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It's Not My Fault11:30 AM
There's a difference between taking the blame and taking responsibility.
Taking the blame usually stems from offenses only you perceive. These include but are not limited to events like refusing to ask one of the pubescent butlers at your best friend's birthday party for a drink and thus going the entire night thirsty because you don't want them to think you're imposing to ask them to do their job...also performing the worst improv at the same birthday party. Let me just pause for a minute and tell the end of that story: I went home in tears and red hot embarrassment. I couldn't fall asleep. I replayed the moments of my humiliation over and over again. The lesson learned? Never send your children to birthday parties.
Actually, the lesson learned is the point of this post: the difference between taking the blame and taking responsibility.
If you're sensitive, empathetic, kind, caring, affectionate, social, or any combination of the above, you probably know what I'm talking about. I bet the very telling of my story brings back horrifying memories of your failures...with that accompanying yuck feeling that persists far longer than your rationality.
You know, kind of, that it's no sin to mess up an improv game. Well, not exactly a sin sin, but certainly a social sin that offends everyone's sensibilities and loses your hard-acquired friends. If you still have friends. Did I ever have friends?
Of course you don't have friends. How could you have friends? "Friends" implies that there are good, clever, important things about you. After bumbling an improv game, you certainly aren't good, clever, or important about anything at all.
This train of thought rarely derails until days and days and days and months and years later. Sometimes it takes a fresh path...a well-trodden fresh path, where you contemplate whether it's worse to be told you're not good, clever, or important or to have people smile at you like they can't see the I AM THE WORST tattoo burned into your forehead.
Sometimes people do say it. "Shut up." "Shh." "You are being way too loud." Confession: I get shushed and shut up all the time. I always have. The funny thing is, I was a silent child in public until junior year of high school. I just got shut up because when I did venture into the brave new world of conversation, I said the wrong things at the wrong time. For instance, saying "I don't like fish...except for maybe fish sticks" goes over really well when the conversation you interrupted was about real live pet fish. That's when I got told to shut up for the first time. I crept into a corner somewhere and reeled (mostly because "shut up" was a bad word in my household). Come to think of it, if I'd been really clever and confident, I could have passed off my remark as a witty play on words. Except that I wasn't clever and confident. I was tiny and pathetic and didn't try to pretend otherwise.
Anyway, sometimes people aren't the nicest. They respond inappropriately to your humor (or lack thereof). They act out of stress instead of kindness. Some people are also awkward and bad at talking but don't realize it. I'm sorry, but why can't the girl in the third floor of the library just say cheerily, "Hey, guys, can you keep it down? Thanks!"? No? No. Instead it's the hissing, "You guys are being way too loud and you need to be quiet." I wasted fifteen minutes crying over that one. I wasn't eleven this time. I was nineteen. Apparently she's a great prayer warrior on campus. I only know her as The Girl in the Library Who Can't Say Awkward Things Nicely.
Public Service Announcement: I can make myself feel bad. I can guilt myself. Please. You don't need to do it for me. You don't need to hiss at me to make me stop giggling in the library. You don't need to show me graphic photos of head trauma to convince me to not drive drunk. Maybe you shouldn't even tell me about the broccoli in my teeth. I don't know.
I'm one of those people who take the blame. When someone gets mad at me, I assume it's my fault. When someone snaps at me, I assume it's my fault. When someone misunderstands me, I assume it's my fault.
Another PSA: It's not my fault.
It's been beautiful to say that -- freeing, truthful, just downright awesome. It's not my fault. One of my current favorite phrases to say is "I refuse to take the blame for that."
This phrase only works when it truly is not my fault, and it always works for when I do something stupid but don't actually sin against anybody. Laughing in the library is not a sin. I don't need to feel shame for it. Talking about fish sticks is not a sin. I don't need to be guilty about it. Saying hi and getting snapped at because she's stressed is not a sin. I refuse to take the blame for that.
It sounds terrifying, doesn't it? Terrifying and breathtaking. It sounds harsh. It sounds mean. It sounds arrogant. All things that a kind, sensitive, caring, etc. person never wants to be. How will anything ever get resolved if I don't take the blame? How will I atone for my social sin if I don't take the blame? How will this person ever learn to like me if I don't take the blame?
Instead of taking the blame, you take the responsibility. If you're involved in something, you are responsible for something -- maybe not for taking the blame, but for making things right, changing your behavior, seeking a new way to love.
Just now, I missed my places cue for the musical because I was writing this post. I ran upstairs, grabbed my prop, and was there right in the nick of time. I should have been paying attention. In this case, it was my fault. I accept the blame for that one...but I also accept the responsibility. Instead of freaking out and crying and performing like an accused man facing the guillotine, I shook it off and resolved to pay attention to my cues for next time. I'm sensitive, remember? I can make myself feel horrible...or I can channel that sensitivity into taking responsibility so I don't make the same mistake twice.
I almost missed my other cue. Now I do acknowledge that I have a problem.
Taking responsibility means thinking of the broader consequences of my actions, not just assuaging a guilty conscience. Going back to the musical again -- a quick costume change kept bombing because I needed to grab a dress and it was never in the place I requested it be. Sometimes the director would stop and yell why that particular scene kept falling apart. Sometimes he blamed me. I didn't deny or acquiesce to that. I didn't feel the need to vindicate myself -- that wasn't the point. I didn't feel the need to rat out the person who kept setting the dress wrongly. That wasn't the point either. The quick change just bombed, and we would all try harder next time.
Taking responsibility means that the center of attention is on the problem, not my reputation. It's okay if people don't always understand my motives or actions perfectly (unless, of course, it actually harms the relationship). If people think I'm an idiot just because I'm being me, it's okay. I refuse to take the blame for that. If I'm not good at quick changes or improv or remembering to keep my laughter in, so what?
The thing is, it's a fight to save your reputation. Give up. Some people will never get you, no matter how hard you change to please them. Especially in the past few years, I've been accused of all sorts of things. I've explained my position as clearly and calmly as possible. I've still been accused of the same things. Sometimes, I pray about it and talk about it and come to the conclusion that I'm wrong and need to change. Sometimes, I pray about it and talk about it and come to the conclusion that they just don't understand me. Their failure to understand me does not mean I need to get confused on my position. Their false accusations do not mean I need to feel guilt for those things I didn't do.
Not taking the blame means I have freedom to do good and love fully -- the freedom to evaluate myself without petrifying fear, the freedom to cut myself a break when I mess up but don't sin, the freedom to say, "It is my fault" when I do sin. It's the freedom to remain confident enough to reach out a hand and say, "Let's fix this, ok?" It's the freedom to say, "I'm not going to deal with this negativity in my life." It's the freedom to change and tweak behavior, thoughts, and words so I can love best.
You've only got so much emotional energy. Use it to take responsibility, not the blame. (And when you are to blame, for heaven's sake, apologize and move on. Being wrong isn't the end of the world.)
I made my final cue, by the way.
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A lot of good thoughts! There is a pretty fine line between taking the blame, assuming guilt, and taking responsibility. It takes wisdom to know the difference, especially for sensitive souls like yourself. I, too, tend to feel bad if I perceive I've been blamed or judged--fairly or unfairly.ReplyDelete
What birthday party are you talking about? And who told you to "shut up"? Grrr...that IS a bad word in our household.
On the flip side, I really dislike being in a position such as your librarian, in which I am required to shush people. I.E., Homeschool Play Practice Mom Duty. I really dislike shushing OTHER PEOPLE'S KIDS, but I really dislike disrespectful loudness when the situation requires quietness. I try to be polite, but struggle with the right way to say "be quiet" and MEAN IT! Maybe I should practice my mean mom look with gentle words. I surely wouldn't want to make anyone cry (don't think I have.)
I'm talking about Lindsey's princess birthday party -- I was around thirteen at the time. And the "shut up" was from a cast member in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."ReplyDelete
I must have inherited this sensitivity from you! Genetics. :) You've always handled rowdy children so well -- I don't think you need to worry about making anyone cry. ;)
Thank you so much for this. I always struggle with trying to vindicate myself and then thinking about all the "social sins" I committed which really are not that bad. I never really thought about the difference between taking blame and taking responsibility like this. I especially like what you said about how responsibility is when the focus is on your problem, not you. I cannot be blamed for what other people think.ReplyDelete
Sorry for the long, rambling comment. I basically wanted to say that I love this post. :)
I'm so glad I'm not the only one, Emily Ruth! It really has been a lifelong struggle for me. It helps to have friends who aren't as sensitive as I am. They let me cry on their shoulders and tell me to knock it off at the same time.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for reading!
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T-Thank you very !much for writing this... You don't know how much this means to me...! I'm often accused of being sensitive so this was a great learning experience...!ReplyDelete
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Number of al Qaeda or allied terror suspects arrested by officials since 9/11: 2,700.
Number of U.S. citizens indicted by a federal grand jury for al Qaedarelated activities: 5.
Number of immigrants detained after 9/11 some up to eight months: 762.
Number of people arrested by the LAPDs anti-terrorism bureau since 9/11: 75.
Number of convicted al Qaeda members: 0.
Number of people the Justice Department charged with terrorism in the first two months of 2003: 56.
After a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation, the number of those cases that were found to have nothing to do with terrorism: 41.
Number of cases that involved Latinos using phony Social Security numbers: 28.
As of April 22, number of passengers in San Francisco who have been detained for questioning because of the governments no-fly list: 339.
Since the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act, the number of people secretly detained without charges as material witnesses in the 9/11 attacks: 50.
Percentage of those held up to 90 days: 90.
Year that many of the USA Patriot Act provisions, including one that gives the FBI greater authority to investigate libraries, are set to expire: 2005.
As of June 27, number of states that have adopted measures protesting the USA Patriot Act: 3.
As of June 27, number of cities, towns and counties adopting measures: 129.
Number of lawsuits the ACLU is juggling on the terrorism front: 33.
Percentage of librarians who said they probably would defy an agents order to see patrons records: 16.1.
Percentage of librarians who said they definitely would defy an agents order to see patrons records: 5.5.
Number of pages in the USA PATRIOT Act: 340.
Number of House co-sponsors of a bill that would exempt libraries and bookstores from Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act: 122.
Number from California: 20.
Under the proposed USA PATRIOT Act II, the number of additional crimes that would be punishable by death: 15.
Under the proposed USA PATRIOT Act II, the number of days the government could wiretap a suspected terrorist without a judges approval: 15.
Number of computer intrusions or hackers investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2002: 814.
Number of computer intrusions or hacker investigations still pending in the U.S. Department of Justice in 2002: 1,956.
Number of computer intrusion or hacker convictions or pretrial diversions by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2002: 101.
Number of state and local bomb techs trained in 2002: 882.
Number of terrorist cases investigated, both pending and received, by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2002: 15,455.
Number of terrorist cases closed by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2002: 5,533.
Number of terrorism-related convictions by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2002: 251.
Number of terrorism convictions by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2002: 153.
Number of hazardous-duty mobile robots in the LAPD Bomb Squad: 2.
Cost of each: $160,000.
Weight: 350 pounds.
High-speed capability: 3.5 mph.
Number of times deployed in 2003: 0.
In a poll of 2,000 Americans conducted by National Public Radio and others, the percentage who felt it was more important to protect constitutional rights than to find every potential terrorist: 44.
Percentage who said finding the terrorists was more important: 47.
Percentage who believe the federal government threatens their own personal rights and freedoms: 32.
President Bushs defense-budget request for 2004: $380 billion.
Amount set aside for missile defense by the U.S. Senate: $9.1 billion.
Amount set aside for developing chemical-and biological-weapon detection and protection technology: $181 million.
Amount set aside for 12 civil-support teams to help first responders in the event of a chemical, biological or nuclear attack by terrorists: $88.4 million.
Number of major chemical facilities nationwide: 15,000.
If attacked, the number of those facilities that would endanger the lives of a million or more Americans: 100.
Number of the government-appointed Defense Policy Board members out of 30 who were linked to companies that have won more than $76 billion in defense contracts in 2001 and 2002: 9.
Requested down payment in 2002 for the Pentagons Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencies Total Information Awareness System (TIPS), a system that allows the government to study the purchases and activities of its citizens: $200 million.
When it was defunded: March 2003.
Percentage of Americans TIPS sought to turn into snitches before it was dismantled: one in 24.
Right after 9/11, percentage of Americans who favored putting Arabs under special surveillance like that used against Japanese-Americans during World War II: 32.
Percentage who favored heightened surveillance of Middle Eastern immigrants: 66.
Number of days Nacer Fathi Mustafa and his father, both American citizens of Palestinian descent, were held in a Texas jail after being falsely accused on September 15, 2001, of altering their passports: 67.
Number of countries whose citizens are required to register with the Bush Administrations National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS): 25.
Number of people who have registered across the country with NSEERS: 138,053.
Total number of men and boys who showed up at immigration offices to register for NSEERS: 82,414.
Total number of men and boys detained after registering for NSEERS: 2,747.
Number of those subjected to enforcement actions: 739.
Number of those who were considered by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services as criminals: 130.
Number of those held in custody: 114.
Total number linked to terrorism: 11.
Estimated number of Iranians arrested in Los Angeles by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of NSEERS: 700.
Number of illegal immigrants removed from the United States in March 2003: 14,137.
Number of those considered criminals by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services: 5,818.
Number deported: 3,556.
Number deemed inadmissible: 10,581.
Number of immigration inspections in March 2003 in the U.S.: 34,941,527.
Number of inspections conducted at airports: 5,941,752.
Number of inspections conducted at land borders: 27,274,733.
Number of inspections conducted at sea: 1,239,029.
Number of applications for asylum in March 2003: 4,670.
Number of applications for asylum approved: 1,141.
Number of applications for asylum denied: 1,252.
Country that submitted the most asylum applications: Indonesia.
From January to August 2002, the number of no match letters the Social Security Administration sent out to employers asking them to explain why names and numbers of their employees didnt match: 800,000.
Estimated number of immigrant workers who lost their jobs because of Operation Tarmac raids at airports, the new citizenship requirements for screeners and Social Security no match letters: 10,000.
In L.A., the number of employees out of 150 at Super Assi Market who lost their jobs after receiving Social Security Administration no match letters in August 2002: 60.
Number of applications to surveil suspected foreign-intelligence and terrorist targets under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2000: 1,012.
Number of applications approved in 2002: 1,228.
Number of FISA warrants challenged by federal judges in 2002: 2.
Number of times the FISA court has admonished the FBI for misrepresenting facts since 9/11: 75.
Number of terrorist attacks around the world in 2001: 355.
Number of terrorist attacks around the world in 2002: 199.
Number of deaths due to terrorist attacks: 725.
Number of people killed in the terrorist bombing at the nightclub in Bali: 200.
Number of Iraqi civilians killed during the recent war: 3,240.
Number of Afghan civilians killed during the 2001 war: 1,800.
New name of the Immigration and Naturalization Service: Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Number of foreign nationals inspected at LAX in 2000: 4,465,206.
Number of foreign nationals inspected at LAX in 2001: 4,330,501.
Number of foreign nationals inspected at LAX in 2002: 3,655,193.
Number of applicants refused entry at LAX excluding people who claimed asylum, parole cases or those subjected to deferred inspection in 2000: 3,161.
Number of similar applicants refused entry at LAX in 2001: 3,015.
Number of similar applicants refused entry at LAX in 2002: 3,797.
Number of Japanese rounded up most of them U.S. citizens on the West Coast during World War II: 120,000.
Number of allegedly subversive aliens President Woodrow Wilsons attorney general, A. Mitchell Palmer, rounded up for deportation during the Palmer raids: 3,000.
Number of suspected al Qaeda members the U.S. claims it has detained at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba: 680.
Number of nationalities: 42.
Number of confirmed suicide attempts by Guantánamo Bay prisoners: 28.
Number of prisoners under monitoring by a psychiatrist in the newly opened mental ward at Guantánamo Bay: 24.
Number of hours prisoners were handcuffed, shackled, made to wear mittens, surgical masks and ear muffs, and blindfolded by the use of taped-over ski goggles during their flight to Guantánamo Bay: 22.
Amount the NYPD spends per day on security since 9/11: $700,000.
Number of full- and part-time airport screeners at 420 U.S. airports: 55,600.
Number of screeners Congress has sought to limit the work force to: 50,000.
Number of passenger and baggage screeners employed by LAX as of June 5, 2003: 2,695.
Number of those recently fired for poor performance: 360.
Average hourly wage for screeners nationwide: $13 to $14.
Number of health-care workers Bush announced would be given the first set of shots to protect against an intentional release of the smallpox virus: 500,000.
Number of hospitals nationwide that refused to participate: 80.
In the 90 days after 9/11, the number of anthrax scares in the L.A. Unified School District: 33.
Yearly salary Donald Rumsfeld was making while a board member of ABB, the engineering company that won a $200 million contract to provide the design and key components of two light-water nuclear reactors to North Korea in 2000: $190,000.
Average pay increase of defense-company CEOs from 2001 to 2002: 79 percent.
Average pay increase of company CEOs from 2001 to 2002: 6 percent.
Pay increase of the CEO of Lockheed Martin, the countrys largest defense contractor: 400 percent.
The distance from which the Pentagon wants to be able to identify people with its new radar-based device that identifies people by the way they walk: 500 feet.
Amount U.S. government agencies have spent in the past five years on camera surveillance technology with a notable increase in spending proposals after 9/11: $50 million.
Percentage funneled toward facial-recognition programs: 90.
Percentage of the time that face-recognition biometric technology turned up false positives in matching scans with a database according to a study by the National Institute for Standards in Technology: 43.
Cost of the proposed national-identity-card system: $4 billion.
Amount the 9/11 Independent Commission originally received to explore the causes of the attacks: $3 million.
Amount a 1996 federal commission was given to study legalized gambling: $5 million.
Amount a commission was given to look into the Columbia shuttle crash: $50 million.
Amount the Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, received from the family of Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz: $1 million.
Amount made available by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from the 2003 budget to California to beef up security at local ports: $28,511,178.
Amount given to the Los Angeles Harbor Department: $800,000.
Amount given to the city of Long Beach and the Port of Long Beach: $10 million.
Number of communities in Los Angeles County that took part in weekly vigils to protest the war with Iraq: 45.
Number of people arrested during an anti-war protest on March 20, which forced the police to close down a section of Wilshire Boulevard: 14.
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Number of law-enforcement officers deployed: 600.
Number of peaceful demonstrators herded into a trap and arrested during a September 2002 protest near the White House: 400.
Number of protesters arrested in San Francisco the day after the Iraq war started: 2,300.
Percentage increase in membership of the ACLU since 9/11: 25.

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The Mobile Office Space February 22, 2006Posted by Brian Jepson in wireless.
Over at Om Malik's Blog, Jackson West writes about The New Office Space: "Forget Palo Alto garages — San Francisco coffee shops are where to get your startup off the ground.", and lists some favorite wireless hangouts that also happen to be independent coffee shops. I'm a big fan of getting out of the office to work in cafes, and I can be found sometimes at Java Madness, Bagelz in Kingston, and the South Kingstown Brewed Awakenings, all of who offer free Wi-Fi. I haven't found my perfect haunt in downcity Providence, although I do like the Starbucks in the Biltmore, especially since it has free Wi-Fi coming from some unknown place.
In the spirit of Jackson's post, here are some more details on my mobile office spaces. This is completely biased toward south county, so please add your own in the comments (and when you're done, head over to one of the hotspot finders and add them if they aren't already there):
Brewed Awakenings
This resides in the controversial South County Commons (there was a lot of public opposition to this development), and will soon have a Japanese restaurant next door. They have decent coffee, sandwiches, and plenty of sweets. But it's surrounded by the sprawling shopping center, and lacks the old town or oceanside aesthetic that you find in the other places. Still, I find it the best place for meetings, and it's spacious and has excellent atmosphere.
Java Madness is usually my favorite. They are directly on Salt Pond Marina, and have an awesome deck and recently expanded their indoor seating. Their hours change with the season, so they close early during the colder months. It can get a little crowded at times, especially when there is live music.
Bagelz is some kind of chain, but the operators seem to have a lot of freedom to personalize their operation. Out of all the coffeehouses, I like Bagelz' coffee the best (last time I checked, their Kenya AA was coming from Majik), but Java Madness wins by being right on the water.
I've only been here a couple of times, but these folks reside in the Sawmill building on Robinson Street and are also right on the bike path. My only gripe is that because they are close to Main Street, a known T-Mobile dead zone, my cellular signal is weak to nonexistent.
- 1. Andrew Gilmartin - February 22, 2006
Last year there was a sign outside of Old Mountain Lanes that they had wifi. So if you want bowling with your surfing this is the place to be.
- 2. Michelle - February 22, 2006
Brooklyn Coffee and Tea on Douglas Avenue in Providence is really nice. They have free Wi-fi, a pretty good selection of teas (plus coffee, obviously), and the owner is friendly and low-key. The only drawback is that it closes at 1 pm on weekdays.
- 4. Stephanie - February 23, 2006
Tazza on Westminster downtown has free wireless and despite being a swanky nightspot is a very relaxed place to grab coffee or tea during the day. On the East Side, on Waterman near Thayer St., Ocean Coffee Roasters (also called @Ease) has free wireless – you have to ask for the wep key – and now, strangely enough, now offers Thai food.
- 5. Mark - February 23, 2006
I believe the free wireless in the Biltmore Starbucks is actually from the Biltmore itself. I also have been led to believe that the Biltmore also mandates that its Starbucks staff be more customer friendly than your average "barista".
729 Hope St. on the East Side has free wireless and lots of room in the back but they close early.
The Rochambeau Library has WiFi you can access from its benches out front 24-7.
- 6. Brandon Edens - March 2, 2006
Trinity Brewhouse down the street from the AS220 has free wireless. Its unencrypted and easy to access.
The Oshean Coffee Roasters (@ Ease Cafe) off of Thayer (near the Subway Sandwiches) has free WIFI. You have to ask the people behind the counter for the key:
I'm printing the info here anyway,
essid: "@ Ease Cafe"
key: 801DE892A4
Note that the key is not ASCII but an actual key.
Some places that don't have wireless but should,
Coffee Exchange on Wickiden
Cable Car Cinema (204 South Main Street)
- 7. kerri - March 3, 2006
And believe it or not, Chelo's has free Wi-Fi (although you have to ask for a sekrit code)…I've used it at the one in SK and the one in Cranston near Garden City, but I think most of them offer it.
- 8. Dave Piehler - March 12, 2006
The Brewed Awakenings in Johnston also has free wifi. The spot is nice during the day, but gets full of teens at night and the staff isn't as friendly as the staff in the South Kingston Brewed.
Any Panera Bread in RI should have free wifi. I've spent many workdays using the wifi in the Cranston branch (across the street from Garden City).
I think Cafe Chocolat on North Main in PVD has wifi…
- 9. GigaOM : » The New Office Space Goes Global - March 24, 2006
[…] Further coffee shop recommendations for: San Francisco [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]Seattle [1, 2, 3]New York City [1, 2, 3]Mountain View [1, 2]Palo AltoVancouverLABoulderMinneapolis-St. PaulAnn ArborChicagoBostonProvidenceTampa […]
- 10. Andrew Gilmartin - April 10, 2006
The Peace Dale Library, , has wireless access. I wonder if it reaches to the park across the road?
- 11. Andrew Gilmartin - April 10, 2006
The URL (dropped from the comment above) is http://www.skpl.org/
- 12. radioactive_pete - August 25, 2006
Rhode Island Convention Center has free wifi as well. There is a set of benches outside when the weather is nice. There has to be an event going on and there usually is, but if not, security will kick you out. The free wifi's in the library won't allow you to vpn to another network, this one will.
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We've been thinking a lot about how to get our kids to eat more vegetables and, in the process, get more of what Michael Pollan calls "food" down our gullets in place of the cast-off chicken nuggets and pizza rinds we currently eat. Here are some changes we're going to be instituting around Gadget Dad central.
First, we've been going through SmashYourFood, an app that lets you smash food on your iPad to assess its nutritional value. Our kids are hearing about red, yellow, and green light foods, but seeing a can of soda get squished and give up its nutritional secrets seems like an interesting way to learn about sugar, fat, and salts.
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We've also done a bit of research on juicing and found this great article about which one to buy. Although the one recommended in the post is $280, they also suggest a smaller, cheaper one for $99, the Lequip Mini Model 110 with proper pulp ejector. Seeing as how you can eat a full day's servings of greens in a few minutes with the right juicer -- and you can call the juices "smoothies," thereby reducing the ick factor -- it makes a lot of sense to have one of these in the kitchen.
We've also stopped buying soda -- and soda water -- and settled on Sodastream, a CO2 system that lets you carbonate regular tab water with a small, self-contained gas canister. You can make 60 liters of soda with one canister, and if you simply must have a flavored drink, you can add syrups or juice for a lighter, healthier drink.
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Eating healthy is definitely hard, but thankfully there are a few gadgets and apps that help us keep tabs of what we're putting into our bodies -- and reminding us when it's time to put down the Coke.
Would you turn to technology to get your kids to eat their vegetables and put down the junk food?
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When Sony announced the Xperia E in both single and dual-SIM flavors last week, it said the device would be affordable, however so far pricing info has been difficult to track down. Today that changes, as price details for the Xperia E and Xperia E Dual have emerged in a press release from Sony Mobile Germany.
Sony's priced the new entry-level Xperia at €159 (£128) with single SIM support, or €169 (£136) for the dual-SIM variant. Other Xperia E specs include a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, a 1GHz CPU and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the single-SIM version (the Xperia E Dual will ship with ICS and get an upgrade later.)
One of the first Sony phones to ship with Jelly Bean, the Xperia E is due to go on sale during the first quarter of 2013.
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Aphrodisiac Aromas
Aphrodisiac Aromas
Many of us do not even consider thinking about, Why we are attracted to a certain person? Seriously many of us think that we know but really most don't have a clue at all. You may believe in aphrodisiac's or maybe not. One thing that I have seen in my lifetime is that people use many different tactics, methods if you will to get what they want.
I remember my father using pheromones in the 1960s. Granted I was very young I had no idea what was going on. I did notice that my father never had a shortage of women. Some were mad at him which I didn't understand and there were others that seemed to be pleased.
As I witnessed later in life my Dad test many of his theories on how to basically date all the women that you wanted to. I have never had the occasion to use pheromones. While pheromones may have no smell I still would consider pheromones an Aphrodisiac Aromas.
I know that it has been scientifically proven that scent has a key importance when it comes to sexual attraction. Ever here of aromachology or psycho-aromatherapy, the study of the influence of aromas on behavior! And the smells or sents which have aphrodisiac properties are a part of sexual aromachology.
Yes people study this stuff and try to legitimize it by having scientific proof that different smells influence behavior. I dont need a scientist to tell me smell influences behavior. So does sight and attitude. If you treat a woman with respect and actually take an interest in her, You will find it will go alot farther than any smell. All these smells will have an effect on people so does music and lighting etc.
But the most powerful aspect of any relationship is the ability to give and receive love. It is a skill and I would suggest that all of us slow down and get better at. Giving and receiving love will get you farther than all the lotions and potions. But essential oils as aroma therapy are very powerful also!
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Pope Greeted Cuban Tyrant Raul Castro With Smiles – Calls Donald Trump Un-Christian
Pope Francis was all smiles when he met Cuban tyrant Raul Castro.
The Pope also met with Marxist Fidel Castro last September.
But Pope Francis called Donald Trump un-Christian for wanting to protect the US with a secure border.
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Last Sunday, Pope Francis was in Mexico visiting sick children in hospitals. It was amazing to watch him holding the little kids and praying with their mothers. As a Catholic, I was so proud of "El Papa".
That was "El Papa" being "El Papa" or the religious leader of my faith. He was reaching out to kids and their mothers and giving them some hope.
As he left Mexico, Pope Francis made a terrible mistake by saying that Donald Trump is not a Christian. I am not sure if he was answering a question or speaking at a meeting. He had finished a mass on the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border.
First, "El Papa" should stay away from presidential elections, here, there, and everywhere.
Second, The Vatican is one gigantic place surrounded by walls.
Third, is a border now Unchristian? How did we get to the point that defending borders and promoting legal immigration is now inhumane?
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Cooking has always been a passion but mostly enjoyed at the weekends. Weekdays I used to come home after work, starving and grabbing the quickest convenience food available and then feel guilty afterwards! That was a few years ago, since then I experimented with cooking my meals the night before and sometimes in bulk to get two days dinner while freezing the rest.
This blog focuses on preparation of meals/lunches and treats the night before so when I come home, there is food waiting for me. My recipes have been developed to create meals which improve in flavour overnight. I hope these recipes reduce the stress of preparing food on an empty stomach and in turn allow better food choices.


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Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Monday, January 21, 2019
Feeding the Community, Body and Soul
Welcome to the "Cannonball Church!"
The Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church has adopted and continues to live into the slogan: "Feeding the Community, Body and Soul." Jesus' ministry was characterized by focus on both the physical and spiritual well-being of those with whom he came into contact, and we strive to reflect that focus. GCPC has a theologically diverse congregation with members and regular visitors from a variety of faith backgrounds, so we hope you will find yourself at home among the people here.
Where is the church?
We are located on the corner of Main St. and Church St. in downtown Greeneville, TN.
What time should I arrive?
We have two worship services on Sunday, one at 8:15am in the Chapel (downstairs) and one at 10:30am in the Sanctuary (upstairs). Our Sunday School classes and small groups meet at 9:30am in various locations throughout the church.
What should I wear on Sunday?
There is no requirement for proper attire in our church, but we understand you might want to know how others dress. On an average Sunday, you will find men dressed in suits sitting next to others dressed in pants and a golf shirt. Many women choose to wear dresses, while others wear slacks. Our 10:30 service tends to be more formal than the 8:15 service.


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I love to have meals ready to go in the freezer! Sometimes school, work and being a mom make it hard to get dinner on the table so it's great to have that already taken care of some nights! My latest batch of freezer prep was mostly for breakfast burritos but I did make 4 meals and some shredded chicken and some DIY Bisquick!
Crock Pot Cheesy Potatoes & Ham
One Medium Sized Bag of Ore-Ida Diced Hash Brown Potatoes or Potato's O'Brien
2 Cans of Campbell Low Sodium Cream of Mushroom
1 Large Yellow Onion Chopped
2 Cans of Water
2 Ham Steaks Chopped
8 Ounces of Mild Shredded Cheddar Cheese
4 Cups of Chopped Broccoli
2 Teaspoons of Pepper
Freezer Directions:
Pour all in the Ziploc Freezer Gallon bag, I mixed it up with my hands a bit. Lay flat, squeezing the air out, and then freeze laying flat to save space. Thaw before cooking.
Time to cook:
-Dump it all in your crock pot & mix it up. Cook on low for 6 hours.
Original Recipe: http://crockpotladies.com/crockpot-scalloped-potatoes-ham/
Crock Pot Western Beef Casserole
1 1/2 Pounds of Lean Ground Beef, Browned (I used a 93/7% split)
1 16 Ounce Can of Kidney Beans, Rinsed and Drained
1 16 Ounce Can of Corn, Drained.
1 10.75 Ounce can of Tomato Soup
1 Cup of Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 Small Yellow Onion, chopped
1/2 Teaspoon of Chili Powder
1/4th Cup of Milk or Water
Freezer instructions:
Brown Hamburger . Place all ingredients into a sturdy freezer Ziploc bag.
Time to cook:
-Dump it all in your crock pot & mis it up. Cook on low for 4 hours.
Original Recipe: http://crockpotladies.com/crockpot-western-beef-casserole/
Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken
Cook Time: 6 hours
Serving Size: 8 servings
. 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
. 1 t dried oregano
. 1/2 t Lawry's Seasoning Salt
. 1/4 t ground pepper
. 2 cloves garlic, minced (I used 1/2 tsp of dried minced garlic)
. 1 t dried parsley
. 3 T lemon juice
. 1/2 cup chicken broth
Freezer instructions:
Place all ingredients into a sturdy freezer Ziploc bag.
To to cook it:
- Spray crock pot with Pam (or similar)
- Dump all contents of the bag in
- Cook 6-8 hours on low depending on your slow cooker.
- Serve over rice
Original Recipe: http://whoneedsacape.com/2013/09/slow-cooker-lemon-garlic-chicken/
Honey Rosemary Chicken
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1/3 c balsamic vinegar
- 1/3 c honey
- 1/3 c olive oil
- 3 T chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 t salt
- Let marinate for several hours in the refrigerator before freezing.
TO COOK- Let defrost completely in the fridge. Add 1 cup of water and the contents of the bag to the crockpot. Then cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours. Ten minutes before serving, add cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
TO SERVE- Serve over rice.
Original Recipe: http://kojo-designs.com/2012/08/freezer-crockpot-cooking-round-2-more-recipes-more-organization/
Shredded Chicken to freeze
I put 4-6 chicken breast in the crock-pot for 7 hours on low with just salt & pepper. It is so tender it can be shredded with a fork after 7 hours so I just shred it with a fork and package is quart sized freezer bags, 2 cups of chicken per bag.
Shredded chicken is SOOO helpful to have on hand, can be used with chicken spaghetti, chicken tacos, soups, chicken enchiladas, etc.
***All Crock Pot recipes can be converted to use in your Celebrating Home Bean Pot as well. This is great for when I don't have dinner ready to go in the crock pot before work. When I get home I can stick my crock pot prepared meal in my bean pot in the oven! If you don't have a bean pot hope on over to http://www.hillarybarwick.mycelebratinghome.com Like me on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CHwithHillary for more Bean Pot recipes!***


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These Wednesdays seem to always sneak up on me. Time really does fly the older you get. So two weeks ago I wrote about my Dad's side of the family, who I actually went to visit this weekend in Memphis. It was a lot of fun and as always I ate my brains out. So this week we dive into the other side of the family tree which is my Mom's side, for those of you not paying attention.
So, my Mom's side of the family is on the other end of the spectrum. Which is great for me. My Dad's side of the family more on the strict/southern Baptist side of things, my Mom's side....not so much. Which in turn, made me a perfect in the middle type of person. So, thanks to both sides for making me perfect.
What to say about that side of the family, I will say this, it is never boring. My mom grew up with three sisters and one brother. Her oldest sister and brother where like 15 years older than her and her other two sisters so it was almost like two sets of families. Needless to say, I didn't spend a lot of time with the older siblings. However, her brother, my Uncle Kenny is a character who needs a blog or show of his own. My uncle Kenny and his wife back in the day who's name was Elane or Lane or something(like I said I didn't see them often). Anyway, they didn't mind helping themselves to a drink or two at the family functions they came to, especially Elane. Lets go back to Christmas day about 16 years ago. Elane and Kenny came to our Christmas we had every year at my Grandparent's house. They had a few drinks and Elane had a little more than the rest, Elane being a hair stylists of sorts, decided that she wanted to give my 6 year old brother a haircut. My brother didn't take kindly to this so he decided to avoid her. Now, it wasn't a big house so he didn't have to many places to hide. So, minutes later she caught up to him and then pursued a cat and mouse chase around the house between my 45 year old Aunt and my 6 year old brother. OH, and did I mention that my Aunt was holding scissors! HAHA, it was very funny watching my brother run from a bowl cut from my drunk Aunt. Meanwhile, in the TV room my uncle who at the time was heavyset and had a cane would be changing the channel from A Christmas Story the movie and the swimsuit competition they had on. Why was he switching the channels? Well, my mom would come into the room and yell "Kenny, turn that off. The kids don't need to see half naked girls!". So my uncle would change the channel until she left, then the swimsuit competition came back on, and when he really liked a girl he would twirl his cane in the air and scream WOOHOO! Those were the good ol' days.
My Mother has two sister who are close to her age. One of them is great and who we have fun with at most holidays. Her and my Uncle welcome us in with great food and fun. The other sister I don't see anymore. My Grandparents on that side of the family have passed on. They were great though. My grandma, was a smoker and in her cigarette case would always have some smokes and gum. The first thing we would do when we walked in the house to visit her would be give her a kiss and ask for some gum. Oh and her pantry was always stocked with pop, chips, and spaghetti-o's. Later in her life she had trouble walking so I never really had her cooking, but the second best was the junk food pantry. She always had great stories that she would tell us and she LOVED Macgyver! She was kind of like the oracle in the movie The Matrix. She was a wise grandma. She died when I was 14 but I would like to say that if she lived longer that she would have been one of the people in my life who I could go to about things in life and get her advice. You know stuff that I couldn't tell my parents but would like some advice from an experienced adult. I do miss my Grandma a lot, she was great. My Grandpa was on the quieter side and worked a lot so, a lot of my memories of him aren't really funny. He kept to himself in his office with his Jazz records and war stories. He was a good man who had a lot of stories that he could tell you. Like the time he was in WWII in a medical tent when that tent got blown up and blew him in the air and he lived to tell the story. Good Stuff.
I am sure that I will have many blogs about stories from this side of the family. Trust me there are many more where that came from.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The year is almost over??
So, today was a day of sulking. Not for any other reason than, I CAN NOT BELIEVE THESE BABES ARE LEAVING ME...I looked around today during centers and just plain got emotional about it. Don't get me wrong, I ALWAYS get like this, every year, it never fails. Tears at the Spring Sing, tears during the final picnic or party, just tears...I know you all feel me on this. Today's tears came from looking out during a writing activity and seeing a tiny little cry face at Table 4. "I don't know what to write about"...he says. Let me tell you, we tend to "be tough and brave" in my room, but it hit me today. What will happen next year if he "doesn't know what to write about.." and I'm not there to take his chubby little hand and help him. Do NOT get me wrong, all of our teachers at my school are unbelievable and I KNOW none of my little bugs will ever feel sad, left out, or get down on themselves if they can help it, but I can't help but worry...point blank, the end of the year STINKS. Ugg. That is all for now.
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|07/17/2011 - 11:03am
|Congrats, and enjoy.
Congrats, and enjoy.
|10/07/2010 - 5:04pm
|Crappy laptop microphone +
Crappy laptop microphone + downloading Audacity for the first time only 48 hours ago = some audio hiccups. We're still figuring it out; it should sound better next time.
|05/10/2010 - 1:16pm
|Fair disclosure: I'm an MSU
Fair disclosure: I'm an MSU grad and blogger--albeit one who sees Rodriguez as less pointy-teeth-guy and more as a sympathetic figure caught in a maelstrom--so I don't claim that my views on Michigan football are completely without jaundice. With that out of the way: if Trent honestly believes that Rodriguez said those things, you're essentially asking him to be loyal to the program when the program (in the form of Rodriguez) has not been loyal to him, at all. To me, loyalty would have been Rodriguez standing up for his former player by not "bad-mouthing" Trent (whatever that actually meant) even if he had ample justification to do so--as seems to be the case.
So here, there's a former player speaking out and joining the chorus of anti-Rodriguez voices, probably in the hopes that, yes, there will be a change at the top. I'd imagine that Trent knows replacing Rodriguez at the end of this season would leave Michigan in poor short-term shape. Given what he believes happened (and as Brian concedes, probably did happen), I bet Trent thinks the post-apocalyptic period would probably be worth it.
In any event, I think solely blaming Trent here essentially sanctions the idea that in the Rodriguez era, loyalty is a one-way street. I may be naturally skeptical of the Inherent Michigan Values that Wolverine fans always ascribe to the program, but whatever they are, this surely isn't one of them.
|12/03/2009 - 3:36pm
|"BONUS: there are five more
"BONUS: there are five more guys yet to be identified—Rob Parker thinks they're all Kirk Cousins."
This here blog is not the place I'd have expected to find the first moment of levity during this sordid mess . . . but nonetheless, thankyousir.
|10/21/2009 - 2:44pm
|"Basketball… eh. But it's Oregon State."
But, FWIW, De Carolis seems to be doing everything he can to turn that around. Craig Robinson was a fantastic hire.
[Insert comment here about hoping this major search is as lol-ish as your last one.]
|10/15/2009 - 7:42pm
"And when the HC (and
"And when the HC (and ex-OSU DC) puts in the defensive game plan for the first time during his tenure as HC, you know they did something special for Michigan."
Completely aside from the rivalry aspect, this was a pretty freaking important game for us (MSU): a loss, and we would have been 1-4 (0-2). That was an unprecedented situation under Dantonio, so I don't think it's any less implausible that he took personal control over the defensive planning in an effort to, you know, save the season.
Two other thoughts, briefly: playing well against Michigan and very poorly against Wisconsin doesn't mean that we prepared for Michigan at the expense of Wisconsin. If the defense played like garbage against Illinois, for instance, the week before the Michigan game, I might buy it. But Wisconsin is a good team -- at this point, clearly better than Michigan -- and we played them at Camp Randall (where we've won once since 1993) the week after a semi-heartwrenching loss to Notre Dame. Under any other circumstances, this would have been an understandable performance, though certainly a disappointing one. But because it was the week before Michigan, somehow it's major evidence that we neglected planning for Wisconsin to look ahead to the rivalry game? To me, that proves waaaaay too much.
And in any event, at the basest level, the charge is that, for the second year in a row, we prepared too thoroughly to play our biggest rival. And, um, that's all right with me.
|10/02/2009 - 2:52pm
|Just saw this now. I guess
Just saw this now. I guess the easiest thing at this point is to just send you here: http://www.theonlycolors.com/2009/10/2/1066195/preview-michigan-state-v…
|10/01/2009 - 7:11pm
|Sunday afternoon. I don't
Sunday afternoon. I don't think the news about Forcier had come out yet; at the very least, I hadn't heard about it when we recorded the segment.
|07/14/2009 - 10:55am
|Two brothers
Mitchell and Myles. Neither has contributed much. (Mitchell is a walk-on QB who's mostly notable for being involved in a fight the week before the U-M game last season -- the one involving the hockey player and Glenn Winston. Myles may get a look at WR this season.) Also, apparently both of Austin's parents are MSU grads.
I'd love to see him in Green and White; he's a good player. All indications are that he's Ann Arbor-bound. C'est la vie.
|04/09/2009 - 3:01pm
|Yes, Johnelle,
because putting the QB on the punt team has always worked out so well in the past! *coughdrewstantoncough*
[bangs head against wall]
|02/05/2009 - 10:57am
|01/25/2009 - 7:24pm
|I too am a State grad, and I
I too am a State grad, and I co-sign this post -- what those guys did is completely indefensible, and I certainly hope that neither of them will ever wear an MSU sweater again.
Most importantly, I really hope Kampfer is all right. Watching that video makes me sick to my stomach.
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Widow Mary Colbrook is rearing her four children, Gwen, Muriel, Reginald and the youngest, Bill, on her own. Because of bad investments, the family has run out of money, to the embarrassment of the three older children. In Bill's eyes, however, Mary can do no wrong. After the piano is repossessed, Mary visits banker John Rudlin, an old friend and he gives her the money to pay her debts. While playing football, Bill meets the widowed Mrs. Adelaide Crosby. When she has a heart attack during a quarrel, Bill gets her medicine and helps her to a chair. Afterward, the old woman and the young boy become friends. Aunt Caroline, their father's sister, deeply disapproves of Mary, suspecting falsely that Bill is not her brother's son. She invites the three oldest, the ones she calls "true Colbrooks," to live with her, and over Mary's protests, they agree. Only Bill remains with his mother. In order to earn some money to help Mary, Bill borrows three dollars from Rudlin to open a newsstand. Meanwhile, Caroline is very strict with the children. She refuses to let Muriel associate with her fiancé, Lynn Willard, because he does not come from an upper class family, and also orders them to stay away from Bill and their mother. Then Caroline takes the lease on their old house and evicts Bill and Mary. When Mary is unable to find a job, she plans to move to New York. Bill visits Mrs. Crosby to say goodbye and discovers that she has been sick. He brings Mary to care for Mrs. Crosby, who invites them to live with her. After Mrs. Crosby dies, she leaves everything, including the house she lives in and the house Caroline rents, to Bill. The other children finally realize they have been unfair to their mother and write her a letter of apology on Mother's Day. She gladly takes them back and when Caroline returns from a trip, she finds the family reunited in their old home. Rudlin, who is visiting, explains to the children that their father made Mary's life miserable after he discovered that Rudlin and Mary had been in love when they were young. Mary adds that she had married for money but now is planning to rectify her mistake by marrying Rudlin, whom she still loves.


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If you like playing word games on your Windows Phone, Trine's Hangman is one of the best out there. It's a simple game of hangman that is graphically well presented and you compete against other players around the world for global ranking. You have Wikipedia integration, achievements, and free ringtones. The game also has one of the best video trailers out there (see below).
The new version of Trine's Hangman, v1.20, is designed to make the game more user and budget friendly. The update makes the game more user friendly by making the ads less frequent, appearing after every eight words completed instead of after every three. Trine's is also more budget friendly for those who don't want ads with the price dropping down to $.99.
Along with updating Trine's Hangman, Gydar Industries is also focusing on a new game (no details as of yet) that will be both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 compatible. The new game will support seamless play between the PC and Windows Phone. So you can play on the go and continue where you left off on your computer when you get home.
Again, if you like word games you need to give Trine's Hangman a try. Trine's Hangman comes in two versions. You have Trine's Hangman with is a free, ad-supported version that you can find here at the Windows Phone Marketplace.
You also have Trine's Hangman Pro which has a trial version that is identical to the full version but is ad supported. The ad free version of Trine's Hangman Pro is now running $.99 and well worth the buck investment. You can find Trine's Hangman Pro here at the Windows Phone Marketplace.


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A very easy 5 part guide on how to increase reading speed
Many readers use also their lips while they are reading, so the next bad habit to be corrected when improving reading skills is moving your lips. It does not really matter if you are moving your lips and pronouncing the words aloud or if you are whispering them or if you are not making any sound at all, the fact remains that if you are moving your lips, you are pronouncing the words and this puts a physical limitation on yourself because there are only so many words you can pronounce per minute.
Moreover, I urge you to test yourself even if you think that you are not moving your lips. It is very easy with technology nowadays. Just use your phone or your camera or your webcam to record yourself. This will not only show you if you are moving your lips, but it will also show you how your eyes are moving. As a matter of fact, when improving reading skills, making such a recording every month or every two months will give you the possibility to objectively evaluate if you have progressed or not.
Problem reminder:
Moving your lips while reading limits your reading speed.
Stop moving your lips.
The method:
The easiest method is just to pay attention and be aware of what you are doing. If you find yourself lip reading just correct it and continue. Keep correcting until it is solved.
If this does not work for you then putting something in your mouth while reading will help you in both noticing the movement and blocking the movement. This can be a pen or a pencil or even a ball or a fruit.
Next, we have the issues of
- pointing at words with your finger
- marking things on the page
- using a paper or ruler to go from line to line
- using a hand to trace the read words
- taking a long time to turn the page
These practices must be stopped because all of them block a certain part of the page, which will greatly interfere with your perception of the page, especially once you train yourself to see much more than a word at a time.
The method:
There is no magic method - you simply must stop doing these things.
Finally, as you are improving reading skills, let's discuss monitoring your growth. This can give you motivation as you will be able to see your progress. In order to do this you should create yourself a file or a calendar or a notepad or a diary where you note down how long you have trained and what your feelings were. This helps with discipline and reminds you that even though you have a long way, you have already invested and accomplished a lot. Next, as mentioned you can make recordings of how you read and watch over months to see if your lips are still moving and if your eyes are moving just as fast or they have slowed down, which is a clear sign of improvement.
So to summarize:
- Unlearn pronouncing words, lip reading, putting your hands on the page and turning the page slow
- Teach your eyes to see much more than one word at a time
- Practice Practice Practice!
Last, but not the least, I would like to express that improving reading skills is a 2 step learning. In the first step you will do all of the things described in the 5 parts series and in the process, but likely afterwards with more practice you will achieve the step 2, which is understanding everything you are reading. You see, absorbing information is not an issue at all for your eyes. Your subconscious also has no issue to store all of the information, but your untrained conscious needs to learn to process the data as it has never done before. It is fully able to do so, it just needs to be taught. So read a lot the correct way and do not worry at all if you are not getting the information. As a matter of fact keep reading with your eyes and mind the exact same book over and over again until you will achieve the moment where you have understood everything that you just SAW.


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Platonic friendships with male friends while dating..
I have been blessed with a great set of male friends. Some I grew up with from as early as the 1st grade and some I met as an adult. They are pretty much like my brothers and I know that they will always be in my life.


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The year preceding painter Sam Francis' death last Nov. 4 at age 71 was a difficult one for him. Bedridden with a cancer that was detected in 1987, Francis saw his life as an artist change dramatically because of his illness.
A central figure in the second generation of Abstract Expressionists that emerged in the early 1950s, Francis took American abstraction into new territory by infusing his work with elements of Eastern philosophy, Jungian psychology and the glorious palette of Matisse. Francis was a gifted colorist who created a huge body of graphic work, much of which was created at the Litho Shop, a print shop he opened in 1970. He also published books and worked for philanthropic causes; he will perhaps be best remembered for his massive paintings combining ecstatic explosions of color with vast expanses of blazing white.
The artist was forced to scale down his ambitions in his final year, but nothing short of death could extinguish his need to paint--in the last five months of his life, he created 150 small paintings, using his signature bright palette and broad brushwork, that he intended to be hung floor to ceiling in one room and viewed as a single work. This final piece, titled simply "The Last Works," went on view Thursday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.


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Am I the last person in Edinburgh not to sign up for Ringgo? Obviously if you think I just misspelled the name of the drummer in The Beatles then I am not alone in confusing the cashless parking charge app with Mr Starr.
Anyway, the time has come for things to change. In days of yore I would pick up parking tickets like fluff from a mohair jumper. I never seemed to be able to time my shopping trips, and whenever I nipped in to pick a child up from a play date, there would be some fiendish traffic warden lurking just outside my field of vision.
However, in the past year or so I have made a concerted effort to avoid them like the plague. If I can walk, then it's Shanks's pony for me and I keep the ashtray full of change so I can pump it into the nearest meter when necessary.
Of course, there are problems with the latter in that the coins seem to somehow evaporate. Needless to say this has become more of a problem since my older children started to drive. It's a bit like that tin in the kitchen with money for bus fares – right now there is about 78 pence in one penny coins and a few euros. However, it isn't just them – when I go to the supermarket I need a £1 coin for the trolley and as often as not that is replaced in my purse rather than the meter fund.
So when I returned from a dog walk around Inverleith earlier this week to find a red-and-white envelope on my screen I was about as pleased as a turkey in the middle of December.
As I wrote out that cheque for £30 my mind wandered as to what else I could have used the money on. It amounts to a lunchtime deal for me and a friend or a pair of jeans from M&S, or it could have bought quite a lot of food in Lidl and a lot less in Waitrose.
So Ringgo here I come – and if you are reading this Mr Starr, don't worry it ain't you I am after.


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I'm working on a new piece, cast from a brooch that belonged to my grandmother. Looking through photographs of those gone and those here, when they were young, and oh! the things I don't know, and oh! the questions I must ask. We lay in the bed the other night, and he told me about his great-grandparents, killed in a forest, and how he thinks of his grandmother and her gentle chiding every morning. Ask your questions, know your past. Tomorrow is a gift, not a given.
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and it's been so long since I've been able to sit and put a post up.
I'm still at my task of decluttering. I had a series of yard sales this fall and finally ended up giving it all away at the end. I just wanted to be rid of it all and did not want to pack it all up and carry it all back home. It was quite freeing really. Believe it or not, I cannot remember any of the items, nor do I miss them. I felt as if a huge burden was lifted off my shoulders. Praise God!
I am going to try to get my basement cleaned out somewhat this winter. I have so many things I used to use for doll-making and artwork and don't even bother with any of it. So, I am going to go through it all and figure out what I will sell online.
I have been busy with needlework, counted cross-stitch, knitting and I want to make some winter hats for Lydia.
I am also ready to cut out a cover/carrier for my Bible. Maybe soon I'll post the makings of it. I've never made one before so you can all share in my mistakes and triumphs. My Bible is falling apart so terribly! The maps and part of the concordance are out, but I still have them. I have wanted to make a carrier for a while now so I can keep it all together easier. I hope it doesn't prove to be too frustrating...it has two zippers! I do not like zippers!!!
I was able to visit family in Illinois recently. I met the couple who are living in my building-well, actually, I've decided to give the building over to the Lord. He can figure out what to do with it now. That is also another burden lifted. The man living in one of the apartments is doing some handy work for me, which is good, seeing as how it really needs a lot of work! I was able to meet the Pastor of the Assembly of God church who orchestrated along with my Mom and brother-in-law Ray the roof over this homeless couple's head. God is good!
Dave says he would like to go to Illinois after the 24th. We shall see...weather permitting and of course...if the Lord wills.
Also...just a little FYI here...we have decided not to celebrate Christmas. We have strong convictions about mixing the Lord's name with the pagan god 'saturn'...I know...we don't worship 'saturn'...but after reading Jeremiah 10:1-5...and studying the winter solstice and 'saturnalia'...we have decided we just could not justify it anymore...anyhow. It will seem strange not to decorate...because I was a fiend about it...so fun!!! But I cannot do it now. We will still spend time with family because we love our family, but we will not partake in any of the festivities.
That said, though, I opened my December copy of Martha Stewart magazine...and found the snowflake section and just enjoyed it so much! Lydia and I decided that since God made snowflakes, each one quite unlike the other, we would decorate the place up a bit with snowflake scherenschnitte!! We had a fun time cutting out snowflakes and we will hang them up tomorrow. I'll try to get a photo. We want to see if I have any doilies to stiffen or maybe make the doily/snowflake and light wreath.
Alright...I think we're caught up for now. I'll have to see if I can find any photos for this post to liven it up a bit.
Thank God for the Home-Sweet Things. Keep those who are suffering hard times in your prayers, but more than that...extend your hand to the poor. Bake bread, take them soup, tea, sugar, staples...anything from your own pantry. God is good and He will never leave us nor forsake us.
Goodnight Dear Ones!


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A wet Boxing Day afternoon in Welsh capital, a sell out crowd with both sets of supporters in full voice and full of festive cheer set in scene for a thrilling top-of-the-table clash at CCS.
Cardiff kicked off attacking the Grange End, passing the ball freely while feeling their way into the match but a misplaced pass was punched on by Bolasie who took off on a counter attacking run down the right. He earned the Eagles a corner which was driven in at an awkward height, Cardiff failed clear it, it fell to Palace captain Mile Jedinak who volleyed the ball home from inside the six yard area.
With just four minutes in the clock The Bluebirds were a goal behind.
Things got worse for the home team when captain Mark Hudson was booked for a hasty challenge on Zaha after nine minutes. Palace had the upper hand, composed and confident on the ball, although Cardiff did forge chances their selves; Bellamy was inches away from a lofted Mutch ball while Peter Whittingham took a long-range free kick which the Palace defence cleared it, but only as far as Craig Noone, who hit a ferocious volley that sailed wide.
A second Whittingham free kick faired little better, it was blocked Helguson hit a shot off the rebound straight at a Palace defender, they broke immediately on the counter attack Cardiff were wide open. Zaha picked up the ball near the touchline, and made it to the edge of the box unchallenged before cutting onto his right and bending a shot to the far corner. The ball ricocheted off the crossbar, The Bluebirds big Scottish 'keeper David Marshall was forced into a stupendous reaction save from the follow up effort, the Cardiff supporters all breathed a sigh of relief we were still in the game.
Whittingham charged down the right, playing an a cute pass to Bellamy, but the local legend and world class striker couldn't quite direct his effort towards goal, it felt like he was trying too hard. The lively Bolasie was then booked for a foul on Noone, Bellamy collected the ball on the left, and drilled a low cross into the path of Noone, the winger's left-footed shot left Palace goalkeeper Speroni with absolutely no chance. On the stroke of half time Cardiff had leveled.
The Cardiff defence were resilient, but they needed to be, captain Mark Hudson in particular was using his strength well to keep Zaha quiet.
Cardiff searched for what felt like would be the killer next goal. Bellamy was flagged offside on what would have been a golden opportunity, and Whittingham played an exquisite ball to release Conway, but he was blocked before he could make anything of his run.
Cardiff's best chance of the second half so far came from a Whittingham free kick in a deep position which found its intended target Mark Hudson. The Bluebirds captain headed back to Gunnarsson, the Icelander coolly passed the ball to Bellamy who's shot hit the underside of Speroni's bar before bouncing out and being hoofed clear.
Conway then won a free kick on the right hand side of the Palace box, Whittingham's much-anticipated effort deflected over to give City a corner. Bellamy whipped the ball to the near post, and Aron Gunnarsson jumped and placed his header firmly past Speroni's, for his sixth goal of the season.
Cardiff were now in the ascendancy, frustration set in for Palace who gave away a series of niggly free kicks in dangerous areas, but Cardiff could only come close from one of them.
Mason came on to partner Gestede up front with Bellamy moving to left wing, and Mason's movement stretched Palace within minutes of him coming on.
Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway decided to roll the last of his sides' dice he replaced booked right back Parr with forward Easter in an attempt to salvage a point, but the Eagles were reduced to long range efforts and their passing was going astray.
The final whistle blew to rapturous applause from the sold-out Cardiff Boxing Day fixture which had seen Cardiff City became the first team in British football to reach the half-century points mark, and go five points clear at the top of the Championship.


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Any time I can cook a side dish right along with the main dish in my crock pot I consider it a win! Only one crock to clean, not to mention a complete dinner is ready when you walk in the door. Who doesn't love that? And seriously, who doesn't love mashed potatoes? Your family will love you (even more than they already do)! Mashed potatoes on a week night…oh yeah!! These crock pot mashed potatoes are cheesy, rich, and delicious!
I made these with my Slow Cooker Sage Butter Pork Chops (recipe coming soon…stay tuned! Please! They were sooo good and I want to share!). They were the perfect side. You can peel the potatoes if you like, but if you use the Yukon Gold potatoes the skin is so tender I don't think it's worth the extra work. Plus I kind of like the extra texture that the skin adds to the creaminess of the potatoes. I think you could make this along with many different kinds of meats and it just adds so much extra flavor. Just make sure you stick with meats that don't have a lot of sauce and that you won't be shredding during cooking. A roast or chops are your best bets.
This is how it should look in your crock before you add the meat:
You will have just a few minutes of work to mash these up right before you eat. Totally worth it!!


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text: Ahh! The summer is finally is over and it's back to playing some percussion instruments. In my case that is often the triangle, a much maligned member of the percussive consort. A couple of weeks ago I played it in Ravel's "Daphis et Chloe" and this weeks I'm playing it in Messiaen's "L'Ascension." The former is more involved, but it's all bueno to me. For Daphnis, I slaved away in Sibelius, making a beautiful combined triangle, tambourine and castanet part of my very own. After it was lovingly printed out, my pal Henry Claude reminded me that such a thing already existed in one of Raynor Carroll's excerpt books. It was sitting under my marimba the whole time! A Homer Simpson moment ensued as I palmed my forehead, but it turned out all right; I definitely learned the part and the score. Still, I'm going to flip through my rep books before taking that on again.


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So, J-School orientation is officially over. On Monday we start reporting on our beats! I have Soundview and Pelham in the Bronx, two completely different areas. I'm excited to find out all about them. Monday I am literally getting thrown out into Soundview and being told to grab some audio from people as part of our digital training. I might run up there tomorrow and just get the lay of the land.
Today, my entire RW1 class went on a bus tour of The Bronx and learned all about its history, its origins and where it is now. We met people who were there when the "Bronx was burning" due to intentional fires set by landlords when drugs became a huge problem in the area, community activists and even some of the Sept. 11 firefighters. It was a really eyeopening experience–particularly because I hadn't ever seen a housing project before.
Last night I want to Lincoln Center Out Of Doors with Kaitlin and Irasema (girls from J-School) for the International Body Music Festival. It was amazing! There were two women from Nunavut, Canada doing Inuit throat singing, an African American Hambone expert and all other kinds of music made using only your body. It honestly was incredible. Plus, there's nothing like walking off the 1 Train on 66th Street and staring at the CNN tower. Kinda cool.
After that I went to another J-School friends house and just hung out. I'm beginning to get over my fear of my fellow J-Schoolers. I will admit that when I first showed up at orientation I thought I was going to be totally out of my public school/state school comfort zone–stepping into the Ivy League–but the people I've met are pretty incredible. Many of them have traveled the world as reporters and done so many interesting things that I still feel like the underdog having come right out of undergrad, but Columbia accepted me for a reason and I need to discover what that is.
I was supposed to go to the Park Ave. Borders and get a job today, but school got in the way. I honestly don't think I'm going to have time to work. Hopefully I can freelance for some extra cash so I'm not as stressed out about money. I wish I was a rich trust find kid sometimes…but then I think that my eventual book will be better if I can draw some character emotion out of stress and hard work.
This weekend I'm relaxing, maybe hitting up another free concert and doing my first few preliminary RW1 assignments…I have to write a biography about myself…oy vey.
Three things that shocked me today:
1. I can get a Monday-Sunday New York Times subscription for $5.50 per week because I'm a student. Considering I've been paying $2 per paper, that's awesome.
2. There was a guy outside Yankee Stadium selling Mets tickets.
3. New York City has ice cream trucks.