No Excuse for Physical Abuse: Slap Her
Nobody is born an abuser and this PSA addressing the issue of domestic violence is an effective way of illustrating the concept. Watch what happens when these young boys are asked to slap a cute girl after they have gotten know her a bit?
These young boys are winners because “abusers are losers”!
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“We are afraid of the enormity of the possible.” — Emile M. Cioran
“Justice… limps along, but it gets there all the same.” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.” — David Starr Jordan
“The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that one of the horses must win.” — Henry Adams
Sun Trellis
Several years ago we decided to plant a snail vine (Vigna Caracalla) in the courtyard of our home in northern Phoenix. This is a good plant for our particular climate; tolerating reflected heat and a great amount of sun exposure and able to tolerate moderate freezes. (If the frost kills the top; cut to the ground and it will re-bloom in the spring). As this would be a focal area, a special trellis that would accommodate an eight foot expanse in front of an inside wall was required. A trip to an eclectic pottery and home furnishing store in nearby Cave Creek that was “going out of business” provided a sheet metal screen of smiling suns! Slightly damaged; (the blemish that prompted its reduced price was negligible) the screen was cut in two even sections to facilitate ease of installation. Over the years, the weight of the new growth has required some staking with rebar and wire, but the effect is still impressive!
Note: this vine (at least in our particular area) develops mildew each year during the humid part of our summer; after a significant re-cutting and application of Bayer Advanced Disease Control for Rose, Flower and Shrubs Concentrate, it resumes vigorous regrowth.
The Trellis with Foliage Beginning to Fill the Voids
A Snail Vine Bloom
STATUS QUOtes — 20150113
“Silence is a text easy to misread.” — A. A. Attanasio
“The things we know best are the things we haven’t been taught.” — Luc de Clapiers, French Writer
“Lend me your eyes. I can change what you see.” — Mumford and Sons , Awake My Soul
“Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.” — Liz Smith
Foodography
I am continually inspired by the creativity exhibited on the Internet. Food photography is generally a specialty of photographing food for restaurants, recipe books, cooking blogs, etc. There is definitely a defined skill set to presenting food in a picture so that it looks as good as one would hope it tastes.
Russian artist, Tatiana Shkondina, however uses food to approximate famous works of art representing van Gogh, Dali, Picasso and others. At the site linked below, more of her work is exhibited and the original art work is “linked” for comparison. This is a lot of fun especially for art and food lovers.
Food-stylist and photographer
Tatiana Shkondina
www.foodphotography.ru
See other examples of Shkondina’s food art at DIYPhotography.
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“You never know what worse luck you bad luck has saved you from.” — Cormac McCarthy
“The vagabond who’s rapping at your door is standing in the clothes that you once wore.” — Bob Dylan
“Won’t you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.” — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“Quadruplets: Four crying out loud.” — Anonymous
STATUS QUOtes – Picture Quote – 20150110
STATUS QUOtes — 20150111
“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” — John Bingham
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou
“Success is never owned, it is rented, and the rent is due every day.” — Rory Vaden
“Don’t be afraid. There’s the two of us now.” — Diana Gabaldon, Outlander
Cool Pictures, really cool!
As a resident of the desert southwest, I am pleased to have daytime winter temperatures between the low 60’s to mid-70’s on average with only a modicum of cloudy days and scant rain. I suppose the heat of the summer, which may reach as high as 115 degrees on some days, tends to balance the scale a bit.
I appreciate how those in the colder and more northern climes deal with the cold and often relish their environment. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2015 is no exception. These ice sculptures are just fascinating and inventive. I hope you visit the link below to view all of the photos. Some are taken in the evenings with colored lights reflecting in the crystal-like surroundings.
Picture courtesy of REUTERS
Picture courtesy of REUTERS