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Monday, April 25, 2016

The Challenge #70 {Masculine Inspiration}

Hello and Welcome to Week Four at The Challenge! This is our "Masculine Inspiration" week and this week we have a great photo to get your creative juices flowing!

Feel free to make a masculine card based on:
the colours, the theme, the texture
or any other interpretation you can explain

Are you looking for last week's winner? Please CLICK HERE.

Each week we have a fun challenge for your to try!!! We do a different style of challenge each week! We like to mix things up and keep them fresh!

Here is the monthly rotation:
Week 1-Sketch
Week 2-Colours
Week 3-Photo Inspiration
Week 4-Masculine Photo Inspiration
Week 5-Wild Card (a surprise!)
For my card, I decided to ink up a new set from The Cat's Pajamas! I love this adorable bunny! SO easy to colour and he is always doing the craziest things! I found this paper in my stash and decided to go with a monochromatic feel to my card to mimic the inspiration photo this week!

The design team have created some inspiration to get you in the crafting mood! Come and join us! Our weekly winner will be our next Guest Designer! So come and join the fun!

Thank you to Greta for being our Featured Designer this month! The month has zoomed by and we appreciate all of your hard work and creativity, Greta! Thanks for joining us!

 Greta from GG Creations
(Featured Designer)

(Guest Designer)

  1. wow! great cards from the team and Lesley, I adore your card. that sweet Bun is darling!!! love the copter and that you used the cloud paper behind him.

  2. Lesley, this card is SOOOOO FUN!!!!!!! I love the polka dot background with the cloud paper! I am going to have to order this bunny! He makes me SMILE!!!!!!! Thanks for being an enabler! XXX

  3. Thanks so much for having me join you this month! Darling card, Lesley--love the faux stitching on the end of the flag! What a great collection of cards by the DT--so much inspiration!

  4. LOVE your card, Lesley, that rabbit is just too darn CUTE!!!

  5. What a fun challenge this week and all the of DT cards are amazing. You have a great team here!

  6. I love your super fun take on the inspiration photo, Lesley!

  7. Lesley...that bunny is just too darn cute! Love your sweet card.

  8. Sorry !!! Entered by mistake... it doesn't fit with an aeroplane !!! LoL Could you delete me please ?

    IKE xx

  9. Great inspiration by your designteam.

  10. Love the DT inspiration. I entered my card cuz I was inspired by the silver and black of the photo, but it's definitely not masculine so delete it if you wish.

  11. Such fun interpretations of the inspiration photo. Wonderful inspiration.

  12. super cute card, Lesley and great inspiration of the DT

  13. Adorable! That big eared bunny is one of my favorite images to color. Love the monochromatic color scheme.

  14. So stinking cute, Lesley. Your paper choices are spot on

  15. Love your card, Lesley! That bunny is just soooo adorable! I may have to buy him too! Sadly, I have no Cat's Pajamas stamps. Great monochrome colors too! Hugs!

  16. So cute, I love your little chopper bunny and the fun papers.

  17. Eeek! Too cute, girl, and I love your combination of prints!

Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate the time you took to leave me a little stamping love!!
Lesley :)


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Sunday, October 20, 2013

"There Goes the Neighborhood" by Julian Callos

One of the original paintings featured in
The Bad Robot Art Experience"
earlier this year was by Julian Callos and
featured Ben and Oceanic 815.

"There Goes the Neighborhood"

He released the image as a print on August 15
to commemorate "815 Day".

The giclee is printed on 100% cotton rag archival paper.
Mr. Callos made the print available in 2 different sizes.
Mine is 12" x 15".  Both sizes are available here.

I haven't framed the print yet and it is still
in the protective shipping sleeve.
But I will display it with
"No Man is an Island", another LOST/Ben-inspired
giclee print by Mr. Callos from his original painting
 in the LOST Underground Art Project.
I wrote about it here:

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Saturday, 31 October 2009

Happy Halloween!

Pictures and stories of how we scared the hoodlets to come, I promise :)

Friday, 30 October 2009

A night without Greys

The show last night was sensational!! Prior to, Chris and I had supper at Mavors - I had the Greek pizza and Chris had the salmon. The dessert menu was too enticing not to indulge in too, so I opted for a slice of the Caramilk cheese cake. Chocolate, caramel & cheese can't mess up with a combination like that. The only disappointing thing I can mention about the dinner/dessert was the poor service. A cup of coffee, even a fill on our water glass would have been appreciated...anyway. It was nice to have a place to enjoy supper and then just head right to our seats just the same, and the food tasted good so it's all good. The discomfort of the theatre seats was the only other disappointment, but that was soon forgotten when the marvels hit the stage.

Mike started the evening with a few solo songs. The sounds he can make come out of a harmonica really don't seem possible...but yet, he does anyway. He truly captured a whole new appreciation of the harmonica for me. The audience was in awe.

Next Matt took the spotlight for a few solo numbers, playing a few old favourites like, "So Gone Now", "When My Angel Gets the Blues ", and a rockin' ,"Tell Me", in which I swear he did his damndest to break a string, but the guitar managed to escape it. Again, the audience was in awe.

After a short break, both marvels returned to the stage and they played several new tunes off the Piggyback album. The dynamic the two share is amazing. They had the audience laughing (I shall never be able to listen to "Livin' in Sarnia" again without thinking about french fries), and I think a large number wiped away tears during the powerful "Going Home". A standing ovation led to a soulful encore of "Ain't No Sunshine", and the only thing wrong about it all was it had to end. Thanks Matt & Mike for a fantastic performance!

Unfortunately, cameras weren't allowed during the performance, but I did snap a few shots after the show:
(Yes the one with me is cropped - purposefully so on account of my stature making me look about 7 months pregnant).

Great night ;) I'll catch up on the Thursday night shows over the weekend!

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Point form...

Holy heck don't count how many days have lapsed since my last post, mmmmkay? Lemme see if I can give you the Coles notes version of what's been keeping me from posting:

-Friday my work week finally ended at 9:15pm and I joined Lana, Lori & Tracy at the 42nd Street Lounge. It's a great little spot to relax - very cozy, dimly lit, comfy chairs...great date spot, really. I'd suggest maybe not on a Friday night for an intimate date though, as the place was hopping! It was lovely getting to see my girlies again. Oh, and I've discovered a new favourite cocktail...A Love Affair martini. It really totally is.
-Saturday morning I was up early to scrounge some stuff together to head to the Brackley Commons to meet up with the scrappers for a day of crafting. I've really lost my crafting mojo and I was hoping to get it back. Turns out I really didn't pack a lot to work with... I did manage to start a 6x6 book to use as a gift for...someone?? I worked at that until I had no pieces left and then decided to pack it in. I arrived home, very tired, so decided to lie down for a spell. 3 hours later I woke up in the was pouring rain and very Chris & I just had a quiet night in.
-Sunday I had a lazy start - with a pancake breakfast, lots of coffee and a movie (The Pursuit of Happyness -- good flick...puts stuff in perspective!). Sunday night, Marco & Krissy joined Chris & I and Lana and her family at the Haunted Lowther Farm. It wasn't nearly as creepy as last year...and I really only got spooked once, thanks to Marco for grabbing at my ankles! I suppose it might have been because we had been there last year and knew what to expect. They put on a good scare though, for the unsuspecting!
-Monday was Day 1 of my 'staycation'...and I did next to nothing, and I planned it that way. I got caught up on a few blogs, played way too much PathWords on FB, and watched shameless daytime television (all after sleeping in to an embarrassing hour, that is). Do I feel a little guilty for 'wasting' my day? Nope!
-Today I joined Melissa & Amanda for a lunch at the Dublin. It was so great to see Amanda up and around! That girl had been in a major car accident in July, doing a big number on her back. She's lucky to be alive, really, and is doing so well. Glad to see it Amanda! Her positive outlook & attitude have undoubtedly aided in her mending...and I think everyone could take a lesson from her attitude! I hope you continue down the path of recovery, girl.

There you are - you're up to date! I have more plans to fill up the rest of my week...tomorrow my momma and I are having a girlie day, and Thursday is the big Matt Andersen show! Friday I'm going to take in the Rocky Horror Show being put on by ACT (starring the lovely Lana!), and then Saturday will be busy getting ready to scare the little hoodlets on Halloween night (they love it). Hope your week is going well!

Thursday, 22 October 2009

I DID try to remain positive. I swear. The day went to heck in a handbasket, however. Some points:

-I slammed my knee into the corner of the coffee table. Yes, that very same knee. It hurts. It hurts a lot. Stairs are a challenge. I work on the 2nd level of our building. The bathroom is on the lower level.
-my blueberries spilled inside of my lunch bag. My fingers are purple from trying to clean up the mess.
-I've been dealing with an issue at work for the 3rd day in a row, and have to go back to it again tomorrow (where I work, there should be a resolution with the same call). It's not even worth going into.
-I forgot to buy myself a new toothbrush (I'm not using the licked one; the travel one is a P.I.T.A. though).

Is there a full moon???

I can't wait for my staycation...why in Pete's name do I have to work so hard for it though?

Let's turn that frown upside down...

So I'm working nights this week. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday I took advantage of this fact and slept in as late as I could before it would end up making me late for work. Today, however, I got up early to make a 9am nail appointment. My nail lady works out of her home, and she and her cute dog Jasmine are always promptly waiting for me at the door as I pull up. Today, the house wasn't as welcoming. Her car wasn't in the driveway, and the front door was closed. There was no familiar bark when I rang the doorbell. I go to my purse to retrieve my cell to give her a call. Dead. Of course. So I truck back home to plug in the cell and see if she's left me a message. No. No message. So I call, asking if we had an appointment this morning at 9am...., "No Amber, you're booked in for tomorrow morning at 9". Awesome.

Sooo, seeing as a few hours opened up unexpectedly this morning I figured I at least owed you all a post. So you get to hear how my day started. I do my very best not to generate a self-fulfilled prophecy...but 9 times out of 10 when my day starts off bad the rest of the day follows suit. So, herein, I'm opting to view the positive in this. I'm still not at work. I'm back in my pjs under a blanket with my favourite girl Ellen on the tv. I don't have to get ready to go - just slip my pants back on and I'm out the door. My outfit is already picked out, so no thought there. My lunch is already made. And today's early rise will no doubt aid a quick drift to sleep this evening to enable a similar wake up time and schedule tomorrow. And, tomorrow my nails will be looking lovely. Oh, and after shift tomorrow I'm joining Lana, Lori & Tracy after work for a cocktail. And at 9:15pm tomorrow evening my work week is over, and I'm embarking on a 9 day staycation...

Look at how I turned that all around!

Oh, and last night, I caught Zoe licking my toothbrush.

Never a dull moment.

Easily one of my new favourite commercials!

Monday, 19 October 2009

Celebrate good times, c'mon!

This weekend was a busy one filled with fine friendships and many laughs! Friday night I joined a slew of co-workers at the Old Triangle for supper as a farewell send off to Marianne. She's taken a new job so we couldn't let her get away without a proper good bye! Marianne, I wish you all the best on this new phase of your life. You'll do great!

After supper I then trucked on over to Bobbi's. Carolyn is home visiting so Bobbi arranged for a few of us to get together for munchies and catching up. I enjoy Carolyn so much - she doesn't mix words and says it like it is. There should be more people like that, if you ask me. It was great to see you Carolyn! Save travels back home!

I had to work all day Saturday, and then it was a quick trip back home to grab a bite and change to head to Summerside where we joined Darren's 30th Birthday celebration. There was a crew at the Heritage Pub for supper. We landed in time to share a bevvie and then it was onward to Darren's house. We had a fabulous time, and I think Darren was pleased. Thanks Melissa for organizing such a fun affair! There were munchies, Rockband, and even an acoustic guitar. We ate; we laughed; we sang. Good times!

Here are a few pictures from the party:
Darren's face made it on a cake, courtesy of Buns 'N Things Bakery! His famous "Call Before You Dig" picture is immortalized. Well, for a brief spell at least :).

The birthday boy poses with yet another bottle of the Grey Goose, his spirit of choice. I think he liked his gift!
Craig and Darren rocking out to their fullest potential.

And now we're back to Monday, fast and furious. I'm embarking on a week of night shifts, and then it's a week of vacation. The week is undoubtably going to C-R-A-W-L by.

Happy Monday!

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Do you know David?

I saw this a while back. I laughed and laughed, and laughed...until I cried. Repeatedly. I can't remember if I've shared this on my blog before. Even if I did, it's worth a re-visit.

Enjoy :)

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Down she went, like a pile of rocks...

So it was cold this morning.

Cold enough for frost.

Frost + wooden deck = slippery surface.

Amber in slippers + frost + wooden deck = messy ass-plant on deck.

I was following my traditional morning routine...shower, cat dishes, make the coffee, scoop the litter, take litter refuse to refuse container outside. I do it every morning. This morning my slippered foot went *swooooosh* from underneath me faster than I could blink and I went *CRACK* down on my arse & right hand and then somehow must have teetered til all of my gargantuan weight then landed down on my left knee cap. The same knee cap that has riddled me with pain, swelling, immobilization, etc for years. The same knee that will undoubtably cripple me up before my time.

I was in so much agony I immediately transported myself back to the days of a whiny school girl and my lip quivered and I have to admit, I cried like a little baby for a few minutes... from the pain, as well as the impending pain I knew another crack at my knee will suffer over time.

Like a big girl, I popped a few ibuprofen and dusted myself off soon after, and am now hobbling around like a gimp.

I hope the rest of you made it to work unscathed.

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.

I know I should be posting about the wonderfulness of life and what makes me spread my arms out in the air and shout up into the sky, "THANK YOU!!!!"...and herein, I will do my utmost to list a few of those wonderous things that make me so appreciative. However, might I also just say that it pains me just to put my fingers atop the keys to make these words appear? I feel like arse...and though I could easily claim that I've been bitten by the nasty flu bug or some such thing, I know that in all likelihood the blame falls more on the over-abundance of wine consumed at the Pepperoni Palance on Sunday past. Oy vey - Kimberley, thank you so much for your hospitality and your generosity with your mum's homemade wine. By golly, do let her know that her last batch certainly packs a punch, though! I'm not as young as I used to be. The sole glass of water and 2 ibuprofen I popped prior to getting to bed early Monday morning (don't think I heard the roosters calling yet, but it was close) did very little to aid in an easy wake up yesterday. Suffice it to say that I moved from the bed to the couch at about noon time. I finally ate something by about 3:30-4:00pm. I finally managed to shower at about 6:30pm. The laundry went untouched; the housework went undone.

This morning my head is still doing it's internal Riverdance routine. My stomach is still queasy and I ache all over.

So yeah, the reason for my post... Thanksgiving is just behind me, so here are a few things I feel thankful for (in no particular order):
-my sight
-my hearing
-my ability to walk
-my family
-my friends
-my Christopher
-my furbabies
-my freedom
-my house
-my memories
-my tastebuds

Don't forget to take a moment to consider and realize just what it is you are thankful for.

Sunday, 11 October 2009

Hold me with both hands...

The sun is shining brightly outside - just like it did 6 years ago, today. We met. We talked. We laughed. You put up with me for 6 years -- I can still talk to you, and you still know how to make me laugh. Thanks for being by my side, Christopher...xoxo.

Friday, 9 October 2009

A pleasant evening

I'm just back home from the Dave Gunning/Jessica Rhaye concert at the Mack. It was the first time Chris or I had heard either live. I enjoyed it a lot. Dave is a fantastic story teller in between his songs, and I just loved, "These Roads", which he ended the night with (prior to his encore), getting the whole crowd to participate in the chorus. There's just something about hearing a live audience in harmony...just gives me goosebumps!

They played to a nearly packed crowd, and the audience was very courteous. I highly encourage you all to take in a show of either of theirs the next time they're in town.

Holy crap, am I really a fan of folk music? I never, ever thought I'd actually say that...but yeah, I think I am! There's so much depth, emotion and realism to the lyrics...and a story. It's always about the story, isn't it?

Well this ol gal is tiiiirrred...and it's cold in here... I can hardly wait to jammie up and burrow deep down into them covers...and I look completely forward to an unforgiving sleep in tomorrow......... Happy Weekend, folks! :)

For a while now I've noticed our bathtub draining a little slower than it should during my daily showers. Since obtaining this new 'hairstyle' my layers are much, much longer than they were for well...forever, so I'm now noticing that I do lose a bit during the shampoo/conditioner process. When behind me and looking at my back I believe Chris noted that I was "shedding" one day. Perhaps I'm over-processed and damaged goods, but that's an aside. The main concern with this post is the drainage.

What remains is a copy of the email exchange between Christopher and I:
Chris: "So, I don't know if you noticed, but I removed the ball of hair from the tub. It was so gross. I'll spare you most of the details with the exception of one. I think it had a heart beat."

Me: "I noticed. It reminded me of the Ring."

Chris: "Much more slimy than The Ring. The tearing of the strands while removing felt like I was killing it. So gross."

Me: "Thank you for coming to my rescue, then. xo"

Chris: "Oh man, I never thought that it would crawl up out of the drain under it's own power, undoubtedly wrapping it's stringy appendages around your legs, ultimately grabbing hold and pulling you through the drain. Likely a very long, painful death scene worthy of only the cheesiest of horror movies."

Me: "Yeah, but you know what they say - it's better to be safe than sorry."

My honey just has a way with words, doesn't he?

Wednesday, 7 October 2009

My weekend - part II

After a late night Saturday I managed to sleep in slightly on Sunday morning while Chris still had to get up out of bed to go to a shoot. The original plan for this weekend was to go away from Friday night to Monday but the Fall Flavour Festival took precedence. Luckily, Chris was able to get all of the needed photos taken early enough on Sunday to allow us to still head over to Saint John for the concert!

This is a picture of Colleen - our gracious host. She opened up her lovely home to us on Sunday night to avoid the need to pay for accomodations and save a hairy trip home keeping an eye out for moose on the NB highways. Thank you so much Colleen!! You totally rock! We only regret not having more time to visit with you!After a quick stop at Tim Hortons for supper it was onward to the main event - Matt Andersen's concert at the Phoenix Dinner Theatre! We were very fortunate to obtain tickets as they quickly sold out, and many people were turned away. The event was not only a concert, but also a live recording for an upcoming CD & DVD! Chris was pretty stoked about that, and was determined to get his mug on tape. He even wore a golf shirt to be 'dressy'. We'll surely be playing "Where's Waldo" when viewing the DVD when the cameras pan the house.

The setting inside the theatre was gorgeous - ambiant lighting and a very intimate setting overall. They had arranged chairs on the floor surrounding the stage, and on stage, several tables were set up in behind Matt. His special guests included Ian Sherwood, Thom Swift, the Hupman Brothers, Irish Mythen, Mike Stevens, and the NB Orchestra. His special guests sat at the tables on stage. He also had a family table where his mother, aunt & girlfriend sat, also on stage. The guest tables joined in for harmonies on several of the songs. It was very sharp.

Prior to the start of the concert we were cautioned to remain as quiet as possible for the taping part of it. The room was mic'd everywhere...Lord knows what deep dark secrets were revealed! The neat part of the whole recording process was the opportunity to hear a 2nd take of any of the songs that weren't to the producers' satisfaction. As it turns out we only had 2 re-dos, one by Matt and one by Irish. Selfishly I was kinda hoping for more mistakes :).

The show was incredible...absolutely incredible! There were tears - Irish's "55 Years" brought everyone to tears, I'm sure. Matt's momma cried as he introduced her. She also made a ton of cookies for the audience. How special is that?? There were many laughs - Matt only forgot the lyric once - it just happened to be the 2nd attempt at a re-do on "Broken Man", but who's counting? The piercing ring of the fire alarm was also very memorable, especially when Irish began mimicing the sound. And, there appeared to only be one broken guitar string the whole evening long :). Thank you so much Matt, we felt truly honored to be part of such a special event!As luck would have it, Matt was also scheduled to be at Backstreet Records on Monday for a live jam. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to hear one more song so of course we planned our day accordingly. We got to the record store right on time, and the place quickly filled up. It's a tiny little store, so it didn't take long to fill, mind you. Matt played with as much passion and enthusiasm in a small room as he does when playing in front of a crowd of 400, though. He looked to the audience for suggestions, and was kind enough to fulfill our request for his cover, "Magnolia", one of our favourites that we've not heard live. It was fantastic :)

Irish Mythen & Mike Biggar were also at Backstreet, and they helped do some harmony on "So Gone Now", his final song. I'm pretty sure the whole room was in on the harmonies though, coming on the end of it. It was all kinds of awesome!
And of course he indulged us with a few photos :)

After the record store we walked up the street to Reggie's Restaurant (actually on Matt's suggestion!) and had a late brunch of bacon 'n eggs. It's very quaint - you order at the cash and pay for it. Then they yell at you when it's ready (just like home - heh).
We then decided to take a walk through the city - it turned out to be a beautiful day, and we needed to walk off that greasy plate! Saint John is a very urban city, but the older part of the city is quite beautiful. The old buildings have such character and are very picturesque. Here are some random shots as we walked the blocks:
Our final stop on our travels was the City Market (another suggestion of Matt's, btw!). It's a really cool spot with vendor booths of homemade gifts and international cuisine. While taking advantage of a very cool vantage point at the end of the market building at the top of the stairs overlooking the whole room, I noticed that Matt himself, along with Irish were also at the Market! See if you can find them :)
We then stopped at King's Square and sat for a spell on a park bench. It was a lovely day, indeed. Apparently while we were enjoying our warm, sunshiny walk through the streets of old Saint John, the Island was being pelted by rain showers. Sorry I didn't bring the sunshine back, folks.And it's now back to reality... The only thing wrong with my extended weekend was the fact that it ended. Well, that, and the fact that I'm swiftly running out of clean underwear on account of me completely ignoring the laundry pile because I was just too busy :).

There aren't enough days in the weekend...

What a jam-packed, fun-filled weekend that just went by! It's no wonder I'm exhausted, but let me try to recount...

Friday night Chris & I took a drive up to Summerside to join Darren & Melissa, Stacey & Tim and Darren's sister Kelly (her bf Aaron had to work) for trivia at the Heritage Pub. Oddly, at this location you have to pay to play! That's right, folks, $2 per person. Must be a Summerside thing (purposeful dig at S'side for Darren *wink*). We had a freaking BLAST! I was thrilled that I could actively participate in the trivia game, and feel I did the team proud with my firm knowledge of 80's music. Gracing them with my singing & all-out rockstar dance moves to Lou Gramm's "Midnight Blue" was an added bonus for them :). "Stop the Bus..." was only a half point shy of winning the whole thing...and we still consider ourselves WINNERS!!! By the time I finished facebooking the night's events it was nearly 2am before I got to bed.

An early rise on Saturday was necessary, as Chris landed us both tickets for Chef at Home at the Culinary Institute for the Fall Flavours Festival. Chef Michael Smith taught a cooking class. It
really was much, much more than that though...he is a fantastic story teller. As the class was how to cook bread (really, it was a no-knead, fool-proof recipe which I can't wait to try), he first took us on a tour around the world with a slide show on a variety of famous bread ovens & kitchens along his travels. He had a little story about each photo. He had his new cookbook for sale, and was courteous to stay back and sign autographs and pose for pictures. Chris bought a book - and ensured Chef Michael made the autograph out to him, seeing as he's the 'cook' in the relationship. Har, har, har. He is pretty cute, so I posed for the pic. There we go again with the compromises :).

After the cooking class we stopped by Timothys for a delicious breakfast bagel & coffee, and then shopped around the mall. Afterward I headed home to construct a few birthday cards, and Chris headed out to his shoot for the Fall Flavours Festival.

Saturday evening was birthday central - being invited to two birthday events. We missed out on Tanya's birthday supper (sorry Tan *sad face*), on account of Chris' shoot, but met up with the gang for glow bowling afterward to celebrate. I hadn't bowled in a really long time. Collectively, we were all about par with our bowling abilities. Chris & Shane were fighting it out for top spot, with Chris sneaking by for a win after a few strikes. It was a fun, cheap night out! Oh, and kudos to Jared for donning his "Charlie Harper" bowling shirt. He really looked the part ;). After bowling we headed to the Ostridge's for a quick drink before having to head onward to our next destination.

This year, Bruce turns 50, so never one to let a milestone pass by, Lana went in cahoots to rig up a surprise birthday for him at the Winsloe Lions Club. Bruce tends bar there from time to time, so it was easy to get him there unsuspecting. Apparently it went off without a hitch. Congrats Lana! And sorry we missed the surprise, Bruce *sad face*. There was live music & dancing, and much, much cheer. Chris was thrilled to get the opportunity to jam with the boys - first starting on the base, and then moving on to the drums! I think everyone had a really good time. I hope Sunday recovery went well, Lana... *wink*.

Happy Birthday Bruce and Tanya!!

Sunday, we tore off to Saint John, NB for the Live CD/DVD recording show, starring the wonderful Matt Andersen!! That event was so special it deserves it's very own read on for a continuation of our fabulous weekend.

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Updates coming...

...I promise. In fact I have two posts started in my drafts - including one chalk-full of pictures from the concert on Sunday night.

I'm beyond tired, and feelin' out of sorts. Could be that I'm coming down with something; hopefully, I'm just overtired.

Stay tuned :)

Monday, 5 October 2009

A post from the road

So I'm sitting in the living room at BovaEstates, watching the blue jays and the chickadees peck away between the various bird feeders, while Matt's latest CD plays in the background. This is all thanks to the courteous hospitality of ColleenB! She put us up last night so we didn't have to drive back to Ctown from Saint John. Colleen, you're a true angel - thank you, thank you, thank you so much! Your kindness and generosity will come back to you tenfold!

I can't thank Colleen enough, and I can't say enough good things about the Matt & Friends extravaganza that we were fortunate enough to witness last night. Killer, killer, killer show. I will recount the night, complete with photos, upon my return home.

Today we're going to head to Backstreet Records in Saint John, where Matt is playing a few tunes and signing a few autographs. We have to pick up his latest disc, so we'll have another opportunity to hear a few more songs, which is extremely cool. We won't have long to wait to see him again, either, with his upcoming show at the Confed Centre on Oct 29! Those of you who have not yet seen Matt play, consider this a weighty kick in the arse to get out and get your tickets NOW before they sell out!

I was just about to post this when Chris opened the bathroom door to tell me he couldn't figure out how to turn the shower on... He asked me to google it... Thankfully, we did find the answer, but the question posed leading up the answer sets it up quite nicely, and paraphrases basically the situation we found ourselves in, so I will quote it:

I just moved into a new place and it has this shower system installed. I feel silly for asking this, but where is the damn button that I press to make the water come out of the showerhead and not the faucet? I tried pushing it. I tried pulling it. I tried twisting in ways that if I were a shower system, i'd feel molested--but no. So to everyone out there, what are the magic words that I must utter for it to open sesame? Thanks!

Now that we've figured out that little task, I'm off to the loo... Happy Monday everyone!!!!!!!

Friday, 2 October 2009

Celebrating Tanya!

She's beautiful. She's kind, giving and nurturing. She's intelligent, stubborn, sometimes shy, and sometimes a little self conscious (though she shouldn't be). She's an amazing friend, daughter, sister, wife, and 'momma' (to her furbaby Buddy). She's been there for me at my weakest times (except when it involved puking *wink*), and she's been there for me to celebrate my higher times. She's one of my bestest friends; I love her to pieces and wanted to send a 'toast' to her on her birthday.

I love you Tanya - Happy Birthday to you. I hope the year ahead is amazing, as no one deserves it more. xox

Thursday, 1 October 2009

Seeing as I appear to be on a bit of a commercial tangent lately... Does the sight of this not disturb you just a little? Sex sells and all, but....perhaps this stretches the elastic band a liiiiitle tight?


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I love, love, love summertime.

I love waking up with the sun streaming in the window and the fan blowing the cool morning air through the window.

I love spending a good forty-five minutes getting caught up in Deuteronomy and thinking that the verse says, "If anyone among you becomes poot..." instead of "If anyone among you becomes poor...."

I love scrounging up enough ingredients to make some really tasty (and healthy!) scones for breakfast.

I love finally having our house buying fiasco wind down and knowing that we will be able to close tomorrow evening.

I love reading the Durants.

I love having "quiet time" with Steve.

I love discovering that the italian ice at the Tastee Trolley is dairy-free, fat-free and way less expensive than an ice cream cone or a snow cone.

I love the sun and the breeze and having little girls oogle over Florianus in the park.

I love knowing that we have an evening of games and friends and food to look forward to.

It's been a good day.

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Week of 10/10 Events

Mon 10/10 (3pm) GIST Technology Competition Info. Session and Technology Entrepreneurship Brainstorm

Tue 10/11 (4pm) Discussion Hour: Jasmin Economic and Social Plan

Wed 10/12 (4pm) World Food Day Awareness Discussion Hour

Thur 10/13 (4pm) Presentation by the Amena Association against sexual harassment

Thur 10/13 (5pm) AC Book Club Meeting

Fri 10/14 (3pm) Film Screening: TBA

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

PGA Tour Events Heading Back to Mississippi in 2012

Special Holiday Ticket Package Available Now

The PGA TOUR will continue its rich history with the state of Mississippi in 2012 when the Magnolia State once again hosts a pair of professional events.

The Champions Tour returns to Saucier, Miss. for a third straight year when the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic comes to Fallen Oak, the highly acclaimed amenity of Beau Rivage Casino Resort, March 19-25. Four months later the newly named True South Classic will be played at Annandale Golf Club in Madison, July 16-22, as part of the chase for the PGA TOUR's FedEx Cup.

The True South Classic's name is derived from the Mississippi slogan, "Find Your True South." The event first came to Mississippi back in 1968 as the Magnolia Classic. It has also been named the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic and, most recently, the Viking Classic.

"Mississippi is honored to once again partner with the PGA TOUR in 2012," said Mississippi Development Authority Director of Tourism Mary Beth Wilkerson. "Hosting events like the True South Classic and the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is a fantastic way to showcase our great state and all it has to offer to golf fans from across the world."

The Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is offering a Holiday Gift Package, available until Dec. 20. For just $45, the package includes four Good-Any-Day tickets to the tournament, one Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic branded fleece blanket, a 15% discount coupon for one buffet at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi and a 15% discount coupon for golf at Grand Bear and Shell Landing.

To purchase this package, or for more information on spectator tickets and volunteer opportunities, please visit

If you would like to start planning your trip to Mississippi to attend these events, why not pack your clubs and make it a true golf vacation? For information on special stay-and-play package deals to Mississippi visit or call toll-free 1-866-801-8551 to receive a free Golf Travel Guide and suggested play-and-stay itineraries.

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Genuine Progress Indicator

What if we defined success not by the money we spent and the goods we consumed but by the quality of life we create not only for ourselves but for everyone with whom we share the planet? What if we added up the positives of economic growth and subtracted from them the clear negatives, so we had a better picture of whether we were headed in the right direction?
The Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) does exactly that.  With 26 indicators, the GPI consolidates critical economic, environmental and social factors into a single framework in order to give a more accurate picture of the progress – and the setbacks – we have made.
From the costs of crime, pollution, commuting and inequality to the value of education, volunteer work, leisure time and infrastructure, the GPI helps us understand the true impacts of our policies and will lead us on the path toward a genuinely sustainable economy.
There are 26 separate indicators that comprise the Genuine Progress Indicator. The following description of each indicator is drawn from the latest national GPI report.

train-b2Life is not all about work and it is worth more than the goods and services you buy. The GPI looks at consumption andINVESTMENT in new ways while bringing income inequality into the picture.

Economic Indicators

Personal Consumption Expenditures

  • Personal consumption expenditures on goods and services are the key driver of the GDP.  Personal consumption expenditures are a valid starting point for the GPI, as well; however, we are ultimately interested in the welfare associated with this consumption rather than the monetary value of production, and so we start with this indicator, but flesh it out with additional indicators.

Income Inequality

  • There is strong empirical evidence that widening income inequality hampers the overall economic welfare of a society. A highly unequal distribution of income can increase crime, reduce worker productivity, and reduceINVESTMENT. Moreover, when growth is concentrated in the wealthiest income brackets, it counts less towards improving overall economic welfare because the social and economic benefits of big-ticket items purchased by the super-rich tend as much as increases in spending on items that allow revenue to circulate through the economy more broadly.
    The GPI accounts for income inequality byDISCOUNTING—or calculating the present value of anticipated future cash flows– personal consumption expenditures by the amount of inequality that persists in a given year using the Gini and income distribution indices (IDI).
    The Gini index ranges from 0, where every household has the same income, to 1 where one household has all the income. Thus the higher the Gini index the greater the income inequality, or the greater the portion of aggregate income earned by the top household income bracket. The Gini index aggregates data into a single statistic, which summarizes the dispersion across the entire income distribution. The Gini index is published regularly by the U.S. Census Bureau. The IDI simply measures the relative change in the Gini index. It is set at a value of 100 in 1968, the year the Gini index was at its lowest value.

Adjusted Personal Consumption

  • Adjusted  personal consumption is calculated by dividing personal consumption expenditures by the income distribution index and multiplying it by 100. Adjusted personal consumption then becomes the base number from which the remaining Columns in the GPI are either added or subtracted.

Cost of Consumer Durables

  • The actual expenditures on consumer durables are a negative adjustment in the GPI to avoid double counting the value of their services (See “Value of Consumer Durables”).

Value of Consumer Durables

  • The money spent on durable items, such as cars, refrigerators, and other appliances is not a good measure of the actual value consumers receive from them. It is important to take account, as well, of how long the item lasts. For example, when you buy a furnace or a dishwasher, you do not “consume” it in one year. The appliance (or “consumer durable”) provides service for a number of years. Because of this, the GPI treats the services of household capital as a benefit and the initial purchase price as a cost. This column adds the annual services derived from consumer durables, which economic theory defines as the sum of the depreciation rate and the interest rate. If a product lasts eight years, it depreciates at 12.5 percent per year and thus provides that much of its service each year. At the same time, if the interest rate is 5 percent, the purchaser of the product could have received that much interest by putting the money into the bank instead. Economists therefore regard the interest rate as part of the monetary value of the product to the consumer.
    Based on an assumed depreciation rate of 15 percent and an average interest rate of 7.5 percent, the value of services from household capital is estimated at 22.5 percent of the value of the net stock of cars, appliances, and furniture at the end of each year as estimated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. To avoid double counting, we make an adjustment by subtracting out actual expenditures on consumer durables. Focusing on annual services that household appliances and equipment provide rather than on the purchase price corrects the way the GDP treats money spent on durables. The value of services from consumer durables is treated as a benefit and is thus an addition to the GPI account. The benefits from household capital is generally the GPI’s third largest addition to personal consumption. (See the column “Cost of Consumer Durables” for more.)

Cost of Underemployment

  • The GPI does not deal with the effects of short-term and cyclical unemployment. Although such hardships are not without social consequences and costs, much of the financial hardship is mitigated by unemployment insurance benefits.
    Underemployment is a more inclusive concept than unemployment. It refers to persons who are either chronically unemployed, discouraged (gave up looking for work), involuntary part-time (would prefer full-time work but are unable to find it), or constrained by other factors, such as lack of child care or transportation. The costs of underemployment fall on the discouraged workers and their families. But the community and society also pay a price when limited work opportunities may lead to frustration, suicide, violence, crime, mental illness, or alcoholism and other substance abuse. The GPI treats each hour of underemployment (the number of unprovided hours for constrained workers) as a cost, just as leisure time is considered a benefit. An hour of leisure time is a desirable objective whereas an hour of underemployment is a burden.

Net Capital Investment

  • The economic sustainability of a nation is affected by the extent to which it relies on foreign funding toFINANCE its current consumption. A nation that borrows from abroad to pay for a spending spree will feel rich for a short time. But the illusion of wealth will vanish when the debt comes due or when the value of the currency drops as foreign investors lose confidence in that nation’s ability to repay its loans.
    This indicator measures the amount that Americans invest overseas minus the amount foreigners invest in the United States, or the net change in our internationalINVESTMENT position. The annual change indicates whether the U.S. is moving in the direction of net lending (if positive) or net borrowing (if negative). If the change is positive, the U.S. has in effect increased its capital assets. If it is negative, part of U.S. capital formation is in fact based on wealth borrowed from abroad that must eventually be repaid with interest. We have thus included annual changes in the net international position as a measure of the long-term viability of our economy.
    The GPI accounts track the change in the five year rolling average of net internationalINVESTMENT position from the Bureau of Economic Analysis  and add or subtract this change depending on its sign.

tree-man-mrEnvironmental quality matters. The GPI factors in the cost of air and water pollution and value of lost forests, wetlands and farmland so we can more fully evaluate the true impacts of our factories, car exhaust and urban sprawl. By taking these costs into account, GPI will help reverse these harmful policies.

Environmental Indicators

Cost of Water Pollution

  • Water is the one of the most precious of all environmental assets, yet the national income accounts provide neither an inventory of the quantity or quality of water resources nor an account for the cost of damage to water quality. In the GPI framework, the costs of water pollution arise from (1) damage to water quality and (2) damage from siltation which reduces the life span of water impoundments or channels. Although this may involve some double counting (insofar as siltation also damages water quality), on the whole the estimates in this column understate damage because of the lack of data on non-point sources of pollution.

Cost of Air Pollution

  • The annual economic cost of air pollution to households, infrastructure, the environment, and human health is a typical example of an environmental externality—a cost that lies outside the boundary of the traditional national accounts. It represents a significant omission from conventional economic indicators like the GDP. The GPI corrects for this. The damage estimate includes damage to agricultural vegetation, materials damage (to paint, metals, rubber), costs of cleaning soiled goods, acid rain damage (both aquatic and forest losses), reduced property values and wage differentials, and aesthetics.
    Since 1975, the decline in emissions of sulfur dioxide and particulates (which outweigh the small increase in nitrogen dioxide emissions) suggests a decreasing economic cost of air pollution for these three emissions.

Cost of Noise Pollution

  • While the U.S. has noise pollution regulations, there are no official inventories of its extent or severity. The damage caused by noise pollution in the U.S. in 1972 was estimated at $4 billion by the World Health Organization. Starting with that estimate, we assumed that the quality of the auditory environment declined by 3 percent per year from 1950 to 1972, based on industrialization and increased noise emissions from motor vehicles and airplanes. From 1972 to 1994, noise abatement regulations are assumed to have reduced the rate of deterioration to 1 percent per year, but not to have improved it. With no new noise pollution data since the 1995 GPI estimates, we assume a constant rate of decline in the auditory environment at 1 percent per annum.

Loss of Wetlands

  • Wetlands contain some of the most productive habitat in the world. Yet their value is not represented in economic accounts because the benefits—such as regulating and purifying water and providing habitat for fish and waterfowl—are generally “public goods,” for which there is no overt price. When a farmer drains and fills a marsh, the GDP rises by the increased output of the farm. However, the loss of services from the wetland goes uncounted. The GPI rectifies this by estimating the value of the services that are given up when wetlands acreage is converted to other purposes.

Loss of Farmland

  • Loss of either natural or human-built capital generates costs to both present and future generations in the form of lost services from that capital. By destroying farmland, we are losing a vital ecosystem service –  a sustainable food supply. Farmland losses also generate costs in the form of lost scenic, aesthetic, and historic values, increased flooding, deterioration in water quality, and degradation of wildlife habitat. In the GPI accounts, we address farmland losses resulting from urbanization and lost productivity.
    The cumulative loss figure is obtained by multiplying each year’s value per acre by the acres lost in that year, then adding it to the previous year’s loss. As with wetlands, the reason for tracking cumulative, and not marginal losses, is the fact that we are still incurring the costs of farmland lost in 1950, 1960, etc. because we are no longer receiving the stream of benefits these lands once conferred (and still could if they are restored). The GPI assumes that the initial pre-1950 loss was roughly $3.31 billion.
    Urbanization removes the productive potential of farmland in a highly visible way. But it may not be as serious in the long run as the deterioration of soil due to poor management. The decline of soil quality over the past 50-60 years has been masked by higher inputs of fertilizer, pesticides, and fuel. In addition, soil depletion is not necessarily linear. It may not show up gradually in yield reductions, but rather in a sudden and irreversible decline.
    In addition to urbanization and soil erosion, soil compaction from heavy machinery is another form of damage to soil. Studies from 1980 estimate the damage from soil compaction at $3.0 billion in 1980 dollars, or $5.5 billion in 2000 dollars. We assumed a 3 percent increase per year in the losses due to compaction prior to and following 1980.

Loss of Primary Forests and Damage from Logging Roads

  • Whenever native, or primary forest land is cut for timber, converted into tree plantations, or cleared to build a road, that forest’s ability to control floods, purify air and water, maintain biological and genetic diversity, provide habitat for sensitive species, produce non-timber forest products or provide scenic, recreational, and aesthetic values to nearby communities is impaired or lost forever. The GPI accounts measure this loss by assigning a price tag to year by year estimates of key primary forest losses and adding such losses to the cumulative damage from previous years. In particular, we assign costs to the loss of longleaf pine forests in the southeastern U.S., old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, Sierras, and southeast Alaska, and inventoried roadless areas on national forests.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Damage

  • Few scientists dispute the link between carbon dioxide emissions and global warming or the link between global warming and increasing incidence and severity of damaging storms, floods, and droughts. And as hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Sandy have illustrated all too well, this erratic weather is exacting an enormous economic toll each year on our households, infrastructure, and natural capital. As the incidence of severe weather events escalates, the costs in insurance payouts and replacing lost or damaged homes, buildings, livestock, and other household resources mount. Ironically, these natural disturbances result in a positive feedback loop whereby increasing frequency and intensity of storms and other severe weather leads to increasing use of natural capital resources as we rebuild shattered homes and infrastructure in the aftermath. Yet neither the cost of our impacts on the Earth’s climate, nor the increasing costs of cleaning up after the storm, nor the increased depletion of nature’s capital is accounted for by GDP.
    The GPI attempts to address this oversight by assigning costs to carbon emissions.  But what price do we put on a ton of carbon? There are many ongoing studies that attempt to calculate economic damages per ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere through our burning of fossil fuels. In one recent meta-analysis of 103 separate studies, Tol (2005) found a mean of $93 per metric ton, or $89.57 in year 2000 dollars. Though hotly debated, we adopt this figure as a conservative starting point for incorporating carbon emissions damages into GPI accounts. This is the second largest cost included in the GPI.

Cost of Ozone Depletion

  • While annual production of CFCs may have declined dramatically, the cumulative impacts on the depletion of the earth’s ozone layer continues.
    There are no definitive studies showing the combined health and ecological consequences of ozone depletion over the next half century. However, scientists warn that the ozone loss could result in increased exposure to harmful solar radiation that can destroy plants and cause cataracts and skin cancer in humans. Given the potentially catastrophic effects on all forms of life, the GPI includes an estimate reflecting our expectation of the economic costs associated with this long-term environmental problem – $49,669 per ton.

Depletion of Non-Renewable Resources

  • The depletion of nonrenewable resources is a cost shifted to future generations that should be borne in the present. Nonrenewable natural capital cannot be increased; it can only be diminished. Our current accounting system counts our liquidation of natural capital wealth as income. A prudent approach to sustaining the income and wellbeing of America’s households would requireINVESTMENTof a portion of the net rents derived from, for example, mining nonrenewable natural capital into sustainable renewable energy and productivity or energy efficiency gains. In this vein, the GPI uses estimates of renewable energy replacement costs—specifically biomass fuel production costs– as an approximation for the costs of depleting nonrenewable energy reserves, because biomass fuel tends to comprise the largest share of the renewable energy market in annual data compiled by the Energy Information Administration.
    The longer we deferINVESTMENT in renewable energy resources, the greater the economic impact on the well-being of current and future American households when those resources run dry.

boy-mr-b1Quality of life matters. Every family wants a safe neighborhood, efficient transportation, and gainful employment. The GPI registers these important components of our well being, while more accurately assessing things we all value, like housework, leisure time and good roads.

Social Indicators

Value of Housework Work and Parenting

  • Much of the work performed in households is more essential than much of the work done in offices, factories, and stores. Yet most of this valuable work goes uncounted in GDP. However, commercial childcare in the monetized “service sector” adds to the GDP. Parents regularly make calculations around whether or not it is “worth it” to stay at home and care for a child or pay someone else to care for their child. These calculations and their consequences are nowhere to be found in our GDP.
    Other unpaid household labor, such as the physical maintenance of the housing stock (from cleaning to light repairs), also constitutes valuable economic activity.
    The GPI corrects for this lost calculation in GDP. The value of household labor in the GPI is derived from the amount that a family would have to pay to hire someone else to do equivalent work in their home.

Cost of Family Changes

  • Families are affected by the society around them. If that society is healthy, with plenty of economic opportunities for all, many families remain intact. Changes in the society around them often show up first in family changes. The GPI brings this information into focus in order to ensure that those indicators that measure family life–including the purchase of household goods and time spent with family– are fully understood, and in order to avoid double-counting when dual parent households split and become single parent households.

Cost of Crime

  • Crime takes a large economic toll on society. Some of these costs are obvious, such as medical expenses and lost property. But others are more elusive, because they are psychological, such as the trauma of being violated, or are incurred in the form of lost opportunities, such as activities foregone because people fear the possibility of theft or violence. The GPI relies on the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Survey year to year estimates of the cost of crime to victims in terms of their out-of-pocket expenditures or the value of stolen property. Undoubtedly, the full cost of crime is underestimated given the absence of estimates of the more elusive costs.
    We also include other defensive expenditures on locks, burglar alarms, security devices, and security services. Most of us would not otherwise purchase these personal, household, or business security items. In the GPI we subtract these expenditures on crime prevention because they represent personal consumption that does not add to the well-being of our households but merely prevents its deterioration or violation.

Cost of Household Pollution Abatement

  • One of the costs that pollution imposes on the households of the nation is the expenditures made for equipment such as air and water filters. These defensive expenditures do not improve the well-being of households, but merely compensate for the externalities—that is, pollution—imposed upon them as a result of economic activity. Such expenditures merely attempt to restore environmental quality to a baseline level.

Value of Volunteer Work

  • Volunteers are the glue that keeps much of our social fabric together. Such work is not only performed at home, but also in the broader realm of our neighborhoods and communities. Work done here is the nation’s informal safety net, the invisible social matrix on which a healthy market economy depends. Whether each additional lawyer, broker, or advertising account executive represents a net gain for the nation is arguable. But there is little question that workers in the underserved community and volunteer sectors—the churches and synagogues, schools, civic associations and informal neighborly efforts—are doing work that is desperately needed. Despite its crucial contribution, however, this work goes entirely unmeasured in the GDP. The GPI begins to correct this omission.

Loss of Leisure Time

  • The GDP creates the illusion that the nation is getting richer, when in fact people are working harder to produce and buy more and to pay interest on mounting personal indebtedness. People often complain that they are spending too much time on the job, with too little left for family, chores, or leisure. And with good reason: they are. Since the 1980s, our time spent on leisure has been gobbled up by longer work hours. A more accurate measure of genuine progress and well-being would consider the loss of leisure that went along with increased output. Accounting for the nation’s well-being ought to include the value of leisure time lost or gained.
    In order to provide a reasonable estimate, the GPI includes only the value of leisure lost in relation to 1969, the year with the greatest leisure since 1950.

Value of a Higher Education

  • The value of higher education is both monetary and non-monetary. It can be measured in the form of increases in the stock of knowledge, productivity of workers and capital, civic participation, job market efficiency, savings rates, research and development activities, charitable giving, and health. Some estimates suggest the total value of this social spillover effect to be $16,000 per year per college-educated worker. This represents the GPI’s second largest addition to personal consumption expenditures.

Value of Highways & Streets

  • The GPI does not include most government expenditures since they are largely defensive in nature; they protect against erosions in the quality of life, rather than enhancing it.
    On the other hand, some government activities, such as transit systems and sewer or water districts, provide services for a fee in a manner similar to private business. These fees show up in personal consumption figures in the national income accounts and thus are already included in column B. This leaves other government services that could be sold in theory, but are difficult to price with regard to individual users.
    Overwhelmingly, the largest item in that category is the use of streets and highways, which we include here as a separate GPI category.The annual value of services from highways and streets is derived the Bureau of Economic Analysis figures of the net stock of federal, state, and local government streets and highways. The annual value of services from streets and highways is estimated by taking 7.5 percent of the net stock value. This is based on the logic that around 10 percent of the net stock (2.5 percent for depreciation and 7.5 percent for average interest rates) is the estimated annual value of all services from streets and highways. However, since we assumed that 25 percent of all vehicle miles are for commuting (a defensive expenditure), this leaves 75 percent as net benefits. Thus the GPI assumes the net service value of streets and highways is 75 percent of 10 percent, or 7.5 percent of net stock.

Cost of Commuting

  • Urban sprawl has put more cars on the road, exacerbated traffic congestion, decreased air quality, and increased the time Americans must spend getting to and from work. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there has been a 66% increase in the number of vehicles per household and significant increases in commute times since 1960. While commuting is for most people an unsatisfying and sometimes frustrating experience, the GDP treats it as a benefit to consumers. The more time and money spent commuting, the more these regrettable activities contribute to the GDP. Moreover, GDP does not account for the opportunity costs of time spent commuting; time that could be spent freely with family, at leisure, sleeping, or at work.
    The GPI corrects for the shortcoming of the GDP account by subtracting the cost of commuting. There are two distinct types of costs incurred in commuting. The first is the money spent to pay for the vehicle, or for bus or train fare; the second is the time lost that might have been spent on other, more enjoyable or productive activities. In the GPI accounts, the direct (out-of-pocket) costs of commuting are a function of the portion of non-commercial vehicle miles used in commuting, the cost of user operated transport, the cost of depreciation of private cars, the portion of passenger miles on public transportation used for commuting, and the price of purchased local transportation. Data for these variables were taken from the Statistical Abstract of the United States and BEA’s National Income and Product Accounts

Cost of Automobile Accidents

  • The damage and economic loss due to automobile accidents represents a real cost of industrialization and increasing traffic densities.  Economic losses peaked in 1996 at $206.98 billion.

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Monday, February 29, 2016

HAVE letter “M “On The Palm?

Palmistry is an ancient method of interpreting the fate and character of a given person based on the lines of their hand. Sometimes these lines even form figures and letters.
One of the letters, who’s meaning so many people have wondered about all over the world, is the letter M. According to many, the lines on the palms talk about our character and destiny, but those who have the letter M on the palm, is said to be special. Palm 2 It is said that these people are especially gifted possess great intuition and are excellent partners for any business.If your loved one has the letter M on the palm, you must know one thing – no joke, no lies and no fraud with them.
They will always find that you lie or cheat.
Women who has letter M on the palm, have stronger intuition than men, and if both spouses have still prevails woman.
These people have the power to make the changes they need in life and therefore need to seize the opportunities in life.
The letter “M” within the subject’s palm is also an omen of:
Fortune in life.
Great prospect’s.
According to folk tradition all the prophets ever had this sign on their palm, and if you are part of the people, who have the palm point M, know that you are really a special person.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Quote of the Day

No matter which goal you choose, there will be lots of people telling you you're wrong.  Just pay close attention to what excites you and what drains you.  Pay close attention to when you're being the real you and when you're trying to impress an invisible jury.

-- Derek Sivers, Anything You Want, p. 77

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Tall Poppies! Where's my scythe?

Sorry guys, you may have to click on the picture to enlarge it a bit.
Also, if you haven't seen Bring It On, "spirit fingers" will make no sense to you whatsoever :)

Perhaps I am a little scarred from past experience, but I am extremely wary of people who say they "dance". By this, I mean people who have dabbled in dance, but do not do it professionally. Professional and/or accomplished dancers that I have met are usually quite self-effacing.

Dabblers, on the other hand, tend to be very showy, even show-ponyish. They strive to monopolise everyone's attention, brag loudly and boorishly about past dance events, and perform unasked-for mini-recitals at the drop of a hat. Any hat.

At parties they will take over the centre of the dance floor and execute elaborate dance moves that threaten your eyesight and sanity. Expansive hand gestures and flourishes, smouldering looks, toe-pointing, shoulder-throwing, back-arching, high kicks . . . the litany of atrocities goes on. Meanwhile, you're thinking, Dude, I just came here to get drunk and do the Robot!

I remember being at a certain party with Nicky and observing such behaviour, which made Nicky remark, "I don't know if I should applaud or throw money!"

Luckily, after midnight the show ponies wandered off somewhere else (audience was dwindling) and we got to do the drunken Robot on the deserted dance floor after all. Hee!

Anyway, back to my story . . .

SO. As you can imagine, when I got to the third session of my hip hop ADULT BEGINNERS dance class yesterday (I've capitalised those words for a reason), and found a show-pony dance dabbler locked into the front and centre position, I rolled my eyes so far back that I could see my medulla oblongata.

See, usually, I enjoy this class. There are a lot of everyday people there, big and small and medium girls (and one guy who does the whole class with a big grin on his face :). Normal people, like you and me, who just like hip hop and want to learn a routine to use at clubs or parties.

For me, the icing on the cake is this super-perky Filipino lady in her 40s, who throws herself into the class with reckless abandon and is everybody's best friend. If something is a little tricky she will look around and make eye contact with someone (usually me) and screech, "Aaah! Too hard!", but then gamely try to break-dance anyway.

It's a relatively level playing field. We're not pros, and we don't assume that we'll ever be pros. We just want to have fun and not look like total tools at the next party we go to. This is not the casting call for Cats.

And then GiWT showed up.

First of all, GiWT arrived, in 35 degree (Celsius) weather and an un-airconditioned studio, wearing shorts with black shoes . . . AND WHITE TIGHTS. Hence the name GiWT (Girl in White Tights).

Before class started, she went off by herself and sat in the deserted front studio to do some "special" (I can only presume) stretches. When the instructor arrived, she immediately took up the front and centre position, as I mentioned before.

As class progressed, and we swapped lines so people could have their turn near the front, I noticed that whenever GiWT went past a mirror, she would pause, look intensely into her own eyes (I SWEAR I am not making this up), do a little head flick, and then spin around into her "ready postion" (legs spread and spirit fingers ready), with one leg pulsing to an imaginary beat.

In the lulls where the instructor was showing us the next moves, or when we split into groups of two, and one group watched while the other danced (or attempted to :), GiWT would launch into her own special take on the dance moves, but in that self-conscious I-am-a-première-danseure kind of way.

When we danced as a group, she would take extra long jumps to the side, despite us being crammed into our lines and trying our best not to hit each other. Sigh.

I mean, really, lady, if you think you are a professional dancer, PLEASE go to a professional studio and show your pony off there. Give it a good gallop if you want. There is really no need to grace us lowly beginners with your bludgeoning burgeoning talent.

I fondly imagined the following dialogue:

GiWT: "Oh, tralalala! Terpsichore, muse of dance, fills me with her magic! It is spilling out and I must express it!"

an9ie: "Yeah? Well, express yourself somewhere else. Melpomene* wants you to shut it."

GiWT: "But my wellspring of inspiration! It runneth over! I must show EVERYONE my talent!"

an9ie: "Oh lawd. Do NOT make me ask Thalia** to set up a turkey slapping for you. Because I will DO it, sister."

Actually, this is a bit of a long shot. Let's replace "Terpsichore" with "Fiddy Cent", and "wellspring" with "Candy Shop" instead. There, that's more realistic! Hee!

* Muse of tragedy
** Muse of comedy and bucolic poetry ***
*** Hooray for Wikipedia!

Juliness said...

Oh my dear, however did you remain silent? I would have at least belly-laughed out loud at the kicky turn w/ spirit fingers prefaced by the smouldering gaze.

(By the way, are spirit fingers in the same family as jazz hands?)

an9ie said...

I think they're related. Aren't jazz hands when you frame your face in your palms, fingers splayed? Whereas spirit fingers is doing this crazy finger wiggling thing?

We need Jack from Will & Grace to show us the difference!

Blandwagon said...

Dude, I just came here to get drunk and do the Robot!

Would you mind if I borrowed this to use as my epitaph?

an9ie said...

Borrow away, Blandy!


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R.I.P. Hayes

From: Christian Fandt <cfandt_at_netsync.net>
Date: Tue Jan 12 08:23:47 1999

At 01:44 PM 1/9/99 -0500, you wrote:
>On Sat, 9 Jan 1999 rhblake_at_bigfoot.com wrote:
>> They still have an active and alive webpage at http://www.hayes.com/
without any
>> mention of demise. Where did you get this info?
>ZDNet. I think Hayes probably forgot to update their webpage, they
>probably have better things to do.

More likely, no one is still employed there who can handle changing
webpages or even know how to shut down the webserver. Probably just a few
beancounters kept by the the bank(s) are still there to cleanup the
financial rubble.

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Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
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PC-Classic (was: Sanyo 55x detractors (was:RE: IBM Floppy...))

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Tue Jan 19 11:57:30 1999

> > > Come on now, what you don't seem to remember is that it was less than
> > > half as expensive as any other similar machine at the time. And no,
> > > I'm not prejudiced because I wrote the Byte magazine review of it. :)
> > > It's a great hackers machine because almost nothing is in ROM and with
> > > a little hardware hacking it could be made pretty close to an IBM PC
> > > in terms of compatibility and a heck of a lot faster.

> > Faster? Are we talking about the same machine? The Sanyo had to be the
> > only clone that ever took IBM's pokey 4.77Mz clock and *reduced* it to
> > 3.58MHz!

> I did say with a little hardware hacking. You could OC it to 7.16 with a
> V20.

Apropos overclocking the PC - does anybody remember the Screamer
card ? An AddOn card that did increase the clock in 4 steps
between 4.77 and 9.54 MHz (AFAIR) _seperate_ for each 64 K
block of mem via a set of dip switches. The speed selection
was also programmable. They supplied a programm that tested
the installed memory to see the maximum possible clock and
give the instructions to set the switches. And the PC was
whoooping fast :) Also a V20 was supported. I installed it
to runn Pool of Radiance, a back then popular game, that
already was _a_bit_ slow on an original PC (with VGA),
since the AT was already available.

You know, most real world programmer only optimizes a
programm until it runs faily acceptable on _his_ machine
- and they have to have always the newest EQ...
(A similar Game - same developer - was available on the
APPLE ][ and did run well with a 1 MHz 6502 :)

So, back to my question, does anybody remember this Card ?
Have there been similar aproaches ? Additional Software ?
(I never could get hand on any in deep documentation or

Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Day # 13 - Book

Written by Robert Munsch.
Illustrated by Sheila McGraw.
Published by Firefly Books, 1995.

From Robert Munsch's official website:

"Love You Forever started as a song.

“I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
as long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.”

I made that up after my wife and I had two babies born dead. The song was my song to my dead babies. For a long time I had it in my head and I couldn't even sing it because every time I tried to sing it I cried. It was very strange having a song in my head that I couldn't sing.

For a long time it was just a song but one day, while telling stories at a big theatre at the University of Guelph, it occurred to me that I might be able to make a story around the song.

Out popped Love You Forever, pretty much the way it is in the book."

Thank you Robert - for writing such a powerful and loving book. I had this book as a child but never understood the depth of the story until I lost Ana. Your book has overwhelmingly helped me heal.

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But, 80 is back in the forecast by Wednesday.  I did it. I watched all of the movies of the star trek series. Both the first one  and the second generation.  Now thats a lot of empty space!!!!
 I also tried PapaJohns new "PAN" Pizza. Now that was special. it reminded me of when we got pizza a million years ago.  That good. it's double baked and it is good. give it a try if you like pizza. ( like a turtle do)
We slept in again. but not quite so long today. it was nice, beind on the weekend. Yay us. of course, that meant the cat got to jump up on my lap at two locations. cats.
Today i get to finish up the net script and hope it does justice to the club. I think it will, but you'll never know till you actually do it.
i just saw that "Howdy Dooty" is on COZI channel, 290 comcast. new or the old one???
wait and see.
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Sunday, 13 September 2009

Trusting (Psalm 13)

Psalm 13

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

3 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;

4 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him,"
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.

6 I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me.

I've always wondered what these Psalms would sound like depending on the musical tastes of the director of music. I mean, how different would a psalm sound if he or she were heavily into thrash metal or even something like dub step? Not sure, I reckon if I were the director of music I would like a few psalms, maybe not this one to a bit of motown, just emphasise the soul, but then it may sound a bit to chilled out...thankfully for me, I'm not the director of music for the psalms...

But it's just so true. I simply just want to trust God. He does give his people unfailing love and salvation. It may not always seem so black and white and simple, but trusting in God is opening yourself up to his unfailing love.

The guy in this psalm was obviously in a place of desperation and rejection. He was calling out and seem like nothing was there. But it's in these places of weakness that God comes to us and picks us out and shows us his love. I've got various friends with great testimonies of this exact thing and its amazing to hear how God has turned their lives around.

I've got a lot running my head at the moment. But trusting in God allows you to just put that to one side and just be at peace.

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My Mother’s Chicken & Potatoes from Lidia Bastianich

My Mother’s Chicken & Potatoes from Lidia Bastianich

Ingredient List Print Recipe

For the Basic Chicken and Potatoes:

  • 2-1/2 pounds chicken legs or assorted pieces (bone-in)
  • 1/2  teaspoon salt or more to taste
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 pound red bliss potatoes, preferably no bigger than 2-inches across
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or more
  • 2 medium-small onions, peeled and quartered lengthwise
  • 2 short branches of fresh rosemary with plenty of needles

For my special touches—try either or both:

  • 4 to 6 ounces sliced bacon (5 or 6 slices)
  • 1 or 2 pickled cherry peppers, sweet or hot, or none, or more!—cut in half and seeded

Pollo e Patate della Mamma

By Lidia Bastianich

Chicken and potatoes, cooked together in a big cast iron skillet until it’s crisp and moist at the same time, is my mother’s specialty. Growing up, my brother and I demanded it every week; a generation later, our kids, Tanya and Joe and Eric, Paul and Estelle, clamored for it too. And now the next generation of little ones is asking their great-grandmother to make chicken and potatoes for them. This is by far one of our most requested recipes; I am sure Grandma’s personality must have something to do with it, but the tasty dish has merits all its own.

Rinse the chicken pieces and pat dry with paper towels. Trim off excess skin and all visible fat. Cut the drumsticks from the thighs. If using breast halves, cut into 2 small pieces.

Make the bacon roll-ups: cut the bacon slices in half crosswise and roll each strip into a neat, tight cylinder. Stick a toothpick through the roll to secure it; cut or break the toothpick so only a tiny bit sticks out (allowing the bacon to roll around and cook evenly).

Pour the canola oil into a deep skillet and set over high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with half the salt on all sides. When the oil is very hot, lay the pieces skin side down, an inch or so apart—watch out for oil spatters. Don’t crowd the chicken: if necessary you can fry it in batches, cooking similar pieces together.

Drop the bacon rolls into the oil around the chicken, turning and shifting them often. Let the chicken fry in place for several minutes to brown on the underside, then turn and continue frying until they’re golden brown on all sides, 7 to 10 minutes or more. Fry the breast pieces, only for 5 minutes or so, taking them out of the oil as soon as they are golden. Let the bacon rolls cook and get lightly crisp, but not dark. Adjust the heat to maintain steady sizzling and coloring; remove the crisped chicken pieces with tongs to a bowl.

Meanwhile, rinse and dry the potatoes; slice each one through the middle on the axis that gives the largest cut surface, then toss them with the olive oil and the remaining salt in a bowl.

When all the chicken and bacon is cooked and out of the skillet, pour off the frying oil. Return the skillet to medium heat and put in all the potatoes cut side down in a single layer into the hot pan, pouring the olive oil into the skillet with it. Fry and crisp the potatoes for about 4 minutes to form a crust, then move them around the pan, still cut side down, until they’re all brown and crisp, 7 minutes or more. Turn them over and fry another 2 minutes to cook and crisp on their rounded skin sides.

Keeping the skillet over medium heat, toss the onion wedges and rosemary branches around the pan, in with the potatoes. Return the chicken pieces—except the breast pieces—to the pan, along with the bacon rolls; pour in any chicken juices that have accumulated. Raise the heat slightly, and carefully turn and tumble the chicken, potatoes, onion (and bacon and/or pepper pieces), so they are coated with pan juices, taking care not to break the potato pieces. Spread everything out in the pan—potatoes on the bottom as much as possible, to keep crisping up—and put on the cover.

Lower the heat to medium and cook for about 7 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, then uncover and tumble the pieces and potatoes (and bacon rolls) again. Cover and cook another 7 minutes or so, adding the breast pieces at this point. And give everything another tumble. Now cook covered for 10 minutes more.

Remove the cover, turn the pieces again and cook in the open skillet for about 10 minutes to evaporate the moisture and caramelize everything. Taste a bit of potato (or chicken) for salt and sprinkle on more as needed. Turn the pieces now and then—when they are all glistening and golden, and the potatoes are cooked through, remove the skillet from the stove and—as I do at home—bring it right to the table.

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