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could anyone give me examples of tunes that use quartal harmony? (i.e. where the primary interval used to build chords is the 4th... as opposed to the more normal 'tertian' harmony where chords are stacks of 3rds)

the only one I know is Frank Zappa's 'Zoot Allures', and I love the open sound of it, and would like to hear more in this vein...
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Miles Davis' So What
The only chording instrument was the piano, but the chords for guitar would be:

The bass notes over the chords are E-D. The time is 4/4, and the chords are played on 3 and the & of 4, respectively. There's more to the song than that, but it's a tune worthy of study.
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Q&A: E.A. Comiskey

I’m excited – let me tell you why! This week I had a chance to sit down with E.A. Comiskey and discuss her book More Things in Heaven and Earth. I’ve already read this fantasy and I loved it! I hope you’ll read along.

E.A. Comiskey is an award-winning writer and nationally syndicated blogger. Her debut novel, More Things in Heaven and Earth (2016, Nuff Said Publishing) has been a best-seller within its category on Amazon and the sequel, Dwelling in Heaven and Earth (July, 2017 – Nuff Said Publishing), is the winner of the Wattpad Fic Awards for Best Supernatural/Paranormal Novel. Her work is broadly described as “speculative fiction” and often includes elements of mythology, fantasy, horror, and romance.

She lives in southeast Michigan with her husband, children, and a veritable zoo of creatures. If there’s a festival in the area, you can bet she’s there, most likely drawing on the pavement with chalk. After all, when you live in Michigan, you go outside whenever you get the chance.

Let’s take a look at what the book is all about!

If you’ve heard enough and want to go direct to buy the book here’s the link:

The best part of any interview is the questions. I asked a few tough ones and got back great answers.

Question: Who is your favourite character from your book and why?

Answer: When I started writing this story, I didn’t really know who the characters were going to turn out to be. I only knew the circumstances they would find themselves in. As things developed though, I think that Michael stood out as someone extraordinary, though he’s just about the only one who has no special abilities. Maybe he was special because of his humanity. While everyone else was dealing with “phenomenal cosmic power” he didn’t try to be anything or anyone except his very best self.

I also love Raziel. He appears throughout the series and he’s just a deliciously complicated web of complex motives.

Question: Please describe him/her/they a) physically b) their personality.

Answer: Michael is an artist and a dreamer. He is deeply passionate about his love for his family and friends, but a calm and steady rock in the midst of a world turned to chaos. He has a quiet faith in what is good and right that everyone else draws from.  In the story, he’s not given much of a physical description beyond dark, curly hair and a scar on his cheek. Simone (his wife) sees him as the most handsome man in the world, even after she witnesses supernatural beauty.

Question: Could I have a couple of quotes from your book of dialogue that shows that personality?

Answer: After Simone’s first encounter with the worlds beyond ours:

The warmth of the day had faded, and I was so cold I began to shiver. I must have gathered my children, walked home, and given them some lunch but, to this day, I don’t remember any of that. I remember Michael, my prince among men, coming in from his studio and telling me that he was going to see if our neighbor, Mrs. Walczak, could keep an eye on the boys for a little while. When he returned, he took my hand and led me to sit on the couch. “What’s going on?” He asked.

I studied every inch of the face I loved, from the tiny scar on his left cheek, to the perfectly bowed shape of his lips. I reached up and brushed my fingers along his jawline, feeling the slight scratchiness of a day-old beard. He has always been the kindest, gentlest, wisest, most patient human being I have ever known. He loved me when I was at my most unlovable. He never once judged me. I wasn’t afraid to speak freely to him. I was afraid that speaking out loud would make it all real. Maybe, if I didn’t say anything at all, I could convince myself it had just been my imagination.

But even as I had that thought, I could hear the voices. They permeated my mind. Their words were clear and strong, now that I’d allowed the door to be opened.

When Simone and her followers learn that an army of supernatural creatures are coming for them:

Michael’s voice rang soft and strong. “He’ll decimate us no matter what. We are a handful of unarmed, untrained civilians. He has a fully equipped army of supernatural creatures. If Simone says we are to face this in faith, then we shall. If we don’t trust her to lead us in a new way of doing things, then what are any of us doing here?”

Question: What genre would you say the book falls into?

Answer: Mythological Fantasy – it definitely has a Christian tone to it, but the legends and stories of faiths and cultures from all over the world are woven into it.

Answer: I think it’s pretty “PG-13,” but there is one scene that’s pretty graphically sexual and another where an innocent is killed in a fairly gruesome manner.

Question: Do you have any upcoming events?

Answer: I will be at The Blue Water Author Event in Port Huron, Michigan on June 24, and the Kerrytown Book Festival on September 10 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

We will most likely be doing a launch party for book 2 in the series in July – details TBA.

Question: What is next for you? Do you have anything in the works?

Answer: Book 2 in the Heaven and Earth series is being released in July of this year, and book 3 is with the editor now. We’re planning a January, 2018 release for that one.

I have another book that is a stand-alone. It’s sort of Supernatural meets Grumpy Old Men – silly and touching with a healthy dash of horror. I’m super excited about the folks who will be publishing that one, but it’s not time to share that info just yet. Keep an eye out, though!

Question: Do you have any special mentions? (Editor, cover art etc…)

Answer: Jonina Stump was my editor on this novel. She was amazing. She took a very inexperienced writer with an idea and showed me how to turn that idea into a novel I’m incredibly proud of.

Paramita Bhattacharjee (Creative Paramita) did the gorgeous design work on the cover.

Question: If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?

Answer: I want to see it all! If I have to pick just one spot, though, at this time in my life, I’d say the Olympic National Forest. There is a place there, a handful of little cabins behind a general store, not so far away from Stephanie Meyers’ Forks, WA. On three sides, it’s surrounded by those impossibly tall trees that grow in the temperate rainforest and the fourth drops straight down a cliff. The pacific ocean crashes up against the rocks there in all its power and glory. It’s never very hot and a light drizzle falls just about every day.

Every since I found that little hide-a-way, I’ve wanted to rent one of those cabins and spend a week drinking coffee and watching the ocean and creating worlds on paper.

Question: If the character from above were in that place what would they be doing?

Answer: Michael? He’d be painting, no doubt about it. His art is who he is and that land is saturated with creative energy.

Answer: Simone was the character who had a message to share. Her ceaseless refrain was to love one another and love the one who made us all. Everything beyond that was just nonsense to her.

Question: If your character could donate to any charity, which one would he/she choose?

Answer: I have to think that Michael and Simone, as a couple, would be quick to give to charities like “Heifer International,” or UMCOR – charities that give in love and that give beyond immediate needs, providing a better life for their fellow humans.

Looking for more information about this author and her books?

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Lass (1992:59) points out that word-initial 〈th〉 in function words was likely to have been voiced in the 14th century, citing Chaucerian rhyme as evidence 10. This hypothesis is currently under investigation in a goodness-rating task. 11. Hogg (1992:76–7) suggests that the 〈th〉 digraph was originally borrowed from the Irish, and notes that it was used occasionally in very early manuscripts from the 8th century, and was presumably taught with other Latin letters by monks, though it had given way to 〈þ〉 and 〈ð〉 by the end of the 8th century.

The Old Saxon development paralleled Old English, with some influence from High German, which became greater in the middle periods of both languages. Old Saxon, from its earliest records (dating only back to the 9th century), utilized the 〈th〉 digraph to represent both the voiced and voiceless variant, which was considered voiceless in word-initial and word-final position and generally voiced intervocalically (Gallée 1910:185). 〈ð〉 and 〈d〉 were also believed to represent /ð/, especially in medial position, though 〈d〉 (presumably /d/) eventually replaced even initial 〈th〉 and 〈ð〉 entirely by the end of the 11th century, showing the complete change from fricative to stop.

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The Frye Effect & Andrew Nicholson's Potential Second Chance

Since signing with the Orlando Magic, it's been mentioned by numerous media outlets that Channing Frye is a better player than his statistics indicate. I figure this blog is as good a platform as any to share an outstanding analysis created by RealGM's 'doct3r dr3' that precisely outlines that notion. Fan message boards get a bad reputation at times and solid quality such as this can sometimes get lost in the midst of annoying forum threads. Whether you agree with everything in the post below is beside the point, this is a very nicely balanced piece on Channing Frye's value and how Andrew Nicholson has an opportunity to get back into Jacque Vaughn's rotation by emulating his developing offensive game to be similar to Frye's in a way that benefits the team as a whole.

Frye Ef·fect \ˈfrī-i-ˈfekt, e-, ē-, ə-\
The positive offensive impact generated by a floor-spacing big through the creation of driving lanes, cutting lanes, and passing lanes for guards and wing players.

The effectiveness of Channing Frye in the Suns offense has been in the spotlight in the past couple of weeks. By now you've probably read the articles and watched the youtube videos that show his effectiveness (especially with Dragic) in the pick & pop.

But Frye's real impact on offense extends far beyond the actual shots he makes. It's in the spacing he creates for his teammates: slashers like Eric Bledsoe, and especially Goran Dragic. Frye's mere presence on the floor, as a three-point shooting big man with a quick trigger, forces opposing big men out of the lane, which creates driving lanes, cutting lanes, and passing lanes for guards and wing players.

Let's have a look at the Frye effect in action.

Watch (0:40-1:35)

In the first play at (0:40), Frye takes his time coming down the court in semi-transition offense. Anthony Davis hangs around near the three-point line waiting for him, which leaves Dragic only one big man to beat at the rim. Next at (0:59), the Suns spread the floor with 5 three-point threats around the three-point line. When Dragic curls off the Frye down screen, he's all alone at the rim. Next, at (1:11) Frye sets a high screen for Dragic, drawing Babbitt out to the three-point line. Babbitt tries to hedge on Dragic, but he has to keep an eye on Frye, and so Dragic blows by him, with only one big man (who is also out of help position due to the Suns' floor spacing) left to beat at the rim. Finally at (1:26) the Suns again space the floor with 5 three-point threats. Frye spots up on the right wing, drawing Anthony Davis out to the free throw line. When Dragic cuts backdoor, he's by himself at the rim.

It turns out that what we observe on film is reflected in the numbers (obtained from When Frye is on the floor, his starting backcourt mates --especially Dragic-- shoot better from the field than when he's off.

TS% (with Frye)
+4.5 - G. Dragic (56.9% --> 61.4%)
+0.0 - E. Bledsoe (57.3% --> 57.3%)
-0.4 - G. Green (58.4% --> 58.0%)

eFG% (with Frye)
+7.0 - G. Dragic (51.3% --> 58.3%)
+1.6 - E. Bledsoe (51.2% --> 52.8%)
+0.6 - G. Green (54.3% --> 54.9%)

When we drill down into the numbers, we can start to paint the picture of what's happening with Dragic. When Frye takes the floor, Dragic becomes a more aggressive driver. His usage rate goes up, (23.9 --> 25.8) and the share of his made field goals that are unassisted goes up (69.1% --> 73.1%). A smaller percentage of his total FG attempts are three-pointers (29.9% --> 26.2%) and a larger percentage are shots within 3 feet of the rim (33.9% --> 37.7%). Along with this, his 3P% shoots up dramatically (29.1% --> 46.9%), suggesting the threes he does take are wide open when Frye is on the floor.

All of this has exciting implications for the Magic, whose offensive attack figures to feature a number of guards and wing players who primarily like to drive (Oladipo, Harris, Payton, A. Gordon) and slashers who can hit an open three (Oladipo, Harris, Fournier). The question is: what happens when Frye goes to the bench?

After attempting none his rookie year, Andrew Nicholson unveiled a new weapon in '13-14: the three-point shot -- specifically the corner three. After a hot start to the season, he cooled down and eventually settled into a respectable, if not world-beating 31.5% three-point percentage. It's still coming along, but with continued repetitions, Nicholson is on his way to building a reputation around the league as a three-point threat, demanding attention from opposing bigs.

Even now, in the nascent stages of his development as a stretch 4, Nicholson appears to be getting some respect from defenses. And that, as much as anything, contributes to the effectiveness of a team-oriented offensive attack. Without making shots or getting assists, or even touching the ball, watch how his threat from deep and intelligent floor spacing open things up on offense.

Watch (1:30-2:11)

In the first play at (1:30), Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday opt to switch on an Oladipo/Nicholson pick & roll. Oladipo could have easily passed it back to Nicholson in the post after the PG Holiday switches on to him, but after the switch Oladipo is able to elude Anthony Davis just enough and when Morrow collapses to help, Oladipo makes a tough cross-court pass to an open Afflalo in the corner. In the next play (1:40), Nicholson's high screen draws Jason Smith out to the three-point line, and Rivers and Morrow are forced to collapse to help on the driving Oladipo, which leaves E'Twaun Moore wide open for three. Next at (1:49), Nicholson and O'Quinn set a high double-screen for E'Twaun Moore, cutting off the ball. This action, along with Oladipo's dribble drive, causes enough confusion in the lane that it frees up both Nicholson and O'Quinn for open jumpers, which O'Quinn is able to convert. On the final play (2:03), the Magic's floor spacing, with Nicholson spotting up in the right corner, leaves Jeff Withey in a no-man's land for help defense. When Oladipo blows by Rivers and forces Onuaku to help, all it takes is a quick pass to O'Quinn and he's all alone at the rim.

Given the similarity of Nicholson's role as a floor spacer to Frye's, we might expect to find stats that show that Nicholson's presence is met with a similar improvement in the shooting of the Magic's guards; and it is -- but first a caveat. Nicholson played as a backup, so his lineups faced the defense of backup units more often than a starter's would. Now, it's not as though Nicholson didn't play with the starters at all: 60% of his minutes came with Oladipo, 44% came with Afflalo, 41% came with Harkless, and 39% came with Nelson. But without controlling for the level of opponent it's impossible to say how much of this observed effect is attributable to these sorts of opponent lineup effects.

TS% (with Nicholson)
+7.6 - J. Nelson (49.9% --> 57.5%)
+7.2 - E. Moore (47.7% --> 54.9%)
+3.7 - V. Oladipo (50% --> 53.7%)
+1.1 - T. Harris (54.2% --> 55.3%)

eFG% (with Nicholson)
+7.9 - J. Nelson (46.9% --> 54.8%)
+7.4 - V. Oladipo (43.7% --> 51.1%)
+6.3 - E. Moore (46% --> 52.3%)
+3.6 - T. Harris (47.9% --> 51.5%)

With Nicholson on the court, Oladipo seemed to become a more aggressive driver. His effectiveness also improved from both of the main high-yield areas. Oladipo's usage increased (23.6 --> 26.5) with Nicholson on the floor, and so did his propensity for dunks, as a share of his total FG attempts (3.5% --> 5.9%); a shift which helped improve his field goal percentage within 3 feet of the basket (50.7% --> 63.8%). These close shots were also more likely to be unassisted (68.3% --> 73.1%), suggesting he was driving into these shots himself [other sources of unassisted close shots are fast breaks and tip-ins, but when Nicholson took the floor, the share of Oladipo's FGs that were tip-ins stayed about the same (0.5% --> 0.4%), and game pace actually decreased (94.4 --> 93.6) so these explanations aren't very likely in this case]. Like Dragic with Frye, Oladipo's three point percentage also improved with Nicholson on the court (31.0% --> 36.8%), suggesting his threes were more open.

A similar effect is seen with Tobias Harris. When Nicholson takes the floor, his usage increases (21.5 --> 27.1). His shots were more frequently layups (23.6% --> 25.8%) -- which he converted at an improved rate (67.4% --> 70.6%) -- and less frequently three-pointers (18.0% --> 15.9%). The three-pointers that he did take, he converted at a dramatically higher rate (22.9% --> 38.1%), suggesting the threes he did take were more of the wide open variety.

So it seems as though, much like Frye, Nicholson's presence brings a positive impact on his teammates. But while Frye's presence results in a big net positive to his team's offense, the same wasn't quite true for Nicholson last season. Various plus/minus stats show that Nicholson was a net negative on offense this year, which means that whatever positive effects were seen in those players, must have been offset by his own struggles and/or concurrent lapses in other players. Indeed, Nicholson's presence seemed to bring on negative effects for some Magic players, most notably Vucevic, Afflalo, and Harkless.

TS% (with Nicholson)
-10.2 - N. Vucevic (55.0% --> 44.8%)
-4.4 - A. Afflalo (58.2% --> 53.8%)
-3.9 - M. Harkless (54.8% --> 50.9%)

eFG% (with Nicholson)
-9.9 - N. Vucevic (52.2% --> 42.3%)
-5.8 - A. Afflalo (53.5% --> 47.7%)
-5.1 - M. Harkless (53.4% --> 48.3%)

The reasons for this might have something to do with the kind of scoring threat Nicholson was last year. While Nicholson spotted up for three a lot and drew defensive attention like Frye did, the location of his spot-ups was very different. Consider their shot charts:

Clearly much more of Frye's threes came above the break, and much more of Nicholson's attempts were from the corner (91% of Nicholson's, versus 9.5% of Frye's). This is an important difference. The corner three is shorter than the above-the-break three. And while that makes for a more efficient shot in itself, it also causes the floor spacing effects to diminish. When you spot up in the corner, the defender does not have as far to travel to help out in the post, or to close out from the post.

Nicholson also operated more in the low post than Frye. About 37% of Nicholson's FGAs came within 10 ft of the rim, while only 21% of Frye's FGAs came from that range. And that combination (corner 3s + low post) means that he resided a lot on that baseline axis. Perhaps one explanation for the divergent effect Nicholson had on certain teammates is this very geometry. It is why he helped complement players that play on the wings (Oladipo, Nelson, Moore, Harris), but got in the way of players who thrive in the low post (Vucevic), baseline (Afflalo, Harkless) and corners (Afflalo, Harkless).

The numbers for Vucevic support the floor geometry theory. When Nicholson takes the floor, Vucevic strays further from the basket. The percentage of his FGAs from 0-3 ft decreases (43.2% --> 34.6%); while the percentages of shots from 4-9 ft (18.9% --> 23.1%) and 10-15 ft (10% --> 14.4%) increase. The percentage of his FGAs that are tip-ins decreases (13% --> 7.7%), as with dunks (4.4% --> 3.8%), layups (21.3% --> 20.2%), and hooks (18.1% --> 14.4%); while the percentage of midrange attempts increases (43.2% --> 53.8%). This happens despite the fact that offensive rebound opportunities are more plentiful for Vuc when Drew is on the floor, as the team shoots worse from the field (45.7% --> 40.1%) and records more field goal misses per 100 possessions (48.6 --> 52.6).

The numbers for Maurice Harkless also support the floor geometry theory. Harkless, whose offensive game largely consists of corner threes and shots at the rim, and who relies on assists from others to score, was taken out of his game somewhat when Nicholson took the floor. His FGs were assisted less often (66.3% --> 59.5%). He shot threes (32.5% --> 29.1%) and dunks (13.9% --> 8.1%) less often, and midrange shots more often (17.9% --> 23.3%) as a share of his overall attempts. His field goal percentages from within 3 ft (57.6% --> 48.8%) and from 3-point range (38.8% --> 36.0%) decreased.

Afflalo seemed to go into hero mode when Nicholson took the floor. His usage rate went up (22.8 --> 24.3). His share of layups (16.1% --> 14.4%) and three-pointers (29.8% --> 29.3%) decreased, while his share of midrange shots increased (53.8% --> 55.8%). Those midrange makes were assisted on much less often (52.1% --> 38.8%) as were his three-point makes (90.7% --> 76.2%). And, perhaps as a result, he shot a lot worse from midrange (45.3% --> 40.8%) and from three-point range (45.1% --> 33.3%). For all his improvement as a go-to scoring option, Afflalo is still better off taking shots created from good ball movement, but when Nicholson took the court, it appears he decided to run more isolations and take more midrange shots off the dribble.

The good news for Nicholson, going into 2014-15, is that these players that didn't work as well with him on offense are either gone (Afflalo) or figure to have their roles limited due to new acquisitions (Vucevic--Frye; Harkless--Gordon). And in their place will be more players who play on the wings (Oladipo, Payton, Harris, Fournier, Frye, etc.). Even if he makes only slight improvements as a threat from the corners, he should make for a really nice backup to Frye, providing a similar offensive impact on slashing guards like Oladipo and new additions Payton and Fournier, from the bench. And if he can add the above-the-break three, which seems like the next logical progression of his game, he'll be able draw defenses even further, and become something of a "mini-me" Frye clone off the bench.

But who's to say there can only be one floor-stretching big at a time? Frye played about 67% of his minutes at C last year, and by some measures he was more effective there than at PF. So what might happen if the Magic played them both together -- Frye at C, Nicholson at PF?

It just so happens the Suns rotation provided a nice natural experiment in that very question, in the form of their backup PF, the 6'9" Markieff Morris, a career 33.3% three-point shooter. Morris shot more from above the break than in the corners (about 89% above the break, 11% from the corners), making him more similar to Frye than Nicholson. But Suns coach Jeff Hornacek played Frye and Morris together a fair amount of time, so we can observe the effect these two floor-stretching bigs brought to the slashing backcourt.

There are sample size issues with some of these conditions, especially with Dragic, and particularly in the "both off" condition, which didn't see a lot of floor time. The most common scenario during Dragic's minutes was with fellow starter Frye, and without Morris (49.5% of Dragic's minutes). After that was with backup Morris and without Frye (28.3% of Dragic's minutes). Then comes BOTH Frye and Morris (18.1% of Dragic's minutes). And finally, almost insignificantly, NEITHER Frye or Morris (only 4.9% of Dragic's minutes). The "both off" condition was similarly rare for Bledsoe and Green (5.3% of Bledsoe's minutes, 6.3% of Green's minutes), so we probably ought to take that first column with a grain of salt.

We see here that in isolation, Morris has roughly similar effects on the guards' shooting (Green and Bledsoe actually seem to prefer Morris a bit). Again, the effect of facing backup opponent defensive units should be taken into account. But whatever the impact of one or the other stretch big man, the effect is greatly magnified by playing both together. Dragic, for example, goes from 49.3 eFG% with Morris and no Frye, to 55.8 eFG% with Frye and no Morris, to 66.1 eFG% with Frye and Morris together. This is truly a dramatic shift in shooting efficiency, which all told, translates to an increase of about 20 points per 100 possessions (108-->111-->128), and nearly 30 points per 100 shots (109-->118-->137).

One driver of this observed increase in shooting efficiency is that the Suns guards' three-point percentages improve fairly uniformly, suggesting that Frye and Morris together are creating more wide open looks from outside.

While much has been made of Rob Hennigan's accumulation of defensive-minded players (Oladipo, Payton, A. Gordon), and much concern raised about the offensive side of the ball, the Magic actually appear to be well on their way towards creating a very effective offensive team. The addition of Channing Frye should opens things up significantly on the offensive end. And if Andrew Nicholson keeps making strides and extends his range to above break, watch out NBA.

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In the medieval era, the territory gained its own autonomy. Federico della Scala, Count of Valpolicella, in 1313, was able to establish precise borders between the different valleys of which he was feudal lord, and the outer lying areas of Verona, by convincing Della Scala to underwrite a business agreement, that was also a defence agreement.

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Clearing more Clutter

This quote really says it all.

My neighbor is dying and ‘death decluttering’

So try it. Start the ‘death decluttering’.

Friday things

Dinner is Friday night pizza.

Apocalyptic Fires in Wine Country

The fires over in Napa and Sonoma are just awful.

Such a tragedy.

A Minimalist’s day

Often my days are about doing daily simple chores and going about my life.

I never overload my schedule and even when I worked at the library l kept my schedule simple and unburdened. Now it is even more so as I don’t have a go-to job.

I start my day with getting dressed even down to my walking shoes. I drink a quick cup of coffee that was prepared the night before and then is on an automatic timer for 5:30 am.   If the dishwasher needs emptying I’ll do that.Then I head out the door and drive 1/2 a mile to our park and walk for 32 minutes. Then upon returning home, I get more coffee and then write my list for the day and what I want/need to accomplish. I include simple things like dust, prep for dinner and what we’re having, budgeting stuff, gym, etc.  I browse thru the news and some blogs.

Then I’ll do a few quick chores, like make the bed, take out the laundry, swish and swipe the bathroom. I don’t have young children but both my adult children live at home so there’s always some extra things(dishes, laundry,) that might need attention.

If I’m going to be baking bread like today I start prepping thing and get my starter ready and then the dough. Or if I’m making my delicious maple granola, I’ll get out oats, maple syrup etc.  Otherwise, I wipe down the counters and make sure they are clear and uncluttered. Plus I do this in each room. Our house is tiny so really it doesn’t take but 10 minutes max.  But it is by having minimalized our things that it is a quick process.

I  am amazed at how simplified my life is since embracing minimalism.  It is so true, less is more.

The rest of the day is either going to the gym or whatever chores might need doing. If there’s a project I’m working on, I may do it after lunch. RIght now, I’m still working on the barn decluttering so I may go out for a bit to do that. I prep for dinner between 4-5 depending on what I’m making.  I also usually read for a few hours and then dinner.  After dinner, we might have an outside fire and talk about the day or current events. I go to bed fairly early 9pm or so. I might read in bed for 1/2 hour but generally lights out by 9:30 or 10.

Dinner tonight is chicken noodle soup and homemade bread.

Simple Sunday a day late….

We had a lovely Sunday. It was beautiful out, not too warm, not too cool.

I finished painting the front door. I finished painting the shake shingles the other day and then B painted the sunporch wood that he replaced.  He worked on a ton of wood, moving it and cutting it. In a few years we’ll probably switch to propane stove but for now, we have a lot of wood.

I cooked a whole chicken for Sunday Supper plus mashed potatoes, tofu, and that mushroom golden gravy. It was yummy.

We watched Wonder Woman last night and it was great. A female heroine that is tough and beautiful.

Today, I’m in the kitchen zone but I actually did most of it yesterday so I only needed to mop the floor and clean the stove top.  I might turn on the self-cleaning oven later this week.

1 load of laundry almost done too.

I managed to gather another 50 items to toss or give away. Lots of little things but hey it’s more out the door.  My goal is 1000 items by Thanksgiving.

Also, we had very strong wind picked up yesterday evening and as a result, there’s been a terrible fire over in Sonoma ( wine country).  Many homes and business lost.  I had just said to B that I’m going to update our emergency packs the day before.  So today I’m going to the barn and get an empty bin and write on it what goes in. Mostly this would be  for photo albums and our lock box with important papers.  I have 2 other packs with things like toothbrushes, first aid kit etc.  I guess timely with what’s going on and necessary.

Tonight I’m making a cauliflower cream cheese soup and homemade bread and a spinach salad. I haven’t made cauliflower soup, so I’ll post how it is tomorrow.

So, other than that just puttering around the house and garden.


Be Happy

Two simple words to say, but not always something so simple to do. My 4 year old has been known to blurt this out after he has done something wrong and knows he is in trouble. Like if he just says this, it will automatically make his poor choice go away and instantly I will be happy!

Throughout our leadership journey, how many times have we said to a peer or team member something along these lines? “Let it go,” or “Get over it,” were my two personal favorites. Yes, if someone just tells me this, I will magically move past something that has annoyed or upset me. And of course I have said these very words to others, so I am just as guilty.

I believe that we often try to fix a situation just by saying something. While this might help a little, it will not address the issue at hand. We are conditioned as leaders to deal out advice because we have been led to believe this is what our team members want. And, in many cases they do want our advice, but sometimes we need to dig a little deeper and listen more than we speak. In many cases I have often found that a team member will come to you when they are unhappy and in need of a sounding board – someone who can listen and help them work through something that might be bothering them. Guiding the conversation and probing a little further can sometimes aid a team member in finding their own solution without some cliché saying being tossed around.

Do we all need to let it go or get over it sometimes? Yes we do, however simply saying the words doesn’t make it happen. Sometimes as a leader just listening will go much further than offering your words of wisdom!

Leaders Take On Various Personas

Just as they peacocks show us, some are bold and some are plain. Leaders can take the same approach. Not all leaders are the bold, vibrant people that we encounter at our jobs. Some people display and live leadership by example without the vivid display. Both types of leadership are valued. Which type of leader are you and which do you aspire to be? Your choice will take you down a different path on your leadership journey.

Smashing Through the Comfort Zone

By Lead in the Moment guest blogger, EJ Widun

As leaders, we spend a lot of our time thinking about how to bring our team to new levels of success. As servant leaders, we are always looking for ways to breakdown barriers and empower our team members for their personal fulfillment and success. My question is whether or not we truly live and practice this in our personal life or do we simply focus on the team?

As leaders, we are called to lead by example. We are also called to sharpen our own skills. If we are not sharp and constantly learning and developing, how can we expect our team members to live what we ask?

I find this to be one of the hardest things about leadership to practice. I spend a lot of time focused on my team and will delay my own development. What ends up happening is that I grow complacent. I will put off my development at the expense of the team and say that I will make that up later. The problem with this statement is that later never comes. Daily leadership challenges will aid in your development, but are you really pushing yourself. Are you pushing your limits and thinking differently?

For me the concept of pushing myself beyond my comfort zone came several years ago. I attended a team-building event on a high ropes course. The goal was to climb a three-story tower that required you to stretch yourself to reach the top. On this day, I reached my personal threshold; I was half way up the tower and didn’t think I could go further. My team below me began to cheer and push me forward. In the end, I made it to the top of the tower and I learned that limits and development are often self-fulfilling statements. Today, I will continue to push my goals and growth in several ways. I will add more miles on to my daily bike ride, when I think I cannot go any further. Other times, I will receive encouragement from others. I had this experience again recently. I was co-authoring a piece with my wife Kristin and I did not want my name on it. I have not published anything since the first Bush was president. She told me to embrace the opportunity to put myself out there. If not this time, then it would come soon. We co-authored our first piece and published it this week.

No matter where we go in our careers, always push yourself and help push others. You never know whom it may help.

Cynical – Who Me?

What happens when you show appreciation by making a good will gesture to your team members and they dismiss it, or worse express their displeasure with your grand gesture? Do you go tell them to pound sand? Or do you just let it go and move on with your life, wondering why you even bother?

I personally experienced this a couple of times with a group of people I was supervising. I thought it would be nice if I bought everyone lunch as a surprise. Thinking this might be a positive morale-boosting event, I brought in what I perceived to be a nice lunch only to have some of my team members complain about the choice of food, and point blank ask me why I opted for one type of food over another. My first instinct was to ask why they were complaining about something free which was definitely better than what was being served in the employee cafeteria! Fortunately, I was able to hold my tongue and not say what I was thinking. I answered their questions politely and asked what type of food they really liked (so if I chose to ever do this again, I certainly would not get it wrong!) This scenario really angered me, as I was brought up old-school where you thanked the person for their thoughtfulness, took what was given to you and kept your mouth shut. This definitely made me think twice about doing something nice for my staff, which I considered to be sad.

How do you keep from becoming jaded by your team members? There is that old saying about one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch. What happens when you have a couple of bad apples that just are not satisfied with anything that you do for them?

An Expert Opinion

Experts are all around us. There are those whose expertise we value and those we ignore. There are high-priced experts who can provide valuable information for an organization, versus those who believe their own level of expertise far exceeds what they really know.

How does someone gain expert status? Do we consider someone an expert when they have an education or extensive background? If someone is successful in his or her chosen area of expertise, it could be said that person is an expert. Or do we trust someone who has an advertisement proclaiming his or her merits?

So who are we to believe? Is the term expert too widely used in our vocabulary today?  When something bad happens in the world, there is usually some expert interviewed by the news media.  Where do they find these experts?  If I can speak authoritatively on a specific subject, even though I may not have extensive knowledge to back it up, am I an expert? Unfortunately in many cases people will believe someone is an “expert” based upon his or her ability to appear credible.

What do you believe makes a person an expert?

Fake It ‘Till You Make It

Many have uttered this phrase when times get tough. There are times in our lives when we just aren’t sure how to keep moving forward when things are going to hell around us. This can be especially true in leadership. How often have you had one of those days when nothing is going right and you just want to yell at someone but you don’t, because as I have often told my 3 year old, throwing a tantrum and yelling at someone is no way to go through life!

In these instances, do we just paste a smiley face on and go with the flow? I have previously written about not panicking unless there is a really good reason to do so; but what about a day when your mojo is just off and you don’t feel like jumping up and saying yeah! It is really surprising how the mood of one person can impact the rest of the team. I once had a team member who was an extremely happy and positive person, someone who had a gift for putting the most miserable person in a good mood. Once, this person had a very bad day and her positive personality disappeared. The mood of the entire group mirrored her and soon, I had a group of nasty, whiny, complainers. This made me contemplate the way in which I approached a bad day. Knowing that others would follow my lead, I tried to be conscious of how I interacted with everyone.  If I could curtail my annoyance, no one would suspect I was having a bad day. I guess in a way I was faking it – pretending that all was well in order to preserve the positive attitude of everyone around me. In the end, this exercise actually helped me turn my negative mood around, just by acting positive I was able to block out the negative thoughts in my head.

How do you respond as a leader when dealing with a bad day? Do you fake it till you make it?

How Does Your Culture Grow?

Organizational culture – what is it and why has it become so important in the landscape of corporate America?

Where does an organization’s culture come from? Is it just a set of rules written by a committee and everyone is expected to blindly follow them? Is an organization’s culture a slogan or thought that a CEO just thinks up on the fly and insists everyone admire his or her brilliance? Does culture amount to the way in which everyone within an organization behaves or interacts with one another? These questions could go on and on, as there are probably as many interpretations of organizational culture out there.

I am always interested in hearing what people think about culture within the organization that employs them. Some believe it is the best thing out there, others believe it stinks. In reality, how many people actually understand the basics of your organization’s culture and could communicate them to someone? I have spoken with people throughout the years about the culture within their organizations, and to be honest, I was surprised at the responses. Many could not articulate a concise idea of what their organization stood for. They got hung up on the idea that organizational culture was how leadership treated them. While that is an important part of an organization’s culture, it is not the only thing. An organizational culture extends past the leader-team member relationship to also encompass an overall attitude about how you do business. Are you an organization that likes to have fun while working, are you passionate about making the world a better place, are you completely possessed with providing excellent service to your customers? These are all examples of what an organization’s culture might look like. Do we allow our team members to understand how our organization’s culture was created and why it is significant to our success?

How often do we communicate this information with our team members? Is organizational culture something we talk about during new team member orientation, and then promptly forget about it, leaving it on the shelf along with the new team member handbook? A piece of paper on a bulletin board in the team member break room doesn’t cut it. Organizational culture is not something that can be stuck up on the wall if you expect people to live it. If you expect your organization to have a strong culture, it needs to become part of your everyday thoughts and actions. If you personify the culture of your organization, then others will follow.


American plum (the latin name is Prunus Americana Marsh.) is a North American native deciduousperennial plant of the family Rosaceae. It ranges from tall shrub to small tree. Most U.S. states (excluding California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho and Texas) have the species and it is also found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan). It grows actively during spring and summer. It has white flowers and produces edible, yellow to red fruit which is used to make preserves and jellies. Its alternative names are sandhill plum, osage plum, river plum, sand cherry, etc.


tuesday | 9 april 2013

Joseph Stiglitz | The Guardian

Paul Krugman | The Conscience of a Liberal | The New York Times

The point is that this narrowing of spreads has nothing to do with austerity. As Paul De Grauwe points out, the amount by which a country’s interest rate spread against Germany has narrowed is fully explained by how big its spread was at the peak of the crisis — there is essentially no indication that policies mattered at all.

Dylan Matthews | Wonkblog | The Washington Post

But hold on a second. Why do we hate deficits? “Balancing the budget” sounds really nice, but what reason do we have to believe it’s actually valuable? There are a number of reasons to think it might be good for the debt load to be smaller rather than larger, but almost all of them are controversial among economists, and some more so than others. Here are the common reasons for balancing the budget you hear, and what the evidence says about each.

Ashwin Parameswaran | Macroresilience

Bailouts For People, Not Firms

Dylan Matthews | Wonkblog | The Washigton Post

Her record usually is summarized as heavy on union-busting, spending cuts, privatization and deregulation, undoing as much as she could of the social welfare state that Asquith and Attlee built. That’s basically accurate, but it’s worth delving deeper into what her specific policy program entailed.

It makes sense to start with what the British economy looked like in 1979, when Thatcher took office. Like the U.S. at the time, Britain was experiencing quite high inflation. Under the second premiership of Harold Wilson, between 1974 and 1976, inflation peaked at above 26 percent, and while his successor James Callaghan never let it get much above 15 percent, it was hovering around 10 when Thatcher took office

Aaron M. Renn | The Urbanophile

One thing that really caught my eye was when they tackled the matter of why some cities fail. They seem to anticipate the objection that if cities are so great, why are so many of them like Detroit so screwed up? The answer they give is diversity – in the broadest sense of the word. Detroit is very racially diverse, but lacked economic diversity. As they put it:

The one phenomenon guaranteed to stifle the power of density is homogeneity. In other words, if everyone in a city does the same thing for work, thinks along the same lines, and lives relatively similar lives, no matter how densely clustered they may be, that city will lack the necessary innovation capital needed to sustain itself over the long haul.

Or as they put it in a way I’d never read elsewhere:

Density + Diversity = Multiplication
Density – Diversity = Addition

Steph | Web Urbanist

Matt McCain | The Lens | The New York Times

Bill McCullough played pedal steel guitar for Knife in the Water, an Austin, Tex., band whose sound was “the perfect soundtrack for downing a fifth of bourbon alone in your car, parked outside your ex’s house in the dead of winter.” Unfortunately, he wasn’t much of a drinker. So, while his bandmates hit the bar after the sound check, he would wander, taking pictures with a camera he brought with him on the road. Working nooks and crannies and finding odd angles, he rediscovered his love of photography.

Good thing, too, since he lost some of his hearing in the ensuing years. Out of necessity, he started photographing weddings, where his penchant for finding giddy moments of humor and rendering them in lavish color and from unlikely vantage points proved popular. In some ways, he found that his approaches to music and to photography were almost identical.

Carl Zimmer | Phenomena | National Geographic

Virginia Hughes | Phenomena | National Geographic

The cell walls of gram-negative bacteria hold a molecule called lipopolysaccharide. More commonly known as endotoxin, the molecule triggers the human immune system and can be extremely dangerous in large quantities. “When people have very bad infections, they can get very high levels of endotoxin in their blood and get sepsis or die,” says Richard Hodin, a professor of surgery at Harvard.

Even low levels of endotoxin can be harmful. In 2007, a study led by Rémy Burcelin at INSERM in Toulouse, France, showed that when mice eat a high-fat diet, it (somehow) increases the amount of endotoxin in their gut. Burcelin’s experiments also suggested that endotoxin causes intestinal inflammation, which in turn makes the gut more permeable, allowing endotoxin to leak into the blood supply and further aggravate the immune system. Over time, mice carrying excess endotoxin develop chronic inflammation, insulin resistance and obesity — all features of metabolic syndrome, which affects more than 20 percent of people in the U.S. and ups the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Gina Kolata | The New York Times

Dan McComb | Vimeo

Facing blindness, metalsmith Andy Cooperman renews his commitment to making things worth seeing.

View Andy’s work at andycooperman.com
Music: Reflux by In The Nursery (licensed via Vimeo)
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Khan | The Los Angeles Times

Xenon is costly, but the scientists say it’s worth the roughly $1,000-per-kilogram price tag. Like a field full of brawny defensive linemen standing shoulder to shoulder, the massive atoms in the dense liquid block out unwanted particles — and raise the odds of trapping a slippery dark matter particle trying to squeeze by.

These players are also self-disciplined. Xenon is so chemically inert that electron signals from any collisions can pass freely through the liquid. These crucial signals let scientists eliminate phony dark matter candidates.

Adam Clark Estes | Vice

The French government isn’t very good at the Internet. Well, maybe not the entire French government but an intelligence agency known as the Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intéieur (Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence) certainly needs work. For the past month or so, the intelligence agency has been dueling with the world’s top Wikipedians over a seemingly benign article that it wanted removed from “the free encyclopedia.” As that tagline suggests, Wikipedia does not like it when governments try to censor what it does. Suffice it to say, the situation is working out too well for the French intelligence agency. That article is now the most read piece of content on the French-language Wikipedia.

Prospero | The Economist

These so-called outsider artists have all been diagnosed with cognitive, behavioural and developmental disorders. They live in, or attend, specialist care facilities where they work with art facilitators. The 300 works on display contain their dreams, phobias and projections, but also their idiosyncratic interpretations of the world around them and the important people in their lives. Like much of the Wellcome Collection’s distinctive programming (it has held recent exhibitions on death, dirt and brains) it is unconventional, yet stimulating and significant.

Takako Shibata’s 12 graphic drawings, which show her mother’s face getting bigger as her body gradually disappears, speak volumes about the effect her absence has had on Ms Shibata’s life. Masao Obata’s red-crayon creations on pieces of cardboard depict wedding-like scenes of couples (pictured below), betraying his lifelong yearning for a significant other. A video shot before he died poignantly shows his wish fulfilment: dressed in red tracksuit trousers, a tucked-in red top and a chunky red belt (red is clearly his signature colour) he energetically colours in a couple portrait. He seems sweet and lonely yet focused. “When are you happiest?” the interviewer asks him. “When I’m working,” he says without averting his gaze from his drawing.

James West | Grist

Director: Stephen Frears | Screenplay: Hanif Kureshi.

Neil Spencer | The Guardian


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It’s been talked about in whispers in the halls of Washington, D.C. and in some of the more elite research labs in the country: a cure for cancer by the next generation. Dr. Isaac Eliaz, the researcher who developed a cancer-fighting extract from the rinds of citrus peels, believes that nature may hold the key to fighting for a cancer cure in the future.

“As much as a fantasy as that might seem, let’s remember how far we’ve come in fighting cancer over the last few decades,” he said. “As recent as the 1970s, cancer was known as ‘The Big C,’ a certain death sentence for anyone who was diagnosed. In the last few decades, we’ve used a combination of research, new drugs, new surgical methods and early detection to make cancer less of a death sentence than a chronic condition that people could live with for years. In many cases, patients have gone into remission for years or even been cured outright. And now, Columbia University is reporting that natural extracts from citrus peels are remarkably effective in slowing cancer growth rates and even stopping cancer cold. Today, cancer is no longer a death sentence, so why can’t we start talking about a cure?”

In the summer of 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a declaration that stunned the nation. He stated that by the end of the decade, America would put a man on the moon. It was a fantasy, but it ignited NASA, whose engineers adapted a forward thinking problem solving philosophy, and by July 1969, the dream was made reality.

The impossible can be done,” Dr. Eliaz said. “We just need a philosophy and a direction, so I am offering one of my own. As a researcher myself, my feeling is that nature created cancer, and so the answer to cancer’s defeat also lies within the power of nature. My desire is to direct as much effort into researching natural solutions to cancer, and one recent study demonstrates the power of that approach.”

According the Dr. Eliaz, the newest natural compound that has been proven to help fight off cancer is derived from common citrus fruits known for their detoxifying and antioxidant properties. It’s a specific type of Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP), the soluble fiber found in the pith of citrus fruits, such as lemons, limes, and oranges.

“This dietary supplement is one of the top recommendations in my clinical practice, often used in conjunction with other cancer treatment methods and an integrative approach that combines lifestyle changes, natural extracts and traditional cancer treatment methods,” he added. “It’s now becoming known throughout the mainstream medical community thanks to newly published scientific research. Researchers from Columbia University recently reported in Integrative Cancer Therapies on MCP’s powerful effect on both hormone dependent and independent prostate cancer. As an integrative medical doctor with a focus on cancer, I consider their findings tremendously timely and encouraging.”

He also said that MCP has been extensively researched and proven efficacious in the fight against many forms of cancer. More research continues on the powerful anti-cancer effects in early and late stage cancers. As peer reviewed evidence continues to mount on the efficacy of this unique ingredient, patients can be given greater confidence in the role of integrative care in their battle against this potentially deadly disease.

“In the last 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of cancer patients, successfully creating individualized treatment protocols to address the unique circumstances of each patient,” he said. “While MCP provides a profound contribution to a treatment program, there is still no single magic bullet for fighting cancer; instead, a comprehensive strategy integrating a range of methods must be developed. Utilizing multiple modalities on an individual basis offers a significantly better outcome. This is the essence of integrative cancer therapy. Let the gauntlet be thrown to the research community and to patients who seek more than the traditional therapies. The answer lies in nature, and it is waiting for us to find it.”

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Barong Ket "Kuntisraya" (Badung District). Represents a fight between two mythological characters, Barong in the form of a lion symbolizing goodness and Rangda, an evil witch.

In Hinduism, dance is an accompaniment to the perpetual dissolving and reforming of the world. The creative and reproductive balance is often personified as Shiva's wife, Durga, sometimes called Uma, Parvati, or Kali. This has significance in Balinese Hinduism, since the common figure of Rangda is similar in many ways to Durga.

In Bali there are various categories of dance, including epic performances such as the omnipresent Mahabharata and Ramayana. Certain ceremonies at village temples feature a special performance of a dance-drama, a battle between the mythical characters Rangda, the witch representing evil, and Barong, the lion or dragon, representing good.

Among the dance traditions in Bali, the following deserve special mention:

Bali dancers learn the craft as children and even in the womb they are played Balinese music. They are taught to dance with their hands before they can walk. Official training as a Bali dancer starts as young as 7. In Balinese dance the movement is closely associated with the rhythms produced by the gamelan, a musical ensemble specific to Java and Bali. Multiple levels of articulations in the face, eyes, hands, arms, hips, and feet are coordinated to reflect layers of percussive sounds.

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë, Peter Merchant

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall had been lurking in the shadows of my TBR shelf for a long time. Far too long. It was lying in waiting. And when its chance came, it pounced on me and has not let me go.

Seriously, what a ride!

The first thing that struck me was the structure of the novel: it starts of with a mystery and then the story develops as a retrospective told through letters and a diary.

It is just so captivating. And though the structure has been repeated by authors since, it still reads very fresh.

Apparently, Anne used The Tenant to experiment with style in her writing. The experiment clearly paid off.

The letter format makes it quite lively. I mean the letters are written in a sequential order, but the format allows for the story to jump from one scene to the next without needing much by of explanation. It moves the narrative with quite good pace.

I also loved the characters. There are number of them, but because the narrative is divided into standalone scenes by way of the letter format, each character gets a chance to develop some depth. Even the less likable personalities get to show that there is more to them than meets the eye at first acquaintance.

Central to the book are, of course the rivalry between the idolization of Byronic indulgence and the opposing endeavours of advocating moderation in all things. Both aspects were influences on Anne in her own home - one through her brother's alcoholism and the other through her father's involvement with the temperance movement. It is not difficult to discover which one received Anne's support.

The main character, Mrs Graham, at one point puts forward a long and detailed argument against drinking alcohol, and the following two articles offer some quite interesting insights into this argument:

I was also wondering if there was an element of historical criticsm in Anne's work that reflected on the various revolutionary efforts of the time. The book was written in 1848 and of the first paragraphs of the book reads as follows:

I thought this statement stood in quite a contrast to the efforts of the main character, Mrs Graham, who seeks to do the opposite and influence people to seek their own betterment or emancipation from ruin. But then of course, such opposites attract, and in this develops another aspect of the book: A romantic entanglement worthy of being set in any Jane Austen novel.

In short, there are a lot off aspects to the book - some funny, some moving, some idealistic - that were outshining even the works of Anne's sisters.

Well worth reading.


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How to find the desired number. How can I find the right combination of numbers and digits if no friends among the «psychics with phenomenal abilities?

It is better to admit to yourself that no one else you would not say the cherished number.

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Shamus is legally freed for adoption and would do well in a family who will provide a nurturing yet structured home environment. He would flourish with parents who will continue to encourage him to express his feelings, advocate for him in the community and support him in school. It would be beneficial if the family could also encourage Shamus to continue to play team sports since this is something he very much enjoys. The family will need to maintain all of the important connections in Shamus’ life, including his three brothers and his sister but also his current foster parent, who has been a stable and supportive person in his life.