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It's no mystery that the people we are today is thanks to no small part of who we were yesterday. I was a skinny long haired street kid with an eye for the pretty girls and friends too numerous to count. Food played a big part in my 'growing up in Brooklyn' experience.
I had never even heard of Chef Boyardee's SpaghettiOs until I was about 15 after my brother had turned to them while my parents were away for a few days. Even early on, I could never bring myself to it; Jack's Grocery is where I could be found at such a time; homemade rare roast beef hero, piled about an inch thick, with yellow American cheese, mayo and black pepper. Manhattan Special was always the drink of choice. If I was extra hungry, I would order a 3/4 size hero or maybe some fresh potato salad in a cup--My size 28 army fatigues or chinos knew no limits.
My mother could always be found in the general area of the oven (remember, this is the day before the two income households became the norm), be it eggplant parm, tender veal & peppers in a red sauce, numerous chicken dishes , fried pork chops and rice, potato & egg sandwiches or meatballs & sausages in the Sunday gravy with home made raviolis or manicotti. (We had a tune we sang to the Village People's 'In The Navy': 'In the gravy, that's where you mother puts the meat'). One loaf of crusty Italian bread was relegated just for dipping while we waited picked on some cold antipasto. Earlier in my life, I have memories of 'gravy sandwiches' which is exactly what they sound like; only when I turned about 12 or 13 did I move onto meatball or sausage sandwiches. There was always a ton of food, just in case someone popped in, and pop-ins were numerous, especially our friends, who always called mom 'mom', just as we did theirs. If I made the run to the corner for the days Italian bread chances are that the breads 'asses' would be missing by time I got home, and I always got grief for it. It's a little habit my grandfather Frank taught me when I was about 4 while walking back from the bakery on Knickerbocker Ave. I can still hear my grandmother Carmella yelling at him in her broken English. If I say my mom is a great cook, my grandmother was an INCREDIBLE cook. People would go out of their way to stop in on Sundays just to be served something Carmella had on the stove. I have vivid memories of about 15 people sitting around the huge table. Early in her life she had and unfortunate accident when a bottle exploded in her hands and her palms had been sewn together in the emergency room since there was no extra household money to have them seen to correctly, resulting in nerve damage. Today I can still recall in my minds eye standing on that cold linoleum floor that so badly needed replacing, as she measured ingredients with her cupped hand.
Back in our house one night a week was for slumming', usually Mondays where we might have had Sabrett hotdogs (because that's what the 'dirty water' vendors sold in the city) and beans or maybe just Sunday's leftovers. I can tell you that no-one ever complained (remind me at a later date to tell you the story why my dad threw a fully loaded dog, 'kraut' and all at my head during a heated dinnertime 'discussion'; we still speak of it). Funny, because it was also a hot dog that I had choked on that made my dad proclaim he would never take me to another ballgame again. (Shea Stadium, circa 1965). He did anyway.
Some misnomers I have carried through my life; To this day I still believe shaken milk is colder; ripped Italian bread tastes better than cut.
And then there was the 2 inch grasshopper in my sautéed spinach story...(how's that for 'fresh!). For a treat on some Saturdays , we would have 'steak sandwiches'; Fridays might be take-away Chinese food. We all had out own preferences, I preferred Szechuan, my parents, Cantonese. I liked that my place put thinly chopped lettuce into the 'Special' spicy fried rice. As I got older the discussion on where to order from always took place. In the end, he who paid, selected. My special fried rice would have to wait for my walk by. Pizza was 50 cent a slice and wonderful. My friends and myself could always be found in Pino's on bath Avenue, or Lenny's on 86th street. We were fans before Travolta stacked his slices. Who did that silly move anyhow? Nobody I knew (the producers must have missed that in their 'local color' research'.
Once I started working (13), I always had my own funds for food. On Fridays, I would always treat my 'non-working' friends to Carmines Hot Dog truck across from Jr. High 281; hot dog heroes for all! This was an amazing combo of 2 'water dogs' in a perfectly fitted piece of Italian bread with spicy mustard served off of a spinning wooden stick, all for a buck--- including drink. Carmine had great NY style pretzels as well, not that crap you see today. More mustard please!
Mom's creations on holidays were usually lasagna and..... Lasagna and turkey, Lasagna and ham, Lasagna and beef roast. Birthday's were choice (3 brothers and a younger sister who did not need a holiday to get her way). I always chose raviolis; I once ate 24 at one sitting and I was very proud of myself. Christmas eve was all the fish. My favorite was steamed scugilli with a hot sauce and a hard Italian biscuit that had to be soaked in water before even attempting to bite into. We always had 3 types of shrimp but the fried never lasted very long. Lobster tails in marinara with linguine, fried lemon sole (which only my parents ever ate), and golden deep fried calamari rings with a perfectly seasoned marinara sauce. It was amazing just watching her 'in her element'. Christmas day was everything and anything you might imagine; we would start at noon and would not leave the table until 6 pm. Mom made it all look so easy. I know I got my love for cooking from her. I remember visiting with aunts and uncles, there was always something that had to wait on the back burner for everything else to be completed, usually meaning it was cold, mushy, or something over-thickened because of the waiting. To this day that is still one of my cooking pet peeves, again because my moms timing was spot on! Today, when I say 'dinner!' you can be sure everyone shows up quickly, else I will hunt them down.
These days my mom says that I am a better cook than she; imagine how I must feel with such a glowing review. My dad does not agree--he actually did not eat my food, until just recently. I think he feels in a way he is 'cheating' on her, and god-forbid he likes it!
Simple times & great days indeed!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Eating through my youth.
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45 minute decant. Dark and ominous with red crimson edges. The nose is ungiving today, (more after an hour) but the palate is spot on, as usual. There is cassis driven black fruits with Kirsch Royal, pomegranate, clove, blackberries, black cherry, black and red raspberries. Its deep and plush with a fantastic balance. Tannins in check, acidity doing the high-wire. Decent plus finish. It's pure and enjoyable with out being complicated an ponderous. As a matter of fact, I have finally figured this wine out: THAT is this wines strength; clean, uncomplicated pleasure with elegance and some tight structure, all wrapped in a fifty dollar package and doesn't want to be anything but.Indeed. (93 points)
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November 21, 2013
Analyzing A-Rod's Arbitration Case
Where A-Rod's Representation Went Wrong
On Wednesday, Alex Rodriguez reportedly stormed out of his disciplinary hearing and made various pronouncements to the media, most notably during an interview with Mike Francesa on WFAN and the YES Network. Under normal circumstances, we could see this as his true emotional response to the negative ruling he'd just received (that Commissioner Selig would not be required to testify in the case). But because everything we've seen thus far from A-Rod and his team has been so orchestrated, I can interpret this only as a well-rehearsed and well-scheduled event like all of the rest.
Over the course of this drama, we've read and heard a lot from and about Alex Rodriguez's legal team. For many of us in the labor relations field, the entire concept of A-Rod having a legal team is anathema to the grievance arbitration process.
In a normal grievance procedure, either the Union or an employee may file a grievance at Step 1, although even when an employee files his own grievance, the Union has the right to be present and argue its position. But once the grievance moves to arbitration, the process is owned exclusively by the Union. This is because arbitration is a contractual right, not a statutory right. The Union is the party to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and it should control which cases go forward so that individual members cannot create bad law of the contract, undermining the rights of the rest of the bargaining unit.
In A-Rod's disciplinary case, he has his own legal team. This creates a curious situation in which A-Rod can bring in his own counsel to argue his case and his argument may be in opposition to or significantly different from the position of his Union.
The New York Times reported on why A-Rod may have his own staff of high-priced lawyers representing him as opposed to the MLBPA. The article referenced a letter from A-Rod's team of lawyers:
In it, Rodriguez's lawyers notified the players association that they believed the union failed to "fairly represent his interests" regarding Major League Baseball's investigation of Biogenesis of America…
Several of us in the legal Twittersphere questioned Weiner's interview at the time, concluding that it was an admission against interest. There were several other statements by Weiner that were questionable as well, including one early in the investigation in which he seemed to indicate that these cases would not be handled under the use or possession provisions in the Parties' Joint Drug Agreement, but instead be covered by the just cause disciplinary provisions, which do not have fixed penalties.
The Times article was a bit confused about the process, however:
The four-page letter was addressed to David Prouty, the players association's general counsel. It aimed to replace the union's lawyer for a crucial arbitration hearing regarding the suspension.
I would disagree. The letter did prove successful. A-Rod's team is representing him in the hearing alongside the Union. As I referenced in my prior column, the arbitration panel has three members, one from each party plus the union, but only Arbitrator Horowitz will make the decision.
The MLBPA is the exclusive representative of employees on 40-man rosters. This is based upon a National Labor Relations Board certification election. Having been duly certified, Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act states,
Representatives designated or selected for the purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes, shall be the exclusive representatives of all the employees in such unit for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, or other conditions of employment: Provided, That any individual employee or a group of employees shall have the right at any time to present grievances to their employer and to have such grievances adjusted, without the intervention of the bargaining representative, as long as the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of a collective- bargaining contract or agreement then in effect: Provided further, That the bargaining representative has been given opportunity to be present at such adjustment.
This of course, deals only with presenting grievances to the employer. As I mentioned above, the arbitration process is owned by the Union. In the Rodriguez case, I would imagine that A-Rod's team of handlers, from lawyers to public relations advisors to whatever other hangers-on he may have, probably suggested that the Union was going to sell him down the river and that he needed personal representation. They then spared no expense in acquiring for him the greatest criminal and sports lawyers the media has ever quoted, with nary a labor lawyer in the bunch.
I also suspect that A-Rod's team's threat that the Union was violating its duty of fair representation was really a threat of lawsuit. The Union likely responded, "Sure, you can step in and handle the case, but you will sign a waiver of claims against us if we let you handle this case in this private proceeding on behalf of a client whom we have the exclusive right to represent." MLBPA realizes that A-Rod's team hasn't met a lawsuit it doesn't want to file, so giving him his team would accomplish two things, if there was a waiver of claims. It would inoculate them in the event of a loss in the case (A-Rod's team can't make a claim against the Union for lost wages), and it would protect them from the Union's membership, which is now more rabidly anti-doping than perhaps even the media.
The problem with A-Rod having hired only criminal, sports, corporate, and other specialized non-labor lawyers is multi-fold, and it is unfolding right before our eyes. Unions and employers have long-term relationships. They treat each other with the necessary comportment of a long-term relationship. Labor relations is about relationships, after all. Unlike every other contract, when a collective bargaining agreement expires, the relationship doesn't end even if the parties dislike each other and can't work together. It just means that they have to suffer through the relationship until they can find common ground.
Labor lawyers also treat the arbitrators with respect. They appear before the same arbitrator or arbitrators regularly, and they know that arbitrators, although they're independent contractors, have relationships with each other, which means that bad reputations precede bad actors. If you've worked with an arbitrator for years and know that you will for years to come, you're not going to engage in outlandish theatrics that might play in television dramas or the media circus "trial of the century." You're also going to treat the other party with respect, because the relationship will last longer than the one case.
On the other hand, if you're a hired gun who has never handled a labor arbitration and likely never will again, you don't have to worry about how over-the-top you are toward the other side, much less the arbitrator.
A-Rod calling the arbitration "a farce" and disparaging the arbitrator in public is a tactic his team has concocted in order to get out in front of a bad decision. It screams of a public relations solution to a labor relations issue. If MLB's case is made on the credibility of felons and liars, undermine their credibility with the arbitrator, not the arbitrator's credibility with the public. Worse yet, if you're changing your strategy at this point to one of attacking the process, who's to say A-Rod won't sue you for malpractice when the case doesn't work out in his favor? After all, he's threatened or sued everyone else. Further, attacking the process appears to be a desperate act, rather than one built on the confidence professed during the early media blitz by A-Rod's legal team.
And for those who think this is just an elaborate scheme to declare the process unfair now so A-Rod can challenge the ruling once it's been issued, I wouldn't expect that to go anywhere either, although it would lead to a lot more legal fees. Courts grant great deference to labor arbitration and arbitrators under what's referred to as the Steelworkers Trilogy, a series of cases issued by the Supreme Court in 1960. One of those cases is also likely the basis for dismissing A-Rod's case against MLB—this investigation and matters related to the discipline are covered by the CBA, and therefore subject to the grievance arbitration process rather than private suit.
All told, I think the result in the arbitration was likely to be the same regardless of who represented A-Rod, the Union or his team. MLB must prove its case on each charge by a preponderance of the evidence and also prove that its penalty is reasonable and appropriate. The evidence is what it is. A-Rod is getting a more public version of the private hearing he was going to get anyway, with a lot more attention than was necessary and at a significantly higher expense.
Eugene Freedman is Deputy General Counsel for a national labor union. He has a BS in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University and earned his JD from the University of Maryland.
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A bit off the specific details of this piece, but can you explain why Selig would refuse to testify? It would seem to me that the burden of proof is still on MLB to defend the suspension since the argument is that the 211 games is extreme and arbitrary. Shouldn't MLB have to justify why ARod is getting a different ban than the others? Or is it that Selig, himself, is claiming he didn't establish the penalty and someone else from MLB is the responsible party?
Nov 21, 2013 07:58 AM
"The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth" would be a film that neither Rodriguez nor Selig should be cast in. Selig taking the stand would mark the first occasion in which I'd want to hear him speak.
Nov 21, 2013 08:18 AM
Johnson Magic
I would imagine Selig has little or nothing to gain from testifying (setting a precedent might be the least of his downsides...going on the record about the manner in which the Biogensis material was obtained might open him to liability).
Nov 21, 2013 10:55 AM
You would be wrong, of course. Firing an arbitrator has nothing to do with how you treat him while he is part of the arbitration process. Either of the two other sides can terminate an arbitrator after any ruling. And no reason is required. This is not exactly a rare occurrence. In fact it is fairly common.
Nov 21, 2013 12:16 PM
No arbitrator worth his/her salt would have their opinion influenced by being called a name outside of the court. Or inside the court, even. If Horowitz is affected by the comments, he should be relieved of his duties on the spot. I don't see why A-Rod's comments have any effect on anything besides PR spin.
Nov 21, 2013 12:39 PM
Normally, when some issue heads to court when it really shouldn't, I'm somewhat concerned about the legal fees, about money that shouldn't be spent ending up lining the lawyers' pockets. (And even though I work for a business that sells software to law firms...)
Nov 21, 2013 14:13 PM
Eugene Freedman
As I wrote in my previous piece here at BP, linked in this column, MLB bears the burden of proof. If Arbitrator Horowitz believes that MLB did not meet its burden without Selig's testimony, then ARod has already won. More likely, MLB argued and prevailed, that Selig's testimony would be duplicative of Manfred's.
Nov 22, 2013 04:10 AM
Johnson Magic
Shyam Das served as an arbitrator for MLB for 13 years until the Braun decision...that length of service would indicate that firing an arbitrator is fairly uncommon, not a regular occurrence.
Nov 22, 2013 09:49 AM
"My suspicion is that even if MLB made its case on the conduct it was overreaching on the penalty, which will be reduced to 50-125 games, with a greater likelihood of 65-85 depending on which charges were proven."
Nov 22, 2013 19:43 PM
That's probably why he says its his suspicion. That, and the publicly available CBA and drug testing agreement which make it pretty obvious that the number of 211 games was chosen arbitrarily by Selig/MLB, and that it isn't really justified by either agreement.
Nov 25, 2013 06:01 AM
Eugene Freedman
Dana Edward Eischen was baseball's arbitrator for one case - the JD Drew case, after which he resigned. Other's have had relatively short tenures, mainly because they served where there were a lot of high profile cases (or just one). In the case of Arbitrator Das, he didn't have many cases in those 13 years. It has really been a long stretch of labor peace with few ripples in the pool.
Nov 22, 2013 18:22 PM
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Brant Lake Dance Camp is highly equipped and prepared in caring for campers with special dietary needs, particularly those with food allergies, sensitivities and/or intolerances in addition to vegetarian and vegan diets. In support of this growing need, we have a second, professional chef in our Kitchen who is dedicated to preparing meals and snacks for those with special food and diet needs. Importantly, we even have a separate cooking and preparation area to help ensure that food is not exposed to allergen contamination. In this way we can safely provide for those campers with Celiac disease, gluten-free needs, among others.
Food Allergies
We maintain a "PEANUT/TREE NUT – FREE" policy throughout our camp, which means we do not serve or offer any nuts or products that contain nuts or nut oil as an ingredient. No peanut or tree nut products are permitted in camp nor are they provided as gifts/treats during the summer. We review food labels on a regular basis. We also do not serve any shellfish.
Please be aware that while we maintain a very strict policy concerning the above items, take precautions to prevent contact with these allergens and are vigilant in our efforts, we cannot guarantee that campers with allergies will not come into contact with these foods while at camp
Families with campers who have food allergies are requested to review their particular case with our director of dining room and our special needs chef, complete the necessary dietary and health record forms and agree on a plan of action for the summer. All food allergies and food related health issues are readily dealt with on an individual case basis including gluten sensitivity and lactose intolerance.
Epi pens, in addition to being available in the Health Center, are kept in our dining room, all bunk & activity areas, the waterfront, center campus/office and Arts & Crafts. Epi pen training is also conducted for many key staff throughout camp and for kitchen personnel.
As part of our on-going education efforts, we work with our staff and campers to make them aware of the risks involved with allergens to ensure that they adhere to our strict policy at all times, including the monitoring of all during out-of-camp trips.


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Old Fort Niagara will honor first responders and veterans with two separate programs during May. On May 4, OFN will offer free family admission to all firefighters, ambulance and law enforcement personnel. May 4 is International Firefighters Day, and the fort will admit first responders and their families free of charge from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
On May 17, Armed Forces Day, OFN will offer free family admission to all active duty military and veterans from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On both days, visitors will see musket firings, 18th century skills demonstrations and have the chance to take a guided tour of the fort. First responders, veterans and active duty military are asked to bring identification confirming their status.
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It's the month of flowers, chocolates and valentines. Heart-shaped cookies and cards fill the store shelves in celebration of loving relationships. Have you thought about your relationship with your own heart? What is your heart telling you?
Did you know that your heart beats about 100,000 times every day? It's working hard daily to keep you healthy and strong. What are you doing for it?
It's a fact that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. But, did you know that many of these deaths may be preventable via some simple, heart-healthy lifestyle add-ins? Many people think that optimal heart health is only about eating right and exercise, but you might be surprised to know that many of the things we think and feel also affect our heart's health.
Here are a couple of simple add-ins to help make your heart happy...
1. Eat a rainbow dailyThe flavonoids in vegetables and fruits act as antioxidants and reduce the risk of inflammation and disease. Eat a variety of colors each day to cover a spectrum of nutrients.
2. Take 10One of the biggest obstacles with regular exercise is time. Even if you can't fit 30 minutes into your routine, break time down into 10 minute movement segments. All of those extra little activities throughout the day can add-up; take the stairs instead of the elevator, park the farthest from the door, take a walk at lunch, stretch mid morning and mid afternoon, etc. With regular movement breaks, you will be better able to focus and deal with stress.
3. Gone fishingDid you know that wild caught salmon and sardines are amazing sources of omega-3 fatty acids (EPA) that help your heart by decreasing inflammation. Omega-3s also help prevent clot formation and help to maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol. Studies suggest that consuming salmon two times or more each week reduces the risk of coronary heart disease by 30%!
4. LoveStrong and happy relationships are key to a healthy heart. Research shows that happily married couples have a lower risk of heart disease and greater incidence rates for living healthier and longer lives. Not married? No problem. Having a love for family, friends, community or even a pet helps promote a healthy heart!
5. BreatheTaking time to focus on your body and your breath daily can lead to new levels of relaxation. Calming activities, such belly breathing, can relax blood vessels and the heart, resulting in lower blood pressure. To feel results, it is important to develop a habit of practice and be consistent. This is an art that only requires a handful of minutes each day, resulting in amazing stress reduction and heart strengthening strategies.
So love yourself-up this month and follow your happy, healthy heart!
Stay tuned for our ProEx for Life, Marathon of Healthy Habits Challenge and put some of these heart healthy tips into action!
Sources: http://www.wellnesstoday.com/5-ways-being-happy-is-good-for-your-heart-literally http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/982433/5-ways-to-strengthen-your-heart http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7757/10-essential-nutrients-for-heart-health.html


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What do mice look for when exploring new environments?
When you first arrive at a new destination, what do you do? Look for a nice, quiet place to relax? Find something to eat or drink? Or dive right in and introduce yourself to the locals? These are some of the questions researchers are answering about house mice and their behaviors when exploring new environments.
"Understanding how mice behave when they are introduced to a new environment helps us develop effective techniques for preventing rodent invasions on islands and other areas," states NWRC research wildlife biologist Dr. Gary Witmer.
House mice (and rodents in general) have many characteristics that make them effective invaders. They can live in a variety of habitats, are typically small, secretive, nocturnal and have keen senses of touch, taste and smell. As invasive species, rodents cause serious damage to native plants and animals, agriculture, property, human health, and other resources. On islands, where predators are often lacking, invasive rodents can decimate native plant and seabird populations.
In order to develop better biosecurity methods for detecting and preventing house mice invasions, NWRC researchers conducted a laboratory experiment that simulated an invasion by wild house mice. Wild-caught mice were placed into a radial arm maze with eight arms that represented a novel environment. Researchers monitored and compared the reactions of the mice to various odors and other attractants such as food, shelter, water, and other mice.
"The most common first reaction of the mice was to seek shelter in a den box," notes Witmer. "Next, the mice became focused on food scents, particularly cheese, bacon grease, almond extract, and peanut butter. We also noticed that female mice focused more on odors from male mice than vice versa."
Based on these findings, Witmer and others surmise that a secure den box with certain food and mouse odors might entice and hold house mice in a restricted area for a short period. Such methods could be useful in ports of entry or other locations where invading animals may first appear. For more information, please contact email@example.com.


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(07 December 2009) Comprising of reports from more than 120 high-level meetings and seminars, the OPEN DAYS 2009 proceedings have been published on this website.
The Committee of the Regions and the European Commission's Regional Policy DG organise a kick-off meeting to launch the OPEN DAYS 2010 on Friday 11 December 2009, at 11:30 in the Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 101, Brussels (Room JDE 51, 5th floor).
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With more than 6,000 participants from around 40 countries, including all the EU member states, the candidate countries and Brazil, China, Iceland, Japan, Russia, Ukraine and the U.S.A., the OPEN DAYS - European Week of Regions and Cities 2009 - brought together politicians, practitioners, academics and representatives from businesses, banks and civil society organisations for exchange and networking on local and regional issues.
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Following up from my last article 'Key to thriving: Find your Sisterhood', we should bring up a roadblock that most women face everyday… Sizing ourselves up to other women. Yes, the women's internalized version of a dick measuring contest. AKA a self-defeating strategy in making new friends. This is a major block and we need…Read More
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You wouldn't consider, after reading my previous two blogs, that I was green. It's true. I have been green since 2000 when my wife and I built a state of the art solar ranch in the wilderness. The house has active solar, passive solar and we burn wood. For us grid power and rural water wasn't an option. Our decision to go solar, and haul our water was born from necessity. However, we do enjoy all of the conveniences our cousins in the cities have including: gas forced air, nineteen cubic foot stainless steel frig, twenty one cubic foot freezer, Viking range, HD TV, stereo and computer.
My shade of green means purchasing energy efficient appliances and light bulbs, running my clothes washer, dryer and dish washer during the day when the sun shines. It means conserving water and limiting the household to a five minute showers, and never leaving the water on needlessly.
My shade of green means burning fossil fuels. It means watching wholesale diesel fuel prices for the best time to fill my farm tank. It means bundling errands to cut down on frivolous mileage, while driving a gas efficient, luxury automobile.
My shade of green employs logic to overcome adversity to maintain the lifestyle we have grown accustomed. I am neither trendy, nor hip, nor do I indulge in self aggrandizement pretending I belong to the collective movement of the day.
My shade of green doesn't congregate with the hybrid crowd, sipping micro brews in eclectic establishments, pontificating about how others need to be green to save the environment.
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Please come out an join the Social Justince Committee of the Catholic Community of the Holy Spirit and help make 1,000 (or more) sandwiches! All faiths are welcome and you do NOT need to be a member of the CCHS parish to participate. They just need as many hands as possible. And what's great is that they can use little hands too! Any child can participate so long as they can make a sandwich with minimal supervision. Families and groups can work together at their own stations.
Please be advised that they are making peanut butter and jelly, for anyone who has a peanut allergy.
Orientation begins at 6:45 pm and sandwich making will commence at 7:00 pm. This event takes place in the Mullica Hill Parish Center located at 17 Earlington Ave in Mullica Hill. The church is tucked right off of the little down town area of Main Street. Turn right at the Fertig Funeral Home onto Earlington Ave then make a left where the residential road dead ends. You'll see the church parking lot on your right. Head into the main doors of the large church (not the smaller church up front).


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Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP) increases the number of cross bridges that attach by increasing the sensitivity of contractile proteins to ionized calcium (Baudry and Duchateau. J Appl Physiol. 102: 1394-1401, 2007).
Supramaximal Holds (hold a weight near lockout that's more [~120% of 1RM is a good guide] than you could ever lift through a full range of motion, thus tricking your nervous system into releasing more neural drive to your muscles) followed by your prescribed set will work.
I've found it to also work after a heavy set, whereby the following set (ideally the last set for that exercise) is lighter. But you'll be able to get more reps than you would if you had used the same weight in a normal training fashion.
You'll often see coaches use it on athletes in the following way: heavy set of squats in the 2-3 rep range, then within 30s do some plyometric leg work. Defranco uses it.
Here's an article detailing that immediate use of the PAP is not needed:
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Pew Applauds TD Bank, Inland Bank, University of Illinois Employees Credit Union, and Eastman Credit Union for Making Checking Account Fees and Account Terms More Transparent
Today TD Bank became the second major bank to announce that it will voluntarily adopt Pew's simple disclosure for checking accounts. Pew's Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project created the short and concise model disclosure to give financial institutions a tool to make their checking account terms and fees more transparent and easier for consumers to understand.
TD Bank joins Illinois' Inland Bank, University of Illinois Employees Credit Union, and Tennessee's Eastman Credit Union who have also recently introduced Pew's simple disclosure to their customers.
"We commend these financial institutions for providing their checking account holders key information in a consumer-friendly way," said Susan Weinstock, director of Pew's Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project. "We encourage other banks and credit unions to adopt our simple disclosure form to shield consumers from unexpected fees that are often hidden in over 100 pages of disclosure documents."
Pew's research shows that the median length of disclosure documents at the nation's 10 largest banks is 111 pages, which makes it difficult for account holders to find important policies and fee information.
A standardized form, such as Pew's model disclosure, allows consumers to have the information needed to comparison shop and determine the checking account that best meets their financial needs. Such a tool allows financial institutions to compete based on clear information about the key fees and terms of the checking accounts they offer.
"At TD Bank we are constantly looking for new ways to make banking convenient for our customers," said Ryan Bailey, Head of Deposit Products and Pricing, TD Bank. "We want our account holders to be able to see the common fees and features associated with their account. Our new simple account guide is another step on the path that leads to America's Most Convenient Bank."
This move to make checking account fees more transparent comes at a time when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is beginning to launch a series of initiatives to bring greater clarity to how checking accounts work.
Pew is calling on the CFPB to make checking accounts safer and more transparent by requiring financial institutions to:
Chase, North Carolina State Employees' Credit Union, and Pentagon Federal Credit Union voluntarily adopted Pew's model disclosure form last year.
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Hello all!
before writing here in this forum, I tried to make things work for 2 days, without success.
I just bought a TL-WA7210N but I have some problems.
My setup is as follows:
TL-WA7210N --> operation mode: Bridge with AP
Connected to:
Wireless 2,4 Ghz amplifier
Connected to:
Directional grid antenna ANT2424B
I'm running the TL-WA7210N in test mode, to test (obviously), at maximum power (27 dbm)
I changed in "Wireless advanced" the antenna setting to "External antenna"
I tested the wireless amplifier and the antenna by connecting them to my workstation: workstation --> wifi usb (AWUS036NH) --> amplifier --> antenna and both antenna and amplifier work very good
When I go to Wireless --> Wireless settings, if I click on survey I can find my ap to connect to and I can connect to it with no problem (i.e. no problems with association with external ap).
Then if I go to Wireless --> Antenna Alignement I can see correct remote RSSI and Signal Percent
The problem is that I can't find my local wireless ap with my clients: note that TL-WA7210N, amplifier, ANT2424B, me and my clients are in the same room to test everything.
Note also that under Wireless --> Wireless settings "Enable Wireless Radio" and "Enable SSID Broadcast" are checked.
I tried different firmwares:
TL-WA7210N_V2_140730 (problem described above)
TL-WA7210N_V2_130320 (problem described above)
DD-WRT (I read it should work with only external antenna, but I have near no signal)
Openwrt (it works good with external amplifier and external antenna but the whole tx power is limited to max 16dbm....)
I have no problems with the internal antenna.
I also tried with this setup:
TL-WA7210N --> operation mode: Bridge with AP
Connected to:
Directional grid antenna ANT2424B
(no amplifier), and it works.
I don't know if the TL-WA7210N is defective and should be returned/changed.
I know some of you use external antennas so maybe someone can point me in the rigth direction.
Please do not reply with use "internal antenna": my setup must be TL-WA7210N + amplifier + ANT2424B
Why the WA7210N with tp link firmware cannot work with the external amplifier?
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An international rights group has urged the forces of a renegade general and those of rival Islamic extremist militias to stop "reckless shelling" in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi.
In a statement Tuesday, Amnesty International said that the shelling by forces allied to Gen. Khalifa Hifter and militias like the Ansar al-Shariah extremist group has killed and injured dozens and forced hundreds to flee.
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa deputy director, said: "Libyans are increasingly paying the price of reckless attacks with heavy weapons in residential areas that kill and injure people who are not posing an immediate threat, including those trying to treat the injured."
Hifter has vowed to crush Islamist militias and has rallied support from army units.


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Author and artist. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on October 20, 1921, Kati Rekai came to Canada
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Fonds consist of promotional material and photocopies of business correspondence and reviews, all relating to K. Rekai's children's guides to Toronto and Ottawa: The adventures of Mickey, Taggy, Puppo and Cica and how they discover Toronto; and discover Ottawa. Books published under the name "Kati" and illustrated by Elise Kane.
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Just bought a new Dell XPS 8300 Desktop PC from with following specs.
The purpose of this PC is to watch 6 stock charts at a time on 6, (24 inch, 1080p) Monitors.
I dont play games but watch Video sometimes.
I would like to connect as many monitors as possible but at least 6 if possible
Can you guys tell me how to do that & what other hardware changes like video cards, cables ( Type, Brand ) etc. do I need to make ?
Dell XPS 8300
i7-2600 Processor (3.4GHz, 8MB Cache)
Chipset Intel® H67
8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GT530 1GB GDDR3 (VGA/HDMI/DVI) Video Card.
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I've become a font hoarder over the past year. To be fair, it's not as bad as my makeup hoarding or my clothes hoarding… or my skincare hoarding… or my homeware hoarding… I've just seen a bit of a trend cropping up. Moving swiftly along, I've searched Dafont and Fontsquirrel to their darkest corners and I've resurfaced with some beauties. A couple of things to note before we delve in. One, I'm a big fan of using fonts in their uppercase form. May as well put that out there. Two, remember that font spacing can be just as important as the font itself. Now knock yourselves out!
I may have snuck in a few autumn phrases to get you excited for all the good stuff to come. I personally can't wait to be reunited with my unreasonably large sweater collection.


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Servin' Up Some Soul is the eleventh overall album released by R&B legend Mary Wells, released in 1968 on the Jubilee record label. The success of 'The Doctor' and its flip, 'Two Lovers History,' prompted Jubilee to rush-release a whole album, which consisted of six originals, written by Mary Wells-Womack and Cecil Womack, and some remakes. Generally the sound here is close to Stax/Volt with a touch of Ike Turner's guitar work, and her voice has a high, wavery quality that's oddly reminiscent of Smokey Robinson. Part of the explanation is that her voice is so husky, when she's in her high register she sounds like a man singing falsetto. Cecil, now known as Zekkariyas, plays guitar and supplies backing vocals. The bluesy, deep soul inspired 'Woman in Love,' is saddled with brazen Memphis horns that nearly overpower her lead. 'Two Lovers History' is better, more mainstream R&B, Mary's vocal is self assuring and alluring, and the horns are not intrusive. 'Bye Bye Baby,' her first Motown release, gets an appreciated update, but maybe lacks the stark, rawness of the original. There is also a rendition of Betty Swann's 'Make Me Yours', which sounds as creamy as whipped butter. Womacks' soulful guitar introduces 'The Doctor,' a pleasant mid-tempo number that reached #65 on Billboards' Pop 100 Chart and #22 R&B, her biggest Jubilee single. Unfortunately, it was the last time a Mary Wells single would crack the Pop 100, though she would continue to have R&B hits. Servin' Up Some Soul would be her final album for thirteen years with 1981's In and Out of Love, as Come Together, recorded in 1969, wasn't released until 1993. http://music.aol.com/, http://www.warr.org/
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The actor has his say after Dwayne Johnson lashed out at unnamed male co-stars in August
Vin Diesel has broken his silence on rumours he feuded with Fast & Furious co-star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson while filming the latest movie in the action franchise.
The speculation began when Johnson took to Facebook last summer and posting an angry message accusing some of his unnamed male co-stars of poor conduct on set.
Of course, given Diesel, 49, is arguably the biggest male star in the series, that started the whole saga that Johnson and Diesel had been at loggerheads last year.
But Diesel's now come out to say Johnson's words have been "blown out of proportion" and while he hinted at a disagreement on set last year, he insisted everything is fine between them now.
"I don't think the world really realises how close we are, in a weird way," Diesel told USA Today .
"I think some things may be blown out of proportion. I don't think that was his intention. I know he appreciates how much I work this franchise. In my house, he's Uncle Dwayne."
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Diesel added: "I protect the franchise. I protect everybody including Dwayne. I protected Dwayne more than he'll ever know. And it doesn't matter. He doesn't have to know. But he appreciates it. He knows it.
"Dwayne has only got one Vin in his life. Dwayne Johnson only has one big brother in this film world and that's me."
It's the first time Diesel has fully addressed Johnson's Facebook rant back in August 2016, which shocked fans.
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Johnson, 44, had said: "This is my final week of shooting Fast & Furious 8. There's no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one.
"An incredible hard working crew. Universal Studios Entertainment has been great partners as well. My female co-stars are always amazing and I love 'em.
"My male co-stars however are a different story. Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don't.
"The ones that don't are too chicken s**t to do anything about it anyway. Candy a**es.
"When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I'm not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling – you're right.
"Bottom line is it'll play great for the movie and fits this Hobbs character that's embedded in my DNA extremely well. The producer in me is happy about this part.
"Final week on FAST 8 and I will finish strong."
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The school building looked the same but it didn't feel the same. Maybe I had outgrown it or maybe I had just been left me behind in more ways than one. I had spent two years in that building before my father became ill. Everyone I had grown up with would be gone. I hated the idea of returning to finish my senior year, but my mom had insisted. Not only that, she had insisted that I take part in every school function that came along. All that was demanded even before the doors to the school opened for the graduating class of 1963. I expected a truly miserable nine months.
I knew exactly where the school office was located. Not only because I had business there two years before, but also because I had been inside one or the other of the small rooms twice already that August. The secretary greeted me with a warm smile. She, and probably everyone else, knew the story. Fortunately no one knew all of it.
"What can I do for you Mr. Burke?" She asked it with a pleasant, though bored, smile.
"I don't know if you remember Mrs. Ansley but I played football here before I missed the year. I was curious to know if I'm eligible to play again."
"You never enrolled for you senior year did you?" She asked it knowing I had not.
"No Ma'am, my dad got sick before school started that year."
"In that case your eligibility still stands. If you had registered, then dropped out it would be gone."
"You wouldn't know if the coach is around would you?"
"He should be in his office, but I haven't seen him this morning. You remember where it is don't you David."
"Yes Ma'am, guess I will wander over to talk to him."
Ten minutes later I stuck my head in the coach's door. "Coach Reid, it me David Burke."
"Yeah David, what can I do for you?" If he recognized me, he didn't let on.
"I'd like to try out for the team."
"Sure, check with the office to make sure I'm not gonna have any trouble from the academics board."
"Already have Coach."
"You are getting in under the wire. First practice is tomorrow at four, come in at three and draw your equipment."
"Fair enough coach," I replied as I turned for the door.
"Sorry about your dad son." It was a whisper. It must have choked the bastard to say a kind word.
"Thanks," I replied not even looking back.
My eighteenth birthday was marked by a miserable football practice and a store bought cake. Mom just didn't have time to bake one. Birthdays on a Wednesday for a woman who worked so hard, just couldn't get the full treatment.
All during dad's eight month ordeal as we called it, mom's had been the only money coming in. Dad's dried up in a couple of months, after that it was live on the salary of a female factory worker. Even if it had been my dad's salary alone, we might not have done well.
Eighteen years and a day found me back on the field running laps. The first couple of days were what the coach called conditioning. It was designed to make the kids puke and I did my share. I certainly hadn't distinguished myself when the second week began. The second week was all about who could take the pain. We hit each other over and over again. After two days I began playing fullback. Why? I have no idea.
I wasn't fast and I wasn't as big as the lineman for sure. I was probably too small to be a fullback but that's where I was. I blocked for the halfbacks and ran for short yardage. In those days the kids played both offense and defense, or what they like to call iron man football now, I was involved in almost every play. I was probably the slowest defensive end on any team. Why I played there was a mystery. I had expected to be a lineman.
Football really hadn't been my idea. Hell school hadn't been my idea either. I had planned to keep the job in the plant. The plant manager had personally hired me after dad's death. No, I wasn't on any fast track to anywhere, but he wanted to help. I guess he thought it his Christian duty. I took the job but mom made me quit in August. It was back to school with me and no excuses.
During that eight month work stint mom refused to accept any of the money I made. Instead she told me to buy something I wanted or to save it for college. Since there was absolutely no chance that I was going to college, I immediately thought car. Hell I was seventeen, soon to be eighteen what else would I think.
Dad's brother the one the called Deacon stopped by once a week or so to check on us. I always thought that he slipped mom money, but I never knew for sure. On one of his visits I told him I wanted to buy a car.
"You know I'm getting ready to sell my old bomb. If you want that big old dog, I will make you a deal."
Deacon was the only grown man I knew who drove a convertible. I know there had to be others but I didn't know any. "Thanks Uncle Deacon, but I could never afford that car. It is only four years old and a convertible."
"True David but it's a damn Ford, and not even the pretty fifty-seven. I bought the ugliest Ford ever made. I bought the fifty-eight Ford fairlane. Deacon was right it was ugly as hell, but it was a convertible.
"Still I know it must have cost two grand, at least."
"Not really the guy owed me a favor."
"Still Uncle Deacon, I just don't have anywhere near what it would cost to buy that car."
"Then you can rent it."
"Rent it?"
"Sure give me what you got, then when you are tired of it, give it back to me."
"What if I tear it up?"
"Oh hell son, I have so much insurance on this piece of shit, I hope you do. Now you forget about cars and get your grades up. I have seen your report card from two years ago."
"Ok Uncle Deacon, It's a deal."
"Then drive me home," he said it without so much as a blink. On the drive he said something to me that shocked hell out of me. "The car is a gift forget bringing it back. That rent bullshit was for your mother."
"But why?"
"I know what you did David, I would have done it myself for anyone else, but I just couldn't for your dad. He and I were brothers and even closer at times."
I knew exactly what he meant, but I chose to play dumb. "You mean taking care of him. Hell Uncle Deacon, I had to do it there was no one else." I thought for a minute he was going to buy the line. Yes I drove dad to the doctor and hospital early on. Then I helped him to the bathroom and even bathed him. I gave him his shots for pain. I hoped that Deacon meant that.
"Taking care of him is exactly what I mean." Deacon looked hard at me. I kept my eyes on the road but I felt it. "Now David, you get your ass back to that school, and you do what you need to do."
The remark and the car were the reasons that took me to the guidance counselors office the day before school officially started. The older, to me at least, woman sat looking at my record. "Let me get this straight David, you want to retake a course that you passed two years ago?"
"Yes Ma'am, I made a D in biology and I want a chance to fix it."
"It is commendable but you are going to have your hands full passing your other courses."
"If I can't handle it, I will drop the first week. Please Mrs. Edwards this is important to me."
"Have you seen our biology teacher?"
"Sure Mr. Jasper was my teacher two years ago."
"Since you don't know I will sign your permission card to take six courses."
"Know what?" I asked it truly in the dark.
"Mr. Jasper move to another state, the new teacher is name Miss Grogan."
"Okay, it makes no difference to me."
It truly did not until I saw Miss Grogan. She was a knockout by anyone's definition. She was also young. At the plant I had interacted with women her age and older, and I had done it as an equal. I can't say that my first look at her gave me an erection, but it did light a fire in me. I'm not sure what kind of fire.
The first week of school was a nightmare for me. Everything and everyone was strange to me. I hadn't been an especially popular kid two years before but a few of the students remembered me. Since I wasn't mobbed by them, they didn't seem overly joyful to have me back.
During the first couple of weeks everyone was settling in mostly. The first football game arrived while the homework was still light. I was surprised to find myself in the line up. I certainly hadn't expected it. I got beat up some but I played almost every down. The plays all ran together in my mind. It was all just a blur. I know that we won, and even that I scored a lot of the points. It would have been a lot more fun if there hadn't been a ringing in my head. After the first real shot I took, the ringing started and the pain ended. I had seen real pain . I could disregard my own minor pain and the pain I was delivering to others.
In the locker room the other guys tried to be nice to me but I was still in never, never land. I must have looked arrogant to them, but I was really still lost. After the shower I walked into the parking lot. I found Uncle Deacon standing by the car.
"Good game David, I'm proud of you."
"Thanks Uncle Deacon. but it's just a game."
"True but it is a game of life. Just like in life you have to take your shots and if you have enough left then you give them back. You did just that. I don't give damn what the score it. Nobody in real life keeps score much. You just take the hits then you get up do it again the next day."
"Yeah, I guess you are right."
"Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that you did well."
"Uncle Deacon, I just wanted to prove I could do it. I wasn't much of a player before."
"Well, you proved you could. Now you can continue or not, it makes no difference." He smiled knowing somehow that I understood. It wasn't the doing, it was the knowing I could. I decided to continues since I liked the cheers even though I hadn't really heard them.
I spent the weekend studying and working around the house. My dad had insurance to cancel out the house payment. It was a huge chunk of our bills so things were some better. The hospital and doctors seemed to stop calling why I never understood, but I suspected Uncle Deacon made some arrangement with them.
I became something of a hero at the school. A big fish in a mud puddle it seemed. The girls took an interest in me and I flirted back unmercifully. I was a real jerk for sure. I probably could have screwed a large number of the teeny boppers. I was of an age to go to jail for it. It wasn't just that either, since a hard dick has no conscience, it was those months in the plant. They had changed my thinking on women.
The kids weren't as much silly as just boring. I knew they were into school as though it was the greatest thing in their lives. No doubt it was. It just wasn't the greatest thing in my life. I knew there was a whole world outside those doors.
Grogan, as I began thinking of her, was more to my liking. I admit that I did think of her often. It was on the Monday after the big game that she called me to her desk as class let out.
"David, I wanted to congratulate you." She was looking at me differently. The look wasn't lustful as I would have liked,it was more curious.
"It's just a game." I said it trying to get my heart back in line.
"Not the game silly, this." She handed me a paper I had written on a subject I can't even remember now. I am sure whatever the thinking was a that time, it is different now anyway.
"Oh I'm sorry. I should have realized that football wouldn't be of any interest to you." I did smile to let her know that I was past being hurt by that nonsense. I wasn't of course.
"That's right. am not impressed at all that you scored three of the four touchdowns late week." She smile then turned her attention back to the papers on her desk. It was an indication that the conference was over.
I got a lot of pats on the back and even a couple on the ass as the week moved along. At the pep rally I got more cheers when introduced that anyone else. Yes, I admit that it was heady stuff, and that I had to fight back the urge to go a little crazy.
After the rally it was try to stay calm before the game later that night. It was difficult since it was our first home game. Most of the kids weren't going to just hear about their team, they were going to see us play. It was also the conference opener. It might be the biggest game of the year since it would set the tone for the year.
The coach shuttled players in and out with the plays. We fell into a pattern. On first and second down, the team ran junk to move ahead. On third down I carried the ball up the middle. It didn't take long for the other side to begin waiting for me. When they had it figured out they pounded me. As hard as they tried they couldn't stop me. I had slipped back into a world with no pain and no reality. If they handed me the ball I ran forward. If they didn't, I knocked someone on his ass. It's the way we played football in the south in 1962.
During the first eight weeks of the ten week season, everything went as planned. We won all the games, and the cheerleaders all had crushes on one or another of the players. I'm sure there were some hot romances, but they had nothing to do with me. I had promised mom and myself, not to get involved with any of the minors. I didn't have any desire to do time.
I spent most of my Saturday evenings in the pump room. I didn't play cards and didn't care much for the taste of beer, but I did love the girls from the plant. Even the local high school football hero was better than no hero. That and my Uncle Deacon sent the young mill workers my way accounted for my limited success. I was actually getting laid now and then, but Uncle Deacon saw to it that none of the girls got serious. I have no idea how he did it, but he did. Some of the women might have been his castoffs. I never asked because I didn't care.
Grogan kept having those conferences with me. She never said anything out of the way, but she never backed away from me either. She let me flirt with her, probably because it boosted her ego. Crises came in December. We were playing in the state Championship game. That was a big deal to everyone but me. I knew that the outcome would just be a footnote in my life, but the others seemed to think that it was the highest achievement they might ever attain.
"So David, did you have time over the weekend to do your assignment." Grogan was looking down at me as she asked it.
"Yes Ma'am why wouldn't I?" I looked up into her dark, dark brown eyes.
"Well with the game and all the other things you are involved with, I thought you might not have time for this little biology paper."
I had no idea what she meant so I answered truthfully though lamely, "I do my assignments on Sunday afternoon." She had a half smile on her face. I was a little disconcerted even though I knew there was no way for her to even guess what I had been up to on Saturday night. She might guess since it seemed I was popular at school. I knew that it wasn't really me. I was the guy two years before couldn't get a date. I wasn't sure that anyone knew that I wasn't taking advantage of my hero status. Oh I was messin' with women but they were grown women, in most cases lots older then me
People were talking about me and the big game all day. The rumor was that college scouts were going to be looking. Then the fact that I chose to repeat biology came up. Getting ready for the college scouts the rumors went. There were even rumors that the university of north carolina already had a letter of intent. That rumor also stated that it was how I managed to drive the big black Ford convertible.
I barely spoke to anyone about myself, so they had no idea about any of it. Just a bunch of wild guesses. The first half of the big game was a nightmare. I was swarmed even when I didn't have the ball. They cleaned my clock so many time I felt like Big Ben. I hardly felt it, but it prevented me from advancing the ball.
We managed to stay close even with me pretty much hamstrung. In the forth quarter we got to the three with first and goal. Even with all the swarming, I go to the one yard line. Coach sent in the same thing again.
"Thomas, it isn't going to work. They are filling the off tackle hole with guys the size of trucks."
"Coach called it," he replied.
"If you got any balls, call a quarterback draw and lets end this." Whose voice I was using I didn't know. It sure as hell wasn't mine I was too lost in the moment to think let alone speak.
"Are you sure?" He asked me. I could see the frown even behind his nose guard.
"Hell no, but I'm tired of getting my ass kicked. Time you got in the fight." I smiled. I hoped they all saw it but I didn't care. We ran the quarterback draw, we scored to take the lead, they never recovered. Sort of anti climactic I know but that's how it happened.
The next night I was forced to attend the dance. Mom insisted that I join in the activities that she felt had been stolen from me. I didn't tell her I would rather have been at the pump room sipping a beer and talking with Uncle Deacon. Okay, feeling up some mill girl too. I didn't want to but I put on the suit mom bought for the away games. Every team member had to wear a coat and tie to the away games. It was the coach's or maybe the league's rule. The black suit made its last appearance I was sure. Inside the dark and over decorated gym the team got introduced one at a time.
The quarterback and I shared the loudest cheer. The announcer told each team member to chose a partner for the official dance opener. The team captain and the most valuable player will go first. The captain was the quarterback of course. I smile at him as he took the head cheerleader's hand. It was only right I supposed.
"The voting is in for the most valuable player. The team, the coaches, and the local sports writers voted. This year there was never any doubt. David Burke, choose your partner." The principle was all aglow with excitement.
God I thought, these people are taking this shit way to seriously. I looked down the row of women, even the ones there with dates seemed anxious. Probably just curious to see who I chose. I gave some thought to the homeliest girl in the school. I didn't only because I realize it would seem like a mercy dance and embarrass her even more. Instead I walked past the line of cheerleaders to the corner where the faculty chaperones stood. I extended my hand to Grogan. She shook her head.
"Please don't make a scene. It is just a dance." I stood a couple of feet away when I said it. She saw the wisdom in it. She allowed me to lead her onto the floor. We left a respectable distance between us then danced to an inspirational thing. Everyone seemed to love rah, rah music. I caught some of the cheerleader types looking angrily at me. I didn't give a rat's ass. They gave me the choice and Grogan was my choice.
When the dance ended, she walked back to the group of staff and pretty much out of my life. The conferences after class ended that night. The semester ended a couple of weeks later. She wouldn't even look at me in the halls after that. I hoped that on graduation night all that would change, but she didn't even show for the ceremony.
I got a letter from her over a year later, not really a letter just an invitation to her wedding. The invitation with the hand scribbled note had been tossed to me while I stood in a circle around the first sergeant. I was back from two weeks in the field with my ARVN unit. Since they hadn't shot me instead of the Cong, I was feeling lucky. The invitation to Grogan's wedding stole whatever good feelings I might have had.
David, I probably should have gone to your graduation. I'll always wonder now. Grogan...
Later - much later - I would look at that note and grin.
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