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Writing Mechanics: Redundant Modifiers and Other Disasters
Many of you know I'm in the middle of revisions and that I do a lot of critiquing for my talented CPs and other writer friends. Thus, I am often in Critical Reading Mode.
Pitifully sick in bed last week, a few high buzz ARCs patiently waiting on my bedside table, I decided to back away from my computer, rest and read for pleasure. I hoped to be swept away, transported from my sickbed and lumpy Lola-Ebola cough, lost in a fictional world.
I made it 30 pages through the first ARC before I gave up. Nearly every paragraph riddled with redundant modifiers and mechanical glitches that pulled me out of the story. (which got me thinkin' about this here post) 0_o
The second book, Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard, thankfully was a pleasure to read. (Like Mandarin released yesterday, March 8th, and is now available.)
Mostly I spent the rest of my germ-infested recovery re-watching all 3 seasons of Veronica Mars.
|I love you, Logan.
Sick never felt so good.
Oops. Digression and me, we're BFFs.
Yeah, so where was I?
Ah, yes, A Writing Mechanics post.
Today, I will focus on Redundant Modifiers and their cousins.
And, hey, we're ALL guilty of using them. I'm no grammar expert. I'm not an expert of anything. (well, I'm fantastic at eating nachos) So I figured writing this up might help me, and sharing it might help you.
Here we go.
Write tight, economically, we're told. "Omit needless words". Search out the adverbs and delete. Most of us are crystal clear on the adverb abuse thing.
And that's great, but there's more to word economics than avoiding adverbs.
Redundant modifiers and redundant pairings and categories are often words we think are driving a point home. Sometimes we use them because of familiarity with the combinations, thus we use them out of habit. Sometimes we think we're writing pretty description.
Examples of common redundant modifiers:
- free gift
- sudden crisis
- basic fundamentals
- climb up
- actual fact
- past memories
- final (or ultimate) outcome
- terrible tragedy
- future plan
- future goals
- hesitate for a moment
- consensus of opinion
- important essentials
- honest truth
- end result
- personal beliefs
- start over again
- past history
- continue on
- short in stature
- heavy in weight
- large in size
- shiny (or odd, etc) in appearance
- revolve around
- each and every
- any and all
- one and only
- completely finish
- tentatively suggest
- connected together
- prove conclusively
- annoyingly bothersome
- tactful diplomacy
- time schedule
- successful victory
We've all used them and/or others like them. I hope this (incomplete) list helps you.
If you are looking for help with Showing vs. Telling, visit my post:
Writing Mechanics Show vs Tell
Next week we'll talk metaphors!
How's YOUR writing going?
81 comments:
- Lisa said...
I love a list such as this which I will print and refer to when I'm revising. So thank you for this.
Now I have to go read Show v. Tell.
- March 9, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- Libby said...
I don't think I use redundant modifiers, but then again, I didn't know I abused adverbs until recently. Great post! Always good to know what to keep an eye on while editing.
- March 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM
- Lynn Andrade said...
I'm doing well avoiding the redundant modifiers. Still, it's always good to remind oneself things to avoid. :D
- March 9, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- Elizabeth Briggs said...
Ooh nice list. I will have to watch out for these in my writing.
- March 9, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- Carol Riggs said...
Hi Lola! Whew, glad to see I don't use any from that list. Or if I do, it's incredibly infrequently. Ha, short in stature and heavy in weight and large in size are very redundant w/in themselves, aren't they? Happy Wednesday!
- March 9, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Teri Anne Stanley said...
I have been on a Watch Out for Redundant Modifier kick lately, and it's cousin (okay, I can't think what to call it, but here's the example:) "Eyes looking".
Of course, that distracts me from avoiding adverbs. Thank heavens for editing-happy crit partners!
- March 9, 2011 at 2:06 PM
- Lindsay N. Currie said...
Lola - love the way you handled the book details - in fact I just blogged about this today:) Great post - I'm grammatically challenged so I take any of it I can get!
- March 9, 2011 at 2:11 PM
- Melissa Bradley said...
OMG am I ever guilty of some of these. Thankfully most of them get caught in the rewrites, but a few sneak through sometimes. Hope you are feeling better soon.
- March 9, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Sara McClung ♥ said...
First of all, ah... Veronica Mars. There's NOTHING BETTER to watch when you're sick. Or, you know... whenever :) #teamloganisfreakingawesomandhotandiwilllovehimforever
I totally am guilty of using some of those on the list, but I TRY to catch myself. And I have one minor character in my WIP who uses them frequently in her dialogue (but she's... not the brightest... ha)
So here's my question--what if you're trying to explain something and you have to start over--AGAIN! (Like, for the third time...)
- March 9, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Melissa said...
I...never thought of these! Yikes. I'm going to have to go check my MS now.... AWKWARD!
Sorry that two out of three books failed. But glad one was awesome...and OH! Veronica Mars is AWESOME
- March 9, 2011 at 2:53 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Sara--then it's okay. But, I would italicize it or like what you did above...caps.
Also, a ditzy character might use poor grammar thus it's 'appropriate' usage there as well.
I really have a mad crush on Logan/Jason. He's quirky and angsty.
Also, unrelated, Matthew Goode is hot.
The end.
- March 9, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Jessica Bell said...
Sorry you had such bad luck with the ARCs! Phew, gosh, I was scared for a moment, but thankfully I'm not guity of any on your list :o) Yay! I was sick last week too. Hope you're feeling better!
- March 9, 2011 at 3:09 PM
- Sarah Ahiers (Falen) said...
i', definitely guilty of using redundant modifiers. I have to catch them on subsequent read-throughs.
More importantly, though, I ALSO just finished watching all 3 VM seasons. I miss logan already. Sniff
- March 9, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- Rachel Searles said...
Guilty as charged! I read a chapter of my own last weekend (and a much-revised one at that) and was horrified at how much wordiness was still left. Came home and ordered two boxes of red pens from Amazon.
- March 9, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Susan Gourley/Kelley said...
Great list. I try to weed them out during the second draft but I'm sure I miss some of them.
- March 9, 2011 at 3:57 PM
- Susan Gourley/Kelley said...
Great list. I try to weed them out during the second draft but I'm sure I miss some of them.
- March 9, 2011 at 3:57 PM
- Happily Cheesy said...
I hate getting bogged down in the details, but I'm a slasher. Had one poetry teacher who taught me the value well. My hubby tells me often how he wishes I wouldn't cut out so much. Hm... Modifiers though? Never missed.
- March 9, 2011 at 4:01 PM
- Janet Johnson said...
Let's just say that on a edit where I mostly cut redundancy . . . 13,000 words. *hangs head in shame*
- March 9, 2011 at 4:02 PM
- Nicole Zoltack said...
Great list! There's also stand up and nodded his/her head (what else do you nod?)
- March 9, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Laura Howard said...
I do think I use some of those, without being aware of it! When I look at those pairs all listed together, they seem ridiculous, but I KNOW I've used at least a handful...
- March 9, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Rogue Mutt said...
I'm sure I use some of these. What I look for are words like "really" or "just" and excess "thats" that I don't need.
- March 9, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Heather said...
I'm sorry you've been sick! :( And that two out of three of your reads were disappointing, bummer! I'm dying to know what the two were. You'll have to DM me on Twitter!
- March 9, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- Linda G. said...
Great post! Something we should look out for in our writing.
And I love Veronica Mars -- I'm working my way through season 2 (again) while TG works his shows in the evenings.
Feel better! :)
- March 9, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Elaine AM Smith said...
This is a useful post - I've printed your list to add to my check list. I'd say I'm not guilty but as I'm a "really," "just" and "little" addict I can't be too careful :D
- March 9, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- JEM said...
Oooh, some of these are fightin' words for me! Not that I want to be redundant...Can we talk about revolve around? I get the redundancy, but how would you rewrite this sentence: The topic revolves around a young girl in Mississippi. I know, the real question here is why did I choose a state that's so easy to mistype.
And I echo Heather, I totally want to know which two disappointed you.
- March 9, 2011 at 5:20 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
JEM-- I would rewrite the sentence:
The topic involves a young girl in Mississippi.
(or something like that)
- March 9, 2011 at 5:32 PM
- Connie said...
I was editing today and found a redundant modifier, which I chided myself for and quickly fixed. (Sadly, I can't remember what it was.)
- March 9, 2011 at 5:46 PM
- Old Kitty said...
I stopped volunteering to read ARCs when I realised I was a wuss at being critical even if I truly didn't like the story! LOL!
I love your list of redundant words and am so guilty of using (only ONCE!! lol!) short in stature!! LOL!!! Off i go to hang my head in SHAME!!
Please get better!!!!! And rest, rest, rest!!!
Take care
- March 9, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- Melissa Sarno said...
I've been a little sickling too-- which means I haven't had the energy to read (I seem to lack the concentration) but I managed to somehow write 1,000 words that, when I'm better, will probably look like they were written by a crackhead. Thanks for the list of redundant modifiers. It's not something I think about a lot, but I will now! Especially when I'm revising and critiquing :-)
- March 9, 2011 at 6:26 PM
- Cherie Reich said...
I hope you feel better!
And, this is a great list. I starred it on my Google Reader. I probably have used some of them in my work, and you're so right. It's important to try get rid of as many of them as possible.
- March 9, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- Roberta Walker said...
Thanks for this post! I am rewriting right now, so will need to keep an eye out for these. I'm completely certain I've used a few :)
- March 9, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- LTM said...
ooo, I've got Like Mandarin on my TBR list, and I can't wait to read it. very curious about those other two...
I know I've used those redundant modifiers, but I think at times, in dialogue, they can be OK. If they show something about the character speaking.
Just a thought! Get well soon~ :o) <3
- March 9, 2011 at 7:13 PM
- Zan Marie said...
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- March 9, 2011 at 7:21 PM
- Alleged Author said...
Great post! I, of course, am guilty of this often. Thank goodness I don't send the pages out before I've eradicated every single cliche and overused modifier!
- March 9, 2011 at 8:03 PM
- Julie Hedlund said...
Likewise, a list to come back to when you are in the midst of revising. Thanks!
- March 9, 2011 at 8:35 PM
- caterpillar said...
OMG...I use a whole lot of them...thanks for the list...
- March 9, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- Jen Daiker said...
Perfect timing!!! I am currently revising and now can print this list off and being my line edits!!
PS - I'm still around, only lurking, today I had time to comment! WOOHOO!
- March 9, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Love this list!! I'm pretty sure my characters have climbed up onto things - gonna have to check that out! Thanks :)
- March 9, 2011 at 9:14 PM
- Julie Hedlund said...
This is SUCH a great post. Adding it to the "must check" list during revisions. I know I've been guilty of a few of these along the where.
- March 9, 2011 at 9:18 PM
- Jamie Burch said...
Thank you for this list and the link to more advice!
Hope you're feeling better, Lola. *Hugs*
- March 9, 2011 at 9:21 PM
- Donna Weaver said...
Great post ... and true. We've heard those phrases so often together that it almost seems wrong to separate them.
- March 9, 2011 at 10:19 PM
- Meredith said...
How have I never thought of these before? Hang on, I have to go look at my WiP to make sure I don't use these...Also, LOVE Logan. What a fun way to spend your time!
- March 9, 2011 at 11:28 PM
- Faith Pray said...
Good list of don'ts! I may have to admit to using "one and only" at least a few times more than only once.
- March 10, 2011 at 12:37 AM
- Missed Periods said...
I am sure I am guilty of doubling up sometimes, but when I'm grading, I love correcting redundant modifiers because it's so satisfying to cross out the extra words. Some of my favorites are "twelve o'clock noon" and "reason why."
Question about "climb up": I guess I should know this, but does that mean that "climb down" is incorrect?
- March 10, 2011 at 12:40 AM
- Bethany Elizabeth said...
:) Good post, that list made me chuckle.
- March 10, 2011 at 1:23 AM
- Madeleine said...
Great post, my mother would applaud you she's hot on grammar.
I think I would use climb up, as one can always climb down, too. ;O)
- March 10, 2011 at 6:07 AM
- Jules said...
Dang, you just took half my hillbilly vocabulary away :)
Good post though.
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
- March 10, 2011 at 6:22 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
This is great advice. I also love the idea of writing economically.
That sucks that two of three ARCs did not live up to the hype, but I appreciate that you told us the truth, rather than just riding the hype bandwagon.
- March 10, 2011 at 6:49 AM
- Bish Denham said...
Excellent list! And yes...sigh...I'm guilty of using a few of them, overly much.
- March 10, 2011 at 8:44 AM
- Laurel Garver said...
Great list! You wouldn't believe how often I see this sort of thing even in academic writing. Getting a PhD does not seem to cure the redundancy problem. :-)
- March 10, 2011 at 10:36 AM
- Lola Sharp said...
Several of you asked about the climb up vs. climb down.
First, a caveat: I do not claim to be a grammar expert. :)
I'm just a girl who loves to write and play with imaginary worlds and loves words. Pretty words, ugly words, silly words.
(also, rules are made to be broken, but it's best to know the rules and why you want to break them.)
Moving on...
Climb down or climb-down or climbdown as a noun or noun use of a verb phrase means: to retreat, as from an indefensible opinion or position. (like backdown, withdraw, backpedal, eat crow)
To climb is to move UP, ascend. To climb a mountain (or stairs, etc.) means going UP.
One would descend or go down (or come down or get down or walk or hike down) a mountain, or dismount off a horse or vehicle, or the temperature is falling, or alight.
I hope this helps.
- March 10, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Jeigh said...
I am definitely guilty of some of those. I'll be on the lookout for them from now on. Thanks!
- March 10, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- Hart Johnson said...
This is EXACTLY where I spend the majority of my word-level editing... getting rid of the reducdancies... I am not horrible about adverbs anymore, but these creep in. It's so interesting though, that books are getting through the publication maze without this stuff being cleaned up.
- March 10, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- Scheherazade said...
Thanks for this timely reminder. I'm editing too and this list is going to be right next to my laptop.
- March 10, 2011 at 12:52 PM
- Sarah said...
I'll be looking out for those...definitely use climb up a lot. I think they get used in actual conversation/language so it slips into my writing. I tend to write like I speak or the character speaks.
Thanks for the list!
- March 10, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- TerryLynnJohnson said...
yay! I'm so glad you liked LIKE MANDARIN. I can't wait for my copy to arrive.
THis is a great list of redundant modifiers!
Hope you feel better.
- March 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM
- Ghenet said...
I'm really excited to read LIKE MANDARIN.
Great list! I'm guilty of using a few of these. This is a helpful reminder to make sure I don't anymore!
- March 10, 2011 at 5:07 PM
- Carolina Valdez Miller said...
So glad you enjoyed Like Mandarin! I'm curious about those other two books, though ;)
Great rundown on redundant modifiers. I guess I've never given them much thought, so I'm sure I do it, too. I'll keep a closer eye on those!
- March 10, 2011 at 6:27 PM
- Michael Offutt said...
Thank you for the list. This will be really helpful in my own writing. I found your blog through Rachel Harrie :)
- March 10, 2011 at 6:59 PM
- Terry Odell said...
This reminds me so much of my high school Latin teacher who had a thing about redundancies and unnecessary words. A pet peeve (in addition to 'free gift') was too much use of "up." One example he gave was, "face up to the situation". One class clown said, "But what's a bank robber supposed to do. Walk up to the teller and say 'This is a stick.'?"
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- March 10, 2011 at 7:44 PM
- Jessica Tate said...
Some of these on your list made me laugh out loud. And yes, I'm probably guilty of some of them but when you put it into perspective, it's quite funny. Feel better soon!
- March 10, 2011 at 8:49 PM
- Cynthia Chapman Willis said...
Fab-u-lous post. And, by the way, I'm so glad you're feeling better. Being sick bites. Love the list. It's so true that we're all prone to those redundant modifiers. That's why revising rocks.
- March 10, 2011 at 9:27 PM
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- March 10, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- ali said...
Lola, You. Are. Awesome.
That is all :)
- March 10, 2011 at 10:55 PM
- Erica Mitchell-Spickard said...
Ah! I've missed you! I took a few months off from blogging and decided just before I took said break to redecorate the blog and some people dissapeared on my roll. I kept wondering where my update was and for some reason it said I wasn't following you??? I would never not follow you, cause I <3 you so I'm sorry for the mix up.
All good points. I caught myself laughing at most of them. I don't think I have this issue, although I might. It's something for me to make note of and check for. Yay for metaphors next week. I avoid them as much as possible. In abundance they make me cringe.
Have a great weekend! And I hope you're feeling better :)
- March 11, 2011 at 8:46 AM
- salarsenッ said...
Great list. Sorry you had so much trouble getting through a few of those ARCs. It's tough to receive a book or offer to read it and then not like it or find too much out of sync.
- March 11, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Margo Berendsen said...
What an EXTREMELY valuable list! I am sooooo adding this to my list of writing tips. I will be diving into revision mode soon and first thing I will is do a "search" for any of these words.
Glad you liked Mandarin! I've been thinking about buying this. Now i'm pretty sure I will.
- March 11, 2011 at 10:40 AM
- Lola Sharp said...
Thank you, lovely friends, for always taking the time to stop here and leave me such thoughtful comments.
I'm grateful.
Love you,
- March 11, 2011 at 12:53 PM
- Kelly said...
Excellent list!!! I love reminders like this complete with examples to scan my ms for!
Thank you, and I hope you are feeling better for the weekend!
- March 11, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- Susan Tiner said...
Thank you for the list, I never thought about it before but I'm sure I'm an offender.
The only one I don't quite understand is consensus of opinion. How is that a redundant modifier?
Also, what are CPs and ARCs? I'm a newbie :-).
- March 11, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Susan, CP stands for Critique Partner(s) and ARC = advance reader copy... MS = manuscript
- March 11, 2011 at 7:13 PM
- Jai Joshi said...
Well, I'm glad you were able to make the most of your time recovering from illness. I hope you're feeling a little better now.
- March 11, 2011 at 10:07 PM
- Regina said...
Sorry to hear you were sick and also to hear that you didn't have any good literature to pass the time with other than Like Mandarin. I really enjoyed your post and learned a lot from it. I am sure that I have used one or more of the above mentioned modifiers. *hangs head* "I'll do better next time."
Take care of yourself and get to feeling better. *hugs*
- March 12, 2011 at 12:10 AM
- Deborah Walker said...
Hi, Lola. Oh my, I probaly do most of these. Great list.
- March 12, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- Hannah Kincade said...
hmmm, I couldn't find any on your list that I've used before but now that you put them in my head, I'm probably going to. Why you gotta be a jerk? ;P
Also, love V-Mars! I'm planning on doing a rewatch myself soon. People keep bringing it up and I miss it terribly. I haven't watched it since it ended.
As you know, I finished my first MS so now I'm in editing and revision mode. I'm actually excited to be here but more disbelieving than anything. It's weird to finally have finished something. Very weird.
I've been doing some beta reading and I'm loving it!! I love helping others improve on their writing. And it's helping me become a better editor.
- March 12, 2011 at 1:59 PM
- impressink said...
I must admit, I'm guilty of some of those. I'll try to watch myself from now on! ;)
Hope you're feeling better. Now you've got me missing Veronica Mars! Thanks for visiting!
- March 12, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- cleemckenzie said...
Oh, no. I never, ever am redundant when saying things twice. How about illegal crimes? I like the sound of that.
- March 12, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- Sharon K. Mayhew said...
I'm sorry you aren't feeling well. :(
Thanks for the wonderful list. You made some great points!
- March 12, 2011 at 5:57 PM
- Sonia M said...
I am sure I'm guilty of a lot of these. *blushing* I'll be on the lookout when editing.
- March 19, 2011 at 7:17 PM
- Anita said...
Okay, I'm ashamed to say that I've used at least two or three of these in the past. *shamed*
Thanks for the great list! I'm going to print this off and use it for reference in upcoming WIPs.
- March 22, 2011 at 11:41 AM
- Deniz Bevan said...
Great post Lola! Darn, I know exactly how you feel - been reading lots lately for review and critique purposes (never mind all the non fiction editing I do at work) and my tolerance is very very low for badly edited stuff. Imagine spelling your own character's name wrong more than once? How can you not catch that?
- March 26, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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Ned Jarrett never had the chance to celebrate a Daytona 500 victory, but he was able to celebrate three of his son's Daytona 500 triumphs.
Ned Jarrett had his chances to win the Daytona 500 and was just a few laps short on gas from winning the 1963 Daytona 500 but his son Dale has three Daytona 500 wins to his credit with victories in 1993, 1996 and 2000.
When Dale Jarrett won his first Daytona 500 driving for Joe Gibbs Racing in 1993, Ned Jarrett was calling the race for CBS Sports high above in the tower and got the opportunity to bring his son home to the checkered flag on the final lap and talk to him on the air in Gatorade Victory Lane.
Dale Jarrett says his first Daytona 500 win was one for the whole family.
"I was here in 1963 thinking my dad was going to win the Daytona 500 and when he ran out of gas, it was heartbreaking," Dale Jarrett said. "Now, I understand how much that meant to him at that time. I felt like that was maybe a little redemption for the family because my dad helped me a lot and I know he got a lot from that victory."
Dale Jarrett says the theme of families helps distinct the Daytona 500 from other major sporting events in America.
"I don't think you can go to any other sport and see that in the major (events) – whether it's the World Series, the Super Bowls, the NBA championships – you can't attach families and their names to winning as much as you can in the Daytona 500," Jarrett said.
Waltrips – Brothers Darrell and Michael
Darrell and Michael Waltrip are the only brothers to have won the Daytona 500.
Darrell Waltrip captured his first and only Daytona 500 win in 1989 when the numbers finally aligned for him – his car number was 17, his daughter Jessica was 17 months old and it was his 17th attempt at winning the Daytona 500.
Waltrip and his crew chief Jeff Hammond played fuel strategy and squeezed out enough gas for a seven-second victory over Ken Schrader. Waltrip pulled into Victory Lane, climbed out of his Chevrolet and screamed, "I've won the Daytona 500, I've won the Daytona 500. Wait, wait, this is the Daytona 500. Don't tell me it isn't."
Michael Waltrip, driving the No. 15 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc., won the first of his two Daytona 500s in 2001. It was also his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win in his 463rd career start.
"Families are a big part of NASCAR racing in general," Waltrip said. "We grow up watching our brothers and dads race. We think it looks like a lot of fun and we've got to do that too.
"(It's special) to be able to share the honor of being a Daytona 500 champion with my brother Darrell, who I grew up admiring and just following all over the place. He's the reason I'm a race car driver. I don't know that I would have had that idea if it weren't for him."
Earnhardts – Father Dale, son Dale Jr.
Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are one of three father-son combinations to win the Daytona 500 with the others being the Allisons and Pettys.
Earnhardt captured his lone Daytona 500 victory in 1998 on his 20th career start. With the gift of a lucky penny from a young fan glued to his dashboard, Earnhardt led 107 laps, including the final 61, on his way to winning one of his most elusive trophies– the Harley J. Earl.
Earnhardt's Victory Lane celebration was delayed by the scores of crew members that lined pit road to congratulate the new Daytona 500 champion.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wouldn't need as many starts to win the Daytona 500 as his father. In only his fifth career start in the Daytona 500, he captured the 2004 edition of the race with President George W. Bush in attendance.
But unlike other siblings who remember as a kid watching their fathers race in the Daytona 500 in person, Earnhardt Jr. never witnessed a Daytona 500 in person until he made his first start in 2000.
"I watched it on TV at home," Earnhardt Jr. said. "We were in school. Dad and Teresa came down here, they had to be down here for a week and families didn't come down quite as often.
"The first one that I saw was the first one I ran in as a rookie. It was quite an experience. As tough as it was to wait that long to see one in person, it was probably better because it just meant so much to be in the field."
Bobby Allison won three Daytona 500s, including a historic 1-2 father-son finish with his son Davey in the 1988 Daytona 500.
Allison completed an incredible run of success during Speedweeks that year when he captured a Gatorade Duel, a Nationwide Series race and then delivered a third Daytona 500 victory on Valentine's Day by edging his son Davey.
His wife Judy admitted she was pulling for her husband because "he's the one that paid the bills." Allison also had a fourth victory during Speedweeks – the fishing tournament in Lake Lloyd.
Sadly, Allison can't remember the 1988 finish because he suffered a career-ending head injury in a crash later that year at Pocono Raceway.
"What would have to be the favorite 500 moment would be at 1988 at the age of 50, I won my third Super Bowl of my career with the best young man in racing second to me," Allison said at the historic July reunion of Daytona 500 champions at DIS. "But I still don't remember 1988. It's kind of tough in a way.
"Sitting here right now, it hurts and annoys me that I have no memory of that. I sat down with a tape a few months ago and watched the entire race flag to flag to see if it would do anything for me. It looks like some movie that somebody made somewhere that kind of looked like something I had done one day."
While Davey came up short in 1988, he would go on to win the Daytona 500 in 1992 with Robert Yates Racing.
Meanwhile, Bobby's brother Donnie never won the Daytona 500 but was involved in one of the most memorable finishes in the history of NASCAR.
In the first live televised broadcast of the Daytona 500 in 1979, Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison were battling side-by-side for victory on the final lap of the Daytona 500. But neither Yarbrough nor Allison ever made it to the checkered flag.
The two drivers were beating and banging on each other all the way down the Superstretch and crashed entering Turn 3. While Richard Petty benefited from the crash with his sixth Daytona 500 win, one of the landmark moments in the history of NASCAR took place as Yarborough and Allison began a heated debate that turned into a fist fight with brother Bobby jumping into the fray.
"If I had to do it over, and I know what I know now, I would have done something different," said Allison, whose career-best finish in the Daytona 500 was third back in 1969. "But to be perfectly honest, it caught me by surprise. It caught everybody by surprise because how many times in the 50 years they run the Daytona 500 have you seen the leader and the second-place car crash coming off of Turn 2. Turn 4 yes. I expected something to happen down there.
"It does stick in my craw," Allison continued. "It's a hard pill to swallow. Cale and I are acquaintances. We talk a lot. He did what he thought he had to do and I did what I thought I had to."
Coo Coo Marlin never won a Daytona 500 but did win a Gatorade Duel back in 1973 while his son Sterling Marlin is one of only three drivers to win back-to-back Daytona 500s in 1994 and 1995 … In addition to Lee and Maurice Petty, Todd and Buddy Parrott are the only other father-son crew chief combination to win the Daytona 500 … The Wood Brothers – Glen and Leonard Wood – have four Daytona 500 wins as owners with drivers Tiny Lund, David Pearson, A.J. Foyt and Cale Yarborough … Bill Elliott's brother Ernie Elliott served as the crew chief for his two Daytona 500 wins in 1985 and 1987 and his Daytona 500 record setting qualifying lap of 210.364 mph.
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River Spirit Yoga's Family Friendly classes provide an opportunity for parents and carers to practice yoga in a nurturing environment while kids play with toys, socialise and soak up the shakti in the room. How does it work? Well, as parents, I think we all know that best laid plans.. etc… But, how it usually goes is that your child will determine how much yoga asana you engage in; it may be an entire hour of uninterrupted practice, with cuddles to boot! Some days, it may be less. Some kids like to join in with the postures or 'help' with adjustments. There are plenty of toys for kids to play with, and most times they entertain each other around the room. It's a lot like a café or park play date, but instead of drinking coffee and eating, you're doing yoga. You may need to pause to feed, guide behaviour, tend to nappies or cuddle. Just join in again when you're ready.
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A: Mats, change table, kitchen provided, so bring whatever else you need for you and your little yogi's comfort. Please avoid bringing noisy toys, thanks.
Q: What if my child gets hungry?
A: Breast feeding is welcomed (of course!) Bring snacks and drinks for your little one. We do try to encourage them to eat on the mat provided if possible, but otherwise, we clean up afterwards. Food that's easy to vacuum or wipe is preferred. Please be aware that the kids generally end up sharing each other's' snacks.
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Tonight's basketball game between Wabash College and Wittenberg University will be broadcast live over the Internet. Tipoff of the North Coast Athletic Conference men's game begins at 7:30 p.m. at Chadwick Court.
The broadcast is the third production put together by the College through Teamline. Wabash students, working with Media Services Specialist Adam Bowen and Director of Sports Information and Marketing Brent Harris, serve as announcers and cameramen for the broadcast. Three cameras catch the action while Bowen serves as director, switching between the floor shot and two high-level shots from Chadwick Court.
In addition to tonight's game against Wittenberg, Wabash will also broadcast upcoming games against Earlham on February 3 and Wooster on February 7. Any upcoming NCAC Men's Basketball Tournament games would also be available should the Little Giants serve as a host.
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Watch previous games against DePauw and Rose-Hulman on the Wabash YouTube channel here.
Photo - Adam Bowen produces the live Internet video feed while his two camera operators catch the action during the Little Giants' home game against Rose-Hulman earlier this year.
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Of course, many of these magnet sets are marketed as sculptures, puzzles, and stress relievers and are labeled not for use by children. You may recall that the CPSC recently sued the maker of the Buckyballs and Buckycube desk toys – which were definitely not marketed to kids. However, CPSC staff believes these magnet sets have strong appeal to children and pose a potential for high-severity injuries. The CPSC has issued warnings regarding the hazards associated with these high powered magnets.
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The CPSC is specifically soliciting comment on the risks posed by magnets in science and craft kits. While I do believe the products with unexpected hazards require appropriate regulation, the key is appropriate regulation. I'm not sure a complete ban, without appropriate exclusions, is appropriate. Certainly I believe that science kits should be able to have high powered magnets, as long as appropriate warnings are provided. Go comment, please.


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For almost 1,000 Years, the West has tried to wipe out the Orthodox faith by force, by heresy and by any means necessary - That has also failed.
Is this what EO often hear in homilies?
No wonder many EO have such intense hostility to Catholics and "the West" (cue Imperial March theme).
Homilies? From where do you get that source?I prefer the Star Wars theme for the Emperor and Darth Vader.
Your opinions are from an American Catholic viewpoint today...hardly an historical perspective.
They tried thru century's to wipe us out thru fragmentation ,infiltration,crusades..when they couldn't succeed by absorbing us ,they tried to uterly destroy us. God the most Holy Trinity was with us and didn't allow that to happen .. Islam was more compassionate to us than our western christian supposed brother's...under islam we existed...under Rome and it's satanic hunger for authority we would cease to exist any more....Better the sultan turban than the tiara of rome anyday...............Thank You Most Blessed And Holy Trinity Our Great Lord And God For Protecting Your Vinyard The Holy Orthodox Church,,That your Right Hand Has Planted......God save and Protect us From the pope's of rome and there lust and hunger for power.....Amin
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This thread has been created out of GIC on judgment, faith, mathematics, and various other topics.Pravoslavbob.Is this what EO often hear in homilies? No wonder many EO have such intense hostility to Catholics and "the West" (cue Imperial March theme).
Blessed are those who persecute you and revile you falsely for my sake, rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your reward in Heaven.
Actually, I think the first half of that Beatitude goes like this: "Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you for righteousness sake." We should certainly pray for our persecutors, but God didn't promise to bless them.
You know Stashko, everyone in the world is the child or grandchild of oppression. If I walked around mad at those that persecuted my ancestors I wouldn't be able to make it through the day...Forgiveness is the most repeated word Jesus says in the Gospels.
First of all, I apologize for any of my ancestors who may have injured any of your ancestors.
...the only times I've ever heard references to the Eastern Orthodox from priests has been in positive ways...
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I bought the pump new in July, and I was using it once nightly in the first month or so without any problems. I had sore nipples since the very first day and got plugged ducts every so often, but that didn't really bother me. Other than that, everything was going well.
We went on vacation for two weeks in November, so I started pumping more. I also noticed that my nipples would be more sore than normal after nursing, but I figured it was because of the unfamiliar environment. I also went back to work on Dec 1. The pain started when we got back after Thanksgiving, and it was a shooting pain that occurred only after nursing. It would start at the nipple and move outward, stop for a few seconds, then start again. They would last quite a while but would go away once I started nursing/pumping again. They didn't happen after every feeding. At first, it was only after I breastfed, then about a month ago I started getting the pain after pumping as well. I noticed that I usually got the pain when baby didn't completely empty me out. I would try to pump immediately after, but by then it was too late and the pain was there.
I suspected thrush, so I went to the doctor. My doctors (GP, OB, and an Urgent Care doc) weren't convinced that it was yeast and told me to try aggressively massaging, because they thought it was probably just plugged ducts or something. I convinced my GP to prescribe me Nystatin, but she was reluctant to prescribe anything else. I used that and got baby on it as well. I asked my OB to prescribe Dr. Newman's APNO, but he said I just needed to use Lansinoh lanolin, but that was what I was using and read that wasn't good for thrush. I tried clotrimazole and taking GSE and acidophilus, but nothing really happened and the pain continued. I was about to try gentian violet, but before I did, I wanted to see someone else and get their opinion.
I went to an IBCLC who said I might have Raynaud's because she noticed blanching on my nipple and said vasospasms mimic thrush symptoms. She had me try some Chinese herbs, but those didn't work. So, she said to keep warm and take vitamin B and calcium. That helped a little bit along with using a hot water bottle before and after the feed, and I thought it was pretty much under control for about a week and a half. I was still having pain, but it was more bearable than it had been, but now they're bad again.
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Sesame Street Season 37 premiered on August 14, 2006.
The 37th season of Sesame Street focuses on getting kids ready for school and the classroom experience. The season featured the debut of a new female Muppet character named Abby Cadabby, who introduces herself in the cold open of the season's first two episodes (4109 and 4110), as a fairy in training who recently moved to Sesame Street. Every other episode begins with a cold open featuring Grover, Elmo and Zoe singing "You never know who you'll meet on Sesame Street!" followed by Gordon announcing who the viewer will meet in today's episode.
The season introduced a new human character to the street - Marco, Gina's new baby. A three-episode storyline (beginning in 4130) followed the adoption of Marco from Guatemala. Gina's adopting of Marco allowed Sesame Street to deal with issues of international adoption and non-traditional families. He appeared in a couple episodes the following two seasons but did not appear again until season 42. As a new baby was introduced to the show this season, the previous Sesame Street children, Miles and Gabi, entered adulthood as they graduated from High School (in 4112).
Episodes in season 37 featured a new segment entitled "This is the Game Today"; and one episode this season showed the return of the Twiddlebugs (in computer-animated form).
New Elmo's World segments included the subjects of Friends, Penguins, Doctors, Building Things, Horses, and Fast & Slow. New installments of "Global Grover" included visits to Germany, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Iceland, and Hawaii.
Starting in this season, the Fix-It Shop turned Mail-It Shop is now the Fix-It Shop once more, with no on-screen reason why.
Parody sketches and segments include Scramalot (a Grouch parody of the musical Spamalot), Survivor: Musical Chairs (a parody of the reality show Survivor), Outrageous Makeover: Home Addition (a parody of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), Law and Order: Special Letters Unit (a parody of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and the song "The Breakfast Club" (a parody of the film The Breakfast Club). Several new Dinner Theater sketches include "What We're Having for Dinner" (a parody of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), "Man of La Muncha" (a parody of Man of La Mancha) and "Omelet, Prince of Dinner" (a parody Hamlet).
Episodes 4109 - 4134 (26 episodes)
- Episode 4109 -- Abby Cadabby comes to Sesame Street
- Episode 4110 -- Abby Cadabby's first day of school
- Episode 4111 -- Cookie World
- Episode 4112 -- Gabi and Miles graduate from High School
- Episode 4113 -- Herb, the plant eating dinosaur
- Episode 4114 -- Snow White's Meltdown
- Episode 4115 -- Maria and Luis' wedding anniversary/H Day
- Episode 4116 -- Elmo and Alan play school
- Episode 4117 -- Good-bye Elmo, Hello Jelmo
- Episode 4118 -- Ask Oscar Show
- Episode 4119 -- Big Bird wishes the adults were kids
- Episode 4120 -- Baby Bear writes a story called "The 3 Astro Bears"
- Episode 4121 -- Telly's doll Freddy wants to play with Rocco
- Episode 4122 -- Healthy Food Pageant
- Episode 4123 -- Baby Bear builds an automatic lemonade pouring machine
- Episode 4124 -- Slimey wants to be a hero like Trash Gordon
- Episode 4125 -- Alphabet Road Show comes to Sesame Street
- Episode 4126 -- Zoe has a birthday party for Rocco
- Episode 4127 -- Oscar gets a Rottendoodle
- Episode 4128 -- Zoe wants long hair like Rapunzel
- Episode 4129 -- What Comes Next Game Show
- Episode 4130 -- Gina Adopts a Baby, part 1
- Episode 4131 -- Gina Adopts a Baby, part 2
- Episode 4132 -- Gina Adopts a Baby, part 3
- Episode 4133 -- National Try a New Food Day
- Episode 4134 -- Oscar and Grundgetta race the Sloppy Jalopy
- Starting this season, the U.S. Department of Education no longer provided funding to the show.
- Episode titles, first given with the show numbers during Season 34, were dropped.
- Several episode numbers were changed this year, from taping to air. The episodes focusing on Marco's adoption were moved to November in order to coincide with National Adoption Month. The original episode numbers include:
- 4109 -- Gina adopts a baby
- 4110 -- Gina brings the baby home
- 4123 -- Abby Cadabby comes to Sesame Street
- 4129 -- Abby starts school for the first time
- During the initial run, the season re-aired old episodes in order to extend the new episodes over a longer period.
- This was the final season to use the 2002 "blocks" opening sequence and the 1992 animated "dancing city" closing credits.
- This was the final season to credit the Muppet performers as "Jim Henson's Muppets." Beginning with the following season, Jim Henson's name is dropped and they are simply credited as the "Muppets of Sesame Street."
- The Journey to Ernie segments are dropped this season.
Muppet Characters
- Abby Cadabby, Elmo, Grundgetta, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, the Count, Grover, Mr. Johnson, Cookie Monster, Rosita, Ernie, Bert, Murray Monster, Baby Bear, Zoe, Slimey, Jamie Fox, Anything Muppets
Other Characters
- Pam Arciero, Heather Asch, Jennifer Barnhart, Fran Brill, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (mistakenly uncredited), Kevin Clash, Bruce Connelly, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ryan Dillon, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Amanda Maddock, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Caroll Spinney, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Bryant Young
- Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Desiree Casado, Emilio Delgado, Kristin Chenoweth, Olamide Faison, Bill Irwin, Michael Jeter, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Alan Muraoka, Roscoe Orman
- Jamie Foxx, T. R. Knight, Shirley Jones, Matt Lauer, John Legend, Amy Sedaris, Alex Trebek, Lillias White
- Executive Producer: Carol-Lynn Parente
- Line Producer: April Chadderon
- Producers: Melissa Dino, Tim Carter, Crystal Whaley
- Directors: Kevin Clash, Ken Diego, Victor DiNapoli, Jim Martin, Ted May, Lisa Simon, Emily Squires, Nadine Zylstra
- Head Writer: Lou Berger
- Writers: Molly Boylan, Annie Evans, Christine Ferraro, Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss, Joey Mazzarino, Emily Perl Kingsley, Luis Santeiro, Belinda Ward, John Weidman
- Head Writer (Elmo's World): Judy Freudberg
- Co-Executive Producer (Elmo's World): Kevin Clash
- Production Designers: Victor Di Napoli, Lyndon Mosse
- Puppets, Costumes, Props: Jason Weber, with Ed Christie, Andrea Detwiler, Michelle Hickey, Rollie Krewson, Sarah Luraschi, Jane Pien, Anney McKilligan, Tom Newby, Polly Smith
- Music Director: Mike Renzi
- Studio Music Director: Dave Conner
- Director of Music Operations: Danny Epstein
- Original Songs: Chris Cerf, Tony Geiss, Stephen Lawrence, Jeff Moss, John Pizzarelli, Sam Pottle, Mark Radice, Joe Raposo, Mike Renzi, Earl Rose
- Lighting Designer: Dan Kelly
- Costume Designers: Bill Kellard, Terry Roberson
- Art Director: Bob Phillips
- Senior Graphic Designer: Mike Pantuso
- Graphic Designer: Pete Ortiz
- Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
- Editing Supervisor: Robert J. Emerick
- Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
- Audio: Blake Norton
- Video Engineer: James Meek
- Tape: Ernie Albrition
- Hair Stylist: Karen Specht
- Vice President for Education & Research: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.
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