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At Umbel, we believe that data is the most valuable asset a business can own. With the Umbel data management platform, some of the most recognizable names in sports and entertainment access, acquire, activate and analyze their customer data to increase engagement, revenue and loyalty. Founded in 2010, Umbel is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

We are seeking a VP of Sales who thrives in a fast-paced, start-up culture. You will lead the current sales directors and market strategists to build the team to maximize sales effectiveness in the field of sports and entertainment. You will achieve quarterly sales goals that you help establish along with the executive team. You will manage the sales pipeline to maximize sales accountability and efficiency with the end goal of closing deals. A key dependency here will be to collaborate with the VP of Marketing to develop and establish a shared marketing and sales funnel to deliver qualified leads with high opportunity conversion to sales to meet company revenue goals.

What you MUST do to be successful in this position:

  • Achieve the sales goals -- in collaboration with the company as a whole, establishing the sales goal as a company goal
  • Create a culture of success
  • Manage the sales teams, operations and resources to deliver profitable growth
  • Manage a positive ROI with respect to customer acquisition cost
  • Hire and develop sales staff
  • Put in place a sales framework that creates predictable revenue
  • Become known as an employer of choice and a team that top salespeople want to join
  • Define and oversee sales compensation and incentive programs
  • Manage a positive ROI with respect to customer acquisition cost
  • Define and coordinate sales training programs
  • Define sales processes to drive desired sales outcomes, built on a foundation of a shared marketing and sales funnel with shared marketing and sales goals
  • Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasting
  • Monitor customer, market and competitor activity and provide feedback to company leadership team and other company functions
  • Work closely with the marketing function to establish successful demand, customer, channel and partner programs
  • Manage key customer relationships and participate in closing strategic opportunities
  • Travel for in-person meetings with customers and partners and to develop key relationships
  • Represent the company at key executive functions where customers or key prospects are present
  • FOCUS: You don’t let your exciting vision or your big audacious goal get in the way of the daily baby steps you need to take to get customers today
  • Clearly articulate the value proposition of Umbel to prospective clients and stakeholders
  • Understand and instill in your team how to approach a prospect as a “customer for life”
  • Keep internal team members and Company stakeholders updated on sales progress
  • Coordinate and manage weekly and monthly one-on-one and team pipeline reviews, meetings and training sessions to ensure ongoing improvement and best-practice sharing

What experience you MUST have:

  • Bachelor’s degree at minimum
  • 10+ years of experience selling SaaS
  • 5+ years managing a sales team
  • Experience scaling a tech company from a $5M starting line
  • Data driven sales processes with attention to detail, repeatability and reporting
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Professional integrity, character and commitment
  • Effective time management skills
  • Proficiency with Salesforce, Google Docs/Sheets and marketing automation

What skills you MUST have:

  • Recruiting: You must be able to attract the best dealmakers in the world. They all want to work for you because they know they’ll be successful under your leadership.
  • Coaching: You are a great coach and help your team close deals.  Spot issues before they blow up. See opportunities ahead of the horizon.
  • Scaling a team: You know how to manage to get the most out of your direct and indirect reports — to work as effectively and efficiently as they can.
  • Sales Execution and Training: How to compete.  Pitch practice. Playbooks. Objection handling. Segmenting customers.  Provide ongoing training and coaching. Pipeline management.
  • Evangelist: Be the best possible salesperson in the building. Know the offerings inside and out.
  • Cross functional leadership: Optimizing how best to work with Marketing, Product and Client Success. Create a healthy tension with Marketing and Services. Give constructive feedback on what’s working/what’s not. Provide clear communication on feature gaps to be filled with Product and Engineering.

What you’ll need to do in the first 90 days in this role:

  • Gain consensus and contribute to a united front on the marketing and sales pipeline strategy, stages and revenue goals for Umbel
  • Provide a reliable forecast for the following two quarters
  • Evaluate the current sales team and make adjustments where necessary
  • Gain the respect of each member of the executive leadership team

What you’ll need to do in the first year in this role:

  • Meet the sales goals that support our next funding event
  • Fully round out the entire sales team with excellent sales professionals
  • Develop a positive reputation within and outside of Umbel as an honorable and respectable problem solver and company spokesperson

Benefits of working at Umbel:

  • A team of talented, hard-working colleagues
  • The opportunity to invent new solutions, grow your career and enhance your skill set
  • 100% employer-paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental & vision)
  • Unlimited paid vacation policy
  • Competitive compensation including cash and stock options
  • Monthly gym reimbursement and provided health tracking technology
  • Community involvement
  • The ability to learn and grow from technology innovators and disruptors
  • An incredible office location in downtown Austin with on-site parking included
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Friday, March 01, 2013

Long time no write

So yeah like four years... jesus... lots has changed and a lot has stayed just where it was.  I think now for the first time in four years I feel forward momentum.  Namely I think that comes from some high hopes about the possiblities grad school happening.

The biggest difference is that I'm not as lost anymore, or maybe that its I've become much more okay with being lost.  I thought that, four years ago, that big setbacks and confusion were the abbartaion not the norm.  Now I realise being sure of the path is the werid moment.

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

What next??

Well I'm not sure if anyone is reading this anymore. Not that I blame them as I haven't posted since febuary and its now November. I really haven't been doing anything to remarkable. I'm working again, at a coffee shop, and trying to figure out the next move. I still have no clue what to do with myself. The only solid idea that has come to mind is to get my welding certifactes and make something resembling real money. But even this isn't the most exciting idea and I'm having a hard time lighting a fire under my ass to go and do it. So it seems I'll be on this path of indolence for a bit longer. Sorry this isn't more upbeat but I'm still pretty lost. I had no idea that what I did was such a huge part of me.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Brick Walls Hurt

So my life hit another brick wall. I lost my job rather unexpectedly in January. Literally I had the worst work week ever and watched everything I touched blow up in my face. And I mean everything from a shopping basket to the company van. And my overextend tried, frustrated boss decided that this on top of a lack luster season on my part, was grounds for firing. Never mind that I showed up on time ready to work and never pretended that I was anything but what I am he still decided to let me go before my contract was up. Luckily between severance pay and tax returns I'm gonna be able to make ends meet this month. Next is another story.
Its intensely frustrating because for the first time in my life I felt like I had a little stability and finally some money. I know to most people what I made was paltry but to me I felt I was living to good life. I could pay my bills and afford to have fun. Going out was not the choice between socialization and food. I was finally getting a life outside of this business and now I'm just floundering.
The people I know in Atlanta have been really good to me but still they have there own worries and I'm just floating trying to make it work.
And I'm wondering if this is what I even need to be doing. I'm okay at it and I've never felt that its my gift. In some ways I always feel like a charlatan like I was faking it and waiting for my house of cards to fall down on me. So I'm contemplating getting out. At the same moment I've applied for some jobs in this world as its where I have a developed skill set and right now trying to go in to anything at an entry level is not easy.
I have decided to stay in Atlanta as long as I can. I have lease until the end of July I want to do all I can to honor that. But I'm not sure I can. Its crazy how everything can change with no warning at. I'm keeping myself together applying for everything I can and mending my metaphorical bones.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Hustling for a living

Hey all-
I'm not sure if any of y'all are still checking this but I felt like I mind as well give everyone an update. I'm still down in Atlanta and for the most part enjoying it. Becoming a local music junkie has been a fun exprience so far but now I need to buckle back down. I know my contract is up in April and I have to start job hunting to find something for the summer. I don't know if I have the contract for next season but I'm hoepful. But at the same moment I'm trying to be prepared for the just in case moment. Its been nice being able to pay bills etc. and I would like to be able to keep doing that. I'm hoping to find summer work in town but I know that it is extremly limited. I have toyed with the idea of just getting a regular job, but I'm addict to this bussness and I'm now gearing up to send out letters and resumes again. I just wonder when I will stop having to hustle for a living. Part of me just wants a year round job, year in year out but I know how bored I get with even 9 months in one place.
I know that right now the reason I feel this way is mainly due to the fact I've hit my five month itch. I've found that I'm the most disasitfied with my life in any given place when I've been there for about 5 months. I know that once I get past this I'll be pretty happy again.
Well that's all for now. I hope y'all are doing well where ever you are. Take care. More later.

Sunday, August 03, 2008

So long time no post.

Hi all-
I just realized that its been forever since you all heard from me. My life has been a little crazy but it has finally settled down and I'm settling into my thrid town this year. I now live in Atlanta and I find myself falling in love with the city and with the neighborhood I now live in. I'm working for the Alliance theatre and I'm still a little overwhelmed by the rescourcres available to me. Its been an interesting first couple of weeks. My boss and I are learning how to communicate and that has proven to be a little frustrating. Mainly this is due to the fact that Kathleen ( my boss in Alaska) and I were able to figure this out really fast and that Nik (my boss in Utah) and I had worked together for a couple of summers and knew what the other wanted. So now with Robert, my new boss, I'm really being forced to listen and take a lot more notes. We're both working on this and I have faith we'll have a system figured out soon. He's a nice guy, I just need to be patient to not interrupt him when he's pausing. But still my co-workers in the props shop are pretty great and I get along well with most of the carpenters. All in all I like my job and I like being able to pay my bills.

My apartment is in this neighborhood between two really great neighborhood, the Virgina Highlands and Little Five Points. For those of you who know Milwaukee, the Virgina Highlands are like a less pretentious version of Wauwatosa ( shesh I see why everyone just writes Tosa) and Little Five Points is like the East Side between Brady Street and North Ave. And for those of you more familiar with Chicago, Virginia Highlands is like Evanston and Little Five Points is like the area around Clark and Belmont. My place is within an easy walk to 7 restaurants, a Grocery Store, A coffee shop (where I'm writing this), 3 bars and some good shopping oh and a great independent Video rental place. So there enough stuff that I can walk to that my car ( sadly not Fred, she's a blue Neon and I think her name is Vivian) can sit happily on the street not costing me tons in gas money. All in all I like here and I think I'll be happy to call this place home.

Monday, May 12, 2008

This just sums it up better than I could. Its fits packing up a life.

"If I Ever Leave This World Alive"

If I ever leave this world alive
I'll thank for all the things you did in my life
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll come back down and sit beside your
feet tonight
Wherever I am you'll always be
More than just a memory
If I ever leave this world alive

If I ever leave this world alive
I'll take on all the sadness
That I left behind
If I ever leave this world alive
The madness that you feel will soon subside
So in a word don't shed a tear
I'll be here when it all gets weird
If I ever leave this world alive

So when in doubt just call my name
Just before you go insane
If I ever leave this world
Hey I may never leave this world
But if I ever leave this world alive

She says I'm okay; I'm alright,
Though you have gone from my life
You said that it would,
Now everything should be all right

She says I'm okay; I'm alright,
Though you have gone from my life
You said that it would,
Now everything should be all right
Yeah should be alright

Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Northern Lights or Why I'm in Love

There is something soo indescribable about the Northern Lights. After watching them tonight I find that words fail me and that as I watched them I had no frame of reference to place them in. They were beautiful, unworldly, awe inspiring and amazing. And that fail to strach the surface. To truly begin to understand them, you have to see them. And I think that sums up this place. Now that the light has returned I have never been so greatful to be somewhere in the morning. Its a town that gentlely sucks you. One moment your an outsider and the next you know half the people on the street. And presents you with the weridest friendliest assortment of oddballs you've ever met. The utter lack of pretense is amazing. There is something to be said for a town where shit brown rain boots (xtra-tuffs) are considered acceptable with formal wear. Trust me you see it. Its a place where people are who they are and if you don't like it well then tough shit. And its a place that slowly changes you. It is a place that I will leave with a heavy heart, but I'll be back and it'll be like coming home.

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February 22, 2013

Dinner and a Show

Set of "Avenue Q", Lower Ossington Theatre, Toronto
I treated Mark to a special birthday experience this evening, by starting off with an incredible dinner at an Italian wine bar called Enoteca Sociale. We each had a 4-course prix fixe that was based on a Parmigiano Reggiano theme.

We then walked over to the popular Ossington strip to Rock  Lobster for drinks.

Then we took the few steps down the street to the Lower Ossington Theatre to take in a show of Avenue Q, winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book.

We had front row seats so I snapped the picture above for a souvenir.  The musical was hilarious, with stand-out performances from the leads, Cassie Muise and Stephen Amon. Ms. Muise was especially strong and moving, with a powerful vocal delivery and presence. We were pleased to see two Kingston connections in the cast: Kingston native Michael Donnelly was perfect as the comic-relief, gravelly-voiced Trekkie Monster, and Queen's alum Shruti Kothari played the fictional version of child actor "Gary Coleman"

I'll leave you with some lyrics from one of Kate Monster's best songs: "There's a fine, fine line between together and not/And there's a fine, fine line between what you wanted and what you got/ You gotta go after the things you want while you're still in your prime...".

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topic | executing a living trust

Step 6: transfer property

A major benefit of a Trust is that property is transferred without going through probate. The Trust document should be explicit as to how, when, and to whom the property is to be distributed. The trustee (executor) has an obligation to follow the Trust instructions. If the Trust does not specify otherwise, assets may be distributed directly to a beneficiary or in the form of cash.

Activity 1
Sell Necessary Property

Cash may be needed to satisfy debts of the Trust. Sell Trust property as appropriate. Proceeds stay within the Trust and are used only for paying debts etc.

Maintain detailed records including what was sold. Include the reason it was sold and the total money received.

Handle taxes as appropriate. Sales of stocks and bonds held for the Trust may produce a capital gain or loss for the Trust.

Activity 2
Obtain an Employer Identification Number

Opening a trust bank account allows the trustee (executor) to store liquidated funds, when necessary. Setting up a bank account specifically for this situation requires an identification number called the Federal Tax ID or Employer Identification Number (EIN). If an attorney is handling probate, request that they initiate this process. Requests for an EIN may also be submitted online at www.irs.gov or manually using the IRS form SS-4.

Gather necessary information prior to starting the application. This information may be found in Personal Information. If not, use it as a guide. Required is the deceased’s:

  • exact name, according to IRS records
  • Social Security Number
  • address
  • county
  • phone number

Also needed is the trustee’s Affidavit of Appointment, assuming that the trustee and executor are one and the same.

Online applications can be submitted Monday – Friday between 6:00 am and 12:30 am Eastern Time and Saturdays between 6:00 am and 9:00 pm Eastern Time.

Activity 3
Open a Trust Checking Account

The Trust checking account will hold liquidated financial assets (cash). Assets may be liquidated for the purpose of paying debts or providing fair distribution of cash to beneficiaries. The chosen bank should be easily accessible to the executor.

Close this account after liquidated assets have been distributed and the Trust is complete. If the deceased did not have assets or accounts held solely in their name, it may not be necessary to open a Trust checking account.

The following activities assume the direct transfer of assets - assets that have not been liquidated.

Activity 4
Transfer Trust Financial Instruments

Banks, Credit Unions, Savings and Loans or other financial institutions familiar with simple living Trusts generally hold financial instruments including:

  • saving accounts, money market funds, certificates of deposit
  • 401K accounts, IRAs, annuities, and Mutual Funds
  • stock and bond certificates
  • savings bonds
  • government securities

Provide requests to transfer ownershp to beneficiaries in writing.  Investments, Liquid Assets, and Other Assets may contain contact information for these institutions. Include with your request:

In the case of government securities such as Treasury bills, contact the issuing government agency or access their website at www.publicdebt.treas.gov.

Trust income is normally passed to the beneficiaries in situations where individual tax rates are less than those of a Trust.

If a tax return is required, obtain an Employer Identification Number (described in Step 6). File the return by April 15th in the following calendar year after the Trust was terminated. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) may be of assistance.

Activity 5
Transfer Real Estate Property

Record of new title must be filed in the county where property is located. State specific deed forms and language may be required. Complexity usually dictates involvement of an estate attorney.

Note: The state of Ohio has special treatment for real estate held in Trust. Seek advice of an estate attorney.

Activity 6
Transfer Motor Vehicle Titles

Contact the local Department of Motor Vehicles department for instructions to transfer the titles to the Trust beneficiaries.

Activity 7
Transfer Personal Property

For property without title (e.g. furniture, jewelry, art, etc.):

  • Distribute items as specified in the schedules.
  • For items not specified, divide equally among beneficiaries.
  • Keep a record of distributed property.
  • Consider monetary and sentimental value as personal property is distributed.
  • As property is transferred, have beneficiaries sign and date a receipt.
  • For non-specified assets where value cannot be distributed equally, consider selling assets and distributing cash proceeds.

Whenever possible, transfer the assets directly. However, if any of the following conditions exist:

  • there are conflicting preferences among co-beneficiaries
  • asset value is unclear
  • the distribution of assets diminishes the value of the asset or it cannot be distributed evenly (e.g. an antique dining room set)

It may be necessary to sell the property and distribute the proceeds evenly. Consult with all beneficiaries prior to taking action.

Activity 8
Transfer Small Business Interests

These transactions can be complex, involving third parties and significant amounts of money. An estate attorney is usually required and may be specific to organizational structure (sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company etc.)

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Rome in the World History of Universal Empire

Radically new history
This project launches a radically new kind of ancient history: global in scope, comparative in approach. Its aims are three:

  1. It seeks to situate the Roman Empire within a world history of universal empires.
  2. To do so, a group of scholars has been formed, each to produce a comparative monograph to explore key dimensions of Roman imperial power in a world historical context.
  3. The end in view is to fill a gap in the currently most successful macro-sociological theory and account of organized power in human society, which is that of Michael Mann.

Cross-cultural and compartive imperial history
How to situate the Roman Empire in world history? Answering this question calls for a new kind of scholarship: cross-cultural, comparative and pre-industrial world history. This project aims to deliver just that; and to do so by integrating two forceful, yet partly separate scholarly discourses.

One is the long tradition of treating Roman imperial history as the foundation of European civilization. The other is the fast evolving discourse on global history, dominated by a focus on Central and East Asia.

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To Be With Someone For The Last Time

I know I said I was taking a break, but I was moved to post something quick. Read on. I hope everyone is doing well.

If I haven’t said it before, let me say it now, “Californication” is one of my top three favorite shows on television. Maybe it’s because of the show’s protagonist, Hank Moody, a charming but no-luck-having writer who is, to put it bluntly, addicted to sex. And yet, he is in love with one woman, Karen, his estranged lover and mother of their daughter, Becca.

Throughout the show’s four seasons, Hank and Karen have been on an up and down roller coaster. Their lives, of course, are forever connected through their daughter, but you always get the feeling even if they didn’t have a child together, they would always find some way to be more than friends. I don’t watch every show on television, but I can’t think of a couple more dysfunctional, which is why root for them to be together the way I root for my Pittsburgh Steelers to win games.

This past Sunday I was reminded once more why I watch Karen and Hank with a wide-eyed curiosity usually reserved for train wrecks.

Hank, who has been convicted of statuary rape (long story stemming all the way back to season one), is embraced with Karen and they’re slow dancing to Jeff Beck’s cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers” in Karen’s living room. Karen is venting to Hank all that is wrong with him and her and them together, and as she winds down she asks Hank a question I have pondered over with lovers of my own. It was a question Hank answers, and a fantastic end to the episode, because even after the credits were done rolling I was still chewing on the question. So I decided to share the bit of dialogue with all of you below, with the question in bold. Feel free to leave thoughts and/or answers in the comments section. Also, the song they were listening to in the scene. I miss you all.

Hank: Karen, I don’t get it. What do you want from me?

Karen: Something you can’t give me, something you’ve never been able to give me: Something to look forward to.

Hank: I’m sorry.

Karen: Don’t be, it’s not your fault. It’s mine, it’s always been mine…If you were going to have sex with someone, and you knew it was going to be the absolute last time, what do you think it would be like?

Hank: I think it would be incredibly sad.

Karen: Yeah, so do I…make me sad…

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  • Bjhouse817

    Great hearing from you!

    I also love this show. Although I’m nothing like Hank in my actions I understand him. Watching this scene, I was reminded of my ex and the last time we ever had sex. This scene finally gave me the name for the emotion I felt during our last romp. I knew that it was the last time and with every movement my heart continued to shatter. Its incredibly painful to be intimate with a loved one and know that it the last time. People are taken from us everyday but to engage in sex and walk away is not something I ever want to experience again.

  • itsh

    The last time my ex and I had sex, I had no idea it would be the last and I still can’t decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Even though its been almost a year, I still find myself wishing we could be together one last time, but as bjhouse said before me, I feel like it would be just as painful as the pain I feel when I miss him and would only lead me longing for more.
    I guess I just answered my own question. I know it wouldn’t be smart but the heart and mind are rarely on the same page.

  • http://alishawritinglife.wordpress.com/ Alisha

    This is so sad. I totally agree with Itsh. If you still love that person, it can be painful, but what’s even harder is when it’s the last time, and you don’t know it.

  • Ceej

    Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers… was actually by Syreeta. Stevie Wonder’s ex wife. Stevie Wonder just produced it. 😉
    One of my favorite breakup songs ever.

  • GuestLady

    This song and the dialogue is sad but so sensual…I love it when she said “make me sad”. Just perfect.

  • Honey

    I miss u!
    Thanks for sharing. Karen was able to put in words what I have struggled to communicate for years.

  • http://twitter.com/lalanii lalanii

    Welps. Not that anyone’s asking me, but rather since I’m now hooked reading… What do I think it would be like?

    Passionate. Scary. Painful. Kelly Clarkson’s Beautiful Disaster (Acoustic Version only)

    I think that regardless of if you know if it’s the last time or not- just thinking of the moments will cause you some type of sentiment. The pressure of finality. Inherent hope, or hopelessness.

    What caught me wasn’t only the question but what Karen said before that when she said “Something you’ve never been able to give me: something to look forward to.” So many times for me it has been– not enough to look forward to in the future to sustain the present. So many times.

  • TheLeoGrl

    Thank you Jozen…I miss you madly *waiting patiently for your full-time return*

  • TheLeoGrl

    Love Syreeta….googling now….

  • Shehateashley

    Wow…good writers! They really captured both the eroticism and the sorrow in the moment. I think we all have a moment where we realize we’ve let someone go emotionally, but then proceed to have one last “go at it” physically. I know i have, thx for this post. :)

  • Guest

    As i always keep in mind: Being lost for ‘words’ proves that a ‘promise’ can’t be kept. In most situations where we may have a moment with others, for all we know, that moment could be the last time.

  • Curry

    I think the music is a perfect fit to how it is when you know you are having your last intimate experience with someone you care deeply about. The very beginning of the song, the guitar, sounds like whales calling, which creates sets up a very emotional response. It is hard for me to find the passion through the pain.

  • Teddy

    Can’t speak for everyone else but from my own experience of knowingly having sex for the last time with an ex/soon to be ex it was….certainly different. Though my body was going through the motions my mind was preoccupied with thoughts racing. Thoughts bouncing between what I feel and what’s real…hoping things could be different…things would be different. I knew it was goodbye. I knew it was for the best. Reminiscing. I missed him already…truthfully I don’t think I missed him I think I missed what we had…and that was gone. We had nothing left to sustain us so I knew it was goodbye. So I embraced the moment for what it was…goodbye.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t get to watch the show cause I don’t have showtime but maybe I will start catching up through netflix. The question is an interesting one and I have never really thought about it. I guess if you really care about someone and you know for sure its the last time you will ever sleep with them it would be sad. I don’t think I would want to feel that kins of sad though especially if it real emotionally connected sex.


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Pregnancy as a Life Lesson in Lack of Control

This entire pregnancy has been a huge life lesson for me. I've never been a complete control freak, but I like being organized and having things prepared. When Eddie and I discovered that I was pregnant, it was a huge blessing. It was also 8 months earlier than we had planned. This was lesson number 1 in you can't control everything. The plan had been that we would hopefully conceive in August or September and the baby would be born at the end of the school year. Hopefully, I wouldn't have to miss any work time. Instead, the baby was due in October and I was looking at missing 6-8 weeks of school.

Oh, well. I decided I could live with it! Babies are totally worth giving up time in my classroom and it was just one baby. Eddie and I could totally swing one baby. So, ha! It was totally doable.

Then, 2 weeks later, we were told that we were expecting twins! Twins! That threw me for a loop. One baby I could figure out, but 2 babies! At one time! Huh?! I started getting a little anxious. In fact, I developed a twitch under my left eye. This was a little more stressful. I made an appointment with the human resources department so that I could start planning for missing work and having 2 babies. Not to mention, that Dr. Hartford had let drop that I would need to go on bed rest at 25 weeks (i.e. the week Summer School was due to start). I assured the HR department and the Summer School Director that I would not need bed rest and that I would just cut back my hours a bit. After speaking with HR, I had a better idea how I needed to save money and started to feel a bit more under control. Again, this was kind of totally doable! It was a little worrisome. My summer school salary was much needed if I was going to make it work.

As time went on, my body started to feel like it was being taken over by aliens. After having lost over 50 pounds and actually enjoying exercising, pregnancy was a rude awakening. Anyone who has ever been pregnant will tell you about the nausea, the constant sleepiness, the frequent trips to the bathroom. It seems like you have no control, whatsoever, over your body. That drove me crazy. I had so many things to do: exercise, grade papers, plan classes, web design work. Yet, my body would not let me do any of it. I felt like crying all the time. This was yet another hint from God that I was not going to get to be in control this time.

Then came June. You may have read my previous post about my journey to bed rest. That was the rudest awakening. I did not even make it to 25 weeks before I found myself lying flat in a hospital bed on IV drugs and strapped to a contraction monitor. I think this was the point when I started to surrender. I mean, how many times do you need to be hit in the head before you finally duck? I got the message, God, you can give me a break now!

For 10 weeks, I just let my body rule and waited as the babies grew. When we finally hit 32 weeks, I actually started getting excited about the end. When Dr. Hartford returned from his 9 day trip to Hawaii, I asked him about scheduling my c-section. We agreed to try for September 6 at 7 am. I should have known better. Making any plans during this pregnancy has proven to bring some new lesson to come slamming down on my head. Sure enough, the hospital wasn't able to schedule me for September 6th. Or 7th. Or 8th. Another subtle reminder from God that I don't get to decide how this pregnancy goes.

Now, here I sit, again with a murky end to the Twinsie Journey. I have finally just let it go. Millions of women have been pregnant and not known when their journeys will end. Who am I to declare that I will be anything other than one of their number?

Pregnancy has definitely been a life lesson for me. I've been in control of everything for so long, that I needed to be reminded that it was truly just an illusion. I can only imagine the chaos that the birth of the Twinsies will bring. I'm sure I'll try to be in control of feeding times and sleeping times. I may even try to plan an outing when they are 2 weeks old. And God will return to slap me in the head and bring me back down to earth. Sometimes you really do have to just LET IT GO. After all, what is the point in trying to hold desperately onto control when life is so much more fun when you roll with the punches???

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

CPR, Ultrasounds, Football, and the Theory of Relativity

Today was the first day of faculty meetings at school. I woke up early as if I were going to take a shower and drive to school. That was before I heard the IV beeping for attention and felt Iggy kicking me to make me turn over. I'm sure that there are a lot of teachers at school (and I have always been one of them) who hate CPR day. Every year we have to renew our CPR cards and many of us feel like we could teach the course. CPR day has always been a day to be endured. We all sit there and hope that we got the "cool" instructor who will make it short and sweet. Today, I actually missed that time sitting with other teachers, quoting lines from the Red Cross videos, and taking silly pictures of one another practicing rescue breathing. I missed hearing everyone's summer experiences and their new plans for the school year. There are still several more days of faculty meetings and it is difficult to lay here in bed and miss knowing the plans for the school year. I'm keeping my eyes on the prize though! In just 15 days, we'll have babies!

On Monday, we had an ultrasound. Our ultrasound showed two very active babies. We were able to see Hermie's chest expand and contract as she practiced breathing the amniotic fluid. It was absolutely exciting! Dr. Bruce had a hard time measuring the Twinsies because they are so confined in my belly. Iggy looks to have gained a pound. He is not so certain about Hermie.
According to his measurements, she lost an ounce over the past 2 weeks. This is quite worrisome. However, Dr. Bruce took the information from the ultrasound back to his office so that he could do some recalculating. Everyone keeps trying to reassure me. Even Dr. Hartford got into the act, telling me about other patients who ultrasounds like mine that did not make any sense. Since Dr. Bruce hasn't contacted Dr. Hartford with any concerns, I've been told not to worry. Still, I am concerned about Hermie's apparent weight loss. I'm drinking the Ensure again just in case. Please keep some positive thoughts and prayers that Hermie's weight is higher than we actually saw.

The Twinsies got to be present for their first pre-season Chicago Bears game last night. Daddy came to visit and we watched the Bears beat the Super Bowl Champion Colts. Needless to say, Daddy was very excited (he had to be reprimanded by the nurses not to yell ). It also helped that we had a good television signal as our Directv at home is on the fritz. The Twinsies were not to impressed by the game, but I'm sure once they can actually see the game, they will be just as excited as their father.

Since we started the countdown to September 6, time has started to crawl by. When we were trying to gain time, things seemed to go much faster. Now, I live from meal to meal, checking each one off as we inch toward the big day. How strange that having an actual due date has changed my perception of time so much. I guess it's all relative. Other mommies trying to gain time are probably experiencing the dragging by of each minute and second.

15 days and counting! Tomorrow we celebrate 34 weeks pregnant. I realized that if the babies are delivered September 6, I will be kept in the hospital for 4 more days to recover from the c-section. That sends me home one day shy of 13 weeks in the hospital. That just doesn't seem right to leave without completing a full 13 weeks! There has to be a gold watch or a trophy or something for making it that long. Here's to the next 15 days flying by!

Sunday, August 19, 2007

We've Started the Countdown!

It's been confirmed! September 6th is the big day. My c-section is scheduled for 7 am, so we'll have babies by 8 am. Just to bring that home to you, September 6th is only 18 days away. Can you believe that? If you are dying to know the babies' names, remember that you aren't alone. If you are interested in receiving the Baby Name Unscramble Email, send an email to me and I'll add you to the list.

Eddie estimates the babies must weigh about 5 lbs each by now. We'll have our ultrasound to confirm it, but I would not be surprised if he is right. I feel like I am all baby now. They are so very active and it is hard to get a lot of solid rest. Instead, I've been catching cat naps here and there. I'm a little worried. Does all this baby action mean the same kind of action when they are born? Will they ever sleep? My sister says she had one baby who was active all the time and then slept constantly once she was born. Another hardly moved and once born was awake all the time. I'm kind of hoping that her experience will be mine. I don't know what Eddie and I will do with to very awake babies.

This Tuesday, I will have been in the hospital for 10 weeks. This past week has been the hardest on record. The nurses have determined that I have an allergy to Hipocleanse, a solution used to disinfect and clean an area being prepped for a procedure. They have been using Hipocleanse for the PICC line areas for the last several weeks and I have developed horrible rashes on my left arm and now on my right arm as a result. The good news is that we figured this out before my c-section! Hipocleanse is used to prep areas for surgery as well. That would have been so awful! I'm hoping that the rashes on my arms will be gone by the time the babies are born. They are kind of scary looking, not to mention uncomfortable.

Get excited! 18 days is so very close. It is actually kind of intimidating. I'm too young to be a mom (yes, I know I am 35) and they are going to let me take 2 babies home?!! I haven't had any baby care classes or anything. Ahhhh! They should at least make you have a baby license or something. Anyone else ever feel like this?

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Wow, These Babies are Getting Big!

Today, I feel really big! It is hard to breathe and the babies seem to take up more space by the second! Aunt Rebecca came and took pictures of us today so that we could share the size of my belly. Of course, the print of my dress seems to camouflage its actual size. It was the first day I've blow dried my hair and put on makeup in 9 weeks.

She took us outside to one of the side patios where it was really hot! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!
If you would like to see more pictures, here is a link to my PhotoBucket account. The good news today is that we have a date to expect the Twinsies: September 6th. This seems to be a big day all around. It is the day Aunt Loretta left home to become a BVM, it's the day before Aunt Rebecca and Uncle Mike's wedding anniversary, and, I'm told, if you are a swimmer, it is the cutoff date for age requirements. See! It was meant to be. Dr. Hartford told me that we still have to confirm that all is well with the babies and as long as they are doing okay and I don't go into labor naturally, then we can expect them on September 6th.

Get ready! That is only 24 days away!

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Why didn't anyone tell me my belly was that huge?

Over the past week or so, I've noticed changes in my body. My belly seems a little rounder and it has been more difficult to get out of bed. I'm starting to get worried that I am going to need a forklift to get me out of bed and in and out of the shower! My ankles are still small, but I am sure that won't last much longer.

I've been taking Benedryl for the past few days because of a sensitivity to the plastic tape used to hold my I.V. tubing in place. I don't know about you, but Benedryl makes me super-sleepy and I was out of it until about 1 pm yesterday. At that point, I decided I wasn't going to remain comatose all day and made myself get up, brush my teeth, wash my face, and order lunch.

An hour or so later, I was feeling pretty proud of myself and decided I wanted some chocolate. Eddie and his dad had left some money with me for the vending machines, so I got myself up out of bed, dragged my I.V. pump along with me and headed down the hallway. I had to stop a couple of times to catch up with nurses and by the time I made it the 50 or so steps to the vending machine, I felt like my belly was going to fall onto the floor.

Right before I got there, I looked up at the windows and saw a woman outside who was seriously pregnant. I mean huge! I remember thinking: "Wow, I hope I never get that big. That looks really uncomfortable." She looked like she was about to topple over from the weight of her belly.

At that moment, I realized that I wasn't seeing a stranger outside of the window, I was seeing a reflection...a reflection of ME! That was MY belly that looked ready to burst. Why did no one tell me that my belly was that enormous????!!!

The only mirror in my room ends at mid-chest height, so I haven't seen my belly except when Eddie took a picture of me a few weeks ago. I was big then, but not this big! I've told my nurses that they need a full length mirror in these rooms so that longterm patients like me can see how their bodies are changing. I may just have to donate one for this room. No woman should have the shock I had yesterday! I think I may be traumatized for life!

Friday, August 10, 2007

We made it to Week 32!

Honestly, I'm not sure I can keep it together as I write this. Eight weeks ago, I thought the twins would be born way too early and that they would be spending the next several months of their lives in the NICU. I feel so amazingly blessed that Eddie and I chose Dr. Hartford and that Dr. Hartford happened to be at Huntington Hospital the night we went into pre-term labor. Being here has made all the difference. I wish you could meet the fantastic, loving, superbly talented nurses who have dried my tears, made me laugh, answered all hundred thousand of my questions, and listened to all of my stories. Everyone of them is outstanding and the twins and I have been SO very lucky to have had these amazing women in our lives!

As of today, the Twinsies are still considered preemies, but they are no longer in the micro-preemie or moderately preemie categories! If they were born today, their main concerns would be feeding as they are developing their suckling and swallowing actions. If they were born today, they would have a 95% chance of survival and would still spend time in the NICU, but not as much as they might have if they had been born prior to 32 weeks.

At our ultrasound on Monday, we got the fantastic news that the babies had each gained over a pound in the past 2 weeks. They both weigh 3 pounds 14 ounces and are on their way to over 4 pounds each. This was such wonderful news. Just 2 weeks ago, Hermie had only gained 2 oz and the doctors started having me drink Ensure twice a day to make sure that I was getting enough calories for the babies. That, coupled with the homemade meals Grandma Rosi had delivered and Eddie's contraband fast food, not only helped the babies gain weight, but me, too! The Twinsies are right on target for 32 weeks and should gain another half pound for each of the weeks the three of us stay together. I can tell they are growing because of the size of my tummy. Wow! I did not know your stomach could stretch this far!

We are getting so close! Believe it or not, we are only 4 weeks from my goal of 36 weeks. That is just 28 days! Technically, the babies can be born anytime now, but the three of us are focused on September 6th! Everyone told me that this pregnancy would go very quickly, but it hasn't. It isn't just the hospital stay that has made it long. Even when I was at home, it seemed like time was in slow motion. Now that we are down to the last 28 days or so, I am getting so excited to meet Hermie and Iggy.

Rest assured that their "real" names have been chosen and Eddie is already planning how he will share their names with everyone. My sisters have been trying diligently to get us to tell them what the babies' names will be, but Eddie and I have held firm. There are so few surprises left to us that their names have to be kept secret! Eddie has promised Rebecca that he will create a word scramble for her of the babies' first and middles and email it to her the night before they are born. If she can figure it out, then she'll know the names before he announces them.

My sisters and my mom are headed to our house this weekend to finish putting the baby alcove together so that the Twinsies have what they need when we come home. They bought us most of the basics, so when it comes to diapering and bathing, we are all set. Luckily, we have lots of clothes. We still need lots of things, but I know we will still have time to buy things like swings and bouncy seats and the rest of the things we chose on our registry. I'm keeping my eye on Babies R Us to see if they will l be having a Labor Day sale (it only makes sense that they would).

Well, the countdown has begun!

Monday, August 6, 2007

Growing Babies...

Today, we had our latest ultrasound. The last ultrasound left me feeling scared and worried because the babies hadn't gained a lot of weight. The doctors put me on 2 daily Ensures and Rosi (Eddie's mom) decided to feed me as much as possible. She's brought wonderful food over the past 2 weeks. It certainly worked. I gained 3 pounds a week ago Sunday and this past Sunday had gained 5! (The doctor doesn't think this is all real weight. He thinks some of it is the Magnesium Sulfate and bed rest.) That isn't the best part. The ultrasound is estimating that both babies gained over a pound each! Iggy and Hermie both weigh 3 pounds 14 ounces! They are back on track and perfect for almost 32 weeks. Plenty of amniotic fluid. Iggy is still right in position to be born (determined to be born first). His head is in my pelvis and his body wraps up along my left side with his feet directly under my belly button. Hermie is breech, her head directly under my ribcage and her body wrapped to the right side, her feet under my belly button. Apparently, they have been kicking each other's feet for quite some time.

Now that I know what I am feeling for, I feel Iggy have the hiccups at least twice a day. As I write this, he is hiccuping like crazy. It is such a fun feeling. Everyone keeps saying, "Oh, that must be so annoying!" Are they crazy? What an amazing feeling it is! As uncomfortable as I am starting to become, I treasure every moment of this pregnancy. I have babies in my tummy. I never thought I would. So, darn it, I'm going to love feeling the hiccups! It is so incredibly sweet.

Belly buttons are my new thing. I'm waiting for my belly button to go flat. It has been getting shallower and shallower, but I still have one. Becca lost her belly button with each of her 3 pregnancies, but Kristen never lost her belly button. Hmmmm. I wonder which way I'll go?

The babies' names are still top secret, but Eddie and I have finally decided what their names are. We had 2 girls' names and 2 boys' names on a piece of paper and were going to choose when the babies were born, but I feel like the babies have already decided their names in utero. Is that weird? Everyone keeps trying to get the names out of me, but I've held firm. Eddie says that everyone knows they are twins and knows they are a girl and a boy so their names have to be a surprise. There are so few surprises left in the world. So, the babies names and what they look like are it. I have given them one hint: both of the babies' names have the letter A in them. Hehehehehehehe!

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Baby Showers at the Hospital

One of the things that made me sad when I found out I would be staying in the hospital was that I would miss the 2 baby showers that family and friends had planned for me. Both of the showers were postponed until after the babies are born. We thought it would be fun if we had Welcome Baby showers instead. In the meantime, I was scared that we wouldn't have any clothes or essentials necessary for the Twinsies.

To the rescue: My Mom, my sisters and my mother-in-law.

Since I couldn't go to a baby shower, the baby shower came to me. My sisters and my mom went crazy using the money they would have spent on a baby shower and bought tons of things for the Twinsies. They bought clothes, our bath tub, towels, wipes, blankets...They went above and beyond! They had the shower out on the patio in the midst of all the flowers and sunshine. Hailey, Bianca, Brandon, and Baby Cousin Nathan were there. My sisters served sliced apples and strawberries with whipped cream! We had so much fun opening everything. Grandma Rosi contributed to the day, too. She took all of the clothes she purchased and hung them on a clothes line. She then layered them in a laundry basket so that I would have to pull out the clothes line...revealing each outfit one at a time. It was such an adorable idea! The whole time was wonderful (even though it was super hot outside).

Then, today, Grandma Rosi planned a Diaper Shower. Lots of women from the Uribe/Villalvazo side of the family came with diapers. Her goal was to have over a thousand diapers. Sure enough, we came in at 1064 diapers! Of course, there was food too! El Pollo Loco, homemade potato salad, and fresh sliced fruit. We had lots of fun and Eddie and I were really impressed by the number of diapers we collected. It was a nice way to start our nursery.

We can't wait for the Aloha Babies! Shower coming after the babies are born. Everyone will get to hold babies and we'll all get to spend time together. Lots of fun to come!

Saturday, August 4, 2007

The joys of bed rest

As of today, I have been in the hospital for 7 weeks and 5 days. While that number seems long, I've started looking toward the amount of time it is until the babies are born. This past Thursday, I celebrated the end of week 31! Since our goal is 34 to 36 weeks, that means I have only 2.5 to 4.5 weeks until my babies are born. It is so amazing. I remember back when I had 12 weeks to go.

There are many things you don't realize about bed rest until you have to do it. Lots of people think, "Cool! I wish I could be on bed rest. All the TV I want and people waiting on me hand and foot." Um, the "cool" factor evaporated the first week. Lying in bed for as long as I have has been tough. I get out of breath walking the 10 steps to my bathroom. If I sit up in a chair for longer than 45 minutes, I get light-headed and nauseous. My legs (which were starting to look slim after all my Jenny Craig/exercising) have lost so much muscle that they are losing their shape. I had to have a PICC line installed in my arm for the IV fluids and the Mag Sulfate. It has to be wrapped every time I want to take a shower so that it doesn't get wet. Plus, I have to remember that I am hooked up to an IV...I can't just move my arm when I want.

Bed rest in the hospital is even harder than at home. Nurses have to monitor my blood pressure and temperature every 4 hours. I have to have blood drawn every 3 days to check my Mag levels. I have to be creative about my meals because I have officially eaten everything on the menu. The hardest part is that I can't go visit anyone. People have to come visit me. I feel very guilty that people have to drive so far to come see me. Often, I worry that I am not entertaining them enough!

Even though bed rest is boring, frustrating, challenging, etc., I just have to keep my eyes on the goal: to deliver healthy babies. Every moment I stay in bed and keep from delivering is another moment our unborn babies have to grow and be born healthy. What an amazing thing that is! What a gift to give to our children!!!!

Besides, everyone keeps telling me that once I have my twins in my arms, I will forget all of these weeks in bed. I'm not sure about that, but I know they will seem inconsequential then.

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1W I am a flower of Sharon,*

a lily of the valleys.

2M Like a lily among thorns,

so is my friend among women.

3W Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,

so is my lover among men.

In his shadow* I delight to sit,

and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4a He brought me to the banquet hall*

and his glance at me signaled love.

5b Strengthen me with raisin cakes,*

refresh me with apples,

for I am sick with love.

6c His left hand is under my head

and his right arm embraces me.

7d I adjure you, Daughters of Jerusalem,*

by the gazelles and the does of the field,

Do not awaken, or stir up love

until it is ready.

Her Lover’s Visit Remembered

8W The sound of my lover! here he comes*

springing across the mountains,

leaping across the hills.

9My lover is like a gazelle*

or a young stag.

See! He is standing behind our wall,

gazing through the windows,

peering through the lattices.

10My lover speaks and says to me,

M “Arise, my friend, my beautiful one,

and come!

11For see, the winter is past,

the rains are over and gone.

12The flowers appear on the earth,

the time of pruning the vines has come,

and the song of the turtledove is heard in our land.

13The fig tree puts forth its figs,

and the vines, in bloom, give forth fragrance.

Arise, my friend, my beautiful one,

and come!

14My dove in the clefts of the rock,*

in the secret recesses of the cliff,

Let me see your face,

let me hear your voice,

For your voice is sweet,

and your face is lovely.”

15W Catch us the foxes,* the little foxes

that damage the vineyards; for our vineyards are in bloom!

16e My lover belongs to me and I to him;

he feeds among the lilies.

17f Until the day grows cool* and the shadows flee,

roam, my lover,

Like a gazelle or a young stag

upon the rugged mountains.

* [2:1] Flower of Sharon: probably the narcissus, which grows in the fertile Plain of Sharon lying between Mount Carmel and Jaffa on the Mediterranean coast. Lily: the lotus plant.

* [2:3] Shadow: suggestive of protection (cf. Jgs 9:15; Ez 17:23; Ps 17:8; 121:5) and, here, of the woman’s joy in the presence of her lover.

* [2:46] The banquet hall: the sweet things of the table, the embrace of the woman and man, express the richness of their affection and the intimacy of their love.

* [2:5] Raisin cakes: perhaps pastries used in the worship of the fertility goddess (cf. Hos 3:1; Jer 7:18; 44:19). Apples: this is the common translation of a fruit that cannot be identified (cf. 2:3; 8:5); it appears frequently in Sumerian love poetry associated with the worship of the goddess Inanna. Sick: love-sickness is a popular motif in ancient love poetry.

* [2:7] Cf. 3:5; 5:8; 8:4. By the gazelles and the does: perhaps a mitigated invocation of the divinity based on the assonance in Hebrew of the names of these animals with terms for God.

* [2:813] In this sudden change of scene, the woman describes a rendezvous and pictures her lover hastening toward her dwelling until his voice is heard calling her to him.

* [2:9] Gazelle: a frequent motif in ancient poems from Mesopotamia.

* [2:14] The woman is addressed as though she were a dove in a mountain cleft out of sight and reach.

* [2:15] A snatch of song in answer to the request of 2:14; cf. 8:1314. Foxes: they threaten to disturb the security of vineyards. The vineyards are women sought after by young lovers, i.e., foxes.

* [2:17] Grows cool: in the evening when the sun is going down. Cf. Gn 3:8. Rugged: Hebrew obscure; some interpret it as a geographical name; others, in the sense of spices (cf. 8:14); still others, of sacrifice (Gn 15:10); the image probably refers here to the woman herself.

a. [2:4] Sg 1:4.

b. [2:5] Sg 5:8.

c. [2:6] Sg 8:3.

d. [2:7] Sg 3:5; 8:4.

e. [2:16] Sg 6:3; 7:10.

f. [2:17] Sg 4:6; 8:14.

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Recipe: thai fried squid

Sucker holes are those enticing blue spots that occasionally make an appearance through stormy or overcast skies. I learned that terminology from Jeremy a couple of decades ago. Sucker holes. It’s what we’d identify while backpacking or hiking the high country, indicating a thinning of clouds, perhaps even clearing skies. But the reason they are called sucker holes is because they give you hope for better weather. The nomenclature seems particularly apt for nature photographers. Clouds sloshing about in the turbulent atmosphere open and close the windows to the blue skies above. We chase them in the hopes of capturing something magical.

dark stormy mammatocumulus clouds over a rainbow

The storm system that swept over Colorado delivered a nice infusion of snow to our mountains. Many of the ski resorts reported several inches as they began snow-making operations for the season. Forecasts all pointed to sunny and clear weather for about a week after the system passed. That’s good news for people who like that kind of weather, but rather dull news for photographers. I packed up and shipped out, driving back to Crested Butte via back roads.

a nice dump of snow for early october

my version of church

standing under aspens as leaves rain down

freshly fallen leaves on freshly fallen snow at my feet

Fall photography benefits tremendously from flexibility in one’s schedule, because the leaves, the atmosphere, and all of the other ingredients are going to chug along at their own pace. I emailed Jeremy that I was tired and wrapping up for the season. He drove out from Boulder to Crested Butte for the weekend to help me pack up and get our place ready for winter. It just so happened that my friend and mentor, Michael Frye, emailed me from the road that he and Claudia were Colorado-bound to chase some aspens and did I have any aspen reports. I convinced them to swing through Crested Butte and spend a night with us so we could talk fall colors and show them around the area, but also because they are such a delightful and fun couple.

a little color over crested butte at sunset

jeremy was craving secret stash pizza

a much needed trail run with happy cattle to boot

aspens winding down

Jeremy is always bummed to leave Crested Butte, because it is his Very Happy Place. I’m sad to leave, too, but I am quite happy to go home to Nederland. Our favorite neighbors will be returning from their summer season in Canada, there are projects planned with various friends, I look forward to seasonal produce at my favorite markets in Boulder, and I can cook out of my #1 kitchen once more! So while I’m on the road home, you can consider this recipe for Thai fried squid (calamari). It’s my parents’ go-to appetizer when we dine out at the local Vietnamese restaurant in Boulder.

squid tubes and tentacles, egg white, salt, pepper, cornstarch

My main motivation for making this appetizer was to dip it in the Thai sweet chili sauce I made earlier. It’s a perfect pairing if you love squid. Even if you don’t love squid, you could fry mushrooms or zucchini or tofu and it would still be great. They key here is: frying + Thai sweet chili sauce = awesome. Math 101.

pat the tentacles (and tubes) dry

slice the tubes into 1/2-inch thick rings

lightly beat the egg whites

This just happens to be a gluten-free recipe as it uses cornstarch for breading rather than flour or bread crumbs. Regardless of what you use to bread the squid, it gets a little messy and you’ll probably need to clean/wash your hands off several times. But it’s worth the mess. Bread and fry the squid in batches so the early ones don’t get too soggy waiting around. It takes a couple of minutes for the squid to cook.

dip into the egg white

coat in cornstarch

drain after frying

season with salt and pepper while hot

As with any fried dish, these are best eaten fresh and hot to maximize the crisp outer coating. If they get cold, I’m sure you can revitalize them with a little oven time. The fried squid were perfect when dipped in the Thai sweet chili sauce. You aren’t required to serve this with the chili sauce, but it’s so easy to make your own – why not?! You can also try a garlic aioli or ponzu or just give it a squeeze of lemon. Whatever you decide, I hope you love it as much as we do!

serve with thai sweet chili sauce

Thai Fried Squid
[print recipe]
from Food and Wine

1 lb. medium squid tubes and tentacles, cleaned
vegetable oil for frying
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 cup cornstarch

Cut the squid tubes into 1/2-inch rings. Pat the rings and tentacles dry. Heat an inch of oil to 350°F in a large, deep pot for frying. In batches, dip the squid pieces into the lightly beaten egg whites and then dredge the pieces in cornstarch. Carefully place the squid into the hot oil and fry for about 2 minutes. Remove the fried squid from the oil and drain on paper towels. Toss the fried squid with salt and pepper (to taste) in a large bowl. Serve with Thai sweet chili sauce.

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  1. Liz @ Floating Kitchen says:

    Your photos are stunning! I’m actually going to be driving cross country next week and I’m so excited to see some spectacular fall colors!

  2. jill says:

    Isn’t it lovely that you have a Home Sweet Home, and a Home Sweet CB. Best of both worlds. Your fall photog has been extraordinary. The time you must spend, seeking the perfect lighting. Your skill amazes me.

    Passing on the squid. Sorry.

  3. Karen says:

    Your blog always brightens my day. Love your photography. Thank you for all the time you put into your blog.

  4. Pey-Lih says:

    I wholeheartedly agree with Karen. It’s a nice to wake up to coffee and read your blog in the morning before I start my day. Your pictures make me miss our weekend away to Bar Harbor and riding our rented mtn bikes around Acadia National Park and hiking up Cadillac Mtn! You really make me want to visit CB next! I think it’s so Awesome that you made your own thai sweet chili dipping sauce! I always buy them at the Vietnamese grocery market, but now I can make my own. Thank you for sharing.

  5. Caramelia says:

    I was just curious, does this taste vastly different from your Chinese Salt and Pepper Squid? http://userealbutter.com/2011/01/03/chinese-salt-and-pepper-squid-recipe/ … because it looks essentially the same, apart from the egg white and flour/cornstarch I don’t see much difference?

  6. JulieT says:

    Can you share the name of the Vietnamese restaurant in Boulder? A side note: Route 133 from Paonia to Redstone was glowing gold Monday. Even without fancy camera gear I was able to get a few gems with my iphone. Really, when Mother Nature does all of the heavy lifting it is hard to get a bad shot. Yours are incredible: Mom Nature + Jen’s eye = spectacular!

  7. jenyu says:

    Liz – great! I hope you catch some nice ones!

    jill – awww, thanks! It certainly take time and some knowledge to find the right ones sometimes!

    Karen – thank you!

    Pey-Lih – you’re so welcome :)

    Caramelia – they are similar, but this one doesn’t have the punch and spice of the Chinese salt and pepper squid and the flour does add more heft to the fried part. This is a better alternative for those who can’t eat gluten, but both are good (actually, I like the salt and pepper squid more) ;)

    JulieT – oh yes, it’s Chez Thuy. Their fried calamari is totally different from this one as is the dipping sauce, but my parents love it. Glad you caught some fall colors!

  8. Surita says:

    How I love your version of church – I feel exactly the same. Your blog makes me green with envy – I would love to live in Colorado.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Day 3 - Washington to Polk

Homework Questions for Wednesday 6/17. This homework is due at the beginning of school on Thursday 6/18.

Vocab Word web:
George Washington
Judiciary Act of 1789
Whiskey Rebellion
political parties
Jay's Treaty
Pinckney's Treaty
John Adams
Quasi War
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Act
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
"Midnight Judges"
Marbury v. Madison
Election of 1800
12th Amendment
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
judicial review
James Madison
war hawks
War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
Star Spangled Banner
Battle of New Orleans
General Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
Monroe Doctrine
Adams-Onis Treaty
Missouri Compromise
Oregon territory
John Quincy Adams
Election of 1824
corrupt bargain
Henry Clay
American System
Andrew Jackson
spoils system
Revolution of 1828
Second Bank of the United States
Tariff of Abominations
The Force Bill
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)
Panic of 1837
Martin VanBuren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Tippecanoe and Tyler too
James K. Polk
manifest destiny
Mexican American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mormon migration
Remember the Alamo
Texas War for Independence
California Gold Rush

Reading Questions

Complete the presidential charts given in class.

Day 2 - American Revolution and the Early Republic

Homework Questions for Tuesday 6/16. This homework is due at the beginning of school on Wednesday 6/17.

Vocab Web words:

Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Samuel Adams
Boston Massacre
Sons of Liberty
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
King George III
"Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Benedict Arnold
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
Treaty of Paris 1783
Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
The Great Compromise
checks and balances
Bill of Rights

Reading Questions:

1.What were the causes of tension between Britain and the Colonists?
2. Choose one of the tax acts imposed by the British and explain the colonists' reaction to it.
3. How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the American Revolution?
4. What risks did declaring independence pose for the colonists?
5. Create a chart that shows the advantages and disadvantages of the colonists during the American Revolution.
6. What role did France play in the colonists' victory in the American Revolution?
7. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
8. Create a chart that compares and contrasts the arguments of the Federalists and the Antifederalists.
9. What were the key issues of debate during the Constitutional Convention?
10. What rights are guaranteed to citizens in the First Amendment?

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Day 1 US History June 15

Homework Questions for Monday 6/15. This homework is due at the beginning of school on Tuesday 6/16.

Vocabulary Map Vocab:
Middle Passage
Christopher Columbus
Bering Strait
Columbian Exchange
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando Cortez
Francisco Coronado
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Great Awakening
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Puritans and Pilgrims
John Smith
Chief Powhatan
John Rolfe
William Penn
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
French and Indian War
Jonthan Edwards
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

Review Questions:
1. In what ways does the United States earliest human history support the idea that we are a nation of immigrants?
2. How did geography influence the American Indians way of life?
3. What did the Europenas hope to gain by finding a sea route to India?
4. How did Europens explorations affect life in the Americas, Africa, and Europe?
5. What were the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment?
6. How do the ideas of the Enlightenment relate to the founding of the United States?
7. Describe the relationship between the early colonists and the American Indians?
8. Create a chart comparing and contrasting the colonies of Massachusetts, Pennslyvania, and Rhode Island. Address who founded them and why.
9. Discuss the relationship between agriculture in the southern colonies and the need for African slaves?
10. Create a chart comparing and contrasting the economies of the Nothern colonies and the Southern colonies.


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The Town of Alton had a population of 115 as of July 1, 2017. Alton ranks in the lower quartile for Population Density when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Utah. See peer rankings below.

The primary coordinate point for Alton is located at latitude 37.4265 and longitude -112.5103 in Kane County. The formal boundaries for the Town of Alton (see map below) encompass a land area of 2.29 sq. miles and a water area of 0.04 sq. miles. Kane County is in the Mountain time zone (GMT -7). The elevation is 7,041 feet.

The Town of Alton (GNIS ID: 2412357) has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

Utah is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions (CCDs) are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county. The Town of Alton is located within Orderville Division of Kane County.

Beneath the boundary map are tables with Alton population, income and housing data, five-year growth projections and peer comparisons for key demographic data. The estimates are for July 1, 2017.

Alternate Unofficial Names for Alton: Graham, Upper Kanab.

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Alton, UT Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2017)

Total Population 115
Daytime Population: Workers 24
Daytime Population: Residents 69
Total Daytime Population (TDP) 93
Ratio TDP/Total Population1 0.81
Population in Households 115
Population in Familes 89
Population in Group Qrtrs 0
Population Density2 50
Diversity Index3 28

Median Household Income $39,407
Average Household Income $45,402
Per Capita Income $20,715

Total Housing Units 55 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 23 (41.8%)
Renter Occupied HU 15 (27.3%)
Vacant Housing Units 17 (30.9%)
Median Home Value $150,000
Average Home Value $210,227

Total Households 38
Average Household Size 3.03
Family Households 23
Average Family Size 4
  1. If the ratio of the TDP to Total Population is greater than 1, the location gains population during the day when commuting workers are present. If the ratio is less than 1, the location is more of a bedroom community where people commute to another place for work.
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2010-2017 2017-2022
Population -0.47% -0.35%
Households -0.36% -0.53%
Families -3.15% -0.89%
Median Household Income   -0.06%
Per Capita Income   1.46%

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Total Population # 310 5th
Population Density # 280 14th
Diversity Index # 145 56th
Median Household Income # 299 8th
Per Capita Income # 238 27th

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In the very early morning hours of September 20, 2017, the eyewall of Hurricane Maria passed over the tiny island of Vieques, Puerto Rico as a Category 5 hurricane, before moving westwards to mainland Puerto Rico. Maria ravaged the 60-square mile island with sustained winds of over 150 MPH and storm surges of over 12 feet, destroying homes, local businesses and causing widespread devastation.

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To care for babies play brought pleasure to love change diapers, prepare bottles. Game care for children are designed for girls who love to play dolls.

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A short film focusing on the beautiful bay of Puerto De Soller in Majorca. This film takes a closer look inside the landmark Hotel Esplendido—a luxurious hotel overlooking the bay. We sample some of the hotel's cuisine and talk about its unique design, pool and spa.

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San Benito dad jailed for DWI with 4-year-old son in car

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A San Benito father is facing criminal charges after being arrested for driving while intoxicated with his 4-year-old son in the front seat.

San Benito police arrested 29-year-old Rene Garza-Gonzalez on a DWI with child passenger charge late Sunday night.

Investigators told Action 4 News that a police officer pulled Garza-Gonzalez over off FM 2520 and FM 800 on the city TMs southside.

The officer stopped Garza-Gonzalez for not having a working license plate light.

According to police, Garza-Gonzalez appeared intoxicated and his 4-year-old boy in the front passenger seat with only a seat belt.

Garza-Gonzalez allegedly failed a field sobriety test.

Officers turned the 4-year-old boy over the custody of a family member.

The San Benito father appeared before a judge on Monday morning where he was issued a $1,000 personal recognizance bond.

U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have filed a detainer against him.


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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Malaysia (Part Three)

Previous Post: Malaysia (Part Two)

This time I'm gonna review all of the food I tried during my 3-days stay at Malaysia. Be ready to really want to go to Malaysia as soon as you finished read this post!

Yong Tau Fu at Food Republic, Pavilion Mall, Bukit Bintang

Yong Tau Fu is a chinese soup dish you could also easily find in Singapore. A various kind of seafood based frozen food is displayed alongside with a lot of vegetable choices. Once we chose our food, the chef boil it in a soup broth then after finished we can enjoy Yong Tau Fu with various kind of sauces. According to me, Yong Tau Fu in Singapore and Malaysia usually do taste better than the one I found in Jakarta.

Tom Yum Fish Head at Restoran Gou Lou, Jalan Alor

On our second day in the city, we wake up early and were willing to have breakfast before heading to Melacca City. So we walked to Jalan Alor just behind our hotel, My Hotel. Not so many restaurant which is open in the morning but luckily we found this Restoran Gou Lou which serve noodle with fish head with 3 choices of broth (tom yum, clear soup, and milk soup). I choose mee hoon with fish head and tom yum broth and the taste is divine and oh so delicious! Even the mee hoon was already taste like tom yum without me eating the broth.

Ochado, 27 Lorong Hang Jebat, Melacca City

We walked and walked around Red Square at Melacca City and feel so thirsty but luckily we found this milk tea store in the corner of the street. We bought their Roasted Milk Tea and what I love about it is the tea taste strong!

Mc Donald's, Melaka Sentral

The funny thing is, when we wanted to go back to Kuala Lumpur, the bus ticket back to KL was all sold out except this one bus at 11.30 pm while we already ready to go back at 6 pm. So we have to wait for 5 and a half hour before we could go back to KL and there aren't so many convenience place to stay except Mc Donald's so there we were! At least we could taste Pai Epal which isn't available in Indonesia.

Restaurant Meng Kee Grill Fish, Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur

After two and a half hour safe journey we finally arrived back at Kuala Lumpur and after taking a break for a moment in the hotel we decided to enjoy food in Jalan Alor again, at 1.00 am! We decided to try this grilled fish, sauteed kale, and tom yum fried rice. Although we have to pay around 57 ringgit for all of that food, it was all tasted so delicious especially the tom yum fried rice and the grilled fish's sauce! Yum!

Tous Les Jours, Bukit Bintang

Finally it was our last day at Malaysia and we spent the last day at Bukit Bintang, doing window shopping and try some cafe and restaurant. For breakfast we love to enjoy it with coffee, plain croissant, and a spot in the corner of Tous Les Jours with big window which serve the view of busy and buzzing intersection at Bukit Bintang. It was a really memorable breakfast, I supposed.

Snowflake, Pavilion Mall, Bukit Bintang

Who wouldn't love taiwanese dessert? Especially after a long walk while traveling? They say this is the best taiwanese dessert in Malaysia? But I don't know, maybe you could give me another name which you think is as delicious as Snowflake or maybe better than this?

Heritage Food Village and Isetan Food Market, Basement Level of Lot 10, Bukit Bintang

This is a place where a lot of traditional food stall come together in one convenience ambience oh I can not describe how much I love it. There are a lot of choices and all looks so yummy! It took us half an hour to finally choose that BBQ duck and prawn mee and we did satisfied with the taste. But the most important thing is you will find Isetan Food Market inside this place and a showcase full of sushi will make your mouth water and your eyes shine! We bought kani maki, yes, just a standard sushi, but I swear I never taste something better than that. The rice melted perfectly and the nori tasted great! It is a must try I can say.

At the airport in the evening, I tried Old Town White Coffee, well I may say it tasted just the same as another kopitiam but they served their food super fast and I appreciate that! So, how? Are you craving to go to Malaysia like, right now?

1 comment:

winda octavia said...

great photos you shared =)
looks very great time there, dear !
are you indonesian?

be friend?


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Saturday, 31 January 2009

The Gardener

I looked into the Crusades and redrew all the maps,
I challenged China's claim she suffered under the Japs,
I threw the Indian's storied battles into doubt,
And found the starving Russians' stats were somewhat out;
History was a garden, mine to prune and weed:
Grafts against the roots, and fruit against the seed;
But when I set to Holocaust my humble hoe,
I learned there are some plots where thought must never go,
And that scholar's zeal nor curiosity,
Should touch one leaf of that Forbidden Tree.

Friday, 30 January 2009

Canadung Strikes Again: Judge don't!

"Penny Boudreau was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 20 years. She can apply for parole after 15 years under the so-called faint-hope clause." Here we go again, outhouse justice in the land of strangled kids and throttled english. This monstrous "mother" who chose to garrote her little girl rather than give up her fuck friend, gets "life," that is to say, twenty years, which is actually fifteen years which may in reality become who knows how many years. Her daughter was 12, with perhaps another six or seven decades of life to enjoy, while the 34 year old "mom" could be out before she's even turned fifty, thanks to the notorious "faint hope clause." Was there ever a hope more faint than this child's own as she cried out under her heartless parent's onslaught, "Mommy don't?"
      Meanwhile the ongoing farce of the Ellard case just got another supplement of absurdity with yet another appeal granted to the defendant. Trial #4 is now in the works. Will this bitch from hell ever be punished? Will justice ever prevail in Canadung? Faint hope indeed!


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Steve Ewen: If you care about lacrosse, start caring about the Vancouver Stealth

The unbeaten Vancouver Stealth will look to win their third straight game of the young National Lacrosse League season when they face the Calgary Roughnecks in their home opener on Saturday at Langley Events Centre. Garrett Billings, shown battling with Saskatchewan Rush defender Chris Corbeil, will miss the game due to injury. Arlen Redekop / PNG

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A sports reporter walks into a bar.

Fellow patron knows him. Fellow patron is a lacrosse fan. Fellow patron hassles him about the lack of coverage for the Minto Cup, Canada’s Junior A club championship tournament.

Reporter puts his hand up. Patron pauses. Reporter asks how many Vancouver Stealth games he’s been to. Patron pauses. He’s been to three over the three winters the National Lacrosse League team has been playing at the Langley Events Centre, he says.

That’s the punchline. And, no, it’s not the least bit funny.

Lacrosse people regularly talk about the need to support their sport. They could have a patent on #growthegame on social media.

If lacrosse’s popularity is going to skyrocket, it needs to get on national television regularly. The only way lacrosse gets on national TV regularly is via the NLL. The only way the NLL gets on national TV regularly is with successful franchises from east to west, including places like Metro Vancouver.

You see what we’re getting at?

Lacrosse doesn’t have an image problem. It has a lack of awareness problem. It needs the mass appeal of TV. You want lacrosse to succeed, you need the Vancouver Stealth to succeed.

There are flaws with the franchise. They were a combined 14-40 their first three years based out of the LEC, missing the playoffs each campaign.

You can see many of the same players you see at a NLL game for cheaper in the summer at a Western Lacrosse Association game. The parking at the LEC can be a pain and Langley can seem like a long haul for people in Vancouver.

You can question that why, in a hotbed of lacrosse like the Lower Mainland, the Stealth have to import coach Jamie Batley from Peterborough. And, for lacrosse to grow, there’s a school of thought that teams like the Stealth need to attract non-lacrosse fans.

All fair comment, we suggest.

The greatest truth of all, though, is that the Lower Mainland has enough people who should give a darn about lacrosse that the Stealth should have zero trouble filling the LEC with 5,000 fans a game.

The Stealth averaged 3,758 fans a night last year at the LEC, which lists capacity at 5,276. The nine-team league averaged 9,152, with four teams over the 10,000 mark, highlighted by the 15,833 from the Buffalo Bandits.

The plus side this year for the Stealth is that they’re off to a 2-0 start for the first time since moving to the LEC from Everett, Wash., and, by various accounts, Batley is pushing an aggressive, uptempo style on both offence and defence that should be attractive to fans.

They won both ends of a tricky weekend road doubleheader in Calgary and Colorado despite missing two of their more celebrated offensive players, Garrett Billings (groin) and Cory Conway (shoulder), to injury.

There’s reason to give it a look, one would think, starting with Saturday’s home opener against the Calgary Roughnecks. It’s up to you, of course. If you care about lacrosse, though, you need to understand the consequences.

That’s no joke.

Calgary Roughnecks at Vancouver Stealth

7 p.m., Langley Events Centre

TSN 1410 AM

The unbeaten Vancouver Stealth return to Langley Events Centre Saturday for their NLL home opener.

Three for thee inside the box

The Vancouver Stealth carry a 2-0 record into their NLL home opener against the Calgary Roughnecks (0-1) on Saturday night at Langley Events Centre. Here are three things to watch for:

1. Calgary starting goalie Frankie Scigliano sat out Vancouver’s 12-11 win in the Roughnecks’ home opener last Friday because of a one-game suspension for his role in a netminder brawl with Aaron Bold of the Saskatchewan Rush in a pre-season game.

Scigliano, who spearheaded the Maple Ridge Burrards’ run to the Mann Cup Senior A club national championship final last summer, is eligible to play this week and expected to start. Christian Del Bianco, the 19-year-old phenom who led the Coquitlam Adanacs to the Minto Cup Junior A national championship last summer, got his first NLL start in Scigliano’s place against Vancouver and was yanked after 16 minutes.

2. Brendan Fowler, an American field lacrosse stalwart learning the box game, was Vancouver’s faceoff specialist in both the Calgary game and the 15-9 win over the Colorado Mammoth. He has a field lacrosse commitment this weekend, so he’s off the active roster. Jarrett Toll is expected to take his place. Offensive quarterbacks Garrett Billings (groin) and Cory Conway (shoulder) are expected to miss their third consecutive game as well.

3. Calgary sniper Curtis Dickson, a Port Coquitlam native, scored 61 goals last season for the Roughnecks. He had just one, on 18 shots, against the Stealth last week. He’s had success at the LEC in the past, including a five-goal effort in a 14-13 loss last February.

— Steve Ewen, Postmedia News

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Switching desktops does nothing?

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Jan 11, 2009 at 4:11 PM
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Hi, just installed and excited to use the app.  However, when I start on desktop 1 with my normal desktop, and then switch to desktop 2, I expect a blank desktop.  however, looks like nothing changes. Regardless of which of the other 3 desktops i choose, nothing changes.

Basic question, but am I missing something on install?  I have .NET 2.0 installed, since I'm running WinXP Pack 3.

thanks for any assistance, Alex
Jan 13, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Your window does not change unless you have opened another application in that desktop nr. Also you may have sticky programs that appear in all desktops. Check the Help icon in start-> programs-> Vista & XP Virtual Desktop folder. Your taskbar should have a VVD icon you can click open for options. Look around.
Jan 14, 2009 at 2:14 AM
Thanks Cactus, appreciate the response..  Not sure what changed, but that problem seems to be solved, but encountered another (see other post)


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Eurus Blower

Eurus Blower, Inc. is a subsidiary of Shandong Zhangqiu Blower Co., Ltd that is the largest manufacturer and seller of Positive Displacement Blowers (PD Blowers) in Asia. They have a range of drop replacement Roots type blowers. Blowers are available in tri-lobe and bi-lobe rotor designs. For more information please contact us or visit their website.