November 7, 2014 Friday

Kick Boxing with Michelle this morning!  Don't hear as much about this type of exercise anymore.


Revelations chapter 22 - Eden Restored.  Think about going back to the Garden of Eden, living in a perfect world, no pain, no worries, no hate.  Believe and be saved.


On this day:
1992  Mark and I went to see the Barbershop show that his dad was in.  Dad belonged to the Grosse Pointe chapter of the Barbershop Choir.  It was a beautiful experience to hear those voices harmonizing all the great songs.  Glad I have some of these on video, great memories.


1637 - Anne Hutchinson, the first female religious leader in the American colonies, was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for heresy There must be a book written on this, sounds like it would be interesting.


Parenting - Some childhood's are not as good as others.  Imagine being raised 10 years in an orphanage in the Russia, adopted by Americans into a home with an overbearing brother, the same age and then dispensed to another relative because he wasn't wanted anymore.  Now a teenager looking for a best friend, and the ones I see talking to him on fb aren't what appear to be "good" friends.  Suggestions?


Farquhar Group:

Bancs de Sable

This map shows only the Farquhar Atoll and not the entire Farquhar Group

See also[edit]

• Outer Islands (Seychelles)
• Geography of Seychelles

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Farquhar Atoll.

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November 6, 2014 Thursday

Ballet is a lot of work, try to hold you one leg up horizontal to your body, then bend at the knee, still holding the thigh parallel and do circles with the dangling leg, without moving the rest of your body. You can hold onto a bar or chair for support.  Good luck.


Job chapter 39 -" I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made".  We are created in His image and in charge of all of his creation on earth.  How are we doing?


On this day:
1990 - I was Superintendent of the Sunday School, taught sunday school and was the Outreach Director at our church.  It was a small congregation with all the typical problems of any organization.  There were jobs to be done and no one wanted to do them.  The treasurer for the church could no longer do the job and the Pastor called me to take it on.  He pleaded with me.  For a Missouri Synod Lutheran church I had a lot of key position jobs.  But I still couldn't vote on council, just the elders did that, but I had a lot of pull with those elders as well.  Have you been railroaded into jobs you didn't want?  Sometime their is a hidden agenda in what we do.


1989 - In the hopes of freeing U.S. hostages held in Iran, the U.S. announced that it would unfreeze $567 million in Iranian assets that had been held since 1979. What is the life of an American worth?


Parenting - My cousin Cathy sent me some blips from old OLD videos.  I might have been 2 and 4 and the last one 6 or so.  It is amazing to see, especially my grandparents and dad who are long gone.  What a thrill.


Farquhar:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XNThCKdirm0


This is an 8 minute video of a French guy fishing in beautiful clear water with background music.
Hey maybe you will like it.


Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Pete!  rip

November 5, 2014 Wednesday

10 Minute solutions - Pilates with Michelle.


Genesis - chapter 32 Is about Jacob going to seek forgiveness from his brother Esau.  Jacob prayed to God when he heard Esau was coming to meet him with 400 men.  Sounds bad.  Jacob knew he had done wrong, he didn't deserve forgiveness from God or Esau.  He was safe with God because God's forgiveness comes from his goodness, not yours. 


On this day:
1988 -  It seems like I have had this roof reshingled 100 times in the 38 years I have lived here.  On this day, we were having the work done, it had been stripped and covered with a lot of plastic and tarps, but we had a huge rain and the water ran right down the inside wall in the living room while we were watching TV.  If you know my track record I have had a lot of bad luck with contractors.  I must have THAT face.


1844 - In California, a grizzly bear underwent a successful cataract operation at the Zoological Garden I wonder if they put the corrective lens in?


Parenting - I was looking forward to playing with Abel today.  He unfortunately is sick and I have to take Mom to her Hope Circle meeting at church instead.  Much more fun playing with a 2 year old. 


Farquhar -  really a stretch to find info for here.  Hope you could open the Youtube from yesterday it was a neat airplane view of the atolls of Farquhar Group.

 Comprising the islands of Farquhar, Providence and St. Pierre, Farquhar Atoll lies 770 km south south west of Victoria, covering an area of about 17,800 hectares. The atoll comprises of 10 islands. Two main islands are North and south island, these are separated by 3 small islands called the Manahas. There is no accommodation on any islands of the Farquhar group.  Bring a tent!


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November 4, 2014 Tuesday Election Day! go vote!

Did some Boot Camp with Michelle today.  Calisthenics, push ups, sit ups, weight training and jumping jacks.  I don't do those, it makes everything in the room jiggle.


Mark chapter 4 - Jesus calms the storm.  I can never hear this enough.  It is a short story, but encompasses so much.  When you think He is sleeping, he is still there, watching over you.


On this day;
1986 - Marty was down in Key West and called with an update on the World Offshore Race results.  There are 3 days of races and 7 days of partying.  I still have friends that are down there, this week, and I'm sure Marty is there in spirit.  Be kind to yourselves Norma and Sherry, good luck to Pat and Ty.  If I had the freedom and $ I would be there too.


1847 - Scottish obstetrician James Young Simpson discovered the anethestic qualities of chloroform. Those Scots are so smart.  Notice he was an obstetrician?  he had experienced many labor rooms. "Give them drugs!"


Parenting - I love those tests on facebook.  Who were you in your last life? What does your name mean?  What animal are you?  Today it was What kind of mother are you?  I got devoted. Well of course.  But then I do know some women that aren't and I don't understand why.


Farquhar - Imagine being on a deserted island for a month.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in9XYJWLTcs&feature=player_embedded 


Enjoy the Day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Dad! 

November 3, 2014 Monday

Pilates this morning.  How limber are you?  Can you touch your toes.... without bending your legs?  It is important to keep limber.  Pilates can do that for you.  This CD is only a 20 minute workout, I feel it is sufficient for me.


Psalm 30 - This is David - a song for the dedication of the temple.  David did not have the advantage of Jesus, so he had a different relationship with God.  Things are different after Jesus, do you think so?  Seems like David was ultimately concerned with his life and what he had on earth.  As Christians we thank God for what we have, but look forward to the gifts of heaven.


On this day:
1986 - I had 4 huge ash trees in my yard, plus my neighbor had 3 or 4 trees also.  When we raked leaves it was an all day, lot of bags event.  Nicole was only a year and a half, a great time for playing in piles of leaves.  My brother Mark was over also, it was shortly after that we lost him to a heart attack.  Makes the thought of this day so much sweeter.


1986 - The Ash-Shiraa, pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine, first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran to secure the release of seven American hostages. The story turned into the Iran-Contra affair. We are our own worse enemy, are we not?


Parenting - I remember all the tricks, playing in the leaves, the fresh air to tire them out so they would sleep better, us too.  If that failed go for a car ride, just to get a nap in. 


Farquhar - going to be hard to dig up info on this place.

Biology[edit]

The oonopid monotypic spider species Farqua quadrimaculata is the only known spider that is endemic to the Farquhar Islands.<sup>[2]  I told you!!!


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November 2, 2014 Sunday End of Daylight Saving Time

Revelation - All Saints day celebrated today.  We are all saints, hard to believe, but true - saved by Jesus Christ.  God needs his saints to do his work here in his creation.  Love your neighbor, help the homeless, feed the poor.  "Oh, when the saints....go marching in......


On this day:
1979 - I know I worked a lot of 2nd jobs, but I forgot this one.  I bartended for private parties.  I had to wear black dress pants and a white shirt.  This party was at a hotel suite, downtown Detroit and very formal.  I don't think I lasted long at this, probably too social and a heavy hand at pouring.


1979 - Joanna Chesimard, a black militant escaped from a New Jersey prison, where she'd been serving a life sentence for the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper.  While I was bartending.  Wonder if they caught her, it doesn't say they did.


Parenting - Friends and I were driving to dinner at the Blue Nile last night.  We were talking of their offspring.  Their oldest works on ships and is gone for long periods of time.  He used to spend a few days with them before he left, now its hours.  The daughter has announced her engagement and set the date for next Halloween, with costumes.  And their youngest son just purchased his first brand new car.  I love to see the progression in parent/child lives, so interesting.


New locale!!!!   Farquhar Group:
  Not too much to see.


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November 1, 2014 Saturday

Walked around Eastern Market this morning.  Ah fresh air and produce!  Great start to the day!


Ephesians - Mom and I shared chapter 2 God had a plan to join all his people to himself through Jesus Christ.  The study writer likened all the people of the world to a giant mosaic.  What a beautiful thought!  I love to be in a place with a lot of diverse people, like Eastern Market.


On this day:
1967 - This is for you Christine, we went and looked at your new house.  In Sherwood Forest?  That house holds a lot of memories.  It was a very nice 3 bedroom brick colonial, on the corner, (we all make that mistake once), in a great neighborhood.  We were pretty young.  A word to the wise, never buy a corner lot, soooo much snow removal. 


1979 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini urged all Iranians to demonstrate on November 4 and to expand their attacks against the U.S. and Israel. On November 4, Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage. Not everyone wants to be part of the mosaic.


Parenting - Loved to see all the trick or treaters last night.  We only had maybe 30 last night, as compared to the 60 - 90 we usually get.  Bad weather does that.  Anyone want some Halloween candy?


We have moved to a secluded spot where I can sit and write my book, uninterrupted.


The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 kilometres southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

Area[edit]

The total land area of all islands in the group is less than 11 km², but the total area of the atolls measures about 370 km².
The group consists of two atolls and one separate island. In addition, there is one separate submerged reef in the area:

1. Farquhar Atoll (with two larger and about eight smaller islets)
2. Providence Atoll (with 2 islets, Providence Island and Cerf Island)
3. St. Pierre Island
4. Wizard Reef (submerged)

Population[edit]

There are only two settlements. The main settlement is on Île du Nord (North Island) of Farquhar Atoll, and the other one on Providence Island of Providence Atoll. There are records of Maldivian mariner presence in the group from the 20th century, when a trading vessel from southern Maldives lost its course and reached Providence Atoll.<sup>[1] 


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