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<br />Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-25077720661182443882013-05-08T20:53:00.001-04:002013-05-08T20:54:20.947-04:00Anthropologie SaleFor Sale:<br />
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Cannes Maillot, size 12<br />
$85 shipped<br />
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In excellent condition, worn once. Contact for pics of actual garment. Thanks!<br />
<br />Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-44976676620028164862013-03-23T23:38:00.000-04:002013-03-23T23:38:05.494-04:00Pigeon a la modeMy parents decided to host a Fiesta luncheon for my sister on the San Antonio River. In true local style, my mom reserved two river barges from <a href="http://www.paesanos.com/" target="_blank">Paesano's</a> (a great restaurant) and invited 35 of my sister's friends to the party.<br />
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The luncheon was this afternoon and I got a text from my sister...<br />
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above us, simultaneously decapitating the bird and sending its body
"flying" onto the middle of our boat's table. Win."</span></span></b><br />
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Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-26186574822675897662012-01-03T00:08:00.000-05:002012-01-03T00:13:30.438-05:00Pinterest additionWell, I don't know about you, but I'm thoroughly addicted to <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>! Since I repost so many inspiring shots and ideas, I decided to contribute one that I saw this evening. I was getting my hair done by Sarah E. at <a href="http://sweetgrassspa.com/" target="_blank">Sweetgrass Too</a> in Atlanta, GA (Candler Park) and saw this amazing room divider! The owner apparently made and hung it himself, and I'm so inspired.<br />
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At first, it looks really complicated and expensive, but when you look closely, it's really simple!<br />
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First, find an old box spring. It could be a rusted (like this one), shiny & new, or even spray painted an exciting color. Next, remove the wooden "box" and covering, leaving only the metal springs. After that, buy these string lights from <a href="http://www.target.com/p/Room-Essentials-Clear-Globe-Lights-25ct/-/A-12958843#?lnk=sc_qi_detailbutton" target="_blank">Target</a>. It took 4 strands to fill each loop in this box spring, which would be around $60 in lights.<br />
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After that, string the bulbs across the back of the box spring. It looked like they were pushed in between the back 2 coils, strung horizontally (start at the bottom). Once at the top, the strand was connected to a brown extension cord, which was woven into the rusted chain holding it to the ceiling. There are rafters in the ceiling, so that's what the chains were wrapped around.<br />
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That's about it! I hope to make one in the future and either hang it from the ceiling, lean it against a wall, or use it as a backdrop for a photo booth. Make sure you visit Sarah E. at <a href="http://sweetgrassspa.com/" target="_blank">Sweetgrass Too</a> and check it out for yourself! <br />
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<br />Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-71355333776276181552011-05-26T21:53:00.002-04:002011-05-26T21:53:57.931-04:00keep praying for missouri<div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="374" id="ep" width="416"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=us/2011/05/26/natpkg.orig.sirens.and.survivors.cnn" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=us/2011/05/26/natpkg.orig.sirens.and.survivors.cnn" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="416" wmode="transparent" height="374"></embed></object></div>Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-41361405182547233952011-05-25T14:49:00.002-04:002011-05-25T14:49:30.905-04:00Dog hair sweaters — for PEOPLE?<div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="374" id="ep" width="416"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&videoId=bestoftv/2011/05/25/exp.mxp.dog.hair.sweaters.hln" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&videoId=bestoftv/2011/05/25/exp.mxp.dog.hair.sweaters.hln" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="416" wmode="transparent" height="374"></embed></object></div>Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-21870375151559742532011-05-24T15:42:00.000-04:002011-05-24T15:42:52.104-04:00Every Bird Should Fly<div style="text-align: left;">I love this ad!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/21819920">Opening Day: The Cubs biggest fan</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/wbez">WBEZ</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-28206239329946718832011-04-21T23:42:00.000-04:002011-04-21T23:42:13.260-04:00Wild dolphins have a "culture"This "fun behavior is being passed down through generations" among wild dolphins. Pretty neat!<br />
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So much of life needs to be experienced hands-on, not digitally–especially at that young age. It sounds like they're depending on App developers to teach their kids now. They'll probably expect them to aslo finger paint using an iPad app!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">What is the world coming to??<br />
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</tbody></table>Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-46158859745698923682011-04-05T04:09:00.000-04:002011-04-05T04:09:30.118-04:00"Tsunami Dog" ReunitedI loved hearing about this story last week. The Japanese Coast Guard was searching for survivors in the debris fields floating in the open ocean. To their amazement, they found a dog drifting in the debris, standing on the roof of a washed-away house. They rescued him but had no idea who his owner was. The news story circulated around Japan and a relative of the owner recognized the pup. Yesterday, the dog, named 'Ban', was reunited with its owner.<br />
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You can't deny the healing and warm affect animals have on humans. Their intelligence, compassion and love are undeniable. I love witnessing the bond that this dog has with its owner. Too bad we can't understand what the owner is saying in the video! I'll post a translation when some other newscaster undoubtedly covers this story tomorrow.<br />
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I'm a member of a co-ed softball team in Atlanta called "Glove 'Em & Leave 'Em." My teammates are great guys and girls that have played together for 10+ years. I was recruited to replace a teammate who became pregnant (and who we really miss!). (She's a Baylor alumna and I met her at a Baylor watch-party).<br />
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I've played about 1.5 seasons with them, and the "fateful" game was only #2 of this new season! I really enjoy playing softball every week, even though my skills aren't stunning. In fact, my goal for every game is to not be the worst player! My teammates are awesome athletes who take the game seriously and have great skills, but are always having fun and keeping the mood light. It really is the perfect combination, when we can get our juices flowing.<br />
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Anyway, back to the story. I was was walked to first base. A runner was ahead of me on second base. The batter hit the ball to the outfield and I ran to second base. The runner ahead of me decided to touch third base and head to home plate. As the outfielder threw the ball to home plate, I decided to continue on to third base. I was pretty sure I could make it because the catcher at home plate hadn't caught many balls during the game. I figured he would miss the ball, giving me ample time to make it to third.<br />
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I was about half-way to third base when the catcher caught the ball and threw it to the third baseman. I stopped in my tracks and turned around to head back to second base. I almost made it there when I felt myself lose my balance and start to fall. As I fell towards second base, I felt my right ankle turn and heard a loud "pop."<br />
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Immediately, I knew something was wrong. I felt no pain but sat stunned and in shock at what I'd heard. The play ended and I sat motionless, waiting for the official to notice that something wasn't right. Players from both teams came over to help. I was actually waiting for someone else to say that they heard a "pop" from my foot area, but no one mentioned anything, so I guess I was the only one. I kept saying to the people around me that, "I heard something pop". Someone asked if I could move my foot, which I could, and then said that was a good sign because it meant that my foot wasn't broken (which, by the way, isn't true. You can break a bone(s) in your foot and probably still be able to move it without a ton of pain).<br />
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The guys helped me up. I tried to put weight on my foot and winced when it touched the ground. So I was carried off the field and sat in the dugout until the end of the game. Sitting and waiting for the end of the game was probably one of the more painful moments of this injury. I wasn't able to go anywhere and couldn't ice my foot or elevate it without getting completely covered in dirt. I only had to wait about 10-15 minutes, but it felt like forever. One of the guys then carried me to my car, piggy-back style, and I was confident that I was in good enough condition to drive home (haha).<br />
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I could move my right foot (the injured one) to point and flex without pain, but couldn't move it from side to side. So I used my right foot to accelerate and my left foot for the break. Taking it slowly, I made it home safely without incident. In hindsight, however, it wasn't a great plan. Once I got home, getting up a flight of stairs to my apartment was a long, painful process. I literally crawled on my hands and feet, or inch wormed on my rear, the whole way. I was able to make an ice pack from my freezer and crawl into bed to begin icing and elevating my foot.<br />
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I took off my right shoe for the first time and started to freak out when I saw the size of my ankle. It had swollen to about a baseball-sized bulge, and I started to cry and feel a little nauseous. I also felt like my foot or ankle was partially dislocated--not in a painful sense, but I just knew that something wasn't right. Anxious to tell someone, I decided to call my brother Thomas in NYC. I told him what happened and he told me to immediately call my parents. I didn't want to call them initially because I wanted to make sure my situation was worth worrying them. But after Thomas threatened to call them for me, I decided to do it myself. My parents and I agreed that I needed to get x-rays of my foot the in the morning. A friend delivered me crutches from the pastor's wife, so I became a little more mobile that night.<br />
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The next day, my sweet friend drove me to an nearby urgent care center (<a href="http://www.northatlantaurgentcare.com/">North Atlanta Urgent Care</a>). I was seen within 20 minutes of walking in the door and told Dr. Ferrara what happened. The "pop" I had heard concerned him as well, and he ordered 5 x-rays of my ankle and foot. Minutes later, I was getting x-rays done. The doctor examined them and confirmed that I had broken something–my right ankle. The lower part of my fibula was broken, but fortunately, it was a clean break. He referred me to a specialist (orthopedic surgeon) but said that, most likely, I would not need surgery. They put my foot in a splint and sent me crutching out the door. (By the way, North Atlanta Urgent Care is a great place to go if you have a minor emergency. My entire trip there, from entry to exit, was less than 1.5 hrs, and the doctors were great)<br />
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Well, that's a long update. I'll finish up the rest tomorrow. But that's the gist of the it.Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-9143509942652939562011-04-02T00:32:00.000-04:002011-04-02T00:32:49.713-04:00Time-Lapse of Atlanta<div style="text-align: left;">Neat production of many Atlanta locations. If you don't have time to watch the whole thing, skip to 1:22 sec for the Aquarium shots. It's a busy underwater world!<br />
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(Note: It may have to buffer for bit to be able to skip to 1:22) <br />
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This is the first significant injury of my life. I broke a toe when I was around five years old and I remember that hurting a LOT more than this! But, I was also five years old. Adult pain tolerance < child pain tolerance.<br />
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I think it would be helpful for me to chronicle my journey back to health because it will:<br />
1. Keep me entertained<br />
2. Keep you entertained<br />
3. Inform those who, like myself 8 days ago, had never broken a bone, and what it feels like throughout the healing process.<br />
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So, here we go!<br />
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I was searching online for forums about breaking your ankle and trying to find helpful hints. So far I haven't found anything significant. But <a href="http://ouchmyleg.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/heather-meet-heather/">this website</a> was pretty funny to me! The contributers are all women who have broken their ankles (and more). Many of their injuries occurred playing softball or slipping on ice, so I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in my softball-injury-fiasco!<br />
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I'll be back soon with interesting posts about this process.Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-50321916919894148522011-03-31T15:07:00.001-04:002011-03-31T15:19:14.724-04:00An amazing "Drunk Dial" voicemailI laughed so hard at this! Enjoy.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not wanting to get into the nitty gritty of this discussion at the moment, so here's a CNN video about the decision. Even though the interviewed trainer doesn't work for SWO, everything he says is true, and I whole-heartedly agree with him. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">If you still have questions about this, let me know and I'll try to address them as best as I possibly can. Remember that I'm writing this blog for friends and family, so I'm mainly opening myself up to answering questions from them, not the whole blogging community.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="374" id="ep" width="416"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2011/03/30/exp.tilikum.sea.world.whale.cnn" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2011/03/30/exp.tilikum.sea.world.whale.cnn" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="416" wmode="transparent" height="374"></embed></object></div>Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08526393366653419392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930029603368287869.post-46619513131717072572011-03-29T22:59:00.000-04:002011-03-29T22:59:45.693-04:00Baby Hummingbird RescuedThis is a cute video about a baby hummingbird and the guy that rescued it. While I like the video, I'm concerned that the bird won't be releasable to the wild. So, I'm not sure that his decision to keep the bird was in the best interest of the animal. But still, I'm glad it was saved and treated well.<br />
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I love these girls' sense of humor and dedication to help their local animal shelter. I hope they host the event again this year!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thong race event for animals to take place on Dia</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">April 21, 2010</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">By Tori Liggett</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Reporter</span><br />
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As the Baylor campus gets ready for Diadeloso, a group of students is gearing up for the Bear-A-Thong.<br />
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Like most students on Dia, the residents of "The Big Green" house will host a party - only theirs is for a cause.<br />
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"There are so many stray dogs around my house across LaSalle, and walking around campus, especially by Collins, you see so many stray cats," said Austin senior Ashley Anderson, founder of Bear-A-Thong. "The Waco Humane Society is trying to help with this problem; they do so much. We would just like to help give back."<br />
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With their mutual love of animals and uncanny sense of humor, the girls decided to host a mile and a half run down 10th Street to benefit the Waco Humane Society (<a href="http://www.wacohumanesociety.com/"><b>www.wacohumanesociety.com</b></a>).<br />
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"Animals just seem to find their way to our house," Lufkin senior Alyssa Massingill said. "My roommate Miranda has a soft spot for animals. She feeds several stray cats and a lost puppy who found their home on our porch."<br />
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While brainstorming for a name for their charity run, someone comically suggested Bear-A-Thong and it stuck.<br />
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Instead of making T-shirts for the event, everyone receives a thong, which will be worn on the run, outside of clothing.<br />
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The run will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday. The race begins and ends at 1624 S. 10th Street.<br />
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The students have extended the invitation for the charity run to anyone who wants to participate. To be included in the run, you have to join the Facebook group Bear-A-Thong, bring $10 to donate to the Waco Humane Society, and grab a thong.<br />
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"Do not worry if you are shy or a wallflower: you can always put the thong on your bike or your head," Anderson said.<br />
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Since the run is to benefit the Waco Humane Society, participants are encouraged to bring their dogs to run with them in the race.<br />
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Although the students of "The Big Green" do not officially own their own dogs - Bruce, a Chinchilla, Ernie, a McCaw Pirate; and Sky, a Siberian Husky - will be out on the porch cheering their owners on.<br />
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"I am really excited about the Bear-A-Thong. Every year Diadeloso is a huge celebration for college students. Now we can still have fun but help donate and save lives," Canyon senior Lauren Smith said.<br />
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"We are giving the donation to the Waco Humane Society the day after the run; we hope to raise around $500. Do it for the Thong, do it for the animals." <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=73048">(Click Here</a> for the link to the original article)</span><br />
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