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Snowflakes on your nose, your hair
Tickling them away
In the icy air
I drown in your eyes,
Your snow cone treat
Melting in your icy heat
Kissing all the cold away
In your arms, knowing
It’s just the first day
The sky is murky, clouds all aglow
To keep the snow going
Icy winds still blow
But it doesn’t matter,
I worry not
The purifying snow clears my thoughts
Some were so worried,
They thought they knew
But drowning is sweet and blissful too
I look up laughing
At the snow, so do you
Thank you for the gift that is you
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An entrepreneur never gives up. They believe in themselves and their ability to succeed. They face failures, and perhaps many of them, yet keep going. They stop at nothing. No obstacle they face will they allow to be their downfall. No obstacle is insurmountable. They find creative solutions to problems. They learn from their mistakes. They approach their endeavor with a trial and error mentality, they learn from the mistakes made and apply those lessons to do better next time. They consistently strive to improve their system, their approach and their process. They are persistent, determined and have high aspirations. They reach for the stars and go after their dream with full gusto. They are passionate about what they do. They believe in what they do. They can taste success and want it. They are enthusiastic. They throw themselves into their work with all their energy. They are positive minded people. They always see the positive side of things, the bright side of things, and the silver linings. They do not listen to naysayers or negative input. They ignore the negative people. When people say they can't, they say they CAN. They are also open minded and are willing to try new avenues. When something isn't working, they stop, they reassess and try another route. They listen to others' input and expertise. They do not pretend to know everything and are humble and willing to learn and grow.
An entrepreneur's mindset can be applied as a general philosophy of life. This is how I approach my own life. I have an entrepreneur's mentality. I have been an entrepreneur. I failed miserably at making money, however, I learned a tremendous amount through trial and error and gained skills I did not previously own. So in my mind, my endeavor was a success.
If we approach life as an entrepreneur does, we can and will be successful. It is guaranteed.
"Be somebody nobody thought you could be."
"Never, never, never give up."
"Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction."
The Dark Night is a poem by St John of the Cross from 16th century.
In essence it tells about the journey the soul makes to god. The journey itself is largely unknown and a leap of faith is necessary, in the sense that everything we know and feel comfortable with is to be left behind to get to the kindom of heaven.
I don't believe in the abrahamic god and neither do I believe in it's concept of the after life. But as an allegory of individuation and a search for self I think the poem and the concept of "dark night" has it's place.
I don't believe we can escape the darkness within. It's a bit like running away from your shadow. It will always be there..and sometimes it envelopes you. But the trick is to change perspective and suddenly the darkness, shadow, is behind you. It will always be there with you, but you can control it's place or at the very least one can accept that sometimes it's there regardless what you do and it can be controlled again.
It's the hardest thing to do, to come to terms with your shadow. But I believe that if you can, if.you can integrate the darkness with the essence that is you, it's easier to find purpose in life. And with purpose comes satisfaction and happiness too.
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This is so hard. Looking back, I think it has taken me just over a year to come down from being on 300 mg of Effexor.
And today, after being off of it for 3 months, I've started on 50 mg Pristiq. I think I felt a bit strung out and spacey about 3 hours after taking it this morning, but other than that I haven't noticed any real side effects today, which is great.
It's been a really tough three months. I've been so miserable, so sensitive and irritable. Bursting into tears all over the place. Feeling that terrible weight and shuffling to work, back home to bed, and back to work again. No energy. No enjoyment. Just struggling. I thought maybe I was turning a corner this week, maybe, but I'm not confident enough. And work has been so stressful, and that's not going to change. No, for now I think I just need to accept that I need that little bit of help.
I need to meditate on my breaks and use my time as my most important resourse. If you died what would you differently. Sense of urgency.
Take it all ideas. Make sure you use a G2 and nice journal. Start keeping a journal at al times so you can get better and
capture all ideas. Take notes everywhere and etch. Get the mental effort to get the journal and the picture clear as possible.
Make sure you take notes. Focus is important. You focus on what is awesome. The most valuable resource is time.
Don't spend it on bulls***. I am trying to get 999 billion dollars. I am trying to get the most chedder possible. I want to help
other people. My mission is to make 999 billion dollars #1 player of all time. Top of the food chain. Leader. Time management Browser black out.
Waste time. Browser black out. Need to do a better job to not have browser blackout. I trust that if I do this. I need to meditate on my breaks.
Long term goals 1 year 999 billion dollars year 5 1 trillion dollars year 10 2 trillion dollars 20 year 3 trillion dollars. Inspire the heart and the soul.
Fishing. Bass boat. All fishing. Become a master fisherman. Own a Nascar team or a racing team. You have to dream. Mansion like the playboy mansion.
Playmates of all races as girlfriends. The best athlets as my friends and I can coach them. Chiefs KC Sporting KC tickets HALL OF FAME BOWLER.
Mercedez Benz two suv's Buick Grandnational
Short Range goals. To meditate on my breaks. Work hard. Build batches be passionate. This weekend walk 5 miles a day. Don't eat and lean up. Work
so hard I am miserable. Play the lottery everyday. You have to spend money to make money. Stick to it. A breakthrough is right around the corner. You
show God you won't quit with this 999 billion he will be like alright dooty ere you go. Do whatever it takes. If it takes reading I will read
if it takes me starving my starving myself I will do. I know one day it will be worth it. If I have one good day it can turn into two days. Fat people put sleep over
working out. Fat people put lots of over working out. Poor people put lots of before making money.
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I feel so unstable. I feel so blank and empty, but anything can set me off. I realize that my emotions are just barely being held in, locked away. They could flood in and make me a mess anytime, as they so often do. They are barely being held back and it's getting harder and harder to keep them from getting out. When they come out, I am left unprepared and lost. I can't take this, I am always worried.
The tears tear through me.
I just don't know how to keep all of them in, but I guess I must find a way.
Just wanted to get what I've been thinking about out, in my mess of a blog.
I actually contemplated writing this blog post because my past blogs are more of the positive note and I was hoping to keep it that way so that people can enjoy reading it or hopefully laugh.
I have trouble sleeping. I don't think I have insomnia but I actually am scared of sleeping. I know it seems weird because many would say ooooh how i wish i could sleep and never wake up and yeah agreed but the process of falling asleep is so hard for me especially when I am just lost. Even with less than 6 hours of sleep, I can't seem to sleep until I reach a point where I HAVE to sleep. The thing is that, I have been feeling this way since i was in secondary 3, and I could remember how restless and tired I was and nobody could understand why I felt that way. This problem doesn't help out my skin either and I have been breaking out more than I did during the exams, lol.
I'm not sure what is keeping me awake. I've googled many methods on falling asleep and most of them just made me stay awake even longer. It's currently 5am and I am wide awake. The worst thing is when I have plans later on and I don't want to be groggy and cranky. Well, also my brain is extremely active during these timings where I reflect where I've gone wrong. I actually regret 90% of the things I say. I even have the urge to delete most of my blog posts because I sound so immature and obnoxious but I haven't figured out how to do that yet and I'm too lazy to find out.
I just can't sleep and I don't know why I am afraid of closing my eyes. I don't want to sleep only when I'm extremely exhausted to the point that I barely have the energy to move.
And no, I don't drink tea or coffee. Coffee makes me feel like I have a panic attack anD I AM NOT IN FOR THAT JUST TO STAY AWAKE. I feel so dead, lol (yet i can still joke around waDDUP TALENT NO. 9)
I honestly do not want to stay up until the afternoon like no pls no.
oK TO END THAT PATHETIC NOTE
here's a poem that i wrote
camels have feet
i have feet
we have feet
dogs have feet
i want to sleep
meep meep meep
i want to take a leap
to the toilet seat
and make a niiiiiiiiiiiiiceeeeeeeeee s***ty
This is what u called a basic no-talent poem that I literally thought in seconds, trying to rhyme stuff. I always see people write poems and its AMAZING. The vocabulary and the way they use metaphors/similes to express their emotions like goddaaaaaamn my english is but hey i tried!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pls don't judge and thanks
OH AND IS IT A CRIME TO POST 2 ENTRIES IN A DAAAAAAAY SOMEONE CALL THE COPS BC ANITA THE REBEL JUST ENTERED THE CAAAAAAAAVE.
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The reason my blog is called "I Think" is because that is the root of all my problems. Well my depression/anxiety at least. I'm not saying this to brag, but although I'm not formally educated, I have a pretty high IQ. I think that the majority of people on here probably do too. It's us thinkers who get into trouble. We just think too much. I think the less intelligent people, the simple people, are probably much happier in life. Because they aren't stuck in their heads.
We think we can think our way out of depression, when it's our very thoughts (negative) that are keeping us stuck. We wallow in the mud that we create in our minds, and we wonder when it's going to get better. Well it's not going to get better by wallowing in it. Our negative thoughts and negative self-talk are bad habits. I am so very guilty of this. I'm constantly monitoring my mood, constantly comparing myself to other people and thinking I'm coming up short. I see others here all doing the same thing. Thinking is bad. If only we could completely switch off our minds and take a break from the constant stream of thoughts.
do you ever feel like you worked so hard to protect yourself from others that you no longer know how to interact with others? I feel like ive put a wall up for so long and have gone such a long period of time with no friends or social interactions that now when im around others, im still quiet, awkward and insecure/uncomfortable in the situation. part of me is afraid to act like myself and part of me is afraid to let them in. i feel like im stuck and broken.i feel like i ruined myself in my efforts to protect myself.
My body’s clock
Instead of up
Tick tock, tick tock
Not knowing when
And that’s ok
My time will come
I hope painfully someday
it will be
all along the way
Tick tock, tick-tick tock
I want to go
The way he did
So control I bid
Tick tock, Tickety tock
Know what to do
To make me new
No one notices
My face’s dead hue
Tickety tock, tickety tock
Control is all I have you see
And when I’m dead
I’ll have punished me
Tickety tickety tickety tock
Control is what I know for sure
Slow, self-induced death is
What I must endure
Tickety tickety tock tick-tock
It’s not the numbers either, though
A very nice side effect:
In the wind, I’ll blow
Control is making it so slow
And this is good
My suff’ring *I* sew
Tickety tickety tick-tick tick-tock
My body’s clock
Instead of up
For there is a debt
That can’t be paid
So in the ground
I must be laid
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I feel terrible.
I have two tests today and 3 funal exams next week and i just cant handle the pressure.
I have been thinking about hurting myself so much i cant get anything done. I just want to die. I dont even want to feel better anymore i just want to not feel anything. to not feel like such a failure. And mental health is so much work. I am afraid my therapist is disappointed in my because i can never get anything done. and i cant. and she should.
And then there is the disconnect. i cant connect to anyone, I've been trying to get out and socialize a lot in the past months and it just leaves me feeling either ignored or worse like am bothering people. I cant be an island. but the expectations i place on myself are drowning me.
Then! we have the phenomenon where everything feels like cardboard (is this derealization?) and i just feel so dang empty and valueless and i think that makes the world feel empty but i don't know what to do because i have been doing everything i should be doing and that's just lead me here.
I cant focus on anything and i am so afraid of failure I cant calm my mind enough to remember any of the things I've supposed to have learned. On top of this i have missed the past 10 classes in this topic because i couldnt leave the house.
I'm not sure if i should even be going back to school next semester is I do for some reason make it through this one. Everything I do just makes me feel worse, but i really like talking in this forum, even if it sometimes feels just like I am yelling into the abyss.
I just want to make it past New Years... then is this keeps up i might go back to the hospital...I think i have a psychiatrist appointment before then but the doc will probably just brush me off again.
great, now i'm crying. I wish I wasn't so torn. It sure would be nice to not struggle for once. I know everything thats worth having is worth working for but I just can't help not wanting anything. I don't know whats wrong with me.
I can't emphasize how much I am struggling here. I need to talk to someone, but all of my friends are busy and responses here are few and far between. I feel like i have nothing to offer. this blog is a mess.
I need to make the following changes:
- see about getting part time benefits for next semester.
- look into getting back into exercise.
- get something submitted for all my projects, even partial marks are still marks.
lets see where this gets me
Life's about to get a whole lot more lonely now that my partner is training on the new job. He starts a nine-to-six routine as from Monday; right after Christmas he'll be put on the shift roster. I really need to find a way to fill the empty, endless hours that stretch ahead without resorting to sleeping. Sleep is my new escape as of late.
My Valium supply finished last night; I've been taking it mainly to reduce my bruxism. I somehow managed to stay on just 5mgs daily for two (or maybe three?) weeks with a significant improvement. That said, my tolerance for the drug started creeping in a few days ago and now I'm back to my old self, forever clenching my teeth, 5mgs or not. Last night's grinding was so bad I woke up with a headache and this morning ti feels like I'm wearing a f***ing muzzle. Part of me is glad I'm coming off them because whenever the (emotional) numbness sets in it feels heavier than usual.
I needed to buy some groceries this morning so I took the route through the derelict park. Most of the cats were hiding away from the wind and the drizzle so there was't much to see. I entertained myself with watching tree branches swinging to and forth. One of the older trees had a pan of white paint thrown at its thick bark; it looked like a giant had jizzed all over it. I blame the cocktail of pills I'm on for musings of such kind.
My partner's mother just dropped by with a bottle of Bailey's; she's oblivious to the fact that I'm a recovering alcoholic. I've hidden it in a cabinet and I'm willing myself to stay the **** away from it. Bailey's gives you runs like no other when you hit it hard. I've hit every drink you can think of hard, excluding Black Absinthe. I always drew a line at that for some reason. But enough about ****ing drink already because it's triggering me worse than that f**king bottle in that f***king cabinet.
I'm dying to just have one tot, but's NEVER one tot with me. And yet I'm still counting the hours left before my partner gets home to see if I can have a pi** up without getting caught.
One tot it is.
I don't give a ****.
I have my 'tot' which is actually a whole f***ing teacup. Whoops.
Alcohol will always be my drug of choice. It's soothing (until you start crying and/or throwing up).
And that's my one and only 'tot' down the hatchet. No more now. It won't be long before it interacts with the garden shrub, the lamotrigine, the fluoxetine and the Valium and I'll be nicely sedated for larger part of the rest of the day.
Who is this and why is she doing this?
Zoning out started at a young age. My earliest memory of it was when I was around eight; I was bored (or so I thought then; I now recognise I was actually feeling numb) in class so I stood up and started slamming my palms onto the seat of my rickety school chair. It was so, so unlike me because even then I made a special effort to fade into the background.
As I smacked my hands on the splintering plywood I felt like I was watching myself do so outside of myself - kind of like an out-of-body experience. When I was duly punished for it (I was made to copy some dumb sh1t off a book) I kept on thinking "Why am I being punished when I wasn't actually doing that? Or was I? Was that me? Then why didn't it feel like me?"
That's a feeling that's plagued me all my life. I have no idea who I am. If you asked me how I'd honestly describe myself in three words the best I could give you is "nihilistic, useless and bored". But I probably wouldn't give you those; I'd give you something you'd like to hear. Something like "altruistic, independent and proactive." I can sell myself well. I can sell you whatever the f**k you want me to sell you so long as you like it.
When I was discussing the possibility of me having borderline personality disorder with my mother she recounted how me switching between multiple accents depending on who I was talking to would freak her out when I was younger.
One time I asked her if floor tiles die.
Another time I climbed onto the balcony ledge and looked over. I wasn't sure why I did it but I figured I was probably still too young to die and got the f**k down. My head buzzed for hours later; a natural high of sorts. It was the first time I'd felt alive in a while.
I was nine years old. I was a strange child.
I started reading a memoir of a writer's struggle with depression this evening, and it's having an effect on me. On the one hand, I have trouble relating to the lifestyle of someone who jets to Paris to receive an award, but on the other hand, it's discouraging because if he could do this, why can't I get off my arse and do something with my life, too? Then again, he had a temporary bout with depression, but I've struggle with it all my life.
Yeah, I'm not buying that excuse either, and I made it up.
I just wish I could slowly fade into nothing, forgotten by the few people who remember me, leaving no trace that I ever existed. Hell, I'm not so sure I really exist. Maybe I'm a figment of my own imagination. Then again, if I was going to make somebody up, he wouldn't be as screwed up as I am. He'd be everything I'm not. Instead I'm stuck being me. I'm not even very good at that.
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Today was my first day at a new job. I like it a lot more then I did my old job. I don't know if it's me or all the going on inside my head, but I am not as happy as I should be. I do care but I don't care if I ever go back. I am the worst person when it comes to my health. I don't like myself enough to do anything about it. For those ask why not? Do you help your enemies, do you help people you don't like. I am my own enemy. I don't want to help him. I can't help myself without helping him. I look in the mirror and see him I want to break the mirror or window reflection.
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Hey Uncle Polar, what is a heart attack?
Dunno, but I hear its like an elephant sitting on your chest. Call for help.
What is a hernia?
Dunno, but I hear its like an elephant kicking you in the groin, night and day, for 3 months straight.
What is paranoia?
Dunno, but I hear it feels like an elephant laughing into your ear about your inadequacies, totally ignoring your talents that everyone but you can see. He was actually snickering at you about how funny you looked taking oversized elephant kicks to the groin, but you take it much more personally. On a deeper level, there never was, in fact an elephant. People dream them up to sink the ships in their life, all to prevent the 1 in 5000 chance that the ships would have sunk themselves, same odds as having your groin removed preemptively will save you from testicular cancer someday. I’ll take my chances.
What is schizophrenia?
Dunno, but I hear it is like one elephant whispering bad advice in one ear, and another elephant blasting an amplified trunkful of equally lousy advice into the other ear, when the whole time your subconscious mind knew exactly what to do, had you zipped your pie-hole until your naturally brilliant thoughts were clear, achievable by taking a long walk while breathing deep, natural air. Oh wait, I’ve just described meddling relatives. Recommended solution is earplugs over Christmas holidays, long walks, and not giving a sh**t what anybody thinks.
What is depression like?
Well I know that one kid ……
Well aren’t ‘cha gonna say something?
No, that’s what depression is like. Its nothing, forever, now sit here chained to a pile of sinking nothing for what seems like 6 months per night. I really fear it, kid. Friends and freedom and exercise. They are always there … in more colorful forms, on inconvenient terms, you take on their pain and wear it on your chest, more than you expect, but why ruin the moments of really feeling alive with expectations? … be yourself and guard them and love them.
What is love like?
The most complex ailment that every one must learn the hard way. You will find no other terminal disease other than this one that pleases no one, destroys every one, yet everyone wants, even after being through it. I’m just as dumb as anybody … Oh yes, it was like an elephant sticking one foot on my groin and another crushing my lungs for leverage, only to rip my heart out through my chest. Mission accomplished.
Yeah I see that hole in your chest, but why then do you have a heartbeat?
New pain makes water and music taste better
... I don't understand what you mean Uncle ...
Here kiddo, I brought a 1 minute video summarizing love:
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So, DBT will end soon.
Boy, does a year fly by or what...
I am getting the impression not only DBT is ending, but also the counseling in general.
It almost feels as if DBT has provided me with the tools to handle this festive season, the visit to my country and family, the social time, the creating of memories.
It prepped me for a year to deal with a lot of stress at once.
This holiday will be amazing. I am terrified of going, but I have accepted now that it is happening and I might as well look forward to it.
And then after, once back home here and closing 2 chapters at once, I will find a way to say good bye or to start a new chapter.
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Hard to know what I want this year.
But I'll give it a lash.
I think I'm alright for material needs but if I lapse into a style coma and suddenly want a pair of patent leather pixie points, I'll get back to you. Therapeutically, I think I also ok. She is very good at her job and I'm feeling the tangible benefits of this long sustenance, though that isn't always apparent from one visit to the next. Spirituality might be a grey area but since that is a journey without end I, similarly, can't imagine you cobbling up something Vatican gift-shop style with anything like a straight face. I think my soul might also be off-limits. It isn't that I don't shop it around both Poles but its custody is shared by one...two...three....many other people. They might have to write to you, collectively, on my behalf.
There is one thing you could do
I'll have AMNESIA. Thanks. For the awfuller bits. All <insert giant number> of them.
So, if you breathe in a deep, deep lungful of this life-giving condition and blow it down my chimney, I'll give you something back: a very careful, very precise, very loving, very close, superfine shave with an old-fashioned razor. To finally get that s*** off your face. So I can plant a big, big, super-grateful smooch on your rosy, red cheek. Usually, this presages other things but you have a reputation to maintain.
P.S. Lucy has gotten right around you. Her good behaviour is a matter of some conjecture ;)
P.P.S. Need some mood music to get all creative and make this happen? Go here...
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So I had made a major mistake this past week. This mistake has now put me so far behind on my bills I have no way of recovery. So I am finalizing some things. I will talk to my roommate weds when we both will be home, he will need to either find a roommate or move to another apartment if he cannot afford the one we are in. I literally put myself back nearly $2000 behind instead of the $750 or so I was behind. I will live out of my vehicle for a few months at most to have to pay him back what I owe for the bills then I am gone. No more of this bulls*** to deal with any more I am tired of never making the right decisions or getting any kind of breaks. There is hitting one's breaking point then there is blasting past that point.
I have also hit that point at work. I understand the situation the store has and sometimes you have to deal with people you normally would not typically work with. But today they literally made me sick, I got a migraine and was throwing up half the day. Tomorrow I will call the hr department and demand they switch me to another store.
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I don't know what to do. My small apartment is a royal mess and I have no motivation to clean it. I want to, but I just look at everything and go, "I don't feel like it." The only thing I can keep up with is taking the trash out with doing the dishes a close second. I don't do my dishes as much as I probably should. I usually rinse them and put them in the sink. I have a fear of getting mice in my apartment which is probably why I can keep up with the trash and to an extent, the dishes.
I don't want to be like this, but it's gotten so overwhelming that I don't know where to begin. I haven't been taking my meds for most of the summer. my mood seems fine, I just have no ambition. No ambition and the fact that I find it extremely difficult to get rid of things. I'm not a full blown hoarder, I can get rid of a lot of things, but stuff like clothing I have a hard time with. I have a few boxes of Christmas gifts from the past few years that I had no use for, but they are still sitting in my bedroom. My uncle has a tendency to get me a ton of things I have no use for. I've tried, I have asked him just to get me gift cards since they will be more useful. But he doesn't listen, so I just accept them with a smile and stuff them into a corner in my room. I mean really, a whoopie pie pan. He knows I don't bake.
I have a three day weekend and I'm going to try to clean some of my bedroom. At least get all my clothing organized. Wish me luck that I can start and keep it going till it's clean.
I'm registering for college again. Now I'm in the system, but I haven't signed up for any classes.
I'm doing this because I'm being told to.
If it were up to me, I wouldn't be doing this. I'd be back in my bed, covers pulled up to my neck with my laptop on my stomach. Like how I've been doing it it for the past year and a half.
But I'm hounded by family that I have to, no, NEED to do it. The world will collapse if I take another year off. Apparently. They ask me what my plans are, I say "Animation." They ask me what my backup plan is, I say "Forensics." They ask me what degree I want, I say "AA." They ask me if I plan on staying in the city, I say I'm transferring out to another school further south. I'm saying what they want to hear. I'm doing what they want me to do. I'm doing this because I don't want to hear them ask any more questions, and that I have proof that I'm doing said actions.
When I went with my family to go see that Moana movie, we stayed to see the credits. My aunt pointed to the screen and shouted that my name was going to be in that credit roll in the future. I set their expectations too high.
I relate to this song that I've been listening to for months on end now. It's called Lost Time Memory. It's part of an online song/story series. This song is about a boy who, after his happy-go-lucky best friend suddenly commits suicide, retreats into his bedroom and drops out of school. He can't fathom why his friend did it and the memory haunts him for days, because he thinks he could have done something to prevent it. He continues to spiral downward until he too ends his life.
Well that's one part of it. The song itself is about other things that go on in the story but that specific part hits home. He and I were star students with high grades. After certain traumatic incidents, we both shy away from the world, locking ourselves in our bedrooms and stare at computer screens all day. We're even the same age.
I can't say more since I'm too groggy to type, but that's the basic gist of it.
The pictures, the videos, everything floating on social media. It's all too much. To see the aftermath of the fire damage to a one beautiful and calming place. It's breaking me inside. I found peace there. It was my oasis. My home away from home. My friend lost her house, my other friend's family lost their farm and their animals. People have still not been recovered. I feel helpless and lost. Why did this have to happen? I don't know what else to say other than this is too much. I have so much to say in my head but not enough out loud. Just please, continue to pray.


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You get everything you need with this lovely Tamarac first floor condo w/2BR & 2BA! Large entry foyer welcomes you to large living room & dining room perfect for entertaining. Nice kitchen w/oak cabs. Spacious master bedroom w/private bath & guest bedroom w/full BA adjacent in hall. Unit has in unit laundry/utility room. Sliding doors lead to large patio, gives the feeling of a single family home. Unit has great location overlooking front grounds. Underground parking, elevator building. Fresh paint & carpet. Ready to move right in! Hurry!
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Flossmoor is located in Illinois. Flossmoor, Illinois 60422 has a population of 9,478.
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The Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless (GCCH) was formed in May of 1984 for one purpose: the eradication of homelessness in Cincinnati. What started out as a coalition of 15 volunteers meeting weekly in an unheated church basement has since grown into a Coalition of over 45 agencies and hundreds of volunteers.
GCCH member organizations serve the homeless through emergency shelter, transitional living facilities, permanent housing, medical services, social services, soup kitchens, and mental health/addictions services. Membership primarily consists of organizations serving the homeless in the Greater Cincinnati/Tri-State area, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. GCCH membership base also includes individuals and volunteers dedicated to improving services for homeless individuals, educating the public about homelessness and empowering homeless individuals to advocate for their civil rights and housing needs.
The Coalition performs three areas of work: coordinating services, educating the public, and grassroots organizing and advocacy. Homeless and formerly homeless individuals are incorporated into all programs and initiatives at the Coalition.


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Another January means another SHOT Show, and 2015 is no exception as over 65,000 attendees congregated at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas for what is considered the fifth largest trade show in Las Vegas.
I again made the trek to Las Vegas to check out the happenings in the industry.
Due to the scale of SHOT Show, my after action report (as it has been in previous years) is a highlight of products that caught my attention.
First off, Magpul Industries came out with a few new products, but one of specific note is their Hunter 700 stock for Remington 700 short action rifles.
The Hunter 700 is made from reinforced polymer and utilizes a machine finished, anodized A380 cast aluminum bedding block, for a drop-in fit. The barrel channel is sized to comfortably accommodate a medium Palma taper.
Also, the stock will either take factory bottom metal, or Magpul’s replacement trigger guard and magazine well, which will allow the use of A.I.C.S pattern magazines. Yes, that is correct: Removable magazines for a Remington 700 action.
But the kicker is the price point. The Magpul Hunter 700 has an MSRP of $259, and the Magpul magazine well for the Hunter 700 has an MSRP of $69.95. This means that for under $330, an owner of a rifle based on a Remington 700 short action receiver can run removable magazines without going to a more expensive solution such as an A.I.C.S. or a McMillan with Badger Ordnance bottom metal.
Not to mention that Magpul will be producing their own A.I.C.S. pattern magazine dubbed the PMAG 5 with an MSRP of $34.95.
Having held the stock, the Hunter 700 appeared to be quite light and I would personally like to see some fill options (different weights, or a built-in weight adjustment system) so the stock could be balanced for the given rifle. I can’t explain it, but the Hunter 700 stock has a different ‘feel’ than a McMillan stock. I’m not sure if it’s because the internal ribbing of the McMillan is thicker, stiffer, or sturdier in some fashion, but there is some ‘hollowness’ to the stock. I might compare it to an old Bell and Carlson stock that I used to have on my Savage 10FP. That being said, I’d like to live fire a rifle inside a Hunter 700 stock to experience the recoil characteristics of the platform as well as the balance of the gun overall.
The Hunter 700 stock has an expected release date of Spring 2015, and is definitely a product that could shake up the bolt action rifle arena if it proves to be a reliable stock in terms of overall accuracy (for drop-in fit) and magazine function at a sub-$400 price point (stock + trigger guard / mag well).
Magpul also released their own magazines for Glock 9mm dubbed the PMAG 17.
It offers a tool-less floorplate for easy disassembly and a dot-matrix pattern on the body for magazine numbering, but I don’t see the need for a Magpul magazine for Glocks. Seriously, I’ve never needed anything more out of the Glock OEM mags short of extended baseplates for smoother reloads.
But the price point is $15.95 MSRP, which is cheaper than the street price of Glock OEM magazines. So the PMAG 17 will most likely take a slice of the Glock magazine market, as long as it performs as reliably as Glock OEM magazines.
Beretta debuted the M9A3 which is the next iteration of the M9 / 92 series pistol.
While the M9A3 is essentially the Beretta 92, it does have some interesting features that set it apart from all previous iterations. For one, it has a thin grip with a removable wrap-around grip backstrap unit. The frame utilizes a Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) rail for light attachment and has a extended, threaded barrel.
The traditional safety-decocker lever can be converted to decocker only, and vice-versa. The magazine well is beveled, and the 17 round magazines are said to be sand resistant.
The M9A3 comes in a Cerakoted earth tone finish. Note that they did not call it Flat Dark Earth, and it is definitely not consistent with FDE. It is definitely lighter in finish.
Handling the M9A3, I can say that it is a very comfortable gun and feels much better to me than the 92FS or M9.
While on the subject of the Cerakote earth tone finish of the M9A3, it appears that more manufacturers are jumping on factory Cerakoted options, perhaps due in part to the popularity of the Lipsey exclusive Glock full FDE pistols that emerged last year.
Heckler and Koch released versions of their HK45 pistols in Cerakoted green and sand color options.
The Cerakote finishing is all done in-house, and HK is not offering Cerakoting services for existing HK45 owners.
As far as Glock is concerned, their big product announcement this SHOT Show is their Modular Optic System (MOS) configuration. Currently only available on Gen 4 G34, G35, and G40 (.45ACP and 10mm), the MOS configuration allows the user to attach any one of four different reflex sight options on the same slide using an adapter plate:
- 01 – EOTech / Docter / Insight / Meopta
- 02 – Trijicon RMR
- 03 – C-MORE
- 04 – Leupold Deltapoint
Or the user can install the 00 plate which is a flat, plate to make the milled slot in the slide flush and without threaded holes if the user decides not to use a reflex sight.
My concern with the MOS system is that it does not appear that it will allow cowitnessing of iron sights. The adapter plate appears to be quite thick, and raises the height of the reflex sight significantly more than seen with dedicated milled slides (for a specific reflex sight). Glock did not have any MOS guns with suppressor height sights, so the issue of cowitnessing iron sights and an MOS configured Glock is inconclusive right now. MOS slides will not be available for purchase separately, which means existing Glock owners will need to buy a new complete pistol if they want to try the MOS.
A minor update to the Glock product line is the addition of the TB, or threaded barrel models. Available in Gen 3 G17, G19, G21SF and G23, the TB line feature threaded Glock OEM barrels that are an additional ~0.5 inches with the same twist rates and polygonal rifling as the OEM non-threaded barrels. According to Glock, the TB barrels will also be available for individual sale.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of my 2015 SHOT Show After Action report.
One tip for anyone that attends SHOT Show and owns a Benchmade knife: Always visit the Benchmade booth and drop off your knife for on-site servicing. They will usually have it ready by the end of the day, and even if for some reason they can’t fix it their due to time or parts constraints, they’ll just take it back to Oregon, service it, and ship it back to you for free.


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The Bridge Eatery and Bar on Romany Road, the new location of The Bridge Pizza, is open but not yet serving a full menu of Mediterranean specialties.
You can get pizza and subs, burgers and more in the restaurant at 342 Romany Road or by delivery. After Thanksgiving, owner Gokhan Kargi said, the restaurant will have a full menu including pastas and Mediterranean food. The bar and dining room opened Friday.
Kargi said that the menu will feature Greek and Turkish cuisine, such as vegetable and meat dishes that are common to both, including the Turkish version of moussaka for daily specials.
“We plan to have something different every day in our menu for lunch and dinner,” Kargi said. The restaurant also will have soups and salads available from 10 a.m. to midnight. For now, it’s open for lunch and dinner with delivery until midnight, he said.


The role of bass player is usually the least protagonist in most bands. Despite this, the bass is an indispensable instrument in many musical genres. The entire development of a song can depend on your mastery of execution.
However, throughout history bassists are often forgottenand although there are great bassists, they don’t seem to be as remembered as singers or guitarists. In the case of bassist women, this lack of protagonism is even more marked.
History’s 10 Most Celebrity Bassist Women
There are bassist women who will leave you with a square eye.. They have nothing to envy the talent of the most famous male bassists. In fact, we encourage you to find their videos, you will surely be surprised at the extraordinary level they demonstrate with their instrument.
Some of the best bassists have already left their name in the history of music. From many different genres, they have come to sound loud and make themselves heard beyond time. Meet the 10 most famous bassist women of history.
1. D’Arcy Wretzky
D’Arcy Wretzky is one of the most popular bassists.. Born in 1968 in Michigan. In addition to the bass he is a vocalist, plays the classical violin and the oboe. Thanks to being part of the Smashing Pumpkins for 11 years is so well known worldwide.
A year before the band left the stage, D’Arcy decided to leave the group and try his luck with the performance. Rumors of a not-so-good relationship between her and the band members, as well as some scandals with the law, continue to put her in the public eye.
2. Tal Wilkenfeld
Such a Wilkenfeld has been considered a bass prodigy. He was born in 1986 in Australia, at the age of 14 he was already playing the guitar and at the age of 16 he left school to move to the United States, entering the Los Angeles Music Academy.
It is at the age of 17 that he decides on the electric bass and begins to make a career and gain a name in the music scene. She’s invited by Jeff Beck to participate with him on stage, and from the “Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007”, Tal gains worldwide popularity for his masterful bass solo. which left everyone speechless.
3. Kim Deal
Kim Deal was the bassist for about 27 years of the band Pixies. Maybe the punk group wouldn’t have been the same without Kim, as his bass talent wasn’t limited to execution but included composition.
“? Where is my mind ? is an example of Deal’s talent, as from some bass lines he managed to compose one of the band’s most emblematic songs. After separating from Pixies, Kim has continued her own musical career with other projects and collaborations.
4. Peace Lenchantin
Peace Lenchantin is currently the bassist of Pixies.. After Kim Deal’s departure from the band, “The Muffs” guitarist Kim Shattuck briefly took her place, but it was only for a few months, prior to Paz’s entry.
Paz Lenchantin is of naturalized Argentinean-American origin, born in 1973, she has stood out for her masterful handling of the bass. He was part of the band A perfect circle and also from Zwanamong many other projects, before joining Pixies.
5. Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon is still in force at more than 60 years of age. Although he no longer devotes himself so much to music, but more to writing essays and articles, Kim Gordon was an important figure in the music scene of the 1980s.
He was no more and no less than part of Sonic Youthan alternative rock band that is a fundamental part of the history of underground sound. Her talent has passed time and she will always be remembered as one of the best bass women in history.
6. Suzi Quatro
Suzi Quatro was born in Michigan on June 3, 1950. It’s considered the first great bass rockstar.so it is said that she opened the way for future bassists. He is still playing, his 2011 album had a great acceptance.
When he threw his first single called “Rolling Stone” was only successful in Portugaland its overall success seemed uncertain. However, the following topics were more widely accepted, particularly in the United Kingdom and Australia. He also participated in Happy Days, a very popular American series that helped him become known and recognized for his talent.
7. Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello is one of the main drivers of the Neo Soul style.. Born in Berlin in 1968, she is not only a bassist, but also a composer, rapper and singer. His style encompasses a wide range of styles such as funk, hip hop, jazz and reggae.
His 10 nominations to the grammy and his participation with figures such as Alanis Morissette or The Rolling Stoneshave made her very popular. This has helped him to make people pay special attention to his work and prove that Meshell has a special talent for music.
8. Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding went down in history thanks to a Grammy Award he received. Although her story doesn’t stop there, Spalding gained greater popularity when in 2011 she became the first jazz performer to win a Grammy as a revelation artist.
Esperanza Spalding was a child prodigy for music. At the age of 5 he was already playing the violin without anyone having taught him, and he was part of the Chamber Music Society of Oregon. This incredible musician born in 1984, who is also a singer, still has a lot to give and will surely be remembered for her great talent.
9. Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye has a special and unique place in the history of music.. He was born in Washington in 1935 and is considered the legend of the electric bass. Her work as a bassist led her to participate in more than 10,000 sessions for groups that made history.
Some of the bands and artists he participated with are: The beach boys, The Doors, Zappa, Frank Sinatra, Ritchie Valens among many others. If you’ve ever heard the famous “La bamba” then you’ve heard Carol Kaye’s mastery of bass.
10. Sean Yseult
Sean Yseult is the bassist co-founder of White Zombie. She was born in North Carolina in 1966 and in 1985 she meets Rob Zombie with whom she gets involved sentimentally and they also create the band that made her famous, White Zombie.
Although the band remained around 9 years before dissolving, Sean’s fame and talent survived the time and collaborated in various musical projects. She is also a graphic designer and as such has done outstanding work that has led her to exhibit in various art centers in Paris and New York.


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GE Aviation completes T901 turboshaft testing for the US Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program
LYNN, Massachusetts – GE Aviation successfully completed testing a T901-GE-900 turboshaft engine prototype in support of the United States Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP). The company-funded test engine exceeded ITEP performance requirements, proving that the GE T901 engine is ready for the ITEP Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. The T901 engine tests were conducted over the span of six months and verified growth margin to meet future ITEP power requirements.
Following the completion of the T901 prototype test, GE continued the company-funded portion of its development program by running compressor, combustor and turbine component tests at its facilities in Lynn, Mass., and Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition, GE is utilizing the advanced turbine testing capability at the University of Notre Dame’s Turbomachinery Laboratory (NDTL) in South Bend, Ind., where GE committed $13.5 million to fund advanced research and testing in 2014.
Since 2010, GE invested more than $9 billion in maturing commercial technologies applicable to the T901. During that same timeframe, GE spent more than $300 million to develop and test T901-specific technologies ahead of an upcoming preliminary design review (PDR) scheduled with the United States Army Contracting Command (ACC), based at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. These company-funded investments demonstrate GE’s commitment to Better Buying Power 3.0’s Industry Productivity and Innovation recommendations resulting in technology maturation benefits to the U.S. Department of Defense.
In 2016, the Army awarded GE Aviation a $102-million, 24-month contract culminating in the T901 PDR, after which the Army plans to select a single supplier to complete the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of ITEP. Since the start of the ITEP PDR contract, GE assembled a top technical team of more than 100 experienced engineers from commercial and other programs to focus on the T901 PDR efforts.
Ron Hutter, executive director of the T901 program, said: “To validate our analytical models ahead of the ITEP PDR with the Army, it was critical to demonstrate that a T901 prototype engine outfitted with the latest and greatest commercial and military technologies will meet ITEP performance requirements—there is no substitute for testing. We’re thrilled with the overwhelmingly successful results, confirming that these requirements can be achieved while maintaining the single spool architecture of the T700 that enables full modularity and higher reliability. Beyond the advanced design and hardware, the T901 features the latest diagnostic and prognostic tools with a modular architecture that provides the Army with the flexibility to improve readiness at the lowest life cycle costs. The T700’s modular engine architecture proved in austere operating conditions to be highly maintainable in a fix-forward, expeditionary environment while minimizing the logistics footprint and overall sustainment costs.”
To read the T901 white paper, click here.
The T901 incorporates extensive use of advanced manufacturing and high-temperature material technologies initially developed and matured for GE's commercial jet engines, such as ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and additive manufactured components pioneered on the best-selling LEAP and GE9X engines. These innovations—which dramatically reduce fuel consumption and lower aircraft operating weight—will have millions of hours of operating experience by the time the T901 enters production, enabling the engine to meet or exceed the Army's aggressive performance targets with field-proven, low-cost technologies.
The T901 will utilize a significant number of additive parts, leveraging investments in new production plants, equipment and designs utilized for GE’s commercially-funded programs such as the Advanced Turboprop (ATP) for the Cessna Denali. Additive manufacturing allows GE to build complex parts with advanced, 3D shapes at lower weight and with better performance and durability. For example, the T901 includes an additive part that reduces an assembly of more than 50 subcomponents into one part. To learn how GE utilizes additive manufacturing to build parts, watch this YouTube video by clicking here.
“With traditional machining and fabrication methods, individual parts are machined into finished parts from castings or forgings and built into assemblies using welding/brazing or bolted joints,” said Hutter. “On the T901, additive manufacturing reduces weight by minimizing attaching features in assemblies. Additive also allows for more advanced aerodynamic shapes, leading to better engine performance, reliability and durability for the Army.”
GE also leads the jet propulsion industry in CMC technologies. The T901 will incorporate CMC components to improve performance and reduce weight. More durable and capable of withstanding higher temperatures than metal alloys, CMCs allow less cooling air to be used to cool parts in the engine's hot section, thus improving engine efficiency. The millions of hours of CMC parts experience from LEAP commercial engines will be leveraged to incorporate similar components into the T901.
GE’s T901 turboshaft design, manufacturing, assembly and test were supported by the following locations: Alabama – GE Huntsville; Connecticut – GE Unison; Delaware – GE Newark; Florida – GE Unison; Kentucky – GE Madisonville; Michigan – GE Muskegon; New Hampshire – GE Hookset; North Carolina – GE Asheville; Ohio – GE Additive, GE QTC, GE Unison, GE Evendale; Vermont – GE Rutland
Quotes from local politicians:
Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-6): “I am a strong supporter of GE’s work in support of our national defense and GE Aviation in Lynn is a critical part of that effort. The Improved Turbine Engine Program (or “ITEP”) represents a significant step forward for the Army’s helicopter fleet, providing greater capability and greater efficiency for our warfighters. I am proud of the contributions GE continues to make to our community and to our national defense.”
Congresssman Mike Turner (OH-10): “I recently saw firsthand GE’s incredible innovation while visiting their Additive Technology Center in Ohio. Their successes in advanced manufacturing make the T901 more powerful, affordable and sustainable and showcase the innovative workforce we have in Ohio.”
Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05): “I commend GE Aviation on their outstanding success in aerospace manufacturing and am pleased with their continued investment in North Alabama following last year’s decision to construct two high-tech manufacturing facilities here. The Army Contracting Command’s announcement to bolster the Improved Turbine Engine Program is a testament to GE Aviation’s industry-leading vision, and underscores Huntsville’s commitment to the most technologically advanced and capable national defense possible.”
For Massachusetts: The ITEP PDR contract supports more than 100 equivalent fulltime engineers, predominantly located at the GE Aviation facility in Lynn, Mass. Designing, manufacturing and supporting T700 engines for the Army’s Black Hawk and Apache helicopters has been a significant part of GE Lynn’s business for decades. GE is aggressively competing for this next generation engine to ensure it can deliver improved capability to the U.S. Army.
For Northern Alabama: During the ITEP PDR contract, GE Aviation is proving the benefit of incorporating advanced hot section materials such as Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) in the T901 engine. GE is building two CMC material production facilities in Huntsville, Ala., to ensure there is sufficient production capability for future engines like the T901. GE is investing $200 million in the facilities, which will employ up to 300 new workers.
For Southern Alabama: During the ITEP PDR contract GE Aviation is proving the benefits of incorporating advanced manufacturing methods such as additive manufacturing in the T901 engine. GE is expanding its additive manufacturing production capability at its Auburn, Ala., facility. In 2014, GE announced it would invest $50 million in the existing 300,000-square-foot Auburn facility to prepare for the additional additive work. Upon completion, GE’s investments in Auburn will total more than $125 million since 2011, creating more than 300 new jobs.
ABOUT GE AVIATION
GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components, integrated digital, avionics, electrical power and mechanical systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings and is part of the world's Digital Industrial Company with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. For more information, visit us at www.ge.com/aviation. Follow GE Aviation on Twitter at http://twitter.com/GEAviation and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/GEAviation.
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The story was GREAT! Your neighbor is a right special fella too! I'd appreciate it if you'd simply tell him that Ed appreciates what he did and also that he was wise enough to think... "outside the box" and perhaps save two kids from a very miserable life.My next door neighbor is the sheriff of the county here ( Breckenridge, ky) he's on the Oprah show today discussing a child abuse case he was part of 13 years ago. Seems to be the talk at all the local stores, he's even gettin more talk than turkey season that opens here tomarrow.
Thanks for mentioning this to us and although I don't normally watch Oprah, it turned out I did and it was a good choice on my part. Again, Kudos for your neighbor, he's a good man. :thumbup:


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NYC-based fine jewelry brand Walters Faith caught our eye through their “I AM” campaign, which celebrated jewelry’s ability to transcend generations of women from 20s to 60s.
Founded in 2013 by designer Mollie Good and her business partner Stephanie Abramow, Walters Faith is a perfect fusion of modern, geometric forms with exquisite details. The duo is well-equipped to make their mark in women’s wardrobes: Good was formerly at Kwiat and Fred Leighton while Abramow is a Graduate Gemologist with a business degree.
Walters Faith jewelry, especially the fluted rings that resemble glitzy cigar bands, is both bold and fine in design and style. With inspiration ranging from the symmetrical lines of modern art, New York City architecture, and Art Deco glamour, Good and Abramow have created a collection that’s poised for everyday wear and to withstand time. -Jenna Fain for The Stone Set
How did your life lead you to launch your jewelry line?
Mollie Good: I have always loved to design and create, ever since I was a young girl and took Sunday Art Classes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a student at the University of Michigan, I knew I wanted to become a jewelry designer; I focused on metalsmithing courses and worked for Nina at Fred Segal where I started to dabble in creating one-of-a-kind jewels. After graduation, I went on to the GIA to study diamonds and colored stones. I was fortunate enough to land my first job out of college at Fred Leighton. Working for the Leighton Family was the most scholastic experience of all and solidified my desire to design and one day have my own collection.
What’s your brand philosophy and who do you see as your muse?
MG: The philosophy for Walters Faith from day one has always been: Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication. – Leonardo Da Vinci. As for a muse, we can’t commit to just one! We have a mood board filled with images of Beautiful Women who exude Timeless Elegance from Grace Kelly to Diane Lane. Walters Faith is a collection for modern women of all ages. We recently launched our I AM campaign, which we created to bring our brand DNA to life which is that Walters Faith is classically inspired, yet effortlessly modern. We photographed five women in their 20s-60s who showcase that Walters Faith resonates with many women and transcends many age groups.
What are your trademark pieces? What pieces do you personally wear every day?
MG: Our signature motif is a modified hexagon. This feature was formed from tracing the outer contour of our Walters Faith “WF” logo. We like to incorporate this motif in most of our pieces for brand identity and consistency. Most recently however, people have been gravitating to and recognizing us for our Clive Collection which is a fluted textured that we often make with two tone colors juxtaposed to one another. Personally, we both usually wear one of the Clive Fluted Rings most days. And we find we never take off the Medium Signature Diamond Hexagon Stud Earrings.
What sets you apart from other jewelry designers?
MG: I think Stephanie and I really try to approach the WF collection with a distinctive point of view while still trying to create wearable and understandable pieces. We are about clean lines, and are heavily influenced by Art Deco design. While often times we may gravitate to a style that is outside those boundaries, we try and reign ourselves in and stay true to Walters Faith. We know we cannot be everything, so we try and keep the aesthetic consistent.
Stephanie Abramow: I think our partnership is unique in that it is a true partnership. As Mollie likes to say, she handles designs, and I handle all the non-fun stuff, i.e. everything else! However, we both value one another’s opinions and points of view and we have a very similar aesthetic which helps keep everything true to who we are. We are a small team and love that we can be hands on with our clients, retailers, and really learn what our customer is looking for and how can we give them a wonderful experience and the upmost customer service.
What drives and excites you?
SA: I am driven each day to continue the growth of Walters Faith. From day one, we built this brand slow and steady, and it’s a very exciting time right now for myself and Mollie seeing our vision really come to life. We love knowing that people are following us and visiting our website because they resonate with the classic, yet modern aesthetic we are putting forward. We both felt there was a void in the marketplace for accessible, wearable, yet timeless fine jewelry and it’s so rewarding seeing that clients felt that void and now can turn to Walters Faith to fill it.


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Even in a first half during which England battered the opposition, their No.1 still managed to showcase all that is good and bad about his game. One superb save low down to his right from Popov’s 13th-minute drive, a parry made all the more difficult by a hefty nick off Mings, was a timely reminder why he remains Gareth Southgate’s custodian of choice. Then came a hopeless lapse in concentration, aiming a 30-yard pass 30 yards from Ben Chilwell’s feet, to emphasise the kinks Pickford is yet to iron out. But his very first involvement was encouraging in that respect- he got a back pass caught under his feet but when the pressure arrived, rather than Cruyff turn his way out of trouble, Pickford simply smashed it. That, as daft as it may sound, was a reassuring sight and these have been a reassuring couple of outings for a keeper who always looks busy even when he’s not.
The right-back is a rejuvenated figure since his move to Atletico Madrid and Trippier appears at ease with himself once more. He spent much of the first half in particular acting as peacemaker – on and off the pitch – displaying a coolness that was so woefully absent last season. In Prague, Trippier carried much of the attacking burden from the back but here he was more willing to share the load with Chilwell, bursting forward more sparingly and making sure the back door was secured after it was left swinging in the wind last Friday.
Southgate said this was ‘a night for leadership and experience’, which speaks volumes of the impression Mings must have made over the last week or so. The Aston Villa centre-back had never played an international of any sort prior to landing in Sofia but Southgate has identified something in Mings which suggests the shirt is his to lose. He was rarely tested by Bulgaria’s attack but he slotted into the back four and looked far more at home than many of Maguire’s previous partners. Mings gave Chilwell plenty of protection to allow the full-back to bomb forward and when he had the opportunity, the centre-back was happy to drive into the midfield, just as Southgate demands of his defenders. A first-class debut in an environment in which many more experienced internationals might have struggled.
A comfortable night in every respect for Maguire, especially in the presence of a defensive partner who didn’t appear drunk. As it was for many of the England players, this was a ‘back-to-basics’ game for the £80million defender, who needed only focus on his core duties, i.e. head it and pass it. He managed both, even if he was a little too reliant on the big switch from right to left in the first half.
With Rashford high and wide, Chilwell could pick his moments to thunder forward more discerningly and he certainly looks more comfortable doing that than Danny Rose. He looks more comfortable than Danny Rose doing anything. This has to be start of a prolonged run of games now for the Leicester left-back.
Replaced Declan Rice in the XI because, in Southgate’s words: “He’s as good a midfielder as we’ve got at connecting back to front.” Winks had most touches, made 125 passes – 24 more than any team-mate – but most encouragingly, more passes in the opposition half than anyone else. This, of course, was an ideal night for Winks to demonstrate those talents, against a wretched side with no plan or intention to press him. Can he operate to a similar standard against foes in his face? We’ll have to wait and see, but if Southgate is to stick with a 4-3-3, Winks certainly seems to have gained an edge on his rivals for the shirt.
Carried on where England left off from Friday by getting himself booked by tripping over his own feet going in for a tackle to retrieve his own heavy touch. But Henderson cooled his jets in a revamped midfield which left him only the simple jobs of tidying up and feeding the likes of Barkley and Kane while Rashford and Sterling flew forward.
The Chelsea midfielder won’t have heard Roy Keane’s pre-match evisceration but his first-half performance was the perfect response. One of Keane’s gripes with Barkley is that no one yet knows his best position, but Southgate seems to have a better idea than most. From the left of the midfield three, backing up Rashford in his more natural habitat, Barkley combined with the United forward and Chilwell effortlessly. Another Keane criticism: does he have the creativity and nous to act as playmaker? An assist and two goals, both first-time finishes from perfectly timed arrivals in the box, suggests so. But we already knew that. We just need to see it more often.
If Sterling showed flashes of some of his old traits last Friday, tonight he was back to doing what he does best: sticking it to racists with devastating penetration through Bulgaria lines and dead-eyed composure in the box. The Manchester City star converted two of his five attempts, wreaking havoc with Rashford while Kane performed the unfamiliar role of assister-in-chief. Sterling, and just about everyone else, looks far more at ease in this formation.
England’s centre-forward would love to have been on the receiving end of some of the service he was dishing out for Sterling and Rashford. Kane laid on three of the visitors’ five goals, playing a hefty role in another, while creating more chances than any team-mate. It was an exemplary No.10 performance from England’s No.9, who turned his nose up at two chances he would normally gobble up before getting his goal with a run and a nutmeg outside the box before stroking inside the near post.
His first touch, mis-controlling a long pass straight out of play, summed up his recent form but his second involvement belied the woeful lack of confidence he has shown this season. What a f*cking goal! Rashford skinned two Bulgarians, leaving the right-back on his backside, before taking on the shot from an acute angle when England had three runners bursting into the six-yard box. The left of a front three must now be seen as Rashford’s best position but it would take a major rethink on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s part to see the Manchester United striker in this role with this amount of freedom to find space high up the pitch. Back to the grind on Sunday.
MASON MOUNT (for Barkley, 72)
Glared at by Kane after wasting a chance his industry had created when he robbed the Bulgaria keeper. Reverting to 4-3-3 does his prospects of a regular start little good.
JADON SANCHO (for Sterling, 72)
Failed to display his usual ruthlessness with his only chance in added time. Almost certainly, like Rashford, Sancho would have been more comfortable in this shape rather than the one in which he started on Friday.
CALLUM WILSON (for Rashford, 76)
Almost crowned a busy cameo with with another international goal but with the last kick of the game, his effort from close range hit the foot of the post. Hey ho.


December 29, 2015 – Lawrence, MA and Andover, MA – The employees of each department at the Andover Town Offices shared in the holiday spirit with their donation of gift baskets created for home-bound seniors in need. Staff from HomeCare, Inc., one of the not-for-profit agencies of Home Health Foundation, delivered the cheerful baskets to clients receiving home care support in Greater Lawrence.
“This is a wonderful gift of neighborly kindness. We are so grateful for the outpouring of support for those we serve at this time of year and all year long,” said Theresa Petrie, Vice President of HomeCare, Inc.
“Our staff are happy to help others at this time of year by putting together baskets that might bring cheer to others,” said Kim Stamas who organizes the basket collection and delivery to HomeCare, Inc. at the Town Offices each year. “Having them delivered by the staff of HomeCare, Inc., who care for so many seniors in the community, is a nice way to combine our efforts to make the season bright.”


my ex and I would both drink. She a lot more than I.last time we got drunk I beat her up. Now waiting for court dates we are not allowed to be together. For 6 yrs we have been insperable, I would even bring her to work with me. Now,I work 48hrs on, and have been drinking 48hrs off. I feel as if I aam hanging on to an edge. I am very unahppy. There are no aa meetings in my town and I have just scheduled myself for couseling 50 miles away-closest I could find.help!
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I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn open for the Moody Blues in Denver. I had never heard of SRV before that night, but I along with about 18000 people became fans that night. Everyone enjoyed the Moody Blues but two totally different performances, and when SRV left the stage the crowd clearly had not had enough, he came back out for 2 encores and played a couple songs a second time as he wasn’t prepared for the 2nd encore. Seeing that little 3 piece combo in the shadow of Graeme Edges drumset dwarfing them, and Stevie Rays guitar with gold hardware store SRV letters and the guitar looked like it had never been in a case...but the sound, wow the sound!!
When Dylan toured again following his near-death illness in the late-90’s, he played The Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd., a beautiful Art Deco building (while the sound on the audience side is okay, the sound on stage is not; the sound from the house speakers bounces off the rear wall and gets back to the stage just in time to confuse the timing of the musicians, making playing music more difficult than it already is!). He played five nights in a row, every night a different opening act. On the night I attended (the demand for tickets was so great I was able to get only one from his record company, not the "Plus One" that is customary) that opener was Beck. I was (and remain) ambivalent about he, and the audience that night responded likewise: tepid at best.
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