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Title: Dirty Bad Secrets
Author: Jade West
Genre: Erotica
Type: Standalone Book 4 of Dirty Bad series
POV: First Person – Dual
After three years of abandoning her club and business partner, Faye Devere came back from Italy to take back what hers. She wanted a fresh start, but after years of being away, things didn't just fall in its place that easily.
Andrew Morgan was not a happy man. He was reluctant to share what he worked for all on his own. The thought of having Faye back both was both exciting and irritating. He was determined to teach her a lesson, while she craved to take control.
When you pick up a Dirty Bad book, you know it will be dirty and it will be bad and you'd probably want to hide the fact you're reading one lol! And this book is definitely the dirtiest and the baddest one so far.
Faye fucking Devere was a livewire of pure fucking filth. And I wanted her. Even the bits of her that drove me to fucking despair.
I like Faye a lot – most of the time. I like how vivacious she was, and yes, how dirty she was. She was also creative and a visionary. However I didn't like it when she acted like she was entitled and when she was being too pushy.
What I like the most about Andy was how brooding he was. He was dominant but it only simmered until situation needed him to be. I love delving into his conflicting emotions when he faced circumstances beyond his usual method.
"I make decisions, I take charge, I boss people around, that's who I fucking am!"
I like both of their explosive personalities. When they were together, they were intense emotionally and sexually.
I unravelled the telephone cable and doubled it, wrapping one end around my hand. I tested it through the air and it made a savage whirring noise.
The sexual deviations in this one were quite high in the distressing level. There were the usual "dirtiness" but kicked up a notched and paired with some other vicious/disturbing acts. If you are squeamish or have a low tolerance for such things, you better stay away from this one haha!
What I really love about this series is how each book was unique. Every single one has different type of stories and situations, spoiling the readers with varieties of kinky fuckery to fit any
perverted curious minds :p
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Our home made water feature.
Mulched over the front yard. Could not stand the grass any more. Lawns in Ga. need lots of TLC. I am plum out of TLC. So, Made our own water fountain. Wasn't cheap but cheaper and better made than any prefab fountain plus the pure pleasure of bragging rights.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
50th B-Day Gift Ideas
Ok it's 10 more shopping days until my birthday. Here are some ideas:
- A baker's dozen of Diet Cinnabons.
- A Do-It-Yourself Home Liposuction kit (yes I would be willing to share it).
- GPS coordinates to the end of the rainbow (never mind why I want it, I just want it).
- DB Cooper's home address or phone number (I have some questions for him).
- And finally, a law passed requiring that Grecian Formula be added to city drinking water (yeah, sure go ahead and laugh, they laughed about the fluoride thing too).
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
My second 'Half Century Gift'
I know, I KNOW ALREADY! It's still two weeks away but really, I am way past the halfway point in my life so I can't spare another moment. I had to open it. RIGHT? OK here it is. Sick humor for the twisted soul.
THANKS DELORES! You know me well.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
At Fifty years of age, here are twenty things I know so far.
- Control, more often than not, is merely an illusion.
- I can't change other people.
- Ronald Reagan made us feel like Americans again.
- I am allergic to alcohol.
- Everyone is nuts but most people are not aware of it.
- I need to have my head examined (according to my mom).
- My wife loves me.
- When people say "It is what it is", it usually isn't.
- There is a God and he is much bigger than I first thought.
- We are more dishonest with ourselves than we are with other people.
- I don't want to be ordinary.
- Sometimes choices are not either right or wrong; they are just choices.
- I am happier with lower expectations.
- In most cases, I would rather be happy than right.
- Circulating blood and breathing is a full time job.
- I like tractors and cooking.
- Admitting error is a sign of strength and not weakness.
- There are just as many sheep in wolf's clothing than wolves in sheep's clothing. I just don't know why everyone is cross dressing.
- Acceptance is the answer to most of my problems.
- Fear, resentment, ego and dishonesty are my mortal enemies.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Is America Getting Meaner? (excerpt from article by By Dr. Dale Archer)
Also, we are becoming meaner as a society. A recent study from the
's Institute for Social Research, looked at 72 studies that gauged empathy among 14,000 college students in the past 30 years. They found that empathy (identifying with the feelings, thoughts or pain of another) has DECREASED a staggering 40% in college students since 2000! University of Michigan
Reasons range from the decrease of face to face communication as a side effect of technology to the hangover effect from the boom economy which fed our narcissism to want, what we want, when we want it and screw you if you get in my way. Social networking sites are all about "look at me, me, me."
Reality shows like "Real Housewives" and "
" show backstabbing, rude and crass behavior on a nightly basis as a source of comedy. In sports we have a win at all costs (including cheating with performance enhancing drugs) mentality. Business is about CEO's maximizing their personal wealth at the expense of the rest of us and as for politics "All's Fair" to win an election. Is it any wonder that bullying is so prevalent in our 'only the strong survive' culture? Jersey Shore
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Banana Experiment Update
DAY 1 for comparison.
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Mark Cavendish:
"At a corner with about 5 kilometers to go my wheel went from me and I thought to myself 'that's not good' as I lost my balance. The wheel was spongy. It wasn't totally flat but it was a slow leaking puncture. I thought about stopping to get a new wheel, but we were already on our third guy of the train. If I stopped, we were one man short for Mark Renshaw. So I thought I'd give it a crack. I went easy for the final corners. I had confidence in my teammates. If they kept me in the front on the corners I'd be OK, and they did just that. They were really strong today and I was super impressed. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck rode on the front for the second straight day. These Belgian guys are super strong. Iljo Keisse and Nikolas Maes, they did a great job establishing the leadout. Then Fabio Sabatini went, and did a massive turn for more than a kilometer. He got us into the last corner, and then Tom Boonen went. Riders came from behind, but Mark Renshaw was able to find space. He had to go long and then I had to go long after him. But I'm super happy with what the team did today. I have to give a lot of credit to Mark Renshaw because he also punctured today with less than 20 kilometers to go. So he did a great job today considering the energy he used going into the leadout. As for me, I feel like I am about the same condition as I was this time last year. After a month without racing you can be sure you've got good form, but you can never know exactly where you're at. I knew yesterday before I even won that I was feeling good. I took an easy week after Gent-Wevelgem and then reset. Fabio Sabatini and I did some training in the last few weeks. So we were ready for this race. The whole team has shown we're focused and ready to win at Tour of Turkey."
Nicola Ruffoni:
"With some corners and roundabouts the last 5km weren't easy and it was hard to follow Cavendish's train on the road. When we arrived under the flamme rouge I was in a really good position just behind Cavendish. With 100 meters to go I tried to jumped out from his wheel but he was too fast, showing to be the strongest today too. Anyway it's a new important podium. Now we look ahead and wait new opportunity in the coming days".
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step 4:21:32
2 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
3 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF
4 Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia
5 Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini
6 Ahmet Orken (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
7 Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
8 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling
9 Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini
10 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step 7:39:30
2 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida
3 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF
4 Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
5 Ahmet Orken (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
6 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling
7 Sebastián Molano (Col) Colombia
8 Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
9 Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
10 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal


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I saw this a few weeks ago and thought I should share it. A young real estate agent bought some old negatives at an auction and unwittingly stumbled upon an unknown street photographer with amazing talent. He did some research and discovered she was a nanny, who, on her days off, walked the streets of Chicago taking photos.
Now he's started a blog sharing her prolific body of work. Pretty awe-inspiring!
If you like The Sartorialist then you'll love this.


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A few years ago we were dealing with major allergy symptoms with Joshua. He had a long history of asthma at that point, only he started breaking out in hives. Sometimes they would be massive and huge. Sometimes they drove him crazy with the itching and discomfort.
We did the round of testing and were not getting any answers. One day we made an appt with a doctor in our clinic that we had not seen before. He knew exactly what it was.
Basically anytime Joshua (even lightly) rubs up against something or gets a scratch his skin puffs up and swells. Sometimes it covers a large area of skin at once. Little is known about this skin condition. There are some treatments but the long term use of antihistamines and steroids would be more damaging than his level of discomfort.
There are people who use it for art. Joshua uses it to impress his friends.
***he did this himself with a toothpick. He assures me it doesn't hurt or else I would put a stop to it***
The swelling and puffiness goes away in about 20-40 min.
October 2, 2009
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- AnonymousOctober 2, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Crazy!!! That is just crazy.ReplyDelete
MY SISTER has this. She has told me about it over the phone... but I've never seen in it real life. WOW!ReplyDelete
Great pic.
- AnonymousMay 30, 2010 at 6:31 PM
ha. that's not bad at all. I have really bad dermatographia, he scratched himself and it didn't even turn red!ReplyDelete
Some days are worse than others. He can do it on command which gets him through and makes it something cool, like a super power. But there are lots of days where he wants to crawl out of his skin. :(
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Albero Falsely Befriends Jon Gerity
However take a look at Albero's site and what he allowed to be said about Jon Gerity and his family. Albero has the ability to reject these comments and to end all that before it became public. But let's be real. It is an opportunity to further slam the SFD and the administration at the Gerity's expense. I only wish Jon Gerity could see through Albero's ploy.
In some of the most recent comments, Albero is urging Jon to sue the city for liable/slander whatever the correct term is. He advises Jon to "confront" Davis Ruark have all the city computers subpoenaed. Albero claims Mr. Ruark is obligated to investigate. This in itself should prove to Mr. Gerity what an unreliable legal source Albero truly is. To begin with, Davis Ruark is the States Attorney. His focus is on criminal cases. Somehow I doubt Mr. Ruark is all that interested in the Salisbury News Enquirer, or the all the 4th grade bravado and playground name calling going on there. Nothing can be proven as to who said what and even if it could be it could it would only be a civil case. The States Attorneys Office does not handle civil cases.
This would mean Mr. Gerity would have to hire a lawyer, and possibly an investigator to spend hours on end to basically find out who hurt his feelings. Guess who the big winners are? You got it ---the lawyer and P.I. I don't see Albero offering up any of his millions to Jon Gerity to finance such a quest.
It does occur to me however that if Mr. Gerity wishes to pursue this venture he should step back and carefully look at who is to blame for all of this slander to be made public.
As I said in the beginning of this post, Albero has the ability to stop any of the comments before they become public on his site. It is well know Albero moderates comments so why has he allowed all of this garbage to be brought to light about Gerity's family, especially since he has often and loudly denounced mention of family in the past.
I myself asked some time ago to leave Albero's family out of the BLOGs and I rejected comments on this site that referenced them. Albero now allows another family to suffer immense degradation so that he may further his cause against the SFD. Albero claims to be showing the world how immature and relentless the SFD firefighters are when in fact there is no proof what so ever that a firefighter has posted anything. What is proven however is that Albero has allowed this muckraking to become public. He has under the guise of being an ally freely provided the forum for the aspersions against the Geritys, and in that I say Albero is responsible for the despair the Gerity family now endures. How many times in the past has Albero used the word "respect"? How many times has he openly demanded "respect"? How much respect does he now show for the Gerity family?
However I offer this to Jon. E-mail me so you and I can make arrangements to meet for a cup of coffee or perhaps a beer. Together we can share dialog on the events of the past week and possibly the two of us will walk away with a better understanding of this debacle. You will find my e-mail address in the profile section to the left of this post. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Dude, this is JJ's MO. First he befriends the person, hoping to win them over with his charm. When that doesn't work he then he starts withe the "well you're not man enough" crap. This is because he doesn't have the debating skills and or the education skills necessary to actually converse and rationally conclude any disagreement. With this done, and still no satisfaction, JJ then attacks you and your family. He has nothing left to try to god you into responding to him and his taunts.
Sift through the responses on different sites. He does this constantly
- December 28, 2007 at 5:43 PM
- gull92 said...
Excellent post, Soapbox. Thanks for bringing sanity to the discussion! Hopefully Mr. Gerity will take you up on your offer.
- December 28, 2007 at 8:47 PM
- Bunker Britches said...
I don't know Mr. Gerity, and I only know Mr. Albero through his rantings. I do know that you are one to seek and promelgate the truth of a situation. I also think that Mr. Albero has brought this degredation on Mr. Gerity and think he should be held accountable. Rape is a strong accusation and so are the other accusations and inuendos floating around cyberspace in the form of Mr. Albero's blog. Apparently, regardless of the accusations and inuendo Mr. Gerity has not called it quits on his marriage regardless of the "truth" of the situation. I can't imagine the heartbreak and hurt for him and his family. I wish them the strength to prevail.
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I have always wondered if the world is a fair place. Does doing right make good things happen and does doing bad make bad things happen ? Do people earn their share of goodwill from the universe just because they have done good in their lives ?
Or does the universe have its preordained, predestined natural order, a cycle of events that happen as they should, every second of every day and you can either benefit from being at the right place at the right time or be collateral damage for being at the wrong place at the wrong time ?
When bad or hurtful things happen I have always told myself that the universe had something even better in store for me to make up for the bad that happened. That it was going to make up double in good to make up for the hurt I faced.
To be honest, the universe had made up many times over. But in order for us to stay healthy sane individuals, we need to accept harsh realities of life as very much a part of it. There is no judicial system in the sky that is running our lives making up every wrong for a right. That is karma's job that we as living beings will work out over the course of not one but many lives. The world will exist, people will go about their course of survival since that is the primal urge. Our individual best interests are not a given and we are certainly not the center of the living universe.
I am no expert on the subject of our exact place in the universe but I do know it is in our best interests to act like the world isn't always on our side. That way when it is, we can be pleasantly surprised.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Allergan (AGN) are up 0.16% to $166.33 in pre-market trade as the health care company looks to make changes aimed at increasing profit in the coming months as well as forecasts for future years to convince shareholders that the company is better as a standalone investment, Bloomberg reports.
The Botox maker, being pursued by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX) and Bill Ackman's hedge fund, will shelve unpromising pipeline drugs and overhaul management incentives, sources said.
A broad restructuring plan set to be outlined during Allergan's earnings announcement later this month will also involve company-wide cost cuts, including some legacy expenses, sources said. Management compensation will be more closely tied to achieving higher forecasts, Bloomberg noted.
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- The current debt-to-equity ratio, 0.33, is low and is below the industry average, implying that there has been successful management of debt levels. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 3.69, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Pharmaceuticals industry. The net income increased by 1958.4% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $12.50 million to $257.30 million.
- Net operating cash flow has increased to $165.80 million or 38.62% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of 10.55%.
- ALLERGAN INC' earnings per share from the most recent quarter came in slightly below the year earlier quarter. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, ALLERGAN INC increased its bottom line by earning $4.20 versus $3.57 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($5.70 versus $4.20).
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Reaching for the stars through 'Mangalyaan'
At the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) being made at France the world's largest refrigerator is being made by India, a truly `make in India' initiative. Credit: ITER
Pallava Bagla
The success of India's maiden mission to Mars is hailed as a global landmark as it paves the way for cheap and reliable inter-planetary travel, this has been possible only because of a robust high technology infrastructure that has been put in place by the country. The same is also true in the sector of atomic energy where India's prowess is slowly being recognized so much so that in the world's only fusion energy reactor being constructed in France, India is a full member. Today, the country's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) truly symbolizes `Make in India'.
Speaking at the `Make in India' workshop on Dec. 29, 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "Human Resource Development, Innovation and Research should become part of the government's DNA." He said these should be aligned to the nation's overall goals in various sectors. Modi called upon all sectors of manufacturing in India to take inspiration from the "Space" sector, and the achievements of India's space scientists.
On his recent visit to New York where the Prime Minister had the crowd in raptures as he repeatedly brought up India's success of reaching Mars. Modi said; "Everything about Mangalyaan is indigenous,… made in small factories. We reached Mars at a smaller budget than a Hollywood movie." He added "India is the only country to reach Mars on its first attempt. If this is not talent, then what is?'
Not many know that the darling of the masses, Mangalyaan is truly also the flag bearer for Modi's 'Make in India' campaign where he is pitching for India becoming the hub for making 'satellites to submarines'. India Incorporated a website dedicated to promoting India's strengths highlighted that 'some 40 industries are directly involved in the making of the spacecraft itself that was put together by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). From small firms like Sangvi Aerospace Pvt Limited from Ahmedabad that supplied the wires and cables to giants like L&T and Godrej, to Technocom in Rajkot which helped with the camera that gave MOM its first view of Mars. All truly symbolize the humble 'Made in India' tag that Mangalyaan carries.
India's highly successful maiden mission to Mars, is the cheapest inter-planetary mission till date costing less than $ 75 million and truly a remarkable example of `make in India'. Seen here is the lift off the Mangalyaan on November 5, 2013 using the indigenously made Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) sent into space from India's spaceport at Sriharikota on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Credit: ISRO)
"Space is the last frontier so push and push some more" was part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch to India space scientists when he came to the partake in the joys and sorrows of the small 16,000 strong space community that made India proud by hitting bull's eye in the very first attempt of reaching planet Mars. Acknowledging India's achievement NASA Administrator Charles Bolden called it "an impressive engineering feat." Another 100 or so industries are directly involved with the making of the rocket that launched MOM into space on Nov. 5, 2013.


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Category Archives: Kansas City Royals
Another year on this globe
I officially turned 41 a little less than two hours ago. Of course, not as big a deal as last year, but it is Friday the 13th, the sixth time my birthday fell on a Friday. I was born on a Wednesday in case you're curious.
My 13th birthday DID fall on Friday the 13th. I was in eighth grade at Brother Martin High (most of the Catholic high schools in New Orleans have an eighth grade), and I recall Tropical Storm Jerry formed in the Gulf of Mexico. It was pretty gray and damp the rest of the day and all of the next day.
This is the first Friday the 13th birthday since 2006, when I turned 30. I was busy that day: woke up in Wichita, drove up the Kansas Turnpike to Emporia for a tennis tournament, then went to Abilene for a football game, and finally back to Russell, becuase I had to turn around and cover a vollyeball tournament the next morning.
Last year, I was in Hays for a volleyball tournament because Cailtyn was playing and Peggy was coaching. This year, I'm in Kansas City.
My parents always leave town around the time of my birthday to go south, first to visit my brother and his family near Nashville, then down to New Orleans to visit my Uncle Jerry and also gamble on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. My parents were going to go to Biloxi right after visting Nashville, but had to alter their plans when Hurricane Nate came ashore in Mississippi last Saturday night. They went yesterday instead.
The first professional sports event of my lifetime was Game 4 of the 1976 American League Championship Series, which started a little more than five hours after I came into the world. The Royals needed to win in the rebuilt Yankee Stadium to stay alive. They did, prevailing 7-4, setting up the fifth and deciding game the next night. Of course, the Yankees won that one 7-6 when Chris Chambliss hit Mark LIttell's first pitch of the bottom of the ninth (barely) over the right-center field fence to send the Bronx Bombers to their first World Series since 1964. Maybe it was best the Royals missed out on that World Series, because Cincinnati's Big Red Machine destroyed the Yankees in four straight. I don't think Kansas City would have fared any better.
The Royals lost to the Yankees in the ALCS in both 1977 and 1978 as well before finally breaking through in 1980 (the Orioles defeated the Angels in the 1979 ALCS). At the time, Kansas City tied the Mets as the fastest MLB teams to reach the postseason (8 seasons), although the Metropolitans won the World Series in 1969.
Not going to be a particularly busy birthday. Lots of trivia at Buffalo Wild Wings and a visit to Minksy's later. Same for tomorrow. Sometimes routine is good.
Alive–but certainly not kicking
Reports of my demise, while not exaggerated, are premature–at least for now.
I am well aware I haven't posted for over a month. However, there hasn't been anything worth reporting in July, at least outside of the first 40 hours of the month.
I have barely left Russell the last three and a half weeks. I have no desire to fight the scorching heat which has gripped Kansas for much of the month. It's really bad when 95 is considered a decent day. It has been over 100 half the days of the month, and as high as 110 a couple of days. Next summer I'll plan a return to Louisiana so I can escape the heat.
Today is not supposed to get to 90, which calls for a parka. Seriously, I cannot wait for fall. This summer has been downright brutal.
Kansas City is in a lather over the Royals, who take an eight-game winning streak into this weekend's series with the Red Sox at Fenway. Royals fans are saying "bring on the Dodgers" and "Kershaw is no Bumgarner" already. Sorry to be the wet blanket, but the Royals have won all eight of those games against the Tigers and White Sox, who are putrid. The White Sox are easily the worst team in the American League, and while the Tigers don't have the second worst record in the Junior Circuit, they are paying just as badly as the White Sox.
When I lived in Louisiana, I took pity on the Royals after they fell into the abyss. Since Louisiana doesn't have an MLB team and it never will, the pipe dreams of some idiots in the 1970s notwithstanding, there really wasn't a team to root for, although the Astros were popular in many parts, and the Rangers had a few followers in the northwest corner of the state. I was, of course, rooting for the Brewers, and then the Royals, because I heard it from some people about how bad they were, knowing I had roots in Kansas.
Royals fans have become quite insufferable since going to back-to-back World Series in 2014 and 2015, winning the latter. It's like 1986 through 2013 were an alternate universe, and the 2014 and 2015 teams have direct lineage to the 1985 World Series winning team, and the 1970s squads which won three consecutive AL West championships. Losing 100 games in four of five seasons between 2002 and 2006? Didn't happen. Trey Hillman as manager? Nope, not real. Emil Brown, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Teahan, Yuniesky Betancourt? Who were they?
Nope, the Royals history goes straight from October 27, 1985, the night they won Game 7 vs. the Cardinals, to 2014. At least, that's what die-hard Royals fans will tell you. Ned Yost is the second coming of Tony LaRussa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre, if not John McGraw and Casey Stengel. Eric Hosmer is the best first baseman who ever lived. Danny Duffy is better than Sandy Koufax.
Keep drinking the Flavor-Aid, Royals fans. When your team is watching the postseason, don't say I didn't tell you so. And then get ready for what's to come in 2018 and beyond. You can party like it's 1999 (or 2002 or 2004 or 2005 or 2006).
As for the other team occupying the Truman Sports Complex, the Chiefs are starting training camp in St. Joseph. WHY St. Joseph?
This is something that should have ended when Todd Haley and Scott Pioli were fired. It was their brilliant idea to move training camp from Wisconsin, where a more temperate climate allowed for more work outdoors, to a Division II college only 50 miles from their training complex. WHY?
If the Chiefs are going to go away from home for camp, do it a long way from home. If there was a Division II school to use, it would have been Northwest Missouri in Maryville, the dominant Division II program of the 21st cenutry. I understand the idea of drawing fans from Kansas City, but if that's the idea, then hold practices at the high school fields in Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Olathe and Overland Park.
Missouri Western State University got a sweet deal out of it, not only getting the publicity of having the Chiefs, but massive upgrades to its facilities. MWSU had fallen far behind Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) rivals Northwest Missouri and Pittsburg State as far as facilities. Now that the NFL and the state of Missouri have ponied up, the Griffins have palatial digs, at least for Divison II.
Last I checked, training camp is for the players and coaches to get ready for the season, not for the fans to mingle. The Chiefs would be better off holding practices at their complex and televising them instead of letting fans in. The fans would be able to watch from the comfort of their air-conditioned living room (or sports bar if they so desire).
The Cardinals used to hold training camp at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. In the state, but far enough away from the training facility in Tempe. Also, the Cardinals trained at elevation (7,200 feet), so their stamina was built up. That's the perfect idea of going away for camp.
Holding camp at Division I colleges isn't going to work, now that the season starts before Labor Day. It wasn't that way until the 11th game was added by the NCAA in the early 1970s. Now it wouldn't work if the Chiefs went to Columbia to train at Mizzou. Same for the Saints going to LSU. Or the Cardinals using the University of Arizona.
It poured in Kansas City overnight. Two of the television stations are reporting two people are trapped in a restaurant in south KCMO near the state line.
Armageddon at Arrowhead
Four hours until kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium. Four hours until the most important Chiefs vs. Raiders game in 22 years gets started. At stake is first place in the AFC West, and in all likliehood, a first-round bye in the playoffs.
The parking lots at Arrowhead (and Kauffman Stadium) opened early today. Those fortunate enough not to be working today can get plenty of eating and drinking (bad idea; alcohol is not recommended in cold weather, since it lowers the body's ability to fight the chill) before kickoff.
I know all about that from attending numerous games at LSU, where many fans start tailgating on Friday before a Saturday game. Many fans want night games at LSU in order to have more time to tailgate. The worst thing to some is an afternoon kickoff, since it curtails the time to be eating and drinking.
Kansas City is going to melt down if the Chiefs lose. There are two all-sports radio stations in the area (KCSP 610 AM and WHB 810 AM), and not one local personality believes the Chiefs will lose tonight. They say the Raiders' defense is soft, they think Derek Carr will buckle under pressure from the Kansas City defense, they think it wil be too cold for the Raiders, whatever. If you believe some of the talking heads, the Chiefs might as well book their reservations for Houston and Super Bowl LI. For a franchise which hasn't been to the Super Bowl since 1969, and has played in only one AFC championship game (1993) since winning Super Bowl IV, that's heady stuff.
Many sports fans in the area are upset already. Wade Davis, the Royals' closer on the 2015 World Series winning team, was traded to the Cubs yesterday. Simply put, Royals owner David Glass didn't want to shell out the $$$$$ to keep Davis in blue and gold. Instead, Davis heads to Wrigley, where he joins Joe Maddon's juggernaut. Kelvim Herrera becomes the closer after being a setup man the last few seasons.
The Royals weren't the only team to trade their closer this week. The Brewers dealt Tyler Thornburg to the Red Sox. Milwaukee isn't expected to contend until 2018 or 2019, but general manager David Stearns is taking a chance on some prospects developing. Closer has been a royal pain in the butt for the Brewers since the heyday of Dan Plesac in the late 1980s. Before that, it was also a pain, because Rollie Fingers was injured and could not pitch in the 1982 World Series. It may not have made a difference, but Milwaukee would have had a better chance against the Cardinals. More recently, Francisco "K Rod" Rodriguez blew up as the Brewers stumbled down the stretch in September 2014 after leading the NL Central for most of the season.
Speaking of the Brewers, Bud Selig is going into the Hall of Fame. His reign as commissioner of baseball was an abomination. Ignoring steroids, foisting interleague play upon us, and worst of all, giving the winning league in the All-Star Game home field advantage in the World Series. On the good side, he brought baseball back to Milwaukee after the Braves pulled up stakes and moved to Atlanta, and built a solid core around Robin Young, Paul Molitor, Jim Gantner, Cecil Cooper and Ben Oglivie, all of whom started on Harvey's Wallbangers, the Brewers' 1982 American League championship team. Also, Selig got Milwaukee into the National League.
I've been at Buffalo Wild Wings since 1 p.m. Going to stay for part of the Chiefs game, but how long is up in the air.
Tigers and Bluejays…oh my!
Just before I woke up, I had a strange dream.
I discovered a secret passageway between Norton and Stockton high schools. I was trying to make my way from Stockton's gym to Norton's, but there was a crush of people. I somehow made it through.
In that same dream, Caitlyn and Peggy suddenly disappeared without telling me where they were going. The case to my cell phone broke. To top it all off, Norton's wrestling team was competing in a tournament, but the high school I went to, Brother Martin in New Orleans, was in the same tournament. I was upset I was missing that.
Norton and Stockton connected? Sure, I know both are in the Mid-Continent League, but they're pretty far apart. They're nowhere near each other; Norton is at the junction of US 283 and US 36, and Stockton is where US 183 and US 24 meet. I could understand if there were a passage between Stockton and Plainville, since they're in the same county and 15 miles apart, but with Norton? Hmm. But anything is possible in a dream.
Now that I'm awake, I have to get ready for my session with Crista in Hays, and later today, my trip to Norton to watch Caitlyn play volleyball vs. Goodland, Dundy County of Benkelman, Neb., and Stratton, Colo. I missed Caitlyn's matches Tuesday in WaKeeney, but she and Peggy forgave me. The Bluejays won vs. Oakley and Trego to improve to 5-2 this year.
I had an appointment with Dr. Custer yesterday. I learned something new about her: she has two sons, both born in October, although neither on the 13th, my birthday. I'm glad. I'm certain she's a super mom. My health is pretty good, although I need to be more vigilant about checking my blood sugar.
If the Royals weren't finished before, they are now. Losing three consecutive games at home to the Athletics, mired in the basement of the AL West, is inexcusable. Maybe Oakland is extracting its pound of flesh for the loss in the 2014 AL Wild Card game. Then again, the Athletics have always had it in for Kansas City, given the franchise's pitiful 13-season existence in KC.
Ned Yost is going to rue the day he ever brought Joakim Soria back to KC. Yes, he was an All-Star for Trey Hillman, but now, he's shot. He would have done much better giving Kelvim Herrera the closer's role when Wade Davis went down. Greg Holland wasn't an option since he's still recovering from Tommy John surgery. Royals fans should not be that sad. It wasn't that long ago avoiding 90 losses was reason to celebrate.
I'm going to have to drive back to Russell after my appointment with Crista. Not ideal, but if I went straight to Norton, I'd be there before noon. The other option is to drive all the way to Colby, go up to Atwood and then over to Norton, but that would burn too much gas. Not a big deal.
One-Mule State
The Los Angeles Rams made a huge splash Thursday morning when they traded with Tennessee to acquire the Titans' No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, which begins April 28.
It's the first time since 1991 that a team from outside the top 10 traded up to the No.1 pick. That year, the Cowboys acquired the top overall pick from the Patriots and selected Miami (Fla.) defensive tackle Russell Maryland, who was a starter on Dallas' three Super Bowl championship teams in the 1990s.
Nobody knew it at the time, but New England and Dallas would someday share a common coaching link. Bill Parcells, who did not retire as Giants coach until after the '91 draft, would coach the Patriots from 1993-96, and then the Cowboys from 2003-06.
The Rams and Titans already share a common coaching link. Jeff Fisher coached the Titans (previously Houston/Tennessee Oilers) from the middle of the 1994 season through 2010, and then took over the Rams in 2012. The franchises have another link with the late Jack Pardee, who played linebacker for the Rams from 1957-70, then was Fisher's predecessor as Oilers coach from 1990 through the middle of '94.
Of course, the Rams played in St. Louis from 1995 through 2015, making Missouri a two-team NFL state, as it was from 1963, the year the Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City to become the Chiefs, through 1987, the Cardinals' last year in St. Louis before moving to Arizona.
Now, you can clearly tell Missouri is once again the exclusive domain of the denizens of Arrowhead Stadium.
The Chiefs' radio network now shades all of Missouri as part of "Chiefs Kingdom", a term liberally used by play-by-play man Mitch Holthaus. It used to only include the section of Missouri roughly along and west of US 63, which includes Columbia and Jefferson City. Those two locales did not have many Rams fans until Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk and Isaac Bruce began "The Greatest Show on Turf" era until 1999. The Rams were dominant in mid-Missouri from 1999 through 2003, but after that, the pendulum began to swing back to the west, but really, both teams were pretty pathetic for many years between 2004 and 2012.
I went to a Bed, Bath and Beyond yesterday after eating lunch with Bill. I did not see a single Rams item. I saw plenty of Chiefs, Royals, Blues and Mizzou. But no Rams. Not even in the clearance bin. It's been only three months since NFL owners approved Stan Kroenke's request to move the Rams back to Los Angeles, and you can't tell the team played its last game in St. Louis last December 17.
Coincidentally, 2013 was a turning point for the loyalties of both NFL and MLB fans in mid-Missouri.
The Chiefs immediately improved under Andy Reid, starting 2013 9-0. They've made the playoffs twice under Reid, winning their first playoff game since 1993 earlier this year. The Rams? Did anyone in Columbia, Jefferson City (and Springfield for that matter) notice the Rams? Sure, they were on TV in those cities when it didn't conflict with the Chiefs, but did anyone really watch? Those with NFL Sunday Ticket certainly didn't. And most others could simply watch Red Zone to follow all the games at once.
Meanwhile, by September 2013, people in this part of Missouri realized there was a real MLB team playing on the western edge of the state, not a team playing in MLB masquerading as a minor league squad.
The Royals were pretty much irrelevant in all of Missouri, save for the immediate Kansas City area and the I-29 corridor all the way to the Iowa state line, from the mid-'90s until 2013, when Kansas City enjoyed a late surge and finished with 86 wins.
Now, I would say the loyalties may be 60-40 Cardinals, a major improvement for the boys in blue. Columbia is actually closer to St. Louis than Kansas City by a few miles, but there are an awful lot of Royals fans here.
Now hockey loyalties have NEVER been a problem in Missouri. All Blues, all the time. Yes, I'm aware there were the Kansas City Scouts for two seasons in the mid-'70s, but hardly anybody in Kansas City cared, so I'm certain nobody did 125 miles to the east.
Even Mizzou doesn't have the entire state's loyalty. The Kansas Jayhawks have owned the Kansas City metro in recent years, and that ownership has only grown after the Tigers left the Big 12 for the SEC. Right now, Mizzou is toxic in the City of Fountains.
The NBA hasn't been in Missouri since April 1985, when the Kings left for Sacramento (Suckramento–thank you Jim Rome). The Hawks left St. Louis for Atlanta in 1968, four years before the Cincinnati Royals moved to KC. I guess the Bulls are the choice of most NBA fans here, although there may be pockets of Thunder fans in southwest Missouri and Grizzlies fans in the southeast.
Major League Soccer? Sporting Kansas City plays in Kansas. Never mind.
Gordon staying in KC; hashtag queen rejoices
According to Royals fans, we might as well not play the 2016 World Series. Besides, how can Kansas City lose now that Alex Gordon has signed a four-year, $72 million contract which will keep him as the starting left fielder for the greatest baseball team ever assembled?
I am being very sarcastic about the Royals being the greatest team assembled. They are not. Far from it. However, I cannot deny keeping Gordon was very important.
If Gordon left Kansas City, the only Major League home he has known, the Royals would have entered the 2016 season with Lorenzo Cain in center field and two huge question marks on the corners. Alex Rios, who started most of 2015 in right field, is not expected back. Jerrod Dyson is a great defensive replacement, but he is not starting material. Paulo Orlando has not proven himself. And of course, Ben Zobrist is now playing for the Cubs.
Royals fans across the social media spectrum started posting all kinds of celebratory posts, complete with numerous hashtags.
Not surprisingly, the hashtag queen of Facebook herself, Jami Applegate, had FOUR hashtags in her status about Gordon's re-signing, all of them very long. Had she been on Twitter, only one of the four hashtags would have fit in the 140 characters.
If you aren't following Jami Applegate on Facebook, you need to. Every post includes at least two extended hashtags. Some include six or seven. And some of them are so long you could make a complete sentence out of them.
Gordon didn't get the $20-$23 million per season he was hoping for. But nobody cry for him. He got the Royals to pony up $18 million per year, and that's no mean feat given David Glass' notoriously cheap ways throughout his ownership of the franchise, which only stopped when he realized it was far more fun to win than make boatloads of cash. He's doing both right now and having the last laugh on his fellow owners.
Not much to write about
Dear reader,
I apologize for going into Howard Hughes mode for the last three days. It hasn't been very good for me, and I figured I should not be posting it, per the request of Brittany and Lisa.
The highlight of my week since I last posted Sunday from Garden CIty? A long, long drive north on Kansas HIghway 23. Seriously.
I left Garden City at noon Monday. I drove east on Kansas 156 and decided to go north on K-23, just to do something different. The scenery wasn't much, just a lot of open fields, but it was something different and more interesting than what would have been if I would have taken K-156 to either US 283 at Jetmore or further east. I could have taken 156 all the way to Great Bend and then turned north on 281, but I figured taking 23 would allow me to see something new and get me to Interstate 70 at Grainfield.
I was home Monday night for the first time since July 21. With the World Series still going on–Monday was a travel day–the hotel rooms in Kansas City, at least those which were available, were outrageously priced. No thank you.
I hate being home on Monday nights. Not only because I miss Buzztime's The Pulse, but because I also have trouble with my Tuesday workload when I'm at home. I often am later than when I'm in a hotel room, and this was the case again. I could not pull myself out of bed completely until after 9, and that put me behind the 8-ball. Fortunately, junior high stuff was over, and most teams only had sub-state volleyball and regional cross country, so it wasn't as heavy a load as it would have been last month at this time.
I watched the first part of game six of the World Series, but I turned it off when the Royals scored seven in the bottom of the second. I knew there would be a game seven. And I had the feeling the Royals were going to win because no road team had won the World Series since 1979.
The work on Wednesday wasn't bad. I needed less than four hours total to get all together once I finally woke from my slumber. The rest of Wednesday was torture. Not only was I stressing over the World Series and what I would encounter in Kansas City if the Royals won, I was totally upset over the upcoming elections. I am scared to death the left-wing candidates will win the big races for governor and U.S. Senate. The two leftists have not offered anything but to oppose everything their opponents stand for. I guess that's the way progressives operate.
I needed to get out of Russell. I finally did at noon today after packing the car and voting. It's nice to be back at the Overland Park Marriott. Now I have to get up before sunrise tomorrow and head southwest to Emporia for Smith Center's latest foray into Class 2A state volleyball. Since it's an even-numbered year,. I will have tomorrow night to myself. I'll take that trade.
Sports Saturday morning
Smith Center solved the easy part of the playoff equation last night with a 34-8 victory over Bennington at home. The game was never in doubt, even though the Bulldogs scored in the second quarter to narrow the gap to 14-8.
The Redmen scored on their next drive on a 33-yard touchdown pass from Thayne Benoit to Mason Buckmaster, and then just before halftime, Kaden Meitler's pass rush forced Bulldog quarteback Kyle Kiborz into a hurried throw which was intercepted by Gavin Overmiller. Smith Center cashed in the turnover for a touchdown, and it was 28-8 at halftime. Game over.
Now comes the hard part. Smith Center must win at Phillipsburg Thursday, or the Redmen are out of the playoffs for the first time since 2002.
Phillipsburg won a tougher than expected game at Ell-Saline 20-14. The Panthers would have clinched a playoff berth if they would have won by a larger margin, but I still think they win the district title Thursday by ousting the Redmen.
I listened to the final three innings of game three of the World Series on XM Radio going south on 281. The Royals won 3-2, as Wade Davis and Greg Holland retired the Giants in order in the eighth and ninth innings to put Kansas City up 2-1.
Since I have XM, I can get the Royals radio broadcasters, Denny Matthews and Ryan Lefebvre. I can also get the Giants' call, which means the legendary voice of the one and only Jon Miller.
Under the MLB's radio agreement with ESPN, the only stations which may carry local broadcasters during the World Series are the flagship stations, which this year means KCSP-AM in Kansas City and KNBR-AM in San Francisco. Every other station, including WIBW in Topeka, the only station to carry every Royals game since the franchise began in 1969, must take the ESPN Radio feed.
However, there is no exclusivity for local stations and their broadcasters, meaning any station in one of the competing cities can carry ESPN's feed if they so choose. This has caused a major ruckus in Kansas City, where WHB-AM, the leading sports talk station in the market and the archrival of KCSP, has carried ESPN's feed for all Royals playoff games. I'm sure there are affiliates in all the other postseason cities, including San Francisco, which has the same problem. It's worse in KC, however, because WHB dominates the market, save for Royals games, which air on KCSP. The Chiefs have aired on an FM station, KCFX, since 1989.
Matthews, who has been with the Royals since day one, did not call the 1980 World Series at all. That was the last year local radio stations were precluded from producing their own broadcasts, forcing even the flagship stations to take the national feed, which at the time was CBS Radio.
In 1980, it may not have caused more than a ripple in Kansas City, but it caused a near-riot in Philadelphia, where Phillies fans were not allowed to hear the voice of one of the legends of broadcasting, Harry Kalas. Most sports fans, myself included, first heard Kalas doing voice-over work for NFL Films, but in the City of Brotherly Love, he was Jesus Christ as far as broadcasters were concerned. I say Jesus Christ because the Lord was John Facenda, who of course was the main voice of NFL Films from 1966 until his death in 1984, and also was a famous anchor for the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia from the late 1940s through 1973.
In 1981, MLB changed its rules to allow the flagship station for each team to produce its own broadcasts , but only the flagship could carry the local announcers; all other stations still had to take the national feed. It worked out wonderfully in 1982, when fans for the Brewers and Cardinals got to hear Bob Uecker and Jack Buck, respectively. The next year, Kalas got to call his beloved Phillies in the World Series, but they lost to Orioles. Same in 1984 with the Padres (Jerry Coleman) and Tigers (Ernie Harwell). Matthews got his chance in 1985.
As much as I'd like to sit around, I've got to get moving. Got a long trip to Scott City for sub-state volleyball this afternoon. I'll next report when I'm there.
Lights out at Hubbard?
I have got to start going to bed earlier than I have. I slept too late again today. I also didn't help myself by stuffing my face. It came back to haunt me just before noon.
Regardless, I'm back in Smith Center for what more than likely will be the final football game at Hubbard Stadium this season. The Redmen must defeat Bennington to keep their playoff hopes alive, but that's only half the story.
Smith Center, which has lost to Ell-Saline and LaCrosse in the last two weeks, although the latter was a non-district game, also has to defeat Phillipsburg Thursday to make the postseason for the 12th consecutive season. The week six boo-boo in Brookville, a game in which Ell-Saline gained a meager 64 yards, has put the Redmen squarely behind the 8-ball.
The Redmen's current playoff run began in 2003. It includes five consecutive Class 2-1A state championships between 2004 and 2008, and 29 of the 79 victories in Kansas' longest high school football winning streak.
It used to be much harder to make the playoffs. From 1981, the year the Kansas State High School Activities Association introduced district football, through 2001, only the district champion reached the postseason. There were a few seasons where 8-1 Smith Center teams sat home because the loss came in the wrong game.
1983 is a good example. The Redmen won the 1982 state title and were undefeated going into their final game of the season. but they lost to Osborne and that was it. The Bulldogs went on to win the 3A state championship, so no shame in that.
The Royals and Giants play game three of the World Series at 7:07 CT tonight. Smith Center principal Greg Koelsch and athletic director Greg Hobelmann are already looking for ways to get updates on the game. I have the MLB At-Bat app on my iPhone.
Speaking of my iPhone…I may have bit off more than I can chew.
An interested observer–nothing more
I'm sorry. I cannot get caught up in Royals hysteria. I can't do it. There's something that isn't letting me.
Yes, I have favorite professional sports teams, but I am not invested heavily in them. For instance, there are no pennants of my teams on the walls of my basement room, I don't have posters, clocks, lamps or anything signifying whom I pledge my allegiance to. The only thing I've got is a Brewers jacket. I have Brewers hats, but I don't wear them, simply because I can't. My head is way, way too big to fit comfortably even in a size 8 cap. I "liked" my favorite teams on Facebook and follow them on Twitter, but you won't find me in Buffalo Wild Wings screaming for them. And you certainly will never find me wearing a jersey. Waste of money. Big waste of money. Why do I want to spend $250-$350 on a shirt?
The Arizona Cardinals, my favorite NFL team, played in Super Bowl XLIII. i got pretty excited when Larry Fitzgerald scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, but I knew in the back of my mind the Steelers would come back, and sure enough, Ben Roethlisberger hit Santonio Holmes and assured Pittsburgh of its sixth Lombardi Trophy. It would have been nice to see the Cardinals win, but I would not have gone out and bought a bunch of Cardinals championship gear. Sure, it would have been nice to wear it for a month or two after the game, but once the next season started, what did it matter?
I've witnessed LSU win six baseball national championships and two ore football national titles since 1991. The most emotionally invested I was for any of those teams was the 1997 CWS title team, since I had worked all the home games and would be moving into an expanded role for 1998. I got to see LSU win the 203 football title in the Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma, but in that case, I was in the press box and could not cheer. I have not watched an LSU football game as a spectator since the Bayou Bengals lost their 1993 season finale to Arkansas during my senior year of high school. I've only watched LSU baseball games as a fan during the old Winn-Dixie Showdown at the Superdome in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Do I have preferences for many events? Sure. I could not stomach the Oakland Athletics of Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire. I was not a fan of the Cincinnati Reds when they won the 1990 World Series. And I have always been negative about the Atlanta Braves, largely because they were owned by left-wing lunatic Ted Turner, and because Turner kept forcing "America's Team" down our throats on TBS. Unless America only consists of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and the Carolinas, then the Braves are NOT America's Team.
I'll freely admit I could not stand Michael Jordan. Great player? Yes. Great person? HELL NO. Turd. Jerk. Arrogant bastard. All about him. I wanted the Bulls of Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman to lose every game they played, and I was angry every time they won the NBA championship. And I do not like any NHL team in the south. I believe hockey should only be played in places where it's cold enough to do so outside in the winter. Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, Miami, Tampa, Atlanta and Dallas don't qualify.
Is the journalist in me preventing myself from getting caught up in the hype? Maybe so. I do not feel comfortable going to sporting events and just watching. I feel like I have to be doing something, anything, whether it's taking pictures, taking notes, following something online, whatever. Sitting at a game with a bunch of strangers just isn't my cup of tea, nor am I one to sit at a sports bar with a bunch of friends to watch a game. I prefer to be in my own world, watching the game the way I feel comfortable doing so, without distraction, without pressure.
I was at Buffalo Wild Wings the night of the Royals' wild card game victory over the Athletics. I had far bigger concerns than the Royals. I did not cheer. I did not clap. In fact, I put earplugs in for most of the night. I did not go to B-Dubs during the division series because I knew hotel space would be next to impossible to find with the NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway in town that weekend.
I was at B-Dubs for game two of the ALCS, but again, no cheering. Just watching, playing trivia and checking on my computer.
I'm watching the 2014 World Series the same way I watched the 1984 Series: a guy who likes Major League Baseball. I am not rooting for the Royals or the Giants. Not my style.


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Kelly in London
A few days after returning from spring break, I headed to Gatwick airport early in the morning to pick up Kelly. I missed the first train, so she was already out of baggage claim and waiting for me when I got there. It was so good to see her!
After class we took a really long walk. Down to Trafalgar square, on to Big Ben and Westminster, then along the river and through Covent Gardens.
It was interesting to do the whole fast-paced tourist thing around London. I've seen a lot of the city, but it's usually in bits and pieces rather than big chunks at a time. We filled up our days in order to see as much as possible. Buckingham palace for part of the changing of the guard, Hyde park, Harrods, Victoria and Albert museum, fish and chips, south bank, spitafields market, curry on brick lane, primark, 2012 olympic site and Greenwich, tower of London, camden market. All in five days.
One of the days we went to evensong at Westminster. The inside of the abbey is fantastic and the choir sounded so pretty. The service was very formal, but it was awesome to see Westminster. We ended up standing in line and sitting by these two girls from China. They were really nice and afterwards we walked to St. James park with them. They said they thought London is small. A city of 12 million small? I guess if you're from Beijing… They were really sweet though and we exchanged emails and took a picture before parting ways.
I was sad to have to say goodbye to Kelly and send her back to America. It was really fun to have her here!
Dragging Kelly around made me realize that I know London fairly well. I mean I don't claim to be an expert or anything, but I can find my way around decently. I used to never go anywhere without meticulously charting my way and bringing a map to frequently consult, but now I just look at a map for a general idea before I leave and then go from there without worrying too much about it. Also through my history classes and various tours I have picked up a lot of random facts about the city that it was fun to share with Kelly as a sort of personal tour guide.


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Praise God, HE IS RISEN!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Blessed Easter
Posted by Cindy Bazzy at 7:27 AM
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- Robyn said...
He is Risen indeed Cindy! God bless you my friend.
- March 23, 2008 at 10:03 AM
- Lori said...
Have a very Blessed Easter Cindy!! ((BIg HUGS))!!
- March 23, 2008 at 5:11 PM
- Laura said...
Hi! I'm so sorry I haven't been around to visit! I can't believe you two are getting married in two weeks! I wish you both nothing but the best! Wish I could be there. I will be thinking of you. And Cancun! Lucky you! Make sure I get to see some pictures when you get back! I will try to remember to stop by before you leave. I'm going out to Ohio this Friday and Saturday. Big Hugs to you both!
- March 24, 2008 at 12:32 PM
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Pink is not always my color of choice. But when I see pink I just think of youth and bubbly personalities. These photographs are just happy and unique and young.
This and that. That and This.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Pretty in Pink
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- I am an actress. Interested in Fashion, Dreams, Life, Fate, Music, Books, Photography and most of all People.


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LONDON (Reuters) - British rapper and producer Naughty Boy topped Britain's pop music chart for the first time on Sunday with "La La La", a dance track recorded with London singer Sam Smith.
Last week's number one, "Get Lucky" by French electronic duo Daft Punk and American singer Pharrell Williams, slipped down to second place.
British folk-rock singer Passenger's "Let Her Go" also fell one spot to number three, according to the Official Charts Company, which compiles the weekly rundown.
American rapper Macklemore's "Can't Hold Us", recorded with producer Ryan Lewis and singer Ray Dalton, was unchanged in fourth position.
In the album chart, Daft Punk went straight in at number one with new entry "Random Access Memories", knocking Scottish veteran Rod Stewart's "Time" down to second place.
Reporting by Peter Griffiths; Editing by Pravin Char


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United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division
May 27, 2014
HARRY POWELL, Petitioner,v.NEDRA CHANDLER, Respondent.
MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge.
On September 21, 2009, Harry Powell pled guilty in the Circuit Court of Cook County to three counts of burglary and one count of residential burglary. The state court judge sentenced Powell to a ten-year prison term on one of the counts of burglary and concurrent twenty-year prison terms on each of the remaining counts, with the ten and twenty-year terms to run consecutively.
Powell has petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He claims that he was coerced to plead guilty by the trial judge, was given only three days to prepare for trial, and received ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. For the reasons discussed below, the Court denies Powell's petition.
A. Trial court proceedings
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 402(d), as it existed at the time of Powell's guilty plea, provided as follows:
(1) The trial judge shall not initiate plea discussions.
(2) If a tentative plea agreement has been reached by the parties which contemplates entry of a plea of guilty in the expectation that a specified sentence will be imposed or that other charges before the court will be dismissed, the trial judge may permit, upon request of the parties, the disclosure to him of the tentative agreement and the reasons therefor in advance of the tender of the plea. At the same time he may also receive, with the consent of the defendant, evidence in aggravation or mitigation. The judge may then indicate to the parties whether he will concur in the proposed disposition; and if he has not yet received evidence in aggravation or mitigation, he may indicate that his concurrence is conditional on that evidence being consistent with the representations made to him. If he has indicated his concurrence or conditional concurrence, he shall so state in open court at the time the agreement is stated as required by paragraph (b) of this rule. If the defendant thereupon pleads guilty, but the trial judge later withdraws his concurrence or conditional concurrence, he shall so advise the parties and then call upon the defendant either to affirm or to withdraw his plea of guilty. If the defendant thereupon withdraws his plea, the trial judge shall recuse himself.
(3) If the parties have not sought or the trial judge has declined to give his concurrence or conditional concurrence to a plea agreement, he shall inform the defendant in open court at the time the agreement is stated as required by paragraph (b) of this rule that the court is not bound by the plea agreement, and that if the defendant persists in his plea the disposition may be different from that contemplated by the plea agreement.
Ill. S.Ct. R. 402 (2009 version). In short, under Illinois law as it existed at the time of Powell's guilty plea, a trial judge could not "initiate plea discussions" but could participate in plea discussions when the defendant requested it and the prosecution agreed to it. In practice, the Rule 402 plea conference typically involves the judge, the prosecutor, and the defense attorney; the defendant is not present.
The plea conference in Powell's case was held before Judge Lawrence Terrell on August 6, 2009. Prior to the conference, Judge Terrell admonished Powell that he (the judge) would be participating in a conference in which he would learn information about Powell that he otherwise would not learn prior to trial; that Powell would not be present; and that after the conference, "I next will offer you a penalty in exchange for a plea of guilty...." Powell said he understood. Resp.'s Ex. G at A3.
There is no record of the Rule 402 plea conference itself because, per the usual practice, it took place off the record, likely in the judge's chambers. After the conference, Powell's lawyer stated for the record that "based on the conference, I told Mr. Powell what the offer was, " without describing it on the record. Id. at A5. Counsel's comment, however, indicates that at the Rule 402 conference, Judge Terrell advised counsel what sentence he would be inclined to impose if Powell pled guilty. See generally People v. Meza, 376 Ill.App.3d 787, 790, 877 N.E.2d 1189, 1191 (2007). The case was reset to August 14, 2009 but was thereafter reset to September 14 for reasons that are not entirely clear from the record.[1]
On September 14, 2009, defense counsel asked to continue the matter to September 24 [sic], saying, "[m]aybe we could work it out by then." Id. at C3. The prosecutor said, "That's a Friday. I don't know if you're saying you might plead Friday. That's one thing." Id. Defense counsel replied, "I will do my best." Id. The prosecutor then put the terms of the judge's sentencing offer on the record: "Judge, we had a 402 conference. You offered him 10 plus 20. One of the cases is an '06 case." Id. The judge then said, "All right. We'll see you this Friday. What's Friday's date." Id. That Friday would have been September 18, but defense counsel stated, "Friday the 25th." The judge then stated, "So I want to communicate with you. If you don't want to communicate with me, have a seat, and then we'll start over again. I'm ordering you back to court this Friday at 9:30." Id.
Although the transcript for September 14 states at the end that the case was continued to September 25, 2009, as just indicated it was actually reset to Friday, September 18, 2009, as the judge had stated at the end of the September 14 hearing. On September 18, the following colloquy occurred:
MR. BASTIANONI: Judge, Mr. Powell would like to address the Court, your Honor.
THE COURT: Sure. I will listen to anybody.
THE COURT: What's your name, sir?
THE DEFENDANT: Harry Powell, POWELL.
THE COURT: I met your lawyer. Go ahead.
MS. O'BRIEN: Judge, a couple of court dates ago we had a 402 conference, your Honor made an offer. The defendant has an '06 burglary, and then he has three '08 cases that are running consecutive to that.
We have elected on, I believe, 128288 and 89. We not only have filed a motion to use proof of evidence of other crimes, but we are seeking to join those two cases as well. The defendant is raising his hand though.
THE COURT: How many cases are there?
MS. O'BRIEN: Four. Four cases, Judge.
THE COURT: Okay. He is on probation in Case No. 1101?
MS. O'BRIEN: No, Judge, it is a live case.
THE COURT: From '06?
MS. O'BRIEN: Let me read it. (Brief pause.) Okay, I read it. Mr. Powell, you ...
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Ms. Ferrante Wins KSBW's Crystal Apple Award!
Del Rey Woods' Theresa Ferrante was the winner of the KSBW Crystal Apple Awards presented by Dole Fresh Vegetables. KSBW's Dan Green visited Ms. Ferrante's class to present her with the award on November 1.
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Congressman Sam Farr Visits DRW
Congressman Sam Farr is the U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district. He has been our Congressman since 1993. On Monday, October 15, Mr. Farr visited Del Rey Woods and spoke to our 5th grade class. He spoke about the importance of voting and being aware of the important issues in Monterey County. When students asked him about his accomplishments, he spoke about his efforts to preserve the natural beauty of Monterey and our ocean, and how he has helped teachers and farmers. We thank Congressman Farr for taking time out of his busy schedule to visit our school.
Artists in Schools
Del Rey Woods Elementary is proud to host Ms. Jeanne McCulloch from the Artists in Schools program. She is visiting Del Rey Woods and working with Ms. Smith's second grade class to produce a play about ocean conservation and recycling.
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Movie Review: Frances Ha
Director: Noah Baumbach
Reviewed: 2 June 2013
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Shot in gorgeous black and white, Noah Baumbach's new film "Frances Ha" consists of an episodic structure of addresses and an endearing female protagonist. Through a series of very short cuts and scenes, Baumbach establishes Frances (Greta Gerwig) as one of a mercurial temperament, a twenty-seven year old dance apprentice in New York City, broke but not broken, intertwined in her deep friendship with Sophie (Mickey Sumner), running through the streets, laughing and leaping. The loosely constructed plot has about five movements all related to places that Frances lives or visits. Her complexity as a character grows as she interacts with new roommates, struggles with changing friendships, and slowly finds her way.
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A line in Michael Dies's graduation speech resonated with me recently; I saw the film the same day as our high school's graduation. He quoted from the television show "House" where a character stated, "Life is a series of rooms and who we get stuck in a room with adds up to what our lives are." June is the season of graduations, of moving out and across the country, of good-byes or just the last time you see someone. Appropriately, Frances's journey takes her to the past (Sacramento, California to her parents as well as Poughkeepsie, New York to her alma mater) as well as the future. The final moments of the film are revelatory and epiphanic in that great way movies can be, assembling everyone that has come before into one room. And the last shot in the film is just lovely.
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Disinformation. Written is stone. Now available in Georgia. This just happened. Very creepy. -LW
The elite's cryptic monument to depopulation and world government just became more mysterious (and creepier) – somebody has officially updated it with an engraved cube marking the year 2014 inserted into the English/Spanish slab of the 'new 10 commandments' for the 'Age of Reason' desired by its creators.
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This chapter starts with Joseph being sold in to Potiphar's household and ends with him in prison. But the most striking thing is how the chapter is topped and tailed with almost identical words.
"When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favour in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned…. So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate." (39:3-6)
"The Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favour in the eyes of the prison warder. So the warder put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warder paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did." (39:21-23)
Clearly Joseph was capable, but more than that we read that the Lord was with him and whatever he put his hand to prospered. This does not mean that God blesses all of his followers with worldly success, nor that Christians are more skilled than others – that is patently untrue.
The bible teaches very clearly that we all have different gifts and that the level of gifts we have varies. But God does not judge us on the quality of our gifts (some people are better musicians than others, for example), but on our faithfulness in their use. The master's commendation in the Parable of the Talents was not "well done good and skilful servant" but "good and faithful" (Matthew 25:23)
This is an account of Joseph's faithfulness over many years (both as slave and prisoner) not his gifts and the blessing from God came as a result of his faithfulness, as Proverbs 28 v 20 tells us:
"A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished."
Paul writes that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful (1 Corinthians 4:2). As believers we have been given two trusts; firstly as fellow workers with God (2 Corinthians 6:1) to be his witnesses and secondly as members of his body, the church we are to serve one another humbly and in love (Galatians 5:13).
Finally notice the effect of Joseph's faithful service; "Potiphar did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate", while "The warder paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care". These are not comments on Potiphar's obesity nor the Jailer's negligence, but rather the relief they found in Joseph.
We can often look at faithful service as a duty but there is a beautiful phase in Proverbs
"Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master." (Proverbs 25:13)
Our faithful service is a pleasure to our master and a tonic to those around us