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Walking Along the Family Tree (Agnone, Italy)

It’s fitting to begin where it all begun: Agnone, in Molise province of Italia, the home of not just my grandparents, but my extended family before they immigrated to Montreal in the 1950’s. Walking these streets I feel like a child again going to the park in Ville LaSalle. Not that the towns have any resemblance, but it’s all these faces I have seen before. The wrinkles of an old lady are the same as my Nonna, another one’s sleeveless house dress, blue with a pattern of little yellow flowers, with a white t-shirt underneath, I saw the same one growing up in the garden.

View from the cemetery

So, needless to say, I have a level of familiarity with the people here. Language plays an important role, though I am far from fluent in Italian. Having been exposed to the Agnonese dialect I understand these people better than their Northern countrymen. It helps to speak a language, but when you are versed in their slang doors open up, and they no longer treat you as an outsider, or a tourist, but a distant relative coming home again.

This occurred to me right away. Agnone is not known as a tourist town. If anything, it is only Italian tourists who come to this town boasting about being a city of art. Agnone is home to the oldest recorded, and perhaps most famous, bell manufacturer. Their bells chime in churches all over the world. So as I look foreign, I can tell by the way they stare from the benches that something chimes in their minds when they see me. I think it is a form of recognition. They know I’m not from Agnone, simply because they know everyone from here, but they see a familiarity, maybe I’m a bastard son. All I need to do is give a friendly buon giornio and that focused stare lightens into a friendly smile.

My first encounter was with an older man named Constantine at the oldest church in Agnone, Chiesa di San Pietro. I quickly found out that we share a last name Sabelli, but more so, my Nonno and his father also have the same, Rocco Sabelli. He couldn’t believe the coincidence so he immediately invited me for a café to further explore this issue. As it is in small villages, he bumped into a friend along the way, Luigi. It turns out that Luigi is from a small village (if you can call five houses a village) called Belladonna, and was just a child growing up next to the house of my Nonna. Può essere maledetto, he said, be cursed, meaning more or less something like unbelievable in this situation. Studying my face his eyes shone bright in astonishment as it took him back to his childhood full of wonder where the unexpected is still possible.

These encounters continued for three days. I met people that know my family history better than my father. My godmother’s two cousins, sisters Anna and Rosella, own a small grocery store, and wouldn’t let me leave without two pinches on each cheek and a bottle of ice tea for my walk and a beer for my lunch. I met my aunt’s cousin Angiolina Sabelli, an eighty-six year old memory vault who recited not just mine, but the family tree of all my Nonno’s brothers and sisters. She also stared with bewilderment, touching my face saying how she can see Rocco’s. No one ever told me that before, not even in Ville LaSalle.

And so it went like this. I was piecing together clues of my origins. I was seeing friendly ghosts who guided me to where I should go next. And more than anything else, I was discovering the true nature of my roots with every little detail that was omitted, that changed and transformed with time, or simply forgotten altogether. I was told that we came from Campobasso, both a city and region. This was said because it is better known than Agnone, but Agnone isn’t even in Campobasso. When I met with Constantine I found out that my Nonna wasn’t from Agnone, but from Belladonna, and that my grandfather too was from an even smaller place called Cantulupo, which is basically a farm region on the side of a mountain with a couple of houses sporadically placed throughout the bushes.

Details bring a story to life. They make it more real. Visiting the birthplaces of my grandparents made me somehow feel more of my existence. I was also able to see my grandparents and elderly relatives in a way that I always struggled to my whole life, as young. My grandmother wasn’t always tending the garden at a delicate pace in Ville LaSalle, or sticking her face in the fridge snacking in all her senility, but like Angiolina told me, they use to chase down a chicken, catch it with agility, kill it, pluck it, cook it, and feast on it before anyone else found them.

More than anything else, visiting Agnone was a trip down memory lane to days that are long past, and even slower than they are now in this sleepy town. Dead relatives live on in a meaningful way, never to be forgotten. Just as it is with Italian culture in general, the way of life with all its traditions continues uninterruptedly as if globalization hasn’t reached these hills. For tradition in the form of the proper way to roll gnocchi or the hour to promenade down main street gossiping about the present and telling stories of the past, continues in just the same way as those who are long gone have done before. The site of the wind turbines on top of the mountain ridge in the distance is the only clue that Agnone has made it to the twenty-first century. But even then they turn taking their time as if they too know the proverb of the land: Chi va piano, va sano e lontano, ma chi va forte incontra la morte.  Who proceeds slowly will go far with health, but he who goes with haste will only find death.

15 thoughts on “Walking Along the Family Tree (Agnone, Italy)

  1. WOOOW! I was looking for you through couchsurfing and I found this… I loved these stories from Agnone, and I’m happy that you discovered so many interesting things. What are you doing right now? How are you? Do you miss Molise a little bit?? 🙂
    ciao, a presto!
    Marta from Campobasso

    • Marta, I’m glad you enjoyed my story, as you were also a part of it. And of course I miss Molise, and still dream of moving there and building on my Agnonese dialect. It’d be great to see you there again some time soon!

  2. We must be related…I am also a Sabelli and my parents/grandparents are all from Agnone. I have family in Montreal too.

    BTW…Angiolina Sabelli you quote in the story is my aunt…my dad’s older sister. Her married name is Gualtieri. That’s a good picture of her.

    Thanks for the story

    • Tony, thanks for getting in touch. I mentioned you to my parents and they guess that you live in Calgary and if not, Windsor. My nonna’s first husband was a Gualtieri, my zio Michele also had that name. It was a great pleasure to meet your aunt and have her tell me stories about her childhood with my nonna. So for sure we have family ties. I hope my story brought you back to our roots.

  3. Bonjour
    Ma belle famille est d’Agnone s’appelle Gualdieri ou GUALTIERI suivant les années.
    Les parents et grand parents ont vécus dans une maison en contrebas de Belladona
    lieu dit CANTALUPO
    Dans la famille il y a Michele GUALDIERI marié avec Cristina TOTATO.
    Avez vous un arbre généalogique en Ligne

  4. I visited Agnone in 2009 and was taken with its beauty. My father’s father, Raffaelle, came to US at turn of the century. He was from Salerno but how we got the Agnone name is unknown.

  5. Hola M Sabelli !!! soy de argentina y tanto mi padre como abuelos, son Agnoneses. (Sabelli-Di Menna),
    Hermoso Agnone. Saludos

  6. Hello, I’m Adriana’s brother…. we have parents in Canada too (actually Ontario), Our nonno’s name is Antonino Sabelli and our bisnonno Francescantonio Sabelli. For sure we are far parents! Hugs!

    • Ciao EVERYONE! 🙂 I am no doubt related to most of you commenting on this great story about Agnone and the Sabelli family 🙂

      Bruno, i really believe i’m related to you, as i have a family tree that shows my bisnonno is Antonio/Antonino and that his father’s name was Francescantonio!!! 🙂

      • Hello… Tony (Antonio) Sabelli here from Windsor, Ontario. It’s great reading some family history on this site. I have family in Leamington a small rural town outside of Windsor and in Montreal. The story mentions my aunt Angelina Sabelli… One of her sons live across the river from Windsor in Detroit Mi.

  7. What a wonderful journey! Thanks for sharing it as I truly enjoyed. My family ancestors are from Agnone. The Pannunzio’s. I hope I can visit someday and learn about our family.

  8. Hello there,

    Can you email me some details of your immediate family so that i can connect you onto the family tree(s) i have here at home? It would be great to sit and chat with you as well!! Info that would be great would be your parents’ names, your siblings, your grandparents, and so on. I love this stuff, thank you for posting this! 🙂

  9. Hello, my mother Argentina Sabelli married my father Angelo D’Agnillo who was born in Agnone and my mother was from Cantulupo. Her parents were Feliceantonio Sabelli and Emilia Totaro. They both passed away approx 25 years ago. They all lived and live in Montreal. There is a large ‘clan’ of Sabelli`s that live in St Leonard and Lasalle QC. I visited Agnone in Sept 2018. It is a beautiful small town with lots of history. While there, i asked my uncle to drive me to Cantulupo, but we couldn’t find in based on his memory. Maybe next time. Tks Felice D’Agnillo

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September 1 -7: My first ambulance ride and my family visits

Week 7 - Aug 25-31

Week 7 – Aug 25-31

Week 8 of training started off really well. I was glad to be back home and ready to push hard in my training to get my speed up.

Mon 9/1: Week8 Day1 – 5 miles. My hip was really bothering me on this run. I started to foam roll before my runs to help loosen it up and then did a lot of stretching afterwards. I took the boys to the mall to get shoes for school. Gio really didn’t need any but Seppe needed some. I walked out with 4 pairs (2 each) for $100 :-)

Tues 9/2: First day of school for my boys. Finally! I was so excited to be heading to the gym after I dropped them off. I actually looked forward to my speed training.

Week8 Day2: 3.75 miles – .75/.25/.75 with a 1 mile warmup and cool down. Followed it with a leg workout. My original plan didn’t work out because the machines/stations I wanted to use were being occupied so I improvised.

Machine Leg Press 15×4 – 160lbs

Deadlift 20×4 – 50lbs

Bench Crossovers 10×4

Squats 20×4 – 45lbs

Fwd/Bkwd Lunges 10×4 each leg

Weighted Glute Bridges 15×4 – 40lbs

Single Leg Bridge 10×4 each leg

Back Extensions 10×3 – 35lbs

Followed by lots of stretching

Wed 9/3: Legs were sore from Tuesday’s workout but I pushed through during my run.

Week8 Day3: 6miles – once my legs warmed up they felt pretty good.

Thurs 9/4: Remember when I posted that my NWM was just not meant to be? Well today was why. I started off great with a good paced 5k on the treadmill for Week8 Day4. I decided to go downstairs and do a short leg circuit using the Bosu ball.

10 Plyo Side Lunges

10 Plyo Lunge Hops

10 In/Out Squats

I got through one round and then I twisted my ankle during the side lunges :-( The same ankle I sprained in May. And that was it. When I fell to ground grabbing my ankle from the pain, I felt my whole world crumble. Luckily, there was another lady in the weight room with me who called for help. The trainers working up stairs came down to check me out and they called the ambulance. I just cried the whole time. I was so upset because I knew that my goal of a PR on my next half was not going to happen. I thought that I wasn’t even going to be able to do my race or go to the Tone It Up retreat. I was pretty worked up. They gave me morphine for the pain. They assumed my ankle was broken. If you saw how swollen it was, you probably would have too. They rolled me out of the gym and I got my first ambulance ride to the hospital. Ben came from his over time shift as soon as he got the message. We didn’t have to wait long for me to get my X-rays done and I was thrilled that my ankle wasn’t broken. Just a really bad sprain. They gave me more pain meds, wrapped my ankle, prescribed meds for home, gave me crutches and then sent me home. It was probably the fastest we’ve ever been in an out of the ER. I started to feel sick from the meds as soon as I got into the car and trying to use the crutches to get into the condo was really difficult. Everything was spinning. Ben had me wait by the elevator, unlocked the door and came back to carry me in. He put me in the recliner, propped my foot up on a pillow and put ice on it and that’s where I stayed for the entire day. I got so sick from the meds. Anything I ate or drank just came right back up :-( Ben took really good care of me and did all the cleaning I had planned on doing. Gio was super nice to me and Seppe was his usual emotional self. I had to reassure him that I would be ok. I slept when I wasn’t up being sick. It took until about 10p before the meds wore off enough that I could stay awake for more than a few minutes. I finally ate something and kept it down around 11p. Ben carried me to bed and I slept some more.

Fri 9/5: I spent half the day in the recliner while Ben finished up cleaning. We had a lot to do because I had my family visiting for the weekend. My brother Ed and his family showed up around 4 and my mom’s flight came in later that night. I had my brother PJ arriving early Saturday morning and my younger brother and sister coming Saturday night. Having my family around helped keep my mind off my ankle and kept me from getting depressed.

With my mom, brothers and their wives, and my youngest brother and sister

With my mom, brothers and their wives, and my youngest brother and sister

Just the Girls

Just the Girls

Sat/Sun 9/6-9/7: Lots of laughs with my family. My dad even came and visited on Sunday. That’s a big deal because he never comes and visits.  We cooked lots of  yummy Filipino food. I helped and watched my mom cook so I could learn how to cook the food on my own. I held and played with nieces. I was able to walk around on Sunday without the crutches :-)

The "Big" kids with my dad

The “Big” kids with my dad

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Adding a stand-alone mirror to your dining room can make it feel larger. Also, it will reflect and magnify the lights. It leaves little or no dark spot. Mirrors will make your dining more welcoming. You can intentionally position the mirror to reflect a décor or painting.

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Born Hamid Mottaghinejad in 1959 in Tehran, Iran, Hamid discovered a love for Jazz at an early age by listening to his father’s collection of Afro-Cuban inspired Jazz records. As a teen, Hamid was taught to play the drums (Persian and Congas) by his father, an accomplished percussionist. In his early twenties he moved to Denmark, Scandinavia where he continued exploration of the arts. A gifted artist, Hamid’s insightful paintings, sold in prominent galleries throughout Denmark. He also attended the Occupational University Copenhagen and studied Kinesiology and Physical Therapy.

In 1998 Hamid relocated to the U.S. to pursue a life-long dream of playing in a live Jazz band. In addition to landing several engagements at high-profile events and festivals, he also taught percussion at the Music & Art World Academy in Los Angeles. Soon after moving to the U.S., he settled in southern California, where he enjoys sharing his love for music and the arts. He was often called “Mr. Cooper” by fellow musicians because of his love and admiration for the legendary actor, Gary Cooper. And thus, “Hamid Cooper” was born.

In 2007 he formed Hamid Cooper Latin Jazz (HCLJ). Based in Southern California, the 5-7 member band is comprised of talented international musicians playing a range of instruments from wind to percussion. A typical performance includes: Leader and percussionist, Cooper on congas, etc.; jazzer Artis Ford on keyboards; Doug White on bass; Bill Mason on trumpet; Marco Perez on timbales; Bill James on saxophone & flute; and on occasion, an additional wind player

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rockethead555 says:

Without a way to store patches of songs (3 part  arrangements) it is limited to home practice. Using it professionally on stage is not practical, as we would need to teach it every song each time? the looper idea is doable to a point but still not practical . .  strange why they didn’t include a way to store patches . . . typical digitech, same as with the Jamman not having a sync feature with MIDI .. . frustrating how these people do things.

Daniel Nations says:

The idea sounds amazing until you realize it is woefully behind the times.  JamMan Midi Guitar can translate a guitar into a midi in real time.  It’s not perfect, but would be good enough to have the pedal play along with you immediately instead of needing to record and analyze.  A looper should be built in (obviously).   And the board needs more switches for recording to and controlling parts.

Oleksandr Nos says:

Useless if you have audio interface + some multi-instrument creativity. Midi drums and having a bass are not such problem, as for me.

kevin malone says:

best demo of this pedal by far. I didn’t know about how to change the patterns (verse chorus bridge) by stepping in the footswitch. I just bought a used one without a manual and that really helps. thanks!

Negus says:

but work playing bass ? thanks

James Garner says:

Will it pick up on reggae riffs?

Sweet Heart says:

This demo is the best one I’ve seen, so now based on this video, I am so ready to buy one of these amazing pedals! Technology has surely come a long, long way! Awesome video! Thank you for posting.

John Kessel says:

What is the maximum length of time (or measures?) allowed when programming a part? Can you program a set list of songs and save it on SD card, or something? Does Band Creator allow for programmed tempo changes?

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Vladimir Medvedev says:

A friend told me that this pedal follows what you play, but I see you have to play a progression first, so it is not possible to use it live in a continuous  playing like going from song to song without stopping.

brentkev01 says:

Has anybody gigged with this live whats it like as in how you find the particular song and organise the changing from verse to chorus and son on , do you have to program every song before the gig.

Guy Man says:

seems great,but atthe same time could get boring fast,reminds me of the style mode,in my old Yamaha psr keyboard,

William Johns says:

You can play along with a record or CD player but if you want to spend the money I would also get a large kettle (make sure it does not have a non-stick surface as it dulls the sound) and a large wooden spoon to beat on the kettle. Start the TRIO and put the kettle on your head and start beating on the kettle and when the bass and drums come in start yelling, “I should have given my money to the homeless because this freaking thing sounds terrible!!

Tramp says:

Here is an idea, how about just getting some real musicians and actually form a real band…  No wonder most music sucks today…

Wisdom King says:

$125 and you will be bored with it quickly . Sent mine back the next day . Good idea but needs work .

Ade Stickbaby says:

Id love to secretly hook one of these up to a microphone at a funeral.

gareth b says:

This thing sucks, the bass and Drums are old style” Band in a Box”sounds. Save your time and money and get “PG Music Band in a Box” the latest versions are fantistic for practices and learning. music.

motokev says:

I bought one and LOVE it. The only thing that is bad, I can’t stop playing. By the way, great video.

sploofmonkey says:

Now I know why I don’t have any friends.

flips220 says:

Your dream as a one-man-band has just come true. Get one of these and one of those vocal harmonizer pedals, and you’re all set to light the stage on fire at that dumpy pub down street.

David Petrovsky says:

Muy sintético el sonido.

WeirdErnie says:

How does it do with push beats and odd time signatures?

Haydn Po says:

Great review and tutorial. Many thanks.

Michael Ryan says:

Load of rubbish I stupidly bought one, total waste of money. You couldn’t possibly gig with it. What a load of crap.

Damjan Milanovski says:

People should hang around and do rehearsals together, drink couple of beers during the rehearsal, or do whatever.
People should put in effort in band making cause only the love and energy of more people directed at one point can make beautiful music and good times.
Beautiful music grows from beautiful moments.

How is this helping? This trio pedal?
Music becomes shittier and shittier every day and nobody does anything.
(Digitech only cares about selling – which is ok)
But you?
Why would you need a band pedal? Can’t you find friends in life who want to play with you?

Why would you harmonize your vocals? Can’t you find more people to sing a song?

Artists isolate themselves into their own ego, thinking they will make epic music on their own, while technology provides them with everything.

THE TRUTH: No one cares about your music cause you are a delusional person, and the moment you walk in on stage everyone can see that shitty personality behind the mask.

What if every guitarist makes his own band with this pedal?
Who the fuck will pay attention to music still?

MegaCrasherMusic says:

OK. If some company were to combine this self learning concept with the high-quality beats and midi sync capabilities of something like the BeatBuddy, that would be a product I would pay for. As it stands though, each of these products is only a half finished idea and not really useful on any serious level

Larry Kenney says:

I was wondering, can you save all your tune for further use, nobody seem to talk about the saving part.

TheThinker82 says:

I have the pedal and I’m wondering if there is an option for just a metronome, without drum rolls. Any help?

gibb253 says:

Like most other commenters I think the lack of a song memory is a deal breaker-

Chuck Brown says:

I think and know you did a Rey good demo of this pedal,,,I would like to see the pedal working with the box,,,audio was really good,,forget what the other folk said,,,t it does remember what you did after unplugging before you go to the next gig,,don’t know how long that is though,, thank you for your time in doing the demo,,,appreciated

sefton1972 says:

Pretty amazing tool for writing.

spaaarky21 says:

This seems like a cool gadget but I wish the generated tracks didn’t sound so sterile and robotic. It reminds me of the demo tracks that inexpensive keyboards have built-in. I’d rather use a looper.

Daniel Kottra says:

Wow! If this thing existed forty years ago, U2 would have been a duo of Bono and Edge. (Watching all the demos I really wonder if it is good for anything else besides this  U2/Coldplay/Britpop/Indie style two chords midtempo boredom.)

undercrackers56 says:

It’s good – but still not what I have in mind. If anyone out there makes pedals and wants a (professionally documented design) kick-ass device then please contact me.

James Doyle says:

Guys use a boss rc3 through this, even record proper drum tracks and turn down the drums on the trio its the biz

Larry Kenney says:

I seen many DEMO but none talks about the saving part.

sniggity says:

This is a great invention ! Totally worth the money.

marisa rae says:

slightly harder to work with than shown, you just gotta play with it until you get comfortable with it and find your tune!

andy jad says:

very helpful mate…many thanks

DMSProduktions says:

Shows a lot of promise. you didn’t show the optional controller pedal to do the part switching so you can go back and forth.
Also, is the backing track output in stereo?

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Mugig Harmonica Review with Kerin Gedge

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Bacon420 says:

Oh wow, I love weird instruments. Never had more than two harmonicas at a time, and I always end up giving them away to people’s kids to annoy their parents, and then go get a new one. Never paid more than $10 for a harmonica (US). I should go get something decent!

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our way into redemption

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble
and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south. (Psalm 107:1-3, ESV)

We are good at announcing victories. We have awards ceremonies and podiums and medals and elaborate speeches. We are good at announcing victories, but how do we announce our redemption? How do we talk about our soul’s resurrection?

Because I believe this is indeed the greatest cause for celebration. Redemption is the best reason to throw a festival or plan a party.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!

Let us commemorate our being found when we were lost, our being victorious when we were defeated, our being alive when we were dead! But our joyful, victorious entry into redemption is not carried by our proud steps of accomplishment but on the weary, beaten back of a perfect Savior. We are carried, limp and lifeless, by Christ to victory and we finish with the greatest reward.

Jared C. Wilson writes, “We disobeyed our way into fallenness, but we cannot obey our way into redemption.” (Gospel Deeps, p. 161)

He is our way into redemption. He is our victory and our celebration is in His name and for His fame. He is our way into redemption and He is the only way to announce victory in this life.

Wilson includes this list in his book Gospel Deeps and I think it pulls us into powerful proclamation as the redeemed children and inspires victorious living in the promises of our Redeemer. Wilson writes on page 160, “He has hemmed us in; he has us covered:

Christ is in us. (John 14:20; 17:23; Rom. 8:10-11; 2 Cor. 13:5; Col. 1:27)

Christ is over us. (Rom. 9:5; 1 Cor. 11:3; Col. 1:18; 3:1; Heb. 3:6)

Christ is through us. (Rom. 15:18; 2 Cor. 2:14; 5:20)

Christ is with us. (Matt. 18:20; 28:20; Eph. 2:5-6; 2 Tim. 4:17)

Christ is under us. (Luke 6:47-48; 20:17; Acts 4:11; 1 Cor. 3:11)

Christ is around us (that is to say, we are in and through him). (John 14:6; 1 Cor. 8:6; 2 Cor. 3:4, 14; 5:17; Gal. 3:27; Heb. 7:25)

We are good at announcing our victories, but this victory in Christ is like no other. We announce His victory in our redemption and we announce His sovereignty in our resurrected lives. I can imagine no greater speech than a life that speaks to this work.

let LOVE fly like cRaZy

These reflections come as I read through Gospel Deeps by Jared C. Wilson. I definitely encourage you to pick up a copy and read it for yourself. It’s one to read through slowly and process with other people (or on a blog!). Here are some other posts on my reflections on the book: Lord, I need Youmy heart will never not be His, living risen on a Monday, further up and further in you go.

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Turquoise accents in interiors

Turquoise accents, spaced inside this small house in Denmark, give it a fresh and cheerful mood that is felt and also outside on the terrace. The area of the house is small, but the space used quite effectively. In our opinion, the interior is modest, low-budget, but a few well-chosen details, and make it such an unusual and memorable.

Black and white inspiration

For all visitors to our blog, the phrase “home inspiration” has its value. Someone inspired interiors, full of lovely homemade stuff, some like classical, some minimalism. All I can think, can agree – the lack of details, or a small number doesn’t set on the space stigma cold and uncomfortable housing. A perfect example is today’s interiors. The decor here is not much, but a lot of light. Besides, who would not like these huge Windows, or a combination of black facade and white inside the house.

Grey house with a smile

The owners of this house are big fans of antique furniture and patina. And although, at first glance, the house looks boring and monotonous, there can be infinite to consider every corner and every detail, like a salon decor. Most of all we liked the textile – beautiful quilted bedspreads, curtains, tablecloths and soft cushions on the chairs.

American Style Apartment in Moscow

To create American atmosphere in this Moscow apartment was not difficult, because the object is located in the new modern residential complex “11 Stanislavskogo”, which is built in accordance with the latest requirements to the quality of housing, European principle. Thanks to the open-plan layout designers could easily make a huge living room with a magnificent brick wall, which is also combined with a dining area and a kitchen. Bedrooms with bathrooms and wardrobe rooms are situated in a separate block, deep into the corridor. It should be noted that “American” is not only a living room, childrens room is also made in the appropriate style. The project was made for a young family with two small children and a third on the way), and the total area is about 200 sq.m

Beautiful combination of colors in the bedroom

About the designer Irine, but rather about her wonderful project apartments in dark colors we have already talked this week. The project was very organic and stylish, so it was interesting to see how Irine successfully realise more bright and colorful interiors. It should be noted that this is a really talented artist, and in the proof I want to show pictures of a very nice bedroom, also designed by this designer. I liked the colors and unusual, light and so pleasing to the eye!

White color in the house design in USA

It is symbolic that this is a wonderful house in Washington state, the interior is executed mostly in white, belongs to the family of doctors whose profession is perhaps most of all associated with this color. The house became the embodiment of their dreams to live in a comfortable and bright space with their children, after they long years worked hard to build his career. The interior of the house has turned out incredibly easy and even air, and some Antiques add their own flavour to this accommodation.

The interior is in shades of gray

All the shades of grey presents in the interior of this apartment in Sweden. Traditionally grey is cold and dark, but here the designer proves that grey can be warm and cozy! In the bedroom the headboard originally replaced by a collection of pillows, and all this is crowned with a series of paintings of different sizes. The entire interior of the apartment is made in one style, and it looks like this is one spacious room that is very good at the small area.

The interior is in grey in Paris

After a year of fruitless search for housing, Sophie and Michael finally found an apartment dream – unusual apartments at several levels, area of 135 square meters overlooking the Seine. As the main color in the interior of the new owners chose grey, which, in their opinion, is a very stylish basis for creating a light and modern design. To evaluate a fantasy, and the efforts of a young family we have the opportunity in our today’s small photo gallery.

The apartment is in shades of blue

This lovely two-bedroom apartment with an area of 70 square meters in Stockholm managed to achieve comfort of a country house and atmosphere grandmother’s country cottage. The premises is well-balanced in the same overall color scheme, where blue appears in a variety of shades. Apparently, the owners nourish passion for the sea and sea motives. Great idea for a fresh and light design of urban housing! It is a pity that the photo is not so much..


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  • An inside story in the NYT reports that on Russian television Monday night, a Russian investigator said that he had evidence of bribes paid to Kremlin officials and members of Boris Yeltsin's family by Mabetex, a Swiss-based construction company.

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Bonhomie Piece of Qatar 🇶🇦

Perhaps not in your TOP Bucket list to wander caused by society’s connotation be related to one of the Arab Countries. The truth is Qatar is not a soulless place. In fact, it’s a great spot for sunshine at least before the temperature strikes 41°C and not as cold as snow during winter season. Structures of the buildings brings a unique modern profile to the skyline of the city in the middle of the desert.

Still in the development stage where constructions are everywhere and possibly the drawback for some areas.Plenty of huge shopping centers with less people than the usual malls we have back home except weekend of Thursday and Fridays. Local women in traditional dress (abaya) worn with pride on a daily basis showing their fashionable heeled stilettos or stacked heels while men with the usual thawbs ,beards and moustache that emphasizes their strong willed personalities. The population consists higher percentage of expatriates than locals working in different fields with equally reasonable wage based on level of position. Cost of living is way better than Dubai, but if you’re a real clubber and can’t live without the juicy strips of bacon then you have to stash extra bucks to gratify your fancy. Instagramable coffee shops sites, the aroma of roasted beans lingers in your head ,scrummy taste of pastries or muffins even a bite of chocolate cookie and a sip of hot Turkish coffee are definitely worth of a try.

Middle East is not all about desert and camels, wide roads or sand storms

but attractive beaches not to mention of wearing bikinis is a big NO! Banana Island Resort a setting closed to perfection of scenic view with defined Architectonic design that’s just 5 min away ferry ride from Shoekh Port.

Famed marketplace of Souq Waqif flooded of stalls and bustling people studded with local restaurants, souvenir shops, the scent of homeland in all corners will make you feel the essence of Arabian country.

Tourist should not need to worry about the no go areas as place is safe yet being cautious around you isn’t such a bad idea at all, crimes are very low compared to other neighboring countries even by walking alone in the street or alleys just amazed me as an Asian exposed to lawbreaking activities. Living here for 3 years I could say Qatar is a glam and gem, beautifully flicker on its own that earns a spot on your list as well.

“Unjustified judgement of minds before seeing what it truly deserves molds the character of an individual that leaves mark in the society.”.

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Sleeping- Baby

We all have different needs, and we all want the best kind of baby monitors for our babies, no matter how much it cost. Whatever you choose, make sure you do enough research on that device, and find the best and secure baby monitor to give you and your baby a better and peaceful night’s sleep.

There are a number of great wireless monitors on the market today, many of them are tested and reviewed to give you more peace of mind.

I want you to read a bit through my article and hopefully, you will enjoy it.

Is A Wireless Baby Monitor Safe

Finding a good baby monitor can be quite a headache. Digital wireless monitors, use signals that are unlikely to experience outside interference.

If you want a non-internet-enabled monitor, and have a choice between analog and digital, rather go for the Analog option.

We surely want the best for our little ones. If a monitor doesn’t use the internet, its quite a headache. You can’t check in on your kids when leaving them with a baby sitter or while you out at night. That’s exactly what we don’t want. We want to know their every move.

These types of non-internet enable monitors are basically fancied walkie-talkies or cordless smartphone. Once you out of the physical range of the camera, usually about a few meters from your house, you can’t see what’s going on at home via the monitor.

Our children’s safety is very important to us, that’s why we will try our best to get the best baby monitor.

Like anything else, every product has its ups and downs, or the positive and negative Side. As we all know baby monitors are for most of us a lifesaver or a product to rely on, to make our lives better and easier. We should be always aware of the following:

1* Follow instructions

When buying a baby monitor, please make sure you follow the instructions very carefully. Know how to set them up. If you don’t understand, get professional help, this is for the safety of our little ones, remember that instructions are there for a reason, we should not ignore them, make sure you follow every step of it.

2* Change Default Passwords

Once our baby monitor is set up, we should change the default password. Even if we feel comfortable with that password, or think it’s easy to remember, you still need to set up your own password that only you know. Make it as difficult as possible for other people, but easy or remember it for yourself. Don’t use birth dates or family names.

3* Secure Home Network

Make absolutely sure to have you, baby monitor, on your home wireless network, that’s been secured with a password. We don’t want to make the password of the monitor and the WiFi the same, for safety reasons off cause, keep them different.

What Is Good About a Baby Monitor?

Wireless monitors are a great product for parents, I know a few people who just love their baby monitor. It allows them to view their little ones and receive alerts on their smartphones.

If we just follow the rules and instructions around the set up of a baby monitor and take good care of them like we take care of our computer, smartphone, or laptop then we can mislead hackers.

We all know that baby monitor do have their positive side as well, and like many things in the world, there is also a negative side as well.

Can Radio Waves Of a Baby Monitor Be Harmful to Infants?

The World Health Organization is undertaking a wide study of radiation impact to see where concerns fall. So far there are not many conclusive data on baby monitors specifically.

For safety, many baby Monitors are similar to what they use in hospitals. If you are concerned about radio levels, look for monitors that speak to those specific apprehensions.

If you as a mom worried about the exposure to your baby, try to limit the time near the monitor or turn of if somebody is in the baby’s room looking after him or her.

The exposure is not an imminent threat, but you can take specific action to keep you, baby, safe. You should look for a monitor with low radiation. Low emission baby monitors are a safer choice if you want to reduce your baby’s exposure to EMFs.Happy-Baby Sleeping

Our eyes and ears are obviously the best baby monitors, if we could avoid using a baby monitor it would be even better and safer for us. Those years people like our grandparents, for example, used to cope that way, but for many of us today its impractical.

Despite the concerns we’ve outlined, baby monitors are still a very necessary item for many parents. Find the one that best meets your needs. Here are some low emission baby monitors:

. Low Emission Analog Baby Monitor

Analog monitors typically use the 49 MHZ frequency band, which is much lower than the 1.89-2.4 GHz frequency that digital monitors use. There is only one problem, analog monitors do not offer video they are audio-only. Note: These claims are made by manufacturers, not by me:

. Low Emission Digital Baby Monitor

They may be safer than traditional digital monitors when it comes to radiation concerns. There are trade-offs you’ll make in terms of features and transmission quality, but I think its worth it so that you can reduce you, babies, exposure to the radiation.

Most Important To Hear And See My Baby When I’m Not Around

Well, With some baby monitors you won’t be able to see you, baby, while sleeping, but you can hear you little one, Some parents can’t afford too expensive monitors, but sometimes we really have to try our best to get the best and safest monitor on the market, for you baby.

These modern days both parents work, which makes a baby monitor ideal for an overworked and stressed parent. Next, when you want to give somebody a baby shower gift, think of a baby monitor.

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Rural Americans’ Healthcare SLC Tribune Editorial links

Here’s the link to my SLC Tribune Piece Sunday, June 9, 2013

Below are the links that were embedded in the piece.

… a major factor, but for many, geography correlates far more with what kind of care they get than health insurance status.

While on vacation near what the guide book asterisk noted was “the most remote place in continental US” we met an older couple from the area.

“It took us four trips!” she said.  “I thought, ‘Do you know where we live?’.”  ….. People fly from all over the world to Rochester, Minnesota, or the other Mayo locations, and upon arrival they receive an itinerary that centers around getting their entire work up in the same trip.

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My Business Integrated is comprised of very passionate people. We love what we do so much that we believe that it is our team that make the difference.

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Our solutions are not only sophisticated and powerful – they are user friendly. So if you are an enterprising do it yourselfer you will find yourself right at home using our simple and easy to use solutions. And you will find that you have everything you will need (and much more!) to bring your business together for unparalleled visibility and collaboration.

And if you get stuck along the way just give one of our experts a call. We will get you back up and running in no time!

However, not everyone wants to do it themselves.

Most of us have enough to keep us busy without adding another item to our to-do list. You have a company to run and while you realize the importance of business integration to your business – it doesn’t make sense to do it yourself or hire someone.

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Swan – Spirit Animal, Totem, Symbolism and Meaning

Beautiful, delicate and gracious animals like swans have always had special significance for people. These charming birds simply represent all the things we people find amazing, magical and attractive.

Their elegantly curved necks, silky feathers, orange peaks and their kind of eye-shadowed lids leaves people astounded and breathless!

No wonder swans are often featured in fairytales and poems, all around the world. These fairy animals have won our hearts a long time ago and they still continue to inspire.

There are many legends and stories about beautiful swans. Different traditions all around the globe have their own folktales, fairytales, beliefs and superstitions about them and, no doubt, swans have specific symbolic meaning in many cultures.

Their characteristics make them special in symbolical and spiritual sense. Their close relation to waters and Water element make them powerful symbol of all life.

At the same time, swans symbolize solitude and isolation.

Because of swans tight bounds with water and air, which are essential elements for overall life existence, swans represent the existence itself;

Can swans fly? People ask this questions many times. Swans love water and they fly fast, so these beautiful birds represent true connection between waters and heavens.

Thus, we interpret their symbolism as an important link between the two vital elements of overall existence. These ideas are in close relation with concepts of nature waking, regeneration and flow of life energy, so swans symbolize life in many cultures around the planet.

Swans magical appearance and characteristic behavior made it symbol of connection between our earthly world and realms beyond our imagining.

In Ancient Egypt, swans were believed to carry the souls of the deceased to their afterlife;

Swans in traditions around the world

Swans are truly magnificent creatures that have been inspiring people since past. In many cultures there are numerous mythical tales and legends about them.

Let us tell you some of the most interesting ones, in order to better understand overall swan symbolism and spiritual power.

Later on, we will talk about Swan totem powers and what this beautiful animal has to offer to you as your spiritual life guide.

Ancient Greece mythology

In Ancient Greece, people believed magnificent swans were connected to the god of beauty and Sun, the mighty and adorable Apollo. Swans were commonly depicted beside Apollo’s favorite musical instrument, the melodic lyre. Another lovely deity was associated with swans.

Charming goddess of love, enchanting Aphrodite, had a carriage decorated by a swan motif. Sometimes, Aphrodite is portrayed sitting on a swan’s back or riding this magical bird;

Even the almighty Zeus, the ruler of Greek pantheon appreciated swans. It happened that he used the form of a beautiful swan once, in order to get close to queen Leda, the wife of the Spartan king, whom Zeus was in love with.

There are stone sculptures representing lovely queen Leda and Zeus in shape of a swan.

Celtic and Nordic folklore

Ancient Celts also identified swans with the Sun and all sorts of beautiful things, such as music, love, purity and human soul. They believed swans possess healing powers and are able to use and channel energy from the Sun in order to apply these powers.

They also had special interpretations of swan songs and they thought these melodies are magical. Celtic mythology and folktales tell about swans changing to human form. They believed heavenly beings that for any reason needed to come down to earth would often transform into form of a beautiful swans.

Celts myth tells about a pair of swans pulling the Sun carriage across the skies;

In Nordic mythology, swans were associated with mighty Valkyries, war goddesses whose task was to carry souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla.

Nordica tradition tells they were able to shape shift and use form of swans. They would sometimes take off white feather from their equipment, but if a person has stolen it, they were obliged to obey them.

Slavic mythology and folktales

One of the most powerful concepts upon which Slavic mythology is based is the cult of ancestors. Slavic people believed swans embody souls of their ancestors and carry messages from another world they dwell in.

Slavic folklore is abundant in tales about fairies who can shape shift and transform into an animal form. They believed fairies and mythical beings could use forms of wolves, snakes, falcons and other animals, amongst which swans were also one of the favorite choices.

Hindu and other beliefs

In east, people think of swans as symbols of nobility, grace, elegance and bravery and consider them sacred and divine animals. According to Hindu tradition, a long time ago, the Supreme Swan had laid a golden egg from which Brahma, the mighty Hindu deity was born.

Walls of Hindu temples often feature picturesque sights of Brahma riding a golden swan. One of common Hindu temple motifs is also a sight of a couple of swans feeding on honey from bloomed Lotus of all knowledge;

Christian people sometimes associate swans with Jesus Christ. There is a constellation in the Milky Way that is called the swan and this heavenly picture is sometimes identified with Jesus carrying his cross.

Swan meaning and spiritual power

When we think about swans, we imagine either white or black ones. While white swans have positive symbolic meaning almost all around the world and are associated with purity, light and grace, black swans are often identified with darkness, mystery and occult properties and magical powers.

Swans generally symbolize goodness, elegance and love, in some Indo-European myths this bird represent evil woman.

Dark swan – Black swan explanation does not vary much. Generally speaking, black swans always represent an exception or even an anomaly (even if they are not as rare, as one might think!).

Opposed to their white relatives, black swans are seen as such – white is for purity and light, black is for darkness and shadow.

Black swans are usually associated with darkness and even malice. They are often opposed to light, white ones, such are characters from one of the historically most famous ballets, Tchaikovsky’s enchanting ‘Swan lake’;

Black swan motif is also used as a metaphor for exceptions, odd and unexpected things, those that stand out in a negative or at least specific way. However, you might find black swans elegant and beautiful, of course!

Their beautiful velvet feathers look as glamorous evening dress, don’t you think?

Long time ago, Europeans believed there are only white swans, because they have only seen those. Once overseas communication had been established, through different media, such as photos and accounts, they’ve found black swans are not a story and they do exist in Australia;

Swan love – You probably know swans are ultimate symbol of an everlasting love and devotion. The magic is obvious; when a male swan and a female swan come together, their union usually last for life.

Swan motifs, especially those featuring a swan couple playing and cuddling, represent true love, tenderness, kindness and ultimate fidelity;

Dreams about swans are often interpreted as messages of love, especially for those who have partners. If a dream is pleasant and leave you optimistic and in good mood, it means your love will be strong and lasting.

Swan beauty – You are all familiar with a tale about the Ugly duckling. As you know, the duckling from the tale that was so ugly no one has loved him was actually a young swan. Young swans are not nearly as beautiful as adult birds.

They do not look like swans at all. Once they grow up, they get their elegant, astounding form. This transformation is another symbolically significant thing about swans. These birds represent transformation, change, blooming and beauty.

Swan song – Swan song is a metaphor you would occasionally hear. This expression is commonly used to describe someone’s last significant work before they have died (at the end of his or hers artistic or scientific work, for example). The expression is used because these wonderful and amazing birds are known for their natural habit to sing their last and the most wonderful melody upon their own death.

If we summarize all the ideas about swans’ symbolism and spiritual meaning, we could say these wonderful creatures represent many good things, with as exception of a dark swan that has specific meaning.

Swans represent:

  • Beauty and elegance
  • Love, fidelity and devotion
  • Transformation and beauty
  • Purity and healing powers

Swan as totem and spirit animal

Swans are a true gift for people born under this magical totem. Swans embody all the qualities people find valuable, attractive and desirable.

Swan totem is specific one. People whose spiritual life guide is this beautiful creature possess some of the following traits.

  • Well balanced and calm
  • Beautiful and elegant

Swan people usually lead a harmonious life, without much trouble. It is because they are very good in evaluating situations they find themselves in and know how to deal with problems with patience and intelligence.

Their approach to life is optimistic, balanced and well thought out. Swan individual look upon others with grace and kindness, so they do not attract bad energy.

Sometimes, they could be too proud spirited, because they know how amazing, charismatic and beautiful they are to others.

People born under Swan totem love art, they have delicate taste and are true born aesthetes. They are classy, fashionable and creative.

  • Devoted and passionate
  • Intuitive loners

Swan people are passionate lovers that give all of their hearts and souls to one another. Swan couples are probably the ultimate example of what the true, life lasting love is.

They are extremely devoted to their partners, but they are not jealous, because they have full confidence in one another. They also show great love for their children and are kind towards their friends.

Swan people act intuitively and they do it good. They are not easy to seduce, outsmart or manipulate. Those individuals have their goals and are ready to completely dedicate to them.

They are very self-reliant and they love to spend time alone. Not that they are not sociable, but they are kind of people who need special time just for themselves.


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3 Key Advantages Of Listing Your House This Fall

3 Key Advantages Of Listing Your House This FallHomeowners looking to maximize their return on investment often want to know what season best achieves that goal. Getting near or full asking price can be influenced by a wide range of factors, including market trends, inventory and interest rates to name a few.

It will come as good news to know there are strong indicators that this fall has unique listing advantages. That means listing a home this fall could help sellers get the price they want.

1: Inventory Remains Very Tight

The rules of supply and demand apply equally to the housing market and there are not enough homes to go around.

The single-family housing shortage has been driven by multiple factors. A large population of Millennials have entered the real estate market at a time when new home construction had been stifled for years. Simply put, the supply of new homes has significantly fallen behind the demand.

Although builders are starting to ramp up construction, the economic boom continues to position first-time buyers more quickly than the lagging supply. The real estate wild card may be how quickly construction outfits put more homes in play.

Should the building sector pivot to take advantage of higher prices, inventory could loosen in 2019. That makes this fall a prime time to maximize profitability and avoid the risk of improving supply.

2: Fall Looks Like A Seller’s Market

Although summer was once again a popular time to sell, it appears home sales did not satisfy the high demand. With fewer listings available and plenty of active buyers jumping on properties, listing this fall could put sellers in the driver’s seat.

One interesting caveat is a recent study that says buying a home is currently less expensive than renting in 35 percent of American counties. Talk about motivated buyers. By listing a property now, the odds are on the seller’s side that the home will close at a desirable price.

3: Homes Move Quickly

Market data shows that homes are selling at a fast clip across the country. According to a report by realtor.com, the median days on the market rate continues to decline.

From 2012 to 2017, the number of days a home spent on the market declined by nearly one-third in some comparable months. This year, homes are selling at a staggering rate in traditionally high-priced metropolitan markets. According to research, homes in San Jose, California, were only on the market an average of 28.6 days. In Seattle, Washington, homes sold at an average rate of 34.1 days and Nashville, Tennessee, saw a short 40.6 window. While these areas may be considered hot, they show that homes are moving quickly even in high-end areas.

Sellers may find the elixir they are looking for by listing this fall. Economic and market indicators point to a vibrant seller’s market flush with motivated buyers.

One of the key aspects of listing your home is figuring out where you are going to live when your home sells. Be sure to contact your mortgage professional to learn about all of the financing options available for your next home purchase.


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No Good Reason.

No. Everything does not happen for a reason. No. There isn’t always good in every situation. Yes. Bad things happen to good people. Yes. Good things happen to bad people. And sometimes bad things just happen. And yes. It is all about how you react and move forward.

Please understand how difficult it is for me to write this post. I only do so because I’ve had a few of these conversations face-to-face (imagine that), and finding others who were willing to admit the shameful fact that death shakes every part of your being, including your faith – has been the only thing that’s provided some comfort in this area. Those who were strong enough to admit they understand my deep confusion, hurt, pain and isolation, provided a path for me to slowly walk down and find my new way. I hope this serves to do the same for many others who may find him or herself on this same path.

Recently, I was able to have a real conversation with a beautiful friend. She reminded me “God is good. It’s man that is terrible.”

While I do believe God wants the best for us. It’s been very difficult for me to say the first part of the phrase she told me above. My head knows God loves us, just as any parent loves his or her child. My head also knows God hurts when we do.

No. God doesn’t want any child (meaning infant through seniors) to be raped, robbed, sick or killed.

God hoped to provide a beautiful life for each of us to live within a beautiful world. However, when sin slithered into the equation, it changed everything. Free will entered the picture. And when a coward’s free will rammed into my angel’s simple errand, it ended in pain beyond measure.

My head also knows God can stop or change any situation.

That part — the idea that Rasheed’s death could have been stopped or changed or postponed or just happened a different way – one not some gruesome – tears apart my soul.

However, within these last few months I’ve begun to understand that my pain and suffering isn’t the exception.

Because of free will, pain is a part of all of our stories. No one is immune. Some receive less. That’s not because they’re blessed more or less. Sometimes it just is what it is. Being human, being alive, and being on this earth means each of us will experience pain in some way shape or form.

“It’s not fair” constantly eeks into my brain and my heart several times a week. It’s not fair that I met the man of my dreams and he was yanked from my life just when everything was falling into place. It’s not fair that I’m forced to grieve while also searching for two cowards who are two of the three people responsible for killing my husband and didn’t have the decency to stop and check on him. None of this is fair. I think we can all easily agree on that one.

But God didn’t promise life would be fair.

We all could have had that chance if things had worked out differently in the very beginning. However, that option was taken away from me and you way too long ago.

Rasheed truly was an angel on this earth.

To know how he was ripped from this place in such a senseless manner, in such a tragic way, hurts. It hurts more than words can express. The images burned in my brain and my heart – sting and gnaw at my soul.

The fact I never had my beautiful hand-holding moment with him in the hospital, slowly agreeing to let go of him and allow him to drift away – even though there’s never a “good” way for your spouse to die and I’d never be ready for it – angers me. It angers me on top of the hurt and the pain and the confusion that accompany death.

No one warned us about that day.

No one warned me how my life would change in the most unassuming of moments.

No one even braced my brain as I grabbed our dog’s leash and threw on a hoodie to find what I assumed would be my husband talking to his dad on his cell in the parking lot all loud and unaware of the time that had passed since he walked out of our door that night.

That didn’t happen.

What followed only lead to my heart being ripped from my body in a moment my head couldn’t understand. Trying to understand the words being said to me in a matter of fact tone. Trying to understand how this was possible. Where were the paramedics? Where was his smile and his protective, reassuring glance, letting me know everything was okay and he was handling it?

Yes. I do believe God can still allow some good to be ushered into the world and the lives of those touched by my beloved husband despite his death. However, I must be completely honest with you, it’s going to take me a while – perhaps my entire life – to be grateful for whatever blessings come out of Rasheed’s death. I’m human. And if that shows my spiritual immaturity, then so be it.

This whole journey has done nothing but force me to bare my soul – to God, to my family and to Rasheed. In search of peace, in search of understanding, in search of some way to try to remain down here on this evil planet and not lose my mind, I must be honest. It’s how Rasheed lived. It’s how we lived. And now that honesty is a painful reminder of every dream that has died and every muscle of mine that still needs to be worked on.

…and that’s my reason behind writing this post.

4 thoughts on “No Good Reason.

  1. Catherine says:

    This has been painful to read, but totally authentic and coming from a broken heart. I pray for you. That somehow as you walk through this journey, the Arms of God that wrap around you will begin to feel more real and more present…. however long it takes. I celebrate you today. God bless you.

  2. SONYA says:

    This pist gave me tears. I know the ain you feel. Sometime in life our grief give us an extra push to do more to shock to the heavens “why” me. But , suddenly think why not me. At some point we realize for some reason God gave us pain to get our attention.Sometime we remind God all the things we did and wonder how and why. But, then we have think of Job and Jesus. My prays are with you on this journey.

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100 – Action RPGs

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Roll for initiative: it’s time to talk about action systems in roleplaying games. This week we are joined by special guest David, a veteran of many a dragon fight. We discuss the difference between realistic systems and abstract systems, how tactical combat should be, and how much of the responsibility is on players and GMs to make the action feel interesting. Plus we complain about grappling. A lot.

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  1. Hunter-Wolf

    Hi all, i’m a complete newbie when it comes to tabletop RPGs and most of my experiance is either with their video-game counterparts or is from listening to your podcasts and reading your articles about tabletop RPGs (because i’m interested in the subject).

    That said i also have some limited experiance with board games like Risk, Monopoly which i used to play with a group of friends (i know they are a totally diff thing), but nowadays it’s even harder to gather that group of my friends for a board game session let alone a tabletop RPG one (which they have zero knowledge about) since we all have jobs and clashing schedules now.

    Basically what i was thinking about is that if i manage to gather them i want to have something that’s both intutive and engaging which also has some depth, something that feels more like video-game RPGs and board games combined with tabletop RPGs (since all of them play video-games), i read a lot about all the tabletop RPGs you talked about here but i have yet to find something like that, something that feels like a combination of the best elements from boardgames, video-game RPGs and tabletop RPGs, think a tabletop version of Final Fantasy Tactics where you can create your own player characters, recruit NPC soldiers then battle and roleplay your way through a custom made campaign, i looked around but didn’t find anything like that here or elsewhere.

    So recently i decided to try and design that game (which has proven to be quite difficult), i made several ideas with different combat systems, rules and settings (fantasy, sci-fi, zombie apocalypse, … etc) with the scale ranging from controling a single PC per player to controling a hero character plus squads of faceless soldiers per player (and managing a kingdom while you are at it), still it’s very hard to balance accessibility of the game with its depth, also hard is to balance the element of luck (involving dice pools) with fully player managed and controlled actions that are limited by energy points or a resource (like mana, stamina or prestige) and also limited by the skill design itself (like a magic spell that hits only non-physical entities like spirits and ghosts), i even thought about adding a card-game element to the mix but without figuring out and nailing the basics that only complicated things further and further with no real gain in depth.

    In general i went in that direction because i don’t want dice or the pre-game character build to pretty much pre-decide the outcome of every story related encounter or battle, i want player choices to matter at every encounter, what items they have, which NPCs they bring along, which spells or skills they use and how they use them, the environment should matter too (since the game has a board game element with simplified representations of the game environments) firing a bow from high ground should be more effective than doing it from ground level, hiding behind cover should lower enemy chance to hit you with ranged weapons (that’s for example a situation where i think dice is invaluble), water bodies like rivers, lakes or pools of water should spread lightining damage to all characters in that water body .. etc, i even considered desiging an A.I system for this boardgame tabletop RPG hybrid to test it before getting any friend to play it with me, but that’s a story for another time.

    So i’m wondering if there is already some obsecure tabletop game like that or not, and if yes why you never mentioned it, is it boring, too complex or tedious, it would help me a lot in making my game to see and learn from previous attempts by others more versed in the field of game design.

    And a final question, why do i feel that tabletop RPGs depend way too heavily on dice to simulate actions and combat and decide the outcome of every encounter which in a way takes a lot of agency and control out of player hands!?

    Well, that’s all for now, thanks for reading.

    • Oren Ashkenazi

      Hey Hunter-Wolf, so the short answer to your question is that the RPG combat system you’re looking for does not exist.

      The reason it doesn’t exist is that trying to include the level of detail your talking about invariably makes the game far too cumbersome to play. There’s no feasible way for GM and players to keep track of so many variables by hand. Video games can do a lot better because they have powerful software handling all of that in the background.

      Probably the closest to what you’re describing is an old game called Phoenix Command, which notorious for being so complex it’s near impossible to play.

      Of course, some RPGs are more tactical than others. A few that might give you some of what you’re looking for…

      4th Edition D&D: This plays very much like a boardgame, and has been compared to an MMO, both favorably and unfavorably. If nothing else, the classes are fairly well balanced, at least in the core books, though the combat is probably more abstract than what you’re looking for.

      Iron Kingdoms RPG: This game has a lot of problems, but it’s essentially the Warmachine talbletop game in RPG form, so if that’s what you want it will deliver. Just beware the terrible balance issues.

      Anima Prime: This game is SUPER abstract, but it has the best combat system of any RPG I’ve ever played, at least for creating epic anime style fights.

      As to your question about dice, how much of a role random number generation (RNG) should play in a game has been hotly debated for as long as there have been games, and is probably best for someone with more design experience than I to answer.

    • Chris Winkle

      You could try a hybrid approach. Pick a miniatures game to use for combat; they are much crunchier than RPGS and meant to be landscape dependent. Then pick an RPG to handle the narrative. Just make sure everyone in your campaign likes spending hours hovering over miniatures thinking through strategy, there’s really no way to get that level of depth in a tabletop game and still making learning it easy.

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