Quotes January 26, 2019

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When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.
Joyce Brothers,
psychologist

Try not to change the world. You will fail. Try to love the world. Lo, the world is changed. Changed forever.
Sri Chinmoy,
spiritual teacher

One’s ridiculousness increases in proportion as one denies it.
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos,
novelist, in “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
Tim Notke

Forgive yourself for not having the foresight to know what now seems so obvious in hindsight.
Judy Belmont

We all have two fates. One is the result of whatever mess you were born into, and one is the result of deciding that’s just not f’king good enough.
Anonymous

Some days you just have to create your own sunshine.
Unknown

You have to find something.
Something that anchored you, something that keeps you looking forward.
Unknown

The things you do when you have nothing to do decides your fate.
Anonymous

Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.
Unknown

You’re always one decision away from a totally different life.
Unknown

The mind replays what the heart can’t delete.
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Recent Research Spreadsheets
Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
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Legislative Drafting Students
Our students spend the summer working on the research project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children have been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
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Smorgasbord Health Column – Holding Back the Sands of Time – Anti-Aging -Rejuvenation – Research, Dietary Sources, Herbs – Ashwaganda by Sally Cronin January 30, 2025
This series will contain elements of the previous Turning Back the Clock, but over the last two years, I have been researching other areas where we might possibly gain some advantage over the inevitable for all of us, which is … Continue reading →
Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.

Sunny Ann Starling, July 2, 1943 - January 6, 2023 January 10, 2023
All-American patriot, artist, designer, entrepreneur, flower arranger, chef, and joyful servant, Sunny Lou Starling, was carried on the wings of angels to the arms of her savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, January 6, 2023. She once said her mission was to “Gather and feed all you can, as often as you can, because you never know if […]
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WASP Final Flight February 28, 2022
WASP Deanie Bishop Parrish, 44-W-4"Failure isn't failure unless you let it be. It's simply a change in direction. Just count your many blessings move on. With God's help, anything is possible!"Deanie Bishop Parrish passed away peacefully in her home in Waco, Texas, on February 24, 2022, just one day shy of her 100th birthday. She met every challenge […]
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Four Fun Kodachrome Car Image Series No. 519 October 30, 2024
Editors Note: After posting over five thousand features and twenty five thousand images over the last thirteen years, the time has come to end posting weekly features here on The Old Motor. At this point, the site’s future hasn’t been decided, although it will remain online for the foreseeable future. There may be future updates...
David Greenlees
Four Fun Kodachrome Car Image Series No. 518 October 23, 2024
In this weekly series, we ask our readers to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles along with the location where the image was taken and anything else you find of interest in the photos. You can look back on all the earlier parts of this series here. The photos are via Americar....
David Greenlees

Mrs. Claus: 1949 December 27, 2024
Christmas 1949 in Valparaiso, Indiana. That's Grandma in a Kodachrome slide. View full size. Our Christmas coda is this cocktail-hour Kodachrome submitted by Shorpy charter member Delworthio 16 years ago, in 2008. Cheers!
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The Third Man: 1951 December 19, 2024
Occupied Germany at the U.S.-Soviet sector The East/West German border circa 1951, ten years before the Berlin Wall was built. U.S. Army soldiers Harry Manville, Dave Crosson, and Ray Kwapil (my dad). I have the Agfa Karat 35mm and Rolleicord 6x6cm Dad is dangling. Nice cameras, they are still working. Location: "Untersuhl by Eisenach, Germany, […]
JeffK

NCR Ahead Of Its Time January 29, 2025
In reply to Parts and Labor: 1902: Most definitely ahead of its time. Mr. Patterson was somewhat of a Philanthropist in his dealings with everyone. He treated all his workers as precious jewels. That, for the most part, was why his product was not only ahead of its time, but also superior to all others. […]
Baxado
What's with the logs poked into the river? January 29, 2025
In reply to River City: 1902: Are they ramps for riverboats to sidle up the bank? Something else?
JeffK

Hungarian Wax Peppers October 18, 2024
Here’s an old Italian recipe for canning peppers, one of my husband’s favorites. Searching the internet, you’ll come across many variations — all probably good — but here’s a basic recipe to start you on your course. The kids and I canned these using the boiling method, though pressure canners might make the process easier. Not sure how, […]
gardenfrisk
Easy Microgreens June 13, 2023
Microgreens seem to be all the rage these days and for good reason: they are packed with nutrients and easy to grow! The USDA and University of Maryland found that leaves from microgreens had more nutrients than the mature leaves of the same plants. And great flavor. Plus, you don’t need a lot of space […]
gardenfrisk

Sausage Tortellini Soup January 25, 2025
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. Quick, easy weeknight meal made in 40 min! With crumbled sausage, tortellini, spinach, cream and basil. So creamy! reasons to make sausage tortellini soup tips and tricks for success sausage tortellini soup variations Meat Italian sausage (sweet or spicy) or ground beef, […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
Easy Beef Bourguignon January 11, 2025
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. A classic French stew with oh-so-tender braised fall apart beef with vegetables in a luxurious red wine gravy sauce. why i love beef bourguignon what exactly is beef bourguignon Similar to its sister dish, coq au vin, beef bourguignon (also known as […]
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Guantanamo Bay could hold 30,000 migrants in Trump deportation plans January 29, 2025
The U.S. will house migrants who entered the country illegally at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — the military prison where terrorism suspects have been kept for more than 20 years. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would sign an executive order directing the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to “begin preparing” a 30,000-person migrant facility […]
Patty Nieberg
The Army is moving WWII-era barracks across a base to house visiting troops January 29, 2025
Of the 100,000 troops that go to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin each year to train, hundreds of them might live in barracks built during World War II. The Army is relocating five 83-year-old barracks to make room for new officer quarters and as a way to save money. “This barracks relocation costs less than building new,” […]
Patty Nieberg

Now Boondocking in the Barry Goldwater AF Range January 29, 2025
Yesterday, January 28After a night at the KOA conveniently located within 3 miles of the Tucson Airport, Martha and I rode Scarlett, the Ural Patrol Sidecar Rig to get her to her flight home.I will continue camping through February unless something comes up, chasing warm weather and solitude when possible.Pursuant to that goal, I drove […]
redlegsrides
Uraling to the De Grazia Gallery in the Sun Museum, Catalina, AZ January 25, 2025
Friday, January 24Martha and I left the campsite shortly after 10AM when temps had risen to above 50 degrees under sunny skies. We rode down to the Catalina suburbs of Tucson to check out the De Grazia Gallery of the Sun Museum.Martha's parents had liked De Grazia's art work and had taken their girls for […]
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Amazon Seems Not To Like Reviews of The Putin Interviews January 9, 2025
UPDATE: A friend at Amazon saw this post, looked into it, and informed me that the whole thing was a mistake: my second review did indeed post; I shouldn’t have received the first email, requiring revisions; I certainly shouldn’t have received the second email, mistakenly informing me that even my revised review wouldn’t do. They’re […]
Barry Eisler
The Myth of American Idealism: How US Foreign Policy Endangers the World December 16, 2024
If you’re not familiar with Noam Chomsky’s insights into the real causes and consequences of US foreign policy, The Myth of American Idealism is an excellent introduction. If you are familiar, it’s a great refresher. IMO, the biggest, high-level takeaways:1. Rulers have far more in common with and concern for each other than regard for the people […]
Barry Eisler

Kashevaroff Mountain April 6, 2019
Long before we were a sailing family, Alisa and I were a young couple in love with adventuring in Alaska. The opportunity to introduce Eric and Elias to the delights of outdoor living in the Great Land was one of the big bright sides of our return to Alaska. Earlier this winter, the boys and […]
Letting go March 20, 2019
So...this beautiful island is our home. See the barky? The boys just had their spring break. A week off from school and nothing to keep us from buggering off in Galactic. The weather was generally poor - nothing like the pics above for the most part - so we just snuck off to the west […]

PDS on PBS II Cross post from "Frozen Grin" April 5, 2024
Here is a link to a story about my struggle to draw with Parkinson's Disease. the story is from "The Daily Cartoonist" a Web journal concerning the world of professional cartooning. It was occasioned by the release of the documentary "Matters of Mind, My Parkinson's" which follows three families and their efforts to cope […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Matter of Mind, My Parkinson's, PBS Looks at PD and PD-S March 4, 2024
Here is a short trailer for the PBS documentary "Matter of Mind, My Parkinson's. It follows the attempts of three people and their families to cope with the progressive, disabling and incurable neurological condition. The film won the Audience Choice Award for documentaries at the recent San Francisco Film Festival, possibly due to a scenery-chewing […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl

"Home" vs. "Away" May 20, 2022
I’m home now. I’m looking at the flea market couch I brought up from California; I had cushions made three times over the years till I got it just right. Now it’s just right. It’s been in my life 42 years. Tim has been in my life 34 years, but he had to be out of […]
CloudyinAK
Goodbye, Toronto May 10, 2022
I’m saying my goodbyes to Toronto. I’ve seen my last Hot Docs Festival film, and I’m just back from my last author program. I’ve probably had my last roti, checked out my last book at my local branch library, gone to my last art workshop. Horror of horrors, I’ve even watched my last play. The thing […]
CloudyinAK

Malnourished launches today January 21, 2020
It’s here. The big day. My memoir, the one I spent 15 years struggling over, launches today from Raised Voice Press. I’m feeling very exposed, very vulnerable. This is not at all similar to when Dolls Behaving Badly launched from Hachette Book Group. That was a novel, and while some of it was based on… […]
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Book review: Secondhand Summer by Dan Walker December 1, 2019
I had had Alaska writer Dan Walker’s YA novel SECONDHAND SUMMER on my list for a long time, and two weeks ago finally had the chance to dive in. I wasn’t disappointed. Walker’s book, geared for middle school readers (but still immensely enjoyable for adults), follows 14-year-old Sam’s move to Anchorage from the small fishing… […]
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Sitka Nature Show #333 – Connor Goff January 27, 2025
Featuring a conversation with Connor Goff. We talked about bird highlights from the past year, and the adventures he's been getting up to. These include hiking, boating, and diving in the Sitka area.
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Seward Avenue Epiphytes January 25, 2025
Overcast with drizzle early in the day. Temperatures in the 40s. While working on my computer, I was surprised to see a vine weevil walking on it. I have no idea where it came from, though presumably it crawled up me to get to the computer. I’ve noticed several in the house over the past […]
matt goff

Sandra’s Overnight Artisan 10" Cast Iron Soft Bread-No Knead March 2, 2024
INGREDIENTS3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon active yeast (not rapid or instant)1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt1-1/2 cups slightly warm water (tepid)--2 teaspoons canola oil (For top and bottom of dough ball so it doesn't stick or form crust while rising)-2 TB butter melted in ramekin, with brush (set aside)--10” Seasoned Cast Iron SkilletMETHODAdd flour to bowl. Add yeast […]
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Sandra's Fresh Apple Pecan Cake (9x13") September 18, 2023
My husband loves this cakeso much he had two pieces 'after' eating lunch...Ingredients2 Eggs1 ½ cup Canola Oil2 cups Granulated Sugar3 cups A-P Flour2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon½ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg½ teaspoon Kosher Salt1 ½ teaspoons Baking Soda4 cups Chopped Apples (peeled and cored): measure after chopping1 cup chopped Pecans: measure after chopping1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract⅔ […]
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