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There is so much to do and so little time. Actually there is quite a bit of time available to me, but I like saying that..."so much to do and so little time". It just sounds nice.
So even as I'm preparing the gallery and studio for the next event (presenting A Paducah Portfolio) I've managed to work on several small watercolors and they just happen to be west Kentucky barns. Sadly most of them seem to be well past their prime, with no real agricultural purpose. Some of them falling into disrepair. fortunately for me they still exist because I enjoy painting them.
A date to remember...THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21...the opening reception at Gallery 5 for the exhibit of the artwork in A PADUCAH PORTFOLIO, as well as the release of the book and a book signing.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The book, 8.5x11", will be bound with a hard cover, and contain over 100 paintings and drawings in full color 66 pages. Approximately 80% of the artwork in new, completed in the past 12 months.
The price is $35.00 plus 6% sales tax for KY residents. HOWEVER - for a limited time I am offering the followe=ing a prepublication special:
For Kentucky friends - $28 plus $1.68 tax. Total - $29.68
For out of town friends - $28 plus $5 S&H. Total - $33
To order – Send check made out to Gallery 5 to 803 Madison St., Paducah KY, 42001, or call me (270-366-2837) with credit card information.
Please call or email me if you have any questions or comments. I appreciate your feedback.
Friday, October 25, 2013
While revising some of my files I came across this post from 2011, made a few minor changes and decided to re-post it.
It was an experience not to be forgotten. We were in our third year and our small group was in a general medical clinic; we were to see patients, examine as necessary, and then report our findings and treatment plan to the medical resident or staff physician. After all these years the specifics of the clinic are rather vague, but two things are still very clear to me.
It was hot and humid early September, and we were dressed per school requirements, shirt and tie plus the short white jacket that identified us as lowly students, recognized not only throughout the hospital but in the surrounding neighborhood. I entered a small exam room (no air conditioning) and introduced myself to my patient, and elderly, rather wrinkled woman whose problem has been long gone from my memory. What is not gone is the absolute, awful, knock you down, odor of her breath, enhanced no doubt by the heat and closeness of our quarters. Unfortunately It was necessary for me to examine her throat, and when I approached her with tongue blade and flash light (trying hard to overcome basic physiology by only breathing out) she signaled me to pause for a moment while she removed a huge clove of garlic from her mouth which I swear was the size of a tangerine…Ok, maybe a walnut, but I can tell you this, even the most Italian of all Italians would have been done in by the dear ladies breath. As for me, I did not get near a piece of garlic for days…Ok, maybe hours.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Butternut Squash-Sweet potato & mushroom soup
Butternut Squash, peeled and cut into 1" pieces
Sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1' pieces
White mushrooms, sliced
Vegetable or chicken broth
Garlic, onion
Olive oil
Fresh parsley, finely chopped
Sage leaves
Brown sugar
Cinnamon powder
Yogurt or sour cream
In olive oil over high heat cook the mushrooms and onion, stirring frequently, until caramelized. Remove and set aside. In large pot cook onion and garlic in olive oil and butter until soft. Add the broth (enough to generously cover the veggies), squash, potatoes, and herbs, and cook until they are soft enough to mash. Add about 2/3s of the mushrooms and purée in food processor or with an immersion blender. Continue to simmer on very low heat, adding about 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar and several sprinkles of cinnamon.
Serve with a topping of the parsley, a spoonful of the remaining mushrooms, and a dollop of yogurt or sour cream
For a richer, creamier soup add heavy whipping cream, with or without yogurt, after the soup is pureed.
The amounts of the ingredients are not fixed, depending on the size of the potatoes and squash. I use two medium-large potatoes and a small squash.
Friday, October 11, 2013
I can't believe it has been a month since my last post. I knew I was procrastinating, but a whole month! That's too long to neglect a blog. But, in my defense, it took me that long to complete the work I described in my last post.
Next on my agenda is to prepare the gallery for the next exhibit - the artwork from the Paducah Portfolio. I plan to have it installed by the first week in November. If all goes well, the book will be available early next month. Everyone keep your fingers crossed.
|Cattle barn in Arizona acrylic on panels 45x60"
|Barn in eastern TN acrylic on canvas 36x48"
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AUTHOR: Barry Eisler
The fourth book to feature John Rain, freelance assassin. I love this series. Eisler knows his stuff and this book, as are the others, is full of details of place, as well of methods of killing and tricks of the espionage trade. It's the little insider details that move this series above many others in the suspense genre.
In this one, Rain, a Japanese American who has had plastic surgery to appear more Japanese, has been hired by the Israeli Mossad to arrange the death of an Israeli selling arms to anyone with the funds. Working with a former sniper buddy, Dox, Rain botches the assignment and while he tries to fix things, also finds himself now the Mossad's target.
The book builds on what's come before, but Eisler provides enough background that you can read this alone. However, it would give away some details that might spoil the earlier books, so I would read them in order. That will also make it clearer how much Rain has been changing emotionally over the series thus far as he finds himself becoming almost a social creature.
There isn't a lot of surprise or suspense in this. We know Rain will survive because the next book, The Last Assassin, is excerpted in the back of the paperback. But there is always some doubt about the survival rate of the people Rain starts to feel close to and whether or not he'll fully succeed in his mission. To make it easier to root for a man who kills for a living, his victims usually deserve it, though there are often other deaths that aren't so clearcut, for which self-defense could be argued. Still, a lot of questions about morality are brought up by this series, giving it an extra element that many thrillers don't have.
Bottom line? I'm eagerly awaiting the next book's appearance in paperback.
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I posted before about my failed tie-on goat coats, but never posted a picture. As you can see, the coat ties in the front of the chest and behind the front legs, under the belly. I was afraid to knot them on in case they somehow managed to un-knot the belly knot but not the chest knot. I didn't want baby goats tripping all over the place. Goats undoing knots sounds crazy to you? Well, goats are crazy and way too smart for their own good. With the coats out of the picture (since they lasted under an hour, thanks to Bonney), we needed to come up with a way to keep our goats warm. Danny suggested a heat lamp, but I was timid. I've read too much about burned goats because of heat lamps. But he insisted it would work, so he hooked one up.The lamp worked great! Danny attached it to the feeder side of my milk stand. Tuesday night, Tank miraculously escaped his crate and desperately "needed" to go out. Danny let him out, and started thinking about the heat lamp. And it's precarious perch. And the hay on the floor. And realized that we had a fire waiting to happen. So out he trudged to the milk house to secure the lamp in place with wire. (See the wire through the loop on the top of the heat lamp? If the lamp falls, which it DID, the wire catches it and it hangs instead of falling to the floor.) Did I mention he did this at three in the morning? Sweet husband. 🙂
Now we have a very warm place for Bonney and still-unnamed baby to sleep at night. We actually have been penning them in the milk house just in case. I really hate that we didn't pen everyone up before our doeling died, but you live and learn. A sad mistake. Anyway, Bella is really enjoying playing with the remaining doeling. I just hope she doesn't start thinking she needs to live with her. The milk house is awfully toasty now.


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Sedalia Police and Pettis County Sheriff's Reports: Morning of November 8, 2012
Here are your Sedalia Police and Pettis County Sheriff's reports for the morning of Nov. 8, 2012.
Sedalia Police Investigate Several Thefts:
A man in the 900 Block of West Broadway reported to Sedalia Police that someone had wheels and tires valued at $545 taken from his property.
A man in the 200 Block of Scott Joplin Court reported to Sedalia Police that someone took his car dolly, valued between $200 and $300, between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Nov. 7.
A woman reported to Sedalia Police that her purse was stolen from her vehicle in either the 2300 Block of West 1st or the 1400 Block of South Limit between 9:30 a.m. and noon on Nov. 7.
A woman on Randall Road reported a theft to the Pettis County Sheriff's Office between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 7.
Clark Tool at 2907 West Broadway reported to Sedalia Police that someone cut the AT&T phone lines on the east side of the building between 6:45 p.m. November 6 and 7:15 p.m. Nov. 7.
Sedalia Police Make Two Arrests
Federal Agents from the United States Department of Labor contacted Sedalia Police requesting assistance locating a suspect with an oustanding warrant. Sedalia Police Department arrested David Pummill Jr. and turned him over to federal agents.
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This is part 1 of 2 of what I think is a gravely misinformed idea most parents have about investing in their children's future. Part 2 can be read here.
There are several things parents need to be aware of when thinking along the lines of 'investing in education'. 'SAVING' money in some kind of fund is not a form of investment, it is a form of saving, and when today's socialnomics rules have changed, savers are losers.
An investment in something means that the amount we will reap will be many times the principle amount we invested. For instance, if we spend an average of $300 a month on books, uniform, transportation, school fees, tuition fees, school activities, etc over the course of 11 years, that would total (give and take) $50,000 once you factor in inflation and a devaluation of currency….… It's going to take more and more money to equal the value of something, so it's not necessarily true that the prices of things are going up except that it now requires more and more devalued currency to purchase items that provide the same value. So, remember, you have to factor that in too when you're 'investing' in your children. I know the actual amount for most people goes higher than $300 a month. We haven't yet calculated the real costs of lost opportunities into it.
Once you add tertiary education in – well, we know the Math. Assuming a school dropout eventually earns $5,000 nett a month as a, say, foreman or entrepreneur or some other form of skilled craftsman, how much more would a 'schooled' child need to make in order to say an investment paid off at X% after all factors considered, etc.? Many people take for granted that a university undergrad, grad or post-grad is a form of INVESTMENT into the future. That is only true if the institutions are adding a chain of value to the 'commodity' i.e. the child's innate nature/abilities. How many of us can say that school helped us identify our innate gifts and nurture them to fruition?
My own schooling experience taught me that my "writing should not exceed 350 words and arguments must be more down to earth". My sense of justice and my ability to illuminate what others are feeling and express them in words got me labelled, "If you think you're so smart and want to change school, then go be a teacher or politician". My schooling experience invalidated my observations and intuitions into what I sensed was a dumbing-down curriculum. But as we know by now, it's absolutely untrue that teachers, as "civilized" servants can create any real change in the bureaucratic setup of school, what more the policy-making educrats.
Undergraduate studies, while an opportunity for social freedom and growth for man is just a protracted process of schooling, not an addition to an investment. What most people undergo when they get to college is to struggle through undergrad, scraping through grad and tightening their belts to do a postgrad. Then one of two things happens : The undergrad or postgrad drops out of school – therefore, defaulting on the previous 11 years' worth of investment which staked everything on a future whereby the ROI would beat what the average non-schooled person is making.
The widening divide between the business world and schooling created a reality today's graduates are ill-prepared for : to find that the market doesn't REWARD mere time spent in an academic setting. It hardly matters to universities and colleges if students drop out – until the dropout rate is too high that it affects the university's ability to pull in more paid students. So what are parents REALLY investing in since both schooling and tertiary education is NOT accountable for producing the ROI parents are investing in? Would any investor pump 11-15 years of money into a company that has a track-record of not being accountable for employability and a certain % of return that would make it worth it? Would you keep money in, say…a fixed deposit if inflation is going to rise faster, or the rate at which your currency is being devalued is faster than the interest you could accumulate? The $50,000 you put in 10 years ago will no longer buy the same things.
To be RICH and to have a RETURN is to have double digit returns. We'd like to believe that what was true 50 years ago will continue to be true 50 years from NOW. We'd like to believe that we live in a "stable" and "constant world". It doesn't even matter that tectonic plates tell us otherwise, we are beyond the elements of Earth. We'd like to believe that in general, people who are more educated earn more money. But they only earn more money not as a result of the education, but as a result of the market still being willing to bear the cost to juice them for their abilities. But markets change.
I don't have a to be an investor to tell you that MARKETS CHANGE and if you cannot detect the currents you'd most likely drown. When people frame their future based on their past, in this case, assuming that the more time and money one 'invests' in their child's education, the same thing that held 50 years ago (in the 50s) will hold true for the next 50 years (80s to 2030s). Now, ask an investor who does the same thing : Can we make money from shares BASED on their performance in the past or do we make money based on our knowledge of the current, undergoing, fundamentals of a company?
But most people do that, with investing in shares and investing in education. The first people that got in bought low and will make money regardless of when they sell because they were in the know about the developments and undergoings of the fundamentals of the company/market. So other people tail that and buy higher…and some are lucky enough to STILL sell even higher. While previously, investors were buying based on REAL KNOWLEDGE of fundamental market behaviour, now, speculators are buying whatever that the price is going UP UP UP and GAMBLING to be able to SELL HIGHER and get out rich!
If you know what happens in the stock market when stock prices go up because of increased demand rather than strong fundamentals, you will realize that is exactly what will happen to your investments in 'education'. People today are investing in 'tuition' and 'workbooks' and doing well in school which is so 60s! Their reason is because 'they didn't get to buy in back then.'
Even during the time I was in school, the market no longer rewarded academic prowess. It was beginning to reward emotional and social intelligence, being able to think out of the box, being able to use technology and being able to be a self-directed learner. The bubble was due to burst two decades ago but new wealth has been sustaining the inflated perceptions. We know what happens when a really big bubble bursts. I profess that I know absolutely nothing about finance, economics nor investment so you don't have to take anything you read here seriously. I just knew enough of what I know to get out of advertising when I saw the end of the road for mass media (in 1995) just like I knew enough not to try and be a "good student" to earn brownie points playing by the rules of a dumbed down learning experience.
I'm wrong with a lot of things but I'm generally right about sensing "shifts". It's extremely difficult sometimes in my capacity as a teacher and a parent to talk about things which cannot be 'touched', 'seen' and 'proven'. But I do know that the more invisible something is, the more powerful its force tends to be. I'd like parents to listen and invest in the strength of the fundamentals of the next big market. I'm already investing in that. If you don't know what those fundamentals are, then it's time to worry. If your money's already in and you cannot time the market except gamble on it, ….well, I'm just saying. Don't listen to me.
[Read Part 2 of Investing In Our Children's Education here.]


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Hello September
It's September which means it's Autumn which means pumpkin spiced lattes, candles, knitwear and boots -yay! I hate the cold but I must admit I get a warm, cosy feeling when I think of Autumn. Fashion becomes easier I think for us Brits. As much as I love summer, our weather is so temperamental that the California beach girl look I have in my head never quite looks how I planned. Not to mention the looks I get when I wear short-shorts. I start to get a self-conscious feeling that I have too much skin on show for my home turf, although abroad it wouldn't bother me in the slightest.
When I think of Autumnal fashion, I get much more excited about the colours and textures. Being a brunette, I prefer wearing darker clothes to suit my locks and complexion. Dark hair and fair skin isn't as ideal in the midst of Summer, hence my desperate desire to get some blonde highlights in the summer. The Autumn/Winter ranges out there on the high street are more extensive compared to summer in my humble opinion, and you can wear the same pieces more often by switching up your outfit. I adore a layered look, so shirts under jumpers, tights under skirts with a coat layered over the top brings a perfect vision to my mind.
I was about to mention velvet, leather and sequin textures for evening looks but I'm reminding myself that it is not Winter, it is only Autumn, Calm down Amy! So back to Autumn.. I'm excited for checked blazers, tweed skirts, duster jackets, boots, fringing, and maybe a bit of faux fur ha! I'm not falling into the ankle cuffs trend (yet)! Have you seen those?… What do you think!?
What else are you excited to wear this Autumn?
What I'm Wearing
Knitwear – Zara
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Is Zen A Religion?By Kubota Jiun (Translated by Paul Shepherd)
Let me state my conclusion regarding the above question at the outset. I believe that Zen is not a religion in the ordinary sense. There are several reasons I can give for this.
First of all, that which is usually referred to as religion begins and ends with the element of faith. That is, religion conventionally starts with belief in an absolute or supreme being-God or Buddha, for example-who can either be the creator of the universe or dwell in our hearts. This faith is then deepened over the days and years until it becomes unshakable. I understand that as an absolute condition for religion in the traditional sense.
As for Zen, although belief in an intrinsic and essential nature, infinite and absolute, is the start of practice, it is through realizing that infinite and absolute essential nature in the experience of satori that the need for belief vanishes. Or put more succinctly, Zen practice begins with belief and ends in actual experience. Here is an aspect of Zen that distinguishes it fundamentally from religions containing only the element of faith.
A second reason why Zen is not a religion is the absence of particular scriptures to depend upon. Christianity has its Bible, Islam its Koran; even in Buddhism, the Hokke Sect has the Lotus Sutra, the Kegon Sect the Kegon Sutra, and the Jodo Sect the Jodo Sutra. These scriptures are all maintained and carefully preserved, and the interpretation of individuals words and phrases has an extremely important meaning and significance. Although it would be inaccurate to say that writings in the Zen sect are not traditional scriptures, Zen is distinguished by lacking a single scripture upon which everything depends. And although we could stretch a point, perhaps, and say the Hannyashingyo (Heart Sutra) is such a traditional scripture, as long as study of this sutra ends in intellectual discussion, it has no relation to Zen whatsoever.
Yet another reason why Zen is not a religion in the conventional sense is its very practical approach of negating all concepts. Although most religions also have a practical side known as prayer, this is usually a subjective action of the individual and not an organized system of practice. Instead, the most important role is played by the sermons of religious leaders, based mainly on inherited scriptures, or exposition of the meaning of individual words or phrases in those scriptures. Zen, however, negates all concepts; instead, the central focus is experience in which the fact is experienced as fact. Zen also has zazen, a concrete and practical method of adjusting the body, breath and spirit to realize truth. Zen has moreover developed methods of guidance toward realization in which we practice zazen to realize the fact as fact. In this respect Zen differs fundamentally from religions in the usual sense.
However, when we consider the matter carefully, is it enough in relieving human suffering and gaining true peace of mind to simply believe sacred scriptures that are a natural outpouring of the enlightenment experiences of the ancient worthies? Is it enough to be able to interpret individual phrases of those scriptures with unsurpassed skill or simply pray in that direction? When all is said and done, we cannot forego the five aspects of belief (shin), understanding (ge), practice (gyo), enlightenment (sho) and personalization (nyo). If peace of mind is truly a matter of believing and understanding a reality that we have made our own, we must practice ourselves and realize so that it becomes an immutable fact. We must then personalize that experience before we can live relatively free of worry.
Viewed in this way, perhaps only Zen, with its aspects of practice and realization, can be called a religion in the true sense of the word. In Case Nine of the Blue Cliff Record, a monk asks Joshu, "What is Joshu?" Joshu is also the name of the area where Joshu Osho lived. With his question, the monk is pressing Joshu to reveal his enlightened state of consciousness. In reply, Joshu says, "East Gate, West Gate, South Gate, North Gate." Because the geographical place Joshu has an east, west, south and north gate, Master Joshu presents the monk directly with the geographical Joshu. In Joshu's consciousness, however, there are no gates at all. By his reply, Joshu reveals his totally free state of consciousness, telling the monk to enter from any gate that he wishes and Joshu will be a match for him. No matter what should enter by any one of the gates, the totally unfettered Joshu is ready with an appropriate response at that time and place.
That is the reason why Zen can accept people of any religion, and why all people, regardless of their background, can deepen their state of consciousness through Zen practice and thus savour the true meaning of the religion they profess. It is due to this special characteristic of Zen that so many Catholic priests and sisters as well as Protestant ministers come to practice at San-Un Zendo.
Introduction to the Ten Oxherding pictures.This poetic picture story, a boy herdsman, stands for none other than you, dear reader. It is the very "I" that reads these lines through a pair of eyes, the subject of your life, the protagonist of that unique story that is yours. It is what thinks your thoughts, makes your plans, has your desires, and signs your checks: it is what was born of your parents and will die on your deathbed.
This "I" is also the starting point of the Zen Buddhist quest. When a Chinese man called Huike, according to a Zen story, met Bodhidharma, the following conversation ensued:
"Please, Master, bring peace to my heart-mind!"
Bodhidharma: "Show it to me, and I will pacify it!
Huike: "I have searched for it, but I could not find it."
Bodhidharma: "If you could search for it, how could it be your very own heart-mind?"
In Zen Buddhism, the injunction "show me your self" has a particular ring, as the root-source of man's basic dissatisfaction and the engine of his striving is none other than this "I". The Japanese Zen master Bankei, for example, diagnosed the basic human problem as follows:
Your self-partiality is at the root of all your illusions. There aren't any illusions when you don't have this preference for yourself. Rather than being the goal of man's quest, Zen thus sees the "I" as the very problem. Thus the herdsman, who has an "I" just as all of us do, sets out in search of what he truly is. The object of this search, man's true self, is represented by an ox or buffalo. The quest extends from the seeing of faint traces picture 2) to the thorough overcoming of the problematic "I" with all of its objects (including the ox; picture 8) and to the emergence of nature as it truly is (9).
In the Indian Upanishads, the highest spiritual goal is the realization that one's own true self, one's atman, is nothing other than the very essence of everything, i.e., brahman. "Tat tvam asi", "That thou art," is its expression. In terms of the present classic of Zen literature, the Ten Oxherding images, that means: your true self, what you really are without realizing it, is nothing other than that ox < and that flower, or your neighbour. Thus the true man in picture 10 is not aloof from the world but rather right here, in the bustle of the marketplace.
The Ox-Herding imagesAround 800AD Zen teachers started using Ox herding pictures to explain the way of controlling the mind until enlightenment. There are many variations, but the standard version (below) is well accepted often seen in Zen art and literature. It is sometime explain in accompanying literature, but this perhaps it is better read, visualized and thought about several times before commentary puts fixed ideas in your head.
1. Undisciplined
1. Undisciplined - With his horns fiercely projected in the air the beast snorts,
Madly running over the mountain paths, farther and farther he goes astray!
A dark cloud is spread across the entrance of the valley,
And who knows how much of the fine fresh herb is trampled under his wild hoofs!
2. Discipline Begun
I am in possession of a straw rope, and I pass it through his nose.
For once he makes a frantic attempt to run away,
but he is severely whipped and whipped; The beast resists the training
with all the power there is in a nature wild and ungoverned,
But the rustic ox herd never relaxes his pulling tether and ever-ready whip.
3. In Harness
Gradually getting into harness the beast is now content to be led by the nose,
Crossing the stream, walking along the mountain path,
he follows every step of the leader; The leader holds the rope tightly
in his hand never letting it go, all day long he is on the
alert almost unconscious of what fatigue is.
4. Faced Round
After long days of training the result begins to tell and the beast is faced round,
A nature so wild and ungoverned is finally broken, he has become gentler;
But the tender has not yet given him his full confidence,
He still keeps his straw rope with which the ox is now tied to a tree.
5. Tamed
Under the green willow tree and by the ancient mountain stream,
The ox is set at liberty to pursue his own pleasures;
At the eventide when a grey mist descends on the pasture,
The boy wends his homeward way with the animal quietly following.
6. Unimpeded
On the verdant field the beast contentedly lies idling his time away.
No whip is needed now, nor any kind of restraint;
The boy too sits leisurely under the pine tree,
Playing a tune of peace, overflowing with joy.
7. Laissez Faire
The spring stream in the evening sun flows languidly along the willow-lined bank,
In the hazy atmosphere the meadow grass is seen growing thick;
When hungry he grazes, when thirsty he quaffs, as time sweetly slides,
While the boy on the rock dozes for hours not noticing anything that goes on about him.
8. All Forgotten
The beast all in white now is surrounded by the white clouds.
The man is perfectly at his ease and care-free, so is his companion;
The white clouds penetrated by the moon-light cast their white shadows below.
The white clouds and the bright moonlight each following its course of movement.
9. The Solitary Moon
Nowhere is the beast, and the ox herd is master of his time.
He is a solitary cloud wafting lightly along the mountain peaks;
Clapping his hands he sings joyfully in the moon-light,
but remember a last wall is still left barring his homeward walk.
10. Both Vanished
Both the man and the animal have disappeared, no traces are left.
The bright moon-light is empty and shadowless with all the ten-thousand
objects in it; If anyone should ask the meaning of this, Behold the lilies
of the field and its fresh sweet-scented verdure.
Links to interesting Zen koans, stories and study pages
Zen Pages & Koan Studies
Zen Stories & Koans


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(MIAMI, FL – JULY 15, 2016) – Alejandra Espinoza took fans back in time while hosting "Premios Juventud 2016″ last night, live on Univision from the Bank United Center in Miami, alongside stars William Levy, Emeraude Toubia, Luis Coronel, Becky G and Erick Elias.
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My cousin Kenni enjoying a cupcake ☺
Posts By bchiquephotography
Our Christmas Party
For the past four years my girlfriends and I have our own Christmas party, it's kind of like a potluck party really because we all chip in and bring something. This year it was hosted by my aunt and she did an absolutely fabulous job!!! We ate we sang we laughed we played Gestures we got a little tipsy played the white elephant game and laughed some more!! Here are some shots of us… Enjoy!
Sideline Story
This photo was snapped at my brothers game, his team made it to the championship and he was so excited… until he got there. He didn't play once, and honestly I don't blame the coaches. Kids need to know things aren't going to be given to them, they need to work hard and show the world they are worth being in the game!! So when he came up to me all sad faced I tried to explain to him that he plays around too much and doesn't listen to his coaches; of course he wasn't trying to hear that so I went another route and asked him who was the best player on the team and what made him so great. He gave me the typical answers "he's really fast, he can catch, he can tackle, etc." I then asked him if he thinks he was born that way or did he work hard for it, he scratched his head and said I guess he worked hard and I agreed. My brother is only 6 and very smart so I'm hopping our little talk sunk in… we'll see… anywho here are the photos I took of him on the sideline… enjoy!
This post was influenced by one of my favorite rap artist J. Cole and his song Sideline Story….
Going GaGa
I promise the title will make sense in a second lol!! If you follow me on twitter you would've seen me tweeting away about a contest my good friend Yvonne of Pink Dollhouse was giving and guess who was the prize… ME!!! One lucky winner got to get a free photo shoot with me, the lucky was Ms Ashley GaGa!!! She is what I'd like to call a blast in a tall glass!!! This beautiful girl is very funny, knowledgable, loves fashion, blogs and talks alot like me lol I wasn't surprised that we bonded so fast!! She decided to do her shoot in DC around Chinatown, here are some of my favs from that day! Enjoy!!
Check out Ashley's post on this shoot here!!!
My family on Thanksgiving
Happy Holidays!!! This is my favorite time of year, I love being with family and friends, being jolly, eating of course lol, the lights, the decorations, just everything!! Started my morning off right with the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade, coffee and something sweet lol!!!This year I spent Thanksgiving with both families, his in the early afternoon and mine that evening (we tend to party late at momas 😉 ) Thanksgiving was complete with friend turkey, all the sides, pumpkin, apple and pecan pie!! Here are some photos of myself and my family! Enjoy!!
Favorite Photo of the Day
I want one!!!
I am kid free and proud of it lol but sometimes I'll meet a kid that makes me want a little one sooner…
Meet baby Ian, isn't he ADORABLE!!!! I photographed his 1st birthday last Sunday at Gymboree and had a BALL!!! I've never met a 1 year old that knew when to pose! Lol!! It was the cutest thing I'd seen in a while, alls I'd do was show him the previous picture and say "who's that little cutie right there?!" and he'd smile and be ready for the next pic!! His mother Kitiya (who's awesome btw) through him a circus themed party and I promise the only thing missing was the ring master and the animals!! She had everything from popcorn buckets filled to the top to animal crackers to gumball machines for each kid!! She did an amazing job and I really enjoyed capturing her family… here are some of my favorite photos from that day, enjoy!!
Had to black and white this one… nothing like Grandma's love 🙂
Sunset in November
So I don't know if you know but I am #teamiPhone all day!! I love everything about this phone, it's literally a computer in your hands! They have awesome apps and accessories you can add to your phone to enhance your photos. I shop at Photojojo for my accessories btw 😉 One of my latest apps I downloaded is the Magic Hour app, it tells you the best time to get that perfect shot how long you have to get that shot and when the next time is available!!I took it for a test drive in my backyard and got this amazing shot, enjoy!!
Shot with a Canon EOS 60D
Shutter Speed 1/200
Aperture 6.3
Enhanced with Photoshop CS5
Favorite Photo of the Day
I snapped this photo on a beautiful October afternoon of my husband and my cousin Izzy strolling thru the pumpkin patch… I love catching people in the moment… some of my BEST photos are when people aren't paying attention. Who know who he was talking to or what she was thinking but it made one great photo!! Enjoy and have a great weekend!!


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Proud Life: Kyle Scanlon
By Christin Scarlett Milloy
NOTE: This was published in XTRA Toronto (with minor edits) on Friday, July 20th 2012, along with a lovely photo of Kyle Scanlon.
The community said goodbye to celebrated activist and community leader Kyle Scanlon in a touching public memorial Thursday, July 19th. Kyle took his own life on July 3rd.
"Kyle changed people's lives," said Morgan Page. The event, which Morgan helped organize, was held in Cawthra park at the 519 Community Centre. Dozens of people gathered to grieve, share stories, and listen to heartfelt speeches by Kyle's closest friends and colleagues.
"The community is mourning for one of its best activists, advocates, and friends," Athena Brown said to the crowd. The ceremony included a candlelight vigil, as the crowd joined together to sing songs including one by Indigo Girls, Kyle's favourite band.
A fixture at the 519 for a decade, Kyle worked most recently as the Research, Education, and Training Consultant. Previously, he served as the Trans Community Services Coordinator. In both roles, he was instrumental in creating programs and services which profoundly benefit the trans community.
It was critically important to Kyle that trans people always have a place to find support. In 2000, he took over facilitating the 519's FTM support group when its previous facilitators were unable to continue. Rupert Raj remembers. "He was like a guardian angel… he was a beacon of hope. He made time for people, he went the extra mile and beyond."
Another subject very near to Kyle's heart was the prevention of suicide and depression in the LGBT community. In 2001, He made Canadian queer history as the first trans man ever to serve as Executive Director of a queer agency: the LGBT Youth Line. In fact, Kyle himself was responsible for adding the "T" to the "LGB" in the agency's name, to ensure that young trans youth could rely on the Youth Line to listen and provide critical emotional support in times of need. A statement on Youth Line's website reads "we will remember Kyle as a warm and generous human being, and a role model to all of us."
As leader of 519's Trans Access Project (established in 2001), Kyle taught local trans people important job skills, then worked with them through Project Open Door to facilitate training workshops for Toronto service providers. To date, the team has trained more than 8000 service providers, and set up trans-access policies at 25 shelters. Due to Kyle's work, trans people now have greater access to desperately needed services such as shelter, addictions services, counselling, health care, and refugee settlement services.
"He always made it very easy (for providers) to be inclusive," says Stefonknee Wolscht, a colleague in Trans Access Project. Kyle shared with her his secret for getting the general public to understand trans issues. "He was always diplomatic… He taught me that if you go gently (as opposed to) like a bull in a china shop… you will be able to get them to appreciate your vantage point more easily."
Before the 519, Kyle was a staff member at Pink Triangle Press (publishers of XTRA, fab, and xtra.ca). Tera Mallette, a former XTRA co-worker of Kyle's, says he was always patient, soft-spoken and friendly; even when they didn't see eye to eye. "We didn't always agree, (but) we could always have a very cogent, articulate conversation about whatever we were disagreeing about." Tera echoes an oft-shared sentiment about Kyle, that he was known for his open heart and friendly disposition. "He always had a smile on hand," she says.
In 2004, he was instrumental in founding Trans PULSE project. Through community engagement, Trans PULSE has produced critical research data which demonstrates the need (and therefore, helps secure funding) for accessible health care services across the province.
In 2011, Trans PULSE reported statistical findings that 77% of Ontario trans people have considered suicide, with 43% having actually attempted it. That work, to which Kyle heavily contributed, will lead to more help for trans people battling depression, the same force which tragically claimed Kyle's life.
Kyle's gentle and caring nature was also reflected in his affection for animals. At his memorial, screens played through dozens of photos of a smiling Kyle petting animals in exotic locales worldwide; he was also known for his love of travel. At home, Kyle cared very deeply for pet companion cats, the last of which passed away shortly before his death.
Kyle is survived by his father, a brother, close friends, and a community which is better for his having been a part of it.
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Thats really sad as he was an amazing person – I've never understood people who do this, The big mystery is if people are in a dark place, the least anyone needs to do is just tell someone – and they can get help. Mind you it takes a lot to get this help. I was in a dark place once, and upon visiting a doctor, my immediate diagnosis and recovery from depression was just finding out I had a simple vitamin imbalance and viola I felt brand new.
On a different note, as I don't know how he died, one term from the ministry that I would like to see revised is how medical examiners use the term "suicide/overdose/accidental suicide." Its sad to hear anyone who died from a drug overdose, to find out it was an 'accident'. Overdose and death can simply result in taking 3 pills instead of 2 vs 30 pills. They have the same definition which to me I find offensive.


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Gehl, founded in 1896, is a food manufacturing company producing low-acid aseptic, shelf-stable dairy products such as cheese sauces, puddings, diet and health drinks. The company is approaching $200 Million in sales and has approximately 300 employees. In the 1990's, Ms. Gehl spent five and a half years in senior management at Gehl working alongside her father, the then-president of the company, before moving to Chicago. Ms. Gehl has been a member of the board for fourteen years, and she returned to the company on a full-time basis in 2007.
Before returning to Gehl Foods, Inc., Ms. Gehl was a Vice President at Bernstein Investment Research and Management providing investment analysis and planning for private clients, foundations and endowments. Prior to joining Bernstein in 2002, she was Special Assistant to Mayor Richard M. Daley for Technology and Economic Development where she was responsible for developing and overseeing the the Chicagoland New Economy Growth Strategy-a five year plan for economic development designed to spur job creation and income growth through technology. In between her work at Gehl's and her work for the Mayor, Ms. Gehl served as Director of Information Technology Services at Chicago Public Schools and Director of Organizational Development at Oracle Corporation.
Ms. Gehl is a former Board Member of The Joffrey Ballet and Public Allies and a current Board Member of the Faye Gehl Conservation Foundation. She is also a member of The Economic Club of Chicago and The Chicago Club. Ms. Gehl is a 2001 Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow and was named to Who's Who in Chicago Business and was honored with the prestigious Crain's Chicago Business "40 under 40, Chicago's Rising Stars" designation.
Ms. Gehl is a graduate from the University of Notre Dame and holds an MA in education from the Catholic University of America, and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.


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Chris Roach makes an outstanding point:
One unfortunate consequence of the increasing "professionalism" of the modern military is its leaders' absolute financial dependence on the government and, by necessity, prevailing political winds. The old aristocratic volunteer officer might have been more inclined to speak out, whether against a losing campaigning in Afghanistan or a meddlesome requirement to integrate women into his unit, not least because he could fall back on an inheritance and family wealth. The modern major and lieutenant colonel is on the brink of a comfortable pension and is likely from a middle class background; to speak out to forcefully against the crazy directives coming from on high would result in penury, if not worse. We sometimes wonder why Soviet engineers and soldiers and bureaucrats participated in their insane system year after year, in spite of the obvious lies, half-truths, destruction, and missed projections made by central planners. There, as increasingly is the case in America, the state was everything. In the Soviet Union, the withholding of a job, a pension, a license, a prescription, an apartment, or a degree was incalculably destructive of the individual. And there, as increasingly is the case in America, there were almost no resources outside the state, including private wealth, to fall back upon if one had earned the disfavor of the state.
This reminds me of a quote originally attributed to Bush '41: "I don't want guys with ideas in my administration. I want guys with mortgages."
On a related note, I have it on good authority that the fitness centers (that a "gym" to you fellow old fogies) on military installations now have "VIP locker rooms" for senior officers where they get towel service and goodness knows what other perks. I'm reminded of Colonel Joshua Chamberlain as portrayed in Gettysburg, refusing food for himself until he could get food for the men under his command. I guess those days are now well behind us.


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My two friends from Bekenu Tamu.
This is a nice savoury glutinous rice cake wrapped in leaves.
This kuih cerolot wrapped up in the kelupis leaves (yellow screwpine)
This is a sweet rice and sago flour cake wrapped in banana leaves.
These two ladies are good friends who have been selling kuihs (local Kedayan cakes) at the Bekenu tamu for many years. Having made friends with them I have visited them often but this was the first time I suggested photographing them and they happily agreed. Please remember that not many local people like to be photographed without permission and even if you ask them they will decline especially some very suspicious and superstitious ones. So please take note of that. WE need to be sensitive about their intellectual property too.
They both sell almost the same products although one has more fried kuih than the other.
These three types are kuihs are wrapped up in three different types of leaves. Traditionally the Kedayans use leaves to wrap up their kuih and food to assure hygienic practices!! They are resourceful and environmentally friendly. In fact this really needs to be highlighted by everyone .
I find food taste better when wrapped up in leaves like this.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Lovely Kedayan Ladies at Bekenu Tamu
Memoir by I Am Sarawakiana at 7:50 AM
Labels: three kedayan kuihs
23 memories:
- fufu said...
yeah same like nasi lemak...the pandan leaves ones always better that those only wrapped with plastic =) never been to sarawak so real would like to try the kuih there...especially the sarawak kuih lapis after i saw them in sabah =p
- May 18, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- sarawakiana said...
Yes I started with grease proof paper wrapped nasi lemak and then gradually found the banana leaf wrapped nasi lemak...psychologically I find any food wrapped in leaves to be better like the Chinese Kuih Chang and the Lotus Leaf wrapped mushroom and chestnut rice!!
I have discovered corn leaf wrapped rice and cakes too!! Special...We Malaysians must make full use of our wonderful jungle leaves and not depend on plastics.......yum yum
- May 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- William said...
Fortunately I have taken my lunch. Otherwise, I would be feeling extra hungry now. All these things look simple but they taste great!
By the way, Curtin Uni Mass Comm Students are organising a casual Miri blogger meeting this evening at 6:00PM at the Uni new aircon cafeteria. If you can come, just give me a call if you cannot find the place.
You didn't manage to make a copy of the wedding photos?
- May 18, 2009 at 3:25 PM
- Greenspot said...
The first is wrapped in simpoh or Dillenia leaves, i believe.
- May 18, 2009 at 3:46 PM
- Greenspot said...
The first is wrapped in simpoh or Dillenia leaves, i believe.
- May 18, 2009 at 3:46 PM
- Bengbeng said...
it is the smell from the leaves that make it especially tasty. would love to sample them but they r so far away. r they available in Sibu..these same kuih?
- May 18, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- sarawakiana said...
Thanks for the invite. Can't make it. Need someone to drive me. Next time?
Have a great time. Make the bloggers sizzle.
- May 18, 2009 at 5:23 PM
- sarawakiana said...
Greenspot...Yes you are right. Normally when I take photos I also take notes. But unfortunately I lost my notebook after the trip to Bekenu....Thanks.
Is Simpol the national flower of Brunei?
- May 18, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- sarawakiana said...
Beng Beng
Cerolot (second picture) is quite well known in Miri and I am sure it is found in Sibu. The Sago and Rice kuih might not be found in Sibu.
- May 18, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- sarawakiana said...
Dear All
Need to do cross referencing with Suituapui.....Don't know if he reads my blog!
- May 18, 2009 at 5:26 PM
- Greenspot said...
Yes, the national flower of Brunei is Simpoh. I have seen the flower on its currency note. But here are many species of simpoh in Borneo besides the one we commonly encountered by roadsides and secondary forest. The common species has deep tap root which makes it able to survive in hostile environment such as beach, wasteland, etc.
- May 18, 2009 at 10:04 PM
- Sarawakiana@2 said...
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- May 19, 2009 at 1:26 AM
- Sarawakiana@2 said...
Thanks Greenspot.
I thought you could have the answer. And I am right...
The Simpor leaf is also used to wrap meat and I was told a long time ago it could slow down deterioration of meat. Could you explain this? Many of my friends used to gather the leaves and sell them to hawkers for a few cents each day.
- May 19, 2009 at 1:34 AM
- Greenspot said...
I am not too sure but it could be due to anti-bacterial chemical(s) from the leaves. It is interesting to note that the leaves of kepayang has similar effect that slow down deterioration of meat and is widely used in kasam. It is due to chemcial present.
- May 19, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Sarawakiana@2 said...
Thanks Greenspot.
I would really like to make use of kepayang leaves in food preservation.
We need really to find a solution to the problems of weevils in hill padi. Hill rice is usually not as long lasting as lowland rice.
If you are a sago worm afficionado you would also have seen that the simpor leaves are used to wrap the worms!! Of course traditionally the sago worms are kept in coconuts!
I really get very enthusiastic when talking about using natural leaves for wrapping our food.
- May 19, 2009 at 10:08 AM
- Sarawakiana@2 said...
By the way Greenspot...what is the scientific name or any other names for Daun Long (Will do a post on this later) the leaves the Orang Ulu use to wrap their soft rice?
- May 19, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- fufu said...
yeah agree!! we should go GREEN instead of using those plastic...but plastic is damn way pretty convenient!! leaves...gotta cut and wash... those businessmen in big cities wont do that i bet!! unless restaurant!
- May 19, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Greenspot said...
A word of caution when you use kepayang leaves as it contain toxins. It is best to check with people who uses it for kasam on how to use it. I am not familiar with vernacular name so I need to see you photo of daun long first. The family Marantiaceae is often used for wrapping food.
- May 19, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- Bengbeng said...
wat places would u suggest for benghui on a one day trip in Miri? i expect to stay in Merriot. want him to have the resort experience. but still waiting for the go signal from Mrs BB :(
It is her mum. She is sick and she cant bear to leave her alone for long periods of time even though there r others around.
- May 19, 2009 at 5:23 PM
- sarawakiana said...
I read your blog entries - very exciting and inspiring....We should go green and back to basics. It seems modernity = plastics. What can we do?
- May 19, 2009 at 7:21 PM
- sarawakiana said...
Beng Beng
If you are staying at Marriot - that is already a treat..however you can have a day trip to Niah - which is interesting too. But why not stay at Tropical Rainforest and get a whole lot of rainforest acivities like boat rowing...jungle trekking etc? Check their websites or go to http://jameswong.wordpress.com for some ideas of what we had.... When are you coming over? We can have a bloggers' meeting....at New Tanjong Seafood restaurant. We go Dutch usually. If halal food is required we go elsewhere.
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Awesome Post..
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Yep, January 26th, 1837 Michigan became a state! Whoo Hoo! Hey Michigan, you don't look a day over 157! ;) What's great about Michigan? Well we live here. We know. The people, the natural resources, the spirit. Now people all over the land can find out and see more about Michigan.
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Archive for August, 2009|Monthly archive page
The Book Fair at MOCA DC opened Saturday. I talked with a few of the people about writing, all of us agreeing that each type of writing (screenwriting, novels, non-fiction) required different sets of skills.
There were some great photo books. I was particularly impressed with this series of travel books. The one on Costa Rica meant the most to me because we've been there. But some of the China and other places were spectacular.
I liked my own display for Hollywood Bohemians and Capital Sporting Grounds. I've got the photo below.
Book Fair
A Georgetown gallery is hosting a city-wide book fair. MOCA_DC has set up space for the city's authors, journalists, artists and others to show their books. As the curator notes, this demonstrates the variety of talents and skills that artists, models, photographers, journalists, etc cover in this area.
The exhibit runs from 8/7 to 8/29. 1054 31st St NW # 9


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At least one Aucklander is seeing red over mayoral candidate Phil Goff's blue billboards, laying a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Complainant M Yorston said Mr Goff's blue and white billboards could "mislead voters who associate blue with National".
Mr Goff is a former leader of the Labour Party, which is associated with the colour red.
But the ASA said the complaint had no grounds to proceed because Mr Goff is "running as an independent candidate for the Auckland mayoralty", and not as a Labour candidate.
The colour blue is also "strongly associated with Auckland City", the ruling said, and this was probably why Mr Goff chose it.


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UNITED Wholesale (Scotland) has hailed its strategy of giving its independent grocery customers access to improved credit facilities and product deals which allow them to compete with their larger rivals as it hiked turnover by nearly five per cent last year.
The company, which runs two cash and carry depots in Glasgow and directly supplies independent convenience stores, lifted sales to £212 million in the year ended December 31. United, owned by former Labour MP Mohammad Sarwar and family, saw pre-tax profits edge up to £2.08m.
The results underline the continuing growth of the business, which booked record profits of £2.06m on turnover of £202.5m in 2012.
Athif Sarwar, who runs the company with brother and managing director Asim, said: "We have been focusing a lot on giving the customers access to credit facilities, because as you know the banks in recent years have been very tight with the facilities they are giving out to the customers. One of the things we have done over the last two years has been to relax our terms and give customers access to credit facilities based on the level of business they have done with us for so many years, and the loyalty they have given us over the last 10, 15 years.
"The second reason our business has done well on turnover has been through our Day to Day franchise. We let the customers remain independent, but at the same time they have access to promotions and prices that let them compete with the larger chains."
The period saw United increase from 275 to 315 the stores it supplies under four different fascias - Day to Day, Day to Day Express, Day to Day Elite, and the recently launched Yousave brand.
Mr Sarwar said "at least 40 per cent" of the retailers it brought on board last year had come from other symbol groups, noting the firm's ambition to raise its customer base to 400 this year.
Asked why United is able to win business from other retail groups, he said its focus on the central belt of Scotland allows it deliver promotions which are more in tune with the demands of local customers. He contrasted this was the national promotions run by other groups.
United signalled its intention to broaden its geographical reach by acquiring new premises in Newbridge, Edinburgh, last year.
The property, which United will lease for three years before buying outright for a fixed price, will be used to build its presence in Dundee and Edinburgh. It plans to launch a cash and carry depot and delivered wholesale service at the site early next year.
United said it had seen administrative costs increase by 7.1 per cent last year. It cited costs linked to the recruitment of staff, switching bank, and to the purchase of the Newbridge site.


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The UK is seeing a steady increasing in the number of commuting journeys made by bike. Factors such as rising fuel and travel costs and a growing consciousness of the importance of keeping fit and healthy are encouraging more people to take to two wheels.There are a host of benefits to be gained by cycling your commute;
- it's a great way to keep fit and incorporates exercise into your daily routine
- you will arrive more alert and ready for the day
- convenience! It's often quicker and more reliable to get to work under your own steam
- do your bit for the environment and the community by reducing pollution and congestion.
These are just some of the reasons why we're supporting Cycle to Work Day, a national event which aims to get as many people as possible cycling to work on Thursday 4th September and beyond.Get involved and pledge your support at www.cycletoworkday.org, and get your employer involved by encouraging them to take part in Britain's Biggest Bike Breakfast.


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Good morning! Today I'm sharing a card I made for our new challenge over at Always Playing With Paper's The Challenge.
I used the cute Kobi The Birthday Bear stamps, colored everything with copics, and then diecut them using the coordinating dies. I was lucky enough to win this adorable set when Studio Katia had an Instagram giveaway! There are lots of cute accessory stamps & dies in this set so be sure to stop by the Studio Katia shop and check it out! The fun dp is from Doodlebug. I used a black glaze pen on Kobi's eyes and applied Glossy Accents to his nose. I used my Wink of Stella clear glitter pen on the balloon for some sparkle but it doesn't really show in the photo.
Be sure to stop by The Challenge to see what the rest of the DT created this week. I hope you find some time to play along in the challenge.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs, Anita
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Paper: Doodlebug Design - Hip Hip Hooray; Neenah
Other: Copics, black glaze pen, Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Thursday, June 8, 2017
The Challenge #86 - Sketch
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Don't Forget to Register for the Collections & Bankruptcy Conference!
Don't forget to register for the 2013 Collections and Bankruptcy Conference. The Missouri Credit Union Association (MCUA) has teamed up with the Kansas Credit Union Association (KCUA) to bring you this 2 day event. Get ready to help both the members and the credit union weather this financial storm. Gain a thorough knowledge of collections and bankruptcy in the unique event.
This event will be moderated by Mr. David Reed. Reed has an extensive background in practicing collections and bankruptcy law for debtors and credit unions.
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Safer Southampton
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Southampton is a safe place to live and visit - and is getting safer every year. The chances of you becoming a victim of violent crime are low and crimes such as mugging or assault are rare and account for only a small part of recorded crime.
Working with you and our partners in the Safe City Partnership, we are tackling anti-social behaviour, reducing crime and helping to foster stronger communities. In these pages you can find out about what we are doing to reduce crime and the fear of crime and how you can keep safe and get involved to help create a Safer Southampton. You can also access our YouTube channel and Facebook groups to stay up-to-date.
More information is also available here.
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A helpful guide on staying safe at home has been produced by Hampshire Fire and Rescue which you can download below.


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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
TWD: Chocolate Whopper Malted Drops
11 comments:
- Lori said...
oh the sacrifices we make for our loved ones. :) i liked them even though the whoppers became a little like toffee, but i know lots of people weren't crazy about them.
- September 9, 2008 at 5:49 AM
- Joelen said...
With Halloween around the corner, I'm definitely hanging on to this cookie idea... especially when I can snag some candy on clearance once the trick or treating days pass!
- September 9, 2008 at 6:44 AM
- Teanna said...
Hahaha glad the hubby loved them and sorry you didn't love them so much! I wasn't much of a fan, either!
- September 9, 2008 at 8:10 AM
- Christine said...
These were a huge hit in my house. Glad your husband enjoyed them. Great job!
- September 9, 2008 at 8:41 AM
- Rebecca of "Ezra Pound Cake" said...
We had the same thing going on here. I thought they were kind of meh, but Jeff wants more. Must appeal to that Y chromosome. ;)
- September 9, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- ~Kimberly said...
Great job! My husband loved these as well!
- September 9, 2008 at 9:57 AM
- The DeL Sisters said...
I'm with ya! Leave out the WHOPPERS!
- September 9, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- Pamela said...
I'm glad you made them, and I'm sure your husband was, too. They look pretty tasty.
- September 9, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- The Food Librarian said...
These look great! I'm glad your husband liked them. Perhaps you will like next week's cookie.
- September 9, 2008 at 6:56 PM
- SUGAR BETTY said...
I just made some ice cream sandwiches and inhaled them. So friggin good! But I know some ppl were not fans either. Oh well.
- September 9, 2008 at 7:45 PM
- Zoe said...
I totally agree, the cookie was awesome...if you just leave out those silly Whoppers!
- September 16, 2008 at 7:21 PM


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Following recent speculation she had died, it is now claimed Kim Jong-un's aunt and widow of executed Jang Song-thaek is alive but in a critical condition following recent ill health.
Reports have recently surfaced that Kim Kyong-hui, a former prominent figure in the regime, died after suffering a heart or committing suicide.
Kim, the only daughter of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung, had not been seen in public for several months and was notably absent from a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the death of her brother, Kim Jung Ill.
Speculation grew she committed suicide after the execution of her husband in December, or from a heart attack after suffering from ill health and alcoholism for a number of years.
Intelligence sources in the US and South Korea are now claiming the 67-year-old has not died, but is either in a vegetative state after undergoing an operation on a brain tumour in Paris or is critically ill following complications from a heart problem.
A report in the South Korean newspaper JoongAng Daily citing an intelligence official in Washington claims Kim had brain surgery late last year. In the aftermath of the operation, her health deteriorated so much she weighed just 77lbs (35 kg).
However, a South Korean government official has also told Yonhap News that Kim is in a "critical condition" after suffering from heart problems. The unnamed official added her condition appeared to have worsened due to alcoholism.
Kim has had to undergo treatment for cancer in the past and is also believed to have suffered from depression brought on by the death of her daughter in 2006.
Daniel Pinkston, a North Korea analyst with The International Crisis Group in Seoul, told The Daily Telegraph: "There has been a lot of information about her health problems and she has not looked well in the most recent photos and footage that have been released, so I have no reason to disbelieve these reports."
There were doubts about the legitimacy of the reports Kim had died as they arrived in the wake of media speculation regarding her husband's death.
Reports claiming that Jang was executed by being stripped naked and fed to 120 starving dogs, which featured in official Chinese newspaper Wen Wei Po, may have originated from a satirical post on the Chinese social network site Weibo.


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After betrayal, one may find oneself "between." "Between" is the stop on the road from heartbreak to love. While we may try and rush past "between" to get to where we're going; we sometimes find ourselves stuck, and in between some pretty tight spaces. When in those spaces, stop, look, listen and don't miss the lessons waiting. This mixtape takes us through the journey of "between." It's the second installment of the "Be" Series of mixtapes focusing on matters of the heart. Please enjoy this highly experimental, slow-tempo mix of R&B, neo-soul and spoken word.
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Sarker, Abdur Rashid and Alam, Khorshed (2010) Nexus between electricity generation and economic growth in Bangladesh. Asian Social Science, 6 (12). pp. 16-22. ISSN 1911-2017
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This paper employs Granger-causality test on the nexus between economic growth and electricity generation using Bangladesh data covering the period 1973-2006. The test results indicate that only unidirectional causal relationship exists between electricity generation and economic growth. The short run causal relationship is found from electricity generation to economic growth. Policies and strategies for increasing electricity generation can therefore be implemented for speeding up of economic growth in the country.
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- Suspect the problem
- confront the problem
- talk about the problem until I am comfortable that its settled
- realize its not settled
- try to talk about it some more
- realize my back is to a wall and no one is budging
- leave before I go insane
Somewhere in there I even went to therapy. With the first marriage I went alone and as a couple with the second it was just as a couple. What I realized is therapy doesn't work...at least not for me.
What I am running into is.
- Guys deny problems
- I keep badgering about the problem
- see bulleted points above
My friend had this as her facebook status a few days ago.
I'm really hoping that the mention of the Grass being Greener is not a reference to me.
I tell very few people in my real life about this blog and as far as I know only 2 of them read it. The rest just wait for me to tell them if I think something is particularly amazing. But that's not to say someone reads me and doesn't come out and say, "Hey Holly I'm stalking your blog and I think its shitty that you can't stay married"
Not that I think they are really thinking that.
So I am open to suggestions since it appears that my current relationship needs an overhaul too and if I do what I've always done, I'll get what I've always gotten. How do you work on a relationship? Should relationships even have to be worked on? Am I doomed to repeat the cycle of date, marry divorce like my icon Liz Taylor?


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On to the "Final Agreement" - Sharon the "Killer" in ChargeMiddle East Realities
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"Sharon was a killer obsessed with hatred of Palestinians. I had promised Arafat that his people would not get any harm. Sharon, however, ignored this commitment entirely. Sharon's word is worth nil."- Ambassador Philip Habib - Ronald Reagan's Special Middle East Envoy*
MER - Washington - 11/3/1998:
History takes strange turns indeed. The very man who has been at the heart of Israel's campaign to massacre, disenfranchise, and push under the Palestinians is now Israel's Foreign Minister, in charge of negotiating the "final settlement". The very man who has championed Israel's settlements and masterminded the "by-pass roads" and apartheid-style "autonomy" is now mandated to "negotiate" with the Palestinians. The very man who set up his personal settlement in the Muslim Quarter of the old city of Jerusalem, flying the Israeli flag and a Jewish Menorah on top of his building for all to see, this is the man the Israelis now thrust forward to finish off the Palestinians.
What a disgrace. What an abomination. What a disaster.
Sharon led the invasion of Lebanon in 1982 as Defense Minister. He bludgeoned, bombed, and lied his way, killing tens of thousands of civilians as he went, creating an Israeli as well as an international crisis as his forces laid siege to Beirut.
The youngest tank commander in Israel's history, Eli Geva, finally refused Sharon's orders and was allowed to resign from the army rather than face imprisonment. Desperate, though of course working in coordination with the Israelis, the Americans orchestrated the PLO's departure from Lebanon, Arafat and his men fleeing to Tunis.
A short time later, totally contrary to all assurances, Sharon personally orchestrated Israel's ally, the right-wing Lebanese Phalange, to slaughter thousands of defenseless Palestinians in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatilla. Israeli searchlights illuminated the camps, while Israeli army personnel watched through binoculars, as the death squads spread unchallenged through the camps.
Much of the world -- including many prominent Jews -- branded Sharon a genocidal war criminal. Even the Israelis themselves, after a partial white-wash investigative commission, publicly declared that Sharon has been "indirectly" responsible for the massacres and forced his removal as Defense Minister.
That was the overall context for Ambassador Philip Habib, Special Envoy of President Ronald Regain, calling Sharon an obsessed "killer".
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By Edward Said, Al Ahram
The latest outrage concerns a report published in the US press on Saturday 10 October. In reports of General Ariel Sharon's appointment as foreign minister of Israel, a leading Palestinian figure -- a minister, negotiator, and long-time spokesperson for Arafat -- was quoted as registering a quite remarkable reaction to Sharon: we are prepared, he said, "to forget history".
Remember that this Israeli military man was responsible (the Israeli court at the time said "indirectly") for the massacres of Sabra and Shatila, but for our leaders this is perhaps too long ago to count as an obstacle to dealing with the man. Sharon's record of crimes against Palestinian civilians in any case is a very long one. He was directly responsible for the "pacification" of Gaza in 1971, when numerous citizens were killed or unjustly imprisoned, their houses demolished and the whole area transformed into an Israeli jail. As the head of Force 101, as it was proudly called, he inherited (after having participated in creating it) the tradition of attacking Arab civilians, the massacre at Qibya being only one example. Sharon used to boast that Israel could invade and destroy any Arab country at will. His whole career was compiled out of regular assertions of Israeli arrogance, all of which ended up in exorbitant losses of Arab civilian life. Appointing him as foreign minister -- an act which seems to have shocked many Israelis for whom Sharon was a source of national shame as well as the author of a 1981 "peace plan" whose principal points seem to have been annexation and the creation of Bantustans: exactly the "peace" situation of today -- was Netanyahu's way of humiliating the Palestinians still further, forcing them to deal with a man first of all whose hands were literally dripping with Palestinian blood, second, whose intentions are known everywhere as radically hostile to Palestinians, and third, who persisted in regarding Arafat as a war criminal. He wouldn't shake Arafat's hand, he boasted.
By way of response, and forgetfulness, Arafat announced that he would in fact shake Sharon's hand. And then, as I said above, one of his closest aides went on record as being prepared "to forget history" and deal honestly and in good faith with Sharon.
Forget history: the phrase has a certain stink about it that emanates directly from the sty of corruption and dishonesty in which the Palestinian leadership from top to bottom now swims. Why this unholy zeal to forget the butcher of Sabra and Shatila? Of Gaza? Of Sinai? A man who directly supports' the settlers and who has planted himself and his gigantic belly in the middle of Arab Jerusalem, "his" house surrounded by a small brigade of guards, an Israeli flag waving disdainfully from its roof. A man whose hatred and contempt for Palestinians is unparalleled in Israel today. A man who not only wishes us no good at all, but who has in fact done us harm for three decades. Forget history, says the distinguished Palestinian minister. I realize that all I can do is to write these lines in disgust and protest, to record what is being forgotten and to mark what should not be erased from collective memory. But that we are driven to have not just correct but cordial relations with a proven war criminal simply outrages one's conscience beyond credibility.
Were this the only instance of Arab lack of dignity, it would be bad enough. But it isn't. Last winter, when I was in Palestine..., Sharon was sent to Jordan to meet with its leaders.
Our Israeli soundman, whose politics were liberal, told me that he was mystified as to why Arabs seem to respect this dreadful man. To many of us Israelis, he said to me, he's a war criminal. Why do the Arabs like him so much?
I must confess to having been tongue-tied, as I am again now. But merely forgetting about it can go too far, obviously. So it is our duty to remind these forgetful rulers of ours that there is no way that Sharon's crimes against humanity will be forgotten, despite the Palestinian Authority's forgiving spirit. The danger is, however, that, having already forgotten their own people, and certainly its right of return, as well as its rights of residence on its own land, the great keepers of the Palestinian revolution, as Fatah still refers to itself, will forget themselves too. Do you suppose it is impossible that they may I apologize to Sharon for Palestinian existence, ask his continued indulgence and beg him to let us live on a little longer? As it is, the deal that they have accepted of nine per cent withdrawal plus three per cent to be left as a nature reserve is misleadingly referred to as a gain, even though our leaders never point out that the 10 per cent contains only one or at most two per cent that will transfer land from the Israeli area C to Palestinian area A, plus some land from C to the jointly controlled area B. All in all, then, forgetfulness is a disastrous method of procedure, whose ultimate benefit is to the Authority's own survival under Israeli and US patronage.
* 9/28/1982
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