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Guardian's angels
November 11, 2013
EAGLE COUNTY — Guardian Scholars change lives. Those lives change other lives and the world improves.
It's not complicated, but it's not easy either.
The Guardian Scholars program helps disadvantaged youth graduate college.
The students come from what we'll call "challenging" backgrounds. Some have parents, some don't. Some are homeless; many are from foster homes.
None had the financial resources and emotional support for college.
Now they do.
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"Some of them have astounding stories," said Ron Davis, who founded the program in 1998 at Cal State Fullerton.
Jenni Adams spent most of her years in high school watching cancer take her mother, Terri, by inches. Then, as she traveled the country for a few weeks attending funerals and scattering Terri's ashes in keeping with her mother's wishes, her boss decided Jenni had been off the job for too long and fired her.
Abby Houghton was sexually abused by some of the older men in her extended family. One fled the country and the other is in jail. She and her mother were in the courtroom for the trial and sentencing.
"I felt like that gave me closure," she said.
Theirs are among the dozens of local Guardian Scholars stories, kids who have been delinquent, abandoned, neglected, physically, sexually and/or emotionally abused, whose lives have hovered near the poverty line.
The stories are different, but they have one thing in common — uncommon resilience.
Adams is at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, studying early childhood education and dance. She wants to live abroad.
Houghton's story has a happy ending, as do many Guardian Scholar stories.
During her senior year at Battle Mountain High School she was applying for scholarships, doing interviews and worrying about what was next in her life.
Ron Davis and Suzie Davis (not related) wanted to meet with her after one of those interview sessions. Ron is Perrier's former corporate chief and doesn't waste time.
"You're smart enough to know this isn't an interview. It's an offer," Ron told Abby.
Without a Guardian Scholarship she might have been able to go to the local community college, or maybe not. Now she's a freshman at Colorado Mesa University studying criminal justice and knocking down straight A's.
She wants to go into law enforcement, specializing in sexual assault investigations. The irony is not lost on her, she said.
Family matters
In Colorado, Guardian Scholars has partnered with Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, and most of the state's Guardian Scholars go there.
"We're more than a scholarship. We're a family making dreams come true," Davis said.
Most of these kids don't have much family support, and support is the program's foundation, Davis said. Guardian scholars are surrounded and fussed over by what the students call Guardian's Angels, 19 families who support an individual student.
"With these kids, it isn't whether they're going to have an issue. They are. It's how they're going to deal with it when they do," Davis said.
The graduation rate is more than 80 percent for the kids who are selected.
The New York Times reports that at the other end of that spectrum, a 2010 University of Chicago study found that only 6 percent of former foster youths had earned a two- or four-year degree by age 24. Those not in college may be in jail; 34 percent who had left foster care at age 17 or 18 reported being arrested by age 19.
Guardian Scholars don't roll like that.
"Their success rate is incredible. I've never seen that kind of success in the population they work with," said Tim Foster, president of Colorado Mesa University. "They go through the selection process and then they support the students not just financially, and that's a huge part of this, but they support them intangibly and morally, all the time."
Right now, there are 11 Guardian Scholars in the program. The plan is to graduate six-eight a year and bring a new crop of kids into the program to replace them.
"We're trying to find these diamonds in the rough," Davis said.
They have no overhead. Everything goes to the scholars, Davis said.
"We have so many people and so many success stories in so many places," Davis said.
Success begets success
The valley's first Guardian Scholars began graduating college a few years back. Erik Garcia graduated from Colorado Mesa University and Karen Mendoza from University of Colorado at Boulder. The first, Josie Johns, graduated from Columbia University in New York City.
"During my first year at Columbia University, I doubted myself and my right to be there," Johns said. "I said 'I can't,' but my Guardian Scholar family helped me realize that I could — and I did."
She grabbed a job with the National Basketball Association when she finished college and is now working in San Francisco.
Garcia's goal was always to go to college, but the program made it possible.
"I tried harder in school because I didn't want to let them down," Garcia said. "I want to be able to support my family like they supported me."
Mendoza is the oldest of four girls and was the first in her family to graduate college, also Columbia University.
Justine Henderson had been on her own since her father left when she was 13. She graduated from Eagle Valley High School and studied at the University of Denver.
Henderson says she lived outside society and was not willing to ask for help; she was embarrassed about being homeless and tried to hide it. Kids from dysfunctional families often turn to alcohol or drugs. She didn't go down that road.
"I hope to raise awareness and offer support to teenagers who are most likely not going to get adopted, but still need some sense of family and support," Henderson said. "These kids are often overlooked and fall through society's cracks. I want to be the person who changes this, and receiving the Guardian Scholarship will help me do it."
About Guardian Scholars
The money is provided through the scholarship program and a combination of federal and state grants.
Students have to earn a 3.0 grade point average, take dual enrollment college classes and come from a low income background. They have to write essays about the obstacles they've faced and how they've overcome them and go through a battery of interviews.
"My experience is that the success of efforts to help people is directly tied to the commitment and passion of the people trying to do the helping," Foster said.
It's hard, but every May when bands play Pomp and Circumstance and the Guardian Scholars graduate college, everyone knows it's worth it.
"Every May we have many students who complete one dream, graduation with bachelor's or master's degrees by staying away from what might have been and overcoming big obstacles in their journey," Davis said. "There are no boring dreams, just new adventures to explore, people to serve and mountains to climb."
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 and rwyrick@vail daily.com.


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"Acting was my dream but not my calling." Patrick immersed himself in the Science of Mind teaching, which is unlike most religions in that it values and draws from wisdom teachings from around the world. Exceptional teachers served as Patrick's mentors, and in 2002, he moved to Edmonton to become the spiritual director of the Edmonton Centre for Spiritual Living. Patrick has been thrilled to fan the flame and witness the growth of those around him as they learn to apply spiritual principles and use practical/mental tools to transform their lives.
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Next is a song that features Ke$ha vocals… wait can you really call them Ke$ha vocals, personally I see her at the Rebecca Black level of talent. Anyways, White Panda mixes Ke$ha over some Coyote Kisses for another upbeat banging mashup. They made a music video for "Lazerblow", which you can check out at the bottom of the post. Download
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Lastly comes "Children of the Lights" with takes Ellie Goulding's lyrics to you guessed it "Lights". Instrumentals from Robert Miles and Dave Darell. Love how this mashup really picks up and has an almost epic drop in it.
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The internet and the digital age have truly become a magnificent place to find and provide information for people. In today's world, there are many ways to communicate with people and one of the latest and most popular ways to do so, is by blogging. If you want to learn more about blogging, then look no further, this article and the tips inside can help you expand your knowledge about blogging.
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For too long, it's been a struggle for foreign nationals working in the UK to get a mortgage. Irrespective of the way they work, lenders perceive immigrants as a risk.
It needn't be this way. As with most of life's challenges, the answer lies in finding the relevant authority for help. That authority figure is a specialist mortgage broker who understands how immigrants work.
Working with foreign contractors who'd struggled to get mortgages unveiled a much bigger picture. Immigrants from all manner of employment backgrounds find High Street mortgages hard to come by. Even Ancestral VISAs don't cut any ice with lenders, so where was the hold up?
Overcoming the barriers
Many restrictions imposed on immigrants working in the UK on HSMP, Tier 1/2/3 or Ancestral VISAs are harsh. These barriers could take the form of lenders expecting an excessive deposit. In other words, they impose a maximum of 60% LTV, or minimum 40% deposit.
Most mortgage lenders also insist upon a 3-year work history. Often, they expect continued employment, too. Others may require a minimum of 2 years remaining on your VISA. Or, in many instances, they won't accept your application unless you meet both sets of lending criteria.
For immigrants new to the UK, hoping to make it their permanent place of residence, these values are unrealistic. The good news is that some lenders are changing their attitude.
Why won't lenders accept my HSMP status?
In recent years, we've noticed lenders softening their attitudes towards non-UK resident workers. Some have dropped the minimum employment history requirement to 2 years. Others have dispensed with the higher deposits, or their restrictions on a maximum LTV.
The net effect is that immigrant workers can now secure a mortgage with as little as 10% deposit.
No doubt this will come as a surprise if you've paced the High Street several times without success. You may even have approached an IFA, resulting in similar disappointment.
It's not your fault. What's let you down in the past may neither be your work nor nationality status.
Finding a mortgage broker with influence is essential!
The root of the problem is the same as that which lets self-employed applicants down. Call centre and in-branch banking staff don't understand your unique circumstances.
In contrast, a specialist broker will understand the nuances of HSMP, Tier 1,2 and 3 or Ancestral VISAs. By helping mortgage lenders understand your unique problems, such brokers have gained their trust. It's relationships like this can help you get your mortgage:
- packaged so that underwriters understand your criteria;
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- processed with the minimum of fuss and delay.
Highly-Skilled Migrant Workers needn't settle for mortgages with expensive charges and high interest rates. Avoid lenders and IFAs who place such restrictions upon you, either through greed or ignorance.
Yes, there are minimum criteria potential borrowers have to meet. But that's true of people from all backgrounds, no matter what their nationality or the way they work.
Don't become a victim to ignorance or prejudice. There's no need; the right mortgage exists for foreign nationals. It's a simple matter of matching the appropriate lender to your circumstances.
Author: John Yerou
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In 2004 John began his career in Financial Services as an independent mortgage adviser and broker. John has been instrumental in negotiating bespoke underwriting for contractors with high street lenders.
His presence in the industry as a go-to expert is growing by the day and he is regularly cited and writes in publications both locally and nationally.


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Download the authoritative guide: Cloud Computing 2019: Using the Cloud for Competitive AdvantageSAN FRANCISCO -- HP is ramping up its server and blade line with new products as well as a major new version of its HP-UX 11i operating system, HP-UX 11i v3.
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The No. 14 North Carolina men's basketball team beat Notre Dame 63-61 Monday on Senior Night to record a 12th straight win and improve to 23-7 on the season and 13-4 in ACC play.
With the loss, Notre Dame dropped to 15-16 on the season and 6-12 in conference action.
***Listen to the story***
The Tar Heels raced away from the Fighting Irish early on with in-form play from J.P. Tokoto. Carolina claimed the 41-27 lead at the intermission with a clean performance, only committing three turnovers despite shuffling nearly the entire team on and off the court due to Senior Day tradition.
Notre Dame went on a 10-1 run to start the second half. Carolina only managed to score eight points in over ten minutes after intermission. The free throw shooting woes continued to plague UNC as the Tar Heels shot 45.5 percent from the line on 22 attempts.
The Irish claimed the 56-54 lead with 3:46 to play, but Carolina closed out the game in fine form with clutch shots by both Marcus Paige and James Michael McAdoo.
Impressively, after falling behind 49-46, the Tar Heel defense held Notre Dame without a field goal for seven minutes and 52 seconds.
"Senior Night is always emotional to me. It's emotional for Leslie [McDonald] because he didn't have the kind of game that he's had recently. Those four seniors have meant a lot to us," Head Coach Roy Williams says.
***Listen to Roy Williams' postgame remarks***
McAdoo led the scoring charge for the Tar Heels with 14 points while Tokoto reached double figures with an 11-point contribution.
Pat Connaughton provided 17 points for the Irish, but Eric Atkins led all scorers with 21 points. Despite the impressive outings, UNC overcame and emerged victorious on Senior Night.
The opening tipoff was won by Notre Dame, but they threw it away to hand the ball back to the senior Tar Heels and McAdoo.
Wade Moody popped a three-pointer to the delight of the crowd. McAdoo scored on the ensuing possession to give UNC the 4-0 lead.
McAdoo scored and drew the foul. He knocked down the foul shot after the senior role players were all relegated to the bench following their ceremonial start to the game.
With 16:45 on the first half clock, Carolina held the 8-4 advantage. Meeks scored inside off a sharp McAdoo assist.
Austin Burgett knocked down a three-pointer to reduce the Irish deficit down to four points with 14:43 on the clock.
J.P. Tokoto drained a deep jumper, finding some space while the Irish continued to struggle on the offensive end with turnovers and sluggish play.
Atkins scored on a smooth shot to close the gap down to three, but Kennedy Meeks replied with a score of his own to push the Tar Heels ahead 16-11 with 11:48 to play in the half.
Joel James powered his way to the basket, making the shot and getting fouled. He made the free throw to give UNC the 21-13 lead with 8:38 to play before halftime.
McAdoo flung the ball through the nets as the Carolina offense was roaring along, shredding the Fighting Irish defense.
McDonald nailed a shot from behind the arc to give the Tar Heels a 28-16 edge with 5:30 to play in the half. Meanwhile, Atkins continued to be the one player for the Irish who was keeping them in the contest, knocking down another beautiful jumper.
Paige responded on the other end, matching Atkins with a three-pointer of his own. Tokoto's athleticism was on full display as he weaved around a couple Notre Dame defenders with an electric score.
After another McDonald strike, Carolina had the 35-22 advantage with 3:01 left in the half.
Tokoto streaked to the basket again out of a timeout, making the shot and picking up a foul in the process. With 2:13 on the first half clock, Carolina held a 37-24 lead over Notre Dame.
Freshman Steve Vasturia pulled away for a made jumper, but Tokoto continued his offensive storm with a score for the Tar Heels right after.
At the half, it was Carolina with the 41-27 advantage. The Tar Heels shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half.
Tokoto was leading the way with 9 points while McAdoo contributed 8 points for the Tar Heels. But even more impressively, Carolina only committed three turnovers in a half where the entire team saw action.
Notre Dame, meanwhile, was connecting on 42 percent of its shots. Atkins produced a team-leading 10 points for the Irish.
Pat Connaughton drained a deep three-pointer to trim the Tar Heel lead down to 42-37 as the Irish were on an 10-1 run to start the second half.
Brice Johnson scored UNC's first field goal of the second half, but the Irish offense was rolling now. Atkins scored on the other end. With 15:43 to play, Carolina held a slim 44-39 advantage.
The lead was cut down to three when Atkins hit another jumper, and a three-point snipe tied the game at 44-44 with 14:41 to play.
Johnson responded with a score to break the tie as the crowd drew back into the contest. Notre Dame was making everything they looked at from the floor, sinking another long-range three-pointer to claim the lead at 47-46 with 13:38 left in the game.
A big block by McAdoo came at the 12:05 mark with Carolina trailing 49-46 with 11:57 to play.
Nate Britt drained a deep jumper to get the Carolina offense out of its funk while the defense responded with a stop.
After a turnaround jumper that sunk through the nets by McAdoo, the Tar Heels were back on in front 50-49 with 9:42 to play.
***Listen to the call by the Tar Heel Sports Network's Jones Angell***
Britt took a hard foul in transition that left him relegated to the floor for a while before he hobbled off the court. Hubert stepped in to shoot his foul shots, but missed both.
McDonald stepped out of bounds to commit a turnover, and with 7:40 to play, the Tar Heels were clinging to a 50-49 lead.
McAdoo got to the line and missed an ugly two free throws to the groan of the crowd. Paige darted into the paint and calmly floated in a shot that gave UNC the 52-50 edge, but Notre Dame answered right back to tie the game at 52-52 with 5:19 remaining.
Britt fired in a shot that regained the lead for the Tar Heels. Atkins nailed a jumper for the Irish to retie the game and then take the lead with a runaway layup by Vasturia that earned the 56-54 lead for Notre Dame with 3:46 to play.
McAdoo went to foul line, but only made one of two. The Tar Heels trailed by a point. But he made up for it on the next possession with a contested shot that fell through the nets in transition to give UNC the lead at 57-56.
Johnson followed McAdoo's lead with a score and a foul after a Notre Dame turnover, but he missed the free throw. UNC led by three.
Tokoto answered the bell again with a clutch make that ignited the crowd with 1:15 to play. Carolina had saved its best stuff for the close yet again, claiming a 61-56 lead with 1:15 to play.
Connaughton worked his way inside for a score and a foul. He calmly sank the point after to close the Irish to within two points with 40 seconds left.
Paige was fouled with 17 seconds remaining. He knocked down one of two. But the Irish scored quickly on the other end and fouled Paige again. He missed another free throw to leave the door open for the Irish, but time expired, giving Carolina the victory.
***Listen to the call***
Next up for the Tar Heels is a rematch with No. 4 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday night.
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Excel offers you the option for changing the text color or background color of the cells
Changing Background Color
The default color of any cell in Microsoft Excel Sheet is white. To change the color on the background of the cell, go to Home Tab on the top and you will find the option for Background as shown below.
Changing Foreground Color
You can also change the color of the foreground, which is black by default. To change the default color, go to Home Tab and click on the option of Foreground Color listed in Font Group as shown below.
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First, I want to extend my apologies for being a complete and utter slacker this summer. I had every intention of having my tool chest of drawers completed by now, but I didn't take into account that pretty much every weekend in June and July was accounted for. Well, I'm back from my sister's wedding, and will actually get some time to keep moving on the project. The sliding dovetailed drawer blades and web frames should be wrapped up by the end of the weekend. In the meantime, I thought I would do a little bit of retro audio blogging in the interim.
I've found that Google+ has really seemed to attract woodworkers as early adopters. I recently got involved in an interesting discussion about whether or not it makes sense to study period furniture designs and techniques or if that might cloud your creativity. It was such an interesting topic, I thought I'd do a podcast episode on it. That's right, just me talking – no video. I'll see how it goes, and I might sprinkle a few more audio-only episodes in here and there for more philosophical discussions (as always, I'm sure you won't be shy with your feedback and comments).
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
The Mother Of All UFOs? Part-1
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Hi Nick!ReplyDelete
I likely should have placed this comment in one of your posts regarding Rendlesham or Demonic connections, but wasn't sure how often you'd be notified of comments unless it was your latest, so....
A long-time follower here who holds you in the highest of regards concerning all of your tireless work down thru the years.
The Rendlesham incident remains a fascination of mine, even moreso as more and more tends to come out, some falling into the spurious and likely disinfo camp, other factoids with a bit more clout and staying power it seems. Your uncovering of the link between the incident itself in 1980 and the possible directive of emptying the prisons is highly disturbing and reeks of some kind of Revolution In Military Affairs-type plan I remember reading about in NEXUS magazine 1995 in a piece by Julianne McKinney.
I would love your take on mine here if you can spare the time. I similarly posited Ray Boeche, but he never got back to me. Cheers!
Cool, thanks! I'll check out the link.Delete
Very intriguing article :)ReplyDelete
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This also has nothing to do w/ what this certain MU post is about, but I was wondering what you think about Ed Walters' UFO stories and photographs?Replies


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Venice Beach "Schitzo or Bluetooth?" (Adam Lambert gets a reprieve)
Call this entry a "preemptive strike" if you will. I would just as soon get the "Shock and Awe" out of the way prior to my return to this last vestige of overpriced hotel rooms and a population that makes Perez Hilton's black book look like, well . . .The Foreward?
I am returning with my family and it looks like it may be a little warmer this week. That means the "Large Jungle-Thonged Aborigini" will be going through his paces at Muscle Beach! Hoowah! I don't know if any of you have had the honor of meeting this man. What a thrill it is every time we return to walk around the corner by "Jody Mahoney's Hot Dog and Sausage Wonder Emporium for Tourists Needing To Spend Way Too Much For Clogged Arteries and Colon Cancer", and find our good friend Russell the Aborigini. Clad in a loin cloth that would make John and Bo Derek both blush. Is John still alive? Either way. . .But there in all his overweight and sweaty splendor is "Russell" accompanying Russell on his many obvious boardwalk adventures is "Lil' Russell the Love Muscle". Let me just say, folks that if you haven't eaten prior to coming to the beach, should you encounter the two (they travel in tandem), you will swear off Jody Mahoney for a month! (This has all been a thinly-veiled reference to his "junk".) But all in all, well worth the price of admission.
All seriousness aside.
I have neither met or talked to either "Russell". I'm not sure that's even his name! For all I know his name is Leonard Thompkins from Inglewood. But this is how I choose to address this South California Treasure and that is how I know I've arrived at my favorite little stomping grounds. It's also around the same time I shield my childrens' eyes and start counting heads.
That's also when my wife and I like to start playing a little game we call, "Schitzo or Bluetooth". We like to pick random people who are walking down the strip and decide, as they talk to themselves out loud, if they are actually talking to someone on a wireless, hands-free headset or if they are, in fact, mentally ill. We have been playing different variations of this game through the years. It started as "Really Talking to Someone On Their Cell or That Insecure?" and evolved into "Is Their Gynecologist Appointment That Important That The Whole World Has To Hear About it or NOT?" Now we have this updated version and I find it far more entertaining. You should play it some time. At any rate, in a place like this, in case you run out of funds (We obviously never do) it provides a good day and a half of enjoyment. You can skip the "Hollywood" stuff entirely and most of the "Universal" tour blows anyway.
Why do I complain (or at least seem to) incessantly about this place? Because I want to LIVE THERE! I want to walk among the freaks as their cherished Master! Just kidding! I want to live in Santa Monica and have a decent job, find an agent, become a character actor, do some commercials and maybe a bit part in a decent movie, sell my screenplays, Blow the Lid off the Joint with an Epic Animated Feature Film Franchise and retire to a secluded island retreat that make "Jimmy Buffet" jealous! It's all quite simple, really!
I'll be honest, my bid for total world domination is falling woefully short in spite of this AMAZING blog and as a result of my apparent internet ineptitude. I have a raucous and obviously overzealous group of "Twitter" elite with offers to increase my "Blog and Tweet" activity 10 fold in less than the time it takes me to finish this sentence. 2 years ago if someone was to want to increase my "Blog and Tweet" activity, they would have probably told me to try Metamucil. Go Figg'r!
So for the now 16 or so of you that read this blog (yet still no FOLLOWERS), I appreciate your support and I will return with the continuation of how Adam Lamber,Perez Hilton, and Tony Robbins renewed my faith in humanity. But I will be incommunicato for a few days. I've got a couple interviews IN Santa Monica and who knows. I'm still looking for a little help though. If someone knows of a 3 Bedroom apartment in Culver City for cheap, let me know.
Talk at ya' soon!
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|Grafton St. Dublin
|The Fish Market in the English Market, Cork.
|The Farm Gate, Cork.
|The English Market, Cork.
|Patrick St. Cork.
|My back garden view, Cork, Ireland.
|The main reason for my trip. My new nephew, Ronan.
(He's the most adorable thing)
I'll be back in the US next week and I will get right into work. Promise.
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I want us, finally, to begin to understand what Frederick Douglass might have meant when he made one of his most enigmatic statements, reported by a Wisconsin congressman in the House of Representatives: "Douglas said he could never account for it: but somehow, whenever he got in sight of the Dome of the Capitol in Washington, he always felt as though he wanted to steal something." Douglass, looking back at the years just after emancipation, said: "The South wouldn't have us; the North didn't want us. We were strangers in a strange land." But the land was least strange here in DC, where emancipation had come nine months before Lincoln's proclamation, and where, for a very few short years after the war, a biracial democracy had begun to form, one that desperately needed the encouragement and imagination of writers who failed to see the possibilities of the emancipated Freedom that looked down on them from above.And here's what that passage looked like in the earlier and longer draft:
At least the longer version made clear a little more about the Williams quote and suggested that its provenance was uncertain. I had had so many interesting and illuminating talks with my colleagues here at Iowa about the quote over the past few months that I thought it was worth throwing it out there in the context of the new material I had found that attached the dome so thoroughly to the battles over civil rights for freed slaves. Your pointing out Douglass's citation of the Brownlow quote certainly could indicate that Williams simply was misremembering what Douglass said, or it could mean that Douglass adapted Brownlow's statement for his own purposes in a conversation with Williams. In any case, it's an interesting and strange quotation by Williams of Douglass."Finally, I want to consider a statement attributed to Frederick Douglass by a Republican Wisconsin congressman, Charles G. Williams, in 1878, who recalled his friend Douglass (they met when both lived in Rochester, New York) saying something quite enigmatic: Williams reported in the House of Representatives that "Douglas said he could never account for it: but somehow, whenever he got in sight of the Dome of the Capitol in Washington, he always felt as though he wanted to steal something." A colleague of mine pointed this comment out to me some time ago, and I have since talked with several colleagues about what the comment could have meant, since it seems so out of keeping with Douglass's character. Douglass's most recent biographer, John Muller, whose new book on Douglass's life in Washington, D.C., just appeared last year, recently reproduced the quotation on his blog for the book, and he asks: "Was Douglass joking or dead-serious or dead-serious although joking?" Of course, Douglass may never have said it. But I want to have us think about the statement in relation to the way in which the Capitol dome came to be so racially inflected during the period it was being constructed. Muller's new book makes clear just how betrayed Douglass felt when Andrew Johnson became president and began quickly to try to stand in the way of the formation of a biracial democracy. Douglass, looking back at the years just after emancipation, said: "The South wouldn't have us; the North didn't want us. We were strangers in a strange land." But the land was least strange here in DC, where emancipation had come nine months before Lincoln's proclamation, and where, for a very few short years after the war, a biracial democracy had begun to form, one that desperately needed the encouragement and imagination of writers who failed to see the possibilities of the emancipated statue of Freedom that looked down on them from above. Something in those years following the war had been stolen from the newly emancipated slaves, and, as we will soon see, many Americans were seeing the Capitol dome as the symbolic site of a stolen Liberty.
(Ed Folsom, quoted by permission from his email of June 9, 2013)
In his instructive and well-received plenary lecture June 4, 2013 at the recent Melville and Whitman conference in Washington, DC, Whitman scholar Ed Folsom quoted (twice, at least) Frederick Douglass on the Capitol Dome. The quotation sounded odd to me and Folsom did not explicate, but rather floated it out there as a possible (and vaguely "disturbing," maybe) instance of the way the Dome symbolized and provoked racial divides and themes during and after the Civil War. Folsom quoted Douglass as saying something like, whenever he saw or came near the Capitol Dome he always felt like he "wanted to steal something."
That did not sound anything like the deeply principled Douglass to me, so naturally I had to Google it.
Turns out Douglass was quoting (approvingly yet perhaps ironically, too) an old anecdote about crooked politicians associated with William Gannaway Brownlow, the former Tennessee governor and US Senator. As itinerant Methodist preacher, Brownlow had once refused to debate Douglass. Later Brownlow famously supported the Union, Reconstruction and black enfranchisement. The context of Douglass's citation of Brownlow is Washington with its corrupt politicians as a "moral monster" for supporting slavery and the southern rebellion:
"Like any other moral monster, there was contamination in its touch, poison in its breath, and death in its embrace. There was something more than a wild and witty exaggeration in the saying of Senator Brownlow when he remarked to a fellow passenger that he must be getting near Washington, for he began to feel as if he wanted to steal something. In fostering and fomenting the late slaveholders' rebellion, Washington performed its full share. It sustained Buchanan when he trifled with treason. It applauded Breckenridge when he served the rebellion better in the Senate with his tongue then he could possibly serve it in the field with his sword. It stood between President Johnson and deserved impeachment and cheered him on in his ministry of disorganization. It smiled upon the cowardly and murderous assault of Brooks upon Senator Sumner. It hatched out in its heat and moral debasement the horrible brood of assassins who murdered the noble Lincoln and attempted the murder of Seward. Its people would, at any time during the great war for union and liberty, have preferred Davis to Lincoln and Lee to Grant." (Frederick Douglass: a Lecture on our National Capital)The main idea of the original anecdote is proverbial, "when in Rome..." When in Washington, you do as they do in the nation's capitol, which is STEAL.
Douglass borrows the Brownlow anecdote for his own purposes, adapting it to a discussion of pro-slavery racism. However, the anecdote as transcribed here more generally describes Washington and Washington political culture, and not specifically the Capitol Dome as building or architecture, which was the focus of Folsom's talk.
Maybe Folsom saw this blog entry or the new book on Frederick Douglass in Washington, DC where Wisconsin congressman Charles G. Williams is cited from the Congressional Record, loosely recounting the remark by Douglass a few years earlier. Unfortunately I don't have the book yet, I'm getting this part from the wordpress blog of John Muller.
What I like about Muller's handling of Williams's misremembered quotation in the blog and book is that he can't quite believe the upright Douglass would ever say such a thing, despite the authority of the Congressional Record. Therefore Muller perceptively guesses if he did say that he must have been "joking" somehow.
Link to source at American Memory, Library of Congress:
Frederick Douglass: a Lecture on our National Capital. By Frederick Douglass. Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington D.C., 1978. Chesapeake Bay Book Collection.
For more on the extant manuscript versions of Douglass's remarks on Washington, see the updated Melvilliana post Don't get it twisted.


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I've been re-watching Season Three of Game of Thrones in preparation for Season Four. I've already read A Storm of Swords (the show creator's broke author George R.R. Martin's novel into two seasons), so I won't spoil things for anyone, but suffice it to say that as shocking as last season's the Red Wedding was, there is still more in store for the denizens of Westeros and beyond. Much of the season seems d to be about interesting pairings. Only poor Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) always seemed to end up alone. Until Sunday, here are some images from Season Three that made an impact.
|Sam goes up against a White Walker
|My favorite couple of the season (and maybe the books as well) Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Brienne (Gwendoline Christie)
|A close second — Arya (Maisie Williams) and The Hound (Rory McCann)
|This is more of a threesome — Maergery (Natalie Dormer), Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) and his crossbow
|Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and her favorite son
|Brienne and an angry bear
|Ygritte (Rose Leslie) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) on The Wall
|Tyrion, alone and bewildered


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A fire was coming. Dark and monstrous, it growled. It was searching for my fallen master and it was coming fast. I wanted to stay by his broken body to protect him, but I had a task to complete. Without the key pass, Master James would suffer a hell no man should have to endure.
The dry air burned through my lungs and snot froze to my whiskers as I ducked through the underbrush at a full run. My mother and my mother's mother had trained me all my life for this mission. The keepers of the afterlife charged our species to watch over our master's lives and, when that inevitable time arrived, aid them through the transition to the next world.
My single focus was to make it to the top of Mount Silesia and safely return with the key pass.
All his life Master had tended his farms, provided shelter and food for our family and protected us from the dangers of the deep woods. At the end of his last day, he'd fallen off his horse on a routine scout around our humble farm. He'd hit his head and wouldn't move no matter how much I lapped at his rough face. I left his mare to watch over him while I reluctantly cast out on this dark path.
A sharp crack just off the overgrown path froze me in my tracks. I peered intently into the darkness, ready to attack should the sound morph into something more tangible. Behind me, the fire's roar and growl of death tore up the mountainside unrelentingly at breakneck speed. The hair on my back bristled straight reminding me of that ornery porcupine that taunted me as a pup. I had to push forward though my paws twitched at the tenderness from running over the rough stone and thistle bush. And the thinning air made it difficult for me to focus.
'The fire should be upon him by now. Why is it coming for me?' I pushed forward, the homing stone was close. Even through the winter's bite, I felt death's warm breath bearing down on me. I tucked my tail under me and ran harder.
I skidded to a halt as the path broke into a small clearing, kicking up puffs of dust. The homing stone, a grey, smoothed-top rock, marked the middle of the circle.
A half moon volunteered some light, but the sky was black. A zigzag of demon orange slithered up the small mountain behind me.
'Three barks to ward off evil spirits and wait. Two barks to call the key pass and wait. Three barks to pay homage to all those that had come before.' I recited what my grandmamma had drilled into me. A lifetime of herding by day, and lying at my master's feet by the fire at night and barking at invisible ghosts to keep them away from our tiny farmhouse. All my life was wrapped up in this ceremony and I was afraid.
I fought back a tear; I didn't want him to go. Death had already swooped down on him, taken him from me. Now his soul waited on the hell hound to take him to hell or the key pass to fly him to heaven. He deserved my return.
I choked back three weak barks and waited for the spirit world to explode the sky with magical fireworks or fantastical flying machinery.
I barked two fierce and loud barks and waited for the ground to rumble and shake and crack open at my paws.
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Copyright © Keith Dugger
Selected Amazon Links:
The Soul of Creative Writing
The Practice of Creative Writing: A Guide for Students
One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft


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CAH Out of Hospital Care
Comparative Evaluation of the Tolerability of Cefazolin and Nafcillin for Treatment of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the Outpatient Setting
Gold Coast patients having the hospital come to them in Queensland first
Continuous Infusions of Meropenem in Ambulatory Care: Clinical Efficacy, Safety and Stability
Being Good Stewards, Part 1
Development of quality indicators for antimicrobial treatment in adults with sepsis
Effects of Group 1 versus Group 2 Carbapenems on the Susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii to Carbapenems: A Before and After Intervention Study of Carbapenem-Use Stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship teams help save lives
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Home care program would benefit patients
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New conference announced for the HITH Community in 2014
The HITH Society has announced their Annual Scientific Meeting and Conference will take place at Bayview Eden, Melbourne, November 20-21, 2014. The program will feature the latest opinion and science guiding the HITH Community. To find out more details about the program, and registration information for the event, visit the HITH Society website.
Hospital in the Home service expands
What do restoring vintage cars and HITH services have in common?
Find out how HITH patient Bruce got back to his passion of restoring his Austin 7 while receiving treatment under the HITH service. HITH TV where you can meet some interesting HITH patients and their HITH HCPs.
How does a HITH service operate?
There are many HITH services available with more being added each year. Go to HITH TV to find out how HITH works at the Macarther Ambulatory Care Service to deliver customised treatment to HITH patients like Carol.
Have you seen the latest episode on HITH TV?
Go on the road with Janine Bond, Clinical Nurse for Brisbane Metro North, and see how she delivers HITH services, to patients like Peter, in the community. View this episode and more on HITH TV now.
US model for hospital care at home reduces costs and increases patient satisfaction
Hot on the heels of the recent Deloitte/Access Economics report here in Australia, a study just published in the US also supports the potential of cost savings and increased patient satisfaction through greater utilisation on Hospital in the Home Services. An innovative "hospital at home" acute care programme has reduced costs by 19% with similar…
Living Life to the Full – Mary's Story
One of the key attributes of HITH and home infusion of antibiotics is it's user friendliness for patients. This is especially important Cystic Fibrosis patients where home IV therapy becomes part of their lives. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease which affects over 3000 Australians. People living with this condition face challenges daily and must…
Antibiotic Stewardship
The latest video presentation to be released from last year's HITH conference is an excellent presentation from Dr Andrew Fuller titled "The Use of Antibiotics in the 'Hospital in the Home Program' – Antibiotic Stewardship". Dr Fuller presents his experiences in treating infectious diseases in the HITH program at The Alfred Hospital using a number of…
Economic Analysis of Hospital in the Home – New research released by The HITH Society & Deloitte Access Economics
Finally the word is out. Newspaper headlines are screaming Switch to Home Care 'Could Save Millions' and Healthy Savings in Care at Home. This wave of publicity about the economic benefits of HITH follows the release of an economic analysis of Hospital in the Home by the HITH Society of Australasia. The research report, compiled by Deloitte Access…
Are doctors necessary to run a successful HITH service?
It's the age old question that HITH services have been debating since the dawn of HITH. This question was hotly debated by an expert panel at last year's HITH conference – 2 doctors arguing against the motion that 'Doctors are necessary to run a successful HITH service', and 2 nurses arguing for the motion. So,…
Brisbane HITH Seminar and Workshop
Earlier this year we hosted a HITH seminar and workshop in Brisbane focusing on issues in Queensland. Attendees came from established and emerging HITH services, both in the private and public settings. The dynamic program was chaired by Prof. Gideon Caplan, and included insights from the HITH Society Australasia, Queensland Government, established Queensland HITH services…
Improving the Patient Experience
There are so many benefits of HITH that we get excited about; the economics, the clinical outcomes, the professional opportunities; but at the end of the day the enhanced patient experience is one of the most rewarding. Not all of us have direct contact with patients to see this first hand, so when this story…
Spreading the Word
The sharing of ideas, knowledge and experience is the best way to continue expanding and improving HITH programs throughout Australasia. Perhaps you have a colleague or associate, within your hospital or elsewhere, who could benefit from some of the combined wisdom from the HITH community.
The Home Calling – Episode 2
Earlier this year The Home Calling team travelled to South Australia to bring you episode 2 of the Home Calling documentary series. In episode 2 we visit the well established Hospital @ Home ward at Flinders Medical Centre to get some insights into their operation. While in Adelaide, we also go behind the scenes at…
QLD HITH Seminar
On March 31 Baxter and The Home Calling sponsored a special HITH seminar in Brisbane. The Seminar was designed to bring together key practitioners in HITH to stimulate discussion on funding of at home services and how various services have successfully implemented programs or are looking to expand patient services. During the event, lots of…
Prime Minister of New Zealand opens new Christchurch Pharmacy
The new Christchurch Pharmacy Services and Distribution Centre was opened by Prime Minister, the Hon. John Key at a recent reception. The NZ$3.6 million medication compounding facility will service all six South Island District Health Boards (DHBs) who signed a joint public/private agreement with Baxter in 2009 for the provision of aseptic compounded products including…


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So this weekend I'm off to Toronto for the Virgin Music Festival.
Fingers crossed the rain will pass us by and it will fun in the sun, enjoying some great bands and I'm sure sinking a few beers!
Bruce Parry's new series 'Amazon' starts in a couple of weeks on BBC 2. I'm sure I'm one of many women who have fallen in love with Bruce after watching Tribe. I'm hoping that it will be shown on BBC America! I have been following the blog for the last few months and I can't wait to get a chance to watch the show which means I'll probaby be buying the DVD!
Hope you all enjoy your weekends.


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League Two side Oxford United claim to have had a transfer fee accepted by Peterborough United for unwanted striker Tyrone Barnett.
The bid was apparently made at the start of the transfer window for the striker, who scored six goals in 12 starts while on loan at the 'Us' earlier this season.
Posh boss Darren Ferguson revealed last week that a fee had been agreed with an unnamed club for Barnett, but that it had broken down over personal terms. Barnett, who cost Posh a club record £1.1 million when arriving from Crawley in February 2012, is believed to be one of the biggest earners at The ABAX Stadium.
Oxford believe clubs at Championship level as well as League One are chasing Barnett.
Mark Ashton, United's chief executive, would not disclose the level of the bid, He said: "I won't identify the fee but I imagine it's one of the larger ones the club has put in.
"The challenge we have is there are Championship and League One clubs that are potentially interested.
"We don't believe it's a question of salary package, it's where he wants to play his football and in fairness you can understand it if there are Championship clubs interested.
"We are continuing to push on it and I'm in communication daily with Peterborough."


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When opening said tab in the latest version, we're presented with a symbol at the side of each application which with a simple tap allows us to remove it from the list altogether. Equally, a long press allows for multiple apps to be selected for deletion at one time. We just had a complete -- and swift -- clear out of our three year old list of downloaded applications.
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Divination, or predicting, with numerology; as practiced by Greeks and Chaldeans: The Greeks would use arithmomancy to analyze the names of their warring enemies in order to determine their numerical values, and with this process, they thought they could predict the results of battles.
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This post covers the subject pronouns in French. You will see pronouns in most of the learning that you do in french. For example the verb conjugations and conversations that you see.
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do any of you have travel plans? did 2012 take you anywhere unforgettable?
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do any of you have travel plans? did 2012 take you anywhere unforgettable?
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yay for traveling :) dc is on my bucket list!ReplyDelete
ps stoked to play at the end of the month. oh and no snap chats today.. i left my phone at my apt. boo!
DANG that was a LOT for 2012 but that is absolutely awesome! I'm planning on going to ireland/scotland this year...first time over seas...i'm so excited! :)ReplyDelete
Aww you two have been all over the place!! :)ReplyDelete
i am so jealous. we haven't gone anywhere. im hoping we can change that this year and maybe get a real honeymoon in, doubtful but i can always dream, right?ReplyDelete
So fun! We are going to the arches this summer..I am so excited!ReplyDelete
Your 2012 was busy and you went to some lovely places!ReplyDelete
I went to NYC for 10 days and although I had been there before I hadn't been for 10+ years and I had never stayed in the city before, only gone in for the day. This year I am going to Rome, I can't wait, I've never been to Italy before.
I adore that picture of you guys by Lake Powell--so romantic!ReplyDelete
I too love to travel, and I would also call it one of my passions. Unfortunately, we hardly have the funds to do much traveling, but this last year we did scrape together enough to go on an Alaskan cruise. I've been lucky enough to experience a lot of different places in my life, and I think those kinds of experiences are necessary in some ways for our own growth and development, esp. when it comes to things like understanding "the other."
I loved this reminder to make the time to travel, even if it's close by. You've inspired me to set my next travel goal :)Replies
Oh goodness. THANK YOU for saying that. Some people think traveling means having to have a very large amount of money coming in every month. Not true whatsoever! Excited to hear all about your next travel goal :)Delete
wow you went so many places! so cool! :) we;ve been able to travel a lot too this year, even being pregnant. :)ReplyDelete
I love this!! Do you mind if I do a post similar to this? I think this is the best 2012 recap post I've seen yet (and you know the blogosphere has been jammed packed with them lately!).ReplyDelete
So much change! I was in Australia from March-October this year which was pretty cool, but I have a whole new life starting soon with the beginning of a new job and I'm pretty damn excited about that :DReplyDelete
You moved three times this year? Dang! moving is the worst! I fully agree with this post though. It's important to be adventurous and go see and experience new things before you have kids. That's definitely my philosophy. I'm really hoping we can get to the grand canyon this year.ReplyDelete
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2012 was full of changes for Ryan and I too, although we didn't move 3 tims!! What were you moving for?! Also, I'm jealous as hell about all your traveling. Color me poor, but I'm pretty sure the extent of my traveling last year was to Wisconsin, lol!ReplyDelete
Also, your place in Richmond looks amazing. And I'm loving your place now, those doors? I want them. You should post more pictures for me to lust over.
2012 took me to Germany! That was my big work trip. I also went to Vegas and South Padre Island. I wish I could travel outside of the US more. But I definitely make the most of taking daytrips around Texas.ReplyDelete
I love it! (: I'm heading out to Scotland in May. It'll be the first time that I've ever been overseas.ReplyDelete
Aside from that, I went to NYC for the first time back in December (there's posts on my blog), and I just got back from NOLA! I'd say that I'm starting the year right, and I hope that you make it to wherever your heart desires! I'm so glad that you understand the importance of traveling. The world is almost impossibly beautiful, so why not try to see it? (:
Love it! You guys got to heaps of places last year. Together we didn't go many places but I got to go to te US and Barcelona for work. This year we are going to the Northern Territory here is Australia, east coast USA (ny, dc, Chicago, Ohio), New Zealand and maybe Bali! It's going to be a fun year!ReplyDelete
Such gorgeous, sweet pictures!ReplyDelete
love your nails!!!!!ReplyDelete
I definitely love this idea to travel somewhere new at least once a year! I'll definitely have to do this!ReplyDelete
xo TJ
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Michael J. Timko, 92 of Springfield, Illinois passed peacefully into the next life on August 4, 2017, in Kingman, Arizona.
Mike was born September 9, 1924, in Springfield, Illinois. He married Lois Ellegood on March 2, 1946 in Decatur, Illinois. Mr. Timko was a member of Saint Aloysius Parish in Springfield Illinois where he was an active member of the Knights of Columbus.
Mike was preceded in death by his wife, Lois, and is survived by two sons; John F. Timko (Mary Lynn) of Kingman, Arizona and Robert G. Timko (Emmy Jean) of Las Vegas Nevada, and stepson, Michael D. Timko of Lima, Peru. He loved his seven grandchildren; J. Bradley of Arizona, Mark of Indiana, Michael of Nevada, Jennifer of Nevada, Bobby of Nevada, David of Illinois, and Jason of Michigan. He was very proud of his 14 great-grandchildren.
Mike lived his last five years in the loving care of the staff at Helen's Place Assisted Living in Kingman, Arizona.
Services will be on August 10, at Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church, 301 Spring Street, Kingman, AZ with Rosary at 9:30 a.m., and Mass at 10 a.m.
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It will be almost impossible for you to look through these images and NOT fall in love with this couple and their wedding day. They are that cute. Jolyne and Greg were high school sweethearts, which may sound cliche, but if you spend any amount of time with them at all, it's easy to see that they have that very special "I've-known-you-forever-and-I-love-you-anyway" kind of relationship, and it's awesome to observe. They've been together for a very long time at this point, but they are still so in love and so absolutely perfect for each other. If you can't tell already, we're completely smitten with them as a couple. :) One of the things I loved most about this wedding day, was the incredible sense of "family" that these two have. It's pretty rare these days to see families get along the way they did. I am the type of person who has always been very close to my parents and siblings – they are literally my best friends – and I suspect (based on spending the day with the two families) that Jolyne and Greg share that same type of closeness with their families. Their wedding day was everything you'd hope a wedding day would be, and we feel honored to have been a part of it.
I started out the day with the girls at Jolyne and Greg's adorable and cozy little house (which happens to be right next door to her parents' house)!Between the dogs and the darling little ring bearer, I was in cuteness OVERLOAD. Such a stunning bride. :)
I am in love with this set. How adorable are these shots of Jolyne's dad seeing her all dressed and ready to go? I love the shots of Jolyne and her mom, too. Can't you just feel the love in these images? (I know that sounds sort of cheesy, but honestly, can't you??) Then, we hopped on the limo bus, and headed around the block (literally) to St. Francis of Assisi Church. Meanwhile, Ben was with the boys, grabbing a few shots of Greg getting ready… Due to the ridiculously short amount of time it takes men to get ready for a wedding, Ben almost always beats me to the church, and shoots what goes on in the moments before the bride arrives. Definitely loving the "behind the scenes" shot of the cute little flower girls and ring bearer!
Whenever we shoot a ceremony, I take the front, and Ben takes the back and sides. If there's a balcony, it's all him and his precious 200mm lens. Also, he gets to take super sweet, creative shots of the bride and groom in the organ mirror (say whaaaaat??). Yup, I dig that shot…it's awesome. So, this was pretty hysterical…can everyone see the bottoms of Greg's shoes? The response from the crowd the first time he kneeled down during the ceremony was priceless. :) After the ceremony, our next stop was The Carousel Museum for some seriously unique wedding party photos…shooting a large group of people on a swiftly moving carousel was interesting to say the least, but we had a ton of fun. Doesn't Jolyne look super classy riding "side saddle" on her pony? LOVE. ;)
Then, we headed over to the canal area to do a quick couple's session with J + G, and as you can see, they were amazing to shoot. :) So much love, so much joy, such a wonderful couple. Our next and final destination for the day was the fabulous Tonawanda Castle. This was our first time shooting at the Castle, and OMG were we impressed!! First of all, it is HUGE inside. Second, it has so much character and detail everywhere you look. And, third, we were allowed to explore all three floors and find awesome little nooks and crannies for photos (YESSSSSSS!!!). Oh, and fourth, we got our own little "chill out" room to store our gear, which was such a bonus. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. :) Jolyne and Greg's castle cake was incredible. It was the biggest wedding cake we've ever seen, hands down. The flavors of the different layers (above) blew me away, too! Uh…YUM!! Unfortunately, neither one of us got to try any, as we were too busy running around like crazy people/headless chickens, but it sure looked good.
The "cake smash" happened so quickly and was so intense, that Greg jumped back about three feet when it happened, and was then blocked from my view by the towering castle cake!! The images still tell the story of what's going on, but I thought including one that really shows the extent of the cake on his face would be a better choice for our blog readers. You had to be there…it was really something. ;)
The dance floor was packed all night, and everyone had a great time! Nothing but good vibes…a perfect end to a perfect day. :)
Jolyne and Greg – thank you, thank you, thank you, for choosing us to document your amazing wedding day! We loved every minute of it! You two are truly perfect for each other, and we hope that every time you look at these images through your many, many years together, you'll remember just how happy and in love you were that day. We wish you both all the happiness in the world!! – J + B :)
Jonelle SAYS...
What a handsome guy my cousin Greg grew up to be!! LOVE the wedding photos!! LOVE them. Jolene you look BEAUTIFUL. Wish I could have been there.
Karen Setter Reynolds SAYS...
I heard it was a great time & the pictures show just how much fun y'all had! Everything looks amazing and best wishes!
Joan Weber SAYS...
I am so proud of you two, Jolyne & Greg. That was truly a fantastic wedding, You did a great job, and the Photographers were wxceptional. Thank you all. Love Grandma Weber.
Melissa SAYS...
LOVE L-O-V-E the castle shots! Can't wait to shoot there in exactly 27 days [but who's counting]. You guys ROCK!
Jackie Kwiatkowski SAYS...
Thanks for sharing Great Pictures!!! What a beautiful wedding!!May you both live Happily ever after. God Bless<3 <3
Jolyne Ryan SAYS...
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! They took my breath away! We seriously could not have ASKED for any better shots!!!! Don't think this is the end of us just yet… we're just way too big of fans of you!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. I can't wait to see all of them and order all our prints. AMAZING! I teared up a little looking through them… exactly what we wanted for our pictures — to look through and just FEEL the emotion and relive the memories. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
candice brooke SAYS...
thanks for the blog love! I love this wedding that you did! Killed it!
Jennifer @QueenCityBride SAYS...
Love the canal shots and the Mary Poppins-esque carousal photos! Who designed the cake?
Mike SAYS...
these are amazing! Nice job on the time lapse shot of the castle Ben! Great to see our neighborhood looking so great!
Jessica SAYS...
So far the pics are amazing! I can't wait to see the rest! What a great way to capture the special day. You guys did an awesome job!
Kathleen SAYS...
Holy amazing! You guys rock! I love that shot of her mom and dad in the limo-so sweet. Looks like a beautiful day with beautiful people. :)