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Last year a good friend pointed out to me how patience is not one of my strong suits. It was an observation delivered to me without judgement and that allowed my stubborn side to actually listen. After a lot of reflection about it I could see the pitfalls of the trait and so I wrote down my intention to practice being more patient. It came at a time in my life when uncertainty and stress were high which I believe made the intention not only daunting but also necessary. It is a quality so deeply ingrained in me that I knew it wouldn't change quickly. There are many pieces of my life in which I have had the opportunity to try practicing patience. It turns out it's not as impossible as it might seem once it's in your conscious brain. At least I am able to recognize it and call myself out. The idea of patience also seems to go along strongly with identifying what things in life are worth "giving a f&#$ about", or maybe just toning down how much you give a f&*$ about those things at that particular time based on greater circumstances.
I'll leave the more personal side of this journey out of this post but I do want to share the fitness component of the story. I have the luxury (and it really is an amazing part of my "job") of having some really personal conversations with people about their lives. I am very grateful for what people share with me or ask for my advice on. Because of these conversations I am a collector of trends, themes and shared thoughts. What I am hearing a lot about lately I can identify with. I thought there might be a benefit to sharing.
Regardless of role at CFSQ (athlete, coach, owner) we all share the training floor and the understanding of what the equipment and movements demand of us. Like we tell you in Foundations 1, WE do what you do. We are not hands off as owners and coaches, we are all on some variation of a program we offer at CFSQ. We do this because we love it, because we wholeheartedly believe in it, but also so we can learn first hand about what you are experiencing. This shared experience is part of how we learn. In my 9ish years of CrossFit I've learned a lot about learning curves and setbacks (my own and other people's).
There are so many reasons that our training/fitness takes a turn for the worse at some point (realistically many many points) in our lives. The most common reasons I see are new family members, loss of family members, injury, work demands, or changes that we just don't see coming in our daily lives. Sometimes life just stacks up in a really demanding way. The common theme is a disruption (planned or not) to our routine and flow of training. We are results driven people. The problem? We think that when life gets tough we can still do it all. The expectation of ourselves stays high. Generally the type of person who thrives in an intense program like CrossFit is someone who prefers a results data curve that goes up over one that goes down. The more engaged you are in something, the more affected you are by the result of your effort and feedback of data. Short story: we are pumped when we are getting PRs and seeing signs of improvement, we are choked when we don't. What we are not good at is being fair to ourselves about why we might be in a lull or downturn. The luxury of being in it for the long haul is that the larger patterns become more clear. The daily results are slightly less significant when they are misses and are extra significant when they are wins. A general downturn in your results curve should only really be baffling to you when there is no reasonable or fair explanation. That said, we're human and we aren't often good at seeing ourselves in a fair light.
A year ago today I achieved a goal I had attempted and failed at 2 times prior in PRO/AM powerlifting meets. I got an elite powerlifting total for my weight class at the PRO/AM in Cincinnati. It was perhaps the strongest (and maybe even fittest) I have ever been. Not long after, life took an unexpected turn and my stress level went into a uniquely high zone. Although I was able to compete at the GPC Worlds in September (I think maybe only because of adrenaline) my system couldn't handle any more physical or emotional exertion. Regular consistent training has been and will always be a priority for me, but when weeks of poor motivation and effort turns into months and the numbers and results start to dip below 4-5 year old numbers it's pretty tough to stay happy in the gym. It's hard to quiet the little voice in your head that expects that you should be able to match or beat old results. Missing lifts that are 30-50# below old numbers is quite demoralizing. I deadlifted 336# at worlds in September and in December barely got 275# off the floor.
So one day when the "why bother" voice kicked in I decided to just stop caring. That didn't mean that I stopped training… it just meant that I stopped focusing on the thing that was making me upset (the numbers that went into my log book). I reminded myself that the feeling I love the most in the gym (or trail running or whatever) is feeling good about my movement and feeling like I got a good workout in. I switched back over the CrossFit side of the gym and pretended that I was a new person starting with light weights and measuring my success based on how I felt I was moving and the recent progressions only. My bar (no pun intended) has been reset and it's super low. The last 7 weeks have been really fun for me. I only care about my numbers in a way that shows that I'm progressing over the last 7 weeks. Today I camber bar squat 20# under my PR as a pretty legit max effort. I was happy. It felt good. It was better than my bow bar last week that was 30# under my old number.
To those of you who are dealing with a set back… I get it, it's really frustrating. But I have learned first hand that how you feel about yourself and your training on a daily basis is relative to your perspective… which is relative to your ability to go easy on yourself when life and circumstance aren't favourable. It is completely unrealistic to be awesome all the time. Years ago I would have disagreed with that as a general goal, but I have grown since then. Being in it for the long haul means understanding that lulls can last an exceptionally long time (which in the big picture is probably still not that long). I'm not as patient yet as I'd like to be but I've definitely made some improvements.
If you're in a lull ask yourself what it is about fitness that makes you feel good. Then find a way to feel pieces of that again. Make a plan.
Stay the course…. it's a very long life of training. I promise you there are little wins to be had no matter what you are dealing with.


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Pellegrini: Title race will go to the wire
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini does not feel the Premier League title will be decided by Liverpool's clash with Chelsea.
Pellegrini is still holding out hope his side can win the league, a prospect that has become increasingly unlikely in recent weeks.
City – six points behind table-toppers Liverpool and with a game in hand – need Chelsea to win at Anfield on Sunday but will be anxious after manager Jose Mourinho hinted at fielding a weakened side to help the club's UEFA Champions League push.
If Chelsea do beat Liverpool, and City succeed in all their remaining games, they can win the Premier League and Pellegrini told the Manchester Evening News: "I don't think Sunday will be decisive.
"There are a lot of examples in football to say not. If you remember the last title City won, against United, in the last few minutes, football is never finished.
"Liverpool could win on Sunday and then maybe the other two games will be very difficult for them.
"In the end, if you have a mathematical chance to win, football will never say it is final. They are two important games on Sunday, but both teams have to win their other games as well."
Pellegrini feels the club have been hard done by with their fixture list, with runs in the League Cup - which they won – and FA Cup, and inclement weather, giving them multiple games in hand as Liverpool embarked on an 11-match Premier League winning streak.
"For us all season it has been very difficult to get to the top of the league," he added.
"If you look at the 34 games we have played, only once or twice were we top of the table.
"With three games being postponed, you don't have nine points, you still have to win them, so it has been very difficult for our team in motivation, to think we were at the top of the table.
"Since we lost against Liverpool, our future hasn't depended on what we do, but have a duty to try and win our games."
Pellegrini also said City "recovered" their early season style on Monday, as goals from Pablo Zabaleta, Sergio Aguero and Martin Demichelis gave them a 3-1 home win over West Brom.

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i have been in a mild funk for about a week now. i am feeling sartorially uninspired, i need a haircut, it's cold and i lost my camera charger (thanks to nora bird who let me borrow her camera). i know none of those things are a big deal, but they, plus hormones have put me in a bit of a rut. so instead of focusing on the very petty bad stuff, i decided to make a list of what makes me unequivocally happy.
~ my kids. they are at an age now where we can joke together and really get each other (maybe it's because i have the mentality of a seven-year old). but really, they make me laugh on a daily basis, and are still young enough that they want to snuggle with me.
~ chris. he's a given. he sometimes makes me mad and frustrated, but at the end of the day, he's mine and i love him. he has unlimited patience and a heart bigger than the grinch on christmas day.
~ my family. we were running late from work one day last week after a huge snowstorm. i knew we wouldn't make it on time, and had about five minutes to get the kids picked up from after-school care. i called my mom, and without question, she hopped in her car and got the kids picked up in time. how amazing is it to have a family so close, in both distance and relationship, to be able to count on them in any kind of pinch?
and on a more material level:
~ shopping. somehow when i am feeling down, shopping almost always makes me feel better. and it doesn't have to be for myself, either...i just love the act of digging and searching and finding the perfect thing.
~ leggings. what more can i say? anytime i can't figure out what to wear in the winter, i pull on a pair of leggings. it's like jammies that you can wear out.
~ boots. again, my go-to winter foot wear. i am always on the search for the perfect pair, which explains why i have so many pairs!!
~ the three best christmas songs:
1. oh come all ye faithful by elvis presley. other versions are great, but his is the hands-down winner.
2. once upon a christmas by kenny rogers and dolly parton. they will always be one of my favorite duos. this song reminds me of growing up, and my sisters and i always sing it on christmas morning.
3. little drummer boy by bing crosby and david bowie. bing crosby and david bowie...need i say more?
many more things make me happy, like hearing from each of you every day...so thanks for coming around to read about our little corner of the world five days a week. i'd love to hear what things are making you happy today!
megan bird


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My father opened a blog today. My reaction to this statement:
And now to better news:
My old blog, the first one, is alive again. Sadly, it is in Serbian, which means you maybe can't read it. I love that blog so much…
It was my first blog (I know I said that already) and I wrote on it together with my boyfriend. It was going so well, until I realized that I was the only one writing. Hell no! Boy, write your own blog from now on.
Just kidding! I didn't do that. I just wanted to write in English. Now I regret for ever abandoning that blog. It was the best thing that ever happened to me on internet. Interesting is that it was on blogger.
Chronologically speaking, my first blog was this one, but it hasn't been active for months.
Another good news is I'm finally going to visit my boyfriend! I have a bus in 3:55 AM and I can't wait. So, my next post will be from Belgrade. Bye!


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Since finishing my home's renovation, my husband and I have been slowly re-working our outside spaces. In addition to planting new flower beds, we have added stone terraces. It has been a very cool summer with lots of rain, so the flowers are very happy!
To hide our new air conditioning units, Mr. RTH built planters in front of white lattice. I added the antique garden chairs and table and the old urns. I can't wait for the clematis vines to fill the space. The clematis on the other side of the house are going crazy this year - it just love the deep purple color of the one by the stone table.
Stones were bought in to edge the new flower beds, and to create walk ways on all sides of the old home.On the back of the house, I just added a stone table by my cherub fountain. Hopefully I can soon find chairs that will look great with it. If you click on each picture, you can see the details on the stonework and old garden statuary. I love it when the moss starts to grow in the cracks!


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Dynasty Warriors 8 Review
Do video games age like fine wine? Does the same recipe yield better results after years of aging and careful care? Maybe, but if there is one game to test this theory it would be Dynasty Warriors 8. After years of recycling the same recipe, the Dynasty Warriors franchise has had more than enough aging and it is time to pop the cork to figure out whether it has done the latest game any good. Does Dynasty Warriors 8 provide a savory gaming experience that will leave your head euphoric, or has it simply turned to vinegar?
As with any Dynasty Warriors game, it can be reviewed in a few simple words: "Guitar squeal, guitar squeal, flaming horse barrel roll, explosion, magic, Three Kingdoms, power metal guitar squeal." Dynasty Warriors 8 doesn't deviate much from its predecessors, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. By now, at the end of a console generation, Dynasty Warriors 8 can finally take full advantage of the hardware that is on display. Dynasty Warriors 8 is the most polished game in the series.
The story is pretty much the same rehash of the history of the Three Kingdoms. There are tyrannical warlords, civil unrest, and rebellion. It is all really an excuse to toss thousands of puny little warriors at historical figures that have been canonized as combat gods.
The graphics look much better than any previous iteration. They're sharp and your character won't get lost amongst the sea of minions hurling themselves onto your weapon. The levels look detailed but generic. This isn't really a bad thing since it won't steal your focus away from the task of laying the smackdown on a rival's entire infantry single handedly.
The gameplay remains as simple as before. You have a regular attack and stronger attacks that can be initiated that get more powerful after a long combo. You also have a steed you can call at any point to make your way around the vast levels more quickly. The horse is also helpful in taking on large groups. As usual, you can also build up Musou and unleash devastating attacks decimating your enemies.
While the gameplay is simple and incredibly repetitive, there is a sort of zen-like calm that comes with playing a Dynasty Warriors game. This eighth installment is no different. Maybe it is the repetitive motion of your fingers on the controller, or the thousands of enemies being knocked back as you slog through a battle. It has a strange calming effect that is perfect for blowing off steam at the end of the day. In a time when video games like The Last of Us are an emotionally draining experience, and Dark Souls tests our concentration and skill, it is nice to play something that is simple and fun.
A new factor in combat are the weapon affinities. You have Earth, Man, and Heaven affinities each providing an edge over one another in combat. The game encourages you swap between weapons to make taking down difficult enemies easier. It works really well and doesn't get in between you and the main purpose of the game, which is kicking the asses of thousands of army grunts.
Besides the Story Mode which features characters posturing their way around cutscenes espousing the virtues of battle, power, and courage, there are a number of different game modes to explore. Of course there is a mode for a quick one-off battle if you're short on time. The most interesting mode though is Ambition Mode. Here you are tasked with building up a town and castle in order to attract the favors of the emperor. It is little more than an excuse to get into more fights, but it is a bit different. You get supplies and allies from the battles you win, and you can help build up your status in feudal China. It is an interesting game mode that is definitely worth exploring.
Dynasty Warriors 8 is still plagued by some of the problems that previous games had. There are occasional glitches like people clipping through one another, but nothing game breaking. There are also those characteristics of gameplay that are annoying, but you just have to live with in a Dynasty Warriors game. Sometimes groups of enemies appear out of thin air and the AI IQ is well below triple digits. And you'll occasionally find a few of them wandering around in circles.
A Dynasty Warriors game is difficult to review. It is one of those titles that people either love or hate. The faults with Dynasty Warriors 8 fall within the scope of the entire series. If you want an engaging story with substance and character, then you'll want to pass on Dynasty Warriors 8. But, if you're looking for some mindless gaming fun where you get to single handedly take down thousands of enemies and pretend to be a warlord god, then you can't do much better.
The answer to our first question in our opener is "Yes." A video game with the same recipe can get better with age. Dynasty Warriors 8 proves it. The refinements to the series have been subtle, but the culmination of it in this generation is a whole lot of fun and has not turned bitter or sour.
This review is based on a retail copy of Dynasty Warriors 8 for the PlayStation 3.


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The schadenfreude rolls off the screen in this Julie Bykowicz story. Revolution PAC, ostensibly formed to help out Ron Paul's campaign, spent $1 million of its $1.2 million kitty on payouts to staff and advertisers. The chief of Winning Our Future, the Adelson-backed Super PAC working for Newt Gingrich, made $480,000 for her troubles.
This gets at a controversy that has burned on the right since election day: How did we spend so much money, and lose? RedState.com's Erick Erickson has been filing story after story on the gap, each time blaming the relationships and economic arrangements that enrich consultants. This of a piece with my story from today, about the skinny jeans'd liberal nerds who ran the data and turnout operations that won the election. They could rely on a few data banks to get them started. Not the GOP. They had Voter Gravity, a new and moldable database, but the Super PACs' campaigns didn't make use of that.
See, my rich friends, you think you are in charge. But go ask your Super PAC friends where the data is. Tell them you want the data. More importantly, ask them how they did the layers for the data. Did they layer consumer information on top of voter data or the opposite? Surprisingly, you can get completely different results putting voter data on top of consumer data, instead of adding consumer data to a known, quantifiable pool of voters. The latter is more accurate, saves time, and is what the Obama team did that the GOP largely did not do. It is what the Democrats did with their Catalist program.
The Super PACs weren't much less sophisticated in 2010, but there was no comparable outrage, because they won. They lost this time. The scouring and schadenfreude will continue for months, likely with some reported, crowdsourced info about the scammiest operations.


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Carrion Crown (GGG)
The Skipping Song
Put her body on the bed.
Take a knife and lop her head.
Watch the blood come out the pipe.
Feeds the stirge, so nice and ripe.
Drops of red so sparkly bright.
Splatters spell her name just right.
With a hammer killed his wife.
Now he wants to claim your life.
Tricksy father tells a lie.
Listen close or you will die.


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Champions for Life Kids Camp
We have many activities for the kids, horseback riding, kayaking, archery, swimming, technical tree climbing, wood shop and more. We have several special events which include "CARNIVAL DAY, EVERY BODY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, BEAUTY SHOP, PHOTO STUDIO" and the yearly favorite the "MUD WALK".
Our cabins
As Camper Buddies, each cabin chooses a theme and decorates accordingly. In the past, my cabin themes have been:
"Cinderella" (From cinders to a Princess)
"You Grow Girl" (Encouraged to grow in God's ways)
"Beach Theme" (Walk in Jesus foot prints)
"Flamingo" (Finding Love And Mercy In Needing God Only)
"Princess". (I am a Princess! My Father is the King of Kings!)
With each theme, I use scriptures to reinforce who they are in Jesus. I also try to have a different theme as there are 8 girl cabins and 8 boy cabins.
Back in December, my daughter Amy and I went to Frankenmuth, Mi. for her birthday. We wandered through the shops and one in particular caught our attending, "Here comes Treble".Visit www.frankenmuth-riverplace.com/StoreDirectory. It was a unique shop dedicated to music. Past the Beatles & Elvis was counter with jewelry. What girl doesn't like jewelry? Any way, there was a bracelet, earrings & a necklace that caught my eye. They had a guitar pick that read "Pick Jesus."(the bracelets also had real guitar strings) I was so excited!!! "That's it!" I told Amy. "That's the theme for camp!" I thought some more and came up with "JESUS ROCKS". I like the colors of silver, purple and black. So, needless to say, after Christmas, I bought silver & purple garlands and black letters to spell out "Jesus Rocks." I also bought the "Pick Jesus" guitar string bracelets for both the girls and Camper Buddies in our cabin.
Mind you, I had some help with the theme. Amy wasn't going to be able to attend camp this year as she is expecting her second child. If you're interested, you can follow her blog :http://www.coffeewiththemrs.com/ Any way, she found some really great decorations on line...cardboard guitar forms, silver & purple stars, curtains made of cardboard records, inflatable microphones and inflatable guitars She also help me design t-shirts for the girls.
Unbeknown to me, Amy did just a little bit more. She researched and found out that Kerusso made the t-shirts we had seen at "Here comes Treble". She sent them an e-mail with a request and all the links to her blog and Vision Hope and CFL Camp. They contacted her back and said they were interested in the camp and in her request. Here's the kicker,the company is in Arkansas and Amy got that e-mail about two days before I was leaving for camp. Amy didn't hesitate to reply back with the camps address and my name and asked if they could have it there by Thursday July 16th. So off to camp I went, having faith that I would get the shirts. It was Thursday @ 12:25 pm when I saw the Fedex truck pull up to the Lodge. I was as excited as a kid on Christmas. Mind you, Thursday is the "Beauty Shop," "Photo Studio," & "Every Body's Birthday."When the kids get back to their cabins, their Birthday gifts are waiting on their beds. We also had a pile of mail, but what the girls saw, was the big box on my bed. "Who's that for?" What's in it?" Well, I told them that someone in Arkansas had heard about them and our cabin theme and wanted to send them something special. "Open it up" "Please"!!!!!
Here's a picture of what was in the box.
True to their word, Kerusso delivered not only shirts, but Witness Bands for our cabin. Please visit www.kerusso.com and see what other wonderful t-shirts, gear & jewerly they have. I'd like to thank Jason Anzalone for his help.
You made the girls in Cabin #5 very happy!!!! I couldn't believe the scripture on the t-shirt as it was one that we had for our theme. Once again, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!!!!!


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How to Make Black Leather Dye
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This how to will teach you how to create a simple, cheap homemade dye for coloring leather. This recipe is simple, easily scale-able and holds very fast to leather. One note to make is that this dye only works on vegetable tanned leather that has not been previously dyed.
1Make the dye. In a five gallon bucket, place the entire package of steel wool and pour in the entire container of vinegar. Seal this and allow it to sit for a few days, occasionally opening and stirring it. This waiting period is to allow the acid in the vinegar to fully oxidize the steel. Eventually, the liquid will have an opaque, light brown color. This means it is ready to use.
2Make the neutralizer. The vinegar in the dye is acidic and eventually it will destroy the integrity of whatever leather you apply it to. The solution to this problem is to use a neutralizing solution. Take the other five gallon bucket, pour in the baking soda and fill it approximately half-way full of water. Stir this until all the baking soda has dissolved. Put the lid on it and set it aside.
3Dye the leather. Test the dye by taking a small piece of leather and submerging it in the dye for approximately 2 minutes. Use the piece of wire for this, not your hands. Remove the leather. It should have a very dark matte color to it. If not, there is either a problem with your dye or your leather. If you have used veg tanned un-dyed leather, try adding more steel wool and letting it set for several more days. If it does come out black, good, that means your dye is working and is ready to use on any larger pieces of leather you may want to dye.
4Neutralize the acid. Now, take the piece of leather you have just dyed and submerge it in the bucket filled with the baking soda solution. Leave it in there for several minutes, so that the solution can seep into the leather and then remove it.
5Finish the leather. Remove any white residue by washing it with water. Your leather is now ready to be made into whatever you would like.
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Things You'll Need
- Two plastic five gallon buckets with lids
- One package of steel wool
- One gallon of white vinegar
- One average size box of baking soda.
- A piece of stiff wire (coat hangers are excellent for this)
- If you need to dye a larger piece, simply add more vinegar and more steel wool to the bucket.
- Always be sure to oil or use a leather conditioner on any of your leather goods to keep them flexible.
- The vinegar smell with stay on the piece for a few weeks, but with plenty of airing out, should leave it before too long.
- Vinegar is slightly caustic and can cause irritation to the skin. Make sure to rinse your hands if you come in contact with any.
- Make sure to wear at least safety glasses, preferably goggles when handling this dye. Vinegar in the eye is an unpleasant experience.
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Hey guys, I'm 1 week into my India/Ukraine trip and already have encouraging news
My first time overseas was in November to India, but that trip was more or less only about getting my dental work. Although I did make some cool connections, I was a bit tied up.
This trip I'm much more free. I'm in Hyderabad, India at the moment staying with a nice girl I met online. Since I've been here, people have been literally (sometimes sickeningly) bending over backwards to help me and make my stay here enjoyable. I was at a fancy bar the other day (all the high end stuff is really affordable here!) and I pulled out a cigarette (since you can smoke indoors here) only to have 3 guys attempt to light my cigarette for me. One of the guys cracked a joke, telling them it was really not necessary that they licked my ass so much. Foreigners are more rare here than say, Mumbai or Goa, which are more touristy locations. Needless to say, I'm not milking any of this attention or letting it go to my head; any kind act shown to me has been reciprocated in one way or another. I literally met a guy on the street 2 days ago who's been showing me around the city on his motorcycle. This guy has seemingly made it his life goal to show me EVERY place in Hyderabad and help me as much as humanly possible while I'm here.
I scored (and am scoring ) with an Indian chick within 2 days of getting here! But, that's not even the most meaningful part of it. As many have stated here about their first time abroad, you really start feeling like a new man and wounds start healing. Interacting with people (the English speaking crowd I've been hanging with) has been absolutely refreshing. You know how we always complain about stupid, superficial conversations about sports etc at bars in the US? I was having philosophical and work/IT related conversations with the people at the bar last night. Every night I've gone out I can genuinely say I had fun. Going out in the US would give me extreme anxiety as I knew I was going to spend alot of money, get rejected, and feel like shit the next day.
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Hell yea man. Good job. So you broke thru the conservative indian culture and finally was able to meet girls.
I've been in India for 4 years now and am married to an indian girl.
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Just be careful about meeting random people. There are a LOT of cheating people in India, especially the men. It's probably not a good idea to ride around with total strangers on motorcycles, so I would cut that out if I were you. Maybe use your indian lady friend and try to get into her social circle, that way you know they are decent people. Then you can have a lot of good friends.
Really, meeting random people and just going around with them is not very smart at all. Indian men have a very cheating mentality, so they may try to cheat you, or trick you into something later on. I would really stop doing that right now.
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One more point- having casual sex with random indian girls is also not very smart. India has a pretty high degree of AIDS, last time I checked.
Safest way is to meet GOOD girls. The type of girls you can have casual sex with are generally not very good girls and not the kind of girls you would want to marry at all.
Meet good girls by meeting responsible and mature adults and getting to know their fathers. That is the safest way to get a GOOD girl, is by getting an arranged marriage by her father. Because if the father has that much control over his daughter, you know that she is a good and chaste girl.
Personally, I am very disgusted with the modern city type indian girls. They are like f***ing whores, and are a disgrace to India's culture.
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Boycott, thanks for your comments.
The girl I'm "talking" to is very clean, and it is always protected. She is an extremely educated woman in the top social class here.
Also, this guy that's been showing me around sort of did me a favor the other day dealing with a rickshaw driver so I sort hung with him (with my lady friend) as a thank you.
I don't take him as a thief (although you never know) but want to stop anyway as I literally have a heart attack anytime we ride around on that bike. As I'm SURE you know the driving is like NYC x 10 in terms of completely, pure insanity on the roadways so I was taking my life into my own hands haha.
I'm going to email you my contact info.
Wow congrats, GuitarGuy. And how did you meet this Indian chick? My hope is that as India modernizes, Indian women become a little more open to 'foreigners' than before. I think Indian chicks are fine as hell--personally.
My date with a Telugu girl
Wow, what a coincidence. In high school, I had gone out with a Telugu-speaking Indian girl from Hyderabad to a school dance. It was probably the best date I had ever had in high school. This girl was completely unlike the other spoiled, mean American brats at school. She was incredibly sweet, gentle, kind, warm, unselfish, and cute. Her eyes were absolutely mesmerizing and soulful. She is a devout Hindu, braids her hair, and speaks 100% fluent Telugu at home. Her parents were also delightful folks who worked in IT, and I really enjoyed talking to them.
(If you want pics of her, PM me and I'll send them to you by e-mail. She is a very homely-looking and beautiful lady.)
However, some racist Americanized East Asian guys in my school laughed at me for going out with her. Yeah, she's "dark" and a bit on the chubby side, but so what? To me, that's what made her attractive. We also got stared at by pretentious East Asian-American couples. The South Asians, whites, Hispanics, and others never gave us any rude stares - only the East Asians. Bleh.
Plus, I was told that an East Asian female with a South Asian male would look OK, whereas a South Asian female with an East Asian male would look "weird." These racist remarks really made me upset. I can understand why BoycottAmericanWomen is absolutely fed up with these disgustingly racist Americans. All those racist, bratty Chinese/Korean-American girls had treated me like trash, so why on earth would I be choosing this South Asian lady over them? Not my fault that I "boycotted" them, and got a bunch of mean stares as a result. They all need to grow up.
I am pretty well acquainted with Hinduism and Indian languages, so feel free to ask me any questions if you'd like. Congrats on having such a great time in India. You certainly aren't a typical American tourist, and the locals must really appreciate you for that. Thumbs up!
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Re: My date with a Telugu girl
I understand prejudice, it's wrong perhaps, but heck, I guess most people have some prejudices at some point in their lives.
What I don't understand is the browbeating, the gang-stalking that goes on among "peer groups". Sometimes I feel that people close to me (and otherwise) would be happier if I was alone the next 75 years, rather than with someone too alien, too dark. It's like buddies think I am sleeping with them, and should be loyal to them.
And I will be preserving the white race if I die living alone in a trailer.
Well, it is the ultra modernized educated westernized indian women who are open to dating and f***ing western men. But if you are looking for a quality traditional girl, the only way to get that is through the TRADITIONAL METHOD, which is arranged marriage. To do that, you have to get to know the girls' FATHER. It is up to the FATHER to decide to marry her to you. That is how it works, in the more traditional areas.
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As for the reasons why Indian girls are not open to foreigners so much, it is because of the INDIAN MEN. Sorry, but indian/arab men are pretty f***ing disgusting and low class people, in general.
It's okay for them to f**k white girls, but if a white guy wants to get with an indian girl, they freak out.
They are ultra-chauvinistic (and that is grand, coming from ME of all people), low class, arrogant, rude, and just plain crude and disgusting people, in general. Of course you do have an educated class of indian men who are good, but 90 percent of indian men are just low class bastards.
India first has to get modernized before you can expect the women to be open towards western men. These disgusting pig indian men need to be CIVILIZED, in other words.
Sorry for my racist rants, but you will feel the same way after you live in India for a few years. You'll feel a lot of disgust towards the men in this country.
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@Falcon & @GuitarGuy998,
Man, I wouldn't mind doing "IT" with those Indian honies. I would be putting them in SharePoint positions that one with good Visio could see. It would be a Service to lay pipe in her sticky Web (get it: Web Services). I would love to WinSOCK it to them, dude! I could C-sharp-ly that with my game I would get them caught up in my fisherman's dot NET. I would love to put my serialized sperm inside her Indian/S. Asian Unix Citrix type of a cervix. After my sperm is deserialized by the egg, that means she's prego and full of data, we should f**k again, give me Access in order to ServeHer mySQL. (pronounced sequel).
Hopefully, Momopi would find this humorous too. LMAO.
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boycott... I understand the hypocrisy you have to deal with.. Luckily where I am I don't have to deal with Indian men.. But I did deal with a guy from Mumbai , (who was of african decent by the way) who freaked on me because I touched the leg of a low class chick who worked in the hotel I was staying.. This was all after he was telling me about how many girlfriends he has westerners and all the places he goes to f**k chicks.. THE f***ing HYPOCRISY I thought.. its true the way local guys look and treat western girls is like they are just raging sluts who will strip and f**k anything that walks and then they can be hypersensitive if A western guy even interacts with "their" women you are almost certain to get 20 cock blocking gawking indians surrounding you..
LOLOLOLOLOL Well if no game is required in India, then I'm happy to go ahead and check it out. I guess they respect a man for his intelligence and his respect unto others. Am I now correct?
"I appreciate the opportunities I have in America. Opportunities that allow me to live abroad." **Smiles** - firstname.lastname@example.com. (2013)
"The only way to overcome that is to go abroad to get a broad."
- E. Irizarry (2009)
"MGTOW resilience is the key to foreign residence. You better muthafuckin' ask somebody!!"
- E. Irizarry (2012)
"I rather be ostracized by 157.0 million (27.3% of the US of Gay pop), then to appease 1 feminist." - E. Irizarry (2013)
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It's now been 5 months since leaving the daily grind for one of freelance freedom and this week has been a time for reflection and assessment. And a week off. A whole week of not pushing myself to make patterns, drive social media or thinking of ways to make some extra money. This has led to two thoughts:
1. I miss having a regular income and a ready made social network! I CAN live on the meager amount I make if I eek out all the books, patterns and commissions, we can eat and pay bills, but my jeans have holes in, and while I can go thrift shopping for new ones, I'd really like to go and get some new skinnys from a proper shop. I also really like the new friends I've made through the power of social media, but you can't have banal conversations about your favourite flavour yoghurt, or what you watched on tv last night.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not ready to give this all up, I love the freedom this lifestyle choice allows me to look after the boys, help out at school and make proper meals. But I'm wondering if my mental health (and wardrobe) could benefit from a couple of days a week back in the real world.
2. I haven't just doodled with yarn for ages. Yes, I did make the crow for Mr. Steel&Stitch, but that very definitely had to look like something in the end. So on my week off, I went into the sublime South Downs, and came away inspired by the beautiful colour palette of all the grasses and wild flowers. On getting home, I immediately raided my yarn stash and dragged out everything that resembled the greens, purples, pinks and yellows that the South Downs in summer has to offer.
And then set to playing with stitches and colour to make my very first shawl, something that even in the depths of winter will take me straight back there. It's very much a work in progress, and there's almost as much ripping out of stitches as there are creating them, but I'm loving it.
Maybe it's just about balance...
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On a day like this it seems appropriate to write about, discuss, show or share Sympathy.
Which ever medium you choose, it's still a credible act.
In the midst of all the natural disasters our not-so-happy mother nature plagues upon us. She's reminding us not just female/male, black/white, hispanic/asian but (humankind) on a whole that throughout moments of our own personal lives we should strive to show sympathy. After all, it doesn't cost you a dime to extend your hand and help someone beside you who has become unbalanced and fallen down.
Sympathy– doesn't cost a thing. The slightest words, touch or gesture may bring a smile to another persons face and ignite a momentarily extinguished light that somehow darkened their day.
Whether it may or may not have been you affected by the disasters of Harvey, Irma or Jose, remember there are people out there who felt their wrath and are now suffering the loss of homes, family members and personal items they've worked hard to attain. I know Life is worth more than materialistic possessions-although some of those things do bring a sense of temporary contentment- it's about being present to witness and experience all life has to offer.
So on days preceding 09/11, on 09/11 and days following 09/11, remember to carry sympathy in your heart knowing that we all have an expiration date.


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Miss Olene
She made her mark on horse-breeding history by passing along some speedy genes.
January 1, 0001
From the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum
Miss Olene was a product – and a producer – of American Quarter Horse racing royalty.
Bred and raced by A.B. Green, who also raced Go Man Go and stood the stallion on his Green Pastures stud farm at Purcell, Oklahoma, Miss Olene was by Leo, and her dam was the Patriotic (TB)
mare Barbara L., both parents members of the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. A.B. named the mare for his wife's best friend, Olene Cobb.
Miss Olene was a winner on the Quarter Horse tracks, where she earned $31,022 while compiling a record of 11-3-3 in 33 starts. However, the mare is remembered most for the biggest race she didn't win, the first running of the All American Futurity. Earlier that summer, Miss Olene finished third in the Ruidoso Futurity and went to post as the favorite in the 11th race at Ruidoso Downs on Labor Day 1959. With Richard Lujan in the irons for Jerry Fisher, Miss Olene took the early lead out of the gate, while Tonta Lass broke so hard she lost her rider. But Miss Olene could not maintain the pace and faded to finish third behind Galobar and Panama Ace in what would become Quarter Horse racing's signature event.
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But at least that was a case of what goes around comes around, with a certain revenge factor that came into play. Just as Galobar ruined Miss Olene's All American, Table Tennis then ruined Galobar's first start after the All American, in the trials to the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association Futurity in California, and that was followed by Miss Olene winning the Bardella Handicap at Los Alamitos, thus ruining Table Tennis' first start after winning the PCQHRA final.
It wasn't her ability as a racehorse that put Miss Olene in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. Owned for a time by Vernon Pool and Henry Hurd, both of Oklahoma, and others, the mare later went to New Mexico, where Sarah Henderson and Harriett Peckham made her a mainstay on Peckham's Buena Suerte Ranch at Roswell. Miss Olene last was owned by Herbert Dillon and Myron Palermo of Houston.
It was her ability, then, as a broodmare that made Miss Olene a Hall of Famer. The dam of the earners of $700,673 on the track in the 1960s and 1970s, Miss Olene produced 17 foals, of which 15 started on the track and 10 came back as winners, four of those in stakes.
Little Blue Sheep, Miss Olene's 1972 foal by St Bar, was the world champion aged mare twice and produced stakes winners Browns Dasher and Rheaetta, and the stakes-placed The Louisiana Girl, whose six stakes winners include the track-record-setting champion Jess Louisiana Blue, who has sired the earners of more than $7.2 million.
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Miss Olene produced Little Blue Sheep's full sisters Miss Angel Eyes, who won the Kansas Futurity and was third in Hall of Famer Rocket Wrangler's Rainbow Futurity, and went on to produce one stakes winner and three other winners from five starters; and Takeme Freely, who won the Debutante Handicap and was third in Game Plan's Bay Meadows Futurity, and produced three starters, all winners. Miss Olene was also the dam of Rillito Derby winner Master's Angel by Master Hand (TB), who produced six winners from seven starters.
Miss Olene also produced the stakes-placed Bar Tonto mare Prissy Olene and Little Bar Olene, a Three Bars (TB) filly who was second in the 1965 Rainbow futurity and earned points at halter to become an AQHA Champion. And one of her unraced foals went on to produce a black-type performer, Teenie Weenie becoming the dam of the stakes-winning Cashcan ($114,012).
Miss Olene continued the royal line.
"If you take the money that her babies earned in the '60s and '70s and factored it in today's dollars, you'd have millions," says Frank Merrill, an AQHA past president. "When you look at Miss Olene's place in history, you see that she was just one of those great 'blue hens' that left her mark on the breed."
Miss Olene was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Acts 27 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
Paul Sails for Rome
27 It was decided that we would sail for Italy. An army officer named Julius, who served in the emperor's special army, was put in charge of guarding Paul and some other prisoners on the trip. 2 We got on a ship from the city of Adramyttium that was ready to sail to different places in Asia. Aristarchus, a man from Thessalonica in Macedonia, went with us.
3 The next day we came to the city of Sidon. Julius was very good to Paul and gave him freedom to go visit his friends there, who gave him whatever he needed. 4 We left that city and sailed close to the island of Cyprus because the wind was blowing against us. 5 We went across the sea by Cilicia and Pamphylia. Then we came to the city of Myra in Lycia. 6 There the army officer found a ship from the city of Alexandria that was going to Italy. So he put us on it.
7 We sailed slowly for many days. It was hard for us to reach the city of Cnidus because the wind was blowing against us. We could not go any farther that way, so we sailed by the south side of the island of Crete near Salmone. 8 We sailed along the coast, but the sailing was hard. Then we came to a place called Safe Harbors, near the city of Lasea.
9 We had lost much time, and it was now dangerous to sail, because it was already after the Jewish day of fasting.[a] So Paul warned them, 10 "Men, I can see that there will be a lot of trouble on this trip. The ship, everything in it, and even our lives may be lost!" 11 But the captain and the owner of the ship did not agree with Paul. So the army officer accepted what they said instead of believing Paul. 12 Also, that harbor was not a good place for the ship to stay for the winter, so most of the men decided that we should leave there. They hoped we could reach Phoenix, where the ship could stay for the winter. Phoenix was a city on the island of Crete. It had a harbor that faced southwest and northwest.
The Storm
13 Then a good wind began to blow from the south. The men on the ship thought, "This is the wind we wanted, and now we have it!" So they pulled up the anchor. We sailed very close to the island of Crete. 14 But then a very strong wind called the "Northeaster" came from across the island. 15 This wind took the ship and carried it away. The ship could not sail against the wind, so we stopped trying and let the wind blow us.
16 We went below a small island named Cauda. With the island protecting us from the wind, we were able to bring in the lifeboat, but it was very hard to do. 17 After the men brought the lifeboat in, they tied ropes around the ship to hold it together. The men were afraid that the ship would hit the sandbanks of Syrtis. So they lowered the sail and let the wind carry the ship.
18 The next day the storm was blowing against us so hard that the men threw some things out of the ship.[b] 19 A day later they threw out the ship's equipment. 20 For many days we could not see the sun or the stars. The storm was very bad. We lost all hope of staying alive—we thought we would die.
21 The men did not eat for a long time. Then one day Paul stood up before them and said, "Men, I told you not to leave Crete. You should have listened to me. Then you would not have all this trouble and loss. 22 But now I tell you to be happy. None of you will die, but the ship will be lost. 23 Last night an angel came to me from God—the God I worship and belong to. 24 The angel said, 'Paul, don't be afraid! You must stand before Caesar. And God has given you this promise: He will save the lives of all those sailing with you.' 25 So men, there is nothing to worry about. I trust God, and I am sure everything will happen just as his angel told me. 26 But we will crash on an island."
27 On the fourteenth night we were still being blown around in the Adriatic Sea. The sailors thought we were close to land. 28 They threw a rope into the water with a weight on the end of it. They found that the water was 120 feet[c] deep. They went a little farther and threw the rope in again. It was 90 feet[d] deep. 29 The sailors were afraid that we would hit the rocks, so they threw four anchors into the water. Then they prayed for daylight to come. 30 Some of the sailors wanted to leave the ship, and they lowered the lifeboat to the water. They wanted the other men to think that they were throwing more anchors from the front of the ship. 31 But Paul told the army officer and the other soldiers, "If these men do not stay in the ship, you will lose all hope of survival." 32 So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
33 Just before dawn Paul began persuading all the people to eat something. He said, "For the past two weeks you have been waiting and watching. You have not eaten for 14 days. 34 Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads." 35 After he said this, Paul took some bread and thanked God for it before all of them. He broke off a piece and began eating. 36 All the men felt better and started eating too. 37 (There were 276 people on the ship.) 38 We ate all we wanted. Then we began making the ship lighter by throwing the grain into the sea.
The Ship Is Destroyed
39 When daylight came, the sailors saw land, but they did not know what land it was. They saw a bay with a beach and wanted to sail the ship to the beach if they could. 40 So they cut the ropes to the anchors and left the anchors in the sea. At the same time, they untied the ropes that were holding the rudders. Then they raised the front sail into the wind and sailed toward the beach. 41 But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move. Then the big waves began to break the back of the ship to pieces.
42 The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so that none of the prisoners could swim away and escape. 43 But Julius the army officer wanted to let Paul live. So he did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. He told the people who could swim to jump into the water and swim to land. 44 The others used wooden boards or pieces of the ship. And this is how all the people went safely to land.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Oh the weather outside is chilly...
We're gearing up for a chill finally. Don't get me wrong, I am not a huge fan of extreme temperatures but it just doesn't feel like December when it is 56 degrees outside. :) Today is actually supposed to be relatively warm but a cold snap is coming through.
Lots on the agenda before the cold hits. I need to take the recycling in. I am not sure how I feel about the recycling situation here. I am thrilled that they collect a lot more than when we lived near Indy, but I hate that I have to take it in. My garage is overflowing with plastic bottles and cardboard boxes. How about you? How do they do it near you and do you recycle?
I would like to pick up a few more Christmas lights. My sweet husband hung the lights two weekends ago when it was nice out but I would like to add a few to the teeny tiny bushes we have out there. LOL So ready for this landscaping to grow. :)
I have a project to share with you today. I created this gift box for the Emma's Paperie Blog this last week. You can find instructions and supplies on the blog. If you would rather not make it, I have added it to my Etsy shop.
Have a fabulous Wednesday and thanks for stopping by!!!
5 comments:
- Pamela said...
This is beautiful! I love it! And it's snowing and COLD here...does make it feel more like Christmas time. :)
- December 2, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Hi Lisa! Our recycling is big in our area. We recycle every plastic, aluminum and paper product and cardboard. So we have a 96 gallon recycling trash can (for outside) as well as two 96 gallon regular trash cans. The big recycling project started 3 yrs. ago. It was so hard to get used to at first. A piece of paper goes in a separte can than food. They would go around and check peoples trash cans on trash day to make sure they were recycling!
- December 2, 2009 at 11:20 AM
- Charlene said...
Sweet Sweet Sweet box!! Stay warm!1 I've been sick all week Ug!!
- December 2, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- Melissa Elsner said...
That box is so beautiful!!! I agree about the weather.. not a fan of the cold but it just isn't December without it...
- December 2, 2009 at 10:44 PM
- Michelle Lanning said...
well I don't know what cold is here in ca - but it has been sweater weather -- and that box is adorable
- December 2, 2009 at 11:23 PM


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Living Threads Ministry
A Prayer of Surrender
"God, if there's anything I can do or anything that I have, I'm yours. It's all yours."
Six years ago, Jill Dannenberg prayed this prayer of surrender. She owned an embroidery shop in Zeeland, Michigan, and one day, she felt the Lord prompting her to shut down everything in the shop to pray.
This prayer led to a stirring in Jill's heart. She went to her husband Paul and shared that the Lord was asking her to sell the embroidery business. While the timing wasn't ideal and the reason was not clear, Jill and Paul agreed that they needed to obey.
The business sold for the asking price in just two weeks.
After the embroidery business sold, the Lord started revealing Living Threads.
"I had no idea what I was going to be doing. And I just started journaling until I had quite a bit written down, and then I told my husband what I thought God was calling us to and we started Living Threads."
Jill called six close friends and asked them to come to a meeting.
"I didn't tell them what it was about," Jill shares. "I just said 'I want to share something with you, what I sense God calling me to do.'"
Those six friends came to the meeting, and within days, two of the ladies called to say that when Jill was ready to start, they were ready to start with her.
The embroidery shop building was on the Dannenberg property. When the business moved out, the building was empty, so Jill and her team transformed it into Living Threads' first home. For the first year, they met in this small space with no running water and no bathroom.
One day Jill was at the City on a Hill café for a Bible study. Afterward she stayed to get some work done. "I sensed God saying to me 'you need to find out what's involved with coming here.' And I sat there thinking 'you've got to be crazy, we've got no money, we can't move here.'"
The Lord kept prompting Jill until she finally went in search of the building director. When she found his office with the door wide open, she asked what was involved in moving into the City on a Hill building.
"He gave me a tour," Jill says. "And the first room we walked into, my heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. God does that – it's like He's saying 'pay attention, Jill, I'm showing you something.' He did it with International Needs – it was a presentation on Kibera and I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest!"
Jill shared that they had no money for rent, and she returned the next day with a volunteer, a board member, and her husband. "We sat on the floor and started praying," Jill says. "It was a big empty room and we just said 'God, if you want us here you're going to have to work a miracle. Because we have no money.'"
A week later, Jill and a Living Threads volunteer stopped work to pray. "I said, 'Let's spend some time in prayer because I think we should ask God to work a miracle and somehow give us four months of free rent at City on a Hill.'" Ten minutes later the phone rang and it was the director of City on a Hill. He shared that the board had approved them and approved six months of free rent.
Living Threads moved into City on a Hill. "We had no money to buy paint or anything," Jill says. "So I just started calling paint stores. 'Do you have paint you've mixed wrong and don't know what to do with?' That's how we got our paint colors. Lots and lots of things were donated."
"After the four months that we had prayed for, we had enough money to start paying rent, so I went back to the director and said 'I know you offered us six months, but we were only asking for four, so we're going to start paying rent now and you can help somebody else.' That's how God provided – He answered that original prayer."
Through Living Threads' support, hundreds of children in the Kibera slum get to attend International Needs Saturday Bible clubs, where they receive nutritious food, emotional support, and Biblical teaching. Jill's obedience and an answered prayer continue to offer hope to grieving people in the United States, as well as children living in poverty in the Kibera slum in Kenya.