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Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Lewis ... Jim Martin
Bong Soo Han ... Rev. Rhee (as Master Bong Soo Han)
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Richard Norton ... Ezekiel
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This seemingly low-budget film is among my favorite martial-arts films of all time even though the plot is a shameless copy of "Enter the Dragon"----minus Dragon's production values. You have the leader of a cult on his own island leading hundreds of followers. At the island, the daughter of a senator is among the followers and Joe Lewis is recruited to get her out. To do that, he enlists the help of five colleagues.

I think what makes this movie stand above most martial arts films is that you have a charismatic group of martial artists working as a team when they infiltrate the bad guy's island. Director Robert Clouse, who also directed Enter the Dragon, really played up the "team" factor and I think that's the element that makes the film work.

The actors aren't anything extraordinary, but anyone looking for Brandos or Oliviers here deserve what they get. I was surprised this was only one of two movies Joe Lewis ever made. I certainly thought he had the look and personality to carry a few more martial-arts films, but hey.

Richard Norton, who played Ezekial, went on to great success in the straight-to-video world. A charismatic performer, he made a few pretty entertaining martial arts films over the years, some with fellow martial-artist Cynthia Rothrock.

My favorite of the team was Sonny Barnes, who plays the cheesily named "Lockjaw". Barnes never really did much else after this, except for a Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney music video, which is a shame because I really enjoyed him in this.

You can tell the budget went to the famous martial-artists in its cast because the locales and everything else in the film looks cheap.

Aside from Lewis and Norton, you also have Benny "The Jet" Urquidez in the cast, and Master Bong Soo Han, who played the villain. Some martial-arts fans will recognize Han as Billy Jack's partner in "Trial of Billy Jack" during the climatic fight scene.

As for the fight scenes, many of them are really good. Clouse takes full advantage of the fact he has an A-Team of martial-artists as stars and shows off their skills many times throughout the film, (even though most of the time they are fighting what are obviously a bunch of wannabe extras). Some of the stunts work, others bomb, but in the end, I really liked the movie. I also really liked the catchy title theme by William Goldstein. Some of my buddies think it's cheesy as hell, but I get a kick out of it.

I wonder if Quentin Tarantino had this film in mind when wrote dialogue for "Pulp Fiction". In that film, Uma Thurman's character, Mia, said she starred in a pilot called, "Fox Force Five".

Anyway, this is enjoyable for fans of the genre. The team factor makes all the difference, and there seemed to be potential here for sequels since I really enjoyed watching the cast work together.

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Middy's Air Army

This is too damn suspicious. Sure, go ahead and argue it's likely there's some sort of giant feline-bolixing lodestone under Venice sending cats up trees, or a scientist shooting suicidal brainwaves to the pussy population...tell yourself anything you want...but the disturbing fact remains that the last time we blogged about a cat leaping from a tree, it was one block away.

My instinct tells me there is something of the treacherous cat intelligence at work here…there are independent agents of the feline flying corps across Los Angeles (cf. our post of August 9) but to set up an actual base of operations? They are grouping…planning... plotting...waiting...there're 75,000 Mexican Fan and Canary Island date palms in Los Angeles, and probably as many of these beasts…prepare for the sky-darkening clowder of carnivorous cats!

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Saturday, April 03, 2010

Prayer Doesn't Work

A friend and I frequent Barnes & Noble about once a month with what we call "B&N Nights." We go there, browse the aisles for about 25 minutes, and then eventually find ourselves sitting with a stack of books and a couple of magazines in the cafe, sipping Starbucks and chatting or flipping through the pages of our literature.

I love these nights. There is something so tangibly wonderful about a bookstore. I love the idea of book in hand, coffee in other, and aisles and aisles of endless words on paper.

On one particular B&N evening last November, a book caught my eye. I have to admit, it wasn't the title so much as it was the colorful spine. I picked it up and it read, "Six Prayers God Always Answers."

Now the colorful cover took a backseat to the title. I would be traveling to Texas that next weekend in a car, and so I knew I would have plenty of time to read. I made the purchase.

The fact that I just finished reading it last week doesn't back up this statement very well: I loved it and found it to be so very interesting. Then I should have finished it sooner, eh? Especially during those 24 hours I spent in the car to and from Texas. Or if not then, during the next several hours I spent in a van from Illinois to Georgia and back. And at the very least, if not then, then on the 16 hour flight to and from Africa this past January.

None of the above. I tend to be ADD when I read books. I love to read, but it's really hard for me to read for long periods of time, no matter how good the book. Furthermore, I treat books as I do situations in my life. It goes along with my personality type of ENFP... I get bored of one thing quickly and move onto another. It doesn't mean I won't come back. It just means I can't stay there for long periods of time. In this way, new projects bud at any time, and several projects sit unfinished. As I have gotten older, I find that I am better about sticking with one thing to completion. But as for this book, it took me about 4-5 months to finish it. In fact, the other day my friend asked me, "How many books do you read at a time?"

It was a legit question. Never just one. In fact, currently I am in 3 different bible studies and until recently was reading 2-3 books at a time, as well. I like variety.

Anyway, this particular book was one that I forgot how much I truly enjoyed until I would start reading it again. It really made me think, and often times made me chuckle nervously as chapters would come to a close and would give me a reality check on my own life.

The very first chapter is entitled, "Prayer Doesn't Work."

The whole book is like this. It almost gives you a double take. What? Prayer Doesn't Work? The words would beg you to read more, posing controversial phrases and statements that made you hope would end in a truthful conclusion. And although sometimes I was doubtful, it always did.

The first words of the book read, "Prayer doesn't work. God does. We often get that confused, don't we?"

It's true. To say "prayer doesn't work" almost seems preposterous until you think about what that actually means. Prayer can't work without God. We pray to God, the One who makes everything work. So at the end of the day, no, prayer doesn't work. God does. But we pray TO God.

I was recently reading in my Martha & Mary bible study book, and a story there struck me. The story talked about our relationship with God and how we spend time with Him. In the story, it outlined it as a man who would go to a quiet, secluded den every morning and spend 20 minutes there with Jesus (who in this story, was in human form). He would sit and talk with Him, and they would both enjoy that time together. As days went on, the man really liked being able to go and talk with Jesus one on one, share his problems, and have someone there to support him.

However, the man became busy, and every once in awhile would miss a morning of this time with Jesus. One week, his life had gotten so busy that he forgot to go at all. As he was passing the door to the den, he noticed Jesus was still in there at the time they usually met. The man peeked his head inside the door.

"You're still here?" he asked.

"Yes," Jesus replied, "I am. I am here every morning."

"Oh," the man replied. "I didn't realize you still came if I didn't show up."

"You see, the problem with you is that you see this time as a step to your own spiritual growth," Jesus told him, "But what you don't realize is that I also enjoy this time with you."

Maybe that doesn't speak to some of you as it did to me. It may even seem painfully obvious. But to me, it was a real eye-opener. Not that I don't think the Lord enjoys spending time with me, but that I may not see it from the right perspective. I often see my time with the Lord as "an aid to my own spiritual progress." And, it is that. But it's also so much more. It's a relationship builder. If I am supposed to imitate Christ and know Truth, how can I do that without investing in a relationship with the One who will show me how? And a relationship isn't just one-sided. It's not just me + an Almighty God up on His throne, some untouchable, distant, all-powerful being that I send a request to every now and again and memorize verses about. It is a beautiful, special relationship that is formed between myself and the Lord Jesus Christ, and it's not just for my enjoyment only. He enjoys time with me, too. He enjoys time with all of His children. After all, He created us, each and every one unique. Just as a father loves to spend time with each of his own earthly children, why would my God not enjoy spending time with me?

Sometimes, I guess it's just hard for me to grasp. When I think about God enjoying that time as much as I do, it blows my mind. Really? And, as I say, it's not rocket science. Of course He loves and cherishes that time. Yet He doesn't need us. He doesn't need any of us. But He desires our closeness and our relationship. He wants it. He is jealous for it. In fact, I was just reading in the Bible the other day a metaphor describing that our love for Christ should be just like the love we reserve for that one and only spouse in our life. Pure, undefiled, and only directed to one person: and in this case, that is Christ. So while God is God and He could do away with all of us and this entire Universe with the snap of His fingers if he wanted, He still cherishes us and our time, and the relationship we build with Him.

So, we can pray all we want, but ultimately, it's not prayer that will change anything. It's God who will. Yet it's through that avenue of prayer, the requests we make to God, and the relationship we build because of prayer that induces God to work.

May we continue to fervently pray in pursuit of an amazing relationship with God.

Love you all!

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Monday, March 25, 2013

Review: Spellbinding, Maya Gold

There's more than one way to be powerful . . .

It is during a routine school project that Abby Silva--sixteen and nearly friendless--makes a startling discovery: She is descended from women who were accused of witchcraft back in 1600s Salem. And when Abby visits nearby Salem, strange, inexplicable events start to unfold. Objects move when she wills them to. Candles burst into sudden flame. And an ancient spellbook somehow winds up in her possession.

Trying to harness her newfound power, Abby concocts a love potion to win over her longtime crush--and exact revenge upon his cruel, bullying girlfriend. But old magic is not to be trifled with. Soon, Abby is thrust headlong into a world of hexes, secrets, and danger. And then there's Rem Anders, the beautiful, mysterious Salem boy who seems to know more about Abby than he first lets on.

A reckoning is coming, and Abby will have to make sense of her history--and her heart--before she can face the powerful truth. Goodreads.

This was a fun, quick read for me. It may be a little sick of me, but I've always found the history of Salem interesting, so I enjoyed seeing familiar names and places through a different perspective. Coming from someone who doesn't read a ton of witch-themed books, it was also nice that the reader isn't bombarded with unfamiliar terms and rituals.

The main complaint I've heard about this book is that it relies on stereo-types. I'm not going to argue against that, because it does, but here's my opinion: Why not use them if they work? The shy, overlooked girl, the handsome jock, the mean-girl clique. We all know those people. So it didn't really bother me at all.

If I had to pick out one thing that did bother me, it would be that at times the plot moves so fast, I I felt disconnected from Abby. Sometimes her decisions felt really rushed, and I would have liked to see more of her thought process, how she jumped from plan A to B. Also, I just never understood the attraction to Travis, but that could just be me.

I totally got the attraction to Rem. I kinda want a Rem of my own. The level of tension and anticipation Maya Gold was able to create between Rem and Abby without even a single kiss was impressive. I've said it before, but I really respect authors who rely on the story, not sex and language, to get the attention of their audience. So hats off to Ms. Gold on that one.

In all, if you're looking for an in-depth book on modern witches, or something with an earth-shattering plot, this isn't it. But if you want a clean, quick, fun story about plain-Jane getting superpowers, you should check it out!

YA notes: None

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Down a dirt road and between thickets of trees, Paul Queen lives inside a grassy, man-made hill in Orlando, Florida, in the United States.

Deer try to stroll across his rooftop. Gopher tortoises attempt to tunnel into the walls.

(Earthy Shelter, The Stars, July 27, 2010)

我早知道西方人有人姓King。其中两个有此姓的名人是已故民权领袖Martin Luther King和作家Stephen King。但我却想不到原来也有人姓Queen

西方国家也有人以颜色为姓，这包括White Black，和BrownWheel of Fortune的女主持是Vanna White，《达文西密码》的作家是Dan Brown，美国有一名演员叫Karen Black

香港歌手夏绍声，洋名叫Danny SummerSummer也是Anglo-Saxon民族的姓。以此看来，一名姓王的先生也大可以Mr King自居，姓白的小姐可自称为Ms White

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Monday, July 26, 2010

Say No to Man U?

Malaysia is a soccer-mad nation. Manchester United is probably the most popular European football club in this country. However, recently the Islamic authorities have warned that Muslims should not don the jersey of the Red Devils, as its emblem features a devil.

Note: Haram is the Islamic term for ‘unlawful’.

Further, the Islamic authorities have also told the Muslims to not wear the jersey of Barcelona FC, whose logo contains a cross.

Further, Muslims are also told to shun the jersey of Liverpool FC. The main sponsor of the football club is Carlsberg, the bear-maker.

Now, consider this: Malaysia’s national flag has a symbol of Islam – new moon. Should Malaysian Christians to salute it?

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Girl in Kimono

As mentioned in my previous post, the purpose of my visit to Bukit Tinggi Japanese Village was to photograph model in traditional Japanese costumes. The model of this shooting session was Felixia.

The teahouse in Japanese Village had kimono and yukata for rental, at a price of RM20 for 30 minutes. The event organizer had also bought a set of yukata. For the uninitiated, yukata is casual wear typically worn during summer.

The three pictures below show the model wearing yukata （浴衣）:

In the next three pictures, the model is dressed in the more typical kimono （着物）:

Monday, July 19, 2010

Bukit Tinggi

Bukit Tinggi is a hill resort located slightly further away from the more famous Genting Highlands. (That is, if we drive from Kuala Lumpur.) Run by Berjaya Group, it is also known as Berjaya Hills. I have known of Bukit Tinggi for many years, but it was only recently that I set foot on it…

At 3,500 feet above sea level, Bukit Tinggi is not as high as Genting Highlands or Cameron Highlands. On the plus side, it is less developed, and less crowded…

I shot this picture with CPL filter. It really made a difference…

Inside Japanese Garden

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Friday, July 16, 2010

How to be Famous on Facebook

I came across this news feed on Facebook…

My MBA course mate, Patricia, was tagged in a photo. But I look at the picture, it shows a dress. Where is she???

My ex-colleague, Sarah, is tagged in another photo. Again I don’t see her anywhere in the picture…

So, if you upload your pictures to Facebook and want to capture attention of other people, here is a sure-fire formula: Tag as many of your friends as possible. Not only will your friends be notified, but your friends’ friends will also get the news. Before long, you will be a very (in)famous person on Facebook.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Luxury Prison

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This picture was taken in the township of Bukit Rimau. This is a big house with big piece of land. The owner must be very wealthy.

Unfortunately, the barbed wire makes it look like a prison…

I shot this picture from across the street. At first I wanted to shoot from close distance. But then I told myself, “No way. If the people inside the house notice that I am taking photo here, they would call the police.” These people are paranoid!

以上这张照片是在Bukit Rimau拍的。照片中是一所大豪宅，屋主肯定很富有。

Saturday, July 10, 2010

FIFA World Cup Post V

Soccer in USA

Note: Football is known as soccer in USA.

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, but it hasn’t quite caught on in the United States. Traditionally, America’s Big 3 sports are baseball, basketball, American football, while ice hockey can be considered number 4. However, many girls play soccer as they are excluded from American football.

Wanting to know why Americans are not interested in soccer, I browsed through the Web to search for an answer. Based on the info I have, Americans dislike soccer because of the following reasons:

  • Low scoring, boring
  • Games often end in tie
  • Competition from other sports – for players, spectators and sponsorship
  • Soccer is difficult to understand (Well, I don’t understand American football either.)
  • Soccer is a game for sissies. (Huh!!?)
  • Players are not allowed to use their hands (What is wrong with that?)
  • Soccer is an English game, therefore un-American. (But American football evolved from rugby, another English game.)

It is true that goals are scarce in soccer. A match with one or no goal can really be boring. On the plus side, fans get excited every time the teams they support score. Too many goals can spoil the fun.

A point in a basketball match is like your weekly wages. A goal in a football match is like hitting the jackpot. We need wages, but we look forward to the jackpot…

P/S I think 2 to 8 goals per match is perfect.

US Soccer Player London Donovan

Thursday, July 08, 2010

I took these two photos – on different days – in the morning before I set out to work.

Both pictures were taken with my Panasonic Lumix FH3. This compact camera has quite serious vignetting problem. If you look closely on the second photo, you will notice that it has conspicuous dark corners.

Of course, I could have ‘cropped’ away the dark corners using software…

Sunday, July 04, 2010

FIFA World Cup Post IV

Fair or Not Fair

In the World Cup England vs. Germany match, Frank Lampard of England had a goal disallowed. The incident re-ignited the debate over introducing technology to the game to aid referees in making crucial decision. Such technologies include Hawk-Eye, which uses cameras to detect whether the ball has crossed the line, or Cairos, which works on the same principle but uses electromagnetic sensors. Another alternative is to rely on video replay. FIFA has so far been resistant to technology, but it is increasingly under pressure following tons of blunders by the referees and linesmen in the tournament.

Most football fans support goal line technology or video replay, but there are some who have different viewpoints. A Malaysian photographer who went by the nickname rhizomegrass, for example, argued:

I don’t want [technology in football]…

Later nothing interesting is reported on paper. Everything is soooo perfect… Like this, at least I can talk for another 30 years about the blunder done…

Plain boring perfect game is never nice to watch.

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In the quarter match between Ghana and Uruguay, the Black Star had a great chance to score at the dying moment of the game. Uruguayan player Luis Suarez rescued his team by pushing the ball away with his hands, right in front of the goal line. (Note: Suarez was not the goalkeeper.) Suarez was giving matching order for his foul, and Ghana was awarded a penalty kick. Sadly, Ghanaian player Asamoah Gyan failed to convert the penalty. In the end, the Black Star crashed out.

It’s not fair! It’s cheating! Ghana would have won if not for Suarez’s deliberate handball.

But seriously, didn’t the handball drama make World Cup more interesting?

Do you really like fair play???

Suarez (left) handling the ball

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Beauty and the Beach

I was at a beach in Tanjung Tuan, near Port Dickson. The beach was rather secluded, and it required quite a bit of walking, uphill and downhill, to get there. By the time I reach there, my legs were shaky.

My effort paid off, as I discovered the beach to be quite nice, with sand and rocks. The water was also quite clear. I took out my camera and immediately pressed the shutter…

But wait a minute; I didn’t go there to take landscape photos! I was there to join a model shooting event. This time, our model was Maria Eriksson, from London.

I was thinking that if this were the United States, this secluded beach could potentially be a haven for nudists. But this was Malaysia, a conservative nation. The model would stick to her bikinis. And here are some shots of the sexy model:

This is a picture I personally find interesting. It has sand, sea and sky. But the downside is: the background could have stolen our attention from the model. Is that good or bad?

The model posed in the water, and I shot in the water too…

Model lying on the beach…

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September 27, 2005

Bush Joke

Very hectic day today, so I'll just post a quick joke for now:

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing. He concludes by saying, "Yesterday, three Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

I'm sure they must have left out the line where Bush adds, "But we must stay the course."

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

We got to take a mini vacation for Scott to get some CPE hours for the year. On the way we stopped to spend time with Jesse, Dori and sweet Hazel. The girls are about 2 months apart and they had so much fun together. They wanted to pose for us on the steps while we took their picture. We only get to see them a few times a year, and it is always a blessing when we get to visit. I also got to see one of my college roommates! But didn't get any pictures! Hollyn was PERFECT on the 3 hour trip there!

On the way to Galveston, Hollyn did have some major meltdowns in the car. She just HATES being in the carseat. It got quite stressful at times because of the screaming and driving in places we had never been. At one point she looked at me and SCREAMED, "SHUT UP!!!" So Scott turned around and raised his voice to let her know that she will not talk to her parents that way. He truly never raises his voice at her, so she got the point and then cried more and more because he had corrected her. We FINALLY arrived at our hotel and Scott got out and put a huge fake smile on his face and very cheerily said, "Now let's go have fun!" Hollyn looked at him and back at me and said, "Ugh! Daddy's so Grumpy!" It was just hilarious, the kid who screamed all the live long day is calling someone else grumpy!!???

We had only taken Hollyn to the beach in Florida since she has been born. She wasn't a fan of getting dirty in the sand, but LOVED the ocean waters. Well, Galveston was a different story. As soon as we got into town, she took a few whiffs of the ocean and literally had a mini-throw up because of the smells! The closer we got to the beach, the worse it stunk!! So we took her down to the water and got a few moments that were happy but then she quickly wanted to leave. I didn't blame her one bit- it was truly gross. She is my child when it comes to smells and getting grossed out easliy. So we spent 5 minutes in the brown water and then did not return to the ocean again. We hung out at the nice pool the rest of the week.

Scott's parents meet us in Galveston to stay with me during the days while Scott was at training. I was SO glad that they did. I would've been going crazy by the end of the day if I had not had their help! We took Hollyn to Rainforest Cafe for the first time. I had never been either, she seemed to be scared of the animals at first, but then really had fun!

We decided to ride on the ferry one night just for kicks. I didn't get that many kicks out of it, but we did see some dolphins out in the distance. When we were back in our cars and driving, Hollyn said, "Well, I didn't throw my shoe in the water!" If you that doesn't ring a bell, then just for kicks, read this post:

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Trae Kendrick said...

Thoroughly enjoying your blog! Your Hollyn stories bring back some memories of my Cam. Wish I had written all of them down. =)


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Telling a Life Story, “What Happened Miss Simone”

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Emmy’s Creative Arts 2016 Red Carpet Jayson Jackson

Jayson Jackson joins us on the red carpet at the Emmy® Creative Arts Awards. What Happened, Miss Simone? Is a documentary after the personal life of Nina Simone.

Jayson Jackson produced and created, What Happened, Miss Simone, a film that discusses the woman behind the performer. Jayson says, “The story needed to be told and the timing was now” (Dolly).

Jackson states, “The lives of many performers is just their performance. Many forget that they have personal lives, struggles, and moments. This was the time to show that Miss Simone was a strong courageous woman, that lived a personal story.”

Jackson goes on to explain that telling the story required capturing the classical artist that suffered from mental illness and domestic violence. Hercivil rights voice is strong in regards to the movement. Her life impacted millions with her talent and music, but her story will bring honest living. The story reminds us that we are all human beings living and working within our own skin.

The film based on Nina’s diaries, notes she wrote on napkins, newspapers, and hotel pads. This brought the film to the life of Nina Simone. Jackson states, “The best that we can walk away from this film is honesty. That person will have a respect for the artists that honestly wear their emotions on their sleeves.”

Producing this film took on the idea of searching for footage and stories from Simone’s Life. He states, “We did not write a script. We wanted Nina Simone’s life to show us the story.” The film became just that her story. This story is about a strong woman who performes with a talent that allowed her to sing in any genre and understand the music better than some composers.

What Happened, Miss Simone took home 1 Emmy at The Creative Arts for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Finally back!

It has been months since I have been on. I have had many weeks of medical issues that I am trying to work through. How hard it is without Hubby home! I was told however, if I am diagnosed with a "terminal" illness they would send Hubby home... Nice, huh?!?

Hubby is due to leave for his R&R in less than one month. I can not wait to have 15 days to spend with him! I know it will be brutal needing to say good-bye once our time together comes to an end after our 15 days. For now though I have something good to look forward too very soon!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Day number ... Too many!

Well, soon I will have my last phone conversation with Hubby, in a few hours he will be leaving state side and heading into Afghanistan. As he said to me two nights ago, "Our journey is beginning." To day has been a rough day. I wonder in the end what I will least from this. How will I come out ahead. In my mind, I always look for "lessons" in the hardships that I go through. I have been so blessed in my life. I feel as though it's not even right to call my bumps in the road true "hardships". I was a medical mystery for years and years. I now have a name for the disease that had many doctors stumped. Because of that, I missed many days of school and became isolated and alone during high school. I can understand when the adolescents that I work with tell me, "I have no one to sit with at lunch." I had a wonderful surprise pregnancy, what a blessing that was, for it was my last pregnancy that I will ever be able to have. My best friend was killed in a car accident almost three years ago, her last lesson to me was how to grieve. So what now? I can for once say that I understand first hand what it feels like to not be able to stop the tears. I know that there are days when just thinking that I have a whole day to make it through it too much. I have learned to take it, on the bad days, hour by hour. I say to myself, "Can I get through this hour knowing Hubby is deployed?" And the answer is always, you bet! For this hour I can do just about anything.

So, what will I do with the deployment lessons in the end? Maybe I will be given the opportunity to volunteer working as a social worker with women who are facing what I have gone through being a Army Wife. Maybe I will publish a book with all of my lessons for others to read about (I was always told to dream big.. :)). I really don't know. As I remember months after my friend was buried I thought, What in the Hell did I learn from this?? Then it hit me, I learned how to really truly grieve. I have lost my dear Papa and my loving Gram. They had lived a full life. They were starting to suffer from their bodies failing them. To this day my heart still aches for them. But, it was their time. They are at rest and at peace. My friend, she was just 26 years old. She left behind two children. That was sudden, strong, tragic grief that I felt. She and I were so close, and maybe because of that she was the only one who would have been able to teach me that lesson.

I will go to bed saying my prayers and looking forward to the time when Hubby in back in bed with me. I will be thanking God for all of the wonderful gifts in my life. My family; my mom, my aunt and uncle who have loved me so much and been so supportive through my bump in the road. My son, who hourly brings joy, laughter and love into my life. My work. I go to work every day and feel as though I work with family. My co-workers are so wonderful. Without them this deployment would not have been nearly as do-able for me. My health, and the knowledge and compassion of all of my doctors. I have so much to be thankful for. I will also say extra prayers to get Hubby home, fast and in the same condition that he left. Though I can not be thankful for this deployment, I am looking forward to seeing what lesson it will teach me.

Now, just because I am strong this minute does not mean that this will last any amount of time. Hubby is due to call in the next few hours so that we can say our final good-bye before his deployment. I can only ask for strength in the coming hours and days until I hear that Hubby arrives safely in Afghanistan. Until them, I will continue to count my blessings while I try to be strong through all of this.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Day 70

Well, it has been a long while since I have written here. These past few weeks and months have been filled with every emotion I can think of. I have been Hubby twice, had surgery once and spend countless hours in bed not knowing how to get through these hard time. If I remember correct, the first time Hubby left the first 3 weeks were just brutal, and then it got to be okay. I am not sure if that is because it took that long for me to adjust to this new life or if I was so close to seeing Hubby for Christmas that I had something wonderful to look forward too.

Well, it has been one week today since I have seen Hubby. He was in town for my surgery. It was just wonderful to have him by my side, to have my best friend back with me, to not sleep alone. Hubby leaves in three days for Afg. The past three days have been terrible. I have either spend the days in bed crying to fighting off the tears with my everything. I so much look forward to the moments that I get to talk to Hubby on the phone, I know that very soon our phone talks will come to an end. Hubby thinks that he will get his R&R in July and we are planning to meet in Florida. I am holding on to that with dear life.
I was talking to a good friend yesterday and told her how for a little while I felt so wonderful, I got a gallon on milk and the exp. date was 2/1. To me that meant, I had made it through January with out Hubby and I was that much closer to having him back home with us.
Ahhh.. I had no idea how hard this would be. And, at the same time I feel terrible even thinking that I have any right to be sad/mad. I have everything that I need in my life. Our son is healthy, Hubby will be back, I am married to my lover and best friend, I have a wonderful and supportive family. I have been so blessed by God that I so not have any right to be upset. But then the next hour hits and I just can't stand the loneliness any more.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Day 7

Not much has changed from Day 3, except that I am now sick. I am still trying to deal with Hubby being gone and it SUCKS! I don't even have the motivation to write..

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Day 3

It has been pretty brutal. I have spend the god part of most days trying not to cry. Aj is doing really good with all of this and I am so thankful for that. I am trying to keep him as busy as possible. I,on the other hand, am struggling. Hubby voice sounds so sad when we talk. I just want him home. I have gone to sleep every night since he left praying the rosary. It helps me so much to fall asleep. It is so very hard to sleep without him. I am trying my best to talk this all one day at a time but I just don't know how. And.. on top of everything, I am pretty sure that I need to have this surgery. I am told it's a major surgery and will be a long recovery. I am fine with the surgery. I can handle it like a champ. It's Hubby being gone that is so very difficult...

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Day One?

I am not sure if I can say this is the first day away from Hubby because I saw him this morning. We dropped him off for the start of a long road! I have just wanted to sleep all day long. There are moments where I am just fighting back tears and other moments when I can not stop crying. That has been my entire day. I have no idea how to get through 16 months of this...

Friday, November 7, 2008

Tell him to go away!!

I literally take my Hubby in less than 24 hours. I literally have a reporter in my house right now. This man is taking up an hour of what little time I have left with Hubby. This week has sucked. I am not happy at all. On top of everything with Hubby, I think that I do need surgery and meet with the surgeon on Monday. His nurse said I couldn't wait until the 20th. It had to be Monday. Day 1 of being away from Hubby and I meet with a doctor who will be cutting my open. Could things get better, please? Can this man pleeeease leave my house so that I can have my Hubby back? He must not know that I am counting the hours and it's not fair that he gets one of them!


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Wichita Children’s Home Fundraising Event

The 6 Meridian team, family and friends enjoyed an evening with Country Music superstar, Luke Bryan, at the Textron Aviation Wings for Dreams event benefiting the Wichita Children’s Home.  Learn more here about how this incredible organization is providing safe shelter and support for homeless youth in our community.


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UPDATE 12:40 EST: Reuters is now reporting that Ukrainian officials claim that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian rebels:

The Boeing 777 came down near the city of Donetsk, stronghold of pro-Russian rebels, interior ministry official Anton Gerashchenko said on Facebook, adding it was "shot down with a Buk anti-aircraft system by terrorists" - the term the Kiev government uses for militants seeking to unite eastern Ukraine with Russia.

Keep in mind: there has been no further confirmation on this, and Russian officials have denied any involvement or knowledge.

A Malaysia Airlines jet carrying nearly 300 people crashed near the border between Russia and Ukraine, according to Reuters and the Russian news agency Interfax. The airline company has confirmed that it has lost contact with the plane, a Boeing 777:

The flight was en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam, crossing over a highly volatile area at the time it went down. It was apparently still on the Ukrainian side, though the precise location remains unclear. Details are coming in very slowly.

According to the BBC, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian deputy interior minister claims that the plane was shot down by a missile, though there has been no confirmation on that.

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Have you seen the flyer on Facebook warning of sharks sighted around the Jersey Shore?

It claims to be a 'Water Advisory' from the National Coast Guard related to shark sightings in Belmar, Spring Lake, Sea Girt, and Manasquan Inlet.

The flyer reports three separate incidents involving a Great White Shark off Monmouth County beaches yesterday between 5-9 p.m.

And it's completely fake.

In fact, the same fake 'warnings' were posted yesterday on a California beach. Townsquare News confirmed from representatives of Belmar Beach Patrol and the US Coast Guard that it is a hoax.

I'm not sure the purpose of posting something like that, but if it's supposed to be funny, well, try harder.

You know why you shouldn't go in the water today? Not because of sharks, but because it's cold and frickin raining!

Might you find Sandy debris? Yes. Great White Shark fins? Doubtful.

Stay safe!

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Officers arrested the driver on OUI in Kittery

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Seacoastonline reports that officers in Kittery had to shut down 95 due to a slow speed chase today (yes, you read that correctly.)

32 year old Tabitha Grassi of Eliot ME was arrested on charges of OUI, eluding officers and reckless conduct. The latter charge stems from Grassi operating below the minimum speed limit of 45 MPH on Interstate 95.

Grassi was arrested on 95 South, approaching the Piscataqua River Bridge a little before 1:00 PM ( also read that 1 o'clock in the afternoon.)


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Miley Cyrus has been quiet and out of the headlines lately, focusing on getting better since announcing that she had to postpone the last few dates on her Bangerz Tour while battling an allergic reaction to medication to treat her flu and sinus symptoms. Well, we have good news! Miley has left the hospital.

Cyrus was admitted to the hospital more than a week ago. She social media'ed her frustration from her hospital bed, since she was forced to cancel a few shows and then the rest of the tour. Cyrus was not a happy camper nor did she possess the quality of patience while she was a patient. She wanted to be performing for Smilers, but was too sick.

E! confirmed that she was discharged from her stay, with a source saying, "She is feeling much better and Europe [tour] is still on."

It was not clear if Miley returned home to L.A. or not to get the additional rest. It was also not clear which hospital Cyrus was admitted to after she left the Kansas City facility earlier this week.

She is due to leave for Europe next week, with her first overseas show slated for Amsterdam on Friday, May 2. Miley in Amsterdam? On a Friday night? We all know about her behavior last time. She sparked a spliff on stage at the EMAs.

Cyrus' itinerary boasts 18 shows outside of the U.S. We hope she is well enough to sustain the rigors of touring and in another country!

As for her final U.S. Bangerz dates? Those have been rescheduled for August!

We are just happy that Miss Miley is feeling better. Those types of infections are NO joke. She has to take care of herself in order to operate at 100 percent capacity.


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When you want more than just a cake for your birthday, you have an ice cream cake.

That's at least how I grew up. Ice cream cakes were for real special occasions, not just because you needed to have one.

Even if I wanted an ice cream cake for my birthday, I didn't always get one. Worse yet, the only place I knew sold ice cream cakes were overpriced and not all that great.

So I went most of my life without having a great ice cream cake, but now that I found out today the best ice cream cake in the Midwest is just down the road from Rockford, I'm interested again in the ice cream cake.

That's because they said Union Dairy at 126 East Douglas Street in Freeport makes the "Best Ice Cream Cake in the Midwest."

Why? According to Only In Your State, "This old-fashioned ice cream parlor is the ideal spot to spend a lazy afternoon or evening. In addition to custom cakes, guests may order dinner food like burgers, hot dogs, and sandwiches, as well as ice cream cookie sandwiches."

Looks like I need to make plans to get to Freeport soon, even though my birthday isn't for another six months.

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Friday, 9 September 2016

The Never List by Koethi Zan

Title: The Never List
Author: Koethi Zan
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Genre: Thriller
Release Date: 16th July 2013
Challenges: 2016 Blogger Shame, 2016 Netgalley & Edelweiss Challenge, Summer COYER 2016
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Synopsis (from Goodreads): For years, best friends Sarah and Jennifer kept what they called the “Never List”: a list of actions to be avoided, for safety’s sake, at all costs. But one night, against their best instincts, they accept a cab ride with grave, everlasting consequences. For the next three years, they are held captive with two other girls in a dungeon-like cellar by a connoisseur of sadism.Ten years later, at thirty-one, Sarah is still struggling to resume a normal life, living as a virtual recluse under a new name, unable to come to grips with the fact that Jennifer didn’t make it out of that cellar. Now, her abductor is up for parole and Sarah can no longer ignore the twisted letters he sends from jail. Finally, Sarah decides to confront her phobias and the other survivors—who hold their own deep grudges against her. When she goes on a cross-country chase that takes her into the perverse world of BDSM, secret cults, and the arcane study of torture, she begins unraveling a mystery more horrifying than even she could have imagined.

I don't even know quite how to process my thoughts on The Never List yet. It was kind of creepy but massively engrossing and not quite like anything I've read before. Rather than focusing on the original kidnapping and torture of Sarah and the other victims, but instead on the afterwards. The plot was set 10 years after their escape and when the perpetrator was already behind bars.

There were a lot of secrets and twists within The Never List and it was amazing how well the author managed to keep up with that considering that it was a first person narrative, especially when some of the twists were related to Sarah herself. It made Sarah somewhat unrealiable as a narrator without the reader even fully realising it.

I liked seeing Sarah grow as a character too. While the majority of the book was fast paced and thriller like, there was also a focus on healing. Both Sarah and Tracy had some healing to do and worked on it through the book, the Sarah at the end was definitely a very different person.

I don't want to say anything else because I wouldn't want to ruin it for anyone that wanted to read it. But this was a fantastic read and I was riveted to every page even if it was a little on the creepy side and I had to put it down before bed!


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Why aren't there more biodiesel lawn mowers and why do the ones that are out there look like crap? People might not be ready to use biodiesel to get to work but for mowings lawns or throwing snow off the driveway I can not imagine anyone would care. I could see a chainsaw, hedgetrimmer and even a mini-bobcat in the line too. The Toro image attached is a professional fairway model, but still it could seriously use some industrial design.

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Veteran saves family in home invasion

June 30, 2009 1:57:34 PM PDT
A quick thinking Vietnam veteran protected his family during an attempted home invasion. The attempted robbery happened on Bunnlevel Erwin Road Monday night.

The homeowner and veteran, Ernest McNeill, told Eyewitness News what happened.

"I don't know what kind of weapon they were shooting but somebody was shooting some heavy stuff last night!" exclaimed McNeill.

He said the gunfire reminded him of Vietnam.

"I thought I was back in Vietnam, when I heard all those rounds going off," McNeill said.

Deputies said they responded to an attempted break-in call at the home around 11:30 p.m.

McNeill and three family members, who were inside the home, were not hurt.

McNeill said he got a late night call from his cousin, who issued a warning.

"The house up the street where my grandson lives had been robbed, and they took him, and they were coming to my house," McNeill said.

Deputies arrived at the house quickly because McNeill called 911 before the suspects showed up at his home with his grandson at gunpoint.

But before deputies arrived, the suspects were at McNeill's door. The veteran said he kept the door shut and yelled out to the suspects.

"'Y'all get down!'" McNeill told his family inside the house. ""I'm calling 911!' I said it like that so they could hear me. I tried to scare them away. I didn't want them to bust in the house. Then a few minutes later, I heard gunshots going off!"

Investigators say someone in another car began shooting at the robbers. One of the suspects was hit by gunfire and the car they were trying to get away in ran into a ditch. A third suspect took off running.

McNeill said the 911 operator must have heard the commotion while he had her on the phone.

"She said, 'Who is it? Can you see the cars?'" the operator asked McNeill. "I said, 'No. We're trying to get down! We're in here trying to get down. They may shoot in here and hurt somebody.' I told everybody in the house, just get down!"

Officers searched the area by ground and air but did not find the suspect who fled the scene, so they called off the search.

"I hope they find him," McNeill said. "They need to find him!"

The sheriff said the suspect at large is Donte Lee Smith of Durham.

Authorities believe Smith may be in Harnett County. He was last seen wearing Orange pants and a grey sweat shirt.

The suspect in custody is 33-year-old Wendell Linton Zeigler of Chapel Hill.

The injured suspect is 23-year-old Antonio Antoine Micthell of Durham. He is in stable condition.

Both Zeigler and Mitchell face multiple charges including robbery, kidnapping, larceny with a firearm and first-degree burglary.

Anyone with information about Smith should call the Harnett County Sheriff's Office at (910) 893-9111.


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Woman found dead on SE Houston street

June 11, 2012 5:30:05 PM PDT
The search for suspects and a motive behind the killing of a southeast Houston woman is underway. The victim, whose body was found early this morning, was known for helping her neighbors.

The discovery was made around 1:45am near a home on Chennault near MLK. Police say 63-year-old Teresa Landry was walking to the store when she was murdered. Residents told police they knew her as 'Momma Teresa' and they can't think of any reason why someone would want to hurt her.

"She's the neighborhood grandmother. She's the neighborhood mom," said Landry's daughter, Charice Landry. "She cooks for everybody. She cleans for anybody. Anything you asked her to do, she would do."

Police received a call after a neighbor heard screaming outside.

"It was like around 1 or 1:30am, some little child was screaming, 'Mom! Mom! Mom,'" said neighbor Kevin Navarreta.

When detectives arrived, they found Landry's body face down. Her upper body showed evidence of severe trauma.

It is a shock to family and friends, who say Landry's generosity and her kindness were without limits.

"She'd give you the shirt off her back. She'd give you the shoes off her feet. She would help anyone. If you asked her to come do anything, she was there. That is the kind of person she was," said Landry's niece, Bernice Jean.

Landry had gone to the store late last night, where she regularly walked by herself. Her children think she may have been murdered for the cash in her purse; a senseless crime, especially for a woman who they say would have gladly given her money to someone in need.

"If anybody knows anything, could y'all just please let us know and let somebody know, because my mom did not harm anybody," said Landry's other daughter Andrea Landry.

Police do not have a suspect or a motive in this case. They are asking for anyone with information to call the HPD homicide division at 713-308-3600.

The Medical Examiner is still looking over Landry's body. They will make an official declaration of a cause of death and her ID later today.


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Congestive pricing on Bay Bridge may not be working

Bay Bridge toll plaza.

The increase in tolls to ease rush hour traffic on the Bay Bridge may not be working exactly as planned. New numbers reveal the toll structure doesn't appear to be a big enough incentive to keep people off the road during the peak hours.

During the morning commute, every minute counts on the bridge, especially when the clock goes from 4:59 a.m. to 5:00 a. m. At that time the toll jumps $2 to $6 per vehicle until 10:00 a. m. Drivers also pay the higher price from 3:00 p. m. to 7 p. m.

Congestive pricing was implemented in 2010, in an effort to reduce traffic. Four years later, there's more traffic.

Blame it on the economy. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission says the plan was put in place during the early stages of the great recession and as the jobs came back, so did the cars.

"We've got a lot more people working in the Bay Area now, than we did four years ago. Consequently, there's a lot more traffic and it's not just on the Bay Bridge; it's elsewhere on the freeway system. It's on the transit systems. That's the number one driver of demand on the transportation systems all around the Bay Area," said MTC spokesperson Jim Goodwin.

The daily average of cars before the congestive pricing went into effect was about 125,000. It actually went down that first year to just under 124,000 vehicles. But now that the economy is revving up, so is traffic. During the week of April 28 to May 2 of this year, 131,484 cars went over the Bay Bridge daily.

Goodwin says the congestive pricing plan has worked, pushing a few hundred drivers outside the peak commute hours.

But drivers wonder if this incentive is really a punishment for people who work the traditional 9-to-5 day.

"I get why they're doing it, but it is sort of penalizing the people who have to be at work at a certain time. We don't have that flexibility of choosing what time to come in," said commuter Alice Chin.

"I think it's more punishment to people, because people have no other options but to commute over the bridge so they have to pay the price for it," said commuter Sadat Mousa.

The MTC says there are no plans to change the congestive pricing plan. They do expect, in the next couple of years, for the cash lane to disappear; just like it did on the Golden Gate Bridge.
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the modern, functional + pet friendly sofa that will steal your heart

(without breaking the bank)

As you can see we've been very busy. Setting up sofas, eating croissants, hanging out with our bird dog, the usual. All kidding aside, it's actually a complete fabrication to say that setting up this sofa kept us busy, it was in fact the opposite.

I first discovered Burrow way back when their couches were only available for pre-order, and anxiously awaited seeing the real thing in person. Ours arrived while we were still renovating, and thus we waited rather impatiently to set it up until the dust settled from a big chunk of our current house renovation. Now that we've officially made ourselves at home on it for about two weeks now, we are excited to report that we're absolutely in love.

When it comes to purchasing furniture online, set up can be half the battle, but when we finally got to the unboxing, it was super quick and user-friendly. 100% geared towards us millennials, (in my humble opinion) there are a lot of things this sofa has to offer that I haven't really seen anywhere else. Not only is the size customizable, making it perfect for when you're moving from place to place, it is actually seriously good quality and incredibly comfortable.

Having furniture that will actually last became a lot more important once we said hello to homeownership, and I have no doubt this thing is going to stand up to the wear and tear of day to day use, in particular from our bird dog.

Daisy is pretty cute, but she also happens to shed at least 2 dogs worth of fur on the daily. One of my favorite things about the sofa is you won't be having a "this is why we can't have nice things" moment when your dog decides to leave their furry mark behind. Cleaning off pet hair has been easy peezy.  Another truly game-changer of a feature is the power adapter that hides underneath. Never again will I have to interrupt my laziest creature on the planet / netflix + cereal on the couch habits by running to plug in my charger.

So what's the verdict? We're sold, obviously. It's modern, functional, pet-friendly and affordable. Pretty much a dream come true for our tiny house.

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• Burrow Sofa

some particulars we got excited about

via the Burrow website

  • All of our sofas are made from safe and environmentally-friendly components that will last a lifetime. Our wood is sustainably sourced, our fabrics are free from harmful chemical treatments, and our packaging is made from recycled materials.

  • By delivering our couch directly to you, we're able to remove all retail markups and over 70% of standard shipping costs.

  • The Burrow couch's customizable design means you can add or subtract sections when you move, while its versatile style provides the perfect base for your favorite pillows, blankets and lazy day activities.

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The Pitfalls of Automated Advertising

The problem with automated advertising is it doesn’t take context into consideration.

With the constant growth in technology, it’s perfectly understandable that we want to leverage it to simplify our personal and professional lives. Tech and advertising are a natural pairing, and as a result, there are many options out there to simplify your department’s and your clients’ strategies. Case in point: automated advertising. Automated ads are pre-made ads created with certain mediums, like social media; times of day; or locations in mind. Coupled with circumstantial data, these ads are prompted to run without you having to lift another finger. However, automated advertising can lead to some issues for your clients’ brands.

One example of automated advertising gone wrong comes from the online dating website OkCupid. The site created an automated push notification in conjunction with the user’s local weather. For instance, when their data shows that it’s raining in your area, you receive a notification from the site that says, “Hey, [your name], we noticed it’s raining tonight in [your town]. Our statistics show that more people sign in when there is bad weather. It’s the perfect time to message that special someone!”

Seems smart, right? OkCupid synthesized its metrics and discovered that more users sign in to their accounts when it’s raining, thus deducing rainy days make for potential romantic connections. The savvy company produced an ad that’s automatically sent to users when it’s raining in their area, consequently giving them a friendly reminder to sign in to their account.

The problem with automated advertising is it doesn’t take context into consideration. Our example actually comes from a user residing in Boulder, Colo., who received that exact notification. Yes, it was raining outside, however, OkCupid’s automated ad couldn’t take into consideration the fact the rain was a result of severe flooding Colorado had been experiencing since early September. The flooding led to eight fatalities and, at the time, the number of missing in the thousands.

In these moments, automated advertising appears less smart, and instead, it just looks plain inconsiderate. Most users will recognize it’s an automated ad, but that doesn’t lessen the damage done to the guilty brand’s reputation and image.

Take OkCupid’s story as a cautionary tale of automated advertising. While streamlining your strategy is undeniably appealing, you don’t want to risk your client’s brand and reputation for mere convenience.


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Monday, September 27, 2010

5 song shuffle

I'm borrowing the idea for this prompt from a site I ran across last year...(I'm a terrible person - I can't remember the site and I didn't save it in my favourites, so I cannot properly credit it - boo hiss on me!)

It's the 5 song shuffle.  It goes something like this:(everybody clap your hands! just kidding)

pick 5 CD's. pop each one in the CD player and hit "shuffle" write down the first song that plays on each.

or...grab your ipod - hit shuffle - write down the first five songs it plays.

my list looks like this:

1. Long Ride Home (Patti Griffin)
2. The Story So Far (Flogging Molly)
3. A Case of You (Joni Mitchell)
4. Wicked (Switchblade Symphony)
5. Let it Be (The Beatles)

prompt # 22 - Now take those 5 songs (you can use my list if you like - or compile your own list, because it's just kind of fun and cool to see what you'll get!) and write! You can use the actual titles, or the feelings the music stirs in you, what it makes you think about, remember, look forward to.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Winding down...and giggling

Arrived back in Texas today from my nearly month-long Seattle trip.

My dear friend made the drive back with me. we always laugh a lot together. my abs hurt today.

We first met about seven years ago while working for the same company. We used to laugh together so much that our boss would walk down the hall and carefully shut our door, because our laughter would echo down the hallway and disturb our co-workers. They always wondered what kind of fun they were having while they toiled away. (side note: we always got our work done)

So one night, about two weeks ago, she handed me a few gifts she'd collected for me. The first thing she gave me was a little block of wood, about six inches long, one word painted across it: Giggle.

We giggled for 30 minutes.

Prompt #21 - What or who makes you happy? Who do you giggle with? What makes you laugh?

Monday, September 13, 2010

Your life is an occasion. Rise to it! ~ Mr Magorium

I watched Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium for the first time last week. Fell in love with it. I think it was one of the sweetest, most magical movies I've seen in a long Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder's W.W.) but toys instead of candies. If you haven't seen it, I would assign it to you now.

Decide what to be and go be it. ~ The Avett Brothers

I heard this song a few weeks ago - loved the above line. jotted it down so I wouldn't forget.

prompt #20 - pick one of the quotes (or both) and WRITE!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Sand and Sea... and Puget Sound.

photo copyright keg. Edmonds. Marina Park.

I'm in Seattle. This means I go down to the water as often as I can.

Saturday and Sunday we went to several beaches and shot hundreds of photos. Water, rocks, driftwood, seagulls (sorry Kaci,) ferry boats, clouds and sky. We sifted our fingers through rocks and sand looking for perfect stones, shells, sea glass.

photo copyright keg. Downtown Seattle.

We're adventuring again today. North. Oak Harbor.

Prompt #19 - write about the rocks and the water, the seas and the sands, the first time you saw the ocean. or, if you've never been to the ocean, think of your favourite place and write about it.

~ Announcing the Winners of the Three Thousand Doors drawing~
Scott Horn of Scornphoto

Tammy and Scott -
drop a note (with your mailing address) in a bottle and toss it in the sea.
I'll collect it from the Puget Sound!
(or - send me a message on Facebook)