tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134776292024-03-07T10:16:34.647-08:00pssstVote on November 4thKirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-55254930202801774902012-01-12T08:35:00.000-08:002012-01-12T08:42:20.193-08:00Pablo Picasso and Jane Fonda - Two Great Minds That Make Sense Together"It takes a long time to become young" - Pablo Piccaso. . . . and a great presentation by J.F. : <object height="374" width="526"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><br /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"><br /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011X/Blank/JaneFonda_2011X-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/JaneFonda_2011X-embed.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1313&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=jane_fonda_life_s_third_act;year=2011;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=might_you_live_a_great_deal_longer;theme=medicine_without_borders;event=TEDxWomen+2011;tag=Culture;tag=aging;tag=health;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"><br /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011X/Blank/JaneFonda_2011X-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/JaneFonda_2011X-embed.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1313&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=jane_fonda_life_s_third_act;year=2011;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=might_you_live_a_great_deal_longer;theme=medicine_without_borders;event=TEDxWomen+2011;tag=Culture;tag=aging;tag=health;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" height="374" width="526"></embed><br /></object><br /><br /><span class="st">And more food for thought, eat up!<br /></span><table class="tsnip"><tbody><tr><td>"Everything you can imagine is real.” ― Pablo Picasso</td></tr></tbody></table>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-58364534238144645652012-01-10T12:05:00.001-08:002012-01-10T12:12:36.331-08:00Ditto What I Said<a href="http://girlsontheeastside.blogspot.com/">Here</a><a href="http://girlsontheeastside.blogspot.com/"> </a>is an post I wrote for my mountain bike blog but can be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">relatable</span> to just about any activity we like to pursue.Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-11336218747897350912012-01-04T07:33:00.000-08:002012-01-04T07:35:18.950-08:00The Good NewsThe exciting part about all of the things you have not accomplished yet is that you still get to!Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-15332584422798256012012-01-03T20:28:00.000-08:002012-01-03T20:51:37.184-08:00When You Lay Awake at Night Waiting for Your Child to Come Home (or WYLANWYCCH)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT39_f8pIeTa8_PWNLZagQShKsM16Mpp4-C3HFEowJEKafhkpyUnIZfB44Ah3HoHFuhmiXcB9FlWLOud_PBlO5jVEPTwW91Gkmihkn00DR4abxKA-HqUZuC9HpR5zwWnqirz__/s1600/515px-Scales_Of_Justice.svg.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT39_f8pIeTa8_PWNLZagQShKsM16Mpp4-C3HFEowJEKafhkpyUnIZfB44Ah3HoHFuhmiXcB9FlWLOud_PBlO5jVEPTwW91Gkmihkn00DR4abxKA-HqUZuC9HpR5zwWnqirz__/s200/515px-Scales_Of_Justice.svg.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693634898149686418" border="0" /></a><br />I want a house where everyone is considerate of one another. I do not want a house of rules but of principles. How do you balance that with authority?<br />I want a house where the parent holds respect and therefore authority. I don't want a house of dictatorship but one with a respected authoritative presence. How do you balance that with yourself, your short-comings?<br /><br />It's a balance and a hard one to strike (the idiom 'strike a balance' comes from weighing two things until the scales are equally balanced). It's a challenge and can get tedious. That's when you need a break . . . . I might need a break.Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-55921951837860883462011-12-25T08:55:00.001-08:002011-12-25T08:59:26.706-08:00Philisophical Thought ExperimentIf you are clever and there is no one around to hear it, are you still being clever?Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-34460856603018974512011-12-11T11:56:00.000-08:002011-12-11T12:03:48.795-08:00Why I'm Not in a RelationshipHe's a selfish, whining, negative loser and I'm a self-aggrandizing intolerant bitch. Let's call the whole thing off.<br />He's an unstable egomaniacal jerk and I'm a lonely poser of immaterial self-assuredness. Let's call the whole thing off.Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-60115080349376323572010-07-01T22:25:00.001-07:002010-07-01T22:27:45.637-07:00Wonda WOman<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; "><div class="articleSlug" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; 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border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 30px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: lighter; clear: both; line-height: 32px; background-position: initial initial; ">Wonder Woman's 'urban-hip' makeover</h1><h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; 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Will her sensible new look empower, or neuter, DC's only A-list heroine?</h2><div class="postDate" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); font-style: normal; text-transform: uppercase; background-position: initial initial; ">POSTED ON JULY 1, 2010, AT 1:30 PM</div><div class=" articleBox" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(224, 224, 224); border-right-color: rgb(224, 224, 224); border-bottom-color: rgb(224, 224, 224); border-left-color: rgb(224, 224, 224); float: right; width: 240px; background-position: initial initial; "><div class="articleImage" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; "><img src="http://redesign.theweek.com/img/dir_0046/23230_article_main.jpg" alt="Does Wonder Woman's makeover do her justice?" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; width: 240px; background-position: initial initial; " /></div><div class="imageCaption" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 8px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 15px; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-position: initial initial; ">Does Wonder Woman's makeover do her justice? <span class="photoCredit" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; background-position: initial initial; ">Photo: DC Comics</span></p></div></div><p class="bestOpinion" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; background-position: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; ">Best Opinion:</strong> Boston Herald, Kotaku, Wash. Post, Salon</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; ">"What woman only wears only one outfit for 60-plus years?" asks DC Comics writer J. Michael Straczynski who was tasked with giving the aging superhero Wonder Woman a new, darker back story to shake up sales — plus her <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/books/30wonder.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">first big wardrobe upgrade</a> since 1941. Gone is the skimpily patriotic bustier-and-hot-pants look. In its place: A stripeless combo of <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/06/wonder-woman-costume-lynda-carter-stunt-double-poll.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">"urban-hip" black leggings</a>, low heels, and a dark blue jacket with "I mean business" sleeve-rolling. (See a<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/06/29/arts/20100630-wonder-ss.html?ref=books" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">slideshow of Wonder Woman through the years</a>.) Comic aficionados are split on the sensible new look:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; ">The revamp is a "super bummer": </strong>I know superhero makeovers always trigger a backlash, <a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/20100701wonder_womans_new_look_a_super_bummer/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">says Lauren Beckham Falcone in the </a><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; "><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/20100701wonder_womans_new_look_a_super_bummer/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">Boston Herald</a></em>, but come on: This evolution into a "waif with implants and a credit card at Forever 21" isn't progress. "When Wonder Woman goes from brazen superpower to Bratz doll in one brushstroke, the bad guys win."<br /><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/20100701wonder_womans_new_look_a_super_bummer/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">"Wonder Woman's new look a super bummer"</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; ">DC had to take some action:</strong> Wonder Woman occupies a curious position as "the most popular superhero no one seems to like very much," <a href="http://kotaku.com/5576336/wonder-woman-costume-modified-so-that-it-makes-sense" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">says Stephen Totilo in Kotaku</a>, so it's not surprising DC's trying to shake her up. Though this look is "nobly," less trashy, unpopular costume changes don't tend to last very long. "Electrified Blue Superman" was gone in a year.<br /><a href="http://kotaku.com/5576336/wonder-woman-costume-modified-so-that-it-makes-sense" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">"Wonder Woman costume modified so that it makes sense?"</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; ">This is exactly what Wonder Woman needed:</strong> It's way past time for Wonder Woman to get a pair of pants, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/30/AR2010063004697.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">says Robin Givhan in </a><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; "><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/30/AR2010063004697.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">The Washington Post</a></em>. Now she's "a glamorous athlete" with authority instead of "an unusually muscular Miss America who happens to fight crime." Bonus: By shedding her flag themes, "she has shrugged off parochialism to become an international sophisticate."<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/30/AR2010063004697.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">"From star-spangled briefs to skintight pants, Wonder Woman is still a wonder"</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; ">Making her "dowdy" doesn't make her stronger:</strong> Wonder Woman's new outfit has "a certain admirable practicality," <a href="http://www.salon.com/books/comic_books/index.html?story=/mwt/broadsheet/2010/06/30/wonder_woman_wardrobe_fail" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">says Mary Elizabeth Williams in </a><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; "><a href="http://www.salon.com/books/comic_books/index.html?story=/mwt/broadsheet/2010/06/30/wonder_woman_wardrobe_fail" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 101, 215); background-position: initial initial; ">Salon</a></em>, but that's not the point. "It's never just about saving the world — it's about looking fabulous doing it," and trading Wonder Woman's "unabashed flashiness" for a less revealing getup is a step backward. "What's super about a jacket? Nothing."</p></span></span></span>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-16806211231149173072010-06-19T20:35:00.000-07:002010-06-19T20:46:28.294-07:00Thought For the Day (not funny like Jack Handy, my apologies)Anything can change tomorrow:<div><br /></div><div>The economy</div><div>Our personal economic state</div><div>The oil spill</div><div><br /></div><div>Your health </div><div>Your family</div><div>Your winning streak</div><div><br /></div><div>The conclusion I drew was that we need to take the time and be very appreciative of the good things we have -- almost as if they won't be there tomorrow. And we need not worry so much about the future -- as usual, it will turn out fine, and can be even better!</div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-54575449934068282412010-05-01T08:31:00.001-07:002010-05-01T08:47:02.631-07:00Flower Series<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3GpKAMORr0CfHRsGNB0sw0CY-j80tTWkCTmRmLtvZM4srfnT46wBQnU5-YYSAtrG68k35zDh61kBrSI3cqGABZ-GzrKT0CcHy6OqR_JkvvdRGWIqlEJudrxEEVPIZ8-fDwHZ/s1600/IMG_0446_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3GpKAMORr0CfHRsGNB0sw0CY-j80tTWkCTmRmLtvZM4srfnT46wBQnU5-YYSAtrG68k35zDh61kBrSI3cqGABZ-GzrKT0CcHy6OqR_JkvvdRGWIqlEJudrxEEVPIZ8-fDwHZ/s400/IMG_0446_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466326150035576274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArTbOIerkS7MviwkZTZhJq-tpZd8K_yK-pBtKy1PPVqRqsBs3Gxenbfilsih14i8nWXW-TM0sXdNGwamHZig0q4DB7nyd0qZ0Y0sulfLsxvNCeXthjVwVQWbot5l0HAhCVC3B/s1600/IMG_0449_2.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArTbOIerkS7MviwkZTZhJq-tpZd8K_yK-pBtKy1PPVqRqsBs3Gxenbfilsih14i8nWXW-TM0sXdNGwamHZig0q4DB7nyd0qZ0Y0sulfLsxvNCeXthjVwVQWbot5l0HAhCVC3B/s400/IMG_0449_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466326137874464482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNLHy83QVTV2IqY6bPDP7TCdfniBUFeldjemfr7ytegBEJCYHl9YWj1WzJPgJzsVRpFedKQFsYgBM9RYdjmob_VWIMVOZ2OJUSsrrRzH46qFKmaCqcf7TWuhoYCxruEZILD24/s1600/IMG_0441_2.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNLHy83QVTV2IqY6bPDP7TCdfniBUFeldjemfr7ytegBEJCYHl9YWj1WzJPgJzsVRpFedKQFsYgBM9RYdjmob_VWIMVOZ2OJUSsrrRzH46qFKmaCqcf7TWuhoYCxruEZILD24/s1600/IMG_0441_2.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNLHy83QVTV2IqY6bPDP7TCdfniBUFeldjemfr7ytegBEJCYHl9YWj1WzJPgJzsVRpFedKQFsYgBM9RYdjmob_VWIMVOZ2OJUSsrrRzH46qFKmaCqcf7TWuhoYCxruEZILD24/s400/IMG_0441_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466326130071489314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">photos by Hannah. B&W editing by Kirstie</span></span></div></div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-70514991933919678612010-02-28T21:42:00.001-08:002010-02-28T21:46:52.205-08:00An Afternoon With Cole and His Friend Morgan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt4zsZeRSohtys6WprxLT-1niqixHVl94jzByuoNipDW1rqZV3H6KnxqCg71bScwOYikh50nuzI4ZevppUcoWmAaI0nQSFZoUI20I090fxw2pdYN11ISWefoBpRFaxhEzOJHG/s1600-h/IMG_0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt4zsZeRSohtys6WprxLT-1niqixHVl94jzByuoNipDW1rqZV3H6KnxqCg71bScwOYikh50nuzI4ZevppUcoWmAaI0nQSFZoUI20I090fxw2pdYN11ISWefoBpRFaxhEzOJHG/s400/IMG_0107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443537674756385138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8NY9nE25C_DHglSXYN-Ir6Bn2jrhrrGC4SLT1K4-yq3Fggw1jT0ePFO9MEJ0AGuvlvVCf0wW236ykLKbRywPboOAWsJxJk1LhRBFIWRM5CqkpAxvPLN3zR4at7E0Kj0van8N/s1600-h/IMG_0077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8NY9nE25C_DHglSXYN-Ir6Bn2jrhrrGC4SLT1K4-yq3Fggw1jT0ePFO9MEJ0AGuvlvVCf0wW236ykLKbRywPboOAWsJxJk1LhRBFIWRM5CqkpAxvPLN3zR4at7E0Kj0van8N/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443537660478824674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2msUmhOQi6pT_k6VdQ_KQ81Wdvu6XUBrTffXIo5sPPqX_LaeOc4DsZzFgj8SfEbQ4vxnz-z2R1fVUvccN1STVrGhPppXT3zeaIYiP3jTG-V1ea14J4u2-jbeVMeMu0jMQWi1/s1600-h/IMG_0071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2msUmhOQi6pT_k6VdQ_KQ81Wdvu6XUBrTffXIo5sPPqX_LaeOc4DsZzFgj8SfEbQ4vxnz-z2R1fVUvccN1STVrGhPppXT3zeaIYiP3jTG-V1ea14J4u2-jbeVMeMu0jMQWi1/s400/IMG_0071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443537650962371026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_geFHkyKtIRi9P-IQgnPow2mA7vThobe23iwxjyScJX6bmHsOyFI0pjm3sDoE3_EWBjmuJ0LiApyxTuBfWHqEV2ujhQYNfOtMcOzxJd9qtPjdwsWRiIalhDIuWrKU9oEOrbe/s1600-h/IMG_0063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_geFHkyKtIRi9P-IQgnPow2mA7vThobe23iwxjyScJX6bmHsOyFI0pjm3sDoE3_EWBjmuJ0LiApyxTuBfWHqEV2ujhQYNfOtMcOzxJd9qtPjdwsWRiIalhDIuWrKU9oEOrbe/s400/IMG_0063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443537640085752674" /></a>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-81609454998278598242010-01-10T18:28:00.001-08:002010-01-10T18:30:58.700-08:00Cole Made This Video of Cole -- Enjoy!<script type="text/javascript" src="http://wanimoto.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/4b4a8ca1233571c6/46928cc51133af17/cfeb536c/-cpid/4bb30ed91e379918/-EMH/240/-EMW/432/widget.js"></script>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-31170858650157559452009-12-31T23:07:00.000-08:002009-12-31T23:13:16.631-08:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/90u1IV4dw8o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/90u1IV4dw8o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-50548136493133839592009-12-31T20:19:00.001-08:002009-12-31T23:14:48.023-08:00Time To Play B SidesI haven't been inspired to write about anything lately, although I've been doing quite a lot. I have been doing quite a lot for months on end, years on end . . . and frankly I'm sick of it. Literally. My ulcer is burning a hole right through my insides and I feel like dropping everything. Dropping everything and running half naked through a field (not all the way naked because there are stickers - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hehe</span>). <div><br /></div><div>But since I can't do that (drop everything that is. I <i>could</i> run half naked through a field if I <i>really</i> wanted to, but riding my bike really, really fast down a hill gives me the same feeling I imagine. All smiles) I will continue to do the best I can at work, be a loving and supportive mother (as many hours of the week as possible), and finish navigating my way through this damn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">real estate</span> market. I am pretty certain that I feel like the very soul has been sucked out of me is because of that force driving me to 'move on up' in this depressed market before interest rates and home prices begin their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">inevitable</span> climb. I feel this way for the time being anyway. Once the deals are closed, the moving is done (the bank accounts are drained, but then begin replenishing) and all is settled, I plan on feeling more relaxed and motivated and to see the world as interesting again. sighhh.</div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-16417329231171108242009-12-05T19:09:00.000-08:002009-12-05T19:19:59.230-08:00Guess Where I Was ???I saw girls dressed like angles with big feathery wings whoooing and waving across the street at a line of football players who were following a marching band . . . . . <br /><br />(I was at the Festival of Lights Parade in Auburn, Ca).Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-3935312443517047952009-10-17T15:13:00.000-07:002009-10-17T19:49:47.208-07:00Accupuncture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nIJnpmS8j85i3x2CRrEAdzsAr8xuADzzbGpqY4bsqJ_GPR3RKezwTVWdpeQfvxSiJTqEhEWX0_tsG3bGmiCkVLjeG4IODSuz4POJgQHQeCeQif_ltLS0h9boj2QS0TYviGHi/s1600-h/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nIJnpmS8j85i3x2CRrEAdzsAr8xuADzzbGpqY4bsqJ_GPR3RKezwTVWdpeQfvxSiJTqEhEWX0_tsG3bGmiCkVLjeG4IODSuz4POJgQHQeCeQif_ltLS0h9boj2QS0TYviGHi/s400/IMG_0338.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393696077305566162" /></a> What do you do when your knees ache from injuries and just general thrashing? You have someone put needles in them . . . ahhh, that hits the spot.Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-10197842907448849382009-09-21T08:12:00.000-07:002009-09-22T08:05:13.293-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZBxJ5qYWHuoJf2TVXJoWDSLkKcwn4pGbfsaGfRLkMIy8ZDrze-uNTEl3rklyCaCIQ7Bxq_zSe05zXirKytT8503ciBV8eG9jBE12H_4KZPjIC2t_et_VUUjVEcBBTKUWW7aZ/s1600-h/underwater-photography.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZBxJ5qYWHuoJf2TVXJoWDSLkKcwn4pGbfsaGfRLkMIy8ZDrze-uNTEl3rklyCaCIQ7Bxq_zSe05zXirKytT8503ciBV8eG9jBE12H_4KZPjIC2t_et_VUUjVEcBBTKUWW7aZ/s400/underwater-photography.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383938937432524530" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure where this picture came from . . . it just showed up on the desktop of my computer one day, but I love it. (This just in, I asked Hannah and she said she was Googling "underwater photography" and found this photo. It's our new favorite). What do you think is going on in this picture? Is she summoning him inside and he can't believe it, or is she giving him the finger and he is never allowed back in? It might appear the story is -- after a desperate search he finally finds her and she is saying, well here you are, come in. Can you imagine how difficult it would be to hold a pose under water? I am imagining it. I am thinking it would be kind of fun to try.</div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-90983470207372903962009-09-04T08:38:00.001-07:002009-09-06T10:49:04.397-07:00People Let Me Tell You About My Best Friend . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFF_bzb5WsEhZhGvnWjjcTLGoFcdWNkIJO0WNw9lG1r5NB2xPTknvmKnlMtUsmjcmBerWAtswhdQe16705V3ylGP_1FNQ193LGFqTgIR6UfOceFxmmoHDNCeG-UydUe6tzC8l/s1600-h/7930_1230198916780_1283338141_30727152_7388442_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFF_bzb5WsEhZhGvnWjjcTLGoFcdWNkIJO0WNw9lG1r5NB2xPTknvmKnlMtUsmjcmBerWAtswhdQe16705V3ylGP_1FNQ193LGFqTgIR6UfOceFxmmoHDNCeG-UydUe6tzC8l/s400/7930_1230198916780_1283338141_30727152_7388442_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377637337348391298" /></a>. . . and her husband. They are the cutest, funnest, most loving couple ever. This is them at their annual ice cream social. Jason is dressed as the fastest ice cream scoop in the West.<div>This weekend Jason is throwing the "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Donnacathalon</span>" party in honor of Donna's 40<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> b-day. He's taking all of her favorite activities (to include b-ball and dancing I'm sure) and creating a sporting event that will be splitting the guests into teams to compete throughout the town of Auburn. We will end the event with the winners carrying a torch back to their house where I have made homemade "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Donnola</span> bars" and "Super D-MO Green Smoothies." Corney? Yes! Fun loving? Yes, yes!<div>Happy B-Day <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DMO</span>! </div></div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-90461414682001363782009-09-02T16:38:00.000-07:002009-09-02T16:40:16.214-07:00Are You Ready To Rock?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFhS_hyphenhyphen0GY1iSk01Ck6ecPfoDL-U33M00NRIk2n16jFPLASf73BbjQAC85w9E2RRNILnyKtsJ7Th2QjgMjYKJggvU4SUZfDno_vghg7cHyNXAS5EC-WMgDDUh2GcaongivaY0/s1600-h/DSCN0985_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFhS_hyphenhyphen0GY1iSk01Ck6ecPfoDL-U33M00NRIk2n16jFPLASf73BbjQAC85w9E2RRNILnyKtsJ7Th2QjgMjYKJggvU4SUZfDno_vghg7cHyNXAS5EC-WMgDDUh2GcaongivaY0/s400/DSCN0985_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377018903957704354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That's what I thought . . . </div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-32660271260146749242009-08-17T20:37:00.001-07:002009-08-18T21:42:01.424-07:00When I Can't Peddle, I'll Paddle<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROaWg_onSPvGTv1B3EkxYsJMPDB4xW8ObiwmVcW4f5wOSuoKKEVzUaUvOvJp1vtCi78KPkz1bP2q7-ldNL_tusIMbYkD7TU0hhUslO-4N7y24zsL_0zRsfcMi3lpK54e70EWl/s1600-h/DSCN0826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROaWg_onSPvGTv1B3EkxYsJMPDB4xW8ObiwmVcW4f5wOSuoKKEVzUaUvOvJp1vtCi78KPkz1bP2q7-ldNL_tusIMbYkD7TU0hhUslO-4N7y24zsL_0zRsfcMi3lpK54e70EWl/s400/DSCN0826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371529165287875266" border="0" /></a>Brent cruising for shade in the shoreline.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YHrMTzuJpDuBg3pfYrxnJ10ASLiwZ8PRYMQm6orxWH6_ci0wX2MkDxrncPdiQ476ssxRVRdAK6M2IJIm6FMLd6Nx6LDnfUH_8XaIuEwsxZ9FpG6G_XJDO3sxCG2yi_tllfII/s1600-h/DSCN0824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YHrMTzuJpDuBg3pfYrxnJ10ASLiwZ8PRYMQm6orxWH6_ci0wX2MkDxrncPdiQ476ssxRVRdAK6M2IJIm6FMLd6Nx6LDnfUH_8XaIuEwsxZ9FpG6G_XJDO3sxCG2yi_tllfII/s400/DSCN0824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371527667676818626" border="0" /></a>Here fishy, fishy. We saw a couple big ones jump up out of the water. Very cool.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4x6O2XvMzZkN-bpUQo7vAM140L8pR78L-h6oTguNPSj3ayjeKGfbWh8o4HwsVoWAO-COJ09cCJwx8voUi8Zo1Im42v0gC1kPzQEtSI-RptdVnoW8DCbdHDqX0e1xiWrMwfK5/s1600-h/DSCN0825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4x6O2XvMzZkN-bpUQo7vAM140L8pR78L-h6oTguNPSj3ayjeKGfbWh8o4HwsVoWAO-COJ09cCJwx8voUi8Zo1Im42v0gC1kPzQEtSI-RptdVnoW8DCbdHDqX0e1xiWrMwfK5/s400/DSCN0825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371527660250666402" border="0" /></a>Cole looking for fish. The boy needs a harpoon instead of a paddle.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii19t3S0sH0jw02nKCq-BXOrciEUuKYDfylTg7nbtDZ-wB4m7ktFkSINEPMD6a_fFNegIl6Ty9IjvPxg2yHV1jB2wx_ZbwwcqCVr4-xnNSlhIlVVXWAKYs8054O-wlBEeomSB_/s1600-h/DSCN0829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii19t3S0sH0jw02nKCq-BXOrciEUuKYDfylTg7nbtDZ-wB4m7ktFkSINEPMD6a_fFNegIl6Ty9IjvPxg2yHV1jB2wx_ZbwwcqCVr4-xnNSlhIlVVXWAKYs8054O-wlBEeomSB_/s400/DSCN0829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371527651460999538" border="0" /></a>The view from below: Up in that mountain side is one of the greatest XC trails -- Connector to Foresthill Divide. I'm used to looking down at the water not up from it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNE5rdn9_jU8NGezhSFVZUGx_7r1ZTx5kipg8WCTqw8ttz47htU5xR_7J-kD2rFOSaJ09eOLLSJm2xAf-wAwRkO_08lz0h8SN_RIwKIk5fSh4-ybh4fPo71NInMpdXZ5ihfLu/s1600-h/DSCN0840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNE5rdn9_jU8NGezhSFVZUGx_7r1ZTx5kipg8WCTqw8ttz47htU5xR_7J-kD2rFOSaJ09eOLLSJm2xAf-wAwRkO_08lz0h8SN_RIwKIk5fSh4-ybh4fPo71NInMpdXZ5ihfLu/s400/DSCN0840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371527643053190882" border="0" /></a>Lime Rock. Auburn, Ca.<br /></div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-83231278423164130682009-08-06T12:35:00.001-07:002009-08-06T22:19:50.020-07:00Poolside<div style="text-align: center;">Since I am grounded off my bike, I have tried to embrace new activities like one-stiff-legged swimming. It's not quite the rush of mountain biking.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9NieprE8oTsqT6Tdq7TTNHTJYL3_ZXRI33yqldd-y1OKbW5NjfLPFNFYXdMv20LvEUspOPf6qucbv-hNJ2-xdApHwcwE1JznbNr0XK5b3_LOygl0RTi71onhHgXIf9bOpFSZbw/s1600-h/DSCN0742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9NieprE8oTsqT6Tdq7TTNHTJYL3_ZXRI33yqldd-y1OKbW5NjfLPFNFYXdMv20LvEUspOPf6qucbv-hNJ2-xdApHwcwE1JznbNr0XK5b3_LOygl0RTi71onhHgXIf9bOpFSZbw/s400/DSCN0742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366938759816760706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I have also decided to pick the camera back up. Action shots today.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2VDobNzh1fSqVWSxSCRW6cUQ8OmGPzcB9VHJoDqiZuEr1dhK7FOdPcXtp79B_aZDC23F_WlyPUA_kiIn0fYwcogL9UP7tl8o1okzerysS_Sh4DA2aEwaI2QbY1guI5f0aVd1HQ/s1600-h/DSCN0770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2VDobNzh1fSqVWSxSCRW6cUQ8OmGPzcB9VHJoDqiZuEr1dhK7FOdPcXtp79B_aZDC23F_WlyPUA_kiIn0fYwcogL9UP7tl8o1okzerysS_Sh4DA2aEwaI2QbY1guI5f0aVd1HQ/s400/DSCN0770.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366938748917895298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB0cJpi74IHhnFjaCaVS-WZ7USTqwuQY5GulFNhPpKV4wac55Rs734v9epo5tnCpleiX5oCmWdqnJQWU-OjUFZk8738wJ72cgsueNahA8gQLxs7kHJTPB3VfpNuuO34BrxkiUJQ/s1600-h/DSCN0777.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB0cJpi74IHhnFjaCaVS-WZ7USTqwuQY5GulFNhPpKV4wac55Rs734v9epo5tnCpleiX5oCmWdqnJQWU-OjUFZk8738wJ72cgsueNahA8gQLxs7kHJTPB3VfpNuuO34BrxkiUJQ/s400/DSCN0777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366938740817601762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu9nlGHELuTrYFLK_nLpwa2dC_Q8jgB8r70Zff2hxIKYCGqccOqofIdz_bbM1GiKbIfTa3yR_nUt0yaaBDXGkNGQLsECmCAgglgmZytmYakT1oz-sOewq8k4JwlV4imGTkYmB/s1600-h/DSCN0784.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu9nlGHELuTrYFLK_nLpwa2dC_Q8jgB8r70Zff2hxIKYCGqccOqofIdz_bbM1GiKbIfTa3yR_nUt0yaaBDXGkNGQLsECmCAgglgmZytmYakT1oz-sOewq8k4JwlV4imGTkYmB/s400/DSCN0784.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366938724345771554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRmdIh2phFg05920Tb72C7quUzE6cuf727Vy50e9H5YLTdp9Dv7VGsDWI1k-uPdti_GmYbtRAqki4YUy_2OJXs45y9FLZcl8k5eAdoXid7NiZ-oDF5GDeswhmS4y54iNkE_pY/s400/DSCN0737.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366938770266545602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">I did stop to pose with a ginormous (dead) cockroach I fished out of the pool. It's good to freak out the kids from time to time.</span><br /></span></div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-73479034466865521292009-08-02T03:46:00.000-07:002009-08-02T03:51:14.771-07:00There is nothing good about having a knee that won't bend or that is in constant, uncomfortable pain. There is no leason learned, no silver lining behind being immobile. I'm coming out of my skin. :( (A thousand unhappy emoticon faces).Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-87985317770520961412009-07-29T09:31:00.000-07:002009-07-30T07:57:25.127-07:00Things I Am Learning From My Knee Injury<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3UHm4lNrwBqJXz6P08_LJKk_mx8sVCLag1wKDmXUYLsCgXRNuLsiCmsECDXcDPeE_DB2EMkUT4FiOCehV1CVsmillkmazOLgdQZn05JDnasq_N7ozJZ1HNDEoW-lc_qYVEnTNg/s1600-h/images-2.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 118px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3UHm4lNrwBqJXz6P08_LJKk_mx8sVCLag1wKDmXUYLsCgXRNuLsiCmsECDXcDPeE_DB2EMkUT4FiOCehV1CVsmillkmazOLgdQZn05JDnasq_N7ozJZ1HNDEoW-lc_qYVEnTNg/s400/images-2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364072093440221762" /></a><br />Slow down. (Not on a bike however. If anything, I am more determined to perfect the art/sport that I have come so dedicated to and apply even more skill and daring -- in that order. Skill first, then daring). With a knee injury (still non-specific, no clear diagnosis yet) everything takes twice as long . . . and surprisingly that is refreshing. I used to dash around from task to task trying to cram as many activities in one day as I could, usually doing two or three at the same time: Work, clean house, stock refrigerator, somewhat of a handle on laundry, children's activities, my activities (friends, bike rides, emails), yard work, organizing, planning . . . the list goes on and on and all was to be accomplished in one normal sun up, sun down day. Why not? Why not do it all, have it all, and get it all done? It is possible.<div><br /></div><div>With this lame knee, I hobble from task to task and decide on . . . three. Three things a day to accomplish is a good number. I get some work done. It is enough. I ask my children to accompany me to the grocery store and make dinner, and they accept. Instead of it becoming a task to accomplish, it's time we spend together. So far, in the past two days of hobbling, I can see this as an advantage. Today while I sat at the river in my folding chair working on my laptop as my friends went on their customary ride together (not wanting to leave me out they escorted me down to the river and set me up in a nice spot) I watched as they took off down the trail . . . I may not tolerate this aspect too much longer. But the slowing down, I hope I can apply that always.</div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-27836315103976375422009-07-13T01:38:00.001-07:002009-07-13T07:49:06.970-07:00Sunday Food<div style="text-align: center;">Sunday morning waffles.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60u-MP09pHWJIMhjyulFFOuf5NKiYuRGQ_M7761aN3yO2B0gXukfhmJhyphenhypheneJltdaTTcaLonH7CqsHktMpz0q2tBQ4hhbKUQmFZMYpp1BGJezazuBQZWZxV7VXztjJ9r1yF3y36CA/s1600-h/DSCN0643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60u-MP09pHWJIMhjyulFFOuf5NKiYuRGQ_M7761aN3yO2B0gXukfhmJhyphenhypheneJltdaTTcaLonH7CqsHktMpz0q2tBQ4hhbKUQmFZMYpp1BGJezazuBQZWZxV7VXztjJ9r1yF3y36CA/s400/DSCN0643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357861846779209378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday afternoon Caprese salad.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EwHJBtS1c0f9yINx4YbXBB0T-bzGZ3O0QRaBlVpBXzJsOFoGkI21erjmDs-N0Z-A3Xw_eEyygXs3zDg0kegkJZHkRmdBTQO3K4YnsGlm_dqwuGP8hxbe9P-Wkgwyk_zYifW5Iw/s1600-h/DSCN0648.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EwHJBtS1c0f9yINx4YbXBB0T-bzGZ3O0QRaBlVpBXzJsOFoGkI21erjmDs-N0Z-A3Xw_eEyygXs3zDg0kegkJZHkRmdBTQO3K4YnsGlm_dqwuGP8hxbe9P-Wkgwyk_zYifW5Iw/s400/DSCN0648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357861840308053538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Food is beautiful.</div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-78970653900828505442009-07-10T21:42:00.000-07:002009-07-17T13:54:31.085-07:00Green For Now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-otr61TWnh4cQo-eMrKC-MQ41ykQ8pLZIvJiNdouawTWiUJ7GIo4SwBDJfS79hUdV3b0pq9aNFMezqMEkQZ0Z7VWfDohcJklzMspJojH_J7ZnLBHCEdfvkZ3EclmBwTYcrjqUA/s1600-h/DSCN0626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-otr61TWnh4cQo-eMrKC-MQ41ykQ8pLZIvJiNdouawTWiUJ7GIo4SwBDJfS79hUdV3b0pq9aNFMezqMEkQZ0Z7VWfDohcJklzMspJojH_J7ZnLBHCEdfvkZ3EclmBwTYcrjqUA/s400/DSCN0626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357059548229686034" /></a>I love my lemon tree. I may have mentioned in a previous post how the lemon tree was uncovered after many years of living in an overgrown back yard. Now it's the crown jewel of the yard (when the newly planted Dogwood is not in bloom stealing its thunder). <div><br /></div><div>I noticed this evening as the sun was setting through the yard that the lemon tree boasts promises of a plentiful crop . . . these gems were everywhere!</div>Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13477629.post-4481071686405970892009-07-08T22:47:00.000-07:002009-07-08T22:50:58.540-07:00Brent's Going to Art SchoolTonight my oldest son, Brent, and I are rifling through the immense amount of art supplies he received from open house at his new (pricey) art school that he will be attending for the next few years. We are both so excited about this new chapter in Brent's life that will eventually lead him to an exciting, lucrative career in Game Art & Design (the official title of his major).<br /><br />Go Brent! I love you!Kirstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.com1