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Do you have good news?

We haven’t heard any of your good news lately!

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75 Responses to Do you have good news?

  1. jbalza007 says:

    Helped a friend in getting her house blessed and Consecrated to the Sacred Heart last Monday (in time for the month of June, the month of the Sacred Heart!).

  2. ladykathryn says:

    We were able to visit our daughter in SD over the Memorial Day weekend. She is a Carmelite postulant, cloistered. It was so good to see her. She is very happy there.

  3. The Digital MC says:

    I might be getting my Learner’s Permit this week!

  4. There will be a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of Corpus Christi at Cincinnati’s Old St. Mary Church. This follows several celebrations of Mass in EF at OSM in recent weeks. The roadblock thrown up in front of Summorum Pontificum here in the immediate aftermath of its release appears to be coming down.

  5. That Solemn High Mass is tomorrow, Thursday, June 3, at 7 pm.

  6. Matthew in Vancouver says:

    Walked across the stage yesterday to receive my Master of Applied Science Degree!

  7. For the Gospel of Life says:

    A dear friend of mine was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday. He will be a wonderful priest!

  8. UbiCaritas says:

    In the last three months I’ve rediscovered my Catholic faith…and oh, but it’s good to be back!

    I have not one, but TWO priests truly worthy of the name who celebrate the EF on Sundays and are good confessors, to boot.

    There is a church less than ten minutes from my house where the Blessed Sacrament is present all day, every day and the church is open so as to encourage people to stop in for a few minutes with Christ.

    Finally, I have rosemary foccaccia in the works which, while it may not be quite on the level of the last three, is a great good all of itself!

  9. r.j.sciurus says:

    My mom returned to confession after 20+ years!

  10. Charivari Rob says:

    We spent a nice weekend visiting my parents and mother-in-law. It allowed us to make a long-overdue (we hadn’t been able to travel due to some health issues) assessment of progress/status on some of their ongoing health matters, and take care of some logistical and maintenance support. We all got an emotional boost out of seeing each other, as well.

  11. Laura T says:

    My godson was baptized this weekend, and my husband and I have our first little one on the way!

  12. Dr. Eric says:

    My in-laws have been in Alaska for an entire month! They may be moving to Guam or Okinawa!

  13. momaburke says:

    After 7 long years of prayers my daughter and her family are moving back to our home state!

  14. The Egyptian says:

    Daughter no2 graduated high school the 23 of May and then daughter no1 was married May the 29th, what a week, nice wedding mass, very novus ordo unfortunately, but beautiful just the same, because it was my daughter. I cried when I gave her away, she was shaking and tearing up when I went to get her from the vestibule, got to hold my baby one last time, sigh, God it hurts to be a father :}

  15. QMJ says:

    My wife and I went on a great retreat this past weekend.

    There are two jobs that I am being considered for.

    Archbishop Vlazny of Portland, Oregon, will be ordaining six men to the priesthood this month.

  16. I recently received word from Bishop Nickless’ assistant (Bishop Nickless and the wonderful Pastoral Letter that he wrote on Vatican II is mentioned on WDTPRS here: telling me that he is willing to write the Foreword for my latest book, “Ten Things every Catholic Should Know about Vatican II.”

    I’m absolutely thrilled to have the support of such a wonderful shepherd! All glory and honor to God!

  17. Sacristymaiden says:

    I am pretty sure I am going to Wyoming Catholic College this fall!
    And my one of my little sisters is going to be receiving her First Holy Communion soon!

  18. Hans says:

    Let’s see, there’s so much. I’ll go with three.

    A good friend went from saying “I don’t believe in confession” to agreeing willing to go in the course of a brief conversation. It’s amazing to see the Holy Spirit work in someone as you watch!

    We have two more sessions, including a retreat at Mundelein, and then the aspirancy year ends more-or-less when we go before the scrutinies and admissions board on the 19th.

    On the 22nd we fly to Rome. We also plan to go to Assisi, Ravenna, and Siena, among other places.

  19. Robert_H says:

    I will receive my Firefighter 1 & 2 certifications tonight.

  20. Anne M. says:

    I begin a 10 day vacation in Yellowstone National Park next week with my family.

  21. GordonB says:

    Danny Duffy (a top minor league prospect) returned to the KC Royals after a short retirement from baseball!

  22. momoften says:

    Son got an opportunity to go to Chant Symposium in Pittsburgh in a few weeks…He is soooo excited

  23. leutgeb says:

    Last week I went to the Mass for St Philip Neri at Brompton Oratory, orver the weekend I was on the National Association of Catholic Families Pilgrimage to Walsingham and tomorrow I’m off to Brighton to sing at Fr Ray’s Missa Cantata for Corpus Christi.

    Oh yes and Walsingham afforded me the oportnity to play ‘God Bless our Pope’ down the main street on the trumpet whilst everyone else sang the hymn.

  24. deaconjeff says:

    Our Diocese; Pensacola-Tallahassee
    Is ordaining three good, holy, young men as Priests this Saturday.
    Our Parish is sending the church bus full of faithful to lend support.
    Our Bishop is healing after his stroke and will ordain them
    Please pray for all men being ordained this June.
    Deacon Jeff

  25. marypatricia says:

    Went to 10 am Mass last Sunday on the way back home from visiting family. It was a small country parish with a good mix of old, young and teenagers. There were lots of young families-fathers as well as mothers and children. The man in front of me was helping his young son to find the place in the missalette.
    All the children were under control–one escapee crawled down the aisle but he was quickly apprehended and there was no obtrusive noise.
    The old priest said a quiet N.O. mass–no singing and the sermon wasn’t all that inspiring but there was reverence and attentiveness and the feeling of being in a faith filled and caring community.
    I continued my journey feeling uplifted and thanking God that there is still so much faith in Ireland in spite of all our problems.

  26. DT says:

    Father Anthony Ochoa was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Louis this past Saturday, 05/30/2010. His first Mass was a Solemn High Mass celebrated at St. Francis de Sales Oratory (Institute of Christ the King) on Trinity Sunday.

    Let us pray for the Class of 2010!

    Ad multos annos!

  27. pfreddys says:

    Well it’s not news, except it’s news to me. I recently found out that William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody was received into the Church the day before he died. I just think it’s so wonderful that Holy Mother Church has both him and St. Thomas Aquinas in Her Mystical Body. I got to thinking about St. Thomas attending “The Wild West Show”. He would probably analyze it to the point of distraction but thoroughly enjoy it.

  28. newtrad says:

    Fr. Simon Harkins, FSSP will be saying one of his “First” Masses at the Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.!

  29. Athanasius says:

    The FSSP in North Idaho are having a Solemn Mass for Corpus Christi tomorrow with procession. Please pray that the rain stops so we can have it outside!

  30. Joan M says:

    Today I received request forms for prayer shawls / blankets that will almost totally deplete our stock of blessed shawls and blankets. One of the EMHC’s who brings Holy Communion to ladies in a home for the elderly brought six sewn blankets to give to residents of the home about 2 weeks ago. They were eagerly received. Now she wants five more for the remaining residents and three others for ladies who are housebound in their own homes. Another person requested a lap blankets for each of two men who are ill.

    On Tuesday, Fr. Hayden will bless the shawls and blankets that we have completed since March 8th, so that they will be ready to be given to those requesting them. One child’s blanket is already requested.

    Also on Tuesday my husband and I will be flying to London to start our vacation. We will be spending some time with my 81 year old brother, a retired priest, in Wales. Then, on the 18th we will fly to Rome where we will spend a week before flying home via Gatwick. We will be staying in an apartment in Borgo Pio.

  31. Jack Hughes says:

    I only have one more exam before I finish Uni, after being a lukewarm Catholic for nearly 2years I’ve fallen head of heals in love with God and Our Lady, soo much good news that I can’t possiably tell all of it here :)

  32. jerricka says:

    My boyfriend asked me to marry him last night. Now he’s my fiance! We are hoping to get married on the solemnity of St. Joseph, which is on a Saturday in 2011.

  33. kelleyb says:

    kids finally had an offer accepted. They are getting a home of their own…..

  34. kelleyb says:

    God Bless you, Jack Hughes and Jerrikca.

  35. gloriainexcelsis says:

    One daughter has purchased a large home on almost four acres in Lindale, (East)Texas, just outside Tyler. She, another daughter with disabilites, and I will be sharing it. I have a tentative offer on my home, which I hope will see fruition soon. I will miss St. Stephen the First Martyr in Sacramento with all its fullness. However, the FSSP has an apostolate there (a major reason for choosing this particular place) with Father William Allen. Right now there is a small chapel, St. Joseph the Worker, which holds about 100 people. There is a daily Mass and a Sunday Mass, plus Holy Days, of course. My daughter and I attended Mass there while looking for property. There were families with children, and First Communion is scheduled this summer. There was the requisite crying baby at the rear of the church, which was packed. The people are wonderful. The really GOOD news is that the apostolate is most likely being “upgraded” to a canonical house, giving the FSSP a “juridical personality,” with greater stability for the FSSP presence in the Diocese of Tyler. Bishop Corrada has requested the change in status and is grateful for the Fraternity’s work. Praise God and bless this Bishop. Reasons for moving from California are several, the primary one being financial in nature. I will miss my native State, but East Texas looks very inviting, with pine woods, lakes, and the Gregorian Mass.

  36. yatzer says:

    Military offspring is back in the States; for good, it looks like.

  37. Mindyleigh says:

    This has sure been a blessing to read. I am happy for you all!

    Let’s see. My happy news for today is that one of our priests is coming to our home for dinner tonight, and I just learned at Mass today that it is the anniversary of his ordination!! I’m so excited we will be able to celebrate with him! Last minute cake-making plans are underway. :)

    Also, my husband has decided to go forward with his application to become a diaconal candidate. Would you all please take a moment and pray for him? His name is Alex. Thank you!

  38. HeadSacristan says:

    I was recently accepted to enter the seminary.

  39. TC says:

    I have had a benign brain tumor for several years.
    Recently it showed some growth but it has not, thank God, turned malignant, nor will surgery be required.

    Also our son moved out on his own so my wife & I are alone together for the first time in 26 years!

  40. Iacobvs says:

    One of my dearest friends from high school and college, who introduced me to the EF Mass, was ordained a priest on Saturday and offered his first Mass on Sunday.
    Thursday I am organizing a Solemn High Mass for Corpus Christi followed by an outdoor procession.
    Saturday will see the ordination to the sacred priesthood of another dear friend from my days as a seminarian.

  41. JaneC says:

    My husband and I have both been searching for work since March, and this week we each have an interview. We are wracked with nerves, but after several rejections we are just grateful that someone thinks we’re at least worth talking to. (In case they don’t go well, do you know anyone who needs a full-time organist?)

    Also, my cousin graduated from medical school last week. I am so glad to know there is another good doctor in the world! Our grandmother, who was a nurse, would have been so proud.

  42. capchoirgirl says:

    1) I am going to visit the Dominican Nuns in Summit this fall and then HOPEFULLY make my aspirancy so I can enter my for postulancy pre-Lent!
    2) (totally secular) rehearsal for Oliver! starts tonight. Am always thrilled to begin a new show.

  43. Beau says:

    My daughter will be receiving first communion on Sunday

  44. VivaLaMezzo says:

    We’re getting a new priest. In his former parish he offered the EF of the most holy sacrifice of the mass twice a month. I’m trying so hard to NOT ambush the man… He will be met with resistance. Still, I am hopeful and I trust in God’s wisdom! Pray for us!

  45. OPmom says:

    Seven men were ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Austin, TX. I was able to attend the Mass and it was beautiful.

  46. We are moving back to our favorite FSSP parish, St. Benedict’s in Chesapeake, VA. It is only for 2 years(military), but they have CCD using the Baltimore Catechism so it is theologically safe to send the kids, 2 daily Masses, spiritual retreats, an associated homeschool group, and wonderful parishoners who are like a big family.

  47. Hans says:

    Mindyleigh wrote:

    Also, my husband has decided to go forward with his application to become a diaconal candidate. Would you all please take a moment and pray for him? His name is Alex. Thank you!

    My wife and I are just coming to the end of the aspirancy year, Mindyleigh, and never before have I so-well understood what Fulton Sheen’s meant when he wrote that it takes Three to Get Married.

    You and Alex are in my prayers.

  48. adagio48 says:

    Going on retreat tomorrow. Also Jerricka, I highly recommend getting married on March 19. It is my wedding anniversary aswell, 34years. Many blessings

  49. Gregg the Obscure says:

    Thanks to the prayers of folks from this fine site and some very determined and skilled medical personnel, I got well enough to have quadruple bypass surgery and am now recovering at home.

  50. Thomas Francis says:

    Following the advice of a friend following Mass a month ago, I have discovered the beauty of Saint Therese of Lisieux. The writings of this incredible saint have already influenced my life in a profound way.

  51. tioedong says:

    it’s official: NoyNoy won!

    and in our area there was a lot less violence, thanks to the cops/military patroling the area. Of course, lots of vote buying, ballot irregularities, and other problems, but as a whole, a good election for the Philippines.

  52. Girgadis says:

    On Saturday, just a few days post-op, I felt well enough to take my mother and my youngest daughter to the TLM at St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi and my mother was just overwhelmed by the beauty and reverence of the Mass. We were fortunate to be sitting just a few pews back from the altar and my mother remarked afterward how overcome she was by the beauty and solemnity of the Consecration. It was the first time in over 40 years that she’d been to a TLM. Also, I’d been in search of two things: a mantilla that stays put, and a Missal. My mother happened to remember where she had tucked her own away and I am now the joyful owner of both of her gems.

  53. Rachel says:

    My spiritual director got transferred a few months ago, but I just met with a new one and he’s great. Also, I might be closing in on which religious congregation to join.

  54. cblanch says:

    My father has been sick for 2 years and was finally successfully diagnosed at the U of M medical center. He is being treated and can breath again!! Thank you Mary for your intercession through the Most Holy Rosary!

  55. Totus Tuus says:

    I was recently accepted as a seminarian for the Diocese of Austin.

  56. kat says:

    My daughter received her First Communion on May 16, after her first and second confessions on May 8 and 14. Blessed be God!
    My son was confirmed on April 9.

    School is out and it’s time to relax a little.

  57. GoZagsGo says:

    I passed the English Comprehensive Exam and graduated University!

  58. introibo says:

    My oldest (daughter) graduated from community college summa cum laude, got a part-time job which fits in with her continuing coursework this summer. Nothing fantastic, but something for her resume.

  59. Liz F says:

    My daughter received her First Holy Communion last Sunday!

    We are having a bumper crop of strawberries! I try not to mutter when we bring in huge bowls of them. It is a lot of work to deal with them, but I am very grateful. There is nothing in the world like strawberry jam! Yum.

    Congrat to you all. Your good news is very inspiring. I really do get very excited and encouraged when I read about it all.

  60. I just got accepted today to the Mercedarians in Philly, PA!! I will begin Postulancy in August. =) I knocked and the door was opened for me. God is good!

  61. TomB says:

    My daughter was dischaged from the hospital today!

  62. mikew says:

    My wife and I just celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary! Our oldest child, 17 (soon to be 18), graduates from high school this Sunday, June 6th and we just celebrated the first birthday of our youngest child! There are two in between – 13 and 10. It is never a dull moment in our home! We are truly blessed that we have such a wonderful family!

  63. Sorbonnetoga says:

    After a few tough years, I found a good job which allows me to pay the bills so that my wife doesn’t have to go back to work after her maternity leave ends. Buíochas le Dia (that’s Deo Gratias, for those who prefer Latin).

  64. albizzi says:

    Pdt Obama:
    “so patriotic LGBT Americans can serve openly in our military, and I am working with the Congress and our military leadership to accomplish that goal.”

    Sorry: That’s a very bad new regarding the military supremacy of the USA in the world. The next war will be probably lost.

  65. Congratulations to Jerricka, and to everybody! I love these good news threads. :)

  66. irishgirl says:

    I love reading all these good news threads, too! Especially all the ordination and religious vocation ones!

  67. I’m in application to the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

  68. wanda says:

    This has been a blessing to read. There is so much that is bad around us, it is heartening to read everyone’s good news. Blessings to all the graduates, newly engaged, long-time married, new priests and those who will become priests and religious and to all newly receiving the Sacraments. God loves His people and His Church. All your good news gives great hope of things to come.

  69. P.McGrath says:

    There’s some good news for you: a chant intensive in Hong Kong. (Scroll down.)

    Hat tip to our friends at the NLM. And, to top it all, check out the combox on that article about an authorized translation of the TLM into classical Chinese!

  70. New Sister says:

    Oh this news is all so wonderful to read- God blesses us abundantly!

    My good news: I received Holy Communion for 30 days straight!

  71. eiggam says:

    The ladies who work at the unemployment office were actually nice and there was no line. I keep trying to find a silver lining in this unemployment thing…

  72. bernadette says:

    Have been rehearsing hard all week to sing at a TLM which is being offered in a nearby city on Sunday. This is truly a labor of love for me.

    My daughter in California has started her job and seems very happy.

  73. MAJ Tony says:

    As I just stated in the 1st Thursday thread, 3 June was my cousin, Fr. Paul Nord, OSB’s 3d anniversary of his ordination to the holy Priesthood.

  74. jaykay says:

    We’re singing the ordinary of tomorrow evening’s Mass according to a beautiful setting first composed in the 40s but not sung for the best part of 40 years. I remember it with affection from my childhood and knew some of the many fine singers who sang back then, many now gone on, and so feel privileged to sing it in their memory, and that of the many good priests we had… although some of them never could get the chant intonations right :)


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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Weigh In - four weeks

So we were told in the beginning that weeks 3-4 would probably be the lowest weight loss numbers we had as your body was adjusting to the diet plan and the exercise routines.

I am working out four days at week at the gym.
Tuesday at 9am I do Core Cardio Blast, which is a tabatas class.
Wednesday at 5pm I do High Heat, which is a high-intensity class.
Thursday at noon I do Interval Express, which is a tabatas, high-intensity mix class.
Friday at 9am I do Jacob's Relay, which is actually a tabatas class, but we also take turns on the Jacobs ladder, which I have a love-hate relationship with. I love the workout that it gives me, but the machine is so hard that I hate it.

Results of this two weeks was another 1/2 inch off my waist and 2.5% body fat lost.

The thing is that every class is still a huge effort and I get a great workout, but I am doing better each and every class, which is a big thing. I am in better shape physically, even if I am not losing the weight yet.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Weigh In - two weeks

So I mentioned that I started BootCamp at NextGeneration, and so Saturday was two weeks in and I had a weigh in.

After two weeks of hard workouts, and a nutritional plan that was hard/easy to follow. Some parts were hard (no cheese) and others were easy (no soda).

At weigh in, my results were that I lost 8 pounds and 3 inches from my waist.

Now that I am entering weeks 3 and 4, until my next weigh in, the number of cardio minutes that i need to get in has increased to a minimum of 300 minutes, and the nutritional plan has changed a little, less carbs.

i am looking forward to the next few weeks.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Over the past year, I have watched some people I know, friends and acquaintances work on their own personal weight loss journeys, and find success. Why can't I find that same success? I really took a hard look at me, the fact that I get discouraged very easily, have trouble sticking to any diet plan very long, and just have the tendency to skip out, when given the chance.  So knowing my own issues, I talked to the people who were succeeding, and they said.... Next Generation.

So what does that mean, well, here in town there is a fitness center, if you want to call it that called Next Generation, and the owner is also a client.  He went through the program and has continued to keep the weight off, and he has shared it with others. The general manager is a client, and just recently hit the 170 lbs lost mark! Everyone involved in the organization has already went through the program and you see the results on a daily basis.

What does it involve? Well, first coaches and accountability.  When you join a BootCamp, you are assigned a Nutrition Coach and a Cardio Coach.  You get detailed instructions on the menu plan and the exercise plan.  Then you are accountable to email your nutrition coach each and every day with what you ate and when! You have an exercise log, and you are required to email it to your cardio coach once a week.

Last night was orientation, and two people talked to us. One was the general manager, who started this program a little over 18 months ago, and has now lost 170 lbs. The second person to talk to us was a guy who started 12 weeks ago, and lost 55 lbs. He was so fired up because of the drastic changes he has seen in other things like his cholestrol and blood sugar numbers.

You know, for a long time I told myself that I was ok because my blood sugar was in check, my cholestrol was fine and if I really needed to lose weight those would be problems. What a joke. The idea that my cholestrol is fine doesn't mean that I am not fat, I am. I am morbidly obese...that means that I am at least a hundred pounds over what is recommended for my height. Yes, I just admitted that on a public blog! But you know what, if I don't admit it, how am I ever going to fix it!?!

The greatest thing about starting this BootCamp, was that when I walked into orientation last night, I wasn't the only one there that looked like me! I wasn't the one fat person in a class full of skinny exercise "freaks". That had always been an issue. I don't care where you go to work out, but every place I went, I always felt like the lone fat girl in a room full of skinny people. That didn't happen last night, and to see people the same size or larger than myself made me feel at home.

Weigh-in was on Saturday, and I had my famous "before" pictures taken. Haven't seen them, and really don't want to, but I promise to share when I get to the end, or whenever they show me the pictures.  Today was my first workout class and I started the menu, so I am on my way. Join me on the journey to a new me, a me that is confident and happy and wants to enjoy the world with my family!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Feeling off

So I am still feeling a bit off, not like myself. This time I am not sure that doing anything with or making any changes to my medications will make any difference.  And if we want to be really honest here, I don't think I have been feeling like myself since before the surgery!

Is it a mid-life crisis? How should I know?! I've never had one before but nothing feels normal, not even every day life feels like it should. Am I depressed, yea, but is it because I don't feel right or is it causing me not to feel right. Not sure, and it really feels to be a chicken or the egg kind of question at the moment, not sure which came first but it is not helping.

I have been looking at some ideas, things I have toyed with for years but never did anything about and I think it is time to do something about them, to focus one what I want to do for a bit.

Lose weight. Check. That is the one thing I been trying to do since I gained weight during all those fertility treatments. I have to focus on it, and I am not sure that I can do it myself.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Hard Headed Men

Why do men have to be so hard-headed?  I have spent the last 45 minutes on the phone yelling with my Dad over this damn divorce!  On Saturday, we got a note that she had filed for a continuance.  This has been going on for far too long. She filed way back in May, and they were suppose to have a (hopefully) final hearing on Monday October 3rd.

So I talked to our attorney and he said that since the continuance was made on the fact that she JUST now hired a lawyer on the 22nd of September. Now she is the one that filed the original petition for divorce way back in May, and we hired an attorney the week before, which is quick for a lawyer to go to court, but I have worked my butt off to get him all the information that he needs and we are ready to go on the 3rd, that the judge will most likely grant the continuance.

Dad is pissed. He hates that she is dragging this out so long, it has been 122 days since she filled for the divorce, and she has been fooling around with her boyfriend, and living at the house doing whatever what she wants and he is just working and sleeping and his doing nothing. He is upset. It's not fair that she is living the high life waiting on this divorce and he is at home worrying about the divorce.

The other thing that is pissing him off is that he is not out at the house with the horses, and he worries about them, about if she is taking care of them or not or what is going on. He is also worried that she might be over there selling off everything of his that is out there.  Although there is no real reason that he can't go out there and get his stuff, she is there and he doesn't want to see her or be around her. She is always picking on him and was always trying to get him into a fight, pushing as hard as she could to make him hit her, but he never did.

I don't know what to do. Should I go out there by the house and check on the horses? Should I take him out there are get some of his stuff or should we just wait out this divorce?  What can i do to make sure this goes well, because I am sure it is not going to be over once the divorce is final because of the mortgage and loan that they have, but she has already agreed to keep paying, she wants the hose anyway, and Dad just wants his name off them. It's not going to happen easily, and that is probably going to hang over his head for a long time.

The problem is that he is just getting so mad and angry and that he isn't listening to reason. He is pissed about the continuance, and he thinks she is playing games with him, and this is all just to make it longer and make it harder on him. It's not actually, it's just because she hired a a lawyer right before court.

It really stresses me out talking to him and having to yell at him to get him to quite going off on her and to listen to what i am saying.  I am ready for this all to be over, but i know that it is not going to be for a long time, ever after the divorce is final,

Monday, September 26, 2011

Divorce Stress

I've been married for a little over 18 years now, dated my husband for 4 years before that, so we have been together 22 years! That's a long time. But right now we are struggling with the stress of a divorce, and it's not even ours, it's my dad's fourth one.

Back in June he called to tell me that his current wife had filled for divorce and that although he was still staying out at the house with her, things were bad. She had a new boyfriend that she was sneaking into town to stay with all weekend, and expecting him to take care of the horses and the house. So I started going down and picking him up for the weekend and bring him to our house.

She filled for the divorce on May 25th, and they elected to go into mediation instead of hiring attorneys. Their first court appointment was July 6th, and although not much went on, they basically turned in a list of what each party wanted to the mediator and went home, they got in an argument on the drive home, basically because Dad was pissed off that she came into court covered in hickeys from her boyfriend. he kicked him out of the car an mad him walk home, this is a 63 year old man, not in the best of health in the heat of July! He called me and I came and picked him up, and he has not been back out to "her" house since.

Their second court appearance before the mediator took place on August 31st, and although they were called in few minutes before their original court time, by 3 minutes past court time they were done. She refused to look at or agree to any of the options that my Dad presented so the mediator told them it would have to go to court! Talk about being mad!

We called around that day and got an appointment with an attorney and we talked it through, there really isn't much to the whole thing, in fact there are no kids, just a house with a mortgage, a personal loan and some farm equipment, most of which came from my grandparents when they passed away and then the horses. So the attorney said this should be pretty simple and pretty fast.  Saturday w get a letter in the mail stating that she had retained and attorney and that he had filled for a continuance. NO! We had purposely not notified her that we had retained an attorney yet to keep her for getting scared and filing for a continuance. There is really not that much to divide.

So this morning I called the attorney to let him know and see if there was anything we could actively do to try to get the continuance not granted. I mean, we only hired our attorney a week before she hired hers and she is the one who originally filed the petition, so she should already have everything she needed worked out. right?

I am so stressed out over this, and it is making my Dad mad and stressed, and it worries me that this is the kind of thing that might make him fall off the wagon again, and this is NOT the time for that to happen, but there is a part of me that is thinking she is pushing just to see if she can't get him to fall of the wagon, just to say see, he's not fit. But then again they don't have kids so it's just the horses they are dividing, but she wants EVERYTHING, and according to her since Indiana is a No Fault divorce state that means that she gets everything!  NOT!  She just better be glad that Indiana is a no fault divorce state because I am sure she doesn't want my Dad trotting out her boyfriend that got fired for hiring in and working on under someone else's name, or the fact that he has since left her to go back to a pregnant girlfriend and she has another boyfriend already.

Push me too hard and I can get pissy! This is just a bunch of garbage.  The only reason she wants a continuance is so that she can continue to live her life with the comforts of all the equipment that Dad would gt in the divorce, or to cover up the fact that she is out there selling off all of Dad's stuff! How do we stop this? How do we get things going and get this were it needs to be? i am just so angry!

Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Journey...

As I work on my journey towards a normal life again after a total hysteroctomy, I keep finding that no matter what I do, something doesn't feel right. That I feel like i am living in someone else's body.

Then it hits me, I am not writing! Well, for the longest time I couldn't even think, let alone write for a long time. Finally I am starting to dream in stories again, and that tells me that the time to write again has come.

But where. I have three blogs. The one I have been using for my book reviews and things associated with the books, and there is a part of me that doesn't want to mix this in with that. But I still want to keep that one for writing and for books. The original blog, that I started with the things I was creating, I still want to keep for that, as a business blog, in case i ever make it back into that life where I am able and wanting to build a business again. So that leaves this blog, and the last blog.  I said that I wanted to keep the newest blog for my books and writing, but the writing I meant was poems and books chapters and that type of writing.

What about this more journal writing, the stuff that I write to keep my head on straight, to focus me and to help me feel like myself? Well, the more I thought about it the more I felt it needed to go here, on the journey blog. It may not specifically be about my weight loss, but it is part of my journey in life and where I am going, and hopefully it will lead to some weight loss. So this is the place to put the writing about life, about emotions, about stress, you know the journal writing.

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#1 Durmphoto

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Posted 17 July 2009 - 11:06 AM

This is kind of strange and sad story, but interesting nonetheless.

I have made a living in the nature photo biz for nearly twenty years, but I have NO experience shooting underwater.

My sister recently made a bid on one of those abandoned storage units, that are becoming quite common. All she could see were lots of boxes (you are only allowed to glimpse in the door). Turns out it is jam packed with diving gear, and a lot of old still film gear (and some video gear also). Most of the gear has never been used, and is still contained in original boxes.

She asked me to handle the photo gear and sort it out. I have been having a great time too. Just to give you and idea - the photo gear filled my suburban - no easy feat.

There are lots of nikonos stuff (not worth much I know), but these include complete, never used kits with lenses and strobes. There are also several close up kits, and ikelight strobes. The list goes on.

Most of this stuff I can figure out, but I have a few things I can't.

My hope was to post a few photos of the mystery items, and you folks could let me know if it is junk, or some fabulous piece of archaic gear.

This first item I can find very little about. It is an ocean eyes nikon f3 deep water housing. When I popped it out of the case, it has a pristine nikon f3 inside. Also 15mm, 16mm, 20mm and 24mm lenses.

It does not appear to have ever been in water. Not a scratch on it.

I am totally having a gadget geek out. How rare is this thing? Should I put in in a display case, or would there be a market for it on ebay?

feel free to email me at michael@durmphoto.com

Also feel free to tell me if this is inappropriate for this forum. If so, I will not post again.

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Posted 18 July 2009 - 01:34 AM

Hi Michael,

I'd stick it on e-bay. This stuff has no value for active use (in the same way that you don't see many guys shooting professional sports with F3s these days), but considering the condition then it could appeal to some collectors. And the best way to find them is through eBay or the classifieds on Wetpixel.

The collecting market for underwater cameras is not that strong. The most valuable stuff tends to be that with provence of being used on certain projects. Such as colour coded and used my the Cousteau team on the Calypso. Most other items can still be found fairly easily for free or in bulk lots as you got this.

For this reason it is very difficult to price, which is why an ebay auction could work best, if there are two people out there who want it.

This does look like it is is excellent condition and therefore could appeal to collectors.

Hope that this helps,

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Old Junk. I should know - I've got a ton of it!

I buy my own photographic kit. Diving equipment manufacturers and diving services suppliers get even-handed treatment from me whether they choose to advertise in the publications I write for or not. All the equipment I get on loan is returned as soon as it is finished with. Did you know you can now get Diver Mag as an iPad/Android app?

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Wholesome Good - Autumn Gratin

I recently received a veg box with chard in it.  Chard is interesting because it's so colorful, but other than the color, it's a kind of bitter, dark, leafy green that just doesn't do it for me.
I mean, it's fine in moderation but I had a big ol' bag of it and didn't know what to do.

So, I turned to trusty Google and once again Alice Waters was my guide.
You can find the original recipe on seriouseats.com.  I tweaked my version a bit due to a) having a lot of kale still in the garden b) being lazy and c) feeling the need to add cheese and garlic to everything I do.

Here's what I did:

Get a bunch of chard.  The original recipe called for "three bunches" but unless you're buying in a grocery store and all grocery stores use the same measurements for sale, there's no way to accurately judge what is meant by "three bunches" so I just used what I had and tweaked proportions where necessary.
A bunch of kale - however much you want, or just leave it out.
Breadcrumbs - maybe about a cup.  I ran out to just used what I had.
Butter - the original recipe calls for 5tbsp but do what you want with it.  Use olive oil if you want for cooking the veggies, but I'd recommend sticking with butter to go with the breadcrumbs.
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1/3 C pine nuts (toasted)*
4 tsp flour
1 C milk
salt, pepper, parmesan and nutmeg to taste

Start by tossing your breadcrumbs in melted butter and set aside for later.  I didn't toast because I was putting it in the oven and figured that step would be redundant.
Wash your chard and remove the stems - keep half or so of them and chop them finely.  Wash and de-stem your kale.
Cook your onion and garlic in butter or olive oil until soft (5-7 minutes)- while this is cooking, toast up your pine nuts.  I usually do this in a frying pan.  Keep the nuts moving so they don't burn and toast until fragrant.  Set them aside when done.

Add your kale, chard and chard stalks in with the onion and garlic and cook for about 3-5 minutes until they're wilted to your liking.

You will see that I didn't pre-cook the greens.  I didn't think it was necessary to cook them three times (boil, fry, bake) but go for it if you really want to.
Add the flour and cook for 30 seconds or so, and then add the milk and stir until everything is mixed.  Now add in your nutmeg, salt, parmesan and pepper to taste.  I like the addition of parmesan to give this a bit of cheesy-ness, but feel free to leave it out or put in cheddar or whatever you like.
When the seasonings are all to your liking, stir in your pine nuts.

Pop the mixture into a small casserole dish and top with your buttery bread crumbs.  Bake at 180C/350F for about 20 minutes, until the breadcrumbs are golden and it looks super tasty.

I would say this works equally well as a main or a side, but it's up to you.

* I totally didn't add the pine nuts when I made this, but I served it with a salad that included pine nuts and we both agreed that the flavours went really well together.  Plus it was a good bit of nutty crunch for an interesting texture.

Friday, 6 December 2013

Wholesome Food - Winter Salad with Pear and Blue Cheese

I keep getting lettuce in my veg boxes.  We really don't eat a lot (read: any) salads in the winter because it's cold and I want to eat things that are warm.  I think that makes total sense, but the veg box people just keep giving us lettuce, expecting us to use it.

So, use it I am, and if I'm honest it's a handy way to use up a lot of stuff in the house.
The other day I had one pear that needed using up, along with some fabulous crumbly blue cheese, some pine nuts and some pomegranate.  Pomegranate is great for salads because it's colorful, tangy, and lasts in the fridge for aaaaaaaaaaaages.
Anyway, back to me wanting hot food in the winter - I was sure I read somewhere about caramelized balsamic pears so I decided to give it a go.

I quartered the pear and removed the stock and seeds, and plopped it in a hot frying pan with plenty of butter.  Once I was happy with it's browning, I poured in about 2-3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and whacked up the heat enough to start burning the sugar (not the intention, but it got the job done).
When I was satisfied with the browning on the pear I took it out of the pan and let it cool enough to let me slice it up without burning myself.
I added it to a mixed salad that included, as I said above, blue cheese, pomegranates and toasted pine nuts.  It made a great sweet (pears)/salty (cheese)/tangy (pomegranate) winter salad.

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Wholesome Food - pizza sauce

Remember how I keep going on about tomatoes?  Well, I'm still going on.

In October I stripped all of the reasonably sized green tomatoes from the vines and put them all in a tray in my kitchen window, hoping that at least some would ripen before they started to go off.  I had NO IDEA how long tomatoes keep.  It's now the end of November and I'm pretty sure they're *all* going to ripen and we've been able to continue working our way through our own fresh home grown tomatoes the whole time.

We're kind of old people.  Every Friday we have a pizza night.  Up until a few months ago we would buy frozen pizza and put extra goodies on it.  One night I made pizza from scratch, and we've never looked back.

On our pizza from scratch, I put home made pizza sauce.  As I've waxed poetic in the past, tomato sauce made from roasted home-grown tomatoes is like nothing else.  Seriously.

So, here's how I do it...

Tomatoes - preferably larger ones
Olive oil (optional)
Basil (optional)
Anything else you think would be nice like chili, onion, other herbs (optional)

You see it is obviously a complicated recipe.

Wash your tomatoes and remove the stems.
Drizzle with a little olive oil if you want to, pop on a baking sheet and bake at about 180c for about 20 minutes or until the tomato skins have split and started to brown, and some of the liquid has evaporated.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool enough to touch.
Remove the skins and put the tomatoes into a pot.  Use a potato masher or other to mash them up a bit.  Cook off the liquid until it's the desired consistency.  While it's cooking add your garlic, or onion or chili or whatever else.  If you're using fresh basil I'd recommend putting it in at the end to maintain the fresh flavour.  Salt to taste.

Et voila, simple, fresh and tasty pizza sauce.

Saturday, 23 November 2013

Wholesome Food - Lemon and Blueberry Loaf Cake

 I'm totally a chocolate girl.  I'm that person who is totally miffed when going out to eat and there isn't a chocolate option on the menu.

So, nothing against chocolate, but sometimes there's nothing quite like a citrus cake.

Adopted from a recipe I found on Tasty Kitchen, here's my lemon blueberry loaf/bread/cake recipe:

For the cake
113g (1/2C) room temperature butter
3tsp lemon juice (the real kind, not that fake squeezy kind)
The zest of 1.5 lemons
150g (3/4C) sugar
1 large egg
1tsp vanilla
256g (2C) flour
2tsp baking powder
1tsp sea salt
118ml(1/2C) buttermilk - I make mine by adding in 1/2 Tbsp to my measuring up and then topping up the milk to the full 1/2C or 118ml.  Allow it to sit for a couple of minutes, and you'll haver a good buttermilk substitute without having to buy a whole container of it.
Fresh blueberries - I eye it but usually add more than one punnet (150g).  The original recipe calls for 2 cups.

For the glaze
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
Powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.  Butter either two small loaf tins, or one square or rectangle (9x9in or 7x11in) cake tin.  Or be crazy and make it round.  It all tastes the same anyway.

Measure your sugar into a bowl and zest your lemons into it.  Rub the two together with your (clean!) fingers, mixing all of those tasty lemon oils into the sugar.

Cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy, mix in egg and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

Add the dry mixture into the creamed butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, until just combined.  Fold in the blueberries carefully, to keep as many whole as possible.

Spoon your batter into your tin(s) and bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on how you've decided to divide the batter.  It took 30 minutes for my two loaves to cook.

Once the cake has cooled (though you can do this while still a bit warm), mix up your glaze by adding lemon juice and zest to powdered sugar to form a thin, but not watery, mixture that can be either poured/drizzled over the cake, or brushed.

Mmmmmm... cake.

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Wholesome Food - Autumn Black Bean and Squash Tacos, with kale and feta and other tasty business

We were recently in the States for my brother's wedding, in DC.   We decided to make a bit of a holiday out of the trip so after the wedding we went north to Boston to visit my friend Katy.  Katy, being world-wise, took one look at us on arrival and asked if we wanted to stay in for a home cooked meal on our first night with her.

YES PLEASE, we responded.

She then asked if we would be ok with something vegetarian, suggesting black bean and squash enchiladas.

OMG, we responded.

Katy and her husband Kevin contribute to a CSA (Community Support Agriculture) which means they pay a lump sum in January towards supplies for a local farm, and spend most of the rest of the year picking up weekly (or fortnightly?) boxes of tasty produce.  Very similar to our veg boxes here, except that we pay for each box individually.

Katy and Kevin have become very creative in how they use their glut of produce, treating us to fabulous pickled carrots and showing us a drawer full of jarred tomatoes for future sauces, and inventing brilliant recipes like black bean and squash enchiladas.

They also mentioned a favourite recipe involving kale and goats cheese tacos.  So, with a glut of kale in the garden, and some gorgeous kabocha squash in the store, I got to thinking.

Up until my eye-opening experience with Katy, I have to admit that my squash adventures were limited to the butternut variety.  Butternut squash is great, but kabocha appealed to me due the description of a less sweet, nutty, almost chestnut flavoured skin.  It seemed ideal as a main component to this dish.

However, I also knew that roast squash and fried onions are two sweet ingredients, so I thought that feta and sour cream would provide a good bit or salt and sour to balance the sweet.

I purchased whole wheat tortillas because I really wanted corn but couldn't find any - they were a bit on the large side so made these more burrito-ey than taco-ey, but actually the whole wheat was another great flavour addition.

The recipe, serves 2-3 with no sides:

1 kabocha or squash of your choice.  You can eat the skin, so be sure to wash well.  Alternatively, remove the skin before roasting.
1 large red onion
2-3 leaves of curly, or other thin-leafed kale
1 small tin of black beans
Whole wheat tortillas
Feta, avocado, and sour cream/creme fraiche to taste

Start by quartering your squash and removing the seeds.  If you don't want to eat the skin and it's a thin-skinned variety, remove the skin using a veggie peeler, before cutting.  If you use a thick-skinned variety you can just leave it on during roasting and scoop out the insides when it's done.

Drizzle olive oil over your slices and roast at 180c for about 20-30 minutes, flipping to ensure maximum caramelizaion half way through.

While the squash is roasting, assemble your other ingredients.

Fry off the onion -I prefer thinly sliced into crescents - for a few minutes, then add your (drained and washed) black beans and torn up kale.  Remember to separate out the tough stalk of the kale before adding it in.

When your squash is ready, take it out of the oven and allow to cool enough so it's comfortable to handle, then dice up and add to the onion/bean/kale mixture.  At this point you will want to start heating your tortillas as well - either in the microwave, on the stove top, or however you like to do it.

Add your squash/black bean/kale/onion mixture to your warm tortilla and top with avocado, feta and sour cream/creme fraiche.  I decided not to add salsa but that would probably be a nice addition.  You can certainly play around with the ingredients.

I thought the dish was brilliant, though also found that the creme fraiche addition was absolutely necessary as it would have been rather dry without.  Rab liked it but this is definitely an "Emily meal" more than a "Rab meal"

Sunday, 17 November 2013

Skin: when I hit 30, went off the pill, and all of a sudden started getting pimples (The Oil Cleansing Method)

I'd been on birth control since I was 16.  I came off the pill now and again for a few months at a time in the 14 year period between then and now, but always went back on because my periods were never regular and there's nothing worse (in my opinion) than not having a clue about when your period is next due.

I went off birth control (for obvious married person reasons) in February of this year.  Beyond all of the mental, hormonal and emotional issues that will prevent me from taking it again, about 5 months after getting off the pill, I started to break out.

Having been a pill taker for so long, I breezed through high school with great skin.  I didn't know how to deal with the fact that, all of a sudden, I was going to have to come up with a skin care regimen.

My new-found aversion to the bad things they put in lots of products these days had me surfing the 'net to find some alternatives.

I decided to start with the Oil Cleansing Method.  It made sense, and everyone seemed to say that it was the BEST THING EVER.  After a long search (ending with Amazon) I got some castor oil and started giving it a go.  Crunchy Betty has a great bit of info on it including a "Trying and Troubleshooting" guide found here

I *really* like it.  I use about 50/50 castor oil and sweet almond oil, with a few drops of tea tree essential oil thrown in.  I don't have a pre-mixed container so just mix as I go.  Once I get a small empty container I think that will be a better method.  I found that the key is HOT (without burning yourself) water on your steaming cloth.  If the water isn't hot enough, you won't get clean enough.  Some websites suggest steaming in the shower but the one time I did this, I ended up with a super oily face.  I think the shower just doesn't get hot enough.

It is actually amazing how well this cleans my pores, and my blackheads are greatly reduced.  It also helped the super freaky bizarre extra oil extravaganza that started going on on my face a couple of months ago.  My skin is soft and hydrated without being oily, and it's super clean.  I follow this with a toner.  I have no idea if it's needed but it's my special made-it-myself toner and it's not doing any harm.

If I was less lazy, I would do this every other day.  I agree with Crunchy Betty that it's probably not required every day, but I don't do it enough.  I use OCM once or twice a week, and make extra effort if there is an event coming up.

Some people have reported an adjustment period for their skin, and others broke out and stopped the OCM altogether.  I guess we're all different, though this could be down to not steaming fully and/or using an oil that's maybe not great for your skin.

I would highly recommend giving this a try for a week or two, and would be interested to hear what people think.

Friday, 15 November 2013

Organic Veg Boxes

The blog has not been as neglected as it seems - I've been filing recipes away in my head but the kitchen was such a dark and horrible place while it was under construction, my head is firmly where most things stayed.

A few weeks ago we found the light - in that the windows finally went in.  It's astoundingly fantastic and I'll have to try to get a super cool picture of the house at night, with the glass box illuminated.
We had a woodburner installed at the start of this week and the guy who did it assumed that we were designers because he thought our house "wasn't an ordinary punter's house" - I felt very proud.

Now that the cooking is back in full force, I am getting pictures in on my proper camera.  Adventures in food to start back up again soon.

In the mean time, I wanted to share my newest excitement:

We got an organic veg box (in-season veggies delivered to your door by a local producer) for the first time the other day and so far I’m loving it because it’s giving me veggies I’ve never used before – specifically in this case, chard, eggplant and fennel.

I’m going to put the eggplant in a moussaka but for the chard and fennel I took to the internet to find something.  Very interestingly, both times have come up with Alice Waters recipes, which is what I’ve followed.

The fennel was caramelised and topped a salad.

The chard was combined with kale in a gratin - Alice's recipe with my tweaks to follow soon.


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At one stage in my life, I was so obsessed with tuning my PC and keeping it clean by trying to remove as much junk, unused files as possible. I’ve used almost all popular paid and open source tools to get the job done. Temporary files, broken shortcuts, registry cleanup – I have done it all.

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Sunday, May 27, 2007

Cameras Soon in Ontario Courtrooms?

According to this story from CTV News, Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant says cameras and webcasts will soon be coming to certain, unspecified courtrooms in the Province:

TORONTO -- Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant says some court proceedings will soon be webcast over the Internet and archived online for 90 days. Bryant says webcasting court cases and providing copies to the media on DVD will increase the openness of the justice system. Fees to access court files have been also reduced following recommendations from a panel and complaints from the Canadian Association of Journalists about a lack of access to court documents.

The association awarded Bryant the Code of Silence award as a representative of the "most secretive government body in Canada," and for having the highest fees in Canada for accessing court records.

-Garry J. Wise, in Montreal
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

... to Steve Matthews of Vancouver Law Librarian Blog for his kind comments regarding our article, Starting A Law Firm.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Is there Privacy on Facebook?

The internet has always posed privacy concerns, and Facebook is no exception. Searching the term “privacy” on Facebook’s search engine will generate over 500 groups that discuss everything from third party information sharing to the right to free speech. Included in these groups, is a note that has been circulating through “friends” which includes allegations that Facebook is connected to the Central Intelligence Agency and that Facebook is selling user information through a development platform.

Facebook’s Privacy Policy, which you accept by using or accessing Facebook, is probably not being read by a majority of users, which may be causing the confusion and hype. One research paper indicated that approximately 80% of facebook users have never read the privacy policy in spite of the fact that another paper indicated that 61% of users are “quite concerned” about privacy on the site. The same paper provides information on how to download vast amounts of data from Facebook and indicates that other persons have previously used the site to download information for various purposes.

While somewhat extensive, Facebook's privacy policy leaves many questions unanswered. To assist in clarifying misconceptions, here’s a brief summary of Facebook’s privacy policies:

1. A user has the option of inviting friends by email. Facebook keeps a copy of any email address that is used for invite purposes so that they may track the success of their referral program. You have the option of requesting that they remove this information from their system by contacting them.

2. Facebook may collect information about you from other sources (websites, links, blogs etc). They do so for the purposes of creating more “personalized features” for users.

3. Facebook will not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13, or knowingly allow them to register. They recommend that minors between the ages of 13 and 18 obtain parental consent before registering.

4. Facebook blocks access to site information by third party search engines (“crawlers”). Accordingly, if someone googles your name, they should not be able to obtain a link to your user profile.

5. Facebook may use the information in your profile without identifying you as an individual to third parties. They do so for the purposes of personalizing advertising and promotions to users.

6. Facebook shares information with third parties only in “limited circumstances” where they believe such sharing is “reasonably necessary to offer the service”, “legally required” or “permitted by you”.

7. Facebook may share information with 3rd parties to facilitate business. This may allow 3rd parties access to your user content for a limited time in “connection with business activities”.

8. Third party advertisers may deliver advertisements directly to users. This allows them to collect your IP address and recognize your computer each time an advertisement is sent to you.

9. Removed information from your account, or deactivated accounts may be kept in backup copies for a “reasonable period” of time.

10. Facebook staff may access your user content if they have reason to believe you are violating the policies or terms of the site.

11. Facebook does not sell your information.

Facebook has also created a Facebook Platform which allows certain applications and sites to access your user content in a “limited fashion”. A list of these applications and sites is available through the Facebook Platform component of a user’s privacy settings. A user can choose to uncheck any information they do not was shared through the platform.

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has several times stated that Facebook is not “harvesting” information for any group or government agency. However, doubts remain, specifically with reference to numbers 6 and 7 listed above.

If like me, you’re a facebooker who is not quite ready to walk away from the site regardless of privacy issues, it is a good idea to both review Facebook’s privacy policy in full and ensure that your privacy settings are at a level that is comfortable for you.

The site’s extensive list of privacy settings, include who may search your name, and who can access specific information on your profile from your wall, to your photos, to your status updates. You can also create a limited profile, restricting certain people’s access to certain information. In light of the above, these privacy settings a certainly worth examination by every facebook user.

In addition to reviewing Facebook’s policies and available security settings, it is imperative to remember, that as stated in their privacy policy “You post user content at your own risk…please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable”.

Indeed. Even Facebook can’t be perfect.
- Annie Noa Kenet, Toronto
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Sunday, May 13, 2007

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Saturday, May 12, 2007

Video Resumes - Now Magazine Article

Just a short note directing you to David Silverberg's Now Magazine article, Video Killed the Resume Star, in which I am briefly quoted on the employment law ramifications of this new trend.

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Friday, May 11, 2007

U.S. Intelligence

Yet another keystone cops tale.

This news report from the Toronto Star explains how Canadian currency apparently struck fear in the hearts of U.S. espionage specialists:

An odd-looking Canadian coin with a bright red flower was the culprit behind the U.S. Defence Department's false espionage warning earlier this year, the Associated Press has learned."

The odd-looking – but harmless – "poppy coin" was so unfamiliar to suspicious U.S. Army contractors travelling in Canada that they filed confidential espionage accounts about them. The worried contractors described the coins as "anomalous" and "filled with something man-made that looked like nano-technology," according to once-classified U.S. government reports and e-mails obtained by the AP.

...The supposed nano-technology actually was a conventional protective coating the Royal Canadian Mint applied to prevent the poppy's red color from rubbing off. The mint produced nearly 30 million such quarters in 2004 commemorating Canada's 117,000 war dead.

.."It did not appear to be electronic (analog) in nature or have a power source," wrote one U.S. contractor, who discovered the coin in the cup holder of a rental car. "Under high power microscope, it appeared to be complex consisting of several layers of clear, but different material, with a wire like mesh suspended on top."

...Intelligence and technology experts were flabbergasted over the warning when it was first publicized earlier this year. The warning suggested that such transmitters could be used surreptitiously to track the movements of people carrying the coins.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, May 10, 2007

The Facebook Bug

In our next few posts, we will discuss the latest news stories and controversies surrounding Facebook, including a look at its privacy and employment implications.

Before we provide our additional commentary regarding cyberspace's newest addiction (and its related controversies and benefits), I think it will be useful to do a quick backgrounder as to what Facebook is all about.

Facebook was started by Mark Zuckerberg as a social networking website in February 2004. Born May 14, 1984 in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., a small suburb approximately 60 kilometres outside of New York City, Zukerberg is a computer programmer who initiated the Facebook project while enrolled at Harvard.

Originally intended for Harvard students only, it quickly spread through universities and high school networks allowing “friends” to reconnect and remain up-to-date with each other’s lives. After registering, it prompts you to create a personal profile which allows you to search and add friends, upload pictures, post status updates, message people, and write on their “walls”. It provides a “news feed” home page that allows you to observe what, if anything, new and exciting, boring and mundane is occurring in your “friends” lives. You can join groups, post events, share notes, and provide links to your favorite websites (like for example).

Due to high demand, by September 2006 Facebook opened its registration to anyone with a valid email address. From Singapore to Israel to India, Facebook began spreading rapidly, and we at Wise Law Office have indeed caught the bug.

So how contagious is this bug? Facebook now accounts for 1% of all internet activity, boasting 21 million users who spend an average of 19 minutes on the site per day. It is the 6th most trafficked US site, and has almost 550,000 users in the Toronto network alone. But if you’re still not impressed - consider that it attracts 30 billion page views and conducts 600 billion searches each month.

The potential to connect with people from your past, present and even your future are only as limited as your privacy settings.

And of course, we hope that you can take some time away from checking in on Facebook to continue to visit us at Wise Law Blog….

- Annie Noa Kenet, Toronto
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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Facebook Ban: Ontario Government Blocks Employee Access

I have to admit it, Wise Law Office has caught the Facebook bug.

Annie Kenet, our soon-to-be-called-to-the-Bar articling student, essentially has almost all of us hooked.

The emerging Facebook culture is simply fascinating. Aside from the the opportunity it provides to deepen or re-establish important personal and professional connections, I am beginning to anticipate that this new technology will have an enormous commercial and cultural impact over time.

Beyond the anthropological implications of social networking, however, we have had a number of discussions within our office about this new technology's privacy implications and its ramifications for the workplace. I touched upon these briefly, in this post, a few weeks ago.

With this ongoing dialogue in mind, this report today from CTV News caught my eye:

Ont. government employees blocked from Facebook

Government employees in Ontario can no longer access Facebook, the popular social networking website, on their computers.To the chagrin of some of the thousands of workers -- including Liberal aides, backbenchers and cabinet ministers -- the 21-million member site is now blocked by the provincial ban.

As of Tuesday, when workers tried to access the site, they were greeted with the same "access denied" message that pops up if someone tries to access a pornography site, according to the Toronto Star.

Facebook is the latest website to be banned by the province, joining YouTube, online poker gambling websites and hardcore sex sites, Government Services Minister Gerry Phillips told the Star.

"The staff determined it's not as directly related to the workplace as we'd like it to be so we're restricting access to it," he said.

"Our IT (information technology) people are pretty broadly familiar with the marketplace and they said, `Here's a website that's going to be increasingly more popular for the OPS (Ontario public service). Is this an appropriate website to be spending time on?'"

...Premier Dalton McGuinty weighed in on the ban, saying he doesn't see how Facebook adds value to a workplace environment.

... Canada is the fastest growing market for the Facebook website with more than two million users. In Toronto, there are more than 500,000 registered users.

We'll have more to say on the Facebook phenomenon in posts to come.

For now, however, I'll go on record as predicting that time will prove the Premier wholly wrong as to Facebook's potential to "add value" to the workplace.
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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The president can say we’re a country at war all he wants. We’re not. The military is at war. And the military families are at war. Everybody else is shopping.

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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

CCH Law Student E-Monthly - Interview with Garry Wise

Thanks to writer Stephanie Mah for her article about Wise Law Blog, Notes On A Blawg: An Interview with Garry Wise, in April 2007's CCH Law Student e-monthly.

I very much enjoyed my discussions with Ms. Mah, who herself, is a lawyer with a genuine passion (and talent) for legal writing.

Ms. Mah's CCH credits, aside from the e-Monthly, include the Ontario Corporations Law Guide, the Canadian Corporate Secretary's Guide and Alberta Corporations Law Guide.

I'd like to welcome those of her readers who have come to check out Wise Law Blog.

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David Riske

What an unfortunate name. Especially in his line of work. Actually, if he were a doctor, it would probably be worse.

At 6:52 AM, Blogger Peter N said...

Want a good nickname. How 'bout David "low risk" Riske. Oh well, it sounded better in my head.

At 7:40 AM, Blogger 01245 said...

I think it's going to depend on his performance. If he pitches like Cla or (my favorite ex-Red Sox player to pick on) Brian Rose, he could wind up with a nickname like "Risky Business." If he has a bad outing, let me be the first person to predict that this will be the title of at least one sports column and definitely on dirt dog.

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Thursday, May 11, 2006

Am I the Only One Who Hates this DD Commercial?

(Better or worse than Not too close, what, you think I got that insurance? I expect votes!)

Red Sox left bases loaded 3 times tonight. Sweet game. And it's only the 6th inning! Imagine how many more runners we can strand! Oh boy!

At 9:33 AM, Anonymous Joey The Greyhound said...

YES I HATE THAT COMMERCIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I always say to Mrs. Joey how much I hate it when it comes on and I usually change the channel. And yes the Karataaaay thing really ices it. Thank you WCSG for acknowledging that waste of an advertising budget!

At 9:44 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't worry. I have a feeling the Yanks will make a couple of errors before the rain comes and the Sox will sneak past them for a win!

At 11:47 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Actually, I USED to hate the commercial, and now, I find it strangely entertaining. I like that all the family members have large teeth - it gives me a comforting 70's feeling. You need to get past your annoyance and focus on the teeth. Nick also agrees - hated it, now likes it (karatayyyyyy!).

At 12:25 PM, Blogger 01245 said...

Joey - It's seriously bad. And right on the heels of the "Doing Things is What I Like to Do!" DD commercial. That was such a gem.

PD - They did just that!

Ilene! I'll check the teeth next time, but my hopes aren't high for a turnaround on this one. I picture all these soccer moms watching the commercial going, "This is soooo my life! I love those kids! I think I want an iced coffee!"

At 12:37 PM, Blogger Peter N said...

Everything eneded as it did, with smiles. Nice, right??

At 1:23 PM, Blogger 01245 said...

It was a tough game to watch and I still get mad when I think about all the squandering, but, yes, there were smiles at the end.

At 5:45 PM, Blogger The Couch Potato said...

I actually liked the AFLAC commercial with Yogi Berra but now I'm sick of it. Playing it at every commercial break has worn me out, so I mute it and recite all the lines myself.

At 9:49 PM, Blogger 01245 said...

My mom is a big fan of the Yogi commercial, too. I don't know. It rubs me the wrong way somehow. But, I'd take that over any Foxwoods commercial. Thank goodness they buried the leprechaun one. Oy, that was bad.

At 8:27 AM, Blogger The Couch Potato said...

WCSG - I think perhaps if you're someone 'of a certain age', the Yogi ad has more nostalgic appeal than to most people! I'm done with ALL of the Foxwoods ads, though. After what seems like 20 years, you'd think they'd replace that worn out song. Haven't they noticed yet that the singer can't reach the high notes anymore?

At 12:37 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

maybe the red sox should try a little KARATE!

At 1:16 PM, Blogger 01245 said...

Couch Potato - To add to the annoying factor, I read that the Foxwoods singer is a Yankee fan. That puts him up there with ole Ronan Tanyon, if you ask me.

At 9:51 PM, Blogger 01245 said...

Whoops, Tynan is what I meant. Mixing him up with Sturze. Neither guy I'm fond of.

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