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Artist / Band: THE JOGGERS
Album: With a Cape and a Cane
File Under: Indie
Label: Startime Records
Info: If you get started talking about the Joggers it takes along time. So you either have to keep it short or dig in. So, the following is short bio and a lengthier, more revealing, interview. All questions will be answered in both — depending on your interest. After receiving glowing praise across the board for 2003's "Solid Guild" StarTime debut, including the dominant Rolling Stone, the hipster Filter, the indie Stop Smiling, as well as The Washington Post and touring with the likes of the Hot Hot Heat, Weird War, Ted Leo, and label mates the French Kicks, the Joggers needed a break, not just a breather. Lead singer Ben Whitesides found himself on stage singing, but no words came out — a complete breakdown ensued later that evening. So the band shipped him up to his parents place in New England and returned to Portland feeling tentative about their future. The next few months were spent both with grappling with those issues and casting them away. read more from the source...

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Lessons of a long-termer

So I’m coming up on eight months of being here, which is a pretty substantial amount of time, and it’s causing me to reflect on what I’ve learned and how my relationships with people have changed since my coming here. Especially the children – I think my relationships with them have been the most simple yet the most complicated, considering there are 90 of them, they’re each so unique, I want to get to know all of them, and I’ve truly developed a love for each child as though they were one of my siblings.
At first the kids were all fun and adorable and they loved me and I loved them… and then after the honeymoon wore off and I wasn’t just a visitor anymore, they started pushing my buttons to see what my limits were, and to see if I would push back. The Kuria people (the local tribe that most of the children come from) are many things, but most people agree that a stubborn nature is their overwhelming congruous attribute, therefore making them very hard to work with at times. It can sometimes be very good, causing them not to give up on something until they see it through, to be exceptionally hard workers, to be fiercely protective of their families, and to be able to hold up their end of an argument. (Well, that last ability can really go either way.)
Buuuut it can also be very not good, as I’m sure you can imagine. I realized very quickly that when asked to do something they didn’t feel like doing at that particular moment, the children would flat out refuse, go along but then make life miserable for me the entire time, pretend they were working but then get into trouble with their buddies as soon as I turned my back, or straight up run away and hide! That’s gotta be the worst – you know you’re unpopular when you ask a kid to do something as simple as draw a picture, and then they’re impossible to find for the next three hours. Certain kids, when I would confront them on something they knew they weren’t supposed to be doing, would get angry at me and then refuse to speak to me for almost a month! Before coming here, I’d never known the memory of a 13-year old boy to be so powerful. It often upset me, because I was in the grown-up position of looking out for the kid’s best interest, which in the end was actually helping them, but I only got the silent treatment or sullen mutterings in Kikuria in return.
Nevertheless, I was determined to get through to those kids who were pretending to hate me (I knew they weren’t really as indifferent as they put on), so I just kept attempting to greet them every time I saw them, and I would even do things like slip them a piece of fruit or invite them to go on a walk with me and some other kids. Like I said, for a couple of them it took weeks before they would speak to me again, let alone be my friend, but I think I can safely say that I’m on good terms with all the kids in the children’s home now. Who knows, something could happen tomorrow to put one of the kids off and I’ll be back to getting the cold shoulder and the obnoxious mutterings, but I know I just have to thicken my skin a little, keep loving them, and they’ll eventually snap out of it.
 I think I have now reached somewhat of a happy medium; the children respect me and look up to me as their big sister and also as a teacher, they know that I’m not going anywhere for a while, and they know that the father of the children’s home, Baba Christopher, is going to back me up in whatever I do. I think this also has to do with the fact that slowly but surely, I’m understanding and speaking more Swahili, which gets their attention a whole lot faster than English, even though most of the children have been learning English for a couple years now. I can also pick up some Kikuria (their mother tongue), which is what they switch to when they don’t want me to hear what they’re saying, but many times I’m still lost until they throw some Swahili in there too.
Tonight I went down to the children’s rooms to give medicine to a couple boys, and even though it was technically “bed time”, no one was even considering going to sleep. I went into the first boy’s room, and I think chaos was a good term for the atmosphere in there. I told them to settle down, then moved on to the next room to find Joshua so I could give him his medication, and found that his room was also in an upheaval. After finally getting them to be quiet, I gave Joshua his meds, and then spoke to Leonard, the leader for that room, who told me he was trying to get the boys but they wouldn’t listen to him. I announced that all the boys needed to listen to Leonard and respect him, and then kicked out the boys who were coming in from other rooms and causing trouble. I made it to the last room which was also very far from quiet, found Emanuel John and gave him the medicine, explained to the other boys that they needed to go to sleep, and then went out again. On my way out, I noticed that the door to the middle room (Leonard’s room) was shut and its inhabitants were quiet – which means they listened to me and to Leonard! Woohoo for small victories!! However, the first room wasn’t any more calm then when I had left it, so I went in and told them all very sternly that they had to go to bed right now (in Swahili) and gave one of the boys who was running around “the look”, and to my surprise, they listened! Victory number 2! Who knows what they did after I left, but at that moment they were all shushed and tucking into bed.
I was pondering this as I headed back to the guesthouse, and I felt a surge of accomplishment after realizing that a few months ago, the children’s reaction to me probably would not have been the same. It’s not that I’ve figured everything out, I still have so much more to learn about the children’s stories, the culture, and the language, but right now I feel as though I have reached a good place with the children, and they know that I truly care for them.

Kyle Ledyard said...

wow, I was worried there might be something about living with your brother in there.

Michelle said...

Hey Greta! Thanks for sharing what you've been experiencing over there. It's great to hear you doing well and doing such great work over there!

Sarah said...

Wow Greta! I'm so encouraged by your patient efforts to care for and love the children there. It's no small thing. You may be the closest these kids have come to a real parent - one who does what's best for their eternal interest, seeking to love them deeply while honoring our Great God by training them up in the instruction and discipline he's revealed to us in his word.

Are you coming back to the states? I'd love to hear more about what God's taught you in your time in Tanzania! I'm so glad for your blog. Keep posting, sister! Love you, Greta!

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Friday, May 4, 2012

4 May 1947 “Budgeting Our Time the 1940’s Way and a Need for Home Economics Today”

bugettimeschedule I know I have shared this little checklist with you before. It is from my 1947 America’s Housekeeping Book.  It is a handy little book and this is a good layout of a possible weeks work.

You will notice the little addendum on the bottom that tells one Saturday can be planned in advance as a rest day. This is certainly true if you plan the meals ahead of time and set in the ice box to simply cook that day.

It also mentions wash and marketing. I do my laundry on Monday, ironing is Tuesday and my Marketing is done on Friday as there are often sales then. But there is a list of reasons you may not be able to maintain your schedule outlined in the book and here it follows. (Simply click on any image to read full-size of course).

 budgettime2Some of these things refer you to other pages in the book, but most are simply an ‘ask yourself, test your common sense’. And some things, like the reference to the ‘one handed kitchen set up on pg. 20’ simply tells how modern cabinets are often too deep. Try to arrange like things with like such as bowls of same size together not nest larger and smaller together, as you would need two hands to get at it. Also it points out how shelves made or adjusted to simply hold one row of things, such as canned goods, make more efficiency as well as do not lead to clutter or digging to find things and lets one know what is on hand and what is needed when making next weeks marketing list.

Such films as this from 1950 on simply buying foods would not only be helpful today but would point out what I have learned. That inflation is currently rampant. Many shop haphazard and with no list or particular pattern. I have been with friends when they have shopped thus. This way many do not see the changes in prices. Because many prices are hidden cleverly today. For instance ice cream has reduced its packaging. It deceptive is the same height and width along the front of the packaging but it is narrower now. So, even when the price stays the same you are literally buying less, thus that means you are paying more per weight of item.

This has been true with tuna as well which has shrunk from 10 oz down to currently 5 oz. Just since I started my 1955 project tuna has gone from 7.5 oz. 5 oz for same brands. And though it might sometimes be on sale, even then the price over all is higher.

40steensshopping To have the ability to plan and look and watch what you are spending both for meal planning and money planning is almost unheard of today. My friend who is 28 told me she had ‘Life Skills’ courses in High School not Home Economics. And in that class they taught them how to make packaged macaroni and cheese as well as packaged cake mixes! And the school had to buy these pre packaged national brand packages as well! Wouldn’t you think one who can simply read could make mac n cheese on their own?

When I told her about the 50’s Home Economics teaching about weights and qualities and how different cuts of meat are created and used. How leftovers can be used and even understanding different fabrics to see what clothing lasts longer and how to prepare it, she said how much that would have actually helped her. So, it isn’t that today’s youth don’t want to know or understand such things.

Here is the film on buying food:

And for those who may have  been worried of the ‘Rock n Roll’ set or even if young men in the 50’s took Home Ec., here you can see this short film about young teens going to a local grocer as part of the training in their Home Economics class room.

These young people even visit the butcher while there to see the different cuts of meat and how they are used. Many people today buy premade or simply ground beef. When there is so much more economy, taste, and really quality if full meat. Though much of the meat is still full of hormones and antibiotics and the cows themselves are poorly fed on corn (not their natural diet) at least buying actual cuts of meat lets you know what you have. While pre-packaged fish fingers, chick patties and the like are mostly made of who knows what.

I heard something about some sort of ‘pink slime’ that is now used in ground beef and was only last year labeled only fit for animal foods. Another way, by the bye, that the increase in food costs are hidden, by decreasing the quality product to include ‘filler’. In a world where little is prepared but comes prepared, it is easy to slip in such false economies.

Enjoy the teens and their class at the supermarket:

I am going to close with this darling photo, also from my ‘47 Homemakers book. Here we see the good idea of allowing the young child to emulate and learn at an early age how to cook and bake. Of course, one must have a family member with such skills in order to pass this on to children. I fear this might be also vanishing. Today children may simply learn how to press the buttons on the microwave and how to toss out their paper plate rather than ‘cleaning up’ afterwards.

childinkitchen In many ways most of we modern people are like the child and do need more lessons. I have certainly given myself a thorough training session in Home Ec over the past three years. But, I am always learning and with still so much to understand. And with every day I feel a bit more in control of my small part of life. I only wish we had more control over our lives on the grander scale concerning laws, rights and such. So, the haven of the home shall have to be all the better equipped to handle the ups and downs of the economy and a better refuge from the turbulent modern world.

Happy Homemaking.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

"Me Now Generation II" Eye and Lip liner pencils look and review

So today I'm gonna do a product review,as promised earlier, it's about those pencils I got as a gift from an ebay seller with one of my purchases.

This is as usual, my true and honest opinion about the product.

I would say that my overall first impression of the product was slightly bad because there was a kind of "plastic" smell when I opened the pack.

I think it's because of the wrapper used because now it doesn't have any smell whatsoever, which is more than fine by me.

The pigmentation is very good on the skin, you can get a good amount of colour with just one light swipe. It's also very easy to blend and to apply.
On the top is one swipe of the black pencil, on the bottom is a light swipe that I just run my finger over to see if it was easy to smudge.
Did the same with the red one too.

I decided to do a look after swatching them.

Swatches of all the colours on my wrist, no primer applied.

 These colours are matte and don't have any shimmer except for the purple one.
 These are the colours that have a bit of shimmer to them.

 The matte liners, swatched on paper.
The shimmer liners, swatched on paper.

All in all I would give it a 8/10 because it's not waterproof, otherwise I really like them.

Thanks for reading and see you soon,

Until then, Take care,

  1. can i ask u something? what happen when the color on the top is over? how u pushed out?, i just got this ones from ebay and i dont get it! lol.

    1. Heheh it can be tricky yes, well I sharpened mine like regular pencils and it worked fine, u will need a good sharp one though
      Thanks for stopping by! I hope this helps =)

  2. I WasThinkingTheSameThing About to get the color out so thank you

  3. Meee Too! I just got them from a beauty supply near my home in Atl, I get complimented on the colors, but was seriously twisting the heck out of them like why won't they push out! Gettine myself a sharpener today! I love your lining....how do u do the look. I've tried so many times and can't get the tail to look nice and thin like that.....
    beautiful eyes BTW!

    1. Hi! Happy you like it! Actually the pencils don't twist out you need to sharpen them. To get the line nice and winged out, I sharpen the pencil before using it, and you have to try to not press it down too hard on your skin, also another good tip is to rest your elbow on a steady surface for more control of the line. I hope that helps. And thanks for stopping by! =)

  4. Where can I buy these? I love them? Is the shimmer blue called Satin Blue?

  5. Where can I buy these? I love them? Is the shimmer blue called Satin Blue?

    1. I bought these from Ebay (http://www.ebay.fr/itm/6-12-Eyeliner-Crayon-Levres-Fard-Ombre-a-Paupieres-Waterproof-Yeux-Maquillage-Pr-/290928276980?pt=FR_CP_Beaute_Maquillage&var=&hash=item43bcad35f4) but the different colours don't have specific names. Or at least I haven't noticed.
      I hope this helps though =) And thanks a lot for stopping by.

  6. hello, what is the country of origin of these liners? do they stay for a whole day?

  7. Thanks for letting me know I could sharpen them. It was driving nuts

  8. Hi I just received this same packs myself, you mentioned sharpening the pencil eyeliner but my question is how do you sharpen the eyeliner if it's in a plastic tube? It's been killing me not knowing how to get the rest of the eyeliner to come out.

  9. Well, thanks 4 clearing out they can b sharpened, I bought 2 just 2 try them out at first and was bout 2 throw them out. Glad I stopped by on time! Lol thanks

  10. I myself just bought the pack and was trying to figure out how I was going to use it once the the intitail liner was gone! Thank you for answering this, but I thought u couldn't sharpen plastic?

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Draai Laag Brewing - Grand Blu

Here’s a new bottle coming from Draai Laag Brewing in Allison Park, PA.  This is Grand Blue and it is an ale fermented with peaches.  This WIld By Design beer will be packaged in 500ml bottles and the beer hits 8.1%-AbV.

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Grimm Artisan - Awoogah Double IPA 16oz Cans

Here’s another new bottle coming from Grimm Artisan Ales.  This is Awoogah and it is a double IPA that will hit 8%-AbV.  Look for Awoogah to be packaged in 16oz cans by Beltway Brewing in Sterling, VA.

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Dr. Charles Stanley-How to stay on track with God.

I would have to agree with these nine steps that Dr. Stanley has lived by to keeping on track with God are wonderful. I am going to try my best to follow these. I feel as though they will benefit anyone who wants to lead a godly life.

1. Schedule prayer and meditation in God's word as a daily priority.
Psalm 1:1-3
"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.  Whatever he does prospers."
2.Obey God, and leave all consequences to Him.
3. Trust God in every circumstance.
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and he will make your paths straight."
4. Wait upon the Lord for His direction.
Psalm 27:14
"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."
Isaiah 64:4
"Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him."
5. Depend upon the Holy Spirit, for the Holy Spirit is within us!
John 14:15-21
"If you love me, you will obey what I command. And i will ask the Father and he will five you another Counselor to be with you forever--the Spirit of truth.  The world cannot accept Him, because it never sees him nor knows him but you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; i will come to you before long, the world will not see my anymore, but you will see me.  because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.  Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."
6. Remember God loves you unconditionally!
7. Give to God generously--For look what he gave to us upon the cross!
Luke 6:38
"Give and it will be given to you.--"
8. Rest in assurance that God is in absolute control of your life.
9. Keep your eyes on your destination!

You can catch Dr. Charles Stanley's full sermon on "Staying on Track" at on staying on track with God

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Overnight Chiang Mai Elephant Volunteer at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

Excellent humane way to interact with Chiang Mai Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

2 day Chiang Mai Elephant Volunteer package offers visitors the opportunity to interact with, learn about, and understand the elephants and local people on a deep, personal level. Gain a thorough insight into life in a Karen village with an immersive overnight stay, and witness the breathtaking jungle scenery as you explore the local area at your own pace

Tour Overview

Overview : 2 Day Chiang Mai Elephant Jungle Sanctuary package offers visitors the opportunity to get to know each of the remarkable elephants and gain a special understanding of their daily lives and behaviours. Experience life with the elephants in their natural home – A freely roamed environment which is both safe and sustainable. Located beside a Karen village in a densely forested mountainous region, the Sanctuary is surrounded by spectacular jungle scenery.

At this point during the day, you will walk alongside the elephants to a nearby river and join them for a bath in the refreshing water. Here, you will have the opportunity to bathe and brush the elephants while they enjoy wading through the water. Next, it will be time for a therapeutic mud spa. Feel free to get muddy as you cover the elephants in a protective layer of mud. Have fun playing with them and watch as they joyfully frolic in the mud spa.

The 2 day package begins by following the 1 day package itinerary, including the elephant feeding, mud spa, and bathing. At approximately 3pm, however, you will say goodbye to the 1 day visitors, and remain at the Sanctuary. At this point, you may once again interact with the elephants before they retire for the day, take a leisurely swim in the river, or simply relax on one of the viewing platforms overlooking the spectacular agricultural and jungle landscape.

Day 1

  • 08:00-08:30    Pick up from your hotel or accommodation.
  • 08:30    Drive approximately 1.5 hours outside of Chiang Mai through rural landscapes, agricultural areas, and forested hills.
  • 10:30    Arrive at the Karen village. Meet your guide and walk for 10-15 minutes through the village to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Change into traditional Karen clothing. Enjoy an introductory lesson about elephant anatomy, history, and behaviour.
  • 11:00    Meet the elephants. Feed, interact, and play with the elephants in their natural home as you learn about their behaviour and history. Take photos with the elephants.
  • 12:00    Enjoy a lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit.
  • 13:00    Walk with the elephants to the river. Bathe and brush the elephants.
  • 14:00    Join the elephants for a therapeutic mud spa. Swim in the river and take photos with the elephants.
  • 15:00    Change clothes and walk for 10-15 minutes through the Karen village.
  • 16:00    You will be invited into a local kitchen, where you can watch or help out as traditional Karen food is prepared over the fire
  • 17:00    Enjoy a nutritious candlelit dinner of local food made from wholesome, natural ingredients.
  • Overnight in traditional wood house

Day 2

  • 08:30    Wake up in the Waterfall Grove Sanctuary
  • 09:30    Enjoy coffee/tea and a delicious breakfast of locally sourced organic foods.
  • 10:00    Join half day morning group and trek for approximately 30 mins through serene, rural and jungle landscapes
  • 11:00    Enjoy a lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit at the waterfall
  • 12:00    Trek to camp 4 The hill top paradise Santuary, pass by an organic farm
  • 13:00    Enjoy time with the Elephants
  • 13:45    Visit the Karen Viliage, organic farms, and animal/plant life
  • 14:30    Return to Chiang Mai
  • 15:00    Drop off at your hotel or accommodation.

Tour Price/Person

Overnight Chiang Mai Elephant Volunteer at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

  • price/person
  • Pickup Time
  • 08:00 – 08:30 a.m.
  • Return Time
  • 03:00 p.m.

Children 1 – 3 years old : 2900 THB

Children 4 – 9 years old : 3800 THB

  • Transportation: Chiang Mai city to/from park
  • Accommodation 1 night
  • Meal (Day1 – lunch & dinner; Day 2 – breakfast & lunch)
  • Photographer & Online photo album (Facebook)
  • English speaking guides
  • Traditional Thai buffet lunch
  • Drinking water
  • Food for feeding elephants

  • Items of a personal nature

  • Hat, Sunscreen, Insect Repellent
  • Change of Clothes, Towel, Bathing Suit
  • Walking Shoes, Camera
  • Any personal medicine

Full day tour

Number of passengers maximum group size will be 12 persons

We use a truck for transportation

Insurance cover medical bills up to a maximum amount of 1,000,000 baht

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Monday, 22 July 2013

Unsafe Parking at Gardens Shopping Centre

What's the best way to ruin a great weekend? Having your car broken into on Sunday night. Yup, that's me right now. And since this irritation happened in Cape Town, my fellow Capetonians can consider this post a public service announcement (as well as a much-needed rant from a very pissed off Karen). So where, you may ask, did this horrible act of vandalism take place? In a dark and dingy alleyway that smelled of pee? Outside a suspect establishment under a bridge? Oh no, dear readers, my beloved car (now that I come to think of it, she really needs a name) was broken into in the undercover, "secure"parking lot of Gardens Shopping Centre in Gardens.

Last night, with a severe lack of decent viewing on TV, I decided that I really needed a DVD to end off my weekend. So at 19:00 I drove to Gardens Centre and I, being the responsible person that I am, thought that it would be safer to park inside the parking lot than on the street . Sure I'd have to pay R6, but I figured that it would be far less money than paying for a vandalised car. I was in the shopping centre for no more than 15 minutes and, when I got back to my car, I noticed that the back, rear window had been smashed. Since I keep nothing of value in my car, the culprit's intention was to get at whatever was in my boot, which in my case was a yoga mat and a bag containing leggings, a yoga bra and top. Since the mat was left behind, I'm pretty certain that my car's attacker isn't a budding yoga enthusiast (or wears a 34A bra) and was probably hoping for something a little more exciting.

When I looked around the parking lot, there was not a security guard in sight. And no, I did not want to leave my car and go searching for one (in the parking lot where a vandal may still be lurking), and so I left the centre feeling incredibly upset and even more unsafe. I'm sure that somewhere on the back of the parking ticket there's a statement in fine print saying that I park at my own risk, but surely the whole idea of safe and secure parking is that you can go into a shopping centre without worrying that your car is getting broken into. And what if the situation had been much worse? If no one was around to protect my car, who knows what other unsavoury characters could be hiding in the shadows waiting for a 24 year old woman to return to her vehicle.

I often get told that I do not complain enough, but this is one situation where I simply refuse to let things slide. This morning I lodged an official complaint with Gardens Shopping Centre and am waiting for a response. And now, I'm off to draw money to pay for my R1200 bill to replace my window. Make that R1206 - I did pay R6 for parking after all.


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Subtyping in Java generics

Generic types introduce a new spectrum of type safety to Java program. At the same type, generic types can be quite expressive, especially when using wildcards. In this article, I want to explain how subtyping works with Java generics.

General thoughts on generic type subtyping

Different generic types of the same class or interface do not define a subtype hierarchy linear to the subtype hierarchy of possible generic argument types. This means for example that List<Number> is not a supertype of List<Integer>. The following prominent example gives a good intuition why this kind of subtyping is prohibited:

// assuming that such subtyping was possible
ArrayList<Number> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();
// the next line would cause a ClassCastException
// because Double is no subtype of Integer
list.add(new Double(.1d))

Before discussing this in further detail, let us first think a little bit about types in general: types introduce redundancy to your program. When you define a variable to be of type Number, you make sure that this variable only references objects that know how to handle any method defined by Number such as Number.doubleValue. By doing so, you make sure that you can safely call doubleValue on any object that is currently represented by your variable and you do not longer need to keep track of the actual type of the variable's referenced object. (As long as the reference is not null. The null reference is actually one of the few exceptions of Java's strict type safety. Of course, the null "object" does not know how to handle any method call.) If you however tried to assign an object of type String to this Number-typed variable, the Java compiler would recognize that this object does in fact not understand the methods required by Number and would throw an error because it could otherwise not guarantee that a possible future call to for example doubleValue would be understood. However, if we lacked types in Java, the program would not change its functionality just by that. As long if we never made an errornous method call, a Java program without types would be equivalent. Viewed in this light, types are merely to prevent us developers of doing something stupid while taking away a little bit of our freedom. Additionally, types are a nice way of implicit documentary of your program. (Other programming languages such as Smalltalk do not know types and besides being anoying most of the time this can also have its benefits.)

With this, let's return to generics. By defining generic types you allow users of your generic class or interface to add some type safety to their code because they can restrain themselfs to only using your class or interface in a certain way. When you for example define a List to only contain Numbers by defining List<Number>, you advice the Java compiler to throw an error whenever you for example try to add a String-typed object into this list. Before Java generics, you simply had to trust that the list only contained Numbers. This could be especially painful, when you handed references of your collections to methods defined in third-party code or received collections from this code. With generics, you could assure that all elements in your List were of a certain supertype even at compile time.

At the same time, by using generics you loose some type-safety within your generic class or interface. When you for example implement a generic List

class MyList<T> extends ArrayList<T> { }

you do not know the type of T within MyList and you have to expect that the type could be as unsophisticated as Object. This is why you can restrain your generic type to require some minimum type:

class MyList<T extends Number> extends ArrayList<T> {
  double sum() {
  double sum = .0d;
    for(Number val : this) {
      sum += val.doubleValue();
  return sum;

This allows you to asume that any object in MyList is a subtype of Number. That way, you gain some type safety within your generic class.

Wildcards are the Java equivalent to saying whatever type. Consequently, you are not allowed to use wildcards when instanciating a type, i.e. defining what concrete type some instance of a generic class should represent. A type instanciation occurs for example when instanciating an object as new ArrayList<Number> where you among other things implicitly call the type constructor of ArrayList which is contained in its class definition

class ArrayList<T> implements List<T> { ... }

with ArrayList<T> being a trivial type constructor with one single argument. Thus, neither within ArrayList's type constructor definition (ArrayList<T>)  nor in the call of this constructor (new ArrayList<Number>) you are allowed to use a wildcard. When you are however only referring to a type without instanciating a new object, you can use wildcards, such as in local variables. Therefore, the following definition is allowed:

ArrayList<?> list;

By defining this variable, you are creating a place holder for an ArrayList of any generic type. With this little restriction of the generic type however, you cannot add objects to the list via its reference by this variable. This is because you made such a general assumption of the generic type represented by the variable list that it would not be safe to add an object of for example type String, because the list beyond list could require objects of any other subtype of some type. In general this required type is unknown and there exists no object which is a subtype of any type and could be added safely. (The exception is the null reference which abrogates type checking. However, you should never add null to collections.) At the same time, all objects you get out of the list will be of type Object because this is the only safe asumption about a common supertype of al possible lists represented by this variable. For this reason, you can form more elaborate wildcards using the extends and super keywords:

ArrayList<? extends Number> list1 = new ArrayList<Integer>();
ArrayList<? super Number> list2 = new ArrayList<Object>();

When a wildcard defines a minimum subtype via extends such as list1, the compiler will enforce that any objects you get out of this list will be some subtype of Number such as for example Integer. Similarly, when defining a maximum subtype via super as in list2, you can expect any list to represent a supertype of Number such as Object. Thus you can safely add instances of any subtype of Number to this list.

Finally, you should note that you can actually use wildcards within type constructors if the used type arguments are itself generic. The following use of a type constructor is for example perfectly legal:

ArrayList<?> list = new ArrayList<List<?>>();

In this example, the requirement that the ArrayList must not be constructed by using a wildcard type is fullfilled because the wildcard is applied on the type argument and not on the constructed type itself.

As for subtyping of generic classes, we can summarize that some generic type is a subtype of another type if the raw type is a subtype and if the generic types are all subtypes to each other. Because of this we can define

List<? extends Number> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();

because the raw type ArrayList is a subtype of List and because the generic type Integer is a subtype of ? extends Number.

Finally, be aware that a wildcard List<?> is a shortcut for List<? extends Object> since this is a commonly used type definition. If the generic type constructor does however enforce another lower type boundary as for example in

class GenericClass<T extends Number> { }

a variable GenericClass<?> would instead be a shortcut to GenericClass<? extends Number>.

The get-and-put principle

This observation leads us to the get-and-put principle. This principle is best explained by another famous example:

class CopyClass {
  <T> void copy(List<T> from, List<T> to) {
    for(T item : from) to.add(item);

This method definition is not very flexible. If you had some list List<Integer> you could not copy its contents to some List<Number>  or even List<Object>. Therefore, the get-and-put principle states that you should always use lower-bounded wildcards (? extends) when you only read objects from a generic instance (via a return argument) and always use upper-bounded wildcards (? super) when you only provide arguments to a generic instance's methods. Therefore, a better implementation of MyAddRemoveList would look like this:

class CopyClass {
  <T> void copy(List<? extends T> from, List<? super T> to) {
    for(T item : from) to.add(item);

Since you are only reading from one list and writing to the other list, Unfortunately, this is something that is easily forgoten and you can even find classes in the Java core API that do not apply the get-and-put principle. (Note that the above method also describes a generic type constructor.)

Note that the types List<? extends T> and List<? super T> are both less specific than the requirement of List<T>. Also note that this kind of subtyping is already implicit for non-generic types. If you define a method that asks for a method parameter of type Number, you can automatically receive instances of any subtype as for example Integer. Nevertheless, it is always type safe to read this Integer object you received even when expecting the supertype Number. And since it is impossible to write back to this reference, i.e. you cannot overwrite the Integer object with for example an instance of Double, the Java language does not require you to waive your writing intention by declaring a method signature like void someMethod(<? extends Number> number). Similarly, when you promised to return an Integer from a method but the caller only requires a Number-typed object as a result, you can still return (write) any subtype from your method. Similarly, because you cannot read in a value from a hypothetical return variable, you do not have to waive these hypothetical reading rights by a wildcard when declaring a return type in your method signature.

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vegetable tuna past recipe

Roasted Vegetable and Tuna Pasta Recipe

I do a lot of experimenting in the kitchen. It doesn’t always go to plan, but one of the ways I am inspired is by pre-packed meals. For example, I came up with this roasted vegetable and tuna pasta recipe after buying a ready made version. And I thought – I can do better than that! In fact, it was so oily pretty much any thing would have been better than the ready made one!

I wanted a cold pasta dish that would be easy to prepare, and convient for lunch time – I am trying to cut back on bread, and come up with healthier options of foods I know my family like!

So I had a little a little rummage in the fridge to see what I could use, and this is what I came up with:

Roasted Vegetable and Tuna Pasta Recipe:

Servings  3 – 4

1 x courgette

1 x white onion

1 x yellow pepper

1 x orange pepper

1 x tablespoon olive oil

1 x tin tuna (in brine or spring water) (drained)

200 grams pasta shapes

Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees centigrade.

Roughly chop the courgette, onion and peppers and add to an ovenproof dish.

vegetables for roasting

Add the olive oil to the vegetables and give them a stir to ensure all the pieces are coated.

Roast the vegetables in the oven for 30 minutes. Give them a stir after 10, and 20 minutes to ensure they cook evenly.

While the vegetables are roasting, cook your 200g of pasta shapes according to the packet instructions. When it is ready, Drain out the excess water.

After your vegetables and pasta have cooled, put them in an airtight tub, and mix through the tin of tuna. Store in the fridge.

And that’s it! Simple!

This roasted vegetable and tuna pasta recipe will last in the fridge for two to three days – providing you don’t eat it all of course.

vegetable tuna past recipe

The verdict – I liked it. It wasn’t oily, and as it had been chilled the flavours had really blended well together. Mr C ate it but thought it could of been improved by a large dollop of mayonnaise – I think he is perhaps forgetting the fact that the aim was to make a healthy version!

I will definitely be making this again, especially since I could easily substitute the vegetables for those I have available.

7 thoughts on “Roasted Vegetable and Tuna Pasta Recipe

  1. Merlinda

    This is also my go to recipe when I need to prepare something fast! Sometimes I just add tuna so when theres veggies it means I have extra time =P

  2. Jenny @ Let's Talk Mommy

    Oh saving this for later it has all the yummy right stuff… this sounds delicious. I love a good recipe. Thanks for linking up to Share With Me. Sorry if you had any trouble commenting on my site today as the host is being transferred there are a few glitches to fix. Apologies. #sharewithme

  3. seychellesmama

    This sounds yummy!! I like tuna pasta but it can’t be in a tomato sauce and I don’t really like mayonnaise (a little is okay with tuna) so this sounds like a perfect dish for me!!! Xx

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The Godfathers Of Groove ''The Godfathers Of Groove Vol. 3''

The Godfathers Of Groove

''The Godfathers Of Groove Vol. 3''

Label: 18th & Vine
Year: 2009

For their album 3, the self-proclaimed Godfathers of Groove mix it up a bit more within the soul-jazz arena, playing interpretations of pop tunes, some straight-ahead jazz, originals, and in essence the funky music that is at the core of their identities. Bassist Jerry Jemmott was the special guest on their previous album, but here it is the veteran jazz saxophonist Bill Easley, who plays on selected cuts with his usual professional verve, panache, and solid, fluid lines. Guitarist Grant Green, Jr. is coming into his own as heard more clearly, while organist Reuben Wilson and drummer Bernard Purdie continue to stake their estimable reputations on the chitlin circuit music they grew up with. When the band chooses to swing, as on the basic 12-bar groove "My Blues" with its fleet organ solo amidst Purdie's shuffle beat, or the straight-ahead, uncomplicated, and simple "Down Hill" with Easley's deft tenor leading the way, there's little stopping them. A very, very, very slow take of "Stella by Starlight" gives Green Jr. an opportunity to emulate his famous father's unmistakable snappy technique, pulled off the bone and well done. His singing, a bit gritty, crops up on versions of "Light My Fire" and "What's Going On," admirable but not a strong suit. Where Wilson shines is his ability to either shred solos and melodies, as on the head-nodding groove of the delightfully rendered "The Funkster" or on the solid-sending feed he provides during "Groove On" above Green's overdubbed guitar parts. Of course, there is no more readily identifiable drummer than Purdie when he shakes and bakes the clockwork rhythms of "Monkey Milk," in an Average White Band "Pick Up the Pieces" mode, or adds his personal and widely copied light contemporary funk to a modified version of "Autumn Leaves." Purdie also proves he can swing with the best of jazz drummers, an aspect of his personality and career not always given due credit. This is a good recording with many high moments, the GOG laying in wait to deliver their collective goods on the truly killer effort they are certainly capable of.
Review by Michael G. Nastos (AMG)

Editorial Reviews:
Purdie, Wilson, and Grant Green Jr. are back! 3 showcases a fresh approach to the soul-jazz genre while retaining their signature groove. Special guest Bill Easley adds an awesome dynamic to their sound!
* Bernard "Pretty" Purdie has played on over 4,000 records and is currently playing nightly on the Broadway performance of Hair, which has racked up eight Tony Award nominations to date.
* Features Bill Easley on saxophone. Easley is a renowned session player who has worked with Isaac Hayes, done sessions at Stax, and performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Benny Carter, George Benson, Jimmy Smith, Ruth Brown, Bill Mobley, Victor Gaskin, Mulgrew Miller, Ron Carter, and Grady Tate.
* Reuben Wilson invented soul-jazz, a style of flowing B-3 organ playing over smoking drums that inspired players like George Clinton and Sly Stone.
* As the son of legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green, Grant Green, Jr. was exposed to exceptional musicianship right out of the womb. Today, his style blends technical mastery with heartfelt soul, and it is this combination that sets him apart.
"If you have heard the earlier GOG album or have enjoyed the members individually in other combinations, you'll know that what you are getting. If, like my friend Ray, you are new to the group or even new to jazz, you could not find a better place to start. The Godfathers of Groove could be called the Mailmen of Groove because when it comes to the eternal verities, when it comes to swing and soul, they most surely deliver." -- Bob Porter

1. My Blues 4:17
2. Down Hill 3:38
3. Stella by Starlight 8:33
4. Autumn Leaves 6:51
5. Monkey Milk 4:44
6. What's Going On 8:27
7. The Funkster 5:54
8. Groove On 4:14
9. You Send Me 7:37
10. Light My Fire 3:52
11. We're in the Money 5:08

Reuben Wilson (organ)
Grant Green, Jr. (guitar)
Bernard Purdie (drums)
Bill Easley (sax)

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Tarkus said...

I'm sorry but I can't download this from rapidshare. Have you an alternate link?
Always thousand thanks.

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Hi Tarkus, I have reposted at rapidshare. i took the first posting down. It should be OK now.
All the best,

Tarkus said...

Million Thanks!

Andy said...

Excellent Bill,great post.

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Mafia 3 is no simple rehash of the Italian mobster theme. From October 7, you'll be heading down to New Bordeaux—Hangar 13' take on 1968 New Oreleans—as Vietnam vet Lincoln Clay. The black mob who took him under their wing have been wiped out by the Mafia, and thus begins a good, honest revenge trip. Well, not honest—you're repurposing a crime empire as your own—but definitely a revenge trip.
The trailer hits the beats of the late '60s beautifully (get a load of those faces!), and it looks like Hangar 13 won't be afraid to dabble in fraught politics of race relations. The criminal underworld demands you balance the loyalties of Irish, Haitian and rebel Italian gangs. In our hands-on, Dave Houghton called it "the weight of real leadership."

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Postal Bliss!!!!!!!!!!! Packages Keep Arriving!!!!!

Where have I been???? Mother has been here for TWO WEEKS!!!!! YIKES!!!! Love her but, my ears hurt & I am having serious Blog with drawl. Bottom line I MISS MY FRIENDS & all the POSITIVE, beautiful things they talk & think & create! Being POSITIVE & surrounding yourself with POSITIVE is sooooooooooooooooo very important! My mailman of 12 years retired this month & I don't care for his sub but, TODAY when she rang my doorbell I liked her a lot better! There was my box for the FALL SWAP I did with Margaret of The French Bear! Do you know Margaret & know of her AMAZING works of wonder? Oh JOY! I couldn't wait to see what was in the box! And above is the first peek.
All the little packages & those sweet vintage images to tease me.
The first thing I opened was this tiny SPARKLING gold crown with a little envelope that says "you rule". This was wrapped in the sweetest hand made hat box stamped all over.
And here is The French Bear himself wearing his crown of GOLD! Isn't he the sweetest thing? Margaret used the most wonderful fabric to MAKE him. It looks just like soft golden fur. Can you believe she hand makes these little treasures? His features are absolutely perfect in every way.
And, a box of HAND DIED buttons with a HANDMADE VELVET PUMPKIN PIN CUSHION! I just can't stand the excitement of telling you how OVER THE TOP CUTE THIS IS!
Remember the little RED Christmas package?
Well, how the heck did that image get flipped around????? It wasn't like that in the photo when I loaded it but, I have NO IDEA how to fix it sooooooooo, sorry but, turn your head to look because it is VERY cute! And yes, Margaret I BELIEVE!!!!!!!
This sweet ornament was also handmade.
MY STASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't it all MARVELOUS? Also, not shown close up is the sweet hand painted metal heart & cute decorated clothespins. THANK YOU DEAR SWEET MARGARET!
And what is this? The invitation to the Open House for Winnie & Tulula's bit bash! Theresa at Garden Antqs Vintage had her amazing Give Away a couple of weeks agao & my $50 gift certificate to her shop at Winnie & Tulula's came in the mail Saturday. Yippeeeee I know I will love that little shopping experience. Also, enclosed in the envelope from Theresa was a gift card to Starbucks!!!! Gotta love that A LATTE! Hee Heeeeeeee. Thank you so much my generous amazing friends!!!! Have a great week & I promise I will be a bit better about posting now. Hugs~ Charlene

Bunny said...

Your are one lucky gal Charlene. I love getting gifts in the mail. I absolutely love that pumpkin pin cushion...I'm gonna check it out. I know you enjoy having your mother visit but I'm with you...blog withdrawals....not pretty.

Lisa said...

Oh Lucky you! Margret is the best! You got wonderful treats!! Hope your ears survive your Mother's visit. Mine lives with me I understand! Glad you could visit today!
Hugs, Lisa

Coastal Sisters said...

I love Margaret's work! She is one of my favorite artists!

marty (A Stroll Thru Life) said...

Bloggers are the best and your gifts are just fabulous. I love them all. Hugs, Marty

Super sweet stash! I especially love the little velvet pumpkin ~ Angela

The French Bear said...

You are so welcome sweetie, I need to show everyone what you gave me!!! I am sorry, I have been falling behind again!!!!
I promise to catch up!
Margaret B

Jamie said...

You lucky Girl!! I have missed you Sweet Charlene. Your gifts are absolutely beautiful! At least it is your Mother and not your Mother-in-law! LOL!! She wears me down daily:) LOL!!! Love, Jamie

Pat @ My Tattered Elegance said...

You lucky little girl, what wonderful treasures. That pumpkin and little bear are darling. I was wondering if your mom was still with you?
I stayed in bed yesterday, worked like a dog today, plus went to the doctor.
Wishing you a great tomorrow, I may try to call.
Hugs, Pat

Auntie Cake said...

What a lucky girl! So much fun to have the post bring you a lovely package. I enjoyed just looking at all your new treasures!

sylvia said...

I've also been so busy but I thank you for your comments!! These presents look wonderful...I should take more time to wrap things up so nicely!!

What fun! So many cute and charming things! Love that pin cushion!

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Checking 1, 2, I mobile?

Just a test to see if mobile blogging works or if it's another
complicated waste of time. Since moving to our new house we have had
no internet. I haven't stopped writing, I have written tons of stuff
and am just contemplating what to post.

I wrote something in the wee hours of this morning in an effort to
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wrong way. Something that I've decided not to do with this blog is
gossip or intentionally offload about somebody in my life. I do this
because I don't think it serves a purpose here. I realise that
sometimes, when trying to explain things it may be necessary to shed
light on my past and what happened to me but other than that it's a
big no no.

This post involves someone very close to me. We are no longer on
speaking terms and the fallout of our relationship has been so
devastating to me. I can't help but feel that by writing about her on
this blog- especially when she is unable to tell her side of the
story- is stabbing her in the back. But this whole thing has taken up
so much of my life in the past two months I feel that if I don't get
it off my chest I going to land up busting some head. I also am really
wanting someone out there to identify with me and hoping to get
assurance that it's going to be okay : )

So, I will go over it again, tweak it a bit until I feel that's ready
enough to go up her.

Till next time!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

The wolf is at my door

What a dark night this is. All around me there is an enveloping blackness. It feels like it is going to consume this small room of light I am sitting in. I hate moments like this- where it seem doom is standing in front of me and fear is at my back. I hardly saw the sun today. I woke up...and just was going to be one of those days. I crawled out of bed, slid downstairs to get some cereal and tea. I briefly met my mother in the kitchen who is always oblivious to how I'm feeling (probably just as well). She hugged me and told me to come and sit outside in the sun. I probably should have listened to her maybe things would have gotten better. Instead I hobbled back upstairs ate my cereal and crawled back into bed where I stayed, undisturbed for the rest of the day.

I have found in my house if this happens no one misses me until I am needed to do some sort of chore. Which is exactly what happened at 6pm when I heard my mother's voice through the floorboards asking me to come and do the dishes. To me the worst thing that anyone can do when I am having an off day is to yell at me to come and do the one chore that I hate most in the world. They all sounded like a circus act down there: "Stephanie!" "Stephanie!" "Stephanie must come do dishes!" "Did you call Stephanie?!" "Where is STEPHANIE?!!!!". Imagine three grown adults yelling all that at once. My pounding serotonin- deprived brain was wishing I had duct tape, a hammer ANYTHING to get them to shut the hell up.

It's really not their fault, they don't know how to handle my depression not many people do anyway. My Dad tries to ignore it, but thinks I'm not "trying hard enough"- whatever that means, my sister is in between thinking I made it up for attention or it's not that big of a deal and I must just "be more positive". Yep. Try telling that to someone whose only thoughts are of slitting their wrists to try and stop the crushing sadness that has plagued them for days- "just be more positive". Only my mother has truly made an effort to understand and I can say she really does try, she defends me when the others want to jump all over me. But her understanding only goes so far and I feel there is this block with her. She is a born- again Christan and believes prayer is my only answer, that and er, herbs. Problem is I am struggling everyday just to keep faith that God actually does exist.

The greatest challenge I had to overcome when I was first diagnosed is the stigma surrounding mental illness. The conclusion that I have reached is that just because someone doesn't understand my illness does not mean they are bad people- some people have the capacity to understand and accept while others don't. I can't hold it against my friends and family who can't stand with me in this fight. We can still have a relationship it just means that there will always be a part of me I can't share and they will never know.

Still when that group consists of most of your family it can really hurt and it makes trying to conquer this disease so much more lonely. Right now they are all in bed dreaming while I sit up alone to fight off the evil thoughts that seem to be swirling in the darkness surrounding this room, waiting to pierce my brain. I can't wait for dawn. Tomorrow I won't make the same mistake I made today I WILL get up out of this bed and face the day. That is FIGHTING. Unfortunately those damn dishes still await me tomorrow morning.

I always find identification to how I'm feeling in art in every form. I really liked this song and the video when it came out. It represented best some of the swirling, outlandish thoughts that I would have late at night.

Monday, August 2, 2010

One glorious day....

*This is something I wrote about a week ago in a sudden "fervor". Unfortunately moving house and no internet has delayed me in posting it

There is something in the atmosphere, an air of excitement and opportunity, I’m not really sure what it is but I feel like I am sitting in a deep pool and I need to jump up out of the water and grab whatever it is before the waves of depression pull me back down into the murky waters where thoughts of pain and suicide will cloud my vision of whatever it was that was holding it’s hand out to me.

It could be just the last dying embers of a month of euphoria spent in the whirlwind of the Soccer World cup, a dream come true for me. That is definitely part of it. But the real source is what has been happening to me the last few days and resulted in an eventually epiphany last night.

I have never mentioned this in this blog because, God knows, there is enough to mention. And to talk about this subject as well as continuing to write about my daily battles with depression and anxiety would just be a bit over the top. But if I can take a break from those musings and turn the subject to something that is just as close to my heart.

A year ago I started to go blind- my sight had been rapidly deteriorating for a while, I thought it might have been the result of high blood sugar- a good enough reason to go to the doctor. But being uninsured, broke and under the dangerous premise that “it will go away on its own” I left it. Then over a period of a month my sight drastically decreased, I became deaf in one ear, was throwing up everything I ate and was in the most awful pain. This was something that wouldn’t just go away and I finally told my mother.

I saw an ophthalmologist who discovered my optic nerves were badly swollen. Having always been faithful with my research I already knew what this could mean before he gently told me I would need an MRI to see if there was a brain tumor. The other possibility was fluid on the brain. We had to wait a week for my MRI appointment. My mother and sister were devastated. My Dad hid in his office for the week. I was calm- I didn’t feel anything, except the slight and sick humor that God, having seen my soul die in my breakdown in America, had finally decided to put me out of my misery. How selfish it was thinking like that. Of course there were the usual thoughts of what legacy I would leave behind if I had to die in a few months.

The day of the test came and all the calm I had evaporated when I saw the tiny hole where my head would go to conduct an MRI. The nurse was kind enough to give me a “magic” injection. There was no tumor or lesions on my brain. My family was relieved but that was short lived because in the days that followed, I was diagnosed with Benign Intracranial Hypertension. It is a disease that causes a massive amount of fluid to collect on the brain. They don’t know what causes it and there is no cure. They can manage the symptoms with a drug called Diamox and….regular therapeutic lumbar punctures or spinal taps to drain the fluid off the brain. Not only that- we were told the damage to my eyesight and hearing could be permanent.

I have had four lumbar punctures in total. I will never forget my first one- a psychiatry student could not get the fluid t to drain landed and up poking my spinal column four times before someone took over afterwards I was in so much pain I could barely breathe. The drug Diamox- which is also used for altitude sickness had the most horrible side effects. I could sleep for 18 hours a day and when awake was nothing else but a zombie. I had constant pins and needles in my hands and feet, it alterated my taste- Coke tasted like brandy!!. And always, always there was the never ending pain sometimes dehumanizing. I was confined to my house and loneliness enveloped me like a blanket.

In April this year I told my doctors that I had volunteered for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. They had already advised me against working and again advised me that doing the World Cup would be crazy. It had been a long time since I felt so stubborn and determined and I decided I was going to volunteer- even if I had to do it sitting down…or lying down. We were trying some knew drug combinations and I had actually started feeling better so I decided to have faith that it was going to work. The World Cup was hard, exhausting but ABSOLUTELY amazing- it turned out to be one of the best things I’ve ever did. I have made friends and memories that will last a lifetime.

That ended nearly a month ago and last night was when I had my “epiphany”. I was cooking my Dad his birthday dinner and I started thinking about where I was this time last year. On my Dad’s birthday last year I had also cooked him a birthday dinner, but messed it up badly. It was right before my appointment with the ophthalmologist and I was at my worst. My sight was so bad I couldn’t see what I was doing. I couldn’t hear my grandmother calling for me. I was nauseous and I hurt so badly that I had to sit down every few minutes. But last night while again, cooking his birthday dinner, I realized that my sight was more than perfect, most of my hearing had been restored and I was absolutely pain free. I walked outside and saw the stars and I could hear the farm labourers laughing as they walked home for the night. I could see AND hear when the frying pan was burning

The last few days I had been reading bible stories from the Old Testament in my mother’s application bible. Most of these stories used to annoy me senseless in the infantile versions they were told in Sunday school. But the application bible has put them in a completely new light. Beautiful stories full of adventure, miracles and love that have been mysteriously renewed me and given me strength. If you read through this blog you’ll see that I’m a “Doubting Thomas” faith is a daily battle for me. I can go from believing God is there (but a big mystery), to believing that “something” is there but not sure what it is (agnostic ), to not believing in God or anything at all (atheist) and then back to believing again. I have tried to stop this cycle but I don’t know how.

Reading these stories I believe lead to my “light-bulb-Oprah” moment while standing at the stove. My light bulb moment: Without really realizing it, I had climbed a mountain- I was staring into the valley where I once was with a debilitating illness in front of me. An illness that nearly robbed me of my ability to see and hear. I hadn’t noticed because it happened so slowly.

I hope I am making sense here. But I am profoundly grateful for that experience. It has given me hope that over time, maybe without me even noticing it my battle with depression will be drawing to a close. Slowly everyday small steps are taken until one glorious day I’ll suddenly be staring into a valley that was my depression and realize that I am free.


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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Not so fast with this feeling good stuff!

I tried to take it easy. I felt well enough to move around without clutching the cute little pillow the night nurse (who really should be working days because he just talked WAY too much each and every time he came in my room at night to check my vitals) made me at the hospital. I could even walk without being hunched over. That's progress, baby!

So I came up with a small list of things to do. Easy stuff, nothing too strenuous. And I set the timer so I would be up and about for ten minutes at a time before sitting down to rest. And I was doing pretty good. I cleared off the dining room table, put away stuff that was on the kitchen counters, wiped down both of those areas, even sorted and washed a load of laundry. And between each item I took a break.

But...then the boys were dropped off right when I was about to take a break. We have had so much help the last week and a half it has been amazing, but alas, no one was able to host a playdate for A and B (J, on the other hand, went home from camp with a friend for the afternoon). DH had a doctor's appointment, as usual, so it was up to me. I sat down with them and wrote up a schedule for the afternoon (they do better when it's in writing) (so do I) and they started their Wii time. So it was a good time for me to take that break I had missed.

But....then the potential housekeeper knocked at the door so we could walk through the house and talk about what I wanted her to do. Ever do that before? I'm soooo glad I had a chance to wipe down some surfaces, because as I walked with her I kept seeing things through her eyes, especially as she talked about how she would need to do a deep cleaning the first time she comes out to do things like "degrease the dining room lighting fixture" (wow, it is pretty filty!) and "dust the baseboards" (hadn't really looked at the in a while - they're disgusting!). Don't get me wrong - I got a really good vibe from her; didn't at all feel like she was looking down on my housecleaning skills. And I'm excited to get started with her after I talk with my sis about how much she's going to charge me to see if she thinks that's fair in exchange for me watching her daughter four aftenoons a week (she better!). I am REALLY looking forward to someone to clean once a week, and cannot WAIT for the "deep cleaning" she promised. After we walked through the house, I made sure we ended up at the dining room table so I could sit down. I wasn't feeling too good by then.

After we talked about the nitty gritty details and she left, I realized that I now needed more than just a little sit-down on the couch. Luckly DH had just arrived home from his doctor's appointment, so I went upstairs to lay down.

Today I woke up pretty uncomfortable. In the interest of full disclosure (because I know what a stickler for honesty all my loyal reader are - ARE there any readers at this point?) I have been trying to avoid taking the pain meds so I can just deal without them. Thinking about it today, I have no idea why I thought that was a good idea. The doctor had told me it would take two weeks until I felt better. Yesterday was one week. I have to just suck it up and accept that I'm not going to feel perfect this week and allow myself to take it a little easier. I'm thinking up lots of productive things I can do sitting down, things like sorting and filing household paperwork, cleaning out and restocking the medicine closet (if DH can bring me what's in there one basket at a time and then go out and buy all the stuff I put on the list), sorting through all my teaching stuff that is currently residing in the basement (even if I WAS feeling 100% I would still need DH to go down there and get me one box at a time - I can't stand basements) - you get the idea.

Right now DH took the kids to "the good Barnes and Noble" (the one in DE that has a train table and small stage in the kids' section) with the promise that he would buy them each one book. I have quiet in the house. I believe I will take another dose of pain medicine, take five minutes (and no more) to put away some dishes drying on the counter, and then start working on the basket of papers that are right next to me. It's not the most exciting way to end this blog post, but that's the way it is.

Anjali said...

Take the meds. If you don't, you'll feel a million times worse later, and won't be able to do anything!

RuthWells said...

Take the meds, and take it easy on yourself! I have gotten better about just stopping when my body tells me to, and it is a help.

insomniac ellen said...

Hey I'm all about "Better Living Thru Chemistry." It's a 60s thing man.

Take your meds like a good girl and don't worry about the other stuff. Is your family happy and loved? Nuff said.


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Sunday, June 29, 2014

My Own Little Peony Festival

In my last post, I showed some photos of the local Peony Festival and mentioned that I'd return (somewhat belatedly) with some peonies from my own garden.

The mid and deep peonies have been finished for awhile now, with the exception of a few small secondary blooms.

It's the lushness and sweet fragrance that appeal to me and, I know, to many of you.

This rich colour comes on peonies that stand on their own without any support. Of course, I don't recall the name, but I do appreciate their fortitude, if one can apply such a virtue to a plant.

The palest of my peonies lives in the shadow of a forsythia shrub for part of the day and, as a result, blooms later than the others. I picked a bouquet this afternoon, shown in the lavender and white jug. It's a pleasure to bring some blooms indoors to enjoy.

Claire the Foster Puss has not been above a bit of exploration, which led to the strategic placement of some arrangements. (For those who have been interested in Claire's story, I'll have an update next time.)

The peonies may be almost gone, but that means the roses are coming along.
Don't you love a garden!

Thank you for your visits and comments. Both are appreciated!

I'm happy, after a long absence, to be linking with Mary at Little Red House.
For the first time, I pleased to be joining Trishie at Under Lock and Key

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Peony Festival

Last weekend was a beautiful one for the local Peony Festival.  This is one of many beds in the garden that features over 300 varieties of peonies. I wonder if the number of cameras there rivaled the number of plants.

Some featured entertainment included these three young women who played pieces of Chinese music, in recognition of the significance of the peony as China's national flower. I did, however, hear them slip in their rendition of "Red River Valley".

There was a great deal of loveliness in the park by the creek. In my next post, I'll have to show some of my own peonies. I don't have many varieties, but at least I can pick bouquets of them to enjoy indoors.

Thank you for visiting. I may be a bit slow in responding to your comments as my laptop is out for repairs and the netbook tends to slog along. I will get back to you, though!

Hoping you have plenty of blooms to enjoy,

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Two Quick Photos

 Marlys is hosting a link-up called Almost Wordless Wednesday.

She was a regular participant in my wintertime gathering, Sunlit Sunday, and I'm pleased to return the favour!

If you wish, you can join in here.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Saturday, June 7, 2014

In the Pink

These have faded now, but a few days ago there were still tulips in the back garden.

It's a treat for me to look at a bit of prettiness because I'm in the midst of clearing out the shed, one of the jobs that is long overdue. There are tools, pots, a lawn mower and a couple of bikes decorating the lawn at the moment, as well as several bags of garbage.

This little one dropped by on my last big gardening day. Some of us know how to enjoy the glorious springtime and take a few minutes to luxuriate in a beautiful morning.

A new, simple garden is at the base of the magnolia tree. I put up the circular border (after digging it out from where it had sunk, elsewhere, deep into the earth), corralled some forget-me-nots that were springing up in the grass, and added a few impatiens for a bit of colour in a shady spot.

Let's just pretend I'm here solely because I'm long overdue with a post and not because I'm avoiding the remaining work in the shed. Although, once I get the blue stain off the window (I know, sloppy of me), I may just make it a little lace curtain!

Here's a happy sign; my peonies are in bud. In a local park, there is a Peony Festival in this community each spring. Normally, it would be held this weekend, but it has been postponed until next week. The harsh winter has definitely had lingering effects. Soon, though, there will be big, blowsy peonies.

Foster puss Claire is still making things beautiful around the house. The lovely woman who was interested in adopting her is unable to pursue that right now, much to her dismay. Perhaps it's just as well; Claire just had a vet appointment, as a result of some concern over an issue she was having. With the medication she'll be getting come Monday, she'll be over an infection, in the pink, and ready for adoption very soon.

It certainly hasn't affected Claire's appetite or playful activities. If only I could train my camera on her while she attacks her favourite target, the scatter mat!

Hoping all is well with you,

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Monday, April 02, 2007

Mondays with Maida - Chocolate Aggies

Page 213 in the old book / page 239 in the new book

No drama this week - in the making or the eating. These cookies were simple to make and very, very good. They're moist, chewy, and perhaps most importantly - chocolate.

I can't recall if I've made these before, but they certainly are a familiar cookie. You'll find similar recipes on the net under the names "Chocolate Crinkle Cookies" and "Chocolate Snowflake Cookies". Maida's name for these cookies puzzled me and I hunted around to see if other cookies were known as "Aggies", but as near as I can tell the only recipe out there with this name is Maida's own. There are two other meanings of the word: students of an agricultural college or agate marbles. I'm guessing it's the marbles that inspired the name of these cookies. As you see them in the photo above they don't much look like agate marbles, but before baking I suppose they did.

In case you're not already familiar with these cookies, what gives them their distinctive look is a coating of powdered sugar that is applied before baking. When baked, the cookies split open and spread in a way that clearly inspired their other monikers - crinkles and snowflakes.

Here's the panel...

Suzanne: "I love chocolate brownies and that’s exactly what this cookie tastes like. The sweetness of the powdered sugar topping was an added treat. The cookie had walnuts inside which added to the fudgie brownie taste. Rating - 5.0"

Laura: "Chocolate with a dusting of powdered sugar sweetness! Deliciously moist and chocolatey. Very yummy cookies! Rating - 4.5"

Denny: "Very nice little cookie with maybe just a little too much powdered sugar. Not much to say about it, but it was good. Rating - 4.0"

Drucie: "Not only are they pretty to look at, but they are chocolatey and chewy as well. I'm not a fan of nuts in cookies, so I found the walnuts a little distracting. Rating - 4.5"

Overall rating by the panel - 4.5

Next week - Chocolate Oatmeal Crispies

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mari said...

I found a recipe for those and the author named them "Chocolate Truffle Cookies." Did Maida have any alcohol or liqueur in the recipe? The one I use calls for Cherry Brandy.

rowena said...

They do look familiar...I remember one of the bakers where I worked made them as one of her repertoire cookies but for the life of me I can't remember the name...chocolate krinkles? Tasty things!

Cathy said...

Hi Mari! No there's no flavoring in these aside from chocolate. Not even any vanilla, which seems unusual. I think the addition of a little liqueur or brandy would be a nice twist. I think I saw some discussion on-line where someone suggested adding some orange rind.

Hi Rowena! That they are! I can see why they'd earn a place in the baker's repertoire!

Alice said...

It definitely seems like the cookie panel is swayed by chocolate!! It seems that any cookie with chocolate is getting higher ratings than any cookies without chocolate...hmmm, I feel like some of the other cookies were under-appreciated. far as learning a good lesson...I'm learning through your process that chocolate is the sure crowd pleaser and that when I bother to make anything to bring in and share at work...I might as well make it a chocolate-something! :)

Cathy said...

Hi Alice! Without a doubt the cookie panel favors chocolate over all else. I'm not certain they're a representative sample, but I have a feeling you're right - you can't go wrong with chocolate!

Leigh said...

Wow! I remember these! Or something like them when I was a little girl. Yum. I need to go find the recipe.

Jeena said...

Hi Your food blog looks great and you have some lovely recipes, I will be back to visit you.

Jeena xx

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Cathy said...

Hi Leigh! Lots of recipes out there... if you search on chocolate aggies I think you'll probably even turn up Madia's recipe.

Hi Jeena - thanks!

Nicole said...

I make these (or something very similar) as part of my Christmas baking. My family has always called them chocolate crackles. I love them with milk!

Cathy said...

Hi Nicole! Ah, yet another name!


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