Whine Flu
the kids aren't whining. The two oldest want to go back to school... but the school doesn't want them back yet. Sore throat/cough/headache/fever has morphed into runny nose and earache today for W. T Jr. is still battling the same old low grade temp and cough... and how H has spiked a temp to go with her cough...
it's me that's whining!
along the lines of "what the what am I going to do about my hours at work?" and "how the hey-ma-whozit are we going to celebrate our anniversary with sick kids" and "hey, didn't you know we are supposed to spend Friday on the sea-doos with the cousins??!?!?!"
sickness never has spectacular timing.
so boo-hoo, whine whine whine, and all that jazz... now it's time to suck it up because I'm the mom and that makes me an expert at sucking it up. I even have a bronzed straw to prove it! (okay, I don't actually HAVE a bronzed straw - but we've discussed it...)
not to worry - all is well... I'll spend tomorrow getting school assignments for these kids so that they can all return to the land of learning as soon as possible - and until then we will make sure we drink plenty of liquids (M.O.T.H. pointed out it would be hard to drink solids) and get plenty of rest. Health and prosperity is just around the corner.... or at least Health is, I think I saw prosperity sneaking off to find a new hiding place...
And happy Anniversary to that ManOfTheHouse - congratulations on putting up with me for 16 years without ever once telling me that your mother's meatloaf was better :) Love you!!!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Art
Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, sculpture, and paintings. The meaning of art is explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics.
The definition and evaluation of art has become especially problematic since the early 20th century. Richard Wollheim distinguishes three approaches: the Realist, whereby aesthetic quality is an absolute value independent of any human view; the Objectivist, whereby it is also an absolute value, but is dependent on general human experience; and the Relativist position, whereby it is not an absolute value, but depends on, and varies with, the human experience of different humans.[1] An object may be characterized by the intentions, or lack thereof, of its creator, regardless of its apparent purpose. A cup, which ostensibly can be used as a container, may be considered art if intended solely as an ornament, while a painting may be deemed craft if mass-produced.
Traditionally, the term art was used to refer to any skill or mastery. This conception changed during the Romantic period, when art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science".[2] Generally, art is made with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions.
The nature of art has been described by Richard Wollheim as "one of the most elusive of the traditional problems of human culture".[3] It has been defined as a vehicle for the expression or communication of emotions and ideas, a means for exploring and appreciating formal elements for their own sake, and as mimesis or representation.[4] Leo Tolstoy identified art as a use of indirect means to communicate from one person to another.[4] Benedetto Croce and R.G. Collingwood advanced the idealist view that art expresses emotions, and that the work of art therefore essentially exists in the mind of the creator.[5][6] The theory of art as form has its roots in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, and was developed in the early twentieth century by Roger Fry and Clive Bell.[4] Art as mimesis or representation has deep roots in the philosophy of Aristotle.[4] More recently, thinkers influenced by Martin Heidegger have interpreted art as the means by which a community develops for itself a medium for self-expression and interpretation.
The definition and evaluation of art has become especially problematic since the early 20th century. Richard Wollheim distinguishes three approaches: the Realist, whereby aesthetic quality is an absolute value independent of any human view; the Objectivist, whereby it is also an absolute value, but is dependent on general human experience; and the Relativist position, whereby it is not an absolute value, but depends on, and varies with, the human experience of different humans.[1] An object may be characterized by the intentions, or lack thereof, of its creator, regardless of its apparent purpose. A cup, which ostensibly can be used as a container, may be considered art if intended solely as an ornament, while a painting may be deemed craft if mass-produced.
Traditionally, the term art was used to refer to any skill or mastery. This conception changed during the Romantic period, when art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science".[2] Generally, art is made with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions.
The nature of art has been described by Richard Wollheim as "one of the most elusive of the traditional problems of human culture".[3] It has been defined as a vehicle for the expression or communication of emotions and ideas, a means for exploring and appreciating formal elements for their own sake, and as mimesis or representation.[4] Leo Tolstoy identified art as a use of indirect means to communicate from one person to another.[4] Benedetto Croce and R.G. Collingwood advanced the idealist view that art expresses emotions, and that the work of art therefore essentially exists in the mind of the creator.[5][6] The theory of art as form has its roots in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, and was developed in the early twentieth century by Roger Fry and Clive Bell.[4] Art as mimesis or representation has deep roots in the philosophy of Aristotle.[4] More recently, thinkers influenced by Martin Heidegger have interpreted art as the means by which a community develops for itself a medium for self-expression and interpretation.
Hawking radiation
In 1975, Stephen Hawking and Jacob Bekenstein showed that black holes should slowly radiate away energy, which poses a problem. From the no hair theorem, one would expect the Hawking radiation to be completely independent of the material entering the black hole. Nevertheless, if the material entering the black hole were a pure quantum state, the transformation of that state into the mixed state of Hawking radiation would destroy information about the original quantum state. This violates Liouville's theorem and presents a physical paradox.
More precisely, if there is an entangled pure state, and one part of the entangled system is thrown into the black hole while keeping the other part outside, the result is a mixed state after the partial trace is taken over the interior of the black hole. But since everything within the interior of the black hole will hit the singularity within a fixed time, the part which is traced over partially might "disappear", never to appear again. Of course, it is not really known what goes on at singularities once quantum effects are taken into account, which is why this theory is conjectural and controversial.
Hawking was convinced, however, because of the simple elegance of the resulting equation which "unified" thermodynamics, relativity, gravity, and Hawking's own work on the Big Bang. This annoyed many physicists, notably John Preskill, who in 1997 bet Hawking and Kip Thorne that information was not lost in black holes.
There are various ideas about how the paradox is solved. Since the 1997 proposal of the AdS/CFT correspondence, the predominant belief among physicists is that information is preserved and that Hawking radiation is not precisely thermal but receives quantum corrections. Other possibilities include the information being contained in a Planckian remnant left over at the end of Hawking radiation or a modification of the laws of quantum mechanics to allow for non-unitary time evolution.
In July 2005, Stephen Hawking published a paper and announced a theory that quantum perturbations of the event horizon could allow information to escape from a black hole, which would resolve the information paradox. His argument assumes the unitarity of the AdS/CFT correspondence which implies that an AdS black hole that is dual to a thermal conformal field theory, is unitary. When announcing his result, Hawking also conceded the 1997 bet, paying Preskill with a baseball encyclopedia (ISBN 1-894963-27-X) 'from which information can be retrieved at will'. However, Thorne remains unconvinced of Hawking's proof and declined to contribute to the award
More precisely, if there is an entangled pure state, and one part of the entangled system is thrown into the black hole while keeping the other part outside, the result is a mixed state after the partial trace is taken over the interior of the black hole. But since everything within the interior of the black hole will hit the singularity within a fixed time, the part which is traced over partially might "disappear", never to appear again. Of course, it is not really known what goes on at singularities once quantum effects are taken into account, which is why this theory is conjectural and controversial.
Hawking was convinced, however, because of the simple elegance of the resulting equation which "unified" thermodynamics, relativity, gravity, and Hawking's own work on the Big Bang. This annoyed many physicists, notably John Preskill, who in 1997 bet Hawking and Kip Thorne that information was not lost in black holes.
There are various ideas about how the paradox is solved. Since the 1997 proposal of the AdS/CFT correspondence, the predominant belief among physicists is that information is preserved and that Hawking radiation is not precisely thermal but receives quantum corrections. Other possibilities include the information being contained in a Planckian remnant left over at the end of Hawking radiation or a modification of the laws of quantum mechanics to allow for non-unitary time evolution.
In July 2005, Stephen Hawking published a paper and announced a theory that quantum perturbations of the event horizon could allow information to escape from a black hole, which would resolve the information paradox. His argument assumes the unitarity of the AdS/CFT correspondence which implies that an AdS black hole that is dual to a thermal conformal field theory, is unitary. When announcing his result, Hawking also conceded the 1997 bet, paying Preskill with a baseball encyclopedia (ISBN 1-894963-27-X) 'from which information can be retrieved at will'. However, Thorne remains unconvinced of Hawking's proof and declined to contribute to the award
Life changes, & for the better
A few months ago I was talking to a co worker who is married and has a few kids and asked if I would ever go down that road. I laughed and told him who me; ya right my dog ties me down enough. I said to him I am never going to get married or at least anytime soon.
My reason behind that was there is always something better out there, to many things to experience to much life to live; why all of a sudden would you want to tie yourself down in your twenties. Or why would you need to put it on paper, you could just live with that one person no need to get married. I use to have a backup all the time when one relationship didnt work I would have someone else or was always the social girl that partied and lived the single life and all it had to offer.
But that all changed, my life changed; I met a guy last summer who is a Marine stationed in Japan. I was in a relationship as was he and we talked. One thing you have to realize when your thousands of miles away from your mother, sister father and all your friends is that its very hard. You miss Birthdays, Christmas's and family gatherings, so when you meet someone that is there for you to just be able to talk to, you get close. All I did was listen to his day, it could have been Gf troubles, something that happened on base with a family or just how much he missed his family and it meant alot that I was there to just listen to what he had to say.
People say that you truly never know someone you have never met or have only met for a brief amount of time. They say " how can you know someone by just talking on the phone or an email here or there?" Dont get me wrong, there are some; lets just say interesting people out there, but you need to have faith and take a chance on things. I think you get to know someone more being so far away and just friends. He is the type of guy that if I was having Bf problems I would turn to and get his adivce. I tell him I need him and no matter what time of day it is in Japan or how busy he is, when he gets a second to spare he calls and asks whats wrong and listens to what I have to say. Now someone that calls from 6000 miles away, well lets just say that's a man that truly cares and one not to let go.
I have him, over months of talking and being there for each other we realized we fell for one another. I never expected to be where I am today, in love with the best man ever whom I could never imagine being without. Being with a Marine I know this path isnt easy, I am willing to work through the hardships to be with the man I love.
Next Spring I am going to marry that man in Texas, the Marine who loves his family, friends and of course me. The Marine that leaves all he loves behind to fight for his country, and proudly stands next to his fellow Marines. I will say that distance is never easy, but if you love someone enough to wait for them and be faithful to them it will work out. It takes both sides to make it work and I think it was worth the wait. I found someone 6000 miles away and we found a way to get to each other. Miles are just miles, if you have faith and determination love will find its way.
My reason behind that was there is always something better out there, to many things to experience to much life to live; why all of a sudden would you want to tie yourself down in your twenties. Or why would you need to put it on paper, you could just live with that one person no need to get married. I use to have a backup all the time when one relationship didnt work I would have someone else or was always the social girl that partied and lived the single life and all it had to offer.
But that all changed, my life changed; I met a guy last summer who is a Marine stationed in Japan. I was in a relationship as was he and we talked. One thing you have to realize when your thousands of miles away from your mother, sister father and all your friends is that its very hard. You miss Birthdays, Christmas's and family gatherings, so when you meet someone that is there for you to just be able to talk to, you get close. All I did was listen to his day, it could have been Gf troubles, something that happened on base with a family or just how much he missed his family and it meant alot that I was there to just listen to what he had to say.
People say that you truly never know someone you have never met or have only met for a brief amount of time. They say " how can you know someone by just talking on the phone or an email here or there?" Dont get me wrong, there are some; lets just say interesting people out there, but you need to have faith and take a chance on things. I think you get to know someone more being so far away and just friends. He is the type of guy that if I was having Bf problems I would turn to and get his adivce. I tell him I need him and no matter what time of day it is in Japan or how busy he is, when he gets a second to spare he calls and asks whats wrong and listens to what I have to say. Now someone that calls from 6000 miles away, well lets just say that's a man that truly cares and one not to let go.
I have him, over months of talking and being there for each other we realized we fell for one another. I never expected to be where I am today, in love with the best man ever whom I could never imagine being without. Being with a Marine I know this path isnt easy, I am willing to work through the hardships to be with the man I love.
Next Spring I am going to marry that man in Texas, the Marine who loves his family, friends and of course me. The Marine that leaves all he loves behind to fight for his country, and proudly stands next to his fellow Marines. I will say that distance is never easy, but if you love someone enough to wait for them and be faithful to them it will work out. It takes both sides to make it work and I think it was worth the wait. I found someone 6000 miles away and we found a way to get to each other. Miles are just miles, if you have faith and determination love will find its way.
Friday, October 23, 2009
My thoughts on life
You never know what to expect when it comes to love. You never know what to expect when it comes to life either. Life and love will always throw you curve balls, its up to you to either strike out or hit a home run. Make sure you tell every one you love them for this very reson, No one can predict what tomorrow will bring. You just have to live for today. You never know who will walk into or out of your life tomorrow.I wish I would of thought about this before i wanted to give up on everything. I know now that i cant live in the past or live for the future. Today could be my last day on this earth so I'll make the best of it. Yes, i do wish he was right here with me this very second but with time to come he will be. We've had our whole lives planned out. I think that was our problem. We didn't expect him to go to jail, especialy for 9 yrs. All i can do is pray for the best but prepare for the worst.
Situation.
Here we go again. The love of my life, my everything, all i ever wanted, the only thing i need in this world..is supposed to be with me finally the 21st of March. Unfortunately theres once again something keeping that from happening. What he takes as something bad, and as something that is saying he isnt meant here is actually something what the both of us wanted & what we could both now have. He says he understands that i NEED him here with me now more than ever, but i dont think he truely does =/. Were the definition of "meant to be" & "true love", this isnt something that we..or I can jsut throw away. Theres no way possible that i could let him go & go on like this never happened; that i never met my soulmate, the one & only who knows me and accepts me for everything about me, the only one who truely loves me and is inlove with me the way noone ever has. Ive never felt this before with anyone or for anyone and as i see it action needs to be taken on it. How is that supposed to happen when i cant afford it myself to take action and GO TO HIM? All i know is hes the most important thing in my life, i cant let him go, yet i cant wait any longer for us to start our life together. I just need an answer to my question of when..when will it finally happen, when will i be truely happy n together with the one i need most?..and noone can answer that question; not even me.
Loving Yourself
Loving youself is not always an easy thing to do simply because we think we are not "good enough" or we don't "deserve it". The truth is that everyone deserves a chance of happiness and love. I know that putting your heart out there after you are hurt is not always an easy thing (I speak from experience); because all the insecurities tend to creep up and so we close up because we dont want to take a chance that might be the start of something special. All of this to say if an opportunity presents itself don't be afraid to take a chance because you never know what might come out of it. I'm so glad it did!!I wish everyone the best of luck!!
Chemical Romance..The Science of Bonding...
Researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy (the country of love!), discovered that both male and female hormones fluctuate like crazy when a new relationship blossoms. Love-struck guys experience a drop in their testosterone levels, which relates to aggressive, typically male behavior. Meanwhile, women who are falling in love get a testosterone boost. Hence, a biological invitation to bond, solidifying a relationship." Researchers went so far as to say that when a new relationship blooms, men become more like women, and women become like men! This way, a better understanding develops to kick-start a relationship.Men, in some way, become more like women, and women become like men," researcher Donatella Marazziti explains. And there's a very good reason: We're more likely to be attracted to, interested in or stimulated by someone who shares our personality traits. "This elimination of differences between the sexes is important because it lays the groundwork for conception, which is essential to our survival," Helen Fisher, Ph.D., author of Why We Love shares. " I have taken this from WC Horoscope newsletter ..and i would like to share to everyone who wants to read. Basically it is not so easy to have a long lasting relationship.We could just have this chemical bonding, some layman terms " sex appeal" this is the special bonding between opposite sex.Isnt it that sometimes, we feel so attracted to somebody but she isnt so attractive, compare to a beautiful woman.This is it..she has probably have an "oozing sex appeal" , that is why many man feel the attraction. That the chemical bond.But she will be just attracted to anyone else unless they have something in common.And this is the chemical bond....
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