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EJ25 crank wobble
Posted 15 September 2012 - 04:06 PM
Then I stopped at auto zone to clear the ECU and I get on the highway, just as I get on the highway the belt for the alt, PS pump snapped so I go and check and the crank is wobbling (I have a video) The bolt was not loose at all so I'm a little baffled by this. I ended up coming directly home, again keeping the tools in the rear is a smart thing to do, I was checking voltages on the way home and I was down to 10.6 V
Posted 15 September 2012 - 05:32 PM
remove the pulley and examine it for wear on the rubber and the keyway.
Posted 15 September 2012 - 06:44 PM
Posted 17 September 2012 - 02:28 PM
Does anyone have the part number for the woodruff key if I need to replace it?
Posted 17 September 2012 - 03:57 PM
I just ended up cutting the AC belt since it was the fastest and I'm going to replace both belts anyways.
The key is worn, anyone have a part number?
Edited by 1-3-2-4, 17 September 2012 - 04:04 PM.
Posted 17 September 2012 - 04:10 PM
!wobbing! look like nut, eh?
you need new crankshaft pully and
maybe new crankshaft...look like damage 'key'. but i dont want said it...
go to subaru dealership..it's alot money and it's not fun for pay.
P.S. go to junkyard...way better for it.
Edited by Suba_GL_87, 17 September 2012 - 04:22 PM.
Posted 17 September 2012 - 04:11 PM
Posted 17 September 2012 - 04:31 PM
that's pretty sick.
im end of thread.
Uhmm no I don't.. I need a new crank pulley and a new woodruff key.
Posted 17 September 2012 - 04:45 PM
but you need a new pulley and i would replace the key.
and i would remove the sprocket and examine it and the rest of the key way. i know it is more work but at least then you will know it is all good.
i would then put it back together with the sprocket and pullet lined up correctly and torque the crap out of it.
as shown by the damage to your pulley, the key is not designed to hold the pulley (or the sprocket) in place, the key only lines up the pulley and sprocket. the bolt holds it in place. and the damage to the crank keyway, if any, is in the loosening direction, not the tightening direction. so the new key will do it's job as you torque it.
since you will be torquing the crap out of it you might consider a new bolt.
Edited by johnceggleston, 17 September 2012 - 04:51 PM.
Posted 17 September 2012 - 06:08 PM
For google search purposes since I never found anything searching google for the key part number it's 804505060.
Woodruff key part number 804505060.
Ok I think I have that covered now
Posted 17 September 2012 - 06:47 PM
Yeah I think something the last owner did caused this because I've never seen it like that before.. Might be rather hard to get off the crank sprocket, I should of cleaned it up with a scotch pad, I already have the part number for the key..
For google search purposes since I never found anything searching google for the key part number it's 804505060.
Woodruff key part number 804505060.
Ok I think I have that covered now
Posted 18 September 2012 - 01:56 PM
Posted 19 September 2012 - 05:38 AM
lol i ran over my belt today when driving home, it popped pretty far back
Posted 20 September 2012 - 08:20 PM
and both new center TB cover and Left side TB cover and new gaskets for the TB cover.
I wonder.. I don't have my lightweight pulley here yet but I think looking at the backside of the pulley the key notch should run from the front to the rear of the pulley right? In that case then it must of been from the last owner not doing the crank pulley right I wonder why I never noticed it when I did the HG last year.. I'm guessing the Torque of the motor was enough to chip enough of the key so it caused the up/down movement but the bolt still being at 150 ft/lb kept the pulley from free spinning.
At least that's my take on that.
yep just looked at some others online
Edited by 1-3-2-4, 20 September 2012 - 08:28 PM.
Posted 02 October 2012 - 10:44 PM
given how the key is not really that bad I could get away with it but I want to take the crank sprocket off to clean it with a scotch brite pad.
Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:44 AM
Had to be from the last owner but when the car ran low of fuel the rocking back and forth and the torque on the key must of smoothed out the whole keyway (How that happened who knows)
but I got as close as I could and it does not seem that bad, at least I caught it early but it's been almost a week and I'm still waiting for the new parts.
If I don't hear anything today I'm going to email them.. I don't think they should charge the card if it's not really in stock. I mean I think what Dan Perkins is cool and all but at least my other dealer in Norwalk will order the parts for you and you pay when it really comes in.
Posted 03 October 2012 - 09:29 AM
So I still have to wait :-/
Posted 03 October 2012 - 09:35 AM
Posted 03 October 2012 - 09:48 AM
have fixed many with thiss problem got realy good at it in car pully key reluctor and time
It's going to be a pain to get the spocket off I did lube it with oil when I put it back on a year ago but then it was hard to put on, Not sure why I did not scotch brite it for some reason :-/
I will have to see if I can't get it off with a screwdriver then I will have to use jaw pullers.
Posted 03 October 2012 - 09:59 AM
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Posted 04 October 2012 - 03:45 AM
I think I'm going to get another sprocket to go along with it as well when I remove it.
I've got those. PM if you need one.
Posted 04 October 2012 - 08:25 AM
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An emotionally charged group of hundreds of students, faculty and community members met Thursday night to address a University of Wisconsin professor's statements about the Hmong community.Kaplan's version of the story has never been presented, strangely enough. The quotes are obviously cruelly torn from the teaching context. It is irrational to think that a law professor would assert things like this as a matter of belief. Kaplan isn't a racist, but anyone ought to know that a real racist who is clever enough to be a law professor would express himself subtly, not by bursting out with racist comments (unless he's lost his mind).
Law professor Leonard Kaplan made several statements during his Feb. 15 class that offended a group of students, who were coined the "Magnificent Seven" by those in attendance at the forum.
According to an e-mail sent to several law and Hmong students, Kaplan spoke for 10 minutes using "racist and inappropriate" remarks, allegedly saying, "Hmong men have no talent other than to kill," and "all second-generation Hmong end up in gangs and other criminal activity," among other comments.
I don't know what the actual quotes were, and the repetition of the purported quotations from the email is giving them the aura of reality. Even if they are true, however, anyone who thinks about how teaching works ought to be able to imagine how there might be some pedagogical context in which those words would be said by the professor, perhaps phrasing a hypothetical or characterizing the thoughts of another person. Obviously, it would help to have an accurate report to counterweight the email (which I don't think was intended to go out to the press).
Jane Hamilton-Merritt, an author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee known for her writings on Hmong culture, flew in from Connecticut for the forum.As you can see, some people here at the law school believed this event would not focus on what happened in the classroom. You can detect a plan for healing, closure, and positivity.
Originally aimed at addressing cultural acceptance of Hmong people, the discussion shifted focus almost entirely to Kaplan's controversial comments.
"No matter what we all think is offensive, we're not going to leave here with anyone 'winning,'" said UW law student [name deleted], who was in Kaplan's lecture. "I think the reality is the remarks, … if you agree or not, have been very damaging to the particular students and an entire population."[Name deleted] thus acknowledged the effect on the students, something that could conceivably be done without needing to get the facts straight or understanding why Kaplan said whatever it is he did. I imagine that [name deleted] believed this was a path toward closure.
With the initial goal of the meeting to be generally about Hmong cultural ignorance, [UW law professor Jane] Larson said Kaplan felt being in the room himself would change the nature of the discussion....But with such a large group assembled and some students very upset, how could you realistically expect them all to sit passively for Hamilton-Merritt's healthful lesson?
UW undergraduate [name deleted] said he regretted Kaplan did not take the opportunity to explain his comments.
"We fully support all research with the marketplace of ideas, but we believe [what Kaplan said] extends far beyond the bounds of academic freedom," [name deleted] said. "We respectfully request a public repeal and apology, and a (diversity) committee dedicated to faculty and staff."What?! Procedural rules failed to keep the meeting on track? Who could have predicted that a student would try to refocus things on a matter of pressing, passionate concern? Wouldn't you have thought that someone who was "nominated for a Nobel Prize" and who flew in from the east coast would inspire awed silence?
[Name deleted] then turned to Law School Dean Ken Davis personally, breaking the meeting's procedural rules, before being cut off by the forum's moderator.
Davis told the large crowd he hopes to continue the education of his faculty and staff."Continue the education of his faculty and staff"? So it's reeducation time for all of us -- even though whatever it was that Kaplan said seems to be a complete anomaly and says nothing about the rest of us? Personally, I would never choose to approach a racial theme in class by stirring things up with exaggerated statements, and I find it hard to understand why Kaplan did whatever he did. As you know from my recent column, I support traditional law school teaching, but there are some people here who go for innovation. Innovation could lead a teacher to do things that distress the students and unleash difficult emotions. I would suppose that it would be the deepest concern about racism that would take a professor down this path.
"Sometimes we stumble, but we try to learn and try to move forward," Davis said. "Within the Law School community, this will not be the end to learn about the wonderful community within our state."
Law student [named deleted] said he was hoping for more of an open forum where both sides were represented, adding several students may plan a "counter-forum." He said he thinks Kaplan's comments were conveyed as "bold and obviously untrue" and should be a part of the law education process.Don't you love the voice of reason?
"Every law professor offends their students — that's their style," [name deleted] said. "The last thing I'd want is to have professors treading on thin ice because they're afraid of offending people."
Several students from Kaplan's class gave their accounts of the incident in question.
[Name deleted], who was in class when Kaplan made his comments about the Hmong community, said she was outraged and upset she didn't immediately respond to the comments in class.The law professors want you to speak in class. The presentation is usually designed to create an occasion for speaking. Why not go in the next day and speak up? Kaplan's class is ongoing. There are endless opportunities. Did you ever get the impression that Kaplan was trying to close down discussion as opposed to stimulating it? When does a teacher stimulate discussion so much that instead of speaking in class, you choose to go outside of the class?
"When I heard these comments, I was disturbed, shocked and angry at Kaplan and at myself for not speaking up, and at my classmates," [name deleted] said.
[Name deleted], who was in Kaplan's class and first circulated mass e-mails to gather support, said she has been inundated with e-mails from both hate and support mail from around the country.This is a classic example of the behavior of email. I can see how a student might feel too confused or intimidated to speak in class and might then send out an email as a way to process what happened and get ready perhaps to go back to class and engage with the teacher in a good way. But once something this inflammatory is in email, it escapes. It goes viral. It takes on a life of its own:
[Name deleted], who is in the class but did not attend lecture Feb. 15, met with Kaplan regarding the comments."The fact he believed his statements to be true"? And how did you come to be in possession of that "fact"?
"We all genuinely believe that he is sorry we are hurt," [name deleted] said. "What came as a shock, an injury and an insult was the fact he believed his statements to be true. He was not willing to repeal his statements."
ADDED: Today's Badger Herald also has this letter from Gerald Cox. CORRECTION: I think these are in fact 3 separate responses to a column on the subject by Gerald Cox (which would explain why the paragraphs don't fit together too well!):
I was in the class, this is all being taken out of context. If anything he was supporting Hmongs and criticizing Wisconsin failure in incorporating them into Northern WI society. Look at all the talk this has stirred! If anything he's remarks helped bring light to a situation. He is not a racist and his remarks were not racist.Cultural difference is quite the petard.
I've had Kaplan for a few courses and he is not a racist, and these remarks were completely taken out of context. The initial email describing Kaplan's comments removed the context and intentionally led readers to conclude that Kaplan believes all Hmong are criminals and gangters which is obviously not something Kaplan believes. I feel bad that the student was offended but this student should publicly apologize to Kaplan for clearly misrepresenting his beliefs, the context of the discussion, and ignoring the fact that his effort to integrate cultural differences into the legal process class was designed to argue that the law should be more sensitive to cultural differences.
Especially as a professor, he should not be using terrible, ridiculous, ignorant stereotypes to prove his little point because you know what, to some, it is a terrible, ridiculous, and ignorant way of making a point. That's not to say Kaplan's a racist, but just because he isn't a racist doesn't mean he didn't make ignorant, racist remarks. People make mistakes, he made a mistake, he should apologize, the Hmong student should not have to apologize for being offended (that suggestion just has no merit) and everybody should just learn and move on.
MORE: Here's the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's coverage of last night's event. Excerpt:
The students, who would not elaborate on what Kaplan had said, said in the beginning that their main goal was for faculty and students to be educated about the Hmong community and culture. But two of the students later broke down in tears as they talked angrily about the way Kaplan and the administration had responded to their concerns, with one student telling the crowd, "You have alienated us."So this is how the quotes came to be quoted. Did no one record the class?
The fallout began when law student [name deleted], a Hmong who grew up in Eau Claire, circulated an e-mail among a dozen classmates accusing Kaplan of making "racist" comments during a class that focused on the intersection of culture and the law. [Name deleted] was not in class that day; she compiled the remarks from others.
Kaplan, who has refused the students' request to apologize publicly, did not show up at the forum even though he was expected to.Expected to by whom? The faculty knew he wasn't going to be there.
For his part, law school Dean Kenneth Davis, who has overseen the fallout of the incident, which has not involved disciplinary action of Kaplan, would not comment, saying only that he was committed to moving forward with efforts to improve cultural understanding among faculty and students.The idea of the meeting really was that there was some way to go forward without needing to know what happened. But people care about the truth. I understand the impulse to say: Whatever happened, happened. Let's emphasize the positive and talk about the good things we can do in the future. But the human mind doesn't work that way. We want to understand the world we're in as we think about what to do about it.
So it was no surprise when, toward the end of the forum, a woman in the audience drew applause when she complained:
"I'm left not knowing what happened. But I'm supposed to engage in a dialogue about it? . . . I'm left hanging."
[Name deleted] said Thursday night that her e-mail "wasn't well-informed" but "the remarks have had a damaging impact."Ah! The tragedy of the viral email.
The students who were in Kaplan's class said they met with him to voice their anger and that he dismissed their opinions. They said that he apologized for hurting their feelings, but he stood by the comments he made in class.Whatever they were!
However, law students were still upset by his remarks.Whatever they were!
[Name deleted], a law student who is not in Kaplan's class, said she had been part of the discussions with the administration and was upset by the outcome. "Every corner we've turned, we've been dismissed by the faculty and our peers at the law school," she said.This is a terrible tragedy. I'm sure these students really are suffering, and I'm sure Kaplan, who was teaching about cultural difference, cares about this suffering. Contemplate whether his silence is benevolent forbearance.
She also said: "We feel so intensely alone. We have not gone to class. We have worked eight hours a day. We don't sleep very well. I want everyone to know you have alienated us."
[Name deleted], who was not in the class but was part of the discussion with Kaplan, broke down in tears while talking about the meeting. She said that she told Kaplan, "I know these things you said about Hmong people aren't true."
NOTE: I've deleted the student names that originally appeared here. I didn't like using the students' names, and only had them because they were in the newspaper article I was commenting on. Obviously, the names are still available in the linked newspaper articles.


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As much as I prefer whole beans, I never can resist lentils. They are especially handy when you don't think to soak beans the night before dinner service. Wishing to incorporate more vegetables into my diet, soups are the perfect solution. Spicy, hearty and earthy, this soup will not fail to please. Served with a grain, you are in for one fine meal.
Yet another recipe adapted from Silk Road Cooking. This book has become a staple in my kitchen and it should be a mainstay for every vegetarian who seeks wholesome, creative and traditional meals with a modern twist.
|Madras-Style Red Lentil Soup
|Recipe by Lisa Turner
Adapted from Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey
Cuisine: Indian
Published on March 12, 2011
A richly flavored, spicy, earthy and hearty red lentil soup
More lentil dishes from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
Spicy Lentil Qunioa Loaf
Greek Lentil Soup
Chickpea and Lentil Salad with Zucchini and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Mixed Lentil Dal
Green Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk
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BARRINGTON – The former chairperson of the fine arts department at Barrington High School has been charged with bilking more than $5,000 in ticket revenue, according to the Barrington Police Department.
Julie Rachel Salk, 50, of Barrington, turned herself in to police Tuesday after a Lake County warrant was issued late last week. She was charged with felony theft involving a Barrington High School musical performance in March.
An employee at Barrington District 220 last April alerted officials to suspicious financial management practices by Salk, according to a news release. District officials later notified police about the misconduct, and an investigation ensued.
Salk took approximately $5,022 in theater and raffle ticket sales from the March musical performance, the news release states. She retired from the district in June, and was responsible for administering the fine arts department's event expenses.
Salk was released from jail Tuesday after posting 10 percent of her $10,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 14.
The investigation is ongoing.


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ATLANTA — For years, LaTisha Styles gained weight every holiday season — as much as 10 pounds.
ATLANTA — For years, LaTisha Styles gained weight every holiday season — as much as 10 pounds.
From office parties to holiday parties to her kitchen at home, sweet temptations were a constant of the season: the chocolates, pies, macaroni and cheese.
"I am in charge of the sweet potato pie and we had a few in the house, and honestly, one year, I went through a half a pie cutting and slicing a little taste here and there," Styles said.
In a pattern familiar to many Americans, year after year, Styles expanded her waistline during the last couple of months of the year. And then she started the new year with a serious diet to shed the holiday pounds.
But a couple of years ago, Styles, now 29, started taking a different approach to the holidays by exercising more and being more mindful of her eating. It's the sort of strategy that experts embrace.
Styles' goal is simple: Come Jan. 1 when she gets on the scale, she will weigh what she does today.
"I used to slow down this time of year," said Styles, who lives in Atlanta and works as a database analyst, "but I want to keep things more even-keeled and not be so far behind in being in shape after the holidays."
During the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's, nibbling on chocolates, sugar cookies, pumpkin pie seems to be a way of life.
The good news is it may not be as bad as you think. The average American gains about 1 pound during the winter holiday season, far less than the 5-8 pounds commonly believed, according to the National Institutes of Health.
But the bad news is that people often don't lose the weight and it can pile on over the years. People who are overweight are more likely to gain 5 pounds during the holidays, according to the NIH.
Experts agree it's perfectly fine — even healthy — to indulge during the holidays; just don't go bonkers. No matter what you do, don't starve yourself or skip meals because that only sets you up for grabbing the closest plate of brownies.
Dr. Stacy Mobley, a naturopathic doctor in Atlanta who focuses on wellness and preventive health care, suggests eating hummus and vegetable sticks and drinking a glass of water before leaving the house.
"That way, you can go to the party and you can socialize and catch up with people instead of being in this 'feed me' mode," Mobley said.
When you're at a party, scan the table of delectables to decide which three high-calorie foods you really want. Devote half of your plate to waistline-friendly choices such as sliced fruits and vegetables.
Lanier Dabruzzi, a nutrition affairs manager for the Southeast Dairy Association, said one way to ensure the party offers at least one guilt-free treat is to bring one yourself.
And remember, all of those bites of food (broken Christmas cookies included) really do count.
So do the wine, soft drinks and calorie-mother lode eggnog (which can pack 400 calories in one mug).
Another way to stave off weight gain is by exercising. Mobley said a little exercise — as little as a 10-minute walk around the neighborhood — can go a long way with keeping people on track.
"People think of exercising as going to the gym," Mobley said. "But it can be as easy as walking around the house for 10 minutes or playing with your kids and grandkids — they will love it, and before you know it, it will add up to 30 minutes in one day." At the same time, don't forget to get enough sleep. When you are sleepy, you are more likely to grab food for an energy boost.
Meanwhile, Styles is running four days a week instead of two, and said she finds herself less tempted to overdo it.
"When you run, you have that sense of accomplishment and you feel on top of the world, and then when you see something heavy with honey dripping on it, you don't have that urge as much to eat it," Styles said.
She still eats sweet potato pie but limits herself to one slice.
"This way, I can be bathing suit ready all year long," she said.
Tips for keeping holiday eating under control:
Plan ahead. Before you go to the mall, slip a cheese stick and carrot sticks, or another low-fat snack, into your purse (or bag) to fight off temptations in the food court. Balance it out. If you are going to a party, eat small, healthy meals beforehand such as a low-fat sandwich for lunch. Never go to a party hungry. Take the edge off your hunger by eating a healthy snack such as apple slices, yogurt or vegetable soup. Drink plenty of water. And drink a glass before the party to help fill you up. Bring your own guilt-free dish to a party so you know there's at least one you can splurge on. Use a small plate so it looks full. Remember, you can eat whatever you'd like, as long as it's in moderation. Don't drink your calories. Consume alcohol in moderation, if at all. Don't hang out by the buffet table. Chatting beside it will only tempt you to graze. If you want dessert, eat fewer calories during dinner and eat only the desserts you really want. Before going back for seconds, wait 20 minutes for your food to "settle." You might feel full and lose interest in more munching.
Sources: Dr. Stacy Mobley, a naturopathic doctor in Atlanta, and Lanier Dabruzzi, a nutrition affairs manager for the Southeast Dairy Association.


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Hi Girls!
I took a break over the weekend, so I'm back now with Day 4 of the Cosmetic Candy Store Giveaways!
Today you will win 3 items for the Stationery Section of the store. I will choose a notebook or planner, pen and card or postcard for the winner!
Wanna Win?
Method 1.
Answer the following question:
I have a exciting but also stupidly busy week ahead. Define your upcoming week in 5 single words, that represent things that will be happening, or how you are/will be feeling!
1. Canadians
2. Psychometric
3. Tooth Enamel
4. Contracts
5. Cayenne Pepper
Method 2.
Follow me on Twitter and retweet (RT) the following message:
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*Note: if you change the tweet, it will not count as an entry.
Good Luck!
Winners will be contacted shortly after the competition ends (in 10 days). If the winner doesn't reply within 2 days the prize will go to the next person.
Competition is open internationally.
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BY JACK WILLIAMS (From Flight Training, February 2004.)
Imagine that soon after earning your private pilot certificate you're taking a friend -- who knows nothing about aviation -- for an airplane ride.
Both of you are belted into a Cessna 152 and you've just started going through the prestart checklist when your friend says, "I thought you have a pilot's license. Why are you reading how to fly?"
Making a quick recovery from your surprise, you tell your friend that aviators use checklists to ensure important tasks aren't missed during busy times. You point out that even the most experienced airline crews use them.
What you tell your friend about the virtues of aircraft checklists applies just as much to obtaining a preflight weather briefing as it does to what you do while you're in the airplane. The federal aviation regulations require you to learn about the weather that might affect any flight. A weather briefing checklist ensures you don't miss any important information while doing this.
The best way to obtain a briefing is to call or visit an FAA Flight Service Station (FSS). The briefers employed there are trained to help pilots obtain and understand weather information. Unless you ask for something different -- more about this later -- the FSS briefer will give you a standard briefing. The items covered in such a briefing make a perfect checklist for any time you obtain a briefing, whether it's from a flight service station, an online service such as DUAT, or any other source.
Let's take a look at the list of items to check. (The numbered paragraphs below are those that together comprise a standard briefing as defined in the FAA's Aviation Weather Services advisory circular.)
The quickest way to discover whether any dangerous weather is likely to affect your flight is to see if any National Weather Service sigmets or airmets have been issued for where you plan to fly. A sigmet is an advisory for weather that could be dangerous to any aircraft.
Convective sigmets alert you to the dangers of thunderstorms, while the National Weather Service issues other sigmets for conditions such as severe turbulence or icing. An airmet alerts pilots to weather dangers that are more likely to affect smaller aircraft than large ones, such as moderate turbulence or icing, and widespread areas of low clouds or poor visibility.
VFR flight not recommended. At this stage, the briefer could tell you, "Visual flight rules [VFR] flight is not recommended" if you are planning such a flight. This item reminds both briefers and pilots to consider whether the proposed VFR flight is a good idea.
If a briefer tells you "VFR flight not recommended," it does not mean regulations forbid the flight. If you think that your flying expertise is adequate to make the flight safely and legally, you can continue the briefing. But, "VFR not recommended" should prompt you to take a very close look at the weather while making sure you don't kid yourself about either your abilities or the atmospheric conditions (see "Aviation Speak: VFR not recommended," September 2003 AOPA Flight Training). A go/no-go flight decision should depend on a brutally honest analysis of your experience and ability to handle any weather you might encounter.
Synopsis. This is a description of the general weather situation, including the kinds, locations, and movements of any weather systems that might affect your flight. With this big weather picture in mind, you're ready to take a more detailed look at what the weather is doing now and expected to do during your flight.
Current conditions. Even though you might not expect to arrive at your destination for two or three hours, you need to find out what the weather is doing now at your destination, at your takeoff point, and along your route. Knowing what the weather is doing now will help you understand how it could change by the time you arrive at your destination, and help you to recognize if it is changing.
The regular, hourly METAR weather reports from your departure and destination airports -- and airports along your route -- will give you a good idea of what's happening on the ground. Satellite and radar images will help you to round out the picture.
Now you're ready to see what forecasters think will be happening along your route at least an hour or two before and after you expect to take off, pass weather-reporting stations along the way, and land. In fact, as you look at all of the forecasts to follow, you should be asking, "When is the weather forecast to turn into something I'd rather see from the ground than from my airplane?" For example, if thunderstorms are forecast at your destination three hours after you expect to arrive, you should be on the lookout for signs, such as nasty-looking clouds ahead of you, that the weather is running ahead of schedule.
En route forecast. Here you are looking for a general picture of the weather along your route of flight. Text forecasts that will help are area forecasts, which describe general conditions over large areas of the United States, as well as route forecasts issued for routes between various airports. Weather maps known as significant weather prognotic (prog) charts give you a general picture of what's forecast to be happening at the surface and aloft.
Destination forecast. Here you are looking for a text product known as a terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF) for your destination. These give you the anticipated conditions that could affect aviation, broken down by time periods.
Winds and temperatures aloft. You need the information about wind speeds and directions to help you pick the best altitude at which to fly and to calculate how long the trip should take. Temperature-aloft information is also used in flight calculations, as well as to determine the freezing level.
Notams. Notices to airmen, or notams, refer to information from the FAA about a host of things that could be important for you to know. For instance, a notam might be your early warning about a closed runway or taxiway at your destination airport, or about a radio navigation beacon that's shut down for repairs. Even more important, a notam can alert you to the sudden appearance of a temporary flight restriction along your route -- a critical concern for pilots today.
Air traffic control delays. Here the briefer will tell you about any air traffic delays that might affect your flight.
Request for pireps. A pirep is an in-flight pilot report of weather conditions encountered aloft. The FAA, the National Weather Service, and aviation organizations such as the AOPA Air Safety Foundation are encouraging pilots to file pireps because they help both other pilots and weather forecasters (see "The Weather Never Sleeps: Pirep plea," January 2003 AOPA Flight Training magazine). When you read a pirep, be sure to check the date and time the report was made -- pireps can be hours old. Obviously, the more current the pireps, the better the information. If you're uncomfortable making pireps, brush up with the AOPA Air Safety Foundation's free SkySpotter online course.
EFAS reminder. The En route Flight Advisory Service, usually called flight watch, is a radio service (122.0 MHz) that allows pilots to obtain updated weather information from specially trained flight service briefers and submit pilot reports. After you take off, you should use it to make sure you learn about any changes in weather conditions or forecasts that might affect your flight.
Other information. Before finishing, you can ask the briefer about things such as military activity in the area where you plan to fly.
In addition to a standard briefing, you can request an outlook briefing when your departure time is more than six hours away. Such a briefing might help you evaluate your chances of making the flight before planning it out.
You can also ask for an abbreviated briefing if you want only specific kinds of information, such as a terminal forecast. Don't think of an abbreviated briefing as a shortcut to save time, however; you could miss important information. But, if a couple of hours have gone by since you received a standard briefing, an abbreviated briefing is a good way to see if anything has changed.
You can get a good idea of what's involved in a standard briefing on the Web by going to the National Weather Service's Aviation Weather Center Web site. On the left side of the page you'll see a link to "Standard Briefing." On this page you'll find links to the various products needed for such a briefing.
Using the standard briefing "checklist" is a good way to ensure you won't have to answer passenger questions such as, "Shouldn't you have known low clouds would keep us from making it to that great airport restaurant?"
Jack Williams is weather editor of usatoday.com. An instrument-rated private pilot, he is the author of The USA Today Weather Book and The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic, and co-author with Bob Sheets of Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth.


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Saute garlic in olive oil till slightly browned, add spinach and saute till wilted and soft.
Italian Style Spinach Recipe
Saute garlic in olive oil till slightly browned, add spinach and saute till wilted and soft.
19 comments
- Grumpy & HoneyB said...
Looks like a very yummy dinner! I could easily eat like this myself.
- April 7, 2010 at 7:17 AM
- Belinda @zomppa said...
Why not is right! I'm trying to eat more greens too and this is such a lovely idea!
- April 7, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- Federica said...
I like this vegetarian sandwich very much. Bye
- April 7, 2010 at 8:09 AM
- Emily Ziegler said...
Beautiful and healthy! Love it!
- April 7, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Claudia said...
We adore spinach and this is perfect. I always make a double batch - sometimes do pine nuts and golden raisins. Mmmmm.
- April 7, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- citronetvanille said...
Sauté spinach in garlic! hmmm adore greens like this! well I love when food hits me right in my face :o)
- April 7, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- Max said...
Buonissimi gli spinaci e il tuo sandwich e molto gustoso. Ciao.
- April 7, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Danielle said...
This is my all time favorite way of making sauteed spinach. I never thought of putting it on a sandwich though. I like the idea though...some nice bread maybe a little cheese.MMMMmmmm...Sounds like a great lunch to me dear!
- April 7, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- alison said...
looks so yummy,fresh and healthy!
- April 7, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Jhonny walker said...
This is my favorite way of having spinach..and I agree with you..there is no better smell..maybe cinnamon rolls..than this one :)
- April 7, 2010 at 4:45 PM
- Bridgett said...
I love the kick of the red pepper flakes and it is so healthy too. Can't beat this recipe!
- April 7, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Gera @ SweetsFoodsBlog said...
This is gorgeous a recipe sandwich - I can feel also the delicious smell from here!
- April 7, 2010 at 8:42 PM
- Kathy Gori said...
perfectly wonderful Claudia, you are like a trip back to my nonnas house.
- April 7, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Nicole said...
I love spinach for so many reasons, not only the taste but the health benefits! I love this sandwich!
- April 7, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- Kathleen said...
This looks like it would make a wonderful dinner.
- April 8, 2010 at 1:14 AM
- Devaki said...
Ho wonderful Claudia! I love the use of spinach in a sandwich. Do you ever do this with swiss chard?
What nice yummy dinner!
Ciao, Devaki
- April 8, 2010 at 1:47 AM
- Tania said...
A natural sandwich, it's perfect for a fast dinner!
- April 8, 2010 at 5:47 AM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
I prepare my spinach in the exact same way! So yummy!
- April 8, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Trix said...
Wow, what a cool idea to have this as a sandwich. That must be so good, and you KNOW that's just my kind of thing!! See? Healthy can still be super flavorful. ; )
- April 8, 2010 at 4:57 PM


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During today's E3 press briefing, Nintendo detailed the new Mario Kart 3DS, and announced it will be released this holiday season. The brief glimpse showed off hang gliders for big jumps, and the karts going underwater with propellers. We also saw some customization options for picking body and wheel types for the karts.
The conference is still ongoing. Shacknews will update as more details become available.


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This year, a group of researchers from London's Centre for Economics and Business Research in London teamed up with the founders of the Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair to tackle some tough Santa statistics.
Grady, age 5, and Ella Dedman, 2, enjoy a visit with Santa Rick at Cordova Christian Academy. Santa has had a busy season preparing for Christmas day.
(Daily News/Andrew J. Breig)
Based on population figures, they calculated that this Christmas, Santa Claus will deliver gifts to about 1.6 billion children worldwide in 32 hours (thanks to changing time zones). With an average of 2.5 children per household, he'll make about 640 million stops on Christmas Eve, visiting 5,556 homes per second and consuming 150 billion calories in milk and cookies.
As these production and logistics demands trickle down to the workforce, one elf must be able to finish wrapping a gift in 10 seconds. It takes 3,000 elves working eight hours a day all year to complete this task. The estimated cost of these gifts will set Santa back about $456.81 billion, not counting toys made in the workshop and the price of storage facilities.
How does Santa pull it off? Just about any child out there would consider that question an easy one: Christmas magic, of course.
Regardless of the extended-release magic reindeer dust and supersonic sleigh, Kris Kringle's merrily hectic schedule often necessitates outsourcing some of his public appearance duties to a few thousand freelance ambassadors.
Rick Jamison of Cordova is one of those ambassadors. He is a cheerful, warm-hearted man who takes this responsibility very seriously.
"It's something that's always been in my heart," he said. "If you don't believe it in your heart, you're not going to make a good Santa. You've got to feel that joy."
A great attitude and strong alignment with company values aside, the job's additional requirements hold candidates to high standards. Word has it that the following job posting came straight from an anonymous source in Santa's Human Resources department:
"Desired candidates must be exceptionally good with children. They must be organized individuals with experience at making detailed lists and checking them twice. Proficiency at doing background checks to determine whether clients are naughty or nice is a must, as is a jolly demeanor. A booming laugh is a plus, but training is available. Candidates must be able to think on their feet (or actually, in a chair) and occasionally handle tough questions with ease. They must also have extensive experience working with GPS devices. Most importantly, candidates must exhibit a true appreciation for the spirit of the holiday season and a passion for fulfilling the Christmas dreams of thousands of children. This position requires extensive travel in a variety of climates. You will also be required to wear a uniform."
Jamison fits the bill for most of those requirements.
Although he'd been acting as Santa for friends and family members at holiday parties for years, he started working as a professional Santa last year, getting most of his work through GigSalad.com, a database of talent for hire, including professional Santas. Since then, Jamison has rapidly become a success story. When The Daily News checked in with him last year, he had booked almost 20 events. This year, he said his business has grown by about 50 percent and that he's pretty much booked solid.
"I'm doing more business events this year," he said. "Even adults get excited to see Santa, although their Christmas lists are much different than the children's. They ask for cars, a million dollars, things like that."
Jamison attributes his business growth to word-of-mouth and glowing online reviews of his previous appearances. In addition to GigSalad.com, he is now also listed on GigMasters.com. He's also pumped up his social media presence with a more active Facebook page (facebook.com/santa.rick.100) and has started tweeting (@midsouthsanta). In addition, he keeps his website (midsouthsanta.com) updated with new photos and information.
In the modern era of technology, he advises other Santa ambassadors to pursue as many avenues as possible to strengthen their communication skills, as he believes it's by far the most important skill a Santa can have.
"Some of these children, they have a lot going on in their lives. I find that many of them just really want somebody to listen to," he said.
Sometimes, people can just sense that Jamison is Santa. Sheila Moody, special events coordinator for the Town of Collierville's Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department, is one of those people.
She met Jamison through the Fayette County Bass Club, one of the official sponsors for the Collierville Youth Fishing Rodeo each May.
"I didn't even know he was a professional Santa," she said. "I could just tell by his sweet disposition, free spirit and kindness that he'd be great for our Christmas in Collierville event."
The event, which took place Dec. 7 and 14, was a smashing success.
"Santa Rick was phenomenal with the children," Moody said. "He knew what questions to ask them and he asked them different questions depending on their ages. He was extremely professional and went above and beyond to make sure children were positioned appropriately for photos. He was very gentle with them."
Moody was so impressed that she booked him again for next year.
Jamison is committed to making sure children get the ultimate holiday experience when they meet him. His wife, Gail, also is available to appear in costume at events with him. He also ditched last year's theatrical beard and grew a real one. He is a member of the International Brotherhood Of Real Bearded Santas as well as Clausnet.com, a networking site for professional Santas to share stories and tips of the trade.
However, sometimes all the training, tips and networking in the world can't prepare Santa from some of the tough questions he receives from the children who visit him.
"Last week, a little girl sat on my lap and said, 'All I want for Christmas is for my mom and dad to get back together again,'" Jamison said. "She was very upset. I said, 'I can't help with that, but I know you're hurting.' I told her I would say a special prayer for her when I went to bed that night. Then I cried when I got home."


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I wonder myself sometimes how everything that has happened has actually happened. The thought of Candy leaving twice, and my going literally insane both times is such a weird set of memories to process. I know that there are times that I still experience the anxiety I felt at that time out of the blue, with no additional stimulus required. At the same time, when real shit is doing down in my life I tend to use another type of anxiety to motivate, inspire, and push myself into doing what needs to be done.
There are times I have had some pretty heavy duty shit going on, like having to pull a huge, heavy fuel tank off a big ass van to replace the fuel pump, or pull the dash apart to replace an automotive computer. Those two things were just last year, and while I do consider myself a hobby mechanic, both of those jobs were things I had not done before, and I had to face a certain type of anxiety in order to successfully complete both of them, and still have working transportation that is paid for, and amazes me to this day that it is still going.
The biggest obstacles I have come across in my life never came anywhere near the level of intensity I felt when I lost Candy. It was as if everything in my life before those events meant absolutely nothing. All the accomplishments, all the hurdles overcome, all the disappointment, all the pain, none of it meant anything when I lost the one person in the world that I felt I loved more than anyone or anything else.
I literally wanted to drink myself to death. I went online and I started to reject everything I held dear all of my life. I started to become the absolute worst troll that even I had ever come across in the realm of 'SSBBW' or super size big beautiful women. I would not lash out so much at individuals, except for a very small handful of people who were directly involved, because they cared enough to save Candy from me if I wasn't making her happy.
I would go into every fat specific area of the internet I could find to bitch and raise hell about how I should not be attracted to women who look like this. I should not be in such pain because I chose someone to love who would leave me. I was lashing out partially because I was severely intoxicated most of the time, but also because I was hurt deeper than I had ever been hurt in my life.
I am still resolving feelings of guilt over how I acted. I have apologized over and over to one person who was mature enough not to take any of it too personally in the first place. I have wondered what must be going through the minds of people who Candy met and interacted with while she was gone, only to run back to me, after previous accusations of abuse.
We were in a destructive, abusive relationship for at least one or two years before the point where she left, but we didn't realize it, because there were circumstances that Candy wasn't fully aware of that triggered negative behavior in her. When Candy and I met, we were both potheads. She had what amounted to a near allergic reaction to alcoholics. She had previous family history with alcoholics, and she herself feels as if she went through a period of alcoholism in her earlier years before we ever met.
When I made the brilliant decision to stop smoking pot and start drinking in it's place, that created an environment where I would start drinking in the evening, and as I got more and more intoxicated, Candy would grow more and more anxious and upset. If I were to talk a little too much, or about the wrong subjects while intoxicated, it would give her the reason she was looking for to just "go off" on me. I had a great deal of restraint, after being through everything I have been through back in Florida with Alexis, so I would let it go.
There were just a few times when I would have gotten upset along with her for being upset, and I would allow an argument to escalate to a certain point. Then, I would get tired out from being drunk and just want to quit arguing, usually before anything significant happened.
One evening, things did get really intense, and rather than cooling off and calming down, Candy made a snap decision to take off. She wasn't just leaving for a day, or a few days, she was packing a back to move out completely. Because she had just done the same thing a few months before, I started to reach a point where I didn't want her to come back. I had been so hurt by her leaving the last time, and so excited when she came back, that watching her leave yet again would have me telling myself that I didn't deserve that shit, I was over it, and I can't be in love with someone who leaves me over little shit.
For the first few weeks she was gone, she had probably intended to come back all along. Because I entered this mindset of believing I didn't want her back, I would allow myself to get drunk and log on Facebook to rant and rave about how shitty it was for her to leave the way she did, and how she was "not a good girlfriend" if she was going to use this tactic of leaving me to control me.
At one point, maybe 2 and a half weeks in, I got so drunk that I posted some really horrible shit on Facebook, where instead of complaining, I started getting highly insulting. At that point, any thought Candy had of coming back started to evaporate, and instead of getting her back sooner, I pushed her away for even longer.
After about 3 months of doing nothing but getting drunk every single day and passing out, I finally decided to get back out there and try to meet people. The first attempt was this woman in her 20's who I talked to on the phone. She acted like she really wanted to meet right away, so she suggested I go to some bar to meet up with her. She totally stood me up. I tried calling her, no answer, of course, she knew what she was doing.
I will never forget the drive home from that place, how depressing it was, and how everything I passed on the way home reminded me of being with Candy. I was reminded of how much I loved and missed her, and I was hurt so very deeply to have the first moment of encouragement turn out to be another taunt by life itself.
I didn't try to contact that woman, but a few days later she sent me an email trying to apologize. I basically cursed her out, told her how useless and pathetic she was for doing that to me, and I told her not to contact me anymore. I also wrote out at least 3 pretty harsh jokes about her having only one hand. I know that was totally uncalled for now, but it felt good at the time to do it. She was writing me as if there was some big misunderstanding about the plans she had made with me. She may have attempted to say she "chickened out", but it didn't matter. She was already putting me in the position of meeting her "with friends", which I absolutely hate doing. Then, after agreeing to that really shitty scenario, she stood me up.
I stayed at that bar until around 1am, not because I had hope she would show up, but because I wanted to put myself through the misery of being someplace I didn't want to be because some bitch lied me into going in the first place. I wanted to absorb all of that negative emotion for as long as I could stand it, until I really wanted to go home and slam more vodka.
There was no giving up at that point though. I had to meet someone. Hanging out with old alcoholic guys was more depressing than being alone, and the more I was alone, the more time I had to act like a total dickhead on Facebook. I believe a part of me hates Facebook to this day for giving me an outlet to make such an ass of myself. I still get drunk and act stupid online, but I am not mean, depressed, and cruel to people.
When that woman stood me up on the very first date planned since Candy left, it reminded me of the long, hard road ahead in finding someone I am attracted to, who was available, who I could trust. The person I was at that time would not allow me to find the "perfect woman for me" though, because I wasn't myself. I was lying to myself about not being in love with Candy and wanting her back, so I would naturally lie to myself about the kind of woman I would be truly happy with.
One woman was so physically awesome, and she agreed to model, and I still have yet to figure out what site I want to add her to. It has been nearly 4 years since I took those photos, and I have yet to ever use any of them. A part of me looks at that work as inferior because i was so very drunk most of the time. Another part of me looks at that work and feels the pain I was in at that time. Something has blocked me from using those photos, even though I have an ID, a model release, and she is physically amazing and impressive as a SSBBW.
It was awesome and amazing to meet someone so physically amazing and incredible. I would have been instantly in love with her appearance with the hopes that her personality would not let me down. She was unavailable though, of course. She was available to mess around, but she was living in a situation that prevented any possibility of us being together.
This was another harsh reminder to me of the long hard road ahead in finding someone I could love like Candy. The first woman to appear and actually come through and meet me would turn out to be someone that I would never have a chance of being with. A woman who I could probably be content to be monogamous with for the rest of my life is just another fantasy. Of course.
I didn't give up though, I kept searching, and I reached another compromise. There was one woman who was kind of aggressive online about wanting to meet up, but at the same time, she was a certain "type" that I was always hesitant to get involved with heavily. I'll just say it, she was a freaking "christian". She was eager to meet me though, and that seemed to be a rare occurrence for me in the online dating world, so I agreed to meet with her.
She was beautiful, and happened to remind me of someone from the distant past facially. She had full, sexy arms, and DDD breasts, but she had kind of the typical "top heavy" figure, which has never been my total favorite. Anyone who has seen images of Candy would realize quickly that her mass is more heavily distributed on the lower half.
Since as long as I can remember, there has been this thing about larger thighs. In a previous post, I went into great detail about a theory that I have about being near sighted as a child and going years without wearing glasses. I may have started to distinguish male from female by body shape more heavily than face, and because I had such an intense sexuality, I started to become attracted to larger and larger representations of visual femininity in the body. I could recognize someone from a great distance before seeing their face by seeing their shape and even their walk. I still do this, because I can recognize some people from a distance, looking at their back while they walk away. I once picked out a woman I knew in a crowded mall on a Saturday from the second floor while she walked away on the first floor a great distance below and away from me.
Because of this, I have to admit even to myself that I developed a kind of "fetish" for large thighs. I tried to overcome this, because I kept telling myself that I didn't love Candy, I was no longer attracted to Candy, and I was not going to limit my potential sexual partners to women who are "Super sized" or super morbidly obese, who happen to have large thighs too. That was too specific for my old, ugly, drunk ass.
I kind of settled, which is horrible, and I still feel guilt over how it hurt her when I had to tell her Candy was coming back. I settled on her being religious, her being top heavy, and her being kind of distant and controlling herself. It's not like I wasn't attracted to her, because at her size, with her shape, I could do things with her that I could not physically accomplish with Candy, ever. She could literally ride me to the point where I was struggling to control climax. Having those pendulous breasts swinging in my face while she gyrated on top of me was something that was kind of "new" to me, and it was literally amazing.
I know that sex is not the only thing that can keep a relationship together, and while I was still fixated on my preference for large thighs, I would end up cheating on the christian in order to see and photograph the unavailable ssbbw. One time they actually passed each other in the parking lot because I was such a bastard. I can't believe that I was able to pull off that kind of timing while I was so hopelessly intoxicated most of the time.
By the time I started to "date" again, I did reduce the drinking a great deal. I also got a job, which surprised even me at the time. I didn't just get a job, I got 2 offers and had to choose between them. I also pulled that off just weeks before it would have bankrupted me to pay rent before getting the first paycheck. My timing does seem pretty amazing, even when I am impaired.
I must have been dating the christian for a few months, because it really hurt her when I sat her down and told her that Candy was coming back to me. I had to also admit that I had been talking to Candy behind her back, and that I loved Candy all along, even if I was trying to lie to myself about not loving her because she left me.
All of this seems to have wanted to come out of me today because it has been a few months since I had to hurt someone else emotionally, when Candy thought she wanted to leave and somehow we managed to work it out yet again. I thought there was no way that I could have met someone that I would be so fond of while I was still living with Candy, even if she was planning to leave. Maybe the fact that she didn't just eject herself much faster gave me some kind of ability to find and meet exactly the kind of woman I would want to be with after she was gone.
That hurt me this time. I had a few months to get to know someone who is physically amazing and complex intellectually. Because Candy was leaving yet again, I was giving myself an opportunity to find the near perfect woman while Candy was still with me. Of course, the second I find one that seemed to be really compatible, and have real potential, it would be ripped away from me because I cannot resist the loyalty of my love for Candy, and she changed her mind yet again.
Being with Candy for over a decade, I have been through more emotional turmoil than ever in my life. That is saying a lot, since I lost my very first SSBBW porn site in a divorce when I left Lexi in Florida. I was so young and foolish and impulsive, and even way back then, I had a level of maturity to realize that I had to leave that situation or I was going to end up getting in more and more trouble over time.
I have managed to resolve a lot of my feelings about Alexis, and what I went through in Florida, but it still impresses me that I was able to walk away from "my baby". i cared more about that first website, fatfantasy.net, than I ever cared about Alexis, and that's exactly why it had to be given up, to save myself.
Now I have to deal with unresolved feelings from when I was a total dickweed on Facebook while Candy was gone both times. I have to deal with the guilt of how I treated all the people involved who were just trying to help Candy, and they didn't even love her the way I do. I still have issues with getting intense and typing too much in a place I shouldn't be while I am somewhat intoxicated, but nothing reaches the level of pure crazy that I dove into while Candy was gone both times.
I had to break someone's heart because I could not choose them over Candy. Not just because of the time I have known her, but because the intense level of emotion that has developed over that time. Now I have to deal with that too. I'm getting better, not letting myself get as drunk as I used to. I try harder to resist the temptation to log on to social media when I pass a certain level of intoxication, but sometimes it is just too tempting, and too satisfying.
Writing while intoxicated is something that I picked up as a kind of coping mechanism to deal with the loss and pain of Candy leaving both of those times. For a period of maybe a year or so since being in Vegas, Candy's decisions kept me in a kind of emotional stasis where I had to go back to those habits to deal with what I was feeling at the time.
It's amazing, that Candy and I were falling apart because we were staying in different rooms during the day, and the little interaction she got with me was when I would bust into the bedroom ranting about something on the news or something I saw online. I failed to see how just being apart from each other, even in the same residence, was slowly destroying our relationship. It would seem so obvious to anyone on the outside, but I was blinded by my bias, my emotions, and my past experiences.
I'm getting better, I'm writing this on day 6 without a cigarette, or I should say a real cigarette. I'm still using nicotine replacement, with the nicotine patches and an e-cig, only for use when cravings reach a level of intensity that make me want to give up and buy a pack of cigarettes. I'm limiting myself to a 12 pack of beer over a 2 day period, trying to give myself a break for a day or 2 between 12 packs. If I drink more than 6 beers in one day, I am limiting my future intake the next day, and I won't let myself buy more.
I still get loaded and type, but now my mood is so different. I'm dealing with a lot of shit, and a lot of unresolved feelings, but I feel as if I am slowly stumbling out of some kind of haze that I have been living in for the past 3 to 4 years. It's not just the alcohol, it's the experience of how different I am and felt before I started drinking to begin with. It's not like I am a life long alcoholic, I just started using it seriously after 40, and I'm 46 now. I used to hate alcohol because I knew it was put in place as a sedative to get people to stop doing ALL OTHER DRUGS, which is pure and total bullshit.
I'm not just for marijuana legalization, I believe that all kinds of psychedelics should be legal too, because humans were given this huge brain to use in ways that our current proper and prudish society are literally SCARED TO USE. After reading authors like Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, I realize that there is great potential and discovery in using these drugs to stimulate parts of the brain that were probably created because humans were doing that shit millions of years ago to begin with! Of course, if you are a hardcore christian, you might believe there is no way this planet can be that old. That's why I can't get along with christians.
I have read studies about using LSD to cure alcoholism, and there are times I have to wonder if I inflicted that horrible disease on myself just to figure out how to cure myself later. I compare that theory to the way that I suspect some plus sized models have a goal point to reach before they get weight loss surgery and start the process all over again.
I have a lot of crazy theories, and none of the education required to truly experiment with them. My most intense theories are the ones I have about how one develops a fat fetish to begin with. That thing about body recognition and a need for a super feminine form is a pretty good one.
Ok, now I'm rambling, and going off course. This post should have ended when I used the term "over a decade" out of respect to the title. 🙂


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