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"This is just something I have to do, okay?" I hear David say. "The right thing."
He cradles my face in his hands. He kisses me hard. Then he lets go of me. His eyes dart from me to whatever's next.
All she wants is for him to stay. She's been doing pretty well, pretending he doesn't have to go. But one day, after one last night to remember, she wakes up and there's no denying it anymore. He's gone.When Penna Weaver's boyfriend goes off to Iraq, she's left facing life without him. As summer sets in, Penna tries to distract herself with work and her art, but the not knowing is slowly driving her crazy. Especially when David stops writing.She knows in her heart he will come home. But will he be the same boy she fell in love with?
Title: While He Was Away
Author: Karen Schreck
Release Date: May 1st 2012
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Where to buy: Barnes and Noble, Amazon
While He Was Away is a story about a girl, Penna, whose boyfriend leaves for war. It is about her struggle to cope with knowing he is facing life endangering situations. In the very beginning we are introduced to both Penna and David early in the summer on the day before he is deployed. Then slowly we progress through the summer, with her discovering new things about her past and learning more about herself as she grows emotionally, and of course as David tries to contact back to her.
First I would like to say that I have experience with the long distance relationships, and they are no fun. Now if I would have added him going overseas to fight in the war to that, it would have been unbearable. I think the fact that this would be a completely life altering and difficult to go through is something everyone could agree on. But, I know what you are thinking, 'I don't want to read a book about a girl pining for her boyfriend.' I wouldn't want to either. And it isn't just that, it does involve it, but it also revolves around her mother and her estranged grandmother.
I enjoyed that this novel took a complete different path then I thought it was going to take from just reading the blurb and after reading the beginning of the story. Schreck did not take the well beaten path of the main character getting everything she wants, far from it. In fact, I would say that she is your average teenager that falls in love and grows to learn that maybe the love she thought she knew wasn't the love unrequited love she thought she had. Maybe time and distance are too much of a hurdle to pass. Maybe love doesn't conquer all. I know I had to learn that lesson the hard way.
Now, for the reason this book is not a must read. The plot seemed unfocused. While reading, I was almost to the end of the novel, about twenty pages, thirty at the most and thinking to myself, 'How the heck is this story going to end.' There were ideas throughout the entire novel that I thought could be explored more, but they were always just side notes, never to go in depth.
Another thing that truly pushed my button was the cover. I mean, to me the guy looks like a white male, when David is a Hispanic male, who apparently is very brown, the guy on the cover, yeah, not so much. I guess I just don't understand how hard it is to find a guy that actually has some kind of resemblance to the guy in the story. Maybe it is actually difficult, but I am pretty positive I could go to my college and throw a rock and it would hit someone who would be a better fit for this photo. This cover kept making me think she was going to cheat on her boyfriend with a white guy and drive off on David's motorcycle. I mean, I knew it was a ridiculous thought, but it still it was a thought, one I shouldn't have had to have.
I enjoyed the novel. It was good, but not great. I feel let down by this While He Was Away, it held so much promise to me, of a girl worrying about the man she loves while he was away. In the blurb it says "But will my sweet, soulful, funny David be the same person when he comes home?" That was a question that when I read, I thought 'Will he? I want to find out.' But I never get to know, David never came back, and I don't mean he died. He was on a 15 month deployment and at the most three months passed. So while I could tell David's personality had changed from the David in Penna's memories, to the David skyping and calling, I never got to see them together again. The unfocused plot and sudden end had me confused. I wish there was more direction to this novel because this really could have been great, given the proper guidance. I recommend for those who are interested in the boyfriend off to war topic, but don't expect a love sweet ending with roses and unicorns, like I mentioned before it just takes place over the summer so there is not a chance for him to even come back yet.
Because the plot was so unfocused, I find myself still confused about what exactly I thought of this novel, but I hope I described it well enough for you so you can know if you would like to read it or not.
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I can imagine how shocked you are when you read the title of this post. As a mom of a small child, it seems insane that a trip to Disney isn't on our agenda. Since my daughter was born, people have been talking to me about when I would be planning my trip to Disney. We are almost six years in and I don't see it happening anytime soon. Don't hate me. Just read on.
We aren't princess heavy
Although anyone who knows me will tell you that I am a "girlie girl," I didn't used to be. In fact, my daughter tends to be the same in that she isn't interested in dolls or princesses. Sure, she has seen all the Disney princess movies (okay, some of them), but she doesn't seem to want to run right out and get a ball gown. I was the same. I can't even remember owning a single doll in my lifetime and I wasn't attached to any particular princess gear. While I realize that princesses aren't the only thing Disney has to offer, we will pass on the princess tea parties. Sorry, Cinderella.
Disney planning gives me a headache
Whenever I see a post from a mom asking for information about planning a trip to Disney, there are no short of 168 comments. Buy this fast pass, get up at 5 am to schedule your dinner reservations at exactly 12.6 hours in advance, stay on property, stay off property, see all four parks in one day, do the park at night, only go during the day, split your day. O.M.G. I can't even imagine what kind of decision-making skills I would need just to plan this freaking trip. I feel overwhelmed just thinking about the meal options!
There's literally no good time to go
School vacations? Packed. Summer? Boiling hot. September? That's okay, your kid doesn't need to be in school the first week. Winter? Flights going south are 9 million dollars. I keep trying to find an "optimal" time to go and all roads point to taking my kid out of school for a week or withdraw from my 401K. I hear it's lovely on Thanksgiving morning. Maybe I can eat my turkey during the parade down Main Street?
Disney vs. Everywhere Else
Now listen, I'm not saying I hate Disney. After all, who can resist Mary Poppins (yes, the original). However, standing on line at a theme park just doesn't seem to be at the top our list these days. Give us a beach just about anywhere and we will do just fine. I can't wait for the day that I can tour the Vatican with my girl. Okay, I may be getting just a bit ahead of myself.
If Disney is your jam then more power to you, but I think we will most likely sit this one out. Think of us fondly as you watch the fireworks over Magic Kingdom. I promise we won't be jealous.


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On June 5, the world's largest hydrogen filling station was inaugurated in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, giving a strong boost to the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars in the city.
Occupying 8,000 square meters in space, the station boasts a daily supplying capacity of two tons and also offers the services of maintenance of fuel-cell cars and battery charging.
The station is part of the "development plan for fuel-cell cars," unveiled by the Shanghai government in 2017, which calls for the establishment of 5-10 hydrogen filling stations for serving 3,000 fuel-cell cars by 2020. It's a boon for the local fuel-cell car industry, which has secured a firm foothold since its inception in 2003.
In 2018, SAIC Motor signed a strategic agreement with Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Administration for establishing a pioneering fuel-cell car and hydrogen energy pilot base in the city.
Moreover, in May 2019 the "development plan for Yangtze River hydrogen corridor" was unveiled, calling for the pushing of hydrogen fuel-cell cars and construction of four hydrogen-fuel high-speed pilot roads in Shanghai.
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I believe in a soft touch, and try to do my best to offer a balanced approach to both story style and proofing. It's my request that you allow at least a week for me to get back to you. Please be aware that although I do enjoy fanfiction, my work is very demanding and allows little free time. I cannot make time to read more than one chapter or one story per week.
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I feel I'm fairly good at grammatical quirks and story composition. I also feel that my dialogue is fairly good. I suggest you read some of my works and use that information to make your judgment.
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There's a reason I own a spellchecker. Blocking has always been fairly difficult for me as well.
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Verboticism: Pizzapiening
DEFINITION: n., That sad feeling you get when you open the pizza box, and there's nothing left but grease stains. v. intr., To sit in front of an empty pizza box and sulk.
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: pee-tsuh-PYE-nihng
Sentence: Alex's pizzapiening echoed his sorrow over the date who had walked out on him after having eaten the last piece of pizza eight days ago.
Etymology: pizza pie + pining
Points: 668
Comments: Pizzapiening
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It was the best night ever. Laughter was raining down like April showers. But no, not really, but it was a pretty awesome night.
Finally, after almost 1 year of playing this game (on the same character mind you), I finally finished map completion! It was honestly, something that should have been done a long time ago but for some reason I kept getting distracted by the smallest little things (I'm looking at you, you beautiful sounding but all so terrible at the same time flute that I adore so much).
With map complete, I have officially reached the 25% mark for how complete my
legendary quest is (and this is totally not true considering it takes SO much more time than that, but if you divide the 4 componants into 25% each, it can give you a little hope that one day you will reach it right?). I put my Bloodstone Shard, my 250 Obsidian Shards, my Gift of Exploration and my Gift of Battle into the forge. BAM! I got the Gift of Mastery. That said, what's next in this legendary quest? Well… Let's see.
In my last post I decided to level out my weaponsmithing. It is something I will need later on when I need the Gift of Metal for the Gift of the Flameseeker Prophecies. At the same time, I thought it would be cool to have an accessible crafting method to chuck some rares and exotics into the mystic forge for a chance at the precursor. Well, my feelings have changed a little bit…
Doing some research into the experience of other people who have crafted their legendaries, a lot of people made a good point for crafting and the forge. Firstly, you are going for shield precursor, so naturally you are going to throw in the shield rares and exotics right? Wrong! It would actually be better to throw in great swords for a chance at Dusk, so you can sell it for almost 2x more the money and use that money to buy the precursor and have left over funds to cover other expenses for the materials needed. Secondly… Some people have thrown so much into the forge where they are at the point that they could have just strait up bought the precursor. Ouch, kinda discouraging isn't it?
So, what do I do? Well here are my next goals.
First things first. I'm going to level up a warrior and spend the rest of my days hauling ass in CoF P1 SPEEDRUN WE NEED MORE ZERKER WARS AND A MESMER PLEASE BE PROFESSIONAL AND PING GEAR ON JOIN IF YOU DON'T PING YOU ARE KICKED, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY A WARRIOR YOU ARE ALSO KICKED THIS IS VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS.
Yea, no… I will be running CoF 1 yes. But I will do it on my Engineer. I will make my own groups and I will accept any lovely people that will want to come do a casual speed run. I will even take level 70s. Why? Because I don't need to be butt hurt over a video game. Doing CoF speed runs will allow me to get some gold as well as the dungeon tokens to buy exotic weapons to forge dump or get ectos. However CoF isn't my main goal.
Next, I am about 100 tears shy of my Gift of Ascalon. So I will need to run that once in a blue moon. I will also be running the world bosses everyday, as well as completing my dailies for coins, karma, gold and ectos. A guild member of mine mentioned that I should just save up my karma jugs and unload on them when I'm fully karma gain buffed. Maybe I will do that. I'm not sure yet. I find karma comes so regularly that it's not all that necessary. It may be convenient, but I can concentrate on other things.
Now, I decided that I am going to be buying most things with gold. Most tier 6 mats, including the lodestones, as well as needing to buy those juicy Icy Runestones (not).
Honestly, why am I doing this? It's such a headache to keep track of things that need to get done and I can end up ranting about it. Oh well.
Above all else though I am going to be gambling up those mystic clovers first and foremost. I can see that taking a very long time. But time is money, and that time can be spent making money. That's my ultimate goal. Gifts of Magic, Might, History, Metal are all very accessible if you have the money. As well as the Icy Runestones. The precursor? Well kids, that's a story for another time.


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I have faults. We all do. Sometimes we let those faults cloud our vision. Sometimes we're just fed up with nothing changing so we try to ignore it but it doesn't go away like we hoped it would.
Sometimes those faults just come to a head at the worst possible time. When you really needed someone there. When you thought you could rely on them being there and being on time for once. Following through with something because you really needed them to pull through, just once, just this once. But instead you get let down and you're hurt, rightfully so. Alas, it still doesn't take away the fact that it may be a flaw.
What we can do is talk about our flaws. Figure out how to communicate better so that our flaws don't have to be so prevalent. Sometimes, we can work things out so things will work for the better.
I feel like I am writing this in such a cryptic way. Maybe if I put it in laymans terms it'll make more sense, but I don't want to air out that dirty laundry. I want to just take ownership of the mini-fight, misunderstanding, whatever you want to call it, learn from it and move on.
The more that we dwell on things the more we seem to over analyze and blow the whole problem out of proportion.
Tyler and I need to work on our communication, it's always been something we've been needing to work on, but it continuously gets put on the back burner because sometimes we have good communication, other times it's so-so and in terms of our "night in" falling completely apart and me not even remotely letting on that I was upset until I was crying in the bathroom of our apartment, our communication was absolute shit.
My classic flaw is I'm afraid to speak. Sometimes I'm impossible to shut up other times, like tonight, I don't say anything because I think it's petty, yet I still end up hurt and don't want to offend anyone so I try to bottle it up.
It never benefits anyone bottling that up. And I need to accept that sometimes I need to speak my mind, however annoyed and petty it may seem because bottling things up and keeping them to myself can only potentially make things worse.
Oh life.
You are going to do some really stupid and mean things in the name of love. Don't be so hard on yourself when things don't turn out. You are a good person that loved deeply. Anybody worth having will know that hurting someone is not showing someone who you really are. You're a sensitive person that showed the depth of your love, by the depth of your pain. Fairytale love will show you only one face. Real love will show you as many faces as it takes to get you to see how much that person really wanted you in their life. – Shannon L. Alder


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it's 1:30 AM and i'm wide awake listening to mat kearney's brand spankin' new album young love. i'm currently only 4 tracks in and already i'm beyond overjoyed and seriously worried i may not be able to fall asleep…
so go ahead and prepare yourselves for a tuesday tunes post later that will go a little something like this..
i love every song. i can't stop listening. i love every song. mat kearney is the man. i love every song. music rocks my world. etc, etc, etc.
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BETHEL, Conn. — Six white balloons and 19 purple balloons floated into the gray sky, up to the wisp of blue that peaked out above the steeple. Then 8-year-old Jake Hockley released the last purple balloon, the favorite color of his younger brother, Dylan, and it too lifted into the unknown.
When the pipe band from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey finished playing "Amazing Grace" in the parking lot of Walnut Hill Community Church, nearly 900 people stood outside in silence. No one seemed to know what to do at the end of a memorial service overflowing with stories, pictures and songs recalling an affectionate blue-eyed boy who had a smile for everyone.
On Friday, one week after a gunman killed 6 adults and 20 students at Sandy Hook Elementary School, including 6-year-old Dylan Christopher Jack Hockley, a child with autism who died cradled in the arms of his beloved teacher's aide, mourners grieved at five services.
After a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m., the time of the attack, 26 bells tolled at area churches, followed by funeral services for Rachel Marie D'Avino, 29, a behavioral therapist who started working at the school a week before the shooting, and Mary J. Sherlach, 56, the school psychologist. Two students, Grace Audrey McDonnell, 7, and Olivia Rose Engel, 6, were eulogized at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown.
In front of the packed church here, Ian and Nicole Hockley, the parents of Dylan and Jake, offered a message of hope.
Like other children on the autism spectrum, Dylan, whom they called, "D," liked to flap his arms. When his mother asked him one day why he flapped his arms, she said, she was amazed when, despite his language struggles, he responded: "Because I am a beautiful butterfly."
Ms. Hockley noted the oft-repeated saying that the fluttering of a butterfly's wings could create a hurricane half a world away. "Imagine," she said, "what 26 can do."
The family has started a fund to benefit children with autism and special needs. And this seemed to be a theme of the day.
Ms. D'Avino was studying for her doctorate at the Institute for Autism and Behavioral Studies at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford. Her younger sister, Sarah, spoke about how Rachel gave her life to helping children with special needs. "She was a hard worker, a risk taker, a winner," Ms. D'Avino said during the Mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Conn., which was attended by Archbishop Henry J. Mansell of Hartford.
Rachel D'Avino was supposed to be engaged to be married on Christmas Eve; her boyfriend, Anthony Cerritelli had already asked her parents' permission. "If given the chance, Rachel would have gone on to do great things. She had already done great things," her sister said.
Dylan, in his all-too-brief six years, had touched the lives of people of all ages on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He was born in Britain, and his nanny from there was one of the many speakers. The family moved to the United States two years ago; Mr. Hockley, who works at IBM, was surrounded by his colleagues in the auditorium of the church. The Hockleys do not belong to the church, but a friend does and the church donated its services.
Teachers from Sandy Hook Elementary School and even Dylan's martial arts school wore purple and cried on one another's shoulders. Donna Barbagallo and Tracy Conrad, both mothers of sons who clamored for play dates with Dylan and Jake, remarked that Dylan always made them feel special because of the way he greeted them personally.
The Rev. Clive Calver, who officiated at Dylan's funeral, said the family was understandably overcome with grief. "But they also realized that they have to build a life for Jake and for each other," Mr. Calver said after the memorial service, where Dylan's ashes were in an urn on the stage. "I think today was just a magnificent demonstration of a commitment of a family. They found a way to honor their son's memory and yet advance the future."
The Hockleys were composed for most of their time on stage, but Ian Hockley comforted his wife when she broke down while thanking the family of Anne Marie Murphy, Dylan's special aide, who tried to shield him from the killer's bullets.
Every morning he would look at the class picture, Ms. Hockley said, and point out Mrs. Murphy.
But Dylan adored Jake the most, and Jake returned the love. A video of still photos, which the church produced along with an eight-page color booklet, showed the two bouncing on a trampoline, playing with boxes, frolicking in the ocean.
One of the messages of the service was how a child with special needs could embrace, delight and even inspire others around him. "They have all sorts of gifts," Mr. Calver said, "to bring to the rest of us."


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When I moved from Boston to New York in the early 1960s, I left behind the Boston Athenaeum, where I had worked in a mouse-like way, hoping not to be detected by the surrounding adults, all of whom I assumed were well-known writers (while I had only just finished and published my first novel, called, with the assurance of youth, After Such Knowledge). The Athenaeum, terrifying as it was, had provided me with an escape from my domesticated life as a wife. I dreaded not finding the same refuge for my identity in New York City.
I remember my amazement and delight when I first walked into The New York Society Library, more than three decades ago. Here was the silence I craved, the perfume of books, the seriousness of intention and attention, already wearing away in the world outside. But the somberness of my Boston hideout was dispelled; the librarians seemed to smile more, the ground-floor Reference Room was open to everyone, and the brightly colored racks of recent books gave more than passing recognition to the fact that literature marches on.
I wrote my first collection of short stories, The Touching Hand, in a long low room at the top of the Library, writing in longhand on yellow sheets. Riding up in the slow, creaking elevator was then, as it is now, a Zen-like experience.
When my daily stint in the top-floor room was finished, I allowed myself to descend to the majesty of the Members' Room, and to enjoy the marble fastness of the bathroom (I give thanks that none of this has been hideously "improved"). The Members' Room was at that time intimidating—many adults congregated there, and it only reassured me a little to see someone discreetly napping. But the magazines were colorful, the chairs were comfortable.
Now that I live and write in New Mexico, I return to the Library periodically to reassure myself that there is still a place on this earth where the written word is enshrined—a sanctuary where books are protected rather than purged. Doing research on my new plays, I find books that probably no longer exist in other collections.
I never fail to breathe a sigh of relief as I enter the Library's august doors and proceed up the celestial staircase, knowing that here, at least and at last, I exist as a writer.


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The wonderful part about eating out revolves around the whole dining experience. From the second I stepped into Dovetail, the experience took over. My sisters and I had run ahead of our parents in the summer rain storm. The hostess checked our umbrellas, and immediately sat us down, rather than having us wait near the front. I have to say, that's the sign of a great restaurant. True class.
The exposed brick, white table clothes and funky glasses, creates the most elegant ambiance. At 6:30 on a Sunday night, the restaurant was packed and full of life. The draw to Dovetail on this particular night of the week is their Sunday Suppa. It's a three course, elegant meal for a lower prix fix price then the rest of the week.
My Dad found this hidden Upper West Side treasure when searching for my perfect birthday dinner. Turning 23 became that much more exciting with my amazing family and just as great food.
We all stared over the decadent menu, debating our dessert options even before the main dishes. As we drooled over the menu, my dad ordered a carafe of red wine to start. The bottle came out in a funky, glass bottle, giving it a fun, sleek look. We clinked glasses, took a sip and dove back into the menu.
As I glanced over my menu, my mom commented on the insert in my menu. I thought I was extremely special, but I had accidentally gotten the waiter's tips insert. Our waiter, who was the man, laughed it off and continued to make our meal wonderful. He was attentive without being invasive, a sign of a true professional. There were so many bus boys, constantly making sure our glasses of water were filled, place settings neat, and dining experience was wonderful. The service elevates a really good restaurant, to an unforgettable one. We knew this would be a meal to remember.
In typical Wolfson fashion, we went around the table, explaining our choices, giving us selection of sampling options from each other's plates. Finally, we ordered.
I decided to try the veal tongue and duck confit, while my sisters opted for the bouillabaisse, with the grilled squid and nettle ravioli, respectively for appetizers. My mom decided on the soft shell crab tempura to start, and duck, like myself, for dinner. My dad copied me for the appetizer and was unique with the snapper for his main course. We all sat back in the extremely comfortable chairs, satisfied with our choices.
The waiter brought out three adorable, wooden blocks to start.
On the block was an amuse-bouche, cornbread and a light cracker, for each of us. Amanda felt very special having her own block. The waiter described the amuse bouche as a light, fried risotto ball with a truffle aioli. With one bite, the flavor burst in your mouth, with the creamy risotto and the umani flavor of the truffle cutting through the crispy outside. I tried to savor the little bites, but it was impossible to stop eating.
My friend and I claim you can determine the quality of food based on the bread. If this corn bread was any reflection of what was to come, my taste buds were absolutely thrilled. The corn bread was so light and buttery, melting in your mouth. The crunchy exterior and the light, fluffy interior created this perfect harmony. Then there was the bite of saltiness, which brought the corn bread to an entirely new level. After digging in, the appetizers came out.
The waiter elegantly described our dishes. The presentation matched the taste, with each component playing perfectly off the other aspects of the dish.
The thick slices of veal tongue, with a light salad of greens and capers on top created a balance between heavy and fresh. Each bite filled your mouth with the burst of fatty flavor, unique to tongue. Then the light mustard base sauce on the painted on the dish, with the salad and fresh burst of capers, made the entire dish sweet, refreshing and savory all at once. It was the most intricate, high end version of one of my favorite cuts of meat.
I also enjoyed a bite of Leigh's nettle ravioli, with mud sauce. It was sweet and refreshing with each piece having a sweet complexity.
I wasn't fortunate enough to make my way to a bite of my mom's soft shell crab, but from the looks of it and expressions of my family's face, this was a wonderful dish, as well.
With a few more sips of wine, we waited for our main dishes to arrive.
The waiter carefully placed my duck in front of me and I smelled all of the wonderful flavors coming together.
I picked up my fork and knife, and heard the crackle of the duck skin as I cut in. Taking one bite, the crunch of the perfectly cooked skin followed by the melt in your mouth interior combined to make the most wonderful flavors of duck I have ever experienced. I added a little of the roasted endive and beet puree for the next bite and the flavors continued to build.
I only paused for a moment to try Amanda's bouillabaisse. At first glance, it looked like a deconstruction of the dish, without the soupy broth. But the flavors came together exactly like any variation of the seafood stew, but presented in such an elegant way.
Back to the duck, I couldn't stop eating. Sharing was not an option. It's my birthday, I'm being selfish with the duck.
By the time my plate was empty, I had the perfect full and flavors still dwelling in my mouth, drooling for more. Fortunately, the dessert menu promptly arrived, allowing me to become excited for the next portion of the meal.
Sundae Sunday options brought the typical ice cream delight to a new, high end level. The flavors ranged from Coffee Cocoa Nib to Cinnamon Toast, boasting flavors you would not find at Baskin Robbins. I'm probably the weirdest fro-yo lover around with Plain being my ultimate favorite. So when I saw Sour Cream Ice Cream on the menu, I was beyond intrigued. The waiter described it as tasting exactly like sour cream and I had to try. I added peanut butter drizzle, strawberries and cookie dough on top and anxiously awaited its arrival.
The waiter came out with a different dish, with a candle surrounded by a toffee brittle and the chocolate words saying "Happy Birthday," my family sang, I made my secretive wish and blew it out; another year older.
Then the ice cream sundae arrived. Digging right it, the flavors were incredible. I have a new favorite flavor; sour cream. The tangy flavor, counter balanced by my decision of rich peanut butter and crunchy cookie dough was wonderful. I felt like a little kid again, rather than the old age of 23.
There was a little amuse-bouche placed on our table to end the already perfect meal; miniature carrot cakes. The delicious combination of mini rich cake and sweet cream cheese frosting was the perfect finishing bite.
Ending the meal with the four people I love, eating ice cream sundaes, made me realize, a birthday doesn't get much better than that.
For any special occasion, I highly recommend Dovetail. Not only was the food amazing, but the service created the ultimate dining experience. We felt like VIPs even seated next to CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria. Especially for the Sunday Suppa, it's one of the best high end deals around. So when you're debating where to take that special someone for their birthday, pick Dovetail, because it was a birthday dinner I will not forget.
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|Holland-Dozier-Holland, long revered as the architects of the Motown Sound, wrote such timeless classics as "You Can't Hurry Love," "Reach Out I'll Be There," "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You," "You Keep Me Hanging On," and "Stop! In The Name of Love" among numerous others. They have composed more than 200 songs, 130 of which have scored on the Pop charts, with more than 70 Top Ten hits and more than 20 songs reaching the #1 chart position.
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Marcasite jewelry is breathtaking, but it will start to tarnish or dim if you don't take care of it.
But cleaning marcasite is a delicate job. If you aren't careful, you can end up damaging your jewelry. So what's the right way to clean marcasite?
We'll walk you through the process of how to clean marcasite jewelry, along with tips for storage and maintenance.
So keep reading below.
If you use the wrong cleaners or tools to wash your marcasite jewelry, you could end up damaging your piece. Make sure you have enough time to scrub your jewelry, dry, it, and polish it in one sitting.
This will take some detail work to get into tight spaces, so don't rush through it.
Here's a six-step guide to cleaning your marcasite jewelry.
Before you gather your marcasite jewelry pieces, spend a few minutes setting up your workstation. Having everything you need on hand will make the cleaning process faster and easier.
You should work on a flat surface that gets plenty of light. Make sure this surface is clean, otherwise you won't be doing your jewelry much of a favor. It's a good idea to spread a towel over the surface to catch any water drops or spills.
If your marcasite jewelry is set in silver, you might want to wear nitrile or latex gloves. This will prevent any fingerprints or smudges from stick to the jewelry's surface.
Get a soft cloth and a toothbrush. These will be your main cleaning tools.
Don't use any chemicals, cleaners, or silver dips on your jewelry. Marcasite is fragile, and these could damage it. In some cases, they can deteriorate the glue that holds the setting in place, which can make the jewelry piece fall apart.
It's best to stick with lukewarm water.
You can use a light dish soap to clean your marcasite as well. But don't use anything stronger than that. If you choose to use soap, you can mix a small amount in with the water.
But you should try avoiding soap of any kind if you can.
Don't dunk or soak your marcasite jewelry in the water. While you can get away with this for simple marcasite pieces, you'll want to keep the jewelry out of the water if it has any emeralds or pearls.
Instead, dip your toothbrush in the water and use it to gently scrub the jewelry.
Remember, marcasite is delicate. Try to find a soft bristle toothbrush, such as a "baby's first toothbrush." You can also use a soft cloth if you don't have a clean toothbrush.
Be careful when you're scrubbing. You don't want to dislodge the stones.
Dry the jewelry piece with your soft cloth, or a second if you used a cloth to scrub the marcasite.
You'll want to do this right away. Make sure you get any water trapped between the stones or inside the slots.
Once the jewelry is dry, take a silver cloth and rub it over the marcasite. This will polish the surface, remove smudges, and make it shine.
Don't use a silver cloth if your marcasite isn't set in silver.
Even though you've already dried it, leave your marcasite jewelry out to finish drying overnight. This will take care of any remaining water you couldn't get off on your own.
Once you're done cleaning your marcasite jewelry, you have to make sure you store it right. Leaving this type of jewelry in the wrong place can cause it to scratch or blemish.
And if that happens, cleaning won't make much of a difference.
Here are a few tips that'll help you store your marcasite jewelry and keep it in good condition.
Keep your jewelry away from moisture or light. Too much of either of these things can cause the silver to tarnish. The location should also be clean. This will keep your marcasite free of dirt or grime the next time you want to put it on.
You'll want to think twice before putting your marcasite in your wooden jewelry box. Wood contains acid that can cause the surface of your marcasite to scar.
Never leave this jewelry on any kind of bare wood.
You should also avoid putting it on paper or cardboard. Both of these materials are pulp products, so they can have a similar effect on your marcasite.
Storing all your marcasite jewelry together can result in scratched pieces. A good way to do this is with compartment dividers or small plastic containers.
If you can't store them in different locations, at least wrap each individual piece in cloth.
Knowing how to clean and store your marcasite jewelry is important knowledge to have. But your jewelry will last longer if you know how to take care of it during the day as well.
This tips will help you protect your marcasite jewelry on a day to day basis.
If you submerge your marcasite underwater, it can dissolve the jeweler's cement that holds everything together.
It's easier to take your jewelry off before washing your hands instead of trying to repair it later.
You should inspect your marcasite jewelry ever so often to get a better idea of its condition. If you notice dirt building up along the edges of the marcasite, it's time to clean it.
If some of your marcasite stones do fall off, there is a way to reattach them.
Dab a bit of epoxy glue where the stone fell off. Before the glue dried, adjust the stone back into place. Allow the jewelry to dry overnight before wearing it again.
Cleaning, storing, and maintaining your marcasite jewelry will make it look better and last longer. Taking care of this type of jewelry isn't hard, but because marcasite is delicate, it does take some time.
Knowing how to clean marcasite keeps it in great shape for a long time.
Did you know marcasite jewelry has healing powers? Don't believe us? Make sure you check out this post all about marcasite.


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Sally's Blog- Background
27th December 2012
I wouldn't say I'm particularly unfit; I do a lot of walking, quite enjoy pilates and spin once a week already. However a couple of months ago I spent 10 days in St Richards with a mystery virus which completely wiped me out, the brilliant outcome of this unexpected 'holiday' was that I have completely given up smoking. The downside is that the combination of the drugs I was on, the festive period (far too much delicious food and good wine) and more recently (and completely subconsciously) replacing smoking with food means I've become slightly more swollen than I'd have liked! I wasn't planning any huge parties at New Year so when David at Westgate said he could see me on December 29th to start my fitness quest I jumped at it!
So Christmas was over but the fridge was still bulging at the seams! Along with a full on family Christmas Day and Boxing Day, my cousin also came to stay on the 27th for a few days and we are quite partial to a few glasses of wine! I did the usual mistake people make when deciding to 'start their diet tomorrow' and tried to eat all the bad food in my house in a day! With the help of my cousin and 3 children we nearly managed it, but it culminated with a mighty cheeseboard being demolished at 11.30pm on Friday the 28th (really hope David doesn't read this!!).
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FUTA Post UTME Form 2020/2021 Screening Application Process.
FUTA Post UTME Form: Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA Post UTME admission screening registration and application form for 2020/2021 academic session is yet to be announced. This page covers full instructions and guidelines for FUTA UTME undergraduate application 2020.
The portal for online registration is normally open between May, July or September of every year. Meanwhile, take your time and read through the eligibility requirement and application process provided below.
Last Year Updates
The management of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has released the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry screening exercise application form for the 2019/2020 academic session.
The online registration for FUTA Computer-Based Post-UTME screening exercise will commence on Monday, 1st July, 2019.
Candidates Eligible for FUTA Post UTME
- Candidates who scored a minimum of 180 in the 2019 UTME conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Direct Entry (DE) candidates who made the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) their First Choice Institution are eligible for the screening.
- In addition, each candidate must possess at least five (5) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two (2) sittings.
- Candidates who do not participate in the Post-UTME screening will not be considered for admission.
- FUTA will not consider candidates with "Awaiting Results".
- Candidates MUST have at least a pass in physics to qualify for admission into any programme in FUTA
How to Apply for FUTA Post UTME Form
SCREENING FEE: FUTA post UTME form is N2, 000.00 (Two Thousand Naira) only payable at any bank on REMITA platform only.
Candidates are required to:
- Visit the University website (www.futa.edu.ng) for information
- Login with their UTME Number
- Generate RRR, make PAYMENT on REMITA platform and COFIRM the payment
- Complete and submit the University Post-UTME Application form online; and
- Print out a copy.
- The Registration Form is mandatory for all eligible candidates to complete for the screening exercise. Please note that the candidate's UTME Registration Number and the Full Names (as it is on JAMB Slip) be correctly provided at the point of payment and registration.
- After payment, each candidate should visit the University's website (www.futa.edu.ng) and complete an online Registration Form. The completed Form should be printed for the candidate's use.
- All affected candidates are to submit their SSCE/NECO results online through the University's website (www.futa.edu.ng) from Monday, 1st July to Tuesday, 20th August, 2019.
- Candidates are to note that the deadline for submission of their O' level results would NOT be extended; and any candidate who failed to upload his/her results would NOT be considered for admission by the University.
FUTA Post UTME Screening Schedule & Requirements.
DAY 1: Tuesday, 30th July, 2019
- School of Agriculture & Agricultural Technology (SAAT),
- School of Environmental Technology (SET),
- School of Earth and Mineral Sciences (SEMS),
- School of Health & Health Technology (SHHT)
DAY 2: Wednesday, 31st July, 2019
- School of Engineering & Engineering Technology (SEET)
DAY 3: Thursday, 1st August, 2019
- School of Computing (SOC) and
- School of Sciences (SOS)
DAY 4: Friday, 2nd August, 2019
- All candidates should bring along the following items to the screening venue:
- Depositor's copy of Bank Teller indicating payments as appropriate;
- JAMB UTME Notification of Results/Registration slips;
- Printed copy of the completed FUTA Post-UTME Online Registration Form;
- Print-out of REMITA payment receipt (collected from the Bank) and
- One passport photograph.
- Candidates who would like to have a feel of CBT Practice Module should visit FUTA WEBSITE. Even though this is OPTIONAL, it is highly recommended to enable candidates get acquainted with the processes of the exercise.
- The venue of the screening exercise is the FUTA Digital Resource Centre, "Obanla Campus", The Federal University of Technology, Akure.
- Candidates are NOT allowed to bring cell phones, IPad, Walkman, wrist watches, sun glasses or any other electronic gadget and extraneous materials into the screening hall.
- For more information or clarification or other issues, candidates can visit the University website www.futa.edu.ng or call 08085976967, 08068209911 and 08118770353
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Doha - England's Steve Webster has shot a 70 to share the top spot with Spaniard Rafa Cabrera-Bello after the third round of the Qatar Masters on Friday.
Webster, who had taken the tournament by storm in the opening round with a first hole albatross, was slightly off colour on Friday as he missed a few key putts for birdies to waste the chance for an outright lead going into the final day.
Nevertheless he is still in great position to win his third title on the European Tour since turning pro in 1995 after overnight leader Cabrera-Bello also played an indifferent third round by posting a 73
The Spaniard, who was on 13 under after the second round, scored just two birdies as against three birdies for 73 which gave him an aggregate of 12-under 204.
Frenchman Adrien Saddier, Dane Thorbjorn Olesen and South African Thomas Aiken were tied for third with 205, while five players including 2013 runner-up George Coetzee and former champion Paul Lawrie were a further shot down on 206.
Webster had a lackluster front nine during which he dropped two shots on the fourth and fifth holes, but three birdies, including a 20 foot putt on the 14th, helped him retrieve the situation.
The Englishman, a former Portugal Masters and Italian Open champion, then was presented with an opportunity to take the outright lead on the last hole, but after a smooth chip to 10 feet he had to settle for par.
Webster admitted that a bit of overconfidence had crept into his play.
"I don't know what happened first, I hit it really good on the range and I think I got a bit cocky on the course and hit so many bad shots the first, well, six, seven holes, and I don't know, really," he said.
"And hit a really good putt on 11 and thought it feels a little bit better now. But the first six holes, it was like I never played golf before."
He also said that the wind had made scoring difficult after two calm days.
Cabrera-Bello needed a birdie himself on the 18th to keep himself ahead of the chasing pack but suffered a bad bounce and had to make do with a share of the lead.
"I'm a little bit disappointed for not having to keep a couple shots ahead of the pack like I started the day," the Spaniard said.
"I felt I had a moment that I could have if I maybe would have sunk the putt at the 12th for birdie, but I didn't."
Earlier, French rookie Saddier caught the eye with a remarkable eight-under 64 to put himself in contention for a decent finish.
The 21-year-old, who joined the pro ranks last July, produced a bogey-free round to keep the heat on the leading duo.
Saddier, who finished tied sixth at the Nelson Mandela Championship in December, blazed six birdies over the front nine and picked up two more shots for a three-round aggregate of 11-under 205.
"Yeah, it was a great round. I played very well. I made some great putts. I started very slow. I was six-under after seven.I'm very happy," said Saddier
"I'm from the Q?School so I need to make some good results, so it's great to make 64 today."
Saddier added that the other French pros on the Tour make him feel comfortable on the course.
"The French guys are cool, the other players I don't know very well, it's coming with the time."
Meanwhile, American John Daly, who was in the mix for his first title in 10 years with an eight-under 136 on Thursday, blew his chance with a five over 77 in the third round.
Daly had admitted that he found the Doha Golf Club course difficult, with a string of six bogeys on Friday proving his point as he found himself tied for 44th position with an aggregate of three-under 213.
Leading third round scores at the Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club on Friday (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
204 - Rafa Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 66-65-73, Steve Webster (ENG) 65-69-70
205 - Adrien Saddier (FRA) 70-71-64, Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 68-69-68, Thomas Aiken (RSA) 67-68-70,
206 - Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) 69-69-68, Paul Lawrie (SCO) 67-70-69, Mikko Ilonen (SWE) 68-67-71, Johan Carlsson (SWE) 69-65-72, George Coetzee (RSA) 64-69-73
207 - Sergio Garcia (ESP) 71-67-69, Kristoffer Broberg (SWE) 69-68-70, Dawie Van der Walt (RSA) 65-72-70, Branden Grace (RSA) 67-69-71
208 - Seve Benson (ENG) 68-71-69, Darren Fichardt (RSA) 69-70-69, Peter Uihlein (USA) 70-69-69, Simon Dyson (ENG) 68-69-71, Matthew Baldwin (ENG) 68-66-74, Francois Calmels (FRA) 66-70-73, Romain Wattel (FRA) 67-68-74


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Hey Nepal Tattoo Convention, same time, next year?
Over the last weekend, I asked one question to several tattoo artists I met for the first time in my life – What is tattooing to you?
These artists, subject to my interviews, traveling fromall corners of the globe, had different, individual reactions to the question. For an old timer like Matthew Wojciechowski, it is craftsmanship, for Jacob Wiman (someone much more younger), it is purely an art form, and for a visionary like Dillon Forte, it is 'futuristic fashion'.
As a journalist, as a tattoo collector, and a guy on the fence, I ask that question to myself too. And after attending Nepal Tattoo Convention 2017, I believe tattooing to me is the cosmos of moments and stories in ink I share with my fellows of the tattooed tribe. For during the last weekend, I understood more about global economy, thanks to being told (over beers at 3am in the morning) how tattoo artists get around financial obstacles in different parts of the world. I saw that expression on a tattoo collector's face when his artist of choice finally got some time to tattoo him. I met skateboarders who are not just defying logic with their skills, but norms with their will. I never saw the convention organiser, Bijay Shrestha sitting for a moment during the convention, but was also the last one to leave the party. Nepal Tattoo Convention 2017 was a mixed bag. A mixed bag of everything so rare and so good that we are still hungover. The convention had changed its venue this edition, from the iconic Yak & Yeti Hotel of Kathmandu. Many, including me, were quite sceptical of this move, as we all held memories very dear to our hearts associated with Yak & Yeti. But wow, what a convention again! Despite the new venue being slightly away from the bustling market area of Thamel, crowds literally poured in on all three days. It was airy, had a lot of fresh air coming through, and surrounded by small cafes that fulfilled all your needs. From beers to cigarettes, we were pretty much sorted.
Let the #balagan begin!~ If you are in Kathmandu, stop by to see some of the amazing artists that will be in the #nepaltattooconvention . BOooom~ ●•• #nepaltattoo #tattooritual #inkmagic #handpokers #handpoke #ritual #handpokeartist #handpokeartists #tattoobyhand #machinefreetattoo #handpoketattoo #sacredink #balaganbabas #cosmicseed A post shared by HANDPOKED tattooRituals (@cosmicseed.tattoo) on
This was the 3 day effort on @lazshah (plus a day of lining in the uk) at the Nepal tattoo convention in kathmandu this weekend. Apologies for any emails and messages I haven't replied to, I will get on that once I'm back in old blighty. #nepal #nepaltattooconvention #backpiece #tattoo #dotwork #mandala #mendhi #norwichtattooist #norwich #fivekeystattoo @bijay_shrestha @nepaltattooconvention
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What really makes a convention successful though are tattoo artists not lacking on tattoos to do. And the Nepal Tattoo Convention hit the nail on the head. Again. For three days straight, my work as the guy with the the camera was cut out. Every artist was tattooing. EVERY. SINGLE. TATTOO ARTIST. While some like Inky Joe (from UK), or Rojan Shrestha (from Kathmandu) concentrated their efforts on one big piece, a madman like Raph Cemo finished more than three big tattoos in less than three days. From traditional tattoo requests at booths of Matthew and Johnny Thief to people watching in awe the ritualistic tattoo artists from Thailand, everybody was tattooing.
????!! @jockehultman #nepaltattooconvention #drawordie #tattoocultr #haulapparelindia
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But, the true character and charm of this convention has always been layered in the time we spend in Nepal during those few days as a tattooed tribe. Every year, it feels like going back home to your family, and this year was no different.
So hey, Nepal Tattoo Convention, same time. next year?


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F8D provides further insight into the Structure Zirix vs. Spellhai Reva match-up, offering another S-Rank match analysis in which F8D recovers from not playing a Turn 1 minion as Player 1 - versus a Lantern Fox.
He explains how to shepherd generals that are attempting to create distance from you, pressuring Reva while she dances across the map and eventually out-bursting her using an unanswered Fireblaze Obelysk.
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F8D demonstrates how to pilot Vetruvian in the Patch 1.74 metagame (after the nerf to Siphon Energy), showcasing an S-Rank game with Structure Zirix against the current queen of the metagame – Spellhai Reva.
He provides clear justifications for each of his plays, pushing forwards aggressively to deny Reva's long-ranged supremacy and restricting Reva's movements using the threat of Wind Dervish spawns.
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LiquidKitten provides an accompaniment to his Patch 1.74 Sabotage Vetruvian deck tech, showcasing a back-and-forth match against Battle Pet Starhorn in Diamond Division.
After trading Blistering Skorns to clear the board and surviving a premature Saberspine Tiger play, he grinds out the game and eventually locks down the match with post-nerf Inquisitor Kron value.
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F8D reviews a recent S-Rank game against Mech Kara, explaining how to pilot midrange Sajj and showing how to play around the threat of Mechazor.
After staying afloat through the early game, he finds answers to a pair of Mechazors and dominates the board through superior threat density.
F8D shows off his new recording gear in an S-Rank game vs. Midrange Vaath, discussing the tech cards which he includes in his Midrange Sajj deck.
He provides an immaculate analysis of how he inferred the cards in his opponent's hand, as well as how he successfully or unsuccessfully positioned his units around cards such as Makantor Warbeast and Inquisitor Kron.
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Archive for the 'people vs. corporations' Category
In my previous post, I declared that Linsanity and OWS are related, but did a poor job of explaining the relationship.
Sports radio, and media generally, are asking the following question: "Why all the intense interest in Linsanity?"
My answer is that in one week, Linsanity has melted three firmly entrenched assumptions in the NBA:
- Asian-Americans can't play
- Your 15th guy is useless (or at best, is a glue guy)
- You can't win with less than two All Stars
#1 means that you should expect a flood of Asian-American players in the NBA within the year. Linsanity is the unplugging of that bottleneck.
#2 means that NBA GMs and coaches will be looking much closer at their 15th players (and D-Leaguers) and undrafted players to see what they have to offer. Is there a diamond in the bunch? (I seem to remember a short, white, talented American point guard who went undrafted. Bet he gets a fresh look.)
On #3, I would suspect that most basketball fans would disagree. But I watched this week as Linsanity emerged (starting with the Utah game), and saw all the elements needed for a team to make a deep run in the playoffs. And I mean without Melo or Stat.
Doesn't mean they'd win it all. But they could. Just like Detroit in 2004, and Dallas in 2011.
But I don't want to use this post to belabor sports analysis. Instead, let me just say that if Linsanity really did blow up the above 3 assumptions, then the NBA is about to be revolutionized — turned on its head.
The lockout didn't do that. But Jeremy will.
What would be amazing about such a revolution is that all it entails is a change in our collective state of mind. Pre-Linsanity, that collective mind was over there. Post-, it's over here. And now everything is changed.
I think OWS will have a similarly profound mind-altering and seismic affect on American culture.
I'm loving the Jeremy Lin story. Been following it closely for the past week.
I'm a bit of sports junkie, and had actually heard of Lin before this week. So no surprise I was in on this story from the beginning.
Since Wednesday, I've been asking my wife: "Heard of Jeremy Lin, yet?" I'm interested to hear when the Linsanity story crosses the threshold of the sports ghetto, and goes mainstream. My wife hearing about it will represent when that theshold has been crossed.
And trust me, Linsanity goes well beyond basketball. Well beyond sports, generally. Well beyond the place of Asians in our American culture.
No, the Linsanity story is the universal story of human redemption. This morning, I finally told my wife about the Linsanity story that has unfolded over this past week (she had gotten tired of my daily question), and, in response, she said: "That's the Cinderella story."
Exactly. But it's more than just about the triumph of the underdog. No, the Linsanity story is about the incredible and sudden melting of monolithic hierarchies, in real time, right before our very eyes. "And a child shall lead them," somebody once wrote.
Which brings me to OWS. I've blogged about how OWS is a reaction of the People to the monolithic hierarchies that dominate our nation, and puts lie to the notion that our nation is an efficient meritocracy.
Among the 3 major American professional sports, basketball is the one that most resembles our current culture. A culture in which Mitt Romney can offer a $10,000 bet and have no clue what that means for the rest of us.
What does this have to do with basketball?
Mitt Romney is a Corporation
Posted February 1, 2012on:
I was hiking with a colleague the other day when it hit me: Mitt Romney isn't just the pro-Corporate candidate for President. Mitt Romney is a Corporation.
The singularity has arrived. Just not in the way that folks like Kurzweil and de Grey have been blathering about.
Instead of humans merging with technology, humans have now merged with Corporations. And Mitt Romney is Exhibit A of this unholy merger.
To understand this, consider former president George W. Bush. IMHO, that guy was the crown prince of the royal family of the military industrial complex ("MIC") about which Eisenhower warned us in 1961.
George's grandfather, Prescott Bush was a founder of the MIC during WWII. His son, George H.W., became King of the MIC. His first son, George W., was the crown prince.
These people were and are pro-Corporate. Particularly, pro oil-, military hardware-, finance-, and intelligence-Corporate (the key industries that make up the MIC).
But the key point here is that these are people. They're unmistakably human. George was a former drunkard, C-student, moron. How many Corporations behave like that? No successful ones, that's for sure.
But look at Romney.
My last post might have seemed like quite a downer. Basic point of it is an observation that, broadly speaking, corporate jobs seem to deaden us over time, reducing our natural capacity for curiosity, learning, growth, and transformation.
Assuming that this observation is sound, the obvious next question is: What can we employees of large corporations do about it?
The first thing we can do is work for a humanizing multi-national corporation. If this sounds like an oxymoron to you, check this out: I am aware of a least one huge multi-national corporation that provides a "sabbatical" program for "tenured" employees. That is, the longer a person is employed by the company, the longer the sabbatical the employee gets.
I'm told that some long-term employees of this company have taken six months to hike Tibet. Others have taken a year to set up a bio-dynamic organic farm. The examples of what people do with their extended breaks is as varied as our individual dreams. The common thread is the re-humanization of the employee base.
Another thing this company does is to provide a first class day care for preschoolers, complete with play-based active learning. In addition, the corporate campus is essentially a state park complete with jogging trails and the like.
But I suspect that this particular large corporation is the exception, rather than the rule in corporate America. So then the question becomes: What can we do as employees to stay supple and flexible and youthful in our deadening jobs?
This is a long post. To save you reading all the gory details, let me first deliver these ideas in the form of a tweet:
Corporations are zombies. The longer we work for them, the more we become like them, and less like the children we once were.
Now tweets are not exactly the best medium for conveying complex, subtle notions. Case in point: the phrase "corporations are zombies".
I realize that this phrase sounds pejorative. But it's not. It's a legal definition.
Zombies are the undead — the living dead. So the above phrase can be restated as "corporations are the living dead".
How are corporations living beings? Well, the U.S. Supreme Court seems to treat corporations as people, under the Constitution.
But if corporations are living people, then how are they also dead things? The answer comes down to money. The lifeblood of a corporation is money. Money is a dead thing. Doesn't mean it's bad. Just means it's dead.
If you or I slice our own jugular veins, we'll bleed to death. That's called suicide. How does a corporation bleed to death? It runs out of money. That's called bankruptcy.
Now since money is dead, Corporations are dead too. Well, at least they are legal fictions.
It's amazing to me that dead, legal fictions have such incredible power in our present culture. This power is such that pizza is now a vegetable. Got that one from a client of mine.
But the incredible power that I am discussing in this post is the amazing deadening effect that corporations seem to have on their employees. It doesn't mean that every corporation has this effect on every one of their employees. Just that it seems to be a pervasive effect.
To define this corporate deadening effect, it helps to look at our children. What characterizes children?
Monolithic Hierarchy
Posted November 21, 2011on:
In my last post, I introduced the notion of "rigid, monolithic hierarchy" as a way of defining OWS (i.e. what that movement opposes). I figured I ought to spend a few words drilling down on that concept.
Accordingly, I start by pruning the term "rigid". The phrase "rigid monolith" is redundant. All monoliths are rigid. Check out the definition of "monolithic":
2. a : cast as a single piece <a monolithic concrete wall>b : formed or composed of material without joints or seams<a monolithic floor covering>c : consisting of or constituting a single unit
3. a: constituting a massive undifferentiated and often rigid whole <a monolithic society>b: exhibiting or characterized by often rigidly fixed uniformity <monolithic party unity>
Consider three key attributes from the above definition: (1) huge; (2) uniform; and (3) rigid.
Do these describe large corporations?
OWS and Hierarchy
Posted November 11, 2011on:
Perhaps the most stark distinction between the OWS movement and the forces that they oppose (Corporations and Government) is found in the notion of hierarchy. Whereas OWS has no hierarchy, their opponents are all about hierarchy.
What does it mean to say that OWS has no hierarchy? To find out, watch the following video (highlighted at http://www.nycga.net/about/):
Since 2003, I have predicted that the coming "war" in America, will be in the form of People vs. Corporations.
But I was never comfortable with that pithy description. I mean, for example, in my consulting practice, I run my own little corporation, Jack Polymath LLC.
Now if I identify myself as a member of the "People" in the coming People vs. Corporation war, and yet I run my own little corporation, it would seem that I have some 'splainin' to do. That's what this post is about.
This post is about the kind of hierarchies that OWS opposes. They don't oppose any and all hierarchy. What they oppose are large, monolithic, and rigid hierarchies. These are hierarchies of people in which the lives of the "leaves" of the hierarchy tree are many orders removed from the life of the person at the "root" of the tree.
What kind of hierarchies are these? Org charts of multinational Corporations. Org charts of the U.S Government.
The older a Corporation is, the larger it grows, and the more rigid and extensive its hierarchy becomes. At some point, people in the company don't even know each other. Everyone is just blindly serving the Corporate interest, with no feeling of human responsibility in anyone for the actions of the Corporation.
The U.S. Government is similar. The incumbency advantage of sitting Senators, and even of most of the Congressmen, is such that these people treat these positions as if they were lifetime appointments.
Due to this monolithic, rigid quality, Corporations and Government lose their touch with basic human decency.
If this discussion seems too esoteric for you, consider the hierarchy at Penn State University as of a week ago. Joe Paterno was the shadow head of that monolithic hierarchy, for over 40 years. From the outside, until this week, the monolithic Penn State hierarchy looked like a paragon of human virtue. At least that was the persuasive PR of the monolith.
Occupy Us and Canada
Posted October 6, 2011on:
I just finished up a weekly play-date between my daughter and my neighbor's daughter. My neighbor, Mike, and I do an hour of Yoga during the play-date, and follow that with an hour of conversation. Over the years, our conversations have covered just about every topic.
Tonight's topic was Occupy Wall Street. I asked him whether he knew from what country the idea for occupying Wall Street came. He didn't. I told him it came from a source outside of America. That piqued his interest. So I invited him to guess.
Now Mike is a world traveller. Been to six of the seven continents of the world. After we eliminated Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America (and Central America), and Antartica from the answer pool, he was still stumped. The conversation must have dragged on for over 5 minutes.
Finally, when I said "North America", Mike paused, and said: "Canada?" He acted like it was a trick question. When I affirmed that Canada was the source, he said what almost all Americans would say: "But I kind of see Canada as just part of America".
Now, I was born and raised in Canada. Left that country at the age of 25 to attend law school in California. Never went back. Growing up in Canada, you know you're different than the Americans. You're just not sure how.
I've lived in America now for almost half my life. I think I have a pretty clear picture of the differences between the countries. But rather than me give you my theories, why not just describe the circumstances behind the Canadian entity that proposed occupying Wall Street.
Occupy Us and Obama
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A couple of months ago I was worrying that Obama getting assissinated by Corporate stooges might be the only way that America would be saved. Made me very sad to think so, given how moved my wife and I were when he took office. But one reads history, and sometimes national tragedies like that are the spark that sets a nation on the healing course.
Then that thought was replaced with a happier one: America could be saved if Obama loses in 2012, followed by the Republican who wins driving the country completely over the cliff, handing us over to the Corporations. Then Obama would come back to lead the People in its charge against the Corporations.
Of course, nobody makes a comeback like that.
And then along came Occupy Wall Street. Bingo! I now see how America will be saved.
The kids will drive this Occupy Us thing, bringing along the rest of the 99% — left and right, old and young, white and not so white, straight and gay … all of us. Then, when it becomes obvious that this movement will not subside, and can not be subdued, Obama will swoop in from the wings, and take over leadership of the movement, accepting credit for it too.
It will be just like Lincoln getting credited for the abolition of slavery when he was a laggard on the issue all the way through the 1850s and even into the first part of the Civil War. He came late to the party, but history gives him the lion's share of the credit.
Obama will be serve an analogous role on People vs. Corporations.
If you know anything about the Enneagram, you'll recognize this as a classic "7" play. And as I blogged years ago, Obama's 7-ness is core to the reason why I predicted in 2006 that he'd win the presidency and lead us on this epic struggle.
Man, I feel so much better. Hated my first idea about Obama's role in saving America. Was dubious about my second idea. Am bullish about this third one. Bullish enough to blog it.
That's OK, Obama. Sit quietly while the Occupy Us movement grows. Stay quiet, just as you did during the Arab Spring. When it become obvious to everyone that this movement is prevailing, swoop in like it was your idea the whole time, and I for one will cheer you.
It will be a cynical cheer, to be sure. But a heartfelt one.
Occupy Us and the Sixties
Posted October 1, 2011on:
There's something happening here; What it is ain't exatly clear; There's a man with a gun over there; Telling me I got to beware
Although those lyrics were written in 1966, they almost perfectly describe the first two weeks of Occupy Wall Street.
I'm 48 years old. I was 4 years old, growing up in a small Canadian town, during the Summer of Love. Technically speaking, I'm a Gen X, not a Boomer.
But man, I love the Sixties. I love the psychedelic music. I love the passion of the children of that day. I love Angela Davis' fro. I love The Graduate.
And most of all, I love the anti-corporate meme running through those children.
Of course, those "anti-corporate" children grew up to become the very same asshole middle-aged Boomers who put Mr. Bush into office not once but twice. A paradigm example of a classic "turncoat" Sixties progressive who, years later, became a political reactionary is Michael Weiner, a.k.a Michael Savage.
On the surface, there is so much in common with the children of Zuccotti Park, and the flower-children of the Sixties. Check out this meditation flash mob from a couple of days ago:
Straight out of 1969.
But while style and message are similar between these children and those of the Sixties, there is a crucial difference. History says that the anti-corporatism of the Sixties was just a passing phase among the children of the day. It was a style to wear, not so much a cross to bear.
The children of Zuccotti Park are altogether different. Their anti-corporatism is no luxury. They are in that place not just on an adventure, but for first level Maslow hierarchy reasons of survival. They are in Zuccotti Park because there is nowhere else left for them to turn: