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What happens to your online accounts when you die?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- You've probably decided who gets the house or that family heirloom up in the attic when you die. But what about your email account and all those photos stored online?
Grieving relatives might want access for sentimental reasons, or to settle financial issues. But do you want your mom reading your exchanges on an online dating profile or a spouse going through every email?
The Uniform Law Commission, whose members are appointed by state governments to help standardize state laws, was on track Wednesday to endorse a plan that would give loved ones access to - but not control of - the deceased's digital accounts, unless specified otherwise in a will.
To become law in a state, the legislation would have to be adopted by the legislature. If it did, a person's online life could become as much a part of estate planning as deciding what to do with physical possessions.
"This is something most people don't think of until they are faced with it. They have no idea what is about to be lost," said Karen Williams of Beaverton, Oregon, who sued Facebook for access to her 22-year-old son Loren's account after he died in a 2005 motorcycle accident.
The question of what to do with one's "digital assets" is as big as America's electronic footprint. A person's online musings, photos and videos - such as a popular cooking blog or a gaming avatar that has acquired a certain status online - can be worth considerable value to an estate. Imagine the trove of digital files for someone of historical or popular note - say former President Bill Clinton or musician Bob Dylan - and what those files might fetch on an auction block.
"Our email accounts are our filing cabinets these days," said Suzanne Brown Walsh, a Cummings & Lockwood attorney who chaired the drafting committee on the proposed legislation. But "if you need access to an email account, in most states you wouldn't get it."
But privacy activists are skeptical of the proposal. Ginger McCall, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, said a judge's approval should be needed for access, to protect the privacy of both the owners of accounts and the people who communicate with them.
"The digital world is a different world" from offline, McCall said. "No one would keep 10 years of every communication they ever had with dozens or even hundreds of other people under their bed."
Many people assume they can decide what happens by sharing certain passwords with a trusted family member, or even making those passwords part of their will. But in addition to potentially exposing passwords when a will becomes public record, anti-hacking laws and most companies' "terms of service" agreements prohibit anyone from accessing an account that isn't theirs. That means loved ones technically are prohibited from logging onto a dead person's account.
Several tech providers have come up with their own solutions. Facebook, for example, will "memorialize" accounts by allowing already confirmed friends to continue to view photos and old posts. Google, which runs Gmail, YouTube and Picasa Web Albums, offers its own version: If people don't log on after a while, their accounts can be deleted or shared with a designated person. Yahoo users agree when signing up that their accounts expire when they do.
But the courts aren't convinced that a company supplying the technology should get to decide what happens to a person's digital assets. In 2005, a Michigan probate judge ordered Yahoo to hand over the emails of a Marine killed in Iraq after his parents argued that their son would have wanted to share them. Likewise, a court eventually granted Williams, the Oregon mother, access to her son's Facebook account, although she says the communications appeared to be redacted.
Enter the Uniform Law Commission. According to a draft of the proposal, the personal representative of the deceased, such as the executor of a will, would get access to - but not control of - a person's digital files so long as the deceased didn't prohibit it in the will. The law would trump access rules outlined by a company's terms of service agreement, although the representative would still have to abide by other rules including copyright laws.
That means, for example, a widow could read her deceased husband's emails but couldn't send emails from that account. And a person could access music or video downloads but not copy the files if doing so violated licensing agreements.
Williams said she supports letting people decide in their wills whether accounts should be kept from family members.
"I could understand where some people don't want to share everything," she said in a phone interview this week. "But to us, losing him (our son) unexpectedly, anything he touched became so valuable to us." And "if we were still in the era of keeping a shoebox full of letters, that would have been part of the estate, and we wouldn't have thought anything of it."


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"I'm so happy that I'm here, but I'm not just here – now I've got to go out and perform now."
Before there was Georges St-Pierre fighting in Montreal, there was Sean Pierson. Sure, Pierson is not a world title holder and you will never hear the humble Ontario native comparing himself to his training partner, but facts are facts, and in 1999, three years before GSP stepped into the ring for the first time, Pierson was putting on the gloves and stopping future UFC fighter Steve Vigneault in the first round.
Back then in Canada, it wasn't like it is now for mixed martial artists. There weren't 23,000 people packing the Bell Centre the way they will this Saturday night for the UFC 124 event, and the sport wasn't even seen as a sport in many locales. To some, mixed martial arts was "two men enter, one man leaves," with a plate of raw meat going to the winner.
Pierson laughs.
"It wasn't that far off. We definitely weren't fighting for the money. I had the dream of one day trying to fight in the UFC, and that was my UFC back then – we had IFC in Montreal. There were a lot less rules, I think there were two weight classes, and I don't remember if the athletic commission was involved, but if they were, they weren't involved to the same level that they are now, so it was almost like the original UFCs. But skill still prevailed, even back then, and as the sport's grown, it's gotten a lot better and a lot safer for the athletes."
But in those early days, fighting was a way for Pierson to keep the competitive juices flowing after a stellar wrestling career that earned him the following accolades: Multiple-Time Canadian National Greco Champion, Canadian University National Freestyle Champion, and a seventh place showing at the World University Games. MMA was a natural next step for the Scarborough native, but after posting a 4-3 record from 1999 to 2003, a four year layoff ensued.
"I'm definitely a family guy, first and foremost," explained Pierson. "I had a serious girlfriend for a long time who I'm now married to, and for me it was that I needed to start building my life. I just wanted to get established a little bit. And in case the fighting didn't work out, I wanted to make sure that I wasn't chasing a dream and making my family sacrifice for my dream. I got myself a house, I got married, we had a baby, and I wanted to make sure all that was established and I had a strong foundation. But then, like always, mixed martial arts draws me back in. I'm starting to watch shows, I'm training with friends, and I got that competitive itch again to do this."
It didn't hurt that Vigneault, who he beat twice before losing a decision to him in his last fight before the layoff, found his way to the UFC for a 2006 bout against Mike Swick. Well, it did hurt emotionally, but in terms of providing a spark for a comeback, it was a biggie.
"To be honest, I was upset a little bit," he said. "I'll never make an excuse for a loss because it's all a hundred percent in my control, but I actually thought I won my last Vigneault fight. Then he's in the UFC and I'm sorta sitting there going, 'okay.' But I wasn't looking at fighting as a career choice back then and I wasn't making the best decisions."
In March of 2007, Pierson returned to active duty with a first round TKO of Chester Post, and with the exception of a loss to Jesse Bongfeldt in July of that year, he hasn't lost since, winning five in a row, all by KO or submission in the first round. Now he's on the verge of realizing a dream as he makes his UFC debut this Saturday against Matt Riddle, and he's not just fighting for himself anymore.
"When I had my son two years ago, I made the decision that if I was going to continue fighting, I had to make a real go at this, because he's gonna see these fights six, seven, eight years from now and I just want him to be proud of what I tried to do rather than just wasting my time," he said. "On top of that, any time I spend away from my family is valuable time. And I can't train half-assed because those hours that I miss my family need to mean something. So that was when I re-evaluated and said that if I want to make a go at the UFC, I need to do it now."
And while he's older than most UFC newcomers at 34, his maturity and experience, both in competition and out, along with his wrestling credentials, make up for the ten years in age he gives up to Riddle.
"Obviously being young has its advantages, but the one thing this is for me is that it's kept me grounded," he said. "I'm at a spot in my life right now where I know what the important things are to me and I realize that the five minutes of fame that I might get or whatever it is, I still have the focus in my life to be a good role model to my son and a good husband and father overall, and everything else is just gravy. I've accomplished my goal by getting to the UFC, and now I'm setting new goals – I want some wins, I want to do this and I want to do that, but this is all gravy for me. I'm going out to do the best I can and I'm focused on the fights."
That focus begins with The Ultimate Fighter alumnus Riddle, who has grown up in the Octagon, a place where he's had all his pro fights.
"He's a very tough kid," said Pierson. "Obviously he's young and a little outgoing, which is much like I was earlier in my career. I give him a lot of credit - to go 5-1 in the UFC is no easy task and I know that he's a solid fighter just based on that alone. I watched almost all of his fights and he's a game fighter and improving with every fight, so I anticipate an even better Matt Riddle in the fight with me than he was in his last fight, so I've got to go out there and show that I belong here, and I think it's gonna be a bit of a war."
In a war, it's always important to get the first shot in. In this scenario, Pierson knows what he wants to do in order to get his respect immediately, and that's be aggressive.
"I always fight like that," he said. "All 10 of my wins ended in the first round, I'm very aggressive, and at the same time I can only control what I do. I've learned to realize that over my career as a wrestler and as a competitor in MMA. I can't control what Matt does, I can't control his strategy, so I'm gonna go in there and try to put my will on him on how I want the fight to happen, but I know that Matt's training to do what he wants to do, which may be completely opposite."
If it sounds like Sean Pierson has run through every possible scenario for his UFC debut, it's because he has. He knows the lay of the land in the Bell Centre since he's fought there before, he calls Montreal a home away from home, and as far as preparing for a UFC fight, he's done it a thousand times in his head. Now he's got to put that knowledge to use in the biggest fight of his life, one he's been waiting for almost that long.
"I'll be honest – if I win, you might see a tear," he said. "When you do something and you've got a dream that you set 14 years ago and all of a sudden it comes to fruition, it's weird because people are always asking me how it feels (to be in the UFC) and it's a mixed bag of emotions. I'm so happy that I'm here, but I'm not just here – now I've got to go out and perform now. Just because I got here doesn't mean anything; I want to stay here."
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William Elliott Whitmore Previews "Field Song" From New Album
Fiery singer songwriter William Elliott Whitmore's brand new album Field Songs will be released on July 12th via Anti Records. In anticipation, the charismatic and deeply impassioned troubadour from rural Iowa will be offering an MP3 of the record's title song on June 14th.
The track "Field Song" is a heartfelt and moving tribute to a disappearing America of small family farms and a proud working class from someone who knows the landscape intimately. The song showcases a beautiful tapestry of sound into the scenery of Whitmore's life growing up and working on the family farm. Having built his own house by hand on a part of his family's acreage to be close to his grandmother, he speaks of a simpler more peaceful way of living by building, growing, and creating life through nature with good old fashioned hard work.
Fans will be able to stream "Field Song" by going to William Elliott Whitmore on Facebook and clicking the "like" button!
"You hear the diesel engine growl of his voice, the century of blues and folk tradition behind his banjo-driven stomps, the everyday relevance of his lyrics, and you succumb." Seattle Times
William Elliot Whitmore Live Dates:
July 2 - Rock Island Brewing Company - Rock Island, IL July 15 - The Strutt - Kalamazoo, MI July 16 - Smalls - Hamtramck, MI July 17 - Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY July 19 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY July 20 - BAR - New Haven, CT July 22 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA July 23 - Great Scott - Allston, MA July 24 - Red Palace - Washington, D.C. July 26 - Club Café - Pittsburgh, PA July 27 - Southgate House - Newport, KY July 28 - Off Broadway Nightclub - St. Louis, MO July 29 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL July 30 - Riversong Music Festival - Hutchinson, MN Aug 09 - North Dakota Museum of Art - Grand Forks, ND Aug 19 - Rollin' On The River Festival - Keokuk, IA Sep 10 - Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival - Columbia, MO


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Clad in gold and jewels, Elizabeth was ready to rock the house with her cha-cha-cha with Val. Her footwork was spot-on, her timing was perfect and it was hot, hot, hot. As Elizabeth slinked up to Bruno at the judges' table, he rained compliments upon her — "so sexy, so clean, so sharp. Brilliant!" Carrie Ann compared Elizabeth to a white panther, said she listens to everything the judges say and Carrie Ann said she loved it! And Len said, "The more I see, the more I like. Your hips? Hypnotic!".
Next up were Leah Remini and Tony Dovolani, who recovered from terrible scores last week by doing a quickstep and doing it very well, Leah looked relaxed and confident for once, Carrie Ann said, "That might be the biggest turnaround that I have even seen." Len said it was like chutes and ladders — way down and then way up, and Bruno said it was like "another Leah" and praised her "personal assistant" at rehearsal — Jennifer Lopez, Brant Daugherty and Peta Murgatroyd performed a tango that was better than Bill and Emma's, by far, Len said it had no gimmicks and was "like a glass where to buy ballet shoes near me of dry white wine: sharp, crisp and absolutely corking!" Bruno pointed out that Brant lost his balance a couple of times, especially at the very last moment, but he loved to see Brant's range, Carrie Ann said it was incredible for technique but then compared Brant to a Ken doll and meant it as a compliment, I think, Huh?..
Amber Riley and Derek Hough had the samba, but Amber had a bad week, breaking down in tears and having trouble with the steps. However, she came through and Bruno thought she did everything perfect. Carrie Ann called her "fierce" and that the dance was a turn-on. Then Len did his picky part, even calling himself a party pooper. He thought the dance was "a tad repetitive," but then called Amber a "fantastic dancer." There are rumors, only rumors, that Len may be leaving after this season — he may find the stress too much.
A paso doble by Jack and Cheryl just didn't have the intensity it needed, Jack's efforts to be stern and his failure to keep the correct posture for the dance didn't win the higher scores, Carrie Ann thought it was "one dimensional" and that he was trying too hard to be stiff, Len said there was one small mistake but that the rest where to buy ballet shoes near me was top-notch, but Bruno pointed out that Jack's timing "wasn't as good as usual." Len's scores were up when the others were down, and vice versa, Even Tom called Len, "an enigma, unpredictable tonight."..
Nicole Polizzi and Sasha Farber did a light and summery foxtrot and Nicole really smiled and seemed to be having a good time. Len called it "happy hour — I'm happy, you're happy, the audience is happy — what's not to like?" Bruno said she extended her lines well but cautioned her that the extensions need to last throughout the dance. Carrie Ann said, "You have improved the most from everybody, you turned into, like, a ballerina," and Nicole reacted with delight.
The final individual dance was a Viennese waltz by Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff that was done to the music from "The Game of Thrones." They became so wrapped up in the drama that the dance suffered — even my husband pointed out that they never were in hold and that's not a waltz, Bruno called it "an epic melodrama" but that Corbin lost his lines with the theme, Carrie Ann thought it was dramatic and that the passion worked, but there were not enough of the dance in hold, Len said, "People say I'm cranky but I'm consistent, There was nothing in the ballroom hold, I really didn't feel it was where to buy ballet shoes near me a Viennese waltz." Hoo boy..
Mika featuring Ariana Grande sang their hit song, "Popular," and then the dancers prepared for what Tom called "the ultimate live challenge." The teams were divided into Jack, Corbin, Bill and Nicole and their partners in Team 1, and Amber, Elizabeth, Brant and Leah and their pros in Team 2. It was crazy, confusing and in the end, Corbin and Karina took first place in round one for four points, while Amber and Derek took first in round two for another four points. The celebrities and their scores, plus marathon score.
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The Commerce Department's latest report confirms that economic growth was as lousy this spring as you suspected it was.
Now the question is: Can anyone do anything to make it better in the year's second half?
Next week, the Federal Reserve's policymakers may take another stab at it. Many economists believe that when the Fed officials gather on Tuesday and Wednesday, they will start rummaging around in their bag of monetary tricks, looking for new ways to boost growth.
Lots of people would be cheering them on because they believe the recovery needs more stimulus. They want Congress to do more, too.
"Policymakers must act to provide more support to the economy if they want it to grow fast enough to start putting sustained downward pressure on today's still too-high unemployment rate," economist Josh Bivens wrote in his analysis for the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. The unemployment rate is 8.2 percent.
The Fed policymakers most likely will go over their math and start developing a new policy plan. But then they might hang back and delay action for another six weeks, some analysts say.
"The outlook is worse than the Federal Reserve's June projections, and as a result we expect to see another round" of policy moves to bolster growth, IHS Global Insight chief U.S. economist Nigel Gault said in his written analysis. "But we expect the Fed to wait until September to act."
What triggered the talk of new stimulus efforts was the Commerce Department's report Friday morning on second-quarter gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity. Ideally, GDP would be growing at about 4 percent — fast enough to create jobs for the 12.7 million unemployed people who would like paychecks.
But just as most economists had predicted, growth advanced only 1.5 percent from April through June, down from the sluggish 2-percent pace set in the winter.
While those quarterly results were widely expected, the Commerce report did contain a bit of a surprise: It revised historical numbers to show the recession wasn't quite as bad as originally thought, thanks to government stimulus spending.
The government economists now say the GDP shrank 4.7 percent during the recession that stretched from late 2007 to the middle of 2009. That was less of a slide than the initial estimate of a 5.1 percent contraction.
Friday's revision was triggered by data showing that government spending and investment rose far more in 2009 than economists had initially measured.
Alan Krueger, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, wrote for the White House blog that the revised numbers prove the stimulus spending supported by the Obama administration in early 2009 had a "cushioning" effect that helped the economy.
Krueger said Congress should do more now to stimulate growth through White House-backed economic proposals. Republican lawmakers have very different proposals intended to spur private-sector growth. With the November election looming, Congress appears unlikely to reach agreements.
That leaves the Fed as the only stimulus player in town. It can help growth by pumping more cash into the financial system and helping hold down interest rates. But the central bank already has used a variety of techniques over the last four years to boost growth by lowering interest rates to historical lows and providing lenders with very large amounts of cash. Some question whether the Fed already has used up its best methods.
But the Fed policymakers have shown considerable creativity, turning to rarely used techniques to beat down interest rates. For example, last fall, the Fed helped squeeze down on home mortgage rates by launching "Operation Twist," a seldom-used strategy wherein the Fed sells its own shorter-term bonds and uses those proceeds to buy longer-term bonds. That puts downward pressure on long-term interest rates, which helps homebuyers.
The question now is: Having used one extraordinary measure after another for years, does the Fed still have the firepower to do more? Prices for both stocks and oil rose Friday as lots of investors came to the conclusion that one way or another, the Fed, as well as the European Central Bank, would find some way to once again stimulate growth.
Here's a guide to help you understand the jargon economists will be using as they discuss this latest report on growth.
gross domestic product\ gros də-mes-tik pra-dəkt \
Gross domestic product is the broadest measure of the economy. It adds up the market value of all final goods and services produced within the country. The Commerce Department measures GDP every three months. It provides an initial estimate, and then revises that number over coming months and years as more and better data become available. On Friday, the department said that in this year's second quarter, GDP rose at a 1.5 percent annual rate, sending the total up to $15.6 trillion. That's far slower than the 3.5 percent pace considered healthy.
revisions \ ri-vi-zhənz\
The Commerce Department does its best to measure GDP, but it's not easy because the U.S. economy involves $15.6 trillion and 314 million people. It takes time to accurately measure all of the economic activity of businesses and consumers, as well as local, state and federal governments. Initial estimates can be off, sometimes fairly significantly. For example, the latest GDP report finds the 2007-2009 recession wasn't as deep as originally thought because more recent calculations show state and local government spending was stronger than first estimated. So the revised measure now shows the Great Recession shrank the economy by 4.7 percent, not by the 5.1 percent previously reported.
stimulus \ stim-yə-ləs\
In the economic realm, stimulus refers to any public policy designed specifically to give the economy a lift. Stimulus can be provided by Congress via fiscal policy, which deals with taxes and spending, or by the Federal Reserve, which handles monetary policy. The latter involves setting interest rates and controlling the amount of money in the financial system. Ideally, the economy would be growing on its own momentum. But when growth stalls, Congress and the Fed typically try to stimulate an expansion through some combination of more government spending, lower taxes, increased cash flow and lower interest rates.
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A little bit of a longer, more sentimental post today, but I think we're all feeling a little more sentimental for various reasons these days. I don't often wax philosophical, because frankly, it's a lot harder to write something deep. It's way easier to say, "Look at this pretty fabric..." and distract you that way. But I've had these thoughts for a while and felt like it was time to put them down on cyber "paper." So bear with me on this one. And if it's not your thing, I totally understand and I'll be back next time with another crafty-quilty project.
I have to admit that about a month ago I was having a hard time getting excited for Christmas. Not an Ebeneezer-Scrooge-bah-humbug kind of disdain, but in more of a Charlie-Brown-sick-of-the-commercialism kind of way. I was walking through Target a few days before Thanksgiving and I just felt yuck. Too much hype about black friday deals or just buying stuff. It made me dread the Christmas season instead of being excited for it. Especially when I thought about my kids. They have enough stuff and I knew that stuff wasn't going to make any of us any happier in the long run.
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MIAMI - A trial date has been set for Justin Bieber in Miami for his recent arrest on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an invalid license.
A Miami-Dade County judge set trial for the three misdemeanours for March 3. Bieber's attorneys have already filed a written plea of not guilty. Initial trial dates are often delayed.
The 19-year-old pop star was arrested Jan. 23 in Miami Beach after what police called an illegal drag race between two exotic sports cars driven by Bieber and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff. Sharieff was also arrested on a DUI charge.
Breath tests showed Bieber's blood alcohol content below the .02 threshold for underage drivers. But police say a toxicology test detected the presence of marijuana and Xanax in his system.


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Republican Party Response to President Obama's "Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union"
Rebuttal Delivered by Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington (5th District)
[The President's speech of which this is a response, can be found by clicking this link.]
What an honor it is for me to be with you after the President's State of the Union. Tonight we honor America - a nation that has witnessed the greatest rise of freedom and opportunity our world has ever seen. A nation where we are not defined by our limits, but by our potential. And a nation where a girl who worked at the McDonald's Drive-Thru to help pay for college can be with you from the United States Capitol.
But the most important moments right now aren't happening here. They're not in the Oval Office or in the House Chamber. They're in your homes. Kissing your kids goodnight... Figuring out how to pay the bills... Getting ready for tomorrow's doctor's visit... Waiting to hear from those you love serving in Afghanistan, or searching for that big job interview. After all, 'We the People' have been the foundation of America since her earliest days - people from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world - people who come to America because here, no challenge is too great and no dream too big.
That's the genius of America. Tonight the President made more promises that sound good, but won't solve the problems actually facing Americans. We want you to have a better life. The President wants that too. But we part ways when it comes to how to make that happen. So tonight I'd like to share a more hopeful, Republican vision... One that empowers you, not the government... It's one that champions free markets - and trusts people to make their own decisions, not a government that decides for you. It helps working families rise above the limits of poverty and protects our most vulnerable.
And it's one where Washington plays by the same rules that you do. It's a vision that is fair and offers the promise of a better future for every American. If you had told me as a little girl that one-day I would put my hand on the Bible and be sworn in as the 200th woman to serve in the House of Representatives, I never would've thought it possible. I grew up working at my family's orchard and fruit stand in Kettle Falls, a small town in Eastern Washington - getting up before dawn with my brother to pick apples.
My dad drove a school bus and my mom worked as a part-time bookkeeper. They taught me to work hard, help others, and always, always dream for more. So, when I showed my 4H animals at the county fair, my parents used to say to me, "Cathy, you need to save this money so you can go to college one day!" So I did - I saved, I worked hard, and I became the first in my family to graduate from college. The chance to go from my Washington to this one was unexpected. I came to Congress to help empower people, not politicians; To grow the working middle class, not the government; And to ensure that everyone in this country can find a job. Because a job is so much more than just a paycheck - It gives us purpose, dignity, and the foundation to build a future.
I was single when I was elected - but it wasn't long before I met Brian, a retired Navy commander, and now we have three beautiful children, one who was born just eight weeks ago. Like all parents, we have high hopes and dreams for our children, but we also know what it's like to face challenges. Three days after we gave birth to our son, Cole, we got news no parent expects. Cole was diagnosed with Down syndrome. The doctors told us he could have endless complications, heart defects, even early Alzheimer's. They told us all the problems. But when we looked at our son, we saw only possibilities. We saw a gift from God. Today we see a 6-year old boy who dances to Bruce Springsteen; who reads above grade level; and who is the best big brother in the world. We see all the things he can do, not those he can't. Cole, and his sisters, Grace and Brynn, have only made me more determined to see the potential in every human life - that whether we are born with an extra twenty-first chromosome or without a dollar to our name - we are not defined by our limits, but by our potential.
Because our mission - not only as Republicans, but as Americans, is to once again to ensure that we are not bound by where we come from, but empowered by what we can become. That is the gap Republicans are working to close. It's the gap we all face: between where you are and where you want to be. The President talks a lot about income inequality. But the real gap we face today is one of opportunity inequality... And with this Administration's policies, that gap has become far too wide. We see this gap growing every single day.
We see it in our neighbors who are struggling to find jobs... A husband who's now working just part-time... A child who drops out of college because she can't afford tuition... Or parents who are outliving their life's savings. Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one. Too many people are falling further and further behind because, right now, the President's policies are making people's lives harder. Republicans have plans to close the gap... Plans that focus on jobs first without more spending, government bailouts, and red tape...
Every day, we're working to expand our economy, one manufacturing job, nursing degree and small business at a time. We have plans to improve our education and training systems so you have the choice to determine where your kids go to school...so college is affordable...and skills training is modernized. And yes, it's time to honor our history of legal immigration. We're working on a step-by-step solution to immigration reform by first securing our borders and making sure America will always attract the best, brightest, and hardest working from around the world.
And with too many Americans living paycheck to paycheck, we have solutions to help you take home more of your pay - through lower taxes, cheaper energy costs, and affordable health care. Not long ago I got a letter from Bette in Spokane, who hoped the President's health care law would save her money - but found out instead that her premiums were going up nearly $700 a month. No, we shouldn't go back to the way things were, but this law is not working. Republicans believe health care choices should be yours, not the government's. And that whether you're a boy with Down syndrome or a woman with breast cancer ... you can find coverage and a doctor who will treat you.
So we hope the President will join us in a year of real action - by empowering people - not making their lives harder with unprecedented spending, higher taxes, and fewer jobs. As Republicans, we advance these plans every day because we believe in a government that trusts people and doesn't limit where you finish because of where you started. That is what we stand for - for an America that is every bit as compassionate as it is exceptional. If we're successful... Years from now our children will say that we rebuilt the American Dream. We built a working middle class that could take in anyone, and a workforce that could take on the world. Whether you're a girl in Kettle Falls or a boy from Brooklyn, our children should be able to say that we closed the gap. Our plan is one that dreams big for everyone and turns its back on no one. The President said many things tonight.
But now, we ask him to listen - to you - for the true state of the union lies in your heart and in your home. Tomorrow, I'll watch my son Cole get on the school bus; others will wait in the doctor's office or interview for that first job. Some of us will celebrate new beginnings... Others will face great challenges... But all of us will wake up and do what is uniquely American... We will look forward to the boundless potential that lies ahead. We will give thanks to the brave men and women who have answered America's call to freedom, like Sgt. Jacob Hess from Spokane, who recently gave his life to protect all of ours.
So, tonight, I simply offer a prayer... A prayer for Sgt. Hess's family, your family, and for our larger American family. That, with the guidance of God, we may prove worthy of His blessings of life ... liberty ... and the pursuit of happiness. For when we embrace these gifts, we are each doing our part to form a more perfect union. May God guide you and our President, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.
Rebuttal Speech, Republican Party Response to President Obama's "Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union" Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/309013


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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Project Wreckway
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
{moments later}
Hilga Flan: "Designers, welcome to the runway. Your challenge this week was to design a cake where your only limit was your imagination. As you know, in baking, you're either thin or you're stout. Let's start the show."
Kelly: "I wanted my design to be whimsical and childlike, but still fashion forward."
Judge #1, Editor of Gourmet Cake Monthly, Mia Gonzales: "I don't get it. We wanted a high fashion cake, not an arts and craft project."
Judge #2, Founder of Cols Frosting, Daniel Cols: "Butterfly flotsam is SO last season."
Judge #3, Supermodel, Hilga Flan: "It's a hot mess."
Mikeal: "I'm not afraid of colour, and I love to stand out."
Mia: "Mikeal, I don't even know where to begin. I'm really beginning to question your taste level."
Daniel: "I agree with Mia; this is just painful to look at. There's way too much going on! The swirls... the ribbons... the flowers... the horses... the swirls... pick a theme and GO WITH IT!"
Hilga: "It's a hot mess."
Lindsay: "I love couture, so I wanted to keep my design elegant and chic."
Mia: "Lindsay, it's like you've never decorated a cake before in your life. This is... It's just... I am speechless."
Daniel: "I'm really not getting it. Is any of this even edible? If this is couture, get me out of the cake business, NOW."
Hilga: "It's a hot mess."
Frederick: "My design was inspired by my mother. She was a florist."
Mia: "More like, she was a BORIST. What a snoozefest."
Daniel: "I see how it was inspired by your mother. It's like, mother of the bride meets the spray paint department at K-Mart. And it's so matronly! What's with the stripes? I... I just don't get it."
Hilga: "I kind of like this one. It's like it's had a kiss from a rose."
Daniel: "Ugh... you would like this one."
Santiago: "I spent last summer in China, and it inspired me."
Mia: "Santiago, this is outstanding. I would take this cake to a party right now."
Daniel: "I agree. This is just stunning. I think the dragon is now, it's modern, it's hip. The kiwis and cherries are what's happening in cake decorating... it's really well thought out. Bravo."
Hilga: "Santiago, it's really hot. You're this week's winner! Congratulations! You will have immunity in next week's challenge, where you will all have 20 minutes to decorate a wedding cake while hog-tied and blindfolded."
Chasity B., Sue M., Alex N., Shawn B., Shana C., I recommend that you accessorize your designs thoughtfully; perhaps by adding some piping and a few more layers? (Get it? Cause there are layers and piping in both cake and clothes?) Seriously, make it work.
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You captured the voice AND the spirit of the original perfectly! But what's with all the silver dragees? You might as well sprinkle cakes with real buttons; either way, some molar is going down. And if only the person who decorated that roses-in-a-baking-pan cake had stepped away from the airbrush (or used it thoughtfully)....
- January 11, 2011 at 9:37 AM
there's a dragon? where? *squints*
oh, THAT. I though it was a ponytail to the face with the cherry eyes. okey dokey....
wv: ditcha. Ditcha see a dragon? - January 11, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- Trevor said...
Your PR sendoff for this was fantastic. And using "Santiago" for the guy's name was perfect. I actually misread it as Santino (I mean, if he were to do a cake, this would be it).
I say Bravo! and you should get a Lifetime achievement for this. - January 11, 2011 at 9:39 AM
Santiago, your cake has both a dragon and boobies!
WV - embean. Perhaps scattering a few legumes about would have helped the other cakes -- every cake can benefit from being embeaned. - January 11, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- Jessica said...
This is seriously the funniest entry ever on this site and probably one of the funniest food blog entries EVER! Bravo!
- January 11, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Cindy deRosier said...
Possibly my favorite post of all time.
- January 11, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- ania said...
Everything. I'm not even going to try to pick out my favorite parts.
And the winner? Spot on. I'm frequently left thinking, "Wait. What? Wait. They *all* agree that that's the winner? Wait. Okay. No, wait. Why don't they pick Uli*? I just don't get it. They're in some different space-time continuum."
Thanks for making me laugh :)
*(Yes, I've been out of it since Season 3.) - January 11, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Wow....I was so blinded by all the colors on that cake I didn't even notice the horses till it was pointed out for me...
- January 11, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Karen Valinda said...
With today's choices, the cookie wins! what a mess
I agree that your presentation (impersonation) was spot on ;-} - January 11, 2011 at 9:59 AM
I'm so glad the designers used the plastic flotsam "thoughtfully." LOL. And I must be as strange as the PR judges, because I liked the carosel cake.
- January 11, 2011 at 10:03 AM
I kinda' liked the carousel cake, too, but I admit that I am a major sucker for carousels in any form.
- January 11, 2011 at 10:07 AM
This was AWESOME! I laughed out loud (I read this on my am break @ wrk and had tears.) I love project runway and you nailed it.
That last one... looks like it has 2 prickly or very wrinkly boobs.. It took me a minute to see that long thingy was a dragon. lol.
Bravo! - January 11, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- OCCA Survivor said...
SQUEE!!! I love the PR reference!!!
"Kissed by a rose" reference... HILARIOUS! - January 11, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Loved it! I totally had all of the judges' voices in my head while reading this. And the baffling choices they make (especially to someone who gets fashion even less after regularly watching) really does seem to reflect what goes on inside the head of some cake "artists." I have to say I'm a little disappointed that you didn't work in my new favorite Heidi-ism (from this past season): "hosh kaposh." Disregarding that, you definitely made it work!
- January 11, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- coeurdechoeur said...
I totally read that with all of their voices. Great job capturing their speech patterns. And the dragon-boobie cake is quite revolting.
- January 11, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Annette said...
This may be my favorite post ever LOL. It brought tears to my eyes!
Make it work!
wv: hogness. The hogness of the dish was evidenced by a dusting of bacon bits. - January 11, 2011 at 10:28 AM
- Emily said...
I like how in the second one, the horses are going in different directions. From this angle it looks almost right, but then you realize that two of the horses would be going backwards.
- January 11, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Loving the Durm Strang HP reference! Also loving the Project Runway dialogue as well! Thanks for giving me a great laugh to start out my day :)
- January 11, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- Christine said...
Brilliant post! I loved the Heidi/Seal referencfe
- January 11, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Jules AF said...
I love the "kiss from a rose" part hahaha.
- January 11, 2011 at 10:41 AM
OMG - Tom and Lorenzo need to see this entry.
- January 11, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- Unknown said...
Just perfectly captured! This is by far my favorite post yet. Brilliantly done.
- January 11, 2011 at 10:51 AM
This post was beyond astrudently bralifiscent.
The fourth cake gave me a flashback.
I seem to remember wearing a plaid-rose bridesmaid dress sometime in the seventies. Same colors, too. It was indeed a hot mess. - January 11, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Excellent post. My 4 yr. old thought it was tuna around the "boobies" on the last cake. So, I guess they could be worse!
- January 11, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Bill's Bayou said...
The last cake looks like it's screaming. Oh, God, please kill that last cake and end the screaming. I can hear it. Make it go away. Screaming! Screaming!
- January 11, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Dani said...
Actually I liked the idea of the second cake. How cute to make it a merry go round. On the other hand the execution.....should be held at midnight.
- January 11, 2011 at 11:18 AM
- Maureen said...
AWESOME narration today!!!
*standing, clapping enthusiastically** - January 11, 2011 at 11:23 AM
HILARIOUS!! I could hear the voices of Heidi, Tim, Nina, and Michael while I was reading!
- January 11, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Elizabeth C. said...
Kelly - not a HP reference - Tim actually says that.
- January 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM
For the love of God, what was that last thing? I mean, cake. Maybe.
The Judges and I always seem to disagree... - January 11, 2011 at 11:41 AM
- Little Lovables said...
I actually think the carousel idea was super cool... just executed very, very poorly!
I give this post a thumbs up! - January 11, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Never posted before, but had to report my three-year-old's assessment of these cakes:
"It's painful and happy!"
Elizabeth K.
San Diego, CA - January 11, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- Loo-E Loo-I said...
I have never seen PR, but I imagine it's similar to other "reality/contest" show where the judges have you going "Huh? Really? Ugh."
Kelly's cake was a just a mess! At least make stripes look cool instead of throwing them on there like the flotsam butterflies.
Mikeal's cake was so darn busy! OMG too. many. colors. Eye strain!!!
On Lindsay's cake I'm guessing these are supposed to be Japanese characters of some sort? Why are there B-Bs on a cake (sarcasm)?
Had Frederick just left well enough alone, it would have been a nice cake. But nooooooo! He had to go and try his hand at airbrushing.
I immediately saw boobies on Santiago's cake. No wonder the judges liked it. They couldn't see past them to notice the dragon had poo-ears. - January 11, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- StephanieC said...
Waaaaaay too much shiny on the horsey carousel cake. I would worry about ingesting metallics.
Also? Dragon cake is terrifying.
Seriously??... Reeeally?..... Seriously?
Just sayin'. - January 11, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Where's the disclaimer? But I love it. (And on a side note, what were the judges thinking this past couple of seasons? Man…)
- January 11, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- TisforTonya said...
and now I'm re-evaluating a comment I got last week about my blog being "a hot mess"...
- January 11, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Darla @ Bakingdom said...
So hilarious! Loved this post!!
That second cake truly is a mash up of fashion and cake...what with all that inedible ribbon. BLECH!
I gotta say, I just don't get how there can be soooo many wrecks in the world, and I have never ONCE been fortunate enough to find one in person! - January 11, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Never would have seen the dragon if you hadn't pointed it out. And I still think the dragon's horns look like jalapenos, not kiwi fruit!
On the other hand, you KNOW that some party of little girls somewhere are loving that carousel cake - if they can overlook the fact that two horses are facing backwards.
wv: insum. In sum, a fabulous post. - January 11, 2011 at 12:09 PM
...this troubles me...
- January 11, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Kelli W said...
Possibly one of the best Cake Wrecks posts ever!! LOVE IT! All the names are hilarious and the kiss from a rose reference made me laugh:)
- January 11, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Oh, that was brilliant! You're also a Project Runway fan?! I think my boyfriend is going to be jealous over how much I love you :)
I do agree that the carosel concept had potential. In the hands of someone with decorating talent, that is.
The plaid roses one -- whomever did the reasonably good roses probably considered violence against the airbrusher. Then again, all-white was pretty wrecky
And the "winner"-- well, give them credit for impressive piping skills.
And it was a nice homage of Santino's over-the-top tacky designs. - January 11, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- Aida said...
Perfect and possibly my favorite post thus far! Bravo!
Carry on... - January 11, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- tina said...
Loved the Project Runway theme! I heard Heidi, Michael and Nina giving the critiques in my head! Bravo!
- January 11, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Sarah said...
On a Reality TV side note, did anyone see Top Chef Just Desserts where Zac described his anniversary cake as a cake wreck? I felt bad for the guy but... Awesome!!!
- January 11, 2011 at 1:03 PM
My favorite post ever! I am at work and have tears running down my face from trying to not literally LOL. Brilliant job!
- January 11, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- Anna said...
HAHAHAHA! Awesome! I love it when I get to experience a mash-up of my favorite things. You captured the spirit perfectly.
- January 11, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- Kerry said...
I'm glad I'm not the only one devoting valuable minutes of my life on Thursday nights to Project Runway. Ha! There are many of us!
My personal favorite here is Lindsay's effortlessly cheap, err I mean chic, over-the-top cake. I wish somebody would give me a cake like that. - January 11, 2011 at 1:25 PM
Ahh the Santiago cake, I'm sure everyone will want cakes like that after seeing its brilliance...or something.
I think the carousel cake had potential. It just had too much going on and in such unappealing colors. - January 11, 2011 at 1:55 PM
- Angela said...
Brilliant! Bravo!
- January 11, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- BADKarma! said...
Give credit where it's due: The icing roses on that second one ARE really pretty. The rest of it is horrible, but the roses are pretty.
WV - dianized: Resembling the ensemble Princess Di wore on her wedding day, but not in a good way. - January 11, 2011 at 2:48 PM
- :::b r a n d i::: said...
ok, as a huge fan of PR, this post rocks!!!
- January 11, 2011 at 3:32 PM
- VeRaY said...
:o) :o) :o) :o)
- January 11, 2011 at 3:53 PM
- LKT said...
OK, that is superb. Nailed it. Just...awesome sauce.
- January 11, 2011 at 3:58 PM
It takes a lot for the online world to make me laugh out loud, but this site makes it happen it so often.....props to Number 1 for nailing the judges!
- January 11, 2011 at 4:04 PM
what about andre?
- January 11, 2011 at 4:20 PM
- Maura said...
HAHAHAHAHA!!! This so perfectly describes last season!
Your blog has won immunity (no, really, that's a compliment). - January 11, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- Jennifer said...
Love this post so, so much. As a lover of your blog and PR it was the perfect blend of awesomeness.
- January 11, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Aviatrix said...
I looove the Merry-Go-Round cake. I'm going to go make my own right now! (If I could make roses like that I'd do it all day). But the one underneath it is such a complete wreck that I howled. That's cake? I thought it was the pile decorators made at the end of the table, of stuff that didn't work.
- January 11, 2011 at 5:17 PM
- Micalah said...
Thats so funny! I didn't eve know what any of those were. If I was a judge they would all be gone. I can even do better than that! :) haha
- January 11, 2011 at 5:24 PM
- Fran said...
Oy, I haven't been on this blog in a WHILE. I'm glad to see your still at making great content.
I like it when you do scripts like this even though I'm sure there a bit more work. - January 11, 2011 at 5:47 PM
Making me gladder and gladder I'm always busy on Thursday nights. I watched one season of Project Runoff and decided I'd stick to sweatpants and t-shirts for all my fashion needs.
Luckily I like cake too much to give it up.... - January 11, 2011 at 7:01 PM
why are there boobs on Daniel's cake?
- January 11, 2011 at 7:14 PM
When I first saw the name Tom Gann, I immediately thought of Paul McGann. (For all you non-Doctor Who geeks out there, he played the Doctor for precisely 1 episode in 1996.)
-Jacob - January 11, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Lindsay's cake looks like it has two of those mucous people from the Mucinex commercials.
- January 11, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Molly said...
Oh it is WRONG how much I enjoyed this post. It was SPOT ON.
I went to Mood last week to go fabric shopping and they have "Thank you Mood" tee shirts. But it didn't come with Tim Gunn so I wasn't interested. I adore that man. My mom ran into him grocery shopping in perfectly pressed linen pants. How adorable is he? - January 11, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- Tía Hillary said...
LOVE IT!!! Thanks, as always, for the laugh!
- January 11, 2011 at 8:23 PM
@Aviatrix and @BadKarma-- you too can have roses like on the carousel! Those look suspiciously like the pre-made roses for sale at Bulk Barn (a Canadian bulk food store-- aka heaven for bakers and candy-eaters). In fact, looks like they bought them in every colour...
- January 11, 2011 at 8:23 PM
OMG I particularly loved the "kiss from a rose" ---> Seal ---> Heidi Klum thing there :)
- January 11, 2011 at 8:53 PM
- dearheart said...
The PR-inspired commentary on this post was top notch. I was inspired to comment - good work!
- January 11, 2011 at 9:10 PM
I kinda like the second cake, if it didn't look like it was covered in plastic wrap and didn't have ribbons. I don't like shininess on cakes. It's just wrong.
- January 11, 2011 at 9:46 PM
This post is IN. The name choices and general parody was perfect (and eerily accurate, despite being parody...). - January 11, 2011 at 9:54 PM
How fitting that about half an hour ago I started my own Project Runway marathon and then I read this! (fitting... clothes... get it??? haha...)
- January 11, 2011 at 10:12 PM
OMG those hurt my eyes
- January 11, 2011 at 10:36 PM
(stands and applauds wildly)
-Barbara Anne - January 11, 2011 at 10:37 PM
The commentary is awesome!
#1 The new turntable arrived! At last I can finish "Butterflies in a confetti tornado."
#2 The blue horse on the left would actually be traveling sideways, which would be a real treat for anyone subject to motion sickness. That pretty much applies to the whole wreck, come to think of it.
#3 Why is there more than one of these conglomerations? Why does the one in the foreground have such a huge candle? Did Sandra Lee open a 'bakery'? [Nooooo!]
#5 It took me three tries to find the head of the dragon, the ears of which are disturbingly 'realistic' in a way that has nothing to do with ears. Regarding the most obvious details, I'm pretty sure dragons don't have mammary glands, so what are those supposed to be? (For a while there, I thought it was going to be 2011's first 'boobie EPCOT'.)
Have the dragons stopped screaming yet, @Bill's Bayou? - January 11, 2011 at 11:01 PM
a kiss from a rose...oh you're killin' me!! Too funny!
- January 12, 2011 at 12:06 AM
Lol I have never laughed so hard as when I looked at that so called dragon cake. It looks like it has boobs mixed in with weird frosting junk thrown in. Man what are they thinking when they make these?? All I see is a bunch of colors thrown on the cake just for the heck of it.
- January 12, 2011 at 12:25 AM
- Amazing Videos said...
Wow nice cake..
- January 12, 2011 at 7:49 AM
I've never seen Project Runway, and now I know I never will. I can't even tell what that third cake is (other than chic and elegant, I mean)--what IS all that??? And the last cake with the "dragon" (or whatever) wrapped around . . .haystacks? Er, something? But I won't disagree with the judges because they MUST all have special knowledge and skills or else they wouldn't be on television. Right? I mean, what do the rest of us know? :)
- January 12, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- Anonymous said...
I've never watched Project Runway, and I still found this post hilarious.
- January 12, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- Katie said...
I had to read through the comments just to see what TV show you were referencing!
And to prove what a nerd I am, Sturm and Drang are also the names of Talon Karrde's pet vornskrs in the Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn. - January 12, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Jeffrey Poulin said...
Anyone watch the cartoon Dragon-Ball Z as a kid, all I could think of when I saw the last cake was that cartoon, Dragon BALLS, I mean Dragon Ball Z
- January 12, 2011 at 11:05 AM
- Sariah said...
Oh man, I can't stop laughing! I love it love it love it! - January 12, 2011 at 2:38 PM
I kept squinting to find the dragon and then I realized it wasn't a dual poop exhaust pipe with a yello trail it was a dragon. Well done!
- January 12, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- Maryann said...
Okay, it's a bit busy, but I can't lie; I love the dragon one. I think it rocks.
- January 12, 2011 at 8:30 PM
That light green icing on the third cake is actually Chinese characters. It just doesn't looks like much because its all gloopy. But yes, those are actually words. Good post as always, soo funny.
- January 13, 2011 at 1:33 AM
Am I the only one to have noticed that the horses on the merry go round cake are heading for a collision?
Instead of all facing the same way, half are one, half are the other. As if poised for deadly, pink battle. - January 13, 2011 at 4:27 AM
# 3 the green squiggles are in Chinese :) I think the first one is "ji" *lucky* and the last 2 characters mean "fu" *luck*. They are lucky symbols, perhaps not starting off quite so lucky this time around! You will see tons of "fu's" (usually upside down) in windows around China at the moment preparing for Chinese New Year ...
- January 13, 2011 at 4:32 AM
- MissG said...
Ok, am I the only one who saw icing-glob versions of Adam & Jamie from "Mythbusters" on the third cake?
- January 26, 2011 at 12:34 PM
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I took a sleeping pill and passed out for nine solid hours. And then, just like the calm center of a swirling storm, Sunday morning arrived. I woke up to clear, beautiful skies and a renewed sense of peace. My strength had returned and my nauseated anxiety had converted to almost overwhelming excitement. I felt like a harnessed sled dog as I arrived at the race start in Knik, nipping excitedly at the cold air and shaking with the desire to run, run, run. We purposely arrived just minutes before the start to avoid that last-minute anxiety, but as I unloaded my bike and wheeled it to the starting line, I felt confident. "I can do this," I thought. "This is my year."
The minute Kathi yelled "Go," most of the cyclists were off their bikes and pushing across the fresh drifted snow over Knik Lake. Ten inches of fresh powder promised at best slow riding conditions, at worst an indefinite amount of pushing. But I started the race expecting it. I knew if I had to push my bike all the way to Skwentna, it would take me at least two days to get there. "But that's OK," I thought. "I have all the time in the world."
Luckily, enough snowmobiles and been through that the trail had set up nicely as soon as we left Knik Lake. It took a while to pass all of the runners and skiers that had gotten ahead of me. The last skier I passed was Pete Basinger, a veteran Iditarod cyclist who decided to try to mix it up this year by skiing all the way to Nome. "Hey, Pete, thanks for fixing my bike. It feels awesome," I said to him as I passed him. "Can I borrow it?" he replied with a laugh. (Skiing is much more physical work than biking this trail, even in marginal conditions, so I'm hugely impressed with what Pete is trying to do this year.)
I joined a pace line with several other cyclists - a few Europeans, Anchorage rookie Sean Grady on "skinny" wheels and Catherine Shenk, a rookie from Colorado. Catherine and I hit it off immediately. I was excited to ride with other women in the race, and Catherine was excited to be riding her bike in Alaska. "This place is unreal," she said as we traversed the rolling hills and crossed the Little Susitna River. "Isn't it?" I said. Catherine and I seemed to be comfortable riding a similar pace and I thought we might make good companions for the duration of the race.
The wind picked up and our pack broke up as we hit more open and drifted areas that required us to get off our bikes and push. I noticed I was a little bit faster of a "pusher" than the people I had been riding with, and also seemed to be able to ride more of the marginal sections of trail (maybe because I was willing to run my tire pressure lower than some of the rookies, but that's just a theory I have about it.) Anyway, I soon broke out in front of the pack, somewhere ahead of the main group but behind the dozen race leaders who took the legal shortcut. For a long time I just shadowed skier Cory Smith, who was cruising across the drifting snow like it was groomed trail. As we dropped onto the slough before Flathorn Lake, I landed in shin-deep drifted snow and had no choice but to push. Cory shot out ahead of me, and I was alone.
I don't have a great memory of those last miles before I fell into the water. After sunset, it was still light enough to travel without a headlight, but the light was flat enough that it was difficult to tell a steep berm from a little bump, a ski track from a trench. I remember I was looking out across the lake a lot and not always looking down at my path, because there wasn't much of a path to follow. The wind was blowing so hard that snow drifted in tracks as soon as they were made, and I could hardly see the tire marks and footprints of the people who had moved through just minutes before. But it was clear enough that I could see exactly where I needed to go, so I just pointed my bike and walked toward the horizon. It was there, trudging slowly and focusing only on the distant shoreline, that I dropped my bike and one leg into a thinly-frozen crack at a weak point where a stream came into the lake.
After that, huge amounts of adrenaline kicked in and I moved with strength, excitement and purpose the next 30 miles to the Yentna checkpoint. I explained my decision-making process in my last post, but my physical state after I dunked my leg was nothing short of strong and healthy. The going was still slow with lots of pushing, low-pressure pedaling over lightly packed powder, and jogging in an effort to keep my foot warm. It took me seven hours to cover that distance, including a short stop to help out a fellow racer who had lost his pump, but I never once felt cold or uncomfortable. I thought I was OK at the time because I never felt my foot becoming cold, let alone freezing. This was probably because my foot was instantly numbed in the initial submersion, but I assumed it was because I was doing well to keep my foot warm. It turns out I was wrong about that, but in many ways I don't necessarily regret my decision to try to get to the first checkpoint. As soon as dunked my leg, none of my options were great. If I had stopped immediately on the lake to take off my boot, I would have halted my progress right there and become entirely dependent on rescue. In the time it took another racer to find me and send someone back to help me, I may have struggled with hypothermia or something more serious than frostbitten toes. Another option that seems appropriate in hindsight would have been to walk backward down the trail toward one of the unoccupied cabins on the lake. Breaking into a cabin to attend to a life-threatening situation is certainly acceptable in the harsh Alaska backcountry, but the fact is, it's private property and difficult to assess whether a situation is really life-threatening. It's also a controversial and discouraged practice with ITI travelers, who are supposed to be geared up to be self-sufficient.
Either way, what's done is done, and I know it's silly to feel sorry for myself. I was lucky in my situation. I initially thought I stepped into overflow, but in further discussing it with others who remembered that exact spot and realizing that my foot never hit bottom, I know that what I fell into was the deep, dark lake. I am extremely lucky that only my right leg went in and not my whole body, or even worse, my whole body and my bike with all of my survival gear attached to it. Taking a swim in subzero temperatures with 20 mph winds becomes life-threatening within minutes, whether or not you can pull yourself out of the water.
This race is hard. It is truly, for almost everyone who participates, more of an adventure than a race, more about survival and strength than speed. As I write this, those competitors still in the race are held up just below Rainy Pass, waiting for trailbreakers to forge a trail in the deep snow as a major storm moves toward the Alaska Range. This is shaping out to be a hard, hard year for the Iditarod Trail Invitational, and it will be interesting to see in the next few days who - if anyone - makes it to McGrath. I wish the best for the racers still out there. They have my deepest respect. I wanted to thank everyone who commented on my last post with words of encouragement, especially to the man who is recovering from much more serious frostbite down in Salt Lake City. I'm going to take care of my toes the best I can, I'm going to heal and be fine, and I don't for a second regret giving this race another try. I don't want to ever become the kind of person who doesn't dare to fail and fail spectacularly. I don't ever want to be unwilling to approach the unknown. I don't ever want to live a life free of risk.
27 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Was heartbroken when I saw your last post and the leaderboard before that. Good luck, love checking into your blog. Trent
ReplyDelete "So what happened? Well, as is usually the case with bad judgement, I was feeling awesome."
Very funny writer. I can relate.I really enjoy your writing style, your adventurous spirit and your humorous, self deprecating outlook on life. I am sorry to see you and geoff both have scratched.
I received your book and read it in one (long, rainy, cold) day. What a great story and uplifting prose. I highly reccommend it, people!!
I am still rereading my favorite parts: your resignation to live on a diet of candy, your descriptions of "the journey" "the trail"and "cycling' with deep revelations on "life' and "truth" held within. I especially enjoyed the way the story flipped between the race, and experiences in nature and on the bike, from your past. The hair raising tale of your hike up the box canyon made me squirm. Yikes woman! You have been through so much.
You are an inspiration. I wish you fast healing and more adventures, risks taken, and enjoyed. xxoo JjYour blog kicks a ton of ass!!!
I'm not a biker, not really even an athlete, - hell, until just about two weeks ago when i stumbled on your blog i didn't even know people mountain biked in the snow at all - but i just have to say your words throw out the most amazing amount of inspiration and just general positive energy! Your optimism is both addicting and infectious. thank you!
joe- AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Thanks for fantastic blogging. More than once I've leaned on your stories as motivation for my training. Good luck in your healing and thank you.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 5:32 PM
I was sooo rooting for you. I'm sorry it didn't work out this year, but I'm glad your injuries aren't worse. Not that they aren't bad. Who knew frozen toes would look like they'd been deep fried? Hope you recover quickly.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Next time you race you'll be more cautious.
Two things I thought about:
1. I wonder if they'd allow you in the race with pontoons or outriggers on your bike ?.
2. If you HAD drowned I wonder if they'd be nice enough to rename the lake after you....Homer Lake ?.
I can see it now, you could have been your own ghost story. Legend has it that once a year the ghost of a young mountainbiker named Jill appears riding on the frozen tundra, then vanishes over the lake. You could have become an Alaskan urban legend, and it would have tied nicely into the Ghost Trails title of your book. Probably would have sold a whole bunch more of your book, and the autographed copies already sold would have become collectors items. They might have even started a Jill Homer Foundation from the proceeds of your book sales.
Anyways, at least Geoff didn't leave you behind this time !. - AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Next time you race you'll be more cautious.
Two things I thought about:
1. I wonder if they'd allow you in the race with pontoons or outriggers on your bike ?.
2. If you HAD drowned I wonder if they'd be nice enough to rename the lake after you....Homer Lake ?.
I can see it now, you could have been your own ghost story. Legend has it that once a year the ghost of a young mountainbiker named Jill appears riding on the frozen tundra, then vanishes over the lake. You could have become an Alaskan urban legend, and it would have tied nicely into the Ghost Trails title of your book. Probably would have sold a whole bunch more of your book, and the autographed copies already sold would have become collectors items. They might have even started a Jill Homer Foundation from the proceeds of your book sales.
Anyways, at least Geoff didn't leave you behind this time !. - AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 9:20 PM
That last Anon. was kind of a jerk. This is not a TV show. Don't joke about someone's life.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMarch 5, 2009 at 10:28 PM
anon @ 7:20:
that previous anonymous commenter has been making similar rude comments for the better part of a year now. don't bother baiting him/her cause that seems to be about all they're looking for is to ruffle some feathers as if, as you said, jill's life is some kind of game or tv show. - AnonymousMarch 6, 2009 at 5:40 AM
Anon @ 7:20
In a way this year's race outcome was almost preordained. She's already finished the race once before on her first try, so the only thing left to do was either win overall, or drop out of the race in a dramatic fashion. Just finishing the race again wouldn't have made a good story, unless she'd been chased by a pack of wolves along the way or stuck in really horrible weather, because she's already done it. This year's race was the sequel to last year's, and the sequel always has to be different in order to keep the readers interested, in writing terms at least.
Part 3 (the third time she enters the race) will be even more interesting because she will have to overcome the effects of frostbite in order to compete, and everybody will be watching to see if it effects her training. Not only that, but dropping out this year means she might not finish the race again, so it will be an emotional victory even if she only manages to finish the 3rd time she tries. If she tries a 3rd time and finishes she'll be a hero for overcoming what transpired this year, and all that stuff about getting right back on the horse that threw you. - AnonymousMarch 6, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Jill..take care of the toes...I was heartbroken to hear of your DNF, and belive that no matter what others say, YOU will be the harshest critic of not finishing this year. (I DNF'd a MTB race once...it still haunts me, even though I totally made the right decision to stop...I was on the verge of heat-stroke). Todays post is much more upbeat than yesterdays...and I still maintain that what you do (and what you ATTEMPT to do) is still beyond what most of us can possibly fathom. If you had fallen completly thru into the lake (vice just a foot) I don't believe you would have survived that. The risk you take just to enter the ITI is phenomenal. As are the rewards, not only for finishing but just for toeing up to the start line and pedaling away. Keep up the great posts for us to live vicariously through your exploits. Be safe and warm up there! (and I anxiously await your NEXT book!)
Matt - AnonymousMarch 6, 2009 at 9:13 AM
So sorry that you didn't get to finish, but I'm glad you get to keep your toes!
I'm a big hand built bicycle fan, and I saw this in Cyclingnews.com's gallery from the NAHBS. http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2009/shows/nahmbs09/?id=/photos/2009/tech/shows/nahmbs09/nahmbs096/Vicious_snow. It's like Pugsley's older, classier brother. Jill -- you're nothing short of an incredible inspiration. You have demonstrated a tremondous amount of courage. Every day, but especially last Sunday.
There's no one I'd like to encourage, that I wouldn't recommend reading your statements, looking at your effort, seeing your commitment and your level of training.
They must be, as I am, profoundly inspired to perform.Jill -- you're nothing short of an incredible inspiration. You have demonstrated a tremondous amount of courage. Every day, but especially last Sunday.
There's no one I'd like to encourage, that I wouldn't recommend reading your statements, looking at your effort, seeing your commitment and your level of training.
They must be, as I am, profoundly inspired to perform.- AnonymousMarch 7, 2009 at 2:29 AM
anon @3:40 am:
Something else that could have brought a nice level of drama and excitement to jill's story would have been if you were out there with her on the lake and instead of her stepping into the water she pushed you into the water and continued on her way to the finish.


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