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You know my favorite part of dating someone is the fun part of a new relationship when you are treating each other like a new toy. It is basically the honeymoon phase of a dating relationship. Everything they do is amaaazing and soooo impressive. You can't keep your hands off of them, and can't get enough of them.
That does not last forever, things eventually cool off and you start to see your mate as they really are – flaws and all. This is a key point in a relationship that can make or break it. Whether you reach the next level of committment can come down to how you handle the cooling off phase.
When things cool off, that doesn't necessarily mean the magic is gone. It means things level off to a normal, real life relationship. Some people choose to bail out and go seek out the "magic" with someone else and repeat the process all over again!
How do you handle it when things get less exciting and the novelty has worn off? Does maturity play a role?
Have you ever ended things because things cooled off too much?
How do you keep a new relationship hot and interesting?
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
April 23rd, 2012
7:03 am
Diva, people that jump bail easily and only stick around during the fun phase are junkies…..thrill seekers. Those type people never went in looking through a window of reality. Every warm blooded adult knows the novelty of any thing will eventually wear off. No, you don't jet out because she or he is no longer or not as much fun anymore. I would also call that using.
April 23rd, 2012
7:18 am
I would add people easily turned off should not get married. After the honeymoon phase, there will be babies, weight gain, attention divided or shared, less romance, etc. One should always do everything with a realistic outlook.
April 23rd, 2012
7:24 am
You are a perennial dater that's why!
If you have scoped and chosen correctly there is no 'cooling' off. It heats up. You want to jump each other's bones every time u meet.
If you are meeting and dating folks that fit your contrived checklist,money,kind of job,what they drive etc and not who you are organically attracted to,I can see how things cool off!
I commiserate with your loong loooong perennial search.
Good morning!
April 23rd, 2012
7:33 am
@Exiled: Good point! Real love, not lust is tried and true!
April 23rd, 2012
8:17 am
been married almost 30 years, and still can't keep my hands off her. imo, it's key to keep this "spark" going. and it's a choice….
April 23rd, 2012
8:24 am
Good Morning MIA!
New Edition has a great song asking Can you Stand the Rain? My answer is YES! I wouldn't describe it a cooling off period I will call it the authentic relationship is revealing itself. The realness of how one handles stress and conflict highs and lows and routine relationship behavior is revealed and it gives an opportunity to learn more about your mate. I personally hold on tight and hit the bumps and get through turbulent times and or not so exciting times. To me if its happy or those butterfly feelings ALL the time it isn't real. Its more like living for the moment the thrill and rush of lust. To me one's loyalty is determined during this period.
April 23rd, 2012
8:49 am
Good morning!
Have to agree with you Ex! You too, Lily.
Exactly, Lady. If you can ride out the turbulent times, the relationship can be strenghtened. Rose petals and champagne isn't realistic all the time. If there aren't any lows, something is amiss. All relationships have peaks and valleys.
April 23rd, 2012
8:54 am
I actually had just posted this to my fb this morning:
"Love is a verb. It's an action requiring your involvement your active participation. You cannot sit back and expect the world will serve it to you. You cannot expect that your relationship will continue to provide love while you're not putting in any effort. Love has to be earned and must be continually fought for."
To me, if you're only living for the honeymoon period, then you basically are saying to me that you're a lazy lover/partner because everyone knows how easy, fascinating, exciting things are in the beginning. You both are still walking around with your representative masks on and aren't stressing the little things that will come to be an issue for you later on down the road once the new car smell wears off. I was just talking to a male friend of mine that has been married almost 10years. He says, he and his wife continue to excercise the 3 C's: Committment, Communication and Compromise. So I do not want to date a person that is ready to buy a new pair of shoes after they've barely broken in the previous new pair they just got.
April 23rd, 2012
8:56 am
All relationships have peaks and valleys. <<<<<<<<<Amen!
April 23rd, 2012
9:40 am
People that jump bail easily and only stick around during the fun phase are junkies…..thrill seekers. Those type people never went in looking through a window of reality.
@Miss Lily- Love that statement-for better or worse often comes before you actually say it publicly.
April 23rd, 2012
9:44 am
"once the new car smell wears off."
@Slim-in my own head I imagining two, people who now repulse each other. lol Love what I'm reading this mornin'
April 23rd, 2012
10:18 am
Dang, where is everybody? Does the chilly weather have all you still in defrost mode this morning or did yall party too hard and are still in the bed, cozy under the covers with the ligths out?
April 23rd, 2012
10:28 am
How do you handle it when things get less exciting and the novelty has worn off? Talk about it, Find a solution but both parties have to be willing to work.
Have you ever ended things because things cooled off too much? Yes, I have… People will truly reveal themselves to you at somepoint, the sooner the better. As they say, you have to keep doing what it took to get them. I can't wine and dine you every night and then decide I'm a homebody.
Good morning, Got an exam will holla at yall later.
April 23rd, 2012
10:48 am
It's not the cooling off period, it's when their representive leaves, and the real person shows up.
April 23rd, 2012
10:50 am
What up Blog Fam!
Meeeloo was on point but like my Paw-Paw use to say:
"Lifes bout ups and downs. All dat mat-der is how close the ups is to the downs."
April 23rd, 2012
10:51 am
But what do you do when you've been in a relationship a few years. You've noticed things are cooling off, you talk, talk and talk about it but one party assures the other that everything is fine. However, body language and words say something else. What do you do then???
April 23rd, 2012
10:54 am
dc your wife is a lucky lady..
this topic is a sign of the times we live in now…microwave & add relationships and i want everything now now now…the 'when the fizz is gone, so am i' generation…it's fickle times
i know of somone who is keeping his mask on long enough to get married but as soon as they do, his mask is gonna come off…and then it's on for young and old.. i just feel sorry for her smh…
April 23rd, 2012
10:55 am
Leggs: First look in the mirror and make sure your ish don't stank and then call BS on your boo and have an adult conversation.
And for the record this whole concept of representative vs real person is complete BS too! It doesn not take days, weeks or months to know who a person is but if it does then don't blame the person blame yourself.
April 23rd, 2012
11:01 am
yeah. i've been accused (rightfully so) of being addicted to the newness.
get in a few years of 'ain't life grand!', then skip when it gets old.
now THIS guy! he ain't giving in to the ordinary. he's a big believer in "never stop dating".
this past year has definitely been the proving ground for our relationship.
April 23rd, 2012
11:06 am
Morning Blog Fam!
I can't wine and dine you every night and then decide I'm a homebody.
I love that above statement by Mr. Unknown!LOL!! I'm a firm believer in how you start out is how you finish, IF you finish/decide to hang around and continue with the relationship.
If you cut & run after the newness wears off, well only thing I have to say is that yo behind isn't so shiny and new no more either!!LOL!!
4 Real – Gotta agree with the "rep" thing. It really shouldn't take that long and so much to find out about the real person you are dealing with. I don't think anyone is that great an actor!
April 23rd, 2012
11:07 am
Morning, blog peeps.
On topic: I agree w/ Me.lo and some others earlier — if you're with the right person, it just gets better with time. Sure, it may not be new forever, but in my experience anyway, things get better and better the more comfortable you become with your mate. For example, I didn't come right out of the gates tossing Mrs. Swiss' salad — that requires a certain comfort level that you have to build up to…
Off topic: D@MN! It's a tad bit nipply this morning. I picked the wrong weekend to man-scape.
April 23rd, 2012
11:09 am
Brat – Looks like ya got a winner! That's what I'm talking about!
April 23rd, 2012
11:11 am
Everyone that says with the right one, it keeps getting better – they are absolutely RIGHT!
April 23rd, 2012
11:11 am
I agree, ForReal, it doesn't take long for the representative to fade to black and the real essence of the person emerges.
April 23rd, 2012
11:12 am
For Real — I totally agree w/ your 10:55, but your phrasing is cracking me up. You sound like the Herman Cain of dating: "BLAME YO' SELF!"
April 23rd, 2012
11:12 am
Dagnabit, didn't mean to hit submit.
@ForReal ~ I also agree with the first part of your post!
April 23rd, 2012
11:13 am
one party assures the other that everything is fine. However, body language and words say something else. What do you do then???
you should keep talking, but try telling the truth for a change.
@ kimmie. hola, chica!
April 23rd, 2012
11:29 am
That's it, czB ~ try telling the truth for a change.
April 23rd, 2012
11:36 am
make sure your ish don't stank and then call BS on your boo and have an adult conversation
For Real – So if said steps have been taken and the adult convo has been initiated but is met with the, "I'm good, everything is cool on my end…dunno what you're talking about…blah blah blah" then what when clearly their actions aren't lining up with they are saying. Is that a passive aggressive way for that person to get YOU to break it off with them so they aren't the bad guy or what?
April 23rd, 2012
11:56 am
passive aggressive
one of my middle names
in my case, though, it's not about trying to get someone else to do the dirty work. dishonesty in itself is plenty dirty. i tend to pull the "no worries. we're good." bit in an effort to avoid hurting the other person's feelings. sooner or later you find that:
1. they're probably thinking/feeling the same as you.
2. they're grown enough to handle the truth.
3. your issues are probably fixable if you just FACE them!
are we all semi-comatose today?
April 23rd, 2012
11:59 am
OT: Things do change over time, but the effort shouldn't.
OT: Backdating to a prior topic that I missed… but, how do you know when gf will never become wife?
April 23rd, 2012
12:02 pm
Slim – I'm sure there's a blog boo just waiting to scoop you up if you need one
Hey folks!!
April 23rd, 2012
12:09 pm
cz Glad you are self aware enough to know what you tend to do. Thing is, some news is painful to hear, no matter how you present it. But, it's going to come out at some point anyway (a break up or whatever), so better to be as tactful as you can but still communicate the message. It seems dishonest otherwise, and like you said, dishonesty in itself is plenty dirty. It's really not fair not to let the other person know what's going on — you're right, many things are fixable.
April 23rd, 2012
12:12 pm
Slim: "Is that a passive aggressive way for that person to get YOU to break it off with them so they aren't the bad guy or what?" – Yes, that's classic jedi right there or if it's a women, classic victimhood.
For Real now unpacking his cape and plotting a trajectory to Slim's window.
April 23rd, 2012
12:14 pm
Bratz: passive aggressive is one of my middle names
Dr. For Real: You don't say… Hold still, now turn your head to the left and cough.
April 23rd, 2012
12:24 pm
Did anyone catch "Think like a Man" this weekend? Thoughts?
April 23rd, 2012
12:30 pm
Afternoon All,
Magic gone, huh???? Really most dating men thrive during this period. After a few dates and some time together Men typically go/stay in a holding pattern. We have usually already smashed and at that point we are cool with the AS IS. If the Woman is someone we want to keep long term then we keep it up to turn into a LTR. Sometimes women start with the where is this headed ?'S (rightly so) that Men dread. If the guy thinks its backing him into a corner then the exit plan is put into place. Passive aggresive is a way to dodge blame by saying everything was cool until…….
April 23rd, 2012
12:33 pm
now turn your head to the left and cough.
that doesn't work on girls, you goober.
slim, i've seen nothing but rave reviews. we're putting it on the agenda for this coming weekend.
thanx, lola.
April 23rd, 2012
12:33 pm
Swiss – what's your email addy?
April 23rd, 2012
12:34 pm
Orr, passive agreesive could me he's on to the next one and just don't have it in him to say so….no?
Anyway folks, I AM OUTTA HERE
April 23rd, 2012
12:41 pm
AGGRESSIVE….bye folks Afternoon delight
April 23rd, 2012
12:44 pm
Cel – True that. Really tho unless it was some exclusive/commited type R'ship then dudes don't feel the need to explain. Plus, unless its filed away on the books as definitely our fault we would probably circle back around. Not saying that's noble but history has shown the fade away results in about a 40% chance of some get back even if only for a night.
April 23rd, 2012
12:46 pm
Cz – I took myself to see it Saturday and it was funny. Kevin Hart is a skrait fool but i'm glad he's doing well because the comedy game seems a bit dire at the moment as far as AA comedians in the limelight.
April 23rd, 2012
12:48 pm
WillieD – I not a man but I'll be presumptous and bump that up about 10% more. Honestly, the honorable thing to do as we (being women…and sometimes men are "victims") would really like for you to upfront, but if there's no commitment and folks just feeling each other (smashing included), you can't hold him or her for that matter to explaining or giving closure. Heck if they don't want to, you can't make them do or say anything. I think though or in my experience if there's been some time put in and we broached coupledom, folks will say hey it's not working out.
Willie….I agree
Okay for real this time….
April 23rd, 2012
12:52 pm
unless its filed away on the books as definitely our fault we would probably circle back around
Sounds like a buzzard swarming over a piece of roadkill in the middle of the street.
passive aggressive could me he's on to the next one
I call this the lily pad syndrome…sorta preparing the next lily pad before you actually take the full leap. Definitely have to check to see if it'll sustain you even for a little while before taking off from the pad you're already on right.
April 23rd, 2012
12:53 pm
Willie D — firstname.lastname@example.com
April 23rd, 2012
12:59 pm
@lolalee: you wrote – OT: Backdating to a prior topic that I missed… but, how do you know when gf will never become wife?
My response: from the very beginning… if he comes at you with "aye shorty u sexy as hellx, can I get your number?" he doesn't date you before trying to get into your pants, he play mental games with you, he'll allow you to think you're manipulating him (don't fall for that ladies, its a trick). A man who views you as a "wifey" won't play games with you nor will he tolerate that foolishness from you; he will check you from day one. If you are use to dealing with the bad boy, player types, then it may seem " slightly boring," when out with him at times or being with him may "appear" less-exciting then when dealing with the players on the onset; but don't mind that, that's just a way of vetting out loser women who don't deserve his time; he is trying to court you with serious intent; so he's gonna come at you more seriously than other guys.
April 23rd, 2012
1:55 pm
MikeP ~ Interesting. The playa would make me think I"m manipulating him towards marriage bc he lacks the ballz to say it's just not gonna happen (for whatever reason)?
But still, a serious man could come with "serious intent" to remain long-term dating relationship, right? As in, it's exclusive and serious, but he doesn't want risk that marriage might lead to a divorce.
April 23rd, 2012
2:13 pm
O/T ~ Bought a dress from Dillards's clearance rack this past Saturday. Originally $98.30, on sale for $34.30, but I found a teeny, tiny snag and received another 10% off. Now, that's a sale. And the dress is gorgeous.
Back to silent blogging…
April 23rd, 2012
2:17 pm
Swiss – mail?


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Another Level
Metro Wall
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Matt Cavanagh
Hey there. I make stuff for Windows Phone.
Need a code-ninja? I'm your man.
Metro Wall
Create stunning wallpapers for your WP7 from your music!
This is a very simple-to-use app that will randomly select album art and create a wallpaper for your lock-screen. If you don't like one of the albums that comes up, just tap the tile and it will flip around to a different one!
You can specify how dark or light you want the images, whether they must be in color or black and white, and what sizes the image tiles should be.
Windows Phone AppList:
This is really cool! Makes the my Samsung Focus look great on startup.
Great app! Wanted to have the album view as my background for awhile!
Brilliant! I love that you can just tap on an image to change it. It means that •one• awful looking on doesn't ruin the whole thing. I want this for my screensaver on my desktop.
Love this app!
Beautiful wallpaper creations and customizable! I paid for app because I like the trial so much and to support dev.
I've loved this feature since Microsoft incorporated it into the Zune desktop software and now to have it on my Windows Phone is just awesome. Great idea and keeps me from having to find pictures of mine that actually look good and fit as a wallpaper on my phone. Thanks for the app!
Great app simple and useful
Another Level
There are tons of other spirit levels, but they are either rubbish, or not free. This is a simple spirit/bubble level that's free, doesn't have ad's, and looks really good.
The bubbles float around and squish against the sides.
There is also a graph mode which visually shows the change in angles over time - which isn't really for much except a bit of fun. Try taking it in the car and watching as the driver accelerates and breaks.
Windows Phone AppList:
Thanks for your work on this - a great little app and very useful
Excellent-the 'save' function is great. Highly recommend; the best level there is
Super app!
Great,and looks good.
Visually and functionally the best level out!
Well done!
Awesome, I love it...
Awesome, love the developer!
This is a great level. Can't believe I haven't found this sooner.
Great bubble level app. The bubbles don't move as far with slight angles as Microsoft's level app, but they're just as effective. I really like the quick save and line graph features as well. Recommended.
I used this app today to help make sure the pictures I hung in my new apartment were hung straight, and it worked perfectly! Awesome, and thank you!
Great app., I liked it, nice link between graphics and numbers.
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Top App! Fehlt nur noch eine Funktion zum auskalibrieren! HTC Mozart
Nice one runs great on Htc Mozart !
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Tweet This Song
A streamlined little app to tweet what you are listening to on your Windows Phone 7. With just one touch it will open, tweet the song, and then exit. It will tweet the song along with a link to it on the Zune marketplace (deeplink into Zune on both WP7 and PC from your browser) - and you can also decide exactly how you want the tweet to look.
The background is similar to the Zune album tile visualisation on PC. It will randomize between all your album art.
Example of the link it creates.
Tweet This Song for WP7
Indie Developer Creates Free App for Sharing Your Songs with Your Twitter Feed, Zune Social Green With Envy
Tweet This Song v1.1 Is Making A Killing
Windows Phone AppList:
Fantastic and automated too!
Does exactly what it says. Well made app, nice authorisation flow; clearly, a lot of thought has gone into making this. I'll buy your next, more substantial app, dev!
Works perfectly!
Great App!!
Great app! It does what it says. It is fast and simple. It has a good level of customization, such as what you want your tweet to say, but doesn't make you edit or approve it each time. Only 4 stars because it won't tweet other forms of media such as podcasts, FM, or video. Microsoft should buy them out and add this to the native Zune / Twitter integration.
This was a good app before the update, now it's a great app. Microsoft needs to build this into the Zune software. The link it creates for the song you're playing looks very metro and the link to the Zune Marketplace is killer. Great Job!
Very nice! Love the link it tweets :)
Great app! It does what it says. It is fast and simple. It has a good level of customization, such as what you want your tweet to say, but doesn't make you edit or approve it each time. Great! What more could you want in app?!
Outstanding app!! Simple, very easy to use and it must works!
Works great and is easy to use
Love it...does what it says it will do
Relaxify is a simple to use particle simulator that will mesmerize you for ages. It supports 4 finger multi-touch and multi-tap.
The screenshots really don't do it justice, so give it a try.
Relaxify on Windows Phone 7
Channel9 Hot Apps:
IonBallEx, Relaxify, Speed, NightStand Clock, Fastball 2
Windows Phone AppList:
This is absolutely awesome !!!!.
App of the year, srsly! :)
Man you don't really believe how much this can take your mind off of things 'till you try this for about a minute at a time or so! Hypnotizing, especially with the right attitude! ;D
Very fun and clever idea, screenshots don't do it justice so download it now! It's free!
this app is so freaking cool! possibly the best free app on the WP7 market
Best game ever...... Nuffsaid
Dam, so *** awesome!!
Such a simple yet entertaining idea. I catch myself spending a lot of time messing with it. And it's free, so there's that.
This developer is awesome!
Amazing!! Really kills time!!
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I've killed soooooo much time with this on those boring dorm room days
Awesome effects!! More like this. :)
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Oddly addicting
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Cool. I'd write more, but I'm too relaxed. :)
Awesome app
Fantastic and automated too!
I keep coming back to this. Very nice.
Like a lot :-)
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Parallel Implementations of the Kalman Filter for Tracking Applications
The first parallel implementations of the extended covariance Kalman filter (ECKF) and the extended square root covariance filter (ESRCF) for tracking applications are developed in this thesis. The decoupling technique and special properties in the tracking KF are explored to reduce computational requirements and to increase parallelism.
The use of the decoupling technique to the ECKF eliminates the need for a matrix inversion, and results in the time and measurement updates of m decoupled (n/m)-dimensional state esimate error covariance P₀(k)'s instead of 1 coupled n-dimensional covariance matrix P(k), where m denotes the tracking dimension and n denotes the number of state elements.
Similarly, the use of the decoupling technique to the ESRCF separates the time and measurement updates of 1 coupled P½(k) into those of m decoupled P₀½(k)'s.
The updates of m decoupled matrices are found to require less computation than those of 1 coupled matrix, and they may be performed for each axis in parallel.
In the parallel implementation of time and measurement updates of P(k) in the ECKF, the updates of m decoupled P₀(k)'s are found to require approximately m times less number of processing elements and clock cycles than the updates of 1 coupled P(k). Similarly, the parallel implementation of the updates of m decoupled P₀½(k)'s in the ESRCF requires approximately m time less number of processing elements and clock cycles than that for 1 coupled P½(k).
The transformation of the Kalman gain which accounts for the decoupling of P(k) and P½(k) is found easy to implement.
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– The Hawks keep squandering leads to teams with less talent but they keep winning games.
– "We are handling situations better," Al said. "Last year this would have been a game we let slip away. We feel confident. We are going to keep working to get better. We still have a ways to go."
– Even so they are 4-0, 3-0 on the road and showing that they can be very difficult to guard when they share the ball and take care of it. Maybe it won't be so easy once opponents start catching on to these new-look Hawks (and when the opponents get better). Or maybe the Hawks get better at running L.D's motion sets and their balance and talent still win out.
– "Our guys are starting to buy into it and they are really playing together and they are playing very unselfish," Drew said. "If they continue to do that, they will spread the wealth among the points. The feel of it right now that I am getting from the players is they are really starting to feel good about themselves and what we are doing."
– L.D. had a talk with Marvin after he didn't score against the Wizards: "I told him I had to get him more shots. I have got to put him in better situations. I want him to be more offensive-minded. With that being said, I don't want him forcing things. I thought tonight he did a great job. When I ran plays for him he was aggressive. When ran plays for someone else, he waited until the ball rotated around to him and he knocked the shot down. But I've got to get him more touches."
– That's a good idea when he's going like this. "I really wanted to be aggressive from the jump," Marvin said. "Last game I wasn't aggressive at all, and it hurts my team when I'm not very aggressive. I really wanted to come out and establish myself early."
– L.D. replaced Jamal with Marvin with 4:50 to go despite Jamal's 16 points on seven shots. Jamal didn't look happy about it. Marvin got a rebound, made two free throws and buried a key jumper down the stretch.
– The Hawks got all the open looks they wanted in the first quarter. With Marvin involved, the Hawks had five guys who were threats to score and the Cavs just couldn't guard them all. The numbers were ridiculous: 15/21 field goals, 11 assists, one turnover, seven guys with points.
– "I thought they hit some tough shots, but we had some defensive lapses as well," Byron Scott said. "Then they got going and we still challenged shots and they still made them. You have to figure at some point they are going to calm down and miss some of those shots."
– It happened in the third quarter, but really I thought Atlanta's problems putting Cleveland away were due to lax halfcourt D in the first half. It wasn't such an issue because they had seven steals in the half but the Cavs made it a game when they held on to the ball in the third quarter.
– L.D. didn't see it that way: "I thought we were OK [defensively]. Hickson made some shots. He shot the ball a lot better than what I anticipated, I give him credit for that. Our defense was really solid. Pick-and-roll we did a great job. Coming in our gameplan was to limit their transition game, which we did. Only two transition points in the first half. Overall I thought our defense was pretty good, they just made shots."
– Smoove continues to hold down the back line against all comers. He had five blocked shots and 11 rebounds and his 3 for 11 shooting hardly mattered with Marvin picking up the slack.
– "That's what makes me special," Josh said, grinning. "I don't mean to pat myself on the back, I don't hang my head because I'm not making shots. I have so many [other] attributes to be able to help my team. I did that on the defensive and offensive boards. I was able to deflect some shots, and whenever you deflect shots early it makes teams think about coming in there."
– He made two long jumpers but was missing around the rim. Go figure.
– Another night where J.J. shot the ball poorly but the Hawks won. He started off overpowering Anthony Parker and Daniel Gibson in the post but never really went back to that.
– it turns out that poor opener at Memphis was an anomaly for Horford. He posted his third straight double-double. For some reason, the Cavs left him completely alone at the top of the key to make a jumper to put Atlanta up 95-87. Maybe that's just the poison they decided to pick.
– "He's doing a tremendous job for us," L.D. said of Al. "He's rebounding the ball, he's hitting his perimeter shots and he's doing a little bit of everything. When he's playing that way, we're a very effective ballclub."
– Another game where Teague couldn't finish when he went to the basket and didn't come close to making a jumper. But it really does make a difference when he's pressuring the ball. There are fewer breakdowns.
– Some Cleveland reporters asked Hawks players about not getting as much attention as Boston, Orlando and Miami. They didn't pull the no respect card.
– "If you look at Boston and Orlando they are the teams that have had success in the last couple years," Al said. "Obviously Miami with their Big Three. We are going to keep going about our business, keep playing and get better. We will get our respect when it's due. We just have to prove it to people."
– I'm out, Hawks fans.
November 2nd, 2010
11:52 pm
Great win by the Hawks. Very encouraging to see them playing so well on the road so far. They really struggled away from Philips last year, so this definitely some good progress.
November 3rd, 2010
12:01 am
Teague did swish a jumper from the top of the key… unfortunately it was after the whistle blew.
November 3rd, 2010
12:09 am
good win, but I won't get too high on it, last time i checked a couple of years back during the season after we made it back to the playoffs we were 7-0 or something like that, then we faced boston and lost by pierce's last second shot and then went on a losing streak and we all the know the rest of that story, so hopefully it does not happen again this year when we face the magic, let's be glad but not giddy now since we really have not done anything, I'll wait until I see the orlando game (and that will also be on the road) before I give a correct prognosis on this team, GO HAWKS!!!
November 3rd, 2010
12:22 am
I hope they keep improving their chemistry and teamwork before they really go against a championship contendor! So far good slow progress! GO HAWKS!
November 3rd, 2010
12:23 am
I have actually seen the value of Teague on the defensive end this year but he has a long long way to go. He should have tried to finish with his left hand on that break. To think about it I don't know if I have ever seen him finish with his left hand and that is another problem. He has to be able to make some type of shot consistently and he needs more time on floor without Jamal so he can get used to making quicker decisions in the offensive sets. Jamal does not seem gitty this year and we all can speculate why. Finally, we need another post up guy since it seems that Al and Josh are both ineffective in the post way too often. Al is probably gonna end up making his living off of a mid range jumper that is becoming deadly. Josh can't do anything on the offensive end consistently and that has to change or LD's offense is not going to hold up through a long year including the playoffs.
November 3rd, 2010
12:24 am
November 3rd, 2010
12:09 am
good win, but I won't get too high on it, last time i checked a couple of years back during the season after we made it back to the playoffs we were 7-0 or something like that, then we faced boston and lost by pierce's last second shot and then went on a losing streak and we all the know the rest of that story, so hopefully it does not happen again this year when we face the magic, let's be glad but not giddy now since we really have not done anything, I'll wait until I see the orlando game (and that will also be on the road) before I give a correct prognosis on this team, GO HAWKS!!!
6-0 I think a TrueHawksFan would remember that.
November 3rd, 2010
12:35 am
I am very, very proud of the boys, for a team the Chris Webber said wouldn't even make the playoffs this year. I think we are playing very well. The key so far is we are beating the teams that we are suppose to beat. The only thing we have to sure up is we have such big leads coming out the half that we come out very sluggish almost like we have won the game already…I know this may sound funny but I would pull the starting lineup after the first 2min of the 3rd quarter or even start the bench after half time because they always play with more energy then the starting unit, and they pressure the ball better because of Jeff Teague, one thing I can say about Teague, he may look lost at times but he plays D. He may be, naw I take that back he is the best on the ball defender we have and he gets better every game. Then after about 5min you can put the starters back in.
November 3rd, 2010
12:47 am
The Difference
LD tries to put players in a position to succeed, instead of telling them to "figure it out". When a 6′0 guard is defending your 6′9 small forward, you attack the "miss-match". That action caused BScott to takeout Gibson, who was shooting the ball well……Wow is having a COACH A NICE THING
November 3rd, 2010
12:50 am
if this team learns how to step up their defensive play they will be very dangerous. huge IF but one can hope.
November 3rd, 2010
12:51 am
Good win.. I liked Josh's comment due what it takes to help your team win.. If we can get that kind of production from Marvin consistently then oh boy watch out.. I like LD is actually MAKING plays for our players rather than looking silly on the sideline running ISO's..
November 3rd, 2010
12:52 am
The best quote he ever made:
"Don't get too high when you win or too low when you lose"
Rick Sund
November 3rd, 2010
12:56 am
I feel what truthspitter is saying about our post game,,,,but if you have been watching the hawks games you would notice that the offense is being run through the big men, they are being used to set screens and feed back cuts and things of that nature, and to be honest its working,,, i mean the shooters are so open it aint funny, they are getting any shot they want… I mean besides today Joe has been getting 22 points a game and easy too. I mean you dont even know he has 20 points or so till they say Joe has 22 point and your like… what!! how? and its not just him,, I really like the offense because any body could have 20 to 30 points any given night and most of the time he have been haveing like 2 or 3 with 20 plus and 3 or 4 with like 17 to 19 points…. look this offense allowed ZA ZA to score 20 plus and 11 Boards he looked like an ALLSTAR LOL
November 3rd, 2010
1:06 am
How ironic that the issue brought up by ole' Mike C. would be addressed so quickly.
"The Bibby-Jamal-Joe alignment certainly can score with the best of them. But if L.D. sticks with that lineup to finish game, it's another example of how he must get more from some players who haven't proven they are suited to do what he's asking."
What a way to come through in the clutch Marv!
A common theme through these first four games is that LD will ride the hot hand and this offense is suited to find the hot hand, (every starter had a shot attempt within the first 6 or 7 possessions). Also, LD plays the winning hand. Im sure that the best five will be playing at the end of games to pull out the win!
November 3rd, 2010
1:09 am
And it was pretty obvious that JC1 was not happy to be coming out of the game. I hope that that does not have any lingering affects on his game and attitude if he is not one of the players on the court to end the game.
That is really why he probably bought into coming off the bench so easily, because he that although he wasn't starting, he was getting starter's minutes and he was always on the floor to close out games which is one of his strengths with he being ready and willing to take the big shots.
November 3rd, 2010
1:11 am
I was very eager to see how Marvin would preform in this game after laying in egg against Washington. For years, I have been harping about how under-utilized Marvin has been and I was afraid the trend would continue under new management; this was not the case.
From the get-go tonight Marvin was involved and aggressive and was rewarded for his effort with extended minutes when Jamal subbed for Bibby in the first quarter. Last year the sub-on-schedule style of Woodson would have killed all momentum the team had offensively but we scored 40 points!!!!!
Hearing Coach Drew immediately acknowledge Marvin's involvement against Washington is a very positive sign for things to come in my opinion.
A few things I would like to see in the future is Marvin on the wing next to Joe when he goes isolation. A problem I've noticed is Smoove is on the wing next to Joe and defenses use his man to double Joe leaving him with the unresistible open jump shot. If instead Marvin were alligned next to Joe that would keep defenses more honest and Smoove where he is best-UNDER THE BASKET. This would also give Marvin more easy looks.
I also want to see the Hawks play more zone against teams. Were at our best in transition, plus we're so athletic that I feel like we're one of the few teams that could utilize this scheme-especially against the Heat.
November 3rd, 2010
1:32 am
Nice to see Marvin bounce back strong, Josh steps up in other ways when his "high percentage" shots are not falling and his man defense is not clicking – the blocks, rebounds, steals are what make him invaluablw to the franchise. Another great road win. It would sure be nice to end the season at an above 500 clip and match last season's home record.
November 3rd, 2010
1:33 am
November 3rd, 2010
12:35 am
one thing I can say about Teague, he may look lost at times but he plays D. He may be, naw I take that back he is the best on the ball defender we have and he gets better every game.
I was echoing this thought yesterday or the day before when the blog had all the JT0 "bust" talk going. I didn't go as far as to call him the absolute best on-ball defender, but it's a toss up between he and JJ. It's up for debate.
But, being the best "on-ball defender" doesn't have the same ring to it when you're playing with the likes of Bibby and JC1 in the backcourt. Neither one of those guys can really play much defense. But, I like what JT0 brings on the defensive end. Say what you want about him not being the Hawks PG of the future. But, right now, with little to no offensive game, he's still a valuable asset simply because he offers a skill set that very few others (if any) on the Hawks roster offer.
Solid defender.
Pass first penetrating PG.
Lightning quick to help speed up the tempo.
He may not have what it takes at this point to surpass Bibby on the depth chart, but he's an asset nonetheless. Do you guys not remember all of the whining we heard last season about Bibby's inability to stay in front of opposing PG's? Bibby getting torched by every PG we play? Well, here's your answer. Teague may not bring the same capabilities scoring wise – but he neutralizes that if he can contain other PG's on the defensive end.
If he can ever get his offensive game on point, this kid *can be* scary.
The one thing I'll say, I think Teague needs a little more burn with a different look in terms of the rotation. Typically, I'm seeing him out there with him and Jamal in the backcourt – with Powell and Zaza in the frontcourt. Jamal tends to dominate the ball more times than not when he's out there with this group. I'd like to see him go a bit more with JJ and Jamal together like we saw for a good portion of this game in the 2nd half. There are more options for him and lanes open up for him seeing JJ and Jamal are pretty solid from beyond the arc. We'll see what happens as the season moves forward.
4-0's all that matters at this point.
November 3rd, 2010
2:08 am
The Cavs are a hot, sick mess that has issues scoring. Our collapse in the third and part of the fourth quarter made me almost turn the game off. Seriously, and I'm usually not nearly this negative. A few things really bugged me –
1) Smoove and his jump shooting. How many times did he go inside? I think he had one, maybe two inside buckets. What was with all the jumpers and 3s? I don't have an issue with a couple/few jumpers a game, but bruh….LD said "establish yourself inside FIRST", not "make 7 of your 11 shots jumpers!"
2) I'm gonna pick on my man Smoove AGAIN. 5 blocks is awesome. Getting torched by J.J. Hickson for 30 points on 65% shooting is NOOOOOOOOT . Especially after Darrell Arthur touched you up for around 20 a couple of games ago.
Top shot blocker? Sure. DPOY? Nope. #1 defensive PF in the league? Not when you let those 2nd and 3rd year young bucks bust you up like that.
Jamal looked very good for us. Good thing he did, Joe's shot was OFF.
Joe dished out some serious assists.
Marvin looked good. I'm waiting to see this happen a couple times in a row, then maybe several times a month. Heh….
Teague is learning to be a better defender every game. Still reaching and trying to block shots from behind when he gets to lax in his stance, though. Dude's gonna learn some very serious lessons against Detroit. Gordon and Stuckey are no joke. Good test for him, though the results might be painful.
Horford is solid as a rock. Nice double double.
Josh Powell = best veteran minimum contract we've picked up in over a decade. Fuh real.
November 3rd, 2010
2:37 am
@Big Ray
I can understand your concern for J-Smooves on-ball D thus far, but to his defense and LD mentioned this, Hickson was hitting his jumpers. The same can be said for Arthur in the game against Memphis. I would argue that it is more a part of the defensive scheme for Smoove to protect the paint and live with the jump shot.
If you noticed Andray Blatche jump shot was off in the game against Washington, so he obviously was less successful vs Smoove.
November 3rd, 2010
3:43 am
MC . . you are right on point sir, with your evaulation of the Hawks 1st half ( really 1st quarter ) defense. While we shot the ball lights out in that 1st quarter, the Cavs shot 60+% FG as well. If not for the turnovers, that could've been a 36 – 36 tie at the end of the 1st. The Hawks 2nd and 4th quarter defense was right on point. The 1st and 3rd quarter defense was shaky as hell.
November 3rd, 2010
3:55 am
The Hawks are 4-0 but us so called fans will ALWAYS find fault in us…3 of those 4 games are on the ROAD..Northcyde, ON THE ROAD!! Weren't u the one who constantly harped on the Hawks for losing on the road?? And there are the fans that cry about the Hawks having a 4-0 record against the "sorry' teams, well would u rather us be 0-4 against these 'sorry' teams??? Then you have the fans who cry about us losing a huge league EVEN THOUGH WE STILL WON THE GAME. If I'm not mistaken, didnt Boson, in the opening night, lose a very nice 20+ lead to the lowly Heat, and they were lowly that night. Boston had LeBron and friends looking amess out there but nevr-the-less, Miami made a run, LIKE MOST TEAMS DO, but fortunately for Boston,(a veteran team) knew how to keep their composure and get a win out of it…well, we do the SAME IDENTICAL THING,
November 3rd, 2010
3:57 am
The Hawks are 4-0 but us so called fans will ALWAYS find fault in us…3 of those 4 games are on the ROAD..Northcyde, ON THE ROAD!! Weren't u the one who constantly harped on the Hawks for losing on the road?? And there are the fans that cry about the Hawks having a 4-0 record against the "sorry' teams, well would u rather us be 0-4 against these 'sorry' teams??? Then you have the fans who cry about us losing a huge league EVEN THOUGH WE STILL WON THE GAME. If I'm not mistaken, didnt Boson, in the opening night, lose a very nice 20+ lead to the lowly Heat, and they were lowly that night. Boston had LeBron and friends looking amess out there but nevr-the-less, Miami made a run, LIKE MOST TEAMS DO, but fortunately for Boston,(a veteran team) knew how to keep their composure and get a win out of it…well, we do the SAME IDENTICAL THING, but we get blasted by our so call fans that we let a team, the same team by-the way that beat Boston, make a run on us. Where is the logic????? The game of basketball is about runs…team WILL make a run but its up to the winning team at the time to keep their composure and finish them off with a win and the Hawks did just that!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yall fans kill me!!
November 3rd, 2010
4:17 am
CLE's turnovers were generated by our defense.
It was not stellar but it generated extra possessions.
The only guy which was not contained at all was Hickson, who i believe will have a breakout year.
More: the cavs biggest mistake last year was to get jamison and sacrifice the hickson-varejao quick and young combo in favour of Shaq-Jamison old legs and no D.
November 3rd, 2010
5:35 am
Hawks woulda lost this game under Woodson. Starters woulda been too tired to fight back after we blew the lead.
November 3rd, 2010
5:37 am
Where are all the LD haters? Just curious.
November 3rd, 2010
6:45 am
Don't worry terrell, it'll be May soon enough! Then Cleveland, Memphis and the Sixer's will be home watching……
November 3rd, 2010
6:46 am
Sorry I forgot to mention the Wiz as well……….
November 3rd, 2010
6:48 am
MsDEE the logic maybe in the fact that as you stated the "hawk" fans…
November 3rd, 2010
7:06 am
Big Ray, 6 of Josh 11 shots were around the basket. And he was 2 for 4 on his mid range jumpers (that's 50%). The one three that he attempted was at the end of the shot clock with 55 seconds left in the game, and the game had already been won. So Smoove's jumper wasn't that terrible tonight. It was the shots that he missed around the basket that hurt his average. And also Smoove had four assists to go with ZERO turnovers.
November 3rd, 2010
7:08 am
November 3rd, 2010
7:15 am
Also Big Ray, in games where majority of the game is a double digit lead, someone on the other team is going to rack up a lot of points. If the other team is scoring off of their power forward (not named Dirk) hitting seven jumpers, then that is just a shot as a defense that you have to concede, especially when six of those jumpers were made in the first half when the team was up by more than 10-14 points.
November 3rd, 2010
7:36 am
"Where are all the LD haters? Just curious."terrell .
We haven't heard from Samuel in a while. He'll probably show up when the Hawks lose a game they should have won, or get blown out.
Ray, Ramon,
I like Josh's effort on the boards. And he had 4 assists, no turnovers. Also, the blocks are good, because he is helping to defend the paint, and he is cleaning up other guys' mistakes.
Ramon has a good point about Hickson and the jumpers. But he also went to the FT line 11 times.
I think Josh's mind is still conditioned to go for the block. On multiple occasions, rather than trying to stay in front of Hickson, he let him go by, and tried to go for the block. And on other occasions, he gave him too much space to shoot the jumper.
The blocks will come, but Darrell Arthur and JJ Hickson both had career highs against him. I know there are no stats for staying in front of your man, but I would like to see Josh focus more on his man to man defense, and body up the opponent.
November 3rd, 2010
7:40 am
Our average margin of victory is only 8.5 points, despite the fact that the teams we've played are not very good.
However, we are still learning, and we're 4-0 (3-0) on the road. Good job Hawks, good game Marvin.
Lets beat the Pistons tonight.
November 3rd, 2010
7:47 am
got to agree with OB.
Josh cannot claim to be a great defensive player if the guys he is guarding have career nights against him.
November 3rd, 2010
7:52 am
Well as far as Josh if he had 5 blocks he probably altered 7 shots and made 3 change their mind about shooting at all. Look to say Josh's defensive assignment had career highs against him is not fair because believe me those 5 blocks were not his man. Come on folks give the guy a break he makes steals at the top of key block shots in the paint the dude is not super man!! Why couldnt you say "we need to play better team defense" when Josh leaves his man to go help some one should rotate over and cover where Josh left! We are 4-0 enough said one game at a time for me.
November 3rd, 2010
7:56 am
Ramon said: "Big Ray, 6 of Josh 11 shots were around the basket. And he was 2 for 4 on his mid range jumpers (that's 50%). The one three that he attempted was at the end of the shot clock with 55 seconds left in the game, and the game had already been won. So Smoove's jumper wasn't that terrible tonight. It was the shots that he missed around the basket that hurt his average. And also Smoove had four assists to go with ZERO turnovers."
Co-sign this. I thought Josh's shot selection was much better. He was simply struggling AROUND THE BASKET. His post up shots weren't dropping, and when he tried to drive to get a shot around the rim, well, those shots weren't dropping either.
November 3rd, 2010
8:01 am
Not too worried about the lapses and the margin of victory. Fact of the matter is these Hawks have begun to find a way to correct the lapses and shut the door on inferior teams. A skill set Woodson couldn't establish. A very good sign of development as a team.
Marvin said it best when he said he has to be aggressive. LD proved that he's coaching by sitting him down and talking to the kid. Marvin came out strong and had a great game. When he offers that to us it gives us that missing piece. When he shows up the weakest link becomes our biggest assett. I'll get bashed, but I hope the kid sees what plugging in can do for this team. He's vital to our success.
Jamal did look a bit miffed in the 4th, but he's got to realize we know what he's going to provide. We know what he can do. We've got to inspire Marvin. It isn't about who finishes in the 4th, it's about winning. We need Marvin to do that. Props to LD for inspiring and utilizing Marvin tonight. Most likely we'll need JC1's firepower tonight.
Great job Hawks. You made Chris Webber apologize. Keep improving, not to prove everyone wrong, but to demonstrate the immense talent we have on this squad.
November 3rd, 2010
8:09 am
Did anyone notice that when Josh did make his jumpers it didn't faze him? He didn't smile, didn't act surprised, it was just business? Did you also notice when they go in they're in the flow of the offense. No stalling, looking around then shooting the brick. He just caught the ball, shot it and went on w/ his business like it's an everyday thing for him.
His outside shooting still scares me every time, but I think he's more confident in this system and thus it shows when his shots for the most part are falling from outside.
November 3rd, 2010
8:16 am
Big Ray, first off on Smoove defense on Hickson…Dude scored the majority of his point from jump shots. I can live with Hickson hoisting up jump shots…cause he can also take you off the dribble…and finish strong at the rack. Over all thought Josh had a good game…take away the ill-advised jump shots, and Josh would have had a great game.
On the third quarter melt downs…LD is going with a deeper rotation…the reserves are getting an opportunity to play meaningful minutes. As the season rolls on this will pay dividend for LD.
It might be just me…but the Hawks just look like a difference team under LD. They actually look like they have a clue now. The adjustment to go with Marvin down stretch last night…is just one example.
November 3rd, 2010
8:32 am
Any win is great on the road, so I'll definitely take this one against Cleveland. With or without James-I hope the Hawks pound that team every time this year. We certainly owe them!!!
Tremendous 1st Quarter: 40 points and an off the chart fg percentage. But how do you score 40 in 12 minutes (1 qtr.) and then not get a total of 40 in the next two quarters? I think they scored 34 combined in the 2nd and 3rd. While I love the Hawks–they are SO inconsistent. If shots go in they are outstanding. But when shots aren't falling they are subject to get beat by 50 by anyone.
With that said–I agree with Al–they may have lost this game last year. So way to hang tough..don't slip up tonight at home! Go Hawks!
November 3rd, 2010
8:46 am
O'Brien, as long as the Hawks have Bibby or JC1 on the court we will never really see Josh play straight up one on one defense (except for when opposition is posting up). If you remember years back, Ben Wallace used to always be the best help defender in the league. And as a result of this who ever he was guarding would often times end up with great point totals, but collectively their team would rarely score enough points to win the game. If Josh takes those extra two steps out to contest the jumper (of a PF), then that opens up the lane for back door cuts, lobs, and slashing down the middle without him having an opportunity to get back. Remember beside Smoove there is no other player on the Hawks who will consistently turn you away from the rim. Because if a team has to live off of their big guys knocking down jumpers to try and outscore you, then you're going to win more times than not.
Now all of what I said goes the opposite against a team like Orlando (and Dallas) because Lewis and Dirk are both such great shooters that you can't give them the shot all day. But majority of the teams in the league will have problems with Smoove playing like that.
Also by playing that style (which I have to believe is designed by LD), Smoove haven't had much foul trouble this season. And that is huge.
November 3rd, 2010
8:47 am
If we can make Marvin avg 18+ points a game, we can fight with the top dogs.
November 3rd, 2010
8:49 am
@ JG, important fact that you mentioned with it being Cleveland. Even without Lebron, the Cavs are not used to anything other than winning at home. You don't win that many games (with pretty much the same roster intact) and forget how you won those games. Lebron was great, but Cleveland's team defense used to be great. So they still play with a pride when at home.
November 3rd, 2010
8:50 am
Jerry, I think if you can get Marvin to average 14 ppg CONSISTENTLY while playing good defense and giving 7-8 reb a game, the Hawks can play with the top dogs.
November 3rd, 2010
8:54 am
I didn't see a "motion offense" last night. I saw the typical NBA 4 guys standing around watching one guy with the ball.
I also saw Teague shoot ANOTHER air ball…….this time from 15 ft.
And I listened to Gawd Awful Dominique Wilkins give us his "insights" into the game. He's pathetic.
I also watched Georgia elect one of the most corrupt members of congress to Governor of Ga. Also pathetic.
Wake up…….
November 3rd, 2010
9:12 am
Sounds like Tim just doesn't like anything today?
November 3rd, 2010
9:24 am
"but really I thought Atlanta's problems putting Cleveland away were due to lax halfcourt D in the first half"
We were up double figures at halftime.
And Jeff Teague offensively is garbage. Can't even come close to hitting a jumpshot (MC is spot on with this one).
Good defender though. Too bad starting PGs need to be more than just good defenders to make it in this league.
November 3rd, 2010
9:39 am
If you have to be a good shooter to be an effective PG how do you explain Rondo?
Teague will settle in. He was good scorer in college, it'll just take time to build that comfort level to the court in the NBA. I will admit, though, his misses have been terrible when he does shoot them…but then, why does he swish the shot after the whistle? Pressure! He's essentially under more pressure than a rook now. Thanks Woody.
November 3rd, 2010
9:44 am
What was good is the Hawks finally beat Cleveland in Cleveland. If you remember the shot clock debacle last year, it made you wonder if there was something out of their control going on that kept them from keeping a lead…..sure enough, it was happening again. But Cleveland has only Hickson to depend on down the stretch, so the win was there for the taking.
Good comeback by Marvin, LD with his comments, and Smoove knowing he doesn't always do some things well. Lots of growth still there to take shape, and keep JC1 involved. You like to see him being upset with coming out.
Nothing wrong with 4-0….one at a time. I would expect the bench to play a bigger role tonight. Is it time to blow up the Pistons at 0-4?
November 3rd, 2010
9:45 am
I admit that Josh has a difficult job, because in addition to guarding his man, he has to keep an eye on other people's man, because Bibby and Jamal are just not good enough on the perimeter defensively.
4 games in, this is Marvin's scoring. 15 in game one, 7 in game two, 0 in game three, and 22 in game four. We need him to score in double figures every game, none of this 18 points one game, 6 points the next.
But he had a great game last night, so hopefully him and LD can keep it going. He still needs to knock down his 3 pointers though. He is 1-8 (.125) from behind the arc on the season.


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Having been EOD and trained with several Seals I can place this in real life and I had a ball with the book. Good story line, filled with intrigue and twists, and not all that far from what some in our present government are doing. Recommend this to everyone it's a good read/listen. you'll enjoy it if you like spy vs spy. The performance was pretty good but he just doesn't sound like a woman but no big deal you get the picture clear enough to remain enjoyable.
"Liked the movie better."
I liked the movie much better but it was worth the money. I recommend it especially if you haven't seen the movie because once you read it you will want to see the movie and I'm sure you'll enjoy the movie much more.
"Book 2 same quality as book 1."
Book 2 has the same review as book 1 because it applies pretty much equally.
At first I had a problem with the narator/performance but once I got involved in the story line I truly enjoyed it, the narator needs some experience I would guess though. Over all you'll enjoy the book if you pay more attention to the story line than the guy reading it.
"did end up enjoying this book"
At first I had a problem with the narator/performance but once I got involved in the story line I truly enjoyed it, the narator needs some experience I would guess though. Over all you'll enjoy the book if you pay more attention to the story line than the guy reading it.
"Another Great One from Mr. Cussler"
As is always the case Mr. Cussler does a fantastic job in this book and the narration is again done by one of my all time favorites Scott Brick. The story line is unique and Mr. Cusslers camieo was very much fun to listen too, you won't be disappointed with this story and if you're a Cussler fan all I can say is "enjoy"!
"I fully enjoyed it."
This may be the last in the series rather hard to tell it could certainly go on, but either way it was a great ending to the first two of the series that I've read. You will not want to miss this book. The characters are as well written and the narration is as good as the others. enjoy I know you will
"It's what I suspected of the gov and well descrbed"
This book lays it all out in more or less easy to understand concepts, and those that are more complicated the author takes the time to define them in such a way you will understand the point of it. It's very well written and it is what I have believe has been going on in our fed gov for a very long time and imparticularly with the obama administration and what I perceive he is doing straight up by design. You will come away from this book with a very indepth understanding and I'm sure it will for you as it did for me .... I'm getting prepared!
"Fantastic end to the series"
This seems to be the last in the series but if you're like me you'll want more. The author is as steady and true to the story line as the other 2 books. You'll be glad you continued with the series. And as always the narrator brings the characters to life.
"Most interesting book to listen to."
Other than the obvious push to justify homosexuality and the authors' love of sex with men, the story was good. It held my interest even thru the garbage bag of immorality and the God is dead theory. The characters were excellent and the choices the author made with the president and her husband where perfect I loved it especially their ends. More than obviously "oh no" mr. bill and hillary these two were represented perfectly and with great accuracy. The end of "oh no" mr. bill in the book aka BJ which remembering everything about Monica Lewinsky fits to a tee was sublime in its execution [no pun intended]. The way the story is laid out in the book sounds like it could very well happen as described and found myself imagining it very clearly while listen to the book. Not to mention the narrator did a great job of it. I'll be watching for a follow up or book 2, it seemed that the author left a lot of room for one to be written and I for one will be watching for it.
I recommend the book but again the homo crap could have been left out of it, do what you want in the privacy of your own bedroom, that's between you and your Creator as far as I'm concerned but don't shove it at me in your book[s]. Unless of course he was trying to be "Progressive" much like the commie-crates are today in the ongoing administration of the great pretender and lying king.
The whole book could have been a political espionage story. I had fun with the majority of it and I didn't want to put it down even with certain things that offended my sensibilities'.
"More training manual than story."
Not a bad story just very plain and I see the author wanted to keep it on the low key compared to other such authors. But there was some good information that you can take away from the book [have a pencil & paper handy], the only thing that I completely objected to as a real life prepper myself, was what the characters intended to do in the final book when they had to bug out of their present bug out location onto another that they weren't sure of to its condition. I did find this type of mind set completely unacceptable personally.
"Obviously the end of the series but that's too bad"
Completely enjoyed this last book, the whole book from the written word to the narration to the music to the structure of the presentation was great. I enjoyed it all. Looking forward to more quality book[s] by Joe Nobody and I'm sure he'll have something for us in the future.
I've read all his books and this last one in the series [at least I believe it is by the ending] shows that a good author just gets better as he writes more often and Joe has most certainly improved his ability to keep an ol' die hard like me entertained.
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Subs: Deric, Ching, Johnson, Chabala, Salazar, Dixon, Creavalle
New England Revolution: Shuttleworth, Tierney, Goncalves, McCarthy, Farrell, Fagundez, Nguyen, Caldwell, Rowe, Sene, Barrett
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Go behind the scenes at BBVA Compass Stadium during the Dynamo's match against the New England Revolution in this week's edition of TunnelVision.
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Children these days are being raised to be pansies. Got your attention? Good.
There's no real sense of competition anymore. Parents are pulling their kids out of sports because they deem it as "unfair" for many purposes. Could be because Lil' Tommy is throwing heaters at your kids head, or perhaps it could be because he's simply a better athlete and you can't wrap your mind around competition.
You see, competition is a healthy, normal thing for humans to feel. Whether it be competition on the Savannah to hunt a lion, or competition on the platform to conquer a weight that you've never attempted before.
Merriam-Webster defines competition as, "A contest between rivals." Perhaps that's so on the baseball diamond or football field. But, what about at a Powerlifting or Olympic lifting meet? Certainly you're trying to defeat your opponent there, but I would say that the ultimate goal is to beat yourself, especially within your first few meets.
To a strength athlete and competitive powerlifter, fewer things trump hearing your name called by the announcer, stomping up to the chalk bowl, running a piece of chalk over your hands while visualizing a complete lift, and approaching the bar. It's now or never. Do you run? Do you scream and grip the cold iron, not letting doubt creep in before you stand up with the weight in your hands? I choose the latter. There is nothing that will defeat me beyond the iron. That's what makes me compete, and that's what makes me a competitor.
If there's ever been doubt in your mind as to whether or not you can accomplish a task, I commend you. You're human. We all have our doubts. I wasn't a very confident guy until I discovered the way of the iron. Striking out in conversation with women, and even with random people in line at a convenience store as I fumbled for the words to say. I was a scrawny, 135 pound weakling when I graduated high school. Once I found the weights, nothing else mattered. I was going to become strong. A goal bench of 185 became 205, which became 225, 250, 275, and is now at 315. Think I'm done? Think again.
My goal is to be better than I was last time. If I happen to be better than you in the process? Well, that's just another side effect of competition. You either have that attitude, or you are left to hang out with the soccer mom's on the side of the field, relishing the "glory days" that are only left to memory. Go out and make your glory days for the future. Get off your ass and go compete!
Author's Note: By no means am I telling you how to raise your children. As long as they're not pampered to a disgusting degree, you're alright by me.
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