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...oh my God, it`s near to 2013 and should I really do a best of 2012 list?
I HATE these kind of lists because:
1. My memory is so weak, I can`t remember to all that I have listened to in 2012.
2. I listened to so much things, that other people cannot know, because most of it is unreleased or will be released in the future. Then, every music has it`s special situation when it works. If you are sitting with friends in a party place, there is other kind of music as "the best of" as if you`re listening at diner with friends and have a nice talk.
So I will write down what comes first in mind when I think of special situations … Without special order:
1. Sitting in my basement party room with my son : Flamimg Lips – "… and Heady Fwends" Loud, simple, powerfull.
Can – "The lost tapes" Krautrock, Neu!, back to my roots.
2. Sitting in my basement party room alone: God speed you! Black Emperor – "'ALLELUJAH! DON'T BEND! ASCEND!" A trip like it was back in the 70th.
3. Sitting in my basement with friends: Zenzile – "Zenzile".
4. Having diner with friends, talking and listening to music:
Andrea Schroeder – "Blackbird" Perfect mood for listening in the backgroend and in the conversation breaks intense listening to beautiful music.
5. Laying on the couch and let my mind and soul walk anywhere: Scott Walker "Bish Bosch" Outside of any music you expect to, very "free".
6. Sitting in front of my best speakers and turn it up really loud: Neil Young – "Psychedelic Pill" Nobody makes guitar sounds like the master.
7. Sitting with my wife, talking about daily things and listening to music : Gemma Ray – "Island Fire" Pop, songs, sing alongs … Beth Orton – "Sugaring Season" Wonderfull production by Tucker Martine, Hugo Race – "No but it`s true" Hugo solo … his voice is beating everything.
8. If I don`t feel good, it will be better soon after listening to this: P.I.L. – "This is PIL" Comeback of the year
9. Live music The Walkabouts – "Berlin" and "Dresden (EP)" The whole Walkabouts tour in 2012 was THE highlight in live music.
10. And then of course, I listened to so many music that has been released on Glitterhouse or wanted to be released on Glitterhouse. Too much to mention. Represantative for all this beautiful music I vote for : Various Artists / A compilation of Glitterhouse artists from 2012 –"Into the black Vol. 3".
11. O.k. … the most part of my time I listened to music that is or will be released on Glitterbeat in 2013: Ben Zabo – "Ben Zabo" For me THE number one release of the year Or the upcoming releases: Dirtmusic – "Fetish", Samba Touré – tba, Markus Ernestus meets Ben Zabo – "Wari Vo in Dub", Lobi Traoré – "Live @ BOZO`s 1995" Tamikrest … And many many others But I also listened to many re-released back catalogue albums, like Fela Kuti – "Live in Detroit 1986" etc … too many to mention.
I didn`t like too much "Kid Kophausen", but I came back to Nils Koppruch and Fink … RIP Best of "Nobody knows it" : Burkney Jack – "Company of shadows" That`s it … thanks and "Sorry" for all the good music I forgot.


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Ham and pineapple…people either love or hate that combination.
The latest viral food craze is the SWINEAPPLE! It's pineapple stuffed with ham and wrapped in bacon.
If you want to make one, you core the pineapple, jam in a bunch of ham, wrap it in bacon, and stick it in the oven for about five hours.
Would you try it? If you have, what do you think…any good? Let me know here.


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Tina Seguin lay on the floor in the living room, soaking in every picture beaming from the Walt Disney World vacation catalog. Her eyes, bright and blue and aglow with hope, reflected the colors bursting from the pages. Thirteen and maturing like a spring flower, she wanted now more than ever to live out her childhood dream.
But her dream, to visit Disney with her mother, was too much to ask. Not because she was getting old for Mickey and Mini, and Goofy and Pooh. That wasn't the problem at all.
Her dream would never come true because her mother had two months to live. But this she did not yet know. It had only been hours since the doctor had delivered the grave news to her mother, and her mother and father were still trying to accept the inevitable. They agonized over how to tell their daughter, and how to spend her remaining time. Time dwindled fast and her father found himself with another question. How was he going to move on?
Dot, terminally ill, and her husband Paul, who relentlessly stayed by her side, holding her hand, praying a prayer he knew wouldn't be answered, attempted to garner the courage to tell their daughter. Eventually they'd have to let Tina in on their not-so-little secret. It didn't seem fair.
They agonized: how does a parent tell a child her mother has two months to live?
Many tears later, Dot spoke up about how they should inform Tina. "What Would Jesus Do?" she asked her husband under a strained, weak smile.
Paul smiled. The question � more of a comment � provided evidence she was emotionally still with it.
"What Would Jesus Do?" was the question they'd ask themselves every time they faced a decision or circumstance where they were in a bind and didn't know how to proceed. It helped them look at the situation objectively, as if from a distance. "What Would Jesus Do" they'd ask themselves, "if He was in our shoes?"
There was always an answer, and they were able to move on.
Now, faced with the same question, the only thing that came to them were tears. There was no answer. It wasn't in their hearts, which were numbed and saddened by truth.
Staring quietly at each other for a long moment, neither said a word, while hovering over their heads was the question, "What Would Jesus Do?" Each searched for an answer � any answer.
There was none.
Finally Paul called Tina into the room where Dot had spent the better of two years crept up in bed, and the three embraced, something they'd done all too often for the wrong reasons. They remained close for a minute, then broke and held hands in a spiritual vigil. The flame of life � Dot's life � flickered in their eyes.
Paul broke the news.
Chapter II
Tina's face paled, matching the pallid dire in her eyes. The flickering flame in her eyes was blown out as a thick, black smoke drifted upward from her wick. Her mother's time had come, as it was bound to. How could this be happening?
In silence, she asked herself something she learned from her mother and father. What Would Jesus Do?
There was no answer.
Drifting internally, she dug deep, searched for an answer. But there was none.
Her mother lay in bed, her face without expression and her eyes staring into Tina's.
Tina's hopes for the future, for her dream, for her mother to get well � all hopes � faded before her. Like billowing smoke from a wick, they drifted to the ceiling.
Mickey or no Mickey, Goofy or no Goofy � nothing mattered to Tina anymore. Not even Winnie the Pooh. Life was colorless, without shape, without direction. It wasn't fair.
Cancer was about to tear her mother away� It just wasn't fair.
The Disney catalog, filled with vivid pictures � the golf ball-globe at Epcot Center, Cinderella's Castle, a Winnie the Pooh Character Breakfast � sat in the very spot she left it last. Collecting dust, it was the furthest thing from her mind. Forgotten. Her dream: gone.
It was sad: In Tina's thirteen years, there wasn't really a time when her mother hadn't been sick � so it seemed. Her mother, diagnosed with cancer five years earlier, had always been sick; the time they had she took for granted, not knowing the severity of the cancer. Not knowing her mother's life would some day come to an end. Over those five years, all Tina wanted was to go to Disney with her mother.
But now her mother had two months to live.
Disney was the furthest thing from her mind. It didn't matter anymore.
Chapter III
Two days later, while her daughter was at school, Dot decided how she wanted to spend her remaining days. So Paul obligingly packed the family camper and then took Tina, his daughter, out of school early. He told Tina to pack, that her mother decided she wanted to spend her waning days in Virginia with her parents.
Tina worried about all the time she'd miss at school but kept it to herself, thinking it was selfish. Confused, she reverted to what she'd learned from her mother. She asked herself, What Would Jesus Do?
Remaining silent, she thought about her mother, she thought about death, and how none of it was fair. She didn't understand. It was one thing for someone to pass on, but it was entirely another for someone you know pass on. Like her mother.
Not knowing what to think, how to feel, what to do, or what to say, she withdrew, faded into her self. She became unusually quiet. She blocked out her feelings, ignored them as if they'd go away. But they wouldn't. Drifting in perpetual darkness, a completely different question arose: Why was the real world so cruel?
There were no answers.
Chapter IV
Tina had only one memory of her mother when her mother hadn't been under cancer's grip. It was when she was a little girl. At what age, she didn't know; yet the memory was clear � so very clear � as if she knew at the time it was one to hold onto.
Tina had been in bed stuffed under warm blankets when her mother came to tuck her in. Like always, her mom had asked what story she wanted. "Pooh," Tina had replied excitedly, her lips forming a circle, stressing the "ooh" in Pooh. Then, she said it again, leaving little doubt what her favorite book was.
Every word her mother read from the Pooh-book was etched in the forefront of Tina's mind. Her mother would sing when song was needed, read in the voice of a small boy when Christopher Robin spoke, and in the voice of a shy, honey-loving bear when Pooh Bear spoke. She'd even hum Pooh's little hums as only Pooh could hum:
Tiddle-iddle, tiddle-iddle,
Between giggles Tina had sang along with her mother. "Rum-tum-tiddle-um-tum."
The memory would never go away.
Chapter V
Tina helped her mother climb into the camper while Paul locked up the house. With Dot taking the passenger-side captain's chair up front, Tina jumped into the back. A minute later, Paul jumped into the driver's seat, turned over the engine, revved it like a seasoned truck driver, then pulled away, leaving their Derry, New Hampshire home, destined for Virginia.
In the rear view mirror, Paul noticed his daughter staring out the rear windows, watching 11 Blunt Drive disappear. When he heard sniffles from the way back, he glanced at his wife, whose eyes were also wet with tears.
Paul felt terribly bad for his daughter, wondering how she would take it all. He knew what she was thinking, that her mother would never again return to 11 Blunt Drive in Derry, New Hampshire. It would be her mother's last trip. She would never again return home.
But Paul knew something his daughter didn't, but it wasn't enough to keep his own eyes from watering.
Chapter VI
Travelling south on interstate highway I-95 well after the tears had dried, a thick, fog-like silence settled over the camper. Passing though Providence, Rhode Island, to the Connecticut border, through Mystic, and then New Haven, the cloud grew darker, until Tina spoke up.
With a wide grin, "Are we almost there yet?" she whined in the voice of a small child, humor clearly intended.
Paul said not a word. Dot, her time slipping away, remained silent. The only sound was the constant drone of the engine, resonating louder and deeper.
Then Dot caught glimpse of Paul's smiling eyes and burst into tears � tears of laughter. Paul and Tina joined in, and together, the three for the first time acknowledged the truth. The ice had finally broke. And they continued to laugh for a good five minutes.
But as the camper rolled toward the New York border, darkness settled in and the quietness returned. Turning inward, each tried to make sense out of what was happening. Although none spoke a word, their thoughts communicated as effectively. For they all were focused on the same question.
What Would Jesus Do� if He was in their position?
Miles from New York, Tina, eyeing the golden arches pass on the northbound side of I-95, broke the silence. "I'm hungry!" she said.
Chapter VII
Five minutes farther south on I-95, Paul pulled the camper into a roadside Burger King, the last stop before the New York State border. It was a good thing, because Dot was starting to do head dives and Paul knew, once she was out, they'd be best if they didn't stop.
Paul figured another eight hours to drive before they would reach Alexandria, Virginia. Yes, stopping now would be good; his wife and daughter could sleep through the night as he drove. That would put them in Virginia around 3 or 4 in the morning.
A few burgers later, Paul gassed up, checked the oil, and, in no time at, all they were back on I-95 travelling south. Tina disappeared into the far back and fell asleep. Shortly after, Dot's head began to nod and then she too fell asleep.
Paul drove through the night � around New York City, through New Jersey, then Delaware for a few miles, and Maryland. He listened not to music but to the deep, steady breathing of his daughter in the back and his wife next to him � the two people in the world he loved most. Happily married for over 20 years to his wife, there she lay beside him, curled in a ball, sleeping in a fitful, dreamless sleep. Her irregular breaths set Paul's mind astray. God, he thought, it wasn't fair! He was about to lose his wife � it just was not fair.
He asked himself over and over, What Would Jesus Do?
It was as if Jesus had abandoned him when he needed Him most.
It was not fair.
Chapter VIII
In the back of the camper, perched in the loft sleeping, Tina began shifting restlessly in a nightmarish fit. Her eyeballs roamed under her lids. She dreamed she had arrived at her grandparent's house, which seemed to be painted in vibrant red and yellow colors. She exited the camper form the side door, stepping down into the driveway. She knew her father would get the wheelchair, so she went to the to help her mother out. When she tugged open the passenger door, she froze.
The seat: it was empty! Her mother: she wasn't there. And her father: he too was gone. Where were they? Where did they go? Why did they abandon her?
She looked down and suddenly found herself standing in her grandmother's flowerbed. She was stepping on a red tulip, when her attention was drawn by a dark, shadowy sensation hovering over her head. She looked to the sky; there there were no clouds. The feeling grew deeper, more pallid. Maybe the sun was setting. She looked to the horizon, only to find� The sun! It was gone. She felt infinitely agitated, a dark, itchy feeling lurking above. Life was mute, no longer had importance. She looked back to the camper only to be reminded her mother was gone.
"Help!" Tina tried to scream. Her mouth moved, but no sound came out. Her knees began to shake; they knocked together. She wanted her mother. "Mom!" she shouted. There was no sound. Her teeth chattered. She didn't know what to do, who to call, or who to run to. "Mom!" Silent, the cries could not be heard by anyone but her.
The front door, she thought. Yes, go for the front door.
She stepped from the flower garden, leaving behind a crushed tulip, its red petals broken off, ground into the soil. She jumped up the first two steps of the front porch, when the front door cracked open. Bursting through from the inside of the house were streams of bright yellow, red, and blue light. The door seemed to be caught, unable to open all the way. It tempted her near. She moved closer, when suddenly the door swung open and banged against the house.
Tina froze; she couldn't believe her eyes. She looked again to be sure.
It was true: There, before her, was Disney World.
But something wasn't right. It wasn't as inviting as in the vacation catalog � but why?
A big, yellow Disney character wearing a red bib appeared in the distance. Tina blinked. When she opened her eyes she saw Winnie the Pooh; and standing next to the honey-loving bear were her mother and father, with her mother collecting armfuls of air, waving her near.
Overjoyed, Tina couldn't believe it. She was going to Disney � with her mother, a dream come true.
Tina ran for the front door, towards her mother, her father, Winnie, and Disney, when just before reaching the entrance, the door slammed shut. Her emotions tumbled into loops and tears burst from her eyes. She didn't know what to do. Instinct told her, Run! Ready to bolt, she turned, when she noticed on the porch, set precisely on the top step, was the weathered, dying tulip, the same she'd stepped on. What few petals remained clinging to the stem were quickly turning black, all life fading from it.
Tina bolted upright, waking from her fitful nightmare, and banged her head on a protruding corner. Her eyes were filled with tears as a terrible pain pulsed through her head, which pounded as if a sledgehammer was slamming into her temple.
But the pain was not because she banged her head.
Chapter IX
Paul had driven in sheer quietness for over three hours when there was a loud bang somewhere in the back of the camper. His pulse skyrocketed as he shot a look into the rearview mirror. A shadow moved. Phew! He was relieved to see it was only Tina.
"You okay back there?" he called back.
Tina, rubbing her head, grunted, then hopped down from the loft with a thud. She squeezed up front and kneeled between the captain's chairs. Her tired eyes blinked into the early morning darkness. On the opposite side of the highway, a car's headlights approached, then passed by. She blinked. A lighted highway sign disappeared overhead. She blinked again.
Paul looked quickly at Dot, who was asleep, and then to his daughter. In his daughter's eyes he saw what appeared to be the reflection of lights from the outside. Were they tears? He wondered. Deciding not to ask, he returned his attention to the road.
Five minutes farther along the highway, Paul saw a sign on the side of the road: Welcome to Virginia!
His daughter saw it, too. "We're in Virginia already?" Tina asked incredibly. "How much longer to Alexandria?"
Paul shook his head at the first question and chose not to answer the second.
Awhile later, he saw a roadside sign: Alexandria 10 miles. He looked back at Tina, who was blinking, trying to stay awake. She was so sleepy, Paul was sure she hadn't seen the sign. "Why don't you go back to sleep?" Paul offered.
There was no argument. She climbed in the back and went to sleep.
Chapter X
Tina awoke to the voices of her mother and father chatting idly. She hopped down from the loft, this time not banging her head, and pushed up front between her mother and father.
"'Morning," she said after clearing her throat.
Her father turned around and, like he always does, gave that goofy hello. Mom looked into her eyes and smiled. "Hi, Dear!" she said. It made Tina happy to hear the strength in her mother's voice, but it also brought up what it would be like when the day came. Violently she shook her head, as if to rid it from the evil thoughts.
"You okay?" her father asked, turning to look at her.
Tina grunted and, seeing all the attention drawn to her, looked straight ahead; her eyes focused on an overhead highway sign attached to a bridge.
North Carolina 10 miles
North Carolina! It took her by surprise. She wondered: Where the heck were they? Wasn't Alexandria in the north part of Virginia? Like near Washington D.C.? She discounted her thoughts and decided not to speak up. After all, what did she know about geography?
Five minutes later, her father pulled the camper into a rest stop, the last before the Carolina border. The roadside rest area had a small vending machine area, an even smaller tourist center, and non-potable water in the restrooms. Tina wandered into the tourist center as her father helped her mother. On the wall she found a map of Central Eastern United States with a fat, red arrow pointing to the border of Virginia and North Carolina: You Are Here!
She searched the map for Alexandria, but couldn't find it. Looking closer, she traced the map with a finger. Thinking Alexandria must be south of the red arrow since they hadn't reached it yet, she scanned the map to the south. Her finger bumped into North Carolina. To the east, between I-95 and the Atlantic Ocean, there wasn't much, and even less to the west.
That's when she wondered if they'd passed Alexandria, like really passed it. Had her father missed it while she and her mother were sleeping?
Following I-95 farther north with her finger, retracing the route they'd taken, toward DC, en-route she froze. The tip of her finger was pressed against the map several inches above the red arrow and below Washington DC. Under it were the words, Alexandria, Virginia.
She was right: They had missed it! They drove right passed it! God, she thought, dad could sometimes be so dumb. It reminded her of the time when he had gone to work wearing two different shoes.
Her goofy father missed the exit � by over 30 miles.
Why wasn't she surprised?
Chapter XI
As Tina turned away from the map, her father came into the tourist center pushing her mother in the wheelchair. Tina drummed right over. "You're an idiot!" she blurted, no holds barred, with a wide grin. "You passed Alexandria. By 30 miles!"
Her father looked down at her mother, who, sitting in the wheelchair, craned her neck and returned the look. Her father smiled, sending a heavenly glow across her mother's face. No mistake, it was filled with life.
"I know," her father stated as a matter-of-factly.
Confused, Tina's eyes dropped to the lapel of her mother's navy blazer, where there was a pin of Winnie the Pooh hugging a jar of honey. Pinned behind Pooh, serving as a backdrop, was a familiar bow. It was the bow she had made for her mother when she first learned of her cancer. She had made it from rainbow-colored ribbon. And when the bow was complete, she scribbled four letters in black permanent marker on one of the four loops: W. W. J. D., which stood for, What Would Jesus Do? It was the question the Seguin's had lived by. Anytime they were faced with a trying situation or unknown predicament, they'd ask themselves, What Would Jesus Do? There was always an honest, objective answer. As of late, it was a question they'd asked all too often. Each time the answer was the same � there wasn't any.
Studying the pin on her mother's blazer, Tina's heart began to fill with love. It tingled in warmth when she saw her mother's warm smile and then more so when she looked at her father, who swiped his foot on the floor as if he'd been caught indulging in chocolate minutes before dinnertime, and she realized her childhood dream was coming true. Overcome by emotion, by connection to her parents, and connection to her childhood dream, she was speechless.
She was going to Disney.
Tears of joy welled in her eyes; Tina ran over to her mother, kneeled beside the wheelchair, and embraced her. Between laughter and happiness, more tears flowed.
She was going to Disney� with her mom. Maybe there was a God.
Chapter XII
Disney World turned out to be everything the Seguin's had imagined. Tina and Dot had posed for a picture with Winnie the Pooh; really, the trip was one none of them would ever forget.
Especially Tina� her dream came true.
As much fun as they had, as much as they wanted for time to go on, it was time that was against them. It went by too fast, poking its ugly head around every corner. The energy it took for Dot to travel to Florida was taxing. She grew ill, quicker than she would have had they not made the trip. But that was how she wanted to spend her last days. Now it was time to go home.
Paul quickly packed the camper and hit the road for the trip back home. But the return trip proved to be worse he had anticipated. Dot faded fast; she was unable to speak, was highly feverish, leaving little doubt her time was coming. The end was in sight.
Paul drove straight through, stopping only for refueling and an occasional pit stop. Twenty-two hours later, weary and eyes bloodshot, Paul finally pulled into 11 Blunt Drive, Derry, New Hampshire. It couldn't have been soon enough. Life had nearly escaped Dot. But he was thankful to have made it home. That's What Dot Wanted: to see her last moments at home.
He brought Dot into the house and set her up in bed. Her body was limp, and the mere effort to speak was too much.
Tina brought the Winnie the Pooh pin bedside to her mother. It was special, Tina knew; her mother would want it with her in her last seconds. Finding no place to pin it, Tina removed the bow with extreme care by pulling gently on the loose end. It untied cleanly before her eyes. She pinned the Pooh pin to the pillow by her mother's head and then wrapped the rainbow-colored ribbon around her mother's wrist and tied a loose knot. The entire time her mother, weak and frail, hadn't moved. Tina wondered if her mother even knew she was there.
Just then the doctor arrived at the Seguin's with the nurse; all they were able to do was confirm the obvious: Dot was nearing the end.
Paul looked to the doctor for indication of how much time was left. The doctor, refusing to make eye contact, looked at his shoes. "It's going to be soon, I'm afraid," he said.
Paul turned inward, reeling at the thought of life without Dot. He asked himself, What Would Jesus Do? The question banged in his skull like a loose marble. He couldn't concentrate. Too many thoughts, too many things to do, too many questions�
What Would Jesus Do?
The nurse, coming around the bed to Paul, rested a consoling hand on his shoulder. Startled, Paul looked at the nurse, who looked at Dot and then tapped the metal bar near Dot's limp wrist. She was pointing to Dot's bracelet. "What does WWJD stand for?" she asked with a whisper.
Suddenly Dot, inches from death, shifted in bed. She drew her hand to her mouth and, with what energy she could muster, attempted to speak. Nothing came out. Her lips squeezed shut, obviously frustrated.
But she didn't give up. She tried again to speak, this time managing a mumble, "What Would Jesus Do?"
Her voice, scratchy and congested, was barely audible. But no mistake, Paul knew exactly what she had said. Before him was the woman he loved most, the woman he spent over 20 years of his life with. Seeing the great deal of pain she was going through, seeing the physical toll it took for her to speak, ripped his heart in two. Through her pain � like only Dot could do � she was still with them. What Would Jesus Do? She knew. She knew that Tina's bracelet was on her wrist. Indeed, she knew. She knew it all
Again, there was no answer.
Tina and Paul embraced. They stayed that way for a long time. Words weren't needed, for the sadness emanating from their hearts spoke volumes. Neither of them saw nor heard the doctor and nurse slip from the room.
Tina pulled Paul to her mother at bedside, where the three held hands, holding on for dear life � for Dot's dear life.
But it was too late. The energy it took to tell the nurse what WWJD stood for was too much. Life had flushed from her body.
Paul, saddened with loss, drifted within, asking himself, What Would Jesus Do?
There was no ans�.
Paul halted the thought. There was an answer. It had just never come to him before because he hadn't been ready for it, neither Tina. Now they were. And the answer was deep within their hearts. As Dot departed, that's where she left it, in a place where she knew they'd find it.
Amid the last tears, they found the answer right where She had left it. In their hearts. There were no more tears to cry. But that was okay, for they finally knew What Jesus Would Do. Jesus would go on, to hold those memories of Dot that mattered most, to keep her near and dear to the heart, but to go on. Move forward.
That's What Jesus Would Do because That's What Dot Would (want them to) Do.
Dedicated to Dot Seguin and those who knew her.
You have touched more people than you would have ever imagined, and now that you are in the heavens, unselfishly giving your life to those in need, please know that you are not forgotten � God knows, you are not forgotten. Your message has come across; I'm honored, and I thank you, to be chosen to provide Paul and Tina with it. Sleep well.
�Thor Kirleis, March 23, 1999
Please note: With this story it is my intention to recognize the life of Dot Seguin, the wife of Paul Seguin, a dear friend of mine. I wish to show support and respect to Paul; his daughter, Tina, who Paul has told me all about; and his family. It is not my intention to make fun of, mock, or ridicule in any way, shape or form, or to hurt anyone's feelings. In a sense, I was asked to deliver a message. It is a message from above, that Paul and Tina and family, should go on -- hold on to those memories -- but go on. This is What Dot Would (want you to) Do! It is always easier said than done, but always know we are behind you every step of the way.
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Gallery Ho is pleased to announce the "HERE WE ARE", the first exhibition at Gallery Ho. "HERE WE ARE" exhibition is a selection of artworks by an eclectic group of four established and three emerging Korean artists in New York. While the featured artists are living in various places such as Seoul, Kyung-Gi, Jeju in South Korea, Brooklyn, Queens in New York, and New Jersey, this exhibition highlights beauty of neighborhood and normal life. It will be an opportunity to see various normal lives through these artist's eyes.
Hee Jung Cho, who lives in Brooklyn, is known for re-built buildings in Brooklyn using wood-relief. She makes new streets using re-built buildings. Her new drawings will be introduced at this exhibition. Sung-Ki Jeon, the most famous watercolor artist in Korea, draws landscapes and still life. He also mixes coffee together with watercolors in order to explore new material and to develop a way of expression.
Since 1990, Byung Jong Kim, a professor of Korean painting, Seoul National University
in South Korea, has been crteating drawings about life. Vivid colors, a character of his painting, is from Mother Nature. After he had been in a life or death situation, he started to paint about life and hope on Korean papers.
Wal Jong Lee, is famous as a Jeju artists in South Korea, and paints modern rural life
using five traditional Korean colors; yellow, green, blue, white, red, and black. In the middle of the canvas, there is one big tree to represent Mother Nature along with miniature people, who are watching television, eating, or going grocery shopping. All the figures are humorous.
Han Hong Park, who lives in New Jersey, paints lyrical city landscapes such as rainy nights, streets after rain, and buildings enveloped in mists of rain. In the dark, headlights captured hectic but charming city of life. Moist sunset landscapes seem like shelter for modern people, as well.
Jeong Min Park draws her neighbor to simplify using Korean traditional ink on Korean paper. She creates another place with drawings of people, buildings, and still life from different times and various places. Jong-Sik Shin, who is a professor of Painting department, Hong-Ik University in Seoul, expresses his personal travel memories on to canvas. There are flying fish in the sky, shelves in the middle of a sand-cave, or unexpected views on his paintings. People can enter another world of surrealism through Shin's view of point.
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You won't believe what Sophia Grace looks like now
She's known as the loveable, adorable chatterbox from The Ellen Degeneres show, who stole our hearts with her cover of Nicki Minaj's Super Bass, alongside her equally adorable cousin/side-kick Rose.
Well, now Sophia Grace is all grown up. This is what the entertainer looks like now:
The now 14-year-old, pictured behind the scenes of her latest music video, 'Why You Mad', is all grown up!
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Not to mention she has over 1 million Instagram followers.
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Puffiness in the eye area is a common manifestation of mild facial edema. Edema is a term for the excess fluid accumulation in soft tissue manifested by swelling. Edema stretches the skin and eventually leads to wrinkles and sagging. The eye area is particularly prone to edema due to the dense capillary network and lack of fat padding.
It is important to know that significant edema may be a sign of a health problem, such as kidney or liver disease, and needs to be investigated by a physician to rule out medical conditions. A variety of allergies may also cause facial puffiness. If you have persistent puffiness make sure to rule out allergic reactions to your environment, food or skin care products.
A more common situation, however, is morning puffiness (mild facial edema that occasionally occurs in the morning and goes away during the day) caused by lifestyle factors rather than a health condition.
You may try these home remedies:
Sleep on your back.
When you sleep face down or even in your side the blood pressure in your facial vessels is greater due to gravity and contact with the pillow. Sleeping on your back mitigates this problem.
Do not consume too much fluid late in the evening.
During sleep your blood vessels tend to relax. If at that time your body is overloaded with water, more fluid will flow from capillaries into extracellular space than is drained from it; the net effect is swelling. In general, it is healthy to drink a lot of fluids. However, try to consume most of your water in the morning and afternoon, and drink less in the evening.
Limit your sodium intake.
Sodium, especially if consumed as sodium chloride (table salt), increases retention of water and promotes edema. Keep in mind that even if you don't overuse the saltshaker, you may still be consuming a lot of sodium because most processed foods are high in sodium. Notable examples include chips, candy, many processed meats and cheeses. Check food labels for sodium content per serving and serving size. Then you can calculate how much sodium you are consuming. Reducing sodium intake may have an added benefit of reducing the risk of developing high blood pressure.
If you drink alcohol, be moderate and avoid drinking late in the day.
Alcohol and certain drugs contribute to puffiness by favoring the accumulation of fluid in extracellular space. If you are taking any drugs, do not change your regimen without consulting with your doctor. If you feel that a particular drug may be causing puffiness, talk to your doctor about possible alternatives that provide the same benefits without this side effect.
Weak capillaries contribute to facial edema because they leak too much fluid into extracellular space. There are a few studies indicating that escin, a substance found in horse chestnut, can strengthen veins and capillaries by blocking enzyme called hyaluronidase. Blocking hyaluronidase prevents the breakdown of proteoglycans, which are important structural component of venous and capillary walls. The studies showed that twice a day supplementation with 50 mg of escin (a from standardized horse chestnut extract) reduced edema of extremities. Facial edema has not been studied but is likely to respond as well. Standardized horse chestnut extract is available in capsules in health food stores and on the web. Some vendors also sell horse chestnut cream. It is unclear whether topical application of escin also strengthens capillaries but it is certainly possible and may be worth a try. Escin may provide additional skin benefits. By blocking the hyaluronidase, escin may increase the content of hyaluronic acid in the skin and thereby reduce dryness. Other plant-derived agents shown in clinical studies to improve venous insufficiency and associated edema of extremities include Butcher's broom rhizome extract and grape seed extract. These extracts, used orally or topically, might improve facial edema as well.
Fatigue and lack of sleep may contribute to puffiness and other eye area skin problems. Make sure you are getting adequate restful sleep.
When morning puffiness cannot be prevented, it can be quickly reduced, which minimizes its damaging effects on the skin. The key to reducing puffiness is to reduce the inflow and increase outflow of fluid from the soft tissue of the face. To increase the outflow of fluid make sure that you are in a vertical position, by standing or sitting. To reduce the inflow, you need to produce a mild constriction of blood vessels. To constrict your blood vessels in the area under the eye you can try to use cool teabags on your eyes. Place the tea bags in warm water, steep for a few seconds, wrap in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for half an hour. Then place the cool, moist tea bags on closed eyes. Recline and relax for ten to twenty minutes.


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LaVar Ball's Sons Sign One Year Deal With Lithuanian Pro Team
- by Lynn Briggs
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They reportedly signed with sports agent Harrison Gaines, who represents their older brother, Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball. That included plenty of memes, GIFs and videos anticipating the clash between enigmatic Vytautas head coach Virginijus Seskus - known as the "LaVar Ball of Lithuania" - and the real Ball family. LiAngelo withdrew from UCLA after the school suspended him following a shoplifting incident on the team's tour of China.
The 6-3 LaMelo, who once scored 92 points in a high school game, has been dinged by scouts for paying little attention to defense while displaying questionable shot selection. He went on to say that the language barrier would be "no problem at all" for the Ball brothers because everyone in Lithuania speaks English, particularly the younger generation.
Whether they play significan minutes in Lithuania remains to be seen.
The two teenage brothers signed with the Prienai-Birstonas Vytautas club, which plays in a lower-level European league.
"I don't care about the money", LaVar told ESPN last week. The team has been grappling with financial issues and started the season losing eight of its first 12 games in the Lithuanian league.
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Their father, LaVar Ball, had already pulled both of them out of their respective schools.
The team is 4-1 in the Baltic League after its lone loss came on a forfeiture. Tickets cost around 5 euros.
LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are Officially Professional Basketball Players.
It will be interesting to see how the two brothers adapt to the different style of play in Lithuania and perform in the Baltic league.
Saudi Arabia to increase fuel prices by 80%
It was hardliners such as these who played a leading role in shutting down theaters in the 1980s. They argue it makes no sense to ban cinemas when movies today are readily available online.
Trump rails against news media after reporting corrections
Later in the day, Trump accused Weigel and the news organisation of willingly using a "phony photo" and spreading fake news. According to USA media reports , these pictures instantly went viral on the web thus attracting the President's attention.
Israel says it destroyed Hamas tunnel utilizing new strategies
The tunnel destroyed on Sunday had been discovered several weeks ago and was monitored by the military, Conricus said. The IDF "is prepared for all developments". "And, second, because this is a Hamas terror tunnel".


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elephant girl
elephant pants: yay or nay?
Elephant pants, pasar malam (street market) $7.50
I saw this pair of elephant pants at a market next to Parkway, but at the time I didn't know if I should buy it. I returned to the market the next day, saw they were still there and was convinced that they had potential! Those elephants really call out to me.
Psst…I used rubber bands to give them the "balloon" effect. Pretty cheapo, but it works!
What do you think of the pants? I quite like them!
Goodnight all, tomorrow's Saturday, so happy weekend!


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By: AmCham Denmark (Jan 23, 2018)
On January 23, AmCham's Policy Committee met with Pia Olsen Dyhr for an informal roundtable discussion at Christiansborg.
Pia Olsen Dyhr has served as the Chair for the Socialist People's Party since 2014. She has been a permanent member of the Danish Parliament since 2007. During the first Helle Thorning government (2011-14), Pia Olsen Dyhr was appointed to Minister of Trade & Development as well as Minister of Transportation. Prior to her political career, Olsen Dyhr worked at CARE and the Danish Society for Natural Conservation. She holds a Master Degree in Political Science from University of Copenhagen.
The meeting featured a lively and informative discussion on both current issues and the political landscape in Denmark. Pia touched upon the Party's role in the opposition, what she considers the strongholds of businesses in Denmark and the political vision driving the party agenda.
If you want to be invited to future meetings of the Policy Committee, please contact Communications Specialist Sandra Hyo Viborg.


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(1) laser power. Laser welding there is a laser energy density threshold, below this value, the depth is very shallow, once reached or exceeded this value, the penetration will be greatly improved. Only when the laser power density on the workpiece exceeds the threshold (related to the material), the plasma will be generated, which marks the progress of the stable deep welding. If the laser power is below this threshold, the workpiece is only surface melted, that is, welding to stabilize the heat conduction type. And when the laser power density is in the vicinity of the critical conditions for the formation of small holes, welding machine the deep welding and conducting welding alternately become unstable welding process, resulting in large fluctuations in penetration depth. Laser deep welding, the laser power while controlling the penetration depth and welding speed. The weld penetration is directly related to the beam power density and is a function of the incident beam power and the beam focal spot. In general, for a certain diameter of the laser beam, the penetration depth increases as the beam power increases.
(2) beam focal spot. The beam spot size is one of the most important variables of laser welding because it determines the power density. But for high-power lasers, the measurement of it is a problem, welding machine although there are already a lot of indirect measurement techniques.
The beam spot diffraction limit spot size can be calculated according to the theory of light diffraction, but the actual spot is larger than the calculated value due to the presence of the focusing lens aberration. The simplest method of measurement is the isothermal contour method, that is, with thick paper charred and penetrate the polypropylene plate to measure the focal spot and perforation diameter. This method through the measurement practice, master the laser power size and beam action time.
(3) material absorption value. The absorption of the material depends on some important properties of the material, such as absorbency, reflectivity, thermal conductivity, melting temperature, evaporation temperature, etc., of which the most important is the absorption rate.
The factors that affect the absorptivity of the material to the laser beam include two aspects: the first is the resistance coefficient of the material. After absorbing the absorbance of the material, it is found that the absorptivity of the material is proportional to the square root of the resistance coefficient and the resistance coefficient And then the surface state (or finish) of the material has a more important effect on the absorption rate of the beam, welding machine which has a significant effect on the welding effect.
(4) welding speed. Welding speed on the depth of penetration, increase the speed will make the depth of shallow, but the speed is too low will lead to excessive melting of materials, workpiece welding wear. Therefore, for a certain laser power and a certain thickness of a particular material has a suitable welding speed range, and in which the corresponding speed value can get the maximum depth of penetration.
(5) to protect the gas. Laser welding process often use inert gas to protect the molten pool, when some of the material does not care about the surface oxidation can also not consider the protection, but for most applications are often used helium, argon, welding machine nitrogen and other gases for protection, so that the workpiece in the The process of welding from oxidation.
Helium is not easy to ionize (ionization energy is high), allowing the laser to pass smoothly, the beam energy is unimpeded to the workpiece surface. This is the most effective shielding gas used in laser welding, but the price is more expensive.
Argon is relatively cheap, the density is large, so the protection effect is better. But it is susceptible to high-temperature metal ionization, the results shield some of the beam shot to the workpiece, welding machine reducing the welding of the effective laser power, but also damage the welding speed and penetration. The surface of the weldment protected by argon is smoother than when using helium.
Nitrogen is the cheapest as a protective gas, but is not suitable for certain types of stainless steel welding, mainly due to metallurgical problems such as absorption, and sometimes in the overlap area to produce pores.
The second effect of using a protective gas is to protect the focusing lens from metal vapor contamination and sputtering of liquid droplets. Especially in the high-power laser welding, because of its spray becomes very strong, then the protection of the lens is more necessary. In the case of
The third role of the protective gas is to disperse the plasma shields produced by high power laser welding. The metal vapor absorbs the laser beam into a plasma cloud, and the protective gas around the metal vapor is ionized by heat. welding machine If the plasma is present too much, the laser beam is consumed to some extent by the plasma. The plasma is present as a second energy on the working surface, making the depth of penetration shallow and the surface of the weld pool is widened. The electron recombination rate is increased by increasing the collision of electrons with ions and neutral atoms to reduce the electron density in the plasma. The higher the neutral atom, the higher the collision frequency, the higher the recombination rate; on the other hand, only the protective gas with high ionization energy will not increase the electron density due to the ionization of the gas itself. In the case of
From the table we can see that the size of the plasma cloud and the use of different shielding gases change, helium minimum, followed by nitrogen, the use of argon when the largest. The larger the plasma size, the deeper the penetration. The reason for this difference is due to the fact that the degree of ionization of the gas molecules is different, and the difference in diffusion of metal vapor due to the different density of the shielding gas. In the case of
Helium ionization is minimal and the density is minimal, and it can quickly get rid of the rising metal vapor from the metal bath. welding machine So helium for the protection of gas, can maximize the inhibition of plasma, thereby increasing the penetration depth, improve the welding speed; due to light and can escape, not easy to cause stomata. Of course, from the actual effect of our welding, with the effect of argon protection is also good.
The effect of plasma cloud on the penetration depth is most pronounced in the low welding velocity zone. When the welding speed increases, its impact will be weakened.
The protective gas is injected through the nozzle mouth at a certain pressure to reach the surface of the workpiece, the nozzle of the hydrodynamic shape and the size of the export diameter is very important. It must be large enough to drive the sprayed gas to cover the welding surface, but in order to effectively protect the lens, to prevent metal vapor contamination or metal splash damage to the lens, the nozzle size should be limited. The flow should be controlled, otherwise the protective layer of the laminar flow into turbulence, the atmosphere involved in the pool, the final formation of stomata.
In order to improve the protective effect, it is also possible to use an additional lateral blowing method, that is, through a smaller diameter nozzle to the protective gas at a certain angle directly into the deep welding of small holes. welding machine The shielding gas not only suppresses the plasma cloud on the surface of the workpiece, but also exerts an influence on the formation of the plasma and the pores in the hole, and the penetration depth is further increased to obtain the ideal weld. However, this method requires precise control of air flow size, direction, or prone to turbulence and damage the pool, resulting in the welding process is difficult to stabilize.
(6) lens focal length. Welding is usually used to focus on the convergence of laser, the general use of 63 ~ 254mm (2.5 "~ 10") focal length lens. Focus spot size and focal length is proportional to the shorter focal length, the smaller the spot. But the length of the focal length also affect the depth of focus, that is, the depth of focus increases with the focal length, so short focal length can increase the power density, but the focus is small, you must accurately maintain the lens and workpiece spacing, and the depth is not large. Due to the splash and laser modes produced during the welding process, the actual focal length of the actual welding is more than the focal length of 126mm (5 "). When the joints are large or need to increase the spot size to increase the weld A lens with a focal length of 254 mm (10 ") is selected. In this case, a higher laser output power (power density) is required in order to achieve a deep hole effect.
When the laser power exceeds 2kW, especially for 10.6μm CO2 laser beam, the use of special optical materials constitute the optical system, welding machine in order to avoid the risk of optical damage to the lens, often use reflective focus method, the general use of polished copper mirror as a mirror The Due to its efficient cooling, it is often recommended for high power laser beam focusing.
(7) focus position. When welding, in order to maintain a sufficient power density, the focus position is essential. The change of the relative position between the focal point and the workpiece surface directly affects the width and depth of the weld.
In most laser welding applications, the position of the focus is usually set at about 1/4 of the depth of penetration required beneath the surface of the workpiece.
(8) laser beam position. For laser welding of different materials, the laser beam position controls the final quality of the weld, especially in the case of butt joints. For example, when the quenched steel gear is welded to a low carbon steel drum, proper control of the laser beam position will facilitate the generation of welds consisting mainly of low carbon components, which have good crack resistance. In some applications, the geometrical shape of the workpiece to be welded requires an angle of deflection of the laser beam. When the deflection angle between the beam axis and the joint plane is within 100 degrees, the absorption of laser energy by the workpiece is not affected.
(9) welding start, the termination of the laser power gradually, gradually down control. Laser deep welding, regardless of the depth of the weld, welding machine hole phenomenon is always there. When the welding process is terminated and the power switch is turned off, the pit will appear at the end of the weld. In addition, when the laser welding layer covers the original weld, there will be excessive absorption of the laser beam, resulting in overheating or produce pores.
In order to prevent the above phenomenon, the power start and stop point preparation procedures, so that the power start and termination time becomes adjustable, that is, the starting power of electronic methods in a short time from zero to set the power value, welding machine and adjust the welding Time, and finally the power at the end of the welding from the set power gradually reduced to zero.


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The natural beauty of food. Pale white shaved fennel, bright red cherry tomatoes and green beans contrast with the dark, glistening lentils in this healthy gourmet salad. Mediterranean flavors of preserved lemon, fresh basil, and ripe tomatoes mingle with the hearty taste of black lentils, fried onions, and crushed garlic.
I like a little kick of spice in this salad. You can use chilli flakes or better yet: a hearty, spiced sausage. Like chorizo, or as I did here: fiery red, spicy Nduja from Calabria.
Black lentils are also called beluga lentils, because of their striking resemblance to caviar when cooked. Nutrition-wise, lentils are low in fat, high in protein and fiber. They cook quick and have a rustic, earthy flavor.
This black lentil salad is excellent on its own. I have made it before with scallops, and another time with grilled halloumi for a vegetarian meal. This time I served it for dinner with grilled swordfish and a salsa aromatic with preserved lemon, capers, tomato and basil.
|A spicy kick works wonderful with the black lentils. I still had some Nduja from Calabria that I used
|preserved lemon gives this salad a refreshing taste
(recipe for 2-3)
2-3 swordfish steaks
200 gr black lentils, rinsed
1 medium onion, sliced thin
1 cup red cherry tomatoes, halved
1 bulb fennel, shaved thin
200 gr French beans (haricots verts) and/or mangetouts, cooked
1 clove garlic, crushed
Spicy sausage like chorizo (or if you have it: Nduja), or chilli flakes, to taste
olive oil
salt/pepper to taste
1 small or 1/4 large preserved lemon, skin only, sliced thin
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 tbsp capers
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
4-5 basil leaves, shredded
1/2 cup olive oil
fresh lemon juice (to taste)
salt/pepper to taste
- For the salsa, mix all ingredients together in a bowl, add olive oil and lemon juice to taste, as well as salt and pepper. Leave to infuse until ready to use.
- Cook the lentils in ample water (unsalted) until soft, yet still have a bite (takes about 20-30 minutes, but keep your eye on them after 20 minutes). Drain and rinse.
- In the meantime, toss the shaved fennel with a squirt of lemon juice, a few drops of olive oil and a sprinkling of salt. Leave for about 15 min or longer: it softens the texture of the fennel.
- In a casserole, heat a tbsp of olive oil to medium hot. Add the sliced onions and stir fry over low to medium heat until the onions are browning slightly. Add the spicy sausage and stir for about 1-2 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for another 1-2 minutes. Add the cooked lentils and cherry tomatoes. Stir to mix all the flavors. Add seasoning to taste. Off heat, mix in the green beans and shaved fennel. You can serve the salad either hot, (luke) warm or even chilled.
- Season the swordfish and grill (either pan grill or on the BBQ) to your liking. Serve topped with the salsa over the lentil salad.
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During SOAR you and your parents will:
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Walnut Coffee Table with Pint Sized Chairs
Earlier this summer I picked up an antique walnut dining table that had seen better days. It was missing the leaves, the expansion mechanism was frozen, all of the leg to apron joints were loose and the top had separated due to some pretty severe board warping. I don't care for the term up-cycling but that is what I did to it. The legs and apron pieces were re-sized to a smaller scale and the middle sections of the top were rejoined and flattened to form a new top. I took care to leave as much of the table's feel as possible like the original sawmill marks inside the apron. After the table (which I had envisioned as a coffee table) was finished I used the remaining walnut in a pair of my Pint Sized (child) Chairs with saddle sculpted seats to complete a set. If you are interested in having Your own set made just for you click the commission me tab at the top of the page.
This is how the table looked when I picked it up.
Here is a close up of the finished table. It is 35″long, 18″wide and 21.5″ tall.
A close up of the Pint Sized Walnut chair with saddle sculpted seat. The Chairs are 25″ tall with a 12″ seat height.
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Okay folks, big day today and lots of stuff to cover. So I am forewarning you to go pee, grab your beverage of choice, (pack a cooler if you wish) and get prepared to read. I am going to explain how my brain works and I will do so with examples so that you will also get a written diagram as to how it works. I will also be explaining exactly how I got there, hence the forewarning.
Most of this happened from the time I woke up and read a text and before I went to work. Extra stuff got added while driving the bus today. Here is what I will explain: I figured out 5 new core values I hold today: Efficiency, Time, Logic, Reason, and Fun. Add those to Truth and Beauty, which I figured out before I started the blog and we now have 7. I will start with a brief bit of background, then jump into this morning's text that prompted this whole process.
First and foremost, I am very much of a "whole-picture" type of person. I don't understand a lot of stuff until all of the details are filled in and I ask a zillion questions to reach that place of understanding. Turns out this drives people nuts, but it also drives me nuts not knowing. This is why History is such a difficult subject for me. Not grade-wise, I can memorize stuff, but contextually. I really need the whole story. 'R and Ram ('R's most awesome wife) were over for pizza last week and I explained to them the reason I suck at History is because I need to start at the very beginning to understand why the next thing happened. They laughed and suggested I just dismiss History and focus on something else. Yeah, I agree, that would take forever!
Okay, so I need to introduce this new person anyway, so I might as well do it now. G-7 is a former professor of mine at Purdue. (he picked his own pseudonym, and yes, I planned ahead because I knew he would enter.) G-7 will have his whole entire post soon as a person of great importance to me by explaining something HUGE to me in terms I could understand, but for now he enters because over the past week we have discussed my blog. I told him my goal was to write something every day. To which he replied basically (I am summarizing for time's sake), "Don't force it, let it develop." To which I responded, "Great advice will keep that in mind. Patience is indeed a problem for me."
We are getting close, hold on. So last night 'R and I were having a discussion, (the content doesn't matter) and he was not answering my questions directly. He was actually making more questions for me and confusing me. Turns out he was doing his own experiment of some sort, go figure, that's why I love him, and it ended up wearing ME out. Bottom line was, I couldn't figure out why he wasn't answering my question(s) so I wasted all of my energy on that, concluding that most likely I pissed him off. (turns out I was completely wrong, but was worn out and went to sleep.)
So this morning I wake up and see that 'R sent me a text last night like 30 minutes after I went to bed and he stated exactly what I had said that bothered him and why. THANK YOU! Problem was, I still thought he was pissed. So slight backtrack, a similar thing happened with 'Z a couple weeks ago, but we got it quickly straightened out with him explaining to me that what I was doing was annoying him. What I was doing was questioning him to death. Hell, I was having fun, but it was annoying the shit out of him. So I thanked him for telling me and explained that in person I can usually tell, but at this point we were texting and unless you state I am annoying you, then I don't know! We came up with a code word to use and now I know when to stop. All is good with 'Z and problem solved with a good night's sleep and an apology text to him in the morning explaining that I know I annoy people with questions, just tell me when to stop. I also told him, that I wished I could explain my brain to him so he would understand me better. Guess what? Doing it now. Might take awhile, but if you want to know then read on. . .
Okay, so at this point my context is that I have pissed off two of my best friends in two weeks. What am I doing wrong? Both times I have been questioning them about something. . . Okay, so why do I ask so many questions? Because I want to know the answers. Why do I want to know the answers? So I can understand. Why do I get frustrated when I don't get them? Then G-7 and my conversation with him popped up and it is because I am impatient. I want the answer now, not later, because then I will obsess about all of the possible answers and waste my energy when you could have just told me to begin with. Okay, got my part figured out. Now why does this annoy them and why don't they just tell me the truth? Okay, I came up with a TON of reasons why and just to hit a few: it's none of my business, it's personal, they are tired, they want to have sex, they want to watch tv and relax. Okay, total point taken. I need to work on that aspect badly in my ability to realize that people's willingness to share at the moment trumps my curiosity. Will you all just do me one small favor though? Will you tell me WHY you don't want to discuss it? It would really save me a lot of energy. In this particular instance, I don't even care if you lie, just throw me a bone so I am not wasting my energy trying to decipher it. Tell me the truth later, I'll most definitely forgive you.
Now we are finally getting to the meaty stuff. I know it took awhile, but all of that needed to be said for context. Why does not knowing cause me grief? Quite simply, because I value efficiency. Answer my question and we can move on. But you see, I value EFFICIENCY in EVERYTHING. Yep, just defined a core value! How fucking cool is that! Okay, I have to have a sidebar for my mom because I just used the word we discussed the other night. Mom, I know you expressed your concerns over my usage of "Fuck" in all various forms, but I have decided to continue using it as I see fit. You will be happy to know that today I discovered WHY I use it. Rough numbers only and I will not be wasting my time after today analyzing this any further: 85% of the time I use some form of fuck in frustration, the other 15% is spread amongst excitement, surprise, and emphasis. Okay, we good?
So why do I value efficiency? Because it saves TIME. Yep, another one. Why do I want to save time? Laziness? Nope, the exact opposite. I want to get more done. There are things that must be done and no one likes to do them, well some people do, but anyway, there are things I don't like to do and the quicker they get done the better. Why? Because I want that shit out of the way so I can have fun. Why? Because when you have FUN it feels good. Why is feeling "good" good? Because it is way better than feeling like shit. Okay, finally got that figured out. Explains a lot to me about why I look at things differently than other people and why I enjoy the things I do. I will follow with some examples to explain some of these intersections. . .
Why I love my job: Because I get to earn money doing something that makes perfect sense to me and I can think the whole day while doing it. Routes, schedules, people getting where they need to go. I could go on, but I won't.
Why I love overtime: It is not because of the money (that is an added bonus that saves all kinds of time and energy) but because you get paid 50% more for doing the same thing you would do any other day. See above, I love my job to begin with and have all kinds of fun. Seriously, OT is like bonus money, not a chore.
In reverse here:
Guilt about calling in sick or being late. I also value other people's time and when I do one of these I feel completely bad. Why? Because now someone else has to do what I should have been doing in the first place. Plus, the person having to cover it, waking up the person's spouse with the phone call. Tons of reasons.
Same goes with littering. I am throwing out my mess and then someone else has to clean it up.
On frustration:
Perfect example this morning. I leave early because I want to make sure I have enough cigarettes for the day and stop at the pre-chosen gas station that I will be turning right into and right out of when I leave. (major peeve of mine, unnecessary left-hand turns across traffic, especially when there is a light to utilize) Anyway, I leave the gas station and my freaking lighter doesn't work. So I said out loud to myself, "Are you fucking kidding me?" Why? Because I had just left the perfect place to buy one, but didn't know it was dead. So then I had to ask a co-worker for one to use for the rest of the day. Wasteful, I tell you! (On many levels I know, but we'll save that for later! And yes, I am aware of it.)
Okay, for any of you exhausted, this would be the perfect stopping point. Because now there is yet another big question on why I think the way I do: Genetic or Learned? (FYI, I am taking a break too!) Shit, I am wearing myself out!
Okay, so how do I get a representative sample that characterizes both genetic and learned? I didn't think too long on this because I needed both sides of my family for genetics and both sides of my family for learned. Since this is only me, we don't need any others. Within a minute, our mother-daughter trips came to my brain. Let me explain. Two summers ago, we had a duo mother-daughter trip to Virginia wine country. By that I mean, me and my mom, along with my Grandma (my dad's mom) and my Aunt "JuJu" (my dad's sister). So both sides of the family and all of us in unfamiliar territory. Should be a pretty good analysis of how we act/react/interact.
Now, let's break down the trip. . .
Let's start with pre-planning. First, none of us knew where we wanted to go, but wanted it to be relatively inexpensive and also be someplace that none of us had been. Score. Mom nailed Virginia wine country and we all agreed. Here, we could all get something we wanted: wine-tasting, historical sites visited, beautiful scenery, and most important just being together and sharing it. Details hammered out and my responsibilities were getting snacks at Sam's, driving, and being there on time for departure. (The other three handled details like the best way to get there (through a truck-driver that knows the best ways ever), what we would go see (through the 3 of them looking online and reading books and generally, researching), where we would stay (through trading time-shares and such), what we were driving (New tires, oil change, etc. and we took Polo's truck.) 🙂
Actual drive to Virginia: I drove most of the way because I am good at it and do it for a living. One minor snafu that turned out to be a blessing (not for JuJu) was that I was "navigator" and we missed a major turn. Once we all realized this, my suggestion was to pull of at a rest stop and look at the map. (They always have a map with the arrow that says "you are here") I figured out where we were and mapped a new way to the airport and also drove. Cool thing was, we saw tons of great scenery and I got a "feel" for the geography of the area. Sorry JuJu, we were late, but it saved us time later! (and we truly enjoyed the scenic route to the airport!)
Drive to where we stayed: totally scenic and it was a battle between "Tom Tom" and "Waze" (not sure if the latter is spelled right, but she won, and is a free app for your phone)
Where we stayed: Totally awesome and this is where all of the details got hammered out. Seriously, I have never seen so many brochures in my life between these other three. Good gig though, let them figure it out, I'm going outside and smoking and drinking beer while you all figure out the details. Had my crossword puzzle and phone for pics. . . It was all good.
Actual Tours/planned activities: They got all of that hammered out, I was just along for the driving/experience portion of it. I'm just going to highlight this so I can conclude. One day involved 3 tours all included on one ticket. (Money-saving thing) So managed to get to hit first two by lunch, where they actually served lunch, then proceeded to third. Third guy ticket-puncher says to us, well you need to hang on to these because there are two more tours on here. Basically, in unison we all said "Already been there!" and the guy said, "Already?". And we all just basically said, "Yep", can we go now?
I am going to stop here with our trip rendition because you should all get the point by now. I have no way of knowing whether this is genetic or learned. My ENTIRE family is this way, so do we keep passing it on through behavior or is it passed genetically? And now, I don't even care. Maybe I'll get some more information later that will finally explain it to me. But until then, I am good with this.
Closing thoughts: My other core values came up through this and when I took my break and visited with friends, I remembered that I forgot that ORDER was one of them. So, I guess now I have 8 officially. Shit, I have worn myself out.
Love you all and sorry I couldn't find the words before now to explain myself. Really, I just "outed" my own brain. Who does that? Holy shit! Completely hilarious if you think about it! Seriously though, I should have been more clear earlier. Hopefully, all of you that know me will get tons of good laughs and now understand me. Those of you that don't know me, re-read the blogs in context and you'll get what my peeps have gone thru forever. Quite funny from my viewpoint!


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Sunday, July 7, 2013
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PCL&P's Steve Grandinali contradicts rumors that circulated after storm, says crews were out in force
PCP&L wasn't the only utility challenged by Winter Storm Riley. Route 2001 in Milford, pictured, was down to one lane last Thursday as much-needed repair work was still underway by crews for Met-Ed. The utility estimated 7,000 customers were still without power a week after the first storm. (Photo by Linda Fields)
By Pamela Chergotis
MILFORD — Steve Grandinali hadn't been home in 12 days before he finally returned to his house in Warwick, N.Y., on Tuesday. The general manager at Pike County Light and Power Company, a subsidiary of Corning Natural Gas Company, has been holed up in Pike County since March 2, when Winter Storm Riley hit. Ever since, his crews and contractors have been working feverishly to fix the myriad power lines that crashed to earth in a tangle amid high winds and heavy snow.
Grandinali takes exception to news reports and rumors that say the utility did not employ enough subcontractors or have sufficient expertise for the work. Residents and officials at the Milford borough meeting held three days after the storm praised the response of local first responders but blasted the response by PCP&L.
"We will go after the electric company (for) unacceptable service," said borough council president Frank Tarquinio, after listening to complaints from the audience.
He said Corning Gas is a natural gas company with only a handful of electrical customers and lacks the needed expertise in electricity to manage the system.
"We are their sole electrical customers," he said.
He and others at the meeting said they didn't understand why Corning Gas even wanted these few electrical customers.
Grandinali, an engineer who's been in the utility business for 40 years, said many of the reports circulating after the storm were flat wrong. PCL&P, until August 2016 a subsidiary of Orange & Rockland, still has a contract with O&R that has been renewed month by month and doesn't expire until April 30, he said. In addition, Grandinali said he asked another contractor, the Harlan Electric Company, to send crews to Pike County on March 4, about a week before Harlan was already scheduled to arrive.
Other contractors were called in as well, he said, including two crews from Nelson Tree Service and three MetroTek Electrical Services, plus more crews that arrived the first Sunday after the storm. He called in a track machine, specialized equipment efficient in setting poles. Another crew of environmental contractors came to clean up toxic spills of transformer oil, used in insulating electrical lines, which Grandinali said added to the complexity of the storm response. One transformer spilled at Route 6 and Schocopee Road, plus four or five other locations, he said.
All of the crews were union crews, Grandinali said, except for one pole inspector from Osmose Utilities Services. And their combined work succeeded in getting power back to all but 800 of the approximately 3,000 who experienced outages by the end of Saturday, March 3, the day after the storm. By the end of Sunday, March 4, they'd gotten the number down to the last, and toughest, 600 customers, which were the crews' focus through the rest of the week.
It was those customers "up in the hills" that were the most challenging to restore, Grandinali said — places like Malibu Trail, Moon Valley Road, Foster Hill Road, Christian Hill Road, Christian Hill Terrace, and Cummins Hill. Some of these rural roads are about the width of a car, he said. Getting workers and equipment into these tight spaces was a challenge, with workers parking their trucks on the main road and hiking in to problem areas. On Christian Hill Road alone, 20 to 30 trees had come crashing down, said Grandinali.
"Power expect to get power back immediately," he acknowledged. But he has to make sure his crews were getting the maximum number of customers back online as quickly as possible. That meant the one or two customers waiting at the end of a narrow and isolated road may have had a longer wait.
He said the utility has a plan: prioritize, isolate, and restore. But it takes only one problem to cause a delay, he said — a truck breaks down, a piece of electrical equipment fails for reasons unrelated to the storm, a downed wire catches fire. In such cases Grandinali can't send crews out to customers until the problem is fixed.
"I can't leave a burning wire," he said.
'The hometown utility company'The storm itself was exceptional, he said, with his crews not having seen anything like it before.
"I have, but they haven't," he said.
What was different this time is the weight of the snow even more than the battering winds. The trees and poles just couldn't take it, with even 100-year-old trees exploding Grandinali stressed that Corning is not some huge corporate entity far removed from its customers, but a small business not much bigger than PCL&P itself.
"We're the hometown utility company," he said.
The Corning CEO made several overnight trips to Pike County, he said.
Grandinali's office at 105 Schneider Lane in Milford has a staff of two customer reps and one planner in addition to himself. He said members of the public showed up there after the storm, and that he welcomes visitors anytime. He said he also communicated daily, by phone and text, with Tarquinio and Pike County Commissioner Matt Osterberg.
Other means of communication during this and any emergency is PCL&P's Facebook page and web page, he said.
Grandinali said the utility is drawing "internal lessons" from the experience.
"We will review how we did, compare it to our plan, and get outside feedback," he said.
And residents should review their response as well, he said. For the next big storm, make sure you have enough food and water and batteries on hand, he advised, and know where the warming shelters are.
"Storms are a process," he said. "You try to follow a plan."
PCL&P serves approximately 4,600 customers in Pike County, including the Townships of Westfall, Milford and the northern part of Dingman and in the Boroughs of Milford and Matamoras. PCL&P provides natural gas service to 1,200 customers in Westfall Township and the Borough of Matamoras.
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