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Geeklog is the weblog software that concentrates on performance, privacy, and security. It features Web-based administration, surveys (polls), user-customizable boxes, a friendly administration GUI with a topic manager, an option to edit or delete stories, an option to delete comments, a search engine, backend/headlines generation (RSS/Atom format), calendaring, and much more.
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TinyButStrong is a template class for PHP that allows you to generate XML/HTML pages and any other files based on text source. The engine gives facilities to work with any databases, including in native PDO, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, PHP arrays, and more. It is possible to design templates using any visual editor (like Dreamweaver or FrontPage), and thus to make templates that are compatible with W3C standards for example. It features simple block management, useful display formats, conditional displaying for blocks and locators, remote XML/HTML attribute modification, a cache system, and the ability to include sub-templates and execute associated scripts. Plug-ins are supported since version 3.0.
Barman (backup and recovery manager) for PostgreSQL is an administration tool for disaster recovery of PostgreSQL servers. It allows remote backups of multiple servers in business-critical environments and helps DBAs during the recovery phase. Barman's most-wanted features include backup catalogs, retention policies, remote recovery, archiving, and compression of WAL files and backups.
WebIssues is a multi-platform system for issue tracking and team collaboration. It can be used to store, share, and track issues with various attributes, description, comments, and file attachments. It is easy to install and use but has many capabilities and is highly customizable. Desktop and Web clients are provided.
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Kakuzu (S) - Page 1
Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Kakuzu (S)
A missing-nin of mysterious talents and a member of Akatsuki, Kakuzu(s) is certainly older than he appears. He seems to only be concerned with money and the bounties which provide him with it.Requirement to unlock: Mission: Hidden Monsters
Fuuton Atsugai
Fuuton Atsugai deals 30 damage to one enemy and stuns their chakra or ranged skills for 1 turn. Becomes Katon Zukokku after being used. Katon Zukokku deals 15 affliction damage to all enemies for 1 bloodline. Becomes Fuuton Atsugai after being used.
Cooldown: None
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Raiton Gian
Raiton Gian deals 30 piercing damage to one enemy. Becomes Inferno Gust after being used. Inferno Gust deals 35 damage to one enemy and 20 to all other enemies for 1 bloodline, 1 ninjutsu. Becomes Raiton Gian after being used.
Cooldown: None
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Classes: Ranged, Chakra, Instant
Heart Steal
Using his tendrils Kakuzu rips the heart out of one enemy and makes it his own. Kakuzu instantly kills that enemy and he heals 35 health if successful. This skill can only be used on an enemy at or below 20 health.
Cooldown: 4
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Iron Skin Technique
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some more round mounds
some more mounds.
Some nice bums.
A few more nice ones.
^ The second and third pics look like chicks.
some butts...with bits and pieces
Some more hot asses!!!
pillows? looks comfy
A few more nice ones.
some belamibums
I have an entire folder with photos of asses I have found on the net. lol
Here are some more.
Wow! God... I swear! FUCK!
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Great ass, I couldn't turn one down, they all get me up.
some more cake
Peter Le in his blog is promising more ass'n'hole shots in future vids ...
So do I, but I suspect yours is bigger.
This is a collage I made for a weekly thread I do here - for my Hands on Butts theme.
Here's the original post
a few more from the nice butt file
Some well-formed rears.
some more man mounds
some more nice buns
Now THAT'S nice.
If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities. -- Voltaire (1694-1778).
If my wine addled brain serves well...marshall and mick from thatpad
sweet hineys
more butts and buns
OK, that's about as good as it gets. I haven't seen an ass that nice in...well, ever.
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I recently spoke with Jason Kim, senior producer at id Software, currently working on Rage. In relating some of the higher level thinking behind the decision to do a new IP as the big game out of the gate for id tech 5, Kim talked about how the studio has evolved.
Our studio has grown a lot, not just in size but also in design and art process, and even a technology standpoint. John has admitted he can't do everything on his own. There are a lot of smart guys that are required to be able to make a game these days. He can't just lock himself up in a room, come out with an engine, and say okay, make a game with this.
With that change in philosophy and a larger studio, projects that previously went to outside studios could return to id.
We have Quake; we have Wolfenstein. If people want that, we have the IPs to deliver it. And we have a different approach now; we're forging a new path. I think we can freshen those things up...we don't have anything in the works right now but I think when we start talking about different things we can do with the other properties that we have I hope people are receptive to what we want to do and what we think would be fun for players to experience coming out of id Software.
With Rage coming out later this year, it wouldn't be out of the question that id could announce a new project at QuakeCon later this year.
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A Brookwood Police officer shot a young man who ran over him with a four-wheeler Tuesday night.
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Both men were recovering at DCH Regional Medical Center on Wednesday.
The officer had a broken right leg, a torn ligament and an injured knee and may require surgery, said Brookwood Police Chief Randy Kizziah.
The suspect, 22, was being treated for gunshot wounds to his left thigh and body. The names of the officer and the suspect have not been released.
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On Aug. 25, 2006, Amazon Web Services launched a limited public beta of its Elastic Compute Cloud, thus creating the first infrastructure-as-a-service and launching a multibillion-dollar market. Over the past six years, Amazon has continued to expand its IaaS offerings, and other companies have jumped in, targeting a variety of customers who wish to take advantage of the benefits of IaaS.
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Yesterday Zoee had been outside and when she came back in I noticed her nose was cut. I guess there is nothing I can really do for it, since anything I put on it she will just lick off. And her licking it will help it heal best anyway. She is not excessively licking it either, so that's good. But I just have a feeling it is going to leave an ugly scar on her nose. I'm so sad.
The other thing is I have no clue how she did this. I know there was a dog on the other side of the fence that she was barking at. So I'm guessing she jabbed it on the fence or a plant/bush of some sort.
Ok, the picture is ginormous when I previewed it. But I'm going to post it and see if it works.
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Teddix is an inventory system and asset management system. It collects hardware, software, and operating system information from machines running the Teddix agent. This allows system administrators to easily check, compare, and manage current and historical hardware and system information through a modern Web interface.
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For some reason everyone forgets about the concrete in new construction until it's time to use it. As Rodney Dangerfield used to say "I get no respect".
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Magical Memories manages an assortment of two bedroom vacation condos in the family friendly community of Sweetwater Club. Enjoy great value with these properties. Here, you'll be close to our check-in office and major Theme Parks and Kissimmee restaurants and shopping. All two bedroom condos offer over 1,000 square feet and are easily accessed on the second floor of each building.
The two bedroom condos feature one master bedroom with a queen sized bed, TV, and an attached private bathroom. A second bedroom will have two comfortable twin beds. There is sleeping space for two guests on the living room sleeper sofa.
Sweetwater Club provides all the comforts of home while on vacation. An example would be the fully-equipped kitchen with all cookware and place settings included. It's so easy to entertain family and friends and fix delicious meals. Plan the next day's adventures at Disney World, Universal Studios, or SeaWorld during dinner. A large TV with cable is provided in the living room. You'll have an endless supply of clean towels and clothes with use of the clothes washer and clothes dryer.
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A circle of warm amber-colored buildings makes up the family-friendly vacation community of Sweetwater Club. Condos with 2 or 3 bedrooms have full kitchens for easy meal prep and laundry facilities to ensure that dry towels and clean clothes are always on hand. Each unit has a private patio or balcony for quiet relaxation. The clubhouse is the community activity center with video arcades, sundry shop, movie rental and fitness room. Guests may use their laptop computers to take advantage of free Wi-Fi at the clubhouse or use the computer center for a small fee. A pool, spa and picnic areas are situated behind the clubhouse. Department stores, grocery stores, gas stations and pharmacies are nearby, in addition to plenty of outlet shopping. Sports fans will be pleased with championship golf, Orlando Magic basketball, major league baseball spring training and rodeos. Disney, Sea World and Universal Studios theme parks and water parks are within minutes.
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IT IS Christmas time and everyone is buying booze.
But based on what those Christmas shoppers are buying, online and in stores, urged on by plentiful liquor store advertising in recent weeks, it is not craft beers and ciders that festive drinkers are likely to be swilling this year, but traditional sparkling wines and beers.
The most popular beers in NSW this year were Tooheys New, Victoria Bitter and XXXX Gold, Nielsen data shows. But there is a shift to premium and international brands. The alcohol industry calls this ''premiumisation''.
This year, Mexican beer Corona was ranked as the eighth most popular beer nationally, according to the Nielsen data. It showed premium international beer had experienced a 8.4 per cent increase, while craft beer had experienced a 42.4 per cent rise. Both though were coming from low bases. Surprisingly, it was beer brands Carlton Dry, XXXX Gold and James Squire Pale Ale that have had the highest volume growth.
Nick Yates from the Railway Hotel in Beaudesert, Queensland, said white wine was the most popular drink for Christmas on his online alcohol store, Jigsaw Liquor, which sells all over Australia. But XXXX Gold and Crown Lager remained the site's most popular beers.
Most cases of the more popular beers, such as Toohey's New and Victoria Bitter, are selling online for about $40, while the international favourite Corona has cases closer to $50.
Angus Hugson, marketing manager of online wine sales at crackawines.com.au, which is a transactional partner for Fairfax Media's goodfood.com.au, said bubbly sparkling wines were still popular this year, but there was a shift towards the ''more restrained'' and premium wines.
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A paroled killer charged with murdering two mentally disabled women in a Social Security scam was assigned a new lawyer Monday with death-penalty experience.
Federal prosecutors may seek the death penalty against Linda Weston, who's now charged with murder, racketeering and hate crimes.
Weston, 52, appeared briefly in federal court Monday, the same day related state charges were dropped. She has been in custody since October 2011, when a landlord found four bedraggled adults locked in a squalid boiler room and called police.
Federal authorities last week unsealed an indictment that charges Weston, her daughter and three others with confining disabled adults like "zoo animals." The victims were often drugged, deprived of food and medical care, and forced to use buckets for bathrooms, officials said.
Weston used "cunning, trickery, force and coercion" to get mentally disabled people to designate her as their caretaker, allowing her to illegally collect about $212,000 in Social Security payments over 10 years, authorities charged. In all, authorities allege six disabled adults and four children were held captive in "subhuman" conditions in basements, attics and closets at various times between 2001 and 2011.
Defense lawyer George Yacoubian, who represented Weston for more than a year in state court, calls the federal murder and racketeering charges "inflated." Local authorities investigated both the 2005 death in Philadelphia and the 2008 death in Virginia, and declined to press charges, he noted.
"I think it's a reach," Yacoubian said. "Somebody dying in somebody's care does not make it a homicide."
Yacoubian also challenged the racketeering charge, arguing that federal authorities assumed a hierarchy within the group that wasn't there.
"Certainly, the RICO charges are inflated," he said. "RICO requires some sort of enterprise where subordinates take orders. ... There was no organization."
Because he does not have federal death-penalty experience, a judge Monday appointed capital lawyer Patricia McKinney to represent Weston on the federal charges. She and several co-defendants are due back in court Thursday for federal detention hearings.
Weston previously served time for the slow starvation death of a man locked in her Philadelphia apartment.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania urged officials Monday to expand a pilot program designed to prevent criminals from managing another person's Social Security benefits.
About 5.6 million representative payees — those who receive benefits on behalf of people who cannot manage the funds themselves — handle $61 billion in Social Security payments each year for about 7.6 million beneficiaries.
"These beneficiaries need to know their representatives are individuals who can be trusted," Casey wrote in a letter to Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue.


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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Michigan-OSU Week: So why does it feel...off?
Yeah, I know it's still for the Big Ten title, a trip to Pasadena, bragging rights and all that stuff. But damnit if my beloved Wolverines and those damn, dirty Buckeyes didn't go out and make The Game nothing more than A Game this Saturday.
Rat farts!
Last Friday, I had dreams of 9-2 Michigan, making one of the greatest turnarounds in the school's proud history, going up against undefeated and top ranked OSU, trying to close out a return trip to the BCS title game. The Comeback vs. The Coronation. The eyes of the college football nation watching.
Then Michigan lost to Wisconsin.
Fuck. I tried to spin it in my mind and on this blog. I was almost okay with it. Two of our best players were out. Camp Randall is a tough place to play. We had a chance to win late in the 4th quarter. But most of all, we still would be facing the number one team in the land, with a shot at ending our three game skid against them and ruining their national championship dreams.
Then Ohio State lost to Illinois.
Son of a bitch! And from the looks on the faces of the Buckeyes I saw in the crowd on TV, there is was no positive spin to be found in Columbus.
So here we both are, playing for the undisputed Big 10 Championship. Just like Bo and Woody would want it. Just like everybody said it would be before the season started.
Just like it should be. But not quite.
44 comments:
- Katie said...
Now it is imperative that we beat tOSU AND win whatever bowl game we land in. Hopefully this will help quiet the nay sayers.
- November 12, 2007 8:20 AM
- Ddub said...
let hate week begin,
the week we forget records
the week we shed NC shattering losses
the week that makes it all worthwhile
the single greatest rivalry in organized sports is at the end of this week. (read: productivity takes a huge hit)
- November 12, 2007 9:02 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
Regardless of the great letdown--
We'll always have Paris.
- November 12, 2007 9:10 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
yes, whet, i remember that day well. if i recall, the Germans wore (scarlet &) grey, you wore (maize &) blue.
not often you work a Bogart quote into football.
maybe it's my age, but time was, this was all the game was ever really about. let's face it- in the last 30 or so years, there's only been 6 or 7 games where, depending on who won, a MNC was at stake. and half of those have been in the last 10 years ('97, '02' & last year).
tosu had maybe 2 or 3 games ('93, '95, & '96) where they had a shot. we had a very outside shot in '91. before that? you have to go back to Woody & Bo.
the great strength (and i think the real test) of this rivalry is not what it means outside the two schools when there's an mnc to lose, but what it still means even when there is nothing else to win.
- November 12, 2007 9:29 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
That is all.
- November 12, 2007 9:45 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
daBraylon17 trumped my "nanny, nanny, boo, boo" all to heck.
- November 12, 2007 9:48 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
That's the beauty of this rivalry. It's like all the other rivalries, only more so.
- November 12, 2007 9:50 AM
- Dezzi said...
This coming Saturday determine whether or not my Christmas vacation is a silent or loud one.... it will be silent if Michigan wins because I won't say a word to all the Ohio State fans in my hometown (Napoleon, OH) and it will be loud if tOSU wins because every fan who lives in my hometown (whether they went there or not) will have to say something to me...
I would like for option one because flying home from Switzerland to get hounded by fans who didn't even attend the school is very annoying.
- November 12, 2007 9:51 AM
- Dezzi said...
I'd relate dabraylon17's comment to raising you all-in without seeing the flop first...
- November 12, 2007 9:53 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
The "flop" was in Columbus last Saturday.
- November 12, 2007 10:02 AM
- Crock said...
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- November 12, 2007 10:13 AM
- Crock said...
I was reminded yesterday that November 17th, the day of THE GAME - is also the anniversary of losing Bo - one year to the day.
- November 12, 2007 10:14 AM
- Dezzi said...
Yeah... I thought that I was watching UM playing on a TV that had bad colors....
All I can think about is the SNL skit quote:
"Wah... you no lika da Juice? Da Juice is good ah?"
Well... may the best team wearing Maize & Blue on saturday win (and no I don't mean Delaware)
- November 12, 2007 10:18 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
"Well... may the best team wearing Maize & Blue on saturday win (and no I don't mean Delaware)"
Oh, great. The secret's out. Tressel was outfitting the team in its strategic Maize & Blue unis a la Notre Dame. Hope we don't have the same result as the domers.
- November 12, 2007 10:23 AM
- Mikoyan said...
I would like to see Michigan win. I certainly think that Michigan can win but something nags at the back of my brain. Even if Michigan wins, they still will be saying nay.
As for the greatest rivarly, as I've said before I think pure rivalry, the Army-Navy game is best. For the most part it is evenly split. With the exception of WWII, it doesn't mean anything to the rest of the sporting world but who can argue with a game where the fans can say "Go Navy" on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
- November 12, 2007 11:33 AM
- Dezzi said...
For some reason... the pic on this post screams some sort of caption contest...
- November 12, 2007 11:43 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
"For some reason... the pic on this post screams some sort of caption contest..."
Bo: I'd make you my Defensive Coordinator. C'mon, Woody.
Woody: You S.O.B...Would I get my own office?
- November 12, 2007 12:06 PM
- DaBraylon17 said...
i think it's funny, or maybe pathetic, that whetstonebuck is on this site more than anyone. i think he keeps it open while doing whatever and refreshes the page every 5 or ten minutes to see if anyone either responded to him or said something that will cause the troll in him to come out. what a loser.
- November 12, 2007 12:31 PM
- Yost said...
Whetstone is one of our guests here and I personally welcome him.
- November 12, 2007 12:47 PM
- Out of Conference said...
Looks like the hate is starting to warm up. It is only Monday though.
- November 12, 2007 1:16 PM
- WingRG said...
well, for one, Whetstone is a lot funnier than you, you just spew hate and i've never seen you post anything intelligent.
That "Fuck OSU" was real original and real classy (i know lots of UM fans on here pride themselves on being classier than OSU fans).
- November 12, 2007 1:50 PM
- jbwgoblue said...
"Now it is imperative that we beat tOSU AND win whatever bowl game we land in."
Call me crazy, but I hope WHEN we win that we end up playing in the Rose Bowl. If not, I'd say we are getting screwed big time.
- November 12, 2007 2:09 PM
- Katie said...
Oh my JB, I think my lack of faith was showing on that post! Indeed, beating tOSU should put us in the Rose bowl!
And, I must add, Whets is cool, (as are sru and wings) they bring something of substance to the comment section, and I also must agree that Wing has a point about your lack of substance DB17. Just chill dude.
- November 12, 2007 2:21 PM
- zen wizard said...
Yes, 1977 was the best Michigan/Ohio State Conflict--Well, I mean, since 1835...
- November 12, 2007 2:32 PM
- threadogg said...
katie~West Virgina is the team most likely to head for the ROSE BOWL if the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes.
- November 12, 2007 2:42 PM
- DaBraylon17 said...
shut up. i never try to be funny. that is not my personality. i didn't know this site was a comedian contest. and who says i have to post anything "intelligent?" have you seen whetstone post anything "intelligent?" he is a troll and just likes to get under the skin of UM fans, which, like i said, is the definition of the word "troll."
also, it's the week before the game. there will be a lot of shit talking on both sides. i have seen you "run your mouth" on this site before.
- November 12, 2007 2:54 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
not posting this: http://dispatch.com/live/content/football/stories/2007/11/12/henton.html
for the "crime" aspect (though, that is a side benefit) but more to prove yet another of my conspiracies true-
Henton, the running QB, having paid his debt to society (and in response to last Saturday's somewhat anemic output by tosu's offense AND Michigan's continued inability to master the concept of tackling a QB) will be reinstated by Sweater Boy.
then tosu will show up in a zone option spread & destroy us as we are as unable to tackle a running QB as Henton is unable to get a "girlfiend".
in response to the disaster, Lloyd will dust off his post 2000 Purdue & NU debacles comment: "that spread offense? you just can't stop it."
which is a pretty apt epitaph on this season and the previous 6 or so.
- November 12, 2007 2:55 PM
- Crock said...
I agree that it does feel a bit "off" this week.
I was more than pleased to see Michigan fans taking the high road on this blog (defending tOSU fans).
I found the following clips on youtube that confirm my support of Michigan.
(having a little girl myself - this one made my stomach turn)
I look forward to the posts this week to get everyone ready for the game.
- November 12, 2007 2:57 PM
- WingRG said...
it's obvious that "funny" isn't in your personality. But annoying and antagonizing definitely are. I challenge you to point out one post when WS was getting under anyone's skin and wasn't just being humorous.
You want to talk shit, go ahead, just remember that most people on here appreciate smart comments that show some intelligence. Arguments like "fuck {insert team here}" and "shut up" will not score you many sympathy points, even if it is "Fuck OSU".
- November 12, 2007 3:46 PM
- Jessica said...
Aye. Life-long Michigan fan here, and I hate the Bucks just as much as anyone else, but for the love of God, come up with something better than "Fuck OSU!" That's about as classy as the Michigan haters running around in "Fuck Michigan" shirts.
And WEST VIRGINIA in the Rose Bowl? What the hell is this world coming to? I'm a big traditionalist when it comes to the Rose Bowl, I guess - in my mind, nothing but Big 10/Pac 10 teams belong in that game. The idea of any other conferences there disgusts me.
- November 12, 2007 4:11 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
i don't think many would argue that i am one of, if not the most, notorious of tosu bashers and curser of most things buckeye. i typically get chastised by other michigan fans for throwing darts and other sharp projectiles.
w/ that as credentials, i have to agree that whatever criticism i may have (or will) leveled towards some of the tosu posters & trolls on this site, i don't think i've ever seen anything from wetrock that wasn't either polite or funny, and usually both.
very few of his posts are less than complimentary, and the ones that are considered "anti michigan" are to a letter respectful at least and highly humorous.
i'd usually advise DB17 go pick on Srudoff, but even he's been calm today (though i think it's a plot of some sort- he's up to something- i just know it), so instead i'd suggest he just wait & read.
eventually, some dip of a tosu fan will say something rude and then DB17 & i can race to see who steps on him/her first. however, let's both wait until that happens, and odds are that it won't be wetrock who does it...
- November 12, 2007 4:28 PM
- srudoff said...
nothing up my sleeve - just bummed - the rose bowl is unfortunately not the consolation prize i was hoping for
- November 12, 2007 5:01 PM
- Mikoyan said...
The other problem with the BCS is the fact that they are still trying to fit the traditional bowls into the system. The original point of the bowl games was to reward a good season and set up matchups between conferences. At some point that got convoluted with this National "Champion" concept with the Bowl Coalition having a big say in it.
It still boils down to it being based on the polls and the polls are still based on the anal estimation process. Quite frankly, I'm not sure what a better system would be. As I've said before they should just leave the C out and be more honest with themselves.
Oh the Buckeyes can go fornicate themselves. (is this classy enough?)
- November 12, 2007 5:38 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Oh yeah the caption:
Woody: You know that you are overmatched. We have your quartback surrounded. There is no way that your defense can penetrate our lines. You're beat. Do you wish to surrender?
Bo: Nuts!
- November 12, 2007 5:40 PM
- TitleIX said...
This is a GREAT week M-fans.
The PURITY of the game returns.
No BCS generate/ESPN inflamed drama.
NO overly inflated windbagging by tOSU after losing to Illinois (BAH-HA!)
a double rallying cry: win it for Bo and Lloyd
GOSH I love College Football.
- November 12, 2007 6:39 PM
- WingRG said...
hellz yeah it's classy enough. It's at least clever if nothing else :-)
- November 12, 2007 6:55 PM
- Ron said...
Am I mistaken? I thought that since the big ten champ will not be headed to the national title game (barring something really bizarre) that the big ten winner automatically goes to the Rose bowl?
And I totally agree, wetrock makes me laugh all the time. he's more than welcome.
- November 12, 2007 7:01 PM
- goat7ed said...
T9, I agree. This is why college football is great. BCS berth and other bowl berth games are just icing on the cake, but games like this transcend records. They would not be diminished even if played on a sandlot, and no tv.
Rivalry games rise above all surroundings. Devotion to school and hate of foe, brings the season to a single focus...the other guy must lose. The first ten or eleven games were about winning...winning for the program and the alumni. The only thing sweeter than winning is watching someone you loathe wallow in defeat at your hands. Ties won't do. Doesn't matter if you crush them, or they beat themselves, they just need to know for the next year, they lost. The week before is nothing but energy. There's nothing like it.
DB, don't sell yourself short. You're plenty funny.
Wetrock, wing and even srudoff add to the page. Nothing is interesting about a bunch of people agreeing with each other. And nothing is as worthless as trolls that come in, spout off and then run out. Those guys stand in and take the punch...as well as deliver the punchline.
Go blue
- November 12, 2007 8:55 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
I knew it! Sweater Boy reinstated Henton today. The whole arrest thing was just a clever ruse to disguise their development of a secret spead offense w/ a mobile QB.
Doomed. Doomed I tell you!
- November 12, 2007 11:11 PM
- aloneinTN said...
I have read this blog for over a year...so much to say...but I am quiet until I just can't be.
Now is the time.....
I love the Michigan-tOSU rivalry.
Whettie beddy (a punch at you whet) is very entertaining for an osu fan.
keep visiting man...seriously.
I am alone in TN, and yes I hate the SEC and all the BS i hear about the conference.
Loved the Wolverines since '84....and love all the hell I catch about that.
I have only to say this.....IF we lose to tOSU...that the vols come up 2nd in the SEC so that we can have another crack at them!
I know that I haven't said much....but living here in the last 18 years has been hell listening to their shit. It doesn't make it any easier because they beat us one year.
So, to me hate to say it...win or lose to tOSU is still a good thing to me (hopes of a rematch).
But I would take a win over tOSU over 5 wins against the Vols anyday. 'nuff said!
- November 12, 2007 11:18 PM
- Killing My Liver said...
UT didn't beat UM in that Citrus bowl. It was a BEAT DOWn. I was there and hated every minute of it. I would love to settle up with them, the Rose Bowl would be much better, though.
- November 13, 2007 9:45 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
maybe you have time all day to spend on the internet, but i don't. i am not going to accept your little stupid challenge and search through the archives to find some troll-like comments by whetstonefuck. i have a job and simply have more important things to do. as much as i love this site, i won't do it. and i'm not looking for any sympathy points. now, continue your UM obsession and move on.
- November 13, 2007 10:41 AM
- WingRG said...
thanks for your diagnosis Dr. Melfi. If you have enough time to knock a guy for being a troll you should have enough decency to back that up with an argument.
- November 13, 2007 11:43 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
"now, continue your UM obsession and move on." - DuhBraylon17
Gee, there seems to be enough obsessions to keep everyone busy.
- November 13, 2007 6:55 PM


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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Taking Some Time Off
Thanks for understanding.
58 comments:
- god of the whoppers said...
Fine, be that way.
relax on that trip.
- June 10, 2008 7:40 AM
- TitleIX said...
we are all in 'summer mode' Yost
don't worry about us
we will all be here when 2-a-days start ;-)
family obligations will keep me from this Saturday's Women's Football Academy. Any one of the female variety attending???
Do send news of the RichRod!
- June 10, 2008 8:56 AM
- Yorzinlax said...
Enjoy deserved time off. Your first order of biz upon return is to make available the university of Ohio St tshirts suggested by the great orator, TP. Cheers.
- June 10, 2008 9:53 AM
- Catie said...
Yost, take your time........re charge those batteries we are going to need you in the fall!
T9.....why have I not heard of the Women's Football Academy? Do they not advertise it? I would be in a heartbeat!
- June 10, 2008 9:54 AM
- Lane said...
take a breather - we'll just stare @ catie's cleavage & see you when you get back.
- June 10, 2008 10:38 AM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
You're lucky -- I start getting my football fit this week, when the local high school program has a varsity camp. And then the next week, when they have a youth camp. Those will mitigate the pain of your absence.
- June 10, 2008 10:56 AM
- Zen Wizard said...
I don't see how talking about sports with a bunch of obsessive guys could ever get old...
But mazel tov!
- June 10, 2008 11:23 AM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
Oops. Football fit = football fix. One day I will have a competent proofreader.
- June 10, 2008 11:39 AM
- Loyal Reader said...
Why don't we all talk about this highly suspicious story out of South Carolina where Coach Rod allegedly offered a full scholarship to a kid who has never played a down of varsity football and who had been kicked out of school the last two years?
- June 10, 2008 12:42 PM
- carl tabb said...
Alright. You start.
- June 10, 2008 1:07 PM
- Vadatripp said...
I was hoping Whets would provide us with yet another update on Arizona baseball's march to the College World Series. Last time he posted, his Wildcats had won the first game against Miami in the Super Regionals.
Maybe he's on vacation.
- June 10, 2008 1:52 PM
- TitleIX said...
www.mgoblue.com on the right
not too late to sign up, but it is a fundraiser for cancer and requires a minimum donation.....
- June 10, 2008 3:12 PM
- srudoff said...
get some rest
must take a physical and mental toll blogging on all things wolverine, what with good news every six years or so
- June 10, 2008 6:34 PM
- Catie said...
Ok, I am registering for the women's football academy! Yay!
Has anyone seen the new uni's???
They SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO to by blog......to see the photo!
- June 10, 2008 8:36 PM
- OSURulz said...
Yost, I totally think you deserve a break, but Justin Boren is calling you a quitter.
- June 10, 2008 11:48 PM
- Adam said...
Enjoy your trip, Yost. I'll start writing my blog while you're gone.
Can't wait for the TUOS tees.
- June 11, 2008 7:35 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
"Maybe he's on vacation."
No, no, I'm in mourning. Our ladies lost and ASU won the women's championship (I should be glad for the state, but jeez, ASU?).
The guys also lost after a good start against Miami. Oh well, I think they ran out of space on the outfield wall in Tucson for another National Championship sign. Maybe next year.
- June 11, 2008 9:16 AM
- carl tabb said...
Catie - I didn't look too thoroughly because I was gagging but do you have a link or some other concrete evidence that these are indeed the new jerseys? Methinks you might be f-ing with us. I really didn't read too far into your blog because of time constraints. There's gotta be shit storm coming if this is correct.
- June 11, 2008 9:32 AM
- Emerson said...
Some fodder for all who hate the ass-clown (when you return, of course)...
- June 11, 2008 10:30 AM
- Out of Conference said...
Benny - if you can read this, thank a Yost!
Where the hell ya been? You're late on rent, the garbage is piling up, and the late night music is getting old.
- June 11, 2008 11:06 AM
- Catie said...
I have it on fairly good authority that these are the new Uni's, but then, you never know.
I sooooo hope that my contact is wrong because they are TERRIBLE!!!! It almost seems as if they are trying to go with an Oregon type look........only......not so much........meh.
- June 11, 2008 11:38 AM
- carl tabb said...
Agreed with your last part. There is going to be hell to pay if this turns out to be accurate. They look like crap!
- June 11, 2008 1:11 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Ahem. The new Michigan uniforms?
This proves you can take the boy out of West Virginia, but you can't take West Virginia out of the boy.
Has to be a hoax--for your sakes.
- June 11, 2008 2:28 PM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
I have a very hard time believing those would be approved as official uniforms. I'm basing this almost solely on my guess that the away jersey wouldn't even be acceptable under some state high school athletic associations (too much blue -- large patches of dark colors on away jerseys tend to be a no-go), so I'm not sure the NCAA would go for it.
Besides, I think something definitive would have leaked out about jersey changes by now, and I know the U-M fan base would be apoplectic by now.
- June 11, 2008 3:08 PM
- Bigasshammm said...
Yes definitely well deserved. I have been sparse on here as of late due to being promoted to full time for the summer so now instead of working 18 hour weeks I'm working 60. Kind of a big change but oh the moola is fantastic. Will hopefully pan out into a couple of MI games this fall since we will have the extra cash.
All my best to all. Will get on when I can.
- June 11, 2008 7:10 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Arggggggggggggggg.....My eyes....
Those things are hideous. I don't even thing EMU would go for something that hideous looking (and they have come close mind you). Gah. Those are garish compared to the uniforms of the XFL.
- June 12, 2008 12:04 AM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
Now I'm picturing one of those Michigan jerseys with "He Hate Me" on the back. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
- June 12, 2008 12:27 AM
- klak said...
Those are made by Coliseum. They're "replica" jerseys, but since Nike has the Michigan contract, they can't put out a jersey that looks anything like the real thing. Coliseum has been putting out garbage like this for years, and stupid people keep buying them.
Michigan is not changing their jerseys. Step back from the ledge.
- June 12, 2008 8:00 AM
- TitleIX said...
actually, technically Michigan will be changing jerseys since we are now an adidas team and not a Nike team....
but they sure as heck won't look like those....particularly with the extra bunting in the front for (man) boobies.....
- June 12, 2008 8:29 AM
- Catie said...
Klak, Michigan IS changing their Jerseys as Adidas has the NEW contract with Michigan that starts this year. If you missed THAT news, certainly you have not been keeping up.
As I said, I am not certain , but certain enough to at least show what was shared with me.
ps, I had a roommate from hell, who stole from me, including my checkbook, so the football academy is out. :o(
- June 12, 2008 8:37 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
wait, I don't see the link to the new jerseys. someone give me the link.
- June 12, 2008 8:55 AM
- klak said...
My apologies, I missed that Adidas got the contract. I'm a Florida State fan, so the only Michigan news I get is from this blog. :P
Still though, you're in good shape with Adidas. They have the contract for Notre Dame and Tennessee among others--all of which are very plain, just like Michigan likes them.
Honestly, if you were worried about your jerseys changing drastically, you were more in danger with Nike. They have the Oregon contract. ;)
Notre Dame
- June 12, 2008 8:59 AM
- klak said...
Here's some more of Colliseum's fine work. They've been doing this for a few years now.
Penn State
Oh, and my personal favorite, the Cal/West Virginia Combo Jersey!
Cal/West Virginia
- June 12, 2008 9:07 AM
- TitleIX said...
Our jersey's been "kidnapped by K-mart" !!!!!!!!!!!!
- June 12, 2008 2:06 PM
- Catie said...
I hear that the locals here in Ann Arbor can tell the difference between the Walmart Michigan fans and the "real" Michigan fans.....if those Jerseys ARE for real.......it might prove to be difficult to detect the Walmart Michigan fan from the "real" ones!
God help us! Someone PLEASE prove me wrong!
WV: bubuua (yeah bubba, we got us some real nifty new jerseys!)
- June 12, 2008 2:29 PM
- carl tabb said...
Cabrera just went yard. Walk off dinger. Tigs win 2-1.
- June 12, 2008 3:17 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
Adidas is developing the new unis, right? and the pic you have is NOT an adida brand jersey.
what are the chances that adidas would let another company have access to the new uni design so that the competitor could market knock off jersies before adidas began to sell its own?
i'm thinking slim & none.
- June 12, 2008 3:24 PM
- beast in 'bama said...
K-Mart sucks
- June 12, 2008 3:27 PM
- Sgt. Wolverine said...
Hey, what do you all have against Kenyon Martin?!
- June 12, 2008 5:31 PM
- Mike Stuck in Traffic said...
No worries mate. Phil Steele came out this week. I got at least 2 weeks of material there. Tony Barnhart (Atlanta College football guru) took off this month as well.
See you in July!
- June 12, 2008 11:11 PM
- Mike Stuck in Traffic said...
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- June 12, 2008 11:12 PM
- TitleIX said...
I dislike the Lakers and Kobe Bryant soooo much that I am actually now rooting for Boston.
What a crazy crazy game last night!!!!!
- June 13, 2008 7:51 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
for the love of BRAYLON EDWARDS, someone post the link to the supposedly new jerseys!!!!
- June 13, 2008 9:00 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
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- June 13, 2008 9:04 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
testing my sweet new photo
- June 13, 2008 9:06 AM
- Catie said...
There ya go.
- June 13, 2008 9:14 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
This whole jersey thing is a misdirection play. The powers that be are desensitizing you with fake uniforms because the real ones would send you over the edge. They will keep leaking out butt-ugly designs until game day when the players will run onto the field in the official uniform. By then you will be so numb you won't care.
Here's the dirty little secret: the new uniforms were designed by an OSU grad. The whole uniform is blue except for a three inch wide maize stripe that goes up the middle of the back of the jersey. My sources tell me it was an inside job. You might want to put your coaches and admin people to a loyalty test.
By the way, I'm not saying anything, but if you dust for prints don't be surprised if you get a hit on Les Miles.
- June 13, 2008 10:16 AM
- DaBraylon17 said...
those are not the jerseys. i will not believe it until i see it on mgoblue.com
- June 13, 2008 3:51 PM
- Catie said...
I said that I had a fairly good source for this, but certainly not rock solid. I have serious doubts that they are the new jerseys, but hey......it gives us something to discuss while Yost is sipping tequila.
I hope to goodness that they are NOT the jerseys, because......uh......YUK!
- June 13, 2008 5:32 PM
- klak said...
Am I the only one that can see my post where I linked all the other garbage that Colliseum has put out?
Trust me, I worked in sports apparel for a while. Colliseum will never EEEEEVVVVER by contracted by ANYONE to design a jersey. Junior Varsity Middle School teams wouldn't accept Colliseum apparel if it was free.
#1, Adidas has the contract, Colliseum does not.
#2, Michigan will never change their jerseys beyond a throat logo here, or a brand logo there. They will always be the same blue jerseys with maize numbers.
#3, regardless of how good your source is, doesn't change the fact that the "home" jersey is a 3 year old design and the "away" jersey is a 2 year old design, and on top of that, it's a women's cut!
In closing, if Michigan runs out on the field in either of those jerseys, I will give you a trillion dollars. Promise.
- June 14, 2008 1:10 AM
- Joshua said...
Genius of Frivolity alert:
If any of you can find a way to incorporate THIS into my tailgates you're automatically my best friend which comes with all kinds of perks, not to mention instant fame.
However, please keep THESE away.
Hope everyone's having a good weekend, and in Michigan news, Tiffany O'Fili won the women's National Championship in the 100m hurdles. Ran a 12.86. Yup, she's sloooow.
- June 14, 2008 7:28 PM
- TitleIX said...
what's wrong with multi-colored sandcastles????
- June 14, 2008 11:30 PM
- Mikoyan said...
I hear Rod Stewart likes those lighthouses....
- June 15, 2008 12:02 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
Happy Papa's day to all who are father's... like me!
Enjoy your day.
- June 15, 2008 9:52 AM
- Catie said...
Ok, Ok.....so the new Uni's were revealed at the Women's academy on Saturday. My original source updated me. I think you all will approve of these!!
Go here:
- June 16, 2008 10:34 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
As ugly as ever, but the real story being the results so far of Barwis' program. Yikes!
- June 16, 2008 12:08 PM
- Catie said...
LOL@ Whets!
Aside from the uni's being modeled by the female persuasion, I think they look very classy! And I certainly don't expect you to agree my dear Whets!
- June 16, 2008 12:28 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Those are females? I stand corrected. I thought those were two of the new bodies Barwis was bragging about. You know, from that ESPN article. He boasted about how the players would be taking their shirts off during the summer.
I wouldn't recommend that unless RR has money to bail out his players for indecent exposure.
I think Barwis needs to check the estrogen level in the weight room chocolate milk.
- June 16, 2008 3:53 PM


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Henderson County Youth Baseball is set for Opening Night on Monday night, and when its players take the field for the first time in 2013, they are going to see some significant changes.
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'Liturgy' means the many acts and rituals by which we manifest (and are manifested by) the beliefs and teachings at the heart of Buddhist Practice. Some we practice as a group together, some at private times (not two, by the way). These various practices can bring the teachings more visibly to life, and our lives into the Teachings.
What are the some of the practices which we recommend or encourage at home and work ... our practice places in this Sangha in which all of life is the temple?
Of course, seated Zazen is our one and only practice, for by the very nature of Shikantaza ... when sitting Zazen, there is nothing more to do, nothing more that need be done, no addition needed nor anything to take away. Zazen is complete and whole. No other place to be in all the world, no other place we must (or can) run to. Nothing lacks, all is sacred, and Zazen is the One Liturgy. It is vital to be sat by Zazen with such attitude. Thus, Zazen is sat each day as the One and Whole Practice.
Yet ... of course ... we do rise up from the Zafu and get on with "the rest of life". Then, ANYTHING and EVERYTHIING can be encountered as Sacred, One, Whole ... as 'Zazen' ... from 'changing a baby's diaper' to 'stapling staples' at work to 'pulling weeds' in the garden ... all a SACRED RITUAL when approached as such.
Thus, I wish to HIGHLY RECOMMEND one of the best little books on the subject of 'liturgy' in our so called 'ordinary' life at home and work ... please read it ...
Bringing the Sacred to Life: The Daily Practice of Zen Ritual by John Daido Loori Roshi
... one of the best 'Zen Books' I have encountered in years, and very unique in its subject matter. Also, very very highly recommended for understanding the significance and origins of some of the traditional chants and practices one will encounter around Treeleaf and most other Soto Zen Sangha is ... Shohaku Okumura's "Living by Vow: A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts"
The sacredness can be brought into everything, even the most ordinary ... even the most ordinary manifests the sacred, is sacred and 'not just ordinary'.
Here are some other rituals that we practice in this Sangha, and that you can adapt for home. REMEMBER: We encourage folks not to be bound by tradition, or overly caught in the 'right, wrong or traditional' way to do things. Instead, please bring traditions to life in ways which express your own heart. There is no need to follow every practice or any practice (besides Zazen, of course! 8) ), and please develop those which complement your life.
On the other hand ... neither reject practices merely because, at first glance, they seem too exotic or hard or you do not understand. I ask everyone to look and listen to this 'sit-a-long' on '(UN)TURNING JAPANESE" ...
It is also vitally important that, in undertaking any practice or ritual, we "NON-DO" the practice ... meaning that we pursue it diligently and sincerely, yet with "nothing to obtain" ... much as washing the windows carefully to remove the grime, getting the job done, all while dropping all thought of "clean and dirty" and a job to achieve. That is another subject we talk about here often.So, must we bow, ring bells, chant (in Japanese, no less), wear traditional robes, have Buddha Statues, burn incense? ... All that stuff besides Zazen. Are they necessary to our Practice?
No, not at all!
On the other hand ...
So, what are some other daily rituals and practices which one can NON-DO?
This is walking Zazen ... step by step, no place to get to, constantly arriving. It can be practiced any time ... between or after seated Zazen or any place ... in the slow postal line or grocery line ...
Although our Buddhist Practice is not limited to any place, and includes the noisy and busy places as well as the quiet ... it is good to set aside a small, still, special place where we can enter the mindset of practice. For some, it need not contain more than a Zafu. Others may wish to make a small altar, featuring incense (if not allergic! ... the incense can be 'lit' invisibly, without a match too!), perhaps flowers ... and a statue of a Buddha or Bodhisattva.
Here is a discussion and some simple instructions for making an altar at home.
However, again, one need not be bound by rules. A simple framed picture, even a picture in your wallet which you pull out to look at, can be equal to the greatest Temple. What is more, my personal opinion is that a "Buddha Statue" is both seen and unseen ... and what is NOT a Buddha Statue? (Here's a little talk on that subject):
We have weekly and monthly Zazenkai netcasts, with lots of Zazen, Kinhin, Zazen, Chanting, Bowing, Zazen and ... Zazen ...
Although we can all daily sit at home alone (yet still are 'all together') ... and although it may be strange to some to 'sit over the internet' ... I feel it is vitally important that we make the effort to sit together as a group. I wish that EVERYONE WOULD MAKE THE EFFORT TO JOIN IN OUR ZAZENKAI AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE (it is available 'any place any time' ... so time and place are not an excuse!)
We also have sitting with others via Google+
At the Zazenkai, we always recite various traditional Chants ... and any of these can be undertaken at home. The Verse of Atonement and The Four Vows are especially encouraged to chant each day ... perhaps at the end of your day before bed ...
The Heart Sutra can also be recited any time and place ... perhaps before the home altar or on the Zafu prior to Zazen.
In reciting, we tend to just merge into the sound ... not giving it a thought. However, it is also good at other times to make study of what the chants MEAN (most of them are statements of Zen Buddhist teachings).
Here is our Chant Book ...
Chant Book (PDF)
Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML)
Our Priest-In-Training Shingen has recorded a few of these chants to help folks along ...
The Heart Sutra
Voice only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7J...ew?usp=sharing
With Bell & Mokugyo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7J...ew?usp=sharing
The Verse of Atonement
Voice only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7J...ew?usp=sharing
With bell: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7J...ew?usp=sharing
The Four Vows
Voice only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7J...ew?usp=sharing
With bells: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7J...ew?usp=sharing
The Whole Folder
Folder Access: https://drive.google.com/folderview?...mM&usp=sharing
Daido's book, above, suggests some other possible chantings too (Such as the powerful Verse of Kannon ... the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo ... ). There is also the traditional Evening Gatha ... time swiftly passes by ...
The Verse of the Kesa, of course, is a daily practice for those who have undertaken Jukai and received a Rakusu (Kesa). Do not place one on oneself without reciting! Taigu discusses the whole manner of wearing and treating a Rakusu here ...Let me respectfully remind you,
life and death are of supreme importance.
Time swiftly passes by,
and opportunity is lost.
Let us awaken,
Take heed,
do not squander your life.
Side Note: I love that Gatha ... so long as we each awaken to the fact that there is no "life and death" ... no me or you for the reminding ... even as time passes by, no time either ... and nothing about life that can be squandered, wasted or lost (SO DON'T KILL TIME, AND DON'T WASTE IT! :shock: )
SEWING A RAKUSU (or Full Kesa) as we do for our Jukai preparations, is also a great Liturgy ...
'Gatha' are short, meaningful little recitation which can be recited before (and/or after) many 'ordinary' daily activities to remind us how sacred they are, and how all support our life and practice ... from eating to work to going to the toilet to washing the face ... Here are some and a discussion ...
Each can be recited out loud or silently within.
A very special 'Meal Gatha' might be recited by oneself or with one's family (much like 'Saying Grace') .. or during lunch breaks at work, etc (in voice or silently). Here is the one we recited during our recent 'Ango' period ...
(Hands in Gassho) This food comes from the efforts
of all sentient beings past and present,
and is medicine for nourishment of our Practice-Life.
We offer this meal of many virtues and tastes
to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha,
and to all life in every realm of existence.
May all sentient beings in the universe
be sufficiently nourished.
Daido Roshi's lovely book suggested some other Meal Gatha.
In fact ... one can make their own Gatha for ANYTHING ... which is exactly what Treeleafers did on a recent thread ...
Bowing can be a wonderful daily practice of humility and gratitude ... not to a statue or necessarily anyone in particular, but to ALL OF REALITY AND EVERYONE, all supporting our life and practice.
Some Korean Zen (Son) groups engage in the practice of 108 Full Prostrations Daily (also ... good for those Bodhisattva 6-pack Abs 8) )
A lovely tradition of formal meal ritual ... We may hold an online class in that in the near future ...
A daily practice we strongly encourage in this Sangha is the recital of "Metta" ... Loving Kindness expressed to all living beings ... not leaving out even the one we find hard to love ...
Making all our work (in the factory, office, garden, kitchen and nursery) into a daily sacred act ...
... as well as work and giving to help others in need ...
...is a vital practice in this Sangha, not to be neglected.
Our way is said to be 'Beyond Words and Letters" ... but that does not mean that we should not also have time to crack the books!
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SO, AM I LEAVING ANYTHING OUT? Probably, but that should keep any Bodhisattva busy for awhile! 8)
Anyway, WHAT IS -NOT- A SACRED LITURGY!?!
I would like to close with some very wise words (thank you Cyril)
Gassho Jundo (speaking for Taigu too)There may be a saying and I don't know who said this but the candle that burns brightest has the shortest life. What I mean is that how I practice now is to make it part of my daily life... nothing special. If I make it special it's separate from me, and I don't think that's what this is. If I stay consistent and don't overdo it, then I'll maintain my practice. If I push too hard, I'll burn out and this will just be another phase of my life; something I tried.
But that is not the Way at least from what I've learned. We share in a practice that's come down from generations, and so to honor it I stay consistent.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif., 23. Januar 2012 - McAfee
When: Monday, January 30, 2011 from 8:00 – 10:45 a.m. EST
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.: Breakfast reception
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of the report's findings
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.: Panel discussion surrounding the report, followed by Q&A
Where: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington DC 20045
Who: Dr. Phyllis Schneck, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Global Public Sector, McAfee, will present findings from the report, which will be followed by a panel discussion on the issues raised from the report.
Panel Discussion:
Description: The Security & Defence Agenda (SDA) interviewed and surveyed some 80 policy-makers and cybersecurity experts in the government, business and academic worlds in 27 countries and anonymously surveyed 250 world leaders in 21 countries. SDA then analyzed the quantitative results, and authored the Global Cyber Defense Report. This report examines the current state of cyber-preparedness around the world and was created to help governments and organizations understand how their cyber defense compares to other countries and organizations. SDA report paints, for the first time, a picture of a global snapshot of current thinking about the cyber-threat and the measures that should be taken to defend against it, and assesses the way ahead.
To RSVP: Acceptances only firstname.lastname@example.com
For McAfee
Ashley Michael, 202-828-9735
H3O Communications
Heather Edell, 415-618-8814


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