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ADDRESS: 533 S Pleasant St. Independence, MO 64050-
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Price: $7-$25
Hours: Open 9am-5pm Mon.-Sat. after hours by appt. only
Independence -- where the three trails began, two Civil War battles where fought and where a President made his march to The White House. See Independence as a pioneer would, by mule-drawn covered wagon. Pioneer Adventures are unique and compliment without duplicating other historic sites.
However short your schedule or limited your budget, we have a tour for you. We offer excursions as brief as 15 minutes and as long as an hour in an authentic covered wagon train for groups of 2 to 52.
Learn why the most famous outlaw in the world stayed in a cell that was never locked. Discover how a painting destroyed a mighty general. Find out how "Wild Bill" got into Hickock's name.
Roll past the courthouse that Mr. Truman built, the business where he first worked, the home where his future wife was born, the church where he met her and the house they shared for most of their adult lives. Learn why some people think the Truman Statue is inappropriate.
Ride over the very wagon ruts pioneer wagons burrowed into the ground. Climb Cannon Hill, scene of the climatic Civil War battle in the West. Find out how an earlier Union army was surprised and destroyed.
With reservations, Pioneer Trails Adventures offers a full Chuck Wagon dinner beside an open campfire and live entertainment. Contact us for your next picnic, birthday party, reunion or social event.
At Pioneer Trails, we believe you deserve more than just a ride. Come live the history and see how the West was won. Visit us and you won't be disappointed.
Great story and view of Independence!
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Jeff and Jeana W. - Seattle, WA
My wife and I were touring around Independence with a very limited amount of time to take in the plethora of history the town has to offer. Pioneer Trails Adventures came to our rescue and gave us an outstanding opportunity to take in the sights, learn the history and enjoy the ride! In just over an hour we rode in a covered wagon through the streets of Independence where we could get up close and personal with civil war battlefields, historic homes of former President Harry Truman and even follow the route out of Independence that the pioneers took on their way west. Best of all, the commentary that accompanied our tour was entertaining and thoughtful, full of details but easily understood. As a high school history teacher, I found the tour guide to be extremely knowledgeable about the context of the town of Independence and beyond. We were very pleased with our service and would gladly recommend it to anyone visiting the Kansas City or Independence areas!
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Special Veteran's Discount: Mule drawn covered wagon tours of Old Independence, Missouri. $5:00 off our Full City Tour of 90 minutes, $25.00 per person down from $30.00. $2.00 off our City Limits Tour of 40 minutes, $18.00 per person, down from $20.00. Veterans Children's Discount: $7.00 for any tour for any. Open from Monday to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weather permitting. Reservations are encouraged. Mule drawn covered wagon tours of Old Independence, featuring three pioneer trails, two Civil War battlefields, on President's life.
Offer Valid Until: September 27, 2014 - November 11, 2014
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Andiamo Italian Restaurant - Dearborn
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.andiamoitalia.com/
- Phone: 3133593300x
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Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm,
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Sunday:4:00pm - 9:00pm
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- Executive Chef: Mike Osinski
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- Catering: Andiamo - Dearborn can cater your event for 20 to 3000 guests. Please call for details. We can do on-premise or off-premise events.
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- Entertainment: Live music on various days throughout the year
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Centrally located in the heart of downtown Dearborn, Andiamo Italian Restaurant - Dearborn features all of chef Aldo's famous Italian dishes served in a contemporary, elegant atmosphere. Relax on the outdoor deck with a bottle of wine from the award winning wine cellar. Live entertainment offered throughout the year. Andiamo is the perfect place for your next business lunch, family dinner or special occasion. Make sure you see our Wine Spectator Award Winning wine list.Continued
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90 reviews since May 27, 2014
- Food4.3Service4.3
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (59)romantic (51)good for groups (42)great for outdoor dining (34)fit for foodies (34)scenic view (31)neighborhood gem (30)notable wine list (28)great for lunch (19)kid-friendly (14)late-night find (14)vibrant bar scene (13)great for brunch (11)hot spot (9)Show More
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/20/2014Excellent food and attentive waitstaff although sometimes "hovering" and very eager to clear dishes almost before we were finished.Special Features:
- KellyVIPDined on 9/16/2014The management and staff at the Anidamo's Dearborn location provide superior customer service and are very accommodating to special requests. Always a wonderful dining experience!Special Features:
- MediocredchichiDined on 9/13/2014Food was fair. First my salmon was overcooked, then raw.Special Features:
- KellyVIPDined on 9/12/2014Another wonderful dining experience. Our meals were fantastic and included special requests to preparation due to food allergies. Everything was correctly prepared as ordered. We appreciate this very much as many other restaurants do not fulfill such requests.Special Features:
- Upscale and ModernGlyfadaGolferDined on 9/10/2014Enjoyed a wonderful dinner filled with excellent appetizers of fried calamari and imported meats and cheese. Dinner was quite tasteful, Rack of Lamb Chops was awesome, and the chocolate mouse tuxedo dessert was the best of all.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Could have been so much betterBirdieDined on 8/31/2014We were seated around 8:05 and did not have a waiter come take our order until 8:25-8:30. We asked the bus girl for the manager and then we got serviced. Our server was very good, but the damage was done. My house salad was lacking all but lettuce. My scallop dinner was great at the moment, however after arriving home, my stomach cramped up and let's just say it was not a pretty sight. (this was my first time ordering scallops and maybe I can't handle that kind of seafood) I was very dismayed at my overall experience. I have been there before and it was excellent. I just can't understand what went wrongSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dinner at Andiamo 08312014Nick123Dined on 8/31/2014Excellent atmosphere, very good food, combined with excellent Service (our server was Becky, our bussboy was her son) make for a great combination that is certain to please the discriminating customer. There is always a sense that everyone tries to pamper you. We normally see a manager coming by to ask about how we are are doing, but no-one came this time. We love dining at Andiamo's even though We had a minor issue with our food. We will definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Andiamo: great Italian pastaBeastDined on 8/31/2014We love Andiamo and have dined there frequently. This was a special $25 off $50 deal sent to my inbox. I took a friend who just lost her husband. She is a marvelous cook and loved the home-made pasta. My salmon was wonderful.Special Features:
- Summer diningAndiamoDined on 8/23/2014We ate on the patio on a warm summer evening and ambiance and food were. Oth outstanding! Ordered the grilled salmon special with mushrooms, heirloom tomatoes and asperigus. The wine suggested by our server Jordan was the perfect compliment to the meal. We enjoyed the tuxedo cake for dessert. A truly outstanding meal!Special Features:
- WOW, Great FoodAwesomeDined on 8/20/2014Took a business group there for dinner. My first time there and everything was fantastic! I will be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- JimsDined on 8/20/2014Our dinner was very good and our service was excellent.Special Features:
- Nick123Nick123Dined on 8/18/2014Nicely appointed restaurant creates a great atmosphere for dining pleasure. The food is very good, although some improvements can be made. The chef must make sure that everything that it is served is warm and fresh. The wine that we had was super. The server (Erica) was oustanding and the attention we received from the manager was excellent. The atmosphere was great but a bit noisy due to some "energetic" customers. All-in-all a great place to visit that we highly recommend. Clearly a great place to dine, and we will certainly return to it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ExcellentExcellentyDined on 8/18/2014I really enjoyed my first experience at this establishment. The service, food and place was 5 star!! I look forward to my next dine in. Excellent!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very GoodtpmgDined on 8/16/2014Best patio dining, good menu and excellent service. Plus big discounts month of August for Mille grazi members.Special Features:
- Nice dinner for our anniversaryAGANNIVDined on 8/16/2014We recently visited your restaurant for our 46th. anniversary. Everyone was kind to us inquiring how we were and asking how they could make it a special occasion for us. They seated us in a nice quiet area with no one near us. The Waiter, Dave? was well informed on your menu and explained the dishes, coctails, Mine was a Kir royale, wine, deserts to us and helped us in may ways without being obtrusive or fussy. It was a very enjoyable experience. Hope to back again , Anne GilhoolSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointedOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/8/2014We have enjoyed many fine dining experiences at Andiamo's since they opened in Dearborn and this was the first since the recent menu change. The Lobster risotto had the texture and taste of a poor quality box mix with little evidence of lobster in the dish. The Swordfish was prepared with a combination of tastes that did not compliment the fish at all. After having some of the best Mahi in the past at this restaurant, we were thoroughly disappointed.Special Features:
- great foodpauljaneDined on 8/7/2014We go here quite often. The food is good and the service is excellent.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Special eveningsjcwconsultDined on 8/3/2014Andiamo is a great spot for special occasion dinners and the many locations make it available to everyone in the metro area.Special Features:
- I'll go back.RobertDined on 8/2/2014Service was excellent. The food was mostly five stars other than the Lobster Risotto which was not at all creamy.Special Features:
- OutstandingOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/31/2014Me and my wife came for our 11 month wedding anniversary and was completely satisfied. We loved everything from the food to the service to the look and feel of the restaurant. The whole night we talked about how everything was good. We cannot wait to go againSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- nick's review - AndiamoNick123Dined on 7/31/2014Great atmosphere, combined with excellent food and great service all added-up to make for a very nice evening. The pampering is great and the food is very tasty. The server always willing to do what was required to please the customer. The food was very tasty and the salads were fresh. I highly recommend an evening in the Andiamo - Dearborn. It will be very memorable and make you want to go back. See you there soon !!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Birthday DininggoodbyebirthdayDined on 7/31/2014The occasion was a birthday. The seating was romantic. We had a view of the tree tops that lined the Rouge River. Our entrees were described by our waitress and were very tasty. We both ordered entrees that we had never had before. We would and have recommended Andiamo's to our families and friends.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Business entertainmentfenderheadDined on 7/30/2014While in the area on business we were searching for a quality but not stuffy place to eat with a customer, employees, and spouse's. We were looking for a variety of food to select from, ambiance, high quality, great food, and fair prices. Andiamo's came highly recommended and did not disappoint. I will return on future visits to Michigan.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dearborn Better than LivoniaDearbornRocksDined on 7/26/2014I have gone to the Livonia and the old Novi location and been disappointed each time. Although the menu didn't include a lot of options that interested me, the service and ambiance was much better than at Livonia or Novi. If I go again, I would go to Dearborn. It would be nice to have a fresh fish option or two on the menu each day
- FantasticYummyDined on 7/26/2014Could not have asked for a better server.... the food was excellent and no complaints here....Special Features:
- LCNJDined on 7/26/2014Food was good, but carrot cake was not good. Service was greatSpecial Features:
- Aways good food/exceptional serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 7/25/2014We enjoy this restaurant for special occasions. We don't eat out a lot and enjoy a nice meal when we do. Food is always good and the service is always exceptional. Our waiter even made sure my Mom received a dish she had before but was not on the menu.Special Features:
- Happy experienceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/24/2014We were celebrating a birthday and it could not hae been a better experience. The table was perfect wih a great view, the food was fantastic and te staff was perfect. Our waiteer made it one of our best eatingexperiences ever. He was attentive, but not intrusive - he was knowledgable, but not showy - he was friendly but not insincere. Great place! Great dinner!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MarkieDined on 7/19/2014Our Waiter, Brandon and his helper, Vinny, were outstanding! We changed tables 3 times because the AC was blowing very cold air, right down on us. He and Vinny made these changes effortlessly. Once we got to the table we liked, Brandon took care of us like we were the only patrons there....when in fact, he was the only waiter for that whole side of the Restaurant. The food was good, but Brandon was GREAT. We will definitely ask for Brandon when we return!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not as good as previous visitslb7351Dined on 7/17/2014Appetizer too spicy. Veal was difficult to cut and a small potion; chicken also too spicy. I don't mind spicy foods but these were too much.
- Love this placeGreatFood2014Dined on 7/14/2014Great food, great service and just overall a "A" plus!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Anniversary DinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/6/2014My husband and I got married at Andiamos in Warren last year and it was amazing! We went to Andiamos in Dearborn for our first anniversary on Sunday and it was a good experience, however, they only had one soup avaliable and it wasn't their amazing minestrone which was kind of dissapointing. They also didn't have my favorite tiramisu that I was really hoping for! The pasta side that they served me was also pretty cold and very oily. Other than that, our server was wonderful!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OK but...BaeMIDined on 7/5/2014Our latest trip to Andiamo Dearborn was only OK. The server was courteous but spoke way too fast for all of us to clearly understand him and my Mom at 94 didn't understand anything he said to her. My Whitefish was disappointing, lacking the wonderful flavor I have come to expect from Andiamo's. The chopped salads were drenched in dressing and had much too salt. For such a nice location; you would think they could have someone weed and plant the wooden barrels on the outdoor deck with colorful summer flowers but instead they were full of weeds leaving the impression they just don't care. Will have to think twice before visiting this location again.Special Features:
- First timeSMC1573Dined on 6/28/2014Great experience. It was our first time and it was a great time. Food was excellent and our server was great. We will defiantly be back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SoccerDined on 6/28/2014We had a very nice time with family. We were on the area viewing the wooded area it was very scenic. The food was very good and the service wasn't rushed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FoodlarrylawyerVIPDined on 6/28/2014Glad to see the menu and pricing changed. Nice to see little larger portions of salad , etc. Unfortunately, your chef missed the mark with two of the filets, cooking them medium rare instead of medium well. That resulted in one being returned and a second steak for by wife being prepared. Of course, that also caused a delay and lengthened the meal.Special Features:
- Not that goodJimmyVIPDined on 6/26/2014My wife and I went to this restaurant to celebrate a wedding anniversary. The hostess first seated us on a table for six at the back of the restaurant when there were several other much more acceptable 4 person tables where she could have seated us. We had her change our location. My wife ordered the pappardelli dish and I ordered the scallops for our entrees. My scallops were barely warm when they came and a new set were prepared. The sauces on the pappardelli were heavy and overpowering. The restaurant were apologetic and offered us dessert on the house. In fact, they also did not charge for my wife's entree and for lattes that we had ordered -- which was appreciated
- Regular Customers going elsewherewastedmoneyDined on 6/21/2014The last 2 times we had to complain about over cooked pasta and lobster. This last time the 1st servicer we thought was new and we finally had to complain to the front desk they replaced her and the 2nd servicer was great! Then the lobster came out tough for the birthday boy, and my chopped salad was just pain tasteless and lacked texture. All of us decided that for $100 to $200 dinners....before it was worth it...now it was NOT. The manager tried with free desserts but the damage for the celebration was done. Sorry to say....we will not be returning.
- Struggling with large partiesOpenTable Diner Since 2006VIPDined on 6/18/2014I have eaten here several times and usually take clinets. We had a goup of 11 people. Everyone enjoyed their food. I have a few comments. The server was too pushy in terms of trying to have us order extra food such as appetizers. Wine was half priced that night and we ordered several bottles. However, he tried to get us to order more expensive wine. Lastly, they seemed reluctant to handle my crustacean allergy meaning I tried to order the swordfish and simply asked if they could ensure it was not grilled where they grille shrimp. On teh surface, they said yes but they were clearly uncomfortable and the waiter steered me towards filet, which clearly is more expensive. Lastly, I ordered it medium and it was well done. Disappointed!Special Features:
- special occasionOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/15/2014great special occasion place - not every day dining. price a bit higher than expectedSpecial Features:


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Ford Motor Co. said Friday its net income fell by 45 percent in the first quarter as European sales plummeted and the company paid higher taxes.
Ford said it will try to cut its pension costs by offering lump-sum payments to about 90,000 U.S. white-collar retirees and former employees. Ford said it is the largest such offer in U.S. history. Payouts will start later this year and come from pension plan assets. Ford doesn't know how much the plan will cost.
Ford earned $1.4 billion, or 35 cents a share, in the first quarter. That was down from $2.5 billion, or 61 cents, a year earlier.
Ford said nearly half the decrease was because of paying a higher tax rate. The company recently moved tax credits and other assets back onto its books, after moving them off in 2006 when it wasn't making a profit. Ford is now paying a 32.5 percent tax rate, compared with 8 percent a year earlier.
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Audley Harrison has officially announced his retirement from boxing
Last Updated: 01/05/13 3:52pm
Audley Harrison has officially announced his retirement from boxing following his defeat to Deontay Wilder at the weekend.
Harrison sprung to fame by winning super-heavyweight gold at the Sydney Olympics but his professional career never lived up to that promise.
The only recognised belt he won was the European title, when knocked out Michael Sprott in the final round of their 2010 clash.
Harrison Factfile
1998 Won Commonwealth Games
2000 Won Olympics
2001 Turned pro
2002 Relocated to America
2004 Won WBF title2005 Lost to Danny Williams
2007 KO'd by Michael Sprott
2009 Won Prizefighter
2010 Beat Michael Sprott to win European title
2010 Lost to David Haye
2012 KO'd in first round by David Price
2013Won Prizefighter International
2013KO'd in first round by Deontay Wilder
He immediately relinquished that to fight then-world champion David Haye for the WBA strap, only for his fellow Briton and former sparring partner to dish out a one-sided beating.
Harrison astounded fans and critics alike with numerous comebacks from defeat, however he now accepts his quest to win a world title is over for good.
"There are only so many times you can fall before it becomes foolhardy to continue," the 41-year-old said in a statement. "I've fallen a lot, but winning the heavyweight title was a destination I really wanted to get to.
"Coming back from adversity has been synonymous with my life. I've done well to turn my life around, but sadly my dream to be a legitimate world champion will be unrealised.
"Our life is a one time deal, no rehearsals, so the regrets I have, I live with and accept...I got focused a little late in life, so I've had to learn some tough lessons along the way."
While often derided for failing to live up to his own hype, his Olympic victory nevertheless opened the funding floodgates for the sport that has led to Team GB's successes at the last two Games.
He retires with a professional record of 31 wins and seven losses.


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We make thousands of assumptions every day, and that's a good thing. For example, if I see a bear looking at me and licking his lips I can assume he's wants to eat me and get the hell out. Or, alternately, if Lil B and Souljja Boy drop a new track called Swag Money Click Ellen DeGeneres Swag I can assume it's terrible and save my ears three minutes of pain. Assumptions help us navigate a dangerous and busy world, quickly separating what might kill us from what won't, what's worth our time from what's …
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Although Curren$y's just now broken into the mainstream, or at least the rap mainstream, he's a well travelled industry vet. Originally signed to Master P's No Limit Records and made part of the 504 Boys, Curren$y relocated New Orleans' label allegiances and signed with Cash Money before departing the house that Birdman built for more independent waters. Since then he's released a steady stream of indie albums and mixtapes - including Covert Coup, the project that forced me to admit he was a legit emcee - before finally dropping his major label debut, the impressive Weekend at Burnie's; because if there's anything stoners love as much as weed it's puns and '80s movies.
Speaking of substances that are legal in California if you've experiences back pain in the last five years, while always delivered under a cloud of marijuana smoke Curren$y's supremely laid back flow can often mask a more complex lyricism. Take single/living trending topic #JetsGo. While the topic's certainly nothing complicated – sex, drugs and money – by the time the THC soaked track's come to a close he's referenced everyone from Mario Andretti to Robert De Niro's character in Casino, and the laid back hook aside he barely stops to take a breath, packing each bar with as many syllables as possible; his flow's like a bizarro Talib Kweli. Or as the man himself puts it, "These detailed lyrics are far too intricate to be made up." The same goes for She Don't Want a Man, which shows a deft storytelling touch and Money Machine, which displays a Godfather-level of gangster complexity. The production and the sonic contact high might be making you drowsy, but ironically those who put some effort into listening to Weekend at Burnie's will find themselves rewarded.
The album's biggest strength is also its weakness, depending on your personal tastes. (How's that for a vague opinion?) On the downside Burnie's consistency and cohesion make all of the songs blend together, in affect sometimes relegating the album to background music. There's a difference between You See It and Get Paid, but not a big one. Frankly most of the tracks on this album are essentially interchangeable, and in some cases even forgettable (I'm looking at you What What). At the same time though, in an age where the single rules supreme Curren$y has actually put together an album that's best listened to as an album, whose effect can really only be felt after a top to bottom listen. So maybe "background music" isn't such a dirty term. This is lifestyle music, and if your lifestyle involves a lot of sitting down and not talking much, there are a lot worse places to spend a weekend at than Burnie's.
I'd like to say that we've all learned a valuable lesson here today, but we really haven't, unless that lesson is "most of the time your assumptions are right, but every so often you're wrong." I'm still going to run away from hungry bears and Soulja Boy tracks, and rightfully so. But I'll also both gladly tell anyone willing to listen that Curren$y has emerged as one of my favorite secretly dope rappers, and that Weekend at Burnie's has earned a regular spot in my iPod rotation. I may not be a full-ledged jet but I when I do fly I've got no problem letting Curren$y be my pilot.
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Remember their story of parents who spend upwards of $350 an hour to hire disabled "guides" so that the little ones need not be inconvenienced by lines at Disney World? Well now, parents in that same tax bracket can hire "recreation experts" for $400 an hour to teach their preschoolers how to play.
Or, more specifically, how to play nicely. With others.
Well, this is just crazy to me! According to the article, some kids don't know how to just 'play' because their lives are so filled with activities and classes. Wow! How many classes/activities is your 4/5 yr old involved with?
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Well if I could afford to hire someone to teach my two girls to play nicely with each other, and stop being so mean to each other, I"d do it in a heartbeat at this point, they are just terrible to each other!!
My middle one was involved in kung fu for a year at daycare when she was 4, but neither little one did any activities at all last year, I decided we needed one transition year for everyone. They both did swimming this summer for about 2 months. This fall both girls will do gymnastics lessons once a week, the little one will also do ballet class at daycare one day a week and most likely we'll sign the middle one up for an after school club. She's already in after school care at the school, so if she can do a club while she's already there, that's fine by me. But overall I like to keep the kids in only 1 activity at a time, unless its one sport and one musical interest or other hobby like girl/boy scouts. The only reason both girls are doing gymnastics is the little one has wanted to do ballet forever and I promised her it this fall, but gymnastics is the perfect time for the middle one and I don't want to have to deal with the little one running around the gym not in a class for an hour while the other one is in class, and its far to go home in between, so I found 2 different classes that run at the same time for them both to do.
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Disclamer, will admit we paid for private pitching lessons for my oldest last year but but it was 6 lessons for $100.00 and he really wanted to pitch but with his ADHD thought the one on one would be better then his coach trying to run a practice and go over pitching.
That said this doesn't surprise me. Like I said we have paid for privates but also I hear commericals for much more expensive places that do similar with baseball and football. I limit activities to 1 a season (don't count karate because its also an after school) In the summer we take swimming at the Y, sometimes will let that go into fall, but this year he is doing soccer. Soccer will run into hockey learn to skate by a week. That runs through march and then tball in spring. Older DS just does the baseball and karate bit his baseball keeps us running all spring so no time for anything else. Don't know how others do it with kids in many things all at once. We both work so guess we sort of have free help in grandparents who take them to practices


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Hey Rossi,
What are your thoughts on the idea that some Fury warriors are dropping Bloodsurge for the "fact" that Slam is worthless? They say that wasting the GCD and rage for a skill that crits for a little over the base damage of a Bloodthirst is a dps loss.
I've never set foot in a raid so my best gear is from heroic dungeons and emblem vendors. I tried dropping Bloodsurge and Slam from my talents/rotation and I maybe saw a dps increase. I dunno, maybe I wanted to see it.
Anyway, anyone else think this is viable?
Right now, theorycrafters are seeing that Slam is only worth it IFF Bloodsurge is procced AND you have an overabundance of Rage, because Heroic Strike > Slam, so if you only have Rage for one or the other, you want to use HS. The question is, can you find a more useful place to stick those points?
Note however that this is dependent on having good gear. If you're a very fresh 80, I suppose it's possible that Slam will hit for more. The difference is that Slam hits for base weapon damage plus a static modifier, so it's only slightly better than an autoattack, while HS uses a small static number modified by your AP. So, the higher your AP, the better HS will be in comparison with Slam. You should check to see what the actual numbers are for your character with your gear.


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It seems like Blizzard is taking big steps to stem the subscriber bleed. I wouldn't put it past them to add one more major feature to Mists (especially since transmog was moved up to 4.3). Personally I'd like to see player or guild housing implemented. What other major features are left to add and what would you like to see?
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I would love to see player housing and guild housing added as well, but it's probably never going to happen. They have said several times it would essentially be a pain in the ass for them, and the last time they mentioned it, they pretty firmly said no. Now, as devs come in and out, and people stop subscribing, they may eventually decide to put them in, as a very, very last resort measure, but as they have said before they don't see the effort being worth it, I doubt they ever would.
They could make it so you could only be in the guild house for 10-15 min on a 60 min CD or something like that. Your guild home would be like a second hearth. I don't think it would happen but it could be fun and actually get people out more, not less. I'd have a tough time making our home in Zangarmarsh or Booty Bay. Cause who doesn't like booty?
I wouldn't mind a phased or instanced Guild Hall. To prevent camping, they could just not have terribly useful NPCs there, no AH/bank/mailbox/hearth/repair. Maybe guild rewards vendor, if anything. But spaces to meet in would be cool, like a big meeting hall with a lecturn, or some chairs by a cozy fireplace, or a trophy room with visual indicators of guild achievements. Players would still need to head out to craft, visit AH, or listen in on Trade chat, of course, but might add a bit to guild community apart from just green text in the chat window.


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So then there was insulin and needles and 19 pills in the morning, and this episode became lore and a published medical paper (The Negress was a 38 year old African-American woman in the paper; she really wanted to be Patient Z) since stuff like that only happens to people who are HIV positive. She balanced work and surgeries pretty well for about six years – a knee replacement, carpal tunnel surgery, rectal pruning etc. but it all fell apart one day when she was at The Alternate Orthopedist. He was not to be confused with the Wizard of Cleveland, who eventually upgraded both knees to titanium (kind of like a credit card, but with added mayhem at airports). The Wizard looked like an accountant around tax time except for the white coat and sneakers. The Alternate Orthopedist inherited her wrists and hands. He was caramel-colored, looked like a two-guard and his mocha wife used to work for the Wizard. Her hip had hurt for a month and she thought it was a bone thing; not a Crohn's thing. Shet left work early, telling her most recent supervisor that she was likely going to end up in the hospital. "How do you know?" he said. She resisted the temptation to mutter, "The same way I know you're an idiot."
She called Cool Rockin' Doc and explained the story of this particular pain. He sent her to Paterson to be admitted express through the ER. He wrote orders while the Negress drove there from Bayonne. About nine hours or so after arriving, she got a bed. In the ensuing days, the Negress was diagnosed with an intestinal abscess. She got a drain attached to her belly that is called a grenade because of its size and shape. The Negress emptied pink fluid out of it at various intervals during the day. She also had a PIC line installed since her veins, which roll and float, shut down in hospitals. Attached to said PIC line is a backpack filled with a bag of milky nutrition. She got this stuff along with insulin and a bunch of other shit she had to inject into the bag shipped to the house. The Negress was at home on disability and fell into the ritual of Stabbing the Bag and watching a lot of "Law and Order" reruns. This would be temporary, Cool Rockin' Doc assured her. He and Infectious Disease Guy had a plan. The Negress, while waiting on the plan, looked around the house and wished she was well enough to get rid of some the crap she had accumulated.
Could the need to de-clutter be related to the fact that the Negress has begun to believe she will die sooner than later? Possibly. It could also be related to paying monthly storage fees on stuff her sister cannot use in mental-health transitional housing (Not harshing on Sis since the Negress will find that her mental health will take a more overwrought turn somewhat later). Ringing in her head as she chilled insulin, reset the timer for the Nutrition in a Bag are her mother's words, "I don't want y'all coming in this house after I'm dead and saying, 'Why in the hell did she save this crap?'" Cool Rockin' Doc let it slip sometime after the thyroid abscess that the Negress could have died then. She thought she might die now; therefore a plan was needed for the vinyl, CDs, and books. The Negress felt like a bit of a sociopath during this period; going through the motions of human interaction that people expect from sick people.
She kept with the venal nutrition for a while. Then, Team Negress decided it was time to cut out the abscess and connect the colon. Ear, nose, and throat guy exited and Colorectal Surgeon Guy entered. On the day of the surgery, we also added General Surgeon Guy and his wife, Anesthesiologist Babe. The Negress told them before going under she hoped they didn't have a fight last night.
Might the Negress mention that the surgical area at St. Joseph's could have been on TV for all of its colorful residents and folks just back from Iraq? Now this could easily have been a family except for the part where you spent the day cutting people open and such. These people laughed a lot and welcomed people in like we shall be old friends once all the cutting is done. This didn't happen, but The Negress didn't mind since by the time she was out of their hands, she was so doped up she wasn't sure she was there or not.
She returned to Seton 5, where she had spent several post-op stays. This group was more like a dysfunctional family, including the pair of trailer-trash patients who were in a car wreck but were pissed that the nurse won't let them go outside to smoke. The woman, who looked like she should have been named Crystal as in meth, whined equally about smoke denial and how she missed her "babies." The Negress found out later the "babies" are in their teens. She wondered how exactly you could smoke in a neck brace with one arm a wad of bloody bandages.
The Negress can't get up, but she can throw up. This was really no fun when she wasn't eating solid food. She slept the way you sleep in hospitals, an hour here and there highlighted by blood-sugar readings and blood draws. The Negress woke up at one point to find a little old man at the end of her bed telling her he didn't feel so well and could she call his daughter. She steered him out of the room for a bit. Back he came, repeating his request and grabbing her foot to stress the urgency of the matter. Turned out he was 96, was in a car accident and his 75-year old daughter was coming for him. The Negress squeezed her eyes shut, trying to blot out this vision of her likely future. Except she has no kids.
She went home with staples in her belly, and some sort of tension-loaded spring rubber coils attached to some of the staples. The incision didn't hurt that much, but every time she moved and one of those rubber things was disturbed, she tried not to scream. She had a high threshold of pain. Proof of this was the time after a wisdom-tooth extraction that she walked around with a dry socket for a couple of days. She took some extra acetaminophen, but only went by the dentist's office because she was on her way to South by Southwest and wanted to make sure she could drink. He gave The Negress the eye-popping cartoon face, scolded her for not coming in sooner and packed said socket with soothing antibiotic-laced gauze. She said, "People told me sometimes wisdom teeth hurt. I didn't think it was that bad." The Negress did not tell him about eating tortellini less than hour after the teeth were removed.
So, the rubber things hurt. The Negress waited about 10 days or so and drove to Colorectal Surgery Guy's office to get the staples and springs removed. It was noted that there was some fluid coming out of the incision, but the Negress was assured this thing might drain a bit. She stocked up on gauze and tried to flirt with normalcy. She recalled going back to work, still leaking. She saw Cool Rockin' Doc who thought the leaking was not normal. So he sent her down the street for a CT scan with contrast. The PIC line was gone so finding veins was somewhat tortuous. There was a bald guy with full tattoo sleeves who could hit her veins every time. She laid in the tube and waited. They injected contrast into the leakage. That felt weird. She hung on, awaiting another visit with Infectious Disease Man. It turned out the corrective surgery had abscessed again and the fluid was from a fistula that had popped up out of nowhere. She danced with antibiotics, but nothing doing. She had to be disconnected.
So back to the OR and Seton 5. In order to make sure everything is clean, the Negress got an ostomy. A rosy pucker of her intestine was now protruding through her belly. She placed a wafer on top of it with adhesive, and then attached a bag. You can figure out what went in the bag. The Negress traveled with bags and wafers once she got out of the hospital. She went back to work equipped with her own poo pouch. Work was just that, but she passed the time between stories imagining the list of people she would throw the bag at if she had the chance.
She resumed socializing and it went well for the most part. One night, the Negress went to a revival of an Alan Ayckbourn play, which was wan and not very funny. She ate richly before the show, forgetting her capacity limitations. She started to leak at show's end. The bag blew off the wafer. She couldn't aim it at the stage (it would have been apt criticism), but she snagged it and raced to the loo. After much fiddling and wafer failing, she emerged from the loo slightly shitty and disheveled. Her friend took it in stride. She went home.
At one point, the Negress ended up with acid burns on her skin due to series of miscommunications about the size and type of wafers that were needed. She had a home-care aide who looked at her reddened flesh around the stoma and clucked. She was from Eastern Europe so she didn't flip out, but she did sternly remind the Negress that this stuff is inside your body for a reason. I healed slowly and got more adept at poo management, which was not something I envisioned on a resume. "Photoshop, Flash, Microsoft Office, InDesign, poo management."
Not a good fit for the organization.
She hung out with the ostomy for about six months. Team Negress decided that, after some antibiotics and dietary modifications, she was clean enough for them to try this again. Back to St. Joseph's, the OR and Seton 5. She can't remember where in the cycle the Astros got broomed in the World Series (by her now-beloved White Sox). She watched some of it on the tiny rental TV, but it didn't exactly dovetail with getting better. The Devils were doing well, so she cleaved to them and hoped she might get to some games before the playoffs.
The Negress didn't have a lot of visitors, which was fine. However, a couple of her roommates viewed visiting hours as a contest for how many friends and relatives they could cram into the room at a time. She recalled 12 being the record. That family included one very sharp-looking lesbian military vet who boasted, "Once the girls have had me, they never go back." The hospital actually did a sweep at the end of visiting hours to make sure these people went home. She thought some of them even liked the food.
The belly incision was pretty weary by the time the Negress finally went home. The ostomy was closed so that added another scar to the tableau. I recuperated with "Law and Order"(doesn't everyone?) and "West Wing" reruns. As she got closer to returning to work, she realized she kind of liked being home with bills paid and not much on the agenda. Little did she know how soon that's going to come again.
Also, because we simply cannot learn much from some things we do, she tried the sports thing again. She worked on the copy desk 5 to 1 with Wednesday and Thursday off. It was a fail on a lot of levels. She does become a better editor, but she found out once again she's not exactly a full-immersion sports fan. She did get out after a couple of years, but all of the aforementioned health mayhem came right after working the night shift. She suspected there was a correlation.
Around the end of 2008, these people offered her money to go away and the Negress took it.
The Negress realizes now that all of the elements for the current events had been in place the entire time she was in the business. However, the dips and dives were, at least, unnoticed and, at best, rewarded (write a concert review in 20 minutes against deadline? Clean up a story by a venerated writer who can't remember how to spell Joe Louis' name? All night long 'til the break of dawn).
The ongoing brain betrayal, which has now been tamed by anti-seizure medication followed by anti-depressants, has the Negress kind of on guard. Will the monster wake up at some point and the whirlwind start again? Why does she feel that tossing the meds might be an excellent idea? (note to the Negress: That would be worse than that trip to Tucson where her plane ticket got stolen by an ex-friend's coked-up acquaintances.) Could the road being a semi-colon have prepared the Negress for this latest twist? Hell fucking no. She feels like a series of chemical titrations and kind of misses that old hypomanic magic. That is, until she goes through "sent items" and looks back on what she left on various social media sites. There will be no more nodding off behind the wheel while trying to get to Andersonville from Evanston and somehow ending up on Cicero and not knowing how that happened (for the record, she no longer owns a car and there was a successful titration that will prevent that from occurring again). Enough with the intermission. She's ready for Act III.


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Happy Thanksgiving! Reader Stories of
Less Traditional Ways to Enjoy the Holiday
I always think that Thanksgiving is a very Apartment Therapy-ish holiday - a day that is centered around appreciating what you have and celebrating home, regardless of whether it's in the actual physical space or simply with people that make us feel safe and happy. Last November on this day, I shared some wonderful reader Thanksgiving stories and this year, I'm following up with more, this time with a focus on some less-traditional ways to enjoy the day. Have fun reading them, share your own memories and traditions in the comments and know that all of us at Apartment Therapy wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
In my first year in grad. school, I was complaining before class to classmates that my husband and I (we had been married for 9 months at the time and were only 22 ) would not be able to go home for Thanksgiving for the first time, due to distance, time, and the amount of work we had to do. The professor overheard and said to me in a very stern voice--"wherever you are and people you care for are, that is your home and that is where you should spend Thanksgiving."
It completely changed the way I thought about holidays. We are where we are, and the holidays are what we make of them, alone, together, with family, whatever. Since that time (over 30 years ago), my husband and I have spent Thanksgivings with family, friends, with each other, with strangers, and alone (we have spent two years living apart due to job issues). Each has had its own tone and joys. One of the things I think we can all learn is how to be grateful for just being, whatever the situation we find ourselves in. - kariwk
When I first moved to the LA area it was right before the holidays and I was, of course, alone. Even though I don't have a dog, I went to the dog beach in Huntington Beach on Thanksgiving and Christmas and watched the pooches play in the water. There were a lot of people and dogs there and watching the dogs play put me in a very good mood. - lbc
When I was in grade school, my dad taught for a semester at the University of London. For Thanksgiving, my mom took my sister and me to the basement food court of Harrods to shop for hot dogs, the most American food we could think of and the only place we knew of that sold such exotic fare. It was 25 years ago, and we still talk about it every Thanksgiving. - eliz
The nice thing about Thanksgiving is that it's so much easier to share with friends. I'd say start the day by participating in your local Turkey Trot 5K and then find some other friends who are also not with family on T-day to share a meal with, whether it's traditional turkey or something totally different. Add lots of wine and you'll have a great day. - LSUgrad03
There are some things even being in a different state can't take away from my tradition, such as the annual Thanksgiving re-listen of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant". While my family never does it because the guys are all about football, I really enjoyed my best friend's tradition of going to a movie. After all that food, there really isn't the energy to do much else, and when better to hit the cinema? - bodicegoddess
I love morning bike rides or runs, followed by a warm shower and getting clean. Then the Macy's parade while I cook whatever I've told friends I would bring, and for most years since college, I've been having Thanksgiving with friends, being invited to other people's thanksgivings. I love it. - Bee T
Break out the board games and the bubbly - one of my favorite Thanksgivings was me, my friend Abby and my Dad like little orphans at a horrible chain restaurant followed by a few friends wandering in later that night to get completely trashed playing Trivial Pursuit. Life isn't always a Hallmark card but with the right "oh what the hell" spirit, it is always an adventure! - Keough
The last two years I've gone to national parks to camp. They're empty except for international tourists on Thanksgiving! And being in nature makes it easy to celebrate "Buy Nothing Day" on Friday. - april_in_autumn
We've been doing the same thing year in and year out (at least 25 years, longer than I've been alive) but our family loves it and it never gets boring. We pack 30 people into my aunt's 200 year old farm house, and our meal is pot-luck style! We have too many people to sit at the table and eat, so we're casual and go back to the couch, or kitchen counter, or game room, or floor, or wherever we find a flat space to park it. It sounds uncivilized, but it's fun, and I get stressed out by stuffy holidays in my Sunday best, so I really love our casual Thanksgiving (in jeans, of course). - MissMeaghan
For the past couple of Thanksgivings I spend part of the day getting a jump on what little Christmas shopping I have to do. Some stores are open and there aren't masses of people. Then I take it easy on Black Friday, treat myself to a manicure or a movie or a nice meal. - tahitianpearl
I think volunteering is the ultimate way to show your thanks-- giving to others. - tr6varrati
I moved away from my family in 2008 and have made it a tradition to take a trip every Thanksgiving to somewhere nearby (within a one day drive) and new to me. This makes the holiday special and something to look forward to! In the past 3 years I have visited New York City, Baltimore, and Chicago for Thanksgiving. All trips were with friends/SO and all were done on a very limited budget. - Lucy Lamare
When living in the UK I decided a traditional Thanksgiving dinner would cure my homesickness. In addition to the 6 guests I was intending, at least a dozen others were invited by my well-meaning (non-cooking) bf. It was noisy, crowded, not enough seating, more food than a small army could eat, and everyone loved it...exactly like Thanksgiving at home. I admit there were tears on the day, but it is one of the best memories of my time spent there. - DianeE
For those in the warmer parts of the world, Thanksgiving is a great day to go on a solitary picnic. Even though I really enjoy autumn picnics, it's still a reminder. Cooking outside on a wood fire while alone outside is a great way to remind yourself of 1) how wonderful modern kitchens are, 2) what a pleasure hot water from the tap is, 3) friends and family are a gift not a given, and 4) that having a roof is really, really nice. I tend to forget how luxurious daily living is for most of the year. - m_j_s
I have found myself boyfriendless and at loose ends for Thanksgiving, and mentioned this fact at a diner where I am a regular -- so am now going to their orphans thanksgiving. Closing up the restaurant, throwing a potluck. I couldn't be more thankful to live where I do and know these wonderful people. - pamh
*Tradition* can be positive and/or negative. THANKFULNESS for one's blessings in any situation is the antidote for depression. wherever you find yourself, be it alone or in a crowd, count your blessings. There is always joy to be found in the moment if one searches...A Blessed & Happy Thanksgving to all. - discerning
Happy Thanksgiving to the entire Apartment Therapy community and have a wonderful day, no matter how you decide to spend it!
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I enjoyed reading the stories.
If you don't have a dog - here, the Humane Society is looking for dog walkers. Since I do enough walking with my own dogs, I don't know exactly how it works, whether you need to sign up for regular dogs or come whenever it suits you - different shelters in different states will probably have different rules - but it's something you can consider.
Our own tradition of celebrating US Thanksgiving has developed at work over the years.
This is the only day of the year when it's quiet here (most our customers are US corporations) so we usually get lunch (although it is usually pizza, blech) and we play team building games. This year, for example, we played, among others, scavenger hunt.
I was running around town and I collected
- about 15 lawyers' business cards (10 points each)
- 63 strangers' signatures (10 points each)
- about 10 logo napkins from restaurants (10 points each), one place gave a baseball hat embroidered with their logo as their napkins were plain white
- an install CD with a version of our software from 10 years ago (50 points) - good think I am a pack rat
- a firefighter's hat (that I have to return on my way from work) - 25 points
Happy Thankgivings to all American AT'ers!
hrrmph, good thing, not good think
My favorite holiday tradition from childhood was the post-feast family poker game. We didnt have a television, so instead we took the opportunity to spend time rogether talking and laughing and telling stories, picking at leftovers, listening to music ... And the family poker game.
If you were old enough to get the basics of the game, you were old enough to play. Money was involved, so we learned early to save up small change in our piggy banks throughout the year. There were dishes of olives, gherkins, celery and carrot sticks, chips &dip, nuts and pretzels on trays around the table, and plenty to drink for all. Adults were allowed to smoke cigars --the only time this was allowed in the house.
Dad was always the dealer and he sat at the head of the dining table after the holiday feast was cleared, the tablecloth replaced with the green felt poker tabletop, and the ancient poker chip set made of painted wood pieces in a circular caddy was brought out from its place of honor in Dad's den. With great ceremony, he doled out piles of chips for cash (Mom was always the bank), shuffled the cards, and then paused to look at each player before dealing the first hand. This was serious business. I usually got the giggles right about then.
Once the game started, Dad would start telling stories. We would play long into the wee hours. Dad was a wonderful storyteller, and we laughed and sometimes cried, argued over poker hands, and it was the best time.
My father passed away in 1991, and it occurred to me the next holiday afterwards that he was still up $17 on me from our last game. Well played, Dad. Miss you.
This year my little sister suddenly came down with chicken pox, and because I'm pregnant we can't be with my family. It will just be me and my husband in our apartment, and my dad will bring us some dinner. I am determined to make the most of it and enjoy all I have to be thankful for!
Thankful to be alive(I had a major heart attack two years ago). Thankful for my country (we pull together no matter what). Thankful for my friends (they keep me balanced). SO INCREDIBLY THANKFUL for my education (nothing can ever take it away from me). Thank you Apartment Therapy for this opportunity.
My family always does a pretty laid back Thanksgiving. Dad and my uncle fry the turkey, then my Mom and aunt make the sides. We always have more folks than seats so we set up the food in the kitchen and just load up our plates and sit wherever. This year the weather was pretty mild so we spent our afternoon playing cornhole. Now that the sun has gone down we'll play board/card games for the rest of the evening while having dessert set up in the kitchen, with some good drinks thrown in for good messure!
I hate to cook. Since my husband and I are separated, my eldest son died of leukemia 3 years ago, and my youngest isn't really into me right now (he's 18), I was having a hard time getting into the thanksgiving mood. So when my parents invited me to go out to a casino for the buffet, I thought i'd go along. We had the best time! the food was fantastic, the company delightful, and the gambling cheap. My mom and I made our $20.00 last a half hour at the penny slots. Home again for a couple of hands of spite and malice and pie. It was a great day!
Happy thanksgiving to everyone here, and to the wonderful people at AT.
Tomorrow's Dev Diwali, the final day of the festival season.
As a non American I don't celebrate, but I have really enjoyed reading these stories and perhaps next year I may just celebrate in my own way! :)
We were s'posed to head to NC mountains, our little cabin, and potluck dinner with UU friends ... but dear husband has been battling kidney stones and was in no shape to travel. So easy to buy a fresh turkey and cook a few sides. Such a gorgeous day here - mid-60s and not a cloud in the Carolina blue sky. I gardened, set out more bulbs, basted turkey, played with the dogs, enjoyed the quiet neighborhood and the birds flitting about. All the comfort of home and hubby felt a little better. A day off! And thankful for all my friends near and far. :-)
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!
In my family, my grandma always did a giant Thanksgiving for 60+ people followed by "leftovers" for the more immediate family (aunts, uncles, etc.) on Friday. When all the fuss became too much for her, my parents decided to take it on but changed the festivities to Friday (which we now call "Franksgiving.") I love it because it allows all of us to have double the holiday with other friends/family on Thursday.
In addition to changing to Friday, my dad decided that the event needed a schtick which has changed every year. One year we had a bacon theme-- I made a bacon gingerbread house with a thatched bacon roof and a Slim-Jim chimney, my brother made bacon-infused bourbon... We had a "pilgrim and indian" costume party (which was creative and pretty off-color). We hired a magician who lost a mouse in our house (the dog later found it!). We've had a film festival with contributions from each family member projected on a wall for all to see (plus popcorn!). There have been trivia nights, white elephant gift exchanges and craft bonanzas. This year we're going relatively more key with a simple photo booth set-up.
Franksgiving is now the holiday of legend... everyone is always asking what the next theme is and inevitably we get a few strays along for the ride. More the merrier! :)
My mom has decided to stop hosting everyone, which is good. So for the past few years we go out to a restaurant, tipping well, and then some of the family (everyone this time) comes over to my house to chat for a while. Later that night I went to Steak N Shake (never closes) for dinner with a friend and then to a movie. It was a nice day. (Earlier in the day I watched the Macy's parade and got ready at a leisurely, unstressed pace.)
Since I was little, I had Thanksgiving with my immediately family, some 40 years now and in the last 5 years, I was making some of the bigger dishes (turkey, gravy, cranberries, + potatoes). However, this year, with some ailments (both in my arms + family strains due to family illness), I decided to go camping with my boyfriend. Although my family was very quiet about my decision, the choice was important for my health and well being.
It was a little odd at first, when I was use to seeing everyone (15+), and going through all the motions of making a huge turkey, all the fixings and the pressure to produce an amazing meal, it was just the two of us. I still wanted some Thanksgiving tradition, so I made a much tinier version of dinner the night before we left. Although I missed my family and happier days, it was a nice departure from the usual, enjoying a quiet dinner with a loved one set among the redwoods with a crackling campfire.


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The bestselling author of The Limits of Power critically examines the Washington consensus on national security and why it must change
For the last half century, as administrations have come and gone, the fundamental assumptions about America's military policy have remained unchanged: American security requires the United States (and us alone) to maintain a permanent armed presence around the globe, to prepare our forces for military operations in far-flung regions, and to be ready to intervene anywhere at any time. In the Obama era, just as in the Bush years, these beliefs remain unquestioned gospel.
In a vivid, incisive analysis, Andrew J. Bacevich succinctly presents the origins of this consensus, forged at a moment when American power was at its height. He exposes the preconceptions, biases, and habits that underlie our pervasive faith in military might, especially the notion that overwhelming superiority will oblige others to accommodate America's needs and desires—whether for cheap oil, cheap credit, or cheap consumer goods. And he challenges the usefulness of our militarism as it has become both unaffordable and increasingly dangerous.
Though our politicians deny it, American global might is faltering. This is the moment, Bacevich argues, to reconsider the principles which shape American policy in the world—to acknowledge that fixing Afghanistan should not take precedence over fixing Detroit. Replacing this Washington consensus is crucial to America's future, and may yet offer the key to the country's salvation.
Introduction: Slow Learner
Worldly ambition inhibits true learning. Ask me. I know. A young man in a hurry is nearly uneducable: He knows what he wants and where he's headed; when it comes to looking back or entertaining heretical thoughts, he has neither the time nor the inclination. All that counts is that he is going somewhere. Only as ambition wanes does education become a possibility.
My own education did not commence until I had reached middle age. I can fix its start date with precision: For me, education began in Berlin, on a winter's evening, at the Brandenburg Gate, not
Listen to this audiobook excerpt from Andrew Bacevich's book Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War, narrated by Sean Runnette. The bestselling author of The Limits of Power critically examines the Washington consensus on national security and why it must change.
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By Jetsunma on September 19, 2014
To begin to develop Aspirational Bodhicitta is to understand the faults of cyclic existence, to understand the cessation of cyclic existence, to understand something of the nature of awakening or at least to understand that that is the cessation of suffering; and then to begin to develop from these foundational thoughts a [...]
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By Norma on September 19, 2014
9/19/2014 Friday by Norma
A happy event comes early in the day. Women and children are feeling good and they are fun to be around. A confident beginning guarantees a job well done. Give compliments to those who deserve them, and there are many. At the same time, it is possible to be misled or [...]
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By Norma on September 18, 2014
9/28/2014 Sunday by Norma
Deep love appears today. People do each other thoughtful favors that have long term results. Step in and help those you care for, they won't forget it. Little things mean the most: offer toothpaste to one who needs it, feed the dog, wash the car. A small gesture brings big happiness. [...]
By Jetsunma on September 18, 2014
From: The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava "Dissolving in the expanse of space like a rainbow, without remains, She departed to the Akanishta Paradise of Pamavyuha. She transformed into the embodiment of the supreme consort, The secret primordial wisdom dakini. To the feet of Mandarava, I supplicate! Together with nine hundred pure awareness [...]
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