ON MARS
A monumental must-see:
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DIFFERENT WORLDS
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THE MESSENGER
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqeyvKQKEq0&feature=related
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CEILITO LINDO
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Lg8QWElEk&feature=related
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Trouble with Math in a One-Room Country School
The others bent their heads and started in.
Confused, I asked my neighbor
to explain—a sturdy, bright-cheeked girl
who brought raw milk to school from her family's
herd of Holsteins. Ann had a blue bookmark,
and on it Christ revealed his beating heart,
holding the flesh back with His wounded hand.
Ann understood division. ...
Miss Moran sprang from her monumental desk
and led me roughly through the class
without a word. My shame was radical
as she propelled me past the cloakroom
to the furnace closet, where only the boys
were put, only the older ones at that.
The door swung briskly shut.
The warmth, the gloom, the smell
of sweeping compound clinging to the broom
soothed me. I found a bucket, turned it
upside down, and sat, hugging my knees.
I hummed a theme from Haydn that I knew
from my piano lessons ...
and hardened my heart against authority.
And then I heard her steps, her fingers
on the latch. She led me, blinking
and changed, back to the class.
Confused, I asked my neighbor
to explain—a sturdy, bright-cheeked girl
who brought raw milk to school from her family's
herd of Holsteins. Ann had a blue bookmark,
and on it Christ revealed his beating heart,
holding the flesh back with His wounded hand.
Ann understood division. ...
Miss Moran sprang from her monumental desk
and led me roughly through the class
without a word. My shame was radical
as she propelled me past the cloakroom
to the furnace closet, where only the boys
were put, only the older ones at that.
The door swung briskly shut.
The warmth, the gloom, the smell
of sweeping compound clinging to the broom
soothed me. I found a bucket, turned it
upside down, and sat, hugging my knees.
I hummed a theme from Haydn that I knew
from my piano lessons ...
and hardened my heart against authority.
And then I heard her steps, her fingers
on the latch. She led me, blinking
and changed, back to the class.
A pigeon has been appearing for the past few days on our window sill. Person or persons unknown attached a red bracelet on its ankle. It bears no inscription, no identifying marks.
The bird
a pigeon or a dove
descends from the sky
when the light is right
in a blaze of white
Could the band bear
tiny letters on the inside?
Could they be
WWJD?
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Yet another example of Chinese know-how:
play:
http://bbs.wenxuecity.com/cooking/1160651.html
(Sent by John Marotta, a common Waukesha man.
Barack Hussein Obama-rama; should have shown us this!)
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How They Look Now Dep't
CINDY AND JOHN HELT LET THEIR HAIR DOWN RECENTLY IN DOOR COUNTY
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How two others looked then:
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW DEP'T
ERIN, LAWRENCE U. ARCHiVIST, PRACTICED HER PIANO LESSONS IN DRAFTY HOUSE
WHILE BROTHER LEE DID HIS PESKY THING.
HE NOW TEACHES KINDERGARTNERS AT
HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMIES (A CHARTER SCHOOL, SEE INTERNET).
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PAT DEAN
May 4, 1939 - Aug. 17, 2012
left us
Pat, member of 1st Congregational UCC in the later years of life, was literally a tireless worker at the Hope Center meal program on our nights to serve meals to the homeless, and at church functions such as the Pancake Supper, wherever she was needed. She did what she could, cheerfully.
Pat brought her great-grand-daughter Kaylee to church so Kaylee could
participate in the Sunday School experience. Arrangements are underway to continue her attendance. Here, Kaylee is petting Sharon Vallee's
adopted 3-legged puppy on a Sunday when Sharon went home before coffee hour to get Dolly the Dog to meet the children. (And this editor + others.)
Pat will be missed, especially by the Thurday morning Bible Study group, where, for a time,
she met Cindy Helt, pictured above. Through the Congo, many things were and are connected.
Last night, Friday, Dee baked Pat Dean's famous Italian Cream Cake for her family farewell upcoming. It rests this morning in the refrigerator at the Odd Fellows for the cream cheese frosting to firm up prior to transport. Pat shared this much-enjoyed cake and recipe with the Bible Study folks.
Note Pat's hand-written instruction: "DON'T SCRIMP ON THE FROSTING."
Pat departed this coil on the very same day as another beloved member of the Congregational church left.
Also a member of the Bible Study group, Duffie Hall Bruning passed on, hours from Pat.
It is believed that animated discussions of things religious and otherwise continue, somewhere beyond.
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Duffie
Sept. 4, 1921 - Aug. 17, 2012
The raccoon covered her 90th birthday surprise party at son John's home last year.
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HOW TO SUSPEND A BEACH UMBRELLA
OVER A BED WITHOUT POUNDING
A LOT OF HARDWARE IN WALLS TO DO IT:
What we did:
Strung a clothesline
to hold big umbrella
above head of bed
shielding eyes from glare of skylight high above;
put one end of rope over top rung
of free-standing stepladder (no nails);
counter-weighted that end of clothesline
with an old hand sledge hammer
to allow narrow angle of ladder-lean
to prevent ladder tipping over into the room;
tied other end onto a C-clamp screwed onto
a shelf board resting on loft stair landing ledge
(again no nails);
the resting shelf is secured only on the
right end, with one small but firm screw hole neatly drilled.
THIS COULD BE PART OF THE REASON OUR LANDLORDS LIKE US........
(THE WELDED SHELF BRACKET WAS MADE LONG AGO FOR ANOTHER DWELLING
AND IT RESEMBLES A PALM TREE, SO IT RELATES TO THE GARDEN CENTER
WE'VE MADE THE LANDING INTO.
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Republicans
don't read
below here:
Pin the tail on the elephant
from the Odd Fellows
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New York Times Op-Ed Columnist
The Real Romney
By DAVID BROOKS
(Note: Yes, Conservative David Brooks did write this)
Published: August 27, 2012
The purpose of the Republican convention is to
introduce America to the real Mitt Romney. Fortunately, I have spent hours
researching this subject. I can provide you with the definitive biography and a
unique look into the Byronic soul of the Republican nominee:
Mitt Romney was born on March 12, 1947, in Ohio, Florida, Michigan, Virginia and several other swing states. He emerged, hair first, believing in America, and especially its national parks. He was given the name Mitt, after the Roman god of mutual funds, and launched into the world with the lofty expectation that he would someday become the Arrow shirt man.
Romney was a precocious and gifted child. He uttered
his first words (“I like to fire people”) at age 14 months, made his first gaffe
at 15 months and purchased his first nursery school at 24 months. The school,
highly leveraged, went under, but Romney made 24 million Jujubes on the deal.
Mitt grew up in a modest family. His father had an
auto body shop called the American Motors Corporation, and his mother owned a
small piece of land, Brazil. He had several boyhood friends, many of whom owned
Nascar franchises, and excelled at school, where his fourth-grade project,
“Inspiring Actuaries I Have Known,” was widely admired.
The Romneys had a special family tradition. The most
cherished member got to spend road trips on the roof of the car. Mitt spent many
happy hours up there, applying face lotion to combat windburn.
The teenage years were more turbulent. He was sent to
a private school, where he was saddened to find there are people in America who
summer where they winter. He developed a lifelong concern for the second
homeless, and organized bake sales with proceeds going to the moderately rich.
Some people say he retreated into himself during these
years. He had a pet rock, which ran away from home because it was starved of
affection. He bought a mood ring, but it remained permanently transparent. His
ability to turn wine into water detracted from his popularity at parties.
There was, frankly, a period of wandering. After
hearing Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” Romney decided to leave Mormonism
and become Amish. He left the Amish faith because of its ban on hair product,
and bounced around before settling back in college. There, he majored in music,
rendering Mozart’s entire oeuvre in PowerPoint.
His love affair with Ann Davies, the most impressive
part of his life, restored his equilibrium. Always respectful, Mitt and Ann
decided to elope with their parents. They went on a trip to Israel, where they
tried and failed to introduce the concept of reticence. Romney also went on a
mission to France. He spent two years knocking on doors, failing to win a single
convert. This was a feat he would replicate during his 2008 presidential bid.
After his mission, he attended Harvard, studying
business, law, classics and philosophy, though intellectually his first love was
always tax avoidance. After Harvard, he took his jawline to Bain Consulting, a
firm with very smart people with excessive personal hygiene. While at Bain, he
helped rescue many outstanding companies, like Pan Am, Eastern Airlines, Atari
and DeLorean.
Romney was extremely detail oriented in his business
life. He once canceled a corporate retreat at which Abba had been hired to play,
saying he found the band’s music “too angry.”
Romney is also a passionately devoted family man.
After streamlining his wife’s pregnancies down to six months each, Mitt helped
Ann raise five perfect sons — Bip, Chip, Rip, Skip and Dip — who married
identically tanned wives. Some have said that Romney’s lifestyle is overly
privileged, pointing to the fact that he has an elevator for his cars in the
garage of his San Diego home. This is not entirely fair. Romney owns many homes
without garage elevators and the cars have to take the stairs.
After a successful stint at Bain, Romney was lured
away to run the Winter Olympics, the second most Caucasian institution on earth,
after the G.O.P. He then decided to run for governor of Massachusetts. His
campaign slogan, “Vote Romney: More Impressive Than You’ll Ever Be,” was not a
hit, but Romney won the race anyway on an environmental platform, promising to
make the state safe for steeplechase.
After his governorship, Romney suffered through a
midlife crisis, during which he became a social conservative. This prepared the
way for his presidential run. He barely won the 2012 Republican primaries after
a grueling nine-month campaign, running unopposed. At the convention, where his
Secret Service nickname is Mannequin, Romney will talk about his real-life
record: successful business leader, superb family man, effective governor,
devoted community leader and prudent decision-maker. If elected, he promises to
bring all Americans together and make them feel inferior.
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