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Styled to follow timeless traditions, the GV250 talks the talk and walks the walk. Compact, stable and supremely comfortable, nothings too much of a stress for this sweet little cruiser. The GV250 is now fitted with EFI for performance, smooth running, low emissions and easy starting.
A full-size, 250cc cruiser with low handle bar built around classic styling and V-twin DOHC 8 valve engine combine to deliver a smooth and confident ride, normally only found in larger displacement motorcycles. Featuring electronic fuel injection, increased intake and exhaust efficiency and improved riding position, you will not find a more comfortable or better performing small cruiser. The fuel injected GV250 is capable, nimble and right at home on the open road.
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Skip the Registry: Custom Couples Portraits
Many traditions surround weddings, including the age-old ritual of bringing a gift for the newlyweds. Like my mom always said — never go to a party emptyhanded. Weddings are the perfect excuse to show appreciation for the couple and to say thank you for the invite to an awesome party. But perhaps for some weddings (such as your best friend's big day), that Calphalon pot or set of Egyptian cotton sheets you see on the registry just doesn't seem to be quite fitting. Instead you get the urge to stray from tradition and do something a bit more unique.
In this case, we have just the recommendation. What if you skipped the registry and instead brought a custom piece of artwork featuring a portrait of the newly wedded couple? With this gift in tow, you can rest assured you won't be one of the many guests bringing one of those duplicate kitchen items (Why is it always the mixer!?) that the couple has to return once back from their honeymoon. Instead you will have brought something truly special that will be a reminder of their wedding for years to come.
Recently I had the privilege of sitting down with Paul Michel, the Denver based creative illustrator behind Mountains Versus Plains. Michel creates incredible family and couple portraits perfect for this kind of unique gift. All he needs is a picture of the subject, a pen, and a piece of paper to bring your idea to life. Check out his incredible custom illustrations and get ready to become the best guest at your next wedding! Also be sure to take a look at his offbeat daily poems. I have some of these hung in my apartment entry, just to guarantee at least a couple good laughs each day!
Michel quarters in a creative shared live/work space in the San Rafael Historic District of Denver. Perfectly reflecting the creativity and style of the its residents, the space is filled with midcentury stunners, such as a set of McCobb dining chairs, accented by custom artwork crafted by the resident artists. The space organically reinforces the idea that a simple, uncluttered space is often a creative space.
Thanks, Paul!
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It's a nice idea--kinda--but giving art can be a huge white elephant for the recipient. Also, the whole point of registries is so people get gifts they actually want, not a lot of random stuff they don't need/want. I think it's kind of risky and occasionally even rude to go off registry.
I'm not disparaging Paul's work, I'm just not a fan of the article's suggestion of when to get it.
I agree with mginwa - art is one of those things that is pretty personal, and unless you know the couple and their taste in art REALLY well, this is probably a risky tip. Just imagine all the "personal" gifts you've gotten and couldn't throw away because you felt bad. (Hell, I feel bad throwing "Happy Birthday" cards from 5th grade away.)
Another vote for what mginwa said. I really would not have wanted this as a wedding gift, despite Paul being a talented artist.
Please, AT, don't encourage people to give off registry items (GC and cash excluded). No one knows what gifts the couple want more than the couple themselves.
And, also, I sort of feel badly for Paul.
His art could have been showcased much better if it had just focused on him. Now there are going to be a ton of comments about how people would rather have a second mixer, because that is at least exchangeable.
The burning well endowed angel picture comes to mind. If art between lovers can be iffy art from outsiders probably not a good idea unless its similar to something on the registry.
Like everything, I know some people who would hate receiving this kind of gift. And some who would love it to no end!
I also think there's an awful lot of people who give gifts that are about what THEY want to give and have very little to do with the recipient. (Hence, registries being perfect for weddings.)
But I think if you know your friends well enough to know for sure they'd like something like this, then it's a personal, unique gift that they can treasure for the rest of their life together.
That lasts longer than a blender or a set of steak knives.
That said? If you're not really close to the couple, or you've got even an inkling they might not like an off-registry gift, then just don't do it! The last thing you want to do is get someone something that will collect dust in a closet because you made it about what you wanted to give rather than the couple themselves.
(And PS This guy is really talented, I second Rocket Scientist's sentiment.)
I would love a gift like this. But of course, only if the picture was a flattering one!
If there is any question whether or not the couple would be interested, why not just ask them? Show them the work he does and they can say yes or no. They won't know exactly what it will look like so it will still be somewhat of a surprise and then they will look forward to getting so they can see the final result. I would have loved this for a gift.
I love it. I think it is a great idea for the *right* people. Not everyone would enjoy or appreciate such a gift. Personally, I would love Paul's art in our home and have some friends who would enjoy it too.
Sometimes giving a platter doesn't seem personal enough - you are right! BUT, I also have a vision of an awful charcoal sketch of the engaged couple looking into the sunset under a tree, holding a dove... or the adventure park characture of the bride and groom skydiving. If the piece suits the couple and you really, really know it will, then it makes a great, timeless gift. I happen to like the off-registry gifts I received and treasure them much more than the set of steak knives. I do remember who gave me the personal gifts too (not so much who gave us the knives though).
I rarely give registry gifts -- I kind of find it annoying to be EXPECTED to give in a certain price range or a certain thing. But I do think, for those who like to play it safe and give something the couple (or at least the bride) actually wants, registries have their place.
But it's a rule in life (or should be) -- NEVER give art. Give a gift card with which to BUY art, take the recipient to a gallery or art in the park show or something, and buy for them what they love, but never impose your own taste in art on someone else. Selecting art is nearly as intimate as choosing lingerie. And it takes up space and implies things about the owners that might not be valid, if not their choice.
And exception to this is MAYBE it's ok to give your OWN art (especially photography) IF the recipient has honestly and sincerely complimented it in the past (and wasn't just being nice.) (I mention photography since that's easy to reproduce and get pretty much exactly the thing they liked, unlike other art forms.)
I think something like this is a great idea, though of course you, the buyer, should take into account the tastes of the couple. I rarely buy from the registry for couples I know well, but most people I know use a registry to suggest gift ideas for people who don't have time/inclination to buy more personal gifts. Otherwise, registry stuff just feels too impersonal for me.
Personally,I find it telling of society today that a gift,ANY gift given out of love is subject to criticism from the recipients! Whatever happened to being glad they are sharing a special day with you without expecting payment? Being grateful for whatever they are given?Much less being dictated to about what to buy! I find registries themselves to be in bad taste.Celebrations seem to have turned into a big old me,me,me fest.
P.S. And I LOVE Paul's work .
This is something I'd give...to ourselves. But have you seen the site? The Peyton series is even better than the custom portraits. They made me laugh. I especially liked "Peyton Canning."
It's July now. Can the wedding posts stop?
The author of this post clearly said that this might be appropriate for giving when you don't want to buy something from the registry. If you're giving this to your best friend then hopefully you would know their style well enough to be confident that they will appreciate it.
And no, registries are not the only acceptable place to buy wedding gifts. Some people (me) would rather buy something personal and more interesting than an immersion blender or a couple too-expensive plates, especially if the person is a friend and not a cousin or business colleague.
I would much rather be invited to a small wedding that I knew the hosts weren't spending their life savings on (with the hopes and expectations that they'll get equivalent value or more from gifts). Social and familial pressure aside, you should be able to afford your wedding without gifts. Gifts are supposed to be given freely and should not be a requirement of entering a party to celebrate your life decisions.
Regardless of my feelings, I always give what I think is appropriate for the occasion. I know that the world works in ways I disagree with, so I do buy from registries in circumstances that seem to necessitate it. I just wouldn't choose one for my own wedding.
Registries are tacky and lazy.
If you give friends custom portraits because you think they'll love it, and they don't, life goes on much as it did when Santa didn't give you the right Mario game when you were 10. If your friends have a problem with you "going off-registry," start hanging out with less obnoxious people.
I couldn't find the Peyton series, but his poems are hilarious
I agree wholeheartedly.
But having been the recipient of more than a few gifts that weren't my taste, I can understand how the whole registry issue is less about not getting what you want and more about ending up with a bunch of items you can't use or don't want. It's wasteful, and for people like me who hang on to things for ages out of respect for the gesture, it creates clutter.
Sure, registries are great for starting a home, but ultimately end up in the garage sale over the next decade. Life/love is more important than that and ART does need to make a comeback as something worth investing in to showcase in your home. ART can be an element of heirloom and heritage. Know your couple and your friends... make a WISE decision. If you are incapable of making that wise desicion than go ahead and let corporations define your culture for you. Your life can be uinderwritten by Target, if that is what you're into.
bravo! i was starting to wonder if any of those first dozen posters even read the article. kathryn clearly states this is a perfect gift for someone who may deserve something a little more thoughtful than just going by the registry. the implication here is someone you know well enough to know if they'd appreciate it something like this. she doesn't say it's great for every wedding you attend. geez.
i especially love what elvedon had to say: "If your friends have a problem with you "going off-registry," start hanging out with less obnoxious people." amen.


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House Math 2.0: A Real-Estate Analysis Tool
Published on - October 26th, 2007 (by J.D. Roth)
Earlier today, Justin asked for feedback about whether he should buy a condo or continue to save for his retirement. GRS reader Andrew forwarded a tool that may help Justin make his decision.
HouseMath 2.0 is a web-based app designed to help users explore the costs of purchasing a new home. You enter the numbers for the proposed transaction, and HouseMath runs the numbers to let you know the financial implications. Rather than bombard the user with a bunch of numbers, though, the program provides an easy-to-understand narrative summary
Currently, HouseMath features built-in information for a handful of major markets. According to its creator, additional markets will be added in the future. (You can help him by providing information about your local housing market.) Because Portland isn't one of the markets listed, I chose to play with numbers using HouseMath's Seattle-based info. I entered the details for the mortgage we took out 3-1/2 years ago, and HouseMath provided the following analysis:
HouseMath offers further analysis of closing costs, first month costs, and selling costs. It also provides a couple of charts, as well as details on the long-range financial effects of buying a house.
This is an interesting little app. There's a lot of potential here. It seems a little light at the moment, but with proper polishing, this could be a useful tool for many people.
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Of course, if you don't save the difference, you'll be paying rent forever.
That looks pretty cool. Bookmarked for later. Thanks!
Cool concept – I ran the numbers for the place we've owned for 5 years. It argues that I'd be better off if I'd invested the down payment, monthly mortgage payments, and property taxes while renting a place for $633 a month.
(Interestingly enough, I helped a friend look for apartments in that range here in Redmond a few years ago. If you're happy with 500 sq ft or less and no washer/dryer in the unit, you might find one. Or you could live further away from jobs, spend more on gas, and another couple sq ft.)
I do wonder why it's coming up with federal capital gains taxes for the sale. The estimated profit on sale after 10 years is $185,000, which is well under the $500,000 married-filing-jointly exclusion from the federal capital gains tax.
I wonder if the capital gains tax has a sunset clause? I ran the numbers for selling in 5 years (aka today) and at the assessed-for-taxes price ($100,000 profit) and it came up with $0 for the capital gains tax.
Shouldn't this ask how much you make, to decide whether the tax savings are worth it?
Also, if it asked how much your rent is, it could do a nice little comparison.
Anybody seen a good spreadsheet with all this stuff in it?
Cool tool, but I'm not sure why I have to sell after 30 years. I'm not that old.
Also, the investment totals are a (bit) misleading, because you are paying tax as you go on a house, which lowers your investible value naturally.
However, they assume no taxes nor withdrawls of the investment, and no withdrawls while it growing is a fine assumption, but by not including taxes at the end, (which if you are comparing a house payment, it is above the Roth IRA max)it's a bit unfair.
So my humble suggestion to balance it out:
Assuming tax is kinda difficult, but if they are going to force a home sale after 30 years, why not force the investment to be regularly exercised for the 30 years after the home sale, and figure the tax rate on that. So in year 31, you'd get ( current investment value / 30 ) * (effective tax rate) and so on for 30 years.
That'd be a more fair comparison.
But those are minor quibbles. Cool tool.
Interesting, but I'd like to to point out two things that may be major errors in the analysis you got: First, in the US, if you sell a home that is a primary residence for most of the past three years (I believe it's 3/4 of the time or something like that) then you will not pay capital gains taxes – if you buy another house.
Also, in my experience buying three homes, only once did the seller pay closing costs. Most of the time it is the default that the buyer pays.
Perhaps I just misread it, since both of these things seem like common sense…
Tax laws change all the time. Maybe if you're flipping in a short time frame, you can assume the no capital gains tax up to 250K/500K. Long term time frame? I suspect the no cap gains thing will just sunset without renewal in the future since this country is facing the impending baby boomer retirement doom.
I just received a used copy of Skyscraper from Amazon. It is a book about building a condo building in the late Eighties. The apartments now sell for well over a thousand dollars per square foot. Am I weirdo because I like looking at floorplans the way some people like trainspotting but I don't want to buy, I just like to LOOK. I'm a very visual person and there are some hilarious layouts in the Manhattan apartment market. I also like to watch House Hunters on HGTV to see what people end up buying but I have yet to want to own anything I have seen.
Maybe I'm using the program incorrectly but I entered the information for the house my family bought in Chicago two years ago and it's giving me numbers that are wildly off from what the actual numbers are.
E.g., it's assuming my monthly payment as a full $1,000 more than it actually is. Plus, it suggesting a comparable rental unit for only $750 when, in actuality, something similar to our house in Chicago would be in the $2,000 per month range.
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The previous comment 6 is absolutely NOT TRUE (old law since changed.)
Interesting, but I'd like to to point out two things that may be major errors in the analysis you got: First, in the US, if you sell a home that is a primary residence for most of the past three years (I believe it's 3/4 of the time or something like that) then you will not pay capital gains taxes – if you buy another house.
The law has changed. IRS Publication 523 "Selling Your House" discusses the current laws:
You don't "roll it over" anymore. This changed in the late 1990s, IIRC. There are residency requirements. There are now (large) limits on capital gain amounts that are excluded from taxation, such that most people pay no capital gains as long as they meet the residency requirements.
Anyone considering selling a house, or who anticipates a large gain if they did sell (250k single or 500k married) should become familiar with current law.
Assuming 4.5% home price appreciation (above inflation?) is not supported by any historical trend beyond the last 10 years of speculative frenzy. Historically, homes have held their value with inflation. In the past, homes have shot up in value, then returned to that long term trend line soon after. Recently home appreciation has been far above the usual trend. Many self serving people anticipate a "higher plateau". Other people looking at similar transients in the past say "look out below".
Assuming such an anomalous rate for the next 30 years, especially through the near term turmoil, would be very dangerous.
I didn't realize that in the US you pay a capital gains tax on the sale of your home. I knew that mortgage interest was tax deductible.
In Canada we don't have tax deductible mortgage interest but there is not tax on capital gains from the sale of your principal residence.
Interesting differences!
"I believe it's 3/4 of the time or something like that) then you will not pay capital gains taxes – if you buy another house."
It is 3 out of the last 5 years before you sell, and it doesn't matter if you buy another house or not. At least when I sold the condo I was renting this was the rule. I had to pay capital gains because my tenants lived 4.5 years out of last 5. It was OK because prices went up by a lot more the last year in a half I was renting. Had I known they'd continue to go up, I would've just moved back in for 1.5 years and rented out my main place…
I don't view my primary residence as an investment, only as a place to live. I am even reluctant to include it into my net worth, even if it is paid. You have to live somewhere and living in your own place is a whole lot nicer than renting. In addition, as it was pointed out in 9. above, the numbers in the program cannot be right – there is no way you could rent a $282,000 property for $751 a month. Imagine you own this property – would you rent it out for $751? The rent one would charge has to cover your mortgage, taxes and repairs – you have to be in charity business to rent a 282,000 property for $751 a month. Even with rent – renting a house is more expensive than renting a studio, if you rent a studio you'll save money. If you live in a car, you'll save even more. So if you want to compare renting a one bedroom to buying, maybe you should compare renting one bedroom to buying a one bedroom condo or even a co-op since co-ops are closer to rentals in quality.
Kitty, you rent it for $751 if that's what renters will pay. If other landlords are only charging $751 because they have less expenses than you (e.g. bought in the past) — that's what you have to charge or otherwise your rental will just sit empty.
This has been the case in my area for the past 5+ years now. Rents have ranged from 1/2th to 1/3rd of total owning costs. Anybody who bought property to rent is bleeding money every month. I'm sure they all certainly want to increase the rents to cover their owning costs but simply can't.
My mom experienced this firsthand. She wanted $850 for a small unit but the rental applicant offered $800. She said no and then the place sat empty for 9 months as comparable rents dropped even lower. It's going to take her 12 years to break even on her stubbornness to get that extra $50 a month.
pretty interesting.
however, i wonder if its really accurate. It doesn't consider closing costs, upgrades or maintenance.
plus people have a bad habit of refinancing every few years and wasting a ton of money on the refinancing.
"Kitty, you rent it for $751 if that's what renters will pay. "
Yes, but when the price you can get drops to the point where you are loosing money, then you'll just sell, even at a loss. Is your mother's property worth $282,000? Is it the current price for small apartments in your area?
In my area one bedroom condos do sell for about 300K and one bedroom co-ops for around $160K. But in my area, the rents for one bedroom are in $1300-1800 range with properties more similar to co-ops renting for $1300 and condos renting for 1800 which is a lot more similar to what it would cost to buy a similar property.
Does anyone have a resource to see historical home appreciate rates by market? I know it's going to vary by city but I'm not sure how 4.5% compares to historical averages. I've found a lot of Web sites that show home appreciate rates for the last 10 years, but I'd like to see the data from the 70′s, 80′s, and 90′s to get a better sense of the historical growth.


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The Country House and the Great War
World War One not only cost millions of lives, but it would also re-shape the social and political landscape of Europe. In country houses throughout Ireland and Britain, it changed patterns of life that had been going on for centuries. Prof Terry Dooley, director of the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses & Estates, and Dr. Chris Ridgway, curator of the Castle Howard stately home in North Yorkshire discussed how the landed gentry were affected by the war. They started by talking about the people who lived in these country houses at the start of the war. Questions they ...http://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2014/0504/614578-the-history-show-sunday-4-may-2014/?clipid=1566492


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Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keeffe and Lake George @ the De Young MuseumJuxtapoz // Saturday, February 15, 2014
"I found that I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way – things that I had no words for." Georgia O'Keefe undersells herself. If you can tear your eyes away from the paintings, then just go to wallow in her marvelous quotes proclaimed on the walls of San Francisco's de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park , like "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that moment to someone else."


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Telling Stories, Solving Puzzles: A Table to Gather Around
We'd gotten a little casual about where we ate, with most meals at the butcher block island, its wood top sometimes kale or beet stained from dinner prep, and usually still damp from a quick wipe-down. I was craving some formality. Not the kind that dictates which side of the plate the fork goes — I admit I still get turned around on that one — but the kind of formality that comes from giving something its own special place. The way a dancer has the stage, a photograph has a frame, or a tree has its earth. The formality I craved was to give the food bound for our bellies its own place of honor.
So we have a new dining table in our home. Nothing fancy: three pieces of old Douglas Fir fixed together as a top and steel gas pipe legs. When I imagined how our new table might look and feel, it felt so significant, and yet it turned out so simple; a blank canvas, ready for the spirit we'd spill and drip and smear into its fibers. Before it came, it was almost like imagining a baby still in the womb.
Our table came from Chicago where a wood-working woman named Erin True sources old growth industrial wood from dilapidated structures in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan and turns them into furniture. I originally found Erin on Etsy and quickly struck up a correspondence with her when I wrote in saying I thought most dining tables were too wide and could she help. So together we designed just the right size.
Sixty inches long and just 30-inches wide, we can fit eight people around cozily, ten even if we squish two on each end. Most dining tables are at least 36-inches and often up to 45-inches wide. Do you feel connected to the person sitting across from you at such a distance? I don't. We wanted cozy. Erin also made matching benches, so we can squeeze in tight and children can fall asleep across grown-ups' laps.
The wood is old-growth Douglas fir from a corn crib (a place used to dry and store corn after harvest) in Forrest, Illinois. Erin tells me Forrest is a very small town: one restaurant and one stoplight. She also tells me that Douglas fir will last forever. The table she built for her own home is from wood from the same corn crib. Erin says that sitting down to the table for me is one of few places and times where there are no distractions. I believe the same, so long as our phones are off.
A table is an altar to what we believe in. No matter where we buy our groceries or what kind of pans and appliances you use to cook them, what we put on our tables to feed ourselves is food we believe in. Our tables hold that nourishment. They hold not just the food we eat, but the warmth from the soft part of our forearms, maybe an elbow or two sometimes.
I remember the way my grandfather used to trace the figure eight on the table when he was explaining to me the way something works, and so his table held wisdom and stories from "the olden days." A table absorbs tears and makes a space for stories. People fall in love at tables, say prayers, hatch great plans, and solve the most difficult puzzles.
It feels so good to sit down at that table, significant in the thickness of wood but slight in its width on purpose so even a simple meal laid across it feels bountiful and so that people are closer to each other, warm and connected, formal only in the way table honors the meal, just as I wished. The meal above was mostly leftovers cobbled together for my daughter and her babysitter. She brought wilted flowers from her school's garden and we placed them in water for the table. There she shared lunch and stories from her day. One day she will remember this table. Maybe it will even be hers.
Why do you gather around your table? Is it to be nourished inside and out? Help me tell the stories of all our tables. What does your tabletop hold? How do you honor the food you believe in?
• Handmade dining tables, made to order from Urban Wood Goods. (Tell Erin I sent you!)
(Images: Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan except Corn Crib from Flickr member mullica , licensed under Creative Commons)
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Wow! So much substance to this post - I love the consideration given to the exact size of the table, down to the source of the wood and the forethought to envision the kiddos crashed across the lap of mama, auntie, grandma or besty friendies!!!! The mention of wilted flowers only exemplifies that Sara has really, really become mom....no time to worry about wilt!!!
Of all the writers for thekitchb.com, Sara Kate, I love you best. Your words are poetry and your descriptions cut right to the heart. Thank you for sharing this.
I love the story you tell about eating around your special table. There is nothing more special that sharing a good meal around a table with family and friends. It really is where memories are made. This table is really beautiful and exactly the kind of new table I am looking for as well. I have a small space and the width of a nice table is always a challenge, but I love this one and the fact that is made from reclaimed wood makes it even better. I hope to have many of my own memories around my new table as well. Thanks for sharing your story.
How ironic! I just bought a "new" table this weekend and had it delivered yesterday. It really is an old oak desk - 5' x 36" wide. It has a drawer in it also. I have had 4 tables in this dining room over almost 8 years. I want the room and the table to be more than just for dining. When we aren't using it to eat from, books will be stacked and cherished items. Eventually I hope to find the perfect settee to put in front of it and use the 2 arm chairs I kept from my old dining set to anchor the ends. When more than 4 of eat there, slipcovered , padded fold out chairs will act as extra seating.
Thanks for a wonderful piece!
I love this post Sara Kate; but I seem to remember you had a lovely round (French?) table with Cherner chairs -- how come it didn't work out?
Right now, we have a donated table. It is small, just right for the 4 of us, and a bit uncomfortable to 8 (it's maximum) due to leg placement. It came with a sideboard, which we needed. It has an interesting history -- designed by a well-known designer when he first emigrated to Canada from the Netherlands, and very avant-garde in its own way, it sat in the home of the former Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, and the then-equivalent of Chief of Defence Staff.
For most of our years together, my husband and I have used a scrubbed pine farmhouse table that he got for free from friends who had been using it in their garage.
I still dream of *our* table and sideboard though... Something big enough to seat 12, with an unfussy surface -- I don't want to worry about rings from wineglass or stains from spills. Rather like yours :-)
What a lovely post and table. My dad and I just built a table together, from reclaimed pine. Ours also measures 30 by 60 and is just the right amount of cozy. It's where our family gathers for the everyday ritual, for sustenance, for treasured conversation... Here's my ode to our table: http://sustainablediet.blogspot.com/2012/02/heirlooms-tomatoes-and-otherwise.html
For years I had a beautiful pine trestle table that was 6 feet long and not too wide. Our children grew up around that table from coloring Easter eggs to doing homework. I loved that table. After 40 years of marriage we were finally able to purchase a matching dining room set. It's white with cherry tops. Don't get me wrong, it's nice being able to seat 8 comfortably around that table which has two leaves and I love the big china cabinet and buffet that came with it, but I miss that trestle table. The new one has a varnished finish so I constantly worry about it and have to keep a pad and table cloth on or something to protect it, so you can't see the pretty cherry top. I passed on the trestle table to our son and daughter-in-law who enjoy it, but if I had it to do over again, I would have kept it and just added the other pieces. New is not always better. Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed looking at her website.
Sue in FL.
When our family was larger we had a 4' x 8' table. Now that we are empty nesters, we're turning the dining room into a dining room/library with a 4' x 4' table that I plan to seat 4 and squeeze 6. Love your words and your spirit and simply worship: A table is an altar to what we believe in.
Lovely meditation and handsome table! The (lack of) finish is so inviting. I also get frustrated by wide tables, but worry that something smaller won't fit all the food (not to mention all the crapola we push aside when we're too lazy to clean before eating). We have a pretty small dining room that is round-ish and walk-through room and a hand-me-down round table that fits and has leaves for Thanksgiving purposes but doesn't look so hot - scratches and stains and burn marks and a homely varnish. Finding something custom is a brilliant solution.
Sara Kate, this is so lovely. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I feel similarly about the importance of tables, of what it says of the life you are building. It's important to have a place to come together, to gather and eat and celebrate and console. I just spent two years looking for a picnic table for the garden at my mother's house, and it felt like so much more than just a table. It was an investment in the family and a shared future.
I found the perfect table on her birthday last week. It's now set up in the garden, waiting for memories to be made.
Beautiful pictures and furniture! How appropriate to use resources which already have a history to construct a table around which new memories will be made!
WOW, that's a beautiful table. I've just bookmarked her site, as I am thinking about a new table for a year or so out ... I don't sit down as often as I'd like on a daily basis, but love having dinner parties and have resurrected my ideal of the Sunday Dinner - typically a more involved meal at the end of the weekend. But even the simplest ones are sacred, and worthy of candles, a glass of wine, all the trimmings. I hope to incorporate that spirit into my weekday meals, too, 'round the table ...
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Fresh, bright, clean. The corn would make a wonderful side to many dishes. Whole foods didn't have halibut so I substituted turbot, which was fantastic. Finally - kids loved it!
Halibut with Bacony Corn Sauté
NCYankee Posted: 08/01/13
Ahudson21 Posted: 07/15/13
This meal was outstanding and I HIGHLY recommend trying it. I do suggest using the fresh fish and corn because this made a big difference in the flavors. My husband and I were really pleased with how easy this dinner was and how incredibly flavorful and delicious it was. Better than any place we have eaten out lately or meal we have cooked. GREAT LIGHT, REFRESHING, SUMMER DINNER!
NancieP Posted: 07/16/13
Excellent recipe. Didn't need the butter at all. Added in some shredded chard with the corn and onions for a little extra nutritional value and it was terrific.
eppercival Posted: 08/11/13
This was a good, solid recipe, but not the best fish recipe Cooking Light has to offer. I gave it an additional star, because it may have been better with the fresh corn as other reviewers stated.
cconnito Posted: 07/12/13
very good, even though I used frozen tilapia instead of Halibut. Cooked everything in a different order too. First I cooked the bacon and poured out the juices. Then the corn mixture with about 2 teaspoons of butter. There was too much goodness in the bottom of the pan to waste, and I had a glass of wine in my hand so I threw it in the pan to deglaze the bacon-ness. I added another little bit of butter and some cooking spray to help the butter move father, and cooked the fish. Served with sliced tomatoes from the neighbors garden brought to me as I was cooking the bacon. Will do this again, but will not salt the fish when I season it; the bacon glaze was salty enough! Enjoy, very easy summer dinner.
gtg599y Posted: 08/13/13
This was great! I subbed tilapia for the halibut since it's so pricey. The corn saute was excellent. My non-fish eating husband even managed to compliment this dinner! It came together very quickly for a great weeknight meal.
DawnElizabethD5 Posted: 07/22/13
It's a keeper! The fresh corn, bacon, and onion saute was delicious with a squirt of lime. Halibut was a bit pricey, so a swordfish substitute was used. This is a very good dish for a summertime supper.
steponme Posted: 08/15/13
I didn't find anything special about the dish, in fact it was a little bland and in need of spicing up!
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Don't skip the lime; it adds a splash of flavor that's just the right touch.
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I picked up the August 2013 edition of CL yesterday and tonight I made this exactly as the recipe was written. It was FANTASTIC! The Bacony Corn Saute could be used with many other dishes and is so yummy I could have eaten a bowl by itself! My 7 & 9 year old both liked it as the Halibut is very mild as far as fish goes. I would have no problem using this dish for a dinner party as it plates beautifully. This is a must try!
cgbrennan Posted: 07/25/13
This is one of the best fish dishes I have ever had, both at home and in a restaurant. I highly recommend it. The only substitution I made was in using Paiche (a peruvian white fish, available at Whole Foods) instead of Halibut. I'm sure it's great with Halibut; Paiche, however, is half the price. Even my fish loathing friends came back for seconds.
TCUnurse Posted: 08/13/13
Seasoned fish with old bay seasoning which gave it more flavor than salt and pepper. Added halved grape tomatoes to the saute and used yellow onion since that is what I had on hand
RhondaT57 Posted: 07/14/13
Very nice use of fresh corn. It became very sweet. Very nice
Jeanniem1 Posted: 07/21/13
My family loved this dish. I cooked the fish in a separate skillet at the same time I was making the corn dish. I didn't want the fish to get cold.
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The bacony corn is awesome - have used it as a side dish with other protein. Made this with halibut the first time and then with other less pricy fish. I did add some Old Bay to the fish for a little kick.
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Amazing recipe for so few ingredients, and so easy! It was one of my all-time favorites. How can so much flavor be packed into one dish?! I used tilapia, also. Wonderful!
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Really great - couldn't find halibut (out of season) so I used some beautiful tilapia I got at Costo. It was a good substitute. DD wanted more bacon, natch. Quick and easy to prepare and very elegant looking on the plate. I would definitely serve this to guests. We had steamed broccoli on the side.
stellacorona Posted: 08/01/14
very good meal. used mahi mahi. (with some old bay as suggested). cooked the bacon on the grill burner for odor purposes, while i grilled the corn. the lime was a nice addition. diced tomatoes would probably be good in the salad. daughter liked.
lennyJ Posted: 08/03/13
Great combo of flavors. Also cooked in different order. Bacon, yellow onion, corn, added small green zucchini, and parsley. Then prepared fish in separate pan. Used tilapia, but will try next with halibut. Fresh corn is the key, along with bacon!
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I really enjoyed the fish but the corn sauté was unbelievable. I heartily recommend this with fresh corn cut right off the cob. My daughter scraped the pan not wanting to lose a single kernel!


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Death Stories - a review of Deborah Halber's Skeleton Crew, about online sleuths & the unidentified dead, in the LA Review of Books
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Festival Showcases a Lifestyle Lost by Closing a Border - on a festival in the middle of the Rio Grande, in the New York Times/Texas Monthly
Anders Behring Breivik & the Massacre on Utoya - on a Norwegian mass shooter and his manifesto, in the Los Angeles Review of Books
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I have a feature in the Spring issue of the Oxford American. It's the longest thing I've ever published! It's about a guy who at first seemed to be the hero of the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion… and who was then indicted on bomb-making charges. But there's a lot more to it than that. Anyway, it's not online yet, but I'm sure it will be eventually — but really, you should buy an actual physical copy of the magazine, because it's beautiful.
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If you are trying to have a baby, doctors will tell you that the best thing to do right away is to avoid alcohol, decrease your caffeine intake, quit smoking, and most of all, eat well. Science is learning that there may be strong links between food and fertility.
Dr. Robert Kaufmann, Ob-Gyn, says that, "there's a lot of factors we don't even know, honestly, so what you do is try to minimize potential risks." Dr. Kaufmann adds that you should, "eat a well-balanced diet, exercise and just use common sense is the biggest issue."
Perhaps the most important fertility tip of all is that any woman of child bearing age should be getting plenty of folic acid. The March of Dimes has been trying for years to get the word out that folic acid helps prevent birth defects. Pre-natal vitamins can provide folic acid or you can eat leafy greens like spinach, citrus, beans, breads and cereals.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
Fall Movie Guide, Part I
I realized this week that I've seen far too many movies this autumn-- some great, some mediocre, some atrocious, all worthy of discussion-- to let my utter lack of free time stop me from writing about them. Sleep and sanity and other responsibilities be damned, I've decided to throw together my thoughts on this fall's cinematic output, or what I've seen of it anyway. Over the next few days, I'll be writing capsule reviews of everything I've seen from September 1st to now. That's somewhere near 30 pictures, I'd reckon. They won't be full analytical examinations of the movies, but rather just fleeting summaries of their relative flaws and merits. I'm sometimes wary of assigning a grade or letter value to a film, if only because such absolutes often stand in sharp contrast to the more complicated, less cut-and-dry feelings I have for a work. But I'm okay with using them here-- these are reviews as shards of opinion.
In any case, here's the first crop, listed alphabetically. Enjoy!
Across the Universe. A two-hour-plus Flower Power Gap ad. Like last year's Bobby, Julie Taymor's Fab Four musical reduces the counter-cultural movement—its music and its ideas—to nostalgic kitsch, a series of slogans and postures and Kennedy-era clichés. Freshly scrubbed teen mannequins croon hit-or-miss Beatles covers in a Disneyland version of the 1960s. Taymor packs her Broadway-ready fantasia with wall-to-wall allusions (a bowl of strawberries here, a Magical Mystery Tour there) but she never cuts to the heart of the band's cultural impact, their mystique or their near universal appeal. Hers is a shallow jukebox tribute. Try Todd Haynes' dense Dylan deconstruction instead. D+
American Gangster. Ridley Scott is no Martin Scorsese or Michael Mann. He proves that handily with his latest, a slick but empty crime epic that possesses neither the detail-oriented precision and pop electricity of the former's work, nor the gritty, erratic poetry of the latter's. Tracing the fast rise and hard fall of Frank Lucas, a powerful, real-life drug lord in 1960s Harlem, the film is long on plot, but short on energy, feeling and dramatic heft. Denzel Washington grandstands lazily as Lucas, a bigger-than-life figure that Steve Zaillian's unwieldy screenplay fails to ever properly humanize or develop—he's a faceless icon, not a character. (By contrast, Russell Crowe sleepwalks through as the schlubby detective on Lucas' case.) A coldly proficient action director, Scott's at home in the sterile corridors of empty space ships and the open plains of barren, ancient battlefields. It's the real world—and the real, flesh-and-blood folk who occupy it—that he can't seem to fathom. American Gangster strives for Godfather-style gravitas, but its maker hasn't the heart or the soul for the job. C-
The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford. A work of disquieting power and striking visual splendor, Andrew Dominik's long-delayed second feature re-imagines the modern American Western as equal parts tone poem and prickly, complicated character study. It's a genre film of the Terrence Malick variety: patient, entrancing, and deeply, rewardingly philosophical. In the performance of his career, Brad Pitt plays the infamous outlaw Jesse James as both man and legend, a loose-wire contradiction, drunk on his own mythos, yet haunted by the dawning revelation of his very real mortality. Even more remarkable is Casey Affleck as the craven, obsessive Bob Ford, drawn like a moth to James' fading flame, his intense hero worship the movie's first casualty. Bob and Jesses' fates are linked from the beginning, and the film builds slowly but surely to its inevitable conclusion, unfolding like a vivid, fever-dream eulogy for a dying era. Beautiful and completely gripping from start to finish, this could damn well be the movie of the year. A
Atonement. The frenzied pitter-patter of a typewriter sets the pace instantly for this handsome and surprisingly urgent adaptation of Ian McEwan's acclaimed novel. Sidestepping the mannered stiffness of Merchant & Ivory, director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice) sets his watch to the quickening pulses of his young, well-to-do protagonists. There's a charged, kinetic energy, especially, to the extended first act, during which socialite Cecilia (Kiera Knightley) falls for classmate and groundskeepers' son Robbie (James McAvoy), while precocious, 13-year-old Briony (Saoirse Ronan) watches on, gears of jealousy and confusion turning in her head. A betrayal shifts the action from a vast English estate to the French frontlines of WWII, and the film, perhaps to its detriment, widens in scope. Despite a jaw-dropping, long-take survey of the battlefield, Atonement's a better chamber drama than it is a war movie, and one gets the distinct impression that the novel's intricacies have been truncated and simplified for the big screen. Still, the cast is first rate (particularly Ronan, with her silent, penetrating stare) and Wright whips the could-have-been-turgid melodrama into a chaotic tempest of emotions. If but all Oscar-bait, prestige pictures could be this dynamic. B+
Before the Devil Knows Your Dead. When critics write that Sidney Lumet directs this dour, ruthlessly nihilistic crime thriller like a man half his age, what they're really saying (whether they know it or not) is that the 81-year-old filmmaker is now dabbling in the sort of flashy, gimmicky, time-jumping pyrotechnics he blessedly avoided for most of his career. Like Reservoir Dogs recast as a King Lear family melodrama, Lumet's latest centers on the botched robbery of a mom-and-pop jewelry store by the owners' bitter, middle-aged, strapped-for-cash sons (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke, as the two most genetically unlikely movie brothers since Twins). First-time screenwriter Kelly Masterson's nonlinear storytelling—first we see the failed heist, then the planning, then the grim aftermath—is effective in tying up loose ends and revealing the "big picture," but it consistently cuts the tension in half, drawing us out of the conflict to gawk instead at the script's showy, Byzantine structure. Lumet's still a master of the mundane—nobody captures the tacky clutter of boardrooms and office buildings better– and the veteran filmmaker is aided immeasurably by a commanding cast, with both Hoffman's loutish bully and Hawke's simpering loser given a respective driving meltdown scene to make their own. But it's all in service of a dime store Greek tragedy, and mixing up the scene numbers can't distract from the empty core of the thing. C+
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Eh. I think comparing this to Reservoir Dawgs is a little unfair and mean spirited. I don't think that the broken narrative is so much a device of the writer as much as the director and editor attempting to direct the audiences' attention and empathy on one character for their given sequences. I may be wrong. Any thoughts Wild Lines?
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- December 8, 2007 at 1:45 PM
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- December 9, 2007 at 10:52 PM
- A. Dowd said...
Yes, plenty of thoughts, not-so-secret admirer.
Perhaps the Reservoir Dogs comparison is a bit superficial, though I didn't intend it as a total slam. (I like Tarantino's debut well enough.) Both films swirl endlessly around a botched heist, chopping up the chronology and aggressively shifting focus from one character to the next. The main difference between them lies in tone, and I ultimately prefer Quentin's trendy nihilism to Sidney's, if only because the former seems to openly recognize (and enjoyably revel in) the emptiness of his narrative, while the latter seems erroneously convinced that he's made a film of weight and import. Both are skuzzy, genre distractions, but only Lumet possesses pretensions of seriousness.
As a storytelling technique, Before the Devil's fractured, nonlinear approach is an interesting alternative to timeworn crosscutting: it narrows our focus onto individual sections (or sequences, as you call them), locking our perspective on one character or another, letting each story fragment play out without the burden of keeping the overall narrative chugging along. But what I think it actually ends up doing—and that damn Easy Rider flutter effect doesn't help—is drawing attention to itself, reminding us at every turn that we're watching a movie. The best crime thrillers immerse us in the panic and guilt and paranoia of the characters. I always think of Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan, with its slow, masterful turning of the screws, and its bumpkin criminals in WAY over their heads. Every time I started to feel a comparable tinge of apprehension in Before the Devil the movie was doubling back on itself. That in-the-moment tension is neutered at every turn by the endless looping and slicing of time and space.
And while I agree that Lumet also employs this nonlinear approach as a tool of empathetic guidance, empathy is damn near impossible with characters this thinly sketched. What do we really learn about these people? We get the general dynamic between the brothers—Andy's the jealous bully, Hank's the self-loathing pushover—and we get the idea that their father is mostly to blame for all of this. But everything remains surface-level. The movie just doesn't have time for nuances of personality, for little moments that might shed some light on who Hank and Andy REALLY are. Left to fend for themselves, the actors do what they can to breath life into archetypal figures, but they're stranded by amateur writing. My favorite Bad Screenwriting Moment is the scene where Hoffman sits and talks about how empty his life has become, about how it's "missing something." This is Kelly Masterson's idea of fleshing out his characters, of giving them shape and shade. It's a bad speech that this pit-bull would likely never make. (Admittedly, the sashaying drug dealer's response is pretty funny: "Get a wife or a therapist.")
Before the Devil may be an efficient potboiler, but it's seriously malnourished as a drama. Which would be fine, of course, if the second half didn't drown us in malaise. And that last scene is completely unconvincing. Where'd Albert Finney's defeated patriarch find the brass to pull that hardcore, Hitman-style stunt? It's a showy bit of nastiness that the film doesn't earn and it's capped off by a stroll into blinding daylight that highlights Lumet's attempt to transform his brisk little cheapie of a crime thriller into an epic family tragedy. It doesn't fly.
Just my two cents. Okay, more like my buck and a quarter. Sorry, but I just don't get all the praise that's been dumped on this thoroughly average film.
- December 11, 2007 at 8:33 AM
Dude, it's just Clint. You can stop trying to get laid. Clint's not going to fuck you, and even so? You don't want him to.
...but seriously, I agree with everything you just said.
- December 11, 2007 at 10:57 PM
- A. Dowd said...
I know who it is and it is not Clint. C'mon, Josh, you think Clint knows what 'empathy' is? That's artsy-fartsy talk!
It's actually a DIFFERENT Southern good-old-boy. Smart guy, quite the charmer, but he's totally wrong about this movie.
- December 12, 2007 at 6:29 AM
man, andrew alexander i love you.
also, you're totally wrong about this movie. the film's unique story-structure helps distingush it from other "genre-distractions" by focusing on the importance and impact an event has on one particular character. before the devil... is restrained not shallow in the way it portrays its characters, and their archetypical nature is what makes their respective descents into violent madness or resigned hopelessness more shocking and personally disturbing.
also i do realize im at least two weeks late to this particular debate.
-your big irish admirer
- December 20, 2007 at 10:32 PM
- A. Dowd said...
This debate welcomes your thoughtful insights, you beautiful Irish bastard!
Yet I remain unconvinced of the merit of "focusing on the importance and impact an event has on one particular character" when said characters feel like index-card place-holders. ("I'll fill them in later," you can almost hear Kelly Masterson thinking, before writing that totally badass hospital scene or dropping the umpteenth "faggot" into one of Andy's deliciously callous put-down sessions).
If the characterizations are restrained, they are to the point of abstraction. It takes some big, juicy, enjoyable overracting on the parts of Hoffman and Hawke to make human beings out these brothers.
Thinking on this, as well as The Danimal's beloved Exiled, I'm reminded of how important strong character development is, even in genre films. Before the Devil SEEMS to be about these brothers, but it's really just about itself, its own structure and architecture. I could tolerate that more if we didn't have to spend so much time with them and yet still learn so little about them.
We get to know the curves of Marisa Tomei's body better than we get to know these characters... not that I'm complaining on THAT matter.
- December 21, 2007 at 11:05 PM
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Two weeks into the NBA season, what we didn't expect is far more interesting than what we did.
The contenders are who we thought they were, starting with the Lakers (7-0), Celtics (6-1), Magic (4-1) and Heat (5-2). Same goes for the hopeless, and they know who they are: Timberwolves (1-6), Raptors (1-5), Wizards (1-4) and 76ers (2-5). But there are a lot more interesting things happening elsewhere around the NBA; just ask the fans in a few of those losing cities.
So here are six surprises -- three good and three bad -- from the first fortnight of this NBA season, which I like to call the last one before the lockout:
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New Orleans Hornets (6-0): The first few weeks on the job presented colossal challenges to coach Monty Williams and GM Dell Demps, with superstar Chris Paul's representatives making it clear he wanted to be traded to a team with championship-caliber talent. Williams and Demps expertly defused the potential time bomb during the summer, but nothing makes your grumbling superstar happy like winning. It's early, but the Hornets aren't just winning -- they're beating quality opponents. With wins over Miami, San Antonio, Denver and Milwaukee (twice), the Hornets have created some substantial buzz in their NOLA nest, one of the NBA locales on life support as the league careens toward a collective-bargaining apocalypse.
First, the short-term view: The Hornets are clearly doing this with defense, which you knew would be a hallmark of a Williams-coached team given his time spent on Nate McMillan's bench in Portland. Last season, New Orleans allowed 107.3 points per 100 possessions (ninth-worst in the league) and was third-worst with a .483 opponent field-goal percentage (behind only the defense-less Knicks and Warriors.) Thus far this season, the Hornets are fourth in defensive efficiency with 96.2 points allowed per 100 possessions and fourth in opponent field-goal percentage at .420, trailing only Orlando, Miami and Dallas. They're third in defensive rebounding rate (77.01 defensive rebounds per 100 possessions) and 11th in block rate (5.2 per 100). Last season, they were 17th in defensive rebounding rate (73.8) and 31st in blocks (3.8). Only the center-less Knicks blocked fewer shots per 100 possessions.
A key reason for this is the resurgence of Emeka Okafor, who is tied for sixth among centers with 2.17 blocks per 100 possessions and has noticeably picked up his commitment to rebounding while, at the other end, shooting an absurd 72 percent from the field. Demps and Williams were right not to panic or waver from their belief that the Hornets would be a playoff contender as long as Paul stayed in a New Orleans uniform and in good health. So far, so good on both counts.
"Emeka's been a monster," Williams said on the phone Monday. "Having Chris at the point of your defense and Emeka on the back side is not a bad tandem. You put Trevor [Ariza] in that mix, [Marco] Belinelli is a better defender than people give him credit for, and Willie Green has been huge for us. He's guarding LeBron, Kevin Martin, and he's never been put in that position before. I temper all this with, it's still early. I'm not going to get crazy with a ton of assessment of our team. But it's a good start."
Atlanta Hawks (6-1): Given the competition they've played so far, fewer conclusions can be drawn from the Hawks' fast start than from the Hornets'. Atlanta has beaten Minnesota, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, Philadelphia and Memphis -- all teams they should beat -- while losing to Phoenix. But if you watch how the Hawks are playing offensively, there are major reasons to be encouraged. It turns out, the Hawks can be a consistent offensive threat if they, you know, run some sort of offense.
Improving the Hawks' epically bad ball movement and spacing, two hallmarks of the Mike Woodson regime, has been first-year coach Larry Drew's most important contribution thus far. The Hawks are second in the league in offensive efficiency (112.1 points per 100) and first in effective field-goal percentage (53.66), which weighs 2-pointers and 3-pointers. But the biggest difference has been Atlanta's ball movement, which used to be limited to the distance traveled from one hand to the other between Jamal Crawford's legs. The Hawks are fifth in assist percentage, assisting on 62.04 percent of their field goals; that trails noted ball-movers Boston, San Antonio, Charlotte (the Larry Brown effect) and Utah. The isolation play, which often seemed to be the only thing they ran, has been greatly reduced in frequency. Ultimately, the result should be that the Hawks finally will begin to develop some consistency in getting better shots later in the clock as opposed to having four guys stand around while Crawford and Joe Johnson launch off the dribble.
Another reason to be encouraged: Crawford, Maurice Evans and Marvin Williams have been battling injuries, and the Hawks have survived despite their notable lack of depth. But the schedule gets more difficult starting Monday night at Orlando followed by home games against Milwaukee and Utah and consecutive home dates against Dallas (Nov. 20) and Boston (Nov. 22) coming up. Plus, without a true center, there's little reason to believe the Hawks will stand any more of a chance against bigger teams like the Magic and Celtics come playoff time. Let's see where the Hawks are around the All-Star break, when they face seven straight road games including opponents like the Lakers, Suns, Blazers and Nuggets.
Denver Nuggets (4-2): The Nuggets have avoided what would've been their worst nightmare where Carmelo Anthony is concerned. The difficult start that could've caused Melo's trade demands to accelerate hasn't happened. They have quality wins over Utah and Dallas, and remain a potent offensive team despite not getting to the foul line nearly as often as they have in the past. The Nuggets are middle-of-the-pack with a 31 percent free-throw rate (free-throw attempts divided by field-goal attempts) after leading the league in that category last season at 37.6 percent. Denver officials have to be encouraged that the Nuggets are still scoring efficiently, with Chauncey Billups shooting 33 percent from the field and without Kenyon Martin or Chris Andersen -- both counted on to get garbage baskets and rebound -- suiting up for a single game. The next challenge for George Karl, who has held the Melo madness together so far, will be to balance playing time between Martin and Al Harrington once Martin returns.
Houston Rockets (1-5): There's definitely a problem in Houston, and it begins and ends with the defense. Rockets officials were under no delusions they had personnel capable of being a top-five defensive team, but the Rockets have been underwhelming defensively even given the low expectations. Houston is third-worst with 109 points allowed per 100 possessions, but middle of the pack with a .444 opponent field-goal percentage. Where's the problem? On the boards. The Rockets are the fifth-worst defensive rebounding team in the league; not surprisingly, they're also fifth-worst in terms of the opponents' offensive rebounding. Though it's only six games, that trend is expected to lead to more minutes for second-year power forward Jordan Hill, who should help. So should Kyle Lowry, one of the league's peskiest perimeter defenders, who has been out with a back injury. The Rockets also can begin to prove, with an easier schedule coming, that their slow start is something of an anomaly. In fairness, two of their losses have been on the road against the defending champion Lakers and the Spurs. But Houston's only win has come against the hopeless Timberwolves.
Los Angeles Clippers (1-6): OK, so Blake Griffin is really, really good. Scary good. And the Clippers still stink. Well, not entirely. It's hard to put your finger on exactly what ails the Clippers, since they're not godawful at anything. They're just not that good at anything, either. One thing stands out: Despite having Eric Gordon, L.A. is the second-worst 3-point shooting team in the league at 27.3 percent. (They trail only the Thunder, which is next on our list of bad surprises, so keep that in mind.) One sign that is either encouraging or not, depending on your perspective: The Clips have played better with Baron Davis out due to a knee injury and with Eric Bledsoe starting in his place. In the four games Bledsoe has started, the Clippers have been scoring more and turning the ball over less. No matter who the point guard is, they're still not good enough defensively to win games with inconsistent offense.
Oklahoma City Thunder (3-3): It's amazing what increased expectations can do. Last season, the Thunder started out 2-4, were 9-11 through 20 games, and were basically a .500 team until January and nobody noticed. Everything clicked after the All-Star break, the Thunder won 50 games and threatened the Lakers in the playoffs, and suddenly a 3-3 start is setting off alarms. What's been most striking about the slow start is the hallmark of coach Scott Brooks' culture -- defense -- has been well below par. Teams are shooting .481 from the field against OKC, fourth-worst in the league. It hasn't been all bad, but bad enough just often enough. Against Boston, the Thunder gave up a 58-point first half on 55-percent shooting. Then, they proceeded to hold the Celtics to a 15-point third quarter. Other than Kevin Durant, the Thunder have never been the most potent of offensive teams, but through six games their lack of ball movement and passing have been troubling. OKC is dead last in assist percentage, assisting on only 44 percent of their field goals. (The top-ranked Celtics have assisted on 70 percent.)
But some context reveals there's no reason for panic. (And trust me, there won't be with the ever-consistent Sam Presti and Brooks always keeping success and failure in perspective.) On the positive side, the Thunder were able to win at Portland and lost to Boston and at Utah. And against the Blazers and Celtics, two of the bigger teams in the league, they didn't get physically manhandled. (They didn't get outrebounded by either team.) The best thing about the Thunder, their coach and their superstar, Kevin Durant, is that they don't change when things get a little rocky. And it's way too early to call the Thunder's struggles anything close to that.


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Vacation is a great time to unplug, and one retreat takes that concept literally. Camp Grounded is a four-day summer camp for adults that has a digital detox component- meaning no emails or cell phones and no talking about work.
The camp is in a rural area outside San Francisco and is modeled after the Boy Scout camps of the 1970s, with open-faced cabins, a dining hall and activities like arts and crafts, archery and yoga. Guests are encouraged to "reconnect with themselves" and to better understand their often unhealthy relationship with technology. While this is a summer camp for "big kids," we know what you're thinking, and no, there are no drugs or alcohol allowed. Hopefully spending a few days away from your iPhone is relaxing enough.


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Schmancy is the must-attend, sure-to-sell-out event of the year. Tickets include admission to the feature presentation and the Schmancy non-gala gala. Schmancy guests will be treated to a Q + A style presentation with Bryan Adams in which he will discuss his photography. $250 Tickets (Includes Gift Membership and $100 tax receipt) $95 Under-30 Tickets - SOLD OUT (Holders of Under-30 tickets will be required to show valid identification at the door) If you require assistance or would like to purchase tickets by phone, please call 403.268.4188.
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