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Is Google Plus closing because of costs and low usership or is Sundar Pichai shuttering it in the hopes of helping Democrats win the White House, which they failed at doing the last time around?
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CULINARY POLITICS-ELEMENTAL NEWS OF THE DAY COMMENTARY-OPINION-SPORTS-FOOD SERVICE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 06, 2019 BY CHEF ELVIN C. MCCARDLE
"Is Google Plus closing because of costs and low usership or is Sundar Pichai shuttering it in the hopes of helping Democrats win the White House, which they failed at doing the last time around?" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle
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We find it suspicious that Google Plus is shutting down on the doorstep to the 2020 Election cycle
Ventura, CA, 03-06-2019 Wednesday: As everyone knows who uses Google, the powers that be at the Google tower have decided to get rid of Google Plus. They claim that it costs far too much to operate a social media-and-posting site because too few people use their platform. In addition to that, they are going to get rid of their messaging along with it as well as collections and communities, some of which, have been in operation for a long, long time.
The strange thing is, very few people believe their claims of low usage and high costs. If this were the case, why not charge everyone an annual fee of $5-10 bucks, surely with tens, perhaps hundreds-of-millions of users, that would be a sizable chunk of change, flowing in annually. Imagine what Google could do with that?
Now, some of my colleagues have suggested that it is neither about the money nor the purported low usage but instead about a desire to control the free flow of ideas, information, and philosophies. Sure, some people misuse the platform but then people abuse Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, (especially so!) and every other social media site that is not vigorously policed by neutral observers and NOT left-wing ones.
We will admit that in the past, we have allowed ourselves to say unkind things to others but over the past several months since Chef Z and Mo got into some trouble for using 'hate speech' against haters or posting 'threatening photos,' we have done our best to clean up our small portion of the Google Plus community.
That does not, however, stop the trolls, the yokels, and the Russian and Macedonian bots from abusing and threatening us but folks, this is the Age of Information, the Digital Age, there are always going to be dummies, dimwits, and dummkopfs out there talking crap and someone with sense, education, and standing within the community must push back.
Okay, here we go, the five Beverly Carrick original artworks on hand for viewing today:
BEVERLY CARRICK ORIGINAL ARTWORKS FOR MARCH 06, 2019:
#0191 11" x 14" "Sterling Sunset"
#0192 20" x 24" "Mountain Morning"
#0193 36" x 48" "Daybreak"
#0194 8" x 10" "Thunder Butte"
#0195 20" x 24" "Napa Valley"
Back to the topic of note, yes, I believe that Google is closing Google Plus because last time around, in 2015 and 2016 during the last presidential election cycle, Google, Facebook, and virtually every other social media site or browser did everything in their power to push Hillary Clinton into the White House and it backfired, notoriously so. It was like pigeon s**t hitting the fan, it was so bad, and woe to those wearing it on their faces.
If anything, we need MORE dialogue rather than LESS yet the good folks at Google believe that if they slam the door on the free flow of ideas, they can control the eventual outcome of the 2020 Elections- how diabolical.
Friends, this is not '1984' nor is it a 'Brave New World,' this is REAL LIFE and we must be suspicious as to WHY Google would be closing Google Plus and Google Notifications. I mean, how soon before they close the door on Google Blogger and put those of us who have been blogging since 2009 and longer off the Internet. Moreover, is this the United States of America or is this the Russia of Vladimir Putin, the China of Xi Jinping, the North Korea of Kim Jong Un or the Iran of crazed, slavering mullahs praising Satan?
YOU tell me. See you at the main blog. I guess we are going to MeWe and you can find us at WordPress. See you there in case you cannot see us here.
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I began my career working as a busboy in 1963, move to washing pots in 1965, became a chef's apprentice in 1969 and have been a career professional ever since. I am still involved in professional foodservice as a consultant for food and beverage professionals. Like everyone else who writes for the American Institute of Culinary Politics-Elemental News of the Day, Bakersfield, California, street artist and graffiti guru, Simone, has done cartoon caricatures of me, which is my personal photo now. We must keep our personal identities confidential as in this world of political animosity and the fact that we own restaurants, which are dependent upon public visitation, has forced us to journey down this road. We hope you understand. Thank you.
Chef Elvin C. McCardle writes from Ventura, CA.
Chef Elvin C. McCardle is now a Conservative Republican
Contact me at the following address: elvinC8459mccardle@hotmail.com
03-06-2019 Wednesday—Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CCXLIII: "Is Google Plus closing because of costs and low usership or is Sundar Pichai shuttering it in the hopes of helping Democrats win the White House, which they failed at doing the last time around?" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
McCardle, Elvin C. "Is Google Plus closing because of costs and low usership or is Sundar Pichai shuttering it in the hopes of helping Democrats win the White House, which they failed at doing the last time around?" Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CCXLIII
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THE BEVERLY CARRICK ORIGINAL ARTWORK OF THE DAY:
This artwork is #0833 a 12" x 16" original oil painting by Beverly Carrick, which, she entitled, "My Garden." It is among her more beautiful works and is available for sale. You can see much more of her work at her Website, found at beverlycarrick.com, or at the blog's Facebook page. At her Website, you will see not only more original oil paintings but also lithographs, giclees, prints, miniatures, photographs, and even her award-winning instructional video entitled, "Painting the Southwest with Beverly Carrick." Beverly has been painting for more than 60 years and known around the world for both the beauty and timelessness of her artworks. Hanging in private and public galleries and followed by many fans encircling the globe—her works instill awe because of her artistic brilliance and personal beauty. We urge you to go to her Website NOW and view her work. It is possible that you will find something you like and will want to buy it for yourself, a friend, a loved one, or a neighbor! You will not be disappointed so please: do yourself a favor and go there IMMEDIATELY! Thank you, the American Institute of Culinary Politics-Elemental News of the Day!
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TODAY IN HISTORY—MARCH 06, 2019:
Pablo Cruise featuring Bud Cockrell, Pink Floyd featuring David Gilmour, and the Zombies featuring Hugh Grundy:
A. 1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovers the island of Guam on this date.
B. 1799: Napoleon Bonaparte captures the city of Jaffa in Palestine.
C. 1808: Music professors and students at Harvard University founded the first college orchestra and did so on this date.
D. 1816: In Lubeck, Germany, the citizens expel their Jewish population.
E. 1820: After President James Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise, Congress enacted it, which admitted Missouri into the Union as a SLAVE state. However, it prohibited slavery in the rest of the northern Louisiana Purchase Territory.
F. 1834: The city of York in Upper Canada undergoes incorporation as Toronto on this date.
G. 1836: After a thirteen-day siege, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican military forces led by General Santa Ana who put what is left of the 182 defenders to the sword.
H. 1853: Verdi's opera "La Traviata" premiered in Venice, Italy.
I. 1857: The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that Scott, a slave was not an American citizen and could not sue for his freedom in federal court.
J. 1861: The Provisional Confederate Congress establishes the Confederate Army.
K. 1865: President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, attend his second inaugural ball at the White House.
L. 1899: A at the German company, Bayer, Felix Hoffman patents aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) on this date.
M. 1900: In a West Virginia mine, an explosion trapped 50 coal miners underground.
N. 1912: The National Biscuit Company first introduced its highly successful OREO Sandwich Cookie on this date.
O. 1918: The US Navy's USS Cyclops disappears in the Bermuda Triangle.
P. 1922: Babe Ruth signs a 3-year contract with the New York Yankees for $52,000 per season.
Q. 1929: Turkey and Bulgaria sign a treaty of friendship.
R. 1933: A national bank holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt—aimed at calming the panicked depositors around the nation—went into effect. However, the holiday—originally intended to last no more than FOUR days—received an extension until the government gradually lifted it on March 13.
S. 1944: During World War II, U.S. heavy bombers staged the first full-scale American raid on the capital of Nazi Germany, Berlin, on this date. The planes dropped 2,000 tons of bombs on the German capital.
T. 1945: Future drummer with the British rock group, the Zombies—Hugh Grundy—is born in Great Britain on this date.
U. 1946: France recognizes Vietnamese statehood within the French-Indochinese Federation. Meanwhile, in Great Britain, future guitarist who took the place of Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd—David Gilmour—is born in England on this date.
V. 1947: The first air-conditioned naval ship, "The Newport News," launches from Newport News, Virginia, on this date.
W. 1957: Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, declares its independence from Great Britain.
X. 1960: The United States announced it was going to send 3,500 troops to Vietnam. Meanwhile, Switzerland granted women the right to vote in municipal elections.
Y. 1962: The United States promises Thailand assistance against communist guerillas.
Z. 1964: Elizabeth Taylor's fourth divorce goes through separating her from Eddie Fisher. Meanwhile, Elijah Mohammad renames Cassius Clay, "Mohammad Ali."
AA. 1967: The daughter of Josef Stalin, Svetlana Alliuyeva, appeared at the American Embassy in New Delhi, India, and declared her intention to defect to the West. Meanwhile, Jimmy Hoffa enters the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. Finally, President Lyndon Baines Johnson—Democrat—announced his plan to establish a draft lottery.
BB. 1973: President Richard M. Nixon imposed price controls on oil and gas.
CC. 1974: At the gaming tables in Monte Carlo, an unidentified Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at the roulette tables.
DD. 1975: Iran and Iraq announced they had settled their border dispute.
EE. 1980: Islamic militants in Tehran said they would turn over American hostages to the Revolutionary Council.
FF. 1981: Walter Cronkite signs off as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News." He had the position for 19 years.
GG. 1985: Yul Brenner appears in his 4,500th performance of the "King and I."
HH. 1988: At Gibraltar, SAS agents shoot three IRA officers dead.
II. 1991: Following Iraq's capitulation in the Gulf War, President George H.W. Bush tells Congress, "Aggression is defeated, the war is over."
JJ. 1997: Art thieves steal the Picasso painting, "Tête de Femme" from a London art gallery on this date; however, the authorities recover it a week later. Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth II of England launched the first official royal website.
KK. 2007: The Mega-Millions lottery jackpot has the highest jackpot ever (at the time) of $370,000,000. Meanwhile, a jury finds former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr. guilty on four of five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice.
LL. 2010: A drone strike in Pakistan reportedly kills Taliban leader, Fakir Mohammad. Elsewhere, Bud Cockrell—formerly of the California rock band, Pablo Cruise (bass/vocals 1973-1977 / 1985-86 / 1996-2004), lost his battle with diabetes on this date. He also played with It's a Beautiful Day and other San Francisco, California, rock bands at various times.
MM. 2012: Lehman Brothers exits bankruptcy protection making it free to sell its remaining assets and distribute its funds to creditors. Meanwhile, French President Nicholas Sarkozy debuts a plan to cut immigration to France by 50-percent.
NN. 2013: In the U.K., the top 50 payday loan companies receive citations for "widespread irresponsible lending"; the Office of Fair Trading gives the companies 12 weeks to change their practices.
OO. 2014: Major photo agency Getty Images is now allowing free embedding of millions of its images, many of famous figures. Elsewhere, the parliament of Crimea votes unanimously to make the Crimean Peninsula a part of Russia much to the horror of the Ukrainian people.
PP. 2015: According to Brainy History, Apple Inc. will replace AT&T on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), reflecting shifts in the U.S. economy between telecommunications and technology; AT&T had been part of the DJIA for over 100 years.
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CHEF ELVIN C. MCCARDLE'S BLOGPOSTS 2011-2019:
1. 03-24-2011 Th: "Appetizers Index, Part VIII: We have a New Chef for you today, Chef Elvin C. McCardle and he shows us how to make Stuffed Bombay Mushrooms and talks about the encroaching Tide of Socialism in this Nation and how we must defeat it!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle
2. 03-25-2011 F: "Appetizers Index, Part IX: after discussing the ongoing Turmoil in the Middle East and how President Obama seems to favor the Jihadists, Chef Elvin shows the Readership how to make a Superb Dungeness Crab Cocktail!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle
3. 06-16-2011 Th: "Hawaiian and Polynesian Recipes, Part VI—Chinese Orange Beef" by Elvin P. McCardle.
4. 07-07-2011 Th: "The Salad Chef Speaks, Part V—a Selection of Different Salad Dressings that can be easily made at Home" by Elvin P. McCardle.
5. 07-27-2011 W: "Soup Seminar, Part VII—Lecture on the Soup-master's Position, Part 1" by Elvin P. McCardle.
6. 07-28-2011 Th: "Soup Seminar, Part VIII—Lecture on the Soup-master's Position, Part 2" by Elvin P. McCardle.
7. 07-29-2011 F: "Soup Seminar, Part IX: Elvin P. McCardle's Chicken Gumbo—Much-Beloved Soup from Chef McCardle's Youth First on Today's List" by Elvin P. McCardle.
8. 07-30-2011 S: "Soup Seminar, Part X: Cabbage Soup and Red Cabbage Soup—Two Excellent Soups to add to your Repertoire" by Elvin P. McCardle.
9. 07-31-2011 Su: "Soup Seminar, Part XI: Shrimp Gumbo #1—a Southern Classic from Ventura Beach, California" by Elvin P. McCardle.
10. 01-02-2012 M: "Soup Seminar, Part XX: Ventura Beach Minestrone Soup—a Tasty Delight from the Central California Coast" by Elvin P. McCardle.
11. 01-03-2012 T: "Soup Seminar, Part XXI: Green Bean Chowder—a wonderful and profitable Way to clean out the Icebox" by Elvin P. McCardle.
12. 01-04-2012 W: "Soup Seminar, Part XXII: Pinto Bean Soup—an Effective Way to utilize Leftovers from Mexican Night" by Elvin P. McCardle.
13. 01-05-2012 Th: "Soup Seminar, Part XXIII: Ventura Beach Clam Chowder—the Best you've ever had" by Elvin P. McCardle.
14. 01-06-2012 F: "Soup Seminar, Part XXIV: Hot and Sour Soup—a tasty Treat from the Orient" by Elvin P. McCardle.
15. 01-07-2012 S: "Soup Seminar, Part XXV: Mexican Tomato-Rice Soup—the Perfect Accompaniment for Mexican Night" by Elvin P. McCardle.
16. 01-08-2012 Su: "Soup Seminar, Part XXVI: Cauliflower-Cheddar Soup—a Flavorful Combination of Cauliflower and Cheddar Cheese" by Elvin P. McCardle.
17. 06-11-2012 M: "Famous Restaurant Recipes, Part XLVIII: Seared Tenderloin of Beef topped with Portobello Mushroom Ragu and served with Potato Pancakes and Grilled Asparagus—Country Club Cuisine at its ultimate Best!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
18. 06-12-2012 T: "Famous Restaurant Recipes, Part XLIX: One of the Best Seafood-Ravioli Dishes ever—Lobster Raviolis with Smoked Salmon, Shrimp, and Crab—too Delicious to Describe!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
19. 06-13-2012 W: "Famous Restaurant Recipes, Part L: Fresh Cajun Catfish with Mixed Greens and Roasted Red Pepper and Cilantro Aioli—a Mouth-watering Way to serve an Old Favorite" by Elvin P. McCardle.
20. 06-14-2012 Th: "Famous Restaurant Recipes, Part LI: Prime Corn-fed Iowa Ribeye Steaks topped with Crispy-fried Onions and Maytag Bleu Cheese plus a Port-Glazed Shallot and Shitake Mushroom Sauce—Country Club-dining at its ultimate best!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
21. 06-15-2012 F: "Famous Restaurant Recipes, Part LII: Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast with Dungeness Crabmeat and Havarti-Dill Sauce—man, it doesn't come any better than this!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
22. 06-16-2012 S: "Famous Restaurant Recipes, Part LIII: Veal Morganu—one of the Modern Classics to have come from the 1990's—tender Veal topped with Marinara and Asiago Cheese Sauces served atop Linguine and accompanied by Buttered Broccoli and Carrots" by Elvin P. McCardle.
23. 06-17-2012 Su: "Famous Restaurant Recipes, Part LIV: A Variation on one of the Greatest Recipes of All-Time—Pork Cutlets ala Normande—indescribably Delicious!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
24. 01-28-2013 M: "Kitchen Nobility—the Saucier, Part XIX: Chef McCardle returns to the Fold and takes up a Category not seen at the American Institute of Culinary Politics-Elemental News of the Day since June 2011: Sauces!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
25. 01-29-2013 T: "Kitchen Nobility—the Saucier, Part XX: Chef McCardle presents a Barbeque Sauce we've seen before: Barbeque Sauce I, Chef Fabian's Way, perhaps the Best we've ever seen and in an Institutional Size, too!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
26. 01-30-2013 W: "Kitchen Nobility—the Saucier, Part XXI: Our Institutional-sized Barbeque Sauce Recipe for Today is Barbeque Sauce III—Chef Arturo's Personal BBQ Sauce, the easiest in our Repertoire!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
27. 01-31-2013 Th: "Kitchen Nobility—the Saucier, Part XXII: Our Institutional-sized Barbeque Sauce Recipe for Today is Barbeque Sauce IV—Chef Rudy's One-and-Only BBQ Sauce, made by a Filipino Black Hat Chef!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
28. 02-01-2013 F: "Kitchen Nobility—the Saucier, Part XXIII: Our Institutional-Sized Barbeque Sauce for Today is Barbeque Sauce V—Chef Henry Gutierrez's personal BBQ Sauce, a Classic from the 1970's Bakersfield Hilton Inn—phenomenally Delicious!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
29. 02-02-2013 S: "Kitchen Nobility—the Saucier, Part XXIV: Today's Barbeque Sauce (in an Institutional-Size, no less!) Is the Stockdale Country Club's "Secret" Barbeque Sauce, never shared with the American People until now!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
30. 02-03-2013 Su: "Kitchen Nobility—the Saucier, Part XXV: with No more Barbeque Sauces left for Today, Chef McCardle presents his Institutional-Sized Recipe for Fresh, Homemade Salsa—Amazingly Good!" by Elvin P. McCardle.
31. 08-26-2013 M: "Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XCV: Chef McCardle arrives today and commences a Week-Long Seminar on Baking Cookies in Institutional Sizes with today's offering being Coconut Cookies!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
32. 08-27-2013 T: "Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XCVI: after bashing his Former Liberal Friends, Chef McCardle shows the Readership how to make Rice Krispies Cookies in an Institutional Size—fit for any Dessert Cart in any Restaurant!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
33. 08-28-2013 W: "Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XCVII: Chef McCardle unfolds Plans for his new Political Group, HATER (Halt Ammiano's Transgender Educational Reform bill) and presents his Recipe for Institutional-Sized Oatmeal Cookies!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
34. 08-29-2013 Th: "Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XCVIII: after bashing California Governor Jerry Brown and High-Speed Rail, Chef McCardle teaches the Readership how to make an Institutional-Sized Batch of Russian Tea Cookies!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
35. 08-30-2013 F: "Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part XCIX: Chef McCardle puts the LGBT Community in its Place then presents the Readership his Amazing, Institutional-Sized Lemon Cookie Recipe—Wow!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle
36. 08-31-2013 S: "Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part C: Chef McCardle addresses the Recent Tragedy in Oklahoma and questions WHY the Media is not in Hot Pursuit of the 'Apparent Racism'; then, he shows the Readership how to make an Institutional Sized Batch of Peanut Butter Cookies!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
37. 09-01-2013 Su: "Fabulous Bakery Desserts, Part CI: after telling the Republicans in Congress to grow some Balls, Chef McCardle tells the Readership how to make his Fancy Tea Cookies—perfect Cookies for when President Obama is impeached!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
38. 01-20-2014 M: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Eight: Chef Elvin comes to Town and begins 'Going to Town' on the Democrats and the GOP RINOS and begins looking at the Republican Senators at Risk in November—PLUS Thomas Sowell!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
39. 01-21-2014 T: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Nine: Chef McCardle continues discussing the Republican Senators up for Reelection, goes after the RINOS like Lindsay Graham and John McCain and discusses Governor Christie and 'Bridgegate'" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
40. 01-22-2014 W: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Ten—Today's Topic covers the beginning of a Look at 2016 Democrat Dark Horse Candidate, California Governor Jerry Brown and how he is going to Depose both Chris Christie and Hillary Clinton!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
41. 01-23-2014 Th: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Eleven: The Chef continues his Discussion of the TWO Presumed Candidates for the White House in 2016 and then tells us WHO will really be fighting for the Right to be the Nominees of their Respective Parties!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
42. 01-24-2014 F: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Twelve: Chef Elvin discusses the Ease with which his Liberal and RINO Buddies have tossed Governor Chris Christie aside over not only Bridgegate but also misspent Funds from Superstorm Sandy—How Sweet It Is!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
43. 01-25-2014 S: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Thirteen: How we got here, I don't Know but we tackle the Satanic Temple's Statue of their 'Boss' they want to emplace in Oklahoma City, then consider the Loss of Morality by our Nation, partly because of Unfettered Abortion Rights" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
44. 01-26-2014 Su: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Fourteen: Chef McCardle defends yesterday's Comments as well as Christianity and hammers the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, the GAY Mafia, the Libs, and all Things Obama—DEAL WITH IT!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
45. 06-23-2014 M: "Political Topics and Essays, Part One Hundred-and-Sixty-Two: Chef McCardle briefly discusses the ongoing Debacle in Iraq, the One Obama caused by turning his Back on the Iraqi People, all just to tarnish the name of his predecessor, George W. Bush—sheesh!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
46. 06-24-2014 T: "Political Topics and Essays, Part One Hundred-and-Sixty-Three: Chef McCardle continues discussing the Lunacy of allying with the Iranians nothing that the Quds Force is already in Iraq, the group responsible for maiming and murdering Countless Americans around the World!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
47. 06-25-2014 W: "Political Topics and Essays, Part One Hundred-and-Sixty-Four: Today, we discuss the Disaster taking Place along the Nation's Southern Border, the Children's Crusade, How and Why it must be stopped and WHY Obama won't—join us today!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
48. 06-26-2014 Th: "Political Topics and Essays, Part One Hundred-and-Sixty-Five: Chef Elvin revisits the Numerous Obama Scandals, how we need to destroy the Democrats in November and in 2016, then has some Fun with some more Political Cartoons during Summer Session 2014!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
49. 06-27-2014 F: "Political Topics and Essays, Part One Hundred-and-Sixty-Six: Chef McCardle alerts the Readership and the World that the Final Two Years Barack Obama has in Office will become Obamagrad for the GOP and the American People if we do NOT begin fighting back NOW!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
50. 06-28-2014 S: "Political Topics and Essays, Part One Hundred-and-Sixty-Seven: Chef McCardle continues his Allusion to Obamagrad by discussing what happened to the Axis Troops at Stalingrad, the WW II Battle that turned the Tide of War against the Nazis and their Allies" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
51. 06-29-2014 Su: "Political Topics and Essays, Part One Hundred-and-Sixty-Eight: Chef McCardle finishes the Week comparing Megalomaniacs who have brought down Entire Nations simply because they behave in a Lawless Manner and notes that We need a Constitutional Convention to make sure that what has happened never happens again!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
52. 08-25-2014 M: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Five: Chef Elvin is Back—Again—and after briefly mentioning ISIS in Iraq launches into the Mess taking Place in Ferguson, Missouri, and how we might be able to fix it!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
53. 08-26-2014 T: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Six: Chef Elvin continues discussing the Sad Events taking Place in Ferguson, Missouri, and compares the Modern-Day Democrat Party to a Dangerous Disease!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
54. 08-27-2014 W: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Seven: as Managers, we have the Duty to listen to and to educate our Employees to understand the Facts of Life—White Cop on Black Youth Violence does not happen all that Much whereas Murders in Chicago do!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
55. 08-28-2014 Th: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Eight: if White Cops gun down Black Youths ALL OF THE TIME, how come we only hear about it once in a while? What the Hell is going on here, People?" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
56. 08-29-2014 F: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Nine: up until the Advent of Barack Obama, the Issue of Race was one in Repair and ALL Americans were doing Well; could it be the Mess in the Midwest is something caused by the Obamaists to keep our Eyes off the Border Crisis?" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
57. 08-30-2014 S: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Thirty: The Democrats are the Main Instigator behind EVERY Race Problem in the United States and we must begin arming up to defend the Nation against the oncoming Revolution!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
58. 08-31-2014 Su: "Political Topics and Essays, Part Two-Hundred-and-Thirty-One: is it Time to use both the Neutron Bomb and Napalm against the Islamic Thugs running amuck across Syria, Iraq, and the Rest of the World? We must nip this Islamist Jihad before it destroys us" by Chef Elvin P. McCardle.
59. 05-04-2015 M: "Political Topics and Essays, Part CDLII: Chef McCardle makes a startling Confession that he no longer believes what happened in Ferguson, Missouri, in the Case of Michael Brown to be an 'Isolated Incident'" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
60. 05-05-2015 T: "Political Topics and Essays, Part CDLIII: The Time has come for the Justice Department to intervene in the Affairs and Policies of EVERY Local and State Police Agency to STOP all further Negative Interactions" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
61. 05-06-2015 W: "Political Topics and Essays, Part CDLIV: Chef Elvin continues the Discussion of the latest Civil Uprising in Baltimore, Maryland, and tells the World that Cops have a Fiduciary Duty to those in their Custody" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
62. 05-07-2015 Th: "Political Topics and Essays, Part CDLV: Chef Elvin switches Gears to discussing the Drought Crisis affecting the State of California and the Loss of Valuable Resources to the growing Illegal Alien Population" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
63. 05-08-2015 F: "Political Topics and Essays, Part CDLVI: Elvin has been somewhat MUM on the Issue of Same-Sex Marriage so today, he seeks to rectify that Error by jumping in Feet-First—it ain't right, People!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
64. 05-09-2015 S: "Political Topics and Essays, Part CDLVII: Chef Elvin continues the Discussion of Same-Sex Marriage by discussing his Life, Views, and Outlook of the Future so that People understand Marriage is NOT a Right, but a GIFT given us by Government" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
65. 05-10-2015 Su: "Political Topics and Essays, Part CDLVIII: Chef Elvin ends the Week criticizing the Democrat Party for transforming the Nation into the Sad State in which, we find it and HOW if we are going to save it, we need to destroy the Dems once and for all" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle.
66. 02-29-2016 M: "We Professional Chefs have a Sacred Duty to educate our Employees—including the Illegal Ones—so that they can make the RIGHT Choices when it comes to voting for Freedom-Loving Ones and not for Socialists" by Chef E.C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCLXXX
67. 03-01-2016 T: "Welcome to the Super Tuesday Edition of the AICP-END Blog—ALL Candidates have much to lose today and everything to gain so here are the Delegate Counts at Stake and What I, your Host, think" by Chef E.C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCLXXXI
68. 03-02-2016 W: "While People May Love Other Candidates, they end up voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton all because they believe that they can WIN—that is ALL that now matters in 2016" by Chef E.C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCLXXXII
69. 03-03-2016 Th: "The GOP Debate tonight is going to be a Bloodbath of sorts, yet it seems to me that Donald Trump is the 'Bermuda Triangle of Politics'; endorse or mess with him and YOU seem to vanish—anyone seen Sarah Palin lately?" by Chef E.C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCLXXXIII
70. 03-04-2016 F: "Governor Romney—a LOSER—now feels that what he has to say about Donald Trump is something the American People want to hear; Romney, GO AWAY, YOU SIR, ARE A LOSER!" by Chef E.C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCLXXXIV
71. 03-05-2016 S: "Farewell Fox News Channel, you made NO Bones about wanting to Destroy Donald Trump at the Thursday Night GOP Debate in Detroit City—I will watch YOU NO MORE!" by Chef E.C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCLXXXV
72. 03-06-2016 Su: "Thanks to Mitt Romney and his Ilk, the Time is NOW to form a Strong Third Party—let us bring back Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose Party—Bull Moose are Fierce Animals and will fight to the DEATH" by Chef E.C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCLXXXVI
73. 08-29-2016 M: "Is it Possible that President Obama used his Influence to get the Saudis to produce Oil at Cheaper and Cheaper Prices, so he can destroy the American Fossil Fuel Industry once and for all?" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCXL
74. 08-30-2016 T: "While I defend the Right of Colin Kaepernick to speak his Mind, I wish he would keep his Stupid Comments to himself because he embarrasses not only himself, his Parents, and his Teammates, but the Country" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCXLI
75. 08-31-2016 W: "The American People stand at the Crossroads in the 2016 Elections; to the Left, we see Slavery and Dictatorship whereas to the Right, we see Tough Times but also continued Freedom and Liberty" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCXLII
76. 09-01-2016 Th: "There is an EFFORTLESS Way to fix the Problem of Illegal Immigration—just enforce the Laws on the Books already and let us NOT pay Farmworkers Overtime Pay because if you like the Costs of Food NOW, you will love it Later" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCXLIII
77. 09-02-2016 F: "Most Democrats are generally quite Wealthy and the way they obtained their Wealth is through the employment of Illegal Aliens in as Many Job Positions as they can put them—this is NOT right" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCXLIV
78. 09-03-2016 S: "Mexico and the United States need one another, and Donald Trump is the one to make things right with BOTH the American and Mexican Peoples by getting the Southern Border under Control—VOTE TRUMP!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCXLV
79. 09-04-2016 Su: "The People of Mexico and the United States share a Long History together and although marred by Poor Relations at Various Times, we have more in Common than we do NOT—Donald Trump can make BOTH Nations Great again!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part DCCCXLVI
80. 03-27-2017 M: "We voted for Donald Trump, so he would build the border wall, deport the millions of illegal aliens screwing up our country, and drain the swamp" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MXXXV
81. 03-28-2017 T: "Esther Cepeda is wrong, we need ICE to come to every school across the country but especially in deep blue states if we are ever going to reclaim our country for citizen kids" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MXXXVI
82. 03-29-2017 W: "The GOP must stand by President Trump as if we give in to their constant commands, they will succeed in the ongoing attempted coup they launched the day following the election" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MXXXVII
83. 03-30-2017 Th: "Immigration Laws are on the side of the American people, all we need is someone with the cojones big enough to enforce them and begin deporting ALL of the illegal aliens in the country" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MXXXVIII
84. 03-31-2017 F: "If Kern County becomes a sanctuary county for 2nd Amendment rights or seeks to secede from the state to become its own state, count my family and me in" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MXXXIX
85. 04-01-2017 S: "Why are very few talking about the Evelyn Farkas interview with Mika Brezinski from March 02, 2017, regarding the fact that the Obama administration did indeed spy on the Trump campaign?" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MXL
86. 04-02-2017 Su: "We talk about Ronald Reagan, the Falklands War, the Soviet Union, the Cold War, and the FX show 'The Americans' as well as WHY communism never works" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MXLI
87. 09-18-2017 M: "Last November, I bought lock, stock, and barrel everything Donald Trump said about defending the borders and deporting ALL illegal aliens—including the DREAMers—boy, did he deceive us" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCVII
88. 09-19-2017 T: "Unlike Michael Sam who lost his career because the LGBTQ community promoted him first as a GAY player before anything else, Colin Kaepernick bears sole responsibility for NOT having a job in the NFL" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCVIII
89. 09-20-2017 W: "Hallelujah, it is about time an American president spoke truth to the United Nations General Assembly—Barack Obama lacked the balls and the desire to put the USA first" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCIX
90. 09-21-2017 Th: "After watching the illegal aliens disrupt a Nancy Pelosi townhall, the time is NOW for the Dems and the GOP to launch a 'Night of the Long Knives' to decapitate the threats endangering our nation" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCX
91. 09-22-2017 F: "AG Sessions, time to stop the coup against President Trump—launch investigations into the wrongdoings of Hillary, the Obama Administration, and the Democrats—ASAP!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCXI
92. 09-23-2017 S: "Whether the Democrats realize it or not, they are crossing a Rubicon of sorts in their flagrant attempt at nullifying the results of the 2016 Election, one from which, they will NEVER recover" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCXII
93. 09-24-2017 Su: "The Election of 2000 set in motion the animosity between the two major parties, which continues today as the Democrats somehow seek to make 2016 a do-over election" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCXIII
94. 03-26-2018 M: "Trump got his military spending on Friday but so what- when the Dems win BIG in November, along with impeaching POTUS, they will strip out the increase in military expenditure" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXC
95. 03-27-2018 T: "If President Trump can divert money from the defense allocation to building the border wall for national security, then do so and make Mexico pay for it by taxing money sent out of the country at 80-85-percent" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXCI
96. 03-28-2018 W: "Alas, California wants to secede to protect is slaves, uh, its illegal aliens, that sure sounds like how the Civil War began- once again, the Dems are on the wrong side of history" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXCII
97. 03-29-2018 Th: "As Easter Sunday approaches, we have ample opportunity to reflect on how abortion, rampant perversion, and other forms of societal disruption have placed America in danger and could very well open the door to the Antichrist" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXCIII
98. 03-30-2018 F: "Why is it illegal aliens such as New York attorney Cesar Vargas are immune from immigration laws? Deport the SOB NOW and others like him!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXCIV
99. 03-31-2018 S: "Every day, more and more Californians stand up to the criminal regime ruling us from Sacramento and it means fighting a guerilla war of sorts to stop them, then so be it" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXCV
100. 04-01-2018 Easter Su: "I offer you ten points today, which show the liberal Democrats for the frauds they are and why all good people must unite to stop them" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCCCXCVI
101. 09-03-2018 M: "We revisit my points from earlier this year in which, I laid out the agenda of the left-wing, liberal Democrats and they continue proving me right!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDLI
102. 09-04-2018 T: "Having nothing but hate to offer the American people in November, the Democrats and their RINO allies are going to send MORE pro-Trump Republicans into electoral offices at all levels of government" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDLII
103. 09-05-2018 W: "The Donald Trump-John McCain feud is well-known; however, the now 45th President did not fire the first shot, the Arizona senator did and in so doing demonstrated his pettiness and inability to forgive" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDLIII
104. 09-06-2018 Th: "When it comes to Supreme Court nominations, Democrats and Republicans play by two sets of rules and in the case of the confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, the Dems delaying tactics are on full display" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDLIV
105. 09-07-2018 F: "Laugh all you want, I believe God chose Donald Trump in the same way He chose other flawed individuals to do His bidding, not because they were moral but because they could get the job done" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDLV
106. 09-08-2018 S: "Since the days of Richard M. Nixon, the liberal Democrats' playbook when it comes to Republican presidents is destroy-destroy-destroy using all means available" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDLVI
107. 09-09-2018 Su: "My take: Cory Booker will get nowhere near the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination and the NY Times story is a false flag story designed to drive a wedge between POTUS and his administration" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDLVII
108. 03-04-2019 M: "Like it or not, Kim Jong Un is smart enough to know the history of United States foreign policy, both with the Native Americans and with Middle Eastern dictators to know that if he gives up his nukes he is committing a fatal mistake" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCCXXXIII
109. 03-05-2019 T: "Democrats believe continual investigations of Donald Trump are going to help them win BIG in 2020; I disagree, I believe they are setting the stage for a resounding defeat and here is why" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCCXXXIV
THE AICP-END BLOGPOSTS OF CHEF ELVIN C. MCCARDLE 2015-2019:
1. 05-06-2015 W: "Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part Thirty-Six: Chef Elvin arrives to do his Stint at the AICP-END Blog promoting Beverly Carrick Artworks but First, some Words about the Crap taking place in Baltimore, Maryland—Frigging Democrats!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part XLV
2. 03-02-2016 W: "Judging by the Polls rolling in at the Time of this Writing, Hillary and the Donald won BIG in Super Tuesday Voting; however, if People waited until Election Day instead of Early Voting, could the Results have been different?" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part LXXXVII
3. 08-31-2016 W: "What would possess some Ignoramus to call the Carrick Family and see if the Family will buy back a Painting their Grandpa or their Nana once proudly owned—must be Democrat Voters!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CXII
4. 03-29-2017 W: "Beverly Carrick and her exquisite art go glove-in-hand with fine dining as wine tasting and poetry do, which should be good enough reason for you to join us every single week!" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CXLII
5. 09-20-2017 W: "Does anyone believe the corpulent, pus-filled toadstool in charge of North Korea would ever own a Beverly Carrick original? No, of course not, it requires both a belief in God and the possession of an untainted soul" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CLXVII
6. 03-28-2018 W: "Our blog is a sanctuary for law, order, the American way, and Beverly Carrick oil paintings and not for the crooked Democrats destroying a once-magnificent state: California" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CXCIV
7. 09-05-2018 W: "John McCain was never a true Republican despite what his benefactors, fans, and allies say; he and others like him would have been more at home in the Democratic Party, the party of illegal aliens" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CCXVII
8. 03-06-2019 W: "Is Google Plus closing because of costs and low usership or is Sundar Pichai shuttering it in the hopes of helping Democrats win the White House, which they failed at doing the last time around?" by Chef Elvin C. McCardle. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CCXLIII
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Originally Posted @ the Monday, March 14, 2011 Blog Post:
http://www.americaninstituteofculinarypolitics-theelementalnewsoftheday.com/2011/03/educational-writingsdiscourse-index.html
Posted @ the Saturday, December 04, 2010 Blog Post:
In July 1979, the Flamin' Groovies returned with another studio album, this one entitled, "Jumpin' in the Night." Once again, the album had the same lineup as the previous effort: Cyril Jordan (guitars/keyboards/vocals), Chris Wilson (guitars/lead vocals/keyboards), George Alexander (bass, harmonica, and vocals), David Wilhelm (guitar, harmonica, and vocals), and David Wright (drums). This album was smoking hot as it had more of a 'punk' feel to it, one in which, the energy level seldom dipped below high-intensity and kept the listener rocking like a mother****er! Please, use the link we provide you here so you can go directly to Amazon.com where you can pick it up in the format, the condition, and the price that works best for you—thank you.
Posted by Chef Elvin C. McCardle, ACF-CWC at 12:01 AM
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With all the information and imagery available to us online these days, it is so easy to get caught up in all the noise and beauty and dive right into colours and details and forget the one most important thing when it comes to styling an event or brand - speaking your truth. You might be wondering what on earth that means or what relation it has with the event your planning or the brand you're launching or the art you're creating, but 'speaking your truth' or to put it simply, being true to yourself, being authentic and intentional is the key to making your guests or audience feel connected to you.
Which brings me to one of the key elements which can help you gain clarity for your brand. And that is, the mood. The mood you set for your brand has a significant impact on the kinds of images you choose to help represent what you envisage for your brand and without knowing this, you will not be able to put together images that is representative of that.
So ask yourself: How do you want your audience to feel when they see your brand?
The MOOD you want to create is so important when it comes to crafting an intentional design and by answering this simple question and describing this, your story can be told in the most authentic and intentional of ways. And before you dismiss this and think it's too complicated, it can be as simple as selecting four adjectives that best describes the desired mood.
Once there is a clear direction of the mood, the rest of the design will slowly fall into place through carefully selected items and images that represent this. You can then declutter your mind and sort through all the images you have pinned on Pinterest as inspiration and understand the most important elements that are needed to bring your story to life and focus your attention on those. You'll be able to show your audience what's important in a way that is authentic to you.
Simple right? So write down 4 adjectives that best describe your brand and channel that into your styling and image creation.
Photography by We Are Origami Photography, Styling & Creative Direction by Sandra Chau and Florals by Trille Floral.


(at the Inscape Building, 815 Seattle Blvd S, 98134)Frank and open discussion about mental health in hacker/maker communities. Join us to get or give support, or just to know you are not alone with your challenges (mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD, Asperger's/PDD, suicide, self harm, and more).
This is not a mental health discussion this is a mental disorder discussion.
The goal is to get to a place where people who are having struggles can openly discuss them and get support, moving toward higher levels of health and functioning, regardless of whether or not they identify as having a mental illness.
I want to be clear that all of the hard things are welcome.
What do you think would work better to capture this?


I have just updated the club email addresses to come to me for the moment until things are sorted, so if anyone has sent any recent emails using the membership@ or info@ addresses could they please resend and I will try and deal.
John Holland as kindly offered to take on the membership secretary job for the time being, unless anyone else wants to volunteer?
Chris Leech has offered to coordinate our local shows in the south east that Stuart dealt with.
If anyone has any suggestions or comments please post here for open discussion.
As I said at Duxford, I'm happy to help, just let me know what you need, obviously I'll plod along with the "Northern" events.
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Reflections of an Aging Gamer
Changing views don't need to take the fun from a beloved hobby
Jared McCarty
Source: Lalesh Aldarwish.
According to Intenta Digital, the average age of your normal video game enthusiast is 33 years old. That may be a surprise to some — as many still see gaming as a much younger person's pastime — but people at all age spectrums enjoy video games. At 27 years old, that would also put me firmly under the median age of those sitting down to play games every day.
Despite this, as I was traversing Guerilla Games' excellent Horizon Forbidden West, a thought refused to cease in my mind - something felt off. At first, I couldn't quite pinpoint it. Some graphics are the best I have ever seen. The gameplay is ultimately an improvement over the original, the acting is impeccable, and the world is vast and inviting. After some pondering, it hit me: I was having a really hard time allowing myself to become immersed in this experience. I realized with a start that it's been this way for me for some time.
Upon reflection, I made an overwhelming discovery. I've been playing games for nearly two and a half decades. 23 years of my life dedicated to falling in love with this massive media revolution known as video games, and the industry landscape has changed so much within that time.
Source: Mental Floss.
One of my first memories (not as a gamer, mind you) is sitting in front of my sister's old tube TV, playing the original Legend of Zelda with her on a well-loved NES in all its 8-bit glory. From the moment I saw Link start his grand adventure to save the titular Princess Zelda, I was hooked on all the incredible possibilities video games could, and indeed have, offered me. I've gotten into sibling rivalry fistfights with my brother over the obscure NES hockey game Blades of Steel. I've gone from being blown away at the incredible graphics of Super Mario RPG for the SNES, to the unadulterated joy of watching my brother unwrap an N64 for Christmas.
I struggled within an inch of my sanity to pass the tutorial level in PS1 classic Driver. I've watched in horror while my comrades and brothers-in-arms died storming the beach in Normandy playing Medal of Honor: Frontline, sparking a love for history that persists to this day. I've had the most egregious, filthy, offensive, borderline illegal insults thrown at me in the lobbies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, while no older than 13 years of age.
I've questioned my reality thanks to Bioshock Infinite. I've felt sick to my stomach in The Last of Us. I've seen some of my favorite series butchered alive in unnecessary remakes, while others have been given the breath of new life through well-crafted reboots. Recently, I swelled with glee when the payment went through last year for my new PS5 after months of trying.
The past 23 years of my gaming life have been incredible and I wouldn't change my experiences for the world. That being said, sitting down to play games with the horrifying third decade of my life ever-looming over the horizon has a distinctly different feel to it. The games I choose to play now vary wildly from the ones I played as a kid. All-encompassing RPGs like Fallout 3 or grind-fest MMOs like Runescape have been swapped out for shorter and more linear experiences. Competitive online shooters have gone from an unquenchable obsession of being at the top of the scoreboard after every match to just enjoying my time and not worrying so much about a kill-to-death ratio. I've gone full circle back to playing a ton of games on the go with my Nintendo Switch instead of really hunkering down for an evening to play my PS5 or PC. These changes boil down to one inescapable reality; there's just not enough time.
Developing a video game is becoming more accessible than ever before. It's estimated that there were upwards of 11,000 games released in 2021 alone on Steam. Giving individual creators the power to build games and express themselves regardless of expertise or economic situation is undoubtedly a very positive thing, but it creates a conundrum as time passes for those of us who game frequently. The older you get, the more of your day is pulled away with various responsibilities that do not ask, but demand, your attention. Work, secondary education, health, hobbies, family, social lives, significant others, even getting enough sleep, are all obstacles that stand in the way of wasting a Saturday chipping away at the new Destiny 2 raid.
Because of this, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest releases, let alone any hidden indie gems buried in the endless pages of the various digital storefronts. I have over 70 hours in the aforementioned Horizon Forbidden West, and it has stopped me from experiencing any other title for weeks as I work my way through it, as I do not have the time to play two games at once. An irony is created surrounding the ability to finally have the income and the freedom to purchase and play games with no external supervision, while simultaneously losing the time in which to actually play the games waiting in your library.
Those exact responsibilities, along with a broader understanding of the world, cause the primary hurdles that gave me the inspiration to write this piece. With childhood comes ignorance, and as the old saying goes, ignorance is bliss. It can sometimes be an insurmountable task to get hopelessly immersed in your favorite video game as you get older. Questions may block your ability to become mentally engrossed in your game. How can you really care about what's going on in the post-apocalyptic world of The Last of Us when the threat of a real apocalypse hangs over you every day? Why does it matter if Back 4 Blood isn't as good as Left 4 Dead if the economy is under threat of collapse? How do you focus on your Arceus Pokedex if you're short on rent this month or have unpaid medical bills?
Suddenly, the issues surrounding the fictional characters of my games became indescribably small. My name, being at the top of the scoreboard, made no difference to the rest of my day or whether my car payment was paid. Legendary gear was no longer a prize for conquering a challenge, but rather a timer reminding me just how many hours I would have to put in to achieve that goal.
While I am truly fortunate to only really experience these problems in adulthood, overcoming them perplexed me for days as I tried to enjoy some of the best releases we've seen in years. The potential possibility that my days of enjoying games were beyond me ruminated in my mind like a whirlpool. Video games were a huge part of my life and - to some extent - my identity. The idea of leaving that part of me behind because of the lulls and fragility of everyday life was as depressing as it was daunting. I refused to accept it as my reality. A change of thought was in order, so I sat down to play Horizon as purely as possible; in isolation, on a beanbag chair, far later than my circadian rhythm had deemed appropriate for me. As I clambered over cliff edges and ripped machines to shreds with my bow, I made a conscious effort to analyze how I felt in that moment with the controller in my hands.
Undoubtedly, and to my actual surprise, I was definitely having fun. That fun has just changed. I did not feel like I was Aloy, saving the world from yet another machine menace. I did, however, feel the effort of all the individuals involved, the sheer size and beauty of what those individuals have accomplished, and a general sense of awe at the people who attempt to claim that games are not art.
Suddenly, my appreciation no longer went solely into the story and the characters as their own entities within this gaming world. Instead, I saw the hundreds of dedicated professionals needed to make something this intense come to life. I saw the writers tirelessly working to craft an interesting and cohesive world. The actors gave brilliant performances, along with some not-so-great ones. I saw all the people needed to conceptualize, design, program, model, and create this experience.
I've been playing Horizon Forbidden West for weeks, with it taking up all of my free time. Despite pouring every hour I could into this game, there's still so much world to see and so many places to discover. That huge teams of people had to develop the intense, lush world that I was inhabiting became a mind-boggling logistical nightmare. To coherently condense a space as vast as the desert between Las Vegas and San Francisco as effortlessly and realistically as they did deserves nothing but praise.
I saw the beauty and artistic talent behind it all. It made the rounds on the internet when the game was released surrounding Aloy's "beard," (our entire bodies are covered in small, fine hairs, including our faces) but it's truly amazing that the peach fuzz of her face is visible at all, let alone any time you enter the photo mode. Portraits of hers are difficult to discern from an actual photograph. The landscapes are like beautiful paintings of a world that could be. Vibrant colors play off of gorgeous vistas as you cross through massive forests and barren deserts. Small bugs flutter about, with dragonflies being more prevalent around water while butterflies grace the green lands. Towering machines of impossibly complex design stomp and thrash their way through the environment, always toeing the line between being totally alien and something eerily recognizable.
Every cut scene, mountaintop view, and scaled Tallneck should be freeze-framed and put into a museum. Instead of just seeing the amalgamation of the whole in its entirety, I saw the individuals behind every bead of sweat, every tree, and every bush. Once the reality of the difficulty of game development takes hold, it becomes breathtaking for reasons outside of what some might consider standard. It goes from an appreciation for something to an appreciation for someone, and that transition is as powerful as it is poignant. This change aptly reflects the whole of my worldview as I age.
Ultimately, these reflections are why I will play games for as long as my rapidly aging thumbs will allow it. They allow us to reflect on things outside of ourselves, to experience interactive art in our own homes at our pace, to our own standards. They are the complete whole of very dedicated and special people that want us all to have an experience worth having.
If you're an aging gamer like myself, and you've noticed similar issues in your game time, my advice would be this: take time to reflect. For a lot of us, gaming is far more than a hobby or a pass-time, it's intrinsic to ourselves and our core values. There's nothing wrong with taking a moment to understand and enjoy your experiences, even if the nostalgia of youth isn't exactly how you'll enjoy it for the rest of your lives. If you're a younger gamer, my advice would be to cherish the gaming memories you create and lock them down to draw on for future motivation. Talk about the time you demolished the lobby in Halo Infinite, or how you felt about The Last of Us Part II. Let these memories fuel you for your future love for the industry, even if that love changes into something foreign to what you're used to.
I look back on my last 23 years of gaming and despite all the inner turmoil I may feel surrounding the time spent with a controller in my hands, one idea remains sound - I don't regret it for a second.
It is truly a good time for video games, and I can confidently say I'm excited about whatever comes next. I'm going to be a part of it, no matter what.

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Survey: Attracting young members a problem for small medical aids
The survey analyses and rates medical aid schemes and it also provides a standardised comparison and ranking of the choices available to consumers.
"This survey cuts through the notoriously complicated landscape of the medical aid industry and simplifies it according to the factors that matter most when consumers choose a medical aid scheme and option," explains Jill Larkan, the firm's head: healthcare consulting.
This year's survey reviewed 23 open medical aid providers (Profmed is the only closed scheme reviewed this year), with a total of 144 plans, which were categorised into 11 areas according to benefits offered. The categories range from entry-level to traditional plans, and include hospital-only, saver and comprehensive options. All top-up plans as well as all primary care plans were excluded from this year's survey, with a view to producing an entirely separate survey for those categories going forward.
Micro and macro ratings
The survey assigns every plan with a micro – indicating a plan's competitiveness in relation to others in the same category – and macro rating – broadly a measure of a scheme's 'health', and considers factors such as membership size and growth, average age and financial stability.
"We have simplified this year's assessment which has allowed us to compare plans more objectively, by confining this year's review only to open medical aid schemes and excluding all short-term top-up/gap and healthcare policies," says Larkan.
Smaller medical schemes have again scored well in the micro ratings.
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A playground recovered its innocence in north Minneapolis on Saturday.
That's when a swarm of nearly 300 volunteers — parents, community members, politicians, school officials, employees of a financial services company — spent the day erecting play equipment and picnic tables next to Jenny Lind Elementary School.
Neighbors said the existing play equipment in the adjoining Bohanon Park seemed to get fewer visitors than normal this past summer, affected by a lingering shadow of fear over what happened there soon after the last school year ended.
On June 11, a man fleeing police drove his SUV into the park, barreling across a basketball court and into a swing set. His SUV struck three small children — all part of the same family — who were playing in the park.
The children survived, despite grievous injuries to two of them. On Saturday, family members were back at the school, helping to build a new playground as part of the healing process.
"It's therapeutic to be here to help and be a part of making my children feel safe in a park," said Nicolle Peltier, the mother of seven children who were at the park with their father when the crash occurred.
Shari L. Gross - Star Tribune
Nicolle Peltier helped with the building of a new playground at Jenny Lind Elementary School in Minneapolis. Pelter said the new playground close to the school is a gift to kids who became afraid to go to the nearby playground where two of her children were gravely injured by a car that crashed into the park during a police chase.
Peltier helped paint sidewalk games as part of the playground construction project sponsored by the nonprofit KaBOOM!, which helps create play spaces for underserved children across the United States, and the Foresters Financial company.
Peltier said her 2-year-old son, Kayden, who was in the hospital until Aug. 9, is walking and talking again.
"He still has nerve damage, so he'll periodically fall," she said. "He's doing great for being completely run over and having a broken neck."
She said her 4-year-old daughter, Lillianna, is still healing from bruising on the brain. Earlier this month she started kindergarten at Jenny Lind. It was the first time she's seen the park since being run over by the SUV.
Walking up to the school for the first time, "she slowed down, and grabbed Kayden as hard as she could by his wrist, and she pointed over and she said, 'Guys, do you remember? We were hit by a car over there,' " Peltier said. "That was pretty hard to see."
"This is ground zero for trauma for us," Peltier said. But she said therapists told them it could be helpful in the healing process for the family to participate in creating a new, safe space for children to play.
Before the crash that nearly killed Peltier's children, cars have driven across the park, according to Elizabeth Corris, assistant principal at Jenny Lind, who applied for the grant to build the new 2,600-square-foot playground.
In August, the man who ran over Peltier's children, Kabaar W. Powell Jr., was given a 33-month prison sentence.
On Saturday, Peltier helped make sure nothing like this would happen again near Jenny Lind. As she worked on the new playground, she talked to another volunteer, Jim Boyle, the CEO of Foresters Financial.
She asked him if Foresters would help pay for another feature at the park in addition to the climbing dome, the slither slide and the gaga pit. This would be round concrete balls, like you see in front of the entrances to Target stores, that would surround the park. They would act as a barrier against any vehicle that tried to drive through the playground.
Boyle said he would see that it got done.
Richard Chin is a feature reporter with the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. He has been a longtime Twin Cities-based journalist who has covered crime, courts, transportation, outdoor recreation and human interest stories.
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Jang Youngsil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon
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Again My Love
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Alone in Love
Athena: Goddess of War
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First Impression... Jul 13, 2004 9:08:01 GMT -5
Post by TheBo on Jul 13, 2004 9:08:01 GMT -5
Wha'? Who's Eric?
If you go to Soju's thread introducing the show, he gives a list of characters and who plays them. One is a pop star named "Eric"--Just Eric. He appears at the college Ji-eun is supposed to be attending "overseas," when she sees a man with a balloon and mistakes him for her future husband. They don't say anything, they just gaze longingly at each other. It was a silly, useless scene.
Speaking of her "college" (which featured a remarkably governmental [bland] architectural style), did anyone else think the "American" students were working really, really hard not to let their faces be shown? All we saw were Koreans. I was amused.
From Dae Jang-geum:
Sun-dol: "Are you trying to dry me up and kill me? Why do you say the same things over and over every day? Rather, come and hit me once! Aigu!"
But then:
Dr. Lazarus:
"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan... You shall be avenged."
Next stop, Puroland!
Post by Lucy on Jul 13, 2004 9:16:29 GMT -5
I missed that scene entirely. I don't even understand which eppie it was from, but actually, I'm not intrigued enough by the show to care. Oh, well!
I did end up finding "Eric" on the list of actors at koreanwiz. I didn't know if that was the name of the character or the actor. He also goes by Eric Moon, Moon being his real last name.
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Post by galacticchick on Jul 13, 2004 9:42:27 GMT -5
Ji-Eun's voice reminds me so much of Keumja's from OMR. It has something about it, it's not necessarily nasal, I don't know how to describe it.
Grandparents from WML: "Are my words dog's nose to you?"
First Impression... Jul 13, 2004 11:11:45 GMT -5
Post by galacticchick on Jul 13, 2004 11:11:45 GMT -5
WinterBallad said:
Bok-ja is her friend, glatacticchick
I forgot to say thank you! That's a cool name: Bok-ja.
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Post by Knov1 on Jul 13, 2004 16:23:35 GMT -5
TheBo said:
If you go to Soju's thread introducing the show, he gives a list of characters and who plays them. One is a pop star named Eric.
Yep. He's a member of a male group called Shinhwa which is Korea's version of Nsync.
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Post by unclejohn on Jul 13, 2004 17:09:30 GMT -5
I got the schedule just by calling Channel 28 and asking them to send me one. This can be a little tricky, as you have to get the person there who speaks English, but they were happy to send me one. However, by the time I received it, it was already out of date.
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The information that a new historical drama was beginning came from the Tribune. They ran an article last Friday in the Tempo section, which is how I found this site. They indicated that the series which had been running Friday and Saturday was ending, and a new one was beginning in the same time slot. Unfortunately, the new one is Phoenix.
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Post by xelaevoli unlogged on Jul 13, 2004 20:55:45 GMT -5
I saw episode 16 tonight - Right now, I'm wavering between liking and disliking this show! Irritation with the characters is my main emotion.
Actually, I just wanted to comment that
It was a silly, useless scene.
No....it isn't.
Guest-xelaevoli said:
Actually, I just wanted to comment that "It was a silly, useless scene [with Eric and the balloon]"-- No....it isn't.
Aw, Melissa, you didn't tell me why you think that! [Maybe you don't want to put in a spoiler, but I think the scene has problems that can be discussed at this point.] I thought it was silly and useless because they didn't even greet each other, they didn't speak, we were not introduced to the character. Why was it in there? True, she was "seeing" someone who reminded her of her "true love"--but this is the introduction of a main character on the show and the writers just let it slip by, unnoticed. I'll bet people who did not read Soju's intro didn't even realize the guy WAS anyone. Perhaps you mean it gains meaning and/or resonance later, but if that is so, they did not USE it NOW, which is, after all, when we are watching it.
Secondly, I've forgotten where you are, girl, you are way ahead of us. You're on Episode 16 [we're on 2!], you're still wavering between like and dislike, and you're still watching? You got a serious Korean Drama Jones, hon-ey! I was just wondering the other day what the heck I am going to do for my "fix" if I don't like the daily that comes after OMR because, frankly, I'm only watching this because I have to and because, in the past, I've disliked shows only to get sucked into them. Like OMR.
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Post by xelaevoli on Jul 14, 2004 9:04:54 GMT -5
TheBo, you're right. I didn't want to say more than was necessary because I know you don't like spoilers! LOL
I thought it was silly and useless because they didn't even greet each other, they didn't speak, we were not introduced to the character. Why was it in there?
Since you know Eric is a main part of this show, that scene does come into play later in the show (and no, I'm not going to say how or when). It's not a huge part of the show, but they were giving you something for a future scene.
I'm in MS watching it on Korean satellite (TAN) which comes out of CA. The satellite schedule isn't the same as anyone else, that I can tell, so I'm always ahead or behind in these dramas. DJG ended here before it did in Chicago and I had More Beautiful than A Flower, when you guys didn't, etc.
I'm watching it in horrified fascination. (Like watching a car wreck in slow motion). I'm frustrated by the interaction between all the main characters and the twists and turns that are taken. Sit back and see if I'm not right in this.
I'm anxiously awaiting a point in time where I can VENT (lol) about some of the things that have gone on. And YES, if it has subtitles (and not absolutely horrible...ahem....how many dramas HAVE been absolutely horrible!), I will be watching it. I have to say though, that AOW is not my cup of tea and I'm not watching it! LOL
xelaevoli said:
I'm anxiously awaiting a point in time where I can VENT (lol) about some of the things that have gone on.
HAH! I look forward to venting with you. Actually, I sort of felt the same way about Winter Sonata (Winter Love Song)--horrified fascination. It was impossible in a more substantive way, though. We just keep plugging along...
Knov1 said:
He's a member of a male group called Shinhwa which is Korea's version of Nsync.
Wait...we're talking about the character named Eric not the actor who plays Eric--right?
About the whole useless scene, maybe it was like Love Letter...there was a scene where one of the main characters just stared at the other main character and the significance of the scene wasn't explained until a couple of episodes later.
Post by xelaevoli on Jul 14, 2004 11:40:33 GMT -5
Eric is the actor (English nickname?), not the character in the show. Although I've seen 16 epis, I don't remember his character's name! (Had to look it up...
Suh Jung-min is the character's name)
I think it's so funny when directors try to "internationalize" a show and the international scenes are SO generic. It's like, we KNOW you're not in America but couldn't you try a LITTLE harder to make it appear so?
It's also kind of amusing to me when dramas incorporate English or Japanese conversations. Sometimes the actors speak perfect English but the "Americans" (or whomever) are HORRIBLE actors. I digress...
Bok-ja is her friend
I just love this actress. I wish I knew what her nationality was...she doesn't look like a full-blood Korean to me. I saw her in Beautiful Days and she was great! So funny and so cute!
Post by Lucy on Jul 14, 2004 11:46:28 GMT -5
I just love this actress. I wish I knew what her nationality was...she doesn't look like a full-blood Korean to me. I saw her in Beautiful Days and she was great! So funny and so cute
Hey, now that you mention it, I did think that maybe she was a Korean-American, with perhaps an American granddad or something. She just looks "foreign" to me somehow.
I just love this actress. I wish I knew what her nationality was...she doesn't look like a full-blood Korean to me.
I thought it was only me! Yep, her height, her eyes they just don't look like your typical Korean beauty, not that she isn't pretty, she's quite lovely. I like her haircut, it's kind of like a bowl cut but w/pigtails. She's also not afraid to give her friend Ji-eun (I keep wanting to type Eun-ji ala OMR) some much needed counsel.
I looked up her name (forgot to put it in my original post) and it's definitely Korean. So maybe her mom is another nationality. Her name is Lee Yoo Jin (Lee Yu Jin) and here's the link to KoreaWiz -she's the last one on the page. I thought maybe she was Korean-American or Russian.
www.koreanwiz.org/at/actors27.html


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MARCEL Somerville's scorned ex Gabby Allen has signed up to Celebrity Big Brother, The Sun Online can reveal.
The Love Island star was left stunned when it emerged boyfriend Marcel slept with another woman behind her back and she's now ready to tell all about their bitter split on the hit Channel 5 show.
Gabby, who starred on Love Island in 2017, has kept tight lipped about going into the house but insiders say she's looking forward to going in.
A source told The Sun Online: "Gabby was devastated when she found out Marcel had cheated on her.
"She really thought he was the one and has been left heartbroken by what he did.
"Doing something like Celebrity Big Brother was never on her radar, but after their break up she wanted to do something challenging to help push her out of her comfort zone.
"Enough time has passed now and she won't be afraid to tell all about their failed relationship and the effect it had on her."
After news of Marcel's infidelity came to light, the Blazin' Squad singer hit back by accusing Gabby of cheating on him with former Towie star Dan Osborne.
Gabby furiously denied bedding Jacqueline Jossa's husband on a work trip in Marbella after they were pictured looking cosy on a yacht.
Since then she's thrown herself back into her work and has enjoyed holidays with Steph Davies and hen do celebrations with Olivia Buckland.
But the whole truth will be exposed in the Celebrity Big Brother house when Gabby enters this August.
Our source added: "Being cut off from the outside world with no phone or social media will be like an intense form of therapy for Gabby.
"She thinks it'll help her get over Marcel once and for all."
The Sun Online exclusively revealed the theme for the latest series is "retribution".
Producers are taking the show back to its social experiment roots and have signed up stars ready to face their demons in front of the public.
The reality show bosses have Katie Price's ex Kieran Hayler top of their most-wanted list.
Stormy Daniels, Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness and The Chuckle Brothers have also all been tipped to go in the house.
In February, drag queen Courtney Act - real name Shane Jenek - won CBB after a final head-to-head with former MP Ann Widdecombe, who finished runner up.


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Thanksgiving Day shopping in Southwest Florida.
Twas the night before Christmas Eve, and the stores across Southwest Florida were jammed with last minute shoppers.
I was one of them, too.
I stopped by Target on Tamiami Trail just south of Sarasota Square Mall on my way home after work. I needed a new pair of tights to go with my dress for a Christmas Eve party. I didn't think twice about the crowds, but boy, I should have.
The parking lot was busier than normal and the next door Publix grocery store was abuzz with activity.
I bee-lined it past the families with red carts stacked high with clothes, jewelry and other gifts. I grabbed the tights and hustled to the check out area. Target had only three stations open, and each had lines spiraling out around them.
I jumped in line behind a family with the least amount of goods in their basket. It was a mom, who was beaming just to be standing next to her two adult kids. They looked like they just arrived home from college. They were buying flour, sugar and other goods you need to make homemade cookies.
Total Wine was busy, but not nearly as packed as Target. I found what I wanted quickly, with the help of some knowledgeable associates, and was on my way home.
The majority of shopping malls in Southwest Florida opened at 8 a.m. on Christmas Eve. Retailers inside Westfield Group's Sarasota Square Mall were brimming with extra staff for the last minute rush of shoppers.
A handful of shoppers arrived early at the mall. Most seemed to have an idea of what they wanted and were in and out.
Like Anthony Saradina, from Venice. He arrived at Sarasota Square Mall with his sister, Kaitlyn, before 9 a.m. He bought her a taser for Christmas.
Westfield Group's Southgate Mall was much quieter. But the free gift wrapping station near the Macy's department store was working overtime.
Barry Ward was on his way out before 10 a.m. with bags from Victoria's Secret, Pandora and Champs Sporting Goods.
Most Sarasota area malls will close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day. Malls and stores reopen on Dec. 26.