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Some moms of 'big' babies annoy me *edit*
by Anonymous
October 6, 2012 at 8:39 AM

I rarely say anything about DD's birth weight because I really couldn't care less, but moms who brag and go on and on about how big their baby was, how they had no drugs, etc bug me. I don't use my daughter's birth weight as a measure of good parenting and neither does anyone else. For the record, dd was 13lbs 5oz at birth and was born at 40+1. She was born by c-section after 28 hours of drug-free labor. She had some health issues, mostly shoulder dystocia and recieved oxygen. She was in the NICU for a few hours while they ran tests.

I don't brag and I don't get why anyone else does.

Again, this isn't a brag post, just one to state annoyance. My kids are more than just big babies. They are smart, funny, sweet and just good little people. I don't understand why some moms just focus on what they can push out of their vaginas or have cut out of them lol.

ETA: No diabetes, no gestational diabetes. I was not obese or overweight. I am 5'2 and weighed 122 when I got pregnant. I gained 27 lbs during the pregnancy. This child was my first. During the pregnancy my midwife did notice I was measuring large-for-dates and did many ultrasounds. She predicted DD to be about 10.5 lbs. My second child was large also, 12 lbs 8oz and born at 41+3, and by c-section because of the issues with DD's birth.

Both my babies were exclusively breastfed, the first until 14 months and the second until 16 months, so to the woman who stated that I MUST have had to give them formula because you can't sustain a baby on breastmilk who is that size, you are very incorrect, because I did with no problems whatsoever.

I do not know if there is a family history related to large babies; I'm adopted as is my mom. Both pregnancies physically exhausting, but I have never known anything different, so it might just be normal. However, I know I will not be having more children. I know the risks associated with macrosomia later in life for the babies. Both my kids are healthy and thriving, but they're still very large. DD is 6 years old, 47 inches tall and weighs 58 lbs. DS is 3 years old and 40 inches tall and weighs 43 lbs. I weigh 125 now and I don't know if I have a family history of diabetes, but we are very careful about what we eat just in case.

Thanks for all the replies. It's very interesting that there's so a wide array of opinions out there, and even those who believe that having a c-section is not giving birth.

an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring;childbirth parturition: a difficult birth.

If you don't believe that a c-section is giving birth, you are certainly incorrect. Last I checked, that's still bringing forth offspring; it's still the act of being born. Therefore, a c-section is not a vaginal or natural birth, but it's still giving birth :).

  • Ms.Pteranodon
    October 6, 2012 at 9:02 AM
    10lbs was really big for me.

    But I know what you mean.

    But still I'm seeing more and more healthy woman have huge babies! I think it's all the hormones that are found in our meats. Same reason girls are getting their periods earlier and kids are just generally bigger.

    Now my DS is at an average weight but is supposedly in the 99% of his height. Which means he should be taller than 99% of boys his age. But I'm finding that almosy every boy around us is in the 99%. KWIM?

    Quoting Anonymous:

    That's big but I was talking like 12+ lbs big. You know, REALLY big babies. :)

    Quoting Ms.Pteranodon:

    Mmm that's not always true either.

    I took care of myself throughout my pregnancy. I didn't have GD and I didn't gain a ton of weight i sctually lost like 10lbs during the first 6 montjs becuase I was so sick. I only gained 12lbs from starting weight and my DS was almost 10.

    Quoting Anonymous:

    This. Its not like you actually pushed that baby out so big or small makes no difference.
    People brag about bigger babies but big big babies aren't usually something to brag about since they probably got so big either by the mom not taking care of what she ate or diabetes, or things like that, so its not really an accomplishment since it can actually affect baby's health.

    Quoting RhondaVeggie:

    Bragging about a big baby generally involves actually giving birth to them so there isn't really a reason to brag with a c-section because size doesn't matter when the baby isn't passing through the vaginal canal.

  • JDmommyJD
    October 6, 2012 at 9:04 AM
    I don't get bragging about having a big way would i want a huge infant, lol.. My first three babies were perfect in size..the twins i wishhhh could have been bigger, but it is what it is...they're happy and healthy now, and that is all that matters..
  • 2inPink222
    October 6, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    I bet you WOULD be bragging if you had actually pushed 13lbs of baby out of your vag! I pushed a 9 pounder out and I feel damn proud :P

  • Anonymous 12
    by Anonymous 12
    October 6, 2012 at 9:07 AM
    My biggest was 8 lbs... She about tore me open literally lol. 13 lbs wow and oww!!!
  • BrittsJade
    October 6, 2012 at 9:07 AM
    I kinda get what you mean, It's nothing a mother did, it's just how their baby was born, so what, right?lol.
  • Anonymous 13
    by Anonymous 13
    October 6, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    eh people give me crap about how big my 5 month old is (21 pounds) and i could care less.  i go out of my way to not let people hold him because then all i hear is "he is SO heavy!  you should put him on a DIET!"  the kid is in the 98th percentile for height and weight and i refuse to give him a water bottle and rice cereal just because people think my kid is huge.

  • the3Rs
    by the3Rs
    October 6, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    I think the point is that they're happy they had a big, healthy baby and they were proud to be able to carry and deliver it.  No harm there?  What?  Women aren't allowed to be proud anymore?  It's more of a brag on the mom than on the baby - but in any case - who cares?!

    Oh - and though you're apparently against 'bragging' of any kind, your post sounds all kinds of 'braggy'.

  • UgtaBkdnMe
    October 6, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    That's twice what mine were. I like little babies lol

  • Anonymous 14
    by Anonymous 14
    October 6, 2012 at 9:11 AM
    So you had preeclampsia? How much did you weigh when she was born?
  • karla85
    by karla85
    October 6, 2012 at 9:11 AM
    My dd was 9.3 lbs and I have never done that. Poor thing didn't even looked like a newborn, she was born and looked like a two month old lol

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Blogroll Update: Nearing 600

We hit 595 blogs today with three more pending. You would be surprised how many people ask to join but do not send me a URL! My guess is we hit 600 over the next weekend. I wonder who will have the honors?

Because of a demanding work schedule, I have only been able to work the Atheist Blogroll on the weekends. I hope you all understand. I simply do not have the time . If you need something worked, please allow for the delay - Heck, I only checked my personal email account once last week. I'm up to my neck in an IT project, with no time to sleep let alone work on my blog or the Atheist blogroll. It should only last another six months.

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I sent you an email with all my details.

Oh please FSM, let me be 600.

I think the real number to be going for is pretty obvious: 666.

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That is outstanding news. It seems like the blogroll just hit 500 a little while ago, so this really does show the sort of growth we've seen this year.

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I very nearly left the URL out of my submission.

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Wow it's $1400 hundred for a week at "camp" and they have to be 11 years old :(

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I have a 2 year old and 3 year old. Both boys. You crack me up and I sympathize with you wholeheartedly. I hope your trip turns out good and you don't run out of rum! LOL!

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The number of fuses involved in the recall might ultimately be reduced, said Marc Friedman, General Council for Harbor Freight Tools, the company that sold them. The company is researching the actual number of fuse sets that might be involved.

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Why Cash Flow Is More Important Than Profit!

What do you think is the most important thing a business must generate to survive? If you asked the majority of people this question they’d often respond with one word, profit. Actually though, there’s something far more important for a business to remain successful and stay afloat than profit and that’s cash flow.

Whether you’re a small family run business or a large multinational corporation, you won’t be able to stay trading for long if you don’t have good cash flow. All businesses need to have cash available to pay bills, wages, suppliers, employees and the list goes on, but why is cash flow more important than profit?

Profit is extremely important to any business but profit is really irrelevant if you’re not getting paid for the products or services you’ve sold, consider the following examples.

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Let’s imagine a self-employed plumber who works on his own wins a small public sector contract to install 50 boilers in council properties. Each boiler he fits will result in a £1000 profit for his business. The terms of the contract state that he will only receive payment once all 50 boilers have been installed and tested. The problem is it may take him 12 weeks to fit all 50 boilers. In the meantime he has to pay for his day to day expenses, business expenses and perhaps even supply the boilers.

You can likely see why cash flow is more important than profit in this scenario. If the plumber fits 5 boilers he has in theory made £5000 in profit, however he won’t actually make any profit until the contract is completed, so he’ll need to have cash in the bank to fund the contract to completion. This will likely require the plumber to have been paid on time from previous jobs or contracts. That’s why cash flow is so important for a small business, especially in times like ours when credit is so hard to come by.

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The recent credit crunch showed up just how important cash flow is to big corporations. Most large corporations rely on credit, even the banks can’t operate properly without it. When the availability of credit dried up during the credit crunch, banks couldn’t borrow from each other, corporations couldn’t borrow from the banks and as a result these corporations suddenly found themselves facing overnight collapse because they couldn’t pay their suppliers and employee’s, why? These corporations were very profitable establishments but they were unable to cope with the disruption to their cash flow and found themselves facing insolvency.

All businesses rely on cash flow and if they don’t have it profit is irrelevant.

How can businesses improve cash flow?

There are a variety of methods a business can use to improve its cash flow. One way that is fast disappearing for a lot of small businesses is to have access to good lines of credit. If a business is finding credit harder to come by, then other options need to be explored.

One way to improve cash flow is to offer early settlement discounts, this would give customers a small discount if they were to pay their invoices in full by a certain date.

Some companies also manage to stay liquid with invoice factoring. Invoice factoring involves selling unpaid invoices on to a 3rd party at a discount, the 3rd party then attempts to collect the outstanding invoice. When they manage to collect the invoice they then forward the remaining money on to the business owner, less any fees that have been agreed for their services.

Another thing a business can do to improve cash flow is to resolve any invoice disputes quickly.

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  1. Great post. This is something that many business owners don’t even realize. A company that I used to work for always had great profit margins, but they had horrible cash flow. They always had to pull money from their credit line in order to pay wages and suppliers. The reason for this was that they always had long net terms for payment. They still haven’t learned.
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  3. I feel the same way about my business. I would much rather have a high cash flow.
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    It’s not just business that needs good cashflow though. Exactly the same sort of thing applies to family finances too.
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  5. Profit is nice but you’re right that cashflow issues can become huge problems. I work in a small business and when we have cashflow issues it seriously messes us up. The money has to keep flowing in a timely manner in order for everyone to get paid, including me=)
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My name is Jeff Gerhard and I live in Washington, DC, the city in which I was born, though not where I grew up.

I am mostly a roustabout, a layabout, a deep thinker about ephemera, a scandalous squanderer of natural abilities. I occasionally like to dabble in things like music, web design, and graduate school studies in the field of international affairs. For my day job, I work at a law school library working with the cataloging department and working in particular with internet resources and German-language legal materials. If I have a long-term career goal, well, it involves international education. I have some ideas, though precious few.

My contact info is to the right, and here are a few of my other internet homes:

Facebook · inevitably. A good way to find me. / audioscrobbler · this is a musical profile and log of what I listen to. It’s pretty rad — I am becoming a bigger and bigger fan as time goes by.

District lies · This is my on-again off-again showblog, about rock concerts that I attend.

The Standards · A silly tumblr blog where I sometimes do reviews of youtube videos of amateurs playing guitar standards.

So what’s a monodrone??

“Monodrone” is the name of a song I wrote a long time ago. I wasn’t too concerned about whether it was a real word or not; I meant for it to convey the background noise of daily life. It turned out not to be a real word at all, and yet it had another meaning, one that was amusingly cool.

A monodrone, you see, is the name of an odd Dungeons & Dragons monster. It is one of a class of weird semi-sentient creatures called modrons. They look like this:

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One D&D site describes monodrones as “the absolute bottom level of modron society. Non-sentient and barely intelligent to begin with, the nigh-mindless, endless throngs of monodrones…” etc., etc. Cool! I feel like such a bizarre creature is an okay thing to share my website’s name with.

Besides, I have a soft spot for strange creatures whose names begin with the prefix “mono.” Besides monodrones I have always been a big fan of Narnian monopods and real-world monotremes.

About this site:

I have had some sort of website since 1996 or 1997. I never really had much to say, and still don’t, but I enjoy the medium. I used to use geocities and tried to exploit their free websites to the utmost, but finally began upgrading to a “real website” in 2005.

On the right-hand sidebar of this particular page, I am playing around with more typical blog-type elements, but on most pages I have left a category structure in place. It is a bit contrary to the usual blog style, but I am a bit of a contrarian at heart. I think of this as a “website” rather than a “blog,” and I am always contemplating tossing some crazy new element into the mix. I have a lot of ideas but they are all just too much work. So I limp along. So it goes.

This site went live way too prematurely, and has never really been completed to my satisfaction. But it’s comfortable now, as of 2007. Much like a home, you always wish you could get new living room furniture, or you always want to paint the bathroom, but at a certain point it becomes good enough that you can invite folks over. I reached that point around the end of 2006, but we’re still talking about a work in progress here.

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artist: คณะเพลงบอกสร้อย เสียงเสนาะ (khana pleng bok soi siang sano)
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i came across this fantastic tape during a recent visit to nakhon si thammarat city. the genre, which was new to me, is called pleng bok, or "herald song", a specialty of thailand's south. pleng bok is a style of melodious call and response ballad, reminiscent of the pan-thai lam tat, and likely with similar roots in malay islamic prayer (though information about the music seems scant). this group, "pleng bok soi siang sano", led by soi damchaem, is really amazing.. their only musical accompaniment is a tiny ching cymbal, but they achieve an incredible rhythmic drive with their voices alone. this recording is of their award-winning performance at nakhon si thammarat's annual "festival of the tenth lunar month" in 1989 (2532). 6 years later, soi would become a national artist (ศิลปินแห่งชาติ), the first practioner of pleng bok to receive this honor.

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Visitor Accommodation Facility (as defined by Chapter 35, Article 3, Section 35-10 of City code): Any building, portion of any building, or group of buildings in which there are guest rooms or suites, including housekeeping units for transient guests, where lodging with or without meals is provided. This definition excludes Vacation Time-Share Facilities.

All VAF operators in the City are required to file a TOT return and pay the 10% of rent due on a bi-monthly basis pursuant to City of Monterey "Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance" (No. 1405 C.S.)

Monterey City Code: Chapter 35, Article 3 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax
Once in the City Code, click on the bar at the left to read specific sections of the ordinance. The sections begin at 35-10 Definitions and end at 35-22 Violations.
The Monterey County Tourism Improvement District (MCTID) was established in 2007. The proceeds from the MCTID assessment are used to administer marketing programs to promote the County of Monterey as a tourism destination and to fund projects, programs and activities that benefit lodging businesses within the district.

The assessment levied on all lodging businesses within the city of Monterey is $2.00 per occupied room night for full service VAF and $1.00 per occupied night for limited service VAF.

All of the assessments imposed are reviewed by City Council annually, based on the annual reports prepared by the Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The City is entitled to retain one percent (1%) of the assessments collected to defer the administrative costs incurred.

Reference: Chapter 18, Article 4 of the City code.
Once in the City Code, click on the bar at the left to read specific sections of the ordinance. The sections begin at 18-41 Authority and end at 18-54 Administrative Fee.
In February 2014, VAF owners voted to authorize City Council to levy a special tax and to issue debt to finance the rehabilitation and upgrade of the Monterey Conference Center (MCC). As established in the Rate and Method of Apportionment (the "RMA"), the special tax goes into effect July 1, 2014.

Adjacent Hotel Hotel property within 100' of MCC (currently, three hotels) 4.15% of all rent
Full Service Hotel Lodging with food & beverage as defined by Smith Travel Research 1.60% of all rent
Limited Service Hotel Neither adjacent nor full service 0.80% of all rent
Learn more about the CCFD:

Filing Your Return
The VAF Return formExcel document in Excel or the VAF Return FormAdobe PDF in PDF can be used by VAF operators. Note that we are not currently accepting electronic filing of tax returns. The return must be mailed to or filed at the City of Monterey Finance Department, accompanied by remittance for taxes due, on or before the last day of each odd numbered month.* The mailing address is in the left hand column.

Due by

1 July 1 - August 31 September 30
2 September 1 - October 31 November 30
3 November 1 - December 31 January 31
4 January 1 - February 28 (or 29) March 31
5 March 1 - April 30 May 31
6 May 1 - June 30 July 31
In the event that the due date falls on Saturday, Sunday or a holiday which causes the City offices to be closed, the due date will become the first working day following the Saturday, Sunday or holiday. Failure of City to provide a return form does not excuse operator from the obligation to timely remit the tax.
* A penalty of 10% shall be added to the taxes not paid within the required time. After 60 days an additional 10% of the amount of the tax shall be assessed. Interest shall also be added at the rate of 1% per month, or fraction thereof, on the tax from the date on which the remittance first became delinquent until paid.


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MONTREAL -- For one weekend, it will be like the Montreal Expos never died.

The neglected National League team that left town a decade ago will be feted and remembered during two pre-season baseball games featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets at what promises to be a packed Olympic Stadium on Friday and Saturday.

The timing is right.

It was 10 years ago that the Expos broke the hearts of their sadly dwindled fan base by moving to Washington, D.C., and becoming the Nationals, and 20 years since the club saw its best chance at a World Series wiped out by a lockout.

Several players from the 1994 team will attend the games, which are aimed as much at gauging interest in getting a team back in Montreal as they are at showcasing the Blue Jays. Organizers said Thursday that just over 75,000 tickets have been sold for the two games.

It is fitting that this week saw the release of the first comprehensive history of the team -- "Up, Up, & Away" by Jonah Keri. The author grew up in Montreal witnessing the Expos become very good, then very frustrating, and then gone like a Vladimir Guerrero liner over the left centre-field wall.

Keri's book tells the story of the team from its beginnings as one of former big-thinking mayor Jean Drapeau's projects to its rise as a contending team that never quite won it all, to its demise amid empty seats and resentment.

It is a chronological history, but a tribute to Keri's skill is that it never reads like a textbook.

Thoroughly researched and based on extensive interviews with the key owners, managers and players in the team's history, it is given a personal touch with Keri's own recalling of events he saw as a teenager at the Big O, which slip surprisingly well into the narrative.

"My editor (Paul Taunton) wanted first-person stuff," Keri said this week. "He said 'Make it as much about you as the interviews.' "

One of the touching scenes involved the first major league hit by outfielder Curtis Pride, who was deaf. The crowd gave him a huge ovation and made sure there was enough sound that he could feel it through the turf. Keri was among the noise-makers.

"My pinnacle of joy as an Expos fan was that Curtis Pride double," Keri writes. "The deafening noise all around, as 45,757 of us yelled so loud we lost our voices, and our minds. . . In all my years as a baseball fan, this was the moment I wished I could stick in a bottle and keep forever."

Keri's first baseball book "The Extra 2%" was about the Tampa Bay Rays' unlikely rise as an American League contender.

Then he was asked to do a book about the Expos, which was a more demanding task than simply recounting his days as a fan.

He was born in 1974, five years after the Canada's first major league team played its first season at the hastily constructed Jarry Park, a terrible ballyard that nonetheless still elicits weepy nostalgia from many old-timers.

He started going to games in the early 1980s, after the team's one and only trip to the playoffs in 1981, when Los Angeles Dodger Rick Monday crushed the city's hopes with the game-winning home run that kept the Expos from reaching the World Series. The day is still known as Blue Monday.

He needed information on the team's beginnings, and his first interview was done in New York with Charles Bronfman, the club's first majority owner whose influence shaped the team and its history in many ways.

Bronfman was remarkably candid, and he is quoted extensively in the book.

Keri said getting Rays people to speak openly was difficult for his first book because they didn't want to reveal secrets. But talking to Bronfman and others who were there at the start was different because "the Expos were dead, so there was nothing to lose."

The opening chapter about Drapeau's wheeling-and-dealing and Bronfman's initial skepticism gets the book off to flying start.

Then there are all the players who made the Expos memorable, from Rusty Staub and Mack Jones at the beginning to Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Larry Parrish, Steve Rogers, Ellis Valentine and others who gave them their first taste of being a contender.

In those days, more than two million fans crammed under the Big O dome to watch a team that was at least as popular as hockey's Canadiens.

Then there was 1994, when Larry Walker, Marquis Grissom, Pedro Martinez, John Wetteland and the rest had the Expos at 70-44, the best record in baseball, only to see the season and playoffs cancelled.

Then came the fire sale of top players and the consortium of local owners who didn't want to risk any more money than they'd already put in to keep the team together.

Then there was outside owner Jeffrey Loria's brief ownership, and the failure to convince governments to build a new downtown park.

And finally, their was Major League Baseball taking over the team for its last seasons before moving it to Washington.

All that will be remembered this week at a pair of exhibition games in which the Blue Jays, with strong ownership and a competitive payroll, wind up their pre-season schedule against one of the Expos old NL East rivals.

Former Expos outfielder Warren Cromartie will be in town leading the Montreal Baseball Project, a group looking to bring the game back to the city.

There is no deep-pocketed owner in sight with the billion or so dollars it would take to acquire a team and build a stadium, but Cromartie's movement is being taken seriously in business circles in the city and has revived at least a glimmer of hope among fans.

Enough that they will pack the stadium to show the world that Montreal loves baseball and can support a team.

"Three years ago I would have said a team is impossible," said Keri, who now lives in Denver. "Now I would upgrade that to unlikely, but possible."


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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Just Dance~ a new short story

Hello everyone! I have a new short story out called Just Dance.  It's *free*, so check it out!

Mia is a great her room. Can she find the courage to go out in public and just dance?

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Fishing Abby

Little Abby loved to fish
Fish is all she ever wished
In the swamp, in the lake
Any place, for goodness sake!

Little Abby saw some grass
Where she could stand and fish-harass
So she threw the hook and line
Saw a fish and said “You’re mine!”

But what Abby didn’t know
It’s what lurked not deep below
For the monster of the lagoon
Saw her tiny hook harpoon!

And he pulled, and he tugged
As Abby slapped away a bug

Never to be seen again

Friday, July 6, 2012

That 90's Girl...

I try to make him see
when he’s walking down the street
But how can he notice me?
when all he sees... that 90’s girl.
Makes me want to hurl.
Boy haircut and baggy pants
she’s just everything he wants.
Black nail polish, ripped jeans
but does he even see me??

Yesterday she looked at me
with those converse and dark Tee
Green eyes piercing mine
and a wicked, wicked smile.
I can’t get over it,
he can’t get over her
makes me want to hurl

that green-eyed 90’s girl.

(This is sort of written as lyrics, from the point of view
of a girl who is modern, and a tad
jealous of that old-fashioned 90's girl
that keeps getting her beau's attention)

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Hannibal Lick-ter

Hannibal Lick-ter

I walked in the woods on a lazy afternoon
wishing to see something new.
I walked and walked, need to see something soon
my excitement is far and few.

And there in the path, what do I see?
A puppy staring back at me.
This isn't your average puppy or Terrier
This is Hannibal Lick-ter!

Curious to see, I approached the pup
And he looked at me with big gorgeous eyes.
Afraid to pet him, I said "what's up?"
I even had to ask him twice.

But Hannibal Lick-ter was cute indeed
The cutest thing I've seen any place

And when he asked if he could eat me
I said "Yes! You can eat my face!"

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Thinking of that Imperfect Guy

Thinking about him
and the way his hair curls in some parts
Not fashionable by far
that hairdo isn't gonna win him any hearts...
But those freckles
that stain his face and arms and more
A constellation on his body
I would certainly love to explore...
 His smile
Is so bright and clean and Jokerish
it hits me like sunlight
and I wonder if he's ticklish...
Thinking about him
and all the things we could be doing...
Thinking about him
when I really should be studying...

Thursday, June 21, 2012

I have a Teen Romance to share with you :-)
It's called
Nikki and The Vampire

A sophomore girl daringly dates a guy who is rumored to be a vampire.
 What will happen to her?

Check out the short story on my
=^ v ^=

Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Friend Zone~ How to Fix it!

    You’re in the Friend Zone, aren’t you?  Yes you are, because you’re reading this.  You’re either in the friend zone, have been there, or you have a friend who you want to help out because he’s been friend zoned.  Don’t fret. There’s 3 types of friend zones and all can be dealt with.  No need to mope or make funny memes about it.  There’s a few secrets straight from the girls you must know.

    If you’ve been friend zoned, it’s because of one of three things. In all cases, you should probably chill.  It can be fixed!

Here’s the three types of Friend Zones and their cures:

ZONE ONE~ You’re Her Best Friend
     To help you guys out, I thought I’d clarify one thing:
    Being in the friend zone is not necessarily a bad thing!
    One of the most common problems us girls have is that we fall madly in love with our best friend.  My friends are always coming to me for advice because they have fallen in love with their guy-best-friend.  It happens a lot more often than you think.
    A guy best friend is someone who gets extremely close to us.  He’s the “good guy”.  The guy we can actually fart around and laugh with, without any fear of being judged.  He’s the guy we are totally comfortable with because there was never any pressure of dating.  There’s no pressure to impress a guy best friend~ we can just be ourselves.  This closeness and freedom quickly becomes better and more desirable than going through the annoying process of dating and trying to get to know someone (who could turn out to be a jerk).  With a guy friend, we’ve taken the time to slowly grow a relationship without the superficiality of infatuation.  There’s a good chance that after a while, we’ll be crushing on you just as much as you’re crushing on us.
    The Fix:  Be a friend!  Enjoy the time with her and get to know each other.  If you start to get stressed about it, you’ll most likely treat her differently, and then you’ll ruin your chances of anything happening.  Just enjoy your best friend, and build that closeness that might just slip you right into the “omg I think I love him” zone.

ZONE TWO~  Oops, Not All Pretty Girls Like You…
    The next kind of frienzone issue is simple: you might just be confused.  To be brutally honest, not every pretty girl that talks to you is going to want to be your girlfriend. This is a fact we all experience.  Guys and girls can be just friends, you know?  It’s not her fault if you crush on the girl silently, then complain about it when nothing comes of it.
    And you might say to yourself, “But I’m the nice guy! Why do they always date jerks?”  And you might be a great guy.  But trust me, chances are she’s not dating a jerk.  She’s dating a normal guy who has seen way more of her bad side than you ever have.  It only seems like he’s a jerk because she’s got no one else to complain to about her boyfriend when they’re fighting, so she goes to you.  She goes to her girlfriends to brag about him, she goes to her guy-friend to bitch about him.
The Fix:  Avoid thinking of all your girl-friends as: “they put me in the friend zone”.  We don’t like that guy.  We like to have guy-friends as well as girl-friends without pressure.  You’re either confusing a friendship for something more, or taking things way too fast (See the above type of friend zone. It takes time to build a good relationship.)  So, if you are currently friend zoned by more than one girl, you’re probably just crushing on every pretty girl that befriends you.

ZONE THREE~  You’re Crushing on a Diva
    Lastly, let’s not ignore the fact that you may just be a fool. Seriously.  You might just be barking up the bitch tree.  Crushing on a high-maintenance girl sucks.  She won’t have any problem using you for whatever you let yourself be used for~ money, a ride to a party, co-signing for a cell phone contract… anything you offer, a conceited girl will take, and then ask for some more.  There is a difference between crushing on your friend and just adoring the stuck-up girl who will drag you along.
The Fix: Learn to spot a Diva.  She will be friendly with you only when she needs something.  She will flirt with you and hint that something could happen between you two…only to yank that rug right from under you.  Over and over.  She might even use you to make that ex of her jealous.
    But the biggest red flag is if you’re crushing on her based on looks alone.  If she bugs you, but you think she’s fine so you put up with it, then you kind of deserve each other…

    So that’s my 2 cents.  Enough with the whining about the friend zone!


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Friday, July 10, 2009

The Art and History of the Death Mask

Death doesn’t lie, so death masks – a cast of the face in wax or plaster, taken just hours after breath has gone – promise truthful representations of the departed. In an era before photography, these masks give us each beauty and blemish, a living presence in unchanging material. But how were they made? And what is their uncanny allure?...
So begins Obit Mag's article "Death Doesn't Lie," which offers a brief discussion of the art and history of that veritable institution, the death mask. You can read the whole story (and see more images) here. Image above, labeled "Making Death Mask, from the article; click in image to see much larger version.

Aimee Marieee said...

Interesting the expertise and artistry that is lost when society changes and a product is no longer needed. Thanks for glimpse into another lost art!

kristina said...

If you haven't seen it already, definitely take a look at: Portraits in Plaster: From the Collection of Laurence Hutton. It is a treasure, available in its entirety via Google Books. Published in 1894, it documents Hutton's death mask collection. It includes plates of the masks themselves and detailed stories of their history and creation. He had masks of Keats, Cromwell, Napoleon, Lincoln, Washington, Shakespeare, Dante, Beethoven, and more... It is amazing.

I found it in the bibliography of The Trouble with Tom: The Strange Afterlife and Times of Thomas Paine by Paul Collins, which is a somewhat morbid little treasure itself.


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26 August 2012

Waffle Iron Shredded Hash Browns and Maple Glazed Bacon for Slow Sundays

Waffle Iron Shredded Hash Browns
Welcome back to my kitchen my friends. Once again sleepy heads we have embraced S-l-o-w Sundays, a feature here at More Than Burnt Toast. Pull up a cozy chair and join me a while on this S-l-o-w Sunday. Let me make you a steaming mug of chai tea or your favourite "joe" and a memorable breakfast just as you like it. Would you enjoy a "sunny side up" or poached egg perched on top? Or for fun lets cook an egg in the waffle iron too. It saves heating up the kitchen because in truth it is going to be a hot day. Consider it done.

Whenever the mood hits us we will highlight breakfast and brunch ideas that allow us to explore all that a leisurely morning can offer. In my home Sunday is the day for putting my feet up but depending on your schedule maybe you have Saturday or even a Wednesday to do exactly what you would like to do. No matter which S-l-o-w Day you can manage the day should be s-l-o-w, no rushing around, no big errands, just taking your time and mozying along. My idea of enjoying a Sunday morning is to have a warm cup of tea and a long and lovingly prepared breakfast. Whether I am entertaining family or friends or am going solo breakfast on the weekend is a highlight of the day. Any time spent in the kitchen is time well spent!

The weekend brings me the opportunity to indulge in heartier fare which we are able to savour over a leisurely breakfast. For those of you who follow this blog you will know my love of "all things potato". Hash browns are a staple breakfast food at diners in North America, where they are often fried up on a large griddle.  Many North Americans associate hash browns with breakfast food, although they may be eaten at other times of the day as well. Whatever turns your crank!

Depending on where you live would depend on what you would expect to accompany your bacon and eggs in the morning...or afternoon. I tend to associate hash browns with shredded potatoes. Hash browns are the dish that turns a simple breakfast into a hearty breakfast.
They can be made with any potato but are best when made with a high-starch potato, such as a Russet potato. The TRICK I like to use... to add 1/4 cup of cream or 1/2 and half and allow them to sit for a while. After that you cook them again. These make a large batch so you can even refrigerate them after adding the cream and cook them up the next day when you are ready. Make sure to let them rest for a minimum of at least 1 hour.

Today I am offering you a twist on this classic dish by cooking your hash browns in your waffle iron. Of course I found the idea on Pinterest and then found the idea on the Rachel Ray web site as well as on other blogs as well. So don't think I am genius by any means. I cranked my waffle iron up to #5, but, if you do not have a waffle iron that adjusts temperature I am sure your waffle maker will work just fine, you may just need to cook them longer. This particular recipe is cooked twice; the night before in a frying pan and and then in the waffle iron in the morning. They were a little hard to get out of the waffle iron while still hot but well worth the effort because "you're worth it." I will try them next time without the cream perhaps although it makes them taste just like my favourite breakfast place; crispy and satisfying.

**Waffle Iron Shredded Hash Browns**

4 baking potatoes, (about 2 lb/1 kg total), peeled
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) pepper
1/4 cup(50 mL) whipping cream

In saucepan of boiling salted water, cook potatoes until slightly softened, about 10 minutes. Drain and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours, or for up to 24 hours. Coarsely shred. Set aside.

In extra-large nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat; stir in potatoes, salt and pepper; cook, stirring a few times, until crisp and golden, about 12 minutes.

Drizzle in cream; cook until absorbed, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand for at least 1 hour or for up to 3 hours.

Brush hot waffle maker with melted butter. Evenly spread potato mixture around the waffle maker. Close and cook for 12 minutes or until potatoes are crispy and brown.

Who new something so simple could be so delicious!!!!

**Maple-Glazed Bacon**

based on a recipe from The Secret Life of a Chef's Wife

1 pound thick-cut bacon–I really like an apple-wood smoked bacon
1/4–1/3 cup pure, good quality maple syrup
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon brown sugar

Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees F.Pan-prep: Take an 11x17 inch baking sheet and line it with aluminum foil. This will help with clean up. Set a stainless steel baking rack into the pan.

Lay the bacon on the rack in single layer strips. This might take more than one pan, depending on the thickness of your bacon.

Combine the maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and brown sugar in a small bowl and set aside.

 With a silicon pastry brush, brush the bacon with maple syrup. A light coat will give a hint of maple flavour. A more thorough coating will result in sweeter, more maple flavoured bacon. Your choice.

Place the pan into a pre-heated 375 degree F. oven and bake for 15–25 minutes, depending on the thickness of your bacon.

Bacon is done when it has an evenly medium brown color. Don’t over cook.

After 10 minutes of baking, you can re-apply more maple syrup. This will give you an almost candied bacon which is also great to use chopped up in other recipes.

You are reading this post on More Than Burnt Toast at http://morethanburnttoast.blogspot.com. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to the author and or owner of More Than Burnt Toast. All rights reserved by Valerie Harrison. Best Blogger Tips

  1. A great idea! I've never made hash browns in that way.

  2. look delicious Val I love this:)

  3. Oh mercy, what inspired comfort food, Val. I adore glazed bacon, but have only had it with honey, not maple syrup. That must change. :-) And thank you for reminding me that I haven't had my coffee yet today. :-)

  4. Enough to make me want to get a waffle iron! What a great breakfast. (We just had sausage and sunny side up eggs!)

  5. What a FANTASTIC new idea to prepare hash browns! Just when I swore them off too, Val!!! Oh well, gotta splurge now and then I say!

  6. I love the idea of Slow Sunday :). Our weekends are always busier than I want them to be even though I try to slow things down. What a great dish to celebrate with -- hashbrowns are a favorite here, but I've never tried them like this. And the bacon? Well...

  7. What a wonderful idea! If only I had a waffle iron LOL! But I can do it all the old=fashioned way....

  8. What a great idea - simple - but who'd-a-thunk? YOU! I love these kinds of discoveries. It looks scrumptious, too!

  9. I love my waffle iron and I'm thrilled by the idea I can use it for more than just waffles!

  10. Potatoes in a waffle iron? I've never heard of anything like this but it sounds and looks amazing! I bet they turn out so crispy! I can see them a a base for a zillion different things. Thanks for sharing this! Love it!

  11. What an AWESOME use for my waffle iron! It is definitely getting broken out this weekend!

  12. This is the coolest idea using a waffle iron, and I can't wait to try. Yes, it's a sit down breakfast when you bring out the potatoes.

  13. I LOVE hash browns, and really LOVE the idea of using a waffle iron. Oh, yes, I absolutely want to try this. I make a brown-sugar bacon and have always wanted to add mustard to the mix. Looks like a fabulous breakfast.

  14. What a fabulous idea! I love the hashbrowns and think this breakfast is a perfect way to begin any day. I'm sure you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

  15. very clever! for the record, maple bacon is one of the best things in the world.

  16. What a great idea...leave it to you. I would not mind a slow sunday at your CASA!

  17. This makes me wish I had a waffle iron, my husband loves hash browns!

  18. Maybe I should my little used waffle iron out from storage. GREG

  19. Anything is better with bacon. Have a great long week-end Val!

  20. Hashbrowns in the waffle iron...who would have thought! I love the crispy crust on hashbrowns so this method would be perfect for me.

  21. Love the idea of putting potatoes in the waffle iron! They look so crispy. Can't wait to make these!

  22. What a good idea Val. I never thought of using the waffle iron for anything other than waffles.

  23. I recently saw a post on hash browns made with a pizzelle maker! They must have seen the same Pinterest idea. I think it's a great idea too!

  24. That... is... brilliant!

    My mom has one of those giant round waffle irons to make waffles for her grandchildren - I wonder if she'd mind me messing it up?

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When A Motherboard Dies

Please join with me in a moment of silence for my Motherboard.

I sent her in last week for some basic upgrades, including a snazzy new hard drive with lots of “Gigs” and “Bytes”, so MoSop could save even more photos, and become a speedier blogging queen. The family was also tired of receiving continual “exception errors” and “low memory” warnings every time they logged in.

But unfortunately, there were complications. Maybe MB was sick of the all-nighters I’d made her pull. Maybe it was the constant lack of appreciation. Or, maybe she just didn’t like the whole idea of getting “Gig-gy”. For whatever reason, she chose not to wake up after the procedure.

The professionals at Computer Land have reassured me that the backup of all my files prior to Motherboard’s untimely demise was successful. The tech guys also tell me that in about a week, “things are gonna be better than ever”!

That is, once they get done designing an entirely new computer, complete with loads of Gigs, a new housing unit, and even, yes, a new “mother” (all for a significant chunk of change)

Today, I’m dedicating a moment of silence to Motherboard #1.

Thanks for the memories, old gal. You’ve been with me from the very beginning. Your legacy will live on.

Rest in peace. – MoSop

In the meantime, while Chuck at Computer Land gets busy spending her father’s money, MoSop will be cleaning out her closet & ironing her socks. She will resist taking over her friend’s laptops. She will avoid making late night runs to the public library. She will definitely [not] stoop so low as to blog during her lunch hour at work! (at least, after today)

You can help support MoSop through this ‘difficult time’ by reading her posts, and leaving lots of profound comments! :)

4 thoughts on “When A Motherboard Dies

  1. RIP the motherboard.
    At least it is not hard drive. So your data is still there.
    Last September both of my hard drives died. I was able to save them but quite a lot of data is corrupted.

    So, when you can, backup backup backup.

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  3. I’m having a hard time figuring how these guys are going to re-build your computer for less than the $300 — $350 it would cost to pick up a cheap box at Best Buy (without the worthless extended warranty). Did you get a second opinion? I’ve built several computers, and I’ve never been able to do it for less than that. And if they’re replacing the MoBo (usually with on-board sound, graphics, and ethernet), proc, RAM, and case, what’s left? A hard drive? Hard drives are cheap, and if yours is a few years old, it could probably stand to be upgraded anyway.

    On the other hand, if you need it as a high-end gaming rig with a fire-breathing graphics card and quad-core processor, you don’t want to buy the cheap-o off the shelf computer.

    (Typing this on an itty bitty Eeee PC that I got for $350 with shipping).

    • CoolKid – thanks for the reminder to “back up!!!”

      Sweet – you are obviously way beyond my techno savvy. Fortunately, my Dad is taking care of this for me and is dealing with a company he trusts. (I hope he’s not getting ripped off – I agree it sounds a bit suspect)
      OOOOHHH…I like the “fire breathing” feature! Where do I sign up for that?! ;)

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377-378: Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet with John G. Turner

October 10, 2012

As the 2nd feature of our Mormon Stories Book Club series (organized by the brilliant Heather Olsen Beal), we feature John G. Turner and his new book “Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet, accompanied by Dialogue Foundation chair elect Morris Thurston.  Please click on the image to the right to purchase your book through Amazon.  A small amount of the proceed go to help support Mormon Stories.

Title: Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet
Author: John G. Turner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Genre: Biography
Year: 2012
Pages: 352
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 0674049675
Price: $26.00

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Book Description from www.amazon.com:

“Brigham Young was a rough-hewn craftsman from New York whose impoverished and obscure life was electrified by the Mormon faith. He trudged around the United States and England to gain converts for Mormonism, spoke in spiritual tongues, married more than fifty women, and eventually transformed a barren desert into his vision of the Kingdom of God. While previous accounts of his life have been distorted by hagiography or polemical exposé, John Turner provides a fully realized portrait of a colossal figure in American religion, politics, and westward expansion.

After the 1844 murder of Mormon founder Joseph Smith, Young gathered those Latter-day Saints who would follow him and led them over the Rocky Mountains. In Utah, he styled himself after the patriarchs, judges, and prophets of ancient Israel. As charismatic as he was autocratic, he was viewed by his followers as an indispensable protector and by his opponents as a theocratic, treasonous heretic.

Under his fiery tutelage, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints defended plural marriage, restricted the place of African Americans within the church, fought the U.S. Army in 1857, and obstructed federal efforts to prosecute perpetrators of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. At the same time, Young’s tenacity and faith brought tens of thousands of Mormons to the American West, imbued their everyday lives with sacred purpose, and sustained his church against adversity. Turner reveals the complexity of this spiritual prophet, whose commitment made a deep imprint on his church and the American Mountain West.”

Book Club Resources:

  1. Click here to listen to the Mormon Stories Podcast with author John Turner, Morris Thurston, Max Mueller, John Dehlin, and Heather Olson Beal [H1]
  2. Reviews of Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet
    1. Harvard University Press webpage:  http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674049673
    2. HuffPo piece re: Brigham Young and polygamy by John G. Turner:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-turner/brigham-young-and-polygamy_b_1792555.html
    3. Times and Seasons review: http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2012/09/book-review-brigham-young-pioneer-prophet-by-john-g-turner/
    4. Association of Mormon Letters review: http://mormon-chronicles.blogspot.ca/2012/06/review-brigham-young-pioneer-prophet-by.html
    5. Improvement Era review:  http://improvementera.com/2012/09/review-and-musings-brigham-young-pioneer-prophet/
  3. Podcasts re: the book:
    1. Harvard University Press podcast:  http://soundcloud.com/harvard-press/john-turner-brigham-young
    2. National Review’s Between the Covers with John J. Miller:  http://www.nationalreview.com/media/betweenthecovers/328405
    3. Mormon Expositor:  http://mormonexpositor.com/6-brigham-young-pioneer-prophet-with-john-g-turner/
    4. KCPW podcast:  http://kcpw.org/blog/cityviews/2012-09-10/cityviews-91112-brigham-young-pioneer-prophetwhy-mars-matters/
  4. Other Mormon-themed resources/writings by Turner
    1. New York Times piece re: Mormons and racism by John G. Turner: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/opinion/sunday/racism-and-the-mormon-church.html?_r=0
    2. Turner’s thoughts on “the Mormon moment”:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/books/mormon-studies-attract-more-scholars-and-attention.html?pagewanted=all
    3. Turner’s take on the Hill Cumorah pageant:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444330904577536774199980182.html
    4. Turner’s thoughts on Mormons and the Civil War:  http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/the-mormons-sit-out-the-civil-war/
    5. Turner’s review of Book of Mormon Girlhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2012/09/book-of-mormon-girl/

Syllabus for a research course Turner teaches on Mormonism:

 [H1]: Links provided once we record the podcasts.

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15 Responses to 377-378: Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet with John G. Turner

  1. Ezra
    October 4, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    Looking forward to this podcast….any idea when it will go online?

  2. Ron H.
    October 7, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    Bought it through the link on your site last week! I was looking for a biography on BY and the recommendation on MS was just perfect timing. I’m currently ready and marking it up. It’s a great read for anyone who enjoys Mormon history from multiple angles, not just the correlated history I thought I knew from my youth.

  3. Ezra
    October 10, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    I am 60 pages into his book. Loving it!!! I read it on the subway to and from work.

    What are the biggest misconceptions of Brigham Young, both in and out of the Church.

    What was Brigham Young’s biggest accomplishment?

    I don’t remember it in your book, what was Brigham Young’s involvement in Freemasonry?

    In your opinion, was Brigham Young really the best person to take lead of the church during the succession crisis?

    Did Brigham Young ever address not adding to the D&C?

  4. Joe Geisner
    October 11, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    It was asked in the question part of John’s announcement if there is evidence that Young led or approved of violence. I think John Turner’s book does an excellent job in answering this question. Though John does not deal with one case that may have the most evidence of Young calling for cold blooded murder, The case of Jesse Thompson Hartley is well documented in this fantastic article. http://user.xmission.com/~research/mormonpdf/storm.pdf

    John Turner quotes from an amazing assortment of letters to and from Young. Reading these extracts of letters gave me some of the more interesting glimpses into the life of Young. One letter comes from Young’s older brother Joseph, who was the spiritual leader of the family before the families conversion to Mormonism. The letter is in regards to the murderer William Hickman. As early as 1849 Joseph was trying to explain the character of Hickman to his younger brother. Unfortunately Brigham seemed to not have the same moral fiber as his brother. Joseph writes of Hickman: “Inocent Blood it will Be found Driping from the hands of William Hickman,” whom he labeled “a cold Blooded Murderer.” This was Joseph’s reaction after seeing Hickman murder two Indians, one who Hickman let bleed out over a day.

  5. RachelM
    October 14, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    I can’t wait to read this.

    And I was really heartened that you used the letters during his missions to Mary Ann Angell. They are my great-great-great-great-grandparents and some of those letters were in my grandmothers trunk until about 10 years ago. I have copies of them… They are pretty interesting.

    I have been waiting for a biography that captures what a complex character he was. Thank you!

    • Joe Geisner
      October 15, 2012 at 12:24 pm

      This is a very interesting post. The letters John’s quotes from between Mary and Brigham are great. I find it interesting to hear these stories of letters found in a trunk.

      Is there any way you would be willing to share copies? My email is rbssman gmail com

      • Dawna
        October 25, 2012 at 10:40 am

        I’m also a descendent of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angel, and my mom especially would be so thrilled to see copies of these letters! My email is dmh102@yahoo.com

        • RachelM
          November 11, 2012 at 6:33 pm

          Yes- I could send both of you copies. I will try to do that this week.

  6. David
    October 14, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    I understand the John Turner lives in No. Virginia, as do I. I’m wondering if he is speaking anywhere nearby where I could meet him.

  7. John Turner
    October 14, 2012 at 9:59 pm

    Hi David,

    Closest to you would be in Potomac, Md., next month (organized by Greg Prince). Unfortunately, I had two local events last month but nothing else as of now. I’ve heard rumblings of one or two book clubs in the broader-DC area. In any event, hope to meet you at some point.

    • DavidS
      October 15, 2012 at 1:36 am

      I think I’m on the invitation list for Greg’s group so if I can come, I’ll see you there.

  8. Jen
    October 20, 2012 at 10:21 am

    I was all set to buy this book through your link. But the price for the kindle edition is almost $20! Can’t do it! I refuse to spend more than $10 for an e-book. Enjoyed the podcast though and hope to read it eventually.

  9. David
    October 31, 2012 at 5:17 pm

    What a great interview. I definitely plan to buy the book. I kind of hate Brigham Young but this interview made me realize he was a person like most others. I really want to learn more after listening to this podcast.

  10. November 3, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Really enjoyed this, hope to some day get a copy of this book. Thanks.

  11. Lilli
    December 21, 2012 at 10:14 am

    Sadly, few can see how evil Brigham Young was and that Joseph Smith was almost surely intent on excommunicating BY and other leaders for polygamy, if Joseph had lived a little longer.

    For according to the teachings of Christ, Joseph Smith and ancient Book of Mormon prophets, Brigham Young was an abusive adulterous imposter, a false prophet, who led many people astray to do the vilest of evils, and he still leads many astray today to believe in those same evils.

    Very few are willing to search out and believe the truth to what he really was.

    Joseph never preached or practiced polygamy, he constantly warned and fought against it. I believe Joseph knew how evil Brigham Young was and he warned the Saints to never fall for polygamy, even if a prophet came preaching it, or to fall for the vile rumors that he himself was living it.

    But sadly it seems, that most people would rather believe perverse hearsay, than the proven and published truth by true prophets of God.

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YDS: 5.9 French: 5c Ewbanks: 17 UIAA: VI ZA: 17 British: HVS 5a PG13

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Couple guys we met out there. Serious route, if y...

Start under a small roof and follow crack to the first bolt, then traverse right onto face to the next bolt on thin face, once past the first bolt get over the face and on to big ledge, the next bolt is up and left, climb up to the bolt with good holds, then traverse left to bulge with crack, it is probly a good idea to place a .4 alien here, because if you fall it is going to be an implesent whipper. Here is some beta, there is a huge, bomber hold over the bulge in the back, once you get that stand on the ledge and clip next bolt, Then climb face past 2 more bolts to chain rappel.

When coming into the Atlantis area it will be the first route on your left, look for big bulge with small crack.

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Apr 22, 2008
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13

IMO this is not a safe route. The feature that forms the left side of the crack sounds hollow. I would not have been comfortable at all falling on the cam I placed in the crack. The movement on the route was great and I would have enjoyed it more if that bulge did not sound so hollow.

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rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R

One of the more scarier moments in my climbing career...yes, I agree!
By Ken Isaacson
May 25, 2010

My son led this yesterday and I followed on TR. There is a hollow sounding flake about a little more than 2/3 of the way up. I did pull up on the flake and it held. The crack to the right of the bulge is solid. There are plenty of good foot placements, pockets and edges all the way up. I think this route is easier than 5.9, although placing a cam in the crack next to the bulge looked awkward.
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We thought this to be a stupid and old style route. Bolt spacings are bogus and the idea of putting pro in the crack way out left between bolts 4 and 5- is even "more" bogus!
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Apr 10, 2013
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13

This route is cool, probably more like a 5.8+ .. Lead without using any cam and I never felt insecure, however, a fall trying to pull that move could be painful. Will repeat.
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There is definite ground fall potential going for bolts 2 and 3. Falling while going for bolt 4 could result in a long fall onto the slab. Make sure your belayer is standing up and paying attention if you are leading this route. Placing the cam to protect the roof move up to bolt 4 is difficult for shorter climbers, as the best holds are some distance away. Our leader had to swing at it and place the cam dynamically.

I would not lead this route, but if someone with no fear of falling puts a top rope on it, it's a fun climb.
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I remember getting super scared a few years back on this... I haven't lead it since... yikes!
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rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13

Sketchiest route I've climbed in Atlantis, though not scary. Was pretty greasy with the sun shining and me sweating. Also some low quality rock. I placed a cam in the left crack more for mental benefit than anything. Worth doing if done most other stuff, but the sun wasn't the only thing making me sweat;)
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In A Christmas Carol staring Jim Carrey, the Ghost of Christmas Present mentions that he has a lot of brothers (I can't remember the exact number). What did he mean by this, who are his brothers?

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I think that this goes back to the original Dickens story when the Ghost says that he has 1842 brothers - i.e. each Ghost of Christmas Present comes to Earth for a single day.

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JACKSON — With an apparent deal in hand on a $5.5-billion state budget, Mississippi lawmakers will be busy the next few days ironing out details with dozens of budget-tied bills expected to move.

Late last night, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant issued a statement that House and Senate negotiators had reached agreement on a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

The deal came after Gov. Haley Barbour urged lawmakers to complete work before the regular session’s end, which had been projected for this weekend.

“If it takes a special session, it won’t be the first time,” Barbour had told reporters as he headed into a private meeting earlier yesterday in Bryant’s office at the Capitol.

A special session to deal with the budget, if needed, could cost the state about $30,000 a day.

Barbour called lawmakers back for a budget special session in June 2009, after they failed to agree on a spending plan during that year’s regular session.

“While no budget is perfect and considering these tough economic times facing our state, Senate budget negotiators Doug Davis and Videt Carmichael have tentatively agreed upon a $5.498 billion state budget,” Bryant said in a statement released by his office.

The current three-month regular session is scheduled to end Saturday.

Before the tentative agreement was reached, House budget writers yesterday had signaled that they and their Senate counterparts were having their first substantial discussions in days.

“We want a resolution without a special session,” said House Education Committee chairman Cecil Brown, D-Jackson.

Bryant said he hopes “personalities don’t interfere with the process” of finishing the budget.

“We’re not about trying to see who blinks first, or we’re not about trying to challenge anyone,” Bryant told The Associated Press before the tentative agreement was reached. “We’re just about trying to get the budget done. I think if we’ll sit down and talk about commonalities, I believe we can get that done.”

Ed LeGrand, executive director of the state Department of Mental Health, and Richard Barry, chairman of the Board of Mental Health, sent Bryant a letter yesterday saying the Senate’s current position on mental health funding would hurt patients.

“I know you are aware of the consequences of not minimally funding the public mental health system,” they wrote. “Without a quick resolution of the situation, the people of Mississippi will have to pay for special legislative sessions. We need a budget now and ask you for your support.”

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Four in 10 American employers are struggling to fill open positions.  Our goal is to help the job seeker better understand the current job-market landscape…so they can better align their job search plan, let’s review these top, yet hard-to-fill, areas for employers!

Jobs in demand

For the fifth consecutive year, the jobs that are hardest to fill fall into the category of skilled trades, which covers manufacturing, construction and other positions that require professional training or apprenticeship. This category includes plumbers, electricians, carpenters and brickalyers. Laborers, on the other hand, are defined by Manpower as workers who possess few specialized skills.

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A big part of the solution to the jobless recovery is to better align our educational training programs with the technical needs of today’s employers to be globally competitive.  Employers need employees with more skills, not more education, and there is a subtle but important difference between skills and education. Creativity, once a trait avoided by employers, is now prized among employers who are trying to create the empowered, high-performance workforce needed for competitiveness in today’s marketplace.

The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the U.S. Labor Market:

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So, here’s my advice: Be proactive about your career. What do you plan to do in 2012 to ensure you are growing as a professional?

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Hiring Demand for Project Management Skills in the US at all-time high.

Whether or not you hold the official title of Project Manager (PM), chances are you’ll be called upon to lead some sort of project at some time in any job.  A definition of project management would be the planning, organizing and then management of the resources required to complete a specific task. Build a solid foundation of project management knowledge, techniques, and tools as you proactively manage your career.

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We have entered into an age of career entrepreneurialism.

The tough economy means many recent college graduates are forced to wait tables, until they land a job in their chosen field of study.  But others are taking a different route, cobbling together freelance gigs/designing their dream job.

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How long should I stay at my first job out of college?

I’ve been thinking about this question a lot lately. I’ve heard it all from, “Life’s too short to stay at a job if you’re not happy”…“Stay at least three to five years”…”It looks bad if you change positions too often”… to  ”If I was hiring someone for a position, and saw a resume filled with 6 month jobs, I’d be worried they’d do the same to me.”

The reality is… according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2010 Employee Tenure Summary; people under the age of 30 change jobs almost once every year and a half (compared to the national average of once every four years.)

Another way to examine job changing is addressing the fallowing 3 basic factors:

Factor #1:  Is the situation unsafe or unlawful?  Make a quick escape from anything that just does not feel correct to you.  If lives are at serious risk, if you are being pushed into illegal, dangerous, unsafe or unethical practice, or you are so miserable you cannot function…there’s trouble ahead you MUST move on.

Factor #2:  Are you happy?  Few jobs always offer you 100% satisfaction in all areas and Monday-morning blues are inevitable, but something’s definitely wrong if you find yourself dragging your feet to work every day and you are constantly wishing for the weekend.   You need to thoroughly understand what is creating your job dissatisfaction. If you change jobs for the wrong reasons, you just take the discontent with you.  So, before jumping at a hot new job offer, be sure you’re running toward something, not from something.  Make good job change decisions using the formula: T + P + E x V:

  • Talent. Inventory your strengths and weaknesses, then focus on your strengths and manage your weaknesses.
  • Purpose. Talents develop best in the context of interest. Ask yourself what needs doing at work and in the world, and then put your talents to work on some area of need you believe in.
  • Environment. For the best alignment, identify the work environment that best suits your style, temperament and values.
  • Vision. (How you see the rest of your life). Talent, purpose and environment are about work style and choice. Vision describes how work fits into the rest of your life.

Factor #3:  It takes 2 hands to clap…if one of the following things is happening to you, something is WRONG, and you should start reviewing yourself, your leadership, and your company:

1. No increase in compensation or additional benefits in 18 months – something could be wrong with you (you are not worth it…are your hard & soft skills the best they can be?), your boss (sleeping on your achievements) or with your company (decreasing sales, dying industry, bad leadership, poor business finance management, bad business strategy – these environments are not fertile for career success)…if no promotion and substantial increase is forth coming in the next 90 days…exit ASAP.  Make sure to change jobs with at least a 12% increase in salary.

2. No increase in knowledge or skills (from trainings, new assignment, etc.) – something is wrong with your boss, your company and its human resources strategy and practices.  Companies that fail to invest in employees jeopardize their own success and even survival.  The skills and performance of employees and managers must be upgraded continuously.  The average strategic U.S. small business spends – $1,041 per learner annually.  The average hours of training per employee were 40.1 in 2010.  If training and development are not taken seriously where you are…you have two options…find a new job where they are or find a way to develop the following 3 transferable skills on your own time and dollar.  What are transferable skills? They are the skills and abilities that transfer from job to job no matter which position(s) you have held in the past. One of the things that make these skills so valuable is that they can be used in such a wide array of work settings.

Top 3 Transferable Skills

Technical Skills.  Not having the basic knowledge or enough knowledge of computer programs and equipment is a problem.  All jobs today require intermediate to advance Microsoft Office skills, Microsoft Outlook skills, and Industry-specific technology expertise (each industry has specific hardware and software you must know…find out what they are and learn to use them.)

Communication Skills.  Regardless of the size of your organization – whether it’s a large corporation, a small company, or even a home-based business – you need good communication skills if you want to succeed.  For starters, communication is about far more than the written or spoken word. It is about:

  • Body language
  • Tone of voice
  • Timing
  • Eye contact
  • Listening skills
  • Reading skills

Communication skills training should be an ongoing process, not a onetime thing.

Project Management 101 Skills.  The four basic elements of any project are: resources, time, money, and most importantly, scope. All these elements are interrelated. Each must be managed effectively. All must be managed together if the project, and the project manager, is to be a success.  In general, if you can master these areas, you can succeed in most projects.  For simple projects in a small organization, agreed milestones, a few checklists and someone to steer the project are all that are required.  For complex projects in a large organization a more structured approach is needed, to set up and approve the project, monitor and guides its progress, solve its problems, deliver the end product (or gain) and close it down.  The Project Management Institute at offers a variety of learning opportunities – to fit your budget, interests and goals.

3. No increase in position or responsibilities – something could be wrong with you (you may not look capable or trustworthy for additional responsibilities) or with your company/boss (no upward mobility…business is too small, your boss has no respect for you or your needs)

Factor #4:   Are you getting too comfortable at your current workplace?   Lethargy robs you of motivation and without motivation you do nothing. If we do nothing we fail to live and develop. It’s often, but not always, easier to do nothing than to do something. But even the most lethargic among us will usually be motivated to scratch an unbearable itch.  For me, getting too comfortable is not a good thing… it indicates that I’ve found myself a comfort zone which I might have trouble dragging myself out of next time I need to.  If there’s still room to advance, and it looks like the next promotion is yours for the taking, it might be wise to stay put…if not, you are doing more damage to your career than you think…move on ASAP.  If you are happy with being lethargic and just going along for the ride that’s OK but remember most lethargic people do not have successful careers.

After thinking through all of the above, you will be able to make a decision whether to stay at the job or leave the place. The most important career rule to remember when resigning from any job is that you never want to leave on bad terms…if possible. Courtesy, etiquette, and professionalism go a long way. So, as much as you may want to tell off your boss or a co-worker, you should never burn any bridges, and before you make that final decision to quit, make sure that you have a new job or another source of income.

See you at the top!

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Contact Housing & Residential Life

Housing and Residential Life welcomes your questions and comments.

You can reach us by phone at:

Main Housing Office 615-898-2971
Corlew Desk 615-898-4542
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Housing Staff

The staff of Housing & Residential Life welcomes your comments and questions. Following is a list of administrators and area coordinators along with their email addresses.

Name Title Email Address
Andrew Bickers Director of Housing and Residential Life housing@mtsu.edu
Amy Korstange Associate Director, Residential Education amy.korstange@mtsu.edu
Vicki Justice-Lowe Associate Director, Operation vicki.justice-lowe@mtsu.edu
Richard Smith Associate Director, Facilities richard.smith@mtsu.edu
Heidi Convery Assistant Director heidi.convery@mtsu.edu
Joyce Vaughn Coordinator of Conference Housing jm.vaughn@mtsu.edu
Steven Clippard Coordinator of Microcomputing steven.clippard@mtsu.edu
Vacant Coordinator of Custodial Services and Maintenance
Daniel Wynne Assistant Coordinator of Custodial Services daniel.wynne@mtsu.edu
Jason Harville Area Coordinator for Monohan, Schardt, Reynolds jason.harville@mtsu.edu
Alex Briley Resident Director for Monohan, Schardt, Reynolds alb2as@mtmail.mtsu.edu
April Aldeen Area Coordinator for Cummings april.aldeen@mtsu.edu
Peter Okwera Resident Director for Cummings po2b@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Scott Hendricks Area Coordinator for Womack scott.hendricks@mtsu.edu
Brad Croenne Resident Director for Womack bpc2x@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Catie Straube Area Coordinator for Scarlett catie.straube@mtsu.edu
Derrick Mobley II Resident Director for Scarlett dlm6d@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Amber Wilson Area Coordinator for Smith, Judd, Gracy, Beasley, Sims amber.gray@mtsu.edu
Justine Hart Resident Director for Smith, Judd, Gracy, Beasley, Sims jch8s@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Chavan Thompson Resident Director for Smith, Judd, Gracy, Beasley, Sims ct3n@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Nikki Ciarlette Area Coordinator for Corlew nichole.ciarlette@mtsu.edu
Ben Ford Resident Director for Corlew bsf2i@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Travis Duke Area Coordinator for Lyon, Mary, McHenry, Rutledge travis.duke@mtsu.edu
Brooke Morgan Resident Director for Lyon, Mary, McHenry btm3m@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Kayla Butler Resident Director Rutledge krb4g@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Hayley Greenlee Area Coordinator for Deere, Nicks hayley.greenlee@mtsu.edu
Kevin Tong Resident Director for Deere, Nicks ket3k@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Elizabeth Bumpas Resident Director for Greek Row eeb3h@mtmail.mtsu.edu
Ashleigh Piper Central Staff Resident Director abp3j@mtmail.mtsu.edu

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