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Dear One,
The FULL MOON is here – can I get a HOWWWLLL?!?!?
At this Midpoint in the Current Moon Cycle, we can revisit, remember our New Moon question:
What do I stand for? What do I devote my energy, time, resources to? What am I for?
The aim of this Moon-Cycle-Long exploration is to awaken in us a deep sense of devotion & purpose. You can dance this question. You can take this question for a walk or bath. You can pray, ask, write this question.
Music can help!
In keeping with tradition, the Circle Leaders of The Wild Woman Project have created a Full Moon Playlist for you! May it awaken your heart, your purpose, and your passion.
Listen On Spotify: Devotion Cycle Playlist
We are a international group of self identifying wild women, so calling our playlist eclectic is, naturally, an understatement. You will find many forms of expression, from hip-hop to country to soul music, and on. See what moves you.
BIG HOWLs to you!
In Love,
On the Horizon
Last Year's FEST Sold Out in 4 Days
Do. Not. Wait.


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I am new to kickstarter and just started my first campaign ever. https://goo.gl/FrifCx it's about our new Winter and Water Inflatable cloud.
Anyways, the day later I was bombarded by 20+ offers from different companies offering me pledgers promotions, exposure, facebook links ,twitter promos etc.
The head is going crazy! What to choose? I googled and most seem scam.
So from this forum kickstarterforum I found thegadgetFlow and Backersclub, seems the discussions were good so I gave it a try and will report results later.
Are there any other similar services providing honest not fake traffic and backers promos?
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The cable was turning, the sun was shining, and the field had been whittled down to the very best for the final day of the Monster Energy Triple Crown presented by Alliance Wakeboard Magazine. The day began with the open men, obstacles and wakeskate events and, after a brief public session, the pro action got underway.
For the pro ladies, Netherlands' Maxine Sapulette dominated all weekend with solid air tricks such as an S to blind and roll to blind to take home the title.
The pro wakeskaters went twice, once to cut it down to the final four and then again for the final run. Clint Tompkins was riding strong in the early rounds, stomping a kickflip off the incline. In the finals though, he wasn't able to keep that trick under him and, despite his big spin off the kicker, he couldn't top Andy Kolb.
The German rider laid down solid lines in the flats including a 3 shuv, big spin, backside big spin, body varial revert, flats backside 3, as well as a 270 shuv on the table, 360 off the kicker to take home first. For him though, being a spectator was the highlight. "I think the wakeboarding was especially intense," Kolb said. "I was surprised for Freddie (Von Osten) and Dominik (Guhrs) for doing so well. I love Texas; the hotness, the people, the cable, just everything."
As Andy said, the wakeboarding was the big show. Before the pro men final got started, the pros took to the obstacles where local boy Tom Fooshee had no trouble putting down the winning tricks. The pro men final though, which came down to Nick Davies, Freddie Von Osten, Dominik Guhrs and Tom Fooshee, was the real showdown.
The finals included heavy tricks such as an S-mobe by Fooshee, back mobe 5 by Guhrs, 315 by Von Osten and Back 900 by Davies. In the end though, Davies had trouble putting it together and 17-year-old Von Osten was there to pick up the slack. He was able to advance, where he'd end up head to head against the local Tom Fooshee. To no one's surprise, Fooshee remained unbeatable and took home top honors.
"The contest went amazing, I couldn't be any more happy with the competitors that came and how the results turned out," Fooshee said. "I had the advantage to come out weeks before the event and train, but even so, these guys made me work harder than I've ever had to work. I was particularly excited about doing a backside 9 as I just learned it a week ago and all the mobe five variations kept me fired up."
By the end of the day it was clear the event wasn't just about winning, but about progressing the level of cable wakeboarding as well. In the finals, two toe 1260 attempts and a backside 10 were thrown, although no one was able to ride away.
The Monster Energy WWA Wake Park Triple Crown series is brought to you by Alliance Wakeboard Magazine, 1080, Ronix, Liquid Force, Slingshot and Pro-Tec. Don't miss the next event in the WWA Triple Crown Series in Kansas City, MO at Kansas City Watersport, July 31st to August 1st, 2010.
Pro Men Finals 1. Tom Fooshee 2. Freddie Von Osten 3. Dominik Guehrs 4. Nick Davies 5t. Lior Sofer 5t. Marc Shuster 7t. Keith Lidberg 7t. Steffan Vollert 9t. Josh Rice 9t. Matt Hassler
Pro Women Finals 1. Maxine Sapulette 2. Nicola Butler
Pro Wakeskate Finals 1. Andy Kolb 2. Clint Tompkins
Pro Obstacles-Only Finals1. Tom Fooshee - 1002. Sam Scoggins - 72.223. Gabe Lucas - 66.674. Kyle Cameron - 61.115. Earl Ball - 33.336. Bryan Perez - 16.67
Pro Women Semifinals (top two riders advance) 1. Maxine Sapulette - 75.75 2. Nicola Butler - 62.5 ===3. Angelika Schriber - 57 4. Tor Young - 55.75
Pro Wakeskate Semifinals (top two riders advance) 1. Andy Kolb 2. Clint Tompkins ===3. Matt Davidson 4. Taylor Dell
Pro Men Qualifying (top two riders in each heat advance)
Heat #11. Marc Shuster - 71.252. Matty Hasler - 68.05===3. James Young - 67.504. Sebastian Szolath - 63.30
Heat #21. Nick Davies - 86.252. Lior Sofer - 77.6===3. Matty Denitis - 74.504. Donald Shelbrick - 26.70 Heat #31. Dominik Guehrs - 862. Josh Rice - 74.75===3. Andrew Adkison - 54.504. Cody Johnson - 51.755. Ryan Sanders - Heat #41. Keith Lidberg - 842. Freddie Von Osten - 77.25===3. Austin Hair - 64.004. Sam Scoggins - 48.505. Earl Ball - 40.50 Heat #5 1. Tom Fooshee - 89.252. Steffen Vollert - 80===3. Kyle Cameron - 66.754. Nico Von Lerchenfeld - 65.505. Bryan Perez - 25.50
Pro Wakeskate Qualifying (top three riders in each heat advance)
Heat #1 1. Andy Kolb - 91.7 2. Matt Davidson - 66 ===3. Aaron Reed - 64.25 4. Josh Zentmyer - 21.25Heat #2 1. Clint Tompkins - 71 2. Taylor Dell - 53 ===3. Janik Von Lerchenfeld - 51.25 4. Bret Little - 50.25
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How in the world does a twenty-something biotech worker go from examining poop to selling pet jellyfish? You get laid off and you get creative.
That's what happened to Alex Andon two years ago. Let go from an East Bay company where he analyzed "feces samples in a lab," he, like many of his unemployed brethren, turned to the Internet, friends and family in his search for work. During his job hunt, Andon noticed the public's fascination with jellyfish, spawned by the Monterey Bay Aquarium exhibit, and eventually decided to capitalize on the "pet jellyfish craze," naturally.
But keeping the gelatinous creatures alive in a smaller space was a challenge. Andon discovered that jellies swimming in a regular fish tank met a most unpleasant demise. Andon explained to the New York Times:
"They're going to get sucked up into the filter and liquefied."
He designed a filtration system and a special tank that keep these mesmerizing blobs intact and — voila! — his company, JellyFish Art, was born in September 2008.
I like jellyfish because they have these kind of alien forms and swimming behaviors. And they sort of look modern and contemporary — almost not like living things but more like living art.
Among Andon's customers is a Seattle restaurant that bought a $25,000 tank (photo below). Jellyfish Art sells tanks, the jellyfish and the food, which Andon grows himself in his San Francisco apartment. To find out more about Andon's road to the jellyfish biz, watch the video above.
[RELATED LINKS: Weary of looking for work, some create their own (NYT) | How to avoid liquefying your jellyfish (NYT) | Jellyfish exhibit (Monterey Bay Aquarium)]


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Collingrove Homestead (c1856) was the original family home of John Angas one of South Australia's most influential pioneers. Collingrove was built for John's wife Suzanne and was conceived as a little piece of England. The magnificent building is set amongst the ancient gums of the Barossa Valley.
Collingrove is perfect for those who enjoy a step back in time. Guest amenities include a Hydrotherapy spa located in the old Carriage House across the quadrangle from the Guest Lounge which is complete with leather lounges and open fire.


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Adding an Island to your kitchen is a great way to increase storage space. Here are some things to take into consideration. According to building standards you will need at least 42″ all the way around your island. This provides clearance for appliances as well as walking space.
The NKBA recommends 42" in any work area for a single cook with 48" for two cooks working in the same area. That would typically be the space in front of the major appliances and the counter space adjacent to the appliances. You would measure the distance from the farthest protruding object on one side to the farthest protruding object on the opposite side. An example would be the front of a refrigerator door handle to front of the overhang of the counter on the island. The 42" and 48" dimension is for a work isle. If it is a traffic area, between the wall and the counter edge the dimension drops to 36". A 15" knee space is needed for diners sitting at a 36" high counter while 18" is suggested at a 30" counter.
A well planned kitchen will provide hours of fun and entertainment with friends and family. Not to mention the time that will be save due to the extra storage, organization and work space. Whether your kitchen is big or small a well structured design plan will assist with the maximization of your existing space.


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When I typed "Why I Had Kids" in the Google search bar, I got a list of interesting results: why I wish I never had kids, I wish I aborted my kids, regret having kids, reasons why I don't want kids, etc. None of them were really positive.
Some pick me up that was.
I had to think really hard about why I had kids, because some days it's not easy. Actually, everyday is pretty difficult. But I think of all the reasons out there of why people don't have kids and I have to explain to myself why I did. Here goes my list.
1. Population on earth is out of control.
I never felt like this was a good reason not to have kids, especially here in the US. Ironically, the people who say this are the ones who have the most to offer kids (relatively speaking, as opposed to most countries of the world). Clean water flowing out of our taps, cheap food, free public schools. Most people in poorer countries don't even have that. I would worry about overpopulation in third world countries where kids struggle with famine and worse. Kids here have some of the best chances to make a difference in the world, and can grow up and help the other countries where they never had the opportunities like we did.
2. Not being able to afford children.
This is a statement concerning priorities in life. There are families of 4 who can make it work on a middle class income, and yes it is a struggle, but it is possible. I guess it depends on what you are willing to give up. If people don't want to give up lavish vacations, or a luxury car, or living a certain lifestyle, then their priorities are different, and that is fine. So it isn't a question of whether you can afford children, it is if you are willing to sacrifice for them, and once again, that is a totally legit excuse if you can say you aren't willing to sacrifice for them.
3. My body won't be the same again.
Your body won't be the same when you're 80 either. I never thought about this reason personally, because it wasn't like I was a supermodel before or anything. Your body won't be the same 5 years from now, your body won't be the same if you go through cancer, your body won't be the same you gained/lost weight from illness, your body won't be the same after a horrific accident. Your body won't be the same when you're dead. It's just a body. Use it for childbirth or don't, but nothing stays the same.
I guess this is a really sensitive subject, since it comes up in almost every conversation with every mom and non-mom I've known. Women complain that their babies ruined their bodies. I think it everyday myself, and even though I prepared for it and expected it, I still think about it. But I don't blame my babies, nor do I blame myself. Shit happens. Flabby stomachs, loose skin, extra weight, bigger hips. I weigh less now than I did before I was pregnant, but I sure don't look the same.
Good for the moms who have accepted it and are proud, but honestly, I am not proud, nor am I shameful. I just choose not to feel either, and that's ok. Because really, how many of us hated our bodies before having kids? A lot of us, right? So it's not necessarily the kids ruining our bodies that we are worried about, it's just another hurdle in achieving/maintaining our self-confidence.
4. It is selfish to have kids.
I've heard that it is selfish to have kids as much as it is selfish not to have kids. You know what? We're all selfish. We can say it's selfish to bring another child into the world (you know, overpopulation and all that) and we can say it's selfish to want other things instead of kids. Once again, these are just different priorities in life, but human beings are selfish in different ways, period.
I could say it is selfless to devote your life to raising kids, and I can also say it is selfless to devote your life to your work if you are doing something meaningful and helping others. In the end, as long as you are contributing to the betterment of society, you are doing fine. But, selflessness and selfishness are the same thing, if you want to get into it. Because being selfless, by devoting your life to something whether it be work or kids, is ultimately your decision, which is selfish. You have to be selfish in order to be selfless.
5. I had a shitty childhood and I don't want my kids to have one too.
A lot of us have had shitty childhoods. In my house I was called stupid, fat, ugly, lazy, or at least one of those everyday until I turned 18. Also, I was bullied in school. So, why would I ever want to put my children through that? Because my life doesn't have to be their life. Sure, before I had kids I was terrified I would put them through the same things I experienced. I still am. I can hear my parents voices coming through mine when I yell at my kids in frustration, and I worry that I would turn into them, and my kids would grow up feeling the same way I did.
I'm one of those people who have more than enough reason not to procreate, yet I still did it. And you know what? I don't call my daughters stupid. I would never EVER call them fat, or tell them they're ugly, or pick on them for not being skinny enough, tall enough, smart enough. Ok, I do occasionally exclaim laziness when they don't pick up their toys. But I am not my parents. And since I know how it feels to be a piece of crap, I fight harder not to make them feel what I did. I may not be perfect, but I know enough not to be a complete f**kup.
I tell them how smart, beautiful, and strong they are. By boosting their self-esteem I give them something I lacked my whole life, and still do. I tell my older daughter to call me out if she thinks I'm being unreasonable. Which I am sometimes. I'm not perfect, but I strive to try harder so they can have a better life than I did. It is definitely harder for the parents with bad childhoods, but it's still possible to raise kids with better lives than we ever had.
6. Kids these days are spoiled, entitled brats.
I love the "kids these days" comments. We heard them every generation for centuries. If you think about it, are the actual kids these actual days worse than ever? Because I heard it about my generation from my parents' generation. These kids with the iPads and Nintendo are entitled brats. These kids with the shoes are entitled brats. In my day, we walked to school (uphill both ways) with no shoes. You can't blame a kid born these days in a time where an iPad exists, then exclaim how selfish and entitled they are. Just as we were born in a time where we had certain things our own parents didn't have growing up, and so on.
In my opinion, kids these days are better than the past generation, and so on. They are being brought up with their parents knowing the dangers of alcohol and cigarettes during pregnancy, and of secondhand smoke, so they have a healthy start in life. They have more parents equal in the childcare, both mom and dad sharing the responsibilities. Parents are more involved with their kids' education and interests, and spend more spare time with them than before. Teen pregnancy has decreased. More girls are now getting interested in STEM fields. Less kids smoke cigarettes than ever before.
The teenagers I've met and talked to these days are more mature and responsible than my friends and I ever were at their age. I feel like the obnoxious teenagers people talk about are the ones that are clearly seen or heard in public because they are, obviously, obnoxious. Just like how the one screaming toddler throwing a tantrum on a plane overshadows the other dozen quiet toddlers on the plane. People only notice the loudest one, and then announce that all the kids they've ever heard or seen are spoiled. Well, in your small-minded and ignorant view, I guess they are.
7. I don't want to get pregnant/give birth.
Who does? I didn't agree to get married so I could have a wedding. I had a wedding so I could get married. Just like I went through childbirth to have a baby. I didn't get pregnant for the sake of enduring pregnancy. There was an end goal. I'm sure no one wants to endure the excruciating pain of labor, or the annoying side effects of pregnancy.
I was one of those women who was terrified of pregnancy and labor. Even when I had my second kid, I was 95% as terrified as I was the first time around. I went through all the back labor, contractions, c-sections, weight gain, swollen feet, scars, sweating like a pig so I could have a family, that's all. I can't honestly say I enjoyed being pregnant like a lot of women can. It doesn't mean I'm any less of a person because I wasn't happy the entire time. That being said:
8. I'm not maternal/the motherly type/I don't like kids.
Ask anyone from my childhood/college years/career years. I was the last person who they pictured to be a stay at home mom to two kids. The comments hurt me: "I can never picture you being a mom/having kids/holding a baby/was your pregnancy planned?" I realized that just because I wasn't motherly, that didn't mean that I wasn't able to be a mom. Not all moms are bakers, make pinterest-worthy meals, or even dance and sing to their kids.
As for the not liking kids part, I don't like kids either. It doesn't mean that I wouldn't like my own kids. I am terrified of holding babies and I'm so awkward about the thought of holding someone's baby, that I put myself in a situation so I don't get asked to hold one. When I had my own babies, I was even awkward holding them. Even with my SECOND baby, it was awkward. But I learned to get used to it, and it became second nature.
When I was 9 months pregnant with my first kid, I tried practicing how to put a diaper on a stuffed animal. Then I realized how stupid it was. Was I really not going to figure out how to put a diaper on a baby? When the time came I would just figure it out, then eventually I would be able to do it half asleep at 3am. All the worries I had that people put in my head (and I put in my own head) – you don't know how to hold a baby, you don't know how to put a diaper on, you've never given a baby a bath, how do you know how to take care of a kid? Those problems solved themselves eventually. I realized I wasted so much effort and time worrying about nothing.
9. I don't like changing diapers/wiping butts/wiping snot etc.
I didn't have kids because I liked wiping butts. Gross bodily discharge I hate and have nightmares at least once a month about using public restrooms because I have a fear of germs. To combat this, I buy Lysol in bulk from Costcos and clorox wipe my counters 5 times a day. I buy toilet seat covers for public use and treat my kids as a bio-hazard once they come home from a public place. Having my kids forced me to get over my fears, or at least made them less extreme.
One of the annoying little pet peeves I have is when people say they don't like doing something, so they won't do it. Like, I don't like taking out of the garbage, I don't like cleaning the bathroom, I don't like emptying the dishwasher, I don't like cooking, I don't like eating broccoli, so I won't do it. Obviously, I don't like doing those things either (ok I like broccoli). But it's not about whether I LIKE or DISLIKE something, because if it needs to be done, I will do it. I call it being an adult.
Why does every single thing have to be enjoyable for us to do it? I'm not saying do everything you dislike and become a martyr. I'm saying why can't we just do it for the sake of efficiency? I like the outcome of a sparkling clean bathroom, an empty garbage can, clean dishes, clean butts, clean diapers. When you put aside likes and dislikes, you can accomplish the mundane, and move on to things that you can enjoy.
10. I just don't want to.
This is the only reason that I can understand, because the rest of the reasons always felt like excuses in my head. If you don't WANT kids, you shouldn't have them. It doesn't mean it's forever, or it might be forever, either way, it's the only one I can comprehend. This is simple and needs no further explanation. Nobody should ever have kids because society tells them they should. That creates resentment towards the kids, and the kids will suffer. I have felt/heard on and off my whole life this resentment, but in the end I had to explain to myself why I had those thoughts, and whether I could get over them. And once I felt like I could, I changed my mind and had kids. I never had the thought "I just don't want to". I had excuses combined with fear of the unknown.
It may not be as simple (or complicated?) for people to come to that conclusion. People can have rocky relationships, or money issues, health issues, or a number of other things that prevent them from a decision. I wish I could stop hearing the excuses, and for everyone to just own up to the fact that they just don't want to and leave it to that.
I get offended when I hear excuses. Like when they don't want to ruin their body, I look down at my own flabby body and wonder, is this what everyone gets disgusted from? Do they see my kids as spoiled entitled brats? Do they really think as I wipe my kid's poop covered butt, that I do it because I enjoy it? That I grew up in a happy perfect house with a great childhood so I can easily replicate that again?
But I know it doesn't have to do with me, it has to do with them and their own personal reasons. And if I feel offended, it's because I question my own decisions and reasons too. After writing this long-winded post, I can finally answer the question "Why did I have kids?"
Because I wanted to.


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By Annie Reuter
Elton John will help bring Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to the big screen.
The Hollywood Reporter revealed today (Feb. 5) that John's Rocket Pictures recently acquired the film rights to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. John will executive produce the animated musical with Lloyd Webber and Rice, while Steve Hamilton Shaw and David Furnish (Elton's hubby) will produce the film.
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one of the most popular musical experiences ever conceived," Shaw said in a release. "We are excited about the huge potential of a contemporary animated version, and we're thrilled to bring this to the big screen in partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice."


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thanks for looking. hoping for your feedback http://templatesbypete.com/writing/logo.htm
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thanks for looking. hoping for your feedback http://templatesbypete.com/writing/logo.htm
Nice looking, but doesn't really tell me anything about your company.
A man's home is his castle?
Writing from home?
Writer's block outside memory moat?
Your hideaway while writing?
Not exactly sure what the logo is supposed to represent. :)
writer's castle was the only url i could find. just wanted to know if it looked ok. thanks
As a logo it looks just fine. You might want to make your original in a vector format so you can always re-size it without distortion. Depending on the theme colors, you might want to make variations in color, too.
thanks for the comments. i have decided to go with a full width header instead of a small logo. no more comments please. cheers!


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One of the most rewarding ways a person can diversify their investment portfolio is by purchasing a rare classic car. A lot of investors equate it to putting a Picasso in their garage.
Evansville, IN (PRWEB) August 30, 2014
VanAuto Motorsports, a classic car dealership which opened in April of 2014, was in attendance for the largest pre-49 street rod show known as the Frog Follies. The street rods lined up at the Evansville 4-H Fairgrounds on August 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. For a vehicle to be considered a street rod it must be a 1948 or older model, or manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1949. These vehicles range in size and color, and many of them are highly customized inside and out.
Visitors and vendors traveled from near and far to join in on the unique car show. Although this was one of the hottest weekends for Evansville with heat index temperatures reaching over 100 degrees, it did not deter car enthusiasts from attending the show which is held by the E'ville Iron Street Rods LTD. Many of the attendees at the Frog Follies were very experienced, as they travel around the US to join in on these Car Shows. They came prepared with coolers, tents, fans, and many of them even brought or rented scooters to ride around the Fairgrounds for easier viewing.
Among the hundreds of Street Rods at the Frog Follies was a Metallic Green 1932 Reo Flying Cloud, which is owned by VanAuto Motorsports. The 82 year old Reo has been uniquely transformed, both internally and externally. The components on the engine are from a 2004 Pontiac GTO, the transmission is from a 2004 Chevy Truck, the Computer is from a 2004 Pontiac GTO, the rear end is from a 1999 S-10, and the taillights are from a 1932 Ford. The Flying Cloud also comes with air conditioning, an AM/FM/CD deck, and even a matching trailer which VanAuto found very useful for taking supplies to the Frog Follies. The 1932 Reo Flying Cloud got considerable attention at the show, since it is such a rare vehicle and in great condition for its age.
The car dealership, which buys and sells classic, muscle, and exotic cars, was not only in attendance as a vendor, but also as a buyer. They are constantly looking for new and unique vehicles for their dealership so this weekend was the perfect opportunity to see many vehicles without having to travel different places. VanAuto Motorsports purchased 5 vehicles at the Frog Follies Street Rod show including a Chrysler Imperial, Chevrolet Chevelle, Ford Thunderbird, Dodge Charger, and a Honda VTX1300.
VanAuto's mission is "Drive Your Investment." The vehicles they sell provide enjoyment to their owners and become part of their investment portfolio.
"One of the most rewarding ways a person can diversify their investment portfolio is by purchasing a rare classic car. A lot of investors equate it to putting a Picasso in their garage," says Brian Wedding, owner of VanAuto Motorsports.
The dealership welcomes potential buyers to browse their unique inventory at http://www.VanAuto.com, though they suggest driving to their location to view the vehicles in person. VanAuto Motorsports is located at 2501 Kratzville Rd., Evansville, IN 47710; hours of operation are M-F, 8am-6pm, and Saturdays from 8am-4pm.


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My friend and nutrition expert Jessica Ess sent me this recipe for a healthy way to make chocolate chip cookie dough. Wait, healthy chocolate chip cookie dough you say? What's the catch?
There's no catch. If you want a sweet treat that isn't full of processed crap and overloaded with sugar, this is a great way to go. However, there are two important things you need to know about it before you begin:
1) This recipe is meant to be eaten raw, so don't cook it!
2) The entire recipe below is for 10-12 servings of about 100 calories each, so don't go (ahem) nuts when you eat it. Just because this dough is healthy doesn't meant you can eat a lot of it in one sitting.
Okay, now that those things are out of the way, here's how to make the dough:
- 2/3 cup raw cashews
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 1 Tbsp agave nectar
- 1-2 Tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- A dash of sea salt
- 1 Tbsp flax seeds (preferraly ground)
- 1 Tsp chia seeds
- 1 Tsp coconut oil
- 1/3 cup mini dark chocolate morsels
In a Vitamix or food processor, blend the cashews and oats to a fine meal. Add the remaining ingredients except the chocolate. Blend until you have a dough-like consistency. Now mix in the chocolate chips. Form into little balls and either refrigerate, freeze or enjoy! Makes about 10-12 servings depending on size.
Jessica adds: "Note the flax, chia and coconut oil are optional but add tons of omega 3s and healthy saturated fats for brain, skin and heart health and overall reduced inflammation."
I also found a similar recipe with more pictures over on Rawified.


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Bill, for the most part, I used Napa / Martin Senoir brand of Urethane Enamel paint, but did use some rattle can enamel for some small parts, which appeared to match pretty close! Major parts have epoxy primer under the Flambeau.I used Van Sickle tractor paint, "silver" on the rims.
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Volcano continues its award-winning ways
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Volcano Advertising once again showed its ability to create award-winning ads when they took two top prizes at the Creative Circle awards.
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The agency won first place with two of their campaigns in the Newspaper category - Dewfresh long life milk and Mail & Guardian online. The Creative circle is a monthly contest in which advertising agencies have the opportunity to not only show off their best work, but also get measured against the best in the industry.
Says Francois Boshoff, Volcano's co-Creative Director: "We believe that in order to cut through the clutter of media in which consumers are constantly being subjected, advertising should be impactful, relevant and succinct. It is on this basis that the agency constantly delivers advertising that successfully meets its clients' objectives."
Volcano's philosophy certainly seems to work and is reflected in both the Dewfresh and Mail & Guardian ads. In each case, the ads were self-explanatory and the message easily understood.
With Mail & Guardian, the objective was to inform readers that by visiting its website, they have immediate access to up-to-the-minute news. This outdoor series simply and directly demonstrates the importance of the Mail & Guardian's on-line facility in keeping people abreast with the very latest, ever-changing news.
The Dewfresh campaign illustrates the product's 'long life' benefit and the advantage of taking it into inhospitable areas such as a tropical rainforest, arid desert or frozen wasteland.
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LIFE: Go on, express your love!
IF the idea of Valentine's Day makes you want to run for the hills, I urge you to hear me out. Just this once. Call me a silly old romantic fool, but I adore Valentine's Day. Yes it's completely commercialised and even a bit naff, but take away all the crap and all the clutter, and what you're left with is something rather wonderful I think. Today is a day


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There was no shortage of voices at Vanderbilt's first spring football practice Friday afternoon.
Coaches with every position group challenged, exhorted, corrected and encouraged. They were loud. They were upbeat. They were tireless.
It was a whistle, though, that spoke the loudest. And first-year head coach James Franklin was the one who blew it only when he saw fit to do so.
"A lot of times I'm going to watch a guy on the back side of the defense and see if he's running to the ball," Franklin said. "If he's going hard and everybody else is, I'm going to blow the whistle quick. If I feel like someone is not going as hard, I'm going to hold it. If I feel like the offense had a chance to break the play and a chance to score then I'm going to hold the whistle … and see if they can break big ones."
As it turned out, getting to the ball was good. Getting to the whistle was more important.
It was revealed as one of the details Franklin talked about prior to the start of spring drills when he said one of the themes of the next couple weeks would be "learning to practice."
"It's that transition, and I think this is the worst of that you'll see," defensive tackle T.J. Greenstone said. "It's going to get better and better every day. We're going to learn what he wants and know what to expect out of ourselves."
It took less than one full workout for players to figure out they can expect to find themselves watching for a time if they don't do what's expected of them.
Franklin, himself, personally showed Sean Richardson, one of the leaders on defense and one of the top tacklers in the SEC last season, to the sideline early in a seven-on-seven passing period.
Richardson was made an example when he ran to the receiver and tagged the man with the ball. That's when he erred. He stopped.
"It was a learning mistake," Richardson said. "It was a tag-off period but the guys … we didn't totally understand. We figured … everybody just tag off, but it was tag-and-chase. Coach said that he should have addressed that in the film room, but we'll get that corrected."
Franklin didn't just focus his attention on the defense. He was an equal opportunity enforcer.
A short time after he made his point with Richardson, he sent quarterback Charlie Goro off because Goro stopped running after every member of the defense got to him … but before the whistle blew.
"If they're not running hard then they're being selfish and they're letting the team down," Franklin said. "Go out. I have no problem if you go hard five plays and you can't do seven — tap out and get somebody else in there who's fresh. When you go, you're in there going full speed."
Beginning Sept. 3, when the Commodores host Elon in their 2011 opener and Franklin's debut, it will be the officials' whistles that tell them when to stop.
Until then, there's only one whistle. And that's the sound that matters most.
"On defense, I'm going to hold the whistle until I see everybody running," Franklin said. "We're going to run to the ball. We're going to pursue the ball. Last year we gave up too many big plays, and one of the easiest ways to correct that is to get all 11 guys on the field running to the ball. Good things will happen when you do that.
"We are going to make big plays on offense, defense and special teams through sacks, through turnovers, through long runs, through touchdown passes to kickoff returns to blocked kicks. We're going to be a big play offense, defense and special teams, and that's what we're emphasizing."
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Chop House in Palm Springs, California offers a wide selection of steaks, seafood and chops. All meat is butchered in-house and grilled the classic way in order to bring out flavors and tenderness. Seasonal, sustainable fish and shellfish are utilized, along with fresh seasonal California vegetables. On top of that, Chop House in Palm Springs also has a wine cellar with over 3500 choices and house made desserts.
The menu at Chop House in Palm Springs changes based on the season, but some of the items you may find there include lobster bisque, Scottish salmon, porterhouse steak and herb-brined pork chop. Three-course dinners include desserts like sorbet and chocolate cappuccino mousse cake.
Food was outstanding. Along with the service. Our server Dakota was on the spot. Highly recommend.
We went for dinner week in Palm Springs. I had a friend come into town and took her and my neighbor there, after seeing the menu on way to car from night before at LG'S, which was not good at all. The menu selection was just amazing, the steak was so tender, you could cut it with a butter knife. Even the cream Brule was just perfectly made.
Wonderful food and service, consistent as always at Chop House PS. All four of us had an excellent dining experience during restaurant week my starter was the wedge salad, then filet (cooked to perfection, we had specified Med Rare, Medium etc to the chef and all four steaks were served to perfection).
The ambiance was marked "4" due to the fact when we got seated, there were plenty of diners but not a sound was heard, music was off and it was like going into a library to eat. I asked the server, response was music player issues.
Very sad they are closing down. Have enjoyed our visits there over the years. Great food. Outstanding service.
Our server was helpful and attentive all night. I ordered the scallops which were cooked to perfection. My cousin ordered the filet mignon but she wasn't too thrilled. Overall we enjoyed our evening at Chop House.
We've eaten here several times. We dined during restaurant week. Waited way too long for service for drinks. Finally someone asked if we'd been helped and when we said no, they said "well, if I can't find your waiter, I'll be happy to be your server". Food was generally good, but the wedge salad was disappointing - lettuce too yellow and the dressing was very tart. The $38 cost is a bit much for us with drinks added so we only do this once in awhile. We probably won't be going back anytime soon.
Horrible service and very unprofessional waiter!! Came here to enjoy our anniversary. Ordered the pork chop and it came out tough as jerky. When I asked to send it back the waiter was rude and ordered me to get the prime rib. After my wife was done eating I still did not get my dinner. I decided I did not want the dinner. The waiter was hostile and to make things even worse the manager didn't even come to our table to apologize. I couldn't believe it!!! That's probuly why the other closed down. Indo not recommend and will never have a meal or recommend to anyone!!!
The restaurant did not disappoint. Excellent food and excellent service. What more could you want in the heart of downtown Palm Springs!
The food tasted great. I gave a 4 because the steak was over cooked. Kind of unfair you think but 2 grades off, asked for medium rare (wanting medium but figured they would be off) got well. Flavor was excellent. Everything else was excellent hence the 5 star overall.
Excellent food, one of the best in Palm Springs. We all had rib eye steak, it was amazing. The escargot and large shrimp cocktail were to die for. They make a mean Moscow Mule!!


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For Colleen & Ryan's engagement session we embarked on a little day trip to Monmouth University in New Jersey. For whatever reason I really felt relaxed and calm while we were out there.. It might have been the weather or the beautiful campus , the ocean or just the calming presence of Colleen & Ryan;) We really had a good time.
Colleen & Ryan met at Monmouth University. I love when our clients pick locations that are special to them and I love it even more when that location is beautiful and a former presidential summer home:) We just had a fun relaxing time walking around the campus which we had mostly to ourselves. Colleen & Ryan: You guys were awesome and we really enjoyed spending time with you. We're looking forward to your wedding and seeing you guys again! Oh and thank you for putting up with my crazy ideas.. i.e. the bleacher shot;) We hope you enjoy the photos that we created with you.


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So, my last big post was about how WoW and me were finally calling it quits after 6 long happy years together, how I was over it and moving on… Then my friends started playing again, and talking about it again, and before I knew it my account was reactivated and I was rolling a toon on the Galakrond server to be around them in Azeroth. A friend is paying for my first month in case I can't get back into it, so it was risk free in that sense, so I'll post again soon about how it's going! I am thinking my new "main" will end up being another Night Elf Mage, since Missmediocre didn't even make it to Northrend, we'll see though. I'm going to avoid my Terenas server for now, I don't want to get back into auction housing or archaeology or pet collecting, I just want to level whenever I have some free time.
Kay… Not So Done With WoW…
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September 7th, 2011 - 6:02 am
Glad to hear that. And best wishes for your new adventure!
I have left WOW for several weeks, and I feel just alright, have more time to hanging around and playing other stuff.
I might return when the patch deployed the realm.
Kinda hate playing alone though.
September 7th, 2011 - 11:48 am
I may roll an alt on that server just to say hi!
September 7th, 2011 - 2:17 pm
I'm also thinking about going back from time to time, but none of my friends are playing so I don't think I would get hooked again, unless I find a friendly guild somewhere.
Maybe you should start a friendly guild where we can hang out and just have fun like in the 'old time! I would certainly join that!
September 8th, 2011 - 4:02 am
It's fun to come back but never quite as magical as the first WoW experience. Enjoy it but don't be surprised if you take another extended break until a major content update.
Miss Mediocre
September 9th, 2011 - 6:02 pm
vivianalive : I hate playing alone too, lol. I don't think I would have ever come back if it wasn't to be around friends really!
Miss Mediocre
September 9th, 2011 - 6:03 pm
Crowelf : I'm not on too often yet, but feel free! My new "main" I guess is Neemie, lol.
Miss Mediocre
September 9th, 2011 - 6:08 pm
Undying : WoW is all about who I play with now, lol. I think my guild leading days are behind me, but if I end up sticking it out on this server for a few weeks, maybe everyone who wants to can come play and join my friend's boyfriend's guild, which is what I'm in right now lol.
Miss Mediocre
September 9th, 2011 - 6:09 pm
Chad : I wish I could experience that first like year of playing again, because yes, nothing has ever compared to that! I envy people who are just starting out now, lol. I'm sure there will be many more extended WoW breaks in my future!


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In my earlier post, lolz commented:
In my humble opinion, the tradcon exchange between husband and wife that you advocate is not really all that equitable – and certainly not what one sees in ancient societies.
He also posted a link (read it all, it's pretty good, except the conclusion which is too egalitarian and hedonistic for my taste):
In other words, people we call "tradcons" are frequently hewing to a "tradition" that is mostly a recent invention. Throughout virtually all of history, up to and including much of the world still today, "the family" or even "the nuclear family" meant something very different: what it usually was was father+mother+the kids as part of an extended family, with grandmothers and grandfathers and aunts and uncles and/or cousins frequently living under one roof, or in very close proximity to each other, in a mutually supportive environment. "The family" was all these people, usually dedicated to helping each other, often forming alliances with other families to their mutual benefit. Even in societies where it was the norm for the youngsters to move away, they usually moved in mutually supportive groups together only a day or two away from the rest of the extended family, whom they would often get back together with in times of trouble. Even in societies when young men struck out on their own, they usually did so in mutually supportive groups, not alone against the world.
The ancient idea of "the family" was not "we get together and have dinner at holidays and provide each other some emotional support." It was much more a matter of, "we work together during the day, we make our meals together, we live in one house or adjacent houses, we fight off enemies together, when one of us is sick we all get together to help. Two of our young'uns are getting hitched? We may need to build them a house because we can't fit them in here right now so let's give 'em a new place over on that hill up yonder."
First, I'll answer the 'equitable' thing. lolz is right, it's not equitable. Having to work 40-60 hours a week away from your home and family is definitely the shorter end of the stick to raising your own family, as I've written before, women definitely benefited from the 'traditional' nuclear family. The problem is, unless you're willing to abandon your kids as latchkey children to daycare and the public schools or you have family that's willing to take care of them most of the week, you need someone to take care of the kids, and given biological differences between the sexes, the man staying home will result in marital problems and divorce. It makes sense to have the woman stay home.
Which brings us to the next point: both lolz and Esmay are right.
The nuclear family is not 'traditional' or the way things were, it was an adaptation to modern industrial society. What the article above failed to mention, is that 'work' as we know it today, is a recent invention. Until the industrial revolution, most people's 'work' was either the family farm or or the family home business (or in tribal societies, men hunted, women gathered). There was no real separation between work and home life, they were the same. Sadly, we do not exist in that society. To not starve, most people have to work outside the home. The nuclear family is the best adaptation to that economic reality we have.
Ideally, we'd be able to get back to that tribal, extended family structure. One of my hopes, if that someday I will be able to be able to create a tribal structure among my family, and maybe with my friends as well. We'll live on a mostly self-sustaining farm subsidized by some small income from a couple projects I'm working on. That will take a lot of work, and will be a lifelong project, but hopefully I'll get there.
But for now, the realities of modern society constrain me, constrain us. We can try to build a traditional, tribal structure, but that is not going to happen right away. Before that, I have to get a wife, then keep my children from having their souls devoured by the progressive school system, that means the nuclear, breadwinning family is a necessity for now.
As an aside, I would actually not mind being a stay-at home dad. A commenter at Vox's site has described his adventures as such:
Hey man… we don't JUST play video games all day. I mean sometimes its almost 8am before they finish with their school work for the day. And sometimes we go down to the lake and shoot turtles with the 10/22s… or fish… or have great glorious nerf wars in the tree forts. and there is a swimming pool out there for the really nice days… about 300 of them a year.
Ok well… its mostly video games…
He's also described the risk of it:
Look the truth is if I wasn't such a stupendous badass my wife would've lost interest years ago. Happens all the time. The stay at home dad thing is basically betting your family's future on your ability to maintain your badass man credibility with practically the whole deck stacked against you. The risks are huge. Of course.. if you pull it off you get to spend all day with your kids shooting turtles, fishing, playing Black Ops II, and watching Sportcenter. so I mean… its not entirely irrational.
Honestly, that sounds like a lot of fun, and would be much better life than going to the office every day.
Even the risk of the family being destroyed, while much higher, is not as brutally punishing, as you won't be the one paying child support and alimony, and you'll probably have a decent chance of getting custody.
The question is, could you find a girl okay with the arrangement and could you stay badass. I figure, if you ran a little hobby farm in the country, fished, and hunted, your odds wouldn't be too bad. You'd still get the provider rep if the meat on the table was something you slaughtered or hunted yourself.
It would take a lot of work to set up, but I'd be okay with the arrangement of staying home on the acreage with the kids while the wife worked.


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Pairings: Ian/Anthony
Summary: Movies make sex look wonderful – like something that could be achieved by anybody.
Movies always make sex look like something easy. It's dim orange lighting with perfect silhouettes falling gracefully into bed. The music is always slow – sensual – and all that's heard is breath breathed long and hard, shuddering with anticipation. The moans are always whispers of more and ah, so good. Skin always looks smooth and soon glistening with heat as bodies move together languidly in time. Everything goes well, ending with cries of release that fade to white.
They make sex look wonderful – like something that could be achieved by anybody.
But Ian's standing, fully clothed and one knee pressed against the foot of the bed with Anthony standing right next to him.
"Should we…?" Ian asks, turning his head slightly to look at Anthony. He's a little afraid to stare into his friend's eyes, lest Anthony notices Ian's heated skin. Plus, he becomes light headed every time he glances at Anthony. The leftover alcohol doesn't help to ease the uncertainty.
Anthony shrugs. "I guess."
"All right."
He feels Anthony's hand on his back, ghosting so lightly that if it were anybody else, Ian wouldn't have felt it. It leaves tingling trails all along his spine. If this were a movie, Ian thinks, this would be about the time they would fall into bed naked all of a sudden. But it's another few seconds of them yet again standing still, completely covered head to toe.
"Um… Okay." Anthony says and heaves a sigh before finally sitting heavily on the edge of the bed in front of Ian. It's awkward, Ian thinks, as Anthony shifts clumsily so Ian is standing between his legs, thighs pressing against knees. It's like a trap that Ian is stuck in and all Ian can see is Anthony's buttoned up flannel shirt, rising just above the waist of his jeans revealing honeyed skin.
He pictures Anthony without that shirt. He pictures himself ripping it off of that tight body with fierce eagerness; the fabric tearing deliciously as it uncovers a chest he had seen many times but never really had the chance to freely explore. Ian's fingers are dancing with anticipation to want his own devouring hunger reflected in Anthony's eyes. He almost falls over just thinking about it all.
But he's raised out of his thoughts with a hand around his thigh, gently nudging him forward. Ian shakes his head and obliges, sinking his own knee into the mattress between Anthony's legs. He can hear his own breath, too loud and shuddering against Anthony's mumbles of encouragement.
"Is this all right?" Anthony asks when they're face to face, breath wrapping like a ribbon around Ian's.
"Yeah, it's good." He feigns a weak smile, glad his words aren't slurring anymore.
Ian can't quite believe this is happening, caught up in that moment of holy shit, this is real and what the freakin' hell am I supposed to do now? He's afraid to make the first move but he really, really, wants to.
"C-Can I… Um…Can I kiss you?" Anthony asks finally, hesitantly, with eyes darting from Ian's lips to his hands that are holding him up on either side of Anthony.
"Yeah, uh, sure, I guess." Ian nods, surprised and adjusting so that the heel of his hands presses against Anthony's side. "N-Not like we haven't done it before… right?"
"Yeah," he laughs nervously, "Right. We're good at it."
"Uh huh," Ian smiles again and vaguely remembers how easy it was the first time. Somehow they had gone from a few shots of 151, to obscure and embarrassing tumbling confessions that would later result in locked lips fighting for more, more, more. It was like drinking water in the desert when they kissed for the first time – staggeringly desperate for that cool liquid to coat the dry.
But now, a few hours later (maybe it was only an hour, Ian didn't know since kissing Anthony feels like kissing eternity), after a rapid cab ride home and a few bruised hips made by sharp kitchen counters and wall corners, they're awfully awkward without as much adrenaline and copper venom fuelling their bodies to do things their mind would otherwise think twice about. Now they are thinking twice and even thinking three times which makes everything weird.
Extremely, fucking, weird.
It's kind of weird when Anthony moves in at the same time as Ian, their mouths missing each other and their noses bent at harsh angles onto each other's faces. It's weird that Ian falls over and he feels Anthony and his own cock instantly jumps at the sentiment. Two hard dicks are weird. Ian's not used to feeling that.
But he guesses his body likes it because it sends a thrill of heat blazing through his bones and he can't help but let out a shaking gasp. Anthony's lips quirk up, finally finding his and they sink deeper into the sheets kissing and tasting. The alcohol buzz is creeping dangerously fast around Ian again at the same time as Anthony's warm hands slide under his shirt.
Ian struggles to get out of his shirt, suddenly too hot for it. "Hold still, idiot," Anthony instructs, tugging at the grey cotton until it slips off of a red-faced Ian. "There…" Anthony says, staring with a look of awe and tentatively reaching a hand out to graze over Ian's stomach.
"I need to work out," Ian says, feeling like he needs an excuse for his too soft belly, just picturing Anthony's own tight, flat one with abs just slyly forming. If he had known he'd be naked in bed with his best friend, Ian would have dragged his fatass to the gym a few months ago.
"Nah, you… you look good." He nods when Ian shakes his head. "Really! I-I like — You look fine, Ian. Trust me."
"Okay, I guess I'm pretty sexy," Ian jokes, settling in against Anthony's chest again as it rumbles with laughter. Anthony plants another long deep kiss on Ian's lips, sending a wave of breathlessness to blanket over them. It feels good moving against Anthony, running his hands over the exposed skin of Anthony's neck and finding the pulse matching almost exact to Ian's own excited heart. Anthony runs a tongue over Ian's bottom lip and Ian returns the favour by thrusting his hips deep against Anthony's thigh. He wants him now, especially when a hand grabs onto his ass, kneading hard.
The earlier idea of shredding Anthony's shirt claws at Ian's mind and he quickly grabs fistfuls of the blue and white plaid. The sound of ripping fabric and the exposure of skin is surprising and pulls both of them reluctantly away from each other.
"Dude! T-That's my shirt!" Anthony exclaims between heavy pants, twisting his fingers through the now ruined shirt. Ian's a little surprised at his ferocity but he's so turned on he can't really give a fuck. He only shrugs and dives in again for another kiss, silencing his friend's whines because Ian wants it so bad, right now. Anthony seems to forgive him because he manages to shed the broken garment off and wrap his arms around Ian's middle, bringing fiery skin together.
Oh, God, Ian thinks as Anthony's hips buck upwards so that their erections brush again. The piercing feeling drips to the tips of his toes to the blood that rushes from his head to his cock, jumping and shocking his body each time their jean covered hips thrust to contact.
Ian wants this now. Right fucking now. He can hardly form his next words because Anthony has his lips and his tongue in Ian's mouth, tracing the inside of his cheeks and fucking it, hard. Ian finally manages to croak out, "Pants. Off."
Anthony agrees, mumbling between breaths, "Pants, yeah. Off." Ian manages to roll off of Anthony, fumbling with the buttons and fuck, fuck, fuck, so close to being completely naked but the damn zipper is a bitch and it takes four hands to get those tight jeans off.
"Shit, Ant, just get them off me."
"Okay, okay, okay. Fuck."
"A-Ah… don't—oh my god."
"Don't you fucking come before I get this shit off!"
"O-Oh ah… t-then stop rubbing me l-like – oh—like that!"
Ian is starting to see swirls and sparkles as Anthony presses too hard and tugs too strong at the zipper. Maybe if they weren't drunk out of their minds, this simple task would actually be simple.
Finally. Ian's free. But Anthony's hands are gone.
Ian looks down to find Anthony staring, something maybe moving out of his throat because his mouth hangs open. And it takes a wiggle from Ian's hips and a breathy, "What?" for Anthony to suddenly jump off the bed and start to tug at his own jeans.
Anthony has a little more luck too, able to slip out of his jeans and his boxers in two swift motions: down and a kick to the side so that everything plops against the wall and lands in a pile across the room.
By now, Ian is completely hard, taking deep breaths because the slightest sound, the slightest movement, the slightest idea of what could happen next, gets him too excited and too close. So fucking close… He has to scrunch his eyes shut and force his fingers to clench the sheets to stop the waves of I want this so so so fucking much of overcoming him.
It doesn't help that Anthony isn't hurrying the fuck up with getting back into bed.
"Anthony," Ian whines, peaking one eye open to look down at his friend. Anthony is just standing there, naked, holy glorious erect cock right at Ian's level of vision and looking like he doesn't have a clue what to do next.
Anthony looks fucking unreal.
And beautiful, too.
"I-Ian…" Anthony starts, taking a step towards the bed. It takes a lot of control for Ian to sit up on his elbows because every part of him is shaking. "W-What… What now?"
Ian lets out a shaky breath, trying to contain himself as he hungrily takes in Anthony's body. He looks so fucking good. Ian wonders what he feels like… what he tastes like… what—
"O-Oh… uh… ah… I don't know." Ian shrugs. "How do gay people do it?"
Anthony looks a little shocked. "H-How would I know?" He scoffs, "I'm not gay."
Ian rolls his eyes, feeling his dick die down a little so that he's able to sit up. "I'm pretty sure we're gay now. I mean…" Ian starts, freakin' blushing since he's embarrassed but can't keep the words in, "You're a guy and… And I want you, so bad. My balls are going to turn blue if you don't get over here right now!"
"Okay, okay, geez!" Anthony is grinning like an idiot now, a little bit of pink flushing in his cheeks and Ian is again reminded of his situation: completely and utterly turned on by everything.
So he drags his ass back to the edge of the bed and pulls Anthony back to him until they're hip-to-hip, stomach-to-stomach and best of all, cock-to-cock. Ian is surprised he doesn't explode just holding Anthony's hand. A moan escapes out of him from the tip of his spine, rippling with pleasure.
"Shit, Ian, you feel so good,"
Ian gasps as their dicks slide together in time – in that "languid" way in the movies – but it's a not really but more faster, hungrier, rushed with more sweat and profane cries of holy shit, again, what—don't—fuck, fuck—oh my fucking god!
And they're just rubbing off each other and already Ian can feel his control dabbling away. He wonders how long he can keep this up. He wants to just go but at the same time, keep this going because, shit, it's the best feeling in the world when Anthony groans in his ear and grips his shoulders so hard Ian's skin goes raw red underneath.
"I think—" Anthony starts to say but Ian likes it much better when their mouths are connected. "A-Ah—We're suppose—" Ian's mouth is back for another kiss. "Supposed to—uh—fuck, Ian!"
Ian smirks at Anthony's cry, knowing it was because he's got both of their dicks in his hand now. It was weird having his own and Anthony's in his palm. It's softer than he anticipated and he can't help but to jerk his hand up and down the hard shafts, discovering that each stroke causes Anthony to blurt out obscene curses and moan even louder. Ian is fascinated and intoxicated by the way Anthony writhes on top of him, back arching in the most delicious arch as he tightens his grip, letting his thumb slide over the tip of Anthony's dick.
"Fuck, Anthony, you're so hot." Ian can't even believe the words coming out of his mouth.
Anthony nods and buries his face in the crook of Ian's neck, breathing hard and planting little bites and kisses there that make Ian's eyes roll to the back of his head. Everything feels like too much and so incredible. They should have done this sooner. Ian pumps harder and harder, his hips and his dick moving faster and faster until friction seems to overload with that wonderful mix of hotness and almost-ecstasy, almost-bursting, almost-fucking-there of release.
Anthony manages to say "S-Shit fuck, Ian, I'm gunna—" before coming in the most erotic way that every porno Ian has ever watched looked like a G-rated children's show. It's the way Anthony struggles to keep his position, shaking uncontrollably and gripping hard on Ian's shoulder blades. It's the way Anthony throws his head back at the same time white spills all over Ian's heaving chest. And the way Anthony cries out his name as his cock digs deep right up against Ian's and has Ian coming with grappling sensations he didn't know even existed.
"Fuck!" Ian cries, toes curling and every muscle in his body tightening as his dick lets out the last of his delirium, the leftover fervor reverberating through his being. Anthony falls completely heavy, letting out a loud moan and one last buck of the hips for good measure – to squeeze out whatever's left of this amazing feeling.
"Yeah, fuck."
Ian's slips his hand out from between them, sticky and warm with come and not really caring if he got it all over Anthony's back. He just wants to feel his friend's shivering skin.
"That's what—" A heaving breath. "—we were—" A gulp, trying to catch air. "—supposed to do."
Ian nods absentmindedly, still caught up in that sweet orgasm. Anthony's words eventually enter through the haze and he asks casually, whispering and wanting to revel longer in the bliss, "Do what?"
Anthony moves his face out of Ian's neck, hovering just above Ian. There's a teasing smile there, dimples on either side.
"Fuck you."
Ian's half-lidded eyes open wide. "What?"
"Fuck you. In the ass." Anthony's laughing now and Ian's brows furrow. A little bit of anger wallows up but it's mostly confusion that surfaces. What was Anthony talking about? Did he… did he not like what just happened? Why is he laughing?
"Well… fuck you, too, Anthony. In your ass." Ian frowns and begins to try to push his friend off of him but Anthony is shaking his head and not budging.
"Sure but n-no, I meant… hah…" Anthony is still laughing. Ian can't really see what's so funny. "I meant, oh God, I meant that's how gay sex… that's what we should do: fuck."
"Yeah…" Anthony nuzzles his nose in Ian's neck and comes up to capture Ian's lips in a kiss. He breaks apart and gazes seriously into Ian's eyes, hesitant but hopeful. "So… Um… What do you say?"
Ian supposes he could do that, thinking about it. There are always those movies with more than one sex scene.
"Only if I get to fuck you."
A/N: My first "smut"... can you call it smut when they don't even get it in? I had intended for that but... I couldn't handle it. This was too much for me to write already (I bow to those who can. Oh, masters, you are all so brave and provide me with so much "knowledge" as to how parts of bodies that I don't possess operate!). LOL! It was a fun, plot-less, thing to write though!
I'd love con-crit! It's a good way for me to improve (and learn what I completely butchered to pieces)!
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*****Here is the ending to our fine fairy tale, but in case you need to be caught up, check out Part I and Part II, there are also some pictures of our lovely ladies that even if you've seen already are still worth a second glance at…unless of course you're some pervy old man. 😉
Cait was about to go on and list the rest of the array of flavors when suddenly from the top of the peanut butter flavored yogurt serving vat sprang up a person!
"What is the…?!" Vanessa couldn't even finish her thought on that one.
"Hey there, Julie!" Cait nonchalantly greeted the woman licking peanut butter fro-yo off her…well, everywhere. Apparently this was just business as usual at Yogurtopia.
"Thanks for letting me take a dip, I think I've just about satisfied my craving," Peanut Butter Fingers Julie replied, a big smile on her face. Amazingly her hair had somehow managed to avoid getting fro-yo-fied and fell in loose waves around her shoulders; the runners also noticed that PB Julie certainly had some wicked fashion sense.
"I've gotta check out what kind of shoes that girl's wearing," Katy muttered under her breath, for only a split second distracted from the Biebs, but just as fast turned her attention right back to him.
"I have the peanut butter chips and chocolate chips on hand if you'd like me to toss a few in?" Cait continued addressing Julie.
"I think I'm good, for now," Julie had emerged and worked her way to the counter and group of runners. "Hi, I'm Julie, nice to meet you all!"
"Hey," SkinnyRunner was the first to speak, "I like your dress."
"Thanks a bunch," Julie replied and then from out of the chocolate fro-yo vat a dog suddenly popped up, leaped out of the vat and in a second was at Julie's side licking the sweet treat from the tip of it's nose. "And this is Sadie! I promised her a walk, so I've got to get going, but it's been great meeting you all!" Julie smiled and with that the pair walked out of Yougurtopia.
"She's a regular," Cait turned back to the runners. "Don't worry, we take care of our vats so that you can always take a hop into them if your bowls just aren't quite big enough. Feel free to let me know if any of you would like jump in."
"Ya I would, but I wouldn't be so hip on all those freaking calories," SkinnyRunner said what all of them were thinking.
"Oh, don't even worry about any of that, all the calories in everything here have been sucked out. Actually, this stuff is all Leanne Rimes has been eating lately," Cait answered back.
"Where do all the calories go?" Julia asked the obvious.
"Well, it varies," Cait explained, "we have a calorie shunt that sucks them out, but they do have to go somewhere so we pick a 'worthy' person to donate them too. Right now we've managed to wrangle up Bentley…"
"THE Bentley from The Bachelorette?!" Margs shouted in most apparent glee. Actually, all of the women smiled at that and even Riley barked in approval.
"The one and only," Cait smiled back. "We have our guests nominate people they feel are worthy calorie recipients and then everyone votes on them. Over there behind the bus we have the ballots, so be sure to cast your votes for the next candidate on your way out."
"So can I board the mix-in bus now?" Hungry Runner Girl asked, unable to wait a moment longer…mix-in's were of course her favorite.
"You got it! Load those bowls up and let me know if there is anything else I can do for you. The bus really has anything in the world you can imagine, so pop over to the spigots, fill up on the fro-yo and get to scooping!" Cait could barely finish before all runners were off in fro-yo fueled mayhem.
By the time they were done the yogurt spigots had been through a beating, the mix-in bus abused, and everything inside Yogurtopia was bathed in excitement. "I can tell you that's the best bus I've even been on, and that's saying a lot, I've accompanied students on plenty of field trips," Hungry Runner Girl professed as they all collected around one of the tables.
"So you finally decided to join us?" Christina asked as Katy took a seat to her right.
"Well, he said something about Selena not being all too thrilled having to finish up her fro-yo with me sitting on her boyfriend's lap," Katy replied with more than a hint of disappointment in her voice. "They also had to go because he's got a concert to get ready for…but look who scored tickets…this girl!!"
"Do you guys mind if I take a seat?" from behind the runners a sweet voice rang. "My name is Emma, I hope it's okay, but since I take it you guys are big running fans, I'd love to meet you."
"But of course!" Vanessa warmly greeted, some of that Southern Georgia charm obviously rubbing off on her.
"Thanks," Emma smiled and took a seat. "Is this your guys' first time to Yogurtopia? It's mine, I live in another kingdom but I'm seriously considering on moving! This place is like heaven!"
"Ya it is," Margs agreed between bites.
"I'm glad it's all you could imagine," Christina replied with a shy grin on her face, "it's what I dreamed up, and I'm happy you like The Athletarian Kingdom so much."
"Wait, are you the princess?" Emma exclaimed.
"Ya she is!" Katy touted.
"I also hear you've got an obsession with oats, is that true?" Emma's excited raised up another couple of notches if that was possible.
"Oh, Oatmania, I went there yesterday for breakfast!" Christina returned and then continued, "and lunch…and maybe a snack too." She finished with a laugh.
"I'm obsessed with my oats too!" Emma shouted before raising a shovel-sized-spoon to her lips. After a lick she went on, "There's no better way to refuel after putting Betty through a beating…"
"Betty through a beating?" SkinnyRunner asked a little alarmed.
"Oh, Betty," Emma laughed, "that's the name of my treadmill, sorry, I should have clarified that one!"
"Gotcha," SkinnyRunner said before getting up to visit the mix-in bus again.
"The only day I don't eat oats for breakfast is on Sundays when I have pancakes. But even then I usually work a serving or two, or three in during the rest of the day," explained Emma.
And so, our band of runners had made it to Yogurtopia and we leave them to polish off whatever they can fit into their bellies. And after SkinnyRunner's report of 16.83 miles that certainly calls for plenty of fro-yo and mix-ins! We'll leave them to their treats, but as we do we will catch one last glimpse of each fabulous character in our story.
Margs laughing just a wee bit maliciously as she stands in front of the now morbidly, overly-obese Bentley tied to a pole. As she spoons more fro-yo into her mouth she watches his ever-expanding waistline get bigger and bigger.
SkinnyRunner, upon her trip to the mix-in bus, met up with Leanne where she told her that if there was ever someone who should be sporting a SkinnyRunner shirt it would be her waifish self. Leanne agreed, forked over the dough, and joined the masses of other runners donning said shirts.
Julia made her way to the chocolate spigot where Riley had been furiously licking since they'd gotten there. She pet the little guy on the head and sat down next to him to eat the rest of her fro-yo. She pulled out her phone and between bites decided this place was just too good of a place for her sister, Jenn, to miss out on. Never fear, Jenn would come running right away and be there shortly.
Katy caught up on eating the amount of fro-yo that she missed out on thanks to her Bieber distraction, doing so only while staring fixidly at the tickets in front of her. A bit of fro-yo happened to land unnoticed on her shirt but it hardly broke her gaze; still, she looked as fashionably glamorous as always. Later, when she did realize the drop she thought to herself that maybe it would then give her the perfect excuse to just ask Justin for his shirt.
Vanessa's stove woes had long ago drifted from her mind. She relished every spoonful of fro-yo and decided that her house hadn't yet been perfect, but she knew exactly how to take care of that. She'd merely ask Cait for an extra fro-yo spigot and some mix-in bins…she had a spare room that had yet to be furnished, and who really needed another guest bedroom?
Hungry Runner Girl had been able to put away the most mix-in's, even making up a new ideal ratio of mix-in's to fro-yo in her head. This would be posted later on her blog as well as the new record number of Swedish Fish consumed. Her husband Billy would be proud, the doctors just as proud that she was able to someone manage to avoid a sugar induced coma. No doubt it was due to years of building up a tolerance.
Christina of course welcomed the newest member to her Kingdom. She thought back fondly of Dream…err, Dean at the palace and decided that perhaps after she got back they would go to the park. No one was ever too old to enjoy a swing on the swings! Maybe she'd challenge him to a push-up contest, she'd been getting crazy strong these days and been busting them out like a champ.
Emma was just as excited to join The Athletarain Kingdom and was already making plans to have Betty shipped out ASAP. She made Christina promise to take her to Oatsmania first thing in the morning, of course she also made her promise the two would go on a run together. Come Sunday Emma would cook everyone chocolate chip pancakes…don't worry, they'd be vegan. 🙂
Peanut Butter Fingers Julie had taken Sadie on that nice, long walk. They actually made their way to the lake and noticed the oven halfway in and out of the water. Julie smiled as it seemed that some baby swans had decided to make a jungle gym out of the evil appliance. Julie also grinned because the sight of the oven suddenly inspired her with the perfect dinner recipe she'd fix that night. Said dinner would of course be written up, photographed, and documented so all could enjoy. Sadie barked.
Cait, well, Cait was just happy she could spend yet another day in Yogurtpia. She always loved seeing who would stop by. Today was especially nice though, and she hoped all of these fine ladies would stop by again soon.
Thank you for getting your fill at the one and only Yogurtopia.


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Thee Tsunamis creates music that would fit in well at a haunted punk beach house in the late 1960s — a weird jumble of genres, I know, but they come together in a fun and spooky way that's aided greatly by a sense of humor and a keen eye for fashion.
This Indiana trio takes vintage surf sounds and deconstructs them, adding echo and grime and fuzz and a little fire and brimstone. It's old-school surf soul meets lo-fi garage fuzz, all delivered by three gorgeous broads who can seriously rock in an unencumbered and fearless way.
I talked to Betsy Tsunami — the trio's guitar player and songwriter — about thrift shopping, Halloween glam and outrunning the Texas fuzz:
Q. Your sound harkens a lot of vintage surf rock — who are some of Thee Tsunamis' biggest musical influences?
A. Our tiki totem of influences, in descending order: The Cramps, The Shangri Las, The Sonics, Thee Milkshakes, The Mummies, Dead Moon and The Crystals.
Q. I see that you're from somewhere in Indiana. I'm guessing there aren't a lot of female three-piece vintage garage surf rock bands out there?
A. We weren't originally conceived as an all-girl band, but as the saying goes, sometimes a woman is the best man for the job.
Thee Tsunamis is now a girl power trio gravitationally pulled together through a shared obsession with girl groups, exotica kitsch, bubblegum pop, schlocky horror movies, lipstick and fuzz guitar. And no, there aren't enough girl garage and/or surf bands in Indiana, but the Midwest is a weird place and you never know what kind of mutant sounds may wash up. Fingers crossed.
Q. You blend sartorial style with your musical style, which we're big fans of, as a music and fashion mag. How would you describe your fashion influences?
A. While practicing before a big show, I used to joke, "Now for the most important detail, what should we wear?" As time has gone on, we don't have to ask because we've become more intuitive about each other's style and our stage fashion is an extension of our everyday wear.
We are all thrift junkies and tend to blend 60s British mod and beachwear with 70s street punk and who knows what else. Sometimes we'll throw in some Halloween chic, atomic rockabilly, Vegas lounge act or an androgynous glam getup.
Our biggest fashion icons are the Duchess, Brian Jones, Annette Funicello, Suzi Quatro and Morticia Adams. And we liberally mix and match our fashion tastes, as we do with our musical influences.
Q. What's the weirdest thing I'd find in your tour van right now?
A. An oversized Ed Roth Rat Fink doll, our patron saint of travel and gonzo guardian.
Q. We actually had several surf rock bands around these parts in the late 90s/early aughts, though most have disbanded by now. If you could open for any surf rock band past or present — dead or alive — who would it be?
A. No contest: Link Wray & the Wraymen, and if you have to ask why, then I suppose you'll never understand.
Q. What else should we know about Thee Tsunamis?
A. We once outran a Texas cop while listening to the Stooges. My defense is and will always be that rock 'n roll made me do it.
Thee Tsunamis
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Where: Texas Rose Saloon, 2013 S. MLK. Pkwy., Beaumont
Cost: $5
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A dream of a German basketball team comes true when given the chance to play in the USA. Anja Moller and her team bring in the wins but as they continue to play, winning isn't what the have to worry about. The Blackhearts weren't really excepted to the USA. Teammates end up showing up dead. Is it someone close to the team killing or an angry American. Read and get into the mystery.
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This Recommendation provides the requirements for the STM-N signals at the network node interface of a synchronous digital network, including B-ISDN in terms of:
– bit rates;
– frames structures;
– formats for mapping and multiplexing of client signals (e.g., PDH, ATM and Ethernet) elements;
– functionalities of the overheads.
Revision 7.0 of ITU-T Recommendation G.707/Y.1322 is based on:
• revision 6.0 approved 2003-12-14;
• Corrigendum 1 approved 2004-06-13;
• Amendment 1 approved 2004-08-22;
• Corrigendum 2 approved 2005-08-22; and
• editorial (non-technical) corrections.
Amendment 1 provides a reciprocal linkage from the SDH Recommendation to the G-PON Recommendation G.984.3, and explains how the G-PON encapsulation method (GEM) transport of SDH signals fits into the multiplexing hierarchy.


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Energy Balls
Here's a snack for kids that's nutrient-rich and full of healthful calories. For the nut-seed-fruit combination, Casey Seidenberg finds that sunflower seeds, raisins and dried cranberries are usually a hit.
Make ahead: The balls can be eaten right away, but their texture improves after several hours in the refrigerator. They can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for 7 to 10 days or frozen for up to 3 months. Adapted from a recipe by Casey Seidenberg, co-founder of Nourish Schools, a nutrition education company in the District of Columbia. Makes about 40 balls
1 cup peanut butter, sunflower butter or almond butter
1 cup raw or regular honey (start with less if regular honey and add more if needed)
3 cups rolled oats
½ cup ground chia seed or flaxseed
1 cup mini chocolate chips or cacao nibs
1 cup any combination of nuts, seeds and soft dried fruit, such as sunflower seeds, raisins and dried cranberries
Sweetened shredded coconut, for rolling (optional)
Combine the butter and honey in a large mixing bowl and stir until smooth. Gradually add the oats and chia seed or flaxseed. Add the cacao nibs or chocolate chips and the nut-seed-fruit mixture, and mix gently to combine.
Use your hands to roll the mixture into balls approximately the size of ping-pong balls. If desired, roll them in shredded coconut. Place the balls in paper mini-muffin cups. At this point, you can eat them, but they'll be less sticky after a night in the refrigerator. Layer the balls in an airtight container, using wax paper to separate the layers, and refrigerate for 7 to 10 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition per ball (using equal amounts of sunflower seeds, raisins and dried cranberries): 130 calories, 3 g protein, 18 g carbohydrates, 6 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg sodium, 2 g dietary fiber, 12 g sugar


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Allstate said in a statement today it has hired more than 500 people since February when it disclosed plans for the $11.6 million center.
Allstate is searching for outbound sales and service specialists, direct-sales representatives and customer-service representatives. Job candidates must speak fluent English and Spanish.
It's been previously reported that the openings at the center pay about $27,000 annually, with annual bonuses ranging from $2,000 to $10,000.
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FRAMINGHAM (MyFoxBoston.com) A 28-year-old Framingham man has been found guilty in the 2010 stabbing death of his wife.
A Middlesex Superior Court jury found Kyle Alleyne guilty on first degree murder and assault and battery charges after a 12-day trial.
Alleyne was sentenced to life in prison without the eligibility for parole in his wife's death.
Police say 19-year-old Heather Alleyne was found dead inside the couple's Worcester Road apartment on Aug. 9, 2010 after her mother called police and asked them to check in on her. Investigators saw what they call obvious signs of a struggle inside of the bedroom.
An autopsy revealed Heather died from sharp force wounds to her neck, torso, and extremities. Investigators believe Heather was stabbed by her husband sometime after Aug. 4.
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Inspiration Pt.
From the Trailhead...
The trailhead for Inspiration Point is the same for Tunnel Trail. Pass through the iron, locked gate and follow the paved Edison Rd.
Approximately 3/4 mile cross creek on wooden bridge. Around the bend the road becomes dirt. There is a junction here. To the right the Edison road continues up for a few miles and makes a nice walk or mountain bike ride of its own. For Inspiration Pt., stay straight on the dirt road at this junction.
Go just a little ways, maybe a few hundred yards further, and off to the right is the sign and junction for Tunnel Trail. Continue straight, not taking Tunnel Trail, for a few more yards to the junction on the left for Inspiration Pt. The trial is actually named the Jesusita Trail.
At about the 1 mile mark you will cross the creek. Look straight across the creek to the continuation of the trail.
Hike almost a mile through switchbacks and shady chaparral. Be careful
of poison oak. Best to stay on the trail.
You know you have reached Inspiration Pt. when you arrive at a fire road and see a beautiful view of the city and the ocean. You are at an elevation of about 1750ft.
To get home, return exactly as you came.