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Why? Because I raked all the leaves from the driveway onto the front lawn and spread them out in an even layer.
I collect the leaves when they fall and chop them up with my mower. I then mix them with grass clippings and use this mix as mulch on my gardens.
Because of the nice weather today I left the car behind and walked. Rheineck, Switzerland, Nov 27, 2007.
Because it's only 2 miles from my home.
Riding the Sanyo Eneloop electric assist bike. Watch for a review in the "Gear" issue of Momentum Magazine.
The Bricklayer's Arms English Pub Shoreditch London Corner of Rivington Street and Charlotte Road EC2 Still Closed because of COVID-19 Coronavirus Light Winter Snowfall
Drafted a new pattern for a top for Phoebe this morning. I am really happy with how it turned out. I want to make her a cute skirt to go with it. Maybe tonight when the kids are asleep. Still working on shop updates for Lati Yellow and a couple other sets.
Sorry for more Phoebe spam, I can't take just one picture of her! LOL
Because I love the way everything looks in sepia lately. I'm not really crazy about this one...new version on the way.
Because of blazing late summer weather the last 3 weeks in Denmark was the 103 kilometers in Grib Forest a hot and dusty experience for more than 1500 participants
i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
a little college ani difranco flashback. it was, quite frankly, a craptastic week. but on saturday, i volunteered at an event supporting women build. and i may have rolled my eyes a bit a the 'oprahness' of it all, but damn if the message didn't hit home. find joy. every goddamn day.
(and then i went and got my makeup done at nordstrom and took a gazillion pictures :)
Because I am a Girl is Plan International’s global campaign that aims to support millions of girls to get the education, skills and support they need to transform their lives and the world around them. Every year the campaign focuses on a different theme to examine how girls and young women are affected by different circumstances and what can be done to support them. Past reports have covered education, conflict, economic empowerment, cities and technology, and how boys and young men can support gender equality.
For this campaign, we aim to identify the impact of climate change and increasing disaster risk and the perception of this change on girls and children; and what measures key stakeholders (government, civil society, cooperates, etc) should take to help the children especially girls not only cope with the negative effects of climate change but become forces of resilience in their communities.
Building the capacity of children themselves is always at the centre for Plan International. Hence we will organize an activity day for children to learn in an interactive and fun way about disaster risk reduction and climate change and provide them a space to present their own ideas. This will be linked to the ASEAN Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Rolls-Royce Wraith 1938 Limousine. Because of the Second World War, the Wraith only had a limited production of 491 cars in 1938 and 1939. Carried over from the outgoing 25/30 was the 4,257cc six cylinder engine, now with new crossflow head. This car carries Limousine coachwork by Rippon Brothers. No Wraiths were made after 1939, but chassis were sold up to 1947. The replacement Silver Wraith was launched in 1946 with an improved engine and a shorter chassis.
After a couple of direction changes, This is the final cover design for this weekends worship guide.
Because we all know that State Fair is all about... uh... the kids. Yeah. That's it. State Fair is all about the kids.
My little guy came home from school with a fever and a sore throat. Thank Goodness he has had his H1N1 shot. I don't have any ice cream or ice pops in the house and thought that Jello might slid down his throat easily. I added mixed fruit to the bottom layer to try and get some nutrients into him.
My older son reminded me that the scavenger hunt called for an item to do something creative with Jello. Not my best effort, but should satisfy the requirements for item 16,
Do you ever feel like you're losing yourself? Like the things you used to enjoy don't matter anymore? You wonder if you're letting go... or moving on. Are you the one living your life anymore, or is someone else taking control? Is this what you want? Is this who you are now? No, you won't believe it. You're made for more than this. This can't be you. You can't lose what makes you you. You feel you have to take a step back. Get a new perspective. And take a look at your life from the outside. What matters? What doesn't anymore? What always has? What's changing? You, or the things around you? You don't know just yet. You need to take a break, bring back the things that really make you happy. And if you don't know what they are, find them. When you do, you'll find yourself again.
Won't you?
Because pandas are boring and dumb.
The Lincoln Lodge Comedy Show
4008 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Edited Akatsuki (Planet-C) infrared image of Venus. In visible light (eg, what humans see), Venus is usually a uniform white globe (sometimes some people may see very slight variations in the shading). Because the image was taken in infrared, you can see variations in brightness.
I think this is the night-side of Venus. I cropped the original image - the left side was all white which is probably the day-time heat from the clouds washing out the sensor.
Hiromi Ozaki + Cesar Harada
The Tribal Search Engine.
We have the technology to make this world a better place, but as of yet we haven’t quite managed it - because we don't seem to know each other very well, and we don't collaborate efficiently enough. The Tribal Engine is a social search engine which can bring people with similar interests together to solve problems together.
A traditional search engine simply offers you a list of results from a search query. During a search, you would normally think alone, and solve problems alone. Using the Tribal Search Engine, you enter your likes, dislikes, fears and interests related to a physical space.
From those constraints the search runs a swarming algorithm to return a list of environments which could be ideal for you to visit.
For example, you could set the parameters to indicate that you like good food and dislike loud music venues in order to decide where to go on a Friday night. You can then view other people who have gathered near your results in real time – they are likely to be the people who share similar interests. From there you can meet in physical space or online to collectively decide where to go, or even solve problems related to your interests and fears. By talking to and sharing knowledge with people doing the same search together you can dramatically speed up your problem solving!
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Bell was a better name than Verizon because it prompted us to think fondly of pleasing sounds of ringing bells. Oh well, it's all gone.
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In downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on September 16th, 2020, a Verizon building, built by the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania in 1929 (the portion at the right, at least), on the south side of South Main Street between East Ross Street and East South Street, during hazy conditions caused by wildfire smoke from the western U.S.
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Yashica 124G / Shanghai GP3
The more I use Shanghai GP3, the more I like it. Let's face it, it's not great stuff, but it's good enough! And cheap!
This picture is from "FOX6", so known because it's the Fox station on Channel 6 for San Diego. In fact it is XETV from Tijuana, with a transmitter on a hill in the center of that Mexican border city. Starting in August 2006, it will no longer have the Fox affiliation, which is moving to San Diego's KSWB, which has long been known as Channel 69 (or Channel 5 on cable), but which will have its digital signal on Channel 19. The picture above actually came in on XETV's digital signal, which is on Channel 23.
Why 15? Because today I weighed myself and I have lost 15 lbs since I started my diet. I am keeping to my New Years Resolution. Infact, I have not waivered off of it, until today. I am allowing myself to pig out in honor of the Super Bowl and the Giants.
If you notice, I made the 15 out of the DVD boxes of the seasons of Lost. Why? Because 15 is one of the Lost numbers.
These flowers are called "dirty socks" because that's how they supposedly smell... I didn't smell anything bad though. :)
There was a huge storm coming as we drove to Centralia. We saw at least three rainbows; just as we were giving up the clouds moved on and the sun came out to cast everything in these gorgeous yellow tones.
Centralia is the site of a mine fire that's been burning since at at least the late 1960s. There are only a handful of residents left, and most of the houses have been torn down, leaving a street grid that's been taken over by a surprisingly lush grassland. If you've ever thought of going there to poke around, do it soon, because the fire has shifted since I was there last year, and it will soon become much more difficult to explore. It's now strongest directly underneath the only road left on which you can drive.
I've got a few more shots to sort through from that afternoon, plus a roll of film to get processed.
I was always afraid of the furnace because I thought a baby T-Rex lived inside of it. If you visit I can show you why, but it doesn't show up in photos. I didn't know about the swastikas until after I moved out.
I think the house was built in the 1930s. As far as I know, this is a commercial furnace made before WWII using some imported German parts. I don't know if the family who built the house had any Nazi or German ties. None of the other appliances appear to be racist.
And we wrapped up our Jaipur India Projects on Friday. It was emotional because leaving is always the hardest part but these women and girls are in good hands with Hasmik Ghalechyan and Adv Aplav Saxena
Our combined efforts have raised over $1000 from our family and friends with $845 of that coming from the DivaGirl members and supporters and more donations are coming in from Cathie Berrey and Elisa De La Torre.
With these contributions, we were able to gift 3 sewing machines to Naya Sawera women’s self help group:
- 8-10 underwear each
- one pack of pads each
- 3 sewing machines
- fabrics
- groceries each day
- 2 underwear for each girl
- pads
- toys
- art supplies
- self care packs for the Blind School for Girls (lotion, face wash, pads, lip balm, oil, chocolate)
- snacks and chocolates for the kids
- so much more. Volunteering Abroad is NOT for everyone.
Culture shock is real and you need to keep an open mind when you are volunteering abroad because your culture will be very different from the culture of the country you’re visiting.
You are not there to change their culture, “make it better”, or even solve their problems.
You are there to let them know that they matter despite the harsh circumstances they’re in in life.
You are there giving your time and energy because they are valued in a place where it can be hopeless.
We are NOT their saviors.
We ask them for what they need and they needed underwear, sanitary pads, self worth (in a patriarchal country), self esteem boost, a sustainable way of living (3 sewing machines and fabrics) and to have a little bit of fun!
You are there to connect and let them feel seen, heard and validated, because as my new young friend from India, Shanaya, said, “It doesn’t matter what country you’re from, what language you speak, what color of skin you have, or what religion you practice, you can always find similarities and build connection”.
I am grateful for our host family Hasmik Ghalechyan and Adv Aplav Saxena for your dedication in meeting the needs of the communities you serve and for allowing me, Elisa De La Torre and Cathie Berrey to be part of your amazing projects.
Thank you to our interpreters and young local college coordinators, Priyanshi Agarwal, Shanaya and Pranjal for looking after us and taking good care of us as we navigate the slums of Jaipur.
To Laura Furtado for planning this trip for us with A Broader View Volunteers
To my fellow volunteers Cathie and Elisa, thanks for sharing this amazing experience with me. This is not easy work but it is fulfilling work.