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Cute Pet Salon
An interesting pet care for kids! Play the game to help Mia in giving shower to pet cat and dressing up him in cute accessories. Keep the cat happy by offering him favorite toys.girl games
An interesting pet care for kids! Play the game to help Mia in giving shower to pet cat and dressing up him in cute accessories. Keep the cat happy by offering him favorite toys.girl games
Beautiful girl is getting ready for the Halloween party. She needs your help in applying spooky nail art on her nails.girl games
Enjoy playing this fun-filled puzzle game where you get a chance to help Lili to hunt for hidden numbers in the picture. Let us see how much brainy you are.girl games
Little Angela has to go for a evening walk along with her mom. Play the game to help mom in giving shower to Angela and dressing up her in cute outfit and accessories.girl games
Sophie wants to make her hands look beautiful with nail art. Play the game to choose attractive shades of nail polish and apply trendy patterns of nail art on her nails.girl games
Enjoy spending time with cute little kitties. Feed them with fish and milk.girl games
Anna and Kristoff are married couple. She want to kiss Kristoff and also make sure that Elsa does not catch her while kissing.girl games
Lili is unable to find the way through maze puzzle and reach her friends. Can you help her in crossing the maze puzzle so that she can meet her friends? Some wild creatures may come across her so keep her safe from them or else you may lose the game.girl games
Sofia had been playing for long hours in snow and now she is down with cold and flu. Be a doctor and treat her with medicines and injection.girl games
Puppy injured himself while crossing the busy road. Be puppy's doctor and provide him medical aid for the quick recovery.girl games
Little puppy is messed with mud all over. Can give him a nice shower and dress up in cool pet accessories?.girl games
Elsa has injured herself badly and her hand and leg are also fractured. Play a role of Elsa's doctor and give her medical treatment.girl games
Join Alice in her adventurous trip to funderland. Help her to travel safely and protect her from monsters which may come across her way.girl games
Poor Bunny has received wounds on his face. Play a role of doctor and clean his wounds and give him medicines for speedy recovery.girl games
Little princess is crying in pain as she is having infection in her stomach. Play a role of doctor and diagnose the problem by performing tests and give her medical aid.girl games
Princess Sofia is ready for the manicure. Play the game to give her nail beauty treatment.girl games
Elsa injured herself as she ran in woods to hide herself. She needs an immediate medical attention.girl games
Sheriff's toys have become dirty but she is too young to wash toys on her own. Help her in washing animal toys and other toys separately.girl games
Toothless was trying to escape his enemies when he got stuck in frozen lake. Now he is down with flu.girl games
Kitty enjoyed funfilled outdoor games and now she is messed with mud all over her body. Enjoy bathing kitty and then dress up her in colorful accessories.girl games
Enjoy designing the interiors of baby's bathroom. Choose nice table, bathtub and other bathroom accessories for the interior designing.girl games
Pou needs a refreshing bath and also dress up in cute outfits and accessories to go for a evening walk. Help mom to give shower to Pou and dress up him in nice costumes.girl games
Barbie is enjoying her leisure time at beach with her partner. They both are in romantic mood and wants to kiss each other.girl games
Barbie owns a big farm and wishes to do farming. Join her to sow seeds, water the plants and collect ripened veggies.girl games
Sofia is looking for someone who can give her a nice haircut and make a fabulous hairstyle for her. Can you be the one? Play the game to give a great look to Sofia with pretty hairstyle.girl games


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3rd Belgrade International Tourism Conference
Tourism Education in the 21st Century: Policies, Practices, Internationalization
Conference InfoIntroduction Scopes and Themes Committees Guest Speakers Conference Venue Program
Participant's InfoImportant Dates & Guidelines Accommodation Travel to Belgrade Gala Dinner Belgrade City Tour Our Former Guest Speakers Conference Fees & Registration Registration Form BITCO 2014
Belgrade City Tour (Optional)
Saturday, March 19 at 16.00
Motor coach/minivan transportation
English speaking guide
Price: EUR 20 per person
Pick up by bus/minibus from the hotels recommended by BITCO 2014 and transfer to Belgrade downtown. We visit various city sights on the right bank of the Sava River, passing en route Slavija Square, Belgrade Palace, Novi Dvor (New Court), City Hall, the Serbian Parliament, Terazije Street, the National Theatre, the National Museum, the University and more. The highlight of the tour is a brief visit to the archaeological and historical site of Belgrade Fortress as well as the grand St Sava Temple which is one of the biggest Christian Orthodox churches. Return to your hotel.
If you are interested in booking the tour please inform us at
Payment can be made upon arrival at the conference desk.
Important Dates
Paper submission by
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1. Statistics
Over 1 billion Muslims worldwide (only Christianity statistically outnumbers Islam); many countries under Islamic rule. Indonesia is the country with the largest number of Muslims. Fifty countries worldwide are more than 50% Muslim.
Growth of Islam in the United States doubled in the last ten years -- mostly through immigration and births in Muslim families. Many western women are "converted" to Islam by marrying Muslims who live in the West.
2. History
Muhammed (AD 570-632)
Born in Mecca; early became monotheistic, in distinction to most people in his area; 610 received his first revelation from the angel Gabriel; 622 Muhammed and his few followers escaped to Medina (the flight is called the hijrah), from which the Islamic calendar is dated; first establishment of a community based on faith rather than clan; later conquered Mecca and cleansed the ka'ba of all idols. Buried in Medina in 632. Declared to be the holy prophet of God, the bearer of the only perfect word of God.
Rise of Islamic Empire
Following Muhammed's example, Islam spread through military might and war. Caliphs soon united, producing a standard Koran text by destroying all other copies; eventually controlled most of the Mediterranean and far into the East.
Contemporary tensions
In the Middle East, tensions continue not only because of the clash between Arab and Jew, Muslim and Jewish faiths; but also because of continued strong clan affiliation and nationalism. Saddam Hussein, for example, is a nationalist, not religious leader and is prominent in the Bahth Party, an anti-religious nationalist movement asserting clan and/or national rights over religious obligation. The two main sects of Islam are the Sunnites (80+% of worldwide Muslims) and Shi'ites (10% worldwide, but 90% in Iran and certain other countries), represent two different lines of descent from Muhammed, the Sunnites through the Caliph who was Muhammed's official successor, and the Shi'ites through the Caliph related to Muhammed by blood.
3. Islamic Worldview
Definition of terms
Islam -- submission
Muslim -- one who submits
Koran -- literally "to recite;" collection of revelations given to Moses
Surah -- individual revelation or chapter in Koran
Shahadah -- profession of Islamic faith, the first pillar of faith
Shirk -- associating "partners" or idols with the only God, Allah (Christians practice shirk)
Kismet -- fate, Allah's will
Hanif -- Arabic monotheist before Islam
Hijrah -- the flight by Muhammed and his few followers to Medina (622)
Jihad -- "holy war" or "struggle" to preserve or propogate the faith
Jesus Christ
Sin and salvation
4. Five pillars of faith
1. Confession ("Shahadah")
"There is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is the prophet of Allah."
2. Prayers
5 times each day, kneel and bow toward Mecca
3. Alms
1/40th of income
4. Ramadan
fasting during daylight hours (remembering Hijrah--"flight")
5. Haji
pilgrimage to Mecca (or by proxy)
5. Six tenets of belief
1. Allah
2. Angels (and jinn)
3. Scripture
4. Prophets
5. Judgment (future event)
6. God's determination of good and evil
6. Sharing your faith with a Muslim
1. Share the gospel, not your culture.
2. Respect and honor the Muslim, his family, his culture, and his history.
3. Remember the difference between "high" Islam and "low" Islam.
4. Remember to define vocabulary.
7. Use 2 Timothy 2:24-26 as your pattern for evangelism.


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I work with some of the most interesting and fun people on earth...not like my family of course, but very interesting none the less. We are having a wellness competition and I think our team name will be Jane Fondas...will have to find some spandex I guess.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Our 15 year old has shaved his head to support his team in their meet this weekend at sectionals. GO CATS!
giggle factory
Our church rented the Giggle Factory in Hudson for 2 hours of play fun. The 11 and 6 1/2 year old were all aboard...here they are!
Friday, January 27, 2017
great winter concert
our winter concert went off so beautifully last night. I just love how we focused on gratitude, the Mitten and sang with our hearts and souls.
Thank you to my school community. children, parents and staff. I am blessed.
Thank you to my school community. children, parents and staff. I am blessed.
the mild days of late January
This afternoon our class went outdoors to capture some of the rays and wind and snow of northern Wisconsin. How refreshing!
22 and life to go
A very happy 22nd birthday to our charming, intelligent, athletic, handsome and funny nephews Kyle Jr. and Adam.
driver alert
Our 15 year old passed his drivers written test...now he is eligible to be behind the wheel! I've driven with him once and I was impressed with this road sense.
prepared environment
In a Montessori classroom, one of the components is to have a prepared environment. We have been preparing heavily for the concert on Thursday, January 26. Minka and the Sharing Song.
parent night for our sophomore
On Monday, Brad went to parent night for our current freshman, next year sophomore. Not a lot of new content covered, but the thought of having a sophomore is pretty grounding.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
storm troopers
O has a buddy over this afternoon and they are entertaining us with their stormtrooper fighting. They are two super sweet little friends.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
soon to start behind the wheel
Our 15 year old will soon be taking to the roads as he passed his permit test. He can drive with Brad or I and he will be taking behind the wheel lesson very soon. The day will soon arrive that we will have 3 licensed drivers in our house.
headed to LaCrosse
Last night, I drove to LaCrosse with my staff to attend the Montessori conference today. I have a great staff and I'm so blessed to work with people who love children and how they learn.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
happy birthday KT!
Here are photos from her actual birthday:
still waking up
|birthday breakfast muffins
|Add caption
|birthday evening cupcakes
|mmm mmm good
Like the character is Stranger Things, our little lass is now 11. KGO, you are so kind, fun, intelligent, articulate, athletic, artistic, sincere, passionate, musical, creative, dramatic and WONDERFUL.
I love you forever, I like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.
I love you forever, I like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
she's 38
happy happy happy birthday dear Molly Kathleen! Wishing you a wonderful 38th birthday.
|the photo I found in People magazine--a baby named after Molly's maiden name
|lovely Molly on Christmas Eve with her special Ivan George
Monday, January 16, 2017
ice ice baby
We have some major ice here in River Falls right now and I got this nice message from my Momma tonight, reminding me of my baptism birthday and my grandpa's anniversary of birth
Hopefully, you are not receiving or will not receive icy conditions in your area??? It's
tough traveling now. Schools were closed in B/O and Mtn. Lake. There may have been
more??? I am thinking of you today - Karen- and recalling this date 45 years ago when
you were baptized at FL. It was VERY cold but we bundled you and boys up and got
to FL. We had dinner at GR and GR Pierson's as Grandpa was celebrating 74 years. Y
our 3 oldest brothers got to sing at their baby sister's baptism.
tough traveling now. Schools were closed in B/O and Mtn. Lake. There may have been
more??? I am thinking of you today - Karen- and recalling this date 45 years ago when
you were baptized at FL. It was VERY cold but we bundled you and boys up and got
to FL. We had dinner at GR and GR Pierson's as Grandpa was celebrating 74 years. Y
our 3 oldest brothers got to sing at their baby sister's baptism.
birthday party for KGO
On Saturday, I took our soon to be 11 year old and two friends and little brother to Sky Zone, Buffalo Wild Wings and the movie Trolls. A lot of jumping, eating and singing occurred as we celebrated a sweet girl's special day.
|Lily's going in for a slam
|KGO slamming
|Abby adding some flair to her dunk
|little bro trying to slam, but making the basket
|Power Aid girls
happy birthday Julie!
My dear friend, Julie who was my maid of honor nearly 18 years ago, was one of my residents on my dorm floor 24 years ago celebrated her birthday on Friday, January 13. We did go out to the Dennis DeYoung concert on Saturday evening to celebrate her birthday and our friendship.
It was great hearing songs from my youth and singing with such a dear friend.
It was great hearing songs from my youth and singing with such a dear friend.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
caring bridge for Les Grev
My dear childhood friend, Carrie is flying home with her son very soon to have a last visit with her Dad, Les. I have many fond memories of intelligent and articulate Les. Please keep Carrie and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
|Les' grandson as King with niece Liana as queen
minka Russian Folk Song
Our class is busy preparing for our winter program. We have recently purchased the sheet music for Minka--The Russian Folk Song. I haven't taught note recognition to my class, but we have a lovely set of tone bars in our classroom that can be easily played to accompany one of the songs we are singing. It's amazing to me how beautifully some children are doing that have shown little or no interest in vocal music. SOOOO exciting.
From what I understand, Minka has been written many times and even some music was composed by Mozart. I think this may launch into a study of cultural music.
From what I understand, Minka has been written many times and even some music was composed by Mozart. I think this may launch into a study of cultural music.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
The River Ramblers 4H Club will be presenting the Wizard of Oz this spring at their Performing Arts Festival. The girl cast as Dorothy is none other than our sweet soon to be 11 year old, KGO. So excited for you and for the audience to see you play that role.
Here she is as Dorothy October 2008--aged 2 1/2
Here she is as Dorothy October 2008--aged 2 1/2
swim meet
A had another great swim meet on Friday. He shaved 3 seconds off his best breast stroke time with a 1:13 in the 100 breast. I think him wearing a swim cap may have helped his best time.
|top lane--lane 6
|top lane--lane 6
|Lane 6--3rd place
2nd term
My cousin Nels was sworn in for his 2nd term in the MN State House on Tuesday, January 3rd. Momma attended as did her brother, two sisters and two sisters in law along with his wife, kids and sister. I hope he has a great term and makes great things happen in the state of MN. Go NELS! The photos were taken by our relative Logan Ahern, the grandson of Bev Pierson Ahern (Mom's sister)
|his 3 kiddos--Sonya, Mardoche and Nels IV
|Nels IV
|Uncle Butch
|Marily, Momma, Loie and Christina
|Momma, Loie, Ruby, Butch and Marilyn
|Ruby, Nels III and Nels IV
|Nels in action
|name plate
Thursday, January 5, 2017
so cold!
It is so so so cold here in the upper Midwest right now. I know January is supposed to be cold, but indoor recess can be really tough on the kiddos especially during the week after break. They just need to move!
So thankful for warm home, work, food and clothing right now ;)
So thankful for warm home, work, food and clothing right now ;)
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
and then there was 8
|Kent, Chuck, Diane and Kurt Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa B's
I think there was a little mix up in the order of slides, because I think some people took a few out to scan, but these are the final reel of slides. I have enjoyed the process of rediscovering these photo gems from my family treasures. Thanks Mom and Dad for capturing and keeping for so many years.
|Kent and Kurt in their coveralls
|At Grandma and Grandpa Nels and Annies
|That two timing girl again from another slide show
|Kurt and Kyle waiting for baby brother Cory to be born--when the sweet corn is ready boys...
|I'm sure there's a story here, but I haven't heard it. Someone is just standing there in the background
|cutie Cory
|my first day of Kindergarten with Kent, Cory, Kurt, me and Kyle
|me in front of Mom's beautiful flowers
|Christmas card 1978
|my Dad's cattle
|Kurt's college graduation with Mom
|with Dad
|Kurt and Kent Senior year football
|Kurt prepping his pigs for the state fair
|Cory and I enjoying all the milk you can drink for 25 cents
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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A Conflict of Liberties
If you were to cast liberties in order of importance, how would you do so?
With the "Cartoon Riots" raging 'round the world, it would appear we have a conflict of liberties. Satirists' freedom of speech versus some Muslims' narrowly (and dangerously) defined freedom of religious expression (a freedom in their minds - not one I'm suggesting is legitimate).
But, freedom of religious expression ought to stop somewhere on this side of deadly violence, because that is a violation of others' right to life. This is a clear distinction for most of us most of the time.
If your religious or political beliefs include the notion that sometimes you must kill innocent people, then you are not free to practice those beliefs. It could be considered a restriction of an individual's rights, but it is a restriction that is nearly universally considered necessary and right.
Generally, we recognize that the liberty to health and life ought to be right up at the top - if my freedom of speech conflicts with your freedom from oppression, you don't have the right to interfere with my freedom to live.
Obvious, huh?
But I think it is a distinction that we don't often think about and for which we don't often define intricacies. What are the exceptions or are there exceptions? How would you design such a hierarchy? Or would you?
I think mine would be:
1. Freedom of life trumps most things...
2. Freedom of health (under which clean air and water would fall)
3. Self-determination
4. Speech (although, I may be cautious about how much "expression" I would include under free speech - I DON'T think giving money to political candidates falls under free speech - or at best it's a lesser form of free speech)
5. Religion (and I put religion this far down not because I think religion is less important than the above, but because I don't think most world religions endorse taking away life, health or speech)
6. Property...?
What am I missing? How would you cast the order? What would you add?
I think one caveat I would add is that there are some freedoms to which I don't believe we are entitled: The liberty of having an easy life, for example, or the freedom of convenience or instant gratification.
What are your thoughts?
Friday, February 24, 2006
Mosaic Tree
Mosaic Tree
Originally uploaded by paynehollow.
Conservatives against Conservation
A letter writ in anger to our newspaper today:
Here in Kentucky, a bill just passed out of committee and may be voted upon soon that will require that air pollution control district rules and regulations be no more stringent than state or federal regulations.
What this means is that if Louisvillians decide they want their air to have less toxins in it than is currently allowed by federal or state law, we can't. We don't have the option of passing legislation or rules that require cleaner air.
This legislation is coming from the conservative Republican senator Dan Seum.
I thought one of the ideals of conservatism was the notion of local autonomy – that individual and individual communities can set their own course of action. I thought conservatives were opposed to rules handed down from the federal or state level.
I thought conservatives were for personal responsibility.
Apparently, I thought wrong.
Shame on Seum and his supporters for trying to block democracy and the will of the people! We must stand up against this as the wrong that it is (and make no mistake – taking away local power is a great wrong).
Conservatives are right –in philosophy if not practice – that local autonomy is critical. Don't let Seum take away our voice or choice of cleaner air!
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Starlings Taking Flight
Taking Flight
Originally uploaded by paynehollow.
Foggy Tree
Foggy Tree
Originally uploaded by paynehollow.
Sorry no posts here lately. Busy.
I did manage to spend time today traveling the swirling fogscape of Central Kentucky and enjoying this Indian Winter weather.
"Wander a whole summer, if you can," Muir encourages us. But wandering a whole winter might be nice, too - at least one as mild as this one.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Sky Afire
Sky Afire
Originally uploaded by paynehollow.
You know, I'm really wanting to take a break from all this high-strung political stuff for a while and I will soon. I'd like to wax rhapsodic about the dying days of a mild Winter and the birthing of my 43rd Spring. I'd like not to be so concerned about our nation and the direction we're headed, or the state of the Church. And yet, I am.
And so, to go along with the outrage that I'm sharing from Angevoix's site, I'll also share a neat little uplifting blurb from Thoreau's Walking.
I have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who understood the art of Walking, that is, of taking walks, who had a genius, so to speak, for sauntering; which word is beautifully derived "from idle people who roved about the country, in the middle ages, and asked charity, under pretence of going à la sainte terre"—to the holy land, till the children exclaimed, "There goes a sainte-terrer", a saunterer—a holy-lander.
Shall we all go for a saunter?
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
We Shall Not Be Moved
Cool Tree
Originally uploaded by paynehollow.
Borrowed from Marty
Civil-rights leader, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, blasted Bush at Coretta Scott King's funeral with the following statement:
"She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar."
"We know now there were no weapons of mass destruction over there. But Coretta knew and we knew that there are weapons of misdirection right down here. Millions without health insurance. Poverty abounds. For war billions more but no more for the poor."
The mourners gave a loud and boisterous standing ovation, while Bush squirmed in the background.
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Blurry Lights
Blurry Lights
Originally uploaded by paynehollow.
End of Days
"Why did the world go to war, Grandpa?" the boy asked.
"It all began with a cartoon," he replied.
With the increasing tragedy, bitterness, destruction and even deaths, am I the only one who finds it weird to read headlines that say, Iran paper plans Holocaust cartoon contest, Four die in cartoon riots and Cartoon protesters storm US base?
I keep picturing cartoon characters running amok in the streets.
Lord, help us.
Saturday, February 4, 2006
Bronze Crane
Bronze Crane
Originally uploaded by paynehollow.
And now, for something completely ridiculous
If I were to say, "Farting Preacher," would you know what I'm talking about? If not, then you'll really want to read this post (or maybe not). And if you are familiar with it, you'll want to read this anyway.
Back about 20 years ago, I was first introduced to the Farting Pastor on a videotape. The Farting Pastor is none other than smarmy televangelist Robert Tilton! If you don't remember Tilton, he was one of these rip-off artists who made millions bilking the elderly and sick and otherwise impaired out of their money by promising to send them a prayer cloth that God wanted them to have for $1000!
A real slimy kind of guy.
And so it was with some childish glee that I discovered someone had made a video of excerpts from Tilton's TV show using all the actual video and audio but adding fart noises behind him. I know, sophomoric to the extreme…but don't judge me until you watch the clips – they are funny! God help me, they're funny.
It works so well because, like many preachers of this sort, Tilton has all these pregnant pauses, comical expressions and ridiculous phrases that just lend themselves to this sort of stuff.
Okay, I promise something more substantive next entry, but for now, watch and enjoy (and don't lie and say you watched and didn't laugh…)
Note: apparently there's a whole cottage industry of Farting Preacher videos out there. Just do a google search for "tilton farting preacher" and be amazed at the number of responses.
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Addicted to Biking...
Almost Sarah Bike
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"America is Addicted to Oil..."
"America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world," said Bush, a former Texas oilman, in the annual televised State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
And so, Bush and I can agree. Unfortunately, he continued:
"The best way to break this addiction is through technology."And so, Bush and I can't agree for long.
I have two questions:
1. In the official White House transcript of the SOTU address last night, the above phrase is missing. Yet, it is being reported in several newspapers this morning. Anyone know what's up with that? Is this line from some other speech from yesterday? (I'm not suggesting anything untoward, I'm just curious as to the discrepancy.)
2. When you have a heroin addict who's wanting to quit, sometimes they'll take methadone temporarily as a bridge to try to kick the habit. But the methadone is not intended as a permanent replacement for the heroin.
If you have an addiction, the thing to do is get unaddicted, isn't it? Not merely replace it with another less damaging but still harmful addiction?
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A. Lawrence is our Assistant Headteacher and SEND officer:-
I like reading when I get the chance. There is nothing nicer than a lovely cup of tea and a good book. I even like reading children's books as they have some amazing plots. I especially like Phillip Pullman's 'Dark Materials Trilogy', and loved 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' – the photographs in these books are real and from when Queen Victoria was on the throne. Amazing!!! You should look at them!
Something that I don't like is big dogs running around parks and similar places off their leads – I just don't know what they will do next which I find a bit scary!!! Another thing which I don't like is heights – I get rather panicky and feel like I am going to fall, even though I know that wont happen and I am really quite safe!!


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Walk-in Flu Shot Clinic for York Students and Families
Posted 10/13/2015 10:37AM
Still need to get your flu shot this year? The VNA will be in the York Student Center on Tuesday, October 20 from 3-4:00 p.m. with flu shots and flu mist for York students and family members. The cost is $35 per flu shot; $40 per flu mist and payments should be made directly to the VNA by cash or check.


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Siem Reap, Cambodia
Wat Po Lanka is a temple across the Siem Reap river from the main city center. It is not far from Wat Bo and if you are walking or hiring a Tuk-Tuk, it is well advised that you visit both of these sites at the same time.
If you come in the morning, you will see a lot of Cambodians praying at the Wats. Unlike Thailand, I have noticed the temples here are frequently visited by the locals for prayers. As you can see from the picture below, there are a lot of people praying.
The architecture here at Wat Po Lanka is also pretty.
There are a lot of nice buddhist / monk artwork around the temple as seen in the picture below. This is not the flashiest of all temples but definitely a worthwhile visit for me since I was able to see so many locals in prayer.


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Today, Romanian President Traian Băsescu participated at the annual meeting with representatives of the Romanian diplomacy. At meeting was also attended Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu.
While the last hundred meters of the Presidential office, President Basescu presented the Romanian diplomacy objectives achieved during his mandate. The Romanian head of state also presented that is foreign policy priorities. Thus, in Chapter accomplishments were mentioned objectives of the partnership with the United States and signed the agreement for Nabucco. On this last issue, Basescu reminded that Romania was the only country that has remained consistent to its options. And the reintroduction of Nabucco on the agenda of the European Union is due in most part intervention of Romanian diplomacy. In this context, President Traian Băsescu stated that there is gas for the Nabucco project in countries such as Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and asked the Romanian diplomats strive to create the environment in which the consortium to full contract amount of gas. "I know that diplomatic life is beautiful in European capitals, but now we need a major diplomatic effort in Central Asia" he said.
- Note: The diplomatic effort now demanded President Basescu has little chance to succeed remarkable achievements. Countries like Khazahstanul, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan that the Romanian president wants them courted diplomatically, appear to have been already seduse by smile Putin-Medvedev tandem.
On the list of foreign policy objectives is also the Treaty of Lisbon, obtaining a warrant for European Commissioner for Agriculture. Romania will continue to work for to include Moldova in the Western Balkans package of a future EU enlargement.
In addition, President Traian Băsescu said that Romania wants a partnership with Russia based on respect for the interests of both parties. "There were some diplomatic incidents lately, but we do not consider specific Romanian-Russian relationship. We want a partnership on an equal footing with the Russian Federation. Not equal an economic force, or military force, not equal to influence, but our relations must be based on respect for both interests. We are ready to respect the interests of the Russian Federation, provided that ours should be respected. " said Traian Băsescu. He characterized the current relationship with Russia as a 'pragmatic, traditional' and told the Romanian diplomats that is necessary to increase levels of trust between the two countries. Relations with China have been characterized as exceptionally good at the political level, as opposed to economic, where trade balance deficit exceeds 2 billion euros.


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Check yourself out for sleep week
Bridgeport Hospital has designated the week leading up to Daylight Saving Time — which starts Sunday — as Sleep Awareness Week, and the medical director of Bridgeport Hospital's Center for Sleep Medicine is asking those with chronic snoring problems to see a sleep medicine specialist for help.
"Ironically, snoring is already an indication that your spouse/partner may already be awake," said Dr. Armand Wolff in a news release. "Snoring is a classic symptom of sleep apnea, a condition caused by obstruction of the airway. The inability to breathe properly literally wakes up the sleeper - sometimes dozens of times in a single night. The sleeper may have no idea these waking episodes are happening."
Wolff said other symptoms of sleep apnea can accompany snoring. These include extreme sleepiness during the day, insomnia, inability to focus, irritability and headache. Over a longer period, if the condition is untreated, he says far worse issues may occur - high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, heart rhythm problems, diabetes, depression and more.
About 40 milion people have sleep apnea nationwide. Treatments for sleep apnea can vary but the usual course of action is wearing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, which pumps a gentle stream of air into the airway, keeping it open during sleep. Older and larger CPAP masks covering both nose and mouth have been supplemented in recent years by more comfortable nasal-only models. The Center for Sleep Medicine provides fitting and testing to ensure that each patient has a device that is most comfortable individual tastes.
One risk factor for sleep apnea is obesity, and sometimes, simply losing weight can help alleviate the condition. Surgical options are also available for providing a less obstructed airway.
There has also been a trend toward more home testing, versus spending the night in a sleep lab. This option allows the patient to be fitted with equipment during an office visit, then carry home a portable device that measures breathing patterns, heart rate and other physical activity during sleep. The portable device is then returned to the sleep lab and the results are analyzed.


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If you would rather download a PDF of the following narrative, here's the link.
My Lament
The following story appeared in my first short story collection, Things Slip Through, as an attempt to grapple with the way I failed one of my students, Emma Pital, in her time of need. Whatever you think of the story itself, I can assure you: the truth of what happened is far worse. Before you continue, however, I'd like to offer one caveat:
I don't want to give the wrong impression of my hometown. Reading this story, it might be easy to believe Clifton Heights is a breeding ground of raging racists filled with hate for their fellow human beings. The truth is far more complex. Do people like that live here? Sadly, yes. Do they live in most small towns? I believe that is true, also. Do those kinds of people make up the majority of small town populations?
Of course not. I believe that in most cases, they only represent a small fragment of small town populations; a noisy, odious minority which too often overshadows all that is good and positive in tight-knit communities like ours.
It is important, however, to resist believing the lie that all small towns are made up of simple, good-hearted innocents untainted by the corruption of city life, their guiding light good old fashioned family values. The reality is this, regarding both cities and small towns: humans are largely an imperfect, flawed, and wildly inconsistent species. Whenever and wherever they congregate, in large or small groups, you are bound to see both the best and worst of their natures, in equal measure.
As always with such sage advice, your mileage may vary.
She swings the hammer down again and again. Bone crunches, blood splatters. Her stomach churns as she raises the hammer to swing it down once more…
But she stops and squeezes the hammer's slick rubber grip. Blood oozes between her fingers.
The hammer shakes in her hand.
She drops it to the pavement where it hits with a dull ring and she looks at what she's done to his face, and realizes… she likes it.
And wants to do it some more.
She kneels and sobs.
Then vomits.
Gavin Patchett glared at the stack of essays sitting on his desk, then glanced at the first one before him. He tapped it with his red pen, leaving clusters of smeary crimson dots near its heading. He read the first paragraph, squinted and read it again, hoping it would make more sense the second time.
It didn't. Just made him feel tired was all.
He closed his eyes, sighed and rubbed his warm forehead. Maybe he'd call in sick tomorrow, stay home and do a little writing of his own for a change. If he could just get a whole day to himself, maybe…
His classroom door opened.
And Emma Pital entered, scowling, which made him feel even more tired.
He fake-smiled. "Emma. You okay?"
Emma said nothing, just hugged herself and approached the window overlooking the school parking lot. He looked back down at the essay before him. He didn't want to be rude but this was his only free period today and he didn't have time to…
"Fucking animals."
"Excuse me?"
He glanced up at her; saw her stiff posture, her neck muscles twisting beneath russet-brown skin.
"Fucking animals don't deserve to live."
His scalp tingled as he glanced at his open door. He stood, unsure what he should do. "Emma. Is something wrong? Maybe you should go to Guidance and…"
She snorted. "Yeah, Guidance. That's fucking hilarious."
"Heard the latest? Sure you have. You all have. You just won't do anything about it."
He stepped toward the door…
"Sand nigger."
… but stopped as the word jerked him around.
"Soaped on my brother's truck windows, this morning." Her eyes glittered.
"Emma, listen…"
She offered a rigid smile. "I know. It didn't happen on school grounds, so it didn't happen. Police'll say it's harmless. Harmless? No fucking way." Her eyes narrowed. "And you know. Of all people, you know it's not harmless."
"Emma, please…"
"No." She turned away. "No more talk."
The door slammed.
He stood for a few minutes, then sat to continue grading, because there really wasn't anything else for him to do.
"I swear, Emma… not a word. Not. A. Word."
"You must tell someone about this, Daniel." She lowered her voice as they walked. "Your
truck. The one Father…"
Daniel scowled but she persisted. "Please. Say something, to someone. To the police this time. They'll listen. They'll have to."
Daniel shook his head as they ascended the school's front steps, empty this early Monday morning. "They won't listen and you know it. A prank, they'll say. Why bother?"
She grabbed his elbow. "Then do something about it! We know who did it. Find them, and…"
Daniel pulled away. "What? What would you have me do?"
He stopped and readjusted his backpack's straps, looking exactly like every American high school senior should… except for the color of his skin, of course.
Always the skin.
"Soon we'll graduate and then we'll leave here with our heads held high. How Father would've wanted."
"But this is wrong. We shouldn't be treated this way. We're American, as much as anyone else. Or we were, before…" She shook her head. "But not now. Not ever again."
Daniel sighed. "Emma, it's Ramadan. A time to pray and ask for guidance, not a time for vengeance. Pray, Emma. Perhaps Allah will take this from us." He looked at her. "Besides. They won't touch us. They won't go that far."
"How can you be sure? And since when do you observe Ramadan, Mr. Hilfiger?"
Daniel's brown pupils swam. "After Father died. When did you stop?"
He walked away.
Emma squeezed herself. "Same time."
"Fuckin brilliant!"
Connor Finch looked up as Brian Cavanaugh scrambled into the back of John's pickup. He frowned. "What's brilliant?"
They ignored him and slapped high-fives, laughing. Connor often tried to laugh with them just to fit in, to hopefully avoid their abuse, but not today.
Not at this.
Brian squatted next to John and punched his shoulder. "Awesome, man. I woulda used paint, but soap on the windows? Great idea. It washes off, doesn't really mess any thing up, so he's got nothin to say, an no one cares!"
John grinned. "Except him, that fuckin raghead."
Connor looked down, because he knew this story, and he also knew they were right.
No one cared.
But he surprised himself, daring to look up and say, "Maybe you oughta stop, Johnny, before…"
They stared at him, their faces mean and ugly. "Wait a fuckin minute. Are you defendin those ragheads? 9-Fuckin-Eleven, dipshit!"
Connor's heart skipped a beat. He'd pushed too far. Stop now and he'd be fine. Push John any further, though…
Again, he did the unthinkable. "S'not like they did it, Johnny. Emma an Danny are jus like you an me…"
John stood and the truck's bed shivered. Connor stared down at John's combat boots, the ones he'd gotten from Dad… before he'd died.
"C'mon, Johnny," Brian sneered. "He don't know no better."
Silence. Nothing but John's breath, until: "Yeah. Fuck it. 'Sides… I know how he can make up for it."
Something metallic clicked.
Connor looked up and instantly wished he hadn't. Brian and John towered above him, their eyes shining, John holding a gun he must've pulled out from under his belt. A Berretta 92.
Dad's service pistol.
Brian grinned at John. "You got somethin else in mind?"
"Hell yes. An seein as how Conner here's got such a hard-on for the A-rab, he can help this time, or…"
John aimed at him and mimed pulling the trigger.
"Blammo. Cause that's what we do to traitors during wartime. Right, dipshit?"
Connor said nothing, just looked away and shivered.
And now she stands on wobbly legs, leans against the Ford, her thighs trembling. Her stomach spasms and she thinks she might vomit again so she presses her forehead against the tailgate's cool metal and closes her eyes and breathes through her nose.
Her legs steady. The nausea fades, replaced by a hard, cold burning in her guts. She swallows bile, straightens and fiddles with her torn windbreaker. Her hands brush her skin and she remembers HIS hands as they pushed her down onto the truck's cold leather seats, remembers his rough, calloused, twisting fingers.
Fucking animals don't deserve to live.
She looks at her mother's tiny Miata, still parked and running in the lumber mill entrance. Then she turns and stoops next to his body, ignoring what she's done to his face as she digs through his pockets for keys.
Connor fidgeted against the football field's chain link fence. He didn't want to do this but he had no choice. Maybe if Dad hadn't died and he was still around to hold John's leash, maybe this wouldn't be happening.
Well, maybe the pranks. John had been real pissed when Dan replaced him in the backfield two years ago, and he'd stayed pissed. He quit football and school, started drinking, ranting about getting even, and Dad had ranted right along with him, cursing at Coach Pandich and Dan Pital whenever he could, so Dad might've dug the pranks.
Then Dad's reserve unit got activated and shipped out to Iraq.
And not three weeks in-country a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his chest charged Dad's Humvee.
No one survived.
With Dad gone John took over the lumber mill, which turned out to be a small blessing. It kept him busy for a while.
But not long enough.
Because Connor supposed there wasn't enough busy in the world to cover John's anger. The pranks had started small a year ago, graffiti on Pital's locker, trash cans knocked into the Pital's front yard, prank phone calls and threatening texts.
But now this. Maybe Dad would've stopped this crazy shit.
Connor bent his head, closed his eyes and sighed. But maybe not. John was just like Dad, after all. And him? He was more like Mom, quiet and weak. She didn't care about the color of a person's skin, but she'd always done whatever Dad wanted.
Just like he'd always do whatever John wanted.
Shouts came from the football field. Connor looked up, saw players jogging past him on the other side of the fence toward the school. He pushed off and followed a player lagging behind, one whose brown face shined with sweat.
"Hey! Dan… hey!"
Daniel Pital slowed, turned and frowned. "Don't want to talk to you, Finch."
Daniel's tone cut him. Not for the first time, Connor realized he hated his brother John.
"Listen. I didn't have anything to do with… You know John. He's an asshole."
At least that was true.
Daniel's rigid posture spoke volumes. "Don't care, Finch. You're just like everyone else. You let it happen. Far as I'm concerned, you're just as bad, so I'm done with you. All of you."
He walked away.
Connor almost let him go.
But he knew what waited for him if he did, knew Mom couldn't stop John from punishing him if he didn't do what he was supposed to.
"Dan! It's important. It's…"
The lie trembled on his tongue. "It's about… Emma."
Dan stiffened, clutching his helmet's face-mask. An image flickered in Connor's mind, of Dan smashing the helmet against his face. The chain link fence still separated them, but a chill crawled along his skin regardless, and he stepped back several feet.
"What about Emma?"
The lie stuck in his throat and he coughed. "I think I know what they're gonna do next. You gotta believe me…"
oh god please don't
"… I'm just tryin to help."
Dan's eyes narrowed into slits. "Tell me."
Connor looked around. He wasn't faking, because John was out there, somewhere, watching, making sure he obeyed. "N-not here. If John catches me…"
"Fine. Where?"
Here it was. Lie like he was supposed to or tell the truth and get his ass kicked or worse, because he knew, too well, what John was really capable of.
"At Old Bassler House. Outside town? Get showered and…" he glanced at his watch. "Meet me there… thirty minutes?"
Gavin rubbed his forehead, thinking he should've called in sick like he'd wanted to yesterday. Seemed like he hadn't made any progress on these essays. Of course, that's the way it always was these days. He never really cleared his desk, just dented the piles was all.
His door opened and Emma walked in.
Good. He wanted to apologize for being so dismissive yesterday. Maybe it was a pointless gesture but it made him feel better about himself. A little, anyway.
He shuffled some papers. "Emma, about yesterday. I'm sorry…"
He looked up. Emma's large eyes – red from crying – stopped him. She sniffed, swallowed then spoke softly. "No. I am sorry. I should not have said those things. You've always listened to me, more than anyone. I was wrong to blame you."
Shame filled him because really, he wanted Emma to blame him, for doing nothing, for hiding behind his desk like everyone else, for staying safe.
He cleared his throat and managed the only thing he could think of, a vague and empty platitude that was also safe.
"It'll get better, Emma. Someday."
A comfortable lie. And as he met Emma's gaze, he knew she didn't believe him. But she nodded, turning for the door, stopping with her hand on the knob. "It's very strange. Daniel told me to pray about this, to ask Allah for guidance. It's Ramadan, you know. Ends Thursday, at sundown."
She smiled sadly. "So odd, Daniel talking about Ramadan. He never used to. And me? Not since… well. Not for a while. Strange that something like this should…"
He said nothing, just nodded because of course, it was safe.
"Well. Good luck with your writing, Mr. Patchett. I hope you'll publish another book someday."
She left and closed the door softly behind her. He shook his head and kept grading papers, though he had a hard time understanding what any of them said.
She speeds down Haverton Road toward its intersection with Lillington, tires humming over cracked asphalt, the engine throbbing as pain roars in her chest.
A burning knot where her heart should be. Everything else fades as pain blazes through her. She's an engine of pain, running hot on grief.
She wants to scream.
Instead she bites her tongue, holds the gas near the floor, realizing if a dog or deer jumps from the woods into her path she's dead, but Dan's class ring rattling around her index finger has numbed her, killed her inside.
Red flashes through the intersection ahead, heading south… away from town.
Dan's truck.
But it isn't Dan's anymore.
Is it?
Now she screams and slams the pedal down. The truck lurches forward, engine shuddering. She hits the intersection, shifts, jerks the wheel left. A stray thought: good thing Dan taught her to drive Stick last summer, and good thing she's always been a quick learner.
Because now she's learned something new.
The truck fishtails. She eases off the gas, taps the brakes, rights the truck and stomps the gas back down.
She's still screaming.
And then a tailgate reading CHEVY fills her vision. There's a spine-ratcheting jerk, and a loud BANG.
Tires squeal.
Metal screeches.
And then darkness.
"Don't know what yer talkin about, Queen Sheba. No idea where Danny-boy is."
Emma glared at John Finch as he leaned against his truck's tailgate. This was insane. The police told her to stay home while they investigated Dan's disappearance, and that's where she should be, anywhere but here at Finch's family lumber mill, outside town after work hours, alone with John Finch.
Still, she couldn't sit at home and wait, listening to Mom rationalize about why Dan never came home last night. He'd been missing for almost twenty-four hours. Of course, the cops doubted foul play, because they were just like everyone else. Blind. Ignorant.
But one of Dan's teammates had called her and said he'd seen Dan talking to Connor Finch – John Finch's younger brother – after practice last night, so here she was, though she'd much rather be anywhere else.
She forced herself to speak calmly. "I don't believe you. Someone saw him with Connor last night, and he never came home after. He always comes home, even when he studies late. You did something to him. Just like always…"
John's eyes glittered. "Can't prove nothin. Know why? Nobody. Fuckin. Cares."
He relaxed, inspecting his fingernails. "Maybe he got wise an left town. Maybe you an your curry-assed Mom oughta do the same."
Her stomach twisted. "Where is he?"
John looked up and smiled, slow and lazy. "Gotta admit. Pretty brave, you comin out here after closing, when you'n me are all alone. Must love Danny-boy an awful lot."
He leered at her. She felt sick and violated. "Question is: how much do you love him?"
She swallowed her disgust. "Last time. Where is he? Or should I call the cops, tell them you took Daniel, hurt him somehow. Even if there's no proof, it should make things interesting for – "
John's face hardened and Emma knew. Dan was dead and John Finch had killed him. But the look on John's face passed and he raised his hands in mock surrender. "Okay. You got me. Dan an I met last night an chatted for awhile. Then he was gone. Maybe I scared him off, or somethin."
"Bullshit!" Anger burned her cheeks. "Dan's not afraid of anything. Especially not common trash like you."
John's smile faded. "Oh, I promise you, sweetie. He was all to pieces when I finished. Don't know where he is, now, but I'll help you some." He dug into his jeans pocket and pulled out a small, glittering object. "Found it this morning."
He tossed it to her. She snatched the small, cold, metal thing out of the air, spread her fingers…
And stopped breathing.
Dan's class ring.
She opened her mouth.
Closed it.
Looked up at John and finally managed. "Whe…where… ?"
John jerked his thumb over his shoulder at the slim metal tower behind the lumber mill. Smoke curled upwards from its tapered mouth. "By the wood chippers, after I loaded all the day's chippin's into the sawdust burner. Been burnin hot, all day. Like I said. Don' rightly know where Danny-boy is now. Could be anywhere. All over, even."
He turned away. "Got work to do. Have a good one."
Emma stared at the ring. Brownish-red streaks marred its gem. Topaz. For November.
Dan's birthday.
She swallowed, slipped the ring over her index finger and made a fist as everything in her head went away.
She screamed and ran after John.
But he was ready.
He turned and slapped her open handed across the jaw, all of his weight behind the blow, which rattled her teeth and threw her against the truck's cab. Grabbing her shoulders, he slammed the back of her head against the passenger window and pressed himself against her, grabbing, squeezing…
He ground his pelvis against her. He was excited; she could feel it through his jeans. He bent close and whispered into her ear, his breath washing over her face and smelling of garlic and cloves, "So ya wanna be an All-American girl, jus like everyone else?"
Her windbreaker's fabric tore.
And she gasped in terror as his cold, calloused fingers brushed her skin.
"Well, here's your chance, Sheba."
He opened the passenger door with his free hand, grabbed her biceps and heaved her into the cab onto the cold, leather seat. Filling the doorway, he yanked something silver from his belt, waggled it and leered, "This'll make you behave."
A gun.
He clambered into the truck onto her. She screamed and flailed, reaching to the floor, under the seat, groping for something, anything to swing…
Her fingers brushed a rubber handle under the driver's seat. She grabbed hold, pulled and swung, screaming louder. A hammer's claw-end slammed into John's temple, tearing skin, splattering blood. He grunted, and she swung again.
And again.
John jerked with each blow, his eyes glazing over. He went limp, dropping the gun to the cab's floor and sagging against her but she didn't dare stop. She pressed a knee into his chest, lifted him back up…
And swung again. Blood splattered onto her lips and tasted like warm, salty broth. She cranked the hammer back once more…
But stopped. There was no movement, now. No jerking or twitching. His eyes stared blankly at nothing. It was over. He was gone.
But she wasn't done.
Not yet.
She pushed him off her with her knee and he tumbled backwards out of the cab, falling and hitting the pavement with a wet, meaty smack.
She scrambled after, hammer raised, screaming.
Gavin fidgeted on the lumpy couch outside Principal Stedman's office. He knew what this was about and that it was serious, but with the school day just over and those essays nearly graded, he was so close to going home and writing, he could taste it.
Which only deepened his guilt.
Principal Stedman opened his door and peered out, blinking owlishly like a burrowing animal reluctant to leave its underground den, where it was warm and safe. "Mr. Patchett? We're ready for you."
Gavin rose and entered. Mr. Stedman, a bald, pear-shaped man looking mildly oafish in a three-piece suit, closed the door, waddled around him, nodding at the only free chair before Stedman's polished and gleaming mahogany desk. "Have a seat. Sheriff Baker has a few questions for you."
Gavin sat down slowly as Stedman seated himself in the big, red plush chair behind his desk. Sheriff Baker sat next to Gavin, lean and tall and all khaki. He held a small notepad, an apologetic look on his face. "Sorry to bother you, Mr. Patchett. Imagine you're pretty busy this time of day. A few questions and I'll be on my way."
Gavin nodded, feeling numb, disconnected, and slightly nauseous. "No problem. Happy to help. Is this about…"
Baker nodded slowly. "Yes, the Pitals. I'm sure you've heard by now. Daniel Pital, a senior, was supposed to study at the library last night. 6:00 AM today, his mother called us because he'd never come home. We called the library, had them put us in touch with those who worked last night. According to them, he never showed. They never saw Daniel Pital, not once the whole night. Far as we can tell, no one has seen him since last night's football practice, which ended at 5:00 PM."
Baker paused, consulting his notebook as he continued. "We've taken statements from Mrs. Pital and her daughter about escalating ethnic persecution over the past few years, relating to 9/11. Mr. Pital was an actuary and had business at the Twin Towers that day. His body was never recovered."
Gavin nodded. He knew this from Emma's essays and journals and from the little bits and pieces she'd shared with him the times she'd visited his classroom at lunch to talk.
"Emma Pital was one of your students, and also your editor for two years on the school's literary journal. Did she ever mention anything about harassment or persecution to you?"
Gavin's stomach twisted and clenched, but he forced himself to maintain what he hoped was a neutral expression. "She occasionally hinted at some difficulties in her essays and journal entries," he lied, "but she never really told me directly that…"
"I see." Baker's pen scratched paper. "Mrs. Pital is making charges of vandalism, intimidation, harassment…and apparently, yesterday morning, an ethnic slur soaped on Daniel's truck windows."
Stedman's bland voice intruded. "Minor cases of school vandalism, involving mostly lockers and books. We've never had any suspects, really. And the incident with the truck occurred off campus, so…"
Gavin looked at Stedman but said nothing. He knew the score. Stedman wanted to avoid as much responsibility in this as possible, and God help him… Gavin would toe the line. But that didn't stop him from hating Stedman, and himself.
"I see." More pen scratching paper. "Last question Mr. Patchett, and then you're free to go. Emma Pital stayed home from school today. At 2:30 PM, Mrs. Pital called us, reporting that after waking from a nap, she'd discovered Emma and her car gone, Emma's cell phone left on the kitchen table. Mrs. Pital is afraid that…"
And suddenly Gavin felt cold.
Good luck with your writing…
"Mr. Patchett?"
fucking animals don't deserve to live
He swallowed. "Sorry. Fuzzed out there."
Baker nodded. "Understandable. Anyway. Where could Emma be? Did she ever share her suspicions of whom she thought was behind their harassment? Did you ever ask?"
Gavin opened his mouth.
But he had nothing to say.
Conner sat on the crumbling front steps of Old Bassler House, shivering in the cool dawn air. He'd already puked twice and he thought he might puke again, though all he probably had left to throw up was mucus and blood.
His guts twisted. He ground his teeth, somehow keeping it down, but it didn't matter, really. It wouldn't be long before John cleaned up and then Connor would have to see it all over again… the blood… and cuts…
Connor's stomach lurched. He swallowed, burped, then lunched sideways and dry-heaved into the bushes next to the front porch. Behind him, Bassler House's front door creaked open and heavy steps thumped out. "Damn. You still sick? Fuckin lightweight."
Connor heaved once more and wiped his mouth, shivering. John nudged him with one of his Timberlands. "Fag." A pause. "But so's Brian. Who woulda thought?"
Connor shivered, unwillingly thinking about last night. In a way, Brian was lucky. When he'd showed up and had seen Pital gagged and tied to a chair, he'd told John, "No way, man. This shit's over the edge." John had lost it, lit into Brian and beat the shit out of him. When he was through, he'd let Brian crawl away, threatening to "deal with him later."
But Brian was probably long gone by now. His mom was drunk most the time and his dad had split years ago. Who'd miss him? Brian had always hated this town, was always talking about loading up his Pinto and leaving. Usually he was all bluff. After last night, though…
John grunted. "Gonna be a good day."
Connor didn't want to, but he couldn't help it. He glanced up. John stood there smoking, looking blissfully calm and relaxed, clutching their father's service Beretta by its barrel. Thick gore coated its grip.
Connor looked away, staring into the trees along Bassler Road. When John pulled off his paper-bag mask last night, letting Pital see his face… then Connor knew, without a doubt, that Dan Pital was going to die.
Connor hadn't watched and he certainly hadn't helped. But he hadn't run, either, just stood staring into a corner, flinching with every wet thud of metal against flesh. And then, when John paused for a breath, he'd taunted, "Where's your daddy? Huh? Bet he's hidin out with Osama right now. Suckin him off. Bein a good little Taliban whore. That it? That what your daddy's doin?"
Pital wheezed, spat, then sneered, "If he is… then I pray to Allah that he's the one who killed your inbred, no good fucking white trash…"
John swore.
Metal cracked against bone, and Daniel Pital stopped speaking, forever.
Connor coughed, clearing his throat. "What now?"
"I'll wrap it up in some plastic, toss it in my truck. Burn it with this morning's sawdust an chippings at the mill before Cliff an Bobby Lee show. Maybe run it through the chipper first. Bury all the pieces deep, stoke the burner high… it'll be white hot by noon. There'll be nothin left by the time anyone comes lookin."
Connor sat there and hugged himself, squeezing tightly, rubbing his upper arms in an effort to warm himself against the cold, damp morning chill. It didn't work, though, and somehow deep inside he knew a part of him would never feel warm, ever again.
"What about his truck?"
"Take the plates off, skip school an take it to that salvage place in Boonville, pronto. I'll call Cletus; get somethin arranged for this afternoon. Get some good cash for it, I bet." John turned and glared at him. "Take the back roads, dipshit. Don' get caught."
With that, he spun and thumped back inside Bassler House. Connor sat there and shivered, knowing he had to leave soon, because he didn't want to be here when John loaded up his truck.
And now Emma blinks, her temples throbbing. She touches her forehead, hand shaking, and finds a sticky wetness at the hairline. She blinks again and opens her eyes.
More pain.
Her brain pounds, swollen too big for her skull. She tries to cry out but only dry, shuddering gasps come.
She looks out the truck's window, wondering where she is, what's happened… but then she sees the wrinkled CHEVY on the crumpled tailgate of a truck plowed into a telephone pole…
Dan's truck.
The one she rammed from behind.
She glances down at the loose ring on her finger and anger washes away her pain. She looks around for a weapon. The hammer's not good enough now, she needs…
There. On the cab floor, where John dropped it.
The gun.
She reaches down, ignoring the hot pain stabbing her side and grabs the gun off the floor. She straightens and slams the door with her throbbing shoulder while she clicks the handle.
Warped by the crash.
She jerks the handle and slams the door again. With a screech it pops open, spilling her out onto the asphalt, face-first. She barely catches herself before cracking her chin against the pavement.
And she lays there for a minute, shuddering, her arms and legs rubbery and weak, twitching. At first nothing seems to work, but then she hears it: sirens. They're far away but nearing fast. Someone called the police. Mom or someone else, but they're too late because she's going to finish this, now.
Life shoots through her.
Her calves twitch and she crawls forward onto her knees, staggers upright and lurches forward, gun clenched tight.
The truck's driver door…
Dan's truck
… hangs open. There's spastic movement inside, hands flailing. Sirens howl closer, now. She has to move faster. And somehow she makes it to the truck…
Dan's truck
… before the driver can get out.
She switches the gun to her other hand. It doesn't matter which she uses, or that she's never fired a gun before. She'll be too close to miss. She steadies herself with a hand flat on the truck's cab…
Dan's truck
… and leans inside the open window.
There he is.
Blinking slowly.
Hands weakly tugging at his seat belt, mouth opening and closing silently, blood streaming from both nostrils. His chest looks wrong, rumpled beneath his seat belt. His legs, twisted at odd angles, lie still.
The sirens come closer.
She stares into his white eyes. He blinks and grimaces, tries to speak but says nothing.
Everything inside her goes away. She raises the Beretta and plants its muzzle to his forehead. His eyes widen and with the faintest movement…
He nods.
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The blast echoes in the cab.
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Sirens roar up with squealing tires.
She kneels and bends her face to the ground. She doesn't know if she's facing East or not, but that doesn't matter anymore.
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Thursday Evening
Gavin sipped from his whiskey. Its ice had long since melted, leaving it lukewarm, tasting thin and flat. No matter, it did the job, all the same.
He had some leave time coming. He thought it would be a good idea to spend most of it drunk. Better than thinking about…
He took another swig.
Better than thinking about anything, really.
His plan wasn't working very well, however. Sure, he was shitfaced. But he hadn't stopped thinking yet, couldn't stop thinking, of what he could've done, or said.
And hadn't.
Also, he felt like something was missing, felt like he had something he should do, but he just couldn't seem to figure out what…
His burning and tired eyes focused on the small digital numbers on his DVR, atop his black and mute television, which read 6:00 PM.
His mind churned. What day was it?
End of the month.
He tipped his head back, emptied his glass, then pushed himself standing. He weaved a bit until he steadied, then walked with careful, drunken steps to the middle of his apartment. Best as he could, he faced East.
Then knelt.
It was sundown.
So he prayed. To what he didn't know. And it was a pitiful gesture, but it was all he had.
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Well, what in the H, E, double hockey sticks is that about? Don't get me wrong; I largely do this because I love it. Writing is a passion of mine and I don't think that'll ever change. But I can't lie, it's a bit disheartening to put a ton of effort into something that only a small number of people enjoy. I'm only peaking at 100 visits per day, for Pete's sake.
And that ain't everyday, folks.
I've read a ton about how to create a successful blog and, truthfully, some of those tactics work. I know because I used them. However, I prefer writing about the things that I like to write about.
So now I'm in a bit of a kerfuffle. How do I get people to pay attention to my posts about achieving world and inner peace as much as my posts about achieving financial freedom and food photography?
Huh? Were you waiting for me to answer my own question? I have no clue how to do it; I've only been blogging since August! Jeez, you people have such high expectations.
I believe in doing things smartly in order to grow, but I'm going to keep writing what I want to write. Sure, I want to build an audience, but it's going to be on my terms. I was already doing this, but it's time to loosen the shackles a little bit and toy with ideas I never executed due to self-imposed boundaries.
No more, I say, no more!
Whew, now that I have that out of my system, allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Dre.