TU Tuesday

Kristi Gustafson Barlette,


 http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Ringers-in-the-extreme-2263911.php

Did you get the chance to speak to Ryan Fitzpatrick as well as reading the story in the New York Times?

Did you search for any events where people have had serious medical problems due to their rings?

I liked how you made a poll.

I liked the style of writing (opinionated, humorous). 

https://secure.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?newsdate=11/6/2011&navigation=nextprior&category=LIFE&storyID=1093432

How did you get through the criticism without feeling discouraged?

Did you ever doubt your job as a journalist?

I like how the article gets very personal.

I wish negativity would motivate me. 

http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Playing-dairy-queen-for-a-day-2229727.php

What triggered your cow obsession?

Why do they milk all the cows three times a day? What kind of system to they have going there?

I'd also be afraid that I was hurting the cows.

The workers there must be very patient, it seems.

Thankful Four

Opinion Prompt #2

I disagree with 'child testimonies in abuses cases are not credible.' If it is the child getting abused, then I see no reason on why it wouldn't be believable. Especially if there is evidence. If there is no evidence, then I still don't understand why a child would lie about that. It is too much of a serious matter for it to not be taken seriously. Precautions should always be taken if there is abuse happening or even if there are lies about the abuse. What kind of position would this child have to be in to lie about abuse?

I Want To Write About #86

The last time I saw the mountains was over the summer. My brother had a lacrosse tournament in Vermont, so we traveled there with my mom, my sister, my grandparents and my aunt. At my fathers house, we live in a small house with a few acres of land. On our street, there are a few farms and only a few houses. So, me and my brother love the countryside. On the way to Vermont, I filmed some of the scenery that stood out to me. The mountains were beautiful, and although I didn't want to go to the tournament, the scenery made up for it. I don't downhill ski and I'm not a huge fan of snow, but I would consider living in Vermont.

Magnetic Poetry

L = London

http://www.abbeyroad.com/visit/
1). Cross Abbey Road."This album became their best selling work and featured the now iconic image of the zebra crossing outside the studios on the front cover"
http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/culture/big-ben
2). Visit Big Ben. "The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower, commonly called Big Ben, are among London's most iconic landmarks."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge
3). Visit the London Bridge(Tower Bridge). "London Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames, connecting the City of London and Southwark, in central London."
http://www.londonforfun.com/Top-10-London-attractions.html
4). London Eye. "It will, over 30 minutes, make a full circle and thus give you a splendid view of London."
http://www.londonforfun.com/Top-10-London-attractions.html
5). Tower of London. "Chiefly famous as a place of imprisonment and 
execution, it has variously been used as a royal residence, an armoury, a mint, a menagerie, an observatory and - a function it still serves - a safe-deposit box for the Crown Jewels."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Row_Studios

6). Visit Britannia Row Studios. "Pink Floyd built the original Britannia Row Studios, located in the street Britannia Row, Islington, London N1, after their 1975 album Wish You Were Here was released. They then went on to use the studio to record their next album, Animals, and parts of The Wall including the famous school chorus on "Another Brick in the Wall". Nick Mason eventually assumed full ownership of the studio, but in the early 1990s he decided to sell the studio to its current owner, Kate Koumi, who has been managing it since the mid 1980s."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall

7). Visit Royal Albert Hall. "It is one of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, recognisable all over the world. Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from every kind of performance genre have appeared on its stage."

Here's your hat, what's your hurry?

Here's you hat, what's your hurry? is something my grandma says to me a lot. She always says it to me as a joke whenever I'd be leaving her house. She said she started saying it because her father would always say it to people at their home. Her father was a very sarcastic person, she said. When I first asked her what it meant, she wouldn't really tell  me because it isn't the most polite thing to say to someone, and it's a bit snarky. It's all in good fun, though.

Absence Poetry Prompt

The absence of war

If you try to imagine the world with the absence of war, how different would it be?
Would there be any conflict?
Would it even be desirable?
How peaceful would it really be?
How would we deal with our problems?

Whether it's an absence of an argument, or an absence of the next world war,
everything and everyone would be black and white.

Dull, boring, and vapid.