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for the past few years, dad really has not understood father's day... he sometimes knows that its sunday so its the day my family and i visit and buy groceries... and of course he gets some extra love from everybody today.... he does like that... and some extra snacks for this week... so he'll enjoy his day... father's day...
this coming week is a big one for dad... it will be the first week he'll go to the alzheimer day center all 5 days its open... i was taking him 3 days a week... but a few days ago i found him a driver... who owns a business called "the taxi mom." i mean how could i pass that one up!!! she started driving him last week on weds... but this will be his first full week... he adores the center... and the folks at the center genuinely love him... when he walks in the door the cries of "hi tony!!" ring across the center... i think it embarrasses dad... and a few times a week as we pull up to the center, dad will shout out in a mocking high pitch "hi tony!" it always cracks me up!! that part i'll miss...
please see this set for my dad's story...
This is my first Wolfdog, the one that my flickr site is named after. He was a very well trained dog, we rescued him from the SPCA. His previous owners loved him but did not have the means to build him a proper enclosure or walk him enough so he became a run-away.
Day Twenty-Eight of the December Diary 2012 Project This years Theme... ' Favourite Things'... %-)
Under Mum's Christmas Tree this year there was a little Present for ME from Ted & Tom...
I was pleasantly surprised and equally curious at to what it might be...
To my delight it was this adorable little Chocolate Lindt Teddy Bear...
AND... He has a REAL HEART... just like Ted & Tom!!! %-)
(Dad Made Ted & Tom for Me and Lita and told us they had 'REAL' Hearts!)
I would never have the 'Heart' to 'eat' him...
Mum helped them find little Lindt for me...
Wasn't that incredible SWEET and thoughtful of her...
He is DEFINITELY one of my FAVORITE things for Christmas! %-)
Never got his name but I did get the chance for him to play me a song. On a chilly April afternoon while walking with a few friends in downtown Madison, I could heard a guitar being played somewhere near my location. To my surprise it was much closer then expected, I knew I wanted to know more of this mysterious busker; and I asked if I could snap a few pictures. He was singing in addition to strumming his guitar, and he accepted my offer with a simple head nod and continued to play. Once he was done with the song he asked "What would you like to hear?" I had not a song in mind as I was just enjoying the moment, when I told him "I don't know" he was a little more pushy trying to get a song from me. Noticing my shirt, he then decided upon his next tune: "Rocket Man" as I was wearing a shirt that depicted a "man on the moon." It was fitting, and his rendition was spot on and we parted ways with a smile.
I was content with the photos I'd take for my (608)strangers project, but a little disheartened with myself that I didn't get more of a story. Sometimes we meet people that impact our lives at the moment and don't realize it til later in life, the man on the pedestal was just that. A no name stranger, but fitting for the 100 strangers project none the less, unless the group mods decide he's not worthy. With that being said, I hope strangers much like the mystery guitar man and many others can find my stories and help me write more about them!
233/100
Spoiling my dear Efraín, he is so easy to photograph, the only problem is that I can't take full body shots T-T.
Etac Balder powerchair owner Matt Hampson, ex-England U21 tight-head prop, has recently launched his autobiographical book ‘Engage’ written with Paul Kimmage which tells Matt's story before and after his life changing accident leaving him paralysed from the neck down.
Fansipan mountain - Sapa township - Lao Cai Province
Camp 1 - 2200m
31.12.2015
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Color-yashinon Dx 40mm f1.7
Fuji C200
Dev: LLab Saigon
For R's 1st birthday, I bought him one of those bead track toys. He will sit and move the beads around on the wire for 10 minutes at a time, and his favorite wire is the blue spiral one. He plays with it even more these days now that he's able to do it on his own, but he sure does like sitting by Bisnonno and getting help from him too.
My paragraph of stuff that's probably only of interest to me right now and/or me in the futre and/or Future R:
R keeps me very busy. He keeps getting faster & braver, and he has the bumps & scrapes to prove it. He doesn't do a lot of talking yet, but can say "no," "yeah" (and shake his head yes/no), "dada," "mama," "bus" (and sometimes "butt"), and "Tilda." I think he says "more" when he wants food, but either way, when he wants to eat it's "mum-um-mumum-ummm!!" He likes to tickle feet, doesn't mind diaper changes (*which is weird to me because the other 2 used to hate it like crazy*), enjoys his theme song (to the tune of "Louie Louie"), still has very fine features (no big squishy cheeks on this baby), loves playing in water from the faucets, yells/cries pretty loudly when he's upset but is easy to comfort, and is a gymnastic nurser.
New babies are sweet and all, but I sure do love the bigger ages. So much fun.
My first dog is getting older. He walks a little stiff in the mornings, but I know that he loves these short walks as much as I do.
a peacock on a farm in rural Pennsylvania. The background was very dark (shaded) and he was in the early morning light. I darkened the background slightly in lightroom to make him stand out better.
From the minute I laid eyes on him...actually I
slammed the door in his face. My neighbor Louis,
who was the spitting image of Sammy Davis Jr.
knocked on my door one morning and asked "hey is
this your cat? He's been hanging around your
door!"
"NO!" and the door got slammed in both their faces!
later on that day as I was walking 2 doors down
the street to my friend Mark's I looked down to
see this same orange and white cat walking beside
me meowing and he was really talking to me....I
was like, Who are you? I don't know you. Leave
me alone!"
That evening my best friend came over to work on
some performance piece or costume or something
and we decided to go get some beer from the
little bodega on the corner of 13th and Avenue A.
We got some cold brews and were walking back down
the street to my apt at 513 East 13th.
I was in the middle of a sentence when I just
stopped like I was suddenly frozen in place.....
and turned to the woman who was standing on the
sidewalk. I didn't even see what was in her arms
when I stopped...not until a little orange and
white paw reached out and touched my arm....third
time... I was charmed...and she was his mouth
piece....in a rush she started in at 100 miles an
hour, hey look at this nice cat he is really
really really nice cat and he needs a place to
live he lives in the parking lot and the old
woman feeds him and it's starting to get cold and
he'll freeze and he's a really really nice cat
and he's so friendly, not like the others and I
already have 12 cats and can't take any more,
please can you take him? You don't have cats,
right?"
"Well yes my roommate has a cat and he doesn't
like other cats...he just had a big fight with my
neighbors cat last night....so I'll take him
upstairs and if Weftus doesn't like him then he's
coming back down to the street.
I can't promise anything but I'll try."
So I took the little guy up to the apt. and put
him on the bed in my room where Weftus was laid
out like the King that he was. The little one
touched noses with him and jumped off the bed to
look around at his new home....I stood in total
amazement...Weftus didn't move. He was in as much
shock as I was. He just lay there on the
bed...and didn't move. He never once fought with
the little guy...never....ever
I had a new cat.
I remember holding the little guy in my arms, I
was sitting Indian meditation style with him
laying on my legs,lap, curled up. I tilted my
head down and shut my eyes...all of a sudden I
got a stream of images flying through my
head....going on an airplane with this little
fellow, traveling across the country in a
van....too many images to keep up with...so
fast....the one that stuck was the
airplane...then I remembered that it was November
and that in a month I'd be flying home to KY for
the Xmas holidays and I'd have my little fellow
with me! Like I said, charmed.
The next day off to visit the vet and find out a
bit about my new little one. How old was he?
About 6 months old. He needed all of his shots,
but was basically pretty healthy for a New York
City Street Kitty. Still didn't have a name for
him. I'd introduced him to my extended family. He
loved to cuddle people. He loved Mark Henry and
my boyfriend Chris. I knew he had to have a
special name but wasn't really sure
what...charmed...magic....nothing was right. I
knew I had to wait a few days until the perfect
name came....
now I'm from Kentucky and when I moved to New
York City I had trouble with people understanding
me and my accent...I said naayn instead of
nine...so I really had to concentrate on my
vowels when giving out my phone number...or I
wouldn't get a call. Mark had given me a funny
place mat with Southernisms on it.....and I WAS
AMAZED at all the words that weren't really
words. One of them was Idnit...which is southern
for the northernIsn't it". I remember
thinking..."what, that isn't a real word?"
Chris came over one night and we decided to take
my little one for his first car ride. I didn't
have a car in the city at the time so it was a
treat. Cats aren't allowed on busses or subways
unless they are well hidden inside a big purse or
backpack. You had to take an expensive cab to get
places with an animal. So off we went for a car
ride in Manhattan! I was sitting in the back seat
holding him in my arms and all I could say was
Id'nee (southern for isn't he) cute, Id'nee
sweet, Id'nee mine"...then I paused and said
Id'nee, Id'nee!!! I've found a name!!!
Id'nee...so that all you northerners have to
speak a little southern!"
I had that wonderful street rescue cat for over
20 years- he moved with me to Switzerland when he
was 7 years old---he died December 22nd 2004.
Best cat I ever had.....
photos are of Id'nee with Weftus the cat and
Id'nee with Mark-my friend. circa November
1984-January 1985
Id'nee wearing a ribbon is at my mom's Christmas 1985
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A tour through the history of the Diocese of Würzburg
The were the first Christians in and around Würzburg at least since the mission of the Irish missionaries Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan who around 689 suffered the martyrdom. Boniface the creation of stable church structures is due to him. A center of earlier Christianization probably the monastery Karlburg at Karlstadt (district of Main-Spessart) may have been, which is associated with the Sacred Immina, as well as the of the Holy Leoba, a relative of Boniface, directed monastery of Tauberbischofsheim.
Burkard - the first bishop of Würzburg
End 741, no later than 742, consecrated archbishop Boniface Burkard first bishop of Würzburg. Burkard founded the St. Andrew's Abbey, on whose ground today stands the over 950-year-old parish church of St. Burkard. The life of faith in Franconia seems to have taken a rapid rise: Würzburg the Gospel soon proclaimed at the Upper Main, Steigerwald as well as with the Saxonians in Central and Northern Germany. The Diocese of Paderborn, from Main missionized, still today the Holy Kilian reveres as second patron.
In the Middle Ages, Würzburg had a high rank: imperial and court days took place, the wedding of emperor Frederick Barbarossa, also a German national council (1287). Numerous religious communities settled here; 1221 was born in Würzburg the first Franciscan monastery north of the Alps.
Reformation and Peasants' War brought changes
Würzburg under bishop Bruno saw the stable time of the Empire; later the conflicts in the Investiture Controversy, in which Bishop Adalbero played a prominent role. Also of social and religious grievances the city was not spared, in the aftermath of which Reformation and Peasants' War brought profound changes. A victim of the sectarian clashes was the martyr priest Liborius Wagner - now a warning voice for reconciliation.
To consolidation and a revival led the diocese especially bishop Julius Echter of Mespelbrunn. In addition to the Juliusspital other hospitals and charitable institutions emerged. Were promoted education and school system, in 1582 founded the university. Deep wounds inflicted the conflicts of the Thirty Years War. Swedish troops occupied the fortress Marienberg.
Baroque time - golden period
This confusion in the 18th century was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity. The Baroque era let flourish art and culture to amazing accomplishments. The art-minded prince-bishops from the house of Schönborn brought skilled artists to Würzburg. The construction of the residence and the Baroque transformation of the city began. On the country-side local artists created serene baroque churches. Church life flourished in solemn processions, festive liturgies and exhilarated music.
As a result of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the Bishopric of Würzburg perished with other ecclesiastical territories. The secularization of 1803 also the cultural and charitable commitment of many monasteries ended.
1821 the Diocese of Würzburg arose newly
From now on church life sought new paths. 1848, for the first time the German bishops met in Würzburg for an Episcopal Conference. New religious communities emerged which tackled the social distress of the industrial age. The Catholic associative network began to constitute itself and to become influential.
In the culture war since 1871, the Catholic Church stood under state pressure. Then there were conflicts in the course of theological education, the First Vatican Council and the anti-modernism. After the misery of the First World War and the inflation period, the church struggle of the Third Reich in Lower Franconia became very violent. The solidarity of Catholics with their church and bishop Matthias Ehrenfried was demonstrated in the upturn of pilgrimages to the grave of Kilian from the year 1935 on.
The consequences of World War II
On March 16, 1945, with the city of Würzburg also the churches were reduced to a pile of rubble. Bishop Matthias Ehrenfried died in 1948; he was succeeded by bishop Julius Döpfner. 1957 Döpfner was appointed bishop of Berlin. His successor, Josef Stangl, who guided the destinies of the diocese until 1979, for his paternal and benevolent nature today is still remembered of many Catholics.
In 1967, the rebuilding of the cathedral was completed. A response to the new challenges of the church by the presence found the Second Vatican Council, which was attended by bishop Josef Stangl and auxiliary bishop Alfons Kempf. For the implementation of the Council's decisions in Germany, the synod of the dioceses of the Federal Republic worked from 1972 to 1975 in Würzburg Cathedral. In 1968, the Diocesan Council of Catholics in the Diocese of Würzburg met for the first time. The involvement of the laity in the Church henceforth will become increasingly important. 1979 Dr. Paul-Werner Scheele in the long line of Würzburg chief shepherds became the 87th bishop. On 14 July 2003, after almost 25 years of fruitful ministry for the Diocese of Würzburg, Pope John Paul II. the age-related resignation of Dr. Paul-Werner Scheele as bishop of Würzburg accepted.
On September 19, 2004, Dr. Friedhelm Hofmann in Würzburg Kiliansdom in the office of bishop was inaugurated. Pope John Paul II. him on 25 June 2004 88th Bishop of Würzburg had appointed.
Ein Rundgang durch die Geschichte des Bistums Würzburg
Die ersten Christen gab es in und um Würzburg spätestens seit der Mission der irischen Glaubensboten Kilian, Kolonat und Totnan, die um 689 den Märtyrertod erlitten. Bonifatius ist die Schaffung stabiler kirchlicher Strukturen zu verdanken. Ein Zentrum früher Christianisierung dürfte auch das Kloster Karlburg bei Karlstadt (Landkreis Main-Spessart) gewesen sein, das mit der heiligen Immina in Verbindung gebracht wird, sowie das von der heiligen Lioba, einer Verwandten des Bonifatius, geleitete Kloster Tauberbischofsheim.
Burkard - der erste Bischof von Würzburg
Ende 741, spätestens 742, weihte Erzbischof Bonifatius Burkard zum ersten Bischof von Würzburg. Burkard gründete das St. Andreas-Kloster, auf dessen Grund heute die über 950 Jahre alte Pfarrkirche St. Burkard steht. Das Glaubensleben in Franken scheint einen raschen Aufschwung genommen zu haben: Würzburg verkündete das Evangelium bald am Obermain, im Steigerwald sowie bei den Sachsen in Mittel- und Norddeutschland. Das Bistum Paderborn, vom Main aus missioniert, verehrt heute noch den heiligen Kilian als zweiten Patron.
Im Mittelalter hatte Würzburg einen hohen Rang: Reichs- und Hoftage fanden statt, die Hochzeit Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossas, auch ein deutsches Nationalkonzil (1287). Zahlreiche Orden siedelten hier; 1221 entstand in Würzburg das erste Franziskanerkloster nördlich der Alpen.
Reformation und Bauernkrieg brachten Veränderungen
Würzburg sah unter Bischof Bruno die stabile Zeit des Kaisertums; später die Auseinandersetzungen im Investiturstreit, in denen Bischof Adalbero eine herausragende Rolle spielte. Auch von sozialen und kirchlichen Missständen blieb die Stadt nicht verschont, in deren Folge Reformation und Bauernkriege tiefgreifende Veränderungen brachten. Ein Opfer der konfessionellen Auseinandersetzungen war der Märtyrerpriester Liborius Wagner - heute ein Mahner für Versöhnung.
Zu Konsolidierung und neuer Blüte führte das Bistum vor allem Bischof Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn. Neben dem Juliusspital entstanden andere Spitäler und karitative Einrichtungen. Gefördert wurden Bildung und Schulwesen, die Universität 1582 gegründet. Tiefe Wunden schlugen die Auseinandersetzungen des Dreißigjährigen Krieges. Schwedische Truppen besetzten die Festung Marienberg.
Barockzeit - Blütezeit
Diesen Wirren folgte im 18. Jahrhundert eine lange Zeit des Friedens und der Blüte. Die Barockzeit ließ Kunst und Kultur zu erstaunlichen Leistungen aufblühen. Die kunstsinnigen Fürstbischöfe aus dem Haus Schönborn holten qualifizierte Künstler nach Würzburg. Der Bau der Residenz und die barocke Umgestaltung der Stadt begannen. Auf dem Lande schufen heimische Künstler heitere Barockkirchen. Das kirchliche Leben blühte in feierlichen Prozessionen, festlichen Liturgien und beschwingter Musik.
Als Folge der französischen Revolution und der napoleonischen Kriege ging das Hochstift Würzburg mit anderen geistlichen Territorien zugrunde. Die Säkularisierung von 1803 beendete auch das kulturelle und karitative Engagement vieler Klöster.
1821 entstand das Bistum Würzburg neu
1821 entstand das Bistum Würzburg neu. Fortan suchte das kirchliche Leben neue Wege. 1848 trafen sich in Würzburg die deutschen Bischöfe erstmals zu einer Bischofskonferenz. Neue Ordensgemeinschaften entstanden, die sich der sozialen Not des Industriezeitalters annahmen. Das katholische Verbandswesen begann sich zu konstituieren und einflußreich zu werden.
Im Kulturkampf ab 1871 stand die katholische Kirche stark unter staatlichem Druck. Dazu kamen die Konflikte im Zuge der theologischen Aufklärung, des Ersten Vatikanischen Konzils und des Antimodernismus. Nach dem Elend des Ersten Weltkriegs und der Inflationszeit wurde der Kirchenkampf des Dritten Reiches in Unterfranken sehr heftig. Die Solidarität der Katholiken mit ihrer Kirche und Bischof Matthias Ehrenfried zeigte sich im Aufschwung der Wallfahrten zum Kiliansgrab ab dem Jahr 1935.
Die Folgen des Zweiten Weltkriegs
Am 16. März 1945 sanken mit der Stadt auch Würzburgs Kirchen in Schutt und Asche. Bischof Matthias Ehrenfried starb 1948; sein Nachfolger wurde Bischof Julius Döpfner. 1957 wurde Döpfner zum Bischof von Berlin ernannt. Sein Nachfolger Josef Stangl, der bis 1979 die Geschicke des Bistums lenkte, ist wegen seiner väterlichen und gütigen Art bei vielen Katholiken bis heute unvergessen.
1967 war der Wiederaufbau des Domes vollendet. Eine Antwort auf die neuen Herausforderungen der Kirche durch die Gegenwart fand das Zweite Vatikanische Konzil, an dem Bischof Josef Stangl und Weihbischof Alfons Kempf teilnahmen. Für die Umsetzung der Konzilsbeschlüsse in Deutschland arbeitete die gemeinsame Synode der Bistümer der Bundesrepublik von 1972 bis 1975 im Würzburger Dom. 1968 trat der Diözesanrat der Katholiken im Bistum Würzburg erstmals zusammen. Das Engagement von Laien in der Kirche wird fortan immer wichtiger. 1979 wurde Dr. Paul-Werner Scheele der 87. Bischof in der langen Reihe der Würzburger Oberhirten. Am 14. Juli 2003, nach fast 25 Jahren fruchtbaren Dienst für das Bistum Würzburg, nahm Papst Johannes Paul II. den altersbedingten Amtsverzicht von Dr. Paul-Werner Scheele als Bischof von Würzburg an.
Am 19. September 2004 wurde Dr. Friedhelm Hofmann im Würzburger Kiliansdom in das Amt des Bischofs eingeführt. Papst Johannes Paul II. hatte ihn am 25. Juni 2004 zum 88. Bischof von Würzburg ernannt.
The reflecting pool here at Getty Villa reminds me of the scene in The Godfather when Vito Corleone sends Tom Hagan out to Hollywood to see a top Producer and," make him an offer he can't refuse."
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SCOOP: Varun Dhawan’s new co-star will spend a lot of time with him now
If you see Varun Dhawan’s beautiful new co-star accompanying him on dinner dates and movies, don’t jump to conclusions. Director Shoojit Sircar has instructed Varun to spend “as much time as possible” with Banita Sandhu.
Varun Dhawan of course is more than happy to oblige. A very close friend of his who happens to be a very attractive co-star says, “Varun makes heroines feel very comfortable. There is no hint of crossing the line since he’s in a relationship (with Natasha Dalal).”
Contrary to reports, Shoojit Sircar’s new film cryptically titled October doesn’t have a limited space for its leading lady.
Sources say October is an intense love story portraying love in dark shades never seen before. According to sources, “It’s as intense as the love relationship in the Telugu hit Arjun Reddy without the sex, drugs and alcohol. Varun’s character will be shown to be so high on love, he won’t need any intoxication. And the girl is with Varun in every frame.”
Says Shoojit, “It’s a very important role and we’ve chosen the girl who we think is pitch-perfect for the part. Banita Sandhu is from the Wales. I chose her because I am very confident about her abilities. She is brilliant.”
While Shoojit is not willing to divulge details about the love story on-record it can be said without a shred of doubt that October would be a love story unlike any other seen in Hindi cinema. “The audience won’t be counting kisses in this one for sure,” says the smirking source.
SCOOP: Varun Dhawan’s new co-star will spend a lot of time with him now
This is The Pickle's favorite vantage point. From this spot he can see the evil doers coming up or down the stairs.
This responsiblity is particularly tiring time for him right now. Cricket, his "back-up girl," isn't here to help.
The responsibility is entirely his.
Everyone is counting on him.
There are many evil people in the world, ready to steal his family