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Quotes February 15, 2018

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“Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship with myself.”
Nathaniel Branden

“Regret can be your worst enemy or your best friend. You get to decide which.”
Martha Beck

We need in every bay and community a group of angelic troublemakers.
Bayard Rustin

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Lanston Hughes

No one has ever achieved anything from the smallest to the greatest unless the dream was dreamed first.
Laura Ingalls Wilder

We are all failures, at least all the best of us.
James Matthew Barrie,
writer

We’re slow to believe what it hurts us to believe.
Ovid,
poet

Thoughts

the stripper gypsy rose lee--1/31/25 January 31, 2025
Today's selection--from Gypsy by Gypsy Rose Lee. Gypsy Rose Lee (1911-1970) was a vaudeville dancer and burlesque entertainer who became famous for her striptease act. From the time she was very young, her mother drove both her and her younger sister June into seemingly never-ending performances on the vaudeville circuit in a desperate search for […]
def jam records -- 1/30/25 January 30, 2025
Today's encore selection -- from The Big Payback by Dan Charnas. Def Jam Recordings, the legendary multinational record label based in Manhattan, started in a dorm room at NYU in 1983: "If you heard a rap record on the radio in 1984, Russell Simmons had something to do with it. Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, Fat Boys, […]

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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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 […]
Unknown
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 […]
Unknown

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

Michiganada: 1908 February 1, 2025
1908. "Detroit, Michigan -- general view to the west along Jefferson Boulevard and Fort Street." Looking over the Detroit River into Windsor, Ontario -- one of the few places where Canada is our neighbor to the south. This composite of two 8x10 inch glass negatives constitutes one-sixth of a 12-exposure mega-panorama. Detroit Publishing Company. View […]
Dave
Motorama: 1913 January 31, 2025
July 1913. "The heart of Detroit." Landmarks in this panoramic view over the Campus Martius include, from left, Fort Street, the twin towers of the Dime Savings Bank, City Hall, the Majestic Building at the corner of Michigan and Woodward Avenues, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, and the Detroit Opera House. Detroit Publishing glass negatives. […]
Dave

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!
delworthio
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

Tanks for the memories February 3, 2025
In reply to Motorama: 1913: We've discussed this area of downtown Detroit quite a bit, but I think I found one building we haven't. The Fowler Building is on the right side of the photo, between the Majestic Building and the Opera House. In the photo, it's roof has a water tank sitting on top […]
archfan
Memories from a South Detroit kid February 2, 2025
In reply to Michiganada: 1908: Also cleaned up nicely in Mr Alex's photo attachment is the brown four story building on the left edge of the picture, at Fort and Second. I worked a summer job in a makeshift factory on the fourth floor sixty years ago. It was well and truly a dump, but […]
bobzyerunkl

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 […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious

The ‘gig line’ is back in the Air Force even if you didn’t know it ever left February 3, 2025
A basic rule for uniform that all service members learn early in their military careers is how to keep their gig line straight, meaning that their trouser fly, belt buckle and shirt buttons on their uniform all form a straight line. But if a rule — even one as well known as the “gig line” […]
Jeff Schogol
Flooding damages multiple buildings at Walter Reed February 2, 2025
Extensive flooding has damaged multiple buildings at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The facility in Bethesda, Maryland, which treats thousands of injured service members as well as American presidents, saw 50 rooms, 11 hallways and five elevators impacted as a result of several pipes freezing and then bursting due to the cold weather. Services […]
Nicholas Slayton

Rock Formations in the BGAFR February 2, 2025
January 29As I munch on some Foccacia bread and drank coffee, I also wandered about the campsite area for pics.The rising sun lit things up nicely:January 30Both yesterday and today, I spent the morning reinforcing points on the aluma trailer which are developing cracks and such. In the afternoon, it was more wandering for pics:I'd seen […]
redlegsrides
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

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

Identifying Devil’s Club Plant August 10, 2023
Devil’s Club is a common wild plant in Alaska that’s large & covered in hidden sharp thorns, growing everywhere from remote forests to even well-groomed Anchorage city trails. Just because you’re “in town” doesn’t mean you won’t run into devil’s club. It’s smart to stay on the trails, particularly if you’re not confident spotting it. […]
Ashley
Pumpkin BOO-berry Muffins (Fun Halloween Toddler Snacktivity!) October 21, 2022
Here’s a delicious fall-time spin on classic blueberry muffins. If you’re a solo adult who likes good food, this recipe is for you. Or if you’ve got extra kitchen “helpers” around (read: kids who need entertainment), turn baking these Halloween muffins into a fun toddler snacktivity. Pumpkin BOO-berry Muffin Recipe Ingredients: 2 boxes Jiffy brand […]
Ashley

"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

The masquerade January 31, 2025
Only in Alaska where black is white With fisheries scientists now describing expanding populations of pink salmon as ecosystem disrupters across nearly the whole of the Northern Hemisphere, it is time someone […]
craigmedred
Boxed in January 26, 2025
Conventional thinking strands AK North Slope gas The second election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States offers Alaska an opportunity to use its stranded, North Slope natural gas […]
craigmedred

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… […]
cinthiaritchie
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… […]
cinthiaritchie

Sunny start to February February 2, 2025
Clear and cold. Gusty winds with temperatures in the 20s. Overnight lows didn’t drop as far forecast. The official low did not appear to get below 20F (14F was forecast). Gusty winds hit the house last evening and I think through much of the night. I went out this afternoon. It was breezy, but from […]
matt goff
Cold and Windy February 1, 2025
Cloudy first thing, but clear for most of the day. Windy and cold. Temperatures in the mid to upper 20s. I spent the afternoon out and about. I thought the car windows might be a pain to scrape, but the snow (and window) had been cold and dry enough when it fell that it wasn’t […]
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 […]
sandra
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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