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Saddle pads are extremely important and useful for ensuring a proper fitting saddle for your horse and mule. Saddle pads can also provide significant protection for your horse's back. Crest Ridge Saddlery is committed to providing only the highest quality saddle pad.
Over the years I have said this to many of you… "the best protection for your horse back is a 100% Wool Saddle Pad with a channel down the spine to provide additional clearance, vent the heat and preventing sore backs and spine rubs"All of our saddle pads are made from F11 grade industrial pressed wool. Our wool felt pads are a 100% natural product that will wick moisture and heat away from your horse keeping you horse more comfortable while reducing saddle movement.
|Have you ever seen a hatter clean and reshape a black felt cowboy hat? He does it with steam. When we place a well fitted saddle on your horse's back, a 100% wool felt pad, and use that same pad on that same horse with the same saddle within 4 or 5 rides the horses' body heat starts to mold that pad to a perfect fit. If there is a place that is a bit tight, or if your horse is a bit asymmetrical, within a few rides this pad molds itself to a perfect shape.
|Crest Ridge Saddlery now makes our own line of wool felt saddle pads. Bringing production of saddle pads in-house allows us to insure consistent quality, customer service and offer our customers a superior product at lower cost. Our effort produces what we feel is the best saddle pad on the market today. The Crest Ridge Saddle Pad is a premium saddle pad designed for use with a single horse over time. These custom made pads feature a cut-out to provide additional clearance over the spine and are only available from Crest Ridge Saddlery.
If you have a horse that is out of condition and you know that he will change shape as you put the miles on him, Crest Ridge Saddle Pads will change with him. The felt is shaped the same steam that the hatter uses, only this time the steam machine is your horse. Cheaper wool felt pads on the market are made of needled felt which pad cannot compress.
The Crest Ridge Saddle Pad is durable, designed to last for 2,000 hours of hard riding. If you are riding 5-hours a week, this pad will last over 7 years. The Crest Ridge Saddle Pad is likely the last pad you will have to purchase for your gaited horse or mule.
Crest Ridge Saddle Pads are offered in 1/2" (gray only), 3/4" and 1" thicknesses. All our saddle pads are 27.5" long (front to back along the spine) and 30.5 inches wide (not including the wear leathers). We offer each pad in grey (natural) and black. The black pads are a bit more expensive to account for the extra step of dying the wool.
Order below or call 1-417-644-0091 to order
|Gray (natural) saddle pad
|3/4" $159.00
|1" $189.00
|Gray (natural) saddle liner or pad
|1/4" Liner $48.00
|1/2" $129.00
|Black saddle pad
|3/4" $189.00
|1" $229.00
IMPORTANT: Cheaper wool felt pads on the market are made of needled forced fiber felt which pad cannot compress or maintain your horses shape. These pads often contain synthetic material. Our pads are 100% wool felt and are made of the finest material available.
For sanitary reasons, your Crest Ridge Saddle pad is the only item that we sell that are non returnable for any reason because of the nature of the item. We would never want to be responsible for the spread of ringworm or other fungus borne skin diseases.
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Dear Debra and Sarah,
Of course, the answer was under my nose the entire time! The Crest Ridge 100% Natural Wool Contoured Pads! I cannot say enough good things about this pad - - it is spectacular!!! From the very first time I tried the pad under my Crest Ridge Sinclair, I noticed a difference. No more roll! The saddle and pad fit perfectly together, and my mare seemed SO relaxed, happy and comfortable. Cherry moves out beautifully, and has a ton of go when we use the Sinclair and the Crest Ridge Pad, while having the room and desire to go on the bit and use her body correctly. In my old saddle and pad, I was getting a ton of tripping and Cherry was constantly "losing her hind end," but with the Sinclair and the Crest Ridge pad, all of those issues are gone, and for the first time, I felt completely at ease with my so-called "clumsy" mare at a canter in the arena -- no tripping whatsoever. As ever, correct saddle fit is key to excellent performance!
Since I am so used to all of the high-tech, newfangled endurance stuff (I board at a barn with a bunch of well-known endurance people). I was initially skeptical of how a felt pad could work so well, and make such a tremendous difference, but it really does! Our vet was out at the ranch the day I received the pad. He noticed my Sinclair (it is a beautifully crafted saddle!), and he commented on how great the saddle and pad looked on my mare, how well it looked like they fit, and even asked me where I bought my tack! (...of course I told him -- Crest Ridge Saddlery!).
Debra said it all when she told me "Sometimes, you've got to get back to basics, girl!" and I now believe every word of it. Thank you to Debra and Sarah for their knowledge, helpfulness, patience in helping me solve my saddle fit problems, and for your stellar customer service. I am a Crest Ridge convert, and so is my (formerly) hopelessly hard to fit mare! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Kind regards, Jackie and Cherry (Cherubim's Flaming Sword, a Morgan Mare).
Debra, it was great to see you at Equifest. I have tried the new wool pad liner . It works great and there has not been any slipping. As with all of your products that I have tried this is another one that works. Thank you. Mike Norris
Hi again, Deb. Okay, here are the last photos. I went back to the barn after speaking with you today. Put on a white towel, pad and saddle, and off we went. Is it possible that Toby was even happier than before? I think he really liked having the pad under the saddle! Anyway, as you requested, I am again attaching some photos so you can see the fit. Like a jerk, I forgot my camera and had to take the pictures with my phone, so the quality isn't quite as good as the others. (what did we ever do before we had phones with cameras?)
We only rode for about a half hour, pretty much walking most of the time. Wow, I can't believe how steam built up under the pad. I can see how it will conform to both the horse and the saddle. What a great quality pad! Hopefully by the fall I'll be ordering the ¾" pad. I'm hoping that by then he will rebuild the muscle around the withers and not seem so hollow. I will certainly keep you apprised of his progress.
Although I board at a small barn, everyone there knows how pleased I am with you and the quality product and service you offer. We will all pass your name around to other friends who may be looking to purchase a quality product (that really fits) at a very reasonable price.
Thank you again for all your help. Chris Salonia


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Drivers in Stone Mountain, Snellville and Suwanee might be doing double takes on Friday with the official arrival of gas prices under $3 a gallon.
It was just a week ago that experts who follow fuel price trends predicted the average price of gas would fall below $3 by Halloween, but the barrier had already been broken in some areas outside of metro Atlanta.
That's no longer the case.
At some Kroger, Murphy USA, QuikTrip, Shell and Raceway stations in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, the price for regular unleaded gas was between $2.95 and $2.99 a gallon Friday, according to the latest updates on atlantagasprices.com.
In Stone Mountain in DeKalb, a Kroger on Rockbridge Road at Old Tucker Road and a Murphy USA station on Rockbridge Road near Pounds Road were selling regular unleaded for $2.95.
In Gwinnett, a QuikTrip in Snellville at US-78 E and Rockdale Circle and a Murphy USA in Suwanee on Satellite Boulevard NE near Lawrenceville Suwanee Road were selling regular unleaded at $2.97.
Also in Suwanee and in Duluth, QuickTrip, Kroger, Shell and Raceway were selling regular unleaded for $2.99 in some areas.
Higher oil production, an existing ample supply of fuel, falling crude oil prices, lukewarm consumer demand and a drop in contracts for wholesale delivery of fuel to gas stations in the fall continue to push prices at the pump lower.
The price trend should continue, barring any unforeseen disruption in production or distribution that would interrupt delivery from the Gulf of Mexico or block tankers from arriving in Savannah, or a major conflict in the Middle East. A hurricane could cause such a disruption.
According to the latest data from the Oil Price Information Service, the average price for regular unleaded in metro Atlanta Friday was around $3.21, down a penny from Thursday, 8 cents from a week ago, 22 cents from a month ago and 29 cents from a year ago.
June 29th, 2012
1:04 pm
Pretty soon we'l be at $2.50 and we didn't need Newt to get there. Is he completely irrelevent yet?
June 29th, 2012
1:11 pm
I traveled through the Carolina's and Virginia two weeks ago. They already had gas prices around $2.94-$2.98/gal. Got back to Atlanta and they were $0.25- $0.30/ gallon higher.
I realize we are compelled to use a different blend in metro areas in the Summer but its always been about a $0.15/gal difference, not $0.25 or mor.
I wonder what gives here?
To artbones- the reasons its coming down is an over all slowing of the world economy in Europe, continuing slowness here and China as well. Also some, because of the emergence of inexpensive natural gas.Be afraid of it going too cheap, it will mean it could be $1.50 a gallon but you won't have a job.
June 29th, 2012
1:13 pm
So what's a newt?
June 29th, 2012
1:13 pm
And down they go ……… OH … I don't see any mention anymore on Fox News about gas prices and President Obama. Only when they go up it's a story ? I am confused.
June 29th, 2012
1:15 pm
I filled up at $2.89 in TN last weekend…hurry up ATL!!!!
June 29th, 2012
1:36 pm
That is nothing to be excited about . The " friends of Barry " can still and will continue to, hold us hostage. The prices will continue rise and fall as we do nothing to free ourselves from dependence on foreign oil. How does 1.50/gal sound ? Get rid of the liberal bedwetter's and and we'll find out.
June 29th, 2012
1:38 pm
The average price on January 20, 2009 was a little under $2/gallon. Hot Summer, if airbones' prediction of $2.50/gallon becomes reality, THEN the story will be worth reporting.
June 29th, 2012
1:39 pm
June 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
Paid 3.19 this morning in Norcross at QT on Indian Trail. Why the huge price differances? I want a refund QT!!!!
June 29th, 2012
2:15 pm
I was in Warner Robbins last weekend – 2.87. WOW!!
June 29th, 2012
2:20 pm
Wont last long. Per GASBUDDY.COM – Gas price declines may soon end. Oil is up over $6/bbl, and wholesale gas prices will start to rise as soon as tonight, 8-15c/gal. Share this with your friends so they know whats coming in the days ahead!
June 29th, 2012
2:21 pm
Check out the various states taxes and you may find out why gas is cheaper in other states.
June 29th, 2012
2:33 pm
After all these years, I still can't get a straigt answer as to why our gas prices still see/saw. I've heard it's Bush's fault, it's those Arab's fault, it's Obama,s fault, it's those speculator's fault, it's the Republican's fault, it's the Democrat's fault, etc, etc. etc. I guess a definitive, honest answer is out of the question.
June 29th, 2012
2:35 pm
Here in San Diego, California, we still have gas over $4.00/gal in and around the area, but there are a few places where it has dropped to $3.69/gal as of this morning. My family is so tired of living in a third-world ghetto state and San Diego, sadly, is following the state down the same road. Despite a mild climate with a scenic geographic location, we have the nation's 10th worst-rated air pollution, some of the worst roads in America, one of the highest homeless and suicide rates in the nation, the most narcissistic people in the country, and an exodus of native San Diegans and Calfornians moving out of this once bucolic paradise-now-turned into a giant turd of a state covered in glitter wasteland run by liberalistic & idiocratic morons. Our Christmas present to us this year? We're MOVING OUT!! — to Jupiter, Florida (a move to any state outside of California is an improvement). We can't wait!!
June 29th, 2012
3:03 pm
If only every year was an election year! Soon people will be able to use their EBT cards for gas!
June 29th, 2012
3:07 pm
I'm sure Obama is to blame. Someone in the GOP better get on the spin for this one.
June 29th, 2012
3:09 pm
Have you seen the futures price of oil jump over $7 per bbl today. I hate the way this commodity is now so traded by speculators, and not the marketplace. The dollar is tanking today, and driving the price of oil and gold through the roof.
June 29th, 2012
3:11 pm
To answer Carlosgvv and many other people's question, gas is a commodity sold on the world market. It's price, while affected by speculation and taxes, is driven by the same thing that has driven the price of goods since trade existed. Supply/demand. The third world is advancing; china and India added 20 million new cars in the last decade, they don't run on hopes and dreams. Add 20 million new cars, plus the overall demand for energy period and prices go up. Be wary of people who blame Obama, democrats, regulations, etc. They are either being willfully obtuse for their own gain, or grossly ignorant of basic economic concepts. Their money is made casting dragons teeth (talking points) and easily graspable slogans like the proverbial "4 legs good, 2 legs bad" (drill baby drill) among their easily influenced constituents. The concept of drilling oil wherever they find it and a magic $1.00 gas price reduction sounds good to the ignoramus who doesn't realize that flies in the face of and violates several world economic treaties and trade agreements. The orchestrators of such propaganda make their money and secure votes in the divide between those who know and those who don't. The only way to drop the price of gas is to fInd a vast quantity of oil; a quantity equal to what we have used over the past century, or use less oil. Since that quantity of oil DOES NOT EXIST…..there is but one alternative.
June 29th, 2012
3:12 pm
Good for you, Maddawg! Florida's weather will take some getting used to, but, there is no state sales tax (tourists pay it instead)there. If you can handle the heat AND humidity, then you're golden. But, you do have the eternal gulf breezes to enjoy!
June 29th, 2012
3:18 pm
I was in SC Wednesday and gas was $2.81.
June 29th, 2012
3:20 pm
LOL Jupiter, Florida…. enjoy that…..
June 29th, 2012
4:09 pm
Ben ???? Lot's of fluff and as usual, no foundation. Supply and demand is correct. OPEC has the supply and dictates the price. America has double the oil supply of all OPEC nations combined, located in the Gulf of Mexico. We cannot access the oil due to Government regulations and the massive red tape to get a permit. The companies ( and jobs) go to other countries. The Keystone pipeline would create thousands of jobs and cut our dependence on foreign oil in half. Yes….. the supply would increase and the prices would drop ( economics 101 ). We have not built a new refinery since the late 70's (more gov't regulations). Your theory has plenty of words but no substance. Typical
June 29th, 2012
4:14 pm
Gas is down…blame it on Obama!
June 29th, 2012
4:15 pm
MY NAME IS MICHELLE BACHMANN, AND WHEN I AM ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, GAS WILL BE $2 A GALLON. MY NAME IS MICHELLE BACHMANN AND I AM RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Oh the horror that could have been…
June 29th, 2012
4:30 pm
June 30th, 2012
9:33 am
The " friends of Barry " can still and will continue to, hold us hostage.
Grow up, idiot.
June 30th, 2012
10:44 am
"The price trend should continue,…"
…for a few more days maybe. Crude closed up $7.18 a barrel yesterday, that will show up at your local gas station shortly.
July 1st, 2012
1:03 am
[...] in US Treasury bills …Gas prices falling at rate of over penny per daySan Francisco ChronicleGas prices below $3 in metro AtlantaAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Gas prices may tick back upMilwaukee Journal SentinelPatch.comall [...]
July 1st, 2012
6:08 am
People over-react when gas gets high, and get too excited when it gets low. That summer vacation doesn't depend on the price of gas. The big expenses are lodging and entertainment. On my upcoming 2000 mile trip gas was 12% of the total. I used the vacation estimator calculator at http://www.yourmoneypage.com for my calculations.

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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > you can keep my brother
Mind games.3 Reviews
Green witch and Billy blue eyes.
Alison's dad owned it but Alison ran it. She was Ray's now official girlfriend.
They were the only couple to survive the prom, except for me and Gerard of course.
The other couples fell apart quite soon after the prom.
Violet and Mikey broke up a week after they celebrated their 2 weeks anniversary. Danielle, Frank's recent love interst, flew back to Germany, leaving Frank heart broken and sad for a whole 2 days and Bob blamed the fucking prom for ruining his relationship with Lina, apparently, she liked Alison better if you're catching my drift.
"Why, thank you", I clipped my employee tag on my shirt.
"That's why I skipped college", she brushed her hand through her long green hair.
"It wasn't that bad after I actually found the fucking class", I took the cup of coffee from her hand and sipped it, letting the warm drink to relive my tired body.
"Any cute boys?", she winked, placing the shiny new guitar she was holding.
"No", I said innocently.
"You're a fucking nun ,Skylerson", she picked another guitar and wrote down the serial code in her clipboard, "I bet Gerard was checking out chicks on his first day".
"I have no problem with it as long as he keeps his dick in order", I rested my head on the counter.
She laughed and moved on to the next guitar, "You're cool with it, I would scrap Ray's eyes out".
"Should I be worried about your violent nature?", I giggled.
"He's alive so far, isn't he?", Alison shrugged.
I loved this girl so much!, I knew her for a short period of time but I hoped Ray would marry her just so I'll be certain she'll be around for long.
"Come on, let's be all girly. You tell me about all the cute boys and we'll jump up and down like idiots and squeal our hears out", she patted one particularly beautiful guitar.
"Seriously, I was too busy to keep myself from having a melt down, but there was this one nice guy who helped me to find the classroom. We bonded by having a meltdown together".
"you slut!, your first day and you dare having meltdowns with someone who's not Gerard", cooed Alison.
"You've gone bipolar on me or shit?", I crossed my arms on my chest.
"Who are you talking about?", Gerard entered the store without us noticing.
"Skylerson's new crush", said Alison evilly, "If I were you I would keep an eye on this little slut, she was having meltdowns with some boy. Imegine that! Naive she ain't!"
"Yeah, Gerard there's something you need to know", I looked gravely at him, "I'm running away to a mental institution in Vegas with some guy I met today", I flipped my hair dramatically.
"That works out perfectly. Alison, me and Bob are running away to Vegas as well and then we're off to our honeymoon", he smirked at Alison, hugging me tightly.
"You're sure you can handle both me and Bob?", Alison put her hands on her perfect hips.
"Oh please, a sex machine such as myself", Gerard said snottily.
"Oh tiger", said Alison flatly and headed for the backroom with her clipboard.
"Green witch", mumbled Gerard under his breath.
He and Alison would snap often at each other, they didn't really got along but it was entraintaining to watch, when there was nothing interesting on TV we could just put gerard and Ali in one room and watch them fight.
I put my fingers through his hair, "How was your day?".
"It was nice", he got his hands under my shirt, stroking my back.
"Enjoyed your classes?", I whispered in his ear.
he nodded, "What about you?".
"Once I found the class it was rather nice", I kissed his neck.
"Tiger G! How could you do this to me and Bob?. you're such a bitch!", cried Alison behind me.
I laughed in Gerard's neck, seriously I would marry this girl if Ray wouldn't.
"Green witch", Gerard made a face.
"Skylerson, I have to go kick the guitar maker ass. He mixed up the orders. AGAIN. Keep an eye on the store", Alison put on her coat and exited the store.
"Skylerson? She's so annoying", shuddered Gerard, picking up a guitar.
"She's great. put that down G", I warned him, he had a tendency to pick up the most expensive guitars.
"Make me", he strummed on it once, producing the most horrific sounds that guitar was capable of making.
"Fine. Break it and have Ali hunt you down", I shrugged.
He laughed but put down the guitar.
"Come here", I motioned for him to come over with my index finger.
"So who's this guy green witch was talking about?", he approached me.
"Billy. He was nice, if it wasn't for him I would gave up and ditched college for good", I put my arms around his neck.
"Is he good looking?", he squeezed my waist.
"Oh yeah, I think he mentioned something about modeling but I didn't really listen, I was too busy staring in his beautiful blue eyes. You know guys with blue eyes were always a weakness of mine", that will teach him a lesson about listening to alison, "But tell me about your day".
"No wait, wait go back to the eyes part", he studied my face, scanning it for a hint of smile but I pulled my poker face.
"Yeah he's got these ocean blue eyes, and the eyeliner brought them out even more, I felt like I could drown in them", I spun out of his arms.
Gerard turned deep color of scarlet, "You're joking right?".
"No no, I don't joke about beauty", I felt like laughing my ass off, he was sooo cute looking all embareced and intense like that, "You know Gee, I was thinking on my way here... Why won't you buy blue contacts as well? Obviously it would be nothing like Billy's but at least it would upgrade that average eye color of yours".
His shoulders tensed, "What?!".
I couldn't do this to him anymore, he looked misrable, "I'm kidding!".
He breathed out, "I knew it".
"Sure you did", I smirked and kissed his forehead.
"You know I love these brown eyes of yours more than anything", I played mind tricks on him again.
"It's hazel, see", he leaned to show me his eyes.
"I was kidding! You're so touchy today", I kissed his beautiful hazel eyes.
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Oh my gosh.
I started crying at 2:15 and then had to watch this a few times through because my tears made it hard to really see what was happening.
I still love my school. This is the first time ever that I've been in the triple digits and not wanted to starve myself or purge. I can't tell you it hasn't ever crept into my mind, but then I remember that they love me there, among many other people, and that they don't care if I'm not as skinny as I was 2 years ago. And it brings me to peace. So, yeah. Feeling loved enough not to want to drop desperately is kind of big for me.
I went to Kamp Kanakuk (Can-uh-kuhk) the summer after fourth grade. I remember at the end of camp we all got these cards that said "I'm Third" on the front of them. On the back it had a story explaining what that meant. (I'll post a link to that later so I don't clog your dash if you already know what the story is.) Basically, the gist of the whole story is that God is first, others are second, and I'm third. Meaning we need to set God as our first priority and his wishes and plans for our life above all else in our life. Then we need to honor other's wishes and their plans and put them up. And finally, our own priorities and wishes need to come third to everyone else's. It is through this way of living that we can show everyone what a Godly love is like and how Jesus has radically changed our lives; how we can show to those around us that we can put everyone else's needs above our owns because we know that we are fully invested in the Lord who will work everything out for us as long as we put our earthly desires aside and give everything into Him. I know that was a ridiculously long run on, but I really don't know how to say this without rambling. It's like God is just so much sometimes I really can't focus on writing because there is so much praise to give Him. It's crazy, yo.
Yeah. So just remember that first comes God, second comes all others, and third comes ourselves.
(The grammar in that sentence.. yeesh)
I needed to hear this today.
I am kinda getting nervous about this. I still have a ton of packing to do.
Prayers please? I know this is just the devil getting in my head.
You've got this babe; you're going to serve your glorious creator by doing what he's asked: sharing the message and showing his love and the impact of his love.
To my followers, if you wouldn't mind giving a prayer out to this lovely sister of ours. She's going off to Peru tomorrow for a missions trip, and for those of you who have been on missions trips to foreign countries, you know the amount of nerves that satan can instill in you. I personally know what falling victim to the doubts feels like, and I can tell you I have an indescribable amount of regret for letting myself succumb to the obstacles put in my way (I've told you about those, right?). Thanks all.
I thought that this was really sweet. High school track runner Meghan Vogel saw her competitor, Arden McMath, who was ahead of her for the whole race, fall as her legs collapsed in the last 50 meters. Meghan, rather than running past to claim victory, had seen that it was her third time falling/stumbling, so she sped up to Arden, and rather than passing her, did the good Samaritan thing to do. She picked Arden up and essentially dragged her the last 50 meters, and then made sure Arden crossed the finish line first.
If you ask me, that seems like such a loving thing to do, really romantic. And by romantic I don't mean the lustful seductive romantic, but the romantic as if goes in the dictionary. Romantic simply means pertaining to love, and as Christians everything we do should be romantic—filled and characterized by the love we're suppose to have and show for everyone, even our competitors. I'm no track runner, but I do know that high school track ended a while ago, so this must've been a big meet (Division III 1,600 meter race). I don't know how I would respond in this situation. I would hope that I would act as Vogel did, who was disqualified for helping another runner, and show love and support, but I don't know. I'm sure Vogel knew she'd have some consequence for DQing and helping Mcmath. But she didn't care about what happened to herself, she cared that McMath got the honor she deserved by placing in front of herself because that's where she had been the whole race; in front of herself. Vogel put McMath's needs and desire to win in front of her own, and I think that was an amazing display of love.
To anyone who read my little "vent" post, I'm sorry you had to read that and thank you for understanding. I know Satan uses our insecurities and silly fears and attachments to hurt us and confuse us but I can't let him. I can't be afraid that I'll end up alone, because I will never be alone. God will always be there for me, even if I'm not.
God will provide all the love I need in my life, and I shall love him so much that my love for the Lord will make my love for my family appear as hatred.
Can you imagine that? That there is a love capable of being exponetntially stronger and more powerful than the love you have for your family? It seems unfathomable…
But that's why He's so amazing. While we are stuck in sin trying to just fathom the love that is possible for an amazing God as he to have for us, he rescued us. We are the damsels in distress of the greatest love story in all of history.
I read something interesting today. It was posted by someone I consider a close friend of mine and a sister in Christ through whom I have learned much.
She was writing about the dangers of chick flicks and made a really interesting analogy. It was "chick flicks : love :: porn : sexual relations" in other words, saying chick flicks are like pornography for love. And I agree. Chick flicks create a false idea and sense of what a loving relationship between man and wife should be like. Just as pornography ruins the purity and sanctity that should be sex, chick flicks ruin females' expectations of love and loving one another. Yes, while it'd be amazing to experience a love like Noah and Allies from the Notebook, or any relationship from those Nicholas Spark (and Nicholas Spark-esque) movies, those relationships can't exist. I think that that is largely because those are relationships in which each party worships the other above all else. You see the defiance and dishonoring of parents in order to be with their other, fornication, and almost no relationship to the Lord in those relationships. Personally, the only one chick-flick I'll support is A Walk to Remember, and I don't give it complete support. I've never read the book or even seen the movie in one entire sitting, but I do know (at least this is what I know) that she is a devout Christian, she leads him to Christ, and he shows Christ-like devotion to her. He respects her, her wishes, and her father in the end, and keeps his vow to love her even after she is gone.
I digress.. but my friend, Lauren, words it so nicely. Here is the original post.
note: I don't know the complete historical accuracy of this, but I know that this is mostly right and I know that this is just the crust of how I imagine it.
You have carried a 75-125 pound wooden post up a hill for a mile or two, in nothing but your underwear, in the hot Mediterranean heat of the day, in public so that people can watch you and therefore laugh at you. You are starving and dehydrated but you can't stop to put it down and you certainly have no means of getting food or water. Finally you get to the top of the hill, where you can put this heavy post on the ground. And then come the whips. The whips where, instead of one leather knot, a tangle of smaller ropes with blades attached to each end dangle in the heat. After being physical beat up, they whip you. 47 times. Your back has little to no skin left; the bloody flesh made into a pulp dripping from your spine while the flies devour your pain. Now you are told to get up, nailed by your hands to the horrid post you just carried up to the hill upon a cross. More whips and physical blows hit your body, but at this point you don't avoid it. You merely wince at the pain knowing it won't stop. The crowd around you has grown to where you can't see the end; they laugh and yell and make a rodeo of your pain. You find the faces of a few people whom you once taught and mentored in the crowd, which only makes the humiliating action of the crown of thorns worse. they mock you as they press it onto your head, driving each thorn into your skull, causing the blood to matte your hair and drip into the abyss of sweat and tears on your face. Yet you do not protest, do not defend yourself. You are doing this for someone you love. You know the pain is almost too great, but you have no other recourse to save the ones you love. You know this is the only way you can save that guard from en eternity with the devil, the only way you can save the man who laughed at you, the only way you can save the man who drove the nails into your hand and the thorns into your head.
Everyone needs to see this. Worth more than the eight minutes of your time. I'm literally bawling.
Hello everyone! I have WONDERFUL news! God has answered my prayers and my top choice in schools accepted me for next year! This means great APs, a wonderful art program, almost a sorority for my class, a supportive environment I can speak about my faith in, teachers who care, and a place where I belong in the puzzle; I'm not just some outsider. This is actually so wonderful andamazingto write out here because I honestly feel like I can flourish and thrive at this wonderful new school. Of course there will be things I don't get, like a cheer team (I think), and it'll be really far away from home, but I'm so excited. I feel like God really wants me to be there. It had a combination of the college/course/internship, organization of students and rigorous academics, as well as the environment and opportunities for me to take. It had the best qualities from some of the other schools I applied too, and when I was there I really felt so welcome. No one was fake, no one hid behind material things, and I didn't even need to question their genuine interest and kindness towards me. Up until now I thought it was a personality disorder, either avoidant or paranoid PD (because I've tested high for those…(I've been desperate to see what's wrong with me) I took a couple of online personality disorder tests (SOO OFF TOPIC RACHEL))
…ANYWHOO I finally feel like I'll be supported and wanted and loved by at least one person there, and they have a wonderful arts program for when I just need to express my emotions (oh yeah, I do art (like realism and pencils and watercolors, not abstract) for those of you who don't know me well yet) and they have this really cool internship program where you go to an internship in a field of work you want to pursue or study. It's basically amazing for me. And a weight off my shoulders. And so relieving. And this has really just given me so many answers and confirmations and reassurances about where I am with God and spiritually.
sing is a bit of an understatement here. I mean when I'm in my room I make up dances just when the Christian radio station is on (I know.. I dance in my room alone to worship music.. my life might as well be on every tabloid because I'm so cool)…
I wonder if I could just dance in His praises in heaven. Just always dance for him.. never get tired, hurt, or stumble. Never feel embarrassed or awkward and self-conscious. I can't even fathom…
I was just doing this history assignment where I have to track down all this trivial information about six different world religions. Most of the religions have one or two regions that they spread to, but Judaism and Christianity spread so much farther. Judaism was found in the Middle East, parts of Africa, Europe, and so on and so forth. Christianity is found everywhere. Every continent, there is some sort of Christian church.
Another thing, I was doing an assignment on another religion, and it said that religion was the practice of certain ceremonies, rituals and sacrifices. That didn't make sense to me until I read it about four times. I guess I'm so used to calling my relationship with the Lord my "religion" that I can't fathom a "religion" where all you do is go through the motions and check off the ceremonies you've performed.


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Daily Bible Reading
A Confession of Israel's Sins
Praise the LORD!
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD,
or declare all his praise?
Happy are those who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times.
Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people;
help me when you deliver them;
that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that I may glory in your heritage.
Both we and our ancestors have sinned;
we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.
Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wonderful works;
they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
Yet he saved them for his name's sake,
so that he might make known his mighty power.
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry;
he led them through the deep as through a desert.
So he saved them from the hand of the foe,
and delivered them from the hand of the enemy.
The waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
Then they believed his words;
they sang his praise.
But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.
But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness,
and put God to the test in the desert;
he gave them what they asked,
but sent a wasting disease among them.
They were jealous of Moses in the camp,
and of Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the faction of Abiram.
Fire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
Note: Today's Gospel reading is Luke 22:52-62
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This was really good. Quite easy to prepare! I used a whole chicken cut up instead of thighs. Served it with some freshly grated parmesan cheese and served with rice. Very tasty! I will definitely make this again.
Balsamic Braised Chicken
For an incredibly juicy and flavorful chicken entrée, braise browned chicken thighs in balsamic vinegar, honey, and wine, then serve with the reduced sauce.
Yield: 3 servings (serving size: 2 thighs)
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- Calories: 394
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated fat: 3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 3g
- Protein: 29g
- Carbohydrate: 36g
- Fiber: 0.0g
- Cholesterol: 99mg
- Iron: 3mg
- Sodium: 201mg
- Calcium: 44mg
- 6 chicken thighs, skinned
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup minced shallots
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup dry red wine
- 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 bay leaf
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and heat olive oil in a braising pan over medium-high heat. Sear chicken thoroughly on all sides until it is a deep, golden color, about 3-5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate.
- 2. Add shallots and thyme to the pot, and sauté until soft and golden. Pour wine into pan, and scrape up any bits left from the chicken. Cook 1-2 minutes, until nearly all liquid has evaporated.
- 3. Add vinegar, broth, honey, bay leaf, and chicken to the pot, and bring to a simmer. Cover tightly and transfer to oven. Cook 30 minutes, turning once, until chicken is cooked through and is a deep, mahogany brown.
- 4. Remove the pan from the oven and transfer chicken to a plate. Remove bay leaf, and skim off and discard any fat floating on the surface of the sauce. Cook sauce uncovered on a burner over medium-high heat to reduce liquid by half, until it has the consistency of a light syrup. Reduce heat to medium-low, add chicken back to pan, spoon sauce over top, and cook for 2 minutes to reheat. Serve hot.
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I went to the Clippers home opener last night, despite the fact that the man I came to see was riding the pine thanks to a knee injury that was grossly overlooked by an incompetent medical staff, and yet I still seemed to get the Blake experience.
While LeBron has all the tools to be the most popular player in the game, Blake has all the tools to become an ambassador for the game.
LeBron James does represent what basketball is all about - the fun, the drive, the showmanship, the skills - but he doesn't make himself easy to identify with. He's the heir, with the air of his Airness. He's an icon, an idol people worship.
He's also a little more hood than some people care to admit. The tattoos, the swagger, the entourage, I mean you love him, I love him, but you could never hang out with LeBron (though he's a sweet enough guy to pretend you could).
Blake seems to give off more of an identifiable vibe. Like Tiger Woods and Barack Obama his mixed background has a lot to do with that fact of course, but congratulate his parents for creating the ultimate hybrid...no, I'm not talking about his race right now.
He has the fundamentals to please the white fans and the flash to please black fans.
He has the workmanship to impress the old fans and the passion to draw the young ones.
He's clean enough (no tattoos) to soothe the mothers and possesses the chiseled frame to lure their daughters.
He's humble enough to befriend the blue collar crowd, but determined enough to identify with the rich.
Where most nonactive players saddle up at the end of the bench dressed in the league required untucked button-down dress shirt with a chain hanging out and the cleanest pair of jeans they own, Blake sat in between his teammates and his coach in the smoothest, well tailored suit I have ever seen.
There was nothing corny about that suit. My man was sharp. Young people look at that suit and know this is a bad man. The older crowd, well, we know they appreciate it.
Blake's hair is low, smooth and manicured. And not in a metro way either. He's a role model. A true icon.
And this is just the home opener. Blake didn't even play, but his presence was felt in that arena. You could hear people talking in the stands, anticipating his return to the floor. When that does happen I can only pray that his talent is as well crafted as his image. Because if it is, we just may be looking at the new face of the NBA. That's right, in a Clippers uniform.


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Study Finds 1 in 5 Obese Among 4-year-olds
KDRV: A striking new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese. Researchers were surprised to see differences by race at so early an age.
The lead author said that rate is worrisome among children so young, even in a population at higher risk for obesity because of other health problems and economic disadvantages.
"The magnitude of these differences was larger than we expected, and it is surprising to see differences by racial groups present so early in childhood," said Sarah Anderson, an Ohio State University public health researcher. She conducted the research with Temple University's Dr. Robert Whitaker.
Dr. Glenn Flores, a pediatrics and public health professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, said the research is an important contribution to studies documenting racial and ethnic disparities in children's weight.
"The cumulative evidence is alarming because within just a few decades, America will become a 'minority majority' nation," he said. Without interventions, the next generation "will be at very high risk" for heart disease, high blood pressure, cancers, joint diseases and other problems connected with obesity, said Flores, who was not involved in the new research.
The study is an analysis of nationally representative height and weight data on 8,550 preschoolers born in 2001. Children were measured in their homes and were part of a study conducted by the government's National Center for Education Statistics. The results appear in Monday's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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I think that a lot of the problem is that parents are killing the fun of playtime exercise. When I was a kid I would run and play with my cousins until the sun set and I had a blast doing it. Now, thanks to the overly organized soccer and t-ball games it feels like a stressful chore. Part of me also wonders if some of the obesity 'epidemic' isn't exaggerted too. I work with preschoolers every summer and I can count on one hand how many have been overweight, much less full-blown obese.
Fast food, video games, corn syrup and lack of parental involvement.
I try not to over schedule my kid and deliberately sign her up for only one sport activity per season. But, I have to say, since all her friends are in all those activities, it's hard to find someone to play with after school. And on top of that, if my kid wants to ride her bike around the neighborhood, I feel terribly guilty and afraid someone might grab her off the street. Organized activity seems the only option.
I know everyone always blames the parents, but sometimes it really isn't out fault. My five year old is a "big" kid. It seems like no matter what I do, he is contantly focused on food. I have him on an eating schedule… Breakfast, a snack at 10, lunch, snack at 3, then dinner. He can't tell time yet, but he knows when those hours are because he knows he gets to eat. I made sure he plays outside as much as possible. We even went so far as to get a Wii with Wii Fit so that he can still play video games and get excersize at the same time. But he still thinks of food constantly. It's like he's hardwired to think of food.
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin DOT says it will not propose tollways to help cover the state's road funding shortfall.
Department Secretary Mark Gottlieb tells the Wisconsin State Journal that his agency's next budget will include a long-term "sustainable" funding solution.
He's not saying what the agency has in mind yet. They're still reviewing comments from nine community meetings and 24 smaller business group meetings around the state, which ended in late May.
Wisconsin has seen its fuel tax revenues drop because we're using more fuel efficient vehicles. The DOT says it adds up to a $680 million revenue shortfall in the projects planned for the next two-year budget through mid-2017.
Of course, the state's taxing plans would depend on who's sitting in the governor's chair next February when the executive budget is proposed to the Legislature.
Republican Scott Walker is in a close race with Democrat Mary Burke -- and she says she would have to review the budget and make "smart decisions."
Gottlieb says he won't rule out a gas tax hike, or a fee based on how many miles you drive. He emphasized that the latter would not put a GPS on your car -- since privacy concerns have already been raised in other states where a mileage fee has come up.
A recent Marquette poll showed support for toll roads, but Gottlieb says they'd have to be approved by Congress -- and that takes time.
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Thundrcrackr said...
I don't understand why you're slamming it for making you choose between an offensive and a defensive ability. As far as I know, almost every class in Cata has to make similar choices.
I play multiple classes and any time a healer is struggling (which is often) i'm forced to make the same decision. Do i blow my Holypower/Combo points on Word of Glory/Recuperate or do I keep DPSing and hope the healer pulls through? Do I have enough HP to survive the big incoming damage spike the boss is about to do or should i Divine Shield/Ice Block?
Most defensive abilities are at least a slight DPS loss but I think most Cata fights were designed to make us have to use them at least occasionally. Unless of course we outgear the content.
Valid points Thundrcrackr, and I have not played as many other classes as much as I have a warlock, but are those other Cool Down decisions limited to just 3 per fight?
I think much of the problem here is the limit of three shards combined with what you get for spending them. If you are going to only get three chances to blow a special CD in a long boss fight or other situation where you cannot recharge your shards, then spending those shards should gain you something special indeed. above a standard CD.
If however, you make the gain from spending a shard too special, then they potentially become overpowered in shorter time frame situations where you can rest and recover shards immediately after they are gone.
Just getting a bag slot back after years was a big enough gift from Blizzard for me. But I do believe the shards that remain could still use some refining.
At least someone said it... every class has to choose what to do. Warlocks should be no different. And yes, most big CD's (last stand, divine shield, his examples etc.) are used at most three times per fight. Last stand has a 3 min CD if I remember correctly, so in a 9 min fight it could be used three times IF used at the very beginning and very end of the encounter. I am not saying the shard system is perfect... but try balancing it, not overpowering it.
Hollow Leviathan said...
But holy power and combo points are built up again to full in a matter of seconds. Soul Shards do not recover in-combat, ever. See the difference? It would be more like if you could use sprint or cold blood in a fight but not both.
Dee Eff See said...
I agree, if it is such a minimal damage increase why even consider it when you can instead use it to great effect to save your life.
This is like a Paladin Divine Shielding to DPS the boss while standing in fire. Maybe you get a bit more damage, but now you can't use that shield when(if) you need to. Sure we have that option, but it doesn't make any sense.
Very rarely I find wipes are caused by lack of DPS. Most cases it's because of premature deaths. Be it either because of healer mana or conservation issues, or simply because of a player not reacting quickly enough to a mechanic, it's rarely due to low DPS.
You'll get one of those 1% wipes once in a while where everyone says "damn if only I used XXX instead of YYY" but don't let that hinder you. Save your soulburns for something that will have a real impact on the fight.
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I was going to make a comparison to DPS Warriors and Enraged Regeneration, where you can keep a +DPS buff up or consume it with a defensive cooldown, but getting Enraged back up afterwards isn't exactly difficult, limited to a number of uses, or on it's own cooldown.
DPS-wise, are three Soulburns totaled even close to equivalent to a lot of single DPS cooldowns? I'd say it *was* equivalent to Fury Warriors' Recklessness (three guaranteed crits) but they just changed that ability to be more beneficial/meaningful in 4.0.6. Recklessness really wasn't all that great beforehand...and given it's close functionality to three Soulburns, the issue sort of speaks for itself.
I think the main difference between the Warlock class and other classes in regard to defensive cooldowns is simple:
A warlock saves soulburn to use a Health Stone to help save themselves. Minimal DPS loss. (At most a global cooldown if macroed)
An Enhancement shaman might have to use a Maelstrom 5 stack proc to cast a Greater Healing Wave. Large DPS loss.
Or a rogue might have to use Combo Points to use Recuperate - again, a large DPS loss.
I don't see why Warlocks are complaining that they have an additional mechanic, that maybe isn't very interesting, but it's there. It's a different slant on things - it isn't going to do much for your DPS, and it isn't going to do much for your defences - but at least it's there.
Warlocks should be happy soul shards are still in the game in some form - not condemning something that is an 'optional extra' (Optional as in, it only increases DPS by a few hundred points), whereas other classes might suffer much greater DPS losses in order to save themselves.
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I think this talk of "this class can do this, 3 to 4 times a fight, but i can't" is kind of off
Pally's build holy power, if they self heal, it's a massive dps loss
Rogues build combo points, and if they spend them on anything but their best rotation, it's a massive dps loss
Hunters can blow focus, but at a dps loss in many cases.
Mages can do various things...all resulting in dps loss, and then they have the token oh sh*t key for ice block...
Priests get a pain suppression or wings, but they don't get it once a min or anything
Shams are different for sure, those totems get put up constantly...but are they really necessary (much like your lock shard question...do they even matter)
Other classes have similar questions of what to use. 1 Cold blood is a decent dps hit, but an overall dps increase for the fight...nothing too huge, it's a crit and maybe a couple more muts, but that's all.
I think as it currently stands, they are aren't powerful enough to warrant them regening 1 per minute, but the balance between how many you can get while in a fight, and how much they increase an ability needs to be very carefully considered.
As has been explained before, it's not a matter of having to simply choose between an offensive and a defensive ability at one specific point in time; of course every class does that. But with Warlocks, the three-times limit is a huge difference from other classes. I don't even play a Warlock and I can see how unfair it is. Sure, maybe, for example since I play a Rogue, an assassination Rogue might chose to throw his combo points into a Recuperate instead of an Envenom because he's getting worried about his health, but nothing prevents him from getting combo points again within the next few seconds to use that Envenom. But a Warlock might be on his last Soul Shard and want to use the soulburned health stone, and then he wouldn't have access to any of the other abilities soulburn gives for the rest of the fight. It's a lot different than choosing how to spend one GCD or some resource that you can get back fairly quickly.
All this grief could be solved if Soul Shards regenerate at.... dunno, like 1 per 2 minutes.
Or, remove the damn shards and just make Soulburn into a pure CD ability.
Compensation? Dunno... Double the CD on Soulburn?
I'm just throwing quick ideas around. It seems so simple to solve this problem.
@Rylka, @Hollow Leviathan:
Ice block can only be used once in a fight, unless you are frost and you decide if you use cold snap to reset all the frost cooldowns, or you hold it. The cooldown (6 minutes i think when talented) limits it's use to once or twice per fight in practice.


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