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Well, it's that time of year again to remind people not to leave their dogs in the car.
Every year, dogs are left in hot cars with the window barely cracked. Try sitting in your car wearing a full-length fur coat with the window down 1 inch, and see how long it takes you to start sweating. I can't imagine why a person who owns a pet would do this.
On another note, please don't let your kids attach a leash to their bikes and ride around town with the dog in tow.
I saw a young man today doing just that, and his dog was running at full speed trying to keep up. Makes me think that all dog owners should be screened first before getting one.

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No one should be very surprised to learn that Wall Street has been working very hard in Congress to protect its turf over the past several years. Its efforts have intensified during the past year. Hopefully enough members of Congress will resist the pressure from Wall Street that is designed solely to protect the big banks. Wall Street has been pounding Washington, fighting all attempts to rein in the too-big-to-fail banks. Lobby groups and front groups for Wall Street are hard at work trying to undo all of the progress that has been made over the years to protect investors and consumers. Unfortunately, they have been very successful in their efforts. For example, Wall Street got Congress to:
• Repeal Glass-Steagall;
• Prohibit the regulation of derivatives (Commodities Futures Modernization Act.);
• Defeat hard caps on bank assets (Brown-Kaufman);
• Weaken the Volcker Rule; and
• Keep the revolving door well oiled.
There should be little doubt that Main Street has to be defended against the ravages of Wall Street. But it's important to understand that the fight is against the richest, most powerful industry in the history of the world. The rules and regulations that were enacted after the Great Depression allowed regulators to prevent that devastating event from happening again. The regulatory measures worked for 70 years. But the financial industry was able to take use its economic might to buy political power in their efforts to deregulate the financial industry. When Glass-Steagall was repealed in 2000, with almost no public awareness, a crescendo was reached. After about 15 to 20 years, Wall Street finally got what it wanted. This was a dagger in the heart of legitimate and badly-needed efforts to control Wall Street.
The second-worst event was when Congress passed the Commodities Futures Modernization Act. This Act, which prohibited the regulation of derivatives, was one of the worst things to have happened to a world-class financial system after 70 years of regulation. It took seven years of total deregulation to almost destroy our nation's economy. The financial collapse crashed the global financial system and almost brought about a second Great Depression in this country.
President Obama and Congress must work together to control the financial industry. It will take a strong political will for our leaders to take on Wall Street. Never doubt that Wall Street will fight back and will be a very tough opponent. The question is, can the government take on the big-money interests and onslaught of Wall Street and win? For this to happen:
• The Securities and Exchange Commission, and especially its Division of Enforcement, and the Department of Justice must do their jobs.
• We need a sounder, and safer banking system that doesn't require that taxpayers bail out Wall Street. The banks can still make good money and prosper under such a system.
• Rules and laws must be enacted that must be adhered to by Wall Street. We can't continue to give super-rich Wall Streeters a pass when it comes to them breaking the law, then paying a fine and continuing to operate.
If we let another huge financial collapse happen, I don't believe we can bounce back like we have done this time. Poor regulations, and in some cases no regulation, almost destroyed our nation's economy. We can't let that sort of thing happen again. We experienced the second worst financial collapse in U.S. history since 1929, which is responsible for the worst economy since the Great Depression, and our nation survived. Hopefully, our political leaders learned their lesson from what happened, and more importantly, understand why it happened. When there is no accountability, and no penalty against the real power on Wall Street and the financial industry, our country suffers as a result. I am convinced that the American people want Wall Street controlled and properly regulated. The politicians had best listen!
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13WHAM reports: "Former Greece Assessor has died at a federal prison.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 66-year-old Charles Schwab died Nov. 26.
Schwab plead guilty back in February of 2008 for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Schwab was involved in a plan to defraud Kodak and the town of Greece along with two other people.
The cause of death has not been released.
Schwab was serving a 12 year sentence."


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Music is an essential and effective device utilised as a part of most wedding functions. It has the capacity to upgrade the climate and bring out an emotive reaction from the audience. It helps in creating the memories for a lifetime. It is similarly as essential for the recently wedded couple to place time, exertion and thought into the choice of proper music to be played all through the wedding video. Later when you and your family member will see the video it will ideally reproduce the actual scene in front of their eyes.
While choosing the music for your wedding video Melbourne, it is essential to consider the distinctive occasions that have happened for the duration of the day and afterwards select the music that mirrors the essentialness of that minute. Delineated beneath are a portion of the different parts of a wedding service, including the planning, where music can improve the wedding video.
Pre-Wedding Service
For this time on the big day, consider fun and bliss filled music. Consider the reckoning for what is going to happen later on that day. You could likewise think about a melody which has a noteworthy meeting to both the lady and prepare. Many individuals ask a nearby family companion or utilise a videographer to come and video their planning times at both the lady of the hour's and prep's separate houses.
Processional Hymn/Ceremony Parts
An awesome choice for your wedding video Melbourne is to record the unrecorded music at a sufficiently high quality to have the capacity to be utilised. Lamentably, a considerable measure of mouthpieces on camcorders when combined with acoustics in buildings are not effective or adequate quality to record a reasonable and fresh stable without the greater part of the building commotion. In the event that the sound recording is not of an amazing, attempt to discover recordings of the melodies that you utilised through the service, this would reproduce the whole wedding experience.


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Charlene Dixon--called Charlie by family and friends--is devastated at the recent loss of her job.
For the last five years, the twenty-seven-year-old has blossomed as the activities director of an exclusive all-girls school. But when a misunderstanding with the headmistress leads to a pink slip right before the holidays, Charlie packs up her dreams and returns to her grandmother, Sis, who raised Charlie as her own in the mountains of North Carolina.
When Charlie arrives--broken and confused--Sis immediately puts her granddaughter to work behind the scenes of the local school's Christmas play, A Christmas Carol. Charlie prickles at working with Dustin Kennedy, the drama teacher and her old crush from schooldays, but is even more put out at that the choice of the Dickens' classic for the holiday performance. When she discovers her estranged father's involvement her world turns on its head once more. But when Sis and Dustin encourage her to take a deeper look at the story behind A Christmas Carol, Charlie learns about trust, faith, and forgiveness and the needs of people in their own community.
What I thought about the book
This is a rather fun read for me. The all-girls school in which Charlie starts out is located in a part of Florida with which I have been acquainted nearly all my life, since my grandparents moved there when they retired, and now my parents live in the house which my grandparents built.
I like the glimpses into the past in both Charlie's and Dustin's lives, and how God works to bring them to the present and give them strength and courage to face the future.
Between each chapter is a quote from Charles Dickens', A Christmas Carol, which nicely ties it to this story. I'd recommend God Bless Us Every One to anyone who enjoys a good Christmas time story.
Eva Marie Everson is an award-winning speaker and author of The Road to Testament, Things Left Unspoken, This Fine Life, Chasing Sunsets, Waiting for Sunrise, Slow Moon Rising, and The Potluck Club series (with Linda Evans Shepherd). She is the president of Word Weavers International, Inc., a member of AWSA, ACFW, RWA, the director of Florida Christian Writer's Conference, and the contest director for Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writer's Conference. She and her husband make their home in Casselberry, Florida.
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R. zoelleri, a widely distributed
Vireya rhododendron in New Guinea
Arthur W. Headlam, Bentleigh, Australia
R. zoelleri
Photo by Arthur Headlam
Rhododendron zoelleri
, which has been described as one of the most outstanding of the New Guinea species, is widely distributed throughout the territory and extends to the Moluccas. It is terrestrial in low forests, hanging over cliffs and river banks and goes up into the trees as an epiphyte in high forests. It may be found from sea level to 4,000 feet, occasionally up to 6,000 feet, but generally the main populations are located at altitudes ranging from 3,000 to 5,500 feet.
The large funnel shaped flowers, yellow to orange or salmon, or with yellow tubes and the lobes suffused with orange to orange red, make a very spectacular display.
Canon N. E. G. Cruttwell has described natural hybrids between R. christianae and R. zoelleri , with foliage intermediate between the two, and how large areas of R. zoelleri at Boneano have been burned by the natives, leaving only charred stumps, to make way for cash crops such as coffee, etc.; also, in a high gorge above Birat at 4,200 feet, R. konori , R. zoelleri and R. christianae grow side by side.
The first plants of R. zoelleri raised in Australia were from seed collected in the Arfak Mountains in West Irian in 1962 by Dr. H. Sleumer, and have generally proved to be the most difficult to grow and flower.
It was from seed of this form sent to Stybing Arboretum from Australia, that the clone R. zoelleri 'Golden Gate' was raised, its name honoring the hundredth anniversary of Golden Gate Park, the story of which was written by Peter Sullivan and appeared in the Californian Horticultural Journal, Vol. 33, No. 1 of January 1972, which carried an excellent colored cover plate photographed by Dr. John P. Evans. The story and the cover plate were reprinted in the Australian Rhododendron Society's publication, The Rhododendron, Volume 12, No. 2 of September 1973.
There are presently several forms of R. zoelleri in cultivation in Australia, amongst which are the West Irian form, a form from Goodenough Island raised and named R. zoelleri 'Island Sunset' by the late Don Stanton, a form raised from seed of 'Island Sunset' by Brian Clancy, which is almost indistinguishable from the original, and a form collected by the late Michael Black, which has proved to be easy to grow and flower. This form was collected near the village of Aregenang where R. zoelleri was growing in a colony in grassland and thin bush, alongside a track in a layer of humus overlaying limestone, where thousands of seedlings grew amongst the mossy tufts in half shade.
In Dr. Sleumer's lecture to the Portland Study Club, November 1976, he advised that R. zoelleri was plentiful all over New Guinea, with an enormous amount of variation in this species.
In answer to a question as to whether the Goodenough Island form was in fact better than the others in cultivation, his advice was to cultivate all available forms and to decide for yourself if one form is really better than another.
There is naturally considerable difference of opinion as to which is the better form. One must take into consideration the fact that local conditions, that is, climate, the growing medium, the sitting and general attention can have a considerable influence upon the final result; also, the climates prevailing in Melbourne, Sydney and San Francisco are totally different to the climate of New Guinea where day and night lengths are approximately equal, and there is not the variation in temperature between winter and summer.
However, to take Dr. Sleumer's advice and make one's own decisions, I must give pride of place to the form collected by the late Michael Black at Aregenang. It flowered for me for the first time in the spring of 1978 and produced a magnificent truss of nine flowers, each five inches in diameter, and later three more trusses opened, each carrying six flowers. In late 1979, it again produced a profusion of magnificent flowers.
My plant of R. zoelleri 'Island Sunset' has been very slow growing and has so far failed to flower, but 'Island Sunset' has been flowered by Brian Clancy after a long wait. He has, in fact, raised a plant from seed of 'Island Sunset' which has proven to be easier to grow and flower with the added advantage that there is little difference between the two as regards flowers; therefore, the second place goes to Brian's seedling raised from R. zoelleri 'Island Sunset'.
This leaves the West Irian form and the original 'Island Sunset', from which the last two places must be chosen, each as previously mentioned being difficult to grow and flower, but the flowers of 'Island Sunset' I would, with the exception of the clone R. zoelleri 'Golden Gate', rate ahead of the flowers of the West Irian form.
So ends an exercise of choosing and placing in order of preference some of the forms of R. zoelleri presently in cultivation in Australia.


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Healthy School Lunches Kids Will Actually Eat
40 Real-LifeTips from Moms -- By Samantha Donohue, BabyFit Staff Writer
Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but lunch runs a close second. Studies have shown that children who eat a well-balanced lunch often do better in school and are more alert. It can be difficult enough to get your child to eat right when you're there to monitor what he eats. But in the cafeteria, where the temptations of pizza, vending machines and other unhealthy snacks await, you have to up your game to get kids to actually eat what you've packed.
To help you provide healthy lunches for your family, BabyFit has asked members and experts for tips and advice on packing kids' lunches. First of all, remember that it's not your lunch. If you pack broccoli and your son hates it, he won't eat it. Let your kids weigh in on what they want to pack in their lunches, and offer them a few healthy choices so they feel like they're in control.
Save money and pack smart
■Though you might be tempted by their convenience and kid-friendly sizes, avoid pre-packaged, processed foods for your kids' lunches. They're expensive and loaded with sodium and preservatives.
■Think outside the lunchbox. Did your kids love last night's roasted chicken and vegetables? Pack some in a thermos to eat the next day. Pack leftover meatballs into a hotdog bun for a lunchtime sandwich. Mix leftover rice and vegetables and top with chunks of pork or chicken.
■There's no rule that lunch has to include a sandwich, chips and a cookie. Try a tasting plate of chicken chunks or deli turkey rollups with a handful of grapes and carrots with a small container of low-fat dressing. Finger foods are usually a hit with kids.
■Be safe. Pack lunches properly to ensure food safety and freshness. Invest in a reusable ice-pack, a thermos to hold warm foods and a variety of different sized containers. Include a cloth napkin and reusable utensils to cut down on waste. Remind your child to always wash her hands before she eats.
A balanced meal
Include something from each food group, but be creative. Here are some tips for creating a well-balanced meal.
Whole grains
■Always choose whole-grain or whole-wheat bread. If your kids won't eat the crusts, that's OK--trim them off. It's more important that they're eating the sandwich.
■Toss air-popped popcorn with cinnamon and sugar for a sweet treat or sprinkle on some parmesan cheese. It's a great whole-grain snack.
■Spread brown-rice cakes with peanut butter, all-fruit spread or light cream cheese.
■Whole grain crackers that are low in fat and high in fiber are a good substitute for bread for little mouths. Kids love the crunch. Send a few pieces of cheese so kids can create their own mini sandwiches.
■Make whole-wheat versions of your family's favorite quick breads and muffins.
■Make large batches of cookies--oatmeal raisin is a good choice--and freeze them. You can take one from the freezer and put it in a lunch box. It will thaw by lunchtime.
■Instead of bread, try a whole-wheat tortilla for a sandwich. Roll one up with low-sodium deli meat, cheese and honey mustard.
■Whole-wheat pretzel sticks are crunchy and fun for kids. Make sure the version you buy lists "whole wheat flour" as a primary ingredient.
■Use what fresh and in season. Seasonal fruit tastes better and is also cheaper.
■Make fruit easy for kids to eat. Segment oranges and core apples and pears (use lemon juice to keep them from turning brown). Cut up large pieces of fruit into smaller pieces.
■Offer dried fruit like raisins, cherries or cranberries.
■Buy 100% real fruit leathers or rollups.
■When buying canned fruit, make sure it's packed in 100% fruit juice rather than syrup.
■Instead of jams and jellies, make a peanut butter sandwich with banana slices, raisins or berries.
■Offer a handful of seedless grapes in a bag with a wet paper towel for sticky hands. (The wet paper towel also comes in handy after eating an orange.)
■Make a fruit smoothie and store it in a thermos. Add a handful of spinach for an extra serving of veggies. Your kids will never know. (Make the smoothie at night and freeze. It will be nice and slushy by lunchtime.)
■Cut raw veggies into bite size pieces and serve them with a dip. In addition to ranch, try peanut butter or another nut butter, pesto, salsa, hummus or guacamole--whatever you kids will eat.
■Add shredded vegetables to sandwiches and soup.
■Try mixing chopped broccoli or cauliflower with brown rice and a bit of cheese for a healthy casserole.
■Either provide money for your child to buy milk or include a small carton of shelf-stable milk in every lunch.
■String cheese or a few cubes of cheese are a great way for kids to get calcium and protein.
■Freeze a small container of cottage cheese or yogurt. Add it to his lunchbox and it will be thawed by lunch.
■Instead of paying for preflavored yogurt, add your kids' favorite all-fruit spread, chopped fruit or a drizzle of honey or maple syrup to the yogurt.
■Try topping cottage cheese with chopped tomatoes or pineapple chunks.
■If your child will only drink chocolate milk, allow it. It's better than drinking no milk at all.
■If your child isn't a fan of meat, that's OK. There are plenty of ways to get protein into his lunch. It's very important to include protein, because it will help keep him fuller longer. As long as your child is old enough to eat nuts and there are no allergen concerns, experiment with various forms of nut butter. Beyond peanut, there's cashew, almond, sunflower, soynut and even hazelnut butter.
■Eggs are another great source of protein. Include a hard-boiled egg (peel it first) or a couple of deviled eggs (made with low-fat mayo).
■If your kids are fans of tuna, egg or chicken salad, sneak some veggies into it. Minced carrots, celery, zucchini and even cucumbers mix well. In addition to regular sandwiches, these salads make great dippers for whole-grain crackers and raw veggies.
■Hummus or black bean dip is full of filling fiber and protein. Like the salads mentioned above, it's great in sandwiches or as a dip.
■Disguise protein as a treat by mixing nuts with dried fruit and just a few chocolate chips for an easy trail mix.
Mom-tested tips:
Here what BabyFit community team members are doing to make lunch fun, tasty and healthy for their kids.
LISAMARIE55 uses a thermos for both warm and cold food items. Pasta salad with diced tomatoes, cucumber, cheese and carrots, with an olive oil-based dressing, is a great lunch. In the winter, put veggie soup in the thermos. To sneak in extra vegetables, add shredded veggies (zucchini, carrots or celery) to tuna or chicken salad.
JAKE_ADAMSMOMMY likes to pack string cheese, grapes, carrot sticks, and cheese-and-cracker sandwiches that her kids can put together themselves.
COOKIECHRISTIAN likes to keep lunchtime fun with the following ideas: bagel sandwiches, celery sticks filled with peanut butter or cream cheese, carrot sticks, cucumber, "trees" (cauliflower and broccoli) with ranch dressing, frozen tubes of yogurt (they thaw by lunch), dried fruits, black olives, fruit kabobs with pineapple, melon, and berries, chips and cheese or bean dip, guacamole and pico de gallo for kids to assemble themselves.
LUV4MY3BOYS likes to include as many food groups as possible in her sons' lunches. She fills celery with peanut butter and raisins and uses a cookie cutter to make heart-shaped peanut butter sandwiches. She chooses whole grain bread, natural peanut butter, and all-fruit preserves. For something sweet, she includes yogurt and granola with fresh fruit, apples dipped in peanut butter, homemade oatmeal raisin cookies, and trail mix.
KIMMER322 loves cutting up fresh fruits such as pears, bananas, apples and grapes and tossing them with vanilla yogurt.
TAMMYBEE5 likes to pack sliced carrots and cucumbers and fruit salad


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|cape cod, i ~ the hopper house ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright 2012 dawn chandler
If you're unsure who Edward Hopper is, he's the painter of such iconic American scenes as these:
|Nighthawks ~ oil on canvas ~ c.1942 ~ by Edward Hopper
|The Lighthouse at Two Lights ~ oil on canvas ~ c.1929 ~ by Edward Hopper
[There's a cool article in the New York Times about this house and Hopper's painting of the Cape.]
We spent a week on the Cape, My Good Man and I, visiting beloved friends and taking in the captivating beauty of the arm of New England. A week wasn't nearly long enough. I want to go back and bury myself in the sand, throw myself out to sea, be dazzled by sea light reflection, get lost in the winding pathways among oak and water, immerse myself in art and food and gracious friends and community.... What a glorious landscape, what a delightful community.
Below, some details of my painting. If you look carefully, you'll see the ghost of my underwriting/scribing. [Read more about that technique here.]
|cape cod, i ~ the hopper house ~ oil on panel ~ 12 x 24 inches ~ by dawn chandler ~ copyright 2012 dawn chandler


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Thunderbirds Are Now sound like they are on the edge, so much seems to be happening in some of the songs, but not really, it's just the speed. These guys out of Detroit can hum like an electric bee hive... and they do on the song, "Open Us Up".
The new record, their 3rd full length, Make History, is out on Frenchkiss Records, October 3rd.
Thunderbirds Are Now! Make History MP3s:
+ open us up
+ why we war
Make History track list:
1 Panthers in Crime
2 The Veil Comes Down
3 We Win (Ha Ha)
4 Open Us Up
5 Why We War
6 Sound Issues/Smart Ideas
7 Sleeping In The Lion's Mouth
8 Shit Gold
9 Shake Them Awake
11 (The Making Of...) Make History


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Comfortably corner bathtub design interior
We would like to see a collection of luxury bath Teuco to Italian society. Appointed 383 This is a collection of minimalist and modern bathroom with shower combination. It was perfect for a modern bathroom. 383 Walk in bath with shower are designed to meet the needs of the whole family, from children to adults and even older. It is a comfortable bathroom with a door that opens inward, with a long lever with a mechanical lock to stop accidental opening. Shower is more than walking, on average, bathroom with shower and access easily through the door without climbing on the tub. Inside, you can easily and comfortably and comes with a seat, spacious and comfortable. Finally a product of compromise. You can find more information on this Teuco luxury bath collection.
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text: ID-Theft Ring Victimized Bernanke Thieves used pickpocketed IDs, checkbooks for fraud By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff Posted Aug 27, 2009 2:55 PM CDT 1 comment Comments Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks in Oak Bluffs, Mass., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Newser) – No less a public figure than the chairman of the Federal Reserve was one of 500 individuals victimized by an identity-theft ring that combined technologically sophisticated methods with old-fashioned thievery to bilk $2.1 million from consumers and financial institutions, Newsweek reports. The ringleader of the group, Clyde Austin Gray Jr.—aka "Big Head"—pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Anna Bernanke, Ben's wife, fell victim when her purse was stolen off a chair at a Washington Starbucks. But the thief, a henchman of Big Head, wasn't out for cash: he stole the Bernankes' joint checkbook for an elaborate false-deposit scheme that resulted in the theft of $9,000 in cash from a Maryland Wachovia branch. Big Head's ring used other purse-snatchings, especially at sporting events, to create false driver's licenses and go on credit-card spending sprees.


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Qt Demo's From MWC 2011 | Qt WebKit, HTML5 & Digia NFC ShopWizerby Ibrahim Jogee in Events, Industry, Preview, Video
Here's a couple of video demo's from Qt at Mobile World Congress2011 in Barcelona. First up is Qt's WebKit integration and some HTML5 apps. Secondly Qt showcases it's potential when it comes to NFC, utilizing an app created be Digia called ShopWizer on a Nokia C7. Hit the jump for the demo's.


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Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize –for not being George W. Bush. This seemed unseemly at the time, but not outrageous. Seven years later, it seems grotesque.
As the steward-in-chief of the American empire, Obama continued
Bush's Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, and extended his "War on Terror" into
Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and elsewhere in Africa and the
Middle East.
He also became a terrorist himself and a serial killer, weaponized drones and special ops assassins being his weapons of choice.
-- Andrew Levine, "Needed Now: a Peace Movement Against the Clinton Wars to Come" (COUNTERPUNCH).


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I will go see Spider-Man. I smirked because I enjoy people back-talking commercials.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
I wanna be somebody's buddy
I will go see Spider-Man. I smirked because I enjoy people back-talking commercials.
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2nd to last panel? Totally.
- June 9, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Rick said...
Everything you drew about is exactly why I didn't like the movie (yup, I know you summarized almost the entire movie). Oh well, to each their own.
- June 9, 2012 at 1:08 PM
- Hamster Boy said...
funny, funny, accurate review. too bad the movie was horrible.
- June 9, 2012 at 2:10 PM
- Amie said...
This perfectly captures all the problems I had with this movie and the fact that I still somehow loved it despite all the plot holes and silliness.
- June 9, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Loved the movie and, as in the case of DiCaprio's "Inception", which totally 'flummoxed' some in the audience as "Prometheus" obviously did, I'm going back in another time or two to examine the themes/scenes. Ridley Scott keeps the audience guessing: you want screaming in space, 'meet the chest monster'. You want a sequel after 30 years, 'meet your makers'. Ridley, you are too much, man! Can't wait to see what he does to the BladeRunner sequel or prequel. I wanted to ''pause' a lot of the scenes but that will have to wait until the DVD arrives in December, just in time for Christmas: neat plan Ridley. Thanks for this page and your picture analysis, it rocks.
- June 9, 2012 at 3:37 PM
People who didn't like it: seriously? It. Was. Amazing.
- June 9, 2012 at 9:02 PM
I'm reading all these reviews about how people hated it and how it didn't fit in with the Alien movie franchise.
I haven't seen a single one of the Alien movies, and the only reason I recognized the Xenomorph at the end is because I saw it in the cover of Alien vs Predator years ago.
I liked the movie, if you don't look at the differences between it and Alien it's really good! I'd also watch it again.
- June 10, 2012 at 11:58 AM
That scene where David refuses to let her look at the monitor? HOLY PARALLELS TO DOCTORS REFUSING WOMEN INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ABOUT ABORTIONS, BATMAN.
And yes, just like being "impregnated" by an alien face-penis, pregnancy is a difficult biological process frought with danger and even a risk of death. When Shaw screamed "GET IT OUT OF ME!" and then took the intitiative to do it herself when no one else would raise a hand? I was fist-pumping in the theatre. It was her body and her LIFE at stake.
- June 10, 2012 at 1:35 PM
That was hilarious! And exactly my reaction to everything!! You just got your stomach staple! Why the fck are you running? And bending over? And the run sideways!! Geez, run sideways aim for the middle!! I haven't seen Alien at all and I enjoyed it heaps. Just a bit annoyed cause I didn't see it in 3D which would've made all the pretty holographic stuff even prettier. All the guys I went to see it with loved it. So very mixed response audience wise.
- June 11, 2012 at 8:41 AM
It wasnt an abortion, but a cesarean. She couldnt kill her monster child because she was obsessed with her own failure as a human. Same reason why she wanted to know what was so wrong with humans that they deserved to be destroyed by their parents. Her religion be damned.
David was the most interesting character because he wanted to be free and have the right to personhood. The way he was so bitchy with the humans was awesome. His need to exist will be a very interesting counter to Shaw's need to create in the sequel.
- June 11, 2012 at 3:25 PM
- Dave Crosland, aka King Gum said...
Ha! This may be one of the best movie reviews I've ever read. EVER. Now I want to see the movie all over again!
- June 11, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Mother of GOD this just became the most amazing thing EVER. The "I would watch this sequel" panel. I dont. DAVID HAS BECOME A PARIS HILTON HANGBAG ACCESSORY.
- June 11, 2012 at 6:03 PM
eeee! these made me so happy! after reading all the bashing i feel much better to see someone else who enjoyed it. and via such cute art! :) do you do many reviews like this? hehe.
- June 13, 2012 at 6:25 AM
- Tally said...
Thank you, everyone!
Re captainsharmie:
I'm planning to do a similar kind of review for Brave, and probably The Dark Knight Rises.
- June 13, 2012 at 11:24 AM
i loved prometheus! i also love your reveiw :). to all who hate the movie, im not surprised its not for everyone. if it makes you feel ant better the screenwriter who went to the highschool i go to (a looooong time ago), also wrote about 150 episodes of the show lost. which was also very convoluted.
- June 13, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Cadwell said...
This was great. The flute panel is the best.
I also called the Scott Pilgrim parallel and didn't Captain Idris Elba says he got the accordian from Stephen Stills? It sounded like it anyway.
- June 15, 2012 at 2:52 AM
i know a lot of people thought it was a horrible movie but i personally loved it :3
- June 21, 2012 at 11:20 AM


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Week 4 and here is what went into the Box today.....
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A bad habit
Once I have finished reading an interesting, moving, insightful or informative book, I often search for conversations, reviews or commentary on the work. This happens almost involuntarily, without my intending to do so, and is a bad habit that refuses to die. Unfortunately for me, what I often find, especially if the book happens to touch on a politically sensitive topic (or, actually, not even so, as you will see shortly), is hypermodern intellectual nihilism of the kind that makes you despair of the future of writing and thinking.
Unfair critics
In Act 2 of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, the listless protagonists Vladimir and Estragon decide to kill time by hurling insults at one another. The jokey tirade continues for a while with the two men hurling the choicest abuses at each other until they reach climax with the biggest insult they can muster: "critic!"
This article is about recent encounters with frustratingly bad reviews of books and unfair critics. It is also about what our approach to ideas portends for culture.
I only recently embarked on a voyage of the works of Jared Diamond, the acclaimed bio-geographer who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs and Steel (1997). Guns is a magnum opus that meticulously reviews and re-charts the history of the world with the aim of explaining the conditions and circumstances that led to some societies developing farming, writing, technology, and political advancement and expansion, while others maintained their hunter-gatherer lifestyles. Simply put, it was an eye-opening and magnificent read. Then I read Collapse (2005) and The World Until Yesterday (2012). Now I'm waiting to continue onto The Third Chimpanzee (1992), an earlier work.
As I said earlier, I have the unfortunate habit of reading reviews and commentary, sometimes simultaneously with the text. That's what I did with The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?. And, man, was I disappointed.
Diamond is not an anthropologist but some anthropologists really seem to have it in for him. Wade Davis' review of The World Until Yesterday in the Guardian and James C Scott's review in the London Review of Books are two prime examples of this. This blog post by 'Dennis Junk' is an excellent riposte to the two aforementioned reviews and I make similar arguments here as I agree with him completely.
Davis tells us that Diamonds' charting of civilisation and implicit adoption of a "hierarchy of progress" (not Diamond's words) is bad practice; that these are, in fact, outmoded concepts and scholars who engage in such scientific piddling as the tracking of particular evolutionary models missed the memo that established "radical" "cultural relativism" as the "ethnographic orientation" in "modern anthropology". Cultural relativism is, he tells us, as radical as "Einstein's theory of relativity in the field of physics". Understanding how a culture evolved in a scientific way (through climatic, ecological and historic models) apparently replicates "19th century thinking". Instead, cultures must only be understood as "unique sets of intellectual and spiritual choices" made by ancestors thousands of years ago, requiring no outside explanation and no explanation whatsoever of how these choices came to be made. This is the only way you can evade the charge of colonialism (implied by "19th century thinking").
Diamond must have to deal with straw-man fallacies such as Davis' a lot, which is why he's had to explicitly state the obvious: "My motive for investigating these geographic differences in human societies is not to celebrate one type of society over another but simply to understand what happened in history." (p. 18)
James Scott's review is a long commentary (masquerading as a refutation of Diamond's ideas) on how states are violent and how tribal societies are not preserved relics of past hunter-gatherer societies. He pulls Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of Our Nature (2011) into the discussion to talk about how scholars are minimising state violence and exaggerating the violence of hunter-gatherer societies.
Firstly, Diamond explicitly clarifies at the very start of the book what he means by the terms "traditional" and "small-scale" societies (p. 6). Nowhere does he say that he considers tribal societies replicas of past hunter-gatherer societies. In fact, he clearly points out that all such societies have been "at least partly modified by contact, and could alternatively be described as 'transitional' rather than 'traditional' societies". Instead, his argument is that demographic and ecological factors may help illuminate how pre-agrarian societies lived. Secondly, he talks at length about cultivation in such traditional societies, thereby giving the lie to his critics' misleading use of the term "hunter-gatherer". Thirdly, Diamond discusses state-led violence at great length (more so in other books). In this book, he compares traditional societies to contemporary states, not early agrarian states (which is what Scott goes on and on about in his review). Finally, Scott argues that archaeological, historical and ecological evidence do not tell us anything about the past, and concludes with this churlish anti-intellectual statement:
"We have virtually no credible evidence about the world until yesterday and, until we do, the only defensible intellectual position is to shut up." (emphasis mine)
Incidentally, both Davis and Scott find the 'what we can learn from traditional societies' part of Diamond's book unremarkable. Evidently nothing other than radical or never-heard-before suggestions on this front would have satisfied them.
In addition to these two reviews, we also have a review by activist Stephen Corry whose headline screams that "Jared Diamond's The World Until Yesterday is completely wrong" and whose premise is that Diamond (and Pinker) are guilty of "pushing the advancement of human rights for tribal peoples back decades". Like Scott, he gives the impression that Diamond sanitises state intervention in the lives of tribal peoples by only speaking of the state as a guarantor of law and order. And like Scott, he totally disregards Diamonds' analysis of state-led violence.
Other than some factual misrepresentations, Scott also indulges in a whole lot of – "Are they 'backward,' from 'yesterday'; are they more 'savage,' more violent, than we are?" – all of which, including the use of single quotes, you will know is pure tosh if you've read even one page of any of Diamond's books. Diamond, who published his first book at 54 after years of study and who has spent more time with communities in New Guinea than most of his critics would have spent outside their home societies in a lifetime, is the complete opposite of what is suggested here – he has possibly done more to teach us about the ingenuity of tribal societies' (and of all societies') adaptations to their environments than anybody else.
Who's killing the humanities now?
Selective (mis)reading and ideological haranguing might indeed provide fodder for charged exchanges in esoteric seminars and for damning commentary in click-bait outlets but the unintended consequences of this particular approach to intellectual discourse, taken to its logical conclusion, may well frighten its purveyors.
By promoting (faux) outrage, rancour and belligerence as the go-to modes of critique in the world of ideas, many academics and journalists are complicit in the deadening of the humanities - not only the dumbing down of the humanities but its gradual ossification and disintegration.
Reviews inveigh against ideas that do not comport with their worldview. Critics distort and misrepresent specific ideas within texts, and use straw-men arguments to 'demolish' the entire edifice that is the work in its totality. Presenting one specific aspect of the whole as a 'fatal' or 'fundamental' flaw, the overreaching critic often concludes (and sometimes even starts) his/her 'devastating' review by categorically 'rejecting' the author's contribution. The author's stand on the subject is deemed irrecoverable and all conversations are declared closed.
Instead of criticising specific 'flaws' in the text and leaving it at that, and humbly accepting that other methods, views and conclusions can exist, the go-to option appears to be to 'shut down' the conversation.
One wonders how reviewers who adopt this approach see it as being even remotely conducive to academic growth and vitality?
The (very self-evident) problem with this approach to criticism is it damages learning. It forecloses the possibility of developing a body of knowledge that is inclusive rather than fragmented; that is receptive to ideas rather than jealous and hostile in guarding its territory.
When even the most sophisticated, rigorous and popular thinkers in the field are approached with such belligerence, one can only imagine the treatment that is routinely meted out to 'unpopular ones'.
Or, on the other hand, perhaps it might be more accurate to say that people like Diamond and Pinker are now being critiqued in invidious ways precisely because they are so prominent and popular. After all, both are immensely engaging and thoughtful writers, and Pinker has been very critical of the abstruse and moribund style that is conventional academic writing's defining characteristic.
The mode and register of academic 'journal paper'-type writing favours narrowly delimited claims and never-ending caveats and endless hedging. Arguments are sapped of life and vigour and presented in the most unobtrusive ways possible. It is best to say as a little as possible with as much corroboration as you can muster.
But the kind of scholarship that Diamond and Pinker represent (scholarship in its more traditional sense) differs in fundamental ways from the conformist, cabalistic and formula-driven scholarship that defines academia today. The former prioritises 'big picture' analysis over punditry. It does not shy away from making generalisations on the basis of scientific criteria instead of dwelling endlessly on particularities.
More often than not, it is marked by its lucidity and accessibility, expansiveness, seamlessness, and above all, its desire to engage, move, provoke and convince. It is, at its core, a very public kind of scholarship, more invested in engaging a wide readership and expanding the frontiers of knowledge than in fulfilling professional duties (by mass producing formulaic papers) and conforming to whatever is de rigueur amongst peers.
In academia, where styles, conventions and professional duties have become so rigid, this older, more traditional kind of scholarship is now often regarded with an unwarranted reflexive hostility. Popular science works (especially those that overlap with humanities disciplines such as history and anthropology) are the latest casualty.
Veneration for formulaic academic writing is so ingrained in scholars that any writing that transcends it is viewed with suspicion or otherwise treated shabbily (such as in bad reviews). Paradoxically, this even applies, retrospectively, to classic works such as Guns, Germs and Steel. Davis' review of The World Until Yesterday in the Guardian, for instance, evaluates the former text in the most dismissive and laughably dishonest manner possible. (He concludes his summary of Guns with this comment on its analysis: "No surprises there." Oh, really? Hindsight is wonderful thing!)
And, while most of what I've said so far pertains to structural issues, it's important to keep in mind (and to attempt to untangle) the politics underpinning all of this. Although admittedly confounding, understanding the politics of what is critiqued (and for what reasons) is, ultimately, indispensable to evolving a relationship with both text and critique.
When a writer is attacked for seeming to offend current dogma, and when such attacks are justified in the name of upholding moral norms or correcting historical wrongs or injustices – such wrongs being grossly unfairly attributed to the scholar – then we have a form of moral/political persecution of scholars (in the form of scaremongering amongst readers) that is as dishonest and almost as dangerous as that practiced by, for example, religious fundamentalists who make it their business to set limits on what constitutes 'acceptable scholarship'.
Unfortunately, the end result is an intellectual world that is poorer, less informed and more partisan.
And, at the end of the day, when people of my generation barely read anyway, one wonders what those in the business of educating others are attempting to achieve by undermining what remains of scholarship?


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So, what exactly is new? Well, I finally decided to take the Paleo plunge. Let me step back a little first and explain how I came to learn about the Paleo lifestyle. I decided to check out my local Crossfit gym at the suggestion of my stylist. He raved about this gym he just joined and from the sounds of it - it was RIGHT up my alley. He talked about all kinds of exercises and how you compete with others as well as yourself.
I emailed Frisco Crossfit and came in for a free trial workout. I was HOOKED! It was incredibly challenging, but equally fun too! I was given some handouts, one of them included information on the Paleo Diet.
My first impression of the diet made not only say no, but HELL NO! It talked about eliminating all grains (I love my Ezekiel Bread and my oatmeal!!), legumes (¿que que? No beans?!) and dairy (not my beloved Greek Yogurt TOO!). I read and re-read the material and just shook my head. I was NOT going to give up some of my very favorite foods. NOPE. NOT GUH'NA D'IT!
The seed was planted. I started researching about Paleo - articles, books, blogs. I wanted to know WHY these items were eliminated. As I read and educated myself, I deliberately started cutting back on those forbidden foods. Instead of having yogurt daily I would have it every other day, or every 2-3 days. I did the same with my Ezekiel bread. Legumes were easier as I was too lazy to cook beans often. I finally decided at the end of September that starting on October 1st that I would cut out the last of the grain (my oatmeal) and dairy (no more half-n-half in my coffee or Greek yogurt for snacks).
Here I am, 2 weeks later and what can I say so far? I LOVE it! By far the biggest benefit for me has been that my insatiable hunger has finally been put in check! Those of you that know me personally KNOW how I would just be STARVING all the time. I could eat and eat, but just not feel full. Now I can eat a good meal and not feel deprived. It's such a wonderful feeling!
I know what some of you are thinking - because whenever I explain what I CAN'T eat, the most common response is **GASP!** What CAN you eat?!
Paleo Approved List:
- Lean Meats & Eggs (grass-fed beef, poultry, pork, fish, shellfish)
- Veggies (except white potatoes & other starchy veggies - exception is yam or sweet potato in your post-workout meal)
- Fruits (berries preferred - with the caveat that if weightloss is your goal, keep fruit intake low)
- Nuts (almonds, walnuts, macademia nuts - NO peanuts, they are a legume. Same caveat as fruit, if weightloss is your goal, keep nut intake low as they are calorically dense)
Ok, some of you need examples, so here are some of my meals:
Breakfast (PreWorkout)
- 2 servings of egg whites
- chopped onions
- 1 serving organic salsa or guacamole
- 1/4 cup of coconut milk (add espresso or coffee)
Snack 1 (PostWorkout)
- 2 eggs (preferably omega-3)
- 2 servings of egg whites
- chopped onions, peppers, mushrooms
- 2-4 slices of bacon (organic/nitrite free) - OR if I'm having higher carbs 2-3oz sweet potato
- 1/4 cup of coconut milk (add espresso or coffee)
- 6oz grass-fed ground beef
- chopped onions, peppers
- 2oz baby spinach
- 3-4oz avocado
- 2-3oz spaghetti squash or 4-5oz zucchini
Snack 2
- 5-6oz chicken breast - sometimes topped w/almonds, garlic, lemon
- 3-4oz asparagus
- 1/4 cup of coconut milk (add espresso or coffee)
- 2oz baby spinach
- 3oz tomatoes
- 4-5oz salmon - topped w/dill OR if I have Mahi-Mahi or Tilapia, topped with shredded coconut
- 2oz baby spinach
- 3-4oz avocado
- 2-3oz spaghetti squash or 4-5oz zucchini (depends on my calories so far).
- 1/2 ounce walnuts
- 1/4 serving 100% cacao (dark chocolate)
- 1/3 serving shredded coconut
My plan is to provide progress updates (more frequent posts I promise!) and post great recipes that I either find or develop myself. I'll also post separately the logic behind the Paleo lifestyle as there is lots of information to cover.


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Anthony "Skeeter" Lasuzzo received his first camera from his parents when he graduated with a Masters of Science degree in geology from Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, Louisiana. He was leaving home and his parents asked that he document his travels with photographs so that they could also experience those moments. This led to slide shows for his family and friends on every return trip home. He became very interested in mountaineering, backpacking, and winter mountaineering, as well as hiking and the camera was a great way to share these experiences with his family.
He was a film photographer for thirty years before switching to digital photography just eighteen months ago. The change to digital photography has been a real learning experience for Skeeter, not only in the camera equipment, but in the computer darkroom and printing process as well. Since his retirement from the oil industry in 2002 and his switch to digital photography, he has become more serious about his photographic work.
Skeeter presently resides in Pottsboro, Texas, with his wife, Marolyn. With the Hagerman Wildlife Refuge very near their home, it became an emotional refuge for them after Marolyn was diagnosed with breast cancer in June of 2006. They spent three to four hours a day in the refuge, Skeeter with his camera and Marolyn with her spotting scope identifying and photographing birds. The results of the time spent in the refuge was not only great for the physical and emotional healing from the cancer, but also resulted in many photographic images of which they are very proud.
Over the years, Skeeter has won or placed in numerous photographic contests. He has had images published in The Spirit of Oklahoma, A Portrait of Oklahoma by Oklahomans and has sold his work to various businesses and individuals, as well as donating framed images for charitable fundraisers.
Ansel Adams once said, "Either the photograph speaks to a viewer or it does not. I cannot demand that anyone receive from the image just what was in my visualization at the time of exposure. I believe that if I am able to express what I saw and felt, the image will contain qualities that may provide a basis for imaginative response from the viewer."
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Starbucks named most unethical cafe in UK
(heraldscotland.com) Ethical Consumer ranked brands on 19 different categories and found Starbucks far and away the worst due to its stance on workers' rights and its political activities.
"We've uncovered a record of unethical behaviour that runs completely counter to Starbucks image as an environmentally friendly, bohemian Seattle coffee shop," said Dan Welch, the magazine's co-editor.
"It covers everything from serving up genetically engineered growth hormone in milk in the US and a relentless union-busting campaign, to attempting to block Ethiopia's attempts to improve the livelihoods of coffee growers and petitioning a US federal judge to allow in evidence the past sexual history of a 16-year-old former employee when she took a case of sexual harassment to court."
Although the firm has sold Fairtrade coffee as standard in all its UK stores since 2009, the rest of the global operation has been slower on the uptake, Ethical Consumer said.
It named AMT Coffee as the most ethical brand, noting it used only Fairtrade coffee and organic milk, with Costa Coffee in second place.
Mr Welch said. "Our best buy is AMT Coffee, the first UK coffee shop to go 100% Fairtrade with its coffee and offer 100% organic milk. Ethical consumers will of course want to support coffee producers with Fairtrade, but they might spare a thought for the poverty wages and right to organise of the coffee shop worker too."
The report, released today to coincide with the start of Fairtrade Fortnight, pointed to potentially misleading statements on some cafe chains' websites.
Coffee Republic, for instance, refers to "fair-trade" products on its website, but does not actually sell Fairtrade branded drinks. Caffe Nero promotes "Fair Trade Coffee" on its website but admits that it doesn't stock Fairtrade. Not all of its coffee has "traceable" origins, it states, meaning growers' conditions cannot be measured.
A Starbucks spokeswoman defended her firm's record, saying: "It's disappointing that the authors appear to be wholly unaware of Starbucks widely published ethical standards which guarantee rights, wages and conditions for coffee farmers, as well as offering industry-leading environmental performance in coffee production.
"Nor are they aware that our independently verified environmental standards for stores are cutting water and energy consumption by up to 25% or that employees own a share in the company and benefit from the success of our business. Surveys show our customers rate us top for ethical performance above other coffee chains and we were named 'most ethical coffee company in Europe' for the last two years."
by CHRIS WATT
Source: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/starbucks-named-most-unethical-cafe-in-uk-1.1087515


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Monday, February 3, 2014
DAVID SHEVLINO WORKSHOP No. 2
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OK, now you deserve a crown for FIGURE painting. Girl, we are conjoined. You are not supposed to take a workshop without me. Remember that. xoxoxReplyDelete
What a workshop! You should be very proud of these paintings, Linda!!ReplyDelete
You did a wonderful job with this figure study!! Perfect shadows and light!!
These all look wonderful, Linda! I have always wanted to study in Fredericksburg, so I really appreciate hearing about your experience. Keep up the awesome work!ReplyDelete
Fabulous Linda! I love your work!ReplyDelete
I just love these paintings, so fresh and immediate, You are right to leave them as is, perfect memories and teaching tools for you and for us. Thanks for sharing your great experience Linda!ReplyDelete
looks to me like you "got" what he was teaching....lovely!ReplyDelete
I love seeing your paintings and comments on David's workshop. So glad you had a great time & experience.ReplyDelete
Your paintings are really nice. Great color. I bet the workshop was amazingReplyDelete
These are great Linda! Beautiful studies......I would also leave them as they are.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing. :-D
Great work Linda!! They're probably more finished than you think . . . the figures are wonderful!ReplyDelete
These are incredible, Linda....I haven't been blogging for some time and am delighted in what you are doing!ReplyDelete
You should be over-the-moon with your paintings! They are wonderful!
Wow, you have been busy! These are super and such clean great shapes! Love his work and looks like you had an excellent workshop.ReplyDelete
nice work here Linda. David is an amazing painter. I'll bet it was a great workshop.ReplyDelete
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Why A Real Book Still Beats The Kindle and Other Readers
We've all heard about the romantic notion of picking up a book and the feeling that flipping through the real pages gives to a hardcore reader. It's so romantic to curl up by the fire with a volume on a rainy or snowy day. Or to find yourself in a coffee shop, sipping on the java, with a novel in front of you. Or to lay on the beach, the warmth of the sun tickling your skin, sunglasses on, lost in the most recent tome.
My reason for the real book beating all the Kindle is way less sentimental than that. Although I've also harbored the romantic ideas of myself reading in the scenarios above, the reality is a bit different. I don't think I've ever curled up by the fire with a volume. I'd be too lazy to start a fire on my own, and if there's someone else who started it, chances are I'd rather talk to them than read. I also have no patience for reading in a coffee shop. I don't think I'd ever actually push myself out of the house to go to a coffee shop just to read! Chances are I'm meeting up with someone at that coffee shop, which leaves no place for a book. And the beach scene… I've brought books along. I get too hot, the hair gets in my eyes, the wind blows the pages all over, and the sand that flies on the pages gives me this icky feeling like when you scratch your nails on a chalkboard. Brrrrr!!! So why do I still think the real book beats The Kindle?
My reason for the real book beating all the Readers is practical. The only place I read is in the bathtub. And if I haven't dropped a novel in the water, I have at least made the edges wet by being too lazy to use a towel every time before turning the page. I don't take my cell phone in the tub with me, so why would I take an electronic anything else (such as a Reader?) This is the same reason why I don't like hardcovers and fat volumes. They are too heavy to hold in the tub.
This is why a real book still beats The Kindle.


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Like most Cuban politicians, Grandfather Alberto had lost count of how many godchildren he had sponsored. One in particular, however, he never forgot: she had the greatest claim to his love and protection because she was also his daughter. I do not know her name but I do know of her existence. It was confided to me by grandfather himself, and as far as I've been able to ascertain, nobody else is aware of it. She was born when grandfather was 17, which would have been in 1915. The baby was adopted by friends of the family, a middle-aged childless couple who raised her as their own. Grandfather was always a part of her life, however. He was officially her "padrino," which in those days was far more than the ceremonial distinction it is today. Then that honor was normally conferred on a family member, usually a sibling, but not uncommonly a grandparent (e.g., Mipa's father, Francisco GARCIA y Ziburu, was the godfather of all his grandchildren except the youngest Grand-Aunt Ester, who was born after his passing; Grandfather Alberto (her brother) was her godfather, and she in turn was the godmother and namesake of his daughter Ester ("China").
When a "stranger" (that is, not a blood relation) was chosen as godparent, he (or she) became a member of the family by adoption, not just the child's surrogate parent (or parent-in-waiting), but the parents' compadre or comadre (co-parent). It was highly unusual for a 17-year old boy, who was not related to the family, to become the compadre of a couple in their fifties, and people were not so naive then that this would have passed unnoticed. The goddaughter, of course, never suspected anything. By the time she grew up, her padrino, too, was a middle-aged man. I neglected to ask grandfather if the baby's mother, too, was her godmother; but I rather suspect not. Any further association with her "disgrace" would only have blighted her prospects for a future marriage and family.
Grandfather, of course, never told his goddaughter his real identity (or should that be her real identity)? That would have been cruel because she loved and cherished the memory of the only parents she had ever known. Such a disclosure would also have been unnecessary because she also loved her padrino, whom she had known all her life and who remained a paternal figure for decades after the death of her "real" father. Even in exile, grandfather continued to see his goddaughter and her family whenever he visited Miami.
Naturally, I wanted to know the name of the secret daughter, but this grandfather would never divulge. If she were alive today, she would be almost 100. It would not be impossible to discover her identity — a review of church records in Cuba would tell us the name of the child for whom grandfather stood as godfather in 1915. But to what purpose and with what end?
I have more than a dozen cousins whom I have not seen in 50 years, that is, since we were children in Cuba. I would have to track them all down before I considered searching for secret cousins who might be upset to learn the circumstances of our consanguinity, or, worst still, couldn't care less. As I've grown older, I've lost interest in solving mysteries for the sake of solving mysteries. Most mysteries, I'm convinced, are best left unsolved, since knowledge, not ignorance, is usually the cause of the world's unhappiness. Nevertheless, if this secret child had been a male — Grandfather Alberto's only son — I could not have resisted the urge to learn more — all — about him.


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Hello, I'm visiting Seattle solo in order to focus on photography. If you or your friends or your dance team or acoustic trio or whatever would like a casual photoshoot in trade of food, let me know. Good excuse to update your Tinder pics. Or we could do a take turns taking pictures of each other thing like on Negative Feedback's YouTube page. Note that the pictures will be on film so expect a long turnaround time and no instant feedback.I am staying in Mt Baker, but tomorrow I'll be attending a Meetup group for film photography Saturday 9am (Uptown Espresso, 2504 4th Ave). Then I'll be in West Seattle for a few hours, then maybe UW area for the evening. Sunday, lunch in Capitol Hill area and maybe visiting the Henry Art Gallery near UW for free admission Sundays. I leave Monday afternoon.Here's some recent stuff of mine : http://ift.tt/2dyyWIH's some stuff of mine when I wasn't so lazy and afraid : http://ift.tt/2cIpg8a via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dyz2Qt
Friday, September 30, 2016
Dom Polski (Polish House) Dinner
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Big police response in Broadview.
There's about 10 police cars blocking 3rd Ave NW and 110th St. I saw them milling about the open frobt door of a house off 3rd Ave before I had to redirect. Anyone on the scanner and know what's up? via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2d2SNue
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Looking for a good pub trivia in south Seattle/Renton.
Wife and I went to the AFK in Renton until it shut down. Any recommendations or any group looking for more people. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dkdvI4
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Drug Dealer RVs and 72 Hour/Width violations
My block's newest resident is an avid cyclist. If he didn't spend all his income on really high end road bikes he could probably afford to rent a nice apartment instead of living in a dilapidated RV. I can forgive him, though. Bikes are great. I just can't bring myself to buy two or three really nice ones every few days.Judging from all the needles around, he's probably a diabetic too. Damn you, big sugar! He has many friends from all around the city, but I imagine they're very busy. They can only stop to visit once a day for a few minutes.I think he might have told some of his friends about the nice park where he's living, because some of them have come, too, and appear to share his cycling hobby, diabetes, and rustic living choices. Maybe it's a club ride support group hub.Unfortunately, he might not be up on the current parking regulations. I'd hate to think it, but if couldn't read, maybe the kids at the adjacent Boys & Girls Club might be able to help him.Anyway, his RV has been FindIt-FixIt'd and has all the violation stickers/warnings on the windshield, both for being over width and for staying longer than 72 hours. Does the city enforce this? I assume the answer's no, because they don't enforce anything, but if anyone has experience here I'd like to hear about it. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2cHr865
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Left my wedding band at Tavolàta. Seems like someone took it :(.
This is my band: http://ift.tt/2dyeNm4 putting it out there it was taken at Tavolata :(. I took it off to wash my hands, and left it on the sink farthest bathroom from the door.It's not worth much honestly (since I don't make much money). But I'd be happy to get it back if someone out there finds it. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2desxT8
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Stoked for the game! Espn for those not in the know. Kockoff at 6pm, Friday evening. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dutnWw
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10 day notice to comply or quit
Came home to a letter saying I have 10 days to comply or vacate. Doesn't say what the violation is. I have been living in the building for 4 years and never had an issue.I am not sure what exactly I should do. I will contact the leasing office on Monday but should I also contact a lawyer or something?edit: Looking at the back. It says I had trash in the apartment at the time of the inspection which is not correct because removed my trash before they came in and I am blocking my heater which is also not correct there is a bag beside that's been there for 4 years. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2cRYeOZ
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To the Woman in the Convenience Store at First and Wall at 445 this Afternoon
For the record, if you're in line complaining that people are cutting ahead in a convenience store, and directing those comments at the person ahead of you who says they really don't care, you cannot then decline when they offer to allow you to go ahead of them.Nor can you take their admission of experiencing an anxiety attack and not wanting to deal who is cutting who, or who was in line first as "making it about themselves" when you've already asserted that you were just trying to stand up for said person.No ma'am, I don't care. And I want you and your daughter as far away from me as you can get before I lose my cool. My hands are shaking and I'm losing feeling in my fingers, my knees are trembling, and I am having trouble breathing. I just want to buy my water and leave with minimal human interaction. Save your "help" for someone who cares about who was first. We're all going to get to the front of the line eventually.Tl/dr: just go ahead of me next time with a polite "thank you" and listen when your daughter says "Mommy, she's just trying to be nice to us!" via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dy863z
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Medallion signature guarantee in Seattle?
I'm trying to rollover a couple of IRAs in an attempt consolidate my finances. The mutual fund family that I'm trying to rollover from in requiring a medallion signature guarantee (not the same thing as being notarized) to get the money moved. This is pretty antiquated, does anyone know a place in Seattle that still offers this? via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dGmRgz
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Non-casino organized bingo games in the Seattle area?
Somewhat of an odd question, but... Does anyone know of any organized bingo games held in the Seattle area on Friday/Saturday evenings? I know about the big casino bingo halls (Tulalip, Muckleshoot, etc.) but was hoping to find some smaller (and non-smoking) alternatives held like at a church or other organization. Anyone hear of anything like that? Thanks for your help. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dgFJ7E
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Four rescued after Kenmore Air floatplane crashes into water off San Juan Islands
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Space Needle PanoCam
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Bellevue performing arts center to break ground in 2018
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Of these commutes, which is the best and worst in the city?
Assuming you laid out a map of the city on a compass -- you know, like our street grid actually is -- which would be the best and worst commutes?NW - N - NEW - Central - ESW - S - SEPick any point and you need to get to another. Assume it's the 'middle' of that point. Bonus points for solutions beside cars.Convenient Google Maps link. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2de2WGD
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WSDOT Updates on i405 traffic
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Live King5 Light Rail vs Car traffic challenge happening now
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Hypothetical legal question - getting public recognition for a legal case?
Say I was involved with a very interesting legal case involving a major Seattle company that wasn't getting the recognition I felt it deserved. What would be the steps one could take to do this? Would it be as simple as contacting some Seattle news companies? Or would it be preferable to try to build up recognition in activist circles that the case is related to?Anyone involved in Seattle news feel free to PM me but I am making this anonymous for now. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2de8EeW
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Careless Whisper
Careless Whisper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQI never feel unsureAs I shadowbanAnd lead you to the spam queueAs the submission rate diesSomething in your eyesCalls to mind the /r/Seattle subredditAnd all it's sad goodbyes~I'm never gonna be in control againGuilty mods have got no rhythmThough it's easy to use an altI know you're not a foolI should've known better than to cheat at RedditAnd waste a chance /u/Astromike had givenSo I'm never gonna be in control againThe way I tried to shadowban you~Reddiquette can never mendThe /u/careless whispers of a modTo the users and readersIgnorance is niceThere's no comfort in honest truthAutomodded subreddits is all you'll find~I'm never gonna define Seattle againFailed subreddits have got no rhythmThough it's easy to pretendI know you're not a foolI should've known better than to fire my modsAnd waste a chance /u/Astromike had givenSo I'm never gonna be relevant againBecause I tried to fool you~Tonight the user pings seem so loudI wish that I could lose this AMA crowdMaybe it's better this wayYou'd hurt each other with the things I removed/r/Seattle could have been so good foreverWe could have lived this dictatorship togetherBut now who's gonna mod with mePlease stay~I'm never gonna be relevant againMy subreddit's got no usersThough it's easy to pretendI know you're not a foolI should've known better than to play kingAnd waste a chance /u/Astromike had givenSo I'm never gonna have power againBecause I'm careless~Now that you've all gone to /r/SeattleWANow that you've all gone to /r/SeattleWANow that you've all gone to /r/SeattleWAWas what I did so wrongSo wrong that you had to leave me alone via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2djRSYd
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Bellevue Arts Museum Is Struggling Again
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One simple step to increase diversity in Seattle police
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Suggestions for large indoor birthday party venue?
A friend and I have the same birthday and we want to throw a joint birthday party! Neither of us can host it, and we're part of a fairly large (~50 people) social group of people in their 20s and 30s. I was thinking somewhere outside like Golden Gardens, but it will be in late November and there is a high chance of rain/wind/cold. Another idea we had was Gameworks, but I was wondering if any people on this subreddit could give any suggestions. Preferably low cost, not looking to be super swanky or anything. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2cH6HWW
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Seattle Mayor uses Powerpoint for first time ever
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'We stand … because we have respect, but we hold our fists up … to make positive change': Chief Sealth Black Student Union plans protest
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Seattle region boasts 5th best life sciences market in the country
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Seattle says it will clear The Jungle on Oct 11, residents were given notification today
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Marshawn Lynch opens Beast Mode store in Seattle
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Credit card skimmers found on Lakewood gas pumps
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Is this the only time Seattle was mentioned Futurama?
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Test /r/toolbox post please ignore - testing "official" removal reasons. Want to get a fake removal? Shitpost here and a mod with toolbox will cheerfully remove it.
Just monkeying with 'removal' rules. We're going to beat people in the face with transparency until you're sick of it. If anyone wants to help, post in this post whatever you want but preface with REMOVE THIS. Otherwise, carry on.If you're curious about toolbox, it's /r/toolbox. Super duper useful thing if you moderate. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dtB8fm
City creates Move Seattle performance dashboard - Drill down into whether or not the city is meeting the goals of the 2015 Move Seattle levy
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SDOT Survey about West Seattle 35th SW-ish Greenway - ends Sunday 10/2
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[QUESTION] Does anyone know where I can get Seattle traffic data? Historical and real-time?
Is traffic increasing / decreasing year-on-year? What's the main gridlock times? AM / PM. What are the factors that affect traffic in Seattle, specifically in the AM. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dBQVNR
Any Seattle residential architects know what happened with the Green Roof incentives that Seattle used to offer?
I attended some city sponsored workshops for living green roofs about 10 years ago, and I recall there was some allowed increases in your house height limit for a green living roof -- but I'm searching the DPD website and can't find anything authoritative. I see the that 30' is the standard height limit, and you can have an additional 5' above that for a pitched roof, but I'm not finding anything about a flat green roof.Anybody dealt with this recently? via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2ddobbH
Weird Rainier Beer sub
Just got done having a conversation at work about glorious Vitamin-R at work, when I thought I'd try to see if there was a subreddit for it...Sure enough, http://ift.tt/2dd8YaL exists. Give it a shot!I'd cross post this in /r/Seattle but wouldn't want to get banned for posting a competing subreddit (lol)Maybe it originally got created for cool Rainier stuff, but got taken over by bots spamming torrent links? Who knows?! via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2cReZKj
Where to live, working in SLU
Mid-thirties couple no kids, not having kids, HUGE dogs.Trying to keep my commute <30 min. Would like a house over 2k sqft, a fenced yard, and a quiet area. Budget up to 850K. Proximity to bike trails, parks, water/lakes all big plusses.Character in neighborhoods is all well and good but as huge introverts I don't personally care all that much. Taking an uber/train to a bar/restaurant is fine for me.Thank you. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dtmODg
Seattle Police accused of using surveillance software to monitor public online
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Yard Sale lover Alert - Montlake's 80+ locations is tomorrow Oct 1st
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Reddit Seattle(WA) Meetup tonight on Capitol Hill(!)
Come one, come all! Gather around for a spectacle the likes of which you've probably seen before!!But not with this particular group of individuals.WHERE: Europub on Capitol HillAddress: 109 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102WHEN: 8PMPROFIT: ????Reddit Seattle has a thriving and active event community and has for years. If you have never been to a meetup: Now is a great time to start. Like-minded people from all over the state are coming together to connect, hang out, share a beer and have a good evening getting to know some fine folks.Rules: come as you arebe nice, open minded, and try to meet people and have funno racism/sexism/bigotry/homophobia, etc. This is a safe space.Have fun!Looking forward to meeting you all :)http://ift.tt/2djjzk5 via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2cH4nu1
Fly through Sea-Tac Airport's International Arrival Facility
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"The day I age out of foster care" - A PBS documentarian follows two men as they age out of the WA foster care system
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'Amanda Knox' Review: Voyeurism on Trial
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Does this mean we lose our cheapest and most spatious downtown parking garage? -- Seattle sells Pacific Place garage for $87 million, paving way for mall remodel
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Seattle trailer-park closure means end to rich, intimate community
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Where should people be allowed to camp in Seattle?
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Seattle schools start times impacting students in sports
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Tacoma rent is following Seattle's sky-high prices
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King County Sheriff Continues to Offer Distorted View of Seattle Sex Trafficking
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Have you been to a large group/ work party in Western-ish Washington? Tell me about it!
I need options for our next company party. We've done everything from over night trips to Victoria, the W downtown Seattle, and Semiahmoo to smaller parties like bowling at the Garage, Teatro Zinzanni and the Museum of Flight. I want to hear EVERYTHING. Please? Help me Reddit, you're my only hope. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dffA7L
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Seattle ISPs?
After a couple negative experiences with popular cable tv providers and their bundles, I'm considering just having internet and not bothering with cable tv. Other than Comcast and Centurylink, can anyone recommend a decent ISP with pretty fast internet speeds? Sounds like some ISPs only service apartments or condo buildings. I have a single family house in W Seattle. via /r/SeattleWA http://ift.tt/2dbClNG
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Configuring IBM ThinkPad's TrackPoint middle button
If you are a fan of a ThinkPad notebook like I am, you would know that they come with old school TrackPoint mouse system, something I referred to as the "nipple" when I first used it ten years ago. As I am a TrackPoint veteran having played with them on selected Toshiba notebooks, so it worked well with me.
The thing about the TrackPoint is there are three buttons for it. The usual left and right are there but also a light blue middle button which the previous owner does not know what it does. I believe IBM calls it the scroll button, but it is a mainly disabled button for most part of this decade. Apparently. It used to work well in applications like MS Office and IE, but is now 'broken' due to it being not supported by newer versions of those software. It does not work with Firefox 2.x as well as the new IE 7.
Here's a tip that I swiped off jdavidb, download Logitech's Mouseware if you have any intentions of using the TrackPoint's middle button. After rebooting Windows XP, the Mouseware application would allow you to configure the middle button to do almost anything, including scrolling if you wish. As a person who missed the Windows button on the IBM keyboard (it doesn't have that until Lenovo changed the policy recently), I configured the middle button to launch the start button. Yay.
Posted by Jon Choo @ Thursday, April 26, 2007
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- tokyo_nights said...
I've an old IBM Thinkpad over at the office and I usually call the "nipple" as the "eraser head"
- April 28, 2007 1:31 AM
- Jon said...
We always called it the nipple, though I have heard about the eraser head. The new caps has a more 'nipply' feel to it...
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- ph1l said...
That is a nice theme! Where can I download it?
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We're hearing Jerome Dyson's toenail got torn off as he walked into the arena this morning. Must have been painful, but it won't keep him from playing today. We should be getting some official word soon.
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Keith Urban is to headline the NRL grand final pre-match entertainment.
Australian country music star Urban, a multiple ARIA award winner, will be joined on the line up by Richie Sambora, a founder member of Bon Jovi, and Adelaide-born guitarist Orianthi.
"These are three of the greatest musicians and guitarists currently touring the world and to have them on the same set will be nothing short of spectacular," said NRL commercial chief Andrew Abdo.
The October 2 grand final at ANZ Stadium will pay homage to retiring players including Cronulla veteran Michael Ennis and Brisbane forward Corey Parker and highlight memorable past grand final moments.


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DU Recruit Joey Laleggia Highlight Video
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Excited to see him replace Donovan. Looks like he has a nice shot and skates well.
- Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 3:18:00 PM MDT
Cant wait to see Laleggia play
- Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 3:35:00 PM MDT
- du78 said...
According to the video, Joey tied Duncan Keith's d-man scoring record in the BCHL. Duncan is now a member of the 2010 Stanley Cup winning Chicago Black Hawks and the 2010 Norris Trophy winner. Duncan played at Michigan State for just under 2 years before leaving and playing for Kelowna in the WHL. Duncan was heavily recruited by DU and he ultimately chose MSU over DU. If Joey turns out to be a player of Duncan's ilk, DU will have another star d-man in the stable.
- Monday, April 4, 2011 at 8:19:00 AM MDT
Is it just me or has Donovan's decision been scrutinized much more than the other players who left early? Frei and the rest of the media should give him the benefit of the doubt and hope he does well.
- Monday, April 4, 2011 at 2:03:00 PM MDT
I'm just speculating that perhaps Donovan's decision has been so scrutinized is because he was an iffy player at times and was never consistant therefore leaving people to wonder if he could have benefited from another year at DU, etc.
I agree though. We need to wish him the best and give him support because the decision is done and the contract is signed so no matter how much people say he made a mistake it doesn't matter because he will never be coming back to college hockey.
- Monday, April 4, 2011 at 2:20:00 PM MDT
- dggoddard said...
Its not Frei's job to wish him well. He's an columnist for the Denver Post.
Frei's job is to second guess, criticize, comment and offer opinions on sports.
If Donovan makes the Islanders or wins a Stanley Cup, then he can wish him well.
Any time Terry Frei offers opinions about DU hockey, good or bad, its a good thing.
- Monday, April 4, 2011 at 2:34:00 PM MDT
My guess is that both Frei and Chambers are channeling Gwoz' feelings that Dono could have used another year at DU.
Dono's skills are pro level, but his body and decision-making could use more seasoning. Perhaps he'll get that at the next level, but as a fourth rounder, he's a project player who will likely spend at least a year or two in the AHL.
Ironic verification word: noodu (NO DU?)
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In sex, when a woman is made to sit on her hands and knees in order to be penetrated at both ends by two men, making her appear as if she is impaled on a spit rod.
Yo man. Your girlfriend is so hot! Ever thought about spitrodding her?
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OT: A comment by WVU Jr. DE Bruce Irvin (3-3-5 related)
First, WVU landed 4 defensive players on the 1st team All-Big East defensive team.
Second, I found this comment by WVU junior defensive end Bruce Irwin about sacks (he got 12 this last season) rather interesting:
"That's what I needed to do," Irvin said.
"We feed off of hitting the quarterback and getting sacks. We run the 3-3-5 and it's a pressure defense. Every play someone's coming. I just did what I had to do."
12 sacks as a DE running out of the 3-3-5.
Casteel must have ordered a crap load of blitzes this last year.


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