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She and Patty had been friends since they were kids, they grew up together in the same small Southern town and lived just one town away now, they had both married and raised a group of kids of their own and these kids played together, She and her Husband were good friends with Lou and Patty and they depended on each other as most good friends do.
Some time back her husband Buster had gotten into a car wreck and totaled her car, she loved this car and now it was gone, Buster had been taken to jail because he was way too drunk to walk home and now that their car was gone driving was not an option, the next night he picked up the phone and called Lou, it wasn't long before Lou pulled up and backed his Caddy into the driveway, popped the trunk and removed what looked like a loaf of bread, walking into the house he dropped the bag of money on the table and asked Buster how much do you need, borrowing just enough to pay his fines and thanking Lou for the loan with the promise to pay him back, Lou smiled and said "I know you will" as he walked out the door.
Without a car Jane had to ask Patty for a ride to shop and do her errands, this gave them a little more girl time together and Patty didn't mind because this was kind of fun, but Lou put his foot down and wouldn't allow Patty to come over during the day anymore, it was a big surprise when Lou showed up late one evening with a car identical to the one Buster had wrecked, this car looked brand new and still had that new car smell inside even though it was a few years old, the mileage on this car said it had been driven very little, a hole in the windshield raised the question if it was from a bullet which Lou laughed off, and never answered, when Jane asked where he found a car so clean he said "You know I deal in cars, and I knew you needed one" This thing is like brand new how can it be the same year model as my old one, Lou grinned and said "It's been sitting in a warehouse up north waiting for a windshield", a new windshield was installed the next day and Jane had a new car.
Jane and Patty sat and talked about the rash of bank robberies going on around town lately, it was sure funny that there were so many and no one had been caught, the police were always showing at the wrong bank, they laughed about Jane accusing Lou and he left for the day taking his rifle with him, it's the one he keeps in his office at the car lot for protection Patty said as Lou was leaving, waiting for the sound of the Caddy pulling out of the drive before saying anything else, Patty wanted to tell Jane of the robbery she witnessed the day before.
Patty had gone down to the Winn Dixie to pick up some groceries the day before, she had her preschool age son with her and while standing in line to pay, a group of men burst through the doors brandishing firearms that included rifles, shotguns and maybe a few machine guns, everyone was ordered to the floor and told to lay face down and to not look up, they began emptying the cash registers and continued yelling for everyone to stay on the floor, Patty's son was crying and one of the men approached her and yelled in her face to make him Shut Up, he looked at her son then quickly back to her and softly said, "I'm sorry Mrs. Stone, you can stand up and take care of him", when questioned about this statement by the police she said that the others must have misunderstood, actually what he said was you had better take care of him or you will be sorry, the police bought it and Patty was still racking her brain trying to recognize the familiar voice of the ski masked hoodlum.


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Hello Bloggers and Cyber Friends!
After some surgery and feeling like crap, I'm back!
This is what I felt like 2 weeks ago!I really have to start moving on my Christmas orders and pressies!
Please check out my website: www.gourdpower.com and my etsy shop, for new items!
Bye for now! Wendy


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England stun France at Twickenham
Wing Mark Cueto got on the score sheet after just 67 seconds, crowning a simple but well worked move off the back of a ruck. It was the first of their five tries, which had them leading 34-0 early in the second half.
Riki Flutey scored twice, with Delon Armitage and Joe Worsley also crossing for nice tries.
After successive defeats to Wales and Ireland, and being handed 10 yellow cards in their previous four matches, this result was welcome relief to Johnson, who hasn't had the smoothest of rides as coach so far.
"When we do what we did today we look like a good team," said Johnson. "That was great.
"I don't think our intensity level was higher. Our precision level was better - the guys saw opportunities and took them.
"I am very happy for the guys and there's a good feeling of satisfaction in the changing room."
"It just showed that when we executed what we wanted to do we could open them up and score tries.
"The guys have confidence in what we are doing and to turn them into clinical tries was great.
"There are still lots of improvements to make, but in the heat of the game there are always going to be mistakes and it's about minimising them."
"Centres Mike Tindall and Riki Flutey are getting better and better," he said. "Mike brings that leadership and his defence work is solid, while Riki even ripped the ball off Sebastien Chabal in the build-up to one of the tries."
"The important thing now is to have a good performance next week. Scotland had a real go against Ireland, they'll want to finish off their season by beating England at Twickenham."
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Welcome to Bluebells & Balloons
We are a friendly, family run florist shop established for over 10 years, offering fresh and tasteful flower arrangements for any occasion. We also specialise in professional balloon decoration for weddings and family celebrations. You can see in our gallery some of our beautiful designs, but if there is something you require which is not shown please call us and ask.
We offer same day delivery for local areas and next day delivery for the rest of Britain.


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Samsung is at the forefront of connected camera technology. The Android OS original Galaxy Camera proved that, and its successor, the aptly named Galaxy Camera 2, looks to build on it.
As much as we are taken by the concept - just as we were with the original - the Galaxy Camera 2 doesn't really evolve the connected camera experience.
It's the same design, albeit with a textured exterior grip and lighter build, and there's the same 21x optical zoom lens which, as we found in our original test, isn't particularly sharp. The camera sensor is the same too, so we'd expect that the outcome from your picture taking will be the same. So from the camera point of view it's much the same as it was in the original Samsung Galaxy Camera which we reviewed last year.
READ: Samsung Galaxy Camera review
What you do get, however, is beefier processing and a better battery - increased from 1600mAh to 2000mAh. When it comes to Android operations there's more power on board for smoother gaming, akin to jumping from the Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone to the newer SGS4 model, as well as more internal storage for apps.
If you're a fan of the Samsung Galaxy Camera, then there's little real reason to upgrade, but those buying the newer model will get a better experience. However, with no improvments at the lens and sensor end of the Galaxy Camera package, the photos aren't likely to be different from the previous model.
There's no confirmed price on that Samsung Galaxy Camera 2, but we'd expect it to be around £400, like the predecessor.


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For a change, this is not a book review post in the general sense. Instead it is the review of two short 'books' (each around 40 pages) by Douglas Misquita … and both of these are not even from similar genres. One is a fiction thriller (Know Thy Enemy) while the second is a kind of travel memoir (Impressions of Egypt).
Book: Know Thy Enemy
Author: Douglas Misquita
No. of Pages: 40
Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Short Story
Publisher: Self Published
Know Thy Enemy is a short story which is acts as a prelude to 'The Apocalypse Trigger' which is Douglas Misquita's full length action thriller. You can download it for free from the author's website www.douglasmisquita.com
The Book Description reads: An artifact from the Baghdad National Museum could justify the coalition invasion of Iraq. But the artifact is among items looted from the Museum just before the invasion. CIA Analyst, Emma Burrows enlists the help of Captain William Bradford and a small Joint Task Force 2 team to retrieve the artifact. Unknown to them, a mercenary unit led by Luc Fortesque is also after the stolen artifacts intending to sell them on the black market. Know Thy Enemy is an action-short that introduces two key characters from the full length thriller novel, The Apocalypse Trigger.
Review: A nice fast paced short story with CIA, weapons of mass destruction, museum of Baghdad with its priceless artifacts plundered and special-ops and mercenaries. A pretty interesting one … something that gives me confidence of picking up the full length novel and not getting disappointed.
I think Douglas could have made the short story more impactful by having a better climax and of course taking the action a bit further. Nevertheless, the short story was a nice read. It does good work of introducing some interesting characters and now I look forward to reading the full length novel 'The Apocalypse Trigger'.
Book: Impressions of Egypt
Author: Douglas Misquita
No. of Pages: 40
Genre: Travelogue
Publisher: Self Published
This one was good. Short sweet travel journal.
It was interesting to read about Egypt and its sights through the eyes and words of a writer. The way things are described is very different. I enjoyed reading this short book and look forward to my own trip to the land of pyramids and mummies (someday)
I have always been fascinated by Egypt and its ancient culture and all the folk lore around its history. The book did a good job of rekindling my desire to make a trip to Egypt. Someday. Surely.
Ratings on Book Review Parameters: I am not rating these two on the different parameters since I use them for full length books/novels and these are like short stories. It will be overkill. I think it is suffice to say that I enjoyed reading both 'short' books and you might enjoy them too.


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This is so true. I've caught myself complaining before when my Internet is slow.
We live in a generation of instant gratification. I remember when there were party lines. We'd have to wait until our neighbors were done talking on their phones before we could make a call...
One time my cousin and I were making crank phone calls and a guy (on the party line) said he wasn't going to hang up his phone so that he could talk to our parents.
On our side of the line, simply hanging up wouldn't disconnect. If our parents picked up their phone, they would find a connection to his home. Eventually he had to hang up to free the line for his neighbors and we got away. After that, we never made a crank phone call again!


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Anarchist Movies of the Spanish Civil War:
Report on the Revolutionary Moment (1936) & Carne de fieras (Flesh of Beasts) (1936)
Introduced by Spanish anarchist film historian Edouard Waintrop, these films unfortunately didn't feature enough historical context in their prefaces to enforce their historical importance. The first film, a 22-minute newsreel (with photography and production credits to Fox Movietone), captures rebel forces against Franco as they prepare to do battle with fascist forces nation-wide. Where the newsreel wears its anarchist leanings proudly, Carne de fieras is a very different animal. Hiding beneath the veneer of a standard romantic comedy beats the heart of anarchism, not just behind the camera, but in front of it. Successful boxer Pablo, married to a philandering wife, adopts young street urchin Ten Cents after saving the boy's life from drowning. The young comic pipsqueak and Pablo's trainer, Picatoste, become his only confidants when the athlete discovers his wife in her singer lover's embrace. Hoping to distract him from the cuckolding and a recent loss in the ring, Picatoste averts his gaze to Marlene, a beautiful French woman who dances topless in a cage while her co-star, General Marck, keeps the lions and tigers surrounding her at bay. But the lovely vision is pursued by her creepy, possessive servant, Lucas, who threatens to kill anyone who tries to take her away from him.
|The cast and crew of Carne de Fieras, captured as ghosts in this photograph
The history behind the film is more intriguing than what appears on the screen. First of all, the feature was never completed. The Spanish civil war halted production and it was never resumed, as director Armand Guerra took his cameras to the battlefields of the war. He and his family fled the country soon after the filmmaker was labeled a propagandist for the rebel cause, and he died of an aneurysm in Paris in 1939. Neither female lead survived the 1930s. Blonde bombshell Marlene Grey, a true-life performer with wild cats, was mauled to death by a tiger during a performance in Marseilles in 1939. Brunette femme fatale Tina de Jarque worked with the rebels as a spy, performing at Republican events and gathering information to relay back to rebel forces, and was captured and executed in 1937 as she attempted to escape with her lover and thousands of dollars in jewels over the Spanish border to safety in France. Despite the film's producers surviving the civil war, they could never hope to make money off completing, editing, and releasing the film: its surprising nudity (Marlene Grey's topless performances are seen twice) and themes of adultery and divorce would have run afoul of the Spanish Republican censors. The footage remained buried in a closet for decades. Sadly, no one remembers the name of the charming young child actor who plays Ten Cents. The film has become a ghost of its former self, capturing a pre-Franco moment in time and the last time many of the film's cast and crew would ever be seen or heard of alive again. The flow of the narrative is understandably fractured, as several key scenes were never shot before bombs started falling around Madrid, but what remains, edited together and restored in 1992 by the Cinematheque de Zaragoza, is a whimsical folly whose charms gleefully overshadow the darkness surrounding its production history.
The doomed Marlene Grey doing her wild cat cage dance
CARNE DE FIERAS in its entirety, in Spanish language only.
Barrios Bajos (1937)
Recalling the best of America's pre-Code shockers, Barrios Bajos is a mix of proto-noir imagery and angst-ridden melodrama, not completely satisfying but an intriguing curio none-the-less. Translated as Slums, the sordid back alley narrative begins with a woman's scream and a man scurrying from his upper-class apartment building, finding solace in a dingy bar where a woman croons the title song for an appreciate audience of winos and whores. Ricardo has killed his wife's lover, and the police are on the hunt. The newspaper boys scream "Crime of passion!", leading him to seek shelter in the home of his old friend Valencia, an ex-con now working at the docks for meager wages. Meanwhile, deceptively friendly Rita encourages a drunkard to return home to his wife, Rosa, who leaves in a rage right into the arms of the elderly woman, eager to bring the young woman into her house of ill repute, overseen by slimy pimp Floreal. However, the two sex traders don't count on Valencia taking a shine to Rosa, who resembles his late wife, and protecting her from a life of prostitution by securing her a job as a barmaid in the bar below his apartment. Floreal sends his bleached blonde mistress Mae to discover the identity of Valencia's mysterious roommate Ricardo, believing the truth will enable him to blackmail Rosa into joining his stable.
Of course all of this sounds like good, scummy fun in the vein of Warner Brothers' memorably provocative social dramas of the 1930s. There is an extended sequence of Rita's prostitutes arriving to the town port in cars at 3am to service a ship full of sailors, as well as shocking moments of Rita letting a man visibly sniff cocaine off her finger to ease his wallowing pain and Mae having her head smashed through a glass window! Where the Hays Code stopped this kind of material from being shown, or even hinted at, in the United States by 1934, General Franco would ensure that Spanish cinema would not encourage this kind of behavior up until his death in 1975, by which time American cinema had embraced all manner of previously censored material, including hardcore pornography. This is what makes Barrios Bajos such a special film. Despite problematic pacing and a few performances that miss the mark, director Pedro Puche features so many jarring moments in his rather predictable crime story-turned-love triangle that it oddly succeeds at winning over the audience. As Valencia, the film belongs completely to Jose Telmo, in a performance that recalls, again, the working-class heroes of Warner Brothers. Pilar Torres' Mae is a cheap, sleazy delight, stealing scenes whenever she swaggers on-camera.
If you speak Spanish, you can watch the whole film above. No Spanish needed to enjoy Pilar Torres.
Tell Me Lies (A Film About London) (1968)The re-release trailer for TELL ME LIES, including the catchy title theme song
Restored from a recently discovered internegative at the BFI, Tell Me Lies mixes bold color with stark black-and-white for an interesting palette, though the film never defines the reasoning behind the coloring of each individual sequence. At 118 minutes, the film threatens to wear out its welcome in several instances, but the clock stops during riveting moments like a lengthy, heated debate at a dinner party between Jones, Munro, and several stuffy members of Parliament, the aforementioned Carmichael-Porcher conversation, and Jackson's final act confession. With BFI's track record of sterling DVD/Blu-Ray releases, here's hoping Tell Me Lies hits the format very soon so it can be rediscovered by a generation of viewers who could benefit from its radical, angry vision.
Perhaps best known for directing Lord of the Flies (1963), Peter Brook made his biggest mark in the world of English theater, working as official director of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two decades. His cinematic adaptation of Marat/Sade (1967) raised eyebrows, and he utilized most of the same cast (from his theatrical company) for the rarely-seen docudrama Tell Me Lies, one of the most provocative and unique films about the Vietnam War I have ever seen. There is nothing quite like it.
Actors Mark Jones and Robert Lloyd (as well as Mark's live-in girlfriend, Pauline Munro) are moved by a magazine pictorial on civilian injuries in Vietnam to do their own documenting and research into the anti-war movement taking place in London. Scenes of actors playing MP's wildly dancing at a party to a pro-Vietnam rock song mix with real veterans and protesters sharing their thoughts on the conflict. The famous, and still horrifying, footage of the self-immolation of a Buddhist monk appears, as well as newsreel footage of Viet Cong street executions and American soldiers feeding young Vietnamese children, now homeless after napalm wiped out their villages. Notorious black civil rights figure Stokely Carmichael talks about freedom and peace with lovely, soft-spoken French-Vietnamese Jacqueline Porcher, the cast breaks into catchy musical numbers, Glenda Jackson (pre-Oscar and pre-dental work) plays a protester who reveals by film's end that she prefers being isolated from the conflict so she can maintain distance from it, Jones dreams about blowing up the American Embassy and imagines himself a US soldier drawn into a Saigon gay bar to connect with other men, Lloyd re-enacts the self-immolation of Quaker Morrison, an unnamed American comedy troupe (including Bill Macy before "Maude") perform "101 Things to Say to Get Out of the Draft", and many other whacky, controversial sequences weave in and out of the unusually structured narrative. Brook admitted during his post-screening Q&A that the film did not begin with a defined shape, a process which took place in the editing phase. One gets the feeling that he and his cast came up with ideas on the fly and whichever ones worked the best made it into the finished film. It gives most of the film a kind of improvised, free-flowing spirit that frequently works in its favor.
|A soundtrack album was actually released! I want it!


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How does this happen?
Did they just forget to bring their map or GPS?
How does this happen?
Did they just forget to bring their map or GPS?
Phil already beat you to the posting - Bush Light strikes....
Aparently it was rather dark
They were probably looking for a bar or restaurant. The Swiss army is a Militia army, the soldiers go for refresher training for 3 weeks every 2 years. While in the American Army if you say jump they'll say 'Yes, sir, how high, sir' in the Swiss army you'll hear something like 'What? Why should we?' or 'See this emblem here on my shoulder. Says artillery, we don't jump' A lot of people refer to it as the 'Green Holidays'
But hey, we've Fighter Jets (F15 I think) that can cross the whole of Switzerland in a few seconds! Isn't that great?
come on!!! one cough and you passed it. Liechtenstein....they even have a soccerteam. what is the use of those ultra small countries. Any people from Liechtenstein around? No? I thought so
You guessed it: they went yodling on Heidisteig, northeast of Sargans. They descended to Maienfeld to sample the Maienfelder (an excellent wine, which is Swiss of course) and then returned to their quarters in Landquart. Over the old road, to keep up with the bends.


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Wow! That guy would have had me in tears if I weren't watching the show with the family!
Which reminded me of this video from Britain's Got Talent which had me tapping my feet and bobbing my head while watching.
There's some real talent out there folks!
You just gotta know where to find it.


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Monday, April 12, 2010
Fuzzy and I went to the Auto Show on Saturday. He ran straight for the Ram Trucks while I wandered around the Dodge/Chrysler section. Eventually getting into a 2010 Dodge Avenger, mostly because I needed to sit down for awhile and thought nobody would bother me inside an Avenger. When I got in I looked over and spotted a camera on the passenger seat. Being a good fag, I picked it up and snapped some glamour shots. Then sat the camera back down and went to find Fuzz drooling over his Big Horn, Dodge truck. Let's fast forward two hours. We're sitting in the Audi S5 when a Chrysler salesman comes up to me, all excited.
"Sir I'm glad I found you! Did someone in your party lose a camera?"
"Nope." I say.
He looks down at my pursed lips on the cameras screen.
"Yeah, sorry." I say as I turn to catch up to Fuzzy.
I think I'm going to start a new site and call it HOW TO GET BLOCKED ON GRINDR.
A guy hit me up with the opener "Ai, Papi! You're huge, You Latino cuz you lookit." To which I responded "Well, I've had some Latino in me. "
No response.
Another guy hit me up with "Dude you're huge! Gotz other pics?" So I sent him a photo of John Goodman.
No response.
I watched the movie For a Lost Soldier last night in my ongoing quest to watch every Gay foreign film on the planet. Wow. What a haunting and disturbing movie. If you became sexually aware at a young age like me you might want to think about this film.
Now, let's start the week shall we?
5 comments:
- Dead Robot said...
lettuce exploding into the air like Mexican hand-grenades
Had to stop there a moment to mop up the tea that shot through my nose.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:28 AM
- Christopher said...
You didn't snatch the camera? You really are a good fag...oh, and Dude, you're HUGE!
- April 12, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Wonder Man said...
"Dude you're huge! Gotz other pics?" So I sent him a photo of John Goodman.
No response... Love that
- April 12, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- The Mutant said...
You know if I Grindr'd you and you sent me a pic of John Goodman I'd be all over you like stink on a monkey. Of course I'd never lead with 'Dude, look atchoo - U is one massive unit' I'd be more like: 'I dig your glasses, wanna come back to my place, bake cookies and make out for a while'
Not that it'd probably get me anywhere, that's just what I'd say. If I had an iPhone. And grindr.
- April 12, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Blobby said...
I am in my office DYING - just laughing laughing laughing at all of this, mostly the camera. Love it. Love you!
I would have gone through to see what pics they took though.
As for Taco Bell and PT Cruiser? That's about the best case scenario when you involve those to items. And really, it's the best outcome for Taco Bell anyway.
- April 13, 2010 at 6:50 AM


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Monday, March 10, 2008
In Theaters: In Bruges
As great as it is when a film's story is finely and precisely constructed, it's also nice when it doesn't seem that stressed about such things. IN BRUGES doesn't have a bad story, by any means, but it unfolds with an endearing shagginess that implies it's not making too much of an effort; for all I know the plot is put together like clockwork, but it's concealed under a veneer of casual ease. It's a fun black comedy, sharp and sad and funny, but mostly loose-limbed and deliberately sort of gangly. At its core there's some very clever stuff about sin, death, redemption, etc.- the kind of material you normally see in gangster and caper pictures, but not like this.
Colin Farrell stars as Ray, a hitman working for British crime boss Harry Waters (Ralph Fiennes), and he and fellow assassin Ken (Brendan Gleeson) have just completed a hit in London that went rather bad- Ray shot a priest, for reasons that are never fully given, but one of the bullets went and killed a young boy waiting to take confession. Ray and Ken are told by Harry to lay low for a couple of weeks in the Belgian town of Bruges, a well-preserved medieval town that's a minor tourist attraction and pretty much Ray's idea of Hell. Ken, on the other hand, quite likes the idea of sightseeing for a little bit, and for a time it seems like the only problem is having to wait for Harry's call. When that call comes in, however, the situation changes.
Now, reading that summary, you'll come across the reason this film won't be for everyone; it's not many films that have as a protagonist who has killed a child (even accidentally), and even fewer that try to make said character charismatic. It does not help that for a considerable time Ray acts as though in denial of what he's done, and it's a while before he finally breaks down from the burden of it. Of course, this is the kind of film where nobody's really that good, and it's not for nothing that the film's picture of Bruges emphasizes religion and medieval images of apocalypse and sin and punishment. Ray's obviously putting up a sharp facade, trying to get past what he did by lashing out at everything around him.
Meanwhile, though I'm trying not to spoil much, the film's world becomes rather sprawling and surreal, as Ray picks fights with tourists and gravitates towards a film production and two marginal figures, a jaded dwarf (Jordan Prentice) and a drug moll (Clémence Poésy) who runs a weird kind of staged mugging operation on the side. This leads to all sorts of side-alleys and cul-de-sacs, though in retrospect things fit together a lot more than they appear to. There's a scene where the two hitmen are in an art gallery, looking at Hieronymus Bosch's "Last Judgement", and not only do specific images from that end up coming into play, Bosch's style of controlled chaos seems to have been the guide for the entire picture. Despite Ray's dislike of the place, Bruges comes off rather well, part fairytale village and part medieval nightmare.
The dialogue in this is really sharp; writer/director Martin McDonagh has substantial experience as a playwright, and the banter is sharp and funny enough that even the more predictable "gangster movie" moments are entertaining. But it's in the moments when he strays off the beaten path of the genre that IN BRUGES really comes into its own. He keeps the cast sharp as well, and the atmosphere is pretty thick on top of everything. I'd say the film's a bit slow in places, but there's something so innately pleasurable about the experience of viewing it that it doesn't matter that it takes its time.
I'm liking IN BRUGES more than I did right after I'd seen it; it's got substance and a bit of thought behind it, and things seem to fit together better upon reflection. None of this gets in the way of the fun, and the overall impression is one of well-controlled chaos. A nice little film with which to shake off the last chills of winter, and a good sign that the moviegoing year is finally underway.
Written and directed by Martin McDonagh
Grade: A-
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Saturday, July 07, 2007
Such a great day! :). I got up and headed to Rebecca's house. We had lunch at Pita Pit (a new experience for me, I really liked it). We had plans to go to the zoo. But, the zoo had other plans for us. We drove there (after taking a brief detour to a furniture store going out of business) and were directed to the overflow parking. Which I have never been directed to in my zoo outings. I think flashes of 90 degree plus weather, too many people, strollers making it impossible to get around and screaming hot kids made us decide to head to the mall instead. With air conditioning. Yay.
We headed to Somerset, which I love because they are always changing, getting new stores etc. I hate the mall because of the people (SO freaking snobby), but I can ignore that and shop. Seriously. The mall is for shopping. One should wear capris, flip flops and t-shirts. The women in this mall are dressed like they are going to a club or something. Heels (who shops in stilettos, seriously), dresses, expensive designer bags......Aargh. I have to just not look because I can't stand it. Anyway. We got there and attempted to find me silver shoes for the wedding. I think Rebecca's comment was "If you can't find shoes at Somerst, you won't find them anywhere." I guess I am going barefoot, because I am still without silver shoes. I think I will look online next. What I did find were some great sales. We first stopped at Ann Taylor Loft and I got an adorable skirt and t-shirt for work. Next, The Limited, where I got an awesome skirt marked down from $65 to $19. On to the Gap where I got $80.00 in t-shirts for $20. Whoot! And last, but not least, Somerset (drumroll please) now has a Lush! I have always wanted to try their products, and never have for whatever reason. I even have them on my Amazon Wishlist. Anyway, today, I purchased shampoo, conditioner and lip balm. I can't wait to use all three. And the people in the store were so upbeat. Loved it.
Composed By: Lori Anne Haskell at Saturday, July 07, 2007
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text: Seven students participating in an experiment designed to eliminate the sensation of pain begin to question the validity of the study after arriving at a remote institute and realizing that their numbers are dwindling fast. Greeted at the institute by eccentric scientist JB Divay, the students view their host's fascination with hypnosis, clocks, and cactuses as simple personality quirks. Before long, however, the frightened lab rats discover that Divay is far from the harmless crackpot she first appeared to be. Later, when one of the students finds his boyfriend strapped to a table beneath a giant pendulum, he must race to prevent Divay from finishing her final experiment.


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Hello and Happy Halloween!
Today is an exciting day for my family because my husband just LOVES Halloween and goes all out!
In fact he always takes the day off from work on Halloween to set up all the decorations we use to scare, errrrrr I mean, entertain the trick-or-treaters!
Cue the scary clowns, muahahahahahahahaha!
Sadly I am at work... le sigh...
So I decided to write my blog post for the latest "Get Messy" prompt.
I am actually a day late w/ this..
October's prompt is Gratitude.
Here are the specifics:
Art Challenge: Use visual examples for at least three things you're grateful for. Photos/doodles/magazine cut outs/stickers/anything. SHOW us your gratitude!
Here is my page:
To make this, first I stamped a BG (more on that later in this post).
Then, using my computer, I typed in bold the thing I am most grateful for in my life: my family.
Underneath I typed the names of the members of my family. I included the fur babies because they truly are part of my family, even if they are not human!
And because I love quotes I used another one of my favorites that worked perfectly w/ the theme!
Next I used a stencil to help me draw a heart around the list I made.
I then cut the heart out and outlined it in red and glued it my page.
For the Art Challenge part of the prompt I printed and cut out and glued, collage style, photos of all my family members.
Finally a reference to "Get Messy" and it's October prompt was added to the top.
Okay back to my background...
I wanted to share how I made my background for my layout.
Ever since I used my roller stamp, I have had an interest in stamping (and you will probably be seeing more once I get back into the Art Journal swing of things)!
As you know I like to work on my Art Journal at work to help pass the time. On the day I made this page, the only stamp I had on me was the before mentioned roller stamp but since I had just used it for my last "Get Messy" page, I did not want to use it again so... I got creative!
I used the bottom of a box of small binder clips as a stamp.
I still had my stamp pad w/ me, so with the box and a scratch piece of paper I did a practice run.
I loved it so much that not only did I not want to stop stamping...it was fun...I decided to use it as the BG design of my page. I then added some red outlines to each of the visible parts of the stamped rectangles to add some color.
I've already explained the rest of the page to you....so I guess that's it!
Hope you have a good Halloween!


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If you were ever curious...
This post may fall on deaf ears, since posting around here has been pretty much non-existent for the last several months and we've most likely lost every reader we ever had.
But, for the curious among you, I'd just like to point out that one of the reasons posting has been so light is about to come to fruition tomorrow.
That's right! Saturday is Cantankerous's big day! She and her man are finally tying the knot, and we here at Ask Me Later truly wish them the best!
(Please note...that is not a picture of the lovely couple...I just couldn't resist!)


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It seems weird to write a retrospective about a current game but it has had an impact on my gaming so I wish to include Song of Blades and Heroes as the conclusion to this series.
I first discovered SB&H a couple of years ago when I had an interest in some medieval gaming. I provided a brief synopsis and then promptly shelved the game.
SB&H is a fantasy miniatures game designed for skirmishes between forces of 8-15 figures on each side. Each figure is rated for Quality (low numbers are better) and Combat (high numbers are better), By themselves these statistics would not create very much differentiation between different figures, but SB&H has another mechanism to create variety. There is a long list of special powers that can be allocated to the figures; anything from spell to heavy armor. Using the two stats plus special powers allows you to really individualize your figures.
Combat is very similar to De Bellis Antiquitatis in that it is based on opposed die rolls. Each figure in combat rolls a D6 and adds its Combat value plus modifiers. If one rolls twice or more than the other then the loser is killed. Rolling higher but not double will cause the loser to either recoil (retreat) or be knocked down. SB&H avoids the back-and-forth stalemate that occurs in DBA by giving negative modifiers to figures who are knocked down.
The combat system is workable but not unique, but I found inspiration from the activation system. On his turn, a player will nominate a figure to activate, then can choose to roll 1, 2, or 3 dice. For each roll at or above the figure's Quality score, the figure may take one action (move, fight, etc.). If 2 or 3 dice failed the activation roll, then the player's turn ends after that figures acts. This creates some interesting decisions during activation. First, the player has to decide the activation order. Based on the positioning on the board, he may wish to activate a poor Quality figure but if he fails then a better Quality figure may not be able to act that turn. Next the player has to choose how many dice. Rolling 1 die guarantees that another figure will have a chance to activate, but it limits the current figure's options. It's a really intriguing and thought-provoking sequence.
I have adopted the activation system for some of my games, although I substituted units for individual figures. Previously, I used either DBA pips or I rolled C&C dice and activated the troop types rolled. Both of these systems provided some fog-of-war that limits the control of the player (an especially good thing for solo games!) The SB&H system, however, creates much more suspense. With the other systems, I know how many units can act at the beginning of the turn and I can plan accordingly. I can't do that with SB&H activation because activation is rolled after the prior unit acts. Thus, I can push forward a unit on an assault and suddenly its supports are frozen! This creates some delightful randomness that challenges the solo general!
Although Song of Blades ad Heroes is a fairly new system, I wanted to include it because it has indelibly influenced my gaming experiences. I love the activation system and have begun to adopt it in my home-grown rules. Thus, it is a worthy conclusion to my retrospective.


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Well, I hear something else. It's the Hug Plane, and it's coming in for a landing.
Thursday, May 1
I come not to bury Buzz Bissinger, but to pity him.
But there's something instructive in that, because it demonstrated -- inadvertently, I would assume, but I could be wrong -- the crux of this whole argument, and the thing that we all know scares Bissinger the most: There really isn't a whole lot of difference between what he does and what the sports blogosphere does. He's got his opinion; we've got ours. Now, Bissinger gets published in the New York Times and writes books that are turned into movies, while I try to steal just enough time from my day job to earn a few cents from Google each day writing fanciful yarns about Nick Saban's farts -- but turn out the lights and we're just two plain-looking, rather profane guys with opinions on sports.
The difference, of course, is that Bissinger went to an elite prep school, was an editor of the student paper at Penn, and won a Pultizer, and I've done none of those things. But if Buzz says that, say, Tony Romo is a good quarterback and I say Romo sucks, none of those academic or professional highlights make Buzz any righter than I am. And the thing is, there was a time when that might not have been the case, because people like me didn't have an outlet to hold forth with our opinions, so all we could do was read people like Bissinger and his colleagues and decide which of them we sided with the most. But now we don't have to do that. Buzz is understandably angry that his position at the top of the heap is in danger of being usurped, but in expressing that anger, he demonstrated that -- ta-da! -- he's no different from any of the rest of us. His elite Northeastern education may have given him more knowledge, credentials, and access than any of us will ever get on our own, but apparently it didn't give him enough manners to keep "I think you're full of shit" from being the very first words out of his mouth directed toward Will Leitch.
So it's ironic that Bissinger should claim to be so offended at the tone of the blogosphere. Yeah, plenty of what's written or commented on sports blogs is crude and profane, occasionally even crude and profane only for crudeness and profanity's sake, but a lot of what's uttered every day in conversations across America could be described exactly the same way. Not to get all high-minded on you, with an American-flag curtain and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" playing in the background, but one of the most basic bargains we make as citizens of the freest country in the world is that in exchange for our rights to say what we want to say, we often have to hear stuff we don't want to hear. And that bitter-with-the-sweet aspect is exactly the same in the blogosphere. I don't want to blow too much sunshine up the blogosphere's ass -- actually, I feel like a gigantic tool for even using the word "blogosphere" -- but I think anything that's managed to stay that reflective of our democracy, warts and all, must have some positive aspects to it.
For all his implied claims to being wiser and more mature than the rest of us rabble, Bissinger apparently couldn't muster the wisdom or maturity to do what the rest of us do when confronted by a comment, or an opinion, or a tone we don't like in the blogosphere: Simply roll our eyes, maybe mutter "douchebag" under our breath, and move on to something we do like. And the reason he couldn't do that is an abiding terror that that something we don't like might be him. Why he chose to respond to that situation by presenting himself as unlikably as possible on Costas's program is anyone's guess -- maybe that was his way of steering into the skid -- but if his aim was to convince us that he's classier or more knowledgeable than any of the rest of us, he not only failed, he pretty much convinced us of the exact opposite.
Here's what Bissinger convinced me of: that he's someone who loves sports. That he loves writing about sports. That he has strongly held opinions. So strongly held, in fact, that he sometimes gets really pissed off and curses about them. In other words . . . a fan. A fan like me, even. That's all; no more, no less.
My devotion to this blog -- which has never earned me more than a few hundred bucks a year and the occasional link from SI.com's Campus Clicks -- should indicate pretty clearly that being Just A Fan is OK with me. I like not having to put in a set number of hours at a newspaper; I'd rather watch a Georgia football game from the stands than the press box. If all I ever am is a fan, I'll still be satisfied. Bissinger, apparently, isn't satisfied with Just-A-Fandom, and that's his right too. But his quest to be more than that, as successful as it may be, is not some epic journey that has a transformative effect on the way the rest of us enjoy sports in America. Buzz, if you could just understand and make your peace with that, all of us might be inclined to give you the respect you clearly feel you deserve.
Hell, maybe even Big Daddy Drew.
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I pretty well stopped reading sports columns a few years ago when it became apparent during a particularly sordid football season that none of the writers running the bus over the players and coaches had themselves ever played the game at anything above the Pop Warner level. I have nothing against anyone stating their opinion, but for these jerks to actually think their opinion is more valid because they get paid for it?
Fuck 'em.
- May 02, 2008 8:18 AM
- Will said...
I also refuse to trust him based on his first name.
That should be a rule: sportswriters who share names with idiotic mascots should never be trusted.
- May 02, 2008 11:17 AM
I think Buzz and others also resent blogs because there is a sense that Leitch and other high profile bloggers (like Bill Simmons) didn't "pay their dues" in the newspaper business. Know what? Leitch and Simmons aren't newspaper people (although they both have some newspaper experience). They don't need to be and yet they get respect and fame that used to be saved exclusively for the Buzz's of the world. And that burns Buzz up.
- May 02, 2008 1:33 PM


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Modified: January 10, 2013 3:19pm
Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita, III announced that 32 year old Leslie "Les" Ralston of 12 Brookfield Lane, Cheektowaga, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, as charged, before County Court Judge Kenneth F. Case. This is the highest charge for which the defendant could have been convicted had he gone to trial.
Ralston admitted that during the period between December 4, 2011 and January 18, 2012, he defrauded an 85year old victim out of approximately $18,450 by repeatedly representing to her that squirrels had damaged her roof and that he would repair the damaged roof. In fact, there was no such squirrel damage to her roof and Ralston did no such repair work.
Ralston's older brother, Joseph Ralston, is currently serving a state prison sentence also having been convicted of Grand Larceny in connection with similar fraudulent home improvement schemes. Ralston's father, James Ralston, also has been convicted of Grand Larceny in connection with fraudulent home improvement schemes dating back to the 1980's.
Sentencing is scheduled for December 13, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. before the Hon. Kenneth F. Case when Ralston faces a maximum prison sentence of 2-1/3 to 7 years.


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Archive for Plyometrics
If you've followed us for a while, you know we're big fans of plyometrics.
We have featured "Trappenspenst" or "stair jumping" before, and this little gem is yet another Nordic athlete giving us a glimpse into her "Spensttrening" or "jump training."
It's a fundamental skill that anyone can practice almost anywhere. You don't need fancy track hurdles. Any stair or high ledge will suffice.


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|Island at War
Such excellent script writing, acting and photography. Island at War is about the German Occupation of the Channel Islands which is just off the coast of France and centers around three families.
|Land Girls
|Catherine Cookson, The Dwelling Place
You can find them on Netflix. They are all wonderful movies and we've seen them all and will watch them again.
Another favorite, which is so very good:
|2005 Bleak House


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New WICED®-based Wi-Fi® MCU and Combo Solutions Streamline Integration of High-performance Wi-Fi into IoT Devices for Better Range, Lower Power and Crisp Audio and VideoNUREMBERG, Germany, March 14, 2017 — (PRNewswire) — EMBEDDED WORLD Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the leader in wireless connectivity solutions for the IoT, today announced two new wireless solutions that deliver advanced coexistence and robust connectivity combining 802.11ac high-performance Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for IoT applications. The 802.11ac solutions use high-speed transmissions to enable IoT devices with faster downloads and better range, as well as lower power consumption by quickly exploiting deep sleep modes. The solutions are supported in Cypress' all-inclusive, turnkey, WICED® Studio IoT development platform, which streamlines the integration of wireless technologies for IoT developers.
Wi-Fi networks powered by 802.11ac simultaneously deliver low-latency and high-speed with secure device authentication, making them the ideal wireless technology for connecting things directly to the cloud. The new highly integrated Cypress CYW43455 advanced multi-radio wireless solution incorporates high-performance 802.11ac, low-power Bluetooth 4.2 and BLE. This combo solution is ideal for smart home products such as security cameras that require high-speed Wi-Fi combined with low power BLE connections for motion sensing.
The Cypress CYW54907 802.11ac microcontroller (MCU) integrates a high-performance 320-MHz ARM® Cortex®-R4 application processor and an advanced 802.11ac subsystem. This powerful dual-band solution offers bridging for IoT gateways and synchronized streaming audio solutions. Both solutions feature a dual-band 2.4- and 5-GHz radio with 20-, 40- and 80-MHz channels with up to 433 Mbps performance. More information on Cypress' WICED 802.11ac solutions is available at http://www.cypress.com/802.11ac.
"Wi-Fi is the backbone of Internet connectivity, and 802.11ac high-performance Wi-Fi has become the standard for enterprise infrastructure and home gateways," said Michael Hogan, Vice President of the IoT Business Unit at Cypress. "802.11ac is now beginning to ramp in IoT devices, helping them meet coexistence challenges in sharing the crowded 2.4-GHz band with Bluetooth devices, delivering cleaner air for audio, video and voice control data, as well as improved network performance for multi-user environments."
Customer and Partner Quotes
James Stansberry, Senior Vice President of IoT Business Team at Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC):
"The industrial IoT will be centered around high-density deployments with nodes rapidly accessing the cloud through high-performance networks. Cypress' CYW43455 802.11ac Wi-Fi combo is a key component to the ARTIK™ 710 IoT gateway platform, enabling secure, reliable enterprise network connections with low latency via local intelligent management and into a wide array of cloud interactions."
Mehul Udani, general manager, connectivity solutions, Murata:
"The Cypress WICED MCU has been a very popular solution for our IoT customers. Adding 802.11ac to the WICED combo and MCU offering will bring consumer products to the next level of security and performance for home monitoring and audio entertainment."
Hugo Fiennes, CEO and co-founder, Electric Imp:
"Manufacturers are definitely investing in industrial IoT (IIoT) for business advantage. IIoT applications rely on hardware that provides fast, reliable connectivity in often extraordinarily high-density applications — exactly what Cypress delivers with their 802.11ac silicon. Combining Cypress hardware with Electric Imp's embedded OS and secure cloud platform helps a wide range of companies deliver on the promise of IIoT across a wide range of applications."
Cypress at Embedded World 2017
Cypress, the leader in wireless solutions for the IoT, is demonstrating its full portfolio of IoT solutions for automotive, consumer and industrial markets here at the Embedded World trade show in hall 4A, stand 148 of the Nuremberg Exhibition Center from March 14-16.
About Cypress WICED Studio IoT Development Platform
The Cypress WICED Studio IoT development platform features an integrated and interoperable wireless software development kit (SDK). The SDK includes rigorously tested Wi-Fi and Bluetooth protocol stacks, as well as simplified application programming interfaces that free developers from needing to learn complex wireless technologies. In line with the IoT trend toward dual-mode connectivity, the SDK supports Cypress' Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combination solutions and its Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy devices. The SDK enables cloud connectivity in minutes with its robust libraries that uniquely integrate popular cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, IBM Bluemix, Alibaba Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, along with services from private cloud partners.
Cypress's WICED Studio connectivity suite is microcontroller (MCU)-agnostic and provides ready support for a variety of third-party MCUs to address the needs of complex IoT applications. The platform also enables cost efficient solutions for simple IoT applications by integrating MCU functionality into the connectivity device. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth protocol stacks can run transparently on a host MCU or in embedded mode, allowing for flexible platform architectures with common firmware. More information on Cypress' WICED platform, ecosystem and community is available at http://www.cypress.com/wicedcommunity.
The CYW43455 and CYW54907 802.11ac solutions are currently sampling to lead customers. Full production is expected early in May 2017.
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Founded in 1982, Cypress is the leader in advanced embedded system solutions for the world's most innovative automotive, industrial, home automation and appliances, consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress's programmable systems-on-chip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-based connectivity solutions and reliable, high-performance memories help engineers design differentiated products and get them to market first. Cypress is committed to providing customers with the best support and engineering resources on the planet enabling innovators and out-of-the-box thinkers to disrupt markets and create new product categories in record time. To learn more, go to www.cypress.com.
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Well it took a total of 8 hours and 37 minutes from the commencement of Micro Blogging for the soapbox to be given a fresh lick of paint and to reappear from under the melting snow. At least until she announced that she had changed her mind.
It's good to have you back Kez. Now it only we can get Scottish Tory Boy, ASwaS and the rest to get some va va voom into their keyboard. Oh and get some Lib Dem representation on her blogroll.


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Here's what she wrote about me for our local paper.
Beverly McClure is a writer. She has nine published books for children, teens and young adults. One of the latest books is an e-book, ghost story named "A Pirate, a Blockade Runner, and a Cat". Beverly is a retired teacher, and used to teach 2nd and 5th grades here, in Iowa Park. She started writing magazine articles about 20 years ago, and her stories were based on what had happened in her class. Now she enjoys writing books 'full time" and most of them are fiction. If you have read or heard of Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Beverly McClure has her story "Traveler" published in one of them, Chicken Soup for the Soul "What I Learned from the Dog", 101 Stories about Life, Love and Lessons. Everybody who bought her books during the show also got a chance to have them autographed by the author.
Have a super week. Happy Reading


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Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to stop by our site. We count it an honor to share with you the many facets of ministry of Church at the Brook. We ask that you take your time browsing each page to see what God is doing. We believe that as you browse these pages you will see that we have a ministry that reaches every age group, whether you are young, middle aged, or a senior, we have a place for you. If we could be of any assistance to you and your family please contact us.
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We're located just before Millbrook on Highway 14. We would love for you to visit with us this Sunday! If you'd like to speak to someone about our church, you may call 334-285-5783 any time from 9:00AM-3:00PM Monday-Thursday


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So I planned to make four batches, do each one a different color, then divide them so each child got some of each. Trouble was I had a little helper, was a little distracted, read one of the amounts wrong... and ended up making four double batches. It worked out being a nice amount, so a good little mistake.
Here are some shots of the process, and the recipe is at the end, if you want it.
|It helps to have a little helper.
|My original recipe from Mom...
|...with a note added by my first playdough lover.
|Stir it up.
|Make sure you taste it!
|Clean up time!
|The finished product!
This recipe is the one in the cookbook my mom made for me when I moved out, with all the familiar recipes that she made when we were growing up. After my own recipe binder, it's still the one I use the most often.
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp oil
(1 tsp alum - optional)
a few drops of food colouring
Mix it all up, add more flour if it's too stick. Store in the fridge.


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Houseboat community bid floated in Scotland
The organisation that runs Scotland's canals hopes to encourage people to live in narrowboats.
Scottish Canal said its Living on Water campaign had been inspired by "successful and vibrant" houseboat communities in other parts of Europe.
They included communities in Ireland, Holland, Scandinavia and London.
Pilot projects offering residential moorings have been launched on the Union Canal, at Edinburgh's Leamington Wharf, and Seaport Marina in Inverness.
Eight moorings have been created on the Union Canal and 16 at the Inverness marina at Muirtown Basin on the Caledonian Canal.
The 24 moorings will be released individually by auction later this year. The date of the first online auction will be announced next month.
Until now, only 25 official residential moorings have been available on Scotland's canals.
There are five at Ratho on the Union Canal and the rest at Auchinstarry, Bowling and Applecross Street on the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Scottish Canals hopes to follow up the pilots in Edinburgh and Inverness with a third project at Speirs Wharf in Glasgow.
Katie Hughes, estates director at the organisation, said: "Living on a boat certainly offers a greener, more relaxed and more individual way of life.
"It can also be significantly cheaper than living on land."
She added: "Today's boats are also warm, comfortable and well-specified coming in a range of styles and sizes, so this lifestyle can appeal to a wide range of people."


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Fall Harvest Car Show runs through Sunday
The 16th annual Fall Harvest Car Show continues today and will last through Sunday night in downtown Fort Morgan. All and any vehicles, including motorcycles and boats, have always been welcome to participate in this popular event. Registration closes at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Those who head downtown can check out the mix of vintage, classic and souped up cars, trucks and other vehicles. This year, there also are classic tractors and farm implements.
On Sunday, there is a Poker Run planned by the members of the Sunrise Optimist Club. It is open to all street-legal vehicles on Sunday morning starting at 8:30 a.m. from the high school parking lot.
A free music concerts will happen from 6 to 9 tonight in the Dahms-Talton Band Shell in City Park featuring The Atomic Drifters. Grab a lawn chair and come enjoy the concerts while classic vehicles cruise Main Street.
FMHS class of 1966 reunion lasts through Sunday
The Fort Morgan High School class of 1966 will hold its 50th reunion this weekend with several events planned and all alumni welcome to attend.
Tonight, there will be a gathering event at Craig and Linda Smith's home at 808 Aurora St. in Fort Morgan. On Saturday, social time will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Country Steak-Out with a program at about 8 p.m. On Sunday, the reunion will return to the Smiths' home for a Mexican lunch at noon that costs $12 per person and a social time to follow later that evening.
Info: Kay Coffin at 970-867-7642.
Armory Rec Center closed today
Fort Morgan's Armory Recreation Center will be closed Saturday, Sept. 17, during the annual Fall Harvest Car Show, which takes place this weekend.
Normally, the Armory would be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, but it will not open this Saturday. The car show will be using State Street for staging and displays, limiting access and parking for the rec center, according to the city. Info: Call the Armory at 970-542-3921.
Trinity Trot is today
Trinity Lutheran School will host its seventh annual Trinity Trot benefit run/walk events from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 17, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1215 W. Seventh Ave., in Fort Morgan.
There will be a 5K run/walk, a 1-mile fun run, a 2K walk and a kiddie run. All Trinity Trot event registration fees benefit Trinity Lutheran School and Little Lambs Early Learning Center. Afterward, there will be a free-will meal offering.
Safe Sitter class today in FM
Morgan County Safe Sitter is looking to hold a last-minute class on Saturday, Sept. 17.
The group has seven books from previous classes, according to organizers, so to use them an additional class will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Life Fellowship in Fort Morgan as long as at least five people sign up.
Anyone who would like their 11- to 15-year-old to learn safe baby-sitting habits, CPR, choking rescue, and how to handle emergencies should call Phoebe at 970-768-4567. This class will be first-come, first-serve until all seven available seats are filled. Kids need to bring a lunch, water bottle and $40 with them to Life Fellowship at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
Meal, dance tonight to celebrate Leon Witham's 99th birthday
The public is welcome to help Morgan County veteran Leon Witham celebrate his 99th birthday Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Fort Morgan American Legion Hall, 16913 Morgan County Road 17.7 (Nelson Road).
Starting at 5 p.m., there will be a Sloppy Joes meal and then a dance will follow with music provided by Dick Hoke. Info: Betty Herman at 970-370-1227.
Wylie & The Wild West concert Sunday in FM
The Morgan County Concert Association will kick off its new season Sunday, Sept. 18, with a 3 p.m. show by Wylie & The Wild West in the Glenn Miller Auditorium at Fort Morgan High School.
This four-person show will include cowboy/Western standards and originals, along with some yodeling by the performers from Montana. The concert promises to be "good clean family entertainment," according to MCCA.
The concert is included in MCCA membership, but individual tickets also will be available at the door. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $10 for students, and 5 and under is free.
Other future concerts include: A Band Called Honalee playing 1960s folk Nov. 13; Acoustic Eidolon with Gitjo, cello and vocals on Feb. 28, 2017; Piano Conversations with Julian Gargiulo on March 28, 2017; and New Odyssey, featuring three guys and 30 instruments on April 27, 2017.
Those with MCCA memberships also get into concerts in Holyoke, Loveland, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Kimball, Nebraska. The association continues to seek members. Info: Jodie Schoemaker at 970-867-9550 or Emma Jorgenson at 970-867-5996.
Genealogical Society meeting Monday
The Morgan County Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, at East Morgan County Library in Brush. The meeting will provide opportunities to research genealogical interests/concerns.
The society will provide computers for individuals to work with Ancestry.com and other genealogical resources available at the library. Attendees may use the computers and other library resources to help them learn about their family and extended relatives. Assistance will be available.
Anyone interested is invited to attend. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the computer section of the library and is open to the public.
Flu shot clinic Tuesday in FM
Morgan Federal Bank will host a flu shot clinic from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the bank in Fort Morgan. Flu season typically starts in October, so toward the end of September is a good time to get a flu shot.
The clinic will be administered by East Morgan County Hospital, and the shots are available to anyone who wants one. They cost $25 each, with both cash and check accepted as payment.
After School Lounge Tuesday, Thursdays at EMCL
Every Tuesday and Thursday, East Morgan County Library will open its Activity Room at 3 p.m. for the After School Lounge.
Teens and kids will be able to get on laptops, bring their own devices and use Wi-Fi, do homework, play games or just hang out. Snacks may also be brought and eaten in the activity room or outside.
Rockies game trip for seniors Sept. 21
The Fort Morgan Recreation Department is sponsoring a trip for senior citizens to Coors Field for a game between the Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 21. Seniors can go on the trip for the bargain price of $10, which includes a ticket to the game and round-trip bus transportation.
The trip is for seniors and those who accompany them, and the deadline to register is Monday, Sept. 19. Seating is limited so reserve a spot quickly, warns the city.
The bus will leave the Fort Morgan Senior Center at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 21, and it is expected to return to Fort Morgan about 6 p.m. The opening pitch of the Rockies game will be at 1:10 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.cityoffortmorgan.com/recreation, at the Recreation Center (528 State St.) or at the Senior Center (110 Sherman St). For more information, call 970-542-3921 or 970-542-3922.
Brush People's Market is Wednesday nights
The new and improved Brush People's Market (formerly Brush Chamber Farmers Market) is ongoing Wednesday nights in East Morgan County Library Park.
From 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays through Oct. 12, vendors will set up tables and booths in the park and offer their produce, homemade goods, home-based business products and other wares. There will be plenty of shade and grassy areas, and maybe even some live music.
To find out more about being a vendor at the People's Market, contact the Brush Chamber of Commerce at 970-842-2666, email email@example.com or visit www.brushchamber.org.
Alzheimer's seminar Sept. 22 in FM
The Alzheimer's Association will offer a free seminary about the disease at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at Fort Morgan Library & Museum, 414 Main St., in Fort Morgan. Called "Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research," the seminar will go over what scientists have learned about the memory-affecting disease.
Over 5 million Americans and 65,000 Coloradoans are living with Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association. As many as 16 million will have the disease in 2050. The Alzheimer's Association is one of the largest funders of Alzheimer's research and from this research, scientists and medical professionals are learning that there are lifestyle changes people can make now to possibly prevent dementia or Alzheimer's. While there is no cure or definite preventative measure for this disease, the Alzheimer's research is telling us powerful information about brain health, according to a news release.
The Sept. 22 seminar in Fort Morgan is free, but registration is required. Call 970-392-9202 to register.
For more information about this and other programs and services offered, contact the Alzheimer's Association Northeast Colorado Regional Director Kelly Osthoff at 970-392-9202.
Morgan County Republicans opening headquarters
Morgan County Republicans have started setting up the local party headquarters, with plans to hold the grand opening on Monday, Sept. 26, according to a news release. It is located at 401 Main St. in what was the old Bank of Colorado building in Fort Morgan.
Morgan County Republican Headquarters also will be open today during the Fall Harvest Car Show.
The official grand opening will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, with a pizza party and presidential debate watch party. All area Republicans are welcome to come and watch the debates with their fellow party members.
Otherwise, the Morgan County Republican Headquarters will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Sept. 27 through Election Day on Nov. 8. Volunteers are needed for manning headquarters while it is open. If interested, contact Morgan County Republicans Chairman Vivianne Lorenzini at 970-768-1039.
Community Resource Showcase set for Sept. 22 at MCC
The Eastern Region/Morgan County Youth Council will host a Community Resource Showcase from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in Fort Morgan at Morgan Community College in the Founder's Room.
The event will be a chance for people to find out what free or low-cost services are available to Morgan County youth and their families. Stop by, visit a table and get information from dozens of local resources from agencies that assist with a variety of needs from mental health services to subsidized day care services, immigrant worker services, sexual assault, cultural integration, job seeking help, special education services and many more.
Among those agencies and organizations likely to be there are: Morgan County Early Childhood Council; BabyBearHugs; Morgan County Family Center; S.A.R.A., Inc. Domestic Violence Program; OneMorgan County; S.H.A.R.E., Inc.; Colorado Workforce Center; Morgan Community College; Colorado State University Extension; Centennial Mental Health Center; Center for Healing Trauma and Attachment; Blue Horizons, Inc.; Morgan County Interagency Oversight Group; and Northeast Colorado Health Department.
Yuma Art Show looking for submissions
The Yuma Arts Association is looking for artists to submit their photographs, paintings, sculptures, drawings and beautiful or interesting things made from wood, paper, metal, bone, fibers, clay or found items for possible inclusion in the Yuma Art Show and Sale to be held Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 at the First Presbyterian Church in Yuma.
Artists of all ages are welcome to submit their creations to the show, which will be judged by Monica King and Maureen Hearty. Rik Chance will be the featured artist at the show.
For more information and submission entry forms, call Gail Ardueser at 970-848-2393.
Eben Ezer Auxiliary's Fall Festival set for Sept. 24 in Brush
The Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Auxiliary will host its annual Fall Festival from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Carroll Building in Brush.
There will be fall crafts and a wide variety of baked goods and food items available at the festival, including: cabbage pockets, breakfast burritos, green chili, beef burritos, homemade salsa and Scandinavian pastries. Coffee will be free.
Call 970-842-2861 ext. 246 to pre-order cabbage pockets or burritos, and then pick them up at the festival.
Oktoberfest, Car/Motorcycle Show is Sept. 23-24 in Brush
The 34th annual Oktoberfest and Car and Motorcycle Show will happen Sept. 23 and 24 in Brush, with events happening on the 100 block of Clayton Street.
On Friday, Sept. 23, Oktoberfest events start at 6:30 p.m. with a Cruise-In on the 100 block of Clayton Street, along with music and food free for registered participants, or $3 for everyone else.
On Saturday, Sept. 24, there will be: a Dog Show Contest at 10 a.m. with awards at 10:30 a.m.; live local entertainment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the Main Street Festival with food, crafts and games from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Car/Motorcycle Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; a beer garden from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and a live polka band playing from 7 to 11 p.m. under the beer tent.
Some of the day's other activities include: kids games, Oktoberfest entertainment dancers, craft booths, food booths, sidewalk chalk drawings, and much more for all ages. German apparel strongly encouraged to wear. Lederhosen, dirndl dresses, German hats, pins, T-shirts, etc.
Registration and info: www.brushchamber.org/events/oktoberfest.
Glow Run, Sneaker Stroll set for Sept. 24 in FM
This year's version of the annual Morgan County Sneaker Stroll will also be a Glow Run 5K, with all events benefiting Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund.
According to organizers, "the Glow Run 5k is not just for runners. Walk it, roll it, heck you can even cartwheel it ...we don't care... Just do it!"
It all starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at The Course at Petteys Park in Brush. There will be games and activities first, and then the 5K Glow Race starts at 7:30 p.m. The Morgan County Sneaker Stroll in an annual event dedicated to raising awareness of Type 1 Diabetes in Northeastern Colorado and to raising much needed funds for the JDRF — the world's largest charitable funder of Type 1 Diabetes research.
Info: Kate Jilek at 970-467-1199, Cara Draegert at 970-380-2272, Teresa Dabbs at 970-590-6017 or Melissa Wagers at 970-380-7777.
Next Food Bank of the Rockies mobile pantry truck visit is Sept. 28
The Food Bank of the Rockies mobile pantry truck will make its next monthly visit to Morgan County on Wednesday, Sept. 28.
The pantry truck stops at the Morgan County Fairgrounds in Brush from 10 a.m. to noon, and food assistance is provided for those seeking it. Provide your own bags or boxes.
Info: Lisa Northrup at 970-768-4262.
"CCC Songs" program Sept. 28 in FM
The "CCC" or Civilian Conservation Corp created jobs for people during the Great Depression. Jobs were created for people building public works projects. On Sept. 28, Bill Jamerson will present a program called "CCC Songs" at Fort Morgan Library & Museum.
The CCC was part of the New Deal in America. One nearby CCC project is a lighthouse located in Nebraska at Lake Minatare. It is a lighthouse of the type one would expect to see in Maine. The structure is one of only seven inland lighthouses in the United States. And this is only one of the many projects built by the CCC.
Starting at 2 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Community Room, a dressed in uniform Jamerson will share stories about the CCC, reads excerpts from his book, show a video clip from his PBS film and sing original songs with his guitar.
"It's a nostalgic, fun-filled program with songs, laughter and many heartfelt stories," said Library/Museum Technology Coordinator Lanny Page.
MCEDC Economic Roundtable is Sept. 30 in Wiggins
Morgan County Economic Development Corp. will hold its next monthly Economic Roundtable breakfast from 7 to 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Prairie Ranch House restaurant in Wiggins.
This month's breakfast will include a discussion on the positive impact of community pride on economic development, according to MCEDC. The public is invited to attend.
The monthly MCEDC Economic Roundtable provides residents an opportunity to ask questions and offer suggestions on matters related to Morgan County's economic development.
Next Free Legal Clinic is Oct. 5 in FM
The next monthly Free Legal Clinic is set for 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Fort Morgan Public Library. It is open to parties with no attorney.
Volunteer attorneys, by computer, will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veteran's issues and civil protection orders.
Call 970-542-4000 to sign up for a time during the clinic.
Mayberry 5K set for Oct. 8 in FM
The Fort Morgan Education Association will host the second annual Mayberry 5K run on Oct. 8 at Fort Morgan's Riverside Park to raise money for the association's scholarship fund.
The 5K run is named in honor of Charles Mayberry, who was a teacher in Morgan County Re-3 School District for 27 years and served as president of the FMEA in the late 1970s and early 1980s. During Mayberry's teaching career, he was instrumental in bringing the middle school concept and implementation to the district. He had a passion for kids and wanted to make sure that they received a higher education if they wanted to pursue college. Mayberry was also an incredible example in terms of exercise, since he walked to school every day that he was teaching and continued walking after retiring to stay in shape.
FMEA has named this 5k race in Mayberry's honor. All profits go towards the FMEA scholarship fund in celebration of Mayberry's career as a lifelong educator, his legacy of caring for others and helping students receive a higher education.
The Mayberry 5K will be held on Saturday Oct. 8, at Riverside Park on the nature trails. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., and the race begins at 10 a.m. Registration up to Oct. 1 is $25 per person, and it is $30 each from Oct. 2 to race day. Three-person relay teams are available at a cost of $60 per team if registered by Oct. 1 and $75 per team from Oct. 2 to race day. For information or a registration form, call 970-768-2808 or email email@example.com. A link to register online is available at the Fort Morgan Education Association Facebook page.
FM Museum exhibit looks at one-room schoolhouse history
A new exhibit at Fort Morgan Museum offers a glimpse of the important history of one-room schoolhouses in Morgan County. "The One Room Schoolhouse - Morgan County, CO" runs through Dec. 31 in the museum's Lower Level Gallery.
This exhibit preserves the one-room school story before it vanishes forever. Once there were more than 100 schools spread across the prairies of Morgan County; now few remain, and most of them are in advanced stages of disrepair.
The show was created by Thelma Downing (research, history and fieldwork) and David Roberts (research, fieldwork and photography). The exhibit includes photographs of schoolhouse sites, accompanied by Google Earth images of each location.
These schoolhouses were often products of the homesteading era, when federal lands were opened. The farmers and ranchers who came to stake their claim all wanted their children to be educated. One-room schools, usually built by the community, were constructed every 2 to 4 miles. Generally, one teacher was hired to instruct grades one through eight. For over 75 years, these schools provided education to Morgan County's youth.
Using a mixture of past and present photographs, the exhibit is a comprehensive study of the one-room schoolhouse through the microcosm of Morgan County.
Meet and Eat calendar for Sept. 19 to 23
Here is the menu for the Fort Morgan and Brush Meet and Eat sites from Monday, Sept. 19, to Friday, Sept. 23. For Fort Morgan, call 970-380-9744 or 970-867-4667 by 8 p.m. the night before for reservations. For the Fort Morgan Housing Authority meal site, call 970-542-0757 by 8 p.m. the night before for reservations. If you must cancel your meal, please do so by 8 a.m. the day of the meal. For the Brush site, call 970-8424740 by 8 a.m. the day of the meal.
Monday: Beef o'le, refried beans, Mexicali corn, melon cup.
Tuesday: Split pea soup, tossed salad and dressing, corn bread, Mandarin oranges with bananas.
Wednesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, marinated vegetable salad, garlic bread, plums, cookie.
Thursday: Baked fish, broccoli rice casserole, mixed vegetables, bran muffin, winter fruit cup.
Friday: Hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, bean medley, oatmeal rolls, apricot halves.
State offering Library Card Sign-Up photo contest
In partnership with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the Colorado State Library has launched a Library Card Sign-up photo contest that runs now through Sept. 19.
The contest requires participants to visit Colorado's 42 state parks and document the visit by posting a selfie or group photo on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag: #CheckOutColorado. Once made public, the person who posted the photo is automatically entered to win a picnic basket and an adventure backpack full of educational items. The drawing will take place Sept. 20.
The social media photo contest is a part of the American Library Association's Library Card Sign-up Month during September. The state hopes the contest will highlight the importance of both state parks and libraries throughout Colorado.
"This photo contest is a fun way to highlight the many ways our parks are being used. Colorado residents should use their library cards, or get one during Library Card Sign-up Month, and contribute photos," said Eugene Hainer, State Library assistant commissioner.
The partnership launched the Check Out Colorado State Parks program to allow anyone with a library card to check out a state park pass and nature backpack from any participating public, military or college libraries, which includes Morgan Community College. The library card holder may use the pass for one week to visit any of Colorado's designated state parks.
To learn more about the Colorado State Library visit http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib. To learn more about the Colorado Parks and Wildlife visit http://cpw.state.co.us.
EMCL offering free card replacement, fine forgiveness in September
To celebrate National Library Month, East Morgan County Library District is offering library patrons free library card replacement and overdue books fine forgiveness in September.
So if you have lost your card, stop in sometime in September for your choice of a library card with a key fob card or just a regular library card with no cost for the replacement. More info: 970-842-4596.
FM advisory boards seeking members
The City of Fort Morgan is actively seeking applicants to fill vacancies on a number of different citizen advisory boards. Openings are currently available on the city's Planning Commission, Airport Advisory Board, Library Advisory Board, Golf Course Advisory Board and Historic Preservation Board.
In most cases applicants must be residents of the City of Fort Morgan, and most board terms are for three years. Call the City Clerk's Office at 970-542-3962 to find out about the requirements for specific boards.
Anyone interested in applying for any of the advisory board vacancies can pick up an application at Historic City Hall, 110 Main St., or find the application on the city's website at www.cityoffortmorgan.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/112. For more information contact Jill Westhoff-Curtis at 970-542-3962 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
FM Library offering free driver's license practice tests
A new program at the Fort Morgan Public Library offers patrons the chance to study Colorado driver's license manuals online and take practice written tests in preparation for the real state exams.
The new service includes free practice tests, specifically based on Colorado DMV materials. It is offered through a new partnership with Driving-Tests.org, a nationwide site for driver's license practice tests.
The site is designed to help new drivers study state manuals and take practice tests based on real DMV written exams for obtaining a driver's license. The specialized practice exams are designed to turn new drivers into safer drivers. Many of the exams are also available in Spanish. The new program will be helpful for teens, people with disabilities, those who participate in the library's programs for seniors and need to take a renewal exam, and patrons at every other stage of life.
To find the driver's tests, simply visit the Library page on the city's website at www.cityoffortmorgan.com/library. On the right side of the library web page, under "Quick Links," you will find the link for "Free Drivers Ed Program." Info: Contact the library staff at 970-542-4000.
Al-Anon offers hope for families and friends of alcoholics
Many people of all ages suffer from the affects of alcoholism, especially the loved ones. Family and friends of alcoholics usually blame themselves for the turmoil in their lives, and they often are unaware of how someone else's drinking affects them. It can cause depression, anger, frustration and despair; it often seems as though there is no hope. This can go on from generation to generation unless the pattern in interrupted.
But if you or someone you know is affected by a loved one's drinking, there is help and hope. Al-Anon is a fellowship of family and friends of alcoholics. By sharing their experience, strength and hope, participants can help aid each other in the recovery from the affects of alcoholism.
Meetings are anonymous and cost nothing. In Fort Morgan, regular Al-Anon meetings are held at the United Way building at 106 E. Kiowa three times a week. On Tuesdays and Fridays, they are from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday meetings are from 9 to 10 a.m.
MOPs meets on Friday mornings
The Morgan County Mothers of Preschoolers group has kicked off a new season and will meet weekly through May, with sessions starting at 9:30 a.m. on Fridays at Life Fellowship in Fort Morgan.
All women with children under age 6 are welcome to come and join in at MOPs meetings. Child-care is provided for ages 6 months to 6 years.
— Compiled by Times staff