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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Why host a Catalogue Party?

Why host a catalogue party?

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This is my current project. There is still a lot of detail to go. It's a Baldwin Mikado 2-8-2 which belongs to the Yreka Western Railroad. The railroad is currently not running. Their are local people who are trying to save out historic short line. I'm creating this model in hopes I can use it to encourage others to help save our historic 1915 engine and railroad.

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From: Smigrodzki, Rafal (
Date: Sat Jun 22 2002 - 15:21:26 MDT

Tony Garnock-Jones []

> Lamarckian evolution doesn't exist.

... in *nature* (and even there ISTR there are isolated little areas in
which Lamarck-style inheritance *does* happen - don't ask me for
references though!);

### You might be referring to epigenetic inheritance of some phenotypes, for
example regarding size, usually explained as caused by intrauterine (or
generally early embryonic) influences. Yeah, Lamarckian inheritance does
exist (in a very limited way) but this is not yet evolution.

 there's nothing stopping an artificial system from
making use of Lamarckian evolutionary principles, which are quite well
defined and understood.

Lamarck-style evolution is a plausible, testable/falsifiable theory.
Meaning that it's possible to set up a reality in which it's the
dominant form of evolution...

### Yes, you are right here.

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CHAT/OOPS: Wed Aug 7th, 9PM EDT

From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (
Date: Tue Aug 06 2002 - 03:32:34 MDT

I forgot August's monthly chat, which is hereby moved to the other chat
time, 9PM Wednesday (Aug 7th).

To participate via a standard IRC client, connect to "" on a
standard IRC port (for example, 6667), and join channel #sl4.

To participate through Java applet on ExI's pages, point your browser at
and pick one of the IRC applets shown there. Once you're in, type
  /join #sl4
since we aren't listed among the available chatrooms.

To clear up any confusion about timezones, go to
to see the current time in Atlanta, GA.

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

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RE: "Ground-breaking work in understanding of time"

From: mike99 (
Date: Fri Aug 01 2003 - 14:13:21 MDT

I'm sorry to have to say this, but there is nothing about this work that is
"groundbreaking" if, by that term, one means both scientifically valid and
revolutionary. What is scientifically valid in this paper (written by "Peter
Lynds, a 27 year old broadcasting school tutor from Wellington, New
Zealand") is not revolutionary, and what is revoutionary is not
scientifically valid.

Most of the supportive quotes on the website from "prominent scientists" are
one or two-word snippets that can be extremely misleading when taken out of
context. The only extended quote there is not at all supportive. From the
" earlier referee had a different opinion of the controversial paper.
"I have only read the first two sections as it is clear that the author's
arguments are based on profound ignorance or misunderstanding of basic
analysis and calculus. I'm afraid I am unwilling to waste any time reading
further, and recommend terminal rejection."

Michael LaTorra

> -----Original Message-----
> From: []On Behalf Of Tyrone
> Pow
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:08 PM
> To:
> Subject: "Ground-breaking work in understanding of time"
> "A bold paper which has highly impressed some of the world's top
> physicists
> and been published in the August issue of Foundations of Physics Letters,
> seems set to change the way we think about the nature of time and its
> relationship to motion and classical and quantum mechanics."
> Among other things, it presents a resolution to Zeno's paradox. It's also
> head-slappingly simple in concept, though apparently abstract and
> counterintuitive enough that it took this long to surface.
> Tyrone

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Re: More on morality

From: Jef Allbright (
Date: Wed Jun 02 2004 - 09:39:01 MDT

> The subtle difference here is that morality is conventionally thought
> of in terms of human (group) values apprehended and stated as if they
> were universal.
> The "arrow of morality" concept is that there really are certain
> approaches that *work* better than others, that with increasing
> intelligence we broaden our *understanding* of what works, with
> increasing scope of interdependence we broaden our *agreement* of what
> works, and there is a universal tendency for these conditions to
> continue to expand as with thermodynamics.
> - Jef

Attempting to model human volition and then extrapolate from it to
determine wiser supergoals seems to be the long way around, and likely
to be found to be impractical due to fundamental problems that intrude
into any such attempts to model/forecast/predict/extrapolate the future,
let alone trying to then apply negative feedback in a top-down attempt
to control the processes underlying the direction of humanity.

As in the "arrow of morality" stated earlier, if we agree that that the
universe operates according to physical laws that can be understood (to
an ever-increasing degree) and that the kind of "morality" that matters
is simply the kind that works, then I would suggest that a greater
benefit to humanity will be achieved though study and understanding of
the principles underlying the dynamics of organizational complexity (and
many related fields), and developing enabling technologies, in a
bottom-up approach, to facilitate people achieving their evolving goals,
wherever they might lead us.

When I was in school, I was measured at a high-genius level IQ, but I'm
now twice as old as Eliezer, and therefore roughly half as smart. ;-)
I've had grand visions, most of which evaporated after wider exposure to
reality, and a few that remained and have grown. I've also had
wonderful and challenging experiences working with teams of people, and
found that the cynicism of my youth (based mainly on my inability to
find commonality with my peers) has increasingly turned to greater and
deeper appreciation of the capabilities of humanity, and the real
progress we are making in the bigger picture, although punctuated with
sadness in the nearer view (with its always-greater emotional value.)

I've been watching Eliezer for about ten years now through the ExI list
and others, and continue to be impressed with his altruism, his
brilliance, and his willingness to publicly admit when his views and
understanding change with new knowledge. I see others, generally young
and smart, who are attracted to these qualities and feel the urge to follow.

My advice, likely unwelcome at this time and place, but required by my
own values, is that by all means each should follow his dream, but keep
in mind that there is always a bigger picture that one has yet to see.

- Jef

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From: Eliezer Yudkowsky (
Date: Wed Jan 19 2005 - 13:24:54 MST

Brett Paatsch wrote:
> "Imagine that you wake up one morning and your left arm
> has been replaced by a blue tentacle. The blue tentacle
> obeys your motor commands - you can use it to pick up
> glasses, drive a car, etc. How would you explain this
> hypothetical scenario? Take a moment to ponder this
> puzzle before continuing."
> So I did imagine it. I imagined it in good faith, and I imagined it
> consistent with a spirit of exploration and good will built that Eliezer
> had established through the early part of his essay.

What about the spirit of cunning plots and mischief? For the life of me, I
don't understand why people are so shocked to find that I have a goofy
sense of humor; it's not as if my writings don't provide ample warning.

I'm trying to forge rationality into a new and more coherent art, reusing
my l33t build-a-mind-from-scratch skillz to go beyond that accumulated
handicraft of rationality passed down from generation to generation.
Sometimes I may say things that shock a listener raised in the ancient

> Where Eliezer had placed "spoiler space", I stopped reading and I
> wrote down my explanation. (I'd been reading with pen in hand and
> making critical notes in the margin.)

Got a scanner? I wouldn't mind seeing a copy of the notes (if that
wouldn't be too much effort for you).

> It seemed to be fair and
> scientific to provide an answer *before* reading on so as not to
> contaminate the experiment. )
> I wrote (and I quote):
> "I'd "explain" it provisionally as some surprising organisation
> of people had entered my house and replaced my arm whilst
> I slept with technology I didn't know existed.
> I'd be bewildered. Frightened even. But I'd not think "magic"
> had occurred".

I also wouldn't think "magic" had occurred. The magic hypothesis is rather
vague without further specification, has tended to be disproved to the
extent it has been historically specified, and makes no particular
prediction of my arm being replaced with a tentacle.

> And then, with the heightened curiosity of one who has escalated
> their commitment I went back to see what Eliezer the Bayesian,
> Eliezer the spreader-of-analogical-probability-clay-mass would have
> done.
> And he'd written this.
> "How would I explain the event of my left arm being replaced
> by a blue tentacle? The answer is that I wouldn't. It isn't going
> to happen."
> Email perhaps can't convey my exact reaction to that but here's
> the comments I wrote in the margin.
> ----
> "No. No. No. You cheated Eliezer. You cheated!
> You can't assign a probability of zero!*
> Not fair!! You said it did happen. You're being dishonest with the
> data to say it's not going to happen."

Yep, that's a traditional response. :P

I was hoping for pretty much that reaction from my readers, who I assumed
would be traditional rationalists.

The ideal of traditional rationality is that reality is allowed to tell you
anything it wants, and you ought to shut up and listen - a stance arising
from the sad human tendency to deny experimental evidence when it conflicts
with something more valuable, like hope or authority.

What's less commonly appreciated is that reality does *not* tell you just
anything. Reality is *extremely constricted* in what it tells you, far
more constricted than human storytelling. Truth is *not* stranger than
fiction; humans just have a warped idea of what constitutes normality. The
theory of conservation of momentum is not that momentum is conserved *most*
of the time or *nearly all* of the time, it is that momentum is conserved
*every single time*. It isn't a coincidence, we hypothesize, that
conservation of momentum has been observed on every occasion thus yet where
humanity has had opportunity to test it; it's because reality obeys this
*absolute* rule, and this absolute rule has given rise to humanity's
experience so far.

Fallible humans may not dare to assign a probability of unity to the
probability of conservation of momentum. Let us say we assign a
probability of at most 90%, meaning that if we took ten contemporary
physical hypotheses of equal status, we would expect at least one to be
disconfirmed a millennium hence. But the hypothesis of conservation of
momentum is not that momentum is conserved 90% of the time or even 99.9999%
of the time. The hypothesis of conservation of momentum is that momentum
is conserved 100.00000% of the time. We may be uncertain, but the
hypothesis of "conservation of momentum" hypothesizes a state of affairs in
which reality is *not* uncertain; a reality in which it is *absolutely
certain* that momentum will be conserved on each and every occasion.

The absolute character of physical law is foreign to human thinking. When
humans make rules, there's always some unwritten give-and-take, some room
for compromise. Even some atheists are shocked by the uncompromising
attitude of radical foaming-at-the-mouth atheist hard-liners like myself,
that there is *no* room for magic in the universe, that there is *no*
separate magisterium reserved for thoughts "spiritual" or "religious" or
"magical". And to those who claim that every belief system partakes of the
transcedent, I say: Yes, every known culture divides the universe into a
mundane realm of verifiable assertions and a sacred realm where sloppy
thinking is allowed; but I'm saying that's a mistake.

It is not a coincidence that every sacred hypothesis in human history which
infringes on testability has been falsified. (And that is nearly all
sacred hypotheses. The makers of such hypotheses lack the skill in
rationality to make the hypotheses genuinely unfalsifiable. If they
understood what constitutes Bayesian evidence, they wouldn't be
constructing sacred hypotheses.) The most probable cause of humanity's
experience so far is that we live in an *absolutely* mundane universe,
mundane in every place and every time with 100.00000000000000% frequency.

By asserting that conservation of momentum is *absolute*, the hypothesis
sticks out its neck very far, and perhaps its neck will be sliced off by an
experiment that violates conservation of momentum - but that's part of the
point. If someone reports an experiment that violates conservation of
momentum, you shouldn't chalk it down to a rare exception to the general
rule (maybe someone negotiated the laws of physics down a little from their
extreme and unreasonable position that momentum should be conserved on
every single occasion).

Experiments in cognitive psychology show that people fear air travel more
than car travel. Why? Because airplane accidents are more frequently
reported in the media. People's fear of a particular hazard is, generally,
directly proportional to how often that hazard is reported in the media.
Rare hazards that kill lots of people, like airplane crashes, tend to be
reported in the media often; common small hazards go relatively unnoticed.
  This bias is only one of many experiments where people have been observed
reason, not from the actual statistical frequencies of cases, but from the
most attention-grabbing cases or most commonly reported cases. I think
that part of the Way is trying to fit yourself to the real world, to the
actual statistical frequency of events - deliberately thinking about the
statistical likelihood of any sample case presented for your attention.

No one in all human history has ever woken up with a functioning tentacle
in place of their arm. You should have noticed that when I asked you to
find an explanation for it. Yes, you were tricked. But it's a kind of
trickery that goes on all the time and which I wish my readers to notice.
For example, a thought experiment which postulates "zombies", people that
behave exactly like people in this universe except that they are not
conscious. (Why do they write papers on consciousness, including
discussion of zombie experiments, if they are not conscious? For more on
this see Dennett's "The Unimaginable Preposterousness of Zombies".) Or
consider Damien Broderick's swift reaction to John C. Wright's attempt to
quote Scrooge as an argument against skepticism. Damien didn't actually
use my phrase "logical fallacy of generalization from fictional evidence",
but I hope my writing had something to do with it.

Occasionally I tread on the futile task of trying to persuade people not to
buy lottery tickets, and they say something along the line of "Someone has
to win!" or "You can't win if you don't play!" To which the answer is,
"'Someone' will not be you. You will not win the lottery, period. I could
make a hundred thousand statements of equal strength and not be wrong even
once. I have *godlike* confidence that you will not win the lottery. Stop
thinking about the pleasantness of the outcome, stop attending to this
improbable event, because it will *not happen*." I ask people to stop
buying lottery tickets, and they think, "But what if I would have won?",
and imagine a thought experiment which, though physically possible - not
*absolutely* impossible like violating conservation of momentum - has a
probability so low that *they shouldn't be thinking about it while making
the decision*.

I would advise philosophers who indulge in thought experiments to
consciously weight the emotional force of a thought experiment by the
probability of that thought experiment, so that they may learn to live in
this, our real world.

Lottery players are led astray by attending to hypothetical events of great
emotional intensity and extremely low probability. So too, John C. Wright
was led astray by attending to a powerful and sympathetic experience,
Scrooge's discovery of magic and the triumphant comeuppance of skepticism,
which never actually happened. Nor will it happen, ever, in this our
mundane universe.

You won't wake up with a blue tentacle in place of an arm. Remember that,
the next time someone asks you to imagine the impossible, or even the
statistically improbable. You followed where I asked you to go, imagined
what I asked you to imagine, and then found yourself betrayed. But next
time you will notice when someone tries to lead you astray.

Let us learn to live in this universe the way it really is, attending to
the real frequency of events instead of the frequency of media reports of
events. When someone asks us to imagine a magical outcome, let us forget
all of the novels we have read, and all the movies we have seen, and all
the hopes of our childhood, and remember that the observed frequency is zero.

At the same time, let's not forget how ridiculous the 20th century would
have sounded if you'd reported it to a 19th-century listener. But reality
is very constrained in what kind of ridiculousness it presents us with.
Not one of the ridiculous things that happened in the 20th century violated
conservation of momentum.

Oh... and if you *do* wake up with a tentacle in place of an arm... it's
probably not because anyone snuck into your room; there must be a simpler,
more likely explanation you didn't think of, or the event wouldn't have
happened. When you have only a poor explanation, one that doesn't make
things ordinary in retrospect, just admit you don't have an explanation,
and keep going. Poor explanations very, very rarely turn out to be
actually correct. A gang of people sneaking into your room with unknown
technology is a poor explanation. Whatever the real explanation was, it
wouldn't be that. If that's the best you can do, then "I wasn't expecting
this and I have no clue why it happened or what will happen next" is a far
superior answer. If I demanded that you produce a specific hypothesis
anyway, you should have told me to stuff it. Why develop a habit of
producing hypotheses that can't be right? What good will it serve you?

In real life, sometimes we don't know what happened. Real life is where we
will actually apply our l33t rationality skillz, so "I don't know" was the
correct answer, taking the impossible experience as a fixed given. If I'd
sworn that I really did possess some concrete reason to anticipate that you
might *actually* wake up with a tentacle, and asked you to guess my good
reason, "I don't know" would have been the correct answer (taking my
rationality as a fixed given).

> Most of what I know of Bayesian reasoning I know as a result of
> reading Eliezer's two essays on it.

If you enjoy the art, read more literature on it. "Rational Choice in an
Uncertain World" is good. If you're ready for academic stuff, start with
"Judgment Under Uncertainty".

> So perhaps if my understanding
> of Bayesian reasoning or inference is wrong I can escape by
> blaming Eliezer for it :-)

Whoa, I'm a highly atypical Bayesian. If you're judging Bayesian academia
by me, that's, er, not a good idea. I did warn my readers that Technical
Explanation would be controversial.

> I suspect, on the basis of those two essays that I am a Bayesian
> although I didn't know I was and so I haven't been calling myself
> one. The merit I see in the Bayesian approach is that it manages
> uncertainties more carefully and consistently then most people do
> intuitively. [And boy does the world need that].

Human beings aren't designed as Bayesians (though our thoughts sometimes
have Bayes-structure, which is why we work at all). The word "Bayesian"
usually refers, not to someone who actually implements Bayesian principles
(for that is humanly unattainable), but to someone who espouses Bayesian
principles. I don't think you could be a Bayesian without knowing it,
unless you had unwittingly demanded that people be principled about
assigning prior probabilities, or some such stance which today is commonly
known as "Bayesian".

> So, it's 2005. I'm a Bayesian. And as long as I'm wearing metaphorical
> teeshirts I'm also a Bright.
> Regards,
> Brett Paatsch
> * Eliezer's assigning a probability of zero to observed facts however
> unlikely those facts might have been a priori is the reason for my
> heading this post Bad Bayesian - no buscuit.

You can't assign a probability of 0.000000..., but you could theoretically
assign a probability of 1e-100 if you think you can get away with it,
because it isn't actually *zero* - the logarithm is minus a thousand
decibels, but not actually negative infinity. 1e-100 is effectively zero,
but there's a world of difference between effectively zero and actually
zero. My point is that you should be wary of probabilities which are,
*given* the dominant physical hypothesis, actually zero or effectively zero.

If your explanation: "A secret organization of people entered my house and
replaced my arm with a tentacle using unknown technology" doesn't make you
anticipate (even just a little) waking up with a tentacle tomorrow in this
our real world, then it's a poor explanation. For it is this, our real
world, in which you must live. Nor should you bother trying to develop a
better explanation. For in this, our real world, you will have no need of it.

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

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Re: Dynamic ethics

From: Phil Goetz (
Date: Thu Jan 19 2006 - 07:12:09 MST

--- Phillip Huggan <> wrote:

> Evolutionary ethology is stuck within the confines of the system.
> Ethics is in theory able to improve the highest point of the system.
> With AGI, whatever the highest societal standard-of-living is
> permitted by physics; this should be doable. With MNT, hitting a
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Sunday, January 31, 2016

The Flash Learns To Do Handstands!

Some dickweed aliens are trying to conquer Earth, because it's Tuesday, and they sent an "energy projection" to take out the Flash:

I really need a weapon that fires force bolts that turn people upside down!

I hope Malcolm Gladwell is taking notes here...

Let's see them do this on the Flash TV show...nah, that Barry Allen can never figure out anything for himself...

From Flash #131 (1962)

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Because You've Always Wanted To See Steve Ditko Draw A Werewolf!

From Creepy #12 (1966):

Fortunately, the werewolf did not go on to lecture us on objectivism...

Friday, January 29, 2016

Friday Night Fights--Fall, Blast You Style!!

This week on Friday Night Fights, the immovable object meets the unstoppable force!

The Hulk has stumbled upon a circus, and of course Fred J. Dukes is working there!

Hulk Vs. Blob--fight!!

Runt indeed!!

Spacebooger is really upset that Deadpool got a solo movie and not Blob.

Big vs. fat is from Marvel Fanfare #7 (1983), by Steven Grant, Joe Barney, and George Freeman

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Hulk won by being smart! That deserves a reward! So go and vote!!

The Trial Of The Incredible Hulk!

Mr. Hulk...earlier you had testified that:

Yet now we have you on record as saying:

Well? Which is it, sir? The jury is waiting to hear--answer the question!! Beans or hot dogs?!?

From Incredible Hulk #182 (1974) & Marvel Fanfare #7 (1983)

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Namor--Beautiful But Dumb!

Look, let's be blunt. Namor is stupid.

I mean, sure, he's big, and powerful, and one gorgeous hunk or mer-mutant:

That panel was just for you, Sally...

Anyway, as you read (if you could take your eyes of those rippling muscles), Subby is after Attuma.

By no small coincidence (since this is their book, after all), the Avengers are after him too:

Well, that's it, right? Attuma is rousted by the Avengers' B-Team, and the Sub-Mariner is there and pissed. The warlord is done for, right?

Sadly, no. Because Namor=stupid. And Attuma knows it:

Yup. Namor falls for the most ridiculous trick in the book. And during the melee, Attuma gets away with the super-scientific device he's stolen. So well played, Prince of the Seas!!

It's too late to do much good, but at least Wonder Man can give Namor some educatin'...from the School Of Hard Fists!!

Sigh...why are all the beautiful ones so stupid?

From Avengers #155 (1977)


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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Lazy Sundays, Detectives, Roommate Appreciation

I was lazing about this afternoon, talking with one of the roommates, who was splayed out on the couch, saying he's "recovering."

"Yeah, I hear ya," I empathised.

We began (he began) flipping through the channels as I sat tip-tapping away, being at once entertained by alligators on Discovery (especially given the upcoming adventure), turned off by "Harry Potter," then once again super entertained by detective shows.

I thought we were on the same page, due to our simultaneous scoffs at what was on-screen, and our shakes of heads when something bizarre was shown; a commercial break broke the narrative of our detective lore and I looked over at him, the roommate, and said "Good god(s)."

"I know, there's no evidence," he responded, looking at me with a sincere nod of understanding, underneath the thin sheet covering him and his ailing body.

"What?" I shot back, with a dagger of a stare.

"Come on, no evidence."

I explained how the physical evidence showed, proved, even, that there was no waaaaaay that the homicide (suicide, yeah, right) wasn't full-proof. I even propped myself up near the ledge of our window to show that due to the laws of physics, just, no way.

As the detective show later recounted the case, he, roommate, said, "Oooooohhh, yeah, that point ... yeah, that one's where they got him."

"You didn't pick up on that the first time around?!?!?!? God, how do I even live with you?" I responded, rhetorically.

Ph.D. candidate at Columbia, and no picking out an obviously deliberate murder plot -- storytelling must be some kind of craft, I try to tell myself.

It made me think of "Misery," mostly because Kathy Bates' cabin-fever craziness leads her to become obsessed with a literary idol and kidnap him, only to later try to come up with a cover-up to fool her detective followers.

Oh-ho, how I can't wait till I can let my mind wander Down Home.

Hello South, See You in Two Weeks ... and a Look at "Sin Nombre"

It was a big, long week, this last one. Three days spent in the theaters, five hours spent with a film critic in the Sony Pictures building, whose stories and experiences made me want to curl up in a little ball of unworthiness, a freelancing interview, annnnnnd my idea of tooling around the South for a bit is now going to be a reality, come the middle of June. Tickets are bought.

Per the last part, Mama G and Little Morgan Grice are coming with me.

I was rambling on the phone to Mother Grice, as I'm wont to do, about how I wanted to take this trip, how I hated being idle -- especially here in New York -- and how I thought it might be nice and kind of me to help old Brother Grice out by taking his little Heathen Child off his hands for a bit this summer by making her listen to me howl in the car along to whatever songs I'd like (the Grices take sort of a Top-Down approach to our pop culture sensibilities -- I was never allowed to touch the radio, so neither would she. Hmph.)

So, on I'm going about what towns I'd like to take her to, how I was made to go on a road trip through the South with Papa and Brother G when I was just her age (though, Back Then, Father Grice was so cheap that we camped most of the time -- even in the rain, where I nearly caught pneumonia ... a self-diagnosis). I also took one with Grandmother Grice and my Aunt, which is one of my enduring favorite memories -- a lot of swimming in eel-infested waters, driving golf carts, mimicking Southern drawls, listening to racist tales told by ladies of leisure, all the good stuff.

"Were you not even going to invite me?" said this voice which hadn't had a chance to speak for fifteen minutes, as I spoke so rudely of my upcoming Adventure.

"Ahhh ... What?"

"You weren't even going to invite me?!!!?" The shock, the horror.

"I ... I ... well, don't you have to work???" I said, falling back to my childhood mentality where She'd complain about finances, and I'd look up and say, well, why don't you just work more? This, from a spoiled child to a Mother who was already working 70 hours a week on her feet lifting and turning patients, feeding and caring for them, only to come home to this Worthless Rat of a child, me -- and even worse, my brother.

"Ooohhh, Burra [donkey girl], I should slap you. [Internal: I always used to outrun you when I heard those words.] I can ask for time off! Ahh, Mija, it could be an Adventure. [Ahh, Mama, I love your genes.] I've always wanted to take my time and go through the South, just wander and look at things. Remember when we drove to New York, but we had to go so fast because I HAD TO GET TO WORK, so YOU could live there and explore??? When you were 18, and I was an OLD WOMAN, whose BONES were already tired??? [I could sense the capitalizations -- and hear them.]"

"Do you want to come, Mama?"

I feel a little bad for Little Morgan -- when Mama Grice and I are together with her, oof, if we're tough critics of her when dealing with her separately, it's ... well, it's something when we're tag-teaming; I often think that I'm going soft on her just to counterbalance Mother G's iron fist -- that coming from someone who goes over Baby Grice's homework with her and stares at her with a furrowed brow and asks, simply: "Morgan, what's wrong with you?" Hey, just want her to be the best she can be. (?)

First stop will be Columbus, TX, which is pictured above. Every year from age 8 until ... 16, 17? we'd stop in Columbus on our way to San Marcus, TX for my piano competitions in the early summer; I'd had to go to the bathroom the first year, and Mama G accidentally got off on an exit too soon and we stumbled into this quaint, tiny town. For years, I'd claim with the utmost of certainty, that I was going to live there when I grew up; you could tell that everyone knew everyone and they were always hosting a big arts and crafts fair on the weekend of the piano tourneys, so I thought it was the greatest.

After that, I think we'll go tubing in the Hill Country, then off to my Grandma's place in the woods of Mississippi; she lives there in this beautiful little home, 9 miles deep into the woods, with her husband -- surrounded by her sisters' homes.

When she moved there a few years back, she filed for a formal changing of the name of her street (a street that isn't really a street -- it's a dust road in the middle of the woods) to Patriot's Way (Poplarville, Mississippi). She then adorned the last 3 miles of the 9-mile labyrinth of woods with American flags.

We have interesting conversations, and I started transcribing them a couple Christmases ago to use in my short stories; people often ask me if I have to do it in secret, her fearing that I'll make her look bad somewhere down the line.

Please, the woman will even recite, rote, it seems, the stories back to me to make sure I got every (awful, but great) detail right ... last time, she scurried her tiny little self upstairs to get a printout of an email she recently had written to my grandfather (her ex-husband, twice removed -- a man who left her years ago to move to Brazil with a woman one year older than my own mother ... who later had a son [my 11-year old uncle] who he named Charles, my own father's name -- and worthless Brother G's name, to be thorough -- which we all found out on an "It's a Boy!" card, Grandmother Grice included]). The e-mail contents were hilarious, and she made a copy of it for me, without my asking, so I could keep it and use it whenever I decided to write about it.

This could be as fun as the Colombia Adventure.

Oh, and the movies I saw were: "Sin Nombre" (jury's still out ... maybe a little too close to home, maybe great, maybe a little slow.), "Soul Power" (saw it with the movie reviewer, who I now have quite the crush on) and "Drag Me to Hell."

More on that, later.

A look at "Sin Nombre."

"A psychic once told me ... You'll make it to the U.S.A. not in God's hands, but in the hands of the devil."

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

"Rudo y Cursi," Gael and Diego ...Must. Move. Away. From. Idols.

It's really just rude of me to not write about "Rudo y Cursi" -- it stars two of my favorite men, and had I not gotten sidetracked by trying to write my own little fictions, I'd have written this up days ago.

"Rudo y Cursi" stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna -- think "Y Tu Mama Tambien" -- as brothers. They live and work on a banana farm in Mexico (if I didn't already have them as idols after my heart, their situation would be so similar to my family's that I'd not be able to resist ... anyway)

We have a voiceover narrator who comes on scene very early on. He has a gravelly voice, and his car just broke down, just down the way. The brothers help him push the heap of a mess a couple miles, down some dirt roads, and all's well.

We quickly come to know that he's a talent agent. Specifically, sports. Soccer, to be exact. The brothers are good at soccer.

They're told to fight for the position - Score and you get the position; block and you look good. What's a man to do?

There is so much ego, so much made-up rivalry, such despair in their downfalls. The narrator gets a bit annoying, but, overall, the movie's fantastic. It views like a short story that is well worth it. Highly recommend.

And, Gael and Diego?? I'd give two arms to be sitting between them both; of course, I'd be looking left and right the whole time, pinching myself to make sure I wasn't dead or dreaming -- but, holy moly, they are up there with PN.

Monday, May 25, 2009

End of First Online Netflix Project, Kramer vs. Kramer -- Back to Texas?

Finally, the end of the first Online Netflix Project -- the final movie that day was "Kramer vs. Kramer," (1979) a flick starring Dustin Hoffman, as Ted, and Meryl Streep, as Joanna. Both are Kramers, and they're going through a divorce, poor Billy Kramer (Justin Henry) has to handle his own little fate.

The reason it was such a bizarre offering from Lady Netflix, is because old Hoffman so resembles Francois Cluzet from "Tell No One" from the prior stop on the 'Flix project -- not just a little, in a "Oh, he kind of looks like..."-way; no, this is a straight God-uses-templates type of imitation.

Ted is a hot-shot at a New York ad agency; the early scenes show him bustling around the office, talking things up to his boss, grabbing drinks with the right folks, angling to "bring home the bacon," as he puts it -- this was the 70s, so you have to suspend embarrassment for overused cliches.

We flash to Ms. Streep, packing her bags in their modest Manhattan home -- she tucks in little Billy, tells him how much Mommy loves him. She's characteristically able to be cold-ish and detached; that woman has a way with coming off as unemotional, while still being striking and altogether endearing.

Mr. Hoffman has to assume the role of full-time dad, all the while his boss is pressuring him, asking for 120% in order to justify the promotion he's offering him; Hoffster is torn between trying to remain the man he was, an all-star, with raising his little boy. We don't see Streep for a good hour.

His priorities change, she resurfaces and wants her kid back, he balks, she sues, there are court scenes.

It's quite good, and you get to see one of the first "It's my fault." dialogues from a child regarding a parents' divorce. I'll admit some heart strings were tugged, and I very well may watch it again soon. It's a very real film, despite its overwroughtness at times.

If my fingers could type fast enough, I'd explain that the following day I watched 7 movies -- Revolutionary Road, S. Darko (shoot me, please, shoot me), Dog Day Afternoon (let me live forever, please, let me live forever), Batman Returns (It was suggested by Madame Flix, I had to), Angels and Demons (friend dragged me), Ferris Bueller, and The Graduate.

The next day, it was similar.

I think I'm moving back to Texas -- perhaps it's too much talking to Mama and Brother G, but ... I've been writing my own fiction a ton, annnnnnd, it just seems that my characters flourish there. Why sit and be lonely in NY?

I can watch my movies anywhere.

Kramer vs. Kramer can be found here online on Netflix.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Online Netflix Project Continued, New Love, Francois Cluzet -- "Tell No One"

Lordy, lordy.

A couple nights ago was my best friend from Home's fake birthday (it's today -- Happy Bday, Indian!!!!!), so it was spent traveling uptown and downtown and then waaaaaaaaaaaay back uptown to Columbia to congratulate him on finishing his second year of law school. (Congratulations, again, sir -- and cheers to many a day spent with you this summer in DC. Wahoo. End of congratulations.) Then I spoke with Brother G about the tribulations of his life; today, my head still hurts.

BUT, that doesn't mean I can forget to meander on the last two movies of the First Online Netflix Project.
Sweet Lady Netflix next suggested: "Tell No One," a movie I'd heard good things about, but I had no idea what it was about. Exactly what I like.

"Tell No One" (2006) is a French flick starring an extremely dashing François Cluzet, as a poor dear doctor whose wife was stolen and murdered after a romantic stint,
lakeside. Or, was she?
After being hit upside the head after swimming across a lake to go looking after his wife, having heard her screams, he falls back into the lake yet somehow manages to be found unconscious, comatose, on the shore. We don't get to see any of that, rather, we're placed eight years into the future, when he's become quite the chain smoker and has dizzying displays of alcoholism -- the man is in very bad shape, he lost his lady, after all.
Straight from a progressive Agatha Christie novel, it seems, he receives an email from an anonymous address, telling him to log onto a site at a certain time; but, be careful, "They" are watching.
Say what?
The email's subject line contains a message that only she and he would gain knowledge from (they've been a couple since they were children), but she's DEAD, so, who's playing these mean tricks on him?
He manages to log on after having to deal with some detectives he just can't shake; after all this time, they still suspect he's the murderer of his wife. When he logs on, the clouds part, the gods smile down sweetly and --
There she is, staring up at him from the entrance to some subway station, location unknown.
Well, well. Eight years, and now THIS? What's the poor man to do?
There's a ton of intrigue, a lot of Murder She Wrote, thugs, chase scenes, shoot ups, cover ups, found guns, smoking guns, fingerprints, lying fathers, oof. It was one of the better Clue, Crime, Mystery movies I've seen in a long while. Keep it up, Lady N'flix, I thought.
I really love this trailer -- it gives you a great idea of what the film is about ... to the point where you think to yourself it must be a failure, but it's not. It delivers -- and it's not my new, desperate love for Francois Cluzet coloring my opinion. I love watching him be chased, allllll hot and bothered.

Next up .......... a film starring the man who looks exactly like Francois! I couldn't believe it -- there I was, fantasizing about moving to France and finding my True Love, Francois, and Lady NF threw one at me starring his doppelganger. Dustin Hoffman.
God was so good to me that day -- but, I need more than gummy bears to sustain me, so time to leave my room. I've been watching "Martyrs" all morning, a great feel-good Sunday morning film.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

My Online Netflix Project: Great for the Unemployed -- ("Let the Right One In," "Dark Days")

I conducted an experiment yesterday. It wasn't really a conscious decision; rather, it was only after I drowned in a movie pool's deep-end that I had the idea, posthumously. In 10 1/2 hours, I watched four movies. I had an online Netflix journey.

I awoke around 7:30am and decided I'd sit down to some online Netflix viewing, since sleeping more wasn't an option. My choice? "Let the Right One In," that Swedish vampire movie everyone (that's relative) has been talking about for, well, an embarrassingly long time, but somehow I keep missing.

After a stark film about Swedish vampires at seven in the morning, I'd have to be able to sleep! Oh, delusion.

"Let the Right One In" (2008) opens with a shot of Oskar's (Kare Hedebrant) reflection as he stares bleakly into the Swedish snow that extends forever; he looks like a character out of "Village of the Damned," with unnatural-looking white hair, and matching skin. He's 12-years old and he spends his days snipping out articles of heinous murders and unspeakable deeds, daily assembling them into a little book -- a little Death Diary, say. Since he's the target of a bully and two lackeys at school, he also spends much time plotting sweet revenge. A little boy after my heart.

He's lonely. His mother isn't much of a presence, his father lives somewhere in another town, where he entertains questionable characters, may be gay and may be an alcoholic -- the scene explaining their relationship is very vague, and a little hard to understand. But neither parent is particularly attached, and so, Oskar is lonely.

Then Eli (Lina Leandersson) moves in next door. She doesn't go to school, but she dooooesss come out at night to stand barefoot in the snowy courtyard ("Aren't you cold?" "I've forgotten how.") and look eerie. They strike up a friendship after she schools Oskar on his Rubik's Cube, and soon they are trading Morse code communiques through the walls.

Eli lives with a strange, pock-marked man who's meant to help her, lighten the load a little for old Eli. There's a great early scene where he uses this contraption (almost as cool as Chigurh's in "No Country") that he carries around in a box with him to vaporize some acid substance, before administering it to the patient to make him pass out; for the bloodletting, he has his whole system down! Turns them upside down to let it all drain out. The acid is key in another great scene later involving the old man.

There's a lot of blood, a look at the inside of a slimy face, one shot of some crazy-looking private parts, a sweet and subtle love story between our two bloodthirsty stars -- all the while being very, very thoughtful. It is pretty fantastic.

You can watch "Let the Right One In" here online on Netflix.

"Squeal like a pig!"

So. the 12-year olds came and went, and while my eyelids were fighting the good fight to close, I sought out some tooth picks to foist them apart -- I juuuuuust wanted to see what Netflix suggested for me; She always seems to suggest such sweet things.

"Dark Days." Oooohhhh, that sounds up my alley, I thought, characteristically.

"Dark Days" (2000) is a documentary by Marc Singer about homeless people who've spent years building shacks, cooking food, becoming a community, doing crack -- all the good stuff we terrestrial creatures do, but they've been doing these things waaaay underground New York City, in an abandoned railroad tunnel.

The first two-thirds of the film (which was shot with a 16 mm camera, on black and white film)follows half a dozen or so of these characters through their daily lives. They've all constructed these huts using things found upstairs, or, "on the streets," where we wasteful, slovenly nuts -- who pay rent and bills and value, oh, the moon -- have chucked out perfectly good plywood, pans, clothes, slow cookers, TVs, you name it. And, not only can they, in turn, sell these things, they can use them! Somehow, they're able to tap into some electricity, feeding off Mother Manhattan. Take that ConEd!

Every day, they surface and start their day of dumpster diving, during which a few of the characters seem really excited by their daily treasure hunt. Upon arriving to one empty can, a man tosses what little's left inside and says with a sigh, "Oh, don't you worry, things'll pick up." But it's not said with desperation, or fear that he'll go starving, it's his love of the game that's hurting.

It all didn't seem half bad (except for the rats), and there were times that I glanced around my little hovel and thought, well, if things don't pick up -- there's always this. Until the Bad Guys came: Amtrak was kicking them out. Sigh.

In the end, the documentary was certainly interesting and entertaining. Singer does a good job of mixing the sadness of the situation with the jokes, and each character's backstory was uniquely shocking and upsetting. One was a former convict whose daughter was later raped, dismembered and burned; one was a 20-something who'd been abandoned by his parents as a young child; and, of course, a few were down-on-their-luck crackheads -- a nice assortment. Singer's dedication to the documentary was also noble, driven by helping the community financially and eventually securing them all housing vouchers. Swell dude.

You can watch "Dark Days" on Netflix here.

Here is a particularly sad scene, as one of the characters talks about losing her two boys in a fire.

After "Dark Days," I'd already decided what I needed to do -- I let Her suggest another to me, so smart Ms. Netflix, and then another. Where would She lead me? To great things, that's where.

But my fingers hurt, so I'll ramble on those, later.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Adaptation, Sleep - Please - and, Pool Parties

I awoke this morning to my small DVD player sitting atop my stomach; "Adaptation" was playing. Or, rather, the DVD menu to Adaptation was playing on repeat as I twisted and turned, subconsciously trying not to harm my little DVD player. While I was in Colombia, the former tenant of my room came and removed my bed, my desk (found a new one on the street and carried it up, all by myself!), and my nice TV, which was mounted to the wall.

Hendrix, our dog, was scratching on my door -- my head was pounding with some pigflu-type illness that has been idly annoying me since we got back from Colombia.

I lay there looking up at the ceiling, wishing I were at least looking up at something that made me happy; instead, I was looking at a white, barren wall, no more promising or happy than a tin surface reflecting the inside of a tubular wormhole, with concentric circles whose overlapping areas were empty.

Ahh, yes -- but then I went to a pool party.

I traipsed all the way to Union Square (hmmm, a few blocks), got on the Subway and went alone to a daytime pool party -- me, someone who balks at interactions with folks I don't really know. And, I had a great time.

I even got to talk about movies with random new friends who must've thought I was a recluse with nothing better to do with her time than go hang out with acquaintances -- outside her own neighborhood.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Sloth, Who Cares?

I guess I had to come home, some time.
Since I've been back, it's been a characteristically strange experience; after day one, the roommates re-embraced me and my little self. I've third-wheeled to the point where I can no longer look at myself in the mirror; I've fifth-wheeled to the point where it's just an embarrassment. I'm now sharing short stories with a roommate's father, and I've taken to commisserating with other cripples so I can feel alright -- the whole nine.

No, it's been great being back, but I miss Colombia more than I'd care to admit. Mama G says I have a "Wandering Gene," I'd say I have a curious brain. She's probably right.

I miss Colombia, I miss My Friend, I miss Margaret Sands reading next to me as we decided what to do next; I miss it all, especially when I'm here in a city that has little to offer a lout like me. I'm trying to write my short story submissions, I've reveiwed the short films I'm supposed to judge, I walked the dog!

Now, what?

Well, it's Friday -- sooooo, I suppose it's time to ... watch some more movies, see some friends and not care about what I haven't accomplished.

But maybe manana I'll post the precises of the short stories I'm submitting -- even if to hate myself for doing so.


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Monday, August 22, 2016

Creations for Parkinson's

Becky Shamen's latest journey took her to a spot that has been mentioned a number of times in the Newser, but seldom described in great detail: Creations for Parkinson's. Noted for it's inspiring tale of being originally built by Barbie Alchemi for her real-life mother Fran Seranade to help her with her Parkinson's, the place has over time grown in size from it's original sim and it's purpose, now helping to raise funds for Team Fox: the Parkinson's charity founded by Michael J. Fox. Activities go on there several times a week, once where a blind DJ was playing music for some. But what about the sims themselves, the ground levels and the higher levels up above? Becky Shamen visited, and found them so stunning that before she knew it it was way past Midnight and had to continue her explorations the next day, and the day after that.

Read Becky's article in Places.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Tuesday 13.4.2010 Jagat – Dharapani (Day 3)

Proud Nepalese woman

Wake-up at 6:15 and we’ll start trekking without breakfast, because the food wasn’t too delicious on this lodge. At 7AM we are heading through the Jagat village and start with mild descend. After 10 minutes we see fresh landslide, which has nearly hit one building. The owner of the building is asking donations from the trekkers, because landslide has destroyed nearly everything from him. Between Jagat and Tal there are lot's of landslides and some of them are closed and we need to take higher track over the ridges. When arriving to Tal after 400 meters ascending it starts to rain again and after the lunch I'll buy raincover for my packbag. First time on this trek I need to put Gore-Tex clothes on, when continuing hiking in the rain. Just after Tal we wash our feet on icecold water on the river on the sunshine. The last part of the hike is easier for me than the morning. We try to get to Dharapani before it starts to rain again and first drops are already falling, when arriving to 3 sisters - lodge. There's ACAP check post just next to the lodge and when getting the stamp to the permit, I see from the book that I'm 88th trekker today. There are on average 100 trekkers per day on spring and 300-400 trekkers on autumn. At the same time I'll check if my colleague from Poland has passed this check post already and indeed, their group has checked their permits 4 hours before. It will mean that I'm going to see then tomorrow, when we are going to Chame. The food at 3 sisters lodge is delicious and we are really hungry after the long hiking day. Lasagne and custard pudding for the dinner makes me feel happy. At 7PM it starts to rain again with thunderstorm.

Father and his son :)

Altitude : 1900 m, Trekking time 9 hours, total climb 1350 m

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

30. day 62 km (in total 1301 km)

<Hietakalla, Ii - Röyttä, Tornio>

Final few hundred meters at Tornio

Finally at Tornio ! It was a long day, but now I'm extremely happy after finishing coastline paddling. It took 30 days as I expected in half-way. The last day was like the first one, sunny with mild or non-existent wind. Just great paddling day.

Keminkraaseli lighthouse

During the day we visited Ykskivi daymark and Keminkraaseli lighthouse islands.

Ykskivi daymark

The day was full of long crossings and long last kilometers to Tornio...

Tired but happy after 30 days

  1. Aika sälli olet!
    t. Kalle-otto

  2. Ensi kerralla mukaan vaan :)

  3. Hienoa Antsa, toiset tekee ja toiset vaan suunnittelee tekevänsä...

    Pasi O.

  4. Thx Pasi. Tekeminen on mukavaa ja haasteellista. Suunnitteleminen ei ole miun vahva puoli, joten keskityn vain tekemiseen :)

  5. Hello, this is Russ Rowlett, webmaster of the Lighthouse Directory (, hosted at the University of North Carolina, USA. You have a rare photo of the Keminkraaseli lighthouse, and I am hoping you will allow me to use it on the Directory's page for lighthouses of Northern Finland ( The Directory is an educational project, completely non-commercial. Please take a look (last photo on the page); I hope you will think this is a fair use.

    1. Hi Russ,
      Sure you can use the pic. BTW I'm in Finnish Lighthouse Society as a board member...

  6. Thank you and best wishes from North Carolina!


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Mother’s Heartbreaking Post About ADHD Proves Why Mothers Need To Stick Together

A mum’s Facebook post about the reality of bringing up a child with ADHD has gone viral, and for all the right reasons.

A moment that all parents know well, children’s tantrums are a force unto their own. There’s screaming, floods of tears, and worst of all, the glaring stares of strangers who feel the need to comment on your abilities as a parent.

This is a situation that Taylor Myers knows all too well.

Talking about her 4-year-old daughter Sophie who has ADHD – a chronic condition that can lead to attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness – Myers took to Facebook to explain how one woman managed to transform a gruelling shopping trip into something beautiful.  Take a read below!!

It finally happened. As I stood in the customer service line of Walmart to cash my paycheck with a cart of groceries(and some wine), Sophie sat/stood/did heads stands in the cart, whining over a bag of chips I took away and because she called me a butthole in line.

She’s relentless. I know this. I live with it. Her ADHD and obsessive little heart gets on these subjects of things she finds unjust and wrong and it doesn’t stop until she eventually falls asleep or something very dramatic happens to snatch the attention off the obsessed about subject. We stood in line for several minutes, me ignoring her whining and refusing to give in. What’s giving in to bad behavior going to do but reinforce the bad behavior?

I’ve walked out of stores hundreds of times because of her. Almost every time, actually, I end up leaving with nothing I came for and a tantrum having four year attached to my hand and a baby on my hip, but this time I had to stick it out to get the groceries. I tell her for the tenth time to sit down so she doesn’t fall and the next thing I hear is a woman behind me in line saying “oh, for Christ’s sake give her a cookie so she’ll shut up!”.

I could’ve responded in a nicer way. I could’ve explained to her that my four year old has pretty severe ADHD, I raise both my children alone, I’m doing my best, and had no choice but to wait it out for the groceries. Instead, I heard “she’s four years old and you need to mind your own f***ing business” come out of my mouth.

I kept my composure until I finished what I was doing and walked to self check out so I could avoid facing anyone else as “that person”. The person with the misbehaving child. The person who seems lazy because they’re ignoring the behavior. The person who knows doing anything but ignoring it is only going to make it worse.

By the time I made it to self check out, tears are pouring down my face. I’ve lost it. I’m angry, my feelings are hurt, I’m offended, and I’m just freakin sad that I can’t have one good experience in a store with my children. As I scan my things, a woman walks up and begins to talk to Sophie. She asks her questions to distract her, but backs me up when Sophie begins to go on about wanting the chips.

“No, you can’t have those today. You have to be good for your mommy. She needs you to be good for her. I have a little girl just like you. How old are you? How old is brother?”. Honestly, this woman could’ve been the antichrist and I would’ve had more appreciation for her kindness and compassion than I have for anyone else I’ve ever encountered.

It only takes one comment to break someone down. You never know what someone’s going through. You never know the problems a child has that causes them to misbehave and unless you know the struggle of being a parent to a child like mine, you cannot judge me. But It also takes one small act of kindness to make a mama feel comfort and validation.

Thank you to the woman in Walmart today, for showing that kindness to my children and I. Thank you for walking us out. Thank you for backing me up. Mamas have to stick together. #lovewhatmatters #MamasUnite

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Rite Aid Ho-Ho-Holiday Photo Deals

Using the online Photo Department at Rite Aid is easy, fast and affordable – they have something for everyone on your holiday list!

Here are some awesome promo codes. Codes are valid for the dates in the parentheses.

  • Black Friday Deal! 20 4x8 photo greeting cards for $5.00 – promo code: CRD20 45 (11/22-11/24)
  • 16x20 canvas for only $24.99 – promo code: NOVCNVS (11/25-12/1)
  • 20 5x7 cards for $10.00 – promo code: 5x7CRDS (12/2-12/15)
  • 100 prints for $9.99 – promo code: PRNT100 (12/23 – 1/5)
  • BOGO Calendar – promo code: CALBOGO (1/6 – 1/12)
  • BOGO 11oz white mug – promo code: MUGBOGO (1/13 – 1/19)

To take advantage of these special deals simply enter the promo code at checkout.  If you don't want to pay for shipping, you can choose to pick up in store!

If you remember a while back, Rite Aid was having a Spooktacular Savings on their photo products in October.

I received a photo mug as well as an 11x14 Photo Canvas. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but they turned out absolutely AMAZING. Honestly. I was SO IMPRESSED with the quality of both products. If you haven't already tried them out, I would really recommend that you do so. The pictures were clear, sharp and colors vibrant.  The canvas is hanging on my wall by the stairs and I smile every time that I walk by it!

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Rated R
124 Minutes
Released November 3

In the guise of a humorous story of three misfits who meet up and go on an impromptu road trip many years after serving together as Marines in Viet Nam, Last Flag Flying is a symphony of philosophical thought.

Probably for everyone who watches this film, including those who have served in the armed forces as well as those who have not, there is a recognition that going to war as a soldier is like a being a child who is curious about a washing machine, climbs in to look and gets sucked in. Even after this child is rescued from the machine and has been put through the “dryer,” he will never be the same again.

Director Richard Linklater (Before Sunset, Boyhood, Before Midnight) has been able to pull extraordinary performances from his cast. The story walks that thin line between comedy and tragedy so that you are never sure which side you’re on.

Bryan Cranston as “Sal Nealon” seems to completely and believably inhabit the body of someone who is not Bryan Cranston.

Lawrence Fishburne as the complex “Reverend Richard Mueller” is able to convey all the polarizing thoughts and emotions of this man with very few carefully chosen words. Steve Carell is the face of tragedy as “Doc Sheppard,” a complete switch from his previous roles, yet even Doc can laugh, hilariously at times.

J Quinton Johnson, who has very little on camera experience, is memorable as the young Marine “Washington” who is assigned to the guide the group in their travels.

Other great performances come from some of the actors in smaller roles – Deanna Reed-Foster as “Ruth,” Ul Vazquez as “General Willitz,” Jane Mowder as the rental truck lady, Kate Easton as the cell phone clerk and Cicely Tyson as “Mrs. Hightower.”

The only critique I have of this movie is both that Linklater got some superb comedic riffs from the brilliant Bryan Cranston that were probably largely improvised, which maybe go on a tad bit long and cut into the flow of the rhythm of the film. I’m sure many will disagree with me on that however.

Last Flag Flying is a beautifully crafted existential look at what drives us to do the things we do in life, to make our choices, good or bad, that define our character.

Sometimes benevolent choices beget seemingly selfish and thoughtless actions. Sometimes seemingly innocent choices beget tragedy.

Yet bravery and grandeur can be found in any individual’s story.

That’s the essence of life.
See this movie. In my opinion, there could be some Oscar nominations here.

Kathryn Whitney Boole has spent most of her life in the entertainment industry, which is the backdrop for remarkable adventures with extraordinary people. She is a Talent Manager with Studio Talent Group in Santa Monica. For previously published reviews see

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When You Didn't See a Doctor Immediately after Your Accident, Do You Have a Chance of Collecting Damages?

Posted on: 26 January 2016

When you're in a car accident, it's always recommended that you go to the doctor to be checked out. This way, if there are any injuries, it will be clear that they were caused by the car accident and you should not have a lot of trouble collecting money to cover your medical costs (either from your insurance company, the other driver's insurance company, or the other driver's personal funds). What happens when you don't follow this advice? If an injury shows up a day or two after the accident and you waited to see the doctor, do you have any chance of collecting money to cover the damages? It won't be easy—but if you follow the tips below, you might be able to.

Go to the doctor immediately.

Don't waste another second or wait and see if it gets better. If you have any inkling that the symptoms you're experiencing are due to the accident, get to a doctor right away. If your own doctor can't get you in that day, head to an urgent care center. Tell the physician that you were in an accident, when it happened, and how the car was hit. This way, they will know what to look for and should also be able to generate some sort of statement as to whether or not, in their professional opinion, the symptoms were caused by the accident. Having a doctor state that the injuries were likely caused by the accident will go a long way towards helping you win your case.

Hire a lawyer.

If you had gone to the doctor right away after the accident, you might have been able to handle this process on your own, but now you're fighting a bit of an uphill battle and will really need a lawyer's help. Look for someone who has experience with personal injuries related to car accidents. Ask if they have experience handling cases in which the injured party delayed seeking medical attention and whether they were able to win those cases. Click here for more information about personal injury lawyers.

Start documenting everything.

The big problem many people run into when they try to claim that they were injured in an accident but did not seek medical attention right away is that the other party (or insurance company) tries to argue that the injury is made up. The more documentation you have in terms of what pain you're experiencing, how it is affecting your life, and when it arises, the harder it will be for others to claim that you're just "making it up." Keep a journal in which you note all of the details of the injury you're experiencing, when you seek medical attention, where you seek that attention, other measures you take to ease the pain, etc. Put dates and times next to each entry.

Stay away from other risky activities.

This is not the time to go snowboarding, ride a bike, climb a ladder onto your roof, or hike off into the wilderness. You never know who will see you partaking in these activities. If the other driver's lawyer or someone who works for the insurance company spots you, then they might have reason to suspect your injuries have a cause other than the car accident. Lay low and stay safe, even if the symptoms you're experiencing are rather minor and wouldn't keep you from being active.

Start seeking out witnesses.

People who saw the accident occur might come in helpful as you pursue your case. They may be able to vouch for the fact that the damage was pretty bad and that it's reasonable to assume you were injured. Contact the police station for the accident report; it may list witnesses, and the responding officer can also serve as a witness. Your lawyer may actually make this call for you.

Collecting reimbursement for medical expenses expenses following an accident is a whole lot harder when you delayed seeking medical treatment. However, doing so is not impossible. With the tips above and the guidance of a good personal injury attorney, you at least stand a chance of winning your case.


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Wow!  Another Rubbernecker Stamps Sweet Sunday post! Time flies! This week I have a sweet little stamp to show you.  This is Reanne & Kit.  I just love her and not because are names are so similar!  She reminds me of when my girls were little and how much they loved our grey kitty.  Unfortunately, the grey kitty did not love them quite as much!

I colored the stamp with Copic markers and used a die to cut it out.  A little embossing for the background to add some interest and texture and the card was finished.  The sentiment is from the Discover Word Set.  I am loving the scripty font of these words!

Have you heard about the challenge at Rubbernecker Stamps?  The current theme is Easter and you have a little over a week to enter.  You have the chance to win a gift certificate from the store.  You don't have to use a Rubbernecker Stamps image to play, but we would sure love to see it if you have one!

Card measures 5.5' x 4.25"
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Disappointment for Jag fans

Posted in News by Sniff Petrol on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

The Jaguar logo, yesterday

There was disappointment for Jaguar fans this morning as the company announced that it is cancelling its effort to enter the prestigious but highly competitive Christmas market.

‘We think we could have made Christmas work,’ said Jag boss Adrian Hallmark. ‘But it is technically very complex, what with the need to get illustrations of trees and snowmen and such like. In a time of global austerity, it is not the right time for us to enter the Christmas sector, especially since our research shows that Christmas does not do well in key markets such as India and the Middle East.’

Jaguar will instead concentrate on other areas such as Valentine’s Day and Father’s Day which require a less demanding colour palette and range of illustrations. ‘In the coming years you will see Jaguar meeting consumer demand in these areas,’ Mr Hallmark said. ‘And we will do so with a whole range of new and exciting cards.’

‘Wait, what?’ Hallmark added, sounding confused. ‘Cars? We make cars? Oh shit. I’ve spent the last two years developing a strategy for cards. Sorry, force of habit.’

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Defend Israel

The Patriots Call
The Black Robe Regiment - The Patriots Call

Democrats party of Racism
Racism of the Democrat Party
Herman Cain - The DNC has BRAINWASHED most of the Blacks of this Nation
Racism - the Nemesis of the Democrat Party
Democrats invented racism and democrats HATE all blacks
The Snooper Report articles on Democrat invention of racism

The March on DC
Callin’ All the Clans Together
Sick and tired - marching towards the Constitution of the United States
We. Are. Finished. With.  DC.
We. Are. Finished. With. DC. - Addendum Part 1

Civility: The Leftinistra Own None Of It
Civility: The Leftinistra Own None Of It Part 2(?)
Civility: Leftinistra Own None Part Three
Obama, Civility and The Clansmen of Dumb
Brain Dead Leftinistra: Their Stoic Civility
Libtards Have No Class - Civility Escapes Their Brain Deadness
The States Will Be the Next Battlefield in the Fight Over ObamaCare
War Is Coming: Blood On Our Own Streets - Thanks Democrats
Civil War…
We Are In The Midst of Chaos and Civil War
Live Free Or Die
Live Free Or Die Trying
State’s Sovereignty or Live Free Or Die
Live Free Or Die - The Movement Marches On
The Country Surrounds The City

When They Came
Is The Left Still “Proud To Be a Left-Wing Extremist”?
Be It Known - Attention Unconstitutional Congress
Obama: One Big Ass Mistake America
Do Birthers Rock and Roll or Stop and Drool?
Good vs Evil…It Is Your Choice
I Apologize For My Nation
Obama’s Civilian National Security Forces (CNSF)
Obama’s Brown Shirts - Civilian National Security Forces
What Is It About The American Liberal?
The Plan To Destroy America
Another Soldier Has Been Given the Haditha Treatment!
Callin’ All The Clans Together
Callin’ All The Clans Together Show
A History of the List of 45
Constitutionality: The Movement
Vindication: Iraq’s Saddam and Al Qaeda Links Revealed
Redefining The Center or the Moderate
The HIC (Hoax In Charge) Going To Copenhagen
We Didn’t Start This Goddamn War!

Copy Cat Frauds of the IAVA

Contract With America
Snooper’s Declaration of Independence
Thanks Obama

Contract From America

Timothy McVeigh
Thoughts To Ponder and Reflect Upon
Snooper Report Vindication: Al Qaeda, TWA Flight 800 and OKC Bombing
Clinton alludes to 1995 bombing, says words matter

Missing 13th Amendment
TITLES OF “NOBILITY” AND “HONOR” - The Missing 13th Amendment

The Coup
Military Coup Against Obama

The United States Constitution
Our founding document wasn’t set in stone for a reason

Deepwater Horizon
Did Hugo Chavez Sink the Deepwater Horizon Oil Platform?

The New Right

Arizona Rising

Texas Wars

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I Told You So

Bart Stupak is a liar trying to save his seat and all the "conservatives" that THINK they are conservatives were supporting the lying ass.

Pence to Stupak: You traded 30 years of pro-life law for a promise from the most pro-choice president in history - makes one wonder what's in people's heads.  Obama's Executive Orders mean nothing but to a moron Democrat.

Jerk wad David Frum at Memeorandum...

Jim Hoft at Memeorandum... - I don't get it.  Stunner?  No one expected this?

Gary Hubbel - Aspen Times - The Redneck tree hugger; Barack Obama has awakened a sleeping nation

Barack Obama is the best thing that has happened to America in the last 100 years. Truly, he is the savior of America's future. He is the best thing ever.

Despite the fact that he has some of the lowest approval ratings among recent presidents, history will see Barack Obama as the source of America's resurrection. Barack Obama has plunged the country into levels of debt that we could not have previously imagined; his efforts to nationalize health care have been met with fierce resistance nationwide; TARP bailouts and stimulus spending have shown little positive effect on the national economy; unemployment is unacceptably high and looks to remain that way for most of a decade; legacy entitlement programs have ballooned to unsustainable levels, and there is a seething anger in the populace.

That's why Barack Obama is such a good thing for America. [...]

He also wrote Angry White ManFree Republic has the notes and links and Obama has driven the wedge and has split this Nation right in half.  The libtards have been happy about that under Bush II and it never happened except for the lies of the Democrats and the Democrats in Drag.

Leftists UnAmerican at Memeorandum spouting more lies...

Kitchen sink: GOP claims Senate parliamentarian will throw out House reconciliation bill - more germinations from morons

More lying ass bastards about the alleged EO that won't work at Memeorandum...and here...setting up the Stupak Big Lie that I mentioned DAYS ago.  Text of the "EO" is here at Memeorandum...more expertise here at Memeorandum...

Anyway, word has it that there may be a chance for Stupak to back out because his Treason has been recognized by his constituents.  We'll see.  Vote the ass out.  What cracks me up are the morons in DC that are not talking about the unconstitutional federal health care Bill.

The Vote will be around 2115 hours EST.

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Defend Israel

The Patriots Call
The Black Robe Regiment - The Patriots Call

Democrats party of Racism
Racism of the Democrat Party
Herman Cain - The DNC has BRAINWASHED most of the Blacks of this Nation
Racism - the Nemesis of the Democrat Party
Democrats invented racism and democrats HATE all blacks
The Snooper Report articles on Democrat invention of racism

The March on DC
Callin’ All the Clans Together
Sick and tired - marching towards the Constitution of the United States
We. Are. Finished. With.  DC.
We. Are. Finished. With. DC. - Addendum Part 1

Civility: The Leftinistra Own None Of It
Civility: The Leftinistra Own None Of It Part 2(?)
Civility: Leftinistra Own None Part Three
Obama, Civility and The Clansmen of Dumb
Brain Dead Leftinistra: Their Stoic Civility
Libtards Have No Class - Civility Escapes Their Brain Deadness
The States Will Be the Next Battlefield in the Fight Over ObamaCare
War Is Coming: Blood On Our Own Streets - Thanks Democrats
Civil War…
We Are In The Midst of Chaos and Civil War
Live Free Or Die
Live Free Or Die Trying
State’s Sovereignty or Live Free Or Die
Live Free Or Die - The Movement Marches On
The Country Surrounds The City

When They Came
Is The Left Still “Proud To Be a Left-Wing Extremist”?
Be It Known - Attention Unconstitutional Congress
Obama: One Big Ass Mistake America
Do Birthers Rock and Roll or Stop and Drool?
Good vs Evil…It Is Your Choice
I Apologize For My Nation
Obama’s Civilian National Security Forces (CNSF)
Obama’s Brown Shirts - Civilian National Security Forces
What Is It About The American Liberal?
The Plan To Destroy America
Another Soldier Has Been Given the Haditha Treatment!
Callin’ All The Clans Together
Callin’ All The Clans Together Show
A History of the List of 45
Constitutionality: The Movement
Vindication: Iraq’s Saddam and Al Qaeda Links Revealed
Redefining The Center or the Moderate
The HIC (Hoax In Charge) Going To Copenhagen
We Didn’t Start This Goddamn War!

Copy Cat Frauds of the IAVA

Contract With America
Snooper’s Declaration of Independence
Thanks Obama

Contract From America

Timothy McVeigh
Thoughts To Ponder and Reflect Upon
Snooper Report Vindication: Al Qaeda, TWA Flight 800 and OKC Bombing
Clinton alludes to 1995 bombing, says words matter

Missing 13th Amendment
TITLES OF “NOBILITY” AND “HONOR” - The Missing 13th Amendment

The Coup
Military Coup Against Obama

The United States Constitution
Our founding document wasn’t set in stone for a reason

Deepwater Horizon
Did Hugo Chavez Sink the Deepwater Horizon Oil Platform?

The New Right

Arizona Rising

Texas Wars

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Editor's Choice

Snooper Report dot org

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Emotional Distress - Tennessee rudimentary stupidity

One more example of We. Are. Finished. With. DC. - emotional distress rudimentary stupidity

There goes the Internet. A new Tennessee law makes it a crime to post an image online that might "frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress" to someone. As reported by the technology website Ars Technica, the state already has a law against making phone calls, sending e-mails or otherwise communicating with someone in a way that would cause emotional distress. This latest ban, signed by Gov. Bill Haslam last week, is an update to that law. The difference is that offenders may be prosecuted even if it's not the intended recipient who is "distressed." Anyone who sees the image - which means anyone on the Internet - could claim it upset them.

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Bedtime Story & Study: I Need My Monster

Bedtime Story:  I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll

“Noll turns the tables on monster fears by introducing readers to Ethan, a little boy who can’t fall asleep without the ragged I need my monster 2breathing and claw-scratching of his favorite monster, Gabe. But Gabe has left a note that he’s gone fishing, so Ethan knocks on his floor to summon a series of substitute ghoulies. Herbert, a horned green thing in a vest, doesn’t even have claws. And Ralph, a four-eyed, six-armed blob, has claws, but they’re painted and manicured. And Cynthia—well, no hard feelings, but a boy wants a boy monster, not a girl. Noll’s slyly humorous text is a suitably wry counterpoint to McWilliam’s dark-hued, exaggerated paintings of the bobble-headed Ethan and his alternately scary and silly beasts. The entire effort strikes a nice balance between creepy and comforting, but especially endearing is Gabe’s early return home as he huddles beneath the bed like a faithful dog and says, “Now, if you don’t mind, I’d like to start the evening with an ominous puddle of drool.” That’s friendship for you.”–Daniel Kraus

Waketime Activity:  Word Choice

Explore adjectives to describe the monsters in the book:  focus on colors, shapes, features, personality, etc.  Using great word choice will be a key writing skill in elementary school.  Using these words verbally in discussion with a parent builds vocabulary and exposure to rich academic language.  Don’t assume a word is too advanced for your child, use it anyway – always be thinking exposure, exposure, exposure!  No writing necessary.

EXTRA:  Draw/design a monster together!  Use pencils, crayons, markers, glitter, pom poms, feathers and yarn.  You can go simple or turn this into a full on craft.  When your child is finished, discuss this monster creation using fabulous word choice, and don’t forget to model speaking in complete sentences!

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Red Bluff Veteran’s Gun Show

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Jul 23rd - 24th, 2016

Red Bluff, California

Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm

General: $6.00
Veterans: $5.00

The Red Bluff Veteran’s Gun Show will be held on Jul 23rd - 24th, 2016 in Red Bluff, California. This Red Bluff gun show is held at Red Bluff Elk's Lodge and hosted by Onpoint Firearms of California. All federal, state and local firearm ordinances and laws must be obeyed.

Onpoint Firearms

Contact: David Dominguez
Phone: (530) 636-4416

Red Bluff Elk's Lodge
1250 Gilmore Rd
Red Bluff, California

52 Tables
8ft Tables
Tables $60.00/each

Wi-Fi available
Food and drink all-day both days
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” (James Madison, The Federalist Papers #46 at 243-244)
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