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If you are running late, please contact me as soon as possible. I will do my best to accommodate if my schedule allows, but tardiness may shorten the length of your session. Respect my time as I respect yours, and don’t make me wait unless it is unavoidable.

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Arrive sober, and do not bring drugs or weapons into my space.

Do not wear cologne or heavy scents. Do use deodorant.

Upon your arrival I will invite you to freshen up or shower – if you’re uncertain, err on the side of cleanliness. (You may also choose to shower at the end of our time together.) I provide a selection of scented and unscented shower products, mouthwash, and other basic hygiene items.

Prior to your appointment, we will do some negotiation via email. When you arrive we’ll spend a few moments discussing your desires, limits, physical and mental state, and what we’ll be doing during your session.

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Sour Cream Pound Cake

13 Dec

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 This cake is great topped with berries, lemon curd, whipped cream, or a combination of the three.  I even love it plain.  The recipe fills a 10-inch bundt pan, but you could easily halve it and use a loaf pan.

Sour Cream Pound Cake

  • 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  1. Cut butter into 1-tablespoon pieces and place in bowl of standing mixer; let stand at room temperature 20 to 30 minutes to soften slightly. Using dinner fork, beat eggs, sour cream, and vanilla in liquid measuring cup until combined. Let egg mixture stand at room temperature until ready to use.
  2. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Generously butter a 10-inch bundt pan; dust pan liberally with flour and knock out excess.
  3. Sift flour and baking soda together in small bowl.
  4. In standing mixer fitted with flat beater, beat butter and salt at medium-high speed (Kitchen Aid mixer: #4) until shiny, smooth, and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bottom and sides of bowl once with rubber spatula. Reduce speed to medium; with mixer running, gradually pour in sugar (this should take about 60 seconds). Once all sugar is added, increase speed to medium-high and beat until mixture is fluffy and almost white in color, 5 to 8 minutes, scraping bottom and sides of bowl once. With mixer running at medium speed, gradually add egg mixture in slow, steady stream; this should take 60 to 90 seconds. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl; beat mixture at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes (mixture may look slightly broken). Remove bowl from mixer; scrape bottom and sides.
  5. In 3 additions, sift flour mixture over butter/egg mixture; after each addition, fold gently with rubber spatula until combined.
  6. Transfer batter to prepared bundt pan and smooth surface with rubber spatula. Bake until golden brown and wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 60 to 700 minutes (internal temperature: 212 F). Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes; invert cake onto wire rack, then turn cake right side up. Cool cake on rack to room temperature. Slice and serve.

16 large or 24 medium servings

Make ahead: Once cake completely cooled, wrap in cling wrap, then heavy foil.  Freeze.  To thaw, place wrapped cake at room temperature 10 hours before needed.

Source: adapted from Paula’s Home Cooking and Cooks Illustrated

Lemon Curd

12 Dec

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This is one of my all-time favorite recipes.  Not only is it delectable, it’s one of the simplest ways I’ve found to make lemon curd.  I use it to top pound cake, toast, English muffins, pancakes, waffles, yogurt….the possibilities are endless.

Plain yogurt w/ lemon curd and berries

Lemon Curd

  • 3 lemons
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4 extra-large eggs
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice (3 to 4 lemons)
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

Using a carrot peeler, remove the zest of 3 lemons, being careful to avoid the white pith. Put the zest in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the sugar and pulse until the zest is very finely minced into the sugar.

Cream the butter and beat in the sugar and lemon mixture. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and then add the lemon juice and salt. Mix until combined.

Pour the mixture into a 2 quart saucepan and cook over low heat until thickened (about 10-15 minutes), stirring constantly. The lemon curd will thicken at about 170 degrees F, or just below simmer. Remove from the heat and cool or refrigerate.

Yield: about 3 cups

Source: The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten

Apple Crumb Tarts

7 Dec

I was in the mood for a baked apple dessert of some sort last week, but the classic apple pie wasn’t it.   This tart really hit the mark.  It’s simply apples layered on shortbread crust with just a dusting of a crumb on top.   If you’re looking for a recipe that really showcases the apple,  this is it.

Apple Crumb Tarts

For shortbread crusts:

  • 1 3/4 sticks unsalted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

For filling:

  • 4 pounds Gala or Golden Delicious apples (or Granny Smith)
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups homemade fine dry bread crumbs (or I used oatmeal finely ground in food processor)
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease 2 (9-inch) tart pans with removable bottoms.

Make shortbread crusts:
Pulse butter, flour, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor until mixture begins to form small lumps. Divide between tart pans and press onto bottoms and up sides. Bake in middle of oven until pale golden, about 20 minutes. Leave oven on.

Prepare filling while crusts are baking:
Peel, quarter, and core apples. Cut quarters crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices and toss with flour, lemon juice, and 1 cup sugar. Toss bread crumbs with melted butter.

Assemble and bake tarts:
Remove tart pans from oven and divide apple mixture between crusts, gently shaking pans to settle apples. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over tarts and sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup sugar over crumbs.

Bake tarts in middle of oven, placing a sheet of foil on rack below to catch any drips, until apples are tender and crumbs are golden brown, about 1 hour.

Note: Tarts may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before serving.  I halved the recipe to make one 10-inch tart.

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Mariah Carey is Being Accused of Sexual Harassment

The Hollywood sexual harassment drama has its first FEMALE antagonist. MARIAH CAREY is being accused of harassing a former bodyguard.

Michael Anello is the head of a security company that worked for Mariah from June of 2015 to this past May. And he says Mariah stiffed his company for more than $220,000. He also claims she went back on a promise to hire them for another two years, which would have meant an additional $500,000.

Anello says Mariah was constantly insulting his guys, calling them Nazis, white supremacists, and KKK members . . . because she, quote, “wanted to be surrounded with black guys, not white people.”

And then there was the sex stuff. Anello claims Mariah engaged in, quote, “sexual acts with the intent that they be viewed by [him].”

And during a trip to Mexico, Mariah called him to her room to move some luggage, and she was wearing a see-through negligee. And it was OPEN. She refused to let him leave until he moved her luggage.

Anello isn’t actually suing Mariah yet. They’re negotiating.

(Check out a picture of Mariah and Anello here.)

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All Hallows Eve

What a day at my new job. There were a few warlocks, a whole host of zombies, a lone doctor (your’s truly) and Dolore as Smarty Pants. As in, she glued Smarties all over her pants. Hilarious.

At HACSL, there is a long history of having fun while working to keep up morale. Meaning we have a yearly appreciation lunch, 2 free hours of time off for our birthdays, and holiday parties. And they go all out. There’s a costume contest (for a $5 Subway card just to dress up), and a chili cookoff. Which I won, ousting the gentleman that has won over the past several years.

Which netted me a Smith’s gift card and a Bed, Bath & Beyond gift card.

I could, like, shower in gift cards. On my way home (at 3:45pm thank you very much) I swung by Smith’s, bought more candy for the trick-or-treaters that I will hopefully have tonight, and turned on the inflatable pumpkin. The weather is finally that perfect temperature where there’s a bite to the air but it’s otherwise beautiful. It’s not fall in the East Coast, but I’ll take it.

ImageNow, come on. That’s gorgeous. Or should I say, gorges.

Now I’m going to change out of my scrubs and watch scary movies before the little ones come knocking. Until next time, stay classy (and spooky) Salt Lake.

Rugby and Homophobia

I never thought, in my wildest dreams (and some of them are wild) that I would be blogging about gays and rugby. After working tirelessly for my college rugby team, which admittedly I joined as a manager for my fiercely beautiful, smart, and strong women, I was encouraged by the fact that after bonding with the men’s team that not only did those hunks of yesteryear accept me, I was just another one of the guys.

But I find it uncanny that in a world of competitive sport, where the vast majority of gay athletes are closeted, that the men of rugby have not only embraced their LGBT brothers and sisters, but have been the first ones to show their support (and their bums) to advance the cause of gay rights. Believe me, in thinking of the homophobes I have encountered in my life, the last place I thought I would find support was from the sporting community.

ImageAlso, Vladimir Putin is an assclown.

So when I see, time after time, rugby teams stripping down to shoot calendars that are sold to advance gay rights, I am confronted not only by emotions of gratitude, but also my own stereotypical belief systems that exclude athletic allies that are willing to bare all to help my community.

Yes, there are plenty of backwater people who choose to believe that I am choosing to be something immoral and wrong. But there are so many others on the right side of history, willing to be the voice of the majority, the power players of the culture wars that put aside differences and admittedly awkward moments (I would never be comfortable enough to get naked for the cause) to make a statement.

Because it does.

So thank you, Greg Louganis, and Darren Young, and Sarah Walsh. But also, thank you Ben Cohen, and Madonna, and even young Josh Hutcherson for standing up for my community. It is people like you that help those of us in the civil rights shadows that make a significant difference in the debate.

Being easy on the eyes is not a bad thing either.

Until next time, stay classy (and equal) Salt Lake.

H I A T U S ! ! !

Oh em gee, where the hell have I been. I feel awful that life has gotten away from me so get ready for some hard core BLERGING.

ImageSo. Much. Glitter.

In my “free time” (bwahahaha) I’ve made some additional changes. I helped Hyvo out at Fourth Street with some grants, which Big G likes because it means less credit card debt. I of course would rather buy a new television but that’s what Santa is for. But as a result I’ve been short on time and energy. A lot of that energy has been invested in my newest addition, Luna the crazy black cat.

She’s always watching. Always.

She’s 2ish years old and she’s made herself well at home, taking my spot on the couch and testing her limits with me. She knows I will push her off of the counters (which she probably sits on when I’m gone, but still, small victories) and really enjoys the mice filled with catnip. She’s somewhat of a junkie. Which I support. And I’ve been working on an annual report for work, which required multiple trips to the housing projects to take pictures.

ImageSo. Pretty.

So life is busy. I’ve been trying on top of all of that insanity to pull together a 15 year high school reunion. Which is ironic, in that I haven’t seen like 95% of the people I graduated with since graduation. One thing is for sure; everyone, and I mean everyone has boatloads of children. So we’ll see if we can pull that together all the while learning new things at work, keeping Castle Graystone clean, and spending inordinate amounts of time on Pinterest. Because that’s what I need, another social media time suck.

ImageI’m in trouble.

Promise to be more faithful to the BLERG, y’all. Stay classy (and don’t be tardy for the party) Salt Lake.

The Cat

And then he got a cat. I know, I had my heart set on a dog, because let’s face it, dogs are magnets for hot, available confidants. But the reality of the situation is that I am home like 20% of the time, and I don’t like walking. Because it is exercise. And exercise is the enemy.

ImageDon’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.

With Big G sure to beat the ever-living hell out of me, I went to the Human Society and pressed my luck again. The result is a 2.3 year old black cat named Luna who likes her personal space. Which is code for, “I will hide in close proximity until I decide I want human attention and affection, but mostly I will show up solely when I am hungry.” It’s like having a really low key roommate whose sole function in the relationship is heating up a Hot Pocket every once in a while to remind me that I actually have someone else living here.

ImageDiarrhea Pockets….

So while I languish with what I truly hope isn’t the flu (I called in a sick day, which y’all know is definitely not my style but I felt like hot trash this morning) I’ve been interested in seeing when Luna has reared her crazy head, saddened by the offerings on cable and hoping desperately to get better so I can do something other than can a bunch of fruit.

ImageThis is my kitchen right now.

So I will continue to try to build rapport with my new black cat, recognizing full well that cats are the ones in charge when it comes to relationship management. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s less work for me, and so far, she’s been relatively good at listening.

You know, for a cat.

Stay classy (and clandestine) Salt Lake.

Congress: The Hunger Games Edition

Just think. What if we pulled a Katniss Everdeen on our elected officials? We already “select” our senators and representatives as tributes. Instead of sitting in the round, I think we should build a giant arena with no food and a shit-ton of weaponry, along with robo-creatures that like to kill things.

ImageSee how long it takes them to approve a budget when they’re facing that.

Just imagine. CSPAN would become relevant. We could watch with glee at a distance, as Nancy Pelosi spears John Boehner so she can steal some beef jerky, only to get hatched to death by Ted Cruz. Marco Rubio and Eric Cantor in fisticuffs. Continuing resolutions being burned for warmth. I’d bet five bucks they’d be able to “reach across the aisle” and do their damned job if they had to deal with those crazy trackerjacker bees.

I wonder if their honey burns too.

And in the end, after the majority of them are lying bloody on the ground, those still surviving literally starving to death, we can take the money that would have gone to their insanely over-the-top benefits plans to pay off the national debt and build infrastructure. Their health plans switched to Medicaid, those who escape the arena will fight fiercely for health care for everyone; money saved could go to a “rainy day” fund. And who needs term limits when you literally fight for your life on an annual basis?

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This is a win, win situation folks. Also, that cornucopia was fierce.

So if you like the idea, feel free to find your representative here and your senator here. Let them know how much you appreciate their service, and how you look forward to them representing as tributes being ripped apart by their colleagues. I’ll make the popcorn.

Stay classy Salt Lake, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Usually I write on this post to either share positively fantastic news, something I found truly ridiculous, a personal failing, or some melange of the three. Today, though, was a day of impossibles. For instance, for the first time since the Clinton administration, I’m a “medium” waist.

ImageSo is this guy. He’s cuter though… (call me).

I subsisted on a spoonful of peanut butter and some chewing gum today. I didn’t cut anyone off on the way to work. I didn’t lose my mind when someone was going 20 in a 35. That’s called personal growth.

Top off that insanity with the fact that I woke up at 3am this morning and was still able to bust my ass at work for twelve hours, and you’ve got yourself a day of impossible. Wait, what was that? Is there a new Christopher Rice book coming out? TODAY?! Because I think it is.

 Christopher Rice pic

It’s called The Heavens Rise. And it will be epic. Also, marry me.

But the coup d’etat, the reason I know that the end is near, is that I am in second place in the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Football Pool. I pick teams based on their uniforms and which of the mascots would win in a fight. And I am beating over 100 other people, people who actually watch the sport and follow it, who will probably read this and then come beat me to a bloody pulp. You know what I say?

Alice-Resident-Evil-RetributionBring it. I’ve got Milla on my side.

So until next time, watch out for unicorns that sneeze glitter. Because today’s events have proven that impossibility is the wave of the future. Stay classy Salt Lake.

Columbus Day

After being schooled by an old teacher (thanks to Mr. P), I misspoke earlier when railing against the closure of one of my favorite places on this Earth for the day to honor a man that contributed much to Western society. A new world. Cholera. War. Slavery.

ImageHe sure could rock a pair of hotpants, though.

It’s “holidays” like Columbus Day that remind me that our country isn’t necessarily broken, but it’s definitely sprained. Political antics that negatively impact the global economy and temper tantrums because of a system that ensures people have access to health care make my blood boil. While federal gyms are kept open for politicians that couldn’t even fix dinner, let alone a federal government, poor kids are denied access to Head Start programs. It’s the new normal, they say. You just have to accept that Washington is broken.

But I won’t.

These douchebags and wastes of life that we have elected, that we have elected, need to do their jobs. If I showed up at HACSL tomorrow and said I was going to grandstand and refuse to do my job, but still expected to get paid in a timely fashion, I would have the imprint of Janice’s foot on my butt as she tossed me out the door.

ImageEssentially just like this. Just saying.

I know it’s not a Rodney King verdict, but why is it that a bunch of pasty white old people get to bitch and moan about the current state of affairs and get paid to do it?! My vote is to lock them all in the chambers, without access to food and water (and proper sanitation) and wait them out. When they get sick of the methane fumes and their growling stomachs maybe they’ll all actually do something other than bluff and bluster to score political points.

ImageIt’s fitting, seeing as how they’re all full of s%^t anyway.

So dear Congress, do me a favor. Rather than refusing to hold a vote because you know that once again you are on the wrong side of history (I am looking at you, GOP, with your brilliant defense of marriage against the gays, your support of slavery and the right to vote for women, and truth be told clean air and water because you can apparently eat oil) Congress is playing with fire. And they’ve set the global house on fire. Again.

I set fires to feel joy.

Now onto couching with the Kindle. Stay classy (and do your damned jobs already) Salt Lake.


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Ghana did not participate in Best FIFA Awards voting

As the world voted for Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane as the best men’s player and coach of the year ahead of Monday’s Best FIFA Football Awards in London, it has emerged that Ghana did not participate in the voting process.

Typically, the captains and coaches of all countries under FIFA will choose their picks for the top awards in terms of players and coaches.

But a closer look at the voting list as published by FIFA after the event in London reveals that Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan and head coach Kwesi Appiah were not on the list.

FIFA went ahead to publish the names of the various football associations and federations which could not vote.

The federations of Guatemala and Kuwait were listed as being suspended and therefore, could not vote.

Officials of the Ghana Football Association, when contacted by Citi Sports, could not state why Ghana missed the voting process.

Below is the full list of awardees on the night:

Men’s Player: Cristiano Ronaldo

Women’s Player: Lieke Martens

Men’s Coach: Zinedine Zidane

Women’s Coach: Sarina Wiegman

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon

Puskás Award: Olivier Giroud

Fan Award: Celtic supporters

Fair Play Award: Francis Kone

World 11: Gianluigi Buffon; Dani Alves, Leonardo Bonucci, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Toni Kroos, Andres Iniesta, Luka Modric; Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar.

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We are solidly behind Mahama - Apaak

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC’s) Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak, has expressed his happiness and joy at the decision by former president John Dramani to contest as presidential candidate when the party gives the green light for interested candidates to contest.

The former presidential staffer who was one of the individuals who was mounting pressure on the former president to contest, in a post described the decision by Mr. Mahama as a good one.

Dr. Apaak in his post said: ‘’JM Thank You - On my own behalf and that of the many millions of Ghanaians, especially the rank and file of the Great NDC party, I wish to profusely thank JM for hearing our cries to offer himself to lead the NDC and to be our flagbearer for election 2020. ‘’

Describing Mr. Mahama as a servant leader he posited: ‘’Indeed, as a servant leader who draws strength and inspiration from God and from the masses, he has demonstrated his humility by heeding our call.’’ He added: ‘’ We are extremely excited and overjoyed to know that he has listened to us, consulted and has assured us that he will not disappoint us.

We continue to pray for him and also assure him of our unflinching support. God bless!’’ The former president in his post said: ‘’ I want to congratulate the rank & file and executives of our party, the NDC, at all levels for the commitment and work rate we have put into our reorganization efforts.

The zeal and determination of the average sympathizer of our great party is greater and miles ahead of what it was after the December 2016 Elections. We need to keep up with the momentum generated and follow the published timelines.

To you the teeming supporters and sympathizers calling and requesting me to declare my intentions for the future, I wish to assure you today, that as a servant-leader, I have listened to your calls and reflected.

I will not disappoint you even as we await the publication of the party’s guidelines for selecting a new leader.’’

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Bernard Morrison nominated for Orlando Pirates Goal of the Season Award

Ghanaian forward Bernard Morrison has been nominated for the Goal of the Season Awards at Orlando Pirates.

The 25-year-old had been a peripheral figure since signing from DRC team AS Vita, but he repaid Buccaneers Coach Milutin Sredojevic’s faith in him with superlative performances.

The former AshantiGold SC hitman reminded the Sea Robbers of his quality when he grabbed a brace in a 2-0 Nedbank Cup last 32 win over Ajax Cape Town at the Orlando Stadium and was named Man of the Match for his overall performance.

The Ghanaian's second goal of the match hogged the headlines in the Rainbow nation after he surged powerfully past several defenders before slotting a low shot confidently past goalkeeper Jody February.

He has been named as part of eight players to be awarded ahead of the coming season.

The list of eight nominees includes Thabiso Kutumela, Augustine Mulenga, Justin Shonga, Bernard Morrison, Luvuyo Memela, Thabo Matlaba, as well as the club's MultiChoice Diski Challenge player, Ricardo Lourenco and 16-year old Augustine Mahlonoko from Bucs' Project X Team.

The awards gala is scheduled to be held on the 19th of July 2018, but the venue for the event is yet to be revealed by the club.

It will be the Soweto giants' first awards ceremony since 2014. Bucs held the event following a successful 2013/14 season which saw the team reach the 2013 CAF Champions League final.

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RE: We will file complaint against Mahama - Spio Fan Club

The leadership of the Spio-Garbrah Fan Clubs has denied filing a petition against former President John Mahama for using the party’s unity walk platform to campaign for his second presidential slot on the ticket of the main opposition National Democratic Congress.

According to the National Coordinator of the Spio-Garbrah Fan Clubs, Isaac Ahimah, those media reports are false; the fan clubs merely recommended that the NDC flagbearer aspirants are given the platform to address the audience after the unity walks.

It has been rumoured that former President John Dramani Mahama is likely to contest the 2020 elections on the ticket of the NDC, though he has not made his intentions known so far as the NDC flagbearership is concerned.

Mr. Mahama has been an active participant in the numerous unity walks organized by the NDC, which forms part of the party’s reorganization strategies.

Below is the press release by the National Coordinator of the Spio-Garbrah fan clubs.

RE: We will file complaint against Mahama - Spio Fan Club

"My attention has been drawn to a news story making the rounds on some online media and radio stations making false allegations from an interview I granted recently.

Some news media are claiming that I, Isaac Kofi Ahimah, in my capacity as the National Coordinator of the Spio-Garbrah Fan Clubs, have said that the

Fan Clubs will file a petition against President Mahama in respect of the unity walks. This could not be farther from the truth.

The Spio-Garbrah Fan Clubs have been in favour of the unity walks, as a means of mobilizing and re-energizing our grassroots membership, and to get our branches and constituencies ready for the elections that have just

Indeed, Spio-Garbrah Fan Club members have actively participated in all the Walks, often proudly wearing T-shirts of the Fan Club, including the thousands printed for the 2016 Elections with the message: “Spio Fan Clubs For Mahama.”

Being Regional walks intended mostly for the NDC members in each region, Dr. Spio-Garbrah himself took part in the Unity Walk in his own home region, the Central Region. He had also planned to join the Walk in his maternal region, the Western Region, but was out of Ghana during that walk.

The Spio-Garbrah Fan Clubs have recently merely recommended that to ensure the success of the efforts at Unity within the NDC, that all aspiring leaders of the Party be given a chance to address the rallies after the Walks. This way, all supporters of the various potential Aspirants will feel included and empowered as part of the Walks.

At no time has this Club or Dr. Spio-Garbrah, our role model, made any adverse comments regarding the Walks or threatened to file any kind of petition to any authorities.

The Spio-Garbrah Fan Clubs are working hard alongside all other structures of the party to ensure that the NDC comes back to power in 2020.

The hardworking members of the SGFC and all members of the NDC are urged to be cautious in not readily believing certain news items that are often aimed at sowing seeds of discord between various groups or leading personalities in the party".

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Freedom Motors Debuts Chrysler Pacifica Conversion

Thanks to the engineering team at Freedom Motors USA, another wheelchair-accessible vehicle will soon be available.

Freedom Motors has converted the new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan. In its news announcement, Freedom Motors said the Pacifica was recently redesigned, with the results being that the vehicle “is hardly detectable as a minivan from first glance.”

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This Chicken Tastes Terrible

chickenAs I’ve mentioned before, I do most of the cooking in my household. Every evening, I rush home to prepare a hot, nutritious meal for my family. The other night, I prepared some broiled chicken with a lemon glaze. I was quite proud of my dish because it was quick and easy to make. The aromas from the oven let me know that I had made a winner.

When my 8-year old daughter, Nee, bit into her piece of chicken, she screamed, “THIS CHICKEN TASTES TERRIBLE!”

I was flabbergasted.

“What’s wrong with the chicken,” I asked. I grabbed her chicken and took a bite. I discovered that her piece of chicken had some lemon zest on it and had a acquired a bitter taste. I removed the zest and told her to try it again. Reluctantly, she took a bite and deemed that it was suitable for human consumption.

I’m glad that I have thick skin or else my children’s blunt honesty would crush my spirit. However, I know that others are more sensitive than I am so I planned to teach Nee about sparing other people’s feeling.

At bedtime, I sat on her bed and asked, “How would you feel if you drew me a picture and said ‘Here Daddy. I drew this picture for you’ and I said ‘This picture is terrible’ when I looked at it?”

“I would feel really bad if you did that,” she responded.

“Well I felt really bad when you yelled, ‘This chicken tastes terrible,’” I said. “Do you want to make Daddy feel bad?”

“No,” she said demurely. “But daddy…”

“Yes, darling.”

“The chicken REALLY did taste terrible.”

Stay Strong,

P.S. – My 5-year old son was watching TV with my wife when an anti-wrinkle cream commercial came on. He turned to her and said, “Mommy, you need some of that.” I’m going to miss my son.

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Taking the night off…

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so many forgotten christmas trees

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I’ll admit, it’s been a while since my last blog.  If I call myself a writer, and I do not, I’d say I got a long string of no creativity.  That’s bullshit.  I got complacent.  I got lazy.  I got scared.  I stopped writing this blog I love because real struggle looked me in the eyes, as scared and confused as I’ve ever seen, and I froze up a bit.  I did my very best to help, but  was afraid I didn’t help, that I made the road more confusing.  Then I got worried I couldn’t handle the responsibility of putting something out there someone might actually read and relate to and even more so, take me up on my offer to talk.  What a selfish act.  What a prick.  However, if I am going to be a selfish prick, I will at the very least be an honest one.  Therefore, I decided to get back in the game and this inspiration hit me this morning out of nowhere and it was much unexpected.

so many christmas trees…

As I went to my favorite parking lot today to look for wood to burn, I saw the Christmas trees stacked upon each other.  This parking lot of mine that I love is also a drop off for old trees after the holidays.  As I saw a gentleman dropping off his tree, throwing it onto the pile like garbage, I was suddenly struck with a great deal of emotion.  Immediately I thought about all of the memories and moments that were created around and under these Christmas trees in the last few weeks.  I thought about all of the pictures that had probably been taken in front of or with these trees. Now I should stop and tell you I tend to assign emotion to objects even though I know I should not do that. Emotions are feelings we have inside of us, objects have no knowledge of our emotions nor do the objects themselves hold our feelings or memories inside them. But when I looked at these trees and I took what will most assuredly be the last picture ever taken of them, I can’t help but feel somewhat sad.

I don’t know why, it’s not as if these trees could be kept for years to come. It’s not as if these trees ARE the memories that were created in their presence. The memories are in our minds, the trees are merely symbols of a special time of year for so many people. But I still can’t help to feel almost strange in the presence of so many objects that, for a month or so, were the center of so many universes, of so many houses. Perhaps this is another example of how I overthink and analyze everything in my universe and my world. This is a good reminder for me that objects don’t make the memory; the people do.

time for a stretch

In a greater sense, and I might be stretching, but I believe our society has put such a greater importance on the objects and also ensuring a good documentation of the memory that we do not always fully immerse ourselves in the memory and moment itself. Now I am going down a tangent but I can’t stop. I know I’m guilty of it myself, sometimes projecting the image of a moment is more important than the moment itself. Sometimes setting the scene and the picture of the moment also becomes more important than enjoying that moment while it is happening. It seems rather silly that all of this was brought about from just seeing a bunch of dead trees piled on top of each other. But they were so much more than that once. The trees waited their whole lives for that one month in time where they would shine and be the highlight of a house. And welcome to my psyche.  The trees don’t have a clue and I doubt I do either.  But let me tell you something.  Today was another day I didn’t drink alcohol and that makes 2811 days in a row for that truth.  But I did feel bad for those trees though.  So I’m still fucked up, so that’s good…..

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Clinton’s ‘infatuation with war’ and neoconservatism stirs misgivings on the left

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As the Democratic convention approaches and Hillary Clinton tries to win over, or finesse, the progressive anti-war component of her base, many writers are expressing misgivings about her foreign policy. Not that they are Trump supporters; but they worry about being left out in the cold in a Clinton administration studded with neoconservatives. Here are three new takes on the former secretary of state, two of which make the point that Clinton’s apology for voting for the Iraq war — it was a “mistake” — doesn’t really cut it.

At the National Interest, David Bromwich writes in “The roots of Hillary’s infatuation with war,” that Clinton extols a principle of “smart power” that turns out to idealize war. Clinton wasn’t very active against the Vietnam war, and the pattern holds:

She sympathized there with the burden of responsibility borne by President Johnson for “a war he’d inherited,” which turned out to be “a tragic mistake.” Johnson is her focus: the man of power who rode a tiger he could not dismount. On a second reading, “mistake” may seem too light a word to characterize a war that destroyed an agrarian culture forever and killed between one and three million Vietnamese. “Mistake” is also the word that Hillary Clinton has favored in answering questions about her vote for the Iraq War.

She has forgiven those mistakes in her own career.

The Western powers have a moral obligation to intervene, she believes, especially when that means guarding the rights of women and assuring the welfare of the neediest children. Her mistakes in the cause have been not tragic like President Johnson’s in Vietnam but, as she sees them, small, incidental and already too harshly judged. One ought to err on the side of action, of intervention. And military intervention in this regard bears a likeness to the “community intervention” that may save the life of a child in an abusive family.

Bromwich faults Clinton for “an incorrigible belief in the purity” of her own motives, which has made her appealing to those other militant idealists, the neoconservatives, who like what she says about Syria.

It would do no harm to her persuasiveness if Clinton admitted a degree of truth in the case made by her opponents, whether on the Libya war, the advisability of repeating that experiment in Syria, or the innocent design of propagating democracy that drove the expansion of NATO. An incorrigible belief in the purity of one’s motives is among the most dangerous endowments a politician can possess. Her sentences about NATO could have been written by Tony Blair; and this explains why at least three neoconservatives—Eliot A. Cohen, Max Boot and Robert Kagan, in ascending order of enthusiasm—have indicated that a Clinton presidency would be agreeable to them. She is a reliable option for them. Her comparison of Putin to Hitler in March 2014 and her likening of Crimean Russians to Sudeten Germans were reminiscent, too, of the specter of Munich evoked by an earlier secretary of state, Dean Rusk, to defend the escalation of the Vietnam War in 1965—the kind of tragic mistake that Hillary Clinton seems prepared to repeat for the most laudable of humanitarian reasons.

At Lobelog, Eli Clifton has a post called, “Will Clinton follow the money on foreign policy?” that points to Haim Saban’s giant gifts to Clinton’s super pac and notes that Saban is opposed to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and has Clinton’s compliance on that issue. Clifton also reminds us that Saban is a million-dollar-plus supporter of the Israel lobby group AIPAC, which backed the Iraq war and led opposition to the Iran deal.

Then Clifton suggests that Clinton may have a secret understanding with Saban:

Hillary Clinton supported the invasion of Iraq, a position she later said was a “mistake.” But her public backtracking on the vote hasn’t deterred Haim Saban’s support.

Two things are clear about Haim Saban and his financial contributions. First, he is a dedicated opponent of the White House’s handling of the Iran nuclear deal and unafraid to invest his money in groups that launched ad hominem attacks on Obama as part of their efforts to scuttle the deal and played a role in circulating the debunked justifications for the invasion of Iraq.

Second, his investment in Clinton’s candidacy indicates that he is far more comfortable in the foreign policy positions he believes she would pursue as president. Currently, her public pronouncements differ little from the White House, leaving an open question about what messages Saban has received in private.

Finally, let me pass along Donald Johnson’s take on a pro-Clinton piece by Yale law scholar Emily Bazelon in The New York Times Magazine two weeks ago supporting Hillary Clinton. “Is the Election Rigged?” slams Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump for suggesting there is something deeply flawed in our politics. Johnson:

Bazelon says it is wrong to say the economy and the election are rigged because that induces despair and therefore Clinton and Obama are right and Sanders is wrong. I skipped a few steps in the logic, but it doesn’t get much better if you fill them in. Another NY Times writer saying things aren’t that bad, supporting Clinton and implicitly bashing Sanders and the left.

On a hunch I googled to find out what, if anything, Bazelon might have said about the Israel-Palestine conflict and found this at Slate during the Gaza war of 2014. It’s very honest. And yeah, it’s what I expected. Around Israel defenders she is critical of Israel, but around critics she becomes a defender. She defends the Gaza War while expressing some reservations about excessive force, but she is clearly in her friend Jeffrey Goldberg’s camp. She exemplifies exactly what is wrong with many or most (not all) so-called supporters of a two state solution. It’s a mainly theoretical notion for this crowd, held to make them feel better about themselves, but in their inner conflict between liberalism and Zionism even at its most violent, Zionism wins.

There’s a broader connection here. Clintonism tends to be a status quo defense wrapped up in a liberal package. That’s not a universal truth, but there is something to it I think.

But yes, there is an overarching theme linking pseudo liberal Zionism (not to be confused with sincere people like Michael Lerner) with Clintonism on other topics. I don’t think Clinton sides with Israel on Gaza solely because of Haim Saban’s money. The person who said, “we came we saw he died,” and laughed is a power hungry person on the individual level, the kind who easily rationalizes killing 500 children; and on the broader level, Clinton Democrats are about power and identity politics in the bad sense of the word. Thomas Frank is right about the Clinton Democrats– it’s the party of the upper 10 or 20 percent. They are centrists at best and on foreign policy they are neocons.

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15 Responses

  1. Ismail
    June 30, 2016, 10:24 pm

    I’d like to read the Donald Johnson piece you referenced, Phil. Where can I find it? Thanks.

    • annie
      June 30, 2016, 10:53 pm

      hi Ismail, although not on staff donald is a valued contributor here and friend of the site. i think, given phil’s phrasing (“pass along Donald Johnson’s take”), it’s likely they were in email conversation.

      • Donald
        July 1, 2016, 7:58 am

        Yes. It was in emails. All of my pieces here start out as rants emailed to Phil. They start off along the lines of ” Can you believe this crap I just read? ” and then argue for why I think it sucks.

      • annie
        July 1, 2016, 8:59 am

        i know what you mean donald ;)

  2. RoHa
    July 1, 2016, 1:35 am

    On the left? In the US, that’s about twelve people, isn’t it?

    • Mooser
      July 1, 2016, 2:18 am

      “On the left? In the US, that’s about twelve people, isn’t it?”

      Hey, there’s room, and plenty of it, for an American political party to the left of the Democrats now that the Last Trump is sounding for the Republicans.
      What is sad is that the new party could be made up of 50’s and early sixties Republicans, where there any around.

  3. David Doppler
    David Doppler
    July 1, 2016, 11:05 am

    Hillary’s anointment by the elite establishment is possibly further illustrated by the “chance” private meeting between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch at the Phoenix airport yesterday, and the way it is reported by said establishment’s official news organ, complete with unnamed source granted anonymity to allow us all to see how things are about to play out:

    This establishment’s power is greatly enabled by the NYT’s willingness to grant its operatives anonymity. Note the tee up for what is about to happen, by the reference back to how “completely independent career prosecutors” declined to prosecute anybody for waterboarding, contrasted with how Eric Holder, a political appointee, reduced the recommended charges against Petraeus for similar charges Hillary could face, from felony to misdemeanor.

    For deep historical background on how the CIA used the NYT and other media during the 50s and 60s to shape public perception of events that were being manipulated, often illegally, by that era’s power elite, see David Talbot’s recent book, “The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government.”

    “Plausible deniability” has turned our democracy into a place deeply corrupted by secret power, whose primary goal is always its own survival.

    • lysias
      July 1, 2016, 6:30 pm

      Media manipulated most crucially in the case of the JFK assassination.

      The American people were not to be allowed to know that a coup had taken place, and the national security state had taken power.

      It took another couple of steps — forcing Nixon to resign and engineering Carter’s defeat in 1980 — before that power became absolute. But since then, that is what it has been.

      • Boomer
        July 2, 2016, 5:24 pm

        lysias, re media manipulation, secret coups, and the national security state

        Over the years since the events you mention, I think that I’ve developed a more nuanced understanding of them than I had at the time, but I hadn’t really drawn a line from one to the next in the way you seem to imply. On reflection, I guess I can imagine how you do so. If I understand correctly, I imagine the assassination is the most important of those events, sadly enough coming only a few years after Eisenhower’s warning.

        I had thought that it was under the junior George Bush that the national security state reached maturity in the U.S. — after 9/11 — with Obama, the “constitutional scholar,” confirming and perpetuating it. From your perspective, I guess the deep state was already old by 9/11: it merely used new events and technologies to its advantage.

    • Boomer
      July 2, 2016, 5:06 pm

      David Doppler, re “The Devil’s Chessboard.”

      Thanks for the reference to the book, it sounds interesting, but probably depressing.

    • inbound39
      July 2, 2016, 6:33 pm

      With regard to the Clinton email controversy and enquiry I have heard and seen a lot of people stating what Clinton did was not that bad….or what is all the fuss about….it’s just a bunch of emails. People need to get a grip. Clinton was Secretary of State to the United States of America. An extremely high and important Government position requiring a high degree of responsibility and compliance with the US Government Security policies. Those policies are in place so absolutely no official secrets to do with Defence or any other important Government transactions are able to be viewed or known to enemies or potential enemies of the US. It is also a matter of confidentiality. When speaking to members of a Foreign Government confidentiality is an absolute necessity. That information should not be at risk of becoming public knowledge for good,sound, responsible reasons. Trust between Governments is extremely important. The security mechanisms included encrypted servers, scrambled voice communications, encoded messages etc. During the Second World War a common catch cry was careless talk costs lives. Not bad….not really bad….it’s no biggie….what’s all the fuss about……Hilary has done nothing wrong! The damned woman as Secretary of State,against policy and against warnings from other Government staff used an unsecured personal,public email service to conduct official government communications on. Classified and confidential information. Not once…….thousands of times. Her attitude and lack of responsibility could have and may have cost America a lot of lives. As a Government Official Hilary Clinton did not give a damn about security. Spoilt Hilary cares only about herself and does as she likes and places anyone she chooses at risk of harm whenever she likes and then has the barefaced cheek to state Trump is unfit for the position of President. She crossed herself off the list by her irresponsible actions. She is a loose cannon incapable of following protocol. That is how bad it is and how bad she is. If the FBI does not charge her then in the name of consistency the American Government needs to use everyday cell phones and email servers to conduct its business and not whinge when hundreds of people get killed by bomb blasts from terrorists. And Trump and Clinton after a lengthy process are America’s two best people for President? Come on America….get the Zionist lobby out of your Government. They are an existential threat and Hilary is employed and paid by them.

      • MHughes976
        July 2, 2016, 7:23 pm

        This email stuff does seem to me to be one of the very strangest to emerge around this extraordinary election. It seems fairly clear that Clinton had a private emsil system because she didn’t trust her colleagues, beginning with.Obama, just as Powell before her had not trusted Bush. The investigators seem to be spinning things out as if they just have no idea whether this activity is illegal, possibly because they just can’t bring themselves to take action which might seem like intervention in the electoral process. Surely they can just get some legal opinions and make up their minds. They are interfering in the electoral process by all this dithering. As for our concerns, it’s highly likely that differences over the ME problem are what caused the mistrust.

      • echinococcus
        July 2, 2016, 9:43 pm

        No one would ever believe that the “powers that be”, whoever they are, would ever give a rat’s that “Her attitude and lack of responsibility could have and may have cost America a lot of lives”. Or that they would ever loose sleep about consistency, and giving 30+ years to a Manning, hounding Assange etc.

        What is surprising, however, with the exposed vulnerability is that it was exploited by whistle-blowing hackers and the ruling class has not reacted to this, most irresponsible and avoidable, lapse. Normally when a member of the ruling class cadre shows this degree of unreliability, the enforcers shoot, or in the best circumstances noiselessly retire the idiot. That this job was left to a committee of ineffective Repuke clowns was not normal. The fact that Clintonella was not eliminated from the running before candidacy filing time is not really in the predictable order of things.

        Are they trying to signal that their reign is so unshakable that crass, public illegality does not play any role anymore?

  4. lysias
    July 1, 2016, 6:30 pm

    Turns out both Bill Clinton and Donald Trump are tied up with billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein: Why the Donald Trump child rape lawsuit is credible and can’t be dismissed.

    They don’t allow anyone to advance to a position of power that they don’t have control over. That’s probably why they want to dismiss Corbyn.

  5. Citizen
    July 3, 2016, 12:08 am

    Ugh, just can’t stand how weak we all are, can’t really ever top this despicable shadow government.

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That ugly little outie.

I hate my bellybutton. It just makes me sick if I have to look at it. I herniated it during my pregnancy with Caleb (basically it popped out and never went back in).

My OB told me that when I was done having kids I should get it stitched up to prevent anything making it worse in the future.

Yeah, I haven’t done that yet. I’m finally back to a good exercise plan and that would knock me out for weeks. And surgery? Scarier than giving birth.

But my disdain for my belly button has not been a post part issue. No, it’s been as long as I can possible remember.

As a tiny little girl, I looked down at my “outie” and thought it was gross and ugly compared to everyone else cute little “innies”.

Even though it was rarely seen, I was so self conscious about it.

I hated it.

Before I got married I was so afraid that my future husband would think my belly button was ugly (I know…if you’ve had babies this sound like the least of your worries…but remember this was pre-kids!).

The other night I was bathing the kids and I noticed for the first time that each of their belly buttons were completely different. Eli has this adorable innie, Caleb is kind of a sweet little “middle of the road” and Amayah had probably the cutest belly button I had ever seen.

I couldn’t put my finger on what it was. I knew I had seen it somewhere before.

As I was telling her she had the most adorable little belly button it hit me! She has MY belly button!

I was so shocked. She has a little outie and it was honestly one of the cutest, prettiest little things.

He seemed a little confused by my enthusiasm.

But guys, it was this crazy moment of seeing something that I thought was ugly on me, as beautiful on her.

And that means that if it was beautiful on her, than even if my thoughts told me otherwise, then it was beautiful on me too.

Our uniqueness is not ugly. All it takes is seeing our similarity in someone else to recognize it’s beauty.

I think God is saying to us tonight, it’s just like Him. Our belly button is just like his. We are a lovely, adorable, wonderful reflection of who he is.

And THAT is not ugly.Amayah and mom

So God created human beings  in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27 (NLT)

Four Years Ago Today

I love my “on this day” app for Facebook. This whole week has been flooded with memories from the past 8 years of getting ready for an awesome youth retreat that I’ve had a the privilege for by involved in for thirteen years.

So many of my posts are encouraging people to pray for retreat, excitement for the weekend to arrive and good reports of healing and miracles during the event.

Then there was one post from this day four years ago that really pulled on my heart.

I’m having my first major time when I realize I can’t just do whatever I want now since I’m a mom. It’s happened before, but never to the same extent as since Youth Retreat prep and now the retreat itself is going to begin. It’s a new season for us. Thankfully we’ll still be involved, it just definitely looks way different than in all the years past. Caleb’s so worth it though!

I threw the “Caleb’s so worth it” part in at the end to not sound like a bad mom, and I did believe it, but I remember how deep my pain really was.

This weekend was so monumental for my spiritual growth in high school and when I then got to be involved in putting it on it was like a dream come true to have the chance to give this experience to other kids.

And when it looked like I couldn’t do it anymore, my heart was broken. Motherhood was such a beautiful gift, except when it took away something I was deeply passionate about.

Well, that was four years ago, and today my emotions were definitely engaged because this year I have the deep priviledge and incredible honour of being the evening speakers for the retreat alongside my husband.

So in the midst of my nervousness for this weekend, and great sense of awe that we are actually speaking at this event that was so instrumental in my life…I am encourage today by the unfailing promises of the Lord.

I remember my pastor praying over me after I had Caleb and saying “the Lord put fire in your bones, he’s not done with you.”

It felt different in that season four years ago, and yes, it was so worth it. But he has been faithful to fulfill the desires deep in my heart that he has placed there.

I pray for you today, that where you feel your dreams are broken, or laying dormant, that you would be faithful to keep walking with Jesus. Do not give up. Don’t think about giving up. Not ever. BECAUSE at the time right time, these things will come to pass and you will reap a harvest for the Kingdom of God!

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Galatians 6:9

Last year around youth retreat! No more newborn 😦


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Black Days are Here Again

It’s been so long since I’ve been into my (almost) daily groove of writing. Usually, I’m in a end-of-year funk that lasts until February, roughly. It doesn’t have anything to do with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) because I love rain, snow, the cold, and bleak days. But usually, it begins to creep in just before Thanksgiving and lasts into the New Year and every year I’m just so glad when it’s all over. (I know I’m not alone in how I feel.)

I really thought that I’d be loving my time away from school, but the truth is, I love the pressure cooker! I love the grind and the deadlines and the small goals that I check off to feel like I’m accomplishing stuff. Lately, I’ve barely taken any pics or have done anything significant or worthwhile, and I’ve been extremely depressed. I’ve taken my anger out on Josh and that’s just not o.k. God knows I’ve had/studied enough psychology to know how to fix things, and so I’ve taken out my camera, and have decided to practice my “Photo Therapy”, once again.

Usually, when I’m depressed (which isn’t often), it’s because I’ve been looking through a twisted perspective. Anger or sorrow bends the truth in matters and leaves me with a shattered view of how things truly are. But they’re not really like that. It’s just my damaged filter. And so, I know that I need to change my perspective- both emotionally and literally. First, I like to change up my environment. If the house is semi-trashed; I’ll go on a cleaning spree and do some deep-cleaning and disinfecting, etc. I like things super clean, but I don’t have any problem with allowing things be a bit “lived in” too.

After that, I break out my gear (camera, multiple lenses, etc.) and try to learn something new regarding photography. I’m aching to get back to my roots: black and white; and I’m tempted to put my camera in my monochrome setting and leave it there for an entire year. This is something that I’ve wanted to do for the longest time- but I always back out of it after a few weeks. I always tell myself that I’ll rob myself of hundreds of beautiful colored shots and wimp out. But I know that unless I stick to it, I’m never going to grow as a black and white photographer! So, I’m going to do my very best to do just that: throw my camera into monochrome- and leave it there for a whole year (starting yesterday). Not everybody sees everyday life in black and white (and is able to do that even without a camera), but I’m one of those people who can. Also, when you shoot in black and white, you’re not basing your shot on colour and colour schemes, you’re basing it on tones, lines, textures, and lighting. It changes everything.

I picked up an old Sigma 21-35 film lens that I’ve been itching to take for a spin. maybe I’ll do that this week. Josh and I had a bit of Pecan Pie moonshine last night and went for a late night trip to the waterfront down at the Ohio River.

Sigma 21-35/handheld/ISO 1600/1/25 sh. sp.

The shot would have been SO much better with a tripod, and perhaps a few shots less of moonshine, alas, for handheld using a a tank of a lens; it’s perhaps not too shabby.

Regarding my health, I’m happy to report that I’m no longer a migraine sufferer. I no longer get migraines- at all. Not even that rare once-a-month one. I’ve just begun to experience the beginning stages of perimenopause (which is a bucket of fun, let me tell you), and I suspect that that too is contributing to my depression, but perhaps it’s contributing to y lack of migraines as well, and that’s a trade I’m willing to make.

No matter what, when I do begin to experience depression, I know what to do to change things. So, today I’ll clean the house and prepare to go on a photoshoot in the rain with my camera’s new rain coat. 🙂 Although I really don’t have much to say, I’m a firm believer in journaling, and even if I’m just farting around and writing about my toenails, I’m still writing; and that helps too.

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There’s a very good chance that at some point over the past year you spent time at a conference/summit/symposium/expo where the “city” was touted as one of the headline acts. If you didn’t manage to sit through such a conference then for sure you were invited to one, caught a keynote online or read the headlines in a newsletter.

Given urbanism is a running theme through our pages (from section A all the way through to E) and broadcasts (The Urbanist and Section D on M24 plus multiple films on our site), it’s not surprising that my desk and email inbox is filled with correspondence about cities and how they’re functioning brilliantly or failing miserably. Invites to conferences (to speak or simply attend) seem to make up the bulk of the urban-related matter I receive. No matter what your line of business or branch of government, you need to be seen to be playing an active role in how cities are evolving.

Spooling back over the past 12 months (let’s just pretend it’s year end, even though I’m typing this on 5 November on a very, very uncomfortable sofa at a hotel that should know better in Singapore) monocle’s editors have spent many days at conferences devoted to the city around the world. While all these events had the best of intentions, most were startlingly misguided about how they were going to “programme” the city to be a more a liveable, enjoyable place. Indeed, the notion that one might programme a city is at the root of the problem.

As European cities try to come to grips with how they solve density issues in their ancient centres and sprawling Asian capitals grapple with housing issues so that students and service staff don’t have to commute two hours to class rooms and shop floors, many a conference organiser is too easily dazzled with the blinking screens of digital wizardry.

Of course we all want to live in “smarter cities” but few us are fooled by the tonics that a new transit app or an intelligent apartment building might bring to the total equation. How long have we been hearing stories about “genius housing” where you can run your entire household off your mobile? Three years? Ten? Thirty? I believe I was reading stories about automated homes in copies of Popular Science magazine at Estonian summer camp back in 1977. Nearly four decades on, I still don’t know anyone who lives in a smart home. I don’t think I know anyone who wants to either.

Residents of cities large and small don’t want a programmed grid that leaves nothing to chance. For sure they want trams that are safe and run to schedule, clean parks and dependable rubbish collection, efficient hospitals and a trustworthy police force. But they don’t want everything planned with such precision that there’s no room for the odd overspend that turns out to be a brilliant piece of the public realm or a planning “mistake” that miraculously turns into a positive and transforms a neighbourhood.

Good cities happen when there are well-informed, ambitious residents who work alongside diligent, well-travelled politicians. Yes, expense accounts and foreign trips by city hall are easy targets for the local press to pick up on but getting out and seeing the world is generally less expensive than hiring a horde of outside consultants who’ll end up doing the same anyway.

The best urban planners know the good and bad points about Melbourne and the best benchmarks from Helsinki and Bergen. Most importantly, they’ve met people around the world to call on when they need to reconsider how they should open up public beaches to more kiosk operators or combine housing with retail alongside a rail extension. As conference organisers put the finishing touches to their line-ups and invite lists for their 2014 city summits, we sincerely hope they get back to focusing on the people and policies that can bring about real change rather than thinking some programming is going to save us all from sprawl, gridlock, feral gangs and intolerant neighbours.

We’re hoping that 2014 turns out to be the year of the “Great Correction” - not just for cities but for the private and public sector in general. For too long we’ve been fed a diet about the delights “new” this and “digi” that and rushed to become early adopters. Too often we’ve seen the results (and costs and collapses) that come with venturing into new territory blindly, just because technology promised to guide our every step. If you have any year end thoughts and comments, we’ll be the ones plotting our steps with pencils and stacks of graph paper – and maybe the odd eraser.

Thank you for your support and another exceptional year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. As ever, all your comments, questions and tips are welcome at

For more from our editor in chief, read his column in the FT Weekend.

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Sally Hansen At Home Eyebrow, Face & Lip Wax Kit Review

I have to say this review was a bit nerve-wrecking for me at first. I consider myself to be one of the clumsiest people in the world. The at home wax kit appeared to be very intimidating upon opening, but once I began the process I realized it was super easy.

I picked up the Sally Hansen microwavable eyebrow, face, and lip wax kit from my local drugstore on sale for only $5.49.

After reading the directions, I was ready to dive in! I always get nervous when it comes to my face. I have extremely sensitive skin and more importantly, I didn’t want to f**k up my eyebrows! After heating up the wax kit according to the directions, the wax wasn’t melted at all. I decided to nuke it again for an additional 30 seconds.

The application process was smooth. I placed the first bit directly under my right brow bone and followed the same direction under the left brow bone. I fumbled up on this eye because the wax got on my actual eyebrow. The wax was still warm so I was able to remove it before the wax hardened.

Ripping off the wax off wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be! The part that I was most scared of was a breeze! In the end, my eyebrows came out flawlessly! The best part is I saved so much money from not getting them waxed professionally!

I would 100% use this product again!

Have you beauties ever tried at home waxing? Let me know below in the comments!

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Month: April 2018

Eat Your Makeup!

The natural makeup movement has burgeoned over the last few years, as more and more women have started questioning just what compounds they’re putting on their skins and into their bodies. However, when it comes to natural makeup, it can be hard to know which brands to trust. While many products claim to be natural, … Read More


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There are lots of films and projects that would be fun to be part of the crew for. But how do you find these projects, and more importantly, find the people who are putting together the crew for those projects? And what are the skills and proficiencies that they are looking for?

ANDREW: Finding projects is never going to be super easy. You have to get out there and start pounding the pavement. Offer to work for free, when you are first starting out, to build that portfolio and once you have that portfolio, you will be able to leverage and show your work to other people. It’s great to have some mutual connection – like maybe church is a first step, because they know you. Or maybe for a family business, start with something you have a connection to and that will help you build more connections and then grow from there.

JOHN-CLAY: You need to be networking and it may just be people at church you can offer video services. It’s meeting people, going to film festivals, meeting people who are interested in films, working on other people’s projects. Define who you want to work with and who you want to work for and go to the places where those people gather. And just try to meet people.

I’ve gone to a lot of film festivals and met a lot a people and there isn’t always a lot of return on that. There has been some, God has to open doors and opportunities too. Keep in tune to films that you are aware of and find ways to contact them and offer to work for free to be a production assistant. That’s how I got on Pendragon – on their website there was a contact form called “Offer Services” so I said I could run camera. I was just a random guy – they didn’t know me from anybody. But they had a situation come up where that worked out and I got on the project.

Contact projects and offer to work for free and cheap and do the small stuff and then do it really well, with good character and that’s what will lead to more projects oftentimes.


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Beenatoor Mountain Binn an Tuair A name in Irish
(Ir. Binn an Tuair [OSI], 'peak of the bleaching green') Kerry County, in Arderin List, Cross-bedded sandstone Bedrock

Height: 592m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q55850 08908
Place visited by 70 members. Recently by: hak493r, Lauranna, Wilderness, Ulsterpooka, millsd1, GSheehy, David-Guenot, wicklore, ilenia, eamonoc, dodser, Dean, Jamessheerin, odonovansf, liz50
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Longitude: -10.109769, Latitude: 52.213567 , Easting: 55850, Northing: 108908 Prominence: 66m,  Isolation: 1km
ITM: 455829 608965,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bntr, 10 char: Beenatoor
Bedrock type: Cross-bedded sandstone, (Coumeenoole Sandstone Formation)

Located on southern boundary of Glennahoo townland. The location of this feature looks odd on the Discovery map but on the 1/2 inch map it is the lower peak which directly overlooks Maghanaboe and An Seabhac's description confirms this: binn árd cnuic ar an dteorainn theas [Glennahoo townland]. Anglicised name appears on ½ inch map.   Beenatoor is the 313th highest place in Ireland.

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With its feet in the Glenahoo River and its back resting up against Coumbaun, this peak looks out south west towards the head of the Dingle Peninsula. The name suggests that there was a bleaching green in the locality, which would necessitate a large expanse of sloping grass, well exposed to the sun.

The summit may be reached, either by walking in through the enchanting Glenahoo River valley or as an extension of a route across from Coumbaun and Beenoskee . Either way, it is a challenging trek requiring around 3 to 4 hours if approaching along the Glenahoo track. There is ample parking at the old burial ground and church just off the R560 road, about 400m west of the Glenahoo track entrance. Extreme care should be taken when walking along the R560, which is a very busy and narrow road.

There is no problem with access. This track is way-marked in along the Glenahoo track, but it is only of use just beyond the head of the valley because it swings back south and up over the ridge, away towards Anascaul Lake. There are no fences to cross and the peat hags near the col are innocuous. Care should be taken at the summit as there can be high winds and there is a sheer drop west to the Glenahoo valley floor. Trackback:
milo on Beenatoor, 2005
by milo  7 May 2005
Easter Saturday'05started here for me, after a really good Good Friday on Brandon Ridge. Parking clear of the bend on the Conor Pass road at 544 101 A head up the Glenahoo road, leaving it at the gate around 546 098 B to ascend the flank of the glen on a steep track which attains the ridge about 400m. Stay near the western edge for a splendid view across Beenbo toward Slieveanea and Dingle Bay beyond. Visiting Coombaun I would commend only to dedicated '600' baggers. Best to ascend Beenoskee directly or detour over Glaneteentassig north. Cross the fence edging this for a memorable sidelong view over rocky buttresses toward An Duloch. As you head for Stradbally top you will note a commemorative banner about 100 metres to the east., erected by the friends of Donald Earlie, who died aged 22 imn January 2004. Beenoskee can than be reached from the east , descending steeply northward to the lake,where photo fans who haven't left their apparatus 200 miles away might get a fine panorama of both tops. A return to the start can be made from here , those with two cars may find Tomasin's in Stradbally a compelling feature of the homeward view. One of the higher points of a a great weekend. Trackback:
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Picture: Looking west from Beenatoor
jackill on Beenatoor, 2006
by jackill  18 May 2006
The summit of Beenatoor is a somewhat indistinguished area of grass.
It is though a fine place to view the mountains to the west.
Acoss the meandering Glennahoo river valley are two peaks under 500 meters, but still distinctive in shape, Beenbo and Slievenagower.Behind them rises Coumanare.
Off to the left is the ridgeline with Croaghskearda and Gowlane Beg. Trackback:
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three5four0 on Beenatoor, 2009
by three5four0  1 Oct 2009
From the car park at 582051 C, by lough Anscaul, we followed the track up hill past the Waterfalls to the wide col between points 396 & 383. From here we struck out cross country, crossing several streams & peat hags to reach the summit of Beenatoor, with its fine views of Beenbo. From here we descended to a col and climbed up to Coumbaun, crossing a wire fence on the way.

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by fmacm  4 Sep 2007
Re: Milo's comment on Beenatoor - The Munster Jersey near the peak of Stradbally was erected, by his loyal friends, in memory of a fine young Limerick man, Donald Earlie, who died suddenly (aged 22) in January 2004. Don's friends replaced the Munster flag with an Irish Flag Summer 2006. The Irish flag was replaced with a Limerick flag during Summer 2007. Trackback:
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Picture: This is all you see as you approach from the east, and then she yields up her secrets
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by Bunsen7  28 Dec 2016
Having descended from Beenoskee via Coumbane, I was tempted to make my way back to my start point in the Anascaul valley. But benefitting from the fantastic weather on Stephen's Day 2016, I decided to head westward to Beenatoor. The ascent from the east is nothing to write home about, but then it hits you, Glenahoo.

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Film Review – Woman Walks Ahead (2018)

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Music Festival Fever

The next month or so is shaping up as an exciting time for live music lovers, with no less than three festivals to be staged in south east Queensland. In addition to the annual Big Sound live music extravaganza, two outdoor festival events will be staged on the Sunshine Coast, featuring some of the best bands and artists from across Australia and overseas. The Maroochy Music and Visual Arts Festival is a one-day event staged on a former golf course near Maroochydore, while the Caloundra Music Festival will take place over four days at Kings Beach.

Big Sound Live

This annual event just gets bigger and bigger and the 2016 event will feature more than 150 local, national and international artists at multiple venues in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley over two nights on September 7 and 8. Staged in conjunction with the Big Sound Music Conference, the festival provides artists with an opportunity to showcase their music to fans, fellow musicians and industry representatives.

Participating venues this year include The Zoo, The Foundry, The Empire Hotel, Heya, The Press Club, The Woolly Mammoth, The Elephant Hotel, Ric’s Café, Brightside, Oh Hello, The Flying Cock and The New Globe Theatre.

Big Sound

Featuring on the massive Big Sound program this year are the likes of Alex Lahey, DZ Deathrays, Babaganouj, Ecca Vandal, The Gooch Palms, Vera Blue and Olympia.

On Friday night (September 9), The Triffid will host the official Big Sound Closing Party at The Triffid to wrap up proceedings with Lahey amongst those on the bill.

Maroochy Music and Visual Arts Festival

Those lamenting the end of Big Sound for another year can extend their week of live music merriment by heading up the highway on Saturday (September 10) to Maroochydore for a one-day outdoor festival staged on a site that is destined, apparently, to become the new CBD of the Sunshine Coast.

Lahey will also feature at Maroochydore, along with Matt Corby, Peking Duk, George Maple, Allday, City Calm Down and Client Liaison.

Caloundra Music Festival

Kicking off on Friday, September 30 and running until Monday, October 3, the Caloundra Music Festival will see almost 100 performers converge on Kings Beach for four days of music under the sun. Unlike a lot of festivals, Caloundra brings together artists new and old, ensuring there is something to please all ages and tastes across the four festival stages over the duration of the festival.

As such, the likes of Michael Franti, The Preatures, Paul Dempsey, Ladyhawke, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Beautiful Girls and Band of Frequencies will feature alongside veteran artists such as Icehouse and Darryl Braithwaite.

For information about each event, including artists details, performance schedules, transport and ticketing information, click on the festival logos above.

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Who’s your favourite hot fictional gardener?

From Jon Snow to Harvey Specter, we’ve all had a little bit of a crush on a TV or film character. But what about the gardeners of the silver screen? It’s safe to say there are a few who would send a shiver up one’s Rubus cockburnianus. In this post, I talk about who’s on my top fictional gardener list – who is your favourite? Let me know in the comments section!

John Rowland from Desperate Housewives

Played by Jesse Metcalfe, John Rowland was Wisteria Lane’s resident gardening hottie. Shirtless in almost every episode, he got the whole world talking about his appeal as the young, naive gardener who stole Gabby’s (Eva Longoria’s) heart from her husband.

Ross Poldark from Poldark

Okay, so Poldark isn’t a gardener, but he took just enough time out of mining and riding on horseback across Cornish clifftops to work on scything his field. The brooding Poldark, played by Aidan Turner, may not have us convinced of his gardening skills, but his passion for justice and Robin Hood-style antics is enough to keep us wanting more.

Mark Watney from The Martian

Matt Damon may have caught our eye as a prodigy in Good Will Hunting, but it wasn’t until almost 20 years later when he made a real impact as botanist Mark Watney in The Martian. His Plant-Geekery was second-to-none as he improvised a farm inside a hub on Mars after becoming stranded there following a storm. All I can say is, I now see potatoes in a very different light.

The Diet Coke gardener

Model and actor Andrew Cooper had us all reaching for a Diet Coke when the brand’s ‘sexy gardener’ ad came out. If only we could easily find equally gorgeous public gardeners in our local parks. Watch the full advert here.

André Le Nôtre from A Little Chaos

André Le Nôtre may have been a real person who, in his sheer genius, designed the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, but he was far less aesthestically pleasing than Matthias Schoenaerts’ portrayal in the film A Little Chaos. Long hair may not be everyone’s cup of tea but, hey, it was the 17th Century.

The Call Me Maybe gardener

Holden Nowell is probably most famous for playing Carly Rae Jepsen’s love interest in her Call Me Maybe music video. Unfortunately for Carly, Holden’s character gives his number to a guy at the end of the video. Her loss is our gain. Watch the full video here.

Know a hot fictional gardener who should be on this list? Leave me a comment below, or find me on social media!

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  1. ron kirby (rock hudson) in “all that heaven allows” by douglas sirk … & chance (peter sellers) in “being there” by hal ashby.

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Verizon emerges from a time tunnel – working on a HTC Touch Diamond

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It seems Verizon, who is always last with the latest had sets, have been working on releasing an HTC Touch Diamond after all.

vzw-touch-diamond6The BGR has published exclusive pictures of the device being used for testing, and is typical with a Verizon device, its not just the same version as released by others. Verizon have done their usual â€œtweakingâ€, and the smartphone sports only 128 MB RAM vs the 192 in all the other Diamonds.

To compensate for this travesty however they replaced the 4 GB Flash storage with a microSD card, which in this day and age of 16 GB memory cards can only be considered a good thing. In addition they will be releasing the device with the faceted rather than flat back as Sprint did.

The full specs are as follows:

  • CPU: Qualcomm 7500A
  • Speed: 528 MHz
  • RAM size: 128MB
  • Flash size: 256MB
  • Display resolution: 480Ã—640
  • 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus
  • Of course its not certain this device will even come out, since nothing in this regard has been leaked yet, and even if it does it seems by that time many of us will be sporting a Touch Diamond 2, but I guess better late than never.

    See more pictures at the BGR here.

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