Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Everything is fucked
while researching online ticket-buying options for the upcoming monster truck demolition derby:
shut it down. it's just not even worth it anymore.
goddammit, amrrrka. get your act together, son.
goddammit, amrrrka. get your act together, son.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
This is going to happen to me at Christmas.
or maybe at a tree trimming or something.
i call the white chocolate–coconut cream–rum thingy.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
How can you help Syria?
(CNN) -- More than 2 million Syrians have fled their country, according to the United Nations refugee agency. With nowhere to go and often with just the clothes on their backs, many end up in refugee camps that are both overcrowded and overwhelmed. Many organizations are offering supplies, shelter and medical care for the people displaced by the crisis and you can help.
CARE
is operating four refugee centers in Jordan, and is helping refugees
there with cash assistance for rent and food. In Lebanon they are
helping refugees get access to clean water. They are also working inside
Syria, providing emergency supplies for families, psychosocial support
for children and emergency medical equipment and support for women. You
can support their efforts with an online donation or by donating by phone at 1-800-521-CARE.
Catholic Relief Services
is providing aid throughout the region. This includes urgent medical
assistance, education and trauma counseling for children, and household
supplies including soap and water purifiers. You can donate online where you can specify "Syria relief" in the special request form. You can also donate by phone at 1-877-435-7277.
Concern Worldwide is working to meet the water, sanitation and hygiene needs for refugees in Lebanon and for many still in Syria. You can donate online or call them at 1-800-59-CONCERN.
Doctors Without Borders
is providing direct medical aid in six hospitals and four health
centers inside Syria. They are also sending medical supplies, equipment
and support to the medical networks throughout Syria that they cannot
access themselves. They accept donations online, and you can earmark your gift for Syria by calling 1-888-392-0392.
In August, the World Food Programme
provided food to more than 2 million people inside Syria. They have
also fed more than 1 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt,
Iraq and Turkey. Their hope is to provide food assistance to 6 and a
half million Syrians by the end of the year. You can help them achieve
this goal with an online donation.
Islamic Relief USA
is providing food parcels, housing essentials and medical supplies for
those displaced inside Syria and the refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. To
help these efforts, select "Syrian Humanitarian Aid" as the designation
on the donation page.
International Medical Corps
is providing health care and psychosocial services for Syrian refugees
with static and mobile clinics at refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan.
They are also offering medical support to the hospitals and medical
facilities in these countries handling refugee care. You can support
their work, by donating online or by calling 310-826-7800.
International Rescue Committee
is helping refugees inside Syria and in the bordering countries with
medical and emergency supplies. In refugee camps they are providing
water, sanitation and education services. They are also offering
counseling, safety and support for women and girls at risk. You can help
by donating online or by phone at 1-855-9RESCUE.
Life for Relief and Development
is helping refugee families living in tent camps and temporary housing
with food and home essentials including hygiene kits, bedding and
kitchen utensils. They have created the Syrian Refugees Emergency
Campaign where you can donate online.
Mercy-USA
is supporting displaced children and families inside Syria with food
baskets, infant formula and blankets. They are also providing daily
fresh bread for more than 1,500 refugee families in Lebanon, and operate
a mobile health clinic for those in need. To support their work, select
"Syrian Humanitarian Relief" as your gift designation on their online donation form, or call 1-800-556-3729.
Mercy Corps
is providing shelter, housing supplies and water for refugee camps.
They are also focused on helping the children at these camps, with safe
spaces, playgrounds, psychosocial support and storytelling workshops.
You can support their efforts by donating online or by phone at 1-888-747-7440.
Shelterbox
has provided tented shelters and other vital equipment, including
kitchen sets, blankets, water purification systems and classroom
supplies to more than 4,500 refugee families in Syria and the
surrounding countries. In the coming months they plan to support another
5,000 families, and you can help them with an online donation or by texting SHELTER to 20222 to make a $10 donation.
Save the Children
is helping the children in this crisis with temporary learning
facilities, child friendly spaces and programs to help them cope with
their trauma. They are also providing necessities like food, blankets
and clothing to refugee families. You can support their Syria Children
in Crisis fund by donating online or by calling 1-800-728-3843.
The UNHCR
is providing shelter, protection and assistance to refugees in Syria
and around the world. You can help them provide tents, kitchens, stoves
and sleeping mats by donating online or by calling 1-800-770-1100.
War Child UK is helping Syrian refugees in Lebanon, providing child friendly spaces and temporary schools. You can make a donation online to their Children of Syria appeal. You can also change the currency to dollars or euros on the payment page.
World Vision
is helping in Lebanon with projects to give refugees access to clean
water and sanitation. They are also in Jordan, providing basic emergency
supplies, water, sanitation, and education for refugees. In Syria, they
are delivering water and health services. You can support them with an online donation or by calling 1-800-562-4453.
UNICEF
is providing food, water, clothing and critical immunizations for
children in Syria and the refugees in the bordering countries. They are
also offering counseling for children and have launched a Back to
Learning campaign for the region. You can help with an online donation or by calling 1-800-FOR-KIDS.
We love you, Papa Ron
Ron Kelley, 74, died Saturday, September 7, 2013, in Hutchinson. He was
born September 20, 1938, in Harper, Kansas, the son of James Edwin and
Anna Mae Shenk Kelley.
A 1956 graduate of Newton High School, he earned bachelors and masters degrees from Friends University, Wichita. In 1999 he retired as Executive Vice President of Logistics from Dillons Corporate after 47 years with the company. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Since 2002 Ron has owned and operated Sarah’s Catholic Bookstore.
On August 26, 1961, he married Lovella June Schamber in Damar, Kansas. They have six children, Sarah Jenkins, Margaret Kelley, Kathleen June Hageman, Ronald Matthew Kelley, Janet Kelley, and Carolyn Kelley; 23 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Parish Rosary with Vespers will be held Wednesday evening, 7:30, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 12, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, with Father Joseph Eckberg presiding. Burial, with military honors conducted by Fort Riley Honor Guard, will follow in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Friends may sign the register book from 9:00 a.m. till 9:00 p.m. Tuesday and from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent de Paul Society or Trinity Catholic High School in care of the funeral home. Please visit www.penwellgabelhutchinson.com to leave personal condolences for the family.
A 1956 graduate of Newton High School, he earned bachelors and masters degrees from Friends University, Wichita. In 1999 he retired as Executive Vice President of Logistics from Dillons Corporate after 47 years with the company. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Since 2002 Ron has owned and operated Sarah’s Catholic Bookstore.
On August 26, 1961, he married Lovella June Schamber in Damar, Kansas. They have six children, Sarah Jenkins, Margaret Kelley, Kathleen June Hageman, Ronald Matthew Kelley, Janet Kelley, and Carolyn Kelley; 23 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Parish Rosary with Vespers will be held Wednesday evening, 7:30, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 12, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, with Father Joseph Eckberg presiding. Burial, with military honors conducted by Fort Riley Honor Guard, will follow in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Friends may sign the register book from 9:00 a.m. till 9:00 p.m. Tuesday and from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent de Paul Society or Trinity Catholic High School in care of the funeral home. Please visit www.penwellgabelhutchinson.com to leave personal condolences for the family.
My new, favoUrite idea
“It all started when Warner Bros. came to me with the suggestion of turning Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them into a film. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of Fantastic Beasts, realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood. As I considered Warners’ proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn’t dislodge. That is how I ended up pitching my own idea for a film to Warner Bros. Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for 17 years, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt’s story will start in New York, 70 years before Harry’s gets underway. I particularly want to thank Kevin Tsujihara of Warner Bros. for his support in this project, which would not have happened without him. I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about and this is it.”
—J. K. Rowling
Sunday, September 8, 2013
The swift upifting rush of quiet birds
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
—Mary Elizabeth Frye
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
—Mary Elizabeth Frye
A beloved man remembered
Kelley strived for a better city: Rare illness claims life of community pillar at forefront of service, revitalization work.
By Ken Stephens and Kathy Hanks - The Hutchinson News
A brain disease that strikes one in a million took the life of Ron Kelley on Saturday.
Kelley, the retired Dillons executive and relentless civic and community volunteer, was 74. Family and friends were stunned by his diagnosis with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in late August and his rapid deterioration.
"What makes it so unbelievable is that he was in perfect health," said his wife of 52 years, Lovella Kelley. "It is absolutely, devastating."
Kelley had been an active participant in a Housing Commission meeting on July 24. He missed the next meeting on Aug. 24 because he was in Boston, where he was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob, an always fatal disease that is characterized by rapidly progressive dementia and has no known treatment or cure.
Whether it was his church or his city, when there was a job to be done, Kelley was willing.
"He was always there," said Downtown Development Director Jim Seitnater, a longtime friend.
Kelley was a member of the Trinity Catholic school board, an organizer of the Ulster Project and a founder of the Catholics United Credit Union.
He served several stints totaling more than a decade on the Hutchinson Planning Commission and was chairman in 2009 when the commission began work on the first major rewrite of zoning regulations since 1987. Those new regulations were adopted in 2010, shortly after he left the Planning Commission.
Kelley moved, almost without a break, to the Housing Commission when he could no longer serve on the Planning Commission because of term limits.
He served on a committee to select a new city manager twice, once in 1991 and again in 2004 when the city hired the current manager, John Deardoff.
Kelley's priest, Father Joe Eckberg, was also shocked at how quickly Kelley, a man so vital and with such a brilliant mind, could perish from the horrific disease. When Eckberg first arrived in town, he quickly learned what an impact Ron had not just on the Catholic community, but the Hutchinson community.
"Ron touched a lot of lives," said Eckberg. "Just after I came, he opened Sarah's Catholic Bookstore, named after his oldest child. It was his dream to have the store in Hutchinson, and he made it happen."
The book store was his legacy, Lovella said.
"You would never make money in a bookstore," she said. "The legacy was that people came because they knew he was there and if they needed something he would help them get it."
Starting a local Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an international Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to serving the poor and disadvantaged, was also Kelley's brain child, said Eckberg. Instead of giving the poor money, they go with them to the grocery store and buy food, or fill up someone's car with gas.
There was much he did to help others quietly behind the scenes. He was always trying to make the world a better place for everyone and began with his own six children and 23 grandchildren. A gentle man, they can't recall him ever raising his voice.
He and Lovella took guardianship of a man known as Willie, who walked Main Street pushing a shopping cart and feeding the cats in Avenue A Park. They began feeding Willie lunch every day and got him into a local assisted care home, where they continued to visit him.
An unabashed promoter of downtown Hutchinson, Kelley was a member, and later chairman, of the Mayor's Task Force on Downtown Revitalization and then became the first chairman of the Downtown Hutchinson Revitalization Partnership, an organization he continued to serve until his death. In 2003, he was honored as a Kansas Main Street Volunteer of the Year.
For years, Kelley also was involved in efforts to redevelop the Wiley Building at First and Main.
While he was chairman, the DHRP unsuccessfully tried to purchase the building from George Nerhan on behalf of one potential developer. He also was a member of the Wiley Task Force, appointed by the City Council in 2008 to study the feasibility of renovating the building into a new City Hall. Because of his illness, it was uncertain whether he knew that another developer finally was able to complete a difficult purchase of the building on Aug. 26.
He also served on the Reno County/Hutchinson Intergovernmental Commission, which in the 1980s recommended consolidation of the Reno County Sheriff's Office and the Hutchinson Police Department, though nothing ever came of that recommendation.
Seitnater agreed that Kelley's involvement in civic affairs was so pervasive that it likely will take more than one person to fill his shoes.
"He was very much giving of his time and talent and his resources," Seitnater said.
But, he also took time to enjoy life.
Kelley learned to waltz so that he could play the commanding officer in the biennial production of the Prairie Nutcracker. Lovella played the officer's wife. It became their special time together during rehearsals and the performances. For several years, his officer's boots were too small. Other men in the cast would have to pull them on and then after the performance it took two or three strong men to pull them off.
"Ron was one of the most virtuous men I have ever met," said Betsie Andrews said. "I will miss his warm, encouraging-to-all smile."
Kelley would forever be the Prairie Nutcracker's commanding officer emeritus, Andrews said.
To find the exact words to describe her husband was difficult for Lovella.
"He taught me that faith and hope are who we are," she said.
Their strength came from reading the Liturgy of the Hours together. They would pray together three times a day, and were able to continue almost to the end. Many friends came and prayed with them.
It all was so sudden. A month ago, he was reading at Sunday Mass, and then two days later he lost his balance and was unable to remember things.
Through it, he remained a man of "silent, steady, courage," said his sister-in-law Lou Irwin.
A grieving daughter asked how her father could be stricken with this disease that only effects one in a million. A grandchild answered, "Because he was one in a million."
By Ken Stephens and Kathy Hanks - The Hutchinson News
A brain disease that strikes one in a million took the life of Ron Kelley on Saturday.
Kelley, the retired Dillons executive and relentless civic and community volunteer, was 74. Family and friends were stunned by his diagnosis with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in late August and his rapid deterioration.
"What makes it so unbelievable is that he was in perfect health," said his wife of 52 years, Lovella Kelley. "It is absolutely, devastating."
Kelley had been an active participant in a Housing Commission meeting on July 24. He missed the next meeting on Aug. 24 because he was in Boston, where he was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob, an always fatal disease that is characterized by rapidly progressive dementia and has no known treatment or cure.
Whether it was his church or his city, when there was a job to be done, Kelley was willing.
"He was always there," said Downtown Development Director Jim Seitnater, a longtime friend.
Kelley was a member of the Trinity Catholic school board, an organizer of the Ulster Project and a founder of the Catholics United Credit Union.
He served several stints totaling more than a decade on the Hutchinson Planning Commission and was chairman in 2009 when the commission began work on the first major rewrite of zoning regulations since 1987. Those new regulations were adopted in 2010, shortly after he left the Planning Commission.
Kelley moved, almost without a break, to the Housing Commission when he could no longer serve on the Planning Commission because of term limits.
He served on a committee to select a new city manager twice, once in 1991 and again in 2004 when the city hired the current manager, John Deardoff.
Kelley's priest, Father Joe Eckberg, was also shocked at how quickly Kelley, a man so vital and with such a brilliant mind, could perish from the horrific disease. When Eckberg first arrived in town, he quickly learned what an impact Ron had not just on the Catholic community, but the Hutchinson community.
"Ron touched a lot of lives," said Eckberg. "Just after I came, he opened Sarah's Catholic Bookstore, named after his oldest child. It was his dream to have the store in Hutchinson, and he made it happen."
The book store was his legacy, Lovella said.
"You would never make money in a bookstore," she said. "The legacy was that people came because they knew he was there and if they needed something he would help them get it."
Starting a local Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an international Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to serving the poor and disadvantaged, was also Kelley's brain child, said Eckberg. Instead of giving the poor money, they go with them to the grocery store and buy food, or fill up someone's car with gas.
There was much he did to help others quietly behind the scenes. He was always trying to make the world a better place for everyone and began with his own six children and 23 grandchildren. A gentle man, they can't recall him ever raising his voice.
He and Lovella took guardianship of a man known as Willie, who walked Main Street pushing a shopping cart and feeding the cats in Avenue A Park. They began feeding Willie lunch every day and got him into a local assisted care home, where they continued to visit him.
An unabashed promoter of downtown Hutchinson, Kelley was a member, and later chairman, of the Mayor's Task Force on Downtown Revitalization and then became the first chairman of the Downtown Hutchinson Revitalization Partnership, an organization he continued to serve until his death. In 2003, he was honored as a Kansas Main Street Volunteer of the Year.
For years, Kelley also was involved in efforts to redevelop the Wiley Building at First and Main.
While he was chairman, the DHRP unsuccessfully tried to purchase the building from George Nerhan on behalf of one potential developer. He also was a member of the Wiley Task Force, appointed by the City Council in 2008 to study the feasibility of renovating the building into a new City Hall. Because of his illness, it was uncertain whether he knew that another developer finally was able to complete a difficult purchase of the building on Aug. 26.
He also served on the Reno County/Hutchinson Intergovernmental Commission, which in the 1980s recommended consolidation of the Reno County Sheriff's Office and the Hutchinson Police Department, though nothing ever came of that recommendation.
Seitnater agreed that Kelley's involvement in civic affairs was so pervasive that it likely will take more than one person to fill his shoes.
"He was very much giving of his time and talent and his resources," Seitnater said.
But, he also took time to enjoy life.
Kelley learned to waltz so that he could play the commanding officer in the biennial production of the Prairie Nutcracker. Lovella played the officer's wife. It became their special time together during rehearsals and the performances. For several years, his officer's boots were too small. Other men in the cast would have to pull them on and then after the performance it took two or three strong men to pull them off.
"Ron was one of the most virtuous men I have ever met," said Betsie Andrews said. "I will miss his warm, encouraging-to-all smile."
Kelley would forever be the Prairie Nutcracker's commanding officer emeritus, Andrews said.
To find the exact words to describe her husband was difficult for Lovella.
"He taught me that faith and hope are who we are," she said.
Their strength came from reading the Liturgy of the Hours together. They would pray together three times a day, and were able to continue almost to the end. Many friends came and prayed with them.
It all was so sudden. A month ago, he was reading at Sunday Mass, and then two days later he lost his balance and was unable to remember things.
Through it, he remained a man of "silent, steady, courage," said his sister-in-law Lou Irwin.
A grieving daughter asked how her father could be stricken with this disease that only effects one in a million. A grandchild answered, "Because he was one in a million."
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Shelley shuts it down
neutrals with vivid patterns
vivid colors
vivid patterns with vivid colors . . .
she nails it all.
i am going to take this skirt behind the middle school . . .
Some of my favorite moments . . .
. . . of our recent european sojourn
this kid's sense of entitlement (and kid gloves)
amsterdam at twilight
this guy on a bike
signage in den haag
sweeeeeet accommodations
chilling with her majesty
frolicking at scheveningen
making Moody Introspection sexy
occasional seating
celebrating graduations with cake
celebrating birthdays with cake
help opening presents from the under-three set
making Moody Introspection at Your Sister's Sweet Beach Resort on the Mediterranean sexy
a chance restaurant per strada
the Taste of Sicily appetizer (olives, arugula, cured meats, prosciutto, caponata, bruschetta with tomatoes, potato croquette, grilled eggplant, fresh ricotta, primo sale cheese, arrancino)
getting in touch with our not-fucked-up catholic roots
agonizing over which souvenirs to buy
random shadowed courtyards
unexpected local delicacies (fresh bread, olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, anchovy paste, tomatoes, grated peccorino, more olive oil)
irony translated
corleone's anti-mafia museum (pictured is one of only two copies of Buscetta's complete testimony at the Maxi Trial, which helped prove omerta' is indeed breakable)
sipping ice-cold water from palazzo adriano's public fountains (the town portrayed in Il Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
the sicilian countryside
italian wedding masses
the first half of the menu at italian wedding receptions
roving musicians in tight white pantsuits at italian wedding receptions
beloved nephews portraying wicked cardinals in amateur outdoor theater in the piazza of an evening
catania by night
more greek ruins than you can shake a stick at
earnest italian activism ("ANIMAL S.O.S.: Nice pigeons so badly limping in pain are victims of cruel nylon tortures. Nylon + iron. PLEASE HELP. [artistic rendering of nice pigeons so badly limping]")
family who married well and happily
public duck orgies
the view from gli zii's balcony
climbing (the lower part of) Etna
and afterward enjoying Etna-sized arrancini
appreciating the local art scene
the italian sense of adherence to the law (ashtray placed over No-Smoking sign in hotel room)
the infinity pool at our place in letojanni
the views from taormina
this kid's sense of entitlement (and kid gloves)
amsterdam at twilight
this guy on a bike
signage in den haag
sweeeeeet accommodations
chilling with her majesty
frolicking at scheveningen
making Moody Introspection sexy
occasional seating
celebrating graduations with cake
celebrating birthdays with cake
help opening presents from the under-three set
making Moody Introspection at Your Sister's Sweet Beach Resort on the Mediterranean sexy
a chance restaurant per strada
the Taste of Sicily appetizer (olives, arugula, cured meats, prosciutto, caponata, bruschetta with tomatoes, potato croquette, grilled eggplant, fresh ricotta, primo sale cheese, arrancino)
getting in touch with our not-fucked-up catholic roots
agonizing over which souvenirs to buy
random shadowed courtyards
unexpected local delicacies (fresh bread, olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, anchovy paste, tomatoes, grated peccorino, more olive oil)
irony translated
corleone's anti-mafia museum (pictured is one of only two copies of Buscetta's complete testimony at the Maxi Trial, which helped prove omerta' is indeed breakable)
sipping ice-cold water from palazzo adriano's public fountains (the town portrayed in Il Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
the sicilian countryside
italian wedding masses
the first half of the menu at italian wedding receptions
roving musicians in tight white pantsuits at italian wedding receptions
beloved nephews portraying wicked cardinals in amateur outdoor theater in the piazza of an evening
catania by night
more greek ruins than you can shake a stick at
earnest italian activism ("ANIMAL S.O.S.: Nice pigeons so badly limping in pain are victims of cruel nylon tortures. Nylon + iron. PLEASE HELP. [artistic rendering of nice pigeons so badly limping]")
family who married well and happily
public duck orgies
the view from gli zii's balcony
climbing (the lower part of) Etna
and afterward enjoying Etna-sized arrancini
appreciating the local art scene
the italian sense of adherence to the law (ashtray placed over No-Smoking sign in hotel room)
the infinity pool at our place in letojanni
the views from taormina
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