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How Is Child Support Calculated in Pennsylvania (2020 Updated) - PA Families & Children Laws

Affordable Legal Help | Jul 21, 2020

How Is Child Support Calculated in PA (Pennsylvania)

Separation or divorce between a couple leads to the children having to live with one parent - the custodial parent. In such a case, the non-custodial parent is required to make child support payments for the children so that they can live a normal life devoid of any struggle.

If we talk about Pennsylvania specifically, it has certain rules regarding the custody of the child. A child support calculator is used to determine the amount of child support payment which has to be made every month by one or both of the parents.

To understand the Pennsylvania child support calculator and other laws related to child support payments Pennsylvania, Affordable Legal Help is here to facilitate you.

Understanding Child Support in Pennsylvania

 According to the Pennsylvania Child Support Laws, both parents have an obligation to support their children. The custodial parent is the one with whom the child lives after the separation or divorce is finalized. This parent receives the child support payments from the other non-custodial parent. The Pennsylvania law states that because the non-custodial parent spends less time with the children, they are obligated to make the child support payments. The custodial parent is free from this responsibility because they are already spending money on the children by providing them with food and other necessities daily.

Pennsylvania Child Support Guidelines

The child support payments and the child support calculator Pennsylvania is decided according to the Pennsylvania child support Guidelines (231 PA Code Rule 1910.16-4 to be precise). These guidelines are set according to the following:

  • Income of both the parents
  • The total number of children who require support

But these guidelines aren't set on hard and fast rules. They can be changed according to:

  • The affordability of the paying parent
  • The needs of the child
  • Custody arrangements

If the income of one parent isn't sufficient to be able to make child support payments, the option of joint custody or 50/50 custody child support is also available.

Pennsylvania Child Custody Laws

 The child custody laws in Pennsylvania are based on factors that are best for the child. According to these laws the custody of the child, visiting the child, child support payments, and other issues are determined with the child's best interests in mind. In case the parents fail to come up with a mutual agreement on the above factors, the court has no choice but to take matters in its hands and issue a controlling order for a settlement.

Some factors that need to be considered before deciding upon the settlement are:

  • The child's inclination towards the parents
  • Family relationships
  • Location of their residence
  • Mental and physical health of the parents
  • Risk of harm or abuse
  • Parenting duties
  • Which parent can cater to the needs of the child better

The gender of the parents isn't taken into consideration and both the parents have equal custodial rights. This means that a mother doesn't need to have more rights to keep the children. The decision about which parent the children will be staying with entirely depends on the mutual decision of the parents and orders from the court based on the Pennsylvania child support Guidelines.

How is Child Support Calculated in Pennsylvania?

 The Pennsylvania child support Guidelines have a predetermined formula according to which the child support payments are calculated. But as mentioned earlier, changes can be made to the amount of payment calculated by the Pennsylvania child support calculator, which the non-custodial parent has to pay, due to special or unforeseen circumstances.

The factors that affect the payable amount of child support are:

  • The number of children
  • The schedule of physical custody
  • The income of both the parents after deduction of taxes
  • Additional expenses

The child support payments are usually made to the custodial parent or the parent with the primary custody. The custody is given based on annual overnights a parent has with the child. If the amount is more than 50%, the parent is eligible for custody. The non-custodial parent gets a discount on the total child support payment if their overnights with the child exceed 40%.

50/50 Custody Child Support

 If after mutual discussion, the parents have agreed upon a 50/50 custody schedule, then child support payments determined by the child support calculator Pennsylvania, will be given to the parent with the lower income by the parent with the higher income. The 50/50 custody child support enables a fair payment arrangement for both the parents.

Calculation of Net Monthly Income of the Parents

 Now that the custody schedule has been decided and child support payments have been settled upon, it's time to calculate the net monthly income of the parents after the deduction of tax.

What is Net Monthly Income?

 Determining the money that comes under the category of net monthly income is quite essential before getting on with the Pennsylvania child support calculator. Net income includes the income that comes from:

  • Wages
  • Salary
  • Bonus
  • Commission
  • Interest
  • Rent

The amount that is deducted from the gross monthly income are:

  • Taxes
  • Alimony
  • Union dues

Once the deductible amount is subtracted, you have the exact amount of the monthly net income.

Recommended Read: Texas Child Support Calculator

Pennsylvania Child Support Calculator

After determining the net monthly income, a few steps have to be followed to calculate how much child support in Pennsylvania is.

Step 1:

Determine the combined net monthly income of both the parents.

Step 2:

Divide the individual net monthly income of each parent with the combined amount, to get a percentage of each parent's contribution to the total net monthly income.

Step 3:

Refer to the Pennsylvania child support Guidelines and find the child support payment schedule according to the number of children present. For example, according to the Basic Child Support Obligation, if there are 2 children, the amount of monthly child support will be $1795. This amount has been predetermined by the child support calculator Pennsylvania.

Step 4:

Determine the amount each parent has to pay monthly, based on the percentage calculated in step 2. Multiply the percentage with the amount of child support for 2 children i.e. $1795.

Once the amount payable by both the parties is calculated, final adjustments are made according to the additional expenses of the children including health insurance and school tuition fees.

In short:

  • The non-custodial parent is responsible for the payment of child support.
  • In cases of 50/50 custody, the parent with the higher income pays child support.
  • The parent with the higher percentage of overnights with the children gets the custody.
  • The parent with the higher income is obligated to pay alimony.

Support from Affordable Legal Help

Going through the process of child custody and settlement on child support payments can be very overwhelming. What you need is professional help in this regard.

The lawyers at Affordable Legal Help are well-versed with the various laws related to child support in Pennsylvania. They will be able to guide you in a better and understandable way. So, contact us for a free consultation and we will provide you with the help you need.


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We would like to present hand painted oil on canvas painting (recreation) of Afremov's artwork mentioned in the title. This art piece made by Leonid Afremov Studio with the same amount of soul and emotion just like the first original painting. The piece is created with oil paint on artistic canvas using Afremov's unique technique of a palette knife. The artwork has a lot of texture, you can feel the strokes by touching this painting. By purchasing on our site, you are buying directly from Leonid Afremov Studio. We guarantee your satisfaction and the best customer experience.

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Couple under One Umbrella

Magic of colors

Of course, each of us has different ideas about romance and each of us perceives different weather conditions differently. But it seems to us that many of you will agree that rainy weather is perfect for romantic relationships, at least the artist Leonid Afremov thinks so. He is a native of Belarus, a country with pronounced seasons, each with its own color, its own unique palette. Which palette is the brightest? Yes, of course the autumn one. This season invariably gives us a huge number of bright colors that Leonid Afremov seeks to capture on his canvases. An artist can be called a master of the autumn landscape. See how he painted this Couple under One Umbrella painting – the colors are in amazing harmony with each other and with the plot of the canvas. In his paintings, we can highlight the most common plot – a walk in an autumn park under an umbrella. We most often find young couples who are not at all afraid of the weather. On the contrary, it gives them to have a surge of energy and strength that they are willing to spend on good deeds and actions. These paintings can inspire you to such achievements. By the way, such vivid colors allow us to perceive much more human emotions that we literally feel through the canvas.

Autumn palette

We already said that the artist knows how to choose the colors for his paintings very well. At first glance it might seem that this is an easy task – these colors are provided to us by nature itself and our task is just to apply them to the canvas. However, it is not so easy. A large number of bright colors require a certain layout. The task of the artist is just to choose the right place in the painting for this or that color. Leonid Afremov manages very well with this task. For this, he uses additional elements:

  1. Lampposts. Artificial light is an additional source of colors. These colors correspond to the autumn and romantic mood of the painting.
  2. Figures of people in the artist’s autumn paintings are most often depicted using light colors. In this way they are distinguished but at the same time do not stand out from the overall color scheme.
  3. The artist most often depicts tree trunks using dark colors. It also helps achieve color harmony.

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(Part of a larger study of the new role of Africa in World Politics)
by George W. Shepherd Jr.
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
Undated, September 1958?
7 pages
Type: Conference Presentation
Language: English
Contents: Interests and Foreign Policy • Economic Interests • Strategic Interests • Humanitarian Interests • The Balance of Interests • Paper presented to the African Studies Association Annual Meeting, September 8-10, Northwestern University. The paper says in a sense, the challenge which Asia and Africa (including the Middle East) presents to American policy springs from the same Source; the peoples of these areas have in common the spirit which the Bandung Conference expressed so well -- a relentless breaking of the old foundations of their societies, with the expectation a of creating a new order in which the individual will have some hope for achieving human dignity. The paper says there is another factor effecting our policy toward Asia and Africa which we of the West are reluctant to recognize overtly; but nevertheless are forced to take into account covertly. The paper says the balance of power between the Soviet world and the West now appears to have shifted to these areas with their vast populations and stores of strategic raw materials. The paper says to date there is little indication that American and Western policies have found any more promising basis of accommodation in Africa than in Asia and the Middle East; American policy in each area has been torn by a basic dilemma; this dilemma is created by a natural sympathy on the one hand for the legitimate nationalist aspirations of self-determination, equality, and social progress, and on the other hand, the recognition that advances in this direction often threaten vital strategic bases and economic interests of the United States and the Western World. The paper says comparatively little American private capital has been invested in farming, or in industrial enterprises of Africa outside of the Union of South Africa; today only 10% of Africa's imports are supplied by the United States. The paper discusses George V. Allen, colonialism, Reinhold Niebuhr, Walter Lippman, democratic society, the Portuguese territories, colonial powers, African nationalism, William Moran, President Bourgiba, NATO, Hans Morgenthau, the Communist bloc, the Soviet Union, Vernon McKay, Pan-Africanism, American investment, the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories of the United Nations, James Coleman, the Central African Federation, apartheid, the American Negro, Richard Wright, Martin Luther King, the 1958 Accra Conference, St. Olaf College, and the Cold War.
Used by permission of George W. Shepherd, Jr.
Collection: George M. Houser Africa collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections


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by Malik Stan Reaves
New York, New York, United States
November 8, 1983
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Type: Press Release
Coverage in Africa: Zimbabwe
Coverage outside Africa: United States
Language: English
Press release issued by the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church concerning the recent arrest of Zimbabwe's United Methodist bishop, Abel Muzorewa.  Muzorewa was jailed on October 31 in Harare on suspicion of having subversive links with South Africa. He was reported to be on a hunger strike in the central jail, where he was being held incommunicado. The Board has sent two officers to Zimbabwe, and church officials have sent telegrams requesting intercession on Muzorewa’s behalf to the U.S. president and secretary of state, the president and prime minister of Zimbabwe, the president of the Methodist Church of Great Britain, and the secretary general of the United Nations.  Drs. Isaac Bivens and Negail Riley are expected to report to the United Methodist Council of Bishops. Dr. Randolph Nugent, general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries, said that Bishop Muzorewa had been charged with subversion, but the high court in Zimbabwe had reduced the charge to having relations with South Africa. The bishop had recently been on a trip to Egypt and Israel for what he described as "Bible study." The trip took on political overtones when he severely criticized the Mugabe government and was quoted on Israeli television as calling on Zimbabwe to establish diplomatic ties with Israel. The Zimbabwe government has refused to recognize Israel because of its military cooperation with South Africa. Prime Minister Robert Mugabe accused the bishop of going to Israel to conspire with Israel and South Africa to destabilize Zimbabwe's government. Bishop Muzorewa denied the charge and said he advocated closer economic relations to take advantage of Israel's advanced technology. He also charged at a news conference that the Mugabe government was more oppressive than the white-minority rule of former Prime Minister Ian Smith. The United African National Council charged that Mugabe had arrested the bishop as part of a drive to muzzle political opponents, particularly so-called "subversive elements'' with ties to South Africa. Police are said to have been searching Muzorewa's house for evidence since his arrest.
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[Letter to B.R. Dorsey, President, Gulf Oil Corporation]

by Richard K. Heacock, United Methodist Office for the United Nations
New York, New York, United States
April 2, 1971
Publisher: United Methodist Office for the United Nations
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Coverage in Africa: Angola, Mozambique
Coverage outside Africa: United States, Portugal
Language: English
Copy of a letter to Mr. B.R. Dorsey, President, Gulf Oil Corporation very likely distributed to supporters of the struggle for independence form Portugal. The letter says enclosed with this letter is my Gulf credit card, which I have used with pleasure from Alaska to Texas and New York. The letter says there is the rapidly accumulating data substantiating the considerable economic support Gulf provides Portugal for the privilege of exploiting the petroleum resources of Angola, Cabinda and Mozambique; the indirect effect of this arrangement is the continuation of Portugal's colonial control and military repression of the non-white African populations that are struggling for independence and self-determination in those territories of South Africa. The letter says your threat of legal action against the Ohio Conference of the United Church of Christ aroused my fighting instincts; at the same time, I began to realize that if Gulf and other American corporations were to be induced to adopt a more humane style of operation and elevate the survival and development of peoples as a priority at least equal to the profit motive, a widespread boycott of their products in the United States might be required. The mailing includes GULF OIL IN CABINDA taken from the July-August 1979 issue of Africa Today. The letter discusses the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, the International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and the American Committee on Africa (ACOA).
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Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is a feminist pan-African leadership development organization with headquarters in Kampala Uganda. Our mission is to strengthen the individual and collective leadership of African women, forming strategic partnerships, to tackle patriarchy and attain gender equality and women’s empowerment for a just and secure Africa. Our work focuses on 4 thematic areas; Women in Power and Decision-Making, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Women’s Economic Justice, and Women’s Peace and Security.

Our work is rooted in feminist principles and beliefs guided by the Charter of Feminist Principles for African Feminists which define our leadership development program and movement building activities. We believe that if feminist and transformational leadership capabilities are enhanced, feminist research and knowledge is applied, women’s rights networks and strategic partnerships are strengthened for sustained engagement, and African women’s voices are amplified in critical spaces, then a critical mass of feminist leaders will be developed and women’s political, economic and social status will be improved.

1Our flagship program is the African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) which aims at developing a strong cadre of feminist leaders at personal and collective levels to effectively influence policy and decision-making. In partnership with likeminded women rights organizations and key stakeholders, AMwA has contributed to strengthening African Women’s Voices at the African Union including the ratification, domestication and effective implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa; feminist movement building through support to the African Feminist Forum at the regional level, and as hosts of the working group of the Uganda Feminist Forum; and influenced the zero tolerance campaign on Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the Great Lakes Region. Our feminist knowledge and research is critical in influencing decisions within local, regional and global bodies such as the African Union, the Commission for the Status of Women at the UN and through coalitions like the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights-SOAWR.

How does the organization define African Feminisms?

Our definition of African feminisms is drawn from the Charter of Feminist Principles for African Women which deliberately recognizes the diversity of voices and needs of African women when challenging patriarchal oppression. African Feminisms are aware of the erasure of African women’s participation and contributions in the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial struggles and are therefore deliberate in reclaiming and owning their achievements. African Feminisms consciously decolonize our struggle against all forms of oppression by re-affirming our agency to theorize, write, strategize and speak for ourselves as African feminists.

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Advocates to Florida Lawmakers – We All Have a Role to Play in Preventing Suicide

25 Feb 2020 — 3 min read

Suicide Prevention Advocates Gather in Sacramento

              Contact: Tara Sullivan Larsen (, 863-937-9891)

Advocates to Florida Lawmakers – We All Have a Role to Play in Preventing Suicide

TALLAHASSEE, FL (February 25, 2020) – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and the eighth leading cause of death in Florida.  On Thursday, February 27, advocates from the Florida Chapters of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the largest suicide prevention organization in the United States, will meet with lawmakers to urge their support of: SB 706/HB 939 to strengthen the Office of Insurance Regulation’s ability to enforce mental health parity laws; SB 180/HB 41 to prohibit licensed counselors and medical providers from engaging in conversion therapy with minors; SB 104/HB 687 to establish the Florida Veterans’ Care Coordination Program; and SB 7012 to enhance several existing suicide prevention and mental health laws, including strengthening training requirements for physicians, nurses, and school personnel and implementing evidence-based suicide deterrents on future infrastructure projects.

A press conference will be held on Thursday, February 27, from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. on the 22nd Floor of the Capitol Building. Representative Emily Slosberg, who sits on the Health & Human Services Committee and represents District 91, will speak specifically to the importance of supporting of HB 939 -

Insurance Coverage Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.  Representative Slosberg will be joined by Rodney Moore, Assistant Secretary for Substance Abuse and Mental Health with the Florida Department of Children and Families and Ashley Bloom, an AFSP Florida Field Advocate and Southwest Florida Chapter Secretary, to speak about the impact suicide has in the State of Florida and what can be done to save lives.

“Suicide rates, both in Florida and nationally, have continued to steadily increase with our state experiencing rates higher than the national average. Research has shown that suicide is preventable with the right treatment and plan. It is vital to champion efforts in Florida for more education, treatment, and programming to help eliminate stigma and bring down our rate of suicide,” said Ashley Bloom, AFSP Southwest Florida Chapter Secretary.

The AFSP Florida Capitol Day is a special day for all who have a connection with or a personal story around the topic of suicide. Attendees will meet with their legislators to share their stories about why they participate in this advocacy effort, giving a human face to this important public health problem. Advocates hope that by sharing their stories, they will help lawmakers understand that investments in mental health and suicide prevention can save lives.

AFSP Florida advocates are part of a larger national movement of AFSP volunteer advocates who will visit state capitols across the United States in 2020 to bring best practices in suicide prevention to legislators and their staff. To learn more about AFSP’s advocacy efforts, visit here:

On average, 132 Americans died by suicide each day in 2018, and upwards of 90% of those individuals had a diagnosable mental health condition at the time of their death. AFSP volunteers will urge state lawmakers to be the voice for the thousands of residents across the state affected by mental health conditions and suicide each year.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health through education and community programs, develops suicide prevention through research and advocacy, and provides support for those affected by suicide. Led by CEO Robert Gebbia and headquartered in New York, with a Public Policy Office in Washington, D.C. AFSP has local chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia with programs and events nationwide. Learn more about AFSP in its latest Annual Report, and join the conversation on suicide prevention by following AFSP on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

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After Thoughts
The Poetry of J. Hodges

The Love we Seek

They say only fools rush in
where Angels fear to tread
Yet every song sings of love
of a longing or a heartache
attempts to salvage another’s heart
or to love one who is just out of reach

Is love not real?
Is it a fairy tale?
Is it unattainable?
Or a gale force wind
that knocks you down,
picks you up, then
carries you on your way?

Love, joyous
and blues to depths which ruin
A foolish endeavor?
Only for those who are,
for the moment, incapable
but try anyway

Such a mystery
Such is our condition
A rendition repeated
over and over for some

An intricate weave
Threads of emotion
running through
the fabric of our lives
A tapestry of the heart
A yearning of mind, body
and our souls

Could it be that the love we seek
Is not the one for whom we reach
but the breath of life given us
at our start

A love we seek
that all along is with us
offering love without limits
for those who recognize
the gift and the offering
so that we can live, and love

Is it enough?
We must trust and give ourselves to him
to do with us, what he will
and to represent him with our love
of others and to that special one
that only he can give

Love becomes, at last, no mystery.


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Friday, January 10, 2014

My Life As...Outfits - A Review

I had some errands to run today and made a quick stop to Wal-Mart this morning after dropping Zoey off at school.  I am so happy that I did!  I happened upon some really fun doll finds, some of which I will share here in this post. These outfits were each $9.99 and included some fun little accessories.

This outfit I thought would be so fun for a spring's really adorable.

The capri's are separate from the skirt so they can be used for other outfits.  The tutu style ruffled skirt will be fun to use for ballet too!

The headband is so cute and actually stays on the doll's head better than some of the American Girl brand ones!

This outfit is super cute too...a bit more casual and comfortable looking and included a fabric, stretchy hair band (which is reversible), a bracelet, and a little shrug.

Regarding the shrug, it's something we will have to be careful with because it's going to be really easy to pull I think...I had to be careful when dressing the doll to make sure I didn't snag one of the doll's fingers in one of the holes in the shrug.  It's super cute though!

And now on to the last outfit...the adorable and fun polka-dot swimsuit!  We love this set!  It came with sunglasses, flip-flops and even a cover-up!  Too cute!

Same as with the shrug, the cover-up will have to be something we are careful with because I could see that it would get snagged up pretty quickly by velcro.  It is adorable though and absolutely essential when it comes to planning for spring break, don't you think?

So there is our review for the clothing from this brand.  As far as I know, this brand (My Life As...) is only available at Wal-Mart (online as well).  We purchased one more set from this brand but I am waiting for Zoey to come home from school to surprise her with it so it's not opened yet and out of the package but when it is we will be sure to share our thoughts on that one as well!

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  1. Thy are so cute! I was at Walmart also this morning but my Walmart doesn't have them in the store:(

    1. I would check off and on...I hadn't seen them at our store but then today there was just one of each set left! I must have lucked out or they were just being put out!

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    1. I thought so too Tonya! Thanks for reading and commenting!

  3. I saw those outfits tonight when I went to Wal-Mart (except the bathing suit) and I was debating on whether to get them or not! I just might have to go back and get them because they look so cute on your doll!! and be on the look out for that bathing suit it's to cute!! Thanks for the review!

  4. You are welcome Kayla! Thanks for sharing as well!

  5. I love the My Life As... clothing and accessories. We have the country pop star outfit and it's adorable, but their shoes are my favorite! My daughter owns every color of mary janes they offer. We also had a pair of the jelly sandals like in your pics, but they were awfully difficult to put on the doll. I eventually had to trash them because I was afraid they would damage the doll

  6. I missed this post the first time your review and seeing how the outfits look off the hanger. Very cute. I'm glad the capris are separate from the skirt in the first outfit. I recently picked up the Grey Play Date Style outfit and the shorts are not. Se that review on Tea Time With Melody Q later today. :)

  7. That bathing suit is adorable, I will have to keep my eyes open for that one! I just got the tennis outfit, very cute, but the fit is a bit tight. Their stuff is hit and miss, some is really nice and some not so great, especially in the shoes. Just wanted to let you know that I am new to your website it is so cute!

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We are a brand insight agency fueled by thought leadership.  Our job is to understand the consumer and customer and bring them to life for our clients.  This helps us to deliver a strategic recommendation and response to the brand problem or opportunity.

While the agency is anchored in market research, that’s not all we do. We have researchers, sociologists, brand strategists. Our areas of focus are strategy, brand customer experience and innovation. But whatever course of action we take, it’s rooted in the problem that the brand is facing.

My business partner Paul and I own BrandHook together and we’re now in our sixth year.

What brought you to start your own business?

I had two babies and I needed flexibility. I decided that I didn’t think I could get what I needed from a corporate role, so I started to consult when my first baby was four months old and it grew organically from there. The boys are nine and ten now, and I’m lucky to have the support of my very egalitarian home husband and my very patient work husband.

How about before you started your own business?

Before BrandHook I worked for big business. I started the strategy department at Carat in Melbourne. Before that I spent ten years in London working for big agencies, Saatchi, Grey and client side for Virgin.

But I was never very good in corporate, I drove everyone mad. Things moved very slowly and I’m all about getting stuff done. I’m motivated by pace and outcomes, so working in corporate was just too hard. I need ownership and autonomy. I think business is better at delivering that now but 10 years ago, it was frustrating.

Actually, my first boss says that she remembers me saying that I wanted to own my own business. If you’re creative and a bit of a visionary, it’s hard not to want to run your own show or at least work in a business that lets you.

What have you learned since going out on your own?

You have to be flexible. There are so many things that can go wrong and you have to be able to figure out other ways to make revenue happen. You have to be prepared to take risks, otherwise you don’t move. You have to have a lot of pace and keep things moving forward.

Everyone at our place sits together around a number of Ikea dining tables. It’s important to be in an open plan environment so you can see when things start to go a bit pear shaped. We have had occasions when people have been pushed too hard – luckily, they are good at telling us what they think. We’re also really good at taking feedback. It’s a two way street. We’ve introduced two things, a culture program based on the team’s thoughts and a bonus system to reward our people when the business does well.

We have a great client roster. From day one, we had great clients, not the amount we have now but good brands. We haven’t worked with too many bad clients and if we have, we haven’t pushed the relationship. One of our core values is ‘straight talking with care’, and we deliver on that.

What’s it like working in a partnership?

When you own the business, there’s no off switch, you just get it done, so you need to be on the same page with your business partner. Paul and I share the load and we have distinct roles. There’s lovely emotional support there.

Paul and I met through a friend,  I needed someone with more research experience than me – he has been traditionally trained. We did some projects together and after a year we decided to join forces.

He tells a funny story, that I was encouraging him to leave his job to do his own thing – but what I really wanted was for him to join me! I thought I was dropping enough hints. Finally after a year of continuing to work together, I suggested that he just join BrandHook.

We have had very clear roles from the beginning. He is research and I’m brand, so there is a very natural and simple divide. He runs the business and does it really well. We don’t step on each other’s toes – we’ve never had a fight about anything other than fonts.

How do you support your people?

I don’t know if the team realise it but you’re talking about them all the time to try and figure out if the conditions are right for them. It’s a guardian role where you are always aware of how they’re going and what they are up to.

Having said that, you need to be an adult to work at BrandHook. You have to be able to manage your own workflow. This works well when people respect it and they hit their targets. It’s only a problem when people take the piss and that’s rare. Everyone here is in charge of of their own career. They tell us what you need and we will help them look for those opportunities to grow.

You have a line in your email signature that’s a little unusual…

Yes! I am a Wizard/ Seeker. That’s TribeMatch, it’s a product and piece of IP that we use internally to help motivate our team.  It tells us what people value at work …  what is the most important thing for them, what motivates them and what de-motivates them.  Everyone who works with us goes through Tribe Match even at the interview stage.  Some clients have been known to try t! Try it for yourself.

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Back to David's theory of evolution (Evolution)

by dhw, Saturday, June 27, 2020, 10:38 (401 days ago) @ David Turell

dhw: You have completely missed the point, which is that he has created a system over which he does not have complete control. In the past, your God was in complete control of everything. Once you allow for him NOT being in complete control, you open the door to the theory that he did not WANT to be in complete control (a much more respectful interpretation of your God’s nature and power).

DAVID: I'm sorry you refuse to accept the fact that God created life and He knew that life would have problems, so He added as many safeguards as He could, but it is a true fact, from my knowledge of living biochemistry I've known all along. And yet I accept God as I describe him, while you blithely ignore all of His other accomplishments.

For argument’s sake, I am accepting the existence of God, and so I accept that he created life. It is a "true fact" that life has problems. It is pure guesswork on your part that your God was unable to create a system without problems, and that he added safeguards! The theory that he deliberately created a system with problems is a different guess. You also guess that he deliberately designed every single life form and was always in full control of every evolutionary development. I guess that he deliberately designed a mechanism that would enable life forms to do their own designing, and he deliberately did NOT control every evolutionary development (though he may have dabbled when he felt like it). You constantly present your opinions as facts. I don’t know what you are referring to in your last sentence.

DAVID: I know your unhappiness. Why can't God evolve from simple to complex as history indicates?

dhw: Of course life evolved from simple to complex. How does that come to mean that he directly designed every life form, and he did so only because he wanted to create humans? Please stop dodging the issue!

DAVID|: I've not dodged the issue. You refuse to accept what Adler presents as the goal. I don't know why He chose evolution as his method, but it obvious He did. Your objection makes no sense if you accept God is in charge of making the history we know.

I have offered you two explanations of evolution’s history that are based on Adler’s theory. If God exists, then of course I accept that he is responsible for the history we know. But as I wrote yesterday:
dhw: You do not follow history when you claim that 1) God is in control (now contradicted by the points raised at the start of this post), 2) that he directly designed every life form, and 3) that he did so for the sole purpose of directly designing H. sapiens! This is all guesswork, and you can’t find a reason that would enable you to link 3) to 1) and 2).

DAVID: You are dodging facts. God cannot fully control life's high speed reactions perfectly. I've known that all along and should have introduced that concept to you long ago.

Again this is no answer to the above! You have always maintained until now that God is in full control of everything. Your admission that he is not opens the door to a different view of life’s history - you can't just impose your own limits on his lack of control! But please don’t blame yourself. You are beginning to loosen some of the bonds that tie you to your illogical theory of evolution!:-)

DAVID: That disproves nothing else in my view of how God works. Keep seizing on every tidbit you can as you refuse to see God as I do. That is your role as an agnostic and the reason behind this website battle.

I’m not convinced that I see God differently from you. If I believed in him, I would see him as all-powerful and all-purposeful and totally logical in all that he does. What I refuse to see is your combination of 1), 2) and 3) as a believable account of how evolution works.

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Oh, The Places I Would Go …

Howdy!Yes, I am still here. It’s been a while since last I wrote but there has been a lot going on (How often have you heard that from me?! I know, but it’s true). As I mentioned those few months back, I am now full-time at my university. I’ve had to take a hard look at all the things I’d been doing over the past five years to decide what I should hold on to and what I should either let go of completely or pull back on significantly.I needed to honestly determine what ‘quality of life’ and ‘work-life balance’ look like.In the midst of my pondering, I had to travel to the university campus to teach for a week; one of my colleagues lives in New Mexico and we talked a bit about Albuquerque. I drove through it on Rt. 40 as I made my way to Southern California and wished I’d had time to stop.If I had, I might be writing this to you from there.Albuquerque has some similarities to where I am now. Part of the Mother Road (Rt. 66) runs through it. There are parts of the original 66 that can be seen from Rt. 40, just like you can see parts of the original stretch here along Rt. 15. I live a stone’s throw from Rt. 66 and had I stayed in Albuquerque, I imagine I would have tried to find a home close to it there. Something about the history of that path across the nation speaks to me.Beyond that, it is an old city. It’s founding dates it to the early 1700s, but its indigenous history pre-dates that by quite a bit (the Pueblo peoples have lived in the Rio Grande basin since many years BC). Having moved west from a town that pre-dated Philadelphia, you know I love that.Not that anyone asked, but I think I’d like Rio Rancho or the East Mountains area for the cultural connection and desert atmosphere. Both are higher in elevation than where I live now but keep a warm climate all year at their lower elevations.I’m not considering a move (at least not today … tomorrow, who knows?) but would love to visit at some point. Those areas, Rio Rancho and East Mountains, offer incredible views, outdoor activities, musical entertainment (from what I hear, there’s a jazz festival that comes to East Mountains), and even a tram ride (the Sandia Peak Aerial Tram). Maybe when I get an urge to take a long drive, I’ll hop on Rt. 66 and take it all the way. I might just check the homes for sale in Albuquerque on my way.If I make the trip, I’ll be sure to take photos and tell you all about it.

So where do you want to go, if even just for a little while?

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  1. Honestly, right now it feels like my husband and I are never going to be able to stop living with family and get a place of our own again… I know that we’ve really only been back on the east coast for a short while, and that it takes time to rebuild a life… but I look at his wages and then I look at the cost of living out here and I just get so discouraged. I know, “this too shall pass.” That there’s lots of opportunity to advance in the company he’s working with now and that we just have to get through this beginning part again…So, in answer to your question, I want to go to place of our own again close to my husband’s work and close to family.As far as visiting, California, Oregon, and Washington… Basically the west coast. Lol

    1. You’ll get there. Plus, maybe consider a tiny house! Or a mobile home (the kind that really moves … not a trailer necessarily, but one of those cool moving homes with the truck front or a refurbed UHaul or small bus).Home is where you make it and it’s always good to have a space that’s just yours.Do come visit west — there’s a bunch of us to see! If you come through the Cajon Pass in SoCal, I’m just below it. The monsters may try to eat you but I have a security door so you can look at them from the front stoop 🙂

  2. You’re amazing, Andree! I barely have the energy to walk to the letterbox and you’re zoomin’ around, working full time. LOL I’m exhausted just reading this 😀

    1. Fortunately I work from home, so there’s that. I can stay in my robe some days, get to wander outside with the monsters (about to write a post about that in a moment …), and can take off to go for a drive should I not have meetings. Cheating, I think, but certainly won’t complain!

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Restarting school in the new year & a free homeschool planner

I wanted to quickly share this free printable homeschool planner from Lara Casey. It looks beautiful and seems so practical not only for the day to day notes but also goal setting. Lara Casey is the creator of Powersheets, so it makes complete sense that this would be a great resource for planning. If you don’t already have a planner you love, it is definitely worth checking out.

As for us, we are starting to get back into the swing of things this week. We were still in full holiday mode until 3 Kings Day on January 6th, so we tend to start back to school a little later than most people. I always try to use this first week back to our regular schedule to evaluate how things have been working and what we need to add or change.

This year my kids have been going to a co-op 2 mornings a week where they are learning Spanish, history, geography, science, and art. While having to be somewhere 2 mornings a week was a big adjustment, I think we finally have found a good rhythm and the kids are really enjoying it. That means I only need to focus on mostly the core subjects at home.

One thing I really felt was lacking this year was our language arts. To me, it always feels like there are so many different aspects of language arts that I have to be missing parts. I decided that it was worth it for us to the buy the family subscription to Reading Eggs for the next year. I have talked about Reading Eggs before when we did the free trial, but this is the first time we have purchased a subscription. I really do love it, especially for my older kids. They are using the Reading Express part of the program which covers reading comprehension, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills.

That is the only major addition I have added since getting back into school so far. I did purchase some of Brave Writer’s curriculum back at the start of the school year and am hoping to find some time to incorporate a few more of those principals and activities into our writing as the year goes on. I have been using some of it, but I would love to use it more fully.  We will see how it goes!

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What’s your personal life manifesto?

What’s your personal life manifesto?

Let me start by defining what is

A personal manifesto comprises some sets of highly inspired and Word based phrases that confess, declare, pronounce,  announce and introduce you to your future.

Your life is voice activated. It means that the progress of your life is tied to the prophecies of your mouth

If you shut your mouth,  you shut your destiny

What’s your future looking like? If your mind hasn’t gotten there,  your physical reality will have  a hard time identifying it

But before you can paint it, your mind has got to accommodate it. And that what words do. You speak it till your mind gets the idea and you lock it in.

And then stuff start to happen.

Your success in life is voice activated.

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CFM is a vital specification for the effectiveness of an air compressor as well as an air tool. CFM stands for ‘Cubic feet per minute,’ which indicates the flow rate of a compressor.

Essentially, this measure is the volume of air a unit can deliver in one minute at a given pressure (PSI) level.

Too much or too low airflow can lead to reduced system performance, even deteriorate the components. Therefore CFM plays a significant role while choosing a suitable compressor with the right capacity.

Now you must be wondering how much CFM you would need for a particular application. This article will help you answer that query and provide you a detailed insight into the topic.

The CFM you need for your air compressor will largely depend on the type and number of tools you use. Typically, portable air compressors connected to air tools for general use require a CFM rating of 0.1-5 at 70-90 psi.

Contrarily, a stationary compressor system for heavy-duty tools may need a CFM rating more than 10, at 100-120 psi.

If you are asking how much CFM do I need, as you can see, the answer to the CFM requirement is not so straight forward. Let’s discuss in detail how to choose your air compressor wisely and how the CFM can be determined.

How Much CFM You Need for Your Compressor

Before determining how much CFM you need, you should consider the required airflow, i.e., CFM of your specific tool/s. This information should be available in the tool manual or user guide, which is set by the manufacturers.

If you are using a single air tool, your required compressor CFM will be the highest CFM marked for that tool. Conversely, while using multiple instruments at a time, first, you should add the individual CFMs of all the tools.

The minimum CFM you need for your air compressor should be 1.5 times the total required CFMs of the tools.

For example, if you need to run a spray gun of CFM 4 at 40 PSI, the CFM of the air compressor should be at least 4 x 1.5= 6 CFM.

In this way, you can extend the lifespan of the air compressor as well as prevent it from overworking. However, this recommendation bases on the assumption that the average CFM rating usually considers a 25% duty cycle.

Here duty cycle means the percentage of time an air compressor runs before it needs time to cool down. If you are aiming for continuous operation of tools, you may need to multiply the total CFM by 4.

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How to Calculate CFM of Air Compressor

The principal idea is to measure the time it takes to pump the air compressor tank of known volume. The pressure added in the process is found from the difference between the known final pressure and the starting pressure.

This added pressure, times the tank volume, divided by the pump-up time gives you the true CFM of the compressor.

Factors of CFM Calculation

As mentioned, here are three main factors that are taken into account while calculating the CFM of an air compressor:

Tank Volume: The size of the air compressor tank regulates the time between cycles.  Hence it determines how long an air tool will run before the compressor has to cycle back on.

A larger tank is convenient for tools that need a high volume of air and is intended for continuous use. Typically tank volumes are indicated in gallons, which converts into cubit ft during CFM calculation.

Standard Pressure (atm): This is the amount of pressure generated to fill the empty tank with air. Ideally, this pressure is measured in psi (pound-force per square inch).

However, it is converted into a standard atmospheric pressure unit (atm) while calculating CFM.

Tank pump-up time: This is the time for the compressor tank to fill up. This is usually measured in seconds, which helps to determine the per minute value of the compressor airflow.

Steps for CFM Calculation

Following are the detailed steps to calculate CFM of an air compressor:

Determine the tank volume in gallons as marked by the manufacturer. Now divide the volume by 7.48 to convert the tank volume into cubit feet. Note that 1 cubit feet= 7.48 gallons.
For example, if the tank volume is 60 gallons, it will be 60/7.48= 8.02 in cubic feet.

Now release all the remaining air from the compressor tank. Then start to refill the air compressor while paying close attention to the tank gauge (PSIG-pounds per square inch-gauge).

Simultaneously, you need to precisely record the time it takes for the tank to reach its full capacity. Suppose, it takes 86 seconds.

  • Take note of the PSIG reading at two times, once at the moment you turn the air compressor on and secondly as soon as the tank is full when you turn it off.
  • Subtract the first PSIG reading from the second, this difference in pressure is the pressure added to the tank while being refilled. For instance, if the start pressure is 70 PSIG and the final pressure is 110 PSIG, the difference is 40 PSIG.
  • Convert this PSIG reading to the atmospheric pressure unit, where 1 atm= 14.7 PSIG. Hence, for 30 PSIG, it will be  40/14.7= 2.72 atm.
  • Now multiply the tank volume (cubic feet) with the pressure added to fill the tank (atm). This is the amount of air in cubic feet that the compressor pumps during the time it took for the tank to fill. As per our example, 8.02 x 2.72= 21.81 cubic feet.
  • To obtain the CFM, you need to convert the calculated result into a ‘per minute’ value. Hence, divide the result by the filling time in seconds, and multiply by 60 (as 1 minute= 60 seconds). Therefore, the final result for our example case would be (21.81/86)*60 = 15.21 CFM.
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Air Compressor CFM Vs. PSI

The CFM value varies inversely as the PSI (pound-force per square inch) changes. That means, if your PSI output is lowered, CFM value will increase and vice versa.The reason behind this is simple. At lower pressure, the air compressor has to overcome less resistance to deliver 1 cubic ft of airflow.

Generally, the PSI requirement of most air tools ranges from 70 to 90.  However, it can be as low as 30 PSI or can be higher than 150 PSI, depending on the device.

At a given PSI, compressors with high CFM ratings can provide more air. Hence, they are well suited for continuous use or heavy applications.

For example, at 90 PSI level, a constantly spinning sanding machine may require a CFM rating of 8. On the other hand, a nail gun needing a single burst of air may have a low CFM of 2.8.

Check here a CFM Vs PSI chart, where average CFM at recommended psi level is compiled for various pneumatic equipment.

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How to Increase CFM on Air Compressor

If you need to increase the CFM of an air compressor for heavier applications, there are several ways for that. However, each of these methods has some side-effects. Let’s elaborate:

Combining Another Compressor with Existing One

One method is to purchase another air compressor and combine it with the existing one. In this way, you would be able to enhance the maximum output.

There are few drawbacks in this method-

  • An additional cost to purchase a supplementary compressor
  • Longer time required to fill up both tanks
  • Possibility of overheating and maintenance issue
  • Experience required to execute the operation properly

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Allowing the Compressor More Time

Another way to increase the CFM is to allow your compressor some more time to work on the compressed air. The process is pretty simple; all you need to do is dial down the regulator at a lower setting.

Be careful not to go all the way down in the first place. If the compressor adjusts well and works fine, gradually dial down and repeat till you reach the lowest setting.

Thus the pressure build-up will be less and the compressor will be able to run for a much longer time.

This method has more benefit relative to the previous one:

  • The method is simple and inexpensive
  • This is helpful to prolong the lifespan of the compressor

Tips To Get More CFM Out Of Air Compressor

In some circumstances, an air receiver or storage tank can help to get more CFM out of a low CFM compressor. As the receiver can store compressed air, it helps to reduce the loaded run time of the compressor.

For optimal results, the receiver should be at least 5 gallons and can go over 100 gallons as per requirement. This can be a nice strategy if you don’t want to invest in a high CFM air compressor.

Besides, you can consider purchasing a two-stage compressor, which is around 15% more efficient than single-stage compressors. Therefore, a two-stage compressor can deliver more CFM than the single-stage compressors, especially for bulky pneumatic tools.

I hope, the discussion above helped you to have a better understanding of CFM. Now you can make an educated decision while purchasing an air compressor according to your need.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Much CFM Do I Need To Paint A Car?

As painting a car requires the continual, consistent operation of the compressor, it requires a high CFM rating. A low CFM may lead to uneven paint or paint spattering. Typically, 14-18 CFM at 90 PSI is recommended for the spray gun to paint a car.

How Much CFM Do I Need For Air Tools?

CFM rating of most air tools ranges from 30-120 at a PSI level range of 70-120. Lower CFMs are usually for a small-scale operation, whereas higher CFM ratings are typically meant for industrial applications.

You can also refer to the chart linked to getting an idea of the CFM needed for specific air tools.

How Much CFM Do I Need For Dust Collection?

Dust collection requires a system with a high volume, low-pressure design. That is because the dust collector operates relatively slowly to accumulate a large number of airborne particulates.

In general, at least 1000 CFM is needed for fine-dust collection, whereas 350 CFM could be enough for chip collection.


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In this exclusive interview with Brian Kondrad, the assistant general manager of Boutique Air, we discuss the carrier's plan to resume service to Nashville, Tenn. from their current cities of Greenville, Miss. and Muscle Shoals, Ala. Boutique has operated flights to Nashville in the past, but they were discontinued back in April of 2019. AirlineGeeks writer Joey Gerardi (JG) - You have operated service to Nashville in the past. Why did the carrier stop the route back in 2019? Brian…


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Figures that were released by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey show that low-cost carrier Norwegian has beaten British Airways in the coveted London-New York route.

In the last 12 months, Norwegian carried 1.67 million passengers between London and New York area airports.

British Airways, on the other hand, came short at 1.63 million passengers, estimating a 40,000 passenger difference.

But in reality, the vast majority of these passengers come from Norwegian’s  New York-Stewart Airport operation, so Norwegian isn’t really beating British Airways.

Stewart Airport is located roughly 60 miles north of Manhattan. Calling it a New York area airport would be unfair to La Guardia, JFK and Newark.

But Norwegian likes to push this headline because of its failed involvement with IAG. The LCC received two offers from IAG, both of which were rejected, which came from a development in the 4.6% stake the conglomerate has in Norwegian.

British Airways keeps up just about because it operates to New York nearly 70 times per week from all three London airports.

Another reason would be, in the carrier’s words, is the other products that BA have on offer, such as its newest “$65 million investment on new lounges, improved food, seating and shops at JFK’s Terminal 7.”

Rather than basing this battle just on passenger numbers alone, we need to look at other elements.

For example, British Airways makes over $1 billion in revenue from London operations to New York.

Norwegian on the other hand, although they are the largest non-US airline serving New York, its revenues will not be as significant to the likes of British Airways.

Figures from July 2017 showed that the carrier only handled 750,000 passengers, before the massive spike in numbers.

The route has weighed on its finances and faces pressure to control costs, especially after the ordeal the airline faced with the delayed HiFly Airbus A380 operations.

The carrier is adding a thrice-daily service to JFK from October 28, but in the scheme of things, British Airways trumps Norwegian in operations by a difference of around 50 weekly flights.

That being said, consumer demand is aimed more towards the low-cost product, which is why we could see more focus from the likes of LEVEL in New York over the next few years.

For now in terms of passenger numbers, British Airways is struggling and is starting to distance themselves in the leaderboard against the likes of Norwegian.

However, British Airways will always have the upper hand in revenues and the products on offer.

It still seems that even with the difference of 40,000 passengers, there is still demand for premium pricing. Just about.


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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Gallup Rates Rove's Rant

The “architect” spent his farewell weekend on TV repeating with glee that Hillary Clinton was unelectable in ’08 because of her unprecedented high negative ratings in the polls. Today the Gallup Poll people responded.

In the usual long-winded, cautious verbiage of pollsters, the answer is that Rove is full of it. Among others, his own creation, George W. Bush, proves the point:

“A review of Gallup poll data suggests that Hillary Clinton's current high unfavorable ratings are not unprecedented. Other candidates have had similarly high unfavorable ratings at various points in presidential election campaigns in previous years. Two of these candidates--George W. Bush in 2004 and Bill Clinton in 1992 --went on to win the election.

“Additionally, Rove's assumptions that Hillary Clinton's candidacy is ‘fatally flawed’ run counter to the historical finding that candidates' images often change, sometimes dramatically, as the campaign progresses. In other words, Clinton's ultimate electability will likely be determined more by what happens in the next 15 months while she campaigns than by what Americans think of her now.”

There is only one “fatally flawed” figure in all this, and he’s going back to Texas at the end of the month.

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1 August 2021
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Thursday, May 5, 2016

You Mean the World

Do you have someone in your life who you can't imagine living without? I hope so, because they are the people who make our journey through this world worth it. The events of the past few weeks have reminded me just how important it is to have close relationships.
Today's project is one that was designed with men in mind, but could really be sent to just about anyone.

The heavy lifting on this card is done by the beautiful World Traveler TIEF (retiring!) and lots of layering of colour. I began with a piece of Very Vanilla card stock which I ran through the Big Shot with the World Traveler TIEF that had been inked with Lost Lagoon (retiring In Colour!) ink. Then I sponged the continents with Crumb Cake ink all over. I added Soft Suede ink along the edges of each continent and lightly sponged the Lost Lagoon sections too. Using a dauber, I then lightly sponged the lines of latitude and longitude, as well as the edges of the continents using Versamark ink. I heat embossed in gold.  To distress it a little, I tore the top and bottom edges of the embossed panel, sponging the torn edges with Soft Suede ink and then dipping them in gold embossing powder and heating them. I adhered the completed panel to a card base of Kraft card stock.

The sentiment is from the Going Global stamp set (also retiring!) and is heat embossed in gold and then punched using the Washi Label punch (also retiring!!). I adhered it to the front of the card along with some gold baker's twine (also retiring).

On the inside I added a Very Vanilla panel on which I stamped the globe from the Going Global set in Crumb Cake (stamped off once). I heat embossed in gold the sentiment from the Sky is the Limit (retired SAB) stamp set.

As you can see, I used a ton of retiring products on this card. So many fantastic items that soon will be gone for good. Don't miss the chance to pick them up before it is too late!

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  1. WOW!!!!!, Leena :) That's all I can say

    1. Thanks so much Carol. I've been sitting on this card for a while and realized I had better post it before everything retires!

  2. This is stunningly beautiful! So very clever.

    1. Thank you Jan. You should give it a really is easy :)

  3. That is absolutely a beautiful card.......gorgeous!!!!! I have just started following your blog & I like your style of creativity. Thanks for the inspiration!

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Family, Fear, Freedom, Holocaust

Why It’s OK, Even Imperative, to Laugh at the Tiki Torch Troglodytes

My late father, a survivor of Auschwitz, periodically told variations of the following joke when I was a kid:

“Did you know that Jews and bicyclists caused World War II?”

“Why the bicyclists?” I naively asked the first time.

“Why the Jews?”

After delivering the punchline, my dad chuckled. I either rolled my eyes, groaned or gave him a blank stare. He largely avoided discussing the Holocaust unless a joke was involved. He loved watching Hogan’s Heroes, where the Nazi guards are bumbling idiots, easily and frequently outwitted by a group of prisoners. I didn’t understand how he could laugh so easily at their antics. Nor did I appreciate that he always had a bad if not downright horrible pun at the ready, whether his audience (frequently me) wanted to hear it or not. When he came up with a new joke, or wanted to repeat one he’d learned, he picked up the telephone like an exuberant schoolboy so he could share it with his friends. They collected and exchanged punch lines the way other men might trade stock tips or golf pointers.

Many people who met my father thought of him as a funny man. He did have an instinct for the jocular and comedic timing, but I suspect his joke-telling helped him cope with the unspeakable pain of the loss of his family, culture and homeland, not to mention the atrocities he witnessed and suffered. Humor had been his lifeline after the Nazi nightmare, a lifeline that at times became a compulsive crutch. Still, even an excess of humor is preferable to grimness. The ability to find what is funny or absurd in a situation is a way of not allowing external events to completely influence or hijack one’s emotional life. Even a tiny chuckle can act as a breeze, lifting the sails of a heavy soul just enough to get it through the day or the next hour.

My father, who survived hell on earth, knew how to crack himself up. It’s an underrated life skill.

When I learned about the horrifying hate rally in Charlottesville, a gathering of angry, torch-bearing white men that resulted in many injuries and the loss of three lives, I tried to avert my customary deep dive into fear and dread. Luckily, someone on Facebook pointed out that the mob of Nazis had been carrying Tiki torches, disposable items available at Home Depot and Lowe’s for about four bucks apiece. These citronella-filled fixtures at back yard barbecues are often made overseas, not to mention that their name and design are borrowed from Polynesian culture. The Twitter-sphere quickly skewered and roasted the choice of torch. You’d think that a group of angry white dudes shouting, “We will not be replaced!” would have protested with durable rather than easily replaceable torches. Had they stayed on message, they would have carried torches manufactured in the USA, part of “making America great again”! Perhaps they could have handcrafted or whittled their own symbols of hate, much like their racist predecessors did before the big-box era. But it seems as if these troglodytes lacked the brawn and the brainpower to either make their own flame carriers or to recognize the incongruity if not outright idiocy of brandishing Tiki torches for their pathetic excuse of a cause, especially while wearing neatly fitting polo shirts, a sartorial symbol of privilege. Indeed, many of their hate-twisted and grimacing faces have been captured clearly on camera, allowing Yes, You’re Racist, a Twitter vigilante, to identify several of the participants by name and Twitter handle. One of these creeps has already lost his job.

While there is nothing funny about the hatred and divisiveness that the current president fomented during his campaign, hatred that is now on naked display, and violence in any form is appalling, I am not going to let this latest episode send life-shortening stress hormones through my body. I am going to honor my father, and his frequently exasperating jokes, by chuckling over the Tiki torches. Laughter is medicine. In the internal space freed by a glorious giggle, we can formulate a meaningful and productive response, rather than becoming triggered or, in the onslaught of terrible news, succumbing to numbing. Apparently the final Facebook post of Heather Heyer, the young woman murdered by the white supremacist who drove into a crowd, was: “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.” That is true. But if we’re not laughing, at least some of the time, we’ve lost ourselves and possibly a lot more.

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Writer, Feldenkrais champion, Aikidoka and explorer of internal and external landscapes.

8 thoughts on “Why It’s OK, Even Imperative, to Laugh at the Tiki Torch Troglodytes

  1. Oh, now I understand how you can react with humor. ❤ Your father sounds like a wonderful man. I wish I had met him. I have so much respect for Holocaust survivors.

    Posted by Sarah Longstaff | August 14, 2017, 1:14 pm
  2. So glad that you shared and pointed out, how not only humor but another perspective on even the most atrocious
    acts can save one from hidding under the covers.

    I only wish I had more of a funny bone, to rise above the muck.

    Your Dad reminds me of Einstein -perhaps you’ve heard that before : )

    Posted by Carol | August 14, 2017, 4:47 pm
  3. I look forward to your well written essays and find them even more insightful during these current times of insanity!!

    Posted by Danette Polglase | August 16, 2017, 12:03 pm

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Dropbox + KeePass + VeraCrypt

I would like to introduce three software packages that are profoundly useful in their own rights, but then go a step further and show how these three tools can be used together to revolutionize how you keep track of your secrets & finances in the digital age.

The first tool is Dropbox, a cloud service where you can store a folder of your own personal files. They offer a free service where you can keep 2GB of files, and you can pay for more storage.

You can access the files from anywhere using a web interface. Or better, you can install the Dropbox program, and it will automatically keep a local copy of all of your stuff up to date in a folder on your computer (Windows, Mac or Linux). If you’re offline for a bit, no problem, because you still have your local copy of the files.

The real magic happens when you connect multiple computers to the same Dropbox account — say, your home PC and your office PC. Dropbox keeps the files in sync for you.

There is even a Dropbox app for your iPhone, so you can access your files on the go.

If I asked you how many passwords you have, you might think that you have a dozen or so. One day, I decided to make a list of every password I had (including multiple accounts where I happened to use the same password). I was shocked to find that I had more than 100.

PRO TIP – Most people use the same five passwords over and over… they don’t bother remembering which ones they used for a particular web site… they just try all five of their “not so important” passwords. That means that if I want to steal something from you, I can just set up a service and invite you to log in. I make your next login attempt fail, so you’ll get confused and enter all five of your “not so important” passwords, and possibly your “good” ones, too. Then I can go to eBay and PayPal and Amazon with your username and all of your passwords, and I have a pretty good chance of logging into your account.

For this reason, you should use a different password at EVERY web site.

KeePass is an open source program that stores your passwords. The program stores all of that information in a single data file that you lock using a single “master password”. This should be the only password you ever remember. The rest of them should be long strings of gibberish characters.

Keepass has a nice “generate” feature which will come up with really good passwords like “an@aiph5Ph”.

KeePass is available for Windows, Mac and Linux (KeePassX), and there are a couple of iPhone variants (I recommend “MyKeePass”).

Keepass stores four main fields: the browser URL address, user name, password, and notes. That means that I can store an entry like this for my bank:

URL = https://www.FirstFederalLovesYou.com/personal/login
name = alan_porter
password = uG7pi~ji9a
notes = security question, pet’s name = teabag

These days, it’s really easy to get confused about the main web address that you’re supposed to use to log in to your bank. They make things confusing by using fancy URL’s like “FirstFederalLovesYou.com” instead of “FirstFederal.com”. If you have not had your coffee one morning and you type “FirstFederalLovesMe.com” by mistake (“Me” instead of “You”), you’ll find yourself logging into a phishing site, which is trying to steal your password.

With keepass, there is no room for this sort of error. You double click on the URL and a browser opens on that site. You double click on the user name and it copies the user name to the clipboard. Paste it in the browser. Similarly, double click on the password and paste it in the browser. If your bank uses “security questions”, you can store your answers in the notes section.

PRO TIP – Don’t use truthful answers for “security” questions… treat these as extended passwords, just like you’d see in the old spy movies (he says “the sky looks like rain”, and you answer “that helps the bananas grow”). The answers do not even need to make sense… they just need to be remembered… in your head (bad) or in your KeePass file (good).

And no, I have never had a pet named “teabag”.

The last tool I would like to talk about is VeraCrypt*, a free package that allows you to create an encrypted volume on a file or a disk.

NOTE: the original version of this blog post recommended TrueCrypt, which has been discontinued — VeraCrypt is a drop-in replacement with several improvements, most notably it is open source and it has undergone very close scrutiny and security audits.

You can create a VeraCrypt file with a name like “mysecrets.vc” that you store on your desktop. You give it a size and a password. Then when you open that file, you’ll have to enter the password, and then it will appear as a Windows drive letter. On a Mac or Linux, it will show up as folder in /Volumes or in /media. When you close it, the drive letter is gone, and your secrets are stored, encrypted, in the “mysecrets.vc” file.

You can store this “mysecrets.vc” file anywhere you want… on your desktop, on a USB flash drive, or even on your Dropbox account.

You might also want to use VeraCrypt to encrypt an entire device, like a USB flash drive or SD card — nice.

Using these three tools together, suddenly we have a very secure way to do our online banking.

Regardless of what computer you’re using — Mac, Windows, Linux, desktop, laptop, at home, at work, whatever — you now have access to your passwords, and all of the other files that you need: Quicken or GnuCash, the PDF files of your bills, personal files, etc.

A typical online bill-paying session might look like this:

  • Look in your Dropbox for your KeePass password file, say D:\mypasswords.kdb. Open it with KeePass.
  • Look in your Dropbox for your VeraCrypt volume, say D:\mybills.vc. Open it with VeraCrypt. It will be mounted as drive V.
  • Use your normal accounting package (Quicken or Gnucash) to open your checkbook, say V:\checkbook.qdf or V:\checkbook.gc.
  • Find your bank password in KeePass. Click on the safe URL, copy the username and password from KeePass to the browser.
  • When you need to save a statement or a bill, save into the VeraCrypt volume on the V drive, like in V:\statements.

Say you’re out and about, and you want to use your iphone to log into a web site that you don’t know the password for (of course you don’t… because you use GOOD and UNIQUE passwords like “taeYi#c6We”, right?).

  • First, you use the iPhone Dropbox app to locate your KeePass file. Click on the filename, and the app will say “I don’t know what kind of file this is”. But it will show you a little “chain link” icon in the bottom. Click this icon to get a web URL for that one file. The URL will be copied to your clipboard.
  • Next, run MyKeePass and click “+” to add a new KeePass file. Select “download from WWW” and paste the URL that you just got from Dropbox.

Now, you can open your KeePass file from anywhere! You’ll have to enter the file’s master password that you set up earlier. After that, you’ll be able to browse the information in the KeePass file.

Note that you can only READ the file using the “download from WWW” method. If you need to save a new password or some other information, you’ll need to write it down on a piece of paper until you are back at your PC (no biggie — that’s pretty rare).

Some readers might note that we just shared our KeePass password file with the entire world, when we told Dropbox to give us a URL. Someone else could use that same (random-ish) URL to download our KeePass file. Since this file is encrypted using the master password, it will look like gibberish to anyone but you. For this reason, we should make sure that we use a VERY STRONG password for the KeePass file… not your dog’s name (remember, mine is “teabag”).


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Antigravity Batteries Micro-Start XP-1 Jump Starter/Personal Power Supply

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The Micro-Start from Antigravity Batteries is the world's smallest Jump Starter/Personal Power Supply (PPS). So small it fits in your pocket, so powerful it will start your truck, motorcycle, ATV or UTV easily. But amazingly, it will also charge or power your cell phones, laptops, tablets, GoPro® cameras and more no matter where you are. Just charge it once and have your own PPS wherever you ride or drive. No need for jumper cables or a power outlet. The Micro-Start is a self-contained jump starter and power supply that you can take anywhere and get out of those dead battery emergencies. It even has a flashlight. In today's world of vehicles and electronics, which all rely on battery power, the Micro-Start is probably the best tool you can carry with you for safety and peace of mind wherever you are.

  • Charges 19-Volt laptops, 12-Volt devices, all USB devices
  • 12000 mAh lithium-ion battery
  • Starting Current: 200-Amp; Peak Current: 400-Amp
  • Size: 6″ x 2-7/8″ x 1″ (149mm x 73mm x 24mm)
  • Weight: 14 oz. (400g)
  • Output: 19-Volt, 3.5-Amp (for laptops)
  • Output 12-Volt, 10-Amp (for 12-Volt automotive type accessories)
  • Output: 5-Volt, 2-Amp (for all USB chargeable devices)
  • Input: 14-Volt, 1-Amp (comes with mobile and wall chargers)


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Daily Archives: January 1, 2019

2018 Retrospective

In keeping with the tradition of this blog, the following is a retrospective and round-up of my work from the past year. 2018 was a full but also a tough year for me in various respects. I have not had … Continue reading

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Malware Protection Application – Protect Your Computer Out of Spyware Now

Malware Protection Application – Protect Your Computer Out of Spyware Now

The trend for the year is definitely the surge inside the use of security software for the purpose of computers. It’s a clear fact that computer system owners want to prevent exposure to malware and infections. Fortunately, many of the tools available are very effective in keeping your personal computer secure.

Spyware is a term that involves any program that may collect information about your computer with out your agreement. The main types of malware are called keystroke loggers and web browser hijackers. Spyware and adware can be written specifically to capture and store Internet cookies or perhaps the browsers’ history files.

Phishing is another kind of malicious application that tries to steal your own information. A phishing scam can take the way of a website that looks reputable, nonetheless it actually supplies you with a link into a fake site with a personal message, “You had been added to a list”. The message out there directs one to a “spam” website that sends out links to artificial email messages that look very much like real emails.

There are secureness tools offered to help defend your computer against such things as these types of. Some of the equipment are free, whilst some require that you just pay fees.

One way to ensure that you’re getting the money’s really worth is to locate a spyware protection application that has each of the features of a paid system. Protection application should include protection against keyloggers, as well as a pathogen signature scanning device. It should likewise encrypt your Internet connection, protecting against others from stealing the password or perhaps other crucial data.

Daily, computer users understand that their data files are being stolen by an gent who has gained use of their laptop. The most common of thieves is the user of fake antivirus courses that trick you into putting in an application that dégo?tant your computer. Considering the proper cover, you can take care of yourself from this type of robbery. It doesn’t matter if you simply have one or two files you wish to keep safe from such robbers.

Malware, which in turn stands for “malicious software”, is definitely computer software that steals the private information. It could be a keylogger that records everything you type or maybe a rogue download that downloading a large amount of spyware and adware onto your laptop. Malware can be difficult to remove because it could installed without you recognizing it. Most likely, users no longer notice that they may have it on their laptop until following your problem has progressed. Normally, computer owners don’t know that they’ve been victimized by destructive software till after they already have tried to repair their ruined computer.

Minus the proper safeguards, your files will be eradicated forever. For instance, if you uploaded personal photos on your computer or perhaps when you have saved those to a file with your hard drive, robbers can easily delete those files before they can be recovered.

Windows XP and House windows Vista are the most well-known systems today. Spyware and adware is becoming more common on these operating systems, and if you want to prevent the damage so it can cause, you have to protect your laptop or computer at this time.

If you’re working one of the systems mentioned above, should you have some sort of protection software installed. Prior to you uninstall that, you should take away any remnants of your software which may be left on your desktop.

If you don’t have spyware program, you must install one immediately. Since a lot of computer users download pirated software or perhaps content from the Internet, proper protection is essential.

There are a number of free and paid-spyware software packages available to keep your computer safe. good free choise If you don’t have a spyware program installed, you should put one in as soon as possible.