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We head off tomorrow for our venture out to Vic :D. I can't say the drive is the most exciting & especially since this'll be the third time we've driven out east... It'll be quiet this time of year as all the kiddies are back in school. *phew*
Weeeeeeeeee... Shopping in Melbs, visitin de MCG :cool: & funky coffeeee shops.
I'll see how fit I actually am on the 20th Feb...:eek:. I'm now doing just the 50km option of the Otway & me dear's doing the 100k.....
My internship search for next year is over. I accepted a position at a small mental health agency in the same city I am working in now (Lowell). I will be doing individual therapy with clinic clients, as well as seeing clients referred from the county victim services unit (mostly domestic violence victims). The clients are bit more of the "walking wounded," as opposed to the chronically mentally ill people I am seeing now, although it is still a very diverse group, in terms of culture.
I wrote emails to all of the people I hadn't heard from yet, and sent a note to the woman who offered me the position at the medical school, which I now know, would have been way too much stress for me!
OK, now I can concentrate on finishing up this semester and working with the clients I have now.
Congrats Crankin! Hope your internship (and the rest of this semester) goes well.
Crankin, Lowell MA sounds so familiar. What is Lowell known for?
Congats, Crankin. Good to have that decision out of the way.
Lowell, birthplace of American manufacturing. Known for textiles, water-powered factories, young women mill workers. You can go to the American Heritage museums now, and when they turn those machines on, wonder how anyone could stand the noise for an 8-hour day (actually, probably a 10-hour day).Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Well, Deb answered your question, Zen. Lowell is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the US. It's been through many re-inventions, always on the verge of being a "cool" place. There's lots of lofts and condos and artist's studios, but still a lot of hard core down on their luck residents. There's a large Cambodian population, as well as a significant Puerto Rican contingent. Lowell was originally settled by French Canadian and Irish immigrants, and many of them have stayed. When I moved back to MA in 1990, my DH worked for Wang Labs, which played a large part in revitalizing the city after decades of poverty, when they built their headquarters there. When Wang went bankrupt, in the '90s, 2 guys in their twenties bought the towers where the company was located for less than I bought my house for and leased it out to companies and put in a movie theatre. They sold the building a couple of years ago, and made like a 2 million dollar profit!
The best thing, is that it only takes me about 35 minutes to drive there, mostly over the same beautiful back roads I ride on and right past the local x country ski center.
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Originally Posted by Zen
Of course, it's known for being the first place I took my son to see Weezer. Of course.
Karen
Well, that just reminds me of this song.
Not Weezer. :) The association.
The other side of Scottish culture:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8516387.stm
How depressing is that?
Happy Mardi Gras
:D:):cool::D:)
Off to Mardi Gras Mambo Mambo Mambo....
For the first time in years, to see the Rex Parade, King of Mardi Gras
Throw me something, Mister!!!
And it's cold :eek:
That's funny. I'm going to learn it on my uke. But that's a different thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
K.
No, no - the uke must come here. This is it's natural home. (I'm stalking you now I know you play btw).Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
I was impressed by your signed uke. I've only been playing seriously for a month but already I've outgrown my plywood Mahalo with the plastic strings.
I'm going to look for a half decent one on Wednesday. I will report back.
Okay, so I found most of my uke songs on alligatorboogaloo.com. That was back in the day before the ukulele really exploded on the scene. There are a lot more websites now. I did find a very very useful site recently. www.chordie.com. It indexes all the lyrics and chords from all the *other* sites (not just uke sites) and lets you transpose them or get chord charts for almost any common stringed instrument, including the uke. It's very cool.
Karen
Very.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno28
I wonder if socioeconomics had any part in those findings?
Ugh. That is depressing. Zen, it would be very interesting to see if there is a correlation between socioeconomic status and children's impression of violence against women. I would guess that it would but sometimes the results of such studies can be very surprising.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno28
Most definitely. The study was done in Glasgow -Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
'Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, with a population of over 585,000. The health of these residents is not good compared with the rest of Scotland and indicators of wealth, health, crime, employment and educational attainment reveal the scale and extent of deprivation in Glasgow to be much greater than in any other area.'
Bruno...here's another one: www.ukulizer.com. Very nice.
Karen
:(:( Very depressing. But I really doubt it would be any different in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno28
Well - I seem to have temporarily killed this thread with my depressing post.
And now for something completely different -
here's a picture of my new ukulele that I bought today:
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It has koa top - traditional Hawaiin wood. The make is Kauai which os the island where we spent our honeymoon ...so it kinda had my name on it when I walked into the shop.
It sounds sweet as a bell too.
Bruno---that's a pretty uke! Do you know "Tiny Bubbles?" ;-) Yes, I'm a cretin--that's the only uke song I know!
Very nice ukulele.
Mickchick, EVERY song is a uke song. ;)
Karen
LOL, you're right, Karen. I think you could even play some Ramones songs on the uke and they would sound great!
Don't know Tiny Bubbles but if I could play like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ5bT...eature=related I would die a happy woman.Quote:
Originally Posted by mickchick
Karen - thanks for the site recommendations.
Maybe you mean Tiptoe Through The Tulips? I know it. One of the first ones I ever did.
Wasn't Tiny Bubbles the Dean Martin song? I can hear it with a uke, though!
Karen
Tiny Bubbles=Don Ho
okay, so probably a uke song. :)
K.
Here's a question for the group...
Q - How many knee surgeries can a person possibly have on one knee??
A - So far, five. I slipped on the ice and have to have my fifth right knee surgery. My right knee hates me.
Ouch. Aw, Pax, heal up quick.
What did you tear?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
That's one tough knee.
My sole remaining piece of cartilage in that knee, the valiant medial meniscus that has withstood all other assaults...finally tore when my foot slipped a few inches on the ice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
My sympathies, Pax.
Remember, it's not the surgery, its the PT;)
Sorry to hear about your knee, Pax. Hope the surgery PT and healing all go smoothly.
I'm back..Some thoughts..
1-Missed most of the olympics but all the mtn biking made up for it :D Now wondering where I can watch the whole Gold medal game btwn the beloved Canuckles & de Americans....
Welcome back CC! Hope you had a great time.
Violence against women knows no class boundaries. Only difference is that the rich are better at hiding it as they have more space and more privacy, and more social standing to lose if the news gets out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
(Sorry I'm late jumping into the discussion. Haven't been on TE much lately. Too busy finishing a book and a quilt :) and feeling too guilty about not training. :o)
And catching up on other news: Hope the knee heals quick, Pax!
...and better lawyers if the word gets out :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Duck on Wheels
My house is on the market! There was an open house this afternoon - we thought it started at 2:00, but it was 1:30 and we were still cleaning when the realtor arrived. Actually finished the cleaning except glass on one window. Now to see how soon it sells...
True, but there's a bit more to it than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duck on Wheels
Lower economic class = less education, less knowledge about options.
Also, without financial support, a woman often feels she has no where else to go.
I'm in class this week - Patient Accounting on our hospital's system. **yawn* I need toothpicks for my eyes.
Snapdragen - I just have to say that I love your avatar - it makes me smile every time I see it :)