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The Difference Between Good Writers & Bad Writers
The Difference Between Good Writers & Bad Writers (By KKP)
by Jeff Goins
The difference between and bad writers has little to do with skill. It has to do with perseverance. Bad writers quit. Good writers keep going. That's all there is to it.
What good writers do
Good writers practice. They take time to write, crafting and editing a piece until it's just right. They spend hours and days, just revising.
Good writers take criticism on the chin and say "thank you" to helpful feedback; they listen to both the external and internal voices that drive them. And they use it all to make their work better.
They're resigned to the fact that first drafts suck and that the true mark of a champion is a commitment to the craft. It's not about writing in spurts of inspiration. It's about doing the work, day-in and day-out.
Good writers can do this, because they believe in what they're doing. They understand this is more than a profession or hobby. It's a calling, a vocation.
Good writers aren't but they've learned the discipline of of putting their work out there for the world to see.
What bad writers don't do
Bad writers don't understand this, which is precisely what makes them bad writers. They presume their writing has achieved a certain level of excellence, so they are often closed off to editing or rewriting. They can seem haughty, prideful, and arrogant.
But really, it's laziness and fear (mostly fear)
Why don't they edit? Why don't they write ahead? Why do they give into the myth of the overnight genius? Because they're afraid of putting the work in and failing. As a result, their work is scattered and disconnected, not nearly as good as they think.
How to be different
A lot of decent writers think they're great. I used to be one of those people. Stubborn and pig-headed, I didn't want to change. I didn't want to grow. But I wasn't that good.
When I ask people to rewrite a guest post or make suggestions on how to improve their writing, they get defensive. Or more often the case, I never hear from them again. It is a rare occasion to hear from a writer who asks for feedback and meansit.
Many want to get together for coffee; few want to write.
A good writer is humble. Regardless of skill, she is committed to seeing the writing process through to completion. No matter how grueling or she will write. And she will get better.
So what can you, the aspiring writer with something to say, do?
Make a choice
Choose to be different. Keep going when others do not. Go the extra mile that most will not take. Be amazing by persevering.
Take the c.rap job that pays nothing. Offer to be someone's understudy or apprentice. Put the hours in, pay your dues. It will pay off. But you will have towork.
Don't coast on talent alone. Let it remind you of the responsibility you have tohonor your gift. And if you're not that good, well here's the good news: you can get better.
You can outlast those who are lucky and out-work those who are lazy.
This all begins with humility. Which really means a willingness to listen and change. To do the work and become a professional.
If you do this, if you take the time to make your work great by never it will make all the difference. So start persevering today.
How to deal with harsh criticism (By KKP)
First of all thanks to Arshia10, Aasiqui, Farakhan, Ladgovrnrkechamkili, rdsyam ,Renee and Nandhinisankaran for their comments.
How to Deal With Harsh Criticism of Your Writing
BY Charlie Jane Anders
There's nothing more vulnerable than the act of making up stories. Whether it's an introspective personal story or a seat-of-your-exploding-pants thriller, you're taking something out of your unfiltered imagination and putting it into the form of a product. That people then criticize. How do you handle that?
Learning to deal with criticism is one of the most difficult parts of being a writer. You can't write fiction (or screenplays, or games) without thinking, on some level, that you're going to create something really great. That you have something unique and brilliant inside yourself, to offer the world. That your ideas are special and fantastic. And at some point, you're going to have to face a reality check—this is true if you're a beginning writer, whose work probably isn't as great as you think it is, but it never stops being true. The best thing you can hope for, as a fiction writer, is to become so successful that you're insulated from criticism or nobody dares to criticize your work any more. (And that usually leads to people's work going downhill.)
As with so many things, the internet has massively multiplied the amount of criticism that any work of fiction is going to encounter. There are tons of review websites, but also anything that gets published as an e-book will have Amazon and Goodreads reviews. Some of these reviews will be an honest attempt to evaluate whether your writing is going to be worth other people's time. Others will be just someone venting about their pet peeves. None of them will be concerned with your feelings, or aimed at communicating with you directly.
So how do you cope with criticism? The first, and most important thing, is to seek it out. For two reasons: 1) You need to get used to hearing that your work isn't perfect and you're not the next Octavia Butler. 2) Getting constructive feedback on your work is the best way for you to improve your writing so that you don't give the critics more ammunition in the end.
There is a massive, huge difference between feedback that you've sought out, which is aimed at you directly, and criticism of your work that's aimed at other people who might read it. You need to recognize the difference between these two things, and understand that in the former case, people are trying to be helpful to you, personally. In the latter case, it's too late to fix whatever problems they see in your work, anyway.
But with that said, you can learn something useful from both kinds of criticism—even if a review on Goodreads isn't aimed at you personally, you can still get something out of it. But you have to grow a thick skin.
So really, there are two separate problems here: How to grow a thick skin so you don't take all criticism personally, and how to get something useful out of other people's reactions to your work.
How to stop taking it personallyIt can be hard to stop taking harsh feedback on your work personally, because your work is personal. It's hard to motivate yourself to finish a work of creative writing, unless you can convince yourself that you're doing something really great. And you have an idealized version of your story in your head, that's the best possible version of the story that could ever exist, and the actual finished work is an imperfect realization of that.
One time, I showed one of my stories to a friend, and his response started with something like, "This is pretty interesting." And my immediate reaction was to hear that as, "Ehh, this was okay, I guess. If you like that sort of thing." I was so invested in that work, and so desperate for it to be the greatest thing ever, I would have heard anything short of "I love this" as deadly criticism.
But the more you get used to hearing feedback, including negative feedback, on your work, the easier it gets. And you learn to get used to the disparity between your own crazy dreams for your work and the reality of being one among a bazillion writers, who are all just as talented and clever as you are.
And the more feedback you hear, the more you get used to the sense that people will never be able to communicate with you about your work in a way that satisfies that inner voice that allows you to believe you could be the next Heinlein, but is terrified you might be writing the next Eye of Argon.
But also, giving feedback is probably the best way to innoculate yourself against receiving feedback. You get used to expressing your opinion of someone else's work in a way they can stand to hear, and that helps you realize how hard it is to do that. Also, writing negative reviews of things can help you get used to the idea that someone will give you a negative review, too. (I would be the biggest hypocrite in the world if I didn't welcome harsh reviews of my creative writing, at this point.)
So one huge, crucial thing is to join a writing group, take part in workshops, join reading circles, and generally take part in activities where you're criticizing and being criticized. Get used to it. Stop taking it so personally. Recognize that you'll never be able to see your work the way other people see it — which is why you need feedback. But also, hearing a lot of opinions on your work at the same time can help with recognizing that each opinion is valid, but is just one person's opinion.
Getting something useful out of criticism
Again, the first and most important thing to remember is that people aren't commenting on that nebulous, beautiful blob of potential that you shaped into a story—they're just commenting on what you put on the page. They can't possibly know what ideas you started out with, or what your intentions were, and you shouldn't try to explain any of that stuff.
If your readers can't figure out what you're getting at in a story, or what it was actually supposed to be "about," that could indicate a huge problem—but it could also be a function of the fact that everybody is going to read a story differently, and you can't control how people respond to it. Samuel Richardson kept rewriting his classic novel Clarissabecause people sympathized too much with the character of Mr. Lovelace, but he was never able to stop people having the "wrong" reactions to his work.
So as long as you recognize that people are purely responding to what's on the page, and you can never entirely prevent them from having their own weird ideas about what it was about, you can correct for that and still get a sense of whether they were reading the story you thought you were writing. And also, whether it made sense to them at all.
Sometimes, there's something tripping people up in your story, or a place where they just aren't quite following you—and often, it's because you didn't set things up properly earlier on, or there's a piece of the worldbuilding or character development missing. (There could be a whole other article on finding the trouble spots in your work, and maybe we'll get to that another time.)
The main thing is, people's specific criticisms of your work are symptoms—but they don't usually tell you what the actual cause is.
There's a quote from Neil Gaiman which is super helpful: "Remember: when people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong."
To the extent that writing is a craft, just like making a chair or playing a musical instrument, the longer you do it the better at it you get. And hearing people tell you that your chair is slightly lopsided or you messed up that one arpeggio can be really painful, but there is intrinsic good in realizing that you still need to keep working at this and improving. Specific pointers to where you overused a particular word, or where one of your characters felt flat, are super useful—but so is just more incentive to keep working on your technique.
Which brings me to the thing about learning from harsh reviews that aren't directed at you personally. A reviewer online is under no obligation to be helpful to the author (or even to other readers, although you kind of hope they will be.) If you can get something useful out of reading harsh reviews of your work online, then that's your business, not theirs.
Edited to add: And because people are bringing it up on Twitter, I should also say here that you should never, ever respond to online reviews of your work, or try to argue with the reviewer. Just don't. It never ends well.
At the same time, it's totally possible, if your skin is thick enough. You just have to turn your filter way, way up—and try to listen without having an instant reaction. If a bunch of people are saying that you don't know how to write a certain type of character, or that your stories tend to run out of steam in the third act (to pick two random examples), that's invaluable to hear. Maybe you really do need to go and work hard on those weaknesses in your work, if they're bugging a lot of people.
At the same time, when people review your work online, they're not comparing your stuff to work by your peers, or to your other work. They're comparing your story to every other story that's ever been written, and judging it purely according to their personal tastes. They may simply hate the kind of work you're trying to do, so that no matter what you do, you'll never please them. They may just not be on your wavelength. Don't get neurotic, or sabotage yourself thinking you have to try and please everybody on earth or change everything in response to one rant you read online. Seriously.
And yet... successful writers have to be a little bit megalomaniacal—but also a little bit masochistic. You have to learn to take lots of harsh feedback, ignore the stuff that seems unhelpful or off-base, and use whatever you can. Getting better at anything, especially a creative thing, requires a lot of misery along the way—but if you get used to the pain, you can use it to get better, and those harsh critics can wind up helping you more than anybody.
Thanks Raani82 (By KKP)
Thank you Raani82 for your all comments and you are great writer.
By Jordan Phoenix Founder, Uncommon Sense
You can't force someone to admit they were wrong or accept their mistakes, but if they keep trying to drag you down, you can find a way to distance yourself from them and avoid having to deal with them. Remember that being a part of your life is a privilege, not a right, and anyone can lose it if they don't respect your boundaries.
What Makes a Bad Writer? (By KKP)
By AJ Humpage
We've all been bad writers at some point. Being a bad writer is all part of the ritual of becoming a good writer. Everyone starts out a bad writer and becomes a good writer over time. (Good writers will also know that good writing isn't formed instantly – it takes years of practice).
But how can you tell a bad writer from a good one? How do you know if you are a bad writer?
The main difference with good writers and bad writers is that good writers are always learning, always developing and are always open to feedback. Good writers know their limitations and their skill levels, and they're always striving to become better; the best they can be.
Bad writers, however, are a different beast altogether.
Bad writers have no real grasp of their limitations, they presume to know everything there is to know about writing, without the experience to back it up. But even if they have three self-published books on Amazon, it doesn't make them an expert on fiction writing. It just means they have a long way to go, because being a good writer can take years, even decades to achieve.
Only bad writers assume they have a superior level of writing excellence. Good writers never assume it, theyearn it.
Also, bad writers don't understand the concept of constantly editing and rewriting and the need to polish to (almost) perfection, something that's required before it enters the public domain. Most simply don't have the patience for such things.
Good writers, on the other hand, will read through and edit their work several times to eliminate errors and plot flaws and they will have the patience to do so until the work is truly ready, until they have a quality piece of work.
Bad writers don't need to go through all this, they're already excellent.
This is turn leads to the arrogance factor. There is nothing more unbecoming in fiction writing that a writer who is arrogant and has an attitude to go with it. More often than not, those who are haughty and overconfident are simply not as good as they think. And more often than not, this notion is proven with what they actually write, simply because their ego has overshadowed any existing raw talent.
Good writers know that perfection is not attainable, but the next best thing is, so they always try to achieve this. At the same time they will acknowledge that no one is perfect. That's why they are always learning, because writing is a constantly evolving process. They know that to be better writers, they have to learn and evolve. That's how we all become not just good writers, but great writers.
A bad writer, however, will dismiss the need to learn. They already know all there is to know. They don't realise that to be a better writer they have to learn.
Have you ever received negative feedback that made you get angry and defensive? The answer is that we all have.
What we write and how we write it won't be liked by everyone. Good writers accept and understand this concept. But bad writers don't understand this at all. Negative feedback is met with even more negativity and sometimes these writers will become involved in online arguments with other writers or engage in emails with those who may have offered the negative feedback. It's extremely unprofessional.
This leads to that other big negative for writers – the dreaded rejection. Good writers accept that they are not perfect and that rejections are a part of the writing process. They will also take on board the feedback and comments in a constructive way and they will examine where they can improve their work and develop their writing skill accordingly.
Bad writers won't. They won't see rejection as an opportunity to improve. They won't see the positive in it. They will think it's a personal attack on them and a rejection of their genius. They will become angry and defensive, even petulant, and that arrogance will just grow.
If you cannot cope with rejection or criticism of your writing, then unfortunately that makes you a bad writer.
Another thing is that bad writers don't understand the concept of professionalism.
And that brings me to the subject of submitting work to agents and publishers. The good writers amongst us will pay vital attention to the guidelines of the publishing house or the agent's requirements, because guidelines are there for a reason.
A bad writer will ignore these guidelines. The "nobody can tell me what I should and shouldn't do" attitude won't wash with potential publishers. If you can't be bothered to follow instructions, then don't bother being a writer.
Lastly, the new phenomenon of shameless self-promotion has become a nuisance. The pester power of self-published writers isn't endearing, it's annoying. And the "look at me and my fantastic novel" constant promotion on every available medium won't win readers.
Good writers promote, but they also engage with potential readers, they ask questions, they answer questions, they have open discussions about their writing, they use the likes of Twitter or Facebook, Goodreads or writing forums to network and socialise and generate interest in a productive way.
What they don't do is selfishly spam the hell out of everyone. And that's precisely what a bad writer will do. Bad writers are not bothered about networking or socialising or engaging in discussions about their writing or indeed any constructive feedback. They just want the sales.
Ultimately, a bad writer is one that doesn't listen and therefore never learns. So, are you one of them?
DO WRITERS HAVE A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (By KKP)
DO WRITERS HAVE A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTRIBUTE AND CHANGE THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN?What do you feel writers can contribute to society? Jeanette Winterson author of 'Oranges are not the only Fruit' recently spoke about the writers role within society to 'The Believer Magazine'. She wrote:'That's why everybody who has a chance to make even the smallest difference – whether you influence one person or many people, whether you change something in your neighbourhood or you change something at a bigger level…writing books isn't seperate by the way. I do think the writer or the artist has to live in the world, fully participate in it. This isn't ivory-tower stuff. It's about being in the world that we've got, contributing to it and trying to change it.
When I was thinking about this question, I thought it was clear cut. I thought as long as I was writing original material, which was factually correct, where it needed to be, that I didn't perpetuate stereotypes and my characters were believable, this was where my responsibilities ended. However, what Jeanette Winterson was talking about was the writers responsibilities politically and socially, I think she was reaching out to writers for us to consider the impact our work has. Does it increase the understanding of an issue, or reinforce stereotypes?
It was then I realised if we are writing about characters, real or imagined, social problems are everywhere. I hear some of you might say, yes that's fine if you are writing in China or Afghanistan but if you are a Western writer there aren't any real social issues needing to be addressed. I can think of racism, ****ism, gangs, drugs and abuse. Indeed, scratch under the surface and every social problem or issue is present, all over the world.
A precise definition of a social novel is:
'A work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem such as gender, race or class prejudice are dramatized through its effect on the characters in the novel' (Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition 2012)
Early examples of a 'social novel' can be seen as early as the 19th Century such as Charles ****ens 'Hard Times' or Harriet Beecher Stowes anti-slavery novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.
As we look back on such early attempts at social novels an accusation often repeated is how do these writers, who were white and often middle/upper class, know about these issues? How could they possibly feel what it is like to experience those problems?
I don't think this is fair. At least these writers tried to make a difference. we can only write about the time we know about. The belief that unless you have lived through the injustice or know about it through a personal perspective, is one which means writers are put off from even attempting to do anything related to the subject.
However, time and time again, I come across great writers who have put a great deal of research into their writing and have written a 'social novel' for now.
Dave Eggers is just one example. His novel 'Zeitoun' Published by McSweeney's in 2009 tells the story of Zeitoun Abdulrahman who got caught up in a nightmare of a situation following Hurricane Katrina.
His latest novel, 'A Hologram for the King' deals with the economonic crisis and recession. Published by Hamish Hamilton, Fbruary 2013.
Dave Eggers also contributes to society in another way, he founded '826 Valencia' which uses writers who have spare time to help teach on a one to one basis students in the local community. There is an English equivalent in London 'The Ministry of Stories'.
In an interview with The Guardian, Dave Eggers said:
But sitting in your garage writing or pretending to write…sometimes makes you feel a little useless. Sometimes you feel like getting out in the world and seeing if you can be useful in some more immediate or tangible way.'
This illustrates how writers can participate in society and contribute to society. Even if you can't pledge your time tutoring, simply through your fiction you can make a difference.
Is this one of the purposes of fiction – that it can bridge the gaps between people who have different backgrounds and experiences? Is the end result, a novel which could help promote compassion, empathy and understanding amongst readers?
I believe a novel can shape events and allow a reader to grasp the issue or injustice. A fiction writer could shine a torch onto an issue rather than deflecting the light away.
What Is the Value of Connecting Reading and Writing? (By KKP)
By Tierney, Robert J.; Leys, Margie
The study of reading-writing connections involves appreciating how reading and writing work together as tools for information storage and retrieval, discovery and logical thought, communication, and self-indulgence. There are numerous benefits that can be accrued from connecting reading and writing. Thus far, for example, the research data have substantiated that (1) depending upon the measures employed to assess overall reading and writing achievement and attitude, the general correlation between reading and writing is moderate and fluctuates by age, instructional history, and other factors; (2) selected reading experiences definitely contributed to writing performance, just as selected writing experiences contribute to reading performance; (3) writers acquire certain values and behaviors from reading, while readers acquire certain values and behaviors from writing; and (4) successful writers integrate reading into their writing experience, and successful readers integrate writing into their reading experience.


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SOURCE: The Aesthetic Institute of Chicago
September 12, 2013 06:05 ET
Drs. Lorri Cobbins and Brian Braithwaite Highlight Implant-Based and Autologous Breast Reconstruction Techniques
Drs. Lorri Cobbins and Brian Braithwaite Highlight Implant-Based and Autologous Breast Reconstruction Techniques
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Sep 12, 2013) - Each year, more than 100,000 women in the U.S. undergo a mastectomy to remove cancerous breast tissue or prevent the possibility of breast cancer. The majority of mastectomy patients -- over 91,000 in 2013 -- choose breast reconstruction surgery to recreate the breast, begun either in conjunction with the mastectomy or in a later procedure.
Implant-based reconstruction and autologous (flap) reconstruction are the two main types of breast reconstruction, but which one should patients choose? Dr. Lorri Cobbins and Dr. Brian Braithwaite of The Aesthetic Institute of Chicago, a private plastic surgery practice, explain that each procedure has advantages. "The decision starts with knowing the treatment plan of each individual patient," Dr. Cobbins says.
In implant-based reconstruction, a temporary implant, known as a tissue breast expander, is placed in the breast cavity during the first part of the breast reconstruction procedure. Then, in follow-up outpatient visits over the course of four to eight weeks, the surgeon will inject a salt-water solution into the temporary implant, which slowly expands like a balloon. When it has expanded to the right size, the temporary implant is replaced with a permanent breast implant during a second surgical procedure.
Unlike implant-based reconstruction, autologous reconstruction typically requires only one surgical procedure, but due to its more invasive nature, its recovery period is longer. Rather than using an implant to rebuild the breast, autologous reconstruction uses tissue from the patient's body -- usually taken from her abdomen, back, or buttocks area -- to create a new breast mound.
With its shorter recovery time, Dr. Lorri Cobbins says implant-based reconstruction is the more popular method of the two. "It is less invasive, patients are able to be immersed in the decision process regarding the implant size, and results can be more predictable." And, according to Dr. Cobbins, implant-based reconstruction may be a better option for women who have had both breasts removed. "It may provide better symmetry in women who require a bilateral or double mastectomy, as the same size implant can be placed on both sides of the chest."
Conversely, there are some patients for whom autologous reconstruction may be a better option. "Women who undergo radiation therapy as part of a treatment plan are better candidates for autologous reconstruction," Dr. Cobbins says, "as the blood supply and tissues needed to support an implant can be impaired following radiation." And, from a cosmetic standpoint, the autologous technique is known for its more natural-looking -- and natural-feeling -- results.
With their extensive knowledge and experience performing breast reconstruction, Dr. Cobbins says that she and Dr. Braithwaite have helped many patients discover which option is right for them. "We believe that every patient should be given the choice of reconstruction."
About Dr. Lorri Cobbins
Dr. Lorri Cobbins is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing at The Aesthetic Institute of Chicago, located in the West Loop. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Cobbins is available for interview upon request.
About Dr. Brian Braithwaite
Dr. Brian Braithwaite is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing at The Aesthetic Institute of Chicago. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Braithwaite is available for interview upon request.
For more information about Dr. Cobbins, Dr. Braithwaite, and The Aesthetic Institute of Chicago, visit aestheticinstitutechicago.com.
To view the original source of this press release, visit: http://www.aestheticinstitutechicago.com/news-room/chicago-breast-reconstruction-surgeons-compare-two-effective-techniques/.
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AOS UK is a core member of the UK's Autonomous Systems National Technical Committee (NTC) whose first meeting was held in London this Monday, 21 September.
The committee was established under the auspices of the Aerospace & Defence Knowledge Transfer Network (A&D KTN) and initial membership includes representatives from BAE Systems, EADS, Thales, Rolls-Royce, Ministry of Defence, Roke Manor Research, Systems Engineering for Autonomous Systems Defence Technology Centre (SEAS DTC), the Intelligent Transport Systems KTN and the Industrial Maths KTN, plus a number of universities.
While the A&D KTN's objective is to create "A single overarching network across Business, Government, and Academia to foster collaborative research and development across the sector", the Autonomous Systems committee will focus on delivering a range of operational and advisory value-add objectives and promoting autonomous systems' R&D in the government, industry and the military.
AOS's managing director, Dr Andrew Lucas, represented the company at this week's inaugural meeting.
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Does anyone know of a recipe calculator that will let you enter a recipe and the number of servings and it will give you the nutritional information per serving?
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I believe allrecipes.com does that.
Wraithmb, the Spark People calculator that Jayabee recommended is the tool that we use to calculate nutritional facts for recipes submitted by our members. We have found that it is the most accurate free tool out there for calculating nutritional information.
Everything is on the internet ;)
my son writes/programs aps for mobile devices and I am going to see if he would be interested in writing something like as a stand alone mobile ap. might be a whole new market for him in health aps … hmm.
When I was first diagnosed, I looked at the nutritional value of each ingredient and got my sister to figure out the serving (I am useless when it comes to math). I found that to be too tedious but I kept a record. Now that I am in control, I don't worry about that at home because I can control the portion. I can't do that at restaurants.
Howdy Wraith,
The closest I can come to what I think you want might be sparkpeople.com ~ http://www.sparkpeople.com/landing_free_plus2.... You'll need to sign up with them to use their site, but the site is free to use. I had signed up long ago and still get emails from them every so often, but haven't used the site in quite a while.
Please let me know if this site is that for which you are looking.
No, I don't. But if you find one let me know. I would love to have one, that would really be great.
I've been searching for some time, and I have found nothing of the sort. I'm actually considering trying to make one myself. Of course I would need an ingredient reference to be able to do it, but I'm sure you could set up a spreadsheet to do it in excel… Does anyone have any advice on this or an interest in it?
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Got pears? I sure had more than we could eat but did not want them to go to waste. I found this recipe and decided I would make them for my kids, and freeze some for later. Of course I changed them up a little, adding in some ginger to the muffin batter as well as adding a crumb topping along with the glaze, WOW. They sure smelled heavenly while baking and the kids loved them.
Ginger Glazed Pear Streusel Muffins
adapted from Weight Watchers
2 large pears, ripe, Bosc, with skin
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon1/3 cups sugar, granulated
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 cups light sour cream
1 large eggs, beaten1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cups 2% milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp table salt1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp ground ginger
Crumb Topping:
1/3 C granulated sugar
1/4 C flour
2 TBL butter
2 TBL chopped pecans
-Combine sugar, flour and nuts, cut in butter until resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
3 tsp water, warm, or more if necessary
Preheat oven to 375ºF and coat a 12-hole muffin tin with cooking spray or muffin liners.
Core and chop pears into tiny cubes; place in a large bowl. Add cinnamon, granulated sugar and lemon juice to pears; set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, egg, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and milk; set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and ginger.
Make a well with a spoon in center of flour mixture and pour in sour cream mixture and fruit mixture, alternating in small batches; mix until barely blended. Do not over beat. (NOTE: Batter will be very thick.)
Drop batter by heaping tablespoons into muffin holes until about 2/3 to 3/4 full; add 1 TBL crumb topping to each muffin, bake until top is golden, about 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes in muffin tin; remove from tins to racks and cool completely.
While muffins are cooling, make glaze: Mix powdered sugar, ginger, 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla and warm water together in a small bowl (add another teaspoon of water if glaze is too thick) . Drizzle a thin layer of glaze over each muffin.


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The Priest's Life: Between Gethsemane and Golgotha
Seek God and your soul shall live.
Psalm 68, 33
Firstly, there are those priests who may be tempted to think themselves above their parishioners. This clerical conceit can sometimes be avoided, if bishops insist that candidates for the priesthood first spend time as readers, subdeacons and deacons, or simply as second priests, before becoming parish priests. Such apprenticeships are usually sufficient to knock fantasies out of heads before parish priesthood is conferred. Unfortunately, when this temptation comes and lodges itself in the head of older priests, it is very difficult to dislodge. Only an elderly bishop can do something then.
We have seen some examples of priests, proud of imagined abilities, even voices or looks. Such priests often come to rely on themselves, imagining that they know better than everyone else, including more experienced priests and their own bishops. These parish dictators, 'terrorists in cassocks' as the phrase goes, forget that their main aim is their own salvation. And if they are not at least attempting to start on the path of their own salvation, then they are of little help to their flocks. Of course, sometimes isolation is such that priests may easily fall to this temptation: there is no-one to turn to for advice. However, in such cases, prayer and the buffeting of everyday family life may save them. In any case, fantasies of superiority are always enemies of humility and priests who suffer from them for any length of time will not last long. Sooner or later, they will go off the rails. We have seen it happen.
Secondly, it is also true that some priests may be weak or shy. Such passive and defenceless priests will become victims of their parish councils, victims of the worst laity and their unchurchly ways. Sometimes, as a defence mechanism in reaction to such unpleasant pressures, priests may become entirely reserved and closed, refusing to take any further part in parish life, outside the services.
This 'civil-servant' mentality is also sometimes to be seen among clergy from Eastern Europe, including those who have been priests for decades, never having been corrected by their bishops. Such priests avoid their own parishioners, clocking on at the beginning of services and clocking off immediately after them. Their confessions are often without prayer, comment or compassion (like their services), their sermons read dryly from old books, their altars dirty and untidy. Visits to parishioners' homes are never made.
Thirdly, there is another temptation - that of being overly familiar with parishioners. Such priests take off their cassocks and become 'one of the lads' - in other words, secular. Forgetting their priesthood, they may also be tempted to fall with women. Unfortunately, in any parish, priests will come into contact with a certain sort of frustrated woman, who may be a danger - especially if the priest's own marriage is not in order. It is best if the priest is never alone with such women.
Finally, there is the temptation to despair. Persecuted or slandered by demons who attack them through their clerical colleagues, without any support from above, these priests are on their own. They may be tempted to fall into renouncing everything, into giving up, seeing that nothing is possible. Only the grace of God and faith can save them, that is, faith in the Mercy and Warmth of the Love of Christ, Which is stronger than death. In human terms, in any case, salvation is impossible for any of us, but 'with God all things are possible'.
God may speak sense to these priests through their own parishes. How often priests find salvation through their own parishioners! Priests prone to despair should concentrate on the services, on the lives of the saints, for 'in princes and in the sons of men there is no hope'. They should recall that churches are only hospitals, consisting of sick people, whose hope is that they may slowly get better. And as for the priest, he must know that he too is sick and must seek healing. If he is not seeking healing, then he is not a good priest. After all, the only difference between the world and the Church is the consciousness in the Church that we are sick and need healing. The world does not even know that much.
Thus, the priest's life is fixed between Gethsemane and Golgotha. But, somewhere above all this, is the realization that through accepting the Cross in the Gethsemane of priestly life and the ensuing crucifixion on Golgotha, Victory awaits. And Victory means the never-ending Joy and Light of the Resurrection of Christ.
May God help us and forgive us all!
Fr Andrew


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Yesterday ended up being a massive day for us. After Juliet and I made the skirt, two children learnt to ride a bike in one day, and then she lost her first tooth. It was the perfect ending to a lovely weekend barely leaving our property.
Here is Ms Happy Gappy. So, so excited.
This refashion began with a dog costume. A dog tutu that was always miles too big for my maltese cross pooch. Here it is. Sitting around feeling unloved.
I decided it should have a marriage with this Christmas onesie that came in a bag of baby boy clothes someone gave me years ago when I was pregnant with Mr 3 year old.
Found some lace to add.
And attached both of them to the bottom of the onesie. Now we have a Christmas fairy. Cute? I think so.
This is for a one year old girl so My D was kind enough to model it for us. He is going to be one very soon. Aaargh!!


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Val�n, Sweden spring 2013
The sun is shining outside my house, so in just a few seconds I'll shut of ABBA and my mother's mac. Time to hit the shower and get something out of this beautiful day. Why are they so easy to waste? haha. Today's #1 plan is to conquer this mountain called Keiservarden, one of my favorite nature spots. Hope your day is as good as mine! Ah, I think I love the sun a bit. Just a bit.
Sunniva Halstensen.
I know I'm lucky to have such good people around me. I feel like a child again when my grandfather calls me his princess, before he crushes me with his hugs. I'm so glad to be his granddaughter!
What a wonderful weekend it has been!
Sunglasses Secondhand / bikinitop H&M / skirt from France / shoes Bianco / bag from Paris
Late night, but at least I've already got some sleep napping on the couch. On TV the film Wolverine just ended, could not go to bed once I started watching! I always get so emotionally involved that I cry almost every time I see a movie, haha.
Time to get some more sleep, can't believe how late it is now! Why did I start watching the X factor USA? Haha, I'm hopeless...
Good night! (Good morning...)
Spending my days at home atm, trying to do all those things I haven't prioritated all year. There is no wsy I will be able to do all of them, that would require self-discipline way over my level!
You could say this is just another blog about fashion and the life of a teenage girl, but in that case I would choose to disagree with you. I'm not like every other girl out there. I have my own life, filled with days like noone else's. I know, it's not exactly mindblowing that a girl is blogging about fashion, photography, music and all the other things she likes. Still, I stand by my opinion. I choose to believe that I can show you more than just another blog. I suggest you start scrolling further down here on my blog (after you've read this looong post of course), in stead of me telling you what you can read about.. Those words alone will not be able to give you the right impression of my blog, I guess!
Assuming you might already have figured out her name, the girl behind it all is calls herself Sunniva Halstensen. She was once born in Bergen, Norway, the month of�March, day 21, year 1996. She has been living in Bod� (north of Norway) almost all her life, and is also spending a lot of her time in Oslo, with family she has there.
Other than that her life is mostly about what the future will hold, trying to find time for the things she loves to do. With a messy mind (in a messy world..) her days wanders around her little bubble of problems and worries, and every day she tries really hard to change for the better. Although she has goals like being "liked by everyone else", "eating less and looking like all of the girls on instagram", "never think a negative thought", "always be a good girl who does what everyone expects of her", "trying to get her lists of all the things she should have done, completed" and so on, she also knows that that is not what she wants. If she could be herself, be positive, believe that she is good enough, care less, accept her faults and the struggles she faces, she knows things would be just fine. Probably better than if she would just long for the first goals that were mentioned above. It's incredibly hard not to be affected by what everything around us tells us to think. "How to look", "what to do", "to be perfect", blablabla. Well, perfection is a flaw, we will never reach perfection no matter how hard we want to - so why wish for it? Will things be better then? Will the world get a totally different view? Can you use your perfection to do something you can't do now? Agree with me on this: the intense craving for "perfection" coming from all sorts of media and from the society around us, should be stopped. We know it won't go away today or tomorrow, but hopefully one day the pressure will begin to fade. We should be allowed to be who we are, no judging. We should be allowed to live our own lives!
This is an example of things she thinks a lot about. These and all the other thousand thoughts she has in her mind. Maybe this blog is a way for her to empty her mind a little? That way she can make room for the things she wants to do, in stead of just thinking of how much she wants to do them.
♥ She�loves�music. She loves photography. She loves dancing. She loves clothing. She loves France. She loves to do things her own way. She loves the light and the sun. She loves food. She loves herself, she loves you, and you should do too�♥ clich� much.. haha
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Interesting to see how your photo editing leads to visual collages. The pineapple shape is very striking, and the colours of the two fruits remind me of Alexander McQueen's digital fabrics in his last collection, Atlantis.ReplyDelete
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Very interesting transformation of foto! The quilting is so delicious!ReplyDelete
My congratulations to you Nicole, to have produced such a lovely quilt. It is amazing what you can do with a photo editing program. I am trying hard with PSE, but you are far ahead! I understand that this mosaic pineapple was hard to do, but you really have done a great job! The quilt is lovely!ReplyDelete
Love the boldness and vibrant colours of this design. The pineapple shape is wonderful. I'm rather glad you didn't fade out the background more, I like the balance and contrast in colour it provides. Fantastic background quilting! What next I wonder!ReplyDelete


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The stores sold limited edition merchandise and curated brands that were either new to the UK or currently not sold in the region.
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The stores were all individually designed, creating temporary interiors that engaged and entertained the customers.
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On February 7, the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS) is expanding its services to include many national park units such as Whiskeytown. The NRRS already handles reservations for the Forest Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Land Management. Campgrounds at Lassen Volcanic National Park will also be available on this system.
Dry Creek Group Campground is open from April 1 to October 31 and features two sites which each rent for $75 per night. A minimum of 20 campers and a maximum of 50 are allowed at each site. The campground is situated on a tree-shaded peninsula just past Brandy Creek Marina and is popular with large family groups who enjoy water activities. Boats may be launched at the marina and moored at your campsite overnight.
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Every Moment Counts: a narrative for person centred coordinated care for people near the end of life is based on a literature review, bespoke research on the experience of bereaved carers, coproduction with people with experience, including carers and professionals and a workshop with national organisations, it describes some critical outcomes and success factors in end of life care, support and treatment from the perspective of the people who need that care, their carers and families.
One of the challenges highlighted is that individuals working to support and care for the person are often generalists who may not have the confidence – or the training and preparation – to open up conversations about choices and preferences. Yet Every Moment Counts shows these are vital to the people and carers in question. Every Moment Counts outlines five themes that people say are key to coordinated care near the end of life. These are summarised in the defining statement: "I can make the last stage of my life as good as possible because everyone works together confidently, honestly and consistently to help me and the people who are important to me, including my carer(s)."


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Feeling Crafty - #25 Dies/Punches
Ladybug Crafts - Be Mine
Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Love is all around
Seemacrafts - Valentine/Love
Tando Creative Challenge - Passion
The Cupboard Trilogy - Love
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Elizabeth Bard is a New Yorker now based in France. She's an exceptionally great writer, and her style doesn't require the reader to need much of an imagination. Her first book, Lunch in Paris: A Love Story with Recipes, was a pleasure to read, and I eagerly await her next one, which I believe is written in the same style, called Picnic in Provence.
Book of Note – Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
This book is full of short stories that will take you on a roller-coaster-type ride of emotions and feelings. Revolving around food in her new home of Paris, Bard recounts various instances in her life that are beautifully funny and others that are heart-wrenchingly sad. Her husband, Gwendal, is one of the main characters from the beginning. She starts off with a story of her first date with him, followed by more stories about the two and her coping to French life as an American. The book has recipes at the end of each chapter, but what I think she does even better is to describe the differences in culture between being French and being American. She struggles throughout the book to sustain her good American qualities, while adopting other French ones.
There've been countless authors who've taken on the venerable city of Paris, usually telling of their acclimation to life in the City of Light; Bard, on the other hand, describes several short stories about her failures to fall under the enchanting spell that so often befalls one in Paris. The story progresses with her dear Gwendal and his family as they come to terms with each other and the differences in culture and overcome each instance one by one. This is a beautiful read, and I couldn't put it down; she describes Parisian culture and cuisine better than anything else I've come across yet.
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I've been making hedgehogs today and decided to make some pictures along the way to show you how.
First of all you'll need: fimoclay (brown, ocre and black), craftknife, clay gun (mine is from Artwork) but you could use a garlic press, tweezers, bowl, water, microwave.
Make a ball out of brown fimoclay, press it down on your worktop to get a flat bottom. Mold it into a yellybean shape. With the craftknife cut off the edge of one of the sides. Now you have the body of your hedgehog. Don't make the body to big, it will become much bigger after you've put spikes on it.
Make a smaller ball out of ocre fimoclay, form a yellybean shape and cut that in half. This will be the head of the hedgehog
Put the two pieces together and there you have a nude hedgehog!
For the spikes put some brown fimoclay through your claygun or garlic press.
Cut the strings of clay into tiny pieces
Pick up the little strips of clay with your tweezers and push them into the body of your hedgehog. Start at the back. Try not touching the clay with your fingers because the spikes will flatten.
Halfway through....yes, it's looking more like a hedgehog already!
Done..one spikey hedgehog
For the eyes and nose take some black fimoclay and make two tiny balls. Cut one of the balls in half; those are the eyes. The other ball is the nose.
You can bake your hedgehog in the oven but I prefer microwaving. There is some controversy whether fimoclay is safe to be put in the microwave. Until now I never had problems using the following method:
Cover the bowl with microwave foil.
Put the bowl into the microwave and heat for 3 minutes. The water will start boiling so do be careful to take it out, the bowl will be hot!
Take the hedgehog out of the bowl with a spoon, you'll notice the fimocolours somewhat fade. Let cool.
Higlight the colors with acrylic paint. Brighten up the eyes and nose with some varnish.
Don't forget to take the miniatures out of the microwave as I sometimes do. One of the kids, wanting to use the microwave himself, came in rolling his eyes exclaiming...Mom! There's a hedgehog in the microwave!!!
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Pair!
To your left, is the beautiful pair of socks that will be awarded to the lucky winner. If any men had entered, I would have gone for a more androgynous pair, but since men can't find grammar errors, luxe girl it is.
P.S. Just kidding, men.
P.P.S. I really wanted to capitalize luxe girl.
Three women entered the contest, so I wrote each of their names on a piece of paper:
Then, I crumpled up the pieces of paper:
Then, I ran into my room and got my furry purple hat (faux fur, of course) that I've had for years but have never worn. New Year's resolution: wear purple furry hat.
Then, I put the crumpled pieces of paper into the hat:
Then, I shuffled the crumpled of pieces around and selected one:
The suspense is killing me!
And, drum roll please: the winner is...
Congratulations, Jessica!
(Jessica, I can't find any contact info. for you on your profile. If you see this, email me your address at email@example.com and the socks will be yours.)
Happy New Year to everyone!
21 comments:
- Shelly said...
The culmination of all contests should be this much fun. Happy New Year!
- January 1, 2012 at 1:57 PM
- Kelly Polark said...
Ha ha! Love the play by play! Sorry I missed the contest! Cute socks for Jessica!
- January 1, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Happy New Year! And darn, I didn;t get those awesome looking socks.
- January 1, 2012 at 4:08 PM
- Mykuljay said...
Ok - I'm bummed. I missed out on cool socks. Next time I'll be on time and I will find the gramer erors. (just practicing)
- January 2, 2012 at 2:02 AM
- Jessica said...
Hurray! I'm emailing you right now! Thank you!
- January 2, 2012 at 7:00 AM
- the late phoenix said...
read the post title...thought it meant something else...:(...happy new year, it's the last one before the world ends, right?
- January 2, 2012 at 10:02 AM
- DWei said...
Congrats to her for winning the socks!
- January 2, 2012 at 10:29 AM
- anthony stemke said...
Wishing you a Happy New Year.
(Lets see- got a subject, predicate, period at the end; I guess I'm ok).
- January 2, 2012 at 4:38 PM
- Shutterbug said...
happy new year! may 2012 bring you much joy and happiness! :)
- January 2, 2012 at 5:08 PM
- Sharyn said...
Yay Jessica!
- January 2, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Glynis said...
Happy New Year! Glad those socks found a good home!
- January 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM
- Dylan Fitzgerald said...
DANGIT! I can't believe I missed the contest! Those are some fancy grammar socks.
Happy New Year!
- January 3, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Liz said...
Happy New Year! I work in theater. I absolutely know men who would wear those socks.
- January 3, 2012 at 2:06 PM
- Deniz Bevan said...
Love the way you built up the suspense there.
Congratulations, Jessica!
And happy new year everyone!
- January 3, 2012 at 6:16 PM
- Theresa Milstein said...
I haven't visited for too long, so no lucky socks for me. Congratulations, Jessica!
- January 4, 2012 at 7:00 AM
- Mary Aalgaard, Play off the Page said...
You can even make a sock award grammar contest funny. Cheers!
- January 4, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- Gia said...
Oh my goodness I love this blog name. And I wish I had seen your contest - I totally woulda entered.
- January 5, 2012 at 7:07 PM
- Terra Shield said...
Congrats to Jessica.
- January 6, 2012 at 9:54 PM
- JDC said...
Jessica is the name of my girlfiend, unfortunately was not the lucky winner of this pair of socks.
- January 8, 2012 at 7:46 PM
- Mark said...
Congrats to the lucky lady :) Oh and I'm a guy who loves to point out or at least try to find grammatical errors.
- January 9, 2012 at 7:50 AM
- Wendy Ramer said...
Dark-chocolate-covered matzah is the best! (The hyphens are in response to a more recent post, but I don't think it works here.)
- February 9, 2012 at 10:33 AM


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Three years ago I posted this one already on Super Market Coffee in Belgium and Holland.
Today, after delivering some fresh goodies (Indonesian, Burundi, Colombia and Kenyan coffees) at Inspire Breda, the biggest Food Super Market in the Netherlands crossed my path. Or was it the other way around? :-)
Jumbo Food Market is huge. Never seen something like it. And really impressed by their offer of fresh, factory packed and frozen food. Their offer is endless and more specialized than any competitor in the market.
When arriving at the coffee stand I noticed a plate on which they advertise 'Fresh Coffee' (beans).
I forgot to look if a roasted date was on it, but why not anything more spectacular than this?
Then arriving back home I found this leaflet in the post box.
Not expecting anything at all, I decided to give it a read.
A lot of talking on coffee in this brochure.
But once you have a look at the coffees you don't read anything about the country, region, estate, harvesting, processing, variety, screen size, bagging, roasting.
Image that the Jumbo and Aldi tomorrow would do the same with their wines.
Just some bottles without any of the information we want to know about when we're buying wine, but only 'White' or 'Red' or 'Strong' or 'Good with fish', and that's it.
Impossible isn't it?
Why aren't they doing it with coffee?
Too difficult? Not at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every roaster knows where the coffee comes from.
I believe there's still a very long way to go.
Jacqmotte launched some coffees a while ago with a bit more information.
This goes into the right direction.
But still not far enough.
And meanwhile they see Specialty Coffee companies and even Nespresso talking over the market by storm.


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I do a lot of research online, and I see a lot of pictures of cakes that I would like to make someday. Just last month, I saw this cute Spiderman cake photo by The Cake Fairy, and I told myself that I would like to make this cake one day. I just had to wait for someone to ask me to do it.
My friend Karen was the one who asked me to do it for the 4th birthday of her son Dondee. She gave me another design, which used a round cake, but it was still a Spiderman cake, so I still got so excited. I really wanted to try making a Spiderman figure.
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