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Frontenac's Public Policy

As was said long ago, every one has the defects of his qualities. Yet, in justice to a man of strong character and patriotic aim, the chronicler should take care that constructive work is given its due place, for only those who do nothing make no mistakes.

During his first term of office Frontenac had many enemies in the higher circles of society. His quarrel with Laval was a cause of scandal to the devout. His deadlock with Duchesneau dislocated the routine of government. There was no one who did not feel the force of his will. Yet to friends and foes alike his recall at sixty-two must have seemed the definite, humiliating close of a career. It was not the moment to view in due perspective what he had accomplished. His shortcomings were on the lips of every one. His strength had been revealed, but was for the time forgotten. When he left Quebec in 1682 he must have thought that he would never see it again. Yet when need came he was remembered. This fact is a useful comment on his first term, extenuating much that had seemed ground for censure in less troubled days.

Let us now regard Frontenac's policy from his own point of view, and attempt to estimate what he had accomplished down to the date of his recall.

However closely Laval and Duchesneau might seek to narrow Frontenac's sphere of action, there was one power they could not deny him. As commander of the king's troops in Canada he controlled all matters relating to colonial defense. If his domestic administration was full of trouble, it must also be remembered that during his first term of office there was no war. This happy result was due less to accident than to his own gifts and character. It is true that the friendship of Louis XIV and Charles II assured peace between New France and New England. But Canada could thank Frontenac for keeping the Iroquois at arm's length.

We have seen how he built the stronghold at Cataraqui, which was named Fort Frontenac. The vigor and the tact that he displayed on this occasion give the keynote to all his relations with the Indians. Towards them he displayed the three qualities which a governor of Canada most needed--firmness, sympathy, and fair dealing. His arrogance, so conspicuous in his intercourse with equals or with refractory subordinates, disappears wholly when he comes into contact with the savages. Theatrical he may be, but in the forest he is never intolerant or narrow-minded. And behind his pageants there is always power.

Thus Frontenac should receive personal credit for the great success of his Indian policy. He kept the peace by moral ascendancy, and to see that this was no light task one need only compare the events of his regime with those which marked the period of his successors, La Barre and Denonville. This we shall do in the next chapter. For the present it is enough to say that throughout the full ten years 1672-82 Canada was free from fear of the Iroquois. Just at the close of Frontenac's first term (1680-82) the Seneca were showing signs of restlessness by attacking tribes allied to the French, but there is abundant reason to suppose that had Frontenac remained in office he could have kept these inter-tribal wars under control.

Bound up with the success of Frontenac's Indian policy is the exploration of the West--an achievement which adds to this period its chief luster. Here La Salle is the outstanding figure and the laurels are chiefly his. None the less, Frontenac deserves the credit of having encouraged all endeavors to solve the problem of the Mississippi. Like La Salle he had large ideas and was not afraid. They co-operated in perfect harmony, sharing profits, perhaps, but sincerely bent on gaining for France a new, vast realm. The whole history of colonial enterprise shows how fortunate the French have been in the co-operation of their explorers with their provincial governors. The relations of La Salle with La Barre form a striking exception, but the statement holds true in the main, and with reference to Algiers as well as to Canada.

La Salle was a frank partisan of Frontenac throughout the quarrel with Perrot and Fenelon. On one occasion he made a scene in church at Montreal. It was during the Easter service of 1674. When Fenelon decried magistrates who show no respect to the clergy and who use their deputed power for their own advantage, La Salle stood up and called the attention of the leading citizens to these words. Frontenac, who was always a loyal ally, showed that he appreciated La Salle's efforts on his behalf by giving him a letter of recommendation to the court in which La Salle is styled 'a man of intelligence and ability, more capable than any one else I know here to accomplish every kind of enterprise and discovery which may be entrusted to him.'

The result of La Salle's visit to Versailles (1674) was that he gained privileges which made him one of the most important men in Canada, and a degree of power which brought down on him many enemies. He received the seigneury of Fort Frontenac, he was made local governor at that post, and, in recognition of services already performed, he gained a grant of nobility. It is clear that La Salle's forceful personality made a strong impression at court, and the favors which he received enabled him, in turn, to secure financial aid from his wealthy relatives at Rouen.

What followed was the most brilliant, the most exciting, and the most tragic chapter in the French exploration of America. La Salle fulfilled all the conditions upon which he had received the seigneury at Fort Frontenac, and found financial profit in maintaining the post. The original wooden structure was replaced by stone, good barracks were built for the troops, there were bastions upon which nine cannon announced a warning to the Iroquois, a settlement with well-tilled land sprang up around the fort, schooners were built with a draught of forty tons. But for La Salle this was not enough. He was a pathfinder, not a trader. Returning to France after two years of labor and success at Fort Frontenac, he secured a royal patent authorizing him to explore the whole continent from the Great Lakes to Mexico, with the right to build forts therein and to enjoy a monopoly of the trade in buffalo skins. The expenses of the undertaking were, of course, to be borne by La Salle and his associates, for the king never invested money in these enterprises. However, the persuasiveness which enabled La Salle to secure his patent enabled him to borrow the necessary funds. At the close of 1678 he was once more at Fort Frontenac and ready for the great adventure.

How La Salle explored the country of the Illinois in company with his valiant friend, Henri de Tonty 'of the iron hand,' and how these two heroic leaders traversed the continent to the very mouth of the Mississippi, is not to be told here. But with its risks, its hardships, its tragedies, and its triumphs, this episode, which belongs to the period of Frontenac's administration, will always remain a classic in the records of discovery. The Jesuits, who did not love La Salle, were no less brave than he, and the luster of his achievements must not be made to dim theirs. Yet they had all the force of a mighty organization at their back, while La Salle, standing alone, braved ruin, obloquy, and death in order to win an empire for France. Sometimes he may have thought of fame, but he possessed that driving power which goes straight for the object, even if it means sacrifice of self. His haughtiness, his daring, his self-centered determination, well fitted him to be the friend and trusted agent of Frontenac.

Another leading figure of the period in western discovery was Daniel Greysolon du Lhut. Duchesneau calls him the leader of the coureurs de bois. There can be no doubt that he had reached this eminence among the French of the forest. He was a gentleman by birth and a soldier by early training. In many ways he resembled La Salle, for both stood high above the common coureurs de bois in station, as in talent. Du Lhut has to his credit no single exploit which equals La Salle's descent of the Mississippi, but in native sagacity he was the superior. With a temperament less intense and experiences less tragic, he will never hold the place which La Salle securely occupies in the annals of adventure. But few Frenchmen equaled him in knowledge of the wilderness, and none displayed greater force of character in dealing with the Indians.

What the mouth of the Mississippi was to La Salle the country of the Sioux became to Du Lhut--a goal to be reached at all hazards. Not only did he reach it, but the story of how he rescued Father Hennepin from the Sioux (1680) is among the liveliest tales to be found in the literature of the wilderness. The only regrettable circumstance is that the story should have been told by Hennepin instead of by Du Lhut--or rather, that we should not have also Du Lhut's detailed version instead of the brief account which he has left. Above all, Du Lhut made himself the guardian of French interests at Michilimackinac, the chief French post of the Far West--the rendezvous of more tribes than came together at any other point. The finest tale of his courage and good judgment belongs to the period of La Barre's government--when, in 1684, at the head of forty-two French, he executed sentence of death on an Indian convicted of murder. Four hundred savages, who had assembled in mutinous mood, witnessed this act of summary justice. But they respected Du Lhut for the manner in which he had conducted the trial, and admired the firmness with which he executed a fair sentence.

Du Lhut's exploits and character make him the outstanding figure of the war which Duchesneau waged against the coureurs de bois. The intendant certainly had the letter of the law on his side in seeking to clear the woods of those rovers who at the risk of their own lives and without expense to the government were gaining for France an unequalled knowledge of the interior. Not only had the king decreed that no one should be permitted to enter the forest without express permission, but an edict of 1676 denied even the governor the right to issue a trading pass at his unrestrained discretion. Frontenac, who believed that the colony would draw great profit from exploration, softened the effect of this measure by issuing licenses to hunt. It was also within his power to dispatch messengers to the tribes of the Great Lakes. Duchesneau reported that Frontenac evaded the edict in order to favor his own partners or agents among the coureurs de bois, and that when he went to Montreal on the pretext of negotiating with the Iroquois, his real purpose was to take up merchandise and bring back furs. These charges Frontenac denied with his usual vigour, but without silencing Duchesneau. In 1679 the altercation on this point was brought to an issue by the arrest, at the intendant's instance, of La Toupine, a retainer of Du Lhut. An accusation of disobeying the edict was no trifle, for the penalty might mean a sentence to the galleys. After a bitter contest over La Toupine the matter was settled on a basis not unfavorable to Frontenac. In 1681 a fresh edict declared that all coureurs de bois who came back to the colony should receive the benefit of an amnesty. At the same time the governor was empowered to grant twenty-five trading licenses in each year, the period to be limited to one year.

The splendid services of Du Lhut, covering a period of thirty years, are the best vindication of Frontenac's policy towards him and his associates. Had Duchesneau succeeded in his efforts, Du Lhut would have been severely punished, and probably excluded from the West for the remainder of his life. Thanks to Frontenac's support, he became the mainstay of French interests from Lake Ontario to the Mississippi. Setting out as an adventurer with a strong taste f or exploration, he ended as commandant of the most important posts--Lachine, Cataraqui, and Michilimackinac. He served the colony nobly in the war against the Iroquois. He has left reports of his discoveries which disclose marked literary talent. From the early years of Frontenac's regime he made himself useful, not only to Frontenac but to each succeeding governor, until, crippled by gout and age, he died, still in harness. The letter in which the governor Vaudreuil announces Du Lhut's death (1710) to the Colonial Office at Paris is a useful comment upon the accusations of Duchesneau. 'He was,' says Vaudreuil, 'a very honest man.' In these words will be found an indirect commendation of Frontenac, who discovered Du Lhut, supported him through bitter opposition, and placed him where his talents and energy could be used for the good of his country.

It will be remembered that Frontenac received orders from Colbert (April 7, 1672) to prevent the Jesuits from becoming too powerful. In carrying out these instructions he soon found himself embroiled at Quebec, and the same discord made itself felt throughout the wilderness.

Frontenac favored the establishment of trading-posts and government forts along the great waterways, from Cataraqui to Crevecoeur.1 He sincerely believed that these were the best guarantees of the king's power on the Great Lakes and in the valley of the Mississippi. The Jesuits saw in each post a centre of debauchery and feared that their religious work would be undone by the scandalous example of the coureurs de bois. What for Frontenac was a question of political expediency loomed large to the Jesuits as a vital issue of morals. It was a delicate question at best, though probably a peaceable solution could have been arranged, but for the mutual agreement of Frontenac and the Jesuits that they must be antagonists. War having once been declared, Frontenac proved a poor controversialist. He could have defended his forest policy without alleging that the Jesuits maintained their missions as a source of profit, which was a slander upon heroes and upon martyrs. Moreover, he exposed himself to a flank attack, for it could be pointed out with much force that he had private motives in advocating the erection of forts. Frontenac was intelligent and would have recommended the establishment of posts whether he expected profit from them or not, but he weakened his case by attacking the Jesuits on wrong grounds.

During Frontenac's first term the settled part of Canada was limited to the shores of the St Lawrence from Lachine downward, with a cluster of seigneuries along the lower Richelieu. In this region the governor was hampered by the rights of the intendant and the influence of the bishop. Westward of Lachine stretched the wilderness, against whose dusky denizens the governor must guard the colony. The problems of the forest embraced both trade and war; and where trade was concerned the intendant held sway. But the safety of the flock came first, and as Frontenac had the power of the sword he could execute his plans most freely in the region which lay beyond the fringe of settlement. It was here that he achieved his greatest success and by his acts won a strong place in the confidence of the settlers. This was much, and to this extent his first term of office was not a failure.

As Canada was then so sparsely settled, the growth of population filled a large place in the shaping of public policy. With this matter, however, Duchesneau had more to do than Frontenac, for it was the intendant's duty to create prosperity. During the decade 1673-83 the population of Canada increased from 6705 to 10,251. In percentage the advance shows to better advantage than in totals, but the king had hardened his heart to the demand for colonists. Thenceforth the population of Canada was to be recruited almost altogether from births.

On the whole, the growth of the population during this period compares favorably with the growth of trade. In 1664 a general monopoly of Canadian trade had been conceded to the West India Company, on terms which gave every promise of success. But the trading companies of France proved a series of melancholy failures, and at this point Colbert fared no better than Richelieu. When Frontenac reached Canada the West India Company was hopelessly bankrupt, and in 1674 the king acquired its rights. This change produced little or no improvement. Like France, Canada suffered greatly through the war with Holland, and not till after the Peace of Nimwegen (1678) did the commercial horizon begin to clear. Even then it was impossible to note any real progress in Canadian trade, except in a slight enlargement of relations with the West Indies. During his last year at Quebec Duchesneau gives a very gloomy report on commercial conditions.

For this want of prosperity Frontenac was in no way responsible, unless his troubles with Laval and Duchesneau may be thought to have damped the colonizing ardor of Louis XIV. It is much more probable that the king withheld his bounty from Canada because his attention was concentrated on the costly war against Holland. Campaigns at home meant economy in Canada, and the colony was far from having reached the stage where it could flourish without constant financial support from the motherland.

In general, Frontenac's policy was as vigorous as he could make it. Over commerce, taxes, and religion he had no control. By training and temper he was a war governor, who during his first administration fell upon a time of peace. So long as peace prevailed he lacked the powers and the opportunity to enable him to reveal his true strength; and his energy, without sufficient vent, broke forth in quarrels at the council board.

With wider authority, Frontenac might have proved a successful governor even in time of peace, for he was very intelligent and had at heart the welfare of the colony. As it was, his restrictions chafed and goaded him until wrathfulness took the place of reason. But we shall err if we conclude that when he left Canada in discomfiture he had not earned her thanks. Through pride and faults of temper he had impaired his usefulness and marred his record. Even so there was that which rescued his work from the stigma of failure. He had guarded his people from the tomahawk and the scalping-knife. With prescient eye he had foreseen the imperial greatness of the West. Whatever his shortcomings, they had not been those of meanness or timidity.

1 Fort Crevecoeur was La Salle's post in the heart of the Illinois country.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

In Tongues

From all the pebbles, a gathering,
a pattern             and

that separation from faint juniper in the wind,
the rustle of trees’ skirts, confusing sunlight,
a              rainfall of light patterns

and                        the distant traffic of
conversations.  Uneven cobblestone confuses
balance and unbalanced, I grip your hand

in the din of falling words
from an immodest                          tongue.

Sunday, June 01, 2014

In The End

I’m a robin, spring,
snow melting from
boulevards, fractal
imitation of glaciers,
and their demise.

I’ve arrived.

In a window, I see
an image of myself,
as young as this year,
as fresh as this wind.

My voice cracks, then
resonates sunshine,
sidewalk, an ant’s trail
across the aroused lawn.

In the end, this is
a scene from a movie,
old memory, old lines,

repetition.  In dying,
each step is old and
new, each reach
my own, like an

old song with a never
before heard rhythm.

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Tips and Walkthrough: Candy Crush Level 1196

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  • Clear all jellies  and reach 100000 points to complete the level.
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Tuesday, 3 June 2014

My name is Jenine and this summer I am doing a medical internship in South Africa! ( I know, how exciting!). I flew out from Newark Airport to London before flying to Cape Town. Which is cool because I got spend the day in London with some family members.  I saw Big Ben,  The London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby and so much more! I then hopped on the tube later that night to catch my flight to Cape Town.

NYC from a 777
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Buckingham Palace
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

life should really be this simple...

This morning I went for a walk. Well, you might actually call it a hike. I walked off my mom's mountain. We're 3,500 feet high up here on the mountain. And, no, I didn't walk all the way down, but I walked 2 miles down to her mailbox and then back up.

Picture this... Walking down a rocky, dirt road that's so steep I keep slipping on the rocks in the road. I get half way down and ask myself, 'what am I doing?' I didn't bring any energy bars with me so I had to eat some peanut butter before heading out and that only lasted me maybe a half hour. So then I get down to the mailbox and look back and the rocky, dirt road looks like it's at least a 30 degree incline. I really don't think I'm exagerating. I asked my mom what she thought the grade was up her mountain and she agreed it could probaby be between 20-30 degrees steep. I didn't know how I was going to make it back up. But I didn't have a choice. There's no cell service on the mountain. In fact, you have to drive an hour away before you'll get cell service. And everyone was asleet so I didn't have a choice but to keep trekking straight up hill.

And I did. I kept saying "come on, Cara, you can do this" out loud to myself. The worst part was her driveway. I'll bet it's at least a 45 degree grade straight up. She has to have a hummer to get up it in the winter. It's impassable when there's any snow at all. My heart rate got up to 180 for the last 100 feet or so up the driveway.

What an adventure!!

You know what sucks? My heart rate monitor says that I only burned 346 calories. What's up with that??!! That walk kicked my butt! My heartrate wouldn't get above 155 the whole way!

Oh, well. I feel better that I walked. I miss walking. And I miss biking. I can't wait to get back home so I can go biking in the morning. I just found that perfect route that took me 12 miles in one hour to finishe and I burned, I think, something like 800 calories. Now that's a workout.

I don't want to leave here, though. We're having a blast.

Tuesday, we went to Green Bank radio observatory. A place where they have huge telesope dish receivers that listen to noises in space and make beautiful pictures out of the sounds. Most of the beautiful photos that you see of colorful clouds in space come from a radio telescope. (That's me and my mom in the pic with the 100 meter tall dish telescope behind us in the distance.)

Then went to Snowshoe ski resort. And of course there was no snow but we rode the ski lift down and back. I've never ridden a ski lift before. Heck, I've never skied before! It was beautiful!

Yesterday we went to the Greenbrier River Trail. What a beatiful place. This picture doesn't do it justice. We walked for about a half hour then went down to the river and walked right into the middle of it. The water is WAY down. They haven't had alot of rain lately. So we sat down on a couple of large rocks poking out of the water and just sat there. I could have stayed there all day, I kid you not.

Then, today we went to the General Lewis Inn and had lunch. What an amazing place. I cheated a little... I had an open faced crab salad sandwich that had melted mozerella cheese on top. It was yummy. I had a side of fruit and water. Was a bit of a splurge, but that's what flex points are for, right? :)

I've been staying on plan as best as I can. I'm only up one pound since weigh in. That's really not that bad because usually I'm up 3-5 pounds by mid-week after WI. So I figure I'm ahead of the game. I've been drinking A LOT of water, too. I think that really helps! Plus we've been walking EVERYWHERE! We don't go anywhere unless we walk miles to get there.

Then we ended the day at the Greenbrier Hotel. What a truly amazing experience. What history is there! I didn't take this photo because my pictures are still on the memory stick, but I took one that was JUST like this. We toured inside the hotel and took some amazing photos. What an experience!

The best part of the day came after we got back to my mom's house. We went 4-wheel-driving! Oh man! I've never done that before! I screamed with excitement the whole way! My daughter and I took turns driving. One drove while the other was on the back. We rode up to a beautiful spot on top of another mountain and stopped and watched the horses graze. I didn't get any pictures, but it was a heavenly experience! I felt so close to God up there!

Really, this is how simple life truly should be!

Donna said...

OwOw! You two look beautiful! =) Look at how much weight you've both lost! So cool!

Donna B said...

It sounds like you are having a great time! I'm jealous of all teh gorgeous pictures you are taking. You also sound so happy about all the waling you are doing! Relax and enjoy the rest of your vacation. That one measly pound will come off as soon as you come home! Guaranteed!

PS: Thanks for your biking inspiration! I am up to 10 miles a day.

spunkysuzi said...

Sounds like your having a great visit!! Way to go on tackling the hill ;)

MaryFran said...

Sounds like you are having a Great time! Yippe to you for taking the walk of death (that would be how I'm from here on out going to refer to your mothers mountain)!!! Are you going to do it again this visit?????

Karyn said...

Sounds like you're having a good time! I'm glad.

My weigh in report for this week is .....are you ready?....4.4 lbs DOWN!!!

nmburleson said...

Love your pics! Great job on the steep hike. :)


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Sunday, November 2, 2008

i'm getting nervious about meeting my goal...

So yesterday's weigh in wasn't that spectacular, but at least I pulled a loss.

Only lost 2/10ths of a pound, but at least it was a loss. I was convinced I was going to gain 3 pounds after the mac & cheese and sausage & peppers fiasco's.

I did quite horrible yesterday, too, after weigh in. I had a food-free-for-all. I still can't believe all I ate. I'm so embarrased about it, I don't want to tell you what I ate. I really done. But I think that's what this whole blog is all about... being accountable. So it's my duty to disclose all the junk I ate. So here goes...

  • Egg beater omlet with onions, pepper & tomatoes
  • Wheat toast with real butter and orange preserves
  • Oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins
  • Cheese Fries: French fries drenched in cheese sauce and topped with melted grated cheese and bacon strips and tons of fattening ranch dressing
  • Ruffles Chips (about half a bag) and a block of 1/3 less fat cream cheese and also about half a container of Heluva Good French onion sour cream dip
  • Pillsbury Chocolate Chip cookies (about 10-12 of them)
  • Haagen-Dazs Dulce de Leche ice cream (a small 6 ounce tub)

I have no idea how to count that many points. I don't even want to attempt. I'll just say that I killed all of my flex points for the week and call it done and behind me.

I ate very sensible today. Within my 22 daily points.

I did gain 2 pounds when I weighed myself, but I fully expected 5 pounds so I wasn't too upset by 2 pounds. I'm going to work out in over time this coming week. I have 5 pounds to lose in the next 3 weeks so I have to step it up. I really don't think it's going to happen, but I'm not going to stop trying.

I made Taco Soup tonight. I've been having pinto beans for lunch about every other day for the past couple of months because I read that pinto beans will lower your cholesterol by 20% if you have a cup every day. I don't have any problems with my cholesterol but I'm all for eating things that will help my body be more healthy. Anyways, so I got the recipe from my mom's blog who got it from JC's blog. I believe it's a WW recipe.

I was a little skeptical of it being only 1 point for a cup so I put it to the test. I looked at all of the labels from the cans and bags of ingredients and wrote down the calories, fat, fiber and sodium. I thought this might knock your socks off to see the totals: 1,740 calories, 5.5 grams fat, 64 grams of fiber, and 10,925 grams of sodium. Man that sounds like alot, huh? But it's not actually. :) Not after you divide the number of servings. I'm not sure if I did mine right because the recipe said it was 15 one-cup servings but I only got 11 one-cup servings. So mine was 2 points per serving. Still it's not bad. 2 points for a cup of soup is great. But the sodium... It ends up being 993 grams of sodium per serving. Yikes! It's so yummy, though.

Karyn said...

I keep a pot of taco soup (very similar recipie) in the fridge and have it once/day. I love it. I cut the sodium by buying no salt added tomatoes and no salt added beans.

You can reach your goal, Cara, I know it! Is the 100 pounds your final goal, or a short term goal?

Your progress picture shows how hard you have worked and how much happier and healthier you are since you began this journey..... don't lose sight of this!

Forgive me, if I speak out of place...(and after all, you are WAY ahead of me in terms of making and reaching goals)but I can't help but wonder, based on recent posts, if you are somewhat afraid of reaching your goal weight? Again, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but do you need to change your REAL goal? maybe the number on the scale should be the secondary goal....after learning to live a healthy lifestyle.

Just a thought. If I'm off base, disregard those words.

--cara said...

That's a good idea Karyn. Next time I'm going to look for no- or low-sodium tomatoes and beans.

The 100 pounds is a short-term goal. I have 132 to lose altogether. But the 100 pounds was so that I could sit down to Thanksgiving dinner and be thankful that I've lost 100 pounds.

Thanks for the honest questions. I don't think I'm afraid of my final goal, but I know it intimidates me. I feel like sometimes it's WAY out of my reach. I sometimes feel like I've already met my final goal just because of how happy and healthy I feel. I don't want to stop, though, because I want to get rid of the extra fluff around my middle. So I'll keep going and try not to let that final number intimidate me too badly.

spunkysuzi said...

It's done, it's over with and your back on plan!! That is the main thing. And have a great day today ;)
This week for the challenge i'm down -.6

Deborah said...

Congrats on the loss.

Yep, the soup is high in sodium but since I have low blood pressure I don't worry about it. I just drink lots of water after eating it. I add some water to the recipe before simmering it and maybe that is why it is 15 cups. I don't think the recipe calls for it but I just thought it needed it.

You can do 5 pounds in three weeks. I know you can. So do it and quit worrying about it.

Lake Mary WWLeader said...

Be proud of all that you have accomplished and believe that you can accomplish more! The difference between Triumph and try is a little Umph!

Michelle said...

so glad I found your blog, I've lost 17.4 lbs in about 5 weeks using WW I have saved your blog and will be checking in, keep up the exercise...


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Saturday, April 24, 2010

So, tracking really does work...

Ok, so am I surprised in the least little bit? No, I really shouldn't be. Tracking really does work.

I tracked everything I ate last week and as a result, I was rewarded by losing 1.8 lbs.

As a reward for myself, I bought a 3-month journal. I figured if I'm gonna make it to goal, I need all the help I can get. I just hope--HOPE--I can keep journaling in it. My track record has always been to do it for a few weeks but then stop. So we'll see how it goes. I'm hoping to keep doing it for at least 3 months. We'll see...

In Weight Watchers this week we talked about staying on track through the weekends. That has been the absolute #1 reason for my lack of weight loss throughout my entire journey--my splurging on the weekends.

I can gain an easy 2-4 lbs on the weekends from my so-called "splurging".

Check this out. I looked up the official definition of splurge and here's what it says:

splurge [splurj] to indulge oneself in some
luxury or pleasure, esp. a costly one.

"To indulge oneself". Hmm. Yup, that's what it is. Only for me its a bit of overindulgence. I'll usually have a big breakfast after weigh in then we always go out to lunch with the in-laws and I'll usually get just whatever I want at lunch--cheese fries with ranch dressing, baked potato with butter, cheese, sour cream, and bacon, cheeseburger with the works, fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, pulled pork with cole slaw... well, you get it, just whatever is on the menu that I happen to want.

This wouldn't be so bad if it were the only "splurge". But there's more...

Usually, throughout the week something catches my mind that I want to eat but I can't. Well, I could if I ate it in moderation, but usually when those cravings hit, they're huge ones. Like last weekend it was a whole bag of Ruffles and a whole tub of Heluva Good french onion dip.

You like the way I put that link in there to the Heluva Good website. I'm so bad. When I went to go get the link, lookie what I found... FAT FREE Heluva Good!! What?! I've never seen this in the store before. Now I'm gonna have to ask Publix to stock it!! I wonder how it tastes. If it tastes half as good as the regular stuff, it'll be amazing. Because their sour cream dips are the absolute best I've ever had in my life. And I've had plenty!

Okay, back to my blog...

So just splurging on a little bit of the chips and dip would have been fine, but I ate the whole bag and the whole tub. ON TOP of the huge meal I splurged on when we went out with the in-laws. And that was just Saturday.

I always vow not to "splurge" any more for the rest of the weekend. But that NEVER happens. We usually cook a big fattening meal on Sunday or we go out with friends or family and I get whatever I want again, knowing all the while I'm killing my weight loss efforts for the coming week.

So then Monday hits and I'm up, like I said, 2-4 lbs. Then I work and work all week to get it back off. If I've gained 3-4 lbs, chances are I will be able to get them off by the end of the week. But just barely. I might pull a small gain or break even. If I've only gained 1-2 lbs, I'm sure to get that off plus squeak out another half or full pound of loss by the end of the week.

So after reading that last paragraph, it has hit me like a TON of bricks. Do you know that if I would only splurge a little bit and NOT gain those extra pounds over the weekend, I could be at goal in less than a few months?? Heck, I could have been at goal 2 YEARS AGO!

I have got to quit doing this!!

Did you notice the last part of that definition up there--"a costly one". Boy is that right! It's cost me getting to my goal years ago.

Ok, Cara, this weekend you only get one splurge or several very small splurges. No big splurges...

I think what I'm going to do is splurge on this one meal (with the in-laws) and then I'll get back to my regular eating schedule for the rest of the day and for all day tomorrow.

In fact, I'm going to commit to cooking a healthy meal at home tomorrow so I won't be tempted to eating out or over doing it at home.

Last week bought Rocco DiSpirito's new book "Now Eat This!". If you guys haven't seen this, you should check it out. There are 150 "real food" recipes all for under 350 calories each. Real food! Home cooking. No fancy ingredients. No gourmet dishes.

There's a recipe in there for Chicken Fried Steak With Sausage Gravy that I've been eying. Here's a picture I took of the page in the book.

I'll make that and the macaroni and cheese, too (pictured below). The steak is only 337 calories and the mac n cheese is 227. I'll let you know how they taste. So far, they look uber easy to make and I've got most of the ingredients already in the house. No special spices or weird creams. In fact, the only thing I'll need to buy is the steak, the cheese, and the pasta. Not bad, huh?

Well, we'll see how the weekend goes. Wish me luck. You guys wanna try it with me? No major splurges. Just little ones or just one big splurge. What do you think?

Laurie said...

I hear you on the splurges! Luckily I've been splurge free for almost 2 weeks and counting. We CAN and WILL do this!! :-) Tracking does work!

spunkysuzi said...

Tracking definitely helps me!

Mad Woman said...

Tracking totally helps me. It gives me an accurate record of what I'm eating. It also helps me "save" points for when I know I'm going to want to splurge on the weekend!

Blue~ said...

Not so sure that 'splurge' is a good idea - what is the difference between a mini splurge and tacit permission to binge? Do we allow ourselves to binge? To feel the need to Splurge, indicates that you are wanting to eat stuff that you dont normally allow yourself...or in amounts you dont normally allow yourself.

Tracking and counting calories is what allows us the freedom to eat normal food - in normal amounts - it makes these things a choice - but what it doesnt do, is allow us to be spontaneous when around food.

Spontaneous eating or splurging is the bit that catches us all out. If you have the self control to only eat mini splurges, why stop there?

Devils Advocate and all that stuff!

Lynda with a Y said...

Splurge=weekends, for sure. This weekend, I was better than usual, ordering fish at a restaurant. The beers were another story...
Today's challenge will be a wedding shower at a woman's house--she is famous for her sweet tooth! Yikes.

eastcoastsurfermom said...

Great blog. Just came across and will be tuning in on your journey. I just came back from meeting my 10% at WW. Whew ! Gosh that was some hard work ! Now more to go !

MaryFran said...

OK OK OK...your post hit me like a ton of bricks. I've been splurging the last few weekends. ANd I sat through the same weight watcher topic this last weekend and STILL splurged. Your post really made me realize how stupid I am to be taking that VERY COSTLY splurge and then work my tail end off to try to negate my spluge. It really doesn't make sense! Thank you for your honesty!


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Diary of my Sahara Trek: Part 4

Long delay between posts due to family life… First it was the Easter holidays, so I had my hands full juggling three children, sorry, two and a husband, and day trips exciting enough to keep everyone happy. Just as we were all enjoying ourselves, chicken pox struck the little one and he really suffered. He howled in agony with the blisters and I tried every trick in the book, drug in the pharmacy, and ‘been there/done that’ advice from friends. My own best tips now? Baking soda baths and George pig gel bruise soother that you put in the fridge! Sounds of “Owwwwww I need George!” whilst my husband and I ran backwards and forwards to the freezer (to expedite cooling!) were the Sheppard household soundtrack on repeat. His 4th birthday followed straight after so celebrations and other priorities came to the fore. He finally went back to school on Monday and I am just emerging out from under the mountain of chores that waited patiently to greet me. Well I’ve done some, but sod it, the rest can wait some more.

My Sahara trek is sadly fading into the past, however it is easy to be re-immersed in the experience, looking at the photos and videos posted by our trekking group, as we all try to escape back there, if only for a few minutes!

Where was I? …the end of our first day trekking. I can’t rush onto the second day without talking about the night sky, the sight of which is beyond imagination. I tried to describe it to my husband with great difficulty, and the only comparison I could think of is at the beginning of the Star Wars films when space is rolling towards you, only without the ‘A long time ago in a galaxy far far away’ words in the sky! However having had a recce on Youtube, it is rolling away and there are no stars, so my rubbish explanation becomes even more appalling. So despite it being beyond imagination….If you can try to envisage being in the middle of a vast expanse of desert, with an entirely uncluttered 360 degree view of the horizon, absolutely zero artificial light, and clear night sky…then simply put millions of tiny fairy lights of all shapes and sizes all around you, not just in the sky but all the way down to the horizon and around you in every direction. Beautiful. It never even occurred to me to try to take a photo or film, I automatically thought it would never translate. Luckily one of my fellow trekkers did, and she’s kindly let me share it on here.

Stars in the Sahara

Photo Credit: Hannah Kate Boyd

It offers a tiny glimpse. It is definitely bucket list top 20-worthy – Saharan night sky. Too amazing for words.

The camp staff entertained themselves and us after dinner with water bottle music and Moroccan singing around the campfire (Berber TV according to Jamal). Sleep was pretty easy to come by after that cosy in my sleeping bag. Vix and I made our night time trips to the camp toilets together at first (tent over sand hollow, bag for toilet paper outside!), but by the end of the week, one of my favourite times was 4am – fleece and headtorch on, padding barefooted over cold sand to a nearby sand dune, peacefully tinkling under a twinkling sky.

Berber music

Happiness is…Berber music in the desert – Photo Credit: Adam Bickell

Camp toilets

Camp toilets – squatting should be an Olympic sport – Photo Credit: Adam Bickell

Breakfast was an open air feast of porridge and honey, sometimes freshly made donuts or pancakes, sweet bread, cereals, orange juice, tea and coffee. Time to load up before starting trekking at 8:30am.

Open air Saharan breakfast

Open air Saharan breakfast

We soon developed an efficient routine of getting up and sorted, packing our tents and night bags away ready for loading on to the camels, breakfast, filling our hydration packs with our morning 1.5 litre water supply, taking any drugs required, and applying suncream before to Jamal’s shout of “YALLA!” meaning “Let’s get going!” sent us all scuttling off across the desert. We would leave the camp staff and camels behind to finish packing up and meet us ahead later at our lunch stop. I was mentally prepared for our second day trekking, having got the meltdown out of the way, I felt free and my plan was to stay right behind Jamal at the front of the pack, giving myself a psychological boost.

He’d been telling us all for days that sandals were the best for desert walking, which went against the trek company’s advice of needing support for your ankles, as we all compared our boots and comfort factors. Of course we should have listened to Jamal from the start as he was absolutely right. Within 10 minutes of walking in soft sand with boots on, sand has filled every available space and begins to apply a large amount of pressure on your foot, whilst your boot simply expands to accommodate even more sand and weighs extra with every step. It doesn’t take long before your toes are numb and it feels like you are wearing concrete blocks on your feet. There just isn’t time to keep stopping and emptying your boots, as any dilly dallying and you would be left behind, with your boots filling up again 3 steps later. I gave my boots to a camel and soon felt the benefit of cooler feet and sand that just washed over your sandals and out again as you trekked. Thank heavens for my panic purchase of trekking sandals the week before, they were absolutely essential. Those that didn’t bring sandals suffered more with their feet, that’s for sure. Camp staff footwear? Flip flops. There’s a clue there somewhere!!! After all my months of boot traumas.

Sandals & Sticks

Sandals & Sticks

We walked for 4 hours with a couple of 5 minute breaks and one for about 10-15 minutes to rest and snack on nuts and carbs. I found it much easier than the day before, probably because it is much cooler in the mornings, still hot but more bearable than the afternoons! I stuck right behind Jamal, concentrating on staying in his shadow and putting my feet in the sandy dints of his footsteps, which was marginally easier than walking without either! Every little helps!

Shadows in the sand

Shadows in the sand

Footprints in the dunes

Footprints in the dunes

Dunes as far as the eye can see! If you look carefully you can see where we have walked, as this view is behind us. It’s the same in the other direction too though…

PANDAS Girls – The five of us (L-R) – Vix, Hannah, Emma, Rachel (PANDAS founder) and me!

At the end of our morning we approached lunch camp across a dry river bed. Fascinating to look at, absolutely rock hard, with perfect cracks around 6 inches deep.

Cracked river bed

Cracked river bed

Cracked river bed 2

Tracks dried into the sand

Unfortunately this is the last photo I was able to take with my iPad, as a postprandial snooze with my head resting on my rucksack (iPad inside) cracked the LCD. I was quite cross at myself for that one, especially as it was a 40th birthday pressie from my boys only a few weeks earlier. I might have won the previous day’s challenge, but the desert had won this one. So the rest of my photos from here onwards are taken with my phone camera, which isn’t too bad, just not quite as clear as these. Doh!

We walked a further hour and a half in the afternoon which was the toughest part of the day again, entirely due to the heat but soon enough camp appeared. We were all really glad to have the first full day of trekking under our belt and our 4:30pm Moroccan tea and biscuits tasted glorious. Followed again by twilight, dinner and singing and dancing around the campfire. Briefly spoke to my husband with a teeny bit of signal, repeating one word throughout – amazing.

Emma x

2 thoughts on “Diary of my Sahara Trek: Part 4

  1. Congratulations Emma on your trek. Have loved catching up with your adventure so far, you should be really proud x

    • Thank you Helen! Part 5 to follow, just working on a desert talk for about 70 four and five year olds next week. Got my Sahara sand in a tub ready and everything! x

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Letting this thing get away from me again...

Alohas everyone. So I am back in Baton Rouge now. My stay in New Orleans was full of music and drinking... As much as I do not drink often it is quite hard to avoid when you are there. Most of the time while busking people will give you alcohol instead of tips. It's like saying here get a little more fucked up so you play worse. Though of course it is a pretty awesome time none the less. I met some really good people and that made my stay better. At first I was having a hard time with it mainly because of the large amounts of drinking which makes it harder to talk to people, unles you are drunk too... I feel I left at the right time though, and now my plan is to haul ass back to AZ.
First however I need to spend a minute getting my bike worked on, then from there it is off back through Texas and New Mexico and a on to Bisbee Arizona. I am thinking I might just push myself and see how fast I can make it because why not? I am excited for this, as much as I am also dreading it! I have about 1400 miles to ride and I will be shooting for two weeks to get back. Though I will not be afraid to take a little but more time, it will be interesting to see if I can make it. Mainly I want to do this because it took me so long to get here so I want to prove to myself I can accomplish anything I put my mind to. Which if you know me you know I usually succeed in these endeavors... Cause well let's face it I am superman.
Alright enough gloating. I am going to leave this short because I am not feeling terribly inspired but i will be updating on my ride back just to keep you all up on my progress. I will be back in AZ soon enough and I am thinking maybe a little get together when I do?! We will see. Much love and alohas to all!

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  1. okay los.... Miss you and love you.... PLEASE email/FT if you need anything.


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No diplomatic deal to solve the Iranian nuclear standoff will be possible if it does not allow Tehran’s leadership to proclaim some measure of victory—most probably a recognition of Iran’s right to enrich uranium for civilian reactors. This creates a profound dilemma for the United States and other Western powers who deplore the Iranian regime’s repression of democracy and human rights.

Anything that benefits the Iranian regime must be bad, right? Wrong. A nuclear deal that averts war (which would cause even greater human suffering in Iran) need not betray Iranian democrats nor preclude U.S. advocacy of their cause.

Ronald Reagan and other American presidents made arms control deals with the Soviet Union while still seeking an end to its totalitarian empire. So, too, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney could negotiate verifiable measures to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons without undermining Iranian human rights and democracy advocates.

The objective of negotiations is—as it was with the Soviets—to eliminate risks of nuclear proliferation and war in the wider Middle East. The United States and Iran can continue to denounce each other’s political systems, counter each other’s power projection in the region, and seek history’s vindication of the relative merits of each other’s cause, but within a framework that precludes terrorism and hot war.

Iranian democrats and human rights activists are long-suffering. After the United States and the United Kingdom overthrew nationalist Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953, Iranians experienced three decades of repressive rule under the U.S.-backed Shah. The 1979 revolution brought early hope, but the forces of democracy and modernity were soon crushed by acolytes of the Ayatollah Khomeini.

The presidential election of Mohammed Khatami in 1997 initially offered prospects of political reform and a reinvigoration of civil society, but again the reactionary theocrats and their praetorian Revolutionary Guard leaders reasserted themselves. The Green Movement that emerged after the rigged elections of 2009 inspired a new generation of Iranian liberals, but was unable to withstand the violent countermoves of the state.

Key leaders of the Iranian opposition are painfully wary of revolutionary discourse and violence. They know that democracy cannot be won by the point of a gun, whether their own or that of the United States.

In a 2011 report based on interviews with 35 leading Iranian human rights and democracy activists, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran concluded: “civil society leaders overwhelmingly reflect the opinion that an attack on Iran, no matter how limited in scope, would have ruinous consequences for Iranian society by entrenching the authoritarian regime, intensifying human rights abuses and likely thwarting the democratic aspirations of a large portion of the populace.”

Dissidents like Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi insist that Iranians must make their own political future and that there are only limited things the United States can do to help them and much that Washington can do to hurt them.

Chronicling Iranian government violations of universal human rights can help, as can easing visa processes for Iranians to visit the United States and promoting greater exchange between civil society players. Engineering technological means to bypass state restrictions on the internet and other forms of communication can help too.

Threatening or conducting warfare and coercive regime change hurts, however, for it allows security forces to justify repression in the name of protecting national sovereignty.

It is too early to tell whether the Iranian government is prepared to make the compromises necessary to negotiate an end to the nuclear standoff. But if a formula can be found whereby Iran takes verifiable steps to build international confidence that it will not produce nuclear weapons, and to resolve outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iranians will gain a calmer environment in which to resume their internal struggle for democracy and human rights.

The focus can shift away from war and external threats that play into the hands of the regime and back to the quality of life within Iran.

Here the Soviet experience is instructive. Glasnost and the unwinding of the Soviet empire occurred in conjunction with nuclear arms control. Political evolution and the reduction of nuclear threats were mutually reinforcing processes. Arms control talks became a venue for reducing fears of aggression, which widened space in Russia and Eastern Europe for dissidents seeking to loosen the grip of security forces.

From the 1980s to the present day, one has not heard Russian democrats regret nuclear arms control agreements. The struggle for genuine democracy remains unfulfilled, but Russians know that this is their struggle and the coercive instruments of U.S. power cannot win it for them.

So, too, a deal that affirms Iran’s right to an exclusively peaceful nuclear program and builds international confidence that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons can create more hospitable conditions for Iranians to secure democracy and human rights.

The United States and Iranian government will continue to contest each other’s values and influence in the Middle East. Washington should use all suitable venues to highlight human rights abuses in Iran and in Iranian-backed Syria, knowing Iran will do the same highlighting of U.S. double standards as well as maltreatment of Palestinians by Israel. Struggle will continue; the objective is to conduct it away from the shadow of nuclear war.


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Friday, December 31, 2010

On the Last Day

It’s the last day of the year. Is it a time to reminisce? Or a time to look forward? Or neither? Or both? I think I’ll just let the thoughts flow through and see what comes out.

Looking back personally I’d give the year high marks. Except for the decline and death of my mother at the venerable age of 99 the year was blissfully free of unnecessary drama or trauma. Healthy. Happy. Filled with many blessings.

Not quite the same high marks for our dear country and the world around us.

Too many selfish, partisan divisions.

Too many people struggling to attain or maintain or retain a decent standard of living.

A gap too large between the well off and the poor.

Too many deaths and injuries and lack of progress in our unwinnable war in Afghanistan.

Too much misery because of ethnic and religious strife.

For Americans, a sense of disillusionment about what the future holds.

For Americans, a lack of trust in those who say they are our leaders.

For many white Americans, a growing fear that they are losing control. And they’re right.

For Americans, an uneasy sense that the Chinese and Indians are overtaking us. And we’re right.

So is everything negative? No.

The Giants won the World Series.

San Francisco is still the best city in the world to live in.

Some TV is still worth watching – like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, Justified, Charlie Rose, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and In Treatment.

Some movies are well worth watching – like Winter’s Bone, The White Ribbon, Army of Shadows, 2046, Waltz With Bashir, and The Window.

And what about 2011? Let’s just wait and see.

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

I prefer to make my charitable contributions at one time late in December. It gives me a chance to assess what I’ve done in the past and to look freshly at the organizations I’m most interested in supporting. Once in a while a special event or circumstance will come up during the year that gets my attention, but I turn down the frequent requests that come my way all the time, often from groups I already support. They’re an annoyance even if I favor the cause they’re promoting.

So the other day I sat down at the computer and made my decisions for 2010. These days it’s possible to make donations online using a credit card, a welcome change from the past that facilitates the process. My support went to:

American Himalayan Foundation

Asian Art Museum (San Francisco)

California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco)

Doctors Without Borders

Fine Arts Museums (San Francisco)

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Himalayan Cataract Project

KCSM Jazz Radio

KQED Public Television

Pachamama Alliance

San Francisco Museum & Historical Society

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

San Francisco Parks Trust

Search for Common Ground

Wikipedia Foundation

Yosemite Fund

I’m very happy with the choices I made. I invite you to check out the websites of these organizations to see for yourself what they’re all about.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Where Credit is Due

OK, Congress finally got it right. In the last week they’ve actually accomplished something. So in the interest of fair play they should be acknowledged for:

Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Passing the tax cut legislation.

Approving the new START treaty.

Modernizing food safety regulations.

Authorizing health benefits for 9/11 first responders.

I wouldn’t have bet all this could have been done. And I’m glad to have been wrong.

Merry Xmas!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Good News!

It’s Dec. 21, the Winter Solstice.

Shortest day of the year.

Beginning tomorrow, and every day for the next six months.

Every day gets longer.

Good News!

Monday, December 20, 2010

Misc. Observations

Thoughts in my head this morning:

I’m surprised that ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was repealed. These days – a rare example of progress.

I’m not surprised the Republicans are holding up ratification of the new arms control treaty with Russia – for no substantive reason. Just to prove they can stick a poker in Obama’s eye.

I have mixed feelings about the courts declaring part of the health reform package unconstitutional. There is something unsettling about the government having the power to force people to buy health insurance. Couldn’t they also force us to go to church? Or prohibit us from watching certain parts of the Internet? Or decide we should wear six-pointed yellow stars? On the other hand to legally drive we need a driver’s license. We aren’t free to ignore a call to jury duty. Every day we follow countless laws. So like I say – I have mixed feelings about the health reform ruling. Having said that, I suspect that the judicial motivation is less a matter of legal justification and more a way to circumvent a law that many don’t like.

It’s ridiculous that the 49’ers, with a 5-9 record and two to play have a chance to be in the playoffs. That is truly catering to the lowest common denominator.

Jon Stewart did a good thing when he devoted his entire show to the issue of the Senate so far refusing to fund health benefits for 9/11 first responders. His outrage, backed up by testimony from four first responders who are dying, was powerful. And I hope useful.

Last week Juventus beat Lazio with an amazing last second goal. Yes! Yesterday, Chievo salvaged a 1-1 tie with Juventus by scoring a last second goal. Bummer!

When I began reading Frank Rich yesterday I was upset that he was raking the No Labels group over the coals for being like a ‘hold hands and sing Kumbaya’ bunch who lack the guts to take a stand. By the time I was finished with his piece I agreed with him. What we need is not compromisers but strong leaders, partisan or not, who have the guts to take a stand.

I watched a NOVA show on how Gothic cathedrals are built. Finally I know what a flying buttress is.

I watched the next to the last episode of this season’s Dexter (recorded earlier and saved on my DVR) and was disappointed. Too much contrivance and predictability. However, I still like the show.

And finally I watched “The Mid-August Lunch,” a very wonderful Italian film about – people.

Friday, December 17, 2010

I Don't Have the Answers

It’s easy to criticize. If you’ve read many of these posts you know that I do my fair share. I can argue that a rant or a vent is therapeutic. At least I may feel better after getting it off my chest. (Digression: I’m fascinated by where words or phrases come from. Get it off my chest, for example. At some point, probably a long time ago, somebody said it and it stuck. And so we continue to say it. But, as I said, I digress.)

So I express myself. Trouble is, that doesn’t make any difference. It doesn’t solve the problem. And since I don’t have any responsibility for the solution I don’t need to have answer. I can bitch and moan and let it go at that, until my next excuse for bitching and moaning comes up. Here then are some of the issues about which I have an opinion and am dissatisfied with how they are being handled, but for which I don’t have an answer:

Afghanistan – given where we are today, what’s really the best path to pursue? No matter which way we turn, every initiative looks hopeless. Getting out is the best thing to do. But simply declaring victory (or failure) isn’t going to happen, so what do we do?

Failing economies in Europe – this is a return to the domino theory used to justify fighting in Vietnam. Lose to the Commies in one place and other losses will follow. So first it’s Greece (I guess you could say Iceland), then it’s Ireland. Waiting in the wings are Portugal, Spain, Italy, and probably more. What’s the best thing to do? I dunno.

A failing economy at home – beyond the partisan bullshit that gets in the way of serious discussion, how do we get out of the cesspool into which we’ve fallen? I don’t have the answer.

Saving the environment – the way forward is clearer on this one, but how to get countries around the planet to agree to put mutual interest above self interest is not so clear.

Slowing down or stopping the decline of the United States of America – that we have lost our moral authority and are in the process of losing our economic preeminence doesn’t bother me very much. Throughout history (and probably during pre-history) there has been an inevitable rise and fall of all great powers. It’s part of the human condition. Being on top breeds hubris, arrogance, what these days is called American exceptionalism. God gave us the right to rule. It is our destiny. We deserve it. What crap! There is no answer for this one. It’s in our DNA.

American leaders working together for the common good – looks hopeless. What will it take to bridge the chasm between the Maxine Water Democrats, the Pelosi Democrats, the Obama Democrats, the Mitch McConnell Republicans, the Ron and Rand Paul Republicans, the Palin Republicans, and the rest? Maybe a revolution by people in the middle who want only to live their lives in peace with a reasonable quality of life, the non-ideologues, will do it. But I don’t see that happening. Looks like we’ll see a continuation of demonization and the pursuit of selfish pursuits.

Bringing back the America I knew as a child and young man, one in which we were proud to be the children of immigrants, one in which we really were the beacon of liberty for people around the world, one in which we stood for what is best and what is possible – seems like an impossible dream. Most Americans alive today never lived in that kind of country. What a shame.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Care/Don't Care

The daily avalanche of news requires choosing what to care about and what to ignore. On the I CARE side today:

Blasts kill Americans and others in Afghanistan and Iraq

More details on the tax bill

Ron Paul’s continuing political incorrectness

Credit cards are again making offers to consumers who can’t afford it

Complaints by Democrats about Obama’s policies

Ross Douthat’s comments on Tom Coburn

Football results in England, Italy and Spain

The Amir Khan/Marcos Maidana fight

Inmates in Georgia using cellphones to organize a strike

On the I DON’T CARE side:

More Christians leaving Iraq

Homelessness in L.A.

A revival in Jewish rituals for the dead

Ethnic tensions in Russia

Rahm Emanuel is or isn’t a Chicago resident

Opposition protests in Egypt

Urban planning in Saudi Arabia

Where to hold the 2012 Democratic Convention

What happens to Republican National Chairman Michael Steele

Paul Krugman’s ongoing rant about U.S. economic policies

Details about NFL games or where/if the Vikings/Giants game is played

If you’re looking for consistency in my choices – good luck. I see idiosyncrasies, my mood at the moment and an interest in unlikely topics all at work.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Message #9 - Trust Yourself!

This is one in a series of messages:

Think of a time when you had a nagging thought, an intuition:

“I wonder if I left the oven on.”

“I have a feeling I should call my mother.”

“There’s something I’m forgetting and I should remember what it is.”

Do you act on your intuitions? Probably not often – or not often enough.

Later, there will be times you wish you had listened, that you had acted on what the little voice in your head said to you and not dismissed your thoughts as unimportant.

Don’t downplay your intuition. Pay attention to your intuition. Trust yourself!

Intuition means different things to different people. The most common meaning is that intuition is the ability to sense or know without reasoning. That can take you down a path relating intuition to divine or prophetic power. I don’t want to go down that path.

If you study philosophy you will encounter a philosophical method in which intuition plays a major role. I don’t want to go down that path either.

And if you study psychology you’ll learn that intuition is a kind of knowledge or understanding that is not dependent on previous experience.

Intuition is a major element in a Myers-Briggs personality assessment analysis. It places intuition opposite “sensing” as an information-gathering tool. People who prefer sensing trust information that is tangible and concrete and distrust hunches that seem to come out of nowhere.

People who prefer intuition trust information that is more abstract or theoretical. They tend to trust flashes of insight that seem to bubble up from the unconscious.

I say “no” to the psychology path as well. Why? Because life is not ‘either-or.’ If I trust my intuition that doesn’t mean that I distrust all other ways of perceiving or knowing. It’s not THE answer. It is, rather, another resource I can use as I live my life. I say you should neither sneer at nor mindlessly adore what is available to support you.

Following your intuition is not only about preventing bad things from happening. There are other less obvious benefits.

A common complaint I hear is that you can’t get something done because you don’t have enough time or you are too tired or you’re just plain overloaded with too many things to do. Yet, you allow your time and energy to be eroded with unnecessary distractions when you don’t follow your intuition. And you don’t even realize it.

Here’s what happens. You have a thought about something, which is your intuition at work. You dismiss your thought. “Maybe I should check on that, but I just don’t have enough time.” Well and good – so far. And that would be the end of the story if it disappeared forever and was never seen again.

But that isn’t the end of the story. Every one of those ‘not important enough to do anything about’ items hangs around in your subconscious. Each is an energy suck. You have a finite reservoir of energy available and you are allowing it to be drained unnecessarily. Worse, you don’t get any payoff.

What if you hadn’t rejected your intuition, but had taken the time to put whatever the issue was to rest? True, you would have used some energy up front, but it would be far less than you use by turning it into an incomplete item that hangs around.

You continuously make decisions. Many are instantaneous and require little thinking. You want to cross the street. You look and see there are no cars coming. You cross. Or you see a car coming and you wait. You need to return a call. Should you do it now or later? It’s not likely you’ll waste a lot of time making the decision. Your day is filled with this kind of stuff.

Then there are major decisions you need to make. Should we move in together? Should I buy that car? I’ve got two good job offers. Which one should I take? These you’ll think about for a while, and appropriately so.

Should intuition play a role as you make these decisions? Yes! Your intuition is part of who you are. If you trust yourself you’ll factor intuition into the equation. It’s not the only thing you should consider, but it is a mistake for you to ignore it.

Evaluate the facts first. If you’re comparing two job offers the facts relate to salary, benefits, specific responsibilities you’ll have, the history of the company, travel requirements, and more. Then, once you’re clear on the facts pay attention to what your gut tells you, what your intuition is saying.

How do you feel about the person you’ll report to? Is there anything about her that you feel will cause problems? What’s the overall environment like? Do people seem happy to be there? How do you assess the kind of relationships they have with each other? Is some aspect of the offer seducing you or do you really see yourself enjoying the work and the people?

If the facts and your intuition are aligned, go for it. If in doubt, don’t.

As a management consultant I often led or facilitated meetings structured to deal with a problem or issue the organization was facing. My intuition was an active partner during these sessions.

A discussion would be underway. Everything seemed to be logical and moving forward. On the surface I saw no reason for concern. Yet, I had a nagging sense that something was missing or something wasn’t being said. We weren’t getting at something, and I couldn’t put my finger on what it was. My intuition had kicked in.

I was tempted to keep the meeting moving along and not address what was bothering me. If we were on a roll it would be risky to stop or reverse the group’s momentum, especially if my concern was not an obvious one. I would seem to want to call time out for an inquiry rather than to make a specific point.

But I trusted myself. I trusted my intuition. I was willing to risk making a mistake (finding that my concern didn’t lead anywhere) rather than miss the opportunity to deepen the group’s understanding of a dynamic that might be at play.

So I would raise the question, not knowing what was wrong or even that anything was wrong, and we would discuss it. I needed the courage to dive in without knowing exactly where I was going, but almost always my intervention proved to be useful. Rarely did my intuition let me down.

When you have a chance, try it. Trust Yourself!

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Where's the Silver Lining?

The old song says to look for the silver lining. So today I looked.

In California, 37% of black high school students drop out.

The U.S. has given up trying to convince the Israelis to approve a temporary settlement freeze.

Obama has bent over again (backward or forward?) to let the Republicans have their way.

Most Americans are pessimistic about the future.

Elizabeth Edwards dies after a miserable last few years.

Bombs blow up innocent people in Pakistan, Iraq, and Afghanistan – a daily occurrence.

Wikileaks supporters are hacked by Wikileaks haters who are then hacked by Wikileaks supporters.

English accuse FIFA of corruption. FIFA says the English are bad losers.

How are we doing? Wrapped in the silver lining yet?

Most Americans think China is the economic power of the future.

Want proof? Shanghai students recently scored highest in the world.

U.S. students ranked 23rd or 24th in most subjects.

Every week a new European country acknowledges that its economy is in the toilet.

They’re rioting in Egypt over rigged elections.

They’re rioting in the Ivory Coast over rigged elections.

After elections in Haiti, chaos reigns.

Election fraud in Afghanistan is so yesterday’s news.

That’s enough silver lining for now. Don’t want you to overdose on it.

Thursday, December 02, 2010

In Case You Missed It

Scientists are now saying they’ve been underestimating the number of stars in the universe. Seriously underestimating them – like there are three times more than we thought.

Seems that we weren’t counting all the red dwarfs. They are dim stars that we can’t see and we were basing their number on how many of them there are in our galaxy. You might ask how we can make an estimate if we can’t see them. Good question.

Anyway, the experts are now saying there are 3 septillion stars. That’s 3 followed by 23 zeroes. Give or take a zero or two I guess.

I thought you’d wanna know.


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Sunday, December 21, 2014

Those Real Moments in the Midst of the Madness

Ahhhh. Finally I can sit down and watch a fun movie and relax a little. My house is clean. My presents are all wrapped and under the tree. This has been a crazy December for us to be sure, but we have laughed and enjoyed one another, and I still got everything the most important things done. I don't write this to brag or make you feel badly if you aren't where I am. I write this because I am grateful.

Christmas is such a busy time for moms. I never knew it would be so stressful. The pain of missing loved ones that are no longer here is almost tangible. It threatens to cloud over the holiday season. I never want to quit remembering my dad and grandma and others that have gone, but I know they would want me to enjoy this time with my kids.

So I press on. I do the best I can to make Christmas as wonderful for Apple and Speedy as my family made it for me when I was a child. Really all we can do is our best. We don't have to work so hard to "make memories". The memories come naturally and often the memories our children cherish the most aren't the ones we think they will be. I never fail to be amazed when my kids rave over something as "the best time they've ever had" when it was something I thought was insignificant or something I thought they really didn't enjoy. Relax mamas. They will love little things as much as the big things.

My kids won't remember that I didn't get out all my Christmas cards this year. They haven't even realized I didn't make expensive, super special Christmas picture cards.

I think my favorite little moment so far this season was when they both fell asleep in my lap yesterday. We had a church lock-in the night before and I drifted to sleep while they were watching a movie yesterday afternoon. When I woke up they were both in my lap sound asleep. They rarely ever nap, even after a long night, so I just savored a few minutes of listening to them breath deeply. I didn't take a picture or write an update on social media. I just sat and soaked it in.

Every day they argue. Every day they need to be reminded to listen and obey. Nearly every day I want to pull out my hair. But they show strong character when I least expect it. When they receive a gift that wasn't something they really wanted and they decide later to give it to a little cousin who has so much less than they do. When they speak to a family member on the phone that they haven't seen in such a long time and they are loving and gentle and excited. Those are the moments. Those are my favorite memories.

Mamas relax. Soak it up. Let some of the busyness and the high expectations go. Let the kids help you even though it will take twice as long. Share their excitement over something like hot chocolate with a candy cane in it.

Merry Christmas. May it be full of wonder and love and free of being to hard on yourself.

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An archaeological evaluation at Beeleigh Abbey, Maldon, Essex: July 2003
by Crossan, C

Date report completed: 07/07/2003
Location: Maldon, Essex
Map reference(s): TL8400007700
File size: 3914 kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results: Neg
Keywords: post-medieval

Summary. Beeleigh Abbey is a Premonstratensian house founded in the late 12th century. A 2.4m x 0.8m evaluation trench was manually excavated within the east side of the site of the abbey cloister, in an area which will be affected by new service-trenches associated with the proposed remodelling of a modern kitchen extension. Modern ground-disturbance was found to have removed all earlier horizontal stratigraphy down to natural subsoil, which lay at a depth of 0.5m. One deeper feature, a 0.7m-wide east-west trench with post-medieval or modern backfill, was of uncertain purpose. If a robber-trench, its location does not fit well with the known structural elements of the abbey.


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Atlanta Couple Gives Back in Form of New Catawba Scholarship

March 17, 2008

Category: Academics, Alumni

AlvinesCatawba College Alumnus Andrew "Drew" Allvine '93 and his wife Blake Burton of Atlanta have established a new scholarship at the institution through a deferred gift of a life insurance policy. The Andrew Earl and Blake Burton Allvine Scholarship was established through Catawba's Tower Society.

Drew Allvine majored in International Business with an emphasis in Accounting and minored in German at Catawba.

"Blake and I believe we are here to serve others and give back to people and the community. It's not about us; it's about doing something for someone else. It's a gift. At Catawba, people invested in me without expecting anything in return. Now we're giving to others who might not otherwise be able to go to school and hopefully this gift will help shape their values and the world in a positive way."

AlvinesDrew's wife, Blake, a 2002 alumna of Georgia Tech, concurs with her husband about the gift. "Those who have more, God calls us to give more," she says. "It's so easy to be a consumer, but we all need to realize that what's going to leave a lasting impact and legacy is what you give back and how you serve others."   In keeping with this belief, Drew and Blake have both been on mission trips to Jamaica, Brazil, and most recently last July they journeyed to Beijing, China to work with orphans. They also are active with Camp Sunshine, a camp for children who have cancer and Lighthouse Family Retreat, a retreat for children with cancer and their families.

Blake recalls visiting Catawba with Drew and being pleasantly surprised at how many people knew him by name, despite the fact that he graduated more than a dozen years before. "Catawba holds a special place in his past," she notes. "Talking to Drew, I found out how much it meant to him, shaped him and how much he cares about the institution; when we visited, I understood why. The school genuinely cares about the students, and the people there don't forget faces and they don't forget names."

The Allvines say the new scholarship is also a way to honor both sets of their parents who "made sacrifices for us."   Drew's parents, Fred and Nancy Allvine, grew up in Kansas and now live in Atlanta. Blake's parents, Larry and Wanita Burton are originally from Iowa, but now reside in Ohio. In addition, through this scholarship they want to recognize their siblings who encouraged and supported them.

Ironically, Drew's father, a professor emeritus at Georgia Tech, met Blake when she was a student in his Introductory Marketing class. Later, Dr. Allvine was Blake's professor for an Independent Research study she took as she sought a marketing certificate to accompany her Business Management major.

Although Blake met Drew's parents two years before she met him, they did not provide the introduction that led to their engagement and ultimately their marriage in 2006. The couple actually met on a Singles Labor Day Retreat offered by their church, Buckhead Church, part of Northpoint Community Church.

Drew has been employed for six years by InterAct Public Safety Systems and is Senior Sales Vice President for its Southeast region. Brad Thompson, Drew's roommate at Catawba and a former employee of InterAct, personally recommended Drew for this job. InterAct, headquartered in Winston-Salem, sells public safety software solutions to E911 centers, law enforcement agencies, fire departments and EMS. Blake is an academic solutions consultant with Pearson Education, marketing college textbooks to seven institutions in the Southeast, including Clemson, Georgia Perimeter College, and Georgia Tech. Pearson Education is generously offering annual donations for the Allvine Scholarship as well.

The couple enjoys staying active by biking, running, lifting weights and golfing; they even did a sprint triathlon together. Drew played soccer while a student at Catawba and was on two National Championship Tournament teams. Drew was also a member of The Order of the Blue and the Whitener Award recipient. Blake, Drew notes, was a 1,000 point scorer on her high school basketball team, ran track in high school and also played on her high school golf team.

"We do a lot of entertaining from a golf perspective," Drew says and jokingly adds. "I have customers who'll call me and ask if Blake and I can play and if she's not available, they'll say ‘No thanks' to me."

Recalling his time at Catawba, Drew remembers with fondness the late Dr. Bruce Griffith, Professor Al Carter and Dr. Charlie McAllister, all whom he recalls "invested in me without wanting anything in return."   He says his Catawba soccer coaches also "gave me a chance and believed in me," while Catawba Senior Vice President Tom Childress "has made a big impact on me and has been helpful."

"The closeness that students have with the professors at Catawba definitely rings true for me," Drew says. "I got to know my professors on a personal basis. For example, Dr. Griffith had me over to his house for dinner. I met his wife and played crab soccer in the house with his sons destroying a good bit of it during our games. Dr. Griffith would come to every home soccer game as would Al Carter. I'd always talk to him before and after the games. He was very supportive and showed a real interest in me and the other players."

"These gentlemen gave me some good insights into their moral fiber. There was no giving of grades and no exceptions made in class. They were truly interested in growing us as individuals. They invested in us and shaped our character."

Drew remembers vividly the freshman program he participated in at Catawba, calling it "a unique approach." "We were asked to think about 'arete' or human excellence during the program and what makes a good person, a good life and a good community. It was a very exciting time of learning and growing for me; more of a practical introduction to the realization that everyone has God given gifts and talents. Each of us should cultivate those gifts not simply for personal benefit but for the good of others. This seed has taken root with Blake and me and has flourished with our Christian beliefs."

Eric Nianouris, Catawba's director of major gifts and planned giving, says the Allvines are a wonderful example of a young couple who takes seriously their role in the greater society. "Catawba's future depends in large measure on people who make plans for it in their estates," he says. "We are grateful to the Allvines for stepping up and thinking long-term so early in their careers and life together."


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Wiggles endorse Vinnies Christmas Appeal

Children's entertainment phenomenon the Wiggles took time out from their busy schedule yesterday to promote the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal in NSW/ACT.

They leave for the US tour today, while yesterday they were preparing for last night's ARIA music awards at which they received an "outstanding achivement" honour.

St Vincent de Paul Society State President John O'Neill presented The Wiggles with a certificate of thanks for their support.

A Vinnies spokesperson explained that the Wiggles would like all children to be happy, especially at special times like Christmas. They recognise that some families are in circumstances that make this really difficult, and need help from organisations like St Vincent de Paul.

This week is Children's Week. Children's Week is an annual event which celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood. Yesterday the Wiggles and the St Vincent de Paul Society stressed that children "need love and care to thrive".

The St Vincent de Paul Society made over 500,000 home visits in NSW last year, providing food, clothing and assistance with bills to people who are struggling to make ends meet. 50% of this assistance was given to families with children.

At Christmas time, many families find it difficult to meet the demands of the season. Many cannot provide their children with presents or enjoy a Christmas lunch together. Over the next two months, the St Vinnies members and volunteers will be busy preparing thousands of Christmas hampers, providing these families with a present for their children and a meal to share together on Christmas Day.

Vinnies is asking for donations of cash by calling 131812 or visiting their website.

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