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By Simon Abrams
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I don't expect people to have seen Eiichi Kudo's original 1963 samurai film Thirteen Assassins before watching 13 Assassins, Takashi Miike's recent remake. That said, I know that knowing where a remake is coming from is a helpful, if not always essential, part of my viewing experience. As such, I find 13 Assassins wanting. It's a remake of a response to an original, and a disappointing one.
The first thing you should know is that Kudo's original film is a response to, not a rip-off, Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai. What's the difference? It might be an abitrary distinction, but for me, a film that owes its existence to another film is a rip-off if it's bad and a response if it's good. Kudo's film is good, therefore it's a response to Kurosawa. Thirteen Assassins is to Seven Samurai what Sergio Corbucci's Django (1966) was to A Fistful of Dollars: a tribute that at a certain point takes on a life of its own.
Thirteen Assassins — which was released yesterday on DVD in its 126-minute international cut, 15 minutes shorter than the Japanese version — has both a more novelistic plot structure than Seven Samurai , and a more grueling climax. It follows a group of 13 samurai scheming to overthrow the corrupt brother of the reigning shogun. In the Kudo film, the shogun, Naritsugu (Kantaro Suga), is mostly described as a vile man who wantonly rapes and murders. Miike, being Miike, shows the character's abuse of power almost immediately, and gruesomely: the character has lopped off the limbs and the tongue of a geisha and is forcing her to communicate by writing with a brush lodged between her teeth. One can't help but watch this monster without expectantly taking it as a sign that Miike has made Kudo's film his own. Such is (mostly) not the case. Much of 13 Assassins lazily mirrors Kudo's film, especially the first 80 minutes of the 126-minute cut, which proficient but mostly sleepy set-up to his spellbinding 40-minute finale. Most of the earlier scenes are taken directly from Kudo's film, and are not embellished in meaningful or even notable ways. As in Kudo's film, Miike's assassins debase themselves and risk their lives for the sake of their ideals ("There's no samurai code or fair play in battle […] Lose your life, but make the enemy pay!"). Miike enunciates the film's anti-violence message several times throughout the movie, including lines of dialogue that explicitly spell out the characters' philosophies on violence and power.
In these first 80 minutes, Miike's 13 Assassins rarely comes alive. There are hints of a livelier, more affably loose, and at least semi-original film in there, particularly in Miike's sporadic, endearingly goofy comic interludes. In one scene, two assassins make and test bombs, waiting for a lit fuse to explode. It's not exactly a ground-breaking routine, but it's satisfying thanks to Miike's comic timing.
That scene is also, unfortunately, a perfect example of what's missing from these first 80 minutes, and perhaps the entire 125-minute cut: a reliable sense of pacing. While creating seamless narratives was never Miike's forte, he has proven on several occasions that he can film tense scenes of mounting action (for proof, see his contribution to omnibus horror film Three Extremes). I grew restless during 13 Assassins not just because I had already seen Kudo cover the same ground before, but because he'd done it more purposefully and with more flair. 13 Assassins is, by contrast, mostly just a seemingly interminable period of rising action.
Which brings us to the film's big battle sequence. Both Thirteen Assassins and 13 Assassins end with a mammoth fight between a couple hundred of Naritsugu's men and our rebellious baker's dozen of samurai. The small town of Ochiai is the chosen battlefield where, in 13 Assassins, booby traps are set to disorient, maim and/or hurt their opponents. It's also the moment when Miike's film finally snaps out of its torpor and delivers something worth remembering. It's the moment where Miike's queasy, blunt take on the material finally takes off. The difference in energy between this action-packed, seemingly interminable set piece and the film's preceding 80-minutes of footage is not just a function of narrative necessity. The majority of his film's original material is concentrated here, like the moment when Naritsugu is shown punting a retainer's severed head away from him out of sheer disgust, and Koji Yakusho's character asks him, in comic astonishment, "How can you kick his head? He gave his life for you," There's much more going on in the tail-end of 13 Assassins, both in its presentation of the film's themes and in its immediate action. It's no wonder that the long climax is the most talked-about part of Miike's movie: it's the only part that's actively engaging.
A final note on Magnolia's new DVD release: Would it have been too much to ask for Magnolia to have included both cuts of 13 Assassins — the 126 minute international version and the 141 minute original cut? The "Deleted Scenes" option featured on Magnolia's DVD release are consists of all the footage that was excised from Miike's director's cut. I don't understand why Magnolia didn't give consumers the option of watching both versions of the film, considering that they already have the option to watch all the cut scenes separately.
Simon Abrams is a New York-based freelance arts critic. His film reviews and features have been featured in the Village Voice, Time Out New York, Slant Magazine, The L Magazine, New York Press and Time Out Chicago. He currently writes TV criticism for The Onion AV Club and is a contributing writer at the Comics Journal. His writings on film are collected at the blog, Extended Cut.
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Italy's Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini says the Italian and U.S. military versions of the killing of an intelligence agent in Iraq differ. But he ruled out that the shooting that killed Nicola Calipari was the result of an ambush.
Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini again repeated the Italian government's demand for a full explanation from Washington for last Friday's killing by U.S. forces of Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari.
Addressing the lower house of parliament, Mr. Fini said the U.S. military's version of the events does not coincide in all its points with the Italian one.
The U.S. military has said the car that was traveling to Baghdad airport with Mr. Calipari had approached a checkpoint at speed and failed to stop, even though soldiers used hand signals, flashing lights, and warning shots.
The soldiers opened fire killing Mr. Calipari and wounding Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, whose release from her captors the intelligence officer had secured moments earlier.
But Mr. Fini said there was no checkpoint, and the car was not traveling faster than 40 kilometers per hour. He also says no attempts were made to stop the car. He said that immediately after the shooting two young American soldiers repeatedly apologized.
Mr. Fini also said that the suggestion that the shooting was the result of an ambush, as suggested by Ms. Sgrena, was groundless. He said "it was certainly an accident, ... caused by a series of circumstances and coincidences."
Mr. Fini said it is the Italian government's duty to demand that light is shed on what happened and that those responsible are found and punished.
The State Department rejects suggestions that U.S. deliberately opened fire on the vehicle. "Nothing could be further from the truth," spokesman Richard Boucher said.
Ms. Sgrena has said her car may have been targeted because the United States opposes Italian willingness to pay ransom for hostages. But neither Italian nor U.S. officials have provided details about how authorities won the journalist's release after a month in captivity.
Mr. Fini said Ms. Sgrena was not kidnapped because she is an Italian or because Italy has soldiers in Iraq. She was kidnapped, he said because she was a Westerner and Italians are kidnapped in the same way that the French are.
The foreign minister stressed that the United States is an allied country and has promised full cooperation. He urged the center-left opposition not use the affair to stir up anti-American sentiment.
Italian newspapers reported Monday that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is not satisfied with the account of the events he has received.

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Germany have beaten Ecuador in the first of two games in an international friendly tour of the United States, winning 4-2. The national team got onto the score sheet earlier than usual, after just nine seconds.
Coach Joachim Löw could not have hoped for a better start from his so-called B squad in the absence of their busier stars from Champions League winners Bayern Munich and runners-up Borussia Dortmund.
Real Madrid midfielders Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil, as well as Italian cup finalist Miroslav Klose, were also unavailable for the match in front of just 5,000 fans in Boca Raton, Florida.
The alternative side didn't leave it long before taking the opportunity to show what they could do.
No sooner had the whistle been blown, Lukas Podolski - out to prove the doubters wrong - was robbing defender Gabriel Achilier as the Ecuadorians passed ineptly back into their own ranks. The former Cologne man lashed home the opener for Germany just nine seconds in.
Lars Bender was next on the score sheet thanks to an assist from national debutante and Bayer Leverkusen team mate Sidney Sam. Sam slid the ball forward from right midfield for Bender to control, coolly poking home Germany's second from 16 meters out.
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Germany by now seemed to have run Ecuador dizzy, the South Americans looking ragged at the back and offering plenty of opportunities for Max Kruse and Julian Draxler to expose them and create the goal scoring chances.
Things came unstuck for Ecuador again on 17 minutes, Marcell Jansen and Kruse combining to produce a cut-back that Podolski rifled home for his second.
Ecuador were also ineffective in attack. Occasional flashes of flair fell flat for the most part and were not going to faze Germany, especially by the time they went 4-0 up with a second from Bender.
Podolski played a diagonal ball back to Roman Neustädter, who fed it across for Bender to hammer home. While Ecuador keeper Maximo Banguera got a hand to the ball, he was unable to stop it going in.
Ecuador's first real moment of danger came after 29 minutes, when Christian Benitez rattled the crossbar from close range. Moments later Germany were in danger again, Felipe Caicedo zeroing in on goal only to be successfully crowded out by Heiko Westermann.
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It wasn't until the 44th minute though, that Ecuador sub Elvis Bone, taking on Jansen, hit a chunky cross into the danger zone. An impressive Jefferson Montero couldn't control the ball, but Manchester United's Antonio Valencia was on hand to hit a sweet volley through the German back line.
Ecuador continued their comeback after the break with Germany still lucky to be three goals ahead into the last 10 minutes of a largely charmless second half. A spat saw bookings for sub Stefan Reinartz, Westermann and Podolksi, as well as Ecuador's Elvis Bone.
The fact that Germany avoided conceding for so long was mostly thanks to Hamburg keeper Rene Adler, who pulled off fine saves against Valencia and Montero.
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"It was a very, very good first half for us," said Löw after the match. "In the end we weren't able to hold the pace." The Germany coach said the match would help him add depth to the squad. "I knew the team needs more than 15 or 20 players. These games are great for youngsters to gain experience."
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Awesome Window Manager
Awesome is a tiling window manager that allows users to customize themes and keyboard shortcuts through the Lua scripting language. In the example above the user has altered the color scheme to match his wallpaper and set the background of his terminals to be completely transparent.
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Gentoo + OpenBox
Openbox, like Fluxbox, is a stacking window manager that focuses on being light on system resources and very configurable. In the screenshot features OpenBox on a system running the Gentoo distribution of Linux with semi-transparent terminal windows, 3D icons, a system resource tracker and a minimalist taskbar.
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Openbox Without a Taskbar
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An Artistic OpenBox
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XFCE Desktop Environment
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- Openbox's official site: http://www.openbox.org
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Gently scalloped edges and curves on these generous sized pieces add grace every time you set the table. Its rich cream color makes French Countryside a perfect base pattern to mix with colorful accent pieces. A best selling pattern, a complete suite of accessories is available to create a classically stylish casual dining statement. This canister set is perfect for storing staples like flour, sugar or coffee, but don't limit its uses. They work great for utensils, flower arrangements, as a handy "catch-all" for keys or coupons. Also ideal for cookies, snack foods, pet foods, pet treats or pasta. Crafted of earthenware. Dishwasher safe. Set of 3 sealed canisters includes (1) each: Large 9 inch high x 8 inch diameter and holds 3-1/2 quarts, Medium 7-1/4 inch high x 6-1/4 inch diameter and holds 48 ounces and Small 6 inch high x 5 inch diameter and holds 24 ounces.


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A Musical Tribute to Natalie Cole
Vocalist and Producer Maria Manna belts out Natalie Cole's original compositions from the Albums "Unforgettable" and "Take a Look". Hold on to your seats as this high energy show entertains you with favourites like "Orange Colored Sky", "Route 66", "This Can't be Love", "Unforgettable" and many others. Maria will share stories of Natalie's touring days as told to her by Natalie's touring pianist, Josh Nelson.There will be special guests and some surprises. This show is truly "Unforgettable"
With Love by Maria Manna
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~ Rafe Gomez, CD101 "The Groove Boutique"
~ Rob Christie, "Magic 99" Edmonton
"Her voice is incredibly sensuous, her phrasing and diction impeccable, and her tone positively seductive"
Sensuous and Seductive!
~ Daniel Fetter - Late Show with David Letterman
~ Paul Horn, Flutist and Double Grammy Winner
"A great singer and a great person. It doesn't get any better than that!"
~ Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist
"Her voice is incredibly sensuous, her phrasing and diction impeccable, and her tone positively seductive"
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Haylie Duff juggles coffee cups while grabbing coffee with her sister Hillary. Haylie wears a pair of AG Adriano Goldschmied vintage jeans, the Angel in 18 year Damaged Wash, which she pairs with a basic white tee and heels. She has been spotted in these pretty jeans before.
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CLEMSON — No complex formula necessary for Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris to grade the Tigers' offense, even in an age of newfangled statistics and advanced sabermetrics.
"Score. Bottom line, did you score? You can dissect it how you want to. Did you score?" Morris said Monday. "All them yards, they don't mean anything to me. Are we putting points on the board? That's the No. 1 thing … and No. 2, and No. 3 and all that."
Morris has been critical of a wide range of woes throughout the season, ranging from pass protection to quarterback Tajh Boyd's decision-making, from wide receiver blocking to red-zone conversions.
Ultimately, though, Morris wants the Tigers to play fast (84.3 snaps per game, fifth in the country) and produce points (37.4 per game, tied for 24th) without kicking too many field goals, after booting four from the red zone in Saturday's 40-27 win at Maryland.
"If we score (touchdowns) on the first drive, the second drive and even the third one, it's a whole different ballgame. And you're not seeing Tajh and Sammy (Watkins) and those guys late in the game. It's just not happening," Morris said. "But it did happen that way, and there's a reason for that, and it's probably a good reason. It'll force our guys to battle adversity."
The Tigers have had three consecutive first-half struggles, falling out of sync after full-throttle attacks on Wake Forest and Syracuse.
"You can coach as hard as you want, but until you get into a true adverse situation with guys, you never truly find out who and what people are about," Morris said. "So we've been able to see some adversity the last few weeks, and we're finding out a lot about ourselves. You can't help but believe it's only going to help you as you grow through these next four weeks."
The ninth-ranked Tigers (eighth in the BCS standings) are 7-1 and completed their ACC Atlantic tour of duty with five out of six wins. They take on Coastal opponents Virginia and Georgia Tech before non-conference affairs at home vs. The Citadel and a Nov. 30 showdown at No. 14 South Carolina, which has beaten Clemson four straight years.
"It's not the first eight games we're going to be remembered by. We're setting up now as a time for a November to remember," Morris said. "That's where you're going to leave your legacy. All that stuff prior to this is just getting us ready for this final stretch run."
The subject of Boyd taking too much of the blame from Clemson's 51-14 loss Oct. 19 to Florida State lingered into the following week, which is why Morris wanted to ease his quarterback's mind with the loss in the rearview mirror.
"We all know Tajh: no one puts more pressure on themselves than Tajh. Tajh wants to be perfect in everything he does," Morris said. "My big emphasis to Tajh has been, you made the choice to come back, and you need to have fun. Let it work itself out. Go have some fun, smile, let's play and be Tajh Boyd. Relax and go play."
In Clemson's first four games this year, the Tigers committed just two turnovers. They've had 11 in their past four games.
"We talk about it every day. We chart it every day," Morris said. "That's just something you've got to keep emphasizing, and hopefully it runs its course."
In 35 games under Morris, Clemson has had multiple turnovers 16 times.
The latest errors were compounded Saturday when tailback Roderick McDowell and wide receiver Sammy Watkins fumbled on consecutive possessions inside the Tigers' own 25-yard-line.
"Thankfully our defense was playing well and has been playing well enough to hold them to field goals," Morris said. "We put them in bad situations; you're not going to win many games doing that, you get lucky in those type of situations."
Left guard, between Kalon Davis and David Beasley, and right tackle, between Gifford Timothy and Shaq Anthony, continue to be positions of co-starters.
"You'd hope that you're getting close (to a solid five)," Morris said. "Giff played the majority of the game. Played well. I was pleased with that … I know Shaq has gotten better the last couple of weeks, and both Kalon and David have almost split time."
Wide receiver Sammy Watkins picked up his second ACC wide receiver of the week award, for catching a school-record 14 passes against Maryland.
Left tackle Brandon Thomas, who a week ago was singled out by Morris as the only offensive starter playing with consistency, got his first league offensive lineman weekly honor. He's the third Tiger lineman to be named, after Davis and center Ryan Norton.
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So What Happens Next for James Frey?
James Frey's new film agent prepares to submit his novel.
Leon Neyfakh at the Observer writes today about James Frey's new book deal, speculating that agent Eric Simonoff's repeated assertions — to the Observer, to the Times, to Publisher's Lunch — that "every publisher in town" wanted a look at Frey's novel, Bright Shiny Morning, might be overblown. Neyfakh gets a great quote from an unnamed senior editor, who notes, correctly, that "I get 5, 10, 20 submissions a day. If it's from a legitimate agent I never say, 'No, don't send it! Save the postage!' No one ever says that." Another editor grudgingly admits, though, that "This is publishing. We hire the handicapped."
And it is true that whether or not people wanted to read the novel before, everyone wants to read it now, and Simonoff's plan — to avoid leaks by only submitting to one editor — so far has worked. Book and film scouts are zipping through their Rolodexes, asking everyone if they've seen it yet, and rumor has it that the manuscript just went out to foreign-option publishers. We're told Rich Green at CAA is handling the movie rights, which means that just as Frey landed a great new literary agent after being dumped by Kassie Evashevski, so has he landed a great new film agent. There's no official timetable for film submission, but we wouldn't be surprised if it happened soon.
Reconstructing Frey [NYO]
Related: HarperCollins Passes Over NYT Meanies for Kinder, Gentler WSJ [Daily Intel]


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A Guinevere Jones Novel #2
First published Aug, 1986
First published Aug, 1986
The Chilling Deception
Available digitally for the first time!
New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz writing as Jayne Castle delivers a novel of intrigue and passion featuring Guinevere Jones and Zac Justis.
A temp job as an executive secretary gives Guinevere Jones access to high places—and sets her instincts for danger tingling. Convincing Zac Justis to provide security for her client during a meeting on the wintry San Juan Islands gives her peace of mind, but brings them face to face with a dead man determined to avenge the past.
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Dramatic Caturday
Last week, I showed you a turtle doing his thing while I was out biking — providing "his thing" means falling face-first off a log.
Not too long after that, a ways farther down the trail, I had an encounter with a much cuter critter.
That's a prairie dog, and they're very common around Boulder. They are about as adorable as you can imagine, even in the way they behave. They stand on their hind legs, chitter loudly, and run around like they're starring in a Pixar cartoon.
On the other hand, they also are known to carry the plague. And by the plague, I mean the plague, Bubonic Plague. That's one reason I try not to get too close to them. I watched "Holy Grail"; I know the score.
Colonies of them can have dozens of members, and watching them prance around and run from hole to hole is fun. Their noises are interesting; some folks think it may be a very rudimentary language. I remain agnostic on this, though of course skeptical, but they are a very gregarious and chatty animal.
And, of course, they do have a sense of drama.
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"I watched "Holy Grail"; I know the score."
Still cute as hell kinda critters.
Rabbits on the other hand…
Ah, the Black Death, now THERE was a eugenics program.
We've been incredibly lucky so far that our intrusions into the rain forests haven't exposed us to a highly communicable disease that is also 90 percent lethal(ebola Zaire is air born but ONLY 40 percent lethal). ,,,but luck has a tendency to run out,,,eventually,,,
Avoid all small critters. Like the virus that defeated the Martians, it's the little critters that bite back the hardest.
Prairie Dogs,,,cute but potentially deadly,,,
Gary 7
I had an encounter with a much cuter critter.
Well, cuteness – like beauty – is in the eye of the beholder.
But, yeah, cute.
BTW. BA see :
Y'know PZ has been doing these for a while, right? -)
"I had an encounter with a much cuter critter."
A Big, Old Mouse?
We were so poor we couldn´t afford a plague!
They're the groundhogs of the West. And overgrown rats. You can tell how I feel about them … almost ran over one on my bike last week when it decided to run in front of me.
well, prairie dogs aren't the only critters to carry plague:
basically any mammal that's able to host the fleas (xenopsyllus cheopis) that host yersinia pestis can carry plague.
Then there's hansen's disease (leprosy) in armadillos
And Tularemia in bunnies
and rabies in just about any mammal you can think of.
I try to not worry to terribly much about getting disease from from critters through incidental contact. But I do have my vaccination against rabies (I used to work up close and personal with bats…and their teeth)
@Stuart R.
What you need is a overgrown cat.
(The lack of cats (due to superstition, something to do with witches etc.) was the main reason why the plague went so well in Europe.)
And don´t forget toxoplasmosis in cats. Which is awesome. Makes the rats not afraid of cats. It´s a nuisance in humans though when they pick it up in the womb. Tends to blind them later in life. Oh and they can carry rabies too.
"I used to work up close and personal with bats…and their teeth"
What were you trying to prove?
I can confirm they are cute, but I prefer the view through my rifle scope.
Bring out your dead….
"What were you trying to prove?"
I don't know what you're asking actually. I was working with a museum collecting Neotropical mammals, especially bats. Museum collections are essential for understanding biodiversity, life history and conservation needs for many species –and not just charismatic megafauna like mammals and birds. The research that I and others did as a result of the collections is varied.
As far as proving something it's not like I was on Fear Factor trying to kiss bats without getting my lips bitten off. Part of collecting bats is capturing them in mist nets and then removing them –they tend to squirm and try to nom fingers. If you don't hold them correctly they will land some pretty good bites.
And if you think birds are easier, large finches can put a hurt on you too even without benefit of teeth. And then of course there are the occasional raptors that will get into the nets. For those guys I suggest taking off your outer shirt to neutralize the talons before disentangling the animal.
That makes sense.
But it sounded Fear Factoryesque.
Yes your friend is cute. However, right now I'm not into cute because we have a pack rat in the garage. He scattered my tomato plants and we had to hunt them down. He keeps eating the bait out of the trap, knocks everything off the workbench and dumped over my husband's mug of lemonade. I mean, why the hell can't Mr. Rat be outside? It's gorgeous outside right now. And what the hell did I ever do to him, for cripe's sake.
No, it was not mainly the "lack of cats in Europe" that led to the Black Death (re @9). Also the reference under @8 is full of misinformation — Y. pestis does NOT "turn into a virus". To keep this in perspective, there are only 10-20 cases on average per year in the US of bubonic plague; only 1 in 7 are fatal. The reasons for the severity of the Black Death in medieval Europe (and elsewhere) are more complex but probably have to do chiefly with 1) human ectoparasites that could transfer the pathogen from one host to the next and 2) pneumonic form of the disease spreading concurrent with bubonic & septicemic forms.
But yes, prairie dogs are cute.
It´s a rat race out there…
yes please!
om nom nomnom
those are incredibly cute and i might have to make some for my next get together 😀
I can't understand why Boulder doesn't have an annual hunt and BBQ to keep the prarie dog population under control. When you ecosystem is no longer natural, it becomes man's duty to control it – like the deer in Scotland, for example.
Well despite Stuart here not liking them, prairie dogs are an important keystone species of the Great Plains.
From Wikipedia:
"The prairie dog is also an ecosystem engineer. Prairie dog burrows provide the nesting areas for Mountain Plovers and Burrowing Owls. Prairie dog tunnel systems also help channel rainwater into the water table to prevent runoff and erosion, and can also serve to change the composition of the soil in a region by increasing aeration and reversing soil compaction that can be a result of cattle grazing. Prairie dogs also trim the vegetation around their colonies, perhaps to remove any cover for predators.[16] Even grazing species such as Plains bison, pronghorn, and Mule deer have shown a proclivity for grazing on the same land used by prairie dogs.[17] It is believed that they prefer the vegetative conditions after prairie dogs have foraged through the area."
They don't look so cute when they're feasting on the entrails of their buddies next to them. They do that sometimes.
They sell the little critters here in Florida for $100- 150.
I think cattle ranchers and horseback riders might have a less favorable view of these critters.
Me? I think they're cute, and attempts at controlling them have been poorly managed (lots fo ecological damage for little practical gain.)
And what the hell did I ever do to him, for cripe's sake.
There would be billions of animals that could say the same thing about humans re habitat destruction (amongst other things).
When you ecosystem is no longer natural, it becomes man's duty to control it – like the deer in Scotland, for example.
Don't you think humans have made a big enough mess already by trying to "control" things?
My cousin's dog caught the plague from those critters just this week …
Bring out your dead …
Who says the rat with the thyroid problem is cuter? I happen to think the turtle was cuter 😛 lol
Bit funny. We work our butts off to kill of all kinda germs here on earth. But when you talk about Mars, suddenly people start to talk about ethics when it comes to terra forming and the possible consequences for bugs and germs.
@22 bassmanpete – I agree with you about habitat and all that. Around here, ground squirrels' burrows are homes for burrowing owls, which have to be one of the cutest things on the planet. As a side bar, some years ago I had a critter eating leaves off a small shrub in a flower bed. He piled leaves on the pathway, so I was on the lookout for – whatever. I found him finally, silvery gray with a brushy tail and I caught him in a stack of pavers. He was too pretty to kill with the pitchfork so I drenched him with the hose.
Fish and Game said it was a "bushy tailed wood rat" or a pack rat. He left our yard, got in the neighbor's doggie door, fought with their cats and trashed their kitchen. They used a hav-a-heart trap and took him to the river.
p.s. the shrub died.
My ex-wife had a pet prairie dog. Very cute, and very protective of it's "family." She had it before we started dating, and it would go nuts trying to attack me through it's cage. But it got used to me. It really was a great little pet. At the same time, I know they are a pest in many areas, so I understand peoples attitudes about them.
"And by the plague, I mean the plague, Bubonic Plague. That's one reason I try not to get too close to them. I watched 'Holy Grail'; I know the score."
Phil, meet Herb & Amy; Herb & Amy, meet Phil.
Pie jesu domine, dona eis requiem.
Plague, shmeague. That's why they have that neat new thing called antibiotics for.
Now, if it were one of a handful of virii, I'd say RUN.
There is no such word as "virii". "Virus" has no plural in Latin (even if it had one, it wouldn't be "virii", which is as ridiculous as "sheepses" is in English), and has only one plural in English, "viruses".


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With the first round of the 2016-2017 NFL playoffs in the books, it's time to start thinking about the upcoming award season. And no, I'm not talking about entertainment. Merryl Streep has spent way too much time on everyone's minds in the past few days. I'm talking about the NFL. Now in the traditional format, voters from the Associated Press cast a single vote following Week 17 of the regular season for each category, so that's how we're going to break it down here. One winner, no mention of a runner-up. Let's get started.
Comeback Player of the Year: Packers WR Jordy Nelson
Nelson was simply terrific in 2016. After missing the entire 2015 season with a torn ACL suffered in a preseason game, Nelson bounced back in a major way at age 31 to lead the NFL in touchdown receptions with 14. In addition to the 14 touchdowns, he also snagged 97 passes for 1,257 yards, which all rank close to the league lead. His best stretch of the season came in November and December, when Green Bay needed to run the table in order to clinch a playoff spot. He snagged no less than six receptions per game in that span, averaged 99 yards receiving, and caught five touchdown.
No one else really comes close to Nelson for this award.
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Chargers DE Joey Bosa
It pains me to not vote for Jaguars CB Jalen Ramsey here. He looked like a top five cornerback in the last two months of the season, but Bosa was simply dominant and put up near historic numbers for a rookie pass-rusher. He performed at a notch just below some of the league's best pass-rushers, aka Von Miller and Khalil Mack. According to Pro Football Focus, none of the league's top edge rushers produced as rookies at the level Bosa is currently. Bosa led all rookies in sacks with 10.5, and was named defensive rookie of the month twice. Ramsey will end up being a great player, but Bosa is going to take home the hardware this year.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott
It looks as if two former Ohio State Buckeyes will be crowned as the league's top rookies in 2016. The following excerpt perfectly explains Elliott's candidacy:
"Ezekiel Elliott was the game's leading individual rusher—for both teams—in all 13 Cowboys wins this season. "His 132.9 yards from scrimmage per game this season was the highest average over the last 10 years for any player on a top-playoff-seeded team, and also the highest over the last decade for a player on a team that won at least 13 games."
Elliott is not only one of the best rookie running backs of all-time, but one of the best running backs in the league right now. His combination of vision and power makes for an incredibly dangerous NFL running back.
Defensive Player of the Year: Giants S Landon Collins
I know that I'm probably operating in the minority with this selection. But Collins was that good in 2016. Collins lead all defensive backs in total tackles, sacks, and tied for 5th in interceptions, with five. He ended the season as the only player in NFL history to have 100+ solo tackles, 2+ sacks, 5+ INTs, 12+ pass deflections, and a touchdown. Here are the stats of the last three defensive backs to win the award:
- 2007 DPOY – Bob Sanders (S, Indianapolis Colts) – 15 games – 96 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 6 passes defensed, 2 interceptions
- 2009 DPOY – Charles Woodson (CB, Green Bay Packers) – 16 games – 74 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 18 passes defensed, 9 interceptions, 3 TDs
- 2010 DPOY – Troy Polomalu (S, Pittsburgh Steelers) – 14 games – 63 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 11 passes defensed, 7 interceptions, 1 TD
Collins has better stats than all three.
Offensive Player of the Year: Cardinals RB David Johnson
If you owned Johnson in Fantasy this season, you know how dominant he was. Yet he didn't demand any respect among the national media.
Johnson was the first player since Le'Veon Bell and DeMarco Murray in 2014 to accumulate over 2,000 yards per scrimmage. And Johnson did so without much less help. Arizona's offensive line ranked as below average this season, yet Johnson became the second back ever to top 100 rushing/receiving yards in 15 straight games. Johnson finished with 2,118 yards from scrimmage and 20 total touchdowns. He won't win the award in real-life because of the team he plays on, but I think he ultimately deserves it.
Coach of the Year: Cowboys HC Jason Garrett
It doesn't seem too long ago that the national media was calling for Garrett's job in Dallas. Now, his team stands as the number one seed in the NFC and sitting pretty at 13-3 on the year.
It's never easy being the coach of America's team. Dallas is placed underneath a microscope unlike any other team because of their national popularity, but Garrett handled it with as much class and success as you could possible imagine. He started a rookie at both the quarterback and running back position and dominated almost every NFL team except the New York Giants. Many pundits didn't think Dallas was going to have a record above .500, let alone make a playoff appearance and the number one overall seed. Garrett did a tremendous job at managing this team in the face of adversity and deserves to be rewarded.
Most Valuable Player: Falcons QB Matt Ryan
Matty Ice!
We have been waiting years for Ryan to finally have that 'breakout' season, and 2016 was finally the year. Here is what Football Outsiders had to say about Ryan's candidacy for MVP:
"Matt Ryan is the MVP, and I'm sorry, it's not really close. The award is Most Valuable Player of 2016. It's not Most Valuable Player of All Time, and it's not Most Valuable Player in December, and it's not Most Valuable Player Who Doesn't Share His Locker Room with a Very Bad Defense. Matt Ryan is the No. 1 quarterback of 2016 by almost any metric, particularly advanced metrics. No quarterback faced a harder schedule of opposing pass defenses this year; Ryan played nine games against teams ranked in the top dozen for pass defense by Football Outsiders. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are all-time greats. Matt Ryan is not. But he was the best player of the 2016 regular season."
Ryan led the league in passer rating (117.1) and yards per attempt (9.3), and had career highs in yards (4,944) and touchdown passes (38), and a career low in interceptions (seven). Most importantly, he led Atlanta to the number two seed in the NFC and quarterbacked the best offense in football.
No other quarterback, or player, was as consistent as Ryan throughout the course of the year and had a bigger impact on their team's overall performance. Tom Brady was magnificent but only played 12 games, Aaron Rodgers did not play well for the first four weeks of the season and Ezekiel Elliott, although terrific, played behind one of the best offensive lines of all-time. You can poke holes in almost every other candidate's resume, except for Ryan. He's the Cover32 2016 NFL MVP.


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There is an understandable view that we have about marijuana. So many of us believe that when we are dealing with marijuana, we are dealing with a drug that is used recreationally. And while it is true that a lot of people use this drug when they are wanting to get high, this is not how it is always used. And this is not the primary reason that so many people want to ensure marijuana is legalized. People want it to become legal all over the United States for medical purposes, because it can help so many people with so many conditions and ailments.
If you are wondering how marijuana can help, we can take you through some of the examples right now. You would be surprised at some of these, because they are not talked about that much. But we want to talk about them right now. We want you to know that if you are serious about your health, you will be thinking about how medical marijuana can help you through different moments. Let us go through some of the reasons why it can be such a beneficial drug that is administered to patients.
The reason why cannabis is such a great option for medicine is because it can help to relieve pain and inflammation. Instead of taking NSAIDs or even stronger medicines that you get through prescription, you can use medical marijuana. And if you are using something that is low in THC but high in CBD, then you are not even getting high. So you can use this medicine as you would anything else, and you can go about your day normally. It is not going to have a psychoactive impact on your body. And that is what so many people want to hear.
Medical marijuana is also super useful if you are going through chemo. One of the hardest aspects of chemo is how you feel during and after the treatment. While we cannot do much about how you feel during treatment, we can ensure that you are feeling a lot better after your treatment is done. That is what it is all about. For instance, if you are using medical marijuana each day that you are going through chemo, we believe that you would feel infinitely less nauseous and in pain as you would otherwise. Nausea is something that very few medicines can treat, and marijuana treats it so effectively.
We have talked to so many people who went through cancer treatment, and many of them spoke about how they were completely transformed when they used marijuana during this process. It was not a miracle drug, but it helped them feel so much better. They felt alive and wanting to do things even when they were done with chemo. And that is a feeling they just did not have before. Yes, you need other medicine to fight the cancer, but cannabis will ensure you feel better during that process.
There are so many drugs that get used for recreational and medicinal purposes. People abuse pain medications all the time. Why are they not viewed as bad drugs that we should keep off the streets? There is a reason we have prescriptions, and the same should apply to marijuana. It is already legal in many parts of the country for medicinal purposes, and we strongly believe that it should be legal everywhere. It is about making progress as a nation and ensuring that we are giving people the very best chance of getting the treatment they need during the times when they are in a lot of pain or discomfort.
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Well it looks like we have all survived Snowmagedon 2017. We sometimes think that we have all kinds of power and abilities as humans and then something like a foot of snow, and below freezing temperatures for a week, shows us that there are forces beyond our control. Although I made it to work for all but one of those days to check on our building, the extra snowcation did throw off the rhythm a little bit. However, we are now back into full swing and starting the drive toward and into the second half of the school year.
February is a great time to review expectations with your children. We are slightly past the halfway mark into this school year and children benefit greatly from hearing their parents share what they expect from them in area of academics, behaviors and friendships. It is also a great time to think about how many absences your child has had so far this year. The latest research shows that students being in school to learn is more important than ever and the negative impacts of high absenteeism starts as early as kindergarten. A good goal is to not miss more than 10 school days in a school year.
ATTENDANCE = LEARNING The Pleasant Valley staff would like to continue to encourage families to limit family trips and vacations that take students out of school during the 180 day school year. When a student is absent, it can have an effect on the progress of the whole class, not just on the individual student who is absent. While everyone is sick sometimes and has to be absent, combined data has indicated Pleasant Valley students have missed over 30 days of instruction this year due to parent requests and out-of-town trips alone. We want students to achieve at the highest levels at Pleasant Valley. To do this, we need the highest levels of school attendance. Thank you for partnering with us about this issue.
Please join us on May 18th for the Pleasant Valley 40th Anniversary Celebration from 5:30-7:00. A great time to connect with former parents, staff, students and community members.
I am so proud of our school. Although we still have many things to improve, and the journey toward every student being able to meet standard and beyond is slow and steady, we are making significant progress. We have such an amazing staff dedicated to meeting the needs of every student and providing a safe, positive learning environment. We will continue to do our best and to respond to new tensions and trials but I know in my heart that we are doing good work and that work is making a difference in more student's lives every day. Thank you for being a part of this effort with us.
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Although they have not performed as a band for some years, the influence of Anweledig is still strong on the Welsh language rock scene, especially as most of the members now perform with other groups. They also brought a new brand of rebellious music to the scene, combining as they did an eclectic mix of ska, funk, reggae and rock. But most of all, they embodied the spirit of Blaenau Ffestiniog, capital of the Welsh slate industry, and in many ways the capital of Welsh rock in the 90s.
Some claim that one of the strengths of Anweledig was that they spent years after coming together in 1991 concentrating on live performances, and creating a large following, rather than rushing into a recording studio. By the time they got to Sain studios in 1998 to record their first album "Sombreros yn y Glaw", they had developed their own unique sound, and knew what they had to say.
The band consists of Ceri Cunnington (vocals), Gai Toms (guitar/vocals), Iwan 'Oz' Jones (guitar), Rhys Roberts (bass guitar), Alwyn Evans (drums), Joe Buckley (keyboard), Edwin Humphries (saxophone), Barri Gwilliam (trumpet), and Arwel Davies (trombone).
During their decade and a half of performing, they won several awards (such as "Best Band" Awards in both the Urdd and National Eisteddfod in 1994) and shared the stage with the likes of Super Furry Animals, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Stereophonics, Catatonia, and Geraint Jarman a'r Cynganeddwyr. 5 of their 6 recordings for SAIN were released on the CRAI label, and their last release was the second on the new RASAL label in 2004.
• Sombreros yn y Glaw (LP, 1998)
• Cae yn Nefyn (EP, 1999) CRAI CD067L
• Scratchy (single, 2000) CRAI CD070L
• Gweld y Llun (LP, 2001)
• Low Alpine (single, 2001)
• Byw (EP, 2004)


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La Beaugravière Hotel and Restaurant is a hotel of charm in a typically Provençal setting.
Lovers of fine food will adore our restaurant, with its truffle specialities and cellar stocked with fine wines.
And we have rooms so that you can stay on in comfort in Mondragon and explore the Valley of the Rhône.
Newspaper articles on Beaugravière:
"A rough diamond just north of Avignon..." François Simon, Food editor of le FigaroThe Guardian, 24 avril 2010 - full article


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Es passierte an einem 08 October
1871 : Beginning of the Great Chicago Fire
On October 8, 1871, at 9 p.m., a fire broke out at a private home in the south west of Chicago. The fire spread quickly and soon a big part of the city was burning. The fire came under control only on October 10. 250 people were killed. Thousands of buildings were destroyed and 100,000 people - one third of the population - became homeless.
1967 : Che Guevara arrested
On October 8, 1967, the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara was arrested by the Bolivian forces, aided by the CIA. He was executed the following day. Che Guevara played a major role in the Cuban Revolution between 1956 and 1959. He then helped the rebels in Congo. In 1966 he came to Bolivia to train an anti-government guerrilla group. After his death, he became a revolutionary icon and his stylized portrait is universally known.
1982 : Solidarity banned
On October 8, 1982, the Solidarity trade union was prohibited by the Polish authorities. Solidarity (or Solidarność ) is a group of trade unions of different branches in Poland, which was created on August 31, 1980, during the strikes in the Gdansk shipyards, which was headed at that time by Lech Wałęsa. 10 million of workers out of 13 were grouped in this union. Solidarity was authorized again for the democratic elections of 1989.
2005 : Earthquake in Kashmir
On October 8, 2005, an earthquake of moment magnitude 7.6 struck the Kashmir border region between Pakistani and India. 75,000 people were killed and many more are injured. 3 million people in the region were left homeless. Infrastructure having been destroyed, it was difficulty to reach this remote area to provide basic supplies. The disaster was further accentuated by the harsh winter which arrived a few weeks after the earthquake and slow reconstruction.
Tagesaktualität : 08 October
|Independance Day in Burundi
October 8 is the Independence Day in Burundi, which commemorates its independence gained against Belgium on October 8, 1962.
Zitat des Tages : 08 October
|Lech Walesa
He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed.
Geburtstage : 08 October
|Henry Le Chatelier, French chemist (1850)
|Otto Warburg, German physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1883)
|Juan Perón, 2th and 41st President of Argentina (1895)
|Julien Duvivier, French director (1896)
|Rouben Mamoulian, American director (1897)
|Paulette Dubost, French actress (1910)
|Rodney Porter, English biochemist, Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology (1917)
|Jens Christian Skou, Danese chemist, Nobel Prize (1918)
|César Milstein, Argentine biochemist, Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology (1927)
|Paul Hogan, Australian actor (1939)
|Jean-Claude Gaudin, French politician (1939)
|Jesse Jackson, American politician (1941)
|Chevy Chase, American comedian (1943)
|R. L. Stine, American writer (1943)
|Jean-Jacques Beineix, French director (1946)
|Claude Jade, French actress (1948)
|Sigourney Weaver, American actress (1949)
|Michael Dudikoff, American actor (1954)
|Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress (1956)
|François Pérusse, Quebecois comedian (1960)
|Matt Biondi, American swimmer (1965)
|Emily Procter, American actress (1968)
|Leeroy Thornhill, English musician (The Prodigy) (1968)
|Jeremy Davies, American actor (1969)
|Anne-Marie Duff, English actress (1970)
|Matt Damon, American actor (1970)
|Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player (1978)
|Nick Cannon, American actor (1980)
|Molly Quinn, American actress (1993)
|Bella Thorne, American actress (1997)
Sie haben uns verlassen 08 October
|Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (1317)
|Yongzheng, Emperor of China (1735)
|Henry Fielding, English writer (1754)
|Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (1869)
|Nigel Bruce, English actor (1953)
|Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945-1951) (1967)
|Jean Giono, French writer (1970)
|Philip Noel-Baker, English politician, Nobel Peace Prize (1982)
|Willy Brandt, Chancellor of West Germany (1969-1974) (1992)
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You Probably Need a Will, So Here's How to Have That Potentially Awkward Conversation with Your Family
Remember, if you die without a will, the state will determine who inherits
I turned 20 years old this year, and with that birthday came the 10th anniversary of my father's death. This past decade has given me plenty of space and time to orchestrate my thoughts about losing a parent.
Unfortunately, I don't have a magical secret to healing. I wish I did. Still, what I can do is let you know what I've learned since 2002. I'm going to speak in terms of losing a parent, but, really, almost everything I say can apply to the loss of anyone you love.
If you're newly mourning a loss, I know how raw your heart feels right now. I know it feels like you've swallowed gasoline followed by a match. I promise it will pass. It takes time, and I'm not sure I understand death any more clearly at 20 than I did at 10, but it gets easier to breathe.
The death of a parent is like surviving a bullet wound. That metal piece of nothingness may live lodged in your body for the rest of your life -- but, sooner than you imagine, you will only feel it when twisting your body at certain angles.
Until then, I have a few things that might help. But I'm not making any promises.
1. Write down everything you remember about the person.
Everything. Things that seem insignificant. Things as weird as describing the exact tones in their eyes. Funny things they said. Movies you saw together and both of your thoughts on them. Seriously, everything. I'm sorry to say it, but one day you won't remember a lot of it without those records. They will be invaluable to you. Even the weird things you can't imagine ever caring about. One day, you will panic because you can't remember what their favorite dessert was, until you remember that you have it written down.
2. Don't keep all their crap, definitely not all their clothes.
It's just not healthy, I promise. Keep select, meaningful things. A shirt of theirs is always nice to wear. That seems creepy, but it's not. Don't develop a shrine to them, a preserved bedroom, a place at the table. If that helps at first, by all means -- but you don't want to be stuck. Let me tell you, it's easy to become stuck outside of reality.
3. Don't become too attached to smells.
It's really comforting to realize certain things still smell exactly like that person, but be prepared for that smell to fade, probably sooner rather than later. There is no way to preserve their smell. Please accept that now. I've tried. Also, if you smell something too often, it will lose all its meaning. If there is a shampoo or perfume they used, and that smell is going to bring you comfort, smell it sparingly. Trust me.
4. Do ask family members questions about the person.
Ask for stories you've never heard. Ask about how they were as a child. Ask about their favorite things. Ask for pictures you've never seen. Ask for contact info of distant relatives. Write all this stuff down, too. You never know when the only people who have first-hand accounts of their childhood will pass away too.
5. Last words are meaningless.
I promise you they are. You said everything you needed to. Again, I can promise that. They knew you never meant it when you said that you hated them, even if that was the last thing they heard shouting from your mouth before they went to the hospital.
Similarly, it's okay that you weren't at the hospital. The kind of love that death brings light to transcends physicality. I don't mean that in a spiritual way, either. When someone is dying, love is no longer physical. Love is something they feel as if it were a firework exploding inside of them. You die happy -- honestly, besides everything else, that's just science.
There will always be one more "I love you" that could have been said. Don't feel like you didn't say it enough.
6. Don't think it's weird if you're not crying.
I didn't cry at my dad's funeral. In fact, I faked crying. I asked my aunt for a tissue to dab my dry face with.
7. Be extremely angry if you need to be.
What happened isn't fair, it never will be fair, and you're allowed to recognize that. Scream, break something, scream more -- for real, scream. It's okay be angry at the person who passed, as well. Especially if you're young, especially if it was "preventable." It's okay. It's normal. Don't bottle up anger. That's how you have catatonic-like breakdowns in public.
8. It's okay to feel relief when someone has died.
This can be for a number of reasons. Whatever the reason, it's okay.
9. Enter into counseling or therapy if you have the means.
It will save you a lot of time (and money) later in life. No matter how well you and everyone around you thinks you're doing, death is trauma. Your body is not convinced of how well you've gotten back on your feet. If money is an issue, look up free group therapy in your area for grief and loss. In big cities, this will be easier. If you're in school, there are free counselors and groups. If the death was related to addiction, there's Al-Anon to consider. There are so many options. Please take advantage of them if that is the only thing you do.
10. Now might be the time to rescue a cat.
This is not just because I love cats. If you've lost a parent and live alone, you need someone there. A cat is someone. Or a dog. Dogs are more work though. A cat will just love you and be funny, and all you need is food and a litter box. They will become your best friend.
11. Don't feel bad taking your friends up on their offers.
They sure as fuck do not know how to act. They are so scared of saying something wrong. Trust me, they really want to do something, they just don't know what is okay. If they offer to come over, bring you groceries, walk the dog, cover your shift, go somewhere with you, watch movies with you, hang out for 72 hours straight, visit the cemetery with you -- take them up on it if you want to. They are offering because they care. Don't feel bad. You are not inconveniencing them.
No matter what may come, remember you are more resilient than you think. You will come out the other end. You will feel happy again. You will love again. You will be able to write articles like this one without even tearing up.
When it hurts, even after 10 years, it will hurt just like the day you found out. Still, the beauty of healing will show its face in a moment that arrives between year two and three, maybe earlier, maybe later. You will begin to uncontrollably laugh as you pick up mail from Children International. They apparently didn't get the memo that their letter was years too late, and their recipient was dead.
The only tears being shed in that moment will be of pure joy, because you will know your parent would have been laughing, too.


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