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In Loving Memory of
Josie (Josephine)
9/29/95 - became a Greco 6/04 - 11/8/10
Josie was already a mature lady when she became a permanent member of our family. She knew me as her dog walker for 5 years until her owner couldn't keep her anymore. Josie had lost her roommate, Doc, a few years earlier and when her mom started traveling, Josie would stay with us. Our home became her second home, so when it became full-time, the transition was seamless. Josie was a spunky little gal, the sweetest little dog I'd ever met. She needed to drop some weight and when she became a dog walker's dog, the weight flew off her! Her little legs would work so hard to keep up with her roommate, Monty, our Bernese Mountain dog and her little pony tail ears would flop up and down with the effort.
My favorite memory of Josie was when Otis, Monty's brother, would stay with us, Josie would get a little attitude during our walks. She'd run up ahead, talk a little trash to an approaching dog, and then run behind the 2 Berners for protection. She had some serious bodyguards.
Josie lived to the ripe old age of 15. I'll always regret not celebrating that birthday properly. We had just lost our Chloe and I was so busy grieving that I let her birthday become an afterthought. I wish I'd known it would be the last birthday we'd celebrate together, I would have done it differently.
Josie, we miss you so much. I hope Monty and Otis are taking good care of you at the Bridge. Lord knows you're in good company up there. Until we meet again, we love you Peen-a-leens.
Much loved and so sadly missed by Julie and Mario Greco and family
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Laudato Lunches
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Geddes Hall Coffeehouse
Location: Geddes Hall Coffeehouse
ND Energy is pleased to announce and support the upcoming lunches surrounding the encyclical Laudato Si by Pope Francis. MARK YOUR CALENDAR and please plan to join us for reflection and community-building! Lunch and coffee will be served. Sponsored by the Minor in Sustainability, Center for Social Concerns, Environmental Change Initiative, GLOBES, and ND Energy.
RSVPs are appreciated.
Friday November 13th at 12:30 PM
We will be discussing trends in green jobs and the impact of partnerships between organized labor and the environmental movement. Co-sponsored by Higgins Labor Studies Program.
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Friday December 4th at 12:30 PM
We will be discussing the progress of the international climate negotiations in Paris.
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What a lovely day! And how typical that I'm spending it finishing deadlines and preparing for yet another interview.
I'm off for a meeting this evening about a very exciting looking job. It's taking place in Starbucks, so I didn't want to look too dressed up and thought this kimono, which I believe Hannah has just done an outfit post in as well (great taste!), would be perfect for the occasion and the weather.
I had another one yesterday but that was a very boring riding pants/lace shirt look so didn't even bother with a post.
Hope you're all having a lovely day in the sun!
Kimono - Alice & You via eBay
Vest - H&M
Jeans - Oasis
Bag - Oasis
Belt - Charity shop
Shoes - Topshop
Necklace - Topshop
Earrings - Topshop
Sunglasses - Accessorize
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -Saudi Arabia plans to sign an international pact aimed at freezing the assets of terrorist groups ahead of a United Nations meeting next week focusing on terror-related treaties, a state news report said Tuesday.
The Saudi cabinet authorized its foreign minister to "sign the international convention for combating terrorism and its financing," according to a brief statement released Monday by the official Saudi Press Agency.
The decision to jump on-board comes amid criticism that the Saudi government has been slow to join the international campaign to choke terrorists of their funding sources.
Last week, the Bush administration acknowledged for the first time that the Saudis had agreed to block the assets of 66 individuals and organizations named on a U.S. list of groups suspected of funding terrorist networks.
Saudi officials, however, claim they haven't found any assets linked to Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, or his al-Qaida terrorist organization.
By signing the U.N. treaty, Saudi Arabia will join 70 other countries that have signaled their intention to ratify their laws to comply with the U.N. agreement known as the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.
The U.N. General Assembly adopted the 28-article treaty in December 1999.
Among other provisions, it makes it a criminal act to provide funds to terrorists and requires countries to cooperate in the investigations and extraditions of such offenses.
But the treaty hasn't become effective.
At least 17 countries still need to ratify their own laws in order for the accord to go into force. The United States is among them.
According to the United Nations, the five countries that have ratified their laws so far include England, Azerbaijan, Botswana, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan.
The full U.S. Senate is widely expected to approve measure though no date has been set for a vote. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee OK'd the accord in mid-October.
The U.N. treaty is one of four pacts designed to fight terrorism that are expected to become law following a U.N. conference in mid-November.


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Our trip to Tanya's Dance Co. in Belgrade could not have come at a better time. We were all getting a strong case of cabin fever and dancing all afternoon was the perfect remedy!
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A new group studying combined Twin City services just needs its Auburn names to move forward.
The Lewiston City Council named its five members to the new Citizens Commission on Lewiston Auburn Cooperation last week. Lewiston's appointees include Anthony Ferguson, Ron Farris, Bette Swett-Thibeault, Mark Carrier and Ron Bissonnette.
Auburn City Manager Pat Finnigan said she expects Mayor John Jenkins to announce his picks for the committee shortly.
"He has received more than a dozen applications for these five positions," she said.
The group's first job will be sorting through a stack of resumes for a joint services coordinator job, according to City Administrator Jim Bennett.
"We have a stack of resumes for that job, and we'd like to have them sorting through them and screening them out," Bennett said.
The commission's job continues that of a joint services effort that began late in 2004.
The first commission was appointed by the mayors of both cities and tasked with finding ways to save money by combining services between the two cities.
They released a report in February calling or consolidation of the city's bread-and-butter services – police and public works – over the next five years. The report also suggests eventual cooperation for Lewiston and Auburn fire departments and school systems. Back office services, such as building codes and computer systems, would be the first things to be combined.
Lewiston names joint services group
A new group studying combined Twin City services just needs its Auburn names to move forward.


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I tried to improve some turbo 2003 rus papers' visual appearance by storing them some amount of time between the book pages, and here's the results.
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In this book, Blake described some of the counter-intuitive principles that have helped TOMS grow from an interesting idea to a company that in five years has given more than a million pairs of shoes to children in need. He showed how you, too, can create something that will make a difference, whether it's a nonprofit organization, your own social enterprise, a new business you create on the side while still working in the mainstream, or perhaps even a new division of your current company. You will also read stories of other people who started something that matters ad learn their tips on how to make a difference in business and how to make a business out of making a difference. We all come at that goal from different angles, but what all of us have in commons is a foundation on at least one, if not all, of six key traits: These six traits form the guidelines I believe everyone should follow to start and sustain something that matters. This book will show you how to apply them.
Together, these six elements offer lessons that will challenge you to look at your business and your life from a different perspective: They teach that having a story maybe the most important part of your new venture; that fear can be useful; that having vast resources is not as critical as you might think; that simplicity is a core goal in successful enterprises; that trust is the most important quality you bring to your company; and, finally, that giving may be the best investment you'll ever make.
If you're like Blake and most of the people who yearn for something more than just business success, this book is for you. You're searching for meaning. You want to have time and freedom to do things you love and contribute to making the world a better place.
The stories in the book will show that you can earn money, achieve personal fulfillment, and make a positive impact on the world all at the same time. If this sounds like the way you want to do business and live your life, this book can help get you started. It is a guide to help anyone who is interested to start something that matters.
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In 2006, Blake Mycokie founded TOMS Shoes, the company that would match every pair purchased with a new pair given to a child in need. One for One. In September 2010, Blake returned to Argentina, where he was first inspired to start TOMS, to celebrate the one millionth pair of new shoes given to a child in need.
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Sugarpill Cosmetics Buttercupcake (yellow), Flamepoint (orange), Love+ (red), Dollipop (hot pink)
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Original title: All She WroteLanguage: Bulgarian, English
Translation: Bulgarian subtitles
Genre: Comedy, Action, Romantic
Bulgaria, 2016
Director and writer: Niki Iliev
C: Gary Dourdan, Sanya Borisova, Orlin Pavlov, Bashar Rahal, James Tumminia, Diana Lyubenova, Aleksander Kadiev
When Aaron, an ex-fighter, turns to music after years of being knocked around and left with permanent mental disabilities, he falls for Jana, an off-centered Bulgarian immigrant living in New York. While he recognizes that she is as crazy as he, Jana does not share the same opinion. But her brother, Bobby, an up and coming wannabe fighter, decides to convince her she is that crazy, in order to get Aaron in the ring against him.
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When he started his own farm his neighbors would call him friend. When admiring his fields they called him industrious. When he began speaking at church they called him charismatic. When he accepted the role of leader, they called him Shepherd.
The traditions of his people were simple so they referred to themselves as the Plain Folk. They had set up their community outside the reaches of the nearby town, but still they dealt with the local populace. When they went to Dodge City, the people there called them Amish.
When James Riley, a local rancher, wished to extend his reach, he needed water and land to do it, he called them obstacles. When Benjamin refused to sell the land his family and friends had worked; Riley called him a fool.
A week later when a group of hard men rode into the community. Their leader a scarred man, named Dixon, told them to leave. He had said it was their "last chance."
Benjamin walked forward and said, We will not leave."
Dixon and his men laughed, "You have a choice; you can leave or you can die."
Benjamin looked him in the eyes, "we're not leaving and we won't fight you, so you may as well just go now."
As Dixon's men laughed behind him, "you mean to tell me, you wont fight me, even to protect all these women and children here?"
"The Lord protects us," Benjamin said placing his hand over the Bible he kept in his jacket pocket. "We will not fight you."
Dixon scratched the straggly beginnings of the facial hair dirtying his chin, "Mr. I can't tell if your wise man or a coward." Dixon's hand moved fast and with four loud cracks, Benjamin fell backwards into the dirt. "Well, I guess he was a coward."
They laughed has they drug his badly wounded still breathing body to the church and locked him inside. When they set it on fire, they called him a dead man. Benjamin's last conscious memory was watching the iron church bell crash through the roof towards him.
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He woke a week later, in Doc Millers office. The folks from Dodge had found him under the church bell. The falling bell had engulfed him in it's open mouth, protecting him from the flames. He had three holes in his gut, two of the bullets had passed through and the third had been easy to find and remove. The fourth shot had pierced the bible he kept in his breast pocket, stopping the bullet that would have pierced his heart. Doc Miller called him lucky.
The people of Dodge had always been friendly to him. Patty from the general store brought him food, three meals every day. He was thankful though he wasn't very hungry. The widow Jones had brought him clothes, her husband had been a large man as well. The clothes fit, after a fashion, and being a banker, Mr. Jones tended to favor the colors that Benjamin's order preferred.
Reverend Clemens came bearing dark tidings, it had taken nearly a week but he and several parishioners had gathered the bodies and buried the dead. Dixon and his men had murdered everyone. Each man, woman, and child now "sat with god," he had said. It was a small comfort to Benjamin. Dixon's men, no, Riley's men had burned the town, trampled the crops, and run the livestock off.
There was a vigil held and most of Dodge turned out, even Riley. He expressed his disbelief at how such a tragedy could occur. He blamed Indians, not knowing that Benjamin had survived. Miss Janet, the school teacher, lit a candle for Benjamin's family, since he wasn't well enough to go. Now people were calling Benjamin a survivor, widower, and tragic. Benjamin called himself alone.
Tom, the sheriff, came by the next day to apologize. Since the Ordnung was outside of town it wasn't in his jurisdiction. There was nothing he could do officially, he would see if he could get a Marshal to look into it. But they only came through once every few months, and no one was sure when they'd be back.
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When he was well enough Benjamin moved into the small, rarely used store room in the back of the church. Dusty and cobwebbed but with a little light from a window placed high up on the wall.
He spent most of his days sleeping in the back room of the church. With no farm to tend or a family to love he had lost his sense of purpose. Like molasses in a coffee cup, doubt filled his mind. He became thin and weak, but still hunger escaped him. Even though it was one of the symbols of his marriage, he had stopped keeping his beard neat and trimmed. He had even considered cutting it off, asking for the scissors and razor that sat on the otherwise empty nightstand.
The worst of it was his lack of Faith. He was no longer sure he believed in God. He sat in the chapel one night watching as each of the candle flames winked out of existence. After the last one went away he continued to sit there. He so wanted to join his family, to see them again, hear his sons laughter, his daughters singing, to feel the gentle caress of his wife's fingers through his hair. He prayed for answers, for proof, for an explanation. Finally, he prayed to die.
He rose and stumbling through the darkness he found and lit one of the lanterns. Shortly after returning to his room in the back of the church, Doc Miller had shown up. Doc had found the bible Benjamin had abandoned on the nightstand at Doc's place. "Pure chance, I happened to be passin by," Doc had said in a neighborly manner, "I was on my way back to my home after deliverin Mrs. Levins boy. A good healthy child, eight pounds, strong lungs. I tell ya that child screamed loud enough to wake the…" Doc let the sentence fade to nothing. "Any how she wondered, if I thought it would be all right for her to name the boy Elisha, after your son. I told her, I'd ask, if'n I saw you. I just happened to notice the light in the window and figured I'd run your bible to you. Kill two birds with…" He let that sentence go as well.
Benjamin took his wounded bible, a gaping hole torn in the aged and cracked leather, and placed it on the nightstand in his room. "Thank you Doc, and if you see Mrs. Levine please tell her I'd be honored."
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He woke the next morning hearing Reverend Clemens giving his Sunday sermon. He was telling a long story about an old man and a flood, even though Benjamin had told it before he listened as if hearing it for the first time.
"An old man sits on the front porch of his house, built in a river valley. And a messenger comes to tell him there's a flood coming." Jack Riley had told him he'd regret his decision. "The old man refuses to leave, knowing the Lord will protect him." Benjamin refused, knowing the land was theirs and the Lord would help them. "A family comes by with a wagon and offers to take the old man to safety." The Sheriff had offered to try and reach the Marshals to deal with the situation. "The old man refuses." Benjamin said no. "The flood comes and the water rises to the roof of the man's house, two men in a row boat come and offer him aid." A gunslinger needing his horse shoed learned about their problem and offered to stay and help. "Again the old man waits for God to help him." Benjamin knew that they would be fine. "The old man drowns and asks God why?" Benjamin's people are murdered and their hard work destroyed.
"God tells them both, I sent you a messenger, a family in a wagon, and a row boat, what more was I to do?"
Benjamin sat there in his room for hours just staring at the small window leading into the chapel. "Was it was my fault?" he thought. He lifted the bible off the nightstand, and let his finger touch the bullet hole. He began to turn pages looking for where the bullet stopped. Finally he came to psalms and read 23, "The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures: he leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul: He leads me in the path of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff comfort and protect me.
The word protect is where the bullet stopped. A small pip in the page right in the middle of the word. Benjamin touched the pip with his hand, not sure if it's really there. After staring at it for a long time, he rose and walked into the now vacant church. Even though it's empty, for the first time he didn't feel alone.
Holding the wounded Bible in his hand he approached the crucifix. "I was their Shepherd, and I didn't protect them. I am sorry for that. I think I know what you want me to do now, but I'm not certain. I won't ask you for a sign, you've given me plenty. However, If I am wrong I will gladly accept your judgment when my time comes. Until then, please help me. Guide my hand and my heart. Help me protect those who can not or will not protect themselves. Give me the strength to do what needs to be done." The next day Benjamin went to see Tom and told him what he needed and asked him for his help.
Benjamin Yoder has been called many things. The Plain folk call him shunned and outcast. Riding across the west in black clothes, on a Clydesdale named Johan most folks call him, Father or Reverend. His speed, his aim, and skill with twin onyx handled Colt's got many to call him gunfighter. Mostly, because of the men he's killed and the lives he saved, they just call him The Amish.


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The Aerospace Corp. has appointed Wayne Goodman to the position of executive vice president.
Goodman succeeds David Gorney, who is retiring from the company on Dec. 31.
In his new role, Goodman will work on cross-corporate initiatives and implement strategic goals.
Goodman most recently served as senior vice president of the operations and support group. Before that, he served as general manager, MILSATCOM Division. He joined the company in 1987 as a member of the technical staff in the structural technology department.
Additionally, Aerospace Corp. president Steve Isakowitz will become president and CEO on Oct. 1. Isakowitz became Aerospace Corp. president on Aug. 1.
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Born in Edinburg, Texas, raised in the grape fields of California, educated as a Mechanical Engineer and Artist in Sacramento Cal. State, transplanted to Arizona where an MFA in Studio Art was earned. José has always known that he was going to be an artist though ignorant of the role of an artist in society until he took college level art courses. While perusing a Mechanical Engineering degree he realized his niche was to develop art that conceptually used both sides of the brain.
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I have been conscious of efficient use our resources, for more then twenty years I have been using recyclable materials and re-appropriated objects in my art for twenty years. In today's terms I have been green sense before it was Cool.
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Reggie Casillas was born in South Phoenix, AZ and was exposed to the Arts as well as his Hispanic Heritage at a young age. Growing up as the son of a prominent Artist and a highly motivated mother, he learned to incorporate his life experiences into his art to create pieces that are visually striking with a story to tell. "Art is something that has enveloped my life since birth. It is around all of us but having a father who dedicates his life to the arts has put a special meaning to the connection between everyday life and the arts that are so vital to
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Sam Fresquez is a Phoenix based artist who is currently attending ASU for a BFA in Intermedia Art with a minor in Spanish. Her art explores many concepts including religion, family, culture and sexuality. Above all, her work talks about cultural intersections, frequently using interviews to interact with the community. She often focuses on the use of text in her work.
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As an artist, Joe is a painter and printmaker, as well as a creative director, illustrator, writer and speaker who lives in Scottsdale. His work is reflective of a bi-cultural perspective formed by the Arizona and Mexico regions, the people living in that region, as well as a contemporary perspective. His work speaks to the Mexicano, the Chicano, the Latino, and the Hispanic, as well as the Gavacho. Joe is an active artist member of Xico Inc, a Chicano/Native American arts organization in Phoenix, as well as a participant in Tortuga Press & Studio, a small print studio in Mesa who works with professional artists from all over the Americas. His work has been in a variety of exhibits throughout Arizona, the U.S. and Mexico. His work is figurative and evokes color and passion. Much of his work features voluptuous Sirenas (mermaids) and Angeles, as well as Corazones (hearts) filled with passion, lust and emotion.


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Rednecks and Redskins
October 30, 2013
There is a big fuss going on lately concerning the name of Washington DC's professional football team.
Like a lot of the miasma that comes out of Washington, I have ignored this tempest as it does not interest me, nevertheless, apparently the term "Redskins" offends some people.
Since I don't have a dog in this fight, I don't really care much one way or the other. However, on general principle, I believe if the owner of the team likes the name then, he should be able to keep it. I object to people who don't have any financial interest in a business telling owners they need to change an aspect of commerce because it is offensive to them.
Heck, there are a plethora of people and things in this world that I find offensive, but I believe they can be offensive if they want. I just ignore them.
Nevertheless if the Redskins owner capitulates and changes the name, I suggest he could choose to name the team "The Washington Thin Skins" or perhaps "The National Foreskins."
Now the term "Redneck" is under no such pressure. In fact some of the very same people who maintain that Redskins is offensive , use the term Redneck with joy and delight. They hope using the term might offend people who happen to be rednecks. Which in fact it does not. All the rednecks I know are native-born Americans and the wear the term "Redneck" as a badge of honor.
They all have jobs, in fact they own their own businesses. Most of them feed America, either producing, transporting of preparing the food this country eats.
They drive pick up trucks. Work hard, get their hands dirty and pay taxes. They like to hunt and fish and preserve and conserve their precious land.
When not working they like to party. They appreciate good whiskey and good women. The are among the breed of folks that help build this country.
I had several of my redneck friends visit St. Louis this past weekend, and the town and I will not soon recover.
Unlike their last visit, just the guys came up this time. It was a party from the moment they boarded their flight.
We spent the days going from one watering hole to another in the perfect fall weather. As I was the designated driver, I let them do the big partying, while we all enjoyed the world series baseball and the great restaurants Saint Louis has to offer.
I got them safely back on the plane and back to work this week.
I like Rednecks, I hope they never change the name.
Corgis and terrapins
August 19, 2013
The Corgi breed of dog traces back some 800 years to the country of Wales.
Ancestors of the modern Welsh Corgi were used as herders for cattle and sheep. Their low profile and short stubby legs enabled them to avoid getting kicked while still permitting the dedicated herder to nip at the heels of the livestock. Corgis are the only herding dog able to herd ducks. They are consciencious and serious about their craft. Corgis are still in use today as herders.
My Corgi , Mikey has been known to herd neighborhood children, golf carts and just about anything that moves.
Yesterday, he added a new species to his herding resume. He found and herded a turtle. He boxed the surprised terrapin into a corner and held him, until I could rescue the reptile and deposit him in the woods.
Spring break road trip tips
February 21, 2013
As we approach the spring break driving season, as a public service, this Log is again providing driving tips to its readers in order that they may better protect themselves from the reckless behaviors of the less informed inhabitants of the highway..
Since there are over 200 million licensed drivers in the United States. We must assume they fall into a normal statistical distribution pattern. That is 10% would be very good drivers. 20% would be good drivers, 60% would be average drivers and 10% would be bad drivers. So, ten percent or 20 million people are bad drivers. These are the ones to watch for.
I have a question, do they even require driving tests anymore?
There is a lot of talk about cell phones and distracted driving. Let me tell you there are people out there who are distracted by their own breathing. They have no idea what the rules of the road are.
To protect myself against run ins with bad drivers., I have come up with a system of vehicle profiling. I know, everybody tells you that profiling is evil and you should not do it, but in my nearly 50 years of driving, it has proven to be a reliable measurement. I am sharing these experiences and tips with you.
Drivers of BMWs and Porsches are aggressive, go fast drivers. They desire that everyone else get behind them. They are prone to tailgating at any speed and will pass on the right or left as fast as their shifting paddles will let them. Give them a wide berth.
Japanese or Korean made cars, especially if they are green don't follow the rules of the road. They usually drive slow in the left lane and don't understand the concept of right of way at an intersection. Be cautious when meeting these vehicles at a four-way stop.
Speaking of stops. The Missouri drivers handbook omits that chapter. Missouri drivers slow down for a stop sign but rarely stop. Be watchful as they approach a stop sign, especially if the vehicle is a black SUV.
Florida drivers on the other hand will stop at the drop of a hearing aid or when trying to remember where they are going. This always happens in the left lane of Highway 41. Do not follow these cars too closely, particularly if they are early model big American cars.
Pickup trucks fall into two categories; old and new. The old pickups are more than likely to be full of some manner of household junk and tend to drive slow. They nearly aways have a broken tail light and the driver needs a shave and has a cigarette in hand hanging out the window. The male drivers are just as bad.
The new pickups are jacked up behemoths with their huge tires singing as they wiz by you on their way to the next gas station. The drivers are usually young and wear NASCAR tee shirts with the number 3 on them. Move over, let these monster trucks pass.
If you value your hearing, beware of stopping next to a boom box car at a traffic light. They are easily recognized by their deafening sound and vibrating side panels. There is stuff hanging from the rear view mirror and they are nearly always driven by young males in sleeveless tee-shirts. Be especially cautious if the driver is wearing a baseball cap on backwards and he appears older that eight. If he is eight or younger, he should not be driving anyway, but he can be forgiven if he has his hat on incorrectly.
Mini vans can be particularly dangerous. Their drivers are predominately young females who are either talking on the phone or yelling at the kids in the back. They often drive fast and tailgate in a hurried effort to get where they are going to drop off the screaming kids.
I have many more profile examples, but these few will help you get started and be more watchful and safe in your travels.
One more thing, I don't know why they even put turn signals on cars anymore. People don't use them. The exception being Florida cars whose left turn signal can not be turned off.
Have safe travels and a great spring break…if you can afford the gas!
I hate that Emesis to Pieces!
January 4, 2013
This post contains language of a disturbing nature. Proceed with caution if you are prone to having a queasy stomach, have eaten undercooked eggs recently or are about to operate heavy machinery.
As many of you know, through years of experience, I have learned to avoid dangerous situations such as bounce houses, ball pits and other venues where small children tend to gather with their cute but nevertheless germ infested hands and faces. This behavior in no way suggests that I have a W.C. Fields type phobia of children, as I adore the little homunculi. Rather it is my personal attempt to stay germ free during the sneezing season.
Unfortunately, my 4-year-old namesake grandson, Bennett Woodrow takes the other approach and abandons all caution to the ill wind in these situations. You remember Bennett Woodrow, he is the one who caused me to be put into my first and only timeout. (See Timeouts, July 26, 2011 )
Anyway, being full of Christmas candy, fun and frolic after several gatherings with other small, germy people his size, the predictable result came about while riding in Aimee's car. Bennett, while securely strapped in his travel seat, suddenly, without warning let fly a tsunami of oral projectile madness.
Being on the highway, it took Aimee several minutes to stop and when she finally did, and turned to view the back seat, her worst vomit nightmare was laid out before her.
The car was trashed.
Bennett was covered with his own emetic madness and the iPad he was holding was floating in what appeared to be some very unpleasant smelling oatmeal.
Cleaning up Bennett, was easy enough, he hoses down pretty well, and soon he was racing around again in his brand clean batman shirt looking for new piles of schmutz to adhere to.
With the car being detailed, ( by someone who no doubt deserves a very large tip!) Aimee turned her attention to the iPad. She cleaned it up as best she could and gave it to Kent to take to the Apple store to see what the geniuses there could do about it.
Arriving at the store, Kent presented the machine to one of the geniuses and explained the problem in precise detail.
Kent: "This iPad is not working."
Genius: After close examination of the machine, " There is a lot of schmutz in here."
Kent: " That's what I was thinking."
I don't know what happened next, but about an hour later, Kent arrived home with a replacement iPad, which was at once hermetically sealed to prevent any possible cross contamination.
I tell you all this because next week, Bennett and Co. will be coming to Florida to see me, my oranges and my cows. Not necessarily in order of their enthusiasm.
In discussing the planned events for the week with Aimee, she advised that they would be flying into Orlando to see Mickey and company. Then they would rent a car and drive to southwest Florida.
She noted that Bennett was especially anxious to pick oranges and do some ridin' and ropin' with the cows. Adding that, after the car/iPad/projectile incident, it will be a great relief to let him run free on grandpa's farm.
Oh yeah, I thought to myself. what schmutz could he possibly get into in a cow pasture?
Well at least the car is a rental.
The night the lights came on in Georgia
October 31, 2012
A few days ago, I found myself in Macon, Georgia.
When in Macon, I sometimes stay at the 1842 Inn, an antebellum mansion that is perfect for a weekend if you feel like playing Rhett Butler or Scarlett O'Hara. But, this time I was staying in a comfortable old place off in the woods.
As it was a crisp fall evening, I had the windows open and fell asleep early in the cool Georgian air.
Often, because of age or personal plumbing issues, I wake up in the middle of the night.
This night was no exception. But what woke me up? I laid there in the quiet, cool and listened.
Then I heard it,…the train whistle.
I looked at the clock It read 1:02.
The whistle sounded again and the train was getting closer. I felt the distinct, powerful roar of a tandem diesel locomotive. Knowing the train was only a few hundred yards away, I held my breath to hear that unmistakable singing of steel wheels rolling on steel rails.
I tried to imagined what this freight train was hauling. Maybe some machine parts forged and crafted by Americans in Indiana. Or, maybe some coal from West Virgina destined to provide energy to some southern city. But, I figured more probably it was hauling electronic gadgets and parts of questionable Chinese provenance.
My mind drifted as I thought about the first time I saw a long freight train. It was at my aunt's house in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Aunt Bess was part-time baker, part-time school teacher. Her husband, Carl was the Postmaster of the Bradford post office. They had a little house about 100 yards from the rail line. We would sometimes visit in the summer.
When we heard a train coming, us kids, siblings and cousins would run down to the tracks and wave furiously to the engineer to blow his whistle. When he did, we would shriek with delight as the magnificent machine roared by. We would then count the cars. Everybody got a different result, 89, 94, 85. Everybody but Trudy, she always got 92. Don't know how she did it, I don't think she could even count then, but she always said, "92."
The train was gone now and silence once more embraced the Georgian night. I settled back to sleep.
After what seemed like a few seconds, another whistle, broke the silence as a new Macon cannonball express approached a grade crossing. I glanced at the clock. it read 3:06.
I turned on the light, picked up my iPad and googled diesel locomotives.
If they were going to keep me up with their chanticleerian arrivals, I was going to get to know them better.
Redneck rehab
August 20, 2012
I am in rehab this week.
It all started with arrival of my Florida farm friends last Thursday.
Because of the storms, their flight was diverted to Nashville so we were an hour and a half late to our restaurant. But then, the wine started flowing and the Italian food started coming.
Did not get to bed until after one am.
Five thirty the next morning. up and at 'em. Took Mikey for his walk. Stocked the coolers with beverages (both kinds, adult and juvenile.)
The party bus arrived at the Ritz to take us to Grant's farm. There were 10 of us, more or less for the private tour, arranged by Donna. It was up close and personal with the animals. So close in fact, one lady had a little trouble with bison drool on her shirt.
Clydesdale Scott, agreed to have his picture taken with us.
We were at the farm over 3 hours and only had to leave for lunch in the valley.
After a great lunch at Annie Gunn's, the bus returned to the Ritz. My friends were at leisure while I restocked the coolers with more adult beverages and tried to rest in my chair. My Mikey alarm clock woke me up and we were off again.
This time our party bus, driven by Amanda, took us to Busch stadium to see the Cardinals play the Pirates. We were in a luxury suite provided by Sweetwood Citrus' attorney, Chris. The setting was great. As C W exclaimed while looking out over the city back drop and the magnificent green field. "This is just like being there!"
The Cards lost in a close game, but the party keep rolling back to the Ritz.
Got to bed once again after one am.
Up early Saturday with Mikey. Restocked the coolers (again) and met the bus for this mornings tour of St. Louis. I figured, the group would be slowing down, but no luck there.
Some however did have luck during an unscheduled stop at the casino. While half of the group were touring
The Arch, the other "fast" bunch were touring the craps table. C W won $2000. Spanky won 10 cents.
About noon we headed for lunch at, what a surprise, a sports bar, for a light lunch of ribs, pastrami on rye and sweet potato fries.
The afternoon was spent at my house where Mikey put on an impressive display of his golf cart herding skills. However, we missed the opportunity to contribute to the world somersault record at Art Hill, because Woody got the times messed up…stupid Woody.
Before long, it was time for dinner at one of St. Louis' prime steak houses. Delicious midwest beef was on the menu. The dinner went smoothly, marred only by the occasional wine spillage and a concern for an apparent wardrobe malfunction.
Again, in bed after 1 am.
Sunday was spent in prayer, asking forgiveness and the ability to feel better… followed by what else, a champagne brunch at the Ritz and then a farewell to my friends.
When I told Matt, I was in rehab this week… in preparation for my trip to Florida in a week or two, he advised me that rehab is for quitters.
Oh, Brother!
Happy Ground Hog Day!
February 2, 2012
According to the tradition, if Phil sees his shadow and returns to his hole, then we will have six more weeks of winter. If Phil does not see his shadow, spring will arrive early. This year with all the snow and ice, Phil might just want to stay in his hole and keep warm.
Now,other communities have also tried to capture some of this spotlight… and media cash. We have seen dozens of cities and towns around the world vying for a bit of the groundhog magic money.Some don't even use "real" groundhogs. There is General Beauregard Lee in Atlanta, Wisconsin Jimmy, Arizona Phil, Florida Phyliss and Chester of St. Louis to name a few. There are even groundhog "imposters" in Berlin,Germany and I think the Japanese have one as well.
Well, whether he sees his shadow or not spring is still a few weeks away, so if you are too overwhelmed by all this, ice, snow and Groundhog excitement, make a fire in the fireplace, get some popcorn and watch the movie. You will like it.


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AMID the blanket Rugby World Cup coverage, and despite the Aviva Premiership's start being delayed until this weekend, it is easily forgotten an intriguing Green King IPA Championship campaign is already up and firing.
It is intriguing especially for those in the Broad Acres given the table after six rounds – always a decent time to start assessing – sees Yorkshire's clubs occupy three of the top five placings.
Yorkshire Carnegie, of course, have made an excellent fist of it so far and sit astride at the top with five wins.
But Rotherham Titans, under new coach Mark Jones, have begun more than adequately, too, with four victories from their opening six games seeing them well-placed in fourth.
Furthermore, Doncaster Knights, who spent most of the last campaign fighting off the threat of relegation, have won three games already, rising to fifth (joint-fourth), with no team in the division having yet secured more than their five bonus points.
They host Cornish Pirates tomorrow, looking to advance further and bounce back from last Friday's narrow 27-20 loss at Carnegie, but knowing their opponents are hitting form, too, following a 21-17 victory over third-placed London Scottish.
Right from the opening weekend when Moseley won at Scottish and Bedford did likewise at last season's table-toppers Bristol, there have been surprise results in the competition.
Nottingham eased past relegated London Welsh 30-10, while newly-promoted Ealing Trailfinders came close to downing big-spending Bristol last weekend, before falling just 26-21.
That makes Carnegie's game at second-placed Bristol on Sunday all the more appetising and Griffiths admitted: "It is that sort of league – attritional.
"There will be more results like those especially when you get to cold, wet December afternoons, too. We're very satisfied with how we've started, especially considering we've lost two fly-halves to injury and saw a third get injured at Carnegie on Friday.
"It took us until the end of December last season to secure the number of points (17) we already have. So, if we can finish the way we did last season and get that consistency going, we'll be well away from where we don't want to be (relegation) and closer to where we do (play-offs)."
Rotherham, meanwhile, will seek to get a head start on their rivals given they head to Bedford Blues this evening, opponents who trail them by just a point but were defeated 34-27 at Jersey on Saturday.
Titans won 37-27 against Moseley last time out but Jones admitted: "We didn't have a terrific performance last week.
"We did, however, show great enterprise in a couple of areas, but then often our attacks broke down with simple errors on our part and that somewhat spoiled the rhythm of the game.
"What did please me was beforehand we'd targeted our driving game for Moseley, because we'd been poor previously against Bristol, and to be fair to the lads they really delivered in that area and that laid a major platform towards us winning the game.
"Moseley are a difficult side to play against and you have to put in a real shift if you want to get anything from the game and it will be exactly the same again when we go to Bedford.
"Mike Rayer has put together a very good outfit, Bedford play a good brand of rugby and if you're not prepared physically and mentally, they can score two or three tries in the blink of an eye."
Jones makes seven changes including a new centre pair of Jordan Davies and Joe Barker, Will Owen out due to a knee injury.
Winger Curtis Wilson returns for Michael Keating and Ross Jones starts at full-back while hooker Charlie Maddison comes in for the injured Darren Harris, tighthead Mark Tampin is preferred to Lewis Thiede and lock George Oram starts in place of Barney Maddison.
Carnegie coach Bryan Redpath, meanwhile, will hand centre Tom Casson his full debut on Sunday.
The 25-year-old, who joined from Harlequins during the off-season, has been out injured since the pre-season friendly versus Romania but will bring his experience to the crunch game against Bristol at Ashton Gate.
Redpath said: "It's great to have him fit.
"He speaks exceptionally well, has been in a good environment at Quins in the Premiership and played some big games there.
"We've got four centres at the minute but Tom gets his chance this week and I don't see it as a gamble; if he says he's fit and ready then he is."


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The Oscar nominations were released today and the Grammy award show is in a month! Here are my top 10 favorite albums and movies of 2015.
Honorable Mentions: Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd; Art Angels – Grimes; I Love You, Honeybear – Father John Misty; Surf – Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment; Summertime '06 – Vince Staples; and Blackstar – David Bowie [RIP, Starman]
10. Honeymoon – Lana Del Rey This album is, by far, Lana's most mature one, which in theory is good in some ways and bad in others. It's much more gloomy (and less catchy) than Born to Die and Paradise, even Ultraviolence, but it's worth a good listen when you're relaxin' on your laptop in the evening or trying to make it through a rainy day. It's cohesive, Lana is freer than ever, and she really explores the American soul in a seemingly unique way. 7.8/10
9. Chase The Light – Palace While not quite as excellent as Palace's first album Lost in the Night, Chase The Light gives us another enticing glimpse into the band's indie blues Kings of Leon type sound—one that's hip, mysterious, chill, and—again—signature indie. Hopefully, Palace will break onto the American music scene in time for next year's festival season. 8.1/10
8. In Colour – Jamie XX A modest 42 minutes of a listen, In Colour is a nice boost of colorful electronic energy, one that you can dance to and chill to, much like Odesza's music. Yes, this is the guy from the band The XX, by the way; a visionary artist, he relishes the imperfect past of the electro scene but paints some bold strokes for its future too. 8.2/10
7. Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit – Courtney Barnett As the album title suggests, Barnett pretty much sounds like she's daydreaming out loud over everyday garage-band instruments, but it's crazy fun music that surprisingly percolates a lot of peculiar details about Barnett's witty thoughts and overall life story. 8.4/100
6. Thank Your Lucky Stars – Beach House I'm biased for two reasons: first of all, I'm absolutely obsessed with Beach House; moreover, this was the second album (shoutout to Depression Cherry) they released in a matter of months and nobody expected it, which made the listen even more rejuvenating and exciting. Thank Your Lucky Stars is the perfect music for late night chats and chill hangouts on the back porch with friends, drifting into melancholy thoughtfulness/sleep, and for "dream pop," the genre many consider Beach House a focal member of. Not an album for everybody (like most brilliant albums anyway), but I certainly recommend it. 8.6/10
5. Black Messiah – D'Angelo This is perhaps the most important R&B soul album ever made and it went over many peoples' heads, including mine (even now). I wish I were more into this album than I actually am, but, regardless, it's very obvious how painstakingly crafted and fluidly elegant this work is—wedged harmoniously right between rhythm and melody. To quote the critics, it's very spiritual, political, and existential, so keep this in mind when checking it out. 8.7/10
4. Carrie & Lowell – Sufjan Stevens Sufjan probably has the most widespread talent as a musician out of any living artist and has already produced several of the best indie albums ever, and this one is the culmination of the heart and emotion he pours into his music. It's a difficult, bittersweet album, but also an instrumental masterpiece with intimate lyrics that pull you into Sufjan's peculiar, but quite relatable, life. 8.9/10
3. Currents – Tame Impala This is a perfect title for an album that takes you through a peculiarly beautiful rollercoaster ride of psychedelic trance states, melodic, unearthly pop riffs, acute, melancholy observations of the human condition, and quite phenomenal acoustic and vocal ranges. As I will say for Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly: don't look this album up on Spotify and give the top songs a brief whiff; listen to all of Currents from front to start. 9.1/10
2. Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes You're lying to yourself if you don't feel a sudden burst of energy and enthusiasm every time you hear Brittany Howard's vociferous, powerful words amped over chaotic guitar jams, unsuspecting xylophones, and choreographed southern soul. I personally think that the aforementioned lead singer Brittany Howard is on a much higher artistic level than the band, and I liked plenty of other 2015 albums more than this one, but, at the end of the day, Sound & Color is an album that all audiences will enjoy in all settings—this is what sets it apart. 9.2/10
1. To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar This is the best album I've ever heard, and I don't know how I can describe its brilliance in one run-on sentence (just for the sake of ill-advised experimentation), but here's my attempt: it's a masterful, genius jazz/funk/soul/neo-rap manifesto that subdues the elitist, affluent, white lens through which many of we who hail from HP, BU, and Dallas—microcosms of the majority of this country's people as well as its media and other proponents of spoon-fed culture—view things and conveys Kendrick's struggles and highlights, from ubiquitous racial and socioeconomic issues he faces, like the notion that black men only achieve fame through sports and rap, the presumption that hip-hop can only be good if suitable for raucous college parties, and racism (which I believe is the worst thing in the world right now), injustice, police brutality, growing up in the ghetto, gang life, etc; as well as his personal issues, including depression, trauma from witnessing the deaths of his brothers and friends in 90's & 2000's Compton, and inability to find self-worth… all the way to Kendrick's more optimistic, good moments: e.g. the fact that many music critics and rap scholars are considering him the best rapper of all time (after only two major album releases), finding pride in his heritage and identity, and learning to love himself for whom he is. If you have a free hour and a half, listen to this album from beginning to end. 9.9/10
P.S. The only reasons I won't give TPAB a 10/10: like almost all hip-hop it contains plenty of profanity, an understandable turnoff for many people; there aren't many individual songs that stand out, but rather, it's the album as a whole that blows minds away; and finally, also, although rewarding, it's not an easy listen—it's a vastly complex album, a form of brilliant lyricism that you have to think about (and can't listen to as background noise), one that I and many others initially overlooked. Want to read more? Here's a phenomenal album review: http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/19/8257319/kendrick-lamar-album-review-to-pimp-a-butterfly
Honorable Mentions: Amy; Carol; Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Room; Brooklyn; Bridge of Spies; and Love & Mercy.
10. The Revenant Incredible acting, directing, cinematography, fluency, eeriness, thrill, and artistry. In my humble opinion, it didn't deserve a Best Picture award at the Golden Globes and probably won't end up getting anything too special at the Academy Award, but I hope Leo DiCaprio can finally get an Oscar (Tom Hardy did a phenomenal job too). 8.1/10
9. The Big Short A pretty entertaining take, filled with a star-studded lineup, on an important but slightly dull topic: The Housing Bubble Crisis of 2007-2008 that eventually led to the world's economic depression, which impacted all of us for several years. In this, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt predict the crash and bet against the US economy, which leads to several interesting dilemmas. 8.2/10
8. The Martian We're hitting that point now where I've already talked about—on this blog—all the remaining movies. Anyway, as you may recall, The Martian was number two in my October post and is a great film for all audiences, one that's hilarious, captivating, interesting, educational (though you can't actually fly into space with nothing more than a tarp over your ship), and fun. 8.3/10
7. Spotlight A smart, subtle, mature, and earnest movie that examines the touchy topic (pun intended) of child molestation by priests in the Catholic Church. It's not biased, but rather, it's a journalistic approach, filled with great actors, to criminal activities, ones that shouldn't be neglected or covered up merely because of the perpetrator's status. Spotlight wasn't the most sought after movie of 2015, like most recent Best Picture winners, and it shouldn't be a big surprise if this movie finishes on top. 8.5/10
6. Sicario This movie is an ambush of Mexican drug cartels, US foreign policy, border life, betrayal, murder, drugs; it's surprising, socially conscious, and very reflective of the world we live in today. Be warned, however, that these ideas are indeed amplified by the film's goriness. Also, check out my last movie post for more on this movie, as well as the above film Spotlight and also Creed. 8.6/10
5. Mad Max: Fury Road This movie is the perfect dystopian action film, packed with exhilarating sustained action, rich drama, solid comic relief, metaphorical ideas about our world and its people, and even a sense of feminism, though the movie is much easier to enjoy for guys than for girls, which by the way is the only reason this film isn't higher up on my list. 8.8/10
4. Ex Machina An original movie about artificial intelligence, something you don't see too often. Well-cut, low-budget, and quite indie, this movie tests a manipulative, enticing AI who ends up more clever and cunning than the man who created her as well as the boy who falls in love with her. This project doesn't reach for the heavens, but it definitely soars at the top of our modern, technological world. 8.9/10
3. Creed This film looks back with earned nostalgia (concerning the Rocky series) but also stands alone as a strong, young solo piece, one that will be sought after for extensions to this legendary series. Ryan Coogler is a phenomenal director, Michael B. Jordan is an excellent up and coming actor, and I'm so excited to see what the future has in line for them. Old, young, hyped-up, exciting, catchy, visually dynamic, loaded with applauded modern music-Creed has entertainment value in store for everyone. 9.1/10
2. The End of The Tour This indie bromance (but not actually) is so great that it convinced me to read a 1079 page book. Jason Segel finally put in a good performance in a movie, Jesse Eisenberg showed again his ability to play the role of a cynical, overly-educated, analytical, nerdy young adult, and the screenplay provided us with plenty of singular pleasure in its acute observations regarding life, happiness, relationships, art; it's, to quote The Hollywood Reporter, "a film about existential emptiness, and yet it's beautiful and alive." Turn it on with an open mind and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. 9.2/10
1. Inside Out Inside Out is the only animated movie I'd put on a level with Miyazaki's Spirited Away, and it's perhaps Pixar's best—a beautiful, original, emotional, intellectual, and imaginative movie that every single person in the country should see. 'Nuff said. 9.6/10
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday forcefully denounced the President's use of "Pocahontas" as an insult against her and discussed some of her family background in an effort to address questions about her Native American heritage.
"Our country's disrespect of native people didn't start with President Trump. It started long before President Washington ever took office," Warren said in planned remarks for a surprise appearance in front of the National Congress of American Indians.
"But now we have a president who can't make it through a ceremony honoring Native American war heroes without reducing Native history, Native culture, Native people to the butt of the joke. The joke, I guess is supposed to be me."
The President most recently referred to Warren as "Pocahontas" at a November event honoring Native American Code Talkers, according to Politico. Many critics dismissed the derisive moniker as a racial slur.
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"My mother's family was part Native American. And my daddy's parents were bitterly opposed to their relationship. So, in 1932, when Mother was 19 and Daddy had just turned, 20 they eloped," Warren said during her prepared remarks.
"The story they lived will always be apart of me. And no one — not even the President of the United States — will ever take that part of me away."
Trump first started referring to the Massachusetts Democrat as "Pocahontas" amid the 2016 presidential race to mock Warren's claims that she has Native American heritage.
"I get why some people think there's hay to be made here," Warren said, per the transcript of her speech. "You won't find my family members on any rolls, and I'm not enrolled in a tribe."
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Warren added that she respects the distinction between her roots and being an official member of a tribe. She said she "never used my family tree to get a break or get ahead. I never used it to advance my career."
The Senator also outlined the story of Pocahontas — "A story of heroism. And bravery. And Pain," she said —and called for a renewed focus on economic, environmental and social issues for the Native American community.
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In The Sum of All Fears, Evil is fond of anecdotes and opera music, speaks with ghoulish inflections and consumes only luxury food products. America smells an Axis of Evil when Russia gets a new president in the form of the evil-looking Nemerov (Ciarán Hinds). While he and his bookish wife engage Mike and Carol Brady at bedtime, he still displays an uncanny ability to recognize people with his back turned to them (all that's missing is the fluffy Persian cat and the missing limb). Though Nemerov perpetuates DCI William Cabot's (Morgan Freeman) fears by inexplicably bouncing back and forth between Russian and English, a very young Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) has faith in Mother Russia if only because he wrote a term paper on Nemerov before joining the C.I.A.. If the film couldn't get any more rancid, things turn laxative when a nuclear bomb explodes at a football game in Baltimore. What with the massive body count, who-pulled-the-trigger finger-pointing and references to Baltimore's "ground zero," it's 9/11 all over again. Essentially, the filmmakers hope to scare an already paranoid America into seeing past the narrative dung heap: the cutesy repartee between teacher and student; the irritatingly pointless romance between Jack and his doctor girlfriend; and the silly notion that instant messenger has made warfare so impersonal that the film's politicians are unwilling to trust the boy next door with the really sharp book report. The Sum of All Fears is about as necessary now as an enema from Osama though Tom Clancy gets a big shiny star for exposing the chilling notion that the lives of thousands of people might be less important than the ass of an incompetent president.
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The Giants Causeway
The Giant's Causeway is a geological phenomenon and Northern Ireland's premier natural tourist attraction. Made up of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns legend has it that it was created by Giants, hence its name. The story goes that Irish giant Finn MacCool was challenged by Scottish Giant Benandonner to a fight. Finn accepted the challenge and decided to build a causeway across to Scotland. Finn quickly realises that Benandonner was much bigger than he expected so he runs home where his wife disguises him as a baby. Benandonner sees the size of the ''baby'' and is terrified by how big the father must be so he legs it and destroys the causeway as he leaves to make sure nobody can follow him.
If you are a bit more of a realist and don't buy that story don't worry I also have a scientific explanation. 50 – 60 million years ago the area was experiencing intense volcanic activity and this forced tectonic plates to stretch and break, spewing magma up from below the earth and onto the surface as lava. As soon as it hit the surface it began to cool rapidly and this caused a hardened crust to form on top of the lava however the lava below still took many years to cool. While the temperature falls the lava dries out and the drying causes solidifying lava to crack and form the pillars. The size of each pillar is related to the speed at which it cools so the larger the pillars the longer it took to cool. The Giants Causeway is situated on the beautiful Antrim coast and the visitors centre provides a bus from the visitors centre down to the Causeway. A much more scenic way to get down however is to take the coastal walk from the Causeway to Carrick-a-Reade Rope Bridge. You can walk a small part of this route to descend down along the cliffs onto the Causeway. Taking this route also provides an eagle eye view of the area and on a clear day you can see Donegal on Ireland's North Western coast.
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Thursday, December 08, 2005
Stringfellow highlighted the penitential aspect of Advent. I'd heard this brought up twice before in different contexts earlier this year, and both times it just didn't click with me. Once I've sung "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" I have a hard time feeling anything but longing.
The perspective Stringfellow offered, however, was based in the fact that John the Baptist is one of the main figures in the Advent tradition. And what is John the Baptist's message? "Repent! For the Kingdom of God is at hand!"
Somehow, that made it click for me. It brought together penitence and preparing for the coming of Jesus. How could I make room in my heart for Christ apart from repentance? As a good Lutheran I could never confine this to the traditional sort of repentance that involves self-loathing and long faces, but the beauty of turning my heart toward Christ and making straight his paths is there.
So the idea struck me that next year, instead of sending out the traditional Christmas card with words like "joy", "peace" and "love" sprinkled liberally over the front, I should send out Advent cards that read "Repent! For the Kingdom of God is at hand!"
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- Tom in Ontario said...
For us Lutherans repentance comes after hearing the good news. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Sounds like good news to me. In "Free to Be: A Handbook to Luther's Small Catechism," James Nestingen and Gerhard Forde write:
"Jesus once pictured repentance with a surprising parable. 'The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field,' he said, 'which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field' (Mt 13.44). Apparently the man wasn't even looking for a treasure--he just stumbled across it. And then, instead of advertising in the lost and found or telling the owner, he rushed out to find enough money to buy the field.
"Both parts of the movement Jesus called repentance are in this story. First, because the treasure made the man willing to sacrifice everything he had for it. Then, he ran to buy the field, to take hold of the treasure.
"Luther emphasizes both parts of the movement in his explanation of what Baptism means for daily living. As God gives his gifts, the sinful self dies each day and a new self, the new you, arises, getting wrapped up in the promise."
A feeling of longing after we've sung "Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel" isn't fruitless or pointless longing because we have the promise that Emmanuel has come and will come again. So I'll continue to send cards that proclaim "Joy," "Peace," and "Love" because I think hearing that is the first step to repentance.
- December 08, 2005 5:53 PM
- Andy said...
I completely agree. The idea that led me to this post is the contrast between the typical Hallmark Christmas card and the idea of a card saying "Repent!" I agree that repentance involves accepting the joy of God's kingdom as good news. Most of the people I send Christmas cards to need that kind of repentance -- especially at Christmas.
- December 08, 2005 6:45 PM
- LutheranChik said...
Re sending the card: You first! LOL
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Friday, August 05, 2011
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this is a lush paper pad and I use it loads...I added a glittery ribbon and a sentiment from my stash and finished with one of the lush new Prima Audrey Rose-Snow flowers...I know its rare for me but I love the way this card turned out for a change and I do love love love colouring grey hair...Im entering this for the Feeling the Blue challenge over at CES challenge...when you have time please pop on over to Just Magnolia and see what the rest of our amazing team came up with for my Glitter challenge...have a wonderful sunny day everyone
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- Lil Daffodil said...
Hi MIna,
A beautiful card and a fabulous Tilda - she is so sweet. I love the design paper and the glitter really brings it to life.
Fiona x
- 5 August 2011 at 08:20
- nessy said...
oh beautiful mina ~love the colour combo and love the glitter!! ~very precious!!
vanessa xx
- 5 August 2011 at 08:24
- Sue said...
Hi Mina,your card is beautiful,love your colouring.
Sue xx
- 5 August 2011 at 08:28
- Exclusively by Mel said...
Oh she's gorgeous Mina!!
Love her hair. The papers are so pretty.
The glittered leaves are beautiful.
Love, Mel.xx
- 5 August 2011 at 08:50
- My'scardcorner said...
Its lovley Mina like how youve just don bits of gitter on the fab papers. It to reminds me of my daughter in her flower picking days.
- 5 August 2011 at 09:06
- Margreet said...
Lovely card, Mina....your colouring is so delicate and adding some glimmering on the papers is fab!
xxx Margreet
- 5 August 2011 at 09:07
- CraftyLoops said...
This is so beautiful Mina. And Wow, that glitter is so amazing. Love it. Lee xx
- 5 August 2011 at 09:16
- CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...
Gorgeous card Mina love the glitz have a lovely weekend
Hugs Dianne xx :)
- 5 August 2011 at 09:48
- heidy said...
Gorgeous as always Mina!
Hugs Heidy
- 5 August 2011 at 10:32
- Kirsty-Anne (Kitty) said...
Hi Your colouring is so perfect. The papers and flower just make it so special. Kitty ;0)
- 5 August 2011 at 11:12
- Shazza said...
wow Mina this is beautiful, lovely muted colours and who doesn't love sparkle x
- 5 August 2011 at 11:25
- Cheryl said...
oh wow hun this is just stunning love those muted colors hugs cherylxxxx
- 5 August 2011 at 11:55
- tilly said...
gorgeous card and such a sweet Tilda, hope the papering is going well ! lol
- 5 August 2011 at 11:57
- Nannieflash said...
Wow Mina that is stunning I love how youve used the paper with your image and the glittery look to the flowers really sets it of. hugs Shirleyxxxx
- 5 August 2011 at 12:03
- Marion said...
Hi Mina,
Beautiful card and a gorgeous image. Love the sparkle on the flowers.
- 5 August 2011 at 14:12
- Wendy said...
Beautiful card Mina,sweet Tilda and love that gorgeous paper.
Wendy xx
- 5 August 2011 at 16:14
- Diane said...
Wonderful design, Mina and a stroke of genius to glitter the paper as well!
Diane x
- 5 August 2011 at 17:02
- Mau xx said...
This is so sweet Mina, and love this Tilda too..I think I need to buy :))
Love the papers and Blingy bits xx
Hope that work in the new house is progressing well xx
- 5 August 2011 at 18:17
- Christine L said...
Lovin this card Mina.... but Tilda with gray hair? I have her in my mind at about 10 years old! But maybe she went too near a paint pot! LOL!
Christine x
PS..... love the glitter (of course!) x
- 5 August 2011 at 19:02
- pinky said...
Wow look at those papers, they are stunning and make one gorgeous card.
- 5 August 2011 at 19:08
- coops said...
stunning card mina.i love your lush paper and sparkle and the tilda is gorgeous ;D
xx coops xx
- 5 August 2011 at 21:18
- Rufus said...
Precious is the perfect sentiment for this card! Love the paper you "created"!
- 6 August 2011 at 05:54
- Riet said...
So beautiful card,I love the image and the colours.
So gorgeous papers.
Hugs Riet.xx
- 6 August 2011 at 09:09
- Linda said...
I love the grey-taupe colored hair. She truly is precious.
- 6 August 2011 at 15:36
- Lisa Jane said...
oh wow mIna - those papers and ribbon are stunnin! love the sparkle
Lisa x
- 6 August 2011 at 16:03
- D K Crafts said...
Hi Mina. Beautiful card. Really pretty papers and such a sweet Tilda image. Donna
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