Americans' wealth growing

Real estate holdings account for 30% of net worth. Individual stocks make up 14% of net worth. Mutual funds make up 8% of net worth. Bank accounts, checking accounts and other savings products make up nearly 14% of net worth. The balance includes retirement accounts, bonds and possesions such as cars and jewelry.

According to estimates by Jack VanDerhei of the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 86% of people with 401(k) retirement savings plans now have more money in their accounts than at the market peak in October 2007.

The Fed said overall household debt dipped to 13.4 trillion in July-September period. That's a 3.5% drop from a peak in early 2008. Debt now accounts for 122% of Americans' disposable income, down from a peak of 135% in late 2007.

CHIC; Cosidered smart without the deadening implication of intelligent.

QUALITY OF LIFE; What an industrialized nation is said to offer when enough of its citizens are suffering from terminal stress.

POSITIVE THINKING; Self-improvement through self-deception.

STATE-OF-THE-ART; Soon-to-be-obsolete

have prosperous and healthy wealthy and wise new year

the bottom line

*American shoppers in 2009 used 27 percent more in-store coupons than they did in 2008, while use of online coupons soared 360 percent. Forty-one percent of Americans now believe that it's acceptable to use a coupon to help pay the tab on the first date. WalletPop.com

* Nearly all companies plan to award employees raises next year, says pay advisor Buck Consultants, with the increases avaeraging around 3 percent. And most employers that eliminated 401(k) matching payments during the recession plan to restore all or part of the match by next summer. CNNmoney.com

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5,200 Pick Up . . . a jumbo deck of cards that lets kids play a larger version of their favorite game.
- Chocolated Covered Lead Soldiers. - -
-Cuisin Art , . Turns mommy's food processor into a spinning paint tool

tasting & testing

top ten - 10 - test kitchen discoveries
1. The problem with most measuring cups ? They take up too much space. We like how these new nesting cups from Zyliss stack neatly
2. Joshua Wesson, cofounder of Best Cellars wine shops, tops his ice cream with flaky Maldon salt. He loves how it focuses the flavors. We lve it on Haagen-Dazs Sticky Toffee pudding.
3. Called "Ammo" these hand-tied spice bundles from Art of Tea make a potent after-dinner tea or a stomach-soothing drink.
4. Our list of creative uses of Ashbolt Elderflower Concentrate keeps growing. So far we've used it in Champagne cocktails and to make sorbet. Next. we'll poach pears in it.
5. Branche's black Mission fig preserves are so luscious and figgy that we almost prefer them to fresh fruit.
6. Compass Box founder John Glaser stopped by to share his latest blend: Oak Cross, a pleasantly soft and sweet malt whiskey aged in premium American and French oak.
7. A friend tipped us off to this intensely meaty, slightly spicy beef jerky from Striplings General Store in southwest Georgia
8. Goose farmer, Jim Schiltz sent us a new smoked goose breast which is great served cold or sauteed and layered on a "GLT"
9. Rick's Picks' crunchy, spicy, smoky pickled okra is our favorite new addition to sandwiches, pizza and a scrambled eggs.
10 Screwpull's brand-new Leverpull, makes short work of stubborn corks.

Humanity's dream:

Creating a better tomorrow together--------------------put aside Ridley's overabundance of faith in the free markets, though, and he gets "the big thing" right said -- in fact " the liberating forces of globalization and Googlepization" make it all the more likely that we will be able to overcome todays big challenges, as those forces have vastly multiplied our special capacity for collective innovation--------------------------------------

And for those who have everything ........"All is not as it appears" when it comes to the Fusion Table a high end home furnishing that "melds dining and pool table into one, with the latter hidden by a sliding wooden tabletop.

Be conservative When deciding on a new hue make sure not to choose a shade "more than two or three shades lighter or darker" than your natural color.

Recent Vacant Street Corners

Many streets venders set up their stands on empty street corners. On weekends, for example you can set up a large stuffed toy animal display in front of a gas station or vacant lot at any busy intersection. Pay the property owner for the use of this part of his property, perhaps $25 for four weekends,

To find a good location, look for a spot that is highly visible on a busy thoroughfare, with easy access from and back onto the road. An out of business convenience store or gas station is ideal. Most property owners will be happy to rent you the space for just enough money to cover property tax.

Truly low cost start-up

Park in front of any busy supermarket and sell plastic tablecloths or leather handbags.

Set up a velver-covered tray on any busy street and sell custume jewelry.


.......Anxious to get your life on a more prosperous track, the possibilities are designed to minimize your initial cash investment,

To attract customers, place notices on bulletin boards, put fliers under doors. You can even go door-to-door. After a while, you will have steady clientele, especially of working individuals who don't have time to shop.

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Getting the flavor of . . . . .

Saratoga Springs' artistic roots
While known for its horse racing and hot springs, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has a third attraction that's always fascinated me, said Cheryl Lu-Lein Tan in The Washington Post. The little city near the picturesques Adirondacks" is also home to the "storied artists' colony" Yaddo, a retreat that's been "fertile ground for thousands of creative spirits" since its 1900 founding. The colony has been a haven for Sylvia Plath, Saul Bellow, Langston Hughes, and Carson McCullers, among other luminaries. In total, Yaddo alumni have won 64 Pulitzer Prizea, 61 National Book Awards, and one Noble Prize. "Many believe that the creative powers of Yaddo lie in the 400 scenic acres of woods and lakes" surrounding it. The "magic of the place" is especially pallable in the Yaddo Gardens, whose "massive beds of pink and yellow roses" are secluded by 100-year-old-pines.
Contact: Yaddo.org

dimension

Now, using all of the colors prevously mixed, go for the final painting in all of the details to your own satisfaction. The orange color spotted here and there is a combination of a little Alizarn Crimson and Cadium Yellow Light. Add some of this orange sparinly to the greens of the trees and grasses. Ripplets on the water are a base of yellow and white we used in the sky. Also, a little Alizarin Crimson and Pthalo Blue were added for the light purple. Keep this scene soft as the colors, even though bright in places, dictate the soft mood. Yellow is the dominant color and purple is the dark accent.

Notice that the warm richness of the yellows and oranges against the purple blackness of the background give a velvety feeling to the trunk. This is a good example of the use of a color which appears to be black to the eye and yet very harmonious to the overall painting. Work up to the brightest colors and try to make the brush strokes give a rough appearance to the bark.

Complimentary

olors. . . . Here we find many uses of the color wheel as a mixing guide and also for selecting our color schemes or palettes. The following examples of complements are presented to illustrate the placement of the various colors on the color wheel and the reasoning behind the selection of the different plans.

A double compliment is made up of two sets of the complements with a dividing color in between. Notice the closeness of the blue and green. There s only one color between them and that is blue green. The same applies to the red and orange. The seperating color between them is red orange.

with this knowledge

we can create any mood we desire in our painting.

A few simple examples of emotional responses to color are as follows;
.Yellow - sunlight, warming, happiness, comfort
.Orange - light, warming, happiness, comfort
.Red - fire, heat, excitement, danger
.Red purple - darkness, intrigue, night, uneasiness
.Purple - darkness, intrigue, night
.Blue purple - darkness, uneasiness, intrigue, night
.Blue - water, ice, coolness, calmness, moonlight, sky, distance
.Blue greem - water, cool, serenity,airiness, distance
.Green - foliage, nature, calming, quietness, coolness
.Yellow green - sunlight, richness, happiness

Perspective

is the principle by which an object recedin from the position of the viewer appears, to the viewer, smaller than its true size, and conversely, an object approaching the viewer's position seems more and more to approximate its true size. The knowledge of perspective is an indispensable aid to the artist, who must represent on a flat surface subjects which, in actuality, exist in three dimensionl space. As a test, take a ruler and measure a person forty feet away. As he approaches, see how much larger he seems to become. The test shows the apparent variation in size of an object, depending on its remoteness from or nearness to the viewer.
The vanishing point is that point on the horizon where parallel lines (perspective lines) seemingly converge and terminate. The vanishing point is always on the horizon. Any object within a picture will have perspective lines, though these lines are not visible in the finished drawing.
The horizon line is always on a level with the eyes of the observer, and it changes with the observer's changing positions, as shown in the drawings that follow.
The drawings in this book have been chosen to illustrate the variety of problems which the artist encounters when creating a picture. Study them carefully and then apply the principles which they present when next you make a sketch.

Perspective by Victor Perard - Pitman Publishing Corporation

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THAT BLANK CANVAS

Being faced with a blank canvas sometimes, is enough to frighten the artist who is going to strike out from realism into the next step; semi-abstraction. A good way to start is to draw with soft charcoal (easily dusted off as you change your mind); begin making shapes, large against small, keeping it simple at first, and trying to get interesting placement of the forms. As you proceed in this book, you will be given many hints on composition and the "breakinbg up of space."

If your subject matter is, say, an interior, as this one is, think of the spaces between objects as flat, having no depth. Put the sofa next to the girl, the girl next to the wall, the walls next to other objects in the room, all of these being SHAPES only, not really girl, wall, sofa, etc. Do not be concerned with detail and reality. If you want detail, create it in your picture space where it will do the composition the most good. (In this case, the sofa pillows, not the girl's face)

Distortion of the figure and the room interior makes this painting very persobal with the artist. turns the realistic forms into new shapes that are more challenging to the imagination. Modern painting is more concerned with what is happening on the canvas that in recording a scene or telling a story

Trends and Techniques in Modern Art by Elsa Nelson

umdersurfaces - domesticated -- a brushwork - a mind creation - forceful - free - counterpoint - transformation

realism

hint

The secret of success in any endeavor is practice and experience. There are times, however, when practice and experience can be capsulized by knowledge gained through examples or demonstrations which tend to minimize the trial and error method.

The gem-like sparkle of a dew drop on a rose, the charm of the mirror-like reflection on a still pond, or the frosty look of a chilled glass all tend to give a little added interest to a painting.

The interpretation of silver, brass, and copper is often called for in a still life painting and will detract greatly from the art if not handled properly. The surface textures of stone are of great importance. Many and otherwise good landscapes has been spoiled by rocks that look like giant baked potatoes.

This Book "SECRETS" is intended to give some hints and suggestions to the Artist, amateur or professional who wishes to add that little something to his work.---------------I hope you will find the information to be of value to you. Fritz Willis

a bit if trivia

IN SEARCH OF CINDERELLA

From dusk to dawn.
From town to town.
Without a single clue.
I need the tender, slender foot.
To fit this crystal shoe.
From dusk to dawn
I try it on.
Each damsel that I meet.
And still love her so, but oh.
I've started hating feet.

BEAR IN THERE

There's a Polar Bear
In our Frigidaire-
He likes it cause it's cold in there....................................

BORED
Ican't afford
Askateboard
I can't afford
An outboard.
I can't afford a surfboard.
All I can afford is a board.

STANDING IS STUPID
Standing id stupid.
Crawling's a curse.
Skipping is silly.
Walking is worse.
Hopping is hopeless.
Jumping is a chore.
Sitting is senseless.
Leaning is a bore.
Running is ridiculous.
Jogging is insane ---Guess I'll go upstairs and
Lie down again.

A Light in the Attic - a Harper & Row Publishers - authur Shel Silverstein

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Happy Holidays

Hansel and Gretel - Grimmes -Hans Christien Anderson - or Frickle
My impulse of the moment to gather around the near and dear - with great delight a holiday rather an excursion to visit once loved and known the folks -
The cabin or cottage in the woods - the trail of crumbs to lead back to home - or at least start -
a destination of need - of curiousity - a hasten journey to the unbeknownest - if that be such a word -


I Think I can over the mountain to the sugar plums - The gingerbread , the chicken little,

A moment to remimd you the treausures of the long memories of the Kodak, the Polaroid, the Fuji the instamatic the 35 mm - digital and the i of now and then

Smashed Sweet Potatoes

With Five-Spice Marshmallows - - - - - Chinese five-spice powder is named for its sweet sour, bitter, pungent, and salty components. While the spices can vary, most mixes usually include star anise, clove, cinnamon, fennel, and Szechuan peppercorn.

5 lbs sweet potatoes - - - 1/2 cup milk - - - - 4 oz unsalted butter softened - - - 1/3 cup light brown sugar - - - Salt and freshly ground black pepper - - - One 10 oz bag mini marshmalows - - - 1/4 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Prick sweet potatoes all over with fork and place on baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes, until tender; let cool slightly. Halve sweet potatoes and scoop flesh into large bowl. Add milk, butter and brown sugar, and coarsely mash. Season with salt and black pepper, and spread in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Lower oven to 350.

In a medium bowl, toss marshmallows with five-spice powder until coated. Scatter over sweet potatoes and bake for about 45 minutes, until sweet potatoes are hot and marshmallows golden and lightly puffed. Serves 12

LEISURE Food & Drink November 19 2010 pg36

excerpt -THE WEEK

WHEN Children Act this way, we say they're simply acting like children. But when adults behave with this same paradoxal mixture of self-importance and insecurity, we call it something else: narcissism. By definition, narcissists are impatient, vain-glorious, easily insulted, and aggrieved; they'd never dream of making sacrifices on anyone else's behalf, unless it simultaneously advanced on an agenda of their own. But the fact is, everyone is capable of narcissism in times of crisis. It's a very typical response to feeling out of control--especially if you've had plenty of control before (or at least the illusion of it), and especially if you still have some means to express your dissatisfaction. And control has been a defining theme of this election cycle. With record unemployment and foreclosure rates, everyone across the system is feeling deeply disempowered.
Just as in 2008, says New York Jennifer Senior, voters have embraced magical thinking and fairy tales :)

November 15, 2010

To Life Love Joy Enriched by the marvels Life


Live Love Laugh and Prosper live long and well

love and affection affecttion and love

The latest trend in luxury retailing:

Sales prevention It's not often that retailers try to discourage sales, but Louis Vuitton is doing just that, said Scheherazade Daneshkhu in the Financial Times. The luxury retailer has recently been closing its flagship store on Paris' Champs-Elysees an hour earlier than usual, as well as raising prices on some of its signature handbags. Why? The retailer "is trying to sell fewer products and preserve stock for Christmas."

A newly robust appetite for luxury goods, sales of which slumped after the financial crisis, has blindsided other carriage-trade firms as well, including shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo and sports-car maker Ferrari. But the crunch may be most severe at Vuitton, where supplies will remain tight until the company opens a new factory next year. Says HSBX analysr Antoine Beige, "it's a nice problem to have."

Business pg. 44 THE WEEK October 15, 2010

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The

Follow any story in this magazine and, inevitavly, it will lead o science. The price of gas. News of the weather. A glass of clean water.

What makes the news is what unravels the story of human life. And the story of human life is told in the elements hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. In how we bring innovation and judgement to the science and business of chemistry.

The science f chemistry is the simple truth of the bond between hydrogen and oxygen,

The business of chemistry discovers ways to use that knowledge to make an automobile ten percent lighter and seven percent more fuel effiicient.

New ways of looking at the same 118 elements is how science inspires us.

In some ways life is simplke. 118 elements. Governed by the laws of science and chemistry.
It's the future of life that can be daunting. A substainable future for everyone on this planet will take our best innovative thinking nurtured by our most tempered judgement.

The right decisions about food and water and energy will happen at the intersection of science and humanity. And they will be made by those who see life through the eyes of the
Human Element.

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The story of science is all around us. Written in our DNA, A cup of coffee. Or even the pages of this magazine. Science is our world. And it is how we've come to think about our world.

The discoveries that helped us understand time and space and gravity still happen in ever-changing frontiers on every day.

And our uniquely human curiosity is piqued when we hear of the unearthing of one of our ancient ancestors or read about snowy weather on Mars.

Science inspires us.

And as you will see on the pages that follow, it is, quite often, all you need to know about everything that matters,

An Article

The people of Chicago, that stormy, husky, brawling kind of town, sure know how to tie on the feedbag. Has any other American city patented so many signature foods? There's deep-dish pizza, smoky Polish sausages, Italian beef sandwiches au jus, and of course, the classic Chicago-style hot dog; pure Vienna Beef on a warm poppy-seed bun with mustard relish, pickled peppers, onions, tomato slices, a quarter dill pickle and a dash of celery salt. Alter the formula (or ask for ketchup) and you can head right back to Coney Island, pal. For better or worse, it was Chicago that transformed the Midwest's vast bounty of grains, livestock amd dairy foods into Kraft cheese, Cracker Jack and Oscar Mayer wieners. And in recent years, emerging from its role as a chuck wagon to the masses. Chicago finally bulled its way into the hallowed precincts of haute cuisine, led by renowned chefs Charlie Trotter, Rick Bayless and Grant Achatz, who's one of the forerunners of a movement known as molecular gastronomy, "They hate the term, but that's how people refer to it." says Mike Sula, a food columnist for the weekly Chicago Reader "The like to calkl it "techno-emotional cuisine." But does it taste good?
"Oh yeah," he says.

Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich

In a large bowl combine - 8 oz sharp white cheddar cheese -, roasted red pepper - 1 red bell pepper-roasted, seeded and finely diced, mayonaise 1/4 cup, Spanish paprika 3/4 tsp smoked sweet , 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard, 1/4 tsp kosher salt, and a pinch of cayenne pepper, Spread about
1/4 cup of cheese mixture onto 1 slice of bread. Press a second slice on top. Repeat to make 4 sandwiches. Lightly butter outside of sandwiches with 2 tbsp of butter. In medium skillet, melt remaining butter, over medium-high heat. Working in batches, cook sandwiches until bread is crisp and golden about 4 minutes perside. Remove from skillet. Let cool slightly Trim crusts if desired and serve with pickled okra, if using. Makes 4

"A perfect combination of molten filling and crunchy crust." food & drink the week october 29,2010

To a

To dream of soup

To see snow in your dreams, denotes that while you have no real misfortune, there will be the appearance of illness and unsatisfactory enterprises.To find yourself in a snowstorm, denotes sorrow and disappointment in failure to enjoy some long expected pleasure. There always follows more or less discouragement after this dream. If you eat snow, you will fail to realize ideals. To see dirty snow, foretells that your pride will be humbled, and you will seek reconciliation with some person whom you held in haughty contempt. If you see it melt, your fears will turn into joy. To see large white snowflakes falling thile you are looking through a window, foretells that you will have an angry interview with your sweetheart, and the estrangement will be aggravated by financial depression. To see snow-capped mountains in the distance, warns you the longings and ambitions will bring no worthy advancement. To see the sun shining through landscapes of snow, foretells that you will conquer adverse fortune and possess yourself of power. For a young women to dream of sleighing, she will find much opposition to her choice of a lover, and her conduct will cause her much ill favor. To dream of snowballing denotes that you wil have to struggle with dishonora ble issues, and if your judgement is not well grounded, you will suffer defeat. If snowbound or lost, there will constant waves of ill luck breakin in upon you.

STAG To see stags in your dreams, doretells that you will have honest and tue friends and will enjoy delightful entertainments.

If through the vista of dreams you see your own fair loveliness, fate bids you, with a gleaming light. awake to happiness.
To hear the happy laughter of children, means joy and health to the dreamer.
Home To go home and find everything cheery and comfortable, denotes harmony in the present home life and satisfactory results in business.

Wit & Wisdom

NEWS the week.com

Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production or dates by
which bills must be paid. Frank Zappa

No one can build his security upon nobleness of another person. Willa Cather

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." Benjamin Franklin


There are plenty of challenges in today's business enviroment.
Identifying real opportunities versus chasing trends.
Making an impact versus making a quick buck,
Keeping your wits versus getting outwitted.
The market will always be a balance of risk versus reward.
Here's to walking that fine line,

Editor's Note

One of the nicest things about painting details is there availability.
We don't need to take a painting vacation in exotic places to find subject
matter (although that's always a delight too). Subjects abound close by
--look around your backyard, garden, or local park. Consider the potted
plants on your windowsill; be on the lookout for small slices of everyday life.

To pick your subject, look around you slowly. Consider everything, but choose nothing
just yet. Then close your eyes, Something will come to mind. Something has made an
impression. Respond to it in your imagination. Why has this particular subject touched
you? What did you notice about it, what elicited a response? Perhaps is was simply a
special beauty, a sparkle of life or movement. Perhaps a particular angle captured your
imagination, a play of light and dark.
NORTHLIGHT

Men are Like...

Bank Accounts - Without a lot of money, they don't generate much interest.

Blenders - You need one, but you're not quite sure why.

Chocolate bars - Sweet, smooth, and they usualy head right for you hips.

Coffee - The best ones are rich, warm, and keep you up all night long.

Commercials - You can't believe a word they say.

Computers - Hard to figure out and never have enough memory.

Coolers - Load them with beer and you can take tem anywhere.

Copiers - You need them for reproduction - - -

Curling Irons- They're always in your hair.

Horoscopes - They always tell you what to do and are usually wrong.

Lava Lamps - Fun to look at but not all that bright

There no credit for the above type - the opinions may vary line by line
It Is another day and a new week so I had to doit something for a short bit of time.

English is crazy

If a vegetarian eats vegetables what does a humanitarian eat?

How can a clim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man
and a wise guy are opposites?

The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

He could lead if he could get the lead out.

The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.

They were too close to close the door.

Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.

I had to subject the subject to a series of test.

How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend.

In what language do peaople recite at a play and play at a recital, ship by truck and
send cargo by ship, have noses that run and feet that smell?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,

The buck does funny things when does are present.

A seamstress and a sewer fell into a sewer line.

The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

To help with planting the farmer taught the sow to sow.

The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn
compiled by Susan Capps -SENIOR NEWS- September 2010 / 4

These are the best times

Charles Kenny Foreign Policy

You may not have heard, said Charles Kenny, but the greatest decade in human history is now drawing to a close. True, the first 10 years of the 21st century featured several bloody wars, an earthquake in Haiti, a hurricane in New Orleans, and a worldwide recession - not to mention the worst terriost attack ever on American soil. But in the 'Naughty Aughties," the planet's 6 billion residents "lived better, longer, more peaceful and more prosperous lives than ever before. " Global financial crisis notwithstanding, human beings today earn more than they ever have. Education and lteracy levels rose, while war, poverty, and disease declined. As more people - especially women - have become better educated, child mortality has dropped and life expectancy has increased. Thanks to technology, however, we have become enveloped in a web of media, which enables us to "witness the tragedy of millions" every time some terrible misfortune occurs. That's why there's such a widespread, gloomy view of a truly golden era.

The Weel September 3 - 10 2010

series

No matter what your skill level, you'll find the books of the Artist Library Series to be excellent learning tools.

The 14 books in the series can help you expand your creativity, overcome technical obstacles, or explore new media.
Each compact, 64 page paperback focuses on the materials and methods of different medium, providing stepo-by-step demonstrations, helpful tips, and plenty of encouragement.

Serious instruction for serious artists. That's what Walter Foster's Artist Library Series is all about.

organization

of color

HUE : The name of color. It's as simple as that. This allows us to distinguish one color from another by name.

VALUE: The lightness or darkness of a color. Of all of these three, value is the most important to keep in mind. If the value of a color is wrong then the color is wrong.

INTENSITY: The purity or strength of a color. No color is more pure than when it comes freshly from the tube. Mix any other color or medium with it and you change the intensity.

Even though we tend to take color for granted because we experience it with no mental efort, it is a very individual subject. Not all of us like the same colors. We show our preferences in the ways we decorate our homes and the clothing we select to wear.

Color also creates emotion and can be either soothing or exciting, stirring or calming. You would never see a hospital room painted red. On a cold winter day we think of the warmth of the red/orange flames in a fireplace. During the heat of summer we imagine the cool blue-green of a pool of water. Light and pastel colors are usually more comfortable. A room painted with dark color can be heavy, suppressive and suffocating (?) We see and use color daily without giving it a thought. If there happens to be a dramatic and unusual sunset, however, all eyes are turned skyward, art lovers or not.


In your study of color, I would like to suggest that you do not skip around in this book, but follow it thoroughly, step by step as it has been very carefully organized into a study progression. Hope you enjoy it. COLOR And How To Use It By William F. Powell Walter Foster Publishing

Geek's

A great admiration for those who know the ciber electric world of the function of
the keyboards, all kinds musical, numeric calculators, computers, and the alpha
To those that keep it flowing and going It is amazing

THE WEEK August 27,2010

Quote of the week

"Last night, I did what I always fo when I'm feeling jaded. I got out my boxed set of Mad Men and immersed myself in the hedonistic, glamourous world of Madison Avenue in the 1960's, when all women were a 38 DDD cup, all men drank scotch from lunchtime until bedtime, and everyone chain-smoked and fornicated whenever they got the chance. The show is delightful because of its contrast to the dreariness of modern, straight-laced office life. In the world of Mad Men, judgement was warped by lust and alcohol. But in the puritanical, modern business world, judgement is warped by something more pernicious: fear of lust and fear of alcohol. Both worlds are bad, but the first surely had the edge on the second At least it was intermittently enjoyable.
Lucy Kellaway in the Financial Times

Nonstick cooking spray

This convenient product reduces the mess associated with greasing pans, it can also cut down on fat in cooking. Use the spray only on unheated baking pans or skillets because it can burn or smoke if sprayed onto a hot surface. For, safety, hold pans over a sink or garbage can when spraying to avoid making the floor or counter slippery.

Blueberry Buckle

2 c all-purpose flour 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c shortening 3/4 c sugar 1 egg
1/2 c milk 2 c fresh/frozen blueberries
1/2 c all-purpose flour 1/2 c sugar 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 c butter or margarine (oleo)

1. Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x9x2 inch or 8x8x2 inch baking pan set aside.
In a medium bowl combine the 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt set aside.
2. In a medium mixing bowl beat shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed 30 seconds. Add the 1/4 cup sugar. Beat on medium to high speed until light and fluffy. Add egg beat well. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to beaten egg mixture, beating until smooth after each addition.
3. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with Blueberries . In another bowl combine the 1/2
cup flour, the 1/2 cup sugar, and cinnamon. Using a pastry blender (or fork) cut in butter until mixture resembles course crumbs, sprinkle over blueberries.
BAKE; in a 350 oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.
Raspberry Buckle Prepare as above except substitute fresh or frozen raspberries for blueberries

And for those who have evrything . . .

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Welcome to

Welcome to the reading list........................................
The tragedy of life is not the beautiful things die young; it is that they grow old and mean
Raymond Chandler

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom
Francis Bacon

Without promotion smething terrible happens; nothing
P.T. Bamum

Inspiration is the act of drawing the chair up to the writing table
Orhan Pamuk

shine

Twinkle, twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high
Twinkle twinkle little star

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" Wit

Wit & Wisdom (p 19) Writer Anne Gide - the Washington Post
"The true hipocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception the one who lies with sincerity."

The Denver Post -Albet Camus- " Freedomis nothing but a chance to do better"

Andy Warhol -Louisville Courier-Journal " They always say the time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself"

"At 18 our convictions are hills from which we look, at 45 they are caves in which we hide"
F Scott Fitzgerald - London Times

"Home is not where you live, but where they understand you"

"Money can't buy love, but happiness apparently does have its price.----------------if nothing else , money enables us to buy things that can make our lives more comfortable, starting with necessities. - - - -But positive feelings like enjoyment and laughing can do a whole lot for people." At a time when wages are stagnant, jobs scarce, and credit tight, this is endeed happy news. Eric Effron (p. 19) feeling respected, having autonomy and being connected.

NEWS 19

START TO FINISH 10 min

1 cup whipping cream\
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 - Chill a medium mixing bowl and the beaters of an electric mixer

2 - In chilled bowl beat whipping cream - -sugar - and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form (no photos attached) :) - serve on hot cocoa, pie, cream puffs

flavor - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon additional sugar -
2 tablespoons amerretto,coffee,hazelnut,orange, praline liqueur
1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
1/2 teaspoon almon extract
1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon, orange, or lime peel
or 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon,nutmeg or ginger
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Child Safety Tips

*Check to make sure seating surfaces and equipment (child safety seat and safety belt buckles) aren't too hot when securing your child in a safety restraint system in a car that has been parked in th heat.
*Never leave your child unattended in a vehicle even with the windows down.
*Teach children not to play in, on, or around cars.
* Always lock car doors and trunks - even at home - and keep keys out of childrens reach.
* Always make sure all child passengrs have left the car when you reach your destination. Don't overlook sleeping infants.

have a great summer

Adult. Safety Tips HEAT
* Slow down, Streneous activities should be reduced, eliminated, or rescheduled to the coolest time of the day. Individuals at risk should stay in the coolest available place, not necessarily indoors.
* Dress for summer Lightwieght light colored clothing reflects heat and sunlight, and helps your
body maintain normal temperatures.
* Put less fuel on your inner fires. Foods (like proteins) that increase metabolic production also increase water loss.
* Drink plenty of water or other non-alcoholic, fluids. Your body needs water to keep cool. Drink plenty of fluids even if you don't feel thirsty Persons who (1) have epilesy or heart, kidney or liver disease (2) are on fluid restrictive diets or(3) have a problem with fluid retention should consult a physician before increasing their consumption of fluids
* Spend more time in air-conditioned places. Air conditioning in homes, and other buildings markedly reduce danger from the heat. If you can not afford an air conditioner spending some time each day (during hot weather) in an air-conditioned enviroment affords some protection.
*Don't get too much sun. Sunburn makes the job of heat dissipation that much more difficult.
*Do not take salt tablets unless specified by a physician.

Find

/////// someone to lobe find someone to love find someone to love

searching for that particular someone looking for that special someone

hey this is it ---------------------

the brass ring on the carosel ------- two turtle dobes two turtle doves

------- the sinbgle crowd - this is it you are the one --

melodyies of those immortal harmonical soloist the barritone, alto sopranoe

the shunted music of music working on a lyric hummmmmmmmmmmm along

Marbles

When you were a kid did you ever play marbles? Remember, you drew a circle on the ground and tossed some marbles into it and then using other marbles, started shooting at the ones in the circle. If you knocked them out of the circle, they were yours to keep. -------------
.........................-----------------------......................................----------------------------
You see, It's a Little Known Fact, that marbles was as popular with adults as with children. It was a game that both often shared together, and that's how those players got so good. And at least at one time in our history, the game provided some badly needed entertainment and relaxation while the players were involved in some rather important activities in Philadelphia in July 1776. And don't kid yourself, they were some of the better players and collectors of their time. It's true in their own right, George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson ...marble champs all!

The Blacksmith

Clink, clink, clinkerty, clink!
We begin to hammer at morning's blink,
And hammer away
Till the busy day,
Like us, aweary, to rest shall sink.

Clink, clink, clinkerty clink!
From labor and care we never will shrink;
But our fires we'll blow
Till our forges glow
With light intense, while our eyelids wink.

Clink, clink, clinkerty clink!
The chain we'll forge with many a link,
We'll work each form
While the iron is warm,
With strokes as fast as we can think.

Clink, clink, clinkerty clink!
Our faces may be as black as ink,
But our hearts are true
As man ever knew,
And kindly of all we shall ever think.


The moon is lighting up the skies,
The stars are sparkling there;
Tis time to shut ou weary eyes,

To all my pretty flowers, good night!
You blossom while I sleep;
And all the stars, that shine so bright,
With you their watches keep

Mcguffys

dish

New recipe: about 5 minutes prep and cook

1 pkg of Fettucini Alfredo _ Budget /Michelina's frozen section
1 usually half burger from leftover - crumbled or sliced
mixed frozen veg - stir fry mix good and green beans

follow package directions on Fettucini after first stir add veg and beef

finish pkg directions cool and enjoy

Pots and Pans

Pots and pans are made of a variety of materials. Aluminum pans and copper pans are the best Aluminum and Copper-bottom, cast iron, aecause they heat food evenly - en called for in recipes bt conductors -; however, all copper pans are expensive and tarnish easily while plain aluminum pans can react with certain foods. Therefore, good options for the home cook include
heavy stainless-steel pans with copper bottoms, pans clad with aluminum sandwiched between stainless steel and aluminum pans treated with a process known as hard anodization. Anodization creates a noncorosive cookware that conducts heat well.

Heavy pans are often called for in recipes because they heat foods evenly and gently. Copper-bottom , cast iron, anodized aluminum, and clad aluminum are all good choices for heavy-bottom pans.Saucepan, saucepan,Dutch oven, Straight-sided skillet with lid, flared edge skillet. too name a few enjoy the kitchen

. . . ,Make Us H u n g r y

Ten Dollar Dinners This combines the cooking-competition elements of Top Chef with TV-demo challenges that make you realize just how good people like Rachael Ray really are at their jobs.

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19,759 - Number of florist establishments nationwide in 2007. The 98,779 employees in floral shops across our nation especially busy preparing, selling and delivering floral arrangements.

The flowers bought for mom have a good chance of having been grown in California. Among the 15 surveyed states, California was the leading provider of cut flowers in 2008, accounting for 78 percent of domestic flower production ($314 million out of $403 million) in those states. (The data pertain only to operations with sales greater than or equal to $100,000.)

11,662 - Number of employees of the 126 greeting-card publishing establishments in 2007.
14,194 - The number of cosmetics, beauty supplies and perfume stores nationwide in 2007.
27,484 - Number of jewlery stores in the United States in 2007 - the place to purchase necklaces, earings and other timeless pieces for mom.
82.8 million - Estimated number of mothers in the United States in 2004.
55% - Percentage of 15 - to 44 year-olds who were mothers in 2006.
80% - Percentage of women 40 to 44 who had given birth as of 2006. In 1976, 90 percent of women in that age group had given birth.
How Many Children
2.1 - The total fertility rate (TFR) or number of births per woman in the U.S. in 2007 (based on current birth rates by age.) This marks the second consecutive year in which the rate has been above replacement level.
94% - Among the 37.8 million mothers living with children than 18 in 2004 the percentage who lived with their biological children only. In In addition, 3 percent lived with any stepchildren, 2 percent with any adopted children and less than 1 percent with any foster children.

2010 I have nothing current as to the statistics - percentages - numbers - it is a Census Year.
U.S.Census Bureau
73 - The number of men 65 and older on July 1, 2008, for every 100 women in this age group.
For those 85 and older, it drops to 48 men per 100 women.
5.7 million - The number of people 85 and older in the United Stated on July 1, 2008.
104,754 - Estimated number of centenarians in the United States on Nov. 1 2009.
601,000 - Projected number of centenarians in the United States in 2050.

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a movie

littli by little ...an amazing S T O R Y comes to life filled with adventure
These tales not only bring whether or not it's true
or not unconventnial behavior rumor



third person pronoun =================== here's to my bethroed ------------------
wife ----------friend -------------------lover ------------------mother-----------------of my children ----------------------------------------------------happy mothers day--------------------
memorial -----------------------flag day ----------------------fathers day----------4thjuly
happy holidays --------------------labor day ------------halloween-----------turkey-----------------------evergreen--------------------------------fireworks and champagne

if one abhores styre what would the realm of possibilities






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might amuse

NASA has a new slide weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the project o f a launch tower
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I won't be on any lunar shuttle
nor see the great Saturns rings other than the medias trash garrbage of the old forty
five on the turntable with the stuck in the groove needle ---- thank heaven o for DVD
--- I won't be stuck in the rush hour traffic cause my schedule is a laid a back and easy going
before and after rush hour ------------- the fourth of July comes but once a year with fireworks and the hoopla of the celebation of the New Years at Time Squared NYC
I haven't reached my goal $5000 X52WKS =$2600000. 3X5 iNDEXCARD personalized

The predators of flight hawk eagle pigeon

751 752 ' 596 vs 340 do to the tornadic conditions of the night my odometer will
have an excessive mileage of right angle turns - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - --- -- - - -

METHOTREXATE AN ANTIMETABOLITE used to treat certain TYPES of severe psoroasis
rheumatoid arthritis
cancer


in certain patients it may be used alone or with other medicicines it may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

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as i digress on the triviallity of time water for morning cofee -

Masterful Years 25

If you want to go"deep in the arts" in Texas, MAIN ST. is the perfect place. Where else an you experience so many skilled artisians working in so many different mediums? Where else can you speak with the artist personaky and engage them in enlightening conversations about their work?

MAIN ST. is a juried art fair, which means artists must submit their work to a jury of experts before exhibiting here. The 2010 Artist Selection Jury - Anne Allen, Bill Campbell, J>D> Hillberry, Cynthia Hodgkins, Kerry Jacobs, Luther Smith and Gregory Story - did an amazing job, as you will see when you browse the hundreds of white tents. Close to 1600 artist applied to exhibit at this year's festival, but only 224 were chosen for exhibition. Mediums range from sculpture, painting and photography to wood carvings, glassworks, jewelry, fashion and mutimedia. Millions of dollars worth of art are sold at MAIN ST.each year...............................................In all MAIN ST. will award more than $10,500 in prize money to artist this year . April 8 - April 11, 2010
The MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival is 25 years old!

Did You Know

Most isolated of all of the population centers on Earth, Hawaii is the most isolated. The island is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from Chin, and 5,280 miles from the Phillippines.
Only two; A.A. Milne, the famous author of Winnie the Pooh, was a playwright before he was a children's authoe. He considered writing for children a diversion and stuck to his vow to write no more than two Pooh books,.

Don't try to have the last word, you might get it.
If we learn by our mistakes, some of us are getting one great education!

It is incredible how much intelligence is used in this world to prove nonsense.

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

"Demolish the bridges behind you..... . .there is no choice but to move forward." FirdtjofNansen

"Those who dare to venture experience the greatest rewards." Anonymous

What is the cube root of the number one? a- one
A good slogan can stop analysis for fifty years.

Why was there thunder and lightning in the lab? The scientists were brainstorming!

Lemon Bars

1 Duncan Hines pudding pudding recipe yellow cake mix
1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese - 1/3 c sugar - 1 tsp lemon juice (or whole lemon sqzd)
2 eggs - 1/3 c oil
MIX dry cake mix - 1 egg and 1/3 c oil until crumbly - RESERVE 1 cup - -
Pat remaining mexture lightly in an ungreased 13 x 8 x2 pan - BAKE 15 min _ _
Beat cheese, sugar, lemon juice and one egg until light and smooth - SPREAD over
baked layer -SPRINKLE 1 cup reserved crumb mixture BAKE 15 min
COOL CUT into bars

Aerial

On HUNDREDS of barn roofs in north-central Indiana. Tom Rentschler has shingle-handedly raised rural art to new levels.

Drive around Fulton County and you're likely to spot - of Tom;s unusual handwork farm
critter, vintag tractor, a hunting dog, a pheasant, a golfer chipping on tee green, a row of cornstalks, you might say the sky's the limit

I thought to myself" Why not? I HAVe ALL THIS RECTANGULAR SPACE AND ALL these
colors to work with

AERIAL ARTISTRY Tom Rentscher has perfected the high flying art of shingle murals. Whether it's a critter or a John Deere tractor his handiwork often becomes a local landmark.
Country U S

Cover Letters

Picture yourself walking into one of those huge video stores to rent amovie only to find thousands of films displayed in unmarked cases. Instead of the usual plot synopsis, photos of exciting scenes, and lists of glamourous stars, all you see is the title of the film and a few boring statistics like length and rating. How in the world would you choose one to rent? You'd have to watch a few minutes of each movie to try to find one that was right for you, but with such vast selection available, that would be absurd.

Well, employers would find themselves in a similarly impossible situation if they had to pore over stacks of resumes

Cover Letters

That's amore

Laughing Matters Susan Capps

when the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie,
That's amore.

When an eel bites your hand, and that's not what you planned
That's a moray.

When our habits are strange, and our customs deranged,
That's our mores.

When your horse munches straw, and the bales total four,
That's some more hay.

When a Japanese knight, uses his sword in a fight,
That's Samurai

When your sheep go to graze, in a damp marshy place,
That's a moor, eh?

When your boat comes home fine, and tie up her line,
That's a moor, eh?

A comedian ham, with the name Amsterdam
That's a Morey

When you've had quite enough, of this dumb rhyming stuff.
That's "No more", eh

exerpt

Godard Don't Drink & Draw

repeat The Key to Wine
I dreaded doing this because it has a lot of straight lines and in painting the one thing you can"t
fake is straight lines. This took a long time to do. Elly's initials and our wedding date are in the
piece. It's the first piece I did after we got married..........................................a paintinhg
piano - keyboard - wine - wine glass - Michael Godard www.FascinationStArt.com

b i b

I would drive to Wilson, Oklahome once in awhile to spend time with Jim Miller He and his wife
who would pose when he sculpted an early works where she would hang on to a tree branch for
one of his works. His technique for the oils was an introduction to a new media. oil
Wilson Hurley at the Oklahoma Cowboy Hall of Fame, a painting of sky as you could only imagine - I could feel the breeze see the horizon.
The local art league or club introduced Margaret Samuel with the weekly class of oil painting.
Sylvia Harper the character of regional paintings
My sister Camella have a space at the Antque Mall, and TeaRoom at 341 E Pipeline Hurst,Texas
where I currently have works up and for sale.

thermomater?

the 1ft + snowfall intime for the valentines day festivity - according to th news - 49 states
of the United States of America of North America it was snowing - frozen flaky white percipitation Hawaii does have snow on its higher elevations - the average daily high
temperature for this region 50 - 60 degrees we are at the average of 20 - 30? plus wind chill
that was like february 11 on the fifthteenth - a bright sunny 35-40mph north winds
I built a snowman - I trudge thru the snow - I shovled a walk way - I baked cookies - I doodled
I love winter - I had a fire in the fireplace - I watched a movie - and I had hotchocolate
I drove my

vehicle - a kind generous gesture of a certain relative - thru the slush and wet roads to the post

office - the grocery store and yes the liquor store - to the clerk that walked or trudged thru the

foot plus of snow - when I return to that place - how about a dry pair of socks and slippers

- thanks for staying open to all - The branches and trees are along the roadway waiting for

the next crew to tidy the place - I really love Winter Wonderland - I went out for lunch-

a hamburger - salad and a v/t - and sat at the window to watch the freeway roll on by-

the honkers are in gotta go

happens

WHAT happens when as you type the lines scurry here to there
reading a nonsensecal type the wonderful recipe that disappears
or that hint of time a helpful hint

who's getting the veggies at u your house Today's forecast Blue skies and a clear monthly statement.

Forecast turning colder chances of percipitation possible snow flurries freezing temps

A fire in the firp ( fireplace) with the cleaner burning logs that last up to 2 hours It's
like keeping the home fires burning The season of winter - if I had the desire I could go to the
Ice Festival away up North a compass direction - buut i am not inclined at this time to venture the biways or hiways

Now that I have vented the keyboard it's as smooth as silk no more glitches how nice

trite

Egg Tips

Egg whites whipped to soft peaks give cakes lightness and lift. Always begin beating egg whites
slowly to break them up before turning the beaters on full throttle.

Shaping Hamburgers

Be sure to handle ground meat as gently as possible to avoid producing superdense patties.
Moisten your hands with water to prevent the meat from sticking.

TIPS and delicious recipes in Food & Wine foodandwine.com

decider

Cockles of the Heart

The expression is redundant. "Cockle" is here used as another name for "heart"--from the fact that the cockle-shell and the heart are very much alike. Indeed, the zoological name for the "cockle" is cardium from kardie the Grek word for "heart"Why Do We Say It?






How did lollipops get their name? What's long about a longshoreman? Why do we pass the buck? is also a great way to expand your vocabulary and enjoy doing it.

Lovely

Dreaming of lovely things, brings favor to all persons connected with you.

For a lover to dream that his sweetheart is lovely of person and character, foretells for him

a speedy and favorable marriage.

If through the vista of dreams you see your own fair loveliness, fate bids you, with a

gleamin light, awake to happiness.

Love. Why do we use the word "love" to mean "nothing in tennis ?

The term comes from the French l'oeuf, meaning "egg" because an egg looks like a "0" When the game was imported into England from France the term was also introduced, but its spelling was changed to "love". We sometimes call a zero a "goose egg"

Hobnob. Why do we say two people in intimate conversation are " hobnobbing" together?

The term was once spelled :habnab" and its meaning was "have and not have." As a synonym for "give and take" it's an apt description of an intimate conversation.

Learn by Heart. How does it happen we say we learn things "by heart" instead of "by head"?

It's because of a mistaken analysis of anatomical fundctions made by the ancient Greeks. They

placed the seat of thought in the heart.

worth $1000

Make a picture worth $1,000

Buyers are much more likely to bid and buy when they can see a photograph of the item. Since
your customer can't physically pick up and inspect the merchanduse, you've got to make up for it with illustration. Would you spend much money on something if you didn't know what it looked
like? Probably not. (There are a few exceptions - if you're selling and inexpensive book or video,
you can probably get by with using eBay's "stock" photo of the cover artwork- but even then, you're at a disadvantage with other sellers if you don't back it up with a good description.)

If you don't display a picture of your item, buyers may wonder whether you really have the item in stock, or are hiding some horrible defect. If you don't already use a digital camera, now is the time to get one and learn how to use it. An inexpensive used camera with two megapixels will work just fine for eBay pictures. You should be able to find a suitable camera on eBay for $25 or less.

worth $1,000