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10 Signs for younger women dating established men who can be with forever

Younger woman are attracted to men who are almost twice their age. Why so? The reasons vary from person to person. But one thing is for sure. These women are much happier than they could ever be. One might ask why this trend is getting so popular. The reasons are very simple. Older men are much more responsible and mature to carry on a relationship.

  • Safety – Safety is one of the reasons why younger woman fall for older men. The men are mature compared to high school boys and they know exactly how to maintain a relationship. This is why younger women want older men to be their life partner.
  • Experience – The older men have seen too much of life. They are strong and responsible for their actions and know how to handle every situation given to them. These gentlemen also know how to maintain a family financially and emotionally. So it is obvious why younger women are looking for established men.
  • Love – These men know how to make a girl happy. They know how much love and trust can be an important factor in every relationship and will never hurt someone they love intentionally.
  • Entertaining – these older men are easy to talk to. You can talk to them about anything for hours and never bored. They how to flirt easily and easy to talk about anything you want. They can help you to make better decisions is your life as well.
  • Financially secure – The men in their 40s are financially stable and can provide a younger girl a luxurious life. They earn well and keep their needs fulfilled.

When it comes to men, they want different things as well. In a younger counter part they require qualities which a different from them.younger-women

  • Fun loving – Younger woman are jovial and knows how to have fun the way they want to. With these women, men start to feel young again. They know how to party yet have respect for one another. They are never boring and are will to do anything for their loved ones.
  • Beauty – It is obvious that younger women will be more attractive compared to a woman of 40. They have this mesmerizing glow in their face that can brighten your day.
  • Less experience – A woman in her 20s has less experience about this world. They are fragile and depend on a person who is older than her. This why younger women for older men is the perfect choice for each other.
  • Submissive – Since the woman will be younger in age, she will listen to whatever you say. The man will be the dominant one.
  • Love – Younger woman loves from their hearts. Their love is pure and without any conditions.

Since these qualities match with one another, it is obvious why younger woman and older man are perfect for each other. This kind of relationship is perfect for long term goals and can last a lifetime if they want to.

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56. How to Make Your Homestay a Success
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Living abroad for the first time can be complicated and daunting, especially if you’re moving to a big city like London. There are plenty of accommodation options for those studying in the UK capital, including halls of residence, shared flats and houses - all of which have their own pros and cons. To add another option to the mix, if you decide on a homestay, London living becomes a totally different experience. Staying with a homestay host family means you can experience British life in an authentic way, and it’ll also provide you with a platform to enhance your language skills. Any opp... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

57. The Pros and Cons of a London Homestay
November 23, 2018

Choosing your very first student accommodation when studying abroad can be a challenging task, and it’s safe to say some options certainly aren’t for everyone – particularly when it comes to a homestay. London student life often starts out with accommodation in halls of residence or shared student houses, but with a homestay you’ll experience something completely different. Here are some of the general pros and cons to help you decide whether this is an option you should consider. Pros • You might not want to spend every hour of your life with other students, so being able to i... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

58. A Guide to London Student Accommodation Types
November 23, 2018

There are so many things to think about when moving abroad to study in London, but one of the main concerns for new students is usually accommodation. It can be difficult to work out the type that will work best for you, especially when there are so many options available. In order to help you with your decision, read on for our basic guide to student housing. London is not as scary as it may seem! Self-Catered Halls If you enjoy being independent and following your own schedule, self-catered halls are a great option. It’s a fantastic way to form quick bonds with your flatmate... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

59. The London Underground System: A Guide for Students
November 23, 2018

The London underground system can be quite difficult to get your head around, particularly if you’re a young student and you’ve only just moved to the city. As confusing as it may seem at first, it’s likely to be one of your main modes of transport while you’re studying, so knowing the basics will be extremely beneficial. Whichever location you decide to choose for your student housing, London’s underground network will never be too far away. Learn how to get around and you’ll feel right at home in no time. Tickets and Fares Since you’ll more than likely be staying in London fo... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

60. Travel Hacks: The London Bus System for Beginners
November 23, 2018

Picture this. You’ve just moved into your student housing. London is right on your doorstep, filled with culture and history, theatre and art, magic and mystery, and it’s all within your reach – if you could just figure out how the bus system works! Luckily, as confusing as it may seem to begin with, the iconic red double-deckers need not be intimidating. Once you get the hang of them, you’ll be zipping all over the city in no time like a long time local. Read on for some tips and tricks on how to master the London bus system. The Basics The most important things to know about L... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

61. 5 of the Best Things to Do Near Spitalfields
November 23, 2018

When it comes to student housing, London has a seemingly infinite selection of appropriate accommodation in interesting areas. However, if you’ve chosen Spitalfields as the neighbourhood where you’ll hang your hat as you work towards earning your graduation cap, you’re particularly in luck – there’s so much to do right on your doorstep. Read on for five of the best (and cheapest) attractions in the area. Old Spitalfields Market Old Spitalfields Market has a history dating back to 1638, when King Charles I gave it a license to sell vegetables and meat. Today it is still a marketplace,... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

62. The Pyramids of Guimar: An Unforgettable Day Trip
November 22, 2018

The Canary Islands are among the most popular holiday destinations for Brits seeking sun and sand, but they have a lot more to offer than just that. Take the pyramids of Guimar, for instance – an astounding archaeological site shrouded in mystery. Read on for a little-known reason to visit Tenerife, transfer yourself into a world of possibilities and explore these fascinating monuments. The Area Located in a valley in eastern Tenerife, the village of Guimar is a small settlement deep in a volcanic landscape. Centuries of geological turmoil have produced unique and interesting rock ... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

63. Make Memories in Masca - The Beautiful Hidden Village of Tenerife
November 22, 2018

In a lot of ways, Tenerife is the perfect holiday destination. It’s sunny pretty much all year round, with long days and warm nights well into the winter. As you’d expect, it’s very popular – especially among sun-starved Brits. But it’s got more to offer than just the standard tourist resorts. Read on to learn about the perfect hidden village of Masca, plus some tips on how to get to Tenerife. Transfers and flights are both readily available, so you’ve got no reason not to book now! The Region Despite their small size, the Canary Islands’ location in the eastern Atlantic gives them... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

64. Astronomy Adventures: Stargazing at Teide Observatory
November 22, 2018

The Canary Islands are well known as a popular summer holiday destination, but they have a lot more to offer than just sun and sand. Read on to learn how you can discover the wonders of the universe at Teide Observatory. Top Tip: There’s no need to worry about getting around Tenerife. Transfers are available to take you all over the island. Stargazing in the Canaries The Canaries have long been recognised as one of the very best spots in the world to look up at the night sky. Their relative isolation and the lack of clouds keep the skies clear most of the year. The islands are ... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

65. How To Discover Adventure On Your Next Mountain Retreat
November 21, 2018

A mountain retreat may seem like the furthest thing from your mind when it comes to finding adventure in life. After all, when you hear the words ‘mountain’ and ‘retreat’, you’re probably not thinking about a thrill a minute, but that would be a mistake. It turns out that a jaunt off to the mountains isn’t all big beards, flannel, and living off of the grid. Today’s mountain retreat is all about access to modern amenities while still enjoying the great outdoors. The big difference in discovering adventure on a mountain retreat is that you have to do a little work. The red carpet is there,... (read more)

Author: Alfred Mears

66. The First Time Visitor's Guide To Red River, New Mexico
November 21, 2018

If you’re a fervent explorer of this great country, you’ll know that you can travel for a lifetime and never come close to seeing the whole of the United States. You are, however, the person to ask about little places some might be missing out on, which would likely include Red River, New Mexico. Red River, NM is an amazing town in the southern Rocky Mountains. One of the main reasons that Red River seems to maintain a bit of a low profile is because to the southwest of Red River is Taos, which is one of the premier winter destinations in the U.S.. To the southeast, you’ll find Angel Fire... (read more)

Author: Alfred Mears

67. Gourmet Holiday Getaways for Luxury Food Aficionados
November 21, 2018

While you might associate fine cuisine with France or Italy, the luxury hotel industry has spread fine food well beyond these areas. Here, we take a look at some of the best eating on offer for holidays in Madeira, Fuerteventura and Croatia. Resorts like these understand that great eating is an integral part of any great getaway. Read on to whet your appetite. Variety and Views at Porto Mare This large hotel complex sits on Madeira’s beautiful seafront, encircled on all other sides by well-tended lush gardens filled with indigenous and exotic plants. Guests enjoy the tranquil beaut... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

68. Visiting Vincent van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise
November 21, 2018

The charming village of Auvers-sur-Oise is a popular destination for many of the best French river cruises. It was the place Vincent van Gogh spent his last months, as well as being a favourite haunt of many other artists, so the village has an intimate connection to the country’s artistic heritage. Auvers-sur-Oise and Vincent van Gogh In May 1890 the artist Vincent van Gogh was discharged from an asylum in Saint-Rémy. He moved to Auvers-sur-Oise to be close to his brother Theo and live independently. Though it tragically ended with his suicide, van Gogh’s time in the village was ve... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

69. Find the Party on Gran Canaria: The Best Clubs on the Island
November 20, 2018

The small island of Gran Canaria is fast becoming one of the most popular places for Brits to book their summer holidays. It’s sunny and sandy, and it’s got some really amazing clubs that party people will love. Read on for some of the bars you don’t want to miss on your Gran Canaria holiday. Two Party Hubs Most well known summer spots have one major hub for nightlife, but this one has two! The island is small enough that each is near the capital city, Las Palmas, but the centres of activity are at Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas. These two areas offer the best clubs on the i... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

70. Immersion in Nature in the Nublo Rural Park, Gran Canaria
November 20, 2018

While the small island may be well known for its party scene, Gran Canaria is also stunningly beautiful. It’s pretty wherever you go, of course, but if you really want to get out of the hustle and bustle and immerse yourself in nature, there’s nowhere better than the Roque Nublo Rural Park. Book your flights, accommodation and Gran Canaria transfers and get out to see this natural wonder. Key Facts Located in the very heart of the island, parts of the park creep into most of the municipalities. At 26,000 hectares, it boasts 30 small settlements and a huge variety of plant and ... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

71. Must-Sees in Malta when Travelling with Kids
November 20, 2018

It’s been another long week of the school run; coaxing the kids into their clothes, then pyjamas, then the bath, then clothes again and no one getting enough sleep. Kids finally in bed, you sit down together to plan this summer’s family holiday and look at each other with the same question written on your faces: ‘how are we going to manage this?’ You need a location with an exciting range of things to do for kids of all ages, isn’t too far from home and has food catered for young taste buds...Well, Malta has the answers to your prayers! Magical Malta The beautiful beaches range ... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

72. The Top Haunted Hotspots To Visit When on Holiday in Malta
November 20, 2018

Europe’s best kept secret is Malta, a country that not only offers a great cultural and culinary experience but also a variety of haunted hotspots with great character. While you are on holiday in Malta you should definitely check these top off-the-beaten-track haunted and hidden gems. Manoel Island, Near Gzira You must start your spooky adventure in Malta with the truly horrifying Manoel Island. Located just off the shore of the town of Gzira, this island is an absolutely terrifying hotspot with centuries of dark historical events under its belt. It was once used as an isolation... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

73. Scaries in the Canaries! Outdoor Adventures for Fun Loving Families
November 20, 2018

Gran Canaria is an incredibly versatile holiday destination. One aspect in which it excels is for families who thrive on getting out in the great outdoors and getting their thrills! There are numerous activities that are safe, fun, and perfect for adventurous older children and parents open to new experiences. This list is not a comprehensive itinerary for young thrill seekers, but it is an excellent appraisal of what the Spanish island has to offer. Coasteering Coasteering is about exploring the cliffs and caves in Puerto Mogan. Led by experienced guides, who are well versed in... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

74. Grand Adventures for Kids on Gran Canaria
November 20, 2018

The Spanish island of Gran Canaria in the eastern Atlantic is a great destination for children, boasting a range of activities and diversions to keep those young’uns out from under the feet of their parents. It’s a location most famous for its eternal sun and stunning beaches (128 to choose from!) – but that’s the obvious stuff. There are so many other great things for families to do, and even a fortnight isn’t enough for you to test out everything. You can pre-book Gran Canaria transfers before you leave home, to get you right from the airport to your hotel, with minimum fuss – leaving y... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

75. Don't Miss This! Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Gran Canaria
November 20, 2018

Although the island of Gran Canaria is a tourist hotspot for seekers of sun, beaches and water parks, it is actually a very diverse place to visit – even for those seeking peace and quiet or off the beaten track quirkiness. Independent travellers can explore a whole range of cultural, historical or transcendent options on their trip to the east Atlantic and truly find out what makes up the real Gran Canaria. Transfers from the airport in the east of the island make the process of discovery so much faster too. Descending into a Volcano Let’s start with the most dramatic! This ac... (read more)

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Mammon & Monuments

December 2018

Commercial enterprise and history seldom make comfortable bedfellows

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain. —Proverbs 1:19

Buildings in America have always been imperilled by those who covet the land upon which they stand. In 1808, when the First Church of Boston, during the pastorate of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s lather, sold its “Old Brick” Meetinghouse ot 1713 in Washington Street to move to Chauncy Place, the following lamentation appeared in the Independent Chronicle:
If a proposition had been made in London, Paris, or Amsterdam to the society owning the First Church of either of those respectable Cities, to sell (on a principle ol speculation) their ancient edifice, it would have been spurned with indignation—the trifling profit anticipated by the sale would never have led the proprietors to have ra/cd a house of worship so well repaired as the Old Brick to gratify the rapacity of a few men who trouble society both in Church and State. After the demolition of the Old Brick, there is scarcely a vestige of antiquity in the town. We hope “Old South” will maintain its original ground. Even the British troops, though they attacked other places of worship never dared meddle with the Old Brick—for Chauncy was there.

Nevertheless the Old Brick came down, and sixtyeight years later the Old South of 1729, a few blocks down Washington Street, came within an ace of doing so. That congregation, unable to resist $400,000 ottered them, also sold their meetinghouse for demolition. This time there was a clamor too great to withstand. The Boston Tea Party had been brewed in the OhI South Meeting House; the anniversary orations commemorating the Boston Massacre were delivered there. Poets and orators mounted the stump to such purpose that the Old South Association in Boston was formell to preserve the building as a historic monument. This was the first instance in Boston—and, indeed, the first of such magnitude in the United States—where respect for the historical anJ architectural heritage of the city triumphed over the considerations of profit, expediency, laziness, and vulgar convenience.

Historic preservation has progressed extensively in the years since 1876, when the Old South was saved. Now we have gone so far in that direction that new dangers arise. Those who are “greedy of gain” today not only covet the land upon which historic buildings stand. They also seek to exploit and pervert history, or invent pseudo-history, to suit their own purposes.

When history becomes “good business,” the genuine article may be imperilled by the imitation. A special report by Stanley M. Elliott, “Historic Buildings Exposed to Connscatory Tax Danger,” in the February 18, 1962, issue of the Santa Barbara News-Press , discusses a specific California instance.

In May 1960 the Santa Barbara City Council enacted :ui ordinance to preserve historic structures in the “old town” area, and to require the architectural conformation of new buildings erected in what was designated as El Pueblo Viejo.

Now, less than two years later, two unanticipated effects have become apparent:

1. Business concerns are willing to pay high prices for sites within this premium zone, where they have the assurance of quality environment in the future . [The italics arc mine.] A lot in the Pueblo Viejo section is reported to have sold for recently.

2. Because of this rise in values, the historic landmarks themselves arc threatened with being taxed out of their ownership. It is a privilege and a distinction to possess an adobe constructed more than a century ago, but there is a limit to what even the proudest possessor can tolerate on his assessment bill.

It was the Santa Barbara Historical Society that obtained the ordinance, and is behind efforts to protect the area. The IiI Pueblo Viejo ordinance provides that within a stated area in the center of Santa Barbara
no present existing building of adobe structure or of special historic or aesthetic interest or value situated within (lie area … shall he torn down, demolished or otherwise destroyed.

It further provides that any buildings thereafter constructed or altered must, conform in their exterior appearance to the “California Adobe type,” the “Montcrey type,” or “to the type of architecture generally known as ‘Spanish’ or ‘Spanish Colonial.’ ” Thus, if Kl Pueblo Vicjo has become—in the horrid phrase of the real estate world—a “premium zone,” with lots selling at a quarter of a million dollars, it can only be because it is thought that “Spanish Colonial” surroundings will seriously promote the prosperity of any business that settles there by providing “the assurance of a quality environment for the future.” Just what relevance adobe construction may have to the sale of hardware, whiskey, or insurance, to hanking, or to the Riling of teeth, is not clear, but the scramble for sites in El Pueblo Viejo indicates that the Santa Barbara business community thinks there is some. Thus, with spiralling values, the genuine elements of the region arc reported to be endangered.

In a Chicago suburb, a luxurious eight-room ranch house in the “Williamsburg Colonial style,” with “unusual ‘windowpanc and shutter’ doors so the garage looks like a wing of the home instead of a garage,” is a harmless although confusing (light of fancy. Clearly it has nothing to do with the past of Illinois, but the comfortable “Gothic” houses of the last century, complete with coal grates, porches, and rocking chairs, had no understandable relation to the history of the Hudson River. The principle of free enterprise lias always supported the theory: “Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own?” it is to be profoundly regretted when private owners, disregarding all protests, tear down India Wharf on the Boston waterfront Lo make way for another parking lot. It would be a national disgrace to allow public or private action to befoul the present unspoiled view of the Maryland shore of the Potomac River opposite Mount Vernon. Such threats to historic buildings, like the poor, we have always with us. It is ironical that they arc now being augmented by threats springing from an imperfect understanding of the popularization of history. A straw in the wind a muplc of years ago was the proposal to remodel a respectable Georgetown house of the Federal period, lowering its roof and putting a new brick façade over the present one “along the lines of AVilliamsburg architecture.” If a rash of colonial imitations, whether of English or Spanish inspiration, covers the United States, the promoters thereof are likely, from confused motives or inadéquate knowledge, to do almost as much harm as those who destroy through simple greed.

It is needless to point out that the tourist trade is going great guns. Chambers of commerce, automobile manufacturers, and oil companies gloat over the spiralling statistics. Peanut stands, wax works, reptile farms, and gift shops stand ready and eager to benefit from the passing millions; so do almost as many sites claiming the mantle of history. Their variety is extraordinary. A rack of dyers in a Florida motel office may invite the traveller to include in his itinerary Thomas A. Edison’s winter home in Fort Myers, “Florida’s Shrine of Science,” or to “Step Back Into Time 800 Years,” by visiting the “Ancient Spanish Monastery, Oldest Huilding in the Western Hemisphere,” which is “only minutes away from almost any place in Greater Miami.” This monastery from Sacremenia in the province of Segovia is, I suspect, one of the buildings dismantled by the Spanish art dealers, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Byne, for William Randolph Hcarst that never reached San Simeon. At any rate, the liver states:
It is not a reproduction nor a copy. Jt is the original monastery itself. You have probably seen it on television, heard about it on radio, read about it in national maga/ines, newspapers, and foreign publications.

Although this monastery is indeed neither “a reproduction nor a copy,” a great many things offered the travelling public are. Where buildings thought to be of some interest have vanished, steps are often taken to reconstruct them. Sir John Summerson, in appraising suitable subjects for historic preservation, expressed satisfaction that in Great Britain, excluding Scotland, “we have never given way to the craze for preserving birthplaces, usually the least significant structures in any man’s life.”

Nevertheless, a generation ago George Washington and The(xlore Roosevelt, whose birthplaces had vanished, were posthumously furnished with reconstructions thereof. In spite of the preservation of Monticello, a stone’s throw away, certain residents of Charlottesville have recently supplied Thomas jclferson with a superfluous reconstructed birthplace at Shad well. On a humbler level, the New Orleans Time-Picayune for February 23, 1960, reported: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” built of cypress logs (binked with day, lias been restored near Natchitoches, where the legendary “Uncle Tom” may have lived.

“Uncle Tom” was the central character of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”

Owners of the site recently reconstructed the cabin. 1 bey have offered to turn it over to the state parks and recreation commission.

The spectacle of a demagogue who interlards his purple passages with sup|jorting quotations from Washington, Jefferson, or Lincoln—almost invariably taken out of context—is unedif\ ing. So, when it cloaks itself in the disguise of something superior, is the ignoble activity of touting goods to indifferent buyers. Julian P. Boyd has pointed out “the obvious dangers in our preoccupation with the American past”:
In much of it there is the base alloy of commerce which becomes at its worst an exploitation of history, keeping one eye on a handful of patriotic shibboleths and the other on the balance sheet.

The advertising profession too frequently exploits history in this way. A single sample will suffice. In the summer of iy^y members of the American Historical Association received from an oil company proofs of a full-page ad appearing in Times, Newsweek , the Saturday Review , and the National Geographic Magazine , urging tourists to “Visit Kings Mountain—where the mountainmen made you free.” Above, in full color, mother, dad, and the kiddies are admiring a young man disguised as a Revolutionary soldier in Kings Mountain National Militär) Park, South Carolina. Helow is the pilch:
Out of the mountains they came with hunting knives, Kenlucky rifles and freedom blazing white-hot in their eyes . And waiting for them on Kings Mountain was a superior force of Redcoats and Tories under the redoubtable Major Ferguson who boasted that “all the rebels outside of ——— couldn’t drive him from the mountain.” In one short, volcanic hour the untrained mountainmen won a crucial victory that fired up the Colonies and led to Yorktown and independence.

Today, Kings Mountain slumbers in the heart of one of the South’s most scenic vacationlands where you can swim, fish, ride … visit historic sites and stately country homes. At Kings Mountain, now carefully preserved, you can browse through the museum … recreate the action on a self-guided tour … and pause at the grave of the doughty Pat Ferguson who. true to his boast, is still there.

And you can muse lor a moment on the unlettered backwoodsmen who wrote a shining page in freedom’s book . The handwriting might be crude—but the message was unmistakably clear … no mountains is too high for men to scale when freedom waits at the top .

Below are the addresses thai will supply liée lour inlonnaiion and maps. In the margin the advertiser “salutes the American Historical Association,” which is, with unhistorical inaccuracy, slated to have been chartered in i8;)(>. The whole is typical of the corporate mind at work when il enlists the services of Madison Avenue to enable it to pay a heavy-handed pseuclo tribute to a cultural institution. A covering letter from the chairman of the board concludes with the immortal sentences:
We believe that the American people are indeed fortunate that the Association has existed since 188.) to promote the study of history (and not, as inadvertently shown in our salute in several publications merely since i8i)(>!). It is our hope that this advertisement will bring added attention to tlie many distinguished historians who contribute so ably to the understanding and continuity of the American civili/alion.

The advertisement attempts, rather crudely, to present “history” as an unholy alliance between a learned hislorical association on the one hand and a greal body of tourists on the other, whose main object is to “swim, fish, ride … visit historic sites and stately country homes”—an alliance manufactured by a great corporation whose only aim is to increase gasoline sales. Such instances give force to Adlai Stevenson’s inquiry:
With the supermarket :is our templr and the singing commercial as our litany, are we likely to fire the world with an irresistible vision of America’s exalted purposes and inspiring way of life?

It is not necessary to take to the road to find examples of the misuses of history. Every local newspaper lias its quota of the perversions that all too readily spawn in the heads of politicians, public relations men, advertising types, and other promoters. The Boston Herald of September 30, 1951), showed a group of women in fancy dress with the caption:
James Frazier, chairman of the 1'lymoutli board of selectmen, shows an engraved certificate Io townsfolk in I’urilan [sic] dress announcing the award of a Federal grant of $1,027,873 for a 30 acre urban renewal project at 1'lymoulh.

A fortnight later the Herald ’s, readers were treated to a view of a bus collision on the upper level of the Mystic River Bridge in which twelve persons were injured. These unfortunate victims were members of the American Association of State Highway Officials in an eleven-bus caravan inspecting the new Massachusetts expressway systems. They were at the time “en route to a re-enactment of the Mayflower Compact signing.” Il is not clear why they were being carried on October i], 1959, to the re-enactment of an event that took place on November 11, 1(120, or, indeed, what possible relation the Mayflower Compact has to highway officials and new expressways. But apparently it is always a good thing to pull in the Pilgrims somehow.

The celebration of anniversaries often furnishes the opportunity for commercialism to disguise iiself in sheep’s clothing. Mr. Robert T. Taylor’s study of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition of 1907 in the April, 1957, issue of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography furnishes a beauiil’iilly documented and dispassionately presented case history of how a supposedly historical celebration can get out of hand when it hills into the grip of promoters. This deserves careful study. In May, 1960, when the Civil War Centennial was still a year in the future, I warned the Virginia Historical Society that unless Virginians and New Englanders banded together to laugh at the commercial perversions of history that would be offered us in increasing quantity, the years from ujlii to i5 would be very unpleasant indeed.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch , supporting my view in an editorial of May 7, 1960, entitled “Against Hawkers and Hucksters,” pointed out in reinforcenient:
The sort of crudity against which Dr. Whitehill warned has popped up already in New Jersey—as a dismaying editorial on this page from the Newport News Z)MiVy Press shows. Special cigars, rum drinks and hats arc being created lor sale at a race track there—all of them tied up in some remotc and ridiculous way with the Civil War anniversary …

The year 1961 provided its quota of opera bouffle , including the event satiri/ed “by a Combat Artist of The Washington Post ” in its issue of (uly 24, K)Oi. A cartoon entitled “Survivors fleeing the Battle of ^d Manassas (igOi)” shows a job-lot of dusty tourists with thermos bottles, lunch baskets, and squalling children, leaving the hot sun of the battlefield in (he company of individuals disguised as soldiers, who are refreshing themselves after combat with soft drinks.

The appointment late in 1961 of Professor Allan Xevins as chairman of the Civil War Centennial Commission gave promise of hope, particularly when he stated on January 31, 1962, that
If we confine ourselves to battles and campaigns, the sigh of relief that went up over the real Appomattox in 1865 may conceivably be nothing to the national sigh of relief that will go up over the commemorated Appomattox of 1965.

He announced that the commission planned a series of thirteen scholarly volumes concerning the impact of the war in such areas as agriculture, poverty, crime, charities, and literature, to be written by competent historians and published by Alfred A. Knopf. His promise that “The National Commission would reenact a battle only over my dead body” gave great relief to many. Nevertheless, the very day that Dr. Nevins was addressing the Civil War Centennial Commission in Washington, the attempt to fire a cannon in the driveway of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to celebrate the opening of an exhibition, “The Civil War, The Artist’s Record,” only succeeded in breaking numerous windows in neighboring apartment houses. Then, alas, perhaps because of President Kennedy’s remark: “I like sham battles,” a local committee went ahead and re-created the Battle of Antietam in September, 1962. Thus we may apparently expect to have hostilities break out at any time through April, 1965, despite the implacable opposition of the Civil War Centennial Commission.

While national celebrations offer the richest field for commercial exploitation, even the mildest local anniversary furnishes an opportunity for someone to dress up and make a fool of himself. A well-organized event causes beards to be grown (by “brothers of the brush”) and hoopskirts to be worn (by “sisters of the swish”) in quantity. Hawkers and hucksters swarm to it like flies to honey.

It would be charitable to assume that many organized celebrations spring from legitimate motives and that commercial exploitation of history only slips into them by the way. Such an assumption cannot apply to “Freedomland U.S.A.” in the Bronx, which opened in June, 1960. Notwithstanding Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller’s misleading endorsement— Freedomland is the ultimate expression of the effort to dramatize our history and to bring it home vividly to everyone who sees it.

—Freedomland, for all its veneer of pseudo history, was from the outset a commercial effort of Mr. William Zeckendorf’s firm, Webb and Knapp. It was (and is) simply an amusement park, charging admission at the gate, plus fees for the “attractions” within.

Freedomland, according to its Texas-born engineershowman creator, C. V. Wood, Jr., was to offer its visitors “a giant slate of assorted wholesome fun, integrated around a theme.” Of his profession Mr. Wood observed: “I view it as an imaginative combination of big business, show business, design creativity and mass education through entertainment. What more could a person want?” Of this particular instance, he explained:
In building this world’s champion outdoor entertainment park, I told my design staff I wanted to tell the whole American story in one vast area shaped like the nation’s map and segmented into regions. We came up with 500 thrilling American themes, discussed and discarded until we had the top 14 major stories now in the park, some of them with four or five separate attractions. This is our way of dramatizing the American heritage.

The Times , in a pre-opening description, reported on June 18, 1960, that the theme being America’s history, the new kind of showmanship is able to offer many of the thrills of the old carnival-type rides by overlaying its “new” rides with a veneer of history. Thus the “Dragon Ride” in the New Orleans enclave is presented as part of that city’s Mardi Gras. Many an old-timer will recognize in it the basic philosophy of the old-style tunnels of love, as the dragon snakes its way, puffing and blowing, with people inside it, through the streets of New Orleans.

Other attractions included a “Continental Tour” on the Santa Fe:
… buckskin-clad riders of the Pony Express, red-shirted firemen who will strive every twenty minutes (with the help of any volunteer patrons who want to pump the old-fashioned fire engines) to put out the Chicago Fire of 1871; camps of authentic Red Indians from seven tribes, some of whom with gun and tomahawk will be raiding the Santa Fe express as it crosses the Great Plains.

From time to time during the summer of 1961 I heard, unwillingly, an FM radio commercial, extolling Freedomland as “a world of fun and adventure where you can ride high in the sky in an open ore-basket"; “also there is dancing to big-name bands.” The announced addition of a Roman chariot race, King Arthur’s knights, the Three Musketeers, the Charge of the Light Brigade, and the Bengal Lancers indicated that the theme had been expanded beyond American history. I do not know what has happened since.

A major misfortune of such abuses of history is that they may mislead the uninformed. A seventy-twoview, brightly colored souvenir booklet, The Adirondacks, The World’s Largest Park , widely offered to tourists in upper New York State, illustrates on terms of absolute equality with the basically genuine Fort Ticonderoga, the reconstructed Fort William Henry at Lake George and a variety of purely commercial attractions, such as Storytown, U.S.A.,—“where your favorite nursery rhymes come to life” plus outlaws and jungle safaris—Gaslight Village, a reconstruction of the “Gay Nineties” with dancing in a beer garden, the imported “Wild West” Frontier Town, the Land of Makebelieve, and Santa’s Workshop at North Pole, New York.

As commercialism seeks to cloak itself in history, it becomes absolutely essential for legitimate historic houses, restorations, and outdoor museums to avoid even the appearance of evil in their actions. If they disfigure the highways with billboards identical to those of commercial “attractions”; if they offer tawdry “souvenirs,” banners, and penny-catchers in their shops; if they affix bumper placards to visitors’ automobiles; if, from whatever motives, they embrace commercial tactics to increase attendance, how in God’s name can the average man distinguish between the popularization of history and its commercial exploitation? Freedomland indicates that there must be an insurmountable wall between history and the entertainment business, or indeed any other form of commercialism. If historical organizations cannot survive without resorting to such tactics, it is time they died.


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Monday, October 3, 2016

To win the election Donald Trump needs to become a street fighter

To be perfectly honest. I don't  think Donald Trump's campaign team is doing a good job. He should be way ahead of Hillary Clinton at this point. His campaign ads suck. His campaign ads  are boring , generic ads that don't do any good. He needs campaign ads that people talk about at the water cooler.  Campaign ads that could go viral. Also he needs to take the fight to the streets. Focus on the everyday everyday average. There are about 35 days until the election. The news media is in the  tank for Hillary. Battling it out on cable news shows will not help much. He needs to focus on get his getting your message directly to the American people. By way of more tv ads, Facebook and YouTube videos. He needs much better campaign ads and he needs more of them. He are a few things he needs to focus on.

Number one. Hillary Clinton is a government official. A  government official whose staff  had to invoke  the Fifth Amendment  during an  investigation. This has to be used in a campaign ads. The news media never talks about this. A lot of voters out there never heard about this.

Number two. Donald Trump is being portrayed by the media. As a rich billion that only cares about the rich and Wall street. Hillary Clinton is being portrayed as a regular person that will fight Wall Street and the big banks. That is total BS. Most of the money from Wall Street and the big banks is going to Hillary Clinton. This is something Trump needs to use in campaign ads. This may or may not get Bernie Sanders supporters to vote for Trump. But it will get them to not vote for Hillary Clinton.

Number three. Trump has to talk about Bill Clinton in campaign ads. Donald Trump himself should never talk about this. Kellyanne Conway, Katrina Pierson, Kayleigh McEnany or some other woman on the Trump campaign team should talk about this. In every campaign ad about Bill Clinton they need to use video of Michelle Obama saying, " If you can't run your own house you can't run the White House " .

But Bill Clinton is not the candidate. This is old news. When ever Trump or one of his supporters go on one of the cable news shows. And they start to talk about Bill Clinton the host of the show immediately cuts  them off. The host say Bill is not the candidate this is old news. Hillary has said that she will put Bill in charge of creating new jobs. Bill Clinton will play a big part in the administration and key policy decisions. Bill Clinton is not going to be restricted to the normal First Lady roles of the past.  On the issue of Bill Clinton's bad behavior being old news.  Most people might know about  Monica Lewinsky. But Gennifer Flowers , Paula Jones and Juanita Broaddrick were all before the boom of the internet and social media. Millions of young female voters. Have no idea that Bill Clinton had to pay 850,000 to Paula Jones in a sexual harassment lawsuit. Millions of young female voters. Have no idea that Juanita Broaddrick said that Bill Clinton raped her. They have no idea how Hillary Clinton attacked these women. This issue is important. In a environment where a rapist like Brock Turner is released from jail after serving only 3 months .  Donald Trump has a duty to talk about how Hillary treated Paula Jones and others.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Puffy Paint Sensory Fun!

The other day Emily and I had a great time making some puffy paint pictures together.  It was even more exciting to share them with Juliette!  After they came out of the microwave and cooled for a little bit we set it on Juliette’s tray to see what she would do with it.

IMG_4617To our surprise it did not go  into her mouth!!

She loved touching and feeling the different textures.  The smooth paper is a great contrast to the stiff, rough puffy paint.

Christy said...

We love puffy paint. We have made the kind you put in the microwave, but our favorite recipe is 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of salt, and 1 cup of water mixed thoroughly. Then add a few drops of food coloring. WE always put it in those cheap dollar store ketchup and mustard bottles and squirt it on whatever canvas the kids are using. We still have one creation they made last year hanging in our playroom. They used foam core for their canvas and it held up great to the puffy paint. It still looks great.

Elise said...

What fun. We love puff paint here too. It's always exciting to see your creation transform in the microwave.

Juliette must have had a ball feeling the bumpy paint.

Sandy said...

Puff paint is one thing that we have not made. We'll have to try it someday.

Kylie said...

Looks great, we must try this one :)

Anonymous said...

oo what a fun sensory activity!

Jackie H. said...

Love this. I have an older one and a little one. This is a great way to involve both! Btw, hope Juliette's surgery went well. Sending prayers your way!

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“Manifestation Power”
It’s time for me to get focused again. I have the control over my life. I am making the conscious decision right now, to release self doubts and bring myself back to a higher vibration.
Yesterday, I did some work on my Maximizing Excellence video, it was frustrating and now I am making the conscious decision to see this project through to the end. A few more things happened yesterday that I would like to mention. My mum and I were discussing my finances. She is really worried about me getting myself a Macbook; she doesn’t think that it’s a good idea. The thing is, I have really wanted a Mac for awhile now and I know that I will have more options for video editing with a Mac. Though yesterday, I began to question if I was making the right decision. So, I am releasing all worries and doubts about my wealth, happiness and success. J
The last thing that I wanted to mention about yesterday is that Norma’s substitute didn’t come at all. I had some reservations about her. So whether I manifested her not coming yesterday or something else happened, I don’t know. Though I do know that everything happens from the highest good!
As I was writing this today, I received an email from the Independent Living Centre and it occurred to me to start manifesting a part time job. Having a job will get me out of the house and making money which is ultimately what I want to do! J

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The strangest stories are always the true ones. Eight years ago, Kevin Palmer (vox, guitar) and Jason Singleton (drums) started making music together in Montgomery, Alabama. Montgomery has no track record whatsoever for cultural productivity in American history, and to hear Trust Company's music today is to understand the desperate frustration born out of eight years of toiling in abject obscurity. Aching melodies soar over an even mix of chord changes and riffing reminiscent of the Deftones, Tool, Sunny Day Real Estate, and even Led Zeppelin. Backed by a velvet wall of saturated guitars, heavy-handed drumming, and a bottomless low-end, Kevin's longing vocals boil from the soft and breathy into the occasionally voracious.

Over the years, Josh Moates joined in on bass and James Fukai was added on guitar. During this time, the band was called 41down, and after years on the road laboring from Houston to Orlando and selling through their first two self-released albums, 41down finally achieved the attention of record label DCide. After witnessing the band and their rabid following during a November, 2000, performance on an opening slot in Birmingham, AL, DCide jumped at the chance to uncover this dusty diamond. The band was hustled into the studio with producers Jeff Blando (guitarist for Slaughter, Saigon Kick) and Will Hunt (drummer for Skrape, Tommy Lee) by the following February, only 2 days after a record deal was reached. The finished album, "True Parallels", was to be released in January of 2002, but the band's story began accelerating at a blistering pace.

Radio stations in Florida and Georgia picked up tracks from the band's unreleased CD and began playing them in August, 2001. Listeners responded, and the band was added to WTKX's radio festival in Pensacola with the likes of Godsmack. This caught the attention of major labels, and when they got hold of the music the feeding frenzy began. In the meantime, 41down had the meager tour support of an indie label, and collectively pooled their resources and debts to buy a van and trailer so as to tour full time. Kevin sold his home, Josh sold his jeep, and whatever the 4 members couldn't fit in the van was dropped off in the homes of parents. Whenever opportunity has presented itself, the band has always made every possible sacrifice to move their collective career forward.

By October of 2001, the game was on. In a three week period in the middle of their first national tour, the band made three separate trips to New York and two more to LA in order to showcase for major labels. During this time, they hooked up with manager Jeff Rabhan (Michelle Branch) at The Firm, and Jeff was instrumental in securing a deal with Jordan Schur at Geffen. In keeping with their breakneck speed, the band was in the studio with Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Eve 6, Lit) by the end of November, remaking their debut album for Geffen. As the rough mixes reveal, Don and the band worked together beautifully, and we eagerly await Andy Wallace's (Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine) mixes.

Reborn under the name Trust Company, the band is already out on tour with Puddle Of Mudd, only a year after signing with DCide and less than 6 months after moving to Geffen. Nothing is supposed to happen this quickly in the music business, but few bands bring a work ethic and a willingness to risk everything in order to succeed. By bringing this attitude to the table, the gracious members of Trust Company inspire the people around them to do the same.

This Alabama-based quartet consists of frontman Kevin Palmer (guitars/vocals), James Fukai (guitars), Josh Moates (bass) and Jason Singleton (drums). When Palmer and Singleton first joined musical forces nearly a decade ago, they were teenagers tinkering with the crash and grind of heavy-as-Helmet guitars. Moates came into the fold a few years later, and Fukai rounded out the quartet in early 2000. Then called 41 Down, the band performed local shows in Montgomery, Alabama to an ever-widening fan base. With two self-released albums to their credit, they were offered a deal by Washington D.C.-based DCide Records--$1000 a month in tour support. DCide chose Orlando-based guitarist Jeff Blando and drummer Will Hunt to record the band's label debut. The two are best known for their work as musicians--Blando in rock outfits Slaughter and Saigon Kick, and Hunt in Tommy Lee and Skrape--but the duo gave the riff-based, power-driving quartet an accessible air that had breakthrough potential. With their DCide debut, the band criss-crossed the country, showcasing for labels in New York and Los Angeles. Enter Geffen Records President and Flip Records mastermind Jordan Schur. One of the pivotal players in the modern rock scene, Schur is responsible for introducing America to the likes of Limp Bizkit, Puddle Of Mudd, Staind and Cold, and within hours of witnessing Trust Company in Los Angeles, he signed the band to Geffen Records in late 2001. The band found itself in the studio re-recording their release with Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Lit, Eve 6) by early November, and by the end of the year had handed the album over to Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine) for mixing. Little more than six months after signing with DCide, Trust Company were poised to make their mark, and did so by touring America with Puddle of Mudd.


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Altena's Chess Game

By Vallen

This is the update of what I think Altena's chess game really meant...

After viewing the entire series (last two episodes were seen 3 times in 4 hours), I found myself unable to hate Altena.

The hatred people have against her was intentionally orchestrated by the director, but more about that in a different post.

I looked at her tactics and means which she used in the series, and found it to fit perfectly with my chess-play philosophy.

As a victorious Chess player, one has to have respect for all the pieces at one's disposal, as well as those of the opposition. Never ignore any piece or pawn; no matter how little value they have, they all HAVE value. Anyone who plays a game with only Queens and (Misery forbids!) Rooks in the opening game would be crushed faster than the Knights of Paris.

This is the reason why Altena is so kind and loving to her people... She needs them, and cared for them. It's the motivation that's suspect.

Regardless of what the word 'Pawn' means in everyday language, they are extremely powerful in the right hands. (I felt sorry for that guy I checkmated two years ago... death by a Pawn is so humiliating...)

In many ways, the villagers in episode 22 are Pawns of Altena. They are there to die protecting others more important than they.
Notice how the 'human wall' they created look like the Pawns at the opening game of Chess.

In the same way that one should not neglect weak pieces, one should not be over-protective. As much as one respects them, the pieces are still pieces, roaming the 8 x 8 world with their sole purpose being to bring victory to the Master. Sacrifices WILL be made in any Chess game. You nurture and protect your pieces as they march towards their goal. But as they reach the final stage, a player must be prepared to loose all but the minimum number of soldiers required for checkmate.

Chloe was nurtured and protected over a very long time, yet her destiny was death, so the true Noir will be born. Even Altena's own life is fair game to herself. There was no right or wrong in Altena's mind. Just a simple Chess game. She knows the rules, but her pieces are people.

Sometimes when three pawns reached the end of the board, only two will be able to be promoted into queens. One has to die to slow the opposition. Question is, which pawn? Chose falsely and all three pawns could die. This is very common in chess, and Altena took this to heart...what's left of her heart after her spiritual and mental death, that is.

What is Altena's 'Checkmate?' To protect children and avenge those who couldn't be protected. I will write more in a different post...


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Established in 1990, Animalearn, the educational division of the American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS), works to end the harmful use of animals in education. We strive to build awareness about animal use in the classroom and help to nurture a respect for all creatures. Animalearn helps both educators and students find the most effective non-animal methods to teach and study science.

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In 1996, Animalearn launched its alternatives to dissection loan program, The Science Bank. Today The Science Bank is home to over 650 high-quality, animal-friendly science education products. It helps in the instruction of anatomy, physiology, and psychology lessons without harming animals, themselves, or the Earth. Our loan program has served thousands of people for nearly two decades, and has grown to be the largest free loan program of humane science alternatives in the United States.

How many animals are dissected?

Every year, millions of animals are dissected in elementary, middle, and high schools, with more used in colleges and universities. Most of these animals suffer and die for a one-time educational demonstration.

What species are used?

The most commonly dissected vertebrate animals are frogs, fetal pigs, and cats. Other vertebrate animals are also dissected, including dogfish sharks, perch, rats, and mink. Invertebrate animals used for dissection include earthworms, crayfish, clams, sea stars, and squid.

Where do the animals used in dissection come from?

The animals used in dissection may be taken from their natural habitat, or obtained from animal breeders and dealers, ranches, and slaughterhouses – industries notorious for animal cruelty. Cats and dogs, who may have once been someone's pet, are obtained from pounds and shelters. Schools purchase animal specimens for classroom use from biological supply companies. These companies obtain cats, frogs, fetal pigs, dogfish sharks, and many other animals as cheaply as possible. They then 'process' and preserve them as specimens, and sell them to schools for up to 10 to 20 times the cost.

Biological supply companies commonly acquire frogs used for dissection from the wild. In a review of U.S. government import records, Animalearn found that, over a 3-year period, over 900,000 wild caught frogs were captured in Mexico for a single biological supply company, transported to the U.S., and killed for use in science education labs in American schools.

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In addition to disrupting ecosystems by capturing wild animals, there are concerns about the use of chemical preservatives, including formaldehyde and formalin (diluted form of formaldehyde), which can contaminate water and soil and potentially harm humans and wildlife. It is the responsibility of schools to determine if the dissected animal waste is hazardous and then ensure that it is disposed of properly.

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Biological supply companies claim to have developed less toxic preservative fluids, but according to the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Press Book, Inquiring Safety, " Most still contain formaldehyde, albeit in lesser concentrations and mixed with other ingredients. Treat all specimen preservatives as though they contain formaldehyde, particularly if you or your students are sensitive to materials of this type."

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Innovative methods of teaching anatomy and physiology are available, ranging from realistic models to iPad and Android applications as well as virtual reality programs. One of the newest companies to provide dissection alternative programing is zSpace, based in Sunnyvale, California. zSpace uses virtual reality to teach dissection lessons without harming animals. Another popular alternative is Froguts, an award winning online subscription, which offers alternatives to dissection for the frog, squid, starfish, cow eye, owl pellet and fetal pig. In many cases, the models and simulations provide a more comprehensive illustration of anatomy and physiology than dissection, all while maintaining a respect for life.

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Comparative studies show that students who use alternatives perform as well, if not better, than students who participate in traditional dissection. View Animalearn's Comparative Studies to learn more.

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A 2016 national survey found that 75% of U.S. adults believe that students should have the right to refuse to participate in animal dissection. Currently, 18 states (California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia) and Washington, DC have such laws or policies for K-12 students. Click here to see where your state stands on dissection.

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The answer to life, the universe and everything

I turn 42 today and, as a huge Douglas Adams fan, the parallels between my age and Deep Thought’s answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything cannot and, in my opinion, should not be avoided.

I have gone through an enormous amount of change in the last decade. From becoming a wife and a mother at 30, to, in my mid-thirties, becoming a writer, and then slowly transforming into a polyamorous bisexual woman with two incredible children and a wonderful network of friends. I have made lots of mistakes and experienced a lot of pain but, above all, I have, in recent years, felt more love and joy than I thought was possible.

I feel very lucky but also kind of in awe of how much my life does not look anything like I expected it to.

With that in mind, I have put down a few thoughts and reflections on life, the universe and everything (though I still think just the number 42 sums it up perfectly)

Life itself is the meaning. And being as alive as you can be is the key to enjoying it.

Use your privileges to help others by asking what they need, never assume you know the answer to that.

Look after yourself (with daily kindness not spa packages).

Read challenging books.

Learn something new every day that is not “news” - most of what is worth knowing has been said repeatedly by people for thousands of years.

Check your facts but, more importantly, check your biases.

Learn a new language.

Spend time seeing your friends not just texting them.

Read even more challenging books.

Notice what makes you feel truly content and do more of that. Do not be surprised if it is the difficult stuff that does that.

Know that everything changes and that that is okay.

What would you add to this? And, if you are interested in talking with me about life, the universe and everything then please get in touch.

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Monday, March 6, 2017

Schedule for 2017 Downtown Ann Arbor Oberon Pub Crawl Announced

One of these years I need to take a new picture.

Oberon Day is Monday, March 27, and once again Downtown Ann Arbor will be the biggest scene – outside of the Eccentric Cafe in Kalamazoo – for celebrating Bell's beloved spring seasonal, Oberon Ale. This should give you ample warning to plan your "sick day" from work so you can join the day-long revelry. Here is the schedule:

You don't have to dress in your finest Bell's or Oberon regalia, but if you do, someone from Bell's might buy you a glass or two. And if you just can't wait that long, there are Sunday midnight Oberon tapping events planned at Ashley's and Sidetrack in Ypsilanti.

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This is an excerpt about DeVonna that was featured in a WCPO News article, University of Cincinnati’s chemistry department breaking the mold with more women and minorities by Bob Driehaus “Owning the Journey: Gatlin doesn’t fit the bill when it comes to mediocrity. The 28-year-old doctoral candidate has excelled...