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The Barrie Colts announced on Thursday that they have signed forward Brendan Perlini to an Ontario Hockey League contract.

“It’s very exciting for me and my family,” said Perlini.  “It’s such a big deal for us to be part of the Barrie Colts organization.”

The Colts selected the forward with the 16th overall pick in the 2012 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

“We are extremely excited about Brendan joining the organization,” said General Manager Jason Ford.  “He is a player that brings a tremendous skill-set; he is one of the strongest skaters for his age-group and has exceptional puck skills and hockey sense.”

Last season Perlini notched 44 points in 40 games for the Detroit Belle Tire Under-16’s, and says he will be ready for training camp.

“Well I want to come in fully prepared for training camp and really show the coaches what I can do,” said the 6’3″ winger.  “I think with my skating and puck-handling abilities I will have a lot to offer the team.”

Earlier this month Perlini attended Team Ontario’s Under-17 provincial camp.

“Under-17 was such a great experience for me,” acknowledged Perlini.  “I got to play with a lot of great players and it really helped my development to see how other players handle themselves on and off the ice.”

“We feel Brendan has just scratched the surface as to what he can be as a hockey player,” added Ford.  “We are very pleased today that Brendan has made this commitment.”

Barrie Colts training camp begins on August 27th.

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Green Lantern #81

Funeral for a Hero

Ron März – Writer
Darryl Banks – Pencils
Romeo Tanghal – Inks
Pamela Rambo – Color
Chris Eliopoulos – Letters
Eddie Berganza – Associate
Kevin Dooley – Funeral Director

I suppose this is a rather solemn cover, but it doesn't really do much for me. I guess that's because I'm not a big Green Lantern fan. But I think they could have done something that was solemn and more inspiring, as well. Maybe a statue of Hal Jordan?

So apparently Hal Jordan's death at the end of Final Night was conclusive enough for all the heroes of Earth to hold a funeral for him. After all, he did go out as a hero, destroying the Sun-Eater and restoring the sun to its former glory. So the current Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner, constructed a cathedral in Coast City and invited everyone who's anyone to attend.

Impulse sat on a row with Max Mercury, Jesse Quick, Wally West and Linda Park. Donna Troy, now retired from being a superhero, was there, but sadly, I couldn't spot any of the other New Titans Impulse used to hang with. Superboy was there with Superman and Steel, and Robin, who felt compelled to bring his bow staff to a funeral, was there with Batman and Nightwing. But Batman still can't forgive Hal for what he did during Zero Hour, so he withdrew himself from the crowd, forcing Nightwing and Robin to join him in the shadows. Impulse was well-behaved during the funeral, so he didn't really have a chance to interact with Superboy, Robin, or the Legion of Super-heroes.

Superman directed the proceedings, and the first people to speak were former Green Lanterns Guy Gardner and John Stewart. Black Canary then spoke on behalf of the late Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, who was good friends with Hal. Then Wally spoke on behalf of the late Barry Allen, who was also good friends with Hal. Carol Ferris, Hal's former girlfriend, gave a tearful address, then Kyle Rayner closed the ceremony. The original Green Lantern, Alan Scott, created a green flame to burn eternally for Hal. And Swamp Thing created a beautiful garden to surround a statue of Hal made by Kyle. Then, at the very end, Batman says he finally forgives Hal.

My digital copy of this comic also includes a new adventure of Hal Jordan, which is mostly a flashback to his origin, reprinting pages from 1960. It was pretty neat, but again, I'm more interested in the Flash family and Impulse, so I don't have a lot to say about this issue.

Next time, Impulse finally meets Robin in Robin Plus Impulse #1!

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Jackson Richman is a recent political science graduate of George Washington University. He has interned at The Weekly Standard and The Daily Caller. His work has also appeared in The Washington Examiner, Red Alert Politics, Campus Reform, New Voices Magazine, The College Fix, and American Action News.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Let’s go ‘Stros

I experienced my first Astros game yesterday. We got the invite to the game by some of Kenny’s friends, Joe and Johanna, who had some extra tickets. After K got home from work we loaded up in the car and drove down town to Minute Maid park.Minute%20Maid%20ParkFirst of all, there are so many cool buildings in this area of Houston. Lots of cool photo opportunities. We got there about half hour before it was time for the game to start so we walked to this bar call B.U.S for a couple brewskies.P7270030  It was the quintessential sports bar. The walls were covered in sports memorabilia and there were shuffle boards and pool tables galore. I was asking all about the Astros. What’s the Mascot? Astronauts. Are they good this season? They’re 2nd to last. Were they ever good? They went to the world series in ‘05.
So after   spending six dollars a beer at B.U.S, we made our way over the the stadium. We walked in through this cool entrance that took us through a bar so we took advantage and grabbed another beer to avoid the lines inside the stadium. After walking to our seats we decided it was time for some stadium food. I'd been thinking about a getting good hot dog as soon as I found out we we’re going to a game so that was what we did! And it was soooo good.

I got a star dog and Kenny got the Super Star dog (foot long). We loaded it up with chopped onion, pickle relish. jalapeno relish, mustard and ketchup. It did not disappoint. I’m craving another one just writing about it. Its hard to beat a ball park hot dog!

As far as the game went. The ‘stros didn’t do so bad. When we left in the 7th inning they were ahead 6-0. I guess they just needed a good luck charm in the audience.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Weekend in the Heights

Kenny and I are getting this grilling thing down. Hmmm…not quite yet, but we did make some dang good chicken an a stick this past weekend. All it took was skewers, chicken strips and BBQ sauce and voila! Tastiness!P7240011After a week of pouring rain, the clouds finally parted for a weekend of sunshine, which was the perfect weather for some cruising in the Jeep. K took the top of the jeep for the first time since he got it back in December. He was shocked we’d gone this long without taking it off so he was pretty excited to go for a drive and so was I. It was really nice to drive through The Heights, looking at all the pretty bungalow houses and neat older homes with the sun beaming down and the wind keeping us cool. I enjoyed it so much that I took a few snap shots of us cruising around.
I’m having a great time in Houston and one of the reasons is because I love K’s neighborhood. Its an area of Houston called the Heights and is one of the coolest, most eclectic areas around. I feel so lucky that I get to enjoy so much time here. So what better place to go for our jeep ride than the Heights. We pulled down 19th street and found a parking spot and began our walk in and out of every little boutique and antique store on the street. We saw a ton of cool stuff and a few pieces we seriously considered getting, but in the end couldn’t commit to anything because there was always the thought in the back of our minds that the next store would have something even better! A lot of the stores were way expensive. It was crazy how much they would charge for a piece they probably paid next to nothing for. But there was one store we stopped in that wasn’t so pricey. The stuff they were selling was just a cool as the other places but way more reasonable. The catch is you have to dig and the fabulous item you buy might have a little (a lot) of dust on it, but a little dirt is better than a lotta buck. They had the friendliest people working and they even offered us ice cold cokes as soon as we walked in the door. We’ll definitely be making a few trips back to this place, The Stardust.
P7250024 Our last stop on our antique excursion was this place that specialized in the unique as you can see by the living room set that for some reason couldn’t convince Kenny to buy. I thought it was pimptastic. P7250025 So we didn’t make any purchases but still had a GREAT time looking at all the neat stores. (Neat- we used that word about 1000 times today) We finished up our fun day with yummy salsa and chips at Cedar Creek Cafe and some Ms. Pac Man action! Kenny totally kicked my butt.
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It was a good Sunday in the Heights!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Poco Bueno...just a little bit of fun!

This past week Kenny and I have been on the Texas coast for one of the biggest fishing tournaments in the country, Poco Bueno, but all the locals refer to it as simply Poco. Its practically a state holiday around these parts and I can definitely see why.

For as long as I've known Kenny, I've known about this tournament and about how much his family is in to it. They all come together for the festivities so I was excited/nervous about meeting the rest of his bunch. I was happy to find out that his brother and sister are just as great as he described and his parents were as welcoming as ever.

To give you an idea of how the week goes for Poco, every night there is a huge feast that is provided for all the fishermen and there significant others. I'm talking about the kind of food that makes you nearly comatose after finishing the meal because you've eaten so much so fast because its so good.
 Let me see if I can remember the menu for the week

Wednesday: Fillet Mignon, fried oysters, grilled veggies, salad, apple and peach cobbler

Thursday: Fried Chicken, Black Eyed Peas, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Pulled Pork Quesadillas and an assortment of cookies

Friday: Chicken and Steak Fajitas with all the appropriate fixins and banana pudding parfait and key lime pie

Saturday: Every type of BBQ including ribs, brisket, turkey...coleslaw, potato salad, salad and for dessert...lemon bars, pecan pie and chocolate brownies.

Can you tell the food was one of my favorite parts!

On top of all that goodness, there was an open bar.

It was a big Party!

As for the tournament part of this giant party, all the teams left on Thursday evening after dinner and were gone until Saturday night unless they caught a big Blue Marlin. Kenny's team didn't get to come back early but not because of lack of fish. According to him, they caught a Grand Slam on Saturday which is a blue marlin, a white marlin and a bill fish. None of the three were big enough to keep but it was still a rarity to catch all three in one day. The next day of fishing was full of "meat" fish. That's the kind of fish you can eat. The name may seem obvious to some, but it didn't click with me. They were catching so many dolphin and wahoo that they had to start throwing them back.

A few shots from off shore

 Ain't he cute
he's a great angler
look at all that meat

Well no money was won by Kenny's team but that's okay. He said as far as fun goes this was one of the best fishing trips of his fishing career. There's always next year!

Even though I had fun hanging out at the beach and La Cantina while Kenny was off fishing, I was super excited for him to get back. I felt like Sandra Bullock in Practical Magic, the part where she briskly walks through town to jump into arms of her man. I couldn't get to him fast enough!

It was time for a night of good food, good drinks and good music! Oh and can't forget the good company! I had a fantastic first Poco Bueno and am looking forward to many more!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Grill Master

We've talked about wanting a grill for almost a year and this past Sunday we finally got one!! We made an afternoon out of putting in together. We grabbed some refreshments changed into out bathing suits and began.

He was in charge of assembly and I was in charge of reading the instructions. It only took us 2 hours to get it together.

We christened the grill with some bacon wrapped shrimp with cheddar and jalapenos! Delish!

Monday, July 12, 2010

My Kind of Fishing

This past weekend, K and I decided to drive down to the coast on saturday to collect driftwood on the beach. I'm interested in doing something creative with the driftwood but it is going to take a few more trips to collect enough to do what I want. We didn't know what to expect when we got out there so we weren't prepared for all the obstacles that came with collecting the wood. The number one problem were the bugs! We were eaten alive out there while digging through all the debris, so next time we'll wear more bug spray and probably more clothing. It was also hot, hot, hot and the beach was a little crowded. But still, we got a few good pieces.
We didn't bring anything to hold the wood either so we ended up using this bait basket that was in the debris.

After giving the mosquitoes on the beach a good snack, we headed back in for dinner. When it turned dark, K suggested that we go night fishing off the peer in front of the house. I don't usually have much luck with fishing, but I figured I'd give this a try. He demonstrated how to cast the line and he made it look so easy. I was ready for my turn and quickly figured out casting this thing is not as easy as it looks. My first cast went about two feet and we laughed. My second cast went maybe 4 feet and I apologized for not getting it. On my third try it went a whopping 8 feet out into the water and I grunted in frustration and started to reel it in when all the sudden I felt a big tug! "Oh my god, I got a bite!" I started reeling and this fish was not going down without giving a good fight. Kenny kept encouraging me to fight it while trying to keep me from tangling the line or messing anything up. It felt like I was reeling in a 10 pounder. After a bit of a struggle, I finally got my "giant" fish in sight. K grabbed the net at pulled it out!
I was super excited! I hooked a fish with out even trying. I like to think I'm just a natural.

Come to find out, the fish wasn't that big. It was about a 17 inch redfish but I was still proud of myself. I'm also proud of myself for holding it for this picture (another first for me).
I told Kenny that I'm now ready to get back out on the boat for some real fishing! I'm chasing that thrill of getting a big bite!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

A Night at the Theatre

About a year ago, I read a book called The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The book is written by Stieg Larsson who sadly passed away in 2004 before the book was published. Dragon Tattoo is the first of a trilogy that centers around a young girl name Lisbeth Salander who is brilliant but has suffered a lot for her young age. The trilogy is a full of suspense and mystery with the intrigue of human relationships mixed in.

Which brings me to the point of this post. Following a yummy supper at our favorite Mexican place The Teotihuacan, we stopped to pick out a movie at the fabulous Red-Box, my boyfriend, Kenny pointed out this movie:
notice the text is Swedish, it's a Swedish film with English subtitles

 And I got really excited! But after about five minutes of searching through the Red-Box the movie wasn't available! So we scooted over to Blockbuster and it was all checked out. I was a little disappointed. With my curiosity peaked, the next day I did some research for the reviews of the movie and came across a theatre that is still showing the film.

Its a small historic theater that was built in the 1930's with 3 screens. Its called the River Oak Theatre and is part of the Landmark Theatre group which supports small theatres across the country that show foreign and independent films. So I jumped on the chance to see a showing of The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo and purchased two tickets online.

I wanted to make sure we made it there in plenty of time to get good seats for the 8 o'clock show so I hounded Kenny to hurry home and we left the house at 6. We grabbed a bite to eat and walked across the street to the theater. I was pumped. It looked really retro from the outside and the inside was just a cool.

We got there at 7:15, which was way early, but that was quite alright because there is a lounge style bar upstairs. You can have a drink before, during and after the movie!

As for the movie...two thumbs up! I'm not into Twilight or Harry Potter so I was so excited about seeing a movie adaptation of a book that I actually like. He enjoyed it too, even though he hasn't read the book. I give this date night five stars!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Skrimp Tacos

Another night of cooking for the two love birds! My favorite meat to eat is shrimp. I like fried shrimp, grilled shrimp, shrimp gumbo, shrimp sushi, shrimp pasta, shrimp ramen noodles...I know, getting all bubba gumpy but the point is I likes me the shrimp. So on this night I suggested we make Shrimp Tacos and boy was that a good idea. I googled the net for a good recipe and found this one for Shrimp Tacos; but it was a little too complicated for our last minute decision so we had to make a few substitutions, all in all it was basically the same.

We made a quick run to the grocery store and picked up some fresh shrimp, avocados, limes, Herdez salsa (to replace the fancy salsa from the recipe), corn tortilla's and had everything else at the house. Oh and a 6-pack of Corona. Muy importante!!

After peeling the shrimp I tossed them in a little EVOO, Kosher Salt, and Chipotle Chili Powder and a touch of pepper. It was too easy!

Off to the pan for some sizzlin! Just 1 to 2 minutes on each side and they're done! In the mean time my sous chef was chopping the avocado, lime and cilantro and cooking the corn tortillas on the stove.

After an amazingly short amount of prep and cook time we we're ready to eat. We prepared our plates, grabbed our Corona's and sat down in front of the television for one of my favorite movies, Fried Green Tomatoes (he'd never seen it so it was especially fun).

Another successful seafood dish by us!

Conquering fears

I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm an anxious person. And there are few things that make me more anxious than driving in heavy traffic. I can drive just fine in the traffic I grew up around. The kind of traffic that consists of one main, two maybe four lane, road and a bunch of small back roads. But where I'm planning on living in the near future (Houston, TX) is going to be a true test of my coping abilities! Sure I'll still have my easy back roads, but the highways here are ridonkulous

 This is at the "Oh Sh*t" Point

It seems that every time I get behind the wheel in heavy traffic, my brain shuts off and I can't think of what move to make next. The only time I consider my self a good driver is when I am mad about something. For whatever reason, when I get angry about something I grow a pair and my fear of traffic goes away...I guess I get that F**k it mentality and just go for it. But I can't stay mad all the time, so what can I do to get over my fear of driving?!? I think the obvious answer is to just get out there and throw myself into it.

The thing that would really help me in this feat would be to become more aggressive. In this type of traffic you can't be so considerate. I'm the type that assumes that somebody will eventually let me in but if you want to get in the flow in Houston you better be prepared to force your way in.

Maybe what I need is a driving persona. A personality I can adopt when I'm driving in big cities that will allow me to be as bold as needed to weave in and out of Houston's hellacious highways! This persona needs to be an asshole who knows how to get around the rules without breaking them. She has to be impulsive and won't hesitate to make a move! She needs to be confident in her skills and act like she owns the road.

I'm picturing a bad-ass bikeresque chick with a hot-pink bandanna and a cute cropped leather jacket. Not to be too butch, she's also wearing skinny jeans and black patent leather Stilettos (not the safest for driving but she's just that damn good).

Her name is........Sheba.

When I was a little girl, my dad used to take me to the house of  an old Chicken farmer named Mr. Hendrix, who raised all kinds of rare breeds of chickens in his backyard that were worth a good bit of money to those in the chicken business and were pretty much priceless to him. So priceless that he had a guard dog, a hundred pound pitt-bull, especially trained to protect his valuable chicks. Her name was Sheba and she was viscous. If ever some scoundrel came on to his property trying to cash in on his chickens all he had to do was utter the phrase..."Sic 'Em Sheba" and she was off, straight for the ass of the thief.

So from now on when I get behind the wheel to venture out into to the hell that is Houston, TX traffic, I'll think to myself, "Sic 'Em Sheba" and just attack it!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Woohoo!! for Wahoo

One of my favorite things to do with my honey is cook a tasty meal. The dishes we've made include fried pork chops, homemade mac-n-cheese, meatloaf, fried shrimp, etc. But....I have to say, last night was one of our most successful meals. It wasn't an overly complicated dish that required tons of hard to find ingredients. It was quite the opposite. We made a simple seared fish fillet, seasoned with salt, pepper, cilantro and lemon juice; and Caesar salad.

What makes this meal so particularly tasty is the fact that the fish was the first place Wahoo in a recent off shore tournament that my honey fished. This fish paid for his team's spot in the tourny and gave him a little pocket cash to play around with. And gave us one heck of a meal!

My man was the Angler!

While he was cooking his victory fish, I tossed together a Caesar salad

FYI: I made him wear this for a photo op

It all came together so well. Delicious! not to mention healthy!

My Lone Star 4th

After a very rainy but over all fun week on the gulf coast with my family, I hopped on a plane to my home away from home, Texas! for some fun July 4th Festivities! and to celebrate 1yr with my sweetie.

Luckily the rain did not follow me and the weather was perfect for some fun in the sun with friends at good ole Sunday Beach. There were tons of boats parked three deep on the shore and there were plenty of drinks and music flowing!

After spending the day soaking up the sun we made our way back to the house for some delicious Independence Day staples: Hot Dogs, Potato Salad and Baked Beans and a yummy homemade banana pudding all prepared by my honey's wonderfully sweet parents!

Happy 4th


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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Green Rise of the Beasts Figures Coming
Via Kickstarter -  Army Green Color Samples and new characters in the works!

The Rise of the Beasts line actually came out this year, and not a moment too soon. The figures are quite good, and two of them have taken up semi-permanent residence on my desk. And apparently they're going to go green shortly.  The posting also makes reference to 4 new characters, which I am certainly looking forward to seeing.

Review: Plastic Imagination Rise of the Beasts Scorpion - Flesh

Plastic Imagination Rise of the Beasts Scorpion - Flesh Action FiguresIt's Christmas, so let's look at something that I didn't necessarily originally want. The 60mm Scorpion - Flesh is one of three unpainted figures from the initial runs of these molds, and dagnabbit, it's pretty good. Creator Jon Karis runs, which covers the male action toy figures that are too small to be deemed "action figures" by the serious (read: boring) adult collector. It's a wonderful site and a great resource, mostly because this is where you're going to see Japanese capsule figures or American Garbage Pail Kids figures early - it's not wildly active, but it's one of those sites that I personally find informative and useful. The biggest success in that little rubber figure space is, in the eyes of many American fans, Mattel's M.U.S.C.L.E. - and this figure (as well as his Rhino companion) are a tribute to that classic line of toy figures.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Review: Four Horsemen Gothitropolis Cardinus Action Figure

Four Horsemen Gothitropolis Cardinus Action FigureGenerally speaking most Kickstarter toys have one exclusive-to-early-backer figure, but not Gothitropolis. The Four Horsemen took about eight extra months to deliver Cardinus and his friends, and during this time those who neglected to support the line on Kickstarter could pre-order figures at a slightly higher price. All of these save for one pre-sold out, so at this point it looks like if you want these figures and didn't pre-order them, you're out of luck. Given how long some of the Horsemen Glyos-compatible figures stuck around this is probably a wise move, but seeing how wonderful these figures are I'm sure more than a few of you are going to read this review with some anger and hope of schadenfreude. Despite delays, high costs, more delays, and the Horsemen flat-out saying figures may have problematic joints I experienced no problems with Cardinus (and as of my writing this, I'm still opening the other figures) save for the spare feet. The alternate claws had a stuck joint, but this was easily remedied by my favorite Boiling Water Trick.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Rise of the Beasts Prototypes on eBay
Two Rise of the Beasts prototypes are on eBay now - they're getting expensive, but they're pretty slick (and I hope they might be the basis of a future mass-produced run someday).   Click here for the Scorpion, and click here for the Rhino.

Monday, December 1, 2014

Unlikeable Unicorn, Chaotic Ceratopsian, and Feckless Fruitfly Join Combat Creatures
Trent added more stuff to Shapeways! The newest Combat Creature is Unlikeable Unicorn, who looks like a lot of things we won't mention here for various reasons.  Joining her are Chaotic Ceratopsian and Feckless Fruitfly, each of which is around $16.50-$19.  Or 20% off, if you order in the next 50 minutes.


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Battlefield Bad Company 3 Is Still Be On The Cards

After the recent explosion of news over Battlefield 4 it has left a lot of fans wondering what ever happened to Battlefield Bad Company 3? Many of us believed Battlefield 2143 would be the next to arrive after it was hinted with a Easter Egg hidden in Battlefield 3.

Crash7800 BF3 Community Manager explains:

Good question – let me see what I can find out.

I can tell you that it’s not due to any lack of love for BC inside of DICE. Everyone I’ve talked to there is very proud and fond of it.

What features from BC would you like to see in future games (which is not to say we won’t make another)? Would be very interested to nail down for myself what it is about BC that is special to everyone and how we can incorporate that magic.

What would you like to see implemented into the next Battlefield game? We know so far Battlefield 4 will have a better VOIP solution, Battle Recorder (View Our Petition), Spectator Mode and a more robust eSports support. But what is the main thing you would like to see in there? More vehicles? Bigger maps? Let us know!

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

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Benny & Lily are hosting a Frosty Paws Giveaway.  See their 1-17-13 post for details to enter.  Deadline is midnight on 1-19-13.

Furriends of the Cat Blogosphere are hosting an Auction on 1-21-13 for Sallie's Vet bills.   To donate, email Marg at margaretmsanATgmailDOTCOM.

Mollie & Ranger are hosting a Valentine's Day Ball on 2-14-13.  See their 1-14-13 post for details.  Event includes crownings and prizes.

Pip is currently traveling on a Bucket List World Tour.  See his 1-14-13 post for details.  Tour includes weekly posts.

Sarge is hosting Blogville Sled Day on 2-2-13.  See his 1-19-13 post for details.    Deadline to participate is midnight 1-26-13.

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Friday, September 26, 2008

Jack Layton in Victoria

Yesterday I took my 11 year old son to a Jack Layton rally at George Pearkes Arena. I am not about to come out and support the NDP in this election. I went because I wanted to show Ben what a political rally is like and to show him that someone running for Prime Minister is someone you can see in person.

I explained to him the theatrics that is politics, the playing to the camera, th earchestrating of the event. Ben made a very observate comment, he said it felt like being an extra in a film.

The concept was that this was a townhall meeting, but in reality it was an NDP rally. I doubt there were more than a few of us there that were not going to be voting for the NDP. Still, it is nice to know that in Canada you still get close to the leaders of the country, that it is possible to interact with them and speak with them.

Since I have been telling Ben about elections he had wanted to know why youth are not allowed to vote. Yesterday he had his chance to ask Jack Layton if the NDP would let kids vote. He said the NDP would lower the age to 16 but maybe theuy would have to consider something lower.

Ben has now had a chance to see how a major national politician answers his question. He has also seen that in a democracy one of the best ways to make your issue matter is to let the leaders know what you think. My goal out of this whole exercise was for Ben to understand more about civic engagement and democracy and to inspire him to become active.

Personally I would like to see Layton become Prime Minister sometime in the future. Canada needs the NDP to be in power nationally from time to time to balance the Conservatives. What Canada does not need is any sort of a federal Liberal government ever again.

Post Script some hours later - Andrew Macleod mentioned Ben's question in his article.
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The following are some useful links for modelling the British Columbia Railway:

Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. - numerous RTR PGE, BCR and BC Rail locomotives and freight cars in N Scale

Briggs Models - numerous resin and etched metal kits for MLW RS-3 and RS-18 locomotives in N Scale

Central Hobbies - Vancouver hobby shop; dealer for Briggs Models and Kaslo Shops resin kits in N Scale

CVP Products - wireless receivers and throttles which are compatible with the Lenz DCC systems

Details N Scale - decoder and lighting installations, lumber loads for flatcars and bulkhead flatcars

ESU - LokSound decoders for N Scale locomotives including engine and horn sounds of interest for BCR

GHQ Models - cast pewter models of construction equipment, farm equipment, trucks, etc. in N Scale

Intermountain Railway Co. - locomotives and freight cars of interest in N Scale for PGE/BCR modellers

Lenz DCC - digital command control system, components and accessories (Lenz USA site)

Miniatures By Eric - cast brass detail parts for Canadian locomotives, etc. in N Scale

Pacific Western Rail Systems - exclusive dealer for NARC freight cars of interest for BCR modellers

Prairie Shadows Model Railway Co. - ready-to-run BCR bulkhead flatcars in N Scale

Tam Valley Depot - servos, decoders, frog juicers, and accessories for turnout control

Train Control Systems - decoders for N Scale locomotives, online installation guides

Clogg, Brian - an HO scale layout depicting the BCR Squamish Subdivision

Sokolan, Trevor - an HO scale layout depicting the BC Rail Dawson Creek Subdivision

Drill Size Conversion Table - this page lists all standard drill numbers and sizes - very useful!

Wiring For DCC - an excellent reference for wiring a layout for digital command control

Canadian Freight Cars - a collection of all-time rosters for Canadian revenue freight cars

Canadian Freight Car Gallery - a collection of online galleries illustrating Canadian freight cars

CNR Photos - a collection of online galleries for motive power and rolling stock including PGE/BCR

GTC Collectibles - an online index of available reference PGE/BCR equipment photographs

Hank's Truck Pictures - a collection of online galleries including Canadian tractors and trailers

RR Picture Archives - a collection of online galleries of railway locations, locomotives, equipment

South Peace Historical Society - an online index of historical papers relating to the Dawson Creek area


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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Raised Garden Bed Instructions

Popular mechanics presents simple instructions for making a raised garden bed. If you're looking to prolong your growing season, the article includes how to make a cover for the bed with pvc piping:

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Monday, August 11, 2014

Israeli army uses Gaza children as human shields

(Ismael Mohamad / United Press International)

Submitted by Rania Khalek on Mon, 08/11/2014 - 07:53
Israeli Army Is Using Palestinians As ‘Human Shields’

Since the assault on Gaza began, Israeli leaders and their supporters have repeatedly accused Hamas of using Palestinian civilians as human shields in an attempt to absolve Israel of responsibility for deliberately killing more than 1,600 Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Despite there being no evidence to prove this libelous claim, it has been unquestioningly echoed in major media outlets and invoked by US officials to blame Palestinians for their own slaughter. It has even been used to justify genocide against Palestinians in a newspaper ad created by anti-Palestinian extremists Shmuley Boteach and Elie Wiesel.

But the available evidence demonstrates that it is the Israeli army, not Hamas, that has been using Palestinians as human shields in Gaza.

In video testimony released by the Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights, which you can watch at the top of this post, Ramadan Muhammad Qdeih recounts how Israeli forces stormed his home in Khuzaa, where some sixty members of his extended family were sheltering in the basement on 25 July, and forced them to act as human shields.

First, the Israeli soldiers shot dead his 65-year-old father Muhammad Qdeih near the entrance of the home as he tried to alert the soldiers to the presence of women and children while carrying a white flag.

Next, says Qdeih, the soldiers forcibly positioned members of his family, including the children, at the windows of his home and proceeded to fire from behind them.

“They ordered us to take off our clothes and tied our hands up,” says Qdeih. “They took us to one of the rooms and used us as shields, making us stand at the windows as if we were looking outside. I was at one window and three children from my family at another. The soldiers then began firing around us.”

For eight hours, Qdeih’s relatives were denied food and water as they were shuffled from one room to another with their hands restrained behind their backs and forced to stand in front of open windows as Israeli soldiers fired from behind their bodies.

Hiding behind children

Qdeih’s family members weren’t the only Palestinian civilians Israeli soldiers hid behind in Gaza. According to Euro-Mid, for five days Israeli forces used a Palestinian teen as their own personal human shield:

In another incident, on 23 July, 17-year-old Ahmad Jamal Abu Reeda, says he was restrained by Israeli troops who threatened to kill him. After harshly interrogating and beating him, the troops ordered Abu Reeda to walk ahead of them at gunpoint, accompanied by police dogs, as they searched houses and other buildings. Several times, they demanded that he dig in places they suspected tunnels to exist. Abu Reeda was forced to remain with the Israeli forces for five days.

This procedure is not new. During Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s three week bombardment of the Gaza Strip in the winter of 2008-2009, Israeli soldiers used an eleven-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield, forcing him to walk in front of them at gunpoint and enter potentially booby-trapped buildings to check for explosives.

And these are not isolated cases. Israel has a well-documented history of systematically using Palestinian civilians as human shields, particularly children.

Ethnic cleansing

From summary executions to deliberately murdering fleeing civilians carrying white flags and using civilians as human shields, there is no shortage of atrocities committed by the Israeli army in Khuzaa, which was completely flattened by non-stop Israeli shelling in what has been described as a massacre.

After visiting Khuzaa and speaking with survivors, Jaber Wishah, the deputy director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza, told Gaza-based journalist Mohammed Omer that he believes Israel’s intention was to ethnically cleanse Khuzaa in an effort to split the Gaza Strip in two, north and south, to make it easier to control.

As more information about Israeli criminality in Gaza comes to light, it has become increasingly clear that Israel is spreading lies about Palestinians.

Israel is the one using Palestinian children as human shields. Israelis are the ones celebrating death in Gaza. Israeli officials are the ones declaring a “holy war.” And Israeli leaders are the ones calling for genocide.

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We grow some of the best brugmansias in the world including our own gorgeous hybrids, and also rare, species, and heirloom varieties.

Currently, we grow over 200 different brugmansia varieties. As each exquisite beauty comes to bloom and we have good photos, we will post them here so others can enjoy, too!

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brugmansia 'Mia variegata X'

Brugmansia 'Mia variegata X' has leaves in shades of green that are bordered and laced in white. Variegated sport of 'Greenbank'. Long burnish dark apricot as the age. Very heavy bloomer and a very pretty brugmansia.

Brugmansia 'Mia variegata X'
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What I believe

As a Christian I believe in God the creator of the universe, I believe in Jesus who came to earth as the Son of God and the Bible as the inspired word of God...

I believe Jesus was not only fully man but also fully God (trippy right?!)

Jesus died on a cross at about 33 years old after only about 3 years of 'active' ministry but the crazy thing is He did it to take our place, the weight of the world was literally on his shoulders. He died as a perfect man, without fault, in place of all the brokenness of the world. So although I believe Jesus was fully man I believe he was immune to the ills of 'humanity' that we all come up against because He was also fully God.

We can't help but hurt ourselves and one another and Jesus couldn't help but save us. Jesus is our Saviour but not just when we die but every single day of our lives.

We are saved from our broken humanity through relationship with our creator and following the way of Jesus.

The best thing about this message is that I don't have to do anything to receive God's love and grace. I believe it comes through faith alone.

I can't earn Salvation, it is granted through God's mercy and goodness. I receive this sacrificial gift through trusting in God and that's all that He requires.

Many of us, myself included, go through life looking for acceptance and belonging, trying to prove ourselves, it's an innate human quality. I believe we truly find acceptance and belonging when we connect with our creator because it is there that we find our meaning and purpose, when we look to the one that made us.

And when we find our creator, our God, we find He is good and full of compassion and He loves us more than we could ever comprehend or imagine. Not only that but He desires relationship with us, He desires to show us how much He loves us, to demonstrate that love!

If you want to find out more about what I believe or if you have any questions about the Christian faith I would love to hear from you, please email me at renee.chomel@hotmail.com

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Sunday, 28 October 2012

Review - Alpha-H Absolute Eye Complex

You may well be familiar with Alpha-H Skincare due to it's revolutionary product - 'Liquid Gold' which many 'swear by'.   I've been using Absolute Eye Complex for a few months now and thought it was about time I sorted my review out.

I bought this product in the 'supersize' when it was on offer on at QVC, think it was back in April - a huge 30ml of eye product for the price of the 15ml  - which is around £31 (ish).

Alpha-H are known for their specific treatments and this is exactly how I've come to think of this product, not just an eye-gel but a 'treatment' as such.  The product is pretty unique in that it can be applied all over the top and bottom lids and taken right up to the lash line, as opposed to applying around the orbital bone - therefore feels like you're getting straight to the root of the problem if you like.  It includes a 'skin-lifting peptide' to provide a temporary tightening effect, beech tree extract which apparently detoxifies and hibiscus flower extract which gently re-surfaces the eye area - therefore brightening and also helping to rid the area of milia (those tiny blocked white pores).

I've been using this every morning as it's refreshing and re-vitalising and a real wake-me-up for my tired eyes. There is no sticky or glupey residue, it sinks in instantly and you can almost feel the slight firming effect which is much desired.  Whilst it doesn't provide a permanent lift it certainly feels like it's perking the eye area up on a temporary basis.  I'm pleased to say that the milia appear to be on their way out - it takes time but this is the only product I've used which seems to be tackling the problem (I once had a go at squeezing one many many moons ago - never again). My whole eye area is less puffy and somewhat brighter and my dark circles are not as deep and dense - I'm using less under-eye concealer. I also understand that the product is suitable as an eye-lid primer, which is even better as I've not had to use any additional primers on the lids and my eye make-up has stayed in place.

Don't get me wrong - my eye area isn't perfect, it would be a miracle if it was at my age - but it does seem to have improved since I've been using this product. I'm actually thinking of trying this out on my upper-lip to see if I can brighten that area (that's another story!).

My only complaint is that the pump on the bottle is a bad one - you have to mess around to get the right amount of product - just a few tiny squeezes, otherwise far too much comes out, which is a complete waste. It would be really helpful if Alpha-H modified the pump action.

However (even with a dodgy pump) - and although it is pricey I feel that it has so many benefits that it's  turned into one of my 'holy-grail' items. I think this product is brilliant, I love it and will definitely be re-purchasing, although there's still loads left in the bottle so it should be into the New Year before I have to re-order (unless QVC have any mega-deals on!).

You can pick up Alpha-H Absolute Eye Complex from the usual online beauty retailers such as Salon Skincare or from QVC.

Have you tried out any Alpha-H products? What's on your 'holy-grail' list?

Jen x

  1. Thx for sending me your link on bbloggers chat! Really nice review, didn't even knew this brand before, oops! I'm following now :). Hope you check my blog and join my giveaway if you like!

  2. Thanks - you're too young to need anything like this yet though! ;) Lovely blog - am following back! x

  3. nice!

    p.s. I'm having a $100 Kill City Jeans giveaway if you'd like to check it out! xx

  4. great review! i just nominated you for the Liebster Award! if you want to participate you can find my post at:

    1. Thankyou - that's really kind of you! xx

  5. Great review you got here! I think I am going to try this out since I have slight dark circles. I hope this is one of the products that can help me.

    1. You can always order from QVC and return within 30 days if it's not suitable - it's a great way to try out! x

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

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Friday, August 17, 2007

NOT trying too hard

Several months ago, I wrote a post about a luxury car advertisement that tried to appear hip and inner-city trendy but, by getting the nickname of the suburb wrong, only appeared to be stupid.
Who's really hip and local? I ordered a fantastic new book -- a compilation of zine writings by a young Sydney woman -- that's really worth a read. The publisher, Local Consumption Publications, is based in Erskineville and here's the return address they put on the package when they sent me the book:

I knew I had a book in me

I told His Dagginess that I would get a tattoo to cover the scar on my arm. I think I've found the perfect one.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

It's been a while...

I don't suppose there is anyone still checking this blog regularly since I have not written anything for over two months, but I will tell you why (just in case).
Four days after my last post in May, I went into hospital for day surgery to remove a mole on my right forearm that was growing and changing. I had a mole in this location all my life. It was large and I had had it removed once and tested (results were clear) and, when it grew back, I had it checked out on two separate occasions by skin cancer specialists and dermatologists (they said it was a "navy blue keratosis"). It kept growing -- the last specialist I had seen knew it was still growing -- and was getting so large that people I hardly knew would comment on it. I decided to have it removed, mostly for cosmetic reasons, and the surgeon sent it off to the pathology lab.
The results were scary: sometime since the last time I had it checked out it had turned into a melanoma, and (because I had been told so often there was nothing wrong with it and therefore not done anything with it) it had already grown to intermediate stage -- that is, it had grown down into the subdermal layer where tiny capillaries could have picked up the cancer cells and spread them around my body.
I had to immediately schedule more surgery to remove more skin from around the area, plus scans on my lymph glands to ensure that the cancer cells had not already spread. They removed as much skin as they could without having to do a skin graft, so I've got an impressive scar! The prognosis is reasonable: at the time of diagnosis, I had an 80 per cent chance of still being alive in five years' time. Since then, I've had the extra surgery -- including the removal of lymph glands from my elbow and armpit for testing -- and the pathology on the extra skin and the lymph glands was clear of signs of cancer, so my chances of still being alive in five years are now even better than 80 per cent.
I was invited to join a randomised medical trial that the Sydney Melanoma Unit are running with the John Wayne Cancer Institute, and I am still waiting for the results of an extra test on my lymph glands that is part of that trial.
It's been six weeks since the surgery and I am only just regaining full use of my right arm -- you can imagine it has been pretty trying for a right-handed person to be so restricted! But thanks to the Dude, His Dagginess and Ms Nominative Determinism we managed to keep the household running and I even got some work done, typing one-handed and mousing with my left hand. So that's where I've been. Did you miss me?


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Ninjaneering the Matrix: Ideological Revolution and Strategic Defiance

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The entire nation is on tenterhooks with its collective heart in its mouth, waiting with bated breath. And for several reasons. This article won’t go into those reasons, but it will dive into how to swallow the red pill of our heart. It will go into ways to jumpstart our inert complacency into proactive, regime-toppling, courageous action. And it will double-dog dare you into ninjaneering the matrix by first ninjaneering your worldview.

Undermine the Belief Systems of Control

Revolution begins with a raging fire and ends with a resurrected Phoenix. But first things first – fire. Metaphorical and psychological fire is needed to burn down the outdated idea that we need a system of control to keep us in line.

This fire is sparked by courageous and moral individuals. It begins with a defiant “no!” in the face of authority. When faced with corrupt power, a courageous and moral person undermines such power. They do not remain silent amid tyranny, racism, misogyny, ecocide, and greed. They speak up. They lead people toward freedom. They spark an idea that lights a fire under all entrenched power constructs grown corrupt and uncouth with the passage of time.

The question you must ask yourself is this: Am I one of these courageous and moral people? If the answer is yes, then get to work leading others toward freedom. If the answer is no, then get to work learning how to become free. You begin by leading yourself, and realizing that you do not, nor have you ever, needed permission to be free. You begin by realizing that you never needed a ruler or master to tell you what to do, and you have never needed petty laws made by fallible men to guide you toward morality. And you especially don’t need outdated laws based on parochial values to “keep you in line.” As Plato wisely stated, “Good people don’t need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.” Indeed. All you need is the golden rule, the non-aggression principle, and the courage to take responsibility for your own power.

Once you’ve learned how to lead yourself, then the real fun begins: learning how to teach others to lead themselves, and helping others become free. This undermines the system of control all by itself, because when people become authentically free they become free to question things. Freedom begets courage, which begets further freedom. Suddenly the individual is questioning everything they’ve been taught: reconditioning their cultural conditioning, un-washing the brainwash, reverse engineering unhealthy programming enforced by years of propaganda. A ninjaneer emerges who is both courageous and moral enough to see through the illusion of authority and get the job done.

Inspire Solidarity by Planting the Seed of a Unifying Idea

Change is never easy, and regime change is almost impossible. But it is possible. We just need a common idea to rally around in mutual solidarity. We need to plant the seed of a unifying idea. The three pillars of a unifying idea are: common interest, clear vision, and a plan of non-violent action. The keys are freedom, voluntary consent, and non-violence. Note: non-violence does not imply pacifism. Self-defense is necessary when faced with the violence of others. Like Gandhi said, “Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence.” But I digress.

Our common interests are simple:

1.) We all want to leave a better world for our kids/grandkids (the seventh-generation principle).

2.) We all want to be treated well by others (the golden rule).

3.) Nobody wishes violence acted upon themselves (the non-aggression principle).

4.) Nobody wants to be a slave. 3 and 4 can be lumped under 2, but they are worth mentioning.

Our clear vision should be based upon our common interests. If we want to leave the world a better place for our grandchildren, then we must begin the difficult task of living healthier lifestyles, now. That means drastically cutting pollution. If we want to be treated well by others, then we must stop being apathetic toward others. This means learning empathy and compassion. If we don’t wish violence upon ourselves, then we should not condone violence against others. This means getting rid of all systems based on violence and control. If we don’t want to be slaves, then we should neither seek to be ruled nor seek to rule others. This means no masters and no rulers, and fighting against any system that seeks to rule over others.

The tricky part is the conditioning. We’ve all been conditioned to believe that we need rules and regulations to keep us in line. We’ve all been conditioned to believe that we need an authority telling us what to do. It’s all psychological. Once we’re able to overcome the outdated notion that we need someone to rule over us, we can begin the difficult task of taking responsibility for our own power. With enough of us learning how to master ourselves, we can then begin the difficult task of dismantling the chain of obedience.

Erode the Legitimacy of the Chain of Obedience

Now that you’ve ninjaneered yourself and reprogrammed the unhealthy programming that’s been holding you back, it’s time to lead by courageous example. It’s time to reveal to others that the emperor has no clothes. It’s time to blow air up the queen’s haughty skirt. It’s time to make the precedent “No president!” It’s time to point at the elephant in the room and get power over power through high laughter and cosmic humor. It’s time to damage the ruling party’s image through strategic noncompliance.

You do this by interrupting the chain of obedience. By mocking authority. By inspiring discontent among cops and within the military. Throw down the gauntlet. Send ripples that cannot be ignored up the chain of command. Start at the lowest rung and work your way up. Put their honor to the test. Challenge them with moral questions: “Are you an unthinking pawn blindly following the immoral orders of authority, or are you a thinking warrior challenging all immoral orders despite authority?” Then teach them that they do not need a chain of command to do the moral and courageous thing. Teach them that it is precisely the chain of command that leads to immoral and cowardly acts.

Bring giant mirrors to the front line of protests. Point out how their full body armor and loaded-to-the-teeth arsenal is a symbol of failure and cowardice against peaceful, non-violent people. Force them to make moral decisions that will create cognitive dissonance within them, and then don’t let them off the hook. Rub that cognitive dissonance in their face. Pour salt in the open wound. Do it with ruthless mindfulness and tough love. Then throw this quote at them, “When an honest man realizes that he is mistaken, he will either cease being mistaken or cease being honest.” Indeed. When a courageous man realizes that he has been a coward, he will either cease being a coward or cease being courageous.

Take the Monopoly On Violence Out of the Hands of the Current Regime

This is the most difficult stage. The stage most likely to lead to bloodshed. It is possible (though improbable) to achieve a peaceful and non-violent transition into horizontal democratic anarchy that’s void of centralized government. It’s just extremely difficult. But, as Spinoza said, “All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”

Once the entrenched power of the centralized government is exposed as illusory and corrupt, once the chain of obedience crumbles under the weight of its own ineptness, and once enough members of the police and military realize that they would have to be violent toward non-violent citizens in order to “do their job” of maintaining “control” and keeping people “in line,” then a tipping point can be reached where the cops and military members will simply lay down their arms rather than kill their own brother.

Is it idealistic to imagine such a scenario unfolding? Sure. Is it giving humanity too much credit for potentially becoming courageous and moral despite their cowardly and immoral upbringing within a profoundly sick society? Perhaps. But it’s either we “shoot the moon” or we lose. Either we discover a decentralized non-hierarchical autonomous community unified by an idea or we perish in a centralized hierarchical chain of command obeying a ruler. We either attempt the arduously Herculean task of solidarity despite our differences or we continue destroying ourselves through blind worship and divisiveness. We either evolve past this dysfunctional phase of our existence as a species –this infantile phase that imagines it needs to be ruled over– or we die. It really is that simple.

I repeat: Revolution begins with a raging fire and ends with a resurrected Phoenix. But first things first –fire. As Joshua Graham said, “I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.” Burn baby burn!

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Following all the hype and anticipation about how the Golden State Warriors would dominate the NBA this season, basketball fans all around the world were stunned after Warriors were handed an absolute mauling at the hands of San Antonio Spurs. Golden State were already a Superteam but they were only expected to get better after the acquisition of Kevin Durant, which is what made their opening game defeat all the more surprising. With a total of 75 games to be played, it is not a complete disaster as there is still the majority of the season to play. With four games played in total so far, we take a look at how the Warriors have bounced back from the disappointment of their opening game.

Warriors vs. Pelicans 122-114

Three nights after their Texan hangover, the Warriors treated game 2 as a must-win came and they came out fighting against the New Orleans Pelicans. Kevin Durant lived up to his reputation by 30 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists. To their credit, the Pelicans weren’t push-over’s by any means, Anthony Davis, in particular, was very impressive for New Orleans, scoring 45 points and 17 rebounds. The key difference between Durant and Davis was that Durant was getting plenty of support from the rest of his team, no such luck for Davis.

Warriors vs. Suns 106-100

A narrow six points were all that separated these two teams on this occasion, which shows that KD and the Warriors are still a work in progress, and even Steve Kerr (Warriors coach) has admitted the team aren’t clicking as well as he’d like them to. Either way, Durant was still the MVP with 37 points, while Stephen Curry added 28. The winning points came from Durant in the final seven seconds of the game, providing the Warriors with a valuable ‘get out of jail free card’.

Warriors vs. Trail Blazers 127-104

Many fans and critics accused KD of looking past this game, as he knew that his old club, the Thunder are up next. Even if that was the case, he still managed to score 20 points. Gritty Stephen Curry was the top performer for Warriors on this occasion and scored 28 points, 23 of which came in the third quarter. Many of the Warriors key players were then benched once the team was 35 points ahead, probably to keep them fresh for the Thunder game on the horizon.

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The Warriors have recovered well from the opening game and now have a record of 3-1. Up next the Warriors will play Oklahoma City Thunder, and thus reunite Durant with his former team, even if only briefly. 888sport favour the Warriors to win this game, and they also favour them as outright winners of the NBA this season. Warriors have built up an impressive undefeated record of 3-0 on the road, but this game will be their first at home since their opening game loss. Golden State need to turn the Oracle Arena back into a fortress, just like it was for most of last season. Warriors have all the quality to go all the way this season, but a lot of hard work lies ahead.

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What I Love Today ......... Hot Chocolate

It's very cold here today and at this precise moment it is trying to snow.  I don't want to be a kill joy, but I hope it doesn't.  I should be going to London tomorrow to watch Lion King - The Musical.  It was my eldest's Christmas present and we have  been getting all excited this week.  Knowing what our transport system is like, a tiny bit of snow and the trains will be cancelled!!  #fingerstightlycrossed

As it is so cold, I could think of no better way to warm up than make a big mug of hot chocolate.

 I had to go into town especially to get the drinking chocolate and boy, was it busy in the supermarket.  Snow fever has hit the country.  My daughter works at Waitrose and she said that it was busier today than any day leading up to Christmas!!!

Do you like the spoons?  A Christmas present for The Daughter.  I LOVE them (maybe that's why I bought them for her).

To be honest with you, even the 'not so hot chocolate' paste is yummy .................

......................... but I managed to hold back and wait for the hot milk to be ready!

All that was left to do was put my PJ's on, sit in front of the wood burner, patchwork quilt on my lap and get warm.

Have you had snow?

Lots of love

Marge x

  1. Hi, thanks for your comment and glad that I can at least inspire one person! :-) Well done you!! I've found that changing my diet has made a huge difference (probably about 80% of the difference) to me as well as the exercising actually such that now my metabolism is so fast. I ate like a horse last week for the Toubkal trek and actually lost 4 lbs! :-) Back to normal exercise tomorrow. Giving my legs a bit of a rest and instead doing some boxing. Good luck with everything! xxx

  2. I am soooo with you on the Hot Chocolate seems to be able to have almost medicinal qualities for making me feel better - and throw in a fire too? Heaven!


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Prior to his starring role on Psych, James Roday's biggest claim to fame was the independent movie Rolling Kansas. It was written and directed by Thomas Hayden Church and released in 2003.

Roday plays Dick Murphy, a t-shirt salesman. He's got two brothers, Dinkadoo (Sam Huntington) and Dave (Jay Paulson). They live in an unnamed, dusty, boring town somewhere in the middle of Texas. Their lives are going nowhere, although Dinkadoo -- the smart one -- wants desperately to go to college.

One day, they discover a map left behind by their dead hippie parents. A note with the map explains that the U.S. government maintains a marijuana field in Kansas to provide the drug for research purposes and for medicinal reasons. It supposedly is the highest-grade marijuana in the entire world...

Naturally, the boys decide to take a road trip to Kansas. They're accompanied by their best friends, dim-witted gas station attendant Kevin (Charlie Ginn) and muscle-bound narcoleptic nursing student Hunter (Ryan McDow).

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The question I get asked the most is what color should I paint my walls when the walls merge into 17 other spaces aka an open floor plan.

People always want me to give them a magic answer that does not include the word beige.

I get it. I’m not a fan of “beige” either.

Open floor plans equal several walls that you see simultaneously–that means lots of square footage. This is not the opportunity to show your individuality and your love of color. Go neutral, you don’t have to call it “beige”–call it “Moonlit Mushroom” or “Hint of Chocolate”.

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You showcase your personality in other ways–accent chairs, a kitchen island, pillows, a wallpapered accent wall, rugs.

And if you really want some diversity with the neutral color take the whole paint card and choose a few of the shades off the card for the surrounding opening rooms.

If in doubt about which neutral shade to go with–go lighter instead of darker. The color always intensifies and looks brighter once it goes on your walls.

And finally there is no one-color-fits-all.  “Paint your walls–Sherwin Williams Mystical Night Mist!” or “Benjamin Moore Shimmering Dove Cote!” and Bam! We are done here. You buy 5 gallons, slap it on the walls, and perfection.

I wish.

Listen, picking a paint color that works in your house–with your lighting, your floors, your furniture, your counters, your cabinets is like trying to find a pair of jeans that fits your bottom, your legs, your height, and your body type. It’s work. You have to try them on.  And one size, or one color, does not fit all.

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Chicago Mayor Daley: Big Friggin' Jerk

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's behavior at a recent press conference about the Supreme Court's review of the Chicago gun ban provided further evidence that those who support gun bans hold neither the intellectual nor moral high ground in the debate. When asked by a reporter about the effectiveness of the city's gun ban (a fair question since Chicago is one of the most violent cities in the nation), Mayor Daley threatened to anally rape the reporter with a confiscated rifle that the mayor was holding and fire it up the reporter's rectum.

"It's been very effective," Daley said, holding the weapon. "If I put this up your butt, you'll find out how effective it is. Let me put a round up your, you know." Imagine the media uproar there would be if the NRA's Wayne LaPierre or a conservative politician made a similar remark to some reporter who questioned the effectiveness of the Second Amendment.

Still waiting for the Supreme Court to return a ruling on McDonald v. City of Chicago, Daley made another comment that would have been called "incitement of violence" had it been said by Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck. "You have to have confidence in the Supreme Court. Maybe they'll see the light of day," Daley said at a news conference. "Maybe one of them will have an incident and they'll change their mind overnight, going to and from work." [Emphasis added.]

Bawb has given numerous examples of liberals freely using hate-filled speech while the "Tea Party" movement gets painted as violent extremists. Please add Mayor Daley's comments to your tally, dear brother.

Hopefully, when the Supreme Court returns its ruling, they will be sticking the Chicago gun ban up Daley's butt. Expect hearty guffaws from these quarters on that day.

Bawb said...

Is it just me, or does he remind you of Robert DiNero as Al Capone in "The Untouchables"?

"I want him DEAD! I want his family DEAD! I want his house burnt to the GROUND!"

As if we needed any more proof that Chicago politics are even more corrupt now than they were then.

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No! I LIKE Robert DeNiro.

Jim Fryar said...

A news item pertaining to Daley you might like from IBD Editorials:

A Gun For Grandpa

Second Amendment: Chicago is deciding whether to prosecute a great-grandfather and Korean War veteran under its handgun ban. He refused to be a victim, and now there's one less armed thug roaming the streets. What's the problem? ...

The vet obtained the gun in violation of the city's handgun ban after a prior incident in which the couple was robbed at gunpoint by three armed intruders. So when Anthony Nelson — a parolee with a record of drug and gun arrests — tried breaking into their East Garfield Park home, they were ready.

Nelson fired twice at the as-yet-unnamed homeowner, who walks with a cane but retained enough of his military marksmanship to drop the intruder with a single gunshot to the chest. Yet in some quarters, instead of being hailed as a hero, it's the homeowner who's being considered a threat and the armed predator a victim of gun violence.

When asked if the 80-year-old would be charged for violating the city's gun ban, Mayor Richard Daley, who recently threatened to put a gun up the posterior of a reporter questioning the ban's effectiveness, said: "I don't know. Thank you very much." Of course, if the homeowner didn't have the gun, he might not be alive to be charged.

Pressed further on the incident, Daley, who goes nowhere in the city without armed protection, cautioned that "guns is not the answer to the problems that we see in a home, in the streets of America. It's as simple as that." Sorry, mayor, but in this incident calling 911 was not an option and armed intruders do not obey gun bans.


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Welcome to the one year anniversary
of the "See Beautiful" Friday Posts.
Although Bert and I have not been
able to post much in the last while,
it is this post that we will always try
to do because of the love that comes with it.
Please check out the other "See Beautiful"
Posts from our friends in the blog hop.
You will find much beauty to add
to an already beautiful day.
Plus this week our friend and host
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that I am sure you will not want to miss.
Now join me if you have a few minutes
for a "See Beautiful Story"
with a touch of Alaska background
One day a young man was standing in the middle
of the town proclaiming that he had the most
beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large
crowd gathered and they all admired his heart
for it was perfect.
There was not a mark or a flaw in it.
Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most
beautiful heart they had ever seen.
The young man was very proud and boasted
more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of
the crowd and said, "Why your heart is not
nearly as beautiful as mine."

The crowd and the young man looked at the
old man's heart. It was beating strongly,
but full of scars, it had places where pieces
had been removed and other pieces put in, but
they didn't fit quite right and there were
several jagged edges. In fact, in some places
there were deep gouges where whole pieces
were missing.
The people stared -- how can he say his heart
is more beautiful, they thought?
The young man looked at the old man's heart
and saw its state and laughed.

"You must be joking," he said.
"Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect
and yours is a mess of scars and tears."

"Yes," said the old man, "Yours is perfect
looking but I would never trade with you.
You see, every scar represents a person to
whom I have given my love - I tear out a piece
of my heart and give it to them, and often
they give me a piece of their heart which fits
into the empty place in my heart, but because
the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges,
which I cherish, because they remind me of the
love we shared. "Sometimes I have

given pieces of my heart
away, and the other person hasn't returned
a piece of his heart to me. These are the
empty gouges -- giving love is taking a chance.

Although these gouges are painful, they stay open,
reminding me of the love I have for these people too,
and I hope someday they may return and

fill the space I have waiting.
So now do you see what true beauty is?"

The young man stood silently with tears running
down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man,
reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart,
and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old
man with trembling hands

The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart
and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and
placed it in the wound in the young man's heart.
It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect
anymore but more beautiful than ever,
since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side.

 OK, this last one is from Utah
but isn't it beautiful?

From Sugar the Golden Retriever: "{This Moment} See Beautiful is a once a month Blog Hop,every 2nd Friday of the month. Simply create a blog post that made your day,week, and/or month … inspiring you in Seeing Beauty.Blog Hop inspired by See Beautiful." Please be respectful of this blog hop. Only add your blog if your post is related to {This Moment} See Beautiful 6/14/13 {This Moment} See Beautiful Blog 1st Anniversary Hop

  1. That is truly a beautiful story filled with much truth.

  2. A great post filled with beauty!

    Millie & Walter

  3. there is a lot to see that is beautiful in our world if only we take the time to look :)

  4. Your pictures fit the story so BEAUTIFULLY!

    Lily Belle & Muffin

  5. This is a very beautiful story Bert. Thank you for sharing it with us today.
    xoxo Chloe and LadyBug

  6. What a beautiful story, with some incredible images to go with it! Mom has always wanted to visit Alaska, but so far hasn't been lucky enough to go. I bet it was quite an adventure! Thanks for sharing your beauty with us!

  7. Beautiful indeed! Wishing you a most wonderful weekend full of happiness and peace!
    xo Catherine

  8. Bert, your post made us a little leaky. A beautiful story and beautiful pictures to go with it.
    Bailey, Hazel & Greta

  9. Momma and I love that story! One of our favorite sayings is, "When a dog dies, it leaves a part of its heart in you. I will love as many dogs as I can so that someday my heart will be ALL dog and I will be as loving and kind as they are."

  10. Hi Bert...OMDs you have hit a home run with This Moment, See Beautiful. Mom LOVES LOVES LOVES ALASKA. SHE HAS A short bucket list ....see Alaska was #1 on it.
    She and Dad went for their 35th anniversary in 2005....the trip surpassed her ever dream of how wonderful it would be....Mom says AWESOME is overused should be reserved for describing things such as Alaska's beauty...
    thank you for your wonderful pictures and post
    hugs madi and mom

  11. Bert those are beautiful PICTURES AND A BEAUTIFUL STORY!!!

  12. A post about a heart to my heart - what a beautiful post. Thanks for sharing this story and the pictures with me - Have a beautiful friday.

  13. Beautiful photos and poem. It made mom had teary eyes. Golden Thanks as always. You shared Precious Beauty. Golden glad you are part of our {This Moment} See Beautiful month hop. Lots of Golden LOVE. Happy Seeing Beauty. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

  14. What an incredible beautiful passage. Wow. It leaves so much to reflect upon, be thankful for, and love. Thank you so much, Bert, for giving us so many reasons to see beautiful over the past year. We are so grateful for you!

  15. I have missed your posts so much! You pictures are always so stunning, and truly beautiful! Thank you for sharing these glimpses of your world with us!

  16. That really is a beautiful story. It reminded me of a story about the perfect Christmas tree and how all the trees in the forest kept their branches so perfect and unbending in hopes of being chosen to grace the Queen's castle at Christmas time. Then one tree who also had these hopes found a shivering deer and opened her branches for protection. Then it was a bird and before long she wasn't 'perfect' but the wise Queen saw what a loving thing the tree had done and so choose that beautiful, perfect tree over all the others.

    That story ran many years ago in our local paper and I do wish I could find it once again.

    Truly beautiful post.

  17. Hi Y'all!

    Oh, the story is as beautiful as the pictures. Without love there is not beauty. Thank you for putting it into words Bert.

    Y'all come by now,
    Hawk aka BrownDog

  18. Bert and Miss Vickie, I See Beautiful when I see you two. I love this story. Sending love your way today. Thanks for sharing-you got me in the mood for Alaska but I have to wait a month til I go.
    Noreen & Hunter

  19. I miss you Bert! That's a lovely story, thank you for sharing it. I guess your computer woes are still with you :( Duck butts LOL x

  20. That's a beautiful story.

    XXXOOODaisy, Bella & roxy

  21. Ahhhh, that really was just so very beautiful.

    The photos were fantastic too.

    Woos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning

  22. That is an absolutely beautiful story. It makes me think of K and of your Jamie. Gouges... but more beautiful for having loved them.

    Your photos are fabulous. You must have adored your trip...

  23. That is a wonderful, truthful story. Your photos are a lovely accompaniment. Thank you for sharing your story.

  24. Nice story and your pictures are beautiful!

    Wyatt and Stanzie

  25. Just beautiful. Can't say more than that!

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley
    Ambassadors of Love

  26. What a beautiful story and beautiful photos to go with it. I hope I can get to know you someday Bert! I have never been by your blog but would love to stop by when you are back!

  27. Oh Bert, now that is truly Seeing Beautiful...
    I loves that. And I loves the pics!!!! Especially the duckie divin'!! BOL
    Thanks for sharin' that story

  28. What a beautiful story and such beautiful pictures!

    Love ya lots♥
    Mitch and Molly

  29. Loved the story! Beautiful pictures too.