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Friday, 14 October 2011

MonsterFest Posting - The Valravn.

As it's October and global spooky day draws ever closer I've taken the opportunity to join MonsterFest 2011.  If you want to join then you're welcome to click the button, pick your favourite thing that goes bump in the night and get blogging!

Here's a rather obscure wee beastie that is ever so much fun. If your definition of fun is spreading misery far and wide that is.
The Valravn comes to us from Danish Mythology and means “Raven of the Slain” (1)

Now much of this has been cribbed from Wikipedia and assorted other places around the net but I assure you that the facts have all been checked by my Danish relatives, or at least from my relatives. Who had a Danish at the time. I'm pretty sure it still counts.

This thing sounds awsome.  How do I get one?
In the age of the internet anybody can find or make bombs and cause widespread mayhem (2) but just think how much the other anarchists will respect you if you turn up with a flock of these monsters traveling in your wake.

Pictured: The face of modern anarchy.  Clearly Cliff Richard has much to answer for (3)
  1. Like many things in the ancient world the Valravn is born on the battlefield so you will first need to locate a suitably bloody fray.
    1. A good tip is to watch for Valkyries and familiarize yourself with Wagnerian opera since you'll generally hear the sopranos and the “Hi Yo Ti Ho Yo” song long before you see them(4)
  2. Having located a suitable battle take one raven and feed them the blood of either a Chieftain, a nobleman or a valiant king that has fallen in battle but not been buried.
    1. Opinion seems to be divided on exactly who you are supposed to choose and it's no good watching the other ravens because they'll just eat anyone that happens to be lying around.
    2. One possible solution to this problem is to bring along a jug and a blender in order to make bloodshakes and then feeding it to your chosen raven.
  3. However you manage to do it you'll know instantly because the raven has suddenly acquired the power of human speech.
    1. This step is optional but recommended for those who want a free thinking monster rather than just a talking magic bird. If the Valravn eats the heart of the unlucky dead he gains human knowledge, the ability to perform great acts of malice and a varied range of superhuman powers .
But some people are never satisfied with what they have and even though you've just become the owner of a super powered talking magical raven you still want more. Well that’s just fine because there are two more step before you can truly claim to have created a monster.
  1. Obtain a child, once again opinion is divided as to whether the child has to be your own or not.
  2. Give the child to Dave the Raven, as he wishes to be called, in total defiance of you wanting to call him Quoth, to have the child’s heart and you'll find that, in addition to all the powers he's already got he will now be able to either take human form or the form of a half raven half wolf monster. (5)
It is an unfortunate fact that, thanks to the shocking record keeping of the Danes, the exact method of this monsters creation is covered in deception and opinion on almost every aspect of the Valravn is divided.

This means that the only method of separating fact from fiction is experimentation.
Of course being that this is the Internet I'm certain that there are message boards where you can get assistance and differing opinions are discussed in a calm and totally rational manner.

How to fall in love with them:
Or more accurately how to get them to fall in love with you since the alternative would include copious amounts of leather, beer and certain substances that I, unfortunately, don't get paid enough to speculate about.

Naturally you will need to be extra breathtakingly beautiful in order to catch his eye in the first place because until now he's just been concentrating on meeting his Travellers Led Astray and Malicious Deeds Quota for the month.
It couldn't hurt to commit a few of the more epic sagas to memory. Beowulf is pretty much standard but you could branch out into Cú Chulainn or even The Song of Roland

But Is it worth the effort?
The pursuit of love is always worth the effort. But this does seem rather a lot to go through just to catch the eye of a shape shifting bird.
At first he won't contribute much to the household wanting to concentrate on the band and his drumming (6) but it won't be long before his avian mania for shiny things begins to kick in and he'll begin bringing home many shiny baubles for you.

As a completely random example the crown jewels of England are housed in the Tower of London which is also home to the tower ravens. (7)

Hunting them:
Jumping over to the side of the goodies now.
Pictured: The Goodies.
Boom Boom
Now It may be that the monster is rampaging out of control as monsters are wont to do and it is up to you to put an end to the foul creature (8) that you helped to create, a fact that you're going to keep under your hat for the time being.
The good news is that you don't need any special weaponry for this one, unlike werewolves, who need to be shot with silver and vampires, who need to be forced to sit through Twilight.

"The power of Stephanie Meyers compels you!"
A potential capture scenario would be to use one of the aforementioned epic poetry reciting beautiful maidens to distract him and imprison the beast after she has seduced him. Technically this makes her a fallen maiden (9) but she will join you in selling him to the travelling circus secure in the knowledge that he will certainly won't get free because no circus would ever let their star attraction escape.

Alternatively Dave might leave behind a cloak of feathers when he transforms into human form and if you were to get hold of that then he'd be your, very unwilling, slave in order to get his cloak back. It should be noted that this particular method of shape shifting is more of a Russian Slavic technique and is generally found only in werewolves

The problem is that neither of these methods of hunting are taking into account his powers which are many and dire. In these modern times actual magicians that are practiced enough to best the creature in a magical battle are few and scattered to the remotest parts of the world.

Thus we are forced to turn to modern technology and reveal the L115A3, a sniper rifle with an effective range of 2.5 km.(10) This time the plan is simple
  1. Lure him into the kill-zone with the aforementioned maidens give the order to take him out.
    1. Lets see him abracadabra his was out of that!

  1. Band name #293 – Available for childrens parties.
  2. Band name #294 – I'm thinking it's good for a string quartet that wants to be Ironically hip.
  3. If you're old enough to get this then enable smug mode.
  4. If you only hear the “hi ho” song then you've managed to strike dwarf and I can't help you with them.
  5. Congratulations you've unleashed your first monster onto the unsuspecting world. If used correctly your monster will give you years of trouble free rampaging and widespread devastation.
  6. Can't sing, can't dance. Yep, he's a drummer all right.
  7. I can hear the plot thickening as we speak!
  8. Corvus Corax Lupin Sapiens Erectus. if we want to be incredibly pedantic about it.
  9. Band name #295 – Pretty sure it's a Traveling Wilburys tribute band
  10. 1.5 miles, but you already knew that

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Greg: On the Straight, Narrow, and Butched

Greg reached his hand out from under the white barbering cape that was laden with a thick layer of heavy, shorn ebony tresses. A As he eyed the vast array of his once-prized mane glimmering under the neon kitchen light, Greg felt his buzzed pate. Slowly, his hand moved over the entire surface of his scalp, confirming what he already knew to be true. It was all gone! A smile crept, hesitatingly, across his lips. He’d been buzzed down to the nubs, one hundred percent! And to think, only minutes before, when he’d been ushered into the kitchen and invited to take a seat in the makeshift barbershop, his treasured locks had dangled to his shoulders. Thick, full of body, healthy, shimmering, to die-for hair! And now, it laid in lifeless, discarded clumps all around him. His longhaired, bohemian look was a thing of the past; a very streamlined, traditional butch cut was the new Greg.

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“I can’t believe it!” came the hesitating, amused response. ““How do I look?” The smile told it all. Matt was convinced Greg did not need a mirror to confirm that he’d made the right decision, submitting to the clippers. But he would satisfy the boy’s curiosity. He reached for the small mirror that lay with his barbering tools and held it in front of Greg’s face. The dazed fellow blinked in disbelief for a few instants before the slight smile blossomed to a fulsome grin.

“Now that’s what I call the perfect summer haircut!” the proud amateur barber pronounced. “Goodbye to hours wasted on hair care,” he said scooping up a mound of the shorn locks from the cape and dramatically dropping them to the floor. “Hello, simplicity!” Matt rubbed his hand rigorously across the top of the clipped pate before unfastening the cape and shaking the whole collection of cut hair to the floor of the kitchen.

Greg picked up the mirror and looked again – it was hard to recognize himself without his long hair. What would everyone say about his transformed look? Although his friends had often heard Matt taunt him publicly about the tyranny of long hair, Greg had never, ever suggested that he was at all responsive to the idea of a tight crewcut! In IIn fact, he was always adamant – playfully so, as Matt was a dear friend – that his long hair was part of his identity. And now it was all gone.

Matt busied himself with a broom, sweeping the shorn locks up into a gigantic mound. “Good riddance, eh, Greg?” he said gaily as he brandished a dustpan brimming with shorn, black hair on its way to the wastebasket. “And you can get rid of all your longhair paraphernalia too – the blow dryers, curling wands, conditioners, hair sprays, gels, mousses, scrunchies, head bands, etc. I’ II’m going to keep you tightly clipped for a good long while, my friend,” he said brandishing the huge set of Oster hair clippers before putting it into the barbering kit.

Greg thought back to when he realized Matt was interested in giving him a heavy-duty haircut. IIt was the first time he’d joined the guys in their Monday evening basketball activities. The rest of the fellows were dressed and ready to hit the bar, but Greg was stuck with some tangles to comb out. The catcalls bounced back and forth from “Let’s just leave him,” to “Hurry up, Greg!” Then he heard Matt say, “The fastest way to get him to the bar is through the doors of a good, old-fashioned barbershop!” There had been some high-spirited laughs followed by one of the fellows shouting, “If you don’t get out here now, we’re coming in there with a pair of scissors!”

At the bar, later that evening, when Greg was making a selection at the jukebox, Matt had sort of cornered him and posed the question, “So what do you say? How about letting me give you a nice, tidy crewcut? I got a pair of clippers at home that will take this mane of your down nice and tight!”

The suggestion had sent a chill down his spine, but Greg was able to laugh off the offer by flicking his head and sending the locks flying in the direction of the would-be barber. “No thanks, not tonight anyway! I’m rather fond of my hair.” That was an understatement. Greg would normally die for his beloved hair.

The next week after basketball, a second offer came from Matt, again at the bar. It was after many beers had been downed, that Matt slipped up behind Greg and suggested, “Well, then what about letting me give you a nice trim. Nothing dramatic. Just the tips.” Greg recalled the delicious feeling of Matt’s fingers fondling and stroking his beautiful, long hair. “Just the tips,” he repeated as he fashioned his fingers into a pair of shears and gingerly snipped off a few imaginary split ends, “ in my kitchen.”

Unexpectedly, Greg found himself desperately wanting to say yes to Matt, to be led into his kitchen – caped and shorn (well, trimmed). But, he used every nerve in his body to suppress this urge to agree. There was the obvious, tantalizing fear -- once under the cape, Matt pulling out the clippers and administering his original offer…a tight crewcut!!? So, Greg suppressed the soft moans of delight that Matt’s fingers on his nape elicited and said with as little emotion as possible in his voice, “I just had my hair trimmed. MMaybe some other time.” It was the truth, after all. He’d just plunked down $42 at the salon for his monthly styling.

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But strangely, no further offer from Matt was forthcoming. IIt seemed like the more Greg tried to steer the conversation to his hair and his need for a good trim, the less Matt responded. Greg even started talking about the need to get a real haircut. “This long hair is really becoming such a pain….” said Greg, putting his locks on the line.

Then, one night, exactly six months after he first learned of Matt’s interest in cutting his hair, Greg could stand it no longer. For months, he’d been bursting with desire to be lead into the kitchen, caped and shorn. He even dreamed about having his long hair chopped short. Greg saw Matt at the same jukebox, where Matt had first cornered him. He was getting ready to select a tune. Greg bolted across the bar, throwing all caution to the wind. “Matt, I need you to cut my hair. Tonight! I can’t stand long hair another minute.”

“Got it!” he answered quickly. “To the car, then!” The two walked quickly to the door. As they exited into the breezy night air, Matt said to Greg, “You are going to look great with a crewcut!”

That was the last thing said between the two of them until the clippers were snapped off and the hand first emerged from under the cape to assess the situation.

As they rode to the apartment, Matt’s hand plunged into the thick ebony tresses and stroked them gently. TThen it was up the stairs to the apartment, the door thrown open, the neon light in the kitchen flicked on, the chair pulled to the center, the cape snapped opened and then fastened snuggly. And then, the clippers snapped on, followed by a firm, rhythmic pumping motion through the mass of locks, from forehead to crown and from nape to crown. Sharp, chattering steel teeth and mounds of beautiful hair falling away in sheaths, ushering a new era of baldy bliss.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Are You Keeping Me Accountable??

This is a picture post to mortify myself in the name of accountability.
My resolve to keep the house cleaner?
Here is the result of spending a weekend coming and going from home only to pick things up and drop things off while the majority of my time was spent basically living at parents.
The house evolved quickly into a complete mess and Monday morning saw me out of bed with a checklist and cleaning on my mind.
So here are before and after pictures of the mess created in 4 days and cleaned in about 2 hours of steady cleaning.
Living Room - Before
Living Room - After
Dining Room - Before

Dining Room - After
[Note: I know it appears to be messy still but we're collecting moving boxes and there's not much you can do to make them look neat;P]
Sink - Before

Sink - After
Counter - Before

Counter - After

Bedroom - Before
Bedroom - After

 So, as you can see, my house cleans up nicely when I put the effort in.
Admittedly these pictures are from Monday of last week and my house isn't this clean at the moment. It's not this messy either, though.
Thanks for following my journey through laziness and housewifery..
How is it going for you? What is the state of your house/room/dorm? What have you done to let it become a mess or keep it neat?

Friday, January 9, 2015

Reflections and Anticipations

Around the end of 2014 I thought about putting together a post covering my year and all the blessings therein but I never got around to it. I put it off thinking I’d just write a post in the first few days of 2015 and cover both the past year and what we look forward to in the new year. Well, that didn’t happen either. I guess it still technically is the beginning of the year, January 9th isn’t really all that late in the spectrum of three hundred and sixty-five days.

So now I thought I’d roll it all into one mid January post. Reflections on the past year and anticipations on the one we’re in.

A lot happened in my life last year - I have had so many incredible blessings take place in the last twelve months.

I married my best friend and fiancé Wesley Smith and we started on our adventure together and a grand adventure it is proving to be. April fifth will forever be a favorite day of mine <3

To start our adventure off Wesley took me on a surprise honeymoon which involved my first experiences with flying, cruise ships, all around the clock all you can eat buffets, room service, Mexico, and caring for sick spouses ;)

We came home to our first home together and I started the life I’d trained years for; stay at home wifehood. I was lazy sometimes but nailed it other times. I was over ambitious some days and lazy most. But I’ve done okay and still have a happy husband and with my renewed desire to overcome laziness am much happier with myself as well.

I was blessed with one of the deepest desires of my heart and feelings of one of the most amazing and purest joy as I watched the positive sign appear on a pregnancy test. I got to share that joy at three AM on a Sunday morning with Wesley and excitedly praise God together for our first child with which we will share our adventures.

The pregnancy (as more deeply described in my previous post) has not been only what I imagined but much more. It has been harder than I anticipated yet exceedingly more thrilling and breathtaking as well. Daily I am overwhelmed with a mother’s joy and love as I feel my little one pushing against a sundry of organs, ribs, and the like. I cradle my unborn bundle of joy and pray over it knowing all too soon I will miss this feeling as it is replaced by new senses when our baby arrives in this world.

Through my marriage I’ve been blessed by claiming the Smith Family truly as mine. I have so many incredible siblings now. My family life with the Huffman’s is much more peaceful and loving as well now that I’m married and out of the house ;P I have received a very unexpected blessing in the form of a mommy who is now one of my very best friends. Some readers will understand why that comes as a surprise; to you others, let’s just say I wasn’t the easiest daughter to raise..

In spite of the depression during pregnancy this year has still held the most balanced version of me. I don’t know whether I can say marriage was my fix, or the change in hormones through pregnancy, or what combination it is but I do know that out of the recent years this has been my least depression controlled one. Anyone who has dealt with depression, self-harm, suicidal tendencies personally or have close relationships with people who do/have you will understand what a relief and blessing this truly is.

Something I’m still grasping is adulthood. I got married this year, turned twenty this year, began motherhood this year yet still lump myself in with the highschool/teenage group in my mind. I have (I think) grown up a little though. I am comfortable going to pay bills myself, shop, hang out with the librarian who is an adult, so, that’s something. I still struggle with answering phone calls or returning them but… I’ll get there eventually.

Among our adventures this year we took a trip to St. Louis just because we could. We camped, took in a Cardinals game, visited the City Museum (it is amazing and I highly encourage family’s with kids to go), and walked through more of Forest Park than I ever needed to in order to visit the zoo.
We took an overnight trip to Cincinnati and southern Indiana going to IKEA, Bass Pro, and a gathering at a family friends place.

In early August I joined my family on a trip to Michigan where we went to a Bible Conference then spent a few days at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. It was my first stay away from Wesley and I missed him a lot but it was good to get away at that point in my pregnancy.

Mid-August saw the Smith Family’s to Holden Beach, NC and I was ecstatic to finally get to join them on their traditional vacation. We had a wonderful, relaxing, and fun week followed up with my first visit to Grandma Kathryn’s home in the mountains of North Carolina.

In mid-October we went to Ohio for a siblings wedding and my first penetrating trip into Ohio. And let me tell you, North Eastern Ohio in the fall has got to be one of the most beautiful places I’ve been. I got to see lots of lovely country, farms, and Grandma Smith’s home.

Thanksgiving Wesley and I spent at my parent’s home where all my siblings gathered. It was a wonderful time full of food, family, rejoicing together in our many blessings, and simply being together.

Christmas Wesley and I spent with his family and enjoyed a very relaxed day of food, poker, and naps.

So in an overall reflection of the year 2014 I’ll sum it up with I got married and gained over 50 pounds and if I were to make a resolution for this new year it would be to lose at least 40 of those 50 pounds ;) :P Just kidding… sort of.

Looking forward to 2015 I trust that it too will be year of new and wonderful adventures filled with innumerable blessings.

Wesley and I have just purchased our first house and hopefully within this year I will be able to paint, decorate, and turn it into the home I envision.

Sometime in early March we anticipate the birth of our first child which is sure to add to the excitement of our life and create a sleep deprived me which may be interesting :P

Wesley is signed up for a few 5k’s throughout the year and is probably planning to add to those as the year progresses.

In 2015 I am planning to once again bake for the Greencastle Farmer’s Market but come sleep-deprived-March-me we’ll see where my resolve is ;)

I don’t have any major “resolutions” for the new year. I just plan to live every day striving to do all in a way that glorifies my Father in heaven and enjoy each moment He gives me. I am longing to immerse myself in the joys of motherhood and continue improving on my journey in wifehood. I hope to grow in both and become more and more the finished work of a divine Creators hands.

So how was the last year for you? What are you most looking forward to in 2015?

I realize that this post is very random and poorly put together but as I try and retry writing it I am having trouble focusing and decided as to postponing it until it’s completely irrelevant to simply leave it as it is and publish it.


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It took steely determination for Aisholpan, a 13 year old Kazakh girl, to take on the centuries old male tradition of hunting with eagles. She had to face the derision of traditional male Kazakh communities in Mongolia as training a girl to be an eagle hunter flouted established culture and centuries-old rules.

The documentary “The Eagle Huntress” follows Aisholpan and her family as she learns from her devoted father about eagles and hunting and then takes on the capturing of her own fledging eagle, its training and entering the annual and time honored Kazakh Golden Eagle Festival contest where Aisholpan faced 70 experienced male competitors.

The large hunting eagles are intimidating; their six foot wing spans enable them to fly an amazing 120 mph in spite of their 30 pound weight. Formidable fighting machines, they are every bit the match for common prey like fox. It is a marvel to see the eagles as they live with and become a cherished part of Kazakh families. After seven or so years of living with her partner, the eagle is released far away to return to the wild so the cycle of life can continue.

This is a first but extraordinary outing by filmmaker Otto Bell. He mixed the drama of Aisholpan working with her eagle with her everyday life as a teenager. To help build the human element in the story Bell enlisted an experienced filmmaker and frequent Kazakh visitor (Martina Radwan) who came to live with Aisholpan’s family for several weeks.

There is subtle drama and character development in Aisholpan’s quest, but in some ways the star of this film is some of the most awe-inspiring cinematography ever captured. The setting is the Altai mountains near the Mongolian steppes, a place quite forbidding and frigid most of the year. The film takes you where few but the most adventurous westerners have traveled.

The filmmakers certainly capture the austere beauty of the steppes, but they also show everyday life, particularly the traditional clothing that seems so rich and wondrous for a nomadic people that have to pick up and move seasonally.

It is amazing to think that anyone, especially young Aisholpan, can ride horseback for such long distances carrying their 30 pound eagles on outstretched arm, a feat for even the most muscled at the local gym.

To make the film a small crew flew to Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar, then via small plane to Ölgii, in the Bayan-Ölgii province of northwest Mongolia, and thence a two-hour bus ride to Aisholpan’s family’s home.

After getting approval to do the film from reserved Kazakh elders, director of photography Simon Niblett made four trips to Mongolia. A “how we did it” video produced by Niblett will be of great interest to photographers:

The film will appeal to travelers, culture seekers, adventurers, bird and horse people, and the generally curious.

For a completely different take on feminism and true girl power this “G” rated story should be seen by all young people. It will inspire because Aisholpan's dreams, no matter how challenging they may have been, came true.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Austin Craft Riot Summer Show!

Earlier this year, we applied to become members of a local craft collective called Austin Craft Riot, in order to grow our little sewing venture. Well, it has been a whirlwind of learning, product portfolio building, sewing room time and it all culminates THIS WEEKEND! Holy cow, I’m so nervous!

Ruth isn’t nearly as nervous as me, which is why we make a good team. Anyway, Hammer and Thread, along with 70 other local Austin crafters, will be presenting the Austin Craft Riot Summer Show, this Saturday and Sunday, August 16 & 17 from 11-6 both days. It’s $2 per adult to get in and FREE for kids. In addition to the awesome vendors, there’ll be a huge kids activity area with arts & crafts, games and prizes.

Hammer and Thread will be selling our famous lounge pants, recycled hoodies (yes, the Lil Blue Boo pattern!), 3 sizes of snack/sandwich bags for your kiddo’s lunchbox, our NEW belts and NEW adventure pouches. The pouches slide onto any 1” belt and can hold whatever treasure your adventurer finds along the way.
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Friday, December 29, 2006

This Just In....

Pizza Hut & All You Can EAT = BAD!

Wait, or is that gooooood?!?

Well, anyway, it sure WAS good!

Therefore, I must run and run fast.

I really have nothing. I just can not seem to get into this work thing. Can you? Do you enjoy what you do? The people you work with? The money you are paid?

Too many questions. I all really want to do is go home and run or ride or run then ride. I mean it is like 42 degrees outside! Later.

Monday, December 25, 2006

The Take.............

So I am like 33 some years old, but still love me some Christmas Gifts. This years take was pretty darn good. Don't you think so?

On a different front, I ran almost 22 miles last week. Along with the 30,000 holiday calories I likely ate up and I had a week of two Milestones!!

Merry Christmas to All!!!!

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Holidays = GOOOOOD Times

Our Festivus Party was a great success. The Festivus Feats of Strength 5K was not. Too much drinky equals no runny!

I really do not have much to say. We don't have our Christmas shopping done! We will spend more time in our car then with the family were are traveling to see (two families to visit and not near each other). I ran 20 fabulous miles last week before my weekend binging. Holiday Chocolates and Treats are every where I turn. The just ended season of Survivor was the best in years. Scrubs has been awesome. I have discovered red wine. I miss my bike. Finally, I think I will have some more chocolate!

For not much, that was too much. Later.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Goals Are Good.....

"I hope to log a long, for me, run today or tomorrow. I would like to top the 10k mark."

See my training log to the right and you can see that it was OVER 7 miles for me today. My longest run to date at a pretty darn good pace if I must say so myself! Now if I could just get to sleep! Later.

Friday, December 15, 2006

Goals Are Good.....

But first let me tell you this week has been ridiculous. I had a Gourmet Steak Dinner at Sullivan's Steak House on Monday. Then a Gourmet Steak Lunch at the Wildfire Grill on Tuesday. Yeah, I said lunch, it was our office Christmas Lunch Spectacular. I ate like there was no tomorrow and it was fabulous. Tomorrow, it will be Turkey and Wine as we celebrate our annual Festivus for the Rest Of Us Holiday Party. I love the Holidays!!

It has also been a great running week for me. I have had some really solid runs both distance wise and time wise. The legs are feeling really great. I hope to log a long, for me, run today or tomorrow. I would like to top the 10k mark. It could be tough with all that is going on.

Goals, oh yeah, I like goals. I believe that stating your goals is very important as it makes them REAL. I am a big fan of this. Normally I just blog something or mention something to my wife without making a big deal about it. I am still formulating my goals for 2007, but have decided I will post them here and make a big deal about them! Good times.

2007 will involve some major running goals. However, do NOT worry cycling world you are still my first love!! All this goal talk has got me jazed. Or is that my No Fat Triple Shot Grande Latte???

Anyway, how about a goal? I will run a Half Marathon March 18th, 2007.

The Festivus Party is Saturday. How about a Feats of Strenght 5K on Sunday. Who's with me. Please note, I am well aware that I am not the originator of above used Festivus and Feats phases.

Friday, December 08, 2006

"Dude, the numbers don't lie. Look I am older, but still cooler, better looking, richer, and faster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for those who don't know, this is lance training with the 07 discovery cycling team. he is having a conversation of sorts with levi after just dropping him on a climb.

Too Much.....

Footlocker was running its 30% off total order Friends and Family Deal this past weekend and I rarely pass up an opportunity to spend money. The coupon just makes me feel that much better about the purchase!

Before I knew anything at all about running I purchased some Nike Air Max Solas last April from Footlocker (see comment about coupon). Nike shoes fit me, work for me, and I have always wore them. Mainly to play hoops though.

The Air Max is a neutral shoe with pretty decent cushioning. I have had no issues logging over 150 miles in them. Wait, then why the heck did I buy new sneeks? Anyway, I picked up these 06 Nike Air Pegasus, the number one rated shoe for 2006 according to Runner's World.

I ran two treadmill miles last night and they felt great. Very light and fast feeling. My issue is I think they are too flashy. Not reflective flashy, but style flashy. I am big fan of the Nike yellow and black look, but the sliver seems a bit much. They come in your basic white and blue too? Is it too much? Later.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Still Snowed In?

Well, I am not, but a major part of the Midwest is. Family in Southern Illinois is and has been since Friday without power. It is like freezing outside! I hope they are bundled up real good.

I have been running, mostly on my shitty treadmill in the basement. I bought this piece of crap about 5 years ago for the wife when she just had to have one. I knew she would NOT really use it, so we went on the cheap. It was something like $300 bucks at Sports Authority. It is a Pro Form whatever. She did not use it.

Now, it is I paying for being such a cheap arse. I have logged over 100 miles on that thing this past year. I used it to get my weight loss started and then cross train in the summer when time would not allow me to ride. It has always been hard to run on, but lately it has been making odd noises and I stain to log miles that I can run outside with no issues.

Yes, I am telling you I need to shop for a new treadmill. I am talking fitness club level treadmill. My initial research has lead me to believe that I will be spending at least $2000 for one. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Speaking of the gym, I made it to the YMCA yesterday for a run and some weights. Oh boy, running on that Nautilus treadmill sure was nice. I could have ran all day. I even managed some incline for 300 feet of climbing. It was a nice 3 plus miles. Hence, my new treadmill jones.

On the camera front the FujiFinePix F20 did NOT cut it and I returned it to Best Buy. Looks like it will be more cash for a Canon SD700. Does it ever end? Later.

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Snow Day

After a day of Media Hype it finally Snowed. It wasn't 12 inches for Chicagoland, but it was around 5 inches of wet, messy, and hard to shovel snow. Basically, every thing was shut down yesterday. No Work or School for my household.

Does the snow mean an end to my running career?

Anyone know anything about point and shoot cameras? I had a nice one that was left out in a rain storm. As a result the Canon Powershot S500 now works when it wants to, which is very rare these days.

So, I picked up a FujiFlim FinePix F20se. The above picture was taken with it. Out of the box I am unimpressed with the pics it produces. I need a point and shot camera that takes good pictures in low light. Basically, one the wife can use to take millions and millions of pictures of the kid. The Fuji pictures are no where as clear as the ones the Canon took. Wait a minute..........why not just get another Canon! Brilliant!


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Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Scouse Birds Birthday night out

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, or haven't been following me, or just don't give a fuck you might be sware that it was the celebration of my day of birth this week. I was made up at turning 27 cos it's my lucky number. Much better than the devastation I felt at turning 26 (quarter life crisis) so I was looking forward to having a great time. Plus I look younger than I did at 26 thanks to the introduction of Botox to my fod. Long live freezy face juice.

Things didn't start so well. I woke up on Thursday morning chocka block full of cold thanks to my ginger housemate @susielovesvodka the slag. My birthday falls on the summer solstice so it's the longest day of the year, and fuck me, I was in work dying of cold and it fuckin felt like the longest day of the year. I ended up getting off early and chartering a plane home from Kirkby so I could nap. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow and was only woken up by @maverick85p turning up at 6.20 when I was supposed to be ready to go out with me ma at 6.30. FML.
I got dressed dead quick, probably had the outfit co-ordination and hairstyle of a bad wool. If I owned a pair of kitten heels I probably eould've thought they were a great fashion choice being in the state that I was in. But I soldiered on, went out, scranned a pizza hut then went back to sleep.

The next day @maverick85p took me into town after work for the birthday shopping trip. I felt bad that I was going to be fucking off for 2 weeks to Cancun without him plus he'd made out to me mum like I was bleeding him dry the little arlarse so to prove a point I thought I'D take HIM for something to eat. I mean he was gonna be takin me to Matou for my birthday meal on Saturday like, fairs fair. He thought he was boss choosing Carraghers bar didn't he? He was in his element ordering ribs and cocktails and watching the footy, sorry THE FUCKING BASTARD FOOTY - even havin the cheek to suggest I tip them with my birthday money. Well cut to 2am and suddenly he's in ours projectile vomitting all over the show. Karma, or rather the ribs he'd scranned at Cafe Sports had come back to bite him in the arse for letting me pay for a meal in the middle of my birthday celebrastons hadn't they? As I went out the back to get him a bucket in case of further mishaps I stood barefoot on a bastard slug – Happy Birthday! (I thought remind me to go back outside and salt it and leave its carcass there as a warning to all other slugs) As I rubbed his back and told him everything was gonna be alright he declared that he's never letting me pay for anything again. Result.
The problem was the next day he was too sick to take me out to Matou....oh well you'll just have to pay for my acrylics instead won't you lad?

The Saturday night we went out to see our now good friends at Moniques. I'd sent them a list of demands including which booth we wanted to sit in, what music they were allowed to play, the fact we wanted fresh limes with our mixers instead of that cordial shite. Oh yeh I was in full on birthday diva mode. This birthday needed to buck up it's ideas cos it was goin down the pan fast. I got in the booth and noticed half the cast of Scousewives were over on the stage bit hangin out on their thrones. Joe-Ann one of the promoters and all round lovely woman came over and said they were dying to meet me can I come over?
"Ar ay Joe-Ann I've just got here can't I have a bevvy first?"
She came back like 30 seconds later sayin "They said get her over here raaaar now we wanna meet her!"
So I went and did my meet & greet (HA!), Gillian was gorgeous, Chris and Mark beautiful and fabulous and Jaiden was of course....still a wool. I saw Danny later on lookin like he's just stepped out, just stepped out of a salon with his fabulous hair. Holly Henderson turned up a bit later on and he let us have a go on the bongos - we killed the bongos.

After that I went back to hang out with the Scouse Bird entourage - @maverick85p did THAT dance which of course everyone was suitably impressed with and is still completely indescribable. The gay lad in the booth next to us was the most impressed of all - I found out the next day he'd been tryin to feel me fellas arse up and put his hands round his waist. Er if I'd know that there would've been handbags at dawn....I've lost too many men that way.

I had a great night all in all and was made up when Matt the DJ presented me with my CD he'd burnt of Greyhound. He didn't have it last time I was in and he'd been warned that I'd be spittin on his Louboutins if he made the same mistake again, Greyhound is a boss fist pumping anthem. Joe-Ann and Mark made my night amazing, can't thank you enough and I'll see you all soon.

Inabit (she types as she's in a plane over the Atlantic)

@boobleyboo AKA @scousebirdprobs


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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Anniversary Dinner!

This months date is our weekend away which is later this month, but Ga-Ga & Pa did come up and watch the kiddos so we could go out to dinner on our actual anniversary. We had been wanting to try a new place close to home, but then I found a Groupon for Scotch & Vine in Des Moines. It's one of Michael's favorite places so we decided to go there instead. It was a Thursday night, but I went ahead and made reservations just in case. When we got there our table was all ready for us by the wine collection. Whenever we eat at Scotch & Vine we always split everything. We ordered a cheese plate, appetizer, salad and an entree. We were nice and full. After eating we went and did a little shopping and then went to Cold Stone for dessert. We had filled up our Cold Stone card so ours was free this time. It was SO nice not having to share with the kids!


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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

last parts arrive!

Got the last shipment of parts today at work!  After very positive results with SRAM on my cross bike, I've "upgraded" my Dura-Ace 7800 shifters and rear derailleur on my CAAD 9 with SRAM Rival, and couldn't be more happy.  With Happy Fun Bike however, I decided to take it up a notch and give Force a try.  So aside from a Rival front derailleur, I'll have a complete Force group.  I decided to go with GVH Bikes due to the low prices, being able to choose the components exactly, and team mate recommendation.  It was extremely easy ordering from Tom @ GVH bikes, rounding out what has been a very painless process of collecting all the parts together.

- Force 53/39 Crankset with GXP bottom bracket.
- Force rear derailleur.
- Force shifters.
- 1090-R SRAM chain

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Utah State researchers working to prevent hospital infections — with spider silk

February 6th, 2016 Posted in Science, USU Life

By Dylan Harlow

A lab at Utah State University dedicated to studying uses for synthetic spider silk has developed a working prototype of a coating that researchers believe will prevent bacterial infections caused by medical supplies such as catheters and intravenous tubes.

“This is a problem that not a lot of people are trying to fix,” said Justin Jones, a senior research scientist who oversees the project. “Infections from catheters are a major contributor to hospital infections, and we are trying to find a solution for that.”

Jones said the coating, which is made from synthetic spider silk proteins, could also be used on needles, scopes, stents and other medical devices used in patient treatment around the world.

“The real value here is the lack of toxicity,” said Tom Harris, a graduate research student involved with the project. “A lot of the time, anti-microbial solutions are toxic to humans. Our solution isn’t toxic, which will open up a plethora of different applications.”

In January, the lab applied for a government grant to officially add the project to its list of ongoing developments.

Jones said the grant will hopefully allow he and his fellow researchers to create a preventative measure against infections that will eventually be widespread throughout the medical industry.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Jim Leitner Returns! [Updated]

I received word today that former Harris County District Attorney's Office 1st Assistant Jim Leitner had signed up to run for Harris County Attorney.

We haven't heard much from Big Jim since his testimony in the David Temple hearing, where he repeatedly claimed that I wrote untrue things about him, and then subsequently admitting that all the things I had written about him were, um, completely accurate.  When we last checked in with him, his employment had been terminated by Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman and he was working as a contract attorney in the 208th District Court.

Jim's return to politics is interesting for a couple of reasons.  First and foremost, he never seems to win anything.  He's made a couple of tries to be District Attorney that haven't panned out too well for him.  More interestingly, however, is the fact that he seems to be having a bit of an identity crisis on what political party he belongs to.  Jim has been very public in his support of Democratic candidate for District Attorney Kim Ogg.  Prior to being terminated by Sheriff Hickman, he had been appointed as a high ranking member of the Sheriff's Office under Democrat Adrian Garcia.

So, when I heard that Jim was running for something again, my first question was "under what Party?"

Well, it turns out that he's running as a Republican.  I don't know how well received that will be within the upper echelons of the Harris County Republican Party.  They tend to not like candidates who have failed in two previous elections, and they really don't like those who aren't loyal.

Jim's opponent in the Republican Primary is former Civil County Court at Law judge Jacqueline Lucci Smith.  My understanding is that she has worked for the Harris County Attorney's Office and that she doesn't seem to have the same confusion over what Party she belongs to.

Part of me hopes that Jim wins and makes Pat or Nick Lykos his first assistant.  That's only because it would give me more entertaining material to write about.  However, I value my Right to Vote too much to cast a ballot in favor of him.

I don't know much about former Judge Smith, but she'll have my vote.

UPDATE:  I learned today that attorney Chris Carmona filed for County Attorney last night and that Judge Smith is stepping aside to be his treasurer.

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Hey Murray, when are you going to comment on the 176th decision? You've been uncharacteristically quiet. Are you uncomfortable about saying anything because you're friends with the parties involved? You don't seem to have problems commenting on other people who work in the building, esp when you don't like them.

Murray Newman said...

Actually, if you had been paying any level of attention, you would have noticed that I've been "uncharacteristically quiet" on this blog for some time now. I've been writing a weekly column at Mimesis Fault Lines and that has been my focus.

I did actually write an article on the 176th decision and I posted a link to it in the comments of the last post. Since you apparently missed it, here it is again:

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Anonymous said...

Once RP gets home and helps Don with the big words, he's gonna call Jim and get you fired again.

Anonymous said...

So, the filing period has come and gone and "Just Sayin" is nowhere to be found on the ballot.

Undoubtedly he will be posting shorty, complaining that nobody had the stones to file against Devon in the primary.


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Tuesday, August 01, 2006

8/1- Car Upkeep

When you buy a car, you hope you are getting a fine piece of machinery. However, if you want to keep it in good shape, there are constant expenses. Every couple months you've got to get the oil changed. Every 10K or so you need to get the tires rotated. You need to get the brakes checked. You need to do this. You need to do that. (granted, I could probably learnto do many of these things myself, but I won't)

I can't think of a single other product that requires this much upkeep. Would you ever buy a bookcase if you had to replace the shelves every 3 months? I know I wouldn't. Its sh*t like this that makes me jealous of those of you who live in a city. For all the hassles of public transportation, atleast you don't have to maintain it.

Car upkeep: I hate you.

Blogger Bobman said...

Getting your tires rotated is one of the biggest scams going. Tires last like 60-80,000 miles. If you get them rotated, what, you add, maybe 10,000 miles to their life? Probably less? But you get them rotated every 10,000 miles. At 100 bucks a pop, that's 600 bucks over the life of the tires. And a set of new tires costs.... LESS THAN 600 BUCKS! Even for my TRUCK, which has ridiculously EXPENSIVE tires, they cost less than 600 bucks.

Stop being a sucker.

7:09 AM
Blogger anonymous said...

The Man has us by the balls.

7:37 AM
Blogger LaRie said...

Why don't you roate them yourself? Change your own oil? Come on guys. Seriously.
$100 to roate your tires? Wow, it should be free with your oil change.

8:20 AM
Blogger anonymous said...

pointless story, but one place was supposed to rotate mine once and they didnt (and i sure as hell wasnt watching to know).. but there was an off-duty cop there and he was watching with a Super Hawk Eye cause they had effed up work on his Suburban before (cause he was pissed). well, he had been watching.. went out to my car, wiped the lugnut and came back in and hoed em out. it was funny to see the desk guy cower cause police dude had obviously already had enough of their "workmanship".

thank you random copper nice guy.

10:01 AM
Blogger Bobman said...

Changing your own oil is rarely that cost-effective - most places will do it as cheap as it would be for you to do it yourself, and much quicker. I've changed my own plenty of times, and it's not worth the hassle to save, what? 3 dollars? Valvoline will do it for 17.99, let's see you find a filter and 4-5 quarts of oil for less than 15 bucks. The only downside being that you have to tell them "no" for all the other 15 things they tell you you need on your car, but how hard is that?

As for rotating your own tires.... that requires way too much jacking up and jackstands and whatever for the regular Joe using a scissorjack. I agree that $100 is way too much for that service, but I would argue that it's a completely unnecessary service to begin with.

The one thing everyone SHOULD learn to do themselves is brake pads. It's like, a 10 minute job, and it costs about 25 bucks an axle to replace pads yoruself, as opposed to the $200+ the shop charges you. Even doing rotors when necessary isn't that much harder, and you'd be amazed at how cheap it is.

12:21 PM
Blogger The Rev said...

This is not the week to talk to me about cars.

I'm angry enough I've had to put $2600 of repairs into mine this year.

1:28 PM
Blogger anonymous said...

check the specs on the.. rotors..

8:50 AM
Blogger slowpokemary said...

OK, try owning a house. Talk about upkeep! I love my house, but . . . plumbers, roofers, tree cutters (we do our own yard maintenance, but dead limbs too high up for our ladders require special attention); cleaning filters, fixing broken appliances, it just goes on and on!!!!

11:49 AM
Blogger anonymous said...

thats why you hire illegals! help spread the wealth. unless youre racsist.

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Thoracic Surgery

  1. General information
    1. Types
      1. Exploratory thoracotomy: anterior or posterolateral incision through the fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh intercostal spaces to expose and examine the pleura and lung
      2. Lobectomy: removal of one lobe of a lung; treatment for bronchiectasis, bronchogenic carcinoma, emphysematous blebs, lung abscesses
      3. Pneumonectomy: removal of an entire lung; most commonly done as treatment for bronchogenic carcinoma
      4. Segmental resection: removal of one or more segments of lung; most often done as treatment for bronchiectasis
      5. Wedge resection: removal of lesions that occupy only part of a segment of lung tissue; for excision of small nodules or to obtain a biopsy
    2. Nature and extent of disease and condition of client determine type of pulmonary resection.
  2. Nursing interventions: preoperative
    1. Provide routine pre-op care.
    2. Perform a complete physical assessment of the lungs to obtain baseline data.
    3. Explain expected post-op measures: care of incision site, oxygen, suctioning, chest tubes (except if pneumonectomy performed)
    4. Teach client adequate splinting of incision with hands or pillow for turning, coughing, and deep breathing.
    5. Demonstrate ROM exercises for affected side.
    6. Provide chest physical therapy to help remove secretions.
  3. Nursing interventions: postoperative
    1. Provide routine post-op care.
    2. Promote adequate ventilation.
      1. Perform complete physical assessment of lungs and compare with pre-op findings.
      2. Auscultate lung fields every 1-2 hours.
      3. Encourage turning, coughing, and deep breathing every 1-2 hours after pain relief obtained.
      4. Perform tracheobronchial suctioning if needed.
      5. Assess for proper maintenance of chest drainage system (except after pneumonectomy).
      6. Monitor ABGs and report significant changes.
      7. Place client in semi-Fowler's position (if pneumonectomy performed, follow surgeon's orders about positioning, often on back or operative side, but not turned to unoperative side).
    3. Provide pain relief.
      1. Administer narcotics/analgesics prior to turning, coughing, and deep breathing.
      2. Assist with splinting while turning, coughing, deep breathing.
    4. Prevent impaired mobility of the upper extremities by doing ROM exercises; passive day of surgery, then active.
    5. Provide client teaching and discharge planning concerning
      1. Need to continue with coughing/deep breathing for 6-8 weeks post-op and to continue ROM exercises
      2. Importance of adequate rest with gradual increases in activity levels
      3. High-protein diet with inclusion of adequate fluids (at least 2 liters/day)
      4. Chest physical therapy
      5. Good oral hygiene
      6. Need to avoid persons with known upper respiratory infections
      7. Adverse signs and symptoms (recurrent fever; anorexia; weight loss; dyspnea; increased pain; difficulty swallowing; shortness of breath; changes in color, characteristics of sputum) and importance of reporting to physician
      8. Avoidance of crowds and poorly ventilated areas.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

~Three Things Thursday~

1. I had my wisdom teeth removed on Tuesday. Other than being hungry, it hasn't been so bad. Thankfully my wonderful mother-in-law has been helping out with the kids so I've been able to rest a lot. I'm pretty swollen, as expected. Mostly, I just miss food!

Coconut and soy ice cream! Milo doesn't discriminate!
2. So I mentioned a couple weeks ago my plan to get back to working out. It started out great- the first 2 weeks I managed to do 3 workouts each and eat enough food. Last week, I only worked out twice, since I was short on time preparing for our trip and then being away. Obviously, this week is a write-off since I'm recovering from my wisdom teeth surgery. I'm quite sad that I'll be missing yoga 3 weeks in a row since we have dinner plans next Friday. Hopefully next week I'll be able to do some light exercises. I may have promised my running instructor that I was joining the fall half marathon clinic so I best get some runs under my belt before that starts!

3. These two crack me up! Their love for one another is the best thing to watch each day!
And no, I did not purposely dress them in similar colours!

  1. How many did you have done? All? Ouch! I had two done then a month later another two which was not too bad, I got very lucky and had no pain (long story but I have damaged nerves in my mouth). Chad had a horrible time with only one though :(
    They are TOO cute together!

  2. Love the pic of the kiddos!! Soo cute!! Leo looks soo big!! Hope you are feeling better!! Ice cream diet... Sounds tasty!!

  3. They are so cute together!! LOVE it!!! Hope you are on the mend but keep up on the ice cream!

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Sunday, September 26, 2010

The Art of Geocaching!

I wanted to go geocaching since we went camping. Now my mom found this thing where the Detroit Institute of Arts has this geocache where you can find big art pieces all around town and different counties. This one below is in my town just near the library. And evie and I got to go hunt it dow. Now everytime we go to the library we go check on it to make sure its still there.

If you want lots of cool art and lots of geocaching fun check out this link. Oh and you don't have to have the GPS thingy, the link below will give you locations. That way everyone can play. See you at the artwork!

Volunteers are awesome!

Okay Evie and I don't volunteer, we have Mom for that. But we got invited to a really cool party for the Oakland County Volunteers yesterday at Independence Oaks.

I always like the nature center (Wint).
I liked the puppets (they have all these animal puppets to play with and I decided that the spider had a birthday and all the animals were there for the party. But then I decided that all the baby animals were having their autumn birthday (cause they have one each season) and it was a big party and mommy possum took the other animals for a ride on her back and yeah.

But then we went to this star lab and I liked the stars really lots. I didn't like the dark, when it got really dark I couldn't see - but then the stars came on and it was way cool. I liked it when he put on the cylinder that showed the greek star groups. (My favorite was the eagle).

The puppets were okay and the starlab thingy was neat (but I made daddy leave cause I couldn't just run from one side to the other and back.) I liked the s'more making and kayaking. I made mommy take me out on one of the kayaks. I liked it lots (even got to use the paddle) when mommy went where I wanted her too it was good. Sometimes I had to correct her steering though.

Oh and there was lots of games and geocaching. I like geocaching we got to go around the park. But then I made mommy and daddy take us back to the nature center - those puppets needed to finish their birthday party.

A long and exciting day... I wonder when I get my nap...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The perfect park

While Sloan was at school I've taken over the posting. Today mommy took me to a playdate at Depot Park in Clarkston

Squee, so cool!
Actual merry-go-round, ducks, slides, walking path, merry-go-round, and yeah a really pretty day!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Exercise, ye ha!

Have been trying to find new different places to exercise. While I enjoy running around the backyard, some days there's just not enough bars to duck under or pull myself up. So I like to make Mommy take me out to Waterford Oaks County park.

Just past the playscape and at the beginning of a trail going into the woods there is this exercise area. (Man I love this!) Ican swing and pull up and... okay I just don't understand situps... but will!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

S'more camping

The ghosts are hard to see, but if you spin really quickly with your flashlight you might catch a glimpse. Well that was what my one friend told me. Wow, ghost stories are really cool!

Even better with some warm cider, freshly burned marshmallows stuck on chocolate with graham crackers keeping them together.

Yeah that was a good night.

A is for Addison Oaks, B is for Bacon, C is for camping!

Camping! Tents! Running around hee hee!

Sorry, Evie still doesn't have many words but she was really excited when I told her we were going camping this weekend. We practiced putting up the tents last week (we wanted to practice sleeping outdoors).

It was exciting getting the car packed up, then heading out to the Addison Oaks. We got there just before sunset and got to watch the evening darken as we ran around exploring the campsite. Our friends joined us and then it was all games of tag and lots of fun running around and letting the parents do all the hard work. We even had a tent just for playing (you know in case it rained or Evie and her friend E needed to be contained).
It was cool, there was an open area to run around and play tag, there was bike riding around the driving circle.

Saturday started off with rain, rain and more rain... Its okay though, we were prepared. One of the families had a pop-up camper and we made up stories with the stuffed animals. Did you know that elephants like to share pizza with pink bunnies and Spottie the dog?

Once the rains stopped we were off to hunt treasures! (Find some geocaches) Oh and treasure in German is Schatz. We decided we were the Schatz Hunters! Off we went tracking here and there. Taking turns with one of the GPS thingies. It was cool to see how it changed the direction when I turned. Or how it would count down where we were.
It was crazy, you know at first it was cool, walking through this cool forest then we found an apple tree surrounded by oak and maple trees, a fat brown catapillar (he looked like he had a little face), then we found acorns, more oak leaves, and the direction North.
Then I it did get a bit boring, I mean everything started to look alike and then... we suddenly were at the location and hunting to find our treasure (mom spotted it first and then how cool! We found our first schatz!) After that we loved it. In fact we even found a treasure that wasn't on our list. Yeah, we are that good!

Then even better... we hid our own schatz. I can't wait till someone finds it.
Though less fun was the way back (well we did hike for about 3 hours). Oh but we saw the coolest frog and lots of mountain bikers and other hikers.

Back at camp it was hot dogs wrapped in bread and cooked on a stick then off to the play structure.

Apples, apples, whose picking apples?

Apple picking and fall... its like... well apple picking and fall. But so fun!
I mean the apples are great and all and then there's donuts and that cidery stuff and some places have play areas.

Well Evie and I decided to start the applepickingseason right with a trip to an orchard we hadn't gone to before. (Though that's pretty easy for Evie-she hasn't been to that many yet). But we decided to go to Erwin Orchard down in South Lyon, MI.
So we called up a bunch of friends and headed down to check it out.

This is Evie

and tractors
Donuts and cider, honey, apples and good friends and we even met this really cute puppy and more donuts. Squee!

Oh yeah, Evie is right but there was a lot of different tasty apples. We took this wagon trailer thing and it dropped us off at the beginning of the orchards. Then it was a hunt for the tastiest, best apples to put in our bags! There were Macintosh here and the next row, Cortland, then down a few more rows for these beautiful yellow ones... We had so much fun.

Hint: for those going the first time - if there is no line for donuts and cider buy those first then go do the apple picking. We found that after the picking the apples the line for cider and donuts was HUGE! But the line for fresh honey and honey combs was short and wonderful.

Hi there, welcome to our blog. This is really me and my sister's blog. I'm Sloan and 5 and then there's my sister Evie (she's not quite two yet) and anyway we like to go visit travelling and we thought someone needs to write a good blog for the kids. So here we are, hope you like it.


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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Ready for Halloween

We are ready for Halloween!!!

Deez got a cute t-shirt today. It's perfect because the ghost on her back glows in the now we'll be able to see her when the lights are out. She also got a beautiful pair of PJs so when those go one we'll have to share her picture.

Tomorrow we are going to see our first farm in MD. After being here for 3 years and living in hospitals we realized we'd never been to a farm to get our pumpkin. We always buy them at Walmart. How fun is that?????? So this year miss Haven will go to her first farm and take a hayride out to the pumpkins.

It's finally Fall now...although the temp tomorrow and Monday will mimic is mostly in the 60's now. But even though it's in the 60's I'm enjoying the AC in the house....after no AC all summer and 110 degree weather I'm keeping it on until I'm frozen!

We'll share some pumpkin photos tomorrow!!!

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  1. Hi, Miss Haven!

    Deez looks great in the Halloween shirt! I hope you had a good time picking out your pumpkin. Are you making a jack-o-lantern that is scary, funny or pretty? I know it will be wonderful no matter how you decorate it!

    Bye for now!

    With love & prayers,


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Envirosolve allegedly placed two containers of waste, specifically,
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Hannibal, Mo. FAA said that Envirosolve previously offered the
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Why Do You Love Geocaching - Let US Know!

Why Do You Love Geocaching?
Geocachers love geocaching and we want to know why!

This Tuesday is Valentines Day and we are recording our next episode of Geocaching World at 6:30pm EST on February 14, 2012. Because of this we want to know why geocachers love geocaching and we need your input.

Please email your reason's why you love geocaching to geocache@rvnn.tv. Photos welcome too!

In the subject line put I Love Geocaching Because

Don't forget your name or geocaching alias in the email. If you are selected for our final list you may qualify to win a geocaching prize!!! There is no limit for how many reasons you love geocaching so send them in!

We thank you in advance and we will discuss all the ones selected during the show this Tuesday.

Thanks so much for your entries and good luck! See you in the chatroom.

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Heightened Cash Monitoring

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Posted:  August 11, 2015

By: Jane Domenico, HEAG Consultant

In March of this year, the Department of Education released a partial list of the nearly 560 institutions that, as of March 1, were subject to the financial restrictions known as Heightened Cash Monitoring. Most of the colleges—487 institutions—were on the lower level of scrutiny, and 69 were subject to the higher, more stringent restrictions. The department disclosed the remaining colleges in April that it had redacted from the original list.

The U.S. Department of Education may place institutions on a Heightened Cash Monitoring (HCM) payment method to ensure additional oversight of cash management for a number of financial or federal compliance issues, some of which may be serious while others may be less troublesome.

Schools are placed on the Department’s list for a variety of specific reasons, such as late financial statements, outstanding liabilities, accreditation issues, concerns about a school’s financial responsibility, or possibly severe findings uncovered during a program review. The majority of schools on the list fall into the first type of review, referred to as Heightened Cash Monitoring 1 (HCM1), in which the college receives federal student aid funds from the government through an advance payment system.

The two levels of Heightened Cash Monitoring are:

Heightened Cash Monitoring 1 (HCM1): After a school makes disbursements to eligible students from institutional funds and submits disbursement records to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System, it draws down FSA funds to cover those disbursements in the same way as a school on the Advance Payment Method.

Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 (HCM2): A school placed on HCM2 no longer receives funds under the Advance Payment Method. After a school on HCM2 makes disbursements to students from its own institutional funds, a reimbursement payment request must be submitted for those funds to the Department.

The information listed below must be provided for each student for whom the institution is requesting funds, in Excel spreadsheet format:

– Student identifying information

– Instructional program

– Admission criteria used for each student

– Enrollment status (full-time, three-quarters-time, half-time, less-than-half-time)

– Number of clock or credit (specify) hours in the student’s program of study

– Number of clock or credit (specify) hours in the institution’s academic year

– Number of clock or credit (specify) hours in the payment period

– Number of clock or credit (specify) hours completed by the student to date of payment

– Start date/re-entry date/withdrawal date (if applicable), last date of attendance (if applicable), and midpoint date of student’s program

– Percentage of tuition retained for withdrawals

– Student’s cost of attendance

– Direct cost of education for enrollment period

– Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

– Certification that student is making satisfactory academic progress (SAP) (qualitatively and quantitatively)

– Indication of Professional Judgment or Dependency Override adjustment

– Grade Point Average (GPA)

– Student’s award requested

– Student’s award amount

The spreadsheet is reviewed by a Department of Education analyst who makes a random selection of students to review. The institution must then provide complete files documenting all eligibility criteria. The Department reserves the right to reject an entire submission based on a single error. Generally there is a 30-day period for the institution’s disbursement approval. Typically, the Department of Education will only allow the institution to submit a request for disbursement reimbursement every 30 days, which can create an enormous financial hardship on an already struggling institution.

The factors most likely to put a school on the Heightened Cash Monitoring list are not just poor financial or administrative capability. The majority of schools who made the list failed the Department’s financial responsibility score requirements; those scores represent Departmental efforts to scout warning signs in institutional financial aid administration, but have been repeatedly questioned as measures of financial health. The second tier of HCM institutions targets schools with high cohort default rates; default rates can be deceiving, however, particularly at smaller institutions. To avoid the most common triggers, schools should keep an eye on their financial responsibility numbers and default management programs.

HEAG has assisted a number of schools with compliance coordination needed to meet the requirements of HCM1 and HCM2.  In meeting these requirements, along with addressing base compliance concerns, HEAG has successfully advocated for schools to be removed from HCM and allowed to disburse funds once again on the advance payment method.   Common services HEAG provides to schools placed on HCM are:

• Verification, file review and awarding

• HCM2 spreadsheet preparation and submission

• Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) processing and reporting

• Policy and procedure development, implementation and assessment

• Audit/program review preparation, support and response

To find out more information about composite scores and other required financial standards, refer to the Financial Standards chapter of the Federal Student Aid Handbook.


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Get Fit in 30 Days

Get Fit in 30 Days

There are so many reasons you may need to get fit in 30 days. You could be invited to a wedding, a class reunion, or just a very special party. The real question is whether or not it is actually possible to accomplish your goals in just a month’s time. While you may not be in perfect shape at the end of that time, there is certainly no reason you can’t at least improve your appearance by then. It might even be enough to get you a lot of compliments.

First of all, make your goals realistic. Can you really get fit in 30 days? You can certainly become MORE fit in that length of time. By making a plan that will be effective, as well as easy for you to stay with, you can be much improved in 4 weeks. If you have remained somewhat active, it will be easier to improve the fitness of your body in 30 days. However, if your lifestyle has been more of the sedentary kind, you should not expect miraculous results in that time frame. Don’t despair, though. You will be able to do more than you think.

To get fit in 30 days, you will need to also get serious about it. Walking is a great way to break into daily exercising.  Start with a morning walk and an evening walk of 10 – 15 minutes each. Do 5 minutes of stretches prior to beginning your walks, and 5 minutes of cool down stretches afterwards. This will keep you from getting muscle cramps during your walk, or straining a muscle that is not accustomed to being used so much at once. These walks can be performed outdoors, or inside on a treadmill. The important thing is that you do them religiously.

There are more things you can do when you are trying to get fit in 30 days. These are simple things such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Increase your intake of water and fiber daily. Reduce the amount of sugar, salt and fat you eat. All of these things combined, and followed strictly for the full 30 days can definitely make a difference in the way your body appears. It may seem impossible but your muscle tone will improve, and you will most likely drop a few unwanted pounds. At the very least, some fat will turn into muscle.

While it may not be possible to become as fit as you want to be within 30 days, there are improvements that will be quite apparent. In addition to that, 30 days is plenty of time to get yourself used to a self-improvement program that will be something you can continue for a lifetime.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The revenge of the killer Cat

Since malapit na ang uwiian at wala nakong balak bumalik sa companyang to naisipan kong ikalat tong pinag gagawa ko pag wala nako. Naisip ko lang ano kaya ang magiging reaksyon ni pareng Bakat pag nakita nya to?

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Monday, June 8, 2009

Daisy Cake

Here is the cake we made today in class. We had leeway to do whatever colors, daisy arranging we chose. I really am enjoying fondant more and more. It's a lot of fun to play with.

Marble cake base, streamers, daisies... woohoo.