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Preparation of Biomorphic TiO2 Ceramics from Rattan Templates

Liangcun Qian, Rui Li, Liang Zhou, Yamei Liu, Min Yu, Fuquan Xiong, Shengquan Liu, Xiaotao Hao

In this work, biomorphic ceramics were produced from various rattan templates, and sol infiltration was used with vacuum/positive pressure technology. Finally, the samples were sintered to form TiO2 ceramics with a rattan microstructure. Through X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric (TG) data, dimensional variation analysis, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of biomorphic ceramics, the results of this experiment showed that the times of sol-gel infiltration were decreased due to use of the vacuum/positive pressure technology. In order to further supply the TiO2 content and fill the pyrolysis gaps in the charcoal/TiO2 composites sintered at 800 °C, it was necessary to repeat the sol-gel process. In the transverse section, ceramics for the rattan templates without the rattan edge, more perfect biomorphic features were achieved. Conversely, deformations occurred along the transverse section of the ceramics for the templates made with the rattan edge. Meanwhile, the fracture phenomenon took place along the ceramic axial section. The main reason for deformation and fracture was that the anisotropic structure of the template was stressed during the sintering process. Furthermore, the micrometer-sized pores were found in the ceramics along the axial section because of the removal of the charcoal templates.

Biomorphic ceramic; Charcoal template; Fracture behavior; Rattan; Anisotropic structure

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The Effects of Acrylate Impregnation of Black Spruce Timber as Connectors Strength

Cassandra Lafond, Pierre Blanchet, Véronic Landry, Philippe Galimard, Sylvain Ménard

Chemical impregnation of black spruce was conducted to enhance the wood embedment capacity. The formulation was made of 1,6 hexanediol diacrylate, trimethylpropane triacrylate, and a polyester acrylate oligomer. A second formulation, same as the first but with 1% wt of SiO2 nanoparticles, was selected to investigate the potential of nanoparticles and to improve the efficiency of the treatment. The wood embedment capacity was carried out by a dowel-bearing test, which was performed for the two treatments and for an untreated wood group. Both treatments showed an increase of strength of nearly 50% when compared to untreated samples. Micrograph views revealed that the impregnation solution penetrated into the wood only up to 100 μm. Hence, with low chemical consumption, the structural bearing capacity can be significantly increased.

Impregnation; Wood; Black Spruce; Connector; Bearing strength

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Friday Thoughts: On Satire, Pop Culture, Sensory Deprevation Tanks and Things You Should See

I rarely take anything I read in the comments section of our social media pages to heart. So if you’re hoping to comment on something I’ve posted after reading this and you happen to be a bigoted, racist, sexist, asshole troll beast – newsflash – I’ll just delete your comments, ban you from the page, and like never publish your comments on our website. This is to say nothing of not reading anything you send me, I delete 100% of all emails with disrespectful, yet butt hurt subject lines. I do what I’m gonna do because that’s who I am and I’m not asking for your permission to exist, not in real life and not on the Internet.

And I wouldn’t want you to waste what functional brain cells you have typing out a half-coherent thought on my behalf. You’re going to need them later when you’re standing in a checkout line and they ask you whether you want paper or plastic. Unless you just happen to be an environmental version of the above mentioned crazy hater, then save the mental energy you’d so carelessly expend on me for remembering that you have brought your reusable bags with you and will need to hand them over so the food items go in it and life goes on.  Also, good on ya for saving the environment by helping to preserve the Earth, whatever your reasons. I like you a smidge more than others of your kind.

That said, I genuinely worry that sometimes I’m not presenting ideas well-enough myself. And unlike a troll, I actually care if what I am putting out in the world is advancing independent thought or holding it back some how.

You see a comment I got on an article I published and promoted made me wonder if what I was trying to present was somehow misrepresented in part because of how I tried to “promote” an opposing view, while also working within the framework of an aspect of culture I actually despise. Honestly, it takes real talent and a hardworking genius to mock bad ideas at the level of a Colbert or a Stewart. Or maybe some of that magic happens because they have a talented cache of writer elves hidden in the background that help them come up with those so on-point segments and satirical diatribes on politics, race, culture, all of it. Plus somebody has to dig up all those appropriately awful stock photos and caption them appropriately.

OMG, Becky!

OMG, Becky! Someone else who uses their mouth not so wisely! P.S. This is Joe Biden. Vice President.

Anyway, I’m going to talk about this comment, because here in wonderful land of protected speech and the free market of ideas, a lot terrible stuff gets spread around unchecked until it gets checked. Or in the case of trolls, deleted and banned. Then views change (maybe) marginally and we all go back to our lives until the next “big” thing hits. Really, I’m not looking to contribute the spread of ignorance. So this is my way of correcting any part I had in possibly perpetuating something I don’t actually support at all because maybe I didn’t present an idea clear enough. I’ll own that.

And I feel if anyone had read the ideas presented and watched the video in the article I’m referencing, they would see for themselves what our stance is on people who “break the Internet” ignorantly. Alas. I think I failed, sorry Kendra Cowan. If I’d figured out a way to promote this “humorous” article that didn’t play into the culture that feeds on this crap, you might have read what I’d written, linked to, and watch the video the guys at Heck Bender did that lampoons this type of behavior. And if you’re like me, you might have learned about a woman named Saartjie Baartman and how the kinds of images Western media lauds as “newsworthy” have a heartbreaking past. Honestly had no clue, and the whole media thing actually taught me a little history. Not so much about journalism – I had classes on that and actually worked with Mark Potts on our college paper a long time ago.

Have no clue who and what I’m talking about because you’re just along for the ride? It’s alright, I’m an avid screen-capper. See exhibits A and B. below.

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OK. After some thought, I’ll admit using that Google logo with Kim Kardashian’s butt Photoshopped into it was also playing up sexism, sensationalism, and all that to promote what I wanted to say about this topic. And there really is no excuse. I used it because it was fast, easy, and convenient to choose that image rather than look for something else that might serve a “photo art” // satire. I’m a bad Feminist. (Also I’m currently reading that book and will likely have a review in about a week or so.)

Maybe the way I should have phrased my lede when promoting the article, which totally might seem like we’re blowing it off as stupid, harmless fun on the surface, was to go the full distance like Colbert, who never seems to break character, and write:

(Yes, all caps because in my head Stephen Colbert is always shouting like a Faux News talking head.)

Or maybe I should have taken the Stewart route, and said: “Oh, you think this is edgy art do you and everyone who doesn’t agree is a hater? Let’s examine this, shall we?”

(If you know how that dude sounds when he poses questions like that and gleefully looking into the camera, then we’re on the same page.)

But I didn’t phrase things like that. I tried to take a cheeky “middle of the road” stance when I promoted the link to said article and video. I know some people probably clicked through, but others might have been turned off given the image I used and the sensationalism of it all. For the record, since hitting publish on this post, I haven’t bothered to look up any news segments the satire champions of TV-land might have aired about Kardshian’s attempt to “break the Internet” backed by Paper Magazine’s self-serving push into the spotlight. (And for what? Nothing else in that magazine’s new issue is making waves. Seems like that says something on its own.)

Anyway, maybe people like Colbert and Stewart will decide to forgo all press coverage. Which would actually be quite impressive, although I remain skeptical that might remain the case. Why? Because I see everyday examples of sex appeal and gender stereotyping being used to promote all manner of things from “manly meat sauce” to orgasmic shampoo and the human equivalent of “doe-lure” body spray/stinky man funk-control to pictures of men mistaking grown-ass women for blow-up dolls and confusing seven-inch sandwiches for their king-sized (?) dicks. So, unfortunately, I do think we’ll still be seeing this brought up for a time yet, because like the guys in Heck Bender said, “A butt is a butt.”

And also because our economy thrives on impulsive, sensationalistic purchases. How else do you explain Taylor Swift’s faux overnight white noise sensation on iTunes? I get that and while I don’t agree with it, I know I’m not immune to it either. My vice is pre-ordering an album on vinyl knowing I rarely play music on vinyl. I rationalize it by telling myself I get an instant download code right then and there, or that there will be a download code that comes with my purchase, plus goodies from the Record label. For instance, I’m not saying it’s good for you, but Polyvinyl sends out Airheads candy with each purchase.

This album is actually a great compilation if you like this sort of thing. And I'll leave it at that.

This album is actually a great compilation if you like this sort of thing. And I’ll leave it at that.

Still do we have to be so damn ridiculous about presenting our brands or ideas? Shouldn’t a product, a work of art, a book, an article, or person be able to sell themselves on the virtue of what it is they actually do or say? BUT I guess if you think your greatest asset is physical beauty and no one has clued you into the fact that plastic surgery or bat shit photo shoots isn’t always the answer to staying relevant either, or at least mockery-free, if not disfigured in some cases (Tara Reid), then maybe you’re not developing your other assets that will help you later when the shallow parts finally bottom out and the money dries up – because let’s be real, it’s always been about what an image can sell no matter what the social cost might be. And sometimes those of us who are aware of this fact don’t always comment about it in the most enlightened way possible.

So what is this mysterious body part that will help you out if you nourish it and treat it well? Like cleavage of the breasts and buttocks, this physical attribute, which also is cleft in the middle, is called your brain. You got two hemispheres and some front and back lobes. If you watch the “Walking Dead,” you might have a clue where the brain stem is located.

To that end, sometimes my brain needs a break. The world is a bit much, and all I really want is my peace and quiet back. And for a mere $39, there’s a place in Edmond offering just that. It’s called Float OKC and it offers what seems like a “spa quality” hour or two’s worth of quiet solitude. Like it’s kind of what I imagine floating in space would feel like, or in an amniotic sack pod, like in the Matrix, but with less red and blue pills.

Maybe the secret to writing well rests in one of these babies.

Maybe the secret to presenting excellent satire lays in one of these babies. Also how did I miss news of this wonderfulness?

If you’ve ever been struck by the desire to punch a random someone in the face because the noise level of a crowd got too loud and echo-y for you and/or had your personal boundaries crossed one too many times with elbows and rude people with drinks that spill on you. And then you went to work the next day, and it was more of the same but “daytime” different, this. See below.

This is one of those "X-Files" things in that "I Want To Believe," but I kind of wonder what science has to say about it too. Because curiosity is my burden.

This is one of those “X-Files” things in that “I Want To Believe,” but I kind of wonder what science has to say about it too. Because curiosity is my burden.

This potentially might be your new best friend to repair the damage done to your spirit and your mind after the holidays, or why wait, maybe it helps you get through the holidays. Also they say on the website that it helps with PTSD, which I had not heard before and I can think of several veterans who’ve served in Iraq and Afghanistan who might benefit from some soul nourishing alone time, if the research is there to support it that is. All though these things are not a “one size fits all” answer, so I imagine maybe SOME people who identify as introverts (or even extraverts too) might get a lot out of a session, and for others perhaps less so.

Although for me, the only obstacle I foresee in booking a session any time soon is the thought having no music on at all. It’s supposed to be totally silent, FYI. Honestly, give me an Air or M83 album, or maybe the newest album from an artist (like Kiasmos) on Erased Tapes Records, a blanket of darkness, a cushion of warm, salty floatiness and I could be a very happy gal for the next two hours. Because for at least a short time, I could attempt to mediate on something I value instead of having that time stolen by some wacked-ass, celebrity pimp industry that thrives on ignorance and rubberneckers.

Because meanwhile, back on the Skull farm, nearby “THINGS TO SEE” are being down-ranked every time someone in your local network ruminates on silliness that perpetuates damaging stereotypes and is in fact not forward thinking “art” at all. That is if you care about this sort of issue, and because you rather go see something you can appreciate on a few different levels then mindlessly click through memes and articles that don’t actually advance anything but the ad revenues of those who support the promotion of shallow images.

If that bothers you too, then maybe you should check this event link and go see this show tonight in conjunction with all the neat things happening on the Plaza and at Istvan Gallery. If you’re in Norman, there’s also Second Friday art walk too (see Issuu embed below for a preview or what ya missed if you end up not going).

And that’s it from me. Have a great weekend.

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Way more impressive than bootay.

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Monday, May 11, 2009

FL- Tampa man faces charge in nephew's fatal stabbing

1-8-2007 Florida:

The two men had been arguing constantly and loudly in recent days.

TAMPA - Things at 3308 E Mohawk Ave. started going downhill after Elizabeth Kendrick went to the hospital on New Year's Day.

Cars cluttered her driveway. People came and left at all hours. The two men who lived there argued constantly, so loudly the neighbors sometimes awoke.

Then, just after 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, police said, 58-year-old Edwin Kendrick stabbed his nephew, 33-year-old Randy Harrelson in the side with a steak knife during a front yard brawl.

Harrelson collapsed, bleeding. Kendrick walked toward the corner stop sign and stood there, then walked some more. Officers arrested him a few blocks away.

After an ambulance rushed Harrelson to Tampa General Hospital, Elizabeth Kendrick's granddaughter, Yvette Bynum, waited by the police tape with her cell phone for word from the emergency room.

The sun had set when Bynum's phone rang.

"Oh, my God!" she screamed. "He's dead. Jesus Christ." Bynum fell to the ground, her daughter crouched next to her.

Relatives ran from across the street, where they had gathered. "Tell me my cousin ain't dead," one said, and he threw a bottle.

As Bynum contemplated how to tell 82-year-old Elizabeth Kendrick what happened at her house, a Tampa police homicide team snapped photos.

Edwin Kendrick would be charged, Lt. Jill Kwiatkowski said, but the charges had not been determined Sunday night.

Edwin Kendrick has an extensive criminal record, including battery, aggravated assault and possession of cocaine.

Harrelson was on house arrest when he was killed. He also had a lengthy record, with charges including drug possession and sexual battery.

Bynum said she knew something bad was bound to happen at that house, and forbade her daughter to hang out there while Elizabeth Kendrick was gone. But she never thought it would come to killing.

"We're family," Bynum said. "Family don't do this." ..Source.. by ALEXANDRA ZAYAS

Man Claims Self-Defense; Murder Charge Tossed

12-3-2008 Florida:

TAMPA - A judge today dismissed a second-degree murder charge against a man who said he killed his nephew in self-defense.

Edwin Allen Kendrick, 60, was charged with fatally stabbing Randall Marquayne Harrelson, 33, on Jan. 7, 2007.

Kendrick was on trial this week, but Judge Manuel Lopez dismissed charges, saying the state could not rebut the self-defense claim. Pam Bondi, spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office, said prosecutors argued that the jury should decide the case.

Harrelson and Kendrick had been arguing, police said, and the day before the killing, Kendrick punched his nephew, a registered sexual offender, in the mouth. ..Source.. by ELAINE SILVESTRINI | The Tampa Tribune

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I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop...
It was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.

Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Charles Waterton - aviator

Those of you who read my recent re-cycled post on Charles Waterton may be interested in this, which is from The Lion And The Cardinal on July 27:

Richard Hobson:
Mr. Waterton had considerable inventive genius, especially in the actual formation of supposed extinct animals, and, generally, of the most horrid form and appearance, by a skillful union of separate portions of reptiles. By the way, his inventive powers, though more than forty years ago, had nearly carried his experimental ingenuity to a fatal issue. He had, for a considerable period, conceived some crude and ill digested idea, that the act of flying was within his grasp, and that, in a short time, he would become a second Pegasus in execution.

Under this surprisingly delusive impression, Mr. Waterton invented, and manufactured duplicates of a peculiar character of mechanism, as substitutes for natural wings, to be fixed on each arm, and to be united by their then surrounding the thoracic and dorsal portions of the trunk. How the Squire proposed to dispose of his lower extremities he did not explain to me, but I remember he stated that, a man's legs, however symmetrically formed, were inconveniently long and heavy for an atmospheric trip, except they could have something less yielding than air on which to rest, or to sustain the lever they represent, and, consequently, were too unwieldy and unmanageable to be of any service to the aeronaut in navigating the atmosphere; adding, that the only time, during his life, he had found his legs in the way, was, when he attempted to fly.

At all events, Mr. Waterton not only manufactured these fictitious wings which I have named, but he actually attached them, to his arms and trunk, and also formed and fixed the remaining mechanism which he conceived was necessary to be attached to the other parts of the body, so as to complete, and, as he imagined, perfect this really chimerical project; and in order to carry out his scheme into practical execution, he arranged to make his first essay from the eaves of a roof of a building in the farm yard, being an elevation of several yards, from whence his flight, it is true, would be of limited extent longitudinally, and where an abundance of litter would break the severity of a possibly uncontrollable and rapid descent.

Fortunately, however, when the Squire was clipped and heeled for his first attempt to become an aerologist, an intimate friend, Alicui toto pectore deditus, accidentally walked into the farm yard, and, happily, had sufficient influence over the would-be aeronaut to persuade him to take his first aerial flight from a much less elevated position.

Of course, it is needless to minutely detail the practical freaks which actually occurred in attempting to carry out this delusive conception, as the Squire afterwards unhesitatingly admitted to me that, unlike Pegasus, ho could neither fly to the top of Mount Helicon, nor further imitate him by then flying up to heaven. Also, that his affinity for the earth, to his great surprise, woefully outbalanced his attraction to the clouds, and that, on coming in contact with mother earth, he received, as he was wont to say, when jocosely using the Walton* dialect, such a "foul shak", as to be satisfactorily convinced that soaring in the atmosphere was not his forte, having, in his unwilling, unintentional, and disagreeably hasty descent, like Phaeton (who lost command of his horses) thoroughly lost all command of his wings, and thus narrowly escaped a broken neck, by pitching upon his head in spite of the faith he had entertained in his all-protecting wings.
*Walton was Waterton's estate near Wakefield

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Translate Your World

You know those science fiction movies where the Earth crew lands on a planet populated by green furry creatures? They start talking to each other.

They have these super translators that they got from the prop department. We don’t have those. So in order to travel to other planets we’re trying out “Translate Your World,” a $25 to $50 a month service that does translation in real time.

It works like this: Each person goes to a special website where they see subtitles appearing on the screen in real time as words are spoken in any of 78 languages. It’s a lot like foreign movies: they say something in gibberish and you read it on the screen, then you do the same.

This sounds just like using Google Translate but it turns out to be more. The “Translate Your World” software starts with Google Translate, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Siri and other systems and uses them to get a more accurate translation.  If you say “the batter swings,” for example, the person receiving the message will understand you’re talking about baseball, not the Pillsbury Doughboy doing the twist.

The next version will be voice to voice, no subtitles. You speak, they speak, and it all comes out in each person’s native tongue. Because of the cost and the necessity of being on a web site to get the rapid two-way translations, this service is likely to be used by business at first. But someday … we’ll whip out our smartphone and be able to order from the menu in Botswana land.

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Sunday, 29 July 2012

I have been busy trying to get Henrietta Whiskers finished and have finally put the borders, cornerstones and border appliques on ready for hand stitching. Here she is...

Meanwhile I also completed knitting 4 jumpers for penguins which are now packaged up ready to post to Cowes.

And I am about 1/3rd way through crocheting another rug for charity.

Yesterday I had a wonderful time at the Melbourne craft fair at Jeff's Shed with my patchwork group. I bought some more 1800's repro fabrics to add to my growing collection. They are only fat 1/8ths and 30cm lengths but I don't need much for the small blocks I am making.

I also bought some more preprinted Sashiko things. I couldn't resist the owls and I love the lighter coloured fabric to make a table runner with. The small Christmas kit is one of Marg Low's .

Recently I purchased some more books. I couldn't resist another Civil War quilting book.

A while ago I bought and read the first of Marie Bostwicks Cobblestone Court series which is a series of novels about women and quitling. I loved this book so I bought the other 3 in the series which are now on my bookshelf waiting for me to read.  I also bought another Jennifer Chiaverinni book "The Union Quilters" but forgot to take a photo of it.

 Do you like reading novels about patchwork and quilting?  Another series I like is by Debbie Macomber about a group of women who knit.   I find all these books to be good light reads and very inspiratonal.

Angel blessings to you all.

Saturday, 7 July 2012

A warm hello to you all. It is certainly a real winter here at the moment. Just perfect for stitching , knitting and crocheting. I have managed to complete a few things since my last post. Last week I was asked to make some more bibs for one of my great nieces as they are the only ones that seem to fit her properly.  So, I got to work as soon as I could find all the bits and pieces I needed amongst all the chaos in my sewing room. I made 4.

Then, onto completing my cat's quilt. I just need to design and stitch a label to the back. Before you go oo and ahhh, NO, it is not my quilting expertise. I have none! One of the girls from my patchwork group did it for me. She does a fantastic job.

Henrietta Whiskers is on her way to completion!!! Yey!!!! I have pieced all the blocks together and am rather pleased with how it is looking so far. I just need to decide what fabrics to use for the inner and outer borders then I can applique the rest of the crows and stars onto the border. Ofcourse, once it is basted and quilted it still needs buttons sewn on various places before it is finished properly.

I have also finished the crocheted knee rug for charity.

 Yesterday I received the next blocks and fabrics from Sue Daley's Block to Block. Guess what I am washing today?

Well, that's all for now folks. Thanks for taking the time to visit . I am off to wash fabrics, knit for penguins and finish another quilt top. Maybe the next post will be flowers and penguins hehehehe.

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Friday, February 20, 2009

Open the Floodgates

The rumor mill is already running at full strength on who will throw their hat in the ring for Bobby's seat ( see below) in the state House.
Word around the room is that Rusty Kidd, the late state Sen. Culver Kidd's son, is throwing his name in for the chair.
And as a special caveat to that tid bit, word is he wants to announce as soon as possible to keep former Milledgeville Mayor Floyd Griffin from getting too comfortable with the thought of running for the seat.
Definitely more to come on this story.

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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Chicago Catholic Church Plans Revivals & Evangelism

By Margaret Ramirez, Tribune religion reporter
February 15, 2006

To some, the assignment may have seemed impossible. But Rev. Bob Barron chose to accept it.

His mission: help revitalize the nation's third largest Roman Catholic archdiocese as it struggles with lower Sunday mass attendance, new allegations of sexual abuse by priests and piercing questions about faith. The straight-talking boss in the red skullcap offered Barron just one weapon: the power of the Gospels.

So began an ambitious effort by Cardinal Francis George focused on inspiring devout believers and drawing inactive Catholics back to the church.

The resulting project, called Mission Chicago 2006, is a yearlong series of masses, prayer novenas, discussions and other events that kicks off Thursday with the three-day Catholic Festival of Faith in Rosemont. It is being touted as one of the largest concerted evangelization efforts among Catholics in recent memory.

To lead this revival, the cardinal tapped Barron, a popular theology professor from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein who often mixes religious lessons of life with his love of classic rock.

As part of Mission Chicago 2006, Barron will lead six revival talks or "special missions" at parishes across the archdiocese beginning Feb. 23 and culminating on Palm Sunday, April 9. In those talks, Barron said, he'll be using a Billy Graham-type approach for Catholics, asking them to consider what's missing in their lives, why they are unhappy and why turning to Christ is the answer.

Barron is also spearheading another unique event next month called "24 Hours of Grace," where five parishes will stay open all night to offer round-the-clock confession. Participating priests will wear purple stoles blessed by Pope Benedict XVI.

With new allegations of child sexual abuse against Chicago priest Rev. Dan McCormack emerging in recent weeks, there is undoubtedly some concern about their possible effect on the evangelization effort. Yet, for Barron, the crisis makes it even more important and relevant to remind Catholics about the essence of their faith.

Business of evangelizing

"My take has been throughout this thing, even before the more recent allegations came forward, that the church has to be about its business," said Barron. "The business of the church is proclaiming the Gospel. The business of the church is evangelizing, it's the liturgy, it's the Eucharist. We should be about that business."

"I would hope people still find that attractive and find that compelling," he added. "We're always going to be sinful. There's always sin in the church. But yet we still bring the treasure of the Gospel forward."

Though the campaign had been planned months before the recent abuse allegations were revealed, archdiocese spokeswoman Colleen Dolan said the events now take on a new significance.

"All the more reason why people will want to attend these masses; all the more reason why people will want to attend these prayers and talks," Dolan said. "It's a time like this that our faith is challenged, and we really need some spiritual guidance to help us through."

Best known for his dynamic preaching style and his broadcasts on the Catholic station Relevant Radio, the 46-year-old Barron may be the right man to help bring Catholics back to their roots.

Despite a heavy-duty academic background--he holds a master's degree in philosophy from the Catholic University of America and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Institute Catholique de Paris--he speaks like a regular guy and possesses an ability to translate serious theological scholarship into lessons everyone can understand.

During a recent interview at the cardinal's residence, Barron used a rock classic to make a point about the themes for his upcoming talks.

"Did you catch the Super Bowl?" Barron asked excitedly. "The Rolling Stones seemed to be singing what it's all about, right there. `I can't get no satisfaction.' It's something we're all feeling. It's a deep Augustinian impulse."

Barron said the Stones are a personal favorite, as is Bob Dylan.

"I'm a classic rock kind of guy," he said.

In his sermons, Barron says, his main message is to remind people about the core of Catholic evangelization, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Evangelization is most effective, Barron said, when a person is looking to fill a void in his life.

"In some ways, I want to revitalize the old message. In some ways, evangelization is very old business. Paul's form of evangelization was `Jesus is Lord,'" Barron said. "So, your whole life has to belong to Jesus Christ. He's the Lord of your mind, your will, your body, your passions, everything in your public life or private life. He's the Lord of it."

Barron is concerned that contemporary Catholic debates on abortion, homosexuality and sexual teaching have blurred the core message of the church.

"We've become preoccupied with the sexual moral teaching of the church in a way that has become all-pervasive. People believe that's what it means to be a Catholic," he said.

"I think the sexual teaching of the church is very important. But I think you get to it, you begin ... with the beauty of the New Testament and the beauty of Jesus Christ; then you draw people toward an acceptance of, `yes, that flows from this commitment.' The sexual life that becomes not one of self-preoccupation, but one of self-giving. That's what the church's teaching is all about.

`My life should become a gift'

"It's often construed as finger-wagging, limiting people's pleasure. The whole idea is more to draw people through Jesus Christ to a deep sense of `my life should become a gift.'"

Barron concedes that drawing lapsed Catholics back to the pews will be challenging. But he said he hopes to move them by explaining why being in church is key to calling oneself Catholic.

"You can't be in relation to the Lord without being in relation to his body of the church, which means the sacraments, it means the liturgy, it means the Word, it means the Eucharist, all of that is the way you meet the Lord Jesus.

"It's in the church that we meet Christ."
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•Mission Chicago 2006

Mission Chicago 2006 is a yearlong series of events designed to deepen the faith of Chicago-area Catholics. More information is available at Events this week include:

Catholic Festival of Faith

Thursday through Saturday, Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont. Liturgies, prayers, concerts, art exhibits, speakers and more than 180 workshops. See or call 312-751-8388. Some highlights:

12:45 p.m. Thursday: Opening address by Auxiliary Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.

11 a.m. Saturday: Conversation about Pope Benedict XVI hosted by Cardinal Francis George.

5:30 p.m. Saturday: George celebrates the closing liturgy.

Special Missions of Rev. Bob Barron

Six talks asking Catholics to consider what is missing in their lives and why conversion to Christ is necessary.

"What's Missing in My Life?" 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23, St. John of the Cross Church, Western Springs.

"The Drama of Conversion," 7 p.m. March 1, St. John De La Salle Church, Chicago.

"Christ, the Center of Your Life," 7:30 p.m. March 9, St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church, Chicago.

"The Church and the Eucharist," 7:30 p.m. March 15, Queen of All Saints Basilica, Chicago.

"The Power of the Cross," 7:30 p.m. March 22, St. James Church, Arlington Heights.

"Your Life Is Not About You," 7:30 p.m. April 9, Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago.

24 Hours of Grace

Confessions will be heard from 9 a.m. March 3 through 9 a.m. March 4 at St. Mary, Lake Forest; St. Monica, Chicago; Holy Trinity Polish Mission, Chicago; St. Frances of Rome, Cicero; and St. Catherine of Alexandria, Oak Lawn.
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Monday, October 16, 2006

Prayer Focus: New Life Covenant

A Call to Prayer

SEW Ministries is holding its next Night of Holy Fire at New Life Covenant Church (NLCC) on Friday November 10. It will be held at their church from 7pm until midnight. 1665 N. Mozart Street, Chicago, IL 60647. We are again inviting the churches of the region and the people of prayer to join us on that night to worship and pray for the needs of NLCC===>Click headline ot access website . . .

To remind some of you, we pick churches and lavish them with prayerful support as an act that is designed to encourage unity across denominational lines; giving us opportunity to climb into the trenches with each other, sharing our burdens.

As a part of our usual preparation, we ask that as often as you can over the next 30 days, hold NLCC up in prayer (starting Oct 10). Pray for some of their prayer needs or all of them, pray once or pray every day until the night of Holy Fire. Included below is an extensive list of their prayer needs as they perceive them.

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As a word of encouragement for you and the effectiveness of your prayers, our previous 30 days of prayer and night of Holy Fire, which was for Wheaton Christian Center on July 28th, was a miraculous success! They encouraged us by saying their Night of Holy Fire brought them to new levels of experiencing the Holy Spirit they had not been before. They said they attained a brokenness of spirit they never want to rise above. To learn more about the ways they were touched by their night of Holy Fire, click on the following link to view testimonials and listen to music from that evening.

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Monday, February 23, 2009

Pray in the Heart of the City

You are invited

To a special time of prayer for Chicago.

Please join us as we lift the needs of Chicagoland, our state, our nation and our churches to our Lord whose power is abundant and whose understanding is beyond measure (Psalm 147:5).

We are praying that our town would acknowledge its need to turn to God with a whole heart.

We are praying out of utter dependence on God at this present time and for our future.

We are praying because of the headlines we are reading and the co-workers we are seeing struggling with out Christ.

We are praying for the senior pastors of local churches, the honorable Mayor Richard Daley, Governor Patrick Quinn, Our President Mr. Barak Obama, state and federal representatives and senators, judges, police officers and fire fighters, those in the marketplace and more

Please join us occasionally or regularly

7:30am to 8:30am

The Illinois/Thompson Center

100 W. Randolph St., Chicago

Lower level food court, just north of the elevator bank

If you’re not able to attend, please reply to this email with your prayer requests

Questions, please reply to this email or contact:

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison (1847)

Date added: 10/04/2013

My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me
I cannot see the colors He worketh steadily.
Oft times He weaveth sorrow and I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper and I the underside.

Not till the looms are silent and the shuttles cease to fly
Shall God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful in the Weaver's skillful hands
As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned.

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The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.

Old Testament

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It is all the same to be living and dead, waking and sleeping, young and old, as each of these alternately change into the other. Heraclitus (535 B.C.E.)

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Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom. Viktor Frankl (1905)

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Wherever you go, there you are. Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944)

Date added: 09/03/2013

How does the ocean become the king of all rivers and streams? Because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. Lao Tse (604 B.C.E.)

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By humility, out of an enemy He has made a friend, which is more than to have created a new earth. Meister Eckhart (1260)

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The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens. Baha'i Faith

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A fundamental teaching of Baha'u'llah is the oneness of the world of humanity. Addressing mankind, He says, "Ye are all leaves of one tree and the fruits of one branch." By this it is meant that the world of humanity is like a tree, the nations or peoples are the different limbs or branches of that tree, and the individual human creatures are as the fruits and blossoms thereof.

Baha'i Faith

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Who teaches men to be grateful pleads the cause not only of men, but of the gods for they, being placed above all desires, cannot be of want of anything, yet we can nevertheless offer them our gratitude. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.E.)

Date added: 09/02/2013

Many persons use greater care to avoid injuries to the body rather than to shun harm to the soul. Thou art not flesh and hair but a will. If thou keep this beautiful then will you be beautiful. Epictetus (55)

Date added: 09/02/2013

Let them know that you alone,
whose name is the Lord,
are the Most High over all the earth.
Old Testament

Date added: 07/10/2013

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892)

Date added: 07/10/2013

The Lord is my light and my salvation so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? Old Testament

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Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875)

Date added: 07/10/2013

If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation. Lao Tse (604 B.C.E.)

Date added: 06/27/2013

By waiting and by calm you shall be saved; in quiet and in trust your strength lies. Old Testament

Date added: 06/25/2013

Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose. Carl Jung (1875)

Date added: 06/25/2013

There is one great and universal wish of mankind expressed in all religions, in all art and philosophy, and in all human life: the wish to pass beyond himself as he now is. Beatrice Hinkle (1874)

Date added: 06/25/2013

Give ear to my cry, Eternal Word,
and answer me
for I am in need of You.
Awaken new life in me,
as I yearn to do Your will;
dispel the ignorance of my ways;
as I put my trust in You.
You are the Beloved, be gracious to me,
Heart of my heart,
for with You I would walk all day.
My soul is uplifted as I abandon
myself into Your hands.
Old Testament

Date added: 06/25/2013

He had no feeling that he was in the heart of a crowded universe, between all whose great verities moved countless small and smaller truths. Little notion had he that to learn these after the measure of their importance, was his business, with eternity to do it in! George MacDonald (1824)

Date added: 06/25/2013

The Void is that which stands right in the middle of "this" and "that." The void is all inclusive, having no opposite - there is nothing which it excludes or opposes. It is a living void, because all forms come out of it and whoever realizes the void is filled with life and power and the love of all things. Bruce Lee (1940)

Date added: 06/25/2013

And this, our life exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. William Shakespeare (1564)

Date added: 04/23/2013

Earth is crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806)

Date added: 04/23/2013
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The Young Victoria

Victoria H. (as opposed to Victoria R) loved this film when she saw it in London in May 2009. And she will buy a copy as soon as it comes out on DVD. It's still in Kristine's Blockbuster queue.

We'd love to know what you think of it, so if you've already seen it, do tell us all. Wasn't Emily Blunt wonderful? She even looked the part.

Victoria H. has this warning.  Do not expect the film to be entirely historically accurate. They played a little fast and loose with a couple of aspects.  For the benefit of the drama, of course.

 For example, Prime Minister Lord Melbourne was almost 60 when Victoria came to the throne. He might have had a long history of being a ladies' man (and he had been married to Lady Caroline Lamb, remember), but  he was not the studly figure that Paul Bettany presented in the film, see left. Not that anyone could complain about Paul's looks.  And Prince Albert did not take a bullet for his bride -- he was as uninjured in the attack as she was.

Kristine tells an amusing bon mot regarding Patty Suchy of Novel Explorations . . One year we went to England to do a Queen Victoria tour and arrived a day or so early. The movie Mrs. Brown had just come out and we both wanted to see it, so we went to a cinema in Baker Street, where after buying our tickets we were presented with a floor plan and asked to reserve our seats. And what seats they were - plush red velvet, deep and supremely comfortable. Well, it also happened to have been the day we landed in Merry Old. And you know what air travel does to one. So, here we settled into our seats, the picture started and sometime later I turned to Patty in order to impart some witty aside or other, only to find her fast asleep! She missed the entire film. However, Patty embodies true friendship and after she'd awoken, she said, "Well, as long as you enjoyed it."  Have you ever!?

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Belize is a nation-state on the eastern coast of Central America. It is the only country in Central America whose official language is English, though Belizean Creole (Kriol) and Spanish are also commonly spoken. Belize is bordered on the north by Mexico, on the south and west by Guatemala, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea. Its mainland is about 290 km long and 110 km wide.

With 22,800 square kilometres of land and as of 2014 a population of 340,844, Belize has the lowest population density in Central America.

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This time I’d like to show you my favorite sporty casual 2017 looks from fashion blogger Katiquette. She has a very special laid back minimal style that makes her look relaxed and urban chic. The simplicity of her outfits makes her stand-out from the crowd. Have a look at my favorite clothing combinations and tell me your thoughts in the comments below.

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This image was shot in Versailles. Katiquette is wearing a white linen blouse tucked into light blue denim skirt with frayed hem. The look is complemented with a black leather handbag and classic Converse sneakers. I like the Daniel Wellington watches.

Some like it black! I do like to see women wearing basic items. Here we see a simple black high-waisted mini skirt in black color teamed with a fitted black Adidas T-shirt with logotype on its front side. The look is complemented with a shoulder black leather bag and crispy white sneakers from Superga.

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Well, if you are not into monochrome outfits, then you can give a try to this look consisting of a cozy oversized long-sleeve tee in white-red stripes, boyfriend shorts from Levi’s, white Converse sneakers, classic blue denim jacket and spacious shoulder bag in black leather.

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Saturday, April 16, 2016

Chapter 4, Page 16, Book 16

Goodness Knows

Goodness knows that sometimes the greatest thing
in the world is a smile from a child,
So Goodness laughs a lot.

Goodness knows that it's easier to break a child than to mend one,
So Goodness handles with care.

Goodness knows that everyone deserves a second chance,
And sometimes a third and fourth chance, too.

Goodness knows that we all need friends in this world,
So Goodness is determined to be friendly.

Goodness knows that only people count,
So Goodness never counts out people.

Goodness knows that life is sometimes lonely,
But we are never alone.

And when the sorrows of life are left unexplained,
it's still not too much to bear,
For we can trust that Goodness knows.

Author Unknown

April 16th - The good things in life are free

 Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward things we are. To be good is the great thing

Edwin Hubbell Chapin

They say that whatever you focus on is what you get, so why not focus on the good.  Good people, good food, good places to be, good acts, good news and good words.

When I think about a good life, I try to remember always that the best things in life are free.

That a happy, fulfilling life is a life shared with family and friends.

 What goes around comes around.

Think More, Talk Less. The more you think and the less you talk, the more you will learn and the less you will miss.

 Every negative outcome holds a positive lesson.  Finding it is the key to greatness

 Goodness is a process of becoming, not of being. What we do over and over again is what we become in the end.

Joan Chittister

Living a good life is the personal fulfillment and joy that comes from being good and doing good.  No matter what circumstances you’re currently going through, you can choose to respond with gratitude and joy. Refuse to allow any circumstances, no matter how difficult, to rob you of the joy of living.  Life is a gift and we need to enjoy it and appreciate what we are given.

This is what God has for each one of us today.

I cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good I can do.

Jana Stanfield

betty said...

I liked that Goodness Knows. It is true too that things negative can be turned around to positive, always a lesson to be learned there to avoid things in the future.

Mevely317 said...

It took me several readings, but I really like that Goodness Knows! Why, how many times I heard my mother and her friends begin a sentence, "Goodness knows ...."!

That poem Goodness Knows was wonderful. I agree with everything you said. my favorite quote, "Life is a gift and we need to appreciate what we are given."

jack69 said...

You have me smiling. I have never read 'Goodness' treated so uniquely. Neat approach. Goodness knows, I needed it. (smile)

Love sent from down in NORTH Carolina.

Carol Z said...

I especially liked your last quote. I often think of this verse from Galatians, "Let us not grow weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." I think I lose heart and forget my goals. I need to keep on keeping on. Have a great weekend!

shortybear said...

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Monday, December 1, 2008

! No fair >=(

When did Shazz completely beat me in blog posts??? lol

104 to 66... >.< there was a time when we were practically even... lol i really don't care i'm just rambling.

besides there was that whole space of time recently where i haven't blogged as much...

let's go out and do something (:

ask Shazz or MCS fan ;P

they just kinda go together in my mind, as like, opposites (:

p.s. positives for last couple of days have been fairly easy, today ehhh i got nothing as yet but i'll come back with an edit (;

  1. Sorry, dude, I got skillz with multiple blog posts xD

    And lol.
    yes, LGFUAD sounds about right.
    Maybe not the last part.
    Maybe just LGFU?

    Dude, boredom to the extent that I'm going to my grandparents for the night!
    I haven't done that since I was like, 8!

    i say dude too much.

  2. yes shazz and so do i
    its all catherines fault!


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Ballet artist of Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

Her repertoire includes:

Little ladies in waiting ("Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky);

Russian Dance ("The Nutcracker" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky);

Fiancées and Swans ("Swan Lake" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky);

Girlfriends ("Giselle" by Adolphe Adam);

Four Bayaderes ("La Bayadere" by Ludwig Minkus);

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Thursday, October 20, 2005

Another Opinion Columnist Asks The Question

Here's Bill Gallagher from the Niagara Falls Reporter Asking the Question:

I'm sure droves of College [Republicans,] Young Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom will be lining up at recruitment offices and volunteering for military service to help cover [the] shortfall. I'll make special mention in this space for those who do. Just send us a copy of your military contract.

Bill, any update?

At 22 October, 2005 14:27, Blogger AnechoicRoom said...

All together now:

1 .....

2 ......

3 .........

Giant Yawn.

Discuss the merits of the war. Or of course the merits of your view against. Bur really, this who is more patriotic nonsense. Or: our side bleeds more red white and blue than yours .... is B.S.

Yes there is strong discord in America. That's how it works in this part of the world. We are allowed to disagree. Even strongly.

You find a slot for this 47 y.o. blogger .... and I'm there. No one dies for me. They die for what they believe in.

I value their contribution, I cherish the gift that they, and their families and friends make.

As it always will be, all my days.

At 22 October, 2005 15:04, Blogger Gyrobo said...

Military recruitment will be obsolete once we perfect robotic soldiers.

Then we'll truly be free.

At 22 October, 2005 15:14, Blogger Karl said...

I don't think we disagree about anything, but you may be misinterpreting our point.

Our national leaders made the decision to go to war. But, why are their strongest supporters not interested in serving?

You're 47; I'm 45. What the Army told me is that I should encourage younger (i.e., eligible) to consider serving. Hence, thanks to The General, Operation Yellow Elephant.

Please, if you want to Support Our Troops effectively, please encourage your eligible relatives and friends, your circle of influence, to consider volunteering, even if they don't plan a full military career.

Our Army just missed its recruiting quota by the largest shortfall since 1979. We really need everyone.

Thank you.

At 22 October, 2005 17:03, Blogger AnechoicRoom said...

Tone is everything I guess. Yet it seemed so clear?

After lunch, I'll take another looksee. If need be, I'll apologize in advance for the oral/podia insertion.

As one who does have some contact with military age individuals, I can say the ones out west here, in So. Calif.. Aren't too different from the worthless doobie smoking sorts, like I myself was back in the day.

The world has changed, the current need is real. But while the future has arrived, it does not mean that values, integrity, clarity, thought, and vision are on the upswing.

MSM has beat down the image of America, here and abroad. Toss in an entire generation of youth spent parked in front of the MTV. And war is simply a video game with cartoon enemies.

I will keep the message in mind.

G*d Bless, Elmo.

At 24 October, 2005 14:57, Blogger ed sharp said...

The Marines and soldiers who are about to serve their THIRD tour because of these young republicans are being spat upon in a big way.

At 26 October, 2005 14:21, Blogger evan-genital said...

the young republicans need to go to iraq and to fight their war for their president. we could start to bring home the thousands of national guard troops that have been shanghaied into this mess by the current governing garbage.
it's their war - let them fight it.
glory, glory holey lube-job!!!

At 26 October, 2005 22:10, Blogger Sadie B. said...

Methinks fookbloggur has not put away that doobie yet.

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Registration is open for the Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference, to be held March 6-9, 2017, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. With more than 150 workshops and sessions, it is the largest event of its kind in the Northwest.

“This event provides a unique opportunity for organizations to breathe new life into their commitment to on-the-job safety and health,” said Oregon OSHA Administrator Michael Wood. “Everyone from professionals in the field to employers, supervisors and workers on the front lines can use GOSH as a fresh reminder of why workplace health and safety matters. Ultimately, it’s about bringing people together to soak up new knowledge, discuss best safety and health practices, and to tackle emerging issues — all with the goal of sending workers home safe to their family and friends.”

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Girl's Day Out ~ Eagle Beak ~ Maggie/Chaka

Good 53º morning. Will stay nice for a few hours then warm up.

Can you believe it's the LAST DAY OF JULY already~!!!!

Yesterday I dropped my truck at the dealership for a check up and oil change. Also got an estimate for tires. UGH. Jeannie met me and we went shoe shopping, didn't buy anything. The Dollar Store and each spend a whopping $3. To the Kitchen Store and just looked at everything. Then we were going to the Mediterranean but dang they were closed. New summer hours "closed on Monday"! Next choice was Blondie's.
Jeannie had wine

and I had a 'mango habañero martini' ... AWESOME!

We ordered off the appetizer menu. Jeannie had coconut shrimp
which she LOVED!

......and I had the Mediterranean combo platter (eggplant hummus, Kalamata olives, provolone wrapped around prosciutto, cucumber, grape tomatoes, and pita bread). All YUMMY~

'Deeewayne Honey' Preimsberger sent this to me....
Beauty and the Beak..... wonderful story!

Maggie had an appointment with the vet later yesterday. She has a blockage in her nasal passage. None of her tests ever came back as malignant so we opted for no surgery. He also said, dogs who have that nasal surgery don't live as long as those who don't! She got some meds to help reduce swelling. She's having a hard time breathing unless she opens her mouth.

Then I remembered I left my camera in Jeannie's car so Maggs and I made a trip to their house. I was poured a cold glass of wine and we sat in the gazebo by the pond. Maggie and Chaka got to know each other.... and Maggs enjoyed the cool spot for a rest...

We are almost at a full moon. Yesterday about 7pm on my way home the moon was out .....

Historically this date...
1941Holocaust: under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi official Hermann Göring, orders SS General Reinhard Heydrich to "submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired final solution of the Jewish question."

..........there are just no words to describe what sick monsters these people were, Hitler in particular.

2007Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.

And births this date include....
1929 – Don Murray, American actor

1932Ted Cassidy, American actor (d. 1979)

1939France Nuyen, French actress

1965 – J. K. Rowling, British writer

Mr. Raccoon showed up here the night before last and ate all of Baby's food. So, last night I brought his food in and maybe the racoon will leave now! Dr. Ron, the vet, said they have a lot of parasites and we don't want them around!

All I know. Eye appointment for reading glasses today. Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
July 31:
National Raspberry Cake

Cotton Candy Day

Jump for Jelly Beans Day

Hey Alex, you may be 16, but ..... you are still my Jelly Bean!


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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Oregon Fires ~ Police ~ Ballerina ~ Bruise & Dude ~ Cheesecake!

Good 51º smokey cloudy icky morning. Kept AC on all night til about 4am. Off for now, but as soon as it warms and the smoke comes lower will close everything up again.

Here is yesterday about 1pm...

and then at 5pm....
You couldn't breath outside. Even if you don't have lung problems we were told to stay inside with air conditioning preferably!
Brian called a number of his State Farm customers to give them a head's up about the Big Windy Fire near Galice, northwest of Grants Pass, ... a firefighter customer of his notified him of the possibility of it spreading fast towards Grants Pass... so those like Bill and Jeannie and Jen's mom and Jeannie's friend Donna are in the possible, and I stress "possible" way of the fire if it races. It has been compared to the Biscuit Fire. The Biscuit Fire was a wildfire that took place in 2002 that burned nearly 500,000 acres in the Siskiyou National Forest in Southern Oregon and Northern California. The fire was named after Biscuit Creek in Southern Oregon. It 'raced' 40 miles in two days. So, between the Big Windy and the fires in Wolf Creek and Glendale areas north of us, the smoke is inundating most of Southern Oregon. Brian and Jen's friends Sandy and Lloyd have been evacuated in Glendale, north of us about 30 miles.

Ok, change of pace.... we LOVE firemen, everyone does, and we pray for them at this time for their safety,  but then there are the police, deputies, cops, pigs...... we LOVE them too!!!
One of his best....

OMG, this is soooo cute!

I'm a happy cat, I took over my Mom's chair...

I'm a happy dog, I have my piggy.... Thank you Nancy!

Historically this date...
1866New Oreleans, Louisiana's Democratic government orders police to raid an integrated Republican Party meeting, killing 40 people and injuring 150.

1945World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen.

       RIP ..... God Bless you all.

1971Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission – David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.

1975Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again, and will be declared legally dead on this date in 1982.

1990George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as principal partner of New York Yankees for hiring Howie Spira to "get dirt" on Dave Winfield.

2003 – In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.

And births this date include...
1863Henry Ford, American businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (d. 1947)

1933Edd Byrnes, American actor

1941Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California
...........if you don't use it, you lose it!
1949 - Dennis Richardson, husband-father-lawyer-state representative for Oregon's 4th District (my district!), candidate for Governor in 2014, my friend! (and his wife Cathy!)

1954Ken Olin, American actor
 .........ewwwww.................... whoppen? Ya think he ever looks in the mirror??

1956Delta Burke, American actress

1963Lisa Kudrow, American actress, writer, and producer

1974 – Hilary Swank, American actress

All I know. Happy Tuesday. Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
July 30th
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Christmas in the 1940s and 50s began properly on Christmas Eve with a combined Carol Singing out in the village. Even the excitement of decorating with greenery our beautiful old house and helping or hindering Mum with the baking of mincepies, cakes and puddings couldn’t match the glorious anticipation of the carol singing ritual. The local coal merchant’s grey lorry was washed and swept for the occasion.The Chapel harmonium was hoisted on board by burly farm workers and jam jars containing candles were carefully placed round the edges. The two organists from the respective churches were suitably well wrapped against the elements and ready to take their turn. The very young or old took brief rides on the lorry when they became weary, and all but the youngest knew the words and tunes unfalteringly. A tour of the village took two to three hours and, with no competition from television, every house would be listening out for us.

By the time we reached our final destination, Manor Farm, many of us, especially those with little legs, were weary in limb and voice and we eagerly piled into the hallway, leaving a jumble of boots and hats before crowding into the sitting room. Here we greeted the farmer’s wife, Mrs Peters who, though she was blind, unfailingly knew all our names. For her we sang a special carol of her choice. Then her family brought in hot drinks and mince pies for all. Eventually ‘Happy Christmas” and ‘Goodnight’ were chorused, and tired but utterly happy we were taken home to hang up our stockings and sleep content in the knowledge that a ‘perfect Christmas’ had already started.

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Saturday, December 15, 2007

Glow-in-the-dark Cats?

It’s been just over three weeks now since my brother Gerald died and I feel a little odd about counting the days because it doesn’t really change the fact that he’s not around, and three weeks seems like such a short time and yet it feels like a long time, and being a kitty cat, I enjoy having all the attention to myself and I like being able to be in al my own kitty spaces without having to share them, but I do get lonely sometimes, and I suppose that’s normal.

Uncle Kevin found this news article on-line about some scientists in Korea who are cloning kitties who glow in the dark, and I think to myself, “Leave it to humans to invent cats that they can find in the dark! Don’t they know that cats don’t want to be seen in the dark?”

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It reminds me of the time when we were living in Ann Arbor on Lawrence street, and there was a power failure, and Daddy’s neighbor knocked on the door to borrow a flashlight, and of course when he opened the door, I went out, but nobody saw me, at they didn’t notice I was gone for a whole half hour, and then Daddy and Aunty Beth panicked and grabbed a pair of flashlights and looked for me all around the neighborhood, and Daddy kept saying, “How do you find a black cat in a power failure?”, and they searched for me for over an hour, but of course I was hiding the whole time and I never told anybody where I hid myself, and when I was ready I came back to the front door of our apartment and just waited until Aunty Beth came back and stumbled upon me, and she said, “Oscar! Where have you been?”, and I just grinned, and when I got inside Gerald was very jealous that I got to have such an adventure, because he was always even more adventurous than me (like the many times he snuck into our upstairs neighbors’ apartment in the house on Catherine Street, or the time he hid in Joel’s room in Harbor Springs for over three hours and no one could find him). But if you clone cats so that they glow in the dark, that ruins all the fun! Daddy remembers when he took Gerald to get radiation treatment for his thyroid problem all those years ago, and we joked that Gerald might glow in the dark afterwards, but that was just a joke; but these cloned kitties really do glow in ultraviolet light, and that’s crazy!

And speaking of crazy, I’ve been going a little crazy after Daddy started giving me that yummy kidney diet food, and those antibiotic pills twice a day, because I started getting diarrhea and a very wet poo, so I had to go back to the doctor AGAIN to be poked and prodded, and I was so scared they were going to stick a needle in my bladder again, but they didn’t, but they did give Daddy another yucchy medicine to give me, and this one is for my diarrhea, and I just hate it, but at least I stopped scratching my ear and the infection has started to go away. But Daddy doesn’t give me my favorite kitty treats any more because the pet store can’t get them imported until after the start of the new year, which is making me crazy! Isn’t there an Australian company that can make decent cat treats?

Daddy says that Christmas is less than two weeks away, and I remember lots of Christmases that we used to spend in Toledo, Ohio, or Harbor Springs, Michigan, and Gerald and I used to love sitting under the Christmas tree and playing with any ornaments we could reach and watching the tree lights twinkle on and off, and we would sit in the windowsills and look out at the snow and the ice; but here in Australia it’s so different, since it’s hot and dry at Christmas time, and Daddy hasn’t even put up a tree this year since there’s not enough room for one, but at least Uncle Kevin put up some Christmas decorations and some lights, and here’s a picture of them:

I don’t know what Daddy’s going to get me for Christmas, but you can probably guess what I want—KIBBLE! Or kitty treats, if the pet shop can find them. Or a new feather toy that I can play with. And knowing my luck, I’ll just get a new collar that I won’t even like. Here’s a picture of me and Gerald from a few months ago, and you can see what my old collar looks like:

I'm not saying that I wouldn't mind a new collar, but you know me, I WANT KITTY KIBBLE!

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Beautiful Inconvenience

Have I mentioned I’m ambivalent about autumn? It’s mostly the temperature drop, having to accommodate from hot to cold environments from one minute to the next. Clothing has to be carefully layered to provide the extra warmth without conflicting with each other (I’m talking in terms of comfort and practicality, not exactly a slave to fashion here!) The falling leaves are similarly confounding – they make the ground more treacherous (slippery when wet and hiding all manner of dips and holes in the ground) and, in my mum’s case, are a permanent source of frustration in terms of keeping her front garden neat and tidy (although I’m not so domesticated and unlikely to be troubled by such a thing). Some activities need to take account of the encroaching darkness, particularly when it gets to the stage that daylight is something that only happens while you’re at work. And once you’re soggy there’s a solid chance you’re going to remain that way until you can get direct physical contact with a heater.

All of this tends to inspire a certain degree of grumpiness in me which, actually, would have been ideal as I’m trying to ’embrace the darkness’ in preparation for this month’s workshop. However it’s just not happening. In spite of, or maybe because of, all the horribleness that’s going on in the wider world right now, I can’t get over just how beautiful everything is. The foliage goes without saying but we’ve had amazing rainstorms, the air is wonderfully crisp and people are starting to come together again now that the adventures of summer are fading away.

It got me thinking about a lot of the things I avoid because of potential added hassle, whether actual or perceived. Things I grouch about because of a bit of minor inconvenience that is quite possibly all in my head in the first place. Things that I don’t even explore because I’ve already convinced myself it’s going to be too much effort.

So – threshold of revelation – my aim this autumn is to look for the beauty in things, even where they may not be as obvious as the stunningly transitioning leaves, and to make it a bigger factor in my decision making. Recognising the possibilities and not just the logistics. And maybe becoming a little the better off for it…

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Child #4?!?! Really???

Josh told me before we got married that he only wanted ONE child. I'm grateful that he has agreed to bring three children into our family, but he knows I would like more kids.

Friday, he reminded me that this will be our FINAL adoption. I don't know what prompted him to tell me again, but he did....

Less than 24-hours later, someone sent me an email about a 13 year old girl in China.

Chinese children are not eligible for adoption after their 14th birthday, so I get emails periodically about children that are aging out. Each one pulls at my heart strings! I usually forward the emails on, hoping that they will reach someone that will adopt that child, but this particular email, I read to Josh:

This beautiful and innocent child will age out on March 18th. So
far her family has not stepped forward. If they don't, and soon, she will
not only lose her right to a family but she will also lose the ability
for the monthly blood transfusions that she so desperately needs to
live. Please look into your heart!  We are right at the deadline for a
family to grab her! If you try hard enough, you could make it there in
time!  She deserves her family.
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Josh immediately told me that we might be able to adopt her and to get some more information. I spent a LONG TIME talking to the gal that sent the email.
Then, I got on the phone with my agency...500 phone calls later, I still don't know much. All of our paperwork has been emailed to the right people, but it would take a miracle for her adoption to be finalized in the next 40-days.
The financial side of completing ONE adoption is intimidating...doing two adoptions simultaneously is SCARY! There is no way that we can afford to travel to China for twice, so both adoptions need to be finalized by March 17th.
Please pray for her!!!

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  1. I have to tell you that I am one of the many moms that contemplated whether or not we could make Naomi a part of our family. I so wanted to pursue her adoption but too many issues got in the way. I am so happy to see that you have decided to make her a part of your family and to share this journey with us through your blog! (and the name Naomi is one that was on my list of possibilities!)


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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Randomly Random Things

Three exciting things happened here at OWTL in the last two days. First, as previously discussed, the K officially crossed into the ranks of the middle aged. Any car dealers, please be on the lookout for a tall, dark man with Lebanese circles under his eyes on the hunt for a sports car. Tell him that his wife is purchasing pink flamingos in bulk and he needs to get home to stop her.

Second, this flew into our shed yesterday:

I'm talking about that blob on the wall

See 'im sitting on the toolbox in the back left

I know that the pictures suck, but it's a bird. A brown thrasher according to the Boy, who I trust on this topic mostly because it doesn't involve telling the difference between toilet paper and paper towels. I just finished reading "Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver, which is all about butterflies that mysteriously show up on a hillside in Appalachia instead of going to Mexico where they're supposed to spend the winter. It's all a metaphor, of course, and very didactic with Kingsolver banging on her global warming drum (rather tediously, if you ask me). But, so in the midst of reading this, the bird shows up in the shed and I thought, "Hmmmm. Perhaps this is the sign I wasn't looking for." But then the bird made its way out of the shed and flew away and I decided to stop reading meaning into things.

Then the third exciting thing:

 The Baby got a response to her letter and flag redesign from the Governor of New Mexico! Now it is officially my favorite state despite this weird law introduced in the legislature. Just to be clear, I'm against stupid laws and this one makes zero sense no matter what its intention. Moving on before I lose the half of y'all I didn't lose for writing about smashing kittens. Check out their cute governor:

The inscription reads, "Your flag is beautiful. Thank you for sending it to me. Suzana 2013." So, someone actually read the letter! Even cooler! Naturally, I love that her name is Suzana, which is close enough to Susannah that when I was nine, I totally would have bought a sparkly, purple keychain with that spelling of my name. I'm a terrible speller anyway, so I probably wouldn't have even noticed. They also sent a map of the state for the Baby to color:

We now know more about what New Mexico produces than we do about what is produced in Georgia.  I mean, obviously the four "p's:" peanuts, pecans, peaches, and pollen, but after that I'm not sure. They also sent the Baby a coloring book, "Color Me New Mexico" (as opposed to Color Me Badd, singers of the romantic and subtle ballad, "I Wanna Sex You Up."). Here's the Baby, inexplicably lying on the kitchen counter next to the book.

I'm trying not to look a gift horse in the mouth because I really do think it was incredibly nice of them to send her anything, but the coloring book is a little...oh, strange. It features a bear named Oso who visits different locations in New Mexico and provides some facts about the areas, So here's the page featuring Silver City, where happy OsoBear comes dangerously close to being trampled by a bronco. But that's not the odd part.

Here's a close up of the caption:

"OsoBear says 'No Bull--Ride 'em cowboy'" (punctuation is apparently as optional and arbitrary in NM as it is on this blog). What I love in a children's book is oblique references to profanity. I think this was the second choice in caption after "OsoBear says 'I'm about to get my a-- kicked!'" or possibly, "OsoBear says 'I just sh-- my pants!'"

Here's the second questionable page from the coloring book, featuring Truth or Consequences, Sierra County:

So, OsoBear appears to be getting into a hot tub with a lady and two gentlemen. The caption at the bottom reads, "Oso Bear says 'Truth or Consequences is hot...Hot...HOT!" Presumably, this refers to the temperature of the water and not the company or what's going to happen in the hot tub. I've seen too many MTV reality shows to see a hot tub and not think that something inappropriate is about to transpire. Here I'm thinking some kind of interspecies menage-a-quatre.

Also, I think that I may be having flashbacks to a commercial for Mount Airy Lodge (a Pocono Mountains resort) that played throughout my childhood. Ah, Youtube:

Finally, I just read that article about how Facebook is making everyone miserable because we're all jealous of our friends' fabulous lives. Since I know you are all feeling incredibly envious of our family's close, personal relationship to the Governor of New Mexico and our slightly inappropriate coloring book, I give you this:

That's my bathroom counter as I attempted to clean out my vanity drawers. Yes, I had an allen wrench in the drawer next to my toothbrush because you never know when you might be locked in the bathroom and forced to assemble some Ikea furniture. Also, that medical tape is from three years ago when the Girl nearly cut off the top of her finger playing skee ball. I'm entirely serious. Our family can't even get injured normally. I've kept it even though we've only used it when the Girl decided to play Olympic gymnast and needed to tape her wrists.

See, nothing to be jealous of here unless total weirdness elicits feelings of jealousy for you, in which case I cannot help. Tune in tomorrow, or realistically, later today, for Funny Friday!

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