The Fed's 10-1 Leverage Has Paid Off! (Musical Tribute)

The following chart compares the trillions of dollars the monetary base has grown (in blue) to the trillions of dollars household net worth has grown (in red) since the first quarter of 2009.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmw9yKjhzgEwR67429GZDWgBc-9bJiAsL8CbKHRNU93G8L4c9QMVhzsgZrzJmQ_UBxZY3lkvKckQqKou-jWqknMwlrU9YU-NFEwh2Fprm84aW262xWRNC7BjHAXoXNTtt0yGLPkF4m9E/s1600/Monetary+Base+vs.+Household+Net+Worth.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmw9yKjhzgEwR67429GZDWgBc-9bJiAsL8CbKHRNU93G8L4c9QMVhzsgZrzJmQ_UBxZY3lkvKckQqKou-jWqknMwlrU9YU-NFEwh2Fprm84aW262xWRNC7BjHAXoXNTtt0yGLPkF4m9E/s320/Monetary+Base+vs.+Household+Net+Worth.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Each dollar the Fed spends gets us back ten! Why on earth is the Fed tapering the sure thing? We need even <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=moar">moar</a> leverage! Not less!<br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Crazy Theory</b></span></div><br /><div style="color: red;">Let's cash out $10.8 trillion of household net worth (just half of the gain), hand it to the Fed, and let them reinvest it for us! We'll get $108 trillion back! We can then use that money to pay off all our debts and still have plenty left over! Perhaps even enough for every man, woman, and child to retire!</div><br />Why hasn't anyone else thought of this? Genius!<br /><br /><b>December 17-18, 2013</b><br /><a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcminutes20131218.htm">Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Participants were<span style="color: red;"> most concerned</span> about the marginal cost of additional asset purchases arising from <span style="color: red;">risks to financial stability</span>, pointing out that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy could provide an incentive for <span style="color: red;">excessive risk-taking</span> in the financial sector.</i></div><br />Oops. Please disregard my crazy theory above. It would seem that I was offering the very thing the Fed is most worried about. You have to admit that it seemed like a darned good theory on paper though. I just hadn't factored in any unintended consequences. In my defense, it's really easy to do once I went down the "excessive risk-taking" path (gambling $10.8 trillion on a "sure thing" would definitely qualify).<br /><br /><b>Marrakesh Night Market</b><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JzuxAhxuz7g" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>The magic lies scattered<br />On rugs on the ground<br />Faith is conjured by the night market's sound</i></div><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarcasm-disclaimer.html">Sarcasm Disclaimer</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rNI">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

The Fed's 10-1 Leverage Has Paid Off! (Musical Tribute)

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Non-Farm Payrolls rose LESS THAN EXPECTED

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>JOB REPORT DISAPPOINTS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Market's already choppy on the news</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This economy is not in good condition as the transition toward a TWO CLASS SYSTEM continues while America continues in it's advanced stages of financial entropy:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/u.s.-non-farm-payrolls-113k-vs.-185k-forecast-265103" style="color: red;">http://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/u.s.-non-farm-payrolls-113k-vs.-185k-forecast-265103</a> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

Non-Farm Payrolls rose LESS THAN EXPECTED

JOB REPORT DISAPPOINTS Market's already choppy on the news This economy is not in good condition as the transition toward a TWO CLASS SY...

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Cop handcuffs fireman at emergency scene

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cops even assault firefighters</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You really have a problem here...</b></span></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kf2UiPGxqGM?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LX-CThAhkxE?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

Cop handcuffs fireman at emergency scene

Cops even assault firefighters You really have a problem here...

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America faces another DEBT CEILING

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Will the GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN again?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xgSygz4nS6A?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

America faces another DEBT CEILING

Will the GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN again?

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MISSING BABY: Beloit, Wisconsin

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>*****BABY MISSING*****</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BELOIT,  WISCONSIN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>UPDATE:</u>  BABY FOUND in Iowa...</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/afXM-qROXFs?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BABY FOUND...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mTkRwdf7d8Y?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

MISSING BABY: Beloit, Wisconsin

*****BABY MISSING***** BELOIT,  WISCONSIN UPDATE:   BABY FOUND in Iowa... BABY FOUND... ...developing...

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GOOGLE is GAY

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtQu6VMNA868XGjlL5uuPRg-9YG8OQsiGbtTJFO1-2Xjkhla3P5N2elZ_q43QLx9VMi_dcSWJ80B6SxDK3Dd0uPyyKtsJ10s6N5qa0pJa8qDEcgCWORenE3ztoewGR3qNN3QBBkDQp_o/s1600/GOOGlogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtQu6VMNA868XGjlL5uuPRg-9YG8OQsiGbtTJFO1-2Xjkhla3P5N2elZ_q43QLx9VMi_dcSWJ80B6SxDK3Dd0uPyyKtsJ10s6N5qa0pJa8qDEcgCWORenE3ztoewGR3qNN3QBBkDQp_o/s1600/GOOGlogo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mW-NpDbS6VU?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

GOOGLE is GAY

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U.S. Post Office stockpiling 2 BILLION ROUNDS of AMMUNITION

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Post Office GOING POSTAL</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why does the U.S. POST OFFICE need ammunition?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I thought they were broke? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/us-postal-service-makes-giant.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/us-postal-service-makes-giant.html</a></b></div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rXI5b9hpuW4?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

U.S. Post Office stockpiling 2 BILLION ROUNDS of AMMUNITION

Post Office GOING POSTAL Why does the U.S. POST OFFICE need ammunition? I thought they were broke? http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/...

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Vote Joe Biden for President

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>At least he's PRO SHOTGUN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then I'd get myself an nice AA-12 SHOTGUN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MqaYP7LFExY?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The AA-12 is very easy to operate even for women and children...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WOoUVeyaY_8?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3wxfqDqa4yo?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...developing...</div>

Vote Joe Biden for President

At least he's PRO SHOTGUN Then I'd get myself an nice AA-12 SHOTGUN The AA-12 is very easy to operate even for women and children......

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There Is Still Hope For Angel!

Pay attention here dear.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuvFb5kGR1ylAlwzLELychvTpcqsQQ_0N6o95IbdjfHtJHpGBqFW5MDA-RJhssXjERwAIO381UEnotqAGuGzeX0xcNYkHdWoNsFledPtByeIQM7D-54xaZp05BQZ-R1gKshr4LZ6dhjol/s1600/angel.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuvFb5kGR1ylAlwzLELychvTpcqsQQ_0N6o95IbdjfHtJHpGBqFW5MDA-RJhssXjERwAIO381UEnotqAGuGzeX0xcNYkHdWoNsFledPtByeIQM7D-54xaZp05BQZ-R1gKshr4LZ6dhjol/s640/angel.jpeg" /></a></div>

There Is Still Hope For Angel!

Pay attention here dear.

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fess up friday - the pink pagoda

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't know about you but I feel we all need an Olympic medal for making it to the end of this week! But Friday is finally here and I've got goodies galore. First up, you can catch me over at Primitive & Proper taking part in Cassie's fun <i>It's Eclectic</i> series. <a href="http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/2014/02/its-eclectic-boogie-oogie-oogie-little.html" target="_blank">Check it out here.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And also, what would a Friday be without a good Fess Up?! Today we've got one of my very favorite ladies, store and blog all rolled up into one - Jennifer from <a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/" target="_blank">The Pink Pagoda</a>. I'm lucky enough to have some of Jennifer's wonderful prints in my <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/living-room.html" target="_blank">living room</a> and I covet just about every single blue and white item she has in <a href="http://www.thepinkpagoda.us/" target="_blank">her shop</a>. And on top of all of that style and talent, she is genuinely one of the nicest people I have (virtually) met.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So Jennifer, Fess Up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_C0KEx33kc3HaW6WzurShmwFtjQ89nvjj9l2SpmiGwTOADzV_n-eeBlErOJxGDDbe-lZc2FTHOCI_AW_W3ZV4PxJxl7PhMZoD-GwIKl6y_NLXNe5dHhFN1Q-0E7sxCqq7YSnOJt_E8M2/s1600/FessUpFridaylogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_C0KEx33kc3HaW6WzurShmwFtjQ89nvjj9l2SpmiGwTOADzV_n-eeBlErOJxGDDbe-lZc2FTHOCI_AW_W3ZV4PxJxl7PhMZoD-GwIKl6y_NLXNe5dHhFN1Q-0E7sxCqq7YSnOJt_E8M2/s1600/FessUpFridaylogo.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">TV at TPP</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RgHeXWQ4byPvoyY8E5cuPUPUwJTJCcgIEEf4AHAI_dWp7G4e4uaWkB8AWLDoENiJpxZkqvMVyr508va-F7vOsgi9OsWLZnYNjW_92XRsbGyhxrsQjwbofAgY1FIRKix4voxTbYV38pA/s1600/TV+at+TPP+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RgHeXWQ4byPvoyY8E5cuPUPUwJTJCcgIEEf4AHAI_dWp7G4e4uaWkB8AWLDoENiJpxZkqvMVyr508va-F7vOsgi9OsWLZnYNjW_92XRsbGyhxrsQjwbofAgY1FIRKix4voxTbYV38pA/s1600/TV+at+TPP+1.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My family room pre-ORC.  Still looks somewhat the same, just different reflections in the TV and messier book stacks<span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I adore Elizabeth's "Fess Up Friday" series.  What fun to read about everyone's idiosyncrasies!  Today, I'm confiding four things about TV at my house.  </span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1byzDrxEcJYwEYcjGkrBh1QpqOLRJrz14zc_-v1ZNZ1HzN6WBCN3WGuhWe_DizraYeCGMpNlLze5ClhZxGI-sECAxVLJxqYZxbgGHKAqVUtVhiVfPYQX_b6WzwpZIYSLLB4HLCoa8unY/s1600/TV+at+TPP+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1byzDrxEcJYwEYcjGkrBh1QpqOLRJrz14zc_-v1ZNZ1HzN6WBCN3WGuhWe_DizraYeCGMpNlLze5ClhZxGI-sECAxVLJxqYZxbgGHKAqVUtVhiVfPYQX_b6WzwpZIYSLLB4HLCoa8unY/s1600/TV+at+TPP+5.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2013/08/at-home-with-sarah-sherman-samuel.html" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mess</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before I begin the confessional, I'll say that since both Elizabeth and I have design blogs, I thought I'd include some photos that illustrate the tricky TV being handled well.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcloNW2pJKa7x-OQofNgsBWY9MQxS8AglXQS3hTP7BOB96702YabWjZp7DHfQaqXnnTEFa1NZgPExowOVWqVy89qAXDLfTKtStGDV9JH1QAAQCwnUjWwoU6PUdLvpOezC-_KqJrVyRZY/s1600/TV+at+TPP+7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcloNW2pJKa7x-OQofNgsBWY9MQxS8AglXQS3hTP7BOB96702YabWjZp7DHfQaqXnnTEFa1NZgPExowOVWqVy89qAXDLfTKtStGDV9JH1QAAQCwnUjWwoU6PUdLvpOezC-_KqJrVyRZY/s1600/TV+at+TPP+7.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lonny</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">First, I admit that I love TV.  I used to be kind of snobby about it and thought people should read instead of watching television (former English teacher of 10 years).  My, how things have changed.  </span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l3tCTEG5jYb3BFtyip-0oo6At5cnU4f46jwhnZU-aVULE6pxsw7QI_jhCev17FuIHjXRDEur8yXP8T3-z-5qz-pVG6KKhWyn-ScwM9D0l5eW2aJPksMFhj9eIWPDUikod5F-zcrF-RQ/s1600/TV+at+TPP+8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l3tCTEG5jYb3BFtyip-0oo6At5cnU4f46jwhnZU-aVULE6pxsw7QI_jhCev17FuIHjXRDEur8yXP8T3-z-5qz-pVG6KKhWyn-ScwM9D0l5eW2aJPksMFhj9eIWPDUikod5F-zcrF-RQ/s1600/TV+at+TPP+8.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">via <a href="http://abigailahern.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/decorating-around-a-flat-screen/" target="_blank">Abigail Ahern</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">As my 16 year old daughter has lots of extra-curricular activities that keep her busy, plus ridiculous amounts of homework, we aren't watching much TV as a family.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBoMDDqlF7Q8TpThebKlrgufpLgtle29JBkv6VzR2rkgh7guFwtxe1ro2tRjqJ8bUjSn01oFf1qd_aHpx8s5vESUIYDXX55F3aedKk44gghIQEmcKj-PyiTaZW51mo1bzESxzXIPiEE8/s1600/TV+at+TPP+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBoMDDqlF7Q8TpThebKlrgufpLgtle29JBkv6VzR2rkgh7guFwtxe1ro2tRjqJ8bUjSn01oFf1qd_aHpx8s5vESUIYDXX55F3aedKk44gghIQEmcKj-PyiTaZW51mo1bzESxzXIPiEE8/s1600/TV+at+TPP+2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OKL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">But, when we are watching, my daughter is heavily influencing the choices.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZZvbZ3SBCtC1N_Bd5ZJgk0YpRskXoJCj3PAtFK_4fgkSMVwy3CUkCjxG6U8A9GYY9LCy04WvvcT37rClPXcElwcXWOdEeI1SimI2QUJ210mJ5sFm2rHkyAW-uX8c8W7IDrsyZVDGqlo/s1600/TV+at+TPP+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZZvbZ3SBCtC1N_Bd5ZJgk0YpRskXoJCj3PAtFK_4fgkSMVwy3CUkCjxG6U8A9GYY9LCy04WvvcT37rClPXcElwcXWOdEeI1SimI2QUJ210mJ5sFm2rHkyAW-uX8c8W7IDrsyZVDGqlo/s1600/TV+at+TPP+4.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Which leads me to the second thing I'm sharing about TV at my house.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXpNaU4lK8Prm-78yTkiD76DJD89s_T0UJDVC4bHFbLANTMH5xuCxPMsGngQJjggJIF9hqzUXdShyMFoKXC5ji9oyPiD2KOJmamlRsTF5hAG0qeerFtj6aIMsexvwOVXqoaRIiSVXAy0/s1600/TV+at+TPP+10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXpNaU4lK8Prm-78yTkiD76DJD89s_T0UJDVC4bHFbLANTMH5xuCxPMsGngQJjggJIF9hqzUXdShyMFoKXC5ji9oyPiD2KOJmamlRsTF5hAG0qeerFtj6aIMsexvwOVXqoaRIiSVXAy0/s1600/TV+at+TPP+10.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did mention that my daughter's 16, right?  As a result, aesthetics are influencing our viewing. </span> </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEYee9NGNtb6DD1HhyYrmtA9p_oSJq52SS9ApWknnjCGYwtNRh64HIfSJpTlsICsvwI7EQgozKq-1wN1hTdPDSSBLnF_JbUWPa0rLYoKglnd2lS81kWR8xLYDS0gda95mDE-jpNcoZLI/s1600/TV+at+TPP.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEYee9NGNtb6DD1HhyYrmtA9p_oSJq52SS9ApWknnjCGYwtNRh64HIfSJpTlsICsvwI7EQgozKq-1wN1hTdPDSSBLnF_JbUWPa0rLYoKglnd2lS81kWR8xLYDS0gda95mDE-jpNcoZLI/s1600/TV+at+TPP.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">That means we're watching Downton Abbey, Arrested Development, Castle, Sherlock, Jimmy Fallon, Idol, Parks and Rec, and White Collar with her.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The third thing that might surprise you is that I do not care for Chick TV.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">  </span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagUG7NCBfCx7Eq0VNpPQu2YOlwNM5ss7nAej6R9MBF_1uduDfYQnWy6wQ1uZJf5KRsQXwixnd6L_t8BibfdsXrzDlhNFiUxdtKEuOwSwkTkpB5EATFHIlU5Fr-ZqOXmU1DsyxE9l7Kgw/s1600/TV+for+TPP+21.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagUG7NCBfCx7Eq0VNpPQu2YOlwNM5ss7nAej6R9MBF_1uduDfYQnWy6wQ1uZJf5KRsQXwixnd6L_t8BibfdsXrzDlhNFiUxdtKEuOwSwkTkpB5EATFHIlU5Fr-ZqOXmU1DsyxE9l7Kgw/s1600/TV+for+TPP+21.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, that's happy for my husband.  He doesn't have to watch The Bachelorette and I don't have to watch sports. Very conveniently, we like the same TV.  Homeland, House of Cards, and Boardwalk Empire are some of our favorites.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, I'll admit that I partake in binge TV. Sometimes, an episode is so good that you just HAVE to watch the next one.  And then the next one, too.  Yikes.  DVDs, Netflix and DVRs make binge watching just too easy.  Some of the shows that are too addicting to stop after one episode are Damages, Dexter, Six Feet Under, The Killing, 30 Rock, and I could go on unfortunately.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whew.  I feel much better after the "Fess Up."  Thanks for having me, Elizabeth!  Hopefully some of your readers can relate : )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I can totally relate! Especially since I'm counting down the days until the new House of Cards season starts next week! Thanks Jennifer for playing along today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And one last bit of great news - Jennifer is up for best Design Blog Graphics and Presentation award in the Design Bloggers Conference Hall of Fame! Not too shabby! Please take a minute to <a href="http://design-bloggers-conference.com/hall-of-fame-awards/" target="_blank">click here and cast your vote</a>. I know I've voted and I would love to see her win!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmFlvWXqc2OgDLQZXQ9tFGqRJ7iKS_FroYTp2Q7KTkROjBmFi7LILjZwNZefu4rMtK_uJGPBmw4HXTgplAQV2KBn7L2H74niJHo6hGB0cLW__8j1NwdTLK5RZyFZ_dJkH1bRY-6EN_wyj/s1600/design+blogger+awards.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmFlvWXqc2OgDLQZXQ9tFGqRJ7iKS_FroYTp2Q7KTkROjBmFi7LILjZwNZefu4rMtK_uJGPBmw4HXTgplAQV2KBn7L2H74niJHo6hGB0cLW__8j1NwdTLK5RZyFZ_dJkH1bRY-6EN_wyj/s1600/design+blogger+awards.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Happy Weekend all!</div>

fess up friday - the pink pagoda

I don't know about you but I feel we all need an Olympic medal for making it to the end of this week! But Friday is finally here and I&#...

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Extreme Anticancer Potential of Propolis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><img alt="" height="312" src="http://cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/Sayer%20Ji/images/propolis.jpg" width="469" /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/substance/bee-propolis">'Propolis</a></b> has been used for thousands of years by ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans for its multiple medicinal properties and remarkable safety profile, while science only recently started to rediscover its powerful healing potential. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Propolis is collected by honeybees from buds and exudates of conifer trees and plants and is known to contain a variety of chemical compounds with significant antioxidant potential, such as flavonoids and phenolic acids. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The composition of propolis in the various compounds depends on the geographic area and therefore the different types of plants from which it is collected from. One of the well-studied compounds of propolis is <b><a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/substance/caffeic-acid-phenethyl-ester">caffeic acid phenethyl ester</a></b>, abbreviated as CAPE.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/extreme-anticancer-potential-propolis">more... </a></span>

Extreme Anticancer Potential of Propolis

  'Propolis has been used for thousands of years by ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans for its multiple medicinal properties and rem...

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Cannabis Synergy: The Entourage Effect Consists of Cannabinoids and Terpenoids

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XzRIZbzRyzE" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">'Dr. Ethan Russo, is a cannabis pioneer. Peter Brady, in an article for Cannabis Culture titled, “<a href="http://www.maps.org/media/potpioneer.html" target="_blank" title="Ethan Russo: Pot Pioneer">Ethan Russo: A Pot Pioneer</a>,” explained him as follows: ”Aside from being an ethnobotanist who has just written a book about the medicinal uses of psychotropic herbs, Russo attended medical school in France and the United States, and now has two decades experience as a pioneering neurologist helping children and adult patients in Missoula, Montana. He specializes in child neurology, migraines and chronic pain.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He has delivered a great amount of research and validated science to the cannabis discussion; he is our main source of inspiration when it comes to our obsession with terpenes.'</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://bloomroomsf.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/cannabis-synergy-the-entourage-effect-consists-of-cannabinoids-and-terpenoids/">more... </a></span></h4><br />

Cannabis Synergy: The Entourage Effect Consists of Cannabinoids and Terpenoids

'Dr. Ethan Russo, is a cannabis pioneer. Peter Brady, in an article for Cannabis Culture titled, “ Ethan Russo: A Pot Pioneer ,” explai...

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The Amazing Healing Properties of Fermented Foods

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /> </span><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><img alt="http://indayze.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_1004.jpg" class="shrinkToFit decoded" height="400" src="http://indayze.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_1004.jpg" width="298" /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Photo Credit:indayze.files.wordpress.com</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Between the hard and fast dichotomies of cooked and raw, dead and alive, is this beautiful thing called fermented. A place where many of the digestive challenges associated with raw foods (e.g. enzyme inhibitors, anti-nutrients, <a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/page/opening-pandoras-bread-box-critical-role-wheat-lectin-human-disease">lectins</a>) are overcome in favor of not just preserving their benefits (e.g. enzyme activity, vitamin content, life energy), but amplifying them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Also overcome are the adverse consequences of cooking, e.g. enzyme destruction, vitamin activity degradation, oxidized fats, denatured proteins, etc., while still benefiting from the enhanced digestibility and assimilation that certain cooking applications offer. Fermented food is in many ways the complementary union of cooked and raw, as well as their transcendence – an image, not unlike the Tai Chi, comes to mind.' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://foodworldorder.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-amazing-healing-properties-of.html">more... </a></span>

The Amazing Healing Properties of Fermented Foods

     Photo Credit:indayze.files.wordpress.com 'Between the hard and fast dichotomies of cooked and raw, dead and alive, is this beautif...

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Colorado Company Makes Cannabis-Based Miracle Drug For Sick Kids

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><img alt="" height="236" src="http://www.davidicke.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/28846charlotte.jpg" title="28846charlotte" width="400" /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">‘A trend is beginning among families with sick children: more and more are moving to Colorado to find a cannabis-based treatment that works wonders on seizure disorders. As more and more families find out about the cure, the company that manufactures it is struggling to keep up with the demand.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">“We just have so much demand,” Jordan Stanley, one of the brothers who owns the Realm of Caring Foundation, told WBTV. “We need more space to keep growing these plants.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">The Stanley brothers founded the company when they succeeded in making a cannabis compound that was free of THC, the chemical that causes a “high” feeling in the user. The drug, called “Charlotte’s Web,” after the first child it worked on, only contains high amounts of therapeutic cannabidiol, or CBD.’</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/drug-law/colorado-company-makes-cannabis-based-miracle-drug-sick-kids?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+opposingviews%2Fmain+%28Opposing+Views+-+Issues%2C+Experts%2C+Answers%29#">more... </a></span>

Colorado Company Makes Cannabis-Based Miracle Drug For Sick Kids

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Forum transport et logistique

</br>L'Arche Abraysienne organise un Forum de découverte des métiers du Transport et et de la Logistique <ul><li>le <b>mardi 12 février 2014</b> de <b>14h à 17h</b>, </br></br><li><b>Salle Jean-Baptiste CLEMENT</b> 24 rue Georges DANTON - Saint Jean de Braye.</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5guDtFkvz0stSFxGzvnuyfTmWRnh4OyXRUJ1EIhfWutDrZ4ytA1gYmweCo90Au2ZjkaIIxb1m7a8_K1eyGpjhZhi1L_9B3GFx803fbvmQro9ileetbaK5qKAX8Wc0YuOMwCxEr_mKeiu5/s1600/forumTL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5guDtFkvz0stSFxGzvnuyfTmWRnh4OyXRUJ1EIhfWutDrZ4ytA1gYmweCo90Au2ZjkaIIxb1m7a8_K1eyGpjhZhi1L_9B3GFx803fbvmQro9ileetbaK5qKAX8Wc0YuOMwCxEr_mKeiu5/s400/forumTL.jpg" width="283" /></a></div> </br></br> Venez rencontrer les professionnels et organismes de formations d’un secteur qui recrute !</br></br><b>Renseignements</b> : <a href="http://www.saintjeandebraye.fr/Services-municipaux/Emploi-economie/L-arche-Abraysienne-maison-de-l-economie-de-l-emploi-et-de-la-formation">Arche Abraysienne</a> - <b>02 38 52 41 79</b></br></br>

Forum transport et logistique

L'Arche Abraysienne organise un Forum de découverte des métiers du Transport et et de la Logistique le mardi 12 février 2014 de 14h à 1...

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WATER CRISIS in West Virginia

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">*****UNSAFE WATER*****</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"> </span> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Stock up on WATER FILTERS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzES1zq5PNLwzVITWQonAiiqNg2O03P469osPO1ETzqXTv7LljArSGihw8_dAdyO5UaffmXrkXqdhK-t5qpRBn7AaOxaspGlmwxGFhhQ8s11SdK3O8kWTGvIoSRJ9qFcTR_89PVXltbQw/s1600/berkeywaterfilter.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzES1zq5PNLwzVITWQonAiiqNg2O03P469osPO1ETzqXTv7LljArSGihw8_dAdyO5UaffmXrkXqdhK-t5qpRBn7AaOxaspGlmwxGFhhQ8s11SdK3O8kWTGvIoSRJ9qFcTR_89PVXltbQw/s1600/berkeywaterfilter.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">More than 300,000 people affected</span> </b></div><br /><b>When the OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES give the ALL CLEAR then you know YOU'RE SAFE RIGHT?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Government gives ALL CLEAR and then the smelly water returns.  Several schools have been closed and there are growing concerns regarding the situation.   Here is a report of someone fainting and another hospitalized.  Hundreds of thousands of West Virginia residents are affected by this crisis:</b></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0W9d3Ye187I?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

WATER CRISIS in West Virginia

*****UNSAFE WATER*****   Stock up on WATER FILTERS More than 300,000 people affected When the OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES give the ALL CL...

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Day 0: Team-work! Team-work! Team-work!

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This morning I tried watching women’s moguls on my Chromebook, but the buffering was every five seconds or so. My other computer ended up buffering, too, but it managed to actually show most of the events. Today’s roundup: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">women’s moguls, men’s team figure skating short program, pair’s team figure skating short program, women’s slopestyle, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-10d78aac-0af8-2b11-bb96-2a685f0bdd7c" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I gotta say I </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">really</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> enjoyed the team figure skating setup. There are only ten skaters in each group, which means the rounds go faster, and we’re probably only seeing the best skaters out there. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another awesome visual was having all the teams in their own personal kiss-and-cry areas rinkside. When I first tuned in, the male skater from Germany was performing, and then I was shocked to see the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">entire German team</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with him in the results area, going crazy with German flags and other various items! From other teams I saw scarves, crazy hats, and teddy lions. (I think that’s what I saw Team GB holding.) That was a great way to show the camaraderie of the skaters. Figure skating is made out to be an individual sport (even in pairs and ice dancing) and this showed a completely different side to figure skating. I really like it!</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mini Blurbs</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Integration!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> My students today calculated figure skating totals - they added the component and technical scores and then subtracted the deductions. They enjoyed watching the performances and determining if the skater(s) would get deducted. Sometimes they would come up with “Why didn’t he get deductions?  He landed on two feet!” I have some future figure skating judges in my classroom.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">They also spent some time today discussing the geography of Europe and highlighting Russia’s history. We’ll be talking more about Russia on Monday.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Plushenko strikes again:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Yes, Evgeni Plushenko is an amazing jumper and technically wonderful. It’s clear that he’s trying to get some more artistry points, especially since in 2010 Evan Lysacek beat him out pretty much soley because of his artistry. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">I think it would be fun to hear him do a routine based on something lighthearted or goofy. Every piece he picks is POWER! DRIVE! INTENSITY! (BORING!)</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Slopestyle:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I hadn’t seen any women’s slopestyle, but I had seen some men’s slopestyle. The men’s was full of twists, flips, helis, and more. I know I was just watching qualifications today, but the women aside from Torah Bright and Jamie Anderson weren’t really doing all that much. I hope they bring it all out on Sunday for the final.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">It’s pretty interesting to see the setup of slopestyle - the run isn’t timed, and you can choose to do as much or as little as you want when it comes to spins and flips. No routine will be the same. That kind of scoring wouldn’t have flown 30 years ago. It’s very 21st century-style thinking there.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The dude from Canada</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Everyone has such positive things to say about Canada’s Patrick Chan, but I really haven’t seen his best work when I watch him. He’s a world champion, so he’s not like Jeremy Abbot, who just freezes in international competition, but I’ve seen some great skaters from Europe that I know will probably be better than Chan.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">(By the way, if the USA qualifies for the free skates, I wouldn’t be surprised if Abbot gets kicked out in favor of Jason Brown, which the US team can do between the short and long programs.)</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pairs:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> My kids watched two pairs’ figure skating routines, including Americans Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir, and they were audibly awed by the spins, lifts, death spirals and throws by the pairs couples. It was clear that they no longer thought figure skating was only for the ladies. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">By the way, how about that routine from Canada’s Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford? Through the legs! Into his arms! Over her head! Crazy death spiral! So many little things that other pairs skaters aren’t doing. Canada drives me nuts sometimes, but I have to agree that the routine was great. Oh, and Radford COMPOSED THAT MUSIC HIMSELF. Now I’m jealous.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weather:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I remember in Vancouver the skiers and snowboarders weren’t too pleased with the snow in the mountains. Today looked </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">incredible</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the mountains of Russia. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Save my knees, please:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I will never do moguls. Just watching them ride those little hills makes my knees ache. The moguls actually looks larger and more treacherous this year. My knees hurt even more.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">That’s it for tonight. Tomorrow: a live blog of the Olympic Opening Ceremony!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDsfSt_dWhA47Jljl3ncd3D4L07urA5yLuRV_4SuWWutdAbbvGnnBlWTQmA1qu3gmjzvEor7D68ig71z6kGJm_ZvQTAVGKKfdpc3eI6xX47EKyKlEdn6DaJIXP4fM0fUt121g2gzKQ8g/s1600/olympic_rings_568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDsfSt_dWhA47Jljl3ncd3D4L07urA5yLuRV_4SuWWutdAbbvGnnBlWTQmA1qu3gmjzvEor7D68ig71z6kGJm_ZvQTAVGKKfdpc3eI6xX47EKyKlEdn6DaJIXP4fM0fUt121g2gzKQ8g/s1600/olympic_rings_568.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>

Day 0: Team-work! Team-work! Team-work!

This morning I tried watching women’s moguls on my Chromebook, but the buffering was every five seconds or so. My other computer ended up bu...

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WEATHER WARFARE in progress across North America

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">*****THE ULTIMATE WEATHER WARNING***** </span></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ARTIFICIAL ICE NUCLEATION for WEATHER MODIFICATION</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What is going on with the weather?</b></span></div><ul><li><b>Large amounts of cattle dying</b></li><li><b>Ice boulders in Lake Michigan</b></li><li><b>Unusual JET STREAM and STORM TRACKS completely out of phase</b></li><li><b>Massive Persistent Polar Air Mass</b></li><li><b>Extreme and unnatural weather conditions</b></li><li><b>California a CLIMATE SACRIFICE ZONE </b></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Something is not right with this atmosphere</span> </b></div><br /><b>As some of you know I'm storm chaser David Casper who has appeared LIVE on The Weather Channel and various national networks while actively storm chasing from about 2007 though 2012.  Although I'm not an official accredited meteorologist I have studied weather as a pilot and air traffic controller for over 20 years and have enough understanding of these matters to do sufficient research regarding the rising concerns of weather modification that are being discussed of late.  </b><br /><br /><b>I'm in the process of reviewing much of this at the present time and have elected not to come to conclusions about these chemtrails as I have never been briefed on some clandestine aerial operations in my 20 years as an air traffic controller in several of our major facilities across the U.S.A. including Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, and the Chicago area.  </b><br /><br /><b>As a pilot also I have never been privy to any unusual clandestine operations either.  I have been retired for several years now which has resulted in being completely disconnected from my involvement in the National Airspace System and any of my former connections with air traffic operations has now ended nor do I remain current in any of these particular functions.</b><br /><br /><b>My main interest now is severe weather reporting and forecasting of which has also taken kind of a back seat due to the media no longer contracting with independent photo-journalists and storm chasers as myself who used to provide them with broadcast quality video services.  </b><br /><br /><b>So as I stated above I am going to review these various and sundry weather conspiracies that are surfacing over the last several years now and are beginning to cause growing concern among the general public.</b><br /><br /><b>There was a particular day here where an Alberta Clipper like system came down and produced what I considered an unusual amount of snow for such a dry system.  The snow was also a very unusual powdery snow that accumulated about 6 to 7 inches and the composition of such was so unusual that it didn't even feel like real snow.  It was an incredible dry and fluffy snow that was very powdery like.  For some reason I didn't pay too much mind to it and was ignoring the situation but in retrospect it was unusual how it sublimed in below zero Fahrenheit temperatures and was gone within a day or so leaving very little recollection of what it really was.  Now I wish I would have checked into that a bit closer.</b><br /><br /><b>I did notice that the birds would attempt to land on the snow beneath the bird feeders only to sink into the snow like quick sand and disappear followed by intense flapping of their wings to escape from that entrapment and fly radically away to a nearby tree or bush and just sit there for a while.  It was very strange snow and it was mentioned briefly among friends and family.  </b><br /><br /><b>There may indeed be some credibility to these reports as I have noticed these upper level dynamics to be incredibly cold especially seeing H925 and H850 temperatures the coldest I have ever seen on any weather map.  Also there has been more wind than normal with very strong surface winds wrapping around that large and persistent gyre that has become to be known as THE POLAR VORTEX.  </b><br /><br /><b>I'll have more on this as I study it further:    </b><br /><ul></ul><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Gt18c3AIqDE?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5yZhh2leRJA?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />

WEATHER WARFARE in progress across North America

*****THE ULTIMATE WEATHER WARNING***** ARTIFICIAL ICE NUCLEATION for WEATHER MODIFICATION What is going on with the weather? Large amounts o...

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Happy Birthday February 7th!!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTpFoaL_5O_UjxTxMpbD4hR_JE9tj2tm5s660AFfimFgUbRO3V57mohkUia4tb9nAvspQ8KfLoipB2sAluRPmjWLGbnihru-43AdaRanNZjJoPP0wGkaQPtnJJaFQrbjaHw5_jtiYlE9X/s1600/7th-birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTpFoaL_5O_UjxTxMpbD4hR_JE9tj2tm5s660AFfimFgUbRO3V57mohkUia4tb9nAvspQ8KfLoipB2sAluRPmjWLGbnihru-43AdaRanNZjJoPP0wGkaQPtnJJaFQrbjaHw5_jtiYlE9X/s1600/7th-birthday.jpg" width="295" /></a>Cheeeeeeeers Bitches and a very happy February 7th to you all.  February 7th may be the most spectacular <br />date contained within the Gregorian calendar.<br /><br />Do you know why February 7th has been such an important date both throughout history and remains so today?<br /><br />Because…<br /><br />February 7th is the date on which many of the most talented people who have ever lived, and who live today, were born.<br /><br />What?  Don’t believe me?  Listen up…er…read up, because folks born on February 7th form a star-studded line-up of pure talent the world has yet to see burgeon forth from any other day of the year.<br /><br />It’s true.  In fact if we were to have on huge birthday party for significant people born on February 7th, this is who we would invite.<br /><br />First up and foremost, Charles Dickens…<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTYEWQh-Za9powLq17iCI8sml47VcZ0X2Vk0M9VHMUP9zJ_oaqsiZfaR2TO0NoyN-ZycC4SgMtKy0FsHRUiehoF5orqeJQ3qbnpUDEOAQ1TiJ6hC8CEyr7XZRkL8Cv-fGUIaQ0Sy-_4Iw/s1600/Charles+Dickens+Funny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTYEWQh-Za9powLq17iCI8sml47VcZ0X2Vk0M9VHMUP9zJ_oaqsiZfaR2TO0NoyN-ZycC4SgMtKy0FsHRUiehoF5orqeJQ3qbnpUDEOAQ1TiJ6hC8CEyr7XZRkL8Cv-fGUIaQ0Sy-_4Iw/s1600/Charles+Dickens+Funny.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />What’s not to like about the author of <i>Tale of Two Cities</i>, <i>David Copperfield</i>, and <i>A Christmas Carol</i> among others, and who, although dead at the age of 58, still managed to find sperm enough to create 10 babies!!? He was a rock star!!<br /><br />Secondly…We can invite one James Spader.  I dig ol’ Emmy Award winning actor James Spader, not as much as his former Boston Legal co-star Bill Shatner, but Jim-Spade is a righteous dude.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGynk-ufRQFvd9thEdKg3FS4EiPRgFXVRdSV2XaVLePtdx1ktYDmMcZnlSMLrCCHy-M0445yNKBpOGKYv9HH-oqA7hIlvdFnkaEeGIMHxt-lJscBYF3Q-FSEItbpQ6TBkErUi9n8riBPX/s1600/James+Spader+William+Shatner+Boston+Legal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGynk-ufRQFvd9thEdKg3FS4EiPRgFXVRdSV2XaVLePtdx1ktYDmMcZnlSMLrCCHy-M0445yNKBpOGKYv9HH-oqA7hIlvdFnkaEeGIMHxt-lJscBYF3Q-FSEItbpQ6TBkErUi9n8riBPX/s1600/James+Spader+William+Shatner+Boston+Legal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Of course we need the talented gay community represented, so let’s raise a birthday glass of cheer to Robert Smigel, aka the voice of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a man who also created SNL’s, <i>The Ambiguously Gay Duo</i> cartoons…That’s funny shit right there.  Here’s a birthday rainbow for you Bobby-Smi, and yes I know you are only gay when being a Super Hero!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4QrcV_5EaCQRq5MhpuUHx1cnyMKQ9-1vd0kIBD2oRrZ7W0ii_Fr3bBioMkMqtCaHamvJT73f40zmxhptzTSSahR7-FmCet74aCw6esZblHBTdGBUxPFG3N7Yy8qht80nGPQVnADG-dBY/s1600/Robert+Smigel+Insult+Dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4QrcV_5EaCQRq5MhpuUHx1cnyMKQ9-1vd0kIBD2oRrZ7W0ii_Fr3bBioMkMqtCaHamvJT73f40zmxhptzTSSahR7-FmCet74aCw6esZblHBTdGBUxPFG3N7Yy8qht80nGPQVnADG-dBY/s1600/Robert+Smigel+Insult+Dog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />You know what we are missing from this <i>Born on the 7th of February Party</i>?  A hot chick.  So…<br /><br />It is now, that I invoke the name of one of the hottest chicks to ever grace the landscape of cheese and whey, Wisconsin’s own, Laura Ingalls Wilder…Oh sure she wore long skirts and wrote about family time on the prairie, but beneath that corn-fed façade, she was one hot butter-churner, if ya know what I mean.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBIHuwiRCjHekA9Ek5h7_l682sZiIK-pi8D3sNOcf10A3HWiMaKUNzZw6XQ2lKawJqLPTaJGzo5D74DhmRyj2ZhyoJPC8EDuzPEJUa3aviowNlLCAYiZDWPMgH7tOmTTmrRFgs3iOp809/s1600/Laura+Ingalls+Wilder+Hot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBIHuwiRCjHekA9Ek5h7_l682sZiIK-pi8D3sNOcf10A3HWiMaKUNzZw6XQ2lKawJqLPTaJGzo5D74DhmRyj2ZhyoJPC8EDuzPEJUa3aviowNlLCAYiZDWPMgH7tOmTTmrRFgs3iOp809/s1600/Laura+Ingalls+Wilder+Hot.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br />And you know, our party needs some color of sorts, and that’s why we need to invite this man to our Birthdays on February 7th Party…<br /><br />There are a lot of funny people in this world but nobody, and I mean nobody is funnier than this this man who was born February 7, 1965...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio175oLp1MUGI_4we2K66pOUKBRRZcT7XhReKCCwvIxSOzzFcXhUfcwvIdTauXfRPAYI-GcBPk94qzvakS02b2KzK6ZVXbmq9MbpLDNDup0wvjCn5FSsUm5tb8VtIn4XwyCecTAG6Wem1t/s1600/Chris+Rock+Hilarious.jpg-w=500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio175oLp1MUGI_4we2K66pOUKBRRZcT7XhReKCCwvIxSOzzFcXhUfcwvIdTauXfRPAYI-GcBPk94qzvakS02b2KzK6ZVXbmq9MbpLDNDup0wvjCn5FSsUm5tb8VtIn4XwyCecTAG6Wem1t/s1600/Chris+Rock+Hilarious.jpg-w=500.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Damn right, Chris Rock is a freak of funny nature and he would sit at the, <i>Born on the 7th of February Party</i> at the right hand of the host.<br /><br />And, who would host such an extravaganza full of talent, wit, and merriment?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryt8aQxYwkx1rOOzQMP4Bhvn4yj7DOg4vOImAaXfu_FQx-KatVq1GsJGzhPko8aS0bQJ4GpHH7fgoQtZbSr28-QfHHjAyEgT8VrWDTHYzutOS0cyW-I7ysMhueUxhJiNLey3O5CnXFXeA/s1600/Matt+Man+Smoke.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryt8aQxYwkx1rOOzQMP4Bhvn4yj7DOg4vOImAaXfu_FQx-KatVq1GsJGzhPko8aS0bQJ4GpHH7fgoQtZbSr28-QfHHjAyEgT8VrWDTHYzutOS0cyW-I7ysMhueUxhJiNLey3O5CnXFXeA/s1600/Matt+Man+Smoke.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Yours truly, because like all of these other awesome people, I was also  born on February 7th.  And in fact, February 7, 1965, which means…<br /><br />I am as funny as Chris Rock, which of course, you already knew, so…<br /><br />Don’t fawn all over my greatness, simply wish me...The Matt-Man, and Chris Rock a very Happy Birthday.<br /><br /><i>Thanks and Cheers!!</i><br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></i></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattmaniws" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">My Facebook Page</span></i></a></div>

Happy Birthday February 7th!!

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