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On the second day of our Portland trip, we had a very nice breakfast at Bijou Cafe.
I think they are famous for their Roast beef hash, but I absolutely loved their Oyster omelette.
The oyster omelette was by far the best seafood omelete I've ever had. The omelette was filled with breaded and fried oysters that were super fresh. It was mixed with salty bacon and sweet caramelized onions. The egg to oysters, bacon and onion ratio was perfect. I didn't get sick of the egg like I'd normally would with omelettes, in fact, I demolished this quite happily.
The roast beef hash had a generous amount of meat, some were nice and juicy, and there were some dry ends as well. My friends enjoyed this a lot, but if I ever come back, I'd still order the oyster omelette.
Great place for breakfast, not to be missed in Portland.
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Bijou Cafe
132 SW 3rd Ave
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 222-3187


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Sri Lanka- Easter 2012
A little trip to Sri Lanka 1st-14th April 2012.
Day 1-2 2/4/12
We left for our flight to Colombo at 6am from holiday inn heathrow. We were slightly delayed so ended up taking off about 11:20am. After a flight with the most rude cabin crew ever we arrived in Colombo at about 2am. We got a taxi and went to the hotel Nathalyia, not far from the airport. It was fine for our stay for one night. We got up in our own time and went down for breakfast, we used a spoon as a knife which was interesting! I had a bit of cereal and some toast, James was onto the eggs and spicy sausage!! James spoke to his uncle and soon Dilanjan his driver was at the hotel to pick us up. He drove us into Colombo which took about an hour. We got dropped at the Fort and had a wander around. The police station was very interesting as the officers sleep in, so you could see all their bunks in the window. We had a walk round, saw the old lighthouse and went for a coca cola and a cake. Of course I ended up with the wrong cake, but it was chocolate so all good!
After we went to their world trade centre and had a look in the gem shops and went to the loo as the toilet in the cafe was Out of order. From the trade centre we jumped in a tuk tuk and went on a city tour. I love a good tuk tuk ride! I loved the sites, particularly the temple on the lake where I could take lots of lovely photos. We then stopped at various places around the city.
We then went back to the fort area to meet David at the Cinnamon grand hotel, before we met we fitted in a cheeky massage. James went for the back energiser and I had a foot scrub. It was A-Mazing! I felt like I was then walking on air, think we'll go again the day we leave!
We met David and his driver and we drove a little out of the city centre and went to a restaurant called the Bayleaf. David kindly treated us to dinner. J and I both had squid to start and then pasta for main. It was delicious, however the evening was spoilt by those mozzies that seem to love me. At the moment my ankle is all swollen and I have a great set of bites down my leg! We headed back to David's, it took over an hour. We met the dog and cats and the mountains of boxes ready for their move to Bangladesh, I can't believe how much stuff they have. We chatted and went on the net to sort accommodation for next couple of nights and then David generously gave up his bed for the night, it was baking in that bedroom!
Day 3 3/4/12
We got up at 7am and got sorted and David's driver was ready for the road trip to Kandy. We headed out of Colombo and stopped for an elephant ride and we gave Pooja (our elephant) a bath in the river, we scrubbed her with a coconut shell. After this we climbed on her back in the river and went for a short ride. The keeper wasn't impressed with his tip! We looked at the little museum and then got back into the car and drove to pinnewala elephant orphanage. We walked down to the river and were presented with loads of nellies having fun in the river. The baby ones kept laying down and rolling, so cute. We had a drink and watched them over the restaurant balcony. They the herded them up, set off the sirens and then they all walked up the street back to the orphanage, so surreal! We followed them up the street and had a little look around. We sore the poorly ones, one didn't have a full leg and another had sores on his tummy. We then got back in the car and headed to Kandy. We arrived to the rain and struggled to find the hotel...when we did find it they were very friendly. We got a tuk tuk down to the lake area, went to a restaurant and had mountains of food, James had traditional curry and I had noodles. There there was so much! We then walked along the lake, the rain cleared a bit so we went into the temple grounds. It was very beautiful. For 5:30pm we went to the dance show, Kandian dance. It was good, dancing, fire show, walking on hot coals. We then walked the streets of Kandy, bought some Barft (Sri lankan sweets), tasted like barf (sick) as it sounded! We went to the 'pub' and had banana fritters and a drink. We were exhausted, so ready for an early night.
Day 4. 4/4/12
Got up about 7ish and took time getting ready, had a shower and then had some scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast. We headed off in Ravi's van for the long mountainous journey to Ella. First we went to the pharmacy to get some tablets for my swollen chankle and then onto the cemetery. That was beautiful. From there to the gem makers where we felt very awkward and were nearly persuaded to buy a ring, it was hard walking away saying 'no'!
I struggled to stay awake at all during the journey. We stopped at a tea factory, looked at how tea is made and the different types. We then had some lunch. Same as yesterday, I had noodles again and James had the curry. It was very good.
We finally arrived in Ella about 4ish, and had a cuppa as it was chucking it down with rain. When the rain calmed down we then went for a walk around Ella, only took about 5mins as its only tiny. We've tried traditional dishes tonight, I had masala thosai with veg curry and James had Chicken koththu rotti. Tomorrow we plan to get up early and walk to mini Adams peak and make our way south to Tissa, ready for the 4:30am get up on Friday for Yala safari!
Day 5. 5/4/12
I ended up sleeping with socks and joggers on as I was pretty chilly in bed. The fleece blanket wasn't enough. Before we went to sleep we could hear gun shots which was pretty scary and then was woken about 3am by howling dogs. We got up just after 7am and had breakfast and then went on a little walk/trek up mini Adams Peak in Ella. It took about an hour to reach the top and was a little risky for me in flip-flops, but I made it! Everyone else walking was wearing trainers or boots. On the way back down I was bursting for the loo, thankfully I made it to the little cafe half way run by a 16yr old boy who liked cameras and i phones! We walked back to our hotel 'sooraya' and got our stuff together and left in the car. First we went back on ourselves to Dowa Temple, carved from rock. 15monks live there and it's 2500years old. We left and headed towards Tissa, stopping at Rowana waterfalls. There were some really cool monkey's hanging around near the waterfalls. On our way there was a huge monitor type lizard wandering across the road. Couldn't believe the size of it, I've never seen a lizard that big in the wild before. It was incredible! We arrived in Tissa about 2pm, got showered as it was sooo hot and then decided to head to Kirinda. We got in a tuk tuk and he took us to a temple, we were hoping for a restaurant as we hadn't eaten since breakfast. Instead we were blessed in a Buddhist temple by karishna, yes, that's right, the Hindu god! The temple looked over the ocean which was beautiful, but it was a bit random and we were starving. We headed back to the hotel in Tissa and hoped to get some lunch. The hotelier sent us to the hotel across the road and we ordered some water, we then decided there was no Sri Lankan food on offer so we left...we ended up with some tuc type biscuits and lemon puffs and waited for the restaurants to open at 7pm...got a little holiday snooze in ;-)
We set off for dinner, with a big language barrier between the tuk tuk lad and us. We drove around the town twice and then reached our lonely planet restaurant recommendation! I had ginger fish and James ordered a selection of Sri Lanka curry. There was loads of food, not enough however to refuse a nutella pancake for dessert. We went back to the room and got sorted for the safari in the morning.
Day 6 6/4/12
We got up at 5am, jumped in the jeep, still in the dark and headed towards Yala. We were driving around a while, we saw a crocodile cross the road, lots of birds, lizards, cows bathing. We came across a male elephant hanging around! We stopped off at the sea for our breakfast back up that consisted of 2bananas, honey sandwiches and 2 hard boiled eggs. The driver told us that 47 people had been killed right where we were during the tsunami. From there we drove away and saw the most amazing scene, an elephant bathing in a lake if lillies, it was wonderful. I was feeling so lucky, what an awesome experience.
On the way out of the park we saw more iguanas and birds. Back at the hotel we got showered and then we were picked up and driven to Unawatuna. On the way i got the driver to stop along the road side, there were stalls selling wicker bags, so i bought 2 bags. I gave the lady her first asking price for the bags and told her to keep the change. The smile that stretched across the young girls face was such a pleasure to see. We arrived at the hotel Flower Garden and we have a nice cabana in the gardens. As it is called 'the flower garden', its really colourful with flowers and plants all around. We relaxed by the pool for a bit and had a drink. In the evening we walked along the road to find somewhere to eat, I had lobster, it was very nice. This was followed by our traditional holiday game of travel scrabble!!
Day 7. 7/4/12
We got up in our own time as we'd had an early morning previously for the safari. We had breakfast, starting with a delicious fruit platter of papaya, watermelon, passion fruit, banana and pineapple. We then got eggs and toast too, I had an ommette and James had fried, it came looking like a pair of boobies! We sat around the pool for a while, it was too hot in the sun though. We met a couple from the Uk who live and teach abroad in Qatar, sounds great...got me thinking again!
We then went down to the beach and had some lunch. We sat right on the beach front, it was beautiful. The waves were coming right up to the restaurant and up to people's sunbeds. A load of people had their shoes washed away which was pretty amusing! We had a drink and then strolled back to the hotel. A couple of hours by the pool and then we went in...but there was a power cut for a while. We got showered and changed, sprayed up with mozzie stuff and headed out. We went to a place called Neptune Bay. I had devilled crab, it was lovely, but a bit of a devil! My lips and mouth were on fire! We had a pancake and another drink and then wandered back to the hotel. We had a little wifi check up before heading to bed...
Day 8. 8/4/12
We had the breakfast of fruit and eggs that I think we'll be getting for 6days, lovely as it is! We came across Trevor and Linda, they were going to find somewhere to snorkel for the day. I decided to go to the excursion shop to find out about seeing the turtle sanctuary, and they were in the shop. Soon we found ourselves going to Hikkadua with them and going on a glass bottomed boat. We got sorted quite quick and at 11am we were on our way. We had to bargain for the boat trip, later to find out the man I booked the trip with was a victim of the tsunami. We went on the boat, saw lots of colourful fish through the glass bottom and then went snorkelling. We swam with the turtles which was truly amazing :-)
We had a bit of lunch with Trevor and Linda and I interviewed/recorded the man who survived the tsunami, an unbelievable story. He spent 2years in hospital. A broken skull, legs, ribs, as he was carried under the wave. He's so lucky to be alive, fortunately for him his family live in land so they were fine. We headed back to the hotel in the car, about a half hour drive and sat by the pool a bit. It was pretty cloudy though and soon it began raining pretty heavily. James was in the pool while I had a milkshake in the dry!!
In the evening I put on my nice long black dress only to find myself sitting in a shop eating 'cutti' off a local food trolley! It was pretty hot, I didn't manage it all. We then drank mojitos in the local surfers chill out bar sitting on cushions. It was very relaxed and the mojitos were fab!
Day 9. 9/4/12
I got up early as the bed is hideously uncomfortable, so I did the underwear washing and hung it out in the morning sunshine, I felt like a local washer woman!
We got sorted and went for breakfast....the lovely fruit platter is losing its novelty now! We hung around the pool, chatting to Linda and Trevor and read our books. We had some lunch in the hotel, we ordered burgers...but they were no ordinary burgers. They were delicious and came with veg, no bun, but tomato and a sauce on top. It was really good. We continued to read and the clouds came, both of us finished our books within about 5mins of each other! We decided to visit the turtle hatchery. It was pretty cool, saw the hatching ground, held a baby and looked at the turtles. One had a missing front leg/flipper. The tuk tuk man then easily persuaded us to visit a local lake, it was very nice, then we ended up on a boat! Easily conned tourists! It was good though, the lake was huge and we stopped at 2 islands. On the first was a man making cinnamon from the trees. It was a tiny island with a little house and he had he homemade canoe so he could get to the mainland. He got the cinnamon from the tree, crushed it and made us a cup of cinnamon tea. It was very nice actually...but we didn't buy it! The next island was a Buddhist temple where 25monks live, we wandered around and saw a very young monk, he's only 7. I can't imagine living away from parents with nothing on a tiny island at the age of 7, bad enough being an older monk. We headed back off on the boat and then onto the tuk tuk and headed back to the hotel. We then sampled lots of different fruits at the fruit stall next to the hotel. We tried 4different types of mango!
In the evening we went for dinner at 'The Villa', we tried the fish curry. It came with dhal and other veg dishes and mango and lime chutneys. We were sat just behind a Very irritating English girl, she loved herself and did not stop talking...so annoying when we wanted a nice relaxed meal! We had a fairly early night.
Day 10. 10/4/12
I got up fairly early and sat outside reading my book...the uncomfortable bed is getting to me! I waited for James to emerge from the cabana...of course, he didn't until he was nagged! When he dragged himself from his marathon sleep we went to the restaurant for breakfast. More fruit and today we chose poached eggs. We decided to have a change of scene so we headed down to the beach. We saw a turtle in the sea swimming around, James went to buy goggles to catch a better glimpse. There was a nice breeze on the beach, but the beach sellers became a bit annoying! Trevor and Linda walked by whilst we were with the monkey gypsy. The man with a small monkey who wasn't doing it for money!...Hummmm, of course not. So, we took photos of the monkey and so did Linda. I thought I'd offer him 50rupees as a gesture, he laughed and said 1000!...£5...cheeky man. We then ended up in an argument as he'd said several times that he wasn't there for money. He said 'your life will change'...we're now waiting for the bad gypsy spell to be put on us!
We had prawn salad for lunch, sat with Trevor and Linda...then as if like its timed the clouds came over. We decided to get showered and then go to Galle. There's a little downs syndrome man in the hotel and he has no shoes. He showed us a note which we couldn't understand, but the guys in the hotel said he wants some slippers!...so the tuk tuk man took us to the shoe shop on the way to Galle and we got him some flip flops. We got dropped off at the Fort and had a wander around, it was a really lovely place. We stopped for an ice cream under a tree as it was raining at the tuk tuk ice cream van and looked in the antique and jewellery shop. I bought a garnet stone (my birth stone). We saw the lighthouse and then had a fish pedicure, James and I couldn't stop giggling to start with! There was some bigger fish, 10times the size you get at home for a pedicure. We continued on as it got dark, it was lovely seeing all the old buildings. Then came the thunder and lightening, we were walking down a pitch black street. I gripped James' hand as I was scared, the wind was blowing, thunder claps and the sky lit up. Thankfully we then came across a tuk tuk to take us back to Unawatuna. The drive back was eventful as we were caught in a horrendous storm. The rain was coming down in sheets and the road was like a river. The tuk tuk man was totally soaked through and couldn't see through his little windscreen. Water was coming through the roof and the sides even though the cover was down. We got back to the hotel safely, however, from the tuk tuk to the restaurant we were drenched! The hotel entry was like a swimming pool, we had to wade through the water. The staff were great and on hand with towels though! We had a delicious dinner in the hotel, they give you starter and dessert in the price of the meal...the tomato soup was amazing and then I had a prawn curry and James had a calamari curry...very spicy, but really lovely. The rain just about died out by the time we finished our dinner, so we decided to go back to the room. We found a big puddle on the floor and a wet bed, the hotel were great and they moved us. Within minutes (not enough time to pack) the little men were waiting at our door to move our cases to our upgraded super deluxe room! We settled in rather quickly and then went to bed.
Day 11. 11/4/12
We laid in too long, being very lazy...the bed was more comfortable :-) James popped down to the surf shack and got a surf lesson booked for tomorrow and I went and got a table for breakfast. Another fruit platter, and today I chose fried eggs...I got tits on toast today! Peppercorns as nipples! We relaxed around the pool until about 2pm when we had some lunch. As we sat down to eat our lunch the ground started to move. It made me feel a bit sick, when you feel really drunk! We watched the pond water move from side to side, it went on for about a minute...we then joked about a tsunami! Within minutes we heard about the earthquake on the radio by the pool, measuring 8.8, then a few mins later mention of a tsunami warning. The hotel manager came round and informed us, telling us we'd be safe. I'd got a back massage booked in, so I went up to that...but he didn't give me the full 30mins as he seemed a bit panicked! We then hung around the hotel waiting for something to happen. Most people went upstairs, but we just sat and had a drink wondering whether we should really be upstairs! A bit strange, but being a geography teacher I was feeling a little more excited than I was scared! The hotel guys all secured mopeds away to protect them and we could hear sirens in the street, and a person speaking on a loud speaker which I can only guess was the evacuation notice. James and I naughtily walked out down the hotel path and looked down the path. We were asked several times of we were safe or needed a ride to safety....tuk tuks, bikes. Everyone was heading away with everything with them. We sat around for about an hour, kept checking the news, but nothing was happening. Everyone started emerging from upstairs. We sat by the pool and then went up to the room. I read my book on the balcony and watched the monkeys. James then said he was going to look for monkeys...I started to panic as he didn't come back for ages and took no phone or anything with him. I was really worried, but I knew he'd be fine. As I waited in my towel he wandered in having been swimming!...relief!
We got showered and headed out when we knew it was safe as the warning had been lifted. We walked down the road, everything was closed apart from one jewellery shop and the surf shack. The guy told James his surf lesson would be cancelled and the jewellery man said that in 2004 he lost 7 siblings in the tsunami...these poor people...
We came back to the hotel for food, I had butter fish, veg and rice and James had a mixed seafood pasta, both very nice. I wanted to get some souvenirs from here, but all is closed and tomorrow is a holiday...not looking good for shopping! The only plus point is that I can save some cash!
Day 12. 12/4/12
We got up to a lot of dampness, no sunshine. We went down for the usual breakfast and then had a wander down to see if any shops were open. There was a few open so we bought a few souvenirs and I got a lovely sapphire ring :-) By the time we got back it was time to check out and settle the bill. We've had a lovely stay in Unawatuna, it's now time to head up to Colombo. Tomorrow it's home time :-(
We went up the new road to Colombo, it took just over 2hours to reach the hotel. It was a very cloudy day. We went to our room, which was absolutely huge and left our bags. We were quite hungry and we wanted to see if we could get a massage like the one we had on our first day. For our last couple of days it was the Sri lankan holiday so lots of places were closed, as the massage place was...bit gutted, was looking forward to that! We went to the mood cafe bar for lunch, although it was about 4pm by then. We then got a tuk tuk to a mall, which was rubbish and most of the shops were closed. On our return to the hotel we enjoyed a milkshake on the chessboard in the gardens. It was really beautiful. We went up to the room and almost fell asleep. We had to force ourselves to get showered and changed for the evening...couldn't be bothered! We did in the end and went down and had lightbites in the garden. Cashew nuts and salad. Then it was time for bed...there was no alcohol being served as it was requested for the new year celebrations by the president.
Day 13. 13/4/12
We got up early ish to make the most of our last day. We made sure we had everything ready as we'd have no room from 1pm.
We went down to a magnificent buffet breakfast, there was so much to choose from, fruit, cereal, pastries, meats, doughnuts, full English, curry, pancakes...although we made a poor effort as neither of us had the best stomachs for eating lots!
After our small breakfast we went and sat by the pool, which also looked over the sea. A great place to be....in the whole trip we'd had a real mixed bag of weather, sun, clouds, haze, rain, storms etc. On our last day was the hottest, it was baking! There was no way we could sit out in the sun. The brolly was up and the shade bathing went well! We had a break to check out of the room and have some lunch. We went to the hotel patisserie and had a wrap and some lovely cake! We had éclair and cheesecake, the Sri Lankan's do well with cakes. I'm impressed! We then went back down to the pool...I finished my second book of the holiday. Well done me on the book front! We moved to the lawn, played scrabble and had a drink. Then a big black cloud approached very quickly! At that point we had a shower in the pool changing area (which was actually better than the shower in our room).
We then waited for David and Shelagh to arrive. After debating going to a restaurant somewhere we found that everywhere was closed because of the holiday. We stayed at the hotel. We sat on the lawn listening to the waves. It's a shame as the service was awful! We waited ages for our food, the Sri Lankan's are very laid back when it comes service! After dinner it was time to leave, David and shelagh's driver dropped them home, we said goodbye and then we continued onto the airport. We checked in about 11:30pm and flew at 2am.
Day 14. 14/4/12
Back to reality!...we landed safely at Heathrow after an 11 hour flight. Unfortunately Sri Lankan airways don't come much higher than Easy jet in my airline rankings!!


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Five years of beautiful watercolors by artist Catherine Earle.
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Catherine Earle
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Catherine Earle was born and raised in France. She grew up surrounded by the lights and colors of Provence..At the age sixteen she was accepted as the youngest student enrolled at the Beaux Art. She worked as a make-up artist for many years, with a emphasis on stage, opera and ballet. She has traveled in Asia and South pacific and is deeply curious about different cultures . Catherine currently lives in Sandpoint Idaho, with her two daugthers Gabrielle and Alexandra.
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Hey everyone. I was just wondering, at times after I edit in whatever little tidbit I happen to know, the site asks if I want to help expand (Insert topic here) Well recently it brought up Shiromari to me. For those of you not aware, Shiromari is the giant Chameleon summon who took the form of a castle in the Naruto Filler Arcs. This being one of my favourite summons, I was hoping someone would be willing to give me a hand in expanding on this one. I dunno, maybe we should list it's apparent abilties and such.


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By sharing her medical 'milestone,' the 'GMA' anchor hopes to send a message to fellow cancer patients that 'you can kick cancer's butt.'
"Good Morning America" anchor Amy Robach has completed her final chemotherapy session. "Today is my final round of chemotherapy.I wanted to share this moment with you to encourage anyone facing this battle," she tweeted along with a "#bebrave" picture.
The 41-year-old TV presenter also posted a photo of colorful handwritten messages put on her door by her loved ones. "This was a sight for sore eyes... The best welcome home ever #nomorechemo," she captioned the picture.
"Today marks my eighth and final round of chemotherapy," she said in a taped segment that aired on "GMA" later. "This is my final treatment. The doctors say I graduate today."
"I decided to have most of my medical moments remain private, but this one I wanted to share," she went on. "This is a huge milestone for me and for anyone else who has battled cancer, and I join the ranks of 2.8 million U.S. women who are breast cancer survivors."
Calling her journey back to health an "uphill battle," she said some days were "much harder than others...I was one of the lucky ones, only losing about one quarter of my hair." She added, "But no one escapes all of the side effects, both physical and emotional."
"With my eight and final round of chemo complete, I will start on a new journey," she said. "I plan on living each day to the fullest, thankful and grateful, and encouraging so many women who are out there, who are still in the thick of it, who have yet to fight this fight, that you can do it, you can get through this one step a time."
"You can kick cancer's butt," she added, before joking, "I actually wanted to say another word but they wouldn't let me!"
Robach found out that she had breast cancer during a live TV mammogram on the show late last year. "If several producers and even Robin Roberts herself hadn't convinced me that doing this on live television would save lives, I would never have been able to save my own," she said back then.
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I'm a long-distance grandparent. I guess there must be a lot of us now, families spread across the country, across the continent, around the world. But I never pictured my life this way.
Before I had grandchildren, I gave much thought to what my day-to-day interaction with them would be like. I knew I would love them, boys or girls. I would probably buy them cute little outfits and cuddly stuffed animals. I would read them storybooks with pictures of rabbits, dogs and cats. I would bake cookies with them and for them. That's just how it would be.
I never thought about how I would manage my feelings when my grandkids ended up living thousands of kilometres away. How would I feel when I wouldn't be there for every birthday or every Christmas? When they had special days at school, like Grandparents' Day, I wouldn't be attending. I wouldn't be the one babysitting them or spoiling them.
My daughter married an American. Her family has lived in Texas for 12 years. Both my grandchildren – two wonderful boys ages 12 and 8 – have a grandparent where they live, who sees the kids on a regular basis.
One of their onsite grandparents recently passed away. When the kids were little he did a whole lot of babysitting and after-school care. These were the kinds of things I thought I would get to do, but I thank him for being there with all his love and kindness.
Instead, I rely on technology to keep in touch. What did long-distance grandparents do before e-mail and Facebook? I know they wrote letters and their grandkids wrote back. I still get snail mail deliveries from the kids. They send me cards, pictures and letters. I look at them, touch them, put them down and do it all over again. Then I tuck them away in my "grandma's treasure box."
I do enjoy using e-mail and Facebook. There's something so immediate about keeping in touch this way. I get to know within seconds what's happened that day at school or on the soccer field. I respond with "good job" and write them corny knock-knock jokes, then tell how my day is going.
But there are a few things I worry about. Some days I think there is something scary about Facebook. I don't have any ideas who all these "friends" of my grandchildren are. Do they go to school together, play sports with each other? Why are there are so many of them? When I was 12, I had three friends. My oldest grandson has 22. All this is just unfamiliar to me.
I do know about Skype and some of my friends use it, but I'm afraid I'm not up to being able to see their faces and not reaching out and touching them.
Living far away means there are all kinds of things I don't know about my grandkids. What music do they like and would I know the artist anyway? Most of today's music I don't understand, and some of it I think is downright nasty.
How tall are they now? I haven't seen them in almost a year. Gee, the older boy can't be almost as tall as me now, can he? How is that possible?
What should I send for gifts? I'm not all that savvy on electronic stuff. I usually send money because it's always the right colour and always the right size.
The big worry is if they are going to remember me? Will the miles between us stand in the way of a relationship that lasts through the years?
They visit me when they can every couple of years. The 12-year-old is now hard to keep busy for a whole week – kids that age are easily bored. I used to have a dog that he loved to take for walks but the dog is gone now.
The younger boy is coming to visit next summer and still likes to go down to the pond nearby and go fishing. I'm good with that.
I go to visit as often as I can. But both my daughter and son-in-law work in the city and are away early in the morning and back late in the afternoon. The kids are at school all day and I can't visit for very long in the summer when they are on vacation from school. Texas is scorching in the months of July and August and physically, at 67, I can't do it any more.
People ask me, "How do you manage with your grandkids being so far away?" That question really makes me sad. It's hard for me to answer.
I have learned to manage my feelings of sadness by building memories. Pleasant, long-lasting, childhood memories don't just happen. Adults play a big part in providing an environment for experiences to take place and by participating in them.
My one grandson always says he remembers that I bake from scratch. We like to bake together, so that's one memory. The other boy likes to catch frogs with me, I think mostly to see me wrinkle my face in disgust, so that's another memory.
I use every resource I can to provide a setting for memories. Visits, storytelling, e-mails and, yes, even Facebook. I overcome the distance and try to cherish the memories we make together.
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On Sunday, July 21, the American Legion Post 343 held their annual Chicken BBQ at Legion Park. The weather cleared up timely and we had a beautiful day. Our community and the surrounding area supported the Legion by attending our annual event. This was appreciated by all the volunteers and makes their hard work worth the effort.
A special thanks to the Legion Auxiliary, Boy Scout Troop 361 for helping with advertising and help during the event, the members of Legion Post 343 that volunteered their time to work at our event, and all that participated to make our annual event successful.
Also this year Econo Foods was the major supplier for most of the items served and they did a very good job assisting us in this endeavor.
Thanks again to all that supported the America Legion at this event. This is our only fund raising event of the year and it allows us to continue to provide programs for our residents.
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This tasty, golden brown turkey breast is just four ingredients away! And with its low sodium, fat and cholesterol levels, you can feel good about eating it. "It's simply delicious," says Audrey Petterson of Maidstone Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 1-1/4 cups jellied cranberry sauce
- 2/3 cup thawed unsweetened apple juice concentrate
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 bone-in turkey breast (5 to 6 pounds)
- 1. In a small saucepan, bring the cranberry sauce, apple juice concentrate and butter to a boil. Remove from the heat; cool.
- 2. Carefully loosen skin of turkey breast. Set aside 1/2 cup sauce for basting and 3/4 cup for serving. Spoon remaining sauce onto the turkey, rubbing mixture under and over the skin.
- 3. Place turkey on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting occasionally with reserved sauce. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes before carving. Warm reserved 3/4 cup sauce; serve with turkey. Yield: 12 servings.
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5 ounce-weight: 244 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 103mg cholesterol, 91mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 36g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 starch.
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MILLERSBURG -- While many Holmes County Fair attendees have a long tradition of showing animals in the fair, there are always first-timers stepping up to the plate for their first experience in the world of judging.
After seeing his siblings show at the fair, 9-year-old Kasey Weber decided to take on the challenge of showing pigs, turkeys and broilers during his first year participating in 4-H.
"He hides his nerves," father Dean Weber said. "He asked a lot of questions. He's got his older brother and his older brother's friends. They all kind of chip in. He had to flip the turkey, and he's been worried about that for weeks."
Kasey Weber ultimately beat his brother in their class during turkey judging, and Kasey Weber said his most proud moment was getting his turkey flipped with no problem.
"I think it's good for them to give them something to do and have responsibility (of)," Dean Weber said. "With the market animals, they can raise them, they don't bring them back home (and) they make a little bit of money that they can put away for a future college or whatever."
Ten-year-old Pacee Miller also followed her siblings' footsteps by choosing to show a dairy heifer, a pig and a goat in her first attempt at animal showing.
"I just like taking care of cows," she said. "I just wanted to get involved with the animals."
Miller said she loves spending time with the animals, so taking care of them does not seem like a chore, although she said her least favorite chore was picking up after them.
Miller has two siblings who also show animals at the Holmes County Fair, but do not show the same three animals she does. Miller said she chose to show a dairy heifer because she wanted to try something different, and she hopes to continue showing dairy heifers next year.
Although many first-time 4-H students can look to older siblings or family members to show them the ropes, 9-year-old Mia Halverson decided on her own to participate.
"I like animals a lot," she said. "It's something that I just got into myself."
Halverson chose to care for and show a calf, although she does not live on a farm. Instead, she is leasing a calf from a local farmer.
Halverson's only requirement from her parents for participating in the fair this year was she swap 4-H for another activity that she participates in.
Although Halverson will not show her calf until Friday, she said she "sure hopes" to be active in 4-H again next year.
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A 'panicked suspect' seen removing surgical gloves a minute after the brutal attack which left a father with life-changing injuries is being sought by police.
Police say new CCTV footage released this morning shows a 'blood-spattered' panicked man fleeing through the New Wimbledon Theatre car park.
The footage was about a minute after the attack which left academic Paul Kohler, 55, with a shattered eye socket and forehead as well as extensive bruising.
Police said the images show a man removing surgical gloves worn during the crime and this is the last moment he is spotted on CCTV.
Detectives are still hunting two men who fled the scene on foot.
Images show the man, aged in his twenties or thirties, walking through the car park behind the theatre in The Broadway just after 10pm on Monday night.
Officers are still looking for two men who took part in the attack, both thought to be of Eastern European origin.
Detective Inspector Dan O'Sullivan, of Merton Burglary Squad, said: "This new piece of CCTV is crucial in the identification of one of the outstanding suspects, and we are calling to anyone who recognises this man to come forward.
"It is my firm belief that this man and his other outstanding associate would have been stained with blood spatter from the violent attack inside the house.
"Both were also wearing white surgical gloves when they fled. Whilst they attempted a quick exit, I'm sure that members of the public would have seen them.
"The victim currently remains in hospital and is awaiting surgery to an extreme eye injury which has lead to the fracture of his socket.
"The level of violence used is unprecedented for this borough and we believe that the motive for this horrendous crime is purely for financial gain, and the attackers thought there was cash within the property.
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Raspberry Refresher Recipe
This drink is a super change of pace from iced tea or punch. My aunt gave me this recipe when our children were little. Now they're all adults, but we still enjoy this pretty beverage when we get together.—Doreen Patterson, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
- 8 cups fresh or frozen raspberries, thawed
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup cider vinegar
- 2-1/2 cups cold water, divided
- 2 liters ginger ale, chilled
- 1. In a large saucepan, crush the berries. Stir in sugar, vinegar and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Strain to remove seeds; refrigerate. Just before serving, stir in ginger ale and remaining water. Serve over ice. Yield: 14 servings (about 3-1/2 quarts).
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As everyone knows, today is Hegel's birthday (ht cp). And having been struck down with the flu virus that is afflicting all and sundry in these parts, I was reminded of the dialectic arising from the argument from design. To wit, God did not design the intricate and wily variations of the flu virus merely to afflict human beings with misery. Rather, the careful design of the flu virus produces in response very useful narcotics, such as codeine and pseudoephedrine. I have imbibed both this afternoon and can vouch for their effectiveness. Forget the pretend efforts, such as 'natural' remedies or placebos (false dialectical responses). As a chemist once said to me, only narcotics will do the trick. This is the true dialectic.
27 August, 2016
A dialectical moment worthy of Hegel's birthdayPosted by stalinsmoustache under anatomy, philosophy | Tags: dialectic, flu virus, Hegel's birthday, narcotics |
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17 November, 2015
Confirmation of my hatred of alarm clocksPosted by stalinsmoustache under anatomy, sleep | Tags: alarm clocks, slapping |
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I have always dislike alarm clocks: they wake me up when I do not want to be woken up, to go somewhere I do not want to go, to do something I do not want to do for the sake of someone I do not want to see. Recently, an enterprising Swede has come up with the best reason to hate alarm clocks. Go to minute 3.18 if you do not wish to see the preamble.
29 September, 2015
Highlight of the Gulf Country in Australia?Posted by stalinsmoustache under anatomy, hairy creatures of God | Tags: mum's tits |
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3 November, 2014
If Freud had only lived in JapanPosted by stalinsmoustache under anatomy, travel, weird | Tags: a new world of toilet seats, Freud, Japan, prostitution, return of the repressed |
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This country would have to be one of the most repressed I have ever visited, with an extraordinary return of the repressed at all sorts of levels. On the one hand, everyone is impossibly polite, nice, tidy and meticulously rule-abiding. Everyone bows at the slightest meeting. Even on a train, the person wheeling the trolley with food will bow at the end of the carriage before making her way along, offering drinks and snacks. Police officers assist you with the most trivial detail, all the while wearing a huge smile. Everyone drives about 10 km below the speed limit, for fear of breaking the law. And forget about crossing an empty intersection if the pedestrian light is red. Even more, excessive noise is a no-no. You can speak on a mobile phone in a train only in vestibule of each carriage. Hotel regulations make a big thing about quietness. Every word is spoken softly.
At the same time, Japan has one of the largest prostitution industries in the world. Worth an estimated 10,000 billion yen a year, it is in your face – so to speak – everywhere you turn. In grocery shops, leaflets advertising local services can be found. If you live in the country, your letterbox will be full of such leaflets. But call it prostitution. Ah no, is it 'health delivery', or 'soapland', or you can engage in a 'romantic' getaway in a 'leisure hotel (the latter are a cheap way to travel in Japan). Keep in mind that prostitution is technically illegal in Japan.
However, you don't have to go that far to see such repression and its release at work. Take the toilets in a standard hotel. They all come with a curious panel of buttons on the side:
Initially, I ignored such devices, but then I became intrigued. How do they work? I tried pressing the buttons, but to no avail.
However, after sitting upon such a toilet a few times, I noticed that the green light went on (square button) after some water noises. I then pressed the 'bidet' button. At this moment, a phallic like tube emerged from the back of the toilet:
And before you know it, a stream shoots right up your anus:
Now let me be clear, such a photograph is not possible until after sitting down, pressing the appropriate buttons and waiting for that tingling feeling down below:
In fact, it requires significant dexterity to leap up from the seat while one's underside is being doused, aim the camera and take a shot before the stream stops. After numerous attempts, I became somewhat damp, but now I wanted to try the 'shower' button. What would that do?
Yes, this one was for the ceiling, since it shot almost straight up with significant force:
As I said, Freud would have wet himself with excitement over all this. Return of the repressed – and how. But as I dried off, I also realised that Japanese cleanliness goes a long way, since it seems to me that anyone who uses such a device cannot help but having one's whole internal system washed clean.
16 October, 2014
My naked neighbourPosted by stalinsmoustache under anatomy
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At last! A naked neighbour. For years I have been staggering around naked, first thing in the morning. I look for clothes in the sunroom, ponder the universe while looking over the harbour, have breakfast, make bread – all stark naked and with the curtains fully open. Thus far, our neighbours have kept their curtains tightly shut – all day.
Until now. One of our neighbours has decided that the best way to enjoy the clear air and sunshine of these parts to do the same thing: keep the windows clear and the body unencumbered. Next time I will wave to her, wearing nothing but a big smile.
29 March, 2014
Hand on a thigh: waking with a difference on a long haul flightPosted by stalinsmoustache under anatomy, sleep, travel | Tags: Bible, hand, Marxism, thigh |
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On my recent overnight flight from China to Australia, I found myself seated in a row of four with two seats free and a woman at the other end of the row. Dinner was eaten, a movie watched and then each of us sttempted to get comfortable for the night. We tried to stretch out on two seats each, without much success. So I suggested she stretch out her legs and lie against the seat backs and I would stretch out in reverse and lie down in the remaining space. So we were able to lie down at full stretch, heads at either end of the row of four seats. I found a pair of smelly socks close to my nose, my consolation being that my socks were even more aromatic beside her nose. But I soon fell asleep. Some hours later I woke to find my hand resting on her somewhat ample thigh. I sheepishly removed it and smiled a good morning.
I was not quite sure what to expect: a slap or a kiss good morning. Instead, she was keen to talk and asked me what I did. I mentioned writing on Marxism and religion, researching in Australia and teaching in China, my children, travel etc. She, it turned out, was the head of a major company, married and with a brood of children. To top it off, she was a fundamentalist Christian who had found the command to obey her husband immensely helpful – she told me with Bible in hand. She was used to calling all the shots, so it was a relief to be able to let him do so some of the time. So on we chatted until the plane landed. But neither of us mentioned my wandering hand or her thigh. At least it broke the ice.
29 October, 2013
Signs on the way: from Asiahung to WC CafePosted by stalinsmoustache under anatomy, ships, smoking, trains | Tags: asiahung, signs, wc cafe |
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Quirky signs with unwitting senses – part of the pleasure of travel in distant places.
This is the name of a well endowed cafe at Leipzig railway station. Not to be outdone, the ship from Riga to Stockholm sports a somewhat different culinary experience:
But my favourite is this one, on the old train from Minsk to Riga:
It took me a moment to realise that there is no red line through the lit cigarette, for in the vestibule at the end of each carriage you can indeed smoke. How civilised!


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I am still living at the house which was scheduled to be sold last week although it has been postponed several times. I ve been unable to find something I can afford and I am anxious that I will come home to find myself locked out and my pets locked in. I don't know if it was actually sold this time.
I am sorry to hear about your situation, finding a place can be difficult and stressful. If you are still living in the property after it is sold at auction or taken back by the lender, you become essentially a "tenant at sufferance." The new owner has to evict you to forcefully make you leave. Usually that new owner - especially if it is a lender - will send someone to verify whether the property is occupied or vacant. The bank hires a Realtor to sell the home and they or another lender representative will attempt to work out something with you for you to leave in a timely manner (usually no more than 21-30 days). You can ask for some cash assistance to help with your moving expenses, that can be somewhere between $1,500 and $3,000 - or it can be $0. If you are not out in the agreed upon time they will evict you.
If the buyer at auction is an investor then anything could happen. They are supposed to approach you the same way as the lender - although they can choose to evict you immediately - but my experience is most problems with the transition occur with an investor purchases the property.
You shouldn't be too worried about coming home and the locks being all changed, although it can happen, they are not supposed to do that. They cannot deny you access to the property without going through the appropriate channel - eviction through the court and that takes around 30 days (give or take a few).
I think it best you continue to pursue a new property. Once the property sells, either going back to the lender or to an investor/new owner, you will be on borrowed time - about 30 days.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Interesting Second Round Match-ups at WGC
So, after watching the highlights of a few of Tiger's putts he made to comeback against J.B. Holmes, tipping your hat isn't close to good enough. Are you kidding me with that eagle putt? Was that 50 feet?
Anyway, moving to the second round shouldn't be too hard with a couple of the exciting matches today down in Marana.
Sergio Garcia v. Boo Weekley - Two golfers that normally have a following due to their exciting personalities ("Boo likes fish"), I'm picking Weekley to upset because of Sergio's lack of play this year.
Steve Stricker vs. Hunter Mahan - Along with Tiger, these two golfers were probably the hottest American golfers of 2007. Stricker struggled yesterday so don't be surprised if the one-seed goes does early.
Tiger Woods vs. Arron Oberholser - Hey Arron, did you see Duke lose to Miami last night? I think most sports fans would agree that you wouldn't want to be Duke's opponent the next time on the hardwood. You could probably learn a lot from this point.
Phil Mickelson vs. Stuart Appleby - A couple of vets match-up early in the desert. Yesterday I would have penciled Schmickey in no problem, but after his lackadaisical win yesterday over Pat Perez, Phil could be joining Ernie for club sandwiches and an Arnold Palmer.
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Hallmark Channel's First-Ever KITTEN PAW-STAR GAME Coming Summer 2015
Hallmark CHANNEL announces a new tradition for sports lovers and cat enthusiasts that will have the cutest cats going up to bat to perform in the biggest Paw-Star baseball game of the year! Hallmark CHANNEL opens its stadium doors Summer 2015 for the baseball paw-stars to take the field. The "Kitten Paw-Star Game" will feature the most adorable kittens ready to hit a line drive and score a homerun. Celebrities across all facets of entertainment - including Major League Baseball players and coaches - will join to cheer on each cat at bat. "Kitten Paw-Star Game" is part of Hallmark Channel's "Pet Project," a multi-faceted initiative devoted to celebrating pets and the incredible joy and enrichment they bring to our lives, and will significantly raise the awareness of the plight of shelter animals across the country.
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In recent weeks there has been a rolling conversation on tech blogs about the definitions of utility computing and cloud computing, with contributions from Geva Perry at GigaOm, Simon Wardley, James Urquhart of Cassatt, James Governor at Redmonk and IBM's Gerrit Huizenga. John Willis has sought to classify cloud computing providers.
And what about grids? The IEEE has published a classification scheme for grid systems (link via 3Tera's Bert Armijo). Are all these definitions and classifications helping or just adding to the confusion about these terms? This week Derrick Harris of GRIDToday looks at the parsing of technology terms and how "grid computing" and "high performance computing" scored poorly in a recent Forrester report gauging enterprise interest in various technologies.
"When it comes to enterprise IT mindshare, 'grid' has been bandied about so much that no one knows what it means or what business benefits they might derive from it," Derrick writes. The Forrester report by Frank Gillett also predicts trouble ahead for "virtualization" as a marketing term because it is being used to describe so many different concepts and products. Here's a comment from Gillett about why naming problems have become such an issue:
"We have a bunch of complex ideas, products and technologies whose application is specific to certain situations, and we're trying to talk about it in generalizable terms because, frankly, most people can't wrap their heads around all the details," he said. "I can sit down and in an hour sort of go through the landscape with someone, but that's a terrible way to sell a product."
Do customers/end users know the difference between utility computing and cloud computing and grid computing? Are they hearing competing definitions from vendors? I think the recent conversations reflect concern about a clash in the marketplace, not just between technologies but between terminologies as well.


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