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Saturday, December 9, 2017

One Day Soon

This is the end of another semester and I grow closer to graduating with each passing class. This semester was a bit of a disappointment. I was unable to keep up with all my classes as well this semester and may have to settle with mostly Bs instead of mostly As this time. I am excited that I am now classified as a senior and hope to be finished with all my credits needed for graduation in two more semesters, although that may be optimistic.

There is almost a "what now" feeling that I am getting now that I near the end of my college journey. Obviously, the answer is to look for more gainful employment. It is going to be difficult to leave the job I have worked at for so many years, even if I find a better one (in terms of being more in line with my career choice and in terms of monetary gain). The people I have worked with for these past five years are like family to me. Of course, they are not all the same. There have been those who have worked there, left and come back, and those who only worked there for a time. There have been those who I have disliked, or those who have disliked me. This is true in any workplace or family. I will be sad to leave my work family when the time comes I think.

With the two finals today I will be done with school this semester. Then I am going to see my sister for Christmas. I am not worried about failing any of my classes this semester. The worst grade I can get in any of them is a B. I am trying for an A in all of them, as I always do. I am a little worried that some ungraded assignments will never get graded and that will cost me my A in the two classes where that's a problem. We are running down to the wire where professors have to turn in their grades and what if those professors just decide they're done with grading? I'm sure its an irrational fear. Maybe I'm just trying to find something to stress about.

Well, I have a morning final at 8 a.m. and I still have to drive there. Guess I'll check in with you guys later.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Life, Politics, and Eduction

There's been a lot of stuff going on and I want to spend a few minutes on each thing I want to talk about: First, in my life there has been a bit of upheaval over some co-parenting issues.

The first issue is that of bed-wetting. Now it's a little embarrassing to admit this over a blog where literally anyone can read it, but I wet the bed until my early teens where I just naturally grew out of it. My dad tried many things to cure me, and none of them worked. Him stressing the fact that I needed to stop only succeeded in making me ashamed of it. When I hadn't quit by 14 I thought there was something wrong with me. I couldn't wake up until after the fact. Many times I would wake up right after and become instantly distressed. Now the reason I'm bringing this topic up is that my daughter is a bed wetter as well. In fact all of them were to a point, although I think the older two have outgrown it. My youngest is still wetting the bed at seven and her father is extremely upset about it. He claims that she quit during the summer (when she spent the majority of nights at his house) but that she has started back up again since we've gone back to our regular schedule. Since I had the problem as a child I've never been too worried about it. Sure it's a bit of a hassle changing the bedding every night, but I have mattress protectors to keep any permanent mattress damage from happening and I know she'll eventually outgrow it. Since we disagree about how big an issue this is, it has caused some tension between my ex and I. I asked some of my work colleagues what I should do about the problem, thinking perhaps there might be a solution I didn't know. One of them suggested that I should take her to a doctor but I'm almost certain that would involve them prescribing her some kind of medication. Now, you might be thinking "what's wrong with that, if it helps the problem?" that's certainly what the work colleague thought. So I've been thinking about why I'm reticent to take her to a doctor and I think I've come up with an answer. Some of you might not understand this because you haven't had the same experiences as I have. Because my oldest went through what she did, had all that medication that she had to take (life or death) and there were medications she was taking that had serious side effects, because of all that I feel like prescription medication should only be used in cases of infection or severe pain or something serious like that. I just don't feel like bed-wetting is a serious problem. It's definitely an embarrassing one, it's definitely an irksome one, but it's not endangering her. I have been reading about bedwetting alarms and will probably try that and see how that works if it's not too expensive.

Next up is healthcare. Because I don't have a job that provides healthcare and don't make enough to afford it, I have the kids on Medicaid. Of course, the state says that if they're on Medicaid or Chips someone has to be paying child support. The way we worked it out in our divorce, we have them equally and no one pays child support. The Medicaid office keeps filing for it though. I have tried to tell them what is going on. If only I could afford private insurance so I wouldn't have to deal with this, that would be ideal. There is a concern there as well. If we were to get private insurance, we could both pay into it, but our oldest has a pre-existing condition and with the uncertainty about how long the ACA will still be around, I'm worried that rates for her would go sky high as soon as it's repealed. So I've been worried about that. I got a call from the Attorney General (office of Child Support) the other day and I haven't returned it yet. I'm not sure what they wanted to talk about and if they are wanting to set up another appointment or not.

Besides all that stress, there's work and school. Work isn't so stressful most of the time. Only really stressful when it get super busy or I have to work super long shifts. School is a little more stressful this semester because I've got more reading than I have in the past. Also, my copy-editing class is a lot of work on grammar and punctuation, which I've never been really good at (I am trying to get better) and which I've never had a proper elementary education on. Mom did try, but her books were very outdated and she was never that good at teaching to begin with. So we're going super quick through stuff I've never properly learned (to brush up). It's frustrating to say the least. Then there's my cognitive psychology class, which is super interesting and I am learning a lot of things, but the tests are super difficult for me. The type of information I retain (what, why and how) and the type of information that is tested on (mainly who, when and where) are different. So I find myself staring at the screen dumbfounded. We can retake each chapter test as many times as we like until the mid-term which is sometime in Oct, but if I don't do well on the tests I know I'm going to fail her class and if not fail I'm certainly not going to be able to do as well as I'd like. I've retaken both of the chapter tests for the first two chapters upwards of 5 times and the best I can get is a B. History is also super interesting, but there is a lot of reading (several pages for every class) but the reading is interesting and I remember most of the stuff that she asks about on the quizzes as well. Spanish is getting more and more difficult. There are still vocab words from last semester that I have to look up and we're having to study vocab for this semester and expected to watch videos of people speaking in Spanish and read Spanish poems and stuff and answer questions about that. I feel like I'm just falling further and further behind. And the vocab tool that helped me learn what I did last semester isn't available for the intermediate Spanish class so I'm having to retype all the vocab words in quizlet just to study them properly (I could also make flashcards, but quizlet is easier and more fun).

Now for politics. Today I got asked what I thought about all the kneeling at the football games. Here's what I think: Every protest is going to illicit rebuke from someone who disagrees with the protest, how it was done, why it was done, who did it, you name it. At least these people found a way to protest that was effective, non-violent, and didn't inconvenience anyone else. These people who are so angry, why are they angry? Do they feel like some people don't have a right to protest? (They do, it's actually in the constitution.) They say their flag is being disrespected, but what is a flag but a symbol? To people who have been on the receiving end of persecution in this country for the better part of its existence, what does that symbol represent but their oppressors? People say, if you don't like it live somewhere else. (My favorite is when they say to live in a country with less freedom, as if that's the only other choice.) Let's investigate that. Does it cost money to move? Yes. Do they feel some love for the place where they were born (regardless of how they might be treated there)? Probably. Is it wrong to advocate for a better America? No. Then why ask them to move? All they're doing is trying to ask us to help them feel safe and at home where they are. Well that's my 2 cents anyway.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Some time ago, someone asked me if I wouldn't be upset if I got passed over for a spot in college or a job for a minority candidate. At the time, I just said "no" and left it at that. However, I've been thinking. Perhaps just "no" is not enough. So here's why I wouldn't be upset.

The way I see it, there are struggles that minorities face that I do not. It's kind of like being upset that the handicap line at a ride goes faster than the other line. When you get upset that they get to go before you, it is akin to wishing whatever daily struggle they endure on yourself. There are so many struggles I hear about that will never be an issue for me. I don't have to worry that I'll get pulled over just based on the color of my skin. If I get pulled over and reach into the glove box for my insurance card, the officer doesn't arrive at my window with his weapon drawn. No one is going to see me out walking at night and think I must be up to no good.

After the hell that my daughter went through, she qualified for a wish from the "Make a Wish" foundation. I remember when we got back a friend's daughter heard that we had gone to Disney world and wished aloud that she could have gone. I would have given a hundred trips to Disney world if it meant my daughter didn't have to endure that hell. I'm sure it's the same with minorities. It's not that they want stuff given to them on a silver platter, they just want to be treated with the same respect and have the same privileges their white counterparts enjoy. In an ideal world, we would all be treated equally. Until that time comes, I'll happily give up my place in line as the price for my privilege.

Friday, July 14, 2017

Week's End

A lot has happened recently. There is so much to write about I hardly know where to begin. Although my writing career hasn't progressed much since my last entry, I have managed to make it most of the way through my article writing book by disciplining myself to read at least five pages a day. My house remains an uphill battle. The moment I think I am making progress with cleaning it, the powers that be have other plans.

I'm not going to go into detail about what happened because I'm sure my daughter would be extremely displeased with me and rightly so. However, I can let you know a bit of what happened while omitting the more personal details. Basically, last week after I got off work on Sunday I looked at my phone to see two messages from my daughter asking if I was going to pick them up and when. I replied telling her I was on my way. When I got there, she was laid up in bed. She told me what had been bothering her and I noticed that she looked rather pale as well. When we got up to leave, she proceeded to vomit into the trashcan. For the rest of that day she kept little down except medicine and water. I took her temperature when we arrived at the house and found that she had a high fever. So I gave her medicine. I contemplated taking her to the ER but decided to just call the clinic first thing in the morning and get her in as soon as possible. That night, she continued to vomit practically everything she ate and her fever only went down after taking medicine only to rise again. Then there was the scary bit, when she awoke in the night (at least I thought she was awake) and began speaking of things that weren't there. I assumed it was delirium brought on by the fever but her fever wasn't even as high as it had been before. I took her in at the first available appointment time the next morning, which was 8:00 a.m. The doctor appraised her, gave her a shot and scheduled a follow up for the very next day. The day played out just like the night before had, with fever and vomiting all day. Knowing that her illness was because of an infection which couldn't be transmitted. I wasn't worried about catching it, but I had gotten little sleep. As I prepared to leave for work, I thought about the fever medicine which my oldest would have to administer if I left her in charge. I decided against it and took them all to work with me. They stayed there for the hour until their father showed up. While they were waiting she fell back asleep. When they'd been there for half an hour, she woke up with the same frightening delirium she'd suffered from the night before. I hoped it was just a dream she'd had that she hadn't quite awoken from yet. Their father showed up for them and text me later that night that she had managed to eat some dinner and keep it down. She did, however vomit first thing the next morning. I took her to her appointment, which was the first one that morning, as soon as I got them. We waited for what seemed like forever for the doctor to show up and then it wasn't long before we found out that my daughter was going to have to be hospitalized.

She ended up spending the next three days in the hospital. The first day, (I was scheduled to work all week) I ended up, getting let off for my whole shift because I was too worried and there were plenty of people there anyway. The next two days, I traded with her father who got off work early to stay with her while I went to work. We had a plan that he would show up at 3:45 so I could make it to work on time, but he didn't end up showing up until 3:53 the first day and 3:55 the next. I was infuriated with him, but I later tried to see it from his point of view. He was, after all, taking off work early so I could go in. So that the other girls didn't have to stay up at the hospital the whole time, their father had his friend take them for the duration of the hospital stay. I didn't see either of them for the whole day Wednesday but his friend brought them by to see us on Thursday in the morning. During her hospital stay, they pumped her full of antibiotics and I saw a gradual improvement in her condition.

All the plans I had for this week were gone. I had wanted to clean house and mow the lawn. I still haven't managed either. I was planning to finish  conducting interviews for an article I'm writing. I didn't manage even one. Monday I was too exhausted from little sleep the night before, and Tuesday through Friday morning at almost noon I was at the hospital. Then, after I'd made lunch and picked up her medicine from the pharmacy (it was supposed to be called in before we left the hospital, but wasn't there when we got to the pharmacy so we had to call the hospital and find out what had happened to it). Then a co-worker texted me wanting me to come in early for her. I decided to go ahead and come in an hour early because I was hurting for hours after taking Tuesday off.

So I didn't end up getting much done this week except my fair share of worrying. Did get quite a bit of reading in, though. I was also planning on paying my bills this week, I'm afraid now they're all going to be late and I'll get hit with that penalty. I hate it when that happens, but this time it was an unavoidable delay.

Along the writing front, I am interviewing for an article on working mothers so if any of you (my adoring readers) know of a working mother who might be willing to interview with me I am concentrating on mothers of children 14 and under and I'm interviewing in every field I can think of. So far, most of the interviews have been with people I already know. However, I can interview with any mother. It doesn't matter what income level is, and I am hoping the women I interview with will represent most of the general career paths available to women. I have compiled a list of professions (which is  by no means complete or exhaustive) and thought of several women to interview. Still, more women are needed. So feel free to share this blog with a mother you think would be willing to sit down for five to ten minutes.

Monday, June 19, 2017

Trials and Tribulations

It all started at the beginning of Summer, when I decided to log into my Tarleton account and find out if my fin aide application had been accepted. Before that point, I just assumed that I would be able to continue to get financial aide until I graduated. When I went to the status page, I saw a message that said I was near or at my limit for financial aide. This message got me started worrying about if I could afford to pay out of pocket for this next semester.

I have been planning a trip to see my sister this Christmas and I have saved a considerable sum towards that end. I deduced that the only way I could possibly pay out of pocket for this semester's tuition would be if I canceled the trip. Then I started thinking if I canceled, when would be another time I could take the girls to see her. She lives in North Carolina, so the trip is a pricy and time consuming one. It's not like I could hop over and see her in a day and then hop back. Going all the way there means at least a week off work, and it has to be a week I have the girls. So I finally came to the conclusion that if I didn't go this year I probably wasn't going. That is why I wanted to avoid using that money at all costs. The other option was to put off my classes from this semester until next semester and use my tax refund to pay for it. That way, I would not have to use the money I had set aside for my trip. I even briefly considered setting up a go-fund me account to pay for what I could not pay out of pocket.

This is something that has been plaguing me all summer, until now. So I happened to log into my university e-mail account for the first time in forever last night. I don't remember why I decided to do it, but I did. When I saw the e-mail saying my financial aid application was approved, I was scratching my head. The little warning that had said I was near or at my limit was gone when I logged into the site. It had been replaced with the amount of financial aide I would be receiving. I know that this probably put me at my limit, but I am so glad that I don't have to worry about choosing between school and my long awaited Christmas with my sister.

In other news, my parents have found a place. I was really worried about them too, but I couldn't afford to help. They figured out a way to get by without my assistance, which probably would have happened sooner if I had been more firm instead of helping out when they asked. Although they will probably still ask for my help in the future, I'm not really worried about them starving to death or dying from exposure to the elements like I was before.

My writing has kind of stagnated. the magazines I ordered for this month will not be here until next month and I should go to a newsstand to find them, but the closest one would probably be at least an hour's drive away. Of course they have some magazines at the grocery store, not really anything that's on my list though. I have been reading a lot in my article writing book though. I'm learning some valuable tricks of the trade which will help me when I finally do start writing.

I did end up sending one poem off to a magazine last month and entered one contest. Still haven't gotten anywhere with my non-fiction writing and that's what I'm hoping will be my bread and butter when I step into it as a serious career. At least I don't have to worry about how I'll pay for college this semester.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Co-parenting is difficult in the best of times. It is difficult to deal with the other parent and field questions from the kids on why you cannot get back together. It is difficult to adjust to a schedule where the kids are with one parent some of the time and with the other parent the rest of the time. It's hard to plan holidays and vacations. For me, it is especially difficult because of the terms of my divorce agreement. I agreed to nights and weekends during the summer because my schedule is more flexible than his. While he has to be at work during the day from 8 to 5 every week day and gets the weekends off, I can work nights and weekends. So we came up with something that saved us the cost of daycare (expensive for three kids) and I work nights while he watches them and I watch them while he is working during the day. This compromise sort of works out, except for the fact that if I do not work weekends (because of the time we close) I would not have very many hours. Here's how it works:

We close between 9:30 and 10:00 every night but sometimes as early as 9:15. He gets off work at 5, so after dropping off the kids, I can be to work to start my shift by 5:15 at the earliest. Now supposing it's a really slow night and we close at 9:15, that gives me 4 hours. That's half of a regular 8 hour day. So even though we're open a little later on Fri, (think between 10:15 and 11:00) the most I could get out of working those five nights is 23 and a quarter hours. That isn't much. So I make up the lost hours by working 8 hour shifts on both of the days of the weekend. I go in at 2 on Saturday, then open Sunday morning and work until 2. This gives me between 15.5 and 16.5 hours depending on what time we close Saturday. So add that to the 23 and I've got about 36-38 hours from working all seven days. Thing about it is, having the girls during the day and working at night is exhausting, especially when I don't get a single day off. Also my food bills are higher during the summer when I have to feed the girls all day while they're here seven days a week.

Still, this is better than working that many hours to pay half of it to daycare.

This year, I suggested that our oldest girl (13) might be old enough to watch her sisters for one hour until he got off work, so I could go in at 4 instead and get at least one day off a week. Then he comes back with expecting me to take every other weekend off work (32 hours a month, minimum) like it's no big deal. I can't go in at 5:15 during the week and take every other weekend a month off. Not unless I got a second job working the graveyard at some 24 hour place to make up for the loss of income. The reason he wants me to take every other weekend a month off? So he can do stuff on the weekend that he can't do when he has the girls. Like, every weekend I have without the girls is spent at work. I had one free day (no work, no school, no girls) in the last six months.

Next year, when oldest is 14, I can have her babysit for long stretches of time since she'll be legally old enough to work. Also middle child will turn 12 that year so hopefully they'll all be a little more responsible. I guess I just have to put up with one more year of this.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Well I got my first rejection letter. That manuscript I submitted to The Paris Review in January I think. They used the self-addressed stamped envelope I sent but did not send back my manuscript. I wish they would have sent the manuscript back as well because I'm unsure which one I submitted to them. A lady I work with said they probably intend to publish it without giving me credit, but that would be a pretty stupid thing to do. Even if I do not remember which one I submitted, I know my own work when I see it. Maybe they lost the manuscript.

Anyway, at least I know they're not going to publish it. Next time I submit something, I'm going to keep a copy of it in a file with the name of the magazine I submitted it to, and the date. This will help me keep track of where I have sent everything, especially if they're not going to be sending back my manuscripts.

I broke my resolution last month and did not submit anything (not even a query) for the month of April. I did have a lot of school work to do that month, though. I think, now that school is over for the semester, I will try to write two articles a month instead of one. I will spend the first week researching, including reading the magazine I plan on submitting to. Then I will spend the second week writing and submit it by the end of the week.

If I can keep this resolution, I can have six manuscripts submitted before the summer is over. Now that I am published, I intend to start a portfolio. Maybe I will start submitting works to lesser known and low-pay magazines to get the ball rolling. I have already ordered three magazines to begin my research for this month.

I wish contests sent you rejection letters as well. I should know about that Austin Chronical contest before the end of this next week, they're supposed to notify finalists by the 15th, so if I'm even in the running I'll be getting something soon. If I don't, I can just assume it wasn't as good as the other stories and mark that manuscript rejected.

Someone asked me at work if being rejected for publication hurt worse than being rejected by a romantic interest. I'd have to say, it does and it doesn't. I think there's almost the expectation of rejection when you send your work to be published. It's kind of like if you were trying to pick up someone at a bar and they rejected you. It hurts less in that aspect because it's not as much of a surprise. Since writing is my passion and I want to be the very best I can be at it, it is very discouraging to get a rejection letter which basically says I am not good enough (in the eyes of the editor). I know every author has his or her share of rejection, even the ones who made a successful career out of it. Knowing this numbs the pain a little, so that makes it hurt less. Just like telling oneself that the person who rejected one is just not the right person and that someone better will come along. All I can do is keep trying and try harder to do better, so that's what I'll do.

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Newest Novel : The Sarsen Witch

My historical fantasy novel The Sarsen Witch , the third book in the "Grey Isles" series, will be back in print this coming fall. Shortlisted for an Aurora Award in 1990, it's a tale of earth-magic, megaliths and high adventure in the bronze-age world of the Wessex warrior-chieftains.

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"Kernaghan writes the way people ought to write; her prose has a smooth, poetic flow that draws you irresistibly into her world of horse-tribes and clan-chiefs...The chalk hills and forests, the primitive cultures and tribal wars all complement and lend believability to the tribulations of Naeri as she treads the path to her destiny." -- Michael Coney, in The Reader

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She had had a name once, and a place in the world - preordained, unquestioned. Naeri, they had called her, the brown lily. A flower name, because she had been a pretty child, smooth-skinned and delicately made. In time, when she grew into full womanhood and wisdom she should have had another, secret name: a name of power.

Remembering those years, she saw circles within circles, like ramparts of banked earth, with herself - warm, loved, secure - inhabiting the center. Tribe, clan, hearth-family - the strong high walls of kinship had sheltered and surrounded her. With time, the faces had grown remote and shadowy, like figures out of Legend. But at night, sometimes, she woke with a hand clutching her heart.

She pushed back the ragged ends of her hair as she knelt beside her supper fire. No flower name would suit me now, she thought with irony. She saw herself in her mind's eye - chapped lips, windburned face, lean, hard-muscled body. A creature spare and strong and hardy as the gorse. In one terrible hour the horsemen had stripped her of everything - tribe, name, mother, hearthplace - leaving her only her sharp wits and a certain quiescent, unschooled power. And yet they had left her better armed than they knew.

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Who Were The Picts Part 2

I had originally planned part one of this blog series to be a stand-alone article, but it was obvious from some of the responses that there are some big gaps in a lot of people’s knowledge about the Celts and the Picts, and that people would like to hear more. I tend to forget that not everyone reads my regular research newsletter, which has had several articles over the years on the Celts and their origins. (To subscribe go to www.eirny.com and sign up in the right hand column.) So first a bit about the Celts as a category of people and then more specific info on the Picts.

It is known that the Celts migrated across Europe. The first official recognition of the Celts as a group was the Hallstatt culture of Austria. This article gives a good summary of the controversies and thoughts about the Celts and their migration across Europe.

But genetically, who are the Celts? We can start to answer this question by looking at who the ancestors of the people of Ireland were. First, I need to mention an issue that is sometimes problematic in genetically isolated populations. When a population is founded, the gene pool only has so many variations, and a small gene pool tends to concentrate genetic disorders. This is called founders effect. And yes, the Celts seem to suffer from this. But when did the genetic issues arrive in Ireland?

Well, a study of several ancient inhabitants of Ireland has yielded some very interesting results. It is a tiny sample, but it provides some very interesting insights. I am hoping that this sort of work will someday be able to be done on Pictish graves, as more quality archaeology is done in Scotland. The Picts do not appear to be as genetically isolated as the Irish were (more about that later), but the more DNA examples we have, the more we can begin to understand the origins of the various groups of Celtic peoples.

I ran across a very interesting article about Celtic languages during my research. I remember several years ago wandering around in some data bases that were discussing the number of languages that were spoken in the various countries of Europe. There were dozens of extinct and semi-extinct languages, many of which had Celtic origins. It really is quite amazing to consider the complexity of it all, and this article does a great job of explaining when the Celtic language arrived in Europe, and at least some of the branches that the language split into.

So back to the Picts. Why is there such an issue about finding information about them? It seems that the majority of Pictish finds have been in the form of hoards and standing stones. When settlements have been found, they are usually discovered through coastal erosion, and they are badly damaged.  This article reveals the typical Pictish site that has been excavated in the recent past, “phases I and II (of occupation) were Pictish and phases III-V were Norse; a sixth and final phase of activity was represented by a Viking-age burial inserted into the ruins of the last farmstead”.  Not exactly the most revealing discovery.

Next Time: The Foibles of Antiquarianism and More

Who Were The Picts?

One of the things that I do when I attend events is watch to see what new culture people are showing an interest in. There are definitely “fads” for various cultures, and I like to understand what they are so that I can better answer people’s questions and sometimes add new items to my shop. The majority of the new questions that I received at Gulf Wars this year were about Picts. And I saw a fair amount of confusion about Picts and Celts.

First, let me say that the Celts of Ireland and the Picts of Scotland were both Celtic peoples. Most authorities seem to agree that Pictish was a Celtic language, probably related to the Brittonic language that was spoken south of them. The ancient writers, including the Romans and people like Bede, mention the Picts, who lived in the north and eastern portions of Scotland. The ancient Irish writers seemed to feel a common bond with the Picts, who were Christianized in fits and starts, beginning in about the fifth century (the same time as St Patrick was working in Ireland) and culminating in about the 8th century, at least among the Southern Picts, by St. Ninnian.

The folks that I talked to at Gulf Wars were mostly interested in the characteristically Pictish symbols that were carved in stone slabs, and occasionally appear in jewelry and great works of scribal art, such as the Book of Kells. The big problem with this, is that we have absolutely no clue what these symbols mean. Nonetheless they are intriguing, and very mysterious, and have a lot of the same draw that Runes have. Some, like the z-rod, were probably considered powerful, since they seem to appear on important pieces of jewelry, like the terminal rings used to close the massive silver neck chains that appear to have been associated with important chiefs. This leaf shaped plaque from Norrie’s Law Hoard shows a typical z-rod symbol combined with a double disk.

Above all, Pictish art is so much more than just Celtic knotwork. It sometimes uses Celtic knotwork as a “filler”. The tapering designs, exotic beasts and trefoils are only a small portion of the magic of Pictish art.

Unfortunately most of the early finds were destroyed, or despoiled to the point where only a small portion of the artifacts survive. An exception to that is the St. Ninnian’s Isle Treasure, which was discovered during a purposeful excavation, July 4, 1958. The entire hoard, with the exception of part of a porpoise jaw bone, is made of silver, or silver gilt, and all 28 pieces have been preserved in the National Museum of Scotland. The website has a short video about the treasure as well as an excellent set of pictures.

There are also other Pictish treasures on the site, with some great pictures of the pieces. Especially when I am trying to understand a group that I have never really studied before, I always try to look at as much of their artwork and jewelry as I can. I have hopes that with increasingly large quantities of construction development in Scotland, modern archaeology will be able to shed more light on this fascinating, and very artistically complex culture.


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Missionary life in Las Vegas libraries!!

Hey everyone!

So, picture this scene: 12 missionaries sitting in a library on computers emailing their families. Four more missionaries are standing up against the wall, waiting for their turn. A crazy woman starts yelling at them, telling them that they're brainwashed little servants. Such is the life of a missionary in Las Vegas.
Luckily, I'm one of the ones sitting down (now) and Elder Herlin is holding down the fort in the little waiting line. That's one of the many reasons why it's so awesome to have a companion; I don't worry about what he's going to say/do and I know that he has my back and I have his.
Today marks the end of our "go hard in the paint" week, and we seriously went hard in the paint. I'm talkin' shattered glass; we were dunkin' on everyone. Last week we had nobody set for baptism - after "hard in the paint" week, we have three. Last week we only taught 8 lessons (six to less-active/recent converts), this week we taught 14 lessons (nine to non-members). It was really difficult to buckle down and work as hard as we did, working through lunch and dinner a couple of days, but the blessing are evident. We tracted in to a man who had taken the lessons last year and was planning on being baptized, but fell off the map (I'm trying to type over the sound of this woman claiming that we believe Joseph Smith was Jesus reincarnated...). We had no record of him, but he told us it isn't a matter of IF he gets baptized, it's WHEN. We have an appointment with him this next week, and we're really excited. When you work hard, are obedient and diligent, things like that just fall into your lap. It's amazing how you find teaching opportunities in the most inopportune places.
It's so hard for me to listen to people slander us, and I wish it wasn't. I wish I could just brush it off and not worry about it, but I want so badly for these people to understand, to know truth. There's so much out there that takes the truth and twists it, and it's a very real evidence of the adversary. It makes our job all the more important. I love what I'm doing, and I know that it's true.
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Where Have I Been?

I know, I know…I have said numerous times to myself and aloud…this is the year I am going to get my act together and pay attention to my website and start blogging on a regular basis. Well, I mean it this time. I really do. Here’s a peek into where I’ve been.
Five years ago, my husband and I decided to take the necessary steps to become licensed foster parents. In June of 2013 we took in our first foster child. She was 7-weeks old. That day changed the direction of our lives and put my little home business, along with many hobbies and activities, on hold. Our family spent 4 years fostering multiple children. Some were reunified with relatives, and we adopted the two, who through no fault of their own, could not be reunified. Needless to say, the past 4+ years have challenged us in more ways than we ever thought were possible. These kids took priority over everything else.
With two adoptions finalized, and our foster journey complete, we have started taking the steps to “get back to normal”, if you will. Everyone in our house FINALLY has the same last name. That’s huge. We no longer have monthly visitations with bio family, caseworkers, GALs, court dates, specialist appointments…etc. It is freeing.
I never stopped sewing during our foster journey. It was my little piece of sanity in all of the chaos. When the kids’ cases hit a rough patch or court didn’t quite go the way I had hoped, I could go into my sewing room, work on a project, and leave the emotional rollercoaster for a bit. Now that I have stepped away from the rollercoaster, I am finding my way back to all of the things that I left behind. This blog and this website are two of them.
Please join me in my sewing adventures! There have been many over the years that no one has ever seen. I plan to blog a few times a week about my current projects, things I would like to do, and possibly a look at past projects that never made it into public light. Maybe you’ll even get a glimpse at my kids as they are often in and out of my room when I am working. (mostly looking for food, which isn’t allowed in there, so why do they keep asking?!) Stop by often, we’ll have a good time!
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Synonyms: Asian Ginseng, Chinese Ginseng, Divine Herb, Japanese Ginseng, Jen Shen, Jintsam, Korean Ginseng, Ninjin, Oriental Ginseng, Panax, Radix Ginseng, Ren Shen, Schinzent, Shen Tsao (Divine Herb)

Family: Araliaceae

Genus species: Panax ginseng

Type: Perennial herb

Part Used: Roots

Location: eastern Asia, former U.S.S.R., Japan, Manchuria, North Korea, northeastern China, Siberia

Actions: [In animals: improved; learning, memory and physical capability and resistance to infection], adaptogen, alterative, anabolic agent, antiallergic, anticancer, antidiuretic, antihistaminic, antihypercholesterolemic, antihyperglycemic, antioxidant, antiseptic, antitumor, aphrodisiac (stimulates the production of sex hormones), aromatic bitter, bradycardic, cardiotonic, carminative, cerebral vasodilator, circulatory stimulant, CNS stimulant, digestive, demulcent, helps balance blood pressure, helps balance blood sugar levels, helps balance hormone levels, helps prevent alcoholic intoxication, hematogenic, hypertensive, immunostimulant (increases phagocytosis and interferon and WBC production), improves mental performance, improves physical performance, improves vision, immunoenhancer, increases and enhances metabolism, increases testosterone levels, nervous system alterative, peripheral vasoconstrictor, potentiates the actions of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus, secretagogue, sedative, sialagogue, stimulant, stomachic, tachycardic, thymoleptic, tonic

Indications: Addison’s disease, adrenal disorders, age spots, AIDS, amnesia, anemia, angina pectoris, anorexia, asthenic hemorrhages, asthma, atherosclerosis, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), cancer, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, cold extremities, convalescence, convulsion, cough, debility, depression, depression associated with sexual inadequacy, diabetes mellitus, dizziness, dysentery, dyspepsia, edema, fever, gastric ulcer, gastritis, glaucoma, hangover, headache, heart palpitation, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hypotension, hypotonia, immunodeficiency, impotence, insomnia, lack of concentration, lack of energy, lassitude, malaria, mental exhaustion, morning sickness, nausea, nervous exhaustion, neuralgia, neurasthenia, night sweats, nosebleed, physical exhaustion, polyuria, rheumatism, spermatorrhea, stress, stroke, ulcer, vomiting

Chemicals & Nutrients: Calcium, Carbohydrates (80%), Choline, Fats (1.5%), Fiber (7%), Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Protein (10%)

Preparation & Dosages: (3x/day)
Decoction: Normal: 5-10g, Acute: 15-20 g
Dried Root: dose 3-6g, in two doses

Contraindications: pregnancy, acute illness, use of other stimulants (including caffeine-containing beverages), atopy or allergies, pneumonia, common cold.
Side effects: rare with high doses over long periods of time, insomnia, nervousness, diarrhea, menopausal bleeding, hypertonia.

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Friday, September 05, 2008

Friday Ark #207 is afloat over at the Modulator, with Neighbor in pole position.

This Sunday, the Carnival of the Cats spreads its carnivally joy to Counting Cats in Zanzibar. Now, I have no idea how many cats there are in Zanzibar, but I suspect there will be a right good-sized crowd of ’em at be sure to stop by and visit.

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A Stationary Cycle that Lets You Pedal

There is always something cool about stationary cycling. It is not only good for health but also helps you trim your flab and develop a great body. However, RealRyder has taken normal stationary cycling to a step further and have launched what they call the ABF8. The ABF8 comes with the ability to let the user balance along wit pedaling.

This means, it would help you strengthen not only your legs but also your upper crust and finally developing a good balance. The ABF8 is however quite expensive and comes with a price tag of $1,995. I would say, you must get this even if it is expensive as it will help you develop stamina, muscles and of course balance.

This is perhaps why doctors advised us all to cycle in fresh air on a normal bicycle as that would let us to develop balance. But with ABF8, we can develop balance right in the garden!

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A photographer from GFP Babies that was at the hospital took these when Marlowe was just 2 days old… she is already looking so much bigger! She’s already 1 week old. She is still sleepy most of the time but we love when she is awake, she has the prettiest brown eyes, a cute button nose & a cupids bow little lips and is starting to smile and respond a little. I especially love it when she does a pout. I keep meaning to start her on a routine but this little girl is so hard to keep awake. She sleeps through the day & usually stimulated at night, but oh gosh I would love to get her sleeping through the night EVERY night.  I am definitely a better mom when I get my sleep. It is really fun to go back and look at photos from when she was just born & now because she changes so quickly! She is starting to look more & more like her daddy. I know a lot of newborns do the same coo’s and stretches but I swear her and G have a lot of the same little noises and expressions. My favorite thing is the stretch when you let them out of the swaddle, she stretches & yawns like G! She can hold her neck up and her little legs are getting so strong.. She hates the cot, hates nappy changes, loves to be held, loves the boob, loves tummy time, loves being swaddled, immediately goes to sleep when she is in G’s arms, loves bath time, doesn’t like being laid flat on her back, she is losing some hair and getting her lashes! We really really love this girl!!!!

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Yeah, so at least this one will have a post time of the mid-afternoon because I’m in the process of calling every cable network in the United States to try and get some sort of guidelines on how to submit programming.

Responses have ranged from the standard “We don’t accept unsolicited programming” to names and phone numbers of half a dozen people who might have the answers.

As you can imagine, this is utterly riveting. But it must be done, and as the intern, I’m the lucky one who gets to do it. So since I’m getting stuck on hold quite a bit, I figured I might as well do something useful and bring you all up to speed.

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Me (right) with my friend on a night out
Hiya! Welcome to my little section of the internet I call my blog :)

I'm Emily, I'm 19 years old and I'm from England, more specifically the Hertfordshire/Essex border :) After years of watching beauty gurus on Youtube and reading their blogs, in May 2012 I finally decided to venture into the community myself :) I use this blog as an expression of my opinion on beauty and make up products and anything else that pops into my head!

Apart from make up and beauty, I also have an unhealthy obsession with piercings, my cats, my friends, my family, my boyfriend, clothes, jewellery, going out and food :)

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I recently set up a Twitter account (link above) to make myself more accessible for you guys to ask me questions and give me suggestions for what to post but you can just comment on one of my posts as well :)

I currently only have a private Facebook account that I don't want to be broadcasted to the entire world however if you want to genuinely be my friend and ask me nicely, I may give you it :)

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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1. Display the Art
Even for just a day. If your child is proud of their artwork, show it off. Right now, we use simple magnet clips on the side of the fridge. For a cleaner presentation, this company produces frames that open on hinges, allowing you to swap out your child's art easily and often. Just last week I came upon this ingenious DIY frame with the same purpose and I like it even more. A cute little clothesline like this works famously too.

2. You Save, I Save
Each of my children gets their own "treasure box." They are allowed to keep anything they want in their box, but it must fit in the box. New art often replaces old art in their boxes as they constantly work to make sure the lid stays on the box. I also have my own acid-free "treasure box" for each of them and hold myself to the same rule — I can't save more than what will fit in the box. I save only the most special drawings. They are usually the ones with good stories attached, or where it's obvious my child has spent more than her usual attention span, and I always save "firsts". Like the first time my child drew a circle with arms growing out of the sides and called it "mom" instead of the typical scribbles.

3. Preserve with a (re)Purpose
Preserving your child's art in an acid-free box is one thing, but using it as inspiration to create something else takes preservation to a whole new level. My children love seeing their art come to life as "softies", handkerchief embroidery, carved pumpkins, personalized neckties, t-shirt transfers, and Christmas ornaments. I will admit the time I spend creating with their art might partly be my way of making up for the fact that I throw the majority of their artwork in the trash. If sewing is not your thing, this company creates sterling silver pins out of your child's art and this shop will turn their art into a sweet little pendant, both perfect for gifting.

Whatever you decide to save, make sure to write the child’s name and date on it.Also, remember to record and attach “the story” if it has one. It's all going to be vital information down the road. You always think you’ll remember, but you won’t.

Thanks to Gabrielle for having me here this week. I’ve had a great time sharing with all of you! I hope you’ll take the time to create, preserve and share your family heirlooms.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Splintered Cedars: The Real Low-Down on Lebanon

Hie thee over to the Angry Arab if you want the real low-down on what's going on in Lebanon, behind the U.S. media-bubble template of nice, clean, Western-style democrats pushing out dark and scaly Syrian murderers. Reading the astute AbuKhalil -- an American-based humanist who was born in Lebanon, and is actually in Lebanon at the moment -- you will learn many facts that are invisible in the Homeland media, including:

-- Sa'd Hariri, son of the slain ex-prime minister and leader of the "democratic" coalition, is largely a creation of the Saudis, who have now replaced their rivals, the Syrians, as the money and power behind the throne;

-- George Hawi, the Communist Party leader assassinated yesterday in a car bombing widely attributed to the Syrians, was not only "a critic of Syria," as the NYT noted ominously; he was even more opposed to U.S. and Israeli policies in the region. Hawi is already being rigged up as a martyr to Syrian nogoodnikism, one more reason to lay some hot-lead "regime change" on Damascus.

(Strange how the warmongering Right is now championing Arab communists with such fervor; Iraq's communist party was warmly embraced by the Bushists -- as one of the few organized Iraqi factions that supported the invasion. Which was doubly ironic, given the fact that the CIA helped Saddam and Baathists exterminate Communists during the Baathists' American-assisted coups in the 1960s.)

Again, as we noted a couple of weeks ago, the Syrian regime is perfectly capable of murder most foul. (Although it's not likely that Bashir Assad has claimed the right to kill anyone on earth at his own, arbitrary, unreviewable, unchallengeable order, as George W. Bush has done. Story here.) But considering the fact that they are squarely in the cross-hairs of Bush's trigger-happy nest of neo-cons, the Syrians would have to be remarkably stupid to pull off such high-profile provocations at this critical moment. As the Winter Patriot notes, these crimes seem almost too perfect, made to order for anyone looking to foment plausible reasons for military action against Damascus.


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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Before CSI There Was...

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
by Kate Summerscale

In 1860, a three year old English boy disappears from his room in Road Hill House, where his nursemaid and younger sister sleep. He is later found with his throat cut in a privy and the case quickly becomes a media sensation. When local law enforcement fails to make progress, Scotland Yard sends the best of their eight detectives - Mr. Whicher- to investigate. This sparks a national fascination with detectives and inspires the detective fiction genre. Charles Dickens wrote his theories of the case to Wilkie Collins, who in turn based his Sgt. Cuff in The Moonstone upon Mr Whicher.

When the Scotland Yard Detective arrives at Road Hill he finds limited evidence, but a multitude of suspects and family secrets. When he accuses and arrests the boy's sixteen year old half sister of the crime, the tide of public opinion turns against him, refusing to believe a family member could commit such a crime. Mr Wilcher returns to London in disgrace, leaving the crime unsolved, until years later.

More then a true crime story, this is a fascinating peek into the lives and minds of middle class Victorian England as well as the society as a whole. The research is impressive and thoroughly documented with footnotes and references, but at the same time it is an enjoyable read.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

In a Colma

Mercer is a rookie cop, a straight arrow sort, who can quote "The Rule Book," chapter and verse. His beat is Colma, California, the cemetery capital of the San Francisco Bay area. One night, while patrolling Cypress Lawn, he stumbles into what looks like a drug related crime involving a teenager. Mercer finds the boy naked and bound with duct tape, stuffed in a burial chamber in an obscure part of the cemetery. As the police rush the barely breathing boy to a hospital, Lilly Hitchcock Coit (of Coit Tower fame) observes the police cars and ambulances with interest. Though she is dead, she has not eaten the root of oblivion, and can still haunt the living world. As she passes, Mercer senses something not quite right, but sees nothing disturbing. Lilly is excited to note another potential "crosser," and hopes that he will be stronger than the last one. Can Mercer become the hero he desperately wants to be?
Doug Dorst in Alive in Necropolis spins a tale of trouble in the intertwined worlds of ghosts and humans with Mercer caught in the middle of both. The earthside story of Jude, the troubled youth found in the graveyard, blends with that of a deadly gang of ghosts bent on sending the spirits of the cemetery to their real deaths. Dorst skillfully creates two believable worlds of the imagination, using many of the old colorful characters who thrived in the crazy town of San Francisco. Strange and different, this is a book for readers who won't mind if their police procedurals are turned upside down.


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Jazz Sessions EXTRA: Mark Williams Trio

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The Jazz Sessions Extra happen whenever the opportunity arises. These sessions allow us to play with the format and be a little more experimental with our programming. Keep an eye on this website or join the Jazz mailing list at the bottom of the page.

Mark Williams Trio

Hot off the back of their much anticipated second album launch (Last Bus to Bensham) with rave reviews, the Mark Williams Trio are back in Durham for the first time in over a year.

Mark Williams is a guitarist/composer from Belfast.
Now based in Newcastle he has worked with some of the top jazz musicians in the country.

Accompanied by Paul Susans (bass) and Russ Morgan (drums), the trio twists through swing and subtle ballads, to modern groove based fusion with ease showcasing compositional and improvisational talents.

“….his technique is phenomenal and he does it with so much feeling and underlying emotion.”
– Bebop Spoken Here.
“The trio’s compositions are utterly distinctive, and serve as great vehicles for fine playing from all three members of the trio.”
– Paul Bream’s Jazz Alert

Website – click here

Doors from 7:00pm, music starts at 8pm (Two 45 min sets with a break)
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Blumentopf Tours the Middle East

German Hip Hop Culture in the Holy Land

Sponsored by the Goethe Institute, the German rap group Blumentopf has embarked on a five-country tour designed to promote interest in German language and culture in the Middle East. Adam Allington reports

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Blumentopf: Germany's hip-hop ambassadors to the Middle East

Blumentopf (German for flowerpot) took the stage in Nazareth dressed in full jerseys from the local soccer team. Before going on they were warned, "Be prepared: Arabs usually don't dance."

That soon changed, however, when they launched into their single, "Macht Platz.". Buoyed by the 50 or so Germans in attendance - mostly the children of German diplomats and volunteer workers - the crowd gradually moved toward the stage and picked up the flow.

One of Germany's most successful and well-known hip-hop acts, Blumentopf is the first German rap group to tour the Middle East.

A growing cultural presence

Marketing and advertizing for the tour is handled by Germany's Goethe Institute, which is spinning the tour as a kind of German cultural showcase. Blumentopf ads were plastered to the sides of city busses in Nazareth and the groups lyrics are translated into Arabic and passed out to the crowd at all of their shows.

The Goethe Institute has built a growing presence in the Middle East over the years, opening centers in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.

"This is the first time we have used music in the Middle East as a way to generate interest in the German Language", said Jörg Süssenbach, head of the institute's music department. Süssenbach sees a group like Blumentopf as a good way for those interested in learning more about Germany to get a taste of both modern German style and perhaps also practice their German.

"Earlier this year we sent a jazz accordion player, Manfred Leuchter, but we feel that a group like Blumentopf might provide some excitement as well as an opportunity for students to both practice and hear what they are learning in the classroom," Süssenbach said.

Hip-hop hooray

Another way of generating local interest in a German-speaking act like Blumentopf - who are relatively unknown in places like Ramallah or Amman - is to showcase the group alongside local artists.

Blumentopf's next stop after Nazareth was the holy city of Bethlehem. The concert took place at Bethlehem University and was supported by two regional favorites, a Palestinian Rapper called "George" and female DJ "MC Hannan."

As a finale the five band members prepared a track together with George and MC Hannan, the message of which was how terrible it feels to be locked out of a disco by a brutish bouncer. For the Palestinian kids in attendance it was a rather light metaphor for a subject they probably understand all too clearly.

Security walls, checkpoints and hotel bombings

Despite the message of goodwill and friendship that the tour set out to generate, some rather grim 'signs of the times' could not be avoided.

"Nazareth seemed like a happy city, Bethlehem however, was rather depressing," one band member told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Bethlehem, unlike Nazareth, is governed by the Palestinian authority, which is still subject to Israeli military control. A six-meter (18-foot) high wall divides the city and permits only limited movement through security checkpoints.

When the group took the stage in Bethlehem it was to a relatively small group of Arab and German students, most of which had EU security passes.

"How can they (Arab students) come?" said George, by way of explaining the small crowd to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "The Israelis march in and spread fear, there aren't even any busses." In fact most families tend to keep their children off the streets after school.

The following day, Blumentopf arrived in Amman, Jordan. Later that evening they were forced to cancel their shows in both Amman and Damascus and leave the region immediately after a series of deadly hotel bombings killed 57 people.

Adam Allington

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