tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46232347449500627212024-03-12T19:27:36.916-07:00zorritas deliveryzorritas delivery for delivery jobs, delivery definition, delivery games, delivery food, delivery restaurants, delivery flowers, delivery manager, delivery date, delivery flower, delivery service, delivery grocerycarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comBlogger1500125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-57555896808602286532012-06-21T14:15:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:00:29.172-07:00Il fait presque beau. Presque.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" height="568" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_9466copiepetit.jpg" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_9468copiepetit.jpg" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_9467copiepetit.jpg" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_9469copiepetit.jpg" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_9470copiepetit.jpg" width="682" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">robe <b>Beyond Retro</b> (London) / veste <b>Maje </b>(2010 ?) / chassures <b>Topshop</b> / bracelet <b>Charlotte Martyr</b></div><br />merci à mon frère <b><a href="http://retinemecanique.com/" target="_blank">Gaël Rapon</a></b> pour les photos !!!<br /><br /><div style="height: 55px; width: 220px;"><object height="55" width="220"><param name="movie" value="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=785344&colorBackground=0x555552&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0"> <embed src="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=785344&colorBackground=0x525252&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="55"></embed></object></div></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-55316014779972816112012-06-21T11:40:00.000-07:002012-06-21T19:15:43.643-07:00AudiobooksOne of my fondest memories of my time in legacy publishing was visiting Brilliance Audio in Michigan and playing a character on my first audiobook, Whiskey Sour.<br /><br />I love audiobooks. And I've always maintained the belief that their popularity was directly proportional to their price--it isn't unusual for audiobooks for be twice the hardcover price of a book. This high barrier to entry has meant a lot of folks who would enjoy audiobooks (while travelling, commuting, exercising, on vacation, etc.) haven't ever purchased one. For many, audiobooks are a library checkout (or a rental--there used to be audiobook rental stores). That's a shame, because, like paper and ebooks, I think audiobooks are worth owning.<br /><br />When I began self-publishing, Brilliance bought 13 of my ebook titles--an unprecedented move and a strong show of faith in my brand. These titles have done well, but even though they were less expensive than my previous titles, I felt the prices were a bit prohibitive.<br /><br />I recently released my second Timecaster novel, Timecaster Supersymmetry, with the help of my agent acting as an estributor (more on that in a future blog post, but in a nutshell they did everything I needed them to and I'm pleased.) One of the things I spoke with Brilliance about was releasing Supersymmetry as a download for under five bucks.<br /><br />They went one step better.<br /><br />Right now, on <a href="http://audible.com/">audible.com</a>, every Joe Konrath Brilliance Audiobook title is $4.95. <a href="http://www.audible.com/mt/konrath">http://www.audible.com/mt/konrath</a><br /><br />Want to try an audiobook but thought they were too pricey? Now is the time to buy one.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzyx8x0RMyoqlq473zfeauTyiN_8T80q-myvx_jm28RIv_ZjiyPyOHy1X9bSOYAt6agf_ePMWcUSKCgT7aBxGEZCJAtlAcATWKPVsDNr6jyydU9mBOsDygiyP1OiQ5r5EG5CaD2WB9rc/s1600/JAKonrath_TimecasterSuperSymmetry_eFINALclean2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzyx8x0RMyoqlq473zfeauTyiN_8T80q-myvx_jm28RIv_ZjiyPyOHy1X9bSOYAt6agf_ePMWcUSKCgT7aBxGEZCJAtlAcATWKPVsDNr6jyydU9mBOsDygiyP1OiQ5r5EG5CaD2WB9rc/s320/JAKonrath_TimecasterSuperSymmetry_eFINALclean2.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>I also encourage readers to buy the ebook version of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Timecaster-Supersymmetry-ebook/dp/B008AVD0M6">Timecaster Supersymmetry for $3.99</a>. This book was a true labor of love for me, written completely from the heart and without keeping anything reigned in. I had no legacy editor to tell me, "You can't do that." The result is a science-fiction thriller that I am 100% positive no publishing house would ever release in its current uncut form. Sex, violence, bad jokes, dinosaurs, talking fruit, the multiverse, robots, tons of inside jokes and parodies, insane plot twists, several major WTF moments, and a future Jack Daniels fighting zombies. It is seriously crazy, and was so much fun to write I had to see a surgeon to remove the smile on my face when I finished it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Timecaster-ebook/dp/B004R1QVI8">Timecaster</a> hasn't found its audience yet. Penguin gave it a crappy cover and priced the ebook too high ($7.99), among other mistakes. Supersymmetry is so unlike anything else anyone has ever written it is almost unclassifiable, which will no doubt limit early sales. But ebooks are forever, and forever is a long time to find an audience. Maybe it will take years, and that's okay. I have years. And hopefully I'll have the rights back to Timecaster by then (I have world rights and am releasing it soon on Amazon.co.uk among other places) so I can price it to sell.<br /><br />Please spread the word on the audiobooks, and on Supersymmetry. I'd love to see a future where all audiobook downloads are priced comparably to ebooks, and where authors are free to truly unleash their creativity on readers without having to kow-tow to the narrow-minded sales-driven biases of legacy publishers.<br />carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-65972190107195029152012-06-19T20:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.634-07:00Create and Share | Features too!<br /><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't forget to grab my Button <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></b></span></span></div><br /><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/search/label/Share%20Wednesdays" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/5830175039_f44f58cc45_m.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0898438) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0898438) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" /></span></a></center><center style="line-height: 18px;"><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><b><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Come by every Wednesday to share your </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">"Creative Side"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> You can link up anything crafty, recipes, room decor, party ideas, gift ideas, kid crafts, science projects, game ideas, ect. You get the idea.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></i></b></center><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">| Linky Party Rules |</span></b></span></center><center><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="color: #656565; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Follow </span><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Trendy Treehouse</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> via Google Friend Connect</span></span></i></li><li style="color: #656565; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Follow </span><a href="http://pinecreekstyle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Pine Creek Style</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> via Google Friend Connect</span></span></i></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Link up only to the post. Not your home page.</span></i></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Please </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Do Not</i></span><i> link up shops or giveaways.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Share the </i><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><i>Create and Share Button</i></span></a><i> somewhere on your blog or in your post.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Visit at least 3 other link ups and leave meaningful comments.</span></i></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come back next week to see if your link has been featured.</span></i></li></ul><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Every week I feature 6 Great Link Ups that I find amazing. If you see yours below, go grab a featured button </span><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">.</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>PLEASE DO...</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">If you love the featured projects, make sure you let them know by leaving a great comment in their post. Just click on the photos below to visit them.</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">| Here are 6 of my favorite links from last week |</span></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Click on photo to read more about these projects</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sweetsapling.com/2012/04/lets-plan-a-rainbow-birthday-party.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8hUUVvirhDRHh95WMbwX58CNwOwn-hcUV25zZcn62rjVTL47P8JtTW-EAeyYLG_vgCk4q74iekVPlp6OqYEuWospNsjy42ly0uxFOxFBYPSc9UolsE86s42TGEbwrZDwtvKXfWnbmc4/s200/IMG_0037.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://www.weeshare.net/2012/05/cascading-ruffle-skirt.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewl45wfeeS32B1i_MidZGBzavp34O9RUvqdf4Cg3B6Fv6hEtfts55xPzTertAzljHFz_1of0Y9uM-C0GTe7HS5tl4YoqXk34kVHGMZRE6zjWK89pg_lGkJTGGbnIiwFMQumzbNHN8xig/s200/adobe+add+text.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://www.eleganceandelephants.com/2012/06/bayern-sundress-guest-post-mini.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2-hIh6Ib3IlNhFfFDg6kFrHiXkfW5Z1pz8YAGm8JEaSDUDIjO5dGrNMHLt6pbSknEesL5wBZAVMUKJdxqGV6CtJORo3qZ1tZRzTIEkCjKUetcT3ulBz31SZGVAjybCUJ2wZYMIVSHSc/s200/bayern2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.willcookforsmiles.com/2012/06/food-drive-and-fruity-pebbles-cupcakes.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKdRkA2hWVf2boV90J8mt9UXRMN7PTCkZmZIDbmet3EpYLJohzSfGNhk5ye53uVJyUEMgBngQvtpjKH5nOjZkSICdwXZ73IuZ0v63D41k3U4JdXphdFq3CmV7Be94TP80qLTX5bHshqw/s200/Vanilla+Fruity+Pebbles+Cupcakes+edited.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://acreativeprincess.blogspot.com/2012/06/easy-breezy-4th-of-july-wreath.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaIBkrfW1phMhVBDDce90ojIKLQ4rnmoJaqE_TmaDsS66M3DoEI74ijHJcAoBFoidxqYav5G8dwVncDHcENJodeXqls4D8ghWiZUslp2A_qxK5xjqO9aVmFqiTOiZgNtFTcSkRaNqEUo/s200/GEDC1346.JPG" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://fifiybr.blogspot.com/2012/06/jeans-holes-and-repairs.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFiKW0R02o1BsUO8DM3nmNXAbZW0GUCjICEIt21k24VoC6J541Vy_0-c4BzjoKH8K959pUkuun-axWItc5WG3hAPGrH78CX7ACIkI7Vr-rrw7OZnSzcMk1PRfnaiabZLbQvagR8FgBEU/s200/p20120605-094627.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=150579" type="text/javascript"></script></span></span></div></center></center>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-41437968106603501112012-06-18T10:45:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:00:29.199-07:00En vous aimant bien.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7138copie.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7119copie.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7105copie.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7132copie.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7137copie.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7111copie.jpg" width="682" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sexuali-tee <b>American Apparel</b> / chaussettes <b>American Apparel </b>/ chaussures <b>Topshop</b> / bracelet <b>Charlotte Martyr </b>/ collier harnais <b>Topshop</b> / bagues <b>Gudule</b>, <b>Corpus Christi</b>, <b>Lotta Djossou </b>et divers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="height: 55px; width: 220px;"><object height="55" width="220"><param name="movie" value="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=3463894&colorBackground=0x555552&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0"> <embed src="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=3463894&colorBackground=0x525252&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="55"></embed></object></div></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-86674937791892477852012-06-16T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.740-07:00Outdoor Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you follow me on my blog this will look familiar ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's summertime. Time to get outside and get into nature (do I sound like Dr. Scott the paleontologist?). My kids love to play outside and the other day they had just watched Sid the Science Kid who went camping with his dad....so of course they wanted to go camping too. They got their backpacks, filled them with the essentials, like: buzz lightyear, some stuffed animals, extra shoes, slippers, a stethoscope, journals and some other random items. I couldn't find the small tent that we have for them so I decided to bring out the card table and the card table tent that I made for them a long time ago. It was a hit. They played camping all morning!! Here are some photos from their expedition!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLWjvG-A3XctmlmTcDVVNJ83mym8dBOkyOk7Mh6R4gtAvu59-6ZawI86G8G7Nh0j3pCdfqEPN48rWNALyvu69sVISNdkf9vvX0UTnCYmwkhMN6xJU6xkEpFMahdxTfNReXO0Po-YiVo-f/s1600/IMG_7271-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLWjvG-A3XctmlmTcDVVNJ83mym8dBOkyOk7Mh6R4gtAvu59-6ZawI86G8G7Nh0j3pCdfqEPN48rWNALyvu69sVISNdkf9vvX0UTnCYmwkhMN6xJU6xkEpFMahdxTfNReXO0Po-YiVo-f/s640/IMG_7271-5.jpg" width="424" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA186eQ5Ooa7NnBzeoU58-zPn-bS12u6tFCc4WN2ad5oFVwZyu0RoCOKmmvGuZ1j8zA3arKoohbYEU-QLTuE9XUNLDW-G2yyVyoo_2Mrec8CnPtPgc4UTIhzziAR2beJvBcuRFesHLFUWZ/s1600/IMG_7287-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA186eQ5Ooa7NnBzeoU58-zPn-bS12u6tFCc4WN2ad5oFVwZyu0RoCOKmmvGuZ1j8zA3arKoohbYEU-QLTuE9XUNLDW-G2yyVyoo_2Mrec8CnPtPgc4UTIhzziAR2beJvBcuRFesHLFUWZ/s640/IMG_7287-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9b4WKuix1HGb9h3JJ97RNnPOGGI6bcuVJc_tEVK2YAjq-OdL4NJOY9QHwRfp2uzWc1sQCg4Y4LoVjLNsVUCODyDOnpG4hgfgbttZmkmdanyC5MM8oOVDTkavHwtERtMEyIk37hBxbHFX/s1600/IMG_7289-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9b4WKuix1HGb9h3JJ97RNnPOGGI6bcuVJc_tEVK2YAjq-OdL4NJOY9QHwRfp2uzWc1sQCg4Y4LoVjLNsVUCODyDOnpG4hgfgbttZmkmdanyC5MM8oOVDTkavHwtERtMEyIk37hBxbHFX/s640/IMG_7289-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Js479ajMS_rEG0xHdhSrKSUf1K8t_L-teT1Vo13x7wsqCKDLSOfmR9DKGmFfsYkc9fJTkHQyDM-IpfpB13Nf87oHyi_nuPPUwzceQty13dQczZU_1nF9g6kzAJ9ERM71BHbOZgVL0S1Y/s1600/IMG_7293-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Js479ajMS_rEG0xHdhSrKSUf1K8t_L-teT1Vo13x7wsqCKDLSOfmR9DKGmFfsYkc9fJTkHQyDM-IpfpB13Nf87oHyi_nuPPUwzceQty13dQczZU_1nF9g6kzAJ9ERM71BHbOZgVL0S1Y/s640/IMG_7293-24.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi282JIfCwd6f31I8vsWsXyhE-TBe7YS98SOvS-n-d7NzE1oCBwGs23lKcRFJg8LzPd-1gWHdeerbSj4QfnYFGIMArumWN6WtNKnTylNIr5jrwtSB8lzgp3KFs8QtSaeV_sRNq9o5dXC3Sm/s1600/IMG_7299-30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi282JIfCwd6f31I8vsWsXyhE-TBe7YS98SOvS-n-d7NzE1oCBwGs23lKcRFJg8LzPd-1gWHdeerbSj4QfnYFGIMArumWN6WtNKnTylNIr5jrwtSB8lzgp3KFs8QtSaeV_sRNq9o5dXC3Sm/s640/IMG_7299-30.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> They were journaling about animals they saw.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpCav0-faIaTTDnv1Gqo59jvWu2MNCfXy83vtGWY52Rz6ZHIC20d5JaeBL7h0GkMO-n1rEBHSUXTUisBAFSxJOL2N6B8dmqkIwBRFG_mnNSd6-xXAZ_65H7wANoqiSsJjTamYiQZxhLjz/s1600/IMG_7304-35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpCav0-faIaTTDnv1Gqo59jvWu2MNCfXy83vtGWY52Rz6ZHIC20d5JaeBL7h0GkMO-n1rEBHSUXTUisBAFSxJOL2N6B8dmqkIwBRFG_mnNSd6-xXAZ_65H7wANoqiSsJjTamYiQZxhLjz/s640/IMG_7304-35.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Love this moment so much!! Such sweet sisters (most of the time)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyIE7a46Cz0pjFjFZGNY9fUHHsOCKjIzXNDJOgCeUEjRv8cEzflynm9H8cmCVghptrOaQeyaxIbBy5km9PCjApS-cFd0O74LOUKEG0K1yo4QMHezAhSRob8iIxpXGlIUx5DF9-cMdn7pl/s1600/IMG_7308-39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyIE7a46Cz0pjFjFZGNY9fUHHsOCKjIzXNDJOgCeUEjRv8cEzflynm9H8cmCVghptrOaQeyaxIbBy5km9PCjApS-cFd0O74LOUKEG0K1yo4QMHezAhSRob8iIxpXGlIUx5DF9-cMdn7pl/s640/IMG_7308-39.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then yesterday I decided it was time to bust out the pool. I wish we had one big enough that I could get in, but that may come soon!! They had fun playing in the water, splashing each other, playing a little wipe out and washing their toys. It was all good clean fun....until...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo_MIk_AdYXCwvfk4XJ8IZS-U6Nbc-4KXL4QosqP8gRoUg2BurHMtnQU_QY85DmgDNRtHBLjWP216U8ZrcKHu5U3eFQVYjv_Ib7SSjXR6qfnLk40VXAVk89oVlYxlzkfl3WjQoPmuACIH/s1600/IMG_7329-59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo_MIk_AdYXCwvfk4XJ8IZS-U6Nbc-4KXL4QosqP8gRoUg2BurHMtnQU_QY85DmgDNRtHBLjWP216U8ZrcKHu5U3eFQVYjv_Ib7SSjXR6qfnLk40VXAVk89oVlYxlzkfl3WjQoPmuACIH/s640/IMG_7329-59.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D6RKxEaEi7HAR0j7et-euEbFBhoP2me9I410T1V5wX-7ZbII4bghf1FvS4TkfAU6dwWYL9zg4kbMClX1dqziO15VTYI3cw-HXxpMIKCvg_g4UiCeYjMWuPBx5EDzAyi38mMrLkJa1zKS/s1600/IMG_7332-62.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D6RKxEaEi7HAR0j7et-euEbFBhoP2me9I410T1V5wX-7ZbII4bghf1FvS4TkfAU6dwWYL9zg4kbMClX1dqziO15VTYI3cw-HXxpMIKCvg_g4UiCeYjMWuPBx5EDzAyi38mMrLkJa1zKS/s640/IMG_7332-62.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7H8XjGzkj5GZR0IhKfXYLIPrxl1cOT16D668aJQhAmsaMsUaWF2AyCyLeb_crp_Cz_7DbGTXDcuvcD7AdD1XrzjZKObOaQBtjw8eMNsoQgkCSoLxUhds042_awmuWiIsUGKNyzMu2Ht5/s1600/IMG_7338-68.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7H8XjGzkj5GZR0IhKfXYLIPrxl1cOT16D668aJQhAmsaMsUaWF2AyCyLeb_crp_Cz_7DbGTXDcuvcD7AdD1XrzjZKObOaQBtjw8eMNsoQgkCSoLxUhds042_awmuWiIsUGKNyzMu2Ht5/s640/IMG_7338-68.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> ...Hannah discovered the dirt pile had turned to mud. This little girl LOVES to get dirty and could care less if she is dirty (I love that about her). She had fun squishing the mud in her fingers, painting on the pool with it and slipping and sliding all over the mud with her shoes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI2N3kAJChwrYWQB8ZvPBdH6JSIw_xiDxflZslhmMuTX1V_0S816NBzaIQ-cwW2VptJS9E1oA-FsPy8ozxkzPBI1lEpBc6u5aeGriGbBG1YsOMhW7_2KQFRXOGH-QGNVCi23ZTXZMxm4x/s1600/IMG_7340-70.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI2N3kAJChwrYWQB8ZvPBdH6JSIw_xiDxflZslhmMuTX1V_0S816NBzaIQ-cwW2VptJS9E1oA-FsPy8ozxkzPBI1lEpBc6u5aeGriGbBG1YsOMhW7_2KQFRXOGH-QGNVCi23ZTXZMxm4x/s640/IMG_7340-70.jpg" width="425" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYHsPCJa5a5WH-rq_C36iNncRD1DIpUS-V_W1Xx3Y4HHW3V1Kb8dJG0v1J1LbFK2Ixo2YcQ5MdqKzaDuYqlF4Np7rxYY4UXWQaA3hHfGkGjWnf20k5y9xnldcIjtLuimj4bx-cbqCKui1/s1600/IMG_7342-72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYHsPCJa5a5WH-rq_C36iNncRD1DIpUS-V_W1Xx3Y4HHW3V1Kb8dJG0v1J1LbFK2Ixo2YcQ5MdqKzaDuYqlF4Np7rxYY4UXWQaA3hHfGkGjWnf20k5y9xnldcIjtLuimj4bx-cbqCKui1/s640/IMG_7342-72.jpg" width="425" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsABEZnbBfr2azvDOi-r46xwb_jcbMEsK0gvNmpy-f0AJ0nSn_LbUbdJKugsuAZf2HHvbbrIDGvt1wKxUPGZ7GNYK1yYInuaUAiASG5s1fRAAW_KzYLRrXg8L8PHo8yTq7fiuhIOyoXJiK/s1600/IMG_7343-73.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsABEZnbBfr2azvDOi-r46xwb_jcbMEsK0gvNmpy-f0AJ0nSn_LbUbdJKugsuAZf2HHvbbrIDGvt1wKxUPGZ7GNYK1yYInuaUAiASG5s1fRAAW_KzYLRrXg8L8PHo8yTq7fiuhIOyoXJiK/s640/IMG_7343-73.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqYqFU_CFqB79FIY8isIIBQK59ljZpia-RDVkzj8tIcTUEHJ9fUAnpew6FosU_T6TYP3VQuYfaFUYM23N7Ml91UvIRFsye1RcDYu4Wco4RuNM8CFwIiCBtomO_RFh8Klrf79SpH4sdJLb/s1600/IMG_7347-77.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqYqFU_CFqB79FIY8isIIBQK59ljZpia-RDVkzj8tIcTUEHJ9fUAnpew6FosU_T6TYP3VQuYfaFUYM23N7Ml91UvIRFsye1RcDYu4Wco4RuNM8CFwIiCBtomO_RFh8Klrf79SpH4sdJLb/s640/IMG_7347-77.jpg" width="425" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsfnhKpI1fp1X_wxRckeqxxy4GrOh51o1f-6KRSG-RjKec_37K4PE5t7NjQ9U_5pc1PT4ugCtO5ePrHzHbmzXYsbSfduIc17R-aKXi-n4JGJ2FGhe52YBC5yEUfr-u7FrHtCJ0FgWVrKk/s1600/IMG_7348-78.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsfnhKpI1fp1X_wxRckeqxxy4GrOh51o1f-6KRSG-RjKec_37K4PE5t7NjQ9U_5pc1PT4ugCtO5ePrHzHbmzXYsbSfduIc17R-aKXi-n4JGJ2FGhe52YBC5yEUfr-u7FrHtCJ0FgWVrKk/s640/IMG_7348-78.jpg" width="425" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Eventually Naomi decided to join Hannah in the mud painting...but Micah didn't really care to get dirty. Silly boy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm70IW9tEUts-zTSbnTZhmgSx3rbDDOoDzui3MPtwdvhcTF-2l45ckEplkW_8Ww2W6y4tI2RtD6hBZRY86mPlJ7CrOlwOYL3HYJxq8WsJLP_cDIQpU4wMvDXJuXHk98__ttFIO_pX5JNJW/s1600/IMG_7352-82.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm70IW9tEUts-zTSbnTZhmgSx3rbDDOoDzui3MPtwdvhcTF-2l45ckEplkW_8Ww2W6y4tI2RtD6hBZRY86mPlJ7CrOlwOYL3HYJxq8WsJLP_cDIQpU4wMvDXJuXHk98__ttFIO_pX5JNJW/s640/IMG_7352-82.jpg" width="425" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Apparently it's best to mow the lawn when you're muddy! They had a great time and mud time was quickly followed by bath time...now I just need to go and clean off all the toys!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIrJkCVdDseLM4KUJ0L0vMCfnRsIkTUrY56RdhFpEJGLev9fMmW6oh0dnQIi4K1A7tVirCA9ygQTOCoAKIDJgbeVWQNvT_i80LawSbi3iEBx4ZE0ORjVfOraV9g1a0Jxb7r7SUpdLNH2g/s1600/IMG_7354-84.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIrJkCVdDseLM4KUJ0L0vMCfnRsIkTUrY56RdhFpEJGLev9fMmW6oh0dnQIi4K1A7tVirCA9ygQTOCoAKIDJgbeVWQNvT_i80LawSbi3iEBx4ZE0ORjVfOraV9g1a0Jxb7r7SUpdLNH2g/s640/IMG_7354-84.jpg" width="425" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you're having a great summer so far and enjoying the great outdoors (now I feel the need to rent that movie).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been working on CHRISTMAS presents...have you? I've just got the very beginnings of a few things but I cannot wait to share what I've got in mind for those on my list (we draw names on both sides of the family now so we don't have to get something for everyone!). I've been finding some GREAT sales (like Flirty Aprons for under $5) and have been stocking up so it doesn't come to bite me in December! Do you buy ahead/craft ahead...or wait till the last minute?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdBx_3w-N-KxI2HKpPV8F72UvkF0laC8g2Ubn4PfdQhoO2r8GO-r1_ELLcqS-Xw9ieZJCrIdo8zqijMf3Fj60dU9j0tuTihMXMhhJQpAiZKHHWcHaFfFectQAKNVDIHj7x_3EeJF28d4/s1600/etsy+header+pure+joy+creative.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdBx_3w-N-KxI2HKpPV8F72UvkF0laC8g2Ubn4PfdQhoO2r8GO-r1_ELLcqS-Xw9ieZJCrIdo8zqijMf3Fj60dU9j0tuTihMXMhhJQpAiZKHHWcHaFfFectQAKNVDIHj7x_3EeJF28d4/s640/etsy+header+pure+joy+creative.3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our church is going to participate in a few craft fairs this fall so I'm also working on some crafts to sell for that. I'd LOVE it if you'd consider purchasing something from my <a href="http://purejoycreative.etsy.com/">etsy store</a>...sales from there will help fund the purchase of supplies for the church craft fairs to raise money for our churches budget!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="36" src="http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx169/trendytreehouse/signaturejamies.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-39345367369766581492012-06-15T11:12:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:00:29.220-07:00Ziegfeld girls : Louise.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Photos/F1000032copielouise.jpg" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Photos/F1000006copielouise.jpg" width="682" /><br /><br /><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Photos/F1000018copielouise.jpg" width="682" /><br /><br />modèle : <b><a href="http://www.misspandora.fr/" target="_blank">Louise</a></b><br /><br /><div style="height: 55px; width: 220px;"><object height="55" width="220"><param name="movie" value="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=6313040&colorBackground=0x555552&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0"> <embed src="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=6313040&colorBackground=0x525252&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="55"></embed></object></div></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-87924736568359014282012-06-12T20:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.759-07:00Create and Share | Features Too<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;">Don't forget to grab my Button <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></b></span></span></div><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/search/label/Share%20Wednesdays" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/5830175039_f44f58cc45_m.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0898438) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; 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line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Come by every Wednesday to share your </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">"Creative Side"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> You can link up anything crafty, recipes, room decor, party ideas, gift ideas, kid crafts, science projects, game ideas, ect. You get the idea.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></i></b></span></center><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>| Linky Party Rules |</b></span></span></center><center><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Follow </span><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Trendy Treehouse</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> via Google Friend Connect</span></i></li><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Follow </span><a href="http://pinecreekstyle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Pine Creek Style</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> via Google Friend Connect</span></i></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">My moms blog will now be co-hosting this party with me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Please visit</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> </span><a href="http://pinecreekstyle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">to follow her blog. Thanks! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">;)</span></i></li></ul><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i>Link up only to the post. Not your home page.</i></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i>Please </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Do Not</i></span><i> link up shops or giveaways.</i></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i>Share the </i><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><i>Create and Share Button</i></span></a><i> somewhere on your blog or in your post.</i></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i>Visit at least 3 other link ups and leave meaningful comments.</i></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><i>Come back next week to see if your link has been featured.</i></li></span></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Every week I feature 6 Great Link Ups that I find amazing. If you see yours below, go grab a featured button </span><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">.</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>PLEASE DO...</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">If you love the featured projects, make sure you let them know by leaving a great comment in their post. Just click on the photos below to visit them.</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><b>| Here are 6 of my favorite links from last week |</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;">Click on photo to read more about these projects</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://love-and-laundry.blogspot.com/2012/05/library-book-tote.html" style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq-9UO0WvmKzf8pj_A-MhPaQBsqIDWyT9d4qRbiLDJQ_LfBVDgBUzd-uKHMZtdaOL4sQxiti1C_5XgH3FsDlRUouFGLZCXeGQjeN0w4jLAVbsLAwSI8vGC0f6K8yI5J658ihvNQuMfFI/s200/library+book+tote%5B11%5D.jpg" width="199" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://jaynsarah.blogspot.com/2012/05/crispy-nutella-cookies.html" style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03q2sykeCwxnQYRoHD2OVNpI_PU11XSkY3ynhtej8KtpLLjAPsgOPDLd3glWxYg03Dta2GQTK9he6EYbiUm4vwSB4omVfQcZnI0yn3N27RNnOSRXZHaLAfoqSZMTxyTL1sFBahC9muu8/s200/crispy1.JPG" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://scissorsandspatulas.com/2012/06/bloom-and-grow-pretty-paper-bouquet.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY97F5aovj5ub6TbadTEZVKfpO5dCP0drTph6JKQWwrSkolYjik_Luv5DRh3hPZEpTNMz_ULaw_n4DNyppj_gU_RzOIatZXXtNOuW-Qw9gX7blITgHdgYmNwAyQJJ3FGSq-yoz8929sas/s200/IMG_9798.jpg" width="200" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://themoodyfashionista.blogspot.com/2012/06/chocolate-covered-oreo-suckers.html" style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywE7IGsNZlj4OWxNasDiG1Cc4qoQILAQ45FfTHL-VDsUqwKFj2X3XC841ZgXJldED-yDP9ovFtrqwQRQww9tmZTaaZm8RiC75EymAJI6UQUrADAt6b_PSSvKXpxs9oP-e69CkM48_vUY/s200/m.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sewingforutange.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/owl-purses.html" style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexCNRhL_VOYkg-SfrdCdOw_Fg5WixfsLNHqIvy-kJyJTQnL1E5KdqQVviOZ9c1EA2T1KVPW9YJi5UxtbeHEFb6U_BmQRpENIu72M4oCuMCj4S6y-9xutmhrme70qNr25MjcrpAQ54YD4/s200/single.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://kristendukephotography.com/?p=9888" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5953Ht87zt_l8PFpk3nPHIzODoi-OxKOZ0zc3lNFXle1g14uoi65PCCLJnhkAqY5KJz5pmrd3eaHuuFhRRL_8ak1AX6aFoJx2ctrv9dz4D-ktbOqqWEL3kr9_HyYKlIt1CUyf6Ksaipc/s200/1office-desk.jpg" width="200" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="color: #555555; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=149634" type="text/javascript"></script></span></div></span></center></center>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-57324791468940730082012-06-11T22:25:00.000-07:002012-06-21T19:15:43.663-07:00The Slippery Slope<b>If You Eat Hamburgers, You Will Kill Billions of People</b><br /><div><br /></div><div>1. Hamburgers are made of cow.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Cows produce methane.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Methane is a greenhouse gas, 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. Methane comprises 14% of the world's greenhouse gas. By 2030 that could increase by 60%.</div><div><br /></div><div>5. Greenhouse gases lead to global warming.</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Global warming will lead to the sea level rising.</div><div><br /></div><div>7. The sea level rising will lead to the ecosystem collapsing.</div><div><br /></div><div>8. The ecosystem collapsing will kill billions.</div><div><br /></div><div>9. So stop eating burgers, or you will destroy mankind.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a slippery slope argument--a logical fallacy that makes sense taken in small steps, but when all the small steps are put together it leads to a silly, baseless conclusion.</div><div><br /></div><div>But in the case of this particular slippery slope, there is <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/mammals/methane-cow.htm">some merit to it</a>. The world's consumption of beef is leading to more cows, which is leading to more methane. While saying that eating a burger will kill billions is stretching the point to ridiculousness, at least each step taken individually seems plausible.<br /><br />Right?<br /><br />That hamburgers are made of cow and cows produce methane is irrefutable. So is the fact that methane is a greenhouse gas, and more potent than CO2. </div><div><br />Then things get fuzzy. I pulled the 60% number of the net, and I'm sure there is some scientific justification behind it, but we truly won't know for sure until it happens.<br /><br />We can guess. But we don't know. This isn't a scientific experiment with a control group. Saying the earth's methane output will rise 60% may look good on paper, it it isn't the same thing as saying 2 + 2 = 4, or mix oxygen and hydrogen and you'll get water.<br /><br />Greenhouse gases do lead to global warming. Venus is a pretty decent example of this. But it can be argued that global warming is cyclical and has little to do with humans, or that it is manageable, or that a hundred other things might happen before sea levels start to rise.<br /><br />The ecosystem collapsing is a pretty big leap. And if the ecosystem does collapse, how can we be sure billions will die?<br /><br />That's the problem with guesses. They cause fear, but are unproven until they happen.<br /><br />But you probably looked at the original statement, that eating burgers will kill billions, and realized it was bullshit from without me dissecting it. Other statements, however, aren't as obvious.<br /><br /></div><div>Let's look at another slippery slope argument:<br /><br /><b>The Agency Model Encourages Competition and Is Good</b><br /><br />1. Amazon has the lion's share of the ebook market.<br /><br />2. Amazon has sold ebooks for under the publisher's cover price, and below cost.<br /><br />3. Other retailers can't sell this low, and will be driven out of business.<br /><br />4. The only way to save retailers is if publishers set the retail price of books.<br /><br />5. If Amazon becomes a monopoly, they will harm authors and readers.<br /><br />6. Publishers had no choice but to stop Amazon from predatory pricing, to protect competition and for the good of everyone.<br /><br />The first two points are true. Amazon does have the lion's share of the ebook market, and they have sold ebooks at below cost.<br /><br />But we need a bit more information here. Amazon pretty much single-handedly created the current ebook market. Just like they created online bookselling. As Bob Mayer says, <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ckkarlw">Amazon didn't exist except for in Jeff Bezos's mind back in 1994</a>.<br /><br />Amazon listened hard to what readers wanted, and it fulfilled those wants. They've kept prices low. I'd guess they do it to attract customers, because customers are drawn to low prices. But I truly don't know Amazon's motivation, other than the fact that they are a company in business to make money. Just like Big Publishing. Except Amazon seems to be doing it by giving people what they want, rather than forcing people to take what is offered.<br /><br />Then we get to "retailers will be driven out of business."<br /><br />That can cause an emotional, knee-jerk reaction when someone hears it. We don't want companies to go out of business. We all know companies that have. That leads to people losing their jobs, which is sad. It leads to places we once liked to go to no longer existing. That's sad. As human beings, we don't like to see unemployment, and we don't like to see bullies.<br /><br />But this statement is no different than stating greenhouse gases lead to global warming. Certainly, they might. But we won't truly know until it happens. Until it does, it's fear mongering.<br /><br />A lot of bookstores might blame Amazon for putting them out of business, or competing unfairly. Welcome to capitalism, kids. That's like saying, "My girlfriend left me for another guy who is more attractive and treats her better."<br /><br />Don't blame the guy. Blame your girlfriend for preferring someone over you. And blame yourself for not stepping up your game to win her back.<br /><br />Nobody owes anyone a living. Just because you did well in the past doesn't mean you deserve to do well in the future, especially in the face of competition. If you want to run your own business, you better pay attention to what the customers want. If you can't give them what they want, you shouldn't be in business.<br /><br />Then we get to the next giant leap in logic; the only way to save retailers is to let publishers set retail price.<br /><br />Huh? How can otherwise smart men and women seriously say and believe something so stupid?<br /><br />If the price of a book is the same everywhere, that leads to less competition, not more competition. Customers are price conscious, and they will shop for the best deal. You can lure them to your store many different ways, but price is one of the biggies.<br /><br />Taking away a store's ability to set a retail price is fixing the game.<br /><br />The other side to that coin also needs to be addressed. Not only do stores get harmed by not being able to set prices, but there is nothing illegal, immoral, or unfair when companies do set prices.<br /><br />Passive Guy <a href="http://www.thepassivevoice.com/06/2012/the-justice-departments-e-book-proposal-needlessly-imperils-bookstores/">says it very well:</a><br /><br /><i>In the United States, it is not against the law to sell at low prices. It is not against the law to sell products for less than they cost. It is not against the law for you to price your products so low that you put other retailers out of business. For all intents and purposes, it is virtually impossible to win an antitrust case based upon predatory pricing.</i><br /><br />Show me a case where a retailer used predatory pricing to drive competitors out of business. And let's say you find a case or two, what's wrong with that? The customer benefits from lower prices.<br /><br />But you can't say "Amazon is evil for keeping prices low" because people will think you're an idiot. Show me someone who doesn't want to pay less for something.<br /><br />So instead, the pinheads use a slippery slope argument, and a damn poor one at that, to instill fear in those who aren't paying close attention.<br /><br />I also have to ask, is the Agency Model really the only way to save bookstores and publishers? There really are no other ways?<br /><br />You see how silly that is, right? Especially since I've shown, many times, how bad the Agency Model is for authors and customers.<br /><br />Which brings us to Amazon's potential monopoly power, and how it will hurt everyone.<br /><br />Huh?<br /><br />People love to bash Walmart. Walmart ruins communities. Walmart destroys American Main Streets. Walmart murders malls. Walmart forces poor mom and pop shops out of business.<br /><br />And then, once Walmart takes over a town and enslaves the populace, it triples all of its prices, holding customers hostage.<br /><br />Except that it doesn't. The great evil empire that is Walmart keeps its prices low, even after it has killed the competition.<br /><br />Hmm. Kinda sounds like Amazon, which continues to keep prices low, no matter how many businesses it allegedly destroys.<br /><br />So what are we afraid of exactly?<br /><br />Oh, yeah. All the unemployment. All the jobs lost. Except for the 65,000 people Amazon employs. And the tens of thousands of authors who--many for the first time--are making money.<br /><br />But once Amazon reaches a critical mass and eliminates everyone, certainly it will begin a reign of terror, even though that is the exact opposite of everything Amazon has done thusfar.<br /><br />It could happen. Just like cows could cause the icecaps to melt. Just wait and see it to get proof.<br /><br />Except I doubt we'll ever get that proof. Companies have always competed with Amazon, and I'm sure more will come along. Amazon hasn't put Smashwords, or Kobo, or B&N out of business. They didn't put Borders out of business (nor did the raise prices on books once Borders collapsed.) And the Agency Model isn't the reason these other companies have been able to compete. Innovation, location, and customer service are how they've stayed alive. They were around before the Agency Model. Some will be around after it ends. And new companies will enter the game.<br /><br />That's capitalism for you.<br /><br />Capitalism is not about allowing the publishing cartel to collude so they can continue screwing readers with high prices and authors with unconscionable contracts.<br /><br />Capitalism is not about putting businesses on life support when they refuse to innovate or cater to their customers.<br /><br />Capitalism is not about price-fixing.<br /><br />And competition doesn't exist for its own sake. The point of business isn't to encourage competition. The point of business is to beat the competition by having more customers. The more businesses in a market, the more a customer will benefit, unless the businesses collude to fix prices.<br /><br />I'll say it again: No one owes you a living. And I won't weep for any company that whines, lies, or makes bullshit arguments to stay afloat. You shouldn't either.</div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-23677692436238462842012-06-11T08:49:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:00:29.237-07:00Chilling.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hey !<br />Après ma longue absence, voici une petite première : une petite vidéo look. En espérant que ça vous plaise !<br /><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="383" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/43769760?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="682"></iframe></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;">chemise <b>The Kooples</b> / short <b>American Apparel</b> / chaussettes <b>American Apparel</b> / manteau ? / chaussures <b>Topshop</b> / bijoux <b>Corpus Christi</b> pour la majorité<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And a little bonus for my english readers : you can find <b><a href="http://diesel-fragrance-factory.com/06/defaut-2/who-are-you-adeline-rapon/?l=3" target="_blank">my interview featured on Loverdose website</a></b>, and a little playlist !</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-11215786516665195872012-06-10T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.777-07:00HairBow Bangs ~ 3 Sisters Hair<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really have missed sharing some of my daughters hairstyles and thought I would start up again. Today I am sharing the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"HairBow Bangs"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hairstyle. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can use the HairBOW in so many different styles, so I am going to share a few in the coming weeks. Don't forget to check back. They will be cute!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEHMpeFxtDriz71is3H3uRterAR_deG7yCCU6dYZ5Sy1NxnesA4v-BaTxaYxsn54LTC94uAym9XLYzUAplsRD9LX9oWfgSUOlQpO0chmecEh17Dr0qxJLZp_5aNF8bjPnQMJJFlFyWMQ/s1600/BowHair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEHMpeFxtDriz71is3H3uRterAR_deG7yCCU6dYZ5Sy1NxnesA4v-BaTxaYxsn54LTC94uAym9XLYzUAplsRD9LX9oWfgSUOlQpO0chmecEh17Dr0qxJLZp_5aNF8bjPnQMJJFlFyWMQ/s640/BowHair.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Get this...</b></span>you will want to buy some hair pins. They are perfect for this hairstyle and you can get them really cheap at beauty supply store.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>NOT this...</b></span>regular bobby pins can work but make it harder to get a clean looking bow. So I don't recommend it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">1...</span></b>divide the hair on top, leaving the sides down. I just separated a square on the top of her head and put the rest of the hair out of the way in a pony tail. Part the hair leaving a small section in the back for later use. Make an inside out french braid in the front.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>2...</b></span>next take a small piece of hair from the back and make a loop. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-small;"><i>(adding pomade to the hair used for the bows helps keep the hair nicely in place)</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">3...</span></b>slide your hairpin under one section of your braid and place the loop inside the pin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOY6cuqkyUX6MHczP8hEDTvR4zRT9DVjbl4nx1RE4TeV4iZOip9T9xQm5wUf2s3_xA9EBvh1gvSc4Pgi63lB2RqSlIy1mvzsyXoO4XMFPWurBlg74wA6mcr3OryVQCLAj5UHiBL50YkU/s1600/bowhair2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOY6cuqkyUX6MHczP8hEDTvR4zRT9DVjbl4nx1RE4TeV4iZOip9T9xQm5wUf2s3_xA9EBvh1gvSc4Pgi63lB2RqSlIy1mvzsyXoO4XMFPWurBlg74wA6mcr3OryVQCLAj5UHiBL50YkU/s640/bowhair2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-weight: bold;">4...</span><span class="Apple-style-span">place your finger back in the loop. Pull the hair pin back through to the other side. Don't take your finger out of the loop yet, you want to pull and slide the hair making a loop. Once your loop is done, remove the hair pin. You have your first bow.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">5...</span></b>you will have a little hair left over if your hair is long like my daughters. Just add that hair into your next loop. Continue loop and bows into each braid or every other braid. I did every other leaving a space but every section would be cute too! When you reach the end you can either work it into a braid or just finish with a pony. Hers is a pony.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>6...</b></span>the finished look. You can leave the hair down or put it into a pony tail. We did both. She wanted it up later.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">This hairstyle is so cute. I guarantee you will get lots of oooo's and aaaa's. We do! The other thing I like about these bows is they stay in very well. After a long day of running around, my daughters bows looked the same. Ok, may be a few wispies here and there, but very nice. She has even slept on them before and woke up looking good. </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b>However, I don't recommend bed head bows, fresh ones are much nicer. LOL</b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZX8cM_QcqO6rUWse4T4CdMaTbQFoFRXawsYxDZWA_1bSD3Zjq9KgjgMb61whcThqRQdaJCZMmjwnUygNuXTsXntxuHcBkqXX-zg3GB-1s5uqKvtLuzFX2diXax_NlVlK3LVixo5PatQ/s1600/CaideeBowHair+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZX8cM_QcqO6rUWse4T4CdMaTbQFoFRXawsYxDZWA_1bSD3Zjq9KgjgMb61whcThqRQdaJCZMmjwnUygNuXTsXntxuHcBkqXX-zg3GB-1s5uqKvtLuzFX2diXax_NlVlK3LVixo5PatQ/s640/CaideeBowHair+copy.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Next week I will be sharing the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>"Headband HairBows"</b></span> Hairstyle.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Hope you liked this style and come back to see the next. ;D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2UPdjD1kW2hQI9eP2wdZp5RJZ_7Cn4kuChSdzCFoMedqYDjFfY65yPNlztdsyx_YK0ME2iM0_eM5aCuosseag5kkbhWkbi73y2p0FCDcljZNhVXxBzdvQA_6NQLbg0bVekIlAEq8wTg/s1600/signature.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2UPdjD1kW2hQI9eP2wdZp5RJZ_7Cn4kuChSdzCFoMedqYDjFfY65yPNlztdsyx_YK0ME2iM0_eM5aCuosseag5kkbhWkbi73y2p0FCDcljZNhVXxBzdvQA_6NQLbg0bVekIlAEq8wTg/s1600/signature.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you need help with this hairstyle....please email me at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;"><b>trendytreehouse@me.com</b></span> I am happy to help.</div></span>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-9828722854244194972012-06-10T02:41:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:00:29.254-07:00Ziegfeld Girls : Adeline.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Photos/F1000017copieade.jpg" width="682" /> </div>merci <b><a href="http://evamaychan.com/" target="_blank">Eva </a></b>pour l'aide !<br />Retrouvez d'ailleurs la première partie de la séance <b><a href="http://www.evamaychan.com/blog/stand-and-deliver-part-i/" target="_blank">Stand And Deliver</a></b> sur son blog !<br /><div style="height: 55px; width: 220px;"><object height="55" width="220"><param name="movie" value="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=2383693&colorBackground=0x555552&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0"> <embed src="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=2383693&colorBackground=0x525252&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="55"></embed></object></div></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-90024877208658293912012-06-09T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.880-07:00Father's Day shirt ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5 years ago when Micah was merely 3 months old I started a tradition that at the time I didn't know was a tradition. But the tradition continues...and it's something I love to do. I have been creating shirts for the kids to wear on Father's Day, for 5 years! First let's take a trip down memory lane (maybe giving you some ideas) and then I'll show you what I've made for THIS Father's Day! Each shirt is linked to my original blog post so you can see additional photos!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jamespurejoy.blogspot.com/2008/06/happy-fathers-day.html">2008 Following in Daddy's footsteps</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rWwjYAkemmXHlpX1vHqUvZuD4K_9KcnQdt_FwWH30H-f1e7nHk-FjeutTNR_WHRXlo0HIzwv3Ufe33zsOES_dJjLAY485JZD3ibf9WiJv58wZQcaIY5D-GKyUXT5U7rSrCSW9ao5WQS3/s1600/100_9289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rWwjYAkemmXHlpX1vHqUvZuD4K_9KcnQdt_FwWH30H-f1e7nHk-FjeutTNR_WHRXlo0HIzwv3Ufe33zsOES_dJjLAY485JZD3ibf9WiJv58wZQcaIY5D-GKyUXT5U7rSrCSW9ao5WQS3/s400/100_9289.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jamespurejoy.blogspot.com/2008/06/happy-fathers-day.html">2008 - My dad is a perfect 10</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2yJK1j8fMIboWg97VsnTPmJLffz1CNC3nTGK66VFztbCpGZJHiJdzXe42gGAe8CjMj7cAIpJS82L-NAkTJeUSrCw00wfjLUx9ArPL52cHWzyb6Q4OlOAPmVVGOkGzrUK31w_UtbR0WP_/s400/100_9292.jpg" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jamespurejoy.blogspot.com/2009/06/fathers-day.html">2009 - My dad rocks</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEroPl1szinGtiHBGOvqzfH4aPe5qYOB0Rf6I2j9zoD7fgBffEtTLG3SEXYdBQ7ooLDisEowgxxcb8-aw7xsCHp_IKXcyXpKLpVaiTvv7BT3zGSVYpOLI_ntlMjUAUya8jucyyGFNiyg/s400/sweet+moment100.jpg" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jamespurejoy.blogspot.com/2010/06/fathers-day-shirts.html">2010 - My dad is the bomb</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbpCAuPn9q7IRxxbAgYQPEMGhaLMBeciXQjafjeEvT0-Q3A7eIkmCEpVNI1j8EmPvyxEJHFCdjfOuRSX_w-u5KvrksjrdlwyV3DoAcfg5r00WGG7Rn8hZtA7lUX-3Pv63p3kBGkGUSur7/s400/IMG_1471.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 2011 - <a href="http://jamespurejoy.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-dad-is-my-hero.html">My dad is my hero</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GlqRDqeXLvi_5H2ByTOHgJHmIVKowUI-bo30ORwPZA3qBkTsJvFf8CUSmXkly1SaY8vFLKwN2_mnxST58exCAIQ7PfC4PWU0vjG1KvzvfhPvm9kGrtdUagIZ_c4l0D-Sm31gCqz19_U/s1600/IMG_9766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GlqRDqeXLvi_5H2ByTOHgJHmIVKowUI-bo30ORwPZA3qBkTsJvFf8CUSmXkly1SaY8vFLKwN2_mnxST58exCAIQ7PfC4PWU0vjG1KvzvfhPvm9kGrtdUagIZ_c4l0D-Sm31gCqz19_U/s400/IMG_9766.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>2012 - I've got an AWesome dad<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx9hE_IUgrN-mcArMjXohuoS60u_Ebxa84qutcrJkmaLt1z2YNxNe1QN8VJhs5Jo3KiujVlZfarCLfv4xRYQ-elujZXjYrP1KpLvoZP3zUDIHpXOEqeInoNanznZOX7_EF1tKlOU1P-Q/s1600/IMG_7039-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx9hE_IUgrN-mcArMjXohuoS60u_Ebxa84qutcrJkmaLt1z2YNxNe1QN8VJhs5Jo3KiujVlZfarCLfv4xRYQ-elujZXjYrP1KpLvoZP3zUDIHpXOEqeInoNanznZOX7_EF1tKlOU1P-Q/s640/IMG_7039-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This years Father's Day is all about beer...seems kinda strange since the kids are the ones "giving" the gifts right? Well, I needed a good excuse to get Greg some of the gifts he's getting and didn't want to wait till Christmas! Since I didn't want the kids wearing some sort of "beer" logoed shirt, I decided to go with root beer, and what better root beer than Greg's favorite A&W. I first saw this A&W idea on <a href="http://www.nothingbutcountry.com/2011/05/youre-an-awesome-dad/">Nothing But Country's blog </a>and downloaded the printables last year knowing I'd use them at some point.<br /><br /><b>Here's a tutorial on how I made the shirts!!!</b><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Step 1:</b> I went to the A&W website and downloaded their logo desktop photo to my computer and then got to work personalizing it. I changed the "since" date, added "dad" to the bottom, used the "esome" from the free printables on the original logo and then added "I've got an". I printed out my new logo and got to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrGGBJFCgYoMv1cr9fQubpI81sZYNlLecEHMBRX_fdfAt-kqlC_o1AtmUWuTPVa1KnAAKHAAjxhjx5aj3xIq0oMv8Bf5eerek7JRRqlanjcCaKaYAm0XygXiU8cvNQKXt2Vh_ju8KNJM/s1600/IMG_6763-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrGGBJFCgYoMv1cr9fQubpI81sZYNlLecEHMBRX_fdfAt-kqlC_o1AtmUWuTPVa1KnAAKHAAjxhjx5aj3xIq0oMv8Bf5eerek7JRRqlanjcCaKaYAm0XygXiU8cvNQKXt2Vh_ju8KNJM/s640/IMG_6763-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Step 2: </b>First I taped the logo to my window and then taped my prewashed fabric right over the logo. I traced the logo with my pencil three times (one for each kid)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTO8PP0zqKaIbw2GObzGTYZYWKUzUxRew5oI4RfkA6k6oxHcD3xCxebDyQnvXakdBnOMKNgCUYt3J_9e0sdhx89utX4pc2yCgkEivGxAZ-4c_NNKOo4bDCsf9eaFWEKLUIYlFSOtWCfo0/s1600/IMG_6755-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTO8PP0zqKaIbw2GObzGTYZYWKUzUxRew5oI4RfkA6k6oxHcD3xCxebDyQnvXakdBnOMKNgCUYt3J_9e0sdhx89utX4pc2yCgkEivGxAZ-4c_NNKOo4bDCsf9eaFWEKLUIYlFSOtWCfo0/s640/IMG_6755-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVIQ1waaixT2qvtmqVuYTAbTggPWoVflVODXavpQQwvAIQurnRMTfiew9XxQt54G-mh5tTNmLUNi2_HpyVSfrAo2_LBUVLnsdUeWAdTBzT0qMJNouhyNLzIcayycT7cSyQiUHdA7BKzM/s1600/IMG_6756-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVIQ1waaixT2qvtmqVuYTAbTggPWoVflVODXavpQQwvAIQurnRMTfiew9XxQt54G-mh5tTNmLUNi2_HpyVSfrAo2_LBUVLnsdUeWAdTBzT0qMJNouhyNLzIcayycT7cSyQiUHdA7BKzM/s640/IMG_6756-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZLA4lIq7RLM2XVvYPf0bn7K0QEAM22vM6K9JtuuVD6zPc-rU_DHKoyEfzlSL7vXqR7ZJr5kxAx8G1xiAVg6KljZLR8ZiBme0Hv2Y6zaN0BO09ImdBNbhDsQUNVFqzjzTwSghgY6vnV0/s1600/IMG_6757-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZLA4lIq7RLM2XVvYPf0bn7K0QEAM22vM6K9JtuuVD6zPc-rU_DHKoyEfzlSL7vXqR7ZJr5kxAx8G1xiAVg6KljZLR8ZiBme0Hv2Y6zaN0BO09ImdBNbhDsQUNVFqzjzTwSghgY6vnV0/s640/IMG_6757-11.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Step 3: I ironed some freezer paper onto the back of the fabric so that the fabric would be more stable while I painted and also so that the paint wouldn't bleed through onto other surfaces.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis11MoU84rMBaA2Ed-J_F1zadnVpV6_GtSF67hFvU0KZqXtvOryjbdCC2fiRZzJFzRhebXY1mnHy5ES2zZAsKXu4taMyt-X0q2ZCl8qEeppHvXpbxmVxubtTiwS5_I9iZZN4SZ_IZfVdI/s1600/IMG_6760-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis11MoU84rMBaA2Ed-J_F1zadnVpV6_GtSF67hFvU0KZqXtvOryjbdCC2fiRZzJFzRhebXY1mnHy5ES2zZAsKXu4taMyt-X0q2ZCl8qEeppHvXpbxmVxubtTiwS5_I9iZZN4SZ_IZfVdI/s640/IMG_6760-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsski21Krusk-47PXYRVUPcNuvv7QzDl4tp6iDXs4kCXUZhTvK92mgFv79hm2d33PU3VTI9mBTrVzIvVhvNLtIU7WJNEE4D4kD4xhY8lV6sewXKQI_gRB9dujtc_GiBJnDvZbc34UTzxU/s1600/IMG_6761-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsski21Krusk-47PXYRVUPcNuvv7QzDl4tp6iDXs4kCXUZhTvK92mgFv79hm2d33PU3VTI9mBTrVzIvVhvNLtIU7WJNEE4D4kD4xhY8lV6sewXKQI_gRB9dujtc_GiBJnDvZbc34UTzxU/s640/IMG_6761-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I used paint that was made for fabric. Yes, you can use acrylic paint (and I have in the past) but it cracks much more easily and it becomes pretty hard on the fabric...but in a pinch it will do. These bottles of paint cost $1.50 each at JoAnn's...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReC_HTlubwNV-EuZuEhNwnBFM304yUfumJiFGGabn_L_1gkuWPPJ2wGKZrUtCIqreL-w-DEVcTxqi8usMZpCXM-rdTM0AZEH1RAJyDte0VVqzhgIW1a9yoLfbckIaO9DcPb_5_vsrVMA/s1600/IMG_6765-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReC_HTlubwNV-EuZuEhNwnBFM304yUfumJiFGGabn_L_1gkuWPPJ2wGKZrUtCIqreL-w-DEVcTxqi8usMZpCXM-rdTM0AZEH1RAJyDte0VVqzhgIW1a9yoLfbckIaO9DcPb_5_vsrVMA/s640/IMG_6765-19.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br />BUT, this four pack of fabric paint cost me 97cents! I could hardly believe it when I saw it and bought two different packs! So I ended up buying 8 colors for less than the price of the two colors I really needed! but don't worry, they will get used!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNqZPhDC1XDYo8Gtc9kwJN5v2IhNVTvbKqJzVqy4Jzcy846vGK_sfvQe-Ojq6bhfi2mXxfgHpE9uaPW56RY-Il6GjdTsdRa4ohRCg3wQ5ARxF0PkGHlEiuVKM1pIHHXg36J_qgD0S5Ts/s1600/IMG_6767-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNqZPhDC1XDYo8Gtc9kwJN5v2IhNVTvbKqJzVqy4Jzcy846vGK_sfvQe-Ojq6bhfi2mXxfgHpE9uaPW56RY-Il6GjdTsdRa4ohRCg3wQ5ARxF0PkGHlEiuVKM1pIHHXg36J_qgD0S5Ts/s640/IMG_6767-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Step 4: </b>I started painting the fabric pieces and painted the color with the least amount of coverage first. I painted the same color on all three shirts at a time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbco_hDa5l5Sjz4XtLqAHIzBr4l4HbSO2vHmhd8Tyqozy5jdw0JV7lJhZvO3ChLXRWnUbzRrBXLZZ9n6WpMJ-uhGilDFQTXxHyCIv4y5_ywsce1rQYIWzSWwkvPGSk_d9_fZwve3RUxY/s1600/IMG_6769-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbco_hDa5l5Sjz4XtLqAHIzBr4l4HbSO2vHmhd8Tyqozy5jdw0JV7lJhZvO3ChLXRWnUbzRrBXLZZ9n6WpMJ-uhGilDFQTXxHyCIv4y5_ywsce1rQYIWzSWwkvPGSk_d9_fZwve3RUxY/s640/IMG_6769-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Step 5:</b> Paint the gold part of the logo. There was no "gold" so I had to mix colors and come up with one. It's not perfect but it'll do. That's the charm of a homemade gift right?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2L5Jodil8MMAH0bYP6_IzTIT_XWTElP3nsZ3COGxiKhXXspr8Fmrip-eKXBkq-1pIZV3ixq4FhoPIS5jtWsedIOxV_3PsABNPg9oUTo4fhm0RrRsnrwqnsvAnuF8NwzXeJ4Rk9de25DQ/s1600/IMG_6770-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2L5Jodil8MMAH0bYP6_IzTIT_XWTElP3nsZ3COGxiKhXXspr8Fmrip-eKXBkq-1pIZV3ixq4FhoPIS5jtWsedIOxV_3PsABNPg9oUTo4fhm0RrRsnrwqnsvAnuF8NwzXeJ4Rk9de25DQ/s640/IMG_6770-24.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>sorry about the lighting here and color distortion!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hm5AaVdarv29TtIPOn-kb3dUbKi69hQoQsHbUcvwZnsF1DNnNOxjIQcUadA6WMROY02rv7qlNRoRS3JKv2E58S8okNNRygzqG8cABbvoWEwc4m3J2qc9Aq2PgOcprFHyOpLDAVIzIP8/s1600/IMG_6771-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hm5AaVdarv29TtIPOn-kb3dUbKi69hQoQsHbUcvwZnsF1DNnNOxjIQcUadA6WMROY02rv7qlNRoRS3JKv2E58S8okNNRygzqG8cABbvoWEwc4m3J2qc9Aq2PgOcprFHyOpLDAVIzIP8/s640/IMG_6771-25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Step 6:</b> paint the brown. I didn't do two coats on the brown but probably should have. I did do two coats of paint on the other colors. I just made sure to get really good coverage with the brown the first time!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsD0R3uNghLhJXIIkWVHYHurParhPvuUseF4RuyjeQbW-_EdkaFiG1BXle2_wICkP7-J_pA8l2m0WU8b0K8iTlxk5JzGUtUVENwwj58yr3iFbFf4LycxLPPB8FpWhp791gPsCl6Z9kJ4/s1600/IMG_6855-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsD0R3uNghLhJXIIkWVHYHurParhPvuUseF4RuyjeQbW-_EdkaFiG1BXle2_wICkP7-J_pA8l2m0WU8b0K8iTlxk5JzGUtUVENwwj58yr3iFbFf4LycxLPPB8FpWhp791gPsCl6Z9kJ4/s640/IMG_6855-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ktADLDw8pANTAfYLr2szbiMRtlB5qjS-QDxNSHwn8mWsQoyaYE4O5CiM_n9ygS6692UjJVsaGHZy8VX_IqEFcUXQXa_9QUJjfKwKXFCZYcPHVrVvBcnb-tFICohNlI0h8G8Eg6BZp8Y/s1600/IMG_6863-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ktADLDw8pANTAfYLr2szbiMRtlB5qjS-QDxNSHwn8mWsQoyaYE4O5CiM_n9ygS6692UjJVsaGHZy8VX_IqEFcUXQXa_9QUJjfKwKXFCZYcPHVrVvBcnb-tFICohNlI0h8G8Eg6BZp8Y/s640/IMG_6863-9.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>I'm going to try and go back and erase my pencil lines (I hope it works).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7LOskDepxUr1hE6Gr9MFQVo54dXUlbama_ZQhD56DCL6Tfu-EKNOHQ1U8M9JZRGY27LHKzZG62K7AhT4YcoLrn2QBPCFVHeqk2Rt7VMu6JVm44hJVBS7aqxiR2x-2ARXXo5C4YOhOqc/s1600/IMG_6877-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7LOskDepxUr1hE6Gr9MFQVo54dXUlbama_ZQhD56DCL6Tfu-EKNOHQ1U8M9JZRGY27LHKzZG62K7AhT4YcoLrn2QBPCFVHeqk2Rt7VMu6JVm44hJVBS7aqxiR2x-2ARXXo5C4YOhOqc/s640/IMG_6877-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Step 7: </b>I carefully cut out the logo right on the outside dark brown area and then removed the freezer paper.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2wWP_HmvrbT1gnUg_ht2jIqWDQ4JVrU-_RoUObcZ4QoEXfwC_qb73olEQlkWvONLcWRU_-n-cQeqvJyrIDkgxLGaRfVKFaeQKQegKAZil8NKhbXFvEGhQ6TbOx3jZmb4PlhEFBMf-ME/s1600/IMG_7029-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2wWP_HmvrbT1gnUg_ht2jIqWDQ4JVrU-_RoUObcZ4QoEXfwC_qb73olEQlkWvONLcWRU_-n-cQeqvJyrIDkgxLGaRfVKFaeQKQegKAZil8NKhbXFvEGhQ6TbOx3jZmb4PlhEFBMf-ME/s640/IMG_7029-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Step 8:</b> Iron on double sided fusible web<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1Bs8b8jLjhx62AapitMLMS3qktYLIiiURyDowld6EBmJwi9XHe8uBvHhYp3v5hH8-qpEImoozgFucs1T1_6X2K_5EikmaK8Hi8iawgP-eOH14oVbOn3YVYO0F-O8uyzKcxEHk9kniRg/s1600/IMG_7031-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1Bs8b8jLjhx62AapitMLMS3qktYLIiiURyDowld6EBmJwi9XHe8uBvHhYp3v5hH8-qpEImoozgFucs1T1_6X2K_5EikmaK8Hi8iawgP-eOH14oVbOn3YVYO0F-O8uyzKcxEHk9kniRg/s640/IMG_7031-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I found that if you put the top piece of paper back over what you are ironing you won't have anything stick to your iron and you won't have to cut anything out...the iron will melt the areas you don't need.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkwWXYsLI1wJQnh49DFS-eMjalZc86tL9lT4ieB3eck16sAvcEgWP3UG7JoOb0uwPNqhOsrUN9OwM6OJmTQohBIhyphenhyphenJWBfuzZRAPTHkqxBtD8WpQu4ICBWN4GBKl31IlsW8pPM5da3BsE/s1600/IMG_7032-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkwWXYsLI1wJQnh49DFS-eMjalZc86tL9lT4ieB3eck16sAvcEgWP3UG7JoOb0uwPNqhOsrUN9OwM6OJmTQohBIhyphenhyphenJWBfuzZRAPTHkqxBtD8WpQu4ICBWN4GBKl31IlsW8pPM5da3BsE/s640/IMG_7032-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>Step 9:</b> Iron the logo onto my brown t-shirts for the kids. If there are little pieces of the fusible web your iron will just melt them away! You may have to clean your iron when you're done but not a big deal!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdOf_Piz85LVpPZ96BUETTEw8GZ3HMqxu0qN6Neie-HAQx9vjXfNI4cUcJH6TquGlg642V3WyUVqDF2jWcy8m6mJ1-Ig_YpwwbOMrCo35cx8LxpaYYAakyYeehvyW46yLbv14PunWDEU/s1600/IMG_7034-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdOf_Piz85LVpPZ96BUETTEw8GZ3HMqxu0qN6Neie-HAQx9vjXfNI4cUcJH6TquGlg642V3WyUVqDF2jWcy8m6mJ1-Ig_YpwwbOMrCo35cx8LxpaYYAakyYeehvyW46yLbv14PunWDEU/s640/IMG_7034-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>Step 10:</b> Sew around the edges of the logo to prevent it from falling off! (I still need to do this step!)<br /><b>Step 11:</b> Put the shirts on the kids and take cute pictures and surprise daddy at church!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gww64e_D7rRj-mO9hafcNpsvrnPxn05TF8rM8tCf-ptqxAeRMwUioqdM0kDlKjMwm5LDHuf2g7jzQDDuVzoEeN1aZ1ucWeiNEoT3hg0Ni0_iyir3hSHf_G1BIaUi1zzXfZHLHpqikvU/s1600/IMG_7037-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gww64e_D7rRj-mO9hafcNpsvrnPxn05TF8rM8tCf-ptqxAeRMwUioqdM0kDlKjMwm5LDHuf2g7jzQDDuVzoEeN1aZ1ucWeiNEoT3hg0Ni0_iyir3hSHf_G1BIaUi1zzXfZHLHpqikvU/s640/IMG_7037-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The littlest one wanted to put it on right away...so I obliged and took a few photos...but then she didn't want to take it off!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZIuGKmG13-JiKmp87dFq5nwqsVG3ltYi-2TQJVJz2BBXa3YWL2en8iSJksHX4MZ98csJ9ygHsH-VN1rBT-67bCb3kQ8mJtBr6R9Xrk4Xh1wz1SZKl0EFDFrNnAVkxVZ1tGmOyY7ueOI/s1600/jtphoto.org.fathersday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZIuGKmG13-JiKmp87dFq5nwqsVG3ltYi-2TQJVJz2BBXa3YWL2en8iSJksHX4MZ98csJ9ygHsH-VN1rBT-67bCb3kQ8mJtBr6R9Xrk4Xh1wz1SZKl0EFDFrNnAVkxVZ1tGmOyY7ueOI/s640/jtphoto.org.fathersday.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I can't wait for Greg to see the shirts! I think he's gonna love them. And you better believe I'll have photos to share! I would tell you everything that I've got up my sleeve for Greg but on the off chance that he stops by here before Father's Day I better not...just in case!<br /><br />I will be having the kids fill out one of <a href="http://twojourneysonelife.blogspot.com/2012/05/free-fathers-day-questionnaire.html">these questionnaires</a> about dad! And if you need some more ideas, head over to my <a href="http://pinterest.com/jamielynn/mother-s-day-and-father-s-day/">pinterest Mother's Day and Father's Day board</a> to see what I've pinned. I'll be sure to share photos of what we ended up doing for Greg's gifts in a week or so. I just wanted to get these shirt photos up in case you're still looking for ideas! Have a great weekend and we'll see ya next week! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="36" src="http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx169/trendytreehouse/signaturejamies.gif" width="320" /></a></span>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-20916485505763069662012-06-05T20:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.898-07:00Create and Share | Features Too!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;">Don't forget to grab my Button <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></b></span></span></div><br /><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/search/label/Share%20Wednesdays" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/5830175039_f44f58cc45_m.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0898438) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0898438) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></span></center><center><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Come by every Wednesday to share your </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">"Creative Side"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> You can link up anything crafty, recipes, room decor, party ideas, gift ideas, kid crafts, science projects, game ideas, ect. You get the idea.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></i></b></span></center><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>| Linky Party Rules |</b></span></span></center><center><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Follow </span><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Trendy Treehouse</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> via Google Friend Connect</span></i></span></li><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Follow </span><a href="http://pinecreekstyle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Pine Creek Style</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> via Google Friend Connect</span></i></span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">My moms blog will now be co-hosting this party with me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Please visit</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> </span><a href="http://pinecreekstyle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">to follow her blog. Thanks! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">;)</span></i></span></li></ul><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Link up only to the post. Not your home page.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Please </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Do Not</i></span><i> link up shops or giveaways.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Share the </i><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><i>Create and Share Button</i></span></a><i> somewhere on your blog or in your post.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Visit at least 3 other link ups and leave meaningful comments.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Come back next week to see if your link has been featured.</i></span></li></ul><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Every week I feature 6 Great Link Ups that I find amazing. If you see yours below, go grab a featured button </span><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">.</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>PLEASE DO...</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">If you love the featured projects, make sure you let them know by leaving a great comment in their post. Just click on the photos below to visit them.</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><b>| Here are 6 of my favorite links from last week |</b></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;">Click on photo to read more about these projects</span></span></div></center></center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://2crafty4myskirt.blogspot.com/2012/05/front-yard-western-decor-hitching-post.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cs9C6ydUYavdbgYh37Rni73bRIm1knDuh_H7R8n2JUfgAxBnj9YueGmVOnCL32LMdJ9hyphenhyphenPe7nk8tcWXPtS7cIMrrFd5-_64Q-5mou3ps_m6I60kb5OEoPKg-pBFq_Jwtvk623gK7eh0/s200/hitching+post.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.missinformationblog.com/2012/05/prickly-posey-hair-clip.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV6pgz_wP6y-Ow0YEqoC6qmTt1MzXBGmhiKgIDakpQKXG0yJSTJFgZcA2udvyogS4PNEyXkL7AuYJrrvyBlPdv98e08kKbYwHrcoRtWUbgfU1rPksb1KAKqLZSivqPYQ8GWdg7jrMVps/s200/DSCN1966.JPG" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/2012/05/to-go-with-flow-or-no.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRTEpk1swQ8poPMbFA-a3xlHqZojMMbve8REfnpgfchIlMpeQSE7Okb_NxZO_yUuHbLfcq5c3-XDofTYHxDCsF_-fnc1TNhMtyxskeBDbhpCzkAgg6qEa6hMFDsUTu-eeGpa4AMRkLb4/s200/000screen_porch_collage17.png" width="200" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.sillypearl.com/2012/05/craft-tutorial-kids-activity-tray.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjNeWTK8x8wOEJaDGrX32NfQqxDVuOtNSdL5ske2QyPnnXO66p0E7VuSR65aBSvsmawMxNn7IP7HdZy-vMWkbYwA_Jsp_2sHJkejzWQ0nFFXex8bfBksRaeugJa-Re1wqqYDZy7FDwJA/s200/The+Silly+Pearl+Kids+Activity+Tray_thumb%5B14%5D.jpg" width="199" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://fifiybr.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-summer-tote-bag.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0ZgoBYN8o4sghn24EHKrAgG_0zeIO-QHocFqeYWie07R99kUtRDRk2lqAnNa25lO6aDdTn711H9MQlmdEWhudJajDhiRxcIwpD-LwJsHBF33xRDj-6tlEtXV4oiHUGiosxay2KuhU38/s200/2012-05-26+12.52.03.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://artzycreations.com/the-floral-print-owl-clock/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqw6rAFkFGJ6gaIdWeem3w0XPwLKMgti_xVDL-iOZgQlBjAaOCAQhlLsYtVAe2TESouLzcfZ29JVYOkLtESKH9Mu597qXU7zWLJbYQupTpQ6PuQzNnyaSax7faRBdMDvbHTsq6lheO0o/s200/Floral-Owl-Clock-1024x830.jpg" width="200" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><center><center><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=148469" type="text/javascript"></script></span></div></center></center></span></span>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-59961339720796024192012-06-05T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.913-07:00Kick off Summer<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi! Well I think we kicked off SUMMER just right! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We took the kids to Glass Beach in Fort Bragg for the first time. It was so fun exploring the beach. Not as much glass as we thought but it was still very cool! We looked around for quite a while. Collected some treasures and took some fun pics. Once we were done taking pics we did return the glass to the beach. ;) If everyone took glass, there would be none for future generations to see. We did keep our shells though.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a collage of our day at GLASS BEACH.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXltMjI0VJnq4rcssBxUzeBLFbLvDFczgKZHlduvwjrl_Dty-URw2EMkStMQuoyjSKsvVOR_HqNCUrAUInn4sVibM2WNERYr2lCnNR3AoXU9BCHeDmd9myyT-TOWxZATWTVUvKCkcVlU/s1600/Collageglassbeach2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXltMjI0VJnq4rcssBxUzeBLFbLvDFczgKZHlduvwjrl_Dty-URw2EMkStMQuoyjSKsvVOR_HqNCUrAUInn4sVibM2WNERYr2lCnNR3AoXU9BCHeDmd9myyT-TOWxZATWTVUvKCkcVlU/s640/Collageglassbeach2012.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love that we got pics of the kids with their names in the sand. I think that was the best part for me. I can't wait to print them out! If you ever get a chance to visit Fort Bragg, Glass Beach is a must stop. Your family will love it! There are a lot of rocks to climb on, pools of water up on the rocks, living creatures to watch (crabs, fish, birds), many sizes of glass to see and very cold water to feel. LOL It was like stepping into a big glass of ice water. HaHa!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also took the kids home through THE GIANT REDWOODS. We took them about 3 years ago, but wanted to go again. And I am sure we will be back again. The trees are just so amazing. The drive isn't the greatest home though. Many of us get car sick and the ride is a little curvy. Well a lot curvy. Eeekkkk. We survived by chewing a lot of peppermint gum. haha.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a collage of our GIANT REDWOODS pics.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1BXCK0sth4s2eWHW9i-De2O_c-heWr1E6nohZZ8kF8PjGmDoa7Zv1hrMk-T7AW8BxTU5V3cv7onCXQkyJNELH1iAKROQ9UNrC0eot-cGdSYp6ZqEx2eSFuQtO-mfp1dlxrWB3D2_K6k/s1600/RedwoodsCollage2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1BXCK0sth4s2eWHW9i-De2O_c-heWr1E6nohZZ8kF8PjGmDoa7Zv1hrMk-T7AW8BxTU5V3cv7onCXQkyJNELH1iAKROQ9UNrC0eot-cGdSYp6ZqEx2eSFuQtO-mfp1dlxrWB3D2_K6k/s640/RedwoodsCollage2012.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Drive thru tree was very cool. Our car couldn't quite fit, or lets just say we didn't want to risk it. HeeHee! There are many trails that we will explore more in the future, but we did see some pretty cool ones this time. One fallen tree was fun to explore and climb on. We saw a few other fallen trees and even some hollowed out ones. There was a lot of poison oak, so we had to be careful on the trail and luckily none of us touched it. And if we did, I guess we aren't allergic, but will always be careful in the future. LOL One specific trail we want to try is a 6 mile trail through the Redwoods. Thats on the bucket list. ;) Maybe next year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That was our first weekend of fun to kick off the Summer. We plan on camping some and taking more drives. I think some waterfall hikes are our next stop on the list! We love hiking and exploring. Can you tell?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What are your plans this summer?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIXdLeV4rLQcU4mBrA5pYh2NvwPczy3J-s7Xbs5hhGy9SaOMONJEDj1Zi1Hyk30in3eKvz1ers_IeFIniCdi4fbDdJ2FydlV-PWvU2fMMfAAQClmZXP5wsZ4y8IbxASYPsbedUHSf2mk/s1600/signature.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIXdLeV4rLQcU4mBrA5pYh2NvwPczy3J-s7Xbs5hhGy9SaOMONJEDj1Zi1Hyk30in3eKvz1ers_IeFIniCdi4fbDdJ2FydlV-PWvU2fMMfAAQClmZXP5wsZ4y8IbxASYPsbedUHSf2mk/s1600/signature.gif" /></a></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-13454400120199460132012-06-05T07:57:00.000-07:002012-06-21T19:15:43.687-07:00Guest Post by Jude Hardin<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Pushing the Button by Jude Hardin</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m sitting here with my finger on the button. I’ve been sitting here for a while.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I wrote the email days ago, saved it as a draft. I printed it out, and I’ve read it a hundred times. I’ve memorized it. I know it by heart. It speaks to me in my dreams.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">My letter of resignation.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’ve been with the same company for fifteen years. It’s a good company. They treat me well. I am comfortable there, and I earn a good living. New house, new car. I’m paying my bills on time every month, and I’m even managing to save some. I’m living the American dream, and I am very, very unhappy.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Because it isn’t what I want to do. It isn’t what I was put here to do.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I was put here to write fiction.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Really, Jude? What makes you so special? What makes you think you can actually make a living writing novels? Do you realize how many people have tried and failed? People way more talented than you? Are you delusional?</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Maybe. But when you know, you know.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I know.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m sitting here with my finger on the mouse, just a click away from freedom.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But freedom comes with a price. Always.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I know I was put here to create stories. I know I have some game. I know I have a much better chance of making it if I can commit to writing full time.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Still, it’s a scary thing.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Not pushing the button means security. A steady paycheck, full benefits, paid vacations. How can I just quit a good job like that, with so many folks desperate for work these days?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I get up from my desk and walk away. No, I can’t do it. It’s too risky. I’ll just wait a while and see what happens, I tell myself.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And then I sit back down and put my finger on the button again.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Last year I signed a multi-book contract with Amazon’s Thomas and Mercer imprint for my Nicholas Colt thriller series. My wonderful agent Jane Dystel negotiated the deal, and I’m very happy with it. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crosscut-Nicholas-Colt-Thriller-ebook/dp/B0078XG3TE">CROSSCUT</a> goes on sale today. It’s my first book with Amazon, and the second in the series. I’m looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Thomas and Mercer.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDpjEELrqy8cqEKqyeo3aqMPquOcPKQoTetc0cscFLt-NZ6UtUnwbH51zNKT02zvqt7n3rh1mrAbku1h4SeFPgbathD25QQj06yr2YJ744nRroqP41Fk_kmE64BeqbBZolNBsFU6Bbpk/s1600/Crosscut-350w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDpjEELrqy8cqEKqyeo3aqMPquOcPKQoTetc0cscFLt-NZ6UtUnwbH51zNKT02zvqt7n3rh1mrAbku1h4SeFPgbathD25QQj06yr2YJ744nRroqP41Fk_kmE64BeqbBZolNBsFU6Bbpk/s320/Crosscut-350w.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">But does a deal like that guarantee my success as an author?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Of course not. If my books don’t sell, I don’t make money. I’m not at liberty to discuss the details of my contract, but that’s basically what it boils down to. That’s basically what every book deal boils down to, unless there’s a life-changing advance involved.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Amazon’s terms are way better than any other publisher I know of, but you still have to move product to collect coin.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So how in the hell can I even <i>think</i> about pushing that button? Why not just wait and see how the books do? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">That would be the safe thing to do. Some people might even say it would be the <i>sane</i> thing to do.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But is it the right thing for me to do? Today?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m sitting here thinking about it, and it’s absolutely gut-wrenching.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">From a very young age, I knew that someday I would write a novel. I kept putting it off, and life happened, and then one day I was forty-something. I decided it was time. Three novels and multiple rejections later, I finally landed an agent for an early version of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-47-Nicholas-Colt-Thriller-ebook/dp/B004XIZLM2/">POCKET-47</a>, the first Nicholas Colt book. I was on my way!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">After the book was pitched around <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state>, after it was read and praised by—and ultimately rejected by—multiple heavyweight editors at multiple big houses, the agent and I parted ways and I sold the book myself to a small press.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">It launched to some very nice reviews, most notably a starred review in PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY, and suddenly literary agents and film production companies were querying <i>me</i>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Which was nice.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But I knew the agent I wanted, and Mr. Joe Konrath was kind enough to give me a referral, and one thing led to another, and the rest is history.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And here we are.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And here I am, with my finger on the button, knowing that if I push it my life will be, for better or for worse, irrevocably changed.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Just do it, I tell myself. What’s the worst that could happen?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Destitution comes to mind.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But to get anywhere in life, you have to believe in yourself. And once you believe in yourself, you have to be willing to take a risk. You have to dance like nobody’s watching. You have to be willing to bet the house on a roll of the dice.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Once you know who you are, and know your purpose, you have to invest heavily, against all odds, in the one thing you have some degree of control over.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And that one thing is you.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m sitting here with my finger on the button, tears rolling down my cheeks, every nerve ending in my body on fire, and a booming guttural primordial yawp erupts from somewhere deep in my chest, and I push that motherfucker, I push it and watch it fly.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And now it is done.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And I feel better about it than I’ve ever felt about anything.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Joe sez: </b>No guts, no glory. We've all heard that expression. But few people get to actually test it. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Are you ready to quit your job and write full time? I was lucky enough to have that happen ten years ago, with my first book deal. These days, writers have more opportunity for sales via self-publishing, but we don't have the big advance money upfront that could make the decision easier. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Every writer needs to figure out what their goals are, and decide upon the best ways to reach those goals. Quitting your job to write full time is a big risk, with no guarantees. Remember that luck is extremely important. You can write a great book and it could take years to find an audience. It might not find an audience within your lifetime. Betting your entire future on luck may not be a wise way to approach life.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you are thinking about writing full time, here are some questions you might ask yourself before telling your boss to go to hell.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Do I Write Quickly?</b> The faster you can write, the better chance you have at making a living. I can comfortably write four novels a year, plus a handful of shorts.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>What Is My Financial Situation? </b>You need to understand how much money is required to stay afloat, and when you guess how much your book income will bring in, guess low. Ebooks aren't a steady paycheck. Sales fluctuate. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Do I Have A Back-Up Plan? </b>Do you have money put aside if things get rough? Would your job take you back six months from now? Do you have an alternate stream of income (spouse, investments)?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>What About Insurance?</b> I couldn't afford health insurance the first seven years I was writing full time. I got really lucky my family had no serious health issues. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Can I Write? </b>Every writer thinks they can write good books. But not every writer actually writes good books. Obviously, some people are deluding themselves. Are you one of them? How do you know for sure?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We all have different goals, and there are many ways to reach those goals. There are no right ways and wrong ways. The best plans can be derailed by bad luck. The worst plans sometimes succeed. But the more informed we are, the more we understand, the likelier we are to make smart choices.</div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-83513647219617744402012-06-04T04:27:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:00:29.273-07:00Gentille/Méchante<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7063copie.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7081copie.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7084copie.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="455" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Look/_MG_7083copie.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">top <b>American Apparel </b>/ jean <b>Cheap Monday</b> / collier <b><a href="http://www.mawi.co.uk/International/" target="_blank">Mawi</a></b> / chaussures <b>Zara</b> / sac <b>H&M</b> / capeline à Louise</div><div style="height: 55px; width: 220px;"><object height="55" width="220"><param name="movie" value="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=13112256&colorBackground=0x555552&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0"> <embed src="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=13112256&colorBackground=0x525252&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="55"></embed></object></div></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-16751358831246706102012-06-02T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.929-07:00Adventures in sewing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago I said I'd be back the next week with some of the things I've been sewing...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">well, time got away from me, kids got sick, school ended, I got sick, company came, company is still here and more is coming tonight! So, I wanted to make sure to get these photos up before another month goes by.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love to sew little dresses for my girls and my little man LOVES his tie shirts. And we got some good news this month too...baby #4 is healthy AND I'll get to make more dresses, that's right, we're having ANOTHER little girl!! All my girls will be October babies!! It's only appropriate right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, here are the dresses and tie shirt that I made for my kiddos to wear to my cousins wedding. I think they turned out pretty good and I feel like I get better at making this dress every time I make it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBAKoW8dCKmAhsWKemC2rGHZsAhm91dR6F-w5U530O_91ua5Hw0WE0p3vKNKs4RNB_aDtR_Sk448ltzoj0ro8pfhtTEpTY25kZe7SMv6SEAXCna-DV9weW1cQ1ebXQVb3Vn6aztP6l6k/s1600/IMG_5695-27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBAKoW8dCKmAhsWKemC2rGHZsAhm91dR6F-w5U530O_91ua5Hw0WE0p3vKNKs4RNB_aDtR_Sk448ltzoj0ro8pfhtTEpTY25kZe7SMv6SEAXCna-DV9weW1cQ1ebXQVb3Vn6aztP6l6k/s640/IMG_5695-27.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPHngICGlmGqNyMyrTjHmR4VLHRmJz66KUcgLF8gslIOriC7hzKu9ukGprpA6r3LGWb4dWCCOq53J5Wpe5pw6GbK9l_mviHCIwshmR2mZ8kPhiQ2MgYi9xIClIIHddQte6fpgCLTDFoo/s1600/IMG_5702-34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPHngICGlmGqNyMyrTjHmR4VLHRmJz66KUcgLF8gslIOriC7hzKu9ukGprpA6r3LGWb4dWCCOq53J5Wpe5pw6GbK9l_mviHCIwshmR2mZ8kPhiQ2MgYi9xIClIIHddQte6fpgCLTDFoo/s640/IMG_5702-34.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwX3eGX6Cc1kWZYyTVR_xxV9lzAvj4nlt_AOY7i7Tc6w2xHzXXWj4bl8EAJfiizlkJ7dsVUTQqYCOPlFmJVRQjkRLdRjj8uM8S9S93Ibd8Gile2PV2TJ2h79GYzB6ukN70cd9Tsslgk0o/s1600/IMG_5713-45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwX3eGX6Cc1kWZYyTVR_xxV9lzAvj4nlt_AOY7i7Tc6w2xHzXXWj4bl8EAJfiizlkJ7dsVUTQqYCOPlFmJVRQjkRLdRjj8uM8S9S93Ibd8Gile2PV2TJ2h79GYzB6ukN70cd9Tsslgk0o/s640/IMG_5713-45.jpg" width="425" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fabric is from Hobby Lobby.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqS2Yu5GRx3T4ovr4bMrQB0pp6_4xvu2KWfXpXLwdnOYhwBLBZHbXrn1fp7YoM2kuk7_a-xItLtMVqRV45TeGypLTa7DI_SIJPRE17PNag5gncBYuaFqPKmQJVpRvKZ5KA75KbE4BkJY/s1600/IMG_4797-69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqS2Yu5GRx3T4ovr4bMrQB0pp6_4xvu2KWfXpXLwdnOYhwBLBZHbXrn1fp7YoM2kuk7_a-xItLtMVqRV45TeGypLTa7DI_SIJPRE17PNag5gncBYuaFqPKmQJVpRvKZ5KA75KbE4BkJY/s640/IMG_4797-69.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My mom sent me some fabric from Hong Kong while they were still there and asked me to make her a jacket to wear to my cousins wedding and also to wear when she and my dad speak at churches about their trip. I was TOTALLY intimidated to make this jacket. So intimidated in fact that I put it off and put it off and FINALLY got it done the day before we left for the wedding. Talk about procrastinating. I used a pretty simple pattern and I think it would be easier to make with a cotton fabric. This fabric is really beautiful but also REALLY slippery! So, it looks really wonky on the hanger but it looked better on my mom! I know I didn't do the bottom hem like I should have...but it turned out okay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's the back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYgBkvvg_Q9TFyX2Xa_S0GTR5LBgNUlPbtqu3hWOdBms5OFxpqHnx7y_sQDRYomRPa3vR6lK3X0pIiVqZRA0tD0PJnlhNWqOElEZ-f7YZL9obv6yzLf7F1Z7ycLgLCC0HYLtCmMzwxcQ/s1600/IMG_4787-59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYgBkvvg_Q9TFyX2Xa_S0GTR5LBgNUlPbtqu3hWOdBms5OFxpqHnx7y_sQDRYomRPa3vR6lK3X0pIiVqZRA0tD0PJnlhNWqOElEZ-f7YZL9obv6yzLf7F1Z7ycLgLCC0HYLtCmMzwxcQ/s640/IMG_4787-59.jpg" width="425" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a close-up of the front...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWXv2Tlj6k_6rNGd78rL4yN4IRDevFLZnNZeZeR5ToRKrJCa10L-cBKAP7M9w3o6Cl0oFGIzsHnXeSX95XKUlmTjv9ofB-vvezeH6oPmlN0_OEk0pacdgxemELWuYNMANtZMsTsHpgJY/s1600/IMG_4792-64.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWXv2Tlj6k_6rNGd78rL4yN4IRDevFLZnNZeZeR5ToRKrJCa10L-cBKAP7M9w3o6Cl0oFGIzsHnXeSX95XKUlmTjv9ofB-vvezeH6oPmlN0_OEk0pacdgxemELWuYNMANtZMsTsHpgJY/s640/IMG_4792-64.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this is my mom wearing the jacket at my cousins wedding. Totally forgot to get a descent photo of her wearing the jacket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfRMoFV-G7VZFWv9Qk3kjIIL1pI8xaw1uwX1_bJwIGqzRnmSjLD88WNR0M2zlKQZ3ZMgKuLfYYs1L0ucaRS0iQb9cFW-HsiUvAvqDxGYBNdETEglbRAcFncLcSYQplc-NArJVuZP00ck/s1600/IMG_4963-234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfRMoFV-G7VZFWv9Qk3kjIIL1pI8xaw1uwX1_bJwIGqzRnmSjLD88WNR0M2zlKQZ3ZMgKuLfYYs1L0ucaRS0iQb9cFW-HsiUvAvqDxGYBNdETEglbRAcFncLcSYQplc-NArJVuZP00ck/s640/IMG_4963-234.jpg" width="425" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made these pillow cases for my cousins wedding gift. He plays and coaches basketball and she's a HUGE soccer fan and player. I hope they liked them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqtngu4PKaF8vPm9C8JXm0kXBHWCOEvjyNBNG3WTOK1C8H7IWMD3cCQT6uOrSy_1DwyTIgs5FabN3MzsZ-WG85XqrhrPq1c5OR5HmN0XEgkskayJvQr5CI_PgYTmrvzfubZwZn-edRoE/s1600/IMG_4783-55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqtngu4PKaF8vPm9C8JXm0kXBHWCOEvjyNBNG3WTOK1C8H7IWMD3cCQT6uOrSy_1DwyTIgs5FabN3MzsZ-WG85XqrhrPq1c5OR5HmN0XEgkskayJvQr5CI_PgYTmrvzfubZwZn-edRoE/s640/IMG_4783-55.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made these cute and quick little drawstring bags to hold the tumbler and smoothie king gift card that Naomi gave to her preschool teachers. The cups were a big hit and I know I saw at least one other mom give the same gift (sans reusable bag). Anyway, the bags were super easy to make and I like that not only did we give the teachers a cute tumbler but also a bag they can use for other little things...even re-gifting...I'm totally cool with that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyp1EsIJqJNYBvWc7W_W7Blw3OU5s_QyBNR2Cyiisu6aUGKUy0NCTd4rBU-cf4BfDZL7xDm_QZ3yTAoGvJ83MFCfM3lcqvdCrlcIzmK4wQ8kul-FowArslKhdmD0ccTg2InN-tpS95Og/s1600/IMG_6023-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyp1EsIJqJNYBvWc7W_W7Blw3OU5s_QyBNR2Cyiisu6aUGKUy0NCTd4rBU-cf4BfDZL7xDm_QZ3yTAoGvJ83MFCfM3lcqvdCrlcIzmK4wQ8kul-FowArslKhdmD0ccTg2InN-tpS95Og/s640/IMG_6023-15.jpg" width="425" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBHCIwor28qgNZbYanY5YV7aieM_Xs7dRnQFxdaFJT_IHf3fOtxN8xOGe7rhTuu5ILi3SRIfmekCD5eikDFa1rIFSFBz8vEHLW5Rp_g60CAR0EB01Wf98rgpmvFZIc6xKfghmz5Xe70Y/s1600/IMG_6026-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBHCIwor28qgNZbYanY5YV7aieM_Xs7dRnQFxdaFJT_IHf3fOtxN8xOGe7rhTuu5ILi3SRIfmekCD5eikDFa1rIFSFBz8vEHLW5Rp_g60CAR0EB01Wf98rgpmvFZIc6xKfghmz5Xe70Y/s640/IMG_6026-18.jpg" width="425" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFBM5Ybfx8FihN520HivnzVG4aYycl9Ca574-KNzYaH97B1PqhAJP8WM6TUMVMSGzICn9DqNPi4Y8Uarp3QGOwCEYN-uPS9GS4FfH3bUi-fLEy2Q4sLwoZ7NHrXfLtSdsvZTvk3tqbnE/s1600/IMG_6027-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFBM5Ybfx8FihN520HivnzVG4aYycl9Ca574-KNzYaH97B1PqhAJP8WM6TUMVMSGzICn9DqNPi4Y8Uarp3QGOwCEYN-uPS9GS4FfH3bUi-fLEy2Q4sLwoZ7NHrXfLtSdsvZTvk3tqbnE/s640/IMG_6027-19.jpg" width="425" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have projects I've been doing around the house and LOTS of sewing in my to-do pile so make sure to come back and see what I've been up to! Also, working on making some jewelry...never a dull moment around here! Would love to see what you've been up to!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="36" src="http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx169/trendytreehouse/signaturejamies.gif" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-73057519011931404792012-06-02T03:48:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:00:29.294-07:00Ziegfeld Girls : Eva.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Photos/F1000035copieeva.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Photos/F1000033copieeva.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="1023" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Photos/F1000011copieeva.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">modèle : <b><a href="http://www.evamaychan.com/blog/" target="_blank">Eva May Chan </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">pris au Canon EOS 50.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="height: 55px; width: 220px;"><object height="55" width="220"><param name="movie" value="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=1095322&colorBackground=0x555552&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0"> <embed src="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=1095322&colorBackground=0x525252&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="55"></embed></object></div></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-91696323290166295552012-05-31T08:49:00.000-07:002012-06-21T19:15:43.704-07:00JA Konrath vs. Stephen KingMr. King has a new novel coming out from <a href="http://www.hardcasecrime.com/books_bios.cgi?title=Joyland">Hard Case Crime</a>, an imprint I've always enjoyed.<br /><br />This book, Joyland, will be released as a paperback in June, 2013.<br /><br />It has no scheduled ebook date.<br /><br />Quote Mr. King:<i> "I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we’re going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book."</i><br /><br />I congratulate Steve on being one of the only bestselling authors to advocate and endorse ebook piracy. I am sure Joyland will race up the NYT List even as it becomes the most pirated ebook of all time, which will show once and for all that piracy doesn't hurt sales.<br /><br />While Mr. King ignores the preferences of his fans and pretends the future of publishing isn't upon us, this is what I've been doing to embrace the future.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uq5HwRNqZ6VapUqZ06Ko7vfhAxnl7ogAfZrziAOuDDdiCSukMAN16J0f_iViiBkoP33972S4flHC1cQqkAHDCDnNd95_FVTK3hNDK9iGNilCJpC9tYy7A5GG0txFnTu6V6QSPH7rZds/s1600/KonrathPeterson_NewFlee_AE_72_c.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uq5HwRNqZ6VapUqZ06Ko7vfhAxnl7ogAfZrziAOuDDdiCSukMAN16J0f_iViiBkoP33972S4flHC1cQqkAHDCDnNd95_FVTK3hNDK9iGNilCJpC9tYy7A5GG0txFnTu6V6QSPH7rZds/s1600/KonrathPeterson_NewFlee_AE_72_c.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's no secret that people judge books by their covers. The cover is the first thing a potential buyer sees, and if it is eye-catching, provocative, interesting, or compelling, it gets the reader to take a closer look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V_nbQ-Ok714VrOPQRfAz2M5EcveUrj9VrmN6XuO8c40ZITfeQPsm4qfFVxcnr2L3UtFHySHAFyAAC7H3CqhFLKszMjXxVwnrXquJNjJA4tUhcve-urTrW1cbM-uwyULKPw8xpr6ziWw/s1600/JAKonrath_Origin_AE72_04fade.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V_nbQ-Ok714VrOPQRfAz2M5EcveUrj9VrmN6XuO8c40ZITfeQPsm4qfFVxcnr2L3UtFHySHAFyAAC7H3CqhFLKszMjXxVwnrXquJNjJA4tUhcve-urTrW1cbM-uwyULKPw8xpr6ziWw/s1600/JAKonrath_Origin_AE72_04fade.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>These are examples. For the moment, the only place I'm going to use them is on my website. But it's my guess that online retailers will one day embrace animated ebook covers. There's a lot of potential here. Besides being attention-getting, short animations could be used to show something about the book--maybe a scene or a dramatic moment. They could announce a sale, with a big "99 CENTS" blinking on the cover. They expand opportunity for creativity, both by the cover artist and the author.<br /><br />There's ZERO reason why animation can't be used. These are GIF files, which are about as universal as JPGs. All computers can read them. Most devices can read them.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFUjZw550MHvJGBUchL3FJqu8LJ-dolemHee05V3kOaTf-idVajvz73N94LVSLALJZevLNXt-LTDAn6zLkLBnq_1Z_mgDPJMzC8kHWLlUXr3yWT_pk5iBPZgxoUYf5cbqFbFKZqqxi3o/s1600/JAKonrath_TheList_AE_02_JAKonrath_TheList_AE_03.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFUjZw550MHvJGBUchL3FJqu8LJ-dolemHee05V3kOaTf-idVajvz73N94LVSLALJZevLNXt-LTDAn6zLkLBnq_1Z_mgDPJMzC8kHWLlUXr3yWT_pk5iBPZgxoUYf5cbqFbFKZqqxi3o/s1600/JAKonrath_TheList_AE_02_JAKonrath_TheList_AE_03.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now let's take some questions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Q: Joe, I HATE these covers! I believe book covers should be a single image, like they've always been! I'm a purist! I weep for the future of publishing!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A: Technology marches on, regardless of personal taste. Lots of people still resist ebooks (right, Mr. King?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Q: I can imagine looking at a retailer website with a dozen animated ebook covers on it. It'll give me motion sickness. What a terrible idea.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A: The Internet moves. We're used to having things flash and wiggle and turn. But I can see retailers using these so they only move if you mouse over them, or click on them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Q: Arghh! I already have to pay a lot for cover art. Now I've got to pay extra to have it animated?!?!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>A: No one is forcing you to do anything.<br /><br /><b>Q: Who did these for you and how much was it?</b><br /><br />A: My cover artist, <a href="http://www.extendedimagery.com/">Carl Graves</a>, did them. He charged me $350 for the original cover, and $500 to make it move. I don't know what he'd charge you. Depends on what you need.<br /><br />Currently, Carl is hanging out with me and a bunch of writers at BeerKon, and we'll both be away from our computers until the second week of June.<br /><br /><b>Q: Aren't these really large files which will cause delays in page loading times?</b><br /><br />A: Carl and I are working on making them smaller. The List is the largest, and it's also the lowest resolution--he had to remove colors to get it under 2mb, which explains the pixelation. Too much motion, I guess. Flee is 700kb. Origin is only 75kb.<br /><br /><b>Q: And you really think this is the future?</b><br /><br />A: Yes. But what do I know about predicting the future?<br /><br /><b>Q: So tell us how you really feel about Stephen King not releasing Joyride as an ebook?</b><br /><br />A: I like Hard Case Crime. And I see why King is doing this--it's a nice way of thanking the publisher, and the booksellers. But it isn't nice to the millions of fans who support Mr. King in ebook format. I bet they believe ebooks are "actual books" and they'll be vocal in their disapproval.<br /><br />Joyland will no doubt be pirated like crazy, and money will be left on the table by King and Hard Case. It's backwards thinking, and a mistake.<br /><br />We'll see how much negative publicity he gets.<br /><br />We'll also see if animated covers start catching on.carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-88611730666132428362012-05-31T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.945-07:00Shrinky Dink Keychain - Teacher Gift<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week I shared a <a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2012/05/shrinky-dink-necklace-teacher-gift.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"><b>Shrinky Dink Necklace</b></span></a> for a Teacher Gift. I mentioned that we were also making keychains. Well I am sharing those today. They turned out just as cool as the necklace. I also combined another idea for this gift that I found on Pinterest. The <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/226587424972421562/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>"mint" teacher gift</b></span></a>. It was so cool, I had to include it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started by making the "mint" poem in PS5. I used a frame brush in green of course. I also made my text green. Below you can copy the image to use for yourself. Personal use only please and thank you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Yy_1TWm_I30ZjFUOIbwe4M804Pxop-Lj_cps4sKLzS7v2aiXe0Ab9ZlBfFpgbaQMhp1sVhlRfWjRbM4XzVqLU-191uoclTcRFFsKdc1bxA9pwIDCMimd3T_E1qE1K2vlMgW8sAHUzww/s1600/Teacher+%22MINT%22+Gift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Yy_1TWm_I30ZjFUOIbwe4M804Pxop-Lj_cps4sKLzS7v2aiXe0Ab9ZlBfFpgbaQMhp1sVhlRfWjRbM4XzVqLU-191uoclTcRFFsKdc1bxA9pwIDCMimd3T_E1qE1K2vlMgW8sAHUzww/s640/Teacher+%22MINT%22+Gift.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next I printed this on some card stock paper. Cut them out, added a hole punch to one side and set aside for later.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made all of the teacher name pieces with Shrinky Dink Printable Paper. You can visit <a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2012/05/shrinky-dink-necklace-teacher-gift.html" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">last weeks post</span></b></a> for the FREE personal use only printable to make yours too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After we made ours we added them to keychains. Then added extra beads and another shrinky dink that the kids made and picked out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then we made up the "MINT" bags. Each bag (clear gift bags were found in the kids party section) had 4 York patties, Tic Tac Mints, Mint M and M's and a handful of Lifesaver Mints.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kids tied the bags shut and then we used green ribbon to tie on the keychains and poems. Curl the ribbon and your done. It really was an easy gift to make.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a close up of our key chains.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzmn1B6Chb71fxmOrjO74hN_erkUS4nRI0JnZq25vohTGGZPljPa0QIUWEZS1D7mtnOYJJFNxwiWYutYUAj8mMzfPA1KbuPpp-KtNMxcxAU3YHDOIBW2I6zR8hShW8HgT_HT9K4n1yCw/s1600/DSC03593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzmn1B6Chb71fxmOrjO74hN_erkUS4nRI0JnZq25vohTGGZPljPa0QIUWEZS1D7mtnOYJJFNxwiWYutYUAj8mMzfPA1KbuPpp-KtNMxcxAU3YHDOIBW2I6zR8hShW8HgT_HT9K4n1yCw/s640/DSC03593.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayxo4GZs3FndnFwezFGGmgIRUzTczZSW2p__haHu996JeMQvwfITQIFVV5CVsM0GhbvJlEmOicDPGyDXRbbePYqB1evmy2tKDoe7464n4HEyhbFto4Zn7k_NcGqLV8HSEbnYtNmjZcDc/s1600/DSC03599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayxo4GZs3FndnFwezFGGmgIRUzTczZSW2p__haHu996JeMQvwfITQIFVV5CVsM0GhbvJlEmOicDPGyDXRbbePYqB1evmy2tKDoe7464n4HEyhbFto4Zn7k_NcGqLV8HSEbnYtNmjZcDc/s640/DSC03599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here is how the complete package looked. I know our teachers will love them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't forget to have the kids sign their names to the poem. I think it's more personal than just printing them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xO7iwxghHTYXah6S2__-Fwro_pfs-j-6gFPD0XLp-RwXjy_JHInMI5TjEXTi8263VhU_OIU-VodkogcoY6UdxYLoYpum6PnZZSEr2KyaMtU61q0EULOp6yWGTJ541nnq9qO4dq-f8S8/s1600/DSC03603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xO7iwxghHTYXah6S2__-Fwro_pfs-j-6gFPD0XLp-RwXjy_JHInMI5TjEXTi8263VhU_OIU-VodkogcoY6UdxYLoYpum6PnZZSEr2KyaMtU61q0EULOp6yWGTJ541nnq9qO4dq-f8S8/s640/DSC03603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is also our kiddos last day of school. They are very excited to start their summer break! See you again soon! ;D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-Kj2Lkh2WY2PKa0u_nc6WWgYScxBrNtUWhxkW30-GowA4INHMnaBRxVFu0io1BHAh0ohCFMR-fwREaEIigiJ6-lxfRcHSgIUovpR8PVok6ExzcmGo9g_XRR1q1z8sEDJ4J5c-ES30Lg/s1600/signature.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-Kj2Lkh2WY2PKa0u_nc6WWgYScxBrNtUWhxkW30-GowA4INHMnaBRxVFu0io1BHAh0ohCFMR-fwREaEIigiJ6-lxfRcHSgIUovpR8PVok6ExzcmGo9g_XRR1q1z8sEDJ4J5c-ES30Lg/s1600/signature.gif" /></a></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-2547185663044370272012-05-29T20:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:52.997-07:00Create and Share | Features Too!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;">Don't forget to grab my Button <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></b></span></span></div><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/search/label/Share%20Wednesdays" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/5830175039_f44f58cc45_m.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0898438) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0898438) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></span></center><center><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Come by every Wednesday to share your </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">"Creative Side"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> You can link up anything crafty, recipes, room decor, party ideas, gift ideas, kid crafts, science projects, game ideas, ect. You get the idea.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></i></b></span></center><center style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>| Linky Party Rules |</b></span></span></center><center><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Follow </span><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Trendy Treehouse</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> via Google Friend Connect</span></i></span></li><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">NEW... </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Follow </span><a href="http://pinecreekstyle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Pine Creek Style</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> via Google Friend Connect</span></i></span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">My moms blog will now be co-hosting this party with me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Please visit</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> </span><a href="http://pinecreekstyle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"> </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">to follow her blog. Thanks! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">;)</span></i></span></li></ul><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Link up only to the post. Not your home page.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Please </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Do Not</i></span><i> link up shops or giveaways.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Share the </i><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><i>Create and Share Button</i></span></a><i> somewhere on your blog or in your post.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Visit at least 3 other link ups and leave meaningful comments.</i></span></li><li style="color: #555555; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Come back next week to see if your link has been featured.</i></span></li></ul><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">Every week I feature 6 Great Link Ups that I find amazing. If you see yours below, go grab a featured button </span><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/grab-one-of-our-buttons.html" style="color: #d3b826; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">.</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>PLEASE DO...</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;">If you love the featured projects, make sure you let them know by leaving a great comment in their post. Just click on the photos below to visit them.</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><b>| Here are 6 of my favorite links from last week |</b></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;">Click on photo to read more about these projects</span></span></div></center></center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://mywhiteelephant.blogspot.com/2012/05/making-signs-couple-of-times-year-city.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT_8IHmyhUjanco8iFgbPt1fiixSiYo0iOv0OlUQNK2YuVLU57CMzqRxJqMidEZKx3opoudB6cTticr6CaW5654bpPZxo1NJzeAZYxA4GLKyORDRsjlJIougKRTjTOBSczezv7XE1bBY/s200/phpCwBrh7AM.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.craftionary.net/2012/05/boy-bedroom-pillows-cars-themed-diy.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMn4wrY_oMr4DaxxmqsG9SeOjQC_vbvR0jzabjbehRuoXLyguIr-QEoeqmHgllCsE2h2vC8AI0pVMDeHX2o6ta1W8TCIcmlhNlUgYAl7680cajeHIyDu3Yz9NIkCDkB13DI7UQJXEEarU/s200/cars-theme-boys-bedroom-pillows-inspiration+(2).jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://sewingforutange.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/more-pocket-purses.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm_-3TfEzBFGAgvIzniRC-avHPRUcIjSBqoI88HaOeM6mJNE4PIUEvzPHTo4t2Ebk6pNc_YAPkcCBEjQJoJDb31WeQBcl2j8KgHJeu7RiQkA0Ez8MTavTszv8ldNkQcNxOIM-cpz16T4/s200/IMG_0468.JPG" width="200" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://zingzingtree.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/jubilee-crown-t-shirt/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhvl2Llpl5MdBM53d4QA77nFN8rnruIkEp6Rp8ojr21BTFUSIUmbwfe-KPgoaexUJkNrpi6WZsOxOO7VD0NqzbJjxWR1PSVKzC9NzwBbkzqG9oKAY_Qm7ZijMkxcTxf40Jq5f0ugE0GE/s200/crown-tee-5-small1.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.sillypearl.com/2012/05/craft-tutorial-make-easy-diy-stamps.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOpSfXSd6J-p5jyjf7ssR3OxQdPUb9wwHy-Hnw33y7A_pKsGT3xeUcbCcd7rg1bkc_ab0DDgs9_AIh-bLC1k9wX-dvnNJiwP8ujRSsU-cDmlVIL99F5RvaY_9Bvcp6gBRpGyC2A5EO3U/s200/How+to+make+easy+foam+rubber+stamps_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.saving4six.com/2012/05/ruffled-apron-made-from-old-clothes.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG-yr5RpRNWUySsIucBvRmn0cfFuvVtsNcYztbz1OZi6jQy8yq0lypc6W1WaibqoeoqkcTPNdDoOkAo0yoYb-_HfPtMiDjYsXtfJYo306SRt-JZkB-VGNH1pEG8Qu6L-gH_OC_GL79dU/s200/100_5610.JPG" width="200" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #656565; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><center><center><div style="color: #555555; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=147436" type="text/javascript"></script></span></div></center></center></span></span>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-53728314587163977732012-05-29T08:52:00.000-07:002012-06-21T19:15:43.719-07:00ToneWhen it is running at its peak, A Newbie's Guide to Publishing gets over 30,000 hits per day.<br /><br />This traffic means nothing to me personally. I don't care about fame for fame's sake. I don't care about what people think of me. I'm as immune to detractors as I am to those who offer praise, and I get plenty of both. It's nice to be thought of, but that's not what lights my fire.<br /><br />This traffic means nothing to me financially. The majority of those who read this blog are writers, not fans. Readers don't care about the publishing industry. While I have, on occasion, used this platform to promote a book, it is almost always linked to a point I'm trying to make, an argument I'm trying to present. I don't have paid ads on this blog, or my website. A Newbie's Guide doesn't generate any direct income for me, and any indirect income is unverifiable.<br /><br />This traffic means nothing to me altruistically. While I know this blog has helped many writers by informing, persuading, and inspiring, it is impossible to be directly connected to that many people. I get dozens of "thank yous" a week. It's flattering, but I stopped taking it personally a long time ago. I don't write this blog to help people, or make the world a better place.<br /><br />But I do care about traffic. I want as many people to visit this blog as possible. Not for my ego or my bank account. Not for any cause celebre or romantic notions of fighting the system.<br /><br />This blog exists as a tool to help me learn.<br /><br />There is a certain amount to be personally gained from writing persuasive essays, from presenting arguments using logic and facts, from sharing information. Doing so helps me improve my debating skills and hone my position and distill my thoughts.<br /><br />But everything I write is already in my brain. That's not the way to learn. Knowledge comes from seeking outside sources of information, from looking at other points of view, from being forced to defend an argument or position from an attack that hadn't been considered, from changing viewpoints as new information or better logic presents itself.<br /><br />I go looking for that information. But there's also another way to obtain it. Namely, to host a forum, and let the information come to me in the form of comments.<br /><br />This blog would not exist without the commentors. And if you're a regular visitor, you know how long these comment threads can go on. How many blogs get 600 comments in a single thread? How many people leave a message saying "I learned just as much from the comments as the post"?<br /><br />I read every comment. I hardly ever reply to praise, or thanks. But I do reply to those who disagree, who try to disprove whatever point I attempted to make in the blog post. I also respond to whiny, anonymous pinheads.<br /><br />We'll get back to the pinheads in a moment.<br /><br />A Newbie's Guide to Publishing allows me to make arguments, then refine them in the comments section. I learn from the comments. I'm made more aware, more knowledgeable, more informed. The commentors make me step up my game, which makes me think harder, which makes me experiment more, which ultimately benefits my career.<br /><br />When I benefit, other writers seem to benefit. It's a nice, efficient, reciprocal relationship. Everybody wins. Even the pinheads who can't stand me. They get to feel superior and self-righteous, and they come here and take anonymous potshots at me, and then I get to humiliate them, and people come to watch the trainwreck. They form camps, polarize opinions, and discuss the topics here and elsewhere. Some of that discussion trickles back to me. Some of it I benefit from.<br /><br />Are you getting where I'm going?<br /><br />I could treat everyone graciously, with respect. I could discuss issues and make arguments without getting personal. I could act like a level-headed adult and never be provocative. I could trade being outspoken for being genteel.<br /><br />Do you think I'd get as many blog hits? Do you think I'd get as many comments? Do you think the points I make would be as widely discussed and debated if I presented them in a more courteous way?<br /><br />If so, point to another blog that averages 100 comments per post.<br /><br />There is a whole sub-section of folks in the entertainment and news-entertainment industries that draw big crowds not only because of what they stand for, but how they say it. Radio shock jocks. Right wing political commentators. Controversial talk show hosts. They biggered their platforms by being opinionated loudmouths who don't care what people think.<br /><br />Sound familiar?<br /><br />The more traffic I get, the more comments I get. The more comments I get, the more I learn.<br /><br />In short, I learn more by calling people pinheads. It attracts a larger crowd, draws more minds to the topics I discuss, and I improve as a result. <br /><br />People take me to task for tone quite a bit. I see three reasons for this.<br /><br />1. They can't attack my main arguments, so they have to focus on my attitude.<br /><br />2. It makes certain people feel morally superior (Perhaps some of them use disrespect as a tool like I do, to learn from it, but I haven't seen any evidence of that.)<br /><br />3. The targets in many of my blog posts are ignorant, greedy, brainwashed liars who present their poor arguments respectfully. If you are on the side of these pinheads (and therefore are yourself a pinhead) you become defensive when your stupidity is laid bare to the world. Pointing fingers at my tone is a defensive, ad hominem reaction.<br /><br />While being attacked for my tone is distracting, the distraction is outweighed by the benefits of a larger audience. I don't mind being attacked if it leads to me learning.<br /><br />Here's a terrific blog post called <a href="http://lucereta.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/tone-argument-as-logical-fallacy/">Tone Argument as Logical Fallacy.</a> I have no idea who this blogger is. They haven't blogged a lot, or in a while. But this is a clear and concise explanation of tone that boils down to this: "I can call you an idiot and 2 + 2 still equals 4."<br /><br />So why am I blogging about this at all? If I don't care what people think, why do I need to show the world why I do what I do? Why would I inform the pinheads who take me to task for tone that they're helping me out?<br /><br />Because now, when someone brings up my tone in some discussion, I can simply link to this post. Then, hopefully, we can get over my tone and begin discussing the points I made.<br /><br />When I debate, I am always as gracious as the person I debate. That may sound incorrect, considering how I skewer people on this blog, but my skewerings are always based upon dismantling an opponent's argument and revealing it to be stupid. If you say something stupid on the Internet, you open yourself up to justifiably being called stupid. But if you want to engage me one-on-one, I'll be as nice as you are, even if you are acting stupid.<br /><br />My intent is not to convert writers to Joe's Way of Thinking. It's great that a bunch of writers are making money, some for the first time, because of my blog. It's great that more and more writers are realizing how shitty the legacy publishing world is. But those are all secondary benefits to me.<br /><br />I'm here to learn. And I don't learn from people who agree 100% with everything I say. I learn from those who disagree. Or partly disagree. Every so often some anonymous poster says something that makes me reconsider my views. That's why I allow anonymous posting. Though it is entertaining to bitchslap the offended, which brings more traffic and thus more attention to the issues I present, this blog is not meant to persuade anyone but me.<br /><br />Could I persuade more people to do what I do if I was nicer? Sure. But how is it in my best interest to persuade more people to do what I do? Wouldn't I learn more from angering the establishment so much they begin working hard to think of ways to prove me wrong?<br /><br />I am purposefully controversial, intentionally disrespectful, and use tone in a precise, deliberate way that benefits me.<br /><br />So suck on that, pinheads.<br /><br />And if you want me to stop saying you're stupid, stop acting stupid. If you really hate me, that's the way to hurt me. If you stop saying and doing stupid things, you'll effectively reduce my audience. Your vocal hate makes me stronger.<br /><br />But it's my guess you're too stupid to know that.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />Joecarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-10838018247160729752012-05-28T11:05:00.000-07:002012-06-21T21:00:29.318-07:00Polaroïds : VI.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="523" src="http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad34/AdelineRapon/Photos/Scan1copie-1.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">modèle : <b><a href="http://retinemecanique.com/" target="_blank">Gaël</a></b> (mon frère)</div></div><div style="height: 55px; width: 220px;"><object height="55" width="220"><param name="movie" value="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=16385445&colorBackground=0x555552&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0"> <embed src="http://www.deezer.com/embedded/small-widget-v2.swf?idSong=16385445&colorBackground=0x525252&textColor1=0xFFFFFF&colorVolume=0x39D1FD&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="220" height="55"></embed></object></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-32899844688824648662012-05-28T07:15:00.000-07:002012-06-21T19:15:43.737-07:00Joe's Letter to the DOJ<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">United States v. Apple, Inc. et al., No. 12-CV-2826(DLC) (S.D.N.Y.) – Comments on Proposed Final Judgment as to Defendants Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">John R. Read<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Chief, Litigation III Section<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Antitrust Division<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">United States Department of Justice<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">450 5th St NW<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Suite 4000<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Washington DC 20530<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">Also sent via email to </span><a href="mailto:john.read@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">john</span></a><a href="mailto:john.read@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="mailto:john.read@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">read</span></a><a href="mailto:john.read@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">@</span></a><a href="mailto:john.read@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">usdoj</span></a><a href="mailto:john.read@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="mailto:john.read@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">gov</span></a><span style="color: #504d4d; line-height: 115%;"> and </span><a href="mailto:stephen.fairchild@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">stephen</span></a><a href="mailto:stephen.fairchild@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="mailto:stephen.fairchild@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">fairchild</span></a><a href="mailto:stephen.fairchild@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">@</span></a><a href="mailto:stephen.fairchild@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">usdoj</span></a><a href="mailto:stephen.fairchild@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="mailto:stephen.fairchild@usdoj.gov"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">gov</span></a><span style="color: #504d4d; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">May 28, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Dear Mr. Read,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">I’m writing to you as the author of forty-six books--eight legacy published, two Amazon published (with three more on the way), and thirty-six self-published, all of which inform the views I express in this letter.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">As you doubtless recognize from the mail you’re receiving, there is currently underway a letter-writing campaign coordinated by the Association of Authors’ Representatives, the Authors Guild, and other parts of the publishing establishment attempting to persuade you that the DOJ’s suit against five of the Big Six and Apple is without merit, and that the Agency model is, at best, good for everyone, at worst, harmless. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">I’m writing to tell you that these organizations did not solicit the views of their members, that they in no way speak on behalf of all or even most of their members, and that (as I imagine is obvious) they are motivated not by what’s best for consumers, but by what they see as best for themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">I recognize that the heart of the DOJ’s suit is collusion, not high prices. But it’s clear that the legacy publishing industry’s strategy is to keep the prices of ebooks high so as not to cannibalize high-margin hardback sales. If the prices of legacy published books are kept artificially high it could be argued that my lower-priced self-published books are made more attractive by comparison, but I believe that a regime of higher-priced books is bad for the industry overall because it slows the growth of the global book market, which indeed hurts all sales. I also believe it’s obviously bad for consumers, especially lower-income consumers, who could buy more of the books they loved if those books weren’t priced so high.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When prices of media are high, they’re a barrier to entry. Many are avoiding buying an ereader because the ebooks they most want are $9.99 - $14.99. If prices came down, more Kindles (and Kobo readers and Nooks and Sony readers) would be sold. That widens the market, which leads to more ebook sales. This is good for authors, and for readers who can get more for their money. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I write a popular blog, notable in the industry for its contrary opinions, called A Newbie's Guide to Publishing http://jakonrath.blogspot.com</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> and I'm including four recent blog posts to underscore some of the points I make above, and the structural problems in the publishing industry as they relate to the DOJ suit.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">The first, written by Barry Eisler (a former attorney and author of eight legacy-published books, two with Amazon's Thomas & Mercer imprint, and four self-published titles), succinctly explains how big publishers function as a cartel (or, as it was recently revealed they refer to themselves, a “club”).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">http</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">://</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">jakonrath</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">blogspot</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">com</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">/2011/10/</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">guest</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">-</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">post</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">-</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">by</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">-</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">barry</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">-</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">eisler</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-by-barry-eisler.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">html</span></a><u><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The second explains how the agency publishing model harms authors and consumers. </span><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">http</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">://</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">jakonrath</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">blogspot</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">com</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">/2012/04/</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">agency</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">-</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">model</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">-</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">sucks</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">html</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The third and fourth are direct refutations of two letters sent to you--</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">one by the Association of Authors’ Representatives </span><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">http</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">://</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">jakonrath</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">blogspot</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">com</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">/2012/05/</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">aar</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">-</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">fail</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/aar-fail.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">html</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;">, and one by agent Simon Lipskar </span><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">http</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">://</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">jakonrath</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">blogspot</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">com</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">/2012/05/</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">simon</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">-</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">says</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">.</span></a><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-says.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">html</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;">, president of a literary agency called Writers House. I have done my best to show how poorly thought-out, disingenuous, misleading, and sometimes outright deceitful these letters are.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">The language I've used to rebuke these agents is the language I use on my blog, which is casual, coarse, and accusatory. I mention this just so you’ll know that despite what I think is justifiable anger at the industry practices which I believe betray authors and harm readers, I recognize there’s a difference in the kind of tone one can use in a blog and the kind one ought to use in a letter like this one.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Thank you in advance for taking the time to read these posts. Though it is my understanding that the goal of the DOJ's suit is to protect consumers, it is my belief that the group most harmed by the actions of the publishing cartel is writers, who have been forced to accept onerous, often unconscionable contract terms without recourse. The Association of Authors' Representatives, and the Authors Guild, which </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">purportedly defend the rights of writers, in fact work for the publishers. For decades, thousands of writers have been exploited by a powerful industry that universally offers nonnegotiable, one-sided terms, which have gone unchallenged. To that end I offer three more links to posts I have written, </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/pricing-books-and-ebooks.html">http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/pricing-books-and-ebooks.html</a>, <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/exploited-writers-in-unfair-industry.html">http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/exploited-writers-in-unfair-industry.html</a>, and</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/unconscionability.html">http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/05/unconscionability.html</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Also, I should mention a point that was brought up in the comments to one of these posts (the comments are a great place to read what writers and readers really feel about this issue). I'll paraphrase: "Why is it the Big 6 had no problems with Amazon when they were drastically discounting hardcover book prices, but when Amazon does the same thing with ebooks it is suddenly the end of competition?"<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">These blog posts show that Amazon has not destroyed competition. In fact, it is the only company encouraging it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Sincerely yours,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><br />Joe Konrath<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">(the mailed and emailed letters contain the referenced blog posts in their entirety)</span></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623234744950062721.post-14829074702582366222012-05-27T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-21T14:37:53.100-07:00Garlic Potato Salad<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made the best potato salad last week and again this weekend. It's pretty traditional but I added a few things to make it my own and it turned out so, so good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U9ge3jFATDJ9Bib_D_mR6kRX6xvyMOCwLDSXRgjF1QwXCGBEUhugD5HlrCQEjwNk91EuO3XhnK7zN_yLJwdj0PJXQAXkWXWpfg8_F9nch_-0ESYCvlVjQEeUWnl410fj_a2Tb32NHh0/s1600/DSC03589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U9ge3jFATDJ9Bib_D_mR6kRX6xvyMOCwLDSXRgjF1QwXCGBEUhugD5HlrCQEjwNk91EuO3XhnK7zN_yLJwdj0PJXQAXkWXWpfg8_F9nch_-0ESYCvlVjQEeUWnl410fj_a2Tb32NHh0/s640/DSC03589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...What you will need...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 bag of red potatoes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 hard boiled eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 medium dill pickles (diced)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 small cans of diced olives with jalapeno peppers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 cup minced and roasted garlic</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Garlic salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mayo and Mustard</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>TIP...</i></span></b>So to make things easy I bought egglands best already boiled eggs and steamer zip loc bags. It made making this salad a breeze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Start by adding your minced garlic into a pan on the stove with some butter. Keep it on low and slow roast it while you cut the potatoes. I cut my potatoes in to 1/4's. Then I placed them into a zip loc steamer bag with some butter and garlic salt. You will fill up three medium steamer bags. Cook each bag for 8 minutes. By the time all the potatoes are done cooking, your minced garlic is ready. Add all the potatoes and minced garlic into a large bowl.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS89VOL_2Z-Vvk_5eF37rMbGIXJ84Cb_zRZX3eL1KY30GEtVrwa3KKkb4zvBToCwWhGpb2hXQznSB7QsCkNDiOg4NSIrF6GKFFMDMaWzEcaxLmT-JzzOoYoc5L9ZItBIqE_FHu2ljepVE/s1600/DSC03585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS89VOL_2Z-Vvk_5eF37rMbGIXJ84Cb_zRZX3eL1KY30GEtVrwa3KKkb4zvBToCwWhGpb2hXQznSB7QsCkNDiOg4NSIrF6GKFFMDMaWzEcaxLmT-JzzOoYoc5L9ZItBIqE_FHu2ljepVE/s640/DSC03585.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Using a fork and knife, dice up the potatoes and mix in the garlic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOwVMmxKhQiJpRqPzKW6neHIWWdob7Ehgp6MdRbPEVs0C9vEO0Z92xluVmz7n0diFPSRrxxHCrSeWwVA8ByWIbOCKipRq-nmYW8dGlVW_s-KomIF9hf5Ef5e-53DzteEuYQNg2H5kBgM/s1600/DSC03586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOwVMmxKhQiJpRqPzKW6neHIWWdob7Ehgp6MdRbPEVs0C9vEO0Z92xluVmz7n0diFPSRrxxHCrSeWwVA8ByWIbOCKipRq-nmYW8dGlVW_s-KomIF9hf5Ef5e-53DzteEuYQNg2H5kBgM/s640/DSC03586.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next add in your diced pickles, eggs and olives with jalapenos. If you are worried about the jalapenos being too hot, don't, they are not at all. It does however add a nice little bite to the salad. Mmmmm! Mix all ingredients together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFPeVE-zOKeSULY3AAuYCjqbBccwwp-nKlEPnBMYYl96jZBNADR5ghL1LGl8KafpiapR2Mr9s1AXz40tb75bGdNsyQ8aTpO-VPAJcFVDwrUqwPxwwYUehrZtizvfp96tmwoO2qkUN_x0/s1600/DSC03587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFPeVE-zOKeSULY3AAuYCjqbBccwwp-nKlEPnBMYYl96jZBNADR5ghL1LGl8KafpiapR2Mr9s1AXz40tb75bGdNsyQ8aTpO-VPAJcFVDwrUqwPxwwYUehrZtizvfp96tmwoO2qkUN_x0/s640/DSC03587.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly, add in mayo and mustard. I used 2 cups of mayo and 3 tbsp of mustard. Mix in and your done. You can add more garlic salt and pepper too if you like. I did. I like garlic. ;D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEF4WlLMdjI_hKzq_gnL1jy4oWD6HEG0MqIiqJuM-tAx11PGGiUf_mviCdSzFRDpWtpyLtFle8rKIctdnxZA6oaLqcZIrUIh5RtJc1dC20jgg0jPJ_MWAdXdQLm2KCy3i1WXTMfLu3S4M/s1600/DSC03588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEF4WlLMdjI_hKzq_gnL1jy4oWD6HEG0MqIiqJuM-tAx11PGGiUf_mviCdSzFRDpWtpyLtFle8rKIctdnxZA6oaLqcZIrUIh5RtJc1dC20jgg0jPJ_MWAdXdQLm2KCy3i1WXTMfLu3S4M/s640/DSC03588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You made just enough to share at a party or put away in the fridge for a daily nibbling. LOL Enjoy! I am eating some left overs right now as I write this. YUM!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U9ge3jFATDJ9Bib_D_mR6kRX6xvyMOCwLDSXRgjF1QwXCGBEUhugD5HlrCQEjwNk91EuO3XhnK7zN_yLJwdj0PJXQAXkWXWpfg8_F9nch_-0ESYCvlVjQEeUWnl410fj_a2Tb32NHh0/s1600/DSC03589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U9ge3jFATDJ9Bib_D_mR6kRX6xvyMOCwLDSXRgjF1QwXCGBEUhugD5HlrCQEjwNk91EuO3XhnK7zN_yLJwdj0PJXQAXkWXWpfg8_F9nch_-0ESYCvlVjQEeUWnl410fj_a2Tb32NHh0/s640/DSC03589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfJU84A7FAPDvebHQW9xTerExyRqtoD-B2nbMgbOVBS2zqyFDWl1uz2WDuHjY8E7RKpnZG-a-Q2Qti3CDd-Qyd3HMQlQ4eod7JoZw3xcQqdYR7xSd0vYWrZulymlGZwI8a-hX0VM75z4/s1600/signature.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfJU84A7FAPDvebHQW9xTerExyRqtoD-B2nbMgbOVBS2zqyFDWl1uz2WDuHjY8E7RKpnZG-a-Q2Qti3CDd-Qyd3HMQlQ4eod7JoZw3xcQqdYR7xSd0vYWrZulymlGZwI8a-hX0VM75z4/s1600/signature.gif" /></a></div>carhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199501360114963347noreply@blogger.com