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|The Holy Spirit Indwells You (2010)
Series: The God Within: What the Holy Spirit Does (Week 1 of 2)
Woodrow Kroll: Did you know that the Holy Spirit takes up residence right inside you?
Tami Weissert: And that happens the moment you come to faith.
Woodrow Kroll: Stay tuned to find out more about the God within. Hi, I'm Woodrow Kroll.
Tami Weissert: And I'm Tami Weissert.
Woodrow Kroll: And this is Back to the Bible.
Tami Weissert: The Bible says that the Holy Spirit comes to indwell believers. And Wood, I like the way you put it--that He takes up residence inside of us. It's kind of like this new person who moves in, sets up house, and hopefully He makes a few changes.
Woodrow Kroll: Oh, big changes! You see, at the moment of our salvation, the Holy Spirit regenerates us. But then as we talk about new life Then, as we talked about yesterday, He also baptizes the new believer into Christ. That's spiritual union with God and everybody in God's family. Now, today we're going to talk about the fact that the Holy Spirit also indwells us. In other words, He comes to live inside of us.
Tami Weissert: OK, so at the moment we come to faith, the Holy Spirit moves right in. This is a permanent dwelling and He's not just renting a room, right?
Woodrow Kroll: No long term lease here. He's got the deed. He abides with us forever.
Tami Weissert: So God didn't just say, "Hey, now that you're saved, you're part of My family. Oh, by the way, I'm making a room for you in heaven and hey, I'll see you on Resurrection Day!"
Woodrow Kroll: No, He didn't strand us here until then. Instead, God put His Spirit into us at the moment of our salvation to seal us forever in Him but also to help guide us and comfort us every day we live here on Earth. Now those are some of the things we are going to talk about later on this week. But today, we want to focus on the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Tami Weissert: All right. Well, thank you, Wood. Now this is an important concept to understand so let's get right to our study.
Woodrow Kroll: If you were with us yesterday, you learned from 1 Corinthians 12:13, Galatians 3:26-28, and elsewhere that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is something that happens to every believer. It is not something that happens to just a select few "super-sanctified" saints. It is the common experience for everyone who puts his/her trust in Jesus Christ as Savior.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is the work of Jesus Christ whereby He brings each of us who come to Him as Savior, into spiritual union with Himself, and, with all others who come to Him as Savior. We are baptized by means of the Holy Spirit, into the Body of Christ, and that happens the very moment we are saved. When you trust Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are baptized by the Spirit of God into the family of God at that very moment. In fact, you cannot be saved without this happening.
You do not have to pray for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. You do not have to seek it sometime subsequent to your salvation. In fact, you cannot seek it. It is the work of Christ in your behalf. And, it is true for everyone who trusts Him as Savior.
Ah, but that was yesterday. Today, we want to see what it means to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit. If the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a one-time act, accomplished by Christ at the very moment of our salvation, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is also a one-time act that continues throughout our lives as Christians.
In order to get a handle on this, let us begin with a working definition of what we mean by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. I would say it is this; the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is His taking up residence within the person who has trusted Jesus Christ as Savior. In addition, it is the Holy Spirit abiding in him/her, forever. Simply put, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is His dwelling in us, forever—period. I think the best way we can understand the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is by describing it, and then by asking some questions about what it means.
Let us ask some very pointed and personal questions. When does the Holy Spirit indwell us? The answer to that question is At the very moment of our salvation He indwells us. This is an instantaneous thing. It is a non-experiential thing.
That means that we do not feel anything; we cannot describe it. We do not feel particularly indwelt. We do not have to wait until sometime in the future, after we have been a Christian for some trial period, to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God. The Spirit comes to us; He comes into us. He takes up residence within us whenever we pass from darkness to light.
Whenever we pass from being lost without Christ to being saved with Christ, we are also indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God.
This is the third day in our study. If you have been with us all three days, you are going to notice a progression. On Monday, we talked about regeneration. The Spirit of God is the agent by which God makes us alive, makes us born again, brings to us new life. He regenerates us. He recreates us. We do not just turn over a new leaf; He gives us a new life. That is the work of the Holy Spirit in your behalf.
Yesterday, we looked at the Spirit of God baptizing us. Spirit baptism is the act of the Lord Jesus whereby He places us into His Body, and into connection with Him and with everybody else in His Body. He does this by means of the Holy Spirit of God. Those two things are instantaneous acts. They happen at the very moment of our salvation.
And, do you know what? The same thing is true with the indwelling Spirit of God. You do not have to wait a year, or two years, or until you become spiritual enough for the Spirit to indwell you. It is the act of God whereby He takes up residence in you the very moment you pass from darkness to light.
Listen to this. This is Romans 8:9, "But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you." (The key words are, dwells in you.) "Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His." (NKJV) That is what the apostle Paul said. Let me say it another way. If you do not have Jesus Christ as Savior, you do not have the Spirit of Christ dwelling in you. But conversely, if you have Jesus Christ as your personal Savior today, you must have the Holy Spirit dwelling in you. My friend, it is a packaged deal. You cannot have one without the other.
That leads me to ask another very pertinent question. What does it mean to us to have the Holy Spirit dwelling within us? It means that He lives in us as God's promised gift to us. A very key passage that will help you understand this is in John 14:16-17. Jesus said, "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you." Those are pretty powerful verses.
Let us dissect those verses and see what we can learn. First of all, Jesus said that the Father would give us another comforter, another helper, the Holy Spirit of God. Do you know what that means? That means that we do not seek the Spirit. We do not pray for Him to indwell us. We do not crave Him. We do not do anything to get Him to indwell us.
He is God's gift to us, at the very moment of our salvation. You cannot be saved, then receive the Holy Spirit of God a year or two later in a revival meeting. If you do not have the Holy Spirit living in you, dwelling in you, my friend, you are not saved. That is what the Bible says. Let the Bible say what it wants to say.
Tami Weissert: Well, the Bible definitely has a lot to say on the subject of the Holy Spirit. Hi, I'm Tami Weissert and you're listening to a study from Dr. Kroll's series on the work of the Holy Spirit. Now let's return to our study here on Back to the Bible.
Woodrow Kroll: So, first of all, Jesus said that the Father gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit of God. Secondly, the Holy Spirit will abide, or dwell in us, as believers, forever. You see, we cannot lose His indwelling presence, even if we sin. Oh sure, we can grieve Him; we can disappoint Him with sin; we can cause Him to be ashamed of us as His children; but, we cannot drive Him away.
God's gifts are forever. And, the Holy Spirit's indwelling in the believer is God's gift to us. So, if you are a believer today, you are indwelt with the Holy Spirit of God. The Spirit of God lives inside of you, and He will be there forever.
Here is something else we learn from this verse. The Holy Spirit does not and cannot indwell the unbeliever. John 14:17 clearly says, "…the world cannot receive (the Spirit) because it neither sees Him not knows Him." (paraphrase) Unsaved people do not have the Spirit of God dwelling in them. Jesus said the world could not receive the Holy Spirit of God because light does not dwell with darkness.
Truth does not live with falsehood. The Spirit not only indwells every person who trusts Jesus Christ as Savior; He also cannot indwell any person who does not. That is what the Bible says. Let the Bible speak for itself.
Tami Weissert: If you've just joined us, this is Back to the Bible with Bible teacher, Woodrow Kroll. I'm Tami Weissert.
Now Wood, a moment ago, you said that the Holy Spirit takes us residence in us forever. It's a permanent deal. We can't lose Him. Now that says to me that we can't lose our salvation either.
Woodrow Kroll: It says that to me too. I think we need to take God at His Word. I take what He says in the Bible at face value. He says that He will never go back on our salvation. He won't take it away from us. If we don't live as regenerated people ought to live, we will definitely lose some eternal rewards, but we will never lose our eternal salvation. We're going to talk more about that later this week.
Tami Weissert: Wood, there's a book you recommend called The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit by R. A. Torrey.
Woodrow Kroll: Yes, Torrey was a pastor. He was an evangelist. He was an author who wrote this book back about the turn of the 20th century but he wrote it to quell some controversies about the Holy Spirit, the same controversies that we deal with today. Now, Torrey felt that to correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, you must first understand the Person of the Holy Spirit. So it's from that perspective that The Work and Person of the Holy Spirit was written.
Tami Weissert: And really, his book still speaks to us today.
Woodrow Kroll: Oh, very much so! It's a very personal introduction to the Person of the Spirit of God.
Tami Weissert: It's a great book to put on your reading list and we have it available right now, right here at Back to the Bible. So if you'd like to order a copy, give us a call at 1-800-759-2425.
Up next, Dr. Kroll gives us another verse that points to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit at the moment of our salvation. The verse is Romans 5:5. Here it is.
Woodrow Kroll: "Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us" (NKJV). You see, Paul is describing all that we have received when we received Jesus Christ as our Savior. One of the things he lists is the indwelling presence of the Spirit of God. God's Spirit inhabits all of God's people. That is what the Bible says.
Want more Bible references to be sure that the Spirit is God's gift to the saved? How about 1 Corinthians 2:12? "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God." Did you catch that phrase, freely given? The Spirit of God is God's gift to us. When we receive His free gift of salvation, we also receive His free gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Here is another verse, 2 Corinthians 5:5, "Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee." Notice again those words, has given. God gave us the Spirit. We did not pray all night to receive Him. We did not try to do something supernaturally spiritual. We did not exercise some kind of extraordinary faith to receive it. When we got saved, the Holy Spirit of God took up residence in us. That is what the Bible says.
I think it was Ralph Waldo Emerson who said, "What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us." When you were saved, my friend, the Spirit of God took up residence in you. He resides in every person who has trusted Jesus Christ as Savior.
Now, we have looked at Romans 8:9. We have looked at John 14. We have looked at Romans 5:5, 1 Corinthians 2:12, and 2 Corinthians 5:5. Now, listen to this. This is Galatians 4:6, and it says, "And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, 'Abba, Father!'"
Now, where is the Spirit of God? He is in our hearts, living inside of us. Who are the "us"? They are those who are sons and daughters of God; they are those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ, God's son, as their only Savior from sin.
You see folks, when we become children of God, we also become the temple of the Holy Spirit. We become His house. We become His residence, His abiding place. One cannot be a son without the presence of the Holy Spirit of God. In addition, you cannot have the Holy Spirit without becoming a son or daughter of God. That is what the Bible says.
You see, it is a packaged deal. When you trust Jesus Christ as Savior, the Spirit of God regenerates you. When you trust Jesus Christ as Savior, the Spirit of God baptizes you into the body of Christ. When you trust Jesus Christ as Savior, the Spirit of God takes up His residence in you immediately.
Can you take another reference? You see it is not important what I teach. It is not important what someone else teaches you from the pulpit, on the radio, or on TV about the Holy Spirit of God. It is important what the Bible teaches. That is why here, at Back to the Bible, I read so much scripture. I want you to know what the Bible says, and you can take it from there.
So, here is what the Bible says in 1 John 3:23-24, "And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. Now he who keeps His commandment abides in Him, [in Jesus] and He in him. And by this we know that He [Jesus] abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us."
Now, notice again that the Spirit was given to us. We did not seek Him. We did not pray for Him. We did not exercise enough faith to get Him. God gave Him to us when we trusted Jesus Christ as Savior. Notice too, that this is the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit. We know we are keeping the commandments of God and we believed on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior when the Spirit of God abides in us.
Once we are saved, the Spirit takes up residence in us; not until we are born again does this happen. But, it happens at the very moment we are born again, and it happens to everyone who is born again. I cannot stress this too much. This is what the Bible says.
Well, how about one last verse? This is what I call the clincher, 1 John 4:13, "By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit." You see, the strongest proof for anyone's salvation is the presence, the abiding presence, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit of God in one's life.
If the Spirit is in there, my friends, you can be sure that salvation is in there as well, because the Spirit simply does not take up residence in those who are not born again through Jesus Christ as Savior. That is what the Bible says. And, that is what it means.
It was Oswald Chambers who said, "The Holy Spirit cannot be located as a guest in a house; He invades everything."
That means that when the Spirit of God comes into your life, when you trust Jesus Christ as Savior, the Spirit of God not only takes up residence, He takes over. He takes control.
Well OK, let us summarize. The Holy Spirit takes up residence in the believer at the very moment of his/her salvation. And, He continues to indwell us forever. That is what the Bible says. But, more than that, it is impossible--listen now--it is impossible to be saved and not have the Holy Spirit indwelling in you.
Romans 8:9, "Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His." That is pretty plain, is it not? If you do not have the Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit, living in you, you are not a part of the Body of Christ. In addition, since the Holy Spirit lives within every believer, that makes the body of every believer, the house of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible says our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6: 19). Our body is His sanctuary. The Holy Spirit is not a part of our body. Our bodies are not divine, friends. They are not to be worshipped. The Holy Spirit lives in our body. Our body is His home.
Do you know what that means? That means that while we do not worship the body, we do tend to it the way we would tend to a house. We clean it. We keep it fit. We refuse to put anything in it that would be harmful to it, anything that would make it an unfit dwelling for the Holy Spirit of God. We care for our body the way we care for God's creation. We do not worship it, but, we do tend it. We care for it. We recognize its function, and we dedicate it to the One who lives in us, the Holy Spirit of God.
It is really a pretty scary thought that the Holy Spirit is right inside of us. That means that you take Him with you on every date; and, when you allow your body either to be mistreated or aroused in an unsanctified way, the Holy Spirit is just as close to you as that person you are with. That means that when you over-eat, when you run yourself down, when you abuse alcohol or prescriptions, when you harm your body in any way, you are demonstrating to the Holy Spirit of God that you do not much care what kind of a house He has to live in.
Ah, but that is the negative side. There is also a positive side. The Holy Spirit's presence in our very bodies is His pledge of all future blessings in Christ. Listen to this, Ephesians 1:14, it says that the Holy Spirit "is the guarantee of our inheritance." That means that God loves you so much that instead of just giving you His word--that would have been enough--His word that your inheritance is laid up in heaven, He actually gives you a guarantee. He asks that guarantee to live within you, to go with you everywhere you go, so that you will never forget or doubt that God has saved you and He has great things in store for you.
That, friends, is what the Spirit of God does for you. That is what the indwelling of the Holy Spirit means for the Christian.
Tami Weissert: You know, Wood, you used a lot of scripture today to tell us about the Holy Spirit's work. When you think about it on a daily basis, having the Spirit inside of us as we pick up God's Word--what a helper that is.
Woodrow Kroll: You know, Tami, there are a lot of people who say, "If I could only see the Spirit living within me, then I'd believe." There are people like that in the Bible as well. But what I hold in my hand is God's eternal, forever, settled in heaven Word. And when I read the promises in God's Word in black and white, I shouldn't need to see the Spirit to trust God. The Holy Spirit inspired this Book, His stamp of approval is all over it. What I read in God's Word means the Spirit of God lives within me.
Tami Weissert: Yes, and it's probably a good idea (at least I think it is) when I try to read, I ask ahead of time, "Lord, show me what You would have for me in this passage that I am looking at today."
Woodrow Kroll: That way we're sure that we didn't just dream this up; that in fact, this is God's Word because we have it in print, in black and white, right before us.
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So whether you use it for your own personal study, a group study, or even if you want to share what you're learning with your kids, Meet with God has you covered. So you wanna know the cost? Well, it's free. You just need to call in and place your order. So call our toll-free number today and ask for your free copy of Meet with God. The number is 1-800-759-2425.
Well, Wood, give us a little rundown of tomorrow's study.
Woodrow Kroll: Well, since you asked nicely, I'll do that. Tomorrow we'll touch on the identity, the ownership, the security, the value that comes with the seal of the Holy Spirit. I know it sounds like a guarantee and it is. It's God's guarantee. It's His insurance policy that we'll make it home safely to heaven. So tune in for the details tomorrow right here on Back to the Bible.
Thanks for dropping by today. God bless you. I'm Woodrow Kroll. Have a good and godly day.
Scripture used in today's study was based on the New King James Version of the Bible.


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Ive moved to angelenix.tumblr.com
Its a second tumblr, so i cannot follow back. (Although i can follow people on my personal tumblr, and i will follow anyone who follows my art blog with my personal account.).
This Tumblr is going to waste because the only reason i have followers is because i do "follow for follow", which means everyone following me probably cant see my work amoungst the 10000000 other people they are following.
Plus its easier to manage a second tumblr, instead of logging in and out all the damn time, so i might as well.
Ill keep this tumblr up, simply because some original posts are on here.
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Tips From Your Editor's Bathrooms
Well it's the last day of bathroom and kitchen month and we've decided to get a little silly (in honour of tomorrow) and take you behind closed doors, specifically behind the bathroom doors of some of your editors here in Los Angeles. Take a peek into our most private spaces and learn some tips for making the most out of this space.
- My bathroom's colour scheme was determined by the Spanish tile. When I was choosing paint colours I had four choices: white, or, taking a cue from the tiles, green, yellow and lilac. My brother pointed out that the yellow and green would make me look sick. I decided on the lilac. It is ridiculously flattering. You cannot look bad in my bathroom. Tip: When you're choosing paint colours for your own bathroom, consider pinks, lavenders, and warm whites which will reflect off of your skin. Don't forget to go warm on your lighting too!
- Gregory and Emily's bathroom is a bright and cheerful space that displays some of Gregory's many collectibles. To perk it up even more, Gregory recently stenciled the bathroom floor, a project he completed just before they decided to move! TIp: Put the fun into this functional space. Art and collections can liven up this space and add a little fun to your morning routine.
- Grace, of course, has a bathroom worthy of a rock star. That tub! The skylight! Tip: Little luxuries add up to a lot in this space. Go for the awesome body wash, the big towels. Indulge in a chandelier.
- Beth's bathroom is jaw-droppingly awe inspiring. Only someone who also works as a professional organizer could've tackled this amazing stencil job. All we can say is wow! Tip: A bold colour or pattern that might be overwhelming in a larger space is a great choice a tiny bathroom.
- Check out Mistry's bathroom. The fixtures and other elements recede, letting the tile shine. (And, check it out: her tile matches her ironing board!) Tip: If you're in a rental, don't fight the tile. Choose a complementary or analagous colour scheme to let the tile shine.
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Quelle bathroom, Grace! Reminds me of Saarinen's Terminal 5.
Also really like Gregory and Emily's place. What a great way to display things in the bathroom.
Great post, I like the thoughtful commentary and true working with what you've got from people who have seen more than the average number of apartments.
Wow, Grace, your bathroom! It is breath-takingly original. Can we learn more about it? It isn't just the fixtures, it's the way it has been put together, and in what looks like a fairly small space.
Grace - I want to bathe in your Egg-Tub!
I am oh-so-jealous of Grace's bathroom!
Plural possessive is: Editors' (apostrophe after the s, not before: "editor's" is the possessive singular).
Sorry. Couldn't help it, I'm a real live copyeditor. Love the bathrooms!
Would love to know what color Gregory & Emily's bathroom is painted...


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Wednesday 12/8/2010
Squats raw
45 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 5
Belt on
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Wednesday 12/8/2010
Squats raw
45 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 5
Belt on
Monday 12/6/2010
Bench raw
45 x 10
Added Monster minis doubled (or is that quaded on bar down and up on the bar again) Anyway ....
from here on monster minis
45 x 5
135 x 5
Thanks Brian.
I stopped posting but not training, squats are going well but deads and bench are suffing I just got to make a better effort on these two things.
Saturday 12/4/2010
Squats with 130lb chains to a parallel box
55 x 10
From here on the chains are on but weight listed is with out the chains.
55 x 5
145 x 5
235 x 5
Monday I was sick so no Monday workout.
Friday 12/3/2010
Okay couldn't workout Thursday honey do list of building a chestnut draw from Sears took all day and killed my back.
Bench Flat raw...
Okay been depressed personal problems tragedies and just messed in the head by all this crap.
But I've been training still through all this just haven't logged it in but I'm going to start again....
Good Luck Scott in the USAPL journey!
I'm assuming you are going to do the meet raw too?
A couple of things to think about though.
The USAPL does test, and I know you are clean, but I had a friend...
today was squat day and I did squats, took Ibuprofen before the workout to stop the pain and it helped but I still felt the nagging like knife in the side of the knee but I went on with heavy squats....
Okay Wednesday 9/29/2010
Okay my right knee is bothering me and it feel like a strain ACL, but I have not gone to a Doctor to find out yet. But went to train and help a friend out wrapping his...
Thanks Brain, been a little depressed about my knee and the pain butit seems to be getting better slowly, that is why no post.
Okay working out at home let's see how this works out.
Bench (raw)...
You will do great Tim!
Trainiing is just that training, so it is learning. doing, failing and succeeding and not in that order. I usually have very bad training days before a meet and think too much...
A bunch of volume and heavy weights Tone, Nice!
Saturday, 9/25/2010
65 x 5
briefs on
65 x 5
155 x 5
265 x 3
355 x 2
445 x 1
Wednesday 9/22/2010
135 x 10
225 x 6
335 x 1
Briefs on
335 x 3
335 x 3
335 x 3
Tuesday 9/21/2010
Finish bench day
Flat Bench CG
135 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
60 secs rest
225 x 5
60 secs rest
225 x 5
We will catch up. :)
Monday 9/20/2010
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
365 x 1 paused for 3 seconds.
Oksy so one of the crew members is getting married on Saturday 9/17/2010 so we decided to train on Friday night so as not to miss training ...
Friday 9/16/2010
Squats to parallel box
Briefs on...
Get better.
Just come down, equipped or not, like youu said 'its all about the effort put into it'!!
We are training tonight at IronSport on squats so be there at 7:00pm.
It will be fun!!!:evillaugh:
Okay Wednesday 9/15/2010
So a light day for legs ... yea if I can every say that and keep to it.
45 x 10
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FREDERICKTOWN — Ruth Shirkey, 81, of Fredericktown, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at her home.
Born Jan. 28, 1930, in Mansfield, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Loa Stambaugh. Ruth was a florist and enjoyed gardening. She liked knitting, crocheting and sewing. Ruth also enjoyed crossword puzzles, putting together puzzles and loved Chinese checkers. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Beckholt and Marjorie Shirkey, both of Fredericktown; grandchildren, Christopher, Jacob and Daniel Melton; great-grandchild, Kendall Melton; brothers, Louis and Dick Stambaugh; and a sister, Dorothy Sisteck.
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On to the Dome …
It's been a fun playoff season, especially in Class AAAAA, where there are probably 10 teams that could've won the title.
Three questions today:
1. What does it take to win Class AAAAA this year? I'm convinced it's not raw talent. Several teams have that. I'd like to say coaching, but I think just about all the major players are well-coached. How does Grayson shut out Valdosta but can't stop Colquitt when it counts? . Let's take Rance Gillespie. Could be the coach of the year, but his team gets shut out in the QF.
2. Who will win? I'll take Brookwood, Chattahoochee, Sandy Creek, Buford, Clinch County. I can't recall a year where there's not an overwhelming favorite in any of the five classes. The ones that I'm tempted to be confident about are Buford and Clinch, but Calhoun beat Carver (which beat Buford), and Savannah Christian beat Wesleyan (which when healthy might be better than ELCA, which nearly beat Clinch.)
3. Which finalists are the most surprising? I've ranked them below based on my expectations entering the playoffs. Least surprising is first …
Buford: The Wolves are trying to become the second team in GHSA history to win four straight state titles. West Rome (1982-85) was the first. Buford winning is never a surprise.
Clinch County: The Panthers are the only No. 1-ranked team to make the finals. Had to beat No. 2 ELCA, so less surprising than Buford.
Carrollton: The most dominant team in the state to this point. Had to beat Cairo, but the thing that really makes it less surprising than Clinch is history. Carrollton hasn't been in a final in over a decade.
Sandy Creek: The Patriots have won 28 straight games. Had to beat No. 1 Peach County, so less surprising than Carrollton, although after Peach struggled w/ Grady, I thought SC was a slight favorite, especially at home.
Calhoun: Hard to be shocked at a team that reaches the final three straight years, but that was a nice upset vs. No. 1 Carver. Just fwiw, Dustin Christian out-rushed Isaiah Crowell for the season and in the game last week. Should he be the first choice for all-state RB in Class AA?
Chattahoochee: Not as surprised by this as you'd think. I was always high on the Cougars, but the Hooch had a pretty good draw, not to mention a pretty good team. I saw Chattahoochee play, and what I really liked was the linemen.
Brookwood: I feel vindicated for jumping Brookwood from No. 8 to No. 4 and then to No. 3 in the rankings after the Broncos won Region 8-AAAAA. Some said they were overrated. Of course, were I really smart, I might've had more than one of the semifinal teams in the final Top 10. I wouldn't call Brookwood a surprise per se, but it's just so difficult to navigate through Class AAAA. The odds against this are long for anybody.
Savannah Christian: The Raiders were the runners-up in 2009 but were written off by some for losing to Calvary Day 6-0 in the regular season. Then the upset at Wesleyan. This is a program that I respect, but didn't see making the finals.
Colquitt County: On one hand, this is the team that I (and many) saw as a sleeper pick in Class AAAAA. Almost anything can happen in this classification, and Colquitt's draw broke pretty favorably. But still, there's never been a team with five losses win the highest class.
Starr's Mill: How can an undefeated team be a surprise in the finals? It's not that I didn't think Starr's Mill was good, but dial back to Nov. 5. You had Northside, Tucker and Clarke Central in this half of the draw. Starr's Mill? Don't tell me you saw this one coming. I didn't.
December 5th, 2010
12:57 pm
Why don't you just get the I T staff to use Buford's colors on this webpage too. You Wolve lovers are all alike. Go Jackets !!
December 5th, 2010
1:20 pm
I don't understand how they can say that Carrollton is a suprise. They just killed the Burke County Bears 49-15 in the 4th round. Sandy Creek is if not one of the largest AAA school. They look like a powerhouse, but Carrollton will control the game and win by two scores!
December 5th, 2010
2:08 pm
Let'em make Calhoun the under dog, they play better that way. I keep seeing all the reasons that Calhoun won't win, every week. Then those folks are not posting the next week. Knock em out one at a time, Third time is the Charm…
December 5th, 2010
2:20 pm
To you Burke Co. folks that said Carrollton had not played anybody and listed some of the teams Burke Co. had played, I guess we still haven't played anybody because we beat you just as bad as we have beaten everybody else this season. Go TROJANS! The AJC has ignored Carrollton all year and did not even rank us to start the season. What are you going to do when we are STATE CHAMPS?
December 5th, 2010
2:21 pm
Trojan09…I agree completely. I've watched 6 Carrollton games this year and the last 3 playoff games. Carrollton is drubbing. They could have easily put 60 points on Burke County. They made Burke County look like a 4-6 team that missed the playoffs. IT WAS 35-7 AT THE HALF!!! And people think Carrollton is a suprise???? No, not a suprise. A winning tradition at its' finest. That is an obvious and correct observation by a long time football fan. GO TROJANS
December 5th, 2010
2:32 pm
Trojans have underachieved until this year…It is high time for that breakout season, with all the money spent on the program, facilities, etc…etc.. and being a city school like Buford, they go and get those they want, expecially from poor old Central Carrollton…Can remember when they were a power….Too many nice facilities at Carrollton to hold a kid a Central……GHSA continues to let the city schools legally recruit…..
December 5th, 2010
3:08 pm
To Purple people eaters!-I don't know of anyone who is starting for the Trojans that you say we have recruited away from Central-Carrollton. I remeber just a few years ago when my friend QB for the Lions and they came within a touchdown of us. Central -Carrolltons problem is the coaching sadley. Teague is one of the best HS coaches in the southeast. Every year that I can recall Carrollton has had a winning season. We are a very underated team and I hope Sandy Creek thinks they can roll through us. BC when we take the field they are going to be in for a rude awakening. Get ready for CARROLLTON to win a championship next Saturday. Go Trojans and to AJ Barge I know your father would be so proud. I love my TROJANS
December 5th, 2010
3:09 pm
Buford has had their mind on Carver and redemption all season long. They don't know what to think now!
They are like "What in the world happened"! We were suppose to play Carver in a rematch for the Championship and show them up. They are about to get rear ended by The Mighty Calhoun Yellow Jackets! I've been watching Calhoun since Coach Lamb got there and this QB Landon Curtis is the best in my opinion that they have every had. Too many other great players to mention also. Doubt is a unnerving feeling and Buford has this Doubt in their mind!
December 5th, 2010
4:09 pm
Well with all of that being said, here are my predictions:
Class AAAAA State Champions
Colquitt County
Class AAAA State Champions
Class AAA State Champions
Sandy Creek
Class AA State Champions
Class A State Champions
Clinch County
December 5th, 2010
4:31 pm
The only thing worse than an athlete that's full of himself is a sportswriter that's full of himself. Not calling any names, but I know more than one.
December 5th, 2010
7:54 pm
It all hurts when you lose but to lose in the semis is worse thrn at anytime. You just know–one more and I/we play in the dome. How great to be on a field where professionals play. WOW!
Good luck to all teams.
December 5th, 2010
9:02 pm
Ditto on your predictions SportsFan31313
Calhouh, 3 strikes and you are out (lose)
December 5th, 2010
10:06 pm
Held to the Wolf!!!!!!!!! Shall I say we have never lost in the Dome…… Just like playing at Home!
December 5th, 2010
10:09 pm
Savannah Christian is a 1 loss team, was 1st in their sub-region, but is a 4 seed in the playoffs…..
Can someone explain how this happened? Did they do some weird play-in game to determine their spots in the playoffs?
December 5th, 2010
10:14 pm
Hey Tellitlikeitis,
This is the way it is, Kirby is coming to the dome for redemtion. I'm not saying they will win, I'm saying there is going to be a lot of people getting hit really hard and if the Jacket offense doesn't come out flat then it will be a game. Not taking anything from Buford, they seem to have Lambs # every year, but they had better not take these boys lightly this year. It's the same defense as last year except a year older and bigger.
One at a time, knocking em out. Only one left to go.
December 5th, 2010
10:38 pm
Home sweet Dome! Were backkkkkkk!
December 5th, 2010
11:11 pm
Trojans use swords. Patriots use muskets. Whose going to win that one?
1. Sandy Creek has no delusions that the championship game against Carrollton is going to be easy. We know Carrollton has an awesome team this year and that we will have to bring our "A++" game to have a chance of winning. The AJC may underestimate you, but we certainly don't. Coach Walker and his coaches will have their team prepared mentally and physically.
2. Carrollton will not win by two scores. I am not so blindly arrogant that I will say that you have no chance of winning because obviously you do. You wouldn't be here if you didn't. I see this game being tight no matter who wins. We have a high-powered offense led by Bell, Chisom, and Hilton. If your vaunted defense can shut them down, then the advantage certainly goes to you. You will have to do better than Peach County though. Our guys were firing on all cylinders in that game.
3. Our players have been here before and are still hungry. They have been on a mission since last season to improve from a 14-1 season to a 15-0 season. They want it bad…
One set of Trojans down, one to go.
December 5th, 2010
11:12 pm
Who is, not whose
December 5th, 2010
11:20 pm
knock'em out. one last round.
be sure to check out the special guest at the end.
December 5th, 2010
11:48 pm
How does Grayson shut out Valdosta but can't stop Colquitt when it counts? Umm, maybe Valdosta turns the ball over SEVEN TIMES! Think before you write this stuff, man!
Colquitt holds on to the ball. and Brookwood goes down.
December 5th, 2010
11:55 pm
Is that the Valdosta great Stan Rome?
December 6th, 2010
12:06 am
For the last time, CARROLLTON DOES NOT RECRUIT PLAYERS! We don't have to. They decide to come on their own. One starter this year did come from Central. His name is DJ Johnson, he is a fullback. He is the only one and didn't come because he was "recruited". He came because he was tired of losing and wanted to be a part of something successful. What kid or parent doesn't want that? Think about it, if you're a parent and you have a kid who is a good athlete, are you going to send him to a school where they have won 4 games in 5 years? No. You're going to send him to the school across the street with 60+ years of a winning tradition and currently playing for a state championship. You'll pay that whopping $360 a year, yes that's all it cost for non-residents, and send them to Carrollton. Don't even think for a minute that you wouldn't. Kids are not being recruited. It's not like it cost a fortune for non-resident students. Any lower to middle class and up family can afford that.
December 6th, 2010
12:08 am
Oh and by the way, I was wrong. He is not a starter but does get considerable playing time. But I can tell you he would start for a lot of other teams.
December 6th, 2010
12:39 am
Good point about Dustin Christian, more for the season, more heads to head, I guess would of, could of, should of, favors Crowell. QB Landon Curtis deserves some hard looks at all state QB, monster stats — blew Carver apart. One game left to close the deal.
December 6th, 2010
2:17 am
Jefferson…what are Landon Curtis's stats?
December 6th, 2010
4:11 am
to all you bumble bees(I mean yellow jackets: third time is a charm?…I think you mean third time is a B_tch too..wolf wolfBTW….I did pick Calhoun to beat GWC-Col…14-0 really was not the game…..I am so glad y'all played at home or it could have been diff. .but 14-1 still is not a bad year for y'all bumble bees……woof woof
December 6th, 2010
7:18 am
What's all the amazement? Colquitt Co. was accurately ranked in the Top Ten in the beginning of the season.
1. Win – Lassiter (in scrimmage)
2. Loss – Cook (Cook good team, we had 18 penalties and played horrible)
3. Loss – South Panola (MS) Ranked #1 in Nation
4. Loss – Thomas County Central (rival, good team, lost in OT)
5. Win – Westlake
6. Win – Warner Robins
7. Win – Carver (Ala)
8. Win – Tifton (who beat Lowndes, we put #63 points on'em)
9. Loss – Lowndes (37-27)
10. Win – Coffee
11. Loss – Valdosta (36-29)
(Playoff Wins)….Jenkins…MLK…Mill Creek….Grayson
December 6th, 2010
8:00 am
Observer – Curtis has around 2500 yd passing, 22 TDs, 1 interception all year (Fitzgerald). Only played 1st halfs during regular season (exception:Dalton) 14-0 record, 1st year starter.
Wolfs – Congrads on your last 2 wins over us, that was then, this is now, Calhoun will be ready and look forward to the rematch. Go Jackets.
December 6th, 2010
8:04 am
I said a month ago that Brookwood was flying under the radar with TWO of the best running backs in the state that you probably never heard of and a TENACIOUS defense… Running game and solid "D" wins championships…. Just sayin!!!!!
December 6th, 2010
8:33 am
December 6th, 2010
8:43 am
I tried to respond on the other blog but it wouldn't take.
Trust me there are no hard feelings between you and I. The blog had got so bland and boring. I was just stirring the pot a little bit. Coach Crowder was the D Coordinator at Tucker when I was there; I have nothing but respect for him and his program he is building. Good luck this Friday, I maybe in attendance to that QB of yours play in person.
December 6th, 2010
8:46 am
I'd like to congratulate Colquit County on their win over Grayson. Colquit County truely is the second best team in AAAAA this year. Hat's off to Coquit County, well done boys. That said, I'd now like to say Brookwood will dominate and embarass Colquit County this coming friday. The Broncos will put on a devastating display of football prowess the likes of which Colquit County has not seen. I only hope that Colquit walks away with their head held high and remembers that they were up against an unstoppable force, a machine who won't be denied their rightful place as the 2010 Georgia State AAAAA champions, The Brookwood Broncos. Congratulations Broncos!
December 6th, 2010
8:52 am
According to the great writer a AJC, Savannah Christian couldn't beat Mitchell County. They did! Savannah Christian couldn't beat Charlton County. They did! Savannah Christian couldn't beat Lincoln County. They did! Savannah Christian couldn't possible stop the great running back and beat Wesleyan. They did and they did! Now you say Savannah Christian can't beat Clinch County. They will!!!!!
December 6th, 2010
9:04 am
No matter how good yout offense or defense is, if you dont have a quarterback that can make big plys with their passing and or running, with the emphasis on "big" plays, you probably wont win a state title. It seems to eventually catch up with a team. Turnovers and lack of a big play quarterback has cut short some otherwise great teams.
December 6th, 2010
9:09 am
Sandy Creek, a AAAA school, playing a AAA football schedule. To Peach County fans, what shape was the field in ? Wet and soggy, I've heard it was for the Monroe game, don't understand why, it hasn't rained that week.
December 6th, 2010
9:11 am
Last year it was Clarke Central, and Sandy Creek rising to the top and this year we have Brookwood, Colquitt, Carollton, Chattahoochee and Starrs Mill. Wish there were some surprise dekalb teams but this is still good for high school football in Georgia.
December 6th, 2010
9:35 am
Thanks again for not picking Starr's Mill. Would not want you to get bright all of a sudden & break our mojo. The Panthers will "Rise Up" one more time to wear the "slipper" this Friday because they are the best TEAM in AAAA. Laskey is going to play, too which will help. Good luck to Hooch. It should be an epic battle. Hope both team come out injury free.
December 6th, 2010
9:36 am
To trojans56 and 09 STOP proving to these haters about carrollton! No matter how many times we say CARROLLTON DO NOT RECRUIT PLAYERS they are still going to hate on us…..If you live in carroll co and say carrollton recruits than you are clearly a hater, If you live outside the county and say that we recruit then you are ignorant because of lack of knowlage. or you could be just a hater too. It really dont matter what anybody says about us because come saturday we have a championship to win.
December 6th, 2010
9:39 am
all carrollton fans i like yall 1 because yall trojans 2 yall black an gold and 3 sandycreek wasnt the best team that won friday. thee game couldve went the other way but it dont matter now if you all have dicsiplene secondary yall should beat them you here that trojan 94 56 09 oh yeah man yall have a nice feild and our t.v personalities like snoddy
December 6th, 2010
9:43 am
Never thought that anyone would hold the Hooch under 30 although they sort of did it to themselves with a false start on the 1/2 yard line and a fumble on the 3.
I have not seen Starrs Mill play but I am certain they will be good. Once again – I see no reson that Hooch won't put up 30+ so Starrs Mill better be ready to score.
December 6th, 2010
9:50 am
Colquitt has faced better defenses and offenses (South Panola, Lowndes, Valdosta) than Brookwood and they were not intemmidated at all. We lost those games but we put up #35, #27, #29 points and our defense has improved by %100.
The game will be close, as all state Championships should be.
Who's gonna win? No one knows!
That's why they play they game!
December 6th, 2010
10:15 am
This is way more than winning a football game for these players. This is about honoring a coach and father of 2 of the players, not to mention mentor and father figure to anyone who needed him. Coach AB died in a tragic motorcycle accident last summer and these guys will do whatever it takes to make sure they bring him a State Title!!! Watch out Sandy Creek, this is a team on a mission.
December 6th, 2010
10:27 am
Jacketspeed/Jefferson/and any other bumble jacket: had the pleasure on riding thru CHS and looking at your field, looks like the best place to have been last Friday would have been Calhoun xcept I was at the Wolves game….Field looked great and all the banners and posters and packed like a can of sardines, glad to play y'all again, only thing you will find out is that third verse is the same as other two and that is not a charm…good people, good folks, and one hell of a football team…C U at 4:30 Friday at our other home…the DOME (7-0)…still one of the finest lookinf baseball parks around
December 6th, 2010
10:29 am
Hooch should have been up 31-7 at halftime. Our guys played a little on the sloppy side and we had three Statesboro turnovers where we did not capitalize (especially the fumble on the 2 yard line).
Statesboro had a huge O-line and their running core consist of "Teenage Men." I said in the other blog that #21 Dequan Daniels is a beast and he is headed for good things.
I do not know anything about Starr's Mill other than the obvious: They are undefeated, recently beat 3 really good teams to get into the Dome (Brunswick, East Paulding, and Tucker). I will say that they are the real deal and we have our work cut out for us.
The excitement grows here at Hooch!!
Looking forward to Friday night in the Dome….
December 6th, 2010
10:41 am
@KD it rained on Monday Tuesday of last week…Where do you live? Stop whinning and come to the Dome for some real football. What do you think the score would be if Sandy Creek played Peach County and/or Monroe in the Dome or a dry field? both teams had to deal with the elements (coaching needs to plan better). The field was probably bad because the Monroe game became a track meet. See ya at the Dome….Go Creek!!
December 6th, 2010
10:45 am
@TrojanFan…I love the way you talking smack…the last set of Trojans did the same thing. You are giving us just the energy we need…keep it going!!! Go Creek!
December 6th, 2010
10:46 am
@ Just the Facts
What was the diagnosis on Laskey? I have heard everything from a bruise, to broken collar bone, to dislocated shoulder, to just sore.
I am glad that he is going to get to play because it would be heartbreaking to not get to play in the state championship as a senior.
Best of luck to you all at Starr's Mill and congratulations on making it to the finals for the first time. We are all in the same boat here and it is something great that our kids get to experience.
December 6th, 2010
11:06 am
KD: Sandy Creek is a AAA school (check our population) playing a AAA schedule. Last year, we were a AAAA school playing a AAAA schedule. It rained very hard almost continuously for two days last week. The field conditions were the same for both teams. Please drop the sour grapes routine. You lost fair and square. Accept it. If and when we play again next year, you might beat us. You guys were a great team and we consider it quite an accomplishment to have beaten you.
December 6th, 2010
11:15 am
That's the way I see it.
December 6th, 2010
11:17 am
Just The Facts,
I'm sorry if I offended you with my picks. Starrs Mill did well this year. But I believe Chattahoochee is the better team as evidence of them beating stronger teams as compared to Starr Mills in the playoffs.


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About 1,200 banana varieties – blue, black, maroon, yellow – 'Dutch Elm disease' KO'd Big Mike
- rworange Jan 22, 2008 10:41 AM
Did you know the "Gros" Michel, or "Big Mike," banana, a tastier banana than the current yellow Cavendish variety, was the common banana sold until the early 1960s when it was infected by a fungus called Panama disease similar to Dutch Elm?
Enjoy the Cavendish while you can. There are reports the Cavendish will be no more within 5 - 10 years ... possibly sooner.
According to this popular science article "in 1992, a new strain of the fungus—one that can affect the Cavendish—was discovered in Asia. Since then, Panama disease Race 4 has wiped out plantations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and Taiwan, and it is now spreading through much of Southeast Asia. It has yet to hit Africa or Latin America, but most experts agree that it is coming"
It is also a terrific article on banana history …
"By the early 1900s, bananas surpassed apples as the nation's favorite fruit, becoming so popular that in the days before municipal trash collection, the slapstick slip on a discarded peel was a genuine hazard. (Luckily, Boy Scouts were on the case: "A good turn may consist in removing a piece of banana peel from the pavement," their 1914 handbook advised.)"
I bought some pretty red bananas and some tiny Manzanos recently. I've tried different banana varieties in the past and didn't think much of them.
It turns out I may not have ripened them properly.
Manzano's need to be black before eating and promise the combined flavors of strawberries, apples, and bananas. The dumb bananas are still a cheery yellow after a week on the counter, so can't say yet.
Red bananas also need to turn blackish. I can tell you what an unripe red banana is, and judging by the VERY unripe one I peeled today the rest of the bunch will need a few weeks.
But from what I've read the flesh can be orange-tinted, pink or salmony yellow and have a slight raspberry flavor or an aromatic vanilla flavor. Sounds like it would be good with some of the recipes mentioned in this link …
- Red Banana Brulee with Pink Grapefruit Fruit Salsa
- Strawberry, Rhubarb, and Red Banana Crostata
- Red Bananas with Cardamom over vanilla ice cream.
And if you think you never tried a red banana … according to the link that is what is most commonly used for dried bananas.
They also have more beta carotene and vitamin C than regular bananas.
This link on chow mentions some other varieties …
Ice Cream banana - blue skin and a creamy texture
Burro banana - squared sides and a lemon flavor when ripe;
Guinea Verde - a yellow Cavendish used as a starch much like plantains
Macabu - black when fully ripe, with firm sweet pulp and a creamy texture;
Niño banana - a mild, sweet, finger-sized banana
The Chow recipes on the right have a good-sounding recipe for Banana and Fromage Blanc Grilled Cheese
Popular Science mentions a new variety ... Goldfinger ... that has a slightly tart, apple-like flavor and can be used for cooking or eating plain.
Also, a sweet banana using genetic material from radishes was developed in a Belgium lab. It brings up the question of whether the banana might just be the first genetically-altered crop that the general public might accept faced with the choice of the extinction of the beloved banana.
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Bunches are also known as hands and the fruit as fingers. The word 'banana' comes from the Arabic word for finger. They are actually the world's largest herb
In a Chow article there was a link for a banana guard … a container to take your banana to work without risk of it squishing.
In Africa there is a beer brewed from bananas.
Bananas seem to have a very boring sex life... see Popular Science article.
I changed the original title from 300 to 1,200 varieties. of bananas. It seems Brussels, Belgium, of all places, has the world's largest collection of bananas and plantains.
The Manzano bananas finally got black enough to eat. It didn't have the combined flavors of strawberries, apples, and bananas I read about However, it has a very distinctive taste that was like ripe pineapple. The color was a deeper yellow. This would be an interesting banana to use in baking or desserts with its unique flavor.
Love all the Banana information! I heard a documentary on the radio about the banana crisis, and was shocked to hear about this fungus. But was encouraged to hear about the efforts to preserve different types of banana varieties. I have been trying to find bananas other than the Cavendish, but haven't been overly successful. See the odd mini banana, but that is about it. Here's to more interest in Heirloom fruits and vegetables!
BTW, if you haven't tried the Banana guard and you have issues with squished bananas, well then you need to! I have 3 of them, and they are great! I play in a lot of all weekend ultimate tournaments, and bananas are really great for potassium replenishment. I like to eat them to help prevent leg cramps. It really rocks to be able to throw your banana into your bag and not worry about squishage. The banana ripens perfectly in this thing. i once left a banana in the guard in my car trunk for 10 days in the summer time. I noticed the smell of ripened banana, and found it. When I opened it up, the banana was still edible! A bit overripe for me, as I prefer bananas on the green side, but still edible! Plus, it is a real conversation piece. Especially the hot pink one, and the glow in the dark one.
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Very funny about the glow in the dark banana guard.
Have you tried stopping by Mexican markets and looked for bananas? That's where I found the Manzanos. Their usual bananas are 50 cents a pound. The Manzanos were $1.89 ... and this store is known for rock bottom produce prices.
I got the red bananas at Whole Foods. I see those in Mexican markets too, but WF just had the prettiest I've ever seen. The red bananas are still waiting to ripen.
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I will try some of our local Latin American stores, thanks! We don't have a great Mexican culture tradition here in Canada (specifically Quebec). Things are starting to change, but I find we are a bit behind on the heirloom variety market scene. I find a lot of exotic fruits in Asian stores, but there is a bit of a language barrier, and so I often buy things and have no idea what they are called. It's the whole english/french/third language mix we have here, makes it a bit harder to know the names of things. For example, I have no idea about the names of different fish. Is Lotte the same as monkfish? Who knows? And then throw in Chinatown, and all chaos ensues. So i can say, yes this is fish or this is a type of banana, but as for specific varieties, well it's tough. Still, i will look harder for other bananas now! Thanks for the inspiration.
But I can't complain too much, I can get Fresh Mangosteen here!
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Hi K,
FYI... my favorite bananas in Mexico are probably the Domenico variety.... I have seen them in L.A. usually around Pueblan or Southern Oaxacan neighborhoods... I haven't seen them at Lola's yet.
A side story.... I was talking to a friend in Mexico recently... and he said 7 Eleven sells a warm, roasted plantain licuado... mmm I can already imagine a roasted plantain latte!
Black sikatoka is a problem for the limited range of commercial bananas and plantains. You hounds may be in for another problematic discussion if part of the solution turns out to include genetic engineering. You might check out some of the scientific work being done (in addition to the pop science stuff). Look for the site for Bioversity, one of our sister agricultural research institutions.
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Interesting site. Here's the link to the banana section
Gee, those blue bananas really are ... kind of startling
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As Bourdain would say, "Welcome to my world"
The Manzano has been popular in Hawaii for generations, but is more commonly known as "apple banana" because of its flavor. When allowed to fully ripen (past the point most people would choose to eat them as a fruit, they make incredibly good banana bread. Not only that, but they are about half the size of the Cavendish, so they are great for a quick snack. If you are hungrier, then just have two.
OK, nearly a month later the red banana ripened.
There are some creative descriptions on the web about this banana which describe the flesh as orange-tinted, pink or salmony yellow with have a slight raspberry flavor or an aromatic vanilla flavor.
However, I do believe what I read about red bananas being the variety used for dried bananas.
They tasted just like that ... only not dry ... that kind of mealy, not as sweet as regular banana flavor.
As to the color, calling it orange-tinted... let's call it what it is ... too-ripe banana brown ... cinnamon-flecked color the nicest I can put it.
Vanilla-scented? If you want to call that boozy smell a very ripe banana gets ... well ... and even so ... I still had to pry the skin off this banana and there was that tannic after-taste of an under ripe fruit.
They might have more beta carotene and vitamin C than regular bananas but I think I'll get that from carrots and oranges in the future. Not a fan of the red banana.
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I wonder if maybe you let them ripen just a little too much. I also got some red bananas at Whole Foods. Tried one a day after I bought it, and it was way under ripe. Gave it another shot four or five days after I bought it, and it was very tasty. No boozy smell at all. I wouldn't say it tasted extremely different from the cavendish, but maybe a more mellow flavor.
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Dug around on the web a bit, and, it seems, the Seaside Banana Gardens closed in 1996:
"From it's opening until its forced closure in 1996, the Seaside Banana Gardens operated by Doug Richardson and his partner Paul Turner, became the most famous attraction in La Conchita. The Gardens were featured in both national and international publications and made La Conchita a landmark along Highway 101. Although horticultural authorities maintained that bananas could not be commercially grown in California, Richardson and Turner proved them wrong by cultivating over 50 exotic varieties. The unique microclimate of the community's location was ideal for this purpose. Many subsequent generations of bananas continue to grow and thrive throughout the home gardens of La Conchita today. "
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I found an article from 2002 that says that though the Seaside Banana Gardens is closed, the bananas are still available at a local market.
I called the market to see if they still had the mail order the article referred to, and they person I spoke to knew nothing about it.


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WFZ??? That's a bummer... Was looking forward to seeing ya Matt! I've got a nice ESP equipped Audi now so there's no chance of drivi.., no, I better not tempt fate...
I'm leaving sometime Friday night - probably late knowing me and my organisational skills so getting there about 11 hours later, not counting stops for a pee, stops for a snooze, stops to shout at the satnav (Audi satnav is the pits... grrr)
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My goodness, Stephen, you left on Wednesday! Epic!
Weather yesterday was bad, not much better this morning either.
I am in Inverness Airport now, though another 3 hours till departure.
Good to see all the new faces I have known for ages in EPZ.
Thanks to Katy, Goggz, BigCol and Stephen for the lifts.
Thanks to Jamie for organising it.
Well thanks to all of you for coming along! When I left on Wednesday, it was shaping up to be be a lovely sunny day - anyone get any decent sunset shots that night?
Saw Coenraad to the airport this afternoon and enjoyed an evening with MrsMad and Mr Talisker (just a wee dram). Looking forward to using my new Lightroom knowledge to process my images of Skye (thanks Pete).
A cracking meet, good company and a very able host.
See you around.
Likewise back home now after a 8.5hr drive and some 450 miles later, but it was worth it. Thanks to everyone who contributed in making it a memorable week and it was nice to meet you all, and thanks again to Jamie to organising it in the 1st place, it's a shame you had to leave early, maybe we'll get that ride in next time
Good to see you again Ian and Robbie and thanks for the delicious meal you served up on Thursday, You to Pete, and thanks again for the lifts, much appreciated mate. Stephen, shame you had to cut your stay short, or late in your opinion , it was nice meeting you and hearing your endless jokes, I'm already looking forward to the Ireland meet
Hope you got home safely Meredith, nice to meet you and enjoyed your company on the outings, you too Katy and thanks for dinner earlier in the week. Conrad, it was good of you to come so far for a meet, it's nice to see that EPZ attracts members worldwide for meets and it was a pleasure to meet you, you also Colin, lookforward to seeing your shots, even though we didn't see much of each other, it sounds like you had a good week.
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If you upload a photo in the meeting page, it doesn't appear in the gallery.
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What's wrong with driving there?
Hi all, thankfully I slept for 10 hours last night after arriving back home @ 9.40pm... sheesh. Passed through the lakes too late for a sunset at Buttermere was snoozing in Tebay when Harsharn txtd to say he was at Pooley Br. "for the best light he had all week")
Thanks again Jamie for organising it. Shame you had to leave early. Thanks everyone for a very, very good time and thanks Colin & Katy for putting up with my company on Friday night. I had a great time!
Thanks Tooth for the jokes and the company! Shame you had to go bud.
Thanks to Linda from Kelpie Crafts for the free painting of Neist Point Lighthouse after I tried to (unsuccessfully) fix her tractor.
Thanks for the thanks Cole!
Thanks respectively to Katy, Robbie & Cole for the chicken curry, free mussels in delicious sauce and chicken curry with special burnt rice... different!
Thanks to my wife for letting me go, thanks to Audi for their rubbish satnav which doesn't show lighthouses, only similar-looking headlands... special thanks to Continental for their superb tyres which kept us on the road on those infrequent occasions the road went a different way to that which I was going...
Thanks to Graham & Carol for showing us the sheeps skull (would never have noticed that!).
THanks (NOT) to the unknown person who had removed it the following day
Thanks to Harsharn for locking the car!! A 25 minute run over rough terrain to do it and not a hair out of place on his return!
THanks to John West for making such handy snacks.
THanks to Meredith for showing me that book about Sledge.
THanks to the little green caterpillar for providing the foreground interest in a shot of a flower barrel I took.
Thanks to the weather for dishing up some good stuff, including that shot of the Old Man of Storr Oh, and not to forget my manager - thanks! Is that everything covered?????
NO it isn't!
Special thanks to Jean (the Co-op, Portree) for the cardboard, clingfilm and marker pen to make a temporary number plate and a BIG thanks to Ian & Robbie for finding my real number plate the next day!! Yay - it's back on now with more double-sided tape than a nuclear sub...
Finally, very special thanks to the bloke in the shop who pointed out the public loo in Broadford just in time! Phew!!!
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Song Story: "Word of God Speak" by Mercy Me
- Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Four o'clock in the morning is a good time for Bart Millard. The outgoing lead vocalist for Mercy Me and award-winning songwriter does a lot of good work in the wee hours—even if he doesn't always remember it.
Being on the road means a lot of late nights for the guys in the band—loading up gear after performing for several hours and greeting fans for several hours after that, finding the closest all-night greasy spoon or fast-food drive-thru, and then settling in to get some sleep.
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For Mercy Me, that endless cycle was made even more complicated by the fact that they were touring in support of the huge hit single "I Can Only Imagine," and were booked solid for months. Meanwhile, it was time to start working on the follow-up project to Almost There—and there was just no time in their crazy schedules to write songs or hit the studio.
So producer Pete Kipley joined the band on the road. Wherever their travels took them, Pete and the band would find time to work on the new album. In between morning and evening services at church camps in places like New Mexico and Georgia, the band would head back to that week's temporary home for musical inspiration.
Not that inspiration always came. Or did it? One night, Bart hit the sack thinking about how burned out he was. Traveling and making a record was exhausting.
"I went to bed just really frustrated," he recalls. "It started feeling like everything I was saying was the same. I just thought, I have nothing else to say. So I went to bed with that on my mind."
About 3 or 4 in the morning, Bart suddenly woke up. Grabbing his journal, he began to write:
I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is, it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say
Word of God speak
Would you pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
And then he tucked away his journal and went back to sleep.
A few weeks later in Nashville, Mercy Me was finally putting the finishing touches on their new album, Spoken For. Rummaging through his things, Bart pulled out a journal and began to read. It's vaguely familiar, he thinks, and it is my handwriting. These lyrics are amazing! And then the dreamlike moment came back to him—and soon became the beginning to one of Mercy Me's most popular songs.
"We never stopped while making that record," says Bart. "We're in the studio, and at four in the morning, our producer says, I wish we could get one more song on this record. I wish we had more time. So I said, I've got an idea, and showed him the lyrics."
In the early morning hours at the studio, the two hashed out the music and finished the lyrics to Word of God Speak in about 30 minutes. They recorded the piano that night, and the next morning arranged for someone to come in and add the strings. The whole song was complete in less than 48 hours.
It was important to Bart that the song remain stripped down—just a simple piano and vocal song without the band, even though he knew that adding full production could make the song a huge radio hit.
"I really like this song being piano, I like what it says," Bart says of the way the simple production mirrors the lyrics of the song. "Sometimes our limited vocabulary is almost impossible to use to speak of an infinite God. There are just no words to use. And that was the first line—I think sometimes we say a little too much, and the more we talk, it seems the further we get from the word of God."
Bart reflects on a contemporary Christian classic as a partial inspiration to the song. "There's an old Larnelle Harris song called I Miss My Time With You, and that song came to mind as we were finishing Word of God Speak. It's the idea that God's been sitting here saying, Just hush for a second and let me get a word in edgewise. It took a long time and a lot of work to get me to that point to just shut up."
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