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DRM in the Mirrorverse

By Shamus
on Wednesday Apr 1, 2009
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So, EA is issuing a revoke tool for their DRM infected games, and swearing off online activation in the future. In the meantime, a system of online activation is being introduced by… Stardock?!?!

This is like finding out they’re going to start charging for Ubuntu, and Microsoft is going open source. This is not an April fool’s joke, although today seems like an appropriate time to post news like this.

Comments (52)

  1. OddlucK says:

    “This is not an April fool's joke, although today seems like an appropriate time to post news like this.”

    Maybe it’s not YOUR April Fool’s Day joke, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t someone’s. In short, I’ll believe it when I see it. :)

  2. Nostromo says:

    The end is nigh. These are signs.

  3. Guus says:

    Yesterday I was looking for info on Cthulhu out of curiosity, and now this…hmm…

  4. Claire says:

    My understanding was that this just meant that you can de-authorize a computer from using the game, “getting back” one of your limited number of installs.

  5. Karizma says:

    EA’s gotten a lot of flack, and from what I remember reading Stardock’s Bill of Rights, they weren’t AGAINST DRM, but they didn’t like the way it was being done. I’m not surprised at all really.

    Though I am surprised EA of all companies is claiming they will do something nice.

  6. Eric says:

    Does… does this mean I can rescind my oath to not buy EA’s games? Can I play The Sims 3 and Dragon Age: Origins now?

    Wow. This really does feel like The End Is Nigh.

  7. Wood says:

    Dragon Age! Dragon Age! Sims 3! Dragon Age!

  8. Groboclown says:

    @Claire: Yes, this is right. It’s not EA getting rid of DRM, it’s EA allowing people to de-activate an install so they can install it again on another PC.

  9. Guus says:

    And that is just the one install? Not more?

  10. Primogenitor says:

    Well, it is also EA saying they wont use online DRM in future, e.g. Sims 3 Still using “key” DRM though.

  11. Zel says:

    If it’s true, the second-hand market says “Thank you”.

  12. LintMan says:

    That boingboing article is misleading. EA’s “deauthorization” tool is really just a generic tool to revoke an installation of a game on a machine. You could already do this with some of EA’s install-limited games, and all it does is give you one of your activations back.

    In other words, it’s absolutely not at all removing the DRM from the game – it just lets you uninstall and then reinstall eleswhere without losing an activation.

    The BBC article, though, is good news, at least if EA extends their new policy to more than just The Sims 3. The Sims is their lifeblood moneymaker, though, and they may just be afraid of another Spore-type DRM crapstorm ruining its debut. Less critical games may not get the same treatment.

    Stardock’s move is disappointing, but they were never really against online activation – you always needed to do that anyway if you ever wanted to patch your game, which, god knows you definitely need to do with Stardock games. The one positive I saw is that Stardock actually was trying to address one issue that ALWAYS seems to get overlooked: not being able to resell/trade/give away the games you’ve purchased. No mention of it is to be found even in Stardock’s “Gamer’s Bill of Rights”. But they claim this DRM would “open the door” to allowing you to resell your games. Who knows what “open the door” actually means, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction.

    The description of how their new DRM works is a bit vague, though. They say it’s tied to the user and not the hardware, and online activation is only required once. If it’s not tied to the hardware, does that mean I can activate the game on one machine, and then make a copy and play it on another without needing to go back online to activate it on the new machine? That seems unlikely.

  13. Froody says:

    They probably realized Sims 3 would sell millions of copies anyway, so they decided they might just as well use that fact for some good publicity :P

    Plus, Sims 3’s target audience isn’t really the ‘hardcore gamers who pirate a lot anyway.

  14. Shamus says:

    LintMan: Actually, my best guess from reading the article is that yes, you should be able to copy the game from A to B and still have it run. If this is the sort of DRM I’m thinking of, then the product will probably say, “This product is registered to Joe Gamer” on startup. So, you can pass it around, but it will have your name on it. That means you could loan the game to a buddy or install on all of your computers no problem, but you wouldn’t want to post it on the net for all.

    It’s not any more effective at stopping piracy, but its less hassle than BioShock et al.

    I strongly suspect this is being done to placate would-be customers of Impulse. Stardock wants people to use their platform, and I imagine a lot of them insist on having some sort of DRM because, “Otherwise people will pirate it!”

    So the system is more about marketing than genuine security, for all the dunderheads who don’t get how piracy works. I could be wrong. Maybe Stardock really does feel this will reduce piracy.

  15. R4byde says:

    The only thing that could make this day weirder would be receiving a writing assignment in my Pre-Calc class and math homework from my English class.

    Who reversed the polarity of everything all of a sudden?! Is this the nefarious scheme by some horrible villian? :/

  16. Factoid says:

    I always suspected this would happen eventually with Impulse. Brad Wardell isn’t opposed to DRM on the grounds of principle, he’s opposed to it in business terms. He believes it costs more money than it saves or earns.

    But the equation is different when you’re publishing games for others who feel differently. Now he also has to figure in lost distribution revenue from games that otherwise would have been on your service because DRM was a must-have feature for them.

    And if you’re going to develop a DRM platform for other companies to use on your service, you are probably going to use it yourself because you already spent the time developing it…might as well get some benefit out of it, plus then it looks like what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

    And shamus: If the product works as you describe I would still buy it, DRM and all…because I can back up the unlocked copy to disk and reinstall in the future regardless if Stardock is still in business. Would that still make it unacceptable to you? I mean after all it’s a digital download, you had to go online once anyway, so a true one-time activation is only a minor inconvenience.

    • Shamus says:

      Factoid: Assuming the plan works the way we’re discussing, no I don’t personally have a problem with it, since my purchase can outlive the company. I know some people WILL object. I respect that. I’ve always said that everyone has a slightly different point where they draw the line.

  17. Dys says:

    The EA ‘DRM removal tool’ will ‘search your drives for EA games .. with .. DRM .. and help you download their respective individual de-activation tools.’

    Which isn’t much of a tool. In fact add/remove programs and google would likely be about as useful.

    I dunno what Stardock’s doing, something odd, but it says it’s online activation. I know you don’t like that any more than other DRM, but given that Impulse is a digital distribution platform it’s not as if it’s doing anything exceptional.

  18. Julian says:

    I find the kitten theme to be less terrifying than this. That’s something.

  19. LintMan says:

    @Shamus – If Stardock’s new DRM works as you think, that would be nice, but I wonder how it could permit users to “give up” their license so that they could resell it to someone else. After all, someone could unlock their software, make a copy, then later revoke their license so they could resell the software, but they’d still have the copy they could continue using wherever they wanted.

    I also wonder if all the software patches would somehow be incorporated into their GOO DRM, or if you’d still need separate online validation to get those. For me, being able to play GalCiv2 10 years from now will be less desirable if I could only play the original 1.0 release of it.

    @Dys – Just removing the software with Add/Remove software for whatever reason does not automatically give you an activation back – it still counts as an install even if it isn’t anymore.

  20. chabuhi says:

    I’m with you, Shamus.

    So long as I can play my game (in theory) 20 years after the company has gone belly up, or even 2 days after I’ve lost my internet connection for non-payment? I’m good.

    I’m good.

  21. A different Dan says:

    If the license is linked to the user, not the specific install, then Stardock need only concern itself with changing the database entry.

    The way I’d set it up is require that both buyer and seller have an account with Stardock. The seller then instructs Stardock to transfer the license to the buyer.

    That doesn’t address the “can still play the unregistered copy” aspect, but I’m with Shamus in suspecting it was never intended to actually counter piracy.

  22. LintMan says:

    @A different Dan: Perhaps you’re right that it’s all about providing the illusion of security (which is really all any DRM does, in the end). But my question about “can still play the unregistered copy” is the exact one that the game sellers that Impulse wants to attract will ask, and for whom the whole point of having DRM is intended to reassure. If the “illusion” is that easy to pierce, I’m not sure anyone’s going to be sold on it.

  23. Lupis42 says:

    I’m actually highly in favor of this Stardock DRM-esque idea. I was sufficiently opposed to Steam that I refused to play a Valve game. (Until they… made Portal and my resolve collapsed, but that’s not the point) But it strikes me that this DRM (as described) does *nothing* to prevent the user from copying it at all, it merely ensures that copies are identifiable as *mine*, thus making think carefully before just giving a copy out. But I can loan it to anyone I trust, resell it if I see fit, back it up, put it on every computer I sit in front of, and it will just keep working.

    • Shamus says:

      More on the proposed system: Yes, it gives the illusion of security. Yes, the illusion is easily pierced. But we’re talking about people who think that DRM reduces piracy. This is not true. If they understood the issue, they wouldn’t want DRM in the first place. Their ignorance of why DRM is impossible is also the ignorance that will prohibit them from differentiating between this system and others. (shhhh!)

      Remember that Stardock likes to issue regular patches & upgrades. If the game can only be registered to one person at a time, then only one person can get those yummy improvements. I install the game and unlock it on my machine. Then I back it up. Then I transfer ownership to (say) Lupis42. I sneakily continue to play my backup copy even though I no longer have the rights to it. But then the 1.6 patch of Awesome Addons comes out, and Lupis can connect to Impulse and get it. I can’t. (Of course, Lupis could make a backup and send it to me if we’re buddies. But then we’re talking about casual piracy between friends, which is technologically indistinguishable from one guy installing the same game on more than one computer.)

      Disclaimer: This is all assuming I’m understanding Goo. And we’re working from a press release, here. Not exactly a technical document.

  24. DaveMc says:

    Hmm. If the Stardock DRM is as described, it sort of reminds me of Apple’s DRM for iTunes: probably designed to look good to non-technical people who need to be placated if you want them to sell through your online service, rather than designed to thwart copying. (Apple’s “protection” had a glaring hole, accessible to anyone with a CD drive: burn your songs to a disk, rerip them as MP3s, and presto: no-DRM versions of all your songs. At 10 songs per disk and 20 cents per CD, I always figured it effectively added about two cents to the price of iTunes music. But it allowed Apple to have something to show to music execs.)

    Obviously, Stardock’s protection won’t prevent, or even mildly slow down, anyone wishing to pirate the games, for the usual reason: the pirated versions won’t perform the online activation check. (Or they’ll strip out the identifying information from an already-authorized copy, thus removing the tracking functionality. Or whatever — days at the most before that’s all worked out and no pirate will ever experience the slightest nuisance from it.) At least it seems less intrusive for actual paying customers than most such schemes, and it gives Stardock something to point to when trying to soothe game publishers.

    [Edit: is it possible that this really is an April Fool’s on Stardock’s part? The name (GOO) is pretty whimsical, though so is Stardock at times . . . Maybe by announcing it on a day other than April 1, they’re doing a double-bluff bank-shot April Fool’s joke, and any day now we’ll hear that they were just kidding.]

  25. Jamie says:

    It would appear hell has frozen over…

  26. July says:

    But… that’s not… you can’t…

  27. neriana says:

    “Plus, Sims 3's target audience isn't really the “˜hardcore gamers who pirate a lot anyway.”

    You’d be surprised. I’ve seen more acceptance of piracy in the Sims 2 community than in any other gaming community I’ve been in. The bugginess of the game, combined with EA’s stellar lack of customer service, and their seeming alliance with a paysite which violates customer privacy and EA’s own EULA, makes a lot of people really not care about EA’s bottom line. A lot of teenagers who are used to downloading music and movies play the game. Plus pirating is easy and free, you don’t have to have a stellar computer to do it, or a lot of technical knowhow: just an internet connection.

    The only way companies can prevent piracy is by putting out good products and having good customer relations. Of course, that won’t stop all of it by any means. I know a lot of people who started either started pirating EA’s games or simply stopped playing them to protest EA’s lack of ethics or care for the community, though. It would help if EA would put out good games that aren’t completely riddled with bugs that the community has to fix to make the game playable, too.

  28. MuonDecay says:

    This might be because the FTC is considering regulations on the use of DRM in consumer software (as well as standardizing EULAs). Maybe EA is just gearing up to keep their butts covered in the event that such a thing happens, to decrease the likelihood of being sued for the vast sum of money they deserve to be sued for.

    Potentially, it may be required by law in the future that DRM is disclosed in detail on the outside of game packaging and there may be regulations on what the DRM is or isn’t allowed to do to computers that the software publisher doesn’t fucking own and never did.

    About damn time.

  29. MRL says:

    Neat…looks like I may be able to get Brutal Legend after all.

  30. Ron says:

    Did anyone else notice that the bullet points for Goo are 1, 3, and 5?

  31. Marauder says:

    Too bad it still requires activation (even if it can now be easily de-activated). Though, while I have not yet verified with my credit card, it does look like the Steam version of RA3 is sans activation… Can anyone verify this?

  32. JKjoker says:

    its funny how since the spore thing now it seems like DRM is just online activation, they keep using titles like “xx drops/drumps/eliminates drm” and stuff
    HELLO!?! disk checks are still DRM, the games will still bitch about your nero dvd emulator/daemon tools/etc or if you have more than 1 drive or if you have some unusual hardware

    “EA ‘dumps DRM’ for next Sims game” if freaking misleading, a more accurate title would have been “EA ‘rolls back DRM’ for next Sims game”

  33. Musoeun says:

    @Chris Wellons:

    No, they’re not charging for Ubuntu. If you look at the price tags, they’re basically selling you a CD at-cost which has Ubuntu on it. And they only do it in bulk because otherwise it doesn’t even pretend to pay for itself.

    The DVDs are a bit pricier, true.

  34. Dave says:

    Stardock has always had ‘activation’ in their products. Not on the CD admittedly but on the updates. All of their updates are tied into their Impulse platform. If you can not get impulse for whatever reason you can not get the updates.

    What really annoys me about Stardock is that they don’t warn you of that on the box and their ‘holier than thou’ marketing they use (We don’t use restrictive DRM etc etc) is a load of bollocks. Their DRM may not be as bad as EA’s but then its not as good as Kerberos Productions or GOG.COM’s or Egosofts etc and they fail to mention that in the greater scheme of things.

    I suppose what would be good (although most companies I suspect wont do this) would be for two separate channels of distributions. 1. online that ties you into a distribution platform for updates, management etc and 2. CD where you can install and patch with out any form of online checks. Online checks in 2 would be carried out only if the user engaged in online multiplayer. This way everyone wins to a degree.

  35. Dave says:

    @Factoid – According to Stardock you can not reinstall a backed up copy of their games with out Impulse and you can not have Impulse installed without signing into their service at least once. So although you may be able to install version 1.0 of their game x years after Stardock has gone belly up they have made damn sure you can not install any patches. I tried this on my offline gaming computer and Impulse did indeed refuse to run until it had been online. (That limitation incidently was the last straw for me and I have never wasted my money on any Stardock game since)

    This is because as far as their conserned they won’t be making any money out of it and your most likely a pirate in their eyes anyway (Or at leaat that is how their attitude feels to me)

  36. Dave says:

    Last comment for the day. I notice how the BBC artical has comments turned off and you can not correct them about the mistakes in their ‘news’ item.

    EA ‘dumps DRM’ for next Sims game

    The game will have disc-based copy protection – there is a serial code, just like The Sims 2,” said Mr Humble in a blog posting.

    So as others have posted it will have DRM just not as bad DRM as previous games. So the lesser of two eveils then?

  37. Andrey Shchekin says:

    Actually Microsoft just has gone Open Source:

  38. JKjoker says:

    @Dave : they go even farther saying “Electronic Arts have confirmed that the next version of The Sims will be free of Digital Rights Management (DRM)” and “There is always going to be a level of protection for games and this solution [DRM free] is right for The Sims 3.”

    but they also say : “The game will have disc-based copy protection – there is a serial code, just like The Sims 2,”

    so, the slightly old DRM Disc Check with the much hated blacklisting of programs/hardware features and the incredible annoying serial code (probably the only drm that fights piracy for online games), serials that btw, ea screwed up in red alert 2 by misprinting the last character are STILL IN, but now, with the new and improved marketing BS disccheck+serial+blacklist is no longer called DRM, its DRM-free, yeah, real nice EA, oh but they removed the threat of the games not working when the servers go down! bless them (of course that the other drm methods mess with hardware drivers, the registry and windows backdoors, and they will probably not work well in VM software or new OS)

    Also, here is a question, now that everyone is dropping securom activation for new games, who is going to finance the activation servers ? how long are they going to stay up ? not for long im guessing

  39. edcalaban says:

    @Shamus: The impression I’ve gotten from the Stardock press release was that it isn’t very different from the system they have for Sins of a Solar Empire’s online play.
    As you and others have mentioned, it is a press release and thus not much to work on, but it looks like it’s a one time activation with a cd key / email which might require online access. Normally that would be annoying, but since it is on some level assumed you’re downloading this digitally I think online activation isn’t much of an extra hassle. Not to mention they do appear to be trying to work with the possibility of the owner of the activation server going under…

    I’m not a big fan of DRM either (Spore was the worst decision I’ve ever made for gaming), but I’m willing to put up with the online activation provided the other things they mentioned stay in:

    …it is not tied to any particular digital distributor.
    …letting users validate their game on any digital distribution service that supports that game…

    …able to re-download their game later from any digital service.

  40. Studoku says:

    Even removing the DRM caused EA to hurt me. I was spinning around on my desk chair to celebrate and I bashed my knee on my desk.

  41. Miako says:

    There will always be pirates.
    and there will be innovative businessmen that will give people a stake in the game’s success. They’re coming.

    Hi! This is the profit we want to make on this game! If you bother to register, and we get enough registrations, we’ll send you a partial refund, based on how many sales we’ve made!

    Registrations where they actually give you something useful are… actually kind of fun.

  42. MuonDecay says:

    so, the slightly old DRM Disc Check with the much hated blacklisting of programs/hardware features and the incredible annoying serial code (probably the only drm that fights piracy for online games), serials that btw, ea screwed up in red alert 2 by misprinting the last character are STILL IN, but now, with the new and improved marketing BS disccheck+serial+blacklist is no longer called DRM, its DRM-free

    So Spore was EA’s New Coke.

    They bolloxed it up so very miserably that even when they took a step back everyone was so relieved they forgot about the slight remaining flaw.

    When they brought back old Coke few people noticed or cared that it now had corn syrup instead of sugar. When EA nixed SecuROM activation people were so relieved EA gets away with pretending CD-key checks aren’t DRM.

    And of course reporters who aren’t specialist tech reporters are too naive to call them on that. Of course, an appalling number of maisntream news reporters just paraphrase a company’s official press statement in these kinds of articles anyway.

  43. JKjoker says:

    “reporters who aren't specialist tech reporters” on very important, massive and usually trusted news sites/news papers by the unwashed masses i might add

  44. It’s like the developers have to go through this cycle where they release their games without DRM, get the crap pirated out of them, spend lots of money on DRM, STILL get the crap pirated out of them, and give up on the DRM as too expensive for no return.

    Stardock is just behind the curve while EA has hit the downslope, that’s all.

  45. JKjoker says:

    without online activation, NOT without DRM (why do you guys keep forgetting this crucial detail?), ubisoft released games without DRM, EA has not (as far as i know)

  46. Charles Cox says:

    i like to use wooden desk chairs in comparison with those plastic ones-*~

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The drawing on the whiteboard were so cute - I loved the tornado, which we don't have in our part of the world.
We have had such a busy week for a four day week. I think we have really earned this weekend.
My teaching partner and I have been super busy getting our groups right so that next week I will post some lesson plans for you to have a look at.
At our school we have provided lots of Professional Learning for Differentiation and how to take great notes for planning for future learning. I will post some of these as well over the weekend.

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Two weeks leave.....

I have just started two weeks leave to be around for our eldest teenager who is doing major exams to gain an enter score to get into University.

So I will around to do the full breakfast thing, drop offs and pick ups and whatever else I need to do to support him through this time.

So what do you have for breakfast?

This is a weekend treat for me and to have waffles with warm raspberries, maple syrup and icing sugar - yummo. So they will not just be a weekend treat.

Then a smoothie with milk, fruit and frozen yoghurt - delicious

  1. Yum! I have yoghurt and muslei - usually when I get to school. Coffee is always first in the morning when I'm listening to the news. There's a cafe nearby my house that does the most amazing pancakes, they are great for a lazy weekend treat. :)

    Love, Laughter and Learning in Prep!

    1. I think I have found another breakfast fan. Enjoy!

  2. Have a good couple of weeks Paula...good luck to the boy

  3. Hi Paula. My eldest has just finished his HSC exams so I am right there with you. Isn't it a strange, happy, excited, nervous time....for us mums! All the best to him and trusting this time becomes a special memory for you both.
    Julie x
    Mrs Stowe's Kinder Cottage

    1. Thanks Julie. When does your son get his results?

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i try to keep exploring, so press blurbs don’t really relate necessarily to the present moment.  i’ve been playing a lot with voice, synthesizers, and a sampler.  not so much guitar, bass, or harmonium lately.  for awhile it was a band, most of the time it hasn’t been.  sometimes i have visual accompaniment, sometimes i don’t.

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here are some random ‘promo’ pics from over the years (photos 1, 3, 6, and 7 by Tim Furnish, pic 2 by Carrie Neumayer, pic 4 by Greg Korchnak, and pic 5 by Tim Barnes):

here are some live pics from the past couple years (pic 1 by Mark Guidry, i think!, pic 2 by Tim Furnish, i think!, pics 3, 4, and 5 by Tim Furnish, pic 6 by Tim Barnes, pic 7 by Nick Sturtzel)

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“School teacher by day and architect of angular space sounds by night Connor Bell has politely offered his vision of hi-fi (read: it doesn’t sound recorded under water) bedroom pop under the moniker of Shedding for just under a decade. In that time, Shedding has shifted in and out of sonic consciousness, toggling between the type of meditative ambience that earns high marks amongst the Hecker School graduates– such as his 2010 release on Hometapes Tear in the Sun– and a hook-heavy psychedelic amalgam of resonant synths and acoustic noodling. Bell’s latest, Demography, falls clearly within the latter, but with an acute eye toward the mathematical rat race of the Autobahn this go round.” – Kenny Bloggins/TheDecibelTolls


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Notice is hereby given, that a meeting of the City Council of the City of Rushville, Nebraska, will be held at 7:00 p.m. on March 25, 2013, at the Council Chambers, which meeting will be open to the public. An agenda for such meeting, kept continuously current, is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk.

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Favourite photos of 2016

This photo represents a beautiful afternoon in Italy. It was very emotional and will be one of those moments I never forget.
Using my Canon long zoom camera, I managed to capture the soft eye and sweetness of this seal pup. It was a photo I took in San Diego, California. One of my all-time favourite photos.
I love this photo because it represents a mother-son trip to watch baseball. We went to Arizona and saw the Diamondbacks play both the Giants and the Yankees in a weekend. My son caught a ball, also had it autographed and ran the bases post-game. Such a good time!
A bridge in Revelstoke, BC from August 2016. I simply love the symmetry, and the moody colours. I’d frame this one and put it on my wall, I love it that much.
The blue waters of the Turks and Caicos will forever hold a special place in my heart. I feel so centred there. One of the happiest places on earth, to me.
I love this photo because it represents the surprisingly great time we had in Cleveland. My younger son took the photo on a Monday morning in September.

Teens and travel: Posting from Revelstoke BC

I love to travel with my kids and take every chance I get.  You see, I feel like there’s a pending expiration date. I really feel like our time together is limited. Right now my son is 14, but I know it won’t be long before he’s 18 and an adult and travels exclusively with his friends, or (gasp) a girlfriend. So, I’m honestly making a conscious effort to spend time with him now.

This takes me out of my comfort zone. A lot. It’s a constant challenge to plan and search out things that would appeal to him and his teen sense of adventure. I know it’s a time in their lives where they push boundaries, but I can tell you, that as a parent, I feel like I’m the one constantly outside my comfort zone.

Like today. Where truthfully, I’d rather be sitting on a patio sipping a cocktail and reading, I found myself looking at bike rentals, white water rafting brochures and considering ziplines. Yikes.

I’m not telling you that I’m going to do all these things. And I have no interest in being the coolest mom on the planet. BUT, I do want to show my son how to travel and explore.

Here are 3 ways in which I achieve my goals without having to do it all.

  1. Enlist help. Do you have a cool uncle, a friend or somebody in your life who regularly does the activity you’re considering?  Have your teen hang with them for the day. This makes you the awesome mom who can hook them up. This gives your teen a taste of independence and another adult role model.
  2. Let your teen take the lead. Let them find, research and pay for the activity. When it’s their own money, they tend to consider their choices more carefully. It shows them that you can’t do EVERYTHING you see in a brochure.
  3. Look for hotels with added value or partnerships. Does your hotel offer a stay and play package? Ask at the front desk or concierge. The more you ask, the more you learn. You’d be surprised how many tour companies actually pick up at the hotel and offer door to door experiences. There’s so much more than “kids’ club” available. For example, we were staying at the Westin Kierland in Arizona and while a round of golf was well over $200, they offered golf lessons for kids and teens at $25. Or when we stayed in Revelstoke BC, the cabins didn’t have a pool. but they offered FREE passes to the city’s Aquatic Centre.
    The best advice I can give, is to admit to your teen that you don’t know everything and that you haven’t been everywhere. When you learn and travel and explore together you do more than just vacation, you make memories and you make them stronger and more capable in doing so.

Get the calendar!

Ah, first day of summer and the NHL teams officially release their 2016/17 schedules. Somebody clear my calendar, I’m going to need some time to look at this!

Work’s been a zoo lately and I’m dying to plan a trip. But with nary a prospect of a weekend off before October, I might just have to settle for planning a fall getaway. And, for me, that’s probably going to include an NFL game.

I can’t hide the fact that I love professional sports. And nothing beats great tickets to a big game. October is a fabulous time to take a sports trip. You could, theoretically, see NFL, NHL and MLB in one weekend if things align and you have a winning baseball team.

Last September, I took my youngest to see the Denver Broncos (pre-season game) and also to see the Colorado Rockies. We had two action packed days and nights in Denver. Denver is one of the ideal locations to see two or three sports in one trip as the stadiums/arenas are in close proximity to each other. Pick the right hotel and you can even walk to each quite comfortably, like we did.

Arizona has both NHL hockey and NFL football in the same Glendale entertainment district. That’s a great city to see as well and you’ll love the whole restaurant/movie/shopping plaza that is between the stadium and arena. We visited in December and had perfect weather.

When I get a free hour, and a huge cup of coffee, I intend to cross reference the NHL and NFL season schedules and find a few double-headers of note. Then…. step 2, we’ll find flights!

Ok, Arizona, you got me.

The Arizona Diamondbacks weren’t “our team” when we arrived, but I believe they are now. They won us over in back to back games.

First we saw them play the San Francisco Giants, in a Sunday afternoon game. We sat in the first row of the upper deck. (MVP Section 321). The view was fantastic and I would definitely recommend them for the best of the cheap seats.

View from section 321

We took a stroll around the stadium to see where we might like to sit for the next game. What did we discover? There probably isn’t a bad seat in the house. Anywhere on the lower level (home run bleacher seats included) would have a pretty good view of the action.

We also spied the very unique and completely awesome Pet Smart patio. On Sunday game days, people are welcome to attend with their dogs. Yes, your dog can go to a baseball game! How very cool! There was also an adoption pen that on Sundays, showcased local dogs up for adoption. This Pet Smart patio zone had its own entrance an a park-a-potty section for the dogs.

Right next to the Pet Smart section was Mountainside Fitness. It was an actual gym. You could attend, ride the bike or run on the treadmill AND watch the game action. Again, very cool. Who are these innovators with these great ideas? I’d like to shake their hands.

Next up on our tour was a view of the pool section. Yup, an actual pool and patio that you could rent out for your corporate or party events. Wouldn’t that be something? Bathing suits and baseballs. It was in the home run area, and I could definitely see a ball getting hit into the pool.

For our second game, a night game against the NY Yankees, my son chose the seats, He wanted to sit as close to the field as possible, in foul ball territory, and on an aisle. Thanks to Stubhub.com and a game-day purchase, that was an affordable and possible request.

We sat just beyond the Diamondbacks’ dugout on the 3rd base side and 6 rows up from the field. At various times during the pre-game, Diamondback players stopped by the fence to sign autographs. My son was lucky enough to catch a ball during batting practice and then have it signed by #27, Brandon Drury.

We had a great time. A blast. We’re already talking about when we can go back. Seems to me, like we’ve got ourselves a baseball team. Go Dbacks!

We got to see Goldschmidt hit a homerun at his first at bat of the night.
We got to see Goldschmidt hit a homerun at his first at bat of the night.

Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball

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Phoenix?!! I never knew.

Phoenix! When can I go back?

Need a quick vacation? Something action packed and easy to navigate? I have the answer! Phoenix, Arizona.

My son and I wanted to see a couple major league baseball games. We were on a very tight time schedule, Between work and school, we could only find two nights to get away that worked for both of us. A quick search of the MLB master schedule revealed all the games and cities that would work for our dates.

We narrowed it down to a few choices and then compared flight schedules and prices. Phoenix was quickly identified as the best value for time and money when it came to flights. In fact, even at last minute prices (we booked on 4 days notice) Delta sent us round trip, taxes in for $350 CDN. So, already this trip was off to a pleasing start

For our hotel, we chose the SpringHill Suites (Marriott) Downtown Phoenix for 3 main reasons. Location, free airport shuttle and excellent Trip Advisor reviews. This turned out to be a brilliant choice!

The airport shuttle was easy, convenient, clean and also available for short trips in the downtown area. It even had a luggage rack! This is actually a pretty rare asset.

The location was unbelievable. I honestly couldn’t have asked for more. We were a casual, stroll in flip flops to the baseball stadium, which incidentally is called “Chase Field.” (More on Chase Field, later.)

We were 3 blocks from a major dining hub called the Arizona Centre, It had sit down restaurants, patios, waterfalls, gardens and casual eating areas. It was absolutely beautiful. An oasis in the city.

If you had young children with you, the hotel was right across from the Arizona Children’s Museum. We didn’t go, but it was very inviting and actually right there in the same block as the hotel. Rather, we opted to cross the street and go one block further to the Arizona Science Centre. It’s 4 levels of interactive displays, plus and IMAX theater and special travelling exhibit space. We spent just 2 hours there but could have easily spent twice that time. A full day for the really inquisitive mind. Admission was $27 for the both of us, with a modest $2 CAA discount.

IMG_0205Sharing the same entrance courtyard as the Science Centre is the Museum and also the Heritage Center. The Heritage centre consists of a museum building, stores, restaurants and a coffeeshop, all in original period buildings. The Rose and Crown is one such restaurant, Pizza Bianco another. Each has casual outdoor patio space where you can dine or enjoy a beverage. We chose to stop in at Royal Coffee Bar. It was amazing to me, that in a heritage space of very limited size, they actually roast their own coffee. A very impressive operation. The equipment and furniture still looks brand new even though they’ve been at this location 3 years. It’s obvious that the owners and staff take a great deal of care and pride in this business. Open daily from 8am to 3pm I think it’s a ‘must see’ for coffee lovers if you’re in the area.

In all my travels, I can’t think of another area that was so absolutely all-ages suitable, incredibly convenient, and packed with amenities all within easy walking distance. I’m in awe really. It was exactly what I was hoping for in a quick weekend trip.

If you wanted to travel to Phoenix for a basketball game, or concert, it would be likely located at the Talking Stick Arena (formerly American Airlines Centre) and is just one block further than the baseball stadium. More restaurants, and a courtyard full of pre-game bars are right there at the doorstep.

This was a two night getaway, that felt like so much more! Without taxis, Uber, or wasting time in traffic we had a chance to relax, enjoy and participate fully in exactly the vacation we wanted. The baseball game… well that was incredible. Worthy of its own chapter.


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Friday, July 20, 2012

 The Great Revealing: US Marshals Expose Biggest Scandal in History

The Department of Justice -- home of the US Marshals -- has now blown the lid off of the biggest financial scandal in human history... after a highly covert three-year investigation.
The LIBOR scandal has started the Great Revealing of Financial Tyranny. Mass arrests must begin with mass charges, and mass court cases -- and that has now arrived. Disclosure of many great hidden truths will follow.

Every person on Earth is increasingly aware that our world is ruled by corrupt forces -- to an almost Biblical degree.
The astonishing events that have unfolded since June 27, 2012 have made that much more obvious -- even for those who have been in the greatest denial.
This process has been fascinating to watch -- not to mention remarkably rewarding.
After many years of hard work to expose the truth, we are finally seeing results -- on a worldwide level. The knowledge will spread much, much more with each passing day.
In this new investigation, I will do my best to provide you with a blow-by-blow compendium of what has actually happened.
Furthermore, we are now seeing a precise fulfillment of the justice we've been promising on this site since at least last November.
Critical information was leaked to us from highly classified insider sources, working for the good of humanity. Current events have proven that their plan is still very much in effect.

Every word of this investigation has been released for free. The bulk of our original findings are in the Financial Tyranny series.

The first and largest portion of our extensive investigation was released on Friday, January 13th, 2012.
The remaining elements took almost another month to finish, and were published on Thursday, February 9th.
You can begin by reading Sections One through Seven of Financial Tyranny here. Then go here to complete Sections Eight through Ten.
This truth is admittedly painful to accept. You will probably have to go through a grief process once you understand the full scope of what is going on.
Nonetheless, it is absolutely essential for everyone, as a planet, to end the denial and face the truth of our world -- as it actually exists today.

The Great Revealing has not yet become the one thing everyone is talking about.
The arrests and resignations have only just begun -- and the mainstream Western media is equally as culpable as those controlling the financial system.
After all, it's the same people.
This is one of many popular notions that are proven in Financial Tyranny. It is no longer a "conspiracy theory."
Vast psyops have been used -- including tens of thousands of professional online hit-men, paid to look like normal people sharing their opinion.
Shame has been a very powerful weapon to stop people from learning the truth. No one wants to be "crazy" or hated for their beliefs.
You are about to see a variety of article links where the writers express surprise that the American media isn't covering this story yet.
As you are well aware, this has nothing to do with the press being "shy." They are simply staring into the face of their own destruction.

On June 27, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, filed a surprise legal order against Barclays Bank -- in a move that has shocked the world.
A wealth of emails were presented, giving irrefutable evidence that Barclays was manipulating their own credit score -- to generate almost unthinkably vast profits.
Here is the link where you can download the legal order yourself -- and a photograph of the top page of this historic document.

This may not seem like a big deal at first -- but in order for Barclays to have rigged their own credit score, they had to be conspiring with all the other biggest banks in the world.
These are the banks they are supposedly in competition with.
This story has taken off with unprecedented, explosive force in the UK -- but is almost non-existent in the US, except on Huffington Post and alternative news sites.
This legal action required extraordinary secrecy to perform. Had the Cabal gotten wind of it, they would have killed everyone involved.

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Romantic Exmoor

Dear Coco
Our first day in Exmoor we spent walking around the narrow roads and over the bridges in the village.
 We went into the church which is really old and has slightly crooked Norman pillars and an ancient wooden door.
 The outside has strange gargoyles and weathered stone.
 and the inevitable graveyard. Beyond is Winsford Hill.
 We said hello to our Exmoor ponies again,
 did a bit of shopping in the local village shop,
 and walked a little way up the hill where there are fabulous paths for hiking.
 We then drove to see the Tarr Bridge - also an old clapper bridge. near to Winsford,
 and then struck of northwards to explore Lorna Doone country. This is the little church at Oare which is reputed to have been the setting for the novel of Lorna Doone and the place she was shot by the rascal Carver Doone.
There is a plaque to R. D. Blackmore, who wrote the novel, in the church. He must have been a good sort as he named his whole house after his dog Gomer, a Gordon Setter.
 By now it had started pelting down, so we drove home via Porlock and Dunster Castle, which was closed,
 past some wild Exmoor ponies. Magical!
Then all too soon it was time to set off for our next adventure. We said goodbye to Exmoor and its ponies, and headed off into the green and rainy interior.
More soon -
Marie Anne is calling me to play with the kitten who is just adorable. Here he is in the bookcase in my bedroom.
Love to all at home
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Bugaboo Donkey 2 // Muliti-Purpose Stroller

I've never been more grateful for sunny winter days than I am now. One thing that makes living in a tiny apartment much more enjoyable is getting outside every day. When it rains, it's a lot more work to take these girls out, but oh boy, I have been loving my Bugaboo stroller! It's the new Donkey2 which is a multi-purpose stroller, it can convert to a single or a double stroller with just a few clicks. A good stroller is so important to me. Living in Vancouver, I walk a lot. Having a light, easy to manoeuvre stroller with tons of storage is essential. I walk to the grocery store, post office and wherever else we venture too almost daily. When I don't have the second seat in, there is a sidecar basket that clicks in which holds a TON! I am always amazed what I can fit in there, (here's a photo of it.)

Another thing that has been a game-changer is the wheels. I never realized what a difference they would make until last winter when we got hit with a lot of snow that then froze and made the streets a mess! I couldn't take my stroller out for ages because it just couldn't handle the tiny bit of snow on the sidewalks. I was really excited to take the Donkey out when it snowed a few weeks ago and it was totally fine. The big foam filled tires were totally capable, such a relief to have if we get more snow. I go a little stir crazy if I'm stuck at home for more than a day or two.

I never had a pram body like this when Hazel was tiny, so it's nice to be able to bundle Millie up and just plop her in! She loves going on walks in it and it's really nice (on my back) to not always have to carry her. Also, Hazel was SO excited to be able to sit beside her little sister, the first time we used the double stroller she held Millies hand the entire time, it was pretty adorable

The Donkey2 stroller is completely customizable. You can choose different colours for each individual piece. I really love how the seats change. It's the same frame for both of them and you just swap out the fabric and velcro it in to make it a bassinet or regular seat. So when Millie's grown out of it I can just switch out the seat and store the bassinet fabric and not the whole bassinet! It's the small things that really excite me when I live in a small space with not a lot of storage ;)

Here we are, my little girl squad. Is it bad that I'm already looking forward to taking them on lots of sunny park adventures this summer? I definitely am missing the warmth, but also love dressing babies for winter in all the cozy knits.

 I also want to acknowledge that as of this week Hazel is officially soother free (cue the crying eyes emoji!) It was a rough few nights but man I am so glad that's over with.


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Web 2.0 gives a new meaning to works-in-progress

You can't see it till it's finished
David Byrne, "Artists Only"

There was a time when writers, musicians, artists went "deep in the shed" (search this page for a definition) and emerged, months or years later, with completed masterworks.

No more. Now books, records, presentations, etc., are previewed and assembled online, for all to see. First drafts, alternate endings, even books created with input from the audience are de rigueur. In a recent "Fresh Air," from National Public Radio, drummer Paul Motian remarked on how appalled the late pianist (and perfectionist) Bill Evans would be with the "complete box set" (including alternate takes, restarts, etc.) of the Village Vanguard sessions released in 2005.

In some way, this trend echoes the time-honored academic approach of circulating drafts of scholarly papers among a group of peers for comment. Of course, now the peer group is everybody with an internet connection.

It's another way, I suppose, in which we are more exposed to the world. Our privacy is reduced, at our own initiative. But it's fun, too. Not in an exhibitionistic way, but in a trusting, welcoming way. With more of our foibles, mistakes, and misunderstandings out in the open, perhaps we are more human, and the distance between us shortens a little bit.

(Photo: Talking Heads Japanese newspaper article by artlung via flickr. Creative Commons attribution license)

Raymond said...

Thanks for noting the first drafts of my book. At first I found it scary to post early drafts, which have so many imperfections, both small and large. I've been hoping for lots of feedback on what I've written so far. What feedback I've gotten so far has been very helpful to me!


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Daily Round-Up 02-08

Audi Super Bowl ad with 'eco-cops' draws fire from industry

You Betcha!… Palin Campaigns For Rick Perry– Writes “Hi Mom” On Her Hand

U.S.-China growing pains

The Dream of Zero

Teacher Claims He Was Fired After Complaining Muslim Pupils Called 9/11 Hijackers 'Heroes'

America is Not Ungovernable

Pope Benedict XVI Condemns Child Abuse by Priests

Rubble Doesn't Make Trouble - Sarah Palin Endorses 'Bomb Iran'

Keeping Zionism's promise

The Immigration Debate Cries Out for Honesty

Free Speech For Wilders?

Abusegate and Children

FRC Statement on New Policy Requiring Military Bases to Carry 'Morning After' Pill

Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses

Immigration judge: German anti-homeschooling policy 'repellant to everything we believe as Americans’

Inner-City Schools Need Political Katrina

PJTV Video - Instapundit Interview With Wingnuts Author, John Avlon: Joe Farah & The Birthers Are Nuts

Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)

Show ACORN the Money

ACLU-Think Applied to Terrorists

Public-sector unions bleed taxpayers

De-Facto Card Check Vote Coming Soon

PJTV Video (Trifecta) - Tebow's Tale: The Super Bowl Ad Liberals Want to Spike

Foolish Feminists Not Conceding NOW

Climate strategy on a road to nowhere

Penn State Probe into Mann's Wrongdoing a 'Total Whitewash' Penn State's probe that mostly cleared climate change scientist Michael Mann for any wrongdoing doesn't begin to scratch the surface, say critics.

Climate bill backers pick up jobs theme

Gosh, I hope not. A Teachable Moment. Will Taxpayers Bail out the NEA?

Climate makes money move in mysterious ways. The British Government has been pouring millions of pounds into 'climate-related' projects all over the world, says Christopher Booker Don't think it isn't any different here in the USA.

UN Climate Cronies

Top British scientist says UN panel is losing credibility

Africa-Gate? U.N. Fears of Food Shortages Questioned The U.N.'s controversial climate report is coming under fire -- again -- this time by one of its own scientists, who admits he can't find any evidence to support a warning about a climate-caused North African food shortage.

NYT: Audi's Green Police Ad 'Put the Mental in Environmental'

Newsweek, Time Magazine Circulation Plunges by 30%

NBC Feeds Toyota Fears; Ignores Government's Conflict of Interest

Palin’s 6 Words vs. Media’s Ignorance to the Real News

Washington Times Trolls Gutter for RNC Critics

You Betcha!… Palin Campaigns For Rick Perry– Writes “Hi Mom” On Her Hand AND Sarah Palin's Redneck Teleprompter AND Palin's Hand Writing Has Precedent!

White House press corps feels bypassed by Obama in favor of TV shows, YouTube

Sarah Palin Power

Sarah Palin is splitting the liberals

Glenn Reynolds: Nashville Shows Tea Party Is America's Third Great Awakening

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KEIJI HAINO & SUMAC "American Dollar Bill...." Original Art and 2xLP test press

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Keiji Haino & SUMAC “American Dollar Bill - Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous To Look At Face On” original art and 2xLP test press

Edition of 6 copies - 2xLP test pressings housed in jackets painted by A. Turner, used to create the final sleeve art for the album. Four copies went to band members/private collection, two are here for sale. Please note this version will not ship until the release date for the album (February 23rd).


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Music from our time in Habana, Cuba 2003

Here’s a list of music videos that me and my friends in ANCEP/Gateway College listened to while we stayed in Habana del Este, Cuba, for three months in the fall of 2003. Sometimes, music can wake old memories to life. There are some really great songs in there! .. and some really shitty ones. Enjoy!

The video features in order of appearance:

  1. Sean Paul – Get Busy;
  2. La Ley – Mas alla;
  3. The Black Eyed Peas – Where Is The Love?;
  4. Beyoncé & Jay-Z – Crazy In Love;
  5. The Mars Volta – Inertiatic ESP;
  6. Chingy – Right Thurr;
  7. Control Machete – BIEN BIEN;
  8. Thalia Ft Fat Joe – Me Pones Sexy;
  9. OutKast – Hey Ya!;
  10. Panda – Ya no jalaba ;
  11. 50 Cent – P.I.M.P. (Snoop Dogg Remix) ft. Snoop Dogg, G-Unit;
  12. Alejandro Sanz – No Es Lo Mismo;
  13. Molotov – Frijolero;
  14. 50 Cent – In Da Club;
  15. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army;
  16. La Ley – Amate y Salvate;
  17. Gustavo Cerati – Cosas Imposibles;
  18. Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body;
  19. Evanescence – Going Under;
  20. Johnny Cash – Hurt;
  21. Metallica – St. Anger
  22. Kashmir – Surfing The Warm Industry
  23. Cafi Tacuba – Ingrata
  24. Queens Of The Stone Age – Go With The Flow

For the sake of integrity, I should add that the mother of one of my room mates had insisted he bring along a 1979 recording of Tom Waits live in Sydney (a.k.a Fast Women Slow Horses) — which opened up the whole world of Tom Waits bootlegs to me. Someone should marry her.

If you’re not into music (granted it remains a possibility somehow) or if you are simply deaf, you can boggle at these chosen blog posts I wrote during my stay, in reversed order.

It’s like walking into the livingroom the day after a party.. Alcohol and cigarettes everywhere. As well as that ball of nausea in my throat. The superficial thumps of salsa and screams of seagulls in the distance… Oh well. You live and you learn! At any rate, you live

4 thoughts on “Music from our time in Habana, Cuba 2003”

  1. Utrolig gøy å lese bloggpostene dine fra når du var i Cuba! Likte at du hadde linka til de, og i tillegg lagt med musikken, gøy ((:
    Får enda mer lyst å reise til Cuba nå!

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Heat of the Moment (Sisters of the Craft) - Lori Handeland Received via NetGalley from St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest and completely unbiased review.

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Heat of the Moment is the second installment of the Sisters of the Craft series.

Owen, a recently gravely injured soldier from Afghanistan, returns home to face his past and the increasing likelihood he may never be healthy enough for active duty. He struggles with returning to a town where he was little more than a trouble maker. It doesn't help he will see the girl he abandoned once he went away for training.

Becca never expected to see Owen again. She tries to forget what happened between them and moved on with her life as best she can. A chance meeting brings all those memories to the forefront and reminders of history long buried arise.

The ex lovers come together just in time for the bad guys to find Becca and attempt her life. They know who she is, what she is and wish he dead. Life long secrets will be revealed, betrayal will cut deep and lives will be ruined. Can Owen and Becca set aside their past to keep her safe, or will she succumb to the fate Raye was able to escape from?

That scent of lemons overshadowed the scent of death, and Owen breathed in, out and in again. From the moment he’d met her, she’d cleansed him, healed him, elevated him. He’d become so much more while he’d been with her. He’d become so much more because of her. She had loved him. She had saved him. He’d always wanted to tell her that, but he’d never been quite sure how. What he saw in her gaze made Owen tighten his fingers—to push her away, or pull her closer. He never knew, because she leaned over—so quick he had time to do nothing but say her name. A whisper. A plea. A prayer. And then she was kissing him; he was kissing her. The years fell away. It was their first kiss. Their last. That first one had been tentative—soft, a little afraid, yet so full of hope. The last had been shocked, a little tearful and full of despair. This one tasted of both. How strange. What did she hope for? What did she fear? Why did she despair?

I enjoyed Heat of the Moment because much like In The Air Tonight the paranormal and witchcraft elements were light threaded throughout the story. We see characters return and the larger picture becomes more clear. There are huge plot developments that I can't really get into without spoilers - but it's really exciting!

Unfortunately, I didn't like any of the characters except for the dog Reggie. Slode! I didn't understand Owen because he was very committed to being a solider. I feel like readers with a military background or pro-military stance would click more with his character. I didn't even believe in Owen's reasons for joining the military were legitimate.

I also disliked Becca. I didn't really make any emotional links with her because she was so different. I personally couldn't find a common thread to work with. Her reactions to some of the huge revelations about her past bothered me. She's a very selfish character, but to Handeland's credit a completely different character from Raye.

Handeland weaves a beautiful story but unfortunately for me this wasn't a winner. I felt empathy during Owen and Becca's father's discussion and I felt concern for Reggie's health.

I felt this book was filler to introduce sister number two and set up meet if sister three. I couldn't enjoy the characters, but the story was just as well written as book one. The massive development at the end of the book has made book three look like one that will have tons of action. The end is nigh and I am so excited!

This book will appeal to readers who enjoy paranormal, romance, books involving witches and stories about finding lost familial connections.


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