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Is [SPOILER] Really Gone from True Blood?

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In last night’s episode of True Blood, Jason and Jessica said goodbye to Hoyt after he decided to move on with his life…literally. He took a job in Alaska, asked Jess to glamour him into forgetting her and Jason (what a heartbreaking scene), and said goodbye to his Mama. But is Hoyt really gone?

Jim Parrack says goodbye to True BloodJim Parrack posted the following tribute on his Facebook page after the episode aired which certainly sounds like a final farewell:

Well gang, I am so overwhelmed with gratitude. True Blood has been a blessing from the moment I heard Alan was gonna take a chance on me through all the years and people I got to work with and come to love, to this night where we say goodbye to Hoyt. It was my challenge and privilege and pleasure to bring this character to life. Our writers were always so generous to me in giving Hoyt meaningful stories and scenes and moments to act. If we started all over tomorrow and someone said “which true blood character do you want to play”, I would not hesitate to chose Hoyt. He is made up of our writers’ imagination and insight and my castmates’ generosity and my heart. It’s been an honor. I love my True Blood family and thank the Lord literally and very often for this blessing to be a part of it all. And if the Good Lord’s willing and the creeks dont rise, I’ll get to do something this wonderful and play a part this moving and rare and work with this pedigree of human beings and creative people again sometime. All of my love gang. Thanks for all the love y’all have invested
God Bless

TV Guide also has an interview with Jim about Hoyt’s final episode in which he talks about leaving behind the friends he made, Hoyt’s character development, and what Jim is doing next.

Let’s talk about filming the glamouring scene, as well as the scene where Hoyt doesn’t remember Jason. How hard was that for not only you, but for Deborah and Ryan?
 It was tough for all of us. Those were my two best friends on the show. When I found out, when Alan called me to tell me what was going to happen, I didn’t want to tell everybody right off. I pulled Ryan and Deborah aside and they both got emotional and I got emotional. The day that we shot the scene, which I haven’t seen it yet, it felt good. I think it was easy enough for all of us because there were parallels there. What was happening in the imaginary situation was us saying goodbye and the three of us were also saying goodbye.

Do you think this was the most-fitting ending for him? Are you glad they didn’t kill him off?
Oh, yeah. The writers have always been so good and so in touch with the actors. What I do like best is I didn’t end up stepping on a land mine, or a vampire didn’t fall out of a tree and snap my neck or something. It was this progression to this choice being made. The character had experience. He was now going to make a choice and I like that. I like when you see people making choices because change has happened in their life. So I’m glad Hoyt’s still alive and I like that it was his choice. He says, “I’m going to go.”

(Read the full interview here…)

We had the opportunity to interview Jim during season 2, and were immediately drawn to his warmth, humbleness, and sweetness. If this is really the end of the road for Hoyt, he will be missed.

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  1. Jules

    August 13, 2012 at 8:35 am

    That was a great scene. Made me realize how attatched I am to these characters. He is definitely a “grown-@## man” who will be missed 🙁 I assume this is the end for Maxine as well? 🙁

  2. Sherria

    August 13, 2012 at 9:03 am

    It was a very touching scene. I didnt see that coming at all. I am glad they didnt kill Hoyt. Jason and Jessica is going to be lost without him.

  3. Fabio Y B

    August 13, 2012 at 9:35 am

    I dont think Hoyt has gone for good !!! Most probably he’ll return as a vampire and get his remembers back !!! What a mess to Jessica and Jason

  4. Helen

    August 13, 2012 at 9:45 am

    I thought all of his scenes last night were emotional, definitely got me all choked up! I’m glad Hoyt had a “happy” ending though.

  5. K.

    August 13, 2012 at 10:47 am

    I’m glad they didn’t kill Hoyt off. I guess they thought his storyline had run out of steam, but I can think of some other things for the character to get into. As for Maxine, she’s too good to waste. She’d be hilarious if they’d turn her and have her work as Eric’s enforcer since the other was killed by Pam.

  6. Liz

    August 13, 2012 at 10:52 am

    I am so happy they didn’t kill Hoyt off. I think they gave him a very good “goodbye” and one that fits the character well.

    • Jeff

      August 13, 2012 at 12:00 pm

      I agree. If its really the end for him, I’m really glad they didn’t kill him off. Jason’s crying was tough to watch after Hoyt didn’t remember him. How sad 🙁

      • Melissa

        August 13, 2012 at 1:11 pm

        I started crying when Jason did! Hoyt is one of my favorite characters, if he is really gone for good, which it looks like he is, I will definitely miss him!

  7. Doris

    August 13, 2012 at 10:55 am

    This was one of the Moments when i wished it was so Easy in Real Life too! 😉
    I’ll Miss Hoyt! Maybe he will come back soon, cause Alaska Is pretty cold especially for a southern

  8. Doris

    August 13, 2012 at 10:56 am

    Boy! 🙂
    (Sorry pressed the publish Button to early damn cellphone)

  9. Dee

    August 13, 2012 at 11:30 am

    I love how they’ve left this storyline. It leaves room for so many future things to happen should they choose to more. It also leaves so much for Jason and Jessica to process and deal with, which will make for great scenes later.

    I love Jim Parrack and his portrayal of Hoyt Fortenberry. I’m so happy that this role has opened such great professional doors for him.

    Jim Parrack is a class act and I wish him much happiness and success in the future!

  10. Passa

    August 13, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    I love Hoyt, going to miss him. He was and still is one of my favorite characters on True Blood. Definitely happy they didn’t kill him off and instead gave him a fitting ending. I wish Jim all the best on his future projects. I will surely keep on the look out of those projects too. 🙂

    God bless him too.

  11. Jamie

    August 13, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    I think he’ll be back either as a vampire or a vampire slayer. There has to be a reason he was sent to Alaska with its three months of constant daylight and two months of continual darkness. Either season would give him plenty of time to become one or the other. If he wanted to work on an oil rig, he could do so in the Gulf of Mexico, which is much closer to home. If I can come up with this idea, I’m certain the very talented writers on TB can come up with something just as good or better.

    • Liz

      August 13, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      Well the actor himself said goodbye, so…

      • Jamie

        August 14, 2012 at 4:44 pm

        And here’s a quote from his interview in TV Guide:

        I mean, the real honesty is that I don’t know. I know that [executive producer] Alan Ball told me that they didn’t want to kill him, that Hoyt’s going away because Hoyt’s had enough. But Alan was adamant that one of the reasons they wanted to do that was to leave him the option to have a return.

        • Liz

          August 15, 2012 at 11:02 am

          I never once said he couldn’t make a cameo appearance on the show, just like Gran and Rene and Godric. But Hoyt’s story is complete and that is what the actor is saying both in that interview you are quoting from and his own Facebook page.

    • Mel

      August 14, 2012 at 12:23 am

      Hoyt’s Mama, Maxine, asked him why he didn’t take a job on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and he explained that he needs to strike out on his own. After 30 years in Bon Temps, he needs a fresh start.

      • Jamie

        August 14, 2012 at 4:47 pm

        Sam and Luna figured Bon Temps is five hours from New Orleans, which is on the Gulf of Mexico. That would’ve given Hoyt enough space between him and his old life. I still think the reason he was sent to Alaska has to do with the seasons of constant light and dark, just in case they want to bring him back.

      • Jamie

        August 14, 2012 at 5:04 pm

        Also I just re- watched the scene where Maxine is driving Hoyt home from the hospital, and Maxine said nothing about the Gulf of Mexico

  12. Nokturhn

    August 13, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    Well, on one hand I’m happy they didn’t kill Hoyt hey didn’t kill Hoyt. On the other hand, I’m sad to see him go, It was one of my favorite characters and a funny one too. That scence when Jessica and Jason said goodbye to Hoyt it was heart-breaking, I will never forget that scene. And the other scene when Hoyt doesn’t remember Jason it was … I actually shed a tear. 🙂 Hope he is happy !

  13. Whitney

    August 13, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    Awe good bye Hoyt you will be missed, the character that everyone loves! Glad he left with dignity and as a fully developed character. The emotion was very real I love cathartic scenes like that!

  14. TrueLove

    August 13, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    Congratulations to Jim P for the wonderful job of playing Hoyt. It was a fitting and touching end.

  15. kelly

    August 14, 2012 at 4:07 am

    a very fitting end for hoyt. i cried when he was glamoured and i cryed even harder seeing jasons reaction with sookie in the cop car. we have all grown with these characters and so it is truly sad to see the go. goodluck jim thanks for being part of this family.

  16. Rina

    August 14, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Good luck to Jim Parrack with his current projects. We’ll miss you, Hoyt.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Special Mail

Here I am Soggibottom crew. I made it safe and sound so stop frettin' Amie Midge. I'm just having a big stretch to get all them there kinks out of the joints.

It sure was crowded in that little box.

Midge sure knows how to pack but that was OK 'cause I was well padded when those blokes at the post offices started throwin' them there packages around.

After I got a bit fluffed up I met with that hairy dog Baxter. He's bigger than you Amie but just as nice (well, almost.) He just awoke from his nap so I just let him be. We just sniffed each other a bit - gettin' to know one another.

Then I thought I'd go see the kitty. Her name is Pixel and maybe I shouldn't have woke her either. I think she got a little scared o' me because she left right off. There was another kitty too but I didn't meet her until much later in the day.

Well, the missus over here is lookin' after me real well. She's got one of them computer things too and I sit and watch her using it. We snacked a bit on tea and honey. I guess I have to get used to all the different foods and things now that I'm in Canada. Excitin' times ahead.

The missus told me how much she liked all the stuff that were in the box with me keeping me all warm and squished - and not hurtin' when them there blokes was throwin' the packages. And here I was thinkin' it was just stuff to keep me from getting all bounced around. Don't worry Midge - I'll mind my p’s and q’s and make you proud o’ me. The missus told me to tell you that I’ll be havin’ my picture took every once in a while and we can send them to you so you and the rest of the Soggibottom crew won't miss me so much.
Well, that was a long trip. I'm off for a nap.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

It's done and gone

The Asian "Doorway to China" wall hanging is complete and on its way to California as I write this. I have been asked to make another one and when I get the middle photo transfer, I will start on it.

It was hand quilted and bound with some red that I had on hand that matched the strips. I didn't have enough of the dark blue print nor that shade of red broadcloth left and so I perused my stash and found some red that had fine black splotches on it. It turned out to be the same shade of red. I put a label on the back and a hanging sleeve.

In case no one has figured it out (or I forgot to mention it), the photo is of the Great Wall of China. Maili took it when she went to Beijing.

Now, on to something else. Have a great weekend doing whatever you want.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Fabric and ...

I really didn't buy much fabric on my trip but I did manage to get a bit. Remember this? I needed something a bit more oriental in flavour.

This is the beginning of the wall hanging my daughter wanted me to make. The idea is found in...

the October 2009 edition of McCall's Quilting.

Here's what other people have done with the pattern. The actual pattern for the quilt is found here.

Laila helped me pick these fabrics after I told her that I was looking for an Asian theme.

After reviewing all these fabrics, Maili decided on this.

But then when it was sewn together, she changed her mind and this is what the final quilt top looks like after a bit of reverse sewing.

She really liked the lighter blue that I had in my stash and thought that it went better as an inner frame for the photo.

This is what I bought for myself. A small piece of tone on tone brown and some blue that could pass for sky.

I also picked up an embroidery foot for my little Jenome Jem. Now I have to go and quilt the wall hanging.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

My last trip post

I really had a wonderful time in British Columbia. Now all I have to do is visit Newfoundland and Labrador and the three territories and I will have been in all the different parts of this wonderful country.

The plane landed in Kamloops and it was a three and a half hour drive to where my daughter lives. That was after we had lunch and did some big-box store shopping.

Kamloops is kind of a hilly place. The altitude kept changing too as we drove along. My ears kept popping.

This is a dark rain cloud that we managed to avoid. I tend to take pictures from moving vehicles so my apologies if it's blurry.

These are just some of the wonderful flowers my daughter has in her yard.

in several colours.

This is just part of the garden where we picked fresh...

sweet, garden
peas and
raspberries and ...

fresh salad with edible flowers.

There were lots of birds and animals to see on my trip too. One day this little hummingbird managed to get into the sun porch and kept trying to get out. I thought the poor thing was getting stressed out beating against the window but my son-in-law came to the rescue.

I opened the window while my son-in-law caught the little guy and set him free.

There were some of these birds too. They are young laying hens who will begin producing in September.

This young buck came to visit a couple of times.

Here he is right under the window but he never looked up long enough for me to get a photo of his face.

I did manage to see a bald eagle on three different occasions but by the time I took the camera out, it would be gone or out of range. On my second day, my daughter and I were driving down the road and a baby black bear ran across the road. I'm glad we didn't see mama bear and that we were in a car.

Click on these photos and it will give you an idea as to what the roads were like. Gravel, with a lot of twists and turns - some of them hairpin turns and ...

switchbacks where you share the roads with...

logging trucks. It gets mighty scary when you're not prepared and you start on one of those turns only to find a logging truck sharing the road, coming at you, and there is a sheer drop off your side of the road. My daughter was a wonderful driver and those truckers were all used to it. This road was on the way to Farwell Canyon and the day we went, it was hot, about 30+ C.

Whenever possible, I try to get in a tour of the mine. Here's my daughter in front of the building that houses the offices.

This is inside the mill where...

a lot of this takes place. The rock is crushed and washed and crushed again.

Here I am decked out in all the safety gear - hard hat, rubber booties on top of my running shoes, bright vest, safety goggles and of course, the ear plugs. I didn't know if it was going to be cool or warm so I wore my fleece. It turned out to be quite warm inside.

After the tour of the mill, we went down to the pit. Here's an overall shot. The next photo will be taken beside that piece of machinery you see at the bottom of the pit (middle of the photo.) The green to the right is a lake. You run into the water table at times when you dig and the green colour is caused by the minerals in the rock.

Here's the machine that does a lot of work. It scoops up the rock that has been blasted and deposits the rock in the back of another vehicle (a big dump truck) which then brings it up to be put on a conveyor belt to be crushed and washed in the mill.

Just to give you an idea of the scale of the massive scoop.

The operator has to climb two ladders or staircases in order to get to work in the cab. It is a specialized job that pays well but is boring. Eight hour shifts moving rock.

And here's a shot of the dump truck. Massive tires. The mine recycles the tires by utilizing them in the walls of the road.

Here's a shot of the dump truck in action. 24/7 the trucks move the material from down in the pit, up to get dumped and processed and then they go back and do it again.

And now for something prettier and more peaceful.

Horses on a hill. I love the zoom on my little Canon Elph.

This gives new meaning to "living on the edge." There were a lot of these houses that seemed to exist beside steep cliffs.

Prickly Pear Cactus in British Columbia. I don't know how it survives through the winter.

Beauty found on a rocky beach.

The blond bovines. I love their colouring.

Laila sitting on a log bench that her husband designed and built. This one is in the garden and there is another one beside the creek.

And this last shot of me looking down at my daughter's house from up top on the mountain. That is the Fraser River.

It was a wonderful vacation and my daughter geared it to my likes. I didn't show you the art gallery since there was only portrait photographs on display and I didn't show you the museum since you weren't allowed to take photos inside. My days were filled but in a relaxing way. Weeding, washing dishes, washing the floor and emptying out two hot houses of pots so they could all be hosed down took up some of my time too as did visiting with her neighbours. I'm just glad the weather was great - sunny and warm without being too hot.

 Thank you Laila and Gilles.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

A disappointment

As one or two associates may know, I have been trying to obtain the 1886 year of AD Jones’ Day Star from the Library of Congress. Visitors to the library have previously been daunted by the surviving volume being off site, and by the time it could be retrieved they were on a plane to somewhere else.
The result of correspondence to and fro since last December resulted in the volume being looked at closely, and the following was the gist of the final message:
There is no possibility of microfilming pages so large. However, they could be digitized at 300 dpi, with a page-turner, and loaded up onto the Library of Congress site, but at the moment, there is a huge queue of material waiting for this treatment, plus a big gap in the budget, so digitizing fragile materials is proceeding very slowly apace. In the meantime these volumes are boxed in an acid-free box, and, apart from being looked at for the query they are stored flat in a map cabinet and are in cold storage.
The message ended:
You could try writing again in about three or four years.

1 comment:

Semer said...

How frustrating.
Anyway, you can use it for the third edition. ;-)


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Late posting of last show..but with a good reason

So the big birthday show last week at the Colony Hotel was big and last and great! Here are pics of the crowd

A near sell out which is a great way to end the season...and as mentioned last week...We have been asked back for what will be our FOURTH season!
Now the reason for this late posting is that to celebrate my big bday of 6 decades on the planet my wife and I escaped to Kirpalu Retreat..a Yoga & Meditation Resort out in Western Mass.. for some unbelievable R&R...see the pic below of the view from our room for the main reason it took me so long to get back to the real world and post this...more details of the retreat and upcoming shows later this week.
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Description: Using game theory, and with some help from the Bible, Steven Bramsargues that voting can resolve certain kinds of conflicts.

He explores in detail the classic game Prisoner's Dilemma. In his version, players must choose whether or not to contribute to the renovation of a public park. In a two"person variation of the game, in which Brams posits a rich person as one player, and the public as the other, "each person has an incentive to a free ride." The dominant strategy for each, he says, is not to contribute, and let the other pay for the public good. Then Brams reframes this game,with the addition of voting. With two persons, a majority means both must vote to finance the park for the renovation to happen. One vote for financing the park won't cut it. "You go from non"cooperative to cooperative as a dominant strategy, by allowing voting to determine the outcome," says Brams.

To illustrate a multiple, or N"person version of Prisoner's Dilemma, Brams turns to the Old Testament story of Moses after Mount Sinai. Upon Moses' return with the Ten Commandments, the Israelites are worshiping idols, and God threatens to destroy them. Moses asks the Israelites to choose between idolatry and the one God. Those who do not commit to the God of Israel are killed. In Brams' view, Moses took a gamble in a kind of referendum that the majority would vote his way, and "to prevent defections from the outcome, Moses deemed it necessary that those who chose (idolatry) be decimated." Says Brams, "This is a gruesome way to achieve consensus but hardly unknown in recent times."

When games become voting games, cooperative outcomes take on a new status, says Brams. "The idea is, if you don't have a sufficient number, nobody pays, and everybody suffers. If you have a sufficient number, everybody paysand you get the cooperative outcome. There aren't in"between outcomes where some pay and some don't, and the ones that don't pay make out like bandits. That's what voting does -- it prevents that banditry."

In countries like the U.S., when a government can "credibly commit to providing a public good that a majority supports, the solution that democracy provides is compelling." But in situations where crime or corruption is the rule -- say, in some developing nations -- there must be assurances that the cooperative outcome the majority supports will really be implemented, says Brams.

About the Speaker(s): Steven Brams' most recent book is Mathematics and Democracy: Designing Better Voting and Fair"Division Procedures (Princeton University Press, 2008). He has also written The Win"Win Solution: Guaranteeing Fair Shares to Everybody, with Alan D. Taylor; Fair Division: From Cake"Cutting to Dispute Resolution, with Alan D. Taylor; and Theory of Moves.

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New Music: Grizzly Bear - "Boy From School" (Hot Chip Cover)

In my continuing avoidance of posting my 2009 year-end list, my 00's decade-end list, or any number of posts about the great start that 2010 has gotten off to, I thought I would post a video of Grizzly Bear's cover of Hot Chip's "Boy From School" (see below for a link to a download of the track, as well). Maybe I have just been in Grizzly Bear fanboy mode for the past year or so, but am I the only one who thinks this band can do no wrong? Honestly, everything they record is so epic. Not in a showy Arcade Fire kind of way either (which is great, but a lot easier to do than what the Grizzlies are getting into), but in a "what's lurking in those open spaces" kind of way. Granted, they pick their holes wisely (Hot Chip's version of "Boy From School" is pretty great on its own), but Ed Droste and Co. let the air out of the tightly wound, electronic original, and then drop an eerie cloak over top of it all. Plus, as usual, the vocals are spot-on.

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March 19, 2014

::::: With the skin fair madness and rl madness going on, I got pointed out that I hadn't blogged @_@
Bad, bad Tuli.

I have lots of new things in the works, and I was hoping to finish at least one of them completely in time for the skin fair, but it wasn't meant to be. Hence I packed an exclusive makeup in 3 tones of one of the soon-to-be-released new skins (and tones!) for the skin fair and made the Slink and Lolas appliers available.

"Sunny" includes 3 additional cleavage options, and I have tried to stray for once from the perfectly round areolas, as I don't know anyone with perfectly round areolas, unless photoshopped. None of the rl body resources I own have it, and it occurred to me, why am I making them into perfect circles? It may not be to everyone's liking, but let me know what you think. The rest of the body has received a slight makeover too.

So to answer all the questions coming in, here's my to-do list:

* Complete the new Allure tone range, starting with Sunny.
* Finish Slink appliers for the Radiance tone range.
* Finish my appliers for the Slink Becky and Emma mesh heads. (They will be custom textures)
* Finally finishing Allure Alice (I flickr'd her way back in June...)

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  • Great Looking Post Pregrnancy Keri Russell

    We have to give Keri Russell, 35, the award for popping out a baby and just weeks later looking as slim and svelte as ever. Pictured in NYC post baby on on Jan. 6th, Russell is wearing jeans and a short sleeved denim blouse. She gave birth to daughter Willa Lou on Dec 27th.

    This is Russell’s second child with husband Shane Deary, already parents to son, River, 4.

    Keri and Russell will be celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary on Valentine’s Day next month.

  • Pregnant Hilary Duff Shows Off Her Bump

    Pregnant Hillary Duff looks great in maternity clothes.In a recent Dankins Event at the Santa Monica Ice Rink, mom-to-be Hilary Duff glowed in a fitted cowl neck mustard sweater. Duff presented a check for $10,000 for Danskin’s “Move for Change” charity event.

    Duff pairs this gorgeous fitted sweater with black leggings and grey shade boots and a pretty pendant necklace. We love Hilary’s choice of style as the mustard hued sweater brings out her skin’s radiance and complements her hair color. The cowl neck highlights her face and brings the focus upwards. The fitted leggings and sweater show off her pregnancy curves and give her an overall sleek and stylish look. Also, the longer length sweater elongates and streamlines her figure.

    Wear a maternity turtleneck with a pair of leggings for a great maternity clothes look.Go for a similar look with Olian’s Turtleneck Top, and Japanese Weekend’s Over the Belly Leggings.

    Leggings are definitely the rage now with a longer fitted sweater or tunic. Maternity leggings are an excellent choice for versatile wear with boots or flats. They also make for great transitional wear after the baby!

  • Victoria Secret Model Alessandra Ambrosio Pregnant on the Runway!

    This model's secret is out!

    Don’t we all wish we could look this awesome in a bikini when pregnant? Well, we shouldn’t feel too bad because after all the gorgeous Brazilian supermodel, Alessandra Ambrosio, is only 2 months pregnant pictured here at the Victoria Secret Runway Show. Admittedly she had an amazing body in the first place and I’m sure she will keep up as much as her workout routine as her body allows so she can bounce right back into her runway fashion like former colleague Heidi Klum did baby after baby.

    This will be Alessandra’s second child with fiancé, California businessman, Jamie Mazur. The couple began dating in 2005. They have a daughter, Anja Louise , who is 3 years old. Allessandra confirmed to US Weekly on Dec 27th, “Family is the most important thing to me and I’m thrilled to be adding to the family. I’m fortunate to have a loving a supportive family. It’s a blessing that it will soon be growing.”

    Alessandra said she was surprised to find out she was pregnant and a bit nervous about the timing with her upcoming Victoria Secret Fashion Runway Show:

    "When I first found out I was pregnant I thought, 'Oh my gosh I don't think I'm going to be able to walk on the show,' and I didn't tell anybody so no one knew at the show that I was pregnant," the Victoria's Secret Angel, 30, explained to Us Weekly. "A week before, I told my booker I don't think I'm going to be able to fit into the clothes because I gained a few pounds already, but we were just quiet. I cut all the sugars and sweets 10 days before and I got my trainer -- the one I usually get -- and we were doing lots of glutes and arms and back exercises."

    However Alessandra could not be more happy with the coming addition:

    "I'm thrilled. I always wanted to have a big family so it was definitely my plan to have another baby," said Ambrosio. "When I found out I was pregnant I was just as happy as I could be and I'm just enjoying every day. I love being pregnant! My body loves to be pregnant. I don't feel nauseous. I get a little more hungry but I just feel great."

    It will be fun to see what maternity clothes styles this fashionable model will be donning in the coming months as Alessandra’s due date is Spring 2012.

  • Kourtney Kardashian Announces Her Pregnancy

    Congratulations to the gorgeous Kourtney Kardashian and long-term boyfriend Scott Disick on the announcement on their pregnancy! This will be the excited couple’s second child, and will be joining big brother Mason, who is almost two. Kourtney’s younger sister Khloe praised the expectant mother, stating that she is “the greatest mom in the world”!

    In anticipation of the baby, we want to take a look back at the best of Kourtney’s outfits from her first pregnancy. One look we loved was the hot white cocktail dress she wore to her sister Kim’s birthday. In the third trimester of her pregnancy, Kourtney truly looked amazing! It showed off her baby bump beautifully, and had a fresh and fun vibe. For a similar look, La Saree Dress by Maternal America is a must have. The long-sleeves are elegant and the ruching on the side is incredibly flattering.

    Another look of Kourtney’s that we loved was the short purple dress she wore for a night out. The chiffon like material is light and airy, ensuring comfort. The V-neck really elongates the body for a longer and leaner look. Paired with black heels and a statement necklace, Kourtney looked gorgeous.

    Finally, to the 2009 Emmy’s, Kourtney showed off her very pregnant belly in a stunning dark purple gown. The sweetheart neckline created a gorgeous frame for her face, while the thin straps added support and comfort. The empire waist is the perfect design, as it accentuated the smallest part of her body while showing off her beautiful curves. Classic and sexy yet not overwhelming, Kourtney was truly the belle of the ball.

    With her natural sense of style, we know the working mom and face of the Belly Bandit will have just as amazing maternity outfits for her second pregnancy.

    Congratulations to Kourtney, Scott, and soon to be big brother Mason!

  • Animal Prints Maternity Clothes Are All The Rage

    Cheetah, leopard, zebra…we love the animal print trend this season! Stars have been spotted wearing a variety of animal print clothing, making a trendy and stylish statement. To add animal print into one’s wardrobe, one must do it strategically so as not to create an overwhelming look. Choose one accent piece in a leopard or cheetah print, and wear simpler colors with it. For instance, pairing leopard print flats with skinny jeans and a white tank instantly creates a fresh outfit. If one chooses a top with an animal print, pair it with jeans and simple shoes. This creates a beautiful and stylish balance.

    Rachel Zoe, stylist to the stars, rocked the animal print look during her pregnancy earlier this year by pairing leopard print booties with an all-black outfit. The booties added color and pizazz while the monochromatic black was very classic. Just this past week, Beyonce paired a leopard print scarf with skinny jeans, a white tank, and a structured red blazer. The printed scarf pops beautifully against the white and red, without being overpowering. For the taping of a television show appearance in mid-October, the expecting Hilary Duff wore a loose fitting leopard print blouse with tight leather pants. The looseness of the top balanced beautifully with the pants, and the color combination was perfect.

    If one loves the leopard print trend, there are several great options. Olian’s ¾ Sleeve Animal Print Maternity Dress is a flattering holiday option, and looks fabulous paired with opaque black tights and black heels. If one just wants a hint of the trend, a great pair of animal print ballet flats or a zebra printed purse will do the trick. Animal print is a great way to pep up one’s maternity style!

  • Jessica Simpson Is Pregnant! -- "It's true – I'm going to be a mummy!”

    Congratulations to the lovely Jessica Simpson and her tall and sexy fiancé Eric Johnson on the recent announcement of their pregnancy! Rumors had been circulating for quite some time regarding whether or not Jessica was pregnant, when the singer and business-woman tweeted on October 31st, “It's true – I'm going to be a mummy!” Jessica has often spoken of her desire to be a mother, and we could not be happier that her dream is coming true.

    As an incredibly successful fashion designer, Jessica’s pregnancy means that she gets to show off her great fashion sense in a whole new arena---maternity clothing! For a recent evening out, she wore a loose-fitting animal print top with sexy jeans shorts and great black heels. The shorts work great, since she paired them with a looser top to balance the proportion. Animal print is very popular this year, and Olian’s ¾ Length Sleeve Animal Print Maternity Dress is a great way to wear it. For a recent shopping day in New York City, Jessica continued the animal print trend with a great structured black and leopard print leather jacket, pairing it with a fitted black tank, black leggings, and knee-high boots. This look is the perfect combination between comfort and style, as the stretchy top and leggings are ultra-comfy and the jacket creates a beautiful and flattering silhouette. Try Bella Band Essential’s Everyday Cami and Japanese Weekend’s Over the Belly Maternity Leggings for an equally comfy look. A great cropped motorcycle jacket adds edge and a flattering shape.

    For a more formal event, the launch of her tween clothing line, Jessica wanted to maintain a high level of comfort while look chic and fashionable. She hit her mark, sporting a long-sleeve black tunic, black tights, and dressing it up with fabulous jewelry. Adding statement earrings, a great ring, or a bold necklace to any outfit will instantly dress it up and take it to the next level, while still allowing one to maintain one’s comfort.

    We are so happy for the beautiful couple, and are eagerly awaiting the birth of their child!

  • Pregnant Beyonce' Shining Bright

    When Beyoncé and Jay-Z announced their pregnancy last month, we were so excited for the incredible couple! We were also incredibly excited for the gorgeous maternity fashion we knew Beyoncé would wear, and she has not disappointed. From red-carpet dresses to running errands around town, her maternity fashion is stylish, eye-catching, and oh-so gorgeous.

    Just a few weeks ago, at the launch for her new fragrance, Beyoncé sparkled and shined in a short, blue sparkling tunic and sequined blazer. Pairing it with black heels, she accented her gorgeous legs. We love that she chose a short dress to show off her legs but stayed more covered on top. Balancing an outfit this way is sexy and classy. Maternal America’s Navy Shift Dress has the same loose feel. Pair it with a fitted blazer and sparkling gold jewelry for the perfect date-night outfit.

    Looking radiant in a more casual look, Beyonce rocked a printed white tee and black skinny jeans at the U.S. Open Men’s Final Match. We love the black, white, and gold palette she chose, and the comfort which the soft tee and stretchy jeans provide. For an equally stylish yet comfy look, pair Maternal America’s Belly Support Leggings in black with Olian’s Off The Shoulder Tee. The loose fitting tee ruches underneath the belly for comfort and has a glam feel with its off-the-shoulder cut. Pair it with cute sneakers or ballet flats and a funky statement piece of jewelry for a true Beyoncé look.

    Beyonce’s maternity wardrobe stays true to her style and personality, while ensuring her comfort throughout her pregnancy. She recently spoke to E! News of the joys of pregnancy, stating “[Pregnancy] is the most incredible gift anyone can have. I'm very excited. I'm probably the happiest I've ever been." Congrats, Beyoncé and Jay-Z!

  • Kate Hudson and Ivanka Trump Post Partum Fashion

    With the recent rush of celebrity baby births, post pregnancy style has been on full display. Dressing one’s after baby body can seem a bit daunting, but there are so many cute and comfy options to choose from. Kate Hudson, who gave birth to second son Bing on July 9th, was spotted wearing a gorgeous floral sundress just a few weeks later. The flowing fabric allowed room for her post baby weight, while the wrap highlighted the smallest part of her body. We loved the happy floral print which represented her joyful attitude and also helped to camouflage the baby weight. We loved that she stayed true to her Bohemian chic style, while choosing something that was both comfortable and practical.

    Ivanka Trump, who gave birth to daughter Arabella on July 17, made her post-pregnancy debut one month later in a gorgeous navy blue wrap dress. The deep V-neck of the dress is an excellent choice as it elongates the body, which in turn creates a slimming look. We love the bold blue color choice, as well as the flowing fabric. Ivanka’s dress stayed true to her classic style, and truly represented her. For a similar look, Olian’s Kora V-Neck Maternity/Nursing Dress provides the same great shape and easy nursing access.

    Back in February, Miranda Kerr stepped out for the first time after giving birth a month earlier to baby Flynn. For her post-baby debut, Miranda chose a gorgeous patterned maxi-dress with a tailored boyfriend blazer. This is an excellent choice, as the maxi dress is comfortable and allows plenty of room while the structure of the blazer creates a finished and polished look. This is a perfect look for fall and the transition from hot to cooler weather.

    These are all great post-pregnancy looks as they provide comfort and camouflage post baby weight while providing structure and style!

  • Pregnant Tina Fey Is Ready to Pop!!

    The 40 year old comedian, Tina Fey, and husband, Jeff Richmond, are expecting their second child any day now. It seems we just can’t get enough of Tina Fey with her Palin impersonations to her award winning show, 30 Rock. However, we will now have to wait till January for the new season to begin. Fey will be playing "mom" to her newborn baby and 5 yr old daughter, Alice.

    And the sex of the baby? Fey predicted "It's going to be a werewolf" to the host, Craig Fergusen, on the Late Show.

    Fey also has a new book out, Bossypants, which she began promoting back in April on an Oprah Winfrey appearance. This is when we first learned of the pregnancy and she was already 5 months pregnant. In her memoir, Tina openly agonized about her decision to have a second child in the midst of a demanding career and as she neared the big 4-0. It seemed her overwhelming desire to be a mom once again won out over all the other demands in her life. However Fey has fended off rumors that 30 Rock is coming to an end. So we can hope and expect to see Fey as a busy pregnant and working mom in the months ahead.

    Fey certainly knows how to ROCK maternity wear. She has been spotted wearing anything from a tailored, Ann Taylor nautical outfit to a black dress showing off her burgeoning baby bump. One thing for certain, Fey has had fun keeping herself in fashion.

    Any day now, the little werewolf should be making an entrance. I know we all can't wait!!

  • Japanese Weekend’s Button Sleeve Maternity/Nursing Dress

    Japanese Weekend is really at the forefront of integrating functionality and fashion in maternity wear. "Maternity" is definitely not the first thing that comes to mind when you see a Japanese Weekend dress. This Japanese Weekend Button Sleeve Maternity/Nursing Dress combines a flowing design with a flattering shape. The brown band lifts up so you can look stylish and nurse discreetly. It has button detailing on the sleeve and an elastic trimmed neckline that can be worn off the shoulder. This dress is fun to wear and great for any summer event.

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Artist as Introvert: Chuck Palahniuk

As a professional storyteller, I know there is a huge swing between the time I spend alone and the time I spend in the public eye. Creating my stories requires a great deal of time staring at my laptop screen whilst locked away in my room. On the other hand, when I tour stages with my work, it’s rare to find a moment when I’m not surrounded by people.

Author, Chuck Palahniuk, in his prologue to “Stranger than Fiction,” writes about the swings in an artist’s social time, saying, “You spend time alone, building this lovely world where you control, control, control everything. You let the phone ring. The emails pile up. You stay in your story world until you destroy it. Then, you come back to be with other people. If your story sells well enough, you get to go on a book tour. Do interviews. Really be with people. A lot of people. People until you’re sick of people. Until you crave the idea of escaping, getting away to a…”

The truth is, despite that I straddle the fence as both an introvert and an extrovert, sometimes I need time my alone time and sometimes I love being in front of people. This is an important consideration with art and business. There are portions that are so secluded that it has all the makings of an introvert’s dream and others that require you to muster the strength of an extremely gregarious extrovert.

Considering that introverts make up 25-40% of the general population and 60% of the gifted population, (Jonathan Rauch “The Habits and Needs of a Little-Understood Group,” chances are, you fall into the same category as I do – someone who leans a bit toward the introverted side. As it stands, many of the suggestions I make in my blog are geared refreshingly toward the introvert. Given this fact, if at any time you feel a business recommendation is outside your comfort zone, find a way to individualize it further so it works for you.

  1. I wonder if all artists need to be alone to do work? This would make us defacto introverts, even the most gregarious of us need to be loners sometimes It is a necessity. Yours is a fun blog and pretty too!

  2. Thank you! I like to put on fancy cologne and wear a tie when I sit at my laptop and write my blog. Maybe that's why it's so pretty.


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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Artist as Introvert: Your Personal Style

My friend owns a comedy club in which she sometimes performs. I occasionally go there to see shows. One night, she was pulling audience members on stage as part of her act. This is generally the funniest part of her show. That night, thinking I’d be a “shoe-in” for funny, she chose me. Had she known my secret (that I’m an extroverted-introvert) she probably would have reconsidered.

What does it mean to be an extroverted-introvert? Consider this.  If you watch me perform one of my hour long solo shows on stage, you’d be likely consider me confident, passionate, articulate and extroverted. Yet, pull me up on stage as myself and the extrovert completely disappears.  I clam up, feel stupid, turn red, sweat profusely, and sometimes stutter. Needless to say, pulling me up on stage that night was possibly one of the least funny moments in theater history.

This dichotomy is something I’ve struggled with through the years and it’s been confusing to explain to others. There is a distinct difference in the social situations where I thrive and the social situations where I’d rather run in a hole and hide.

For example, most formal networking environments send me into a panic because I’m horrible when it comes to making small talk - I second guess myself, censor my ideas, and feel self conscious.
I’ve heard from others that this insecurity can make me seem shy, unsocial or pretentious. Yikes! Yet, put me in one-on-one conversation at a trade show booth or at a coffee shop and I can talk until the cows come home.  In an environment where I’ve got a specific role to play, I come across as self-assured and communicative.  Like many artists, I’m considered borderline on the Myers Briggs test. Have a similar experience?

  1. I thought I was the only one who scored equally as introverted-extroverted on the Meyers-Briggs test. I could relate to everything you sad. When I was in school the kids labeled me as a pretentious snob, because at times my shyness would keep me from talking to people, yet they did not believe I was shy because at times, in the right group or situation I was very comfortable being the center of attention. I didn't know this was a common trait amongst us creative sorts.

  2. I too relate to this. At 40 I am JUST coming to almost, kinda, barely accept and understand how MY experience jives with what others relay about THEIR experience of me. Repeatedy I have been told I intimidate people and seem SO confident or, worse, seem like a snob. These descriptions of me have taught me HOW to feel more confident, how to use these qualities I can barely identify to better express myself and reach goals. Hopefully, it hasn't ACTUALLY turned me into a snob...It has also taught me remind myself when I feel intimidated that I am not seeing the whole picture, person, personality - just a piece, a slice, a side. 51%I/49%E - Kristin

  3. I started to realize this about myself when I hit 30 and I actually had to tell people that my quietness wasn't a reflection of anything but my shy nature... I wasn't being a snob... or insecure... I was just quiet.

    If you want to freak people out.... just be quiet. Most people can't handle it. Our society is so used to noise that all kinds of assumptions start getting tossed around when you don't embrace the extroverts role.


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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 2

Not a bad first win of the season for the Wings. PK looked much better, though still not perfect. Powerplay was good. Osgood was awesome in the first period, keeping Chicago off the board after they carried the majority of the play. He made the big saves that Detroit needed him to make, including a breakaway chance by Madden in the third. With a SV% of .941, he was the first star of the night.

Patrick Sharp got the Hawks on the board first with a goal at 1:23 of the second period. Detroit responded on the power play when Lidstrom's pass hit off of Madden's skate and went in the net at 10:36 of the second. Then at 16:15, Draper took a pass from Maltby and beat Huet top shelf to make it 2-1. Franzen made it 3-1 at 17:49 when he tapped Datsyuk's shot past the goal line, on the power play.

The third period got a bit scary as the Hawks out shot the Wings 15-4 and made it 3-2 at 10:24 with Versteeg scoring on the power play. Detroit was much lazier and sloppier in the third as they seemed to assume they had the game in the bag already. They've led by 2 goals in every game so far this year and have only one win, so that will need to be addressed.

Brad May fought Radek Smolenak and beat him pretty good. Way to make your presence known, Brad.

Speaking of Brad... Brad Stuart put a hurtin on quite a few Blackhawk players tonight, including Tomas Kopecky. I would say that he was Detroit's third star tonight. He was great on the PK, physical and disciplined.

Lebda sat out after taking a heavy hit in Sweden, giving Derek Meech his first action of the year. Meech was +1 in 11:20 of ice time.

Ericsson left the game in the third after blocking a shot with his ankle, again, so hopefully he's alright.

Williams was very good tonight, even on the power play. He was fast and created quite a few chances with his speed. I didn't care for his slash that led to the third period goal, but he had an assist on Lidstrom's goal.

Bertuzzi seems bored and lazy at times. He's huge, yet any contact against him and he falls to the ice and stays there lazily poking at the puck until it's too far away. I think he'll contribute as the year goes on, but he's going to have to look alive pretty soon.

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Twitter : niche or mainstream ?

Hitwise has published a post on their blog about the US internet visits to twitter.com. The good news is that traffic is increasing. Year on year, Internet visits to Twitter.com are up 8 fold. In the past three months, visits have more than doubled and traffic continues to climb, up 60% in the past month. These figures look impressive, but still according to Hitwise, Twitter is ranked #439 among Social Networks and Forums last week and #4309 among All Categories of websites.

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Heather Hopkins from Hitwise finishes her post with Whilst Twitter continues to be a niche website, it also continues to enjoy strong growth. At the same time Richard MacManus of ReadWriteWeb writes in a post titled Early Stats Show Twitter Taking Off in Japan : The signs are that Japanese Twitter usage is set to explode in popularity. .... Could Japan be the first country where Twitter usage becomes mainstream, rather than just being popular among geeks - as it is in the US and english speaking countries? Judging by these early stats, that's a good bet!

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April 24, 2012

Weekend away

I think this past weekend was one of the best times we've had together as a family since we've been back in Seattle. We went north to Lake Padden, near Bellingham to meet up with my mom, step dad and sister. It had everything there, a playground, off-leash dog park, a lake (obviously!) and multiple trails going around the lake. We got there a bit late in the day due to traffic, but still managed to catch the sun while it was still out. Shepherd went on a swing for the first time, and Ruby was gathering rocks for her favorite activity...throwing rocks in the water. The dogs had a blast too, getting all their energy out from playing fetch in the lake. Or maybe I should say just Wyatt got his energy out. I don't think it is possible for Belle, (my sisters German shepherd), to be tired!
          After the delicious barbecued hot dogs and giant cupcakes my step dad just had to buy, we packed up and headed to the pier in Fairhaven, just outside of Bellingham. My step dad told Ruby that we would get to see seals in the water there, and sure enough one popped its head out of the water and followed us down the pier. Ruby's eyes lit up when she saw it! I love moments like that where we as parents get to see our children experience something for the first time.
          Once the sun went down, we headed back to my moms and stayed the night. Luckily we got more beautiful weather the next day and enjoyed relaxing with family. Our morning consisted of a delicious breakfast, jumping through the sprinkler, and like every family out there, target practice in the front yard with a bow and arrow. Yes, my husband, whom I love dearly, wants to be like Katniss, from the book The Hunger Games. We were using my sisters re curve bow and Jeremy also tried my moms compound. Both my mom and husband were able to shoot an apple with an arrow! All I have to say is, watch out Katniss.

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Saturday, June 2, 2012

The Last Song by Eva Wiseman

In this young-adult novel by Canadian writer Eva Wiseman, the main character Isabel lives in Spain during the time of the Inquisition. Troubles start when it is revealed that Isabel’s parents have Jewish roots. To protect her from the dangers associated with her family’s past, her parents betroth her to a man from a respectable family, even though she finds him despicable and cruel. When her father is arrested, Isabel realizes she must act quickly to save his life.

Kate had also read this book, and we both enjoyed it. However, parts of the novel read very much like a history lesson, albeit a worthwhile one, and other parts seemed rushed. This novel is very short, which makes it an excellent read for middle-school or older reluctant readers, but I can’t help thinking that a fuller treatment of the characters and plot would have turned this from a good book into a great book.

Thanks to Tundra for this review copy, which I received through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program.

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Monday, June 19, 2017

Andrew Ducrow, the Great Equestrian of Astley's Amphitheatre

Monday, June 19, 2017
Loretta reports from London:

Say you're recovering from a migraine. Do you lie languishing upon your sofa, or, when your husband says he's going for a tour of Kensal Green Cemetery, do you swallow another pill and put on your walking shoes? Gentle readers will know what my decision was. I mean, if you're going to expire from a migraine, why not do it in a cemetery where Royal Dukes and Princesses and many famous and infamous persons are buried?

Actually, I had recovered by then and was able to give the tour my full attention. On another post I may talk about the cemetery itself, but today I want to focus on Andrew Ducrow's mausoleum.  First of all, Mr. Ducrow's wife and the theater he managed--Astley's Amphitheatre--play a role in my third Dressmakers book, Vixen in Velvet. Second, it appealed to my love of everything exuberantly over the top--which it is,  even by Regency/Victorian standards. The Duke of Portland has a plain, pink granite monument. The Duke of Cambridge has an elegant but simple mausoleum. Not Mr. Ducrow.

The epitaph his second wife, Louisa Woolford (who performs in my book) wrote is modest by comparison:

"Within this tomb, erected by Genius, for the reception of its own remains, are deposited those of Andrew Ducrow, many years lessee of the Royal Amphitheatre, London; whose death deprived the arts and sciences of an eminent professor and liberal patron, his family of an affectionate husband and father, and the world of an upright man.

"He was born in London, 10th October, 1793. and died 27th January, 1842; and, to commemorate such virtues, his afflicted widow has erected this tribute."

The London Dead blog post link given above has several images of the Ducrows in performance.There are more images here at the Victorian Web, with some explanations of the various funereal ornaments.  And here's a bit more, with a map.

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31 December 2009

"It Could Have Been Worse"

I'm going to close this year's blogging by highlighting the phrase above. It is a wonderful anodyne for any hurt (real or imagined) that you experience.

Repeat the phrase to yourself whenever you are injured, your sports team is defeated, your finances are compromised, your marriage goes through a rough patch, or news stories on the internet are depressing.

Best wishes to all for a better 2010.

Sumerians "shocked" as world is created

"Members of the earth's earliest known civilization, the Sumerians, looked on in shock and confusion some 6,000 years ago as God, the Lord Almighty, created Heaven and Earth.

According to recently excavated clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script, thousands of Sumerians—the first humans to establish systems of writing, agriculture, and government—were working on their sophisticated irrigation systems when the Father of All Creation reached down from the ether and blew the divine spirit of life into their thriving civilization.

"I do not understand," reads an ancient line of pictographs depicting the sun, the moon, water, and a Sumerian who appears to be scratching his head. "A booming voice is saying, 'Let there be light,' but there is already light. It is saying, 'Let the earth bring forth grass,' but I am already standing on grass."

... According to the cuneiform tablets, Sumerians found God's most puzzling act to be the creation from dust of the first two human beings. "These two people made in his image do not know how to communicate, lack skills in both mathematics and farming, and have the intellectual capacity of an infant," one Sumerian philosopher wrote. "They must be the creation of a complete idiot."

Trapping leeches

I used to spend my summers at Leech Lake in northern Minnesota. These creatures are neither scary nor disgusting nor much of a hazard. The ones in this video are presumably being harvested to sell for bait. Medical leeches are raised in sterile laboratory environments.

Paris, 1900

Taken during the Exposition Universelle. Note the "moving walkway." I love early documentary films like this. Somehow the streets of the time seemed more vibrant and "user-friendly." I think it's because of the absence of motorized vehicles. It would have been wonderful to stroll those streets.

Links here to still photos of the same time and event.

Via Titam et le Sirop d'Erable.

An unusual log cabin

Found at Language Log.

A terrible toy

"Well into the nineteenth century it was the custom in Italy to tie a string to the leg of living birds or big cockchafers and give them to children to play with. The custom was so universal that we even see such living playthings represented in the hands of the Christ Child, especially in pictures of the Italian Renaissance. A curious example of a similar kind was to be found among the usually so simple and harmless German toys, as a Nuremberg catalog of the eighteenth century proves [above]. These were comic figures with space inside to hold a bird which in its struggles gives to the figures all kind of motions. As the catalog says: 'No ones would imagine that a living bird was inside, but would suppose that it was clock-work which made the head, eyes, and beak of the bird move.'"

From an interesting collection of vintage toys at A Journey Round My Skull.

What's the hand sign for "lizard"?

Via Palahniuk and Chocolate.

Update: It's a little hand-puppet shape like that used for making shadows on walls. Illustrated on t-shirt at ThinkGeek. Hat tip to Marshall.

Bangkok marketplace

I won't add anything. Res ipsa loquitur.

Comparing generations

There's some truth in this. (wish they hadn't misspelled buses).

Dumbo octopus

I know this has been dubbed a "Dumbo" octopus because of it's "ears," but I just can't get over the idea that it's wearing tennis shoes...

Credit Smithsonian.

Celebrity deaths in 2009

Buzzfeed has a collection of what are dubbed "Second Tier Celebrity Deaths" in the past year. One can argue endlessly (and fruitlessly) about which celebrities are first- or second-tier. Of those in the list I've selected the photo of Les Paul because of his immense contribution to the world of music, and because he was a native Wisconsinite.

I wish I had time to blog some of the others. Take a peek...

Wildlife photos

This week the internet is chock full of "best of" compilations. Photography enthusiasts must be drowning in material. Above are some of my favorites from the Guardian's collection of their favorites from their weekly feature of wildlife photos.

The hippo emerging amidst the flowers looks like an illustration from a children's book. The joey is peeking from its pouch. The tree frog has remarkable limbs. The stingray is going airborne to avoid a killer whale.

Credits at this link, where there are 45 more photos.

An interesting way to feather one's nest

When I saw this photo in the Guardian's gallery of the best wildlife photos of 2009, I assumed the bird was performing an "oxpecker" service of removing/eating ticks, but the caption indicates that "Magpies pluck fur from the back of a deer at Ashton Court estate in Bristol."

I had never considered the possibility that birds might harvest nest material from living animals. Perhaps others do so as well. You learn something every day.

Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Something you don't see every day

The emerald green disc on the tail feather of the king bird of paradise which are used in a courtship ritual. The bird was seen in the extinct Mount Bosavi volcano in Papua New Guinea, where scientists, cavers and wildlife film makers ventured in search of rare animals and birds

Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC

30 December 2009

BIG northern pike

“This pike was caught on the 6th of March 2006 by Dutch fisherman Ewout Blom in a pretty big lake in the south of Holland, I know the name of the lake from where quite a number of 40 plus pikes were caught and released but promised not to mention the name to avoid too heavy fishing pressure.

"This pike had a length of 127 cm and a weight of 19,5 kilo and was caught trolling with a Rapala Super Shad Rap in perch colour and I have about 10 original digital pictures of this fish.

"For the metric-impaired (such as yours truly), 127cm and 19.4 kilos works out to right around 50 inches, and just barely shy of 43 pounds.”
I didn't know until I just read the Wiki entry that the fish is called a "pike" from its resemblance to the pole-weapon pike. You learn something every day.

Credit Pike Anglers' Club

Florida steamboat, 1902

"On the Ocklawaha." Steamboat Metamora of Palatka. Photo by William Henry Jackson.

No visitor can afford to visit Florida without having enjoyed a sail on this tortuous stream which flows through a dense semi-tropical forest. The night scenes, when this tangled mass of shrubbery is lighted by torches, are marvelous. A steamer of the LUCAS NEW LINE OCKLAWAHA RIVER STEAMERS will leave Palatka for Silver Spring on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 12.30 p.m., after arrival of trains from Jacksonville and St. Augustine.

Found at Shorpy, where you can view the photo in wallpaper size.

Victoria's Secret fashion show

Widelec has a gallery of 150 photos from the 2009 show. This was the last one.

Landscape photography

Selections from an incredible portfolio by Marian Matta. Some of them have been collected at Widelec. Click to enlarge.

"Frozen" trailer

I couldn't tell if it was real, or a spoof.

Apparently (sadly), it's real...

Via I Have Seen the Whole of the Internet.

Motion-activated holy water dispenser

Rural schoolgirls of Eastern Anatolia

Three slightly-cropped selections from the book "Sweet Nothings," by photographer Vanessa Winship. Additional photos available at the photographer's website.
Photographer Vanessa Winship lived and worked in the area of Eastern Turkey for almost a decade an explosive region containing the borderlands of Iraq, Iran and Armenia. Struck by enduring images of rural schoolgirls wearing little blue dresses and their delicate status within politically loaded discussions over borders and identity, Winship systematically documented her encounter with them.
Via Reciprocity Failure.

Debunking "terrorist = Islamist"

I had the TV on for something this week; I can't remember the program (probably flipping channels during football game commercials), and heard the comment "not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim" - and I thought WTF how can someone be so egregiously ignorant?

Today at Salon, Glenn Greenwald provides some factual counterpoints, while responding to this similarly erroneous statement:
"...Even though 99.999 percent of Muslims abhor attacks on innocent civilians on moral and theological grounds, 100 percent of attempted terrorist attacks on the U.S. (and, with the exception of the Basques in Spain, terrorists attacks on all Western nations) since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing have been committed by people claiming to act in the name of Islam."
Here are some of his rebutting examples:
A rocket attack on MI6 headquarters in London is believed to be the work of dissident Irish republicans...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says the evidence, including hundreds of pages of unsealed documents, proves that Dr. Ivins was the sole person responsible for the 2001 anthrax mailings...

Olympic bombing suspect Eric Robert Rudolph...

1997 bombings at a gay nightclub and a clinic that performed abortions in the Atlanta area...

U.S.-born Jewish terrorist suspected of series of attacks over past 12 years...

While Arab-Jewish violence is common, the attack on the 73-year-old historian has shocked public opinion in Israel because all the evidence points to it being intra-Jewish. 'I consider it an act of Jewish terrorism...

A white supremacist suspected of targeting blacks, Jews and Asians in a deadly Independence Day weekend drive-by shooting rampage...

Mountaineer Militia leader Floyd Looker, convicted in an alleged plot to blow up an FBI fingerprint complex
More examples and cogent discussion at the link.

Defining "security theater"

Security theater consists of security countermeasures intended to provide the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to actually improve security. The term was coined by Bruce Schneier for his book Beyond Fear, but has gained currency in security circles, particularly for describing airport security measures. It is also used by some experts such as Edward Felten to describe the airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks. Security theater gains importance both by satisfying and exploiting the gap between perceived risk and actual risk...

In many cases, intrusive security theater measures also create secondary negative effects whose real cost is hard to quantify and likely to dwarf the direct expenses. Such ripple effects are often connected to fear; visible measures such as armed guards and highly intrusive security measures may lead people to believe that there must be a real risk associated with their activity...
Via The Seminal.

Maureen Dowd on the anti-terror response

"We seemed to still be behind the curve and reactive, patting down grannies and 5-year-olds, confiscating snow globes and lip glosses.

Instead of modernity, we have airports where security is so retro that taking away pillows and blankies and bathroom breaks counts as a great leap forward.

If we can’t catch a Nigerian with a powerful explosive powder in his oddly feminine-looking underpants and a syringe full of acid, a man whose own father had alerted the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, a traveler whose ticket was paid for in cash and who didn’t check bags, whose visa renewal had been denied by the British, who had studied Arabic in Al Qaeda sanctuary Yemen, whose name was on a counterterrorism watch list, who can we catch?

We are headed toward the moment when screeners will watch watch-listers sashay through while we have to come to the airport in hospital gowns, flapping open in the back..."

Maher and Sullivan address terrorism

I think I posted a longer version of this when it was originally issued, but a reprise seems appropriate now before security rules are revised to make us take off our underpants.

Via The Daily Dish.

Overcoming dysmelia (limb deficiency)

The young lady above, Jessica Cox, was in the news this past week after becoming the first limb-deficient pilot to be certified to fly a non-modified plane without using prosthetic limbs. Here is a brief bio:
The psychology graduate can write, type, drive a car, brush her hair and talk on her phone simply using her feet. Ms Cox, from Tuscon, Arizona, USA, is also a former dancer and double black belt in Tai Kwon-Do. She has a no-restrictions driving license, she flies planes and she can type 25 words a minute.
Photo gallery. I have endless admiration for people who overcome such handicaps, and have previously posted similar stories here, here, here, and here.

You can get almost anything "on a stick" at the Minnesota State Fair, but to sample skewered centipedes, you will need to go to China.

From a gallery of 18 food-related photos at the Guardian.

29 December 2009

Harper's Index #6

Selections from ~1992-1994:

Number of the world's 810 vampires who live in the United States, according to the Vampire Research Center: 550
Number who live in Romania: 3

Estimated number of cows it takes to supply the 22,000 footballs the NFL uses each season: 3,000
Number of pigs: 0

Amount the CIA will spend in 1992 to buy back each Stinger missile it gave to Afghan rebels: $100,000
Amount each missile cost the United States government: $25,000

Number of finance ministers of the Group of Seven countries who have a degree in economics: 1

Number of poems included in The Best American Poetry 1993 that rhyme: 1

Ratio of the number of wild turkeys in the United States to the number of wild-turkey hunters: 2:1

Number of hunters who have had their cremated remains loaded into a shotgun shell and shot at an animal: 40

Percentage of the world's cranberries that are grown in Massachusetts: 42

Rank of cola, breakfast cereal, and ground beef, among the groceries Americans spent the most on in 1993: 1,2,3

Ratio of the number of Americans who prefer toilet paper to unroll off the top to those who prefer the bottom: 3:1

Average number of members of Congress charged with a crime each decade between 1789 and 1970: 2
Average number charged with a crime each decade since then: 24

Number of tourists murdered in Florida 1994: 7
Number murdered in Egypt: 1

Average number of Robert Ludlum novels sold worldwide, per minute: 18

Average number of Americans who die each year as a result of insect bites: 40

Ratio of the emissions produced by a car driven 50 miles to those produced by a lawn mower in one hour: 1:1

Amount by which the price of a pair of J. Crew broken-in jeans exceeds the price of a pair of regular J. Crew jeans: $8

Number of American cats fitted with pacemakers last year: 800

Chances that a funeral procession in Taiwan includes a stripper: 1 in 3

Chances that an indicted American will be defended with public funds: 3 in 4

Portion of all war fatalities in the last 500 years that took place in the twentieth century: 3/4

Gallons of Kool-Aid consumed by Americans each summer: 204,000,000

Number of Americans who must become Rhodes scholars for Clinton's Cabinet to "look like America" : 17,000,000

Rank of Bill Clinton's shoes, among the largest of any president since Woodrow Wilson: 1

Number of government employees VP Gore invited to accompany him on his trip to Russia: 600

Number of American states in which a notary public is required to be literate in English: 12

Percentage change, since 1850, in the number of wooded acres in New Hampshire: +118

Age, in years, of a piece of wedding fruitcake on display at the Grover Cleveland Birthplace in NJ: 106

Number of American amateur soccer players killed by falling goalposts since 1979: 18

Cordyceps emerges from the brains of insects. And may cure cancer.

As Sir David Attenborough explains in this Planet Earth video, the cordyceps fungus is lethal to insects. Now a study to be published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reports that cordycepin, a substance derived from the fungus, has potential as an antineoplastic medication:
...at a low dose cordycepin inhibits the uncontrolled growth and division of the cells, and at high doses it stops cells from sticking together, which also inhibits growth.

28 December 2009

The transvestites of 16th century America

I just finished reading Charles Hudson's The Juan Pardo Expeditions: Exploration of the Carolinas and Tennessee, 1566-1568 (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990). The book recounts some of the journeys of Spanish explorers in North America in the mid-16th century.

It was almost two years ago that I blogged a piece about the epic journey of Cabeza de Vaca. That book made me want to read more about deSoto and the other Spaniards in North America. Juan Pardo travelled from South Carolina up to North Carolina and then west as far as what is nowadays Johnson City and Knoxville, Tennessee.

One of the more curious incidents recorded in the book is an ethnographic observation of the local Indians:
"...in Cauchi they saw an Indian man who was dressed as a woman and walking in the company of women. When Pardo asked Cauchi Orata for an explanation he said that the man was his "brother," but because he was not a man for war or for doing the things that men do, he went about as a woman and did a woman's tasks..."
The illustration in the book, reproduced above, is Plate XXIII from the famous set of engravings by Jacques Le Moyne: "Timucuan male transvestites carrying packbaskets of food. Females are shown loading the packbaskets... Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution."

I've not added this book to TYWKIWDBI's list of now 30 recommended books, because the content will probably not be of interest to most readers of this blog, but it would certainly appeal to those with an interest in North American prehistory.

Image credit.

Numbers = Angles

Contrived - but clever.

Credit Bits and Pieces, via Ravings of a Semi-sane Madwoman.

27 December 2009

I'm a male, so I can't speak from any experience re these things, but they do appear to be clever inventions. Small, removable (and reusable) flanges that slip on over high heels to increase the surface contact area and prevent the heel from entering cracks, grates, and soft earth.

Source, via Cindy Leyland.

K-Street does Christmas

Via Truthdig.

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QI discusses the Christmas-Mithras connection

The linkage isn't quite as tight as Stephen Fry suggests, but is still very interesting, and likely not a "massive coincidence."

For more re Mithras, see the post below this.

26 December 2009

"... a scorpion attacks the bull's testicles."

"Tauroctony" is your two-dollar word for the day. It refers to the artistic depiction of the mythic hero Mithras ritually slaying a bull (the sacrifice is called a taurobolium).
In the depiction, Mithras, wearing a Phrygian cap and pants, slays the bull, kneeling on its back with his left knee while looking away. His cape billows behind him showing its inner side. A serpent and dog seem to drink from the bull's open wound (which often spills blood but occasionally grain), and a scorpion attacks the bull's testicles. Typically, a raven or crow is also present, and sometimes also a goblet and small lion.
There is general agreement that the symbolism is astrological. More details at Wikipedia.

Sign language may be more efficient than spoken language

Almost 40 years ago, researchers discovered that although it takes longer to make signs than to say the equivalent words, on average sentences can be completed in about the same time. How can that be possible?

Today, Andrew Chong and buddies at Princeton University in New Jersey give us the answer. They say that the information content of the 45 handshapes that make up sign language is higher than the information content of phonemes, the building blocks of the spoken word. In other words, there is greater redundancy in spoken English than signed English.

Further details at MIT's Technology Review, via The New Shelton wet/dry.

How to make a billion dollars

STEP 1: Form a bank.

STEP 2: Round up a bunch of unemployed friends to be "bankers."

STEP 3: Raise $1 billion of equity. (This is the only tricky step. And it's not that tricky. See below.*)

STEP 4: Borrow $9 billion from the Fed at an annual cost of 0.25%.

STEP 5: Buy $10 billion of 30-year Treasuries paying 4.45%

STEP 6: Sit back and watch the cash flow in.

Further details at Business Insider, via The New Shelton wet/dry.

The Afghan War: $57,000 per MINUTE

And how much of that goes to the troops themselves?
...add up the yearly salary of a Marine from Camp Lejeune with four years of service, throw in his or her housing allowance, additional pay for dependents, and bonus pay for hazardous duty, imminent danger, and family separation, and you'll still be many thousands of dollars short of that single minute's sum...
So who gets all the money? Think about it...

Dilbert and Dogbert exchange Christmas gifts

A proposal to make hospitals disclose "facility fees"

"Most hospital-owned clinics in south-central Wisconsin charge the fees at least some of the time, at an average of $117... Patients who are aware of the fees can sometimes avoid them by going to other clinics... But most patients don't know about the fees, and some learn about them only after receiving their bills....

Pam Charles, of Beloit, said she went to the Park Street clinic complex next to Meriter Hospital to get second and third opinions on whether she needed surgery.

For both visits, she said, she parked in the same lot and used the same elevator. On one visit, she turned right. On the other, she turned left.

Her bill for the first visit, at a clinic owned by UW Health's doctor group: $216. The bill for the other visit, at a clinic owned by Meriter: $423, including a $157 facility fee from Meriter...

Hospitals have been allowed to charge facility fees under Medicare rules for years... the fees enable hospitals to recover some of the costs of their equipment and of meeting requirements that doctors' offices don't face, such as patient safety standards...

UW and Meriter have signs, brochures and letters explaining the fees, but none of the Madison hospitals tell patients about the fees when appointments are made, the hospital officials said..."

Above text from an article at the Wisconsin State Journal. The proposed legislation will also require insurance plans to disclose to patients whether they cover facility fees.

Is your house clean?

Vintage mug shots

Selections from the book City of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs 1912-1948, posted at A Time To Get, via biancasunshine.

I find it fascinating just to look at those faces and wonder what the backstories are. More pix at the source links.

Re the death of Brittany Murphy

TYWKIWDBI tries not to cover "celebrity news," but the following paragraph from Salon is worth noting:
The coroner's notes allegedly claim a pharmacopia in Murphy's bathroom cabinet: Topamax (for seizures or migraines), methylprednisolone (a steroid), fluoxetine (an antidepressant), Klonopin (for anxiety), carbamazepine (for seizures or bipolar disorder), Ativan (for anxiety), Vicoprofen (pain reliever), propranolol (for hypertension, migraines or anxiety), Biaxin (an antibiotic), and hydrocodone (a narcotic pain reliever). Gone are the days of shameful crack pipes and empty gin bottles. "No alcohol containers, paraphernalia or illegal drugs were discovered," the report stated...
More at the link re "doctor shopping" and the risks of prescription drugs.

"Take a deep breath... Hold it..."

"WW1, France: radiographer captured on film in protective clothing and headpiece. Photograph by H. J. Hickman, ca. 1918.

That would be lead clothing, and it would feel like it weighed a ton. Send this photo to any of your medical friends who complain about having to wear a short lead apron when portable films are taken.

Via Uncertain Times, where there is something interesting every day.

TYWKIWDBI survives computer attack

I suppose one could call it an attempt at "denial of service," but it wasn't one of those coordinated multi-user assaults. Rather this was the work of one person. Someone who knew that last year I must have expended a thousand hours working my way through hundreds of worlds in Civilization III. That person gave me Civilization IV Gold Edition with the Warlords expansion pack for Christmas.

I was fortunate yesterday in being able to get away from the computer after only about 6 hours, after battling China, Greece, Rome, and Mali for the control of Africa. I'm ahead at the Renaissance.

Posted as a reminder that there are multiple factors that can interfere with blogging. We've just gone through a major winter storm; now come the football games. It's a tough world out there.

24 December 2009

Are Alzheimer's disease and cancer inversely related?

A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Neurology reports that elderly persons with Alzheimer's have a reduced incidence of cancer, and those with cancer are less likely to have Alzheimer's symptoms.

Those who had Alzheimer's at the start of the study were 69% less likely to be admitted to hospital with cancer than those free of the disease at the start.

And those with cancer at the study's start were 43% less likely to develop Alzheimer's than the cancer free.

There are biological reasons why this relationship could be causal:

"Alzheimer's disease and cancer are both characterised by abnormal, but opposing, cellular behaviour.

"In Alzheimer's disease, excessive cell death occurs, whereas cancer is characterised by excessive cell growth..."

However, it is also possible that the symptoms of one disease may mask or prevent the diagnosis of the other disease, so more studies are necessary.

"O LIttle Walled Town of Bethlehem"

On Christmas Eve, a traditional site faces harsh new realities.

23 December 2009

Cover art from the Golden Age of science fiction

Pix above selected from a gallery of 43 images at Life.com.

How to behave in Afghanistan

"Forbidden! It is forbidden to enter any yards and houses of locals, look into the windows of their houses, into the eyes of women and talk with them."

"One shouldn’t take off their clothes, take a tan and swim in the public eye or nearby any residential buildings. Such a behavior is incompatible with national and religious habits of the Afghans and will be considered as an offensive activity."

Since it appears our military commanders are determined to repeat the Russian experience in Afghanistan, they might as well distribute to them the booklets that were given to the Soviet troops in the 1980s. The full booklet is reproduced at English Russia.
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20 Taylor Vogt
20 Taylor Vogt
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230
Year: Senior
Hometown: Burlingame, Calif.
High School: Burlingame H.S.
Position: Catcher
Honors: 3V
Big backstop may have earned himself the starting job behind the plate. If not handling the Gaucho staff, should expect to be in the lineup as a designated hitter.

Started 26 games as a designated hitter and three behind the plate while posting a .265 batting average...Knocked two home runs and drove in 21 RBI...Tallied 27 hits and 14 walks...Had six multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games including one four-RBI performance...Hit eventual game-winning home run in UCSB's opening day 2-1 victory over San Diego State.

Started majority of the games behind the dish for the Gauchos...Provided steady numbers at the plate batting .318 with 9 doubles and 23 RBI...Most impressive game came against rival Cal Poly on May 24 when he mashed two triples and scored four runs...Had another multiple hit game the next day finishing the day two for five with three RBI.

Appeared in two games getting one at bat for the Gauchos.

Redshirted for Gauchos.

High School
Played for Rich Sciutto at Burlingame High School...Batted .480 at the varsity level and a league record .600 his senior year...In addition to his high batting average, Vogt also clubbed six homers...Received all-league, all-county, all-state and All-American honors.

Born February 1, 1981 in Burlingame, California...Philosophy major with a minor in History...Would like to step up to the plate against Rob Nen...Roots for the Giants and Niners...Favorite athletes are Barry Bonds and Benito Santiago...Favorite movie is Pretty Woman...Most memorable sports moment was hitting a home run to win a CCS game in high school...Was also recruited by USF, Wake Forest and Cal Poly...Favorite aspect of Santa Barbara is the beach...Has three siblings...Son of Janice and Bob Wolfe and Phil and Pam Vogt.


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Gauchos Fall to Titans

Jan. 10, 2009

Box Score

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Josh Akognon scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the second half to rally Cal State Fullerton to a 62-58 basketball victory at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.

Akognon made 5-of-11 shots from the 3-point line as the Titans (8-8, 2-2 Big West Conference) got their second-straight road win.

James Powell led the Gauchos (7-9, 1-3 Big West Conference) with 19 points, but he missed two 3-pointers and committed a turnover while they went scoreless in the final 2:14.

Marcio Lassiter sealed Fullerton's win with a pair of free throws with 4.6 seconds left.

UCSB led by as many as 13 points in the first half while shooting 53.6 percent. Chris Devine had eight of his 13 points and six of his nine rebounds in the first 20 minutes.

But the Gauchos shot just 27.8 percent in the second half while committing 13 of their 24 turnovers.