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I hate chains...but every now and then something just surprises you.....................
- jrvedivici Jul 31, 2012 06:44 AM
As the title says I cannot stand most chains I despise the pre-made microwave friendly menu items most serve and will do everything in my power to avoid eating at them at all costs.
Every once in awhile though you find something at one of them that really impresses you…my example I discovered a little while ago but just had it again last night which prompted me to post this. Houlihans has a Ahi Tuna salad with banana's and cashews that sounds like an absolutely repulsive combination. But in actuality with the ginger dressing it all combines for a delicious salad combination that I truly enjoy.
So what are some of your surprise chain dishes that you find to be a refreshing alternative to the nature of most chains menu options?
I went to Olive Garden this weekend... BF's family was in town and that's where they wanted to go (his dad loves it and they don't have it where they're from). So, after some internal grumbling in my head, I went. I had a grilled chicken dish with lemon herb sauce, served w/ fusilli. I actually thought it was pretty good. It wasn't ground breaking or anything of course, but tasty. I also liked that they have the option of having wine in the 9oz carafe, versus just choosing from a glass (not enough) or the entire bottle (too much unless I want to be carried home). Probably also helped that the waiter accidentally left the rest of the bottle on the table and forgot about it, it had about another glass and a half worth left in it. Maybe I was a lil tipsy by the time the entrees came out so I thought it was better than it was :-D
I didn't like the appetizers or the breadsticks, too salty. I was also surprised at their prices. My dish was ok at around $11 or $12, but BF had chicken marsala that I believe was $16... sort of a lot I thought.
TGIFridays used to have a tuna sandwich that was so good... it had celery, pineapple and chow mein noodles on it. Sadly the discontinued it years ago and I have only eaten there once since.
We don't eat at chains often - probably "Ruby Tuesday" & "Glory Days" are the ones we frequent locally the most - but what continues to irritate me is that so many of these chains seem to change their menus as frequently as most folks change their underware. I swear that we've NEVER had the same menu at "Ruby Tuesday" twice. Never.
So if you find an item that you really, really like, the chances of finding it on the menu the next time you visit are extremely slim. Sad. I know they want to keep things charged up in order to lure in new customers, but eradicating everything else every month or so is NOT going to bring regular folks back.
re: mucho gordo
Yes, that's what I ordered when I've been there. it's good. and a full plate, too. I only ate half and took the rest home.
Being in Orlando we have chains up the wazoo! lol
So here is my list.
Bahama Breeze (Darden Chain) - Fish Tacos, only served during lunch
Cantina Laredo - Table side guacamole
Olive Garden - Portabella ravioli in sun dried tomato sauce
Seasons 52 (Darden chain) Goat Cheese ravioli with mixed vegetables
Jersey Mikes - #13 Original Italian Mike's Way
BJ's Brewhouse - Stuffed baked potato and Pizookie
PF Changs - Lettuce wraps
Bonefish grill - Bang Bang shrimp taco
Panera bread - vermont white cheddar mac and cheese
Brio - Lobster and Shrimp ravioli
Denny's - Moons over my hammy.
re: Sandwich_Sister
We have a Jersey Mike's in Bonita Springs (I'm in North Naples)...though I ditched lunchmeat LONG ago, sometimes I just gotta have a sub...(since I am from NJ originally)...and I DO like Jersey Mike's small subs...they are JUST the right size for little me at $4.99 or something? great deal once in a while for this Jersey girl!
re: Sandwich_Sister
Seconding the #13 Original Italian (Mike's Way) at Jersey Mike's!
Houston's/Hillstone has the best veggie burger I've ever had anywhere.
Stonewood Grill has great soft pretzel breadsticks.
Einstein's Bagels has a delicious gourmel bagel with green chiles (not jalapenos!) and some kind of cheese baked in.
California Pizza Kitchen has a few really good pizzas (BBQ chicken, chipotle chicken) and these panko-crusted macaroni and cheese nuggets. Guilty pleasure for sure!
PF Changs for lettuce wraps and the crispy green beans. [Never, ever get their dim sum. I made that mistake at a Happy Hour, truly appalling.]
Qdoba does a good queso burrito. They also have surprisingly good chips. The thing that makes them good is the they use real rice not converted.
I haven't had a burger but 5 Guys does have really good fries. Probably the best chain fries I've ever had. I'm not a shoestring fry guy and these are just about the right shape and I like them fried in peanut oil.
Veggie Grill has a sandwich called Papa's Portobello that is really good... if you like that mushroom. For the side get the chili or upgrade to the sweetheart fries. It's a vegan fast foodish chain but pretty good and offers some pretty tasty healthy options.
The chicken at Chicken Now is really good. The sauces aren't particularly good but the chicken is fresh and they batter and fry after you order. For a chain this is probably the best fried chicken breast I have tried. The fresh fried makes it much more like something you would eat at home. I've just tried the chicken tenders but that seems to be the strong point. The other stuff is basically the tenders in bread or a wrap. The basic tender is good.
re: knowspicker
I had to go to PF Changs for dinner last night, my first time, and was glad I had seen your post about the lettuce wraps. They were quite tasty. The szechuan style asparagus was also really good, as was the mongolian beef which has been mentioned on other threads.
re: knowspicker
5 Guys=worst fries I've ever had. They get limp, being steamed in the serving cup thing.
re: wyogal
There's a Five Guy's next to my workplace but I've never been. I must be the only person on the planet that actually likes limp fries, as long as they are freshly cut.
re: James Cristinian
I don't mind limp fries as long as they are warm.
re: James Cristinian
:) I just don't like them. We just got 5 Guys here, everyone was gaga over it. We went. Hamburgers taste like Mom's, "beefy," cooked in cast iron (I know that's not how they cook them, but it tastes like that), not bad. But, the atmosphere is horrible, way, way too noisy. and those limp fries.
I haven't tried the hot dogs yet.
re: wyogal
re: wyogal
They will get limp if you get them to go. If you eat them at the restaurant, you can pour them out of the cup, smother them with salt and vinegar and enjoy fresh, crispy fries.
re: wyogal
I have to agree about their fries. Barely cooked, greasy as can be - just awful. And this is at every 5 Guys I've tried, not just one outpost.
re: Terrie H.
Exactly. But, I've only tried the one location.
re: Terrie H.
I agree...but asked for it extra crispy and not burnt, and they"'re pretty darned good.
re: wyogal
That's strange - I'm not a fan of French fries period. But Five guys has the second most palatable fries I have ever had, you can order them crispy and get the Cajun style. I would also suggest that you never try In-N-Outs fries, those are some seriously limp and disgusting things - belch.
re: wyogal
Hubby and I were in Williamsburg VA on a driving trip and saw therefore had our first ever and last ever FGB&F.
We were taken aback by the noise, it was deafening. There were peanut shells everywhere on the floor some places do serve peanuts though and when you're awaiting your order, it is good to munch while you wait.
The burgers were good, we will say that. The fries were awful. We do mean awful. If you love what you consider an awesome food in a perfectly made french fry, these aren't them.
I thought Biaggi's "Chicken Pietro" was quite good... to the extent that I found a "clone" recipe online and have made it at home a couple of times. (No Biaggi's in New Jersey where I live, so I've got to make my own!)
re: olyolyy
They had a wonderful chicken tortilla soup that disappeared when scallions had salmonella issues. Recently, there's a bowl with 2 sides topped with chicken, turkey, or meatloaf and some sort of gravy.
re: olyolyy
Yes indeedy.
Roy Rogers. Awfully good chicken. Not nearly as over salted, and processed tasting as most big bird chains. Biscuits are a cut above as well. Roast beef sandwiches, and the wonderful Double R Bar burger.
5 Guys. Big greasy burgers.
Baja Fresh. Better than Chipotle for my money. No great shakes, but a quick and reasonable way to satisfy a Tex Mex fix without having to stoop to the Bell.
re: laststandchili
Good to know about Roy Rogers. There are some on the NY Thruway, and I've found them so repellant I have to shift to the left lane as I go by.
re: laststandchili
and don't forget their fries. i think they're the best out there.
I went to Denny's for breakfast yesterday. I think I went to Denny's once before, but it was not for breakfast. I have to say that all I knew about Denny's was that it was the butt of jokes and thought to be really unhealthy.
To my surprise, I got the Fit Slam breakfast and not only was it a very healthy option but it had excellent flavor and everything in it was extremely fresh. My egg whites were perfectly cooked with very nice spinach and halved grape tomatoes. Good color on the veggies, too. The side of fruit was very fresh, the banana slices and grapes were very flavorful, too.
I even liked the coffee. And I never like coffee in chains.
I could not have been more surprised. I was dreading going in there.
I would say that the other surprise I had was at McDonald's in the spring. It was the only place for miles and miles to eat. I had the premium grilled chicken club sandwich and was surprised at how good it was (even without mayo). Very flavorful and lots of fresh veggies (maybe because it was in Florida, I don't know).
re: Manassas64
There's a Denny's in Key West that is open 24/7 so we always make it our last meal in KW and the breakfast is always good. As a Northerner I enjoy the grits and biscuit that come with the senior slam and have had some really fresh fruit there as well.
re: Manassas64
McDonalds, haha, I can't understand why people like that chicken mcnugget junk, though their chicken selects (chicken strips) are fairly good.
re: jmcarthur8
Mashed cauliflower? With garlic, roasted- how is it prepared?
Crabcakes, eh that I'd prefer at a seafood place. Or in Bal'mer...
re: BuildingMyBento
BMB, I found some 'copycat' recipes online for RT's mashed cauliflower. It seems to have a little onion powder, garlic powder and some heavy cream.
When I make it at home, I steam it, mash it, then add sour cream and/or cream cheese, garlic and parmesan.
Agreed about the crabcakes, but when we are on road trips, sometimes there is nary a seafood place in sight, nor anything that looks like the cooking may be decent. If I must go to a chain, I'll go to Ruby Tuesday because I can get those particular dishes that aren't loaded with fat and a gazillion calories. And that mashed cauliflower.. I really do like that.
MOS Burger, the only fast food chain I'd go to more than once in a year. Although, sometimes I want a BLT when in China, so Subway has to be that shining 星.
McDonald's- I don't ever eat there, except for in China, where even there I only order an ube pie. Would be an issue if I started to encounter those in Chinatown (s)...
While looking for a quick lunch at the mall a few months ago, a server was offering samples of Charley's Philly Steak chicken California sandwich. I liked the sample so I went ahead and bought one. Really excellent. Basically a thinly grilled piece of chicken with various toppings (I chose mushrooms, peppers, onions plus their standard ranch dressing) in a lightly toasted bun.
Sweetener was that by completing an on-line survey, they provide a code to write onto the back of the receipt which is good for a free small order of fries and a small (16 oz) soft drink with the purchase of any size sandwich. Although the fries are obviously frozen and may have a light corn starch coating, they are cooked to order and were thus equal to the best of the frozen fries offered at other chains.
I've now repeated the cycle three times in three months and each visit has fully met / exceeded my expectations.
La Parrilla Suiza is my fa vorite chain, it originated in Mexico City. Here's their "about us" quote from their web site-
"About Us
We serve authentic Mexico City Cuisine that's a delightful alternative to other Mexican Restaurants.
The exquisite cuisine of Mexico City is almost a world apart from northern Mexican food. All our tacos, meat and cheese dishes are cooked on charcoal or grilled. We serve fresh handmade corn tortillas and authentic Mexico City salsas.
Most of our dishes were created and have been served by La Parrilla Suiza since 1969. We continue serving them in our more than 25 restaurants in Mexico and the United States. "
I think their only US restaurants are in Arizona, but thank the good Lord there's one within a mile of my house, and I'm pretty sure it was the original US location. It's always wonderful, prices are very reasonable, and the salsas that come with house-fried tortilla chips are the best. There are salsas as good, but none better. I know I sound like one of their PR people, but I'm not.
They "Americanized" their menu a few years ago to include things that most Americans expect to find in a Mexican restaurant, but their core dishes are still there and I am a real fan of the place.
If you're a chain snob, by all means avoid La Parrilla Suiza- it will make the prine time wait shorter for me, other Tucsonans, and all the visiting Mexican Nationals that love the place too.
I'm not usually a chain person either- but whenever Wendy's changed their hamburgers- sometime in the past couple of years- they have come out with something that beats most burger places. It is incredibly fattening (like over 800 calories for a regular cheeseburger) but it is very tasty, grilled and buttered bun, very juicy burger, fairly fresh tasting lettuce and tomato and onion.
Carraba's has a dish called Chicken Bryan that my husband and I both love. We get a side of spaghetti pomodoro (which is good, if a little greasy) and suffer through the chain-y stuff (white, frozen caesar salad, giant groups of Dew-swilling birthdayers snapping pictures, the constant up-sell). They've even introduced a smaller portion size for the ladies. I've ordered a few other things there, but this one is consistently pretty great.
re: NonnieMuss
What is in the Chicken Bryan?
re: olyolyy
Chicken, goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, garlic, butter, wine, lemon juice....
There are lots of recipes out there on different websites, an original (not copy cat, from Carrabas) that should show up first on a google search. "Carrabas Chicken Bryan"
re: plasticanimal
I understand their use of very cheap quality cold cuts to keep costs low (will never be mistaken for Boars Head quality), but having eaten just a few times at Subway, I could never get past their disgusting breads - my vote for the worst rolls ever.
re: Clams047
I can't even walk into a Subway due to the smell of that bread baking. For some reason, it just disgusts me.
re: plasticanimal
Similar to those who already posted......I use to enjoy Subway until someone pointed out to me....where are the deli slicers? Where do they cut the meat, cheese etc. If you notice everything come pre-packaged from a central facility. So the "fresh" sub you think your having could have been in a warehouse or trucking facility for who knows how long. It was sad but true. I tend to stay away now I prefer to be able to see them slice my meat, cheese etc.
re: jrvedivici
Stopped at Arby's the other day, noticed them slicing the roast beef to order. I guess one could say I was pleasantly surprised.
re: Custardly
I haven't been to Arby's in perhaps over 10 years but back then my younger taste buds loved a good roast beef sandwich and the chicken fingers were also quite good. I just haven't been because there haven't been many around, but I spotted one the other day and would definitely give it a try.
re: plasticanimal
I also like this, it's my go-to "spending a day in a mall or outlet center and need a quick lunch" option. Their veggie patties also aren't bad. Sometimes I'll get that on a salad and feel like I had a pretty decent lunch.
I have had a serious craving for pizza for weeks now, but have been holding out given the lack of good delivery options in my area and the laziness which accompanies a pizza craving which means little motivation to make it at home or go pick up something only slightly above what's offered at standard delivery chains. Well, I bit the bullet and caved into the Papa John's. I have to admit that it really hit the spot and was quite tasty...or perhaps I was just hungry, but I wouldn't hesitate to order from them again in the future even though for many years I was none too impressed with their pizza, perhaps something has changed.
I learned on CH that the crab cakes at Ruby Tuesday are pretty good, which they are, but near me in FL is a local family restaurant that does them even better (she is from Maryland).
I ate often at the Houston's restaurant in Addison, TX, where everything was impressively good, especially the beef tenderloin with blue cheese, and the roast artichoke appetizer.
Unlike many on these boards I enjoy a wide range of chain restaurants. There are higher-end places I consider as good to great, such as The Palm, Smith & Wollensky's, Capitol Grille, Ruth's Chris and even Morton's.
At the same time, I enjoy many offerings from low-end chains, such as McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, Au Bon Pain, Panera, KFC, Taco Bell, Subway, Jimmy John's, Arby's and the like.
Even bad pizza, like those made by Papa John's, Domino's, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar's, and similar, aren't horrible. Pizza can't be terrible.
In my medium-sized city there are dozens of solid local chain restaurants that are good options for dining in or take out.
I don't quite understand the hatred heaped upon chain restaurants by the chowhound community. Some dishes at places even like Chili's and Olive Garden aren't terrible.
re: MonMauler
+1 Agree entirely. I don't love chains - I will never fight to the death defending Applebee's or praising the McRib - but this thread is about the dishes one might find there that are good - even surprisingly so. There are plenty of threads for chain-bashing.
I also live in a medium-sized city and some nights a chain (or franchise) is just easier than fighting the crowds downtown or paying to park. And when traveling it's certainly easier to pull off the interstate and grab a Whopper than search through a little unfamiliar town for a local sit-down meal. Chains also can be much better about accomodating large groups.
I support small local businesses as much as I can, but there's nothing inherently wrong with chains - and as many have stated above, they occasionally find great meal at one.
I've heard that bad pizza is like bad sex. It's still pretty good. :)
re: MonMauler
I'm with you, even moreso now that there isn't a non-chain restaurant other than a super duper overpriced Chinese place and expensive bar and grill that's attached to a Country Club/Golf Course within a 15 minute drive of my house. I live outside of Brighton, Colorado, if anybody is familiar. There's some decent Mexican, an Italian place with pretty bad reviews, and one bar and grill in town that serves chain-type food (ie mostly pre-frozen) about 20 minutes away. Oh and there's a Long Horn Steakhouse in town but if we're going that route, I'd rather drive to the Texas Roadhouse that's a bit further away in another town. Downtown Denver is about 30 minutes away without traffic, so not a great option on weeknights. The bar we frequent is 30 minutes away. I can usually find something decent anywhere.. and if nothing on the menu looks good, I order either a club sandwich, chicken tenders, or a burger, both of those are pretty hard to screw up. Even a so-so burger is still OK. Olive Garden is about 25 minutes away and that's where BF's family from Wyoming wants to eat every time they visit. I manage to find decent stuff there. It's not the best thing ever, but not the worst either.
But, we have Chili's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebee's, Taco Bell, Chik Fil A, McDonald's, Sonic, Del Taco, and Good Times (which I actually really like, Colorado chain) and Pizza Hut & Domino's within 10 minutes.
I had the "chains are icky" attitude when I lived in Chicago and could get great food on every corner, but it really is eye opening once you move away from a larger city. Sure, I'd love to support local businesses and I love good food. Unfortunately where I live, those two things don't really go together, other than the Mexican places.
re: juliejulez
Well obviously your options are limited to what is available in anyone's immediate area. When visiting family in a small Virginia town there is nothing for a 20 minute drive to the nearest "big" town and there are only chain type restaurants there and that's fine. It all depends on what options are available to you. One southern chain I do like is K&W Cafeteria.....don't know if they are out west but I do enjoy going to them when we are in the south.
I live in central NJ and we are inundated with chain restaurants. Far to many for my liking.....however there are a lot of independent places as well and for me that's where I prefer to spend my money.
re: jrvedivici
Oh of course, if I had an option of going to a chain, or going to a locally owned place, then I would definitely prefer locally owned. My dad was a small business owner who ended up losing business because of bigger companies coming in and lowballing jobs. So even if it costs a bit more I prefer to go to the local guys, as long as their food/service is still good. My point was that some of us don't have good access to locally owned, or if we do, the quality is about the same as the chains.
re: juliejulez
Yes - quality will always be the bottom line.
We happen to really really enjoy the "Fish & Chips" at our local "Glory Days Grill" (chain), which comes either as a platter or as a sandwich. The fish is thick-cut, batter crisp & greaseless; & the seasoned "chips" are just right. And malt vinegar on the side.
Last month we visited a long-standing independent local "Irish pub" that we hadn't been to in several years, & the Fish & Chips couldn't have been worse!! Greasy fish, & chips that were not just overcooked - they were burnt. As in BLACK burnt. They were also $9 more than at Glory Days.
So in this case, we'll stick with the chain.
Just this week I had stuffed mushrooms and the lettuce wraps at the Cheesecake Factory, they were really good!
yep > the Roast Beef sandwich with tomatoes and Ortega chilies from Carl's Jr. WITH a large bag of their (back then 'back in the day') fries.
when I got home from the hospital after giving birth I guess my husband expected me to make dinner ~ WHAT? I told him I was starving (duh) and he offered to go get something - my order = the above :)
sooo good, but alas, so gone ;-(


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Simple and delicious. Perfect for a work night too. I used orange pineapple juice as it was what I had on hand for the marinade. The reduced marinade at the end with the toasted sesame seeds was the perfect finish. Didn't make the slaw, will try it at another time.
Barbecued Pork Chops
Photo: Randy Mayor; Stylist: Leigh Ann Ross
A simple 8-ingredient marinade, made with mostly pantry staples, brings out the vibrant flavor of these chops. Pair with kimchi-style slaw for a flavorful duo and a quick-cooking dinner solution, ready in about 40 minutes (including a 25-minute marinade).
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 pork chop)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 195
- Fat: 9.4g
- Saturated fat: 2.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.4g
- Protein: 17.7g
- Carbohydrate: 8.9g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Cholesterol: 49mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 433mg
- Calcium: 31mg
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon pineapple juice
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sake (rice wine)
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 (4-ounce) bone-in pork chops (about 1/2 inch thick)
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted
- 1. Combine first 8 ingredients in a zip-top plastic bag; add pork to bag. Seal; marinate at room temperature 25 minutes.
- 2. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Remove pork from bag; reserve marinade. Sprinkle pork with salt. Cook pork 3 minutes on each side or until done. Pour reserved marinade into a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes or until thickened. Brush pork with reduced marinade; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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- INTL 4944 Israel in Literature & the Arts
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Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the modern State of Israel, this Dialogue will explore the complexities of Israeli society, politics, and culture and how they are presented in journalism, art, and literature. What are the key narratives and characteristics of Israeli society? How do journalists and creative artists shape our perceptions of Israel's complex reality? How do various Israeli authors and artists grapple with such issues as diversity within the population, the conflicts between Israel and her neighbors and between Israelis and Palestinians, and how does Israel negotiate its Jewish identity with liberal democratic values? Students will meet with leaders, journalists, artists, and academic experts. Special focus will be on the city of Jerusalem, our host city, a multicultural center of three religions and multiple ethnic groups, but we will also travel to and study these issues as they are reflected in the South, Tel Aviv, and the North of Israel.
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So does Dwight Howard care enough?
So does Dwight Howard care enough?
Following Thursday's pasting at the hands of the Clippers, Kobe Bryant said this (and more), regarding the attitude of his teammates, and whether or not they care enough about winning: "We lose by 20 or 30 points, we definitely can't be laughing and joking around," Kobe said. (http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-kobe-bryant-teammates-commitment-20130215,0,2921383.story) Whether he was talking specifically about Dwight, I don't know. I wasn't there, but that's been the interpretation, and if nothing else dovetails with larger conversations about Dwight's effort and commitment based in part on what sort of face (literally) he presents. Is Dwight too smiley? Is he too silly? Does he look like a guy who cares? And that, frankly, is the part I find so stupid. What people are talking about isn't the actual act of caring and commitment to the Lakers and the resurrection of this season, but of theatre. They want to see Howard "look" like he cares. Except aesthetics aren't always genuine. Howard could finish games with a scowl, knocking stuff over on the way to the locker room. He could stop smiling (not that he's doing much of that right now, anyway), or lash out. It wouldn't actually mean he cares, just that he may have better mastered the optics. Conversely, he could be dying inside, and just not want to let it show. Either way, we're still talking about appearances. I do sympathize to some degree with Howard's situation. You hear endless calls for him to "just go and dominate on the defensive end," but it's not like Dwight can decide to hold teams to 80 points a night, and simply chooses not to. He's clearly not healthy, and I'm not sure is capable of the same level of play night-to-night. Nor is the cast around him all that consistent. I also think the narrative has turned him into an easy scapegoat in a season with any number of complicating factors, which is a tough place to be. Particularly for a guy whose body isn't right. But Dwight's hardly a victim. Like many, I question whether Howard has the emotional maturity to thrive with the Lakers. I don't think his effort has been consistent, I do think he's been pouty. What matters isn't how much he smiles, but the product on the court, and there the results have been spotty. His engagement level ebbs and flows. I just think the focus should get off the stuff that doesn't matter but makes good theatre. --BK
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I went to see Easy Virtue at the cinema with the chocolate girls on Friday night. Easy Virtue, for those who (like me, until about 4pm Friday) aren't in the know, is a Noel Coward play.
The film is really rather good and I decided I wanted to read some more Coward plays so I hopped on Amazon last night to have a scout around.
What followed was a veritable orgy of classical literature, as I clicked my mouse with gay abandon at the mere mention of a book or author I had heard of but never got around to reading.
The good folks of Boo keep my feet pretty close to the ground if I ever think I might be slightly intelligent or well read, and I decided last night that Now Is The Right Time To Read The Classics - because everyone else seems to have done. The capitalisation there demonstrates my commitment to this, my latest Grand Plan (and the capitalisation there merely illustrates the regularity with which these whims strike me).
I had a 'cold light of day' moment before I hit the buy button, when I realised that classics are what libraries do best. So instead of purchasing, I saved my shopping list and decided to share it with you all here. I will borrow from the lively Waverley Library instead. OK, so a couple are recent prize winners rather than classics, but none are fluff (because although Phillipa Gregory made the shopping cart, I didn't feel the need to transfer her here).
What I want to know from you all is - what is missing? What do you think I should add to the list to ensure that by the time I reach 35 I am a well rounded and literary dinner party guest?
Notes from the Underground - F.M. Dostoevsky
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (already read - want to read again)
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart - Tim Butcher
Random Acts of Heroic Love - Danny Scheinmann
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde - Oscar Wilde
Three Plays: "Blithe Spirit", "Hay Fever", "Private Lives" - Noel Coward (because the complete works is a LOT of books).
Oh, and if you are wondering why the title of this post... Elle asked me last night why I was asking about all these authors over MSN, and on explanation, why I felt the need to read them now. I replied; They're not going anywhere - I might as well read them.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
They're not going anywhere
I went to see Easy Virtue at the cinema with the chocolate girls on Friday night. Easy Virtue, for those who (like me, until about 4pm Friday) aren't in the know, is a Noel Coward play.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Evidence of insanity
Those of my readers who know me personally will, by the end of this post, discover their jaw resting on the desk/floor. Those who don't know me, but regularly pop in for a read may find they have a similar reaction.
Why? you are wondering. What could Emily possibly have to reveal that will so shock and stun her dedicated readers?
Check this out:
Yes, it is a pair of trainers. Or to use the Australian lingo - runners. They are *my* runners. Brand sparkling new and purchased yesterday. I need them, dear reader, because I am going to be running a couple of times a week. I am going to be running a couple of times a week because I plan to take part in this year's City To Surf run.
The Sydney City To Surf takes place in August and is a 14km death-attempt (or so I am thinking) between the city centre and Bondi. It includes the famous Heartbreak Hill through Rose Bay.
I appreciate that, for many people, entering such a race is all in a days work. Ho hum, another 14km, whatever. But bear in mind that on Saturday I achieved a personal best when running for 10 mins without stopping - on a treadmill in the gym (something, I am discovering, that is much easier than road running).
I have simply never, ever run. Ever. At all. Ok, possibly I may have lost a 100 metre race on school sports day once, but after the age of 13 even the teachers didn't put me forward because I was too depressingly representative of my lazy generation.
Its a bit psychological to be honest. Noone in my family does this sort of thing, so when I would get out of breath with a few runs up and down stairs in the past I convinced myself that such exhaustive movement goes against my genetic make up. But then my brother-in-law (who didnt really do much exercise before) did the marathon, and is now a half iron-man, and I got to wondering...
My personal trainer has aleady made me so much fitter than I was before, and I really enjoy going to the gym with him. But I needed to re-motivate myself to go more than once a week, so I thought - why not a running objective?
The stupid addition of the 14km killer race was due to a few glasses of wine and a bet with my friend Brett. Brett is a founder of Dry July (the charity fundraiser where you get sponsored to stay off the booze for the whole month of July) and is using the month as pre-race preparation. I reckoned I could too.
So yes, there you have it. If your jaw didn't hit the floor in hearing I plan to run. For 14km. I heard it thud when I mentioned a sober month in July.
Please someone call the men in white suits. I think it would be for my own good.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Bonus friday!
Bonus Friday - could this be the best video on the internet?
I know where I want to go on holiday next time I am in Europe...
Come to Australia!
In Sesame Street style, this blog post was brought to you by:
Clancy from Australia - our tour guide from my recent trip from Alice Springs to Adelaide, who introduced us to this song.
Diana - my friend from the trip who found this on YouTube (and blogged it for me to steal).
Scared weird little guys - who actually wrote and sang this.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Window cleaning fail
This really entertained me and I can't work out whether its because I *love* hearing laughter (it just makes me laugh) or the video itself. Most likely its the beautiful combination of the two.
Hope it brightens your Thursday!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Reincarnation as an inanimate object
Sometimes I have rather peculiar thoughts. I blame this on the fact that I spend a lot of time alone (by choice) and genuinely enjoy the view inside my own head. The thoughts I think are, in perfect alignment with this blog, on everything, and are generally kept safest inside the confines of my own skull.
However today, dear reader, I will share one of my more random thoughts with you. I shall start with the back story...
Once upon a time, a couple of days ago, I was tidying my bed. This is the improved, grown-up version of tidying my room because since I was about 23 my terrible habit of letting my room descend into a worse mess than a Glaswegian sink estate has contracted to involve only certain hot spots. These hot spots change from home to home (the floor under my long mirror was a constant embarrassment in the Letch) but here in Bellevue Hill it is my SUPER-HUMANLY ENORMOUS bed that falls foul of my terrible habits of dumping stuff. (CAPS required to illustrate my point that the bed is humungous).
I think my bed is the target now because it is right by the front door. I don't live in a bedsit, and I know that sounds like a strange set up for a two-bed flat, but there you have it. It is. Its where I dump things when I walk through the door.
[aside - I think this may be becoming one of my more random and waffly blog posts...]
Where was I?
Oh yes.
Anyway so nightly I need to clear my bed of random articles like expired train tickets, sunglasses, receipts, pashminas and possibly something I nearly (but didn't) wear to work that day. A couple of days ago I was midway through this task when my mind wandered (it does that, you know) and I got to thinking about the pen I was putting away.
The pen said "Surfers Paradise" and named some hotel. Now I have never been to Surfers Paradise. It's in Queensland and I haven't yet been to the state at all. So it can't have been my pen originally. "I wonder whose it was?", I wondered. Which led me to ponder on all the places it may have been to, and the things it may have written, in its travels from Surfers to my bed.
And that was really what I wanted to talk to you about today. Because I reckoned if my (or not strictly *my*) pen could talk it may have some exciting things to tell me. So then I reckoned I wouldn't mind being a pen myself, as handbag-based travel is so much cheaper and better for the environment and I would get to see the world.
The upshot of it all was, I wondered whether anyone else had ever envied the existance of an inanimate object? Well?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Albums are not a bunch of singles
I have been flat out all morning dear reader. I actually ache from the exertion of all this thinking and mad typing. But I have squeezed 5 minutes in my schedule to write to you because I am annoyed that I have indigestion from having to inhale my lunch and, well, its my life. Oh, and because on the way to work this morning I was surprisingly awake and mulling over good music albums.
Not entirely sure why, but I constructed a pleasing list of three albums which I think are awesome for a very particular reason. An album you see (in my book) is not just a collection of fabulous toooons. Those tunes in time will find themselves broken apart on itunes, mix CDs and greatest hits albums. But a truly masterful album has to be heard in its entirety. It is a bit like a classical thingy (I don't listen to classical music so don't really know what a whole symphony thing of tracks is called in classical stuff, but I know people sit in theatres and listen entranced as it all flows on from each other). Perhaps a bad comparison. Anyway.... Here are my top 3 albums under this criteria. Or top 3 that I thought of on my way to work today. Now I am a little sad that I didn't include Wham! The Final, but four isn't as satisfying a number as three... anyway. What are yours?
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Reverence, Faithless
Monday, March 23, 2009
A unique Brand of charm
Russell Brand has spent the last week or so flirting his way through Australia. If you are unsure who he is (where have you been??) he is the man-who-lost-his-hairbrush-in-1997 who rose to fame by claiming to be a sex addict, sleeping with thousands of women, befriending the likes of Kate Moss, getting Jonathan Ross into trouble with Radio Two and - in between all that - actually being really rather funny.
He came out here with his stand up show and his been mincing through the usual line up of talk-show appearances, radio interviews and parties. Take outs from his interview with Rove ran all (bloomin') week on Channel 10 and the newspapers' gossip pages were filled with accusations that every eligible bachelorette in Sydney has been linked with him. Particularly at risk were politicians daughters it seems.
Anyway, I like Russell Brand and his rather risque humour and have been intruiged by his reception Down Under. Australia likes him. Really likes him. They seem almost caught out by this distinctly unpommy Pom. He is intelligent (all good comedians usually are) and I even find him alarmingly good looking (don't ask me why - as mentioned earlier I am aware of the lack of hairbrushing and am not ignorant to the possible link with other general hygiene).
However one thing hasn't sat right with me, and that is the use of the word "charming" to describe him. A hit with the ladies? Doubtless. Good in bed? Presumably. Cheeky? Of course. But charming?
I (perhaps wrongly) associate charming with gentlemanly behaviour. My grandmother would have said of someone (not him!!) "What a charming man" if they pulled a chair out for her to rest upon while making polite comments about her new lilac hat.
Can a man who texts a woman at 3.15am asking her back to his hotel for what she must certainly know will be anything but gentlemanly shenanigans be charming?
Mulling it over on the weekend I finally today thought to look up the dictionary meaning.
charm⋅ing [chahr-ming]So that must be it. He is a magician weaving his strange spell over the public of Australia. That explains it. Well, good luck to him!
1.Pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
2.Using charm; exercising magic power.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Guest post!
Today, dear reader, we have a guest post! Our first ever here on TOE so I hope you are as excited as me.
It started life as an email discussion among the great and good of Boo (Letchworth Book Group to give it its full name, as I haven't mentioned it for a while) and the response from Felicity was too good to keep to a closed group. So here is Felicity's list of things which annoy her. It's gold.
Leeds United. People who make noises when they eat (inc. licking their fingers, and chewing gum). People who eat crisps in the office. Banks who phone me up and then refuse to talk to me until I have told them secret passwords. No! You rang me. It's down to you to prove that you are my bank, and if you were, surely you would have this information already? Now go away and stop wasting my time.Have a lovely weekend!
Anyone who swears at children (to them, not just in their hearing). People who play their music in the summer so loudly that I can hear it with my windows closed. Hollyoaks. Any music video where I have to see someones thong. Overuse of text language. People who park in front of my garage, and then sigh when I ask them to move their car. Days when the post hasn't arrived by lunchtime. The fact that the bins are only taken out once a fortnight.
Made up names. Ryanair. Anyone who can see I am trying to park in a space who thinks it will help if they drive up right behind me so I can't reverse in. Food in what I see as unnatural combinations e.g. fruit in cheese, or saltanas in curry. First Capital Connect, who thank me for choosing to travel with them. I didn't. You're the only train line I can use from here.
The continuity man on radio 4 with a really affected voice. The fact that my great uncle Frank will only call me and my sibs by our full names, even though they are never used by family 'Ah, is that Melissa Anne?' instead of Liss, for example, even though his name is actually Ernest, and he insists on being called Frank.
Some heartening news...
Usually better known for feminist rants, today I have some positive news for you on the status of women in Australia.
According to an article in Dynamic Business, womens' status in the Australian workforce has significantly advanced since this time last year. While still not equal to men, in Australia:
The proportion of women to men in managerial positions increased to 74 women per 100 men, up from 41 women on the previous yearWhile stunned that in 2008 the figures were *so* disgusting, I have to admit this is great progress. Big claps to Australian employers.
The number of women earning above the median income increased from 59 women per 100 men, to 92
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Having lived in Sydney for 9 months now, I am happy to report I still have no trace of an Australian accent.
However I have noticed that I am beginning to pick up some Aussie phrases.
Words and phrases I am adopting (for better or worse!)
No worries (excessive use is annoying even me)
How're you going? (Meant to mean How are you?... not a question relating to transport options)
Eggplant (I just try not to over think it because its a bloody weird name)
Words and phrases I am not adopting (and possibly don't understand)
Props (as in, props to the firemen for doing a good job) Wha?
Pants (to describe trousers)
Singlet (to describe a vest top)
Manchester (to describe bedding, towels and stuff)
Dooner (for duvet)
Unit (I would call it a flat. Americans would call it an apartment)
Sanger (sandwich still works for me just fine)
Snag (sausage)
Overseas ("I am going overseas". Abroad works)
I may update this list and repost in a few more months.
I hate Louis Vuitton monogrammed bags
I was reminded today just how much I dislike Louis Vuitton monogrammed bags. When I say I was reminded, I mean I saw a woman with one which made me think "gosh, I still really dislike Louis Vuitton monogrammed bags".
I simply cannot understand why anyone wants to walk around with someone else's initials emblazoned over their stuff. Particularly when the design of said initials is ugly. And the bag is ugly too. Its like these people consciously think to themselves "I don't know what a nice bag looks like, but this Louis dude seems to be famous for it so I will trust him." The monograms are then supposed to serve as a defence. The My Bag Is Nasty But Louis Said Its OK So Its OK defence.
Designer bags are more likely to be stolen because theives know there are more muppets than you out there that will buy it off them. Also your bag will look like everyone elses - what happened to being unique?
Then we need to consider the fakes... I can't decide who is more stupid, the person that spends hundreds of dollars on an ugly bag or the person who buys a plastic fake copy of an ugly bag.
I am not anti designers, per se. It is a real skill to design beautiful clothes, bags and shoes. Its just the blind followers that annoy me. Because not everything designers make is nice. I refer you back to exhibit A for proof; the Louis Vuitton monogrammed bag.
I can't afford designer stuff myself. My wardrobe follows the quanity not quality rule of fashion. My new boots and dress from Target make me feel smug - they are pretty AND cheap.
So stop being a follower people! Go out and find a nice bag and if you want a name on it, put your own. At least that way when you lose it it will be returned.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Perceptions of distance
There are two toilets at either side of my office. From my desk I reckon they are pretty much equi-distance apart.
I try to share the love between the two.
Monday, March 16, 2009
How to fall in love with your city all over again
... play tour guide to your friend.
No seriously!
After an amazing holiday which rates both as my best holiday ever *and* the best week of my life (more on that to come) one of my new friends from the tour, Anna, came to stay with me for two nights in Sydney. Flying in late in the afternoon on Saturday and heading out early Monday for surf camp I was tasked with the job of making her love Sydney more than Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne in the hopes she would move here.
Saturday evening we went with Polly, Erin and Ruth for noodles and dumplings (she had never had either before, weird Italians) then met up with Kylie to see Josh Pyke at The Metro. Josh was fabulous and Anna fell in love with the violinist/guitarist/keyboard/general musical genius, which scored a big thumbs up on the evening.
On Sunday morning we were up and about with the sun and I am proud to say we squeezed in all of the below in just one day:
- Breakfast
- 389 (coolest bus in the world) to Hyde Park
- Walk through the botanical gardens (seeing the bats on the way)
- Farm Cove view of the Opera House in the sunshine (she actually gasped on seeing it!)
- Walk around the Opera House to Circular Quay and into The Rocks
- Susannah Place museum (I have wanted to go for ages and loved it, although when the tour guide was trying to paint the picture of poverty in the 1930s pointing at a full length tin bath in a special shed I couldn't help but scoff, knowing my mum's tin bath hung on the wall of their back yard in the 1950s back home!)
- The Australian pub for gourmet pizza
- Walk to Darling Harbour
- Much needed coffee (she is Italian afterall...)
- The monorail (urgh) loop
- Walk to Circular Quay again
- Ferry to Watsons Bay
- Walk along Camp Cove (such a pretty beach!)
- Walk around the South Head with the view back over the harbour
- Bus back to Bondi
- Admiring Bondi Beach from the shelter of the Lifesavers Club due to sudden downpour
- Walk back from the beach to mine
- Quick shower and change before heading out for sushi at Sushi Train Bondi Junction (she agrees that it is indeed the best sushi in the world and we broke all my records, eating 15 plates between us!!)
- Train into the city for a cocktail at Orbit, the 360 degree revolving bar in Australia Square - night time views over the city.
- Home in bed at 11.30pm
All in all a very packed day, a great way to spend the last day of my holiday before I landed back at my desk, and a good enough tour to convince Anna that Sydney is The Place To Be.
Watch this space - I may have a housemate in a couple of weeks!
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Special mentions for Pania and Ben who I like a lot, as well as Amy. You can see all of them here.
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"Things have gotten out of hand," said Davey, running a hand through the multicolored hair gracing the side of his face. "So much so that you've had no time to talk to Alicia. She loved Jade like a brother...so did I... Well, we were born to die, after all. It's very late; she won't leave her room tonight. If you weren't here I would've been asleep an hour ago," he said to Tré, who immediately stopped moving.
"This is no time for me to ask her out." Tré shook his head sadly. "I'll see you tomorrow; tell her I'm sorry about this," he said to Inés.
"I will, and I'll see how she's feeling tomorrow. Tonight she's too upset to speak to anyone."
"Tré, I'll speak to her. She'll listen to me. Inés, speak to her before you go to sleep and tell her about Tré. And ask her if Wednesday-" He paused suddenly, thinking. "What day is it?"
"Monday," said Tré softly.
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"I wish Thursday was tomorrow," Tré said with a smile. Davey smiled as well.
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- Calories: 113
- Fat: 3.3g
- Saturated fat: 1.8g
- Protein: 4.1g
- Carbohydrate: 17.4g
- Cholesterol: 49mg
- Iron: 1.3mg
- Sodium: 273mg
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Calcium: 27mg
- 2 quarts water
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup fat-free milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in a Dutch oven.
- . While water comes to a boil, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Combine eggs and milk in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Fill cup of a spaetzle maker with batter. Working quickly, place maker over Dutch oven, and press dough into boiling water. Quickly repeat procedure until all batter has been pressed into water. Cook 2 minutes. Drain well.
- . Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet with deep sides over medium-high heat; add garlic, and sauté 30 seconds. Add spaetzle; cook 7 minutes or until golden, turning with a large spatula every 2 minutes. Stir in herbs, and serve immediately.
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The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on a complaints mechanism for children is opening for signature.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international agreement that protects the human rights of children under the age of 18. The UNCRC was ratified by the UN General Assembly in 1989 and on the 16 December 1991, the UK and Northern Ireland formally agreed to make sure that every child in the UK has all the rights as listed in the convention. The Welsh Assembly Government has shown its commitment to the convention by adopting it as the basis for policy making for children and young people in Wales in 2004.
The third Optional Protocol to the CRC will allow children and their representatives to bring complaints to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child – the treaty body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the CRC – for violations against their rights.
It is open for signature by the UK, as well as any State that has signed, ratified or acceded to the CRC or either of the Convention's first two Optional Protocols (on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and on the involvement of children in armed conflict).
The complaints mechanism acknowledges that children should have equal access to international human rights bodies and the international system of accountability for rights violations.
Christine Beddoe, Director of ECPAT UK, said: "The CRC is the last of the core human rights instruments to gain a complaints procedure and so the UK must lead the way in signing this Optional Protocol to ensure that all children are entitled to the full protection of human rights laws and empowered to bring about complaints about human rights violations."
The signing ceremony will take place today (28 February) at the Palais des Nations (pictured) in Geneva. The new Optional Protocol will come into force three months after 10 UN member states have agreed to be legally bound by it.
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By Pete Williams, Justice Correspondent, NBC NewsWASHINGTON DC (NBC) -- The Boy Scouts of America, one of the nation's largest private youth organizations, is actively considering an end to its decades-long policy of banning gay scouts or scout leaders, according to scouting officials and outsiders familiar with internal discussions.If adopted by the organization's board of directors, it would represent a profound change on an issue that has been highly controversial -- one that even went to the US Supreme Court. The new policy, now under discussion, would eliminate the ban from the national organization's rules, leaving local sponsoring organizations free to decide for themselves whether to admit gay scouts."The chartered organizations that oversee and deliver scouting would accept membership and select leaders consistent with their organization's mission, principles or religious beliefs," according to Deron Smith, a spokesman for the Boy Scouts' national organization.Individual sponsors and parents "would be able to choose a local unit which best meets the needs of their families," Smith said.The discussion of a potential change in policy is nearing its final stages, according to outside scouting supporters. If approved, the change could be announced as early as next week, after the BSA's national board holds a regularly scheduled meeting.Only seven months ago, the Boy Scouts affirmed a policy of banning gay members, after a nearly two-year examination of the issue by a committee of volunteers convened by national leaders of the Boy Scouts of America, known as the BSA.In a statement last July affirming the ban, its national executive board called it "the best policy for the organization."But since then, a scouting official said, local chapters have been urging a reconsideration. "We're a grassroots organization. This is a response to what's happening at the local level," the official said.Two corporate CEOs on BSA's national board, Randall Stephenson of AT&T and James Turley of Ernst & Young, have also said they would work to end the ban. Stephenson is next in line to be the BSA's national chairman. During the 2012 presidential campaign, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney said the BSA should admit gay scouts and scout leaders.About 50 local United Way groups and several corporations and charities have concluded that the ban violates their non-discrimination requirements and have ceased providing financial aid to the Boy Scouts. An official of The Human Rights Campaign, an advocate for gay rights, said HRC planned to downgrade its non-discrimination ratings for corporations that continue to give the BSA financial support."It's an extremely complex issue," said one Boy Scouts of America official, who explained that other organizations have threatened to withdraw their financial support if the BSA drops the ban.While the national scouting organization sets broad policies, more than 290 local councils nationwide govern the day-to-day conduct of the more than 116,000 local organizations. Individual scouting troops are sponsored by religious and civic organizations that represent a diversity of views on the issue of allowing gay scouts and leaders."The beliefs of the sponsoring organizations are highly diverse," the official said.The policy change now under discussion "would allow the religious, civic or educational organizations that oversee and deliver Scouting to determine how to address this issue," said the BSA's Smith."The Boy Scouts would not, under any circumstances, dictate a position to units, members or parents. Under this proposed policy, the BSA would not require any chartered organization to act in ways inconsistent with that organization's mission, principles or religious beliefs," he said.In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that the Boy Scouts had a First Amendment right of free expression when it came to the organization's belief that homosexual conduct is inconsistent with values stated in the scout oath, requiring scouts to be "morally straight."The Scouts have won similar legal battles, with courts finding that the BSA's right of free association permits it, as a private organization, to reject those it believes do not conform to is values.
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The umbrella under which all Dwight Howard free agency conversation falls is this: The Lakers are in a good position.
If Dwight leaves LA, then he didn't want to be there. He didn't want to be a Laker. He didn't want to play under those lights. Cough, cough, afraid, cough. It's that simple. If your boyfriend or girlfriend walks out that door, they didn't want you, and you're better off without them.
I could make the case for the Lakers being in a better spot if Dwight leaves. I'd be lying a whole bunch, but I could make it. Tanking, moving up in the draft, and rebuilding with a clean slate in 2014 doesn't sound all that bad to me, but even if Dwight's never 100% again, and even if he can't carry the Lakers to a title as the #1 guy (I believe he cannot), Dwight Howard is the safest play. He's safer than the draft, and he makes the Lakers more attractive to a big free agent in 2014.
To that end, here's "The Pitch." If Lakers GM, Mitch Kupchak, just reads this verbatim, the Lakers are good:
You know you should be playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Your fan base will never be bigger, your legacy will never be greater, and your wallet will never be fatter than if you play well, and win in LA. That's not up for debate. With our grand history and continued relevance, with 5 titles since 2000, paired with our market size and global presence, we are the NBA's premiere franchise, We have 16 Championships. The golden trophies are laying around on the floor upstairs. We can't even find enough shelves for those motherfuckers.
And here's the thing, Dwight: It's your team. Now.
Kobe's laid up, and even when he returns to 100%, he'll likely never be the same guy again. Kobe will be your #2. He's already begun the process. He started passing last season! Do you know how difficult that is for him?!? And it gets better. You'll be open more because he'll continue to draw double teams based on the fact everyone assumes he's always going to shoot.
If anybody knows what it's like to grow up wanting that #1 spot, it's Kobe. He'll pass the torch. He went through this with Shaq. He gets it. He knows his position right now. He just wants you to give 100% all the time, and if you do, he'll stay in the cut. He did it in 2001, even though he believed he was better than Shaq, and we won the title. He will do it again.
I can tell you don't believe me. Here's another reason you can be sure Kobe will give do whatever it takes: He needs to win a 6th and 7th title, and he needs to win them with the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe's obsessed with beating Jordan, and the only chance he has is to win more titles, and win them with the same team. It's a legacy play.
And to make sure you two get along, and to make sure Kobe plays his role effectively, we're bringing back Phil Jackson. Phil is coming back. He's already with the club because he's engaged to an owner. He has to help us because his fiance is making him. That's how marriage works.
No one has a better track record of getting superstars, specifically Kobe Bryant, to play with other superstars than Phil. He will build a bridge between you two. Trust him. This is exactly what he does. Also, no one has a better track record of coaching basketball teams.
We're hiring Kurt Rambis to be Phil's conduit this season, and in the Spring, we'll let D'Antoni go. Phil will takeover as coach then for two reasons: 1.) He's dying to return. I mean, the guy misses it so much he's tweeting about basketball games. 2.) He knows he can attract the biggest free agent available next Summer.
With you, Kobe, and a big free agent, Phil will have another great shot at a title to wash away the bad taste of 2011. He wants it too. Just like Kobe. It's a legacy play.
Maybe there's another NBA team in a better position to compete for a title next year, but there will be no team in a better position for the future. We only have you and Steve Nash on the books for 2014, and there's a decent chance Steve Nash passes away from old age. Worst case scenario, Nash is still here, and plays the John Paxson/Steve Kerr role in the triangle better than John Paxson or Steve Kerr ever could've dreamed.
We'll add another top shelf player that fits you perfectly, and we'll likely have a decent pick in a loaded 2014 draft.
It's all here, Dwight. Jack, Denzel, Charlize. Beautiful people. Beautiful weather. Hollywood. The beach.
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Friday & Saturday results from the 2012 Minnesota State Track and Field meet at Hamline University in St. Paul.
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Tara Svalland of Worthington finished 11th in the high jump, clearing 5'2"
Sarah Buysse of Marshall ran a 59.02 in the prelims of the 400 meter dash and qualified for Saturday's finals. In the finals, Buysee finished 9th in a time of 59.50
Sarah Anderson of Marshall finished in 10th with a jump of 35 feet-5 inches
Marshall's 4x800 meter relay team finished in 14th in a time of 9:50.54