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Alkaline Water Ionizers: Scientific Proof

British Journal of Nutrition
Article by ross

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Alkaline Water…Here’s the PROOF!

If you’ve been a long-time visitor to my site you will know that I am super keen on finding scientific proof that backs up health, nutrition or lifestyle claims and suggestions.

I have already made headway with this for the alkaline diet in general, and recently loved reading this study from the British Medical Journal stating that the consumption of green leafy vegetables, yes those alkaline foods, can really help prevent type II diabetes.

Scientific Research into Ionized Water Benefits
Benefits of Ionized, Alkaline Water

Before I launch into all of the research I have found I need to make it clear that I am not promising any of the below findings can be replicated in your life simply by drinking ionized water. All healthy lifestyle shifts are the result of healthy eating, drinking, exercising and thinking. Yes your emotions do play a role.

My position on alkaline water and the alkaline water ionizer is based upon this central belief:

The biggest contributors to sickness, disease and obesity are:

  1. Dehydration
  2. Acidosis
  3. Oxidation of cells/ free radical damage

Now, I could write similarly lengthy blog posts about the research into each of those areas, and I will at some point, but the main point I am making here is that drinking high pH, antioxidant-rich, microclustered ionized water addresses each of these points very effectively.

Research into Alkaline Water Benefits

Important: I have been extremely picky with the articles that I publish. A lot of water ionizer sites will publish research as fact, when in reality no research has been conducted and the facts you are reading are merely the opinion of a Doctor. These opinions could be absolutely true, but I am only going to report on theories that have been proven through scientific, controlled experiments.

Ionized water prevents the breakdown of DNA from oxidative stress and fights free-radicals:

Electrolyzed–Reduced Water Scavenges Active Oxygen Species and Protects DNA from Oxidative Damage
Shirahataa, Kabayamaa, Nakanoa, et al – Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (1997)

Ionized, alkaline water has anti-diabetic effects:

Anti-diabetic effects of electrolyzed reduced water in streptozotocin-induced and genetic diabetic mice
Kim, Kim – Life Sciences (2006)

Ionized water helps prevent oxidation in the body and damage to DNA:

Electrolyzed-reduced water protects against oxidative damage to DNA, RNA, and protein
Mi Young Lee, Yoon Kyoung Kim, Kun Kul Ryoo, Yoon Bae Lee and Eun Ju Park – Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2010)

Alkaline, ionized water protects against pancreatic cell damage:

Protective mechanism of reduced water against alloxan-induced pancreatic ?-cell damage: Scavenging effect against reactive oxygen species
Yuping Li, Tomohiro Nishimura, et al – Journal of Cytotechnology (2006)

Anti-diabetic effect of alkaline, ionized water:

Anti-Diabetic Effect of Alkaline, Reduced Water on OLETF Rats
D Jin, SH Ryu, HW Kim, EJ Yang, SJ Lim, YS – Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry (2006)

Alkaline, Ionized water is effective in treating digestive complaints:

Clinical Evaluation of alkaline-ionized water for chronic diarrhea. Placebo-controlled double-blind study.
Hirokazu – Digestion & Absorption (2000)

High alkaline, ionized water is effective at cleaning pesticides etc. from fruit & vegetables:

Combined Effects of Alkaline Electrolyzed Water and Citric Acid with Mild Heat to Control Microorganisms on Cabbage
# Rahman, Yong-Guo Jin, Deog-Hwan Oh – Journal of Food Science (2010)

The Scientifically Proven Benefits of ACID WATER from Your Ionizer:

Acidic, ionized water is an effective sanitizer for kitchens and bathrooms:

Disinfection effects of electrolyzed oxidizing water on suppressing fruit rot of pear caused by Botryosphaeria berengeriana
Muhammad Imran Al-Haq et al – Food Research International (2002)

More research showing the sterilizing effects of acidic, ionized water:

Application of electrolyzed oxidizing water on the reduction of bacterial contamination for seafood
Huang et al – Food Control (2006)

Electrolyzed acidic water (EO water) shows promise as an environmentally friendly broad spectrum microbial decontamination agent:

Reduction of bacteria on spinach, lettuce, and surfaces in food service areas using neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water
Guentzela et al – Food Microbiology (2008)

Acidic, electrolyzed water kills salmonella and ecoli:

Effectiveness of Electrolyzed Acidic Water in Killing Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Enteritidis, and Listeria monocytogenes on the Surfaces of Tomatoes

Bari M.L.; Sabina Y.; Isobe S.; Uemura T.; Isshiki K – Journal of Food Protection (2003)

Acid, ionized water can be used to destroy penicillin:

Activity of Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water Against Penicilium expansum in Suspension and on Wounded Apples
D. O. OKULL, L. F. LABORDE – Journal of Food Science (2008)

Acid water used to kill e-coli:

Roles of Oxidation–Reduction Potential in Electrolyzed Oxidizing and Chemically Modified Water for the Inactivation of Food-Related Pathogens
Kim, Hung, Brackett – Journal of Food Protection (2000)

Killing e-coli on cutting boards using acid, ionized water:

Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes on Plastic Kitchen Cutting Boards by Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water
Venkitanarayanan et al – Journal of Food Protection (1999)

Electrolyzed, Acidic Water Speeds Wound Healing::

Effect of Electrolyzed Water on Wound Healing
Yahagi et al– Artificial Organs (2000)

Acid, ionized water is effective for treating burn wounds and preventing infection:

Effectiveness of Electrolyzed Oxidized Water Irrigation in a Burn-Wound Infection Model
Nakae et al– Journal of Trauma (2000)

More proof that acid, ionized water is effective on treating burns

Effect of electrolyzed oxidizing water and hydrocolloid occlusive dressings on excised burn-wounds in rats.
Xin H, Zheng YJ, Hajime N, Han ZG. – Chinese Journal of Traumatology (2003)

In the six years that I have been researching and working within the alkaline diet world I have yet to come across an ionizer that delivers stronger acid or alkaline water than the Chanson Water Ionizer.

In fact, as Dr Young states:

l can’t think of a better machine than the Chanson Miracle MAX to give you the type of alkaline & acid water you need

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind, or in the collective mind of the scientific research community that alkaline water is beneficial and that ionizers are the best way to make this water!

If you agree or disagree, let me know below!

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  1. Mike Reply

    I believe it is very important for people to start to understand the need to detoxify you body of acid condition that we humans acquire just from everyday living. I have found that AMA. and Drug Companies really protest this information getting out. What would they do if everyone got healthy. They just might lose some money, Ya Think!!!
    Anyway, give it a try. I know, it has really worked for me and it will for you. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

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  3. Bob Reply

    why 9.5 pH?
    why not 10?
    or 9?
    thanks Bob

    • Energise Ross Reply

      Hi Bob

      10 is too high, 9 is great, but 9.5 is perfect!

  4. Brian Reply

    Your site says its all in your mind, if the Ionized water works.
    People have convinced us placing a bracelet on your wrist will change your life.
    I have found sites that debunk the entire ionized water does not work and is all marketing.
    I would like one but can’t find the proof they work.
    If these machines worked why wouldn’t all doctors jump on the band wagon.

  5. Renzel Reply

    Your blog is very informative. Very scientific and rational. I’m having a report about alkaline water and I think you’ve exhausted all those important researches and journals I should be finding on the internet. Good job! 🙂

    • Energise Ross Reply

      Thanks Renzel! Appreciate your kind words!

  6. Ty Stearns Reply

    I notice there is a specific link to a certain website what sort of kick back do you get?

    • Ross Reply

      Hi Ty

      Which website are you talking about? If you’re referring to the link to then I get 100% – it’s my website (check the url of this page).

  7. romulo patricio Reply

    Hi Ross,

    I do have crohn’s disease. Is drinking alkaline ionized water good for me ? Frankly, I have been on a maintenance drugs like pentasa, imuran and prednison since 1974 up to now. Thanks for your response.

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  9. Guy Henning MD Reply

    Testamonies, testamonies, testamonies; I want to read the medical articles myself

    • Energise Ross Reply

      Hi Guy

      The articles that are publicly available (i.e. free) are all linked to.

  10. Janine Patching Reply

    The drug companies definitely dont want us getting better so anything I read written by doctors trained by drug companies or the companies thelmselves is completely biased and unreliable. There is out there about alkaline water being great in acidic conditions but long term use it can be damaging to cells. I wonder where this orientation comes from if there are no long term double blind studies done on drinking ionised alkaline water? Someone needs to carry out more studies. We need information on long term use and to hear from as many people as possible who have consumed this water for years

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  12. Christopher Reply

    Can water ionizers be jug filled (with Tank Rain Water), or just plumed to mains (tap) water.

  13. Darius Reply

    Ross like always you show your incompetence and lack of knowledge. For people like you the word QUACK was developed. On your site your called sources are very poor without any true scientific meaning. Cherry icking studies funded by seller of this filters only show that you are fraud or incompetent. BTW In the same manner I can cherry pick you studies showing smoking is healthy,
    Darius MD Toxicologist/Neurologist.


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Just Slow Down – Update Two

In many ways the creative process is like an uncontrolled explosion – it just “goes off” and bits and pieces fly all around in your mind.  Creativity can’t be “forced” but happens on a timetable all of its own.  It is spontaneous, and never makes appointments in advance.  Sometimes I have to get up in the middle of the night and write down a few notes, so that the next day I can remember what the thought was and what direction it was heading.  I love spontaneous creativity, and the process is no stranger to me.

Artists, no matter what medium they use (paint, granite, metal, musical instruments or electrons), all have a few things in common.  First of all, there is an idea that generates the foundation of the art which is yet to come.  Then there is the talent – how does the artist apply the idea to the medium and produce a result.  Next in the process is the use of technology, which could involve welding tools, paint and canvas, chisels, paper and pencil, a musical instrument, or a computer – as just a few examples.  Finally, the artist usually marches to the beat of his or her own drummer – which gives them a unique perspective that others may not have.  Sometimes the artist has a gift from God Himself…and other times the gift is from another source.

Usually, the critical point of failure for any artist is the technology that he or she uses to create their art.  Because they listen to a different drummer, most artists tend to be self taught.  There is something very “organic” about teaching yourself how to use the tools that create your art.  The opposite direction is the artist that has learned their craft from private instructors all the way through the university system.  Most artists will acknowledge that this ensures a complete understanding of the tools involved, but the creative process suffers because the skills that are learned are filtered, processed and institutionalized to the extent that any creativity remaining has become homogenized to the extent that it is no longer recognizable to what it once was or could have been.  In a word – stale and contrived.

It is the rare artist that both knows intuitively and educationally how to use the tools of their trade.  Many great musicians don’t know how to read music and are self taught to the extent that they can just play by ear.  The rare exception is the artist that is creative, gifted and extremely knowledgeable regarding the tools of their trade.

Technology isn’t my strong suit.  I can use computers and software to accomplish what I need to do, but I’m no expert in them.  I have never read a manual about any piece of electronic equipment that I could fully understand.  These manuals are written by some engineer or technician that doesn’t speak my language.  The organic and intuitive nature of things is what I understand – and what I thrive on.  The hardest part for any artist to do is the follow through that brings their craft to final completion, such as: business and accounting, invoicing, marketing, editing and proof reading, merchandising, packaging, distribution and sales for a few examples.  That’s why often times an artist has another person involved that takes care of the minutiae – all the detail work that isn’t involved in the creative process.  Most artists thrive and crave the creative process to such an extent, that if they could, that’s all they would ever do.  Even eating and sleeping take a back seat to the creative energy and satisfaction that they obtain from the process.

The good news for me is that I can actually do both halves of the process – but the organization of it all takes a row in the back of the bus in terms of satisfaction – it is the creative process and the resulting “burst of energy” that is actually driving the bus.  Since my first update, I have gone back and exported everything that I’ve written into individual Word documents that are stored in proper folders in the documents section of my laptop.  Everything has been spell checked by Word and cleaned up.  It turns out that for various reasons it’s easier for me to copy a new article into a Word document and then spell check and edit both the blog draft and Word document at the same time.  Pasting a document into the blog alters the font and spacing between text lines just enough to make it irritating to me.  At least I have a process that works, as the blog software still won’t spell check my document correctly as I draft it.  There will always be issues in life.  It’s how you deal with them that counts in the end.

So now I’m ready to press on.  In essence, this blog is really the “virtual” me, and I’ll try to distill the essence of who I am into each and every article.  I’ll try to rotate new material with some of the established categories that I’ve already introduced.  I’ll work my songs into the rotation right from the start.  At the end of the day this pause in the action wasn’t the result of a “train wreck” but only the derailment of the caboose.  Everything’s back on track and we’re building up steam again.  So take your seats and enjoy the scenery – we’re headed into some beautiful terrain up ahead and I think you’ll enjoy the views!  🙂

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Chamonix life!

It’s been too long since I wrote on my blog. Life has been pretty busy since I return from Patagonia. I did not climb or ski or fly anything big. I just had some “normal” days at home. Nonetheless, normal days at home are always filled up with beautifull moments shared with sweet friends. I love being in the mountains whatever I’m going to do. Sharing the classic Vallée Blanche with friends who never did it makes me as happy as skiiing something more serious. Climbing mountains always brings me lots of energy and excitement. Flying around the Chamonix peaks is something very special. Climbing on evenings at the gym with my friends always get me psyched. Of course, skiing in the morning, flying in the afternoon and climbing in the evening is one of my favorite combo. I could do that everyday. But… I work too and I love it. Happiness is here in my life whatever I’m doing.

One of the thing I love: sharing beautiful moments with sweet friends. Here with Caroline George after descending the rectiligne couloir in really good snow ;)

The bottom part of the rectiligne couloir. Pretty cool atmosphere. Photo: Dylan Taylor

Jamie, just after the belly goat step. Skiing in Cham is not like anywhere else.

February and its deep powder. First tracks are always good ;) Photo: Dylan Taylor

Some new lines for me this winter. Lots of turns, lots of fun…

Another first tracks day above the Swiss village of Trient. No complaining ;) Photo: Julien Miller

Sharing another great powder day with Mikey after a nice skin and boot up. Sometimes, you have to earn your turns ;)

And if the snow turns out to be bad, then it’s time for climbing… Mikey leading on the “Petit  Viking” at la Pointe du Domino

One of those beautiful moment in the mountains. So grateful and happy ;) Photo: Mikey Schaefer

If snow and ice are not so good, then flying could be a good option. No big effort, but stunning view ;)

Good to be in the air again :)

In winter, training on evenings after a nice powder day is always great. Especialy when you have all the cool Chamonix chicks climbing all together! That’s so much fun ;)

Well, I also have my “bad” days… Struggling on a 2000m of elevation while I was really sick. I could barely breath due to bronchial pain but I could not resist to not go. The Bérangère peak was attractive and I wanted to spend that day out with my brother Fred, Mika, Colin and Mikey. Mika, Mikey and I wanted to fly down so we carried the paragliders. Fred and Colin skinned up further to Dome de Miage and did an amazing descent. Photo: Mika Geroni

Struggling with the cough and a heavy head, carrying the paraglider. But too windy on top to be able to take off. You can’t win everytime… Thankfuly the spring snow was great and we had a fun descent instead of flying Photo: Mika Geroni

Yes, I work too. But my office view does not suck ;)

Hush! Don’t tell anybody I fell! ;) Photo : Mikey Schaefer

Thanks to Julien, Mika, Danny, Donna, Fred, Gaby, Pierre, Emma, Greg, Kristo, Jimmy, Laurent, Marion, Dylan, Caroline, Jamie, Colin and Mikey for all the good vibes!

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  1. Awesome post, Liv and great photos, expressing the sweetness of your life! pleas don’t let us hang around so long for the next update, though it is worth the waiting :)

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Things You're Just Supposed to Know

Most of the time, Long-Forgotten assumes that readers are already familiar with basic facts
about the Haunted Mansion. If you wanna keep up with the big boys, I suggest you check out
first of all the website, After that, the best place to go is Jason Surrell's book,
The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic (NY: Disney Editions; 2015). That's the
re-named third edition of The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies (NY:
Disney Editions, 2003; 2nd ed. 2009). Also essential reading is Jeff Baham's The Unauthorized
Story of Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion (USA: Theme Park Press, 2014).

This site is not affiliated in any way with any Walt Disney company. It is an independent
fan site dedicated to critical examination and historical review of the Haunted Mansions.
All images that are © Disney are posted under commonly understood guidelines of Fair Use.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Father of the Haunted Mansion, Part Four

After the ponderous parade of parallels in the previous posts, possibly you're a little pooped.  I can imagine an objection right about now:

"Sure, there are gobs of individual inspirations and hold-overs from Ken Anderson's two years of labor on the Disneyland Ghost House, but when deciding who (if anyone) deserves the title, 'Father of the Haunted Mansion,' you need to go beyond details and think thematically as well.  Who is most responsible for the over-all personality of the attraction?  Who set its tone?  Surely Marc Davis has to be considered here, and possibly X. Atencio, who wrote the final show script."

Those guys are certainly worthy of consideration, and a case may be made for either of them, but even in this arena there are two BIG reasons to award the palm to Ken Anderson.

Nuptial Doom

First, it was Ken's idea to use a wedding or marriage gone south as the central motif of the Mansion's backstory.  It plays a role in all of his show scripts.  In the oldest, "The Legend of Captain Gore," innocent young Priscilla has recently married a mysterious Captain Gore, who turns out to be a bloodthirsty pirate, much to her horror.  He kills her.  She haunts him.  He kills himself.  Now they both haunt.  Talk about your bad karma; it's doubtful that even Dr. Phil could have salvaged that marriage.

In the second script, "Bloodmere Manor," we hear a lot about the ill-fated, accursed, Blood family.  Their "supreme tragedy" happened on the eve of their daughter's wedding, when an event, "too horrible to mention" prevented the marriage.  On every anniversary of the non-event the spirits attempt to complete the ceremony, trying to lift some curse.  The show climaxes at the Grand Hall, where many famous ghosts from history and literature are assembled for the wedding.  The groom lifts the bride's head off her shoulders and gives it a kiss.  She slaps him.  "All hell breaks loose."  Wedding = epic fail.  Try again next year, I guess.

The third script picks up on the famous ghosts and monsters idea and pushes it to the center, changing the
wedding into a match between Monsieur Bogeyman and Mlle. Vampire, but with no better results, apparently.

Let me be Frank.  Version #3 was a stinkeroo, even though the narration was to be done by Walt himself.

The fourth one centralizes the Headless Horseman character and apparently reintroduces the hapless
wedding ceremony in the form of version #2.  Lots of overlapping with these scripts, it seems.

So a doomed marriage or a wedding gone awry lies at the center of all of Anderson's Ghost House backstories.  Obviously, with the mysterious attic bride now emphasized and centralized more than ever in the Constance saga, we can point to Anderson as the fons et origo of this motif.

In 1992, Ken Anderson sketched his
lady ghost for "E"- Ticket magazine

Scary vs. Silly: So Silly it's Scary

The other reason for regarding Anderson as the Man is that he wrote the recipe for a haunted attraction combining horror and comedy, screams and laughs.  That claim requires some elaboration.  Fortunately (or unfortunately—take your pick), Long-Forgotten is all about elaboration.

In practically every account of the Haunted Mansion's history that you read, the "scary vs. silly" controversy is put forth as THE explanatory paradigm.  In the mighty struggle between kooky and spooky, so the story goes, you've got Marc Davis in this corner and Claude Coats and X. Atencio in that corner.  We're told that the warring parties eventually worked out a compromise, giving Claude the scary first half of the ride and Davis the funny second half.  That has essentially become the official Disney version, and some of the Imagineers (especially X. Atencio) have been happy to affirm it every time they're asked.

I find this explanation a little too pat, and it falls apart the minute you begin to analyze it.  While it is broadly true that the first half of the ride is spooky and the second half is given over to fun, note that you hit sublime silliness right away with Davis's stretchroom portraits, and later on, Davis's light-hearted second half is interrupted by the scary attic.  Davis is, in fact, the main problem for the prevailing theory.  Some people seem to think he always lobbied for the humorous approach, but that kind of pigeon-holing won't do.  Look at his changing portraits, both actual and proposed.  The majority of them are utterly creepy, with no humor to them at all.  Once, when he was asked about the funny/scary controversy, Davis referred immediately to Walt Disney's famous dictum that the outside of the HM should be kept up, but that inside they could do what they wanted.  "I took that to be a very definite instruction to me, and it meant we could be scary inside the ride if we wanted to.  And you know when you're in the ride that you're not in there for some 'sweetness and light' " (E-Ticket 16 [Summer 1993] 26).  That doesn't fit the sultan-of-silly stereotype, does it?  Davis wrote a show script in 1964 that certainly contained its share of whimsical elements, but at its core it featured a character known as "the most dangerous ghost in the mansion," who makes a frightening personal appearance near the end of the attraction.  It turns out that he is both your Ghost Host and the murderer of a young bride and her fiancé.  At that point, guests are expected to flee the scene.

The most dangerous ghost in the Mansion . . . is out to get you!

In the same way, if you peruse the artwork produced by X., who is commonly assigned to the scary camp, you find both humor and horror.

In short, to the degree that there was a tug-of-war, it should probably be regarded as a disagreement between Marc and Claude over the relative balance of fun and fear in the total mix, not some sort of life-and-death struggle for the soul of the Mansion.

Where does Ken Anderson stand with regard to all of this?  When you look through his scripts and artwork, you find generous helpings from both ends of the spectrum, with no sense of tension, no disharmony between the two.  It's perfectly true that he found delight in the gruesome and grim, 'cause he's the magnificent, marvelous Ken Andersim.

It's just as easy to round up goofball artwork, though.

This, from a set of quick sketches he made in '92 for "E"-Ticket, makes the point about as succinctly as it can be
made, I think: In Ken's mind, scary and silly get along just fine together, peacefully co-existing in the same house.

The tone, the blend, the recipe for the Haunted Mansion is essentially Ken Anderson's.

A Tribute to Anderson

Originally, there were no hidden "tributes" to Ken at all in the Mansions. Most of the main Imagineers (and some second and third tier talents, too) got tributes somewhere, either inside or outside, but not he.  In fact—and as long as we're on the subject—some lucky guys actually got two tributes, like...

Robert Sewell

Cliff Huet

Fred Joerger

Claude Coats

...and X. Atencio.

For Ken, all you could point to was a caricature of him on a flyer advertising the Mansion's 30th
Anniversary program in 1999.  For the "Father of the Haunted Mansion," that's not much.

But in April 2011, a long-overdue tribute to Ken Anderson was finally added to the
redesigned WDW queue. (It's one of the only good things about that queue in my book).

Our final segment in this series will be a Halloween present.  Fair warning:  It will be quite different and may be of limited interest to many of you Forgottenistas; but for Disney historians, Imagineers, and the truly hardcore, it may be of intense interest.  Unless I'm badly mistaken, I believe I've discovered a hitherto-unknown "commentary" on Anderson's Ghost House in Anderson's own hand.

  1. And now the question is what will we as Forgottenistas do to get Ken Anderson the recognition he so richly deserves at the Haunted Mansion?

  2. A unique headstone added to the graveyard would be the most obvious way to do it, and it seems like the cost would be modest. That's how they've done it in the past. Maybe someone with access to Tony's ear should float the suggestion; I can't imagine he'd be completely disinterested.

  3. Wow...Thanks Dan for this incredible series. I can't believe, after all these years, that there is still a literal plethora of artwork and information that we have never seen before.

    PS: Though they will attempt, words cannot describe how excited I was to hear you on the Moustalgia podcast. I understand that you're a very busy man and have "real world" pursuits that require your time and attention. But know that if you ever decided to do an audio podcast, I, like many of my Mansionista compatriots, would look forward to each issue. (Which is somewhat of an understatement. But you seem to shy away from excessive adulation.)

    So thanks again for your diligence and your scholarly-yet-humorous blogs. The Mansion community would be threadbare without you.

  4. You're welcome, and thank you for the compliments.

  5. The pix of "the most dangerous ghost in the mansion" is just a b/w sketch of what were 6 full color paintings by Mr. Davis of: a fat old Miser sitting with treasure, the Devil appearing behind his chair, the chair and Miser going up in flames, and finally, behind the charred chair, the Devil holding a paper that says "Paid In Full" or some such thing. It's yet another of the unused original changing portraits in the Gallery.

    It's unfortunate that Yale's sequenced projection machine didn't work reliably enough to be installed in the Mansion. I know they planned on it. I've seen the 3x5 glass transparencies of at least 8 portraits, each with 6 stages. Six. WED wouldn't have gone to the effort to having all the portraits painted, registered, photographed and made into full color glass plates if someone didn't plan on using them. The waltzing ghosts, the hatbox ghost and the semi-silvered mirror ghosts weren't the only illusions that had major last-minute problems.

    It must have been an exciting install.

    And what the hell is this about Marc HIMSELF paying for an ad in the L.A. times announcing that the Mansion was open. WTF? No wonder d'land hates and has always hated WED/WDI.

  6. Exciting indeed. All the evidence suggests a chaotic summer in '69, with many last minute changes and several problems only half-solved by opening day. I would not be surprised to learn that Marc's apparently unilateral decision to open the HM several days earlier than planned inspired some choice words in certain quarters!

    I'm not completely convinced that the "most dangerous ghost" sketch is part of the "Faust" changing portrait set. Readers can compare the six-panel Faust set with the MDG sketch side-by-side here:

    Surrell identifies the sketch as the MDG (The Haunted Mansion, 2009 edition), and there are noticeable differences between it and the Faust set, such as the chair design and the scales on the table vs. a lamp. But the overall design is obviously similar. If I had to guess, I'd say that when the MDG idea was rejected, Davis salvaged the composition and re-used it in a new gag, the Faust changing portrait.

  7. Wonderful comparison for the MDG. Thank you!

  8. I remember reading somewhere (a description of the comic books I think) that Gracey was Gore, therefore bringing Anderson's ideas back again.


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[little tree]

December 25, 2014

By E. E. Cummings

little tree
little silent Christmas tree
you are so little
you are more like a flower
who found you in the green forest
and were you very sorry to come away?
see          i will comfort you
because you smell so sweetly
i will kiss your cool bark
and hug you safe and tight
just as your mother would,
only don’t be afraid
look          the spangles
that sleep all the year in a dark box
dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,
the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,
put up your little arms
and i’ll give them all to you to hold
every finger shall have its ring
and there won’t be a single place dark or unhappy
then when you’re quite dressed
you’ll stand in the window for everyone to see
and how they’ll stare!
oh but you’ll be very proud
and my little sister and i will take hands
and looking up at our beautiful tree
we’ll dance and sing
“Noel Noel”
Christmas in Innsbruck, 2009.

ars poetica

June 18, 2009

A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. I think, I too, have known autumn too long. [e.e.cummings]

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These are low-production videos of three of the four evening of the Lutheran identity/renewal week. The fourth evening’s video should be up by Friday, June 12.

The first, third and fourth evenings were held in the fellowship space of St. John’s Riverside Lutheran Church outside of Gillett, Wisconsin. The second evening was filmed in the sanctuary on the evening of June 2, 2009–Tuesday after Pentecost.

Again, many thanks to Pastor Cota for serving as chaplain during the event.

Your comments are encouraged so that we can refine this for use throughout the circuit. Ideally each evening would have a different presenter.

May God use our feeble efforts to strengthen the faith of the faithful.

Treasures in the Attic, part 1:

Treasures in the Attic, part 2:

God’s Pottery Wheel, part 1:

God’s Pottery Wheel, part 2:

On the third evening, the record button was pressed — but the camcorder had not been turned on. Sorry!!

Honorable Beggars, part 1:

Honorable Beggars, part 2:

Renewed and Refreshed

It was a joy for all who participated. Special thanks goes to Pastor Shane Cota who led the opening prayer service each night which included a meditation. They were so good, people asked for copies. There was a general consensus that it was worthwhile for those who were able to attend. Participants included members of St. John’s Riverside, members of sister LCMS congregations, other Lutherans, and non-Lutherans. It is now hoped that this can be refined and expanded to include more pastors and to be held in each parish in the Gillett circuit. God willing, that will happen.

One of the joys of the evenings was closing with Compline. Compline will certainly become a staple in St. John’s Riverside prayer life.

If you would like to gain a sense of what each evening was like, you can link to the handouts which provide the information for the prayer services and a summary of what was covered. Note that these are tri-fold brochures. The content is on the second page of each pdf. We hope to upload video of the evenings also. The third evening did not get recorded because of human frailty. The record button was pressed — but the recorder had not been turned on!

May God guide and bless the continuation of this endeavor to renew and deepen our faith and understanding.

1 – Treasures in the Attic — Our Faith is Not Clutter

2 – God’s Pottery Wheel — The Shape of Worship; Worship that Shapes

3 – Everyday Life — Where Faith Bears Fruit

4 – Sharing the Gospel — Being Honorable Beggars

The Meaning of Words, a Man’s Word, the Word of God — Part II

One of the things which saddens me most about the present state of the Lutheran Church is the basic lack of integrity among those called to proclaim and teach God’s Word and rightly administer the sacraments. By this I do not mean the human weakness and sinfulness in which we all find ourselves. We all are tempted. Only Christ was and is without sin. My concern is more focused and is basic to the health of the Church and the proclamation of the Word. Rather than beat around the bush, I’ll get to the point. If a pastor is going to be a faithful servant of the Word, he has to be a man of his word. Pastor’s make solemn vows when they are ordained. Those vows are not coerced, but freely spoken. They are not based on some fine print which the pastor has overlooked, but on years of hopefully careful study and acquaintance with the teachings of the Church, especially Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. Studying the ancient languages, learning to listen to God’s Word through careful and faithful exegesis, being immersed in the witness of the consensus of the church catholic in general, and the Lutheran Church specifically — these are not mere hurdles to be jumped, but preparation for ministry and a part of the informed consent involved in the ordination vows and subscription to the Confessions. The Church, including the average person sitting in the pews, should be able to trust that the pastor before them did not cross his fingers when saying his vows. The hearers of the Word should be able to trust that the man in the pulpit did not engage in some Lutheran form of the Jesuits’ reservatio mentis when he promised fidelity to God’s Word as witnessed in the Lutheran Confessions. Continue reading

The Meaning of Words, a Man’s Word, the Word of God–Part I

We live in a paradox in the world of blogs. On the one hand, the importance and power of words underlies the whole blogging enterprise. On the other hand, post-modern thought tends to downplay the meaning of words per se and centers meaning in the hearer. The former is the underlying assumption of this post. The latter is a malignancy which threatens not just language, but faith, trust, integrity, and any sense of Truth. As Lutherans, we are very aware of the centrality of God’s Word not only in theology, but in the very existence of the Church and the genesis of faith. As Christians, especially as theologians, we have a decided interest in words and meanings. We also trust that no matter how much men may try to empty words of their meaning, no matter how worthless a man’s word may be, VDMA.
From my perspective, the whole post-modern enterprise is a matter of deception. It is a matter of deconstruction and reconstruction. What this entails in regard to words is to render words meaningless or to at least raise doubts as to the meaning of words. Continue reading

If This Is How We Pray, What Do We Believe?

A rather disturbing video of an Ablaze!(c) event is available online. The event took place at Salem Lutheran Church in Houston, TX. President Kieschnick spoke at this “worship”. Beginning with shofar and an idiosyncratic confession of sins, the “worship” moves to liturgical dance and then something which might remind one of the Lord’s Supper if all the dispensationilist trappings were removed. If this is where the LCMS has moved or is moving to, there are serious questions which need to be asked by every pastor and congregation faithful to the witness of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. There are so many questions—and I fear the answers. Personally, I am so weary of wackos taking over the Lutheran Church. In the ELCA the left-wing revisionist have seized the reins. If this “worship” which featured Lutheran bishops from overseas (some of whom were not amused by the foolishness) is how the LCMS wants to present the Gospel and itself to the world, it can hardly be considered Lutheran. Has Zola Levitt superseded Loehe, Walther, Pieper and Sasse in matters of worship and doctrine? The “worship” seems like some sort of dispensationalist production with tiny remnants of classical Lutheran liturgy. If this is what Ablaze!(c) is all about, then it seems more like the flames of hellfire than the kindling of the Holy Spirit.

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Accomodations to the Culture Are Not Universally Benign

One often hears so called progressives calling for accommodations to contemporary culture in order to “reach out with the Gospel.” The same appeal was made in Germany in the 1930s. It was hotly debated, even among those who were not sympathetic with National Socialism. A rift among students studying under Bonhoeffer even developed and led to a parting of ways. Accommodations are not necessarily innocuous nor are outward things necessarily “adiaphora.” This link to a Spiegel article from last year (in English) brings this home. If hip hop music is used in worship or sage brush burned before the altar, are those simply “adiaphora” or steps in the direction of paganism and slips away from a sense of the holiness and majesty of God? When does a blurring of boundaries signal their erasure?

Luther Memorial Church

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The Correct Focus of Worship

Greg Laurie has some fine thoughts in his WND article, The Worship of Worship. When Trinitarian worship is replaced by forms which glorify the self, the preacher, or the performers, it certainly does become a form of idolotry. Once the focus ceases to be the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, many other things take center stage. There is no doubt that worship needs our attention. Without the proper focus, the attention is misdirected.

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Thursday, 28 February 2013

Its all about the WOW factor

Hi all,

We have a new challenge starting today over at Milkcoffee and this week our theme is :-

For those of you who don't know what wow is - it means White on White - so the only colour we want to see on your creation is on the image only.

Now I have to admit I have never made a wow card before and was a bit worried at first as I do love my patterned papers, but dusted off my embossing folders and got to work. I have to say I am really pleased with the end result and it was a change to actually make my flowers using dies instead of reaching for the flower box.

I used the fabulous image - Fairy Tiffany - isn't she just gorgeous!!. I coloured her with my promarkers and and fussy cut her out. The image was matted onto a Floral Oval die cut embossed with the Swiss Dots folder. The background panels were embossed with a Crafts Too Floral folder and I used a couple of MD dies for the flowers & swirl.

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Zipping by

* Please scroll down for the Little Claire release day 3*

Hi all,

Back again as promised with my card for Inky Impressions - thanks to all who joined in last weeks challenge we had lots of lovely entries.

Anyway the theme this week is

Splash of Red

So we would like to see Red somewhere on your card - a little splash of it or a big splash its up to you but it has to be there.

For my card I used the fabby Spunky Scooter Lili - I love her she is so adorable and just so reminds me of  Abbie hers lol.

You can see from my card I have gone with lots of red, I also wanted to keep the card quite simple and funky to tie in with the image. These papers from Echo Park were just perfect and make the card seem bright and cheery. I added a little fish tail sentiment and a few gems to finish, wanted to keep a nice clean look.

Thanks for popping by today, will be back tomorrow with my Milkcoffee Card.

Lyndsey xx

New release day 3

Hi all,

Here today with the final 2 stamps in the new Little Claire release. First up I have Tulip Cat, love this stamp so cute think this has to be my fave of the release.

I am still using the Riverbank Revels papers on these cards, this pad is so versatile with lots of lovely prints. Went for a bit of a red & aqua colour combo on this one and think it gives it such a lovely cool fresh feel.

And finally we have a cute little stamp - Horse - perfect for all those little girls who dream of having a pony.

 Again kept with the lovely red on this card and wanted a nice bright and fresh feel to it.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop back later to see my challenge card for Inky Impressions.

Lyndsey xx

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

New release day 2

* Please scroll down for the Ladybug Crafts Ink Blog Hop*

Hi all,

Back again with the second release from Little Claire, todays image is the very pretty Butterfly Blossom.

I have again teamed the image with some Riverbank Revels paper and as the image has a bit of an oriental feel to it used the pretty lanterns pattern. I also found out this fabby MB lantern die that just matched perfectly.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop back tomorrow to see the final 2 stamps in the release.

Lyndsey xx

Ladybug Crafts Ink Blog Hop

Hi all,

So excited today to have been asked by the lovely Kerry to join in with the Ladybug Crafts Ink new release Blog Hop.

The release - Through the Ages has 20 images in total and at just £1.75 each are a bargin.

 So the rules of the blog hop are as follows.

1. Leave a comment on each of the DT posts as you hop

2. Leave a comment on the challenge blog letting us know which image you like best

3. Display our badge in your sidebar to spread the word

You have 2 weeks to join in the fun and try and win some prizes - The winner of the hop will get to choose 6 of the new digi's of their choice and 5 runners up will each get to choose 3 digi's.

Running along side the hop is the LCI Challenge and this fortnight the theme is

Add a Number

You can't get easier than that, just add a number somewhere on your project and your ready to enter.

The DT have been very busy creating gorgeous makes to inspire you and for this release along with myself their is also Guest Designer Rose joining in with the fun too.

Anyway enough waffle lets start - you should have come here from the lovely Dianes blog, if not you need to start at the beginning and hop along in order.

So here is my card. I have used image Billie is 3 (girl version)

I  teamed her with some pretty MME papers, added a few flowers, organza ribbon and gems to finish. I went for a real girly feel to this card as most 3 year old girls love anything pink & pretty.

You now need to hop on over to Sally's blog and see which image she has used. I for one will be hopping along too as I haven't seen any of the other images yet either.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop back later to see the 2nd new release from Little Claire.

Lyndsey xx

Monday, 25 February 2013

Little Claire - new release day 1

Hi all,

I have an busy week here on my blog - today sees the start of a new release from Little Claire, we have 5 gorgeous stamps to show you over the next few days. Tomorrow I have a something exciting for you to join in with, Wednesday see's a new challenge at Inky Impressions & Thursday see's a new challenge at Milkcoffee - so lots going on this week.

So anyway today I have 2 new images from Little Claire to show you, first up is an adorable little image called Little Doggies - just perfect for upcoming Mothers Day

And secondly we have Girl Cat, how cute is she!!

I have teamed both my images with products from the new Trimcraft - Riverbank Revels which is also available in store- I used - 6x6 paper pad, Sentiments, Roses & Gems.

WIN!   WIN!   WIN!   WIN!

We have two sets of these two stamps to giveaway (two winners will each receive a 'girl cat' & 'little doggies' stamp)  For your chance to win, simply pop on over to the blog & comment on today's new stamps - simple!
All posts to be received by 10am tomorrow (Tues 26 Feb 2013) and the 2 winners will be chosen at random.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop back tomorrow to see my exciting news.

Lyndsey xx

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Sweet Rose

Hi all,

Hope you are all enjoying this little bit of sunshine we are having today, I actually went out today without a coat on fab!!!

So I recently fell in love with an adorable range of stamps from La La Land Crafts - now I know they have been around for ages, but I have only just found them lol!!!

I treated myself to a few stamps first - then I realised they came in digi form and well a few more found their way to me too.

So here is my first card using a La La Land image, I kept the card quite sweet and simple and used some more of the gorgeous MME - Howdy Doody papers (I love this pad!!!)

I coloured the image with Promarkers and the colours are as follows (alothou they do look a little washed out on the picture)

Skin - Blush, Oatmeal, Sunkissed Pink, Coral
Hair - Satin, Tan, Cinammon, Walnut
Dress - Soft Peach, Peach, Coral, Burnt Orange
Hat & Flower - Buttercup, Mustard, Gold, Raw Sienna

I added some faby grossgrain ribbon and a few WOC flowers to finish

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Sunday, 17 February 2013

Under my umbrella

Hi all,

A day late with this post - yesterday saw a new monthly challenge over at Little Claire - and this month our theme is

Love & Romance

So we would like to see lots of love, romance, hearts & flowers on your creations.

For my card I have used the adorable Loverly Jubblies - Robert & Daisy Umbrella image. I chose this image as it make me think of Abbie as the moment - she has a little boyfriend at school and they have been walking home together with his arm around her - awwwww!!!

I teamed my image with some fab Echo Park papers and added a few flowers and cute organza bow. The sentiment is out of the Best Friend stamp.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Saturday, 16 February 2013

Sweet Chloe

Hi all,

There is a new challenge over at Pink Gem and this weeks the pinks are hosting. Christine has chosen the theme

Punches & Dies

For my card I have used the adorable Chloe in Knitted Hat available in store or just £1.50.

Chloe was cut out using SB Lrg Oval Die and matted onto SB Floral Oval Die. I then used a MS border punch on the strip across the card and finally punched out butterflies - so plenty of die & punches on my card. I teamed Chloe with some pretty Echo Park papers, WOC flowers and some gorgeous ruffled organza ribbon.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Friday, 15 February 2013

Easter Release Blog Hop

Hi all,

Sorry not been around for the last few days, have had a bit of a nasty water infection which has made me feel quite ill. Still not 100% but at least I now have some antibiotics from the doc's.

Anyway today sees our monthly blog hop over at Inky Impressions and this month we are showcasing the new easter releases.

So you should have come here from Lydia's blog. If not you need to start HERE and hop along, in case you get lost along the way here is the Blog Hop List.

For my card I have used Fashionsita Lilli & Giant Egg Chair. As soon as I saw this image I knew it had to be paper pieced and as its an Easter theme it just had to be bright and funky colours.

I teamed my image with some fabby MME - On the Sunnyside papers and coloured my little cutie in with my promakers. A cute heart doiley and some pretty flowers just to finish.

Promarkers used
Skin - Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Oatmeal, Blush
Hair - Burnt Umber, Chestnut, Cinammon
Top, Hat, Socks - Tulip Yellow, Canary, Lemon, Soft Lime
Skirt, Shoes, Hearts - Cardinal, Poppy, Berry

You now need to hop on over to Olivia's blog to see what see has come up with.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Saturday, 9 February 2013

Springtime wishes

Hi all,

I have a cute little card to show you today using a new MFT stamp that I recently purchased. I seem to be having a bit of a spending spree at the min and have found a few new ranges that I seem to have fallen in love with - especially Some Odd Girl & La La Land and of course some new MME papers seem to have found their way into my shopping basket too lol!!!

Today my card has been made using some fabby products that I got from Kitty at My Mums Craft Shop - can deff recommend Kitty for a superfast delivery and great prices.

So I used Springtime Wishes from MFT and Howdy Doody papers from MME. I kept the layout quite simple and added a few pearls and resin flower for decoration. The cute sentiment comes with the stamp along with a few other. Again its one of those smaller size 14cm x 11cm cards and I am enjoying making these at the moment.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Friday, 8 February 2013

Shhhhh!!! & Little Claire Competition

Hi all,

I have a quick and simple card to show you today, its my turn to showcase on the Inky Inspirations blog today and I have chosen to use this sweet image Lilli's Secret.

I teamed Lilli with some bright and funky papers from MME - On the Bright Side and kept my layout nice and simple,a sweet felt flower and some red gems to finish. I have again used a bit of Mary J inspiration on my card and made a cute 14cm x 11cm size card.

Also we have a competition over on the Little Claire Blog to win the new Feb Club stamp

If you would like to win this super stamp set here's what to do:

One of the sentiments contained within the set says 'wish BIG!' if you were granted a big wish what would it be? Leave us a comment and let us know on our blog.
The winner will be announced after 10am Monday 11 February - Good Luck!

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Spring Showers

Hi all,

I have a cute little card to show you today featuring one of Janet (Pink Gem Designs) adorable little images. For my card today I have used the cute little image- Chloe in the rain - and teamed her with some fabby MME papers.

I wanted to used some bright and cheerful colours so gave her a gorgeous yellow rain mac & matching umbrella. Finished off with some fabby gingham ribbon & a few flowers (not adding them didn't last long lol!!!)

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Monday, 4 February 2013

Just for fun

Hi all,

I have a card today that I actually made just for fun, no DT work or anything!!! - that doesn't happen very often I tell you.

So I have been eyeing up the cards my teamie Mary J makes for ages and fancied having a go at her style, so here it is.

I used my new uptown girl stamp and some fabby MME papers. The card is smaller than the normal 6x6 I tend to make and is about 11cm x 14cm. I also kept the embellishments very simple and just added a cute little flower that I picked up from Dunelm's for just 50p for the packet - they also had 12x12 bazzil card for just 10p (bargin!!!)

I have to say I am really liking this style and have made quite a few cards like this, just waiting to find some time now to add the images onto them.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Check it out!!!

Hi all,

Well its a lovely morning here, the sun is shining nice and bright and doesn't it make everything seem more cheerful. On top of that the kids are going to spend the night at Nan & Grandads so me and hubs have the house to ourselves - whoop whoop - we get to watch something on the TV other than the Disney Channel or Cartoon Network lol!!!!

Anyway today its a new challenge over at Pink Gem and its the Pink' teams turn to host. Lisa has chosen our theme and this week its

Gingham / Checks

So here is my card -I have used the gorgeous Fairy Chloe and teamed her with some fabby Echo Park papers.

I kept the card a bit clean and simple today and focused on the layers and layout rather than adding lots of flowers, I quite like it but not sure how long I can keep out of the flower box for lol!!

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabby creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Friday, 1 February 2013

Hearts & Flowers

Hi all,

Its a new month which can only mean that we have a new club stamp out today from Little Claire. We also have a fantastic new website gone live from today - go check it out

Heart & Flowers is our club stamp for Feb and features a fabulous tree, cute little hedgehog, lavender planter, border design and 3 sentiments all for just £8.99

Join our Club

Don't forget you also get all the materials needed and full instructions to make a card and a futher 2 full colour project instructions to try out too.

So here are my cards.

This card uses the fabulous tree, and I went with a very elegant theme. The papers are First Edition J'dore and are just scrummy.

For this card I went with a very bright and cheerful theme and used some fabby Echo Park papers.

Finally this card appears in the new edition of Quick Cards Made Easy Issue 110 - on the Little Claire page.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

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2400 FAHRENHEIT – The Art of Glass

14 04 2009

Nightscape Vase

“You know what’s amazing?” says Michael Mortara. “Everybody’s got a drinking cup, but maybe only one out of a thousand, or maybe it’s only one out of 10,000, has seen it being made. You’ve got glass blowing, woodworking and ceramics, the three fundamentals of functional craft, and it’s shocking how many people have never seen it done. We certainly all depend on these things.

“We decided because so few people have seen it done, it was a really easy thing to do to share it by opening up our studio.”

He built the glass blowing studio and gallery where he and his wife Misato Mortara, both artists and glass blowers, work in Volcano Village.

Nightscape Bowl

Nightscape Bowl

They chose beautiful Volcano, site of some other seriously molten glass materials, partly because Michael had spent a lot of time there as a child. “We would stay up at my uncle’s place on Wright Road,” he says, “and I really liked it.

“Also, my uncle had a fireplace, and I loved fires. Glass blowing; playing with fire. I was always fascinated with fire when I was a little kid.”

The Team: Misato, Micheal and Evan

The Team: Misato, Michael and Evan

He talks about the power of fire. “When you have fire, you’ve got heat, you can survive in the cold, you can cook your food. It gives you a certain amount of independence from nature. If you know how to make fire you’re halfway there. It’s a real primal kind of human thing.”

Rainforest Series

Nightscape Platter

Michael first got involved with glass blowing when he was a high school student at Punahou School in Honolulu, and Misato at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, where she too was learning about glass blowing and where the two met.

Misato, Micheal

Misato, Michael

Many years ago, when both Michael and Misato had jobs come to an end, they consciously made the decision to start blowing glass professionally. “We thought about, ‘What did we want to do next?’” he says. “It’s like your destiny. Who do you want to be in control of your destiny?”

Green Terarium

Habitat Series

Amber Terarium

Habitat Series

Artists have been blowing glass since Roman times.

“I think people are impressed because when they think about a craftsperson, or an artist,” says Michael, “they think about someone sitting by themselves in a studio creating their art. But at our studio they see a team of people working together and creating their work. You can have this extremely well-coordinated group of people that doesn’t say a lot to each other, but everyone knows their job and works together very well.”

“It’s the drama of taking a liquid and turning it into a solid,” he says. “The choreography of a team working together to produce a product.”

Micheal and Evan Working

Michael and Evan Working

Photo Courtesy 2400 Fahrenheit

Photo: Courtesy 2400 FAHRENHEIT

The Gallery at 2400 Fahrenheit

The Gallery at 2400 Fahrenheit

Rhapsody 3

Mirage Series

He and Misato each have exhibits coming up at Hilo’s Wailoa Center in May; his work as part of a show upstairs, and hers as part of one downstairs. “I’m working on some new pieces for it,” he says. “It’s not something you’d see at our studio. I’m building a house right now, and so I’m doing something for the show with nails and wood and glass.”

“The show will be a departure for both of us.”

Mortara 8

Supercooled Liquid

Micheal and Evan: The Spinning Stage

Michael and Evan: The Spinning Stage

He says their work continues to evolve and change. “Personally, I’m working in a much larger, more sculptural aspect now. It’s larger, more expensive, all solid, cut and polished; much more labor intensive and introspective.”

Image 2967

Hulu Series

Img 693

Michael Opening A Platter

Mortara 1

Arrangement From The Rainforest

Macario on the Mortaras:

Glass blowing is a pretty intense process, and it takes a long time to get good at it. The team at 2400 Fahrenheit is really good at what they do. There’s just a lot of talent there.

They have been doing this for a long, long time and their art is at a really high level. You can tell by picking up a piece. You can tell by the feel of it and the weight. The walls are thin, but it’s balanced. It’s pretty fabulous stuff, actually.

They work hard at it, and then they come back the next day and they work hard at it again. And they’ve done that since they started.

When people are there, there’s conversation and communication and you can just tell that they really love what they do. I noticed that Michael really loves showing kids how to make glass. While I was there photographing, they had just finished a piece and were taking a break. These people came in that had been in earlier and were trying to catch them blowing glass.

Michael said, “Oh, you came back. You know what I’ll do? I’ll make a bubble.” He got just enough glass so he could show those kids how to make a bubble.

Misato’s quiet, so you don’t always know how much she contributes, but when you see her pieces they’re quite complicated. Michael told me one time, “Misato’s always got to make stuff hard; challenging.” She’s the one that does all these swirly things with the glass.

They actually make a terrarium, and they make the trees in the terrariums and the spiders and the bugs. It’s just as precise as you can get. You know they’ve spent quite a bit of time figuring that stuff out.

Evan Jenkins is also part of the team. A glass blower in his own right, he’s been with the Mortaras since they started 2400 Fahrenheit. The three of them work together seamlessly.

Those guys are like worker bees. They don’t spout about art, they just DO art. They don’t talk too much about what they do. I mean, they’ll talk with people about the process, how to get this effect or that effect, but they don’t have to talk about their art. People see it.

I have a whole lot of respect for people that are dedicated to their art and what they do. Michael and Misato hold a really high standard. You can see it.

Michael Mortara: “We’re blowing glass in a way that’s been done for 500-600 years. We’ve got computers for the ovens, and electricity, but to tell you the truth, if you were a glass blower in the Renaissance time, you could come into our studio and do your thing. You would pick up a blowtorch, you’d know how to get glass out of the furnace, and you’d know the tools. It’s essentially unchanged.”            PAU

                                                      Photos by Macario
                                 Visit Fahrenheit 2400 at http://www.2400f.com

22 03 2009

Clemson and surf

Waimea Architect Clemson Lam once designed a house on a beach where there were a lot of coconut palm fronds. “When I had a preliminary plan,” he says, “I went down there and laid out the whole house in coconut palm fronds. I took the clients down there and showed them: Now you’re in your master bedroom….”

Puako Residence

Private Residence

Waimea House

Private Residence

More of Clem's Designs

More of Clem's Designs

When he starts a job, he says, he tries to absorb everything there is about a project – such as what the people are like and how they plan to use the house.

And then he takes it a huge step beyond: Before he does any design work, he goes and camps out on the site.

“I walk around the whole place; sit here, sit there,” he says. “I’m not so much trying to design something yet, I’m just trying to absorb. Like, ‘Wow, look at this spot, there’s a great view from here.’ What happens at night on the site? Where are streetlights? A lot of times the wind is a little different at night, especially here on the Big Island when the cold air from the top of the mountain starts coming down.”

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Puako view

Puako view

A house doesn’t just sit on land, he says; it sits within the land. “I try to use the land by either modifying it to work with the architecture,” he says, “or siting the architecture in such a way that it makes the best use of the land.”

“One time I camped out at a site at Kohala Ranch and the wind was blowing so hard,” he says, “that the tent was literally down on my face, just flapping away. It actually turned me over in the tent. I was on a little bit of a slope to begin with and the wind must have been 40-50 mph. It just kind of rolled me over.”

Puako Lana‘i

Puako Lana‘i

Clem's Artwork: Ukulele, and a Watercolor

Clem's Artwork: Ukulele, and a Watercolor

Lam started his education at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa in Business Administration, he says, because there was no foreign language requirement.

“But after the start of the third year of that, I just said, ‘Whoa, this is not me, man.’ So I dropped out and went to work in construction. And after two or three years of that, I thought, ‘Whoa, I can’t be doing this for the rest of my life. I’d rather be designing these buildings.’”

And that’s how he got into architecture, graduating with a degree in that field in 1980. The day after graduation, he and wife, who’d just been hired as librarian at Waimea’s Samuel Parker Library, moved to the Big Island.

Reading Room

Reading Room

Traditional Kitchen

Traditional Kitchen

He says that people who plan their house by looking through magazine floor plans are missing half of it. “Floor plans out of a magazine have no relation to what the site has to offer,” he says. “Most people are focused on how the kitchen works with the dining room, but the other part of it is what the site has to offer. Or it’s unfortunate, but the front door opens right into the wind.”

Master Bath
Master Bath, Mignanelli Residence
Living Room View

Living Room View

 Design really makes a difference, he says. “You pour so much money, time and effort into building a house, that if you put things in the right place – if you take care and recognize what opportunities are there – you can make all those sticks and stones and dry wall and wiring and what not become much better. Just by good design.

”He says he feels very fortunate in his work. “I’m a one-person office,” he says, “so I don’t hand it off at a certain stage to a draftsman or something. I do it from the beginning of the job, to when I first meet the people, to camping out on the site, to the day they move in. So all through construction I’m involved.

 “It really is a good way to satisfy my creative yearnings.”

View Toward Kohala
Mignanelli Residence

Macario, on Clem:

I’ll tell you a story. Back in ‘97, I took the dogs and we went into Waimanu Valley with some friends. We were there for like nine days, and we did what we do – we looked around the valley to hunt and gather food, and we dove for fish and picked ‘opihi and all that stuff

I didn’t know Clem at the time, but he came into the valley with some of his friends at the same time.

So we’d gone hunting and we caught a pig and had all this meat, so I had gone around to all the different campsites and asked people if they wanted some meat. There was a big church group camping there with like 20, 25 people, and I just walked up and said, “Hey, who’s the cook?”

It was funny; I tried to give some meat to these two ladies and they freaked. They were vegetarians. Here I was holding this big bloody hunk of meat.

Anyway, Clem was going by and I said, “Hey, you want some meat?” He said, “Yeah, I’ll try to cook some.” You know when you’re out there, some guys are friendly and some aren’t. He was friendly.  He was more interested than some other people.

He doesn’t remember me, that’s for sure. I was in my hunting clothes. But I remember him. He was eager to take the meat and I remember his face.

When I started working with him, doing photography for him, I kept thinking, “You know, I met this guy somewhere before.” Even after I remembered where I’d seen him, even until today I haven’t told him. When I talk to him next time, I’m going to ask him if he remembers.

After I met him and started working with him, I knew he had these sensitivities. I knew he was an outdoors person. I knew he surfed, because he carries a surfboard in his truck sometimes when he comes to the job. And when I went to his office he had some of his own watercolors on the wall. His office is really together. Everything is in place and it’s clean.

Just from talking to him, I knew he was aware of all the elements. Like the weather, the earth and stuff like that. Like the way the house is situated when you walk onto his properties. And when you walk into the house, it’s comfortable and cool. I noticed that if there’s a stiff breeze, there’s usually a protective wall there so the breeze isn’t whacking you.

Plus he’s a nice guy. He’s involved in the community and in art, and it seems like he’s a pretty active person, and it’s been nice to work with him. His clients love his work. He gets along with people I’ve met that he builds for. They’re all really happy with what he’s done.

You spend all day shooting there at Clem’s houses, and you get to shoot all the different areas of the house, and it’s comfortable. You’ve still got the views, and the places where the air comes through. And the lines of the architecture flow very nicely. He blends the buildings into their surroundings. You can just see that from the photographs. He does a really nice job.

Clem’s different from other architects because he keeps it light. He has this really “up” attitude, a really positive attitude and he doesn’t really get serious, there’s no heaviness, but when you start noticing all those things I’ve mentioned, it’s kind of deep.

I just read this quote. Kumu Nalei Kahakalau said, “The teacher should be the guide on the side, not the sage on the stage.” Clem doesn’t come on like some architects I’ve met who think they’re gods. Like, “I’m the man.”

He keeps it light, but his work is really serious.

“I’m doing a house right now where the space below the floor is 12 feet high; the ground falls away that fast. So we took big columns that go from the ground all the way up to the roof – 18, 19 feet tall. Between them we have big beams that we use for x-bracing, so the structure is really expressed in that. I’ve heard fishermen say they use that as a landmark. It’s noticeable from way out there.

That is a way to use the land, and the way the land slopes; a way to make an architectural expression. The only way you can learn that is to spend some time on the site, and recognize what is available there.” – Clem Lam

Architectural photos by Macario: all others courtesy Clem Lam
Email Clem Lam at c.lam4@hawaiiantel.net


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The Brothers of Rock with Karolyn James ~ Mae Clair

This week is Rock Romance Week…at least on my blog! London Casey was here on Tuesday to share about her New Adult contemporary rockstar romance, The Stronger, Safer Kind, and today I’m delighedt to welcome Karolyn James with the first novel in her BROTHERS OF ROCK series.

Who doesn’t like a good rockstar hero?  When I was a teen, a guy who played a guitar and sang in a band was the equivalent of a modern knight. I was writing stories with rockstars well into my twenties, and I still love a rockstar romance.

I hope you enjoy Karolyn’s look at her new series!

For fans of Nashville the TV show and Bella Andre, the BROTHERS OF ROCK series is dramatic, sexy, romantic, and entertaining. It sizzles!

With ALL ACCESS, a contemporary romance series begins that explores life, love, and music. Join the five band members of Chasing Cross as they find that there’s more to life beyond the stage.

Jess is caught off guard when a sexy stranger buys her a cup of coffee and asks her to sit with him. He’s mysterious, nice, and even though he says the right things at the right time, Jess can sense that there’s something hidden about him.
As Johnnie sits across from the beautiful woman, he can’t believe she doesn’t recognize him. Everyone does. It comes with the territory when you’re the lead singer of one of the hottest bands in the world, Chasing Cross. With one more show to go before taking a small break in touring, it feels like luck is on Johnnie’s side. That is, if he can find a way to tell Jess who he is, without scaring her off.
After her best friend begs her to come to a concert, Jess finds herself standing in the middle of a crowd. The lights are off, music begins, and the crowd erupts in cheers. She doesn’t know much about the band, but that’s all about to change. When the lights come on, Jess can’t believe her eyes. The lead singer of the band is the man from the café.
Plucked from the crowd during the show, Jess makes her way backstage. The encore may have ended on stage, but the real show is just about to begin. Johnnie’s passion quickly turns to romance but the more time he and Jess spend together, the more things get complicated. Johnnie has a big decision to make about himself and the band, testing his loyalty and love for the music, and when Jess’s dreams start to come true, she starts to realize that true love exists, but it’s not always an easy path to take.

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The second book in the Brothers of Rock series is BROKEN SOUND, where lead guitarist, Davey, is faced with life changing decisions involving love, family, and as always, music.

bor2Rockstars expect women to show up at their hotel room, but when a woman shows up with an infant and tells Davey he is the father, his world is turned upside down.
Anna is a teacher and part-time waitress, desperate to make enough to pay off debts left to her by an ex-boyfriend who made her life a living hell. When her boss schedules her for an extra shift, he tells her it’s her job to take care of a special guest… lead guitarist of Chasing Cross, Davey. The second Anna meets eyes with Davey, she feels something she’s wanted for a long time. But with someone famous? That’s impossible. Besides, Davey is there with a date.
When Davey returns to the restaurant, sans date, he asks to see Anna. She doesn’t understand what he would want with her. He is a man with a big heart, kind eyes, and the true power that only a real rockstar could have. Then Anna learns the truth of Davey’s life, from his haunted past to his rocky present. Still, she longs to be part of his future.  But when Anna’s own past turns potentially deadly, life and love suddenly collide in a way that could hurt everyone and leave someone dead.

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Karolyn James has been published over 100 times, reached bestseller lists on Amazon, and writes in both romance and erotic romance.  BROTHERS OF ROCK is one of her two newest series.

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[Haskell-cafe] hacking ghci

Simon Peyton-Jones simonpj at microsoft.com
Tue Jan 9 14:29:25 EST 2007

I'd suggest #2.  It's exactly the reason that GHC is available as a library, and it makes your work much more independent of GHC.  If you find it doesn't have the API you need, we can work to improve it.

| -----Original Message-----
| From: haskell-cafe-bounces at haskell.org [mailto:haskell-cafe-bounces at haskell.org] On Behalf Of
| Walter Moreira
| Sent: 08 January 2007 06:21
| To: haskell-cafe at haskell.org
| Subject: [Haskell-cafe] hacking ghci
| Hi Haskellers. A short while ago I asked about the possibility to have
| the output of ghci in color.  Thanks to Donald Stewart who set up a
| wiki page to continue the attempt. Other people suggested HsColour and
| GUI's (thanks too). I'm not so interested in highlighting the snippets
| of code which ghci displays, but to use different colors for the
| different types of output: different colors for the prompt, input,
| warnings, exceptions, normal output, etc.
| Are any of these ideas viable?:
| 1. Hack the code of Interactive.hs in the GHC distribution and
|    substitute the calls to 'putStr[Ln]' by some thin wrapper which can
|    write with colors, according to a command line option (--color or
|    --colour, for example), maybe using HsColour. This looks easy
|    enough and I'd be willing to do it, but it's intrusive, and one has
|    to mantain a different version of ghci in parallel with the main
|    ghci.
| 2. Use GHC as library (from 6.6 on) and write a similar application as
|    ghci, with more emphasis in the 'interactive' part of the name (in
|    the same way as the relation between Python and the IPython
|    extended shell). This is more work and more duplicate efforts, but
|    it may be worthly, perhaps.
| 3. Write a wrapper which communicates with ghci via pipes. I read some
|    attempts about this somewhere, and people suggested an approach as
|    in #2.
| I haven't mentioned the GUI applications, since I would like to just
| have something in the spirit of ghci (command line oriented), but with
| colors or with configurable output.  Which approach do you people
| think it is best?
| Sorry for the long message. Cheers,
| Walter
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[PEP202 listcomps] (was RE: [Python-Dev] Product iteration)

Fredrik Lundh Fredrik Lundh" <effbot@telia.com
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:55:46 +0200

guido wrote:
> > It derives in turn from SETL, which followed common set-theoretic
> > notation.  This "grabbed" Guido; LISP spellings never did, and I bet
> > never will.
> I've never used or even seen SETL, but there is a connection: SETL had
> a profound influence on the designers of ABC, in particular Lambert
> Meertens, who spent a sabbatical year working with the folks at New
> York University who wrote the first validated Ada compiler in SETL.

found this one:

interesting reading.  SETL sure has a pythonic feel...

with a few improvements, of course (like the [start next end]
range literals...  too late to fix that in python, I suppose...)

and personally, I prefer their "tuple former" syntax over the the
current PEP202 proposal:

    [expression : iterator]

    [n : n in [1:100]]
    [(x**2, x) : x in [1:5]]
    [a : a in y if a > 5]

(all examples are slightly pythonified; most notably, they
use "|" or "st" (such that) instead of "if")

the expression can be omitted if it's the same thing as the
loop variable, *and* there's at least one "if" clause:

    [a in y if a > 5]

also note that their "for-in" statement can take qualifiers:

    for a in y if a > 5:

is there any special reason why we cannot use colon instead
of "for"?