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Saturday, 14 March 2009

How to fool the audience

in my last posts i've spent quite some attention to how a graph can be misused by showing a timeperiod that is too short.

Bob Grumbine encountered a claim very similar to the one Hans Labohm makes on the well known skeptical website CO2-science which made him write this very educational post entiteled Misleading yourself with graphs. Do have a look yourself what happens if you extent Labohm's ten year period to a 150 year period.

Another way to be misleading with graphs is shown in the movie The Great Global Warming Swindle, in which there's claim the present day heating is a result of solar variance. A claim which is repeated on many skeptical websites.

It gets supported by graphs looking like this one :
The Great Global Warming Swindle sun manipulation
Great Global Warming Swindle manipulation

It may be a little hard to see, but the graph stops thirty years ago. And in fact, on all skeptical websites this and similar graphs stop around this time. That's strange, isn't it ? The reason is clear :

The data of the last thirty years is available, and any real scientist usually will want to use all available data, as this will only make his proof stronger. So there's absolutely no reason why all those websites cut of the last three decades. This should ring an alarm bell.

But there's more : according to climate scientists, man's influence on earth's temperature is so strong that right now already we are in a period of antropogenic warming. The signal started to distinguisable from the natural signal somewhere in the nineties. As it stops in 1980, the period in which mankind actually significantly influences temperature isn't even on their graph...

So, aren't you curious what happens if you update the graph TGGS until present days ? This video gives the answer (start at 3:45 if you are impatient) :

Now it gets clear : they've cut the data at exactly the right point to support their claim, and ignore the data demonstrating their conclusion is wrong. The graph in TGGS is a fine example of a cherry pick.

Many more problems with the movie and some often to be heard skeptics claims can be found in this post : The Great Global Warming Swindle” is itself a Fraud and a Swindle.

The movie is very misleading. One of the conclusions one could make is that science should be done by scientists. It's hard to see a cherry picked conclusion without having a background showing the bigger picture.

With the Youtube movie i posted, anyone can see TGGS presents a misleading graph. Nevertheless, there are litteraly hundreds of websites where layman use the movie to support their claim science is wrong.

Of course, that's exactly what the skeptics were aiming for : misleading the layman. No scientist in the field gets fooled by the movie, but that never was the aim.

As the quote in the top left corner of my blog says :
The target audience of denialism is the lay audience, not scientists. It's made up to look like science, but it's PR. (David Archer)

Thursday, 12 March 2009

Labohm. Again. Sigh.

Hans Labohm(start here) is fond of repeating the same meme over and over again. Long after it has been disproven. And long after there has been demonstrated that he knows and understands what he says is misleading.

August 23, 2008, on the libertarian website Vrijspreker, Labohm presented a graph showing "for the past decades, there's no correlation between CO2 and temperature"

Hans Labohm Fraud cherrypick Joe d'Aleo Icecap

As he got the remark he cherry-picked his data, Labohm wrote a follow-up article in which he still uses a graph with a misleading timescale (as earth litterally was a diifferent planet in a time there were no trees yet)

Hans Labohm fraud cherrypick misleiding CO2 temperatuur

But finally he also presents this graph which is the one we need :

CO2 temperature correlation Vostok ice

This image leaves no doubt that indeed there is a correlation between CO2 and temperature. And that because of its short time interval, the first graph Hans Labohm presented was misleading. Which of course could be undeliberately and by no means is a proof of dishonesty.

Yet, in the third edition of Jason Magazine (jg 33), Hans Labohm presents this graph

Hans Labohm fraud Joseph d'Aleo Icecap cherrypick

he 'explains' :there's no a single correlation between temperature & CO2 (...) there's not a single timescale showing a correlation between CO2-concentrations in the atmosphere and temperature.
Of course, as the third graph above (a graph he himself posted) already showed, there absolutely is a correlation.

In the next edition of the magazine, Dutch student Desi Van de Laar wrote a rebuttal to Hans' text. In which she posts a graph showing the correlation.

The graph looks a bit like this one :

Relatie CO2 en temperatuur ijskern
Clearly, this is the second time Labohm has been shown his statement is false.

Hans wrote a rebuttal (jan 6, 2009) adressing Van de Laars rebuttal. A text he concludes with :

the last decade earth has been cooling, despite a CO2 rise. This presumably leads to the conclusion that CO2 isn't such an important factor in determing earth's temperature.
He present a graph to depict his words :
Hans Labohm manipulatie cherrypick
This is the second time he ignores the proof presented to him that his statement is false.

Back then, i did blog about it (posts he read), which means he's seen the evidence he's wrong no less than three times.

February 13, 2009 : Labohm writes a post on De Dagelijkse Standaard in which he writes :

The main thing is that since ten years earth has stopped warming while CO2-levels kept rising. This suggests there's not any causuality between CO2 and global warming (which isn't there any more anyway). Better than a thousand words, this graph shows what it's all about.
The graph hidden under the hyperlink is this one :

In the comments section, someone complains the time interval Labohm presents is way too short to be meaningful.

The same day Hans Labohm wrote this follow up post to adress this comment in which he answers :

Good point ! But no time scale will ever show a correlation between CO2 and Temperature. QED. P.ex. Look here
Of course, Hans' statement is wrong. And he knows very well that it is.

March 4, 2009 :Labohm publishes a post on De Dagelijkse Standaard which begins with :

(...) the temperature trend (which - i'll repeat it once more - shows no correlation with the level of atmospheric CO2) (...)

Once again Labohm is critisized by the readers of the site for his graph the commenters call 'misleading'. Hans replies by giving a link to this graph :

and this graph

So once again, Labohm HIMSELF presents the graph which clearly shows the correlation.

Interestingly, in this post he admits a ten year period is too short to support his claim that earth stopped warming a decade ago.

March 12, 2009 : Hans mailes around an article of his - published in the March-edition of the magazine Research Review.

Hans writes (remember, on DDS he admitted that a ten year temperature trend is meaningless) :

The illustrated graph shows declines in temperatures measured by surface and satellite thermometers over the last 10 years, while the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere still rises. It indicates that over this period there has been no warming, but cooling. It also shows that CO2 is not correlated with temperatures, which suggests that it has only little impact, if at all. The graph, which is based on the measurements of the official scientific institutions, is the best-kept secret of the ‘warmoholics’.
of course there's a graph (coming from the known unreliable source icecap from Joe d'aleo) to picturise Hans' words
Hans Labohm manipulation of data

i'm wondering which graph will accompany my next post on Hans Labohm...

UPDATE 1: March 13, 2009, in the comments section of De Dagelijkse Standaard, Labohm writes :
Not one timescale -millions of years, thousands, hundreds or tenths of years- shows a correlation between CO2 and temperatures.

UPDATE 2: March 17,2009 , Hans did it again in his post on De Dagelijkse Standaard :
Not one timescale -millions of years, thousands, hundreds or tenths of years- shows a correlation between CO2 and temperatures.
The graph behind the hyperlink is ...

Do notice
he does NOT provide links for the other timescales.
Which is no surprise, as he has demonstrated himself that such graphs actually would disprove his statement.

UPDATE 3 : March 24, 2009, Hans Labohm did it again :
no timescale shows a correlation between CO2 ans temperature. The last ten years earth has been cooling while cO2-levels kept rising.
The illustration behind the hyperlink is this one :

Hans Labohm De Dagelijkse Standaard libertarisme VVD PVV

UPDATE 4 : April 21, 2009, Hans Labohm presents a familiar graph :

i've stopped updating this post for half a year because i got bored, but allover this period Labohm has been using the very same "argument" over and over again.
Latest attempt to fool the audience : today, November 9, 2009, in this post on De Dagelijkse Standaard, accompanied by a graph we all know by now .
Labohm writes :

This graph illustrates (...) there's no correlation between CO2 & temperature, implying one can assumle there's no causality either.

November 16, 2009 In a guestlog on the Dutch NOS site, Hans Labohm writes :
The average temperature has been decreasing the past ten years, while CO2-levels int he atmosphere is still rising
This words are illustrated with this graph :

Last weekend, Labohm publised an article in the Dutch newspaper "Trouw". A prominent place in the article went to this graph :

December 14 2009
This page, by far, is the most visited one on my blog and as a result more and more people start asking Labohm why he keeps on using that misleading graph again and again.

Of course Hans never answers that question. But as he did get so much opposition on the NOS-weblog, he started trying other graphs that are equally misleading.

Labohm's posts belong to a series of a debate between him and real scientists. Bart Sprengers used the opportunity to write a post asking Labohm about his use of misleading graphs.

Here's what Labohm answered :

Bart asks : why did you show a graph showing temperatures in US, while the text was suggesting it would be about global temperatures ?Answer : it was graph that was easily available on the internet. But now i found another graph, showing a different picture. No correlation between cO2 and temperature !

I have a feeling this is not the last time seeing this new graph...

june 6, 2010
Once again i haven't been following Labohm but i just stumpled upon his presentation at the fourth international climate conference organised by the heavily Exxon-funded Heartland Institute. In his presentation, Labohm is showing the following graph to 'proof' there's no correlation between CO2 and temperature :
Hans Labohm klimaatsceptici misleiding

In his posts, Hans Labohm is presenting misleading facts, and given the chronology mentioned above, there's not doubt at all he isn't fully aware of the misleading nature of the facts he presents.

Hans Labohm is not wrong, Hans Labohm is a fraud.

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

The heartland conference 2009

Heartland Institute conference global warming climate change
On the Dagelijkse Standaard blog, Hans Labohm meanwhile is promoting the Heartland 2009 conference on climate change.

In a text in which he calls the IPCC conclusions politicised, Hans concludes (my translation) :

[there's ] enough reliable and thrustworthy information on the internet. The best and most recent information these days is coming from the Heartland Institute's climate conference in New York.
Of course there's an internal conflict in Hans' words : while complaining IPCC is politicised, the institute Labohm claims to be neutral is ... a right wing think thank covering a very small and specific area in the political spectrum.

Even without any knowledge of climate science, everyone should be able to see that his claim has a very prominent smell of double standards.

A while ago i wrote a small post on the heartland institute, including a few words on the conference they held last year and on how they abused the name of honest scientists. I did mail with Hans on this quote-mining, but it seems he doesn't seem to mind. Which is not a surprise, as Hans Labohm is affiliated with Heartland.

A nice roundup on the 2009 conference including lots of links to other useful sources can be found on Greenfyre : Heartland Comedy Revue returns.

Desmogblog has a lot of more info showing Heartland is probably the worst possible source to get climate change information from.

Monday, 9 March 2009

Hans Labohm in De dagelijkse standaard.

Hans Labohm S. Fred Singer lie
In Holland a new website called De Dagelijkse Standaard was found to give a tribune to a couple of conservative writers to spread their worldview.

Of the contributors, best known in Belgium is Dutch columnist Derk Jan Eppink who recently announced to candidate for Lijst De Decker in the next European elections.

Another sounding name is Hans Labohm for whom the site has become his personal playground, with a daily post of his visions on climate science. I never took the trouble to comment on what Labohm wrote over there because it's simply too much too debunk and he's simply repeating the same things over and over again.

I couldn't resist though to give a few comments on the website (i know, i know, don't mock me) and once again stumbled onto something i couldn't believe.

Labohm made a post in which he's not saying much more than that S. Fred Singer wrote this text.

I replied (amongst other things) that S. Fred Singer received fundings from the industry.
Labohm tries to deny Singer received money saying:

Unproven. Made up. Slander.
The strange thing on this statement is that 3 monts earlier, on December 30, 2008 i received an email from Hans in which he admits Singer received money from Exxon.

Instead of denying Singer received fundings, in the mail he sent me Hans Labohm is drawing the card Singer didn't receive all that much money... So Labohm is perfectly aware Singer received fundings from the industry.

Could it be someone is making statements on DDS he knows to be untrue ?

UPDATE : Meanwhile on DDS, Hans Labohm replied to what i said. His two main points are :

  • this has nothing to do with climate science. Even if it would be true -which is unknown to me (remember that not only he sent me a mail in which he admits to be aware Singer received money, but on DDS i reminded him of the existance of this mail - J) it is not relevant.
  • "jules should not be allowed to post on De Dagelijkse Standaard any more"

The NIPCC rapport Labohm often cites was well funded: S. Fred Singer declared it was worth143.000 US $.

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Have you seen the light ?

The Richel gloeilamp de groene rekenkamer
Last weekend, the Flemish left wing newspaper De Morgen (DM) published an article in which they have a closer look on the European Commission’s decision to ban regular light bulbs from 2013 onwards in favor of compact fluorest lamps (CFL).

Journalist Douglas De Coninck calls this decision a victory for the lobby of lamp manufacturers.

I don’t have any knowledge on the subject, but I immediately had a ‘code orange’ feeling when I started reading his piece, as it has a strange familiar feeling because of the claim that where there aren’t any, the government fabricates problems that need to be solved.

Yet it’s only when I read the name of Theo Richel, my nonsense-detector climbed to code red. Theo Richel, a man with a diploma of high school teacher, is the man who hosts the well known double website De Groene Rekenkamer / De Klimatosoof.

The second one is a low brow skeptical website. Its claims on climate science can be paraphrased as simple as this : “if it’s on De Klimatosoof, it’s nonsense”.

De Groene Rekenkamer in the DM-article is called ‘a consumers organization’. While of course in reality their focus isn’t the consumer. It groups people who all have in common they don’t believe “environmentalism” and call almost every environmental issue non-existing.

On their website, they describe their activity as follows (My translation) :

The most important activity of DGR is presenting information via both websites en sending around an electronic newsletter. Meanwhile two climate seminars have been held (july 07 & may 08). A few years ago the groenboek (Green Book, Dutch only) was written, a summary of all governmental plans that cost enormous amounts of money while they won’t result in any improvement in health or environment.

In 2005, prof. A. Rörsch, prof. Dick Thoenes & drs De Wit made an audit of a climate-report which was presented to the Second Chamber and which was flawed according to Rörsch, but his criticical audit was completely ignored [Rörsch is an 75-year old emeritus in genetics who in August last year wrote a piece on climate which has been on my TODO list ever since as it’s far from flawless. The fact his work gets ignored is because it’s a collection of biased nonsense without any scientific relevance. Nevertheless, in December 2008 a rewritten version of his text appeared, this time co-authored by Dick Thoenes & Hans Labohm - J.]
Above that, lectures are given for organizations like Rotary-clubs, schools, university committees etc. Above that, the media do seems to be able to find DGR, as the media-archive shows.

The climate skepticism Richel expresses has to been seen in a broader picture. Again, as is the case with many climate skeptics, it seems to be the attack on climate science is a result of a paranoid vision towards the government, resulting in attacking all environmental problems.

In this text p.ex. Richel summarizes 15 things where all environmental or health problems in his opinion are non-existent :
  • Forest starvation from Acid Rain
  • Health problems caused by Overhead power lines
  • Actions taken in relation to Radon – lung cancer
  • A ban on nuclear energy
  • The scare Radiating food might be harmful
  • The rules on reusing a soil only after it’s tested on possible contamination before it can be redisposited on the land
  • The rules of testing soils for contamination by metallic slags (in Belgium, and apparently Holland too, in the past they often have been used as a foundation for roads, or a non-asphalted roads. Nowadays, only the slags that do not leach heavy metals can be used)
  • The sanitation of soils contaminated with arsenic
  • Sound pollution near Schiphol airport
  • Removing asbestos from buildings
  • The decrease in using of herbicides on roadsides in favor of more ecological ways to keep plants under control
  • The zero tolerance for chlooramfenicol in shrimps
  • The trend to prefer “biological” food which wasn’t sprayed with herbicides
  • Climate change
  • The use of Wind power.
Basically, Richel ends up in discarding every single environmental issue he could think of. And because he always claims there's no problem and there's no need for action, I have great doubts that Richel’s protest to the EC’s decision on light bulbs is anything more than continuing on the same bias.

Given his past, no matter what he says is right or wrong, to me Richel has lost every authority on any environmental subject.

It’s strange that DCC, with his strong left wing reputation cites someone like Richel. There’s one thing which might explain though : libertarians claim environmental problems are invented and the government distorts science by using false claim to strengthen its power, DCC’s bias says the government distorts science to cover up things. Both visions share a paranoid view on the government. Would this be the reason DCC wasn’t critical enough towards his source ? I wonder.

One thing strikes me : as said I do not know anything about lamps, but one still can conclude a lot of things on an article on the subject, without even addressing the fact whether the article actually is right or wrong. Or what a little bit of criticism can be good for.

To be completely fair, I do have to say that part of my criticism originates from the fact the article never mentions something most people probably never heard of : a Life Cycle Analysis.

Richel makes the claim that, if you look at the production process a regular light bulb is actually more ecological than a CFL. Typically, this is something which is investigated by a LCA-study, and such LCA studies are used frequently by governments to scientifically support their policy.

As I know LCA’s are quite common, I simply cannot believe the EC did make a decision without any scientific support. My first feeling immediately was it’s impossible there aren’t any LCA’s for the subject. And p.ex this example shows my feeling was correct.

While not knowing anything on the subject, I’m actually pretty sure the article is flawed.

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Thursday, 20 February 2014

Myths: All blocks are blocks! (Not) and more.

This is going to be a relativly short post but it will deal with three Taekwondo "myths". All of the myths are being propogated by many people and even by relativly higher Dan grades too. It is time to put an end to these myths so this post will adress it and hopefully put it to rest. I will use an example from the Kukkiwon Textbook as my main argument against the myths as it is difficult to say that the Kukkiwon Textbook is wrong for the propogators of the myths.

Image Source: Kukkiwon Textbook

Is a "block" always a "block"? If you have not read them allready I reccomend that you read the following posts. Just skim through them and see where I am comming from. The three posts are:

Now on to the three widely accepted myths:
  1. Taekwondo blocks (makki) are always static hard blocks like you allways see in the pictures of textbooks.
  2. The double blocks are against multiple opponents.
  3. There is no grappling techniques in Taekwondo Poomsae
Now the block I am thinking about is from Pyungwon Poomsae and is the "mythical" Hecho Santeul Makki (Spreading Mountaing block). The block can be seen below:

Now this is a typical "unrealistic" move where you block two opponents attacking you at the same time right? Even in the video clip above it is hinted that you block an attack at your face. I think that a regular textbook mainstream application to the movement would be something like this:

Mainstream application to the technique
But if you check out the example of application to this technique in the Kukkiwon Textbooks Poomsae chapter on Poomsae Pyongwon you will see this instead:
Image source: Kukkiwon Textbook page 504
The text might be difficult to see because the picture quality is low but Kukkiwon Textbook states: "Application of action 11-1: Inflicting the opponents arm with hecho santeulmakki".

A few things of note here:
  • Application is against only one person!
  • "Makki" is not used as a "block"
  • The movement from Poomsae in this case is used as a grappling move.
  • The attack is not a typical "Taekwondo attack".
The Kukkiwon Textbook provide few examples from each Poomsae and it states in the training of Poomsae chapter that the goal is for us as practisioners to find out the practical meanings of Poomsae and how to use it and develop our own self style based on our experiences, strengths and weaknesses. There is a lot of mainstream applications in it as well but in this example they show a lot of interesting principles you can take with you when searching for combative meaning in Poomsae. I am not saying this is the best possible applicaiton for the movement. I choose this exact application from this exact source because the people propogating the myth often claim to just follow the Kukkiwon teachings not realising that they really are not.

So after reading all this I have a few question to you:
  • Is there really no grappling within Taekwondo Poomsae?
  • Are "blocks" (Makki) allways "blocks"?
  • Are "double blocks" allways against two different opponents?
If you went in saying yes to all three questions, but leave thinking it is not so clear cut then this has been a good post:-)

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  1. After viewing Funakoshi's "Yari Dama", I've not looked at the "Mountain Block followed by an Uppercut" sequence in Pal Jang the same. It may not be the "right" application, but I can see the first part as an interception of the fist and hit to the groin and the second part as a grabbing of the head and lifting from the lower leg tossing the opponent behind you in a circular motion.

    1. Interesting. Which edition and what book are you looking at and what page number?:-)

    2. Unfortunately I am only starting my practical book collection and the best visual resource I have at this time for the throws would be:

      In throw #6 it is demonstrated as grabbing the wrist lifting of the leg, but I would propose there is nothing stopping you from grabbing the back of the head based off proximity to your attacker.

      I'm sure you are familiar with Pal Jang but for reference at clip:

      Not sure what book is being referenced as I am ignorant of a lot of the Karate literature and learned about people like Iain Abernethy and Simon John O'Neill very recently. What little I know is more of what and how I was taught it and how I have explored the practicality with other people.

    3. Thanks for the link. I have the book of Funakoshi where these pictures are from. I have often thought that I should feature them here like Jesse has done on his blog. Never seen the We Santeul Makki (The double block from Pal Jang) link before though. Thanks:-)

    4. You're welcome. I like that video series because it demonstrates most of the techniques clearly, despite being older in execution.

      Is the book pictured the "Karate Do Kyohan"? If the images support or clarify explanations and are public domain, they would be great tools to use on your blog.

    5. I can't believe this topic is still on my mind. Regarding the We Santeul Makki movement I can also see the movement possibly as a Kata Guruma. Plenty of youtube clips for reference on this one, but it wouldn't surprize me if you could get in close and throw your opponent over your shoulders. I just love how the movements make me connect and think of new possibilities.

    6. The gross mechanics of We Santeul Makki are the same, but the Chamber is different (at least I think so). I would label Kata Garuma as a (valuable) variation Application, or a so called Byonhwan Eungyoung to We Santeul Makki. Not a Direct Application but a variation on the movement. Thanks for pointing it out Starfish and please keep em comming if you find more:-) Much appreciated:-)

  2. Unfortunately page 523 of that same text reinforces the old myth. :-(

    1. They cant all be great, or this blog would not need the whole "practical applications from poomsae" posts I keep writing:p

  3. hello
    i have worked on "mountain blocks" before. i have a you tube on them as part of Keumgang discussion. couple of points: 1. the nine throws of Funakoshi have an excellent breakdown and discussion by Sensei Tony Anessi and a video of them all is available from him.
    2. the throws in that edition of Kyohan are much later than the 1922 editions and some of the apps have been changed to fit the later "Japanized" type of karate that he was developing. as noted before they were modified to fit the Dai Nippon Budokukai requirements (that alone is very interesting historically to see how the Japanese themselves modified the art, much baggage of that remains with us today).
    3. double blocks are almost never blocks, and they are NEVER against two people. these are modern, perhaps fantasies is too strong a word, attempts at interpretation of movements that seem inexplicable. take a look at arts that are explicitly designed for multiple attackers (ex. Baqua), the dynamic is footwork, and constant preservation of momentum (great tkd discussion right there--how we look at postural end points and forget that principle), not trying to stop kicks and punches simultaneously.

    history does make a difference!

    1. I have the 1922 edition I think:-) I will look more into it when I get the other Project out of the way:-) Wholeheartedly agree With Your point 3:-) Thanks for taking Your time to comment:-)

    2. Regarding point #3, the most recent example I found of a book in my local store that showed the We Santeul Makki as a strike to the head and face of 2 attackers standing beside you (and I think the person using it was looking forward towards the reader). m I'm open to a lot of ideas as part of my MA exploration but I still find it questionable.

    3. Hi Starfish, I see know why I did not clearly see the kata garuma Application in we santeul makki. You are actually describing Hecho santeul makki in that one and Santeul makki in this one (i think). "Santeul Makki" is used in Keumgang Poomsae, Hecho Santeul Makki is used in Pyungwon Poomsae (both have both arms at head height but the excecution is different) and We santeul makki is seen in Paljang (one high and one low). Using the Blocks as strikes is better than the two Blocks from different directions though. Bot not much better:-)

  4. Hello
    once again that series of simultaneous "high and low blocks" are not that at all. if you think about it strikes to the rear followed by nothing make no sense at all. your weakest blow somehow immobilizes the person behind you, but you must follow up with the person in front of you? there are other applications for this move. the slickest i have come across is using it as a throw: step behind- low block forces opponent over extended leg (not by twisting!) upper hand blocks the only counter to the move. Gotta look beyond the seemingly obvious.

  5. Great post and that is exatly the kind of things I teach with my White Dragon Dojang Martial Arts Training Program as I teach Kukkiwon Taekwondo.
    check that out people.

    1. Yeah, the blog "whitedragondojang" contain a lot of good thought provocing posts:-)

  6. Excellent! When I saw this in the Textbook I was thrilled that it is an "official" way of analyzing and applying poomsae. For a long time I've believed in applying the "spirit" of the technique. What I mean to say, using the body mechanics to pull off a technique, but not necessarily the technique that everyone thinks it should be. For instance, the base movement of the mountain block comes up under the arms and locks them.

    Sweet article!

    1. Thanks:-) If you look in the "Training of Poomsae" in the Kukkiwon Textbook the 5 steps of Poomsae training will be listed. Step 1 and 2 is about Learning and perfecting the form, while step 3-5 is analyse, practise and master the practical Applications of the form and making Taekwondo "Your" art and not somebody elses.


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Fly Away

Surprise!  You get a peek at some of the new Stampendous CHA releases.  I will be using 4 of them in the upcoming class at the Paper Collage.  I know you will enjoy these yummy cards.  Who can't resist this color combo either!?!  Get your local store to get these stamps preordered for you!!

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Stampendous - HMR93 Helium Ride

I also added this to the House Mouse Challenge blog where the theme is NEW (HMFMC #232)

...well this is a NEW release...TA DA!  You can join in on the fun too HERE

Gramma said...

EGAD...another house louse!

Dina Kowal said...

Love it... just ordered this one. :)

Sue said...

LOVE the stamp! And the color combo is fabulous.Thanks Jennifer for sharing your creation with us at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

Sue from Oregon said...

Oh thank you for the sneak peeks-always excited to see new HM stamps!!! Love your pretty purple and green balloons! Thanks for sharing with us at HMFMC!

♥ Sue Kment

America said...

Happy New Year Jennifer! What an adorabe NEW HM stamp! LOVE your fantastic coloring- as always! So happy you played along on the NEW theme over at House-Mouse & Friends MC Blog! Thanks for joining the fun Mousey Friend & good Luck to you! :)

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Jennifer!! I love the new little image, how cute!! One of these will definitely be hopping into my shopping cart when it's available 😍❤🐭

Thanks for joining us on the House Mouse and Friends Challenge 🐭
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Puppy Love

Here is one of the sweet cards we will be coloring up and creating at the Advanced Copic Retreat in Phoenix Arizona.  May 19th is just around the corner and I am so excited to be hosting, teaching and creating with a large group of ladies.  There is still time to register as we have a few spots left.  You can find the link HERE with all the information.  If you can't make the May event I hope to see you in October for the 4 day Copic Boot Camp.
Thanks to our amazing sponsors for making this work.  For this card we will be concentrating on coloring fur.  We will be using this adorable stamp from sponsor Heartfelt Creations called "You're Paw-fect".   I purchased this die from Taylored Expressions (also a sponsor) called Notepaper & Clipboard to create the layering.  Make it Crafty (sponsor) designed these adorable laser cut decorations and the sponsor Iamroses is sending the attendees flowers to complete this card.  Just look at the pile of goodness for this event!

I call this style card a "throw-up" card (I know...thats so wrong), because it looks like someone threw up tons of yummy embellishments all over.  I am showing my style of how to use all the pieces and still keep it grounded as well as how to cluster and layer.   A pet peeve of mine is seeing stuff on cards just floating I thought it would be fun to encourage grounding in card layouts.  Of course there are different ways to do things and everyone has their creative styles so this will be so much fun to try.

This event is structured very differently from the event in the fall.  For this event we learn techniques on images and then create cards.  We will event be doing a little piece of framable artwork.  At this time we have 45 attendees and my assistants and I will be having such an enjoyable time teaching and creating.  There is always great food and a bounty of wonderful attendees!

For the fall event it is Boot Camp in a BIG way.  JAM packed with techniques, loaded with information,  tons of coloring with Copic's,  lots of games and prizes, fabulous food and of course new friends.

I hope to see you at one of the events in the near future

- Jennifer Dove

Heartfelt Creations - You're Pawfect
Tailored Expressions - Notepad & Clipboard
Make It Crafty

Barbara Thompson said...

So adorable Jenn! Can't wait!!

Desire Fourie said...

So beautifully designed.
This will also be perfect for one entry as an anything goes creation for our challenge below.
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Bunny said...

Cute card. Love those dies and folders.

Great sponsors. I really like the IAMROSES.

I wish my hair looked as good as that dog's fur.

Tracy said...

Such a sweet card and love how the doggie is coloured.
Love all of the layering on your card!!

...just Barbara said...

Love this! I always forget how nice the white on white looks with the embellishments.

Nikki Roeder said...

OMG your cards are adorable...I love the froggy!!!!


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Bump to Birthday ---- Journal Your Pregnancy and Baby's First Year

Thank you From You To Me for the Bump to Birthday journal.

All pregnancies and babies are different. As moms we like to remember everything that happened during our pregnancies and once our children have been born. Instead of writing everything down on the calendar and then having to go through every month to remember significant events you have had during pregnancy or after your baby was born, you could get a great journal to help you record all of those moments --- good or bad!

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I really like the design and layout of this book. It is a great pregnancy journal. I like that it has detailed information for each week of pregnancy and space for photos and jotting down notes. I also like the section on all the first.

There are two things I think this book is missing. First, I like to have a chart to document when my child's teeth come in. For some reason I find it fun comparing how fast/slow, soon/late their teeth come in. That being said, there is a "Notes" section that could be used for this. Second, it doesn't have journaling space for each month in the first year. There is a growth chart that gives you space to write height and weight for each month until the first year, but there isn't space to write down what your child is doing in each month. The firsts section does cover all of that info, but I guess I just like to have it organized a little differently.

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Newgrange, winter solstice 2009

100e0132 Winter solstice at Newgrange this year was an extraordinary event. Snow, ice and below-zero temperatures gave the seasonal moment an added edge.

We were blessed with a picture-perfect sunrise on Sunday 20th December, and with the return of Martin Brennan to Ireland as keynote speaker at a conference at Newgrange Lodge.

The conference covered different aspects of the pioneering work of Brennan and his associates Jack Roberts and Toby Hall exploring the astronomy and related rock-art at Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. Speakers also discussed recent research into Mayan temples, western Irish Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments and evidence for precision astronomy and its recording at the Boyne sites.

100e0136Here are a series of photos of the solstice event at Newgrange on Sunday 20 December 2009. There are four sets: of the monument and horizon as the sun rises; of the shadow of the standing stone being cast towards the entrance to Newgrange; inside the monument shortly after the beam of light has left the inner chamber and the of the sun playing on the megaliths and rock art of the entrance kerbstone.

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Why Pamela? Fiction and the Passive Heroine

The passive heroine has made a come-back! This is good and bad.

Fiction is filled with passive heroines. Arguably, there is reason for this; until the last 200 years or so, women in history have had very few rights. But then, for the last 200 years or so, most men also have had very few rights. This didn't stop authors from creating powerful, realistic characters, including women (legalities aside, women throughout history have lived to the fullness of their personalities and situations, not to the fullness of their lives compared to our lives).

Still, I think it is safe to say that just as the 19th century saw a preponderance of "good child" fiction where sweetly children overcame their faults and got a pat on the head, much of history has seen a preponderance of passive fictional heroines.

Until contemporary feminism made this a big no-no. All heroines were supposed to be tough and heroic and outspoken, etc. etc. Romances of the 70's and 80's got criticized for making their heroines too ready to fall at the feet of domineering men.

And I have to admit that 80's romances can be rather grating, partly for this reason and partly because they are so darn humorless.

On the other hand, the "fix"--to create unrelentingly aggressive and "I must be assertive in all circumstances" heroines--was just as grating. I've read romances where my main response was to yell, "Run! Run for your life!" at the hero. Nobody, man or woman, wants to spend an entire marriage being called on his or her slightest remarks for the sake of one-upmanship. Even Elizabeth learns to temper her cutting remarks; she can hurt Darcy a great deal more than he can hurt her.

Now, I believe, we have entered a time when it's possible to understand and respect this: not all couples MUST be the alpha working man paired with the alpha working woman! In general, fictional heroines seem more varied in character--and much funnier. It's as if Jane Austen finally won.

Really won! A great many fictional heroines these days are not interested in jobs or education or self-knowledge (for its own sake); like good 18th/19th century heroines, they are focused on marriage. To justify this, modern writers trap heroines in situations beyond their control:  historical time frames, relationships with vampires, situations where they are unable to change their circumstances. The plot is about survival, not social progress.

I think there is something fundamentally honest about this. To an extent, possibly due to social role-playing, women still feel somewhat trapped by biology. And possibly men do to, but this post is about women. When Camille Paglia points to modern medicine as the ultimate instrument of equality, she is absolutely right. There's a reason my grandmother told my mother that "birth control is a gift from God." However, Phyllis Schlafly was also absolutely right that telling women to cut out aspects of their biology (such as child-bearing) is a fairly unrealistic solution to the problems of patriarchy and paternalism.

Between these two perspectives (don't be held back by biology; embrace your biology), women have to maneuver cleverly and carefully. I'm all in favor of this. And if it means adopting passive roles now and again, I'm okay with that too.

The downside, from my perspective, is that now that women are allowed to say that they want to be taken care of, the passive heroine has flooded the market. On the one hand, I think passivity is a natural female fantasy: to have someone else do the laundry and raise the kids and initiate relationships. It isn't that they want to be controlled; they just get tired of the work. (I think it is fair to say that women do feel not more of a desire to be responsible--which desire is human and individual--but more of an obligation to be involved. Which is why they get married, so they can say, "I'm sorry, but my husband doesn't want us to go.")

On the other hand, with the surge of passive heroines, you get stuff like Twilight where the heroine is more passive than toast and consequently, more boring than spam.

I've pondered where the line lies between the interesting passive heroine and the boring-as-dirt passive heroine. The first I admire; the second I detest.

To me, Pamela contains a great passive heroine/narrator. Even at the time of publication, critics argued that Richardson's heroine could just remove herself from Mr. B's house (although the critics weren't upset about her staying for feminist reasons; they were upset because Pamela didn't behave like a "good" servant). However, what even Fielding failed to appreciate was how limited Pamela's options truly are. In the 18th century, female servants were supposed to be servile and impoverished or sluts (and impoverished). Pamela doesn't want to be servile, impoverished, or a slut. Her constant calculation of expenses and belongings isn't manipulative; it is desperate. This is the age of no credit cards, no welfare, and no sexual harassment laws where debts could land you in jail.

But the thing that makes Pamela great is not the heroine's lack of options. Her lack of options is a given. What makes Pamela great is the heroine's wit and willingness to defend what she perceives as her core personality.

One of the difficulties with Pamela is how much of the wit is lost in the lecturing. But Richardson was a truly masterful writer. However much he loves to preach, he can't keep Pamela's character from creeping through--and what creeps through is consistent. Behind all the verbiage is a powerful voice that will not be shut up, NOT because Pamela is particularly aggressive (although she is far more assertive than she paints herself) but because her voice comes across as genuine and presents an intelligent, interesting, and passionately held point-of-view.

The genuineness of the voice, to me, is what makes the difference between good passive heroine fiction and bad passive heroine fiction. It isn't about telling people off (which too many romance writers, unfortunately, assume). It's about letting the reader into the heroine's head, letting the heroine speak, letting us see her internal conflicts. And if she is witty about it--all the better.

Here is a list of novels where the heroine, is unable to control her circumstances due to conditions and/or personality (i.e. for all or part of the book, she is a victim), yet still manages to endear herself to the reader and make a life for herself:

Celine by Brock Cole
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Wyrms by Orson Scott Card
Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Mathew Park said...

Passive Heroes and Heroins, as a whole, to me are more interesting. Though I am a fan of the much older, HEROIC works, where in the hero (undoubtedly male) is master of his environment, slaughters all his opponents and comes across no set back he cannot overcome ( think mythological: Hercules, Odysseus, basically anyone greek) in modern fiction it just doesn’t work. It to an extent is like watching McGuiver; You know he is going to be able to stop the nuclear bomb with just a tooth pick four ounces of flat coke and the soundtrack to Gone With the Wind; you’re not really on the edge of your seat to see if he will survive.
With Passive characters there is always that looming threat that any looming threat is just going to wipe them out. The difference, for me though is why they are passive. Are they passive by nature? Do they know this nature? There are also more than one type of passivity. You mentioned twilight, so I can as well. I have not read the books but have seen enough of the movies to understand that Bella Swan is someone who lets the currents of others sweep her about, pushing herself along a path she has no control over; more importantly she does not take steps to control it. Jane Eyre on the other hand, yes to some degree she is being pushed by outside forces towards the goal they want her to do, but you always feel that she doesn’t want it. She is not so much passively waiting to see how she will end up, but rather biding her time till she can seize control of the situation ( and yes, sometimes seizing control means walking into the moors haphazardly hoping things are better in the mist)

Kate Woodbury said...

I think passive heroes/heroines can be more interesting than the "I go out into the world and . . . do stuff" hero/heroine. I've always had a yen for the "caught on an island" plot (or, in mysteries, the "murder in a manor house during a snow storm" plot).

My interest lies in the "What if?" factor. What if characters were caught in THIS type of situation? The writer establishes the variables; okay, how do the characters survive/meet the challenge?

I discuss this type of plot in an earlier post, which can be found here.


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How awesome is this beetle?!
My five year old son loves...and I mean LOVES...bugs.
We have checked out The Beetle Alphabet Bookfrom the library more times than I can count.
Which, surprisingly, has come in useful on a number of occasions.
The most recent occasion being today.

We found this gigantic beetle on our back patio and Grandma found his buddy in the landscape.
Both were alive and had super sticky legs.
It was totally cool!
...they turned out to be Ox Beetles...

  1. I love the processing, Katie. I have to admit I love watching dung beetles. :)

  2. What a cool find and a sweet editing on the shot!

  3. cool picture but ewwww... i don't think i'd ever get close enough to find out it had sticky legs! yuck!

  4. yuck...but I like the way you've processed it, Katie....looks like an album page ;)

  5. Love the edit. By the way, thanks for your tips on posting large photos. I did it yesterday and it was as easy as pie!Thanks!

  6. Great job capturing this guy!

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American blackened progressive metal titans Agalloch have just unleashed the first track off their upcoming fifth full-length, ‘The Serpent & The Sphere.’ The acclaimed metal act has released some brilliant material in the past, and if ‘Celestial Effigy’ is any indication of what to expect from Agalloch’s next album, we’ve got a fantastic collection of tunes coming our way.

Agalloch have been receiving constant critical praise and underground acclaim since revealing their debut album, ‘Pale Folklore,’ in 1999. Since, Agalloch have kept the quality high, releasing modern classics such as ‘The Mantle’ in 2002, ‘Ashes Against the Grain’ in 2006 and ‘Marrow of the Spirit’ in 2010 — not to mention a vast array of demos, EPs and splits.

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Merry Christmas (Day!)

This year we had a bit of a different schedule - we opened gifts on Christmas Eve, Christmas and then the weekend after Christmas.

Fun times.

The kids let us sleep in until about 8:00, which is pretty amazing! They tore through their gifts with ease, though granted there weren't many to rip through.

We did have some pretty cool gifts though!

...a new DS game!

...and a new big-kid bicycle!

...and a Disney Princess castle!

The kids still tell me that they were so excited to celebrate the birth of our savior, and the best part wasn't the gifts. It was giving away our Blessings Jar, which had been filled through the year with pennies, dimes and nickles to counter bad habits.


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Four new inductees have been added to the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Four new inductees have been added to the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Inducted at the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame and Sponsorship event were longtime Kansas City educators J.D. Rios, Barry White and the late JoAnne Meditz as well as space pioneer Edward Dwight Jr. There are now 133 members of the Hall of Fame initiated since 1996. The purpose of the hall of fame is to recognize people and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to education. The event was April 15 at the Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center.

In addition to the Hall of Fame inductees, five other award winners were recognized.

Clyde Townsend and the late Mary Ann Flunder, both long-time members of the KCKCC Board of Trustees, were presented Distinguished Service Awards; a President’s Circle Award was made posthumously to Marjorie McMorris; Ottawa University received the Outstanding Partnership Award; and KCKCC President Dr. Doris Givens presented a special award to Bob Layton, the retiring interim Risk Manager for KCKCC, for his contributions in a variety of capacities at the College.

Will Shields, former Kansas City Chiefs lineman now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a 2001 inductee into the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame, was the Honorary Chair for the event while anchor/reporter Kevin Holmes of KSHB-TV served as Master of Ceremonies. Welcoming remarks were made by Unified Government Mayor Mark Holland, KCKCC Foundation President Robert Davis and Dr. Givens. A fund-raiser for the KCKCC Foundation, Executive Director Tami Bartunek said more than $100,000 was raised during this year’s event.

The 2017 Mid American Education Hall of Fame inductees are:

·         Jo Anne Meditz – A member of the USD 500 School Board, Meditz dedicated her life to the Wyandotte County community. A public nurse for more than 20 years, she was the catalyst in establishing a Mustang Corral Clinic in the Argentine area. Her award was accepted by her husband, Joe Meditz, a longtime instructor at KCKCC.

·         J.D. Rios – A member of both the USD 500 and KCKCC governing boards, Rios also served on the Head Start Board of Directors during a lengthy tenure as a teacher and administrator in the USD 500 School District. Most recently, Rios has been appointed Trustee for the University Foundation at Emporia State University.

·         Barry White – White has been a teacher, coach and mentor for more than 50 years, 47 of which was spent at Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City. Not only a principal but a friend and father figure, he mentored many struggling students to where they could feel value and accepted. He currently continues to substitute teach and enriches his curriculum with stories of sea turtles.

·         Edward Dwight Jr. - An enlistee in the U.S. Air Force in 1953, Dwight earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Arizona State and in 1961, the Kennedy Administration selected him to be the first African American astronaut trainee. Today, he’s an outstanding sculptor in Denver, Colo., where he owns and operates Ed Dwight Studios.

While Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Flunder and Townsend for their many years of service as members of the KCKCC Board of Trustees, their contributions extended far beyond their service to the college. An advocate for younger people of color earning a degree in higher education, Flunder was the founding director of the Office of Minority Affairs at the University of Kansas. A former Wyandotte County Commissioner, Townsend also worked with the Board of Utilities and KCK Street Department.

The late Marjorie McMorris was presented the President’s Circle Award in recognition of her generous estate gift to the KCKCC Foundation in honor of her brother, Ralph McMorris, an alum of the KCKCC Technical Education program. A graduate of Washington High School and the Providence Hospital School of Nursing, she passed away July 21, 2016.

More than 100 students have benefited from transfer agreements, scholarships and discounted partner tuition rate through KCKCC’s Partnership program with Ottawa University, which led to the institution being recognized with the Outstanding Partnership Award.

The Mid-America Education Hall of Fame started in 1996 as a way to recognize individuals, organizations and corporate supporters in the community who have made notable contributions to education. Hall of Fame inductees are selected based on a demonstrated commitment to education, their effort to improve the quality of life in the community through a commitment to education, increasing educational opportunities for others and supporting significant changes that have improved the quality of education.

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Monday, 25 January 2016

Our Addiction To Patterns

We think of addiction as being associated with drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling and the other usual culprits...however, there is something just as damaging; if not more so in some cases and that's an addiction to patterns.

Of course I don't mean that you can't get enough William Morris, or that your nights are spent trawling through the history of Mary White's designs.  The pattern addiction I'm referring to is circling relentlessly in your head and it can be just as tough to break as any other dependency.

Whenever I hear phrases like,

"But the last time I felt like this it went on and on and on...."
"If you knew what happened to me 35 years ago you'd know why I can't possibly be free from this depression..."
"Whenever the day starts like this, I know exactly how the rest of my day is going to be!"
"It's always the same..."
"I've never been any other way .."
"I'm clumsy/stupid/lack confidence/shy"  etc etc..delete or add appropriate word!

Any of those types of phrases when re-visited again and again can become quite appealing.  They appeal because they enable the person to give themselves a label, and hang on to that label (belief) forever. Doing this keeps them in the addictive loop of being a slave to their thoughts.

This enslavement means they have to live a restricted life - because, well, "It's always been this way!"

Providing there is a commitment and desire to change, there is always an alternative to being stuck in an addictive pattern.

Imagine a life free from the need to listen to, and live your life by your old beliefs!

Really, can you imagine that?

Well it is possible.

It starts (ironically), with STOP!

The moment you hear yourself saying something that is derogatory or that restricts your ability to live your life the way you want to, simply think the word STOP!

Engage all your senses in this moment right now and look around you.

This moment right now is the only thing that's real - don't trawl through the past - it's gone.  What could you do today that would help you feel re-connected to that you that's been waiting for your arrival?

Enjoy becoming your own wonderfully dynamic and unique self!

With love,
Kathleen x

"The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward." - Steve Maraboli

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Project Update, even though it's a very tiny update.

2394 / 100000 words. 2% done!

Told you it was tiny. Chapter 1 is done in a very rough form. But that's apparently okay because it's a 'shitty first draft.'

I think I will submit a Meese story to the Girls With Guns Anthology - I've reread it, and I don't think it is too spoilerific. I've got a backup short story I'm working on, though. All you Kitty fans... you'll get to find out what happens, finally, between Kitty and Kitten!

Kat and Meese (working title)

2052 / 7000 words. 29% done!

Also got hit with an amazing idea for another story. But, as everyone says, the ideas are the easy part. Writing the story is the hard part.

PS: If any of you devout readers want to read chapter 1- which I promise you isn't all that great right now, just post in comments and we'll work something out. More Kitty bits, like the one in the last post, are coming as well. She gets me in the wee hours of the morn, when I have no where to be and no where to run...

Friday, May 21, 2010

Kitty Intro

Yeah, I know why you guys are following me. I know what you want. I've got some new Kitty for you.

For those of you who don't know, Kitty is a character of mine. Kitten is trapped in her head and kind of plays devil-on-the-shoulder for her, except Kitty is perhaps the worst person for a devil to be stuck with.

She looked to the window, thick with condensation, and a foggy face smiled up at her and told her to 'b hapi.'
"Thanks," she said.

"My pleasure," said the face. She looked at it again. Beads of condensation sweated down its cheeks. It looked a lot less innocent now, but she could be biased since it had just talked to her. She didn't think they normally did that, but what did she know?

It winked at her, and she looked away and surveyed the nearly empty bus again.

"Oh, you'll never find me," it said with a quickly melting, toothy grin. She grinned back.

"Having fun, are we?" She said. A woman in another seat looked up.

"You're my brand new toy," it said, "and I'm going to play with you, my pet."

"That right?"

It didn't have time to answer. Kitty'd wiped the smile off its face. As far as she was concerned, one odd voice was enough for her head.

Very mature, said the usual voice. She smiled again. She knew this wouldn't be the last time she heard that other one. She hoped it wasn't. She did so love to play.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Hello, all zero of my readers! It's a lovely, sunny Thursday afternoon and I have nothing better to do than avoid writing and dick around on the internet! None of you know me. I'm just an unknown, unpublished writer who recently shed her 'wannabe' status by actually writing something. Not much. Just enough to tip the scale ever so slightly. Now I get to bore you by listing my projects!

Junkyard Unicorn
That One With the Stolen Heart
Lost One

(Italicized to look fancier.)

I am currently focusing on Meese, so I'll introduce it a bit. This is an Introduction post, after all.

Meese is a little worried and a lot confused. She's managed to get a record and a job in the same day- but she thinks that her employer, the God of Theatre, only keeps her around for comedic relief. She was about to ask him about that, when something special of his was stolen. A god-item thing. Now she's lost in the very literal criminal underground. Seriously. It's below the regular city. It's only a matter of time before someone finds her, and her winning smile probably won't help this time.

It's a work in progress, but it's progressing. You're all just jealous because I get to watch her trip into trouble before you do. Hah!

I think that's enough for an intro post. Later, loyal fans!

PS: I probably will get off my lazy arse and customize this blog a bit. In the next week or so.


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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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“We were about to go in and rescue the hummingbirds when you two stumbled into the tunnel,” said Bandy. “We did not know what to think, but figured it had something to do with the other two hedgehogs who are locked up in the rats nest.”

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

New Year, New Draft: 14 Tips to Grow It

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"I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the ability for someone to just open up my brain and take out the entire first draft and lay it down in front of me so I can just focus on the second, third, and fourth drafts." --Judy Blume

We had all five grandkids in the house over the recent holidays in different stages, different combinations, different numbers of days. Happy times (well, except for the flu bug that visited some family members--we could have done without that), albeit messy. Let me count the ways: legos, bristle blocks, books, puzzles, markers, scissors, glue, Whoonu game chips, all that wrapping paper, random lost socks, and spilled flour during a cookie baking session. But I wouldn't have it any other way! Planting seeds in the soil of family is always a good thing.

Can I be as positive in this new year about the new draft I've decided to tackle--I mean really tackle and not just talk about? It promises to be messy, too. In preparation, I "dug up" tips to help me weed through its mess--which I offer to you, too, hoping they'll help you in turn.

14 Tips to Help Grow That First (Messy) Draft

1. Put Your Boots On. You know it'll be messy. You face knee-deep frustration and feelings of inadequacy. But there's a first step. START. Like Pixar's Emma Coates says: "Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you'll never share it with anyone."

2. Plant the Seeds.  Put down words and let them germinate. Don't edit. Don't stew. Sow seeds you will later fix. "The first draft is just you telling yourself the story." --Terry Pratchett

3. Get Your Hands Dirty. Hubby used to watch Master Gardener Rebecca Kolls talk about gardening on TV. He especially liked her signature sign-off: "Get out there and get your hands dirty." Same with our first draft. We just have to dig in no matter how unpromising the pages seem at first. Darcy Pattison explains her process in Awful First Draft: It's Hard to Trust the Process this way: "Most of all, I remember: the purpose of the first draft is to figure out what story you are telling. The purpose of all other drafts is to figure out the most dramatic way to tell that story...I am trusting the process and writing a really lousy first draft."

4. Go With the Wind. Elizabeth Sims, in Writer's Digest's Get Messy With Your First Draft says it this way: 'learn to love anarchy.' She explains, "Ignore the sequence while writing your first draft...Nothing is as freeing as writing what comes to mind next, not necessarily what must come next...the first execution of your ideas must be as unfettered as possible. Which will result in--yes!--some crap: false starts, pretentiousness, clunky images and cliches. Fine. Get them out now. They'll contaminate the good stuff only until you get around to your second draft."

5. Greet the Sun. This is one of my main targets this year. In Write That First Draft: 6 Ways to Generate Material for Your Book, Huffington Post's Lisa Tener says make the time: "You want to talk bills? Kids? Out-of-town guests, day jobs, commutes? At times it seems life was designed explicitly to obstruct us from writing...So when I do manage to set time aside to write, I stick to it. I keep my writing appointments." And what about penciling in that time first thing in the morning? Will Self makes a point: "I prefer to write as soon as possible after waking, so that the oneiric inscape is still present to me." (Okay, I admit, I had to look this one up. Oneiric [adj]: of or having to do with dreams; inscape [n]: an interior view or scene.)

6. Thin the Rows. In other words, don't worry about length the first time through. "I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean," Nora Roberts is quoted as saying. "Just get the story down."

7. Shovel. I love this quote by Shannon Hale: "I'm writing my first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." Keep shoveling!

8. Shake it Out. Elizabeth Sims again (see #4): "Get Loose. Relax, physically and mentally. If, as I do, you write your first drafts longhand, consider your pen a paintbrush. Hold it relaxed in your hand and move it from your shoulder instead of with your fingers. Your whole arm will move freely, and you'll pour out the words...Legibility is overrated. Remember that."

9. Plow. As in plow on through, surprises await. "Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised." --John Steinbeck

10. Water. It's okay to step away, take a breath, let the story work its magic in the subconscious. Ernest Hemingway advocated reading during such breaks: "When I was writing, it was necessary for me to read after I had written. If you kept thinking about it, you would lose the thing you were writing before you could go on with it the next day...I had learned already never to empty the well of my writing but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it." Go to the well of reading. It will help.

11. Water Some More. Annie Dillard, from her book The Writing Life, admonishes: "One of the few things I know about writing is this, spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a  later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water."

12. Enjoy the Fruit. Have fun! Again, from Tener (above): "This probably seems like the most obvious one. If you're having fun, if you're experiencing the joy of discovery at all, then that freshness and excitement will be contained in the work you are creating. If you've made the time, you know how many other things you could be doing, but tonight or today you get to write. There's fun to be had. It is up to you to have it."

13. Harvest. It's simple wisdom, but as Julie Musil said in her blog post Why a Messy First Draft is a Great Thing: "A messy first draft means you've finished a book." Yes!

So where does this bring us? Why, to...hope for the second draft.

14. Celebrate the Bounty. Messy first drafts offer more than we first think. As Sims concludes, "If you practice looseness and receptivity when writing your first draft, the day will come during revisions when you realize you have a surplus of good writing to sort through." Good to know! Like rain on parched fields, there's hope in what we planted, propelling us to the next step.

So slog through that first draft. Don't let it get you down. And one last word of advice: "The first draft reveals the art, revision reveals the artist" (Michael Lee). So, in the next few months, I'm wearing my boots and getting my hands dirty in the mess of my first draft--and then on to the second. How about you? Are you ready to dig in and grow something with words, too?

  1. Wow - You did a lot of research on this one!

    I love the first draft process. Right now I'm rewriting a manuscript I "finished" some time ago, changing it from third-person to first-person. It's a little harder than I thought it would be. And honestly, I don't know which draft this is - maybe about fifth?

  2. Kendra, thanks for sharing some of my ideas! May 2015 be a very productive year for you.

  3. Peggy, like you, I lose track of the number of revisions my manuscripts go through, but that first draft? I appreciate hearing that someone loves the process! I put this post together as a reminder to myself to keep plowing through the mess, with hopes it encourages others, too :-) Good luck on revising from third-to-first person. I'm sure you're discovering different perspectives on the story by doing so. Hope you're happy with the results.

    Elizabeth, thanks so much for stopping in! I really appreciated your insights in your article and thought they might help others, too. Wishes in turn to you for a great 2015 :-)

  4. Excellent excellent advice! Just get the story down--that is so so true. I have had to hold myself back from self-editing the first draft. I wish there was a tweet button on this post so I can share it with everyone! Please add one as you write great posts!

  5. As always, this was an extraordinary post. If I had written your posts, I would be considering collating them into an e-book for sale or for free. Just sayin' ...

  6. Terri, I'm tying my hands (after getting words down) to keep myself from editing as I go! I'm determined to get this draft down no matter what. Then I'll see what I've got to work with after that. And thanks for your words of encouragement. I guess I've just been so afraid of the black hole of time that I've refused to do more social media stuff. You've almost convinced me to dive in. Now how do I get started?? So much to learn!

    And thanks to you, too, Cathy. Hubby tells me I should explore the ebook thing, too. I'm just about convinced. One of my critique buddies has done that--I'm going to have to get her to help me get started. Thanks for the prod...


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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Cards,Cards, Cards and more Cards

Well I have been at it again, making cards. I have decided to get a little more serious with my cards and crafts and start selling them and promoting myself. If you live in Australia and would like to keep in touch with my cards and crafts I am selling please head over and like my facebook page!. As for thoese of you who are overseas and are just interested in ideas etc I will of course post some of my makings here!

With father's Day coming up in September I decided to get going with my Father's Day cards...Here are the three I made tonight...

Used Quickutz/Lifestyle crafts dies to complete all three cards....2x2 shirt and tie, Nesting circle and scolloped circle, Nesting stars and blossom Alpha and 2x2 mini tools, tool box and handmade Alpha.

Hope you all have a good week and I will be back next week with some more card creations!

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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Random stuff

I cant remember if I blogged this or not but this is how I found Alli one morning.  It was a week or two ago or maybe 3 now I cant remember.  Just the girls playing in Alli's room. See she will pull up on anything.  This toy is super light so she only thinks she needs something to help her up when she was doing this all on her own! This is how Jon has been all week and will be for a few more.  Not the most fun he has ever had!!

I just love that Alli loves to eat! I made grilled chicken, sweet tater, squash, and roll for her tonight and she loved it all! Then I gave her some watermelon for the first time and she just couldnt get enough of it!! I had to get her a 12 month sleeper and it fits so much better! she is growng so fast!

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Cobham Drive is named after the Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1957-1962.

Cobham Drive spans the south east of the city from the south end of Tristram St to Cambridge Road.  It was named in 1963 by Hamilton City Council after Viscount Cobham, the 9th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1957-1962.  It was Hamilton's first major arterial route and was originally named 'Southern Outlet'. It subsumed Hoopers Road at the southern end. That land had been owned by Joe Hooper. The route includes the Cobham Bridge over the Waikato River. (HCC) (HCL) (Lands & Surveys)

The photograph above taken on 30th August 1967. It is HCL_03544 in the historic photo collection at Hamilton City Libraries.  Cobham Drive is located here on Google maps.

Hamilton City Council Minutes (1963) Hamilton, New Zealand.

Hamilton City Libraries (2011). Heritage street name index cards. Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Day 17- 37 Miles

Well after tossing and turning all night I finally decided to get up and start packing up all my things. Something didn’t seem right this morning and I couldn’t put my finger on it. It wasn’t till my dad texted me and said turn your clock back and hour and that it was day light savings time that it made sense! After getting on the road I started finding my little groove but not so fast. I received 2 phone calls this morning from 2 different TV stations. They wanted to talk about my journey so that was cool! After the exciting news I high tailed it to Tallahassee, my first big check point!! It was a 26 mile run to Florida State Univerity where the news crew wanted to meet up. So after a 6 hour run I finally made it! My friend from High School Will enrolled at FSU and invited me over  to his place for a bit. It was great seeing him again! After the interviews I had to leave town to do more miles but it started getting dark on me! That daylight savings time was not helping… I ended up just making it in time to set up before it got pitch black! I’ll find the news articles and post them as soon as I can!

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Oil and natural gas together make petroleum. Petroleum, which is Latin for "rock oil," is a fossil fuel, meaning it was made naturally from decaying prehistoric plant and animal remains. It is a mixture of hundreds of different hydrocarbons molecules containing hydrogen and carbon that exist sometimes as a liquid (crude oil) and sometimes as a vapor (natural gas).

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Beaumont ISD teacher accused of spitting at student

KFDM News has learned a Beaumont ISD school teacher is accused of spitting at a student and her future with the district is in jeopardy.

The BISD Board of Managers on Thursday will consider whether to take further action against Anh Nguyen, a math teacher at Pathways Learning Center, an alternative school.

Nguyen, who has been with the district for 12 years, is on paid leave.

The board will decide Thursday whether to suspend or fire Nguyen.

A source tells KFDM News that Nguyen is accused of spitting at a student.

BISD released the following statement regarding Thursday's meeting:

The Beaumont Independent School District can confirm a Pathways teacher was involved in an incident involving a student. The incident was investigated; during which time the teacher was placed on administrative leave. The District is considering a possible suspension, non-renewal or termination of the teacher’s employment contract.