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How To Conduct A Political Argument On Facebook

11 Feb

First, look for someone who posts a link which represents the polar opposite of your political orientation.  So if you are a big fan of Obama, then find one from the Tea Party.  If you are a big Fox News fan, then find one which disparages Fox News.  If you are a vegetarian, find one about veal parmesan.  You get what I’m saying.

Above all, do not click on the link.  There’s no need for that, you already have your political orientation, you aren’t some kind of waffling flip-flopper who changes your mind at the appearance of new information.  Just leave the link alone, and then go straight to the comment box.

There, drop approximately four (4) cinderblocks of text in which you:

1.  Announce that you are not affiliated politically or intellectually with what has been attacked, scrutinized, questioned, etc – by the link your Facebook friend posted.

2.  Assert your incredible and unquestionable objectivity in general, preferably by claiming that you actually have no political orientation at all, that you are merely stopping by and commenting because you are an intellectual David Banner, who travels Facebook righting logical and rhetorical wrongs, all in the name of truth and justice.  It’s your curse, really.

3.  Then procede to blithely contradict whatever is at the link which you didn’t read.  Be sure to sprinkle it with accusations of intellectual sheepitude, directed toward anyone who actually believes what the person posted, but insist that you aren’t trying to be insulting or argumentative.

4.  Close with some kind of argumentative insult, directed toward anyone who disagrees with you.

Now 94% of the time, either nothing will happen because you will have successfully convinced everyone on Facebook of your perspective, possibly putting an intellectual end to an entire ideology.  Or everyone will pile onto the comment section to cheer your bullet-proof logic and also to thank you for opening their eyes.

Remember, most political and intellectual topics are just a few glib paragraphs away from a rock-solid, species-wide resolution.  In such normal circumstances, simply pat yourself on the back and then you might want to go and hang out with some people who already shared your mindset before you enlightened the world with it.  Then you can all re-enact the debate and congratulate each other for being so smart.

Of course, a small percentage of the time, people will respond to your comment, and as baffling as this will seem to you, they might still disagree with you and defend whatever is at the link.

I know, right?  It’s like, didn’t they read your cinderblocks?

Well, no worries.  First, check to see if they are making any spelling errors.  Facebook has a well-known Zero Tolerance Policy when it comes to spelling and grammatical errors, so if you can detect one, then point it out and you will have rendered anything the commenter has said completely useless.  It’s called the Reverse Bangkok Checkmate – be careful with that move, it’s like the nightshade, beautiful, mysterious, and deadly.

Unfortunately, some of these folks will not make such errors, or they may claim that typos have nothing to do with reason, logic, arguments, politics, math, etc.  And sometimes, because of this, they will refuse to hang their heads in shame before your obvious intellectual domination, and if that’s the case, you’ll have to load on a few more cinderblocks.

  1. Remember the salad bar.  The idea is, you go through what the person said and find the weakest possible sentence, maybe two of them.  Pull those suckers out and leave the rest behind.  Especially if there’s anything in there to correct and/or eliminate any perceived weakness in the sentences you have selected.
  2. Meditate upon your selections, imagining a single hand clapping, until you can recall nothing else the person has typed.  When you are finished, look in the mirror and tell yourself that you are Nature’s Greatest Miracle, ten solid times.
  3. Rephrase your previous cinderblocks, increasing smugness by approximately 50%.
  4. At the end, attack the two sentences you have selected.  Insist that the two sentences not only represent the sum of everything the person has typed, but also that they reflect a possible mental problem in the commenter, and declare him or her to be unfit for Facebook Discourse by reason of insanity.
  5. Congratulate yourself for being smart, express pity for stupid people, then announce you are leaving because arguing with stupid people is such a waste of time.  As opposed to most of your Facebook activity, which is all about cancer cures, synergistic money-making schemes, and philanthropy.
  6. If you know how to spell sheep noises, then go ahead and type them in there – but ONLY if you know how to spell them (see above).

 Well, by now you are probably talking to just two or three of the hundreds or possibly thousands of people who can see the link, so you can assume that everyone except those two or three people agree with you.

If anyone continues arguing with you, just keep rephrasing your cinderblocks.  Make sure they are the big, industrial cinder blocks – you want to make fifteen or sixteen points at a time so no one can respond without a flow chart.

Also, keep reminding the person that he or she is so beneath you intellectually, that you are violating all sorts of your own moral principles and also a few international treaties by even continuing to acknowledge them at all.

All the while, be sure to announce frequently that you are abandoning the argument because it has deviated from standard Harvard Law School Debate Protocol, which we all know is the Law of Facebook.  But don’t really leave, sit there haunting the thread all day, jumping in for the last word every time anyone twitches.

I can’t stress this enough.  You know you’re right, and so does everyone else on Facebook, as they have tacitly made clear by their silence, so just go ahead and grout right over anything valid.  If the person hounds you about it, then simply declare yourself the winner and leave, safe in the knowledge that another Dragon of Disinformation has been vanquished.

Later, you can always meet up with representatives of the 99.999% of the population who agree with absolutely everything you say, and then you can all re-enact the argument without the pesky arguer.  Your dominion should at that point be clear and beyond debate.

Godspeed, Holy Facebook Warrior.  You’ve done some good work today.

Earlier:  Welcome To The Harmless Ice Monster Project

And:  The Golden Voice Dance Remix: Engaging The Milker

And:  Future Tom Blog Force: Crisis On The Internet

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16 responses to “How To Conduct A Political Argument On Facebook

  1. Robert

    February 11, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Amazing, Tom. You’ve summed up my entire Facebook experience. My favorite is the “your, you’re” ridicule. Besides, my opinions are backed up by these blogger opinions I’ll copy and paste on your wall.

  2. JohnMoonlord

    February 11, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    In my case, this whole susbject would actually apply to my YouTube experience.

    The name “Facebook” could be interchanged with that of just about any Website hosting an argument.

    • Tom Chalfant

      February 12, 2011 at 3:22 am

      Got that right. Welcome back, Moonlord!

      • JohnMoonlord

        February 12, 2011 at 11:17 am

        Glad to be there, Tom!

  3. robertgbobo

    February 11, 2011 at 11:51 pm

    Earmuffs Kami-…just editing about the same damn thing jackass. I would say the whole “great minds” thing but I know we are both fucked in the head. Moonlord, way to prove a point without meaning to…

    • Tom Chalfant

      February 12, 2011 at 3:23 am

      Why is my sister appearing in your comment and what’s with the earmuffs?

  4. ecossie possie

    February 12, 2011 at 3:04 am

    Can one agree to disagree ?Is that even possable SurelY agreeing to disagree is still not agreemant ? Isnt that like An Oxy MORON?……aN WHATS A SPHELLIN MISHTAKE?….Anyone got say half a million dollars to invest in 321 acres of woodland.?Not just any old Woods though thease ones have the ruins of ancient Castle Vaults allegedly built by Goblins from Hell…The owner made a pact with the Devil ..

    • Tom Chalfant

      February 12, 2011 at 3:06 am

      ORDER IN THE COURT!! (Bang, bang)

  5. ecossie possie

    February 12, 2011 at 3:56 am

  6. ecossie possie

    February 12, 2011 at 4:02 am

    rEMEBER Im a taken OVer by mOrlockS an havent quite grasped this Uman technoalgy ThiNgy…Cut me a break been liveing under ice for millenia,,P S Whats the Deal with thease light things you have at your road intesections? Orange Red Green?…..Green means its your turn to go right?,

  7. ecossie possie

    February 12, 2011 at 4:05 am

    An RED Means drive realy real fast…Or is that Orange?

  8. bex

    February 12, 2011 at 6:51 am

    haha! hilarious post.

    (loved the Banner/Hulk reference – made my day!)

  9. Ken Howell

    February 12, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    I think there’s a real medium-as-message problem underlying the idea of discourse on the web, especially sites like Facebook (and I have taken to FB like a duck to water, don’t get me wrong). Facebook is set up to mimic social interaction; but without the subtleties of facial expression, tone, good hygiene, etc., it’s really easy to discount someone’s argument, even to an extent their existence when they’re not physically there. Also, waitng for responses, I think, lends itself to a real pronouncement-based form of dialogue, as well as a dearth of real questions. In fact, even without politically charged subject matter, how many people post questions? It seems to me to be in the vast minority. Anyway, sorry for the run-ons.

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I don’t write about climate change very often, even though it’s the most important issue facing humanity. That’s mainly because it’s not my “beat“: I’m a physics and astronomy writer, and I do best when I write about topics in my areas of expertise. (And after all, there are many good writers focusing on climate change.) However, on rare occasions climate change overlaps my beat, and I covered such a case in this week’s Daily Beast column.

OK, not this kind of beat.

In this instance, we have a combination of something really cool — the measurement of tiny fluctuations in Earth’s gravity using satellites — and the alarming decrease in ice in Antarctica. Gravity is the product of mass, so places on Earth where the crust is thicker will exert a slightly greater force. Satellites like the European Space Agency’s GOCE and NASA’s GRACE are designed to study these small variations; a recent paper described a method to combine their data to achieve enough sensitivity to measure the melting ice in Antarctica. When that ice melts, it moves mass from the land into the ocean, with a corresponding change in gravity.

[I]f we really want to know how quickly Antarctica is losing ice, we need a way of measuring that loss in terms of total mass.

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And yes, I included Hannibal from The A-Team and a slightly immature parenthetical joke. Sometimes we have to force ourselves to laugh; otherwise anger or despair over the damage we have done — and continue to do — would overwhelm us.

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Indecision is sort of my way of life. I’m constantly living in a state of choosing, we all are. Soy, almond, cow, sheep, hemp? Republican, Democrat, Green? To buy the amazingly on sale Kate Spade pants and skirt or not? Then waiting to long, the pants sell out, you panic don’t order skirt then regret it all the next day as you reflect on your absentee ballot that you mailed last week, drinking a pumpkin spice chai latte with almond milk in the over-air-conditioned office you work at to pay for the possibility of the skirt, the overpriced (DELICIOUS) tea drink, and whine about making choices. No? Just me? Well, fine.

What’s most important is that we HAVE the right and the opportunity to even make choices. For me growing up the idea of not having choices was foreign. I was treated as an adult with the advent of my first tooth and was expected to act accordingly. But it wasn’t so long ago that women were giving their lives to have the opportunity to put shoes on, get out of the kitchen, and go vote! Or at least to have the right to choose whether or not to vote, wear shoes, cook, clean, become mothers, high powered executives, military servicewomen, not become mothers, confirmed bachelorettes, or any such combination. So, in all, go exercise YOUR right to make decisions for yourself, your community, your county.

Oh, and make tacos. Basically an American food staple, especially in San Diego, thank you melting pot and our proximity to the border. So, when you can’t decide what to make, take whatever is in the fridge, chop it up, cook as needed in a smidgen of olive oil, stick it in a corn tortilla/rice tortilla/lettuce cup, top with hot salsa, cheese (I know I know, the evils of dairy), lime, cilantro, and fresh diced red or yellow or white or green onions then stuff it in your face with cheap beer.

Potato Squash Tacos
A couple diced Yukon potatoes
A small/medium crookneck squash, diced
Jalapeño, seeded and diced
Smidge olive oil
Cumin/salt/pepper to taste
1 can black beans, drained and heated
Shredded jack cheese
Diced red onion
Avocado slices
Cilantro, chopped
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1) pan fry potatoes, by this I mean barely coat your skillet, get it hot, put your potatoes in and get them nice and golden brown, turn down the heat and cook almost through
2) add squash and jalapeño, cook till squash is done, add spices, heat the black beans in a pot

3) take tortillas and warm them over your gas burners if you have them or in the oven in low heat – you can hang them over the racks to make fresh formed shell-ish tacos
4) put it all together in a taco and top with whatever you want
5) consume.

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2015 has already seen the band play sell out shows on their longest-ever UK tour and release their entire back catalogue on to streaming services. The band’s first five albums are to be re-issued on remastered vinyl at various stages throughout the remainder of the year and into 2016 their 20th Anniversary year.

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The exhibition is meant to capture the diversity and dynamism of the steadily growing New Contemporary Art Movement, with its roots firmly planted in illustration, pop culture, comics, street art, and graffiti, bringing the largest representative cross-section of its burgeoning international community and connecting the West Coast art scene to that of the MidWest.

In addition to the gallery display, a site specific mural collaboration between Ghostbeard and Patch Whisky will be presented in tandem with the exhibition.

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Oak Hill Cemetery

One of GM’s guilty summer pleasures is to read spy novels. This summer was no different, as he returned to John le Carré for a mid period book GM had previously overlooked: The Perfect Spy. The semi-autobiographical work tells the story of Magnus Pym who (spoiler alert) rises up through the British secret service while operating as a double agent for Czechoslovakia. And towards the end of the book Georgetown makes a cameo appearance.

The book is structured intermittently as a book-within-a-book as Pym writes a coming-clean narrative to his family and colleagues explaining his actions. At one point he describes his time in Washington where he lived with his wife in a small Georgetown home. And he explains to his son that one of the locations of the “dropboxes” that he used to communicate with his Czechoslovakian handlers was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pym writes to his son Tom [it gets a little confusing because in his “book” to his family and colleagues, Pym refers to himself in the third-person. It’s the same tiresome affectation that GM uses.]:

He wandered Georgetown’s beautiful Oak Hill Cemetery and imagined he was with Dorothy at The Glades, confined to the dripping orchard where his guilty face could be hidden from the passers-by. Minnie Wilson was our letter box at Oak Hill, Tom. Our first in all America–go and take a look at her one day. She lies on a curled plinth a short way down the terraced bowl, a small dead Victorian girl in marble drapes. We left our messages in a leafy recess between Minnie’s backside and he protector, one Thomas Entwistle, who had died in later age.

The reference was so specific that GM was convinced that it must be a real place. So recently he headed over for a much overdue visit to Oak Hill and search for the gravestone.

GM immediately found several small sculptures of babies or children, but none with that name. He walked up and down looking, about to give up hope he finally spotted the name Thomas Entwisle (not Entwistle, like in the book).

Sure enough, behind Entwisle’s tombstone was another smaller one to Minnie Wilson:

The sculpture has eroded significantly over the years. Le Carré wrote A Perfect Spy in the 1980s, so he probably saw this grave near that time. But even if it were a decade or so before that, the sculpture was probably already quite degraded by the time he saw it.

The gravestone totters back against Entwisle’s creating the perfect cache for two spies. Again, given le Carré’s description, this condition probably has existed for quite some time.

Thomas Bailey Entwisle was born September 29, 1819 in Alexandria, which was still part of the District of Columbia at the time. He spent many years as a carpenter but eventually became a building inspector. Before he died in 1894, he lived at 3267 N St. in Georgetown.

One source GM found suggests that, as a carpenter, Entwisle built the Fifth Presbyterian Church at 5th and I St. (which is now the Chinese Community Church):

But GM couldn’t confirm that.

The same source states that Minnie Wilson was his daughter. If you look closely at the gravestone it appears to say “Daughter of Thomas B. and Mary Entwisle”. So her full name was Minnie Wilson Entwisle. She only lived just over ten months from August 1863 to June 1864.

Interestingly, in 1867 Entwisle lived at 298 H St. NW (a property long since demolished) only a few blocks from the church. GM wonders if Minnie wasn’t actually originally buried at Oak Hill. Even if Minnie’s grave stone were propped up, it still would be at an awkward location, on a steep grade right next to a path. GM wonders if she weren’t moved there after Entwisle moved to Georgetown (or perhaps after he was buried).

Minnie lived a short life but it’s somewhat heartwarming to think of her memory–however vestigial–living on into the 21st century.

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I just wish I had more time. Time to tell you how much I admired you, how pretty you were in your dresses and how sweet you were to me. Now it seems like goodbye is something I can’t decry. I remember all your cries, as you prayed for all those in your life. So much sincerity in your eyes and now you are reaching the end of time. I hope I made you feel life, like a part of you will live through everything I devise. As you drift away, I I will sit here remembering that you are living inside, through the blood that is allowing me to survive.

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“Part of the beauty of love was that you didn’t need to explain it to anyone else. You could refuse to explain. With love, apparently you didn’t necessarily feel the need to explain anything at all.”

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

Pond Book Review

pondPond by Claire-Louise Bennett is a collection of tumbling thoughts. The first-person narrator is an odd, unnamed woman who the reader follows on a series of linked short stories that weave through the tediousness of her daily life. Although I enjoyed the quality writing as well as the unpredictability, the story could not hold my interest. The lack of plot was the main reason, as the story does not follow an arch, hold mystery, or hold much weight.

My favorite section of the book is below. Interesting on its own, but doubly intriguing as Bennett chose to keep her main character unnamed throughout the entire story.

“Names in books are nearly always names from real life and so already the reader is bound to have some knowledge about a person with a particular name such as Miriam and even if that reader’s mind is robust and adaptable some little thing about Miriam in real life will infiltrate Miriam in the book so that it doesn’t matter how many times her earlobes are referred to as dainty and girlish in the reader’s mind Miriam’s earlobes are forever florid and pendulous. It is very difficult, I should think, to make up a person and have everyone reassemble him or her in just the way intended, without anything intervening, and sometimes, as I read, the pressure exerted by so much emphatic character exposition and plotted human endeavor becomes stifling and I have the horrible encroaching sensation that I’m getting everything all wrong or that I’m absolutely oblivious to something fairly accessible and very profound.”

2 Stars

I would still recommend this book to someone looking for quality writing in a unique format. Although the book did not find my soft spot, it did receive rave reviews, and I have no doubt that to the right reader, in the right mood, this book could be a masterpiece.

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Recipe Link: Spinach Dip Bites

If you want to completely amaze anyone at a party show up with Spinach Dip Bites. I went to two separate Christmas parties with these in hand and people were going nuts over them. My boyfriend’s family absolutely massacred these bit sized pieces of heaven.

Super easy to throw together and cooking time is only 15-17 minutes so I started making them at 6:15 and was at the party by 7:00.

This recipe is from Lil’ Luna (I stalked the rest of the website and the recipes all look delicious and easy to make).

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This is how mine came out! Almost actually looks like the picture included in the recipe for once

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Discovering Plitvička Lakes in Croatia

The lowest of the Plitvicka Lakes is seen first as you enter the national park’s east entrance.

The lowest of the Plitvicka Lakes is seen first as you enter the national park’s east entrance.

Telling about Plitvička (pleet-VEECH-ka) Lakes National Park in Croatia is sort of like telling of one’s experience visiting the Grand Canyon in the United States, a place well known for its unique geological formations and natural beauty.  And yet, why not share the story, because both locations are worthy of being talked about again and again given that there is no other place on earth quite like either one.

What constitutes a waterfall is a matter for speculation.

What constitutes a waterfall is a matter for speculation.

Although there are streams that empty into the Plitvička Lakes, their primary source of water is from underground springs.  The string of sixteen successive lakes is like a giant necklace of turquoise jewels strung together with a series of waterfalls.  Visitors often ask the obvious question, ‘How many waterfalls are there?’  The answer is, of course nobody knows, partly because the definition of how much water constitutes a waterfall is a matter of speculation.  Also, the water level changes with the seasons.  The underground aquifer feeding the lakes increases in volume with the spring thaw and seasonal rainfall.

Fish swim alongside our path.

Fish swim alongside our path.

Schools of trout follow along as we walk the pathways bordering the lakes.  I imagine that a number of tourists have fed bread crumbs to the fish over time so that they are now naturally attracted to the movement of people.  That may be the only thing added to the water which maintains an amazing purity that makes it possible to see to the bottom of the lakes.  The government of Croatia has recognized the importance of the natural beauty of the area and has protected it as a national park since 1949.

Calcium deposits perpetually change the shape of the lakes and falls.

Calcium deposits perpetually change the shape of the lakes and falls.

The springs feeding the lakes contain calcium carbonate.  The calcium solidifies over time to create the rock formations that have given the lakes their unique shapes.  While this calcification typically produces rock at the rate of a few millimeters per year at locations around the world, at Plitvicka the rate of rock formation is 30-50 times that rate.  Scientists have not been able to fully explain this rapid rock formation.  It is a phenomenon exclusive to this one place in Croatia, which contributed to Plitvicka Lakes being designated a UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site.

Other features of the park are worth noting.  The highest falls in Croatia can be viewed as one enters the east entrance to the park.  Veliki-Slap Falls are nearly 300 feet tall.  Visible from across the canyon from the falls is a wood cabin, the remnants of the last watermill in the area used by settlers to grind their wheat and corn.  There are also campgrounds, motels and a luxury hotel near the park to provide a vacation experience for any budget.  The entry fee to the park is 110 kuna, less than $20.00.

Seasonal changes provide tourists with ever-changing scenery.

Seasonal changes provide tourists with ever-changing scenery.

Given the amenities, the beauty and the affordability, a visit to Plitvicka Lakes is too good to pass up.  When you take into account the warmth of the people, the great food, the enjoyment of wine country in the north and the Dalmatian Coast to the west and you can see the country beckons with open arms for you discover Croatia for yourself.

19 comments on “Discovering Plitvička Lakes in Croatia

  1. What striking photos! Looks like a wonderful place to visit. Now they just need a vegan restaurant or two and maybe I will visit! Celeste 🙂

  2. amamic1 says:

    110 kuna is actually 20 dollars. 🙂 Not that cheap, but definitely worth every penny.

  3. nantubre says:

    That incredible beauty can very well be a peek inside the generous heart of a loving God. No words to describe it.

  4. Mike and Florence, What a stunning place! Your photos make me want to jump right in, but I suspect it’s a bit chilly this time of year! We weren’t able to get there when we were in Croatia, so now it’s back on my “must see” list. I’m fascinated by the fast rate of rock formation. Thanks for a great post. ~Terri

    • Mike Lince says:

      Thank you, Terri for the kind words. It is true there is nothing quite like this national park. It is a source of great pride to the citizens of Croatia, and rightfully so. It is quite cold, since it is spring fed, and you would not want to get caught swimming there anyway. Fishing and swimming are both prohibited. I hope to get back there in the fall and again in the winter. I am told each season holds something new for tourists.
      In case you wish to see more images, here is a link to a slide show video that Florence developed earlier this week:

  5. reocochran says:

    I loved this post all around, immensely! The blue of the waters reflecting the sky was extraordinary and the music quite nice, too! I would love to explore and see the waterfalls, too! You are great at “selling” us Croatia. Mike and Florence!

    • Mike Lince says:

      Thank you, Robin. We love Croatia – the food, the people, the beautiful countryside. We have moved Croatia to the top of our list of countries in which we wish to live for six months. It is easier to get by than we thought it would be considering how many people speak English here. – Mike

  6. […] parks and I have posted only one related story to-date, the story about Plitvička Lakes.  This series continues with the following story about two of Croatia’s beautiful […]

  7. blade3colorado says:

    Excellent photos, video (thanks Florence!) and commentary. What a stunning, beautiful place!

    • Mike Lince says:

      Thank you, Steve. Florence appreciates the kind words on her behalf. Plitvička Lakes NP is definitely a high point for any visitor to Croatia, which has been flying under the tourism radar for awhile. That is going to change quickly in the next few years. I am glad we visited when we did. – Mike

  8. Jess says:

    When I mention Croatia’s Plitvicka lakes to my mom, she told me there’s a similar lake/waterfall area in China as well. I was surprised to see she was right!

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2015 Session

House Bill 3159

Creates debt in favor of state for dishonored checks for support that are presented by other issuer on behalf of obligor or withholder.

Bill progress
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Signed into law

Measure activity

  • House Mar 2, 2015: First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  • House Mar 9, 2015: Referred to Judiciary.
  • House Mar 16, 2015: Public Hearing held.
  • House Apr 2, 2015: Work Session held.
  • House Apr 6, 2015: Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
  • House Apr 7, 2015: Second reading.
  • House Apr 8, 2015: Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2015 Calendar.
  • House Apr 9, 2015: Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed.
  • Senate Apr 13, 2015: First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  • Senate Apr 17, 2015: Referred to Judiciary.
  • Senate Apr 28, 2015: Public Hearing and Work Session held.
  • Senate Apr 30, 2015: Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
  • Senate Apr 30, 2015: Second reading.
  • Senate May 4, 2015: Third reading. Carried by Kruse. Passed.
  • House May 6, 2015: Speaker signed.
  • Senate May 7, 2015: President signed.
  • House May 14, 2015: Governor signed.
  • House May 18, 2015: Chapter 74, (2015 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2016.

House vote April 9, 2015

Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed.
YES 57
Member Party City Dist.
J. BarkerDAloha28
P. BarnhartDSpringfield11
G. BarretoRPendleton58
B. BartonDGladstone40
C. BentzROntario60
D. BooneDCannon Beach32
P. BuckleyDAshland5
K. BuehlerRBend54
B. ClemDSalem21
J. DavisRWilsonville26
M. DohertyDTigard35
S. EsquivelRMedford6
P. EvansDSalem20
S. FaganDClackamas51
L. FrederickDPortland43
J. GallegosDHillsboro30
V. GilliamRSilverton18
D. GombergDOtis10
C. GorsekDTroutdale49
M. GreenlickDPortland33
J. HackRSalem19
C. HaydenRRoseburg7
D. HeardRRoseburg2
K. HelmDBeaverton34
P. HolveyDEugene8
V. HoyleDEugene14
J. HuffmanRThe Dalles59
M. JohnsonRHood River52
B. KennemerROregon City39
A. Keny-GuyerDPortland46
W. KriegerRGold Beach1
A. LiningerDLake Oswego38
J. LivelyDSpringfield12
C. McKeownDCoos Bay9
S. McLainDHillsboro29
M. McLaneRPowell Butte55
N. NathansonDEugene13
M. NearmanRDallas23
R. NosseDPortland42
A. OlsonRAlbany15
J. ParrishRWest Linn37
C. PilusoDGresham50
B. PostRKeizer25
D. RayfieldDCorvallis16
T. ReadDBeaverton27
J. ReardonDHappy Valley48
G. SmithRHeppner57
B. Smith WarnerDPortland45
S. SprengerRScio17
D. StarkRCentral Point4
K. TaylorDMilwaukie41
J. Vega PedersonDPortland47
G. WhisnantRSunriver53
G. WhitsettRKlamath Falls56
J. WilliamsonDPortland36
C. WilsonRGrants Pass3
B. WittDClatskanie31
NO 1
Member Party City Dist.
J. WeidnerRYamhill24
Member Party City Dist.
B. KompDWoodburn22
T. KotekDPortland44

Senate vote May 4, 2015

Third reading. Carried by Kruse. Passed.
YES 30
Member Party City Dist.
H. BaertschigerRGrants Pass2
A. BatesDMedford3
L. BeyerDSpringfield6
B. BoquistRDallas12
G. BurdickDPortland18
P. CourtneyDSalem11
M. DembrowDPortland23
R. DevlinDTualatin19
C. EdwardsDEugene7
T. FerrioliRJohn Day30
S. GelserDCorvallis8
F. GirodRStayton9
B. HansellRAthena29
M. HassDBeaverton14
B. JohnsonDScappoose16
T. KnoppRBend27
J. KruseRRoseburg1
L. Monnes AndersonDGresham25
R. MonroeDPortland24
A. OlsenRCanby20
F. ProzanskiDEugene4
C. RileyDHillsboro15
A. RoblanDCoos Bay5
D. RosenbaumDPortland21
C. ShieldsDPortland22
E. Steiner HaywardDBeaverton17
K. ThatcherRKeizer13
C. ThomsenRHood River26
D. WhitsettRKlamath Falls28
J. WintersRSalem10
NO 0
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Have you ever been disappointed with one of your investments? If so, it may be that you were fed the wrong expectations. At Wealthpoint we believe that investors should be accurately informed and well-educated. Unfortunately, too many investors wake up one day and realize there is a discrepancy between what they were told would happen with their investments, and what actually happened.

That’s why we’d like to give you a tool you can use to quickly find out if you’ve been misled by somebody you trusted with your money.

It’s called the rule of 72. The rule of 72 simply means that if you want to know how many years it will take for your asset to double in value, divide the number 72 by the average return you expect from the asset.

For example, suppose an asset is supposed to return an average of 6%. 72 divided by six is 12. Therefore it should take 12 years for the asset to double in value.

If an asset is supposed to return an average of 10%, you divide 72 by 10 and get 7.2 years.

Consider your own assets. What average return did you expect from them? Divide 72 by that number, and you’ll find out how many years it should take for your money to double.

Are you on track? Ahead? Behind?

Most investors find that they are behind… far behind. One cause for this discrepancy is that whenever an asset loses value, it takes a correspondingly greater gain to make up the entire loss.

For example, let’s say stock ABC is trading at $100 per share. It falls 20%, to $80 per share. How many percentage points will it take for ABC to return to trading at $100 per share?

You may think a 20% gain will do the job. But 20% of $80 is $16, and $80 + $16 is only $96. If your asset loses 20% one year, and gains 20% the next, its average return for those two years is 0%. Yet it lost $4 in value!

Anytime your asset has a down year, you experience a lower return than the Rule of 72 indicates you should enjoy. The more you can eliminate the frequency of down years, the closer you can come to matching the Rule of 72.


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Does The Church Come Back To Live On Earth?

You wrote last week: “The armies of Heaven will be with Him (Rev. 19:14), as will the Church (Rev. 17:14).” So we will return to earth after the tribulation. But your position is that we will not remain on earth for the 1000 yrs?

The Bible tells us the armies of Heaven and the Church are both with Jesus when He returns. But Zech. 14:4 mentions only Jesus actually setting foot on the ground . The others are seen in the air. And later, the same is true of the New Jerusalem. It’s described coming down out of Heaven, but never landing on Earth (Rev. 21:2). It’s a good thing, too. At about 1/6th the size of Earth it’s too big to put anywhere, except in a low Earth orbit. The Church will dwell in the New Jerusalem, not on Earth (Rev. 21:27).


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Spin Pin

I have the most “unfixable” hair there is.  The texture is very fine, and slick, and really the only thing it’s good at is staying straight!  I bought the Goody spin pin just to see what it would do… and it worked!  I wore them to a wedding, and the spiral pins stayed put all night {even through the electric slide}.  There are a few short layers that I wish would stay put, but I’m sure it’s nothing a bobbie pin or two won’t fix.  The longer my hair gets, the better I think they’ll work.

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    From what you described, my hair seems to be just like yours. I’ve been looking for something easy like this for so long! You have a lovely blog, by the way.

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The head cold I'm fighting off is seriously hampering my ability to write anything coherent longer than a standard comment/comment reply. So, instead, I shall drown my entry with memes that I did yesterday while high on DayQuil1 and hope no one notices the difference.

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To Do This:

1 - Go to Wikipedia. Hit "random" or click
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to Quotations Page and select "random quotations" or click
The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days” or click
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use Photoshop or similar to put it all together.

Mine looks like... okay, I have no idea, but it looks like some genre of music. Or something... I think the cold meds are wearing off.

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Post a single sentence from each WIP you have (or as many as you want to pick). No context, no explanations. No more than one sentence.

This is much, much harder than it looks. I've noticed in reviewing my WIPs, my favorite lines rely on context from the scene or other sentences. (And, okay, I cheated a little with 7 and 8 because they make me snorfle a little too much, but the rest are all from different stories.)

  1. Unfortunately Rodney was too busy flailing and trying to hack up the insect to check exactly what he had inhaled, Sheppard was too busy snickering to care, Ronon was too busy smirking and saying it was a good source of protein, and Teyla was far too busy being pregnant to be there to smack them both on his behalf.

  2. And John laughs so hard that he breaks something inside of him that he had forgotten had been there at all.

  3. "I'm glad squared to the cubed power of you being glad!"

  4. If I'm lucky they just burst into tears—and no matter how many times I tell them there's no crying in applied theoretical astrophysics they never listen—but no, for some reason they all seem to take it so personal.

  5. Both of their faces cloud over with anger at the insult, but John's past caring now, because they've interrupted Green Eggs and Ham Day with their idiotic gossip, and he's going to enjoy his disgustingly-colored-yet-surprisingly-delicious meal in peace even if he has to verbally eviscerate them like a certain topic of conversation would.

  6. Of course, "baby brother" was a misnomer as Ronon Dex was almost half a foot taller than Rodney, outweighed him by almost fifty pounds of pure muscle, and if particularly motivated could probably bend him in half.

  7. He would have stopped to stare at the sergeant from earlier, down on one knee trying to serenade the Stargate, but he just couldn't muster enough energy at this point.

  8. "I just witnessed one of my men trying to paint a puddlejumper in the nude. Forgive me for being a little off my game." I just noticed that this is not one sentence. I'm going to bed now. Damn meds.

  9. It seemed just about everyone onboard the USS Pegasus was a mutt of some kind: John was part Vulcan, Ronon part-Klingon, Teyla part-Betazoid, and John was sure Rodney had some chihuahua in him somewhere.

  10. "A few minutes ago, just for kicks, you tried to convince a gaggle of fourteen-year-olds we were a couple."

  11. "A Rodney McKay 'oh my god we're going to die a fiery death' minute, or a Rodney McKay 'gee I wonder what this tiny innocuous little button--oh my god we're going to die' minute?"

  12. "I'm sorry, is my imminent death not conducive to your shiny, happy thoughts?"

  13. "C'mon, Teyla, let’s find some light for Doctor Crankypants."

  14. "Nooo, no one ever appreciates the hero -- don't play any of that emo rock crap! -- it's always 'Oh, you should have been here faster' or 'Why did you have to stop and give your number to the attractive cat burglar before rescuing me', or 'help me, I'm being murdered'."

1 - Many apologies to anyone who received a strange comment from me in the past day or so. I get a little bit loopy on Day/NyQuil, even if they've taken out most of the fun ingredients these days.
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My robot masters have decided to allow me, a lowly robot, to discuss a partial explanation for the meaning of life.

Since everyone likes the universal language of math: DNA+TIME

Conceptually, DNA is a massive database which is a dynamic, mysterious, almost infinite recording mechanism which we pass from generation and species to species (it's true! Internet says so). Unfortunately, DNA has a self destruct timer just like in the movies.. sadface.

Humans, cursed from the age of 5, or so, begin to realize that we have been given a "gift" of introspection and self-awareness. Time, space and math are human constructs which give us a vantage/reference point so that we might make some sense of our surroundings. But why?

The concept of Time is solely a human "gift" which we seem to merge with all sorts of reality coping mechanisms. If we did not have the gift of time, would we be self aware?

Other mammals know they get sick and head to the graveyard but, do they have a concept, from an early age, that they have a limited time frame in which to complete certain life goals and tasks? Sure, the ant says "winter is coming, I need to prepare" but this is simply the environment giving signals. If a mosquito knew it had 48 hours, maybe it would break out a telescope?

So. Why are living organisms with complex data recorders forced to mutate rapidly in limited time frames then, pass some of the information to the next generation. The level of diversity among DNA based organisms and, the sheer incomprehensible level of mutation/evolution could be percived as an external construct.

The difference between "awake" life forms, such as humans, have been given the gift, or curse, of time. Time forces the being to be introspective and, thus, give a sense of self awareness. "I need to do this before that happens" etc. A mammal simply lives and responds to the environment whereas humans define their lives by the time they are given with environmental impacts as a secondary influence (long term). The end result is that the human race, with its unquenchable thirst for propagation, is evolving rapidly and passing on the complex information from generation to generation; with an expiry date on their minds.

Whether it's mitochondrial DNA or sperm, humans are a machine for mutation and evolution with a known expiry date. But why?

Time controls our DNA, that is how we percive it. It gets chopped up like an egg timer on the kitchen stove. Time is a human perception. Why it was bestowed upon us, who knows. But the two variables are linked to encourage innovation on the highest levels of production; as the population exponentially increases the DNA mapping, memory and conjugation becomes infinite.

Maybe someone or something is looking to us, the humans, for an answer.

But why?

TLDR : Human's were cursed with the understanding of time which gave rise to perceived consciousness. DNA is a recording mechanism which has a fuse. Humans are being driven to learn and evolve at a much faster pace than other organisms and pass the information on to subsequent generations. But why?

Reply Sat 28 Jan, 2017 08:06 pm
I disagree that time is a human concept. Time = change. If there was no change, there would be no time. Time existed prior to humans quantifying it. The sun rises and sets, the tides come in and out, etc, etc. All humans did was to build a concept to explain what already existed. We can then choose how much of a slave to time we wish to be
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It was adopted by humans. It feeds our view of self importance and helps us support our need for control allowing us to put parameters and thus emphasis on what we see as important.
In the end we need to wonder if this is all there is or is this only a beginning.
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We have been blessed/cursed with the ability of linear thinking?

We were just throwing out an idea that maybe... time is actually relative. Period. Dot dot. Period.

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"No one can fully appreciate the great fortune we have to be Americans without knowing the events that brought us to where we are today."
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Did you know that John Adams thought we would celebrate America's birthday on the second of July? That ten generals went on to become president? That our country has had nine different capitals, including Trenton, New Jersey, and Annapolis, Maryland?
Bestselling author and historian Lynne Cheney takes readers through America's story of freedom in this timeline of key moments in our history along with historic quotatons by great Americans and little-known facts about our country. Starting with our nation's beginnings, A Time for Freedom places the great events and figures of our history into context and shows the expansion of freedom in America. Filled with fascinating information that creates a textured journey through our nation's story, A Time for Freedom is a book that every family will want to share.
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A New York Times bestseller people can believe in--by "a pioneer of the new urban Christians" ( Christianity Today ) and the " C.S. Lewis for the 21st century" ( Newsweek ).

Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand their ground against the backlash to religion created by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics, he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God.

Timothy Keller's latest book, God's Wisdom for Navigating Life, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017.

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Liberal and conservative, religious and secular, Timothy Keller has lived and worked on both sides of this dichotomy, and notes that in our world both religious belief and skepticism are thriving. His purpose in "The Reason for God" is to engage both skeptics and people of faith about their deepest assumptions, and about their doubts. Both sides, he argues, make assumptions and leaps of faith which inform their decisions and their worldview, and both have legitimate questions which deserve honest thinking, to approach in a reason-able manner whether there is more rational evidence for or against the existence of a personal and knowable God.

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If you enjoy the writings of C.S. Lewis, this book is for you. If you are looking for spiritual truth, this book is for you. Timothy Keller is an educated man and he shows that Christianity can withstand and welcomes intellectual scrutiny.

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Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived in London, her brother has traveled with their father, Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a research experiment at the museum to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. To stop the evil deity, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey.
Publisher: Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2010.
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Day 44: Sea Lace

day44_laceyOur housebus is parked on the edge of a wonderful marine reserve at the moment, on Wellington’s south coast. The rock pools look like aquariums filled with all the most amazing specimens, and the beach is strewn with paua shells, cat’s eyes, kina shells and more. I’ve I’ve been drawn to the wonderful sea-weedy things lying around. I have no idea what they are, but the dusky purples, pale pinks, rusty creams and bright whites together remind me of a box of my Granny’s hand-knotted vintage lace.

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Hatpins – Sixty Linden Weekend

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Ahhh, the weekend is here and so far it is a delightful one. I swear I heard our lovely milliner mention cookies somewhere, so I shall be quick to get to showing you the beautiful bargains you shall find this weekend! Our dear Miss Reghan has three items available for the Sixty Linden Weekend sale, and we’ll start with a look at the Erin hair wreath, with those gorgeous dusk lilies. I don’t know about anyone else but there’s something about lilies that I find to be incredibly comforting, so this wreath is a sure favorite in my book. Though I would advise not keeping hair wreaths in books, they tend to squish that way. The next Sixty Linden bargain is the Bethan wreath, adorned with antique roses. There’s a good deal of beauty in these flowers with the cream, soft rose pink and deep red colors. I swear I can smell that delectable fragrance from over here. Or wait, do I smell roses or cookies? I must find out!

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And last up is the Old Silk Shoulder Scarf in a lovely shade of pink, the perfect topper for one of your favorite outfits. Stylish and fantastic, yes indeed! These three items will be available at the 60L sale price until Sunday eve. I wish you all a wonderful weekend full of smiles and cookies, and we’ll see you at Hatpins.

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NOW  AVAILABLE! The Rebels & Runes boxed set contains 23 novella-length urban fantasy stories. Some of these spell-binding tales are brought to you by NYT and USA Today bestselling authors. Take a trip to the future, or to the ruins of some of today’s great cities. Tales of magic, malice, mayhem, and a little bit of madness can be found in this collection. If you enjoy books containing shifting creatures, monsters, wizards, sorcery, and witches then this is the boxed set for you. Grab this collection at this discounted price for a limited time!

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Removing plasters - when?

I have 4 incisions which have dressing on them, all bloodied and yuck. Surgeon said to make sure I keep them on for 5 days, if they come off in bath/shower, just to put plasters over them if not been on 5 days yet.

Does that mean if they're still on by 5 days, I can/should take them off? My belly button one was REALLY hurting today, big lump underneath and sore so I took it off - I've recovered it again as 5 days tomorrow. That incision has freaked me out as he's sewn my belly button together!

So - do I take them all off tomorrow? Will that help them heal?

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I'd take it off end of tomorrow hun. But if you are getting more and more pain, any greenish discharge from your navel and begin to feel unwell, you need to see your gp. Is it red and hot around the wound ?? Xx

I think it's fine thanks, there's a tiny lump near it- feels and looks like a bite, itches like it. Just not sure how I got one under the dressing. It's all just dried blood, doesn't look infected thanks. It's just freaked me out as looks horrible as all bloody, and sewed together! :O

Bless you. What treatment did you have x

It was my second op, after have a first diagnostic one where they removed my ovaries, womb and tubes which were stuck to my walls. They told me then that I was "riddled with endo" but couldn't remove any.

So this op was to get rid of what they could. Apparently I had loads of scarring, mainly old (probably as been suffering since I was about 15!!) which was all along my bladder, bowel and left ovary (explaining why sharp pains worse on the left). Surgeon said it was a really tricky one to do as he had to be careful not to damage anything as he cut it off, was a 2.5hr op and he said he did a lot of work :O Had it done on Thursday and the pain from trapped air is only just going :( Now I'm just really sore x

Bless you hun. Big operation then. The trapped are really hurts. I hate it. Dreading my next op. Hopefully your now on the road to recovery then. Keep me posted hun. Xxx

I hope so too - but all I keep thinking is, this isn't a cure. And having gone through all this pain, I'm starting to think I'd rather live with endo issues. The pain has been too much :(

Good luck with your next op xx

Thanks hun. And I know they can never cure it. But manage it. But if left then it can worsen. I just want it to go away. Xxx

Eek - I'm so squemish!! Removed my dressings now. I thought at first glance, that I had 6 incisions rather than just 4 (as had four plasters on and the one lowest down has 3 stitches on it). BUT just noticed that the incision down there is a good 2cm long :O Didn't realise it'd be that big, thought it would always be small incisions. My hands have gone all numb and weird as I don't like thinking about it *pukes*

Keep them from getting wet however long your dr said.

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I am just about that action, boss!

As I write this we are just 2-days from Super Bowl XLVIII between The Seattle Seahawks and The Denver Broncos and I am definitely ready for some football.  Now living in Seattle, it is impossible not to get caught up in all the hype. Ok, confession time, most of my family is from Colorado, live in the Denver area, in fact my uncle has Season tickets to the Broncos and has even been generous enough to let me attend numerous games. But based on the photo below, he has since threaten to never let me go to a game again (honestly don’t know if he is joking) 😉 . While I would definitely not consider myself a die hard football fan I have always been a fan of the Broncos.

All I can say is, "Hustle like Russell"

May never be allowed into “Mile High” stadium again. All I can say is, “Hustle like Russell”

However, I have now been living in Seattle for nearly 2 years and there is something about this Seahawks team that I absolutely love! Last I checked, the vegas odds actually had Seattle favored by 2, but the Seahawks are not acting like the favorites they are acting like Clubber Lang in Rocky 3; hungry, overlooked, pissed off, and absolutely ready to fight for that championship “belt”. My prediction? Seattle brings the pain, like Clubber Lang, but Peyton maybe the greatest of all time, who know? Man, I can’t wait for this game to start.

My Prediction? Pain!

My Prediction? Pain!

While I may not know who is going to win the game, I know Marshawn Lynch is definitely ready to find out, he said it best, “I am just about that action, boss”. I absolutely love that quote and that may not even be the best thing he said in that interview, he also said,

“No talk aint won me nothing”.

Those are two very strong statements spoken by a man who wants that championship ring really bad, probably more then he has ever wanted anything in his entire life”. Think about that, think about being so focused on achieving a particular goal that you don’t even want to speak about it anymore, all you want to do is take action.

Check out the Lynch interview here (fast forward to 1:15):

However, sadly most people are the complete opposite of Lynch, they want to do more talking, and much less walking. They love to talk about losing weight, they love to talk about getting a better job, they love to talk about chasing their dreams, and they love to talk about wanting more opportunity but when the opportunity actually presents itself they act as if they don’t want any of that action, boss. They don’t want that “action”, cause it could take years of hard work, years of self-investment, and years of constant action to achieve their dreams, but we all know it is easier to just talk about it…

No more talking

No more talking

I am definitely a fan of action. I am a fan of the belief that nothing of any value will ever be just handed to you, I am a fan of the belief that you have to push through the road blocks of life, and I believe that the only way to succeed is consistent hardwork, but yet feel like I can’t find that many people with the same believe system. This makes me wonder…How did it become so acceptable to talk but not try? How did it become so acceptable to sit on the sidelines instead of playing? How did it become so acceptable to quit at the first sign of trouble?

I don’t know the answer to these questions, but what I do know is that action is required to reach your goals. It is impossible to go anywhere without action. It’s like riding a bike, the second you stop peddling (taking action), you immediately begin to slow down, eventually you will stop moving forward and then you will soon lose your balance and fall down. So instead of falling off that bike, be like Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch and stop talking about doing “it” and start doing. Start becoming a better, stronger, faster, smarter version of yourself now.

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Outfit Moray – New Patron an honour.

 I was asked recently by an old friend if I would be a Patron of a local Charity Outfit Moray.  This is what I wrote.

“Many thanks for the honour of being the First Patron of Outfit Moray and I will try to do my best for you. I have read and met some of your instructors on my travels and heard lots of good things about the organisation and the work you do and if I can help in any way I will. Outfit Moray are are great asset to the local community I am especially interested in their vision to get youngsters out in outdoors and all the benefits that this brings.

“I am looking forward to using my years of experience to help Outfit Moray continue with their amazing charitable work in using outdoor learning and adventure to develop the potential of young people, their  families and communities; building self-confidence, growing self- esteem, improving life skills and encouraging active learning. As a charity and social business, Outfit Moray is unique in its holistic approach, valuing courage, compassion, patience perseverance and integrity. Through encouraging risk awareness, positive risk taking, teamwork, leadership and a selfless approach to others, they are very successful in increasing health & well being, encouraging resourcefulness and creating a sense of purpose in young people.

At times we forget our local Charities and I am sure that any help anyone can give would be greatfully

‘Heavy’ will open and be speaking at the first of a series of Spirit of Adventure Evenings at the Universal Hall, Findhorn on 27th February 2015 to raise money for Outfit Moray. Tickets priced at £5.50 are available from info@outfitmoray.com

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Outfit Moray changes lives by creating the opportunity for everyone to take part in outdoor learning and adventure activities irrespective of their ability, financial position or location.

Our Mission

To actively develop potential and make a difference to the lives of others, and in particular young people, their families and communities, through accessible and affordable outdoor learning and adventure: building self-confidence, growing self-esteem, encouraging life skills and improving health.

We take a holistic approach to developing potential, using outdoor adventure to build trust, to challenge and to provide focus; valuing courage, compassion, patience, perseverance and integrity. We encourage risk awareness and positive risk taking, teamwork, leadership and a selfless approach to others. It is our aim to increase happiness and improve well-being, encourage resourcefulness and create a sense of purpose in life.

We value volunteers, providing training and development opportunities to enhance their skills, enabling them to participate in our work and use outdoor adventure to change lives.

Our Aims

  • To increase the capacity to deliver activities by developing a strong volunteer programme
  • To achieve a range of key outcomes relating to life skills and personal development
  • To provide a wide variety of outdoor activities that are imaginative and challenging and where ‘positive risk taking’ is encouraged
  • To support key agencies, organisations and groups in Moray to make Scotland a wealthier, fairer, healthier, safer, smarter, stronger and greener society
  • To build effective long term partnerships with local community organisations, other social enterprises, the local authority and private sector business.

Our Outcomes

  • Continuous progress towards being at least 50% financially sustainable
  • Volunteers skills are enhanced through training and development opportunities and experience is gained through regular contact with young people
  • The life skills of young people (including leadership, team working, communication, personal planning and taking responsibility) will be enhanced and improved
  • People will be more active outdoors and consequently healthier in mind and body
  • Young people will be more engaged in learning
  • The confidence and self esteem of young people in particular and others supported by the project will be  developed and improved.

Fundraising and Sustainability

To fulfil our objectives we work hard to raise funds and subsidise our activities. However, to sustain our level of commitment to the communities of Moray we are in constant need of donations from Grant Making Trusts, Corporate Organisations and Private Sponsors.

Our Values

These are the things we think are important in the people we employ and work with, and in the way we work. These are values we hope to instill in the young people we work with through our EnerG and Activ8 projects.

Shared values, loyalty, trust, respect, sharing, inclusion, diversity, support, friendship, leadership, family, honesty, openness, fairness, equality, responsibility, accountability

Access to the outdoors, encouraging others to enjoy and care for the environment and to take responsibility, leaving the area cleaner than we found it, treading gently, driving and parking carefully, helping land owners and farmers, respecting other people’s interests and privacy, being true to Outfit environmental code of practice, maintaining a professional, clean and tidy office, maintaining a clean, well organised and tidy equipment store, reducing, reusing and recycling our waste.

Motivating others, having fun at work, celebrating success, maintaining opportunities for trying new things, celebrating and sharing in other people’s happiness, a good sense of humour, working together, sharing experiences, smiling, variety.

Understanding that education is a lifelong process, ensuring that there is time for personal development, individual training plans, developing programmes, setting targets and challenges, learning from mistakes, a broad range of opportunities, learning from experience, taking responsibility for ‘our own’ learning, creating the ‘right’ environment for learning, investing in the process, evaluating programmes and courses, developing opportunities, listening to others, passing on ‘our own’ knowledge and experience to others, accepting coaching and coaching others, developing different teaching styles and approaches.

Creativity and Innovation

Creating time to generate ideas, picking up on the ‘small things’, testing ideas, thinking ‘out of the box’, the belief that new ways of doing things keeps us motivated and helps us to work ‘smarter’, enquiring minds, considered opinions, putting new ideas into practice, an enthusiasm for change, a flexible attitude and approach, valuing people’s input to the process.

Positive attitude to work and to people, being on time, doing the right thing (effectiveness), doing the thing right (efficiency), personal discipline, courtesy to others, accepting and giving feedback, working with others, setting clear goals and objectives, maintaining high standard of instruction – leading or guiding even when it gets tough, saying ‘no’ when we know we should, clear and positive communication, willingness to support and work with others.

About heavywhalley.MBE

After dinner speaker Lecturer and Mountain Rescue Specialist. Environmentalist. Spent 36 years with RAF Mountain Rescue and 4 years with a civilian Team . Still an active Mountaineer and loves the wild places.
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has le tigre climbed up the roof

Apparently the rumours are true – Kathleen Hanna’s art-pop-politico
trio Le Tigre are no more.

The news was revealed on the All Tomorrow’s Parties website, where a
letter from the organisers revealed who couldn’t play, and why. “There
are a lot of bands in there that just wont play,” says the missive,
“i.e LE TIGRE who broke up last year.” So there you have it.

Le Tigre released their last album, ‘This Island’, back in 2004. Their
first for a major label, it might not have reached the same place as
their ‘Deceptacon’-spawning debut did in the hearts of the indie
purists, but saw the band making ever more progress in getting their
message out to a wider audience.

Since completing Le Tigre’s final tour, Kathleen Hanna has worked on
her own projects, while Johanna Fateman opened a New York hair salon
called Seagull, and JD Sampson joined Peaches touring band
, released
her own Lesbian Utopia calendar, and appeared in John Cameron
Mitchell’s Shortbus. They will be missed.

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