Tuesday, November 30, 2010
My Daily Domestic Clips 12/01/2010 (a.m.)
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While it is much easier to perform a C section than successfully deliver a breech baby vaginally, says Prof. Glezerman, many women can benefit medically by the return to traditional techniques. "We are trying to unite obstetricians and midwives in the field to revive vaginal delivery for breech presentations," he notes. Prof. Glezerman's initiative provides scientific evidence to those physicians and midwives looking to return to more traditional birth methods for breech.
Back to the future
Prof. Glezerman says that retraining the obstetrics community in these traditional methods is an urgent task, because the medical field now has two generations of medical residents with hardly any training in vaginal birth for breech deliveries. "The skill has disappeared," he explains. "Residents are no longer taught these techniques, and senior physicians are doing it less and less. We need to go back to the future and relearn what has been forgotten."
At the Rabin Medical Center in Israel, Prof. Glezerman runs workshops for the newest generation of gynaecologists and obstetricians on techniques for vaginal delivery for breech babies. His courses include techniques of breech delivery, changing presentation from breech to head and management of different breech presentations. With these workshops, Prof. Glezerman hopes to reintroduce critical delivery skills into the field, and raise awareness that breech presentation of babies does not always necessitate C-section deliveries.
Of course, says Prof. Glezerman, physicians still need to be able to recognize dangerous risks when they arise. In those cases, vaginal delivery is not a viable option ― but doctors must judge each situation individually.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
My Daily Domestic Clips 11/30/2010 (a.m.)
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Catholic Fire: 12 Tips to a Holier Advent Season plus Advent Resources
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Sweetness and Light - A Celebration of Saints Tree Craft: Advent to Epiphany (or The Presentation)
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Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Jesse Tree Instructions (Activity) - Annotated
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JESSE TREE SCRIPTURES (The symbols are only
suggestions)December 1 Creation: Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-4
Symbols: sun, moon, stars, animals, earthDecember 2 Adam and Eve: Gen. 2:7-9,
18-24 Symbols: tree, man, womanDecember 3 Fall of Man: Gen. 3:1-7 and
23-24 Symbols: tree, serpent, apple with biteDecember 4 Noah: Gen. 6:5-8,
13-22; 7:17, 23, 24; 8:1, 6-22 Symbols: ark, animals, dove, rainbowDecember 5 Abraham: Gen.
12:1-3 Symbols: torch, sword, mountainDecember 6 Isaac: Gen. 22:1-14 Symbols:
bundle of wood, altar, ram in bushDecember 7 Jacob: Gen. 25:1-34; 28:10-15
Symbols: kettle, ladderDecember 8 Joseph: Gen. 37:23-28; 45:3-15
Symbols: bucket, well, silver coins, tunicDecember 9 Moses: Ex. 2:1-10 Symbols: baby in basket, river and rushes
December 10 Samuel: 1 Sam. 3:1-18 Symbols: lamp, temple
December 11 Jesse: 1 Sam. 16:1-13 Symbols: crimson robe,
shepherd's staffDecember 12 David: 1 Sam. 17:12-51 Symbols: slingshot,
6-pointed starDecember 13 Solomon: 1 Kings 3:5-14, 16-28 Symbols:
scales of justice, temple, two babies and swordDecember 14 Joseph: Matt. 1:18-25 Symbols: hammer, saw,
chisel, angleDecember 15 Mary: Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38 Symbols:
lily, crown of stars, pierced heartDecember 16 John the Baptist: Mark 1:1-8 Symbols: shell
with water, riverOn December 17, the Church begins to intensify the preparation for Christmas
with the use of the "O" Antiphons during the Liturgy of the Hours. The symbols
for the Jesse Tree from December 17 to 23 are based on the "O" Antiphons.December 17 Jesus is Wisdom: Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus in old
Bibles) 24:2; Wisdom 8:1 Symbols: oil lamp, open bookDecember 18 Jesus is Lord: Ex. 3:2; 20:1 Symbols:
burning bush, stone tabletsDecember 19 Jesus is Flower of Jesse: Isaiah 11:1-3
Symbols: flower, plant with flowerDecember 20 Jesus is Key of David: Isaiah 22:22 Symbols:
key, broken chainsDecember 21 Jesus is the Radiant Dawn: Psalm 19:6-7
(in older Bibles this will be Psalm 18) Symbols: sun rising or
high in skyDecember 22 Jesus is King of the
Gentiles: Psalm 2:7-8; Ephesians 2:14-20 Symbols: crown, scepterDecember 23 Jesus is Emmanuel: Isaiah
7:14; 33:22 Symbols: tablets of stone, chalice and hostDecember 24 Jesus is Light of the World:
John 1:1-14 Symbols: candle, flame, sunActivity Source: Jesse Tree
Kit, A by Betsy Walter, Pauline Books and Media, Boston, MA, 1983
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
The memories they'll remember
A few years ago I was mesmerized by this beautiful post by a young mother named Missy Gray.
A few things strike my from her post now that I have lost my own mother. What are the parts that I remember? I remember my mother always being very generous with us at Christmas time, as were my grandparents. I can only remember a few of the gifts they ever bought me, but I remember that I felt loved and happy. So maybe it wasn't necessarily the cost of the items under the tree (because the most memorable gifts, in hindsight weren't very expensive) but the atmosphere that they were given in.
What Missy describes in her post is an "atmosphere" of less stress, more fun, lots of memory making, and family oriented activities. It's not the hustle and bustle of holiday Christmas shopping and cranking up credit cards and all the materialism that goes with that. What she describes in a way is a sort of Advent - a preparation and a time of making ready.
My children are older than Missy's were. With one already out of the home and making his own way, I am anxious and resolved to do an even better job of launching the next two high school sons. So while I feel that we have to stay somewhat focused on the academics, I want to make sure that there is an overall sense of peace and prayerfulness in our home. For us that means keeping our main living room organized and inviting, and having the advent wreath as a central point in our family life - i.e. the family table. It means reading the scriptures at dinner and really concentrating on the prayers and readings that lead up to the presence of Christ at Christmas. For all of my children now, including Rosie, it means being especially available to help out at church, which seems to be musically for our family - another tradition that goes back at least two generations.
If those are the values and the lessons I can instill during the month of December and Advent - I will consider that a successful homeschool month!
We have been enjoying lots of family time this month. I think a month-long break is just what we needed! We have played games, eaten pizza, looked at Christmas lights, listened to Christmas music, burned scented candles, tried new recipes, enjoyed family get-togethers, gone shopping (both IRL and online), watched the birds, made Christmas ornaments, and lounged around in our PJ's and slippers as much as possible.
Life has been so laid-back and relaxed that I don't know how we'll ever get back on track come January, but I'm not going to think about that right now. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now, I'm enjoying making memories with my family and letting all the worries and stresses roll right off my back. They'll be there for another day. But for today I'm going to get my Love Bank filled back up with kisses and hugs and quiet conversations (while making those same kinds of deposits into each of my loved one's Love Banks) and regain the strength to face all those worries and stresses that will still be waiting for me come January. I think that by then they won't seem so big anymore anyway.
A few things strike my from her post now that I have lost my own mother. What are the parts that I remember? I remember my mother always being very generous with us at Christmas time, as were my grandparents. I can only remember a few of the gifts they ever bought me, but I remember that I felt loved and happy. So maybe it wasn't necessarily the cost of the items under the tree (because the most memorable gifts, in hindsight weren't very expensive) but the atmosphere that they were given in.
What Missy describes in her post is an "atmosphere" of less stress, more fun, lots of memory making, and family oriented activities. It's not the hustle and bustle of holiday Christmas shopping and cranking up credit cards and all the materialism that goes with that. What she describes in a way is a sort of Advent - a preparation and a time of making ready.
My children are older than Missy's were. With one already out of the home and making his own way, I am anxious and resolved to do an even better job of launching the next two high school sons. So while I feel that we have to stay somewhat focused on the academics, I want to make sure that there is an overall sense of peace and prayerfulness in our home. For us that means keeping our main living room organized and inviting, and having the advent wreath as a central point in our family life - i.e. the family table. It means reading the scriptures at dinner and really concentrating on the prayers and readings that lead up to the presence of Christ at Christmas. For all of my children now, including Rosie, it means being especially available to help out at church, which seems to be musically for our family - another tradition that goes back at least two generations.
If those are the values and the lessons I can instill during the month of December and Advent - I will consider that a successful homeschool month!
Mr. Pete's Duet
Mr. Pete sang a duet at the beginning of this piece and did a nice job. The flubbed ending was my fault but it doesn't seem as bad on the video as it felt in real life.
Outside my window...
This view around here over the weekend.
I am thinking...
Sometimes things work out better than you could ever plan!! Today my oldest son, who has been away from mass for quite a few weeks, attended mass with us this morning. And as luck would have it, Father talked a little bit about adult children who have wandered away from the faith and the enticements of the world around them. It was great and probably just what my son needed to hear.
I am thankful ...
that I wasn't sitting next to him when the homily started because it would have made him more uncomfortable. It's so funny how the Holy Spirit works things out!
From the learning rooms...
Sam: Pre-Calc.
Hopefully we will get the results of his last CLEP test today or tomorrow.
Spanish
Gabe: He continues to work on Saxon Algebra 1/2 . Thinking of starting
Lord of the Flies
or To Kill a Mocking Bird 
with Gabe and Noah this week. Noah: Saxon 6/7. They are also doing chapter 10 in Apologia Exploring Creation Science and Rosetta Stone Latin.
We are in the antebellum period of Americah History.
From the kitchen...
Hot Spicy Chicken Dip for Sunday night! Turkey roll ups tomorrow!
I am wearing...
Black long skirt and white top- my concert attire.
I am remembering:
Mama - always. It's supposed to be nice today so thinking of heading out to the cemetery to do the stations of the cross to close out November.
I am creating...
a Christmas Shopping list and checking it twice! Also creating a lot of music between now and Christmas Eve.
I am going...
to do the FIRM DVDs Monday and Tuesday and then starting the 30-Day Shred
on December 1. Now that I've done one, I think I'm ready. I am reading...
I am hoping...
to have a productive school week and to catch up with some laundry
I am hearing...
Rosie talking to her Daddy while he cooks.
Around the house...
Catching up with the laundry and trying to get the classroom back in order.
A picture I am sharing:
A video of one of the new pieces my group is doing this year - it's one of my favorites.
The Feast of St. Andrew
Tomorrow is the feast of St. Andrew, apostle, and martyr.
St. Andrew was St. Peter's brother. St. Andrew actually heard of Jesus first and took his brother to meet him. What a wonderful example of the importance of Godly siblings in our lives and the positive influence they can have on us!
After Jesus ascended into heaven, the apostles scattered all over the known world to spread the Gospel message. Andrew went to Greece where he was eventually martyred. Andrew felt that he was unworthy to be crucified in the same manner as our Lord, so his cross was set up diagonally like a big X. This type of cross is called "St. Andrew's Cross." (Andrew's brother Peter also felt unworthy to be baptized as Jesus was and was consequently crucified upside down.)
St. Andrew is to the Scottish what St. Patrick is to the Irish, although as far as we know, the saint never set a foot on the isle! There are two legends explaining this. The first is that St. Regulus had a dream that was to move the remains of St. Andrew to the far corners of the world for safe keeping. Apparently he only got as far as the eastern shore of Scotland before he shipwrecked, and the stop where he came ashore is today's St. Andrew's.
The other legend is that the Bishop of Hexham:
"who was a reknown collector of relics, brought the relics of St. Andrew to St. Andrews in 733. There certainly seems to have been a religious centre at St. Andrews at that time, either founded by St. Rule in the 6th century or by a Pictish King, Ungus, who reigned from 731 - 761."
The Feast of St. Andrew sets the beginning of Advent! The first Sunday of Advent is always the Sunday closest to this feast day! It's a great time to say the Christmas Novena!
Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.
St. Andrew was the patron of fisherman (so a fish dinner to celebrate would certainly be appropriate!) and unmarried women. (There were a few neat traditions associated with that. Apparently if an unmarried woman throws her shoe at the door on St. Andrew's day, if the toe points outward, the woman will be married and out of the house within a year!
For more links and info, see below!
St. Andrew Catholics Online.
Catholic Culture _St. Andrew
traditional bannocks recipes from scotland biscuits cakes and sweets
Baking for Britain Blog.
What are Bannocks?
Tea Time with Scones and Bannocks.
St. Andrew's Connection to Scotland!
Some info on St. Andrew and some fun Scottish customs.
Catholic cuisine
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
My Daily Domestic Clips 11/29/2010 (a.m.)
Saturday, November 27, 2010
My Daily Domestic Clips 11/28/2010 (a.m.)
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Living Advent
I tend to have an "all or nothing" tendency. So if I blow my diet on Monday night, I'm done for the rest of the week! or if I skip a day or two in my "Read the bible in a year" efforts,I'm likely not to pick it up again until New Year's Day!
But a couple of years ago I realized that even if I don't eat perfectly today, there's always tomorrow, and if I'm using my one year bible, the year can start anytime I want it to!! I found that kind of attitude to be so much more liberating and enjoyable, and it increased my chances of being successful because I was more apt to keep trying!
I think it's the same way with Advent. If stringing lights, buying presents and wrapping them, or baking has kept you from being as spiritually in the season as you want to be, here are some ways I think might help you salvage it!
1. Go to daily mass. Maybe not daily, but even if you get one extra mass in a week it will make you feel like you have taken a step in the right direction!
2. Get to confession. Nothing says "clean slate" better than... well a clean slate! So get to confession and make a fresh start from there!
3. Pick an online Advent Calendar, breeze through the days you missed and start off with renewed committment tomorrow! Here's a nice one to follow.
4. Analyze your Christmas preparations. Maybe you've done enough already. Remember the first Christmas was in a barren, cold cave. Maybe you have enough decorations, maybe you've bought enough gifts. Remember, the gifts that matter the most are ones that come from the heart, not the pocketbook!
5. I find it much easier to really dig into Advent if I don't put up my Christmas tree too early. The week before Christmas is plenty of time. (My in-laws didn't put theirs up until Christmas Eve!!!).
This is my mega Advent link list for organization and activities for Advent and will be linked on the side bar for easy access all advent season. Have a good link you want me to include? Just send the link to me at elljazz at gmail dot com.
Advent Calendars:
EWTN
About homeschooling Christmas Calendar
Geneology of Jesus
Teaching mom advent calendar - this is 2008 as they don't have 2009 up and might not because they are revising the site - but still great info here!
Organized Christmas
Daily e-mails from Christian books through advent
NEW!!! Crafty Crow
Advent reading
Kids literature link for Advent
Father Sanders, History of the Advent Wreath
Advent Adventures
Preparing the Jesse Tree
Jesse Tree ornaments
More Jesse Tree ornaments
* NEW: Advent cubes
Prayers of the season!
Advent prayers
Audrey's links - Christian (not Catholic) links for the advent and Christmas season
A longer, but interesting read on advent prayers and traditions
Blessing of the creche from USCCB
New!! 12 steps to a holier Advent
Immaculate Conception
Mary Candle
Celebrating the Immaculate Conception
Saints of Advent
St. Nicholas Center
Advent and Christmas Links at Domestic church.com
St. Nicholas
My del.icio.us St. Nicholas Links!
NEW!!! Other saints of Advent!
OAntiphons
O Antiphon craft with altoid box!
More O Antiphon links and crafts.
Lots of O Antiphon links!
Other miscellaneous resources!
Tons of links from Catholic Mom
Lots oLinks from Love2Learn.net
Star of Bethlehem
Saints of the season - links!
All my del.icio.us links for Advent!
Bible movies in the first weeks of Advent
Homemade gifts and ideas via the Common Room!
How to Save Advent
Whether to Homeschool During December or not.
Ruth's Advent Activities and Links for Children!
Ornaments and daily readings!
Owen's Prayers for the souls in Purgatory until Christmas!
Catholic Fire- 12 Tips to a Better Advent
ABC Advent saints Christmas tree ornaments
NEW!!!Cuisine of Advent!
But a couple of years ago I realized that even if I don't eat perfectly today, there's always tomorrow, and if I'm using my one year bible, the year can start anytime I want it to!! I found that kind of attitude to be so much more liberating and enjoyable, and it increased my chances of being successful because I was more apt to keep trying!
I think it's the same way with Advent. If stringing lights, buying presents and wrapping them, or baking has kept you from being as spiritually in the season as you want to be, here are some ways I think might help you salvage it!
1. Go to daily mass. Maybe not daily, but even if you get one extra mass in a week it will make you feel like you have taken a step in the right direction!
2. Get to confession. Nothing says "clean slate" better than... well a clean slate! So get to confession and make a fresh start from there!
3. Pick an online Advent Calendar, breeze through the days you missed and start off with renewed committment tomorrow! Here's a nice one to follow.
4. Analyze your Christmas preparations. Maybe you've done enough already. Remember the first Christmas was in a barren, cold cave. Maybe you have enough decorations, maybe you've bought enough gifts. Remember, the gifts that matter the most are ones that come from the heart, not the pocketbook!
5. I find it much easier to really dig into Advent if I don't put up my Christmas tree too early. The week before Christmas is plenty of time. (My in-laws didn't put theirs up until Christmas Eve!!!).
This is my mega Advent link list for organization and activities for Advent and will be linked on the side bar for easy access all advent season. Have a good link you want me to include? Just send the link to me at elljazz at gmail dot com.
Advent Calendars:
EWTN
About homeschooling Christmas Calendar
Geneology of Jesus
Teaching mom advent calendar - this is 2008 as they don't have 2009 up and might not because they are revising the site - but still great info here!
Organized Christmas
Daily e-mails from Christian books through advent
NEW!!! Crafty Crow
Advent reading
Kids literature link for Advent
Father Sanders, History of the Advent Wreath
Advent Adventures
Preparing the Jesse Tree
Jesse Tree ornaments
More Jesse Tree ornaments
* NEW: Advent cubes
Prayers of the season!
Advent prayers
Audrey's links - Christian (not Catholic) links for the advent and Christmas season
A longer, but interesting read on advent prayers and traditions
Blessing of the creche from USCCB
New!! 12 steps to a holier Advent
Immaculate Conception
Mary Candle
Celebrating the Immaculate Conception
Saints of Advent
St. Nicholas Center
Advent and Christmas Links at Domestic church.com
St. Nicholas
My del.icio.us St. Nicholas Links!
NEW!!! Other saints of Advent!
OAntiphons
O Antiphon craft with altoid box!
More O Antiphon links and crafts.
Lots of O Antiphon links!
Other miscellaneous resources!
Tons of links from Catholic Mom
Lots oLinks from Love2Learn.net
Star of Bethlehem
Saints of the season - links!
All my del.icio.us links for Advent!
Bible movies in the first weeks of Advent
Homemade gifts and ideas via the Common Room!
How to Save Advent
Whether to Homeschool During December or not.
Ruth's Advent Activities and Links for Children!
Ornaments and daily readings!
Owen's Prayers for the souls in Purgatory until Christmas!
Catholic Fire- 12 Tips to a Better Advent
ABC Advent saints Christmas tree ornaments
NEW!!!Cuisine of Advent!
7-Quick Takes - Saturday Edition
Join Jen and the other Quicktakers over at the Conversion Diary.
1. What is the best thing to do after Thanksgiving Day - Start Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shredof course!
2. That DVD has actually been sitting on my shelf for months because I was afraid to try it. But I did it for the first time yesterday and although it was really, really tough, I got through the first work out and in retrospect, it wasn't half as bad as I thought it was. Can I do it for 30 days though during the busy Christmas season? I dunno. Especially since my arms feel like spaghetti noodles 24 hours after the first workout! (and I have been using weights regularly for workouts since August, so that surprised me.)
3. The Run for the Homeless that Calvin, Noah and Izzy participated in was a lot of fun. They had around 3000 people running. The entry fees go to help the homeless all year round. I saw so many people that I knew in the race and a lot of those folks were older than Mr. Pete and I. I might be inspired to join them for next year? The run was through a historic cemetery which had a lot of rolling hills. It was a beautiful setting for the run and I'm so glad that venue is getting so much activity. The cemetery also hosted some free dance concerts during the summertime.
4. I think my biggest inspiration for a while will be the lovely Jennifer Grey- who won Dancing with the Stars this week at the age of 50, despite battling several injuries. She is also a cancer survivor.
6. I am preparing my home for ADVENT today. Not Christmas - ADVENT!! So many of my friends and family seem to skip right over the ADVENT part and go straight to Christmas complete with tree and trimmings. But I like to savor that time of waiting and preparation.
7. Tomorrow Mr. Pete and I participate in a Christmas Concert with a wonderful choir. I leave you with one of the new pieces that we have learned and enjoy very much!
http://www.lorenz.com/med/sample/10_3576L.mp3
1. What is the best thing to do after Thanksgiving Day - Start Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred
of course!2. That DVD has actually been sitting on my shelf for months because I was afraid to try it. But I did it for the first time yesterday and although it was really, really tough, I got through the first work out and in retrospect, it wasn't half as bad as I thought it was. Can I do it for 30 days though during the busy Christmas season? I dunno. Especially since my arms feel like spaghetti noodles 24 hours after the first workout! (and I have been using weights regularly for workouts since August, so that surprised me.)
3. The Run for the Homeless that Calvin, Noah and Izzy participated in was a lot of fun. They had around 3000 people running. The entry fees go to help the homeless all year round. I saw so many people that I knew in the race and a lot of those folks were older than Mr. Pete and I. I might be inspired to join them for next year? The run was through a historic cemetery which had a lot of rolling hills. It was a beautiful setting for the run and I'm so glad that venue is getting so much activity. The cemetery also hosted some free dance concerts during the summertime.
4. I think my biggest inspiration for a while will be the lovely Jennifer Grey- who won Dancing with the Stars this week at the age of 50, despite battling several injuries. She is also a cancer survivor.
6. I am preparing my home for ADVENT today. Not Christmas - ADVENT!! So many of my friends and family seem to skip right over the ADVENT part and go straight to Christmas complete with tree and trimmings. But I like to savor that time of waiting and preparation.
7. Tomorrow Mr. Pete and I participate in a Christmas Concert with a wonderful choir. I leave you with one of the new pieces that we have learned and enjoy very much!
http://www.lorenz.com/med/sample/10_3576L.mp3
Friday, November 26, 2010
My Daily Domestic Clips 11/27/2010 (a.m.)
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ACTS Catholic Apologetics - Archbishop Fulton Sheen mp3 Audio
Wonderful archive of Fulton Sheen talks on a variety of topics.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
A 16th Century Spanish Carol for the start of Advent! Riu Riu Chiu for bells, flute and percussion
A little performance that Sam, Gabe, Noah and I did with our very talented parish bell choir. I think it went pretty well.
2010 Home Run for the Homeless 3746 to 4737
This is part of the video for the Race for the Homeless on Thanksgiving Day. The official race time clock is in the shot. At about 46:16, my boys Calvin and Noah cross the finish! Izzy follows at 47:34.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
My Daily Domestic Clips 11/26/2010 (a.m.)
- via Rush Limbaugh
- Life improved for the Pilgrims, but they did not yet prosper! This is important to understand because this is where modern American history lessons often end. Thanksgiving is actually explained in some textbooks as a holiday for which the Pilgrims gave thanks to the Indians for saving their lives, rather than as a devout expression of gratitude grounded in the tradition of both the Old and New Testaments. Here is the part that has been omitted: The original contract the Pilgrims had entered into with their merchant-sponsors in London called for everything they produced to go into a common store, and each member of the community was entitled to one common share. All of the land they cleared and the houses they built belonged to the community as well. They were going to distribute it equally. All of the land they cleared and the houses they built belonged to the community as well.
"Nobody owned anything. They just had a share in it. It was a commune, folks. It was the forerunner to the communes we saw in the '60s and '70s out in California – and it was complete with organic vegetables, by the way." There's no question they were organic vegetables. "Bradford, who had become the new governor of the colony, recognized that this form of collectivism was as costly and destructive to the Pilgrims as that first
harsh winter, which had taken so many lives. He decided to take bold action. Bradford assigned a plot of land to each family to work and manage, thus turning loose the power of the marketplace. That's right. Long before Karl Marx was even born, the Pilgrims had discovered and experimented with what could only be described as socialism. And what happened? It didn't work!" They nearly starved!
"It never has worked! What Bradford and his community found was that the most creative and industrious people had no incentive to work any harder than anyone else, unless they could utilize the power of personal motivation! But while most of the rest of the world has been experimenting with socialism for well over a hundred years – trying to refine it, perfect it, and re-invent it – the Pilgrims decided early on to scrap it permanently. What Bradford wrote about this social experiment should be in every schoolchild's history lesson. If it were, we might prevent much needless suffering in the future," such as that we're enduring now. "'The experience that we had in this common course and condition...'" this is Bradford. "'The experience that we had in this common course and condition tried sundry years...that by taking away property, and bringing community into a common wealth, would make them happy and flourishing – as if they were wiser than God,' Bradford wrote.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Thanksgiving Day Run for the Homeless
My three kids this morning running for the homeless on Thanksgiving Day
Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Handing over our freedoms- one grope at a time!
I was stunned seeing all of the stories about TSA abuses yesterday. It quickly became a hot topic on Facebook. Below is an exchange that I had with another Facebooker:
My words in blue.
Me: Well, this is the work of the Obama administration. How many "terrorists" have they caught doing this anyway?
FB: Elana, exactly why are we politicizing this? It's bureaucratic incompetence and blaming whatever administration does little to fix it. These rules and regs started before the Obama administration (and believe me, I know, I was subject to them when my now 5 year old was an infant) and they continue to be modified. This was obviously (to me) a disgruntled middle manager getting his jollies by using his power to intimidate a woman who had already complained about them once.
(Apparently my FB opponant wasn't aware of the other abuses popping up all over the country!)
Me: The TSA guidelines were ramped in the last couple of weeks under Janet Napolitano-appointed by Obama. Sorry ladies but there it is.
FB: Elena here is the TSA website as of today.
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/children/formula.shtm .
Also this: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/index.shtm
What the manager did was specifically against Federal polic...y. It has nothing to do with Obama, his administration, his wife, his cabinet or the Democratic party. I know you're disappointed but ... *shrug*. Life is that way some times.
Me: Oh please... here is JN herself on 11/15. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-11-15-column15_ST1_N.htm
FB #2: J N didnot tell TSA to violate their own policies. They clearly did. It's not politicale it's pure jackass behavior and I hope everyone involved gets fired.
Me: What she failed to do was educate her own TSA employees adequately before this monstrosity was implemented. ... on that I agree. I hope everyone gets fired. And EVERYONE will even if it takes two more years ; )
FB: Elena I read the article and nowhere does it ask TSA employees to violate standing guidelines and protocols. Which is what happened.
In fact, no mention is made in that article at ALL about medical liquids and/or breastmilk. It talks about the new guidelines for body searches, pat-downs and the new scanners.
It would behoove you to read the articles you post and scan them for relevance to the debate at hand.
Me: Well I didn't know I'd have to do all the heavy lifting and draw the lines together for you, so here it is. Because the Obama administration was so embarrassed last year by the Fruit of Kaboom would-be bomber last Christmas, they ...were desperate to try to avoid another incident. As the date on the article which you apparently overlooked, indicated they were "ramping up" security just in time for the holidy travel season - Apparently without the adequate instruction and education of the employees - because if a job is worth doing, it's worth doing half-assward.
Anyway, we also know how "sensitive" the Obama administration to anything that might be looked on unkindly by Muslim extremists. So instead of pulling young middle-Eastern looking males out of line, we're going to check EVERYBODY including babies, old ladies, cancer victims and women with breast milk because - none of those folks fit the profile and it makes O and JN seem so enlightened and tolerant. And how many threats have we uncovered? 0. Because the people they're hassling, like the breast milke lady, aren't terrorists and the real terrorists I suspect are too doubled over in laughter at how ridiculous this whole thing is.
So instead of just redistributing our wealth this holiday weekend, they are redistributing the hardship, pain, embarrassment, and hassle! What a guy. But you go ahead and think it was just a few renegade TSA workers. In the meantime we are loosing our wealth, status and now our dignity. 2012 will be a blow out!
My words in blue.
Me: Well, this is the work of the Obama administration. How many "terrorists" have they caught doing this anyway?
FB: Elana, exactly why are we politicizing this? It's bureaucratic incompetence and blaming whatever administration does little to fix it. These rules and regs started before the Obama administration (and believe me, I know, I was subject to them when my now 5 year old was an infant) and they continue to be modified. This was obviously (to me) a disgruntled middle manager getting his jollies by using his power to intimidate a woman who had already complained about them once.
(Apparently my FB opponant wasn't aware of the other abuses popping up all over the country!)
Me: The TSA guidelines were ramped in the last couple of weeks under Janet Napolitano-appointed by Obama. Sorry ladies but there it is.
FB: Elena here is the TSA website as of today.
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/children/formula.shtm .
Also this: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/index.shtm
What the manager did was specifically against Federal polic...y. It has nothing to do with Obama, his administration, his wife, his cabinet or the Democratic party. I know you're disappointed but ... *shrug*. Life is that way some times.
Me: Oh please... here is JN herself on 11/15. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-11-15-column15_ST1_N.htm
FB #2: J N didnot tell TSA to violate their own policies. They clearly did. It's not politicale it's pure jackass behavior and I hope everyone involved gets fired.
Me: What she failed to do was educate her own TSA employees adequately before this monstrosity was implemented. ... on that I agree. I hope everyone gets fired. And EVERYONE will even if it takes two more years ; )
FB: Elena I read the article and nowhere does it ask TSA employees to violate standing guidelines and protocols. Which is what happened.
In fact, no mention is made in that article at ALL about medical liquids and/or breastmilk. It talks about the new guidelines for body searches, pat-downs and the new scanners.
It would behoove you to read the articles you post and scan them for relevance to the debate at hand.
Me: Well I didn't know I'd have to do all the heavy lifting and draw the lines together for you, so here it is. Because the Obama administration was so embarrassed last year by the Fruit of Kaboom would-be bomber last Christmas, they ...were desperate to try to avoid another incident. As the date on the article which you apparently overlooked, indicated they were "ramping up" security just in time for the holidy travel season - Apparently without the adequate instruction and education of the employees - because if a job is worth doing, it's worth doing half-assward.
Anyway, we also know how "sensitive" the Obama administration to anything that might be looked on unkindly by Muslim extremists. So instead of pulling young middle-Eastern looking males out of line, we're going to check EVERYBODY including babies, old ladies, cancer victims and women with breast milk because - none of those folks fit the profile and it makes O and JN seem so enlightened and tolerant. And how many threats have we uncovered? 0. Because the people they're hassling, like the breast milke lady, aren't terrorists and the real terrorists I suspect are too doubled over in laughter at how ridiculous this whole thing is.
So instead of just redistributing our wealth this holiday weekend, they are redistributing the hardship, pain, embarrassment, and hassle! What a guy. But you go ahead and think it was just a few renegade TSA workers. In the meantime we are loosing our wealth, status and now our dignity. 2012 will be a blow out!
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