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In 1965 George Barris bought a 1955 Lincoln Futura for one dollar. He just auctioned it off for $4.6 million.
In 1965 George Barris bought a 1955 Lincoln Futura for one dollar. He just auctioned it off for $4.6 million.
You can't take it with you. Isn't that the expression people always use when they want your stuff after you drop dead? Mr. Allen Swift knew he couldn't take his 1928 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly P1 Roadster with him to the afterlife, but he made sure it was well taken care of after they tossed him into the ground.
It must be nice to be so filthy rich that a gifted Lamborghini Miura S can just rot in a parking garage for thirty years and, eh, no big deal. It must also be cool to be 'Greek Elvis' but let's focus on the car.
The Real Thing is a short documentary about Bodie Stroud, a custom hot rod builder from Los Angeles, California and his 1969 Can-Am Mustang.
There's no doubt that notorious lead foot Sammy Hagar loves his cars, but the "Red Rocker" is ready to part with one of his stellar hot rods for a price. The vocalist has posted online that he's ready to let go of his 2007 Mustang Shelby GT500 Coupe, and is willing to throw in some extra goodies for good measure.
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Oh no. The cost of living can vary greatly depending on where you live in the US. NYC for example is extremely expensive. What someone pays for rent for essentially a closet would get you a ginormous house here.
Every spare penny we have at the end of each month goes to pay for our disney holiday....no special ways to save etc, just work hard so we can play harder at the end of each year.
I just book it and hope for the best!!!
Apart from the change jar--and it's more a convenience than official savings--nothing special. I used to sell stuff on e-Bay, but it's become more of a pain than not in the last two years. Not to mention having sold most things that could be shipped! :lol:
Basically, just saving as much as possible and cutting a few things when possible. Using the library instead of buying books, and that sort of thing. Not a huge chunk of money, but it helps!
The house has become greedy the past two years and most of my money is going into it. It keep having crises--which I do not appreciate! :rolleyes008:
Ebay , I hit yard sales, thrift stores flea markets and have a grand old time . I LoVe watching my Paypal account increase . And I also have a change jar , rebates,change, winning scratch offs .
For me it's easy :) I send DH to work at his second job as a bartender!! He can pay off our vacation in 3 weeks time if he applies himself!
When I was working I used to use my profit sharing and annual bonus - ah those were the days
We book with VH and then I divide the balance by the number of weeks till we have to have paid and then pay them that amount each week by direct debit to VH.
Yeah I could save it myself in an account and earn a measly amount of interest but from past experience have found that I am not so strict and have dipped into it. At least this way I know it is paid and out the way.
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I am paying bit by bit off on my flydrive and am buying tickets etc month by month.
Am going to borrow the rest from the kids building society accounts(i put it in in the first place) if i can't pay for it all and pay it off when we get back.
We put my carer's allowance and DS's DLA away every month. We figured Owen doesn't go without at any time so he doesn't miss his DLA!


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The police chief says police officers entered the classroom after hearing three gunshots. No other students or the teacher were wounded.
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Toy of Choice: DaddyDanielle
If our sons had to pick their favorite toy of all time… It would be Daddy. He is their personal jungle gym, literally.
And there are some days I insist my husband is my third son the way he plays with the kids. Honestly some days, I am still surprised no one has broken a bone… including my husband!
We have toys up the wazoo… fire trucks, race cars, bats, balls, Mickey Mouse, Handy Manny… anything and everything they have virtually asked for, or shown a real interest in over the past couple years…
But none matter once Daddy walks in the door from work. It is actually pretty heart melting to watch. He always does his best to sneak into the house without making a noise to see how long it will take them to notice he is home.
Once they see him…
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"Can we go to the fire house?"
But that is a whole other post in itself!
So, when I started thinking of writing about what the boys favorite toys are… I asked them and they both agreed their number one favorite toy of all time (like they are ancient and all) is Daddy! Not surprised at all!
I put together my favorite pictures of my husband, and the toddler boy children. Some are just cute, and some are action shots which show how much of a jungle gym my husband actually is. I am sure there are plenty of mothers out there that can relate right?
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Don't buy for US DVD - wrong regional code
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Pros: None
Cons: Don't buy this for playing DVDs in the US. The unit I received isn't for US DVDs wrong regional code (so they won't play).
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Solid little player
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Pros: Great little Blu-Ray player, especially for the price! I only needed a BD player, so I can't speak to the other options (ease of networking, Netflix, YouTube, etc.).
Cons: Can't really think of any. The footprint is very small, but I can't say that that is really a "con." The touch buttons are on the top of the unit; hard to see if it's in an entertainment center/rack.
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locks up
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Pros: nice picture
Cons: locks up and requires me to unplug the unit and plug it in again to reset
Other Thoughts: need to get the software working correctly too many bugs
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my error
This review is from: Samsung BD-F5100/ZA Blu-Ray Disc Player
Pros: price, ease of use, functions well, good video
Cons: flimsy build quality....very breakable disc carriage tray....set top "buttons" really really hard to identify and use so don't ever misplace the remote
Other Thoughts: my earlier review of this product last week was in error. It wasn't the disc player that failed, rather it was the 4 year old 32 inch Samsung LCD TV that finally quit working. The player functioned as before after I replaced the TV with a new one.
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Basic bluray DVD player, Sm footprint
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Pros: Samsung rep, small footprint, stylish rounded edges
Cons: cheap build, feels flimsy, plastic tray is really fragile feeling. Definitely not getting a deal here as its priced just where it should be, in fact, Id price it at $50 and free s/h then youre right where you should be. $60 is actually higher than I think it should cost. Only reason to buy is Samsung's Anynet+ feature (however this only works wirelessly if you use w/Samsung and buy its formerly priced $75 USB wireless dongle) otherwise, you must hard wire a CAT cable to your router and then will get it "internet" feature. If near your router and have throw rugs totally doable, if not, consider this feature useless. Refurbs can cost as low as $50-60 for blu-ray so i think given the bluray feature, its worth the $. Just dont expect some nice, solid build with secure tray. You get what you pay for as granny always said...
Other Thoughts: Panasonic, LG both good brands and probably better build. Look for "wireless" not just internet connectivity. Read to see if you need to use cable to connect to your router for internet service. Thats ok for firmware upgrades but a pita for perm use to connect to the new and your Netflix, HULU+, Pandora accts. Consider a ROKU or better yet, grab ASUS's newest offerings which plug into TV and you can grab your streamed media progs wirelessly and with a teeny tiny footprint. Many of the DVD players are now legacy and probably will be so very soon. Read: Smart TVs and Chromecast dongles for $35, ROKU refurb equip for $40, etc. Why buy DVDs anymore when you can download and own cheaper and stow on UV acct? You can then watch on your tablets, smartphones and/or TVs. Seriously, dvd players are quickly going the way of the VCR. We'll keep them because we have a collection of DVDs just as we kept the VCR because we had a collection of collectible Disney VHS tapes. After a while however, we let the kids play with them in their bdrms w/their pals and they get trashed and then end up thrown in to the trash. Maybe, grandparents will save for use with little ones and quality time over popcorn and home made cookies, hey, we can dream cant we? :)
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Pros: cheap price
Cons: This unit broke down just 7 days past the 30 day return limit. The video failed. There is still something of a picture but noisey, snowy, mostly streaky red screens....totally unwatchable. Software upgrade to latest version did not help. Also the build quality is poor, especially the sliding disc rack which feels especially fragile. I cannot recommend this item and I would not buy again.
Other Thoughts: I like Samsung....this is the first product from them that is a real bummer
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Does NOT have Wifi
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Pros: I can't comment on pros or cons, as I am returning this without having used it.
Cons: No wifi?
Other Thoughts: I just want to post to let people know to ignore the reviewer that comments on how easily this unit connected to his Wifi. This unit does NOT have wifi capabilities.
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Pros: Pricing is excellent. Blu-Ray playback looks good. Boot up is a little slow but there is a menu option to help speed it up and it does work. Nice to include some standard apps for youtube, netflix, etc.
Cons: My unit would not play DVDs at all. all other supported formats play fine. All DVDs tried would just click a couple times, eject and error on screen. Does not support a few of the DVD recordable formats that a higher end player supports. Cinavia, enough said.
Other Thoughts: For the price, this is a great buy, so purchase one for every TV in your home. Not supporting some recordable formats and using Cinavia has some drawbacks. If my unit would play DVDs then i wouldnt have to return it. Still great NewEgg shipping and support, even if something i want to order is $5 or so cheaper somewhere else i will still choose NewEgg, they have earned my trust, respect and tens of thousands of dollars i have spent with them over the years.
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best entry-level blu-ray player!
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Pros: easy set-up, quick response, easy to update software and browse youtube. I don't play DVDs or Blu-Rays much so this is perfect for a first-time player or a spare.
Cons: doesn't come with any cables but you can get nice HD cables for $4 separately.
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Great, Really Pleased
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Pros: I've been very pleased with this player. I was inexpensive and the first blue ray player I've bought. So far it has worked really well with no issues. It is very slim and sleek looking. Also it plays regular DVDs which I wasn't really expecting.
Cons: I've had problems getting the streaming video to work on the network but I've not really put much effort into it so I may just be me.
Other Thoughts: I don't know what other more expensive units have to offer but I've been very happy so far with this one.
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5 significant shots on 17th hole at British Open
The four-hole playoff among Lawrie, Van de Velde and former Open champion Justin Leonard turned on the 17th hole.
Both players opened with a pair of bogeys and were tied for the lead. Lawrie then hit a 4-iron into 12 feet on the 17th for a birdie to take the lead. Leonard hit into the Barry Burn on the 18th for the second time that day, and the Open effectively was over when Lawrie's 3-iron cleared the burn. That it ended up 3 feet for another birdie only changed the playoff score. The winning shot turned out to be that 4-iron on the 17th, and Scotland had its first Open champion on a Scottish links in 68 years.
One shot by Lee Trevino changed the fortunes of two players in 1972 at Muirfield.
Lee Trevino was going for his second straight Open, and he needed his full bag of tricks, chipping in three times during the week. The turning point came on the 17th hole.
Jack Nicklaus, going for the third leg of the Grand Slam, was six shots behind going into the last day and closed with a 66 to get into the clubhouse at 5-under 279. Behind him were Trevino and Jacklin, who were tied for the lead at 6 under on the par 5. Trevino was in big trouble. His fourth shot went through the back of the green, up a slope of mild rough. Jacklin had a 20-foot birdie putt, and looked like he would at least have a one-shot lead playing the final hole.
Playing quickly, Trevino chipped in for a par. Nicklaus in the scoring area couldn't believe what he heard. And it must have rattled Jacklin, for he not only missed his birdie putt, but he pulled the 3-footer for par to fall one shot behind. Trevino made par on the last for the title, denying Nicklaus the Grand Slam. Jacklin was so shattered that he never contended in another major.
Of all the great shots on the 17th hole in British Open history, only one of them was deemed worthy of a plaque.
Bobby Jones in 1926 became the first player to win the U.S. Open and British Open in the same year, a feat that began at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Al Watrous had a two shot lead with five holes remaining, and Jones couldn't afford to make a mistake. He birdied the 15th, but found big trouble with a hooked tee shot on the 17th. His ball came to rest on a sandy lie, 175 yards from a green that was tucked behind the dunes.
What followed was a remarkable shot in a career filled with them. Jones made clean contact and put the ball 20 feet from the flag. Watrous, visibly shaken by the great recovery, three-putted for bogey. Jones got his par, made one last par on the 18th to play the final five holes in 1 under and captured his first British Open.
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How To Draw A Girl
The goal for the girl you draw is to have her represent the style you like but not look like every other picture that's floating out on the Internet. You want your character to stand out, so let's get started building the right look for your new drawing.
Differing Body TypesIt's best to have an idea of the girl you want in your head before you pick up your pen or pencil and get started. While the face is often the focal point for many people when deciding what someone looks like, the body is a great place to start because body shape can make the face draw look off if it is too thin or wide.
The traditional names for body types are Ectomorph, Mesomorph, and Endomorph. The Ectomorph is your classic skinny person with a lean build and lean muscles. They typically have thing shoulders and small frames. The Mesomorph is your classic muscular build who is strong and thick. The Endomorph tends to be a squishier person who is rounder and gains both fat and muscle very easy, this is the "stocky" type of person.
With women, these body types are usually expressed with another set of terms that may help your drawing: banana, apple, pear, and hourglass.
The banana body shape (Ectomorph) is about the same size at the shoulders and buttocks with skinny arms and legs. This is the shape you want for skinny characters and is often used for teenagers.
The hourglass figure follows the banana by being the same width at the shoulders and butt, however these are usually broader than the banana and the character goes in at the waist. Rounding out the shoulders and butt and moving in toward the hips with a gentle slope will give your character a sexy look.
The apple and pear are both sides of the same coin in that they're heavier at either the shoulders (apple) or the bottom (pear). Apple builds grow up to strong shoulders and chests and are typically used for strong, muscular characters. This body type often lacks curvature so it doesn't have quite the same sexy feel.
The pear shape is rather popular for buxom characters because it allows for a lot of curves at the butt and, to not make the curves too drastic, usually requires a little bit of extra weight overall for the drawing, particularly the chest and arms.
The Female FaceThe toughest and perhaps most important part of your character is their face. Here's a quick step by step way to build your first lady's face, with a few surprises along the way. First, grab yourself a pencil and a good eraser, then draw a circle. Now, faintly draw a curved line to separate the lower third of your circle. This line will be where the eyebrows of your character go when all is said and done.
Now, draw a line through the middle of your circle, bisecting the eyebrow line, and extend it down about a quarter inch below your circle. Measure the size of your circle's lower-third and record it. Now, put your pencil at the bottom of the circle and move down the line the same distance that you just measured. Draw a small horizontal line here. That's going to be the lower lip.
Now, the area you sectioned off, divide it into three and make more horizontal lines. Then add another line below all three. This bottom line is your jaw, trace a "U" shape from the bottom line back to your circle, then straighten out the lines a little to make the angle steeper.
Female faces aren't as angular as men's, so it's okay to keep the angle shallow and not make the chin or cheeks pointy.
Draw your eyes slightly under the eyebrow line, placing them in the middle of each section. Now, below the eyes, move your pencil in and create a slim nose centered on the face. Fill in the details of the eyes, and draw them however you'd like, whether that's realistic or the popular wide eyes of manga.
Above your eyes, add a small line for the eyelid and then draw a slightly larger (but still small) line for your eyebrows. Shade gently around the eyebrow line to give it a natural feel.
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2009 Polaris Ranger XP 700
Finally! The Rangers get tilt steering, new adjustable coil over front suspension and a host of refinements.
In 2009, Polaris has really paid attention to what consumers have wanted in
their Ranger line up. To begin, lets just make a list of updated items on the
exciting redesigned Ranger 4x4 and XP:
And, as if that wasnt enough for the Ranger product line, theres a new version
of the Ranger XP called the Ranger HD! So, what is the Ranger HD, you ask? Well,
its Polariss answer to the ultimate do-everything ranch or construction utility
vehicle. Heres what items it adds to the drastically updated Ranger XP:
So, now that weve cut to the chase and given you all the updates up front, lets describe what some of these updates have done for the drivability of the new Rangers. To start, lets talk about the new front suspension of the Rangers. If youve ever driven a Ranger XP before, you know that the suspension, especially up front, is very plush but offers no adjustability. That has proven awesome in slow speed situations like mud riding or rock crawling, but when the speeds increase, being able to adjust the shocks is paramount for keeping a good ride quality. In the past Ranger models, you couldnt do anything about the stiffness of the front suspension. This year, Polaris eliminated the front struts and replaced it with dual A-arms and coil over shocks. What does this mean? Well, this opens up the long travel market quite a bit for the Rangers. Not only that, you have the same level of adjustment in the front as you do the rear. Plus, you can move the upper shock mounting locations outward or inward to increase shock dampening. By moving the upper shock mount outward, essentially whats happening is that the motion ratio is increasing. What does this mean exactly? Well, in the case of you having the same spring and dampening inside the shock, it means you can carry more weight and the dampening is more effective or stiffer. The only downside is theres slightly less wheel travel, because the shock shaft moves more for each inch of wheel travel. For example, if the motion ratio of the shock in the inward most position is .6, this means for every inch of wheel travel the shock moves .6. If you move the shocks mounting position outward and the motion ratio say changes to .7, instead of .6, this ultimately means that with a 6 shock stroke you would lose approximately 1.5 of wheel travel. Now, this has just been an explanation of how it works and not true numbers for the Polaris. Its probably not that drastic on the Ranger, but the nice thing is now you dont have to run rubber spring spacers when running a plow, because all you have to do is move out the upper shock mount and stiffen the spring preload.
The second most noticeable changes made to the Rangers this year is by way of ergonomics, and Polaris really delivered what consumers wanted. I swear they updated everything the consumers wanted, except for maybe the engine being the bigger 800 that we would all love to have. No more bus-like steering wheel thats off center from where you sit. Now you have a nice tilt steering wheel similar to the one in the RZR that is directly in front of the driver. On top of that, for those long rides, you can now relax even more with 50% less steering effort required. The second most noticeable thing is the extra 8 degrees of angle to the back of the bench seat. This definitely added to the comfort of driving the new Rangers. Not only that, the seats now have slightly more contour to them, which is designed to keep the drivers and passengers better planted and comfortable. Although nice, you still find yourself trying to hold yourself in more than a bucket seat. But, the advantage a bench seat has over the buckets is 3-row seating. Make sure you read the accessory section, because there are some new accessories that really increase the comfort of the Rangers. In addition, by way of ergonomics, Polaris added a little separator on the floorboard to prevent the middle passenger from getting in the way of the gas pedal. The two other things that definitely need mentioning are the much larger cup holders and 140% more usable storage than last year. Youll notice in some of the pictures that there are all kinds of places to put gear in the Rangers, not that it was much of a problem before.
The last things to point out on the Rangers are the styling and overall functionality changes made to the exterior. To start, Polaris did a fantastic job this year in changing the styling of the new Rangers. It has a much more aggressive body style that doesnt just look good, either. Up front, not only did they change the hood design drastically, they also shortened it a few inches. What does this do, you ask? Well, when you sit down in the new Ranger, you have more leg and knee room, which is a very welcome improvement for us taller drivers and passengers. Secondly, with the new pop-up hood, you now have easy access to the stock battery, but also a pre-molded location for a second battery for all those interested in adding major electrical accessories. Theres also pre-molded places for your winch electronics, as well. This brings me to the very front of the Ranger. Ever wondered where the best place is to tie down your Ranger? Well, this year, Polaris made built-in tie-down locations along with tow hooks and inset light mounting points for aftermarket lights.
So, now that weve talked about all the nice additions to the new Rangers, youre probably wondering how it drove, right? Well, needless to say, the engineered changes to the Ranger this year make it almost a totally different machine. Upon initially stepping on the gas and beginning to maneuver the vehicle up the trails, youll notice right off the steering takes less effort. The power delivery feels relatively the same as last year, but one thing they did this year is change the gas pedal to further enhance slow speed drivability. The first half of the gas pedal stroke only opens the throttle body ¼ of the way. The last half of the pedal stroke opens the throttle the remaining ¾ of the way. So, essentially, youll notice that feathering the throttle at slow speeds, whether rock crawling or traversing a technical trail, youll find is just like a car smooth as silk. And, most noticeably youll begin to realize youre not driving your grandpas farm utility vehicle anymore. The front suspension really gives the new Rangers a sporty feel to them with precise steering and a firmer, sportier valving setup to absorb the bigger bumps at higher speeds. At slow speeds, its definitely firmer than previous models, but not by too much. I noticed that for whatever reason, whether it was the front steering geometry or weight bias, but you could really flick the rear end of the Rangers around into nice controllable power slides, which was nearly impossible with past years models. Overall, Polaris really delivered with the 2009 Rangers.
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Verbs, Multiplications, And The Constitution: Learning Our Subjects Was Definitely Fun
Rarely does a day go by in my Composition classes when the Schoolhouse Rock song, "Conjunction Junction, what's your function?" does not run through my mind. Even when I am not helping students with editing issues, I still remember the jazzy skit that taught so many how to use a conjunction. In all honesty, I often wonder why some of my students do not know how to use a conjunction when Schoolhouse Rock is out there on YouTube. Frankly, it is a real shame that more members of this generation have not been exposed to Schoolhouse Rock and its innovative and fun way to teach math, English, and even political science.
CNN recently reported on Schoolhouse Rock's impact on millions of Americans over the years…forty years to be exact. Children nationwide loved the little shorts that played in between Saturday morning cartoons. They were like even more cartoons, only better. Children who watched the Schoolhouse Rock shorts learned about multiplication, grammar, and even how a bill becomes a law (quite possibly the most famous Schoolhouse Rock lesson to date). They had wonderful little jingles to help children learn and fun visuals to accompany the sounds. They appealed to the visual, auditory, and even kinetic learner. Awesome.
Perhaps the best thing about Schoolhouse Rock is its impact has lasted for four decades. Parents today hop on YouTube to show their own children the three to five minute videos both as nostalgia but also as a means to teach their children those same lessons. Recently, parents even packed the Kennedy Center to listen to the creator and sometimes voice of Schoolhouse Rock, Bob Dorough, sing a couple of the popular ditties. That is a pretty powerful and lasting impact.
For those of us missing the quick lessons, we can check them out easy enough.
A quick Google search with the keywords "youtube" and "schoolhouse rock" will bring up the most popular videos available through YouTube's network. I often consider using these in my class to show students some of the information available to them on the internet; however, I teach college freshmen and sophomores, so I am not sure they would react so positively to the obvious elementary nature of the videos. Still, I learned much of my grammar via these videos, and I am a college English professor, so they must be worth something, right?
So many methods have been tried and failed for teaching math and English, but some worked. Schoolhouse Rock is one those in my humble opinion. Millions of Americans are a testament to the strength and success of the Schoolhouse Rock videos. Many learned the conjunction and connects this and that while but works as the opposite of and in not this but that, and or provides options like this or that. To this day, I still use these explanations to help my students who struggle with conjunctions.
Schoolhouse Rock was multi-disciplinary, addressed multiple learning styles, and it was super fun to watch. I mean, what kid doesn't want to spend time in school essentially playing while he learns? Schoolhouse Rock recognized a child's need to enjoy learning. We should all be so understanding and observant.
I wish Schoolhouse Rock still played today. It is nice to know that any parent can check out YouTube for many of the shorts in order to help their children. I guess that's a good second best to seeing Schoolhouse Rock in between cartoons on Disney, Nickelodeon, Boomerang, or Cartoon Network. I hope we never forget about the benefits and fun of Schoolhouse Rock.


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Buffy Fashion Roulette: "Something Blue"
Hello, friends. Miss me?
I owe the Buffy Fashion Roulette universe a big explanation, and an even bigger apology. You've probably noticed that I've been missing in action since October, and it was rather sudden. I peaced out: didn't give any notice, didn't call or write. I imagine that my disappearance was similar to the feeling you get when the friendly barista at your local coffee shop randomly disappears one day. You might feel awkward asking the staff about it, so you sit there and wonder. Or you might ask them where she went, and they're like, "dude, I dunno. She just up and left one day." And that's it; she's just gone. It's not the end of your world or anything like that, but she did make a pretty mean cup of coffee that you don't get to have anymore. It's a bummer, and it's a mystery. Where the hell did she go, anyway?
I've received lots of nice comments and emails in my absence, which is a really wonderful thing. It's nice to feel like I'm contributing something worthwhile to the world with my silly little project here, that I've been missed by the Buffy faithful. Throughout these emails three questions come up over and over again. I'll answer them here.
Are you okay?
Indeed, I am okay. Thanks for asking!
Where are you?
I have been exceedingly busy these past few months. Because of my Pen & Pixel Graphics posts from the summertime, I got in touch with Shawn Brauch, a Pen & Pixel Graphics founder and the creator of those genius bits of culture. We're working on an art book about Pen & Pixel Graphics; I'll be writing the text to accompany a selection of his favorite pieces. The working title is Flossed And Glossed, which is pretty perfect. The project is a dream project; it gives me the opportunity to wax poetic about something that is deeply meaningful to me. Therefore, I've spent a lot of time focusing on research for this book, brainstorming, and simply thinking hard about it. I want my contribution to this project to be as perfect as it can be.
I've also been busy with other things. The holidays make everyone's heads spin, of course. I have school, a social life, work, and home life, all of which can get pretty hairy just like anyone else's can. That said, I don't plan on abandoning Buffy Fashion Roulette for long periods of time anymore. I've missed it. I like challenging myself to figure out methods of combining general snarkiness with a piece of pop culture that I love deeply. I like finding the contradictions between Buffy's timeless themes and dated fashion. I also enjoy challenging myself to do projects that have some sort of a time/amount stamp on them; I enjoy the specificity of what I've set out to do, the same way that I enjoy collecting series of books and organizing things alphabetically. Basically, Buffy Fashion Roulette is a great deal of fun for me.
Are you ever coming back?
Here I am, and I apologize for the extended absence.
You may or may not remember that way back in October we last deconstructed "Flooded," a cautionary tale about fiscal irresponsibility, the importance of properly utilizing copper piping in one's home, and appropriate apparel choices for loan interviews/demon fights. Four months later, I am closing polling and reporting on the results of the recap. In one respect it was a monumental polling episode for Buffy Fashion Roulette. Third and second place were no surprise; the winners there were perennial victors Giles and Buffy, with 11.8% and 16.8%, respectively. The winner was a shocker, though: for the first time ever (and after lots of finishes at the bottom), Willow came out way ahead of the pack with a whopping 41.6% of all votes tallied.Willow's win wasn't a huge surprise within the fashion context of the episode- her clothes were shockingly not-terrible- but compared to her previous trend of losing all over the place? Straight up shock-ing. In non-surprising news, Dawn and Anya were 3rd and 2nd worst dressed (with 13.6% and 19.6% of all votes cast), and long suffering Tara couldn't catch yet another break with 24.8% of the votes, based solely on this nightmare of a shirt choice:
The roulette was kind to us this week, bestowing a fan favorite of an episode upon us. "Something Blue" is one of my favorites, anyway. It's fun; it foreshadows left and right; the writing is snappy and hilarious. It'll also make you feel super bad for Willow. So, without further ado, here we go!
We open with a lovely shot of Oz and Willow standing on a dock somewhere. Actually, it's one of those preseason promo shots that the WB (and eventually UPN) used to torment us with for weeks before the season premiere; I'm pretty sure I saw this exact same photo in the Buffy The Vampire Slayer 2003 Wall Calendar, minus the random photoshopped background. Why are they on a dock? Why is Willow's hair not moving with the sea breeze? Whatever. The only thing that's notable about this photo is that Willow's shirt is the color of a hamburger condiment, as is per the usual with these types of things.
Willow is, of course, devastated at the abrupt loss of her boyfriend. Who wouldn't be? She's wearing one of those super busy shirts from that era in time. Lots of tiny pictures forming a pattern. Contrasting colors. Rhinestones. She's super forlorn, and I'm not sure that this is the best shirt to wear when attempting to express that emotion.
She has a t-shirt of Oz's that he left behind, and she sniffs it like a creep. Let's take a moment and be in awe of how awesomely expert Willow's eye makeup looks here. It's a bit unrealistic, considering that she would have cried it all over her face hours ago, but it looks nice. Good job, makeup department!
The next day at school, Buffy runs into Riley in the hall as he's chivalrously helping the ladies of the UC Sunnydale Lesbian Alliance hang their banner. You know, I'm a homo and all, but if I saw that poster I would totally not join their alliance. Purple with daisies? What the hell do they do at those meetings, collect American Girls dolls and listen to LFO?
Buffy congratulates Riley on his coming out process. Riley's wearing a typically boring Riley outfit, which is okay because he's a boring guy. Buffy's outfit is pretty boring as well. I notice that she has a tiny backpack. What does she put in there, tiny textbooks?
What is most noticeable about this scene isn't the clothes, or the tween-y looking UC Sunnydale Lesbian Alliance banner. No, it's the fact that Riley calls Buffy "a beautiful mystery." What is this, a Shakira song?
Later that night, Willow accompanies Buffy on a patrol. From far away, her sweater doesn't look half bad.
Once we get a little closer, the sweater starts to look a bit odd. It appears…constricting.
Oh my god, it's a motherfucking poncho. A PONCHO.
Can someone explain why Willow would wear this stupid-ass poncho at all, much less on a patrol? It has nothing going for it. It's ugly. It's really, really tight. Are ponchos ever this tight? Literally, I've never seen anything like this before. It seals her arms to her side, leaving her defenseless during an attack; she can't physically or magically do anything in this mess of a poncho. Is it even technically a poncho? Its technical name might be, "knitted tube for rendering oneself defenseless during an attack, with fringe on the bottom." I dunno, maybe she's so sad over Oz leaving that she wants to die?
Buffy doesn't fare well here, either. She's giving a speech about her romantic ineptitude while wearing a jacket that looks like it's made out of the same material as those garbage bag getups Missy Elliott wore in her video for "The Rain." Nevertheless, she towers above her constricted competition.
Okay, I need to take a break for a minute. I need to ask you guys a question. Does anyone else ever watch the opening credits, see this split-second shot of Kristin Scott Thomas' sister wearing the Glove Of Myhnegon, and momentarily think it's Brad Pitt in Legends Of The Fall? Because I do that ALL THE TIME.
Buffy and Willow stop by Giles' house, where our favorite Watcher is contending with a whiny, bathtub-captive Spike. He looks pretty sexy all tied up in that bathtub, although he seems a bit malnourished.
Buffy feeds Spike pig's blood from Giles' Kiss The Librarian mug. She can't stop sassing Spike, which is, of course, hilarious. She has removed the garbage bag-looking jacket, and looks much better, even though I'm confused by her hoodie's black pockets and hanging pink string things. Giles is wearing a shirt and pants. Casual Giles Season 4, you know the drill.
In the living room, Willow has removed her poncho. One can presume that she has done this in order to free up her arms for reading. Apparently arm-binding torture tube sweaters are impractical for reading, but they're flippin' great for vampire slaying. Who knew?Willow heads over to Oz's house… why, exactly? Is she trying to prolong her torment? Eh, I should give her a break. I would have done the exact same thing at her age. Nowadays I'd just mail a dead fish to the offender's mother's house. Anyways, she appears to have lost the poncho permanently. Did Buffy hide it when she wasn't looking? Her outfit looks perfectly fine without the poncho. Why the poncho, Willow? Why the constricting tube of death? If you're going to act out after a breakup, why don't you just eat seventeen boxes of Oreos and watch "Passions" with Spike?
Oz's room is completely cleaned out. The set designers did a pretty good job of applying realism to the furniture selection in the room. Everything is broken and looks like it came from the trash, which is certainly the way any good nineteen year old musician's room should look. Willow is upset because Oz "sent for his stuff." Oh, Willow. I know you've never paid rent in your life, but it's much more likely that Devon and the rest of the housemates needed to rent out his room and put all his shit on the curb.
As she relates all of this to Buffy, Willow looks wicked adorable in her plaid pajamas. Also, I want that blue telephone.
Buffy lends an ear in her own PJs. She has crazy hair. I know we long-haired ladies always put it up in horrendous messes like that at home, but that looks ROUGH.
Giles is getting so sick of Spike-sitting. Like, for real. But you know, I'd be pissed off if I was locked in the bathtub during Passions, too. Incidentally, Passions is the whole reason I got into Buffy in the first place. That whole back and forth between the two shows, where Joss would write a Passions reference into the script and Passions had this episode where Timmy, the talking doll, held up a homemade Buffy poster and declared it to be his favorite non-NBC show? Yeah. That's what made me decide to give Buffy a shot. (Trivia: Timmy was never in the bottom of a well, although one time Tabitha, his witch creator, threw him in the washing machine. I'll never forget watching his face rotate around and around in the glass window while Tabitha appeared in a bubble in the corner of the screen and reminded viewers, "Chiiiildren! Do not try this at hooooome! Mwahahahaha!")
Anyways, the color of Giles' sweater is all wrong for potentially getting Spike's pig's blood all over it.
The next day, Riley and Stevie Nicks go on a picnic together. Oh, wait.
What was Buffy thinking here? She looks like a low-rent fortune teller at a high school carnival. She seems to have spent a good hour-plus on her hair, which also looks terrible. All of this makes her ill=informed outfit choice even worse. Riley, on the other hand, is dressed appropriately for a casual first date, although his white sneakers are dorky (don't worry, I can always find something wrong with Riley).
Riley starts talking about how awesome cars and driving are. It is a really, really intense speech. It is so intense that it kind of freaks me out. He is so intense about it that Buffy should have gone running for the hills. Check out this creepy intense Riley face.
Intense. Sarah Michelle Gellar, meanwhile, makes no attempt to hide how perplexed she is by both the writing and Marc Blucas' dialogue delivery in this scene.
Cars. They Are So Cool And So Awesome.
Meanwhile, here comes forlorn ol' Willow with one flower on each boobie. It kind of makes her shirt look like a sadface. Maybe it's appropriate?
Willow's two-for-two on cute sneaker-wearing this episode. Check out Buffy's face over having her date crashed.
Speaking of unflattering boobie decor in this episode, check out that waitress's shirt. O.M.G.
Yeah, we're Bronzein' it. You know how we do.
All I can think to say about Anya's dress is that it's very grunge. I place it into its late 90's/early 00's context and neither love it nor hate it; I merely notice its grunge-ness. It's too bad that we can't see her shoes, because if she were wearing Doc Martens I'd straight up think it was an intentional throwback. Buffy, thankfully, has changed out of her Steven Tyler gear and is wearing a red eyelet tank top and what I think are grey leather pants.
Xander's wearing a sweater that is neither brown nor orange. He looks fine.
Willow is drunk.
She's moving so fast here that I can barely get a screen shot of her outfit. It's bad, though. Does anyone else notice that she's dancing with a lady here? Mmm hmm.
Willow runs back to the table and proclaims that the Blink 182 song that's playing is "great!" Everyone gives her A Look. Why so judge-y, Scoobies? Getting drunk after a sudden, traumatic breakup sounds like a plan to me!
She can't be all that drunk though, because later that night, as you know, Willow gets witchy in the dorm bathroom.
Remember how freaked out we were way back in "Buffy Fashion Roulette: 'Wild At Heart'" when Willow was doing crazy magic in what we thought was her dorm kitchen? Well, doing magic in the dorm bathroom at 2 AM is way worse. Some girl is going to stumble in drunk and knock over a few candles, burning Stevenson Hall to the ground. At the very worst, everyone at UC Sunnydale will think Willow's in a cult by noon tomorrow.
The next morning Willow feels certain that her spell has not worked. She cannot bend everything around her to her will, which strikes me as an exceedingly strange thing to hope for when you're a nineteen-year old college freshman, rather than a dictator of a developing nation. Man, this is so season 6 foreshadow-y.
It's hard to say much about Willow's outfit here. She's covering most of it with a pillow. As you know, Giles comes by and she accidentally curses him with blindness. To be more specific, the middle-aged man who has surely been through his own traumatic romantic losses (Jenny!) has come to chide the heartbroken teenager for being depressed and forgetful, missing her appointment with him. This causes her to fly off the handle and inadvertently wish for more than she actually wants. Geez, will everyone lay off of Willow here? Breakups are hard, especially ones brought about by infidelity, attempted murder, and regular murder, in that order. All of her friends have been through them before. Where's the empathy, kids?
Anyways, I hate how Giles's sweater has baggy sleeves. I find it doubtful that he would ever wear a sweater with sleeves that don't fit.
Giles' temporary blindness has always been one of the hardest parts of the entire series for me. I hate seeing him helpless, and I hate seeing him have to confront the fact that he's getting old, which is arguably his biggest struggle during this season. I HATE IT.
Spike's still a cutie. I wouldn't mind having him tied up to various bathroom fixtures and pieces of furniture in my house.
And he escapes! It always cracks me up that Giles hung Spike's filthy, never-washed leather duster on the coat rack along with his own clean coats and jackets. It would have made a lot more sense for them to store it in a trash bag.
Back at the dorm room, Buffy wants to catch Spike and Willow's still mopey. We can finally see Willow's entire outfit, and it's horrible. There are neck ruffles. There is a giant belt. There is a plastic woven necklace. It contains all of the worst typical elements of Willow fashion, and there's no endearing fuzzy sweater to carry us through the nightmare unscathed. Buffy's not looking too hot, either. Those are some mighty high-waisted pants, my friend.
For the first time in like, ever, we notice that Amy has come to college with Willow. She de-rats for a minute, thanks to Willow's awesome spell!
Just so we're clear, Naked Amy won't be an option for Best Dressed. I learned my lesson that time Naked Pawn Shop Jewelry-Wearing Spike won.
Willow makes a creepy-eyed wish for Buffy to find Spike. She sounds like a petulant child uninviting someone from her birthday party.
Buffy finds herself on the lawn along with Spike. Her coat is absolutely atrocious. The collar is a different color from the rest of it, it's all woven together with strips of leather… YUCK. It looks like something a dominatrix would wear to church on Easter Sunday.
Over at Giles's place, he's panicking and applying eye drops. Look, commenters, it's the infamous Giles Pinky Ring!
Right after Willow and Buffy talk about watching Steel Magnolias together, we find Xander wearing a shirt with a magnolia on it. That's just precious. I like this shirt, but I'm biased, as magnolias are both my favorite tree and flower.
Check out the weird cut of the leather at the ends of her sleeves. They are literally cut with pinking shears. YUCK. Her pink manicure/Goth-y ring combination are kind of hilarious, but in a good way.
Willow calls Xander a demon magnet, which results in badness. The romance of Buffy and Spike is causing Giles to drink heavily. When Buffy claims that she's "living the dream" I always LOL. I can't be the only one.
Riley runs into Buffy staring at wedding dresses. He's wearing a sweater with a flesh-colored t-shirt beneath it. It's fine. It is what it is.
Anya and Xander are gettin' cuddly. From the waist above, everything Anya's wearing looks on the up-and-up. She's wearing a simple long-sleeved top in a flattering shade of red. Easy enough, right?
By the time they flee demons all the way back to Giles' place, it is clear that she is wearing flares with weird shit where the flare part of the pants begin. It's flames or peacock feathers or something. I'm not even sure. All I can say for sure is that this is an atrocious look on anyone. I know the wardrobe people hadn't assigned a specific look to Anya yet, but this is ridiculous.
Buffy and Spike's cuddle fest leads to a lot of icky feelings for the Scoobies. Fortunately, they figure that they should head over to the dorms and check on Willow, where D'Hoffryn has found her and wants to make her into a vengeance demon. Anya explains the whole vengeance demon deal to Buffy, but it's hard to pay attention to her when we get a closer look at her patterned flares and platform flip flops. Are you kidding me with this, Anya?
Spike rightfully mocks a skirt of Buffy's. Maybe he should guest blog here sometime.
Hey D'Hoffryn, why're you gonna grow a sweet-ass beard like that and tie it up in a weird little ponytail? Let your beard hair fun wild and free, man!
Willow, as you know, tells D'Hoffryn thanks but no thanks, but keeps the talisman for later. Instead she bakes some seriously delicious-looking cookies. Anya is wearing a pink thermal shirt and has awful-looking eye makeup, at least from this angle.
Xander is wearing a football jersey-style shirt. It's kind of weird, if you look at it closely. The grey stripes on his arms look like armwarmers.
Willow is wearing some Delia's-looking shirt. When you read the message, it's an attempt at irony. She probably borrowed the apron from Giles, so I can't knock it too hard.
Giles is wearing a sweater that can merely be described as "very season four." However, he can see again. Hurrah!
Oh, BUFFY. What were you thinking here? Those cuff-printed flares make Anya's cuff-printed flares look decent. And what's up with the sweater tied around the shoulders? Dear, sweet baby Jesus.
She throws the sweater back on later for a walk with Riley. It is a nice sweater. I covet it. But paired with those flares, nobody's even noticing it. I wonder if Riley dares to look down at the horrors below. Buffy's knees are truly the hellmouth to a terrifying, unknown world of printed pants cuffs.
Buffy jokingly tells him, "You have a lot to learn about women, Riley." He gets super serious, grabs her hair, and goes, "You're gonna teach me." Whaaaaa? Between this and the "I Like Awesome Cars That Zoom Fast" speech, she should have known better.
I don't for the life of me know who the best dressed character is in this episode, but I know who the top two contenders are for worst dressed. What do you guys think? Remember: vote for the cumulative best and worst dressed characters of the episode, not just an outfit that I snarkily reference in the poll.
March 23, 2011 4:14 AM
I missed this blog so much!
I actually liked Buffy's clothes, but I always do. She can do quirky and still look cute and put-together. Maybe I'm just blind-sighted by the adorable cocker-spaniel hair she had this season, but I think she looks good.
Anyway, Giles gets my vote for worst. There's nothing *bad* about anything he's wearing, but it's just the kinda "meh, its Sunday and I'm going to wear the first clean outfit I find", like he didn't even try. Which is fine if it *actually* was a lazy Sunday morning, but not so much when you're entertaining company. Although, I suppose that if my "company" consisted of a crapload of teenagers and a neutered vampire in a bathtub, I'd probably not give a crap, either.
Great to see you back!
March 23, 2011 4:22 AM
YAY Happy Birthday to me(even though I read it on the 23rd)it was published on my Birthday.
Spike got best dressed because he's wearing his standard
Black muscle T,Red Blouse ,Leather coat and Black denim jeans.
Buffy got worst dressed because….Well I think it's obvious.
Atleast half of every one of willows oufits was actually cute.
Willow seemed to have switched it up throughout the ep…Good top/Bad pants…GoodPants/Badtop.
I love willows Pj's and I've always loved that blue telephone…it's sooo 1960's.
Xander & Anya and Giles are so-so.
Riley is just a big bag of dullness.
I'll give alittle love to the first mention of Spike's 'Passions' addiction.
(I also enjoyed 'Passions')
I'm glad your back😀
you always make me laugh…so thanks.
AJCrowley permalinkMarch 24, 2011 9:21 AM
Glad you're back! This blog was seriously (and perhaps sadly) one of the highlights of my week. We've all missed you. But I'm glad things are going well.
Margo permalinkMarch 25, 2011 7:06 PM
I, too, am glad you have come back. I checked this blog every so often and thought you had tired of making us laugh. NOT SO! I laughed outloud at the whole Willow's poncho description. I love the series but had never really noticed how odd everyones clothes were until you opened my eyes! Thank you! (Gotta love Spike, especially in the blue t-shirt scenes, which frankly, where too few!)
Shelby permalinkMarch 29, 2011 10:05 PM
So glad to see this blog back. Always gets a laugh out of me. And reminds me of how darn cute Buffy is. Ultimate girl crush.
Smeleanor permalinkApril 1, 2011 11:18 AM
Holy moly you're back! Wunderbar.
I had to take a little break from my computer screen during the poncho deconstruct for fear my colleagues would want to know why I was crying. Alas the new girl came over to ask me a question and I just laughed at her and had to confess what I was doing. I guess she either thinks I'm insane or really, really cool now.
I'm totally with you on not being part of that Lesbian Alliance also, purple and flowers aren't what I look for in queer solidarity groups.
I will also have to go home and watch the Willow dancing scene to check out the lady action. I was never sure if it was an American tv thing but I always thought the scoobs were way harsh about Willow getting drunk, the temporary joys of drunken Blink 182 dancing are completely the way to go in her situation.
April 2, 2011 1:16 AM
and while paying attention to the perfectly harmless drinking
They missed the very harmful misuse of Magic.
April 2, 2011 4:18 AM
This is a great blog, I hope you do it weekly. I found this recently with no updates and was afraid that you had abandoned it. I voted for Spike in this one since I tend to dress like him and actually look quite a bit like him, so he gets my vote every time. He only needs one outfit to beat everyone else in best dressed.
April 2, 2011 4:40 AM
Oh yeah, any idea which episode your going to do next? I think you should do "Smashed: from Season 6 you know the one were they censored out Spike's zipper. That's one of my favorites, but than again I have always been biased in favor of the episodes were Spike gets laid.
Adam permalinkApril 2, 2011 1:43 PM
YES! You're back, thank god. I've been in need of a good laugh, and you wrote this on my birthday too. Winning.
April 2, 2011 4:50 PM
Another episode I would like to see done is Super Star from season 4. Jonathan had some pretty cool outfits in that one. Every time I finish having sex with my girlfriend after seeing that episode we both moan "Oh Jonathan" we can't help it, he's just too damn sexy.
Sarah permalinkApril 4, 2011 5:09 PM
You are back! That´s good because I developed a serious addiction for your fashion snark. Congratulation to your project by the way!
I made the disturbing observation that most of the BtVS cast looks better naked than dressed (Tara!Amy!). I had completly forgotten how pretty Amy was before I saw this picture of hers. But maybe her jeans zipper dress in S6 only blinded me for her natural beauty:-)
I voted for Spike (best) and Anya (worst) but I have to admit that there were more offenders like Buffy (the hair!), Riley (creepy amd dull-in this case the fashion sense actually mirrors the character rather well) and Willow (poncho of doom) who was spared by me because poor girl was not eben allowed to drown her sorrows in good old break up debauchery
Brigdh permalinkApril 21, 2011 8:16 PM
Welcome back! I'm so glad to see that this series is posting again, and that you were just busy, and not dead.😉
Spike is looking ridiculously hot in this episode, though I have no idea why. Starvation does good things to him?
Katrina permalinkApril 28, 2011 8:06 PM
I've never particularly liked Riley but I'm not sure if you can ignore the poncho. I'm very anti poncho. Spike does look hot in this episode, but I think this is right before they started to totally over use his character and I think that relates directly to is attractiveness level. Buffy looks ok i think…
Welcome Back!
chromde permalinkMay 3, 2011 1:36 PM
Congrats and welcome back!
Loved this installment. Your totally appropriate hatred of that poncho and all the flare pants was hilarious. Great job!
May 12, 2011 5:47 AM
I only just stumbled across your blog, but it's very funny! However I disagree with some of your fashion insults relating to Buffy and Anya. Although Buffy and Anya had some pretty bad pants in this ep, I think the rest of their clothing is okay. I laughed out loud at your poncho critisism! You are very hilarious. Nice work.
June 9, 2011 2:55 PM
Sooo time is marching on again …without some of your awesome BtVS Roulette analysis.
Hope you're okay.
Seán permalinkJune 14, 2011 4:55 PM
I agree…hope everything is going okay!
June 20, 2011 4:50 AM
I too am desperately missing your blogs and have been checking this site every day for the past two months.
July 6, 2011 11:32 AM
Another month has passed by…..I'm really hoping you'll return soon and that the only thing keeping you away is work/life.
August 8, 2011 2:00 AM
Just so you know I'm still here and will be when you get back
August 18, 2011 3:14 AM
Missing your blogs very much. Hope you're okay.
September 6, 2011 3:58 AM
Still Here😀
October 1, 2011 10:25 AM
6 months….I'm still here😀
June 26, 2012 6:54 AM
Over a year later……and I'm still here


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In December 1988, a group of Jewish women calling themselves the Women of the Wall began what would become an over 20 year battle for women's rights. Their mission? To pray together at Judaism's holiest site, the Kotel (aka the Western or Wailing Wall):
What we did was the equivalent to nuns conducting an all-female prayer service—but at the Vatican. As important: The participants came from Israel, the United States, Europe, South America, and Australia; represented every religious denomination of Jewry, (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, meta-denominational); and every political persuasion (left-wing, centrist, right-wing). Some of us donned tallesim (prayer shawls) and head coverings, many of us did not. We were radiant, overwhelmed, humbled, united.
Unfortunately, egalitarian, unified worship by women at the Kotel is illegal, and the Women of the Wall have met violent opposition from ultra-Orthodox men at the Wall. Ultra-Orthodox Jews (also known as Haredim or Hasidim) are only a small minority of the Jewish population worldwide–about 10% of Israeli Jews and 3% of American Jews–but they wield disproportionate power in Jerusalem, where the Israeli government allows their rabbinate to control access to the Kotel. Unfortunately this allows the Haredim to impose their extremely narrow, misogynist version of Judaism on all who pray there. Women who want to read Torah and pray aloud–the accepted standard in many, if not most, Jewish congregations–are met with threats and harassment.
In "Returning to the Kotel" Women of the Wall member Ha-viva Ner-David describes what happens when they go to pray:
As soon as I arrived at the Kotel, I spotted my group. In fact, aside from a few female worshippers under umbrellas up at the Wall, we were the only women who showed up that stormy morning. Yet, I heard loud protests coming from the men's section. It seems a group of ultra-Orthodox men had shown up that morning not to pray, but to protest our service. They were yelling "Gevalt! Gevalt!" over and over again. And when we left the Kotel plaza to read the Torah portions for Rosh Hodesh and Hanukkah – singing "Not by weapon and not by might but by spirit!"- they followed alongside us on a raised platform and spat on us and threw plastic bags filled with water on us from above.
There have been numerous reports of ultra-Orthodox men spitting, cursing, shoving, slapping these women worshippers, as well as throwing tear gas, bottles and metal chairs at them when they come to pray en masse. The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz explains why:
The women are not permitted to pray in the women's section at the Western Wall for three reasons: They wrap themselves in a tallit, they read the Torah and their voices rise up and trill exactly like those of the men. They thus feel closer to their God. However, this is precisely what rankles the ultra-Orthodox establishment. Their behavior offends the sensibilities of the other worshipers, say the representatives of that establishment. According to halakha (traditional Jewish law), a woman may not touch the Torah, lest she is unpure, she may not raise her voice in prayer because "hearing a woman's voice is indecent," and wrapping oneself in a prayer shawl is arrogance, because "the honor of the king's daughter lies within."
But the zealots who oppose Women of the Wall claim–completely unconvincingly–that their opposition is not gender discrimination or a denial of the women's right to worship. The Haredi rabbis say the Women are motivated not by a sincere desire to worship, but by a desire to make a political statement against traditional Judaism. They also criticize the women's language and behavior as "belligerent" and "provocative." That they think they can judge the sincerity of women's prayers is ridiculous and patronizing, and merely a front for what really offends them: that women are challenging their misogynist rules. For the ultra-Orthodox the real problem is that these women are not properly submissive, either in religion or in life:
During the 14 years of their struggle, the Women of the Wall were depicted in the ultra-Orthodox community as provocateurs, Reform and American. Although most of them are Orthodox, their liberal style of dress and their open speech could mislead an observer. The majority are independent, practitioners of the "liberal professions," and while raising children also work at outside jobs, no less strenuously than their husbands.
To the incredibly conservative Haredim, nothing's worse than an assertive, independent woman who wants to change centuries-old practice or challenge their patriarchial authority. This is as much a societal conflict as a religious one.
Unfortunately, because the Israeli government funds the ultra-Orthodox rabbinate and allows them to control Israel's holy sites, the Israeli Supreme Court has gone back and forth on their support of the Women of the Wall but ultimately refuses to back them up (it's a long story: you can read the legal details here if you're interested). And while the Women of the Wall might normally find common cause with feminists and civil libertarians, the fact that they are overtly religious means they don't get support from Israel's extremely secular leftists.
Anat Hoffman, one of the group's founders, explains:
"We are a turtle with wings," Hoffman says. "We have no parents. If we were secular feminists, the entire liberal wing would embrace us. If we were God-fearing Orthodox, the entire Haredi wing would adopt us, but we are a hybrid with no father or mother, and so people say we are American Reform women, even though there is not even one woman among us who answers to that description."
Personally, as an American–and Reform–woman, I bristle at the notion that being called such is considered a slur, particularly by a population that's constantly demanding the political and financial support of American Jews, who are predominantly egalitarian and Reform.
Despite the slurs and the violence, it's clear that the Women of the Wall will not be deterred; in fact, they're fighting back:
[Hoffman] said that they are also considering suing the religious head of the Shas political party, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who in his weekly public address last Saturday night said that women who pray in a tallit at the Kotel are "stupid" and "deviant," and "should be slapped," as reported earlier this week by The Sisterhood.
Apparently beating women is consistent with Rabbi Yosef's interpretation of Judaic law, but praying alongside them is not. Oy gevalt.
After several women were arrested, detained and interrogated for praying at the Kotel in January, The Forward–America's most influential Jewish publication–ran a fiery editorial entitled "Liberating the Wall", in which they praised the Women of the Wall's efforts and harshly criticized Jerusalem's rabbinate and the Israeli government for condoning its bigotry:
The arrest in November of Nofrat Frenkel of Women of the Wall for the alleged "crime" of carrying a Torah and wearing a tallit in the shadow of the Kotel's ancient stones cannot be dismissed as yet another oddity of Israeli life. Especially when that was followed, on January 5, by the interrogation and fingerprinting of Anat Hoffman, director of the Israel Religious Action Center, who has led Women of the Wall for its 21 years and who was told that she is now suspected of a felony.
Indeed, if Jerusalem, in whatever form, is to remain the capital of Israel, then it must truly be the capital for all Jews. The practices of a small number of fundamentalists — a minority in Israel, in the United States and around the world — cannot be allowed to dictate the religious future of the Jewish people. That is close to happening now, and unless this current destructive trend is stopped and reversed, the precious City of Gold will become a place of alienation to a sprawling Diaspora it, ironically, must count on to survive.
Women like Anat Hoffman and Nofrat Frenkel are the vanguard of the fight for Jewish women's rights, as well as the fight against religious intolerance and the tyranny of a fanatical minority. It's discouraging that Israel's nominally democratic and secular government, when confronted with a fairly straightforward test of gender and religious equality, behaves like their absolutist, theocratic enemies in Iran and Saudi Arabia.
By demanding that their prayer be recognized as equal to men's and refusing to be cowed by a campaign of harassment and intimidation, the Women of the Wall are following in the non-violent footsteps of leaders like Gandhi and King. In the Jewish world, they should rightly be held up as the purest examples of eishet chayil--the woman of valor.


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New Year's Resolutions
I can't believe it's already the end of 2005. Holy crap!! Where did the year go?? Seriously, it seems like it completely flew by and I expect time will fly by faster and faster the older I get. How does it work that way?! Anyway, I hadn't given much thought to New Year's resolutions until stumbling upon the Milk Sucks site earlier today. It was then that I felt motivated to come up with a small list of resolutions. Without further ado, here are my resolutions for 2006: * Become more aware about the food and drinks I ingest and feed to my family. –Read More →