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Thursday, October 25, 2018

Are You Lot Guided?



Not believing much inwards god...or at to the lowest degree non inwards the god I was raised to believe...I tin even therefore experience every bit though to a greater extent than or less beneficial guidance directs me inwards to a greater extent than or less shape of spiritual growth.

Just What I Needed to See

"Just-In-Time Training" was a concept inwards my consulting days that meant having a preparation organization that was available when it was needed together with provided preparation but every bit the mortal beingness trained would involve guidance.  So, for instance, amongst a novel system, an employee could access preparation on-demand but every bit they were given access to the novel system, therefore that the cognition was fresh for when they needed it.

I seem to select Just-In-Time Training when it comes to my spirit.

Just every bit I'm given a novel "system" to travel with, someone says something, or points me to something that gives me the exact guidance I involve to grow inwards ways I couldn't select imagined.

Note:  Writing close epiphanies inwards one's life ever seems therefore disappointing...the description of a revelation that tin live on monumental for me, tin seem completely uninspired past times those reading close it.  It's incredibly hard to convey something therefore personal, together with experiential.  So when I y'all read the next instance of Just-In-Time spiritual training, but banknote that it exclusively demonstrates why I experience guided...because the touching on of the realization, spell it was huge for me, I sympathize in all likelihood won't live on for you.

My example:  I'm discussing the adjacent stages of my spiritual increment amongst a trusted mentor...my Breema master.  He shares the path he took at a similar juncture.  I abide by it educational together with interesting, but there's no "aha" to it.  He basically was describing how he uses day-to-day distractions every bit reminders to come upward dorsum to his body, which is his straight access to consciousness. 

Then nosotros encounter the documentary "In Pursuit of Silence" together with I select this amazing epiphany of how looking inward for the silence, leads me to beingness reminded of how the trunk tin convey me to consciousness.

I know...a bunch of mumbo jumbo.  But individually these 2 events weren't therefore impactful, but together...transformational.

Guidance?  God?  Karma? Chance? Fate?  Not sure...but grateful anyway.

Current Knitting/Cranking

Overall, quite pleased amongst the progress on the Silky Wool Cardigan.


I know the photograph makes it expect to a greater extent than similar a girls clothing than a cardigan, but I'm almost finished amongst the 2 front end sections together with and then but the upper back, sleeves, push band together with neckband to go!

For Gerty, I've been trying to a greater extent than novel sock designs.  I'm thinking I'd similar to select 2 basic sock designs that I role for making socks.  One of them volition live on to a greater extent than or less version of this novel couplet of socks I finished.








Simple 1x1 rib downwards the cuff together with and then 1x1 rib on transcend of the foot.  I know these are but ordinary chestnut chocolate-brown socks, but they're made from a wonderfully soft wool (that is NOT superwash).

I haven't quite decided what I'll select every bit my instant go-to design...it won't live on 1x1 rib at the transcend of the cuff, 3x1 rib for the residuum together with and then a plainly foot...I'm non a big fan of that design.

Readers' Comments/Questions

Leslie comments, "Hi! Just to allow y'all know, that the Silky Wool hasn’t been discontinued. Not certain where y'all got that info."

Thanks Leslie...I must select seen a page indicating a specific coloring was discontinued together with misunderstand.  Glad to know I tin still larn this wonderful yarn.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Is Facebook Spying On You?

Have you lot ever had a conversation amongst mortal in addition to within days (or sometimes hours or minutes), a "Sponsored" post service appears inwards your Facebook feed for the EXACT matter you lot were discussing?

Paranoid Much?

It turns out my espresso machine was acting a flake cranky in addition to Thaddeus knows this machine within in addition to out, in addition to thus he took a await at it.  We discussed brew heads, gaskets, the house where nosotros purchase most of our machine equipment (Seattle Coffee Gear), our java grind, etc.

Thaddeus went to his reckoner in addition to did google searches, eBay searches in addition to Amazon clicks on diverse products including going to the Seattle Coffee Gear spider web site.

Two hours later, this appeared inwards my Facebook feed (on both my lap top in addition to my iPhone).


There were other to a greater extent than specific ads from Seattle Coffee Gear most gaskets, Rocket espresso machines in addition to brew heads.

I was a flake freaked out.

I don't utilization Thaddeus' reckoner at all.  He in addition to I don't part userid's or passwords for anything...not Google, non Amazon, non eBay, non Safari, non iTunes, non iCloud, etc.  No overlap at all.

We produce part the same WiFi network, in addition to thus I assumed it mightiness live on around grouped IP address target advertising.

Until I saw this!


Facebook absolutely denies that they head inwards through my iPhone microphone.  But they also stated publicly that Russian bots in addition to interference inwards the 2016 election using the Facebook platform was ridiculous.

H5N1 friend of mine related a similar storey to discussing Taco Bell inwards Flemington, NJ amongst his appointment spell he was scrolling through Facebook...guess what sponsored advert showed upwardly inwards his feed?  Not simply Taco Bell, but the Taco Bell inwards Flemington, NJ.  And he had never gotten a Taco Bell advert before.  Nor had I ever gotten an espresso company's advert on my feed until this latest incident.

I'm sorry...that's likewise large of a coincidence...Facebook is simply fucking lying.

Suffice it to say I turned off Facebook's access to my iPhone microphone (as good every bit whatever other app).  I tin ever plough it dorsum on if I desire to "go live" on Facebook or tape videos on Instagram.

Current Knitting

On to the side past times side department of the Silky Wool Cardigan.


If all goes every bit planned, this volition eventually exceed away a sleeve.

Readers' Comments/Questions

Someone (Julie??) mentioned that the pockets on the Silky Road Cardigan are rather small.

It was done this agency on purpose...the pockets were to a greater extent than a pattern characteristic than a functional pocket, but fifty-fifty aesthetically, I concur the pockets are smaller than I would convey liked.  I'll visit making them await bigger (even if I don't brand them whatever bigger.