Moose Tracks

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Two new pix of Mr Green

2009-03-31T15:08:00.004-04:00

2009-03-30T17:20:00.000-04:00

Mr Green

2009-03-30T17:12:00.000-04:00

BLARG!

2009-01-29T20:09:00.001-05:00

Nathan says this word all the time. Guess its a cleaning product?! Youtube has everything...

Star Wars

2009-01-29T12:47:00.001-05:00

Star Wars: Told by a Girl Who's Never Seen it

Fetus (Deformed)

2009-01-13T17:56:00.002-05:00

WARNING: Graphic video.

This fetus had all of its abdominal organs and its heart outside its body. Its heart is still beating but it is obviously not breathing- too premature to breathe on its own, anyway, obviously.

Fetus on Gauze

2009-01-08T20:46:00.008-05:00

You might remember a while back I posted a photo of a miscarried 15-week fetus on a piece of gauze. Well here is one at 16 weeks. Two totally different occurances. I think the other one looks more "fleshed-out", but its hard to compare when there is very little for size reference. However, the doctor who originally posted the picture in this post said it was "as long as my little finger". Who knows what size his fingers are, though. Some references I read say that the crown-to-rump length is 4.4 to 4.8 inches at this stage and another says a total length (including legs, that is) is about 6 inches.

Here is a bigger version of this photo. It is 8 from the right of the series.

Noah's First Concert Pt 4

2008-12-05T18:20:00.003-05:00

A video from the concert- the very end. Standing ovation.

Noah's First Concert Pt 3

2008-12-05T18:18:00.000-05:00

Noah's First Concert Pt 2

2008-12-05T18:06:00.002-05:00

Noah's First Concert Pt 1

2008-12-05T17:58:00.003-05:00

Sorry for the sideways pix- I can't figure out how to turn them- no idea why!
Click each picture for the full size.

Crazy Nattles!

2008-12-01T14:01:00.001-05:00

Out on a walk... (Pt. 3 Wintery Day)

2008-11-30T15:01:00.002-05:00

The Many Faces of Christopher (Pt 2 wintery day)

2008-11-30T14:56:00.002-05:00

This is what he looks like when you're having a conversation with him. (When he's paying attention... lol)

Wintery day out with christopher PT. 1

2008-11-30T14:50:00.003-05:00

Views inside Caribou Coffee....

Nathan playing his guitar

2008-11-28T21:52:00.002-05:00

Noah

2008-11-28T21:48:00.002-05:00

Nataleigh

2008-11-28T21:44:00.003-05:00

Watching TV

2008-11-28T21:42:00.000-05:00

Watching an episode of "House".

Tgiving 2008

2008-11-28T21:40:00.002-05:00

Christopher's "In love" face....

Nataleigh's sisters...

2008-11-26T15:01:00.004-05:00

No wonder she always seems up to something!

Pictures of Me and Christopher from Yesterday

2008-11-24T17:25:00.002-05:00

As always, you can click on an image for a bigger version.

Christopher Yesterday

2008-11-24T17:13:00.003-05:00

The Grim Noah

2008-10-30T20:33:00.002-04:00

Reminds me of this video:

Always With You

2008-10-25T21:48:00.003-04:00

Moody McCain!

2008-10-17T17:45:00.005-04:00

Above: After the last debate.

This is not the usual blog post, but as it"s topical...

From his looks - sarcastic, nasty, rude, etc- to his apparent temper... Remember what they say: What they're like on a first date in public is what THEY think is their "Best Behavior" and it only goes down hill in private...

Little Drummer Boy in the Van

2008-10-17T17:18:00.003-04:00

Noah and Nataleigh made a video to this 1985 recording I did as part of the 7th & 8th grade choirs section of the Ypsi choirs record- yes, LP! (This is a tape duplicate.)

Fall Morning - Still!

2008-10-17T10:35:00.005-04:00

Fall Morning

2008-10-17T10:31:00.005-04:00

Baby Squirrel

2008-10-10T23:44:00.004-04:00

Saw this baby squirrel a few days ago and got the cell phone camera lense literally inches from the little thing's face! It finally had enough and went into the middle of the bush. See how short and thin its tail is? (I could've put the whole animal in my hand.) I wonder if it will survive the winter. (Click the pic to see a bigger version.)

Choir Rehearsal - "Little Drummer Boy"

2008-10-10T23:17:00.005-04:00

Noah's in the middle in the front (smallest and youngest). Not perfect- but after six weeks, not too bad. (The loud person that sounds like he can't hit the notes as easily is the director. lol)

What is it with Americans' Idea of Foreskins??

2008-09-29T20:32:00.006-04:00

This book is in the student center's book store where I'm going to school. And I wonder why Americans think foreskins are "a little useless flap"! The words to the right label this penis as "uncircumcised"- just in case you think its some strange variant of circumcised. I want to know- "Who exactly modeled for their illustration??"

Had My "Tubes Tied" - Essure

2008-08-26T16:09:00.004-04:00

August 21st, I had my "tubes tied" by a newer procedure called "Essure". They put tiny coils into your fallopian tubes which, in time, causes scar tissue to build up. It went well. My boyfriend took the day off work to take me to and from the procedure center and watch me the same day and night, as required. He bought me maxi pads and orange juice and picked up my prescriptions. What a guy! :) I slept and ate toast and juice the first day and was tired for maybe 3 days but now I feel back to normal. Tomorrow, I go to get fitted for a diaphragm and we are going to rely on that and condoms for the 3 months until the HSG xray shows that both tubes are blocked. Here is a news clip about how the procedure works. (I, btw, was given a general anesthetic- i.e. "knocked out"- because they tried 4 or 5 times to place a spinal anesthetic and couldn't. Therefore, I didn't feel a thing or see a thing. :) I woke up with period-type bleeding which has since tapered to nothing and pain no worse than a period or very early labor immediately after.)

Preemies

2008-08-07T12:17:00.005-04:00

Here's a downloadable file from NPR about preemies. Thought it was interesting!

Perils of Preemies

Snufflupagus

2008-07-29T15:25:00.003-04:00

Saw this in yesterday's paper and had to add my own touches. (That's "The Punisher" on his green shirt, and one of those ear bar thingos, nevermind that our paper only publishes it black-and-white.)

For those of you who don't remember, "Snuffy" was only seen by Big Bird for years and years until recent times when the creators of the show decided that his imaginary friend was too "odd" (??) for kids to be shown, so now EVERYBODY can see him. *SIGH*..... Those were the days!

Nataleigh 7/15/2008

2008-07-15T19:26:00.001-04:00

Shirt & Postcard

2008-07-14T17:09:00.003-04:00

The cartoon taped to Noah's bassinette and the tshirt he wore- right after birth.

Noah Singing

2008-06-14T20:41:00.000-04:00

Nathan at the guitar store - June 13, 2008

2008-06-14T11:05:00.002-04:00

Sweet Child of Mine

2008-06-11T16:18:00.000-04:00

Pix of Kids

2008-05-15T16:11:00.002-04:00

Bowling and Singing!

2008-02-14T16:22:00.000-05:00

Winter Wonderland

2008-01-02T19:37:00.001-05:00

These were taken after Nathans dr's appointment Jan. 2nd- Nathan, Nataleigh and Noah made a small snowman- and Jan. 1st on a walk with Christopher and his friend Kern, Kern's wife Dianne, and their daughter.

"The Henry Ford" - Formerly known as "The Henry Ford Museum".

2007-12-28T23:24:00.000-05:00

Looking at the holiday electric train set. (There was a camera on one of the engines!)

On the Rosa Parks bus in her seat.

Trying out the car in the turn-of-the-1900's section of the Generations Exhibit.

No explanation needed!

The "Generations" exhibit: The Baby Boomers section- an elementary school classroom during an atomic bomb drill.

The Nathan Alagheny

The snow-plow train.

Nataleigh and Noah in front of a gas station.

In the most-current section of an "airplane".

Nathan, Nataleigh, Noah and Marcus listen during the tour of the Dimaxion house.

Nataleigh and the chair my dad had in the 70's!

Noah and a Buckminster Fuller creation.

"Bucky Balls"! Nataleigh and Noah.

"Mom, Why did you have to kill my only friend in the whole wide world?!?"

2007-12-26T19:08:00.000-05:00

Christmas 2007

2007-12-26T17:39:00.000-05:00

Nathan's letter to Santa.

Nataleigh's letter to Santa.

Noah gets a little instruction from the trumpeter.

The kids choirs sat in front of us. Noah turned around and was happy to see me!

All of us during the service.

Nathan got tired during the service.

Noah reads along with hymns during the service.

Nattles listens to the service.

Nathan may not want to be in the junior choir, but he's not completely uninterested!

Noah gets a drink before the service. Notice the cute little cassak!

Noah gets ready to sing at church, Christmas Eve.

Christopher gets special tickets from me in the morning!

Noah showing that this hand-me-down sweater fits. (Thought it was cute- not really xmas. lol)

The Six Cousins!

This comic SO reminds me of Christopher and me!

2007-12-11T02:25:00.001-05:00

Cool Picture ~ Very Graphic!

2007-12-11T02:21:00.000-05:00

This is a 15-week miscarried fetus. No size reference except the gauze pad (they come in various sizes, I assume), but the detail is amazing.

What Do Europeans Think of America?

2007-11-28T21:32:00.001-05:00

Distasteful Comics (click to enlarge)

2007-11-28T13:37:00.001-05:00

One slightly-disturbing comic! As a friend of mine put it after she read it, "Oh my! Now I feel used!"

Then there's this one, in which a dog is trying to get rid of his master's cat-loving wife:

Noah with "my" bra

2007-11-28T13:33:00.000-05:00

Here's the size I used to wear when he was a newborn! (He is now six and this was taken only a month ago or so.)

I think this was an F or a G cup. I'm now a nice C. (Had a reduction 4 years ago.)

My Friend as Gandi

2007-11-27T19:48:00.000-05:00

2007-10-20T17:36:00.000-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 10

2007-10-20T17:33:00.000-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 9

2007-10-20T17:30:00.000-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 8

2007-10-20T17:21:00.000-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 7

2007-10-20T17:20:00.001-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 6

2007-10-20T17:17:00.001-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 5

2007-10-20T17:09:00.000-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 4

2007-10-20T17:07:00.000-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 3

2007-10-20T17:06:00.001-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 2

2007-10-20T17:04:00.001-04:00

Nathan Skating Part 1

2007-10-20T16:50:00.000-04:00

Noah's 6th Birthday!

2007-09-26T15:22:00.000-04:00

This is Noah yesterday, 9/25/07. His birthday is today- 9/26. More pictures to come!

Video at party:

Optimus Prime Gets Prostate Cancer

2007-09-10T16:25:00.000-04:00

Christopher on a Swing - CUTE!

2007-09-09T14:07:00.000-04:00

How STUPID Can you Be?!?!

2007-09-08T16:57:00.001-04:00

How to Manhandle a Newborn Baby

2007-09-08T16:08:00.000-04:00

This baby girl was born in Israel (it seems) and I'm surprised the nurse doesn't drop her! Poor thing was gurgling on that water, too! Look on the bright side: She could've been born a boy in America. This seems like a day at Disneyland comparatively.

9-Year-Old's Penile Status in Question - Part of Divorce Battle

2007-09-08T16:01:00.001-04:00

Parents Fight Includes Circ of 9-year-old. The attorney for the father said that the father won the case, and the boy was not circumcised- in large part because he did not want to be and there wasn't sufficient medical evidence.

Cutting With Tradition: Documentary on Jewish Circ Choices

2007-09-08T13:36:00.000-04:00

Here is the rest of the documentary I posted the other day.

Part 1

Part 2

(Part 3 in post below...)

Just One of Many Examples Why Circumcision Hurts

2007-09-05T19:44:00.002-04:00

The Mogen method used here is supposed to be "nearly painless" and superior to the hospital methods. (This is a bris ceremony.) Notice the men trying to downplay everything- including saying the mother can see the baby... hiding what they are doing from her. Her reaction is what it SHOULD be when such a thing happens to one's child. Note the wine *poured* into the baby's mouth! And the Mohel saying "Don't cry! Its pretty!" (And FYI: Foreskins are naturally "tight" in childhood.)

Oh those were the days... The last few days of Summer Vacation!

2007-08-27T17:06:00.000-04:00

Chocolate Exotique

2007-08-27T17:01:00.000-04:00

For that time of the month you don't know WHAT you want....

X-Rated Parrot, Ruby & A Message From Her Owner

2007-08-27T16:34:00.000-04:00

X-Rated Parrot. (Embedding is disabled. These videos will open in a separate browser window.) There are LOTS of videos of this bird. This is the first one.

Here is a message from her owner about the effect Ruby has had on "You-Tubers". Message.

"Oh Long Johnson"

2007-08-27T16:29:00.000-04:00

Storm

2007-08-24T18:44:00.000-04:00

Chicks and Machines

2007-08-24T16:54:00.000-04:00

Scientists Create Out-of-Body Experiences

2007-08-24T16:51:00.000-04:00

Click the photo above to see it bigger and read. Also, here are two more links about the subject.
#1
#2

Canoe Trip - Part 3: Cabella's

2007-08-13T14:16:00.001-04:00

Canoe Trip - Part 2 : Bob Evans

2007-08-13T14:12:00.001-04:00

Canoe Trip - 8/12/07

2007-08-13T14:05:00.000-04:00

Choir Reunion - 8/4/07 (Last Weekend)

2007-08-09T15:19:00.000-04:00

These are from last Saturday but I thought I'd post a few. This was the college choir reunion. Nataleigh was the Water Balloon Queen. She got everybody!

Noah waits in line for a balloon.

Skate Shop - Red Belly

2007-08-09T14:47:00.001-04:00

Its a steamy, rainy day. I had a dr.'s appointment for what turned out to be liquid in my inner ear, then we decided to drive down the way to Subway for lunch. Nathan was really surprised to see "Red Belly" right around the corner!

Master Ernest Lough - Famous 1930's Boy Soprano

2007-08-08T18:29:00.000-04:00

Back around 1995, my then-husband showed me a recording in a catalog he thought I might like: a boy soprano whose voice was crystal clear. Not only was it a good recording, but an OLD recording- 1920's. I love the style of singing from the early 1900's- much gusto!

I just found this documentary on him, made around the same time as I bought the recording on CD. I had no idea he was as famous as he was. (A bit, but not like this.)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

$1 Movies - "Surf's Up"

2007-08-08T15:23:00.000-04:00

One of My Favorite Pieces of Music!

2007-08-07T15:53:00.000-04:00

This is one of my favorite pieces- "Miserere Mei, Deus" by Gregorio Allegri, written in the mid-1600's. It's a setting to Psalm 51, "Have mercy upon me..." and talks about sacrifice and forgiveness of sins. It is sung during Holy Week on Good Friday at the Tenebrae service - in total darkness. It is most famous for three things: The "High C" of the treble soloist in the verses; the fact that (as legend has it) at age 12 or so, Mozart put it to paper, after hearing the Sistine Chapel Choir perform this *very* secret piece of theirs; and of course that its composer was a member of the Sistine Chapel Choir, whose soprano and contralto members were all castrati.

The version we perform today, however, is actually a mixture of two different versions (both written by members of the Sistine Chapel Choir)- one on top of the other! This gives it a very eerie sound, indeed. The "High-C" version, was not brought about until about the 1930's, and so certainly was never sung by a castrato, as the last one to be in the Sistine Chapel Choir (Alessandro Moreschi) had already died in the 1920's.

This is a 1987 video of King's College Choir giving a rendition. You can see the solo treble boy on the lower right of the screen. The men to his left are singing the other 3 solos- alto (not contralto/castrato), tenor, bass- and the 2nd treble part is on the bottom left, but he is often off-screen. Notice how easily the kid hits the high notes. ;)

Still Only A Penny - The Meijer Horse

2007-08-07T15:43:00.000-04:00

Rainy Walk

2007-08-06T06:18:00.001-04:00

A prime example of erosion!

We went for a walk yesterday in the rain.....

Notice the child.... lol He has one of me in "mosaic", too. I'll post it, when I get a copy. (Ok, done. See below...)

Please Do Not Use... They Will Jam

2007-08-02T18:29:00.001-04:00

This must be a female change machine -
A European one, at that.

Swim Lessons

2007-08-02T18:14:00.000-04:00

The kids have been taking swimming lessons at the pool just around the block from us all week. Next week, too. Nathan has been promoted to the advanced class (from intermediate) only halfway through! (Same thing happened last year, but beginner to intermediate.) Noah and Nataleigh, & Gabriel, Julian and Ella (my sister's kids) are in the beginner class. (Well, Ella is in the toddler version!)

So Easy, a 5-Year-Old Can Do It (aka "The new Apple store opened at the mall")

2007-08-02T18:07:00.002-04:00

YouTube - Itzhak Perlman - "Fingers Circumcised"

2007-08-01T09:06:00.000-04:00

YouTube - Itzhak Perlman - "Fingers Circumcised"

This is an infamous clip of an early-80's interview with Itzhak Perlman.

If You're Having a Baby, Press Play....

2007-07-31T18:00:00.000-04:00