When I was trying to post my Huffington Post comments simultaneously to this blog I was getting an error in my comment. I made the assumption that there was no post in my blog! I just checked, and I was completely wrong! I would prefer not to see an error, but I am otherwise happy with my ability to cross-post on Huffington Post and here! WOOt!
I will have to check that out. I am all for Rooftop Solar panels!
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Yuck! I have a friend who was once working as a Taco Bell manager. I got a close look at what they call ground beef! I cannot accurately describe the experience except with the word ‘disgusting.’ The slurry that was produced defies normal words.
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I am registered with Huffington Post, and I just found a new feature! Apparently I can set it so that my comments can automatically be made into blog posts! I haven’t tested it yet, but I will soon. I hope it looks decent, I may have to play around with it.
I have already blogged that I bought a book on how to learn a language. Here is my start in blogging my progress!
First, I will be listing the resources that Mr. Farber advocates, and discussing them.
Here is the list of recommended resources:
Basic Textbook
Phrase Book
Newspaper or Magazine
Student Reader
Portable Tape Player
Audio Forum
Blank Cassette Tapes
Flash Cards
Blank Flash Cards
Sturdikleers
Felt Highliner Pen
I have gotten scant few of those resources right now, in any form. I have the internet, which can double as a textbook and phrase book in a pinch. I have an iPod, which can easily work as a modern tape payer. I don’t have any of the other resources yet, but I have looked for them and located a few. However, I have a dear friend that knows spanish with whom I am conversing with every other day, and I need to increase that frequency. It has helped a lot. I also know a few people locally, so I just need to get the courage to start up conversations. I figure I will start on that tomorrrow.
I recently purchased the book ‘How to learn any language’ by Barry Farber. My inspiration for buying this book is to finally learn Spanish properly. Taking multiple years of it in Junior High, and High School and I still cannot converse in it! It’s a waste, especially if I do not attempt to fix that mistake.
About the book! The book itself is a very easy read, which is a good start. It starts with Mr. Farber’s history with learning many languages and how he initially hated it and quickly turned it around and learned to love languages. He then describes his method, which is simply put to use as many resources as possible and work as hard as possible to learn the language. Then he details how to efficiently use otherwise ‘wasted’ time learning a language and memory retention methods.
He also takes time to make certain points and to dispel uncertainties and misconceptions. He also tries to make the book, and your decision and methods to learn a language, as fun as possible. He engourages people to use even the most vain of reasons to learn a language as long as it will keep you interested – picking up foreign women. He even goes as far as advising people on which language one should start to learn depending on their tastes. A bit sexist, but one can easily modify it to be sex neutral. The one thing he discourages is using dirty words or curse words. You should learn them so you know when others are insulting you, but refrain from using them.
Overall, I am extremely happy for purchasing the book. Some of his methods are technically outdated, but easily modified in the spirit of his method. Overall I think it will be a wonderful way to learn a language. I will try and blog my progress in learning conversational Spanish to see how well is book really helps learn a language!
Here is another update on LMB, aka Alpha Cub!
Overall, he has been doing fine. He has been growing, but we have noticed that he is not so broad shouldered as other babies. He also has ezcema that often drives him crazy with itching.
One might think that these are very minor issues, but when he scratches thin bloody lines in his skin in multiple areas, M and I decided to try and do something about it. Especially since doctors seemed a little stumped by the whole thing and just keep on prescribing different medications, none of which have really helped him out for any length of time.
So we did our own investigations, and have decided that he may have some form of Celiac Disease. Yes, we are not doctors and attempting to diagnose issues is very scary for both of us. Still, since the solution has no real downsides except not helping him we saw no reason not to attempt the cure – a gluten free diet.
Oh, and the reason that we thought this might help instead of just accepting that he may have ezcema? Well, he also has a pot belly after eating, he still has some minor issues holding down his food, the aforementioned persistent rash/itching and he seems to not be thriving (but how is one to measure that?) All of these things are symptoms of Celiac Disease and it’s forms.
We will keep the diet going for a month and see if there are any changes. Most internet reports say that changes happen within the week, so a month is more than enough time to see a positive change in LMB.
I hope it works.
This will be the only time I will be writing about South Carolina’s Governor Sanford’s affair.
Many people in the Left Wing, including Talk Show Host Keith Olbermann, have been waiting for when he will resign.
Some poeple in the Right Wing, including Rush Limbaugh, have been blaming Obama for the affair.
I feel they are both wrong.
Closer to my feelings are Jon Stewart, who said ‘Just another Politician with a conservative mind and a liberal penis.’ and Steven Colbert, who mockingly ‘fell asleep’ while reporting on the news conference that Governor Sanford held.
However, I think that Alec Baldwin on Huffington Post wrote how I feel about it best when he said ‘don’t take the bait.’ There are so many other things to worry about, like healthcare and the economy. We do not need to be worrying about Governor Sanford’s private life.
Subject done, move along!
Michael Jackson, King of Pop – Died June 25, 2009 at about 14:26 PST, 16:26 CST
Cause of Death – Heart Failure, but Toxicology screens are not back yet.
Farah Fawcett, Charlies Angel – Died June 25, 2009 at about 9:28 PST, 11:28 CST
Cause of Death – Cancer
They were both amazing people. People will continue to die. These two are people who will continue to live on.
It has been less than two weeks since the assassination of Dr. George Tiller, and we have another home brew terrorist attempting to wreak havoc. James Von Brunn walked into the Washington D.C. Holocaust museum with the intent to kill as many Jews as he could. A brave guard, who initially was opening the door for someone who he thought could use assistance, prevented multiple potential murders by shielding Von Brunn with his own body and taking the bullets himself.
I am sure that this comes as no surprise that those in the right wing are trying to blame liberals for this mess. In fact, Glenn Beck goes as far as spouting a lot of nonsense in front of three old white men and his audience that attempts to convince the super gullible of this ‘liberal fact’. Here are some of the choicer ideas that he put forth:
Hitler and the Nazis were left wing
Considering that most right wing people equate left wing with socialism, this one actually made me chuckle. The Nazi’s were Facists, which is directly and aggressively opposed to socialism, and therefore left wing thinkers. I am not sure if Mr. Beck really does not know the difference, or he merely feels that his audience does not know, does not care about the difference.
Ultimately President Barack Obama is the one responsible for the violence because his “bailouts” and “Socialistic” policies are engendering widespread anger.
Am I the only one who sees this as a variation on blaming the victim? I swear it sounds like all those stupid rape defenses where the woman had it ‘coming’ because she was wearing a ’slutty outfit’. He can’t anger people, or he is responsible for them going insane and murdering people. Does that go for everyone? Like Right wing Talk Show hosts that incite violence by calling abortion doctors ‘Baby Killers?’ Or is that a special limitation reserved only for President Obama.
Beck denounced those who claim he is “churning the pot” because, he says, “the pot is already boiling.”
The questions that one should really be asking is ‘Who is actually bring the heat on that is causing the pot to boil?” After all, Glenn Beck never said that his words are not actually capable of ‘churning the pot’, so to speak, he just says that people are already angry so he is not escalating anything. Which means he can and is still part of the problem because he keeps the issue alive and hot instead of cooling it down or letting it defuse itself or others to do it.
It is quite clear that the right wing media is doing it’s best to distance itself from such hatred to prevent any backlash. It’s just sad that they do it with another variation on hatred. There is a lot of hatred going on in the USA, and as a collective people we need to find a way to work it out. Hopefully without shooting more people.
