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Hello everybunny~! How are you?♥ Today's outfit post includes some of the clothes I bought from Ank Rouge when I was last in Japan!♥♥ I also bought two other jumperskirts, but you can find the outfit post featuring them here♪ I really loved the things that Ank Rouge released in Spring/Summer this year, it was all so so cute!♥ Lots of gingham, cute prints, peter pan collars and such~♪ I hope you like the outfits that I've put together!^^ They're fairly simple, but they're so lovely to wear. :3 Which is your favourite outfit~? ^^♥
Blouse, skirt → Ank Rouge
Shoes, bow → offbrand
Simple blouse and skirt combination.^^♪ The blouse has a really cute heart pocket too!♥ The blouses that Ank Rouge releases are really cute and comfy, I love them! :3 I love this skirt too, it puffs quite a bit. >v< ♥ The skirt would look really cute with a matching crop top too.. I'll have to get one sometime, maybe for next Spring!
Cardi, dress → Ank Rouge
Shoes, bow → offbrand
I don't really wear yellow, but the Ank Rouge store in Lumine Ikebukuro had a campaign where you could get a dress & cardi for ¥10,000 and one of the shop staff showed me the dress with the cardi and it just looked so cute >///< so I went for it, and I definitely don't regret it!♥ I had actually tried this dress on in the pink colourway earlier in the holiday and really liked it, but ended up liking some other dresses more at the time ahah;; The dress has enough room for a small petti to give it some extra poof. :3
Cardi, dress → Ank Rouge
Shoes, bow → offbrand
Same outfit as last, but this time with the cardi buttoned up♪ It gives it a slightly different shape, plus you can see the heart on the cardi~!♥ I'm not sure if I prefer wearing it this way or unbuttoned, I quite like both!♥♥
Blouse, dress → Ank Rouge
Shoes → DreamV (Dear My Love)
Bow → offbrand
The collar on the dress is removable, so you can wear a blouse underneath.^^ Wearing it like this is pretty cute, but I don't think it's quite as cute as it is with the matching cardi. :3 Maybe it needs a cute cardi on top or a bigger headbow or something.. hmm..
Skirt → Ank Rouge
Cutsew, shoes → DreamV (Dear My Love)
Headband → Bobon21
After I got this DreamV top I wasn't sure what to wear it with and after I got this skirt I wasn't sure what to wear it with ww They're both really cute! But they're a little fussy with what they're matched with ahah;; I love them together like this though! >\\\<♥ The colours match so well~ it's a sort of 50s aesthetic.^^♪ The print on the skirt is lemons & lemonade & ribbons, it's really cute.^^
I'm not really a fan of wearing things off shoulder.. but this looks pretty cute when worn that way.^^ I prefer having the sleeves on the shoulder though ahah...;;
Thank you so much for reading!♥♥ I hope you enjoyed seeing the outfits.^^ I can't wait to put more together soon!♥ I've had a big lack of motivation lately (apart from when I was on holiday and too busy to do outfit photos and blog! OTL) but I got some motivation back at the weekend and I'm trying to keep it up!^^
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For those of you in a hurry, the wild-card selections are Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, Matt Giraud... and Anoop Desai. Yes, the much-discussed (for the last afternoon, anyway) twist was that we're doing a top 13 this year. The screen capture above was Anoop's priceless reaction to finding out he had made it in after there were already 12 finalists.
Now, before I discuss the rest of the show, I want to first include this line from our favorite judge, in explaining the criteria they'd be using to make their picks:
"We've gotta cast this next stage. We're not just going to put the boring singers through. We're going to put some personality through as well." -SimonI'm glad someone on the show -- Simon, in particular, since he's the designated truth-speaker -- finally just came out and admitted what the show is about. You've said it, embrace it, good. I just don't want to hear the hypocritical whining from the judges about how this is a singing competition, when it never has been and never will be. It's a fun show, a show I get a kick out of watching and blogging about, but it ain't no voice contest.
What was funny was that he said it near the end of a night that was almost uniformly strong with its vocals. Other than Von Smith, who makes my ears bleed, there was no one who, based on their performances tonight, would have angered me had they made it through. If anything, a few people who got cut (notably Ricky Braddy and Jesse Langseth) were better than several of the people who advanced in previous rounds, and this was by far the best night of the semi-finals. Hell, even Tatiana was quite good (on a song I hate), though she had no chance because she was just there so the show could get its sadistic little rocks off by making her cry one last time. (She not only cried, but knelt and wept against the judges table.)
Once I guessed that it was going to be a Top 13, I figured this would be the four. Megan was a lock going in, as they needed women and the judges all have the hots for her, and her Elaine Benes-style spastic dancing is still mesmerizing. Jasmine also seemed likely, for gender purposes but also because the judges liked her and she wasn't like any of the other finalists. Matt went back into his blues box with a rendition of "Who's Loving You?" that would have gotten him into the finals in Group Two (likely over Kris Allen) if he had done it then instead of that wretched Coldplay cover. And 'Noop-Dogg gave us a full version of the awesome "My Prerogative" cover we glimpsed during Hollywood week, and it was every bit as fun as I might have hoped.
(And to top that off, the show then gave him some major bonus pimpage by making him the subject of the Top 13 surprise. People are going to remember that reaction, and they're also going to believe, rightly or wrongly, that he only barely made it into the finals, and so I imagine his fans will e extra-motivate to vote for him next week.)
After three weeks of mostly snooze-worthiness, this episode made me happy -- except whenever Tatiana was around, and then I just felt disgusted with the whole franchise. I still don't know how wowed I am by this group of finalists as a whole, but at the very least I could see myself backing several of the wild card'ers.
What did everybody else think?


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Barnes, Sipe, Seal, & Thorin
It's with great joy and anticipation that we are telling you about this new project we got cooking. The band features, Jeff Sipe, Eric Thorin and Mike Seal, and myself, Danny Barnes. I met Jeff when he was in Leftover Salmon, when I was in bad livers; we done quite a few shows together. My basic take away from our experiences together: Jeff Sipe is the greatest musician that the jam world [or whatever you would respectfully call that] has ever produced. He is a true master musician [there are very few]. I've heard stories of when he was in the ARU with Col. Bruce, that musicians would line the backstage listening to what he would do, especially the drummers. Really no one I've ever played with has his highly developed sense of melody/rhythm/playfulness. To give you an idea of his depth, he's on the road right now with John Mcglaughlin.
My good friend Eric Thorin is a true master. Strangely and as popular as bass is, you don't hear all that many cats that have the depth of understanding of the actual role of bass in orchestration like he does. I've spent a LOT of time playing with Eric: He was the best soloist when we were on tour together! Eevery night I couldn't wait for his solo to come up [the leader didn't give him hardly any]. Really, his 16 bars (or whatever in the middle of the set) was the greatest thing ever, and he did something different every night and it was always killer diller no filler.
Mike Seal I have not had the pleasure of playing with YET. But i'm greatly look forward to this, as i've been watching videos of him and researching and again, this guy is a total master of the guitar! Obviously there's oodles of information on all these guys.
Although I typically perform solo with my banjo, I have recorded stacks of records with full backing bands of various luminaries like Bill Frisell, Chuck Leavell, Matt Chamberlain and so forth, but I rarely get the chance to tour with a big full-on-BAND. I have about 8 records of songs in this format, so I reckon material-wise, we may start there – hardee har.
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Once a member of the world's most fab foursome, Sir Paul McCartney became one-half of a duo on October 9, 2011 as he said "I do" to his love of the past four years, Nancy Shevell.
Realizing that "All You Need is Love," the former Beatle exchanged vows with his bride in a simple afternoon ceremony held at London's Old Marylebone Town Hall. The venue where he wed first wife Linda Eastman 42 years ago now holds another loving memory for the famed musician as he celebrated the birth of a new life with the woman he loves on a day which marks the birthday of the groom's former bandmate, John Lennon. The stars' past was also present in the presence of fellow former Beatle Ringo Starr with his wife Barbara Bach, and Olivia Harrison, the widow of George Harrison.
Making their day a family affair, both the bride and groom donned designs by Stella McCartney while little Beatrice– McCartney's daughter with second wife Heather Mills– wearing a halo of floral finery, made an angelic appearance as the flower girl.
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An efficient numerical method based on a rigorous integral formulation is used to calculate precisely the acoustic eigenvalues of complex shaped objects and their associated eigenvectors. These eigenvalues are obtained and later used in acoustic nondestructive evaluation. This study uses the eigenvalues to implement a simple acoustic shape differentiation algorithm that is the key in our direct nondestructive analysis. Stability and convergence of the Galerkin boundary element method used herein are discussed. Finally, some numerical examples are shown.
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The lowest eigenvalues computed, of the test example, using complex Galerkin matrices
Lowest eigenvalues of the spherical cavity with a defect of 0.4 m of radius
Some eigenvalues of the objects considered
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Second feature vector
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Port Bruce: Still Alive and Well (2).
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Want To Save Some Dough? Enter Cyberspace!
Today's no-cost tidbit for Finance Friday's has to do with cyber coupons.
I get email blasts from GotDailyDeals.com. This is hit or miss but when it hits, it can save you a lot. Basically you will get email notifications of deals from businesses in your area and you can choose if you want to sign up with an account and buy the daily coupon. Let me give you an example of one I bought yesterday.
Round Table Pizza was having a deal – 50% off. Basically you get a coupon for $24 worth of food that you pay $12 for. The coupon is on sale for 24 hours, is available to print the day after purchase and is good through February 2012. They list any restrictions up front like delivery is not included or the coupon is only good for the store you selected.
Now pizza use to be perfect for a "cheap date" and Round Table makes some good pizza with fresh ingredients. However, the price of pizza has skyrocketed along with movie ticket prices. Round Table is good but hella pricey. An X-Large pizza will run you $25 easy so to get a huge pizza that will either feed me for 9 days (tin foil and the freezer are your friends) for half price is a total bargain! After using the coupon, I am paying about .75 a slice.
It costs nothing to join, most of the stuff isn't going to interest you but in this economy it is always good to be on the lookout for things that will stretch your food/entertainment/clothing dollar. While I am not one of those crazy, compulsive coupon clippers that you see on cable TV who can buy 10 carts full of stuff for $10 or get money back, this is the next best thing.
There have been a few cottage industries on the net that will direct you towards low-cost entertainment options or even free events. Take advantage of these. Just make sure to read all those small words to understand what is and is not included. Some food deals are buy one, get one free which is great when you are with a friend because you are splitting the cost of one entrée but not so good if you are flying solo. A little networking and a little bit of a thrifty mindset will save you money down the line.
Of course, remember that the cheapest way to eat is to buy fresh ingredients and cook your own. The freezer is your friend. Next week we will talk about Stone Soup Parties and how to make affordable healthy choices in food.
The Rise of Anarchy in The City
Well there was a 5.9 earthquake in Virginia that sent tender-hearted east coasters, screaming into the streets, changing their religion and basically thinking the world was coming to an end. The west coast ex-pats just looked on amused. There was also a 3.6 earthquake in San Leandro that I completely slept through. No stories have emerged about that rumble heralding the rise of Satan, civil unrest or Sarah Palin. And to cap it off, a naked guy went on a rampage in his apartment building in New York, stabbing various people while yelling the world was coming to an end.
Welcome to Whack-A-Doodle Wednesday.
I am still in the middle of moving hell, my right arm has gone on strike and is operating at about 20% capacity and there is no Trader Joe's in close proximity to my house. My stockpiles are running low and I am contemplating exactly what to do with a can of beans, a can of coconut cream, some Ponzu sauce and a handful of dried pasta. Hey Iron Chefs! A little help would be appreciated.
However, I've had to spend more commute money than normal these past few weeks to avoid BART on Monday's due to the idiot anonymous "protestors" and I use that word loosely. I had to drive so I could be guaranteed to get home and not be delayed for hours trying to catch a BART train. Even with a lame arm, I still want to kick each and every one of these idiots in the junk…. hard…. with steel toed pointy shoes.
Readers Digest Condensed Version: They "say" they are protesting BART police violence (a BART officer shot and killed a crazy, homeless man brandishing a knife) and BART turning off cell phone service on their private underground property to keep these idiots from communicating with each other and causing mayhem.
Homeless guy – that was self-defense. I want to buy that officer a fruit basket.
Cell Service – that is not a right, it is a privilege. There is no guarantee to have cell service any time, any where – ever. That is insane.
Hey! Idiots! If you really want to do some good, how about protesting the inner-city violence? Where is your outrage when little, innocent kids get gunned down on a street corner in front of their Mom and siblings or get shot through a wall while at piano practice? How about people who get mowed down by hit & run drivers? Where is your indignation for REAL tragedies? Oh yeah, it's because you bunch of idiots are just sad, pathetic losers. You aren't activists. You don't want to make things better, you just want to throw a tantrum and be on the news. Guess what? You aren't that important. Perhaps we should just ignore you. Ignore your "demands", ignore your yelling, ignore your 3-year-old melt down. Unless you try to keep me from commuting… then boot to the junk baby. I'll give you something to cry about.
My PG&E Nightmare
I am seriously giving thought to solar power or electricity powered by gerbils after this weekend. You would think that transferring PG&E service from one place to another when you move would be easy. I thought so. I've had PG&E service in my own name for decades, eons, well – a long ass time and never had an issue.
Until now.
So approximately two weeks ago I called PG&E. I told Lady #1 I wanted service to my condo in Richmond turned off on Saturday August 13th and turned on at my duplex in San Leandro on the same day. It's a no brainer. The duplex is on a middle class, residential street. The meters and the fuse boxes (this will come into play later) are on the side of the house next to the driveway. There are no gates, dogs or attack squirrels.
At about 10:30am, I get a call from my new landlord telling me the power isn't on. I call PG&E and talk to a nice young lady who informs me the power is scheduled to be turned on today but they do not have a work order to turn on the gas. Great. She said they can send someone out today but there has to be someone there for that to happen.
I tell her we are in the process of moving in and if she can't give me an hour window, this is problematic because after everything is inside, we are leaving to eat, need to return the truck, go back to Richmond to drop one of the movers off at their car and then return. I ask if I can leave the back door open for them. She said I would have to leave a signed note giving the guy permission to enter the house but it is up to the technician whether they want to do that or not.
Great but I understand. I ask if I can schedule the gas appointment for Tuesday because I have to be here anyway after 1pm for the UVerse guy. She said she will schedule the gas for 1-5pm on Tuesday. Fabulous.
So we move, we unload, we have pub grub and beer, we brave inner city gang turf to pick and return the UHaul. Note: no one should be anywhere on International Blvd/14th Street in Oakland between High and 98th if you can help it but especially if you your ancestors hailed from the frozen North.
I return unshot, unscathed and exhausted to find there is no power. I call PG&E to get an ETA. At this time it is about 5:30pm. The lady informs me that young lady #2, who I spoke with that morning, cancelled my electric turn on for today when she set up my gas appointment for Tuesday. She says she must be new as PG&E have hired a lot of new people. Great. Lady #3 tells me she is dispatching someone to get the power on for today and the gas appointment is still Tuesday from 1-5pm. Since this was their screw up, she is also going to credit my account with $30 since they missed the appointment time (expired at 5pm). She wants to make sure there are no gates or dogs and the meter is accessible. It is. Great. I feel good and start unpacking.
It is now about 7:45pm and it is starting to get dark. I call PG&E. I talk to fabulous gay man – PG&E employee #4. He looks at my file and informs me Lady #3 screwed it up. Instead of cancelling the ticket and doing it over, she updated it which marked it as a "future appointment" meaning if the tech in the field didn't look close enough it indicates this isn't high priority and it can wait until Monday if they want. WHAT?!
He re-does the ticket, assures me he has been doing this for years and knows what he is doing. I tell him that it's getting dark fast, I am a female, alone, in a brand new place, surrounded by piles of crap with no torch, candle or glow stick to be had since everything is packed. I reiterate there are no gates or dogs and the meter is accessible. He gets his Supervisor Elaine and tells her what is going on. He informs me the ticket was escalated through the dispatcher and Elaine is calling them as well so this will get top priority. He also takes my phone number and says Elaine will be calling me right back to tell me the ETA for the technician arriving at the house. Great.
Twenty minutes go by, it is dark. It is about 8:20pm. Now I am mad. Elaine hasn't called me. I can't work. I can't do anything except Facebook on my iPhone from the car because the car charger is the only one (a) I can find and (b) that works because the house has no power.
I call back and ask to speak with a supervisor. I get asshat #5. This guy is a piece of work. He is brusque, stubborn and a general idiot. He informs me that the ticket says someone will be out. I ask for an ETA. He tells me that the tech is coming out but doesn't know what time. He also informs that:
a) They while the field techs have cell phones. They can't call to get an ETA. Dispatch can call but they can't give me an ETA also they should not have promised me the $30 credit for missing the appointment.
b) He doesn't know who Elaine is but then tells me "she is on the phone" and I can't wait for her.
c) I have to be there when the tech comes in case my fuse box doesn't have a "magic button" and she needs to get inside and the topper is . . .
d) "We didn't promise you anything but since we said we would have your power on today, we have until midnight to do it.
Yes, after hearing that I lost my shit. I work in customer service and I would NEVER treat a customer the way this guy treated me. I ended up decamping for my friend Val's place at 9:15pm to have wine, sympathy and a hot shower.
Sunday morning I swung by the house before heading to Richmond to clean and pick up the odds and ends. There was a note on the door. Christina the PG&E tech showed up at 9:30pm. The power was on, I just had to flip the main breaker but she said that the "power to my dryer was unsafe". How does she know and what does that mean? I have no idea. I do know I am still pissed off so I'll call them tomorrow about that. I won't be using the dryer for a bit anyway.
You would think after that gas main explosion on the Peninsula where their faulty pipeline killed all those people and damaged/destroyed so much property, they would be jumping through hoops like a demented circus poodle to make people happy.
Not so much. Just like the Honey Badger, PG&E don't give a shit.
Man Shoots Penis With Pink Pistol
And THIS is why you don't use your waistband as a holster no matter how many music videos or stupid gansta movies you have seen. It seems a 26 or 27-year-old Arizona man (stories conflict on his exact age but I would put his mental age at about 5) stuck his girlfriend's pink pistol into the waistband of his pants when it discharged, striking his John Thomas and his thigh.
I'm not sure what is stranger, improperly holstering your firearm or being seen in public with a pink handgun while doing your grocery shopping. Before you start saying that idiotic behavior is the exclusive arena of red state gun-toters, I beg to differ. Stupid is universal.
Let's look at the latest member of the U.S. Ski Team who was just canned. Robert "Sandy" Vietz, an 18-year-old mental midget, thought it would be cool to get stinking drunk on a Jet Blue flight and piss all over a passenger. His parents must be so proud! I have no idea what political party he might be affiliated with but my money is with none. I bet $20 that even if there was an election he could have voted in, he wouldn't have bothered. Possible Federal charges are still pending in this case. Hell, if I was the person he piddled on, I would be demanding he be sold to the felon with the most cheese sandwiches or cigarettes or whatever passes for barter in prison. Readers, please take notes that it is illegal to piss on people that piss you off while on a airplane and this behaviour could land you in a comfy 12×12 bungalow at Club Fed.
So while the stock market imploded, lemmings scurry in hordes to whichever county fair Palin or Bachmann are appearing at, and Tim Pawlenty hopes to win voters hearts with free Dairy Queen Blizzards, I will just crawl into my little cave and wait it out. I have a case of good beer and enough high quality nibbles to keep me going for at least a week or until half of my things are unpacked in my new place. I really hope they have good food close by.
The Power Of My Peesch
So what can topple governments, start wars, raise armies and conquer the world? You guessed it! Your vagina! Personally I didn't know my vagina had so much spare time. Perhaps it sneaks out when I'm asleep to stalk through forests, attend jousts and drive men insane. That might explain my cat waking me up last night with paw taps on my face. She wasn't being annoying or wanting attention, she was trying to tell me that my vagina was sneaking out the front door to reek havoc.
This explains so much. The 463rd stock market crash of the past ten years, the failure of the BART system, riots in London – all caused by the power of the Va Jay Jay! Wow ladies, we are bringing the world to its knees! My only question is why? What's the payback? What do we get except the narcissistic rush of watching men kill each other in a frenzy of awe and lust? Do we get money? Jewelery? A country of our own? I'm not seeing any kind of tangible payback in this latest, idiotic commercial from Summer's Eve.
Now I freely admit I have no idea what the executives were thinking. Maybe they thought it was a positive affirmation of female power, maybe they thought it was evocative, romantic and stirring or maybe they were clueless douches who missed the boat completely.
First we are told by the douche industry that we smell bad, now we are told that the sole reason for male conflict, bloodshed and aggression is because of our vaginas! Yes, those tricky little things are such minxes. They are always causing trouble. I suppose if your job is to sell pine scented cootch douche you only have a few marketing avenues you can travel. You can either try to scare women with the "smell" or you can make them think if they have the best rose garden/pine forest/ocean breeze smelling vagina, you can rule the world. I mean, who wouldn't want Spartan warriors smashing each other with heavy objects for the chance to be your new consort of the hour?
Maybe it's just me but I would like to think that if my vagina really was the source of all this earth-shattering power, that it could be used for good. Just think about it for a minute. Women being respected for their life-giving potential as well as their skills in the boardroom as well as the battlefield. Women being held in esteem instead of being assaulted, demeaned, demoralized and treated like children. Women who are proud of their bodies and not told they are bad or evil or need the control of others to tell them what to do with them. Wow, freedom to be a mature, free-thinking adult! Now that is a power that I can get behind.
The Truth About The Economy
It's Finance Friday and after another near cash melt-down, people are thinking about the economy and the budget again or at least until some new reality show comes on TV. However this is really simple. Normal people do it all the time. Smart people do it all the time. Normal, smart people do it all the time. Ready?
Don't spend more money than you take in.
Yup, that's it. Go home now. I can hear people yapping through the ether, "But that is too simple, you don't understand!" No, I do understand and it is that simple. It is no different from what normal, smart people do every day and just let me say, just because you have a college degree doesn't make you smart. If you spend all your dough on coke and hookers then whine about being broke, guess what? You are a Congressman now.
Here is how it works. First, you figure out how much you are making each month. I know, there are always little bits and bobs you can't account for with certainty (income from a garage sale, selling a car, lotto money, a second job) but let's start with what you know. Let's say $2,000 a month.
Now you write down your expenses. Let's start with the things you have to pay each month (Rent, utilities, car payment, car insurance, food, child care, etc.). Your drug dealer is NOT a necessary expense. The money left over from what you bring in vs. what goes out is your "discretionary income". This is called a budget.
Now, in your day-to-day life you may wonder why you have no money at the end of the month. Answer, it's because you spent it, usually on stupid stuff like lattes, movies, books you wont get around to reading for another year, video games, cocaine and hookers. If you were in government these things would be stuff like "8 million for a study on the reasons we need pencils" or "800 million on aircraft carriers with staff and fuel and the machine that goes BING!" SAME THING.
Do you know how many aircraft carriers we have? The Navy lists eleven currently in service on their site. Do you know the number of the next highest amount owned by another country? One – Three in the UK, depending on which source you are using. The point is, we don't need twelve aircraft carriers and this observation was brought to you by my former military Dad. Do you know what we need? We need roads and bridges and infrastructure. We need investment in our country and building that infrastructure creates…. JOBS. Yeah. It's just like if you invest a little cash each month on car maintenance, the chances of your car blowing up in a swirl of black smoke and costing you a huge chuck of change all at once are minimal. You need to take care of the "must have's" first not the "I wants". Wanting things because we think we "deserve them" or they are "owed to us" is what got us into this mess in the first place both in our personal finances and our countreys.
This month just started so do this little experiment with me. Get a little notebook and write down every single cent you spend and what you spent it on. Latte $4.34, PG&E $42,87, Gas $123.82, you get the idea. come September 1st, look at what you spent and on what. Don't be a pork barrel politician (of either party). Did you really need to see five movies? Why not just one or wait until it comes out on Netflix. Did you really need 35 lattes? How about one latte a week and the rest of the time you brew your own at home. Did you really need to eat out all those times when you could have made sandwiches and dinners at home for 1/4 of the cost? See? If we want our politicians to stop being asshats, we need to stop this co-dependent behaviour as well.
I leave you with this brilliant video I heard about via the Colbert Report. Enjoy.
The Economy Explained In Under Three Minutes


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What Are Politics? (Part 1)
Politics like religion plays a highly influential and forceful role in how we live as human beings. The ideas and beliefs of individuals and/or groups of individuals (political parties) of how governing should be done in a community or state is one aspect of politics. These ideas and beliefs often bring about varied and heated debates among individuals and groups (political parties) due to the differences expressed in their ideas and beliefs. History shows that when one nation refuses to accept the politics of another, hot war (United States and Vietnam) or cold war (United States and Soviet Union) between these nations can occur. The Civil War of the United States of America (1861-1865) shows that political differences within a nation can occur after much debate over beliefs and ideas on how governing should be done. This period also puts on display the power and influence of religious convictions merging with political ideas and the subsequent results (war). The differences between the ideas and beliefs of the Republicans (north) and Democrats (south) during that period were so strong and uncompromising that war became the only means to see whose ideas and beliefs would prevail. Hundreds of thousands lost there lives in that war fighting for what they believed in. Whether what they believed in was right or wrong they died for it. It is hard to deny the power of politics when people will give there very lives for what they believe.


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Yup no blogs in 3 years and now 2 in as many weeks, wonder how long I'll manage to keep this effort up!
This one requires a little back story. I LOVE pro-wrestling. If I could only watch one thing on television for the rest of forever I would choose wrestling. It's soap opera, with awesome costumes, hot guys and faux violence, what's not to love!
Now if I could only choose one wrestling company to watch for the rest of forever I would choose Chikara Pro. It's perhaps the daftest, most whimsical, glorious nonsense ever, there's time travel, super hero characters, monsters, jocks, band geeks, and everything in between! Most importantly these guys are some of the most talented in ring that you'll ever see.
Chikara are based on the East coast of America, so when they announced their first ever UK tour, it was pretty much a case of 'TAKE MY MONEY, TAKE IT, TAKE IT NOW'. I'm not usually one to be so brave, but I plucked up the courage and thought I'd try my luck and ask if I could photograph the show. They only went and said yes! Dream come true, right there! It gets better, not only did they allow me to photograph the show, I got to shoot both Wolverhampton dates, FROM RINGSIDE!
Words can't really begin to express what a surreal experience this was for me. I was also privileged to sit in the pre-show speech from Mike Quackenbush, one of Chikara's founders. It was so motivational that had he asked me afterwards I would have been ready to get in that ring and give it my best! During the time before the show I was able to talk with these super heroes that previously had existed to me only in the internet. You'd think being a performer myself I wouldn't be surprised that these guys are actually just real people with remarkable talents, like so many of my cabaret friends, but no. Even after seeing these guys out of costume, you only need to see them work in ring to realise they ARE super heroes, or at the very least super human!
There's an extra fantastic upside of this lucky meeting, I have long wanted to produce a photographic study comparing the cabaret scene with the indie-wrestling scene. Since the show I've been lucky enough to pick the brains of some of the talents, and it seems the idea might be sprouting legs! So who knows where that might go in the future.
In the mean time here are some of my favourite photographs from the events, there were hundreds of great shots so I've only got a fraction here, check out the Chikara site for more info, and also should you wish to buy videos of the event, to see if I get kicked in my stupidly grinning pink head!
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text: You probably wonder why there is now the picture of a AK47 war gun at the top of this page... In the last months we kept on researching about how traditional dance & music theatre can create its space in modern culture. But admiring Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian or Indian theatre is not enough, also it can be counterproductive because we don't intend to reproduce or imitate them - so we reached the stage of taking distance with these influences to now explore the western culture in this current 'hypermodern episteme' to quote Foucault, to pick the substance of our work... And the modernist project of the early 20th century avant-gardes, this marriage of technology and primitivism sang by the futurists, actually happened, but not the the best, just like the release of the dark side wanted by the surrealists didn't free mankind but led to the merchandising of desire... So when we try to embody the spirit of times, this gun is alas a inevitable icon. At the bottom of the page is its negative double, an electric guitar, the proof that technology and violence can also generate art.


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We crossed the Gulf as scheduled yesterday and I'll report on that next, but in the meantime the "breaking" news is that on arrival in Tarpon Springs, we decided to go to lunch and on the way Carolyn took a header over the handlebars of her bicycle. At first she appeared to have only a few grazes and bruises on her right arm and leg, but she also had a very sore left arm. As it hadn't settled down in the afternoon, we went to the local hospital where she was found to have broken her elbow. She is presently in a splint and sling and we are waiting to hear from the Travel Insurance company on how to proceed next. It is probable that we may have to revise our itinerary and return to New Zealand earlier than planned, but it is early days yet.
So, back to the travelogue:
The crossing was very easy and took us around 18 hours. As we anticipated, we travelled with THE LAST RESORT who had similar cruising characteristics to us. We left Apalachicola at 4.30pm on Sunday night and went through the "Government Cut" in the barrier islands to the Gulf. Many pundits say the cut is too shallow to get through, but the locals in Panama City and Apalachicola told us the way to get through safely and we used their guidance to do so. I have put a note on Active Captain's website describing the procedure we used to traverse the cut without incident, so I'm not going to bother to do it here. Just outside the cut, and for the first hour the sea was short and choppy, but not uncomfortable (except to one of the cats on The Last Resort). After that it was smooth and by 1.00am it was glassy. There was a near full moon most of the way across and we stayed in touch with TLR by regular radio schedule - every hour on the hour. The sky was clear and the stars bright - it was quite an ethereal experience. The auto pilot took us right to our destination and the radar (which I had never had before) coupled with the GPS to provide all the navigation and safety information we needed. I was also delighted to see that the Navionics app on the iPad kept operating all the way across and as a final tool I had the Garmin car GPS hooked up which provided some additional interesting data - although "driving southeast" and a wee icon of a car crossing the Gulf of Mexico were somewhat incongruous.
I had a small sleep at 1.00am while Carolyn took the helm, and when I returned at 2.20, the wind had picked up a little to make small wavelets, but nothing uncomfortable. This continued until 6.30am when dawn began to break, by which time we had reached the 40ft (deep) line and the dreaded crab pots. Well..... we were warned about them, but let me tell you folks - there are THOUSANDS of them!!! AND they are close together and in no real order. They are generally in lines running east/west with the buoys about 100ft apart (but this varied considerably), but occasionally they would run at right angles to another line, or parallel but in the gaps between the adjacent line. The buoys are often black or gray, which makes the REAL easy to spot (yeah, right). To make matters worse, our track lay right down the reflection of the rising sun, so we had to zigzag across it so we could see the pots clearly. Carolyn, who had managed to get some sleep on the way across, was refreshed and found this part of the adventure to be exhilarating and a lot of fun. On the other hand I, having had less than two hours sleep in the previous 30, did not find it that endearing. This continued for 23 nautical miles to the entrance to the Anclote River (buoy R4) and it took is over 3 hours to get to safe water, and the last hour we were swerving around in only 9 -11 ft of water. We managed to avoid them all, so no repeat of the New Orleans debacle, although at one time I had to do an emergency "full astern" manoeuvre as one was right under our bow before we saw it!! Even when we were in the channel to Tarpon Springs there was the occasional pot - I will never feel the same about eating crab again. There is more skinny water getting into the town, and in the marina, but we arrived at 10.30am, chilled out for a bit and then decide to go to lunch in town where we were recommended to try the char grilled octopus at "Mama's". This is where we were going when disaster struck, and most of the rest of the day and evening was spent getting to, and in, the ER of the local hospital. When we got back to the boat, however, we had a feed of Key West Pinks (large shrimp) and fresh Hapuka (Grouper..Groper) that I had bought earlier in the day from the local fish merchants
Sorry there are no pix, but priorities have been elsewhere...but here's the map of where we are.
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
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text: I am still searching for the ever elusive "best futures broker" and I have noticed an interesting trend. Namely, that many of the brokerages offer $500 intra day margins, some even go as low as $300. My question is: Why are they putting such teaser rates??? After all are they really expecting anybody to trade with $500 in their account???? What is the deal here?


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888 Lions Gate wide open <3 Blessings to you, beloved hearts on this powerful day of new energies inflowing/created from within. This influx of Light will bring about accelerations in our multidimensional aspects embodiment Here. We are stepping into a powerful phase now where we will have many new experiences throughout this fall. All to help us expand and to anchor divine Love-Light into the collective consciousness.
Embrace whatever you are passionate about, embrace your whole Self and feel how absolutely beautiful and magical you are in your own unique way.
We are way past comparing ourselves, our experiences, our realities, and our creations with any other being at this point. This is a fully unique journey to all, as we are all at the perfect place for our own Mastery and ascension timeline REmembrance, our expansion, and our growth.
REmember, sweet ones, do not ever hold back and limit your Self because of fear of triggering others. We are not here to adjust to old beliefs of how to act, behave, and how to live life. We are here to shine bright with out Light and stand tall and proud within Love and kindness. We are here to live our own truth and Magic.
I AM celebrating all of us. I AM celebrating the uniqueness and full value of all and everything. I AM celebrating the divine perfection of the universe. I AM honoring our beautiful physical bodies, our pure hearts, our strength, our courage. I AM honoring that we exist, and are now here living a most precious life in HUman form. How amazing!
Wishing you all a wonderful Lions Gate an Saturday experience. EnJoy, relax, stay open in heart and mind, embrace, right here and now on Mother Gaia.
Within divine Love, divine Light, divine harmony, divine goodness, and Mastery. I AM, we are.
I Love You, Lina Louise <3


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HTC One (M8) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3
When you're atop the Android world, it means that everyone is looking at everything you're doing – both the big and the small. Samsung, as we know, is the biggest fish in the pond at the moment, as they've proven to us that they can deliver the goods. Everything came together with last year's Samsung Galaxy Note 3, a monstrous smartphone that's argued by many as the company's second flagship smartphone of 2013.
HTC tried its darnest to compete with Samsung's aggressive efforts, but to no avail, they couldn't keep up with the fanatical pace of its rival. This year, however, the HTC One M8 has already been acclaimed to be a formidable figure – one that intends on being relevant for quite some time. Consumers will no doubt have some homework to do, figuring out exactly what phone will deliver the goods that matter most to them. HTC's offering is hot out of the gates, but we wonder if it has the steam power to overcome the features rich Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
The key selling point of the HTC One (M8) is its meticulous, modern looking design. HTC has proven again that it's a step ahead of Samsung in this department, as the One M8's stylish appearance and premium finish puts it a solid leap ahead of the more conventional looking Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Sure, there's a subtle sophisticated look to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, with its stitched patterned design and faux-pas leather casing, but it lacks the quality ingredients seen in the HTC One M8's package. Of course, the question between metal versus plastic has been visited numerous times – and from our perspective, the brushed aluminum chassis of the HTC One M8 screams out voraciously.
Size-wise, there's an obvious disparity between them. Considering that the Note 3 is technically a phablet-sized device, its immense size over its rival is warranted – albeit, it's something that proves to be more cumbersome to hold. In comparison, the HTC One M8 is still perceived as gargantuan, but it's nevertheless the less unwieldy of the two. Furthermore, the arch frame of the HTC One M8 adheres better to our hand as we grasp it, making it feel more natural and comfortable to hold.
Samsung tried doing something different with the Galaxy Note 3, which is evidenced by the stitched pattern. When it boils down, though, it still lacks the charm, charisma, and oh-so attractive looks of the HTC One M8. Cheers to those designers over at HTC, seeing that it shows how committed they are in crafting a smartphone that's instantly recognizable for its design.
Taking a look around their trims, there are several things they have in common – like their 3.5mm headset jacks, various microphones, IR blasters, and microUSB ports. With the latter, the Note 3 benefits by featuring a microUSB 3.0 port, in comparison to the HTC One M8's older microUSB 2.0 port, which provides for faster data and charging connectivity. Paying attention to their respective power and volume controls, there's not one particular set we like more than the other.
Finally, they have their own unique features. For the HTC One M8, it has dual front-firing speakers with HTC BoomSound that direct sound towards us – instead of against. Meanwhile, the Note 3 gains a productivity element with its S-Pen, which is special for accomplishing a handful of tasks.
146.36 x 70.6 x 9.35 mm
5.64 oz (160 g)
HTC One (M8)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
5.93 oz (168 g)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Much like their size difference, there's also a huge disparity when we look at their displays. On the HTC One M8, it features a 5-inch 1080p Super LCD-3 display with Gorilla Glass 3. Technically, it sports the higher pixel density count of 441 ppi (in contrast to the Note 3's tally of 386 ppi), but to tell you the truth, it's not noticeable enough to the effect that we can recognize from a normal viewing distance. In fact, the Note 3's larger sized 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 3 delivers a potent punch with its details as well.
Utilizing different display technologies, they each have their strong attributes. Comparing the colors they produce, the Note 3's oversaturated tones have an iridescent glow that instantly gets our attention, but the colors aren't nearly as accurate as the colors produced by the HTC One M8's LCD-based display. Viewing angles, though, go to the Note 3 mainly because it retains its vividness more. However, when it comes to outdoor visibility, the stronger 490 nits of brightness from the One M8's panel is more visible than the weaker 360 nits of brightness pumped out by the Note 3.
We have to mention, too, that there's some additional technology implemented into the Note 3's display. Specifically, the display has the ability to recognize when our finger or S-Pen is hovering over it – providing us with numerous functions via its Air View features. Despite the added functionality of the Note 3's display, some folks might not even use them a whole lot. At the end of the day, we like the two displays.
Display measurements and quality
The CIE 1931 xy color gamut chart represents the set (area) of colors that a display can reproduce, with the sRGB colorspace (the highlighted triangle) serving as reference. The chart also provides a visual representation of a display's color accuracy. The small squares across the boundaries of the triangle are the reference points for the various colors, while the small dots are the actual measurements. Ideally, each dot should be positioned on top of its respective square. The 'x: CIE31' and 'y: CIE31' values in the table below the chart indicate the position of each measurement on the chart. 'Y' shows the luminance (in nits) of each measured color, while 'Target Y' is the desired luminance level for that color. Finally, 'ΔE 2000' is the Delta E value of the measured color. Delta E values of below 2 are ideal.
These measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
The Color accuracy chart gives an idea of how close a display's measured colors are to their referential values. The first line holds the measured (actual) colors, while the second line holds the reference (target) colors. The closer the actual colors are to the target ones, the better.
These measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
The Grayscale accuracy chart shows whether a display has a correct white balance (balance between red, green and blue) across different levels of grey (from dark to bright). The closer the Actual colors are to the Target ones, the better.
These measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
15 Comments
1. ArtSim98 (Posts: 3535; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
All of a sudden the Note series doesn't look that big anymore :P
6. itsdeepak4u2000 (Posts: 3718; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
But the screen definitely looks bigger.
Note 3 FTW.
2. iushnt (Posts: 2977; Member since: 06 Feb 2013)
that m8 looks as equal as note 3 in size..
7. papss (unregistered)
You need your eyes checked.. look how wide the note is compared to the m8
11. Diezparda (Posts: 941; Member since: 23 Oct 2013)
Nah i don't think he needed it. Imagine m8 with 5.7" display
3. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Note 3 hands down!
4. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 470; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
The Note 3 is probably the best smartphone to date imo!
It's packed with everything a person would need in a smartphone. The m8 is a good device in its own right as well and shouldn't be looked down upon.
I'd have to see real world battery results though because when I put my note 3 on the charger at 11:30 pm, I usually have about half battery life remaining & that's taking it off the charger at 5:30 am.
At this point, all of these devices have their pros and cons & are excellent choices either way.
5. milos (Posts: 67; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Thats what i was saying. M8 is too tall for its screen size. Look at the comparison. Unless all you care is big stereo speakers on your phone, This phone has major screen/body hight/width ratio problem. I had some hands on in the store this past weekend. Its too long physically. Feels nice, of coarse, and looks nice aside for looking a bit weird with small screen in relation to overall size.
8. papss (unregistered)
I loved my note 3 but it wasn't special enough for me to keep it longer than a few months.. I feel the M8 will be the same. I think it's more about my dislike for the OS more than a dislike of the phones
9. denmcdon (Posts: 90; Member since: 07 Jun 2009)
360 nits? Put the note 3 on auto brightness it reaches 600 nits for your information
10. denmcdon (Posts: 90; Member since: 07 Jun 2009)
13. SupermanayrB (banned) (Posts: 1188; Member since: 20 Mar 2012)
"As for the Note 3, it's nothing more than average with its quality. Even though voices through the earpiece sound natural, there's some crackling heard at the loudest volume setting. On top of that, our callers on the other end of the line complain about our voice sounding robotic."
It was tested with a T-Mobile Note 3 so............
14. gigaraga (Posts: 1454; Member since: 29 Mar 2013)
Note 3 before, Note 3 now, and Note 3 forever.
15. vuyonc (Posts: 1083; Member since: 24 Feb 2014)
How did the LG G2 get into the camera section????
16. daboiao (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Oct 2014)
Well I recently traded in my note 3 for the htc one and it hurt my heart, I really didn't want to give it up. I dropped my not at least 20 times from asphalt to hard tile not a crack that alone made me fall in love with it alone not to mention the huge screen and features which I rarely used but loved the fact they were there. It's swift , it's fast it never slowed down on me hell best phone I've ever had... Seriously. I'm getting used to the htc one and it's smaller screen the texting sucks though the note was far more comfy and honestly it felt a little easier when it cacame to navigating. It's just so damn swift....gosh I miss my note but I can say that once you get used to the htc one it's honestly a worthy adversary. If you want the best phone and most durable (personal experience ) in the world then go with the note 3 I mean if you can afford the f**ker cause it definately will break the bank. If you want a simple phone that is more fitting and full of power get the htc one but just be prepared to reminisce a bit about the times you spent wawatching movies on that mini theater we call note 3. If you have a note 3 keep it cause it gets no better. Of course iPhone is top notch when it comes to os but those Apple head f**kers just want your pockets I've witnessed to many screen deaths it's amazing how such a great phone could be enclosed in such a fragile exterior greedy f**ks. Ps. Htc one has a pair of speakers that blows competition out the water . All in all note3 is the best phone ever created thus far


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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Hey folks, My Gay Trailer Trash On Acid Living Room has been largely static a few years now, having reached a level of tacky badness that pleased me. But last night, due to my being at the very south end of Himes Avenue where I've not been in a long time, I saw this and other mirror objects in a front yard. Turns out the adult son removes and installs mirror at his job, and his Dad, roughly my age, comes over to get the scraps to make art objects with. As SOON as I saw this in the front yard I knew I HAD to find a forever home for it in my living room and hoped it was for sale....it was.....$25, which I had on me. Am I a blessed man or what?!!! John
Monday, April 29, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Cracker and I are going, Andy is a gracious host to the delightful people who attend.
- October 19 at 10:00am until October 20 at 10:00am
- Bamboo Grove Homestead,
2460 SW Mixon St., Arcadia, FL 34266
- For those interested in growing, trading, buying, or just plain learning about perennial vegetable culture here in Florida, come on out for this full day of workshops, garden tours, plant swapping and purchasing, etc. Featured speakers, demonstrations, sampling table. Plants discussed and /or shown: True Yams, Yacon, Perennial Onions & Leeks, Oca, Crosnes, Sweet Potatoes, Malanga, Taro, Eddo, Dasheen, Kuwai (Duck Potato), Water Chestnut, Belembe, Boniato, Cassava, Achira, Tigernuts, Earth Pea, Jerusalem Artichokes, Groundnuts (Apios), and more. Show up between 8 am - Noon: $15 / after 1:30 pm: $10 / after 3 pm: $5 / after 4:30: free admission. 6 pm free plant swap. 7 pm free vegetarian and wild pescatarian potluck. 8 pm campfire and free tent camping. LIMITED TO THE FIRST 150 PEOPLE WHO RSVP on Facebook, or by calling me at 863-993-3228.
8 am: Gates open
8 am - Noon: $15 admission.
11 am - Noon: Garden Tour
12:30 - 1:30: Workshop on...
After 1:30: $10 admission.
2 pm - 3 pm: Workshop on...
After 3 pm: $5 admission.
3:30 - 4:30: BACKYARD PERENNIAL ROOT CROPS FOR FLORIDA GARDENERS, A slideshow by Andy Firk.
After 4:30 pm: Free admission.
6 pm: Plant Swap and Sale. Give away, trade, and for sale plants in three different sections.
7 pm: Free Potluck Dinner (Vegetarian & Wild Pescatarian). Please label your ingredients, all utensils, napkins, cups, glasses, bowls & plates will be provided.
8 pm: Campfire & free tent camping.
Kids and friendly pets welcome. Kids under 15 are free.
Day three on Zithromax, my cat-bitten right hand has SO improved I can actually chop onions so am making a giant batch of spaghetti noodles into which I'll add onions, chopped squid tentacles, onion and garlic tops and chard and Lesbos basil and Mexican oregano and yellow wax beans and tomatoes from the gardens sauteed with olive oil and fish sauce along with coarse black pepper, topped with grated parmesan and home fermented botargo. Some smart sweet guy with nice pecs should marry me for my cooking and insatiable sex drive!
Saturday, April 27, 2013
I've met folks who get arthritic reactions from eating the same nightshades I relish with no ill effects, but I learned in my mid 30s in Denver I get auto-immune arthritis if I use dairy as a main stay....a few times a month no problem. And science now knows why.....mitochondrial DNA mutation studies show that twice, the prehistoric ancestors of modern western cows (but not the kind in India), several thousands of years ago had a mutation that caused two new proteins to appear in their milk....people, like me, sensitive to both, can develop arthritis and quickly from eating a lot of dairy. I've met lots of people just like me...as soon as they dropped/cut back on dairy, their arthritis vanished, thankfully! But others can chug a lug milk and feast on cheese with no problem. Interesting that nearly all Asians are lactose intolerant, which explains why there are no Chinese or Japanese cheeses.
Okra pods and tender young leaves are loaded with protein, and the plants love hot muggy summers and rich very moist soil, so I grow mine in various Water Wise Container Gardens. The heirloom strain 'Fife Creek' routinely gives me and gardeners I know pods that stay tender to the amazing length of 11 inches!!
Summer Crops in my Tampa Yard
Yesterday I bought a chayote to grow, a large 'Caribbean Red' papaya for the seeds within, and this Pepino to eat and for the first time in years, to try to grow the seeds.
Waste Not Want Not....so many of us discard or compost perfectly edible leaves from our crops...try these creative recipes
Few summer crops are more reliable here than Cow Peas (Vigna unguiculata) and there are MANY varieties, like my beloved 'Iron Clay'. I enjoy the young, tender, protein-rich leaves raw in salads, plus added to stir fry and soups. This summer I will finally try some of the traditional African recipes for Cow Pea leaves. To me, the pods are a bonus after months of bountiful leaves.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Most soy now days is GMO, not the soy Asian people have grown and eaten for many centuries, though I feel I don't react to the small amount of tofu and soy flour I eat now and then. Due to breeding work done in the Green Revolution of the 1960s (not GMO) modern wheat contains a protein in the gluten that it never has in history ( I forget the name), so perhaps that is why "gluten intolerence" is now so seemingly widespread. An angry militant vegan I know who is VERY "in your face" to people dismisses my reports that as both vegan and vegetarian I was very unhealthy even though I took zinc, B12, balanced my amino acids, etc. but I am VERY healthy as a light omnivore...perhaps people like me can't make the vital amino acid taurine found in meat as well as she and HEALTHY vegans can, just as I can eat mangoes and shrimp and strawberries and peanuts etc. with impunity but they make others very ill. But she dismisses that too, just as some GAUNT unhealthy looking raw foodies have told me without my asking, that I should stop cooking food. (Interestingly, this angry vegan dismisses eating raw out of hand too!) My point is I would hope that people, regardless of how passionately they feel about how THEY eat, would afford people enough respect to let them eat how THEY wish to too. I would NEVER tell this vegan "YOU NEED TO EAT MEAT!! I know your health status and life history better than you do, here, EAT this burger!". I am one of many ex-vegans and vegetarians I've met over the years who also went back to omnivorism for health reasons...our body chemistries simply would not comply with our ethical and philosophical ambitions and goals. Sharing your views about diet when ASKED for advice is one....pushy, obtrusive, born again food nazi militancy is another.
I've met militant foodies (vegan, raw, fruitarian, anti-soy, anti-whole grain, etc.) who feel healthiest eating a certain way and insist that EVERYONE else would too, ignoring folks they are trying to convert who report that is not the case with them. "Born Again" foodies can be incredibly dogmatic and deaf to experiences and views that don't mirror theirs.
Like her and others I've known, I too was very unhealthy as a vegan. Like she says, we are all different vs. a "one size fits all diet".
Thursday, April 25, 2013
I've never grown "Vegetable Mallow" (Malva verticillata var. crispa) before but it clearly needs damp mulched soil to do well for me in the bed it shares with the fig, roses and more. Very mild flavor, zero bitterness and tender raw right off the plant.
If you've never made "Bread and Butter" pickles using raw strips of thornless opuntia cactus, ginger root, garlic, honey, vinegar, salt and STRONG kombucha tea, DO! I never measure or use recipes when cooking, but I'm guessing maybe a quart of STRONG kombucha tea, cup of cider vinegar, cup of brown sugar or honey, 1/4 cup salt, cup of sliced ginger root, simmer in saucepan, covered, 15 minutes. Pack jar with RAW sliced cactus, turn off heat and pour IMMEDIATELY over cactus strips, let cool, put on lid, let age in fridge 2 or more weeks. These are classic "refrigerator pickles".....I've done okra for years but no ginger, hot peppers instead.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
I loved glads since I was a kid in Michigan but had not grown them in years as those retailed at a high price in little mesh bags are usually tiny and often dead, so I am delighted that I found a mail order company that sells in bulk to the public...I got 500 number one size bulbs for just $60 and $10 shipping and they are erupting in more and more beds as I plant them in phases. These are happily co-existing with three roses, Louisiana Iris, Lacinato kale and Morris Heading Collards in a small bed out front. Each floret tastes like sweet Romaine lettuce.
A long time ago Kathy Nelson at Florida Gardening Magazine let me know that elephant garlic is actually a leek...at $4 a bulb I've always been too cheap to buy one. This winter I finally caved and bought and planted one but it did not sprout. I recently caved again and planted this one in one of the new west beds and it emerged quickly and robustly. Yesterday I nibbled a leaf....nice potent leeks flavor vs. garlic. Since my alliums obsession continues I'll be curious what it does in the summer heat and humidity.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Once again here in my gardens, Mojito Mint, a species native to Cuba, outperforms by a WIDE margin other mints that are MUCH sweeter and mintier in both taste and aroma, like 'Kentucky Colonel' mint, a cultivar of Spearmint (Mentha spicata) which in Denver was SO prolific I knew people who used RoundUp to try to control it. Mojito Mint makes a nice minty tea and is good in salads and grows like crazy for lots of Floridians. I wonder if I could cross it with 'Kentucky Colonel' mint to improve the minty-ness and cut the sharpness? I keep hearing from gardeners in the area that Mojito Mint is super-reliable, so they forgive it for its sharpness raw, and it being far less minty sweet than the spearmint that thrives in colder climates. I've seen people make a face when tasting it raw due to its bite.
Be VERY careful about tasting wild plants without knowing EXACTLY what they are, especially legumes!
Paul Saucier...the longer I live the less I "know" about plants....remember that "Capital D" cross leaf cross section thing about Allium fistulosom that for years I've told friends and students and that you and I saw even in your bulbing onions that baffled me? Well, I just Googled my brains out and this seems to be yet one more thing that accomplished botanists disagree about, just as others can't agree about the yam species. I've seen the "D" and "O" cross section over the years but am now no longer willing to attribute either trait to a given species or cultivar. Part of the problem seems to be genuine academic disagreement, part seems to be the ancient human origins of both A. cepa and A. fistulosum, and part seems to be because they and their hybrids readily cross. Getting humbled like this reminds me why I've loved roses, mostly heirloom and species roses, since 1989.....despite my having passionately studied them since that year, I am continually baffled and surprised by them. Cracks me up when I am introduced as a "roses expert" when in fact I am just perennially CURIOUS about them! As to my quest for tasty perennial alliums, all I can do at this point is to keep obtaining and testing various candidates, so thanks for cordoning off some of each of your three patches at H.E.A.R.T. to see if any divide/make bulbils/make seeds/make vivaporous clones/rot in the summer rains.
Monday, April 22, 2013
I don't know why, but my Surinam Cherry out back is producing vast numbers of fruits this year. I'm going to freeze a small tub of them to make a small batch of experimental hot sauce with this summer, using frozen papaya pulp as the thickener
The "Giant Green Callalloo" that was so badly stressed by being moved to the new west bed is now dramatically enlarging what had been a tiny, barely emerging flower head. I'll cover it today with a panty hose foot to (hopefully) insure it does not get cross-pollinated by the wild petite pig weed out back I love to eat.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Yellow Wax Beans
I can't think of the last time I grew them but am so glad I took advantage of CHEAP seeds at Dollar Tree and am growing some in an 18 gallon Water Wise Container Garden in my back door kitchen garden as I am relishing eating many pods daily raw right off the plants. They are sweet, crunchy and stringless.
Despite brutal temps that dropped to 19 this winter at H.E.A.R.T., I saw hot peppers ACTIVELY regrowing from their bases all over......I think that Paul Saucier told me that one of these is a "Grove Pepper"....he was not sure of the other. Elsewhere, Josh Jamison showed me a Habanero coming back in a similar, vigorous bushy fashion that is four years old! I always thought it was Capsicum annuum!
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