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Australia's Red Centre aka The Great Outback
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Dragonfly Nest
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We had a lovely nights sleep and woke up at 9am. We got up and had our breakfast then went into Berri Springs to the monthly market. I bought a couple of pairs of baby shoes and a couple of books. We then went to the Berri Springs pool and floated around till lunchtime then came back to the caravan and had some lunch. We then relaxed for the afternoon and read our books. I made chicken schnitzels and salad for dinner. We watched TV and had an early night as we are going into Darwin ...
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While the ever-growing club of "Perks of Being a Wallflower" fans are crossing their fingers for a screenplay Oscar nod in the next hour or so, the film's word-of-mouth success was rewarded last night with a People's Choice Award win for Best Dramatic Movie (and Best Dramatic Actress for Emma Watson). It's easy to mock these awards, but it's nice to see actual evidence that this little film has connected with audiences out in the real world. More predictably, "The Hunger Games" took the top award, while Jennifer Lawrence took two prizes, for Best Actress and Face of Heroism -- it's safe to say "Silver Linings Playbook" didn't factor into either of these. Other film category winners include "Ted," Chris Hemsworth, Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston -- hey, these awards aren't so bad. [Yahoo!]
Perhaps not too surprisingly, not everyone sees the funny side of those campy "Django Unchained" action figures. [Wall Street Journal]
Jon Weisman considers the implications, such as they are, of Steven Spielberg's BAFTA miss, and his curious absence from almost all the critics' awards. [The Vote]
Melena Ryzik invites a host of past Oscar honorees, from Sally Field to Tom Hooper, to reflect on their Academy Award experiences. [The Carpetbagger]
In a field heavy on former winners and nominees, which first-timers will be admitted to the Oscar club? [Entertainment Weekly]
Speaking of which, Daniel Montgomery wonders if Eddie Redmayne can beat the odds and nab a supporting nod for "Les Mis." Some pundits are actually going there, but missing with BAFTA wasn't a good sign. [Gold Derby]
The piece is a year old, but the author resurrected it on Twitter because it's just as applicable this year: why the Razzie Awards are a waste of time. [Gawker]
Mike D'Angelo offers an appreciation of Wes Anderson's efforts to keep the montage alive in "Moonrise Kingdom." [The AV Club]
Looking beyond Oscar, Michael Cusumano finds five reasons to believe Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine" will be one of his good ones. The cast is great, but you knew that without looking. [The Film Experience]
Ryan Gilbey offers an affectionate appreciation of "Snakes on a Plane" director David R. Ellis's career. Ellis passed away on Monday. [The Guardian]
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1997 | Crime | RSummary: Quentin Tarantino adaptats an Elmore Leonard novel into this story of a few increasingly desperate people scraping to get by.Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster
1993 | Sports | PGSummary: Emotionally powerful sports classic featuring Sean Astin as a skinny high school kid with big football dreams and the determination to make his way towards his dream team at Notre Dame.Director: David Anspaugh
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2008 | Science Fiction | PGSummary: Animated series continues the story of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker as they battle the Emperor Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous, but also takes time to explore other smaller characters in the Star Wars universe.Director: George Lucas (creator)
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2013 | Drama | RSummary: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill have boundless energy in the story of a real-life commodities crook who earned millions through scummy small-time stock trades.Director: Martin Scorsese
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1995 | Mystery | NRSummary: Denzel Washington plays an out of work WWII vet who takes the wrong job and is soon neck-deep in a mess of politics, murder, and jazz in '40s Los Angeles.Director: Carl Franklin
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My husband and I have a 3yr, 8 mo. old boy and are expecting #2, a girl, on 7/27 (that's my due date but I really wonder if we will make it there!).
I've been having "irritable uterus" and preterm contractions here and there since 20 weeks, but fortunately they haven't shortened or opened the cervix. Ā
I had a bleed at 31 weeks which sent me into the hospital overnight, where they tested for abruption (negative), broken water (negative), looked at the position of the placenta (anterior but supposedly not low or over my c-section scar from #1) and monitored some of the contractions. ĀThis was when I found out they were real contractions and not just strong Braxton Hicks - because the staff told me.
I was on modified home bedrest for a week, then cleared to return to work with an "easier commute" (I live in NYC and had to take a lot of subways to get to work). ĀI tried - took bus one way and boss paid for cabs the other way - but a week later I had some spotting again and was put back on home bedrest for the rest of the pregnancy. ĀI continued to spot but it didn't increase in frequency - then 2 days ago I had another bleed (these are small bleeds but they were red) so went back into the hospital for a couple of days.
My doc thought the placenta had to be low, based on her own scans in her office, but the more sensitive machines in the hospital showed that it was not low. ĀPlacental abruption still didn't show up in the bloodwork. ĀMy doc consulted with the High-Risk doctors and one of them came to talk to me. ĀThey STILL can't determine the exact cause, but the High-Risk doctor I spoke with thought it was likely chronic placental abruption, which is too minor to show up on ultrasound or in bloodwork. ĀThey wanted to see 48 hours with no more bleeds before discharging me, and I didn't bleed again, so they've discharged me home on bedrest again. ĀThe only thing that really scared me was that the high risk doctor said I am at "elevated" risk for a bigger abruption - but not elevated enough to assume it will happen, I guess!
Back when I was assuming this would be another ridiculously normal pregnancy like my first, I was considering VBAC. ĀNeither my doctor nor the high risk doctor feel like we have to rule that out yet, which surprises me a little. ĀThe goal right now is to get me to 37 weeks with no more bleeds and talk about it then. If I have another bleed, I will likely have a csection sooner rather than later. ĀBut if I get to 37 weeks with no bleeds, then the goal is to get to 39 weeks also with no bleeds.
I have to be honest, as rough a time I had with c-section the first time, I am getting seriously cold feet about the idea of VBAC for this pregnancy. ĀI am a little surprised that even the high risk doctor doesn't feel it's necessary to take it off the table yet. I guess that means it might be OK? ĀI dread going through another c-section, but at this point I just want my healthy baby, out of my body by whatever method is safest.
I like my doctor a lot - she is very compassionate and has been thoroughly on top of this placenta thing, she aggressively pushed for repeat sonos on its position. Ā
Our baby girl is looking good, she is crazy active. ĀI am just in "hurry up and wait" mode. ĀI wish I could just sleep for 2 weeks and wake up at 37 weeks!! ĀI try not to be anxious but can't help it.
I'm alone in the house during the day because our son is still going to his nannyshare (we wanted to keep our nannyshare for this baby girl so can't exactly furlough our nanny!). ĀI have to hand it to my husband, he is holding down the fort admirably. ĀHe does all the cooking ( with my instruction), all the laundry, gets DS to and from wherever he needs to go.
Anyone else with "chronic" placental abruption??
If you're on "modified" bedrest - how do you take that? ĀI am off my feet most of the day except for bathroom and short trips to the kitchen, or walking to and from a cab to go to the doctor. ĀSometimes I will do some tasks sitting, like chopping vegetables to help hubby prepare dinner, or fold laundry while I am sitting. ĀNow after this last episode I wonder if I shouldn't even be doing that. ĀAll my doctor practice says really is "no housework, off your feet most of the day, short trips to the bathroom or kitchen fine." ĀShould I present them with a list of every single activity I might do?
Sorry this was long. ĀBest wishes to everyone!


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1. Jarhead (2005)
R | 125 min | Drama, War
Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
Writers: William Broyles Jr., Anthony Swofford | Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Scott MacDonald
Votes: 134,913
2. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography
For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major ... See full summary »
Writers: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, David Rosier | Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 7,571
3. Three Kings (1999)
R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, 4 soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
Writers: John Ridley, David O. Russell | Director: David O. Russell | Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze
Votes: 131,379
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
R | 94 min | Comedy, War
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Writers: Peter Straughan, Jon Ronson | Director: Grant Heslov | Stars: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges
Votes: 104,745
5. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane.
Writers: Lukas Heller, Scott Frank, Edward Burns | Director: John Moore | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Miranda Otto, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson
Votes: 44,506
6. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
Writers: Richard Condon, George Axelrod, Daniel Pyne, Dean Georgaris | Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise
Votes: 82,774
7. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
R | 150 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
Writers: Bernd Eichinger, Uli Edel, Stefan Aust | Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz
Votes: 27,718
8. Taking Chance (2009 TV Movie)
77 min | Drama, War
Based on real-life events, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort officer, accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming.
Writers: Michael Strobl, Ross Katz | Director: Ross Katz | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Tom Aldredge, Nicholas Art, Blanche Baker
Votes: 10,211
9. Baraka (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, War
A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
Writers: Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, Genevieve Nicholas, Constantine Nicholas, Bob Green | Director: Ron Fricke
Votes: 25,637
10. 10th & Wolf (2006)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
Writers: Robert Moresco, Allan Steele | Director: Robert Moresco | Stars: James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Brad Renfro, Piper Perabo
Votes: 5,438
11. American Son (2008)
R | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War
The story of a young Marine, fresh from Camp Pendleton, who is forced to confront the complexities of adulthood and a volatile home life during a four-day Thanksgiving leave.
Writers: Eric Schmid, Neil Abramson | Director: Neil Abramson | Stars: Nick Cannon, Matt Sigloch, Dotan Baer, Justin Diedolf
Votes: 665
12. Lessons of Darkness (1992)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, War
This film shows the disaster of the Kuwaitian oil fields in flames, with few interviews and no explanatory narration. Hell itself is presented in such beautiful sights and music that one has to be fascinated by it.
Writer: Werner Herzog | Director: Werner Herzog | Star: Werner Herzog
Votes: 3,324
13. The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993–1995)
25 min | Animation, Family
A group of animals have to leave their home, the Farthing Wood, which was destroyed by the people. They travel to the famous White Deer Park and want to make a new home there. Fox is their ... See full summary »
Stars: Rupert Farley, Stacey Gregg, Ron Moody, Jeremy Barrett
Votes: 2,062
14. Deterrence (1999)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm
Writer: Rod Lurie | Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Clotilde Courau
Votes: 2,195
15. The Human Shield (1991)
R | 88 min | Action, Drama, War
An ex-Marine who was hired to train Iraqi soldiers to fight Iran returns to Iraq as a CIA agent to free his brother, who has been imprisoned there by a renegade general.
Writers: Mike Werb, Mann Rubin | Director: Ted Post | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Tommy Hinkley, Hanna Azoulay Hasfari, Steve Inwood
Votes: 338
16. Brothers at War (2009)
R | 110 min | Documentary, War
An intimate portrait of an American family during a turbulent time. Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. The... See full summary »
Director: Jake Rademacher | Stars: Jake Rademacher, Isaac Rademacher, Joe Rademacher, Mahmoud Hamid Ali
Votes: 553
17. The Banquet (1991)
97 min | Comedy
Film with a weak plot about an businessman trying to clinch a deal for the reconstruction of Kuwait after the Gulf War from a Kuwaiti prince. The climax of the movie is a banquet/dinner at ... See full summary »
Writers: Gordon Chan, Tessa Choi, Clifton Ko, Roy Szeto, Eric Tsang, Hark Tsui, Siu Ming Tsui, Barry Wong, Jing Wong | Directors: Alfred Cheung, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung, Clifton Ko, Hark Tsui | Stars: Anthony Chan, Pak-Cheung Chan, Philip Chan, Sylvia Chang
Votes: 245
18. Fires of Kuwait (1992)
36 min | Documentary, Short
After Saddam Hussein had the Kuwait Oil wells lit up, teams from all over the world fought those fires for months. They had to save the oil resources, as well as reduce air pollution. The ... See full summary »
Writer: David Douglas | Director: David Douglas | Star: Rip Torn
Votes: 301
19. Uncle Saddam (2000)
Unrated | 63 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Writer: Scott Thompson | Director: Joel Soler | Stars: Qusay Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Uday Hussein, Wallace Langham
Votes: 223
20. A Call to Arms (2009)
85 min | Documentary, History, War
The eyewitness story of the illegal U.S. and U.K. military anthrax vaccination programs, which is recommended by Montel Williams as the Must-See Documentary of the Year. Because of the ... See full summary »
Writers: Melissa Mosich Miller, Scott Miller, Robert Lee | Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Linda Hamilton, Scott Miller, Melissa Mosich Miller
Votes: 50
21. ManIslam: Islam and Masculinity (2014)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Muslim men can change the dark side of the masculinities in their cultures.
Writers: Jørgen Lorentzen, Nefise Özkal Lorentzen | Director: Nefise Özkal Lorentzen | Stars: Naif Al-Mutawa, Ihsan Eliacik, Nefise Özkal Lorentzen, Imtiaz Pavel
Votes: 12
22. Losing Ahmad (2006)
68 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Shot over 12 months in Iraq, Kuwait, London and the US, Losing Ahmad follows the true story of Ahmad Sharif, a seven-year-old from Baghdad who lost his sight and right arm to an American ... See full summary »
Writer: Abdullah Boushahri | Director: Abdullah Boushahri | Stars: Ahmad Sharif, Saad Sharif, Jabbar Sharif, Muhammad Al-Saffar
Votes: 20
23. Cumulus 9 (1992)
93 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Writer: Aaron Michael Lacey | Director: Aaron Michael Lacey | Stars: Aaron Michael Lacey, Reza Feiz, Annemette Andersen, Langford King Jordan
Votes: 51
24. Falafel Cart (2014)
16 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An unseen falafel cart owner regains his passion for cooking, after stumbling upon an unusual flower that holds the essence of his past.
Writer: Abdullah Al-Wazzan | Director: Abdullah Al-Wazzan
Votes: 12
25. Desert Storm: The War Begins (1991 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary, War
Writers: Bob Bahr, Stacy Jolna | Stars: Bernard Shaw, Cliff Acree, Hafez al-Assad, Nayirah al-Sabah
Votes: 26
26. Direct Order (2003)
55 min | Documentary
The United States Military is using an experimental drug on our men and women in uniform, and it is killing them.
Writer: Scott Miller | Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Rick Otto
Votes: 15
27. Storm Clouds (1992 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
Bruce Becker, petroleum engineer takes a job in Kuwait as job opportunities at home in the US disappear. He is taken hostage and is used as part of the "Human Shield" prior to the first ... See full summary »
Writers: Francis Ott, Isabelle S. Ott | Director: W. Scott Lineberger | Stars: John Funchess, Claire Grey, Karen Ignatz, Joy Noe
28. Dead to Rights (2003)
A Gulf War veteran returns home and while attempting to make peace with his past, gets caught up in a deadly triangle involving two very sexy, very dangerous women.
Writer: Steven Kohl | Director: Steven Kohl | Stars: Valerie Mikita, Tony Czyzyk, Heather Frayne, Peter H. Simon
29. Fact or Horror (2014)
Action, Drama, Horror
Writer: Yuosf Al-Omar | Directors: Yuosf Al-Omar, Bader Al-Shihaitawi | Stars: Muhamed Al-Misallam, Ali Al-Omair, Yuosf Al-Omar, Bader Al-Shihaitawi
30. Wonderful World (2008)
Short, Musical
Creator: Yazan Al-Ghazzawi | Director: Tamir Naber | Stars: Nima Algooneh, Sama Falah, Tamer Gargour
31. Desert Storm: The Victory (1991 TV Movie)
101 min | Documentary, War
Star: Bernard Shaw
Votes: 15
32. Schwarzkopf: How the War Was Won (1991 Video)
55 min | Documentary, War
General Schwarzkopf's press briefing at the end of the Persian Gulf War.
Stars: Peter Jennings, Norman Schwarzkopf, Tony Cordesman, Bernard E. Trainor
NewsRadio (1995–1999)
Comedy, Romance
Mr. James announces he is going to circle the Earth in a hot air balloon. Bill tries to quit smoking by instead using chewing tobacco.
Creator: Paul Simms | Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney
Votes: 69
Prison Break (2005–2009)
Brother's Keeper
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Flashbacks provide exposition on how the inmates arrived at Fox River Penitentiary from The Company's framing of Lincoln to the creation of Michael's plan to save his brother's life.
Creator: Paul Scheuring | Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney, Amaury Nolasco
Votes: 1,493
Generation Kill (2008– )
Get Some
TV-MA | 69 min | Drama, War
Meet the battle hungry USMC 1st Recon Battalion as they deal with the mundane issues of grooming standards, sand storms, a by the book CO and ... waiting. But a variety of creative racial, gay and gender slurs, pizza relieve the tension.
Writers: David Simon, Ed Burns, Evan Wright | Director: Susanna White | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen, Jon Huertas
Votes: 485
Sleeper Cell (2005– )
38 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Cell hijacks a chemical truck in preparation for Youmud Din ("Judgment Day") as the FBI prepares to stop them, not knowing that, due to a misunderstanding of the Arabic calendar, the ... See full summary »
Creators: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris | Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Alex Nesic
Votes: 68
Part One & Two
145 min | Drama, Mystery
A respected Polish doctor, knighted for his humanitarian but accused of war atrocities and collaborating with the Nazis, sues an American writer for libel.
Writers: Leon Uris, Edward Anhalt, Wilfred Lloyd Baumes | Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron, Juliet Mills
Votes: 9
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
Two Marines in a Humvee mistakenly drive into Iraq; an Iraqi detail intercepts them, kills one, and captures the other. Ihe Iraqis try the survivor for espionage; Harm and Meg defend. Harm also carries out the duty of springing the Marine.
Creator: Donald P. Bellisario | Director: John McPherson | Stars: David James Elliott, Tracey Needham, Chuck DeCaro, Leland Gantt
Votes: 68
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Maurice Stoan was in Iraq 3 years ago when his wife and infant son were killed by a hit and run driver. While he was home on leave his unit was deployed without him and he was mustered out.... See full summary »
Stars: Neil Fitzmaurice, John Thomson, Sunetra Sarker, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 5
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29 min | News
Director: Neil Docherty | Stars: Hana Gartner, Linden MacIntyre, Victor Malarek, Trish Wood


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North By North PoleNorth By North Pole (1998) - Rex The Runt Cartoon Episode Guide by Dave Koch
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Middle school football coach fired after trying to have Hooters banquet
This should go without saying but if you're coaching a middle school football team, don't have your end-of-season banquet at a Hooters. Randy Burbach of Corbett Middle School in Oregon did just that, though, and it cost him his job. (Obviously.)
What makes Burbach's case even more ridiculous is that he got fired because he refused to change the venue.
The chain of events is fairly fascinating. Burbach planned the banquet, the school got wind of the banquet, the school asked him to change the venue and he flat-out declined to do so.
"I spoke with Randy Burbach this evening and asked him to move the event to a different venue so that all of the athletes and their families could attend and feel comfortable about the location and enjoy the season," Corbett Athletic Director JP Soulagnet wrote in a letter to parents of the players. "He was unyielding and emphatically said no for a number of reasons. As a school district and athletic department we do not support nor condone the decision to hold an end of season celebration at Hooter's for any of our teams, groups, or clubs cross the board and at at all levels including high school."
Burbach is still holding the event, although the school's disassociated itself. His logic is, ironically, that of a middle schooler: that Hooters is an "OK venue" for middle school kids.
"I still do not feel what has been done is wrong," Burbach said. "I feel the restaurant, in my opinion, is an OK venue."
Hooters isn't a strip club. Taking your kids there isn't illegal. It's more like really, really tacky (and possible unrefined). But it's wildly inappropriate to take someone else's kids -- much less a whole group of them -- there to celebrate a football season. If those kids really want to visit Hooters -- and it stands to reason a bunch of middle school boys would like to do that -- they can do it once they're old enough to drive themselves there.


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Category: Relationships
Meditation Can Help to Know Whether a Relationship is Right
February 18, 2014
Hi there,
When I fall in love with someone (It's a new feeling for me. My last relationship was 6 years ago, and this is only a few months old.) I have noticed I want to be around that person all the time, and I imagine my future with this person. How do I meditate to help me see my path of life I have chosen is right and true?
Dear friend,
It's interesting that you phrase your new relationship as "Falling in love." In a new relationship of any kind I would suggest you use this phrase instead, "Getting to know you." Whether it's simple friendship or a romantic relationship, it's best to take the time to get to know the other person first in a number of different ways, rather than assuming that something more is going on. I would assume an attitude of friendship as a basis, then try to have various kinds of interactions with that person such as working with them, enjoying entertainment, etc. Sexual energy can very much distort what is most important in a relationship, so it's best to get through the initial energies of finally finding someone who may be "the one." Take the time to see which direction this new connection is going in. Do you really like them as a person and is there good compatibility "chemistry" between you? Are you moving in the same direction spiritually? Do they meditate? How do you each feel about family life, social life, and spending time apart? Will you enjoy spending time with their family (because you most likely will!)?
Meditate on things such as this and try to be honest with yourself about how you really feel about this person, not what you wish you felt. Have a variety of experiences with them over time to see if there is something more there in the way of a relationship.
Regular, daily meditation will help you be more impersonal and discriminating about what is actually happening between the two of you. Each day in meditation hold up the relationship with this person in God's light and ask that He bless and guide you in it.
Learning to Love Is Not a Passive Process
February 12, 2014
A Singh
Hi Ananda Members!
By God's grace I get to know the real intentions/feelings of people around me, no matter how hard they try to hide from me or others. And it so happens that time also reveals those things sooner or later. Now my problem is I am always silent and just watch everything instead of speaking out and I do suppress my feelings and anger which causes trouble to me in many ways. Please suggest how can I best handle such revelations and still maintain my calm. Thank you.
Dear A Singh,
Yogananda often said that we are here to learn to love. We are not here to correct the behavior of others. As we deepen spiritually we can often more clearly see the faults and selfish motivations of those around us. Our challenge is to learn to give them our unconditional, non-judgmental love regardless of their behavior.
Learning to love is not a passive process. You can learn to transmute your repressed feelings into action. Be of service to others with enthusiasm and thoughtful kindness. Do not ask yourself if they deserve your love. God loves us unconditionally. Love others with the same impartiality.
When we learn to love others unconditionally, we become channels for His love. As channels, we are deeply blessed by what flows through us.
Warm regards,
Puru (Joseph) Selbie
Is Premarital Sex Wrong?
January 27, 2014
I know this question has been asked frequently. But is premarital sex wrong? If a man and woman love each other intend to marry — and do it moderately, and are have spiritual inclination.
A happily married man told me that he was spiritually inclined and had prayed to God to give him the right partner. He found her and indulged in it but not frequently and then married her and they are leading a happy life.
Dear Niraj,
Perhaps the best way to approach this question is to put it in perspective of what is the ideal and then see how that plays out in the world we live in!
The ideal is to not let sex be a strong emphasis in a relationship, and even more so, before there is a commitment such as marriage. It would be better to have the emphasis on divine friendship with one's partner which allows a deeper and more fulfilling relationship to unfold; one that merges the personal love for one another into the one love of God. If a couple can redirect their energies from sex to a more uplifting love then certainly that will help the couple grow spiritually.
But for many couples this isn't an easy proposition! If a couple still feels drawn to have premarital sex then hopefully it is with an attitude of including God in that experience. A suggestion for any couple developing their relationship is to try to meditate together so the bond between them is strengthened at a deeper level; if that energy is strong then the magnetism of God's presence will be with them and they will tune into what is appropriate from their own inner experience.
Nayaswami Pranaba
How to Live "Non-Attached" Wisely
January 6, 2014
United States
How does one practice non-attachment with those that don't, or can't, understand the concept without getting drawn in to their drama?
Dear Rob,
If I understand correctly, your question is: "If I am non-attached, some don't understand, but react emotionally. How should I handle this?"
Especially where close relationships are concerned, we have to learn to become mature. Swami Kriyananda established a Maturity Principle: "Maturity is the ability to relate appropriately to other realities than one's own."
A wife might need your signs of affection, sometimes often. Outwardly showing non-attachment might be the worst thing for her present reality. A friend might need to feel that you stand by him, and needs to hear it. Your outer signs of non-attachment may just make him feel that you are not really there for him, and he might react. Another friend may perceive nothing but lack of love whenever you outwardly demonstrate non-attachment, growing upset.
Renunciation is mainly inside, as non-attachment is inside. Outwardly we need to relate "appropriately" to people, just in the way they are.
True non-attachment is never cold or indifferent. Love is a higher principle than non-attachment and should infuse it. Yogananda stated, "I am divinely attached to all," meaning "I really care for the well-being of all." And he showed it, even though he was fully non-attached deep inside. If people feel your love, there will be no "drama".
In divine friendship, Jayadev
Relationships and Renunciation
January 6, 2014
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Hi there. I have what for me is a hard question. Is it falling to the desire of sex if its just my girlfriend who asks for it ? I have said no many times without haste but I don't want to ruin this relationship because of sex. I feel God's love in her. What should I do? Because I don't desire it anymore. But I can't let her suffer, can I? I can't. What to do? I follow these teachings of your Master very strictly myself.
Dear Dan,
It's common for a sincere spiritual seeker to want to leave sex behind. However, when two people share a committed relationship, the needs of each person must be respected. Sex is a powerful desire, and if one of the partners has that desire, it's quite normal, and the other person should honor it. It doesn't have to be a constant thing, after all. Just remember when having sex to take God with you. Give love and make sure that the occasion uplifts both of you.
There Is No Conflict Between Meditation and Service
January 2, 2014
Is it all right for a person on spiritual path (who does meditation regularly) to neglect the wishes of his children, wife (like go for a movie and do activities with children which may not be of any spiritual value but may provide joy and happiness to them). I have an understanding that spirituality is to become one with God. Also, all Gurus say God is in everyone.
Dear Suma,
Your question is one that has been asked by sincere seekers for millennia: Does living only for God require one to distance oneself from all worldly activities?
Paramhansa Yogananda, and our line of gurus, stressed, especially for householders, the importance of nishkam karma (desireless action) or "being in the world but not of it." How does one live in the world but be not of it? The key is to adopt an attitude of service, to perform ones duties lovingly, faithfully, and responsibly, not for self-gratification, but for the benefit of others.
Developing an attitude of service is as important as meditation. You might say service is meditation in action. Like meditation, serving others breaks down our ego's hold on our awareness and behavior. Participating fully in raising children, with the attitude of selfless service, is a golden opportunity to learn how to serve and love everyone — an opportunity to discover the presence of God in all activity.
There is no conflict between meditation and service. Meditation and service go together naturally. A genuine attitude of service helps one go deep in meditation and deep meditation helps one's service become ever more selfless.
Warm regards,
Puru (Joseph) Selbie
Mending Relationships
November 7, 2013
I have been looking for a solution to a problem for many days and while surfing saw this site. Someone very dear to me, out of a misunderstanding, hates me so much and snubs me that it feels unbearable. I feel scared to even approach that person out of fear of being snubbed. I have never meant any harm to that person but it was just situational which had compelled me to be harsh to that person on one occasion wen it was her fault and she knew it very well. Is there any way to reduce the negativity?
Dear Sohan,
The first thing that is appropriate is to apologize for the harsh words you said to the woman. She probably felt your anger or other negative emotion more than the truth of the words you expressed to her (assuming the words were true and not hurtful).
Then ask if you can meet to discuss the situation that led you to express yourself so harshly in order to heal the rift between you. Don't try to defend yourself or blame her. Simply listen to her side of the story calmly and try to understand her position. From there, build on what she shares with a desire to be cooperative and work together for the highest good.
If she is unwilling to meet, pray Yogananda's peace and harmony prayer for her. This involves repeating the words, "Fill her with Thy peace and harmony, peace and harmony, peace and harmony" whenever you think of her.
Stay centered in your peace and harmony and send it to her from your heart whenever you see her.
Joy to you.
Advice About Divorce
November 6, 2013
I was married for 33 years and have been separated for 6 months. My husband walked, saying he wanted a divorce. Yet he has not filed for a divorce and comes home every weekend. Will we ever reconcile or will keep his word and file? I want to celebrate our Golden Years together. What do you see in my future?
Dear Teresa,
I am sorry that I cannot predict the future. The clarity you are seeking will come from direct communication with your husband. Ask him what he wants and then share with him what you want. Look for possible solutions to the disharmony in your marriage. Your husband may have been unhappy for many years or may be going through a mid-life crisis. I don't know him or what dynamics are at work in your relationship. Try to be open to understanding how he feels.
Pray deeply before engaging in the communication and ask for God's peace to preside.
May you feel his grace,
Nayaswami Sahaja
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A tax credit would help Americans choose their own health care plan
The Las Vegas Sun recently reported that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on a local TV program that Obamacare could lead to a single-payer national health insurance program.
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What is troubling, though, is the refusal of most Republicans to come up with an alternative plan to fix the very serious problems in our health care system. On this score, they've been AWOL.
Because Republicans failed to act when they controlled Washington, we now have government-controlled health care. With a dysfunctional system getting worse and worse over the decades, time was on the liberals' side. They waited, and when they had total control, they pounced. Score this as big blunder No. 1 for the GOP.
Congressional Republicans have voted 40 times to repeal all or part of President Obama's biggest legislative achievement, but it isn't enough. Though there are House and Senate Republicans who want systemic reform, the GOP is far from united on what a reform plan should include.
The American people may be terribly unhappy with Obamacare and want it repealed. That's not to say they're happy with the status quo. Far from it.
Liberals may want everyone covered, but most conservatives have never supported the concept of government-mandated universal health care, believing the purchase of health insurance is an individual responsibility. Also, they saw it as a sure path to complete government control of medicine.
But that was viewing the path to more widespread coverage through liberals' eyes. Score this as big blunder No. 2 for the GOP.
In this day and age, when the cost of one hospital stay can bankrupt all but the very wealthy, what conservative does not want his fellow citizens to have sound insurance? Are Republicans ready to bite this bullet, or are they content with a system whereby if you can't afford insurance, you're basically on your own?
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It's arresting is what it is.
Let's hope The Artist Formerly Known doesn't find out about this:
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Saturday night crime in the DivCo:
"I obviously locked/alarmed/blahblah'd it, but am still feeling very upset about it. The ipad was a gift from my father and not something I could dream about affording on my own. AND, more frustratingly, the dude who took it had just hit on me like five minutes beforehand. I don't know. I guess if anyone sees an ipad with a TARDIS background on craigslist, PM me? Whatever."
"I was outbound, so I was right in front of the Honeybaked ham store. I honestly pretty rarely use my ipad in public, but it was the end of a very long day, the bus said it was going to take 30+ minutes, and the dude who robbed me had hit on like ten minutes prior to it happening (needless to say, I was charmed), so I didn't really expect him to, you know. Punch me."
Oh, here's one.
As seen on Divisadero, on the same block as the Popeye's Chicken:
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Keep on chasing those rainbows, area real estate interests.
So many NIMBY meetings to attend, so little time…
Remember back in the day, when Little Star Pizza had a GroupOn type of 50% off deal?
Well, that one didn't last long – sold out with a quickness.
But now, a similar deal is back, courtesy of Google Offers.
Note that this if for Early Birds only, so you'll need to be seated by 6:30 PM. (Little Stars are busy enough during prime-time dinner hours already, right?)
Also, Hurry! As this deal won't last long.
So far, all of the other deals offered by Google Offers since it began in San Francisco have been good as well.
Like this:
Now, you know Little Star, right?
Western Addition 846 Divisadero St.
Mission District 400 Valencia St.
Albany 1175 Solano Ave
(Little Star is now in Albany? Wonder what the Zachary's people think of that?)
Bon Courage Google Offers!
Bon Courage Peu D'Etoile!
This place wins the most-tacked-on-looking-garage award for 2011.
(I'll have to check and see where the stairs lead to now – it looks like an M. C. Escher subject at this point, IMO.)
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Now, a scrappy kid called Nicolas Kim Coppola (aka Nic Cage) took a different approach back 15 years ago. Check out his tacked on garage monstrosity at 1945 Franklin.
In conclusion, rich people in San Francisco just loooooooooove car garages – they just can't get enough of them.
See how the Code of the Street works here? The Taggers of the DivCo in the lands north of the EaPA won't lift their legs on Someone Else's Art, the thinking goes.
But that doesn't stop them from tagging the rest of your bidness, in'nt?
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That's what we call a Pyhrric Victory or something, right?
But it could be that he don't get nothing, owing to the fact that this is a news photo, right? I don't know.
The floating Airbuses of the Hudson tidal estuary:
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Oh, I just looked up what VALUES.COM / The Foundation for a Better Life is all about. O.K. fine. (Actually, I thought it was going to be like the E-Harmony dating service or something. Srsly.)
It turns out to be yet another lecture from Colorado, of all places, to San Francisco about, of all things, "values."
(Click on the links and you'll see how San Francisco's very own C. Montgomery Burns imposes his values on the 415 from afar.)
(And I'll spare you the deets about how you, or if you prefer, the Federal Treasury, same thing, pay for half of whatever this 501(c)(3) VALUES entity does.)
O.K. fine.
Free-flowing booze, nudity, DoOds kissing DoOds, freak flag-flying, fun in the sun – all from back before some billionaire, the A in AEG, bought the Bay to Breakers event and those NIMBY millionaires moved into greater Western Addition (aka Hayes Valley, Alamo Square, the NoPA, the EaPA, the SoPA, the DivCo, etc…)


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"We think we know the ones we love." So Pearlie Cook begins her indirect, and devastating exploration of the mystery at the heart of every relationship--how we can ever truly know another person.
It is 1953 and Pearlie, a dutiful young housewife, finds herself living in the Sunset District in San Francisco, caring not only for her husband's fragile health, but also for her son, who is afflicted with polio. Then, one Saturday morning, a stranger appears on her doorstep, and everything changes. Lyrical, and surprising, The Story of a Marriage is, in the words of Khaled Housseini, "a book about love, and it is a marvel to watch Greer probe the mysteries of love to such devastating effect."
Andrew Sean Greer is the bestselling author of The Confessions of Max Tivoli, the story collection How It Was for Me, and the novel The Path of Minor Planets. He lives in San Francisco, California.
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"We think we know the ones we love." So Pearlie Cook begins her indirect and devastating exploration of the mystery at the heart of every relationship—how we can ever truly know another person.
It is 1953 and Pearlie, a dutiful young housewife, lives in the Sunset district of San Francisco, caring not only for her older husband in his fragile health but also for her son, who is afflicted with polio. Then, on a Saturday morning, a stranger comes to her doorstep and offers her $100,000 if she will leave her marriage, her family, and her life behind. All the certainties by which Pearlie has lived are thrown into doubt. For six months in 1953, young Pearlie Cook struggles to understand the world around her, most especially her husband, Holland.
Pearlies story is a meditation not only on love but also on the effects of war—with one war just over and another one in Korea coming to a close. Set in a climate of fear and repression—political, sexual, and racial—The Story of a Marriage portrays three people trapped by the confines of their era, and the desperate measures they are prepared to take to escape it. Lyrical and surprising, The Story of a Marriage looks back at a period that we tend to misremember as one of innocence and simplicity.
"The Story of a Marriage is just that, the chronicle of one marriage, closely and elegantly examined . . . a plot that deepens as surprises explode unexpectedly and terrifyingly . . . It's thoughtful, complex and exquisitely written."—Carolyn See, The Washington Post
"A timeless story of conflicting loyalties, The Story of a Marriage has roots in the fiction of Poe's era, but, fittingly enough, its plot is firmly anchored in the vividly described America of the early 1950s—a seemingly serene era whose submerged social, racial and political tensions would soon create their own disruptions and upheavals."—Maggie Scarf, The New York Times Book Review
"From the beginning of this inspired, lyrical novel, the reader is pulled along by the attentive voice of Pearlie, a young African-American woman who travels west to San Francisco in search of a better life after growing up in a rural Kentucky town . . . Mr. Greer's considerable gifts as a storyteller ascend to the heights of masters like Marilynne Robinson and William Trevor. In the hands of a lesser writer this narrative might have stumbled into a literary derivation of Annie Proulx's now famous short story 'Brokeback Mountain.' But instead Mr. Greer creates a moving story that is all his own via an intimate view of Pearlie's world, which has spun off its axis . . . Mr. Greer seamlessly choreographs an intricate narrative that speaks authentically to the longings and desires of his characters."—S. Kirk Walsh, The New York Times
"'We think we know the ones we love,' begins Andrew Sean Greer's bewitching third novel, The Story of a Marriage, a book whose linguistic prowess and raw storytelling power is almost disruptive to the reader. It's too good to put down and yet each passage is also too good to leave behind . . . Greer's short novel feels admirably worked over—like a long-simmered sauce. He near-brilliantly juxtaposes the nuances of love, sexual awakening and the sometimes suffocating sacrifices marriage demands against broader cultural observations about political turmoil, the physical and emotional effects of war, sexual repression and racism . . . His book is a perfect mix of what we seek from literature—captivating storytelling; a complex, finely tuned structure; stunning language; and astute observations about both the mundane intricacies of everyday relationships and society as a whole. Indeed, The Story of a Marriage is as much a war story as it is a love story."—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"The cleverest aspect of The Story of a Marriage is the way Greer uses the little dramas of private individuals to enact and embody the abstract political and social concerns of the country at large. In Greer's novel, the lack of understanding between individuals, and our failure to grasp that very lack of understanding—the idea that, as Pearlie states more than once, We think we know the ones we love—is made to stand for the lack of understanding between different communities within American society. The idea that what we love turns out to be a poor translation, for instance, is later brought back in a very different and much broader context . . . The Story of a Marriage is the story of an entire country of people who cannot speak to or hear one another. Pearlie's husband, Holland, remains an enigma not only to her but also to the reader. Indeed, he rarely appears in the book, and when he is onstage, he does little. One comes to believe that he is one of those people whose presence is so minimal that one is never certain whether he is even in the room. He is, in a sense, the center of the book, the one whose actions set everything in motion, yet we never witness those actions directly and instead only hear about them, and the center feels like a hollow void. And Pearlie, too, seems somehow absent, as if, despite her role as first-person narrator, her real conversation with herself is taking place on a level to which we have no real access. (Though then again, perhaps it is Pearlie herself who has no access to her real thoughts and feelings.) . . . Greer's focus in this novel is on those members of that generation who stayed on these shores, many of whom in their various ways suffered tremendously, sufferings that, in keeping with the book's overall theme, frequently proved incomprehensible to others. Wives and girlfriends, mothers and fathers, draft dodgers, conscientious objectors (referred to in the slang of the day as 'conchies'), all of these had their own particular stories of misery, heartbreak, isolation and occasionally madness. But these stories were often too painful, too terrible to tell. And even when their bearers managed to find the strength of will to articulate them, what they all too often found was that there was no one who would listen."—Troy Jollimore, San Francisco Chronicle
"You could say that Andrew Sean Greer is back at it again, cleverly telling tales with his elegant sleight-of-hand. His last novel, The Confessions of Max Tivoli, set in early 20th century San Francisco, chronicled the adventures of said Max, who at birth resembles an old man but with each passing year grows younger in appearance, upending life-cycle assumptions and limitations. Greer's new novel, The Story of a Marriage, doesn't turn on a series of fantastic, suspension-of-belief plot points, but the unadorned title belies the startling narrative land mines Greer has seeded within the novel . . . Not quite 200 pages, the novel nonetheless has grand, sweeping ambitions, taking on war, race, sexual orientation, patriotism, the shifting notion of what it is to be an American. Holland's past and Pearlie's future are backdropped by a country still set off-balance by the atmosphere of war—still haunted by World War II, now buffeted by one in Korea. But it is the book's surprise turns that create the biggest temblors—not just in the lives on the page but also within the reader's minds . . . The book's secrets are the true heart of the matter—like the secrets we keep in life in order, we think, to better manage it. They're so important that in the advanced reader's copy, Greer's editor, Frances Coady, included a note that is a 'plea' not to 'reveal its secrets to those readers coming after you.'"—Lynell George, Los Angeles Times
"Greer is a gifted writer bent on showing that, between the upheaval of World War II and the activism of the 1960s, the political and social issues stirred up in those decades didn't disappear. They were just put out of view while the country took a breath. The Story of a Marriage is a neat little package about one couple that was forced to face them."—Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times
"The Story of a Marriage is firmly rooted in its period . . . The author also infuses the novel with a deep understanding about the fallibility of memory and perception, themes that make it seem timeless. Like most people, these characters have blind spots, and Greer portrays them with stunning focus."—Sara Eckel, Time Out New York
"The Story of a Marriage asks in its quiet way what happens when an outsider forces us to face the truth of our private lives—lives assumed to be settled and permanent, if largely unexamined . . . This emotionally complex novel resists tidy conclusions through finely nuanced narrative ambiguity and a bewitching lyricism."—Patrick Denman Flanery, The Times Literary Supplement
"The haunting questions in Andrew Sean Greer's exquisite new novel resonate with us all: 'What do you want from life? Could you even say?' . . . Revealing secrets in layers as delicate as onionskin, The Story of a Marriage explores the nature of love and connection and human frailty set against a backdrop of war and repression. Author of the poignant The Confessions of Max Tivoli, in which a man ages backward through time, Greer has an intrepid imagination, an uncanny ability to bring the past to rumbling life and a surprising mastery of tension. The Story of a Marriage unfolds in the shadow of one war and the defining memories of another, a domestic drama as suspenseful as any mystery. It's a finely structured whodunnit about the confusion inherent in matters of the heart. Greer doles out revelations with grace and precision—there are surprises in this novel, and it is best to surrender to them without preconceptions. Greer's prose, as in Max Tivoli, is unerringly poetic as he unearths images of Holland's aunts 'unhelpfully placing themselves like cats in an unmade bed' or Pearlie's view of Holland as 'a ghost breaking dishes so someone will know he is there.' Like his intuitive narrator, Greer holds few illusions about nostalgia for the good old days, deftly illustrating the fears and prejudices of the 1950s—racial, sexual, political. 'Fluoridation,' Pearlie reports, 'seemed like a horrible new invention.' . . . A recurring image of Ethel Rosenberg runs through Pearlie's days and dreams as she tries to understand what she wants. (Not bad blood. Not a crooked heart.) Why, she wonders, won't Ethel confess? In the end, though, she comes to learn what we all know: Marriage can be an inscrutable business. 'Anyone watching a ship from land is no judge of its seaworthiness, for the vital part is always underwater. It can't be seen.' What can be seen plainly on every page of this slim, lovely novel is Greer's prodigious talent."—Connie Ogle, The Miami Herald
"Greer, the author of the national best-seller The Confessions of Max Tivoli, is a wondrously inventive writer. (Max Tivoli was a man born old who aged backwards). Here Greer has constructed a world of silences and shadows, revealing characters one shift of light at a time. So it's hard to tell more of what [Buzz] Drumer's visit does without revealing too much too soon. Better to drift quietly through this mesmerizing tale, where you'll want to charge forward to dig out the secrets in these people's lives while also wanting to drag your heels and revel in the beautiful writing of this hugely talented writer."—Peggy McMullen, The Oregonian (Portland)
"A beautiful, lyrical novel . . . a book full of urgent questions."—O, The Oprah Magazine
"This is a book that prides itself on its plot surprises, and begs readers not to give them away . . . The carefully crafted language of this book makes it a pleasure to read. The period details are a treasure. The author does a good job of leading the reader to certain expectations so that plot twists do surprise."—Sue Asher, Historical Novels Review
"The Story of a Marriage contains enough surprises that an interviewer must tread carefully for fear of depriving readers of some of the novel's great pleasures of discovery."—Alden Mudge, BookPage
"The novel The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Geer is a beautifully written book, even lyrical at times. Its sentences are simple and clear, their meaning seemingly transparent. It is also, for the greater part, a devastatingly sad novel. I didn't want to read it—put off by the black-and-white dust jacket, annoyed by the pretentious and foreboding title. Maybe I was looking for a beach-read, and this book is definitely not that. Despite my misgivings, I found within a few pages that the title word 'marriage' captures much more than a picture of the intimate relationship between a man and a wife. The novel could just as easily be titled The Story of a War, or The Story of Great Wealth, Lost and Found, or The Story of Lies and Truths Unknown and Discovered. What is interesting about this book is how many surprises it offers and how many serious themes are explored in a mundane woman's life. These themes include love, race, war, sex, money, family, the great divide between Kentucky and California, the enormous distance between adolescence and adulthood, and the similarities of today and the 1950s. I say a 'mundane' woman because that is how Pearlie, the main character, thinks of herself. To say much more about this novel would be to give away what shouldn't be given—which, by the way, is another theme of the book, whether the giving is one's country, one's self, or someone else's soul. Naturally, since the novel is like a pearl itself—something beautiful, hard, and precious, buried beneath layers of gritty sand, shell, and flesh—another theme is what we must give, tear, even flail away from ourselves in order to find and save what we love. At the risk of sounding pretentious myself, I can only say I envy Geer for having written this novel. The ending may surprise, relieve, or disappoint different readers. My own response was mixed. When I saw a couple today for marital counseling, I thought about my question upon closing Geer's book: how can two people knowing and living with each other, sharing a child, a bed, the breakfast table, fail so completely to understand one another? Yet the couple I was seeing, like the couple in Geer's novel, had never discovered how to ask each other about their greatest needs or their worst fears. They had not learned to communicate. Geer's novel will join the more standard texts on marital therapy on my bookshelf . . . I will certainly give it to interested colleagues or students and sometimes glance myself at that dismal jacket with the embossed silver-pearl title."—Susan E. Bailey, M.D., Psychiatric Services
"This is a haunting book of breathtaking beauty and restraint. Greer's tone-perfect prose conjures an unforgettable woman who exists both within and somehow above the stifling class, racial and sexual constraints of 1950s America—and who must unravel the great mystery of her place within it."—Dave Eggers
"Andrew Sean Greer, one of the most talented young writers of our time, has written a beautiful and moving tale of war, sacrifice, race, and motherhood. But ultimately, as with The Confessions of Max Tivoli, this is a book about love, and it is a marvel to watch Greer probe the mysteries of love to such devastating effect."—Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns
"Emotionally wrenching . . . a haunting, thought-provoking novel about the liabilities of love."—Allison Block, Booklist
"As he demonstrated in the imaginative The Confessions of Max Tivoli, Greer can spin a touching narrative based on an intriguing premise. Even a diligent reader will be surprised by the revelations twisting through this novel and will probably turn back to the beginning pages to find the oblique hints hidden in Greer's crystalline prose. In San Francisco in 1953, narrator Pearlie relates the circumstances of her marriage to Holland Cook, her childhood sweetheart. Pearlie's sacrifices for Holland begin when they are teenagers and continue when the two reunite a few years later, marry and have an adored son. The reappearance in Holland's life of his former boss and lover, Buzz Drumer, propels them into a triangular relationship of agonizing decisions. Greer expertly uses his setting as historical and cultural counterpoint to a story that hinges on racial and sexual issues and a climate of fear and repression . . . This is a sensitive exploration of the secrets hidden even in intimate relationships, a poignant account of people helpless in the throes of passion and an affirmation of the strength of the human spirit."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Andrew Sean Greer is the author of the national bestseller The Confessions of Max Tivoli, as well as How It Was for Me, and one previous novel, The Path of Minor Planets. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, and The Paris Review. He has been the recipient of an NEA Fellowship, a California Book Award, and a New York Public Library Young Lions Award. He lives in San Francisco.
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The material was a little more rough than I was expecting. Not exactly a soft pillow
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Pillows with a pop of color Milan from Lemont, IL on 06/02/2015 – Verified Buyer
I brought these pillows for my family room sofa and they are great addition with a pattern and pop of color
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Poofy pillow Katie from WALNUT CREEK, CA on 03/24/2015 – Verified Buyer
The picture makes the pillow appear more gray than what it ended up being: mauve/lavender. Disappointed in the color, but I'm keeping the pillow.
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Absolutely Perfect Terri from Shuniah, ON on 06/01/2015 – Verified Buyer
Nice plush pillow - colour true to picture! Material seems as though it will be durable. Arrived in great time as always.
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