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At 428 pages containing primarily words that originated in Bruce Springsteen's head, "Talk About a Dream" (review here) is about as close as you're going to get to the man's psyche without being his actual therapist. (And you can only imagine the book THAT guy could write.) It's impossible to narrow down all of the highlights, but here are just a few Springsteen bon mots that help define the man in the book's pages.
On putting together his setlists: �You can�t conform to the formula of always giving the audience what it wants or you�re killing yourself and you�re killing the audience. Because they don�t really want it either. Just because they respond to something doesn�t mean they want it. I think it has come to the point where they respond automatically to things that they think they should respond to. You've got to give them more than that.� (To Robert Hilburn, 1974)
On his pre-fame gigs: �I can remember staying up all night learning �Moon River� because the bride requested it — �Moon River!�� (The Lost Interviews, 1975)
On talking about his music: �… It�s unnecessary for me to talk about any of this stuff, because the music speaks for itself. There�s nothing I can possibly say that could add or give any insight to it.� (The Lost Interviews, 1975)
On what he'd do if he were "terrifically rich": �Get my mother to quit working �. My mother�s been working since she was 18 — she�s 50 now. It�s too LONG to work.� (To Ray Coleman, 1975)
On what he would have done if he didn't go into music:� �Probably done something crazy. Maybe robbed stores or something! That always appealed to me, robbing things.� (To Ray Coleman, 1975)
On building an audience: �… You don�t inherit an audience, and they don�t run over to your door and knock on your door and sit in your lap.� (To Dave Herman, 1978)
On his responsibility to his audience: �I don�t think if I don�t play good tonight, I�ll play good tomorrow. I don�t think that if I didn�t play good tonight, that, well, I played good last night. It�s like there�s no tomorrows and there�s no yesterdays. There�s only right now.� (To Dave DiMartino, 1980)
On pre-show malaise: �I always look terrible before the show. That�s when I feel worst. And after the show it�s like a million bucks.� (To Dave Marsh, 1981)
On Patti: �She had a very sure eye for all of my bullshit.� (To James Henke, 1992)
On fame and fortune: �I truly don't know how some big stars do it. I could make a commitment to it for a certain amount of time, but after that I just had to get my feet back into what felt like real life. I always come back to the same thing: It�s about work — the work, working, working.� (To Ken Tucker, 2003)
On expressing political beliefs: �I believe that my ideas and the beliefs that our band has stood for over the years are an integral part of our work, and we have a duty to make those ideas as clear as possible. I think that�s part of what people look to us for, that�s a part of what we have provided to a portion of our audience � You also figure, these are the times we're working in. And I think you�ve got to take your stand in them.� (To Chris Phillips, 2004)
On Europe: �The openness I've found outside the United States contrasted a bit to some of the closedness that we have here. And it�s not intentional �– it�s cultural.� (To Chris Phillips, 2004)
On "Shut up and sing": �I think any time somebody in this country is telling somebody else to shut up, they�re going in the wrong direction. No, no, no, you�re supposed to be promoting speech. You may not like it, you may not like it — I hear a lot of things don�t like either, but hey.� [laughs] (To Chris Phillips, 2004)
On trying to influence the electorate: �In the course of your lifetime how your country steers itself is under your stewardship. So what did you do? That was an interesting idea to me in terms of how to look at your life, your work and your place.� (To Phil Sutcliffe, 2006)
On songwriting: �… There�s no cheap way to get to it! You gotta pay. The way you pay your dues on every song is by digging up the piece of you that has felt that frightened, that uncomfortable, that disempowered, that scared, that lonely, and that angry. That�s the price of admission if you want things to fly.� (To Dave Marsh, 2006)
On being an artist: �So the idea is: How do you manage that thing that�s eating at you, without letting it eat you?� (To Mark Hagen, 2009)
On the Time and Newsweek covers: �Steve had a lot of fun with it, because of course it wasn�t him on the cover.� (To James Henke, 2010)
On his early guitars: �I had Tex [Vinyard] co-sign for me and I paid them off week-by-week, month-by-month. For quite a few years all I did was pay off guitars.��(To James Henke, 2010)
On "replacing" E Street band members who've passed on or had to take a break:� �I�m working on replacing myself now, and I�m gonna stay home. I will be home, and somebody else can do it.� [laughs] (At press conference in Paris, 2012)


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Skip to comments.Speaker Boehner: "Mr. President, It's Plan B or Be Responsible For the Largest Tax Hike In History"
Posted on 12/19/2012 12:08:21 PM PST by Perdogg
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The SCOTUS ruled 0bamacare is a TAX. Isn't 0bamacare the LARGEST TAX HIKE IN HISTORY? WHY DO YOU FORGET THAT, BOEHNER?
Ace of Spades might be the only place Boehner can get his word out. The other news networks are doing the usual full court press on behalf of the Democrats.
We're not being undertaxed. We're being over spent. Remember?
The mantra of all repubs should be "WE CANT TAX OUR WAY OUT OF DEBT". Say it loud and often because its true. Make the RATS respond to it because they CANT.
To Obama-worshippers "the biggest tax-hike in history" is a good thing.
finally! Who lent Boehner a spine?
"Then the President will have a decision to make. He can call on the Senate Democrats to pass that bill or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in American history."
It's the set up from mid-court so Hussein can slam-dunk it to us.
Hussein WANTS to be known for the "largest tax increase in American history".
Big Media still worships the Great Clinton for HIS, and credits him for saving the economy with it.
FUJB and your god Hussein, too!
I loved Boehner's brief speech. He just put it out there and then walked away.
I don't like plan B at all. First of all, fine lower Social Security by 140 dollars a year. However, I don't hear a damn thing about lowering welfare receipients 140 dollars a year. Ingrates!!!!
"The mantra of all repubs should be WE CANT TAX OUR WAY OUT OF DEBT."
How about "If you can't pass a budget FOR YEARS, how dare you posture and tax us for ANYTHING???
Boehner needs to take a vacation, and stay gone until the end of March. Until then, tens of millions of Americans will see a 50% increase in their taxes. Maybe then they will begin to give a damn about who they elected to be President.
Plan B or tax and spend.
"- - - "Tomorrow the House will pass legislation to make permanent tax relief for nearly every American — 99.81% of the American people. Then the President will have a decision to make. He can call on the Senate Democrats to pass that bill or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in American history." - - - . "
I am STUNNED! Bawling Boy Boehner stood up to Commie Hussein Obama!
[Now if Boehner can just keep from caving-in - - - ].
I'm a fan of the cliff. Even bigger fan of shutting it down in Feb when the debt ceiling needs raising. In the interim, at least, we put something reasonable on the table.
Its all a PR game at this point. No way there is a deal the GOP can stomach. I'm all for this tactic. Hobsons choice!
The mantra of all repubs should be WE CANT TAX OUR WAY OUT OF DEBT.
I like mine better because we need a catchy bumper sticker like phrase that directly counters Obama's strategy.
I have to keep repeating myself. The offer was made with the complete knowledge that it would rejected. In poker terms, 0bama and Pelosi's bluff were called. I am no fan of Boehner, but why focus on Boehner? Obama said raise taxes on millionaires but now is rejecting it.
I know it's popular to beat up on Boehner around here....and I too do not like any of the deals he's trying to make. However, that all said....I think he is trying to preserve as much of the GWB tax rates as he possibly can and achieve at least some degree of spending restraint.
He has a VERY TOUGH hand to play. The fact that the GWB tax rates were set up to expire within ten years gives him a nearly impossible hand to play. It doesn't help that BHO was re-elected and that the Dems increased their numbers in both houses of congress.
ANY voter who votes Democrat is voting for higher taxes, more spending, and bigger deficits and bigger government. This is what the voters want, this what they're going to get. There is little Boehner can do to stop it.
Boner Takes a Stand!
In other words, the countdown clock to a full cave has started.
I have been trying to explain this to some, but people seem to have missed this.
Obama will be proud to pass the largest tax hike in history. And he'll keep on spending and hiking until the US is kaput.
not only that, but the people that got tax refunds that did not pay any tax at all, will not only not get that, but will end up paying instead...
most affected will be younger people ( who mostly voted for fubo ) single mothers ( who mostly voted for fubo ) and lower wage earners ( who mostly voted for fubo )...
I cannot wait to hear them scream... then when they say it is not fair, i will tell them that instead of 47% not paying taxes, it is now only about 18%..
everyone will be getting hit, how much more fair can it get?
hell, most of these people were not even out of junior high school during the clintoon years..
all I will have to say to them is, "Welcome to my world, pal"...
Plan B has no chance. It will also not change the poll numbers for responsibility. This is actually funny though and I am not sure it could ever happen. This is the one time where Free Republic and the far left agree. Go ahead and go off the cliff. The left thinks Obama has gone to far already. So I guess the question is, do the deal or jump? I think jumping would hurt the republicans more. Passing plan b is kabuki and everyone knows it.
I'll bet, including me, many wish last years deal or grand bargain would have gone through. Instead we let the perfect be the enemy of the good and gambled on the election. Now any deal done will be far left of that.
We gambled on Mitt Romney. Just let that sink in for a while.
Republican Mantra needs to be "IT'S THE SPENDING, STUPID"
The GOP should leave town and make Obama own it one way or the other.
House Repubs all falling down, and getting concussions, taking time off might work better.
We can't make him own the economy that he caused for the last 4 years, how are we going to make him own some intangible future event?
If you don't pay taxes,why care if the rate goes to 100%. No skin off your freeloading nose.
Now this is how it's done finally. I posted a vanity here recommending this weeks ago
Instead of demanding that the R party be the ones to raise taxes on that 99.8 % of voters, ALL Republicans NOW need to call out O for 'playing politics with middle class taxes' by rejecting this extension
Now Republicans need to stop whining about the 0.2% who will see the automatic tax increases, and stop joining Pelosi Dems who will vote against this extension, and instead get on to calling O out for fighting to raise ALL OF OUR taxes by opposing this 'B' bill.
I am really convinced that many just love seeing O win these, but I am LONG tired of it.
It would STILL be Bush's fault to the left and MSM pollutants.
You're right it doesn't matter what Boehner says, Republicans will be painted as the party that raised taxes.
The House Republicans should pass a bill That would re-instate the Bush tax cuts, then pass abill de-funding obama care, then passa bill defunding the czars and all cost of these positions, Then foreign aid to Iran, Egypt, etc.These are but a few there should be more with spefic spending cuts and cut all US funding to the UN. Pass these on and let the democrats do as they will. Republicans need to do what's right and forget about trying to negotiate with the democrats.
Then what is the solution? The only solution is a bad deal over a rotten deal or do nothing.
Now, they are lined up to bitchslap the Pubbies in the House.
It seems that Boehner has been reading my posts...and wants to keep his job.
Oh Pleeeze Tammy Faye. Obama just came out and said he and Boehner are close to a deal. That means Boehner has caved.
Damn... FINALLY. Now, Congresscritters, pass the effing bill, get it to the drones in the Senate, go home for the holidays and hug your kids!
The Republicans should take a page out of the Democrat playbook and scream this over and over, "President Obama and the senate Democrats are WAGING A WAR ON CHILDREN by putting all of this debt on our children's credit cards".
Not to mention:
1) They refuse to allow school vouchers thereby imprisoning poor kids in lousy schools dooming families for generations
2)What the Democrats ultimately REALLY want is federally funded partial birth abortion.
Don't just say it once, John. Repeat it repeatedly.
The communist from Kenya has a big pulpit. Make every statement about Obama raising taxes...AND HAVE EVERY Republican repeat that in every press event.
My understanding is that this plan does nothing more than extend the Bush rates for <$1M of income for everyone, it doesnt cancel the automatic spending cuts, or extend the debt limit. It is exactly what O doesnt want.
A few weeks ago I posted a vanity explaining that Bohner has to do exactly this.
Republicans cannot make themselves the middle class tax raisers(which O gets to spend yet) , that is suicide. They tried that exactly a year ago with FICA and it was a disaster.
Believe me, if House Republicans take suicidal stances you will hate the terms of surrender to O that they end up signing.
Let Pelosi Dems vote against this, to raise our taxes, that is what they want anyway.
So are you saying you believe 0bama and not Boehner? I am not saying that Boehner is telling the truth. He could be distorting. 0bama is lying.
You seem to be saying 0bama is telling the truth and Boehner is a liar. They may both be liars. But 0bama telling the truth is not possible.
"...he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in American history..."
Note to Speaker Boehner: OBAMA DOES NOT CARE. Understand? Let me repeat: OBAMA DOES NOT CARE.
Exactly. Democrats have railed against the Bush tax cuts for a decade now, using it as the foundation of their class warfare rhetoric. It's time we made them own it.
I vote for Plan A.
Here's what the Republican House must do on taxes right now, and what will happen if they don't( 12/7/12 | sickoflibs)
I see your $100 billion and raise you $1 trillion more. Forget sequestration. Let's refuse to raise the debt ceiling instead. No more borrowing means no more $1.1 trillion in deficit spending for the current fiscal year. It's time to begin putting the padlocks on some government buildings.
We will go over the fiscal cliff. Then, after about two months of Americans experiencing reduced paychecks, Obama will propose tax "cuts".
They will then become the "Obama tax cuts" and the words "Bush tax cuts" will never be uttered again.
Obama is not going to budge on this until March.
Doesn't matter. It's a mantra, just intended to be repeated continuously, it doesn't have to be literally true, because by the time the correction is explained the eyes of the average voter will have glazed over. We're finally learning to fight like the left does.
All together now: "LARGEST TAX HIKE IN HISTORY".
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The Washington Redskins have traditionally been one of the most premier franchises in the National Football League. The Washington football franchise took home three Super Bowl titles in a ten-year span from 1982 to 1991, and prior to that, won two NFL Championships in 1937 and 1942. The Redskins have always found ways to put together a highly-talented team and produce victories on the field.
The Redskins dominance started when they hired Joe Gibbs to coach the team in 1981. With Gibbs at the helm, Washington put together their first Super Bowl season in 1982 when all the pieces came together perfectly and it all culminated with a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII. Running back John Riggins was named Super Bowl MVP after rushing 38 timed for 166 yards and a touchdown, as just one feat of many that completed his unforgettable career in Washington. Joe Gibbs was named NFL Coach of the Year after the season, and Mark Moseley became the first and only placekicker in NFL history to be named league MVP.
After a couple of competitive seasons that didn't end well, the Washington Redskins returned to glory during the 1987 season. Under the guidance of Gibbs and with a great performance by quarterback Doug Williams, the Redskins claimed their second Super Bowl title. Williams led Washington to a 42-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII after throwing for 340 yards and four touchdowns. Until Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, Williams was the only black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl title.
Washington and Gibbs won their third Super Bowl title in 1992 after a 37-24 win over the Buffalo Bills. Gibbs solidified his place in football history with his third championship ring while also making the Washington Redskins one of the winningest franchises in NFL history. The Redskins legendary quarterback, Mark Rypien was named Super Bowl MVP after throwing for nearly 300 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
With elite young talent like Robert Griffin III, Alfred Morris, DeSean Jackson and Brian Orakpo, the Redskins are a team poised to make deep playoff runs for many years to come. Griffin III started his career in 2012 with one of the best rookie performances ever and was named Rookie of the Year. Running back Alfred Morris tried his best to one-up Griffin III by simultaneously enjoying a fantastic rookie season and was named a second-team All-Pro. Washington has the offensive weapons to scare the likes of every defense in the league, and with Orakpo anchoring their defense, the Redskins are a quality team that will be playoff bound.
Show your team pride in your favorite sports room or collection while investing in the future of this stacked roster with Washington Redskins memorabilia. Honor your favorite legend of the game that contributed to the Redskins lavish history or celebrate the next generation of stars from the current roster with sports memorabilia autographed by Washington players from the past and present.
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- Joe Theismann Autographed Footballs: Former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann was one of the greatest players in franchise history and is among the top passers ever to grace the NFL. The Notre Dame star made his NFL debut with the Redskins during the 1974 season and would stay with the franchise until his retirement in 1985. Theismann produced one his best seasons ever during 1982 as he was named to the Pro Bowl and eventually led the Redskins to a Super Bowl XVII victory over the Miami Dolphins. As a two-time Pro Bowl selection, Joe Theismann was the epitome of consistency for the Washington Redskins for over 12 years. Theismann's legacy with the franchise will always remain in a special place, considering Theismann led the team to a Super Bowl victory and the first in franchise history. Fans and collectors can commemorate Theismann's Super Bowl run and iconic place in Redskins history with an authentic Joe Theismann autographed football.
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Milk mammals. In the United States, most milk sold in grocery store comes from cows. Other common milk producing mammals include goats and sheep.
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Earth is a chemical battery where, over evolutionary time with a trickle-charge of photosynthesis using solar energy, billions of tons of living biomass were stored in forests and other ecosystems and in vast reserves of fossil fuels. In just the last few hundred years, humans extracted exploitable energy from these living and fossilized biomass fuels to build the modern industrial-technological-informational economy, to grow our population to more than 7 billion, and to transform the biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity of the earth. This rapid discharge of the earth's store of organic energy fuels the human domination of the biosphere, including conversion of natural habitats to agricultural fields and the resulting loss of native species, emission of carbon dioxide and the resulting climate and sea level change, and use of supplemental nuclear, hydro, wind, and solar energy sources. The laws of thermodynamics governing the trickle-charge and rapid discharge of the earth's battery are universal and absolute; the earth is only temporarily poised a quantifiable distance from the thermodynamic equilibrium of outer space. Although this distance from equilibrium is comprised of all energy types, most critical for humans is the store of living biomass. With the rapid depletion of this chemical energy, the earth is shifting back toward the inhospitable equilibrium of outer space with fundamental ramifications for the biosphere and humanity. Because there is no substitute or replacement energy for living biomass, the remaining distance from equilibrium that will be required to support human life is unknown.
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Hurricane Sandy may be long gone, but the wreckage the storm left is still devastatingly apparent in the Northeast. People have lost their homes and all of their prized possessions - sometimes, this unfortunately includes their pets. Although many animal rescue organizations are still working to reunite pets with their owners in the wake of this hurricane, it begs the question for owners everywhere - am I prepared to save my pet in case of a disaster?
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You may have plenty of belongings of your own to think about when you have to evacuate your home during a storm, so it's a good idea to have a bag packed with all of your pet's belongings ahead of time. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recommends owners pack five to seven days of pet food and water, plus litter trays, litter and trashbags. Your pet's disaster kit should also have first aid materials and all medications you'll need to ensure the best pet health.
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What Sort of Accommodations are Available?
Similar to the variety of the sea life that can be found in the crystal blue waters of Cozumel, the lodging and accommodations alternatives of Cozumel come in every size, shape, and color.
With everything from hotels, all-inclusive resorts, boutique inns and hostels to B&B's, condos and vacation home rentals, travelers are sure to find a lodging option to suit their vacation needs.
The hotels tend offer a more "touristy" view of the island simply because vacationers do not have to venture far from the hotel for anything. The flip side would be vacation rentals and condos which tend to encourge visitors to explore Cozumel beyond the tourist zone for restaurants, shopping and activities.
Where are Accommodations Located?
Cozumel's vacation accomodation choices are located in various sectors of the island but in general, these sectors break down into 5 areas:
Southern zone
Northern zone
Downtown area
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Corpus Christi area
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which is excellent if travelers want to be near the main shopping and dining and nighlife areas. However accommodations in downtown are not large, spreadout, resort type properties but rather 3 - 6 story facilities with limited (if any) garden / outdoor areas.
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and Southern zones
have an excellent variety of lodging to choose from but both areas suffer the dilemma of their relative isolation from Cozumel's main downtown district. It turns out the majority of leisure activities including shopping, dining, and nightlife can be as much as a $10-$20 cab ride away
Corpus Christi area
(located between downtown and the southern district) while closer to downtown still involves a taxi ride to get there since it's a good distance from the main plaza where everything tends to happen. This added distance doesn't offer the ability to leisurely stroll among the many daily and nightly activities typical of the Cozumel experience. In addition, this area is subject to some zoning laws that prohibit the location of shopping, restaurants, and many other types of tourist driven businesses. That being said, the Corpus neighborhood is home to one of the largest supermarket and shopping plazas on the island: Chedraui and visitors can easily walk to this commercial center from anywhere in Corpus.
Midtown district
of Cozumel is now one of the most desirable locations for travelers wanting to immerse themselves more into Cozumel's culture. Because of the growth and expansion of the city over the last 5 - 10 years, Midtown doesn't seem as "far back" as it used to seem to some vacationers. Since the city developed the historical district downtown in 2007 and
all streetside parking in the main downtown area
, folks are venturing farther back into town looking for restaurants, shopping and such where parking is FREE and not such an issue. Because of this, Cozumel's midtown area is emerging as the islands best value in terms of accommodations and restaurants which don't sport "tourist zone" pricing. It is possible to reach Cozumel's main plaza from anywhere in the midtown area with a quick 10 - 15 minute walk through some of the safest streets on the planet.
For the best deals in lodging look to venture to Cozumel in the off-season. Mid-August to mid-November, and then again during the months of May through July offer the best prices for accommodations. Dont be surprised by the 12% hotel tax.
Vacation Home Rentals, Condos & Guest Houses
The many beautiful vacation villas, condominiums, and guesthouse that line Cozumel's streets offer an excellent alternative to the commercial area hotels and resorts. Fortunately for visitors, vacation properties are scattered throughout most of the zones described above. Some are beachfront properties while others are located in town in regular neighborhoods to allow for a more "island living" experience. There is such a variety of options available in fact that travelers typically have little difficulty finding a property within their budget. Many of these vacation properties offer their own swimming pools, jacuzzi's and meal plans and are definitely worth considering for those travelers anxious to move beyond the tourist zone hotels and really get to know the island better.
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All Inclusive Resorts
Two of the most popular all-inclusive resorts include Allegro Occidental Grand (southern district) and Melia Maya (northern district). Both of these self-contained resorts offer meals and beverages within the all inclusive price in the restaurants located on their property. In addition, they offer daily activities both in and out of the water including scuba, snorkeling, and tennis amongst other activities. Beyond that, the all-inclusive resorts have nightly entertainment with local talent and staff members. Remember, all of this falls under the umbrella of one convenient price.
All Inclusive properties are an excellent choice for first time travelers not familiar with the area enought to want to venture beyond the hotel and they are also great value options for vacationing families. Some folks just like the convenience of not having to worry about anything once they arrive ~ everything is already paid for and ready for use!
The hotels of Cozumel have something to suit every type of guest possible. Whether you're looking for a romantic getaway, 5 star luxury inn, small bed and breakfast, or proximity to entertainment and shopping, you can find something to suite your needs. All districts have a variety of hotels to choose from as well.
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If considering an "all-inclusive" resort, remember that to fully take advantage of your dollar you should never leave the resort. Unfortunately, with the convenience of one price comes the lack of exposure to the many wonders (entertainment, restaurants, shopping, and culture) that Cozumel has to offer. With the location of each resort being roughly a $15-$20 cab ride away from town when staying at a southern island resort ($5-10 from northern resorts), your dollar might be better served by staying closer to the heart of Cozumel if you truly want to experience the island culture.
The hotels of the northern and southern districts face the same issue as the resorts. With a variety of accommodations available, you are still a $15-$20 cab ride away from any form of cultural activity in town. In addition, with the best beaches located on the southern end of the island, plan on renting a car if staying in a hotel in the northern zone.
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Cozumel - Bello Caribe Hotel & Suites
Bello Caribe Hotel & Suites is one of the few survivors of the traditional, Caribbean style island hotels. Family owned and operated since 1999, Bello Caribe is a great value lodging option for Cozumel vacationers. Located in the heart of the town area but just on the edge of the main tourist zone for easy walking, Bello Caribe is only minutes from both the Cozumel Airport and the main downtown San Miguel ferry pier.
Lovely family owned/operated Caribbean style hotel
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If you clicked on the link, you were not alone. According to the latest calculations of Dan Pearce, the guy who writes the megapopular dad-blog-that's-so-much-more-than-a-dad-blog, Single Dad Laughing, upwards of eight million people have read that post. The little icon next to the title indicates that almost 300,000 people (probably many more by the time I publish this) have shared it on Facebook.
In case you don't want to check it out for yourself, here's the premise:
Dan wrote a post a couple months ago called "I'm Christian, unless You're Gay," in which he exhorted everyone to be cool to The Gays, even if their religion recommended otherwise. As is often the case with his "deep and powerful" (his words) writings, it went mega-viral and was shared all over the web. Then, just as the buzz from "I'm Christian..." started to level off, Dan posted his latest blockbuster, "A Teen's Brave Response to 'I'm Christian, unless You're Gay'," which consists of what was supposedly an anonymous email from a mother whose son came out to her after having completed a high school class assignment that required him to read "I'm Christian..." and write a response to it. The mom had always been just the kind of fundamentalist Christian homophobe Dan portrayed in "I'm Christian...", but after reading her kid's essay (which is pasted into her email) in which he comes out of the closet, and more importantly, Dan's "I'm Christian..." post, she does an about-face, accepts her son's sexual identity, and begins working with the boy to fight prejudice in the unnamed bigoted hellhole where they lived.
When I read the "Brave Response" post, my first reaction was, "Seriously? An anonymous email that paints Dan as savior and superhero? A teacher in a small conservative town who assigns a pro-gay blog post as class reading? A lifelong fire-and-brimstone bible-thumper who is converted by a single Single Dad Laughing post? Now who could have dreamed this one up?" (It was Dan. Dan dreamed it up. That's what I was thinking, in case I wasn't clear just now.)
Let me also be clear that I am 100% behind the general message of these posts. I don't want any kid or adult to ever have to suffer because of the gender of the people they are hardwired to be attracted to. I want same-sex couples to be afforded every legal, financial, and cultural advantage that straight couples enjoy. By sheer coincidence, a dear real-life friend and fellow dadblogger came out to his blog readers at almost the same time as this Single Dad Laughing post exploded. My friend's post, however, was indisputably real.
Dan, Me, and the Parent Blogging Community
You might know that I have a history with the internet superstar behind Single Dad Laughing. I wrote a post about a year-and-a-half ago when Single Dad Laughing suddenly blew up and Dan started bragging about his huge traffic numbers, the love that his readers had for him, the book offers he got, and all the people his powerful words had prevented from committing suicide (I'm not exaggerating at all.) In a fit of pique, I ranted about his terrible writing, his sanctimony, his pandering, his self-promotion, and his self-aggrandizement; and I suggested that he was somehow gaming the system. He had gone from a regular dadblogger who started a few months after I had, on the same platform, running in the same circles, and not standing out in any way, to an internet juggernaut, all within a month or two. I honestly thought that the parent blogosphere would turn on me after I hit "publish" on that post, but I didn't care. I didn't want anything to do with a genre where Single Dad Laughing was the gold standard. But to my surprise, virtually every blogger who commented on that post agreed that his writing was saccharine and preachy and his self-importance utterly staggering. Most assumed he was involved in some kind of shenanigans that made his traffic seem more impressive than it was, and/or he was buying followers and paying some sweatshop in China to click on his links.
Since I wrote that post, I've become friendly with a lot of established parent bloggers through reading each other's work, meeting at conferences, and working on projects together. I haven't talked to every one of them about Dan and his super-blog; but during the many, many conversations I have had concerning Single Dad Laughing, not one other blogger I've talked to has argued against the assumption that Dan is involved in some shady business, whether that be somehow inflating his stats, or just shamelessly milking trending topics (about which he seems to have an inexhaustible supply of "deep and powerful" personal stories) for all the pageviews they're worth.
So I wasn't surprised when the chatter started up about this mysterious email from "One Proud Mom" that formed the basis of Dan's latest chart-topper. Sure, we all agreed with the message and that it would be wonderful if this kid's story were true; but it was just too convenient, too topical, and too engineered for maximum SEO and social media shareability, all of which, along with cringe-inducing sentimentality, are hallmarks of Dan's writing.
Were we really supposed to believe that no one involved in this story--the mom, the kid, all the other students in his school who had to do the assignment, the administrators from the kid's school--that none of them would have come forward to bask in the glory or shake their heads in disapproval or share their stories of SDL-inspired redemption? One or two commenters on the site, out of the thousands who responded, pointed out the credibility problem, and were promptly shouted down by the Dan-faithful who said (predictably) that even if it were fiction, the important part is the powerful message.
Although I had tried, with some success, to refrain from bashing on Dan in public since I first posted my screed (I didn't necessarily want to be that guy forever), this "Brave Response" post really got under my skin and I wanted to write something, if only because it seemed like very few outside my circle of blog-friends had even considered that an anonymous email with a Lifetime movie plot might be anything less than the genuine article.
Suspicion among the Civilians
I soon found out that it wasn't just other dad-and mom-bloggers whose bullshit detectors went off when they read this post. I started seeing traffic heat up on my old SDL diatribe, and much of it was coming from a community blog called Metafilter, where a lot of smart, civil folks were engaging in a very level-headed discussion about the questionable credibility of this "inspirational" post that seemed to be popping up on everyone's Facebook feed.
Virtually all of the commenters on that Metafilter thread agreed that the One Proud Mom email was fiction created by Dan to generate pageviews. The conversation goes in several directions, including the obvious question of whether it makes a difference that something is fiction-passed-off-as-fact, as long as it has a desirable effect on the reader. I'm not here to try to solve that one today, but I'm inclined to agree with one of the well-spoken Metafilter folks on that account: "And really, if he'd chosen another topic--reconciling with estranged family or quitting your job to pursue your dream--for this self-aggrandizement exercise, I don't think I'd much care. But this is a real fucking issue that this guy has no right to appropriate for narcissistic glurge."
I was still contemplating writing a response to "Brave Response"--something that simply urged critical thinkers to consider its credibility--when a friend sent me a link to an article in the Daily Beast that did just that. The author of the article, Jesse Singal, brought up some of the issues about the post that I've mentioned here, and managed to contact Dan on the phone. Dan admitted that the email could have been fake, but laughed and denied it when Singal asked him point-blank if he had written it himself. Dan also claimed there was no way for him to track down the anonymous emailer because of the limitations of his contact page software. If there was a possibility that this was a hoax, Dan suggested, he was the biggest victim of it.
Out of all the speculation regarding the credibility of the epic OPM email, Dan is the only one I've heard who entertains the possibility that some prankster was behind it. I have a hard time imagining what possible motivation someone other than Dan could have to perpetrate this SDL-deifying hoax, if it is one. Shouldn't they be popping out and shouting "Gotcha!" right about now?
Past Instances of Shadiness
Strange emailsAs I mentioned earlier, in my communications with other bloggers (and non-bloggers), the topic of SDL shenanigans pops up from time to time. It's usually along the lines of "Oh my God did you see what he just wrote?" or "Guess who just sent me a crazy email?"
One of the dadbloggers I've discussed the SDL phenomenon with at some length is Jim Griffioen of Sweet Juniper, one of the most popular and long-lived dadblogs, and for my money, one of the greatest and best-written things to ever appear on the internet. Among our many conversations about SDL weirdness were a couple emails Jim received during a period when Dan, as he explained on his blog, was trying to "reach out" to the parent blogging community, which he felt was turning against him.
Rather than explain it myself and cobble together passages from emails, I asked Jim to tell the story in his own words. Here's what he said:
SDL's site immediately set off alarm bells of suspicion for me, having grown my blog organically to the point where it became a truly professional endeavor. Aside from the legions of Potemkin villagers populating his comments, in December 2010 I received two strange e-mails, including one from a woman named "Jenny Goodsend" (a name that has no online presence or record in various people searches) saying that "[my] blog, of course, is the highlight of [her] day" while promoting one of the typical schmaltzy SEO posts for which SDL has become notorious. Suspicious that this was actually Dan himself, I wrote back graciously thanking her for the e-mail and asking what she loved about my blog so that I could continue to deliver such content. I never heard back. The very next day I did receive an impersonal (i.e. mass) e-mail from Dan, apologizing for "alienating other parenting bloggers" with his rapid, widespread "success" and asking me if I'd like to do a guest post on SDL. It was obvious Dan had written both e-mails himself and was simply extending his efforts of self-promotion into the world of established parenting bloggers.
Photo shootIn November of 2010, Dan wrote one of his epic posts, called "The Small Side of the Numbers," which "looks at the power that each individual has to overcome often impossible obstacles." One of the stories he wove into this sermon involved his experience comforting a couple women who had been in a fender-bender. He pulled over and gave them some bottles of water he had in his car, and chatted with them while they waited for emergency personnel to arrive. Here's a snippet:
It took emergency units more than fifteen minutes to get there, and when the first responder finally arrived, I was still the only person standing with these women. The only damn person. I bet more than 5,000 vehicles passed the wreckage in that short amount of time (it was a busy stretch of the interstate). Almost every one of them slowed down to sneak a peak. An incredibly small handful of them stopped. Only one person stayed (me).Accompanying this tale of heroism was a photo of Dan, collar turned up against the wind and look of grim determination on his face, walking down the breakdown lane, a semi whizzing by, with bottles of water in either hand. Below it were hundreds of weepy comments about what how amazing Dan is.
I lost it. I wrote in the comments something to this effect: "WTF is wrong with you people?! He gave some ladies some water, then spent ten hours writing about how awesome he is! It's nice that he gave them water, but he didn't actually save their lives. The other cars didn't stop because they saw that someone was already there! Would it have been better if a couple dozen cars pulled over and everybody milled around in the emergency lane so the EMTs couldn't get in?! And what about that picture? Who took the picture? Did he ask the poor traumatized accident victims to take some shots? Did he whip out his tripod? Aaaaaaarrrrgghh!"
I left the comment anonymously out of laziness, haste, and my desire to not be known as the guy who can't stop blasting SDL. But Dan's software must have been working better that day than it did last week when he was trying to track down One Proud Mom, because he almost immediately emailed me and asked me why I was trying to destroy him and his blog.
This wasn't the first time Dan had contacted me. I have a long, twisted string of emails with him in my inbox, dating back to when I first went off on him on my blog. As I always do, I smoothed things over with Dan and told him I would try to keep my distance, that I didn't have anything against him personally, but that his shtick drove me crazy.
Once we got past the initial awkwardness, I got him to explain where the Road Warrior with Water Bottles photo came from:
My brother is in town from England, and after I wrote the post I asked him to read it and come up with a photograph that he thought would go well with it. It wasn't taken at the scene, and in fact was taken 15 miles away two days later. [...] The post was in no way meant to show "heroism" (there was absolutely nothing heroic about it). Only to show that one person can make a difference when thousands of others aren't doing anything at all.This might not fit into the "shady" category to you, but it is at the very least undeniably cheesy. I also think it illustrates the lengths Dan goes to to amp up the drama on his "power posts."
Quid pro quoThe next spate of amicable email exchanges I had with Dan began when he wrote to me out of the blue in May of 2011, thanking me for not having criticized him online for seven straight months. I joked that I had a flip-chart at my desk that said "___ days with no harshing on SDL!" We exchanged pleasantries, and he said that he would be happy to help me out with any blog-related matters.
My ears perked up at this, because one of my motives in playing nice with Dan (aside from being a mostly decent guy) was that I wanted him to somehow slip up and confide in me the terrible secret of how he cheated the system and rose to internet super-stardom.
"Sure," I replied. "If you could hook me up with a couple thousand more pageviews per day, I would greatly appreciate it."
Dan proposed that if I "permanently removed the anti-SDL post" from my blog, he would promote one of my "funniest, most popular" posts on his facebook page, which "usually pushes anywhere from 3k to 10k visitors." I hemmed and hawed, acting like I would do it if he sweetened the pot; and he eventually suggested we do a joint-post on the theme of burying the hatchet. After that, I let it go for a while because I couldn't figure out how to proceed with my sleuthing. And also I kind of lost interest and had better things to do. It may not seem like it, but this is not the only thing I ever think about.
Again, an offer of some Facebook promotion ("pimping" in bloggy parlance) or a guest-starring role on "one of the top blogs on the internet" in exchange for expunging a critical post may or may not be unethical, but to me it seemed, well, shady.
Most RecentlyThe most recent exchange I had with Dan was shortly after the "Brave Response" post came out. This was before I had read the Metafilter thread and before the Daily Beast article had come out. I told Dan that there had been talk about the One Proud Mom email, and some people were skeptical. Wouldn't it be great, I said, if you could get that mom and kid to reveal themselves, maybe make a video or something? Imagine how much good it would do in the fight against homophobia! He should email them back and make that happen!
If he picked up on my underlying question/suspicion (did you write it, Dan?), he didn't let on. He answered me in pretty much the same way he would answer the reporter from the Daily Beast: "To be honest, I should have, but didn't scrutinize it very well before posting it, and there are definitely some uncanny similarities between mother's and son's parts of the post. I hope I wasn't duped. I realize that I may have been." And, predictably, he downplayed the importance of the genuineness of the email: "Still, I suppose it doesn't matter too much because people are finding courage from it."
Then I asked him if he planned on addressing the credibility issue on his blog, and he said he would be doing so this week.
If I know Dan, he is crafting an epic post right now in which he portrays himself as a victim of pranksters who take advantage of his childlike trust, and cynics who want to destroy him because they don't think he should be plumbing the deep and difficult issues he tackles on a daily basis. Perhaps it will even include a photo of him dragging a rough-hewn cross up a mountainside.


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|Results For This date
|Ottawa Senators - 1 @ Philadelphia Flyers - 2
|Tampa Bay Lightning - 2 @ Boston Bruins - 3
|New Jersey Devils - 3 @ Buffalo Sabres - 4
|Washington Capitals - 3 @ Winnipeg Jets - 0
|Pittsburgh Penguins - 7 @ Montréal Canadiens - 6
|Florida Panthers - 2 @ Carolina Hurricanes - 6
|Anaheim Ducks - 4 @ Phoenix Coyotes - 5
|Los Angeles Kings - 2 @ Vancouver Canucks - 5
|Nashville Predators - 1 @ San Jose Sharks - 2
|Playoff Format
|16 teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The format is a set bracket that is largely division-based with wild cards.
The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season record and regardless of division. It is possible for one division in each conference to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends just three.
In the First Round, the division winner with the best record in each conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the lesser record; the wild card team with the better record will play the other division winner.
The teams finishing second and third in each division will meet in the First Round within the bracket headed by their respective division winners. First-round winners within each bracket play one another in the Second Round to determine the four participants in the Conference Finals.
Home-ice advantage through the first two rounds goes to the team that placed higher in the regular-season standings. In the Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Final, home-ice advantage goes to the team that had the better regular-season record -- regardless of the teams' final standing in their respective divisions.
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|P - Clinched Presidents' Trophy
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|W - Wins (worth two points)
|L - Losses (worth zero points)
|OT - OT/Shootout losses (worth one point)
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|ROW - Total number of Regulation plus Overtime Wins (used in 2nd tiebreaker at right)
|GF - Goals For
|GA - Goals Against
|DIFF - Goal Differential
|HOME - Home record
|AWAY - Away record
|S/O - Record in games decided by Shootout
|L10 - Record in last ten games
|STREAK - Number of consecutive wins, regulation losses, or OT/SO losses.
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We expect the march to the public cloud to continue unabated, spurred by the siren song of lower costs, quicker implementation, and even less need for internal IT. Should we just fall in line and accept the inevitable?
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