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And my answer to your question is: Because they can!! LOL
Mocha with Linda Says:
Oh yes, the annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin Festival is a big deal up in Delaware. It's been going on for 24 years and has a lot of spin-offs. But the guys on this video wouldn't qualify. No explosives - it all has to be catapults and trebuchets!
I'm with you. It cracks me up how seriously these guys take it.
Especially since the ones who made the video kept spelling it "Canon"!
John Pertel Says:
I fixed the spelling error the day after I posted the original , here's the new, improved version!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YMcKkY8P4
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...but the pumpkins mist come down somewhere...in a woods? where?
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Methinks people have just too much time on their hands! Don't you wish you had that luxury? I sure do!
Mocha with Linda Says:
That's fun. Too bad they are just trying to market Volkswagens and not really putting this stuff out there!
Deborah Says:
really makes you think doesn't it...if I could just find a way to make chores around the house that much fun....hmmmm
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Who has more experience at play than grown-ups?? And it's not only fun to see what cool things are out there but what cool faces you see on people. Thanks for sharing the FUN!!!
Drum roll, please (a tiny one!): I finished the rough draft of GRANDMA GENE on Friday. It is completely and totally stinky. But my first drafts always are. I always find that producing a first draft is just like birthing a baby--lots of groaning and moaning and pushing and you end up with a squalling mess on the table, but at least you have something to clean up. Which is what I do in drafts two, three, four, and five. :-)
But let me take advantage of this wee break to tell you about Cindy Woodsmall's latest. Cindy is a New York Times best-selling author whose connection with the Amish has been featured on ABC Nightline and the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Her ability to authentically capture the heart of her characters comes from her real-life connections with Plain Mennonite and Old Order Amish families.
Cindy is the mother of three sons and two daughters-in-
Synopsis for The Sound of Sleigh Bells
Beth Hertzler works alongside her beloved Aunt Lizzy in their dry goods store, and serving as contact of sorts between Amish craftsmen and Englischers who want to sell the Plain people’s wares. But remorse and loneliness still echo in her heart everyday as she still wears the dark garb, indicating mourning of her fiancé. When she discovers a large, intricately carved scene of Amish children playing in the snow, something deep inside Beth’s soul responds and she wants to help the unknown artist find homes for his work–including Lizzy’s dry goods store. But she doesn’t know if her bishop will approve of the gorgeous carving or deem it idolatry. Lizzy sees the changes in her niece when Beth shows her the woodworking, and after Lizzy hunts down Jonah, the artist, she is all the more determined that Beth meets this man with the hands that create healing art. But it’s not that simple–will Lizzy’s elaborate plan to reintroduce her niece to love work? Will Jonah be able to offer Beth the sleigh ride she’s always dreamed of and a second chance at real love–or just more heartbreak?
The Sound of Sleigh Bells is a heartwarming Christmas novella where lack and abundance inside an Amish community has power for good when it’s tucked inside love. Romantic Times gaveThe Sound of Sleigh Bells 4 ½ stars, saying ~ This is a wonderfully written, transformative story of two Amish families at Christmastime. It will bring sleigh-riding memories to life as readers vicariously join in this jolly and exciting holiday tradition.
To read the first chapter of The Sound of Sleigh Bells, go to: http://www.cindywoo
To purchase through Amazon: http://www.amazon.
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Mocha with Linda Says:
Congrats on making it through the first draft!
I always enjoy Cindy Woodsmall's books. My only complaint about this one was that it was too short! :-)
Mocha with Linda Says:
Absolutely LOVED it! Those folks at the office aren't nearly as much fun as you gals! I loved it when you whirled around in your chair.
Thanks for the smile!
Deborah Says:
A Day at the Office was funny but this was even better. Great choice of songs....I liked the spinning chair too!
Gene Says:
PS - Hey Angie, Thanks for posting the fun videos. It gives me stuff to put on my blog when I'm too lazy to write something!
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Great fun! Thanks, Angie.
But Terri was having way too much fun! People will think writing is easy. Ha.
Kudos to you all on the creativity.
Mary Kay
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Oh dear Angie! Dear, dear Angie! I know you are a Mac-freak and I like them too. But my HP laptop (a PC, mind you) has that little video camera at the top for video chatting. I've used it to keep in touch with my kids and grandson. So please, for the sake of all PC users everywhere, please don't bash too hard. The PC world is starting to catch up.
LOL
Cool video! Thanks for sharing it.
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Something I'd join in and to (if I had a MAC)! Fun stuff!
Slow'n'Steady Says:
I wanna know what they do for a living. Advertising? To be able to be that free and fun as a group... ah, many offices should take a lesson.
Loved the guy who climbed upside down on his desk and the poor girl who just couldn't bring herself to participate.
What a great group of creatives!
I'm posting this on my wall...thanks.
Sue Says:
That was hilarious... almost as good as you and your girlfriends' video Angie!
I loved when a) the one girl wouldn't do it and b) the guy crawling on his desk and doing it upside down. Too fun!
Thanks for sharing that!
Mocha with Linda Says:
That was pretty impressive. (Although the woman laughing with or by the camera was annoying!)
I felt a little guilty sitting in my chair with my cereal and not standing while I watched it!
C.J. Darlington Says:
I still remember reading this novel, Angela. I enjoyed it! Looking forward to reading how it came about.
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Wow! I forgot about that book until you mentioned it. I loved it when I read it years ago. Maybe I need to read it again? ;)
Mocha with Linda Says:
I actually don't think I've read this one. I'll have to look for it now that there's a back-in-print edition.
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Wow! I found this in the library at church and realized I'd never read it. I started it last night. So when I'm supposed to be doing something constructive around the house today, I can just say this was too much of a coincedence - so must mean I'm supposed to be reading it. (heehee)
remnant reminscences Says:
this is the first novel i read by you. it's still my very favorite...i'm happy to say i own it!
Deborah Says:
Hello! I just came over from Sally's book review, and not being a big fiction reader, I have to confess, I only have your 'Adoption Options' book! Maybe with winter coming, I'll find some time to check out your other books. Nice 'meeting' you!
Today I'm delighted to tell you about my friend Susan Meissner's new book, white picket fences. Readers of emotional dramas that are willing to explore the lies that families tell each other for protection and comfort will enjoy this novel. It's ideal for those who appreciate exploring questions like: what type of honesty do children need from their parents, or how can one move beyond a past that isn’t acknowledged or understood? Is there hope and forgiveness for the tragedies of our past and a way to abundant grace?
The story in a nutshell:
When her black sheep brother disappears, Amanda Janvier eagerly takes in her sixteen year-old niece. Tally is practically an orphan: motherless, and living with a father who raises Tally wherever he lands– in a Buick, a pizza joint, a horse farm–and regularly takes off on wild schemes. Amanda envisions that she and her family can offer the girl stability and a shot at a “normal” life, even though their own storybook lives are about to crumble.
Here are a few questions and answers from Susan:
What led you to write White Picket Fences?
Several years ago I was a court-appointed advocate for children involved in protective services. There were times when I saw that despite the outward appearance of a less-than-perfect home, a child could be loved there. Just because a parent is unconventional or unsuccessful career-wise or makes choices that buck societal norms, it doesn’t mean that he or she is by default a “bad” parent. Likewise, parents who we would traditionally call “good” -meaning they provide, they protect, they don’t hit, they don’t ridicule - can nevertheless make decisions regarding their children that have hugely negative effects and yet their outward appearance would never lead anyone to suspect it. Even if you live behind a white picket fence, you still have to deal with the fallout of a living in a broken world. You can’t hide from it. The perfect, idyllic life is an illusion. Life is a weave of both delight and disappointment and it’s precisely these things that give it definition and depth. To ignore what is ugly is to cheapen what is beautiful.
You dovetailed a current day family drama with the Holocaust and the
I think it’s fair to say that the depth of the atrocities inflicted during the Holocaust wasn’t fully appreciated until after the war. There was ugliness happening, if you will, and much of the West failed to see it — for whatever reason. Within the horror, though, people made brave choices, selfless choices. And there were survivors who had to choose what they would take with them from the ashes of their suffering. I wanted to explore how a person makes that decision. Even the decision to pretend it never happened is a decision regarding those ashes.
What do you think interests you about the intersection of personal relationships and perceptions – a theme you wove into both The Shape of Mercy and White Picket Fences?
I see every great work of fiction being about human relationships.Gone With the Wind is so much more than just an epic story with the Civil War as a backdrop. It’s a story of human relationships. Scarlett and Ashley, Scarlett and Rhett, Scarlett and Melanie, Scarlett and her father. It’s within our closest relationships that our brightest virtues and worst flaws are exposed. That’s why there is such tremendous story value within intimate human relationships. We are at our best and our worst when we are responding and reacting to the people who shape who we are. Human history is the story of relationships and what they teach us about what we value. And what we don’t.
White Picket Fences is a different kind of novel than your acclaimed book, The Shape of Mercy, but there are some similarities too. Can you explain those?
As with The Shape of Mercy, there is a historical thread in White Picket Fences, though it is not as dominant. The invasion of
What do you hope readers come away with after reading White Picket Fences?
The pivotal moment in the story for me is when Josef says to Chase: “[This] is what all survivors must decide. We have to decide how much we will choose to remember, how much courage we are willing to expend to do so.” It takes courage to acknowledge and remember what drove you to your knees or nearly killed you. If you choose to forget – and that’s assuming you actually can – then it seems to me you suffered for nothing. You are different but you don’t spend any time contemplating – or celebrating – how. I’d be happy if there was a takeaway for someone out there who needs to consider that.
Susan's bio:
Susan Meissner is the multi-published author of The Shape of Mercy, named one of the Best Books in 2008 by Publishers Weekly the ECPA’s Fiction Book of the Year. She is also a speaker and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism. She is the leader/moderator of a local writer's group, a pastor’s wife and the mother of four young adults. A native San Diegan, Susan attended
You can purchase White Picket Fences here:
http://www.amazon.
And read an excerpt here:
http://www.randomho
Mocha with Linda Says:
Susan Meissner is writes great books. And this one is no exception. Loved it.
Accidental Poet Says:
this bit resonated with me:
If you choose to forget – and that’s assuming you actually can – then it seems to me you suffered for nothing.
Thanks for posting this, Angie.
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Thanks for the tip, Angie. Another good read I must pick up for my upcoming trip--which will provide plenty o' reading time.
Did you and Susan discuss the question of what we lose when we fail to remember the painful and difficult things in our lives? A thread in both WHITE PICKET FENCES and THE FACE.
Mary Kay
Angela Says:
No, Mary Kay, Susan and I didn't discuss our topics, but it is interesting that we both picked up on the "forgetting is not good" idea. Fascinating!
Angie
Mocha with Linda Says:
Sobering. But no matter what happens, we have this assurance: "If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." (John 8:36)
Kathy Says:
Sobering, indeed. We know it's coming at some point, but I didn't anticipate such an easy shift to world unity. We know Who is ultimately in control.
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Woo-hoo!! Congratulations...that's a great review!!
Mocha with Linda Says:
Oooh, I can't wait! Congratulations on a fantastic review!
And thanks for your authenticity. Wow, even the incredible Angie Hunt, with all the wonderful books and kudos under her belt, is plagued by self-doubt.
A great reminder to all of us that everyone needs encouragement!
Caitriona aka Catherine Says:
You, Angela Hunt are an inspiration!!!!
Thank you for being one of us - human beings.
Leslie Says:
That is an awesome review!
One thing that keeps surprising me is the cover - it reminds me so much of the cover for The Face - I had to go to Amazon - they used the same font, etc... which I think is fun!
Erica Vetsch Says:
Congratulations! That's a wonderful review! And isn't God's grace amazing that He answered your prayer so promptly?
SmilingSally Says:
Congratulations on yet another winner. However, it does not surprise me as I'm on page 175, and I totally agree with PW.
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I am not surprised at the starred review--but am soooo happy for you, Angie, and thrilled that God sent balm for your needing heart.
I've been waiting for this book since you shared the opening many months back. Will have to run out and get it. Thanks for another tome!
And--on another subject--my son said to give you kudos and his admiration for having the courage to show Lars and the Real Girl. He and his wife saw it, and he had the same response as you -- but figured most Christians wouldn't like the movie because of the portrayal of some of the church folks. So--multiple KUDOS to you, Angie!! And you deserve many, many more.
Blessings, sister,
Mary Kay
Elizabeth M. Thompson Says:
Wow! Sounds like a fantastic book! I can't wait to get my hands on it. Popping over to amazon.com now.
Mocha with Linda Says:
Suzanne beat me to the punch! LOL
Seems like it's more of a check for color and style; you can't really tell how something fits - if you can move around, reach your arms, etc.
Peg Says:
Agreed. I love the idea for finding color and style, but fit? Hmmm, what about the dreaded question "Does this make my butt look big?" LOL Not everyone has that "perfect" figure. And yeah, I would still want to physically try it on.
Mocha with Linda Says:
I love this! My piano-playing girl now wants to go to Sweden so she can climb these stairs! LOL
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I wonder how long it'll be before someone figures out how to play a concerto on them? Clyde
Mom R Says:
What an intriguing idea! Now that's creativity at its finest. Might get a little nerve-racking at times, but anyone who lives in a musical family, as I do, knows a plethora of discord tuning up and practicing is par for the course.
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Got the ghug out of my day
Peg Says:
GMTA, Angie! I found that yesterday and posted it on my blog today, too.
I love it! I've played it several times. Gets the ol' toes a-tappin' for sure.
Benny Says:
Hi my name is Benny Ohrman Swedich Leather Artisan live and have my workshop in Spring Hill Florida Love this Swedish guys with the traktor
need some help to people see my work do you have some ideas look at website www.suncoastleather.com
Tace care
Thanks
Benny
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that was cute! thanks for sharing
it with us!
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Love that video! Makes me laugh every time I see it.
You are not far from me, Angie (I live just south of Indianapolis). Wish I had known you were coming this way...I'd have at least "baked you a cake"! LOL What school are you attending? (Just curiously nosy!)
Angela Says:
Hi, Ruthie:
It's the Masters International Divinity School. :-) And I'd be happy to snack on a virtual cake. LOL!
angie
Lisa Says:
It makes me sad that people would say those things about your writing. Not just because I love all the books you have written, but because why say something negative like that. There have been a number of books that I've read (NOT yours) that are less than what I thought they could be, but I would never bash them for the whole world to read! Another thing, unless you're an author yourself, how can you make a judgment like that?
Be encouraged! For all the people who have something negative to I'll bet there are more that love your work.
Kathy C. Says:
I had someone give one of my books one star on Christianbook.com because the book wasn't what she thought it would be. I thought, "Did you read the book description?" She was expecting a Bible study and it's a practical Christian living book for preteen girls. To give it a one because it wasn't a Bible study?? Hmm.
Just to say, don't let reviews bother you. Some people just don't get it.
Mocha with Linda Says:
Well, Jesus didn't get stellar reviews from everyone who encountered His message either! :-) And the Pharisees didn't think He fit the "mold" very well. . . .
Know that your books have impacted many of us. I, too, am amazed at the need people have to tear down instead of build up.
From a staunch member of the Angie Hunt Fan Club! :-)
Kathy Says:
I never hesitate to recommend your books to anyone. I know they will find a well-written story with authentic characters (sins and all-- just like us) and will be given something to think about in a new and different way. Having said that, we all have our personal preferences and I think that colors what we think about a particular book or author. But that is what we bring to the book and not a reflection on the author. We need to remember to separate the two. Keep writing, Angie. We're reading (or listening as the caes may be).
Connie Says:
I've noticed that whenever people have the chance to say something, someone is going to say something negative just because they can. People in general don't do a lot of building others up, I guess it's much more satisfying to tear them down. It's why I try not to read comments on news websites, people can just be so awful to each other.
And I also always include you among my favorite authors and recommend your books to people.
Leslie Says:
Oh my goodness. I was reading what the reader said and I'm like "where we reading the same book?" Good grief. Unless she is talking about the movies. I haven't seen Note 2 yet. I honestly didn't care that much for the first movie, but it was nothing on the book at all. But there was no premarital sex in the first movie either.
Just remember that no matter what you do, someone is going to find fault with it. There are arguements and debates (and quite possibly marriages fall apart) of whether or not the seat should stay up or be put down...or whether toilet paper should go under or over. Its crazy.
The first book I read by you I didn't care for at all. In fact I had forgotten I had ever knew your name when I read The Note. It was because of The Note that I then googled you and found this blog and your website. I was also shocked when I realized you wrote that other book (It just didn't sit well with me). Other people have said they love that other book. I have liked some of your books better than others. The Immortal remains one of my absolute favorite books in all of Christan fiction.
You would not have sold over a hundred different books if you didn't have a great mind, a great gift, and a great heart for writing.
Jennifer Lyn King Says:
I wanted to write with a few words of encouragement ... I want to say thank you, Angie, for teaching other writers, because not only do you have a gift for writing and telling a story, but it's wonderful you've helped other writers along in their writing journeys as well. Thank you!
I heard you speak on writing fiction at Mount Hermon a few years ago, and have thought of you about every day since. Every time I sit down to work on a work-in-progress novel, every time I talk with my kids about the books they read and the basic bones of fiction, and every time I've taught my kids' classes from the same stick man illustration you used to teach the basic framework of a story-- and I realize today, as I read your blog, that I have never taken the opportunity to say thank you.
So ... thank you, Angela, for shining as a light for others to see. Some may not get the light, or want the light, but your light is beautiful gift for many others to see.
Thank you, and write on!
kimB Says:
Hi Angie! Just wanted to let you know that over the years, you have come to be my favorite female author (Randy Alcorn is my favorite male author).
What I enjoy and appreciate most is the message of Christ and His love, mercy and grace for each of us. Secondarily, the different genres (sp?) of your books - historical romance, suspense, contemporary, thrillers, etc - make you a well-rounded author and one I always read with eager anticipation and thorough enjoyment :)
I will keep reading (and collecting!) your books as long as you keep writing them!
in Christ - kimB from Alaska
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It almost sounds like that woman did not finish reading "The Note".
Maybe she didn't get to the part about Paige's husband dying.
I love your books and your style of writing in parables. I grew up reading Grace Livingstone Hill, but didn't care for the actual sermons in some of them.
Yesterday I found "The Immortal" at a local Christian bookstore. It is one of your few adult novels that I haven't yet read. It's going on vacation with me.
Brenda Leyland Says:
Hi, I just found your blog for the first time.
We met briefly at the InScribe Writer's Fall Conference back in 2008... I enjoyed your keynote addresses that weekend, and so it's lovely to find you available on-line. (I love blogging).
Blessings.........and I'll come again to see what you're up to.
Leslie Says:
Linda G - I forgot about that - that we knew she'd been pregnant before finding out she had been married. I am positive you are right about that!
And you'll love The Immortal. Trust me. ;)
Doni Brinkman Says:
Life is edgy. It is! Not one of us has it all together. Sin was handled on the cross and it isn't the issue. God's story is one of redemption. I have had to learn to get over myself, stop worrying about sin issues (mine and everyone else's), and start living loved. His grace is greater. Love you Angie and wearing your fan club button. :)
Jules Says:
"I have to pull away and remember that I write for an audience of One. Yes, I try to please my readers, yes, I try to write the best story I can write. But I will never please everyone all the time. Ever. So I write to honor my Boss. If He approves my story, that's enough for me." I needed to read this today. With my first book about to be released any day now I'm starting to fret about what readers will think and even to fear the criticism (because there's sure to be some). Thank you for reminding me again of why I write and Who I'm trying to please.
Amy Says:
This kind of thing frustrates me! The spectrum is so big isn't it?
Thank you for writing books that are worth my time to read. seriously.
Caitriona aka Catherine Says:
I haven't read all the other comments here, so if I am a repeat (and I hope I am not) then I guess maybe I have a kindred commenter here on A life in pages.
Angie, I am so glad that you are a cultural communicator. What I mean by that is you are willing to communicate the truth in a way that is understandable to our culture. You also write about real characters, ones we can believe are real people. There is nothing more disconcerting than a Christian fiction writer who "airbrushes" all the "holy" characters.
You are an inspiration to me and I am glad that you write to please your Boss (and mine).
In Christ and in the culture but not of it,
Catherine
Stephanie Says:
Angela, I view you as a guaranteed good read. I've read about 10 of your books, and all of them have been well-written and creative. God's proud of you.
Janie Says:
Hi Angela,
I regret that you have seen negative comments that second guess what you said or meant in your writings. Just keep remembering that you are writing for the Lord, to honor Him through your writings, presenting the good and bad in life and pointing the reader to desire that which is good.
Kathy Says:
Angela, I'm sorry you have had negative comments about your books. I like your books. Kathy
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You have been one of my favorite authors for quite awhile now and I haven't found a book of yours yet that I haven't enjoyed or been profoundly touched by. Your books leave me thinking about the story and the message long after I've finished it and I am always amazed at how different each of your books are from each other. It's a shame there are so many readers out there with a critical spirit who are just looking for something to complain about- whether the charge is true or not.
Says:
Thank you for this, Angie. I expect your earthly father and your heavenly father are enjoying this tribute together. Jim Caviezel's face glows with the majesty of our King. Beautiful clip! Clyde
Says:
Thank you, Angie. Powerful tribute to our King, and reminder of what awaits. Praying you feel an extra hug today. Bless you, sister,
Mary Kay
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A fantastic clip! All through it I kept thinking, "Glory! Hallelujah!" Guess that says it all................
Cathy Bryant Says:
I love this clip! I first saw it in our church during a worship service. If that doesn't make you want to shout "Hallelujah!" I don't know what will...
Susan R Says:
Back when I lived in Waco, some friends of mine had a chihuahua that had been raised with cats. She was convinced she was a cat, but she had problems when she tried to clean her face and ears with a paw like they did. Just didn't quite reach.
Leslie Says:
I'm a bit disturbed by the music - my puppy and cat play like that and its not out of "love" - that's them playing - LOL
Yeah - my puppy has learned to use the litter box from the cat. No training from "mommy" required!
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3311997.ece ("Dette er så jävla dumt." = "This is so *^&*% stupid.") http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3311543.ece ("Dette er en skandale. Dette er en «krig-og-fred-og-sånt»-pris. Det er en fortsettelse av dette kjendiseriet som begynte med Al Gore-prisen." = "This is a scandal. This is a 'war-and-peace-and-so-on' prize. It's a continuation of the celebrity series that started with Al Gore.") http://www.aftenposten.no/nettprat/article3309443.ece ("Jagland uttalte tidligere at prisen burde gå til en kandidat det var bred enighet om. Obama er ikke en slik kandidat. Det er vel og bra å gi mennesker forhåpninger om fred, men håpet kan fort bli borte hvis handling uteblir." = "Jagland said earlier that the prize should be given to a candidate who had broad unanimity of support. Obama is not such a candidate. It's well and good to give people hope for peace, but hope can quickly vanish without actions.") BTW, "Jagland" is Thorbjorn Jagland, former prime minister of Norway and currently head of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee) http://www.aftenposten.no/video/article3311870.ece (This is a video interview with the political editor at Aftenposten and he speaks with a dialect, so my translation is a little rougher. But the text snippet "en uhyre dristig tildeling" means "an exceedingly bold/brazen award.") |
Affording the Mouse Says:
I couldn't agree more. Obama is a textbook case narcissist. I think he truly believes that the law of the land does not apply to him.
Kaye Dacus Says:
I could not disagree with you more. Our president has done more to restore the good name of our country and our reputation as a peace-making country---instead of a war-making country---than any president we've had in more than half a century.
Oh, and he has produced his birth certificate, it has been authenticated. http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthcertificate.asp
Angela Says:
Afraid not. The "birth certificate" he posted is the short form--no footprint. My children have a short form certificate from VIRGINIA, but they were born in South Korea.
At least I'm honest about it. :-)
Angie
Diana Says:
What was really interesting to me were the astonished faces of the left media this am and their admission that this is indeed premature, that no one has ever received this prize for doing absolutely nothing to deserve it before- I am sure since the AM announcement that they have scrambling and are now spinning their initial amazement- but we know if there was ever a time to pray it is now!
Diana
Connie Stevens Says:
Angie, I do agree with you, and add that Jagland stated the usual parameters that guide the committee in choosing a recipient were "set aside" in this case, and the prize was awarded based on "potential instead of merit". Is the American public really so ignorant to believe this man's lies? This is only further proof of the blatant manipulation to which this administration will go to achieve his self-serving agenda.
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Kaye, can you tell us exactly what he's done? Specifics?
How do we look any different than a year ago when Bush was president? I'm just curious to hear your POV.
Curious One
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You know who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize? The U.S. Military, that's who. Just do a little thought experiment. Would there be more bloodshed and war in the world if we shut down the military, or less?
The answer is obvious. But that truth cannot penetrate the hard left, or those blinded by the aura of The One, who has done absolutely NOTHING. Even Saturday Night Live knows that.
Says:
The saddest thing is that Obama will believe he deserves it. His ego is legendary and frightening. This award just lost its credibility. Our president has already lost his.
Sunny Says:
Very well said, Angie. I couldn't agree with you more! Obama hasn't done anything to deserve the Nobel Prize any more than I have. And keeping peace in a house full of kids is quite a feat! :) The Nobel Prize lost it's meaning today.
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I am embarassed and sorry for both the Nobel Prize committee and for Obama, because this is not a good fit. He should have politely declined. I know some cases of folks who have gracefully said "No thanks you've got the wrong time and wrong guy"...that's character and touch with the real world of who you are and who you are not. It's like being offered a gold medal at the Olympics for an event in which you qualified, but haven't competed yet.
BJ Hoff Says:
The "judgment" of the elitist, leftist Nobel committee has long been in question.
No longer. If this latest decision weren't so pathetic, it might be deemed nothing more than a lapse of reason or a slap at moderates and conservatives. Unfortunately, it's merely another slide down the ethics ladder for the Committee that rewarded Jimmy Carter and Al Gore for naivete and lack of common sense.
Rachel Says:
That's not his birth certificate. You can't take that form to the DMV and be able to get a driver's license and Social Security won't accept it either. There is a lot more going on with this story than most people realize and the saga is far from over.
Someone who has been in an office for TWELVE DAYS at the time of nomination for such an award should not even be eligible. The whole thing is a farce and he has not promoted "peace" anywhere. Especially in his own country. This country hasn't been this divided since the Civil War.
He had the nerve to jet off to Copenhagen when he was supposed to be meeting with the Joint Chiefs to discuss the most recent Afghanistan recommendations. The man has done *nothing* since he was sworn in, except alienate his own countrymen. What's the use of having a good face with the world if his own country hates him?
Teri Dawn Smith Says:
The main thing our president has done on the world stage is to apologize for America. I guess some on the committee think that makes for peace.
My vote goes to the American Military.
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Hawaii does not have a "short" or "long" form of the birth certificate:
From an interview with Janice Okubo, from the Hawaii Dept. of Health that appeared in the Honolulu Star Bulletin on June 6, 2009:
Asked for more information about the short-form versus long-form birth documents, Okubo said the Health Department "does not have a short-form or long-form certificate."
"The birth certificate form has been modified over the years and decades to conform to national standards and models," she said.
Okubo also emphasized the certification form "contains all the information needed by all federal government agencies for transactions requiring a birth certificate."
She added that the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized the state's current certification of live birth "as an official birth certificate meeting all federal and other requirements."
http://www.starbulletin.com/columnists/kokualine/20090606_kokua_line.html
Angela Says:
No-- visit http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=101483
to SEE the different birth certificates. Hawaii certainly had "long form" certificates in 1961, the year Obama claims to have been born:http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=105347
Mocha with Linda Says:
As I posted this AM on my blog, the world is looking for peace in all the wrong places (to paraphrase the old Urban Cowboy song!). It immediately brought to mind scriptures about our real Peace!
Great thoughts, Angela, as always.
dellartist Says:
Angie, you have said it so well. Even those who are admirers of Obama seemed stunned by this award. I can't remember a time when it went to someone who showed "promise" of bringing peace. It is demeaning to other Nobel prize winners in science or medicine for instance, who actually accomplished something.
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Photo: Teaching at the Novelists' Retreat at Ridgecrest, North Carolina. Flying home today. Mocha with Linda Says:
Well for some reason, it won't load.
Oh well, I'd rather look at you teaching than him anyway!
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I am jumping in here to remind everyone about the upcoming Heavenly Daze Cruise with Angie and Lori Copeland. If you are interested I really need to hear from you no later than October 28th. That's twenty days from now.
The cruise is January 28 to February 1, 2010, round trip from Tampa to Cozumel, Mexico.
Contact me at Lindag@mei-travel.com
Ken Cleaver Says:
Ah, but unlike with Sarah Palin or any other politician, CNN felt compelled to do a "Fact Check" segment on it with Wolf Blitzer. I guess they know who butters their bread...LOL.
Mocha with Linda Says:
I got about half. The one that I shouldn't have missed but did was presently.
I love words!
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I GOT 4 WRONG!
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Whew! Missed more than I thought I would! But, now that I know what Fulsome and Noisome mean, I can hardly wait to use them!!! Clyde
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Missed two -- but I took #2 "noisome" a. "aggravating" as a malapropism for "annoying," which everyone knows it means -- and more applicably broader than "smelly, unhealthful," so I'm counting that one right. (Missed "restive" as well; learn something every day -- good days, at least.)
~~ Paul H.
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Oh, come now!!! Anonymous
Janice “Jan” Louise Wendt Conner, wife of the late and much lamented John A. Conner of Ethel, Mississippi, died peacefully at the Lake Caroline home of her favorite daughter Jill Conner Browne on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
Mrs. Conner grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Walter Wendt. As a young woman, her statuesque beauty won her a spot among the models at the John Robert Powers Agency but her mother disapproved of that career and so she became a buyer for the J.L. Hudson stores. During World War II, she and many of her friends worked tirelessly at the USO, where she met the only man she ever really loved, her sailor boy, John Conner.
She became a devoted Southerner by choice when she finally defied the wishes of her mother (who was by all accounts and evidence, the Meanest Woman Who Ever Lived) by marrying and following “that hillbilly” back to Mississippi, where they lived happily until Mr. Conner’s untimely death in 1982, after which Mrs. Conner never gave so much as a thought to another man.
The Conners’ home was a haven for all the children in the surrounding neighborhoods, having a wide-open, fully-stocked kitchen, a refrigerator full of Cokes and the only swimming pool for miles around. (It should be noted that the 20’x 40’, 7 foot deep hole for this pool was personally dug, with picks and shovels, by the two of them. If you’ve ever tried to dig even a small hole in Yazoo clay, the extent of the Conners’ devotion to their children can be extrapolated from that endeavor. It should also be noted that this pool was the pet project of Mrs. Conner and there was no peace for Mr. Conner until it was completed. He might have initially thought that she would be discouraged when she saw firsthand how difficult the digging proved to be—one of the many but more significant times He Was Wrong.)
They were active members of the Alta Woods Presbyterian Church where they, for more than 50 years, provided thousands of cookies as Sunday bribes to the children of the church.
Mrs. Conner’s daughters, the aforementioned Jill and that other one, Judy, were finally sources of pride for Jan as they both became bestselling authors. It did remain a lifelong disappointment to her, however, that neither of them ever chose to pursue the career she would have preferred for them: writing messages for greeting cards.
Both daughters give much credit to their mother for spending countless hours reading to them until they finally started reading for themselves. Mrs. Conner also taught her grandchildren to read and to love it. Blessed be her name for that.
Jan’s only two grandchildren—Trevor Palmer and Bailey Conner Browne—were born 23 years apart; thus, each was able to enjoy the many benefits of being “the only grandchild,” a position both exploited to the fullest and with great felicity to all parties.
Mrs. Conner was well known in her younger years for adopting families in need and browbeating them into prosperity via the many donors she “persuaded” to join the effort and her relentless and most often successful attempts at placing them in gainful employment—often without any particular desire or willingness on their part. She would and often did give “the shirt off her back” to someone; but, if her own didn’t happen to fit the need, she had no qualms about obtaining, by whatever means necessary, the more suitable shirt off someone else’s back. Her daughters dreaded the annual Christmas Flooding of the town of Flowood, knowing that the pantry would be emptied and their own closets would be raided, in support of the victims.
Jan Conner was an advocate of the homeless—be they human or otherwise—long before it became fashionable. She never passed a panhandler without giving him something (along with an admonition to “go eat something”) and she never turned away a hungry creature of any species. She basically, over time, stole the neighbor’s non-descript brown dog, Rascal and was somehow able to elicit from him that, although before moving in with us he had considered himself fortunate to get a dab of dog food now and again, all he truly liked to eat was chicken livers and that furthermore he only liked them fried very brown and crispy. Rascal ate crispy brown chicken livers every day of his 10 years with us. Whenever Jan left town, it was only after giving John strict instructions on How to Cook the Chicken Livers for the Dog, lest he (the dog) suffer in her absence.
To this day, Mrs. Conner’s entire family has an inordinate fondness for Brown Dogs.
Mrs. Conner is widely known as a world traveler as she frequently arranged group trips, which she sometimes guided or at least herded. A most interesting aspect about all of Jan’s travels was her high and constant level of disdain for Other Countries, or at least all of Europe. She did love a cruise, though—any time, anywhere—which accounted for her enjoying 50 or so of them. As much as she disparaged all of Europe, she loved Alaska and anything west of Hawaii. All things Asian were wonderful to her and she made numerous trips to the Far East.
The latter years of her life were spent joyfully at The Waterford on Highland Colony with her many friends, especially the rowdy bunch on the Second Floor North. She declared that living at the Waterford was “like being on a cruise, every day.”
Since 1999, no St. Paddy’s Parade was complete without the lead car carrying “The Queen Mothers of the Sweet Potato Queens®” and while she shared this title with dear friend and fellow Queen Mum, Caroline Hewes of Gulfport, it cannot escape attention that Jan always rode in the front seat.
Jan is survived by the aforementioned favorite daughter, Jill Conner Browne and husband Kyle Jennings, and that other one—Judy Conner Palmer of New Orleans—granddaughter Bailey Conner Browne of Oxford and grandson Trevor Palmer and his wife RuthAnna and their daughter Riley and sons Conner and Mason, of New Orleans.
The family wishes to lovingly thank Barbara Whitehead for her devotion and support to us all and to Marie Fenton of Hospice Ministries for her sensitive care to Jan and to us.
No flowers please, Mrs. Conner was allergic. Because of Jan’s lifelong propensity for taking in strays, be they four-legged or two, she would love for you to make a very generous donation in her name to the only no-kill animal shelter in Rankin County—Animal Rescue Fund of Mississippi, founded by Sweet Potato Queen Elizabeth (Pippa) Jackson, located at 1963 Holly Bush Road, Pelahatchie, Mississippi 39145 or www.arfms.com.
There will be a mercifully brief and joyous Memorial Service on Monday, October 5, 2009, at 5:30 PM, at Wright & Ferguson on Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, followed by Celebration of a Life Beautifully Lived and a Very Fun Reception, until around 7 PM.
Susan R Says:
It's a real obit. I read it in the Jackson paper, where it appeared for at least two days.
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Very interesting results! The majority of respondees fall in the 2-more than 10 category ... broad range. How did you choose the titles for the comparison? Were they the most read of your books? And, most importantly, I am delighted that so many have found your books at the library! Personally, I can't imagine having to return any of your books, I'm too greedy and want them in my own library!!! Clyde
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The hardest question was the last one about your favorite book/series. My favorite is always the latest one I've read. Since I
am rereading the Heavenly Daze books that's what I checked. But I also loved "The Face" and several others.
What really suprised me was the number of people who took the survey, over 1,000. People, we still have room on the Heavenly Daze Cruise, where are you?
Kay Day Says:
That is funny!
I don't think I would scream. I know I wouldn't walk over and beat on the guy. I'm pretty sure I would stand there looking stupid while my mind said, "What? Wait...What?"
Susan R Says:
I'm afraid to ask, Angie, but how do you know the snake is a she?
Found a frog in my back yard decorative pool when I cleaned it out earlier this week, which gave me enough of a start.
BTW, I sent Ken the link to the man hug video. He said he was chagrined to learn he'd been doing it wrong all this time. ;-)
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a movie of The Host? Squee! May it not be made by the team who is doing the Twilight movies.
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Here it is too cool for the air conditioning, but too warm for the furnace to kick on.For the first time in months, I spent most of yesterday wearing a sweatshirt.
Sue Says:
We are COOL here... only low 50's today in the Toronto area. Brrr.
What a pretty "kitty". I love Tigers!
Kay Day Says:
I think we turned the heat on the last day of summer. It snowed that day. It's been lovely fall weather the past few days. 60s and sunny.
In no particular order, Angela Hunt is a novelist, teacher, nana, mother, wife, mastiff owner, reader, musician, student, aspiring theologian, and bubble gum connoisseur. The things that enter her life sooner or later find their way into her books, hence "a life in pages."
Too cute!
I've seen this video before but each time I laugh even more. Isn't it amazing how they imitate what they see even as babies? It says much. But oh ...how cute!
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