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I Refuse to Get Your Baby a Gift
Let me preface this by saying that I am not a scrooge.
Childless Bitch: Sure, parts of the holiday season are irritating (see: parking at the mall, the red and green color combo, that overly cheery office worker who's been wearing a Santa hat since Halloween), but for the most part, I dig this time of year. I like dressing up and going to holiday parties. I like overeating and overdrinking. I like buying presents for my friends and family. What I don't like is buying a present for your baby. I'll explain.
Babies today are surrounded by squeaking and squawking shiny instruments of stimulation -- dare us childless people call those things toys. For some reason, mommies have bought into the notion that if baby Henry bangs on some plastic thing that lights up, it will trigger something in his little brain that will make him more likely to apply to law school one day. Seriously. In all honesty, Henry is probably just as happy playing with the empty box the expensive light-up thing came in as he is with the toy itself. But if I showed up at your holiday party with an empty box or a piece of Tupperware (also a baby favorite), you would probably hit me in the face with it. Am I right? Don't answer that.
I'm perfectly happy delivering presents of actual use to your baby -- like clothes or books. As a common courtesy -- and I've made this request on this blog before -- all I'd like in return is a picture of precious Kaitlynn wearing the awesome baby Uggs I just dropped a bunch of cash on. Or a casual mention that Jackson likes playing with that fuzzy dog book I got him. Maybe some of you mommies know to do this. Maybe some of my mommy friends are uncouth animals. Either way, now you know.
Look, I'm not saying babies shouldn't have toys or get presents, for that matter. I just don't want to contribute to the ignored pile of plastic light-up junk in your living room (that totally shouldn't be there -- it should be in the baby's room, by the way). It's wasteful. So I'm reaching out to you, dear mommies. Help us childless beings out in buying holiday gifts for your offspring. Be a Spice Girl and tell us what you (and baby Daisy) want, what you really, really want. After all, 'tis the season of helping others and understanding and empathy, or some junk like that.
I completely agree with you. Both of my kids when they were little loved in play with empty boxes or beat on my pots and pans to make music. I think books are the best way to go. I loved spending time with my kids after a long day and read with them. They're too old now and that's a great memory are me. As far as an acknowgement of received gifts, I always took a picture of my kids wearing the outfits they received and sent it to the person who gave it to them. I love to know that when I give a gift that it is being used so I try to response the way I would want someone else to do.
agreed. babies dont know any better. i'm buying my babys gifts from that used toy and clothes store down the block!
I tell family and friends to buy books or clothes. Frankly that's easier than buying a toy in general and my child has a crap load of them anyhow. I'll buy the toys I want her to have, because I know what I want her to have, and what I'm willing to listen to in regards to noise making.
As friends and family, just get her a book or two. She loves them. It's easy. She'll read anything. Just grab one off the shelf that looks pretty and she's set.
Dear Childless "Beatrice" you are not being a "beatrice" on this matter! LOL
Mommy of 5 (17 to 35) and I so agree with the wastefulness of baby toys that do anything but cover, cuddle and teach to read. The best gifts ever are clothes and books. Not the overpriced, overly ornamented trendy novelta stuff, but really practical stuff: socks, leggings, pull-on pants, long and short sleeve tshirts, velcro sneakers, pull on boots, more socks and mittens. And, if the items are a season off and one to two sizes too large, all the better!
Not only did I take pictures and send in thank you notes, these consumable items paid for themselves several times over — for you and for me! They got used daily, weekly, worn until outgrown (which is why a couple of sizes too large always works for growing kids.) LOL
The next bestest gifts ever are books. Age appropriate and again, older than the kid's reading level. We live in a culture of communication and reading is the best method for teaching reading, analytical thinking, comprehension, problem solving and provides hours of family bonding and entertainment. Remember, parents will read a book a hundred times before the child can read it on their own. Once they start reading on their own, you have given them a gift for a lifetime!
As for the flashing lighted, garish colored plastic land mine in the living room: the parent needs to set boundaries for themselves and then the kids. Newest gadget is not a status symbol; merely shows the parent's insecurity or laziness. Other good gifts are recycled art supplies, including newer innovations of foam cutouts, beading, cameras.
One more thing, consider your child's aptitude and interest, not age on toy. My 6yo niece wanted to play a game with the grown-ups at Thanksgiving. We were playing Scrabble. I lifted her onto my lap, explained the basic rules of the games. She proceeded to see two word possibilities on my rack with every play! I left the game and told my brother that she was ready for the big leagues!
The best fun for kids are games and toys that are not battery operated. Make sure the gift requires brain or body to assure best results.
I don't know any moms that WANT you to buy toys for their kids. Everyone always says clothes or books anyway. Most children have way too many toys and whatever it is you would pick is probably a duplicate of something they have. This is a useless rant anyway. When you buy gifts, don't you buy what you want? Don't buy toys then.
Thats understandible but remember & dont be hurt if & when someone does it back to you & your child once you have one of course. Especially those whom you didnt care enough about to show a little respect to simply because of your own jealousy bitterness or spite & because your 10 again & taking your toys up if you dont get your way or arent on the team you want.
I can agree with you to an extend, dont give kids so much toys, too much of that drives me crazy, i will appreciate clothes, books, college funds, even a kid movie,but dont ask me to take a picture and prove to you im glad for your gift, first im too busy to take pics and show to everyone that gives them something, second when you give a gift (double check the meaning gift)is suppose to be given with love and without conditions. If not don't give it in the first place.(how far do we have to take protocol, i think weddings and funerals are enough to send a thank you note).
Hey Childless,
How are you? I am a fellow Momlogic blogger and mom of three little girls. I completely agree with you! Especially in this economy — we're sticking with "family gifts" like Georgetown Cupcakes and board games. Save your money and the wasteful plastic crap that I collect from the playroom and sneak in the garbage bag twice a month…You go girl!
Both of my daughters were born in January. For our first daughter's first Christmas, we picked out 6 age approp. gifts and were proud to not be like "those other parents" by buying more than she needed or would even notice.
My parents and brother showed up Christmas morning with lawn-sized trash bags FULL of gifts. She was so busy checking out the first dozen or so gifts, she wasn't interested in opening others. My dad got on my last nerve by insisting on "helping" her open the other 20+ packages.
When I had my 2nd daughter 2 years later, I grabbed a dozen or so unopened gifts and set them aside for the girls' birthdays.
I'm a fan of savings bonds or a small donation to the child's college fund. At 9 & 11, my girls don't need many more "things".
I so agree with you. As a mother, I prefer my child to receive clothes and books. You can never have too much of either. Now I know how my parents felt everytime I wanted toys when we went shopping. ha!
Hmm I agree on the plastic toy idea , but as u can see most moms do. So wow, do u have a bunch of moms requesting plastic toys? Or did u think of this all on your own? If ur that upset don't buy it.
Also , until you have your own baby you won't understand alot of why we do what we do.
There is Soo much to do, and with a little one or ones around u can't do it holding a baby and u can't leave A baby alone in her room , thats why moms of youung babies have living rooms full of babytoys.
It's not a decorating staement, sorry if it "shouldn't " be like that, but practical isn't always pretty. Baby comes first When u have ur kid,
leave her in her room to play, that
way you'll have a nice clean living
room k. Or leave her in a boring toy
less living room to stare at the wall,
that way you can have your life
without being bothered. Or better yet
stay childless I think that may work
best for you. Oh and new moms do
not have time to take pictures for u.
When you become a mother you realize the world does not revolve around you, sometimes poopy diapers and a shower get in the way of thank u cards for baby clothes, but our real friends understand.
For the most part I semi-agreed with what you were saying until I got to the part about toys being in the living room. Why shouldn't they be where the child is playing?
I think your rant kind of missed the point of the holiday season. It is to give and be thankful for what you receive (whether it's physical or just friendship). Either you haven't received much of the "thankful" for what you've given to your friends' kids or you haven't quite gotten down what it means to just give. A picture just for you because you gave someones child a pair of boots might not be possible but, you're right, a simple "sonso loves the suchnsuch you bought them, thank you" would be good.
The pic request is a bit much. New parents are really busy!
I keep my store low on baby toys because most people do not like to give them as gifts. The personalized baby gift (blankets, frames) sells the best. Baby clothes are surprisingly low on the gift list even though moms love receiving them.
And yes, two sizes too large is essential!
I'm with you here sister! The marrieds get the engagement, wedding AND the baby gifts and we singles get…nothing.
I only give baby gifts to my sister and sister-in-law and my closest girlfriends.
However, the baby gift I give - a hardcover BabyStars astrology report - is for the mother about her child. I love those cute t-shirts like anyone else, but the kids have grown out of them within 3 months whereas these last for years!
I truely think you may be the essence of b*tch. If you dislike children so much, and buying for them then why do it? Why even be friends with mothers if you can't even understand WHY those toys are kept in the living room? I hope you do have kids one day, I'm sure you'll look back on this rediculous post and feel sorry you wrote it. I get your point about the toys, and yes a baby will be happy playing with anything you give it. Mothers already know that, so, what's your point?
If you gave my kids boxes or tupperware I would not hit you in the face. What a great idea! I always feel so guilty when my childless friends buy my kids toys, OR books and clothes! My kids have way too much of everything, not just toys and I feel really bad when I get, say, a baby Gap T-shirt that I know my baby's going to wear once, then poop all over it and I'll have to throw it out (true story). I buy my kids' clothes at Salvation Army for 50 cents or rely on free hand-me-downs b/c I KNOW they're going to ruin it and/or outgrow it after wearing it only a few times, at most. But a box? Perfect! They can play with it AND ruin it and everyone's happy. Here's a wish list for my kids:
6 yr old boy:
-A packet of rubber bands
-Junk mail that comes with reply envelopes with the little window in them
-A lollipop
2 yr old girl:
-A roll of toilet paper
-A juice box
6 month old boy:
Great article. Good to read. There's one point to offer about tee shirts.


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I really seem to have it in for Frank in my stories...
In advance, apologies for the shortness of this chapter. It's a filler but I am finding it really difficult to write at the moment. Don't worry though, I've got my ideas and they are going into the story Goddammit! So yeah - this is gonna be a long story. So I may as well get on with it! Read, enjoy, rate and review. And major thank you to AlysonRose for rating the last chapter up to five and reviewing pretty much every single one so far! And ditto to aweirdtree (love your user name btw). Hell - thanks to everyone. Should we ever meet in person I'll give you all cookies and chocolate!
>Frank's POV<
I woke up on Monday morning shaking slightly. Despite sleeping in Gerard's arms I still had weird dreams. Disturbing actually. They weren't as bad as the previous one, but enough to haunt my mind and freak me out. I glanced at the alarm clock next to the bed - half six. Another half hour before we had to get up and get ready for school.
I just lay there, listening to Gerard's deep breathing and trying to calm down a little. His warm arms around me felt nice, reassuring me with the knowledge I wasn't alone. I some how still managed to feel it though. I was gonna have to talk to Phin today. She was the only one who knew my secret - the only one who'd be able to help me get my thoughts in order. Even my boyfriend wouldn't be able to do that for me.
When it was nearly seven, I decided it would be a good idea to wake Gerard up. I needed something to distract me from my thoughts anyway.
I pressed my lips to his chest. He was wearing a t-shirt but the material was only thin so I knew he'd be able to feel me. I worked my way up Gerard's body until I reached his neck. I nipped and sucked at the pale skin there. Soon enough, the kid began to stir under me. I carried on attacking his neck, determined to make the hickey there as big as possible before he was fully awake. The skin was soft and it felt so nice being in control like this.
Gerard shifted his weight and wrapped his arms around me tighter. "Morning," he murmured. I just moaned against his skin in response. "Oh fuck Frank, that feels amazing." I sucked harder at the skin, pulling blood closer to the surface. We spent a few more minutes like that; my tongue, lips, teeth working at his mouth, him just lying there and moaning occasionally.
When I was done I pulled back to examine my work. The hickey was an impressive purple against Gerard's otherwise pale skin. Actually, he wasn't white anymore - certainly darker than he was when he first arrived. I grinned. He was gonna hate that.
"What's so funny?" The boy I was currently lying on top of asked.
"You've got a tan!" I laughed. He scowled and lifted his hand from my waist to inspect it.
"God damnit!"
I laughed again. "Yeah, and it goes brilliantly with the hickey I just gave you!"
"What?!" He was slightly angry, something I really didn't want.
I didn't say anything, just stared at Gerard until he looked down from his hand to where I was lying on his chest. I was giving him my best puppy-dog eyes, which I happen to know to be extremely good. He sighed and I pouted at him. "I only wanted to let people know you're mine."
He smiled and kissed me. "You are too adorable for your own good."
"I know!" I said, jumping out of bed. "That's why you love me!" Gerard just groaned and muttered something about going back to sleep. I laughed and began shaking him. "Come one!" I whined. "I didn't give you that hickey for nothing ya know!" He groaned again but rolled out of bed. Still sleepy.
I bounded back into my own room to get ready. After I was dressed, had done my eye-liner and brushed my hair I ran back into Gerard's room. He wasn't there so I decided to go and investigate the bathroom. He was in there, desperately brushing his hair which remained sticking up in all directions. I laughed and ran my hands over his head, destroying whatever improvement he had made.
"Frank!" He whined, trying to hit me with his brush.
"What? You look hot with bed-hair!" I responded, jumping out of the way.
Gerard rolled his eyes, looked back in the mirror and decided to give up. "How do you have this much energy in the morning? It's not natural, I swear."
"No - you're the unnatural one!"
"Well we already knew that!" He smiled and I laughed again. Who knew giving someone a hickey could result in such a mood reversal? We went downstairs and chatted and ate. Toast and cereal and eggs and pop tarts and coffee! I'm not sure how we had time to eat it all, but that may have been why we ended up late for school.
I drove like a lunatic on the way in and sang along to the radio at the tops of my lungs. Gerard was laughing and swearing in the passenger seat as I gunned the engine and turned corners way over the speed limit. I'm honestly amazed we weren't stopped by the cops. By the time we got to school, we were both high on adrenaline and fell through the front doors laughing. Luckily there weren't to many people about, but that was probably because the final bell rung and we had to run to our homerooms.
Outside of Gerard's, I pulled him to a halt and pressed my lips against his. The kiss was hurried as less than a second later I was dashing off again to my homeroom.
>Gerard's POV<
My mind still buzzing slightly from the quick kiss, I walked into the classroom. Phin and the gang were sitting around the usual table and I hurried over to then, hoping that the teacher wouldn't notice my lateness.
As usual, the group was in a heated discussion about something; arguments being passed back and forth at 100mph. God only knows what it was about - probably whether Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden were better, or whether pink or blue hair would look best on Jared. I grinned at how childish the group could be and sat there for several minutes before they actually noticed me.
"Gerard!" Lissa shouted eventually and I nodded.
"How long have you been sitting there?" Kyle asked, apparently amazed.
"Half an hour," I shrugged.
The group laughed and began to hurl abuse at me for lying. I just smiled. I loved having friends like this. Not that Ray and Mikey weren't cool. It was just nice, being in with the popular group and being accepted by the masses. And having a super hot boyfriend for that matter.
Kyle interrupted my mental rambles. "So, I'm guessing you're with Frank then? If that bruise is anything to go by!" He smirked and I blushed, but his comment brought back something Frank had said to me that morning.
"Guys," I said slowly. "Do you think I'm tanned?" The group looked at me silently. Then they looked at each other. Then they burst out laughing.
"Yes Gerard - as tanned as a sheet of paper!" Phin giggled at me. I blushed again. "What on Earth gave you that idea?"
"Just summin' Frank said to me..." I muttered.
Phin laughed. "Just ignore him - believe it or not, he has a habit of winding people up." Then she stopped laughing and stared hard at me, squinting slightly. "Mind you; you do look a bit darker..."
I frowned. Great. Then she began to laugh again and I guessed she was joking.
We carried on talking about random shit (as you do) until the bell rung, signifying the start of the first lesson of the day. I left with Phin, Lena and Kyle for English. Strangely enough, I was looking forward to the day. Especially lunch, when I was going to see Frank again. I smiled when I thought of that. Great I was behaving like some sort of love struck teenager. Screw that - I was a love struck teenager.
>Frank's POV<
I wasn't too late at the beginning of the day. The teacher in my homeroom didn't say anything - just rolled her eyes when I came in. I smirked at Adrian and Ollie who were sitting at a table near the back of the room.
I pulled up a chair and collapsed into it, grinning. They immediately began questioning me about Phin's party. Neither of them had been able to go after being suspended for punching some dude up. I think it was a bit unfair to the two of them - he had been calling them emos for wearing eyeliner. It was pathetic really.
I filled them in as best I could. Most of it was repeated gossip as I couldn't remember that much of the night myself. They laughed at my story of Jared chatting Ben up, then working up with six girls around him.
"Bloody hell!" said Adrian. "Six? How do you deal with that many girls at one time? What a pimp!"
Me and Ollie laughed at that. Then Adrian cut in again.
"Oh and is it true you're goin' out with Gerard?" How the hell did he know that? It had been less than a day!
"Where did you hear that?"
"Bob was going on about it this morning." That would explain it. But did Bob have a problem with me or something? Why was he always banging on about me and Gerard.
"Well yeah. We are. Together, I mean."
"Cool." Adrian leaned back as me and Ollie carried on talking until first lesson.
At lunch I was one of the first out by the clump of trees where we usually sat. Lissa and Bob were already there but they were kissing each other so I ignored them and lit up a cigarette. They didn't even notice me - Lissa's long dark hair was falling over their faces so the couple couldn't see me standing there.
The rest of the gang arrived one by one. I talked to some of them, but was kinda distracted. I had been day dreaming in class and memories had drifted back to me. Really there was only one person I wanted to talk to, and of course, she had to be late out of class.
Finally, Phin appeared. She was arm in arm with Amy and Lena and three were singing some Disney song at the top of their voices for no apparent reason. I smiled slightly at the sight of the girls. They truthfully were mental. Usually, I would have joined in singing with them, but my good mood from this morning had vanished.
"You 'k Frank?" Amy asked when they got close. I shook my head and walked off, knowing Phin would follow. When we were out of hearing range of the group, I stopped and waited for the older girl to catch up.
"You dream again?" she asked softly. I nodded and collapsed against a tree trunk, bowing my head in shame. I hated feeling like this - so pathetic. "What happened?" Phin crouched down beside me and put her hand on my shoulder.
"Just... flashbacks at first. Then I woke up. When I went back to sleep it wasn't as bad. Just shadows. D'you what I mean? What you're afraid of is there - it just doesn't hurt you."
"Yeah, I get ya."
"I really can't believe I still let this get to me though, after three years. Everyone must think I'm so stupid. So weak."
Phin wrapped her arm around me. "I doubt that Frank. Let's face it - you made your way from the bottom of the shit pile to the top. That's enough to earn anyone's respect. Anyway, you have the right to be haunted by it. No one deserves to be treated liked that; especially a thirteen year old kid."
"I just feel stupid for letting it happen in the first place."
"Frank, there was nothing you could have done to stop it!"
"And I only made it to the top of the shit pile with your help."
"Yeah - but who knows that?" Phin said and I chuckled. She'd always been able to cheer me up, even if only temporarily. I sighed again.
"I bet I lost all face with Gerard last night."
"Why? What happened?"
"I woke him up screaming." Phin looked at me sympathetically. "Then he found me in the bathroom, crying my eyes out. I ended up sleeping with him."
"Oh," was all Phin had to offer.
"Yeah. Fuck only knows what he thinks." I replied.
"Beats me. I don't reckon he minds though - proves you're human!"
"Thanks!" I shot back, pretending to be offended. "He asked me what my dream was about."
Phin raised an eyebrow at that. "Well, that was... tactful of him."
"Yeah, just a bit."
"Are you gonna tell him."
"No!" Then I paused. "Do you think I should?"
"Well, did he look after you last night?"
"Yeah, I mean he tried to comfort me and me sleep in his bed."
"I think it might be an idea to tell him. Then at least he has some clue what's going on in your head. If your going out with him - even if it is only to mess with his head - well, you never know. He might be able to help."
I nodded - she had a point. "Would you tell him?"
"How do mean?"
"If you were... you know. Would you tell Andy?"
Phin thought for a moment. "No, I wouldn't. I wouldn't want anyone to know who didn't have to. Boyfriends included. I would have, however, told my parents."
I shrugged at the last part. I know I should have told them, but how do you do that? You can't just go up to your parents and say 'hey, I got beaten up and raped on the way home from school yesterday', could you?
Sooooo - you finally know. I was debating whether to keep you all guessing but hey what the hell, I'm kind like that!
Also does anyone have a link to any stories by Padfoot 001? I was halfway through one of their stories and the computer crashed so of course I can't find it again! :'( It was published back in like 2007 though, so don't bother look at recent stories. If you could help I'd be really grateful 'cos damn - I have got to know what happens! If you can find them, please review with a link. I would be so grateful!
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She walked into Archie's room and what she saw shocked her. Janelle began to coo and Jason began to cry tears of confusion. Theresa felt tears of happiness come to her eyes. Archie was crying as we...
She walked into Archie's room and what she saw shocked her. Janelle began to coo and Jason began to cry tears of confusion. Theresa felt tears of happiness come to her eyes. Archie was crying as well. It was all to perfect.
"What..." Theresa began. "The..." She continued, still in shock "Fu.."
"Twins!" Jay's voice warned from behind her. Theresa spun around; his body was slowly forming behind her. Theresa looked over her shoulder to see the sight that had initially shocked her.
"I think I'm getting pretty good at this resurrection thing eh?" Atlanta said as Theresa's jaw dropped.
Atlanta was sitting on the bed next to Archie, replacing the clothe in his forehead. Just before she placed the clothe on his forehead she kissed him. Theresa looked back to Jay and fond that he was still there, she was not hallucinating. She put the twins down on the floor. And threw her arms around Jay's neck and kissed him.
Jay kissed her back. He breathed in the sent of her hair. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He savored each moment he held her. As they broke apart Theresa noticed the rest of their teammates materializing around them.
Theresa picked up Jason and Janelle and handed Janelle to Jay. Their young daughter had been motioning for Jay to hold her. "Yes that's your dad." Theresa said with a smile. Jason and Janelle began to coo.
"How?" Archie and Theresa asked in unison. It was hard to tell who was more dumbfounded at the fact that their friends and lovers were materializing around them.
"You two were never going to die, no matter what injuries you sustained. You had to learn to trust each other, and to realize just how much you need each other." Jay explained.
"Only when you had seen that were we allowed to come back." Atlanta added.
"None of our injuries were bad enough to kill us. Cronos just wanted to make you two miserable, because so often it was you two who caused his plans to fail." Odie continued as he finished materializing in the room.
"You guys fought him as much as we did." Theresa said.
"Yes but you and Archie were Jay and Atlanta's motivation and visa versa." Herry said. "Jay and Atlanta already knew that this team was almost nothing without everyone." He finished.
"And so did the rest of us." Neil added.
"We figured that part put Neil." Archie said. Everyone began to laugh it was so normal.
"Now its our turn to ask some questions. First of all how is Archie sick?" Atlanta asked.
"Well according to Chiron his immunity to illnesses was lost when you died, again. We did not know this and someone went running in the middle of a storm." Theresa explained.
"I only went running because I found a letter and a ring that Jay had left for you, but you never found." Archie retorted. Theresa and Jay blushed as the others began to laugh.
"Wait you found the letter and ring I found in the hall without telling me. When exactly were you planning on telling me?" A very annoyed and hurt Theresa asked.
"Today!" Archie said, anger pulsing through his veins. Everyone was laughing. The fighter and warrior's eyes shot daggers at each other. Atlanta and Jay recognized the danger signs, the others were laughing too hard.
"Ok second question. Why are there to babies here?" Atlanta asked. Theresa and Jay began to blush.
"It's a long story..." Jay said as he shifted Janelle's weight in his arms. "Cronos..." he started.
"...And thus, Jason and Janelle." Theresa finished explaining, having taken over from Jay half way through.
"Ok weird." Neil said.
"Do you suppose we should tell the gods and goddesses that you guys are alive again?" Archie said.
"They already know." Odie replied light heartedly.
"Good, because I would hate to see Peresephone after she found out I had something to do with resurrecting people again." Theresa said in relief. Everyone began to laugh again and Jason and Janelle began to coo.
Theresa sat on the couch, cuddling with Jay. Archie and Atlanta were in Archie's room, Neil was at the school, making sure the underworld had not done anything to his perfect skin and Odie and Herry were at an all you can eat buffet.
"Can I have my letter back?" Jay asked.
"No." Theresa said cutely.
"Please?" Jay asked, flirting with her.
"No." Theresa said cutely again.
"Well then I shall just have to tickle you." Jay said flirtatiously. He leaned over and began to tickle his girlfriend.
"Jay stop!" She said between bursts of laughter.
"Give me back my letter." Jay said again, still tickling her mercilessly.
"Fine." Theresa gasped. Jay stopped tickling her, and she handed the letter back to him, she had already given him the ring.
"Thank-you, now I can use the ring." Jay said as he stood up and dropped to one knee. Tears came to Theresa's bright emerald green eyes. "Would you marry me?" Jay asked.
"Yes." Theresa said. Jay put the beautiful ring on her left hand ring finger. Jay stood up, as did Theresa. Joy was pulsing through both of their veins. Theresa wrapped her arms around Jay's neck and kissed him.
They young couple stood in each other's arms, lost in their kiss for what felt like years, neither of them wanted to end it. Passion filled them, hand in hand with joy. For now everything was just how it was supposed to be.
Theresa pulled away from Jay as Archie and Atlanta came down the hall. Atlanta spotted the diamond ring that Theresa was now wearing. "I suppose we are finally Learning are place. Archie said as he noticed the ring.
"Yes, yes we are." Theresa said.
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Mary Katherine (Katie) Gill and Seth Edmond Cissna of Indianapolis announce their engagement and ap-proaching marriage.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Charles and Sherry Gill of Bloomington. She is a graduate of Bloomington High School North and Kaplan College. She is a surgical dental assistant and is working on a bachelor's degree in sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
There's something entirely different to see at the Shubael Little Pioneer Village this year. A stone and brick forge believed to have been built around the time of the Civil War has been taken down, moved and rebuilt to working condition. It will be on display during an October open house. The newly constructed blacksmith shop, built of old barnwood and timbers, is based on the design of the structure in which the forge was located for some 150 years.
Courtney Grimes and Ryan Gudal were married during a private wedding ceremony held July 24, 2010, at the Chapel of the Glades in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
The bride is the daughter of James and Linda Grimes of Indianapolis. She is a graduate of Decatur Central High School and Indiana Business College. She is in charge of accounts receivable at Rural-Metro Inc. in Indianapolis.
Andrea Tepe and Jason Hawkins of Tell City announce their engagement and approaching marriage.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Katrina Tepe of Tell City. She is a 2001 graduate of Perry Central High School and a 2003 graduate of Vincennes University Jasper Campus.
Mr. Hawkins is the son of Carolyn Hawkins of Tell City and the late Fred Hawkins.
He is a 1999 graduate of Tell City High School and works at ATTC Manufacturing.
The wedding is planned for 2 p.m. Sept. 2, 2010, at Lincoln Boyhood Memorial Chapel in Lincoln City.
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John and Abbie Mendenhall of Lapel announce the birth of their daughter, Sloane Mary Mendenhall, Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. The infant weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 18 1⁄2 inches long.
Mrs. Mendenhall is the former Abbie Etienne. Sloane has one older brother, Reed Jackson, 2.
Grandparents are Helen Etienne of Tell City, Jack and Diane Mendenhall of Anderson and the late Michael Etienne.
Trinity UCC to host ice-cream social
FULDA – Trinity United Church of Christ will hold an ice-cream social from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the church, one mile south of Fulda on Indiana 545.
Sloppy joes, chips and desserts will also be served. Everyone is welcome to attend.
LWML to sell dinners Sunday
TELL CITY – The Lutheran Women's Missionary League will sell pork-chop dinners Sunday at the corner of 12th and Tell streets in Tell City. Serving will begin at 11 a.m.
TELL CITY - Tears mingled with gently falling raindrops July 31 as family, friends and co-workers dedicated a courthouse memorial to two public servants.
Doris Davis and Kenny Blinzinger lost battles to cancer in 2009. Davis was serving as county clerk while Blinzinger worked for more than 30 years as a sheriff's deputy.
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Two of the players expected to be among the top prospects for the 2014 NHL Draft were among 42 players invited by Hockey Canada to take part in a tryout camp for its entry into the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament.
The camp will be held July 25-29 at the MasterCard Centre in Toronto.
"These players are the cream of the crop of under-18 talent in Canada, and it's going to be exciting to see them battle for 22 roster spots," said Ryan Jankowski, head scout for Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence. "As it is every year, there were some tough decisions to get down to 42, and they will be even tougher decisions to finalize the roster."
This year's tournament will be played Aug. 5-10 in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia. Canada has won the tournament the past five years.
Headlining the camp invitees is a pair of top-flight Ontario Hockey League defensemen, Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts and Roland McKeown of the Kingston Frontenacs.
Ekblad, a 6-foot-3.25, 213-pound blueliner, had seven goals and 27 assists in 2012-13 for Barrie and added seven goals and 17 points in 22 playoff games to help it reach the OHL finals.


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FIFA KICKS OFF RETAIL: Soccer's international governing body, the Federation Internationale de Football Association, has made its first foray into retail. Today the brand will unveil a 1,600-square-foot FIFA store in Terminal 3 of Singapore's Changi airport. It's the first store to open since FIFA appointed the Singapore-based Global Brands Group, a brand management, retail and licensing company, as its worldwide exclusive master licensee and store operator in 2005. In addition to the deal to open FIFA stores, which spans from 2007 to 2014, Global Brands Group has developed FIFA fashion product lines using the organization's vintage logos and imagery, dating back to logos from FIFA's first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay. Prices range from around 30 Singapore dollars, or about $20 at current exchange, for a baseball cap, through to 300 Singapore dollars, or about $210, for a tracksuit. Alongside FIFA's own products, the store will also carry Adidas apparel and footwear. FIFA isn't stopping at Singapore — Global Brands Group plans to open between 2,000 and 3,000 FIFA stores and shop-in-shops over the next seven years. Next in the brand's sights are stores in London, Tokyo and Los Angeles, along with a FIFA e-commerce site that's set to launch for fall. Global Brands Group will also set up temporary FIFA Event stores throughout South Africa when the company hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2010.
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Interlibrary Loan
Is there a certain book you've been wanting to read, but we don't have it? Are you writing a paper for a college class for which you need additional sources? Then you'll be glad to know that our library is part of an interloan cooperative which enables us to borrow books from libraries all over the state of Michigan! You can request a title at the library; just give us the title and author, or the subject you need information on. Or you can browse the database yourself by going to http://elibrary.mel.org/search. With the information on your red library card, you can also order your own books! If you'd like to do this, you should stop in (or call) so we can explain the process to you.


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IBM developed the technology for putting a strip of magnetic data recording medium onto a plastic card in the 1960s originally as a way to develop identity cards for the CIA, and in the process spawned a revolution of ideas. Magnetic stripes made possible the use of credit cards to quickly close retail transactions, and has been adopted for such uses as medical insurance cards and even throw-away hotel door keys.
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Hello. I have owned the 2x4 since new with the intention of setting up a midi studio but never needed it as I discovered Reason and have used it for years. I would now like to use Reason with my external synths under rewire. I've spent the last weekend reading the forums here and the problem listed here may be quite common. I have followed the advice given to others here and still have a problem. The first thing I did was to wipe my PC and reinstall XP pro and Reason 6. The midi cable is OK and my U20 plays other synths with it and my Eridol plays my U20 with it.
The 2x4 is attached to the PC with the USB. There is no midi in detected under Reason 6, Cubase SL or midioxse. midi out is showing on the 2x4 under midioxse.
1) If the input 1 is connected to the output 3 or input 2 is connected to output 1 the input is detected under MidiOX (if they are selected).
2) The 2x4 input 1 (and 2) flash when I connect either my Roland U20 or Edirol pcr30. They flash even more when I press notes on either keyboard but no messages are detected under midioxse or Reason which I would imagine means it recognises midi notes in.
I have tried the original 2x4 driver and the latest drivers, both display the same problem. I have no idea where I'm going wrong. Any help would be appreciated.
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
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System Manufacturer NVIDIA
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Processor x86 Family 15 Model 43 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~2009 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F6, 19/10/2005
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As if the Kansas City Chiefs haven't suffered enough bad injury news this season, they could have a couple of more injuries that could take their chances of beating the New England Patriots tonight from slim to impossible.
The Chiefs have both of their starting CB's Brandon Carr (ankle) and Brandon Flowers (back) listed as questionable for tonight's game.
Can we just pause for a moment to think about what will happen if the Chiefs have to face Tom Brady and the Patriots without Carr and Flowers?
According to the team's depth chart, which we know means pretty much nothing, Travis Daniels is next in line after Flowers and Javier Arenas would step up for an injured Carr.
Rookie Jalil Brown would likely be the nickel corner should both Arenas and Daniels be needed to move outside.
We'll get the inactives about 90 minutes before kickoff. For the sake of the national audience, let's hope Carr and Flowers are able to go.
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My talk at the conference on "Recent Advances and Trends in Time Series Analysis: Nonlinear Time Series, High Dimensional Inference and Beyond" at the Banff International Research Station was recorded. If you are interested, please follow this link.
New preprint: Two-sample U-statistic processes for long-range dependent dataApril 3rd, 2014
A new preprint joint with Aeneas Rooch about "Two-sample U-statistic processes for long-range dependent data" is online at arXiv.
Abstract: Motivated by some common-change point tests, we investigate the asymptotic distribution of the U-statistic process $U_n(t)=\sum_{i=1}^{[nt]}\sum_{j=[nt]+1}^n h(X_i,X_j)$, 0≤t≤1, when the underlying data are long-range dependent. We present two approaches, one based on an expansion of the kernel h(x,y) into Hermite polynomials, the other based on an empirical process representation of the U-statistic. Together, the two approaches cover a wide range of kernels, including all kernels commonly used in applications.
New preprint: Convergence of U-statistics indexed by a random walk to stochastic integrals of a Levy sheetFebruar 8th, 2014
A new preprint joint with Brice Franke and Françoise Pène about "Convergence of U-statistics indexed by a random walk to stochastic integrals of a Levy sheet" is online at arXiv.
Abstract: We establish limit theorems for U-statistics indexed by a random walk on Z^d and we express the limit in terms of some Levy sheet Z(s,t). Under some hypotheses, we prove that the limit process is Z(t,t) if the random walk is transient or null-recurrent ant that it is some stochastic integral with respect to Z when the walk is positive recurrent. We compare our results with results for random walks in random scenery.
New Preprint: Bootstrap for dependent Hilbert space-valued random variables with application to von Mises statisticsDezember 17th, 2013
A new preprint joint with Herold Dehling and Olimjon Sh. Sharipov about "Bootstrap for dependent Hilbert space-valued random variables with application to von Mises statistics" is online at arXiv.
Abstract: Statistical methods for functional data are of interest for many applications. In this paper, we prove a central limit theorem for random variables taking their values in a Hilbert space. The random variables are assumed to be weakly dependent in the sense of near epoch dependence, where the underlying process fulfills some mixing conditions. As parametric inference in an infinite dimensional space is difficult, we show that the nonoverlapping block bootstrap is consistent. Furthermore, we show how these results can be used for degenerate von Mises-statistics.
New Preprint: Change-Point Detection under Dependence Based on Two-Sample U-StatisticsApril 10th, 2013
A new preprint joint with Herold Dehling, Roland Fried and Isabel García about "Change-Point Detection under Dependence Based on Two-Sample U-Statistics" is online at arXiv.
Abstract: We study the detection of change-points in time series. The classical CUSUM statistic for detection of jumps in the mean is known to be sensitive to outliers. We thus propose a robust test based on the Wilcoxon two-sample test statistic. The asymptotic distribution of this test can be derived from a functional central limit theorem for two-sample U-statistics. We extend a theorem of Csorgo and Horvath to the case of dependent data.
New Preprint: Stable Limit Theorem for U-Statistic Processes Indexed by a Random WalkDezember 12th, 2012
A new preprint joint with Brice Franke about "Stable Limit Theorem for U-Statistic Processes Indexed by a Random Walk" is online at arXiv.
Abstract: Let (S_n)_{n\in\N} be a random walk in the domain of attraction of an α-stable Lévy process and (\xi(n))_{n\in\N} a sequence of iid random variables (called scenery). We want to investigate U-statistics indexed by the random walk S_n, that is U_n:=\sum_{1\leq i< j\leq n}h(\xi(S_i),\xi(S_j)) for some symmetric bivariate function h. We will prove the weak convergence without the assumption of finite variance. Additionally, under the assumption of finite moments of order greater than two, we will establish a law of the iterated logarithm for the U-statistic U_n.


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Join us for a fun part of our production day tomorrow, Friday, Aug 2nd at 2pm at Chateau Chantal Winery on Old Mission Peninsula. We are receiving cherries, fresh from the harvest on Old Mission, that we will be stomping by foot.
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Room rates in December are $230 per night and are now being offered for just $150! In addition, Chateau Chantal will donate $25 from each of these stays to Chateau Chantal's "adopted family" from the Salvation Army's Adopt a Family program. Valid through December 23rd.
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Old Mission Peninsula winery and inn, Chateau Chantal, has renovated the original three Bed & Breakfast rooms with updated showers, granite countertops, wet bars, and décor. Originally built in 1993, Chateau Chantal operated as a three room B&B for ten years, before expanding to eleven total rooms in 2003. Committed to maintaining a high quality experience for their guests, the Chateau recently completed the three room renovation, bringing the "original construction" rooms to up to…Continue
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December 21, 2011 Traverse City, MI: Old Mission Peninsula winery and inn, Chateau Chantal, releases their first production of an oak aged brandy. The brandy has been given the French name "Cinq à Sept" (sank-ah-set) literally, "five to seven," a French Canadian term for Happy Hour. In France, this phrase was originally used as a description of the time of day a Frenchman would visit his mistress, perhaps with a gift of Brandy in tow?
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Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes.
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- 2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Cream or Half & Half
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 2/3 Pureed Pumpkin
- 1/2 Tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1/3 Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 2-3 oz. Bourbon
- Frosting & Sprinkles
Add all ingredients to a blender until mixed well. Rim glasses with a very light coating of frosting and dip in sprinkles. Pour the shake into the cup and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Top with whipped cream if you want & enjoy!
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Comedy at the Vino 100. A great, great, experience. Such a great crowd, which is surprising because they're surrounded by a shopping center enveloped by hills of dead grass. Cody and I were "using" a non-working microphone.
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OMB Director Orszag on Waste in Health Care
Jesse Lee
October 05, 2009
A lot of people might have an intuitive skepticism towards the idea that there is enough waste in our health care system to pay for so much of the initial costs. That's understandable – too often politicians point to the nebulous cutting of "waste and abuse" as an easy out when asked how they intend to pay for something, whether it's a new program or a tax cut.
On the other hand, most Americans also know that, as the President has said, "We spend more than any country on Earth, and we're not any healthier for it."
Today OMB Director Peter Orszag, a fiscal hawk who has taken on controlling health care costs as something of a passion over the past few years, lays out the case in a blog post citing a new study out of the Institute of Medicine:
The need for health insurance reform just became clearer with the release from the non-partisan Institute of Medicine (IOM) of an estimate that the health care system contains over $800 billion in excess costs, a number consistent with previous studies. In other words, according to this new estimate, we spend more than $800 billion a year on health care that does not make us healthier. The result is higher premiums for us all and higher costs for the government — but it also means you may receive tests and procedures that you do not need, putting your health at risk.
According to the study, excess costs arise from a variety of sources. Excessively high administrative costs for insurers, physician and hospitals come to about $200 billion. Unnecessary services, such as using more expensive brand name drugs when generics are just as good and overusing tests and treatments compared to professional guidelines, account for another $200 billion or so. Errors and avoidable complications add $75 billion, and fraud adds another $75 billion. Preventive measures — both in terms of keeping healthy people healthy and keeping people with chronic illness such as diabetes out of the hospital — tack on another $55 billion. And the list goes on.
The big question is how can we get reduce these costs? The IOM identifies different levers to push change, including: uniform administrative requirements for paperwork; reform of payment incentives so that they are more oriented toward results and quality; increased reliance on evidence-based quality practices; the development of more independent evidence of what works and what does not work; electronic clinical records that can be shared and are privacy protected; and providing incentives for more consistent and widespread prevention interventions. As one goes down the list, almost all these changes have been endorsed by the Administration and most are included in the reform bills making their way through Congress, including the legislation currently being considered by the Finance Committee.
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Nearly 300 students joined together for the vigil.
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Students who were holding candles formed the word, Boston, for pictures that will be sent to hospitals where victims from the bombing are recovering.
The students also formed the letters V.T. to honor the victims of Virginia Tech.
Some who attended the ceremony said they felt like they had to do something, in some small way, to show their support for victims of these tragedies.
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Still my favorite story from the Lord of the Rings set: Viggo Mortensen bonded so much with the horse he rode in the movies that after filming was over he bought it from its owner. If that doesn't warm your heart I don't know what could.
don't forget that he also bought arwen's horse for her stunt rider when she couldn't afford it awww
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also sort of relevant viggo also bought the horse that costarred with him in the movie hidalgo and subsequently took the horse (tj) with him to the red carpet premier.
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Laurie Frederik
Laurie Frederik is the author of Trumpets in the Mountains: Theater and the Politics of National Culture in Cuba, published by Duke University Press in August 2012. The book is based on over a decade of ethnographic research, including two and a half years living in some of Cuba's most remote mountainous areas called "zones of silence." While she continues to conduct research in and about Cuba, her new research investigates contemporary forms of storytelling performance, including criminal trial testimony and the narrative reconstruction of truth. She is currently working in both U.S. and Puerto Rican courtrooms. Dr. Frederik Meer teaches classes about the anthropology of art, subversive culture, cultural politics, national identity, censorship, creativity, ethnographic method, and performance studies (ritual, theatre, music, dance, language, sport, spectacle).
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Chicago, 2007
B.A. Honors (MA equiv), Social Anthropology, University of Cape Town 1993
B.A., Anthropology, University of Virginia 1990
School for International Training, Kenya/Tanzania, 1990
Areas of Specialization/Interest:
Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, African Diaspora, South Africa, anthropology of art, performance studies, ethnography, politics, nationalism, subversive culture, artistic and cultural narrative, law and legal testimony
Professional Affiliations:
Affiliate Faculty member, Anthropology
Affiliate Faculty member, Latin American Studies
Affiliate Faculty member, Ethnomusicology
Affiliate Faculty member, Women's Studies
Performance Studies International (PSi)
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA)
American Anthropological Association (AAA)
Association for Theater in Higher Education (ATHE)
American Society for Theater Research (ASTR)
Representative Publications/Research Activities:
"True Stories and the Art of Persuasive Performance in Courtrooms of Law" (book manuscript in preparation)
"Showing Up, Showing Off: The Political and Aesthetic Economics of Heightened Performance," co-edited volume with Catherine Schuler and Kim Marra (under review)
"Painting the Body Brown: Gender, Nation, and Artistic Authority," article contributed to "Showing Up, Showing Off" (under review)
Trumpets in the Mountains: Theater and the Politics of National Culture in Cuba (Duke University Press, 2012)
"La Batalla for Cuban Identity: Option Zero Theater," in The Special Period: Cuban Culture and Ideology in the 1990's (Palgrave 2008)
"Playback Theatre in Cuba: the Politics of Improvisation and Free Expression" (The Drama Review 2007)
"Una Experiencia Antropologica: El Guajiro a los Cuatro Vientos," (Revista Tablas, 2007)
"Cuba's National Characters: Setting the Stage for the Hombre Novísimo" (Journal of Latin American Anthropology 2005)
"The Contestation of Cuba's Public Sphere in National Theater and the Transformation from Teatro Bufo to Teatro Nuevo" (Gestos 2001)
"Una mirada dento del trabajo colectivo de Teatro de los Elementos" (Conjunto: Revista de Teatro Latinamericano, April/June 2000)
Research Grants and Fellowships:
Research and Scholarship Award (RASA), UMD
General Research Board Grant (GRB), UMD
Notre Dame Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Research Fellowship
Wenner-Gren Anthropological Foundation Fellowship
Spencer Foundation Research Grant
Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grant
Rotary International Graduate Ambassadorial Scholarship to South Africa
Creative Activities
4-time U.S. National Champion in Ballroom and Latin Dancesport
storyteller with Speakeasy DC and The Stoop of Baltimore
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Winter Classic Hockey Game
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On Saturday, February 8, 2014 The Center for Autism hosted its 2nd Annual Winter Classic Charity Hockey Game at Ice Works in Aston, Pa. Thanks to our generous sponsors & attendees, the event raised over $23,000 for the Center!
Over 450 attendees watched the Center for Autism Puzzlers play against legendary Philadelphia Flyers Alumni in the event. The Phillie Phantatic dropped the official puck at the start of the game, and the Flyers very own Lou Nolan was the event announcer. The Flyers Alumni won 6 to 1, and a great time was had by all. In addition to the game, the event featured a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, Chuck a Puck contest, autograph signing & player meet & greet. We look forward to seeing you at next year's event!
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