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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Glorious beets! They turn a whole meal pink. I reproduced the Russian beet salad reasonably well using canned beets, but need fresh to get it absolutely right. The sauteed beets and carrots were wonderful over pasta.

Sautéed Beets and Carrots (quick side dish)

Beets, carrots, and onion are all delicious when cooked with brown sugar and butter. Makes 2 to 4 servings. This makes a complete meal when served over buttered pasta.

2 or 3 fresh beets, peeled and diced, or one drained and chopped can of beets
2 or 3 carrots, scrubbed and chopped
1 onion, peeled and chopped small
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp brown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
(optional) minced or dried garlic to taste

Melt the butter in a sauce pan; add the onion, and sauté for a few minutes. Add the beets, if you are using fresh, and sauté a few minutes more. (If you use canned, add the beets at the end, after the carrots have softened.) Add the carrots and brown sugar, and continue to sauté until the carrots and beets are softened. Add salt, pepper, and the optional garlic.

Simple Buttered Pasta (quick meal)

This dish is simple to make, and goes well topped with sautéed vegetables of any sort.

½ pound of uncooked pasta of any sort
2 tbsp butter or olive oil
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
(optional) Italian spices

Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain the pasta, and return it to the hot pot. Add about a tablespoon of butter for each ¼ pound of pasta, and stir it until it melts; or use olive oil, or use some combination of the two. Then stir in the grated cheese. Add salt, pepper, and optional spices. Serve with sautéed vegetables, such as spinach or beets.

Russian Beet Salad (quick side dish)

This slaw is a glorious hot pink color, and surprisingly sweet, given that it contains garlic.

1 can of beets, or about 1 ½ cups cooked fresh beets, cut small
½ cup mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, minced, or ½ tsp dried garlic
¼ cup chopped or smashed walnuts
Salt and pepper to taste
(optional) raisins, or chopped prunes
(optional) 1 tsp brown or white sugar, or honey

If using fresh beets, peel, boil, and cool first. Then chop them into fine bits, or grate them using the largest holes of a cheese grater. Combine all of the ingredients, and serve!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Progress on the cookbook has been almost non-existent these past weeks. But Chris is back at work today, and Gabe is back at daycare, so for the next two weeks, it's just Kaylee and me and free time!

I tried making tuna burgers for the first time. My expectations were low. I assumed the results would be stinky, crumbly, and taste overwhelmingly of canned fish. I was wrong on all points, and can't wait to make this a regular meal at our house!

I still need to refine the two tuna-noodle pasta dishes below. . .

Canned tuna is an excellent source of protein, selenium, tryptophan, vitamins B1, B3, and B6, phosphorous, potassium, magnesium, and, especially, omega 3 fatty acids.

Drain canned tuna by opening the can, and then using the lid of the can to squeeze out the water or oil. Canned tuna is cooked and ready to eat as-is.

Pregnant women should not eat “albacore” tuna, because this type of tuna tends to be high in mercury.

Tuna Salad (also Egg Salad, Chicken Salad) (quick meal)
Serves two.

Tuna salad makes a great sandwich filler or salad topper. Tuna salad is made by mixing canned tuna with minced vegetables and mayonnaise. Chopped hard-boiled egg or chopped cooked chicken can be used in place of the tuna to make egg salad or chicken salad.

1 small can of tuna
1 cup or so of any combination of the following: chopped celery, onion, apple, sweet or dill pickle, cucumber, walnuts, pecans.
About ½ cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
Pepper to taste
(optional) other herbs or spices, such as powdered garlic, dill, parsley, cayenne pepper, or curry powder.

Drain the tuna by squeezing it with the lid of the can. Then mix in the vegetables, and spoon in mayonnaise to taste. Season with pepper and optional herbs or spices. Serve over lettuce or on toast.

Creamy Tuna Pasta (quick meal)

This is a quick version of Tuna Noodle Casserole that uses whole ingredients instead of canned “ cream of” sauces. Such canned sauces are low in nutrients and high in sugar, salt, oils, and other things that would be best left out of one‘s diet, such as MSG.

The dairy in this recipe helps to mask the fishy flavor of the tuna. Feeds three or four.

1 chopped onion
(optional) canned or fresh mushrooms
(optional) minced garlic
1 to 3 cans of tuna
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1 ½ cup milk
1 to 3 cups vegetables, such as frozen peas, frozen or fresh carrots, broccoli, or spinach, etc.
(optional) 1 cup of grated cheddar, Swiss, or other cheese
(optional) dill,
Salt and pepper to taste
Egg noodles, or pasta, or rice

Start cooking the noodles or rice. In another pan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter, and sauté the onions, optional garlic, and optional mushrooms for a few minutes. Add the remaining vegetables until they are cooked. Then put all of the vegetables aside in a bowl, and melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in the pan. Sprinkle in the flour, stirring over the heat for another couple of minutes, and then add the milk and stir thoroughly with a whisk or fork. Bring the milk comes to a boil, then stir in the grated cheese to make a cheese sauce. Add the cooked vegetables and the drained tuna and add salt and pepper and optional dill to taste.

If you opt not to use cheese, try adding more tuna or more vegetables to fill out the meal.

Serve over egg noodles, pasta, or rice.

Tuna Noodle Casserole (cook in advance)

Cooking tuna noodle as a casserole may take too long to be convenient on a busy weeknight, but comes in handy if you have more cooking time and a large group of people to feed. It also makes sense for pot lucks, because it can be cooked a few hours in advance, kept warm in the oven on low heat, and then brought to the potluck in just one container.

Tuna Noodle Casserole is almost the same as Cheesy Tuna Pasta, except that it is baked. To make tuna noodle casserole without using canned “cream of” sauces, use the same ingredients as the “Creamy Tuna Pasta“ recipe, doubling or tripling as necessary. Egg noodles are traditional, rather than rice or pasta, but any of the above should work.

Start by cooking the noodles or rice. Chop the vegetables, but don’t cook them. Make the cheese sauce, and drain the tuna. Then, in a casserole dish, put a layer of noodles or rice, followed by a layer of veggies, a layer of tuna, and a layer of cheese sauce. Add more layers until the casserole dish is full, and top with more grated cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until the sauce bubbles.

Tuna Burgers, or Tuna Cakes (quick meal)

These tuna patties can be served on bread, like a hamburger, or as part of a salad or along with side dishes, as a fish cake. A tasty dip can be made for the latter by mixing equal parts of mayonnaise and Dijon mustard.

This makes two patties:

1 small can of tuna
½ cup bread crumbs
1 egg
½ cup chopped vegetables, such as onion, celery, or red pepper
Salt and pepper to taste (careful with the salt, as canned tuna tends to be salty)
(optional) other herbs, such as dill

Drain the tuna. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and form into two patties. Cook in a little oil - if the tuna is in oil rather than water, you can use a tablespoon of that to cook in - over medium heat for about five minutes on each side. Turn the patties carefully, as they are a bit fragile.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

I need to include a canned corn recipe, too. Hmm.

Kaylee is a day shy of two weeks old! Last week, I cooked popcorn with Gabe using one hand while nursing Kaylee with the other. Success! Alas, so many other kitchen tasks require two hands.

Popcorn with butter, cinnamon, and sugar was sinfully good, and Gabe liked it so much that he tried to claim the entire pot of popcorn for himself.

Corn on the Cob (quick side dish)

Corn on the cob is simply sweet corn that has been heated up, but good corn is delicious raw, too, so you don’t have to worry about undercooking it. There are several ways to cook corn on the cob.

Stove top. Boil a big pot of water. “Shuck” the corn by peeling off the corn husk. Put the corn in the boiling water for five minutes or longer.

Oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Optional step: briefly soak the unshucked corn in water. (This will prevent the husks from getting too burnt.) Place the corn, still in the husk, in the oven, either on a cookie sheet, or directly on the over wrack. Bake for 15 minutes or longer.

Grill. Prepare the corn exactly as you would to cook it in the oven. Then place it, unshucked, on a hot grill for ten minutes or longer. Turn at least once.

Serve hot corn on the cob with butter, salt, and pepper.

Popcorn (quick snack)

Popcorn is a special variety of corn that explodes into the familiar popcorn shape when heated. You don’t need a special microwavable bag to make it. Microwave popcorn contains all sorts of unnecessary ingredients, as well as being expensive and wasteful. Nor do you need a special appliance that does nothing but make popcorn. All that you need to make popcorn are popcorn kernels, a pan with a lid, and a bit of oil or butter.

There isn’t much nutritional value to popcorn, but it’s a great way to entertain children in the kitchen! (Use caution with toddlers, however: popcorn is a choking hazard because they tend to put too much into their mouths at once.)

To make popcorn, heat a tablespoon or oil or butter over medium-low heat. Add a few tablespoons of popcorn kernels. Stir the kernels until they begin to pop. Then put the lid on until the popping slows down. . . But be sure to let a few fly out of the pot to entertain the kids!

Add butter, if you like, by putting thing slivers of butter right into the pot with the t popped corn. Stir until the butter is melted. Season with salt, or try some other spice combinations out, such as cinnamon and sugar, or curry spices.

Corn Bread (quick side dish)

1 cup corn meal
1 cup whole wheat or white flour, or use a second cup of corn meal
1/4 cup brown or white sugar
3 tsp baking power
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter
1 cup milk (or 1 cup water)
1 beaten egg

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Combine the dry ingredients - the corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt - in a bowl. “Cut in” the butter by cutting it into pieces with a knife, and then mashing it into the dry ingredients with a fork.
Mix the egg and milk together and add the to the dry ingredients with a few quick strokes. Do not over mix, or your batter will not rise well. It is okay if the batter contains some small dry lumps.

Grease a small casserole dish, or a bread pan, or a small cast iron skillet by drawing on the inside of the pan with a stick of butter, as if the butter were a big crayon. Or rub on some butter (or cold bacon grease, or a bit of cooking oil) onto the pan with a paper towel.
A nine by nine pan will need to be baked for 20 to 25 minutes. Test the bread by sticking it in the middle with a toothpick or knife. If the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done.

How to Save Money at Whole Foods

Here is a good little article on how to save money when shopping at the notoriously expensive Whole Foods. But the author missed one thing: avoid buying prepackaged foods.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Not sure what to think of this. . .

A school in Chicago has banned homemade lunches.

I knew too many students in my high school who subsisted on soda and chips, but the school lunches there weren't much better. I was among the lucky tier who often got to eat healthful lunches lovingly made by a parent.

But I also recall once hitting another student with my lunch bag, and unexpectedly hurting him, because the bag contained a soda.

I guess it all depends on the quality of the school's food. . . not that I have ever encountered a decent public school lunch.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Nutrition and Income; a Rival Cookbook

This is interesting - and it fits with some observations that I have made. A Canadian study has confirmed that people at low incomes eat less nutritious foods. But the study shows that people at high incomes have the same problem. Those who have too little money can't afford the food. Those who make a lot of money lack the time to cook.

In other news, I ordered up a copy of the Washington State Chef's Association Food Bank Challenge Cookbook, created by professional chefs as a way to give something back to the community. This is the best food bank cookbook I have found so far. (The competition isn't stiff; of the handful I have found, most are collections of recipes available only online, small in scope, some seemingly abandoned halfway through compilation.)

It's an interesting read. At 77 pages, it contains 64 recipes, organized into the categories of breakfast, appetizers and snacks, soups and salads, veggies and starches, entrees, and desserts. The balance of recipe types seems well considered, as does the nutritional content of the recipes.

And these recipes are nothing if not fun. "Peach Rice Pilaf", "Portuguese Goulash with Garlic Smashed Potatoes", "Polenta Cake" (a dessert), and "Pan Seared Halibut in Grapefruit Cilantro Butter Sauce" are just a few of the recipes.
Many of the recipes do call of oddly specific ingredients, such as a specific brand of cookie. But I understand how they arrived at this: those who contributed were required to choose ingredients from the shelves of the food bank. However, I can't help but imagine the frustration of a food bank patron with limited cooking experience faltering when the one specific brand of canned soup couldn't be found.

I also find it disturbing that several recipes call for the use of infant formula. If a food bank client is in need of formula, then life has gone very, very wrong for them, and if the food bank is in short supply because some jerk has gone and taken the formula for use in a casserole - that makes me angry.

(I will now divert myself from ranting further on the topic, and instead get this post finished so that I can go feed my own hungry 11-day-old baby.)

Back to the cookbook. So, it is a robust and well-rounded collection of for the most part nifty recipes. Good job WSCA! What a great way to help your community!

And now, for my own cookbook project, I must ask: how could a food bank cookbook be even better than this? More explanation of cooking terms and techniques would help. Less assumption that the cook owns items such as a food processor, or can afford disposables such as aluminum foil. Less ambiguity in general - there is, for example, one recipe which calls for "chicken cutlet slices" and makes no mention of whether these chicken pieces should be cooked or not. This sort of ambiguity wouldn't phase a professional chef who already knows how to handle chicken, but to a novice, it's dangerous. I recently listened to a coworker's tale of attempting to make chicken quesadillas. Because the recipe was ambiguous, he used raw chicken. And he ate the half-cooked results.

I hadn't thought about it before, but just because someone is a professional chef does not necessarily make them a good writer. And I begin to see more clearly the awesomeness of professional food writers and editors.

On a slight tangent, I read a disparaging comment about Alton Brown recently, saying that he is not a chef, merely a cook. But in the opening of one of his cookbooks, Brown explained that he did not merely want to give a list of recipes, like most cookbooks. As he said, a recipe is like directions to a location in an unfamiliar city. Make one wrong turn, and you are lost for good. Alton Brown wants to give the reader a map. And that is what I want to do, too. All hail Alton!

I'm a mediocre cook and a mediocre writer, but perhaps these two things combined can work to my advantage.

Says the WSCA website of their cookbook, "So far we have given out 3000 copies to local food banks. 6 other states have also expressed interest."

An impressive number! I wonder if I can beat that? I suppose I had better get my nose to the grindstone if that's what I want to achieve.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Thanks for the recipes, Jamie and Kelly! What other potato recipes should I include to round this out?

Mashed Potatoes
(quick side dish)

You will need about one large potato per person. The potatoes may be mashed with the skin on, if you like it that way. If you leave the skin on, be sure to scrub the potatoes thoroughly under running water with a scrub brush. You may want to trim the eyes off of your potatoes even if you leave the skins on.

You can speed the cooking time by cutting the potatoes into pieces. The smaller you cut them, the faster they will cook.

Watch out – when boiling the potatoes in water, if your pot is very full, the water may suddenly boil over the top, due to the starch in the water. If your pot starts to boil over, reduce the heat and stir the pot.

about 1 large potato per person
salt and pepper to taste
(optional) milk, cream, or butter
(optional) garlic powder

Scrub and/or peel the potatoes. Slice them into medium chunks into a pot, and cover with water. Bring the water to a boil. In ten minutes or so, stick a fork into one of the potato chunks. When the fork slides easily into the potato, it is time to drain and mash.

Drain the potatoes using a colander, or by holding the potatoes in the pot with the lid while pouring the water in the sink. Add some salt and pepper, and a little of the optional milk, cream, or butter, and garlic powder. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes. Taste, and add more seasonings and optionals as necessary.

Serve as a side dish with gravy, ketchup, or butter.

Leftover mashed potatoes can be used to make Cheesy Potato Soup.

Cheesy Potato Soup
(quick meal)

This soup can be made from scratch, or can be made from leftover mashed potatoes. For one serving of soup, you will need:

1 large potato (or about a cup of mashed potatoes)
½ cup grated cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
(optional) milk, cream, chicken stock, beef stock, etc.
(optional) some cooked sausage, cooked chicken, or other leftover cooked meat, or ham
(optional) other herbs and spices
(optional) chopped vegetables

The basic soup is made by slicing the potato into rough chunks, covering with water (just like mashed potatoes), boiling until a fork easily slides through the potato, mashing with a potato masher, and then adding cheese and seasonings. If starting with mashed potatoes, add water to the mashed potatoes and heat until boiling; then add cheese and seasonings.

Using just potatoes, cheese, and seasonings, you can make a hearty soup. However, this recipe is a blank slate waiting for other things to be added to it! Here are some possible variations:
Italian Potato Soup. Start by browning the meat from one or two Italian sausages (squeeze the meat out of the casing like toothpaste, and discard the casing) and a chopped onion Put the cooked sausage and onion aside, and cook the potatoes. Drain off half of the potato water, mash, add grated parmesan cheese, and then add chicken stock until the desired consistency is reached. Add the sausage and onions, and Italian seasonings. Salt and pepper to taste.

Potato Soup with Carrots and Ham. Sauté some sliced carrots in the pan, then put the carrots aside while the potatoes cook. When the potatoes are done, drain off half of the water, mash, add cheddar cheese, add the carrots, add diced ham, and add milk until the desired consistency is reached. Salt and pepper to taste.

Potato and Greens Chicken Soup. Cook the potatoes in chicken stock, along with a few peeled cloves of garlic. Mash; add cheese, cooked chicken, and chopped greens. Salt and pepper to taste.

Home Fries
(quick breakfast or side dish)

You will need about 1 large potato per person.

1 large potato, diced
½ an onion, diced
2 tbsp butter or oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Peel or thoroughly scrub your potato, then cut into bite-sized pieces. Cut the onion into pieces of about the same size. Heat the butter and oil in a pan on medium high heat until the butter melts; then add the potato and onion. Stir to coat with the butter and oil, and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. (Go easy on the salt and pepper - you can always add more later.

Stir often, browning the potatoes, until they start to stick to the pan, at which point, turn down the heat to medium low. Continue to stir about once every 45 seconds. After about five minutes, test a piece of potato (by tasting it). When the desired tenderness is reached, remove the pan from the heat, add additional seasonings to taste, and serve.

Possible variations: add ham. Add curry spices. Add hot pepper flakes. Toss grated cheese on top when the potatoes are done cooking. Serve with Southern style gravy and sautéed greens, and call it a meal.

Potatoes au Gratin
(meal or side dish; make in advance)

At its simplest, potatoes au gratin is sliced potatoes in a creamy sauce. But with the addition of a few other things, it can become a complete meal. The following makes enough to fill one small casserole dish, and will feed about six people as a main dish:

3 or more medium potatoes, thinly sliced (use more if you are not adding optionals)
2 cups grated cheese
2 cups milk
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp butter
Salt and pepper
(optional spices) paprika, minced garlic or garlic powder, curry spices, dill, etc.
(optionals) ham, cooked chicken, cooked bacon, sliced onion, chopped kale, chopped carrot, sliced hard boiled egg

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees. In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat, and whisk the flour into it, stirring occasionally for two or three minutes. Add the milk, stirring until the lumps are gone. Bring to a boil to thicken the sauce, and season with salt, pepper, and optional spices.

Spoon a little of the sauce into a small casserole dish. Then put a layer of potato slices, followed by a layer of cheese, a layer of optional ingredients, and a layer of sauce. Continue adding layers until the pan is full or the ingredients are used up.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until a fork slides easily into the potatoes at the middle of the casserole.

Friday, April 8, 2011


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There has been significant improvement since the first report, but the EU Commission raises concerns in certain key-areas with emphasis on protecting minors
The European Commission published its second report7 on the implementation of the “Safer Social Networking Principles”8, signed by 21 social networking companies. These Principles have been developed by SNS providers in consultation with the European Commission, as part of its Safer Internet Plus Programme, and a number of NGOs, to provide good practice recommendations for the providers of social networking and other user interactive sites, to enhance the safety of children and young people using their services. The purpose of this assessment was to investigate how well the Principles each SNS committed itself to implement have been put into operation on their corresponding websites. The services tested in this Phase were: Arto, Bebo, Facebook, Giovani, Hyves, IRC-Galleria, Myspace, Nasza-Klasa, Netlog, One, Rate, SchuelerVZ (Vznet Netzwerke), Tuenti and Zap. It should be noted that it is for each provider to judge where and how far to apply the principles agreed since they are aspirational and not prescriptive or legally binding, but are offered to service providers with a strong recommendation for their use.

According to the main findings, Principle 7 “Assess the means for reviewing illegal or prohibited content/conduct” and Principle 5 “Respond to notifications of illegal content or conduct” were the best evaluated. In contrast, the poorest assessed principle was Principle 6 “Enable and encourage users to employ a safe use approach to personal information and privacy”. Furthermore, when the Principles were tested on the websites, a number of weaknesses were identified especially with relation to the use of minors, since their profiles could either be accessed by users beyond the minors’ accepted list of contacts (including both “friends of friends” and non-friends) and/or minors could be contacted (e.g. via personal messages) by these (adult) non-friends.
From the 14 services tested, all were found to provide at least some type of safety information and guidance on their websites regarding safe use of private information and potential violation of their rights including bullying, implication of divulging one’s personal information, reputation management, hate speech and pornographic and/or sexual content. Despite this, in only half of the SNS evaluated was this information both easy to find and to be understood by minors, but as the report admits these results have improved considerably in terms of the easiness of comprehension of the safety information provided.

In addition, the majority of the SNS have set up a minimum age requirement in order for users to be able to sign up to their services. Nevertheless, this instrument may be considered ineffective since minors could still sign up to those sites even without being asked to provide any proof or parental consent. Therefore, further parental control instruments shall be introduced towards ensuring a safe use of these services my minors. One of the outstanding findings was that only two of the SNS assessed make minors’ personal information visible only to their friends by default, i.e. they display very little and non-identifiable information from the minor to non-users beyond the minor’s approved contact list. However, with
regards to minors’ profiles, in the majority of the sites, an external user could not find them via external search engines such as Google, Bing or Yahoo.
In order to prove the effectiveness of the reporting mechanisms available, through the assessment a realistic bullying situation was created on the SNS where a fake “bullied “child contacted the provider asking for help to remove offending content posted on her profile. Despite the improvement recognized comparing to the last year’s assessment regarding the response received following the reports submitted, the tests showed that only in six cases was the inappropriate reported content removed from the site and in only four SNS some kind of action was taken against the “bullies” such as deleting their account or warning the offenders that this type of behaviour was not allowed on the SNS.

Finally, the test affirmed the SNS offer a range of privacy settings so that they can manage their experience on the websites but that was not the case for all of them regarding deleting a profile. Indeed, a user could always deactivate his profile at will but not completely delete it in three cases.

Case Study: Facebook’s Assessment

Facebook’s assessment regarding the implementation of the Safer Social Networking Principles was “rather satisfying” in the majority of tests and “very satisfying” in two cases. However, testing in both the English and the French versions of Facebook revealed that it does not react expeditiously to user’s reports on inappropriate content/contact. Similarly, profiles of minors are not set to “private by default as defined in the Safer Social Networking Principles”. Nevertheless, Facebook suggests “Recommended Privacy Setting” for minors where mobile phone number, home address, and e-mail address are restricted only to friends and are implemented by default when minors set-up a profile.
Further measures have been adopted by Facebook through restricting access to certain services such as untraceable profiles by external search engines and the geo-location product “Places “which limits the visibility of users younger than 18 to confirmed friends only. In parallel, some advertising was considered as not appropriate for minors and no parental control mechanism was identified or any other relevant information that would enable the instalment of filtering software. Finally, the report concluded that a number of sections in the Terms of Use and the consequences of breaching these Terms were absent or not concrete.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

New Review: Within The Flames by Marjorie M. Liu Plus Giveaway!!

A pyrokinetic and former car thief, Eddie cannot refuse an assignment to cross the continent in order to rescue an extraordinary woman in peril…even though he fears losing control of the destructive power of flame at his fingertips. The last of her shape-shifting kind, Lyssa hides in the abandoned tunnels beneath Manhattan. Like Eddie, fire is her weapon, her destiny…and her curse. For beneath Lyssa’s extraordinary beauty are dangerous secrets…and even darker, nearly irresistible urges…

Publisher: Avon
Release Date: November 29th 2011
ISBN: 9780062020178

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My Thoughts..

This is one of the best novels I have read this year.. Let me tell you all that I got hooked from the beginning and spent the better part of the night up reading this. And it was worth the loss of sleep.

Marjorie M. Liu definitely knows how to write angst and know her way to make readers feel so much for her characters. Not your typical prince charming or poor Cinderella tale and yet it is so much more.  Eddie and Lyssa are two damaged souls who manage to find each and work towards to something better for not only themselves but all those around them.

Sure there are a few characters who are still wary of Lyssa but she certainly has someone to be there for her. Of course.. who doesn't love a happy ending. :)

One of my favorite quotes are:

He hurts, whispered the dragon. Like you, his heart has nowhere to fall.

You could fall together.  * page 110 *

Memorable supporting characters:

Lil Jimmy and Lyssa's dragon. I truly love these two unique characters who are what make me care so much more for Lyssa..

I rate Within The Flames (A Dirk & Steele #11) a 4 star rating.

FTC Disclaimer:

I was given the book for reviewing purposes only. Receiving this book doesn't guarantee a positive book review.

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Na said...

Marjorie's books are new to me but I am looking forward to meeting her characters.


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When a contact was made by the media, a Flipkart spokesperson and Seth refused to comment on the subject. As a matter of surprise, Seth was suddenly asked to resign in May. His promotion at Flipkart had concerned many when in no time he turned out to be one of the top managers at the company. He could not ethnically fit into the organization, which is one of the factors that resulted to his resignation, said a source that has a deep knowledge of this matter and did want to be unnamed.

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The SLAM and its Ethics

Malcolm Gay ('For the St. Louis Art Museum, a Legal Victory Raises Ethical Questions', the Atlantic, May 30 2012) says the story of the Ka Nefer Nefer mask in certain respects "follows a familiar script", but this story "went decidedly off-script" when last year the US government supported the Egyptian government's claim to the object and attempted to use the courts to seize the artefact and return it to Egypt.
But where some museums might have simply handed over the goods, St. Louis went on the attack, filing its own a pre-emptive lawsuit that claimed the statute of limitations had expired -- an aggressive challenge from an institution that has repeatedly defied calls to release its grip on this pricey piece of loot. "This is very unusual," Patty Gerstenblith, who directs the Center for Art, Museum and Cultural Heritage Law at DePaul University, told me not long after the museum filed its suit. "This is the first time I've seen a public institution like a museum deciding to expend its funds to proactively sue the government."
Gay discusses the Pheonix Art collecting history and the holes in it (but after all: "this is a market whose emphasis on the hard-to-find means that plunder is often whitewashed, making it all but indistinguishable from the legitimate market").

With its reliance on a 50-year-old eyewitness account and a lengthy sojourn in a "private" Swiss collection, the Ka-Nefer-Nefer's provenance is viewed by some as a case study for the sort of the cooked-up histories that flooded the antiquities market during much of the 20th Century. "It was kind of a joke," Thomas Hoving, the late director of The Met, said when I first showed him the museum's story. Characterizing the ethos of the age, he added, "Everybody went nudge-nudge, wink-wink. You know: 'Oh, yeah, right, "the anonymous Swiss collector." That's good.'"
 Gay insists that "the bad old days when American museums could ignore with impunity the ownership claims of other countries may be drawing to a close" and raises the suggestion that the mask was acquired, if not illegally (by US law) the same cannot be said about the propriety of the purchase.
to persevere in this litigious and outmoded view of antiquities collecting throws the St. Louis museum out of step not only with its fellow institutions [...]  Given the dueling narratives now in the public realm, the Ka-Nefer-Nefer's provenance has never been more uncertain. The question, then, is whether the Saint Louis Art Museum will simply bury its treasure, or finally embrace the sort of equitable resolution that is fast becoming its industry standard.
It seems that Gay has more faith in St Louis not being moral midgets than some of us.

Malcolm Gay was of course the author of the excellently-researched article a decade ago: “Out of EgyptRiverfront Times 15th Feb 2002 .

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ethics!?what ethics,its obvious where the mask came from and the provenance is as bent as a £3 pound note.

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'This really won't wash!' say residents...

Residents in the Harrington close area, near the former car hire business off Maynewater Lane, are contacting me about the planning application there for a car wash business. Whilst I would always encourage enterprising new businesses to set up in Abbeygate, especially in these difficult times, that doesn't mean that residential areas should suffer as a result.

Looking at the application from the point of view of Harrington Close neighbours, the picture below shows how this venture would be very close to them and even closer to the river Linnet. What would be the environmental implications, as well as the effect on the amenity of those who live near?

To find out more about this application, including how to comment on it go to the SEBC website planning section and quote SE/09/0301
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The Town Council roundly threw out this application last night, following the request of local resident Mike Dell and comments from other residents which I reported to the planning meeting. Together with Cllr Richard Rout (who questioned why such a poor application was even being considered in its present form) I proposed its rejection on the grounds of (briefly): poor information; light, noise and odour pollution; environmental fears for the river; and traffic concerns.
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Thursday 30th December 2009

I spent the day at Chew Valley Lake in Somerset, with Mark, and despite the very gloomy and damp conditions, had an excellent time. The highlight was seeing Otters, a first for both of us (photos above an below). This was at Stratford Hide where we watched them give a full performance from 13:50 to 14:30, including, eating a fish, trying to eat a paper bag, synchronised swimming, synchronised leaping out of the water (Dolphin-like) and - fighting. First we saw two, then as they swam from the left-hand side of the hide to in front of us we could see there were three: an adult and two pups; they continued round to the right-hand side of the hide and eventually up on to the bank.

The pups were having quite a squabble which they continued for some time:

A fourth Otter, was then seen to emerge from the same place on the left-hand side of the hide and swam round to where the rest had gone up into the bank:

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Garden Birds

Monday 28th - Tuesday 29th December 2009

After a single on Sunday, a total of three Lesser Redpolls were at the garden feeders yesterday (above) competing with the Goldfinches(below) for Nyger seed.

Today a female Blackcap added to the variety (below), feeding on fat-balls.

Purple Sandpipers at Portishead

Saturday 19th December 2009

I took a trip to Portishead with Mark this morning, specifically to look for a particular wader which frequents the coast here in winter. We found four of them, Purple Sandpipers, on Battery Rocks over the high tide (photos above and below). It was nice to get such good views of these attractive birds. Other birds noted were nine Shelducks, three Redshanks, four Curlew, a Rock Pipit, a Meadow Pipit and c10 Knot.

Later we tried Dudbridge, Stroud, for Ring-necked Parakeets and despite hearing some calls could not locate the birds. Bonus bird of the day though was a female/immature Merlin which flew low over the M5 at junction 13 towards the A38, a welcome county year tick.

Great Northern Divers at Fairford

Saturday 12th December 2009

The two first-winter Great Northern Divers (photos above and below) reported yesterday were still showing well on pit 125 this morning, and feeding actively on crayfish. Other sightings at this pit, in the eastern section of the Cotswold Water Park near Fairford included nine Great Crested Grebes, 95 Coot, a Cormorant, two Little Grebes and a Grey Wagtail. At pit 114 (Dudgrove) at least one Tawny Owl was calling at 10:35am and other highlights here were nine Goldeneyes, a Red-crested Pochard, 51 Shoveler, five Teal, 130 Wigeon, 39 Pochard, nine Gadwall, 45 Tufted Ducks, 35 Mallard, 88 Coot, a Water Rail and a Buzzard; on pit 111 (Whelford Pools) 22 Teal, 22 Coot, nine Gadwall and two Pochard were seen.

Weekend Sightings

Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th December 2009

Yesterday I spent most of my birding time BTO Atlas tetradding at Redbrook in the Forest of Dean. Most of the square, SO51F, is in Monmouthshire and bisected by the River Wye; only 21 species were recorded, plus five Fallow Deer, but it should be an interesting area in spring. A drake Goosander was on the Wye at Lower Redbrook in the next tetrad south. I took in another look at the Pomarine Skua at Beachley on the way back (above), though it had started raining by then and the bird was loafing on a rock, no doubt digesting rotting sheep!
Today, the drake Green-winged Teal on the Tack Piece at WWT Slimbridge (above) was the highlight among a huge number of waterfowl and waders there at the moment, plus 1000's of Starlings producing an impressive display at dusk (below).

I also managed to see the first-winter Shag on the Frampton sailing lake (Townfield Lake) on the way, where it was present until 3:00pm at least, resting on the observation raf…


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Everyone loves the amazing stories of dogs and cats who travel long distances to find their way back home or even locate their owners in a new city.  Unfortunately, these happy tales are the rare exception to the rule.  For every pet that makes it back after leaving, there are tens of thousands who never live to see home again!

Humane groups and pet industry experts estimate that more than 5 million pets will be lost this year.  One pet in every three will be lost at some point in his or her lifetime.  According to the American Humane Association (www.americanhumane.org), of those that roam away from home, less than 17% of the dogs and only 2% of the cats ever make it back to their owners.  Sadly, most of the rest will be euthanized in over-crowded animal shelters.  Newspapers and on-line ads still tell the sad story of some youngster's lost pet every day.  Why do we see a continuation of this problem year after year?

First, despite leash laws and other ordinances, many families are reluctant to chain their dogs or attempt to keep their cats from roaming.  This is especially true in rural areas.  Compounding the issue is that there are more than 200 million pets in North America and only a very small percentage has some form of permanent identification.  ID tags and collars are easily removed by unscrupulous individuals or even by the pet in some instances.  Microchips help to insure that the pet has some means of identification, but even these implants aren't foolproof.

In fact, it is a rare pet that actually has a microchip.    According to industry data, only about 5% of all pets in North America actually have a microchip.  And, even the pets with chips aren't necessarily any safer.    When owners fail to register their pet properly, reunions are delayed or even prevented in many instances.  Again, experts from all major microchip companies state that less than 50% of chipped pets are registered with correct and current information.

Other forms of identification, such as tattooing, are very rare and obscure.    This fact means that a shelter employee or veterinary office may not even note the presence of a tattoo.Finally, even though they have good intentions, shelters and rescues are often overwhelmed with pets.  A microchip could be missed during a hurried exam or a description of your lost pet might not match what the employee sees in front of him.

In spite of these overwhelming odds, you can proactively help insure that your pet will make it safely home.  First, like so many things, prevention and preparation go a long way.    Neuter your pet to decrease his roaming urges and consider using both ID tags and a microchip.  Obey local leash laws and don't allow your pet to wander the neighborhood.

Next, if your pet does become lost, act fast!  Don't delay in the hopes that he will simply find his way back.  The faster you respond to his disappearance, the better your odds are of finding him safely.  Visit local shelters daily.

We all want our family members to stay close to home and to heart.  But, like all children, our pets love exploration and adventure too.  Work with your veterinarian to make sure all your pets are properly identified with tags and/or microchips.    Now, you also have the option to use the power of the Internet in case your pet decides to wander off.

Pets Found on the Web

A new online service, HelpMeFindMyPet.com has recently made headlines across the country for their success rate in finding pets.  This pet recovery service offers a nationwide alert system for lost pets.

If you are enrolled at their website and your pet is lost, one call sets a flurry of activity into motion.  First, all veterinary offices, groomers, shelters, pet stores, and HelpMeFindMyPet members within a 50 mile radius of your pet's last known location receive notification via email or fax of your pet's disappearance.

This communication contains a flyer with a picture or description of your pet and any other identifying features or ID numbers.  Additionally, using the power of the social media networks, like Facebook and Twitter, announcements are made to help increase the number of searchers for your pet.

According to Jessica Staton of HelpMeFindMyPet, more than 87% of pets reported through their system make it home.  Additionally, this service continues to broadcast alerts until the pet is found!  Ms. Staton describes numerous incidents of stolen pets being returned because of intense publicity.
Other organizations, such as Amber Alert for Pets and FindToto.com also have web based recovery services.


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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1861, to June 23, 1865, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

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 p52  Served: as Adjutant, 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry, Oct. 13, 1865, to July 10, 1866; on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct.‑Nov., 1865, — Ft. Riley, Kan., Nov., 1865, to Apr., 1866, — and at Ft. Rice, Dak., July, 1866, to June, 1867; as Adjutant, 13th Infantry, July 10, 1866, to June 1, 1868, at regimental headquarters Camp Cook, Min., to Aug., 1867, and at Ft. Shaw, Mon., to June 1, 1868; on leave of absence, to Oct., 1868; on general Recruiting Service, Oct. 23, 1868, to June 21,

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Look What I Got: Gameday VIP

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So, I got to be a bit of a VIP at a Red Bulls game recently.  The benefits of chaperoning a school group...access to the field (for 2 minutes) before the game, standing in the tunnel (5 feet back) while the players entered, and all the popcorn I could eat.  It was pretty glamorous.  I had this great vision of taking really cool outfit photos on the empty field.  However, I was not awarded any extra blogger outfit time.  The Scot was able to snap a few photos before we were rushed off the field.  So, we were like SVIPs....Sorta Very Important People.

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Sneakers: Keds by Kate Spade (similar)
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Purse: Betsey Johnson via TJ Maxx (worn, similar)
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Many people find home financing to be a stressful affair in life because of the prospect of making mortgage payments month after month. However, most people learn to handle the issue as they gain financial knowledge along the way about expenses associated with homes. Mortgage loan is an important factor for any person who is trying to build his/her own home and now Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) are available. If you are interested in leading a sustainable life, then you may find some interesting information in this article.

If you browse the Internet, you will be able to find a lot of information as to how you can make your home greener. It does not matter whether you are building a new home or incorporating some changes in your existing home to make it more energy efficient and enjoy great savings. Either way you will find some of the tips as well as tricks available online to be useful. You will get to know what steps you have to take, which companies and contractors you must approach, in which locations you need to buy home upgrades that are energy efficient, etc., but the most important aspect is money. EEM, the hottest home financing option available till date, takes care of your money needs.

One of the important aspects that you must be aware of with respect to EEMs, also referred to as green mortgages, is that once you secure them you can borrow higher amounts of money needed to carry out all the required upgrades so that your home becomes more energy efficient. It is not possible for you to get the green mortgages at the same rate as that offered for traditional mortgage loans, but then this is the more specific way of paying for adding energy efficient features to your existing home, the home that you are planning to purchase or getting credit for some of the existing features in your new home.

I made the decision to secure an EEM for myself and I spent quite a bit of money on separate home upgrades which included having solar roof panels, a solar heating system, wind turbines and waste segregation systems in my home. You may feel that I have done a lot of things, but it was actually worth doing all that. It helped me bring about a lot of improvement in the way I lived as a person who wanted to live a sustainable life and I am able to save about 20% on the energy bills every month. I am sure that I will continue to save a lot of money because of the investment I made in making my home energy efficient.

I would, therefore, advice all those who want to bring about a change for the good of mankind to start with their homes. You can research online and understand the general guidelines about Energy Efficient Mortgages. You can also join green community groups to explore the possibility of enjoying a lot of savings by making some changes to your home. Your family and you can enjoy the benefits for a long time to come.

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Helping MaryEllen Elia Out With Those Conversations She Wants To Have With Parents

Back in May, newly appointed NYSED Commissioner MarEllen Elia promised to "repaint" the Common Core in order to help parents and teachers understand how swell the CCSS are if only they ignored all the bad things mean people have said about the standards.

Now Elia says she wants to have some conversations with parents to better understand their thoughts about public education issues.

Sean Crowley has some words of wisdom for NYSED Commissioner MaryEllen Elia:

She fails to grasp the Northern State Reality that parents and teachers ALREADY understand Common Core and High Stakes Testing, nobody needs to help us"understand" them. We understand they are shit and we want them gone. That's the understanding she is going to have brought to her. Whether or not she listens is anyone's bet but anyone would be an idiot to bet that she will.

NYSED announced they had dropped Pearson as the 3-8 test developer and hired Questar Assessment to develop the state tests using teachers in that development.

Then came the soothing words from Elia about wanting to have conversations with parents to get their ideas about education and maybe, just maybe, incorporate some of them into state policy.

But don't forget that "repaint" comment from May.

Elia's come in to put a new face on NYSED, Questar is a new face on the Endless Testing regime.

But is there going to be any real difference in direction that comes out of any of this?

I'm skeptical Elia and Questar are anything but a "rebranding" of the Endless Testing regime and NYSED policy.

If that's the case, as Sean noted in his comment, Elia better not think she'll fool anybody here in New York.

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In this paper socio-demographic characteristics of sustainable food consumers are studied by using actual purchasing data of 4,412 households in a wide range of food products over a twenty week period in the months November 2008 till March 2009. Our results indicate that purchasing sustainable food products is still the exception rather than the rule. Socio-demographic characteristics are (weakly) related to the purchasing sustainable food items. Specifically, people with a higher education and those living in a more urban area are more likely to purchase sustainable products. Psychographic data on a subsample (n=1,112) show a weak relation between sustainability concerns and sustainable behaviour. Scales measuring people’s sustainability concerns specific to purchasing products (e.g. Ethical orientation scale) are better predictors of people’s sustainable consumption than scales measuring people’s general sustainability concerns (e.g. Connectedness to Nature scale). Since consumer characteristics seem to be of little predictive value of sustainable consumption it may be wise to shift the focus from investigating who the sustainable consumer is to how to make sustainable products successful. In the discussion we offer some initial guiding principles.
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What's new on the uniform front for 2013-14

The Pelicans' road gear
Here are thoughts on some of the new NBA uniforms that’ll be worn in 2013-14.

New Orleans Pelicans, home and away

The colour scheme is uninspiring. It's conservative but looks like it’ll age quickly.

The font used for the lettering is likeable, but that’s almost irrelevant given the lettering is too small. It seems odd that ‘Pelicans’ wasn’t used for either the home or road jersey script. Not only is that a new nickname, but it uses less space than ‘New Orleans’ and thus would’ve been a nicer fit for the jersey.

The side panels, clean armholes and V-neck all hinder this set.

The logo – which is so busy it takes a second to spot the pelican – marks a missed opportunity. The Pelicans nickname provided New Orleans a chance to use a happy, cartoon bird logo, like the Baltimore Orioles. That would’ve been a nice change for an NBA team.

Phoenix Suns, home, away and alternate

The use of black really hurts this set. The home uniform is the biggest offender on this front with a black collar and black numbers, when purple would’ve been a more eye-pleasing choice.

The coloured flaps on the neckline and the piping near the armholes and across the back of the shorts are clutter. That design on the hem of the shorts belongs on a misguided teen’s lower back, not this uniform.

The script, numbering and font for the player names are all attractive. There’s something flimsy-looking about that streaks design, but it works.

Some sort of diagonal pattern on the shorts – similar to what they did in the ‘90s – would’ve been a nice touch.

Detroit Pistons, alternate

This looks like something a Saturday junior club with a big uniform budget would wear. It’s unnecessary and generically modern, particularly those side panels.
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Golden State Warriors, alternate

Having a sleeved jersey seems particularly unnecessary when you leave the sleeves plain. Some stripes – and the Warriors already have stripes elsewhere on their unis – would’ve looked good on there.

Los Angeles Clippers, alternate

The light blue is attractive and relevant to the club’s past. This uniform could do with a more standard collar and without the piping up the side, however.

Los Angeles Lakers, alternate

They took an unattractive uniform and made it worse with black. That shade doesn’t team well with purple and gold, plus this gear retains the unsightly side panels of the other Lakers unis.

Miami Heat, two alternates

Both are unnecessary. The red one looks terrible, the black one looks good. The scoop collar, trim, and drop shadow on the numbers are all plusses for the black uniform. Hopefully the ‘A’ isn’t actually solid, as it appears in that photo.

New York Knicks, alternate

Its biggest crime is being unneeded, particularly as the Knicks have one of the finest uniform sets in the league without it. This alternate has all the features that make their regulars so appealing, though.

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Buried towards the tail-end of this look at a couple Windows 8 devices from ASUS is our first look at the Padfone 2, a device that ASUS will formally unveil at the beginning of next week. While the phone itself looks similar to the first iteration of the device (save for a slightly larger 4.7-inch HD display), the tablet dock has been tweaked, with the phone now mounting in a more direct fashion, which should better position the combo’s camera. Otherwise, the experience looks to remain relatively the same. We’ll be hearing plenty more about the Padfone 2 come next week.

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"Phil Comer, on his 'All Write by Me' blog... Definitely worth a look-see." Chuck Sambuchino, Editor, Guide to Literary Agents, Writer’s Digest Books.

“All Write By Me” features creative writing from Phil Comer. Come in, pour a cup of red zinger and relax. Sit a spell.

Here’s a guide to the stuff you’ll find. Articles link directly. Just hit “Go!”

And if you already clicked the SECRETS tab, you know a cool video lurks beneath most titles.

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Highlights and excerpts from Ruby Cheeks, the novel I'm querying, my first. It’s a tragic yet funny Southern story about a circus clown who abandons her son in childhood only to show up forty years later as if nothing happened. His attempts to “fill in the blanks” for those missing years unleashes Southern-fried calamity. Check it out! BTW, this introduction to Ruby Cheeks is one of the “most viewed” posts on “All Write By Me.” (go)

Ruby Cheeks, a novel by Phil Comer

"Phil Comer Interview" by north Georgia journalist and crack writer Candice Dyer, a free-ranging conversation on the dove porch. The video linked to the title is a bluegrass version of "Walk Like an Egyptian," in honor of Candice's Appalachian roots. (go)

"Interview with Phil Comer" by award-winning Utah-based writer Alicia Caldwell for the Write-Brained Network's Spotlight feature. Get up close and personal. (go)

Check out the latest from Sandtrap in the Heart of Jawja, a place that never was but oughta be, as told by Bud.

The “Top Three” Heart of Jawja tales by views are:

#1 "Stigmata Are Easy" is a flashback on love and commitment. The title-linked video is "Sound of Music" flash mob choreography in Central Station, Antwerp, Belgium. (go)

#2 “Karen Black Encounter” or “Bag Lady Bites Dog, Becomes Celebrity.” Bud is accosted by a sorta, maybe, kinda famous actress. The hidden video is the trailer for Ms. Black’s movie “Stuck,” filmed in the Heart of Jawja.  (go)

#3 “Lovey Dials the Dead” reminds us it’s not always fun and games in Sandtrap. This sobering ditty rips your heart out and serves it back cold on a skewer. This won first place from the Southeastern Writers Association. Click the title, or the link at the end, for the tantalizing “Ping Pong Piano Concerto,” sure to restore your smile.  (go)

Other “Heart of Jawja” Tales:

“Tater Tots in Mourning” chronicles the volatile immolation of Sandtrap’s elder exhibitionist, Tater Tarver. The video hidden beneath the title is the Orangiana dominatrix commercial. “Now strip.”  (go)

In “Squash Casserole,” Queen Tush makes dinner for husband, not her own. The title-linked video is Scissor Sisters’ “Any Which Way,” which will have you smelling “like cocoa butter and cash.”  (go)

“Ding Dong Avon Calling,” Sandtrap’s horseback Avon Lady attempts a gay makeover. Behind the title, the “Cat With Glasses” dude does more stop-action video, annoying a few cats in the process.  (go)

In “Boor Wars,” Roy Rogers (Cindy) and Dale Evans (Diana) ride into town to take on the big city boors. Attached is a parkours video that defies gravity and left me queasy.  (go)

“For Goodness Snakes,” it’s been a bad season for serpents in Sandtrap, so find here snake-proofing tips. Another Orangiana commercial linked to the title, this one with sexy zebras and a lusty bear.  (go)

The “Top Three” Silly Poems by views are:

#1 “Gnomes Go Home” is a punny gnome rap inspired by Guide to Literary Agents’ editor, Chuck Sambuchino. Chuck's seriously gnomophobic. I read his book. Now I am, too. This is the #1 viewed poem and one of the most viewed posts on “All Write By Me.” The video link is Israeli animation set to music with helicopters, war and stuff. Sweet.  (go)

#2 “In Meowrium,” a wee elegy for Billy Buckhead, a lap a cat. Behind the title link, Little Sparta and “The Mean Kitty” song.  (go)

#3  “Stalker Poem (My Darling)” is something I perform at open mics. Demented stuff. In the title link, the spirit of notorious Chester Burge recites this “Stalker Poem.” Chester dedicated it to his wife, just before he killed her. (See more on Chester Burge below.)  (go)

Other Silly Poems:

“Song for Benny” is a ballad dedicated to the Geechee/Gullah community in Lowcountry, Jawja. The poem is excerpted from my novel in progress, Sapelo Queen. The video link is a vintage toe-tapping, finger-snapping Georgia Sea Island Singers’ performance of “Here Comes Day.”  (go)

“Limerick Plus” is a limerick that doesn't know when to quit. The video beneath the title is Loco Mama’s “Candy Bra,” a freaky riff on “candy bar.” Don’t confuse one with the other.  (go)

“Breaking Up Sucks” is a snarky lament on heartbreak, but the video beneath the title is a love story. BBC’s ”Torchwood” time-traveler, Jack Harkness, goes back in time to meet the dead man whose identity he's assumed.  (go)

“The I-Cat Was Not Amused at Christmas” A persnickety feline gets holiday comeuppance in this seasonal cat tail, uh, tale, told in verse.  (go)

“A Chicken Goes in a Bar” is an homage to cartoonist Gary Larson and his “The Far Side” panels. Here you find scenarios and captions Larson might have come up with himself. This is one of the most viewed posts on the blog. Connected to the title, silly German boys “body-sign” to Daft Punk. Read fast.  (go)

"The Devilfish" is a holiday tribute to the late Landon Fuller, a remarkable man who not only witnessed most of the 20th Century, but paid attention. Hidden behind the title, "A Social Network Christmas," a novel retelling of the Christmas Story Facebook style. (go)

"Evangelicals Urged to Stalk Gays in Small-Town America," Bud/Phil (one and the same) argues within himself after attending an "ex-gay" revival meeting orchestrated by "Focus on the Family" and "Exodus International." He reflects upon his religious upbringing and life’s small absurdities. This funny/serious expose placed first in nonfiction at the Sandhills Writers Conference.
Part 1 "The Jesus Piece"  (go)
Part 2 "Lesbians Are Hot" (go)
Part 3 "Mojo of Homo No Mo'" (go)
Part 4 "The Exorcism" (go)

The Spirit of Chester Burge portrayed by Phil Comer
“Chester Burge Monologue,” a Spirit performance piece in five acts, each of less than a minute. Someone mysteriously throttled Chester Burge’s rich wife in 1960. When Chester beat the murder rap, prosecutors charged him for sodomy with his chauffeur and won. In the spooky-fun animated video link, Chester Burge’s zombie appears to a befuddled modern-day office worker. “Brains taste like hot buttered popcorn.” Who knew?  (go)

"Essentially," in this riff on FOX News' stated position that "Pepper spray... It's a food product, essentially," we discover that all manner of calamity is not so bad as it seems. Just spin it like FOX does.  (go)

CEMETERY RAMBLES (about, not by, Phil Comer)

"History Lives at Rose Hill" by Dan Maley. Local coverage of a ramble led by Phil Comer through historic Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.  (go)

"Group Shares Stories from the Cemetery" by Jackie Finch. Bloomington, Indiana coverage of a ramble led by Phil Comer through historic Rose Hill Cemetery by the incomparable writer and editor, Jackie Finch (go)

"Stains" by Jessica Lynne Garrett. Great and edgy short fiction by a talented young writer. (go)

OK, “paradoke” is a word I made up, but it can now be Googled!

The “Top Three” Paradoke categories by visits are:

#1 “Doctor’s Orders Top Ten” This category includes Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Brooks and Groucho Marx. Groucho wins. In the video link, “Torchwood” images are set to The Killers’ song, “Take Me Where the White Boys Dance.”  (go)

#2 “’Sick’ Top Ten” Of course, the winner in the “Sick” category is Stephen King. In the video, Gnarls Barkley’s “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul?” takes “heartrending” literally, cuts it with a knife.  (go)

#3 “The Incomparable Junior Samples”  Folks in Sandtrap, Jawja, are proud of favorite son, Junior Samples, a big star on tv's “Hee Haw” show way back when. All the other “Paradoke” categories are Top Tens, but Junior earns a Top Twenty.  Linked is Kelly’s “Let Me Borrow That Top” video. She asks, “Aren’t we friends?”  (go)

Other Paradoke Corner Categories:

“Pollyanna’s Top Ten” Henny Youngman and Mae West battle it out for first place. Attached is a Swiss tourist advert that makes you want to go there.  (go)

“Irreverent Top Ten” George Carlin and Lily Tomlin tussle for top spot. In the video, Kelly’s classic “Shoes.” Kelly’s gonna get what she wants.  (go)

“Snarky Top Ten” This category’s surprise winner is Winston Churchill. In the video link, Lady Gaga goes to war in this “Telephone” remix.  (go)

“Outstanding in the Field Top Ten” Dorothy Parker and Groucho Marx duke it out for Number One. In the video link, Israeli singer Ivri Lidner’s great song. It’s in Hebrew. I have no idea what it’s about.  (go)

“Ironic Top Ten” First place in this category contains darn good advice concerning tomatoes. The video link instructs on social networking etiquette, “Facebook Manners & You”  (go)

“Too True Top Ten” Much good paraprosdokian advice in this category. The video link is cute French animation that makes everyday seem like Valentine’s.  (go)

“Now Cliché Top Ten” These are the old saws. Vince Lombardi, Casey Stengel, Ben Franklin and Groucho all pitch in. The title video link is the “Simply Irresistible” dance sequence from the Broadway  musical “Contact.”  (go)

“The ‘CYA’ Top Ten” The #1 spot reaches way back to Samuel Johnson. The freaky video link is Cobra Starship’s “I Kissed a Boy” interpreted darkly by guys named Matt & Liam.  (go)

“The ‘Lucille Ball’ Tasty Bakers' Dozen” The #1 spot reminds us: Read the Bottle. Lucille Ball, what a doll!  (go)

Phil Comer, Home place, Sandtrap, Jawja

“True Cat Dairies,” told by Me Cat, translated from the Catonese by Phil Comer. Me Cat, a grey flannel kitten, investigates life’s physics’ quandaries as he attempts to evade Sister Cat’s fangs.

Right now, all that’s there is a cute kitties picture and a link to another stop-action video from the cool cat who goes by the handle, “Cat With Glasses.”  (go)

#1 in views: “Highlights from Ruby Cheeks,” excerpts from my novel (the "tabs" at the top aren't counted with "most popular" posts listed in the right column)  (go)

Otherwise, the current “TOP TEN” posts by views are found in the right column and link directly to the post.

But I bet you’ll enjoy a down home visit to Sandtrap, Jawja. So check out the latest.  (go)

Now scroll back and pick something! Browse around.

Thanks for stopping by "All Write By Me"! Enjoy your stay.

About the Video Links:
You do understand, you have to go to the article first, then click on that article's title to see the video. Then hit the "back" arrow to return to the article. And, please, if any of the video links "break," or a video is removed from YouTube or the source, please let me know. This is a group effort! Many thanks.

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Damn spider-bot zombies sucking our digital brains out. And please put something more personal than "Hi" in subject line. That’s what all the zombies say.

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