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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Andy Duncan: Although broke, the euro state buys the intellectualoids a giant telescope

Andy Duncan writes on his blog THE GOD THAT FAILED that although the Euro State is broke, it has funded a billion euro telescope to keep the intellectuals happy:

Now you would have thought, that given all of the above - no matter what your political persuasion, and no matter whether you ‘believe’ in the EU or not – that we have reached what the Chinese call an ‘interesting’ point of time. You would have thought, that given all of the above, that everyone concerned with keeping the horror show of the EU going, and its appalling ersatz money, would be straining every sinew and holding back every reserve to keep the train on the rails, and to stop it plunging over the viaduct of its own vast incompetence.

Well, I’m afraid you’re wrong. Because despite the EU (hopefully) being close to the edge of extinction, and dancing so tightly with the concept of out-of-chaos-comes-order, there’s still room for a billion euros to be spent on keeping the intellectuals happy (and in this case, the physics-aligned intellectuals), with a new telescopic toy for them to play with, in the deserts of Chile.
Now, don’t get me wrong.

I like seeing pretty pictures of exploding galaxies along with the best of us, and I’ll be impressed if one of the luckily-chosen overpaid physics intellectuals selected to man this toy manages to take a high-definition snap of an exo-planet, especially if it looks like it’s got some good wind-surfing opportunities.

But really? Now? To spend over a billion euros on a vanity project for physicists, just after the Greek government’s funding crisis, just in the middle of the Spanish government’s funding crisis, and just before the Italian government’s funding crisis?

Is this really a great moment for such things?

Where’s that cash coming from then? Is Spain supplying it? Or Italy? Or France? Or are the Germans being tapped for it again, as they are tapped for so much? No doubt David Cameron, and his Bilderberg control, George Osborne, have contributed some of my forcibly-extracted taxes into the pot, despite the British government being in the hole for trillions of pounds of debt.
But what’s a billion euros between friends, especially when it’s other people’s money?
However, the above castigation belies the importance of the topic. Because it is vital for the state to keep the intellectuals onside, particularly in moments of financial stress. This news about this telescope is actually quite old news. However, it’s being re-hashed now by state organs such as the BBC, to send a message to the intellectuals that no matter how bad things get, the EU is always going to keep trying to send the cheques, so they can keep themselves up in Chianti, and keep paying their Guardian subscriptions.

This is because non-intellectual people, being so busy with the processes of actually being productive and living most of their lives in a voluntary society, take their political ideas from the intellectuals, even really low-level intellectuals, such as the drones that find ungainful employment within government child indoctrination day-prisons.

All the intellectuals must be kept onside, all of the time. This is the lesson of history.

Because if the state loses the intellectuals – and their ideological bodyguard protection – then the state will lose everything. The Soviet Union collapsed when its intellectuals gave up on it. The British empire collapsed when its intellectuals gave up on it. And the Athenian empire collapsed when its intellectuals gave up on it (and switched to the philosophies of Sparta, instead). All empires cease to exist when the cheques to the intellectuals start bouncing, and their previously committed support therefore evaporates.

Yes, they really are that shallow.

Without the intellectuals constantly whispering to the proles that ‘the state is good’, that ‘the state is necessary’, and that ‘the state is ethical’, the truth of the state being nothing more than a 0rotten super-sized mafia parasitising the rest of us becomes too clear and too obvious for even the state’s endless propaganda machine to hide. If the proles withdraw their consent from the state – because the bought-and-paid-for intellectuals withdraw their consent from the state – then the game will be up.

Hence why the EU state is prepared, even in the moment of its greatest fiscal crisis, to keep buying the support of the intellectuals with another huge tranche of paper money printed out of thin air, to purchase them a new toy.

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Yoga for Beginners - 11 Yoga Poses for Shoulder Pain

11 Yoga Poses for Shoulder Pain

Do you hold tension and stress in your shoulders? Sitting hunched over a computer or smart phone for hours every day, often with poor posture, can cause incredible tension in our shoulders and chest.

We usually feel the tightness and pain in our shoulders, but it is often coming from tightness around the chest area, so it's helpful to stretch and open across the chest as well.

Although some of this tension may be caused by poor physical posture, I believe that much of the tension is caused by mental or emotional stress that we are holding onto in our bodies, manifesting physical tension and pain.

Around 80% of my clients that come to see me for a massage, complain about tightness in their shoulders. I always ask if they sit at a computer all day, and the answer is more often than not, 'yes'.

This article describes my favorite Yoga poses and stretches that will help to release the tension in your shoulders. It is part of a series of 'Yoga Poses for Reducing Aches and Pains'.

I recommend doing this sequence using the breathing as mentioned below, then progressing to holding each pose for a little longer, up to twice the number of breaths mentioned below.

Remember to listen to your body and breathe slowly and deeply. If any pose doesn't feel good or if you are experiencing discomfort or pain, please release out of the pose and leave a comment in the comments section below and I'll be sure to respond.

  1. Seated Cat Pose (Marjaryasana) and Seated Cow Pose (Bitilasana)

    Seated Cat and Cow is similar to regular Cat and Cow except there is more emphasis on opening and stretching the shoulders in these seated versions. Take a deep inhale as you wrap your arms around your back, interlace the fingers and arch the back slightly, gazing forwards and lifting the hands up at the back, into Seated Cow Pose. Keep the shoulders down away from the ears and draw the shoulder blades together. Take a deep exhale as you bring the arms in front, interlace the fingers and round the back, pressing the palms away from you, drawing the belly back towards the spine and the chin to the chest, into Seated Cat Pose, still keeping the shoulders relaxed and down away from the ears. Repeat 5 rounds, using the breath as you inhale to Seated Cow Pose and exhale to Seated Cat Pose.

  2. Seated Eagle Arms (Garudhasana) Variation

    Wrap the right elbow underneath the left and place the palms together, or the back of the hands, whichever you can reach, keeping the fingers pointing up and the wrists straight. Inhale as you lift the elbows up, and exhale as you gently draw the hands and forearms away from the face, breathing into the back of the shoulders. Keep drawing the shoulders down away from the ears, relaxing the shoulders. Either stay with this version of the pose, or slowly begin to fold forwards into a slightly deeper version, using the breath to guide you. Keep drawing the hands and forearms down towards the floor to deepen the stretch across the back of the shoulders. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths. Slowly come back up and switch sides, wrapping the left elbow underneath the right.

  3. Thread the Needle

    Come onto hands and knees, place the left hand into the middle of the mat underneath the chest, inhale as you extend the right arm up to the right, exhale as you thread the right arm all the way underneath the left arm, keeping length in the right arm as you thread. Lower the outside of the right shoulder and the right ear onto the mat, keeping the hips up high. You can either keep your let hand on the mat in front of your face or straighten your left arm and stretch it up overhead with the palm on the mat (the two variations are shown below). Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths. Switch sides.

  4. Chest Opener

    Lower all the way down onto your belly and place your left arm out in a T shape, at 90 degrees to the body, palm facing down. Pressing the right hand into the mat, roll over onto your left side, pressing the front of your left shoulder into the mat, keeping your left ear on the mat. You can stay in this version of the pose or if you wish to go deeper, extend the right arm up and around the back towards the left arm, keeping the right arm at shoulder height. You can also bend your right knee and place your foot on the mat behind your left leg so you can roll over more onto your left side body. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths, breathing into your left shoulder and across the chest. Release and roll back onto your belly. Switch sides.

  5. Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)

    Come back up onto hands and knees, tuck the toes under, lift the hips up high, into Downward Facing Dog, an upside down V shape. Spread the fingers wide, pressing into all 10 fingers, particularly the thumb and first finger. Place your hands a little wider than shoulder width, and feet about hip width. Press the heels to the mat as you lift the kneecaps to engage the quadriceps, draw the belly up towards the spine to engage the core, press the sit bones up towards the sky, push the floor away with the palms and draw the heart towards the thighs. Create space in the upper back by rotating the triceps towards each other, and shoulders away from the ears. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths.

  6. Dolphin (Makarasana)

    From Downward Facing Dog, lower onto your forearms, with the forearms parallel to one another and the palms face down. Press the forearms and the palms down into the mat as you press the shoulders away from the ears, creating space around the shoulders. Begin to walk the feet a little closer to the elbows. Feel the strength of the shoulders and breathe into the shoulders. Keep drawing the sit bones up high, legs engaged and the thighs towards the chest. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths.

  7. Cobra (Bhujangasana)

    Lower down onto your belly, place your hands underneath your shoulders on the mat, as you inhale press into your hands and lift your chest and head up off the mat, keeping your hips and legs low. Keep a small bend in your arms, roll your shoulders down away from your ears, draw your shoulder blades together and open across the chest. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths, relaxing the low back and breathing into your low back. Lower back down onto your belly and take a Child's Pose to release the low back.

  8. Wide Legged Forward Fold Pose (Prasarita Padottanasana)

    Variation 1 - From standing, step the left foot back about 3 feet, turning both feet in slightly so you're a little pigeon toed. Press into the outside of the feet to straighten the legs. Wrap the arms around the back, interlace the fingers, inhale as you take a small lean back and lengthen the spine, exhale as you fold forward from the hip crease, lowering the head towards the mat and extending the arms overhead, as shown. Try to keep the legs straight if you can or you can soften the knees a little to modify. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths. Inhale to come back up to standing.

    Variation 2 - If you'd like to try a deeper variation, place the palms together in prayer position behind the back, as shown. Inhale as you lengthen the spine, exhale as you fold forward, keeping the shoulders away from the ears and draw the shoulder blades together. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths. Inhale to come back up to standing.

    Variation 3 - For a more advanced variation, raise the right arm up overhead, bend the elbow and draw the hand down the back. Bend the left elbow and place the hand behind the back and see if you can reach the hands together. If you can't take a hold of your hands, you can use a strap, rope or rolled up towel. Inhale as you lengthen the spine, exhale as you fold forward. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths. Inhale to come back up to standing. Switch sides.

  9. Locust (Salabhasana) variation

    Lie down on your belly, wrap your arms around your back and interlace your fingers. Inhale as you lift the chest, head and shoulders up off the mat, drawing the arms back and opening the shoulders and chest. Keep drawing the hands towards the feet. You can either stay with this variation or also lift the legs for a more advanced version of the pose. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths.

  10.   Bridge (Setu Bandhasana)

    Lie on your back, bend your knees and place the feet firmly on the mat hip width apart, close to the sit bones so the fingers can brush alongside the heels. Inhale as you lift the hips and back up off the mat, squeeze the shoulders towards each other underneath the torso, and interlace the fingers underneath the hips. Keep pressing the shoulders and feet firmly down to the mat as you lift the hips up nice and high. Keep the gaze straight up towards the ceiling. Draw the chin back away from the chest and the chest back towards the chin. Squeeze the shoulder blades together under the torso. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths.

  11.   Childs Pose (Balasana) Variation

    Roll over onto your hands and knees, then place the knees to the sides of the mat and the big toes together, sink the hips back into the heels and place the forehead on the mat for Child's Pose. For this variation that will stretch out the shoulders more, bend the elbows and place the elbows on the mat (or on a block for a deeper stretch) with the palms together above your head. Press the shoulders down towards the mat for a nice deep shoulder stretch. Hold and breathe for 5 long deep breaths.

    It's important to always finish any yoga sequence with our final resting pose, Savasana. Lie on your back, close your eyes, let the whole body be relaxed and still, arms a little away from the body, with the palms facing up. Bring your internal gaze to your third eye chakra in between your eyebrows and visualize a bright white light at that space, area of intuition and wisdom. Remain here in Savasana for a few minutes or as long as you wish, before slowly and gently deepening your breath, finding some movement back in your body, rolling onto your right side then slowly coming into a seated position. Bring your palms together at your heart center. Namaste.

I'm going to be writing more articles teaching correct yoga pose alignment, particularly to address specific issues, as well as creating videos (coming soon). I'd love to hear what challenges you have so I can provide you with articles and videos that you would like to read, view and follow. Submit your challenges below.

Feel free to also leave any feedback and questions you have in the comments section below, and share on social media if you found this article helpful.

Namaste and much love,

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Body Flows makes no warranty or representation whatsoever regarding the services or products provided through or in connection with the website. Please use your own discretion when performing any postures. Work at your own level and explore your own limits.

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My love affair with timur (or how to cook a Nepali village feast)

Photos by Adam Lam

The first time I fell in love with timur was in a tiny cavelike kitchen in Kathmandu Valley. A little girl named Srijana put a tiny black peppercorn-like object in my palm. "Smell this, sister," she said. "I used this to make the achar." It had a confident, flirty aroma — black pepper with a gentle seductive burst of blood orange. To compliment the dinner that her aunties cooked at the orphanage, Srijana had crushed several pods of timur and put it the achar, a salsa-like sauce of stewed tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and onions sizzled in walnut oil, ground to perfection in a black iron bowl.

Back in San Francisco, I reconnect with timur by the giant stoves in a church kitchen in the Castro district. Every week, a group of Bay Area-based Nepalis and their American friends gather here to cook food for the homeless. Srijana lives in a home started by the same guy who runs this soup kitchen, so their recipes are essentially the same. This is the only other place in the world where I can relive the flavors in Srijana's achar.

Curry Without Worry is a unique soup kitchen. Its meals are premised not just on filling empty stomachs but on the Nepali village tradition of spreading love through food. "We're all going to die one day, and when we do, we will take nothing with us," says Kushal Basnyat, one of its board members. "So why don't we share everything?" The program is in its third year, and every week, it manages to feed about 200 people.

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I'm standing on my tiptoes over giant burners with a steel paddle in my hand, clumsily stirring a giant pot of beans simmering in oil, ginger, and garlic. Next to me, Shrawan Nepali, the founder, dumps a giant spoonful of turmeric into a pot of sizzling onions and the aroma of exotic spices infiltrate the kitchen air. Cooking for hundreds isn't easy, but it comes naturally to this former restaurant operator from Kathmandu — until a few years ago, he used to run a Nepali eatery on Lombard Street. In the center island, a tall engineer-turned-retiree chef named Charles is making several dozen balls of puri dough using whole wheat flour, self-rising flour, and lots of salt. I come here half expecting that they might want to keep their recipes hidden, but the folks at Curry Without Worry are not secretive at all. In fact, volunteer Catherine Lyons tells me, they're planning to distribute starter kits with ingredients and recipes so that anyone can start a Nepali soup kitchen.

The Curry Without Worry team really takes the time to make sure their food is extra special. Instead of the simple but delicious Nepali staple meal, dal baht — lentils and rice — they serve quanti — a nine-bean soup indigenous to the Newari ethnic group. It's a celebratory food usually reserved for the day of the full moon in the middle of monsoon season, but here in San Francisco the homeless get to eat it every week. To top it off, they sprinkle the quanti with ajwain, a celebratory spice traditionally offered to women in labor for extra energy. They make several special slices of puri on an ungreased pan for one of their regular customers, a homeless man named Howard, who can't have too much oil due to health problems.

The turmeric, coriander, cumin, and ajwain are in plastic bags from the Indian supermarket in Berkeley; the timur is in a jar and was brought straight back from Nepal. Most of the veggies — boxes full of cauliflower, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, red, green, and yellow peppers — are donated via the Food Bank. Bowlfuls of ginger and garlic are dumped in generous portions into every dish. This kitchen smells amazing. Satisfied with the way the meal is progressing, Shrawan picks up his madal drum and starts tapping a rhythm and belts out a windy tune. "What is he singing?" I whisper to Kushal. "Whatever he feels like," Kushal responds as he picks up another madal and joins him. Catherine makes some chia — Nepali milk tea with black pepper and cardamom — and distributes it among the dozen or so people who have showed up to help cook. The kitchen has turned into a mini Himalayan festival, and my mind's eye wanders back into the dusty windy roads of Kathmandu Valley.

Three hours after the cooking festivities started, Shrawan lugs the giant pots off of the stove. Dinner is ready.

Every Tuesday evening at around 5:30, a hodge podge of characters appear at San Francisco's UN plaza and wait, rain or shine, for the black Curry Without Worry SUV. In typical Nepali fashion, the meal is never on time, but time is something that most of these customers — among them many who are homeless, jobless, and drug-addicted — have plenty of.

It's surprisingly easy to get a free hot meal every night of the week in San Francisco. Once, a kind, toothless blond woman who mistook me for a customer produced a crinkled sheet of lined paper from her backpack. It was a scribble of street corners listed by days of the week and cuisine — sandwiches at the church on Mondays, curry on Tuesdays, and so on. "You can have this," she tells me, shoving the paper in my hand, "but you've already made it to the best spot."

Serving food at Curry Without Worry often tests my goodwill. Sometimes a person will come through the line with a giant Tupperware and ask me to fill it to the brim. My first instinct is to say no. How selfish are you? There are so many other people in line and you're asking for an extra-large portion? But I realize that these thoughts are contrary to the spirit of giving food without judgment.

Shrawan smiles at every one of his customers and hugs them warmly. "Thank you for being here," he says as he hands a snaggle-toothed man a paper plate sagging from the weight of the curry and rice.

Before I left Nepal, I bought a small bag of timur from a spicemonger on the road leading to Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu holy spot where sadhus smoke pot as they watch bodies cremate on the Bagmati riverbank. He scooped a metal cup full of peppercorn from one of half a dozen giant wicker baskets and emptied the contents into a small black plastic bag. I gave him 20 Nepali rupees for it and kept it close to my body at all times on my journey home, fearing it might get lost or that the smell might get left behind, like the dust on the roads and the kids at the orphanage. You can't buy timur in America, but in Nepal it grows abundantly at elevations of 8-9,000 feet. My stash now sits in a jar on my spice rack at home, and every so often I open it for a whiff or a nibble. It takes me back instantly to that moment when little Srijana opened her hand, revealing the magical scent that will forever remind me that the most important ingredient in Nepali food is love, with a generous dosage of spices.

You can find Curry Without Worry online at The service will launch its Kathmandu operations this fall.

Here's what you need to make a giant Nepali feast for your friends. Note: The recipes are based on notes I jotted down while cooking with the team at Curry Without Worry. The most important thing to remember is that practice makes perfect. So stock up, experiment, and see how yours turns out!

1 cup oil
5 lbs tomatoes
5 lbs onions
½ lbs ginger
1.5oz dried chili peppers
spices: fenugreek, turmeric, salt, pepper, timur

Cook the onions and fenugreek in oil and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add turmeric and some water. Add tomatoes, timur, and chili peppers 20 minutes later. Stir consistently, adding spices to taste and water for consistency.

1 cup oil
6 lbs cabbage
5 lbs cauliflower
5 lbs bell peppers
4 lbs tomatoes
2.5 lbs onions
¼ lbs garlic
¼ lbs ginger
spices & herbs: coriander, turmeric, cumin, cumin seed, cilantro

Cook the onions and cumin seed in heated oil in a giant pot. Add coriander, turmeric, and cumin. Add salt and water. Let simmer for 20 minutes. Dump all the chopped veggies in and cover, stirring occasionally for consistency, until soft. (If you're using potatoes, cook those first until they're halfway cooked.) Remove from heat and add cilantro.

1 cup vegetable oil
15 lbs sprouted beans (9 varieties)
2.5 lbs onions
¼ lbs garlic
¼ lbs ginger
0.5oz dried chili peppers
spices: turmeric, cumin, coriander ajwain seed

Cook the onions in oil in a giant pot. Add beans one pound at a time and stir, adding garlic, ginger, and spices. Sprinkle ajwain and stir.

    1. Hey GrymRpr! you’re not the one feeding 200 or more people every day, without expecting anything in return!! So, back off. If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing!!

      And Lisa, thanks for the recipes, and for sharing this story with us :)

  1. Timur (à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤®à¥à¤°) is also known as Nepali pepper. Jyoti Pathak says in her cookbook “A Taste of Nepal” that Szechwan pepper is milder, but can be substituted when timur is not available. Tarkaari (à¤¤à¤°à¤•à¤¾à¤°à¥€) means vegetables cooked with oil and spices, so it could consist of almost anything. Kwaanti (à¤•à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤à¤Ÿà¥€) is a Newari dish that can contain peas, garbanzos, mung beans, soybeans, and lentils.

    Shrawan’s a great guy. I’m happy to hear about his new project.

  2. When I read your description, I thought timur sounded an awful lot like Szechuan peppercorn, a.k.a. prickly ash, and Wikipedia seems to agree. They also say importing it is not a great idea, because it can carry a virulent bacterial disease that affects citrus trees (don’t worry, it doesn’t affect people).

    You might want to go to Chinatown and see if you can get some Szechuan peppercorn there (it is legal to import as long as it’s been heated to 170 degrees to kill the bacteria). If it’s the same stuff, it would be a lot easier to get it there than in Kathmandu… :’)

    Thanks for the recipes!

  3. What a great article and terrific recipes. How I would love to do something like this in Dayton or Cincinnati.

  4. A friend brought over some Szechuan peppercorn last night, and in my opinion they are nothing alike!

    1. Many pakistani recipes also call for timur, and I’ve found that making these dishes with Szechwan pepper is easier than trying to find the rarely-imported spice mixes that contain temur (which are never nearly as flavorful as the real thing).

  5. Back when I was in high school, I lived as an expat in Singapore and every year the school organized a set of trips that everyone would go on. One year, I visited Rishikesh to raft. That trip was, to be perfectly honest, awful – we had all packed for cold and dry weather, but our flight to Ladakh was delayed indefinitely, and the Rishikesh trip was pulled together in a hurry – but all of the high points I remember involved the food. Our guides were Nepali, and they brought their whole families along with the trip, kids and all, and cooked food every night. I don’t remember any of the names of what we ate, but by far the most satisfying thing was the dessert, a cardamom-spiced rice pudding, served hot.

    Some years later, I found out that it was called kheer, which unfortunately also happens to be a general name for all Indian-subcontinent-style rice pudding. Notwithstanding that, though, I’ve figured out how to (poorly) reproduce it and have posted it here:

    Every time I taste it brings me back to camps by the Ganges.

  6. Hi Lisa, Thanks for the recipes, can you add about how many each one of them serves???

    1. These portions are straight from the Curry w/o worry recipe file, so I think they’ll feed up to 200… definitely make less if you’re just trying it at home :)

  7. We were just introduced to timur on Saturday at a nice Nepalese restaurant near Ballainvilliers, south of Paris. It has a pretty unique taste, but thanks to my homebrewing experiences I was reminded of another spice with what I think is a very similar mouthfeel: Grains of Paradise, or Aframomum Melegueta.

    If you can’t find timur in the US, you can definitely find this stuff, and while it’ll be different it should still offer that difficult to define peppery/fruity taste. Here’s my old homebrew supply shop’s listing for it, they deliver all over the US:

  8. On behalf of Curry Without Worry Family I want to thank you Lisa for your great writeup on our program. I also want to thank all the good folks who have so nicely commented on this subject.

    We have a vision of spreading the love, Nepali village style, through bringing healthy vegetarian food to hungry souls. We have acted locally in San Francisco, our birthplace and now in the process of thinking globally, thus, returning to our another home in Kathmandu this fall where timur is plentyful!

    Please stay tuned for Curry Without Worry near you!

    Peace, shrawan nepali, founder, Curry Without Worry

  9. Hi pKp, Happy Tuesday! Please feel free to drop by at the Civic Center/ UN Plaza this evening or any Tuesday evenings around 6:30pm enjoy our meal.

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Hand-cranked tool resembles Raymond Loewy's 1933 pencil sharpener

This hand-cranked tool was inspired by Raymond Loewy's 1933 pencil sharpener.

(Via the World's Best Ever)

    1. a study ought to be conducted to discover what percentage of those who use the resulting product ((oo, how inclusive is that?)) can tell the difference between ‘before’ and ‘after’.   then, what percentage of those who can tell would care.  (cross-tabs etc)

        1.  The funny things is that everyone repeats that assertion like it’s been proven.

          I’m skeptical- I don’t think it works like that. I want to see us prove this experimentally.

      1. Fortunately, the southern state in which I domicile is fine with people getting themselves, or their partners, off.

      1. Technically, maybe? Depends what organic matter went into the oil that the plastic is processed from. Most such matter is originally from plants, but there is almost certainly a not-insubstantial amount of animal matter mixed into most natural oil as well.

        I guess the question is how far back do you care to trace it, how far back can you ACTUALLY trace it, and whether any animal actually SUFFERED for the sake of creating the plastic?

    1. You might be surprised by the variety of shapes and sizes.  It’s quite likely you and the artist have simply been looking at different penises.

  1. No one has commented on the fact that it’s not real? Not even a single “this must be an art piece” or “those product shots are totally fake.” No, nothing?
    Tisk, tisk.

  2.  Ya know, I’d buy one of these for reals.  It would be a fun thing to have around in the office when they put out the usually insipid carrot sticks/bananas/etc spread at the rare catered lunchtime meeting.

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I've Found Bonggamom!

My SlimPerfect little black dress arrived in the mail today, and I couldn't even make it up the stairs before ripping the package open and tearing my clothes off (good thing the front shutters were closed and the mailman had long since gone). Call me Shallow Hal, but I was as excited as a little girl -- it's been so long since I've worn a little black dress anywhere, and here I find myself, little ol' me, winning the Slimperfect BlogHer model contest and getting this perky cuteness of a dress to wear to BlogHer! I quickly checked my reflection, and Thank God (ok, thank Slimperfect) , I don't look like Gwneth Paltrow in a fat suit with this dress on.

Yes, it's short, but don't worry, I won't be doing a Brittney Spears on y'all at BlogHer because, shhhhh, don't tell but the dress has built-in shorts underneath. That nice cleavage? They are not inserts, they're all mine, because I don't have small boobs, really I don't, despite my past posts to the contrary.

After a couple of shots (photo, not vodka), I handed the camera to The Pea, who started getting creative with her angles.

And I started getting creative with the dress itself, changing the neckline to something a bit more my style. Please excuse the Frida Kahlo-like eyebrows and messy hair; that will be taken care of by the makeover I'm getting treated to on Thursday night. Yes, makeover! Squee! I feel like Cinderella. If Cinderella ever wore a short, sexy dress with high heels, that is. No, not Cinderella -- I feel like Bonggamom.

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Shangrila said...

You look absolutely fabulous! You go, girl! ;)

Tech Savvy Mama said...

You look awesome and I look forward to seeing you at BlogHer in that dress!

kimberly/tippytoes said...

Oh no, I'm really going to look like hell next to you. What night are you wearing this - just so I can prepare my self esteem.

(I love the built in shorts concept. If Gymboree can do it, why not women's wear?!)

You look great, BTW!

designHER Momma said...

oh you look HAWT! It's so fun planning what to wear - hope to see you there!

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This article examines possible solutions to a passage in the sixth-century Syriac translation of Gregory of Nyssa's De anima et resurrectione, in which the Greek μενει stands behind the Syriac verb. The established meaning of this verb does not match the Syriac context considered in itself, nor the underlying Greek word. The possibility of an Arabic loanword is considered, but the sixth-century date of the translation makes that unlikely, and it is concluded that the original text must have been, which was then miscopied as by a later scribe under Arabic influence.

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Furnace waste oil with their own hands

Recently he made the furnace waste oil.Time, like money, it took a little bit.For a photo, do not judge - made in a hurry, so it was very akkuratnichat once.Also, such a furnace can heat with wood - a great camera is perfect for this.

That's the oven on working out

working off

Safety Safety

Article Contents

  • 1 Technique
  • 2 Principle makeshift stove on working out
  • 3what collect oven?
  • 4 Making housing
  • 5 bottom of the firebox chamber and the burner
  • 6 Production pallet for testing
  • 7 Securing oil supply
  • 8 Arrangement chimney
  • 9 Assembly exchanger
  • 10 tank oil
  • 11 Arrangement doors
  • 12 How kindle and stop the oven?
  • 13 How to clean the oven?
  • 14 Video - Furnace waste oil with their own hands
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Immediately begin with warnings and morals.Before you start to soberly assess their capabilities.Remember, this oven is a po

tentially dangerous equipment.Any errors can lead to tragic consequences.But if you do it right, ready homemade oven at working off of anything will not concede certified heater factory production.

furnace I was producing himself.A specialist in the field of heating systems, I am not like the title and do not expect, the instruction is presented as is, you can use strictly under their own responsibility.

only thing I can recommend from my experience: in any case, do not collect the oil furnace does not drip type.In these units the tank for testing is located at the bottom of the main part of the structure.This is not recommended for the reason that heating the oil becomes a fire hazard and generally unpredictable.

Also I would not advise you to assemble the stove burner and open flame.

Also I would not advise you to assemble the stove burner and open fire

I would also advise you not to collect the stove burner and open flame

The principle of working out on a makeshift stove

My oven at working out works on a very simple principle.Produced ignition.Fuel begins to burn on the body's surface and heats the stove.In the course of the process through the fume collection tube under the influence of traction oil output pair.

stove design includes part of the chimney with a plurality of holes (usually up to 50).This part of the unit is called the burner.In such a burner oil vapors are mixed with oxygen entering the fume collection tube under the influence of traction.As a result of mixing the combustion process begins implemented a much cleaner and more intense with the release of a huge amount of heat.

The principle of self-made oven for working out

The principle of working out on a makeshift stove

What to collect the oven?

To build such a stove, I prepared the following:

  • bottle of gas to 50 liters;
  • steel pipe.. It is best to use a pipe with a diameter of 10 cm on the body, the burner and the chimney had the two meters of the product;
  • steel corner.In total it took me a little more than a meter corner 5 cm from it, I did stand at the stove, and various internal parts of the heat exchanger and door handles.;
  • sheet steel.On the cap and the bottom of the upper chamber took about 50 cm2 4-millimeter sheet;
  • brake disc.I used a cast iron disc from the machine.The main thing is to size it freely entered into the container;
  • empty bottle of Freon.Suitable standard cylinder.The main thing that the needle valve worked.His I used for the manufacture of the fuel tank;
  • piece of hose for fuel supply;
  • pair of clamps;
  • half-inch piece of pipe.On it in the oven will be supplied to the oil;
  • gate half an inch;
  • loop.

housing Production

This bottle will do the stove

This balloon will do the stove

I used the b / y-shny balloon.Strip it was not, but just in case I opened the gate and left the bottle so the street at night.

Then I slowly and carefully drilled in the bottom of the cylinder bore.In order not to create sparks, I pre-moistened with oil drill.

Then I filled the tank with water and poured it - is to remove the remnants of gas.Work carefully, try not to pour gas condensate, asit stinks very, very long time.

Then I cut a few openings.In the upper opening, I'll put the combustion chamber and heat exchanger, the lower will be the burner tray.The camera at the top of a specially made so much so that when necessary, it can be heat with wood, pressed briquettes, etc.

We show how I cut the balloon

shown how I cut the balloon

We show how I cut the balloon

shown how I cut the balloon

We show how I cut the balloon

shown how I cut the balloon

We show how I cut the balloon

shown how I cut the balloon

In the end, that

In the end that's what happened

Then I rinse again with an opened gas cylinder from the gas condensate.

bottom of the firebox and burner chamber

Then I made mine for the upper oven door.To do this, use sheet steel 4 mm thickness.

From the bottom of the steel cut

steel bottom cut

I try on the bottom.All neatly cut and connects almost without gaps

tries on the bottom.All neatly cut and connects almost without gaps

Donets on the spot

Donets in place

burner decided to do a 20 centimeter - that's enough.

This will be the burner

It will torch

drill hole

drill holes

The circumference did a lot of holes, so that air can easily get to the fuel.When all the holes have been ready, I polished the inside of the burner.You, too, be sure to do it, becauseto erect, and other defects will start to actively collect soot.

first I welded burner at the bottom of the upper chamber, and then set them on a shelf put mesto.Na stove can safely stow the timber.News for cases where there is no opportunity to replenish mining.

At first, I welded the burner at the bottom of the upper chamber

first I welded in the bottom of the burner

Installed burner

top of the camera, set the burner

Production pallet for testing

tray made of cast iron automotive brake disc.Cast iron has good heat resistance, so decided to take his name.

That's because this CD and I will do

welded tray at the bottom of the bottom.

Steel circle - a bottom

steel circle - is the bottom

Weld the bottom

welded bottom

Top welded cover.In it you can see the response of the burner opening.Air enters through an opening in the oven.I made it wide - that's better.With a narrow opening air draft may be strong enough, due to which the oil will not enter the sump.

on to make the clutch.It connects to my stove and the burner tray.With the clutch to maintain the stove will be much easier.If necessary, I can get the tray and clean the burner underneath.

Then he made a clutch

on to make the clutch

I put the sleeve into place

I put the clutch in place

I put the sleeve into place

I put the clutch in place

The sleeve made from a 10-centimeter pipe, just cutting it along the longitudinal edges.The opening in the coupling is not brewing - it is not necessary.

Securing oil supply

In the hole insert a tube

The hole shall insert the tube

A tube will drip working out

through the tube will drip working out

The tube is picked up welding

tube grabbed welding

prune tube

clipped tube

NextI worked on the oil supply system.To do this, I take a piece of pipe and weld it to the pallet by means of a pre-prepared holes.The tube is clipped me in advance to mining jet might normally pass through the opening in the tray.

This is an emergency valve and the pipe that leads to the tank

This emergency valve and the pipe that leads to the tank

Held pipe to the tank and put the valve.

Arrangement chimney

I do chimney

Do chimney

fume collection design I made out of 10-centimeter pipe.Nothing fancy - just a pipe welded to an opening in the top center of the body.

Chimney brought outside to the roof over the wall.To the wall attached a piece of sheet metal for fire protection.The very best tube to pass through the wall in a special fire-resistant glass.

Here we see how the pipe passes through the wall

Here you can see how the pipe passes through a wall

Chimney, view from the street

Chimney, street view

exchanger assembly

Stove made for heating the garage.Water battery in my garage there, so I decided that it is better to immediately warmed and circulated air.If you have a water battery, you can refuse to air heat exchanger and simply let the water coils 4-5 through the top of the camera, by connecting them in parallel.In this case, the design must be supplemented by a circulation pump and a fan.This equipment will allow the stove to heat the entire house though, we just have the room to install the stove highlight.

heat exchanger assembly

exchanger assembly

return to my heat exchanger.His I installed between the pipe and fume collection burner stove - then heat the most.To heat exchanger welded iron plate.Thanks to her, the flame will be better maintained.It also will contribute to the distribution of fire inside the stove body.

inside the heat exchanger set air swirl.Some engineering refinements to this swirler there, but their task it copes best.When operating at maximum power metal body is heated to scarlet, and the heated exhaust air penetrates even through the glove.Sam swirl can see on the pictures.

I do swirl

Do swirl

I do swirl

Do swirl

I do swirl

Do swirl

Put swirl

Put swirl

Then I took the channel fan and put it on one side of the heat exchanger.By the way, the fan can be connected to a thermostat for automation.This will set their own temperature and to save resources.For example, I decided to use the thermostat from Autonics - I have it just lying around doing nothing.But you can take and some budget models, for example, Vemer KLIMA.His I, too, tried to function perfectly.

I did boost

Did boost

This is what happens

This is what happens

Heat concentrated in the compartment of the firebox.

tank oil

Oil tank

tank oil

For the manufacture of the tank I took a bottle of refrigerant.You can buy it for pennies at any service station or in the receiving point of the metal.The main thing that the needle valve of the cylinder was in good condition.With its help in the future you will be able to precisely control the amount of fuel supplied.

Oil tank

tank oil

tank connected to the stove with a hose.The hose connected to the valve.Sam tank secured in an inverted position.

To fill mining cut a hole in the tank.

Arrangement doors

Stove almost ready.Remain the finishing touches.The access door of the lower chamber, I cut an opening through which air can flow freely to the pan and burner stoves.

The opening at the top of the door is equipped the thrust plates for additional sealing.

Riveted plates thrust

riveted plates thrust

to the top of the door picked a simple lock.In the process of "leads" heating stove body.To the combustion chamber remains sealed, the upper door must be closed securely as possible.To do this, I did lock.

Simple lock

Simple lock

screwed to the wall a few pieces of metal corner.

On screwed Area stove installed.This is convenient (if necessary, can be much easier to audit) and functionally (heat loss into the ground are reduced).

established stove

established stove

How Kindle and stop the oven?

After many experiments I found the easiest and most effective way of firing a stove.First, I pour in the oil pan.It should not be too much.Enough to overlap the bottom of the oil pan.

Then I take a piece of foam and thoroughly moisten it with benzene or thinner.The impregnated foam is put in the pan so that the lower part of the pieces immersed in oil.

Then I set fire to foam.It burns steadily, even if the rod becomes too strong.As a result, the surface of the pan is heated to the required temperature.

Then I carefully open the valve of the tank with fuel so that it began to flow very thin stream.Adjust supply mining maximize gently and slowly.

Stove gradually come into operation.Periodically inspect mining level in the sump.

To stop a stove, quite simply close the valve on the tank with oil, and then, when oil stops flowing, and the close the emergency valve.The oven switches off completely for 3-5 minutes and the body begins to cool down.

How to clean the oven?

First cleaning

first cleaning

As you work in the burner tube and fume collection tray ovens will be collected soot.Naturally, the oven can be cleaned only after it has cooled down.

When cleaning I usually stick to the following sequence:

  • take a couple of handfuls of clean sand or fine gravel, and in turn I throw them into the fume collection outlet pipe from the street;
  • tidy sand or gravel with soot from the fume collection tube through the upper chamber;
  • using bar looks like fumes from the stove burner wall in the lower tray;
  • pull out the tray itself and vytrushivayu waste.

I hope my experience will be useful to you, and you can just as easily as I collect waste oil stove.

Successful work!

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So here's a weird one: why haven't BCS supporters ever pointed out more flattering demographics numbers about their school when we've debated it?

Let me explain.

A considerable part of our discussion over education policy in Los Altos is about numbers and statistics. These numbers drive conclusions which in turn drive public opinion, and ultimately policy.

One key statistic about BCS versus the wider Los Altos School District are its demographic numbers (note there are two different links here). These numbers are important because they speak to BCS's role as a public school. Study after study (as well as common sense) shows that the output of schools are driven mostly by their input: schools with easier-to-educate populations score better than schools more difficult students.

Further, we know that certain demographic groups score a lot higher on standardized tests than others. (Only as an aggregate of course: every student is an individual, but when you add them all together, this is what you get).

Hence when we see that BCS has a lot more of the "easier" demographic and far less of the "harder" and more expensive-to-educate demographic, we need to consider that when evaluating BCS's net contribution to our public school system.

In terms of test scores, LASD is very near the highest-ranked in the State. Meanwhile, BCS has had slightly higher test scores for the past few years than LASD as a whole, and out-ranks almost all LASD schools individually most of the time, and is typically within 1-2% in any case. In other words, in terms of objectively defined output, BCS is essentially the same as LASD.

So with the "output" of LASD and BCS being virtually identical, the key variable becomes the "input": demographics. In this case, BCS's numbers show a student population that has a far-higher propensity to score higher on standardized tests.

The common BCS retort, however, is that their numbers are "about the same" as LASD, and that the "slight" difference doesn't matter, and so forth.

Using the statistics I gathered at the Ed Data website (the first link above), I noticed a rather glaring and damning statistic about BCS: none of their English Language Learners are Spanish-speaking. When I'm trying to distill things down in our debate, this was a useful tool. Yes, all of these numbers are complicated, and need to be viewed in context that takes some reading to understand, but here's a handy "sound bite" statistic that sums everything up: "zero Spanish-speaking ELLs".

I've used that sound bite many times and many times BCS supporters have engaged me in debate about it. None of them have ever wanted to debate me on the actual numbers, nor have ever disputed my facts with any specific counter-facts. The only retort I've ever received have been opinions ("oh I think that's wrong") or just plain personal attacks of various kinds. I generally provide a URL for people to follow which backs up my facts, which in turn can really only be disputed by providing counter-facts (another URL) or an explanation of why those particular facts are not relevant.

But they never wanted to debate me on the facts, which is incredible, since my numbers were likely to be wrong.

I recently noticed the "other" source of statistics for California schools (why are there two sources for the same data?)--the second link above--and that data does show that there are Spanish-speaking ELLs at Bullis Charter School.  It shows more detail (grade levels, etc.) so I'd even be inclined to believe this data source more than the one I had previously believed.

But here's the weird part: why didn't the oodles of BCS supporters--whom I have debated over the course of several years now--ever point this out? Surely this would have helped their cause.

My own "cause" is ultimately the truth and if I find out my facts are wrong then I am happy to change my conclusions. I think this is true for most outside community members who truly want to understand what is actually going on here.

So here's the corrected summary statement: BCS has about half as many Spanish-speaking ELLs than LASD. Not as punchy as the previous sound bite, but the thesis that it's supporting--that BCS has the same output with an easier input--is still unshaken.

Now, back to the back-story (which for me is much more interesting): why didn't BCS supporters point this out? Certainly I don't know what goes on in their heads, but based on my experience in this debate, I think it's a combination of the following:

  1. Some BCS supporters probably assumed I was right and didn't question my data.
  2. Some BCS supporters knew I was using the wrong data set, but didn't want to point out the correct one because they knew it wouldn't ultimately help their argument (although wouldn't it, a little?).
  3. Certain BCS supporters knew I was using the wrong data set, but didn't want to point this out to me lest I stop using it, but instead would use this as an "example" of everything I write, leading a very willing audience enjoying a billionaire-subsidized school to feel better about themselves dismissing every single thing I say.
  4. That many--or even most--BCS supporters have long since abandoned the truth as a source of helpfulness. They instead see the battle as that of a shouting match, a battle in the courts, a battle over who has more money, a battle over who can lie the most effectively, and so forth. They deem my statistics as mere "factual arguments" which, as we sadly know do not always carry the day.

This last item is the one which is the most troubling. Recent court filings show that Bullis Charter School Chairman Ken Moore has absolutely no allegiance to the truth, not even under oath in Superior Court.

How does one get oneself to a place where the truth and reality are your enemy? I don't know, but I do know this: historically, scarcely few individuals have lasted long in such a state.

  1. What happened to the SCBOE appointment to the Bullis School Board?

  2. Joan, first of all, some people have pointed out the fact that you were wrong on the zero Spanish speaking ELL's at BCS sound bite in the past. You either missed it or chose to ignore it. Secondly, have you ever considered the possibility that many BCS supporters, LASD supporters, and LASD community members have simply tuned you out as you have become such an anti-charter and anti-BCS zealot that you don't have much creditability anymore?

    1. Can you point out the exact location where this was pointed out? Did they use actual facts (the other data set for instance) or did they just say, "well I don't feel that's true". Keep in mind I had always cited California state records making my claim. Random anonymous hearsay certainly is ignorable in that context.

      I'm sure you wish the LASD community would turn on me. Quite the contrary, however: when I began my writing two years ago very few in the community understood the negative effects of charter schools across the USA. Now many LASD community members I talk to are anti-charter school because they've seen what they are doing to our country--i.e. much the same as what one charter school is doing to our own town: tearing it apart.


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Let’s say, for instance, that you want to save $100 a month, or put an extra $100 a month towards paying down a credit card. Rather than committing to that $100, give yourself a range of, say, $75 to $125 a month instead. Having a range is more motivating because we perceive it as being both attainable and challenging, says Maura Scott, assistant professor of marketing at Florida State University.

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You have probably heard stories of YouTubers posting viral videos and making a ton of money from their videos. Like many of us, stories of people making money online are bound to catch your attention, and maybe you have been thinking of creating a YouTube channel and making money out of it too. Hate to burst your bubble, but truth be told, YouTube is a tough place to make money.

Generally, the most logical way of making money on YouTube is through ad placement with Google’s AdSense program. The average estimate of money earned from YouTube ads is about $7.50 for every 1,000 impressions. Depending on the advertiser, an impression could be a click or watching an ad for a predetermined length of time. Granted, that’s not a whole lot of money. In addition, that means when a viewer skips an ad or when they are running an ad blocker, you are not going to get paid. It‘s evident that YouTube videos are not the best way to make money online. However, this does not mean that YouTube is not important to your business. On the contrary, YouTube can serve as a very effective tool for promoting your brand.

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According to a survey by Cisco, global consumer internet traffic will reach 80% of all consumer internet traffic by 2019, up from 64% in 2014. Incorporating the use of video in your marketing strategy is a good idea. Using YouTube, you can establish yourself or your business as an authority in your niche and put your brand in front of millions of viewers. Here, a question arises. How do you establish yourself as an authority on YouTube? Below are tips that will help you build an unshakable brand campaign on YouTube.

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High-quality content is what catches the attention of your viewers and keeps them coming back to your channel, or better yet, subscribing to your channel. If your videos connect emotionally with your audience, then they won’t think twice about sharing your videos with their friends and followers on social media. To ensure that your videos have high-quality content that will connect with your target audience, you should ask yourself these three questions:

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By associating your website with your YouTube channel, you are basically telling your audience that this particular channel is an official representation of your brand. The key benefit of doing this is that when users search for your brand or keywords related to the services that your brand offers, they will get more relevant video results pointing to your business.

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Apart from being a video-sharing platform, what drives the popularity of YouTube is the fact that users can interact with each other and create a network. As a marketer, you should strive to build a network of loyal fans around your channel who regularly watch your video content and interact with it. They will give you feedback and share your videos with their friends and followers on various social media platforms. This will help grow your reach beyond your subscribers and will act as consumer endorsement for your brand. To ensure loyalty from your viewers, you should produce content that is specifically tailored for them and ensure that you are consistent in posting your videos.

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Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Catching up

My cousin and her partner had a little boy the day before our wedding and she and baby still came!  His first social engagement at 1 day old.  It was lovely of her to come but she had the best reason not to.  I sewed him these shoes:

The pattern is from Anna Maria Horners book - Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby.  They are my 1st attempt at sewing shoes and in comparison to quilting they are fiddily to make.

Monday, 20 September 2010

Something special

Before our wedding I went to my quilt group knowing we would be eating cake and have a couple of drinks to celebrate my impending marriage, and I was really looking forward to it.

They gave me this

and sprinkled confetti all over me and my machine.

Each member of the group pieced a square, isn't it wonderful.  I was surprised, shocked, lost for words and loved their generosity.  I found out they had been having secret conversations and always without me knowing.

On my last day of work in came into the office to find this (taken with my phone)

Here's a close up

I'm still finding confetti and chocolates in my shoes, drawers, documents and who knows where else I'll find it.

I love how much thought and creativity went into each of surprises, they will always be two of my favourite presents.

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Saturday, 4 September 2010

Something borrowed

Our wedding photographer, Jeff Ascough has posted some of his favourite photographs of our wedding on his blog, < click on the link to see them.  We love the photos he has chosen to share.

As ever, I needed an image for this post and I have 'borrowed' a beautiful photograph of my niece in her bridesmaid dress.  This photograph was taken by my new sister-in-law, thanks Mel.

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Something transformed

Once upon a time a visitor from the south of the land brought a box of sweets to bring Christmas cheer.
The hospitable hosts were very grateful for the sweets and viewed the box with interest and untold possibilities.  After Christmas it was placed on the top shelf of a very, very tall cupboard and forgotten about.

Time moved on.

One day she cleared the cupboard and with great delight pulled out the box.  They viewed it curiously and suddenly an idea popped into her head, "Do you think it's possible?" she asked.

"Yes, I think it is", replied he.

A flurry of painting ensued.
He traded some beans with a wizard who taught him to spin crowns and letters from gold and magically placed them onto the box.

They looked down with joy and no-longer saw a plain sweet box, it had been transformed into a post box, and it shall go to the party.

The End.

Sunday, 15 August 2010

Something to do with a hen and a stag

Sorry about the title, I had to keep the 'Something ...' wedding post theme going somehow.

Our hen and stag parties were full of activities.

I went to my very first ice skating lesson.  I have skated before but have never been on a lesson - something I wanted to do for years.   We learnt to skate backwards, in a circle, do small jumps and to skate on one foot.  It was brilliant, I recommend you try it.

On the train to the ice rink Helen passed me a package and said "Before you open this do you promise to do whatever is in it?" After some deliberation and making her promise it was not dares or a tacky veil with L plates or other 'things' on it (you can guess what), I said yes.

I had to wear a bright yellow tutu, bright pink fingerless gloves and bright yellow ankle warmers.

Then they made me wear this outfit on the tram back to Manchester and as I walked through Manchester city centre, always walking a few steps behind me.  Strangely, hardly anyone batted an eye-lid, ha har.

We met the others at The Modern restaurant above the Urbis museum for a fantastic meal (I recommend the golden syrup pudding with vanilla custard) and more dressing up items.

In the evening we watched 'Charlies Aunt' at the Royal Exchange Theatre.  The play has been running since 1892, making it one of the most successful farces.

For the boys stag party his brother took him for a helicopter flying lesson as a surprise.  In the evening they met the others to watch comedian Al Pitcher and for a night in Liverpool.

We both had great days.

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Lancashire living

A few weeks ago we went on a lovely summer walk near our home in Lancashire, past fields of cows,

by canals with ornate boats

and by embankments framed by reeds.

If you want to see more photographs of the north west of England then visit JellyBeanAngels blog, the lady should be paid by the English tourist board. Her photographs remind me the little part of the world I live in ain't half bad.
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