tonight it was kung pao chicken from costco. all prepared. you know, heat and eat. but not a "tv dinner" because it was enough to feed an army. is that cheating or what. why do i feel guilty? for one thing, although it was passable to put into the lunch box of da man for his late dinner on the night shift, it seems hardly acceptable to slop it onto a plate and declare "dinner!" i really don't know who it is i am trying fool here. but our bellies are full. and there are only a few hours before we start our late night entertainment....uh...yeah...in bed and asleep by nine has always been my motto. well most of the time it is 10 or 10:30 but going past that there is only a very slim chance that i will be out biking at 4am. so here it is now after 7. i am blogging. i have to do my bills today. or. well you know. they wont be on time and our credit score will be at an all time low. which is really neither here nor there right now, but eventually one just might need a more than decent credit score. life is funny. when it is all my time, i have no problem doing nothing. but when it comes to shared time, well i guess thats where i see the there is a need to be more responsible...not to myself, but to the others involved. so pop over to Beth's Page to her post today and see why this post this night. is doing something better than doing nothing???
hmmmmm.....seems to me one might better take that stand especially in cases of life or death situations. otherwise....doing nothing works.....but not for long. and when you are always having to spend time catching up with yourself, you soon run out of time to do nothing. so, yeah...do something.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
loop de loop
today starts a new job for one amongst us. after 14 years, 10 on the night shift, a new place to hone his skill. its like getting a kid ready for his return to school after a long hot summer. the only thing that is missing is the little bow tie and a back pack. but it is different after all these years. a little bit nervous, but not like when we were kids. back in those days our shyness could have easily killed us if we had given over to it. this time, it starts with a handshake and the willingness to learn anew. i am excited for him.
and tonight....well not tonight,,,,,but before the week is out i just know dinner will be served. after 10 years of not having to fix dinner, its back into the kitchen for one amongst us. tonight though, lol, i just wont be here to do it. places to go, people to see, and things to do.
vaya con dios...
and tonight....well not tonight,,,,,but before the week is out i just know dinner will be served. after 10 years of not having to fix dinner, its back into the kitchen for one amongst us. tonight though, lol, i just wont be here to do it. places to go, people to see, and things to do.
vaya con dios...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Guess what
the week before i left for Dallas i welcomed four new staff to my supervision. a new unit of people doing tasks completely unrelated to what my other staff do. there is not even guilt by association. i must say i have been so very busy for the last three days i have 7 of 8 cw puzzles sitting on my desk untouched. yes. untouched. i have not even had a chance to pee during the day.
im hoppin'.
don't take me back to those days, please please, don't make me go back. i like cw puzzles.
so now my quest is to find BALANCE.
i feel like a drunk staggering through the streets. first tripping over my feet to the left, then back to the right, taking all the newness in, analyzing, contemplating, why, how, why not. it makes my brain cell tired.
im hoppin'.
don't take me back to those days, please please, don't make me go back. i like cw puzzles.
so now my quest is to find BALANCE.
i feel like a drunk staggering through the streets. first tripping over my feet to the left, then back to the right, taking all the newness in, analyzing, contemplating, why, how, why not. it makes my brain cell tired.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Starry, Starry, Night
Yesterday was different.
I went to a funeral of the husband of a church friend. Our friend has often brought concerns for her husband's health and well being to our Sunday School class. We have prayed for him for a few years now to have the pain he has endured each day for a very long time.
Jesus called for him last week and we rejoiced in his new pain free life. Seriously, rather unexpected, but truly an answer to prayer. He was her testimony. Every Sunday she prayed for his assurance in Christ and waited for the miracle. His resurrected life to live with his Savior is the miracle. Calm. Peaceful. Comforted. We celebrated his life past and his new life he lives now.
And we look forward to the day when He will return and lift us all up. "Come Lord Jesus, quickly. Not one of us who waits will be disappointed." Our Pastor uses those words when he opens his Sunday services. Odd to unfamiliar ears. But think about it. Aren't you waiting? Aren't you anticipating Him? I am. Got lots to do here between now and then, but I wait eagerly for Him.
And finally, have you ever looked up to a starry night and wondered about the vastness? The heavens were created for us. Not one star is out of place or missing. Have you ever considered that?
I went to a funeral of the husband of a church friend. Our friend has often brought concerns for her husband's health and well being to our Sunday School class. We have prayed for him for a few years now to have the pain he has endured each day for a very long time.
Jesus called for him last week and we rejoiced in his new pain free life. Seriously, rather unexpected, but truly an answer to prayer. He was her testimony. Every Sunday she prayed for his assurance in Christ and waited for the miracle. His resurrected life to live with his Savior is the miracle. Calm. Peaceful. Comforted. We celebrated his life past and his new life he lives now.
And we look forward to the day when He will return and lift us all up. "Come Lord Jesus, quickly. Not one of us who waits will be disappointed." Our Pastor uses those words when he opens his Sunday services. Odd to unfamiliar ears. But think about it. Aren't you waiting? Aren't you anticipating Him? I am. Got lots to do here between now and then, but I wait eagerly for Him.
And finally, have you ever looked up to a starry night and wondered about the vastness? The heavens were created for us. Not one star is out of place or missing. Have you ever considered that?
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Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls them each by name.
Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
ISAIAH 40: 25 - 31
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Monday, July 21, 2008
35 LBS
that is the weight of the Stephen Leaders Training Manual. A series of folders containing scripted lesson plans along with program information and resources compiled to meet every imagined ~ and probably unimagined ~ need of a Stephen Ministers group. Five-hundred-sixteen participants from all over the US, a couple from Canada, and a Pastor from Botswana. 150 denominations represented; all people with a passion for serving others. Amazing. Absolutely amazing. We were busy for six days, starting at 8:30 am and going through 5:00 pm. A couple of the nights we even went back for evening sessions. I dubbed our team, that is Margaret and I, "Sponges for Christ" as instructions from our congregation's Ministry Leader sent us forth to gather all the information offered. And we made friends!
Does your congregation have a Stephen Minister team? Is there one in a church nearby. If not, here is a wonderful opportunity to share your heart for Christ with others in need. Perhaps you need a listening ear. Every contact is confidential. Stephen Ministers are trained to listen, alert to resources available to help, and mostly they are there to present the face of Jesus to those who need to see Him.
While a the training, I saw not only His face, but "Kindness" personified. It was beautiful. Not sickening sweet, but assertively attentive.
My journey continues. At the helm, my Lord and Saviour. I may be able to provide the care, but He provides the cure. For me. For you.
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4: 1 - 6.
Does your congregation have a Stephen Minister team? Is there one in a church nearby. If not, here is a wonderful opportunity to share your heart for Christ with others in need. Perhaps you need a listening ear. Every contact is confidential. Stephen Ministers are trained to listen, alert to resources available to help, and mostly they are there to present the face of Jesus to those who need to see Him.
While a the training, I saw not only His face, but "Kindness" personified. It was beautiful. Not sickening sweet, but assertively attentive.
My journey continues. At the helm, my Lord and Saviour. I may be able to provide the care, but He provides the cure. For me. For you.
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4: 1 - 6.
Rrrrrevving up
i am home. i have even started my monday. which is cool, but i gotta skip outta here to attend a funeral. decided i better answer some of those riddles i posted before they become to moldy. okay here we go
1. a baby rabbits legs must be long enough to reach the ground.
2. three
3. every lunch it went back for (four) seconds.
and lastly but not leastly
4. i-n-c-o-r-r-e-c-t-l-y
i'llllll be back
1. a baby rabbits legs must be long enough to reach the ground.
2. three
3. every lunch it went back for (four) seconds.
and lastly but not leastly
4. i-n-c-o-r-r-e-c-t-l-y
i'llllll be back
Friday, July 11, 2008
Ponderance
How long does a baby rabbit's legs have to be?
Why would anyone ask that question. BECAUSE it is a riddle.
Here's one for the mathematician amongst us.
There were two ducks in front of a duck and two ducks behind a duck, and one duck in the middle. How many ducks were there in total?
Okay how about this one....
Why did the clock in the cafeteria always run slow?
And one more.
What 11-letter English word does everyone pronounce incorrectly?
Okay y'all think that over. Im out of here for a week.
Be good.
Why would anyone ask that question. BECAUSE it is a riddle.
Here's one for the mathematician amongst us.
There were two ducks in front of a duck and two ducks behind a duck, and one duck in the middle. How many ducks were there in total?
Okay how about this one....
Why did the clock in the cafeteria always run slow?
And one more.
What 11-letter English word does everyone pronounce incorrectly?
Okay y'all think that over. Im out of here for a week.
Be good.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Kind of Froggy-looking
dontcha think?
Oh I so love hammocks. Have you ever been in one? No? Oh honey you need to be findin' ya'self a hammock. And nowadays you don't even need a tree or two. They have fancy dancy free-standing stands for looks and comfort! Now in the springtime here or even later fall, you can go out there with a lap blanket and snooze til you are all out of snoozes. Take a book, but you won't be reading long.
right now the hammocks in town are all empty. i dont know any one that goes out after 5pm 'cept just to get home from work. 111* officially.... but wouldn't it be neat just to have hammocks at work. wait....never mind....we'd never want to leave work...now that is crazy. i'll wait for fall...its near by...only three more months, twelve weeks,, 90 days...ugh.
well ya'll,,,,im partin' out saturday mornin....destination: DALLAS. and its cooler there....LOL by 10*'s i have this wonderful opportunity to attend a leadership training for Stephen's Ministry
a lay ministry training to "provide one-to-one Christian care to hurting people in and around your congregation." I am excited.
God is amazing. Its time to share it with others. Think about it....what has He done for you lately? Oh so many things, I know. He loves YOU.
Oh I so love hammocks. Have you ever been in one? No? Oh honey you need to be findin' ya'self a hammock. And nowadays you don't even need a tree or two. They have fancy dancy free-standing stands for looks and comfort! Now in the springtime here or even later fall, you can go out there with a lap blanket and snooze til you are all out of snoozes. Take a book, but you won't be reading long.
right now the hammocks in town are all empty. i dont know any one that goes out after 5pm 'cept just to get home from work. 111* officially.... but wouldn't it be neat just to have hammocks at work. wait....never mind....we'd never want to leave work...now that is crazy. i'll wait for fall...its near by...only three more months, twelve weeks,, 90 days...ugh.
well ya'll,,,,im partin' out saturday mornin....destination: DALLAS. and its cooler there....LOL by 10*'s i have this wonderful opportunity to attend a leadership training for Stephen's Ministry
a lay ministry training to "provide one-to-one Christian care to hurting people in and around your congregation." I am excited.
God is amazing. Its time to share it with others. Think about it....what has He done for you lately? Oh so many things, I know. He loves YOU.
Good Morning Sunshine
It is 4:30 am and 85*. There is no sun in our smoke filled skies. Will be 110* today.
Make yours a good one.
Make yours a good one.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Part the Second
About 12 years ago, I took the alternate route and had a thyroidectomy. That was to remove all but 11% of my goiterized (ugh) thyroid gland that was giving off enough juice to light up NYC. Okay ladies...we are talking HORMONES.....not the female kind, but in essence they work the same way. It is essential that you have your thyroid checked when the day comes that they tell you you are menopausal.
I had the shakes, I had heart palpitations, my hair fell out, my eyelashes fell out, I was insanely MAD at the world, and I was HOT. (Could I possibly be the cause of global warming?) After surgery I came to quick realization of how many people in my life were close to death at my hands during my hyperthyroidism ~ GRAVES DISEASE ~ induced mind. TI have been everso thankful to God that I was 'healed' and happy that I wasn't insane afterall. Lasted a pretty good length of time.
Well, its back. That little piece they left in me to keep me "normal" has decided to grow and spew thyroid juice into my veins. I AM HOT. HOT. HOT. It never goes away. Add to that, lack of female hormone induced HOTFLASHES. I am talking FLAMING HOT.
The doc says its time to look at it again. I123 Uptake scan will take place in a couple of weeks. With those results along with lab results from today, we will discuss treatment. Not for sure but perhaps, no probably, it will be the nuking....radioactive iodine. I'm nervous about that. To me eating a pill to radiate you is going to turn you green and make you glow in the dark. I just don't understand, or maybe even trust, that no other part of my body will be effected by this treatment.
So could you do me a favor and say some prayers for knowledge, understanding, direction, etc. I could use it. Wintertime is not so bad, I can do the no coat thing and be comfortable, but summer is killing me. More than the heat, this stuff is destroying my muscle....heart is muscle. I know it has to be done.
Hug your family today.
I had the shakes, I had heart palpitations, my hair fell out, my eyelashes fell out, I was insanely MAD at the world, and I was HOT. (Could I possibly be the cause of global warming?) After surgery I came to quick realization of how many people in my life were close to death at my hands during my hyperthyroidism ~ GRAVES DISEASE ~ induced mind. TI have been everso thankful to God that I was 'healed' and happy that I wasn't insane afterall. Lasted a pretty good length of time.
Well, its back. That little piece they left in me to keep me "normal" has decided to grow and spew thyroid juice into my veins. I AM HOT. HOT. HOT. It never goes away. Add to that, lack of female hormone induced HOTFLASHES. I am talking FLAMING HOT.
The doc says its time to look at it again. I123 Uptake scan will take place in a couple of weeks. With those results along with lab results from today, we will discuss treatment. Not for sure but perhaps, no probably, it will be the nuking....radioactive iodine. I'm nervous about that. To me eating a pill to radiate you is going to turn you green and make you glow in the dark. I just don't understand, or maybe even trust, that no other part of my body will be effected by this treatment.
So could you do me a favor and say some prayers for knowledge, understanding, direction, etc. I could use it. Wintertime is not so bad, I can do the no coat thing and be comfortable, but summer is killing me. More than the heat, this stuff is destroying my muscle....heart is muscle. I know it has to be done.
Hug your family today.
Monday, July 7, 2008
New Creations
I have pretty much spent most of my life avoiding anything to do with baking. I think it is the heat factor. I just don't do the heat well, and why oh why would anyone want too heat up their kitchen when it is already 85* in there????
But tonite, ahhhhhhh, the apricots someone brought in to work to day just were jumping up and down insisting that I put them into a cobbler. They were so pretty in their natural state, but goo'd up with some SPLENDA and cornstarch, they are even prettier. But you will have to wait until tomorrow for the feedback on this recipe (which I modified for apricots only). Except for the cinnamon that I went heavey on it really does look good. And it smells good too. Like a french parfume.
This weekend I tried the Splenda recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Not so good. 100 calories each. Gooey....too much....stuck together....only the chocolate chips tasted...mmmmm.....real.
But the kicker is...I went to Costco and bought us a blender. Uh Huh. The smoothies are taking over. Haven't had time to open it up yet. Guess I should and run it through the dishwasher tonite. I don't want to go back into the kitchen tonite [yes, I am whining]
I wonder if I can taste-test the cobbler wi/o leaving a mark. Hmmmmmm....
later taterz
g
But tonite, ahhhhhhh, the apricots someone brought in to work to day just were jumping up and down insisting that I put them into a cobbler. They were so pretty in their natural state, but goo'd up with some SPLENDA and cornstarch, they are even prettier. But you will have to wait until tomorrow for the feedback on this recipe (which I modified for apricots only). Except for the cinnamon that I went heavey on it really does look good. And it smells good too. Like a french parfume.
This weekend I tried the Splenda recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Not so good. 100 calories each. Gooey....too much....stuck together....only the chocolate chips tasted...mmmmm.....real.
But the kicker is...I went to Costco and bought us a blender. Uh Huh. The smoothies are taking over. Haven't had time to open it up yet. Guess I should and run it through the dishwasher tonite. I don't want to go back into the kitchen tonite [yes, I am whining]
I wonder if I can taste-test the cobbler wi/o leaving a mark. Hmmmmmm....
later taterz
g
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Beach Baby Beach Baby there on the sand
I didn't hear anyone shout out "Thar she blows!" and point. The water was cold. REAL cold. Little overcast, but it burned off while we sat and ate our chowder. Pismo Beach. California Real. The girls invited Wayne and I. It was a spur of the moment odessy and it was Fun. You gotta go here: SPLASH CAFE even the calamari is good. rubbery, but good. Lots and lots of people on the beach today. Probably the most crowded I have seen Pismo.
Came home and had trout for dinner. Made for a fishy day.....but it was oh so good.
Tomorrow I am buying a blender. We have discovered "smoothies" at home. Vanilla yogurt, fruit, little orange juice and ice. So far the peaches are winning, but the strawberries are not too bad. Next up, bluuuuuuueberries. I love blueberries. I have a blueberry bush, this year I got SIX, yes six, blueberries. I have 5 tomatoes each on our 2 tomato plants....really, container planting is not for tomatoes. I have never seen such stunted plants.
We are in for a heat wave this coming week. I just may have to go back to the beach. : )
What a weekend......
geo
Came home and had trout for dinner. Made for a fishy day.....but it was oh so good.
Tomorrow I am buying a blender. We have discovered "smoothies" at home. Vanilla yogurt, fruit, little orange juice and ice. So far the peaches are winning, but the strawberries are not too bad. Next up, bluuuuuuueberries. I love blueberries. I have a blueberry bush, this year I got SIX, yes six, blueberries. I have 5 tomatoes each on our 2 tomato plants....really, container planting is not for tomatoes. I have never seen such stunted plants.
We are in for a heat wave this coming week. I just may have to go back to the beach. : )
What a weekend......
geo
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Some Oldies and A Newbie
We said good bye to Jolene who visited us for a while, had a quick BBQ, and headed to Tehachapi for fireworks
Here's some pics from the non-boating boating trip we did w/ Elaine and family, a video from the boating boating trip we did w/ Jolene, Amelia, Our Ashley, and Jolene's friend Ashley flollowed by last nights fire works
the sisters, elaine and me
vidas, vince, aliva
the beauty queens amelia, jolene, me
amelia on duty
Here's some pics from the non-boating boating trip we did w/ Elaine and family, a video from the boating boating trip we did w/ Jolene, Amelia, Our Ashley, and Jolene's friend Ashley flollowed by last nights fire works
the sisters, elaine and me
vidas, vince, aliva
the beauty queens amelia, jolene, me
amelia on duty
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Hooray for the Red, White, and Blue
Can you believe its the 4th? Well almost. Since I am no longer at work, I consider it the 4th. You know, Christmas is just around the corner........
5 years. RIP Heather. Life was such a turmoil for you. I know you are in His arms. Doesn't it feel oh-so-good!!!!
I blogged yesterday, but I didn't post it. Not much outside of my CrossWordPuzzle life. I am hungry for a 4th over the water. Which around here, it means going to the beach. Not such a bad idea, actually. I guess we'll wait and see what the morning brings.
I remember 4th of July on the Right Coast. I remember the barbecue, the kazillion people picnic'ing on their blankets....oh and the watermelon. Sooooo COLD....pulled straight up from the chilly stream water that would turn your feet red. Half slice of melon ~ take a bit right out of the middle so you would have melon-slice smile. Of course you would have to slurp it to get it all in your mouth, melon, juice,...ooh oh so goood it was. As I crunched my mouthful of melon, the juice would just slush out of the sides of my mouth and run down my chin, drip onto my shirt and then the ground, splatter onto my bare legs...and itch...hours later. Who ever cleaned up when they were a kid? and then the fireworks. the booms! the colors! the sparkles...and of course the sparklers! and we didn't even get hurt!!! well maybe there were some that walked on the hot sparklers in their bare feet...dummies, if you ask me.
Stories of the Revolutionary War, our forefathers fight for Independence ~ for religious freedom. George and Benjamin, Thomas and the Jacksons. Paul Revere and his midnight ride.
God bless Amer-i-ca, my home sweet home.
5 years. RIP Heather. Life was such a turmoil for you. I know you are in His arms. Doesn't it feel oh-so-good!!!!
I blogged yesterday, but I didn't post it. Not much outside of my CrossWordPuzzle life. I am hungry for a 4th over the water. Which around here, it means going to the beach. Not such a bad idea, actually. I guess we'll wait and see what the morning brings.
I remember 4th of July on the Right Coast. I remember the barbecue, the kazillion people picnic'ing on their blankets....oh and the watermelon. Sooooo COLD....pulled straight up from the chilly stream water that would turn your feet red. Half slice of melon ~ take a bit right out of the middle so you would have melon-slice smile. Of course you would have to slurp it to get it all in your mouth, melon, juice,...ooh oh so goood it was. As I crunched my mouthful of melon, the juice would just slush out of the sides of my mouth and run down my chin, drip onto my shirt and then the ground, splatter onto my bare legs...and itch...hours later. Who ever cleaned up when they were a kid? and then the fireworks. the booms! the colors! the sparkles...and of course the sparklers! and we didn't even get hurt!!! well maybe there were some that walked on the hot sparklers in their bare feet...dummies, if you ask me.
Stories of the Revolutionary War, our forefathers fight for Independence ~ for religious freedom. George and Benjamin, Thomas and the Jacksons. Paul Revere and his midnight ride.
God bless Amer-i-ca, my home sweet home.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Tic Tac Toe
it is not. three cw puzzles today. and i got them ALL done correctly. including the NY times. i have had far too much time on my hands to get this good at them.
oh gee, the news is on. car sales have dropped. imagine that. not here at this house. we got a new one. and not because we wanted a new car smell. we got a toyota yaris to beat the $1,000 a month gasoline bill we racked up in april and may. i guess driving 75 miles one way is not efficient, but who can afford to give up a job? now if it was my job, i would have given it up. can you believe we are getting 45 miles to the gallon on the freeway?????
ack now a commercial for depends...a wedding scene...the olderly bride, is happy...she is wearing her depends. FRIGHTENING. i used to hate commercials for feminine products (you know, KOTEX) ~ can you remember a time when it was actually taboo to talk about them??????? oh wait and something else i saw..this one will blow your socks of......i acutally saw a commercial produced by Trojan...uh huh...you know,,,,"them".....advertising....this little vibrating device you can put on your finger. yes....i saw that commercial on CNN during AC360. now THAT is going just TOO FAR.
you know....i just don't want to think any more. i gotta go. my brain is on overload trying to figure out just what has this world come to??????
sayonara
oh gee, the news is on. car sales have dropped. imagine that. not here at this house. we got a new one. and not because we wanted a new car smell. we got a toyota yaris to beat the $1,000 a month gasoline bill we racked up in april and may. i guess driving 75 miles one way is not efficient, but who can afford to give up a job? now if it was my job, i would have given it up. can you believe we are getting 45 miles to the gallon on the freeway?????
ack now a commercial for depends...a wedding scene...the olderly bride, is happy...she is wearing her depends. FRIGHTENING. i used to hate commercials for feminine products (you know, KOTEX) ~ can you remember a time when it was actually taboo to talk about them??????? oh wait and something else i saw..this one will blow your socks of......i acutally saw a commercial produced by Trojan...uh huh...you know,,,,"them".....advertising....this little vibrating device you can put on your finger. yes....i saw that commercial on CNN during AC360. now THAT is going just TOO FAR.
you know....i just don't want to think any more. i gotta go. my brain is on overload trying to figure out just what has this world come to??????
sayonara
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