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Dr. Will Aklin received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Maryland. This means he is an expert in helping people work out their problems - often, very serious problems. His current research focuses on the development of treatments that will help people manage behaviors like impulsivity and risk-taking, which sometimes lead to unhealthy choices like drug abuse. He also supports researchers around the country who are trying to figure out how better improved treatments can help people with these kinds of challenges. When he is not at work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Courtney, and two kids, Peyton and Liam. Will is an avid sports fan, including golf, baseball, college football and basketball, and soccer!
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David Anderson
David Anderson edits NIDA's research newsletter, NIDA Notes, and is one of NIDA's top science writers. He thinks it's a good gig to follow the progress of science and spread the news about new findings that help people. Right now he's enjoying all the new ways to communicate that putting the newsletter online make possible. He likes to play tennis, read, travel, walk around, and get together with friends. Some favorite places: Arezzo (Italy); National Bison Refuge (Montana); Dinosaur National Monument (Utah); Mile-Around Woods (Vermont); the corner of Hoyt Street and Montrose Parkway (Maryland).
Josie Anderson
Josie Anderson oversees NIDA multimedia, including video and still imagery. She has been with NIDA for three years, creating content for the website, managing NIDA's digital media, and working alongside each member of the Office of Science Policy and Communications team. Prior to NIDA, Josie was a Combat Correspondent with the United States Air Force for ten years. Josie holds a Masters in Interactive Journalism from American University.
Shuly Babitz
Shuly Babitz is now joining the chat as an expert in alcohol---so get your questions about alcohol ready! She works for our sister Institute, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Ms. Babitz can sum up her life with 2 words: sunshine and writing. She attended Miami Beach Senior High School in Miami Beach, FL where she divided her time between the beach (clearly, sunshine) and the school paper (writing). She then attended Swarthmore College where she met her husband (yes, that counts as sunshine), and wrote many, many essays and papers (more writing). Today, she divides her time between raising her 4 adorable kids (they are all sunshine!), and writing for the NIAAA (lots more writing).
Ruben Baler
Dr. Ruben Baler is a native of Argentina, fan of soccer and more specifically of Boca Juniors; he did his undergraduate studies in the Middle East, more specifically in Israel; and he derives great pleasure from studying the neurobiology of pleasure. He has two kids, 20 and 28, so when he lectures about the neuroscience of risky behaviors in adolescence, he talks from personal experience.
Jim Bjork
Do you have questions about the teenage brain? Ask Dr. Jim Bjork! He helps scientists who do brain imaging apply to the government for money to do their research. Before coming to NIDA, Dr. Bjork researched how typical teenagers behave in self-control tasks, and how healthy teenagers' brains operate—especially compared to teenage children of alcoholics with and without behavioral problems. Dr Bjork has also compared teenager brains to those of typical young adults. He has studied these things to help understand why certain people may be at risk for developing a drug or alcohol problem. When he is not in his office looking at brain pictures or helping brain imaging research along, Dr. Bjork spends time with his wife and two sons—either doing martial arts, or watching or playing basketball. Once his kids go to bed, Dr. Bjork is either playing on-line adventure games like World of Tanks or Lord of the Rings Online, or is playing the saxophone professionally somewhere in the Washington, D.C., area.
Antonello Bonci
Now on the Chat is Dr. Antonello "Anto" Bonci, a neuroscientist who heads up NIDA's labs. Dr. Bonci got his medical degree in Rome, Italy, and later moved to America to work at the University of California at San Francisco. He moved all the way across the country to become the Director of NIDA's Research Program in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bonci's research explores how drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, affect the connections between neurons in the brain.
Ericka Boone
Now online is Dr. Ericka Boone. Dr. Boone is an expert at understanding how drugs affect the brain and behavior. While Dr. Boone currently serves as the Director for the NIH Division of Loan Repayment, prior to this position, she was a scientist working at NIDA. A large part of her work at NIDA involved translating complex scientific research into everyday language that non-scientists can easily understand. Before coming to NIDA, Dr. Boone was a research scientist at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she conducted research on how chemicals in the brain help to shape the way humans bond with their mates and babies. Dr. Boone loves participating in Chat Day and is excited to answer your questions today!
Nicolette Borek
Dr. Nicolette Borek is a clinical psychologist at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). AT CTP Dr. Borek leads a group of FDA scientists who work on a large study on tobacco use, attitudes and health called the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. The PATH Study will include about 42,000 adults and 17,000 12-17 year olds from all over the U.S. looking at things like why people start using tobacco, what tobacco products people use, and how people quit. Prior to joining FDA, Dr. Borek worked at NIDA with research on children and teens exposed to nicotine and other drugs of abuse during their mom's pregnancy. Dr. Borek also worked with youth and adults with substance use and mental health disorders. When not working, Nicolette likes to spend time with family and friends, do yoga, run, hike and bike, take pictures, and travel.
Kristopher Bough
Dr. Kris Bough is a neuroscientist with interests in early discovery (translational) science, especially as it relates to NIH's small business program. His research background is in metabolic neuroscience. He has published in the areas of behavioral neuropharmacology, electrophysiology (in vitro and in vivo), molecular biology, neuroanatomy, and, more recently, biomarker identification and development. Dr. Bough earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biology from Georgetown University in 1999. He subsequently completed two post-doctoral fellowships in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington and the Department of Pharmacology at Emory University. Prior to joining the NIH, he worked three years at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (FDA/CDER) as a Pharmacologist. Dr. Bough joined NIDA as a Program Officer working in the Division of Pharmacotherapies and Medical Consequences in February 2008 before moving to what is now the Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB) in April 2013.
Erin Bryant
Questions about alcohol? Erin Bryant is here from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism with some straight answers on drinking. Ms. Bryant is a science writer whose interests include medicine, mobile health apps, and pop science books with one word titles. She holds a Master's in journalism and has written for NIH about everything from autism to alcoholism. Science runs in her family, like near-sightedness, and she has high hopes for a second season of Cosmos.
Redonna Chandler
Dr. Redonna Chandler is online and ready to answer your questions. She is a psychologist who specializes in drug abuse treatment and services. She works at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences that seeks to improve the way research is conducted to improve the development of treatments – including drug treatment. She has 3 children and no pets, but a den of red tail foxes have taken up residence in her back yard. Her most interesting travel experience was spending a semester living in a remote rural village in El Salvador where there was no running water or electricity — and she slept on the ground and bathed in the river.
Jes Cotto
Jes Cotto is a Health Science Policy Analyst at NIDA. She enjoys hanging out with her 2 kids, Isabella and Santiago, her husband, Dennis, and her dog, Ayla. In her spare time she loves photography, hiking, and reading.
Aria Crump
Dr. Aria Crump is a scientist in the Prevention Research Branch at NIDA. She received a doctoral degree in Behavioral Sciences from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and has worked since then on research to improve the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults. She worked as a professor in Public and Community Health before joining the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She loves animals and enjoys spending time with her family.
Elisabeth Davis
Now available to answer your questions is Elisabeth Davis, who works on science education for NIDA. A lot of her work involves translating complex science into educational information that is understandable and meaningful to non-scientists. She helps to put drug information into Scholastic publications, which are seen in thousands of classrooms around the country. She also helps to educate doctors about the importance of helping patients with their drug behaviors. Elisabeth views drug addiction as a very personal public health issue—and she believes that education and smart policies can make a difference. Elisabeth is originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan. She lives with her husband and two little sons in Washington, D.C. and though the apples aren't nearly as good as in Michigan, she loves it in the nation's capital.
Bethany Deeds
Now in our chat is Dr. Bethany Deeds. She is the Acting Chief of Prevention Research Branch and is an interdisciplinary scientist. She is interested in understanding how the social environment (where we work, play, learn, and live) effects substance use and abuse and by what means it can be translated into prevention interventions. Dr. Deeds went to high school in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. When she is not enjoying her work life, you can find her enjoying her personal life —watching science fiction with her husband, crafting with her daughter, and running.
Gaya Dowling
Please welcome your CHAT DAY moderator—Dr. Gaya Dowling. Dr. Dowling oversees the new ABCD Study, which will look at what affects kids' brain development as they grow up and how that impacts important aspects of their life like how they do in school. She's excited to moderate the CHAT again this year, a job she has done for 7 years, because it's the most fun part of her job at NIDA! Although Dr. Dowling's favorite subjects in school were math and science, she never expected that studying science would give her a chance to go to the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, as she did when NIDA's work on the HBO film Addiction won an award. In her free time, she loves to play with Legos with her two kids—an eight-year old girl and a ten-year old boy. Her biggest build…the Shield Helicarrier, almost 3000 pieces.
Lori Ducharme
Joining us now is Dr. Lori Ducharme, a NIDA sociologist, whose expertise is in the organization and management of addiction treatment services, including figuring out ways to get counselors and programs to increase their use of science-supported treatment practices. She was born in the north (Massachusetts), spent years working in the south (Georgia), and finds Washington DC to be an interesting cultural middle ground. Lori is an avid photographer, and when she's not at work, she probably has a camera in her hand. She can't wait for baseball season to get here.
Joe Frascella
Dr. Joseph Frascella is joining the Chat. He heads up the division of NIDA that deals with a clinical program in neuroscience, human development, and behavioral treatment for drug abuse and addiction. He is a neuroscientist interested in how the brain works, and especially in how the brain is changed by addiction. When he is not thinking about brains, he works on his own addiction to studying and playing the guitar.
Amy Goldstein
Dr. Amy Goldstein has joined us. She is with our sister Institute—the National Institute on Mental Health, and can answer your questions about teens and why they sometimes feel sad or anxious. She is a child clinical psychologist, who did a lot of work in schools helping kids with problems such as anxiety, depression, and attention deficit disorder. Amy says upfront that "psychologists are not psychics—we can't read minds, and only know what you tell us." Amy grew up in New York, but has lived and worked in Cleveland, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Her primary job now involves working with researchers across the country to develop and test programs to prevent mental health disorders before they start. When not in the office, Amy can be found chasing her three kids, watching too much reality TV, and catching up on sleep.
Sheri Grabus
Sheri Grabus is online helping our scientists. She is NIDA's press officer and helps write materials for non-scientists. Sheri was trained as a neuroscientist and has also taught college courses in the field of psychology, including courses specific to drugs of abuse and their actions. Immediately prior to joining NIDA, Sheri ran a small-town Chamber of Commerce. When not at NIDA, she is busy playing with (and of course chasing and picking up after) her three young children. And sometimes she even gets time to go scuba diving with her husband, who is a jet pilot in the Navy.
Steven Grant
Do you have questions about drugs or the brain? Ask Dr. Steven Grant, a neuroscientist with a background in biology, chemistry, and physics. His favorite subjects in high school were English and History, but he developed a liking for science in college and went on to do post-doctoral work in brain systems and drug withdrawal. The study he is most proud of is a brain imaging study of cocaine craving that showed that substance abuse involves more than brain areas traditionally thought to be part of drug use, and opened the door to investigating the contribution of other cognitive ("thinking") processes in addiction. He likes to read a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction and is interested in the performing arts. He has two daughters—both live in Brooklyn, New York and even though they don't appear in the show "Girls," they write for The New York Observer and CollegeHumor.com.
Marilyn Huestis
Joining us now is Dr. Marilyn Huestis—one of the world's top drug abuse chemists! She also serves on the World Anti-doping Agency's Prohibited Drug List Committee that determines the drugs that are not permitted in sports, and the Transportation Research Board and National Safety Council that work to reduce drunk and drugged driving. Her research focuses on cannabis or marijuana, MDMA or Ecstasy and in utero drug exposure (drugs taken by pregnant women). She monitors brain activities, cognitive performance and the physiological effects in people who use drugs. She has many years of experience as a forensic toxicologist performing post mortem and emergency toxicology (think CSI!). Dr. Huestis works to develop the science of toxicology in many countries around the world and loves to travel. She also loves skiing, tennis and teaching toxicology to University of Maryland graduate students.
Setareh Kamali
This is Setareh Kamali's fourth Chat. She works in the National Institute of Mental Health's (NIMH) communications office where she helps manage and develop information on mental disorders for NIMH's website and social media pages. She is ready to answer your questions related to mental health. Setareh graduated from George Washington University where she received her Master's degree in strategic public relations. She is also a University of Maryland alumna. Go Terps! In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends and having Netflix marathons.
Jennifer Katt
We'd like to introduce Jennifer Katt to the Chat. Jennifer has been a professional writer for about 20 years, specializing in making highly technical or scientific jargon accessible by general lay audiences. She began her career as a magazine writer, worked several years with a small communications firm, and in 1994 started her own successful communications business. She joined NIDA in 2005 as a science writer, lending her skills to the variety of publications NIDA develops for different audiences. She has 4 kids, ages 17–31, and enjoys playing guitar, watching her son perform with his drumlin, and doing triathlons in the summer.
Carol Krause
Carol Krause, M.A. is CHAT DAY's coordinator and fills in while others on the chat take a pizza break. She is NIDA's Communications Director and has a Master's Degree she earned while covering the Watergate hearings many years ago. When she was a little younger, Ms. Krause worked at both the U.S. Capitol and at the White House. With a lot of help from NIDA's scientists, she created CHAT DAY and NIDA's National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. She raised 2 teenagers herself, a boy and a girl, who are happy and drug free young adults. Ms. Krause has read the complete transcripts of just about every CHAT DAY and knows all about the kinds of questions kids have about drugs and drug abuse.
Michelle Kim Leff
Dr. Michelle Kim Leff is now online. Dr. Leff grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Pattonville High School. Since high school, she has attended school and worked in Boston, New York City, San Antonio, Washington D.C., Seoul, South Korea, and now Baltimore. She is a child/adolescent psychiatrist by training, and works as a research facilitator/administrator at the NIDA Intramural Research Program. She lives in Baltimore Maryland with her husband and children. She enjoys running, swimming, and volunteers for a community mental health organization and for a high school mentoring program in Baltimore.
Jan Lipkin
Jan Lipkin is a volunteer after retiring from NIDA where she served as deputy communications director for 15 years. She worked on many national health campaigns such as PEERx, the prescription drug abuse education project on NIDA's teen web site. (Check out NIDA for Teens at www.teens.drugabuse.gov.) Ms. Lipkin plans to spend most of her time volunteering at the National Zoo here in Washington D.C., working with reptiles and great apes, like Bonnie the orangutan that she is using as her avatar.
Jacqueline Lloyd
Dr. Jacqueline Lloyd is a scientist who studies how to help people avoid drug use and drug related problems and abuse, and how to prevent addiction, including drug-related HIV transmission. Before working at NIDA, Jacqueline worked and taught at a university, did drug prevention trainings, and worked as a social worker with children, youth, and families. Even though her favorite subjects in school were Spanish and math, Jacqueline always had an interest in "prevention" and discovering what really works to help people and prevent drug and behavioral health problems. One thing she enjoys about her work is helping scientists develop their research ideas and getting young people interested in science. Outside of work, Jacqueline enjoys traveling, experiencing new cultures, as well as bike riding, dancing (especially salsa!), and just being outdoors, especially during the summertime.
Marsha Lopez
Dr. Marsha Lopez's experience runs the gamut from preclinical behavioral pharmacology (giving cocaine to rats) to military medical surveillance, but her current focus is drug epidemiology (the incidence, distribution, or control of a disease within a population) with an interest in marijuana (behavior, attitudes, policy), polysubstance use (abusing more than one kind of substance) and co-occurring psychiatric conditions (like using drugs and being depressed at the same time). While most of Marsha's extended family lives in Argentina, she lives here with Marco (age 11), Gigi (age 8), and Halo, the crested gecko. She chose a photo of Halo as her avatar today.
Cindy Miner
Dr. Cindy Miner (seen with Galley) moved from NIDA to the Center for Tobacco Products at the Food and Drug Administration in 2011---where she helps to communicate tobacco research information that goes out to other scientists, doctors and nurses, and to the public. Because she is an expert in tobacco, she continues to join us for CHAT DAY to answer some of your questions on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Dr. Miner went to George Washington High School (in Denver) where she played on the tennis team, loved history and English, and of course--gym class. She was a metro area all-star in softball but that's not all! As a teenager, she also loved biking, hiking, whitewater rafting, and camping in the Colorado Mountains—in fact, she has climbed most of the 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado. Cindy has two dogs—Portuguese Water Dogs, and she continues to enjoy many outdoor activities--including biking, hiking, skiing, kayaking, sailing, softball, volleyball, and golfing.
Stephanie Older
Stephanie Older is NIDA's deputy communications director. She oversees NIDA's outreach and dissemination team and manages the Institute's print and online publications. She also worked as NIDA's press chief---where she enhanced NIDA's social media presence and arranged interviews with top media outlets, including a profile piece about NIDA's director on CBS's 60 Minutes. Stephanie holds a law degree from the University of Baltimore as well as a B.A. in communications from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School. Before joining NIDA, she worked as Attorney-Adviser to an Associate Chief Judge at the U.S. Department of Labor. Outside of NIDA, she keeps busy with her eight-year old son, Owen, and five-year old daughter, Tessa.
Harold Perl
Get ready for more great answers to your questions from Dr. Harold Perl. Dr. Perl works with NIDA to help us understand better ways to prevent people from suffering with drug abuse problems and to help counselors and therapists learn how to use the latest and best techniques to help people. Harold went to high school in Queens, New York where his favorite subject was History. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and his Masters/PhD from the University of Maryland. Harold has done a lot of amazing traveling including living in Jerusalem (Israel) and spending 3 months riding 13,000 miles on his motorcycle across the US and Canada. When not at work, Harold is an avid bicyclist and a double black diamond downhill skier.
Nancy Pilotte
Dr. Nancy Pilotte is now joining the chat. She is a neuroscientist whose expertise is in the neuroendocrine aspects of drug abuse (how hormones influence the activity of the brain) and using new, dynamic methods to identify the neural circuits that are changed by stimulants like cocaine and narcotics like prescription pain-killers as well as the long-term changes that occur in the brain as a result of repeated exposure to these drugs and their withdrawal. When she is not at work, she enjoys making homemade ice cream, sailing, and making colorful quilts and jewelry.
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Michele Rankin
Dr. Michele Rankin has always been interested in how cells detect what is going on around them and focused her research on special proteins that do just that—G protein coupled receptors. Now Michele works in the Science Policy office where she communicates how NIDA research is tackling the problems associated with drug abuse and finding better ways to prevent them. She is originally from Louisiana and loves cooking healthy Cajun cuisine (gumbo, crawfish etouffee), snow skiing, and traveling.
Elizabeth Robertson
Dr. Elizabeth Robertson is an expert in human and family development with particular interest in how to help prevention practitioners use science-based intervention developed for specific age groups of children, their families, schools and communities. She is from the City of Presidents, Quincy , MA., but has lived in IL, VA, AL and NC, DC and MD for extended periods of time. She jokes that she is making a circle back up to MA. She lives in a quaint Victorian town in MD with 224 other home and her cat Bella Luna Dark Shadow Robertson. Luna helps her with all of her favorite pastimes of gardening, needlepoint, and various other crafts.
Joni Rutter
Can addiction be passed down from your parents? Is genetics important in the science of addiction? Ask NIDA's best genetics expert, Dr. Joni Rutter. She received her Ph.D. from Dartmouth Medical School in 1999 and joined the National Institutes of Health, studying the genetics of cancer. She moved to NIDA in 2003 and currently directs NIDA's support of basic and clinical science research labs all over the country. She also manages a repository that stores more information and biospecimens on genetics than you can imagine---so other scientists can use them. She loves everything about science and still remembers her high school science teacher Mr. Sanders, who taught her that science is about asking the right questions and not about getting all of the answers. And---she plays a mean game of softball! A good day for her is studying laboratory science and fielding line drives at 3rd base.
Cathrine Sasek
Dr. Cathrine Sasek is now participating in the Chat. Dr. Sasek does many things at NIDA but her favorite is working on NIDA's Science Education Program. She has always had a fascination with science, in particular the brain and how it causes changes in how people think and behave, and she enjoys having the opportunity to share this with teachers, parents, and kids. When she is not at work, Dr. Sasek enjoys hiking, taking photographs and entering them in competitions, and playing with her two cats.
David Shurtleff
Get your questions ready for Dr. David Shurtleff—who serves as NIDA's Acting Deputy Director and provides leadership in the development, implementation, and management of NIDA's research portfolio. Dr. Shurtleff works closely with NIDA's Director, Dr. Nora Volkow, to support and conduct research to improve prevention and treatment of drug use, abuse and addiction. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Shurtleff directed the NIDA division that supports basic biomedical and behavioral science that supports research exploring mechanisms of addiction, drug craving, effects of drugs on behavior and cognition, long-term chronic effects of drugs. In his spare time, he loves playing with his two German Shepherd-mix dogs, outdoor gardening, taking vacations to exotic places, hiking, snorkeling, swimming and playing golf.
Jack Stein
Dr. Jack Stein is answering questions today. He is the head of our office of Science Policy and Communications, and is an expert in how communities come together to solve health problems like addiction. Before NIDA, he worked on drug abuse issues in the Executive Office of the President where he met President Obama as well as the first dog, Bo! He lives in Washington, D.C. and has performed in many local theatre productions.
Isabelle Thibau
Joining us is Isabelle Thibau, who will be assisting our experts. She graduated in 2011 with a degree in Chemistry and French. Isabelle greatly enjoys working at NIDA, which often involves "translating" information from Science to English. In her spare time, Isabelle loves to cook, research on health, study nutrition, enjoy wildlife, and watch the seasons change.
Dave Thomas
Dr. Dave Thomas has joined the Chat. He is an expert on pain and analgesia, where he promotes the development of new pain treatments that have little potential to produce addiction. This is especially important for teens, since sometimes they take prescription pain killers without a doctor's prescription. He also loves "cool science." For example, he has promoted the use of virtual reality as a treatment and research tool. Outside of work, Dave is a pastel painter, and has shown his work at galleries in the Washington-Baltimore area. Dave loves to play Frisbee Golf at his cabin in the woods of Pennsylvania. His dogs, Rex and Zoe, love to tag along with Dave in the woods.
Laura Thomas
Laura Thomas went to Wellesley High School in Wellesley, MA. She then went to Vassar College where she majored in psychology. She almost became a professional flutist, but decided to go study the brain instead. After living in New York City for two years she went to Duke University for graduate school in cognitive neuroscience. There she discovered her love of college basketball, go Blue Devils! She has a sweet rescue dog named Chewy who she calls a distinguished gentleman, since he's around 15 years old and has an adorable gray face.
Nora Volkow
Dr. Nora D. Volkow is now online. Dr. Volkow is the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Her work has been instrumental in demonstrating that drug addiction is a disease of the human brain. As a research psychiatrist and scientist, Dr. Volkow pioneered the use of brain imaging to investigate the toxic effects of drugs and their addictive properties. Dr. Volkow was born in Mexico, and earned her medical degree from the National University of Mexico in Mexico City, where she received an award for best medical student of her generation. She was recently featured in a 60 Minutes profile called "Hooked," which you can watch on the 60 Minutes site. She has been named one of Time Magazine's "Top 100 People Who Shape our World." Dr. Volkow is also an artist and avid runner—logging dozens of miles a week.
Eric Wargo
Dr. Eric Wargo is a writer who specializes in making complicated scientific research understandable and enjoyable for non-scientists. He grew up in Colorado, and after graduating from the University of Colorado he moved to Atlanta (where he got a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology) and then lived in various places in Europe—including Prague, Warsaw, and Glasgow—before settling in Washington, D.C. He lives with two highly intelligent black cats, Cindy and Pete, and in his spare time he enjoys camping, martial arts, and watching old science fiction movies.
Susan Weiss
Dr. Susan R.B. Weiss is the Director, Division of Extramural Research, at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). She provides scientific guidance and oversight to a diverse staff who are responsible for program planning and development, scientific review, grants management, research training and career development. She led the NIH effort to launch a major research project known as Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study—the largest long term study of brain maturation and other health outcomes in youth. In her spare time, she does Yoga and reads novels about exotic persons and places--including science fiction.
Cora Lee Wetherington
Dr. Cora Lee Wetherington serves as NIDA's coordinator for research on women and sex and gender differences in all areas of drug abuse. She is also a program officer in the Behavior and Cognitive Science Research Branch in the Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research where she oversees a program of extramural research focusing on a variety of human and animal laboratory topics including behavioral models of drug abuse, vulnerability to drug abuse, the behavioral effects of exposure to drugs during lifespan development, topics specific to females, and, of course, sex and gender differences. She and her husband have a son, a daughter and a beagle.


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Following a massive and devastating terrorist attack on the city of Mylasa on Leonis in which every power supply was destroyed, Battlestar Nausica was sent to provide power to the city while they rebuilt. The leader of the terrorist group was arrested, but many of his conspirators were still free. The crew of the Nausica were about to go on shore leave anyway, so most of them were on their own planets with their families. Only a skeleton crew remained, just enough to keep the ship functioning. More military forces remained in the area to keep order and prevent further terrorist activity – small Colonial ships remained inside the atmosphere and groups of Marines and ground soldiers alike patrolled the streets.
When the Cylons attacked, the city was all but destroyed. The Battlestar was outside the blast radius of the nuclear bomb that nearly leveled the city and civilians and military personnel alike fled to the ship, hoping to find salvation. Fortunately, Captain Lydia Delgado took charge of the ship. Her job was to oversee the skeleton crew while the ship was grounded, so she knew just what to do once they had gathered the survivors. She had the crew spin up the FTL drive and make a jump from the planet. Fortunately for them, the Nausica being grounded meant that its networks had been disabled to save energy – only necessary systems were kept online, keeping the ship safe from Cylon interference.
Once the ship was safely away from the Colonies, Captain Delgado was approached by Lieutenant Colonel Keane Rance, Senior Officer of the Watch of Gunstar Naxos. He had been visiting his family when the Cylons attacked, and managed to get them safely aboard Nausica. He demanded Delgado hand over command of the Battlestar, as he is the highest ranking military officer on the ship. Delgado wasn't entirely cooperative, wondering where he had been while she was busy saving everyone on the ship. Many of the survivors, particular civilians, were in support of keeping Captain Delgado as commander of the ship. The point was hotly debated until finally Delgado, tired of the conflict and ready to recognize the importance of chain of command in such situations, relented. She now serves as the ExO.
The survivors are a diverse mix of people. 8,143 managed to escape to the ship before it jumped. Only a sixth are military personnel, and less than half are navy. The rest are Marines or Army, meaning that there were not enough people to keep the ship operational. Civilians with useful skills were recruited to work anywhere from the flight deck to med bay to CIC.
In addition, since Nausica was grounded indefinitely, command decided to use the opportunity to repair and upgrade their Vipers, Raptors, and other equipment. The ship was left with only one squadron of Vipers and a handful of Raptors.
They soon encounter a lone Raptor searching for Colonial vessels. The Raptor leads them back to a small collection of ships – merely four civilian ships and a group of thirteen Vipers. The squad had watched their Battlestar get destroyed and decided it was time to cut their losses and try to contact Colonial Command. They were unsuccessful, so instead they started searching for survivors. Five ships is all they found.
This is where the story begins.
Captain Kael Arondight and Lieutenant Darren O'Hoole were just getting off flying CAP, heading for the showers, when they witnessed a fight taking place in a corridor of the ship. At the same time, Corporal Eris Henson was also getting off duty and heading to her quarters on the other end of the ship, and Petty Officer Ronnie Riess was working on some wiring. They all overheard two men talking – one a member of the colonial fleet, another a civilian. It got heated and a fight broke out. Eris and Kael jumped into the fray, immediately ending the fight at which point the colonial officer ran off. When questioned, the civilian indicated that they were fighting over the Cylon attack – something to do with a Cylon artifact that was discovered during the attack.
At this point Gunnery Sergeant Hollis Coveney showed up, wondering what was going on. She suggested the information be brought to the Lieutenant Colonel's attention, and so the group (minus Darren, who decided to continue to the showers) left to find their commanding officer.
Upon arriving at the Lt. Col.'s quarters (he was off-duty at the time), the group presented their new information to him and Captain Delgado. They knew of the object and, by some miracle, it was already on one of the surviving ships. They had sent for it and its owner, as well as a religious expert as it was thought to be somehow religious in nature. He decided that the group before him was as good as any to meet them and see if they could figure anything out.
They made their way to the starboard landing bay, where two Raptors were just coming in. From one came a woman holding a package wrapped in scarves, and from the other stumbled Sera Myllus. Darren also rejoined the group at this point. They moved to a more private location to study the statue. The statue itself was a metal figure of a man holding up an orb, and was inscribed with Old Gemenese. Sera and Ronnie took a look and determined that the statue was made of the same metal as Cylons, emitted and electromagnetic pulse from somewhere inside it, and was of Hades.
Just then, an alert sounded throughout the ship and the Lt. Col. set Condition 1 – Cylon raiders were attacking. Kael and Darren ran to their Vipers while Sera snuck off to find safety in the barracks. The rest of the group went to a small hideout Ronnie knew about to try to stay safe.
Kael and Darren discovered that four Cylon raiders and one heavy raider were attacking the ship, so Kael attempted to shoot the heavy raider down. He was unsuccessful, and the raider managed to slip by and attach itself to the hull. Five Cylon Centurions managed to board Nausica.
The Centurions were making their way through the ship and four of them passed near the hideout. The other one found itself in the barracks with Sera. Eris and Hollis emerged to try to hold the Centurions off (lucky for them they had a couple of explosive rounds).
Two raiders and one Centurion were killed before a bullet knocked loose the grate that kept the hideout hidden. The woman with the statue (Lenora Boehns) crawled out, leaving the statue behind. at this point she began to speak in gibberish: "shine a light on the metal to see it burn," "waste time at the Jumping Place if you want to find the crosshairs," "you have a ghost wrapped around your heart," "the tempest returns," and finally "this has all happened before, and it will all happen again."
She then walked toward the Centurions. One of them shot her in the chest and she fell to the ground, exclaiming "time for me to go home now…" The Centurion then shot her in the head.
The battle then continued, and eventually all but one of the Centurions was dead (the last one disabled), and all of the raiders had been destroyed. The two pilots landed and were scolded by Captain Delgado for all of the bickering and competition during the battle. They were told to go guard the area where the heavy raider attached itself. On their way their, they found themselves at the scene of the shipboard battle, but had to continue due to their orders.
Upon their arrival the heavy raider began to disengage from the ship, even as a patch was being welded to the hull. Kael ordered everyone out of the room just before the patch failed and everything in the room was sucked out. They were just in time. Then, the heavy raider and the disabled Centurion simultaneously destroyed themselves.
After a search of Lenora's body, she was revealed to be wearing a talisman that read "forerunner" in Old Gemenese.
The entire group was brought to the Lt. Col. and Cpt. Delgado to debrief before they were released. After a recap of the events, the Lt. Col. suggested some R&R and a visit from the doctor for those who had been injured (several people had been shot during the battle). As he said it, the chief medical officer of Nausica, Ensign Suki Barnes, showed up. She looked exactly like Lenora Boehns.
To be continued…


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Liam & Dillon at Yosemite
Names/Ages: Liam (6) & Dillon (3)
Vacation Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Favorite Baby or Child Friendly Activity There: Exploring while on the hikes and stops while riding bikes was great fun.
Best Tip for Traveling with Kids: Create Your Own Snack Pack – I think all kids are suckers for packaging. Most flights sell those snack packs, but the contents are not very healthy. Really, they are just full of sugar and who knows what else. So we creat our own Snack Pack. I grabbed a couple of the to go containers from the grocery store, and filled them with healthier goodies like: small apple (or banana), fruit leather, string cheese, & crackers. I put a little napkin on top and sealed it up. I decorated the outside with stickers and topped each with a label with their name on them. My kids were thrilled to have their own snack packs and didn't even cry when I denied them the Airline's Sugar Pack this time. It felt like a winner.
Favorite Way to Make it Feel Like Home: We actually don't try to make it feel like home. We do our best to help our kids embrace the new adventure and trying new things.
An Item you MUST Take With You While Traveling: Ahboo and baby Ahboo. (zebra lovies from jellycat) We can't go on a trip without them.
Thanks, Danielle!
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I've seen human foibles that have resulted in temporary maiming or momentary loss of life. People stumble into manholes, are hit by falling objects, trip into the paths of speeding vehicles.
And when it happens, people laugh, because no matter how gruesome the event, that person, just like the coyote, will be back in a day or two, as good as new, and no worse—or wiser—for the wear.
Immortality has turned us all into cartoons.
In 2016, a novel called Scythe by Neal Shusterman—award-winning author of Unwind and Challenger Deep—was published, and I loved it.
Scythe is the story of a post-mortal world, united and benevolently watched over by an advanced, omniscient AI called The Thunderhead—the sum total of humanity's knowledge, dreams, and wishes. While The Thunderhead can see all and intervene to protect its subjects, it also isn't completely all-powerful. Humanity created one more system in order to self-maintain and keep its altruistic protector from becoming its tyrant overlord: Scythes. A completely separate, self-governing body, the Scythes are the true watchmen of society. Scythes alone have the power to glean—that is, to permanently kill their fellow humans. And kill they must, for in a world where old age, disease, and accidental death have been irradicated, someone needs to keep the population under control (and remind humans of their own mortality). Scythe follows two young people, Rowan and Citra, as they begin on their apprenticeship to become Scythes and gradually shows us the tension and corruption that inevitably comes with unchecked power.
This January, the second book in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy was released. Thunderhead picks up immediately where Scythe left off, still following Rowan and Citra (now Scythes Lucifer and Anastasia) as they navigate a fraught scythedom and avoid those who oppose and desire their final deaths. But Thunderhead is not just the story of two young Scythes, fighting the system; no, it is also the story of the AI who watches and waits, slowly making its own moves and plans to adjust the sickness it senses but is prevented from acting upon.
Besides the fact that they are both utterly excellent books, in both Scythe and Thunderhead, the concept of post-mortality and the ramifications of a world without death are central, fascinating themes. Which got me thinking: what other books out there examine a post-mortal world? And which ones do it in a way that carefully weighs the strain on resources, both economic and human, that such a world would entail? Certainly there are many monster novels about immortality (I know this because I tried looking for other books about immortality and that's all I got)—and while Richard Matheson's I Am Legend or Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire are technically about the human cost of immortality and awesome in their own right, they don't quite get at the mortality question in the same way.
Hence, this list—inspired by Shusterman's Scythe and Thunderhead, here are some (non-monster) science fiction books about the horrors of immortality.
Scythe and Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman. In a world where death has been conquered in almost all of its forms because of a super-AI, possessing the medical ability and technological savvy to revive any salvageable body, humanity has lost some of its vitality. In order to maintain order and control the population, Scythes are given a quota of humans they must glean—that is, permanently kill each month. With great power comes great responsibility—Shusterman follows this thread down the Scythedom as well as from the perspective of the Thunderhead, and It. Is. Awesome.
The Eden Cycle by Raymond Z. Gallun. A science fiction novel from the 1970s, The Eden Cycle is set in a world in which humanity has received the gift of immortality from aliens. With the abililty to create their own worlds, each based on historical eras, two humans explore the adventures that immortality provides… but where does that adventure end? How long can humans endure a virtual world of permanent bliss and freedom from consequence of death before they tire of it and realize it is simulation and not reality? The Eden Cycle follows two humans as they make this realization, and decide what comes next.
The Postmortal by Drew Magary. This is perhaps the closest analog to Scythe and Thunderhead on this list—Magary envisions a pre-apocalyptic dystopia in The Postmortal with his world where aging can be halted with a single cure (but humans can still die or be maimed thanks to disease, accident, suicide, or murder). Magary's view of the post-mortal world is narrated by the full-of-ennui perpetual 27-year-old, John, who shows us just how narcissitic a society of eternally youthful humans could become. As more people get the cure—especially after it is first discovered—the polarization between old and young becomes more pronounced. As the years pass, resources are drained, humanity wallows in its own apathy, and the world is a very ugly place. If you're looking for a satirical and thought-provoking (if relentlessly pessimistic) view of the post-mortal world, look no further.
Starters by Lissa Price. This one is a bit of a stretch, but shares some qualities with post-mortalism that give it a place on this list. In a world ravaged by a biological weapon that killed humans between the ages of 20 and 60, children and teenagers are left to fend for themselves… and be exploited by the sexagenarian-plus population. Enter a corporation called Prime Destinations, which exchanges saftey and money to its youthful employees in return for allowing elderly patrons to briefly inhabit their bodies. Briefly, right?
The Immortality Virus by Christine Amsden. Another more contemporary novel, The Immortality Virus is a mystery/police procedural, following a signal that caused the human race to suddenly stop aging in the mid-21st century. No one knows why the signal appeared or how to reverse it—but after four centuries of non-aging, the world has become a very dark place. The Immortality Virus follows a former cop/current PI Grace Harper, whose mission is to find the originator of the virus and reverse it, in order to save the world.
The Declaration by Gemma Malley. Last but certainly not least, there's the Declaration series by Gemma Malley. In Malley's vision of the post-mortal world, in which longevity drugs can be taken to permanently halt aging and dying, there is one big problem: overpopulation. In order to prevent the world from being overrun with immortals, a Declaration must be signed by all of its citizens—no citizen can procreate without giving up one life for their child's life. Of course people don't follow that rule as they want children and to live forever—and those resource-wasting children that are born without paying the mortality fee are deemed Surpluses and are treated as slaves. The Declaration is a Young Adult novel that follows this premise to its bitter end through the eyes of two Surpluses—and I highly recommend it.
So there you have it! A list of post-mortal books that share a few central themes (overpopulation, resource control, and a unifyingly dystopian vision of the world). Any other post-mortal recommendations are welcome!


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The Opposite of Human
My seventeen-year-old daughter left her underwear on the bathroom floor. I am sitting down to take a crap and there they are. These red lacy thong panties, all balled up but blossoming open.
The fact that they are there, on the floor, doesn't really bother me. I mean, it does a little bit. I've definitely become more fastidious in my cleaning.
And it was certainly awkward when Jared, my boyfriend, came back from the bathroom laughing. He joked about how I should clean up after having other lovers over. I looked at him like I had no idea what he was talking about. He said, "The dirty panties on the floor. It's no big deal, Juan, but it is kinda nasty, if you know what I mean." I knew what he meant, but the awkwardness got worse when I then explained that the dirty panties on the floor were my daughter's.
But actually what's really the issue for me is the kind of underwear they are. Fuck me panties. Stripper panties. Panties you put on for lovers. I sit perplexed on the toilet. I consider leaving them there till she returns from her mother's. Four days of staring at them.
I ponder my options. Call her mother and ask about whether or not Stella does the same thing over there, but knowing Betsy, she'll take the question as an attack on her parenting choices. Which might lead to an argument about why we split and how I'm such an asshole.
I could put the red lacy thong panties on my daughter's bed, but knowing the state of her room, she wouldn't even see that I placed them on her pillow or her desk or her lampshade for that matter because there's so much clothes and stuff in various mounds strikingly assembled throughout her room.
I realize that if I just wait for her to return to pick them up herself, I could pile on a little bit of shaming. I could say things like: Please don't leave your dirty underwear on the floor so that anyone who uses the bathroom will see them. Aren't you embarrassed? Did your boyfriend buy them for you? Do you know what they say? What they mean?
I smile and think, shame, that sounds just right.
Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday all pass as I recreate a client's website, which they are calling an inauguration, as if it were presidential. I get emails from them with words like prognosis, functionality, usership, interactivity, even the word luminosity. Words disconnected from the real world bother me as much as politics. I respond repeatedly with terse, curt emails.
Every time I go to the bathroom, I see the red lacy thong panties. It kills me not to just reach down and pick them up, to just deal with it.
But I remind myself every time not to.
This is what they call a teaching opportunity. There is a lesson to be taught. There's principle, manners. It's like not peeing on the toilet seat. You just can't go around leaving your undies in people's bathrooms.
Today's Friday and I'm grumpy. I drank a bit too much Thursday night with Jason the Punker and Mr. Delbert, the old man who lives up the street. Jason and I argued about the merits of a university education and if my daughter should just go to the local community college for the first couple years.
Mr. Delbert, who rarely says more than a few words, interrupted by saying, "Neither one of you get it. It's really not about where to go. It's the going that's the point."
With that he sipped his Bud Light.
All day I read stories and listen to music and play my online Scrabble game. I struggle with every group of letters I get. I seem to only be able to play three letter words: pet, jog, saw. I think of my daughter moving away.
I watch the clock all afternoon. My daughter returns from school earlier than normal and I can tell she's upset. Normally she says, Hi, gives me a hug and a peck on the cheek, and then runs to her room, putting on music so loud I feel like I'm part of a sitcom.
Instead, she walks into the kitchen while I stir my afternoon coffee.
She says, "You're always just standing there when I come home. What do you do while I'm gone?"
"I work," I say.
She waits for more.
I ask, "Is that really what you want to talk about? Is everything all right?"
She switches her purse from one shoulder to the other shoulder.
She asks, "Why are guys such assholes?"
She waits.
I shrug. I'm not sure how to respond.
I say, "I really hope you're using protection if you're at all sexually active."
She shrugs.
I scrunch up my face, meaning what does that mean.
She says, "You're not answering the fucking question."
She puts her hands to her face and cries for a second. Then drops her purse on the ground and storms to the bathroom.
Her purse spills out; lined notebook papers and her make up bag spread across the floor.
I want to answer her question. I want to tell her why guys are assholes, but how to explain? Because we weren't held enough as children. Because when the people we love leave, it hurts. Because our fathers and brothers and friends ridiculed us when we were anything but what they expected us to be. Because we were taught to be strong rather than kind. Because feelings are as useless as a flaccid cock. Because no one ever says be a human. They say be a man, meaning the exact opposite of human.
But I say nothing. Instead, I yell to her to come back to the kitchen.
When she does, I say, "Please pick up your purse. It spilled."
She goes to the purse and bends over and I see her panties black and lacy.
She gathers her stuff and walks to her room.
I watch her leave. I sip my coffee until I feel the familiar rumble of my bowels.
I walk to the bathroom. I sit down and I see the underwear. Still there. Just where she left them four days ago.
I stare at them. When I'm finished, I finally reach down and pick them up and walk to the laundry basket by the washer. I shuffle the clothes around and bury the panties in with the other dirty laundry as if they were always there.
Tomas Moniz is the editor of Rad Dad and the author of Bellies and Buffalos, a tender story about friendship, family and Flamin' Hot Cheetos. "The Opposite of Human" is part of collection called What You're Up Against. His most current 'zine, The Body is a Wild Wild Thing is available, but you have to write a postcard: P.O. Box 3555, Berkeley, C.A. 94703. tomasmoniz.weebly.com


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Chapter 071 – Preparation for Departure
A guest room as wide as two tennis courts.
Flowers were arranged in expensive looking vases, paintings and sets of armor decorate the wall. Rugs that are fluffy to the point of burying your ankle covered all over the floor and the sofa too looked so soft that it could swallow half of your body once you sit on it.
We changed our location from the barrier stone to a guest room inside the High elves' castle, Woodcastle.
I once again bowed my head to everyone.
"I'm sorry for one-sidedly deciding to go defeat the Giant scorpion."
"U~un, if Lute-kun didn't say anything I was going to raise my hand."
[I'm the same as Snow-oneechan.]
"That's right! With Lute-sama's power, the likes of a Giant scorpion will get easily massacred some way or the other!"
For some reason Meiya made an unfounded statement.
Well, I agreed because we had a chance to win, like she said.
"Then please allow me to come with you."
Lyss who's been listening to the discussion suggested that she participate in this subjugation.
I stopped her hurriedly.
"I'm happy you feel that way, but it's too dangerous for the princess of a country to go subjugating monsters."
"T… that's right hime-sama. Please don't be rash."
Shia who serves her also backed me up hurriedly.
"I have of course taken the danger into account. However, it was I who had found the record book, followed what is written inside and took you heroes here as the ones who will save my motherland. I have a duty to see things through to the end. No matter what happens…"
But Lyss' determination was firm.
Then again I could also understand her feelings.
"……. I understand. But please inform the king and properly get permission to come with us. We'll be troubled if anything happens later."
"Thank you very much!"
Lyss said her thanks with a smile.
"In that case, as hime-sama's guard maid I'll protect you with all of my body and soul!"
"Thank you too, Shia."
"Here here here! If Oneechan goes then Luna will go too!"
The younger sister Luna who'd been listening silently up until now raised her hand cheerfully.
The elder sister Lyss raised her beautiful eyebrows in anger.
"This is not a trip we're going on. We can't take you along!"
"Oneechan is not the one who gets to decide! Hey Lute, take Luna with you too. O・ne・ga・i☆"
"I can't."
Luna pleaded with upturned eyes and a forced voice but was concisely rejected.
She took offense at my refusal.
"Why is it that oneechan can go but Luna can't? Luna wants to go on a journey! Luna wants to go on an adventure like in the picture books!"
Just like the little girl she looks to be, she screamed selfishly.
Of course, Lyss roared at her.
"How many times do I have to tell you! We are not going on a trip!"
"Pweeeh! Oneechan is mean! Fine! Then Luna will think of something herself!"
She left the room leaving an ominous remark behind.
Lyss once again turned around to face us and bowed ashamedly.
"I'm truly sorry. Luna is the youngest of us sisters and she had been pampered a little too much while growing up."
"No, we don't mind so Lyss-sama shouldn't either. Well then, we'll depart depending on when Lyss-sama receives the permission."
"Very well. I will go see father right away. I shall also prepare the wagons and secure the road permits as well."
We then prepared the miscellaneous things we needed for the departure — information on the Giant scorpion, the geography of the terrain, distance of the round trip / one way and the necessary food and goods — and crammed them all in one place.
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It took Lyss 3 days to get permission from the king.
Because Shia is a guard, in dangerous situation she must save Lyss even if she has to throw us away — that was the condition according to the king.
At first Lyss protested vehemently at the condition, but we coaxed her into reluctantly agreeing somehow. I also think the conditional was a bit harsh, but before being the king, he was just another parent. In fact, that was the natural reaction.
We weren't just lazing around during those three days either.
I began work on the PKM — general purpose machine gun in the lakeside residence Lyss gave us.
I asked Lyss to introduce me to people that sell magic liquid metal and magic stones, and bought up all they had.
The amount of money involved was of course so astronomical I can't let a single person, even though she's the princess of a country, bear it all.
Luckily we had the money from the Twin Magicians, Twin Dragon exterminations and Meiya so we weren't short on funds. After we defeated the enemy we can just bill the king, and if the enemy doesn't appear we can use them for other things.
The main body was made by Meiya as she received my instructions, while at the same time I started on the cartridges.
I planned on entrusting Meiya with the gun body and ammunition while we fight the Giant scorpion.
The day after the king gave his permission.
Before the sun had risen, Lyss came along to the lakeside residence.
She joined us for the departure to the Giant scorpion.
The reason she came so early in the morning was to prevent the citizens causing an uproar.
If they knew that a real High elf was here, they'd form a huge crowd instantly.
Shia and I met Lyss at the front entrance.
Snow and Chrisse were in the kitchen, making today's breakfast and lunch.
Meiya was at the back, preparing the covered wagon and hooking up the horned horses and the like.
When the coachman went down from his seat and opened the coach door, Lyss came out.
"Good morning, hero-sama, Shia."
"Good morning Lyss-sama. We've been expecting … you?"
Right hand to my chest, left hand behind my back, and bow — this is the normal etiquette. I then raised my head and finally noticed her outfit.
Lyss was for some reason wearing a female full-body armor.
It was basically full silver, covering the body, hips, shoulders, arms, and legs. It had a mini-skirt in order to give the legs freedom of movement, and there was no helmet on the head, but instead an expensive-looking tiara shaped magic tool. Furthermore there was on her waist a finely crafted rapier in its scabbard.
In other words, even though we weren't going to fight the Giant scorpion right away, she was wearing a uselessly conspicuous set of armor, which was giving me a headache.
Next to me, Shia reacted the same way, frowning as she endured the pain.
These few days Shia had the task of buying the necessary goods. If she had come here with Lyss on this day, Lyss surely wouldn't have come in this getup.
Actually, why didn't anyone in the castle point it out to her?
Noticing our questioning gazes Lyss tilted her head in doubt.
"Is anything the matter?"
"No, um, I was wondering why you came wearing armor …"
"I came here in full equipment so that I wouldn't be a burden to you, is there something strange?"
I'm glad you feel that way, but we're not fighting right away.
Was she planning to wear that for the whole 7 days we're going to be on the move …?
"First let's get you changed into normal clothes… which you didn't bring any, of course. Your body is bigger than Chrisse's so let's get you in one of Snow's extra field clothes. I'll go get permission from Snow. Shia, you go on ahead to the room."
"I'm sorry for the trouble."
"Um, Shia, what is going on?"
Lyss wasn't able to understand and was taken by Shia to Snow's room.
I went to the kitchen to borrow Snow's field clothes and to ask her for some extras for Lyss' use.
I left the armor she was wearing in one of the rooms in the house.
Once Lyss changed into field clothes, I went with her to the backyard.
A covered wagon had already been prepared there, and next to it there was a huge pile of things we will be needing for the trip.
Large barrels, armor sets × number of people, cartridges. Food, change of clothes, blankets, utensils, saddles, reins, a tall rectangular box, and so on — the amount clearly went over what the wagon can carry.
I once again asked Lyss.
"Are you sure you can really store all these?"
"Yes, please leave it to me. This much will not be a problem, I will store them in my [Infinite Storage]"
[Infinite Storage] — That is the spirit's blessing granted to Lyss.
I recalled the detailed planning we did back at Woodcastle.
Lyss' spirit's blessing is one that can transport objects to a different dimension by the power of the spirits.
She can take out the stored objects anytime she wants, and no matter what is stored she won't feel any weight. However, she seems to be unable to store living things.
Just like her sister's, this ability of hers is an absurdly rare one.
Her sister's blessing is a 'lottery win' kind of rare ability.
However, Lyss' blessing is rare in a completely different sense.
It seems that there was only one High elf that was blessed with it in the past and was made fun of by their kind for their entire life for only being able to put objects in and bring them out.
The person herself was conscious of that, too, to the point of blurting out 'It's okay, I'm different from my big sister. Compared to my big sister who has the qualities to be king, I only have a divine blessing that can only put luggage in and out. And my little sister Luna, a genius who can do anything flawlessly. I'm just an average person stuck between two excellent sisters. I even got called disaster princess for my poor quality' in the middle of the meeting.
TL note: the right term here should be "woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty", like Diao Chan, but I'm guessing she doesn't destroy her country with beauty, but with her clumsiness, her boobs is also kill, I guess, lol – yuushing
By the way I thought that the teary eyed sulking Lyss was somewhat cute, but obviously I couldn't tell anyone that.
She immediately touched her hand on the barrel with magic liquid metal and focused her consciousness.
The barrel disappeared like a magic trick.
The person herself wasn't happy with the blessing, but since she's travelling alongside with us, it's an appreciated power.
Lyss just kept storing the luggage away, but she stopped her hands at the box of food.
"What's wrong ?"
"No, it's just, I can't quite store this away. I think there are mouse or some small animals inside"
Her blessing doesn't work with living things.
I opened the wooden box's lid to remove whatever inside.
Inside the box there indeed was a mice―the third princess Luna Enol Meméa hiding inside.
"Lu… Luna!? What are you doing here!?"
"Tsk, I failed. I forgot to take big sister's blessing into account."
"Forgot… my foot! How did you sneak out of that room ? So as to not let you follow us, I locked the room and windows, told everyone to keep watch, and yet!"
"Lyss-oneechan is naive as usual. You seriously think only that much can stop Luna-chan ? That was even easier than opening a safe without a lock. If you really wanted to stop Luna you need to put magic prevention collar on Luna, bind her arms and legs with chains, after that put her in an iron box and have at least 10 soldiers monitoring"
What is she ?
Hikita ◯kou or something ?
"Anyway, hey, oneechan, what's with that get up ? Luna also wants to try on!"
"Geez Luna! Whether we can save our country or not depends on this monster extermination you know ? If you don't quit it oneechan will seriously get angry."
Lyss who is also a B rank magician, used body enhancing technique to assist her physical ability and catch Luna by the neck like a kitty.
Seeing her angry sister with a serious expression, she behaved.
"But but, Luna also wanted to go on a journey together."
"…Haaa, if we settle the incident this time safely, I will ask father and let us travel somewhere far away. That's why this time please wait at the castle obediently, okay ?"
Luna looked a little unsatisfied, but she knew further resistance would be useless so she gave up.
She left Luna to Shia and had her went to the wagon at the front and instructed them to return to the castle.
By the way, we moved in the box Luna was hiding inside another box.
Lyss then apologized many times.
"I really am sorry! My sister had caused trouble!"
"No it's okay. There wasn't any harm done anyway."
I calmed the apologizing Lyss down.
Shia returned just in time when Snow, Chrisse, Meiya showed up.
"Well then Meiya, after this I'll leave it to you."
"Leave it to me! Please leave it to Lute-sama's first disciple, right hand, and trusted confidant, Meiya Dragoon!"
Her titles increased again.
Like this, while it was still dark out, we boarded the wagons and set off toward the forest where the giant scorpion lives.


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Amber Alert: Three Washington-State Boys Taken by Father, Say Cops
SPOKANE, Wash. (CBS/KREM) An AMBER Alert has been issued for three young boys from Spokane, possibly abducted by their father.
Spokane police say Chad Phillips may have abducted his three sons, Kaleb, 10, Dawson, 8, and Bishop, 6, last seen around 12:30 Wednesday afternoon in Spokane, reports CBS affiliate KREM.
Spokane police say a Superior Court judge gave custody of all three Phillips children to the biological mother Wednesday afternoon. Police say Phillips took the children after the court appearance, and may have fled to Indiana.
Kaleb is 4 feet tall and weighs 80 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
Dawson is 3 feet tall and weighs 60 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
Bishop is 3 feet tall and weighs 50 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
Phillips may be driving a 1996 green Monte Carlo, Indiana license plate IU4676. Phillips is 5-feet-10-inches tall and weighs 180 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
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India has made as many as 110 extradition requests to various foreign countries including the US and the UK, the government informed Parliament today.
Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said the government has been making every effort to bring fugitives and criminals to justice and to facilitate extradition, India has signed extradition treaties with as many as 47 countries, and entered into extradition arrangements with 9 more countries.
"As per available information, 110 extradition requests made to various countries, namely USA (33), UAE (19), the UK (15), Canada (13), three each to Germany, Nepal, Bangladesh, Italy, Singapore, two each to Australia, Nigeria, Denmark, South Africa and one each to France, Spain, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Oman, are at various stages of execution," he said.
In addition, India has entered into Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in Criminal Matters with 39 countries for facilitating investigations and service of judicial documents abroad, the minister added.
The government also facilitates execution of Letters of Request issued by the Indian courts and uses Interpol channel for issuance of red corner notices against the fugitives and criminals, Singh said.
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News story
Military steps up flood relief work
Armed forces personnel are continuing to support the cross-government and multi-agency flood relief efforts.
These past few weeks have seen heavy rainfall and widespread flooding cause major disruption across the UK, and, as the wet weather is set to continue, more than 2,000 military personnel have been called on to provide flood relief.
Armed forces personnel have been working closely with silver and gold command operators in the local authorities to help those whose lives have been affected by the floods.
Over 1,000 military personnel have been busy filling and distributing sandbags, as well as carrying out a variety of other tasks, in 6 different locations in the Thames Valley area.
In Wraysbury, around 100 personnel from Z Company of 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have been on the ground assisting with sandbagging and other general duties, while troops deployed in Chertsey, Thorpe Park and Datchet continue to conduct general tasks in support of the emergency services there.
Soldiers from 145 (South) Brigade have continued filling sandbags as they support the Environment Agency at the Highways Agency's Chieveley depot.
Meanwhile, in the Chertsey area of the River Thames, a pair of Royal Engineers boats are supporting the local fire and rescue service.
Royal Marines from 40 Commando are moving and filling sandbags in Somerset, and troops from 39 Engineer Regiment are using 8 earth-moving vehicles to assist the Environment Agency with rebuilding the shingle flood defences at Chesil Beach in Dorset.
Personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force continue to provide support in areas affected by floods as part of cross-government and multi-agency relief efforts. A total of 1,407 personnel are now committed to tasks, with further personnel on standby to deploy as required.
The Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, has offered the services of military personnel to assist flood relief efforts in any affected area, and the Prime Minister has made clear that money is no object when it comes to the provision of support.
In order to achieve co-ordinated and effective assistance, military assets are deployed in consultation with the civil authorities, which remain in the lead on relief efforts.
While efforts are focused on the worst affected areas, in Somerset and the Thames Valley, military support is available to be deployed wherever required. In addition to personnel on the ground, a number of military planners are working with relevant agencies at a range of locations to scope what further support can be provided.
The military will remain available to respond to requests for assistance for as long as the flood situation continues.


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'Funk N Something' meets 'Angel Guidance by Annmarie'
Angel guidance by Annmarie is an online resource that brings you daily messages from our Angels, it is a place for finding comfort in a mixed up world
Annmarie also writes a column for 'Hi' magazine, Munster's number one social and wedding diary.
1.You obviously get a hard time in this line of work, how do you handle this?
Yes this line of work can be slightly strange for some people,they attack instead of trying to understand,each to their own I say and working with the Angels you come across every type of person,most are lovely but as I say there is a handful who just don't understand it. Rise above it and carry on.
2.How did you first become interested in Angel card reading?
I first became interested a good few years ago,they always played a part in my life but when you are younger you don't really understand much of it.I remember buying a set of angel cards and being very drawn to them when I was in a shop.I use cards now in readings but my work comes directly from the angels. The readings on the page are basically myself typing what they are saying.
3.Would you describe yourself as a 'Religious' or 'Spiritual' person
Most definitely Spiritual,religion is for some but I don't lead my life by religion,the Angels are for everyone and they don't judge.
4.Tell us a little about your new column in 'Hi Magazine'
'Hi' Magazine is a monthly social magazine based here in Munster. My monthly column is guidance by the different Archangels to put people back on track again and give them a more positive outlook,I very much enjoy doing it.
5.How do the readings on the Facebook page differ from the magazine
The Facebook page and the magazine may be a little similar but the message is always down to the Angels.You never know what is going to come from the Angels.The Magazine column is a longer message from usually two different Archangels and the daily message is more what may be niggling at you but as I say it's down to the Angels,not me.
6.Can you be contacted for private readings?
Yes I do private readings I am currently working out of Peter Matthews new spiritual center in Glanmire Cork,it's called 'Between two worlds' and it is a beautiful place to come and learn many different areas of spirituality.I work out of the reading room there most weekends and I can be contacted through my Facebook page Angel Guidance by Annmarie.
7.Do you have a specific deck you use or do you have several favourites?
The decks of cards are basically a tool,what I mean by this is that it is good for someone to see something visually when they come for a reading but what you get is channeled from the angels. Cards mean different things for the different people.
8.If you could recommend a deck for beginners which would it be?
If you are starting out and would like cards have a look at any of the Doreen Virtue ones,maybe the deack called 'Messages from your Angels'
9.What is your favourite way to relax and unwind?
Favourite way to relax and unwind honest answer here has to be have a glass of wine haha……I am only human
10.Any last words?
The Angels are in everyone's life and are waiting for you to ask them for help. Nothing special is needed to connect to the Angels,just ask with your heart and they are always glad to help xxxxxx
Contact Annmarie through her page
Hi Magazine page
Private readings also available with Annmarie at this address
Between two worlds Spiritual Centre


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Mon, 28 February 2011 at 2:50 pm
Matthew Morrison: 'Summer Rain' Debut!
Check out Matthew Morrison's debut single, "Summer Rain"!
The song debuted on Ryan Seacrest's radio show on Monday (February 28).
The chorus includes the lyrics "But look at you tonight, so beautiful under these neon lights, yeah, Who needs lovers' lane? Right up on this rooftop, let's make love in the summer rain."
"It's exciting!" Matthew told Ryan. "I can't believe it's actually out there in the world now."
Matthew Morrison – Summer Rain
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Cool, definitely. I was a bit confused when you said you were stuck on 1.4.2 but wanted a patch put in 1.4 :) I'm really curious to see the crazy things people use the proxy to do. Please keep reporting back your successes (and bug findings). It's great that these things are getting found. On 03/23/2013 12:29 PM, Corey Nolet wrote: > Sounds good. I could support the whole 1.4 series. I'm just going to clean up the thrift file and remove the methods from the proxy service that don't apply. I could do this on my own but I figured it may be useful to you guys as well since a lot of people are still on 1.4.* and will be for awhile. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 23, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Eric Newton <email@example.com> wrote: > >> Open a ticket. I would support anything but the 1.3 series. :-) >> >> -Eric >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Corey Nolet <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> >>> Do you guys have a problem throwing in a minor patch for 1.4.2 to back >>> port the thrift proxy service? We have an environment which will not >>> support updating to 1.5 right away.
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The Lunch Time Problem
Next year I'm going to be a grade six and in grade six we get prep buddies. Over the past month or so we've been drafting, writing, illustrating and publishing picture story books for our new buddies. My book is called The Lunch Time Problem.
The process:
It was really challenging and fun doing our picture books. I wrote all the words and drew all the pictures. I put heaps of detail into the pictures and didn't draw stick figures so my buddy will be able to enjoy listening to the words as well as looking deep into the pictures.
I really liked writing and illustrating my book because it was a chance for me to let my drawing skills out (which aren't the best) and using simple words that are for a prep aged audience.
If I wrote my book again I would probably add some more action into it to make it more exciting.
This is my book in a video. It goes really fast so feel free to pause and play it. If you like my picture book leave a comment.


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Rethinking Church
Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole World
HT: Tim Brister
More Stuff on Gospel, Community, and Mission
What Does It Mean to Be Missional?
The Lord has been working in my heart this last year or so to think more clearly about what it means to be missional, why it's important to plant churches, and what a culture of multiplication looks like. These two videos are good places to start.
Trueman on the Gospel and the Church
Carl Trueman has some excellent thoughts on the gospel and the church. As much as I have a concern and love for the local church, he reminds me why the gospel must remain central. Below is an excerpt of what he writes. Read the whole thing here.
Now, Paul certainly thought ecclesiology was important: it is why he spends so much time talking about it in his Pastoral Epistles. He also had very little to say about arts pastors. He never seems to have identified the Christian mind with being taken seriously by secular academics, intellectuals, and people who throw paint at blank canvases. But he did spend rather a lot of time talking about Christ. Indeed, his primary focus was always on the gospel and – crucially – he never conflated the gospel with the doctrine of the church or with opinions about the Christians relationship to secular society. Ecclesiology is necessary to Paul in this end-time tribulation for the preservation and transmission of the gospel. For Paul, an understanding of believers as sojourners and pilgrims arises out of a correct understanding of what the gospel means; but neither of these are to be identified in itself with the gospel or to occupy more discussion space than the gospel.
Why Don't We Care About Our Sin?
I don't care enough about my sin, because I don't care enough about the gospel.
HT: Ligonier
Christ-Centered Theology and Ministry
The Monday before T4G started, Russell Moore hosted a panel discussion on Christ-Centered Theology and Ministry. The participants were: Carl Trueman, Jefferson Bethke, J. D. Greear, Josh Harris, Russell Moore, Matt Pinson.
A wide range of views were represented and helpful discussions took place about the dangers of being gospel-centered, religion vs Jesus, Calvinism, Arminianism, baptism, and multi-site churches. I would highly recommend you listen or watch. Listen to it here. Watch it here.


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Being a massive fan of the Benefit POREfessional I had to try the Maybelline offering when it hit the shelves. This primer retails in Boots, Superdrug and online for £7.99 and you get 22ml of product just like the POREfessional but without the hefty price tag. This was said to be, by the public, a drugstore dupe for the Benefit offering, but I don't think it is and I don't think Maybelline intended it for that purpose, however more on that later!
The Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser is a primer that is said to make pores appear instantly erased for smoother looking skin. This lightweight primer apparently leave the skin smooth and poreless looking. You can apply it alone or under your makeup whichever you would prefer.
To me this primer feels really nice on my skin, it feels soft and does leave the skin feeling smooth and looking smoother than before I applied it. I wouldn't say it hides my pores but it definitely blurs them out a little bit and it feels really lightweight on my skin so nothing too heavy and greasy feeling which you can often get with primer containing silica/silicone. It is a transparent formula and mattifies the skin wonderfully. This is especially good for me as I am super super oily during this time of year and the majority of the year but especially spring/summer. It is fragrance free which is a bonus (it doesn't say fragrance free but it doesn't smell of chemicals or perfume) and my makeup looks good on top of it.
However, I do find that this doesn't last long at all on my skin, after about an hour, my pores are visible, almost as if its sank into them making them look like oily craters on the moon (I have very large pores so when makeup sinks into them it accentuates them, this product didn't make my pores any larger, I just naturally have them large.) Another thing that niggled me was that it didn't erase my pores at all, like the POREfessional does, I wouldn't mind if it was call Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Blurring Effect or whatever but it's not, it said it would erase the look of my pores and unfortunately, it didn't. Sadly enough, after around 2 hours, I was as oily as ever and yes I've tried with and without moisturiser, with different moisturisers, using a brush, using my fingers, using a little, using a lot, different ways of cleaning and toning my face etc etc etc. It was all one big hassle for a product I don't believe worked very well for me which is a shame as I was really excited for it.
Don't get me wrong it feels and looks flawless on me, for about 2 hours and then not even blotting can save me. I'm going to continue to trial and error ways of using it and hope I find one that works for me as I've bought it so I want to use it because considering I can get 30ml of Rimmel 5-in-1 primer for £6.99 saying that this is 22ml for £7.99 has annoyed me a little because I got less for a product that doesn't do what it says (on my skin).
What do you think of the Maybelline Baby Skin? Let me know!
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Bomb experts and explosives-sniffing dogs were called Wednesday to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a man with a Libyan passport checked in two cardboard boxes for a Delta Air Lines flight to New York and then never got on the plane, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
The boxes, which belonged to a man identified as M. Shneba, were opened by the sheriff's office Arson and Bomb Squad and found to contain a vacuum cleaner and several textbooks on computer operation, sheriff's spokesman Jim Leljedal said.
"There's nothing to indicate he had any bad intentions," Leljedal said. "But our detectives would still like to talk to him."
Shneba showed his Libyan passport at the Delta ticket counter and reportedly said he was en route to Malta, Leljedal said.
He had three sealed cardboard boxes and had already bought a ticket on a 1:20 p.m. flight to New York when a Delta employee told him that one of the boxes was too heavy, Leljedal said.
After telling the clerk he would put the box in his car, Shneba left with it and never came back. Suspicious Delta employees then called police.
Detectives learned that Shneba had also booked a "backup flight" on a 2:30 p.m. Eastern Airlines flight to New York.
An Eastern employee checked the cargo hold and did not find anything suspicious. Shneba was not among the passengers when deputies watched them board the plane, Leljedal said.


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27 January 2011
Interview With Bompas & Parr in Feb 2011 Gourmet Traveller
There is now only just over a month to our event with the Jellymongers: Bompas & Parr at the Espy. The Melbourne Food & Wine festival is always a highlight on our calendar and this year is set to be our biggest and most important with our events at Der Raum and the big one at the Espy coinciding with the launch of our new 'Sweet Studio'! Ahead of Sam (Bompas) & Harry's (Parr) arrival to these shores, the guys at Gourmet Traveller interviewed them on their work and the upcoming event with us on March the 10th. Click on the link below to the article and please use the links below to purchase tckets for any of the events.
The BIG COUNTDOWN starts soon!!
Gourmet Traveller - Feb 2011
Sweet Architextural - Mar 2011
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Kids are on the streets of L.A. experimenting with dangerous magic, a powerful witch has sworn to get her revenge, he and his best friend are on the outs and his fae warrior girlfriend is back in town. Can Charlie's life get any more complicated?
Yes it can.
Tricked by his irritating uncle and imprisoned by a powerful enemy, Charlie must strike a magical bargain, taking him into a once familiar realm, which is still suffering the aftereffects of a corrupt queen's rule. Accompanied by Samson, his most loyal friend, Charlie works hard to find a balance between compassion and control.
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A theatre major in college, Gayle's spent many joyful hours working as a stage manager, production manager and costume designer for several different New York and California community theatre companies. Working with the Staten Island Children's Theatre has been her favorite occupation, as she's enjoyed watching the kids grow from little squirts in the chorus, to talented performers taking on leading roles.
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Went to KL today to look for some HW, but found all old stuff. No new waves detected, which is really discouraging. On the bright side, managed to get 2 fatbax cars as requested by a friend from the Low Yat forum HW thread. Not really my cup of tea, but the cars looks interesting. These cars have been hanging there in a certain 7 eleven in PJ for some months now. Guess not many collectors go to that 7 eleven.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Hunting for HW
Posted by Sinclair @ HWCMalaysia at 12:51 AM
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- aris raptorclans said...
U know wat, I kinda like these Fatbax... I find them rather unique cos they need to be placed this way on the card instead of the usual
- June 9, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- Melvin said...
Hello, I am a toy car collector(TCC). I been collecting car since 2001. I started with Johnny Lightning than Tomica, HW, Racing Champion and others car too.
Maybe we can trade some of our car's. Maybe we ca do some exchange of car's with u.
- August 25, 2008 at 2:56 PM
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As you can tell from the photos Myriam posted last week, we have some very talented Christmas tree decorators at Pacific Gardens, both adults and children.
This is a good thing, especially for people like me. Each year I strive to make my little tree look good, and each year it ends up looking like it was decorated after I drank too much rum eggnog.
Last year I thought I almost had it perfected. I had two functioning strands of Christmas lights that I spent hours carefully winding around the branches of my somewhat scraggly artificial tree.
Alas, this year, one of them was kaput, and so I had to unwind and untangle it, which I did, using some very un-Christmasy language. If Santa were listening, there would definitely be no presents for me!
Of course, after removing those lights, all the branches were askew, the ornaments hung lopsidedly, and the remaining lights were on one side. My little tree looked forlorn and unkempt.
And then I went into the dining hall for our weekly potluck. Two beautiful, tall Christmas trees, with bright angels on top, and strands of lights looped around them in perfect symmetry.
And with at least a hundred ornaments on them, in gold, red, green and silver, more angels, a teddy bear, a heart, ornaments made of felt and paper by the children - what a wonderful sight!
And here's a lesson in community for me. Maybe I'd be better off next year joining in the Christmas decorating fun at Pacific Gardens than trying to do my own tree.
That way I'll be sure to get presents from Santa!
Friday, December 7, 2012
O Christmas Tree, O #$%^&* Christmas Tree
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