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The fall and winter months mean lots of travel for me since we try to get to most of our son's swim meets on the East Coast. I know its cliché, but we really do travel on our stomach. Here are a few samples of my recent journeys:
Pizzeria Molto (1215 Post Road, Fairfield, Conn.): I celebrated our son's 21st birthday with a crisp glass of Rock Hollow chardonnay and a small plate of osso bucco. It was hard for me to picture a small plate of osso bucco but, sure enough, they placed a small plate of four very small bones and small portion of homemade gnocchi. They were aromatic with the meat falling off the bone. The gnocchi were light and served with a pan butter sauce with fresh parsley. The wine bar is a place I know we will all enjoy now the remaining school year.
Gina Tina Ristorante Italiano (602 E 187th St. No 1., Bronx, N.Y.): When I think "Little Italy" in New York of Mulberry Street in Manhattan. There are those who would argue that the Bronx is where the "real" little Italy is located(and the folks from Brooklyn would say we are both wrong). I was here last week to grab a bite before attending my son's swim meet.
I ordered the house Montepulciano which came in a large glass filled only a third full. Perfect. I enjoyed the wine and ate some crusty bread with green olive oil, such a simple pleasure for a busy day. I ordered baked clams which were broiled to a crispy top. They were a perfect complement to my wine. As I strolled along Arthur Avenue I glanced into other restaurants and know I will come back and sample other wonderful Italian options.
Bambino Bar and Kitchen (297 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY): This was our pre-hockey dinner spot before the Sabre's game last night. I love the compact structure and the pictures of the owners when they were children. I think I may be related to them (no, not really but they looked like typical Italian American kids back in the 60's). Our server Mary Beth was knowledgeable and funny. Everyone enjoyed something different with rave reviews. I had a caprese salad with their homemade mozzarella cheese. The cheese was mild and the tomatoes were not over seasoned. I also had baked clams here (I am picking up a pattern). They were large clams topped with a bread stuffing and a piece of provolone. I liked it a lot. Last, I had a roasted bone marrow salad on fresh parsley. I ordered it just because it sounded bizarre. I love the bone marrow the best when I have osso bucco so why not try this. The plate had two large bones (about four inches long) standing up on a bed of fresh parsley. There was no need for dressing because the juices from the bones provided all the seasoning necessary. I was given a small fork and knife to dig into the bones. The first one offered a few delicious bits of marrow which I ate with the parsley. It was great. When I lifted the second bone to loosen the marrow a huge portion slid out. It was one of the most unique and delicious flavors I have ever experienced.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Gov. Bob McDonnell wrote a long, forlorn email to his wife three years ago trying to save his marriage, calling her his "soulmate," yet he also said he grew so weary of her yelling that he began taking refuge in his office late at night rather than go home.
McDonnell testified extensively about his troubled marriage Thursday at his public corruption trial. He and his wife, Maureen, are charged with accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams in exchange for promoting his company's dietary supplements.
The McDonnells say their marriage was broken and that they were barely speaking, let alone engaged in a criminal conspiracy.
McDonnell choked up at various times, speaking in a melancholy tone and taking long pauses before answering questions from his lawyer. He became particularly emotional as he described what led him to write his wife on Labor Day 2011, after she had rejected his efforts to spend the weekend with her.
"I was heartbroken," he said, and worried "that this was maybe the end of my marriage."
He began the email "I love you" but said the weekend "was one of the lowest points of my life."
He apologized for being absent, but said "I am completely at a loss as to how to handle the fiery anger and hate from you that has become more and more frequent," he wrote.
Maureen McDonnell never responded, he testified. Meanwhile, he said he learned while preparing for the trial that she had been in contact with Williams four different times that day.
At first, he thought they shared a natural bond over dietary supplements - Maureen McDonnell had sold nutritional supplement for decades as a part-time business. She was crushed when he told her it would be inappropriate to continue selling vitamins as first lady, he said.
McDonnell testified that he doesn't believe his wife had an affair with Williams, but that they had developed an intense, emotional connection to which he had been oblivious.
The former governor's lawyers have argued McDonnell did nothing more for Williams than he would for any other Virginia businessman.
McDonnell said in April 2011, he told his wife they should start entertaining one or two couples at a time for dinner for the sake of "some sense of normalcy." Maureen suggested inviting Williams and his wife, Celeste.
"We were friendly," he said. "I wouldn't say at that point we were yet friends."
He said his daughter Cailin dropped by, and the topic of her upcoming wedding came up. A couple of weeks later, McDonnell said he learned Williams wanted to give Cailin a wedding gift - $15,000 to cover catering costs.
"I had to think about it," McDonnell said. Ultimately, he concluded that it was a gift to his daughter, so it was OK.
The check is one of the gifts prosecutors said the McDonnells received and failed to disclose. According to previous testimony and evidence, Bob McDonnell had signed the catering contract and made two payments, and a refund check from the catering company was made out to Maureen McDonnell.
McDonnell also testified that he often heard Maureen McDonnell yelling at her assistants, usually over little things.
He told her she shouldn't treat governor's mansion employees so badly.
"She would yell at me, say I was taking the staff's side and I didn't know what was going on over there," McDonnell said.
The tension at the governor's mansion and his futile attempts to smooth it over hurt his marriage, which was already strained by his frequent absences and his wife's struggle with her public role as first lady, McDonnell said.
McDonnell said that early in his career, he devoted time to being a state legislator, Army Reservist and lawyer in private practice. He said his wife resented his long stretches away from the family and the tension escalated as his political career took off. Things got worse when the family moved from their longtime Virginia Beach home to Richmond after he became attorney general in 2006.
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Decisions decisions
For about an hour I got really excited, I love Berlin. I was all ready for applying, but then I started freaking out. First of all, all my family and friends are here and I actually do have a really great life in Scotland. I can't really stand the thought of being so far from my mum, we're really close. Second of all, I have a great hospital and doctor for my RA and I have no idea what would happen with that if I moved or if I could handle the stress of moving and having RA. And third of all, it's scary and I don't like change. Hahaha.
But I love Berlin, I have 3 friends who live over there so I would know some people. The weather is WAY better and I'd probably get to learn new things about photography, maybe even to speak German.
I know I should apply but I am such a chicken. All these 'what ifs' running around in my head. I don't know what to do! I know most people would probably say 'go for it!' but I think having RA has really shaken up my confidence about these things. At the moment I'm settled, if I need time off my job gives me that. I'm close to my support network. But then I don't want my illness to hold me back either. OH I JUST DON'T KNOW!
They probably wouldn't hire me anyway haha. Freaking out over nothing, as per usual.
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Hmmmm. How about applying and THEN worrying about whether to take the job, how you're going to manage, how you'll get along without friends and family nearby, etc...ReplyDelete
You're a terrific photographer. If the pay is better, you love the place you'd be living and there's a chance for you to progress in your career, it's worth at least trying for the job, right? Right. I say go for it. Such leaps are what life is all about.
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I'm with Wren on applying and then worrying whether to take it. I have some pretty big anxiety about change but find that the answer usually comes to me eventually. I think if the job is offered to you, you'll probably know deep down if this is what you really want.Delete
Thinking about you with this decision, Squirrel! I freak out over nearly EVERYTHING, lol :)
I'm with Wren and Pony on this also. Apply and see where it takes you. I understand all to well about RA shaking up your confidence, but if you do get the job and on down the road you decide it isn't best for you, you have still gained some new knowledge and experience. Sometimes you have to make your future ... and most times it's a little scary.Delete
- Anonymous11 June 2012 at 09:58
RA is a great confidence shaker, isn't it? I think, however, we cannot live our lives waiting for the other shoe to drop. I have been waiting for four years for the other shoe to drop and it has not yet dropped. Don't get me wrong, I struggle with RA symptoms but they have not forced to have extended periods away from my job nor have they forced me to leave my job altogether. Don't let your life with what ifs because they will hold you back. Think about what the job will offer and whether that is what you want rather than whether RA will hold you back. The future with or without RA is unknown. You cannot know what the future holds if you do not make an effort to find out. Good luck!ReplyDelete
This saying always helps clarify tough decisions for me regarding my ankylosing spondylitis (a relative to RA). "I may have arthritis, but it doesn't have me." Its up to you whether or not it will stop you. I'd at least apply for it. You never know the outcome until you at least try. That goes for having RA (or any time of arthritis) or not.ReplyDelete


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And some days you should-Volkornbrot!!
Ok, so I redeemed myself. After my soupy batch of about 20lbs of cinnamon oatmeal raisin dough was put to sleep in the fridge to figure out how to best go about dealing with it another day, I pulled out the soaker/starter for my volkornbrot. Threw them together with some flour and water. This is the first time making this. Also the first time working with my fresh ground flour. Mini and I had discussed the idea this afternoon, AFTER I had already started soaking my quantity of flax seeds and rye chops. I fed the rye starter rye meal the night before. This would be called a WAG in Army or engineering terms.
So, added some flour and a bit of water until things looked the right consistency. Put the dough in the pullman pan. Boy, it felt a lot heavier than that extra 100grams of flax seed should have caused it to be.
Maybe I need a new set of scales?
Not sure if the rye meal caused my starter to go crazy or if it's the warmer temps in the cabinet of the RV but things went to rising like they were on steroids. Of course, I had done all of this at oh, 8PM the night before working, with plans to bake in the morning. I had planned to ferment for the full 8 hours like I usually do. At 11pm I could see this wasn't a good idea as it was hitting the top of the Pullman pan.
Now what? Well, not many options with rye, are there. So, I did what I do best. Flew with it. I started the oven at 250 degrees, thinking about the Horst Black Bread story. I can do this. So, I put the bread in the oven at 250 from 11 until 5am. 7 entire hours! I woke up to the heavenly smell of 100% rye baking.
I have to say, this rye was cut about 1 hour after getting out of the oven. I simply could not wait the proper 24 hours until cool. Sorry JH! And, is it every good! I think I like volkornbrot even better than my daily rye!
Spices this time were caraway, fennel and ground coriander, 1 tbsp of each for a large loaf of volkornbrot.


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Monday, 24 May 2010
This Shall End Without the Perdition of Souls.
Perhaps you're caught up in a lot of analysis and value judgments; maybe there is nothing wrong with exactly what seems to be happening to you. It's fine to agonise, question, desire. It is what is. You can find some Zen or some other tradition to study if you'd really like to explore staying in a certain state of mind that resembles what imagination has deemed is true enlightenment; a state of peace and bliss, lightness, an unconcern with the state of life's story. But perhaps that's not necessary, or even, to a different perception, desirable. Even though life seems very painful,
uncomfortable and difficult, this turmoil is pretty natural and normal for a human being. It won't seem to last, no matter if you take conscious action or not. There is absolutely nothing wrong with how things are, how everything is, how you feel, what you feel, what you desire, and what you think, right here, right now. Relax. There's nothing wrong with you, just exactly as
you are.
All seekers pretty much either give up and live life, or end up finding that reality is exactly as it has always been; the obviousness of it is the punch of the "ah ha" thingy that some people seem to experience. Life as it arises, so rife with discontent, is exactly what was sought, and now seems full of contentment. We are in paradise. This is paradise. It always has been. Value judgments fall by the wayside.
The truth of reality is that nothing exists outside of awareness. Nothing actually exists without awareness' ability to apprehend itself. This void is the ultimate horror for the ego. A delicious, awesome, overwhelming horror that no ego can withstand.
You can't get it wrong. There are no mistakes. And everything, no matter how objectively different from another thing, is the same thing.
Paul Newman and Robert Redford, as Butch and Sundance, here give a good example of feeling the fear and doing it anyway...now off you go into the void!
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- Nicholas (Conscious Flex) said...
Riding On the Void,
Riding On the Void,
High Oh a Merry-o
We're Riding on the Void
Hey Suzy,
Very lovely article dear. You're pointing never fails to leave the me empty... there is an unexplainable and intangible love in that.
- 24 May 2010 at 13:24
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Nicholas, ya'll shore wraht some purdy stuff to me.
- 24 May 2010 at 14:42
- ian said...
Hello and thanks for the flowing words,music for the eyes. Green grass and daisys await the old Flymo. Into the garden of Eden, egos. Thanks Sunshine.
- 24 May 2010 at 14:51
They are soooooo cute.
- 24 May 2010 at 15:55
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Ian, don't get sunstroke! If you're in the UK that is.
- 24 May 2010 at 17:34
- No One In Particular said...
Hi Leslie, they sure are, and Paul Newman...class act.
- 24 May 2010 at 17:35
Hi Suzanne...You and 'all this' - the uncut version of 'Now Playing' as Sundance calls it - are the class act.
- 24 May 2010 at 17:45
- No One In Particular said...
Thanks Leslie.
- 24 May 2010 at 18:19
I was going to write "blah blah blah blah blah" but then the 3rd paragraph stopped me in my stupid tracks.
Is this really all there is then? Is there no mystical or spiritual?
What if I want more than this? What if life is so shit that I need to long for something else?
- 24 May 2010 at 19:00
- Brenda (betaphi) said...
Love your posts, Suzanne, but I'm about ready to read your book. Is it for sale yet? Is there a link to it?
- 24 May 2010 at 20:28
- No One In Particular said...
Hey WB, mystical comes up, spiritual comes up, the story can be as interesting as you like (or don't like). It can be shit, it can be wonderful, it's probably both. Wanting more, that comes up to. In fact, everything happens just as it must, as it always has.
- 24 May 2010 at 21:12
- No One In Particular said...
Hi Brenda, it's coming out in September sometime. No big revelations - is there such a thing as "nondual fiction"? There is now!
- 24 May 2010 at 21:13
Suzanne, do you want more? Do you have longing? Or do you just sit and see what happens? This is the part I don't understand about non-duality.
How do you go about giving up and letting go? I can't seem to, even though I hear all the time that I should.
"everything happens just as it must, as it always has"
"always" sounds like a period of time.
- 24 May 2010 at 23:55
- No One In Particular said...
Hey WB, language is concept and concepts are not what I'm trying to point to..."always" is referring to now, the everlasting moment that is now; it's always now o'clock.
Letting go can just come up. The more you try, the more the ego is reinforced; the more the ego thinks there is something it must do, or "should" do; that there is some process in time that can unfold, and that will end in "enlightenment".
There is no longing for more. Perception is such that whatever is, is enough. Longing can still come up, goals appear, actions seem to ensue, but they are valued for their intrinsic worth rather than the idea that if some goal or other is achieved, "things" will be "better".
I suppose I just sit here and see what happens. I also seem to take action to tweak and change the story; but the motives are not so much to make everything better, but to simply attend to the task at hand, whatever that seems to be.
However, this isn't a blueprint, or a formula for how a person "should" see or do things. Whatever it is that reality seems like to "you" - that is what it is. There isn't anything wrong with longing, or trying to make things better. It is what is, if that is what it seems. Relax. You can't get it "wrong".
- 25 May 2010 at 05:28
Ha! Lovely! Isn't this exactly what I needed? You and Randall... Makes me wonder. Are we all related, or something? :)
- 25 May 2010 at 14:12
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Mike, yes we are, and you always get exactly what you need.
- 25 May 2010 at 14:47
- Mary said...
So well said, Suzanne. Thank you for shining so brightly !
- 25 May 2010 at 16:20
Hmm, thank you.
But how does one get from being unrealized about all of this, to being realized, like you?
You obviously had your moment and now you can laugh about it all and sit back and let life happen.
How do I make the leap? I want to feel like everything is alright. Not like it always isn't.
- 25 May 2010 at 19:34
- No One In Particular said...
Hey WB, maybe...let go of all your conceptions of what "realisation" is. It's not something that "will happen". It is this, now. My "moment" was all about seeing that I had "been there" all along. And, sticking strictly to the story...sometimes, life is all about feeling that it's not OK. It changes. Don't fight it! Resistance is futile.
- 26 May 2010 at 06:33
Hi Suzanne,
Yes, that was me, forgot to sign.
There is a sneaky essence trying to reach me in what you say, but I'm still not quite getting it. What a dunce!
I really am trying not to conceptualize about it all.
Thanks again though, you're a great help.
- 26 May 2010 at 08:56
- Colleen Loehr said...
Love this flip flop:
"You are not that small constructed identity charged with the impossible task of perfect love. You are what perfect love emerges from; pure being." What a relief!
Also, nothing is not it. I realize I've been dogged by a kind of internal taboo against all the natural turmoil, difficulty, and pain that seem to be natural and normal for human existence, as you point out. No need to continue "squeezing" my life into all these notions that "messy" human feelings are somehow a "scarlet letter" of "being an un-enlightened ego." Reading your post there is a sense of having a big sigh of relief. I'm already "there" (here), and exactly THIS is "it" whether I know it or not, so chill! Your words are a breeze right through the being that is here- thank you!
- 26 May 2010 at 16:20
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Colleen thanks...but playing the game of practicing acceptance, letting go, all those happy/fulfilled/peaceful/mentally healthy thingies - nothing wrong with that, either.
- 26 May 2010 at 17:29
- No One In Particular said...
Hi Mary, didn't mean to not respond, so good to have you visit!
- 26 May 2010 at 17:30
- Svante Odmark said...
Hey Suzanne, I bet YouTube must double their visitor time thanks to you. You always manage to find those gold nuggets. It's fun to watch how the mind when faced with the inevitable starts to fiercely negotiate with itself, and then how action just springs out of nowhere - and it all goes on... :)
- 30 May 2010 at 12:59
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Svante - there are so many philosophies of life, each as meaningless as the next; but the philosophy of "Oh, fuck it" (as demonstrated by Redford and Newman) has a lot to recommend it!
- 30 May 2010 at 15:00
Whatever you call It - Life, Energy, Light, Presence, Awareness, is it as what arises. Opinions about It and what It arises as, are also It's arising. As is this.
- 30 May 2010 at 18:40
- No One In Particular said...
Hey Tapestry, so true.
- 31 May 2010 at 06:40
- Svante Odmark said...
Oh, fuck it! ;)
- 31 May 2010 at 08:29
- Ernie said...
Another beautiful mind bender. Wonderful. The book sounds cool too...
- 31 May 2010 at 11:18
"The truth of reality is that nothing exists outside of awareness"
Me again.
When I sleep, or just zone out, I'm not really aware. At least I don't feel like I am. I'm not sure what my point is here.
Is my waking mind just a lens through which Awareness is aware of itself? Erm, or where Being is simply able to be. And when I'm not aware (i.e. sleeping or dead) I become meaningless?
That would kind of make me Nothing. Just a pane of glass waiting to be shone through.
Is that what all this is about Suzanne?
- 31 May 2010 at 23:35
- No One In Particular said...
Hey WB, nothing being something is what you are. What's all this about? Pondering this question is what the game of life affords us. Drawing this or that conclusion is part of the game. Deciding whether you are meaningless or meaningful is part of the game, too. Having a conditioned ego that does these things, and is afraid of its expendability, is part of the game. But that nothing that is something, the awareness that the stories the mind and ego tells arises in, is infinite and eternal...that is what you are. It's "about" whatever it seems to be about. You are completely unlimited, and if that is realised, the story can be reflective of that...
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Cesarean Scar: Jamie
I got to the hospital and they wanted to actually make sure my water broke because I had no pain. I had to wear a thick pad and walk the halls. My husband had me laughing and water was just gushing out. About an hour later, I had to show the pad, which was drenched and bloody. Then a resident wanted to check me. She took a sample of the fluid and came back and told me that my water didn't break. I told her yeah cause of the gushes I was having. She wanted to check me again, she was between my legs and told me to push. I pushed so hard and sprayed all over her! HA. THEN, she comes back and tells me that my water STILL hasn't broken!! WTCrap! They admitted me anyway. I didn't even have all my stuff cause I figured they would send me home.
I walked the halls…..walk….walk….walk & walk and NOTHING!! I sat on a ball, nothing! Was having very mild contractions but no biggie. I even said "if this is what contractions are, I can do this NO PROBLEM", then I said "I know I will eat my words later"!
They gave me a Cervidil. Contractions were coming more frequently still, the pain wasn't that bad. I was told the next morning that I would be induced. The rest of the night, I had little to no sleep. The contractions kept me awake.
Jan. 27th, they gave me the evil drug pitocin and was on my way! Boy, did I eat my words! I was dilating SOOOOO SLOOOW and was in SO MUCH PAIN!! I was given Stadol. Just took the edge off, still felt the contractions. They kept checking me and wasn't really dilating!! GRRRR!!! I was doing good with the contractions, THANKS to my mom!! She and I had eye contact and she was breathing with me. She was my focal point and what we were doing was definately working!! My midwife told me when I get to 4 cm, I can get a epidural (YEY) hours passed and I was checked, I was 4!! YEY well, so I thought, she wouldn't let me have one. WHAT?????
I begged for a c-section! She was like "no, you can do this". I begged for anything! I got NOTHING! One nurse was horribly rude to say the least. I looked at her and said "it just hurts so bad", her reply "what did you think was going to happen???", WHAT???? GRRRRR!!!
Hours and hours passed, I was checked, I was 5 (YES, only 5) FINALLY, they gave me my epidural! The BEST invention EVER!! Hours and hours passed again, they checked, I was FINALLY ready to push. I pushed, pushed, pushed for 2 and 1/2 hours, no baby. They told me I was going for a c-section, BUT they never turned off the pitocin. My mom freaked out, my sister called the hospital and screamed at the nurses. It was shut off then I was off to the OR for a c-section.
While laying there, I was cold and SOOOOOO scared! I was shaking uncontrollably. They were ready to start. My arms were not belted down like I'd seen on TV and they kept shaking off the table. I kept asking for my husband and finally he was there by me. I felt them cut me. I told them, they said "we didn't tell you that you wouldn't feel anything", WHAT?????
So, Leah was born Jan. 28th. First word out of the doc's mouth was, "WOW, she is a big girl!". They showed her face over the drape and went to clean her up. I told Don to go take pics. On the way back he said he saw all my innards! (ha-ha) They weighed her right in front of us as I was being sewed and stapled shut. 9lbs, 13.5ozs, WOW she was way bigger than I thought! Was bigger than what all the docs thought also. I just couldn't get her out! TOO BIG!! BUT I had a BEAUTIFUL baby girl.
The rest of my visit was horrible. I didn't get to shower till the next day. Don actually washed my body while I stood there in horrible, awful pain! I ended up staying at the hospital for 4 days after giving birth. My aunt worked at he hospital as a lactation consultant, which was great. She tried to get Leah to latch, wasn't having it. I had to pump then bottle feed her. I told my aunt my birth story and told them that I had a horrible experience and that I will never give birth in the hospital (thanks to the nurses) and never have the same docs again! She brought in the head of the hospital to talk to me. She wanted the names of the nurses (I had other rude nurses, and I couldn't remember their names!) and to write a letter to the hospital. I never did. But I will never have a baby there again!! Horrible hospital!
A week later (yes, a week later) they wanted to take my staples out. Few days later, was at the ER. I had an infection that luckily, I caught early. The staples were taken out to early, but I didn't know. Horrible doc!!
So, even though I had a horrible hospital issue, what my scar says when I look at it is "even though you didn't have a vaginal birth, its amazing that your body carried a baby for 9 months and still gave birth to a healthy happy baby. It doesn't matter how she was brought into this world, she is here."
What my scar says when I touch it is "we brought Leah into this world together. You didn't give up, I am here cause you needed other assistance bringing her into the world".
I have no bitter feelings toward the scar. I rarely touch it though. It is hard, bumped out and numb. Sometimes it burns or feels like it's being ripped open. I am ok with it. It's a part of me. I think it as a gift from my daughter that I will have forever. I would do everything all over again… well, almost everything.
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Worry over Mitt sparks talk of Tampa
There are growing calls for an alternative to Mitt Romney as the Republican standard-bearer, with the names of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie again being seen as the most likely saviors.
With concerns over Romney rising after a series of gaffes and polls showing him losing to Rick Santorum in Michigan — a state in which he was born and raised — and with a protracted primary fight ahead, some Republican activists are desperately looking for alternatives. Most concede that it's late in the game and such a scenario is highly unlikely.
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But the uncertainty and volatility of the Republican contest has led to detailed talk of either a "brokered" convention or simply a "contested" one, in which the GOP nominee isn't even close to being settled by the time Republicans convene in Tampa in August. The last time the GOP race was unsettled at convention time was in 1976.
Indiana GOP Chairman Eric Holcomb, one of Gov. Daniels's closest advisers, revealed to POLITICO that "the whispers have become shouts, the knocks on [Daniels's] door have become fist pounding."
"Republicans are fretting the four dancing now can't beat Obama in the fall — so their national talent search continues," Holcomb said, adding that the pleas had come from "the adults" in the party.
The Daniels adviser said the Indiana governor's State of the Union response speech prompted a spike in the chatter.
"Handwritten letters from around the country flooded in after his response to the State of the Union," Holcomb said. "He can't go anywhere without someone stopping him [and] asking to reconsider and present a clear vision, unify folks like he did in Indiana and lead another comeback. Also, Indiana's legislative session adjourns no later than March 14, [and] might adjourn earlier, thereby freeing him up a bit — and seasoned politicos know that as they game this out."
Despite the fact that he is a top Romney surrogate, Christie, too, has received entreaties from senior Republicans, sources said, with the pitches rising again in recent weeks as Romney has struggled.
The New Jersey governor hasn't budged from the position he took last year, when he said "no," despite pleas coming from the likes of Nancy Reagan and Henry Kissinger. Christie also campaigned for Romney in the early states of Iowa and New Hampshire, appearing at multiple events.
And just as Christie shows no signs of changing his mind, Daniels also appears unlikely to reverse course.
"He respects those approaching him greatly, but no vote from the women's caucus at home yet," Holcomb quipped, alluding to the opposition against a run from the Hoosier's wife and daughters. "[It] might take an Occupy on the governor's residence lawn!"
Indeed, despite the grumbling, party operatives admit that the chances of a late entrant at this stage are akin to a walk down Imagination Lane.


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Victim's sister hopes that media attention will help solve case that has embroiled New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez
The sister of the Dorchester man found slain in North Attleborough on Monday says she hopes that authorities will get a boost in catching the killer because of the media attention focused on Odin L. Lloyd's acquaintance, New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez.
"We're glad this involves such a big celebrity,'' Olivia Thibow told reporters. "At least we know something will happen from it.''
Thibow; Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward; and other relatives spoke briefly outside their Fayston Street home after they had spent part of the day arranging funeral services for the 27-year-old Lloyd.
Lloyd's body was discovered in an industrial park near Hernandez's house in North Attleborough, and Hernandez has become embroiled in the investigation. Law enforcement officials told the Globe Thursday that they have obtained video that appears to show Hernandez and Lloyd on Fayston Street on Monday, just hours before Lloyd was killed.
After spending much of today at the Prudential Center in Boston, where his lawyers have their offices, Hernandez returned to his home at about 4:40 p.m. He alighted from a white Audi SUV driven by his attorney, Michael Fee, and looked at the three dozen cameramen and reporters who have staked out the house before going inside. A third man arrived in a BMW convertible.
Fee and the third man left in the BMW just before 5 p.m.
Back on Fayston Street, Lloyd's uncle, who would identify himself only by the first name of Ed, said the connection to a professional athlete was not important to him — seeing someone prosecuted for killing his nephew is.
"I don't care who he is, or what he has, if it is him,'' Ed said about Hernandez. "I just want justice.''
Bristol District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter Jr.'s office, which is overseeing the homicide investigation, said this afternoon the search for Lloyd's killer was continuing. Spokeswoman Yasmina Serdarevic declined futher comment.
Hernandez was last seen publicly Thursday afternoon when he drove from the Patriots compound in Foxborough to the Prudential Center, a journey that was chronicled by television news choppers who followed him from the air.
The Globe has learned that Hernandez spent Thursday night at the Sheraton Hotel connected to the Prudential.
Hernandez was seen today at the Prudential wearing the same outfit he had on the day before, a black sweatshirt with the slogan "Athletes First'' and a black ski cap that read "Muscle Milk.''
The company that makes "Muscle Milk'' announced today that it had ended its relationship with Hernandez about 11 months after he was signed to an endorsement contract.
"In light of the investigation involving Aaron Hernandez, CytoSport is terminating its endorsement contract with Mr. Hernandez, effective immediately,'' the company said in a statement.
Some media outlets reported today that an arrest warrant had been obtained for Hernandez charging him with obstruction of justice. But a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said no one has been arrested and no warrants have been obtained.
"There are no arrest warrants issued,'' said the official. "For anyone.''
Sources told the Globe Thursday that Lloyd was shot multiple times at the North Attleborough scene. Criminal cases, including homicide cases, from the town of North Attleborough are generally heard in Attleboro District Court. Clerk Magistrate Mark Sturdy said today that neither State Police nor North Attleborough police have sought or obtained a warrant for Hernandez.
Sturdy said three search warrants had been obtained by police investigating the killing of Lloyd, but he added that police have not yet filed the paperwork reporting what, if anything, they seized.
The search warrant documents are sealed. Sturdy would not say what locations police were authorized to search under the warrants. Police have at least seven days after the search is conducted to file what is known as the search warrant "return'' with the court.
This afternoon, reporters standing across the street from Hernandez's house watched as a white car with the Connecticut license plates, HERNDZ, emerged from the garage and drove away. Two women were sitting in the front seat, and a third person wearing a hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses obscuring his or her face sat in the rear seat.
Around noon, two state troopers walked up to the front door and, after knocking, were let inside by a woman. The troopers stayed for a few minutes and then left without speaking to reporters.
In Hernandez's hometown of Bristol, Conn., relatives and friends declined to talk about the professional athlete, especially since there has been only limited information from public officials overseeing the inquiry.
"Until someone tells me for sure that he did anything involved with this, I'm holding out hope that all is — and will — end well'' for him, said one friend, who asked not to be named.
Attempts to reach various members of Hernandez's family were unsuccessful. The driveway in front of the cream and forest-green suburban home at the Bristol address listed for Hernandez's mother sat empty Friday. While the front lawn appeared freshly cut, no one answered the door and the day's edition of the Hartford Courant — which splashed the latest on the murder investigation across the front page — sat in the dropoff box.
Neighbors in the quiet suburban neighborhood refused to discuss the case.
"They're back outside in the driveway,'' a woman sitting on the porch next door said loudly into her cellphone when a local television crew arrived in an attempt to interview Hernandez's mother.
When the reporters approached to ask her about the family, she slammed the front door in their faces.
Investigators have not declared Hernandez a suspect, though police moved swiftly to speak to him after Lloyd's body was found. State Police searched Hernandez's home on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday they scoured the site where Lloyd was found dead, looking for shell casings, said two officials.
Hernandez's attorney, Michael Fee, could not be reached for comment today. But earlier this week, Fee said in a statement that no comment would be made until the criminal investigation is completed.
Lloyd's family also spoke this morning to reporters outside their home in Dorchester.
Marsha Martin, one of Lloyd's cousins, said they continue to hope that the person responsible for Lloyd's death will be brought to justice. "If you know something, say something,'' she said. "We don't want Odin to have died in vain. We hope for justice, even though it won't bring him back, it won't make him present at his sister's wedding, it won't make him walk through the kitchen door.''
"My son is my best friend, my only boy, my first-born,'' said Ursula Ward, Lloyd's mother. "Let me grieve my baby in peace.''


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The Houston Dash have acquired forward Stephanie Ochs from the Washington Spirit in exchange for forward Danesha Adams, the club announced today.
Ochs, 23, is currently on loan from Washington to Canberra United of the W-League in Australia. She was the only member of the Spirit to play in all 22 matches of the 2013 NWSL season, scoring one goal and tallying two assists. Ochs has scored four goals in seven games with Canberra United.
"Stephanie is a great addition to the Dash family," said Dash head coach Randy Waldrum. "She is fast, athletic and relentless. She will fit perfectly in our system. Steph played for me with our U-23 national team, so I'm so excited to reunite with her."
The San Diego, Calif., native played college soccer from 2008-2012 at the University of San Diego, earning West Coast Conference Player of the Year honors in her senior year. Ochs began her professional career by winning a championship with the Western New York Flash in the WPSL Elite in 2012. Washington drafted her with the first overall pick of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft.
As a member of the U.S. under-23 women's national team, Ochs was named MVP of the Four Nations Tournament in 2013, recording two goals and three assists as the United States won the competition.
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NPChilla wrote:Wondering how this could be revived - since Warner Bros swallowed up Midway after the latter went under, is the idea now owned by Warners?
Scrubber wrote:This game looks pretty cool (but this thread is in the wrong section)
Alucard wrote:Scrubber wrote:This game looks pretty cool (but this thread is in the wrong section)
Im sorry for that I just thought it would be the right section since this was canceled and from the past.
luke11685 wrote:I heard Rare canceled this game back to ps2 games before rare was bought to microsoft.So I think now Crank the Weasel can be revived(ratchet and clank nexus was canceled on ps2 and revived for ps3).With all that 4k hd graphics.This could be next game after success of Yooka-Laylee launched on Xbox One as physical and digital copies of units maybe in this year or next one,maybe?
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Two Dogs Playing With a Balloon Are Delightful [SHAMELESS ANIMAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK]
Remember when something as simple as a balloon could occupy your attention? Neither do we, but these dogs sure have a great time excitedly batting a pink balloon around in their backyard like there's no tomorrow.
Two Boxer/Labrador Retriever mixes named Rani and Kajol bark their heads off as they scramble to keep the balloon aloft. Kajol even ends up on Rani's back at one point in her haste to get a piece of the fragile play toy.
As you might expect, the balloon succumbs to the rough treatment and pops toward the end of the video, leaving the two pooches confused and disappointed. Next time, try a squeak toy, dogs. It's bound to last at least a little longer.


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Bulldogs Meet American, Stony Brook Saturday
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The quest for a third straight Ivy League title begins this weekend for the Yale volleyball team. The two-time defending Ivy League champion Bulldogs host two 2011 NCAA tournament teams -- Texas A&M and American University -- and up-start Stony Brook as part of the Yale Classic.
After a 12-2 Ivy League season and a trip to the NCAAs, Yale returns eight from last season's conference championship team, including junior Kendall Polan, the Ivy League Player of the Year, and sophomore Mollie Rogers, who earned conference rookie of the year honors. Here's a breakdown of the team:
Team captain and middle blocker Haley Wessels returns as the only senior on this year's team. After earning second team All-Ivy honors in 2010, Wessels, ranked fourth in Ivy League conference matches with a .343 hitting percentage and was named to Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll twice in 2011.
Kendall Polan, a setter, was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-America and First Team All-Ivy after leading the Ivy League with 11.27 assists per set in 2011, while also ranking among the league's top 10 in service aces and digs in conference matches. Outside hitter Erica Reetz earned Second Team All-Ivy honors after ranking ninth in kills per set in the conference last year, while also producing seven double-doubles (kills and digs). Middle blocker McHaney Carter, named MVP of the Yale Classic last season, reached 10 or more kills five times and was named to the Ivy League Honor Roll twice in 2011.
Outside hitter Mollie Rogers, First Team All-Ivy honors in addition to being named Rookie of the Year, ranked among the top 10 in several conference categories: kills per set (5th), points per set (5th) and hitting percentage (7th). Outside hitter Allie Frappier was named Second Team All-Ivy after finishing second in the Ivy League with a 3.53 kills per set average and third in points per set (3.81) in conference matches. Maddie Rudnick, a libero, led the team with a 4.63 digs per set average, totaled the sixth-highest single-season digs per set average in school history and ranked sixth in Ivy League conference matches with 5.00 digs per set average. Outside hitter Gabby Bird-Vogel appeared in six matches last season and adds to the team's depth in the outside hitter position.
For the fourth year in a row, the Yale volleyball team's incoming class of recruits has been recognized as one of the nation's best by PrepVolleyball.com. The class, featuring Jesse Ebner, Karlee Fuller, Kelly Johnson, Maya Midzik and Christine Wu, was selected for High Honorable Mention alongside such nationally ranked programs as Tennessee, Oregon and Dayton. Ebner, a 6-0 middle, competed at a high level for many years as a member of Vision Volleyball Club and Sacred Heart Prep. Fuller, a 6-0 outside hitter, will be the third Bulldog to hail from La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, Calif. Midzik, a middle, was named to the PreVolleyball.com High School All-America Special Mention Team in 2012. Wu, a libero, was a three-time Academic All-Conference selection for Naperville North High School.
This weekend's opponents:
- Texas A&M - The Aggies return four starters plus the libero from last year's 23-8 team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Texas A&M went 2-1 last weekend to open their first season as a member of the SEC. The Aggies defeated Texas State (3-0) and North Dakota (3-0), and lost to then-No.5 USC (1-3). Lindsey Miller, a middle blocker who received All-America honorable mention last year, and Alisia Kastmo, an opposite who earned All-Big 12 first team honors, headline the returning class.
- Stony Brook - The Seawolves advanced to the America East finals last season and return eight letter winners from last year's team. Junior middle blocker Evann Slaughter after earning All-America East second team honors last season, as well as sophomore libero Laura Hathaway who was named to the conference all-rookie team. Stony Brook dropped two of three matches at the Black Knight Invitational last weekend. The Seawolves lost to Indiana (1-3) and Army (2-3), and defeated Quinnipiac (3-0).
- American - The Eagles captured their 10th Patriot League Championship in 11 years during the 2011 season, advancing to the NCAA Tournament and posting an overall record of 23-11 with a 13-1 mark in the Patriot League. Sophomore Sara Rishell earned Patriot League Rookie and Player of the Year honors last season, and joined Juliana Crum on the conference's first team. American split matches last weekend against Georgetown (0-3) and George Mason (3-0).
This weekend's schedule:
Fri., Aug. 31
American vs. Stony Brook, 5 p.m.
Texas A&M at Yale, 7 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 1
Texas A&M vs. American, 11 a.m.
Stony Brook at Yale, 1 p.m.
Texas A&M vs. Stony Brook, 5 p.m.
American at Yale, 7 p.m.
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Just five months after splitting from ex-hubby and cameraman, Nasser Rakka, the Syrian directing beauty, Rasha Sharbatji is set to go down the aisle yet again.
It was only a few weeks ago that the movie maker announced her engagement to Tammam Nijm Ad Din, brother of actress Suzan Bijm Ad Din, but it looks like she's not one to wait around.
Sources close to Rasha said that the couple married in Damascus this week among close family and friends. It's a dangerous venue for a wedding, given the current conflict but the pair have refused to move out of the Syrian capital despite the war and thought it was the best place for the celebration.
Hopefully this time round the Syrian movie exec's family approve of the groom more than her first run at it. Rasha's father became estranged from his daughter during her first marriage but they have since reconciled.
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - One person is hospitalized with injuries following high-speed chase in western South Dakota.
The Rapid City police department says officers were called to Best Buy at about 1:45 p.m. Monday after a man reportedly approached someone in the parking lot, brandished a handgun and stole the car.
Officers from the Rapid City and Sturgis police departments, the South Dakota Highway Patrol and the Meade County Sheriff's Office pursued the car along Interstate 90 until the suspect rolled the vehicle near mile marker 32.
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CHRIS Wilder was loath to criticise a flat performance from Oxford United on Saturday and instead praised the squad's attitude in difficult circumstances, writes DAVID PRITCHARD.
The U's were never able to get out of second gear, but there were significant factors in mitigation, most notably the tributes to Mitchell Cole.
Wilder felt given the situation, the squad deserved the benefit of the doubt.
He said: "You always hope they will be nice and lively, but from the off it was a tough day for us. "It's been a tough week and I think people should cut us a little bit of slack – they're human beings.
"There was a lot of endeavour, but there wasn't any energy or flow in our play at all."
The U's boss admitted he could spend a couple of hours analysing what went wrong in the display.
But with several players also appearing while not fully fit, he praised their commitment for not taking the easy way out.
"I've got no complaints with the result, I've got no complaints with the players' attitude and effort," Wilder said.
"I could sit here and talk about certain things – about Liam (Davis) and Damian (Batt) chucking themselves back in, about Raynesy (Michael Raynes) not training for two days, Tommy (Craddock) putting his hand up to play.
"I've been involved with players at other clubs who wouldn't have played. "I had to drag Alfie (Potter) off because I knew if he played on for another 25 minutes I might lose him for ten days with his ankle.
"The players put themselves on offer and I'd much rather have that than have players who want to sit in the stands."
There was some consolation after the game, in the form of encouraging news on injuries to Jon-Paul Pittman (shoulder) and Andy Whing (knee and ankle).
It was feared both may need surgery which could have ruled them out for the rest of the season, but the diagnosis is much brighter.
Wilder said: "We're hoping JP is four to six weeks, and six weeks with Whingy, which is really good news. There's a bit of light at the end of the tunnel on that."


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Apple-icious Lamb Kabobs
From: American Lamb Board
Quick Facts
Servings: 8
Prep Time: 20 min.
Cook Time: 18 min.
Total: 38 min.
Apple barbecue sauce surrounds these lamb kabobs with a nice blend of sweet and savory flavors.
- 2 pounds American Lamb, leg or shoulder, cut into 1-1/4 inch cubes
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 large apple, cut into 12 wedges
- assorted vegetables: 1 large green or red bell pepper, 1 large onion, 1 small summer squash, cut into 1-1/4-inch cubes
- 8 twelve-inch bamboo skewers soaked in water
- Apple Barbeque Sauce1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup chili sauce
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 5 drops red pepper sauce
- Place lamb cubes in sealable plastic bag. Combine apple juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, lemon pepper and ginger. Pour over lamb, turning to coat. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours. Remove meat from marinade, discard marinade, and thread on skewers, alternating meat, apples and vegetables.
- To GrillCook over medium-hot coals. Grill lamb kabobs 4 inches from coals for 12 to 18 minutes or to desired degree of doneness. Turn occasionally and brush with barbecue sauce while grilling.
- To BroilPlace lamb kabobs on broiler pan which has been lightly oiled or sprayed with nonstick coating. Broil lamb 4 inches from source of heat. Brush with barbecue sauce and turn kabobs occasionally while broiling. Continue to brush with barbecue sauce. Cook approximately 12 to 18 minutes or to desired degree of doneness.
- Apple Barbeque SauceIn 1-quart saucepan, combine apple juice and onion and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in chili sauce, applesauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard and red pepper sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 269
Calories from Fat 60 (22%)
(10%)Total Fat 7g
(11%)Saturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
(25%)Cholesterol 74mg
(6%)Sodium 155mg
(23%)Potassium 804mg
Total Carbohydrate 27g
(17%)Dietary Fiber 4g
Sugars 12g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(52%)Protein 26g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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Pinterest....I resisted it, knowing I'd be hooked, until one day about a month ago. I wanted to look up the recipe for a powdered laundry detergent which I received a sample of from a friend. She had commented in passing that she found it on Pinterest. I reluctantly typed pinterest.com into my address bar and the rest is history. I've been pinning like crazy. In my defense, I've also been doing like crazy. What I love about Pinterest is that a picture is tagged to all the links making it so easy to find the craft I pinned last week that I'm ready to make now. In the past I would add links to my favorites bar and they would get lost in a sea of words. I'd click on every link that had the word turkey in it before I'd find the right craft. By the time I located the directions my crafter would be on to other things and we'd end up forgetting about it. Not with Pinterest. I just pop onto my boards and scroll through until I find the pic and then click over to the original post and voila! we are ready to get busy. That was a long way of saying that each week I'll be doing a post called "How Pinterest Got Me Through The Week". I'll highlight the crafts, recipes and home decor ideas I try with a quick review. I wish I had been taking pics of all the things we've done already. Some hot and some NOT.
And lastly Happy Thanksgiving! I have so much to be thankful for this year. Of course there's the new little guy who's not so new anymore. He'll be 1 in just a few weeks. I'll introduce him in his own post. But so many other things as well: family, health, home addition. I'm leaving you with a lovely prayer from the Magnificat magazine.
As always don't forget the cranberries.


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[Verse 1]
All I want to do is buy boots, ride coupe, hide loot
Uh, flick chives in the soup
Stick knives where you poop
Backflips off the ledge, hang-glide off the roof
Land on one leg, see me all up on the front page
Holding a pump gauge, ready to dump, aim
At your nuts, like the mouth of a whore
Somersault Cadillac on the door
I been gorgeous, good friends with the florist
Transportin' work in the Sequoia
Now the chandeliers inside the foyer, feet wrapped in snake
The rug gotta hibernate, jacket tryna find a mate (sex)
Choke a duck, lay it on the plate (roasted)
Snap my fingers for the waiter come and pour the grapes (toasted)
What's the word baby? (slow motion)
Only vision out my home window (all ocean)
[Verse 2]
Suede kicks, shootin' ball at the park (swish)
Thousand on the free throw, you just a Webelow
I'm a full-grown human, half my leg covered in Ewings
You know a pussy gettin' ruined to the point where it doesn't even work
Taz and Bugs Bunny on the shirt
Hop up in the Jag and skirt
While I show you how the magic work
Take a bastard lay him down in dirt
Aim at your apple with the archery
Chef with the tweezers place the parsley for me
Person in the travel car seat's a G
I'm gettin' V while you home beatin' meat
Can I sense I'm a stud
Drink the blood of the snake
Burn a fake at the stake
Drinkin' grapes with the steak
Make a cake for your wake
Jamaican dancers on your face rockin' 8's
I had just woken up [at Alchemist's house] and it was about four in the morning. And I woke up to this sound, and it was that beat. And I got up and I was like, 'Holy shit.' And I just started writing right away, [and then we recorded it right after]. That was that.
The thing is, when you record with Al at his house, you gotta live on his schedule, or else you'll never get any work done. [His schedule is] stay up 'til you pass out, wake up whenever, eat whenever, and at any time, anything could be done. We [recorded around the clock].
We [had enough songs that we] could have put out an album after three days. But we just continued on, and kept going at it and working and working and working. We almost did forty songs. When you get in a zone, you can't really stop. You don't say, 'We're gonna stop at ten,' or, 'We're gonna stop at fifteen.' You keep creating and creating and you pick the best out of the lot.
At the end of the day, I'm just a fucking one of a kind, and so is Al, [and that's what that title represents]. We're just some rare chandeliers. You can't find us everywhere. You gotta go to the south of Latvia for that shit.


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Unless you know what you're doing, shopping for tools can be a time- and money-consuming endeavor. To help you with the task, here are a few words of wisdom from Doug Richmond ... a mechanic and tool buyer of many years' experience.
As anyone who's lived on a homestead or spent any time in the back country knows all too well, today's "built to last" mechanical contrivances break down with disconcerting regularity. And when they do, someone (guess who?) must fix them.
This holds for just about any contraption—with or without moving parts—that you can think of Coleman lanterns, corn-binder pickups, push cultivators, rototillers ... you name it, and it's a leadpipe cinch that throughout the item's useful life it'll have to be repaired and/or adjusted over and over again. And of course, most of that repairing and adjusting can only be done with the aid of mechanics' hand tools.
I started my own collection of hand tools while living in a cabin on Alaska's Gravina Island. We didn't have a whole lot of mechanical devices to contend with up there in America's "last frontier", but I was forced to tinker almost daily with the weary old outboard that powered the boat we used for running errands to Ketchikan. The experience quickly taught me that quality hand tools were (and are) embarrassingly expensive and I resolved—then and there—never to buy one for which I didn't have an immediate and specific need. Over the years, as I've worked as a heavy-duty mechanic and electrician, I've kept this vow religiously ... and never regretted it. The problem most homesteaders run up against is that it's often difficult to choose—from the bewildering variety of tools on the market—exactly the right implement for the task at hand (even if it is obvious that 99.9% of those available are unsuitable for the job to be done). Yet it is important to make the correct choice, for mistakes in tool selection can be expensive.
Of course, one way out of this quandary is to buy a ready-made assortment of tools from a dealer. Anyone who goes this route, however, soon begins to suspect that the person who made up the selection got his master's degree in fruit fly genetics and doesn't know the rust thing about how to assemble a practical collection of tools.
How do you go about buying hand tools, then? This is a tough question to answer, but—as a mechanic and inveterate tool buyer with more than two decades' experience—I feel qualified to offer some advice on the subject. Here are a few suggestions:
Shop the Tool Catalogs
Number one, when you first start purchasing tools study every catalog in the field that you can put your hands on. Because thousands of different types of mechanics' hand tools exist, it pays to have a good idea of what's available before you go looking for a particular item to do a given job. (ONE CAUTION: Read your catalogs with a certain amount of skepticism. The folks who write them sometimes dwell overlong on the good points of an item while completely forgetting to mention its limitations.)
You'll find that the most economical way to buy tools is to purchase them "pre-owned". Used tools depreciate about as fast as used furniture, used spacecraft, etc., yet—unlike an old sofa or a Saturn rocket—a quality wrench or screwdriver will last a lifetime if it's not grossly abused. (Some of my tools were purchased secondhand over 25 years ago and are still going strong.) Flea markets are probably your best bet for used hand tools. Beyond that, you might check auctions, swap meets, or the classified section of your paper.
Mail-Order Tools
The next best way to obtain tools is buy them new from one of the big mail-order houses, such as Sears, Roebuck and Co. or Montgomery Ward. Not only are Sears's and Ward's prices reasonable and their wares of good quality, but the sales personnel are extremely accommodating when it comes to exchanging broken tools., (I've seen 1/2"-drive sockets which had obviously been ruined by heating promptly and courteously exchanged for new merchandise at a Sears store.) An extra advantage of dealing with these leviathans of the mail-order business is that you don't have to shop by mail. If—as is often the case—you need a certain tool right now, you can usually find a retail outlet close by.
After the big catalog stores, your next choice when buying new tools, I believe, should be an auto parts establishment. The main disadvantage to doing business with such firms is that many of them have very primitive inventory control, which means that they're often "fresh out" of an item when you need it the most. Also, the prices at these stores are usually a little higher than at Sears or Ward.
The absolute worst place to buy tools is from a peddler's truck (you know, the kind that drives around and stops at shops and factories). Not only are tools expensive when purchased from a vendor, but too often the driver-salesman objects loudly and strenuously to replacing a broken tool. I've seen this happen even when the implement in question was obviously defective in manufacture and—as a result—failed within a week of purchase.
No matter where you shop for tools, you'll notice that no one supplier will have all the pieces of equipment you need or want. (One firm might sell everything except hacksaw blades, while another might offer everything except socket wrenches.) On this score, Snap-On Tools Corporation seems to have the most complete line of products, with bears, Ward, and Western Auto not far behind. Of course, Snap-On—which is generally sold from a truck by a traveling vendor—is also a good bit more expensive than any of the latter three.
Does it Pay to Buy Premium Tools?
Which brings up another question: Does it pay to buy premium tools ... tools made by firms-such as Snap-On-that specialize in tool manufacture? The answer: in general, no. The exception to this is the occasional instance in which a certain premium tool is priced competitively with the corresponding product from a lower-priced line, or when you can't find a needed tool anywhere else but in a premium tool manufacturer's catalog.
On the other hand, it's usually bad news to buy tools out of the 98¢ jumble basket at the local lumberyard or hardware. Usually these cheapies won't hold up well enough to repair a wheelbarrow, which of course means that you don't save any money in the long—or even the short—run. (And just try asking about "replacement warranties" after you've bent the blade on a putty-pointed two-bit screwdriver!)
A final tip: Avoid special-purpose tools—the ones made to do a specific job on a certain make and model of machine - except when the use of such a device is absolutely unavoidable. In most cases, a standard tool can do the job ... the special-purpose gadgets purportedly do it better, that's all.
In closing, let me restate my belief that it takes a long time—and a lot of capital—to build up a really useful collection of tools for the homestead. So go slow, buy only what you need when you need it, and insist on quality whenever you do make a purchase. Before you know it, you'll be equipped to handle any repair job on the farm.