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The crew was friendly, professional and most competent. Everyone was so patient with our constantly changing ideas and additional requests! We especially liked that the crew showed up *on time* and *every day* until the project was complete, and that *you* were on site at some point every day to make sure things were going as planned. We can't say enough about how pleased we are with you, the crew and the expert work done!!
You and your staff were a joy to work with. We highly recommend Executive Care Landscaping to anyone considering a change to their yard, large or small. Please feel free to use us as a reference for future clients.
Thank you again for a job *very* well done!!!
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John & Barbara George
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From: Kathy & Ray Giles/Roseville, CA.
We absolutely love our back yard! You turned our dated, overgrown, and unattractive back yard that we never used into a beautiful outdoor space that we will enjoy for years to come. We were actually thinking of selling our house because we were unhappy with our back yard and we were not using it to its full advantage. You incorporated our vision with your design talents and experience and created an outdoor living space that is a wonderful extension of our home.
Your foreman, Adam, and his crew were exceptional. They were very professional, skilled, dedicated, and experienced. They were also patient and explained many things to us during the construction, irrigation and planting phases. Any concern we had about anything was promptly handled.
Our patio and cover, fountain, walkways, retaining walls, planting areas, and grass area all turned out perfectly. We feel that our yard remodel has added to the value of our home, is now water efficient and serene to look at, as well as adding to the quality of our lives. There isn't a thing we would change – except maybe our FRONT yard at some time in the future!
Many thanks,
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Just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying the garden stairs and
raised beds you built in my back yard. The slope is steep but your planning and the professional work of your crew make it not only easy but safe to go up and down the slope now. I am enjoying using the raised beds at the bottom of the hill. They are the right height and width for easy gardening.
Thanks for walking me through each step of the project. Your questions and
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My wife Jan and I have been wanting to have our backyard done for many years. We thought about doing it ourselves, but we kept seeing the work that Aurthur's team at Executive Care all around our neighborhood. We have watched them work and were impressed with the quality of work and the results. We asked for ideas and a bid. I became even more impressed when Arthur discussed different styles – in our case a Mediterranean blend with an Asian influence.
He created a masterpiece that centered around our new fountain. The new lights add the perfect atmosphere at night, The new lawn is already growing in nicely. The new rod iron fence opened our view up so we can now see for miles! Each plant was given loving care while he added the new sprinklers and drip system. Each space is perfectly filled with either large granite rocks, bark and plant – architectural perfection.
We just had a large party and everyone raved at the backyard. They all waited in twilight for the lights to come on. It was fun! Made the party a hit!
Lastly there is the book. He created a book that contains pictures of each of our plants and all the details we need to know – watering, size they are expected to grow, frost warning tables. Now that that is a complete job!
We highly recommend Executive Care for any job – large or small. They are professional, timely, cost efficient, and real good people to boot!
Jeff and Jan
Oh my gosh! I walked up my steps and turned around and could not believe my eyes!!! You put plants in that ugly ditch—incredible!! It is so pretty! I love it! Thank you so much!
And I see what you mean about the tree. It is perfect, as you said it would be!
Every morning that I get up and come to the kitchen I see my gorgeous backyard. I can view all day from the living room as well. Your plant genius is what makes the back yard look so beautiful. You pick the perfect plants and colors. I can finally use the barbeque and eat on the patio. I can sit out there at night and keep the moon company-what a treat! The terrible drainage problems are solved and the yard does not get flooded any more- a relief. Your workers knew just what to do to fix the problems and they worked hard and efficiently. Their work is excellent. The way they laid the stone contributes to the beauty of the patio. I cannot thank you and your crew enough. I LOVE my backyard!
Mrs. E.B.
Dear Arthur,
Thank you for the complete renovation of our landscaping. You have corrected years of problems and given us a lovely yard to enjoy. It has been a pleasure getting to know you. May God bless you, your family and your crews as you use your gifts to bring beauty, harmony and your love of Creation to those that you serve.
Your new friends (two of many I'm sure), David and Kathi
Dearest Arthur,
Thank you so much for our gorgeous and one of a kind backyard. We appreciate all you have done for us. It has been great working with you. We are really going to miss your happy face and kindness. Hope we can stay in touch!
Friends Always – Bobbie and Janice
Executive Care Landscape not only met but also exceeded my expectations. The job was completed meticulously; and once installation began, the focus was on putting the design in place for my enjoyment. The crew started as agreed and showed up every day until the job was finished making my satisfaction their prime focus. (This was not the experience I had with a different landscape design firm used to refresh my front yard. A small job dragged on for months with less than a positive result. Once the job was awarded, there was no communication and minimal client support. It was too bad I did not find Arthur Navarette of Executive Care Landscape prior to the start of that project.) My backyard design plan was beautifully creative as well as functional. Arthur listened to my requirements and incorporated my likes and avoided my dislikes. My suggestions were thoughtfully entertained and analyzed; and I was given a reasonable explanation of what would and would not work relative to space and other environmental conditions. There was no hard sale and I was part of the process from conception to completion. In the end, I had no unpleasant surprises only the very best outcome– a picturesque and functional backyard that I am proud to enjoy with family and friends for years to come. If you select Executive Care Landscape for your yard design and installation, I know firsthand you will be more than pleased with your decision.
S. Cancilla
Arthur has been a pleasure to work with, always maintaining composure and having great patience despite our cross-examination of him at each step of the major landscaping project in our front yard. We chose Arthur because we couldn't envision what was needed in order to replace our high-maintenance (and thus, highly neglected) landscaping with something easier to maintain and beautiful enough to want to do so. Arthur immediately envisioned what could be done, and translated his vision into reality. Since my husband and I lack Arthur's artistic and visionary abilities (we're the "analytical types"), it was not an easy task for Arthur to share his vision with us, and I'm sure we gave him much grief throughout the project. Having worked with low-bid contractors at a previous government job, it was difficult to give Arthur the complete trust he so deserves; but he certainly earned our trust and complete confidence as his drawing turned into rocks, trees, and plants. A co-worker asked if the landscaping turned out as I expected, and I replied "No!"; her smile turned to a concerned sympathetic look until I said "It's gorgeous! It's much better than we anticipated!" Arthur and his hard-working crew are first-class in all respects, and the final product of our landscaping project was worth every penny. Arturo, Adam, Lineer and Fernando, thank you for transforming our yard from looking like a rental with bad tenants to looking like a beautiful garden in a gated community. Strangers passing by stop and stare at the beauty, and neighbors are talking to us! Thank you so much for arranging God's beautiful creation into a lovely design that we can enjoy every day.
Richard and Andrea Oren
Arthur and his team definitely put the WOW effect in our new landscape. During the conceptual design phase, Arthur expertly guided us in developing a landscape theme that fit our vision and budget. Throughout the project, Arthur was always cheerful and professional; communicating with us daily as our vision was materializing. There are several landscape companies to choose from, and we couldn't be happier with our decision in selecting Arthur. His professionalism, honesty and integrity are just some of the attributes that separate him from the competition. Arthur and his team delivered a landscape that far exceeded our expectations. Also when the men left each day it looked like nobody was there, it was always clean.
Terry and Diane Richardson – Granite Bay, CA
First, thank you so much for all the hard work you have done to make our backyard so beautiful. It has been such a joy for us to come home everyday and see a little more of our dream for our home come to life. We are blessed to have someone as talented as you and your team working on our home. Thank you!
Ed & Nicola
We called you in for significant front and backyard landscaping for our home that needed to be completed in a very tight time frame–in time for our daughter's graduation weekend activities. And we must say, you delivered: on time and on budget! You (and your work crew) were skillful, knowledgeable, reliable, and thoughtful. We greatly appreciate your work ethic and your passion for plants. We will highly recommend your services to anyone in need of landscaping.
Keith & Cecile
We are so pleased with how the back yard turned out. It exceeded our expectations and we now look forward to enjoying our yard. Your knowledge of plants and trees is very impressive not to mention your artistic perspective. You corrected our irrigation and lighting issues as well and it has made all the difference. It is so nice to go into our yard and enjoy the peaceful beauty. You and your staff are so easy to work with. You listened to our dream for the yard and made it happen.
We look forward to future projects with you.
God Bless you.
Bob and Janie Taylor
I have been meaning to email you to let you know how much we are enjoying our yard
finally, now that the rain has stopped. We have been having friends over for bbq's and showing
off the yard. We get so many compliments and great feed back on how beautiful it
looks. The weeping cherry is a HIT. Everyone is so amazed by it. THANK YOU for
talking me into it, I'm so pleased to look at it everyday.
YOU'RE THE BEST, and our yard shows it.
Kathy OBrien
Just a quick note to say thank you again for all the work you and your crew did on our landscape job. You were a pleasure to work with and we really do love the look. Even my (skeptical) husband feels this was probably the best thing we've done to date to enhance the look and value of the house. (No dah!) Next I think we will have to tackle the lawn to ensure it doesn't detract from the look. Needless to say, we will recommend you to all our friends or anyone lookingfor a wonderful landscaper.
Many thanks again!!
My wife and I have been doing business with Arthur for more than five years. He has provided landscaping at two properties for us and has always delivered more than he promised. His concern is very personal, which is evident as he comes back frequently to make sure everything is growing and maturing as its supposed to. He has spent many hours taking the time to teach us how to take care of our landscape.
Arthur has contracted my services as a photographer many times and doing business with him has always been a pleasure.
Travis Manhart
Owner, Manhart Photography
We have known each other for over ten years, and during that time you have performed both yard maintenance and installation for me at two different homes. I have always been impressed by your integrity, forthrightness, and strong work ethic. Your honesty and timeliness are greatly appreciated. The work you and your crews have performed for me has always been top notch.
Thanks again,
Sonja Sorbo
Just came inside after a stroll through my beautiful gardens and thought of you. It is wonderful to have it all finished and looking so inviting. I do thank you, Arthur, for the interest you took, listening to my ideas then working together for the final outcome. So many neighbors have complimented me on the new landscaping.
I remind them it took the artist (YOU) to "dream the dream". Another plus is that my neighbor liked it so much that she had you do hers. Now we really look spiffy!!! Thanks again. You did a great job with a most pleasant work crew but most of all I feel I have made a new friend and that is always a big plus. Do stay in touch.
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webOS 2.1 on Pre Plus Hands On [Video] 47
Even though we're not in Europe, we couldn't hold back on the dangerfun of installing webOS 2.1 on our AT&T Palm Pre Plus. While there's some progress already on the necessary steps to make this fully functional on US devices, we're still recommending all but the most expert users hold off - and those expert users should still only try it on test devices.
Now that we have those warnings in place, how is webOS 2.1 on a Pre Plus? Insofar as we've used it so far, quite good. Performance is slightly better than what we have on 1.4.5 - though as always it's difficult to compare a freshly doctored Pre with one that's been in use for some time.
Sadly, it doesn't look like Flash is included in this ROM and neither is voice dialing or Skype. In fact, the only major difference we are seeing is that this build contains the first working and live version of Exhibition mode that we've yet seen. It works as advertised, so well in fact that at least with the default options there actually isn't much to say. You've got your clock, your agenda, and a photo slideshow to choose between. QuickOffice reader is also on deck.
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No Flash? Wow, they continue to fail on delivering that promise.
Meh, at this point I'd prefer bug fixes, improved performance, and Exhibition.
More like 1.5.
2.0.1 (a.k.a. the leaked one) had Flash.
It seems that doctor was the wrong doctor O2 uploaded and was a testing only version with some limitations.. they are supposed to upload the correct one later today, so curious to see if Flash is in the correct one..
Edit: You may want to checkout the following post.. http://forums.precentral.net/webos-internals/276460-how-install-webos-2-...
Ahh c'mon Flash! ;)
Hold the fuck up!
How are you running so many apps without the essence of frame lag .___.???
Overclocked already?
Well, the Pre Plus does have twice as much RAM as the Minus. And presumably Palm fixed at least some of its memory bugs for webOS 2. Combine that and you have a recipe for snappier performance.
Have you put this on a Pre (minus) yet? If so, would you be able to upload a video showing how it runs so us Pre- users know what to expect?
Without Flash it's a fail that is not even worth all the hard work for. Sure some of those other features are great but without flash they are all pale in comparison.
I don't understand all the excitement over that exhibition mode? I don't see much use for it. Am I missing something?
Voice dial is another feature that I barely ever used in the past. With WebOS there is barely any need for it.
The only thing about exhibition mode I like currently is the Agenda view (although there is room for great things - particularly if you use a touchstone in the car - when other apps start using it). One wonders why Palm can't include Agenda in the ACTUAL calendar.
You've obviously forgotten about stacks. Stacks, man! C'mon! Now that you can stack cards, how can you in good conscience request anything else? Seriously, why would you want flash now that you can group twitter and facebook cards?
Voice Dialling IS INCLUDED and WORKS. At least for me.
Yeah, it includes all of the necessary IPKs in the Doctor, so I don't know why it doesn't work for Dieter.
Yes, i have installed it on my Pre PLus coming from O2 germany, but with Italian language, without problem... it seems speedy and good, i make some experiments...
webOS rocks!!!
I did test it on a movistar pre-. It appears to work fine and at a decent speed: I use the most excellent unixpsycho's AV8B kernel on my 1.4.5 pre, so my memories of how the stock webos should feel on a pre- are rather fuzzy, but it's probably faster than that.
I can confirm that voice dialling is included and works here too.
Hola amigo, tengo un palm pre movistar pero liberado y quisiera actualizar a 2.1.0. Agradeceria tu ayuda de decirme como lo hago, porque lo del meta-doctor lo he hecho pero no puedo ejecutarlo. Mi correo es email@example.com
Un saludo amigo.
I'm confused. Did Palm post a doctor that works on US phones, or did the PreCentral gang have a mechanism for using a german 2.1 doctor on a US phone?
I hate being the slow kid.
Does anyone really care? WebOS was great until HP stopped supporting it for old devices. I dont want to hack my phone everytime I want an upgrade!!! I especially dont want to buy a crappy little veer or a Pre3, these phones are no more then a beefed up pre plus! Where is the great looking screen, worth while app market, or any real mobile advancement like Android and Apple are performing... Open your eyes folks the future for HP phones is NO FUTURE!
android is so frickin cool... i hope the pre 3 wows me when i play with it. i really do
excuse the pun, but watching this video on my pre... made things very META. ar har har... still waiting for palm to make things right.
Is this Pre Plus overclocked??
Everyone please stop saying fail, if you cant think of more sophisticated term then the all encompassing "fail" then please don't say anything. It just makes you look like a poser who is trying to be cool by using one of the most over used words of the year. also please think logically before you say stupid stuff, why would flash not be in there? maybe it wasn't performing well enough on the older devices, logical reason to not be there, if it ran perfectly they would put it in there. contrary to what a lot of you thinking HPalm higher ups are not sitting in their cube laughing with pleasure and thinking of new ways to get the original users mad. It is your own fault for getting mad. What if they put flash in there and didn't work to your expectations you would all say "fail". HP is doing what is best for them and the future of WebOS. HP is trying to please the old device users. I see no reason for them to even try. we are less then 2% of all smart phone users. The number they are trying to get with future devices will far exceed us. so if some of you are that pissed just leave, and come back once WebOS is how you want it. I have a Pre- and I will be getting rid of it as soon as I am able to get a new WebOS device(probably in the next few months 3-6). I really think the 2.x version isn't all that impressive for the User(one reason I don't care much for it). The biggest part of the 2.x version is that it opens up things for developers and their apps. which are in short demand to begin with. so getting 2.x isn't very important in the big scheme of things. Just think about it with a level and logical head and you will see 2.x on old devices is pretty pointless.
It may not be a total failure, but in terms of what WE want.. it is a letdown. We were inticed with Flash long ago and yet it it is still not here. So in some peoples mind it is a FAIL until a new device comes out with flash.
Honestly, its the one thing I am looking forward to. Slow or not
in the grand scheme of things it is not a fail. it is just another letdown/hicup on the long road of Palm/HP letdowns. Anyone who has been in software development realizes just because you talk about something doesn't mean it will or can be done in the originally given time frame. Some times things dot even make it to the consumers. Yes they could handle thing better on letting the customers know but we have no control over that. I want WebOS to have flash and everything else that all the other smartphones have, but for what it has it does it extremely well,(multitasking, UI...) and better then most other smart phones. I would rather have an product that works well with fewer features then a device that has all the features and is crappy.
If it's being released as a doctor, only the people that know about it, really want it, and understand the risks/limitations will use it. I say it should be up to them how their experience with Flash is.
yes and no, do you know how many experimental things are out there for the pre that are for people who are knowledgeable and should understand the risk/limitation of. (frankenPre, test kernels, loading up WebOS 2.x profile upgrade issues) All of these have many people who have none to little understanding of the risks and limitations yet they try it and mess something up then complain about it not working. If you know and understand the risks and limitations I have no issues with it being given out for them to use. but when deal with consumers in the software business world you should always be on the side of caution.
Say thanks once :) Please. They are working hard to make this happen...
They heard us. That is the most important message.
Pre,Pre Plus why not give the best handy smartphone the Pixi some love and get some doctors working for that, all this talk about the Pre really hurt the Pixi allot, so far support is concerned.
Flash is awful, thankfully this doesn't come with it.
Flash is overrated on mobile devices. Most people want flash to watch vids on sites but are forgetting those sites have agreements with carriers to block their mobile devices from touching those vids. No loss here.
Okay HP explain to us why we can't get this on the Pre(-) it has the same hardware and plenty of RAM?
Customers should not have to hack their devices to get need functionality out of them. My whole Experience with WebOS has felt somewhat like a Beta. Even my old dumb-phone from 2006 had voice dialing...
If HP would just release a doctor for legacy devices things would be so much easier, it should take them no time at all being they own/have the code, and now seeing how fast they did it for Europe Pre(+)'s.
I don't want to have to change profiles to get 2.x...
I had my hands on with a Pre 2 @ a Verizon store, and Flash was choppy. It still would not play Flash Content from the youtube app either. So when I seen how choppy Flash was, and still won't play certain youtube videos. I was no longer mad about not getting the 2.x update to my Pre (-). Flash is the biggest reason I wanted the update. Everything else was just icing on the cake.
what other lying excuses do HP/Palm and Rubinstein have in stock?
I just watched this on my EVO Shift straight from the browser with wait for it............
FLASH!! Muahahahaha
I thought about making a very similar post about my Evo. ZING!
No but seriously I look forward to seeing the WebOS lines relived this year in the Pre 3 and Touch Pad. Touch pad is the first tablet that made me think a tablet might need to be added to my things to buy list.
Can anyone confirm that the new VPN support is present?
Ummm I would like to add a correction to the review. Actually the Voice Dial function is present if you notice in the video the mute popped up at the bottom when attempted to activate by pressing volume down thats because sound switch is in off position, I put the 2.1 on my Sprint Pre- and it works pretty well as long as the ringer switch is on
I should probably keep this to myself! When Palm was acquired by HP, it was down, way down. Soon thereafter, HP began to feel the effects of the Hurd controversy. When these sorts of things happen to companies the size and breadth of HP, most everything is thrown up in the air. Things just seem to stop. Stuff you were working on now have different priorities and that's the case for everyone in a company the size of HP. The word is always "Go fast, but don't go anywhere." It's part of corporate largesse. When you're in the midst of it all it's like slogging through molasses. So when you think about the translation from Palm, to HP, what that means to the product management, tech support…it's just a pain. I'm surprised they've managed to push anything out the door to say nothing of Flash.
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Admission is free, and the family-oriented event will feature caroling by the school's choir and a Secret Santa Shop, where children can shop for modestly-priced gifts for their family. There also will be a variety of games and crafts, including sand art, cookie decorating, ornament and jewelry design.
Santa is scheduled to visit Winterfest, and families who bring their cameras will be able to get pictures of their children with him.
A silent auction also will take place, with a host of donated items available for bid, including items from the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Walt Disney World, Tastefully Simple, Cincinnati Reds, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Works in Newark and City BBQ.
Some of the other scheduled activities and offerings include a concession stand, bake sale and giant slide.
The school's PTO is sponsoring the event, and and proceeds will go to the PTO's ongoing efforts, including an educational assembly in the spring and the the purchase of classroom materials for the school.
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The following companies, according to the PTO, had donated to the event through last week: Walt Disney World, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns, Columbus Bluejackets, Columbus Crew, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, author Eric Carle, African Safari Wildlife Park, Boden USA, Build-A-Bear, Dick's Sporting Goods, Pentel, Half-Price Books, Imagination Station, Robert Rothschild Farms, Sam Ash Music, USA Skates, Foxboro Pool, The Works in Newark, Tastefully Simple, Stampin Up, The Creation Museum, Title One Boxing, The Olive Garden in Gahanna, The Cheesecake Factory, Whit's Frozen Custard, Gahanna City BBQ, Kingdom of Bounce, Magic Mountain, First Watch, Opening Night Dance Wear, Panera Bread, Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, Champps, Old Bag of Nails, Jolly Pirate, 5 Bean Coffee, Noodles, Smoothie King, California Pizza Kitchen, Young Chef's Academy, Buffalo Wild Wings, Marie Scrambler's, Longhorn, Milano's, BD's Mongolian, BonVie, Family Video and Culvers.


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How do crystals nucleate and grow? Why and how do crystals form such a wide variety of morphologies, from polyhedral to dendritic and spherulitic forms? These are questions that have been posed since the seventeenth century, and are still of vital importance today both for modern technology, and to understand the Earth's interior and the formation of minerals by living organisms. In this book, Ichiro Sunagawa sets out clearly the atomic processes behind crystal growth, and describes case studies of complex systems from diamond, calcite and pyrite, to crystals formed through biomineralization, such as the aragonite of shells, and apatite of teeth. Essential reading for advanced graduates and researchers in mineralogy and materials science.
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Aww, nothing says love like a little backstage love and respect between two UFC legends: Shogun Rua and BJ Penn
Imagine being someone that doesn't follow combat sports and looking at the banner pic of Shogun, Bendo, BJ, and Mike Swick. There's no way those big shiny happy smiling faces would conjure up images of the pummeling brutality and bloody violence that's about to go down in just a few short hours. Look at BJ Penn's face. Does that really look like the face of a dude that will beat your face in and then lick the blood from his hands in celebration of your defeat? No. You'd probably instead assume this was a group of bros hanging out at Chuck E Cheese watching their kids run around like a pack of wild hyenas. They look so kind and harmless. Luckily we are privy to their real identities and we are going to get to watch these nice guys turn into monstrous beasts tonight live on UFC on FOX. until then enjoy some more epic levels of bromance and respect between legends of the sport, BJ Penn and Shogun backstage at the press conference earlier this week. [Source]


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The Wire: Giants sign OT Asper to PS
OT Mark Asper, cut by the Giants on Saturday, was signed to the practice squad today. He is the eighth player the club has added to the PS. The have two open spots to fill
WR Willie Snead, a UDFA out of Ball State who spent the summer with the Cleveland Browns, tweeted he has a tryout with the Giants on Tuesday.
G/C Adam Gettis will also reportedly visit the Giants Tuesday. Gettis was the Redskins' fifth-round draft pick back in 2012 and was waived over the weekend.


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia is celebrating those who live with intellectual disabilities — and their caregivers. Among those honored at an awards ceremony yesterday in Center City was one woman who's dedicated her life to the cause.
After 34 years on the job, Kathy Sykes is retiring as director of the city's Intellectual Disability Services.
"It's hard to even put into words how rewarding it is," Sykes said. "I've seen remarkable change in individuals, in the community that we're living in, the acceptance, the opportunities — it's phenomenal."
The work, though, isn't done.
"If you're an employer, really think about hiring someone with an intellectual disability. They can be some of the most productive workers person can have."
Arthur Evans, Jr. is commissioner of the city Department of Behavioral Health.
"One individual who was working in a grocery store bagging, but now she is actually helping that grocery store to raise money to help other people."
Potential realized. Sykes has seen it too.
"I see people here who lived in an institution — now they're living in community, living with support, some are married, some have children, some have jobs," she said.


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INTERVIEW with Karen Salyer McElmurray
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Karen Salyer McElmurray was raised in Johnson County, Kentucky, in Southern Appalachia, a region which became the setting for many of her well-known works. Her debut novel was Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven, which won the 2001 Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing. McElmurray is also the author of Surrendered Child: A Birth Mother's Journey, a striking memoir that received the 2003 AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction and was named a National Book Critics Circle Notable Book. She has held a variety of jobs, including landscaping, working in a casino, and teaching at several different universities. McElmurray is currently working as the Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at Georgia College and State University and as the Creative Nonfiction Editor for Arts and Letters. Her newest novel is The Motel of the Stars, which tells the story of two people who must learn to overcome incredible loss, and her next project, she says, will be a new memoir about her travels in India and Nepal.
Emancipator: What are some of your favorite books
and writers who have influenced your work?
McElmurray: I could name some favorite authors (James Agee; James Still; Virginia Woolf). But really it's more whole picture of reading--my favorite activity since I was a child. Then, it was about losing myself in the pages of a book, in the scenes on those pages--the places and times and people who weren't me. Now that I'm teaching literature and writing, it's harder for me to disappear into the air with words. Now I study the way the words fit together, the way scenes eventually make a long piece of writing. So good writing could be a matter of what emerges as I study, like a painter in a museum. In general, though, I like poetic prose-- writing that sings on the sentence level, writing that rises off the page and "takes the top of my head off," as Emily Dickinson said.
E: Do you have any writing rituals, such as always
sitting in the same chair when you write or some
other kind of ritual that might be of interest?
M: No same place every day. It's more about time. Writing long enough to forget who and where I am. Then going for a long run or some hours swimming in the lake, to come back to the world.
E: Do you prefer to write fiction or nonfiction?
M: I like how one genre informs the other. For me, the writing of a memoir took me deeper into my psyche, into the material that was hardest of all to write. Then, when I came back to fiction, I felt more confident of telling a story that mattered.
E: Your biography on sarabandebooks.org states
that you have been "a landscaper, a casino employee
and a sporting-towel factory worker." Can you talk
about the way that has influenced your writing?
M: I was just imagining doing a panel at a writing conference called Honkey Tonks and Ivory Towers. I can't stay in the world of academia, not STAY there and write about the world that sings, moves, talks, feels. I have to be out there in the world. The jobs I've done to make a living over the years fed me and fed the writing. Working with my hands reminds me of who I really am, who my family is, where I came from.
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E: What moved you to write Surrendered Child: A
Birth Mother's Journey? What was the main thing
that you wanted people to gain from the book?
M: What moved me was the ringing of the phone. For about five years prior to writing my memoir, I'd been doing some heavy duty work concerning myself as a birth mother—I'd been trying to understand the impact of relinquishing a child to adoption in a way that I had never done before. I'd mostly been silent about that part of my life, or told that story in bit and pieces, in lost moments, in dreams. Around that same time, the phone kept ringing and I'd pick it up and someone on the other end would listen for awhile, then hang up. I became convinced this was the son I'd relinquished, trying to speak with me. I had to write the story to pull up that complete story of loss from my consciousness, to hold in my hands and know it was real.
E: Your newest novel, The Motel of the Stars, is set
in Kentucky and North Carolina. What about that
region draws such a sharp interest from you?
M: I used to love this book called The Sacred and the Profane, by Mircea Eliade. He is a theologian and a philosopher and an anthropologist. He talks about the axis mundi--the sacred place on earth where a person or a culture feels most connected to the earth and the heavens. I feel that about Eastern Kentucky and about the mountains in general. They are in my blood, real and alive and necessary.
E: Where did you find inspiration for the characters
Jason, Lory, and Sam in The Motel of the Stars? Do
you ever base your fictional characters on people
that you know really well or have met?
M: In the background of this new novel is my husband's son, Jeff. Jeff was killed in a Marine helicopter accident about twenty years ago. I wanted to write a novel that celebrated Jeff's spirit—a kind of elegy for his life and his death. The book also brought together my life with John. Both of us have lost sons. The book brought me to the place in between us, the territory of love and loss and forgiveness we share.
E: What do you hope that people will take away
from your books?
M: Something about being human beings, about walking around on the earth and being alive. Something about knowing loss exists, and transcending it with the beauty of words.
E: What advice do you have for young writers?
M: I'd be lying if I said that writing isn't hard work. It takes discipline and commitment to page. It also takes belief and love of stories, your own or the ones you overhear, take into your heart and never forget. Practice the writing. Practice again. Go out and stand at the edge of the lake and watch the lightning in the distance. Translate that when you start the next writing day. -e-


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Review: Glee - Sectionals (winter finale)
Oh, and if you're wondering if the dramatic elements in the show were addressed, they were. But if you think it was all tied up in a pretty bow, think again. There was so much great stuff in this show that my head is spinning. I'll do my best to sort it out. To see if I succeeded, and to share the joy of Glee, read on.
For much of the season, I've felt that the soap opera stylings of the show were bringing it down and getting in the way of the good stuff. I should have trusted the Ryan Murphy creative team more, because all the pieces fell together. The fake pregnancy and fake impregnation in the hot tub ruse was completely revealed. Quinn didn't hide from the truth; she embraced it and established her independence.
Terri needs to accept her independence because Will is not going back to her. I give her credit for trying, but Terri lied too much. Will also has to confront his own truth, that he didn't want Emma to leave McKinley. She had gone to sectionals for Will, not the kids, and because of her decision, Ken dumped her.
Will leaving Terri and Ken leaving Emma opened the door for a perfect romantic moment. But that wouldn't come until Will heard the kids' song for him, Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You." It was a message to him; the kids love Mr. Schu. Message received, but Will also heard another message. For him, life without Emma would suck.
This show might be the best of the season for many reasons, including Rachel's Star Is Born moment. It came from Funny Girl, but it was Streisand all the way. Her entire thread in the episode was a mini-Barbra movie. Rachel reaching out to Finn about the baby. Rachel's reaction to Mercedes' ballad. Both acts showed how far Rachel has come in New Directions. Those menschy moves set up her getting the star spot at sectionals.
Mercedes would not have called Rachel their star without that scene. Rachel had to rise to the moment, and live up to all those gold stars she believed she had already earned. It was the moment the previous twelve episodes had built to. Was Rachel up to it? Could she shine in the spotlight? Is Barbra Streisand really from Brooklyn? Of course, she is!
Rachel said. "Well, I do have something I've been working on since I was four." She wasn't kidding. "Don't Rain on My Parade" was the highpoint of the season for me, surpassing "Defying Gravity" (which they didn't even bring up as a possibility -- why?). The only thing missing were Rachel's two dads. Why weren't they there? Why weren't any of the parents there?
Anyway, Lea Michele's version of Barbra's song was a knockout. It had the audience on their feet and established New Directions immediately as something special. And they were. Less rehearsed than the other teams because they had to be spontaneous. They earned that trophy. Now it's on to regionals.
But that's not all. (You see what I mean about this episode? My head is still spinning!) Finn emerged as the leader Will always knew he could be.
And Principal Figgins found his spine. He confronted Sue for her duplicity and suspended her. He took the Cheerios away from her and he reinstated Will to Glee. Sue's reaction was expected; the battle had just begun. Or as she put it, "You just woke a sleeping giant. Prepare to be crushed."
Wait, that's still not all! There was the kiss. What a kiss! Will and Emma. I can't wait till the show resumes because there's so much story to tell. You see what I mean about this being an intermission? There's still another half (a season) to go.
Other points of interest
-- When the kids are determined to keep Rachel from telling Finn about her suspicions that Quinn's baby is Puck's, the split screen was an homage to Bye Bye Birdie, "The Telephone Song."
-- When Emma confronted the competition choir directors from Jane Adams and Haverhurst for cheating, she was the ultimate guidance counselor and she laid the guilt on. Shame on them!
-- The way Will embedded the idea of a song to Finn when he convinced him to rejoin New Directions was very clever. The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" indeed.
-- Mercedes' interpretation of "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Goin'" was killer. It is the ultimate big girl song, and a starmaker. It worked for Jennifer Holliday on Broadway in Dream Girls, as well as American Idol's Jennifer Hudson in the movie version. It worked for Amber Riley, too. Her rendition was superb!
-- There was a real sense of melancholy because Mr. Schuester couldn't be part of sectionals. You felt it when he watched them board the bus. Damn that mattress! However, I think his reactions just listening over the phone were better than if he had been there.
-- The look inside the show choir sectionals judges' room was hilarious. They picked the group they hated the least. They had their own agenda, which one member said was not being there at all.
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Elisabeth Sladen Gone But Not Forgotten
Non cosmetic Musings ahead….
I'm not entirely sure how old I was when I first seen The Time Warrior. It came out around '73 and I wasn't born as of yet. I was probably ten or so when I actually saw it and I can probably, at this point in my geeky existence, recite alot of the parts for you by memory alone.
Actually The Time Warrior isn't a favorite episode of mine but it was my introduction to Sarah Jane Smith, one of the Doctor's longest standing companions. It was also to my great joy a Sontaran episode that Sarah Jane became embroiled in because hey, in my youth, alien's that looked like they had baked potatoes for heads was all kinds of wicked cool.
Sarah Jane was cheeky as hell in some cases but was also very much a boring companion at times, mind you not because of the way Elisabeth played her but because of the way she was written for 1970's TV.
But I think many people have come to terms with the fact they they were favoring her simply because she accompanied a most beloved and favorite Doctor, the Fourth. It was kinda default that you loved Sarah Jane simply because she was there when the 3rd regenerated and was there again for part of the adventures of the 4th.
Much to delight of fans Sarah Jane returned in 2006 to accompany another most beloved Doctor, Ten. Sarah Jane underwent a bit of a transformation in her old age and she was quite spunky, smart, and well written not that she wasn't before but she got upgraded so to speak.
Above all else she was played with greatness thanks to Elisabeth Sladen. Her bright smile and her sweet voice made her a joy to watch plus she got to work with the 4th, my absolute hero.
When I was little girl I wanted to be Sarah Jane, all great companion to the 4th thanks to how gorgeous Elisabeth Sladen was.
With great sadness I wish her a fond goodbye as Elisabeth passed away today, at 63, to cancer.
For fans of Who, I console your geeky heartbreak with some of my own sadness.
A sad day indeed but she lives on in time and space.
4/19/11 21:45 NiftyBa:
So sad, and unexpected.
4/19/11 21:56 Anitacska:
We just saw this on the news, very unexpected, didn't know she was ill either. My eldest is very sad, she loves the Sarah Jane Adventures (the series they made for CBBC (children's BBC), she's a big fan. Now there'll be no more SJ Adventures.
4/20/11 0:02 Lexi:
Who will get custody of K-9?
Shocking! I didn't even know she was sick, this is such sad news. I too am a long time Dr. Who fan, and still have some of the stuff from the 80's. That's how I'll remember her.
4/20/11 1:51 DivaShop:
*Sigh*, so sad. I didn't even know she had cancer 'til my Sister told me she died & what from. She will be sorely missed.
4/20/11 2:37 Regina @ Margarita Bloom:
How utterly sad!! I had no idea she was sick.
4/20/11 9:21 Krys:
I didn't even know she was ill! Oh my this was the first news that greeted me this morning and my god I don't know. Sarah Jane isn't even my favorite companion for the Fourth Doctor (I'm partial to Romana, both I and II), but Elisabeth Sladen gone in a blink? I just want to remember her as cheeky Sarah Jane, don't want to think about this anymore. Maybe she's off to the big blue box in the sky?
4/20/11 11:12 Kate:
My first thought when I read this was "What will happen to K-9? Who is going to take care of Luke? Are Amy and Rory going to become foster parents?" (I think I need help separating reality from the who-verse.)
I didn't know Elisabeth Sladen was sick, so to hear she passed is especially sad. I haven't watched any of the older Dr. Who episodes, but I liked her portrayal of Sarah Jane from the most recent episodes and the season of Sarah Jane Adventures I saw. I definitely would have wanted to be like Sarah Jane when I was younger–I loved how sassy she was.
4/20/11 11:18 Cj:
So sad! I really liked her I wasn't anywhere near born when she was on the old DW but I did YouTube a few of the old scenes a while back I didn't even know she was sick
4/20/11 11:42 Nar:
I hadn't heard! My first doctor was 4 and I fell in love with Who because of Elisabeth Sladen and Tom Baker. I had no idea she was sick. I wonder what will happen to the Sara Jane tv show. I know they'd already shot 1/2 of the next season.
4/20/11 12:11 Maggie:
Oh no That's so sad! I loved Sarah Jane when she came back in New Who (I liked her before, too, but older SJ is just so wonderfully snarky). She'll be missed.
4/20/11 13:54 Sarah:
This year has sucked for my favorite Who characters. First the Brig, now Sarah Jane. I started crying in my cubicle yesterday when I found out.
4/20/11 17:09 Wendy A :):
So sad, I really liked her!, theres something about old hollywood that seems so imposible to achieve now.


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I wonder when the 'West' will show up with the airstrikes and ground troops to put an end to these human rights violations!!
Wait, egypt has no oil do they? Oh well.
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So I'm a "troll" because I think it's far better to stay out of stupid situations than it is to purposely get into one thinking you won't have to fight your way out?
I'M the troll?
Stay in your fantasy world, hoss. the real one is pretty serious, and not for the squeamish... or those unable to think using logic rather than emotion.
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You push all of your quotes from the Bible but fail to acknowledge the Quran has a chapter on the the Virgin Mary, they honor her and do believe she was a virgin.
The Christian Bible teaches that satan himself KNOWS that Jesus "IS" the gospel of GOD and tempted Jesus into performing His miracles against GOD as an act of worship to satan. So what ? Your point is irrelevant to any comments that I previously made. Again - that has no bearing on the fact that there is NO mention of the word love in the koran.
The also believe Jesus brought with his the gospel of God and they believe in his miracles.


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These days, it seems that if you're not having lots of sex, you're missing out on something. If you're not "in love…" oh boy, are you out of the loop.
But what about the fact that sometimes 'getting some', or 'landing the one' can be at the expense of other amazing, important, human experiences that life has to offer?
Ok, so one of the rare instances in life when it's possible to feel deeply connected with another human being is during sex. I think that's why most Americans expend so much energy pursuing and maintaining romantic relationships.
As a result of the emotional side-effects that sex has, I've come to know many people who don't even attempt such levels of connectedness with anyone other than the person they are physically intimate with. This sort of closed-off-ness is a cryin' shame; the world could be a much better place if people valued platonic human connections more. Plus, exclusive, sexual relationships seems to create an "us vs. them" mentality, which is staunchly oppositional to the more peace-loving "we are all one" ideology.
As a result of the 'mate for life' message that modern American society drills into our heads from the day we're born, I feel that I'm often interacting with a lot of 'half people.'
For example, if I meet someone whose boyfriend happens to be M.I.A, that fact inevitably comes up, in a somehow apologetic manner. As in,
'I'd totally be more animated and interesting…if my other half were here.'
It's as though people have grown so intent on being half of a well-functioning couple, that they've abandoned trying to be a complete, freestanding individual.
Another way to look at this same issue is via the sex act itself. Sex has this undeniable draw – it's fun, it's exciting, it's … sex. Sex is the biggest argument I can think of as to why people spend more time with people they could probably, maybe, or possibly have sex with, over someone with whom they can't.
For example, I might rather spend the afternoon at the farmer's market with Cute Boy than with my Friend Sue. Sue may be funnier, but there's a chance Cute Boy and I can get it on. Or if that example doesn't speak to you, a lot of people find cuddling to be a really compelling reason to hole up indoors with someone who is fun to be around and sexually attractive, as opposed to just fun to be around. In either case, there's a reason why Hollywood doesn't make a ton of movies where the leading lady's life is changed by a fun, funny, new girl friend. The lack of sexual tension would probably make it a snoozefest, huh?
I know that "two heads are better than one." I know that being really close to, and sharing your life with someone, and knowing that there is at least one person who is always going to be there for you no matter what, is very appealing. I'm not trying to knock that – it's a beautiful experience. I'm simply saying that sometimes when people become enmeshed in that sort of relationship, they don't necessarily realize that they are giving up something else that's special and important.
Sex is so appealing these days because it's one of the few times amidst our daily grind – for those of us who are not transcendentalist Buddhists – where it's possible to feel content and blissful. A number of people seek out Yoga and meditation practices in order to achieve these very sensations, so sex can be a very compelling shortcut for the rest of us.
But, the rub is that people get so high on the sex/intimacy kick, that when it fades, there's a pretty harsh comedown. And, when the sex they're having with that 'one special person' starts to plateau, people aren't sure where to turn to reclaim that sense of inner-peace. I'm in favor of finding inner-peace on your own, with your friends, and/or through spiritual practices. Leave sex to its reproductive and recreational place.
People choose sex and romance because it's the convention, and it's easier to pair up than to sit with just yourself, and to experience the feelings, anxieties, and finally serenity that comes with that practice. "It takes real bravery to get to know your own shit and find diamonds" (to borrow a great quotation from fellow ej blogger, JC Peters).
At the bottom of everything, we humans are all just afraid. We're afraid that we alone are not enough, and also afraid to miss out on that great white hope that is "love".
But, as painful as mistakes and hardships can be, they are the stuff of life. They are what build your physical and emotional muscles, making you stronger, more adaptive, and hopefully, more courageous. Love comes in many forms, and I hate to watch people settle for something that looks and smells like what love is supposed to be, but isn't it at all.
When I see people retreat to the safe cocoon of a monogamous relationship, it saddens me somewhat; they might not know the other iterations of love they're missing out on, and the individual growth they're forsaking.
Some monogamists conflate giving up important parts of their identity with 'compromise.' They take a stance as if to say, "ok, for the sake of my relationship, I'm going to stop developing as an individual."
It is a beautiful thing to grow together with a partner, and to build a life side-by-side. But there is plenty of time for that. It is also a beautiful thing to remain true to yourself and the person you will grow into, and to the people who mattered to you before "the one" or "this one" came along.
True love is infinite; there is always enough of it to go around. If it feels as though the different types of love might be battling it out in your life, you may want to take a look at what it is you're giving up in order to make a relationship work.
Sasha Aronson has a degree in Literature from Colby College. She worked for publishers in the Big Apple, but prefers living mindfully and adventurously in Boulder, Colorado.
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24 Responses to "The Sex Shortcut. ~ Sasha Aronson"
great job. good points!
Such a great article!!!!! I gave up a lot of myself to be in my last relationship. Never again. You can't make someone else happy. Just like they can't make you happy. You need to do that for yourself and quit blaming each other and get out of it! Being who you are with whomever you are with is a wonderful feeling. I missed it. Rightly said, yogi tobye!!!!
And then there are those that find that a monogamous relationship with your best friend ever is quite appealing! Especially when the sex is out of this world!
Very relavent article with many great points. Similar to the tone of a lifetime of my mother's lectures on love yourself. I see both sides. I have spent a sexless year in a monogamous relationship only to realize that sexual intimacy IS vital to healthy connection. But I also agree with you immensely that the addictive and superficial habit of sexual chemistry is limiting and surely predetermines a downfall. Thanks for the good writing, argument and rhetoric. Awareness and balance seem key.
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Tolle conveys my thoughts in a way that's less judge-y and cynical.
So many great points very well taken. I appreciate a lot of what you said, and I think you illuminated a lot of really important points.
I completely agree with you statement: "Leave sex to its reproductive and recreational place." It's not to say that emotional connection, intimacy, and romance have no place in sex or that sex isn't for these things. Emotion, in fact, is part of the recreation. But rather, let sex not rule your relationship or your life. Sex is great for the emotional connectedness and intimacy piece of it, but sex is not the only source of such fulfillment and spiritual and emotional satisfaction. Don't seek out sex because you're thirsting for the emotional part of it because, as you pointed out, Sue is funnier than Cute Boy, and Sue might just be another "iteration of love out there" that can be yours if you're not busy grasping at that emotional connection from sex with someone else.
I think what you describe is also a problem with societal rules/ norms regarding how close/ intimate we can with friends. I think those boundaries of physical contact between friends are too limiting and that's a part of why we ar reluctant to get closer with friends, too. Certain, society isn't the only agent in creating those boundaries. Individuals create those boundaries for themselves. As my kindergarden teacher advised, "Keep your hands to yourself." That's generally a good rule of thumb, but I also think we should allow ourselves to be more physically close and intimate with friends than we generally are (eg. hugging and cuddling, and spooning, and massaging) without insinutating something sexual. If Sue's down, then Sue and I should spoon! And James, too! And it won't turn into a Hollywood orgy, either. By pushing those boundaries we expand the possibilities of friendship and get closer to attaining the infinity of love.
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Beautifully written, great reminder and reflection back to us about our habits, tendencies and desires that keep us stuck.
great post. I think it is not only a sex shortcut, we live in a culture where we are not raised in extended families, so we have less models of multiple relationships. Our schooling and economics are more competitive driven and individualized that team or compassion oriented. We are not taught about compassion and kindness that much in school. So we are only left to feel needy and only have roles in our society where we aim towards some couple orientation. Everything written is so true sex is one of our main drives many people do make that drive override other social relationships at times, however in addition we are not practiced in other relationships for many cultural reasons. Therefore if many people were for some reason to give up and become monks and nuns, because of lack of social practice and compassion and other things they might still fail in compassion and knowing how to form health relationships with multiple people. Therefore I think we should have a multifaceted approach to break through our bubbles culturally and socially in many areas, and this includes a great deal of us all training in compassion and going out of our bubbles to break through and see the equality of all people, who are just like ourselves wanting to be happy. We should really question our social norms and dare i say economic and market driven agendas, and see what brings more happiness in society. I think many cultures such as many Native American tribes had many strong monogamous families yet also had very compassionate and socially oriented citizens who nurtured each other beyond nuclear family. So although sex is part of this there is also probably more to it.
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I grew up in a household where the threat of suicide was prevalent. When I mentioned moving out, when I got angry, when something went wrong (especially if it was something I had caused--or for which I was blamed), I was stopped and the emotions repressed by a veiled or outright threat of suicide by my mother. I used to be angry about that, but as I got older, I understood that it was simply her only way to deal with the depression and personality disorders she was struggling with. She did try once, and it was a horrible experience for all involved. After that, though, I think she realized that no matter how miserable she was, she wasn't really going to go through with it. The threats only stopped when we agreed that she was only allowed to call me with a suicide threat if she really meant it. She never spoke of it again.
Through my experience with suicide, I have developed a very low patience threshold for people who use (the threat of) suicide as an excuse to get attention. For people in my social circle who honestly feel they might commit suicide, I am there. All I ask of them is that they ask for help if they need it. I will gladly give it. I'll get up in the middle of the night for weeks to talk them off of any ledge they might be on, but I need honesty and I will not be guilt tripped into helping them. I did that for at least ten years. I'm a very decent human being. If you need me, in any way, I will be there for you. You don't have to lie. But if you simply need attention, if you need a shoulder to cry on and someone to tell you what a miserable life you have and act shocked you have even considered the act of suicide, I am not the person to go to. I'm the person you go to for help, and to get you help.
That having been said, I understand depression. Everyone goes through rough patches but sometimes it seems impossible to get back out of them. Jenny Lawson, AKA The Bloggess, suffers from a multitude of mental disorders and for those who are struggling with anything that might lead to depression or suicide, you need to watch her talk through her fear and pain, and offer some fantastic words of wisdom I would never be able to give in her video on it. The main message, though? Depression lies, do not trust it. Ever. It lies, and when the depression lessens, you will be able to see that. So it's important to imprint upon yourself that depression lies, so that when life is so dark, the only thing you can think of is to end it, you can hold on to that.
The ancient Hellens had a different attitude towards suicide--and life--than we do today. In general, suicide was an accepted form of death and it even became an accepted form of capital punishment. Athenian philosopher Socrates was condemned to death for 'refusing to recognize the gods recognized by the state' and for 'corrupting the youth.' He died by drinking down a cup of poison hemlock.
In Hellenic myth, suicide has different causes for males than for females. Males often take their own lives out of shame, fear of disgrace, self-sacrifice, grief or the loss of honor. Women kill themselves mostly out of grief over the death of a male child or husband, out of shame or through self-sacrifice although their self-sacrifice is often for different reasons and by different means than that of males.
Shame is a prevalent motivator for suicide for both men and women in Hellenic myth. The sources of shame vary greatly, between the sexes but also within the sexes. For women, rape is the most common source of shame. For men, shame comes often from a loss of honor. This can occur when they are slighted in the distribution of bounty (like Ajax), when they commit sexual acts with their daughters (like Clymenus) or because of 'ugliness', like Broteas, who in some versions of mythology is said to have burnt himself because he was ashamed of the way he looked.
Grief is by far the most common motivator for women to take their own lives. In ancient Hellas, women were almost solely in charge of raising children. Their lives consisted of taking care of the hearth, her husband and her children. Any status a woman had, was tied in with her husband. Women in ancient Hellas were groomed to function in pairs. It was because of this that a widow was passed on to another male as soon as possible. For a lot of women in mythology, loosing their husband or male child proves too much to handle. They kill themselves our of grief, fear and/or the promise of an undesirable husband. For women, dying with their husbands was considered a virtuous thing to do. Alcyone, for example, hears of her husband's death and drowns herself. Laodamia, threw herself on her husband's funeral pyre. When Anticleia, mother of Odysseus, is sure Odysseus is dead, she kill herself to end her suffering.
There are also fathers who kill themselves when they lose a son, and husbands who commit suicide when they lose their wife, although it occurs much less frequent than for mothers and wives. Aegeus, thinking his son Theseus is dead, dives off of a cliff. Orpheus, in some versions of the myth, does not leave the Underworld when he loses his wife for a second time, but walks back to die himself.
Stepping away from mythology, suicide became a more frowned-upon practice as time went by. Pythagoras and Aristotle, for example, were against the practice. Pythagoras believed there were only a finite number of souls so suicide upset the balance. Aristotle was against suicide because he felt that the community suffered a loss. A lot later, with the arrival of the Christians, suicide became an act of the Devil.
I doubt Hellenics have reached a consensus over suicide yet. We might, in the future, but for now our societies, our personal experiences and our own (political) preferences influence our views more than our Reconstructionistic practices.
I have actually thought about suicide, and assisted suicide, a lot, both before and after transitioning to Hellenismos. Becoming a priestess has always drawn me. Assisting the sick and dying is a part of that. Unless things change dramatically over the years, I doubt I will ever be called to aid someone I do not know personally, as they decide to end their own life with the help of a physician. I am in favor of euthanasia and I would gladly help a person going through it by praying with them, offering to the Gods in their name and pleading to the psychopomps to aid them on their journey to the Underworld. I would gladly give them the funeral rites their family might be unaware of. I would also do the latter for those who committed suicide.
Some may call suicide hubris. I can see where this idea comes from and I think I agree with it. Offerings to appease the Gods would be a necessary part of Hellenic funeral rites after a suicide; after all, you have taken yourself from the Olympians. Yet, I feel Hades would welcome the soul of someone who has committed suicide, regardless. I don't think He would judge a person at all on committing suicide. That having been said, please read the part of this post about not committing suicide again. Once you're dead, you're dead and although the Underworld isn't that horrible a place, no one should wish to leave the sunlight before their time, no matter how hard life can get.


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So here is what is up with me. I have been...
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Monday, July 23, 2012
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What should health care plans pay for?
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Monday, November 14, 2011
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Let�s take control of diabetes. Now.
November 14 is World Diabetes Day. This date marks the birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting, a Canadian medical scientist and doctor and Nobel laureate who isolated insulin with Dr. Charles Best.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
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This week hasn't been easy. My senior cat Bandit was suffering from kidney failure and I had him put down Sunday afternoon. I miss my handsome cat. Many of us have lost loved pets and humans, and can relate to those feelings of grief. We all... Read more
Monday, September 19, 2011
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Hi all!
I haven't posted a blog in a long, long time. I'm just checking in with a little bit of a longer status update.
February - I bought snowshoes and had a blast.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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I don�t deserve too many wishes for better health. I need wishes for better moderation. I was playing too hard. I felt the crash coming and didn�t change direction early enough. I had a day of rest before I left for Fairbanks, I needed four ... Read more
Friday, January 07, 2011
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Today I hit a wall in terms of motivation to burn more calories than I consume.
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Monday, January 03, 2011
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This year isn't about burning off pounds. This year is about living outside of my head.
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Ride Rollie Awesome on the ice roads on Big Lake
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Friday, December 31, 2010
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I started 2010 at 234 pounds. Today I am at 174 pounds.
I've been consistent with good diet and moderate-to-high-intensity exercise.
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Friday, December 10, 2010
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Friday, December 03, 2010
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There shouldn�t be 70 pounds down for the wicked, but there it is! I�ve been busy, too busy to post to my SparkPeople blog for well over a month. What have I been up to?
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