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Friday, August 3, 2012
Lower The Curtain. Raise The House Lights.
Over the years, much has changed. Other characters in game have taken over much of my playing time; some of these developed into characters in their own right, and some did not. Guilds have come and gone. Other blogs I read have come and gone. Readers of this blog have come and gone. One day a reader sent me a short letter thanking me for cheering her up on days when she felt down and a month later, because she is the most awesomest person in the world, I asked her to marry me. And, because she is also the insanest person in the world, she said yes.
But through it all, Ratshag has stayed Ratshag. Slightly more refined and experienced, perhaps, but still tough, loyal, horny, not all that bright, and marching to the beat of a drummer who is very much his own. And now, after a much much longer time than I ever expected this to last, I am ready to say goodbye to him and find new and different outlets for my creative impulses. So yesterday I sent him off just as he would have wanted: shouting defiance in the face of overwhelming odds, and taking the fluggernubber down with him. Enjoy Valhalla, old friend - you've more than earned it.
Don't really know yet what directions my newly-freed creative juices will flow in, exactly, but I'm hoping to do some longer fiction writing in universes where the story isn't constrained by a video game company's motivation to maximize profit. I'd also like to get back into photography, and maybe even start drawing characters again. We shall see. Hopefully, there will be a lot more activity at my writing site and my tumblr. And if not? I'm okay with that.
I'd like to close by saying that it has been an absolute joy to share this journey with all of you. I wish you all the very best, in whatever form that takes.
76 comments:
- Redbeard said...
Damn, man. I'm going to miss you.
Make sure you pop in from time to time. - August 3, 2012 at 12:11 PM
- Manxome said...
Thank you so much Mike for sharing your creativity and these stories over the years. Your approach helped influence my own enjoyment of WoW and even after I had moved on from the game, I've continued to follow your group of characters.
Much luck in what comes next, I'll be watching and would love to see some longer pieces. - August 3, 2012 at 12:11 PM
- Zwingli said...
I'm feeling incredibly sad at this moment, more than I should. It is kind of the same feeling when BRK stopped hiw wow blog.
It's been said that the pain we hurt as much as we love. In that case, know that I've thoroughly enjoyed your blog over these years. It has been an utter joy, many LOLs.
Thank You, Michael. May your future writing bring you and your readers much joy. I know that you've done so in my own life with this little space in the blogosphere.
Zwingli - August 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM
- Pike said...
Best of luck to you, Rats. I'm glad I'll continue seeing you on Twitter and Tumblr and do let me know if you ever need a cute little picture done of something!
- August 3, 2012 at 12:25 PM
I had anticipated this announcement after reading his final story.
The adventures and insights of Ratshag and Company are one of the few WOW related sites that I continued to read almost two years after quitting the game.
Thank you and I look forward to seeing where you go from here. - August 3, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Well, if you get the urges with your new creative directions to share a little with us, you know I'll be around to enjoy it. You have so very much to offer.
I was speechless when I read the last post, so much so I couldn't even comment. But my WoW journey took a major pause back in December and hasn't resumed yet. I think it will at some point, just not sure when, so I completely understand when it's time to move on.
My current exploration is in swtor, which I'm very much enjoying right now. The stories are so rich, but give you plenty of wiggle room for your own character's personality. And who knows what the future holds? =) - August 3, 2012 at 12:27 PM
- PhiLogical said...
I have always enjoyed your blog and writing. Thank you.
- August 3, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- Rev said...
I, uh, really don't know what all to say. I will definitely say that I will miss this blog tremendously. I came to WoW very late and wish I had been around for much earlier days of the game and your blog. I guess the main thing to say is thank you so much for creating all the personalities and stories that I've seen here. It has been a consistent day-brightening and entertaining read. Good luck in all of your endeavors, and please give us a heads up on new projects and such.
Very much thanks to you. - August 3, 2012 at 12:38 PM
- Saif said...
Best of you luck in your future endeavors. :)
- August 3, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Grimmtooth said...
It has been said many times by myself that this blog was one of the very short list of blogs that got me interested in writing my own. Of those, only one now remains, and Hydra's been pretty quiet as of late, so who knows?
It also has to be said that the flavor of mine own was greatly influenced by this one, which I have also mentioned in the past, and which I say again, because, well, blame must be firmly affixed.
It has been a very great pleasure following the exploits of Ratters and his gang. Thank you so much.
/raises tankard
/tosses it back
/falls off chair - August 3, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Syl said...
Ows! even if WoW lost me as a customer quite some time ago, I've always considered bloggers like yourself part of my 'hood'. you always stood out to me particularly for having created such a unique persona for yourself. man, I will miss reading your hilarious comments in orcish in the blogosphere - had me smiling and laughing countless time! :)
alas, 5 and a half years is a respectable time and it feels like that orc deserves his rest. all the best with your future projects and indeed, I still hope to read you around sometime. take care,
Syl =) - August 3, 2012 at 1:10 PM
- Chris said...
I still remember Galertruby's eloquent comments on the finer points of BC play. To date, I've never read anything funnier.
Thanks for extending the game experience to the blogosphere and making it all that more enjoyable for me. All the best! - August 3, 2012 at 1:13 PM
- laura said...
I don't play wow anymore, and haven't for a year and a half but I still followed Ratters cause he made me laugh. I'll have to make note of your other sites and keep and eye out. :)
/salute - August 3, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Thanks for all the great reading over the years. I quit WoW years ago but couldn't unsubscribe from your blog. I look forward to reading non Warcraft related fiction from you in the future on your other site.
Again, Thank you. - August 3, 2012 at 2:33 PM
- Moveable Press said...
See my Blog tomorrow :D
- August 3, 2012 at 3:21 PM
I have been a reader for a long time, though I rarely comment. But I would like to thank you for the years of entertainment you have provided, and I look forward to whatever future forms your creativity will take.
- August 3, 2012 at 3:23 PM
- Shoryl said...
Goodnight, Ratters.
Michael, I've been awed by your creativity, by how well you bring your character's lives to the fore in your writing.
I've also been humbled by how eloquent you can sometimes be with only a few simple words; and how down to earth and caring you show yourself to be through many of your paragraph posts.
I'll miss seeing you here, but I'm off to bookmark your other sites to be sure I can keep up with whatever else might be happening. - August 3, 2012 at 3:33 PM
- Unknown said...
crap! I discovered your blog only about a year ago, and I have been enjoying it thouroughly since - I will miss Ratters, I'll peek around the archives to get my fix from time to time! :)
good luck in your next endeavours and I'll certainly follow you around (in a non-creepy way, of course, ehem...) - August 3, 2012 at 3:37 PM
- Steve Hall said...
Sorry to see Ratshag bowing out, but if you need a place for encouragement, assistance, and good friends to help those creative juices flow, there are a couple or three (at least) people you know at Saucy Ink. We'd be thrilled if you'd stop in (and I know I speak for a certain gun-lovin' dwarf chick and Ego the Priestess).
- August 3, 2012 at 3:42 PM
- Khol Drake said...
Hm. Can't think of anything appropriate to say just now. So, I'll just say thanks. To you, Michael, and to Ratters, Mouse (one day...), Kinna, Pali and all the rest, thank you for your creativity, your humour and wit. And doubly thank you for being part of the inspiration to start my own little corner of the intarwebtubes. I wish you the best of luck in everything you choose to turn your hand to...not that you really need it, with your talent.
- August 3, 2012 at 5:05 PM
- Nightravyn said...
I know how you feel, moving on to other things, yet still having the need for the creative part of you to speak out. You were one of the first to welcome me into the WoW blogging fold, and one of the funniest. You have that sometimes rare ability to not only recognize the absurd and laugh at it, but also revel in it while never coming off as "mean". Thank you for being a gentleman, even in the roughest of times. We salute you. /bow
- August 3, 2012 at 5:27 PM
Thank you so much for all the good posts over the years; I've always looked forward to a new post here.
- August 3, 2012 at 7:02 PM
- Siha said...
You'll be much missed. I can't think of any other blogger who's made me laugh and cry so much, in near equal amounts.
Good luck, and may Ratters enjoy Valhalla -- he's earnt it! - August 3, 2012 at 8:51 PM
You brought the Horde to life for me.
Going to miss your backstories to the quests :(
xxx Success in whatever endeavour you approach - snort now would someone translate that to Ratters please ;) ? - August 3, 2012 at 9:50 PM
- Astoreth said...
Thank you. Thank you for sharing Ratshag with us, and all of his thoughts and adventures. Thank you for bringing these colorful characters to life, for giving them voices. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This blog was one of a handful that motivated me to start my own. I aspire for it to be as regularly entertaining as this one. Someday I'll get there. ;-) In the meantime, I look forward to reading your other works!
Shorel'aran, Ratshag. You've earned your rest. You will be missed. - August 3, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Thanks so much for sharing. Like others, even when I didn't play WoW, I read and really enjoyed the blog and the stories.
Good luck in your future endeavors.
Steve (Taconite of Thrall) - August 4, 2012 at 12:39 AM
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- August 4, 2012 at 12:39 AM
It hasn't really felt the same since Wrath. Good luck with wherever you go, it's been fun and you'll be missed.
- August 4, 2012 at 3:10 AM
Another great WoW blogger bites the dust... Thanks Ratters and the crew, it's been fun. Now I'll update my feed list with your other blog, just as I have done with others before...
Take care! - August 4, 2012 at 4:30 AM
- Sephrenya said...
Oh my. That made me cry. I can completely understand and appreciate everything you say, but boy will I miss your fun, your sense of what it all means in this mad world. Your comments on my little blog were at times a light in the darkness. I will never, ever forget the one of your that made me giggle so much - your date with Jaina. I can't see her as Blizz try to portray her any more.
Then, the Vyp story - a complete masterpiece.
I wish you and Julie all the very very best for the future wherever it takes you.
Hugs Seph xxx - August 4, 2012 at 5:03 AM
- obscurefox said...
Thanks for the great storys, I'll miss new ones, but surely whatever you will be writing in the future will be great too. Still it's sad to see someone leave.
- August 4, 2012 at 6:31 AM
I heard the news via The Godmother. Was very surprised at the news, but I entirely understand.
You were always a great read and your company was always appreciated when you (and your daughter) could make the Laid Back Raids.
All the best Michael. - August 4, 2012 at 8:44 AM
- Stormy said...
I raise my mug o' dwarven stout in your general direction, Ratters. You're a good egg.
- August 4, 2012 at 1:23 PM
Sorry to see ya go, but excited for more Aleksander Liyosh :) See yas around
- August 4, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Well, that orc finally did it. Ratters, may you find endless supply of exotic valkyries in Valhalla to show off your amazing virility; it's been a very long journey, my ol' friend, and you really deserved it.
/remove hat and bow
Mike, good luck in whatever you doing; this (blog)world is in need of a story-weaver such as you. - August 4, 2012 at 5:22 PM
- Hydra said...
I am glad you have gifted the community with all the time you have. We are better for it.
Don't be a stranger. - August 4, 2012 at 8:51 PM
Will miss you. Always appreciated the wisdom Ratshag shared with me in my blog comments. I learnt a great deal. Thank you.
- August 5, 2012 at 1:33 AM
- Navimie said...
I think I echo everyone's opinion when I say that the blogosphere will be a little poorer.
Thanks for the great reads over the years. - August 5, 2012 at 2:16 AM
- Targeter said...
Happy trails, Ratshag. You were a unique, brilliant voice in the blogosphere.
- August 5, 2012 at 9:21 AM
- Kadomi said...
Ratters! I will miss him, for sure. He was such a unique personality, an orc after Kadomi's heart.
It's a huge loss to the WoW blogosphere, IMHO. You were one of the few voices left from a time when I started WoW blogging myself. I lost my enjoyment of the game but I never lost my enjoyment of your blog and Ratter's crew.
Please keep writing! Will be sure to read your writing blog. - August 6, 2012 at 2:16 AM
- StaggerLee said...
Bugger .. ... This well-written little gem of humour will be sorely missed.
Thanks for sharing - August 6, 2012 at 2:23 AM
- Cryptography said...
Thankyou for the brilliant writing. As others have said you've brought Azeroth and the Horde to life for me.
Best wishes for your future endevours and I'll be sure to check in regularly! - August 6, 2012 at 7:21 AM
- Jessica said...
I don't have tumbler, but I've added your writing blog to my reader and hope to keep following your future creative activities there. I'm postive you'll need an outlet.
Thank you for all the joy you've brought us. We've shared quite a few pints over the years and it's always been a pleasure.
Hugs from a certain pigtailed gnome! - August 6, 2012 at 9:22 AM
Mike, thank you for sharing your writing talents over the years with the rest of us to enjoy. Since sharing a beverage or two at the Inn a certain pig-tailed mage owned a few years gone by, it's truly been my pleasure to follow the adventures of your crew of crazy characters. By your words alone, you've given life to pixelated fantasy and enriched our lives with your ability to do so in a kind-hearted and humorous way. I wish you and Julie well in all that you both will do in the future. Thank you.
Scott a/k/a SpiritusRex - August 6, 2012 at 10:26 AM
- Unknown said...
Like many others, I continued to follow your blog long after I lfet WoW. Your characters are wonderful, vibrant, and real. I can't wait to see what you come up with next.
Best of luck!
Ted aka Honorshammer - August 6, 2012 at 11:24 AM
- Marylin said...
But bu..bubu... but... Ratters!! You're the only WoW blog I've read throughout it all! I'll miss hearing about how his adventures are going. Really will. :(
/hugs from Softi - August 6, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Thank you. Just...thank you.
- August 6, 2012 at 11:55 AM
- redcow said...
Thanks for your many wonderful contributions to the blogiverse :) Ratshag died a hero *sniffle* Best of luck to you in whatever comes next!
- August 6, 2012 at 12:39 PM
- Angelya said...
Thank you so much for sharing your writing with us over the years.. I've always looked forward to seeing your new posts pop up in my reader :) Best of luck in wherever the muse takes you next!
Ps. My inner orc has lost her hero *cry* - August 6, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- ~Nikki said...
Like many others, I continued to follow your stories after my time in 'the game' came to an end. I really enjoyed reading your posts--thank you for that! Please keep writing and please let us know where (I've greatly enjoyed the Aleksander Liyosh bits from your other blog).
Best of luck to you and thanks for sharing!! ^_^ - August 6, 2012 at 8:44 PM
Oh Ratters :/ I shall miss your posts! Reading your blog over the years has been intimately tied to my experience of the game and the game community.
All the best! - August 6, 2012 at 10:58 PM
- Fimlys said...
We'll miss you man! Thanks for all of your support and good luck on your future endeavors.
- August 7, 2012 at 9:56 AM
- Rades said...
Didn't really know what to say at first Ratters. So sad, but what a great way to go out. Great reading your writing over the years, will miss the escapades of my fellow orc. Lok'tar.
- August 7, 2012 at 1:58 PM
- Vidyala said...
Damn. We are going to miss you. I have the utmost respect for your decision, though, and for your willingness to admit to yourself that it's time to move on. (I think it sounds easier than it actually is).
All the best to you. I will follow along in your other endeavors for sure! - August 7, 2012 at 2:03 PM
- Zellviren said...
To say you and I don't see eye to eye would be an understatement; but that shouldn't imply that I didn't enjoy reading your work and typically enjoying it.
A lot.
The best of luck for future endeavours, and my best wishes to Julie - I'll keep following her counter for as long as it stays up. - August 7, 2012 at 6:01 PM
- Kamalia said...
Thank you for all the amazing, wonderful, inspired and inspiring stories you've told. I'll miss having new ones to look forward to. May you fare well in your next writing adventures!
- August 8, 2012 at 1:47 PM
- Rilandune said...
Best of luck in your next projects!! Looking forward to seeing more things to come from you!
- August 9, 2012 at 2:35 PM
- Stabs said...
Thank you for your excellent writing and best of luck!
- August 12, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Bright Blessings. I always enjoyed your blog.
- August 12, 2012 at 1:57 PM
- Dwism said...
- August 13, 2012 at 5:09 AM
Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us. Your work is that rare and wonderful mix of hilarious and deeply touching- it's been a pleasure to read. Looking forward to seeing what's next for you!
- August 13, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Darraxus said...
It was a great run man. Enjoy life.
- August 13, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Thank you to all of you for your good thoughts. I will miss his writing as Ratshag just as much as many of you. Take care and best wishes to all.
- August 14, 2012 at 7:50 AM
Awesome blog, awesome characters. Michael, thank you for the years of blog posts on Ratters and the crew. My feed-reader will not be the same without your posts.
- August 14, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Sad to see you go, but I wish you the best in whatever direction life leads you.
- August 14, 2012 at 10:35 AM
- theanorak said...
Bravo sir.
You are one of a *very* small group of wowbloggers (past and present) who have managed to be distinctive. NMR has needed no byline, no graphics, no signature to be instantly recognisable.
Good luck with your future projects, whatever they may be, and *thank you* for a lot of smiles and laughs and a distressing number of "I wish *I'd* thought to write that" moments.
Best wishes to you both
Ano - August 14, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- theanorak said...
Bravo sir.
You are one of a *very* small group of wowbloggers (past and present) who have managed to be distinctive. NMR has needed no byline, no graphics, no signature to be instantly recognisable.
Good luck with your future projects, whatever they may be, and *thank you* for a lot of smiles and laughs and a distressing number of "I wish *I'd* thought to write that" moments.
Best wishes to you both
Ano - August 14, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Kusamoto said...
I can't tell you how much not being able to read the conyinuing adventures of Ratters & Co. on the bad days (and the good ones) is going to affect things for me. But that's what good writers do, and you are one of the better ones I've seen. I've actually picked writing for fun back up, in large part, because of your blog here. Happy trails, my friend. ANd I look forward to Ratshag: The Book (you know you want to).
Lon (Kusamoto, Katsuko, and Tsurii, formerly of the Silver Hand Horde. Fighting 107s huah) - August 15, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Its been 21 days and I still keep checking back regularly in with the hope that you have changed your mind and written something new.
- August 24, 2012 at 11:22 AM
- criscopolo said...
I started reading your blog sometime soon after you started it, but slowly stopped when I quit playing Wow almost three years ago. It was always a joy to read your stuff, and I wish you the best of luck in the future.
- August 26, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Thanks for all the smiles. I'll miss Ratters, Maurice's singing, and the Feral & Pali adventures. Your blog was great fun and I'll be looking forward to that book.
- August 27, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Thanks for the great characters, stories, and style.
Best wishes,
Kauket - September 9, 2012 at 9:09 AM
- Shy said...
Oh man...I come back to blog and one of my favourites...
I do wish you all the best and hope that you will keep the sense of humor you have shown in your posts throughout your life. If you can laugh a little at what happens around you life is so much more fun.
Thank you for writing and inspiring.
Shy~ - September 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM
- Unknown said...
stumbled upon this blog one drunken night about 2 years ago, decided to stay.. sad to see you go man.
- October 7, 2012 at 8:18 AM
- Unknown said...
sad to see you go
- October 7, 2012 at 8:19 AM
I know I came to the party late, I got to your blog from another sites blog roll (but as you know, I can't be rememberin the details).
Just wanted to pass on a heartfelt thanks to you and your "family" for all the great posts and stories. I will always have very fond memories of Rats and all his wimmenz, Galertruby and his guides and all the rest. They will be deeply missed. I hope you will get this comment.
Wishing you only the best. - October 8, 2013 at 9:44 AM


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Friends Activities for Kids
In this set of activities adaptable for grades K-3, parents and educators will find ideas for teaching about friendship, social problem solving and kindness. These activities are designed to complement the BrainPOP Jr. Friends topic page, which includes a movie, quizzes, online games, printable activities, and more.
Classroom Activities for Teaching About Friends
Peace Talks
Together with your class discuss why friends might argue and brainstorm common problems that come up in friendships, such as sharing, tattling, or revealing secrets. Write their ideas on the board and discuss a few ways friends might solve these problems.
Then divide your class into groups and have them write or create skits about an argument between friends and how it gets resolved. Students can perform their skits in front of the class and after each performance, lead a discussion about how the problem was resolved and other ways the problem could have been resolved. Encourage your students to understand that there are many ways to solve problems but that the important thing to remember is that friends work together to solve problems.
Welcome Wagon
Discuss how making friends can be difficult in a new school or neighborhood. Have students brainstorm ways to introduce themselves to new kids and make new friends. Volunteers can mime what they say to new kids and how they introduce themselves. Then have students brainstorm and practice ways to meet and start conversations with new people. Having students feel accustomed to introducing themselves to new people will help them feel empowered to meet new people.
To extend the activity, have your class start a welcoming committee to greet new students and kids that move to their neighborhood. Designate students to give new students tours of the school and the neighborhood and have other students introduce new people to different clubs and sports teams. Your students can also make up a directory of phone numbers and e-mail addresses of students and make a map of the area or school to hand out to new students.
A Matter of Mediation
Begin a peer mediation program in your class or school. Teach your students different ways to resolve problems between people and discuss scenarios that may come up in the course of the school year. Have students explain how they would solve these problems. Explain that peer mediators should listen to the people involved in an argument and not pass any judgments on who is right and who is wrong. Sometimes having each party write down or say their feelings and problems helps start a conversation. Have students brainstorm other ways friends can communicate with each other when they have problems.
Compliment Chain
At times tattling and fighting between students can cause unrest in the classroom. One good way to counteract this, and to teach children the power of treating each other well, is to challenge students to share compliments about each other, rather than insults. Discuss what a compliment is with your class. Have students share how it feels to give and receive a compliment. After recess or another social activity, have students share any compliments they have received. Each compliment can be written on a strip of paper and stapled into a circle to form a link on a paper chain. Hang the chain in the classroom. When the chain reaches the opposite side of the room, the class can have a compliment celebration!
Family and Homeschool Activities for Teaching About Friends
Do Something Nice
Together with your child, discuss what friends do for each other. Friends say compliments to each other, make things for each other, and help each other when they have problems. Have your child pick a few friends or family members and do something nice for them. This can be as simple as drawing a picture or making a gift for them, or as easy as saying a compliment. Have your child talk about how he or she feels after they give a gift or pay a compliment to a friend. Encourage your child to understand that when they make people feel good, they feel good too.
Faraway Friend
Explain to your child that friends don't always live in the same area. Friends can move away to new neighborhoods, cities, states, or even countries. Still, people can remain friends despite long distances. Discuss one of your friends who live far away as an example of a successful long-distance friendship. If possible, establish a pen pal in another city or state who your child can write to on a regular basis. This pen pal may be a cousin or a son or daughter of one of your friends who live far away. Help your child write letters or e-mail and if you want, add pictures and drawings to your letters.
A Friendly Promise
What makes a good friend? With your child, discuss the qualities of a good friend. Have your child write down his or her ideas. Then have your child think about ways he or she can be a better friend. What problems can your child work on in order to be a better friend? Explain that friendships take work and sometimes it means changing the way you think, do things, or behave. Help your child write a list of promises he or she can make in order to be a good friend. For example, you child might write, "I promise to share my toys with my friends," or "I promise to say sorry if I hurt someone's feelings." Post your child's promises where he or she can read them everyday and remember how to be a good friend.


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Sure, the Phillies were intrigued by Josh Hamilton. But the sense from front office officials was his price would never sink to a level with which they were comfortable. That sentiment was vindicated Thursday when the Los Angeles Angels reportedly agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract with Hamilton.
The aftershocks will rattle throughout baseball, and Philadelphia is included. The top corner outfielder is off the market; Nick Swisher and Cody Ross could soon follow. The Phillies are wary of offering more than three guaranteed years to any player above 30. Both Swisher and Ross are fits on paper, but not yet in reality.
Now, with Texas scorned by Hamilton and needing some sort of offensive addition, they could enter the market for Swisher or Ross. That would drive their prices up. They could also pursue first baseman Adam LaRoche, formerly of the Nationals, to fill a hole.
The Angels have a surplus of offensive pieces, which could lead to a trade of Peter Bourjos or Mark Trumbo. The timing is not great for the Phillies, who have long coveted Bourjos and may have had him valued above Ben Revere. ESPN.com reported Trumbo will not be made available in trade talks.
Even if there was a possible match there, the Phllies have already exercised almost all of their trade chips. Catcher Sebastian Valle is one remaining piece. There is some pitching depth, but it is slimmer after Vance Worley and Trevor May were dealt.
If the Rangers bid for Swisher or Ross, that could drive Ruben Amaro Jr. to improve his club through pitching additions because the offensive market is prohibitive. The GM has said he wants a "low-risk, high-reward" pitcher to be his fifth starter. There are better options out there and Amaro has money to spend.
Ryan Dempster is off the board after signing a two-year, $26.5 million contract with Boston. Anibal Sanchez, Kyle Lohse, Edwin Jackson and Shaun Marcum are the top available starters.
Hamilton was the white whale, the one "difference-maker" on the market, as Ruben Amaro Jr. said. But with so much money tied into long-term contracts with players older than 30, the Phillies were merely gazing this time around.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Spicy Orange Zest Beef – It Is What It Is
51 comments:
why did you add water to the sauce and then corn starch to thicken it? doesn't that cancel each other out?
- March 28, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Yum Yum - Thanks Chef John! Jan W
- March 28, 2012 at 2:51 PM
- Chef John said...
water is so it doesn't get too thick too fast.
- March 28, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Kir said...
Added generous spoon of grated ginger in mine :)
- March 28, 2012 at 3:08 PM
ok nice video but....
who's voice is at 2:32-2:35, 3:54-3:58 and saying in the end ENJOY????
:P very different voice from the rest of the video hehe wierd stuff - March 28, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- Chef John said...
It's just parts of the voice over that were recorded at different times... it's all me ;)
- March 28, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- Monica said...
Is it the juice of fresh oranges or can I use the OJ we drink in the morning made from frozen concentrate?
- March 28, 2012 at 6:53 PM
- Extra Virgin Chef said...
I did not know a marinade could become sauce. I thought all marinade soaked in raw meat should be discarded.
- March 28, 2012 at 10:36 PM
- Chef John said...
As long as it's boiled, it's fine! Not sure where you heard that, but by that logic you would also throw out the meat. I'm pretty sure they meant not to use "raw" marinade.
- March 28, 2012 at 11:02 PM
- Chef John said...
Fresh OJ is much better, and you only need like 1 orange! But if you have to you can use frozen.
- March 28, 2012 at 11:03 PM
You are using zest, just squeeze the orange FFS.
- March 29, 2012 at 1:01 AM
- Rita said...
"...not even authentic fake chinese food..."
AHAHHAHAHA! too funny. either way it still looks good and you just gave me an idea what to cook tonite!
how about adding some grand marinier in the marinade? - March 29, 2012 at 2:58 AM
- Daniel W. said...
I made this tonight with a NY cut. Very tasty but it could have used a bit more sweetness in my opinion as it seemed a little tart. Maybe it was the orange i bought. Pic here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dwinning/7026047303 - March 29, 2012 at 3:03 AM
Brilliant chef!
today I purchased 1/2 beef eye fillet to make my hubby fillet mignon. Did not know what to do with trimmings. Now I do! Sounds wonderful & will be attempting to make it tomorrow.
Thanks again:) - March 29, 2012 at 3:08 AM
- Chef John said...
Daniel, looks great!
Rita, dont waste your grand marinier in this! Drink it instead. :) - March 29, 2012 at 3:29 AM
I've been watching these videos for a couple years now, and lived in several different apartments and used different stoves, both gas and electric. On any stove I've ever used, the highest setting burns food. I'm using the same amount of oil and preparing the stuff in the same way you do, but it's just too hot. Things turn black and it burns the hell out of the seasonings (especially black pepper). I always use medium high when you say "highest setting" in order to get the same results as you. I don't know if anyone else can relate or if you've heard this complaint before, but here it is nonetheless. Something to think about.
- March 29, 2012 at 10:55 AM
- Rita said...
no problem :)
- March 29, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- Chef John said...
Zac, unless you have a commercial stove, your high heat is not any higher than mine. The problem is more likely thin pans which don't distribute heat evenly. Are you using nice heavy-duty, thick-bottomed (aka expensive) pans?
- March 29, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Aha! Thanks for the response. That's probably the case. My pans are decent, but not horribly thick (except my cast iron which I use all the time...)
- March 29, 2012 at 3:24 PM
This is an awesome recipe Chef John, but it's really no match for the day-glow orange, deep-fried beef nuggets that you find in Chinese food, or even Americanized Chinese take-out food, (which may or may not be actual beef). I guess the comparisons are inevitable though.
- March 29, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Hi Chef John,
I was wondering if you could add number of servings for each recipe that you make in the future. I've made many recipes with my friends and most of the time we come up short of food. - March 29, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Chef John said...
This one makes like 2 large portions, but for most recipes it depends on the portion size, but I guess I could at least guess.
- March 29, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Good point Mitch, and well made.
- March 29, 2012 at 4:45 PM
- Dana B said...
Nice viddo! This looks super good! Question. I now have 40 lbs of elk in the freezer and don't really want to buy any red meat :) Would this work with elk?
- March 29, 2012 at 6:47 PM
- Dave said...
Chef John!?? Is that a metal spoon in a nice non-stick pan? You got pretty darn close to that nice finish. ;)
- March 29, 2012 at 11:44 PM
to dana b - pretty sure CJ doesn't have access to a lot of elk in SF. why don't you try it and report back to us with your results.
- March 30, 2012 at 12:05 AM
is there a replacement for rice vinegar? :\ or do we have to cook with it? @_@ also do we have to use the hot sauce? can we just delete that form the equation? =] i suffer from acid reflex :[
- March 30, 2012 at 2:49 AM
Hello, can i use a diferent vinegar since i dont have rice vinegar.. and if so, how much?
- March 30, 2012 at 3:15 AM
- Sarah said...
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- March 30, 2012 at 1:24 PM
- Sarah said...
Chef John! I appreciate all the videos and recipes you crank out all the time! I love how you keep things fresh and new and don't stagnate on one kind of thing, (ie, just beef, just Italian, just dinner recipes, etc.) Variety is the spice of life (freshly ground of course!) Thank you!
- March 30, 2012 at 1:25 PM
- Eve said...
I always enjoy your recipe/video clip as well as YOUR TALK! lol, you are hilarious, and i luv it! Please keep up with your fun talk and great recipes! lol ;-)
- March 31, 2012 at 5:16 AM
"Chain" or is it "chine", that you mean?
- March 31, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- Chef John said...
- March 31, 2012 at 4:22 PM
I made this yesterday and loved it but my family thought it was too spicy. I don't know much about peppers could you recommend a hot chili sauce milder than Sambal or should I just use less of it? Thanks!
- April 5, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Would I be able to use chicken instead of beef with the marinade? I'm not sure how an acidic marinade would work with chicken or what alterations would be needed.
Thanks! - June 10, 2012 at 8:50 PM
- Sarah said...
delicious recipe. I tried that beef when i was in mexico guadallahara bay.
IT was the best dinner i eat ever - June 20, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Delicious! Another success. Thanks.
- November 7, 2012 at 11:57 PM
- VIOLAA said...
I will make this only because "it is what it is" made me laugh!
- November 22, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- Unknown said...
Chef John, if I were to use regular vinegar instead of rice vinegar, how much should I put? Thank you in advance :)
- December 17, 2012 at 3:24 AM
- Chef John said...
Hard to say! Best add to taste!
- December 17, 2012 at 11:21 AM
- ddddde said...
made this tonight and it was really delicious. substituted sirracha for the chili sauce and it worked out great. also forget i didn't have soy sauce so used balsamic.
thanks chef john! last night i made the garlic shrimp which was also delicious so you are really saving my work week meals. - January 11, 2013 at 12:43 AM
- Wass said...
If you were going to add some vegetables...i think green and red pepper as well as some onions would be great. When would add them? After the beef or removr the beef and cook the veggies then add the beef back again. Thanks in advance.
- March 5, 2013 at 5:47 PM
- Chef John said...
Depends on how tender you want them, usually during last 5 minutes if cooking.
- March 5, 2013 at 5:49 PM
- Unknown said...
Hello Chef John,
I 've been a "secluded" admirer for quite some time ( 2-3 years)...actually gets better than that...my husband started to cook only because of you!
...so, I have a question since, I tried myself this mouth-watering recipe: why my meat doesn't get nice and browny like shown on your video...and there's a lot of juice in the pan when I cook the meat?...we tried almost anything I could think of....little meat...different pan...is there a secret you could share with the "mortals"?
- March 26, 2013 at 7:27 PM
- Chef John said...
pan must be very hot before you start, and you need a good strong flame. Cheap stoves can't deliver enough heat (if you have a cheap stove ;)
- March 26, 2013 at 11:02 PM
- Unknown said...
love it . great idea
- April 4, 2014 at 4:36 PM
- Earl said...
Don't crowd your meat, it will just exude liquid and not brown, just steam.
LuisaCA - May 5, 2014 at 6:30 PM
- CVM said...
I made this again today, it's my wife's favorite beef dish! It gets better every time I make it. Thanks John, you're the best!
- May 25, 2014 at 7:18 PM
- Unknown said...
That's really delicious it is my favorite too...thank you Chef John!
- May 26, 2014 at 3:42 PM
- Unknown said...
i like to keep my beef in the marinade for a few hours as opposed to just 1, as i think the meat really picks up the orange flavor then. also, as a disclaimer, i am not using tenderloin, but tri tip steaks. because there's no such thing as a good butcher 'round my way and i have to buy most of my meat from the giant establishments.
- May 12, 2017 at 4:55 PM
- Unknown said...
How many does this serve?
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Colbert was wrong.
On Saturday, Stephen Colbert was a featured speaker at the White House correspondents' dinner. The monologue he delivered at the podium became the talk of the town, as it were. The mainstream news organizations refused to talk about it much, but it was all the rave in liberal blogs. Crooks and Liars, for example.
Yet, Colbert was wrong.
He was not wrong in what he said. In fact, I found little in what he said that I disagreed with. However, the context in which he said it was not appropriate.
The event in question is one in which reporters and the President himself gather for an enjoyable and entertaining evening. This was designed as a peace dinner in a relationship between the White House and a press that is generally hostile (until recently). It would not exist except under a banner of true.
Colbert violated that truce.
For an analogy, consider the Olympic Games. This is an event where people are supposed to come together in peaceful competition of the best athletes from each country. We can imagine two countries at war, both of which send competitors to the Olympics. We can also imagine that some of those competitors are members of the military of their respective countries.
Now, imagine that the members of one country's team attacks and kills members of the other team. Recall, these nations are at war. Back home, these individuals would be shooting at each other. Let's also stipulate that the attacking nation is in the right when it comes to the war back home. None of this mitigates against the fact that it is wrong -- it is completely inappropriate -- for any country to carry its conflicts into the Arena, and to launch an attack against the representatives on the other country.
It is impossible to avoid the conclusion that the [event], like the Olympics, is a place where potential adversaries agree to put down at least their sharpest weapons and to get together in peace. Just as with the Olympics, it is good that people do this from time to time, particularly if it helps to promote the peace. As such, Colbert violated the rules of participation.
Colbert was wrong.
I do not know if he was intentionally wrong. He might have thought that his material was appropriate and discovered only later that it was not. Or, he might not have tried. Or, he might have felt that this was an excellent time to attack some people that he has wanted to attack to their face. I cannot say which description is the most accurate. Yet all of these options are consistent with his actions being wrong, They only diverge on the question of, "How wrong?"
Truth to Power
The Liberal blogsphere is using the term "truth to power" to praise Colbert for his actions. Ultimately, this supports my point. This phrase refers to the willingness of an individual to tell somebody in power what he or she does not want to hear.
The very use of the concept "truth to power" makes it plain that Colbert acted inappropriately for this setting. If this was a Presidential press conference, it would have been legitimate to attack Bush for his record. However, this was an event specifically designed with the intention that it NOT be a press conference, and to which the President could go without being made to feel uncomfortable.
If it is accurate to say that Colbert's presentation was an example of speaking truth to power, then it is accurate to say that Colbert's presentation was not appropriate for this particular venue.
More important, I suspect that most of the liberal blogs out there praising Colbert would recognize just how inappropriate it was if the situations were reversed -- if this turned into a rant from Dennis Miller, for example, against a Democratic President. Liberal bloggists from one end of the country to the other would point out how the event is supposed to be neutral ground, and this right-wing nut job violated the rules in order to score some cheep points.
(And, no doubt, right-wing bloggers would speak about the virtue of speaking truth to power -- demonstrating perfect hypocrisy in doing so, and doing so without a twinge of conscience, since partisans operate on the principle that one who is promoting the party can do no wrong.)
Indeed, there is evidence of this. In 1996, Don Imus made a similar type of attack on Clinton. Liberals condemned him for his rudeness. However, they do not call Colbert rude. Indeed, they praise him.
This is the typical partisan double standard. It is yet another example of the type of morality that governs those who are devoted to a party – that no act is wrong if the party benefits. "It's only wrong if the other guy does it."
It would be nice to have a party that one can point to as the party of principle. However, it does not seem to be realistic.
Civil Disobedience
There is one context in which Colbert's skit would have been fitting. It could have been presented as an act of civil disobedience. There are things that needed to be said to the President whose lust for power is beyond the measure of any previous President, and a media that has sat aside and done nothing through all of his trangressions and usurpations. It would have been fitting for Colbert to have said, "I know that this is supposed to be a truce between the two factions, but there are things that my conscience requires of me."
If he had done this, then he could have broken the rules without condemnation. Like the sit-ins during the civil rights days, and Ghandi's civil disobedience, it is sometimes necessary to (non-violently) break the rules to accomplish important tasks. This could have been one of those instances. However, Colbert's act was not an act of civil disobedience. His violation has no such defense.


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That to secure these rights, a Level of Good Play is instituted among Men of similar stature [and] whenever any Form of Pitching becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Responsibility of the Front Office to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Starter, laying its foundation on such principles as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Success and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Starters long established should not be changed for light and transient causes ... But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them to Second or even Third place, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Starter. Such has been the patient sufferance of Red Sox Nation; and such is now the necessity which constrains the Team to alter their current Rotation of Starting Pitchers. The history of the present Starter [John Derran Lackey] is a history of repeated bad outings and meltdowns, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Championship for this 2011 Team. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He lasted only 16 batters on Monday afternoon (2.1-9-7-0-2, 65) , allowing nine hits and seven runs. Eight of the last 11 Blue Jays batters he faced hit safely, with five singles, two doubles, and a home run. It was the fifth time this season (in only 13 outings) that he has allowed in excess of five runs (6, 7, 8, 9, 9). His ERA now stands at a 7.47.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. ... We previously warned the Front Office about its attempt to offer Lackey an unwarranted Lucrative and Long-Term Contract and have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here in Red Sox Nation. We have appealed to their native justice and our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our Pennant Drive and chance of a third Title in a mere eight years. They have been deaf (so far) to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.
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Even the few women who've managed to advance to the C-suite don't get equal pay.
Last year, of the five best-paid executives at each of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies, 198 were women, or 8 percent of the total. Those high-achievers on average earned $5.3 million, 18 percent less than men, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Executive Summary
A Bloomberg analysis shows that women still make up less than 10 percent of the best-paid executives of companies in the S&P 500. And those women who make it into the group are still paid 18 percent less than their male counterparts.Four decades after substantial numbers of women began entering management ranks, only a handful have reached the echelons that earn the biggest compensation. Even after graduating from the same business schools, women tend to start out at lower salaries than men and many don't catch up later in their careers. Female executives say they can be less demanding than men when it comes to pay, partly out of fear of being labeled as overly aggressive and self-centered.
"I was always focused on negotiating for my team but never as good at negotiating for myself," said Dawn Lepore, the former chief executive officer at Drugstore.com and former vice chairman of Charles Schwab Corp. who's now a director at AOL Inc. and TJX Cos. "When I think about the way I negotiated my package when I went to Drugstore.com, I thought 'this is a great opportunity and rather than demand a lot upfront, I'm going to do a great job and then I'll get rewarded.' I didn't want to be greedy, or viewed as out for myself. Maybe women are more collaborative."
Topping the compensation ranking of female executives, compiled from the five highest-paid executives listed in the proxies of each S&P 500 company for the year 2012 or its fiscal equivalent, were Oracle Corp. Chief Financial Officer Safra Catz with $51.7 million and Yahoo! Inc.'s Marissa Mayer with $36.6 million. While both got higher compensation than some peers, their examples are more the exception than the rule.
Paid Less
Facebook Inc.'s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, who advises women in her best-selling book "Lean In" not to squelch their ambitions, notes that women's lack of sponsors in their workplaces keeps them from asking for both stretch assignments and raises.
Women are such a rarity in top jobs –- about 20 S&P 500 CEOs — that they may not want to stand out more by being tough on pay, according to Pat Cook, president of boutique executive search firm Cook & Co.
"Women tend to start out their careers getting paid less, and that gap often never gets made up, even at the most senior levels," said Cook, whose firm is based in Bronxville, New York. "Plus women settle more frequently than men for what they're offered."
CEO Scarcity
The scarcity of female CEOs explains in part the S&P 500 gender gap. The small pool brings the average compensation down among women in the C-suite because chief executives tend to command the highest pay, said Ilene Lang, president of Catalyst, a New York-based research and advocacy group for women executives.
Chief executives are lagging behind their male counterparts in certain industries. Take Denise Morrison, CEO of Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co.: She got total compensation of $8.76 million last year, 24 percent less than the average earned by CEOs at food, beverage and tobacco companies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Mylan Inc.'s Heather Bresch was paid $9.96 million, 33 percent less than the average chief of a pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences company.
'Large Gap'
"It is unfortunate that in many instances there is still a large pay gap between men and women in corporate executive positions," said Maggie Wilderotter, 58, CEO of Frontier Communications Corp. since 2004 and a director at Procter & Gamble Co. and Xerox Corp. "I am hopeful that the use of outside compensation consultants by the compensation committees of public boards will make the gaps more evident and get inequalities addressed."
Many factors contribute to pay levels, including performance, age and experience. Both Morrison, 59, and Bresch, 44, are relatively new in their CEO jobs, since August 2011 and January 2012, respectively.
There were 50 female chief financial officers ranked among the five highest-paid executives in S&P 500 companies last year. The lowest-paid was Karen Burns, Nvidia Corp.'s interim CFO since 2011; she received $841,517.
Kinder Morgan Inc. CFO Kimberly Dang, 43, has been in the job since 2005. Last year she got compensation of $1.72 million. Her Houston-based energy company had sales of $10 billion last year. By comparison, the average compensation of CFOs at five similar companies with sales ranging from $5 billion to $17 billion was $2.3 million.
Average Compensation
Mary Winston, 51, became chief financial officer at Family Dollar Stores Inc. in April last year after four years as CFO of Giant Eagle Inc., a closely held grocery chain with about $9 billion in sales. She got $1.1 million in compensation for the year ended August at Matthews, North Carolina-based Family Dollar, which had revenue of $9.3 billion in 2012. For fiscal 2013, she will make an estimated $1.3 million, if she hits her bonus target. The average CFO compensation at four discount retailers with sales ranging from $2.1 billion to $16 billion was $2.1 million last year, according to data from proxies.
Family Dollar, Kinder Morgan, Campbell and Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based Mylan declined to comment.
Backlash on Women
"Women are more likely to advocate for opportunity for themselves than for money, even when they've accomplished so much," said M.J. Tocci, director of the Heinz Negotiation Academy for Women at Carnegie Mellon University. "That's not surprising given the backlash women can get when they seek higher pay. Even people who believe women deserve what they're asking for often peg them as selfish and not likable, which isn't the reaction men get when they demand more."
Overall, women who work full time in the U.S. earned an average 77 cents for every dollar paid to men in 2011, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The variance can be partly explained by differences in occupation, experience, and skill.
For women at the highest rungs of the corporate ladder, who were paid 82 cents for every dollar of their male counterparts in the S&P 500 last year, levels of experience and skill are more comparable with the men.
A 2010 study by Catalyst found that after controlling for career aspirations, parental status, years of experience, industry, and other variables, male graduates are more likely to be assigned jobs of higher rank and responsibility and earn, on average, $4,600 more than women in their first post-MBA jobs. The study involved 9,927 graduates of business schools in the North America, Europe and Asia.
Among women paid on par or more than men in their industry are executives at the top of the S&P 500 ranking.
Last year Mayer, 38, was recruited from Google Inc., where she'd been a top executive, to become CEO of Yahoo and help turn around the struggling Internet pioneer. She got total compensation of $36.6 million and also holds Yahoo stock valued at about $66 million. By comparison, Jeffrey Weiner, 43, who's been chief of LinkedIn Corp. since 2009, received $1.2 million; his stake in LinkedIn is worth more than $40 million.
Equal Pay
Eliminating the pay gap may depend on women gaining a more equal share of senior executive jobs. No S&P 500 company listed more than three women among their five highest-paid executives last year. Four of them—Frontier Communications, Aetna Inc., Avon Products Inc. and International Paper Co.—had three and 21 had two.
Oracle CFO Catz, the top S&P 500 female earner, makes more than many CEOs, including Steve Ballmer at Microsoft Corp., the data show. Still, her compensation is about half that of the top male earner: Larry Ellison, her boss at software maker Oracle.
Carnegie Mellon's Tocci encourages women at all levels to push for equal pay.
"I tell women who say they don't care about money that they should still make what they're worth — and they can always give their money away," she said. "Women who accept less than what men get for the same jobs are lowering the bar for the women who come after them."
(With assistance from Hideki Suzuki and Laurie Meisler in New York; Editors: Cécile Daurat, John Lear, Winnie O'Kelley


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