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In one particular seminal lecture on "The American Scholar" given at Harvard in 1837, Emerson provided what has been called a milestone in the young republic's cultural development. He gave what could be construed as philosophical legitimacy to the kind of raw social and economic individualism that was flaring in America at the time. But more than that, he sought to bestow respectability on being an American, previously a status that inspired considerable pangs of inferiority when measured against the cultural glories of Europe, declaring that "confidence in the unsearched might of man belongs ... to the American scholar". Parts of another oratorical bombshell unleashed by Emerson soon afterwards had a proto-Nietzschean ring. Indeed Nietzsche, not then born, was reputedly influenced by this mild-mannered, ex-Unitarian cleric from Massachusetts who affirmed a rugged spiritual individualism not unlike that of Zarathustra, challenged the very idea of charity and even had a good word to say for hate.
Professor Richardson has produced a monumental account of Emerson, perhaps the last word where the facts of his personal and intellectual evolution are concerned. In a gentle but compelling prose, he lists and explicates what must be all the books the prodigiously recondite Emerson ever read and analyses their effect on him. With equal care, he expounds all of Emerson's own works. He goes far towards justifying his own book's subtitle which, with its attribution of intellectual fire, is in itself a standing contradiction of anyone portraying Emerson as a ponderous period-piece of "Victorian" America.
He also explodes some unflattering myths about Emerson - that, for example, he was deficient in common humanity. In fact, a dreadful succession of family calamities left him steeped in a sense of life's malevolence. "Threnody", the poem lamenting his dead five-year-old son, testifies to his capacity for anguish, while the act of opening his first wife's coffin more than a year after her passing is macabre proof of his willingness to confront mortality. Richardson also demonstrates that Emerson's commitment to the pre-Civil War anti-slavery cause in America was stronger than previously assumed, despite Emerson's distrust of militant protesters ("arcadian fanatics", he called one lot).
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Richardson's soft-pedalling of such unlaudatory perspectives detracts from this generally awesome study. His obvious belief in Emerson as a thinker for our time and his determination to display him in all his multifarious profusion though exhaustive research is admirable enough. But it might be that the desire to groom him, for our "correct" age has produced a certain tendentiousness which in turn has led to Richardson's downplaying, for instance, of the nationalist element in the "American Scholar" lecture and of the influence on the possibly embarrassing Nietzsche.
Moreover, the book does not sufficiently present Emerson in the context of America's subsequent cultural growth. Instead, it ends abruptly with his death. The amazing extent of Emerson's influence - on everything from the etymology of Ernest Fenollosa to the buccaneering gyrations of Henry Ford - is surely crucial to our understanding of his peculiar genius.
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German Meatballs With Spaetzle
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Dry bread crumbs
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Snipped parsley
|1 Tablespoon
|Poultry seasoning
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Ground beef
|1 Pound
|Condensed beef broth
|10 1⁄2 Ounce
|Chopped mushrooms
|4 Ounce
|Chopped onion
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Dairy sour cream
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|All purpose flour
|1 Tablespoon
|Caraway seed
|1 Teaspoon
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
Combine egg and milk; stir in crumbs, parsley, poultry seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and dash pepper.
Add meat; mix well.
Shape in twenty-four 1 1/2-inch meatballs.
In skillet, brown meatballs; drain fat.
Add broth, mushrooms, and onion.
Cover; simmer 30 minutes.
Blend sour cream, flour, and caraway seed; stir into meatballs and sauce in skillet.
Cook and stir till thickened.
Serve with Spaetzle.
Sprinkle with snipped parsley, if desired.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Spaetzle: Mix 2 cups all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon salt.
Add 2 beaten eggs and 1 cup milk; beat well.
Let rest 5 to 10 minutes.
Place batter in coarse sieved colander (like basket for deep fat fryer).
Hold over large kettle of rapidly boiling salted water.
Press batter through colander with rubber spatula.
Cook and stir 5 minutes; drain.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2480 Calories from Fat 1581
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 176 g270.4%
Saturated Fat 74.1 g370.5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 695.5 mg231.8%
Sodium 3299.4 mg137.5%
Total Carbohydrates 117 g39%
Dietary Fiber 8.8 g35.4%
Sugars 20.8 g
Protein 119 g237.9%
Vitamin A 58.8% Vitamin C 47.6%
Calcium 44.9% Iron 62.3%
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A WartimeCartoon series made during the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1940s]], starring the eponymous Private Snafu[[note]]An acronym for "'''S'''ituation '''N'''ormal, '''A'''ll '''F'''ucked '''U'''p" -- though the "Fucked" part would be {{Bowdlerise}}d as "Fouled"[[/note]] set during the struggle of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Produced by Creator/WarnerBros for the Army-Navy Screen Magazine, these cartoons showed Snafu's adventures in the Army. They usually ended with various {{A|nAesop}}esops concerning proper military behavior, via the confoundingly insipid acts of the brash but ignorant Snafu.
It could be considered a SpinOff of the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes and [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] series of cartoons, supported by a few cameos of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and usage of Creator/MelBlanc as the voice of the bumbling Snafu, though, unlike the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons, the Private Snafu shorts were more adult, allowing a lot of scenes and gags that wouldn't have been approved by the HaysCode (mostly, it was showing women in various states of undress, but there was also some mild ToiletHumor and swearing).
''Private Snafu'' was largely sealed away after the end of the war and was not widely seen again until Creator/CartoonNetwork aired some as part of two ''WesternAnimation/ToonHeads'' specials: one about lost and rare animated works and another about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons. A few shorts appeared as extras in the ''Looney Tunes: Golden Collection'' [=DVDs=]. Some of them are available for viewing on [[http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Amore_animation%20AND%20subject%3A%22SNAFU%22 the Internet Archive]].
A complete chronological DVD release of the whole set of Private SNAFU cartoons newly remastered from the best extant film elements, was released by Thunderbean in December 2010.
Oh, and Thedore Geisel (better known as Creator/DrSeuss) wrote many of the early shorts in his characteristic rhyme. Think about ''that'' next time you read any of his children's books (''The Cat in the Hat'', ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'', ''One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish'', ''Green Eggs and Ham'', etc) to your son/daughter/younger sibling/younger relative/children at school.
* Coming Snafu (Creator/ChuckJones): 1943-06-XX
* Gripes (Creator/FrizFreleng): 1943-07-XX
* Spies (Chuck Jones): 1943-08-XX
* The Goldbrick (Frank Tashlin): 1943-09-XX
* The Infantry Blues (Chuck Jones): 1943-09-XX
* Fighting Tools (Creator/BobClampett): 1943-10-XX
* The Home Front (Frank Tashlin): 1943-11-XX
* Rumors (Friz Freleng): 1943-12-XX
* Booby Traps (Creator/BobClampett): 1944-01-XX
* Snafuperman (Friz Freleng): 1944-03-XX
* Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike (Chuck Jones): 1944-03-XX
* A Lecture on Camouflage (Chuck Jones): 1944-04-XX
* Gas (Chuck Jones): 1944-05-XX
* The Chow Hound (Frank Tashlin): 1944-06-XX
* Censored (Frank Tashlin): 1944-07-XX
* Outpost (Chuck Jones): 1944-08-XX
* Pay Day (Friz Freleng): 1944-09-XX
* Three Brothers (Friz Freleng): 1944-09-XX
* Target Snafu (Friz Freleng): 1944-10-XX
* In the Aleutians - Isles of Enchantment (Chuck Jones): 1945-02-XX
* It's Murder She Says (Chuck Jones): 1945-02-XX
* Hot Spot (Friz Freleng): 1945-07-XX
* Operation Snafu (Friz Freleng): 1945-10-XX
!Unreleased shorts
* Going Home (Chuck Jones): Planned for 1945
* No Buddy Atoll (Chuck Jones): Released in 1945
* Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (Chuck Jones): Released in 1945
* Secrets of the Caribbean (Chuck Jones): Completed in 1945
* Mop Up (How To Get A Fat Jap Out Of A Cave) (Chuck Jones): Planned for 1946
![[Creator/ColumbiaCartoons UPA]] Snafu shorts:
* Few Quick Facts about Fear (1945)
* Few Quick Facts about Inflation (1945).
* Few Quick Facts on Weapons of War (1945) (lost cartoon)
!{{MGM}} Snafu shorts:
* Few Quick Facts: Diarrhea and Dysentery (1945)
* Few Quick Facts: Weapons/ USS Iowa (1945)
!!!Contains examples of
* AnAesop: Usually pertaining to the need for military discipline and protocols as well as the home war effort.
* AllJustADream: Several of the cartoons end with Snafu about to face the consequences of his actions (usually his imminent demise) only to wake up. He is then shown mending his ways.
* AnimalGenderBender[=/=]InsectGenderBender: Averted with the bloodsucking mosquitoes in "It's Murder She Says" as they are female as in real life, but played straight with the titular male bloodsucking mosquito in "Target Snafu," and "Private Snafu vs Malaria Mike" as male mosquitoes only feed on fruit and nectar off plants.
* ArmedFarces
* BadSamaritan: Goldy the Goldbrick, who is really a Japanese spy hoping to convince enough soldiers to slack off and enable Japan to win the war.
* BankruptcyBarrel: In "Payday", Snafu winds up wearing nothing but a cardboard box after he loses all of his money playing craps.
* BigEater: Snafu in "Chow Hound".
* BlowingSmokeRings: In "A Lecture on Camouflage", Snafu blows smoke rings while resting. The camouflaged Nazi stalking him blows smoke swastikas.
* BoobyTrap: Has an entire cartoon on the subject, including one [[GagBoobs very]] [[ActionBomb literal]] example.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Two shorts have aired on Creator/CartoonNetwork edited:
** "Spies": When the short aired on the ''[=ToonHeads=]'' special about lost and rare WB shorts, the scenes of the Japanese spies were edited and the scene of Snafu drinking booze and the booze rotting his brain lock was sped up so that way no time was spent on the alcohol in his body.
** "Censored": When this short aired once on a late-night showing of ''Bugs and Daffy'', the scene of Snafu's girlfriend decoding his letter home was edited, as Snafu's girlfriend was topless (it was [[ToplessnessFromTheBack implied]], but still, it sent the censors on edge and had to be removed).
* TheCameo: WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cameos in the shorts "Gas" and "Three Brothers". Plus, Private Snafu himself makes an appearance in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' short "Boot Camping".
* CigarChomper: The Technical Fairy First Class is never seen without a cigar clenched in his teeth.
* CivilizedAnimal[=/=]PartiallyCivilizedAnimal: The bull and his cow girlfriend/wife in "Chow Hound"
** Also, the mosquitoes in "Target Snafu," and "Private Snafu vs Malaria Mike" are this.
* CustomUniform: In "Gripes", Snafu is given command of the army and does away with all regulation. One of the soldiers starts wearing a uniform patterned after a zoot suit.
* DerangedAnimation: The climax of "Rumors", which features the bologna ([[VisualPun meant to represent the gossip growing out of control]]) becoming sentient creatures and reaching the point where the rumor from earlier turns into "We've lost the war". These nightmarish creatures in question look like something ripped out of a Dr. Seuss book--no surprise, since he worked on these shorts.
* DigitalDestruction: The print of "The Goldbrick" on the fourth ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' DVD set has the video and audio ''very'' slow and warped.
* DistractedByTheSexy: At least one short warned of the dangers of accidentally revealing sensitive information to beautiful women who might turn out to be spies. Also parodied in "Booby Traps", where it makes it ''seem'' like he's distracted by a harem of girls--only to reveal that it was a ''piano'' that caught his attention!
* DownerEnding: Not so much depressing but often Snafu bought the farm. Sometimes subverted and he wises up and survives, such as the gas-mask episode.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Prior to these shorts, Snafu first appeared in the 1942 Creator/ChuckJones short "The Draft Horse".
* EvilCounterpart: Goldie the Goldbrick is this to Snafu's Technical Fairy, First Class.
* {{Fanservice}}: Being made specifically for the enlisted men, these were more risque than the regular Looney Tunes series. In particular, "Censored", which features Sally Lou in just 1940s-era panties, garters, and stockings. There's no actual nudity, but pretty close.
** The mermaids in "A Lecture on Camouflage" ''are'' fully nude.
** Likewise nude is Snafus pin-up pic from his grab-bag in "No Buddy Island".
* FauxToGuide
* FelonyMisdemeanor: The cartoons were commissioned by the military during wartime, so they were highly classified, to the point that artists who worked on them had to paint individual frames out of order so they would not know the secret contents. The irony of course is that if they ''had'' fallen into the wrong hands, the enemy would have learned completely innocuous facts such as not to spread rumors and always use mosquito netting.
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Snafu went there at the end of "Spies". Incidentally, the devil wore a lapel pin with a swastika on it. Also, we get a glimpse of Hell again in "Hot Spot".
* FriendOrFoe: In ''Snafuperman'', Snafu accidentally air-raids ''the White House'' because he thought it was Berlin, and attack an American tank (and piss off General Patton) because he thought it was a Japanese tank. The moral is "study the field manual and maps."
* GeniusBruiser: The Nazi soldier in ''Fighting Tools'', who's not only five times bigger than Snafu, but far better at taking care of his weapons.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Since these cartoons weren't meant to be shown to the public and only to soldiers, they were allowed to get away with swears (though minor ones such as "hell" and "damn," which, at the time, were very taboo) and more risque sexual humor with no [[UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode Hays Code]] to bother them.
** HotterAndSexier: Compared with the general release WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoons (which do get a little risque at times, but are pretty much bound by UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode not to go too far), these cartoons featured a lot more female nudity, swearing (mostly "hell" and "damn," which back then, were considered taboo), and more "adult" jokes, since their audience were young, male, semi-educated soldiers who needed the morale boost when fighting overseas and enjoyed lowbrow humor and the scantily-clad women. If WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes was ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' of the 1930s and '40s, then this series was in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' territory.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: Technical Fairy First Class plays the Good Angel in "Pay Day", but this being Snafu, he has [[{{Pun}} no chance in hell]] against his evil counterpart.
* GossipEvolution: Military style! "Rumors" begins with Snafu being informed that it looks like a good day for a bombing, taking this to mean that they're about to get bombed, and spreading to others who in turn spread it until it becomes a rumor that they're about to lose the war. (In a nice touch of visual metaphor, the passage of the rumors is represented by baloney flying out of people's mouths.)
* GossipyHens: This is what Snafu imagines his mother and her bridge partners to be (literally seeing them transform into hens) in "The Home Front".
* GrassIsGreener: "The Infantry Blues" has Snafu griping about how difficult being in the infantry is and wishes he was in the Tank Corps, Navy, or Air Force where they have it easier. Technical Fairy First Class shows up to show Snafu that the other branches are just as difficult and everyone needs to work hard to achieve victory.
* {{Hammerspace}}: Loads, e.g. Tarfus sailor wardrobe in "Seaman Tarfu in the Navy".
* HumanoidFemaleAnimal[=/=]PettingZooPeople: The female mosquitoes in "It's Murder She Says."
* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: Snafu in "Operation Snafu". In defense of the poor short-sighted Japanese gentleman it must be said that Snafu passed the [[EekAMouse Eek, a (Mechanical) Mouse!!]] test.
** [[spoiler: Actually, the Japanese officer ''knew'' it was Snafu, and soon after getting close to him, reaches down his dress in search of the intelligence he had stolen. [[HilarityEnsues Snafu slaps him, of course.]]]]
* {{Jerkass}}: It's understandable since it's a military instructional cartoon, but Snafu is an arrogant and rather nasty, singleminded solider who brings his own fates on himself due to his incompetence.
* LastSecondWordSwap: The narration of the very first cartoon explains the derivation of the name Snafu. As the letters '''SNAFU''' are displayed on screen, the narrator says: "Snafu. Situation Normal, All ..." (the narrator pauses as the letter "F" on screen vibrates) "... All Fouled Up."
* {{Leitmotif}}: Snafu's "Theme" consists of a classic five note snippet called "You're A Horse's Ass", which fits the bumbling soldiers inept personality.
* LetsMeetTheMeat: "The Chow Hound." Not only does the steer ''want'' people to eat him, but after seeing all the brave men volunteering to serve, he leaves his blushing bride on the wedding night in order to volunteer as food for allied soldiers.
** Since the episode is [[AnAesop a warning to soldiers not to waste food]], the end of the episode features the ghost of the steer eagerly watching as Snafu eats a plate of him, and actually becoming dismayed and angry when Snafu leaves half his meal unfinished.
* LooseLips: The essential Aesop to the short, ''Spies'', in which Snafu inadvertently blabs bit by bit all the spies around him need to know about his ship's departure time. It results in the Axis literally blowing him to hell.
* MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon: "Pay Day", by Creator/FrizFreleng, is pretty much dialog free, relying on music and timing to accentuate the visual gags. The only dialog is at the very end.
* MusicalEpisode: "Fighting Tools", where almost all the dialogue is sung to the tune of "The Gay Caballero"
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The ending of "Fighting Tools".
* NegativeContinuity: Hence how Snafu is able to come back after being killed 6 times.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: "That's the conditions that prevail!" (Jimmy Durante as walrus in "In the Aleutians - Isles of Enchantment")
* NoDialogueEpisode: "Pay Day" and "Operation Snafu" contain very little dialogue, in the former the only spoken dialogue is provided by a mouse and in the later we only have the gibberish spoken by the Japanese officers.
* NonMammalMammaries: In "Outpost", lonesome Snafu dreams of a woman...and so does his trusty avian sidekick.
** And the female mosquitoes in "It's Murder She Says", of course. See below.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Played for laughs in "Booby Traps."
* OutOfFocus: "Hot Spot" and "The Chow Hound" focus considerably less on Snafu himself.
* PaintedTunnelRealTrain: Extremely rare non-chase-related example in "Hot Spot".
* PeelingPotatoes: Snafu is stuck on KP in "Gripes"; peeling potatoes with with his feet while scrubbing pots with his hands and sweeping the floor with his butt.
* PublicDomainAnimation: As the films were made for army training and sanctioned by the government, all Private Snafu cartoons are in the public domain.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: "The Outpost" is intended to explain why being assigned to remote and/or unpleasant stations [[DefiedTrope is important work in its own way]].
* ReadTheFreakingManual: The Aesop to the short, "Snafuperman" about the consequences of not reading your field manuals.
* RightWayWrongWayPair: Snafu plays both roles in the pair -- he does it wrong, and then goes back and does it right (most of the time. You have shorts like "Spies" where he doesn't know what he did wrong until it was too late).
* RunningGag: The sailor following the hot babe in "Seaman Tarfu in the Navy". Completely with TheStinger after the end credits:
-->''Snafu'' (taking the girl away from the sailor): "What do you expected, the ''army'' made this picture!"
* {{Satan}}: Appears in "Spies" and "Hot Spot".
* SceneryCensor: Sally Lou's breasts are (barely) covered by Snafu's letter in "Censored".
* ShootTheShaggyDog: "The Chow Hound", where a bull sacrifices his body to become meat which would be served as food to Snafu--only for Snafu to eat so much beforehand that he throws out said meat made from the bull, much to his ghost's chagrin.
* ShoutOut: Carl Stalling makes one to his early Disney work by reusing a musical score he composed for the WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies short "Hell's Bells" in the opening of "Hot Spot".
* SpinOff: Of the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes shorts.
* StealthPun: The short ''Hot Spot'' has the Devil watching the army travel through a desert. Throughout the short, we see him breaking down in the heat as he strips out of his business suit and uses any liquids to keep himself cool. The joke, of course, is that [[spoiler: it's hotter than Hell out there]]!
* SwallowTheKey: The Japanese soldier in "Operation Snafu". (And the war secret too, later on. In a [[OutOfCharacterMoment strange lapse of competence]], Snafu kidnaps the soldier along with the secret and rows back to America.)
* SwissArmyWeapon: Snafu wields a pretty useless one in "No Buddy Atoll". (Until he accidentally pulls out an umbrella which promptly knocks out the foe.)
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Private Snafu is killed in 6 shorts.
* ThoseWackyNazis: UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and the Nazis that show up.
** {{Defied|Trope}} in a way, as many Nazis --and even the Japanese-- are shown as far more competent than their bumbling counterparts seen in civilian propaganda. Several of Snafu's screwups result in Nazi victories (''Weapons of War'', where a Nazi captures Sanfu since the latter had taken poor care of his equipment and ''Spies'', where Nazi spies send information straight to Hitler, who sends his U-boat fleet after the Ship Snafu is on). The reason for this is that civilian propaganda's aim was to allay fears at home by depicting the Axis powers as a joke, while the goal of military propaganda was to demonstrate the opposite, telling soldiers that their enemies were a real, very dangerous threat and had to be taken seriously.
* TooDumbToLive: Private Snafu. Of course, since it's a primarily an instructional series, the entire point is to show [[AntiRoleModel how]] ''[[AntiRoleModel not]]'' [[AntiRoleModel to act]]. That said, it's a wonder he wasn't rejected 4F due to mental incompetence.
* TookALevelInBadass: Snafu in the last two shorts, which drop the instructional aspect in favor of Bugs Bunny-style shenanigans.
* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Snafu's girlfriend Sally Lou in "Censored".
* VillainSong: The Goldbrick
* WartimeCartoon
* WeaponsUnderstudies: At least one cartoon was pulled from theaters before exhibition owing to serious similarities to the Manhattan Project, which at the time was a top-secret undertaking.
* XylophoneGag: [[TropeMakers Originated]] in the cartoon ''Booby Traps''.
* YellowPeril: The Japanese caricatures.


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The Christmas Sweaterby Glenn Beck
Based on a deeply personal true story, Glenn Beck's bittersweet tale of boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the giving season has touched the hearts of readers everywhere.
If you could change your life by reversing your biggest regrets, sorrows, and mistakes . . . would you?
When Eddie was twelve years old,/i>
Based on a deeply personal true story, Glenn Beck's bittersweet tale of boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the giving season has touched the hearts of readers everywhere.
If you could change your life by reversing your biggest regrets, sorrows, and mistakes . . . would you?
When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. He knew money had been tight since his father died, but Eddie dreamed that somehow his mother would find a way to afford that dream bike.
What he got from her instead was a sweater. "A stupid, handmade, ugly sweater" that young Eddie left in a crumpled ball in the corner of his room.
Scarred deeply by the fateful events that transpired that day, Eddie begins a dark and painful journey toward manhood. It will take wrestling with himself, his faith, and his family—and the guidance of a mysterious neighbor named Russell—to help Eddie find his life's path and finally understand the significance of that simple gift his mother had crafted with love.
Editorial Reviews
TV host Beck knits a holiday tale about a handmade sweater.
Rebecca Vnuk
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- 9781416595007
- Publisher:
- Pocket Star
- Publication date:
- 10/26/2010
- Pages:
- 304
- Sales rank:
- 87,096
- Product dimensions:
- 4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.10(d)
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The wipers cut semicircles through the snow on the windshield. It's good snow, I thought as I slid forward and rested my chin on the vinyl of the front seat.
"Sit back, honey," my mother, Mary, gently commanded. She was thirty-nine years old, but her tired eyes and the streaks of gray infiltrating her otherwise coal black hair made most people think she was much older. If your age was determined by what you'd been through in life, they would have been right.
"But Mom, I can't see the snow when I sit back."
"Okay. But just until we stop for gas."
I scooted up farther and rested my worn Keds on the hump that ran through the middle of our old Pinto station wagon. I was skinny and tall for my age, which made my knees curl up toward my chest. Mom said I was safer in the backseat, but deep down I knew that it wasn't really about safety, it was about the radio. I was constantly playing with it, changing the dial from her boring Perry Como station to something that played real music.
As we continued toward the gas station, I could see the edge of downtown Mount Vernon through the snow. A thousand points of red and green Christmas lights lined the edges of Main Street. Hot summer days in Washington State were rare, but when they happened, the light poles covered in Christmas lights seemed out of place. They hung there in a kind of backward hibernation until a city worker would plug them in and replace the bulbs that didn't wake up. But now, in December, the lights were working their magic, filling us kids with excitement for the season.
That year I was more anxious than excited. I wanted it to be the year that Christmas finally returned to normal. For years, Christmas mornings in our home had been filled with gifts and laughter and smiling faces. But my father had died three years earlier and it seemed to me that Christmas had died with him.
Before my father's death I didn't think much about our financial situation. We weren't wealthy, we weren't poor we just were. We'd had a nice house in a good neighborhood, a hot dinner every night and, one summer, when I was five years old, we even went to Disneyland. I remember getting dressed up for the airplane ride. The only other vacation I remember happened a few years later when my parents took me to Birch Bay which sounds exotic but was really just a rocky beach about an hour away from our home.
Back then we never wanted for anything, except maybe more time together.
My father bought City Bakery when I was young it had been in town since the 1800s. He put in long hours at work, leaving almost every morning before the sun (or his son) rose. My mother would get me off to school, clean up around the house a little, start some laundry, and then join him at the bakery for the rest of the day.
After school I would walk to the bakery to help my parents out. On some days the walk took less than half an hour, but it usually took me a lot longer. At least a few days each week I would stop at the edge of downtown in the middle of the bridge that crossed the I5 freeway and watch the cars and trucks whiz by. A lot of kids would stand there and spit onto the roadway below, hoping to hit a car, but I wasn't that kind of kid. I just imagined myself spitting.
I complained a lot about having to be at the bakery so much, especially when my dad made me wash the pots and pans, but secretly I loved to watch him work. Others might have called him a baker, but I thought of him as a master craftsman or a sculptor. Instead of a chisel he used dough, and instead of clay he used frosting but the result was always a masterpiece.
Dad and my uncle Bob both apprenticed in their father's bakery from the time they were my age. Donning aprons, they washed a seemingly never-ending line of pots and pans, and they would learn recipes after school. In my dad's case, it wasn't long before the apprentice was more skilled than the master.
Dad just had a knack for baking. He was the only one in the family who could bring his recipes to life. It wasn't long before City Bakery's breads and desserts were known as the best in town. Dad loved his creations almost as much as he loved his family.
Saturdays were special because it was the day my father spent most of his time icing and decorating cakes. Not coincidentally, it was also the day I liked to work with him the most. Well, work might be a bit of an exaggeration, as I didn't do much baking myself. Taking bread out of the proof box after it had risen was about as far as he'd let me go but I watched him closely, and I took advantage of my role as "official frosting taster" as often as possible.
Although Dad continually tried to teach me his recipes, I never quite got them down. Mom blamed it on my having the attention span of a gnat, but I knew it was really because I liked eating better than I liked baking. I was never interested in being a baker; it was too much work and you had to get up way too early. But Dad never gave up hope that one day I might change my mind.
His first mission was to teach me how to make cookies, but not long after putting me in charge of the cookie dough and mixer he realized he'd made a mistake. A big mistake. If he'd left me alone with that raw dough for just a few more minutes, he wouldn't have had enough left to bake. After that, Dad smartly switched his tactic from hands-on lessons to pop quizzes. He'd show me how to make a few batches of German chocolate cake, then he'd test me on the recipe and toss flour in my face when I invariably mentioned some ingredient that had no business being in a cake. Like meat.
One day, right in the middle of an apple-strudel quiz, Dad's cashier (my mother) came into the back to ask if he'd mind helping a customer. This wasn't entirely unusual Dad would come up front once in a while, mainly in the afternoons while the ovens were cooling and my mom made the daily trip to the bank. I think it was secretly one of his favorite times of the day; he was a real people person, and he loved to watch the faces of his customers as they sampled his latest creation.
That day, I watched as Dad greeted Mrs. Olsen, a woman who seemed to me like the oldest person in town. She was a regular customer. When my mom waited on her, I noticed that she'd always spend a little extra time just listening to Mrs. Olsen's stories. I guess she thought Mrs. Olsen was lonely. Dad treated her with the same kind of respect. He smiled warmly as he spoke to her, and I noticed the faintest hint of a smile begin to form on her face as well. Dad had that effect on a lot of people.
Mrs. Olsen had come in for a single loaf of bread, but Dad spent five minutes trying to talk her into everything from his napoleons to his German chocolate cake. She kept refusing, but my dad insisted, saying it was all on him. She finally relented, and her smile stretched from ear to ear. She told him that he was too kind. I remember the word "kind" because I thought it was simple, and yet so true. My dad was kind.
After her bread had been bagged and her free treats boxed, Mrs. Olsen reached into her purse and pulled out a kind of money I'd never seen before. As far as I could tell it wasn't cash. It looked more like coupons except we didn't offer any coupons. As she turned to leave the store, my heart began to race. Had Dad just been scammed right in front of me? The bakery paid our bills (and, more importantly, it paid for my presents). I crept up next to my father at the cash register and, not thinking she could hear me, whispered, "Dad, that's not money."
Mrs. Olsen stopped dead in her tracks and looked at my father. He, in turn, glared at me. "Eddie, into the back, please. Right now." His voice had a definite edge to it. He then gave Mrs. Olsen a sympathetic nod and another warm smile, and she turned and continued out the door. I knew I was in trouble.
As I walked through the opening into the back, my face felt hotter than the oven I was now standing in front of. "Eddie, I know you didn't mean it, but do you know how embarrassing that was for Mrs. Olsen?"
"No," I replied. I honestly didn't.
"Eddie, Mrs. Olsen is a very good customer of ours. Her husband passed away about a year ago and she's had a hard time making ends meet. You're right, what she gave me isn't money, but it's just like it for people who need it. They're called food stamps, and our government is helping her buy groceries until she can get back on her feet. We don't talk about them in front of her because she doesn't like the fact that she has to ask others for help."
Dad explained that while our family would never accept help from anyone, especially the government, there were good people who needed it. I immediately felt sorry for Mrs. Olsen sorry for anyone who needed to rely on others for that kind of help. And I was glad that we would never be in that position.
A few months later I got a chance to prove to my father that I'd learned my lesson.
Mom had once again run to the bank, and I was in the front of the store putting fresh macaroons into the display case while Dad waited on customers. I watched as, once again, he accepted the funny-looking coupons as payment this time from a guy buying bread, a pie, and a dozen cookies. But now, instead of warm smiles, friendly conversation, and yummy dessert suggestions, my father was completely silent.
After the customer left it was my turn to do the questioning. I followed him into the back. "What's wrong, Dad?" I asked.
"I know that man, Eddie. He can work, but he chooses not to. Anyone who can earn money has no business taking it from others."
I eventually came to understand that my father, who'd grown up poor and struggled for everything we owned, had continually rejected offers of help from others. He had worked hard to build a business and provide for his family. He believed others should do the same. "The government," he told me one night, "is there to act as a safety net, not a candy machine."
I don't know if my mother had grown up with the same attitude or if she'd just learned it from all those years with my dad but she felt the exact same way. With him now gone we were really struggling, but she refused to consider asking anyone for help. "We'll get through this, Eddie," she told me more than once. "Things are just a little tight right now, but there are so many others who need it more than we do."
As usual, Mom was being an optimist. "A little tight" didn't begin to describe how frugal we had become. When we went out to dinner, which was only on very special occasions, she would always give me the same warning before the waitress appeared: "Remember, Eddie, don't order any milk, we have plenty of it at home. No need to be wasteful."
I knew better. It wasn't about waste, it was about money. That was all it was ever about. Mom worked seemingly endless hours at a seemingly endless number of jobs, our house was crumbling faster than Dad's famous apple turnovers, and I hadn't gotten a brag-worthy Christmas present since the Star Wars Millennium Falcon I'd gotten two years earlier.
But this year would be different. I had been on my best behavior for months now. I'd taken out the garbage before Mom had asked, used my finely honed dishwashing skills at home, and had generally made sure that she wouldn't have any excuse to not get me the bike I deserved.
Still, I wasn't leaving anything to chance. Every time a relative or neighbor asked what I wanted for Christmas, I made sure my mother was close enough to hear my finely tuned response: A red Huffy bike with a black banana seat.
The Ford's loud motor snapped me out of yesterday's memories. We were on Main Street, and the once distant lights now glowed brightly through our foggy windows. I tried to look out the back windshield to see where we were, but I could only see my mop of dirty-blond hair reflecting back.
Mom drove cautiously, although downtown seemed to be virtually deserted. A light turned red at the intersection ahead, and she slowly eased the car to a stop.
"Eddie, look!" She was pointing out the passenger-side window.
I rubbed my hand back and forth on the glass to clear the condensation. We had come to a stop right outside Richmond's Sporting Goods' big storefront window, the very place I had first seen the Huffy I'd been dreaming about all year.
My eyes expertly searched the window, darting from baseball bats to gloves to sleds to...there it was. The Huffy. My Huffy. Its bright red frame, shiny chrome handlebars, and black banana seat sparkled brilliantly through the snow and fog.
"Wow." It was the only word I could come up with.
Mom wasn't looking at the bike anymore, she was looking at me in the rearview mirror. I couldn't see her mouth, but I knew that she was smiling. I smiled back. Perry Como provided the sound track.
"You want to pump the gas?" she asked a few minutes later as she pulled up to the self-service island. We stopped for gas a lot because our Pinto was always thirsty and Mom usually only had enough money to fill the tank partway.
"Sure," I said, leaping over the seat and following her out the door. "Can I get some Red Vines when I go in to pay?"
"I'm sorry, Eddie," my mother said gently. "I have the money for Red Vines but not enough for the dentist." She smiled. "Now, scoot." I knew she didn't have money for the dentist, but her excuse didn't fool me. I knew she didn't have money for Red Vines either.
I gave her the best look of disappointment I could muster. Still, deep down, I had hope. No money for Red Vines could mean that she was saving it all for something else.
My bike.
Copyright © 2008 by Mercury Radio Arts, Inc.
Meet the Author
Glenn Beck, the nationally syndicated radio host and founder of TheBlaze television network, is an eleven-time #1 bestselling author and is one of the few authors in history to have had #1 national bestsellers in the fiction, nonfiction, self-help, and children's picture book genres. His recent fiction works include the thrillers Agenda 21, The Overton Window, and its sequel, The Eye of Moloch; his many nonfiction titles include Miracles and Massacres, Control, and Being George Washington. For more information about Glenn Beck, his books, and TheBlaze TV network, visit GlennBeck.com and TheBlaze.com.
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Yesterday I received an advanced order copy of Glenn Beck¿s book. Last night instead of watching mindless TV programs I began reading it. I have only read two other books cover to cover in one sitting, Living at the Summit by Dr. Tom Hill and The Little Gold Book of YES!Attitude by Jeffrey Gitomer but last night I read The Christmas Sweater cover to cover. Glenn Beck is well known for his political commentary and should anyone decide NOT to read his book because of his beliefs, it will be their loss. This is an amazing novel, not a political commentary, about a 12 year old boy who experiences rough times growing up and how he responds or better, reacts. It is a book about growing up, about believing in yourself, about having faith, and about change. The book brought back memories of people, places, things and events in my own life as a youngster that I had completely forgotten about. The book is based in part about Glenn¿s life as he explains at the end. It is a very compelling read that I not only recommend everyone reading but the book would make a fantastic Christmas gift especially if you get the collector¿s hard cover edition. Gymbeaux
Glenn Beck didn't reinvent the wheel or come up with a message that has never been heard. That would be impossible. He did, instead give us the gift of a life lesson which is written from the heart. In a world filled with a sense of entitlement and having to have the next big thing, isn't it time that we reflect on what really matters? I believe so.
The Christmas Sweater reminds us that it isn't about the latest techno toy or sports car. It is about so much more and so much less. Well done Glenn Beck.
This book touched me deeply. I am a cancer survivor and the message of this book was deeply understood. I am giving this book to as many people as I can afford to this year. If you don't understand the book at first read, save it until you need an attitude adjustment or a source of comfort in hard times. We all need to recognize what is most important in life and anything that can help us do that is of great worth. That is where this book is such a pearl. Deeply personal and poiniant, the message is much needed and timely for a world in turmoil.
My husband picked this up Friday afer work and read it that night. He passed it on to me. Now I know why he bought it, he knows what dark storms I've faced & this book was so powerful and meaningful to me.
Through the eyes of a young boy we are taught the greatest meaning of life, love and faith. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone and think it would be a wonderful gift idea.
Thank you Glenn for the gift you gave to your many fans and readers. I will keep your words close to my heart.
I am writing to support Glenn Beck. His book is optimistic in these difficult times. It should not matter that he is opinionated on his TV show, and that he is not writing something terribly original. What matters is his desire to change the world and change people for the better. We can be happy in these tough economic times. Material things do not really matter in the short or long run! There are always going to be those who do not like him and will not like this book because they are suspicious of those who want to help others. That's too bad. They will never stop the good people of this world... those who know that despite the haters, they WILL make a difference. Ignore those who cannot see the goodness in his book.
This has to be one of the most meaningfully, well-written novels I have read in my life. In times such as these, this novel came on the market in a timely way - more than Glenn Beck could have ever predicted or premeditated. I have given this novel as gifts and assigned it to all of my 8th-grade English students - both regular and honors. Not only does the story have a strong message, but it also has so many levels at which a reader can read and a teacher can teach!
One of the best books for me this year. It takes you to a place where you know what is important in life. Much needed for today's world which seems to be out of step with what really matters. I highly recommend this book.
Glenn Beck can be kind of obnoxious sometimes, but with politics and religion aside, this was an awesome book. I wasn't expecting it to be so good. Who knew that he could create a masterpiece out of his own expieriences in life? It was very inspiring to me to become a better person. I recommend this book to everyone. I liked it so much, I went and bought 3 more copies to give away for christmas presents!
I could not put this book down, what a wonderful story! It filled my heart completely. Mr. Beck, thank you for your gift!
Glenn Beck's writing style is similar to his speaking style on his radio program: straight-forward with a touch of cynicism. Easy to read story with short chapters, compelling the reader to continue to the next chapter, and the next and the next. Based on his childhood, it's a story of suffering and redemption centered around his rejection of a gift from his mother, and his coming to terms with the self-created storms in his life. There are life lessons to be learned from this story. The earlier in life the better. Whether you agree with Beck's political positions and commentary or not, this book will touch your heart.
A fantastic book written by a fantastic guy. The book is genuine, like it's author. The book leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy, like it's author. Mainly, the book has real meaning to it. It touches the heart in many ways. Brings us back to our childhood, through the words of Glenn Beck in going back to his. The ending knocked my socks off. I plan to read this book again.....soon! Great Christmas reading or anytime reading. I recommend this book most heartily! :)
Once I started reading I could not put it down. I cried many times. I preorederd two copies. (In addition, Glenn gave one away to our servicemen and women if you preordered two) One for me and one to give away. I will give away both with a note to pass it on.
Thank you Glenn
The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck is a sweet and heartwarming story of forgiveness and redemption. When twelve year old Eddie receives a sweater for Christmas instead of the bike he believes he deserved it starts a series of events that will teach him about what is really important in life.
childhood and the childhood of my children. It is a wonderful and touching book on family and faith.
I was given a beautifully bound and author signed copy from my brother for my birthday and it is my favorite gift. This book touches your heart, mind and soul and provides a wonderful opportunity for reflection, introspection and a change of heart. One can choose to make life altering changes after reading this special little book. Mr. Beck has a way with words and most descriptions of circumstances are painted vividly in expressive writing. I found myself giggling, smiling, tearing up and actually sobbing. I appreciate it when someone can stir such human emotions where one discovers genuine feelings of their own. I plan to give this book to those in my life that I love dearly. One time or another in our lives we will all need forgiveness, grace and atonement either for ourselves or others. Thank you Mr. Beck for sharing such a personal tale.
I bought the book yesterday and finished it the same day. Was a very good book and a good story also. I would recommend this book to anyone. I have already went and bought two more to give out.
Those familiar with Glenn Beck know his life story. Those who don't will still enjoy this book, which is loosely based upon an event in Beck's life. The message is simple: we become who we are based on events that happen in our lives but we don't have to remain that person. In order to not remain in stagnation, in order to be the best person we can be, we must face the demons of our pasts & be prepared to face the demons that will come our way in the future(the storm in the story). One character especially will leave his mark on the reader. He is metaphorical on many levels, including a level of spirituality. If you enjoyed Albom's The Five People You Meet In Heaven, you'll enjoy The Christmas Sweater.
This story based on a true experience is very well written. Moving and witty, it provokes the reader to do some deep soul-searching. An excellent book which I could not put down.
It is a very heart warming book. It makes a "Great" Christmas book to be read at Christmas time. I think the price is a little to high. Most people who need this book to bring some joy into their life during "this"
Christmas year will not be able to afford it.
I read this book at the urging of a friend - and read it twice! A must read for old - and young - alike. Sensitve, inspiring, amazing, and gently reaches to your heart - a reminder we are not perfect - and that's okay - as long as we learn from life's experiences. A quick read that the second time around is even better. Enjoy and grow from the reminder of Christmas past .
I could not put this book down and now I read it every Christmas. It is right up there with Dickens. Thank you Glen, you make us laugh, cry and think but most of all you gave me the best gift of my life you made me love to read. Since I started watching your show I can't get enough American History I even read historical fiction. I own 2 nooks thanks to you and B&N. You are a rare gift to this country and if the left would close their mouth and open their ears they just might learn something I know I did and I used to be one of them. God Bless you Glen.
This was a very heartwarming story everyone should read. It is especially helpful for those going through tough times, as we all do. It explains just how things happen and they are not our fault. Atonement is the most important highlight in this book, just as in real life. Your life is yours, and the path you take is your choice. Do not blame anyone else for your circumstances. But there is always time for 2nd chances. Highly recommended!
A co-worker loaned this book to me because she thought I would enjoy it and I certainly did. I read it after the Christmas holidays but realized that this is not about Christmas but about everyday appreciation. I'm not so wrapped up in critiquing someone's writing style as other reviews herein have done but rate a book on how I feel after reading it. This book stayed in my thoughts for days afterwards so I hope to one day get my own copy for my personal library. It's a book enjoyable at any age. Read it for it's content value, not to judge the writer.
A great Christmas tale to put you in the spirit of the season. A bit lengthy but worth it. If you perfer shorter stories, Philip's Real Christmas Story is a must.
Much needed book for our times. Never heard of Glen Beck - but now I am glad my secretary gave this to me for Christmas. She told me I would love it and she was right. She is getting a bonus! Merry Christmas to everyone!


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When Glen Templeton spent five years living in Canada, he forgot all about plastic shopping bags and embraced it's, 'bag for life,' culture.
Upon his return to the UK, Glen decided to launch The Grocery Box Company, selling Big Fat Bags, the re-usable, anti-bacterial shopping bags that have proved so popular with him, and over 8 million North Americans. The business began trading in early spring, in advance of the 5p charge for single use plastic bags, which will come into force in the UK in October.
Professor Hugh Pennington CBE, of Aberdeen University, has endorsed the unique antibacterial properties of the bag, while Ruth Langsford, of ITV's This Morning, has praised the innovative fold away design.
Glen has been busy growing his new venture, which is based in Killearn, with support and advice from Business Gateway:
"Business Gateway has been fantastic. I met with a marketing specialist, who listened to my vision for the business and has stressed the importance of me getting out there and actively promoting what we have to offer. I'm also in the process of meeting with my Business Adviser to discuss the various resources and funding options available to me," said Glen.
Glen was working in Canada as Director of Enterprise Sales for global firm Dun and Bradstreet, when he became aware of the bags. "In supermarkets over there, you're provided with a large, reusable, anti-bacterial, bag, that is quite box like when unfolded. My wife and I didn't give it much thought as everybody uses them, but by the time we left we couldn't do without them – they're such a fantastic design" said Glen.
When they returned to Scotland, Glen's wife suggested they start selling the bags in the UK, and so the couple applied for the patent and design specifics, which are based in North America, and then placed their first order with the manufacturer in China.
"China is the perfect place to make the bags as they're very concerned with cleanliness, which is a fundamental aspect of the design. The bags are lifetime wipe clean and use the same antibacterial technology as operating theatres," said Glen.
"A Glasgow Caledonian University study showed coliform (a fecal bacteria) found in more than half of the everyday fabric, or plastic, 'bags for life,' tested, and U.S studies have shown 12% E.Coli present. There was a further poll taken where 97% of people asked where not aware there was any threat of bacteria from their 'bags-for-life.'
"When we presented our bags to Professor Hugh Pennington, he said that after exhaustive testing they passed with flying colours."
Glen came up with the branding for the bag, which is based on the concept of, 'making a big fat difference.' "Plastic bags are the ultimate symbol of our throw away culture. A plastic bag could be sitting in a landfill for 1000 years before it degrades and that's really disturbing, especially when we factor in the damage done to wildlife and the environment," said Glen.
Big Fat Bags are currently available in 4 styles and can be purchased online, although Glen is currently in talks with a number of stores, including a major supermarket, who are keen to supply his products. "I'm focused on getting the brand out there and I'm meeting lots of new customers at farmers markets. We sent a couple of bags to Ruth Langford and she tweeted us saying how much she loves them.
"The patented design which enables a strong but collapsible structure is the main reason behind all the positive feedback, as it makes life so much easier at checkouts and for taking groceries home intact, and when you add in the lifetime antibacterial embedded, it really is the only shopping bag you'll ever need," said Glen.
Sandy Slater, Rural Business Adviser, Business Gateway, said: "Glen is really passionate about this product and we've been delighted to assist him as gets Big Fat Bags off the ground. This a fantastic, and very timely, product, and we will continue to support Glen as he develops his venture even further."
Glen said: "Over the next year or so we would like to be in a position where we're selling enough bags to hire more staff and add further designs and sizes, in addition to Thermal boxes & Cool bags to the range."
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In response to a poem on the cowardly, lying Democrats' failure to cut of funds for Bush's obscene war, Robert Mann sent me a copy of Mark Twain's "The War Prayer." I had not known of it before. It is as unhappily germane to the war in Iraq, and to Bush's continuing obscene desire for that war, as it was when Twain wrote it. It is reproduced below:
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It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the receding and fading spread of roofs and balconies a fluttering wilderness of flags flashed in the sun; daily the young volunteers marched down the wide avenue gay and fine in their new uniforms, the proud fathers and mothers and sisters and sweethearts cheering them with voices choked with happy emotion as they swung by; nightly the packed mass meetings listened, panting, to patriot oratory which stirred the deepest deeps of their hearts, and which they interrupted at briefest intervals with cyclones of applause, the tears running down their cheeks the while; in the churches the pastors preached devotion to flag and country, and invoked the God of Battles beseeching His aid in our good cause in outpourings of fervid eloquence which moved every listener. It was indeed a glad and gracious time, and the half dozen rash spirits that ventured to disapprove of the war and cast a doubt upon its righteousness straightway got such a stern and angry warning that for their personal safety's sake they quickly shrank out of sight and offended no more in that way.
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Follow these tips to keep your bicycle safe
- Get a good bike lock (preferably a D-Lock) and attach your bike to something secure, e.g. a bike rack or a lamppost.
- Always lock your bicycle, even if you are only leaving it for a couple of minutes.
- Have your bike's frame security-marked or engraved. Speak to your Safer Neighbourhoods team - some of our teams are able to carry out cycle marking, but it is best to check with them first.
- Keep your bike in a secure garage or shed. Keep the door locked and keep it out of public view.
- If you have quick-release wheels, lock them up as well or take them with you.
- Remove lights from the bike and take them with you.
- Register your bike with schemes such as Immobilise or Bike Register.
Record the details of your bike
Click here to download the Bike Safe card to record the details of your bike.