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Andy Warhol said that "good business is the best art." Many local artists add that having business skills under your belt is what makes a creative living truly sustainable.
One such artist is Asheville-based potter Anja Bartels. A self-taught hobby potter, she decided to pursue a formal pottery education a few years ago after working at Claying Around, a paint-your-own-pottery shop. Bartels looked at a few art- school programs, but ultimately decided to do a full-time, three-year apprenticeship with a master potter in her native Germany. "I liked the idea of the traditional way of learning — studying with a master in a hands-on way," says Bartels. She laughs and adds, "You also get paid for apprenticeships in Germany, which was a big plus."
Another major difference is that, while most art schools in the United States fail to teach business skills, her apprenticeship provided real experience: "In addition to throwing [pots], I dealt with customers, worked at fairs, did bookkeeping and kept in touch with galleries," she says.
When she finished the apprenticeship in 2011, Bartels returned to Asheville knowing that she wanted to start her own porcelain pottery business. But she also knew that she needed some guidance on the details of planning a business. At her husband's suggestion, in November 2011 Bartels enrolled in Mountain BizWorks "Foundations" course, which focuses on business planning.
As is the case for many creative entrepreneurs, what Bartels dreaded most was confronting her numbers. "Making budgets and looking at numbers realistically totally scared me," she recalls. "I didn't want to look at it and see how much money I had to bring in. As artists, we aren't trained or encouraged to do that."
But it wasn't as bad as she thought. "Once I learned how to determine my sales unit and adjust the numbers," she says, "I saw that it was actually doable."
Course facilitator Kimberly Hunter says that she's seen many creative clients struggle with business concepts, but that Bartels was different. "Many artists hold on to their freedom, and it prevents them from taking business advice," says Hunter. "But Anja knew that she had to take this advice even before she understood it. Her take was, 'I know how to be a potter, but not how to run a business.'"
This open-minded approach has helped Bartels to build a thriving pottery business. Less than nine months after finishing the class, she was earning her target salary. Today she sells her work out of her River Arts District studio, online via an Etsy shop, through several local galleries and at an occasional art fair.
Still, Bartels is very aware that the learning process never ends. "I'm still changing and growing as an artist and a business," she explains. She's finding that part of that process is learning what sells where. "I've noticed that sea-themed pieces sell really well on Etsy, but they don't sell here locally. Here, they like my dogwood designs," she says. "I'm still learning to adjust to the market, and it's humbling to see what the customers and galleries want."
When Bartels needs business or creative support, she turns to the collective she co-founded, Women Emerging Potters of Asheville. "The nine of us get together once a month to support each other," she says. "We enter shows and approach galleries together. We bring so many different talents together; one member is a graphic designer, one is good at contacting galleries and another is good at writing contracts. I've learned a lot."
In the end, Bartels says that her business education is what has made her creative career a reality. "It gave me the confidence to do this fulltime instead of getting a job as a waitress and doing [pottery] as a hobby," she says. "I'm surprised every day that I'm actually doing it!"
Learn more about Anja Pottery at www.anjapottery.com, or visit her studio at the Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts (238 Clingman Ave.).
Mountain BizWorks helps small businesses start, grow and create jobs through loans, classes and coaching. For more information, call 253-2834 or visit mountainbizworks.org.
Anna Raddatz is development and communications coordinator at Mountain BizWorks.


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No. 13, het ongeluksnummer (from: Humoristisch Album)
Jan Pieter Holswilder was a Dutch illustrator, painter and lithographer. Born in Leiden, he started out as an office clerk, before turning to teaching and eventually becoming a lithographer with the Lankhout firm in The Hague. He was well-known for his caricatures, and he was one of the first in the Netherlands to use the comics format. He was the artist of a picture story about unlucky number 13, that was published in Humoristisch Album in 1887-88. Holswilder is also known from his panorama drawing of Scheveningen from around 1890.

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goes the distance on the consoles and will knock you
out with a visual KO on the X360. by
Vaughn Smith
7, 2006 - Although
I'm slightly upset that Fight Night Round 3 isn't
available on the Cube (for reasons I'll explain momentarily),
I'm willing to accept the jaw-dropping visuals of
the Xbox 360 as a peace offering. Granted, the console
versions look very good as well, but you have to see
this baby in action on the Xbox 360 in high definition
to really appreciate it. Any self-respecting boxing
fan who catches a glimpse of FNR3 while roaming the
aisles of his or her favorite electronics store, will
most likely walk out with a copy, perhaps even with
a new system under their arms. Thankfully the talented
folks at EA Chicago weren't relying solely on visual
beauty to sell this beast; FNR3 plays as good as she
looks, but there are some changes from last years
FNR2 that might not sit well with fans of last years
biggest changes in terms of gameplay fall into the
good news, bad news category. First the good news.
Thanks to the improved visuals there is no longer
any use for a HUD or health bar of any kind. With
the action taking place front and center and no other
distractions onscreen, FNR3 is like watching the fights
on TV. The improved visuals - yes, the PS2 is being
pushed to the limits - make it possible to keep track
of your character and opponents health, simply by
watching their physical stature and amount of damage
on their bodies and face. While removing the HUD to
immerse the player into the game isn't new, it's done
to perfection in high definition, possibly foreshadowing
the end of the health bar as we know it in future
titles. The bad news: The career mode has been changed
significantly and no longer offers the ability to
fight your way up the ranks. I'm not sure why EA Chicago
felt the need to alter this all-important mechanic
from last years FNR2, but the career mode fights in
Round 3 just don't have that sense of urgency or purpose
to them.
Total Punch Control system first introduced in Fight
Night 2004, which helped reinvent the series from
the earlier Knockout Kings franchise, is once again
present and in my opinion, the only way to play. Moving
your character with the L analog stick and throwing
punches with the R analog stick is far more satisfying
than button mashing, although EA does leave you that
option. As mentioned, I found the GameCube version
of Fight Night Round 2 to be my favorite, simply because
I found the GC's C-Stick control to be the perfect
device for throwing punches due to it's octogonal
grooved design. Sure the bloody thing literally ripped
my thumb apart in the process, but I was willing to
live with it. Unfortunately EA decided to not support
Nintendo's system this year and that's a shame.
keep things fresh and exciting, EA has introduced
three levels of Impact punches which can alter the
outcome of a fight with one well-connected punch,
adding even more boxing brutality to the game. While
newbs will have learning curve ahead of them, once
the nuances of the control system are understood,
button mashing won't even seem like an option. Those
who have played the series before will be able to
waltz right in, and it won't be long before the new
Impact punches are integrated. However, throwing a
stun punch or KO punch isn't exactly the easist thing
to do as the windup is slow and leaves you wide open
for a counter/parry, but when you do manage to connect
one, you'll actually feel like you've accomplished
something - although the reality is, you're really
just sitting in your living room in your underwear
playing a video game and therefore....have accomplished
bupkiss. Unless, of course, wasting an entire day
in front of the TV is something you're proud of.
conjuction with the Total Punch Control, EA Chicago
didn't want to leave your borders undefended, and
by borders, I mean that pretty face and sculpted bod
of yours. With a flick of the R trigger (R1 for PS2)
you'll be able to block and parry against oncoming
blows together with the R analog stick to select the
area of the body you're interested in defending. The
L1 trigger allows you to duck and move out of harms
improvement that needs to be incorporated in future
iterations is the ability to cancel special punches.
In real fights, boxers don't follow through with hard
punches if they're opponent suddenly moves out of
the strike zone, and the game should reflect that
one area of realism. Too often your opponent will
move out of reach just as you've pressed the special
punch and there is nothing you can do but wait for
the canned animation to finish. There would be ample
time to cancel the punch, therefore conserving energy.
Equally as frustrating is the slow mo moments when
your opponent has taken too much punishment - when
he's reeling, it shouldn't that difficult to land
a few solid punches, but oftentimes his defense reflexes
are uber-acute. You'll also be introduced to first
person viewpoints at various intervals but they are
difficult to control and result in confusion at best
and frustration at worst since you'll be either be
seeing yourself from your opponents eyes or vice versa.
This is something that should have been left on the
cutting room floor.
eager to start a Career and take their creation through
the long and winding road, will be faced with EA's
myriad of options courtesy of their consistently impressive
and equally robust Create-A-Player feature. If you
have absolutely no imagination at all, or simply just
want to "get on with it already" you can
randomize the process. You can also attempt creating
some of your favorite boxers selecting a fighting
style for your budding pugilist. Base style, punch
style, and block style are the featured selections
and you'll find numerous combinations within each
section. Experimentation is key to your overall success,
but it helps to have at least some idea of what kind
of fighter you want to be. Will speed be your secret
weapon? Strength ala Tyson? It's up to you. The style
can be changed between matches in Career mode but
if you're all over the map, you won't do well in later
for a fight before each round consists of mini-games
which is familiar territory for anyone who played
Round 2. The mini-games consist of the combo dummy,
the weights, and the heavy bag. All of the games are
timing based and once you get it down, you most likely
won't have trouble achieving a decent level. The healing
mini-game has returned where you must repair your
fighters cuts and bruises between rounds or risk disqualification
if your injuries aren't tended to, causing the refs
to stop the fight. Nursing your boxer back to health
isn't particularly difficult and requires some tender
loving care to the face by matching the timing of
the icon on the lower portion of the screen by using
the R analog stick. Round 3 actually simplifies this
method from Round 2, by downsizing the available facial
areas to 2 instead of 4. Piece o' cake really.
available modes from Round 2 also return - Career,
Online and Play Now - but EA has introduced the all
new ESPN Classic mode which allows you to put two
boxing legends into the ring and fight it out, without
worrying about that bothersome weight class. Since
I'm honestly not aware of anything outside of the
world's most famous boxing fights, this mode was a
little lost on me, but I'm sure that purists will
get more out of it than I did.
I pointed out, Career mode has been altered from the
ranking structure found in Round 2. You'll begin your
career as an amateur and eventually make your way
up to the pro fights as your popularity increases,
eventually working your way up to the champ of your
weight class. From there, you have the opportunity
to switch weight classes and go further. You'll also
be given contract fights as you progress and if you've
left your morals outside by the tool shed, you'll
even be given the opportunity to take a dive....for
varying degrees of cash depending on your current
stature. Unfortunately sometimes you'll even take
a dive completely reluctantly, just by the sheer luck
(or bad luck) of losing in the Round you were "asked"
to. It would have been better to have a check box
beside the contract stating that even if you do lose
in the 4th round (or wherever), you did so of your
own volition and not because you're a pathetic sportsman
looking for easy cash.
you play Round 3 long enough and take it seriously
enough, there is a good chance that you'll come across
some incidents that I consider to be blatant balancing
issues. If you're up against a brute like Hagler for
example, you might knock him down a few times, get
the upperhand on him and he'll still knock you for
a loop in the later rounds and win the match. I have
found that the opponent AI can toss a lot of punches
my way and not become as tired as my character, which
then opens the door for an easy loss. There is the
matter of really knowing how your opponent fights
- whether he's got a lot of stamina, throws a flurry
of punches etc. - which will definitely make the difference
in your matches and this knowledge can't be discounted.
Often times if you're losing, you have to investigate
why this is happening and make the necessary alterations
to your fighting style. However, that being said,
sometimes you'll just have to wonder how it's possible
to lose after you've fought long and hard and had
your opponent on the ropes. It can be pretty maddening.
play is one of the best reasons to pick up FNR3, but
I can't say that I attempted online with the PS2.
Since the Xbox 360 version will be heavily supported
by the growing community of 360 owners, chances are
very high that you'll find someone to play with. Same
goes for the Xbox version. The game performs well
across the net, although there were a couple of incidents
of lag that interrupted gameplay, but it was nothing
I'd consider a dealbreaker, like Call Of Duty 2's
"now you see 'em, now you don't" nonsense.
caught in the crossfire of the Xbox 360 when this
game is on will have to look twice to see whether
it's real or not. Aside from some clipping issues
which will sometimes allow you to see through the
polygon bodies of the fighters (usually during replays
when the camera is in an awkward position), the game
on the 360 is as visually stunning as Dead Or Alive
4, but is actually far more impressive when you consider
that FNR3 features real time damage modelling and
some great looking blood, sweat and tears. Okay, maybe
there aren't any tears. The game on the consoles isn't
quite as impressive but it's still is on par with
last years game although I didn't trot out Round 2
to compare and contrast.
audio portion of FNR3 really captures the sights and
sounds of the sport with obvious aural embellishments
for dramatic effect - ie: the "Hollywood"
bone-crunching impact sound that every fist in every
movie makes when striking flesh. You'll also experience
the "whooshing" sound of arms and gloves
cutting the air as they home in on their intended
targets. While the sound effects have been enhanced,
they really give the game some credible "oomph"
when you land a particularly crippling blow, not to
mention the accompanying shot of the face being distorted
as it takes a direct hit. Ouch. The commentary is
quite good but like any sports game, it's unrealistic
to expect an infinite amount of topical yakkery. Musically,
EA is quite content relying on its vast licensed library
of hip hop tunes and yeah, sure it makes sense given
the subject matter, but for once I'd like to hear
a banjo in an EA game.
Night Round 3 is a great contender for anyone looking
for the most realistic boxing simulation currently
on the market. It's not cartoony and filled with silly
characters; it takes the sport seriously and therefore
can be difficult if you don't know how to play properly
or hone your character's abilities. The absense of
ranking in Career mode is a significant loss in my
eyes as the game tends to lose purpose, but the improvements
help ease the pain a little. If this first next gen
boxing title is a sign of things to come, the future
of video game boxing will be black and blue. That's
a good thing in case you weren't sure. Highly
Vaughn Smith
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2012 Edition - Men, Men, Men, Manly, Men, Men, wimpy ending
We are looking for a few good men!!!!
"You can handle it!!!" says co-chairs Dave Bloom and David Gordon .
Membership for CBI men's club is $36 as usual,
Some of the upcoming and soon to be coming Men's club events: include:
* Seasonal poker events
* Multiple sports viewing parties - Men's Clubs joined with neighboring
men's clubs for NFL, March Madness, etc.
* Kosher chineese food/AFC or NFC Championship game
* Topical forums and speakers
* Kayaking under the Tappan Zee
* Bowling
* Men's Night Out
* Mitzvah projects
* Main stays - Progressive dinner/Chanukah dinner/Sukkah building/Lag b'omer picnic
See our total calendar of events in the menorah - We would of course be open to
women joining, however, not sure we could figure out a new name for the club.
One thing for sure if we did it would not be your father's Men's Club.
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Cigar Club Goes Corporate to Survive
- August 1, 2006 |
- By Bruce Goldman
New Jersey's smoking ban could have snuffed out the Metropolitan Cigar Society this spring, but an innovative restructuring has saved the smoking club from extinction.
Founded in 1994, the nonprofit organization had never missed its monthly dinners at The Brownstone, a catering facility in Paterson, New Jersey. Dan McCarthy, the club's founder, was determined to find a way to keep that streak intact after Acting Gov. Richard Codey signed the ban in January prohibiting smoking in most indoor public places in the state.
|Society members (left to right) Bob Lesnick, John Cito, George Koodray, Dan McCarthy, John de Silva and Ben Amoruso take a break in the game room.
With the loss of its regular venue, McCarthy and his fellow board members decided to transform the club into a for-profit entity and search for a new location. Organizing itself into a limited liability corporation, the group, now known simply as the Metropolitan Society, sold 45 shares of preferred stock at $1,000 apiece and 10 shares of common at $500 each and drew up an operating agreement, which was formally ratified by the preferred members on July 19. The new entity was set up to function without any employees, in order to avoid violating the smoking ban.
"Since New Jersey passed the smoking ban…we were actually forced into this," said McCarthy. "There was no alternative, and we would have had to disband the club."
Instead, the group seized upon the corporate structure idea.
"We said, 'This is a golden opportunity for a business,'" said Ben Amoruso, one of the club's original members, who serves on the board of directors of the new corporation. "A lot of us were entrepreneurs, and we [already] had a nucleus [of members]. We did a business plan, a profit-and-loss statement…[and the venture] was an instant success."
The Society used the proceeds from the equity sales to help finance the renovation of a warehouse in an industrial park in Fairfield, New Jersey, which was owned by the father of one of the club's members. Beginning in mid-April, club members donated their time and resources to turn the 4,200-square-foot location into a private, upscale cigar lounge, complete with a game room, kitchen, dining hall, and walk-in humidor and lockers.
|Members share a laugh in the club's semiprivate cove. The print and the cigar Indian are among the many accessories donated to the Society by members and companies in the cigar industry.
While the preferred shareholders don't ever have to pay membership dues, the common holders pay $75 a year. In addition to the equity members, the club has approximately 45 associate members, who pay annual dues of $200 (an additional $100 allows 24/7 access to the facility, a privilege the shareholders enjoy). The organization is projected to break even when total membership reaches 125, McCarthy said.
Additional income will be derived from usage fees, cigar locker rentals and facility rentals to outside groups. To access the club, members pay from $20 to $50 a month, depending on frequency of use. Those who want to rent lockers can do so once the walk-in humidor is completed later this summer; 12-by-18-inch lockers will run $60 a year, smaller ones, $40. Plans call for nearly 200 lockers to eventually be built.
Construction of the walk-in humidor, like almost everything else at the club, was undertaken by the members themselves to keep the renovation costs to a minimum. Starting with nothing more than the shell of an old warehouse space, members used their respective skills to turn the facility into a first-rate cigar and recreation facility in a mere 75 days.
|The latest baseball action can be seen on one of the club's 42-inch plasma TVs.
"We basically outfitted this place on 10 to 15 cents on the dollar," said McCarthy. The total cost came to about $38,000, compared to an estimated $250,000 the club would have spent if it had hired outside contractors exclusively, according to George Koodray, a longtime member and club secretary.
"Nothing in here was reclaimable," said Koodray, who was sporting the Society's new maroon short-sleeve shirt at the group's July dinner. "We had to remove the studs, right down to the cinder block. We reframed, rewired and built everything out."
Longtime member Bob Lesnick, a private investigator by trade, did all the electrical work. Jeff Mortman, an ex-Marine, oversaw the plumbing and heating installation. Other members spackled, painted and cleaned. The only task requiring an outside contractor was the painting of the ceiling, which the club had raised from eight to 12 feet to accommodate the cigar smoke.
Once the space was renovated, the Society acquired tables, plush cloth chairs and other furniture in near mint condition at a discount from hotels and a casino that were liquidating their merchandise. Two 42-inch plasma TVs were set up in the main lounge, while the game room was equipped with a pool table, a pair of poker tables and a dartboard. A refrigerator was installed in the kitchenette, and planned vending machines may dish out playing cards along with the usual assortment of soda and snacks. The dining room, which can seat 100, will eventually have a small bandstand where a DJ will be able to spin tunes for people renting the club for private parties.
|Members belly up to the poker tables in the club's game room.
Just as McCarthy had hoped, the Society's monthly dinners continued uninterrupted. The first repast in the new facility was held on May 3, even though the renovation was still ongoing. Six-foot sandwiches, several hot trays and salads were provided by one of the members, Jack Shahoor, who owns a Foodtown supermarket. Starting in June, the club was able to hire an outside caterer for the dinners.
The group -- whose members range from doctors and judges to contractors and other small-business owners -- invites representatives from cigar and beverage companies to the dinners, where members can sample cigars, spirits and other products. (General Cigar Co. and JR Tobacco have made appearances, as has Cricket Hill Brewery, a New Jersey lager and ale producer.) Another highlight of the dinners is the raffling off of a cigar box (or two).
In the future, the Society, which also holds an annual golf tournament, hopes to establish reciprocity agreements with other cigar-smoking organizations to provide "a refuge for travelers from other areas," said Koodray. Clubs from Montreal, Canada, and Florida have expressed preliminary interest in such a relationship, he said.


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The American Traditions Partnership has run afoul of the law again. They've sent mailers impersonating unions– using the unions' logos–to attack local candidates that the unions have actually endorsed.
Yesterday, the Teamsters Local 190 sent a cease and desist letter to ATP saying the must immediately stop using the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen logo, among others.
As KBZK Bozeman reports, one of the races these mailers have appeared in is Livingston's House District 62, where TEA Party Rep. Dan Skattum is running against democratic challenger Reilly Neill. AFL-CIO Executive Secretary Al Ekblad said of the ATP mailers, which can be seen on the KBZK website:
"Most of what of what they have done has been vile, malicious, but in this case, it's illegal, it infringes on federal copyright laws, it is challenged under the trademark laws."
You can read the Teamsters cease and desist letter [PDF] here. Other unions have also sent cease and desist letters.
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that ATP bank records showed anti-union groups were among ATP's largest funders.


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September 06, 2011
By Paul Feinberg
Peter V. Ueberroth has enjoyed a long, varied and prosperous career as a businessman - a moniker he uses to describe himself with an emphatic degree of pride. He first made his mark in the world of travel by founding First Travel Corporation in 1962; by the time he sold the company, it was the second-largest travel company in the world. In 1980, he became president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, where he led an organization that transformed the modern Olympics movement. This brought him national recognition as Time named him their Man of the Year in 1984. Ueberroth followed the Olympics with a stint as commissioner of Major League Baseball. Today, he is managing partner of Contrarian Group and said, of all his accomplishments, he's most proud of the acquisition of the famed Pebble Beach golf course and resort.
In recognition of his accomplishments as a business leader, UCLA Anderson bestowed the John Wooden Global Leadership Award upon Ueberroth in a gala held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Ueberroth feels close to the UCLA community, as the campus served as one of the Olympic Villages in 1984 and the university has recognized that relationship by naming a Le Conte Avenue structure the Ueberroth Building. During his visit to UCLA Anderson, Ueberroth sat down to discuss his approach to leadership.
How would you describe your leadership style and how would your subordinates describe it?
I'm a pretty good selector of quality people with exceptional skills and am not afraid to seek out brighter people, more skilled in many ways than I am. Then I have to earn the right to be a leader.
The people I work with - emphasizing "work with" since I don't have superiors and inferiors - but those people would say that I'm demanding but fair, impatient and ask more questions than most. I'm management intensive with an overactive curiosity.
Is there anyone you consider your mentor?
I can recognize leadership and am very willing to learn from others. There have been many mentors ranging from the people closest to me - obviously, my wife, Ginny, is one - to some people that are nearly strangers. You can learn something from everybody. But I think there are some who just exude great skills and great minds, and at the top of that list, is John Wooden.
When you ask him a question and he gives you an answer, it's worth a million dollars a minute, because he is a great thinker. I don't use the past tense when talking about John Wooden, because all the things that he's done, the Pyramid of Success and the like, live on. One of the reasons that I'm accepting this award, the main reason that I'm accepting this award, is the hope that UCLA will take the Wooden Award to new heights over the next decade.
You were an athlete, a water polo player at San Jose State who was invited to the Olympic trials, before you became a businessman. Are there any lessons from your athletic life that translate to business?
I think that most athletes learn a lot of life lessons through competition. You win; you lose. You learn from all of that. John Wooden exemplified the fact that everything you practice you learn. You learn that being a teammate is more valuable than your own play. Those lessons are all transferable to business, to family and to all the rest.
Did you have a close relationship with Coach Wooden?
The answer to that question is "no." It wasn't a close relationship. He was open to me and encouraged me to come to him if we had issues to discuss, especially during the time of preparations for the Los Angeles Olympic Games. He felt he might be someone who could help, and he recognized that we would face a lot of challenges. He wasn't asking for that role; it was the reverse. I asked if we could go to him if we were stuck and couldn't figure something out. Privately, without attribution, I did that half a dozen times.
We're wondering why you named your company the Contrarian Group.
When we named it, "contrarian" wasn't a word in the dictionary. The other words were in there, like "contrary," but "contrarian" wasn't in the dictionary in the late 80s when we named the company. It is now. What it means to those of us who work there is this: When everyone is running in one direction, you want to do that, too, but you also want to give a solid look at going in the opposite direction. When the momentum swings one way, you need to look at what would happen if it goes the other way or if you could make things go the other way. You need to ask: What would be the advantage in business from going in the opposite direction?
You've had so many successes. Are there any things you've learned from failure?
I learned not to jump into a rescue attempt without knowledge. I had some friends that invested in an airline in the late 80s. I jumped in to try and help and was no help at all. The airline didn't go bankrupt; fortunately, it was sold. Two owners later, it went bankrupt, and it's been bankrupt a couple of times. But now, it seems to be thriving. Smarter people than I were able to make that one work.
What motivated you and your partners to buy the Pebble Beach golf course and resort from the Japanese group that owned it at the time?
There are some places in the United States and in the world that deserve to be kept intact for generation after generation. When I learned that the Japanese ownership wanted to sell the property, I contacted my partner, Dick Ferris, who had been chairman of United Airlines and a lifelong friend. We, then, approached Bill Perocchi about buying the Pebble Beach property. I asked Clint Eastwood, who has been a friend for a lot of years, if he would like to participate, and Dick asked Arnold Palmer to join us. It's been a terrific partnership.
Ueberroth and his partners invited all the competing purchase groups to invest along with them, and he said most of them have. He and his partners are committed to not sell Pebble Beach or break it up by selling off different pieces. He explained why.
We are dedicated to the idea that your great, great grandchildren will be able to visit Pebble Beach. It's a totally public golf course. All four of our courses are open to the public, and our accommodations, including the 17 Mile Drive that is under our stewardship, will be for many generations. That's a good feeling.
Any plans to retire?
Our offices are kind of like a college campus in a rural setting. Imagine having a bunch of bright people sitting around with you, looking at the news of the day and discussing new ideas. Imagine being able to invest in young people who have new ideas and new products. There's nothing better; that's fun.
I never intend to retire. It is my belief that you should always have some challenges. That keeps you young. It keeps you healthy, and without that, I'd be bored to tears.
I can understand retiring if people want to retire, but my feeling is that people are going to be happier if they have a challenge ahead of them all the time. If they retire, then maybe they'll decide to commit to building a new wing on the hospital so that they have risk. I think you want to have risk. I think risk promotes vitality.


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Jose Antonio, Ph.D. is the CEO and co-founder of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (
furthermore, he is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and National Strength and Conditioning Association. He was the 2005 recipient of the NSCA Research Achievement Award and has published 12 books and over 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
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Dr. Antonio is on the Advisory Board of Informed Choice and has given lectures on sports nutrition throughout the world. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Sports Nutrition Insider, the first and only trade publication dedicated to the sports nutrition industry, and Inside Fitness magazine, and is a regular contributor to Ironman, Muscular Development, and Fitness Rx Men/Women.
Dr. Antonio completed a Ph.D. and post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Texas.
Sgt. Jim Vaglica
Sgt. Jim Vaglica has a B.S. Degree in Law Enforcement and is a Certified Police Academy Instructor. He has been a Police Officer for 25 years, Patrol Sergeant for 13 years and SWAT Operator for the past 12 years with NEMLEC SWAT/RRT.
He's an avid martial artist, competitive athlete and achieved his CSCS from the NSCA in 2001.
Sgt. Vaglica was presented the George L. Hanna Award in 2006.
John Sullivan - Fitness Trainer
John has completed certifications with nationally recognized organizations including the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), United States Weightlifting (USAW) and the International Sport Sciences Association (ISSA).
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Bill Campbell Ph.D., FISSN, CSCS
Bill Campbell Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the University of South Florida where he is the director of the Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory - a research laboratory solely dedicated to the scientific investigation of sports nutrition.
Dr. Campbell has studied the effects of some of the most popular dietary supplements and their effects on skeletal muscular hypertrophy, fat loss, and exercise performance. Dr. Campbell is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and is a fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.
Lonnie Lowery Ph.D.
Lonnie Lowery, Ph.D. is an Exercise Physiologist and Associate Professor of Nutrition. He has authored a number of lay and scientific articles and book chapters, sits on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists, acts as Senior Editor of that organization's newsletter, and is a member of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) and the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN).
As a speaker, he has presented internationally and at medical grand rounds on topics ranging from proteins to lipids to athletic recovery. Dr. Lowery is licensed to practice nutrition in the State of Ohio and coordinates an NCAA Division I Sports Nutrition program there.
He is currently working with colleagues to develop a free, educational Internet radio program called
Mark Divine
Mark started his athletic career as a collegiate swimmer and rower at Colgate University in upstate New York. He went on to become a competitive tri-athlete and martial artist during his first (and short) career as a CPA in New York city during the late 1980's. In 1990 Mark left the suit behind and joined the Navy's SEAL Teams. He was honor-man of his training class and served for 8 years on active duty. Mark is currently a Commander in the SEAL reserves. Through his companies US Tactical, inc. (
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Mark is CrossFit Level I certified, a SCARS level I certified hand-to-hand combat trainer, holds a black belt in Seido Karate, and senior belt ranking in Saito Nunjutsu and Goju ryu Karate. Mark is also teacher-training certified in Ashtanga Yoga and has developed an innovative program of Warrior-Yoga integrating Yoga and martial arts movements.
Douglas S. Kalman Ph.D., RD, CCRC, FACN
Douglas Kalman, Ph.D. is a Director in the Nutrition and Endocrinology Division of Miami Research Associates (MRA). He has been active within the sports nutrition community for more than 15 years.
Dr. Kalman has worked with professional, collegiate and high-level amateur athletes in and outside of the United States . Dr. Kalman is the Past Chair of the Nutritionists in Complementary Care-DPG and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition; a Spokesperson for: The International Society of Sports Nutrition, and The National Strength and Conditioning Association.
His work has been published in text books and in scientific and popular press mediums. In addition, he is an Adjunct Professor in the Robert Stempel School of Public Health at Florida International University in Miami teaching Advanced Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Obesity Management and acting as a Preceptor for the student interns.
He is an active member of the following leading organizations ADA , APS, ACSM, NSCA, ACN, ISSN, and the ACRP.
Evan Peck, M.D.
Dr. Peck is a sports medicine physician at Cleveland Clinic Florida in West Palm Beach. His medical training has included a medical degree from the University of Virginia, residency training at Baylor College of Medicine, and a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He also has a degree in exercise science and has spent over a decade studying the strength and conditioning literature. Dr. Peck is a life-long athlete in various sports, has competed in baseball, basketball, football, and soccer, and is an avid strength training enthusiast.
Dr. Steve Moysey
Dr. Steve Moysey is an organizational psychologist who specializes in the areas of conflict resolution and crisis negotiation. Dr. Moysey's on-going research, writing and lecturing pays particular attention to law enforcement hostage stand-off situation. His earlier work on the Balcombe Street siege and the Iranian Embassy siege in London has appeared internationally in the Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations (Haworth).
His latest book "The Road To Balcombe Street" examines the 14 month IRA bombing campaign in central London between 1974 and 1975 that resulted in the six day stand off between the four IRA men and the Metropolitian police.
Elissa L. Pratt-Lowe B.S./M.S.
Elissa L. Pratt-Lowe is a former research associate with the University of California at Davis and holds B.S./M.S. degrees from UCD in Food Science.
She's the author/co-author of over a dozen articles published in scientific journals. Elissa is currently a freelance writer, consumer advocate and moderator for the "Brink's Bodybuilding Revealed" and "Fat Loss Revealed" forums.
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Officer Best spent 10 yrs in police special operations as a team member and gang unit operator.
He's an avid martial artist, and Boston Police Dept/ Mass Criminal Justice Training Instructor.
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A former executive from the original Valiant run as well as a longtime Wizard Magazine leader and the editor behind Marvel hits like "Thor" have joined Valiant Entertainment as Fred Pierce and Warren Simons speak exclusively to CBR.
Valiant Entertainment Returns In 2012
Fueled by a capital injection from former Marvel CEO Peter Cuneo's new company, the owners of the Valiant Comics library are set to launch new stories starring the '90s superheroes in 2012, as the principals tell CBR first.
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In addition to his role as the villain in "Captain America: The First Avenger," the Red Skull is the subject of his own 5-issue miniseries this summer. Marvel has released all of David Aja's covers for the series.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Republicans aren't the only ones determined to come to Tampa, even as Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward Florida. Protesters are coming, too.
Demonstrators representing various causes are beginning to arrive in this Gulf Coast city, just days before the convention that will nominate Mitt Romney for president.
Officials say 15,000 people could show up to demonstrate during the event. It's unclear whether those numbers will diminish if heavy rain and winds blow into the area.
Some protest organizers say they won't be deterred by the rains. Labor organizations, doctors and Planned Parenthood are among the groups scheduled to march and hold demonstrations in downtown Tampa.
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was Emperor of France (1804-1814), King of Italy, mediator of the Swiss Confederation, and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine. A famed military leader, Napoleon gradually led the armies of France against nearly every European power, and acquired large portions of the continent. His venture into Russia turned the tide against him, but he staged a brief comeback before finally succumbing to defeat at Waterloo.
In popular culture, Napoleon is best remembered for his large hats, short stature, and trademark pose, with his hand inserted into his vest and over his stomach (as preserved by such painters as Jacques-Louis David).
- Napoleon was one of several historical/mythical figures to appear in "Lost in Time," the featured story in the May 1986 issue of the Muppet Babies comic book. The Emperor, depressed over the prospects in Moscow, summons Fwozzie, an ancestor of Baby Fozzie, to entertain him, with less than the desired results.
- In episode 108 of The Muppet Show, Kermit lists Napoleon as a famous person "who was small in size" like him and Paul Williams.
- Kermit the Frog appears as Napoleon alongside Miss Piggy as his Josephine in the March section of the Miss Piggy Calendar 1982.
- In The Tale of the Bunny Picnic, the story's central political figure, Mayor Bunnyparte, is named in reference to Napoleon.
- In the Muppet Babies episode "Kermit Goes to Washington," Baby Gonzo envisions himself as the emperor of a rule-less society in France, going by the name of Gonzoleon.
- In the Sesame Street coloring book The Museum of Monster Art, Grover spoofs Jacques-Louis David's famous painting "Napoleon Crossing the Alps."
- In Muppet Classic Theater, Gonzo (as the Boy Who Cried Wolf) paints a portrait of the Big Bad Wolf in a typically Napoleonic pose, in an attempt to prove to the townspeople that the Wolf is indeed present.
- In Miss Piggy's Rules, Miss Piggy suggests the reader follow the lead of Josephine in keeping men quiet, for whenever Napoleon "started yammering on" she would say to him, "Tell them the one about Waterloo where Wellington beat you," allowing her to eat her napoleons in peace.
- In Sesame Street Unpaved, it's pointed out that Bert shares his astrological sign, Leo, with Napoleon Bonaparte ("who, like Bert, had an inferiority complex").
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Clean Coal Technology Research Symposium Aug. 23 at UW
Researchers who have been awarded funding for advanced coal combustion technology projects will present their findings at a public forum at the 2012 Clean Coal Technology Research Symposium Thursday, Aug. 23, at the University of Wyoming Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie.
"We're pleased to see the progress of these projects, and to learn more about the technologies being developed," Carl Bauer says. Bauer, president of C.O. Bauer Consulting Inc., is a member of the Advanced Conversion Technologies Task Force (formerly the Clean Coal Task Force) and the University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council, which provides research and outreach direction to the UW School of Energy Resources.
"It's critically important to find the best uses for our coal reserves in Wyoming, which are such a big part of this state's economy," Bauer says.
Fred Moore, global director of manufacturing and technology for the energy business at the Dow Chemical Company, will give the luncheon address. Moore is responsible for the safe and reliable production of power, steam and other utilities for Dow; that represents more than 10 percent of the company's asset base.
The one-day symposium will include speakers from Western Research Institute, Sustainable Energy Solutions, Ceramatec and TD Research, who will cover topics ranging from new technologies to improve coal combustion to capturing carbon emissions generated by coal gasification.
The Wyoming State Legislature has appropriated more than $31 million to foster advanced coal techology research since 2007. About $25.5 million has been awarded to projects that investigate clean-coal technologies. By the close of 2012, 19 projects are expected to be completed. Several of these have resulted in patented technologies and pilot-scale demonstrations.
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To the editor: In reply to the Shutt letter in the Jan. 1 edition of the Beacon, he blames all the storms and economic meltdown on us for not giving more support to the Israelis; in other words, God is punishing us.
God may be punishing us but it would be for supporting them. The people who are in Palestine today are not real Israelites. They are political Zionist Khazars.
The Bible says God chose Israel to be his servant people, not to steal land and kill at least 100,000 people, but to spread the gospel of Christ throughout the world.
To the editor: I want to take time to acknowledge a few hardworking folks who work on the other side of the counter at about any pharmacy you choose to take your business to.
I have only occasionally been required to wait an inordinate amount of time for my pharmacy items. I know the folks back there are working hard at what they have to do. These pharmacy folks have a job that has many factors involved in it that are tightly government regulated and believe me, these regulations are there for good reasons. These regulations add to our waiting time.
My dear spouse Penny and I were returning Dec. 28 from the West Palm Beach, Fla., region to Shallotte via I-95. We hoped it was going to be a piece of cake.
Instead, traffic slowed to a standstill just south of the Savannah exits. Tired at 7 p.m., we ducked into a nice inn for a good night's rest along with other discouraged motorists.
At 6 a.m., I dressed in the dark while Penny sacked in. I shaved and headed for the free breakfast and a newspaper in the lounge. Surely, I would be the only one up? Surprise!
To the editor: Were you born yesterday? No? Well, here is another question that probably is just as difficult to answer.
If the weather disasters that are anticipated by a commission recommending home insurance rate increases fail to materialize, will the insurance companies refund to you any premium increases?
Well, if you answered that question as you did the first, you just passed Politics As Usual 101! However, it is clear commission members and many of our legislators believe you should answer the first question with a "yes" and ignore the second.
To the editor: The Brunswick Beacon has been instrumental in elevating the public awareness of Brunswick Family Assistance's financial condition as a result of the economy.
In October, Scott Harrell (publisher) and Stacey Manning (editor) published an article demonstrating BFA's needs. Immediately, we began receiving donations to assist our short-term requirements.
You have helped us immensely to let the public know what Brunswick Family Assistance is about and how we assist families in dire need.
Laura Lewis
It was just a little over year ago I was traipsing the streets of Calabash on a late December morning, conducting an unscientific survey of local breakfast diners willing to foresee what lay ahead in 2008.
One year later, I can reflect it's a good thing Calabash is renowned for its seafood, because when it comes to skilled psychics, it doesn't have any.
Rate of people who predicted Barack Obama would be elected president: Zero.
To the editor: I would like to thank the many people who expressed interest in my welfare during the recent accident I suffered.
In addition to the many individuals whose prayers, calls, visits and well wishes have been received by me and my family, we want to thank the institutions who have responded to the situation.
Particularly, we want to say thank-you to the town of Oak Island, a group of concerned citizens from Oak Island and a local bank, which is taking care of the contributions in a trust fund.
To the editor: John P. McTeman's book, "As America Has Done to Israel," dramatically describes
the dire consequences America has suffered for pressuring Israel to give up some of their God-given land and to divide Jerusalem.
He bases his argument on the uncanny
occurrences of huge disasters coinciding with meetings and/or government declarations
concerning "land for peace" agreements.
He links "The Perfect Storm" of Oct. 30, 1991, which damaged President
To the editor: What is it like to be in law enforcement in Brunswick County? I guess no one will ever know until they are in it.
These professionals have to be proficient in many areas, as well as working 12 hour-plus shifts. A handful of deputies patrol more than 800 square miles.
Twenty residents, including myself, just got a taste in our 10-week Citizens Law Enforcement course.
To the editor: A few days before Christmas, a true Christmas story took place here in Shallotte. A little over a year ago, my son was diagnosed with Stage Three colon cancer (he lives in Tampa, Fla., and has two small children).
A few weeks after his operation, he received a call from his employer in Boston, informing him the company could no longer carry him. He would receive two weeks severance pay and shortly thereafter, would be responsible for his own health coverage under Cobra.
To the editor: I am a little late in thanking Ocean Isle Beach for the flotilla again this year.
More and more people line up on the waterway to see the great event.
Those of us who live on the waterway invite people to come view it from our decks and piers. It was fantastic again and I understand the one decorated like a fire truck took first place. It looked like it was riding down the waterway.
There was an awful lot of work that went into it and all the rest, too.
To the editor: It is truly disheartening to watch our country descend from the proud individualism and moral strength that once characterized our society, attributes first described by de Tocqueville more than 100 years ago, to the debased state of an increasingly socialized and passive society we see espoused by the acceptance of Obamism.
I served in the military for 30 years and observed first-hand in many parts of the world the destruction wrought by the insidious effects of socialism.
To the editor: I have noticed, as usual, there have been several best-selling books in regard to the subject of atheism. Of course, one may find many such books on the market at any time, but they seem to proliferate around the Christmas season.
If God would give me wisdom, a trait we all pray for at times in our lives, I would wonder why these people who do not believe in God must insist on pushing their beliefs on anyone at all who does believe in God, but the greatest problem lies in the fact they are simply without hope.
To the editor:
The increase in homeowner's insurance in our area is a travesty and an injustice.
In 1961, my family built an oceanfront home on Ocean Isle Beach. For the past 47 years, the house has lost a few shingles, and we have not filed any claims.
From 1988 until 2006, my wife and I owned a house about 5 miles from the ocean in Brunswick County. It has never incurred storm damage.
Everyone has within themselves their own personal demons, which they must conquer before becoming whole and complete.—Unknown
Several months ago my spouse Penny and I were visiting with good friends, a long-married couple in a distant city.
They are our age, successful professionals with grown-up kids. Their home could easily appear in any of several wonderful magazines portraying southern living.
How could anything be amiss?
I held the tiny white-edged Polaroid snapshot in my fingers. The edges have darkened over the years, and the color has tinted an odd shade of green.
I'm in the center of the photo, probably no more than 3 or 4 years old, standing in front of an unshapely real Christmas tree. The tree is decorated with lots of shiny objects, accentuated with far too many stringy, silvery icicles.
My hands are folded in delight, with a big smile on my face. Behind me are stacks and stacks of presents.
Some people around this area told me they dream of a white Christmas.
If I had lived in 70-degree December weather for most of my life, I might be one of the dreamers, too. But living in a place with inches of snow and negative-degree wind chills for my entire childhood no longer leaves me with winter weather desire.
If it snowed back home, it was usually after the New Year. February or March was more likely to be victims of blizzards than November or December.
They may be small in stature, but Brunswick County schoolchildren have proven they have big hearts and can make significant contributions to this community.
During the last few months, students at schools throughout Brunswick County have been doing good deeds by taking part in selfless acts of giving to others.
There are too many school-wide projects to mention them all, but among some of the many, many projects completed by students just before and during the holiday season are:
I promised I'd be back with more "best and worst" of the year. This time, I've decided to take on the trends of 2008.
From "going green" to vampire books and movies, and from presidential slogans to penny-pinching, it was definitely a memorable year—for both good and bad trends.
Best: I'm all for the trend of making good movies for kids and adults. "WALL-E" was one of the best movies I've seen in years, and it was highly entertaining for my daughter as well.
To the editor: This is a reply to the Gastonia reader's letter last week about rising rental rates at Holden Beach.
First is my disclaimer: I once rented my beach property at Holden Beach, but I haven't done so in more than 10 years, so I gain no benefit from higher rentals.
Costs of owning beach property have risen dramatically. A vacuum sewer system has been installed for our convenience and the significant cost has been passed on to the homeowners for installation and higher water bills.
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The purpose of this Bill is to confer powers in relation to filming on highways in Hertfordshire County Council.
Clause 1 deals with citation.
Clause 2 defines certain expressions used in the Bill.
Clause 3 enables the council, by order or by notice, to prohibit or restrict traffic on roads for the purpose of enabling the making of a film to take place. It also enables closures for the purpose of enabling members of the public to watch the making of a film or to reduce the disruption to traffic likely to be caused by the making of a film. The clause modifies section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which provides powers to traffic authorities to close roads for the purpose of special events, such as cycle races. Notices can be issued to enable the immediate prohibition or restriction of traffic if it appears to the council that the prohibition or restriction should be imposed without delay.
By altering the application of section 16B of the 1984 Act, Clause 4 sets out restrictions which would apply to orders made and notices given for film making purposes. An order under Clause 3 may not remain in force for longer than seven days whilst a notice under that clause may not continue in force for a period of more than 24 hours. Section 16B is also altered so as to prevent any more than six film orders being made in one calendar year without the consent of the Secretary of State as regards any stretch of road.
Clause 5 alters the application of section 16C of the 1984 Act so as to make it an offence to contravene a film notice (in the same way that it is already an offence to contravene an order under section 16A, which would include a film order should the Bill be passed).
Clause 6 enables the council to grant permission to any person making a film to place any object or thing required for the purposes of making a film on the highway temporarily. It enables the council to place conditions on the granting of a permission, including conditions requiring the payment of a charge to the council to reimburse its reasonable expenses in granting the permission.The clause contains safeguards for statutory undertakers.
In the view of Hertfordshire County Council the provisions of the Hertfordshire County Council (Filming on Highways) Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.
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While walking through the neighborhood the other day I was discussing the injustice of the world with our dogs Abby and Hobbes. Specifically, I was pointing out to them that Time magazine recently published an issue identifying "The 100 Most Influential People in the World" and had the nerve to leave me off the list.
"Appalling. Simply appalling," commented Hobbes. This young gentleman has only been a part of our household for a few weeks and is still working on ingratiating himself with the powers-that-be. He is what is gently referred to as a "terrier mix," meaning that his background is uncertain. Hobbes has something of a criminal past, having been apprehended by animal control in a neighboring community and thus available for us to "rescue." He does his best to be lovable. "The injustice of it all," he went on. "I don't know how they could possibly leave you off."
"Don't get your shorts in a bunch, chief," countered Abby. She is a pedigreed Cairn Terrier approaching nine years old, and thinks of the rest of us as living in her house. "If Time gets around to doing an issue on 'The 100 Most Influential People on Our Block,' you might, I repeat, might have a chance. Until then, don't hold your breath."
"Try not to feel bad," responded Hobbes the people pleaser. "I noticed that the Pope didn't make the list either. Neither did the Dalai Lama. There wasn't a single Kardashian. Sid Hartman wasn't even there."
"On the other hand," Abby admitted, "I'm only a dog, but I noticed there were a few humans on the list I had never heard of. Not to name any names, but…"
Hobbes waxed philosophical as he lifted his leg beside a small tree.
"What does it mean to be influential, anyway? I mean, some of these people are probably really important in their own little universes, but some of them are micro universes. It's a fine thing to make a movie 24 hours long showing people looking at clocks, but that ain't something that's going to make the whole world do a mazurka."
"Well said, young fellow," agreed Abby, squatting. "There's hope for you, yet. Take the big guy here (pointing at me). When he was away from his computer the other day, I googled him. Well, I've known him a while. Used to be when I googled him he popped up on the first page of 'Steve McKinleys.' Now he's only there once in the first eight pages, and you've got to go three pages in, past a guitar player and some doctors and insurance agents and a math professor before you find him for the first time. But I have to admit that in our house, he's pretty important. He feeds us a lot of the time. Takes us for these walks. Buys you all those silly toys you like to play with. Protects us from those thunderstorms I hate."
"And I love him for it," Hobbes interjected, rubbing up against my leg as I bent over with a plastic bag in my hand to retrieve Abby's offering.
"What's the big deal with influence, anyway? So you're a big cigar, pushing the world around or maybe just pushing people around. Does that make you a more significant human being than the person who minds her own business and takes care of her own little world, or even the big guy here?" Abby was pointing her nose at me.
"Uh…no?" Hobbes was afraid that she was trying to get him to say something stupid.
"Well said, grasshopper!" Abby was on a roll now. "People are people, and I figure all of them are finally worth about the same thing, whether they make some big hoo-haw list or not."
By now we were walking up the driveway and through the garage and I was taking off their harnesses. Warmed by the adventure of walking and the spirit of the discussion, Hobbes jumped up looking for affection.
"Group Hug!" he barked, climbing up my leg.
"Go group hug yourself," countered Abby. "You've heard as much lovey-dovey stuff from me as I can stand for today."
She ran for her water dish.
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The pagan priest Callinicus, after witnessing the martyrdom of Saint Thyrsus, believed in Christ and boldly confessed the true Faith, for which he was beheaded.