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Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Teaninich Distillery, Alness

From Dalmore Barnard walked back towards the town of Alness to cross the river and wander down the opposite side to reach Teaninich Distillery.  He enjoyed this walk and he comments on the “beauty of the corn-fields, ripe with golden-grain, and the verdant meadows in which cattle were placidly grazing”.  He is moved to quote a verse of poetry here, unaccredited but actually from a Percy Shelley poem called To Jane: The Recollection:

“All the tree tops lie asleep,
Like green waves on the sea,
As still as in the silent deep
The ocean woods may be;”

This must have been a glorious summer’s day as Barnard also appreciates the shade given by large trees which overhang the river and he notes that the summit of Ben Wyvis was bathed in sunshine.  It was a glorious spring day when I visited this area and given also how long it took me to find the entrance to the estate for the distillery I would have been better parking up in the town centre and enjoying a similar pleasant walk under the trees along the banks of the river.

Ben Wyvis at sunset, viewed from the fertile Black Isle
The position of the distillery in Barnard’s report is a bit confusing.  He records it as “beautifully situated on the margin of the sea” and “is only divided from the sea by a roadway”.  However, maps from before his visit, even back to Roy’s Military Survey of Scotland from 1747-55, show open land around the mouth of the River Alness, stretching for about three quarters of a mile before you reach the sea.  The A9 now dissects this land, almost equidistant between the distillery and the sea, but there was no road here in Barnard’s time.

View across the Dal More to Teaninich in the trees
The stretch of this land that lies between Teaninich and Dalmore distilleries is recorded in the 19th century as the ‘Dal More’, which translates to ‘big meadow land’ or just ‘big field’.  Some sources cite the fertile Black Isle farmlands on the opposite shore of the Cromarty Firth as the inspiration for the Dalmore name, but these older records suggest this source closer to home.  And did Barnard perhaps get his notes for Teaninich mixed up with Dalmore, which is separated from the sea by a little more than the width of its access road?

Reverse view from the middle of the Dal More, across the Cromarty Firth to the Black Isle
Barnard’s comments on the distillery were brief as he had to hurry to catch a train to Dingwall after already spending some time at Dalmore and walking around that day.  He lists the main buildings you would expect at a distillery, all apparently “neat and well arranged”.  The whole complex, including Manager’s house, cottages for workmen and a farmstead give him the impression of a small colony, not the first time he has used that description.  The kilns were peat burning and the stills were old Pot style.

Of interest though is his comment that Teaninich is “the only distillery north of Inverness that is lighted by electricity” and there are also telephone connections with the Proprietor and Excise.  He records the year it was founded as 1800 but the first licence was issued in 1817 and this later date is generally accepted as the true beginning of the distillery.  He doesn‘t mention the water source and despite being close to the River Alness there is a separate burn running into a small reservoir behind the distillery, the water originating from the Dairywell Spring to the west of the town.

The distillery had a few owners before Barnard’s arrival, including Robert Pattison (later infamous from the Pattison’s of Leith crash) from 1850-68 and John McGilchrist Ross, one of the Ross dynasty that had worked Balblair Distillery for most of the 19th century, from 1869-95.  It eventually became part of SMD in 1933 and from there ultimately into Diageo.

The plant has been extended and rebuilt a few times since.  The original two stills were increased to 4 in 1962 and then in 1971 a modern distillery building (named Side A) with a new still house containing 6 stills was built right beside the old buildings.  The original still house (Side B) was rebuilt in 1973 and the two houses operated together (although independently) until Side B was closed in 1984, Side A falling silent in 1985.  Side A restarted production in 1991 but Side B was now surplus and was demolished in 1998.  In between all of that a Dark Grains plant was built on site in 1975 to produce cattle feed from the draff and pot ale.

In place of the traditional mash tun/lautering process Teaninich now use a mash filter press to extract the wort by squeezing it through 24 cloth plates.  For this process to be effective the malted barley has to be ground more finely than normal grist for which they use a hammer mill.  The process is said to be more efficient than using a tun, with higher extraction rates and quicker turnaround.  It also leaves a drier draff of a different constitution that the livestock industry identifies separately as Teaninich Mash Filter Draff as opposed to normal Distillers Draff.  The filter press was installed in 2000 and remains unique in Scottish distilleries; it is more commonly used in the brewing industry.

Teaninich Still House
Barnard didn’t describe or quantify any of the vessels in use when he visited, and now with just the modern distillery left on site they have 8 larch washbacks at 60,000 litres each and the 3 wash and 3 spirit stills are 17,500 and 16,000 litres each respectively.  Production when Barnard visited was 364,000 litres p.a. and is now 10 times that with a capacity of 4m litres p.a.

Teaninich is one of Diageo’s workhorse distilleries producing non-peated whisky mainly for blending.  It is not open to the public and the information above on more recent developments is from Malt Madness and Udo (2005).  There are very few bottlings of whisky from here and the very first distillery bottle was in the Flora and Fauna range in 1992.  A few other independent releases can be found, although I don’t recall ever having tried any – must do something about that!


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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Traveling Tuesdays ~ Poppies

The Poppies are waiting for me!
I will be in Montisi in a month~

Y'all enjoy the ride~
*for those of you who played the linky with me . . . you'll notice I no longer have the subscription*
We can still travel together.
Leave a comment and we'll visit!

Alexa said...

I envy you!
Here's what I'm remembering.

Donna@Conghaile Cottage said...

I LOVE POPPIES! those realllly big orangeish red ones! BUT WOW a field of them makes you feel like you're in OZ! Have OODLES OF FUN!

Pam said...

Oh, you are so lucky!

Terence said...

Great and lovely post.

Carla Coulson said...

Don't you love the cheerful poppies in Europe. They speak of a summer ahead.. Carla

Jerry said...

Beautiful! I remember those felIds of poppies wel! Lucky you to be there to se them again.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006

It ain't necessarily so...

Ok, most of you know how much I like to poke fun at people who throw their religion around like a bludgeon. Most of them have no real understanding of their own religions, preferring instead to march to the beat of some master drummer who manipulates them to his own purposes... Hilarious and tragic at the same time.

Bubbling to the surface at this moment is the "Newly discovered" Book of Judas. Nothing new about it, nor its discovery. it has been around for, well, every bit as long as all the other biblical books but since it is so "inconvenient" for the organized christian sects it has been swept into the vault until recently, due to its highly uncomfortable picture of Judas and Jesus scheming together to confront the authorities in the events that led to Jesus's execution.

The book of Judas is just as valid as any other gospel, but while it tidies up a lot of questions about the events leading to the cross, The book of Judas ruins the cherished plot line. Organized religion loves nothing more than a villian, and to take away their most prized human villian would ruin the simpleness of their tragedy and screw up passion plays all over Christendom.

If Judas did not betray Jesus, Milton's grand purgatorial scene of Judas's eternal damnation is highlighted as the transparent lie that it really is for anyone who actually thinks about it anyway.

I like what Judas says about Jesus, who becomes much more intelligent when seen through the eyes of the Judas gospel...much more the protagonist as opposed to the hapless victim...The revolutionary in full plot as the righteous underdog.

For me, a more believable figure, tragic in a scheme gone wildly wrong. Judas's suicide, a reaction to the seeming failure of their life's mission and the devastating loss of his best friend.

Of course this will be rejected out of hand by church leaders, who will celebrate the resurrection of jesus tomorrow, instead of today as their bibles actually indicate...Late this afternoon actually.

But this is a really fun celebration no matter how incorrect or distorted. I get high on life and chocolate bunnies and laugh at people who will alter their schedule to see a sunrise once a year, thinking it is more special than the others.

I see every single one of them as a miracle.

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...the word Easter is derived from an ancient Teutonic goddess of fertility named Estere whose feasts were celebrated in the spring by her pagan adherents. Typically, the Estere celebration occurred in April at which time the pagan goddess demanded sacrifices from her followers.
Going back even further into antiquity, Easter can also be traced to the ancient goddess Ishtar, and is associated with the deification of women goddesses...

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We are heading north in two weeks to the Land of the Waterslide! Kind of funny how the Dells are considered the capitol of waterslides. I have made an appointment with the kennel for the dogs and am trying to figure out what dog supplies I need to take for them. The people that run the place say that we can bring whatever we want. The last time we took their favorite toys we got them back in less than usable condition. I would take their puppy beds, but they will probably be doused in disinfectant and most likely garbage by the time I get them home. So I'm thinking a favorite toy is all they are going to get--I'm a bad mom!


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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Could Canada have 105 proportional MPs and scrap the Senate?

Could Canada have a proportional parliament while keeping all our local ridings, by enlarging the House of Commons? From time to time, someone suggests scrapping the Senate and adding a new tier of 105 MPs in place of the 105 Senators, with no net additional Parliamentarians.

First, scrapping the Senate needs unanimous consent of the provinces, while a normal proportional representation system needs no constitutional amendment.

That’s because voters still elect MPs from each province proportionate to its population. That’s the basis of the model recommended by the Law Commission of Canada: the number of MPs from each province stays the same, but about 65% are elected from local ridings while about 35% are elected regionally as “top-up” MPs.

That’s the Mixed Member Proportional system (MMP), combining direct election by electoral district and proportional representation. We still elect local MPs. Voters unrepresented by the local results top them up by electing regional MPs. The total MPs match the vote share.

However, let’s assume fast consensus on abolishing the Senate.

(Otherwise, onward to the Law Commission Report. For example, NDP policy in the 2011 platform and the March 3 House Motion is “We will propose electoral reform to ensure Parliament reflects the political preferences of Canadians. To this end we will propose a new, more democratic voting system that preserves the connection between MPs and their constituents, while ensuring parties are represented in Parliament in better proportion to how Canadians voted. Your vote will always count.” “That the House appoint a Special Committee for Democratic Improvement, whose mandate is to engage with Canadians, and make recommendations to the House, on how best to achieve a House of Commons that more accurately reflects the votes of Canadians by combining direct election by electoral district and proportional representation, and that the Committee shall report its recommendations to this House no later than one year from the passage of this motion.Here’s what that would have looked like.)

If fast Senate abolition is possible, would 105 “top-up” MPs really be enough? With 338 MPs to be elected in 2015, those 105 would be only 23.7% of 443. That’s “MMP-lite.” No MMP model now operating has fewer than 33% “top-up” MPs (Wales).

Speculating on the 2015 election results is not easy. But we can see how it would have worked to add 105 “top-up” MPs to the 308 elected in 2011: 25.4% of 413.

This projection assumes voters voted as they did in 2011. In fact, if voters knew every vote would count, more would have voted -- typically at least 6% more. And some would have voted differently, perhaps 18% of them by one study. No more strategic voting. We would likely have had different candidates -- more women, and more diversity of all kinds. Who knows who might have won real democratic elections?

Open regional list MMP

With the Law Commission model, the regional MPPs are the party's regional candidates who get the highest vote on the regional ballot. The voter casts one vote for local MPP, and one for their party and (if they wish) for their favourite of their party's regional candidates. An exciting prospect: voters have new power to elect who they like.

So we’re talking about MMP with open lists from middle-sized regions. All MPs have faced the voters. All MPs are “locally anchored” and accountable.

In Ontario’s 2007 referendum, 63.1% voted against that MMP model, with closed province-wide lists. About 31% were simply against proportional representation. Many more were voters who wanted all MPPs to be personally elected, not on closed lists. Many more were voters who wanted all MPPs to be anchored in their own region, not on province-wide lists. Another 7.5% were voters outside Toronto who disliked province-wide lists even more than Toronto voters did.

How proportional is MMP-lite?

I’ve compared my spreadsheet’s projection of MMP-lite with a fully proportional result, and assumed each region and province gets 34% more MPs.

When you look at regions, you see many differences between MMP-lite and a normal MMP model. Not bothering with one-seat differences, here are the bigger ones:

Peel-Halton with 12 local MPs and 4 regional: Con. 12 (should be 8), Lib. 2 (should be 5), NDP 2 (should be 3).

Montérégie with 13 local MPs and 4 regional: NDP 13 (should be 8), Bloc 2 (should be 5), Con.1 (should be 2), Lib. 1 (should be 2).

York-Durham with 12 local MPs and 4 regional: Con. 11 (should be 8), Lib. 3 (should be 4), NDP 2 (should be 3), Green 0 (should be 1).

Quebec City and Eastern Quebec with 18 local MPs and 6 regional: NDP 13 (should be 9), Con. 5 (should be 7), Bloc 4 (should be 5), Lib. 2, Green 0 (should be 1).

Central Ontario (Belleville to Owen Sound) with 12 local MPs and 4 regional: Con. 12 (should be 9), Lib. 2 (should be 3), NDP 2 (should be 3), Green 0 (should be 1).

Laurentides--Lanaudière--West & North Quebec with 13 local MPs and 5 regional: NDP 13 (should be 9), Bloc 3 (should be 5), Con. 1 (should be 2), Lib. 1 (should be 2).

Luckily, on the 2011 votes, these tend to cancel each other out.

When you look at each province, again you see many significant differences.

Ontario: Con. 75 (should be 64), NDP 33 (should be 37), Lib. 30 (should be 36), Green 4 (should be 5).

Quebec: NDP 59 (should be 44), Bloc 17 (should be 24), Con. 12 (should be 17), Lib. 12 (should be 14), Green 1 (should be 2).

Saskatchewan with 14 local MPs and 5 provincial: Con. 13 (should be 11), NDP 5 (should be 6), Lib. 1 (should be 2).

New Brunswick with 10 local MPs and 3 provincial: Con. 8 (should be 6), NDP 3 (should be 4), Lib. 2 (should be 3).

Luckily these again tend to cancel each other out.

So Canada-wide with 413 MPs we get: Conservatives 178 (should be 168), NDP 137 (should be 128), Liberals 70 (should be 78), Bloc 17 (should be 24), Greens 11 (should be 15). Luckily, not bad at all. An NDP-Liberal-Green coalition government would have had a majority either way: 218 (should be 221).

But one can easily imagine an election where MMP-lite would let voters for one party elect a false majority with less than 50% of the votes.

Conclusion: MMP-lite can get close to proportional results, and is certainly a vast improvement over our undemocratic winner-take-all system. However, it sometimes does not make every vote count equally.

Note: This simulation uses no legal threshold. If there was a legal threshold of 5% in each province, Green voters would have elected no MPs from Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia, electing only 4 MPs not 10. But of course in a real MMP election Green voters would likely have cast over 5% of the vote in many provinces.

local949 said...

Very interesting. I've thought along these lines myself, i.e., replacing the Senate with an elected proportional-rep system, but not in as much detail. (And, the GG replaced by the head of The Assembly of First Nations - this latter thought goes to succession, I just can't see Charles on the coin - it wouldn't structurally change much.) You have probably heard of Lead Now? They are doing quite a bit of work in the area of democratic reform.

A Piece of Resistance said...

I think the big question is how are those 105 seats going to be distributed among the provinces. How have you done that here?

Wilf Day said...

In my simulation I gave the three territories one extra MP between them, and the other 104 to the ten provinces in proportion to their present number of MPs, so they each have the same degree of proportionality. So Ontario would have 36 “top-up” MPs, and the total 142 would be in at least eight regions.

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Lead Now are taking part in Fair Vote Canada’s annual conference May 26.


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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Good-Looking Mess: Why Alice Through The Looking Glass Fizzles!

The Good: Good effects, Moments of theme, Sacha Baron Cohen
The Bad: Dull plot, Obvious character work, A number of terrible or inconsistent performances
The Basics: Even Johnny Depp's occasional energetic performance cannot save the dismal Alice Through The Looking Glass from its own issues.

Summer Blockbuster Season is, predictably, chock full of sequels. One of the more anticipated and direct sequels to drop in 2016 is Alice Through The Looking Glass, which is a sequel to the live-action Tim Burton film Alice In Wonderland (reviewed here!). Alice Through The Looking Glass has the honor of being the final credited film for the late Alan Rickman and his very minor role in the film bookends his career in an unfortunately mediocre way.

Alice Through The Looking Glass is directed by James Bobin instead of Tim Burton and it reunites most of the cast of Alice In Wonderland. Bobin's work retains the look and feel of Burton's work, at least after its initial straightforward set-up. Alice Through The Looking Glass relies heavily upon information from the first film and stands poorly on its own, making it feel very much like a sequel. Like its predecessor, Alice Through The Looking Glass prioritizes style over substance for the bulk of the film.

Opening in 1874 in the Straits Of Malacca, Alice Kingsleigh is commanding her father's ship as it outruns pursuing pirates. Her skillful maneuvers allow her ship to escape and they return to London safely. In London, Alice discovers that Hamish now runs the company that sent her on the expedition to China and he leverages her boat and home against the young woman. After Hamish's maneuver to get Alice to surrender her ship, Alice follows a butterfly through a mirror to a drawing room in the sky through which she enters Underland. In the magical world of Underland, she learns that the Mad Hatter is not well . . . in a way that is inconsistent with his usual madness.

Meeting with the Hatter, Alice learns that when he found his very first paper hat, the Mad Hatter leapt to the conclusion that if the hat could survive the Jabberwockey attack, then his family must have survived as well. The White Queen, Mirana, sends Alice to Time to use the Chronosphere to rescue the Hatter's family on the day they die and return them to the future to make the Mad Hatter sane and well again. Time rejects Alice's request and when the Red Queen, Iracebeth, arrives, Alice uses the distraction to steal the Chronosphere. Persued by Time into the past, Alice attempts to save the Hatter's family and then prevent the accident which made Iracebeth into a villainess.

Alice Through The Looking Glass is predicated largely on the idea that Alice has a deep love for the Hatter that was hardly indicated in the prior film. The character leap that viewers are asked to take initially is that Alice would risk life, death and the temporal ramifications of time travel to help save the life and, relative, sanity, of the Hatter based on how she feels for him. That emotional bond is not developed in the two films well-enough to be a realistic motivation at the outset.

The film is dominated by style, so the initial problem with character is quickly matched by problems on the acting front. Mia Wasikowska plays Alice and she delivers lines that are strong and emphatic, while having a physical performance based on the same wide-eyed disbelief and uncertainty, which is a troubling acting choice. While she gets eye-lines right for her interactions with virtual characters, she fails to bring anything new or significant to the role of Alice with her acting.

The usually amazing Anne Hathaway is surprisingly bland as Mirana. Hathaway resumes the body language of her prior part, without having the wonderful, strange, off-putting detachment the character had in the first film. While Hathaway's vitality and range of emotional expression play well and fine for the scenes in the past, the scenes in the "present" stand out as problematically incongruent with the established character. Johnny Depp's performance is one of his most bland, with him simply blithely lisping through his lines. With the themes of distant fathers being explored in Alice Through The Looking Glass, Depp's performance seems troublingly derivative of his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (reviewed here!).

In fact, the most instantly energized performer in Alice Through The Looking Glass is Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen once again creates an entirely new and different persona for himself as Time. Cohen's Time is weird and awkward and he steals his scenes, even when they are not especially good. Cohen's Time quickly overshadows Helena Bonham Carter's Iracebe to draw the eye and capture the viewer's attention.

Amid lines that play off every cliche about time, Alice Through The Looking Glass tries to marvel the viewer with bright colors and generally-competent computer generated effects. The effects are one of the few things going for the film.

Unfortunately, it is not enough. Alice Through The Looking Glass attempts to blend past and present, reality and Underland, into a story that seeks to both reinvigorate wonder and illustrate the drastic consequences to attempting to change time. It fails to satisfactorily impress or entertain viewers. The result is a good-looking mess that is a poor end to the legacy of Alan Rickman.

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It's about time I shared some Easter photos, eh?  The grandkids and I colored eggs a few days before.  I always use the old-fashioned method with food coloring and vinegar.  It's the way my sisters and I did it when we were kids and it never occurs to me that there is any other way!

I love Easter morning service.  The more pomp and circumstance, the better I like it.  The processional and recessional, the decorations reminding us of the resurrection of our Lord, the brass instruments adding to the excitement--it all makes for a glorious celebration!
The nave Easter morning

Our house was the gathering place for Easter dinner and egg hunting.  I have such wonderful memories of holidays at my grandparents, and I believe we are making great memories too.

Hannah listening attentively to her niece

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10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

With the changing society, Hollywood is focusing more and more on making movies that have an impact on the society. While no movie can be classified for a particular audience, some tend to connect more with one section than the others. But every good movie affects the masses.

Here is a list of movies which connected with the female audiences and inspired them to excel and thrive in all walks of life. From real life adaptations to animated features, to movies inspired by novels, this list comprises of all those hits that aim towards the upliftment and betterment of the feminine population.

Joy (2015)

 10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

2015’s Oscar-nominated movie “Joy,” follows the life of the inventor of ‘miracle mop,’ Joy Mangano. A creative genius from a young age, Mangano is distraught after her parents’ divorce, which leads the former High School valedictorian to choose a path that led nowhere. At 33, divorced and responsible for her two kids, mother and grandmother, an incident with shattered glass leads her back to her creative streak, thus starting the journey to her first commercially successful invention, the ‘Miracle Mop’.

The movie stresses on the message of never giving up, even if the world is against you. The strength inside you is the best motivation that you can get and the belief of a single person is enough to go on. The life of Joy Mangano also inspires the audience to never stop doing what they are a genius of and to stand up for yourself in the face of adversities.

The Help (2011)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

Based on Kathryn Stockett’s novel of the same name, “The Help” takes the audience back to Jackson, Mississippi of 1962, where “Black maids raise white children but aren’t trusted not to steal the silver”. The movie follows the lives of Miss Eugenia ‘Skeeter’ Phelan, a college graduate, who has just returned home, and her best friends’ domestic help, Aibileen, and Minny. While on an assignment for the local newspaper, Skeeter seeks Aibileen’s help in writing advice for a ‘Domestic Hacks’ column when she is exposed to a glimpse into the life Aibileen is living. Motivated by an offer from a New York publishing house, Skeeter sets out to write a book on the lives of Mississippi’s domestic help, with Aibileen and Minny’s aid.

The story highlights the importance of education for women, as that is what enables Skeeter to look past the racial discrimination in her society, and pen down these observations for the ignorant population to see. A woman’s ability to feel more strongly that a man, combined with the awareness of her surroundings brings about the revolution our world needs. It also urges women to stand up for each other in order to uplift their gender, as only when we respect on another can we expect the opposite gender to do the same.

Gone With The Wind (1939)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

Journey to the Southern States of America, a little before the outbreak of the American Civil War, with one of the most iconic female protagonists of all time, Scarlett O’Hara, in this adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel of the same name. The story follows the life of Scarlett O’Hara, a Southern belle, whose life is as perfect as it can be, but the turmoil of the Civil War put her through trials beyond her years. Although she isn’t exactly the type that the audience would fall in love with for her virtues, Scarlett’s determination to get by every obstacle thrown her way is captivating.

While the men around her settle for small jobs, refusing to work with their victorious enemy, Scarlett shakes hands with the Yankees she hates so much to survive in her ever changing society. The movie inspires the female audience to be a perfect mixture of Scarlett and her foil, Melanie Wilkes, to excel in a male-dominated world. Despite being pushed to her limits and seeing everything around her crumble, Scarlett refuses to let circumstances get the best of her, or let the men around her take over. The girl whose only motive in life was to marry Ashley Wilkes, emerges a warrior from the war, still retaining some of her immaturity.

Frozen (2013)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

The Oscar-winner, Disney animated movie, became a phenomenon after it’s super hit song ‘Let it Go’. The story follows the life of two royal sisters, separated due to the supernatural powers of the heir to the throne (Elsa). Although the element of child-like innocence is kept alive, the message of the bond between sisters and love amongst family is as strong as it gets. Despite their differences, the two sisters stand united when a foreign invader tries to take over their kingdom by widening the gap of misunderstanding between the two siblings.

The movie also spreads the message of loving oneself to overcome all weaknesses and turning them into strengths. Elsa suppresses her power of manipulating ice all her life for fear of hurting her loved ones. However, when she puts some distance between herself and her royal life, else learns to control her powers and turn them into a gift which, with the help of Anna (her sister), she uses to save the Kingdom.

Mulan (1998)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

Another Disney animated movie in the list is the story of Mulan, who breaks free from all social prejudices as she enlists herself in her weak father’s stead for the ongoing war against the Huns, where each family has to send one male member for the army. Being a female, Mulan has to disguise herself as a man to carry out her duties towards her family and country. The story breaks all barriers between male and female strength as it shows the protagonist coming at par with all her male companions. Mulan’s determination and hard work puts her in the spotlight amongst all others.

This beautiful portrayal of the strength of a woman determined to protect her family, by making all sacrifices necessary is a must for children and adults alike. The movie also showcases the emotional sensitivity of women as their weapon to strive forward and achieve the impossible, which puts them ahead of men. This movie is a must for all those who feel masculine strength is needed to support and protect women.

Erin Brockovich (2000)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

Another real life adaptation on the list, this movie follows the life of Erin Brockovich as she fights against the energy corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), to prevent the further spread of cancer in the localities situated around their power plants. An unemployed single mother of three, Erin gets employment at the firm of the lawyer who lost her car accident lawsuit. While going through the files of a Real Estate case, she comes across the story of Donna Jenson, a cancer patient whose house was being bought by PG&E. closer investigation reveals the presence of a banned isotope of Chromium in the water supply of the locality, which starts Erin’s journey to bring the power giant to its knees.

The movie is about not giving up on what you believe is right and fighting for it against all odds. Erin’s story also reminds the audience that one doesn’t have to be a genius to leave a mark on the world. It is the quality of your conviction and the not the circumstances you fall in, that put you under the spotlight and gets the job done. Her persistence and concern for the lives of others are what makes her the key player in achieving the impossible feat of bringing PG&E down.

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

This next Oscar-winner movie from 2004 is the story of an underappreciated boxer trying to atone for his mistakes by helping an underdog amateur boxer rise to fame. This movie connected with the audience and critics alike for its uncompromising depiction of reality. Maggie Fitzgerald, a waitress from Missouri is able to convince the owner of the gym she trains at, to train her for professional boxing. Although her age goes against the regular norm, Maggie (Hilary Swank) is able to box her way to the top of the charts. Despite having a money hungry and selfish family, she relies on the belief her trainer, Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) to cross all barriers in her way.

The trials, both physical and emotional that she endures are enough to break an average human being, but it is in these times that the true strength of a person can be seen. The movie inspires the audience to be decisive, fearless and drive by that goal they have set for themselves, as only these qualities set the winners apart from losers. Life isn’t always sunshine and you might hit rock bottom even when you have struggled your way to the top. This movie beautifully depicts such cruel and harsh realities of life, and yet motivates the audience to not give up and keep working for the impossible. To sum it up with the words of Clint Eastwood, “MDB is classical in the clean, clear, strong lines of its story and characters, and had an enormous emotional impact.”

Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

Mona Lisa Smile takes you back to 1953 when education for women was not a necessity but a status symbol. Julia Roberts plays Katherine Watson, an Art History teacher at Wellesley College, a conservative woman’s private liberal college in Massachusetts. While all her students are set to get married during or after college, Ms. Watson tries to convince them of the possibilities that getting an education opens for them. Among a conservative, an eloped bride, and a liberal, Ms. Watson finds a purpose for her own life as well.

The movie teaches the audience, the value of courage, dignity, and firmness of purpose. It spreads the message of getting past the social norms and living life in the way that suits us best. The movie somewhat parallels the ‘Dead Poets Society,’ in its attempt to inspire the audience to choose and make their own path, for only then can they expect to be happy and successful in life. This movie is especially an essential watch for the population of India where women are still raised with the mentality that marriage is their last destination.

Wild (2014)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

Wild is an adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s memoir ‘Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.’ The movie tells the story of Cheryl Strayed (played by Reese Witherspoon) following the death of her mother that leaves her distraught and leads her to depression. To cope with her grief, Cheryl gets involved in drugs and anonymous sex, which ruins her marriage as well. In a final attempt to restore peace in her life, she begins a journey of redemption on a hiking trail from the Mojave Desert in Southern California to Bridge of Gods on Columbia River. This must watch movie of 2014 depicts the importance of finding one’s true self. The glass walls of misinterpretation that we build around ourselves can shatter any time leaving us exposed and vulnerable.

The movie also inspires its audience to take life as it comes for that is the only way we can expect to live without regrets. The story also reminds the audience of the harsh truth the there is no shortcut to coming out of an emotional trauma. That the only way for you to truly heal is to let it run it’s course while on the same time you try to find happiness in every small thing around you. Every cloud has a silver lining, and all we have to do is keep going forward with a positive attitude for every trial has an end. Such strong messages about life make “Wild” a must watch for all.

The Colour Purple (1985)

10 Hollywood movies every woman must watch!

Alice Walker’s Pulitzer prize winning novel, ‘The Colour Purple’ has been brought to life in director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the classic. “The Colour Purple” is the story of  Cellie, an oppressed black woman living in the state of Georgia during the first forty years of the past century.  She endures rape, sex, stillborn children, a tyrannical husband, domestic violence, chauvinism, loss of her sister and demoralization of her friend Sofia. Both the book and the film reveal the heartbreaking reality of the lives of oppressed women all around the world.

Despite all odds, Cellie and her friends, Sofia and Shug, struggle to overcome racism and misogyny, in this tale of equality and strength of a united cause. The emotionally traumatizing depiction of the lives that many black women have lived, leaves a strong impression on that hearts of its audience. This is yet another movie that shows that the true strength of women is in standing for each other. Only when an oppressed minority stands united can it hope to achieve something against its oppressors.

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8 Signs of a bad relationship

signs of a bad relationship

It’s vital for you to know that you are in a bad relationship for both your physical and mental well-being. You are in a relationship in which you have always felt anxious, stressed, worried and depressed. You try making it work even if it is damaging your self-esteem and respect. At this stage, we need to realize that it is just not worth your time and efforts to be in a bad relationship.

Sometimes we are so blindly in love with our partner that we fail to see the obvious signs of a bad relationship.

Save yourself from the trouble, with these few signs of a bad relationship

If you have been dating and spending time for a while (a few weeks or a month) but there is no title or name to your relationship, it’s okay. But if there’s been a milestone, like 6 months or a year, and still your partner is introducing you as just a friend or it’s still not clear on what stage your relationship is, then most likely your relationship isn’t going to last much longer.

Trust Issues

One of the basic foundations for a successful relationship is trust. One of the signs that you are in bad relationship is that you are facing severe trust issues. Trust issues can range from small issues like checking each other phones or emails, filtering through social media messages to bigger situations like asking for proof of where are you and whom you are with.

Another obvious sign of a bad relationship is when either person is lying a lot in the relationship. Whether the lying is about the feelings you have for one another, or whom you’re with or going out with, it is terribly bad for a relationship.

Cheating is the most blatant sign that you are in a really bad relationship. If both of you are in an open relationship, and agree on the terms, it’s different. But if one or both of you are unfaithful without letting the other know, it is cheating. Even if you have decided to forgive and move over it, there is always a possibility that it might happen again. Cheating is a warning sign of a poor relationship

signs of a bad relationship

Physical abuse is never acceptable in any relationship. Words are enough to get the message across; there is no need for any violence irrespective of how grave the fault is. There is absolutely no exception to this rule. If you are a victim of an abusive relationship, seek help from police or a friend or family. Emotional or mental abuse is equally unacceptable in any relationship.

More bad times

Sure the quality time that you spend with each other makes up for the bad times. But if the frequency of bad times is much more, it’s time for you to move on. Frequent fights, cheating, abuse, violence etc. should only happen once before you decide to leave. If they are frequent, your relationship is on its way to destruction.

Not giving time

If you and your partner aren’t spending time with each other despite staying close, it’s important to speculate the reason for the same. Even if you have conflicting schedules, excuses aren’t acceptable when it comes to finding a solution to this problem. If you aren’t willing to accommodate each other in your life and schedule, it’s time you honestly think about the future of your relationship.

Changing your identity

We all change a bit to accommodate the tastes and preferences of the new person in our life. Watching new movies you don’t like to going vegetarian for your partner are few small changes we do to please them. However, this becomes a real issue when there is a need to change the identity and individuality of yourself to satisfy your partner. If you are changing your values, opinions, dressing style to suit your partner, need to constantly fish for words before saying and are constantly being scrutinized, it’s best to let the relationship go.

We know it’s hard to move on and break away from someone you love especially if it’s been a while. It will be difficult initially but in the future you will be happier and better. Save yourself the emotional trauma of a bad relationship and understand that you deserve better.

What do you think are the other signs of being in a bad relationship?

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Saliva – 2002 – Back Into Your System

By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am

Artist: Saliva
Title: Back Into Your System
Label: Island
Released: Nov 12, 2002
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard

#Superstar II
#Weight Of The World
#Back Into Your System
#All Because Of You
#Raise Up
#Separated Self
#Rest In Pieces
#Holdin On
#Famous Monsters

Josey sang a lot more on this album, and I don�t think it held up nearly as well as Every Six Seconds did. It�s not horrible, just not spectacular.

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Motivational Speech Ideas

by Freddie Silver

Motivational speakers inspire their audiences to make changes. Educational institutions and business corporations hire motivational speakers to encourage students or staff to take action that moves them forward. An effective motivational speaker must capture the hearts and minds of those listening. Paying attention to a specific set of ideas can help you develop a powerful motivational speech to move your audience emotionally and encourage the listeners to change their behaviors and reach their goals.

Plan and Prepare

Try to learn as much about your audience as possible before you begin writing your speech. Be aware of the goals of the organization that hired you. Personalize your speech to address the specific crowd. Find out the age group of the members of the audience and whether they share any commonalities. For example, if you are speaking to high school students about substance abuse, do your research. Ask the organizers what percentage of these young people is likely to have tried drugs or alcohol. Ask if there has been a recent drink- or drug-related accident or suicide in the school. Give them reasons why change is needed now.

Personality and Charisma

Dynamic speakers draw in the audience, making each member of the audience feel as if she is being personally addressed. To do this, you must project honesty, warmth and a genuine desire to help. Use words such as "we" and "us" instead of "I" and "me" to help the audience identify with your thoughts and feelings. Draw on personal experience and share anecdotes from your life that will touch your listeners' hearts. Don't talk down to them. Keep your vocabulary simple. You do not want to sound like a professor giving a formal lecture. Be a friend who is sharing sage advice because he cares.

Demonstrate clear organization as you move from point to point so your audience can stay with you and know where you are going. It's best to start with a personal anecdote to which the audience can relate and then move toward global statements or truisms. State the problem so they see the need for change. State the benefits of implementing change. Use visual aids. Photographs can set the mood, and slides with words and slogans that encapsulate your main ideas reinforce your message and help your audience remain focused.

Using humor is always a good idea, even when the topic is a serious one. Comic relief, judiciously applied, relaxes an audience and makes it easier for you to appeal to their emotions. Modulate the tone and volume of your voice. At times, you may lower your voice to a conspiratorial whisper; at other points, speaking loudly demonstrates your passion. Enunciate clearly at all times; your audience won't follow you if they miss even a word or two. Make use of the dramatic pause; it can be effective when you want to draw attention to a particular point. Use action words throughout your speech and particularly near the end so the audience can formulate an action plan in their minds and have it resonate after your speech is over.

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Freddie Silver started writing newsletters for the Toronto District School Board in 1997. Her areas of expertise include staff management and professional development. She holds a master's degree in psychology from the University of Toronto and is currently pursuing her PhD at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, focusing on emotions and professional relationships.

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The unreachables

It’s a rare meeting, pitch, or roadmap that doesn’t involve “reaching millennials”.

The term, coined in 1987, was meant to refer to people coming of age in the new millennium – originally those of us born circa 1982. Most sources still define millennials as born within a twenty-year period beginning in the early 80’s.

This may be a generation, but it’s completely useless as a media/marketing target.

The pace of change in media, content, entertainment, and the way marketing messages are delivered is far too fast to measure in generations. It’s not just that today’s sixteen-year-old and today’s thirty-six-year old grew up in completely different worlds. The way we experience, consume, and understand our world changes dramatically year over year.

So, in reality, “millennials” is totally meaningless.

“Reaching millennials” is almost always code for one of two things: capturing youth culture (whole different deal) or reaching the unreachables. It’s the unreachables that have really changed the way we need to approach business.

Unreachables. We don’t watch TV. We don’t have cable or any push-only subscriptions. We don’t make appointments for media. We don’t have landlines. We’re often totally unwired. We don’t see print. We use adblockers. We “miss” other ads because we’ve already moved on from the target.

We know when we are being “branded at” and can, often do, choose to ignore it.

We make decisions by reaching out to a trusted group of sources that we personally curate, and we can reach these sources from anywhere at any time.

We’re really hard to map as an attribution model or “customer journey” because there are so many places you can’t see us.

Unreachables don’t consume media in the way we are expected to; don’t sit through ads; absorb messaging in a different way, if at all; aren’t where you expect your audience to be after decades of traditional TV, print, radio, and traditional digital marketing.

Unreachables are the huge and growing audience whose lives don’t align with the plan you made last year, let alone the canonical wisdom you’ve built up over a decade or more.

This has nothing to do with millennials. You want the unreachables.

Tomorrow, November 9, at 2:30 PM CET, I’ll be leading a roundtable at Web Summit’s Marketing X on “How Do You Reach the Unreachable Audience?”. Come say hi if you’ll be in Lisbon. If you’re not, I’ll be sharing some of the group’s insight and comments post-conference.


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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Searching for old suitcases.....

I am searching for old suitcases for a repurposing project I'd like to do. If anyone in the 21502 zip code has some they'd like to get rid of, please email me.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Three thumbs up!

Notice the new name? I wear the name CrazyCatLady proudly. These, of course, are not my cats for those of you wondering. Just thought this photo summed me up... A crazy cat lady with a sewing machine!

On another note, I went to Hagerstown shopping along with my mom in law and daughter. Beautiful weather! We stopped at Ryan's Buffet for dinner. What wonderful service! My daughter fell asleep in the car so she slept in the booth while we ate. Then, out of nowhere, our server comes over and gives me a styrofoam box and says I can fill it for my little girl to eat later. How thoughtful! The food was great and the service was even better. For dessert, I had a slice of carrot cake that sent me off to another dimension. If you're ever in Hagerstown, MD and got a rumble in your tummy, give Ryan's a try! Three thumbs up! (one thumb is my daughter's)

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Rain, rain, rain,

How about this ugly weather?! I don't mind a rain storm here and there but this is ridiculous. All this gloom depresses me. Plus, I have this headache I can't shake. Joli Vous has been doing good. I've been busy creating new products and brainstorming new ideas. Ordered some new packaging to help my products look more presentable and pretty. I've been wanting to rename my blog. At the time, life was quite complicated. Now, I think I have a good grip on things. So, I will brainstorm some new titles tonight. I'd like something positive, you know? Oh, and I bought a little digital camera that will fit in my pocket, so there will be more pictures coming soon.

Dan is officially done the semester and is taking the summer off from college. So, Dan's Corner will have some substance to it soon. Keep checking it out though. You never know when he'll decide to start on some home improvements.

Dan, resizing a door.
Dan, painting my window.


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UNWTO Africa Chair Mzembi reaches out to Italy’s minister of cultural heritage and tourism

The earthquake today was very much a shock and strike against the travel and tourism industry in Italy during the peak of their high season travel period.

The outspoken candidate circling the Earth to become the next UNWTO secretary general is showing global leadership again today. Walter Mzembi, who also is the current chair for the UNWTO Commission for Africa (CAF) took the initiative while attending an event in Kenya to reach out to the people of Italy and their tourism industry leaders.

He had a letter delivered to His Excellency Dr. Dario Franceschini today, following the devastating earthquake claiming more than 120 lives in Central Italy.

The letter reads:

His Excellency Dr Dario Franceschini
Minister of Culture and Tourism
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Via dell Collegio Romano
27 Roma 00186

Your Excellency,

I write, on behalf of all members of the UNWTO Commission for Africa (CAF) – which I have the honour to Chair – to extend to you our collective heartfelt sympathy and most sincere condolences for the tragic loss of life and terrible injuries inflicted upon the Community of Amatrice and many other towns and villages within the Umbria region of Central Italy, following the devastating earthquake of 23 August.
No words can bring adequate comfort to those who have lost loved ones or whose homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by this disaster, but please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers at this most challenging and difficult of times.

You will recall, Excellency, during the 60th Regional Commission for Europe, I highlighted, on behalf of Africa, the need to expand the definition of insecurity to include natural disasters of different kinds prevalent in our different regions – which often claim more lives than conventional threats such as terrorism – and, in this regard, the need for us to adopt a holistic mitigation strategy.

In the hope of meeting you again in the near future and of continuing our discussion on the search for effective mitigation solutions, I once again extend my deepest condolences and sympathies to all those affected by the recent earthquake.

Please also accept, Excellency, my most sincere best wishes.
Yours faithfully,
Walter Mzembi (Phd)

Minister of Tourism and the Hospitality Industry
Republic of Zimbabwe

UNWTO Commission for Africa
c.c. Her Excellency Dr Dorina Bianchi
Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Rome – Italy

c.c. His Excellency Dr Enrico de Agostini
Ambassador of the Republic of Italy
Harare – Zimbabwe

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Wasted on Him in worship or just wasted?

Sometime the demands of ministry, family, secular jobs, and just the pressures of life will drain us.  Even serving in ministry, whether pulpit, helps, intercesory prayer, whatever, can lead to lots of wear and tear on our intimacy with our Heavenly Father!  This can leave us weary, frustrated, and so overwhelmed until we are not as productive to the Kingdom of God as we need and desire to be.  Instead of being wasted in worship in the presence of God, we are just wasted!  I am reminded of this reality this very night as I write to encourage myself and you.  “Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, into Your presence I come!”  Sometimes we need to run away from people, situations, even ministry work!  Okay, I did not say quit or not be concerned about the lost or about the bible study you are preparing for, etc.  I am talking about isolating yourself in order to spend quality time with the Lord and also getting physical rest as well.  Our greatest example Himself had to do this.  Why should we think that we don’t need to follow His pattern?  Read below:

Mark 1:35:   Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.

Luke 5: 15-16:  But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.

See, Jesus in His humanity (Son of Man) knew the importance of resting and spending isolated time alone with His Father.  Do you and I understand the importance of this as well?  I understand it, but often have to be reminded!  Holy Spirit, continue to reveal the heart of the Father to us and lead us closer into Father’s arms so that we can rest and spend those isolated hours in prayer in order to be re-fueled for ministry!  We want to bond with You and give you what You are seeking:  and that is WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH!  In Jesus’ Name…..So be it.

God bless you

Minister Denise Cook Godfrey

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Friday, November 03, 2006

the alternative: "Bush unbound."

* kagan in wapo:
"Indeed, the preferred European scenario -- "Bush hobbled" -- is less likely than the alternative: "Bush unbound." Neither the president nor his vice president is running for office in 2008. That is what usually prevents high-stakes foreign policy moves in the last two years of a president's term.
Americans of both parties simply have more belief in the utility and even justice of military action than do most other peoples around the world.
Even today leading Democrats who oppose the Iraq war do not oppose the idea of war itself or its utility. They're not even denouncing a defense budget approaching $500 billion per year. While Europeans mostly reject the Bush administration's phrase "the war on terror," leading Democrats embrace it and accuse the administration of not pursuing it vigorously or intelligently enough.
[]Many around the world will thrill at the defeat of Republicans next week. They should enjoy the moment while they can. When the smoke clears, they will find themselves dealing with much the same America, with all its virtues and all its flaws."
* james moore was on demnow:
" I think, Amy, the thing that people need to know, as we go into next Tuesday, about Mr. Rove and the people that he leads in the Republican Party is that there is virtually nothing he will not do to continue to retain power and to win an election. Now, am I accusing Karl of being willing to do something illegal, unethical or immoral? He has done all of those things in the past. It would not be anything new. In my heart, I hope that -- I want to believe that even Karl Rove, if he got to the point where he was doing something that was to violate the sanctity of our electoral process, he would back away from it, but I think everyone should be very, very concerned, and there should be attorneys in every one of the congressional districts in this country ready to file appeals, because I believe we’re going to see a very ugly Election Day with lost data discs, voter suppression, people turned away from the polls who shouldn’t be, and it’s going to be an ugly day, I’m afraid."

* I'm surprised that we didn't get any susan ralston news yet.

* just for fun, OGM has an interview of Haggard & Richard Dawkins.

* ken:
" Of course, if the Democrats do win the House, it will be fun to watch Waxman issuing subpoenas and Conyers raising the issue of Bush's impeachment. But for those who want to see real changes in the way that Congress operates, a Democratic victory does not provide much cause to hope."

* wapo A1:
"The GOP has all but abandoned longtime Rep. Curt Weldon (Pa.), as federal investigators examine charges that he steered lobbying contracts to his daughter. Weldon went on television yesterday with an ad featuring actors pleading, "Would you give a friend the benefit of the doubt? . . . Today, Curt Weldon needs our support.""

* tpmm: "In Theory, Cheney Logs Are Threat to America"

* ken:
"According to Drumheller, understanding the way the Bush Administration manipulated intelligence is central to determining an exit strategy from Iraq. “We can't begin to address the conflict until the pre-war period is confronted in an honest fashion,” he said. “We don't even know what we're confronting over there because we keep changing the reason that we went there in the first place.”
Another lesson from Iraq has implications for U.S. policy towards Iran, Drumheller said. He noted that many of the same individuals and organizations that backed the war in Iraq are pushing a hard line on Iran. Some of them, in concert with Iranian expatriate communities, are actively promoting the idea that the Iranian people are keen for the mullahs to be overthrown (at which point, presumably, Americans would be welcomed with flowers)."

«—U®Anu§—» said...

According to Drumheller, understanding the way the Bush Administration manipulated intelligence is central to determining an exit strategy from Iraq. Bullshit. The United States is bankrupt and (presumably) void of natural resources, and in the final stages of cultural collapse. About all we have more of than anyone else is tactical nuclear warheads; so, like some other failed societies, we engage in adventurism to seize land and resources through genocide.

All you have to do to understand how the Bush administration manipulated intelligence is give this article by Robert Parry a cursory read-through. Until America adopts fiscal responsibility and addresses cultural decay, a pointless, endless discussion of the semantics of intelligence twisting will do nothing to curb its aspirations of empire.

File Drumheller under impertinent. I read too much junk like that written by people who, if they could find their ass with both hands, would just whoop out more bullshit.

lukery said...

uranus - lol.

btw - thanks for holding up the fort for me - in the comments and in your posts - i truly appreciate it.

Kathleen said...

Given the amount of deceit the NeoNutzis employed to justify the use of force in Iraq, it has alway been insane to expect them to have an exit strategy. They are never going to leave, which is why the reason for going there keeps changing. God forbid they should admit they are there to commandeer the oil and to foment wall to wall war with Iraq's neighbors.

«—U®Anu§—» said...

I'm out all the time and usually arrive home sometime between 3 and 7 a.m., doing stuff over at Janet's. It isn't close to being finished. I haven't done more than give it a once-over-lightly. Too bad, too, because there's been some very interesting news the last few days. Janet's house and world are like the U.S., in an incomprehensible state of chaos and disrepair. I spent several hours tonight trying to get her computer updated and in a good state of maintenance. Dios mio!

lukery said...

wowsers uranus - that sounds like a tuff gig. you look after janet - we'll take care of the rest

«—U®Anu§—» said...

It's rough. I'm taking a night off. Personally, I think moving is an evil conspiratorial scheme to divide and conquer amidst chaos, kind of like house restoration.

lukery said...

egads. that's a paucity of choices. i agree - they are both most unpretty.

i hope that you are both maintaining yuor sanity and being nice to each other.