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Obama takes a liking to Pamela's pancakes!
The PG's Mackenzie Carpenter has these observations from Barack Obama's final Pittsburgh campaign stop this morning:
During his visit to Pamela's restaurant in the Strip District, Sen. Barack Obama discovered something Pittsburghers have long known: the pancakes there are really, really good. So good, in fact, that he had to share that knowledge with the news media hounding him for answers on Bill Clinton, voter turnout and so forth: "Before I answer this question, these really were maybe the best pancakes I've tasted in a very long time. Get some take-out," he directed the reporters. "You don't even need syrup on them. They've got [these] crispy edges. Yea, they are really good."
Mr. Obama has a reputation for being somewhat abstemious when it comes to rich food — which he no doubt discovered during the six-week primary campaign — is plentiful in Pennsylvania. Offered chocolates at Wilbur's Factory in Lititz, he was reported to have recoiled slightly and muttered something about them being too sweet, and at Pamela's, he ordered a plain pancake and shared it with his wife. What? He didn't try the pancake with strawberries and whipped cream? What's the matter with that guy? At least he ordered the hash browns.
So how did Mr. Obama know to go to Pamela's? We suspect the fine hand of Rick Siger, an advance man on the Obama team and son of locals Pat and Alan Siger. It was Rick who recommended that Michelle Obama try the hamburgers at Tessaro's when she was here two weeks ago, and, sure enough, we spotted Rick standing in a corner today at Pamela's, so we bet it was him. Rick, if you read this, call us up and confess!
Need further proof that A) Pamela's breakfasts are better than anywhere else, and B) People are crazy?
Mr. Obama left most of his waffle from a Scranton diner untouched … and the remains went on sale on eBay (though as of 5 p.m. today, the listing had been removed).
A final note: At the end of Mr. Obama's visit to Pamela's, someone gave him a Terrible Towel, which, with a fierce grin, he waved over his head a few times. "That's a 'Terrible Towel,' " I whispered to the Reuters reporter, who perked up immediately. "A what?" she asked. "A Terrible Towel. It was created by the late, legendary sports broadcaster Myron Cope. People here wave it at Steelers games. It's a Pittsburgh tradition."
"Fascinating!" she said, scribbling frantically, while a second reporter, listening intently, whispered into his Dictaphone, "Terrible Towel."
Source By: Pittsburgh Post Gazette


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The British edition of Drone Wars UK, which analyzes major unmanned vehicle accidents, claims that the largest number of them occurred in Afghanistan since 2007. The second position is taken by failures during the test flights.
Since 2011, most often, drones have fallen on the coast of 7 African countries, as well as in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. According to the columnist Drone Wars UK, Chris Cole, if in 2007 the number of "emergency" countries included only Afghanistan, Iraq and the US, then by 2014 this list has increased to 23, that is, almost 8 times. Based on such unsightly statistics, Cole concludes:
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Fast Forward Studio brings retro 2D platforming action to the App Store.
Thursday, April 18, 2019 — Mobile developer Fast Forward Studio is proud to announce the launch of their latest game, run 'n gun platformer Bombastic Brothers. Published by My.com, this 80s-inspired delight is available worldwide on iOS devices today.
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Apple has a lot of images to tell us how to look cool with an iPod, but one of these images is not like the other. Can you guess which one? If so, you get a prize…
If you guessed the blue one, you're exactly right. And your prize – more stuff to read! I know you're thrilled.
The blue image is actually me with my iPod and new headphones. Why new headphones? Well, an oral fixation doesn't go well with dangling wires near your mouth, and I tend to chew through the wires during high pressure deadlines. So I go through a lot of headphones.
Anyway, on to the topic of my new headphones: Apple's In-Ear Headphones . I needed headphones in a hurry, so I swung by the Apple store. I was looking for the standard headphones that come with the iPod, but they weren't there, so I went with this alternative.
While they advertise three different sizes of ear buds, they generally seem to do little to actually guarantee that they will fit in your ear. The issue isn't so much the size of the ear buds; rather, it's the rubber that they use to make them. The rubber is flexible, but not malleable – so it tries to regain its shape once its in your ear, and pops out as a result. Hence the blue image.
Now you can imagine how uncool it is to be walking to school with your fingers in your ears because your headphones keep popping out. And don't get even get me started about how impossible it is to do homework while you are busy holding your headphones in your ear. But on the bright side, I've learned that I might have a future in marketing for Apple.


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Pluralism and the Primary Mask
25 November 2011
One theme to which Joseph Campbell recurs at several places in his recorded lectures is the idea of a "primary mask" — an idea which he attributes to W. B. Yeats. Here's a short exposition of the primary mask from an interview with Campbell:
"Yeats, in A Vision, speaks of the two masks that life wears. The first is the primary mask that society has put upon you — the technique of life. But in adolescence the individual has a sense of the potentiality within himself that has to throw off that mask and find what Yeats calls 'the antithetical mask' — the mask contrary to that of society. And then comes that struggle so characteristic of youth in our society. In the traditional society, you are not allowed to follow the antithetical; the primary is there like a cookie-mold on you. But here comes this struggle. Now, if the family or society opposes that, it becomes rather fierce. But with a gradual yielding and attention, the young person can learn his own possibilities and what they can do for him. This is the proper way."
An Open Life: Joseph Campbell in conversation with Michael Toms, p. 74
We are fortunate to have Joseph Campbell's commentary on this idea of Yeats', as Campbell spent a lot of time reading "difficult" twentieth century authors like Yeats and Joyce. Moreover, Yeat's A Vision is a notoriously difficult text. Here is what Yeats himself wrote about the "primary mask":
For Primary Man one must go to the Decline of the Commedia del Arte for an example. The Will is weak and cannot create a role, and so, if it transform itself, does so after an accepted pattern, some traditional clown or pantaloon. It has perhaps no object but to move the crowd, and if it "gags" it is that there may be plenty of topical allusions. In the primary phases Man must cease to desire Mask and Image by ceasing from self-expression, and substitute a motive of service for that of self-expression. Instead of the created Mask he has an imitative Mask; and when he recognises this, his Mask may become an image of mankind. The author of "The Imitation of Christ" was certainly a man of a late primary phase. It is said that the antithetical Mask is free, and the primary Mask enforced; and the free Mask is personality, a union of qualities, while the enforced mask is character, a union of quantities, and of their limitations — that is to say, of those limitations which give strength precisely because they are enforced. Personality, no matter how habitual, is a constantly renewed choice, and varies from an individual charm, in the more antithetical phases, to a hard objective dramatisation, which differs from character mainly because it is a dramatisation, in phases where the antithetical Tincture holds its predominance with difficulty.
W. B. Yeats, A Vision, pp. 18-19
I don't know about you, but I find this nearly impenetrable, and I have a pretty good record of making sense of difficult texts. So the idea may come from Yeats, one way or another, but I am going to discuss Campbell's version of it.
I can't recall which lecture it's in (I didn't have the time to re-listen to all of them prior to writing this post, though it would be a pleasure to do so) but I recall that Campbell connects the idea of the primary mask with several quite gruesome rituals documented by anthropologists — rituals of initiation from societies that we would have formerly called "primitive" but that word is no longer considered acceptable. And rightly so. Those peoples once called primitive are in fact more in touch with their long prehistoric past, by way of continuity of tradition, than peoples who experienced the socio-cultural processes of agriculturalism and industrialism.
In any case, Campbell cited some truly horrific rituals associated with initiating young people into nomadic and pastoralist societies and credited these as instances of imprinting a primary mask that the individual then takes with him or her through life, and which is the proper or correct mask for an individual to wear in that society.
Well, we aren't entirely past brutal rituals of the kind that forced our ancestors to wear the primary mask of their tribe. While this sort of thing has deep roots in human prehistory, traditions of initiation have altered over time but rarely have they disappeared. And often they retain their brutality, as in this passage of Enlightenment era advice on child rearing:
"This, therefore, I cannot but earnestly repeat, — break their wills betimes; begin this great work before they can run alone, before they can speak plain, or perhaps speak at all. Whatever pains it cost, conquer their stubbornness: break the will, if you would not damn the child. I conjure you not to neglect, not to delay this! Therefore, (1.) Let a child, from a year old, be taught to fear the rod and to cry softly. In order to this, (2.) Let him have nothing he cries for; absolutely nothing, great or small; else you undo your own work. (3.) At all events, from that age, make him do as he is bid, if you whip him ten times running to effect it. Let none persuade you it is cruelty to do this; it is cruelty not to do it. Break his will now, and his soul will live, and he will probably bless you to all eternity."
John Wesley (1703-1791), On Obedience to Parents, Sermon 96
While advice of this nature is not likely to be found in contemporary parenting manuals, from this vigorous expression of the doctrine of corporal punishment we can see that the tradition of imprinting a primal mask survived well into modern times. And not only into modern times, but all the way into the latter half of the twentieth century, and probably to the present day.
This reminds me of a striking example of the importance placed upon the primary mask that comes from a controversy that erupted at Wheaton College in 1961. This is from Episode 7 of the 7 part documentary Evolution, titled "What about God?" Here is how the documentary sets up the quote:
"In 1961, at a Wheaton symposium on Christianity and human origins Walter Hearn told the crowd that the same chemical processes that bring each of us into existence today could have produced Adam and Eve. When the news got out, Wheaton found itself under attack."
And here is a quote from a letter written by a mother about her daughter who was at that time attending Wheaton:
"Twice I have heard that the college is growing liberal; that they teach evolution at Wheaton. What grieves me most is that our daughter may lose her faith at Wheaton. Is this possible? If her faith should be shattered or even shaken, I'd rather see her dead."
Clearly, these are the words of someone who is deeply committed to the primary mask even above and before the lives of those closest to her. If a member of your family cannot wear the primary mask, or perhaps even wears it askew, then it is better that they are dead, because the primary mask gives them the only identity that is worth having.
This is, admittedly, strong stuff. And to anyone who has spent some time reading twentieth century philosophy it is all very familiar in so far as it represents spectacular instances of inauthenticity. The very idea that there should be any value in the life of the individual that springs from their peculiar individuality is foreign to these strongly-worded assertions of the primacy of the primary mask.
It is not only an existentialist who would notice this sort of thing. A Freudian would immediately notice that these strong proscriptions upon any deviance from the primary mask are only present (like the incest taboo) because there is a strong tendency to deviate. If the individual did not feel a strong desire to assume the antithetical mask, as Campbell describes, there would be no need for the dire expressions of calamity in the event of a failure of the primary mask.
The peculiar qualities of twentieth century modernity, especially as represented by the above-cited examples of existentialism and psychotherapy, precipitated a decisive change in the nature of the societies of advanced, industrialized nation-states. There is, perhaps more than at any time in history, tolerance for the social display of antithetical masks.
However, despite the gains that have been made for individualism during the twentieth century, I think that the primary mask still dominates our thinking and our interaction when it comes to inter-communal relationships. The "safety" that societies once relied upon from harsh imposition of the primary mask has now been passed along so that within a community there is some tolerance for the antithetical mask, but in the relations between communities we have not come so far. The primary mask retains its potency in a milieu in which the safety and security of non-pluralistic society (call it the primary society, if you will) cannot rely upon a single set of socio-cultural practices for normative consensus.
The primary mask was primarily worn in societies in which there was little if any interaction with other communities, each possessing their own primary mask. In the modern industrialized cities, peoples from all over the world mix together, usually peacefully, sometimes violently. The attempt to understand the nature of normative consensus in such a milieu has exercised social scientists since this new reality of industrialized urbanism emerged.
The de facto normative consensus that has emerged has been that of the tolerance of the primary mask. The "celebration" model of diversity is built upon this, as is the notion of pluralism that is most prevalent in the US, which is arguably home to the most racially and ethnically distinct urban centers in the world. (Note that I say "arguably" — there probably are good counter-examples that I can't think of as I am writing this.)
We already find this attitude to pluralism and diversity expressed in Voltaire, when described with admiration the urban milieu of eighteenth century London:
"Go into the Exchange in London, that place more venerable than many a court, and you will see representatives of all the nations assembled there for the profit of mankind. There the Jew, the Mahometan, and the Christian deal with one another as if they were of the same religion, and reserve the name of infidel for those who go bankrupt."
This was a very advanced sentiment in its time, but, as we see from the quote above from the very Reverend John Wesley, it coexisted with less advanced sentiment.
Now, I don't for a minute believe that individuals actually live exclusively according their primary mask in an urban milieu. The primary mask is a caricature, and as we have learned to cast it aside and live with ourselves and individuals as individuals, people readily do so. Especially in an urban context, people led (by their individuality) to pursue a particular interest, usually find themselves is quite eclectic company, discovering that they have something in common with others they would never have met in another social context — others whose primary mask would be incomprehensible and fundamentally alien.
But public discourse and formal institutions remain wedded to the primary mask. The weakness of the contemporary idea of pluralism and diveristy (which I had previously attempted to analyze in Diversity and Pluralism) is its commitment to the primary mask over and above the individuals.
It has become a commonplace in contemporary social commentary (especially among those who self-identify as "communitarians") that individualism has run amok and "gone too far," and that what we really need to do is to reign in individualism for the sake of the community. This is not only wrong, it is viciously wrong. This is the voice the primary mask speaking. The primary mask does not tolerate deviance.
I am reminded here of the opening passage of Thoreau's On the Duty of Civil Disobedience:
I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe — "That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have.
I similarly feel that, when men are prepared for it, they will have a society that accepts individuals as they are, and feels no need to impress upon them a primary mask.
Someday, when we have really matured as a species, we will have a society of individuals, for it is only when the individual fully comes into his own that a society can emerge that is truly voluntary and without coercion. This is my utopia. Individualism is not only good for the individual, individualism is also good for society. Any society built by individuals who have been compromised by their need to conform will be as compromised as the individuals who build that society. The strongest society is built by the strongest individuals, who choose to come together, not under duress, but of their own free choice.
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The history of Hue Vietnam through its Magnificent Architectural Works
Hue City is one of the most ancient destinations in Vietnam. Contemplating these architectural works is the most exciting and rewarding way to discover the history of Hue Vietnam.
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In 1802, the first emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, Nguyen Phuc Anh (Emperor Gia Long), was enthroned. He chose Hue City as the seat of power. The construction of the Imperial City was planned in 2 years, starting from 1805. Because this was the beginning of a new dynasty, the Imperial City was designed with three rounds and equipped with fortresses, moats, and weapons.
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Inside a tomb (Source: Google)
This style is applied to the structure of Royal Tombs as well. Unlike the Imperial City, the Royal Tombs do not solely show the exclusiveness of the architecture in Hue City, which is the harmony of human and nature. They also disclose the personalities and the notions about life and death of the emperors. Profound philosophies about existence and the way of the world are hidden in every pattern.
For example, the structure of most of the tombs is sophisticated, resembling a palace. It proves how much the emperors love art and decoration. On the other hand, it also demonstrates the common thoughts of kings, in which the mundane world is only temporary. Even if you can live for a hundred years, your life is only a dream.
As a result, death is not petrifying. In fact, it must come someday so that the impermanence can end and the eternity can start. That is why you can find theaters, art museums, gardens, and many other landscapes within the tombs. They are the emperors' deliberate preparation for death.
2. Garden houses – The typical style of Hue people
Garden houses revive the history of Hue Vietnam in the late 19th century. You may think that they are just a combination of scenery and architecture. Nevertheless, they have cultural and historical values which make them a crucial heritage of Hue City.
Lac Tinh Vien Garden House (Source: Google)
Those are displayed through impressive characteristics, particularly the variety of genres. It means that a garden house can be created based on certain forms, such as a park or a royal garden. Popular gardens houses in the center and around the suburbs of Hue City that used to belong to the nobility follow those styles.
Some common ones that you can visit are the Phu Tuy Ly, Lac Tinh Vien, and An Hien Garden House. Their architecture has a principal and accessory design. This can tell how elegant the Hue people have always been. They know which detail needs highlighting and how to build a perfect background for it.
In that way, the primary scenery, including the trees, the flowers, and the grass, and the accessory parts, such as the gates, the hallways, and the rockeries, are always in sync. The beauty of people and landscapes in Vietnam in general and Hue City, in particular, is the main inspiration for the architects to design the garden houses.
3. French architectural works – A modernized Hue in French domination
French domination is a phase in the history of Hue Vietnam. It lasted for about 80 years. Therefore, the French left a great number of architectural works in this city. The style of architecture in Hue at this time represents an urbanizing city but still keeping its exclusiveness and antiquity.
The French constructions are relatively diverse with different types, such as public buildings, villas, or offices. All of them were arranged professionally and in a rational manner. Public buildings that you can notice in Hue are usually hotels, stations, museums, and schools. The most prominent ones which you will want to pay a visit are Morin Hotel, Hue Station, Hue University, or Hue High-school for the Gifted.
A French work of art in Hue (Source: Google)
Most of them have new-classic or pre-colonial designs. Especially, Hue High-school for the Gifted is a perfect combination of Vietnamese and French architecture. Its 2-layered roofs are usually seen in pagodas and palaces in Hue City. Some typical details that you often see in French works are Doric poles, 2-layered windows, thick brick walls, and wide hallways.
Unlike the public buildings, the villas follow the French and Indochinese architectural design. Their most eminent feature is that they are two or three-storied. The first floor is paved by stone and the second floor is tiled, which follows the fundamental principles in interior design. Windows are dome-shaped and also 2-layered. The sill rails are a little steep, faciliating rapid drainage.
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People who stop by here with some regularity have often heard me speak of Ken, my friend and "bodyguard†and his wife, Kathy, the Deckmistress (a few of you have had the pleasure of meeting Ken). Occasionally I have also mentioned Kathy's sister Jeannie (the "Good Sister†as we humorously refer to her) and her husband Artie, both among The Usual Suspects. We learned this morning that Kathy and Jeannie's mom passed away after having been ill for quite some time.
Our condolences to our friends Kathy and Jeannie and their respective families, who are more like family to us than they are friends.


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A contemporary object exhibition featuring selected works by members of the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter). Thematically focused on the concept of tools and processes to explore the conceptual breadth and layers of meaning which operate within this premise for jewellery practitioners and metalsmiths.
'USE' is a touring exhibition in partnership between Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. and Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project is supported by the Visions regional touring program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to cultural material for all Australians; the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; Liveworm Studio; and Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.
Image: Andy Lowrie, Wandering Eyes, Paw, Lucky Hand and Heavy Heart (left to right), 2017. Vitreous enamel on steel, copper, paint, sterling silver, stainless steel pin. Photography by Michelle Bowden, Visuall Photography.
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Mon, 1 July - 10:30 AM
Jeweller Helen Bird works with participants to create moving drawing devices from recycled and found materials. This workshop will involve mark-making and the re-purposing of these everyday materials to create intriguing new objects.
Thu, 11 July - 10:30 AM
Jeweller Kierra-Jay Power works with participants to create their own museum tags or key chains.


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Often, I hear people talk about their desire to change their lifestyle and adopt healthier habits.
"I'm ready to do it, but I'm just going to wait until after vacation to start."
"I really want to lose weight, so after things slow down at work in a few weeks, then I'll get to it."
For most of us, life is hectic. We've got jobs that keep us busy, family, social events, and lots of other things that can make it challenging to focus on ourselves. I can see why people want to wait until the time is right, so that they have the greatest chance of success. But I don't necessarily think that's a good idea for a number of reasons. Interested in knowing why?
I'm a big advocate of slowly making changes to your life that you feel you can live with forever. That's the best way to move from a "diet" mentality to a permanent lifestyle change. Waiting for the right moment implies that there's going to be a huge shift from what you've been doing to something totally new.
You can't go on vacation and still enjoy yourself if you're on your "diet." There will be too many temptations to fall off the wagon, so you need to wait until you get back to start. But if you're really thinking about this as a permanent change, there is no "falling off the wagon". You learn moderation, enjoying the foods you love without feeling deprived, while most of the time still eating food that is good for your body. You might not lose weight on your trip, but you also don't gain 10 pounds because you gorged yourself on food and drinks for a week. Waiting for the right time also implies there is a start and stop to the changes you're making, instead of just a gradual shift toward a healthier lifestyle.
If you're busy like most of us are, there's never going to be a great time to start. There will always be things that can get in the way of your scheduled workout, or temptations in a social setting where food is available. You're not expected to be perfect all the time. Sometimes you will miss a workout, whether it's because you stayed out late and just couldn't get out of bed in the morning, or you've got a meeting at the office that you just can't miss. Sometimes you'll eat a little more than you planned. The key is learning how to adapt to those instances while continuing to keep the bigger picture in mind.
Before I had kids, I needed conditions to be perfect in order for me to exercise. I felt like anything less than an hour was a waste of time. If I was tired, I'd put it off until I felt more rested. These days, I'm happy for any amount of exercise I can squeeze into my busy day. Often it's a 20-minute online workout before my kids get out of bed. I might be beat from a long day, but I'll push myself to do something (even if it's not much at all) if I've got the time.
The time is never going to be just right. There's always some excuse you can make, or something you think you need to wait to finish before you can start working toward your goals. In reality, there's no better time than right now. Even if you're making tiny steps toward your ultimate goals (finding 10 minutes to take a walk today or passing up that second helping of dessert), you're still moving in the right direction.
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There may not be a perfect time, but there is an optimal one. When time is, act. Report
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If you look at kids, you will see that they are constantly in motion, playing all the time when not sitting. While waiting in line they jump and wiggle. When "walking" they skip instead. Try skipping as an adult--you really can't do it without laughing or at least smiling. Keep moving throughout your day. Run to your car at the back of the parking lot. Do kegels while driving. Do squats while waiting for your coffee to warm up in the microwave....
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Absolutely true! Report
so true!!! i had to just move!!!!!! Report
Great advice for all areas of life! Report
I'm 71, and truer words were never written or spoken, there never is a "perfect time". just do it and let the chips fall. Report
This philosophy can apply to all areas of life. Report
I am trying to change the way I think. I want to get this done and clean and finish this project etc and then I can start. That never seems to work Report
This is so true. Reading this was like an "ah-hah" moment for me. I've been wishy-washy about my commitment to SparkPeople for years now--thinking that if I couldn't do it all, I might as well not bother doing anything. Thank you for an insightful blog! Report
Great advice. I like the emphasis on a "permanent living" versus "diet" mentality.
As I read recently, the "right time" may never happen, so NOW is the right time to act. Report
I love the idea of taking charge now, but also in a way that is permanent and moderate. In other words, incremental shifts towards a goal, with slip ups along the way, as long as we are constantly growing and learning from them. Brilliant! Report
So true....I am still learning to take those first baby steps and not wait until I can do them PERFECTLY! Just one after another and keep moving forward. Any forward progress is ALWAYS better than a step backwards! Report
Nice blog - "slowly making changes" is the way to do it. You cannot change habits overnight, and we all have better days and not so good days. My mantra is "Anything is better than nothing" - a little bit of exercise is better than no exercise, a little less of a special treat is better than a big piece. It all adds up to the results we are looking for - a healthier body and mind. Report
All very true!! Just do it! Stop making excuses b/c life never seems to slow down. Report
Once upon a time, I really liked a guy friend of mine. He ended up telling friends that I was too heavy to date, rather too fat! I know that I shouldn't be motivated by what other people think of me but I truly want good health now. My motivation is me. I want to be the best possible person that I can be. This weight is not helping me with anything particularly my health. So, my thoughts are that I don't want to waste too much time. I am getting older and I do not need to live another year wasting away with food. I probably binged when I heard what that guy said. I don't want to have to do that anymore. I want to be happy in my own shoes and binging, overeating, emotional eating just doesn't cut it anymore. I need other ways to deal with my weaknesses. As someone said, "Seize the day!" Yes, moment to do something about my problems is now!!! Report
yeah,this resonates with me too. Seize the day, live in the present. This is what Ive been doing for 1 month now.. and my new weight loss is currently 16 pounds.yeah... Report
Yes that spoke to me!
I am back working full time and am really struggling for consistency.
I am going to change my mind set and be positive about all the exercise I do! and not what I don't do! Report
This article really hits the nail on the head. For me, May seemed like the worst time to start a diet, because of Mother's Day, and friend & family birthdays. I also came to the conclusion that I was never going to find the RIGHT time, AND that I was fed up my weight ... fed up with my body, at this point in time. Knowing that there's never going to be just the right time, and feeling rather defeated about my weight, I just bit the proverbial bullet, and started my diet -- the day before Mother's Day. I'm doing a protein diet, similar to Atkins Induction. It hasn't been the easiest, particularly in social situations, and this week has gone rather slowly, in regards to weight loss. However, I am down 11 pounds in almost 3 weeks. Had I waited for the 'right time', I'd still be waiting, and feeling displeased with myself. Now, I feel as though I'm doing something proactive! Report
I used to wait until "that time of the month" was over because i knew i would give in to the carb madness and "blow it". I finally decided that I would fight, instead of feeling like a victim of an onslaught, which meant planning meals better, seeking support and not feeling that since "i blew it" what's the use of trying? I've surprised myself and feel better physically and mentally. I'm not as weak as I thought. Report
I learnded that waiting for the "right" moment never came as there was always a celebration of some sort coming up in the near future. Here it what I mean:
January .... New Years Day, three family birthdays
February.... Valentines Day, More birthdays
March....St. Patrick's Day
April....Easter Sunday
May.... Mother's Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, Graduation Parties
June....Summer Camp,Father's Day
July.... 4th of July
August.... Welcome back to school parties
September.... Labor Day, Grandparent's Day
October.... Halloween
November.... Thanksgiving Day
December.... Christmas
Not to mention extended family birthday, bridal showers, baby showers, weddings,visiting relatives, etc.
You get the idea. Now is the time to start working towards your goals.
Good luck. Report
Wow. Talk about perfect timing. I stumbled upon this blog and it's the very encouragement I needed. I'm doing the very thing you're sharing about. I'm always providing an excuse to start because of so many events in my life lately. But now... now... I can start by taking in small moments in the right direction and move towards a healthy lifestlye and not just start a diet. Thanks for sharing. Report
I tell my students this all of the time. Report
THIS ARTICLE WAS A BLESSING.THANK YOU I ENJOYED READING. Report
Great blog! Don't put off what you can do today. Report
Excellent advice. I think the "waiting for the perfect time to start" attitude can also lead to feeling like if I screw up once I may as well just give up because I have blown it. It's the all or nothing mentality. Instead, as suggested, if we start right now with any little steps that just get us moving in the right direction, we'll find we have started almost without knowing it! And then we keep going with the momentum we've created. That's the only way this whole thing works for me. If I get too far off, I need to take those little steps back to the right path. Report
Very true. It's better to figure out how to incorporate proper nutrition and fitness in your most hectic schedule than in your easiest schedule to ensure that you can always fit it in. Report
I have to agree with Kathy. The only thing I have gained by waiting is weight.
The moment is now - go for it!
The only thing I ever gained from waiting for the "right" time was more weight.
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One word that I don't use is diet. Too any people think of a start and end when working on losing weight. That's what a diet is. A life time of living, and eating healthy and in the process losing weight, maintaining weight has a start, but no end.
And in the process of creating that life, enjoy each and every day. Don't wait for tomorrow , you really only have today. Tomorrow is just a thought. a hope , a maybe. Report
Baby steps and stepping in at any time without feeling a need to catch up apply not only to exercise but also to housework as "taught" by flylady.net! Report
I have to agree with you Jen. I am training at a Market that helps people with disabilites/those who can't find jobs find and keep one. I am around junk food a lot. Since I love it, I have to keep watch and make sure I don't consume a lot of empty calories.Thank you for posting this blog. Hope that you have a good week!
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Wow, that really struck a chord! Thanks for a great blog. Report
To anyone who is still "waiting for the right time" or is struggling to "stay in track", listen to this songs' words on youtube /watch?v=eGL_ClYVmzs&ob=av2n It's one of my FAVORITE songs to workout to and a very motivational message (in my opinion) to anyone going through any major life change or struggle. IT'S NOW OR NEVER! LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN! Report
I totally agree. It seems we always find excuses and it shouldn't be that way. If you want to make a lifestyle change, why wait. Report
Too true LIFE IS TO BE LIVED. Report
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Future Of Jaguar Electric Cars & I-Pace Test Drive – Video
Ian Callum, Director of Design, said: "The I-PACE Concept represents the next generation of electric vehicle design. It's a dramatic, future-facing cab-forward design with a beautiful interior – the product of authentic Jaguar DNA, electric technology and contemporary craftsmanship."
I-PACE Concept will be our first all-electric car, but what does that mean? How many different types of electric cars are there? What are the pros and cons of electric vehicles? And how can electric cars fit into your lifestyle?
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text: Denise Wall's Dance Energy will be having their 3rd annual golf tournament on Friday, March 27. The proceeds from the event help defray the cost of the dancers. Cost is $95 per player or $360 for a Team. There are also sponsorship opportunities. The PDF of the event is attached below. This is a week before our season opener at the same course. It would be a good opportunity to dust them off and warm up for our outing. If interested contact Diane Bernier 757-536-0142.


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Trust hosts talk on National Park City concept
National Park City Foundation CEO Daniel Raven-Ellison visits Glasgow to encourage debate about places, people and nature
Speaking last night at an event hosted by the Trust at the Glasgow Science Centre, Daniel Raven-Ellison asked the question: Could London become the first National Park City?
Highlighting his own experiences as a guerrilla geographer – someone who studies places and the relationships between people and their environments – he illustrated how, over time, he has become increasingly interested in how we can make places more exciting, pleasurable and beneficial for people and nature.
In recent years, his focus has been on how green spaces impact positively on people's health and wellbeing as well as the wider environmental benefits. This has led to him being one of the leading advocates for the creation of a London National Park City – and a new Foundation's Chief Exploration Officer.
"It's not about creating another National Park", he told the audience, "It's about creating a National Park City, it's a different thing."
"National Parks are a brilliant idea that exists in the wildest parts of the UK. We want to bring that idea, the aims of the National Park concept, and all its benefits into cities, while recognising the differences."
While over 14,000 different species have the city as their habitat, 1 in 7 young people did not spend any time in greenspaces at all during the last year: why not collaborate widely to ensure 100% of London's children regularly experience nature? Daniel said, "There's something broken when some school children have no education in the outdoors, this is particularly the case in cities."
Sharing examples of wildlife reserves and engagement initiatives operating in London, like the Trust's John Muir Award, he said that he believes a National Park City can galvanise positive change on a city-wide scale rather than in a piecemeal way.
Questions from the floor following his talk included whether Glasgow should be thinking in a similar way, while others asked whether a National Park City was really needed at a time when resources are being depleted in existing National Parks?
Amongst his answers Daniel said, "I believe National Parks and a National Park City can complement each other. There's an opportunity to communicate a broader message that nature is important whether it's in the wildest places in the UK or in a meadow in a city. The more we can do to connect people to these places, the more likely we are to then encourage society and its politicians to fund these places. It's about making a bigger pie rather than taking a slice out of a diminishing one."
Read more about why the Trust was an early supporter of the campaign for a London National Park City.
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The Big Horn, also known as the Gigan Rhino, is a boss in Final Fantasy II that guards the mystical Black Mask on the Tropical Island. Firion and his party must defeat the Big Horn and obtain the Black Mask to gain access to the Ultima spell in the Mysidian Tower. The Big Horn can also be encountered in the path to Mysidia, where it can become a dangerous encounter for unprepared parties. They appear in packs of two to four.
See also: Big Horn (enemy)
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Like the Chimera battle, the difficulty depends upon the number of Big Horns that appear. However, the Big Horns are significantly less dangerous creatures, with a higher-than-average Attack stat as their only notable feature. Cast Protect on the party and dispatch one Big Horn at a time.
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Demonic's Noob Survival Guide: Nodes/Workers and Workshops
DemonicWinna posted a topic in KnowledgeI don't think I left anything out. Check below for first part.
UI suggestions
Dr INF3RNO posted a topic in SuggestionsHi guys, Following the stream last week I have a few suggestions to make for the UI which in my opinion will help create a smoother and more pleasant experience in BDX. Quests - I would like to be able to hide and show the quest list whenever I like via a menu option. Workers - As of now we are able to cancel tasks only with the worker window. I'd love to be able to go to Map, enter a specific node and cancel a task for that specific worker. Chat - Chat is sometimes hard to read due to ingame lightning. A slider to dim chat background could easily solve this. Boss timer - something that's been discussed before. I'd RATHER not use third party applications or setup 8 different alarm clocks on my mobile. A simple ingame window with boss name and a count down is all we need. Lifeskill exp bar - I like to check my lifeskill level % when I engage in different lifeskill activities. I do this often when gathering or cooking and it's simply an inconvenience to open menu > profile > rb to lifeskill every single time. Id love to get life skill bars where the quest tracker is to monitor my progress while actively playing. Hope you'll consider some of this. Cheers!
If you build fishing boats or wagons on Xbox, and you have a character that you left at lv. 49. Then you should know the pain of the "blink", it happens when you get the notice " to use the clear memory piece" even though you have been blinking this message to me for months now, I have been deleted the memory piece, so give up I don't want that character to be lv. 50. This rant and that message aren't without grounding. That message causes a disruptive problem while trying to change the amount of "jobs" I tell my workers to do on my boats. I have to scroll all the way through EVERY worker and by the time I'm near the bottom BOOP it blinks and I apparently went from 10k Black Stone powder to ZERO. ...…........... Suggested Fix................... Just place the "Change" button above the worker list that is displayed when you click "Manage Crafting" from a wagon/boat workshop. Thank you and I hope this gets where it needs to be.
Worker, nodes, and crafting.
Jimbo posted a topic in General DiscussionSo I have simple question. When I assign a worker to make, let's say, black powder. How do I set it to more then 1. Ex. I have 100 rough stones in Valia warehouse, a worker in valiant doing nothing, a refinery in valia. I select refinery, manage crafting, I select valuable worker, and the only option I have is 'hit X to start work'. No option to change amount.
Rename Workers
WeAreLegion posted a topic in SuggestionsSo I am sure this is been brought up over the years with the PC version, but it would be not only super handy but super fun to be able to rename our workers! Ever since the original XCOM I've taken a perverse pleasure in renaming characters in my games after people in real life. 😝 Beyond my odd fetish for naming video game characters after people I know, there's a practical organizational use for this: Being able to look through a long list of workers in immediately see who is doing what based on their name would be a tremendous help! Thanks for reading! Feel free to reply and bump if you support this idea. 😉
Auto Crate Processing?
Tkdzach1 posted a topic in General DiscussionIs it possible to have your workers create crates or items within a house without having to manually start them every time?


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The Big Reveal
As a 26 year old ostomate and single mother of twin boys, I have recently gone back out into the dating world with my metaphorical and actual baggage firmly in tow. After ending my relationship with my boy's father (who could not accept my ostomy and began pushing me to have a reversal as soon as I got home from the hospital), I was left with horribly low self-esteem. I thought surely if the father of my children could not deal with my bag, who could???
So a few weeks ago, I reconnected through Facebok with a guy that I used to see around town. We've had three dates, and I'm thinking I could really like this guy...Last night I went over to his place and he made me dinner for my birthday. The time had come for me to perform the ostomy monologue I had been practicing since our first date. He listened patiently as I told him all about it. Afterwards, he sat in silence as I pushed through a series of hot flashes waiting to hear his response. I finally asked him what he was thinking, and he said, "Man, that must save you a lot of time..." with a big smile on his face.
I can't believe I allowed my ex's ignorant, negative opinions of my ostomy to get me down for so long. I'm starting to realize that #1: I still got it, and #2: Anyone that is worth my time is not going to judge me because of my bag. Needless to say I had an awesome birthday and I am excited to see where things go from here :)


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Shortly after moving to Portland, Oregon, I created a weekly cartoon panel named "OREgroaners." It was only marginally successful, although I had a lot of fun with the gags, and appeared in a small number of newspapers for a year. I consider myself better at sketching cartoons than scanning the finished pieces. So if the below cartoon looks tilted to you, don't worry about your eyesight. It is tilted. I plan to share several other of my OREgroaner cartoons in this blog. Cheers!
Portland Oregon
Cassie Comes Before Lassie in the Phone Book
We called them the Pug People. They lived in our subdivision, twenty miles outside of Portland, Oregon, and every where they went they took their dog with them, a Pug. Now I'm sure Pugs make decent enough pets and, indeed, they have the reputation of being a much-adored addition to anyone's family. In fact, I don't dislike Pugs in general. Asian royalty loved them. Goya painted them. And one of my favorite Hollywood performances of modern times was a Pug named Frank in Men in Black.
The real problem with the Pug People was they took their dog everywhere and carried him in one of those close to the chest baby carriers with Velcro straps. Not only that, they dressed him up and, get this, their dog had more than a dozen outfits from Nordstrom. When it comes to pets I'm fairly open-minded but I have no interest in a pet that's dressed better than I am.
Cassie, our black standard poodle, moved with us to Mexico. She may not have dressed better, but she was my superior in other ways. One look at her and you could tell she had class. Looking at me and you wonder what class I had dropped out of. Standard poodles, by and large, are graceful creatures. They don't run so much as they gallop, like a well-trained circus horse.
Cassie, on the other hand, ran with such enthusiasm that her butt would swing out ahead of the rest of her body, much like a gate swinging back and forth. Even her walk was something of a fashion statement. We called her walk "ditty-bopping" and it seemed to fit.
Standards are hardy and strong, and they like to pull. An Alaskan named John Suter ran a team of standards in the Iditarod many years back, and they performed quite well. At some point, the Iditarod folks changed the rules so that only "northern breeds" could compete and that was the end of that. I like to think the poodles were in the lead in their first Iditarod until they hit a saloon with a cheese spread and show tunes on the jukebox. They're smart and know their priorities.
The history of poodle ownership is dotted with famous names. John Steinbeck, of course, owned a standard poodle named Charley. Other writers who owned poodles include Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Thomas Mann, Gertrude Stein, Erma Brombeck, Neil Simon, and James Thurber. Many poodle owners come as no surprise, from Josephine, the Empress of France, to Marilyn Monroe to Mary Kay. Other owners, such as Vladimir Putin, are head-scratchers.
I came across a veritable dog crate of ownership stories from poodlelore and wish to close this blog post with one such, uh, tale. When Sir Winston Churchill's mini-poodle was run over and killed, a leading breeder of English bulldogs offered him the pick of the litter. She was appropriately thanked and then told, "If Mr. Churchill has another dog it will be a poodle again." I fully understood the sentiment, for having Cassie had pretty much ruined us for any other breed. Standard poodles set a very high standard, indeed.
Cassie died in 2008. When she passed away, I thought of the words from the song "Mr. Bojangles," the dancer whose dog "up and died, he up and died… And after 20 years he still grieves."
A good dog is hard to find and even harder to lose.
Riding in Cars with Pets
In the latest installment in our long-running (at least two days) "A Reader Asks" series, I was asked what it was like traveling for six days across country ― and into another country ― with pets.
Making a road trip with pets is much like making the same trip with kids, except pets never complain about your choice of music or pinch each other when you're not looking.
Furthermore, you can't leave your kids behind in the car with a window cracked while you go inside to get something to eat.
In my case, we were making a six-day drive with a dog who had a bladder the size of a caper, a Standard poodle named Cassie, and a part-Siamese cat named Sadie (she who believed a cat's reach should never exceed its sharp claws).
We were traveling from Portland, Oregon, to San Miguel de Allende, in the middle of Mexico. By the end of the trip, we were all tired of the road and of each other.
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
In an amazing feat of both endurance and stubbornness, Cassie stood the entire way, in the backseat just behind the driver.
Not only that, she had to have the window rolled down, at least halfway, so she could stick her head out. We suspect Cassie was prone to motion sickness and required deep breaths of whatever was passing for fresh air at the time. By the end of a typical 10-hour day of standing in the car, our black poodle had usually turned green.
Sadie was a different story. Once she was inside the car, you barely knew she was there.
The catch was getting her in the car, a cross between a Herculean task and a Three Stooges routine.
The morning after our first day on the road, Sadie hid under the bed, hanging tough on a carpet that looked like it hadn't been cleaned since Y2K.
When my efforts to grab her failed, we tried Plan B and began sweet-talking her with soft chants of "Kitty, Kitty, Kitty."
And when that inevitably failed, it was back to Plan A, only this time I used a long piece of wood, sweeping it under the bed like a broom, which worked.
The second morning gave Sadie new hope, since the night before we had upgraded to two beds. She scurried back and forth, from bed to bed, until I tipped one of the mattresses on end. She hit the mattress, scaled it like a rock climber on amphetamines and reached the top, just as I grabbed her.
The third morning, we checked everywhere, from under the bed to behind the armoire, as well as all points in between. I turned on the closet light to find Sadie crouching inside a trough of transparent plastic that served as a tacky storage unit above the closet rod.
Cat nabbed, case closed.
Three weeks after we arrived in Mexico, Sadie disappeared. We searched every corner of our house, inside and out. We walked up and down the street, calling her name as if a cat would ever deign to respond.
We found her, of course. Sadie had burrowed her way inside our bed's mattress batting. Even with six days of cat retrieval experience, it took me twenty minutes to extract her.
But now, with the mystery solved, we knew Sadie's hiding spot and the next time she crawled in there, we let her stay.
A Reader Asks
A reader of Nobody Knows the Spanish I Speak asked what I missed most about not living in the United States. My answer was easy.
Some cultures record their history by cataclysmic events: the year of the big fire or flood, the day the great earthquake or tornado struck.
My history is recorded by my stomach.
In conversations with my wife and friends, it's not unusual for me to interject a comment along the lines of, "Oh, I remember now, that was the time we were in San Francisco and I took my first bite of monkfish in lobster sauce."
With such habits, it should come as no surprise that what I miss most about no longer living in the USA is Dungeness crab. I currently reside in the middle of Mexico, six thousand feet up in the mountains and three thousand miles from the nearest Oregon crab pot.
These days, when December rolls around, generally considered the official start of the Dungeness crab season, I am depressed. For me, there's nothing quite as simple or as bountiful as a meal of fresh, sweet, and meaty Oregon Dungeness crab, a loaf of sourdough French bread, and a green salad, all complemented by an inexpensive bottle of wine from Trader Joe's. Now that is a meal.
Unfortunately, for me, those days and meals are gone. I'm not complaining, mind you, just describing.
It goes without saying, of course—which is why I'm going to say it—I also miss the friends we left back in Portland, even though we find no shortage of new friends here in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, a convivial tourist town known for its fiestas.
I miss certain urban conveniences. Portland, for example, believes so thoroughly in public transportation that they let you ride for free in certain areas—or did when we lived there, not sure now.
In Powell's City of Books, Portland has, perhaps, the best used bookstore in all of America, along with oft-frequented libraries.
I like and miss the fact that Portland is almost equidistant, slightly over an hour each way by car, from either the ocean or the mountains.
I miss the clean air that floats through the Pacific Northwest because it is, at times, so fresh it could serve as a role model for retail air fresheners.
I certainly miss the variety of lush parks full of gorgeous trees and vibrant shrubs, as well as the breathtaking sweep of the Cascades, with at least two volcanoes in easy view.
However, I do not miss the damp weather or gloomy skies or traffic or pace or the relatively high cost of living of Portland.
I've replaced all of those things with what I consider to be a kinder-gentler-more affordable way. My new life in old Mexico is full of dry-blue skies (mostly) and a sun at my back (during the day). I walk everywhere and everywhere I walk I see brightly-colored houses, like Mark Rothko field color paintings, that make me smile.
Oregon, it's been said, is like Ireland: All green and no gold. But if you ask me, there's plenty of gold in Oregon, and it's usually panned in crabbing nets during winter.
If you moved to a foreign country, what would you miss?
Freeing the Narcissist Within
Post-college my resume read like a good-grief of odd jobs: military journalist, medical librarian, college instructor, book packer, mill worker, business owner, technical writer, software documentation manager, marketing manager, marketing director. If I could have thrown in gold prospector and hobo, I would have been Jack London.
Between and during those jobs, I always worked on creative projects, mostly writing and cartooning and, like many writers and artists, all of it in my spare time.
While at work, in addition to doing my regular job, I'd also be doing what's known in the computer industry as "background processing," working out story problems in the garage of my mind and jotting down notes so I wouldn't forget. If I happened to get mugged coming home from work, the unlucky guy would get scraps of paper and Post-it Notes with bits of dialogue, plot points, and partly developed scenes on them.
Not exactly stuff you can easily fence.
For a few years, after hours, I even tried standup comedy to get over my shyness and really sucked at it—the standup part, not the shyness. Comedy bits about attending the Hemlock Society's Christmas Party ("Stay away from the punch"), and lines like "What do you say we go up to my place and exchange bilabial fricatives?" did not exactly kill in biker bars.
On the other hand, the tobacco smoke nearly killed me.
One night a member of a successful improv group complained to me that she couldn't write or tell jokes. In fact, she confessed to knowing only one joke and told it. She said: "I like my men like I like my ham—cured."
I thought it sounded more like a cheesy pickup line than a joke, and used it as a jumping off point for my first play. When I was done writing it, I gave the play to my wife, Arlene, to read. She's always my first and most honest critic.
"This play is about dating," she said. "What the hell do you know about dating?"
Arlene was right, of course.
The Man Who Knew Diddly Squat
My name is Mark Saunders, and there's a lot I can't do. I can't tune-up a car's engine. I can't cook, unless grilled cheese sandwiches count. I can't run marathons. I can't rewire a house or unclog a drain or put down floor tile or build a tree fort.
Or write software code.
I can't sing. In fact, I had the early, sole distinction of being banished from the seventh grade choir in Holy Family Catholic School, Citrus Heights, California. Look it up.
I'm not allowed near the family bank account.
Both physics and technology baffle me. I can't understand how a Boeing 747 weighing 900,000 pounds when fully-loaded can stay in the air. I once saw a poster of the insides of a computer; the intricate pattern of a motherboard made my head spin. I felt nauseous and had to sit down.
I currently live in the central highlands of Mexico, and I can barely speak Spanish. In short, if I starred in a Hitchcock movie it would be titled "The Man Who Knew Diddly Squat."
A rotund Rod Steiger look-alike in a police uniform stares at Diddly. The cop chews on a toothpick. Spits it out. Hikes up his pants. Beat.
What do they call you down there?
They call me Mr. Squat.
What I can do, however, is talk about humor, because that's the one link that's connected me from childhood until now. And that's what I plan to do in this blog, sharing everything from brief essays to tips on writing humor to samples of my gag cartoons to the occasional funny quote from someone else.
For instance, here's one of my cartoons:
And I'll share quotes like this:
"In elementary school, in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from smallest to tallest. What is the logic? Do tall people burn slower?"
Warren Hutcherson
Stick around. We'll have fun.


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I am so stoked about his newly released book, Thrive Foods! One of the things I found most impressive while reading is the detail regarding his research and high focus on nutrient-dense, plant-based foods. After having worked with some of the best minds in the nutrition world, as well as some of the leading environmental advocates, Brendan has developed an appreciation of the two different perspectives, which have rarely converged to my knowledge. In Thrive Foods, you'll be guided through the "Nutrient-to-Resource Ratio," a new concept that shows how sustainable food choices can help reduce our environmental impact.
And being the food lover that I am, I was blown away by the 200 earth-friendly and easy to make recipes. They are not all exclusively raw, although many are, and you'll be impressed with the delicious plant-based, nutrient dense offering from some of today's top sustainable celebrity chefs. Recipe contributors include some names you might recognize, like - Julie Morris, Matthew Kenney, Chad Sarno (owner of London's upscale raw restaurant Saf) and vegan chef Tal Ronnen (the cef who prepared meals for Oprah's 21-day vegan cleanse). There are also many recipes from Brendan's favorite restaurants, like Beets Living Foods Cafe in Austin, Blossoming Lotus in Portland,Karyn's in Chicago and Pure Food & Wine in New York.
Thrive Foods makes it feasible and possible for anyone to start eating healthier and reducing their carbon footprint. And I think it is especially helpful in families like mine who eat a blended diet of both raw and cooked foods. I am always looking for delicious ways to prepare enticing foods for my husband, but my main goal is to keep him healthy. I can already tell you that this book will be one of my regular go-to resources!
Also - I am going to be giving away a couple of copies of Thrive next week during ourSeptember Roll Call - so be sure to watch for that next Thursday. And check out all the other cool stuff Brendan's got going for you:
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The proprietor, T. H. Watkins, was a private tutor in Kensington, west London, who over a number of years placed a series of advertisements in The Times, the last of which, 9 September 1895, boasted that his 'pupils during 25 years have taken the highest places for I.C.S., F.O., Interpreterships, Woolwich Staff Coll., Sandhurst, Coopers-hill, Woods and Forests, Militia, &c.' Watkins was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, and his entry in Peile's 'Biographical Register' of the college (1913) states that he was 'son of Thomas: born in London. Educated at Bonn University.
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TV Recap: Wayward Pines, 1.7, "Betrayal"
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A few years ago a Flagler County firefighter was injured on the job and had to go on disability and file for worker's compensation. It takes time for that paperwork to go through–time enough to put a strain on a family that depended on a fireman's pay. To help out the family, the department's rank-and-file firemen held a chili cook-off to raise money. It has since become an annual tradition, setting aside an emergency fund for firemen injured in the line of duty.
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Saturday, on the grounds of the Flagler County Airport, the firemen hosted the third annual cook-off, with live music, games for children, eight entrants and three judges who awarded first place to a team that calls itself Clover Leaf: Andrew and John Keppler, both of them lieutenants in the Flagler County Fire Department, and their uncle John Harrington, an electrician with KDS Electric. It's the second time in three years that the team takes the top prize.
"We had some sick partners last year or we'd have had a three-peat," Harrington said, modestly.
Second place went to FDNY–retirees from the New York City Fire Department who, Richard Bennett, the president of the Flagler County Professional Firefighters Association, said, "come to all of our events and participate. They're always very good to us."
Third place went to Don Petito, the Flagler County fire chief, and Chet Lagana, fleet manager for Flagler County government. The judges were Bunnell City Commissioner Daisy Henry , Flagler County Commissioner Milissa Holland, and Chief Deputy Rick Look of the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
The event, organized by Denise Pressey, drew some 250 people. It included an extrication demonstration by the Flagler County Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team (TRT), just back from a daylong training session in a statewide emergency response exercise. Two smashed up cars were used in the demonstration, which entailed literally cutting through the frames. (The cars were donated by John's Towing in Bunnell.)
Other participants in the chili cook-off included the Palm Coast Fire Department and the St. Augustine Fire Department, Bunnell's State Street Diner and Jason Prather, son of the late Grady Prather, a local legend in sheriff's office ranks. Grady Prather, who died in 2009, was the longest-serving deputy in the history of the department. He just had an artificial reef named after him by the county commission.


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Bucks County Jewish Festival
The Bucks County Kehillah is hosting the Jewish Festival this year at Bucks County Community College. The festival will have interactive educational booths about Israel, food, fun activities. A variety of vendors will be selling products from Israel.
JiSTdesigns will be there with our hand crafted Judaica stained glass and gift items.


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End to Veterans Homelessness is in Sight
But What About Homeless Families?
In a November 11, 2014 post, Washington Post blogger, Robert Samuels writes, "The country will soon have no homeless veterans. So why are there still homeless families?"
The rapid decrease in veteran's homelessness has received a great deal of media and political attention over the past few months. But at the same time, as an example, Washington DC has seen in increase in family homelessness – a 41% increase since 2011.
"So why has the country been so successful in bringing down homelessness with one segment of the population and not with another? It boils down to two things: morality and money."
Asks Samuels.
"More organizations are willing to help veterans because 'there's a tremendous amount of public and political will to do this because we believe we owe veterans for serving our country,' Roman said. Officials are less likely to question whether a vet is relying too much on the government for support. Compare that to a single mother who did not finish college and has struggled to find work."
Said Nan Roman, President and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) on the difference in perception of the homeless veterans and homeless families.
An increase in funding for housing vouchers for homeless veterans and the prevalence of disabilities among the homeless veteran population, which makes them more likely, to be eligible for permanent supportive housing has made the targeted decrease easier.
"What works to end veteran homelessness is, by and large, the same as what will work to end other kinds of homelessness– a connection to permanent housing as soon as possible with the basic supportive services that people need to thrive."
Said Jack McGuire, a spokesperson for the organization Community Solutions.
"Among advocates, the larger hope is that ending veterans homelessness will motivate federal and local agencies to devote even more attention and money to ending family homelessness."
Concludes Samuels.
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Degrees and Certifications:
Miss Murray
Welcome to First Grade. We are located in Room 1-9. This is my first year teaching at Garrettford Elementary. We are off to a great start in Room 9. I look forward to working with your child for the 2019-2020 school year.
Each day is filled with many new and exciting learning experiences. First Grade is great place to GROW!
A Day- Art
B Day- Library (Don't forget your books)
C Day- Gym (Don't forget to wear sneakers)
D Day- Music
Student of the Month
Recent Events
Staying Connected
Homework routine:
- Math Homework (each night)
- Reading for 10 Minutes (each night)
- Reading Packet (due on Fridays)
- Study/Practice Spelling and High Frequency Words (each night)
Remember to READ with your child every single night!!
Please check your child's TAKE HOME FOLDER every night.
Moving forward into the second half of the school year, please continue to read nightly & practice math facts.
Utilize Sumdog, iRead, & Epic as At Home Resources.
Upcoming Dates:
03/02/20-03/06/20: Read Across America
03/04/20: Early Dismissal @ 12:30
03/17/20: Wear GREEN for St. Patrick's Day
03/20/20: March Madness Sprit Day
03/24/20-03/25/20: Early Dismissal @ 12:30 for Spring Conferences
Always remember to get outside and PLAY!