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First of all, take pride in the fact that your savings and overall environmental impact are far more significant than a person diapering only one child. I did a quick accounting and even with very modest calculations, with disposables you're looking at approximately 5000+ diapers per year for two children in diapers – and a minimum of $1000. Wow, the numbers sure do add up in the long term!
My oldest daughter was only 6 months old when I discovered I was pregnant again. When my second darling daughter was born I was a proud mommy to a newborn and a 15 month old, both in diapers. At that time I was not cloth diapering and believe me, knowing what I know now – I regret it! My husband was initially against cloth diapering so instead we were literally wasting well over $100 a monthon disposables and wipes. Believe me, there's a number of things I would have rather spent that $100 on rather that tossing my money in the trash!
With cloth diapering, that's not the case (ok, so I haven't exactly stopped buying cloth diapers, but at least I'm getting my money's worth and I have something to show for it). Long gone are our disposable buying days! I even try and imagine all the FUN I missed out on cloth diapering my two girls at the same time! My husband lovingly teases me, "You don't have daughters; you have two dolls." Had I cloth diapered them early on I would have thoroughly enjoyed clothing their bums in the beautiful colors and prints that cloth diapers have to offer.
Diaper changes for two don't have to be a dreadful task! Take advantage of the one on one time and enjoy the moment while you're changing him/her. Tell your little one a special short story, or make silly faces to catch their attention and bring a smile to their face (and yours too)! Diaper changes are actually one of my favorite times with my little man; I have a cute little stuffed toy I keep on the changing table to use for playing with him during diaper changes. At night, I let my girls pick out which color diaper/pull up they want to wear for bed. As I help them put on their nighttime cloth diaper/pull up I make it a point to give them a big hug and a kiss and tell them how special they are.
Naturally diapering two children is a little more work, but not much. The most important factor is determining your approach and a system that will work best for you.
Things to consider when cloth diapering two:
*Which cloth diapers work best?
If you're looking to truly diaper on a dime- then prefolds and covers are not only economical but also work phenomenally well. Oftentimes, when the youngest baby grows bigger, you can use premium sized prefolds for both children and then they will each have covers in the appropriate sizes.
However, the one size pocket diapers are rapidly growing in popularity since the one diaper can typically fit both children (with minor adjustments). Essentially you're getting the most bang for your buck!
*How many diapers will I need?
This will depend heavily on your budget and how often you plan to wash your diapers. Personally, I believe it's better to overestimate than underestimate. I'd rather have a few extra clean diapers than realize I need to do a load of laundry – STAT! Figure approximately 10 diapers per child per day to be on the safe side.
A general rule of thumb is to do diaper laundry every other day. However, there are some who have just enough diapers to get through a day and others who could go several days. Sometimes it's hard to think spending an extra $100-200 on additional cloth diapers is going to save you money, but in the long run it can/will. Diapers worn and washed every day are going to wear out significantly faster than diapers worn and washed less often.
So, if your budget will allow you to buy additional diapers versus washing laundry every day or every other day – go for the additional diapers. This will be less of a headache for you but also ensure your diapers last a bit longer too!
Some tips and tricks…
1. Purchase gender neutral colors which can be used for either a boy or a girl.
2. Have two diaper pails, one for each child's diapers and wash their diapers in separate loads so they don't get all mixed.


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Our gift to the readers: Cheap shots at The Manager
Yet, at the same time, we noticed yesterday that this month is officially the most successful month (in terms of visits and pageviews) in the history of the blog. And if we made a dime off this thing, we might actually break out the champagne and O.J. this morning to celebrate. Instead, we just took an extra pull off the aftershave this morning to mark the equation. (Ah, the old Kenneth Cole New York...tasty, but not too burny.)
Anyways, we feel like we have to make amends. You, the faithful readers, come here every day and help make my life feel just a little bit less meaningless through your patronage. And if there is one thing that we know that you enjoy, it is the endless cheap shots that we take at grumpy lump in the dugout. And so, as a peace offering for a less than stellar post yesterday, we offer a fine list of slightly borrowed insults directed towards The Manager. Enjoy.
-You know, calling The Manager an idiot is really an insult to all of the stupid people out there.
-I heard The Manager was looking at a change this year. I guess that means his diaper is really full.
-The Manager will have a lot of well wishers this year. As in, we'd all like to throw him down a well for good luck.
-The Manager is a habit that Toronto baseball fans need to kick. With both feet.
-This season would be an excellent time for The Manager to become a missing person.
-I believe The Manager when he says he has an open mind, because good ideas seem to pass right through it.
-Sometimes, when he's slumped in the dugout, it appears as though The Manager has a terribly empty feeling...in his head.
Okay, that's about what we can muster. Feel free to toss in your own in the comments for good measure.
33 comments:
- Joel said...
Complaining about the manager (btw, his name is Cito Gaston) on a potentially last place team is more than a little pointless.
- March 30, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Everybody welcome Joel to the party.
And BTW to you: One day, our sun is going to burn out or go supernova, and the entirety of human history will either freeze into nothingness or will be evaporated instantaneously.
So, if you want to look at it that way...there's plenty of stuff that is kinda pointless.
- March 30, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Joel said...
I can't believe you brought the sun going supernova into this... now I'm going to be depressed all weekend.
- March 30, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- The Ack said...
...and it's only Tuesday!
- March 30, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- mike in boston said...
Complaining about the manager (btw, his name is Cito Gaston) on a rebuilding team is not at all pointless.
there, that's better. the (mis)Manager can seriously screw up the development of the organization, and that's what most people here are complaining about. there's no reason this rebuild has to take 5 years.
- March 30, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Joel said...
I would argue that the worst he could do this year is not letting Ruiz play enough. The rest of the lineup is pretty much set and he's just going to sit on the bench and watch it happen.
Saying he could seriously screw it up is an exaggeration, in my opinion.
- March 30, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Shawn Green and Carlos Delgado blossomed after The Manager left.
Tim Johnson was the best thing that happened to them.
Maybe he could come back for a second run at it? The Jays seem to like a comeback story.
- March 30, 2010 at 12:55 PM
The manager is one grade A nincompoop!
- March 30, 2010 at 1:41 PM
- sutpen said...
Maybe keeping Ruiz hidden away is all part of the great master plan. Alex the Ant and the Manager have already predetermined his value, and know that as soon as pitchers figure him out, he's finished.
Therefore, they keep him hidden away, but dangle the carrot just enough to keep him encouraged. Then, when the 2011 Jays win 96 games on the back of Ruiz and his monster 45 HR season--a one time only feat--and thanks to their fabulous young pitching staff, we'll all see the brilliance of it.
Geniuses, I tell ya. Geniuses.
- March 30, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- eyebleaf said...
Really, Tao? Cito/Clarence has left you pining for Vietnam war hero Tim Johnson? Say it ain't so...
- March 30, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Bwilly said...
Green maybe (yeah probably), I don't think you can claim Delgado, thats more natural progression of a prospect. 96,97 Delgado started to show what kind of player he could become.
Actually one of the best things to happen to Delgado was when the Jays shipped out their High OBP low power first baseman for Robert Person.
- March 30, 2010 at 1:50 PM
Let's face it, in a 162 game season the manager makes only a difference in a handful of games. You can win a World Series or two despite having a shit for brains manager and a catcher with a .285 OBP.
But wouldn't it be nice to win those games that you could have won if the numbers were played right, you had the most effective batting order, or someone was used as a PH or defensive replacement to increase your odds of winning? Better yet, you properly develop your young talent (Olerud, Delgado, Green, Snider) to the max instead of spotlighting guys (Millar, Brumfield, Samuel) who would NOT MAKE ANY OTHER TEAM.
That's why mediocre players like Joe Carter love Cito. He puts them in a position to be a star. But the real stars of the 1993 team were Alomar, Olerud, and Molitor. To this day their contribution (especially Olerud) is underappreciated.
Criticism of Cito is more than fair game and should have been called years ago when people were fantasizing about his "legacy" and calling for his return.
- March 30, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- mike in boston said...
if you want confirmation on JB's point, look no further than Clarence's quotes re: the back up catcher. He thinks it is a justification for keeping Chavez that he wouldn't likely get a contract with another team whereas Molina would.
what the hell kind of argument is that? the Jays aren't running a charity for guys who can't make real teams' rosters.
fuck off Cito.
- March 30, 2010 at 2:11 PM
@Bwilly -- Calling Olerud low power?
He had the highest slugging percentage on the team (.599) in 1993. Carter was fourth at (.489).
But Clarence thought that Olerud should hit more home runs like Carter did and fucked with his swing accordingly.
That's the big myth about Olerud. No power my ass.
- March 30, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- Bwilly said...
You're right we should have kept Olerud, fuck Delgado he couldn't hold a candle to Olerud. Point to 1993 (ie his career year) to make the argument.
In the 7 years Olerud and Carter played together in Toronto fulltime. 5 years carter had the higher slug.
- March 30, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- eyebleaf said...
JB, which morons do you know who don't appreciate Olerud, Molitor, and Alomar's contributions in 1993?
- March 30, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Joel said...
He doesn't know anyone like that... JB excels in usage of the straw man argument.
- March 30, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Tao, what the hell kind of can of worms have you openned here today?
Now Danny Cox, there was a dude underappreciated on the 1993 team.
Willie Cañate, less so.
- March 30, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- Swagmanjay said...
Just for shits and giggles check out the salary rankings for the projected starting 5 for each team.
Look way down for our boys....
- March 30, 2010 at 4:50 PM
John Olerud had a career slugging percentage of .465
Joe Carter had a career slugging percentage of .464
See Bwilly
You are a Cito Gaston fan. You are easier to beat up than any straw men.
- March 30, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Matty L. Rock said...
I've got one
- Even though he's leaving at the end of the season many fans will still call for The Manager to be fired, out of a cannon, into the sun.
Did anyone ever contemplate that maybe the fact that he seems to have shit for brains is why nobody offered a manager job to Cito after he got fired, instead preferring him to be a hitting coach?
- March 30, 2010 at 5:25 PM
- Bwilly said...
I don't think there is a player from 92-93 that was underappreciated. Granted lots were overappreciated. Remember how awesome Kelly Gruber was?don't look at his stats if you still want to.
- March 30, 2010 at 5:34 PM
- Bwilly said...
I don't disrespect John Olerud, I said he had low power, I guess I should have said low to medium power. I just thought I'd point out the Olerud/Overbay type comparison because Delgado was brought up, (and Overbay's value has been discussed at lengths, insert Ruiz/Dopirak/Wallace instead of Delgado and expect same outcome).
I'm not a huge Joe Carter fan you brought him up. Joe Carter career SLG as a blue jay .473, John Olerud .471 (I don't care what he did as a Met). But for the record I do view Carter as having more power than Olerud because he drove alot more balls farther (more power doesn't mean better hitter though)
- March 30, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
I like that one. I may steal it.
And yeah, the funny thing about The Manager's past two years with the team is that it has completely changed my view on him.
I used to view him as the underdog...the guy who never go a shake even though he deserved it.
Now, you have to look at how things shook out and think about it for a second: The White Sox were down to The Manager and Ozzie, and figured that they preferred the cut of Guillen's jib.
Think about that for long enough, and it will blow your mind.
- March 30, 2010 at 6:08 PM
- SP said...
Jacob Brumfield is a saint! You hear me? A saint!
- March 30, 2010 at 6:54 PM
- SP said...
Brumfield was the original Blissfully Oblivious Gazelle. Well, except that he sucked hard.
- March 30, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Tao, Cito can't hear you. He has his two world series rings stuck in his ears.
- March 30, 2010 at 10:28 PM
Sticking your World Series rings in your ears would be an idiot thing to do.
- March 30, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Not if you've heard the Tao's whining, grating fucking voice.
- March 31, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- REAN said...
@mikeinboston -
Clarence's quotes re: the back up catcher. He thinks it is a justification for keeping Chavez that he wouldn't likely get a contract with another team whereas Molina would
With or without link - I'm sick of Cito being less concerned with winning and more concerned with giving veteran FAs & unwanted(?) catchers playing time. (Overbay, Millar, Chavez). I get that it's old-school & 'right' but FUCK! He says he wants to win. He says he hates to loose. WTF!
Not to mention what Chavez must think when he reads a quote like that - "I'm not likely to get a contract? Fuck you, Grampa Munster"
- March 31, 2010 at 10:52 PM
- REAN said...
He says he wants to win. He says he hates to loose. WTF!
Rereading - thought I'd clarify that I don't necessarily think that playing Overbay everyday would be a disaster or that Chavez & Molina are realy that different of a player...(Millar, well, he had a good April)... My real objection is the thick-skulled old-school mentality.
- March 31, 2010 at 10:56 PM
I hate people who can't spell lose.
- April 1, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Ryan said...
lol oops
- April 1, 2010 at 2:47 PM

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Thank goodness for my iPOD (Yes, this is an RA-related post!)February 1, 2009 at 9:37 am | Posted in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 4 Comments
Tags: arthritis, arthritis in the knee, Francois Couperin, iPOD, iTunes, iTunes-U, mind over matter, music, RA, Rheumatoid arthritis, University of Cambridge
I got an iPOD for Christmas. The main reason I wanted it, sad to say, was so that when I felt really crappy and just had to lie down, hands too sore to even hold a book to read, I could lie back and listen to it and it would take my mind off things. Come Christmas I really thought I wouldn't be needing it for that, as things had been going so well on the methotrexate, and was hoping I'd be using it instead to make long train journeys less boring … I desperately want to visit a friend in Wales, but haven't been up to it yet. (She's only been there three years now!)
Anyway, since Christmas I've had several bad nights and one full-scale flare-up so just being able to plug myself in and lie back and listen to music has been a real boon. But last night things got even better, iPod wise … and here's the point where I read this back to myself and think, 'Pollyanna Penguin, you need to get out more!' … I discovered iTunes-U. This is a bunch of free downloads from the iTunes site, from various universities, including some seriously good ones like Warwick, Cambridge and MIT. I think these are 'open source' type things that various unis have made available on their own sites, but they're handily collected together at iTunes-U. Last night I downloaded a fabulous lecture on the History of Cambridge by the great David Starkey (renowned Cambridge historian, author and of course, in this day and age, TV presenter …), and lecture on early social history in America from Warwick (lecturer kind of rubbed me up the wrong way with his jokes, but it was still very interesting stuff and I'll be downloading the rest of them from him today).
It also helps, if money's tight, to be into fairly obscure music, because obscure music is CHEAP. Having attended an all day lecture on Baroque Music in The Court of Versailles (Louis 14) yesterday (see, I do get out, I just have odd tastes) I came back all re-fired up about Baroque music (which I did quite a lot of in school, but not so much since) and thought I'd see what was available by some of the composers we'd listened to, on iTunes. One of my favourites from the snippets the lecturer played was the slightly weird and rarified by very lovely Troisième Leçon de Ténèbres by Francois Couperin – a meer snip at £2.99 on iTunes. Far cheaper than being in to the latest pop music!
Since I was awake for several hours last night feeling really rotten, I actually listened to all that lot and more, and it really did help to keep my mind off the pain and keep me sane!
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Sandra Fortuna – 2007
The NDCA Community Service Award was presented to Sandra Fortuna for her contribution to Wheelchair Dancing in the United States. Sandra has dedicated her time and expertise to developing syllabi for social and competitive wheelchair dancing.
(Presented by 1st VP of NDCA Judi Hatton and inscription read by Brian Puttock)


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Monday, February 25, 2008
NASCAR's Long Day's Journey Into Night (3rd Update)
The nightmare that has been the California Speedway continued into early Monday morning as repeated attempts to dry the track failed. Ultimately, NASCAR was forced to re-schedule both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races.
Monday, February 25th, the Sprint Cup race from Fontana will begin on the Fox Television Network in HD at 1PM Eastern Time. Radio coverage continues on both MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Following the Cup race, ESPN2 will present live coverage of the Nationwide Race. This should take place at approximately 4PM Eastern Time. With some extended caution periods in the Cup race, this start time may well be pushed back toward 5PM.
The NASCAR on Fox team began their on-air day at 3:30PM Eastern Time on Sunday, and Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond were still giving updates for the Fox viewers at 1AM Monday morning.
Coupled with ESPN2's three hour rain fill during the original Nationwide timeslot on Saturday, there has been incredible effort shown by both of these TV networks.
2nd Update: Special edition of Victory Lane on SPEED at 8PM Eastern Time Monday night. Due to the scheduling issues, This Week In NASCAR (TWIN) will not be seen on SPEED, it will be replaced on Monday and Tuesday by this edition of Victory Lane. That is a good solution by SPEED, the show will return after the Las Vegas weekend in its regularly scheduled Monday timeslot.
There will be a new post up for your comments before the Sprint Cup race at 1PM Eastern, and another for the Nationwide Series event that will follow.
The weather for LA is partly cloudy with the current temps (5AM Pacific) in the 40's. There is no chance of rain, and temps will climb into the upper 60's by race time. The front that caused the rain is gone and both races should run as scheduled.
3rd Update: ESPN has just advised that they will air a one hour version of NASCAR Now from the track with a roundtable discussion at 9PM Eastern Time. What a great decision by ESPN as a part of their new commitment to NASCAR.
Thanks to all of you who took the time to stop by during this memorable rain-filled weekend and leave your opinion. We got the best information from the folks at the track, including many media members and broadcasters. Thanks again for taking the time to contribute to this on-going Internet conversation about NASCAR TV.
41 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Still very interesting set of circumstances today, even with no rain and hopefully no lingering track issues.
From what I understand from NASCAR.com, NASCAR has decided to start the Nationwide race immediately after the Cup race - instead of one hour later as written in previous articles. I assume that's to try to fit in the ESPN TV window (before 7 PM Eastern).
Overly optimistic if you ask me. First of all, what does immediately mean? Are the Busch cars going to be lined up on pit road as soon as the Cup race ends?
(I guess the NW whackers' previously planned hour of rest before the NW race is out the window too.)
What happens if the Cup winner is also competing in the NW race right after? (12 NW whackers, I think.) Will they have a shortened Victory Lane with the photos, etc?
(All of this would also affect SPEED's Victory Lane and the rest of the media, because if top finishers in Cup happen to also be running NW, they'll have no time to talk after the race.)
Lots of variables; it'll be interesting to see it unfold. If they fit it all in before 7, my hat's off to them.
- February 25, 2008 at 8:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
The unofficially named (by me) "Inside Sprint Cup" on ESPN2 at 5:30 ET will obviously not happen -
What about TWIN and Victory Lane?
You know racing in Rockingham as second race was only cold and maybe snowy but no weepers there. Its still available.
- February 25, 2008 at 9:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
See it now - 7PM ET ESPN2 Big East BB - a must show for them. actually on 1 & 2 - Its close to March Madness though acing at California speedway is February madness.
Nascar Now at 5:30 PM is a goner - maybe the late night show will be shown?
What a messed up weekend at Ca Speedway.
- February 25, 2008 at 9:16 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Starting the Nationwide race after the Cup race will take time. The same pit road positions are used by the Nationwide teams. The Cup teams will need to tear down and move. The new teams will set-up and then move their own equipment into the designated pit.
Many of the Cup pit crews will also be doing double duty for the Nationwide race with different teams. They will also be a part of the tear-down and then build that will go on down on pit road.
Finally, the broadcasters will need to transistion into their positions and check their equipment prior to air.
All in all, it should be interesting to watch.
- February 25, 2008 at 9:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
busch wackers should now be called insurance claimers - just my .02
Funny how NNS was going to have a short field - as told by KW on raceday last week-but I digress- anyway cup drivers became field fillers in NNS and now if one of them wins the cup race they will have no time to celebrate.
- February 25, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- vroom said...
The vrooming will make for a fun Monday! FOX and ESPN did a nice job on Sunday. Darn those weepers...
- February 25, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- jfs-va said...
The main page of NASCAR.com shows the Nationwide race scheduled for 5pm EST (right hand side). JD, you mentioned 4pm in your posting. Which is correct?
I'd like to watch both, but I'll be recording and then watching with my son. I'm worried about the Nationwide getting moved to ESPN Classic.
- February 25, 2008 at 9:38 AM
- red said...
long post so please bear with me (but it was, after all, a long night!)
ok, so i stayed up until the race was officially called, not b/c i thought there'd be racing -- i knew that wasn't gonna happen -- but b/c i wanted to hear what nascar would say when they called it. as expected, they used "corporate speak" when they called it and they were lagging behind fans in recognizing the mess that was fontana last night. not good PR, mr helton.
i know this blog is for the media end of the sport but if i may allowed a digression? nascar put drivers at risk by (1) not making certain the track was safe (hell, i could easily see the weepers on the track on TV and kept asking why they were even trying to race on a track that had such a problem!); (2) by being reactive instead of proactive (seemed self-evident that 43 cars thumping over those spots at speed might cause a serious water problem); and by delaying their decision so long into the evening (even on the west coast) that the drivers will not be racing rested today. those of us who have worked nights know that one does not just come home, hit the bed, turn out the lights and get a good night's sleep. it took me 2 hours or more to "decompress" before sleep was even an option. sleepy drivers make sleepy decisions at 195+ mph and yes, i know it's there job but the human body just doesn't care about that! sleep deprived is a sleep deprived.
in re: calling the race and disappointing fans on site: i've had to return to dover's spring race on monday more than once. maybe the tracks should have a reserve to refund part of the ticket to rain-out fans? might make the decision process a bit less protracted. fans stay after a certain point b/c we have paid SOOO much for that ticket and cannot recoup even part of that expense.
and as for the media end of this? nice work by all involved in a bad situation. my sole complaint is that the broadcast team was not more aggressive in their coverage of the track situation after that horrific mears wreck. at that point, the guys should have been asking the tough questions on the air. also, once gordon and johnson went out and looked it over during one of the red flags, i didn't see an interview with either of them -- altho' i concede i may have missed it. i would have liked to have heard from these two drivers how the track seemed to them.
bad situation was made much worse by the failure of nascar to suck it up and make the right call earlier. i'll read thru their take on it today but i don't think they'll be able to convince me of their logic in this case. when the safety of the drivers is at issue -- and i believe that was truly an issue! -- the officials should have "walked the walk" after all their talk. and what, exactly, will nascar require the track to do to correct the situation at fontana for the future?
(and how funny was that image of gordon being locked out of the pace car?!? and why, exactly, do they lock the passenger side door on the pace car if only the driver is inside? that was new to me.)
- February 25, 2008 at 9:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR.COM shows nationwide race IMMEDIATELY following cup race. No mention of 5PM start. 5PM would be impossible to finish by 7PM Eastern and get to UCONN BB.
Been there - done this where two networks are involved and recording is a guess as to when first race will end.
- February 25, 2008 at 9:50 AM
- jfs-va said...
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- February 25, 2008 at 9:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
what, exactly, will nascar require the track to do to correct the situation at fontana for the future?
Wouldn't that be NASCA asking itself that question - or maybe Brian Fance asking his sister - ISC owns Fontana which makes it more disgraceful.
- February 25, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- jfs-va said...
anon at 9:50 thanks. I went back to NASCAR.com and now it says 4pm ET...but I swear it said 5pm earlier. Really...truly. :>)
- February 25, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
crawl during replay of wt
special edition of Victory Lane on speed monday night at 8PM ET
- February 25, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Hey, they read the blog! :)
- February 25, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- Ritchie said...
I agree that there needs to be something done with these tracks to allow them to dry quicker. I know that this is a television coverage website, but this is a television coverage problem because in the twenty-first century, sports entertainment is driven by television coverage.
I know they have thought about tarps around the track (yes, two miles of tarps) and improving drainage like they had to do in Texas, but the ISC worried about capital expenditures and the reaction of share holders to this. However, we cannot expect fans and viewers to invest that many hours waiting for a race to start.
We have spent a lot of time talking about how the T.V. networks can help NASCAR and fans, but the reality is that this is something that NASCAR should do for TV and the fans.
- February 25, 2008 at 10:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think you all are misinterpreting the text on NASCAR.com (which hasn't changed since I looked at it early this AM)
"The Stater Bros. 300 Nationwide Series race will be run immediately following the postponed Auto Club 500 Sprint Cup race, set for a 1 p.m. start."
This is where the misinterpretation comes in, I believe:
"After rain washed out the Nationwide race on Saturday night, NASCAR officials rescheduled the race for Sunday immediately following the Sprint Cup race, scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET."
It's Sunday's Cup 4PM start that it was said the nationwide race would follow, not today. There's no time listed for today except "immediately following".
- February 25, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
Addition to previous post; NASCAR.com itself may not know what it's doing! Its start time in the Nationwide postponement article and on the right hand side of home page are different.
- February 25, 2008 at 10:21 AM
- Newracefan said...
It truly was a long night between this week of rain filler and last week of 100 hours of Daytona I have gotten nothing done at home but the essentials. Sunday was a disaster with more rain filler. I know people were saying that FOX was not as good as ESPN and I agree to a point. AB is the man and carried that rain delay. Webber is not AB but he was ok and I really feel that by Sunday fans were so tired of filler there was nothing left but name the gopher. We were all screaming last year when Michigan happened and they couldn't finish the race properly due to no lights and this year we have lights so the final decision doesn't happen until 2 am ET. Guess we need to find a happy medium, if there is one. I was at the postponed Dover race a poster mentioned (my first race) and we wanted them to decide earlier and let us know the plan so we can make plans of our own. I was able to go back Monday he was not. I have the DVR set up for the planned FOX and ESPN2 (hopefully I have the time right) race broadcasts and am hoping for the best. OBTH your blog was the only way I could easily find out what channel to DVR so big thanks JD. PS Hooray we get a Victory Lane wonder what will happen with TWIN
- February 25, 2008 at 10:25 AM
- ri88girl said...
I have been up all day and night with the rest of y'all and I am DEAD tierd. I can not imagine that doing the races back to back is in any way fair or safe and I think NASCAR needs to pay attention to what they are asking of EVERYONE including the fan. How will it be if some one gets really hurt just to satisfy the show? Casey was a warning.
- February 25, 2008 at 10:26 AM
- Diane said...
When I logged onto the site this morning and saw your Eugene O'Neill tribute it gave me a big laugh. Bravo !! No wonder the Daly Planet is fast becoming my favorite Nascar related site.
- February 25, 2008 at 10:39 AM
- Ken said...
Wonder how many people will buy a ticket for the race next year or plan on watching. They have problems selling tickets in the best of times and then this year's fiasco will make the local fans even more reluctant to waste 2 or 3 days in the desert in the winter. This will probably also spill over in the summer race.
Even the part of the race that we saw looked more like a practice session than a race.
- February 25, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- Steve L. said...
I'm sure everyone from media to the crews are tired this morning and it will be a long day for them.
I lasted till 1:30am and hit record for everything until 6am just in case it did get started. This was the first place I came to to get information when I got up.
Going to be a LONG day...but, we get to see two races!! That'll get us going!!
- February 25, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
I bet those 12 running both races have some regret about running both races
- February 25, 2008 at 10:51 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Don't forget, Dale Jarrett is running the Sprint Cup race and then calling the Nationwide Series race for ESPN2 immediately after.
I am tired just watching, I can only imagine how those guys are holding out. As I mentioned in my original post, both Krista Voda and Matt Yocum have been under the weather.
I have emails out to Steve Byrnes about TWIN and also to ESPN about a possible Tuesday one hour NASCAR Now with a roundtable. Will keep you posted as the info comes in.
- February 25, 2008 at 11:02 AM
- leighJGR said...
Has anyone found a listing for the Cup race on any channel other than FOX HD? I have access to many channels thanks to Verizon FiOS, but I do not have HD.
- February 25, 2008 at 11:06 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
The race will be carried by the Fox stations nationwide at 1PM Eastern Time. If your local Fox affiliate does not carry the race, notify us right away.
SPEED has just told me that "This Week In NASCAR" has been cancelled due to the logistical problems with everyone still in California. The special edition of "Victory Lane" will take the place of TWIN on Monday night at 8PM and also for the Tuesday re-air.
More info as it comes in.
- February 25, 2008 at 11:11 AM
- Vince said...
Who's the rocket scientist at Nascar that scheduled a race during Cali's rainy season anyway?
Jr. wasn't too happy in the interview yesterday after he was taken out. He basically blamed Nascar for starting the race before the track was ready.
I think the Cali track (what ever it's called now) is cursed for stealing the Labor Day Southern 500 date from Darlington. The racing gods are pissed! ;-)
- February 25, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- Newracefan said...
Not surprised about TWIN although 1 hour of Ken Schrader would prob have been fun to watch, I'm guess he's the only one who might actually be in NC
- February 25, 2008 at 11:29 AM
- Brett Baldeck said...
John. I just gotta say thanks, and to everyone posting information. It is weekends that this that this website comes in really handy.
- February 25, 2008 at 11:57 AM
- Brett Baldeck said...
What time should I set my DVR to be safe for the Nationwide race?
- February 25, 2008 at 11:59 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
ESPN is still working on the NASCAR Now schedule. They will decide on what Tuesday's show will be later this afternoon.
Those would be some tired roundtable members.
- February 25, 2008 at 11:59 AM
- Anonymous said...
JD.. Do you have an estimate how much this fiasco cost Fox & Espn? They should bill Nascar.
- February 25, 2008 at 12:01 PM
- Lisa Hogan said...
JD-I have thanked you before and will do so again. You have created a wonderful community for fans. Sure, there are some cranky-pants that show up sometimes; but, all in all a nice "safe" place to discuss our sport.
- February 25, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD my hats off to everyone at both networks both in front of & behind the cameras & lights. They went above and beyond with all the rain fill, & updates late into the night/morning until NASCAR got it right finally.
What a shame - all those "officials" don't know what we all know green on the weather map means RAIN DUH! and weather usually goes west to east.
Tired drivers, tired reporters, tired pit crews, this could get ugly. God Bless them & keep them safe today-
- February 25, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is a new post up for the Sprint Cup race on Fox at 1PM.
- February 25, 2008 at 12:29 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Since rain delays are always part of the season, maybe TWIN should make a promo/commercial.
Showing the guys asleep in their RV or beds, and Steve Byrnes 'whispering' that TWIN will not be shown due the guys still being on the road or catching up on sleep! LOL.
Though I would watch an hour of KENNY ALONE talking and telling stories to the camera ... or talking to somebody off camera. :-)
I hope all goes well today for drivers, crew, tv connections and the folks in concessions at the track. EVERYBODY must be tired. I was up until 2.30AM to see if I needed to set the VCR on the digital tv
- February 25, 2008 at 12:29 PM
- Isaiah said...
Would you guys quit complaining about the "fiasco" (as you guys call it) that was last night. NASCAR did a great job and tried its best. I will give NASCAR the biggest props for trying. For FOX to stay on the air with updates until 2:00AM Central is dedication! DEDICATION! To see Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond going giving updates at that hour in the morning is awesome.
JD, keep up the good work!
- February 25, 2008 at 12:36 PM
- red said...
isaiah, i would respectfully disagree with your comment that nascar "tried their best." nascar officials had access to the same weather maps i did and it was evident to me throughout the day and right into the early morning hours that rain was not going to go away long enough for that track to dry completely in under 2.5 - 3 hours. add to that the problem with weepers that had been happening since thursday night and friday morning and it became clear very early on that the cup race just wasn't going to happen on sunday, that the track had serious problems that needed to be corrected. if practice was so unsafe that only 17 laps were run, why was the race now safe to run on the same track after more rain had fallen?
my point of disagreement with nascar is that instead of calling the race early on and cite the safety of the drivers and the unsafe track conditions as the reason, cars were repeatedly sent out on an obviously unsafe track and wrecks followed. i understand that not all the drivers felt the track was unsafe and that the #24 seemed to have no problem but keep in mind that he was so far in front of the field that he had options as to where to run to avoid the water. others further back in the mid-pack obviously did not.
i will concede that nascar was in a "damned if you do and damned if you don't spot": either decision was going to create a firestorm. and i have been at tracks on sunday when the race is called and i was certainly upset. BUT i believe strongly that the safety of the drivers is paramount, far above any fan unhappiness. nascar gets the big bucks to make such a tough decision and i contend they dithered it away last night, to the detriment of the sport.
nascar has, in my opinion, made far better choices with the same or less information at other tracks and i simply do not accept that last night was the best they could do. the organization is better than what they showed in fontana last night and i am not content to accept the explanation that has been offered so far.
i know that i am in the minority when i say that i believe nascar is NOT all about greed and the $$$ but this decision -- or better stated, lack of decision -- makes it hard for me to stand behind that statement this time. the organization must be able to respond more rapidly and with more "common sense" than was demonstrated last night in order to maintain my support. i will take just about anything from nascar as long as the drivers and crews are not placed in unnecessary risk. i firmly believe that last night, nascar did just that and that, for me, is not acceptable.
- February 25, 2008 at 1:03 PM
- Tracy said...
Did you all hear Mike Joy this afternoon say several times "It was a long day's journey into night?" Guess the title of this blog caught on quickly.
I will note, I was in Richmond last May when it rained all day, and they called the race after a few laps that night. But it was late, late, late, and the whole day was just miserable. Cold and sopping wet, with horrible facilities maintenance. As a fan, I wish they'd read the weather map and just called the race earlier in the afternoon. The day was torture. I felt so sorry for the fans in California yesterday.
- February 25, 2008 at 4:25 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Mike is a great guy, and has been a friend of this site for some time now. If you check the archives, you can see the off-season interview we did with him using questions submitted by readers.
Thanks, JD
- February 25, 2008 at 5:47 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Mikey Joy is comfort food during a NASCAR race to me.
I TRULY enjoy all the guys in the booth on Fox. DW cracks me up though he can go on about some things (kind of like that Sophia chick HERE!!??)
I love Larry, enunciation or lack there of and all, for his knowledge. Mike Joy is the glue that holds it all together and has a wonderful aura about him. He kind of makes me feel everything is right in the world when he is on my tv.
Also, when DW was so excited like a kid on the flagstand (and who could blame him!! I would've loved to have been up there) and begged to stand there a third round, I laughed out loud when Mike Said ok, Darrell..recess is over...time to get to the booth or something.
YOu can tell this crew really enjoys each other and you "FEEL IT" through the tv.
I appreciate the fact he and others answered Q&A here, JD. I think that speaks volumes for you as well.
Appreciate you and all the NASCAR contributors to the site.
p.s. Except that one sorehead at Fox that 'insists' we only see one car cross the line...but that is NO reflection of the guys in the booth or in the pits. :-)
- February 25, 2008 at 8:17 PM


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Thursday, February 25, 2010
I Can't Find a Bathroom!
I dreamt that I needed to pee, but I couldn't find a bathroom anywhere. Everywhere I went, the bathrooms were full and people were waiting to use them. At one point, my friend Julie and I met another mutual friend's mom. For some reason, she was a little old lady (in real life, she is not a little old lady). This sweet, little old lady looked like she should be baking or knitting or sitting in a rocking chair with a shawl about her shoulders regaling the younguns with tales from days of yore. Instead, she sat at a table talking to us and dropping f-bombs that shocked the heck out of me and Julie. She told me it was good I was getting divorced so I could marry Doug. (I have no idea who Doug is in real life.) Just an aside here - no, I didn't have pizza, pickles, and ice cream before bed. I have no idea where this stuff comes from.
We decided we'd better get up and use the bathroom before beginning our long drive. I have no idea where we were going, but I know it was going to take a long time to get there. I couldn't find an open bathroom though. I walked in a stall, but the toilet was missing. There were people standing in lines and blocking the other stalls.
Then I saw Jonathan Merkh, the vice president of Howard Books and for some reason, I wanted to avoid him, so I ducked behind a potted plant. (Sorry Jonathan, I would never avoid you in real life. I can't control Dream Dawn.) Then I found a bathroom but the door wouldn't lock and there were tons of people standing around outside the door because there was a party going on. A girl told me that it cost $2001 to use that bathroom. I didn't believe her so I checked the price list and discovered that you could also tan in the bathroom for as little as $5.
The same girl told me that people behind a two-way mirror would make a videotape of me while I was in the bathroom. I turned around to check and see if there was indeed a two-way mirror in the bathroom. Not that I really cared, mind you. I mean, I really had to go! But when I turned around to see the mirror, I noticed there was a bed in the bathroom and a coat and three Greek fisherman caps had been left on it. I found it strange that people had left their coat and hats behind. (Yeah, it didn't phase me that it cost thousands of dollars to use the bathroom, or that people hung out behind a two-way mirror in the bathroom, or that there was a bed in the bathroom. The only strange thing was that there was a coat and a couple hats there.)
Next thing I know, I'm in the hallway of a school and it's filled with all these school desks. I saw a sign for a bathroom, but the desks were blocking the door. I pushed my way between the desks and saw Jonathan again. I quickly turned the other way so he wouldn't see me. My friend Doreen called to me. She was sitting at one of the desks. I told her I was trying to get to the bathroom, but she informed me it wasn't a bathroom. (I'll show her! It's MY dream and if I want it to be a bathroom, then it'll be a bathroom!) I didn't believe her and continued to move toward it. There were tons of drawings taped to the wall and covering the door of the bathroom, so I started pulling them off. After moving the drawings, I saw that the sign didn't say "bathroom" after all. It said, "damaged water slide" and there was just a hole in the wall and not a door to a bathroom.
This is the point when my alarm clock went off. I woke up and immediately thought, "OH MY GOSH I HAVE TO PEE!" I don't know how I made it to the bathroom in time! This is not the first time I've had a dream like this. In fact, every time I have a dream in which I have to pee, I can't find a bathroom, or all the bathrooms are out of toilet paper, or have broken doors. Then I wake up and really, really have to go! I feel so frustrated in my dreams that I can't find a darn bathroom, but I guess I should be thankful. What would ever happen if I found a perfectly acceptable, functioning bathroom in my dream? I'd probably relieve myself in bed! Oh ew! I guess it's a good thing that I go on an all-night quest for a working commode after all.
Posted by Dawn at 10:29 PM
47 comments:
Too funny! No wonder you're such a talented writer, with dreams like that! And yes, I have been on the same "dream-quest" for a bathroom, just not quite as exciting as yours.
Once, (as a child mind you) I woke up after one of these dreams when I did find a toilet, only to discover I was really sitting on a chair in the bathroom, thinking it was the toilet. Oops! Wrong seat! "Mommmmmmmm!" I remember wailing..... lucky for me, she cleaned up the mess. What a great mom I have.
- February 26, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Damn. Now you've made me want to pee!
- February 26, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- Grete Evans said...
Hahaha, thanks Dawn! I thought I was the only one who had the 'needing to pee but can't find a bathroom' dreams! Or you find one and go but then 5 mins later you really need to go again and because you can't find the previous one, the the search starts all over again!
- February 26, 2010 at 1:50 AM
Hahaha, very funny. :D
- February 26, 2010 at 1:58 AM
- Travis said...
I have totally had dreams like this! Sometimes I'll be wandering around somewhere and I'll find a bathroom and use it, but then as soon as I'm out, I'll have to pee again and have to look for another bathroom, but often it's like the one you described where every time I find a bathroom there's something bizarrely wrong with it, so I can't use it.
- February 26, 2010 at 1:58 AM
- Sila Lumenn said...
Ohmygosh! I have dreams like that, too. And, I HAVE found a toilet in my dream and yes, if I don't wake up I've been known to relieve myself (just a little) in the bed. Talk about humiliating! *facepalm*
- February 26, 2010 at 4:38 AM
- TheresaG said...
I have always had very vivid dreams. I used to entertain my mom over breakfast about whatever it was I had dreamed about. Sometimes they are so real I don't know if it is a dream or not until something weird happens.
I long ago trained myself to wake up if I have a looking for the bathroom dream, because that is the signal that I have to go. Still, I have had many of these looking for the bathroom dreams and encounter similar obstacles.
- February 26, 2010 at 5:04 AM
- Denise said...
Oh boy, I share your pain, I have had those dreams, looking and looking for a loo and not being able to find one, only to wake up and have to go to the toilet RIGHT NOW.
- February 26, 2010 at 5:59 AM
- Cinderella said...
Mine is always asthma. My asthma really isn't bad except for a couple times a year. But if I start wheezing in my sleep, it goes into my dreams. And I spend hours, it feels like, trying to find an inhaler in the strangest places and never finding it. Sometimes I recongnize I'm in a dream but all I keep telling myself, as I'm still searching for an inhaler, is eventually I'll get it. Drives me insnane when it happens...cuz then you've gotten no sleep because you just spent 30 minutes of dream life running around like a maniac.
- February 26, 2010 at 6:21 AM
- Karen said...
LOL - great dream. Did you happen to see the comic Close to Home (www.closetohome.com) for Friday, February 26th? I think you can relate.
- February 26, 2010 at 6:41 AM
I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one that has stupid pee dreams when I need to wake up and go. In my dreams, though, I eventually find a weird bathroom to use and go and go and go forever. Luckily I've never woken up wet!
- February 26, 2010 at 6:58 AM
- Beth said...
too funny! i thought your dream was going to end with you finding a bathroom and the horrible real-life details, so i'm relieved that you didn't. haha! ;)
- February 26, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- Jen@Scrapingirl said...
You crack me up!! I never remember my dreams. BTW I saw your tweets and wanted to say that there IS a Barbie dog that poops. In fact the same poop is also the food. Quite disturbing. My daughter has it, but thankfully we "lost" the poop/food. Where do these people come up with these things? :)
- February 26, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- Erin Browne - Brownie Bites said...
Isn't it funny how your brain works in dreams? You accept the craziest things, yet when something normal in comparison pops up, you are shocked!
This was so funny! :)
- February 26, 2010 at 7:35 AM
I have the searching for a bathroom/have to pee but can't dreams fairly often. Once in college, I had the have to pee but can't dream, but in the end of the dream I could pee! It was so wonderful! Until I woke up and realized I wet the bed. Explain that to your roommate. I blamed it on a bladder infection.
- February 26, 2010 at 7:48 AM
I have a SSO question. Dear son has lost his last tooth. What do people do with their kids' teeth? Throwing them away seems callous. I worked hard to build those teeth. Saving them is also gross. When I come across that baggie with the dead teeth, I get a little chill. What have you done with them Dawn?
- February 26, 2010 at 7:53 AM
- Obson-Wilbo said...
I remember as a kid I used to dream I had got up and gone to the toilet and it was so vivid I really thought I was doing it, I wet the bed so many times (I did mention I was a kid yes??) So eventually my mum and dad clocked that if they took me to the toilet before they went to bed it wouldn't happen, problem solved!
I've started having the same dreams now though, not sure Boyfriend would be too pleased if I wet the bed now!!
- February 26, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- MaBunny said...
LOL, I"ve had that dream too, although I don't think I ever found Greek fisherman caps, lol.
When I awake I have to pee really bad too. I think it happens to all of us at one time or another.
- February 26, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- Knitty said...
Once upon a time I thought you were nuts. Now I know for sure!
I'll save you a seat for lunch at the cafeteria. They usually let me out of my room around 11:45.
- February 26, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- The Mommy said...
My dreams are ALWAYS very vivid and in full color. Usually with a soundtrack. And I almost always remember them.
My Youngest Boy recently told me that he had a dream..."But, Mommy, everyone was wearing black and white!" I find it strange that a child who has never even heard of black and white TV dreams in black and white...
- February 26, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Sherry said...
I have peeing dreams a lot. I cannot find a real toilet... they don't have bowls or something weird. And it will be the same kind of place where there are showers and dysfunctional toilets. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who has those kinds of dreams. It helps if I don't drink much before bed so I don't deep sleep with a full bladder! :)
- February 26, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Susan said...
I think it's hilarious how disjointed dreams are and your (editorial) rationale of how perfectly weird things become acceptable. And just a final thought here, what if you weren't dreaming all night but had this complicated, long dream only a minute before you woke up. The brain is amazing...
- February 26, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Rachel said...
my mom has always had similar recurring dreams, except in hers, there are people watching her go to the bathroom in some way. either the bathroom is located in a crowded room or there's no door, or some variation of this.
- February 26, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Gee, I thought I'd leave an original comment, like "Wow--I thought I was the only one with dreams like that!" or "I'm staying anonymous with this comment because I'm confessing that once, in a dream, I DID find a toilet and wet the bed, and I was 18 years old," but it turns out, like with everything else, I'm not alone. LOL THANK YOU!!! (And like one of the others commented, I've "trained" myself to wake up if I start looking for toilets in my dreams. Sometimes it takes longer than other times, but eventually, a voice will say something along the lines of "This is a dream--wake up and use the toilet." And sometimes in the night, when I do really go, it takes awhile to convince myself that I AM awake and I really AM sitting on the toilet...)
- February 26, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Hi Dawn!
I always have long, complicated dreams, and usually 2 or 3 a night. And I remember them. Sigh. Sometimes I wake up exhausted from all the dreaming.
My "having to find a bathroom dreams" are a lot like yours (with no Greek fisherman caps. Yet.)except invariably one dream sequence involving a house that has the only toilet right out in the middle of the living room and there's a party going on.
I read somewhere once that dreaming is so important to brain function that we'll stay asleep even when other stimuli should wake us up, such as a full bladder or light shining in our faces. That's why we incorporate the stimuli into our dreams somehow.
By the way, when I divorced my first husband, I had recurring dreams (nightmares) for years about having remarried him and needing to find a way to divorce him again. Eventually, I worked through all of that because the dreams changed over time until we were just engaged again and I had to find a way to end that. The last dream of this type involved me not even considering going out with him and telling him to get lost. Whew! I was sure glad when those dreams were over!
Sandy in Tucson
- February 26, 2010 at 2:39 PM
HAHAHA! I have had that dream many times! When I was younger, like 8, I used to have that dream ALL the time. The problem is... I ALWAYS found the toilet... if ya know what I mean.
Now I have that dream, and though it's frustrating, I thankfully DO NO find the toilet!
- February 26, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Robin said...
That's just crazy! Entertaining for the rest of us...but crazy all the same!
- February 26, 2010 at 4:17 PM
I have those dreams all the time, too. Mine usually involve finding a bathroom, but it has no door and there are alot of people around.
I'm glad I'm not alone with these dreams!!
Donna in PA :)
- February 26, 2010 at 5:21 PM
Ah, dreams....everybody can relate. And yes, if you do find a bathroom in your dream (what a relief after all that searching!), you will pee in the bed. Not that that has ever happened to me!!..LOL
- February 26, 2010 at 5:37 PM
- Happy WAHM said...
LOL...isn't it funny what happens in our dreams? Thanks for sharing & for the laugh!
- February 26, 2010 at 6:05 PM
I always thought I was the only one with "pee" dreams - glad to find I'm in such good company. I remember when I was a child dreaming that I was a fireman and somebody said, "Turn on the water!" So I did!
- February 27, 2010 at 2:13 AM
- Dream Curator said...
I have a blog that links to dreams that are well-described and translate into words what dreams are really like. I hope you don't mind that I linked to you.
- February 27, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- geelizzie said...
I have weird bathroom dreams whenever I have to pee, too. In the last one I had I did find a bathroom but the toilets were hooked together like love seats and they were sitting out in the middle of a big room where two little ladies were sitting under hair dryers gossiping and people were shooting pool at a big pool table. Good thing I can't pee in a crowded room or I'd have probably wet the bed, too.
- February 27, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Tasha, The Stamping Lady said...
Yep, I dream about having to pee when I really do need to. But more disturbing (I think) is that last night I dreamed that I was close to my daughter's guinea pig and it sat up (more like a ferret) and said "I'm going to spank your bottom" in a cute little voice. WHAT!?! Then I proceeded to find out what all it could say. Not sure if it bothers me more that the gp could talk or the choice of opening sentence. ;)
- February 27, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Pam from alertandorientedx4 said...
SSO Question:
Did I miss something? Are you getting a divorce? :/
- February 27, 2010 at 12:01 PM
OK so I've had the same dream for years, needing to go can't find one working, unoccupied, etc. Waking up barely making it to the one in my bedroom but beware, at 48 years old and evidently in a very deep sleep once, just once this past summer I WET THE BED! Believe me now I am extra sensitive and get up and go every time I wake up during the night. Glad I'm not alone.
- February 27, 2010 at 1:57 PM
That happens to me too! Though most of the time my dreams consist of me trying to figure out exactly what the name of something is. Or else I make up some crazy name for something in my dream and then I spend the rest of the dream trying to remember what it was. It's very frustrating.
By the way, what differentiates a Greek fisherman cap from a regular one?
- February 27, 2010 at 9:46 PM
- Mel said...
Yep, that's EXACTLY what would happen! You can pretty much take it as given that whenever you start dreaming about pee (even if you can't find a toilet!), it's your body trying to desperately wake you!
Good thing that alarm went off when it did.... :D
- February 27, 2010 at 11:37 PM
- Pammie said...
I wonder if my Sweetie was dreaming about the allusive bathroom when he decided to wet the bed right after we got married? He's still embarrassed to this day.
- February 28, 2010 at 8:59 AM
lol, I have had that dream 2 times before. except I found the bathroom. very nice bathrooms, in fact. one had a fur toilet seat. (??? don't ask me, it was a dream)
anyways, what happens when you have this need to pee dream and you find a dream toilet? you pee the bed. now i have my brain trained that if I am looking for a bathroom while asleep, I also need to hit myself in the head so that I wake up and make it to my normal, non fur lined toilet seat in time.
- February 28, 2010 at 12:57 PM
- Jillybean said...
So did you spend the extra $5 to get the tan?
- February 28, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- Char said...
OMG! I have those needing to pee dreams too and am so happy to see other people have them too! I usually wake up and go pee after I've had enough of the dreams. Man I thought it was just me, this is a releif. LOL
- March 1, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- Kiki Nakita said...
Oh my gosh you'll love dreammoods.com I used to go on there when I was having awkward dreams of cleaning, yet waking up to the same mess!
This is what it says:
To see urine in your dream, represents the feelings you have rejected.
To dream that you are urinating, symbolizes a cleansing and release of negative or repressed emotions. Depending on your dream context, urination is symbolic of having or lacking basic control of your life.
To dream that you are urinating in public, symbolizes a lack of privacy in your affairs or your need to make a public apology or confession.
- March 2, 2010 at 3:09 AM
Dawn--I always have dreams like that! Usually, I find a bathroom, but they're filthy as all get out, open to the public (i.e. they'll be in the corner of the restaurant where everyone can see you), there's no toilet paper, or the roll of paper is completely soaking wet. And yes, whenever I wake up, I need to make a beeline for the bathroom (and thank the heavens I didn't wet the bed!!)
- March 2, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- Kazza the Blank One said...
Gah!! You're lucky you didn't pee in your bed! :)
I once had a dream where I was trying to find a toilet and eventually found one and it was sweet relief to actually go.... until I woke up and it was real!! I was about 21 at the time, and it was the only time I'd ever peeed in bed since I was a little kid .. and I was *mortified*!!
Nowadays I'm slightly paranoid about dreaming about peeing..!
- March 6, 2010 at 1:31 AM
I have dreams like that all the time and wake up having to really pee! The bathrooms are always co-ed and the stalls don't have doors, but no one else cares. Or the toilets are like the chairs at the hair salon, but with a hole in it.
I am SO glad to know I am not the only one!
Jen in CA
- March 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Yeah I have those dreams too...though I always find a bathroom, and I have never wet the bed. Sometimes in the dreams, I end up wetting myself, but still not ending up wetting the bed when I wake up! But, then again, I haven't had much life yet...just 14 and a half years, plenty of time to end up wetting the bed.
- March 20, 2010 at 12:29 AM


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Caring for Conifer Trees
by Cris Carl for Networx
Conifers, made up primarily of spruce, fir, pine and hemlock, are an attractive and long-lasting addition to any landscape. Conifers naturally provide the bonus of evergreen color, which can serve as a backdrop or simple visual relief in a stark landscape. Conifers can be used in a number of creative ways as hedges and in rock gardens. So how do you get started planting and working with conifers?
Robert Childs, of the University of Massachusetts Extension Service, shares his knowledge on how best to care for conifers.
Before You Buy
Childs said the first thing you want to do is find a reputable nursery. Second, you want to have your soil tested. "Everybody forgets about the soil," said Childs. "Most conifers prefer a soil that is slightly acidic," he said. Childs said that conifers, when they do drop their needles, help to provide needed soil acidity without overwhelming the tree.
Also, be sure you know what planting zone you are in. For example, Massachusetts is a Zone 5. Conifers that would thrive on Long Island, NY (Zone 7), would not be able to tolerate the level of cold in Massachusetts. Here is a link to the UDSA Zone Map.
"Every tree has its own set of needs," said Childs. "Plant the right tree in the right place."
Childs also said that a basic rule of thumb about conifers is that most do not like wet soils. Research the type of conifer you want to plant. Childs gave the example of the salt sensitivity of White Pines. "You wouldn't want to plant them next to a major road or the salt run-off in the winter will kill them. Whereas the Pitch Pine you'll find on the Cape (Cape Cod) is very salt tolerant," he said.
Tips When Planting Conifers
"Trees that are transplanted are under stress for up to two years. You can't just plant them and walk away," said Childs. Childs said that the most important factor in transplanting conifers is how the root system is cared for. "Large nurseries may be digging up tens of thousands of trees with machinery. Some trees may not come out with a healthy root system," he said. "You want to have maximum root development. Trees loose up to 95 percent of their roots when being transplanted."
Childs said that the fall it is best time to transplant conifers. Once you have your trees ready for planting, take the burlap, wire, or bucket off of the plant and examine the roots. Plant the tree only up to the root flare. The root flare is what it sounds like, where the roots begin to flare out. Childs said that if you plant the tree above the flare, it will likely kill the tree. He added that most people expect to be able to just take the burlap or bucket off the root ball and just drop it in the ground. "Sometimes the flare ends up in the middle of that root ball," said Childs. "Take off as much wrapping as possible and really examine what you have."
Make sure your conifers receive adequate water following planting, especially when there is a drought.
Childs said that "unless its incredibly poor soil, you shouldn't have to use peat, compost, or manure to fertilize." Childs recommended that only in the worst soil conditions should a fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 mix be used.
Save Water with a Homemade Rain Barrel
What insects are conifers susceptible to, and what do I do about them?
Conifers don't tend to be especially attractive to insect infestations with a few notable exceptions. Mugo, or dwarf mountain pines, are susceptible to caterpillar infestations. Mugo pines are often used as ornamentals around rock gardens as they are low-lying. Some conifers are susceptible to pine needle scale and spider mites, and hemlocks may attract wooly adelgid, which was introduced to the northeastern US in the 1950's.
Wooly adelgid are fluid sucking insects similar to aphids. "It has weakened a lot of trees and can kill them," said Childs. Do not fertilize with nitrogen-containing products if you have wooly adelgid, as they thrive on nitrogen.
There are many pesticides approved for homeowner use, some of which are earth-friendly such as horticultural oils and insecticide soaps. However, you may want to call in a professional if the problem gets out of hand. You also may need to take out any diseased/infested trees so that any others around them have a better chance for survival.
5 Garden Pests and 5 Organic Controls
What about pruning?
Due to the fact that the conifers you are transplanting have been stressed by the process, you don't want to do any heavy pruning initially said Childs. "You shouldn't prune at planting unless you have broken or damaged limbs," said Childs. "The foliage and roots 'talk' to each other via hormones." He said the communication process that goes between roots and foliage on lets the tree know it needs more water or certain types of nourishment.
Now you have the basics on conifer care. Again, it is best to talk with people at local nurseries to find additional information regarding which conifers will work best in your location.
5 Ways to Show Trees the Love
11 Ways to Control Weeds Without Chemicals
Drought-Resistant Flower Varieties
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
How to Expand Your Wardrobe
So, you stripped Mickey Mouse and stole his shorts? Of course. Silly me. Why didn't I think of that.
Posted by Dawn at 7:19 PM
34 comments:
She is just too cute!!!
- September 14, 2009 at 11:35 AM
She could at least put her denim shorts on Mickey so he doesn't have to go nekked!
- September 14, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Kind of strange/sad...I knew those were Mickey Mouse shorts before scrolling down :)
- September 14, 2009 at 12:49 PM
That's hilarious! I knew right away they were Mickey shorts, but I wouldn't have guessed that she borrowed them from Mickey himself!
- September 14, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Frau Mahlzahn said...
Well, actually, they look better on her than on Mickey.
So long,
- September 14, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Married into Mommy said...
You're house looks ridiculously clean for having so many kids. I only have one and I can't keep it clean.
- September 14, 2009 at 1:44 PM
OM MY GOODNESS! How funny is that! I thought to myself .. why is Brooklyn wearing Mickey Mouse shorts? That thought was immediately followed by .. where do you buy shorts like that?
And then when I scrolled down to see that she had acutally stripped Mickey to get them, I burst out laughing. My 3 y.o. has a Mickey about half his size, and he has not yet tried to take Mickey's shorts. Although, I'm sure they'd fit. I still have to roll the waist band of 2t pants down once, to ensure that they stay up!
It seems somehow unfair to me that our children are skinny enough for doll clothes.
- September 14, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- Keri Jackson said...
Those look like Micky Mouse shorts....Oh, they are Micky's shorts!
- September 14, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- Heather said...
LOL - too cute!
- September 14, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- Purple Quilter Queen said...
Why does, "you might be a red-neck when you can wear your stuffed animals clothes" come to mind when I see this picture? So cute!
- September 14, 2009 at 1:58 PM
- Simple Country Girl said...
Oh that was a good one. I love it!
- September 14, 2009 at 3:01 PM
- Jennie said...
I've never seen Mickey naked til now (I'm 32 years old)... great, I'm scarred for life. :) Those pictures are too cute!
- September 14, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Juneau Poole Party said...
I almost asked where Mickey's shirt was, but then I remembered he doesn't wear of shirt of course (unless he's dressed up at Disneyland) - I wonder if his shoes came off if she would have put them on too?
- September 14, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- Rachel said...
poor naked mickey! that's hilarious. what i want to know is, how on earth did she get them off over those HUGE yellow feet of his?
- September 14, 2009 at 5:13 PM
- Robin said...
She's way to cute for words! You can tell you have happy children. They have such active imaginations!!
- September 14, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- Shoshanah said...
I thought those shorts looked suspiciously Mickey-like
- September 14, 2009 at 6:10 PM
- Duck's Mom said...
Oh Dawn, your kids are so ???? I love this....at least she got inventive.
- September 14, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Nancy said...
Thanks for the smile Brooklyn. I needed that.
- September 14, 2009 at 7:07 PM
- mav said...
She's a darling :)
- September 14, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Brooklyn is always my favorite, she's just so cute and now so beautiful!! And soooooo creative!!
- September 14, 2009 at 8:42 PM
- Michelle said...
It's wrong that I could tell immediately that those were Mickey's shorts, isn't it? *sigh* But where were the pink cowboy boots? ;)
- September 14, 2009 at 8:57 PM
- kim @ mommyknows said...
Too stinkin' funny!
I love it.
- September 14, 2009 at 9:40 PM
- Red Lotus said...
That is so hilarious! Like the others, I had a hunch those belonged to Mickey before I scrolled down. She is too cute!
- September 14, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Your house looks too clean and organized compared to normal. Did you get snobby on us and hire a housekeeper? Because a house with kids is supposed to have crap all over the floor and clutter all over the furniture. LOL. Oh yeah, and Brooklyn is adorable. She must've been too busy stripping Mickey to make a mess all over your floor.
- September 14, 2009 at 10:52 PM
- Melanie said...
Your house is just too clean! Or do you do like I do and pose the kid in just the right spot to get the only clean view of the house in the background?
- September 14, 2009 at 11:58 PM
- internet business said...
very funny picture. i like it
- September 14, 2009 at 11:59 PM
- MaranathaMom said...
LOL I just KNEW those were Mickey's shorts. AWESOME. no need to buy a costume this halloween!
- September 15, 2009 at 12:06 AM
I laughed so hard when I saw this, and the proud look on her face. Your child actually stripped and robbed Mickey Mouse! For some reason, I just find that completely hilarious. :)
- September 15, 2009 at 2:40 AM
That is to funny. My girls (6 & 8) use all their clothes to dress their stuffed animals. Oh they don't fit, just use all those hair ties as a belt. Hair ties are all the rage this year. Someday we'll miss this age. I hope!!
- September 15, 2009 at 8:03 AM
I smell Halloween costume!
- September 15, 2009 at 2:52 PM
So hilarious!!! How very creative and resourceful of her! LOL. In this economy, it helps to have kids who think like that!!
- September 15, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- Lisa said...
ROFL....at least Micky shared..
- September 16, 2009 at 12:12 PM
SSO for you. Brooklyn no longer looks like a toddler! I couldn't believe how much the little girl she has looked in the past few pictures. But in the Mickey Mouse pants it looks like Brooklyn has finally decided to train and is out of diapers. Has your life become diaper free for the first time in 15 years?
- September 17, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- Mom Taxi Julie said...
LMAO, she's such a cutie!!
- September 18, 2009 at 5:50 PM


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