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Start to hike: hiking tips for beginners

Planning your first multi-day hike is exciting and daunting at the same time. There are lots of things to consider and plan before embarking on your journey and at first it might seem a bit overwhelming. For this reason we have compiled a list of hiking tips for beginners who are about to set their first steps into the hiker’s community.

Before the hike

1. Do some research Find a trail that is suitable for beginners. For ideas check out our blogpost 5 easy hikes for beginners

2. Make lists making lists is something you will do often when planning an adventure. Make one for food and another for equipment. Not sure what to pack? Check out our gear list

3. Choose the right season Deciding on when you will go on your hike is important. Don’t just go when your boss tells you to, but take the seasons into account. Hiking in the Scottish Highlands in summer is way different than in winter.

4. Plan short and easy stages If it’s the first time you will be hiking, it can be hard to estimate how many kilometers you can do in one day. Hiking in the mountains or with a heavy backpack is an important factor on your daily distance.

5. Prepare physically (and mentally) Hiking can be a strenuous activity. So if you want to enjoy your holiday, be sure to be well prepared in advance. Do a few short hikes in your region with a backpack to be physically fit.

During your hike

6. Hike at your own pace Don’t overrate your hiking capabilities. Make sure to plan doable sections of your multi-day hike. Hike at your own pace and don’t rush. You’re here to enjoy, right?

7. Make sure to eat and drink enough Hiking will make you burn lots of calories. Don’t see your adventure as an alternative diet, but make sure to eat and drink enough as you will need the energy for your efforts and concentration during the day.

8. Take an experienced friend with you Solo hiking can be an awesome adventure, but before hiking on your own, have someone experienced following you. They can teach you valuable things. No one to join you? You can also Travel with us.

9. Bring a map and compass And learn how to use them. A good hiking GPS may proof very useful, but it can fail or run out of battery.

10. Sun protection This is very important. Especially when treking at altitude. Always wear hat, sunglasses and sunscreen when hiking in the sun.

11. Learn basic first aid And carry a kit with you

12. Change wet socks when you can This will prevent you from having blisters

13. Study your map This gives you a good idea of the route, possible emergency exit points as well as places to fill up on water.

14. Carry emergency food Just in case you have to stay on the trail longer than you expected.

15. Leave a itinerary at home with someone you trust  Have you seen 127 hours?

Nature hike

16. Dress in layers This will help you stay warm and comfortable.

17. Practice using your gear at home You don’t want to be in the wilderness and not knowing how to pitch your tent.

18. Never wear cotton General rule for clothing in the outdoors.

19. Bring something to purify water Boiling or tablets are one option, but a Lifestraw is the best!

20. Organize your gear Packing cubes are a great way of organizing your stuff. It will save a lot of time having to repack everyday and makes things easier to find.

21. Use walking poles They save your knees

Other tips

22. Leave no trace Bring a bag to carry all your rubbish with you

23. Stay on the trail

24. Respect others They spend time in the outdoors as well to avoid the noise of the city

25. What is your best tip for newbie hikers?

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On Iran: ‘What’s going on right now is similar to the war propaganda that went on against Iraq’

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Ron Paul, the outspoken libertarian congressman and Republican presidential candidate from Texas, disagreed with his fellow GOP hopefuls on the issue of Iranian nuclear weapons at the CBS/National Journal debate on Saturday.

While Paul refused to rule out the possibility of war with Iran, he insisted a war would not be worthwhile and that the president should go to Congress before launching any military action.

“The only way you would do that is you would have to go to the Congress,” he said. “We, as commander-in-chief, aren’t making the decision to go to war. The old fashioned way, the Constitution, you go to the Congress and find out if our national security is threatened and I’m afraid what’s going on right now is similar to the war propaganda that went on against Iraq.”

Paul went on to say that he considered the Iraq War a “tragedy.”

Both former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich were far more hawkish in their assessments of the threat posed by Iranian nuclear weapons program. Romney said “crippling sanctions” should be put into effect. If those fail to halt the nation’s weapons progress, however, Romney said military action should be considered because the idea of a nuclear-armed Iran was “unacceptable.”

“We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.

Gingrich said would adopt an “absolute strategic program comparable to what President Reagan, Pope John Paul II and Margaret Thatcher did to the Soviet Union” utilizing every “possible aspect short of war of breaking the [Iranian] regime and bringing it down.” He said the U.S. should also embrace covert operations “to block and disrupt the Iranian program, including taking out their scientists, including breaking up their systems, all of it covertly, all of it deniable.”

Should covert operations and other activities fail, Gingrich said that military action should be considered. “I agree with Governor Romney,” he said. “If in the end despite all of those things, the dictatorship persists, you have to take whatever steps are necessary to break the capacity to have a nuclear weapon.”

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Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living

a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance
(Ecclesiastes 3:4 (NIV))

Isn’t it amazing how we are told that everything has it’s season? This seems to go hand in hand with the way that God has planned for us to live. It is as if He has certain things that He wants for us to experience in our lives in order to build up a certain characteristic of our personalities. Each characteristic builds upon another, and so, everything seems to have it’s season.

With this in mind, the next time that you find yourself in a situation where you are questioning why you are going through an extremely tough experience, remember that it is only for a time and that it will pass. You will find yourself on the other end of this experience with stronger faith and character than before it all began.

We must also remember that we are only here for a short time and that we have much to learn. Perhaps the biggest lesson that we must learn is that we are sinners and have fallen short of the glory of God. When we come to this realization, then it is time to accept the grace and mercy that is freely given to us through the blood of Jesus. He, too, had His times to laugh and to weep so that we may have the opportunity to have eternal time with God the Father.

What have your times been like?

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• Is Hillary’s Attack on Tulsi Gabbard Today’s Democratic Version of ‘McCarthyism’?

    Surge Summary: Democratic Candidate and military veteran Tulsi Gabbard, a Russian asset? Hillary Clinton implies as much in a weird attack on her. Is this the most recent version of “McCarthyism” – only this time emanating from a prominent Democrat?

    by Gary Bauer

    Alex Trebek, the host of Jeopardy!, was fired after Hillary Clinton accused him of being a Russian asset.  Well, no, not really.  But, hey, the day is not over yet!

    Of course, I’m referring to Hillary Clinton’s bizarre accusation that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is being groomed by Russia.  This is a particularly despicable smear against someone who serves in the U.S. military.  As you may recall, Gabbard had to leave the campaign trail for two weeks this summer because she serves as a major in the Army National Guard.

    Gabbard hit back hard, calling Clinton “the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long.”

    It is extraordinarily disturbing that the default position of some major figures on the progressive left is to accuse anyone they don’t like of being a Russian asset.

    They came up with an elaborate Russian collusion conspiracy theory to smear Donald Trump.  But now they don’t even need the conspiracy theory.  If someone crosses Hillary Clinton, they must be working for the Russians.

    The irony is that decades ago, Sen. Joseph McCarthy started identifying real communists in America.  Unfortunately, he became reckless and started throwing the accusation at all kinds of people.  In the process, he destroyed himself, and “McCarthyism” became a war cry that the left used against anyone who attacked liberals for being soft on communism.

    By the way, a progressive hero, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, actually tried to get the Soviets to intervene in the 1984 election.

    But today, the progressive movement is the only political force in America engaged in raw McCarthyism.

    Originally posted here.

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    Image: Tulsi Gabbard; Matt Johnson from Omaha, Nebraska, United States – IMG_5195, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77386199

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Europe’s tallest building set to tower above tiny Danish town

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Europes highest building soon to be in Denmark A tiny Danish town of just 7,000 people will soon play host to Europe’s tallest building - a 320-metre skyscraper higher than The Shard in London and roughly the same height as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Bestseller Tower, commissioned by


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Biblical Timeline of Man (drawn to scale) Biblical Timeline of Man - (drawn to scale)     “With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day.” (2 Peter 3:8) 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 20 15 Generation        year     years        year      Name            born     lived         died 1.  Adam*         -4114   +930   =   -3184  2.  Seth       -3984   +912   =   -3072 3.  Enosh          -3879   +905   =   -2974 4.  Kenan          -3789   +910   =   -2879 5.  Mahalalel     -3719   +895   =   -2824 6.  Jared       -3654   +962   =   -2692 7.  Enoch       -3492   +365   =   -3127 8.  Methuselah  -3427   +969   =   -2458 9.  Lamech        -3240   +777   =   -2463 10. Noah        -3058   +950   =   -2108 11. Shem           -2556   +600   =   -1956         Flood        2459 BC 12. Arphaxad     -2456   +438   =   -2018 13. Shelah         -2421   +433   =   -1988 14. Eber        -2391   +464   =   -1927 15. Peleg        -2357   +239   =   -2118 16. Reu        -2327   +239   =   -2088 17. Serug        -2295   +230   =   -2065 18. Nahor          -2265   +148   =   -2117 19. Terah        -2236   +205   =   -2031 20. Abram          -2166   +175   =   -1991     Arrived in Canaan   2091 BC 21. Isaac           -2066    +180  =   -1886 22. Jacob          -2006    +147  =   -1859        Jacob moved to Egypt  -1876 BC         Exodus from Egypt    -1446 BC   **   Moses      -1526    +120  =  -1406        Joshua crossed the Jordon **Moses descended from Levi, not Judah 21 22 25 23. Judah 24. Perez 25. Hezron 26. Ram 27. Amminadab 28. Nahshon 33 Egypt Eternity Jesus 1000-year reign God dwells with men Jewish exile until 1878   prosperity (seal 3) “The Great Tribulation”                    “the Seals” Israel prophesies (seals 2-4) . Satan throughly corrupts the earth   but God starts over. (Genesis 3-6) Satan remains free  to roam the earth and return to heaven on occasion. (Job 1)  There was war in heaven     when Jesus was born.  Satan was hurled to earth   for good & vows revenge       on followers of Jesus.                    (Rev.12) Satan bound  1000-years Satan thrown into burning sulfur. (Rev 20) Persian     Greek          Roman rule  Babylon Revelation 7:14 “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Jesus returns for His bride. Satan vs. God created by: (Rev 20) Revelation 7:9 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude  that no one could count, from  every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes  and were holding palm branches in their hands. Revelation 19:7-8 7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.  8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.  Revelation 19:14 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Rapture  about 2300 days later Armageddon  “His bride” and “the armies” are wearing the same. Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water.  And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Sounds like “following” to me. wedding supper of the Lamb “Wedding Supper” in Heaven before returning for battle (*a rare time when ‘many’ humans will occupy heaven and earth at the same time) Meanwhile, perilous times on earth Rise of the Beast Rapture  Armageddon  1000-years reign (Rev 20)      I developed this scaled-timeline because a picture is worth a thousand words.  It attempts to put in perspective God’s ultimate plan and control over the earth.  Obviously, not everything is included but I tried to focus on God’s relationship with Satan, Israel, Christians, and Muslims, because that’s what it’s all about. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 6:12) 1. My interpretations of Daniel 11 and the Seals are unique and original, and show     how God’s prophecies fill in the last 2000-years, so God’s timeline is continuous a. The correct meaning of Daniel 11 describes Islam, which falls in the range     of Satan’s “revenge” (Rev 12).  b. Jeremiah prophesied that Israel would be scattered and re-assembled.      (Jeremiah 16:14-15)  Yet, only the correct meaning of the Seals reveal ‘how’     God planned to accomplish that. (revolts - money - Holocaust) [Seals 2-4] 2. Another interesting fact is that Noah’s life-span over-lapped with Abraham’s     by 58 years!  And Shem actually out-lived Abraham by 35 years! (math below)     My point is: Even before it was written, God’s creation and flood story could     have been passed to Abraham by someone who was actually on the Ark.  click verses for pop-up text Note: This timeline is also on the Homepage with further breakdowns.
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Butterfly Reflections Ink – Birthday Hop

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Happy Friday everyone!! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family and if you are like me, enjoyed some retail therapy too!  I am so happy to be part of Butterfly Reflections Ink IG Hop celebrating Vanessa’s birthday!!  And what better day to celebrate than today being Black Friday and supporting to shop small!!  As many of you fellow crafters know and for anyone who is new to the crafting community, Vanessa is the owner of Butterfly Reflections Ink and is my go to shop for all my crafty needs.  She is the absolute sweetest with a vast inventory of all major stamping companies as well as  the fastest shipper ever! Continue reading


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Shame vs. Guilt

Shame is bad.

Guilt can be good.

Shame is when someone eats an entire box of donuts and someone says, “You’re disgusting.” Or, “You will never be a good role model for kids”. Or something else equally shaming.

Guilt is when someone eats an entire box of donuts and someone says, “Eating all of those donuts in one sitting is kinda gross.” Or, “Eating all of those donuts isn’t something you want to model for your kids.”

Shame = YOU are wrong, bad, disgusting, an idiot, not good enough, etc.

Guilt = something you have DONE, an action or decision you’ve made, is bad, disgusting, and so on.

The difference may be in one word, but the difference is in reality, HUGE.

The difference between shame and guilt is whether or not we hate ourselves or something we’re doing.

Shame tells us (whether we heard it from ourselves or someone else) that there is something fundamentally wrong and disgusting about us. It tells us we aren’t good enough, we’re broken, we cannot achieve anything of value. Shame tells us that we have no value and never can.

Guilt, on the other hand, tells us when we aren’t doing something we approve of. Our actions, motives, or words aren’t lining up with our values or beliefs.

For example: Bob steals from Sandy.

Bob has three options.

Option A: Feel guilty.

Option B: Feel ashamed.

Option C: Feel guilty and ashamed.

Option A gives Bob the ability to say to himself, “hey, self – that was messed up! I don’t believe in stealing. I feel terrible about what I did. I know it was wrong.” This gives Bob the ability to make amends with the person and then make life changes to ensure he doesn’t steal again. This also allows Bob to tell himself that what he DID was wrong and bad and terrible. Bob does NOT believe Bob is wrong and bad and terrible. Guilt allows Bob to condemn his action of stealing, feel bad about it, make amends, then move forward with the intent of following through on his values and belief. Which, in this case, is ‘thievery is wrong’.

Bob also needs to look into why he stole, what his motives were, and so on. Guilt allows him to do that. It gives him the comfort that Bob is a good identity to have, a good person. Simply a person who made a bad decision and now needs to adjust his way of living to align his future actions with his values and beliefs.

Option B gives Bob a very limited doorway for positivity. This doorway is squeaked open only if Bob realizes he is shaming himself and needs to stop. Then targets his guilt and does the inner work.

If Bob doesn’t do this, and continues to shame himself, his inner monologue goes something like this.

“I stole something. I’m a horrible human being. Who steals from a working, single mother? I’m disgusting. No wonder I’m single, alone, hated, fat, gross, mean, etc. No wonder everyone hates me.” Bob feels disgusted with himself. He feels ashamed of who he is. Bob feels uncomfortable with his own existence and brings up every negative thing about himself, every negative situation, thought, and feeling from his life to back this theory up that Bob is indeed, a horrid excuse of a human being.

Guess was Bob does with this? He hates himself. And will repeat the thieving behavior. And then hate himself more. Rinse and repeat.

Shame keeps us locked in with whatever we hate about ourselves. Shame tells us there is no possibility for change because we are flawed at a basic level and can never be any good.

Shame lies to us and we do nothing to change.

Option C is what I’m fairly certain most of us feel.  And our shame smooshes our guilt with a twenty pound dumbbell again and again and again until it’s little more than a twitching inkling in the background of our minds that only further backs up our shame’s reasoning for why we are horrid human beings who deserve to suffer in their horrid human fate because that’s just how life is and we’re all going to die anyway! See option B.

We have a choice.

Choose option A.

We all do bad things. We all have and we all will. They’re called mistakes and we instantly recognize we just hurt someone’s feelings or have that liver clenching moment when we realize we forgot our best friend’s birthday.

We all do things wrong. That does not make US bad people. Unless we value hurting people to get ahead. Unless we value chopping people up in little bits. Unless we think it is fun to hurt people, animals, children, etc… we are not bad people.

We make human mistakes because *ahem* we are human. Not robots of unfeeling perfect precision. Thank heaven!

When we do things wrong, it is our responsibility to feel our guilt and do something about it for the better.

And I KNOW this is hard advice to follow. Three years into a support group and four years into therapy and it’s only now really pinging for me. But it does make sense. I has sunk into my stubborn skull, darting past the negative loops of habit ingrained in my brain.

We can all change for the better.

We have to want to.

And if all we do is shame ourselves, we will never fully believe we are capable and deserving of doing better, of change in the direction we want to go.

We are deserving. We are valuable. We can change. We can allow our guilt to help us to take a realistic look at our behaviors and spring us into becoming who we want to become. Who we choose to become.

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  1. Daphne, hi, and I love your most recent post.  It is so true, and I struggle with it so much myself too.  But less so as I get healthier.  May we both continue to let go of our shame, and good riddance!

    I haven’t been to Saturday’s meeting in so long; I miss seeing you!  How are things?  Love, Gwen

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SFJazz kicks new season off with Ahmad Jamal and the promise of a vibrant future

Ahmad Jamal with Manolo Badrena, Herlin Riley and James Cammack kick off SFJazz’s 2019-20 season. Photo: Scott Chernis

As the new kid on the block, SFJazz does things differently.

Unlike the San Francisco Symphony and Opera nearby in Hayes Valley’s performing arts district celebrating with black-tie galas, SFJazz splits its opening night and gala (set for Jan. 30, honoring Mavis Staples) for a lower key event. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a celebratory air at the nearly 7-year-old SFJazz Center on Thursday, Sept. 5.

There were suits and sparkly tops (no tuxes or gowns here) as about 900 members reunited with their favorite ushers, box office squad and production staff. SFJazz founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline and CEO Donald Derheim were also circulating among the crowd before kicking off SFJazz’s 2019-20 season with members-only concerts by renowned pianist, composer and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal and jazz singer Veronica Swift with Emmet Cohen’s trio.

“One of the themes of the organization is this idea of paying honor to the past, the rich history of jazz, but encouraging it to move forward,” Kline said in his introductory remarks onstage at the packed Robert N. Miner Auditorium. “This week is a great example. Veronica Swift, a great young artist, as well as Emmet, the piano player in that group, pushing forward, as well as the master of masters, Ahmad Jamal.”

Jazz master Ahmad Jamal was among SFJazz’s 2019-20 season opening-night lineup. Photo: Scott Chernis

Opening with his composition “Without You,” from 1986, Jamal and his group — double bassist James Cammack, drummer Herlin Riley and percussionist Manolo Badrena — swung as an impressively unified unit through all 10 of the concert’s numbers. Jamal’s “One,” from 1979, reminded listeners of the grooving side of his playing, and he briefly quoted Bobby Timmons’ “Moanin’” for good measure.

While Jamal is best known for the elegance of his playing (frequently heard Thursday night in his solo and duo introductory explorations with Cammack) the 89-year-old pianist also demonstrated masterful dynamic control.

Ahmad Jamal plays with drummer Herlin Riley. Photo: Scott Chernis

Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Wave” and Jamal’s own “Swahililand,” which he said he reckons is his most sampled work, received rowdy applaud, as did the group’s first encore that showcased Jamal’s signature interpretation of “Poinciana.” The capacity crowd was nearly beside itself when the four concluded with a reconstructed version of another standard, “Blue Moon.”

With Swift’s second show starting at 8:30 p.m., one could catch Jamal’s band and its multiple encores and still sample about 20 minutes of her late set where she was also fronting a quartet, though this one with Cohen, double bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Bryan Carter.

In interpreting Mel Tormé’s lament “A Stranger in Town,” the 25-year-old Charlottesville crooner embodied a pathos twice or even thrice her age. And like Jamal’s slyly referencing famous melodies, Swift made some modern substitutions on Bob Dorough and Dave Frishberg’s ice cold mid-1960s anthem “I’m Hip” by effortlessly replacing “French flicks” with “Netflix” and “Bobby Darin” with “Lady Gaga.”

With Jamal representing 70 years of jazz history and Swift showcasing the promising future of jazz, SFJazz’s opening night energized its members for an equally diverse new season.

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Local Matters puts healthful meals in reach

December 31, 2018
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 “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”

This old adage is attributed to many different cultures. Unfortunately, food insecurity, including lack of access to fresh food, is real for too many.

During the holidays, many of us have reached for one too many sweets and second helpings of all kinds of food. Dieting becomes a New Year’s resolution.

We should be mindful of our diet, not dieting, throughout our lives. No matter our age, diseases such as Type 2 diabetes might plague us in part due to poor food choices. If we never learned how to prepare foods healthfully or have no available fresh food, it complicates overall health.

Through the years, I learned how to love cooking from scratch using basic foods. I have been fortunate to have a garden for many years.

Not everyone has these opportunities. That is where Local Matters comes in.

In 2005, co-founders Michael Jones and Noreen Warnock were looking for answers to big questions about our food system. They wanted to keep our children healthier and ensure that everyone had access to healthful and affordable food.

Jones is a chef. When he and his wife were expecting their first child, he read an article that said children of his child’s generation would be the first whose life expectancy would be shorter than their parents’.

When he learned that food was the root of the problem, he was called to action.

Warnock grew up in a low-income family that struggled to make ends meet. As a mother of two who understood the role food played in raising a healthy family on a budget, she advocated for organic food on local grocery-store shelves. She wanted everyone to have equal access to healthful foods.

Warnock’s work with community organizations led to the creation of the Greater Columbus Foodshed Project. This project helped create more than 20 community gardens.

These two founders’ visions became Local Matters in 2008.

The 20 staff members and 200 active volunteers work with families to teach them how to shop, plan and prepare healthful foods on a budget.

Local Matters, based in south Columbus (Ohio), has partnered with schools, hospitals, Maryhaven Women’s Center, Mount Carmel College of Nursing and food-access partners to reach those in need.

“Food is pivotal in health. Dietary choices can promote recovery from disease, worsen chronic illness and influence day-to-day energy levels,” said Kelsey Sicker, a member of the Ohio State University College of Medicine’s class of 2019. My involvement with Local Matters has given me comfort in discussing food and cooking, particularly in a relatable way for patients to readily apply to daily life.”

This year, Local Matters will launch Fresh Stand. It is an affordable, mobile, fruit-and-vegetable stand designed to provide food access.

It will partner with corner stores to sell fresh produce that, when paired with the store’s shelf-stable items such as rice, pasta, flour, sugar and oil, will allow customers to create a whole, healthful and affordable meal.

There will be hands-on demonstrations to show how to simplify food-preparation habits, build new skills and give people confidence to create a delicious meal.

Fresh Stand will work with leadership at churches and other places of worship to sell produce through Second Sundays, during which the Fresh Stand will sell produce and meal bags directly to residents on a monthly basis.

Local Matters will sell produce through Fresh Stand at schools, recreation centers and community growing spaces, allowing students and families to purchase meal ingredients after school hours.

We can make a personal difference with our own choices and teaching our children.

Learn more by calling Local Matters at 614-263-5662, emailing info@ local-matters.org or reading about what its volunteers and staff are doing at local-matters.org.


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Vacation 2010 – Here it is!

It’s been 2 years since we last had a vacation. In 2008 we went to Goa for 10 days (if I remember correctly). Logan was only 4 months old so it was fairly relaxing and we didn’t have to do too much as far as his care went. Last year I was too pregnant to go anywhere for vacation so we just sort of relaxed at home. So this year we were ready. We had to go somewhere – get out of the house and relax (well, relax as much as is possible with two active children).
Our original plan was to go to Goa again, mainly because a number of people we know were going to be there at the same time. But as we added up our finances and realised what another long train journey with the kids would mean, we decided to look for something closer to home. Besides, Chennai is on the coast. There is lots of beach around if we want it. So we ended up going to a place not too far outside of Chennai. From our house the drive was about 1 1/2 hours. We stayed in a small but nice hotel that was situated right on the beach.
Ok, so I’m going to divided this up by days (to the best of my memory). Since I have such a large selection of photos to show you, I have put them in albums. Just click on the picture below and you can see the slideshow. Enjoy!

Day 1: We left around 12 noon for the hotel. Both children fell asleep almost immediately so we had a quiet drive down. Drove to a place called Mahabalipuram. (Don’t feel bad if you can’t pronounce it. I had a tough time at first too.) We checked in to the hotel, only to find that the room we had reserved was still occupied by some guys who were too drunk to know what was happening around them. They gave us a temporary room so we could at least have a place to wait. We had lunch and relaxed a little, then went for a swim.
This was Lila’s first time in a pool. At first she was ok with it, but after a short while she wanted nothing to do with it. She held me tight and wouldn’t even kick her legs or splash like she does in the tub. I think she realised that not being able to touch the bottom is scary, even if mommy is holding you.
Logan, on the other hand, took to it right away. It had been about a year since he last went in a pool, and he hadn’t liked it much that time, but this time, with the aid of some water wings, he had a great time. The first day he swam all over but the next few times he just kind of floated in the water and took it easy.
After swimming we moved to our room and got set up. Then we went out for dinner. We found a small restaurant on the beach and ate there. Glad loves his seafood so he was happy to be able to eat lots of his favorites on this trip. I’m not so fond of it so I stuck to pasta as much as I could. That night the children went to bed quiokly, tired from the day, but I stayed up for a while and read “King Solomon’s Mines”. Interesting, but not as much mystery as I had hoped for.

Day 2: We ate all our breakfasts at the hotel restaurant, so would go there each morning as soon as the kids were up and dressed, usually by 9 a.m. Then back to the room to decide what to do that day. It was hot, not terribly hot but hot enough that Glad preferred to stay in the room in the aircon and watch cricket. I prefer to get out even if it is hot cause I have to do something. But this morning we stayed in for a while, then went swimming.
After lunch the children napped and I finished reading “King Solomon’s Mines”. When they woke up we took them to the beach. This was the only time we ventured to the beach and you will see why.
The first thing Lila did while there was eat the sand. She shoved a handful into her mouth and wouldn’t take it out…and she kept eating it. Logan and daddy played cricket for a while, then they went in the water. Daddy decided to take Lila in the water and did she get mad. She screamed and freaked out and came to me, not looking back. After she calmed down he took her in again and the same thing happened. After that she refused to even look at him, much less go to him. She is still not comfortable in the water. Glad tried building sand castles with Logan, but every time he got one bucketful of sand to stand up, Logan would smash it. He gave up after a short time, and I don’t think I was ever happier to leave the beach.
That night we all were in bed by 9:30 p.m.

Day 3: Today I went out shopping while the kids slept. I always like to pick up a little something from wherever we are staying as a reminder of the place, but I like it to be useful. I looked in many places but only bought two silk scarves. Got a good deal on them though. They will go nicely with my formal tops.
Logan wasn’t feeling too well today. I think he had too much activity yesterday. He went down for his nap much earlier than usual, before lunch. Later we discovered a sort of inflamed rash on his abdominal area. We have no idea how he got it or what the cause is. He finds it very itchy.
In the afternoon we went out for ice cream. You can see in the pictures the progression of Logan’s. He only licks it with the tip of his tongue, hardly getting any on it, and most of it melted on his pants, but he enjoyed it. I also picked up a herbal antiseptic cream to put on his rash. I hope it works.
Tonight we ate at a different restaurant. It was small but very busy. We had a table right on the sidewalk. I finally got smart and took Lila to meals in the stroller so that I didn’t have to hold her. The best thing about a restaurant is each person can get the food they want. So tonight we went all out. Logan had chicken and fries, Glad had his favorite fish curry, and I had spagettie bologness. Lila had a little bit of everything.

Day 4: Today Glad was determined to stay in the room and watch cricket. For those of you who aren’t cricket buffs, this was the day that his favorite player, Sachin Tendulkar, scored 200 runs in the game in one shot. I am not a cricket fan, but I think that if you love your husband, you will at least familiarise yourself with his favorite game and players. Apparently this game had historical relevance and it was in the newspapers for days afterwards.
I didn’t want to stay in the room all day so we decided that Logan would stay with Glad and I would go out with Lila. I wanted to check out a park I had heard of that was full of rock carvings and sculptures. I’m not normally into this kind of stuff, but I found it very interesting. Most of the temples were all carved from one rock, except for the biggest one, which was pieced together from several large rocks. You can see in the pictures what they look like. I also found steps cut from rocks that were just lying around. It wasn’t easy getting around this place with the stroller and my high heels but I was determined to see it all. Had I known I would be mountain climbing I would have worn other shoes so don’t blame me for wanting to look fancy. I would have preferred running shoes.
One of the main attractions of the park is a large rock that is perched on a much larger rock. It is perfectly balanced, so much so that even hooking 8 elephants up to it didn’t budge it. The top half of the rock is cut off, but even then, it is a sight to behold. The locals have named it “Krishna’s Butterball”.
Another attraction was the lighthouse. There was a long walkway up to it and I carried the stroller up the stairs, hoping for a look inside but it was closed up. After that I think I only saw one or two other carved temples and then I left.
Lila napped most of the time so I was free to look at things, but I did have to carry the stroller over rocks and in areas that weren’t made for a stroller to go. Along one side of the park were lots of stone masons who sold small replicas of the statues in the park, and most of the Hindu gods for anyone who was interested. I wasn’t. I did pick up some earrings made of seashell. I usually get a pair on vacation. They are cheap, and last until the shell gets broken by me carelessly tossing them in my jewelry box. I also bought Lila a pink straw hat with a big flower on it. There was a time when I used to love to wear things like that. Now you couldn’t pay me to wear them but I think my baby looks adorable in such girly things.
On the way home the hat blew out of the stroller and I didn’t notice until I got back to the room. I wasn’t happy with that so I left Lila with Glad and went out to look for it. I found it with someone at the end of the street and happily brought it back.
By this time the camera was full of pictures, so I emptied it. That afternoon we went to the grassy area above the beach so I could relax in the hammock and Logan and daddy could play cricket together. Then we swam again. Lila is finally warming up to the water and enjoyed it more today. She didn’t freak out like before.
That night we tried a different restaurant. It was a failure from the start as we were there for at least an hour waiting for our food, as was each other person there. We finally found out they only had one cook on duty that night. I think they lost a lot of customers because of that.
One good thing that happened while waiting is Logan said a few new words. To pass the time and distract the kids while they were waiting, we watched the kitten begging for food from the other tables, played games and sang their favorite songs. They both love “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. Any time it is sung you get their attention. Then at one point Logan started saying the words of the song, not the whole thing but just the part he wanted to: up above (you know, up above the world so high). But when he said it, it came out more like “upabub”. He thinks it is one word. He also said the word “high” fairly well. Then he looked at the banner above the restaurant (you could see the words printed on the other side through it) and he recognised the letter “b” and very clearly said b. I had reviewed the phonetic alphabet with him and found that he can say most of it, but to have him indentifying letters even when backwards means he can read them well, even if he can’t say all of them or many words. I find it very encoraging and I think it won’t be long before he talks well.
The kids went straight to bed and I watched the new Sherlock Holmes movie.

Day 5: I decided I wanted Logan to see the park and sculptures for himself, not to mention the animals that were there. The grass was so nice that there were goats all over feasting on it. Logan learned to climb rocks and he had fun but also found out that rocks sitting in the sun are HOT. He climbed some rock steps by himself. I followed him up to take his picture at the top; then I helped him down. I turned my back for one minute to check on Lila and he was back at the top. But the highlight for Logan was seeing monkeys up close. He wanted to follow and touch them but these monkeys can be dangerous. Not only are they dirty and full of germs, but also they have a nasty bite. They get away with a lot because of this. They steal food from vendors and shops, and will even enter your house if they can get away with it. For this reason we used to keep a pellet gun when I lived in Bangalore. Once shot they never came back.
In the evening we went out to a very nice restaurant. A friend of a friend had invited us to sample the buffet in his 5 star resort. Who wants to turn that offer down? The kids enjoyed it too. The bad thing was that the camera chose this moment to conk out so I have no pics of that night.

Day 6: Vacation is over. We only had to check out by noon, so I took my time packing. The camera, tempermental piece of equipment that it was, decided to work again so I got some last minute pics of the kids and hotel before leaving.
We all enjoyed ourselves and can’t wait to do it again. Enjoy the pics.

Selection of the best pics.

Visit to the rock carvings.

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  1. Wow, beautiful pictures. Makes me want to come there. So Glad enjoys his brew, morning, noon & night. Sounds like a man I can get along with. I guess I will have to research exactly what cricket is, as of course they don't have it here in the states. The area looks a lot like Mexico. Is it similar? I'm so happy the kids are enjoying life & just being kids. We love you guys & pray for you all the time. Love always, Dad

  2. It is similar in some ways but very different in others. You would have to see it to know the differences.

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Falling in Love

Nothing really prepares you for seeing your child for the first time. I had been asked to sit in the waiting room while my wife labored alone in the women-only labor room. At some point she had begged for me and her doctor let me in.

I held her hand and tried to imagine what a contraction felt like. Her face contorted into a grimace of pain as she squeezed my hand harder than I thought was possible. Then I was asked to leave.

“Sir, wake up, see your baby.”

I was tired and groggy, having been in the hospital for hours, waiting to see what was going to happen. When it was decided that my wife would need a caesarean after all, I sat in the waiting room and fell asleep.

“Hey, wake up, your baby is here.” The guy next to me grinned as he pointed to the nurse standing in front of me.

The nurse was holding a tiny, screaming bundle. “Sir, this is your daughter.”

I took the baby in my arms and her screams quieted to sobs as I spoke to her. Her red face turned pink and her ears perked up as she listened to my voice. That was all it took to quiet her. I held her close and took her to our room so she could be dressed. Then I took some pictures.

I was now daddy to a little girl. I tried hard to digest that information. Just hours earlier I only had a son; now I had a daughter too. She was perfect. She could have anything she wanted, just because she was mine. I would give her the world if she asked. Her large brown eyes stared into mine as if to say “I’m so happy you’re my daddy.”

This memoir piece is pretty much how my husband remembers the birth of our first daughter, Lila., and was written for Write on Edge‘s meme Red Writing Hood.

My Morning View

Every morning the same view greets me. I wake to see beige walls that have needed painting ever since my kids decided to use them as a canvas for crayon art. A high shelf, full of books that I struggle to find time to read, stares down at me. The large orange and tan crib is stained with dirt that won’t come off no matter how many times I try to wash it. It has been chewed by all three of my babies, touched by three pairs of tiny hands, each for a longer time than the last.

The air conditioner hums as it has all night; the fan is spinning as well. The brown wooden cupboard in the corner is neatly packed with clothes. Three sets of windows ensure the room is never completely dark. Two sets are at the top of opposite walls near the ceiling – one facing the outdoors, the other our living room. Why a window was placed there I’ll never know. The other window is at a normal level and is where the air conditioner is connected.
I also wake up to three more bodies in my bed; tiny bodies that weren’t there when I went to sleep. Each has found their way to a small nook and is sleeping in a favorite position. While I may feel rather squished, it is also comforting – all my kids are in bed with me and I know they are safe.

Today I am writing memoir for Write on Edge‘s weekly meme Red Writing Hood.

Thoughts in a Cell

You can read more about Robert here.
The echo of the heavy door slamming shut reverberated in the small cell. Robert shook as he trudged to the bench and sat, fear of what awaited him in jail rising in his heart. He should have known that sooner or later he might get caught! He leaned against the brick wall and tried to recall how he had gotten into this mess in the first place.
“Man, listen. All you have to do is drop this package at this address. That’s it. No strings attached. Once it’s dropped I’ll pay you. Simple.” Jake tried hard to convince Robert.
“I dunno, man.”
“Look, I’ll pay you up front, just because you’re my friend, ok?” Robert watched as Jake took out a wad of hundreds and began counting them off. He did need the money. Student loans were weighing heavily on him and he was currently between jobs. Yet something was making him hesitate.
Jake handed him the money and the package. “Don’t tell anyone that I paid you up front.” He lowered his voice. “I’m not supposed to do that.”
Hesitantly Robert took them. It was too late to back out now. “Ok, Jake. I’ll do it this once.”
“Thanks, man. I owe you one.”
Though he hadn’t planned on continuing, Robert found himself doing more jobs for Jake. Each involved delivering the same size package to different places and he was always paid well – too well, he thought.  He always told himself it would be the last, but whenever Jake asked, Robert relented.
“Look where it got me,” he thought. “I should have listened when my inner voice told me not to take this one.” The last drop had been at a shady-looking building that was covered in graffiti and falling apart. Even as he drove up to it, the urge to turn the car around had never been stronger. It took several deep breaths and all his courage to go in – and he had been caught! The undercover agent who had been waiting for the drop arrested him immediately.
Suddenly the cell door opened. “You’re free to go,” his arresting officer said.
“What? Why?”
“Your bail has been paid.”
Still shaking but grateful to be out, Robert determined he would never again do anything that would make him see the inside of a prison cell. Ever!
This fiction piece was written for Write on Edge‘s meme Red Writing Hood.

Anger Defused

His crossed arms answered her question before he spoke.

“No, I won’t do it. What if I get caught?”

“You won’t! Stop being such a wuss!” She gave her little brother a disdainful stare and crossed her own arms. “Now are you in or out?”

He couldn’t believe it! Here was the sister he had always looked up to asking him to commit a felony, just so she could get back at her cheating boyfriend. His body shook at the thought of being caught … again.

“I’m sorry, Lil. I hate Rex for what he did to you but I refuse to do something that could get me arrested!”

“Why won’t you do this one little thing for me? I’ve always done whatever you asked me to do for you.” Lil flung her arms in the air then put her hands on her hips.

She paced crazily, all the while glaring at Robert, as if it would make him change his mind.

Robert turned his back to Lil and looked out the window. He hesitated, not wanting to tell her the truth yet.

“I just can’t do it. I can’t tell you why now; you will just have to trust me when I say that doing what you are asking would get me into a bigger heap of trouble than the time when you closed the garage door on dad’s brand new Corvette.”

Lil stopped her pacing and plopped on the couch, shaking her head. “I have yet to hear the end of that one. Dad still swears I did it on purpose because he refused to let me drive it.” she laughed. “Ok, fine, you win.” She threw her hands in the air to indicate that she was giving up the idea of stealing Rex’s car and burying it at the town dump. There had to be a better way to get back at him and she would come up with it and carry it out on her own.

Robert sat next to his sister and hugged her. His secret was safe for another day.

This fiction piece was written for Write on Edge‘s prompt More Than Words.

Growing Up

She stood in front of the mirror, looking older than her 13 years. She was still my baby, yet here she was, all dolled up and ready for her first dance.

Up until now, she has been the tomboyish type, always ready for a game of football with her father and brothers. She was good at it too, the best player on her team.

Then she had surprised me. She asked me to buy her something to wear to the dance.

In the store we searched the racks for the perfect dress. She tried on dress after dress, each more stunning than the first. It was like seeing her play dress-up for the first time and she was enjoying it.

Finally she selected a silk lavender gown. It was simple compared to the others – no fancy frills, layers of lace, or beads and sequins. No, this dress fell from a high waist under the bust straight to the floor and tied behind with a thin ribbon. The sleeves were open, flowing and airy.

“How does it feel?” I asked.

“Like an angel’s dress,” she said, twirling to see how it would flow. “Can I get some shoes too?”

“Of course,” I replied.

We made our way to the shoe store across the mall where she spotted the perfect shoes to match the dress. Having never worn heels, she wobbled a bit at first, but was soon walking in them like a pro. I told her how to break them in over the next few days so that she wouldn’t end up with painful blisters on what was supposed to be a fun night.

Friday afternoon she asked me to help her with her hair and makeup. As I worked, I relived her childhood. “How has it gone by so fast? How much longer will it be before she no longer wants me to be involved?” I wondered.

I brushed her long hair and skillfully plaited the french braids that wound their way around her head. “Remember when all she wanted me to do was pull her hair into a ponytail?” I laughed to myself. I had never been able to convince her to wear any other style, not even for special occasions.

My hands shook as I pulled out the makeup. “Steady now. I don’t want to have to do this twice,” I thought. First I applied the foundation, then soft pink eyeshadow, lined with lavender pencil. Light brown mascara, pink lipstick, and some glitter finished the job. My baby looked like a princess.

“Have a look,” I told her.

“Just a minute. I want to get dressed first.”

Returning to my room, she slowly made her way to the mirror and gasped, “I look beautiful!”

“You have always been beautiful to me,” I said, “but tonight, you look extra special. I know you will have a great night.”

“Thanks, Mom,” she said. And she hugged me longer than she had in a long time.

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The Gambit That Got Away – Final Fantasy XII Review

The Judges (arbiters of law in Ivalice) get some truly badass armor

Considering that it had a record development period of five years and the budget of a small Hollywood picture ($48,000,000 if reports are accurate), the first word that comes to mind when I consider Final Fantasy XII is…disappointment. It reviewed very highly upon its release, but after a recent playthrough I simply couldn’t understand the hype. No doubt it is a finely produced game, one of the best that you can find on the PS2; but for sheer gameplay it falls well short of the lofty heights reached by its predecessors. Continue reading The Gambit That Got Away – Final Fantasy XII Review

Bringing Classic Fantasy Back In Style – Final Fantasy 9 Review

Given the huge success of Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 8 on the Playstation, you could have forgiven Squaresoft for continuing along a futuristic line for the next game in the franchise. However, it was clear from the start of its life that Final Fantasy 9 was going to be a combo breaker for the futuristic formula. Development for the game started before Final Fantasy 8 had even been released, and Hironobu Sakaguchi wanted to make a game that he felt was as close as possible to his original views for what Final Fantasy should be. This meant a return to more medieval settings and a more European flavour than its forbearers. Question is, did this gamble pay off in the end? Continue reading Bringing Classic Fantasy Back In Style – Final Fantasy 9 Review

Fly A Dragon, Get A Job & Save The World – Final Fantasy 5 Advance Review

It is natural with a series that goes on for so long like Final Fantasy that some games will get unfairly overlooked, and for me Final Fantasy 5 is the forgotten child of the series. It didn’t help that it was a Japan-only release on the SNES, meaning that the West never got a chance to get hands on with the game until it was ported first of all to the Playstation in Final Fantasy Anthology, and then to the Game Boy Advance five years later. Happily I played the Advance version, and can shed some light on why this is a game worthy of your time.

Unfortunately, we start with the worst element of the game; the plot. I may not have personally enjoyed it, but I can at least appreciate that in Final Fantasy 4, Square tried to do something different with the plot and focused on character relations. Final Fantasy 5 on the other hand goes back to the horribly clichéd ‘four crystals and four Warriors Of Light’ story. At the start of the story, a young man named Bartz investigates a meteorite that has crashed nearby his resting place, finding a woman there named Lenna who is travelling to the Wind Shrine, which holds the Wind crystal. Bartz soon learns that an evil force called Exdeath has been sealed away for 30 years by the crystals, and that if the crystals are shattered then he will break free and attempt to destroy the world using the power of the Void, an alter dimension. The rest of the game then focuses on Bartz travelling the world to save the crystals with Lenna (who is revealed to be the princess of Tycoon), Galuf (a warrior who played his part in sealing away Exdeath originally) and Faris (a female pirate commander). Continue reading Fly A Dragon, Get A Job & Save The World – Final Fantasy 5 Advance Review

Spoony Bards On The Move – Final Fantasy 4 Advance Review

Kain, Cecil and Rosa steal the spotlight

Of all the games in the Final Fantasy series, the fourth instalment is the one that causes me the most headaches when evaluating it. On the one hand it’s pretty much everything that you could ask for from a classic RPG, and on the other it’s a frustrating and basic experience. Held in high regard by many, it just doesn’t appeal to me like it should do.

It should be noted as this point that I never did get my hands on the original copy released for the SNES (known confusingly as Final Fantasy II in North America), but instead played the port released on the Game Boy Advance, and that is the version that this review concerns.

So where should we start when looking at this game? Much of the praise that it has received comes from its character driven plot, so it would be wise to start there (it remains unchanged from the SNES version on the Game Boy). At the start of Final Fantasy 4 we are introduced to Cecil, a Dark Knight (no Batman references here) who commands the Red Wings, the elite airship force of the kingdom of Baron. Cecil finds himself increasingly unable to accept the strange requests of the King Of Baron who is looking to take various elemental crystals from across the world by force, and is demoted from his command. After being split from his comrades Kain (a Dragoon Lancer) and Rosa (a white mage) on an early mission, Cecil begins a journey to stop his replacement as the commander of the Red Barons, the sorcerer Golbez, from taking the crystals, picking up a motley crew of allies along the way to help him in his cause. Continue reading Spoony Bards On The Move – Final Fantasy 4 Advance Review


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United Airlines Now Tells Pilots No Drinking for 12 Hours Before Shift Starts

In a notable change of policy amongst US operators, United Airlines is now requiring Flight Crew stop drinking alcohol 12 hours before sign-on, from the previous 8. This comes after a crew failed an alcohol breath test in Scotland a week ago. (finance.yahoo.com) Mehr...

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Cansojr 9
Some charter and cargo companies are pretty strict. A friend of mine flies 757 and 767s for a CANADIAN company it's rules are 24ours from bottle to throttle. He said violation of the policy would be instant termination. He added no more hangovers with kids around. The remuneration was excellent and didn't want to risk that either.
matt jensen 3
That's our rule also
Viv Pike 16
A "typical" rule is the 24/7 rule. If you have consumed in the last 24 hours, don't come within 7 meters of the plane.
MSReed 3
My early life, when my family traveled very frequently, with my parents as the pilots, was always scheduled rigorously around those 24 hours between bottle and throttle. Might have something to do with my being able to have a later life.
Cansojr 2
Eric Schmaltz 18
As someone who struggled with alcohol I can only hope that people in general and especially pilots would just quit drinking that crap. 5 years self medicating and I was too screwed up to see that the alcohol was the problem. Years of my life wasted. I will NEVER visit that dark place again. My wife says she has her husband back. Join me.
Jim Ries 5
I'm glad you saw the light. Keep it up.
I agree with you!
phillip howarth 5
Our rule in the UK for our company is 48 hours, with random company breathtests before flight, any
failure of the breathaliser would result in police being called and instant termination.
Bill Babis 2
You'd have to be leery of using mouthwash with those rules. The smell must be terrible in the cockpits.
SamArnold 1
Mouthwash won't put alcohol in your bloodstream, so it's fine.
Bill Babis 1
It will sure put it in your breath on a test before flight. Mouth alcohol will usually dissipate in 15 - 30 minutes so you probably are safe unless you do a quick refresh just before the gate. To be perfectly safe it would be best to use an alcohol free mouthwash.
SamArnold 1
But you can't be removed or charged based on breath alcohol. They would need to perform a conclusive blood alcohol test before law enforcement can act.
Admittedly, having to go thru the process of a blood sample could take valuable time if you're on a deadline to get to the aircraft for duty, so as you say it's safer to use alcohol free wash ð
Ken Pardiac 3
Eight hours is fine. Just don't show up to a flight unless you have 0 BAC because zero is zero no matter how long ago your last drink was.
Peter Steitz 3
In the Air Force back in the 70's, we had a joke rule. The standard was "no drinking within 8 hours of flight and no smoking within 8 feet of the aircraft".

We reversed that to "no drinking within 8 feet of the aircraft and no smoking within 8 hours of flight". This was obviously a joke that was not real.

I see lots of you use the phrase "bottle to throttle". That's an old military coined phrase.

As a former airline Captain, my company increased the no alcohol rule to 12 hours. I believe some had the no alcohol rule from duty sign in to duty sign out even on a 4 day trip.

We never sat at the airport bar while on duty, in uniform, even if you were just having a coffee. We always ate at the table and usually with other crew. Coffee, tea and water were the norm. After duty hours? Out of uniform? Sure. A couple of beers or glasses of wine at dinner was a good way to relax, always observing your company rule.

You would be in real trouble if you stayed in the 12 hour rule and still drank 8 vodkas and had to fly the next morning. Flight Attendants, ground crew, Air Traffic Controllers are also under some strict rules.

patrick baker 3
twelve hours is not close to adequate a no-drinking prohibition in my experience. No matter how fast the liver gets rid of the alcohol, the universal safe/smart rule would be 24 hours, period.
Brian Bishop 3
Very reasonable for the level of responsibility (and potential liability to the airline)
Allen Sorensen 2
The Army has always said 12 hours between bottle and throttle OR any residual effects - beer breath, groggy etc
I don't think this rule would or should prove to be a problem for any pilot..most people,even drinkers,do not realize that the smell of alcohol,partiularly sweeter alcohol like bourbon,goes into your system and stays there for a while..it does not mysteriously disappear because of mouthwash or sleeping for a few hours...
Robert Artac 2
12 required, 24 preferred for me. Part 135
ADXbear 2
How about no drinking day of scheduled flight
Supercool Marmol 4
My 6am flight is gonna be fun if the pilots getting sloshed at 11pm the night before. coz.. that's not the day of the flight
Brian Ostrom 1
12 hours from the bottle to the throttle, seems to me that is an old USAF saying.
siriusloon 4
In the bad ol' days, it was no beer within 10 feet of the airplane. :-)
Brian Ostrom 2
No smoking within 12 hours and no drinking within 100’ of the aircraft.
Richard Orgill 3
Marine Corps started it first (wink)
john kilcher 1
Iain Girling 1
RAF the same in the 70’s
Larry Toler 3
When I flew for Trans States, our rule was 12 hours when I started in 2003. When I was in the USAF back in the early '90's I don't thunk many of our MAC crews follewed the 12 hour rule.
Ken Lane 2
In a safety meeting the other night I discussed how one should have personal standards in all aspects of aircraft operations. This is no exception.

It shouldn't take a company policy or regulation to require one to exercise common sense.
Bill Babis 2
Kind of a knee jerk reaction. This is a people problem and not a rules problem.
Ken Lane 3
When people cannot live by rules governed by common sense, a time comes when others must make a rule to be enforced with consequences.
Bill Babis 1
You are half right. The new rules will change nothing. Enforcing consequences may cause change.

Ken Pardiac 1
The old rule had consequences too. It wasn't legal to fly intoxicated.
Ken Lane 1
Yes. And, far too many also ignored that (b) paragraph.

Regardless, this isn't that uncommon. It is in place with more than a few certified operations.
Enno Hobruecker 1
A requirement wich is implemented within Germany’s largest airline for fifty years and longer.
I’m sorry to hear that there are different regulations in an organization like Star Alliance.
My AF flying days it was always 12 hours bottle to throttle
Markus Wolff 1
Ohhh, now you tell us!
Wise decision.
M Diesel 1
These rules are SO stupid. Why not 6 hours per 1oz drink or beer? I wouldn't want to down 6 highballs, and then try to pilot even after 24 hours. On the other hand, why not six hours after only ONE beer?

FYI: When I was younger, I did an experiment. I got my pilot friend Jerry to be P.I.C from the right seat and tried to fly my familiar 172 from the left seat after ONLY ONE BEER. I was amazed to find that I could not execute a simple turn, maintain altitude, and still roll out on the right heading. (I could only do 2 of the 3!) ONE DRINK, and I then I weighed 240 pounds! 4

I would have thought NOTHING about driving after 1 beer and doubt that it would have measurably impacted my driving skills. But we drive in FLATLAND. The sky adds a third dimension and a whole level of complexity that requires more CPU cycles than one beer will allow us to process.

Those guys in Scotland should get 30 days in jail - 30 days sentence for EACH passenger booked on the flight to be served CONSECUTIVELY!
the max sentence for manslaughter, or close to it.
TWA55 1
Boy that makes me feel safer. Not enough
United has had a 24, 12, 8 and now back to 12 hour GUIDELINE always biased on ones body weight, and local country rules. Alcohol is the only legal recreational drug pilots can and will participate with so having company guidelines and a personal breath analyzer to check yourself and crew before leaving the hotel are a must in an international environment. Know the local limits. If someone blows above the local limit, then call in sick. No harm no foul. CAPTAINS: some of us have been implicated with FAA action when a crew member is considered drunk, so don’t penetrate the airport security boundaries with any questionable alcohol levels.
Peter Steitz 1
I'll chime in here with a real story.

A passenger accused me of being drunk. The ONLY recourse is to get out of the aircraft, call company and let your union legal know. I made myself available for a blood test but company never made me to go. BTW, I was perfectly legal to fly.

This is a case of guilty until proven innocent.

The breath test is not conclusive. Pilots need to require a blood test.
SamArnold 1
How would a passenger notice your level of cognition if you're locked in the cockpit?
Peter Steitz 1
They see you at the gate. They see you walk in. The cockpit door is also open until the FA says cabin is ready.

When you are in an airport, in uniform. you are under scrutiny.
James Wilson Jr 1
Do you think that the airlines are going to have a WEED problem in the future flying out of California and Colorado ?
Supercool Marmol 1
It's going to be an interesting time with pot becoming more accecptable, and now even being used as medicinal. not just in the airline industry, but well all around. Have you seen at Walt Disney World a grandmother was arrested for CBD oil that had traces of THC. And a CM was fired for having CBD Oil. Both are over the counter items available in Florida supermarkets!
James Wilson Jr 1
CBD oil has no trace of THC.If it was detected then iot was ADDED after the sell.
also incluide the other 9 states whee it is legal no problem they have drug screening and smoking pot is not a condition of the job
sharon bias 1
Breathalyzer's are cheap! $130.00 each on Amazon. Make the pilots blow one at the beginning of their day, and again if they have more than 2 hours between flights. That will probably catch the hidden alcoholics. Wouldn't hurt to put a few at the gates to catch passengers that shouldn't be flying too. If the airlines decides a drunk passenger can fly, at least they can be told no more booze on the airplane. I've seen more than one passenger heading for the parking garage after they have staggered down the plane ramp.

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