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The fear of Nunn

I went out onto the patio this morning to contemplate life and any of the reasons as to why someone would have sat down and invented cottage cheese. The latter led me to remember a certain individual by the name of Rodney Nunn.

Rodney was my own personal bully when I was a freshman in high school. Since the Bellville Independent School district cared so much about your humble narrator’s future and overall physical well being, they placed me in a pre-algebra class with Rodney Nunn. I later had to double up in my mathematics curriculum in order to become a fully functional member of society and be able to calculate things like “If I’ve already microwaved this bag of popcorn for three minutes and there are still less than two seconds between kernel pops, will I be able to set the microwave to heat for an additional minute and have time to open the refrigerator and stare blankly only to later realize that I already had a drink waiting for me on the coffee table?” The Pythagorean theorem comes in handy in this situation.

Coach Wunderlich was our pre-algebra teacher. He was also one of the junior varsity football coaches as well as the girls’ softball coach. If I had to guess what his ancestors did based on surname, I would say they were responsible for the sunglasses that blind people wear.

I was a freshman. Rodney was a senior. We were both in Coach Wunderlich’s 5th period pre-algebra class. Rodney never made it out of the pre-stage of variable-based mathematics. Even though he was mean to me, I truly hope that he can determine a parabola’s direction by knowing that y=a(x-h)2+k. This lends itself useful in determining buying power when shopping for area rugs, clumping kitty litter and nasal spray. Some restrictions apply. Void where prohibited.

I hated going to pre-algebra because I knew that I would be receiving my daily dose of abuse from Rodney. I have recently learned that I’m capable of subjecting myself to selective amnesia. My relationship with Rodney is one of those rare cases. I guess saying that this is a rare case is not easily hypothesized nor capable of being proven because how would I know what I haven’t remembered or temporarily forgotten? A ha! – see, algebra! I don’t remember everything that Rodney did to me, but I know that he was a mean cuss. I remember that he used to flick my ears until they turned red and called me names. Never did I do anything to Rodney to warrant such maiming.

Rodney Nunn played a significant role in my life. He reminded me of that “do unto others” creed. He helped me become a person who enjoys being nice to other people and tries to make others laugh. I wonder what Rodney Nunn is doing now. I wonder if he’s one of those people who is immune to karma. If I were demented, I would come up with the notion of a gaggle of pixies wearing Wunderlich sunglasses and t-shirts that read “Algebraists do it by Symbolic Manipulation”, flicking the ears of Rodney Nunn for an eternity. I’m not demented so I wouldn’t think of something like that.

Steve and Joanne head home, no cable, dove hunting

My in-laws are gone, we’ve dropped down to basic cable and I have no dove meat.

Steve and Joanne left on Thursday morning. Elise and I were pretty bummed. Even though they were on vacation, it seemed as if Elise and I were as well. It was nice having them here for a week.

In an attempt to increase our cash reserve (aka the “house fund”), we decided to drop down to basic cable. We decided upon this three months ago. We called the cable company three months ago. The cable giant switched our service just this past Friday. No Food Network, TLC or Learning Channel anymore. Now we only get the big three networks, something called the WB, a handful of home shopping channels, two channels from Spain (Soccer exclusivo), the local hippy politics channel and public access channels that require its “stars” to wear a toilet seat as a necklace.

Dad and I went dove hunting in Hallettsville yesterday. We didn’t shoot any birds but we did manage to blow one of the tires on Dad’s truck by running over the edge of a culvert pipe.

Our 2nd Anniversary recap

Elise and I had a nice anniversary yesterday. Work pretty much sucked for me – I couldn’t wait to get home. To add insult to injury, my stupid iPod’s batteries went dead while at work so I had to listen to droning bus engines on the bicycle ride home. Just prior to leaving work, I spent too much time trying to figure out my newly acquired miniature frame-mounted tire pump. I looked like I was trying to wrestle an epileptic crocodile. Anyway – come to find out, having air in your tires can lead to a quicker ride home.

Steve and Joanne took Elise and me to Eddie V’s for a mighty fine and fancy dinner. Steve had the Mahi Mahi filet with spicy rock shrimp and mango salsa. Elise had the broiled swordfish steak with mushrooms, pistachios, chives and veal jus. Joanne and I both had the Pacific Ahi tuna with avocado, tomato and chile vinaigrette. I had mine rare (still flopping on the plate) and Joanne had hers cooked medium well. We all thought everything was great but Elise made out with the best meal of them all.

We went back to our apartment after dinner and opened presents. I bought Elise a Dell Axim X5 Pocket PC, hoping that it will help her in her job. Elise bought me a chef’s jacket and a 7″ Wusthof hollowed edge Santoku knife. Of course I had to immediately hop up and slice a carrot to test out my new toy. I’ll probably need to count my fingers on a daily basis from here on out.

After opening presents, we all went on the balcony and talked for a while. We then went into the office and looked at Elise’s and my wedding photos on By that time it was almost 1 a.m. I think Elise went back into the living room and talked with her parents. I just remember the alarm waking me up at 6:45 a.m. Back to reality.

Steve and Joanne visit my parents’ house for the first time

My in-laws are in until Thursday of this week. They got into town around 6 p.m. on Friday after driving from Norman, OK. Their journey started from Des Moines on Thursday. Elise was working, so I took them to Hoover’s for some comfort food. Steve and Joanne both had the barbequed chicken, I opted for the chicken fried steak. Everything was awesome – even the waitress who insisted that Joanne not order the grilled salmon Caesar salad but a rib-sticking order of chicken and mashed potatoes instead.

Elise got home from work at 1:30 a.m. Steve and Joanne tried to stay up to wait on her but couldn’t quite make it. Elise and I went to bed. We woke up on Saturday and drove to my parents’ house. After a short visit we drove to New Ulm to have hamburgers at the Texas Star Cafe. My Mom, Steve, Joanne and Elise dropped my Dad and me off at the house so they could drive to see the big town of Bellville.

Dad and I smoked pork ribs. Dad showed me the beginnings of his new work bench that he’s building with his new router. The rest of the family came back from Bellville. Steve and Joanne learned some interesting history about your humble narrator, so I’m told. Mom and I finished cooking and we all sat down and had dinner. To rub salt in the wound, someone brought out the photo albums. I avoided the situation for the most part. When I heard laughter, I walked further.

To create a diversion, I decided to blow something up. I went outside and started shooting off left-over fireworks from the fourth of July. That grabbed everyone’s attention and soon I had an audience.

We woke up early on Sunday. Steve, Joanne and Elise went to church in Bellville. Dad, Mom and I stayed at home, sacrificed a goat, painted stick figures on our foreheads with pig’s blood and sang Barbara Mandrell tunes. Well, really we just ate bagels.

The rest of the afternoon consisted of reading the newspaper, talking, watching football and eating. We headed back to Austin at 8 p.m. I stayed up long enough to put away my clothes and other miscellaneous effects and hit the hay.

Weekends are just too short.

Demon smoke alarm

Our brain piercing smoke alarm went of at 5 a.m. Monday morning. My wife happens to be a snooze hitter, so I can usually tune out any annoying beeps and buzzes while sleeping. This particular incessant squeal made me open my eyes, but remain relatively unresponsive. Elise got out of bed and assessed the situation. The manly man that I am stayed in bed with the comforter pulled up to my chest.

Elise came back to bed. There was no reason for the smoke alarm to go off. I asked Elise: “Was that a poltergeist?” Dumb me. I’m not manly because I didn’t get out of bed to check for a fire, now I can’t go back to sleep and I keep pulling my legs in closer to my body because I’m thinking there is a paranormal demon roaming our apartment, setting off smoke alarms and looking for some hairy, skinny legs to eat for a late night snack.

Catching up

The Friday before last (Sept. 5th) Elise, Travis, his girlfriend, Sarah and I went to the Dobie Theater to see Step Into Liquid. If you don’t see the movie, at least watch the trailer) Awesome movie. The cinematography is excellent. Elise went back to work. Travis, Sarah and I went back to my apartment, played the geetar and had a mini-PS2-playing marathon.

*Remembering the Dobie* The last time I was at the Dobie Theater, I was with Elise and our friend, James. We saw The Blair Witch Project. That scared us to death. At that time, the Dobie had curtains draped from the walls. The whole time we all kept thinking that something was going to come out from behind the curtains and kill us.

We were in my Rodeo, driving home, while James told us about the school children that supposedly push stalled cars off of the rail road tracks in San Antonio. Way to rub salt in the wound, James. James didn’t want to leave our apartment that night. We stayed up and kept scaring each other with stories.

Anyway – the Saturday before last (the 6th), I stayed in most of the day. No thanks to John, I purchased a 10GB iPod on eBay. Now I have to sell the Archos Jukebox Recorder. Once I download XPlay (or iTunes if it seems better), I’m sure I’ll be much happier with my iPod.

Later that night I met up with Tommy, Victor, Fred and Mike for a couple drinks at Opal Divine’s. We then went bar hopping on 6th Street. Elise called me when she was leaving work. I rode the trusty Shadow home to spend some time with my wife seeing how I never see her any more.

We stayed in all day on Sunday and talked. We talked and talked and talked. I shocked myself by remembering a pivotal point in my life, just prior to meeting Elise. It was a really low point in you humble narrator’s past. Elise and I discussed fate and how we were in the right place, at the right time, when we met. It was an interesting recollection and revelation.

Last week’s work week flew by. We went to a VIP party at the El Arroyo on 183. That was a lot of fun. We were able to sample most of the new menu items.

Elise went to work at 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning. She came home at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday to take a shower and go back to work. Her work day wasn’t over until roughly 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. I think Elise calculated 38 hours of work.

I went to work on Saturday morning to start a differential backup on our file server. I also wrote a long love letter to Elise. I went to CompUSA and bought a camera back for our PowerShot S400. I then went home to witness UT get creamed by Arkansas. Later that night I went to Tommy’s to watch Oscar De La Hoya wrongfully lose to Shane Mosley.

Elise and I woke up on Sunday and returned the van that she had rented for work. We (Elise) had lunch a Z’ Tejas. I suddenly came down with a terrible case of what felt like someone shoved an epileptic mongoose with a five gallon tank of ether and a cigarette in my stomach. We went home because I was feeling so bad. Elise took a nap. When she woke, I was finishing watching the very manly Payback, starring Mel Gibson. We changed the channel and watched, in its entirety, the very unmanly Hope Floats, starring Sandra Bullock. I cried, became bloated and my ankles swelled. Oh wait… nevermind.

Elise and I celebrated five years of togetherness yesterday. I had a nice bouquet of seasonal flowers sent to her work. With that I had delivered the letter that I had written on Saturday. We had dinner at El Arroyo, came home and played Monopoly.

Watch me eat, why don’tcha?

I’ve had no time to write. I need to make it a point to, though. Work, Tae Kwon Do and BBBS are consuming me. Any spare time I have is allotted for Elise. She works so much though that she’s hardly around. So I really just spend time trying to conquer my one phobia: sitting across from strangers in restaurants.

Elise and I haven’t had time to go to the grocery store in a month or so. I’ve been having to fend for myself during lunch. I can’t really go home because I ride my bicycle to work. It would take my entire lunch hour just to ride home and ride back. That would leave me with no time to eat. “But Josh, why don’t you just bring your lunch with you?” Because 1) We don’t have any food and 2) I can’t think rationally before 8:30 a.m. I get to work and think to myself: “Damn, why didn’t I bring my lunch?”

Around 1 p.m. I forage the surrounding creek and parking lots for berries. I usually end up with a fist full of cigarette butts and broken glass. I need more fiber. Luckily there’s a Subway behind our building. Yesterday I practically had the restaurant to myself. Just in case, I sat myself in the corner booth, facing the window, away from any other tables. Except for one. A lady ordered her lunch and came and sat at the ONLY table that would allow for any sort of eye contact with yours truly. I was facing west, she was facing north. She could have sat in the other bench of her booth, but no, she had to sit facing north, in direct eyesight of the left side of my face.

I could feel her eyes studying my primal eating habits. Before each bite, I sniffed all sides of my 6″ club sandwich. I would rub the garlic roasted bun on my forehead, grunt and take a large bite, making sure to leave sliced bell pepper and shredded lettuce dangling from my chin. The lady stared harder. I couldn’t take it any longer. I stood up in my booth, beat the right side of my chest with my left hand, I howled and chunked my half eaten sandwich at the lady. I hit her square above the left eye. Red wine vinaigrette and sliced banana peppers teetered from her glasses. I threw my Pepsi to the ceiling and ripped the table out from it’s bolted grounding. I left.

That’s what I should have done.

I hate it when people sit where they can watch me eat.

Labor Day weekend 2003

Although I don’t have much time to write recently, I find it necessary because I have a bad memory. I just had to call Elise to have her tell me what I did on Friday night. Nothing.

Elise worked all weekend so I had to fend for myself. Tommy came over late Saturday afternoon and we played PS2. Philip came over later in the evening to join us in our SSX Tricky tournament.

I woke up too early on Sunday and went for a long overdue ride down Lime Creek Road on the trusty Shadow. I got home in time to have Tommy pick me up to go to the grocery store and then to John and Christine’s.

We all hung out by the pool. I eventually made spinach artichoke dip and Shrimp Diablo. After dinner we all went to Tommy’s place to watch UT narrowly defeat New Mexico State. After the game we all went to some bar in north Austin to sing karaoke. The karaoke part never happened because 1) the people singing karaoke were apparently practicing for American Idol auditions and 2) Josh woke up too early that morning and it was time to sleep.

John called us on Monday morning and invited us to breakfast. He made eggs, venison sausage, bacon and toast for Christine, Elise, Michelle and me. After breakfast (at 12:30 p.m.) we went to the movie theater to see American Wedding. Funny movie.

John ran to Target to buy The Lord of the Ring: The Two Towers. So we went back to John and Christine’s place to watch another movie. Tommy came over later in the afternoon. Michelle went home to get her dogs and to bring back food. I cooked hamburgers for everyone, courtesy of Michelle.

Three fifths of us fell asleep during the movie. Having just eaten large hamburgers probably contributed to that. Elise and I went home around midnight.

All-in-all, it was a nice, relaxing weekend.


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Hurricane season runs from June until November and creates an elevated risk for water damage to residential and commercial property.

It is important to be prepared for potential hurricanes before they occur in order to decrease the possibility of experiencing injuries and structural damage to your property.

When hurricane warnings are issued, individuals need to make sure that their windows are boarded, their evacuation plans are set, and their supplies are gathered and ready. Hurricanes can cause severe water damage to structures, and the extraction of that water can be a long, grueling process without the help of a professional.

If your residential or commercial property has experienced water damage, please contact the water extraction professionals of WOW Total Cleaning by calling 512-656-6569 today.

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wood-sample-bamboo-largeBamboo flooring can give you the natural beauty of wood in your home while doing so in an environmentally sustainable way. Bamboo has evolved into the wood of choice for making both decorative and practical items that are aesthetically pleasing as well as environmentally friendly.

Bamboo hardwood floors are an excellent alternative to regular hardwood and exotic wood floors. Bamboo is in fact a grass that only takes around five years to mature. Hardwoods are trees that take 50 to 100 years to mature. Slightly more durable than other wood flooring, bamboo floors resist scuffing and gouging, and are easy to maintain. Bamboo flooring is also less expensive than many hardwood flooring options.

Keep in mind that you will want to buy all of your bamboo flooring at the same time. This is because the color of bamboo varies greatly from growing season to growing season, due to different weather conditions and rainfall. This means your floors will not have a consistent color palette if you buy flooring planks from different bamboo plank batches. You'll also want to think about whether you want horizontal or vertical bamboo planks. The direction refers to how the grain of the bamboo lies on the plank..

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Who am I?

In order to explain who I am, I must first tell you about the One I love and serve. Jesus is the Lord of my life, and all I do is for His glory and His alone. He died to pay for the sins of the whole world, loves you with an everlasting love, and can change your life and the lives of your loved ones and friends.

God has graciously allowed me to publish several books and use music, media, and writing to help FAMILIES live and pass on a BIBLICAL LEGACY in a SPIRTUALLY CONFUSED CULTURE. I am a member of CAN (Christian Authors Network) and AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association) and am a CLASS-certified speaker.

I am . . .

A woman deeply in love with my Creator
A grateful daughter of the King of Kings
A connoisseur of creation’s beauty and grandeur
A worshipper of the great I AM
A fun-loving child at heart.

But it wasn’t always that way.

I’m a New Creation in Jesus Christ

I used to live for  myself and believe what seemed sensible or convenient for me. I was speeding toward destruction and didn’t realize it. Though I was unsatisfied with my life, I didn’t understand why, until Jesus loved His way into my heart. He was what was missing all the time.

I’m also a . . .

Wife of a wonderful husband of over 40 years
Choir member
Vocal soloist

I’ve been a . . .

British Literature teacher
Children’s choir director
Children’s Sunday school teacher
Private and public school volunteer
Fine artist and illustrator
County Extension Agent in horticulture
Grocery store cashier

My Professional Friends Include:

Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA)
Christian Authors Network (CAN – See my posts in the CAN Marketing Blog.)
Colson Fellows and Centurions
Christian Leaders, Authors, and Speakers (CLASS)

The Reason Behind It All

God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world but so that the world might be saved through Him. Those who believe in Him are not judged, but those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed on the name of the only Son of God, Jesus Christ, our Lord. (John 3:16–18)


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With just a few more weeks before Christmas, home buyers are spending more time shopping for gifts for their loved ones. Hey, that’s okay. After a blistering fall pace, only hampered by a lack of listings, it might be nice for buyers to sit back, enjoy some holiday spirit and relax for a change. Mind you, the hearty shoppers are still out there looking for a bargain or two. As an example…this week we listed a semi-detached home in The Junction and within 16 hours it had over 35 showings.

Freehold listings continue to get scarcer. This week, new listings backed off another 12% while sales decreased across the central and east/west cores by nearly 30%. Last week we hit a high of over 60% of homes
selling at or above asking price, this week that number is a much more realistic 40%. Perhaps people have left the Black Friday mindset and returned to more rational thinking?

There was one nice surprise this week. While condominium listings pulled back a further 10% week over week, sales actually increased by 12% (one of the biggest week over week gains of the year). Of the 125 sales that took place in the core, almost 14% sold at or above asking price. Ok, so not as great as the freehold sector, but we continue to be optimistic about the condo market as we move into 2014. Overall, the happy meter is moving out of the “real estate bubble” category and into the “cautious optimism” category. Lets’ hope that in 2014 the arrow passes straight into the “joyous jubilation” range.


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November Abstracts

Found myself in the lobby of UCSF in Mission Bay a couple of weeks ago and got fascinated with the colors and angles of the waiting area.  Here are a couple of resulting creations:

And then from my recent trip back east, I found willing bits of nature and structures that screamed ‘abstract’ at me:

The left one is from a wall near Elfreth’s Alley in Philadelphia; the one on the right is a pond in the Pepsico Sculpture Garden in Purchase, NY.  Larger versions of all of these are in the Colors & Textures albums.

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Leaky gut and mental health - What are the links?

Leaky gut and mental health - What are the links?

The gut (a.k.a. digestive tract) is not just a tube that absorbs nutrients and gets rid of waste - it’s a complex alive system that’s a huge foundation of health. And not just gut health, but the overall health of our bodies and minds. We know how important it is to get all of our essential nutrients from food - and this is a big part of what our digestive tract does. But, there is way more to the story than just that.

When the gut is not working properly, symptoms can appear. Yes, typical gut and abdominal symptoms, but also other seemingly unrelated symptoms. Did you know that mental health issues have been linked with gut problems?

Let’s look at one gut problem in particular (you may have heard about this lately) - leaky gut. This literally involves tiny “leaks” in our gut lining that can allow more than just needed nutrients and water into our bodies. Researchers are looking at this, and I want to share the latest with you!

What is “leaky gut” linked with?

The “gut” is part of the digestive system, mainly the intestines, which are located in the abdomen. It’s an alive and very complex “tube” that acts as a gateway deciding what will enter the internal circulation of the body, and what must not get by. It digest and absorbs nutrients and water. It prevents toxins and “bad” microbes from being absorbed. And it shuttles all the waste to continue on and be eliminated.

You may think that symptoms of a leaky gut (a.k.a. “intestinal permeability”) are felt in the gut, and you’re right...to a point. Would you be surprised to know that lots of other symptoms and conditions are linked with leaky gut?

Leaky gut has been associated with:

●      Autoimmune diseases (e.g. Type I diabetes, celiac disease, etc.)

●      Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (e.g. ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s)

●      Psychological stress and mental health

●      And more!

Researchers are still figuring out the exact role that leaky gut plays in these conditions. Either way, the connections are there, and there are things that you can definitely do to improve your gut health. But first, how is our gut structured, and what can promote it to leak?

Gut structure - Three layers of our gut lining

Our guts have a three-layer lining that helps to allow things we need in, and keep harmful things out.

The first (outermost) layer is just one-cell thick. It’s a barrier that absorbs the nutrients and water we need, and physically prevents undigested compounds, toxins, and bacteria from getting in. Laid out flat, this layer makes up the largest surface area between the internal circulation of our bodies and the outside world (i.e. what we eat and drink).

The second layer is mucus. This mucus provides physical separation between the outermost enterocyte layer and the microbes and food that are inside the centre, or “lumen,” of the gut. It also contains special proteins that help fight against invaders. This mucus and its special compounds are produced by the enterocytes.

The third (innermost) layer inside our gut lining is our friendly resident gut microbes. Our guts contain billions of microbes - over 1 kg worth. Taken together, they’re sometimes referred to as a “superorganism.” These microbes include bacteria as well as other types of friendly microbes.

This layer of gut microbiota has two major functions to help promote a healthy gut lining:

●      They crowd out “bad” bacteria by taking up space and eating the “good” food (i.e. fibre and resistant starch, which we’ll get into in a bit).

●      They help to regulate the digestion and absorption of nutrients to nourish the first-layer enterocytes. One of the types of compounds they produce are called “short chain fatty acids” (SCFAs). These are considered to be anti-inflammatory and are also used as fuel for the enterocytes.

When the three layers aren’t working optimally, the tight junctions loosen, and leaks occur. This allows unwanted things to enter into the body’s circulation. This is how gut health affects our overall health.

Leaky gut and mental health

Stress and mental health issues are associated with inflammatory bowel diseases and leaky gut.

Stress hormones and moods can result in reduced levels of mood-boosting neurotransmitters in the brain and increase the risk of developing gut disorders, or flare ups of existing gut disorders. Several studies have found that patients with inflammatory gut conditions experienced worsening symptoms after stressful events. Chronic, or long-term, stress and depression is associated with more gut pain, leaky gut, and other inflammatory gut conditions like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. Stress can affect changes in the microbiota and the lining of the gut, and can further increase the gut inflammation. In animals, studies show that being under stress increases their intestinal permeability and inflammation.

We used to think that the brain sent direction down to control all parts of our bodies. We’re learning that a lot of the communication between the gut and the brain starts in the gut and goes up to the brain. Several studies show that in about half of people studied, gut symptoms arose before the mood issues did.

People who have gut disorders have a higher risk of developing anxiety or depression. Sometimes experiencing symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating, and discomfort can affect the quality of life and moods of people who have inflammatory bowel disease.

Some animal models of the inflammatory gut condition colitis promoted behavioural changes that are similar to mood disorders in people. Also, mice given an short chain fatty acid (SCFA) called butyrate seemed to experience an antidepressant effect.

These links between the gut and mental health are because of the “microbiota-gut-brain axis.” This axis includes many connections between the two of them, including through our nerves and hormones.

When the areas of the brain associated with stress are activated, this initiates the stress response. The stress response is twofold. First, it includes the release of stress hormones (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis - HPA axis) that go through the whole body. Second, it includes activation of the “fight or flight” (autonomic) part of the body’s nervous system. Both the hormones and autonomic nervous system affect the gut. And these can affect all three layers of the gut lining.

One of the key stress hormones of this HPA-axis is from the adrenal glands (the “A” in HPA). It’s the infamous stress hormone called cortisol. Cortisol is released into the bloodstream when we’re under stress. Cortisol directly affects the gut by reducing our ability to properly digest food, and instead prioritizes survival. It essentially prepares for “fight or flight” by slowing down the “rest and digest” functions.

FUN FACT: Mouse studies show that SCFAs may help to normalize the leakiness in not just our gut lining, but our “brain lining” (e.g. “blood-brain barrier”) too.

Leaky gut, or “intestinal permeability” is linked with many conditions of the gut, the body, and the mind. While research is still figuring out exactly how this happens and what comes first, there are definitely steps you can take today to help optimize your health. Learn how you can promote your gut health here!

Aguayo-Patrón, S. V., & Calderón de la Barca, A. M. (2017). Old Fashioned vs. Ultra-Processed-Based Current Diets: Possible Implication in the Increased Susceptibility to Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease in Childhood. Foods, 6(11), 100. http://doi.org/10.3390/foods6110100

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5704144/

Brzozowski, B., Mazur-Bialy, A., Pajdo, R., Kwiecien, S., Bilski, J., Zwolinska-Wcislo, M., … Brzozowski, T. (2016). Mechanisms by which Stress Affects the Experimental and Clinical Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Role of Brain-Gut Axis. Current Neuropharmacology, 14(8), 892–900. http://doi.org/10.2174/1570159X14666160404124127

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333596/

Fasano A. (2011). Zonulin and its regulation of intestinal barrier function: the biological door to inflammation, autoimmunity, and cancer. Physiol Rev. 91(1):151-75. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00003.2008.
LINK:  https://www.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/physrev.00003.2008

Holtmann G, Shah A, Morrison M. (2017). Pathophysiology of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Holistic Overview. Dig Dis, 35 Suppl 1:5-13. doi: 10.1159/000485409.

LINK:  https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/485409

Holzer, P., Farzi, A., Hassan, A. M., Zenz, G., Jačan, A., & Reichmann, F. (2017). Visceral Inflammation and Immune Activation Stress the Brain. Frontiers in Immunology, 8, 1613. http://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01613

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5702648/

Kelly, J. R., Kennedy, P. J., Cryan, J. F., Dinan, T. G., Clarke, G., & Hyland, N. P. (2015). Breaking down the barriers: the gut microbiome, intestinal permeability and stress-related psychiatric disorders. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 9, 392. http://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2015.00392

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604320/

Lamprecht, M., Bogner, S., Schippinger, G., Steinbauer, K., Fankhauser, F., Hallstroem, S., … Greilberger, J. F. (2012). Probiotic supplementation affects markers of intestinal barrier, oxidation, and inflammation in trained men; a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 9, 45. http://doi.org/10.1186/1550-2783-9-45

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3465223/

Lerner, A & Matthias, T. (2015). Changes in intestinal tight junction permeability associated with industrial food additives explain the rising incidence of autoimmune disease. Autoimmun Rev, 14(6):479-89. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2015.01.009.

LINK:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568997215000245?via%3Dihub

Lerner, A., Neidhöfer, S., & Matthias, T. (2017). The Gut Microbiome Feelings of the Brain: A Perspective for Non-Microbiologists. Microorganisms, 5(4), 66. http://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms5040066

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748575/

Mu, Q., Kirby, J., Reilly, C. M., & Luo, X. M. (2017). Leaky Gut As a Danger Signal for Autoimmune Diseases. Frontiers in Immunology, 8, 598. http://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00598

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5440529/

Slyepchenko, A., Maes, M., Jacka, F.N., Köhler, C.A., Barichello, T., McIntyre, R.S., Berk, M., Grande, I., Foster, J.A., Vieta, E. & Carvalho, A.F. (2017). Gut Microbiota, Bacterial Translocation, and Interactions with Diet: Pathophysiological Links between Major Depressive Disorder and Non-Communicable Medical Comorbidities. Psychother Psychosom, 86(1):31-46.
LINK:  https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/448957

Sturgeon, C., & Fasano, A. (2016). Zonulin, a regulator of epithelial and endothelial barrier functions, and its involvement in chronic inflammatory diseases. Tissue Barriers, 4(4), e1251384. http://doi.org/10.1080/21688370.2016.1251384

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5214347/

Wikipedia. Bacteroidetes. Accessed May 22, 2018.

LINK:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteroidetes

Wikipedia. Firmicutes. Accessed May 22, 2018.

LINK:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmicutes

Wilms, E., Gerritsen, J., Smidt, H., Besseling-van der Vaart, I., Rijkers, G. T., Garcia Fuentes, A. R., … Troost, F. J. (2016). Effects of Supplementation of the Synbiotic Ecologic® 825/FOS P6 on Intestinal Barrier Function in Healthy Humans: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE, 11(12), e0167775. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167775

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5147956/

World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization. Probiotics. Accessed May 22, 2018.

LINK:  http://www.fao.org/food/food-safety-quality/a-z-index/probiotics/en/

Xiao, L., van’t Land, B., van de Worp, W. R. P. H., Stahl, B., Folkerts, G., & Garssen, J. (2017). Early-Life Nutritional Factors and Mucosal Immunity in the Development of Autoimmune Diabetes. Frontiers in Immunology, 8, 1219. http://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01219

LINK:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5626949/

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Attention Pilots!

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, we have launched a sale on our website and Steam. You’ll find some great deals including for the first time  The sale runs from 10am PDT on February 4th until 10am February 11th, 2019. A great time to fill up your hangar! Many prices are their lowest ever, take a look!

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IL-2 on Steam

- 33% OFF of Battle of Kuban and a whopping 75% OFF ALL Rise of Flight merchandise.

- 33% OFF Battle of Kuban - For the first time ever!

- 66% OFF Battle of Stalingrad - Please note that having at least the base game (Stalingrad) on Steam means you can launch it from the Steam client without entering a login and password and you can access your IL-2 content purchased elsewhere if you link the accounts.

- 66% OFF Battle of Moscow

- 66% OFF Fw-190 A-3, La-5 series 8, P-40E-1 and MC202 Collector Planes - For aces on a budget!

- 52% OFF Ju 52/3m Collector Plane - Delivering packages has never been so affordable!

- 40% OFF Bf 109 G-6, Hs 129 B-2, La-5FN (Series 2), Spitfire Mk.VB, Yak-1b Series 127 Collector Planes - High Performance, Low Price!

- 66% OFF 10 Days of Autumn and Blazing Steppe Scripted Historical Campaigns - Lowest Price Ever!

- 25% OFF Havoc Over the Kuban Scripted Campaign - Two engines, One great price!

- 75% OFF all Rise of Flight Content - That's almost Free!

As usual, if you purchase a plane you already have you can send it as a Gift to a friend or squadron mate.

See  you in the skies!

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Sunday, November 11, 2012

TWG Tea ♥ ♥

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Coffee is my favorite drink, but I also love a good cup of tea.

So I was quite excited about TWG's opening in Manila. But Frances was even more excited than I.

For the first time in our lives as cousins, she arrived at a restaurant before me. (Whoa!!! :P)

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We love TWG merchandise!

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Had a grand time sniffing through and oohing and aahhing over all these beautiful canisters

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We ordered a Gourmet Brunch Set and a Midsummer Brunch Set and shared equally all the nutrients and calories.

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Fresh watermelon juice for me, fresh apple juice for her

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Spotted: Starbucks. TWG doesn't charge corkage :P

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The tea selection is voluminous! Frances almost drowned reading through the menu.

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I had the T3013 Earl Grey Chocolate
"Rich and aromatic black tea accented with fresh notes of rare TWG Tea bergamot
and pure dark chocolate which unite to create a marvelous and blissful blend.
An unforgettable tea for those special moments."

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She had the T6051 Love Me Tea
"This engaging love potion of fine green tea is delicately enhanced by an armful of
fragrant floral blossoms. A charming adventure for the senses."

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Fresh farmhouse eggs scrambled with white truffle oil, served with smoked salmon
and a mixed salad with baby spinach shoots and marinated shrimps

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They were the most rubbery and saddest looking shrimps I've ever seen :(

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Warm rustic French style vegetarian quiche filled with seasonal vegetables and served with a light
cream sauce, accompanied by a garden salad tossed in 1837 Green Tea infused vinaigrette

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French brioche toasts served with whipped cream and delicious TWG Peach Jelly

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Chocolate muffins and scones were served warm and smelled heavenly,
but the muffins were dry as cardboard and the scones tasted of flour. :(

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The saving grace were these delicious tea jellies - Geisha Blossom and Red of Africa.
I ate these like broken jello, without the scones. Yummy.

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Singapore Surprise, TWG's signature pastry, was unfortunately, an unpleasant surprise.
It was a sweet creme brûlée tart filled with sour strawberries and tasted a bit medicinal.

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Being matcha lovers, we were so excited about the Green Tea Mille-feuille

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That is, until the moment we tried to cut the beautiful thing in half.
My gosh, the puff pasty wouldn't budge! It was so hard and thick we had to peel off
the top layer to prevent the pastry cream from oozing out on all sides.

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Sadly, the next 2 layers were not any better.
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We still love TWG and will come back again for the beautiful teas after having a fantastic meal

TWG Tea: Ground Level, Greenbelt 5, Legaspi Street, Legaspi Village, Makati.

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It seems hard to believe, especially for me, that I’ve been performing music professionally for more than 30 years. My aspiring amateur status dates back even a few more years. Aside from qualifying me as a geezer, having played music since the 1970s means I’ve seen some major changes in the business, from the lower rungs on the ladder where I reside, all the way to the top, or what’s left of it.

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Shock, No Awe

Posted on August 9, 2012 with 0 comments

Not even a week after I wrote about the horrific and tragic murders in Aurora and Conch Key, caring people’s hearts were broken again as a hate-filled murderer took the lives of six others before losing his own at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Once again, tears flow. Once again, people mourn the loss of family members and friends. And once again, a community’s members are left bewildered, trying to pick up the pieces of shattered lives and wondering how something like that could have happened in a place they call home. And the rest of us try to understand just how something like this could have happened… again. With each new deadly event, we are still saddened to the core – but not as shocked as we once were.

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Two Kinds of People

Posted on August 3, 2012 with 0 comments

At the risk of oversimplifying a much larger problem (and way over-generalizing as well – a tragic flaw of anyone who claims to be a writer), there are two kinds of people in this world: those who care about their fellow human beings, and those who don’t.

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Clarence Clemons, 1942-2011

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I first met him at a Seafood Festival during my term as Mayor of the City of Marathon. He was there jamming with Jen and Capt. Diego Cordova; I think I played that year, too. When we were introduced, and Clarence found out that I was the Mayor as well as a musician, I remember him saying, “You’re a musician and the mayor??? This is a cool town.”

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50 Years of Americans in Space

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   I was a space brat.

   There was no better place to be a kid in the 1960s than Cape Canaveral (then Cape Kennedy). Rockets went off in my backyard. Not just Titans and Deltas, but honest-to-God Saturns. There was nothing quite as amazing as watching (and hearing and feeling) a Saturn V leave the launch pad and climb into the sky on a pillar of fire...

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Happy Birthday Mike Bucci

I have met Mike Bucci several times.  The first was when we interviewed him at Wizard World 2011.  Bucci  gave us one of our best interviews ever.  He was funny, insightful and generous with his time.  It really was a great experience.
Since then, I have seen him at many Resistance Pro Wrestling events.  He never fails to give us a friendly greeting.
Bucci is such a class act.  I have never heard one bad word about the guy, but I have heard lots of praise for him from the wrestlers and others at R Pro.
He was amazing in the ring and he has such an incredible wrestling mind.  I am sure he has done well outside of wrestling, but I would love to see him do something full-time back in wrestling.  He would be a huge asset to any company.  Bucci represents all things good with wrestling.
Bucci also represents the unexpected cool outcomes I have gotten from so many interviews.  He is the symbol of the great connections I have made through and through my association with Resistance Pro.
Thank you Mike.  I hope to see you soon!
Oh and Happy Birthday!!
Jason Fleigel, Mike Bucci and me in Rosemont, IL-August 2011.

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Rice and beans as part of a traditional Korean meal in Cheongju, South Korea.

I really appreciate any chance I get to spend time with my co-teachers out of school. It has become even more important since we found out “Cat Teacher” will be leaving us in about a month to start teaching at an international school in Taiwan. I’m so excited for her next adventure, but will miss her dearly. All of us will.

It’s amazing how close we’ve become over the past few months. I didn’t fully realize it until ‘Cat Teacher’ and I spent an afternoon together trying to renew my Visa at the immigration office in Cheongju. It was a failed attempt to extend, but a successful bonding time between us. Some of what we shared will likely connect us for life. That’s special.

A variety of Korean food served in bronzeware during a traditional Korean meal in Cheongju, South Korea.
A traditional Korean meal served in bangja (bronzeware). July, 2012.
“Share time means to have the same memories,” ‘Cat Teacher’ said at our traditional Korean dinner this evening. She was referring to the importance of spending together.

We went onto reminisce about the times we’ve shared. That’s one thing my co-teachers have always been really good about. Making sure we spend time together, even when we’re all so busy. I’ll cherish the memories we’ve made as a result.

Green tea patbingsu with red beans in Cheongju, South Korea.
Patbingsu with my co-teachers in Cheongju, Korea. July, 2012.

These are women I can share about anything with. They understand. They get it. One moment we’ll be making fun of ajummas (elderly Korean women), and the next we’ll be discussing motherhood. It’s incredible. We know each other so well.

"Through your photography I get to see what your eyes want to see..."

Even though English is ‘Cat Teacher’s’ third language, she was able to articulate why I love photography so much, even better than I could’ve said myself. Our chat this evening got me really excited to pursue it again.

On the way home, another one of my co-teachers commented on how close she felt to all of us, and how she didn’t realize it until tonight. It was a wonderful evening. We’ll get one more chance to go out together before ‘Cat Teacher’ leaves.


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Flexmill becomes an independent company - JOT continues as a minority owner

— 27 July 2017

Flexmill Ltd’s customers are international aerospace, marine and energy industry giants.

A new high technology growth company was established in Finland when Flexmill, formerly a JOT Automation business unit, became an independent company as the result of a business transaction. The business unit’s core team transferred to the new company at the same time.

The Finnish capital investment company Verso Ventures is the majority owner of Flexmill Ltd. JOT Automation will continue to be a minority owner in Flexmill. Flexmill operated as part of JOT Automation for 10 years before becoming independent.

Flexmill is an international growth company and its customers are aerospace, marine and energy industry giants. Flexmill combines robotics, machine vision and sensor and software technology in mechanical engineering and automates critical phases of manufacturing. For example, finishing the surfaces of different components in the aerospace industry requires a high level of precision. The personnel is simultaneously protected from harmful work phases and substances.

Flexmill’s headquarters is in Nurmijärvi and it has a sales office in Singapore, which is one of the most important aerospace industry clusters in the world. Petri Kosonen will continue as the company’s managing director.


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Tourism working for Cayman worldwide

Country managers Don McDougall (Europe), Paul Minich (Canada) and Thomas Ludington (USA) are tasked with keeping Cayman in the minds of potential visitors and the subsequent injection of cash into Cayman. Part II

Each of the Department of Tourism employees answered a set of questions posed by The Journal regarding the country-specific issues inherent in their day-to-day jobs and overall planning to promote the destination. Last month the marketing professionals spoke of economic conditions and what their own roles involve and now they turn their attention to matters of media, trade shows and more.

Can you explain some of the methods which are successful in getting good press?

Don McDougall (Europe): Our visiting journalist programme has proved massively successful in terms of coverage achieved in target media and also in terms of delivering return on investment (i.e. equivalent cost of exposure versus paid for coverage.) Our affinity marketing strategy is also a hugely successful method of ensuring wide brand exposure, through third party company endorsement of the destination and in achieving coverage via that third party company’s data base/high street space.

The advertising strategy allows Cayman a wider brand awareness combined with an aspect of education through the combination of above the line creative appearing alongside extensive advertorials in our media plan.

A solid sales and destination training programme via the most prolific travel trade distribution channels ensures that travel agents and tour operators are well versed to convert and sales leads generated by Department of Tourism marcoms.

Paul Minich (Canada): I divide press coverage into two camps – consumer and travel trade for the industry. From a consumer point of view, we have worked hard to educate general interest journalists (as opposed to travel-related journalists) and this has worked extremely well. As an example last year we invited food critics to Cayman Cookout as visiting journalists. We are still getting press and it is eight months after the event! Also, we have entered the on-line world with our PR efforts and this has been a critical success factor for us over the past two years.

On the travel trade side of things, the Canadian office has really ramped up its presence in the industry and that has translated into excellent press coverage for the travel agents, tour operators and airlines. The Cayman Islands as a brand is very visible within the trade.

Thomas Ludington (USA): Today, to garner good press, we look for items that are unique to market. Simple promotional fares, or packages don’t cut it. Clearly some of the things we do on island such as the National Geographic Challenge, our Fresh Air Fund Program are very unique and therefore newsworthy in the USA. The Kittiwake was also a phenomenal story this year because it had so many unique aspects – such as the fact that It was the first US ship to be given to a foreign country to be sunk and used as a reef. Additionally, our efforts in the areas of medial tourism, ecology and sports tourism all have some unique and interesting elements that journalists can latch on to and find that thread to weave a story from.

What is the role of social media and how has this impacted the marketing mix?

Don McDougall (Europe): CRM and social media plays an increasing role in customer loyalty and word of mouth endorsement for the destination. By utilising several social media streams simultaneously, we can keep Cayman top of mind amongst an audience which has opted to receive our communication. We can also tailor make specific content related news/opportunities to an audience already segmented by personal interest selection. Social media is instant, impactful and measurable.

Paul Minich (Canada): Canadians are among the heaviest users of on-line activities in the world, spending a disproportionate time on-line as a life style. We are connected as a nation. Our goal in Canada is to create a sense of “community” amongst Canadians who are interested in seeing not only what is happening in the Cayman Islands, but also what the Cayman Islands is doing in their communities at home. Our “events based “ marketing strategy has us involved with Canadian travellers in their home markets and we aim to use social media to create a buzz about our presence. It works.

Thomas Ludington (USA): Social media has emerged to be a very affordable and effective tool to communicate our story to people who have an interest in the region and the experiences we offer. It’s human nature to share experiences with each other and there is no better form of advertising than that good word of mouth. We can speak to these groups about the things that interest them, which helps in getting them to make the call to book their vacation. In this way, we can speak to areas such as culinary, dive, family, romance, sports and of course travel. As far as the mix is concerned, social requires a high degree of human resources to maintain the relationships formed and to keep the dialogue active and in addition, we are spending a large amount of man hours implementing our social media strategies.

What is the role of trade shows?

Don McDougall (Europe): Business to consumer niche interest themed events (such as nature shows, dive shows etc) are becoming increasingly more important and lucrative, compared to traditional business to business travel industry shows. Modern communications and media means that buyers no longer wait for trade shows to find inspiration and/or potential business contacts. They do so via the web/e mail and Skype. Even B2B is going virtual with the potential of a virtual Caribbean event on 16th December.

Paul Minich (Canada): In Canada we have opted to spend our promotional dollars at well targeted consumer events as opposed to consumer trade shows. Sponsoring a Rolls Royce street party is an example of this shift in philosophy. However, trade shows do remain important for the travel trade, as industry trade shows allow us to meet and educate travel agents efficiently.

Thomas Ludington (USA): Trade and consumer shows afford us the opportunity to interact with key influencers such as travel agents, wholesale operators, and dive industry people etc. on one place over a day or two. In addition to being able to speak with them, and put our promotional collateral in their hands, we collect their contact information and e mail addresses so we build our data base and can communicate with them in the future via social media and e mail. Additionally, the market intelligence gained from these shows enable the tourism department to identify market trends and perceptions of the destination that help us craft the messaging that we go to that particular market with. The same holds true at our consumer shows. We target dive, epicurean, romance, general travel and some sports shows and events that attract our target demographic.

How do attractions such as Kittiwake or events like Taste of Cayman go down with your target market?

Don McDougall (Europe): Kittiwake was a huge opportunity to gain extensive media coverage through PR activity and indeed will drive visitation from Europe as it complements the whole Cayman dive experience, which is already quite well known amongst the dive fraternity.

Culinary and music events are less of an opportunity because Europeans are surrounded by their own cultural diversity all close at hand, of which food and music are major motivators. Travelling for 13 hours to attend such events from Europe is not as attractive an opportunity as it is to someone who is exposed to less cultural diversity and who only has to travel from the USA.

Paul Minich (Canada): Very significant, especially when marketing to the niche sectors I described earlier. The dive community is obviously very focused on the excitement of Kittiwake, and as another example, when we talk to culinary enthusiasts in Canada they make travel plans around January to enjoy the epicurean activities. These events also provide story lines for editorial coverage-both print and on-line, which helps develop our PR initiatives.

Thomas Ludington (USA): These are fantastic events that give us the ability to differentiate ourselves from the competitive set by providing platforms that create demand. For instance, the sinking of the Kittiwake got us tremendous press in the dive magazines as well as national electronic media. This creates the interest and reasons for the consumer to visit, whether it be for the first time or a return. Taste of Cayman reinforces our dominance in the culinary aspects of our destination, which has become an integral part of vacation planning; especially in our target consumers. These are tremendous hooks, which journalist like to write about and consumers like to brag about the fact that they’ve been there.

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Everett’s Weyerhaeuser Building

A hiking and walking friend, Linda Paros, alerted me a few weeks ago that the ornate Weyerhaeuser building in Everett was up on moving blocks.  What’s up? she asked.  The Seattle Times and the Everett Herald had the answer in mid-July.  It’s moving–again.

Weyerhaeuser buildingThe 93-year-old structure first sat at the foot of Pacific Avenue near Weyerhaeuser’s Mill A, the largest lumber mill in the world when it was built in 1912.  Although Weyerhaeuser headquarters was in Tacoma, near the Northern Pacific Railroad, from which Frederick Weyerhaeuser had bought timberland, the company’s largest mills were in Everett.  The local office building was designed by architect Carl Gould in a Gothic style to showcase local wood products from fir, cedar, and hemlock.  Fifteen years later it was barged to sit near Mill B on the Snohomish River.   After Mill B closed in 1979, the office moved again in 1984 to Marina Village to house the Everett Chamber of Commerce near the city’s newer economic enterprise, the U.S. Navy’s Homeport.

It will move this year to a development in the Port of Everett’s Central Marina, retaining its historic claim to the waterfront.  If nothing else, the building has showcased the strength of its structure.   The building is included in the Everett chapter of Walking Washington’s History: Ten Cities.IMG_1960

Duwamish River

Duwamish River

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Hiking Washington’s History featured two urban hikes–on the Spokane Centennial Trail and on the Duwamish River–both of them essentially bike trails that are also good for walking.  Here’s the blog post I wrote for the University of Washington Press about the hike along the Duwamish, the only river that flows through Seattle, a much altered river still rich in history.


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Conley Kewpie #2 Box Camera

Conley Kewpie #2 Box Camera

I bought this Kewpie #2 at a camera show for $15.00. That’s more than I usually spend on any camera, let alone a simple box camera, but it was in great shape. I bought it for Mike Levy, who ended up trading me his book SELECTING AND USING CLASSIC CAMERAS for it. But not before I put a roll of film through it. My advice to Mike was to trim that chunk of thread that’s hanging down into the image area. Or maybe we could start a trend? Just as light leaks and distorted edges are the trademark of a classic toy camera photo, thread in the image area could prove to the world that a box was used. That would be, like, totally righteous. Not.

The Kewpie has a little latch on the side that unlocks to gain access to the “cone”.

There are top and side finders. There’s also a tab to pull for “B” setting. Manufactured by Conley Camera Co of Rochester, Minnesota, the Kewpie takes eight exposures on 120 film. I took it to a defunct nuclear power plant. That ring around the top of the cooling tower really was there! The sun was directly behind the tower and it had a ring around it. You know how it does when there’s a lot of humidity in the atmosphere?

McKeown’s PRICE GUIDE TO ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CAMERAS 2005-2006 states, “c1917-22. For 120 film. Loads from side. Rotating disc stops on front of cameras. $12-20.”

Check out my Box Camera Basics page for tips on film loading, etc.

I feel this next part needs an explanation. Sometime in the mid-1990’s I’d finished a family photo session with a certain cool civil war reenacting family. I was sitting, having a beer with the dad, talking about the exceptional array of entries in the Tokeland 4th of July Parade. He said, “You know, a person could just do that. Name themselves king or queen of something. Like, say you’re the Nitrogen Fertilizer Queen, or something, and make a circuit doing these events.” This got me to thinking… and the spark became a flame. The Silver Nitrate Queen was born. (Silver nitrate is a compound used in photographic processes.) I bought a dress. I bought a tiara. I bought gloves and shoes. I made a sash. I sent out press releases with photos. I received a few calls from some newspapers. Mostly, once they figured out I was basically self-proclaimed, the call was ended rather abruptly. The SNQ did make it into one newspaper and I won a 1st place trophy my 2nd year in that local parade. I’d bribed the judges and had a friend on the panel, but that’s beside the point. Through the years, the SNQ has remained steadfast in her promotion of analog photographic processes. She’s no stranger to digital technology, but analog is her first love. Ah oh… you know it’s bad when you start referring to yourself in the 3rd person.

I don’t remember when the idea came to me to transform a beater Conley Kewpie #2 into the SNQP. I simply stripped it and began applying shimmering glass beads, rhinestones and vintage jewelry. This SNQP became my very first “Gala Edition” camera. It began an obsession with beater-camera transformation that continues to this day – time permitting.

I took it all sorts of places!

The Silver Nitrate Queen, 20-some years ago.

The Silver Nitrate Queen today. Much more serious – and somehow looking a little like the wicked witch of the west – but, hey, she still fits into her dress!

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12/29 - Black Mitcham Mints

We admit that the item in this picture does not look like much. It is a chocolate covered Black Mitcham mint patty. Black Mitcham is a cultivar of mint that had fallen out of cultivation some years back, but has recently been revived. Naturally, we had to try some, and we were quite impressed. Black Mitcham is a very strong mint, with a hearty green note. It's nothing like spearmint, which we don't really like. Rather, it is extremely refreshing and hearty. That brown disk may not look like much, but it may be the best peppermint patty anywhere.

If you want to try some, you can get them from Chelsea Market Baskets.

If you'd like a window into the exciting world of Black Mitcham research, including the new Cascade Mitcham mutant, check out our Google search.

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12/28 - Snowshoeing On The Lake Angeles Trail

There is snow in the Heart of the Hills, so the Lake Angeles trail is no longer at that annoying ambiguous level with just a bit too much snow for easy traction, but too little for snowshoes. There is plenty of snow there now. We should report that the park maintenance teams have been hard at work, at least as far as the bridge. The log that we had to crawl under last time is gone. We were too timid and exhausted by all the holiday fun to cross the bridge and check out the mess on the other side. That's something for the new year. Meanwhile, enjoy some pictures of the forest and the snow.

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12/26 - This Year's Candle Tree

It seems that every year the Christmas trees get bigger. Here is our 2007 candle tree, and this year it is too big to rest on our old television table, and, since it is a bigger tree, it needs more candles. We are now up to 18.

There is nothing like candle light to set off the glory of a Christmas tree. This one is decorated with cookies and Hannukah gelt, but it is the soft glow of firelight that makes it beautiful. Move your mouse over the picture to light the candles and see.

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12/26 - Our Big Tree

This is our main Christmas tree. There isn't much to say. It's nine feet tall and chock full of ornaments. The neatest ones, the sea horse and the Pierrot, are up near the top, but no Christmas tree stands or falls by a single ornament. Only the sheer mass of glitter counts.

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12/22 - Hurricane Ridge is OPEN

The road to Hurricane Ridge is open. The park service has done a great job plowing, sanding, moving rocks and sawing trees. There was some serious road damage up near the Switchback Trail trailhead, and the road narrows a bit there, but the route was easily passable.

The ridge itself was spectacular. We managed to snowshoe a bit, but the snow was all fresh powder, so we couldn't get very far on our trail snowshoes. We were sinking two feet into the snow with every step. On the other hand, we did manage to flail around for an hour enjoying the views and making it some of the way up Sunrise Peak.

The road is still open. Get the winter spirit and check out the high country.

A view of the lodge at Hurricane Ridge

The view to the north

Snow covered trees

Klahane Ridge as seen from the road

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12/12 - Meaning Uncertain

Even Homer nods, and even the Oxford English Dictionary has its weaknesses. In particular, there are words with citations, but no definitions. We came across "smolet" years ago by chance, but now that the OED is online we could simply search for all entries that had "meaning uncertain" to see how common this problem is. All told, we found about fifty words that are in the dictionary, but as yet undefined. We didn't find "caterjunes" on this list, which was the nonsense spelling word from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Apparently, since it was used in a spelling bee, it is possible to spell a non-word incorrectly. Maybe it will show up in a future edition.
smolet (smolat)

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12/11 - The Annual Christmas Firetruck

Every Christmas the Port Angeles Fire Department takes a tour of the town in a well illuminated firetruck. With sirens blaring and Santa atop it does liven things up around here. It's hard to miss.

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12/10 - Welcome To Seattle

We often fly to Seattle on Kenmore Air. They have regular service to Boeing Field from Port Angeles. The views of the Olympic Mountains, the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, and Seattle vary with the weather. Since Boeing Field is just south of the city, we often get a nice view of town on our route. Check out the view on our last trip.

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12/10 - The Remodeled Bus Tunnel

The first time one of us visited Seattle they were building the downtown bus tunnel. It was our introduction to "Welcome To Seattle - Sidewalk Closed". While New York City has its share of frenetic construction, the sidewalks are kept open. You might have to snake your way through an array of girders and pillars and hanging utility lights, but the street is open. Seattle, in contrast, allows developers to simply close the sidewalks. Seattle is not the most pedestrian friendly town. The bus tunnel was closed again more recently, but it has now reopened. Interestingly, we never actually saw the original tunnel, so we will have to assume that things have changed. In any case, the newly remodeled tunnel is quite pretty and well appointed. Now, we have to wait for the airport light rail connection in 2009. It's nice to see some serious public works in this day and age.

The new bus tunnel

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12/10 - Seattle Christmas

We were in Seattle the other day and had to admire the Christmas decorations as the shopping season gets into full swing. The gingerbread cookie decorations are from the recently remodeled Sheraton Towers lobby. We always check their Christmas display which was as much fun as ever.

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12/10 - Green Bean Lizard

We noticed this little feller at one of the produce stands at Pike's Place Market.

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12/04 - The Little Oven

Ever since Bonny's closed some years back, Port Angeles has been without a really good bakery. A friend of ours noticed The LIttle Oven a few days ago. It shares a building with the laundromat on Peabody Street, and, as you can see from the picture, it doesn't look like much from the outside.

Our friend said they were pretty good, but since they only have a little oven, they only bake bread for their own sandwiches. They smelled right when we dropped by, but we haven't tried them yet. Still, their menu includes croissants, sandwiches and cinnamon rolls, so we expect to review them soon enough.

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12/04 - High Water

The major news outlets are covering this much better than we can, but there has been a lot of wind, rain and flooding here in the Pacific Northwest. Port Angeles and Sequim actually missed the worst. We just had a lot of rain, but ten miles west there was serious flooding, power outages and the works.

We aren't big eco-disaster tourists, but we couldn't help noticing that Morse Creek was high and muddy. There was a lot of water under the reconstructed rail bridge. With the warm weather, that's probably both rain and snow melt. The Hurricane Ridge weather station was reporting weather in the upper 30s, even late at night.

That's our benchmark tree sticking out there. Usually, you can see the horizontal branch that supports it.

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Children contribute to Practical Conservation of Kibale National Park

Members of Iruhuura Wildlife Club mix mud and manure for building fuel efficient stoves

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A 3 burner fuel efficient stove

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Celebrating 20 Whacky Festivals

There is nothing to match the value of the celebrations and traditions of a nation. It is a time of national solidarity when the general community and families come together and forget the day to day grind and celebrates a holiday, for a particular purpose. It is a way of expressing the very heart of the nation and a time for the people to express themselves.

Besides the national festivals and celebrations, many places enjoy some whacky celebrations. Here are just 20 whacky festivals:

·    Alice Springs in the dry and desert-like heart of Australia, is host to the whacky Todd Regatta in a riverbed that has no water. The have no paddles and are bottomless. They are usually constructed of beer cans, which are first emptied by the boat builders. The teams then run the riverbed with their feet sticking out the bottom of the boats. In 1993 the race was cancelled due to the threat of a once in a blue moon rain storm.
·    In the month of August thousands of Spaniards take part in the La Tomatina festival in Bunol. Truckloads of tomatoes are dumped in the city centre. The people throw tomatoes at each other for the whole day, but only after the tomato has been squished in the hand first, before being thrown. Even sedate grandmothers have been seen to participate in the festival.
·    If you want it hot, head to Finland for the Sauna Bathing Championships. Every 30 seconds the heat is turned up. The last person left in the sauna is the winner, after having kept the naked bum firmly seated on the wooden bench and remained seated upright.
·    In Coopers’s Hill in Gloucester England contestants roll, chase, tumble, and somersault after a wheel of cheese down a ridiculously steep hill. The result is sprains, bruises and broken bones. No one ever manages to catch the cheese and whoever gets down the hill first gets to keep the giant wheel of cheese. Not everyone’s cup of tea!
·    In the UK there is a mobile phone throwing championship,
·    While in Wisconsin State, USA in September there is a champion dry cow pad (manure) throwing contest.
·    The cheese-chasing feat is less daunting than the horses and riders racing down a 69 meter slope with a 62 degree angle, known as Suicide Hill in Washington.
·    There is a Boryeong Mud Festival on the East Coast of Korea, for the fully clothed
·    While France there is a yearly International Contemporary Mime Festival.
·    In Kawasaki there is a festival where the men carry 12 foot phallus and the women two foot versions. Not quite sure what they are celebrating here.
·    You can run with the bulls in Pamplona,
·    Or choose to race bulls in Madura. Either one is a bone crunching festival.
·    In Vanuatu there is the yearly religious ceremony known as the land dive on the tropical island of Pentecost to celebrate the end of the yam harvest. The virile young men of the village dive 30 meters off a rickety looking tower on home-made vines. The aim is to let the shoulders (or heads) brush the ground. All this in order to ensure that next year’s yam harvest will be a good one. The English Queen Elizabeth was witness to the death of one of the jumpers in 1976.
·    In Greater Manchester UK they throw black puddings.
·    We all know about the legendary Scots ability to throw large items.
·    In the Rocky Mountains there is an annual ball where daughters pledge their purity to their fathers. Some do not even permit a kiss before their wedding day and many never dance with anyone other than their father or brothers. Tough luck on the single males of the area.
·    Japan hosts the Naked Festival. All the male contestants are dressed in oversize diapers and parade through the winter streets. The onlookers throw cold water over the contestants who drink copious amounts of sake in an effort to stop from freezing.

Many people take their national holidays very seriously and celebrate them wherever they emigrate. Some of these celebrations have become so popular in the host country, they have been adopted outside the immigrant community. This can make it difficult to assess the origin of a celebration.

·    Easter and Christmas which originated in the Middle East have become worldwide celebrations handed down through the churches and adopted by commerce.
·    The Munich Beer Festival is also one such celebration. Numerous countries now lay claim to their own beer festival
·    Halloween was Irish in its origin. Now many countries around the world celebrate Halloween, particularly the United States of America
Other celebrations remain more localized to a particular community inside the host country.

·    Thanksgiving is an American harvest festival. Americans all over the world, stop to celebrate this festival.
·    While Chinese New Year is limited to the Chinese population in a country, there are many countries around the globe where it is celebrated.
·    Melbourne Cup Race Day is celebrated by Australians, no matter what country they live in.

While some say festivals express something about the people who celebrate them, I wonder! It is important however, as a universal community we respect without censure, how and what others choose to celebrate. Each festival meets a particular need in the individuals of that nation and becomes an integral part of a way of life. Maybe you can come up with some whacky celebration of your own.

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