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Principles of Therapy
Goals of Therapy
- Effective symptom control w/ minimal or no exacerbations
- Minimal or no daytime & nocturnal symptoms
- No limitations on activities, including exercise
- Minimal or no need for reliever treatment
- No emergency visits
- Normal or near normal pulmonary function
- Minimal adverse effects of medication
Therapeutic Strategies
- Depends on a control-based approach
- Treatment is continuously adjusted depending on patient's response to therapy
- Involves a cycle of assessment, treatment & review of patient response
- Other strategies used include sputum-guided treatment & fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide
- Beginning therapy at home avoids delay in treatment along w/ giving the patient a sense of control over their asthma
- Degree of therapy administered at home will depend on the healthcare provider & the patient's experience, availability of medicines & emergency care
- Home PEF measurements may be part of the home management strategy
- Degree of symptoms is generally a more sensitive predictor of early stages of asthma attack than PEF
- If patient's asthma continues to deteriorate or suddenly worsens, consider transferring to an acute care facility
|Recommended Medications Based on Level of Control1
|Treatment Steps
|Daily Controller Medications
|Children ≤5 years
|Adults & Children >6 years
|Step 1
|Step 2
Preferred Controller
| Preferred Controller
|Step 3
|Preferred Controller
| Preferred Controller
|Other controller options (any one of the following):
- Leukotriene modifier
- Theophylline (low-dose, extended-release)3
|Step 4
- Increase corticosteroid (inhaled) frequency
- Intermittent corticosteroid (inhaled)
|Preferred Controller
- Leukotriene modifier
- Theophylline (extended-release, long-acting)3
|Step 5
|Step 4 therapy
Plus any one of the following:
- Corticosteroid (oral, lowest dose)
- Anti-IgE/IL-5 (Omalizumab, Mepolizumab3, Reslizumab3)
|1Adapted from: Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). Global strategy for asthma management and prevention 2017. pp. 43 & 111.
2Short-acting inhaled beta2-agonists should be used as required to relieve symptoms. These should not be taken >3-4 x/day. Other options for reliever medication are anticholinergic (inhaled), beta2-agonist (oral, short-acting) or Theophylline.
3Not recommended for children 6-11 years; for Step 3, increasing from low- to medium-dose corticosteroid is preferred.
4Preferred for patients previously given low-dose Budesonide/Formoterol or low-dose Beclomethasone/Formoterol combination as maintenance & reliever regimen.
5Tiotropium by soft-mist inhaler is only to be given to patients ≥12 years of age with a history of exacerbations.
Stepwise Therapy Based on Control
Step 1 - Use of Reliever, as Needed
- Only reliever medications on an "as necessary" basis are given
- Reserved for patients with controlled asthma
- Additional low-dose inhaled corticosteroid may be considered for patients with increased risk of exacerbations
Step 2 - Use of Reliever, as Needed & a Single Controller
- For patients who require controller medications everyday in order to maintain control of their asthma
- May be used as initial therapy for treatment-naive patients with persistent symptoms
Step 3 - Use of Reliever, as Needed & 1 or 2 Controllers
- For patients who require controller medications everyday in order to maintain control of their asthma
- If symptoms are not controlled by step 3 medications, patient may be referred to a specialist for further diagnostic evaluation
- For children, increasing the dose of the corticosteroid from low to medium is preferred than adding a long-acting beta2-agonist
Step 4 - Use of Reliever, as Needed & ≥2 Controllers
- Consider expert referral
- Therapy usually requires multiple daily controller medications
- Treatment choice will depend upon what was previously used in step 2 or 3
- For adult & adolescent patients, low-dose inhaled corticosteroid combined with Formoterol used as both maintenance & reliever treatment is preferred than increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroids
Step 5 - Use of Reliever, as needed & Additional Controller Options
- Oral corticosteroids may be added to other controller medications
- May be effective in reducing the symptoms esp in some adults with severe asthma
- Associated with severe side effects, hence, should only be given to patients with uncontrolled symptoms &/or frequent exacerbations despite step 4 medications
- Addition of anti-IgE may be considered for asthma with allergic component when control is not achieved despite combination of other controllers
- Additional anti-IL5 (Mepolizumab) may be considered for patients >12 year of age with severe uncontrolled eosinophilic asthma despite adherence to step 4 regimen
- Treatment may be reassessed based on the patient's eosinophilia seen during sputum exam
- May be applied if with previous history of high-dose inhaled corticosteroid or inhaled corticosteroid with long-acting beta2-agonist therapy
Maintaining Control of Asthma
- Step-wise approach to therapy is the advancement to the next step of therapy if control is not reached or obtained w/ the current treatment
- Treatment should be individualized based on the availability of antiasthmatic medications, resources of healthcare system, individual patient circumstances & cost
Step Down
- Once control is achieved & maintained for 3 months, gradual step-wise reduction in treatment may be attempted
- Not applicable for patients at risk of exacerbations & fixed airflow limitation
- Patients currently on Step 2:
- Inhaled low-dose corticosteroids may be reduced to once-daily dosing
- Addition of leukotriene modifiers may be considered when stepping down inhaled corticosteroids dose
- May consider stopping controller treatment when non-symptomatic for 6-12 months & without risk factors
- Patients currently on Step 3:
- Shift to once-daily dosing of low-dose inhaled corticosteroid-long-acting beta2-agonist combination
- Moderate-high dose inhaled corticosteroid step down at 25-50% in 3 month intervals is suggested
- Patients currently on Step 4:
- May reduce dose of inhaled corticosteroids by 50% for patients on inhaled corticosteroid-/long-acting beta2-agonist combination
- Continue as needed low-dose corticosteroid/Formoterol reliever regimen
- Patients currently on Step 5:
- Oral corticosteroids may be reduced or may be replaced with inhaled forms
Step Up
- Consider step-up if control is not maintained (review patient medication techniques, compliance & non-pharmacological control)
- Sustained step-up of 2-3 months duration may be considered in patients who are not responding to initial treatment regimen despite good treatment adherence & removal of modifiable risk factors
- Short-term step up involved increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroid for 1-2 weeks for special situations such as in the presence of viral infections or seasonal allergens
Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
- Reliever medication should be given prior to exercise or to relieve post-exercise symptoms
- Treatment is reserved for patients with controlled asthma who develop exercise-induced symptoms or to those in whom exercise-induced bronchoconstriction is the only symptom
Preferred Inhaler Device for Asthmatic Children
- 0-3 years old: Pressurized metered-dose inhaler plus dedicated spacer with face mask
- Nebulizer with face mask may be an alternative
- 4-5 years old: Pressurized metered-dose inhaler plus dedicated spacer with mouthpiece
- Pressurized metered-dose inhaler plus dedicated spacer with face mask or nebulizer with mouthpiece or face mask is an alternative
- ≥6 years old: Dry powder inhaler, or breath-actuated pressurized metered-dose inhaler, or pressurized metered-dose inhaler with spacer & mouthpiece
- Nebulizer with mouth piece may be an alternative for children 4 years old & above
Reliever Medications
Preferred Therapy
- Beta2-Agonists (Inhaled, Short-Acting)
- Most effective bronchodilator
- Agents of choice for relief of bronchoconstriction during acute episodes of asthma & are useful for pretreatment prior to exercise with effects lasting for 0.5 to 2 hours
- Used only when necessary; increased use indicates that management should be re-assessed
Alternative Therapy
- Beta2-Agonists (Oral, Short-Acting)
- Reserved for children in whom inhaled therapy is not well-tolerated
- More side effects than inhalation route
- Corticosteroids (Inhaled) + Formoterol
- May be used for patients unresponsive to inhaled short-acting beta2-agonist as reliever treatment
Controller Medications
Preferred Therapy
- Corticosteroids (Inhaled)
- These are the most effective anti-inflammatory medications used for asthma & are the preferred controller medications for patients with persistent asthma of all levels of severity
- Discontinuation is followed by deterioration of control within weeks to months in some patients
- To minimize side effects, upon achievement of control, corticosteroids should be titrated carefully to lowest effective dose to maintain control
- Ciclesonide, a prodrug activated only in the lungs, may be an alternative with decreased oropharyngeal side effect
- Addition of long-acting inhaled beta2-agonist is preferred when medium-dose inhaled corticosteroid fails
- Improves lung function & symptoms, reduces exacerbations, decreases need of short-acting beta2-agonists, achieves faster clinical control of asthma, & may also be used to prevent exercise-induced asthma
- Combination inhalers are available which may increase compliance
Alternative or Add-On Therapy
- Anticholinergic (Inhaled)
- Eg Tiotropium bromide, Ipratropium bromide
- Considered alternative to short-acting inhaled beta2-agonists because they may have a slower onset of action &/or higher risk for side effects
- Have an additive effect when nebulized together with a short-acting beta2-agonists for exacerbations of asthma
- Considered in patients who experience adverse effects (eg tachycardia, arrhythmia, tremor) from short-acting beta2-agonists
- Tiotropium by mist inhaler may be considered for patients >12 years of age with a history of exacerbations
- Not for long term management of asthmatic children
- Beta2-Agonists (Inhaled, Long-acting)
- Has no effect on airway inflammation, hence not used as a monotherapy
- Most efficacious when given together with inhaled corticosteroids
- Rapid clinical control of asthma is achieved than when inhaled glucocorticosteroids are given alone
- Studies have shown increased mortality risk when given alone; should not be used as a substitute for corticosteroids
- Causes improved symptom scores, decreased nocturnal asthma symptoms, improved lung function, decreased use of short-acting beta2-agonists, & reduced number of exacerbations
- Beta2-Agonist (Oral, Long-acting)
- May be considered as an alternative add-on therapy & should always be given with inhaled corticosteroids
- Only used on rare occasions when more bronchodilation is needed
- Less effective than inhaled beta2-agonists & poses increased risk of side effects
- Corticosteroids (Oral)
- Long-term use (>2 week) may be required for severely uncontrolled asthma
- Long-term use should be used at the lowest possible dose
- Cromones (Inhaled)
- Limited use in long-term treatment of asthma
- May be used for patients with mild persistent asthma & exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
- Weak anti-inflammatory effect, less effective than low-dose inhaled corticosteroids
- Leukotriene Modifiers (Oral)
- May be used as an alternative for adult patients with mild persistent & Aspirin-sensitive asthma who are not able to tolerate inhaled corticosteroids or those who respond well to leukotriene modifiers
- When used as add-on therapy, may reduce the required dose of inhaled corticosteroid for patients with moderate to severe symptoms
- When used as monotherapy for control of asthma, leukotriene modifiers are less effective than low-dose inhaled corticosteroids
- Monoclonal Antibodies (Mepolizumab, Omalizumab, IV Reslizumab)
- Reduces asthma symptoms and exacerbations, and the need for rescue medications
- Omalizumab is indicated for moderate to severe asthma with allergic component not controlled by inhaled corticosteroids
- Mepolizumab & Reslizumab may be considered for severe eosinophilic asthma not controlled by inhaled corticosteroids
- Use of Reslizumab in patients <18 years of age with asthma has not been established
- Theophylline (Oral, Extended-Release)
- Bronchodilator, which at low dose, has anti-inflammatory effects
- Monitoring of serum level is needed
- Side effects are more common at doses ≥10 mg/kg body weight/day
Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy
- Treatment option after strict avoidance of triggers & medical intervention have failed
- May be given as subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) or sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT)
- SLIT may be considered in adults with asthma & allergic rhinitis whose triggers include house dust & mites whose exacerbations are not relieved by inhaled corticosteroids & with FEV1 of >70% predicted
- Life-threatening anaphylactic reactions have been reported with SCIT use
- Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been associated with mild oral and GI symptoms
- May reduce symptoms, medication use, improve allergen-specific & non-specific airway hyperresponsiveness & can possibly prevent asthma development in children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
- Benefits must be weighed against adverse effects & inconvenience of length of therapy
Bronchial Thermoplasty
- Treatment option for patients with severe asthma unresponsive to Step 5 of the recommended medications for asthma control & even with specialist referral
- A procedure that utilizes radiofrequency pulse during bronchoscopies
- Beginning therapy at home avoids delay in treatment along with giving the patient a sense of control over their asthma
- Degree of therapy administered at home will depend on the healthcare provider & the patient's experience, availability of medicines & emergency care
- Home PEF measurements may be part of the home management strategy
- Degree of symptoms is generally a more sensitive predictor of early stages of asthma attack than PEF
- If patient's asthma continues to deteriorate or suddenly worsens, consider transferring to an acute care facility
First Line
- Oxygen
- O2 should be administered via nasal cannula, mask or if required, head box (for some infants), to achieve arterial O2 saturation 93-95% (94-98% in children)
- If O2 monitoring is not available, supplemental O2 is recommended
- Good physiological outcomes were observed w/ controlled O2 therapy using pulse oximetry to maintain O2 saturation at 93-95% compared to high flow 100% O2 therapy
- O2 therapy should be titrated against pulse oximetry to maintain a satisfactory oxygen saturation
- However, O2 should not be withheld if oximetry is not available
- Beta2-Agonists (Inhaled, Short-Acting)
- Bronchodilatation equivalent to nebulizer can be achieved using a metered dose inhaler (MDI) with a spacer
- Onset is more rapid, fewer side effects & less time in the emergency department
- Inhalation via nebulizer may be easier for children
- Should use continuous inhaled therapy initially, then followed by intermittent on-demand therapy
- Bronchodilatation equivalent to nebulizer can be achieved using a metered dose inhaler (MDI) with a spacer
- Epinephrine
- May be considered in severe exacerbations associated with anaphylaxis & angioedema, if inhaled or parenteral beta2-agonists are not available or patient is not responsive to inhaled short-acting beta2-agonists
- Not routinely used in asthma exacerbation
Additional Bronchodilators
- Anticholinergics (Inhaled)
- Eg Ipratropium bromide
- When nebulized with beta2-agonist, may achieve better bronchodilatation than either drug alone
- This combination should be used before considering xanthines
- Xanthines
- Eg Theophylline, Aminophylline
- Bronchodilator effect is less than that of beta2-agonist
- Should only be considered as an alternative agent because of the risk of adverse effects
- Corticosteroids (Systemic)
- Considered a fundamental part in the treatment of all exacerbations except in the mildest form
- Especially recommended when:
- Initial short-acting beta2-agonist dose has not achieved a lasting improvement
- Exacerbation occurred even though patient is receiving oral corticosteroids or high-dose inhaled steroids
- Exacerbation is prolonged for >36-48 hours
- Previous life-threatening exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids
- Oral doses are usually as effective as IV
- IV may be considered if GI absorption is questionable or if an IV line needs to be established
- IM may be used if the patient is being discharged from the emergency room & compliance is an issue
- Corticosteroids (Inhaled)
- Effective as part of combination therapy for asthma exacerbations
- High dose of inhaled corticosteroid can give the same effect as 40 mg oral Prednisone, but cost may be an inhibiting factor
- Magnesium (Mg)
- IV Mg should not be used routinely in exacerbations but may be considered in adults w/ FEV1 <25-30% predicted at presentation, adults & children who do not respond to initial treatment with persistent hypoxemia & children whose FEV1 does not improve above 60% of predicted after 1 hour of care
- Usual dose: 2 g IV over 20 minutes (Max dose: 2 g)
- In children: 40-50 mg/kg slow IV over 20-60 minutes (Max dose: 2 g)
- For children ≤2 year with severe exacerbations, nebulized isotonic Magnesium may be combined with inhaled Salbutamol & Ipratropium during the initial stages of therapy
- IV Mg should not be used routinely in exacerbations but may be considered in adults w/ FEV1 <25-30% predicted at presentation, adults & children who do not respond to initial treatment with persistent hypoxemia & children whose FEV1 does not improve above 60% of predicted after 1 hour of care


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See author's posts Continue Reading Business How to Manage Your Small Business Cash Flow Published 3 weeks ago on April 30, 2019 By divyakapoor Managing positive cash flow is very important to run a business smoothly. It is what helps you when you are going through crucial times because you cannot always rely on profits to grow up your business. This is why most of the small startups tend to shut because of their inability to properly manage their cash flow. But nothing to worry about if you are facing any hurdle, you can always opt for a business loan to meet your small business requirements. Here we have bought a few tips to manage your small business cash flow wisely. 1) Keep an Eye on Cash Flow Keep a sharp focus on your cash flow as it will help you to save you from the disaster you may face from negative cash flow. Don't always focus on earning profit only. Try to keep them secondary and cash flow your primary consideration. 2) Keep Cash Reserve You should try to keep the cash reserve. It is often termed as 'business emergency fund'. These funds help a business owner when your business is not going smooth. 3) Avail a Business Line of Credit Apply for a business line of credit before you face a negative cash flow in your business. It will help you to cushion the trouble you may face during the insufficient cash flow. 4) Lease Equipment Instead of Buying By taking a business loan, you may lease the important equipment required to run your business instead of buying them unnecessarily. 5) Collect Receivables Immediately Being a small business owner you should try to minimize the gap between the collection of receivables as it may create a negative outflow for your business. 6) Boost Sales An increase in sales will also help you to fight the negative cash flow. One can form different strategies to boost up the sales of your business. 7) Cut Costs Try to cut costs which you are paying unnecessary on those subscriptions or services which you are not making use anymore. It will help you save a lot and it can be utilised anywhere else. Therefore, instead of spending your savings, you can opt for a business loan to meet your business needs. 8) Finance Big Purchases Using cash for making big purchases can be an obstacle to the business cash flow. Instead, you can finance the purchase to avoid creating the negative cash flow that may create the scarcity of liquid funds in the near future. 9) Know Your Breakeven Point Breakeven Point is the point at which your revenues are equal to expenses. Once it is established, you need to focus on its position to further scale up your business. Identifying this will help you to perform the necessary actions to achieve greater outflows in your business. 10) Smart Hiring You should also pay close attention to smart hiring so that you get the maximum benefit. The right kind of hiring will make your business grow with fewer expenses. Summary Above we have discussed how negative cash flow could create a disaster to your newly started venture or startup. One should try to maintain a positive cash flow to take the business to another level. Any new business owner needs to understand that most the business fails due to the lack of adequate capital or misuse of capital. It is when business loans come into the picture which might save you from any future uncertainty in your business. Business loans are the loans which are highly secured in nature as they are backed by collateral or security at the time of making a business loan application with the lender of your choice. It has become so easier nowadays to get a business loan as it requires very less paperwork and minimal documentation criteria. It's just you need to have a good CIBIL Score to avail the loan. A credit score of 750 or above is required to avail a business loan hassle-free. Before you finalise your decision to apply for a small business loan, you should first try to perform aggressive research to find out the best deal for you from any of the online loan aggregators available in the market today. Just try to follow the above tips to keep your business financially strong. divyakapoor See author's posts Continue Reading Business 5 Myths Related to Building Permit in Toronto Published 4 weeks ago on April 24, 2019 By AlexWilliam "Here are some of the most common myths related to building permit busted! Please take a look without any delay". I have come across a lot of people who have remodelled their house and didn't bother to get a permit for it because they were too scared! Yes, scared of the myths that they have been listening to for years now. However, let me tell you that when it comes to getting building permits in Toronto, it is nothing but a mere necessity. You shouldn't delay getting it or think that it is not a necessity. And if you are surrounded by stupid myths, then you are on the right page. Here, I am going to talk about the most common myths that are related to getting a building permit Richmond Hill. Take a look. The first one is that homeowners think that permits can cost too much and it is out of budget. If you are one of them, then let me debunk this for you! Permits are generally based on the price of the project. And if you don't get the permit, then you might end up spending triple of the cost. How? Well, a neighbour could report to the city. Or an inspector might come and just ask you to tear the wall and tiles off. You can even get a huge bill of penalties that you have to pay for not obeying the rules. Secondly, there are many homeowners who think that such companies do not appoint qualified people. Well, if you choose the right company with the right credibility, then be rest assured that the professionals have in-depth knowledge of what they are doing. You can, of course, ask as many questions as you want and get rid of your queries. But kindly debunk this myth. Another most common misconception is that people think that remodelling permits can take a lot of time. Well firstly, it might take some considerable amount of time depending on the project. But no, not a lot of time! Your overall work might get delayed to some extent because work can get backlogged by several weeks. But it doesn't mean that your work will get postponed by months. People think that permits require a lot of effort and trouble. This is yet again another popular myth that you need to get rid of. You just need to apply for the permit, let them know about your building plan, and get it approved. When you can bare so much for adding some spark to your house, I am sure that this is not much of a hassle. And if you think that you won't get caught, then you are surely wrong. Any of your neighbours can complain to the city or the inspector can come for a visit. Moreover, you can get into trouble when you decide to get a permit for your next project. You might even have to pay heavy penalties! When you have to face all these, you will regret not getting permission at the right time. The city inspector might spot a prior improvement, check for records and find out that you didn't get the permission! And thus, you get to pay for it. So these are a few myths that you need to get rid of. I hope that this blog was helpful for you all. To know more about building permit, kindly read the rest of my blogs and article. What? Don't know how to find a good company for Building Permit Toronto? Well, you can look up the internet with the right keywords. Or else, you can ask around for references. I am sure you will come across many such companies. Author Bio: To know about Building Permit Toronto, read John's blogs and articles. You should also read them to know about Building permit Richmond Hill. AlexWilliam See author's posts Continue Reading Business The Special Place Of Free Online Meetings Published 1 month ago on April 15, 2019 By susandaigle23 The present era is that of technological inventions and more and more people are turning towards them to make their lives easier and more productive. The world of business has changed a lot over the last two decades and the meetings that were conducted in presence of all the members are now conducted in their online presence but they don't have to be present at a common venue. Good communication plays a significant role in the progress of a business. Read More: Rules to follow for Driving Truck Mounted Forklifts There are many factors that need to be discussed among the administration, the management and the employees. In the past, the businesses used to spend a lot of travelling and that affected the productivity of the business, but today the free online meetings have made it easier for the businesses to save their resources for productivity. The free online meetings have provided the business community with the most efficient and cost-effective way of keeping in touch not only with the management and workers but with the present and potential customers too. In the past telephone, a conference was used to discuss the business matters as well as the personal affairs, it was done by a three-way calling line. Today the video conferences have made it a thing of the past and the easy video conferencing has made its way not only to the business world but the homes of millions of people living at far off places. It has been playing a significant role in joining the lost connections and people who live apart from one another can now easily see each other with the help of latest apps and websites offering free online meetings and video conferences. The use of free online meetings has become so popular that people who were lazy about making phone calls can be seen having video chats with their family and friends. It is only because of these free online meeting facilities that a soldier does not miss watching his daughter take her first step or eat her first solid food; he watches it through a free app on his android device. A son born in his father's absence still recognizes him as he sees him on a smartphone every day. The use of websites and apps like GoToMeeting is increasing at a very fast pace. Now the businessmen can save their time and money by using GoToMeeting to conduct their business meetings with their important clients and partners to meet pro. GoToMeeting is one of the leading and most used free internet conference service providers. It has a number of features for conducting conference meetings. The number of participants in a meeting is not limited so it is easy for the businessmen to call large groups of people for video conferencing. There are thousands of businessmen across the globe that use GoToMeeting software for their web presence, transactions with clients and vendors. There are a few GoToMeeting competitors on the market that have been trying their utmost to harm the growing popularity of this software. Talk fusion, Skype and SightSpeed are some of the strong GoToMeeting competitors. susandaigle23 Frank C. Howard has been the lead news writer at Old Fashioned since 1871. He worked for eleven years as a writer and editor at the Olden Times and is a Civil War veteran. See author's posts Continue Reading Business Recommended Reading for Tech Entrepreneurs Published 1 month ago on April 13, 2019 By Chris Holroyd When running a start-up, you'll come up against obstacles all the time – fact! Being your own boss will be exhilarating but your challenging experiences will remind you that, running a business is a learning curve. But before stresses tip you over the edge, why not reach for a book that may provide some solutions? After all, knowledge is very empowering and can help with problem-solving. Read something by someone with business expertise, who are pulled through plenty of mishaps over the years. Here's our list of some inspiring reads to get you going… The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz Although you shouldn't mirror your success to another entrepreneur, this read is perfect to understand how Ben Horowitz built his fortune from the ground up. You'll learn more about his time co-founding the capital firm And reason Horowitz and running it, as well as selling, buying, managing and investing in other technology firms around the world. From this read, you'll receive practical advice and tips on a range of different corporate issues. This includes firing executives, putting your company on the market, poaching staff as well as clearing any misinterpretation from your staff members. Once you've read this one, you'll be excited to hear that his second book What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture will be released in October 2019. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau If you need to learn from someone who describes himself as his own boss, this book penned by Chris Guillebeau will do the job. The full title of this read is actually: The $100 Startup: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love and Work Better To Live More — so if you fancy living by those rebellious rules and make money at the same time, pick up this book on your next trip to the store. Guillebeau doesn't like to follow convention, or what we're expected to do to please our parents. He advises that you no longer need to work nine-to-five to pay your mortgage, send your kids to school and book that trip abroad. You can set up and set sail on your own terms! In this read, you'll also discover some key insights from big players in the business who started their company with $100 or less. Who knows, you might feature in v2 of this book! Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Daniel Lyons You've probably heard of this one but never got the chance to give it a read. The Los Angeles Times actually stated that this read was "the best book on the Silicon Valley". Although it was released back in 2016, it's just as relevant to its audience today and is heavily entertaining. You might not learn a lot about how to launch a start-up, but it does cover the ups and downs of the authors work life which is incredibly interesting. Although we don't give you any spoilers, on one Friday morning, he received a call from his boss who told him that his job no longer existed — this just shows the everchanging landscape of the corporate world and how you need to keep up with the times! Zero to One by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters If you enjoy learning from the top dogs in business, this book is actually penned by a PayPal co-founder who was also an early Facebook investor, Peter Thiel, with the help of COO Blake Masters. The book is a condensed and updated version of online notes taken by Masters for the CS183 class on startups taught by Thiel at Stanford University. At its core, the book is all about optimism for the future and how innovation is key. It also discusses how we "live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we're too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice" and that progression is key to success. Although the book has sold 2.5 million worldwide since its release in 2012, the original notes taken by Blake are available on his website here! Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days by Jessica Livingston Although this book was released in 2001, the stories within it will be inspiring for all of the time. Written by Jessica Livingston, the book is a collection of interviews with famous technology moguls which poses questions about their early entrepreneurial years and the challenges they faced. We know you're wondering which icons are featured in this reading, and we don't mind telling you! Expect to hear the tales of Steve Wozniak from Apple, Caterina Fake from Flickr, Mitch Kapor from Lotus, Max Levchin from PayPal and Sabeer Bhatia from Hotmail. 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Impact on Millennials: The Tragedy of My Generation
POTUS 42 accurately diagnosed the inevitable eulogy of Obamacare:
"This only works, for example, if young people show up… We've got to have them in the pools, because otherwise all these projected low costs cannot be held if older people with preexisting conditions are disproportionately represented in any given state." – President Bill Clinton
The haze of confusion has only begun to clear around the bill that Congresswoman Pelosi once said "we have to pass… so you can find out what is in it," and the more Americans know, the less we like it.
What is crystal clear, however, is that the math simply doesn't work. The numbers on Obamacare will never add up because the presumed success of this disastrous program relies upon the participation of my generation. We are expected to be fully engaged to finance something we can't afford and won't use. This bill was not created to help us; it was created despite our needs leaving us to shoulder the burden of covering costs for older generations.
The make-up of the supposed 8 million Americans who have signed up is further evidence that the economics of Obamacare are way off the mark. Open enrollment numbers indicate only about 28% of Americans who have signed up are from this lynch pin audience. Obama counted on my generation to get elected, but we're now leaving him high and dry by not enrolling in his landmark legislation.
Our financial priorities are not acquiring health insurance; it's paying off student loans and moving out of Mom and Dad's basement. Obamacare is more than an additional out of pocket expense that's inequitably affecting me and my peers. It's eroding our employment opportunities, crippling the job market, and handicapping our ability to pay high deductibles that come along with 'catastrophic plans'.
Obamacare's unabashed reliance upon already cash-strapped young Americans to buy something they rarely use, and probably don't need, is the incurable Achilles Heel of the legislation.
Aside from an unoptimistic employment scene, mounting personal debt is decreasing young American's financial independence and solvency. We are taking out larger and larger student loans to obtain costly degrees, which are consistently proving to be worthless in the workforce. We are receiving an inferior education for higher costs on a borrowed dime. This alone equates to an unpromising economic future for my generation, let alone our ability to subsidize the aged population's healthcare. Millennials rank highest in unemployment or part-time employment, have the highest student loan debt, earn the lowest wages, and lest we forget, are the lowest consumers of healthcare services.
The employer mandate will inevitably increase costs for business owners creating a chilling effect on hiring. I can attest that many of my former classmates who have recently finished their education are unsuccessfully trying to enter the workplace.
Many employers are reducing their number of full-time employees, or moving them to part-time positions to avoid the employer mandate. It isn't Bob from accounting who has been with the company for 25 years whose hours are being reduced; it's 20-something Justin who was hired last summer that will be feeling the pinch.
Frustrated by the complexity of the system, many employers will simply elect to not offer any healthcare coverage and pay the penalty. The Congressional Budget Office projects Obamacare will decrease employer-sponsored health insurance for 7 million Americans. The ACA is doing the exact opposite of the Democrats' publicized goals to provide health insurance to all Americans. It is, in fact, reducing access.
New jobs created from new businesses will never see the light of day because the barriers of entry are steadily increasing. For some innovators, the burden Obamacare puts on employers is enough to stay out of the job creating sector all together.
With more debt, fewer jobs, reduced hours, and decreased health benefits at work, the net effect on the 20-something workforce is overwhelmingly negative.
My peers and I already pay high taxes for similar "pre-existing conditions" the federal government has imposed upon us, such as Social Security and Medicare. I'm not holding my breath to collect a dime from either of these programs when I come of age. Cost shifting from one generation to another hasn't worked well in these examples and does not bode well for Universal Healthcare.
We cannot continue to mortgage the economic prosperity of America's posterity. Just like the ballooning national debt, future generations will be left holding the bill perpetuating the downward financial spiral that has already cost the U.S. a decreased credit rating.
A flawed financial model plus a lack of participation from healthy, young adults does not equal affordable healthcare for all. I applaud Ted Cruz's candor when he said, "If you were trying to design a law to hurt young people: Obamacare, you couldn't do better than that."
Renae Cowley hails from West Point, Utah and is a graduate of Utah State University. She has been heavily involved in Utah political campaigns and has built a reputation as an artful campaign consultant, top-notch fundraiser, and talented young lobbyist. She worked on several federal, statewide, and legislative races in Utah. Renae is a part of Utah's most prominent lobbying firms, Foxley & Pignanelli who was just awarded Best in State for Government Relations.
Her crowning achievement was winning Miss Rodeo Utah and finishing in the top five at Miss Rodeo America.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Have a lovely weekend, and I'll be back on Monday with more holiday goodies!
Side note, I want to send my thoughts to those involved in the heart-breaking Sandy Hook elementary school shooting yesterday, I can't even imagine how these things are possible, and when it happens during the holidays and to children, it seems even more unfair.
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Love your quotes, as always!!! The one that spoke to me the most was Dumbledore's quote...always loved that man! Well, at least his character xDReplyDelete
Have an amazing Sunday Liesl!!
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Kisses, Lucy:)
Oh, I love these quotes!! And I am looking forward to your new blog coming soon :)ReplyDelete
Smiles for you!
"What's meant to be will always find it's way.." Is so applicable to my life right now, it's crazy.ReplyDelete
I love the Albus Dumbledore quote! It is still one of my favourite lines from the Harry Potter books! <3ReplyDelete
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Milan was the only male worker in the hair salon into which I had wandered. When asking about the chance of getting a haircut without having an appointment, the carefully coiffed pensioners (both beauticians and patrons) all looked at him. One stylist, with a hint of a doubt in her voice, said, "Milan can help you". Milan hesitantly stepped forward, looking anything but confident. Despite being in his late 60s I wondered whether he had been cutting hair for long. Perhaps he took it up after retiring to keep busy and earn some supplemental income. Whatever, how bad could it be?
Haircuts for me are often a leap of faith. I often too busy to have the same person cut my hair twice in a row. So each time I need to explain about the 'cowlick' above my forehead, how much should be left over the ears and whether the back should be blocked or tapered. I remove my glasses. Then I tell him or her about the need to remove my hearing aids for fear of them being shampooed, sprayed or snipped accidentally. Once extracted from my ears I am left in silence like a deaf and blind lamb to be sheared. Add to that my Parkinson's tremour and it is easy to understand why I wait two months between haircuts.
Despite Milan's unorthodox style of snipping, his other moves seemed generally what I expected. That is except for one thing. He held his right hand awkwardly and moved it slowly to catch up with his left hand, which he used for cutting. At first I chalked it up to his age, or maybe arthritis, but as he continued, and I squinted to see better, I noticed a slight tremour in his right hand whenever he tried to hold it still. Suddenly, it all became clear as I recognized the all-too-familiar movements and counter-movements. Milan, like me, had Parkinson's disease.
And the haircut? Well, it will grow out.


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Allow Peregrine Adventures and Oman Tourism to help you explore the historic city of Muscat and drive along the coast to the bubbling fishing village of Seeb. By 4WD, travel to the rugged interior and the splendid forts of Nakhal and Al Hazm, framed by the spectacular Jebel Akhdar Mountains. Continue on to explore the beautiful oasis at Wadi Bani Khaled, before entering the vast Wahiba Sands – where you'll sleep at a rustic desert camp under a blanket of brilliant stars.
The charming oasis of Lisq and the village of Mudaibi, further reveal the local life of Oman, as does a browse of the fabulous souk of ancient Nizwa. Meet the people, learn of their delicate silverware, woodwork and embroidery, and unwind in the cool heights of the Mountain of the Sun, all before a further wander of the wonderful maze of Muscat.
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*You must be available to be in Oman between March 7-16, 2013.
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God the Spirit: Universal and Particular
Rev. Chandler Stokes
A sermon by Rev. Chandler Stokes on I John 4:7-21 and 'Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee,' continuing our series on the hymns of the church. Our hymn this week is a Beethoven tune with text by Henry Van Dyke—a Presbyterian. The theological focus of this cheerful text is the Holy Spirit. Westminster's first pastor, Rev. Courtney Smith, was a revivalist and abolitionist called to the church in 1861. In the Van Dyke text, there's a powerful affirmation of God as love and Spirit, there's an intellectual coherence to the music, and there's a revivalist joy to both the text and the music. So there's a lot of theological room here, and that is the kind of "room" we identify with the Holy Spirit.
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Thiruvadanthai is located on the Chennai - Kovalam road on the way to Mahabalipuram.
The Moolavar is Lakshmi Varaha Perumal seen in the standing posture facing East. The utsavar is Nithyakalyana Perumal, seen with a pottu in his jaw. There are sannadhis for Andal, Sri Ranganathar, Sri Ranganayagi. The Lord merged the 360 daughters of Kaalava maharishi into one maiden & seated her on his lap. It is considered that he married the 360 maidens one day after the other, & hence he is seen in Kalyana kolam everyday, hence the name Nithya Kalyana Perumal. Since he is holding the Devi on his left (Idam in Tamil - left), the place is known as Thiru Ida Endhai.
Thaayaar - Komalavalli Naachiyaar.
Theertham - Kalyana Theertham, Varaha Theertham.
Thirumangaialwar - 1021, 1108-1117, 2673 (73), 2674 (119) .
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Iowa Homeschool Laws
Homeschooling is regulated at the state level and changes may be made to the relevant statutes at any time. Always consult the actual state code (which is usually online at your state's official website) for the most up to date and accurate legal information with regard to homeschooling. Also keep in mind that interpretations of the code—whether provided by school districts or homeschool groups—can be helpful, but may or may not be an accurate reflection of the law. Always combine interpretations with your own reading of the statute itself.
Quicklinks for Homeschooling in Iowa
Use the secondary navigation menu above to quickly make your way to pages for Iowa state organizations, local homeschool groups, classes, co-ops, field trips, and more.
The "Show Me" Letter - Many an uninformed (or informed but overzealous) school administration official has asked local homeschoolers for more documentation than the state homeschool law requires. In The "Show Me" Letter, Shay Seaborne relates her experience with an overzealous official and how knowing the law and being polite but firm is often all it takes to educate local officials. A "must read" for new homeschoolers!
Although we try to keep our links up to date, state laws change regularly. The information at the links provided below contain information that may or may not be current.
The Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators
Iowa Laws and Rules Governing Home Education.
Iowa Statute 299A.1 – Private Instruction
Definition of competent private instruction (including minimum days of instruction and course of study).
Iowa Statute 299A.3 Private instruction by nonlicensed person.
Iowa reporting requirements for parents homeschooling their children.
Iowa Statute 299A.4 Annual achievement evaluations – requirements and procedure.
Annual assessment requirements for homeschooled children.
Iowa Statute 299A.9 Children requiring special education.
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Of a Book Entitled "Mr. Turing's Computing Machine"
March 1, 2008
Roscoe, N.Y.
In 1999, as I was finishing work on my book Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, I had ideas for four "spin-off" books. I prepared single-page descriptions of each of these book ideas and showed them to my agent. None of these books was "normal" in any way. One of the oddest was a book I called Mr. Turing's Computing Machine.
In researching Code, I read (or tried to read) many of the seminal books and papers that contributed to the early history of computing. One of these was Alan Turing's 1936 paper "On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem" in which he invents the imaginary computer now called the Turing Machine. In trying to comprehend this paper, I thought "This is such an important paper in the history of computing that somebody should really write a book explaining what's going on in here."
I think the whole concept of the book sprung into my head almost fully formed: I would take Turing's paper and annotate the living daylights out of it. At the very least, trying to write this book would let me devote the time and attention to Turing's paper that it so obviously deserved.
I have a Word file that I created on May 12, 1999 with a title page that says Mr. Turing's Computing Machine. On the next page the text begins:
One hundred years ago, on TK, 1900, German mathematician David Hilbert stood before the Second International Congress of Mathematicians and challenged his colleagues to solve 23 problems in the forthcoming century.
In magazine writing, TK means "to come" and really means "I'm too lazy to look this up at the moment but I'll fill it in later." Notice that the paragraph suggests a publication date for the book of about 2000! Even so, I wasn't sure it was proper to begin the book with Hilbert's problems. There was some confusion in my mind about the exact relationship between Hilbert's 10th problem from 1900 (on Diophantine equations) and the Entscheidungsproblem referred to in the title of Turing's paper.
Of course, the really big question was whether I'd be able to write this book at all! I knew that I would need to understand every word in Turing's prose and every subscript and superscript in his equations. Would that even be possible? Surely everyone's prose has a little ambiguity in it. As far as I knew, nobody had ever done anything quite like this. Maybe there was an excellent reason for that!
To demonstrate to myself that I could carry off this difficult task, I knew I needed to write a good chunk of the book before going public. Only then could I show the manuscript to my agent and programmer friends. Because the book would contain Turing's complete paper, I also knew that I needed to reproduce that paper in the pages of this manuscript. I wanted my manuscript to look like the pages of a book, and for Turing's paper to look as close to the original as I could manage with a custom Microsoft Word style sheet. I knew this was not going to be easy: Turing's paper contains several different fonts and some very complex tables.
Beginning in 1999 and numerous times over the next five years, I would open up the file for Mr. Turing's Computing Machine and try to make a little progress. Inevitably I'd find myself working on the style sheet to reproduce Turing's paper. It seemed as if I couldn't bring myself to write my own annotations until Turing's paper looked correct in the Word file. Yet, it also seemed like a waste of time to design a style sheet for Turing's paper until I knew I could actually do something with it.
In September 2004 I found myself with some free time. I had been expecting to work on my untitled "Avalon Book" but Avalon had been delayed, and no one knew for how long. I decided to attack Mr. Turing's Computing Machine and to conquer my psychological blocks by doing something completely bizarre and downright perverted: I moved away from the computer.
Well, not exactly. I first used the computer to scan Turing's paper and print out the pages. Then I got comfortable on the couch with a yellow legal pad, a pen, a little pair of scissors, and tabs of clear tape in a dispenser strapped to my wrist. I'd cut out a piece of Turing's paper, tape it to a page in the yellow pad, and then hand-write my annotations.
Like most people, I gave up handwriting long ago. For me it was sometime around 1982 when I first learned WordStar on my Osborne 1. To actually hand-write large chunks of a book felt very strange, but the strategy worked. By entirely avoiding the technical word-processing problems, I could give my full attention to Turing's paper. Each little cut-out piece of the paper became the focus of my attentions. Because I was working on a pad, I could experiment with equations and illustrations with more flexibility than the computer allows.
Here are two of my handwritten pages, along with a later whole page from Turing's paper with an amusing number of notes I made:
(2.7 megs) (2.2 megs) (0.6 megs)
For a couple months I worked like this, enjoying the process immensely. After I had about 110 handwritten pages, I felt much more confident that I could make the whole book work. Only then did I go back to the computer and work on the style sheet that would reproduce Turing's paper in my manuscript. I then typed in my handwritten pages, giving each yellow page a big red check mark as it went into the file.
Sometime around the beginning of 2005, I received an alert from Amazon.com about a forthcoming book by B. Jack Copeland entitled Alan Turing's Automatic Computing Engine. This book was about the ACE computer and had almost no overlap with my book, but the title was too close to my title Mr. Turing's Computing Machine for my comfort. I changed my title first to Alan Turing's Amazing Imaginary Computing Machine and then to The Amazing Imaginary Computing Machine of Mr. Alan M. Turing with the subtitle A Guided Tour through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability. I liked the old-fashioned sound of the new title, somewhat reminiscent of the 1965 movie Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.
By the early summer of 2005, the first 11 chapters (about 200 pages) of the book were ready to be read. I sent copies to my agent and several friends in the computer industry. Although the book was "mostly" finished — I anticipated another 100 or perhaps 150 pages to cover the last 40% of Turing's paper — further work had to stop because WPF was now coming. From September 2005 through July 2006 I worked full-time on what we called "The Avalon Book" but which became Applications = Code + Markup. In the fall, I wrote my online book .NET Book Zero and then started 3D Programming for Windows in December 2006, finishing that in June 2007.
I didn't want to wait any longer to finish what I was now calling just "The Turing Book" (the complete title was just too fatiguing) and also to try to find a publisher. (I didn't think my longtime publisher Microsoft Press was a good fit for this book.) With a brazen blog entry I found a courageous publisher in John Wiley & Sons. Right before Chris Webb and I began negotiating the contract, I came up with the title
The Annotated Turing
A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's
Historic Paper on Computability
and the Turing Machine
and it stuck.
I still have some work to do on The Annotated Turing, but it's mostly just reviewing edits and (eventually) pages. It looks like the scheduled publication date for the book is now June 10, 2008 — more than nine years after I first created a Word file for the manuscript. Sometimes these projects take some time.
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For only being a few inches long and weighing 0.12 ounces, the cork sure does require a lot of attention to be made… and lately, with the advent of synthetic corks and screw caps, it has also seemed to garner a significant amount of scrutiny.
It is there every time we open a bottle… yet how much attention do we pay to the cork itself, and how much do we know about its composition and just how that little piece of wood came to be in our bottle? Quite little, actually. Which is a pity because the cork tree, the abilities of cork and its harvesting methods are all quite fascinating.
Interesting Facts About Corks
Cork itself is truly a remarkable product. Most know that it is the bark of a cork tree, but few are aware that cork is four times lighter than water, unaffected by air, nearly immune to rot, basically impenetrable by water or air, and completely malleable… although it is also able to withstand 14,000 pounds of pressure per cubic inch, at which point it will revert to its natural shape. Pretty impressive for a piece of wood.
Growing and Harvesting Cork
The cork tree is native to southern Portugal and Spain, and thrives in rocky soil of these regions and in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Sardinia. The majority of the cork used in United States wine comes from Portugal.
A cork tree cannot be harvested until it is 25 years old, and it can only be harvested during the stifling summer months when the tree's sap is running more freely, which is what allows the bark to be stripped off relatively easy (at least in comparison to the colder months). Once it is stripped, harvesters must wait another nine years until it can be stripped of its bark again.
Harvesters work quickly to strip the bark from the tree using special axes; these sheets of bark are allowed to dry for a year before they are boiled or steamed to increase elasticity, and then flattened and left to again dry. Finally, they are sanitized and cut into bottleneck size using a machine.
The Cause of Cork Taint
The process is surprisingly labor-intensive and the cork's abilities are impressive . . . but we are all aware of the problems that can arise from the cork. A "corked" wine, which smells like wet newspaper, is the result of the presence of a chemical called TCA (2,4,6 trichloranisole). It was originally thought that TCA came from the chlorine solution which they were washed in; the chlorine actually allowed the fungi inside the cork to grow into mold. The process of washing the corks in chlorine stopped around 1995; however, the "corked" problem has remained. It is now believed that numerous factors can encourage TCA growth including contact with the cardboard boxes which the corks were stored in or contact with the palates used to cart the corks. Even the raw corks themselves have been found to contain the chemical.
Will the issues with corks ever contribute to the end of cork usage in the wine industry? The monetary and phenological benefits of using screw caps or synthetic corks are high, but for centuries the traditional cork has been the only thing separating man from wine. Only time will tell what direction the wine industry takes for its bottle closures.


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Last month, I went to the East Penn Diner in Emmaus. I took a day trip to the area but after running the Runners World Half several years now, I've been to many different diners out that way. The East Penn is towards my way home, so I decided to make a quick stop there.
I arrived around noon on Sunday and it wasn't too crowded. It was busy, but not every table was filled and there was no wait.
Atmosphere: A
The East Penn Diner is everything you picture in a stereotypical diner. The outside is a big, shiny, retro diner while the inside has multiple tables, booths and even a salad bar.
I sat in a booth towards the front which had plenty of space.
Service: D
While the diner was busy, the waitress only came to our table twice. Even when we needed something she forgot and we waited an additional 5-10 more minutes.
Coffee: A
The coffee at East Penn Diner is good and that's because it's locally brewed Lacas coffee. I was surprised to see it as far out as Emmaus but the coffee is good. Plus the East Penn has personalized coffee mugs which is always a welcomed touch. The coffee itself was good.
Food: C
The East Penn Diner serves everything. They have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. With multiple sandwiches, seafood, and entrees. I decided to order breakfast and went with chocolate chip pancakes, scrambled eggs, and rye toast.
Breakfast is difficult to mess up and they didn't. It wasn't bad but it wasn't the best breakfast ever. For the amount of time it took to come out, I was hoping to be wowed. The pancake was a little overcooked. It was a big portion and I was hungry, so that saved it…somewhat.
Cost: $
For my breakfast and coffee, the cost was $10.
Overall Summary/Would I Come Back:
The East Penn Diner isn't bad but the service leaves a lot to be desired. I would go back if someone wanted too but it wasn't in my favorite diners.
Atmosphere: A
Service: D
Coffee: A
Food: C
Cost: $8-15
Overall: C
Nearby Diners I've Been: Trivet, Golden Gate, Jumbars
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Questions for you:
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On Monday night (May 31), Mischief returned from San Francisco and had dinner with the Once and Future King. The purpose of dinner was negotiating the terms of the marriage. In my mind's eye, I like to picture it as 17th century Burghers negotiating a nuptial contract.
"Yes, zee bride vill perform oral sex upon rekvest. Her dowry, howefer, vill haf to be kompensated zignificantly!"
Allison would get marriage, but agreed to sacrifice the Mischiefettes. Metaphorically speaking, you understand. Unless you're Abraham, there's little point in having them just to sacrifice them. In exchange for little Zamboni and Peripatetica remaining theoretical ovum, Gríos would support Mischief (apparently, he has money… not, y'know, Money, but more than, say, any of us reading this) in a fairly lush style, send her back to school full-time to finish her Masters, and let her work on her book.
Gríos would agree to compromise on monogamy, working out a sort-of closed swinging contract that he and Mischief would only fool around together, and with both having veto authority over potential partners.
The first red flag went up for me when I learned that Gríos thought it would be a "great" idea for Mischief to keep me in her life, and even for us to continue exploring a D/s relationship (minus actual sex). I've encountered this kind of thing before, and it amounts to a man who isn't interested in the work and effort needed to properly foster a BDSM dynamic farming it out to someone else. Like kinky globalization.
It's one thing if you're discussing a couple who've been together for ten years, and the wife just wants to eat at a fancy restaurant once in a while rather than cook at home. But making this play when you haven't even, oh, say, figured out your vows? That's pure disinterest.
Trying to convince herself that everything was working, Allison took Gríos to meet her parents, which threatened to be awkward since he was three when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, and she was three when the Challenger exploded.
Everything went smoothly, and the first weekend (Mischief works a normal schedule, so weekends actually matter) as reunited soonlyweds loomed. Their first real time alone in months.
To mark the occasion, Gríos took her to a nice dinner, after which they spent the evening alone at home, getting reacquainted BDSM play party at a house in Hollywood. A really shitty party attended by drunken, unconcerned doms taking things too far with submissives too heavily altered or emotionally damaged to say "Red." I've been to parties like this, and it's bad juju. You feel like you need a shower afterwards.
Mischief started texting me, playfully at first, and then more distressed as the anxiety built. Finally she called, needing an ear to absorb her discomfort and growing frustration as she perceived that Gríos was testing her. Auditioning her to see how she would handle his fantasy world of the swing club he owns and the constant sport-fucking. Even if that were acceptable behavior, once you've signed the contract, you've agreed to the sale. What's left to test?
They left the party, stopped at Mel's Diner for food, and when dinner was over, so was the engagement. Mischief had once again stood her ground, which is how she ended up here. We stayed up into the wee small hours, just her, me and the left half of my face, and I did my best to give genuine, thoughtful responses rather than simple platitudes.
Mostly, I think she just needed someone to be a sounding board while she worked it out. And it was convenient to have a man who valued her and found her attractive doing it, even if that man was Quasimodo. It was still good for her ego.
Since then, she's slept here every night except Tuesday. I think, in a way, the loft has come to represent a place of safety and security for her as it used to for me. A funhouse-mirror version of the life she's walked away from, complete with the distorted reflection of a man.
Also, she's poking and testing to see if it's only her trust in Gríos that's been shattered, or if it's trust in general. I have a slew of my own opinions about Gríos' underlying motivations, but I wasn't there and I don't know the man, so I'll leave my conjecture unspoken.
As for what we're doing, we don't know, and right now isn't the time to try and work it out. She primarily needs someone to be constant, honest and capable of displaying affection. Whatever this is, though, it's easy. Effortless, like we've known each other for years. If I were prone to rebounding, I'd think I were, but it isn't that. I've already turned down advances from other girls I would have jumped at on the rebound.
It's just… a really good synergy. Even with the offspring question kind of tabled, we've still got bridges to cross. And we will. But right now, we're just kinda happy running around on this side of the river.
P.S. The face is now fine.
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