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Saturday, October 29, 2011
I'm MOVING!!!!!
To a new blog address that is. I'm going to keep this current blog but won't be posting to it much anymore. I decided that my blog needed a little more focus, so the new blog will concentrate on single parenting as well as the usual stuff I've been posting here. Make sure to go there and follow it with your gmail/blogger account ok? Or you can just bookmark it. You can find it by clicking on this link....... More Than Fine.
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Gotta try this cider recipe!
"The Kurtz Corner": Fall Cinnamon Cider: Fall is finally here! Well, it's still in the 80's to 90's here in Texas but Fall weather is on its way! Today, I wanted to share with you a...
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Friday, October 28, 2011
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6 Months
Yesterday marked six month since the tornado outbreak on April 27th. The day was marked by some ceremonies and plenty of media coverage. With a knot in my stomach, I took some time to browse through videos and news stories this morning. The way I felt in the days after that storm will stay with me forever. Coming home from Knoxville the next morning we drove through a police barricade in order to get down our street. We sat in a long line of emergency vehicles, power company trucks, and vans full of prisoners brought out to try to clear the road. We were just blocks from our house but couldn't see it as we sat in line. We watched as a pickup truck zoomed past and a group of men spilled out and checked on the residents of each home, marking the street in blue spray paint to indicate the number of survivors and the number of deceased.
When the line finally snaked up over the hill and descended towards our home I couldn't believe what I saw. The wooded areas that were once so beautiful were gone...debris of all kinds was scattered everywhere...in our yard, in the road. Every.single.last power pole was laid over the road and into our yards, taking the power lines with them. Everything that had once been big and tall and strong was flattened. There was a rainbow of colored barn boards in my yard...shingles were everywhere. You wouldn't believe the odd things that turned up in my yard...a baseball card, road signs, trash cans. Across the street there were no longer houses...just piles of debris. I mean debris obliterated into such small pieces you almost wouldn't know there were houses there. There was a trailer in a tree. It's contents spewed all over the place. We walked down the road and stared at the ruins of one house where a man road out the storm...trapped against a wall by his dining room table...He was sifting through debris looking anything important and I couldnt believe I was seeing him stand there. We watched as the media interviewed several people. News began to trickle in of the members of our community that did not make it. They said 13 people were dead. Thirteen in a town this size!
As the days turned into weeks our neighborhood continued to be chaotic. Search and rescue teams came through, the Red Cross brought us food, churches stopped by to see who needed what. The sound of chainsaws and the smell of smoke will forever remind me of those days. There is still SO much cleanup that needs to be done. I can't imagine that all of it will EVER be cleaned up.
I say all of that to explain why it is that Lydia throws up when a thunderstorm rolls through, even though we got out of town the night of the tornado. She didn't hear the wind or feel the house shake, but she topped that hill that day and saw that there are things so uncontrollable they can destroy your world in 2 minutes. She got to the point where she wouldn't look out the windows because she was so tired of seeing the destruction. We've gotten to where we keep all the shades closed because if you look out you can see the path over Taylors Ridge where the tornado bore down on our area. You can see the bare hills and the remains of a barn where 3 horses died. There is still a tree or two down in our yard. Every day Lydia counts the days until spring and tornado season again. She's panicked. I'm debating taking her to a counselor because even now she wants to know the plan. What would we do if it happened again? As her mother I can usually figure out a solution to most dillemas, but on this one I'm stumped and it's partly because I feel the same way she does. What WILL we do? Every so often I'm struck with the "what if's". This thing was yards from our house. What if we had chosen to stay home? What if it had shifted a little bit our direction? I don't know how Lydia and I would have survived given the age and structure of our little house.
So, ya'll. I'm admitting it. I'm scared too.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Change is good.
Change is scary.
Change is hard.
You've heard people say these things right? Like when you were placed in another position at work, or decided to move to a new city, or your boyfriend left you for someone younger and blonde.
Change is scary.
Change is hard.
You've heard people say these things right? Like when you were placed in another position at work, or decided to move to a new city, or your boyfriend left you for someone younger and blonde.
When I think about change an analogy comes to mind. I think, but I'm not sure, that it came from an Amy Grant song. I think about the iceberg scene from Titanic...the moment it became clear they were in trouble and every ship worker engaged every system possible to try to get that thing stopped, or turned or at least slowed down.
When I visualize this I add another statement to our list of cliches about change. Change is hard WORK. It's painful. It's God taking an entire life and all that's connected to it and applying pressure just fierce enough to turn things around without completely overturning the ship. We lament our lost jobs, our lack of money, the end of relationships, etc. and that's fine because we're human, but we fail to realize that in order for God to get us between the bouys again we're going to have to let some stuff go. We're going to have to heave some baggage overboard. We're going to have to take a second look at places we originally said we wouldn't go. It's going to be hard, but it's going to be so worth it when the sea is calm and the sun is rising to warm hearts that have grown bigger, deeper, and more accepting.
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The Origins Of Tea: Emperor Shennong
In Hubei Province, China, there is a unique forestry district and town known as Shenongjia. Laying within the evergreen forests, in the eastern and highest section of the Daba Mountains, this eco-region has an abundance of fresh air, spectacular scenery and a history that is impressive to say the least. It is here that rumours abound of the existence of Yeti's living within the mountains. It is also here that the famous "Emperor Shennong" (whom the town was named after) lived and carried out his work. Shennong was a legendary ruler of China and a cultural hero who lived some 5000 years ago. Traditionally given credit for such inventions as the hoe, plough and axe, Shennong is most famous for his experiments, mixing and consuming different herbs and plants found within the forest, in an attempt to find out their medicinal qualities. He always experimented on himself and his findings benefited many people. This is however, believed to be his eventual downfall, consuming one toxic substance too many and finally inadvertently killing himself. Before this eventually happened though, Shennong had identified hundreds of medicinal and poisonous plants and herbs, which were crucial to the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
So where does tea fit in to this picture? Well tea acts as an antidote to more than 70 poisonous herbs, and it was Shennong whom is credited with the discovery of tea in 2737 BCE, when a leaf of a nearby shrub fell into the water that he was boiling. It was tea that Shennong used to drink as an antidote to any toxic herbs and plants he consumed whilst experimenting.
Types Of Tea
Post Fermented , Pu - Erh
All of these forms of tea come from varieties of the Camellia sinensis plant.
Outside of these main categories, there are also many types of "Flower or Scented Tea's".
The most popular of the Chinese tea's is of course the green variety, whilst for flower tea it is Jasmine that sits on top of the pedestal.
Tang Dynasty Tea PoemThe first cup kisses away my thirst,and my loneliness is quelled by the second.The third gives insight worthy of ancient scrolls,and the fourth exiles my troubles.My body becomes lighter with the fifth,and the sixth sends word from immortals.But the seventh—oh the seventh cup—if I drink you, a wind will hurry my wingstoward the sacred island.
Tang Dynasty poem -Lu Tong - hermit (795 - 835 A.D.) transcribed by Christopher Nelson
Catechins And Why They Are Good For Us
Credit: Photo Credit: FullofTravel via Compfight ccWe all know that tea is beneficial for our health through it's antioxidant qualities. Of all of the different types available to us, green tea is thought to have the most health benefits. Chinese Traditional Medicine believes that it can improve blood flow, regulate cholesterol and high blood pressure, kill bacteria in the mouth and intestines, lower blood sugar levels and that it also holds anti viral properties. There are also studies that believe to have found that drinking green tea, can reduce the risk of several different cancers - these include skin, breast, lung, colon, esophageal, and bladder cancer.
It works by halting oxidative damage to our cells. Green tea is the best source of catechins, which belong to the chemical family of flavonoids. Catechins not only repair damage to our cells but also seem to have these disease fighting properties within them.
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What About The Other Tea's?
Credit: Photo Credit: adamhay.info via Compfight ccWhilst the green variety is thought to hold the highest amount of catechins - Oolong, White, Pu-Erh and Black Tea, all have some medicinal type qualities which may also help to overcome many different health problems.
Oolong - Full of antioxidants, promotes weight loss, improves heart health, aids in skin conditions, helps with diabetes and stress relief.
Pu-Erh - Reduces cholesterol, aids digestion and fat breakdown, has a high level of vitamin C, promotes weight loss, invigorates the spleen and reduces heat in the body.
White - High source of Vitamin A, helps dry eye problems, helps control rheumatoid arthritis and reduce radiation levels.
Black - Reduces cholesterol, is high in fluoride (good for our teeth), promotes bone health and is good for blood circulation.
Flower Tea
Credit: Photo Credit: schatz via Compfight ccFlower brews smell and taste amazing but, do they also hold health benefits? Unlike other tea's, flower tea holds claims to being caffeine free. Coming from natural flowers, they are also high in flavonoids and vitamins meaning that yes they do also hold health benefits.
Jasmine - Has antibacterial qualities, can aid in digestion and prevent heart disease.
Chrysanthemum - Decreases body heat and is recommend if you have a fever, sore throat or heat related illness.
Rose Hip - High in vitamin c and tannin, it helps resist colds and flu's.
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Making A Good Green Brew
There is often a battle between tea and coffee drinkers about which of these two beverages contains the most caffeine. Green tea is known to have a high caffeine content, but with green tea, using the correct tea making process, actually eliminates much of the caffeine from your brew.
Chinese tea making is like an art form and is a fairly complicated process, but there is a quick and easy way to make a good cup of tea.
Step 1 - Take 3 reasonable pinches of green tea and place them in your cup. It is a good idea to drink your green tea in a clay cup and only use this cup for this purpose. Never drink other beverages from your tea-cup they can alter the taste of your tea.
Step 2 - Add a small amount of boiled water and swirl it around in the bottom of your cup.
Step 3 - Tip the water carefully out of your cup, taking care not to tip out your tea leaves. You have now successfully removed much of the caffeine and cleaned out and dust and particles that may have gathered in the drying and packaging process.
Step 4 - Fill your cup with fresh boiled water and enjoy your brew.
Step 5 - Keep re-filling your cup with boiled water. The first cup of green tea made may taste fairly strong, however, this same cup can be refreshed with boiled water up to 4 times and still retain its goodness and flavour, although the taste will slowly start to dilute in strength.
For the full Chinese traditional tea making ceremony see the video below.
The Traditional Art Of Chinese Tea Making
Only In China
Just a short footnote that I feel is worth mentioning. The green tea in Australia tastes quite disgusting. It wasn't until I moved to China that I had any idea that it could taste so wonderful. Seeing as most of China's tea is not exported to the rest of the world, but drunk entirely in this country, you may need to haunt authentic Chinatown areas or shops to hunt down a good quality product.
After all that... In amongst all these wonderful, health beneficial, aroma filled tea's that I'm surrounded by here in China... what is my favourite? It's actually "Milky Pearl Tea", also otherwise known as "Bubble Milk Tea", which has absolutely no health benefits whatsoever, but is filled with tasty chewy tapioca balls and is a whole meal in a milky delicious cup of joy!
"When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Where is beauty to be found? In great things that, like everything else, are doomed to die, or in small things that aspire to nothing, yet know how to set a jewel of infinity in a single moment?" - Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Reference : For the quick cup of good green tea - My Chinese friends.
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Friday, 15 February 2008
Pic. 2 shows 0.3mm diam. location wires across the frames to position the 0.8mm thick REAR p.c.b. spacer.
It helps enormously to have these wires in place to hold the spacers, otherwise it can be quite a balancing act to hold them square and flat etc, whilst soldering in place. This is especially important for any spacer with a bolt fixing hole/s in it for obvious reasons, although (don't despair!) there's always your small round needle file to drift/enlarge any misaligned hole!
You'll find out later, when you offer the fooltplate etc. to the assembled frames, if they fit exactly or not.
Note the Body Sub Frame (Kit Part 18) in the background, just left of the assembly jig, with the holed plate that will ultimately use the rear fixing bolt.
The Association specification called for the accommodation of three types/size of motor in the tender.
A) 3-251 Mashima 9/16 motor / 3-253 Hanazono H17 Open framed types.
B) Maxon type Coreless 10/17.
C) Coreless 12/19.
Because of the above, your tender frames are riddled with alternative location holes for the wires to hold the spacers!
There will be drawings provided for each of the types of motor, noting which holes to use.
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Gift BagOne day this past September I attended a workshop at the Vinton Sewing Center (Vinton Iowa) Great workshop and we learned how to create a small gift bag.
Since the pattern is created from a paper gift bag the bag can be made in any size you wish.
I made mine using a small paper gift bag as a pattern. The fabric needed was two coordinating fat quarters, and shaping material. The workshop leader had thin satin ribbon for us to use as handles. I did not think the ribbon looked substantial enough for the handles. So by placing the pattern to one side of the fat quarter I was able to cut two strips of fabric along the edge - strips that were used then to make a pair of cloth handles.
I was intending to write out the directions however, Laura Ann Coia has created a great tutorial for Sew Very Easy and uploaded it on YouTube.
Coia, Laura Ann. (30 April 2015) DIY Fabric Gift Bags. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHb_eYb3s_8
Coia uses the paper bag nylon handles as the handles for the new cloth gift bag. I didn't particularly like that option either so I would still create cloth handles for the gift bag.
The Soft and Stable that Coia refers to can be obtained at a number of places but is available from these online sources:
Joann's fabric offers the stabilizer in a project pack of 4 sheets 13-1/2 inches x 18 1/2 inches for $14.99 (often on sale) http://www.joann.com/soft-and-stable-project-pack-13-1-2inx18-1-2in-white/12311320.html
Walmart offers the same square inches of Soft and Stable in a continuous roll (18x58) for $10.46. https://www.walmart.com/ip/By-Annie-Soft-And-Stable-100-Poly-18x58-White/38463937
Amazon offers Annie's Soft and Stable in a a 72 in x 58 in roll for $36.04 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005571MPA/ref=asc_df_B005571MPA5208486/
or in a 36 x 58 inch roll for $17.16 https://www.amazon.com/ByAnnies-Stable-Fabric-58-Inch-White/dp/B007F0Y8I8/ref=pd_bxgy_201_img_3


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What is Enabling?
Enabling, as part of the codependent vernacular, is helping, assisting, supporting, or bailing someone out, in order they may avoid the natural (and perhaps unpleasant) consequences of their actions.
Why We Enable
We enable because we feel guilt, fear, or an over-active sense of responsibility. And we may call it love or helping. We may label ourselves as compassionate or label ourselves as empathetic. We may offer THIS reason or that reason. If we call ourselves some noble labels or have some socially-approved reasons [ie, "I don't want my child to suffer."] while remaining in insanity, it may feel more palatable or more legitimate being a sacrificial martyr than someone who is causing this to themselves.
We love the one we are enabling (unless we are currently calling it 'hate' due to our feeling victimized by their needs) but our own insanity or feelings of victimization may be misappropriating our self-caused anger.
Why We Stop Enabling
Of course we do not want to see our loved ones suffer! Of course! NO person in codependent recovery looks forward to the day their loved one can 'finally get their natural consequences.'
[Sure, some of us may wish this for our enemies but for our loved ones we just want – if we're honest – for them to 'straighten out.']
One problem is that chronic 'enabling' [whatever that looks like in your situation] is only a temporary fix that happens REPEATEDLY.
Another problem is that from the perspective of the one you continue 'enabling' they have NO good reason to change anything because you have shown that you will contort yourself to whatever their situation calls for.
And depending upon who, how, and to what extent you are enabling, this may lead to a rapidly accelerating or progressive insanity, more frequent or harmful behaviors or even death. Sure. People have been enabled right into misery, psychosis, neurosis, isolation, and death.
So that the natural consequence you may have been avoiding on their behalf happens anyway; but only AFTER you have made yourself and kept yourself financially strapped, emotionally wrecked, and mentally nuts. Maybe you've even lost relationships and sacrificed so much you feel you need to keep going to see how it plays out.
How to Stop Enabling
What might happen if you went ahead and felt the pain (anxiety or fear) of 'not doing'?
Yes, you may have your own pain; That is absolutely correct. Just like the one who would not be enabled by you – at least just this once – might have their own feelings about not getting what they 'usually' get from you.
I know that I have. And I have been on both sides of it.
The Taker's Pain
I know that when I was drinking and someone might try to cut me off I would 'punish' them; One manner was a manipulated attempt at having them think I was suiciding and another manner was a drunken physical attack upon a family member.
There were others but these were the most desperate when I remember the insanity of my 'taking.'
The Giver's Pain
And on the other side, after sobriety and into Codependent Recovery, I also have gone through fear, panic, guilt for finally saying no, not doing, or taking care of my OWN finances, emotions, beliefs.
How to Engage Healing and Recovery
Cliche Corner: When I got sick and tired of being sick and tired I was spurred into action.
I was exhausted from the pain.
I was sick of feeling like Atlas holding up the world. I was exhausted with the mind-reading, the walking on eggshells, the people-pleasing, the fixing, the managing, and the controlling.
I was sick of barely holding it together and I no longer had alcohol or other behaviors as an outlet to 'feel better' because I knew they were only temporary.
I needed something real.
I was finally pissed off enough to stop accepting the blame and shame of whatever I was doing to bring about my own 'natural consequences.' I was annoyed that nothing I did was working to improve my life. I was tired of micromanaging every small calamity that may arise.
So finally, I did the scary and went to Al-Anon and eventually grew into Codependent Recovery as an entire approach in dealing with all people, not just alcoholics.
I admitted I was powerless over other people and that my life had become unmanageable.
- I acknowledged it hurt.
- I felt whatever I was feeling. Sometimes I talked about it with a trusted friend.
- I stayed in touch with others in codependent recovery and/or Al-Anon.
- I went to Al-Anon or Codependent Recovery 12 Step meetings.
- I went back through Codependents Guide to the Twelve Steps [Link below]
- I went back through Paths to Recovery [Al-Anon Book] [Link below]
- And the more I practiced these recovery principles in the literature, the more natural they became.
- My entire paradigm shifted.
The Wonderful Gifts of Sanity
The soul pain lessened immediately upon discovering others understood. I learned how to take care of myself in small ways at first and then in larger areas. I learned how to say No. I learned what boundaries were. I learned the signs of knowing when to release a situation or a person. I continued to take care of myself through any painful emotions or the painful 'and natural consequences' of my OWN actions.
And one day (when I wasn't looking) the soul pain simply disappeared.
The bad news is I could no longer blame any person for my own misery, fear, guilt. I mean, I 'could,' but internally I knew it was no longer the Truth. I knew the Truth. The GOOD news is that I knew the Truth. I was responsible for myself and I was capable of healing.
Recovery gave me the gift of not only facing myself but the gift of BEING myself. I faced every dusty corner I covered up with martyrdom, control, victimization, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and fear. I looked at my patterns from childhood. I learned what made me tick. I faced my fears and dove in. I took the scary actions. I said the No I had fear of saying. I made the boundaries I knew I'd die over.
And I DID die.
The old fear and survival-based beliefs I'd grown into and adopted in an attempt to keep me safe from harm, died. The mind that thought I had to change my externals in order to fix my internals died. The belief that I had to be perfect, died. The belief that if I could save you, I would be saved, died. Many things did die that I would have considered 'myself.' And even that died; the belief that my raging non-stop thoughts and insane beliefs were really me.
And the truest gift was being able to be fully alive.
ONCE in a while, the one I had released DID change. But they changed as a 'natural consequence' of my NOT handicapping them as the SIDE effect of my putting myself ABOVE the codependent and enmeshed insanity.
Enable Yourself with Codependent Recovery
- Books to Regain Sanity & Serenity Despite Where you Currently Are
Words on Alcoholism, Drug Addiction or Crazy-Making in All Forms
If you have ever tried to get an alcoholic to stop drinking you are not alone. (And if you're a kid, do not think I have forgotten about you; This applies to you as well.) If you have ever tried to manipulate, lie or even well-behave yourself into someone else 'getting better' I also want you to know you are not alone. If you think you are the worst person who has ever walked this planet, I can assure you that this, too, is a hallmark of crazy-making in all kinds of forms. There is hope. I promise. I was a slug-stain on the shit-side of humanity after I got sober – or so I felt. And continuing, for me, the process of Codependent Recovery (or even just beginning the process with Al-Anon) did miracles for me.
I unlearned and became undone.
And it was and continues to be the best thing I ever did for myself right after sobering up into consciousness. And the good news is that you do not have to be an alcoholic or drug addict to embark on this new life adventure. I welcome you in joining me and so many others in this new life of wonder, sanity, and beauty.
Amen and Namaste, Samsara
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wallride. kinda.
wallride. kinda., originally uploaded by igobytony.
just tried wallrides a few weeks ago for the first time. this is the second time i've tried. not horrible, but definitely not all that sweet. i'm learning…
Had a good night of riding though; manuals are getting better, been hopping on to the highest stuff I have yet, and have all around better control and smoother riding style. Bikes are fun.


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NEW DELHI: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that people could call his executive order barring immigrants and people from seven Muslim populated countries from entering the country whatever they'd like amid questions over whether the measure is a 'ban'.
"Everybody is arguing whether or not it is a ban," President Trump tweeted on Wednesday.
"Call it what you want, it is about keeping bad people (with bad intentions) out of country!"
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the president's executive order is not a 'travel ban'.
Spicer accused the media for casting the controversial policy as a 'travel ban'.
"It's not a Muslim ban. It's not a travel ban," Spicer said, adding, "It's a vetting system to keep America safe."


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New West Records will release John Hiatt s new full length album Same Old Man, his first album since 2005 s critically acclaimed Master of Disaster. Same Old Man was recorded at Highway 61 Recordings and produced by John Hiatt. Appearing on the album are Kenneth Blevins on drums, Patrick O Hearn on bass and Luther Dickinson on guitar, mandolin and national resonator. John's daughter, Lilly Hiatt, sings harmony on the songs Love You Again and What Love Can Do. John Hiatt s career has spanned more than 30 years and his songs have been covered by everyone from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and BB King to Iggy Pop, Three Dog Night and The Neville Brothers.
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Since I have tried to make this soup before, I have looked over dozens of recipes. Similar to the French onion soup recipes, I found recipes that sounded super difficult or easy ones with terrible reviews. Soooooooooo I made this one up too! I used a bunch of ideas from other recipes, but then added stuff along the way.
I based it mostly off of this recipe that I found on pinterest, but it called for all fresh ingredients. Fresh ingredients can get expensive and I didn't want to have to roast the tomatoes and red peppers so I cheated and threw in a can of fire roasted tomatoes. Anyways, I really loved the way this turned out. It's a little more red pepper flavored and spicier than the Panera soup, but I would say it comes pretty close!!
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp roasted garlic, minced
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
Pepper (freshly ground is best)
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp roasted garlic, minced
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
Pepper (freshly ground is best)
3 (14.5 oz) cans whole tomatoes with juices
1 (14.5 oz) can diced fire roasted tomatoes with juices*
1 (14.5 oz) can vegetable broth
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. dried ground thyme
1 tsp. Spanish paprika
½ tsp dried sweet basil
1 tsp. dried parsley
pinch of red pepper flakes (add to taste)
1 Tbsp. butter, melted
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
*This saves you the time of having to roast the tomatoes.
1. Heat olive oil over moderate heat. Add garlic, onion and peppers and cook until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2. Stir in tomatoes, vegetable broth, sugar and spices. Bring to a boil. Cook over lower heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until tomatoes and onions are tender.
3. In a small bowl, melt butter and stir in flour. It might help to add some of the tomato juice to this mixture to thin out before adding to soup. Stirring slowly, add the broth/vegetable mixture. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
4. Use an immersion blender to blend the soup. Or place solids in food processor or blender, and process until fairly smooth.
5. Ladle into bowls and top with croutons or serve with grilled cheese.


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text: Three Leap Books authors are raising money to help young authors. Judith Graves, Dawn Dalton, and Halli Dee Lilburn are donating their profits from the sale of the anthology, Spirited, to Alberta Wordsmith Writing Camp. Sponsored by the Writers Guild of Alberta, this week-long event allows student writers to work with published authors.


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My granddaughters play in a church bell choir.
Bells range in size, weight, and ring tone. Smaller ones have a softer, high sound. Then there are those in the mid-range and others with large, deep voices. Handbell choirs have at least twelve players, one for each note in the chromatic scale. If the ensemble is larger, it will usually be arranged in octaves, such as 25 participants for two octave groups.
Watching a bell choir is fascinating. Never does a player actually play a line or phrase of a tune with one bell—but only one note at a time. If the piece calls for another note, the sound must come from another bell and someone else is probably ringing it.
Normally, handbell ringers perform using one or two bells, one for each hand. In certain pieces of music, players may be asked to work with four or six bells, two or three per hand and perhaps some behind them, and slightly out of reach. My they are busy!
The bell ringer needs to be exact in counting the rhythm in order to come in at the exact moment when the note is needed for the song. I enjoy watching the lips of some players as they count meticulously, and am amazed at how few notes are missed. Players who play several bells often scurry around behind a table of bells, quickly choosing the correct instrument, ringing the note, then going on to another.
Living our lives, playing on a team, and working in Christian ministry in many ways are similar to playing bells. It takes every person's gift—or note—to make the "music." Romans 12: 4-7 tells us God equips everyone differently.
According to 1 Corinthians 12:11 and 1 Peter 4:10 every believer has at least one gift of grace to build up God's people and express God's love to others. Beyond that, we have unique talents imparted by God and supplemented by our parents, and social, academic environments.
Then, who we are drives it all. What do we do with what we have?
Paul wrote in 1Timothy 4:14, "Do not neglect the gift that is in you." Then he says in 2 Timothy 1:6, after thanking God for Timothy's faith, "For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God (2 Timothy 1:6NIV) and adds, "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."
Just as with bells, if your note isn't played, the music won't be the same. Furthermore, if you don't use your gifts they'll crumble to ashes like a dead fire, and warmth, love, wisdom and hope probably will be diminished among the people God gives you to influence.
Dump the ashes, shake the grates, fuel the fire with new faith and a new vision. Allow God's spirit to breathe new life into your ministry and play the notes God assigned to you in His great symphony!
© Ada Brownell April 2013


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My son is my amazing story.
My son is my amazing story. Being taught by his grandfather at an early age to love and respect nature and the wild, he became a law-abiding safe hunter only to eat what you shoot. He loved bow competitions and has won trophies. He started a taxidermy service. He gulfed and loved sports.
He is a loving, giving person. Six years ago he married a wonderful loving wife. Different physical things started happening and after a lot of doctors and tests he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. We all three stood in the hallway and hugged and cried together but from then till today he has been very brave and strong and determined not to give totally in to this disease. He struggles and fights every day but he still has that smile, he has his moments as we all have but we all three get through them together. My son says, ?I have my wife and mother and can?t do much but I have seen people worse and if this is what I have to deal with it will be one day at a time.? He has a wheelchair and a walker but he uses his cane to keep fighting. Having to give up everything and still smile and laugh and love is why my son is truly amazing.


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We are!! Hubby and I adopted again, another baby for our mini farm... a miniature goat...a companion for the mini horses. He should be home in a month or so. Little Buck is 2 months old now and is just a jewel. I will have pictures soon. I am soooo excited!!!!
I am also excited about the brand new challenge at Let's Ink It Up!!!!! Bling! Bling! Bling! Show Us Your Bling!!!! Now who doesn't like Bling!?! For me, bling is a necessity on pratically all my cards. Should I say BLING again?? Ha ha
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The Beauty (and Ugliness) of Fantasy Football
"My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too." – Rodney Dangerfield
The Beauty (and Ugliness) of Fantasy Football
In the summer of 2015, I wrote a blog giving the top ten reasons why people should play fantasy football (see link below):
The number one reason I gave people to play fantasy football was because it was fun. And believe me it is, however, that was before I missed the playoffs for the fifth time in my main 14-man league (I played in six different leagues last season but my main focus was on this particular league as it is for all the league members in it). I missed the playoffs by a game. It was disappointing and frustrating. Not only that but I also became the butt of jokes for league members because no matter how much knowledge I have about fantasy sports, or how much I claimed to know about football (not as much as basketball or baseball admittedly), my fantasy football performance has been poor in this league. Granted, I've won a championship before with my friend Elias as we co-partnered in a 12-man league that featured linebacker scoring of all things. I will admit though, he was the driver and I was just the co-pilot who's main purpose was to be the voice of reason during "tough decisions" but above that, my job was to stay out of his way.
You see when we first created our fantasy football league six years ago; I had just begun to watch football on a regular basis. Yes, I grew up a Giants fan; however, I wouldn't have called myself a true die-hard fan because I wasn't watching every single game they played, nor did I follow the NFL as much as I did the NBA or MLB. That changed the moment we started our fantasy football league which consisted of mainly guys I grew up with. While many of them were big NFL fans, the majority didn't have any fantasy sports experience but a few did, myself included (with fantasy baseball and basketball). But I think it's fair to say that fantasy football is a different animal than any other sport and I don't use the term 'animal' loosely when I say that.
In fantasy sports, if you aren't as knowledgeable as your friends (ahem, competitors), you'll look for ways to gain an edge. For me, it was my prior experience playing fantasy baseball or basketball, my general sports knowledge but the biggest edge I had was ROTOWORLD.com; the best website for any fantasy sports related news. But that edge was gone the moment I opened my mouth about the website to Elias and others. Rookie maneuver, I know. The first season of our league was just a 10-man league with standard scoring and has evolved into a 14-man standard scoring with half-point PPR (points per reception) league. Every fantasy player (and league) is different. Some of us follow Rotoworld.com (or ESPN/Yahoo) heavily; others don't even bother. Some of us will watch all the football games and pay the extra money for the Red Zone channel; while others will just their favorite teams on TV (or not watch at all). Some of us are super active in making deals, making pickups, digging for information while others are less active, at times forgetful. With all that being said, there was one thing that caught my attention (besides the fact that I was missing the playoffs and finishing under .500 every year) and it was the fact that every season there had been a different league champion despite the variety of knowledge, activity, and experience amongst the group. There was no fantasy player superior to any other, no matter how much knowledge or experience, no matter how much football they watched, and no matter how active they were or not. To me, there was no exact science to being a great fantasy football player. In fact, I dare to say that fantasy is more luck (both good and bad) than it is about skill and I brought this to the attention of my league members.
Our league has a group chat with most of the league members where we banter about fantasy football topics (or life in general) and one day I decided to bring up the fact that I believed that fantasy football is mostly based on luck than it is about skill. It was received with a mixed reaction. Many pointed out that I was only saying that as an excuse for my poor records and fantasy performances. Elias, for example, said that fantasy is mostly based on skills and said if anything, it was 80% skills and 20% luck. I argued the percentage is way too high for skills when a lot of fantasy football is based on randomness (which I categorize under 'luck' portion) because we can't control the unpredictability of player performances but also the randomness of our opponents. In fact, I cited Elias previous two seasons as perfect examples to back up my claim. In the 2014 season, he finished first in scoring in our league and missed the playoffs. Poor luck and the randomness of his opponents having their best weeks against him despite him consistently putting great scoring outputs weekly. In the 2015 season, it looked like he had drafted three potential RB1s (top ranked running backs) but all three of them got injured and were out for rest of the season. I don't know about you but that seems like poor luck and something is unpredictable, thus random, am I right? There's no way to predict injuries and if you could, I wouldn't think you had great fantasy skills; I would think you are a psychic. So to compromise, I settled on this breakdown. Fantasy football is 60% skills and 40% luck.
60% Skills
Drafting players
Waivers/Free Agent Pickups
Roster Management
Line-up Decisions
40% Luck
Randomness of opponents scoring output
Player health and injuries
Bye weeks
General Good or Bad Luck
I'm giving credit to those who are skillful but wouldn't allow myself to discount how big of a factor luck/randomness is in fantasy football. In some cases, someone can be great at the 60% skills portion by drafting great players, making savvy pickups, and making great line up decisions but just have poor luck and lose matchups and thus not be great at fantasy football because it doesn't matter if you have great players if they get hurt or don't happen to produce a great amount in certain weeks. I've learned over the years that fantasy football is a fickle game and anything can happen. And my 2016 fantasy football was a perfect example of this.
I entered the 2016 fantasy football season with a determination to finally the playoffs. Not only that but I wanted to win it all and it wasn't to prove I'm the best but to prove my theory about the skills/luck factor to be accurate. I did my research, some mock drafts, but the most important thing I thing was change my mindset about fantasy football. I promised myself that I wouldn't get frustrated by outcomes (because again I believe we can't control them) and just do my best to have fun playing the game (this is the key). My team name for this season was "Macho King" Ronnie Savage, named after one of my favorite wrestlers of all-time. And it became a fitting moniker when I decided that'll actually act like a savage, a term used today by kids to describe someone who has the balls to say or do things without a care of what people say or think about them, which for the most part I already was, but I went the extra mile this time especially for my weekly opponents. I would post silly pictures of my opponents in the chatroom, make jokes about them or their teams, and it wasn't even to gain an advantage mentally because it's not like we're playing on the football field itself. I did it all because it was funny and I had fun with it. None of it was done with any hate or animosity towards anyone but I can only speak for myself. But despite my savagery act and claim to have more fun playing fantasy football this year, I began the season 0-3 and reality set in; I am about to miss the playoffs once again!
First thing I did was laugh at myself because quite frankly, I was there poking fun at everyone yet I'm the one with no victories but secondly, I told myself to not get frustrated because again, it was out of my hands. I felt good about the team I drafted and in no way, shape, or form did I believe the players on my team sucked. However, I lost for a variety of reasons; some of it was poor lineup decisions, a few of my players got hurt, or the week I did put up a great scoring effort, I still lost because my opponent had an even greater week than me. No matter the reason, the fact was I was 0-3 with some key players hurting and some key players with bye weeks approaching which made me feel like I could easily end up 0-5 or 0-6 if I don't make some changes. So I began to get extra active (and creative) in trade talks despite my usual promise to wait until mid-season before getting serious about making any trades (I break this promise every year). I didn't want to miss the playoffs again and I needed to find way to improve my team and fast.
This is the team I started on Week 3 (after which I finished the week 0-3):
QB: Ryan Tannehill (streamed)
RB: Lamar Miller
RB: Charles Sims
WR: Allen Robinson
WR: Stefon Diggs
TE: Dennis Pitta
FLEX: Cole Beasley
DEF/ST: Dolphins (streamed)
K: Matt Bryant
RB: Jonathan Stewart (hurt)
RB: Rashad Jennings (hurt)
TE: Tyler Eifert (hurt)
QB: Tyrod Taylor (didn't trust)
RB: Deandre Washington
RB: Orleans Darkwa
IR: Donte Moncrief (hurt!)
And here are the four trades I made with to improve my team with a little insight as to why I made these trades:
Trade #1: Tyler Eifert and Rashad Jennings for Jeremy Maclin and Duke Johnson
- Initially, I was trying to acquire Jameis Winston to pair with Taylor who I liked but didn't trust. I really liked Eifert but at 0-3, I couldn't wait for him to return. I thought Maclin would be a solid WR2 while Duke was a decent RB option especially for PPR. The main point was to get healthier bodies, however.
Trade #2: Allen Robinson, Stefon Diggs, and Dennis Pitta for Julian Eldelman, Greg Olsen, and Sammy Watkins.
- I made two trades in a span of one day to overhaul my team. My main purpose on top of getting healthier was to acquire players with higher floors as well as players with later bye weeks. Robinson was my top pick coming off a huge Week 3 but he had a bye week coming up and I couldn't afford another loss at this point. The original offered didn't include Diggs/Watkins, it was a straight two for two which was rejected and I was told to include Lamar Miller in exchange for Frank Gore. I considered Miller an RB1 and felt that despite the fact I would get other upgrades in the deal that it wasn't worth the price. However, I really wanted Edelman and Olsen. I considered Edelman a great buy low as he was struggling without Tom Brady but Brady was close to returning to suspension. And Olsen was a top-five tight end option every week. Diggs was someone I believe had low-end WR1 potential but I knew he was an attractive piece and I knew the person I spoke with regretted drafting Watkins. So I included Diggs in the deal and the next day the offer was accepted. (Note: Before the trade was processed, Watkins was placed on IR and I still went ahead with the deal. I knew the risk with Watkins but the deal was more Edelman/Olsen than it was about him. And since I was 0-3, I dropped Watkins because I couldn't afford to stash both him and Moncrief on my bench (or IR) as I needed as many options as possible.
Trade #3: Jeremy Maclin and Duke Johnson for Emmanuel Sanders and Gary Barnidge.
- Other pieces were included (Orleans Darkwa and Josh Gordon) but this was basically a two for two. My opponent had many RB injuries and needed an RB2 badly and we made this trade prior to our Week 5 matchup. Not only that but we had made three bets prior to the season: who would have a better record, if I would make the playoffs or not, and who would win our Week 5 matchup. I didn't care about those factors. I wanted Sanders and didn't care if I was giving him the RB that he sorely lacked (I never liked Duke anyway). In my opinion, Sanders was a much safer option than Maclin but getting Barnidge gave me an extra asset to acquire a QB which I wanted (again, I didn't trust Tyrod).
Trade #4: Gary Barnidge and Cole Beasley for Kirk Cousins and Sammie Coates.
- I took heat for this trade because I already had Tyrod Taylor who was solid to start the season, however, I loved Cousins' potential prior to the season but that's the main reason why I get for this deal. The heat came from agreeing to a deal involving Coates (who was on waivers and not yet on my trade partner's roster). I wanted to use my waiver on a running back and I had the idea in mind to ask for a WR through waiver but my trade partner beat me to the punch but suggested it himself. The issue to certain league members was that I was manipulating the waivers somehow, however, it wasn't like I was guaranteed to get Coates through him if someone else ahead of him on waivers would've claimed him instead but they didn't. And if he didn't get Coates, I would've done a straight deal (Cousins for Barnidge). He liked Beasley but with Dez Bryant returning, I felt like Coates had more upside. Beasley ended up having a better season but Coates almost single handedly won my Week 5 matchup (and bet).
After these four trades were made, this is how my roster shaped up heading into Week 5 matchup:
QB: Derek Anderson (Cam was out; I actually started him this week and won)
RB: Lamar Miller
RB: Deandre Washington
WR: Julian Edelman
WR: Emmanuel Sanders
TE: Greg Olsen
FLEX: Sammie Coates
DEF/ST: Steelers
K: Caleb Sturgis
RB: Jonathan Stewart (still hurt)
RB: Bobby Rainey (the top claim that week)
RB: Jalen Richard
QB: Kirk Cousins
QB: Tyrod Taylor
RB: Peyton Barber
IR: Donte Moncrief
I don't know how much better my team really was overall but at least it was much healthier, consisted with players with higher floors, and more specifically players with later bye weeks which gave me a shot to get back to .500 and a shot at the playoffs. However, I believe the biggest key for me going forward was the fact that I needed to treat every week as a must win matchup. I learned a lesson early on in the season which was to remember that fantasy football is a weekly game. I questioned a league member before Week 1 started about why he benched Cam Newton (after he drafted Cam in the first round) for Matt Ryan and his explanation was "I don't care that I drafted Cam in the first, Ryan has a better matchup this week" and he was right; he did and he ended up outscoring Cam. Also, I would usually claim players each week based on who I felt had the best perceived value for the season but anymore. At 0-3, I started claiming players based on who could help me in that particular week or to block my upcoming opponent from obtaining a player he plug in due to bye weeks or injuries. I also did the same thing with defenses. I'm a streamer, I never draft defenses early but sometimes I'll hold on to a defense longer if I felt they had potential to be better as the season rolled on. Not this season. Every week I was streaming the defense I felt had the best match up for that particular week and at times I used my top claim on a defense instead of a skill player because it was what I needed most to help put the best lineup for that week.
One league member called me scared for making so many trades. Sure, I've seen others start 0-4 and go on to win a championship, however, I didn't want to stand pat and for hope for the best (like some others did), I wanted to be proactive (especially considering key players pending bye weeks). Not only that but every trade I made was calculated. It wasn't like I was making trades for the sake of making trades and acquiring new players. Each player I acquired I liked prior to the season but wasn't unfortunate enough to draft them. Each trade I made I felt I may have given more value than what I got in return (at the time) but they all came with risks. None of the players I traded were traded because I believe they weren't any good and league members wouldn't have made trades for my players if they felt what they were getting back wasn't any good. But that's beside the point. Scared wasn't the word to describe me after Week 3; it was another S word: SAVVY.
There was one instance where this win at all costs mentality drew the ire of league members but it was my fault for opening my mouth. I asked a league member (a co-worker) of mine a hypothetical question one Friday morning; "Hey, if I were drop Hunter Henry, would you put in a claim on him?" His response was "yeah, he would be a better option than Jack Doyle." And so I went ahead and dropped Henry to pick up a QB to stream (prior to acquiring Cousins). My coworker ended up claiming Henry like he said he wouldn't. I asked him a hypothetical question and he answered. I didn't tell him to make the claim, however. And even if I did, why would he listen to me? And would I be helping another league member who's ahead of me in the standings? I wasn't trying to. All I was trying to do was make sure my opponent wasn't going to be able to claim Henry if I dropped him for the QB I wanted. And he didn't and I won the match up. Did I feel guilty about? For like a second then I realized, there aren't any rules saying you can't talk to people during fantasy football season and I never put a gun to anyone's head. But I digress.
After my fourth trade, I settled down and stopped talking trades seriously. I listened to offers but wasn't as active. I liked my team and was in "chill mode." My job every week was streaming my defenses and a new thing I tried this year was to stream kickers by picking up kickers involved in projected high scoring affairs. I also wasn't afraid to start guys I picked up from waivers based on match-ups either. Previous years, I would hesitate and not bench someone I considered "my starter." Whatever it was I was doing, it was working. I ended up winning 8 of my last 10 match ups to finish the season 8-5 and finally made the playoffs. The best part about the stretch run was winning so many close victories that came down to Sunday night or Monday night games. It gave me a little anxiety but for the most part, it was just fun to enjoy watching games that had extra meaning to them. That was great but what was more fun was seeing the frustration of other league members when they would lose to me especially my week 12 opponent, the same one who called me scared for making all the trades. Not only did I beat him (thank you Emmanuel Sanders!) but I also eliminated him from the playoffs, winning two bets in the process (winning our matchup and finishing the year with a better record).
While winning bets and seeing my friends frustrated was sweet at times, it was also bittersweet. I play fantasy to have fun and if I make fun or talk trash, it is never done with malice. Some of my friends never got the memo, I guess. It seemed like this season acting like a "savage" may have built some animosity towards me but I couldn't help it because shit, I was winning and was finally backing it up. In our league, we use the term "magic" for people who are perceived to have more good luck than others. They also didn't dare to talk as much smack as I did or show any signs of confidence because of fear of giving themselves bad karma. When it comes to fantasy football, I truly believe you can't control anything except to enjoy watching football and have fun with it. I even laughed when they all said I had "magic" this year which was all fine but I also didn't like that I wasn't getting enough credit for the way I played this season. But I told myself, you know what, they'll have no choice but to respect me and give me my credit when I win the championship…
But I didn't win the championship this season (shout out to the new champion, Mirsh!). However, I did start 0-3 and ended up in the championship game which would've never seemed possible after Week 3. I came in 2nd place and won myself a little profit after league fees. It was disappointing at first but once the disappointment wears off, I was relieved. I finally got the "no playoffs" monkey off my back, for one, but secondly, I couldn't recall a fantasy season (ever) that I had as much fun as this season; from all the jokes, from all the maneuvering, all the drama in games, and from actually winning some games for once. It was all fun, during wins and losses. I'm not going to say I was okay with losing because no one is a good loser but I will say that I am not a sore loser.
Fantasy football has its pros and cons but if you learn to just enjoy for what it is; a fun game, I believe the better off you'll be. If you treat it like it's life or death (and believe me some people do, just go on Twitter to see the hateful stuff people say to players who don't perform well), then it won't be any fun for you. I vow next season to be less savagery but I will NEVER stop clowning around and talking smack. I also vow to finally win the championship! Fantasy football is a fitting name because it's a fun game to escape from reality, to enjoy playing with friends, to enjoy watching football, and to be competitive in a non-physical way. So again, if you've never played fantasy football, check out my ten reasons why you should because above all else, it's fun. When I mention ugliness in title, it's only about the temporary hatred your friends have towards you from whipping their butts certain weeks but otherwise, fantasy football is a beautiful game. Maybe fantasy football isn't as beautiful as I described it in the title but it sure is fun. And I mean, having fun brings happiness, and being happy is a form of beauty, no?


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This is the face of a man who raped a woman he found lying unconscious in an outside toilet at a Sheffield house party.
Sheffield Crown Court was told how following a night of drinking Josh Shutt of Eastern Avenue, Arbourthorne attacked a young woman who had passed out in an outside toilet at a house party he was at on March 26 last year.
In the early hours Shutt's victim went outside to smoke a cigarette, and due to it being cold the woman took shelter in the outside toilet before passing out moments later.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, awoke to find herself lying several feet over from the toilet with Shutt, aged 21, raping her.
Prosecutor Ian Goldsack told the court how on realising the young woman had woken up Shutt pulled up his and his victim's underwear and clothing 'in one quick movement,' before getting up and making his way back into the house.
On re-entering the party Shutt lay down on a sofa and tried to pretend he was asleep.
The victim told her boyfriend, who was inside the house when the attack took place, and he confronted Shutt.
The 21-year-old left the property shortly afterwards.
The victim and her boyfriend went straight to the local police station to report the incident.
Despite refusing to comment under police interviews in March and June, Shutt pleaded guilty to one count in the first hearing before Sheffield Crown Court in December.
During Tuesday's sentencing Shutt's brave victim appeared in court to read her victim impact statement and to see her attacker jailed.
Sobbing and shaking as she spoke, the young woman said: "He has destroyed me with his actions. I can still hear him breathing in my ear. I can't get these constant flashbacks out of my mind.
"I don't feel myself around anyone anymore. I no longer feel safe. I am going to get support to overcome these feelings and his actions that have caused me distress. I have had 10 months of being unable to go out or to be alone."
She continued by telling the court how the horrific ordeal had impacted on her relationships with her boyfriend and parents, and that she now suffered with low moods, poor self-esteem as well as anxiety, depression and panic attacks.
Defending Shutt, Paul O'Shea asked Judge Michael Slater to consider the defendant's young age and relatively minor criminal record, which did not contain any convictions of a similar nature when imposing his sentence.
He added that everyone at the party was considerably drunk, and that Shutt's attack had not been a premeditated one.
On sentencing Shutt to seven years in prison, Judge Slater said: "Your victim has to live with what happened for the rest of her life. You have caused significant damage for no reason you can explain other than you were drunk.
"It is clear from the statement she delivered in court that she has suffered and will continue to suffer considerable psychological problems for which she has to have medical treatment and counselling."


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As soon as I saw it I thought this striking image by John Rawlings had some serious potential. Not only was the ensemble divine, it was a great front facing image showcasing a bold color pairing that I could mess with in Photoshop to test out-- well other color pairings. Since I only have a few vintage suits, of course I want to figure out how to style them in multiple ways for maximum versatility. What easier way to test out some options than in the one-click-away digital realm? Lets play around...
Here is the original outfit, a lovely mid-toned blue suit paired with a rich warm red vest, hat, and leather bag and punctuated with fresh white gloves. Red and Blue are both primary colors, and as a rule I love putting primary colors together, even all three of them at once like in this recent outfit of mine. One could easily swap out the white gloves here for yellow and the look would still definitely work even if it would be a bit more bold.
One could always play with balance too, as the two choices above are both accented with black and orange but look rather different just based on balance. In the first option the gloves and hat are orange while the vest and handbag are black, and in the second these colors are reversed. Strange how just switching which color is focused where can make the results look so different!
How about a few more options for the brown/tan suit before we go?
I hope you all enjoyed this little ramble through the wardrobe planning possibilities of photoshop :) You could even do something similar with a photo you take of yourself in a suit or dress you'd like to digitally accessorize. Somehow I though the original image was just begging to be played with and I'm afraid I got rather carried away with the idea! How do you all plan out future ideas for items already in your wardrobe?


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Michelle - posted on 06/15/2012 ( 8 moms have responded )
Since it's a part of our "job" and I've been having a huge cooking day I was wondering what some of your family's favourite recipes are.
My kids love roasts of any type, taco's, nacho's, spaghetti bolognese and pasta.
I also occasionally make Danish Meatballs but they do take a lot of preparation. We also have sausages (nice meaty ones not the horrible bland ones) and hamburgers made with angus beef patties. Fish is also at least once a week and in winter we always have vege's with dinner and in summer a salad.
Tonight I am making a stuffed zucchini and it's so easy.
I get a couple of medium to large zucchini's and cut in half lengthways. Scoop out the seeds and par boil them so they are still a bit crunchy. Make up some taco mince and spoon into the hollowed out zucchini. Top with grated cheese and put in the oven until the cheese has melted.
It's so yummy and filling :-)
So what are some of your favourties?
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- Encouraging
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On Wednesday morning, the day before the Thanksgiving holiday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had emergency surgery to place a stent in her heart. The famously tough judge is expected to be back at the bench on Monday despite the seriousness of the surgery and its sudden nature. Ginsburg has had previous health scares and there has been plenty of speculation that she will soon retire. But she has denied any reason for her to step down and maintains that her energy is as good as ever. She has also noted that if she were to retire, her replacement would face a difficult confirmation process.
Ginsburg was taken to hospital early Wednesday morning after feeling discomfort during exercise. The 81-year-old was diagnosed with angina due to constricting of the arteries. A stent was placed in her right coronary artery in order to open it up and bring the heart back to its full capacity. This was an unexpected occurrence, especially since the Supreme Court justice is in relatively good health for her age. She exercises regularly and has even pulled an all-nighter to work on a court opinion earlier this year. In many ways, she outdoes her younger counterparts for drive and vigor.
Her previous medical concerns, however, have been quite extreme. She has survived both colon and pancreatic cancer, though she still managed to fulfill the court's schedule during treatment. The force of her will is impressive for a woman at an age when most other people are comfortably retired. According to her, she has made only a few adjustments to her lifestyle due to age. She has had to give up water-skiing, saying that "those days are over."
Ginsburg's appointment to the Supreme Court in 1993 was not without its controversy. She is the first judge to be appointed by a Democratic president since Thurgood Marshall in 1967. She was followed by the appointment of Justice Stephen Breyer in 1994, who was another Clinton appointee. But appointments like these may be few and far between for the next few years, as Ginsburg is well aware. Part of the reason for this is the gridlock in Washington between the GOP and the Democrats. Now that both the Senate and the House are controlled by Republicans, it seems even less likely than an Obama appointee would be confirmed.
She has been realistic about her future in the Supreme Court, however, noting that any decisions about her future would depend on the state of her health, which she takes good care of. She exercises regularly and has a personal trainer who she calls her "physical fitness guardian." She also has regular screenings at the National Institutes of Health. Since being diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999, she has gone for regular screenings. This allowed doctors to catch the pancreatic cancer she had in 2009 at an early stage which made treatment much easier. Despite having emergency surgery the day before Thanksgiving, Ruth Bader Ginsburg reports that she is resting comfortably and will be back to hear a case on Facebook and the First Amendment on Monday.
By Lydia Bradbury
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Zhongshan MRT~Rabbit Forest(R204)~
Zhongshan MRT~Rabbit Forest(R204)~
Le logement
Come stay at the Zhongshan "Rabbit Forest" hostel! We welcome all friends from around the world to experience the chinese culture characteristics. We provide a nice place to stay and travel to various attractions from here. This place is located in the central part of Taipei city, so the traffic is very easy to go anywhere. Also there are many restaurants and hotels located in this area. It is easy for shopping, eating et. al.
We don't live in the same apartment, but nearby. So if you want to more talking with host, you need to find another place to stay.
The stay includes:
Real beds that can accommodate 1-2 people
Private bathrooms with shower, shower gel, shampoo, hair dryer
Towels and linens are provided
Color LCD TV with cable international stations
Wireless WIFI internet connection
Air Conditioning system
Lift in the building
Safe and secure with doorman
Washing Machine for your clothes
Microwave Oven
Indisponible : Détecteur de fumée
Indisponible : Détecteur de monoxyde de carbone


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The hubby had lasagna w/meat sauce, also delish & huge.
Friday, November 20, 2009
The hubby had lasagna w/meat sauce, also delish & huge.
6 comments:
- *aly said...
The food looks so yummy! I live far far away from Cali and unfortunately I haven't had any "great" italian food so far. Italian just tastes a little weird to me? Maybe one or two restaurants I find oh-kay.. but most of the time, I'm not top satisfied. I guess Italian is kinda rare where I live. =)
- November 20, 2009 at 7:29 AM
- Jasmin said...
Yum!! Looks good!
- November 20, 2009 at 7:54 AM
My husband and I are both Italian, so when we eat out it's always sushi. Most Italian places gross me out, even the fancy shmancy ones..it's never right..thank you mamma for teaching me traditional Italian cooking. Even my 6 year old son has mastered the art of working the pizza dough!
- November 20, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- GiGi said...
@ la dolce vita plz put up some recipes for sause!
- November 20, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- DSK Steph said...
I love Ravioli most :) lol practically anything with pasta and meat sauce I like. I wish I could visit So Cal to soak up some sun!
- November 20, 2009 at 7:09 PM
- Toothfairy said...
your dish looks great! I love pizza... that's my fav. italian food haha!
- November 22, 2009 at 6:29 AM


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AWESOME group! Extremely dedicated organizer. They help find TONS of animals new permanent homes, saving them from untimely deaths
This organization is absolutely wonderful. I'm a high school student and have been volunteering at ARNI for almost 6 months now. I have seen many dogs (and cats) come in looking miserable. After a few days under the care of ARNI's staff and volunteers, however, they have opened up, become more active and look much happier. It's a wonderful sight to see them change from being shy and sitting in a corner to running around in their rooms and licking everyone they see. A lot of the animals, dogs specifically, that come in were rescued from abusive situations. Some have ribs showing, are sick, or just withdrawn. ARNI's staff and volunteers work their hardest to care for these animals and get them back to tip-top shape, and it always work. By the time the animals finally get adopted they look 1000 times better than they did when they were first brought in. You can not only see the change in their physical appearance, but you can see a change in their personality as well. ARNI's is amazing!
I was greeted by smiles as I walked through the shelter doors. You wouldn't even be able to tell it was an animal shelter by how clean it smelled. Staff was very helpful. I couldn't believe how nicely the rooms were set up and the animals weren't crammed in small cages. Very spacious. When I am ready to adopt my new best friend, the ARNI Foundation will be the place I go!
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3rd Anniversary: A Century in Jumps (Slight Return)
May Irwin, When You Ain't Got No Money, You Needn't Come Around.
Herbert Clarke, Bride of the Waves.
Scott Joplin, Rose Leaf Rag.
Cantor Gershon Sirota, Veshamru.
Yvette Guilbert, Je Suis Pocharde.
Billy Murray, Budweiser's A Friend of Mine.
Elsie--you will never grow old, will you? You will always be just my little girl, won't you? You must always have pink cheeks and golden hair. To be young is all there is in the world. The rest is nonsense--and cant. They talk so beautifully about work and having a family and a home (and I do sometimes)--but it's all worry and headaches and respectable poverty and forced gushing...By gushing I mean: telling people how nice it is, when, in reality, you would give all of your last thirty years for one of your first thirty. Old people are tremendous frauds. The point is to be young--and to be a little in love, or very much...
Wallace Stevens, to Elsie Moll Kachel, his future wife, 21 March 1907.
Miss Irwin...sings half a dozen or more new songs of her familiar brand, songs that illustrate the unconscious drollery, the lack of moral responsibility, the laziness, the vanity and other striking though reprehensible qualities of a recognizable type of darky.
The best of these, the one that caught the fancy of the audience most surely, was "When Yo' Ain't Got No Money, Yo' Needn't Come Round," but some of the others were talking too, and the spectacle of a plump, good-natured, blonde (or light-haired) woman in evening dress transforming herself, without aid of make-up or accessories, into a wicked colored person of the streets is as startling and, seemingly, as gratifying to the public taste as ever.
New York Times, 8 November 1898.
In 1907, the popular stage performer May Irwin, the first woman to kiss on film, made the only recordings in her long life. It was a valedictory round, Irwin putting on wax essentially her greatest hits, songs audiences had loved her for. And most of those songs were, to be blunt, "coon" songs--racist minstrel tunes or, as the New York Times headline in the article above described them, "New Bad Darky Songs."
There was the outrageous gangster boast "The Bully" (or "Bully of the Town"), written by sports writer Charles Trevathan, who had "cleaned up" a song he had heard black singers playing in Tennessee. And Irwin's "When You Ain't Got No Money" is an ancestor to everything from "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" to "Money Honey."
What's most striking about these records (besides the fact they're wildly offensive) is the power of Irwin's singing--she has far more personality and a more sophisticated rhythmic sense than contemporaries like Ada Jones. Irwin had gained a large measure of freedom through interpreting African-American music: far from the first and certainly not the last white performer to do so.
As the infant record industry had little interest in recording black performers until the '20s, much of what remains from this shadowy antediluvian period are records like these--shameful, still shocking, and without which most American popular music of the past century would be orphaned.
Mark Twain meets British aristocracy, London, July 1907.
Irwin, born Georgina Campbell in Ontario in 1862, was acting and singing by her early teens, first in Buffalo and then New York, where she ruled the stage for two decades. After retiring from performing, Irwin ran a farm on the Thousand Islands (and popularized the Thousand Islands salad dressing) and made a million dollars by selling off a chunk of properties she owned on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.
"When You Ain't Got No Money" was written by A. Baldwin Stone and Clarence Brewster. Recorded 21 May 1907 and released as Victor 31648; Irwin's complete recorded works can all be found here.
Feininger, The White Man.
A hundred years ago, jazz began to coalesce from a number of tributary sources, from New Orleans blues to vaudeville to minstrel tunes to "light" classical music. Of the latter, a major influence was the brass virtuoso popular in the wax cylinder era (in part because brass instruments sounded so resonant in acoustic recordings).
Herbert Clarke, cornet player for the John Phillip Sousa band, the Metropolitan Opera and, late in life, the Long Beach Municipal Band, was considered to be one of the finest cornet players in American history. Born just after the Civil War, he lived until the end of World War II. And records like "Bride of the Waves" show where a developing jazz trumpeter could have found sustenance--while Clarke's solo is not improvised, his vigor, showmanship and "the juxtaposition of an articulate soloist with a subservient wind ensemble" (Allen Lowe) presages the likes of Louis Armstrong.
Clarke recorded "Bride of the Waves" five times--this version was recorded 21 December 1907; on Original Recordings.
In the summer of 1907, the composer Scott Joplin moved to New York City in search of new publishers for his songs and financial backing for his opera, Treemonisha, which he had been working on for years. Joplin had had a rough stretch--his wife had died of pneumonia ten weeks after their marriage and he was in poor financial shape--but New York revived his fortunes, setting him off on one of his most productive periods.
"Rose Leaf Rag," which Joplin composed soon after he arrived in New York, shows Joplin's continual innovation--replacing the standard ragtime bass pattern with a more complex figure, for instance--as well as his talent for hooks (the driving, memorable phrase in the rag's last section). On King of the Ragtime Writers.
Bartender letting dog take the air, South Broadway, St. Louis.
Gershon Sirota, the "Jewish Caruso," was a Ukrainian-born cantor who gained world renown (selling out Carnegie Hall on his first visit to the U.S.) via records that he started making in 1907. After singing in Odessa and Vilna, he was named Obercantor in Warsaw's Tlomazke Street Synagogue around the turn of the past century. After the Nazis invaded Poland, Sirota, like many Polish Jews, was trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he and his family were killed during the uprising of 1943.
"Veshamru" ("You Must Observe") was one of Sirota's first recordings; on The Great Cantors.
Finally, a pair of drinking songs:
Yvette Guilbert, born in 1865 to a wretchedly poor Parisian family, rose to become the queen of the Moulin Rouge, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, wearing long black gloves and yellow dresses, captivating audiences with songs of lost love and vice.
"Je Suis Pocharde" (I'm Drunk), in which Guilbert gets so lit on Moët and Chamdon that she becomes grey (or, in a verse sadly missing from this recording, she feels like "I'm more than a girl, I'm a boy"), was written by Louis Byrec and Louis Laroche; recorded in Paris on 10 December 1907, released as Gramophone GC 33667. On Toulouse-Lautrec.
Teddy Roosevelt talks shop
And Billy Murray's ode to Budweiser, performed here with the Haydn Quartet, is the best advertisement the beer ever had (having debuted in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1907, the song oddly was shoved into a musical version of The Wizard of Oz the following year).
Released as Victor 16049; find all of Murray/Haydn Quartet's works here.
Monday, October 15, 2007
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Now that the dust has settled from another year of hockey (and the Pittsburgh Penguins reign supreme once again), the offseason begins. This summer will not be your prototypical offseason, though. No, no, no. For the first time since the turn of the new millennium, the NHL will have an expansion draft.
And that event will be here before you know it.
With the addition of the Vegas Golden Knights as the NHL's 31st member club, the new team will fill out a roster through the expansion draft. The NHL has done this well before the advent of Sin City hockey, too. The league has held 11 prior expansion drafts, the first of which took place in 1967 when the NHL's "Original Six" franchises were joined by the congregation of the Los Angeles Kings, Oakland Seals, Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
The landscape of the game has altered significantly since 1967 (and, for that matter, from 2000, the last time an NHL Expansion Draft took place). The league exists in a salary cap era now, contract details have become increasingly more complex and widespread media coverage has evolved hand-in-hand with rampant fan fervor. Therefore, there are a lot of moving parts going into this upcoming event, and it can be very, very confusing.
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|Bishop Jacques-Benigne-BOSSUET (1627 -1704)
"I came not to seek the Just"
In the whole teaching of the Gospels there is nothing more touching than God's gentle and loving way of treating His reconciled enemies, that is, converted sinners.
He is not satisfied with blotting out our stains and washing away our filth; to His infinite goodness it is but a little thing that our sins should do us no harm. He would have them actually profit us. He draws out of them such benefits for our soul that we even feel constrained to bless our very transgressions, and to cry with the Church: "O Felix culpa!" [Blessing of the Paschal Candle, Easter Vigil]
His grace seems to struggle with our sins for the upper hand, and Saint Paul says that it even pleases Him to make grace abound more where sin has abounded. In fact, He receives penitent sinners back with so much love that innocence itself might almost be said to have cause for complaint or at least for some jealousy at the sight of it. The extreme gentleness with which He treats them, if their regret for sin be but real, appears to do away with all further need for regret. Let but one sheep stray from His side, and it seems to become dearer to Him than all the others who remained constant; like the father in the parable, His heart melts over His returned prodigal rather than over the elder,faithful brother. We seem, indeed, at first sight to have ground for saying that the penitent sinner has the advantage over the just who have not sinned; that restored virtue may triumph over innocence preserved. Nevertheless, it is not so. We may never doubt that innocence is a privileged state - and if there were no other reason for maintaining this it would be enough to remember that Jesus Christ chose that state for Himself.
|Mercy is an integral part of Justice.
would far rather have been spared the illness and kept our strength unbroken; or,again, as a lovely mild day in the midst of a hard winter is peculiarly enjoyed from its unexpectedness, yet it is by no means so pleasurable as a long mild season would have been.So, humanly speaking, we may understand how Our Lord lavishes tenderness on freshly converted sinners, who are His latest conquest; yet, He nevertheless has a more ardent love for His early friends, the Just. ... Though Jesus Christ, as Son of God, may take pleasure in seeing at His feet a sinner who has returned to the right path, yet, being Himself essential Sanctity, He must love the innocence that has never strayed with a stronger love. For as it is nearer to His own infinite holiness and more perfectly imitates it, He cannot help honouring it by closer familiarity. Whatever favour the tears of a penitent may find in His eyes, they can never equal the pure charm of a holiness ever-faithful to Him.
But when God becomes man to save us from our sins He, as our Saviour, comes to seek the guilty: for them He lives, because to them He was sent. How does He Himself describe the object of His mission? "Non veni vocari iustos" ("I came not to seek the Just"), that is to say : "Though they may be the most noble and worthy of My friendship, My commission does not extend to them. As Saviour, I am to seek the lost; as Physician, the sick; as Redeemer, those who are captive." Hence it is that He loves only the society of such as these because to them alone He was sent into the world.
The angels, who never fell, may approach Him as Son of God: that is the prerogative of innocence; but, in His quality of Saviour, He gives the preference to sinners.
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
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India is a land of diverse cultures and is also popular for its wide range of forest reserves. In other words, India is a land that can enthrall the senses of any nature lover and wildlife enthusiast. The local culture in the surrounding areas of these forests can aesthetically appeal to the travelers. Moreover, if an individual is a wildlife enthusiast, then he or she would enjoy the friendly company of the locals. The Kanha National Park best exudes this travel philosophy. The lush bamboo forests and sal tress augurs for a perfect setting of a wildlife setting, and the Kanha National Park is never short of these type of scenic beauty. On the other hand, it is quite an interesting fact to notice that the lush green meadows of the Kanha National Park provided ample inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel, "Jungle Book."
The landmark achievement of the Kanha National Park lies in the fact that it is a rare wildlife sanctuary that is best known as the preservation ground for the Swamp Deer which is also known as the Barasingha. In other words, it can be said that this park has saved this breed of deer from near extinction. Another popular way to recognize Kanha National Park is the presence of stringent conservation programs. These strict conservation programs are created to protect the overall flora and fauna of the Kanha National Park.
Photo by Sen (Sankarshan)
A brief overview of the Kanha National Park
Kanha National Park is situated in the Satpura Mountains. The name of the range in which this wildlife sanctuary is situated is also known by the name of Maikal. On the other hand, this mountain range is also known as the central Indian highlands. The Kanha National Park is also famous for the Tiger Reserve that is located within its boundaries. Another interesting fact about this park is that it is spread across two revenue districts in the form of Kalaghat and Mandala. It came to be known as a reserve forest in the year 1879. Moreover, it was revalued as a wildlife park in 1933.
The Kanha National Park spans across a vast area of 940 square kilometers. Additionally, by adding up the buffer and core zone, the present day Kanha National Park spans across a total land area of 2000 square kilometers. The surrounding meadows and landscapes project luxury and comfort. With the beautiful surroundings, it can be ensured that the wildlife enthusiasts would have a gala time. Besides, that one can easily rest in the comfort of many tree houses in the surrounding areas. The crystal clear stream that flows through the Kanha National Park renders the area a divine beauty which a true nature lover cannot forget in many years.
Moreover, the Kanha National Park is the home for a wide variety of creatures. If someone wants to go out on a safari in this park, their experience would be worth every penny spent. It is home to the mighty Tigers and as well as many varieties of Barasinghas. Another notable fact about this wildlife park lies in the fact that it has a well-developed infrastructure that was difficult to find in other parts of India and it also can compete with the likes of many advanced wildlife sanctuaries all over the world.
Photo by Ankur P
The prospect of Jeep Safari at the Kanha National Park
The open jeep safaris are the perfect way to observe the lush green surroundings of the Kanha National Park. Besides, that one can also witness a significant number of fauna by taking part in the jeep safaris. The four into four vehicles comprised of tourists and a naturalist are being permitted to the insides of the Kanha National Park at fixed timings. Anot5her interesting thing about the jeep safari is that it has to follow a fixed route and has to leave the premises of the Kanha National Park by a set time. It is truly a worthwhile experience for the likes of wildlife photographers and enthusiasts to take pictures of the big cats. AS the jeep follows a fixed route, these wild beasts are not perturbed by the human presence in their territories.
In the Kanha National Park, jeep safari is permitted for a maximum of 2 times a day. The jeep safaris take place once in the early mornings and once in the late afternoons. Moreover, before entering into the exclusive Kanha National Park, a visitor has to complete various paper works like naturalist details, vehicle details, and visitor's details. Besides that, the authorities in the Kanha National Park always lay stress on driving the Jeep at low speeds. Moreover, getting close to a wild animal is strictly prohibited, and a certain amount of penalty is being imposed on those who are found to breach the rules of the park.
The vivid varieties of fauna in the Kanha National Park
The Kanha National Park is home to both herbivorous and carnivorous animals. Wide varieties of animals can be discovered in this reserved forest. The main species of mammals include tigers, chital, barking deer and the list goes on and on. The most notable animal species is the tiger. Photographing a Kanha National Park is one of the prized possessions of the wildlife enthusiasts. Among reptiles, the most common species are the python, the Indian Cobra, Indian Krait, and Vipers. The Kanha National Park has around 350 species of birds, and their lively chirping can cast a spell of melody on the minds of the wildlife enthusiasts. Thousands of bird enthusiasts and ornithologists flock this place for a dose of hefty bird watching. The bamboo forests and the surrounding areas near the stream are perfect for bird watching. A large number of trees are also present that further enriches the beauty of this place.
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To discredit the countless miracles that had been given in confirmation of the Catholic faith, the original Protestant Reformers utterly rejected the idea that miracles had continued beyond the apostolic age.
However, when the Pentecostal movement began in Protestantism in 1900, with its emphasis on miraculous healing and other charisms, the Pentecostals had to find ways to try to explain why such miracles had "vanished" for so long.
The answer is that they never did, as the following quotes of the early Church Fathers show.
Miracles have always been found in the Catholic Church, and the idea that they stopped with the death of the last apostle would have been foreign to the early Church Fathers.
Historian Ramsay MacMullen points out that contemporary miracles played a central role in Christian apologetics in the early centuries: "When careful assessment is made of passages in the ancient written evidence that clearly indicate [a] motive . . . leading a person to conversion, they show (so far as I can discover): first, the operation of a desire for blessings . . . second, and much more attested, a fear of physical pain . . . third, and most frequent, credence in miracles" (Christianizing the Roman Empire, 108).
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It's National Kale Day in the US, but we are celebrating worldwide with this delicious autumn or spring salad! Roasted vegetables in a salad are delicious cold or warm. This salad contains baby kale leaves that are raw combined with roasted red kale leaves for a great crispy texture. Enjoy this amazing recipe.
Bitter is Better Dandelion Salad
I went to a new (yippee) local farmers market on the weekend and grabbed a beautiful bunch of fresh organic dandelion. This herb is so fantastic for your health — it supports digestion, kidney health and liver health. While it's quite bitter to taste, that's also why it has so many special benefits. Get the recipe and experience why bitter is better in this amazing salad.
5-Step Simple Summer Quinoa Salad
I tried this recipe for the first time four years ago, and it remains a consistent favorite in my kitchen. I've used it in many different capacities — I've brought it to big potlucks, I've made it on Sundays so I had healthy lunch on hand for the next four days, I've made an entire thing and split it with my husband in one sitting, and with this salad, I finally convinced my meat-loving uncle that quinoa really IS delicious. Enjoy this simple, fresh and delectable 5-step recipe.