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It's all too easy to make big commitments at the start of the year which end up disappearing by the time February rolls around. One of the main reasons we find it hard to keep up our resolutions is that we over-extend ourselves and face burnout when we realise our goals might have been a bit too ambitious. A great way to avoid this happening is to set a concrete, achievable goal for yourself or your family to begin with.
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It's recommended that kids are active for 60 minutes a day, and that adults are active for 150 minutes a week. While Super Troopers is a great help in motivating your family to get active, sometimes you might need a little help to push it over the line! Setting a family goal, like walking 50km in January, is a really good way to get everyone involved, and your kids will love keeping track of how close you are to reaching the target.
To make it easy to keep up with your progress, try making a chart you can hang up in your home, where everyone can see it. Every time you go out for a walk, whether it's before bedtime, on a weekend, or just the walk to or from school, fill in a little bit of the chart. This means your kids can get an idea of how well they're doing, and it will work as a great motivator towards the end of the month, when you're getting closer and closer to reaching the goal. You can increase the goal a little bit every month, and at the end of the year, look back on how much your activity levels have increased.
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Sydney FC will look to re-ignite their Westfield W-League campaign when they host Brisbane Roar at Seymour Shaw on Sunday afternoon.
The Sky Blues have lost their last three games on the trot, including the defeat to Canberra United last weekend.
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While the return from injury of Westfield Matildas midfielder Amy Harrison was a huge boost for the club, what coach Ante Juric will really want is three points against Roar.
Roar are on the road for the second straight week but picked up a valuable away win in Newcastle last weekend thanks to Chioma Ubogagu's second-half goal.
It has Mel Andreatta's side in fifth spot, only outside the top four on goal difference, with a win to take them within three points of league-leaders Melbourne Victory.
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When I tell my friends, or even casual acquaintances, that I'm going to have a book published, the immediate and natural question is: "What's it about?" Then more questions follow: "Why did you write it?" and "How did you get the idea" and so on.
At that point, words inevitably fail me and I stand there hemming and hawing like a twelve year old boy asking someone to dance for the first time.
So, I decided to answer all the questions I get in writing. That way I can tweak, edit, revise and rewrite until I feel like I'm saying something intelligible (not intelligent, mind you—there is a difference).
So, in the interests of not stammering like a fool, and for the convenience of everyone involved, I have summarized all of the frequently asked questions. I thought today, I might start answering some of the questions I am frequently asked about The Road Show. I'm also going to start posting a few of the chapters in the next few weeks. If you are highly impatient and don't want to read this post, then scroll to the end and hit the link to the prologue.
(Hey! If want to ask a question and make it a FAQ, click here.)
The most frequently asked question is:
What is your book about?
The Road Show is the story of five broken souls—contemporary members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—each struggling with a spiritual or emotional challenge: pornography addiction, post-partum depression, ill health, loneliness, feeling excluded, and spiritual numbness.
For various reasons, they all end up participating in their ward's road show. Most of them do this against their will, and it is not something they are looking forward to.
The conflicts, internal and external, that arise from their reluctant participation are what drives the plot forward, and their participation takes them to ultimate healing through the Atonement.
Given the nature of some of the issues in the book, I want to emphasize this isn't a self-help book or a sermon—it's a story about people. And it's not all serious and solemn and depressing. A few of the endorsements have noted that the book is hopeful and even funny, and I'm glad. I thought it was when I wrote it. Often, I'd be typing on my laptop in bed late at night, giggling to myself while my wife tried to sleep. Especially when I was writing about just how bad some of the road show ideas were, or the interactions between some of the members of the ward
Why did you write this book?
Mostly because I had a story I wanted to tell—characters I wanted to follow and write about. Essentially, I had a movie in my mind that I wanted to get on paper.
However, the book is informed by my experience as a bishop. In that calling, I have seen people who carried terrible burdens healed through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. So, while this story is fictional, everything in the book is based on analogous experiences I have seen in real life: sick people made well, pornography addictions overcome, bitter people softened, and burned-out spirits rekindled through the Atonement. And, I have seen this happen as regular people quietly participated in what were apparently trivial, routine programs of the Church.
The thematic foundation for the book is found in Isaiah 61: 1-3. Verse 1 is the verse that the Savior read on the synagogue on the day he began his public ministry, and the whole thing is a beautiful explication of what the Messiah and His Atonement can do.
I wanted to be realistic, but I also wanted to be optimistic. I have tried to write about the problems the characters face realistically. At the same time, I have tried to be restrained in describing the struggles with pornography and depression, especially. I've tried to show people struggling with these issues without slapping the reader in the face--and I wanted to show that there is always hope.
But mostly I wanted to tell a story.
The prologue of the book introduces the characters and the problems they are struggling with.
I hope you'll take a few minutes to read it here.
And then I hope you'll tell me what you think here.
Check back--over the next few weeks, I'll be introducing characters and posting more chapters.
3/11/2010 05:05:49 am
This sounds like a really fasnicating book and idea.
3/12/2010 11:23:48 pm
I'm really excited to read it.
So, I've been a bit out of it in the blog world, but I had clicked over to your website a couple of times, wondering how I could reach you, and I JUST found your blog (like I said, my mind has been in a cloud lately).
3/13/2010 06:06:33 am
Kristine, I am excited--thanks for being excited, too!
3/21/2010 04:40:56 am
Braden, I can't wait to read it! I just looked it up on amazon.com. It says it will be out in June. Does that sound right?
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Before we answer that question let's look at the benefits of exercise and being active.
Physical activity has many benefits for older people. It not only helps you to feel better physically and emotionally, it helps to:
There is strong evidence that shows that compared to less active adults, those over 65 people who are active have lower rates of heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, colon and breast cancer. They have a healthier body mass and composition, better bone health, a lower risk of falling and better cognitive function.
Below is the World Health Global Recommendations for Physical Activity for those aged over 65. These guidelines are relevant to all healthy adults aged 65 years and above, unless specific medical conditions indicate to the contrary. Individuals with specific health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, may need to take extra precautions and seek medical advice before trying to achieve the recommended levels of physical activity for older adults.
Inactive people should start with small amounts of physical activity and gradually increase duration, frequency and intensity over time. Inactive adults and those with disease limitations will have added health benefits when they become more active.
Some activity, however light, is better for your health than none at all — you should aim to do something, no matter what your age, weight, health problems or abilities. You should aim to be active every day in as many ways as possible, doing a range of physical activities that incorporate fitness, strength, balance and flexibility.
Moderate-intensity aerobic activity means you're working hard enough to raise your heart rate and break a sweat. One way to tell if you're working at a moderate intensity is if you can still talk but you can't sing the words to a song.
For example;
Daily activities such as shopping, cooking or housework don't count towards your daily 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity. This is because the effort required isn't hard enough to increase your heart rate. However, it's important to minimise the amount of time you spend sitting watching TV, reading or listening to music.
Vigorous-intensity aerobic activity means you're breathing hard and fast, and your heart rate has gone up quite a bit. If you're working at this level, you won't be able to say more than a few words without pausing for a breath, and you should stop if you feel unwell.
The Australian Physical Activity Guide for Older Australians doesn't recommend you exercise to this level, but it's OK if you do. If you have enjoyed a lifetime of vigorous physical activity, you should carry on doing it in a way that suits you now, provided you stick to recommended safety procedures and guidelines.
To gain health benefits from muscle-strengthening activities, you should do them to the point where you find it hard to complete another repetition. There are many ways you can strengthen your muscles, whether at home or in the gym. Make a time to do specific strength exercises 2 or 3 times a week, and build some of them into your everyday activities.
Examples of muscle-strengthening activities include:
Carol has been with us from the very beginning and is an advocate for Older Adult programs and exercise. Carol created some of our most successful Active Adult programs and takes Strong4Life & Cardio4Life classes weekly.
See the full Group Fitness Timetable here
Read more from our sources:
Department of Health (Choose Health: Be Active)
Australian Government Department of Health (Australia's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines)
Nutrition Australia (Physical activity for older adults)
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). With Google Sets you can enter a few "items" (ie. keywords) to see a larger related group or "set" that the items are a part of.
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Months after playoff run ignited city, Rockets lay dud in 2015-16 opener
The last time we saw them, everything was a brilliant blur.
James Harden dropping a golden 45 on the Warriors. The Rockets surviving one more time in the Western Conference Finals, as Houston flooded, Stephen Curry bounced off the hardwood and Toyota Center was a constant roar in the endless rain.
They were the so-darn-quick-you-can't-keep-up-with-them Rockets. The second-fastest team in the NBA, living in transition and thriving off 3s.
Five months after being three wins away from the Finals and supposed to be even faster after the addition of rocket-quick point guard Ty Lawson, the 2015-16 Rockets barely even moved.
The opening night of the Pursuit was an out-of-the-box dud. The James Harden-Lawson attack was dead on arrival, with Harden looking like a bad-TV version of his near-MVP self for four quarters and Lawson never showing a spark.
The debut flatline: 105-85 Lawson's old team, with the Rockets scoring just 36 points in the second half and the Nuggets shooting 50.6 percent from the floor the entire game.
"It's a process," Lawson said. "The pace is a little different trying to get everybody their shots. ... I'm going to get back to work (Thursday) and we will figure it out."
There was no pace. The Rockets picked up just 11 points in the fast break and only 15 off turnovers.
There was no real shooting. The Rockets never led, always trailed, hit an abysmal 34.5 percent (30-of-87) of their shots and were even worse connecting on 3s (22.9 percent, via 8-of-35).
"We didn't have a lot of flow (Wednesday). The ball didn't really move," said backup point guard Pat Beverley, who was one of the few Rockets to show life and brought the edge Lawson lacked. "We had a lot of one-pass shots. We didn't have a lot of dribble penetration, pass, pass, dribble, pass, pass, shot."
Lawson will have to restart his year Friday against the reigning league champs. He shot 3-of-10 (12 points) and was clearly outplayed by his Denver replacement, 19-year-old rookie Emmanuel Mudiay (17 points, nine assists), as well as 33-year-old veteran Jameer Nelson (10 points in 24:30).
One of the quickest floor leaders in the league also rarely synced up with Harden, who was just 6-of-21 from the floor, 2-of-12 beyond the arc and stayed stuck between creator and finisher all night.
"It's all right," Harden said. "We've only been together for a couple weeks and we had injuries, so we really haven't had a lot of opportunity to play in preseason or really practice.
"It's not going to happen overnight and we're not forcing it to. We're just going to keep working and keep grinding away."
That's the talk of a rebuilder, not an immediate contender in the overly stacked West.
During their 56-win season, the Rockets were only edged by Golden State in pace and scored 85 points or fewer just three times.
In a night where Danilo Gallinari, Kenneth Faried, Mudiay and Michael Malone's Nuggets wanted it more and took it from the tip, the Rockets were 81 games away from being who they're supposed to be.
Fast, furious, free.
"I don't know how many shots we had with one pass, shot, no pass, shot," coach Kevin McHale said. "We finally had a five- or six-pass offense and missed a layup."
And the start of the season.


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Central Cinema is a community moviehouse located in the heart of North Knoxville's Happy Holler neighborhood. We are temporarily closed in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, and plan to re-open at a later date TBA.
Our Story
Central Cinema was founded by the creators of the Knoxville Horror Film Fest, who have been programming local film events for more than a decade. Years of sustained cultural momentum convinced us Knoxville deserves the type of eclectic film venue so many less-cool cities already enjoy. Hundreds of generous fans proved us right, contributing more than $30,000 to a GoFundMe campaign. After a year of fundraising and fine-tuning, we opened our doors in August 2018.
Every weekend we present a selection of classic films and/or first-run independents. This standard programming is complemented during the week by special film & arts events of all sorts. (Click through to our Films page to browse current & upcoming programming.)
Central Cinema's single auditorium features top-notch digital projection and 96 seats custom-decorated with movie moments selected by friends and supporters. At the end of the adjoining gallery hallway is our concessions lounge, featuring both inside seating and a deck for good times & discussion before and after film screenings.
Snack Bar
Central Cinema offers a popcorn, candy, nachos, bottled soft drinks and a selection of canned beers & ciders... all priced well below what you're used to paying at the concession stand.
Central Cinema's auditorium features wheelchair-accessible seating options. Larger patrons should be advised that most of our seats are more compact than those at a standard multiplex; if this becomes an issue during your visit please contact a manager and we'll do our best to accommodate you. We do not currently offer captioning options for hearing impaired patrons but intend to as our operations expand.
1205 North Central was originally built as a silent moviehouse in 1916, becoming the first "suburban" theater in the burgeoning Knoxville metro area. The theater changed hands many times over the next four decades, operating under names including the Picto, the Central, the Liberty, the Cameo, the Joy, and the Center. The building was repurposed in the 1950s, and most recently served as the Taoist Tai Chi Center until Central Cinema renovated the space in 2017.
Central Cinema
1205 N Central St
Knoxville, TN 37917
$10 Adult
$9 Students & Military
$8 Members & Seniors
$7 Kids
Matinee (before 4:30pm)
$8 Adult
$7 Students & Military
$6 Members & Seniors
$5 Kids
$15 Double Features any time
We open for business 30 minutes before the day's first scheduled showtime and close down our concession stand just before the final film lets out. (Due to limited staffing we may be closed during extended down periods between matinee and evening screenings.)
We're located in the heart of Knoxville's "Happy Holler" neighborhood, just one mile north of Downtown and easily accessible via I-275's Baxter Avenue exit. Free street parking is available throughout the surrounding blocks.
When is Central Cinema open?
We're typically open for public programming five to seven days a week, and available for partnered or private events seven days a week. Please see our screening schedule for a look of what's playing this week and beyond!
What are your business hours?
We open a half hour before the day's first screening, and stop serving popcorn 45 minutes after the final screening begins. Our lounge area is generally open to the public at all times in between, and we're happy to serve up a beer or a popcorn regardless of whether you're here to see a movie.
Can I call Central Cinema on the telephone?
You can call us at (865) 951-2447, but due to our limited hours & staffing email or Facebook are much more efficient ways to get in touch with us.
How much are tickets?
Standard evening admission is $10, and matinee showings before 4:30pm are $8. Sales tax is included in all pricing. You can also Make It A Double by seeing any two movies in one day for just $15.
Ticket Pricing (evening/matinee)
Adult $10/$8
Kids $7/$5
Seniors $8/$6
Members $8/$6
Student $9/$7
Military $9/$7
What do you serve at your concession stand?
Besides the best popcorn in town ($4.50-$6), we have a wide selection of candy ($2-$3) and soft drinks ($2.50-$3) as well as hot coffee or cocoa ($3).
Do you serve alcohol?
We serve a variety of canned & bottled beers and ciders, from the cheap stuff (just $3.50 for a 16oz PBR) to craft and local selections (up to $6.50 for high gravity or specialty craft beers).
Is there a place to stay and talk movies with other fans after a screening?
We encourage our patrons to come early and stick around afterward for discussion. Grab a drink and hang out in our lobby or on our back deck!
Why all the fuss about talking & texting in the theater?
Because it's important! We do what we do because we believe in the pleasures of the theatrical experience, and a big part of that is an opportunity to take in a whole film without looking at your smartphone. This is not to mention, of course, that it's super rude and you shouldn't do it at any movie theater.
What are the consequences for being rude with my phone, or with my dumb loud whispering?
Unsuccessfully polite patrons will be given one warning before being requested to leave. And if we remember having warned you in the past, we reserve the right to cut right to the booting. (So: if we give you a warning, don't give us any reason to remember doing it!)
What about kids, though?
Kids are going to make noise at the movies, it is what it is. We ask only that parents show what initiative they can to encourage good theater etiquette, and set a good example by staying off their phones.
Are there exceptions to these rules?
Sure there are. But if you're at a screening and there's any question as to whether audience involvement is appropriate, the answer is probably no!
What is your projection setup?
We run most feature content on a 4K enhanced digital projector, using the best quality source available to us.
Why don't you show films on 35mm?
We love celluloid as much as the next movie fan, but a range of factors preclude us from presenting films on 35mm. We do occasionally screen films in 16mm.
Why aren't you showing [current-release blockbuster]?
We don't generally show films that can be seen at other area theaters. We consider this a feature, not a bug!
Why don't you show [specific movie]?
Short answer: give us time! (But also always feel free to give us direct suggestions, we love hearing people talk about their favorite movies.)
Long answer: a lot factors in to our film programming, and we're always trying to strike the right balance between quality and commercial appeal. If you feel like we've got a blind spot, let us know what we're missing... and when we're showing the sort of stuff you like, vote with your (and your friends') moviegoing dollars and you can be sure we'll notice!
Why should I come see an older movie when I can just stream it, or watch my blu-ray?
As movie lovers it's our opinion (and our business model!) that a theatrical setting is the best way to see pretty much any film. Whether you're immersing yourself in the big screen experience, experiencing things more fully as part of an enthusiastic audience, or just escaping the distractions of the outside world, a trip to Central Cinema is a good bet for a worthwhile experience with both favorite films and new-to-you blindspot classics.
What's with the books, movies and fetching branded swag?
We offer a small selection of film-related media and Central Cinema merchandise. Feel free to flip through a book while you await your movie! Just please don't ruin or steal our stuff.
I've got some old DVDs. Can I trade them in to you?
Probably not, sorry! We've got very little space for that stuff, so most of our secondhand media comes from our own private collections. If you're confident you've got something that makes more sense on our shelf than anyone else's, you're welcome to run it by us. Otherwise we recommend our lovely sponsors McKay Used Books & Music, just off the Papermill exit!
I've got a great collection of movie posters but no one ever comes over to look at them. Can I borrow some wall space?
Sure! We do our best to rotate our posters to suit our current programming, and are always looking for fellow enthusiasts to draw from. And if you're looking for some extra cash, we're happy to slap a consignment tag on it for you!
Do you rent physical media like Blu-rays & DVDs?
If this is a question you actually have for us please email us to let us know the demand is out there. We're not set up for it yet but we have some ideas.
What's with the movies on the armrests?
Central Cinema was partially funded by generous film fans in Knoxville and elsewhere through a $30,000+ crowdfunding campaign. Among the perks offered through our GoFundMe was "Adopt-An-Arm", allowing donors to select a favorite film and have their name put on a tribute as we refinished our auditorium seating.
What movie is [this armrest]?
Watch more movies or ask a friend!


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The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month. Mental health is a tough subject. No one wants to talk about it because no one wants to be declared crazy or defective. The truth is, we have all suffered from some form of depression or anxiety in a severe form. Most of us still are.
My life has taken on many different aspects and the inspiration for this story came about in many ways. I have always wanted to try this style of storytelling as I think it relates to a lot of our every day lives for many of us.
I would like to preface that I do not condone any of the actions in this story. Communicate. Speak. Get help even when it seems useless.
I jerk awake when the thud of the big back door echoes through the house. My wife – going away for work – again without saying goodbye. I hear the throttle of her twenty year old beater decrescendo as she left the house – most likely still frustrated from my lack of employment. I really can't blame her. Everything has collapsed in the last few months since one of the worst days of my life. Of our life.
I shut my eyes to calm myself, letting my heart beat fall in time with the rhythm of Carl's snoring. He lay curled in the crook of my knees. Right where I'd left him the night before. He's been exceptionally clingy as of late and complains if I'm out of sight for too long. I can't even run to the back yard without it sounding like he's being tormented.
I revel quietly in the feeling of being wanted and I reach down to scratch his long, velvety ears.. I draw in my phone from its cable; checking the time and charge.
Battery at 100%
I bring Carl back in from his walk around the block. His mood a bit more sprite. I envied his consistent happiness. As long as he was fed, scratched, cuddled and cleaned, he was more than happy to smile and lick your tears away. That seemed a lot more often these days. I wish I could return the favor, but I think he might get confused as to why I was licking his face.
I shoveled food into his bowl while he danced to the familiar chime of the kibble against the metal. I sucked down lukewarm coffee, giggling to his open mouthed munching. I'm not sure if my wife thought to leave me any, or if she just didn't have enough time to finish. Either way, I didn't mind. It was something to fill my stomach and I didn't care for breakfast anymore. It seems like such a waste of time.
Battery at 98%
With Carl draped over my lap and taking his mid-morning nap, I had exhausted every aspect of online job searching. Applications, resume, email checks, phone calls – all of it!. I'd also sent a few texts to my wife with basic check-in questions. All were unanswered and unchecked. We've spent the last two nights with the silent treatment. Our argument on Saturday about hiding things from her and wanting to know the real reason I was let go from my decent salaried job. One that she had encouraged me to work for and pushed me over the finish line when I landed the interview.
"What was so bad that you can't tell me? I'm your wife!"
She must be hearing rumors by now. I was stupid to think that no one would say anything.
I replied with frustrated silence. I couldn't tell her. I couldn't reveal to her what a monster I'd been. So, in turn, she has been silent. I deserve it.
Tears flood my face like a busted water pipe while utter defeat poisoned my heart. I failed. I failed at everything and now I'm failing her.
Battery at 70%
After a few hours of distracted gaming, I check my phone to see no messages, no emails, no calls. It was like I had disappeared entirely, or was sucked back in to the 90's where we weren't so dependent on smart phones. The distraction obviously didn't cure me ailment. I felt nothing but heaviness as soon as the adrenaline induced stimuli ended.
Carl whines and drops his paw on my arm. I think he sensed me spiraling. I looked at his honey colored eyes and could see the concern. I lent him a half-hearted smile and kissed his noggin. He blew air through his mouth, causing his over extended lips to flap before plopping his head back into my lap.
I want to feel something. Something good. Like a shot of adrenaline except… maybe… endorphins. And I only know one way to get it. The same one that made me into the trash that I am.
I step inside the bathroom and close the door on Carl. He objected. With the blank phone screen staring at me, I dive into the system folders.
"Vice" glared back at me, with the white letters burning into my eyes. I sat here for a minute, debating if I really wanted to give in to my demon. Do I want to feed the very thing that is a gremlin to my entire life right now? Why not? It wasn't like that before. It has never had a hold on my like this before. What more damage could it do?
I tap the icon, enter the password, and there they were. Displayed for my pleasure. It doesn't take long before I'm ready.
Battery at 50%
Carl scratched at the bathroom door. I can't see him right now. I can't let him see the monster while he is out. I couldn't imagine every letting my wife see me like this.
With my hands clasped around the sink, I stare at the swirling water as it enters the drain. She's left her ring by the soap. Does she not love me anymore? Is being married to me worse than 'death do us part?'
I lean forward into the mirror and stare at the circles under my eyes. My scarred and wrinkled skin. My ten day face fuzz that grew in patches. What a waste you are, I say softly to my reflection. What a waste of a human, you scum! You can't even contain your fucking self! You are weak! You're so fucking weak! You can't be strong for her! You can't do anything! She's done it all for you! Maybe you shouldn't exist! Then you wouldn't be such a fucking burden to society. Such a menace!
Carl cries loudly in protest. This snaps me out of my attack, but I keep staring at the ugly face I've turned into. I wipe the tears and mucus from the foreign facade, washed my hands, and reached to smell her bathrobe.
I miss her.
Battery at 46%
I'd just accommodated Carl in his demand for his afternoon walk. The smell of rain wafted through the house as I pushed open the door. It was one of my favorite smells. Images flash though my mind of earthy, wet dirt under my nails. It was the perfect time to dig. The perfect time to watch the mud squeeze through your fingers and toes, invading your flesh like soaked coffee grounds. If you dug deeper, you could almost see roots reaching for the sky to drink.
My wife loves the sound of rain. She always said it was like the clouds were putting on a show and the rain was their music. She'll be home soon. It's too bad she will miss it. I check my phone, but still no response. I don't blame her. How could I? She has no idea about me. She has no idea what I'm capable of. But now, I'm pretty sure she knows that I'm a waste of time. I wasted her time. I've let everything take control and I can't let go. Now I'm a burden and she has to carry the shame.
She wants me to go to a therapist. Or even couple's counseling. Nothing can fix this. Nothing can cure it. I was born with a nefarious heart. It only warmed up a little to let her in. But it was greedy. It was jealous. And it has been most unkind.
I hear her wind chimes drum, calling for the audience to get to their seats. Carl obeyed, naturally. He loved the rain too. It was his idea, after all. Once the rain started, he begged me to go dance with him. And dance we did. I think he enjoys the mud too. We romped and played and yelled to the skies that everything was okay, for the moment. Just an ounce of pure joy.
Battery at 35%
Carl and I sat on the tile floor in the kitchen. We had had our fill of the rain and were enjoying getting ourselves dry. I wipe his paws gently, talking to him sweetly about the mud between his toes. He sat patiently, panting and cooling on the cold floor.
My wife likes things neat and orderly. I'm a little messy. These days, I try to make her happy by keeping things tidy. I've made a mess of Carl and rather than making more of a mess in the bathtub, I decided to treat him to a grooming. I'm sure he will be excited as he is well fed by all the assistants.
I mention his groomer's name and Carl's ears perked up. Rather than his normal tail wag and eyes widening, he whimpered and turned his body into mine. I'm not sure why he's being so different today. I never turn away a good snuggle, so I wrap my arms around him and relax my chest on his back.
Normally, Carl would only tolerate this for a short while. As if to say, "If you need to get it out of your system, I'll give you ten seconds." But he made an exception this time. Maybe he was enjoying our day together.
Carl's hug had a strange effect and I find myself relaxing just too much. I can't let that happen. I can't be any more weak than I already am. If I get too weak, the monster will take over.
After placing my clothes in the wash and allowing the fresh ones warm my skin, Carl and I walked the street to the groomer. The rain was gone, but that didn't stop the occasional breeze from drying the trees along the way. When the groomer takes Carl, he again whimpers. He was refusing to go back, even when offered a treat. I apologized with the, "I'm not sure what's gotten into him lately."
I took a picture and texted my wife, asking her to pick him up on her way home. Rather than no response, there was fury. There was rage. All caps, long paragraphs. Mostly about not having money for the groomer. Not having money at all and not having any justification for it.
Oh, no. I've upset her again. What a fool I am. I can't do anything right.
Battery at 34%…
I've kissed Carl a hundred times in an attempt to reassure him. Meanwhile, my phone is vibrating to its death. I've warned the groomer that he has been super anxious today and to tell his mom when she picked him up. I prepaid for his cleaning. My wife doesn't know that the money wasn't hers. This money is dirty, but Carl is worth it.
I text her that I've prepaid. She continues to question where I had the money. She was the one in control. If only she knew what really controlled me.
As I walk home, this knot arose in my throat. I feel like a shell. I feel like I'm full of air and could blow away at any moment. And that I could be gone – missing and no one would care. They might even praise my absence. Praise that they were finally free from the extra weight I gave them. Tears flowed, my cheeks flushed, and all I wanted was to no longer exist in that moment. If I could evaporate just like the left over raindrops dripping onto the sidewalk.
I wish the rain could wash away all of these feelings. I wish it could rewind time and take me back to that first moment I gave in to my desire. The moment I jumped into the suit of a hideous creature.
In a split second, it was like someone had snapped their fingers, hypnotizing me. I went numb, my eyes dried, and the knot swallowed. Images of my life as a child, when the foundation for this dark heart was laid, inside the closet with a slanted roof. With the belt and the broomstick.
How I tried to say something, but was hushed and told to get over it. "Everyone was fucked up," they'd say, as if this was just my rite of passage. Like an inherited sickness. My innocence was stolen and my monster was born.
I met my wife on a sunny day, wandering around a popular abandoned mansion. Just when I had covered my monster's filth and finding an exit, the light beamed through colored glass and landed on her beautiful skin. We married when we were old enough. But I still couldn't get rid of my urges.
Here we are now, married for a while. I'm unemployed and useless to her. There is no solace to our story.
I have a plan.
The wife is calling. I stare at my screen, tracing the number with my eyes. Her name already burned in my heart. I have to do this for her.
I find it ironic that now she wants to talk. It's the twelfth hour. I can't talk now. There's nothing new she will say.
I swipe to send her a text, "The password is 8ight."
I squeezed the volume button on the side of my phone. I only want silence. Let these last moments be quiet.
Battery at 18%
Steam fills the bathroom as the hot water sprays heavily from the shower head. I've removed my clothing, folded them, and put them on top of the toilet lid. After running my fingers around and around on her ring, I place it on top of my pile. I want her to know that I still love her. I still want to be close to her.
I scroll through the angry texts, the missed calls, and the muddy picture of Carl with concern in his soft brown eyes.
He knew all along. Of course he did. He's my smarty Carly.
A new message popped up at the top of the screen, "I have Carl."
Battery at 12%
I lay out towels on the floor in case water some how splashes out. I don't want her to have a mess to clean up. I found a pairing knife in the kitchen. Razor blades are too fancy to own; a random kitchen knife will suffice.
My body went from numb and robotic, to warm and anxious as I stared at the folder once again. My monster was alive and demanded to be fed before the end. It will leave me when it's over. It will migrate to some other poor soul with an unquenchable hunger. What's the harm in satiating myself at this point? "Vice" is right. There is no escape.
I tap the screen, enter the password, and leave my hands to my nether regions.
I leave my phone unlocked and on the sink. She'll see it when she needs to.
Battery at 10%
The hot water burns my skin. I hiss while moving the shower head to the lower end of the bathtub. My blood is still pumping heavily through my veins, so at least my skin is softened for the blade.
While sitting in the tub, I stare at my naked body. Every bruise, blemish, and freckle disgusted me. I examine the blade and handle of the knife, thinking of a good spot to penetrate. Which would be the fastest? The most effective?
I've got it. And with enough pressure to slice into a chicken breast, my plan is complete.
The water no longer burns, but warms my quickly cooling body. As the red rushes down the drown, I find it funny I've got what I wanted. The rain is washing me away.
I'm starting to drift now. Everything is fuzzy. I can't help but think of my afternoon adventure with Carl. It played through my fleeting mind like an homemade movie. My little moment of happiness with my best friend.
It's almost over. I don't feel any pain now, just warmth. Soon, my misery will be completely gone. The burden I have made everyone else carry will be washed away down the drain.
I'm sorry. I didn't want it to be this way.
Battery at 9%
She comes in through the back door, understandable upset. Carl pushes through her legs, running to the bathroom door and starts to whine softly. Hearing the shower running, she rolled her eyes, "Probably the excuse to not answering me or why dinner hasn't been started."
She puts down her things and braces herself on the counter. Exhausted from the day and her life, she exhales loudly.
Why is this so hard? Why hide anything from me?
She made her way to the bathroom, shoo'd Carl away and knocked on the door.
"We need to talk when you're done. Don't take too long. I don't need a hefty water bill," she noticed the steam coming from the bottom of the door, "And turn down the heat for fuck sake!"
No response. She huffs as she turns to start dinner.
She goes back to the door and the shower is still running. This time, she turns the knob, but doesn't see much through the steam. She notices no shadow behind the curtain and the unlocked phone on the sink.
The texts from her were open on the screen with an unsent message.
I have only loved you.\ Please take care of Carl. Please take care of you. I'm sorry for everything.
She noticed her ring placed on top of the neatly folded clothes. She'd forgotten to put it on that morning because she overslept. She'd stayed up all night, applying for second jobs and working through a budgeting spreadsheet, but had gone to bed angry that everyone else was already asleep.
Carl let out a wail she had never heard before. Startled, she dropped the phone. He'd jumped up on the tub, whining and pawing at the plastic curtain. An elbow was revealed and suddenly, she feared what else she'd find.
A new type of exhaustion befell her. She hadn't slept. She didn't want to. If she slept, that meant that what happened would become yesterday, and she wanted to hang on to today for as long as she could. The love of her life was gone and she was inconsolable for the first few hours. She eventually became numb with random bouts of tears creeping in. She didn't think that her heart could break any more than it had, but Carl was also mourning. She'd never seen a dog behave like that. Carl would crawl in her lap, whining and crying, burying his face in her neck. He was now at home with her mom and a vet approved anti-anxiety medication.
She'd been sitting in a room with detectives for most of the morning and afternoon. They were hounding her with questions that didn't make any sense. What did they suspect of her spouse? Why was there a need for further investigation. It was a suicide, wasn't it?
A new detective was in front of her. They had a folder with some kind of writing on it. Mostly codes to reference certain case evidence. It looked worn and old. Certainly nothing to do with her and nothing to do with this suicide.
Pictures from the folder were presented in front of her. Pictures that no one would want to see. The years were indiscernible, but the quality for some were a bit grainy or yellow.
Young children posed, some nude, some still dressed but had been beaten pretty badly.
"Do you know anything about these girls, ma'am?"
"Absolutely not," she pushed them away and swallowed the urge to vomit, "Why would I? What does this have to do with what happened in my house?"
The other detective in the room presented her with the phone – now in an evidence bag. They'd turned it off to preserve battery, but had it on again and navigated to the "Vice" folder.
"Do you know the encryption password?"
Shit! Shit! Shit! Panic. Pure panic.
She made the correlation. She connected the dots. She did know.
Holding one finger up to the detectives, she retrieved her own phone. Navigating through her many hateful texts as she had the entire night – regretting every single one – she slid the device across the table and announced, "8ight."
"You're kidding…" The detective pushes her further, wondering why she didn't bring it up sooner.
She could feel herself start to fall apart. Had this been the secret? Had this been what everyone else thought? Was this the reason for death?
After signing that she willfully gave the password and permission to search the device, the detectives unlocked the folder.
Their eyes widened the more they scrolled through its contents.
"Just as we suspected."
Just before they turn to leave, she snatches the bag from their hand. Her heart folded in on itself and fear rampaged through her chest.
"Vice" was another name for a monster. The one who destroyed those children in those photos. For they were there, in the phone, only in much different angles and much different positions. None of them were alive.
Battery at 8%.
The plastic evidence bag began to melt and smoke billowed. The sudden heat burned her palm and she dropped it on the table. The screen went black, the glass cracked, and a hissing sound emerged. She wasn't meant to, but she met the monster.


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Stuff like that, maybe? It isn't anything specific really. More like it seems like you assume you are the smartest one here, maybe.Auto-crafting in general is a bit of a mess, in my opinion. It's really unintuitive to have hard-coded and undocumented behavior like that, and I don't think anyone really gets much out of it.
OK. I have blown my steam.
Backing off, I understand how online personas can project an unintended attitude (as indeed I may later claim this post of mine does). So I will try some hopefully specifics.
If English is not your first language, please tell us. What comes across as attitude may also be the result of a native German speaker (for example) writing in English.
Spend some time asking questions and less time making assertions. Consider withholding your solution from your initial post about something.
Make sure you write in a way that indicates you understand you are asking for something and not in a way that suggests you are entitled to it.
And sent personal mails chasing your pet projects. I'm probably going to ignore you soon, as the alternative is leaving this community, as I now come to see demands, not requests. Usually ones that demand much more time than they will ever save, and often ones telling me that work I've previously done for this community is rubbish or ill thought out.
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I don't have a horse in this race -- at least not an entire horse -- but in the interest of the community I believe I have a few helpful things to say:
1) Saklad5, I appreciate your enthusiasm for improving KoLmafia, and the fact that you research your bug reports before making them. Unfortunately for both yourself and the developers, you seem rather oblivious to the way in which your messages are received in the larger context. Imagine I walked into your home of the last decade or so and started criticizing your decor choices, and suggesting a better placement for your lamps:
"There is no good reason to have these lamps where you have them," I declare after looking around. "Would you like me to move these lamps for you?" I say, to show my willingness to be helpful by doing it myself. "I think we can all agree putting this lamp over there would distribute the light better, right?"
I suspect you wouldn't take my suggestions very kindly, as those lamps work fine for you where you put them, and by the way also you are the person who built your house in the first place, and who am I to come in here and tell you where to put things? Even if I had multiple degrees in interior design, you'd probably take these unsolicited suggestions personally, and your instinctive reaction would be to tell me in no uncertain terms where I could stuff your lamps, without even considering the merits of moving them. This is how your posts here tend to come across, at least to me. The developers you are hoping to engage with your posts, who built this house we call KoLmafia, quite understandably have difficulty overlooking this context to address the validity of your suggestions. This house was built as a labor of love, and therefore criticisms of the house will be taken personally; it can't be helped. Therefore, it's important to frame them in descriptive way that shows that you care about the same things:
Good: "KoLmafia does not yet track daily use of item X. Here is a patch that adds tracking for it." (helpful, descriptive rather than prescriptive)
Bad: "KoLmafia really should track daily use of item X. Does anyone even care about tracking this? Well, it turns out it's not that difficult to do myself so here's a patch." (self-glorifying, accusatory, prescriptive comments are confrontational)
I do hope this helps. I would like for you to be able to maintain your enthusiasm for improving KoLmafia, but without stepping on so many important toes.
ii) Darzil (and all the devs), I for one greatly admire and appreciate all the time and effort you have put into making KoLmafia the wonderful tool that it is. It has, in turn, provided me with a fun and meaningful hobby over the last decade or so, and that's something I can't put a value on. Thank you.
c) I find it helpful when reading Saklad5's posts to imagine them in the voice of a slightly grumpy Winston Churchill addressing a group of lords. It makes the tone issues more forgivable. Try it!
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This is the eleventh in a series of blog posts about our recent epic trip to Germany and the Czech Republic in search of food, castles, and of course beer. My travel companions included my wife Sarajo (Sj for short), as well as Jim and Lori Stroner. Jim is a seasoned beer geek (and part owner of Tin Whisker's Brewing in St. Paul) as well as a great photographer. He did most of the organizational work for the trip, so he gets extra kudos! Our hero's journey continues now with day 11…
We started the day with the traditional European breakfast in the creepy basement of the Pension. The place certainly had character! The night before I did not get much sleep. With the blistering heat and lack of air conditioning we needed to leave our second story window open for any vague breeze we could get. The back of the building, however, was under construction and a scaffolding was just outside said window. With us being in a "OK" part of a foreign country, with thousands of dollars worth of camera equipment (as well as our money and passports) I slept quite poorly, starting at every odd sound or creak of the scaffolding outside. After eating, we quickly packing our gear and escaping, we gathered up the car and headed toward the town of Zatec.
We stopped off at Marianske Tynice, a large Baroque church out in the middle of farmland. There was construction on the building which cut down on its photogenicity. This is also a museum, but it was closed on this Monday.
This area is traditionally where Czech Saaz hops are grown and the town even has a hop museum (that was closed for our visit on a Monday). We expected to see tons of hop fields along the way there, but really only found a couple of them as we got very close to town. Jim felt that there had been many more the last time he came to the region (10 years ago at least). Now it was mostly cornfields. Progress, yay… We did stop off to take a few pictures of hops bines and of a few folks harvesting the hops. We also found a few WW2 concrete bunkers scattered through the area which was a little disconcerting.
And into town, where we discovered the closed hops museum. Next to it we found an amazing hop astronomical clock that on the hour would cycle through a variety of motions and bells. Next to this was the brewery and restaurant associated with the museum and Hop & Beer Temple: U Orloje. Here we feasted on a large lunch of rabbit in a creamy sauce with carrots and bread dumplings. It was only by walking incredible distances on this trip that we did not gain 1000 pounds. The brewery was small but in action and we could see a brewer working across the restaurant from us. The dark beer was very roasty, bordering on a porter, while the pilsner was slightly hazy and bursting with noble hop aroma and flavor. This was one of my favorite pilsners of the country!
From here we walked quite a ways in search of Zatecky Pivovar but found this to be a production only brewery with and attached store to buy off-sale beer only. We did manage to get information from the lady manning the store to a pub not far away that served their beer. We headed back out and through some mild construction to find the place. There we had a couple of beers that were not great but were refreshing in the near 100 degree heat.
Leaving the somewhat disappointing town of Zatec, we next found ourselves in a small rural graveyard that housed the remains of some of Jim's Czech ancestors.
We took a quick side trip to the village of Olesna where one of Jim's fabled ancestors used to be a brewer circa 1650. Jim had been in communication with a guy named Pavel who is opening the Olesna Brewery in one of the outbuildings of a large manor house in town and we stopped in to see the progress. We parked our SUV near the alley/road/path to the brewery building. A lady with a dog stopped nearby and kept an eye on us suspiciously until Honza (one of the other guys working on the project) ended up meeting us at the gate. We ended up having to communicate by sign language and the few words of Czech we knew, but got a little tour of the grounds and brewery by the good natured Honza. While not brewing on their own yet (the brewery still had a fair amount of structural work to go) they have been contract brewing with a regional brewery and happily sent us home with two unmarked brown soda bottles of their beer. This was a fun little stop and I wish them well on the rest of the work to finish the brewery!
Raknovik (The Town That Feared Dark)
We continued on our trek in our Ford Monstrosity SUV along windy one-lane country roads. Weaving between oncoming cars, bikers, and farm equipment Jim (with Sj navigating) managed to get us to our new home base of Raknovic (not in Iceland). Here we checked into our hotel, at the more modern Rozmaryn Apartments. These were quite nice and even had refrigerators in the rooms! While we settled in and came up with our plan, we cracked one of the bottles from Olesna and enjoyed a very crisp and hoppy pilsner! We stashed our other bottle in the fridge and headed out to explore the city.
We wandered the fairly small town of Raknovic, taking pictures and exploring as we are want to do. We found the Bakalar brewery, but it was closed like everything else today. We did get to try a couple of their beers at a nearby bar down an alleyway. We were certainly not the usual clientelle and felt a bit like we were intruding on the locals and the server. One and done, and then on to explore some more. This was an interesting little town, but not as picturesque as some of the others we visited.
We ended up getting dinner at one of the few restaurants still open on the main square: Salanda. We were seated outside on the patio, looking over the square with a good view of a large church and the fading sun. We tried a few Krusovic beers (owned by Heineken) which were all OK, but not amazing.
After finishing our very nice dinner we took another walk to try to find a few more of the Bakalar beers at a nearby restaurant that was supposed to have a good selection. We walked in at 8 PM and were shooed out of the place as they were closing. What restaurant and bar closes at 8 PM??
We despaired a bit as were now used to staying up carousing and making the most of our trip. Pretty much the entire town was closed down and empty of life by 9 PM. Giving up, we returned to our apartment where Jim and I worked on backing up our photos and finishing off that last Olesna beer. Party time!
Running Tally
Breweries visited: 24 (Almost 26!)
Bierkellers visited: 7
Cities visited: 21
Castles: 2
Brewery Museums: 3 (Almost 4!)
Torture Museums: 1
Really high places that Eric is terrified of: 4
Places closed on us: lots
Mileage walked today: 6.9 miles


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Wandering with the Deer in Nara
While staying in Kyoto we took a local train to Nara to visit a temple with one of the world's largest Buddha statues. The Eastern Great Temple or Tōdai-ji is located in a complex a short walk from the train station. The temple grounds also have freely roaming deer. The deer were very comfortable around humans and there were plenty of places where you could buy deer food – I don't imagine any of the deer around here ever go hungry.
This picture was taken just before we entered the park at a bakery at the train station. It puts train station food and drunk in the UK to shame. I had an apricot bun from here that I can only describe as heavenly.
I didn't manage to convince Carlos that we really did need an inflatable deer pull-along toy.
As to be expected in an area that is famous for its deer – the tourist shops are fully of various deer-related items. I acquired a deer shaped pen!
Despite the deer appearing very comfortable around humans, there were a lot of warnings about the potential for deers to be a little less than friendly.
The statue on the right is the Daibutsu or 'giant Buddha' that the temple houses, and another just as impressive but slightly smaller Buddha to the left.
The Eastern Great Temple which houses the Buddha statue in all it's glory. It's not hard to see why this is a UNESCO Heritage site.


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How do I use oak chips?
A good proportion of oak chips for home use is 3 grams of chips per liter. To use oak chips, sanitize them in a 1 gallon of water with 2 oz of metabisulfite dissovled in it. Let them soak for 20 mins then strain with a sanitizer strainer and add to your wine.
Add oak chips to your wine after it has been racked for bulk aging. Use a glass or a stainless steel container. A handful of chips (about one-quarter cup) is all that is necessary to add complexity to the wine.
Taste your wine two to three days after you have added the oak. Continue until you notice the oak flavor. Then taste on a daily basis.
When your wine has reached the level of oak you wish, rack it off the oak into a clean container.
If you think more or different oak is needed, follow these steps again.
Remember, you can always add more oak, but you can't remove oak.