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Saturday, September 30, 2017

The Blacklist - Smokey Putnum

The Blacklist returns with a quirky season premiere with Liz (Megan Boone) tagging along with Reddington (James Spader) on a road trip. Following the dismantlement of his criminal empire, Red has decided to live in a motel and become a bounty hunter while pressuring the FBI to help him rebuild that which Mr. Kaplan (Susan Blommaert) burned to the ground. It's an odd episode with no real stakes other than finding and transporting a fugitive (Michael Aronov). Despite his recent turmoil, and the knowledge that the corpse suitcase is still out there somewhere, there's a freedom to our master criminal we haven't seen in quite some time. Despite everything, he's decided to make the best of his situation. And, as always, there is an ulterior motive at work.

Friday, September 29, 2017

SEAL Team - Tip of the Spear

SEAL Team is one of two new high-profile military action-dramas hitting network television this Fall. David Boreanaz leads the cast as the troubled leader of a SEAL team following the loss of one of their own. The first episode gives us Senior chief petty officer Jason Hayes (Boreanaz) struggling with the loss of a man under his command, a new joint CIA mission involving the capture of a high-profile target and rescue of an American citizen, his dislike for therapy, and a new member thrown into his unit whom he has plenty of reason to distrust. While there's not much original about the show's pilot episode, the episode's action sequences are all well-staged and the emotional moments (while over-simplified at times) work well enough to make it a better alternative to NBC's The Brave.

American Made

We've seen this all before. And even if we've seen it done better at times (see Charlie Wilson's War, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Big Short, American Hustle, and others), American Made certainly entertains. Director Doug Liman and screenwriter Gary Spinelli come together with star Tom Cruise to offer us another one of those stories too crazy not to be true.

Cruise is in fine form. I've remarked before that I have always enjoyed the movie star more when he's able to unleash a bit of the crazy. And American Made certainly has enough crazy to go around. The film is based somewhat loosely on the real experiences of former TWA pilot Barry Seal (Cruise) who went to work for the CIA in the late 70s and 80s running clandestine reconnaissance missions in South America while also working on his own making money smuggling drugs into the United States from Columbia. After introducing us to his Seal, his wife (Sarah Wright) and the CIA agent (Domhnall Gleeson) who enlists him and funds the dubious enterprise, the insanity begins in earnest. What makes things work is Seal is just smart enough to know when to take advantage of the situation and just dumb enough to not know when he's over his head.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The Big Bang Theory - The Proposal Proposal

Picking up immeadiately following the Tenth Season finale, The Big Bang Theory returns with Amy (Mayim Bialik) giving the expected answer to Sheldon (Jim Parsons) proposal. While there are certainly no suprises there, Howard (Simon Helberg) and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) deal with some unexpected news and Raj's (Kunal Nayyar) loneliness continues.

The Wild Storm #7

The Wild Storm #5 offers a bit of breather for readers. And murder. Lots of murder. The introduction of Jackie King, Chief Analyst at I.O. allows the comic to go over the events of recent issues and the growing number of threats I.O. has to solve, primarily that of Angela Spica. While not dwelling too much on what we already know, this works as a nice refresher for those who have read the previous six issues and a primer for those just coming on-board for the first time.

Scorpion - Extinction

Scorpion returns for a Fourth Season with the first-half of a two-part episode that sends the Scorpion to Norway to plug a methane gas leak which their old frenemy Mark Collins (Joshua Leonard) believes could be the first domino to start an extinction event for all life on Earth. Leave it to Scorpion to bring out the most outrageous stakes ever for the start of a new season. Needing Collins help, the team heads overseas where the the "changed" man slowly begins to sew seeds of discord among the group including between Walter (Elyes Gabel) and Paige (Katharine McPhee). While the episode plays the character down-the-line without concluding one way or the other on how much he has changed, I'm fully expecting a full-on villain turn for Collins in next week's conclusion (which would be a mistake as the character could be far more interesting in his current role as a potential recurring guest).

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Rick and Morty - The ABCs of Beth

Just who is Beth (Sarah Chalke)? For nearly three full seasons Rick and Morty has shown us who people want her to be, but who is she really? The discovery that her childhood imaginary world was actually a pocket dimension created by Rick (Justin Roiland) to keep her away from harming other kids (with ray guns and a whip to make others like her, yeesh), and that a childhood friend believed to have been killed by his father has been trapped there for decades is the start of a father/daughter adventure in which Beth realizes just how much like her father she truly is. Who is Beth? Turns out she's very much her father's daughter.

The Big Bang Theory - The Complete Tenth Season

The tenth season of The Big Bang Theory marks a major change for the nerds as Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) begin living together apart from newlyweds Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Over the season the guys will work on a project for the Untied States Air Force (with mixed success), Leonard and Penny will re-do their I Do's for family and friends, Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) will give birth, and Sheldon and Amy's relationship will be tested leading into a surprise proposal to close out the season.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Will Eisner's The Spirit: The Corpse-Makers #4

The fourth issue of the five-issue mini-series finally makes its way to comic shops. Opening with the Spirit's capture and torture at the hands of the bizarre group, Will Eisner's The Spirit: The Corpse-Makers #4 introduces the Spirit to private investigator Lisa Marlowe. Although the art of Marlowe retelling her story is terrific, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla does go over quite a bit of familiar ground for the audience to get our hero up to speed.

The Orville - About a Girl

The third episode of The Orville makes a dramatic turn after two episodes setting up the show as sitcom with Star Trek trappings. "About a Girl" centers around the Orville's second officer Lt. Commander Bortus (Peter Macon) and his mate Klyden (Chad L. Coleman) whose baby is born female - a cultural deformity according to the pair's race. After Dr. Finn (Penny Johnson Jerald) refuses to perform a sex change on the infant, Bortus and Klyden request assistance from their government leading to a trial on their homeworld with Commander Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki) pleading for the baby to remain female.

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Sunday, September 24, 2017

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

For years LEGO has released video games, television shows, and straight-to-video movies centered around LEGO characters. The successes of The LEGO Movie and The LEGO Batman Movie at the box office seem to have emboldened the company to try their hands at more theatrical releases. Maybe they should have stopped with Batman.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

While I enjoyed writer-director Matthew Vaughn's absurdly over-the-top (but not that original) Bond spoof, I was far from the biggest fan of Kingsman: The Secret Service. Two years later Vaughn returns with most of the key figures from the first film offering more of the same while widening the world and opening the franchise to new sequel opportunities. The script follows the still unfortunately-named Eggsy (Taron Egerton) as one of the few surviving members of Kingsman which is destroyed by a crazy drug kingpin (Julianne Moore) who has a failed Kingsman recruit (Edward Holcroft) on her payroll.

The Librarians #1

Dynamite Entertainment brings TNT's adventure series The Librarians to comics beginning with The Librarians #1. For those unfamiliar with the premise, the Librarians are a group of talented archaeological heroes and their Guardian Eve Baird who keep the world safe from magical artifacts and groups who would use them for evil. Appearing to be set sometime during or after the show's Second Season, which saw a more hands-on involvement by original Librarian Flynn Carson, the first issue of the series involves the group heading to the film festival of an archaeological hack who is murdered on stage by a mysterious wooden weapon by his longtime partner.

The Good Place - Everything Is Great!

After the shocking reveal to end last season, "Everything Is Great!" resets The Good Place as Michael (Ted Danson) erases the memories of the four humans and reintroduces them to a heaven that is really anything but. There's a bit of redundancy in the two-part premiere as the show gives us the perspectives of each of the main characters over the course of the first day in The Good Place. Despite his best efforts to separate the quartet, Michael watches despondently as his reboot doesn't have the effect he had hoped. But when you fail, try, try again.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Green Arrow #30

Green Arrow's road trip finally leads him back to his former hard traveling companion. Needing help to get into space to check out the Ninth's Circle secret satellite, Ollie calls on his old pal Hal Jordan. Writer Benjamin Percy certainly has fun bringing this argumentative pair back together for one more road trip.

Voltron: Legendary Defender - The Journey

Whatever happened to Shiro (Josh Keaton)? The Black Lion's paladin disappeared during the Season finale. While offering hints that there's far more to the story than what we are seeing, "The Journey" picks up Shiro's thread when the paladin breaks out of a Galra ship. After a crash landing on a frozen moon, dealing with a pair of resistance fighters, and stowing away on another cruiser, Shiro finally finds his way back to Voltron. It will take several days alone in the black of space, however, before his eventual reunion with his friends.

The Flash - The Complete Third Season

While the Third Season of The Flash feels a bit too familiar with the introduction of yet another evil speedster, the show does provide several memorable moments including a dark turn for Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker), the death of a major character, a musical crossover episode featuring Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), and the shake-up of The Flash's world following his Flashpoint adventure. There are a few clunkers here, but when it's good The Flash can be awfully good.

Other highlights include a fun Christmas episode, characters dealing with the complexity of what Savitar is, a trip into the future, the season finale, meta-humans altered by Doctor Alchemy to match characters from the Flashpoint reality, Jesse Quick racing into action, the Invasion crossover, the two-part return of Grodd, the introduction of Gypsy (Jessica Camacho), and the first appearance of a classic Flash villain.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Rick and Morty - Morty's Mind Blowers

There are two interesting takeaways from Rick and Morty's version of a clip-show. After a troubling adventure involving Morty (Justin Roiland) looking into the eyes of an unknowing turtle, Rick (Roiland) offers his grandson the ability to have the memory removed and reveals and entire library of mind-blowing memories the scientist has taken out of Morty's mind. Showing his grandson a few to demonstrate the point allows the show to offer us glimpses of several bizarre adventures without going into much depth while highlighting either the bad decisions of Morty, the questionable decisions of Rick, or something the scientist simply didn't want his grandson to remember.

Astro City #47

With Astro City #47 writer Kurt Busiek and guest-artist Mike Norton introduce perhaps the most adorable Astro City hero ever. The latest issue is an origin story, but an unusual one. In the first page of the story introduced to a small-time thief and the cute Corgi he "borrows" as collateral to get the money owed to him as a friend. While he never gets the money, he does make a quick connection with the dog who will turn out to be man's best friend.

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Monday, September 18, 2017

Darth Vader #5

After defeating Jedi Master Kirak Infil'a, Darth Vader has one last piece of business before claiming his trademark red lightsaber. Sent to Mustafar by the Emperor, the Dark Lord of the Sith will face one final challenge in his attempt to bend the Kyber crystal to his will and create his trademark blade.

Elementary - The Complete Fifth Season

Hoping to artificially instill some continuity to the show's Fifth Season, the first episode of the year introduces us to Joan's (Lucy Liu) former patient and reformed gangbanger Shinwell (Nelsan Ellis). Shinwell's issues will be a recurring theme throughout the year as Sherlock's (Jonny Lee Miller) attempts to help the man infiltrate and bring down a local gang have consequences for everyone involved. Sherlock's odd behavior, getting even odder towards the end of the year, will culminate in his conversations with a stranger (Joanna Christie) and larger implications for his partnership with Watson heading into Season Six.

While far from the show's strongest season, highlights include the death of a magician, murder and pirate gold, the return of Kitty (Ophelia Lovibond), a desperate client, Holmes struggling with attending his AA meetings, and the murder of a mathematician.

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The Orville - Command Performance

Half-assed. I've been searching for the right words to describe Seth MacFarlane's Star Trek rip-off and "half-assed" is about as succinct as I can get. There's a reason sitcoms aren't an hour long. Even at 20 minutes the lazy comedy can begin to stretch thin. At a full hour The Orville's latest episodes has more groans than laughs. If the whole enterprise was crap it would be easy enough to ignore, but what's maddening is that there is some good acting and some interesting ideas that just keep getting mired in basic sitcom hell. The premise of "Command Performance" finds Alara Kitan (Halston Sage) in charge of the ship after Ed Mercer (MacFarlane) are Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki) kidnapped and Bortus (Peter Macon) is unavailable while sitting on his egg during the misadventures which will follow.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Jessica Jones #12

Jessica Jones #12 wraps up the Maria Hill arc with answers for Jessica about why Hill put out a hit on herself, hired Jessica to dig into her past, refused to answer questions about the reason for why she hired Jessica, and then shot her for doing her job. After a couple of final battle blows, including seeing her office explode, Jessica is able to track down her client and get paid (along with an overdue apology).

Supergirl - The Complete Second Season

In a year where both The Flash and Arrow found themselves recycling different versions of the same story (evil speedsters and archers), Supergirl took a definite step forward as the best of DC's television line-up. Sure, the exit of Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) as a regular after the first couple of episodes left a huge hole to fill and there were some clunkers early on, but this season saw Kara (Melissa Benoist) grow considerably over the course of the year take on Cadmus, get a boyfriend (Chris Wood) and deal with his evil mother (Teri Hatcher), and make an unlikely friend in Lena Luther (Katie McGrath).

Highlights from this year include the two-part season finale, the show taking a hard stand against anti-immigration policy, the first appearance of Mr. Mxyzptlk (Peter Gadiot), exploring what's next for Superman's best friend, Kara flexing her reporting muscles and standing by her friends, the return of Livewire (Brit Morgan), the introduction of Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), and a super-team-up against Metallo.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Preacher - The End of the Road

The Second Season of Preacher wraps up with more of a whimper than a bang. After being stuck in neutral for most of this season, the show moves microscopically forward with Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) admitting the hard truth to himself about his son, albeit in a completely selfish way, providing the beginning of Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper) working as Klaus Starr's (Pip Torrens) new messiah, and offering a pair of deaths which should finally force the show to move out of the rut it has gotten stuck in since landing in New Orleans.

Batman #30

Continuing the War of Riddles and Jokes, the latest issue of Batman picks up the thread from Batman #27 and brings back Kite Man as our narrator. Obviously having chosen the wrong side, especially now that Batman has chosen to team-up with the Riddler to take down the Joker's army, Kite Man languishes as the Dark Knight and the Riddler's men slowly whittle down the remaining Joker supporters until only he is left.

Hooten & the Lady - The Caribbean

Hooten & the Lady closes its First Season with one last adventure for the mismatched pair before, or to be more accurate on, Alex's (Ophelia Lovibond) wedding day. Running from the drama of a wedding that's gotten out of control, Alex follows Hooten (Michael Landes) to the Caribbean in search of lost pirate treasure of Captain Henry Morgan. When her fiance Edward (Jonathan Bailey) follows, Alex struggles to juggle the future she wants with the man she loves versus the adventure she craves with the other man in her life.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Rick and Morty - The Ricklantis Mixup

"The Ricklantis Mixup" offers a bait-and-switch. As our Rick (Justin Roiland) and Morty (Roiland) head-out for an amazing adventure in Atlantis, the show shifts focus to show us the goings on in the Citadel of Ricks. Given the tease of the episode and its title, the content of "The Ricklantis Mixup is a bit unexpected but probably long overdue. There are several different stories at play in the Citadel, but the driving force behind the episode is a Morty running for president and winning the election on a platform of change. Brutal, murderous change.

Usagi Yojimbo #161

After several months Usagi Yojimbo returns with the first issue in a new two-part story. Opening with Kitsune breaking into a wealthy doctor's house only to discover the man dead, and temporarily being accused of his murder, Usagi Yojimbo #161 offers up a double-homicide for Miyamoto Usagi and Inspector Ishida to solve when their primary suspect in the first murder turns up poisoned in the same manner as the doctor.

Star Wars Rebels - The Complete Third Season

Set some time after the events of the end of the show's Second Season, the Third Season of Star Wars Rebels offers the return of Darth Maul (Sam Witwer) and his final confrontation with Obi-Wan Kenobi (Stephen Stanton), the arrival of a dangerous new adversary in Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen), and the continued fight of the Ghost's crew against the Empire.

Highlights include Thrawn's victory in the season finale, the growth of the Rebellion, Thrawn's discovery of a traitor in his ranks, Sabine's (Tiya Sircar) training with the Darksaber and her return to Mandalore, and the introduction of Wedge Antilles (Nathan Kress).

Monday, September 11, 2017

The Orville - Old Wounds

Set in the 25th Century, The Orville is more Star Trek knock-off than parody. The show's pilot episode introduces us to troubled officer Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) who is granted command of a starship not out of any qualifications but simply because the Planetary Union ran out of suitable candidates. Initially psyched for the assignment, Mercer is shocked to discover his cheating ex-wife Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki) has been assigned as his first officer. The ship's first assignment, to deliver supplies to a medical station, goes awry when the lead scientist (Brian George) reveals the existence about a time displacement device which could be used as a terrible weapon an alien race known as the Krill show up to steal.

Wonder Woman #29

Opening with Wonder Woman and Etta Candy fighting off a group of super-villains and bounty hunters (including Cheshire, Plastique, Cat Eye, and Abolith), Wonder Woman #29 eventually reveals the reason for the attack and why someone wants the Amazon, dead or alive.

Lucifer - The Complete Second Season

Lucifer's Second Season introduces us to Lucifer's mother (Tricia Helfer) who escapes Hell and arrives on Earth in the body of a beautiful lawyer with plans to return to Heaven. Along with providing plenty of new drama for Lucifer (Tom Ellis) and Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside), the Goddess' arrival will lead to the reveal of why Chloe (Lauren German) is immune to Lucifer's charms along with her unusual origins.

Highlights from the season include the appearance of a man who believes he's God, Lucifer's need to punish himself after the death of his brother, humans becoming all murdery when getting their hands on Azrael's blade, Lucifer testifying in court, the season finale, murder at a prestigious school, Lucifer's wife, and a girls' night out.

Sunday, September 10, 2017

IT: Chapter One

IT isn't the first time Stephen King's novel of the same name has been adapted, although it is the first time it has been made into a theatrical release. There are some noticeable differences between the 1990 two-part television mini-series and the latest version from director Andy Muschietti, most notably that this version only offers half the story and alters the timeline of events considerably.

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Harley Quinn and Batman #2

The misadventures of Harley Quinn continue in this second issue. After being saved from the Dynamic Duo by Poison Ivy, Harley helps her gal pal with her latest plant-inspired scheme. To do so however, she'll need Harley's help in financing the plan. And Harley knows just where to get the money (which will bring in another major character from Batman: The Animated Series - albeit in her far-less interesting redesigned look).

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven #10

On the run and seeking proof about what the United States Government is really up to concerning internment of magical creatures, Buffy and the Scoobies break into a secret facility where they discover all manner of odd experiments created from a mix of science and magic including a cyborg octopus. Realizing government scientists are draining magic and imbuing their own creations with them, the Scoobies seek out more answers... by kidnapping the Vice President of the United States.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Red Hood and the Outlaws Annual #1

Obviously taking place before the events of Red Hood and the Outlaws #13, Red Hood and the Outlaws Annual #1 offers a standalone story guest-starring Nightwing. Since the Rebirth reboot DC hasn't spent much time on the relationship between Dick Grayson and Jason Todd. There's obviously some bad blood and animosity lurking under the surface, but it looks like the two former Robins have been able to put most of that behind them.

Killjoys - Wargasm

Killjoys closes out its Third Season with the war between the Hullen and the Killjoys finally heating up. "Wargasm" also gives us the confrontation between Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen) and Aneela (John-Kamen), although its outcome (and that of the war) is unexpected. Given how the episode ends, it looks like its going to be awhile before our three heroes return to their roles as space bounty hunters.

Infamous Iron Man #11

Infamous Iron Man #11 offers a big reveal about just why this other Reed Richards wants Doom stopped. The reveal actually works quite well, and explains quite a bit without having to go into much depth. Much like S.H.I.E.L.D., this "Richards" has a definite agenda when it comes to stopping Victor von Doom. The question at the heart at this series has been whether or not Marvel's biggest villain has a right at redemption. While not coming to a definite conclusion as to what he should be able to do, writer Brian Michael Bendis and and artist Alex Maleev state that Doom could (just maybe) become the kind of hero he wants given enough space and time.

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Coming Soon - Star Wars Rebels (Season Four)

We now have a full trailer for the upcoming final season of Star Wars Rebels. The show returns October 16th.

Batman & Harley Quinn

Batman & Harley Quinn is Batman: The Animated Series Lite. Co-written by Jim Krieg and Bruce Timm, featuring Kevin Conroy as Batman, and set in the later style of BtAS, the straight-to-video feature has some of the feel of lesser episodes of the animated series. Sadly, it also has some stunningly bad dialogue, odd tangents (super-hero-themed restaurants and bars for henchmen) which are only loosely connected to the plot, juvenile fart jokes for the kiddies, and an over-sexualized nature that's certainly not directed at the same audience. In other words, it's something of a mess - although starting out be recasting one of the most iconic roles from the TV-series was a good hint that something would be amiss.


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Gabbeh carpets have a centuries-long tradition. These carpets display the creative spirit of Persian tribal women, who use colorful motifs to weave the tales of their daily lives, dreams and experiences into appealing patterns. The plush, hand-spun wools and natural vegetable dyes come from the Zagros Mountains that run from northwest to southeast in western Iran. Gabbeh carpets are traditionally used by the women who make them instead of being made to sell to others. Gabbehs are woven as both flatweaves and pile carpets.

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The village of Sarouk in west central Iran is famed for its brightly colored, high quality carpets. Rich colors of reds, blues, burnt orange, ivory and champagne woven into both curvilinear and geometric designs typify Sarouk carpets. High quality wool and a thick pile make Sarouks extremely durable. The carpets were so popular in America in the early 1900s that specific designs and colors were used for the American market. Traditional designs include central medallions with arabesques, vine scrolls, Herati and boteh.

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07/08 News Flash 2: Young people should fear COVID-19, too

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If you’re young, you might think you’re safe from the more life-threatening effects of COVID-19. But two recent studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine document a new, life-threatening COVID-related complication that impacts young people the most: multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

In total, the two studies described nearly 300 patients under 21 who, two to four weeks SARS-CoV-2 infection, reported severe illness. As the name implies, MIS-C is characterized by inflammation throughout the entire body. The effects—which parallel those of other acute conditions such as toxic shock syndrome—range from fevers, elevated heart rate, and rashes to gastrointestinal distress and coronary-artery aneurysms. In total, 80% of patients required intensive care. The two studies’ findings are corroborated by case reports from around the world.

Doctors are still unsure of how or why MIS-C happens. But for young people, the implications should be clear: stay at home or wear a mask—if not for grandma, then for yourself.


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Cross stitch pattern from The Blue Flower. Who said squirrels can't go trick-or-treating?!?! Dressed in their Halloween costumes, these two squirrels are going "nuts" over Halloween! They have their bags ready to fill full of candy...well, maybe acorns. Stitch count is 129W x 93H.

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Due to the ongoing pandemic, face-to-face lectures are currently on hiatus. However, YAYAS is running a programme of online lectures via Zoom, the details of which can be found below.

There is no need to book a place and all our virtual lectures are free to attend - all you will need is an internet connection and to download Zoom.

Wednesday 28th April, 7pm

More Images from the Hanstock Collection

Ian Drake

Enjoy some rarely seen images of York as YAYAS' Keeper of the Evelyn Collection takes us on a journey through YAYAS' collection of photographs by Hanstock.

Meeting ID: 840 5662 8922

Passcode: YAYASDrake

Wednesday 26th May, 7pm

The East Window of Holy Trinity, Goodramgate

Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews, Publicity Officer for The Society for Church Archaeology, will discuss the details and study of the fifteenth century east window of the Holy Trinity Church on Goodramgate, York.

Meeting ID: 810 0156 5408

Passcode: YAYASAndre

Wednesday 23rd June, 7pm

AGM AND Tadcaster: Excursions and Wharfe Crossings! Rosemary Suttill and Angela Wheatcroft

Following the YAYAS AGM meeting, Rosemary will talk about 'Tadcaster: how to manage an excursion (and what can go wrong)'; and Angela will talk about 'Wharfe crossings around Tadcaster: a historical exploration.'

Meeting ID: 864 6418 7099

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Below are our previous zoom lectures -

Ivan Martin's Evelyn's York: A Guided Tour.

Ian Tempest's A History of Hotels in York.

Lecture Programme

Getting There

All lectures are held in the Friends' Meeting House, Friargate, York.

Lectures begin at 7.30pm although we happily provide the opportunity to enjoy refreshments and a chat from 6.45pm in the Meeting House foyer (limited seating available).

The Meeting House is accessible for wheelchair users and has a hearing loop in place. Please contact us regarding your needs if you have any access concerns as we are keen to be an accessible and disability-friendly group.

Parking - Castle car park 200m flat walk.

Bus - Clifford St/Friargate junction stop; bus numbers 4 and 7.

Train - York Railway Station 1km walk.


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Small Wooden Turtles- 3 Pack

These miniature turtle cars are quick movers. Each toy is handmade, one at a time. All of the toys in my shop are made using non-toxic finishes that are safe for children of all ages. They are sold as a set of 3.

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Turtle Dimensions:
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All of the mini vehicles sold in my shop are designed to keep wood waste out of landfills. These cars are made from solid yellow pine cutoffs from The Joggle Factory.

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China's economic growth is expected to slow significantly on year in the second quarter as low base effect fades, but the quarterly growth likely accelerated as the economic activities slowed sharply during the Spring Festival holidays in the first quarter amid the impact of a series of Covid-19 flare-ups, said economists.

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Contract Writing Class6 Hour Class

Contract Writing Class6 Hour Class

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The Arizona Department of Real Estate requires all new licensees to take the six-hour Intro to Contract Writing Course prior to license activation. This course is not required for the school exam or state exam.

The goal of this course is to help the student gain a general idea of the essential parts of the AZ state purchase contract, Listing agreement as well as supplemental forms that are used in your everyday real estate business. The course is interactive and fun.  These credits will also count towards your required ADRE continuing education requirements for license renewal.

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Studio Spotlight

by Betty Lewis

Yoga With Betty and Friends (YWBF) is a small home-based studio that occupies the entire first level of my private residence in Randallstown, Maryland. YWBF is a one-woman operation and an intimate studio. The space accommodates 10-11 students at one time. It is a yoga sanctuary for both my students and me. It is my favorite place to be and the place where I am most at peace. All of the students that study at YWBF have come to study here from one of my off-site classes on a recommendation of another yoga teacher. Most have been long-time students of mine. All are like family to me and to each other. Don’t let the family description fool you. Classes are designed to appropriately challenge each student and offer them Iyengar Yoga as I understand it. Each student is taught in a way that would allow him/her to take classes with any other Iyengar Yoga teacher; as if my own teacher were standing in my classroom and looking over my shoulder. Ahimsa is the guiding principle of the teachings at YWBF. Skillfully working through asanas within an individual’s ability is encouraged. Understanding that no two bodies are the same is recognized. YWBF’s small size promotes an intimate learning environment that students reassure. They write:

...I am very grateful for your allowing me to join your wonderful studio and enjoy and benefit from your thoughtful, generous, precise, and rigorous teaching and the community you’ve created in your home studio. It was probably my only regular outside-of-medicine community and activity, and it was an integral part of making Baltimore home for the time I was there. Thank you for that!”

“...I am truly grateful to you for introducing me to the Iyengar tradition of Yoga. You are a wonderful teacher I will miss
having the opportunity to discover more about yoga from you. Although I’ll no longer be in Baltimore, I’m confident
that your influence will last throughout my lifetime.”

“...The Tao is pointing me back to your classes.”

I teach a variety of students with no yoga experience to classes appropriate for all levels. One of my favorite classes is a class for Seniors. It is possible to breath better, be more flexible and more at ease in their bodies than they may believe possible. It is difficult for me to put into words how grateful I am for Iyengar yoga. I believe it saved my life and my sanity. I began my study of Iyengar Yoga in December of 1997 after the death of my husband of thirty-five years. I was not only bereaved but also fat, fifty plus, and seriously asthmatic. I wandered around with no clear picture of what to do or where to go. I was also emotionally drained. In the beginning, I took a lot of workshops from a lot of different teachers because it was physically challenging. It felt good in my body and allowed me to relax. It took me a few years to realize that I needed to find a teacher that I trusted and to allow myself to stand still long enough for yoga to open me up to my fears and vulnerabilities. I am healthier (mentally and physically) because of yoga. I strive to live my life using the eight limbs of yoga as a guide. Pranayama is now the most powerful aspect of my practice. Thanks to it and the skills of my primary teacher, John Schumacher, I no longer take any asthma medication.

When students come to my studio to study, I know that they are attracted to the teachings of my teachers that shine through me. I give thanks to my longtime teacher and to the other teachers for their kindness, patience, encouragement, and skills.


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  • Assembled unit: 120"w x 99.4"h x 30.63"d approx.

    • Hardware kit includes: aluminum extrusion frame, six blank headers, two OCH cases, two v-leg tables, and two 50 watt spotlights
    • Linear Pro 22 Fabric Center Panels include velcro-applied fabric center graphic, choice of printing on headers or switching to frosted plex, and solid fabric canopy in black, silver, or white
    • Tabletops maximum weight 25 lbs.
    • Custom printed canopy
    • Options include: LCD mounts, literature pockets, and counters
    • Lifetime hardware warranty against manufacturer defects

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Swapping Your Campo Stem

This page will guide you on how to swap out the Campo stem on your EuroMini Bike.

Should you find the need to change or swap out the stem on your Campo bike, this page will guide you through the process. Should you need a replacement stem, please email us at service@euromini.bike.

Tool Needed:
  • 6 mm Allen Wrench
Before we begin, it is recommended that you use a bike stand or other way to securely hold your bike.
This is your replacement stem.
Note:The stem comes in two halves. This is the lower assembly. The upper half will not need to be replaced.
First thing you will need to do is open the stem quick release and fully slide out the upper stem assembly. Set this aside.
Note: there is no need to disconnect any cables.
Unlock and partially fold your stem. Fold the stem about 50% so that the stem is parallel to the ground. This will allow you to access the bolt located in the center of the stem.
Using the 6mm Allen wrench, loosen (by turning left or counterclockwise) the stem bolt located in the center of the stem, under the stem lock lever assembly.
NOTE: Only loosen the bolt. DO NOT COMPLETELY REMOVE.
With the stem bolt loosened, slide the stem out. Set aside the old stem and instert the new stem.
With the new stem installed, tighten the stem bolt only until there is slight resistance. DO NOT TIGHTEN COMPLETELY YET.
Raise the stem to the unfolded position. Install the upper stem assembly (including the handle bar).
Align the handle bar to the wheel. They should be perpendicular to each other.
With the handlebar and stem aligned, lower the stem again and tighten the stem bolt.
Your stem swap is completed. Fold/unfold and lock your stem as per the instructions located in your owner's manual.


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The Asset Library

Warning: since v0.6 Poly Library is not supported anymore. The Library itself will shut down in June 2021.

An Asset is any type of object you can use to create an experience in Zoe, including 3D models and audio files. When added to a scene, an asset can be used in an interaction, and its settings can be modified.*

Accessing the Library

Available in Edit Mode, the Asset Library is where you can browse, select, and add Assets to your scene. To open the Asset Library, select ‘Assets’ from the Main Menu; the Library’s panel will appear on top of your left controller. It is divided into two sections, accessible from the panel’s top-right corner:

  • 3D (default): This section contains assets stored in the Zoe VR App, requiring no internet connection. It contains 3D models, audio files, and a ‘Text’ preset element.
  • Record: This section contains recorded audio clips. You can then launch them using the Audio action.
    To learn how to record a clip, click here.

    * To learn about Assets’ Settings, click here. For Interactions, click here.

If you want to check all models accessible in the Library check this cheat-sheet.

Navigating the Library

To scroll through the Asset Library (either in the Local or Poly section), press and hold anywhere on the panel using your right Trigger, and move up or down with your right controller.

To make browsing easier, a Search function is available at the top of the panel. When clicking on it, a virtual keyboard will appear and allow you to type the name of an asset you’re looking for.

Press on any asset’s image to select it. A 3D preview of that asset will appear on top of the panel.

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To add an asset to your scene, you need to drag and drop its 3D preview from the top of the Asset Library’s panel to anywhere in your scene. This is achieved by pressing and holding the right Trigger while moving your controller where you want the asset to be placed, and then releasing the Trigger. You can drop any number of instances – or copies – of the same asset in a scene.

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Thanks Mistheria. I'll take a look at it when I return on Friday and let you know if I'm able to reproduce the issue.

Hi Mike,

thank you, although I've just imported the .msf files that I've sent to you, but no annotations are there at all! I've exported with all options enables (annotations, audio, etc.). Please check and let me know if this issue happens to you as well...
I imported your file and I see red rectangles on various pages. The only annotations I see are rectangles though. They appear correct on both Android and Windows 10. I don't see any annotations on page 39, which appears to be what you took a screenshot of above. You said you don't see annotations at all - that means you don't see the red rectangle on page 9 in the song (page 7 of Spring #1)?If you edit the song and quickly add an annotation, does it show up?

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Digitalisation & IoT projects – stress test for companies

Jörg Sitte

Digitalisation and associated IoT projects can be quite challenging for companies operating in the machine construction & plant engineering sectors, and indeed others.

IoT projects are different: they put established organisational structures under enormous strain; they necessitate change and can thus turn into real stress tests for many companies. But how much stress digitalisation projects actually entail and how successful they are very much depends on the strategy and the approach. We introduce three examples and what we can learn from them.

Insight in brief

  • The special challenge: IoT projects are interdisciplinary, cross-functional and highly complex.
  • Success depends on the driver: predevelopment, visionary or innovation hub.
  • The innovation potential lies in the product environment as a testing ground for new services.

Digitalisation affects all sectors

All manufacturers have to adapt to new competitors these days: unexpected newcomers disrupt one industry after another. In retail, media and advertising, this upheaval has been in full swing for more than 15 years (cf. Alibaba and Amazon in retail, Facebook as the largest media group), and the energy industry started seeing changes around 10 years ago (examples include virtual power plants, comparison portals, Nest). Banks and insurance companies followed about 5 years ago (Fintechs, Paypal, Number26, crowdfunding platforms, Bitcoin), and machine construction is currently kicking off with Industry 4.0. Tomorrow all other sectors will be affected!

How do IoT projects differ from conventional projects?

My observations in this article are based on machine construction and plant engineering, medical products and the consumer sector, usually involving the linking of digital value creation with physical products. So what makes IoT projects so "stressful“? How do they differ from conventional projects? Some key aspects:

  • IoT projects are interdisciplinary (hardware, networking, software)
  • IoT projects are cross-functional within the company (product management, sales, R&D, company IT, production IT)
  • IoT projects involve all development disciplines: mechanical engineering/construction, electronics/sensor technology, embedded software, connectivity, cloud computing, app development, integration with corporate IT, IT security (there are no isolated systems – as a rule, sensor technology is accessible via the Internet)
  • IoT projects are highly complex
  • IoT projects are comparatively easy to handle (although usability can hide inner complexity)
  • IoT projects are highly scalable, but associated with large uncertainties (e.g. how many users will use the ultimate solution?)

In other words, IoT projects are special and complex. In addition, a high degree of creativity is required to help new business models break through, based on a digitalisation strategy. In many cases it is therefore not enough to ask your own IT department to implement ‘just another’ project. Complex projects require diverse competencies and involve a wide range of stakeholders, and they can have a huge impact on previously well-established forms of organisation.

Organisational anchoring in the company

Commissioning predevelopment
One approach I have seen at one of our customers in the machine construction sector resembles "two-speed IT“. The responsibility for the IoT or digitalisation project moves to the predevelopment stage, with the aim of rapid implementation.

This approach worked quite well, especially in the beginning: the project gained momentum in a short time, the team developed its own ideas for finding solutions, and the first results were delivered quickly. In the medium term, however, there were downsides to this approach: non-functional requirements were neglected (which had a strong impact on the architecture), operational issues were omitted (which required extensive rework), back-end IT systems were not integrated (which required additional budget and caused the deadline to be exceeded significantly). Predevelopment went its own way, which undermined orderly product development, making it difficult to integrate the two aspects.

But not everything was bad in this example. In my view, the procedure is in fact well suited to quickly verifying initial ideas and to building an initial proof of concept (PoC). In the next phase, however, customers and all other stakeholders should be involved at an early stage in order to counteract the project risks identified above.

A visionary sets the tone

At an industrial component manufacturer we came across a visionary who was keen to work with us on the development of an innovative IoT platform for future digitalisation needs, including new business models. We started this project with great enthusiasm and implemented the vision step-by-step. Unfortunately, it eventually turned out that two quite different product families existed within the group:

  • Location 1: highly complex industrial component system, high demands, visionary stakeholders, low quantities, low business volume
  • Location 2: simple industrial component, few requirements, down-to-earth product management, high quantities, "bread and butter business" – that's what the company lives on!

Location 1 drove the entire IoT development along the lines stipulated by the assertive visionary. This gave the misleading impression that we quickly approached the finished product (methods: lean start-up, MVP). It was only at a rather late stage that we were surprised to see new stakeholders from location 2. This led to hopeless confusion and the definition of a plethora of new goals, resulting in conflicting approaches and requirements. The project had to be restructured, the requirements drastically reduced and adapted to the current needs of location 1, because these requirements were essential for the future market success of the entire company.

A visionary can be helpful at the start of a project, for the development of initial ideas and to get a project rolling. But in the next step it is essential to ensure that all the key stakeholders are on board.

Innovation hub, innovation lab, digital partners, ‘Secret weapons’ department, …

Another popular approach that we are seeing with many clients is to simply outsource the creativity needed for digitalisation. The corresponding constructs come under different names: innovation hub, innovation lab, digital partners, ‘Secret weapons’ department, etc. Essentially, it is about bringing creativity and technology together – often deliberately physically separated from the existing company locations. The problem is that such labs are not only very expensive, but in many cases also not particularly successful. According to a study by Cap Gemini, they fail in over 80% of all cases.

Another study by Forbes gives concrete reasons for this failure: in some cases such labs are only creative but not innovative! Both the business model and the organisation are severely neglected. As a result, many of these constructs only stage 'innovation theatre': everything is colourful, different, fun, creative and takes place in cool locations. But their actions are not in line with the strategic goals of the company as a whole. As a result, the activities have no focus, numerous attempts are combined while bad ideas are retained, and in the end they fail to generate profit and benefit for the company.

The approach of one of our customers with high-precision machines is an example of how this can be prevented. They defined the following mandatory requirements for their digitalisation projects.

  • A product owner from the department makes 100% of their time available to the innovation lab team. This creates a solid foundation and ensures the focus remains on the company's objectives.
  • Every project necessarily needs a management representative as a sponsor. Digitalisation projects are a matter for top management. Without this kind of support many approaches wither away.
  • Early implementation of professional customer interviews in collaboration with the sales department. The "voice of the customer" provides quick feedback regarding the needs & benefits of the idea.
  • Establish co-creation within the project. Through cooperation between the client, customers and external innovation & development partners, requirements and implementation competence complement each other right from the start.
  • The team is continuously committed to tangible, prioritised results. This creates a concrete benefit, and overly playful ideas are quickly dropped.

This approach led to the consistent implementation of the major objective: to advance and sustainably accelerate the digital transformation of the business units (see also "rent-a-start-up“). Of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean that this approach is suitable for every company. But the example shows that digitalisation projects don’t have to get out of hand and degenerate into a stress test.

Success factors for digitalisation projects

So what are the decisive factors for successfully aligning projects in terms of organisation, technology and expertise right from the start?

Overcoming silo mentality in technology and business

As already mentioned, digitalisation projects are complex and interdisciplinary. Nevertheless, we often encounter counterproductive silo mentality in a variety of situations:

  • Silo mentality in development
    • Separate development department for mechanical engineering and construction
    • Separate development department for electronics and sensor technology
    • Separate development department for embedded software
    • Separate corporate IT with cloud & app development
  • The business side of things is also affected by silo mentality: sales, marketing, production, purchasing.
  • Silo mentality can be prevalent in the group as a whole: per location, per brand, per product.

This is not conducive to achieving the goal, as the trend in digitalisation projects clearly points towards interdisciplinarity. "Think big" should be the motto:

  • From one development area to several development areas
  • From an individual product to various products
  • From one business area to several business areas
  • From one plant to several plants

Overcoming any existing silo mentality can therefore be regarded as an essential prerequisite for successful implementation.

Digital innovations: product environment illustrates potential for new services

In many cases, we focus too strongly on the technical product. In doing so, we tend to overlook how important it is to consider the whole picture, especially for digitalisation projects:

  • What is the product used for?
  • How is the product used?
  • Are there non-core users who use the product in a way that was not intended (does this possibly show new potential)?
  • Which user issues have not yet been resolved?

This can open up new business models, for example by expanding from product business to service business or new operator models (pay per use, focus on availability rather than purchase, performance, rent etc.). Naturally, this also represents a challenge for the entire organisation, because it involves significant change for a traditional product company. And it applies not only to development, but also to product management, sales and service and other aspects.

Key learnings from digitalisation projects

In summary, I will list the eight key insights for the successful implementation of IoT projects:

  • Digitalisation is a matter for top management and affects the entire company (no success without commitment by the management)
  • Cannibalise yourself – otherwise others will do it (don't be afraid of new business models – your competitors aren't afraid either)
  • Multiple stakeholders create complexity (which must be mastered)
  • A single visionary is no substitute for a business case (and can destroy investment capital)
  • First priority is a business case, then a technology decision (technology usually acts as an enabler and follows from the use case)
  • Innovation hub needs a firm grip (otherwise only "innovation theatre" takes place)
  • Constrain predevelopment in good time (in order to focus on the scope that is critical to success)
  • Digital added value is our USP of tomorrow (hardware will become increasingly interchangeable in the future)

Successful implementation of the digitalisation strategy is a complex undertaking and should be based on experienced partners. Because digital business is fast, mistakes cost valuable time in terms of time-to-market. Use external competence to lead business innovations and technical implementation to success.

By the way, I also gave a presentation on this topic at the MS Industry Day, which you can watch on YouTube.

I would be very happy to discuss these aspects further with you – from the initial idea to the finished product!

Jörg Sitte

Jörg Sitte

Director Business Development
Contact person for Germany

As Director Business Development, Jörg Sitte is responsible for business development in the mechanical/plant engineering and MedTech sectors in Southern Germany. He is intensively involved in IoT and digitalisation projects as well as all the disciplines required for these projects, such as software (embedded, cloud and apps), electronics, sensor technology and mechanics/construction. He is convinced that the competitiveness of companies is increasingly determined by a successful digitalisation strategy.


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“It’s the only thing that slowly stops the ache…”

Hey there,

How’s tricks?

Stops the ache? It’s a bit of a dramatic title for a blog post, but some days…? Ack, I don’t know 🙂 I’m feeling pretty chuffed at the mo and I think it’s to do with going out. No, not going down the pub or taking a wander around the shops – but ‘out’ out. It’s been a while since I’ve been to visit the Ladies at NottsChams. It is over a month – may be even six weeks – since I’ve dressed (what with family and work commitments). Anyhoo, it’s going to be a bit longer before I get ‘meh skit on’ (as some may say), but… and this is the thing I cannot explain, just going out (even in Bob mode) to Chams the other night did me the world of good.

I’ll be honest with you and say I was beginning to feel the pressure a little. You know, that tightness in your head. The one that feels a bit like a miniature thunderstorm building up. It ebbs and flows but it never goes away. There’s only one thing that’ll truly switch if off. Makes me sound like an addict doesn’t it? 🙂

If I think about it logically (Ed: Analysis Spock!) it makes no sense… well other than I get to socialise with people who know who am I and it doesn’t bother them. Are we back to a sense of belonging? I don’t know. If anyone does, answers on a postcard to the usual inbox. 🙂

We also had a visitor – well a number of visitors at Chams the other night. A few new faces (Beth, Rachel and Sophie (??)) as well as a young lady from a nearby university. She was studying a media course she came along to ask a few questions; research to make a programme for her degree. It won’t be for broadcast, so no risk from cameras and I hope she got something out of the evening. She was genuinely interested and I got to have a quick word with her. I’d love to be a fly-on-the-wall when she gives the presentation. I wonder how she’ll look back at the evening in years to come? Who can say eh?

Funny but having someone come along who has no vested interest – not TG nor a partner – it is kinda hard to explain why we do what we do. I guess we’ve come full circle eh? We’re back to the need to do it. For me, and I can only speak of my own feelings, it is the requirement for balance. I need to have time to be both blokey and… ummm… not so blokey. 🙂 I hesitate to say girlie because that makes me sound about 12.

Now the media fluff of Christmas specials has faded away, we’re into a new season of programmes. BBC4 are currently running a series on pop music. I’ve caught the odd episode and from what I’ve seen there’s been some good and some bad. The other night had one on the what makes a good pop song. It was more than a collection of talking heads giving their ‘top five hits’. Instead we had both musical, lyrical and analysis of the performance.

I really enjoy music and my tastes are… mixed shall we say. Maybe it’s the failed poet (!!) in me, but lyrics are my thing. Sometimes a segment of a song will just jump out at you – if lyrics can jump that is – and while I don’t think we’ll find the meaning of life in the Top 40, there are little gems: the odd verse or phrase that seems to speak to you.

Take care

[ Today’s lyric…. man, I’m started to repeat. 🙂 Duality by Slipknot. Who says thrashers can’t be poetic? :)]

  1. I find comfort in lyrics as well, though most go back a bit further than you might believe (although “Santa Lost a Ho” has brought some joy the last two holiday seasons).

    Sometimes I wonder where the answers to this quiz we call life are hidden, you aren’t the only one!

    But then, were I to find them and answer all the questions, I’d be done and I’m not sure I want to be just yet!

  2. Alan > I won’t pry if you don’t want to give away your (lyrical) sources. 🙂

    If we did have all the answers, would you be disappointed or elated knowing the point behind it all? Still, if ‘So-crates’* et al didn’t sus it – what chance do we have?

    (* Socrates, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure)

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See through

The other day I was talking with Susie – as much as you can in an email 🙂 – and the topic of being recognised came up. Not from a passing point of view, but on being seen for your other identity.

Thinking on this later, I did wonder if I might be from the same planet as Clark Kent. I mean, we both have secret identities, an extra pair of knickers helps keep your tights up, and we’ve have had to get changed in inconvenient locales. 🙂 I don’t have his physique and the laser vision would certainly be handy for summer BBQs.

All that aside, when I go through the process of getting changed, even though the clothing & padding change my shape, the makeup & hair alter my face; I can still look through all of that and see my regular features. Sometimes the magic happens and the day to day me is more difficult to spot. That’s a real feel good moment. It’s not that I dislike being Richard, it’s more that after going to all that effort, I’d like to see the benefit 🙂

That ‘seeing through it’ seems to be something that other folk at Chams have said about themselves as well. Specifically, in that we see our trans friend as they present, we can’t see Bob instead of through Kate. Yet, with ourselves, we somehow look by the hair, the shape, and all the rest.

I think it’s down to a combination of familiarity of our own features and also wanting to be realistic. Realistic as rooted in the real world, rather than the application of padding, slap, and a wig make us unrecognisable.

Yet for all that, the quick glance in the street or someone passing by in a crowd, maybe that’s enough. That’s assuming the people in the crowd are actually looking, as it seems most folk are caught up in their own little world. I know I often am. 🙂

Perhaps we can take two things from this: firstly, yeah, we may stand out as trans, but not necessarily be spotted for our other selves. Lastly, if our appearance is good enough to wander around as is, what’s stopping us from getting out there?

L x

PS: Wednesday was International Non-binary Day (details here if you’re curious). Oh and BBC iPlayer is streaming The Watch and features the rather fabulous Jo Eaton-Kent. Yay for representation! 🏳🌈

  1. Overlong familiarity with our own faces might make it easier for us, and perhaps those closest to us*, to see our old faces through even the most carefully applied make up, but I wonder if there might be other non-facial clues – our voice, the way we walk – that people who know us would be able to recognise, but we may not be quite as aware.
    [* although my partner once spotted a photo of Susie on my screen and asked “who’s she?”]

    1. Good call. I hadn’t thought of body language or other posture habits we might have.

      Conversely, in the rare times I get to go dancing, I have to remember to stick with a more male approach and be too free with how I move.

      1. Gait and posture is a bit of a difficult one to judge since we never usually look at ourselves from an outside perspective unless we are deliberately checking how we might look – e.g in a shop window reflection – when out.

        1. Sorry, I was thinking more on the smaller movements, such as how we tilt our head, set our shoulders, or position our arms.

          The gait or walk is something I think we need to work on. Not so much the walk-with-a-book-on-your-head but certainly not the strut and stomp of a bulldog looking for a lamppost 😉

  2. My female and male presentation are totally different, and I’m glad of that as I cannot see my male self at all. I’ve had friends who knew the male me look straight through me with zero recognition when I happened to pass them in female mode. I prefer it that way! Though I don’t ‘pass’ as female on close inspection, at least no one knows it’s Bob. Sue x

    1. So long as you’re being left to get on with life, I think that’s probably enough.

      What was it like to be looked by, by friends? Just curious. 🙂

      1. Heart-stopping for a moment, and then almost triumph as their blank expression made it clear I was just some random woman to them. Whereas I saw them clearly for who they were, I wasn’t the person they knew so they didn’t see and recognise. It made me more confident going out in my local area. Sue x

        1. I’ve had something similar when I was brave/foolish enough to drop in on a craft fair run by people we know. The glance across the room wasn’t complete zero recognition but more a puzzled look that said ‘I’m sure I’ve seen that person before but I can’t place where’.

    2. Sue – I just read your last post (Face Off) inspired by Lynn’s post here. I wanted to leave a comment but couldn’t see any way how to. I hope Lynn will forgive me for hijacking her own on this topic post to do so here. You wrote some wise words about appearance, surgery and dysmorphia. (It’s my chin I always see, no matter how much I tell myself Reese Witherspoon has a prominent chin and is fanciable as hell.) And you are so right about being addressed as “Madam” being something that can make your whole day.

  3. Reading this as I wrestle with the idea (and it is just an idea at this stage) of going to spend a day in [major city in the UK] without my usual disguise. On the one hand: something I absolutely want to try. On the other: eek.

    As yet, I have none of the welter of product available to really ‘put in the work’ and so would be ‘made’ relatively quickly, I feel. Not to mention the gait and whatnot. But a city would be anonymous and so, as you say, it would be as someone else rather than Bob.

    My only other comment here is that, increasingly, I find myself thinking of not dressing as the cross-dressing, the disguise. But that may simply be passing fancy, a mere whimsy.

    1. If the city is a reasonable distance from home and is safe, what’s really stopping you?

      I think most of us are read/clocked/sussed at some point and for various reasons: build, walk, voice, etc. TBH, if you want to go out, take a deep breath, and go – knickers to passing 🙂

      1. That is the crux of the issue! 🙂

        We shall see what the future brings (but I’m totally going to bottle it as the day would start with leaving the car for a service and I’m not ready for that interaction *just* yet). But, who knows, the future is bright.

        I realise I missed the point in the comment: you’re totally right in what you say here!

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I prefer running as my “workout of choice.” In fact, for most runners there is a sense of belonging to a “universal community.” I’ve challenged my endurance in running a marathon as well as completing an Ironman 70.3 (that’s a ½ Iron man length triathlon – covering 70.3 miles of swimming, biking, and running). However, those who know me well know that I don’t intentionally rush from point A to point B. I am typically the last one out the door, in the car, or in my seat. When I walk with folks, I tend to “bring up the rear.” I prefer not to rush around. My anthem could be the words sung by Simon and Garfunkel, “Slow down, you move too fast. You’ve got make the moment last…”

Paul Simon wrote the song ,The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy), 49 years ago. I do not know a deep or hidden meaning of the song, but I know it’s a catchy tune with a message that resonates with me. Slow down. It is instructive to recognize that the scriptures paint a picture of one’s relationship with Jesus as a walk. The scriptures lead us this way; Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” In our culture, walking is not highly valued by most men. In fact, the faster you get to your destination, the better! We push for speed with a concern for efficiency – how much can we produce in a given time. The more we can produce at a high rate, the more highly we are regarded. I challenge you to read the Bible this month with an eye for intentionality. I propose that the verb walk seems to be aligned with purpose and intentionality. How do we grow wise? Walk with the wise. (Proverbs 30:12) How do we determine the path we should walk? Seek the Lord and his will for your life. Ephesians 2:10 reminds us that He has laid out good works for us to walk (in). Have you had a few conversations this week with colleagues that are dissatisfied with their careers? Maybe you are dissatisfied with your career. Have you prayed about it?download

Jesus called us to abide in him (John 15); we are assured that if we claim to abide in him, we will walk in the way Jesus walked. (I John 2:6) Do you struggle with how to interact with those outside the faith? Are you aware of how folks view you at work? Do your interactions at work reflect well on the Lord? The Word directs us to walk in the light (I John 1:7), walk properly before outsiders (I Thessalonians 4:12), and walk in wisdom toward those outside the faith. (Colossians 4:5) The above list is not exhaustive; turn the pages of scripture and be inspired to walk intentionally. To be fair, the scriptures also refer to our faith as an endurance race; however, I will endeavor to do a little more walking this Spring! I invite you to do the same