January 27th
I entered my new quilt - Cat Scratch Fever - in The Quilting Gallery contest. Go give it a vote please. You have until 8 AM on Monday.
http://quiltinggallery.com/2013/01/25/vote-now-new-beginning-quilts/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Last+chance%21+-+Join+the+mug+rug+swap+and+more+quilting+fun&utm_campaign=20130126_m115041624_Last+chance%21+-+Join+the+mug+rug+swap+and+more+quilting+fun&utm_term=Vote+and+enter+the+give-away+here_21
Speaking of which, the quilt got its label attached yesterday. After trying a few alphabets in cross stitch and deciding I wasn’t happy with them so ended up doing a script and it turned out ok, not as centered as I would have liked, but ok. Hey I was winging it. :) While stitching on the label Nuit was having a fit because I would not let her crawl into the middle of the folded quilt and kept telling her that it is not for us. She finally walked off in a huff glancing back at me with a look that promised that I would be awakened in the middle of the night. Sure nuff, I was. Then she crawled under the covers and snored creating the Snorey Puss Concerto with accompaniment provided by Dearest.
I actually got a bit of knitting done on Dearest sweater and am working on the right side of the neck at the moment. It won’t be long and the lonely stitches on the left will have their turn.
I want to make another quilt for our bed. The big red log cabin that is up there is getting faded and the cats have ripped a few places in it, although not large, they are just enough to make me start thinking of what design I want to do. Dearest is going to roll his eyes. Colors? I think red and turquoise, but that is as far as I have progressed.
The lovely weather people said that it was supposed to get up to 30 degrees yesterday…ah, try 23 for a high. This morning it is a cold 13 degrees out there but the sun is up and we have a clear blue sky.
I am going to start the Sunday chores and then work on the website. Have a wonderful and I hope a warmer day than we are having!
Recommended Reading
Scientists create 'designer snowflakes'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21198482
Data Grab? Experian now controls web access to Social Security Admin - WTF?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/23/1181337/-Data-Grab-Experian-now-controls-web-access-to-Social-Security-Admin
Data Grab? Experian now controls web access to Social Security Admin - this is sick
http://consortiumnews.com/2013/01/26/return-of-three-fifths-of-a-person/
What an Engineer does for fun - meet Simon Beck
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/gallery-7-amazing-pictures-of-snow-art.html?page=1
Arizona Bill to Force Students to Take Loyalty Oath
http://www.alternet.org/arizona-bill-force-students-take-loyalty-oath?akid=9979.204376.ygsrxH&rd=1&src=newsletter783906&t=11
The light fantastic: Harnessing Nature's glow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21144766
Kumbh Mela: India's Hindu Naga nuns get their own space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21119340
Will New York foodies photo ban come to UK?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21219229
Can a photo be as good as a painting?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-21141413
Venice Carnival opens with water show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21218220
Australia floods: Cyclone aftermath hits Queensland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21218950
Petitions - Important
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, people, Bioluminescence, physics, snowflakes, festivals, photography
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
http://quiltinggallery.com/2013/01/25/vote-now-new-beginning-quilts/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Last+chance%21+-+Join+the+mug+rug+swap+and+more+quilting+fun&utm_campaign=20130126_m115041624_Last+chance%21+-+Join+the+mug+rug+swap+and+more+quilting+fun&utm_term=Vote+and+enter+the+give-away+here_21
Speaking of which, the quilt got its label attached yesterday. After trying a few alphabets in cross stitch and deciding I wasn’t happy with them so ended up doing a script and it turned out ok, not as centered as I would have liked, but ok. Hey I was winging it. :) While stitching on the label Nuit was having a fit because I would not let her crawl into the middle of the folded quilt and kept telling her that it is not for us. She finally walked off in a huff glancing back at me with a look that promised that I would be awakened in the middle of the night. Sure nuff, I was. Then she crawled under the covers and snored creating the Snorey Puss Concerto with accompaniment provided by Dearest.
I actually got a bit of knitting done on Dearest sweater and am working on the right side of the neck at the moment. It won’t be long and the lonely stitches on the left will have their turn.
I want to make another quilt for our bed. The big red log cabin that is up there is getting faded and the cats have ripped a few places in it, although not large, they are just enough to make me start thinking of what design I want to do. Dearest is going to roll his eyes. Colors? I think red and turquoise, but that is as far as I have progressed.
The lovely weather people said that it was supposed to get up to 30 degrees yesterday…ah, try 23 for a high. This morning it is a cold 13 degrees out there but the sun is up and we have a clear blue sky.
I am going to start the Sunday chores and then work on the website. Have a wonderful and I hope a warmer day than we are having!
Recommended Reading
Scientists create 'designer snowflakes'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21198482
Data Grab? Experian now controls web access to Social Security Admin - WTF?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/23/1181337/-Data-Grab-Experian-now-controls-web-access-to-Social-Security-Admin
Data Grab? Experian now controls web access to Social Security Admin - this is sick
http://consortiumnews.com/2013/01/26/return-of-three-fifths-of-a-person/
What an Engineer does for fun - meet Simon Beck
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/gallery-7-amazing-pictures-of-snow-art.html?page=1
Arizona Bill to Force Students to Take Loyalty Oath
http://www.alternet.org/arizona-bill-force-students-take-loyalty-oath?akid=9979.204376.ygsrxH&rd=1&src=newsletter783906&t=11
The light fantastic: Harnessing Nature's glow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21144766
Kumbh Mela: India's Hindu Naga nuns get their own space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21119340
Will New York foodies photo ban come to UK?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21219229
Can a photo be as good as a painting?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-21141413
Venice Carnival opens with water show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21218220
Australia floods: Cyclone aftermath hits Queensland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21218950
Petitions - Important
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, people, Bioluminescence, physics, snowflakes, festivals, photography
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how