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Pet matchmaker talks about the most common adoption mistakes people make
People adopting animals from shelters make plenty of mistakes, says Kate Lindenbaum.
And that's where she comes in.
Lindenbaum is a professional pet matchmaker. For a fee, she will help pet-seekers find the best animal match from Front Range shelters. She will even go shopping with new pet parents to make sure they get the products they need.
The owner of Homeward Bound Pet Consulting in Denver believes that if she does her job right, everybody involved will be a winner – pet adopters, shelters and especially the animals that get a second chance at life.
That extends to Lindenbaum herself, who had to find a new line of work after the shelter she worked at for 7 years, the Colorado Humane Society in Englewood, closed last year. The owners faced allegations of financial mismanagement and doing unnecessary euthanasias to make room for other animals.
"I did just about every job there," Lindenbaum says. "I was an adoption counselor and, during the last year, the shelter manager. I literally was the last employee out the door."
She said she had long wondered about the disconnect between people wanting to adopt a shelter animal but not finding the right one. So she decided to put her expertise to work to smooth out the mistakes that some people make in adopting.
As she put it, "I decided there was a need for more information."
She started her business this September and has handled the adoption of a half-dozen animals. She works with dogs and cats and smaller animals, as well, but most of the work is with dogs.
Lindenbaum sticks to shelter animals and not adoptions from breeders. That fits neatly into her business plan of helping shelters, which retain their normal adoption fees.
In light of her experience, Lindenbaum was asked to list the most common mistakes people make when adopting pets.
The number one mistake, she said, is people not really preparing to find the right pet.
"People sometimes don't give enough thought to the specifics of their lifestyle," she explained. "They like the looks of a breed they haven't researched."
Take, for example, the person who picks a big, energetic dog even though they live in a small apartment. Or they take a liking to a dog that barks a lot, not thinking how that may upset neighbors.
The number two mistake, says Lindenbaum, is making a plan but not sticking to it.
"People sometimes make a spontaneous decision even though they've prepared properly," she said.
"Number three, people don't pay attention to an animal's characteristics, just to what it looks like," she explained. "Is the dog bouncing off the walls? Sometimes quiet animals make the best pets."
Another mistake, Lindenbaum said, is not paying attention to landlords' requirements.
"It comes down to all these factors," she said. "Do you have kids? How does the animal get along with kids? Will the pet inflame your allergies? You have to be realistic about what the commitments are."
Failure to exercise due diligence leads to animals being returned to shelters, she said.
Lindenbaum believes her business is now the only one of its kind in the area.
Nick Fisher, a veteran shelter manager in the metro area, says it's one of just a handful he has been aware of over the years.
Fisher, the CEO of the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley in Littleton. said Lindenbaum has already handled one or two adoptions out of his shelter.
"It's a good service for those who can afford it, " he said. "And we still get the adoption fee."
Lindenbaum provides three levels of service. First is simply counseling clients. Second is visiting shelters with clients. Third is picking out the right animal and bringing it to clients.
In addition to going shopping with clients who request it, Lindenbaum has a referral list for various services, such as doggie day cares.
And the cost? She said a tandem visit to shelters with a client, along with a shopping trip for supplies, runs between $150 and $250. Even with the addition of the adoption fee, Lindenbaum says a client can pay several times more for a similar dog from a breeder
Lindesnbaum said she pre-screens all clients and that she has met with leaders of area shelters and they have agreed to work with her.
For further information, go to hbpetconsulting.com or call (303) 293-0025.
Boulder Humane Wins $100,000 national adoption challenge
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley scrambled hard in September to assist the victims of the Fourmile Canyon Fire, the most costly wildfire in Colorado history. But it still found time to get more animals adopted than 49 other shelters competing in a national contest sponsored by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
For its efforts, Boulder Humane has won a $100,000 grant from the ASPCA, which sponsored the contest to inspire the 50 participting shelters and others to ramp up adoptions of homeless shelter animals. During the three-month contest period – August through October – Boulder Humane adopted out 2,640 animals, which is 968 more than the same period in 2009. Overall, the competing shelters adopted out 48,779 animals – 7,362 more than the period a year ago.
"We were honored to be a part of this national challenge to save more animals' lives, and we congratulate all of our colleagues across the country who together helped save so many lives through this effort. Thanks to the ASPCA for inspiring our entire industry," said Lisa Pedersen, CEO of the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. "This is just the beginning. We have learned so many great lessons, everything from discovering creative new ways to find homes for animals to engaging our entire community to save more lives. The $100K Challenge was an amazing example of what our community can do together"
The Larimer Humane Society was the only other competitor from Colorado
ANIMAL TRACKS -A pet food drive to help hard-pressed animal owners hang on to their pets will kick off Friday (Dec. 3). The rough economy has forced a number of financially-challenged pet owners to give their animals up to shelters. Thousands more struggle to feed their pets. The food drive will be paired with a grand reopening event for Heavenly Dog. 2224 E. Tennessee Drive, Denver. The kickoff event, which goes from 4-9 p.m., invites people and well-behaved pets to bring cans or unopened bags of food to Heavenly Dog or to Urban Real Estate, 3627 W. 32nd Ave. Refreshments will be served Friday. The drive continues through Dec. 17. . .
Foothills Animal Shelter and Stevinson Toyota West will be partnering this Saturday (Dec. 4) for a dog adoption event. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Stevinson Toyota West & Scion, 780 Indiana Street, Lakewood. Adoptable dogs will be mingling with the crowd in hopes of finding their forever homes. Information: FoothillsAnimalShelter.org
Divine Feline, a nonprofit organization dedicated to TNR (trap, neuter, and return) of feral cats in Colorado, is holding a holiday fundraiser on Wednesday, Dec. 8 from 6-9 p.m. at the Tears-McFarlane Mansion on Cheesman Park. Suggested donation is $35, or for $50 attendees will recieve a commemorative "Divine" bottle of wine to take home. For questions or to RSVP contact Erica Rambus at firstname.lastname@example.com
The Cat Care Society a Lakewood-based nonprofit organization, will hold its Santa Paws Festival Dec. 3 and 4. There will be refreshments and shopping at a bake sale and the Society's gift shop, Meow Mart. The location is 787 West 6th Avenue in Lakewood. Times are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For information: 303-239-9680 or www.catcaresociety.org.
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley will hold its final weekend of Pet Photos on Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To make an appointment, email Elissa Smith at .firstname.lastname@example.com or call 303-442-4030 ext. 634.
The Denkai Animal Sanctuary in Grover will receive a portion of the proceeds from holiday animal photos to be taken Dec. 4, 11 and 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at PetSmart, 4432 S. College Ave., Fort Collins. Information: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Gabriel Foundation will receive proceeds of holiday photos with Santa taken with owners' parrots on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 1-4 p.m. at the Foundation, 1025 Acoma St. in Denver. From 2:30 to 4 p.m., groomers will be available tp groom birds. Contact: email@example.com.
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Okay, so here's Tom Jackson saying he picked New England this weekend to motivate the Jets. When did Jackson become a fucking nutbar?
I used to be like pretty much every other football fan way back when who watched NFL Primetime to get caught up on all the games from Sunday. I liked Tom Jackson. I liked the pirate music. Hell, I even liked Berman at one point. Then Berman grew insufferable, Stuart Scott was allowed to shit all over the highlights, and I abandoned that highlight show in favor of drinking and not giving a shit. I hardly think about Tom Jackson anymore, except for two instances from the past:
1. When Limbaugh was on the ESPN set for two minutes and said that thing about Donovan McNabb, and then they cut to Jackson, who looked like he wanted to rape Limbaugh and cry while doing it, because raping Rush Limbaugh would be so horrible yet so justified.
2. When Tom Jackson said all the Patriots players hated Bill Belichick, and then the Patriots won the Super Bowl.
That would be the beginning and end of it. But now there's this.
"[Sunday] I played a bit of a psychological game with the Jets. It's something that I need to explain. I thought that more important to the Jets than hearing another score of '24-21, they have a chance to win,' was that it was important that they have in their mind, 'you got beat 45 to 3. A large segment of the population believes that can happen to you again.'
"[The Jets] are all watching [ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown before the game]. I wanted to further fuel and cement them in that bunker mentality of us against the world...
"... As a defensive player, I certainly knew that they had a chance to win and I thought that they certainly might win the game. But I knew when they saw 30-10 that I think they would be reminded of what most people were feeling. And I knew they needed to be a little angrier going on the field."
What the fuck? Really? Does anyone believe the Jets gave that much of a shit what Tom Jackson thought about this game, even with Bart Scott going nuts afterwards about it? I don't even know that Tom Jackson's inner psyche really gives a shit what he thought of the game. It's a prediction. It's one of four billion out there. Do you really think you played that much of a role in the outcome? Sweet fucking Christ, man. You've been around Berman for too long. Get your head unfucked, Tommy.
UPDATE: Here's Jackson saying he made up the motivation story because he was so shocked at Bart Scott being mad at him, and that his picks are way genuine. And... you have no credibility ever again. FUN!

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Studying for the LSAT / Re: I don't get it.« on: August 09, 2007, 11:29:23 AM »
smails is a major d0uchec0ck... but i gotta admit. he did pwn brand_182 pretty badly. lol.
just ignore him brand... he probably gets pleasure outta gettin' replies..it's probably the only way for him to get it up these days.
neat, a joiner to the private sub-conversation.
What's your view on sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll? How about free will?
there's a private sub-conversation and i'm not included?


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Add-Ons FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Add-Ons Minecraft.
What are Add-Ons? What do they add to the Minecraft experience?Add-Ons give you the ability to change the way things in your game look and behave. Using Add-Ons, you can change the rules, appearances and mechanics of things in the game. At a basic level, you can change the way mobs look. But you can also change the way they behave. For example, you can change a chicken to behave like a creeper – to attack and explode. Add-Ons can help you bring new gameplay ideas to life. They are the first step on our journey towards a fully customizable Minecraft.
Do you have any examples of what Add-Ons can enable?We are releasing two sample Add-Ons available for free download on minecraft.net/addons. One was created by our devs here at Team Minecraft, and one was created by community members SethBling, BlockWorks and the Mindcrack crew. You can try them yourself on your iOS, Gear VR, Android, Oculus Rift, or Windows 10 device. Add-Ons work in a single-player game or with friends on multiplayer or on a Realm. Just download the Add-Ons from minecraft.net/addons and follow the installation instructions there.
How do I use Add-Ons?You can download Add-Ons from the internet or create your own. To install new Add-Ons, follow the instructions at minecraft.net/addons. Once you've installed them, you can apply them to different worlds by navigating to the Behavior Pack or Resource Pack tabs in the World Settings. To create your own Add-Ons, Minecraft's unmodified files are a good place to start. Download these zips of the resource packs and behavior packs and get creative!
Can you tell me more about how Add-Ons work?All mobs are made up of components that define their appearance and behavior. For instance, a chicken has behaviors that make it attracted to seeds, and a model that makes it look like a chicken. With Add-Ons, you can take any existing component of a mob and remix them across other mobs. For example, you could add a ridable component to the chicken to ride it.
Will Add-Ons run on my version of Minecraft?Add-Ons will work on any platform that runs the Windows 10 Edition Beta or Pocket Edition – you can even experience them in VR with the Gear VR Edition and on Oculus Rift with the Windows 10 Edition Beta. They'll also work in multiplayer and on Realms, so you can play with friends.
How do I use Add-Ons on Realms?To use Add-Ons on Realms, follow these steps:
- Open Minecraft and click "Play"
- Apply an Add-On to a world (for instructions on how to do this, see "How do I use Add-Ons?")
- Go to the "Realms" tab and select the "edit world" icon to the right of the world name.
- Click "Replace World," and chose the world to which you've just applied the Add-On.
Will there be a way to create and edit Add-Ons directly in the game?We have no plans to support creating or editing Add-Ons in-game.
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If you make a mistake editing or creating an Add-On, will it break your world?We recommend experimenting with Add-Ons on new worlds before using them on existing worlds. As you're learning to use Add-Ons it going to be possible to do awesome things…like blowing up your world or creating a monster that fills your world with fireballs or lava. You may be so good at creating monsters that those splendid new mobs end up eating your worlds before you can stop them. Builders beware. ;)
What's the difference between McWorld and McPack files?.McWorld files are worlds that contain Add-Ons. .McPack are Add-Ons that you can apply to your worlds.
What's next?We'll be continuing to develop Add-Ons over the next year as we work towards a fully customizable Minecraft. In the coming months we'll be working on unlocking behavior change for blocks, and even more ways you can modify gameplay. Let us know what you think about the Add-Ons system and what you'd like to see at feedback.minecraft.net.
What happens when I edit existing Add-Ons?If you apply an Add-On to a world, and then go back and edit the original Add-On, your changes will not appear in the original world. You can either remove the old Add-On from the world and apply the new, or apply the new Add-On to a new world. For instructions on how to apply Add-Ons, see "How do I apply Add-Ons" above.
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(Bloomberg ) Netflix Inc. (NFLX) will test whether Machiavelli and math are a winning formula as the world's largest subscription-video service debuts "House of Cards," its most ambitious step yet into original online-TV programs.
Netflix will make the political thriller, starring Kevin Spacey, available today to its 33 million streaming subscribers worldwide. Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings, looking to extend the company's lead in online TV, likens the show to "West Wing," the NBC series that ended in 2006, if it were done by Machiavelli.
"We're on the cusp of something that will change television forever," Hastings said in an interview at Bloomberg's New York headquarters. "Our view is that over the next couple of years as Internet TV really grows, people will look back and say that this was the turning point."
Hastings, 52, is placing big financial bets to secure Netflix's future as the dominant player as more viewers move online. He says efforts like "House of Cards" and the revived "Arrested Development" cement relationships in Hollywood and help fend off competitors like Amazon.com Inc. Netflix's Silicon Valley roots analyzing viewer habits also give it an edge as cable channels like HBO move online, he said.
"Relative to HBO, we're much deeper on the tech side, and relative to Amazon, we're much deeper on the creative side," Hastings said. "We're able to do more and more calculations and big-data statistics so that what we do is represent Netflix more and more as a place where you come for relaxation, escape."
90 Million
Hastings, whose company has 27.2 million U.S. subscribers, says Netflix can grow to as many as 90 million over the next two decades -- a challenge made harder as online competitors like Amazon, Hulu LLC and Redbox Instant by Verizon pile in, and traditional channels expand with digital offerings like HBO Go from the Time Warner Inc.-owned channel.
"If you look at the content gap over the last two years, it has closed to some degree," said Michael Olson, an analyst with Piper Jaffray Cos. in Minneapolis, pointing out that movies from the Epix channel, which Los Gatos, California-based Netflix had exclusively online, are now with Seattle-based Amazon as well. "The game over the next couple of years is going to be about Amazon and maintaining a content gap."
To stay ahead, Hastings is sacrificing short-term profit to spend more on original content. The company said this week it would borrow $500 million to refinance about $225 million in debt and spend more on original programming. The company has committed more than $5 billion to streaming content, including movies from DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (DWA), Epix and Walt Disney Co. (DIS)
Debt Hazard
There are risks. Standard & Poor's changed its outlook on Netflix's speculative BB-minus level debt to negative, citing cash flow levels this year and next, increasing debt leverage and "risks associated with original programming."
The company's content costs are rising faster than profit, said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles who has an underperform rating on the shares.
"Netflix will continue to generate negative cash flow going forward, driven by the company's ever-increasing streaming commitments," said Pachter.
This year, Netflix also will offer a new series by "Weeds" creator Jenji Kohan called "Orange Is the New Black," the thriller "Hemlock Grove" and comedic actor Ricky Gervais's "Derek," slated for summer. "Arrested Development" brings back the canceled Fox show.
Subscriber Retention
"Lilyhammer," about a gangster who goes into hiding in Norway, will return for a second season in the fall after a "warm-up run" last year that Netflix used to learn about financing and marketing original content, Hastings said.
The shows may help Netflix keep subscribers, Olson said.
"I don't know whether it will drive new additions right out of the gate but it could over the longer term," he said.
As it did with "Lilyhammer," Netflix will offer immediate access to all 13 episodes of "House of Cards." By contrast, networks like HBO roll out dramas such as "Game of Thrones" one episode a week to keep the viewer hooked.
While Hastings expects customers to find more that they like to keep them on the site, there's a risk that they may take advantage of Netflix's policies, which offer a free first month and make it easy to quit. A user could sign up, watch all of "House of Cards" or "Lilyhammer" and then quit.
"We just have amazingly broad content," Hastings said.
Viewer Feedback
Hastings gains confidence from the number-crunching that went into choosing new shows. The company financed "House of Cards" after seeing many subscribers watched Oscar-nominated director David Fincher's movies and that others are fans of its protagonist, Spacey. It resurrected the canceled series "Arrested Development" after similar analysis.
Netflix paid about $100 million for two seasons of "House of Cards," Deadline.com reported. Netflix hasn't discussed the cost publicly, said Jonathan Friedland, a spokesman.
The company will measure this and its other originals a success if a large percentage of subscribers watch entire seasons, Hastings said. Research also will reveal whether non- members hear about the original programming and are more likely to subscribe, he said.
"What they're really doing is going, 'What are the genetics of the shows, the types of shows that people want to use our platform to watch,'" said Richard Greenfield, co-head of fundamental equity with BTIG LLC in New York.
HBO Threat
Investors including Carl Icahn, who holds a 10 percent stake of Netflix stock and options, are showing confidence in the company's strategy. The shares, which Icahn purchased for about $58 each in September and October, have almost tripled. They closed at $165.24 yesterday in New York, down 1.5 percent.
Should its exclusive programming succeed, Netflix might in the future use its content clout to force Internet carriers to share a portion of their broadband-access revenue, Greenfield said. For now, HBO, which had about 39.5 million U.S. subscribers including its Cinemax channel at the end of 2011, doesn't have to break itself off from the cable system.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Diablo 3 change of heart
The decision that I made at the end of my rant was that I wasn't going to buy Diablo 3. The main reason was that the game did not have an offline single player mode. Thus, I wanted to boycott it in protest against the lack of an offline mode. I mentioned that I may yet change my mind but changing it barely two weeks later doesn't give me lot of credit, does it? Here's my reasoning behind this.
The three main "features" that pissed me off were (in reverse order):
3) No mods
Unfortunately for those who strongly support mods, I'm ambivalent about them. On the one hand, I never used them in Diablo 2 and wouldn't anticipate using them in Diablo 3. On the other hand, I support people's right to mod their game. Not to sound selfish but... the net result here is that the lack of modding does not affect me. There is another reason why I have come to prefer the lack of modding, and it's related to 2). You see, both the gold and real money auction houses will play a huge role in Diablo 3. Because the stakes are much higher than in, say, WoW because it's real money vs fictional money this time, I certainly wouldn't want gold farmers and such to have a huge advantage in controlling the market. Because (hopefully) there won't be mods that help people buy and sell stuff automatically in huge batches (like in WoW), everyone will play on a level field.
2) Real money auction house
Initially I was horrified by the thought of real life creeping into my game. I thought that being able to buy items for real money will "cheapen" the game. But then I read other people's opinions on this and I also realized on my own that it really doesn't matter what other people do. Diablo 3 is not WoW. It's a lobby game, meaning that people aren't playing in a persistent world but rather in a myriad instances, either by themselves or grouped with 3 others but forever isolated from all the zillion other instances. There's also no PvP to speak of. As a result, I shouldn't give a crap what gear others are wearing. And if I happen to randomly group up with someone who has bought their gear for real money, guess what: I will benefit from that by being in a stronger group which can kill more monsters at a quicker pace, meaning that I will have a higher chance of getting better items myself.
Now, I have come to embrace this new real money AH concept wholeheartedly. In fact, I think that Blizzard is making quite a genius move here. Not only are they mitigating (if not eliminating) illegal trading, but they are also providing an additional source of revenue for themselves. After all, someone needs to pay for those servers, right? I know, that wouldn't be an issue if offline play was allowed. The cool thing is that those fees will come not from a monthly subscription (like in WoW) but from those people who are willing to buy items from the AH for real money. Well, also from those whose auctions fail to sell and they forfeit their posting fee. Meaning that the rest of us who won't buy items for cash can "benefit" from free online play.
There's been a lot of excitement building up around the idea of being able to make real money playing your favorite game. I'm a bit skeptical as to the exact sums a player can make but I've realized that I do want to participate in this. I am fully aware that most likely very few (if any) people will be able to make a living from this, yet, what other game lets you make money while having fun? If there's one case of having your cake and eating it too, this is it. And this ties nicely into my final point.
1) Online-only play
To summarize, here are some of the main reasons why I, personally, was completely against online-only play: game dependent on the internet connection and/or Blizzard's servers; unable to play it on the go; high cost for a game which is "crippled" to online-only play; localization and the fact that moving to another continent would require me to buy the game again.
Don't get me wrong: I'm still opposed to a lot of these. It would have been nice if Blizzard had offered offline single player. Not to sound selfish (again) but personally I don't really suffer from internet connectivity issues. Yeah, occasionally my cable will go down for a short while but that's not an end-of-the-world scenario after all.
The thing that made me reconsider my boycott is the real money auction house. You see, the RMAH gives online play some validity. Those who don't wish to engage in real money activities have the option not to. But for those of us who made big gold on WoW's auction house, Diablo 3's RMAH offers a strong enticement. Sure, it's almost guaranteed I won't make thousands of dollars each month by playing Diablo 3 in my spare time, but, say, an extra $100 a month is a very big deal for me. Heck, even an extra $100 a year would be welcome, especially in these tough economic times.
As for having to buy another copy if I move to Europe, I figured that's no biggie. I should be able to easily make that money back on the RMAH, essentially playing the game for free. In fact, if I did have to move, I would be able to run both the NA and European versions of the game at the same time. I could even sell stuff on both markets if I wanted to.
Finally, here's the most important reason for why all this, taken together, can make sense to some of us. If your spouse or significant other keeps bitching about your time spent playing that damn game, you will now be able to retort with: "But honey, this is my second job, I'm actually making money playing this game!"
After a long internal struggle, I am once again excited about Diablo 3. The latest annoucement, about the 4th difficulty level called Inferno makes me even happier. It makes a lot of sense in the way they decided to implement it.
I'm hoping that I can get in on the beta but I'm not counting on that as I know that beta invites will be really scarce.
So what do you guys think? Am I a dirty bastard for doing an 180 in such a short time, or does a guy have the right to change his mind?
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you absolutly have the right to change your mind.
It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, you are the one ultimatly making the decsion and being able to make 180's shows that you can actually see both sides of the coin and choose which way you want to go.
Can't wait for it to arrive :)
- August 18, 2011 at 9:26 PM
- Darth Solo said...
Thanks mageic! I too am a firm believer that anyone has the right to change their mind, especially after careful consideration.
- August 18, 2011 at 10:53 PM
- Echo said...
I often turn 180 when I find wise, intelligent and moderate people to talk with. And -let me say that- I love reconsidering my opinions if people are able to provide good examples and support new theories decently.
That said, there is only one major drawback with real money AH: we wont be playing on "realms" so everyone (all US, all EU, ...) will be fighting on the same auction house at the same time.
Fast and smart palyers will make good deals while others will have a harder time. Also, any "gold guide" website posting a "new" strategy will insta-kill the market (everyone will be adopting the new strategy).
- August 19, 2011 at 5:55 AM
Of course you can change your mind but be aware that your initial concerns may be valid. Blizzard and other game companies are introducing models to maximise their profits giving players very little/nothing in return. Introducing on-line play gives Blizzard total control of its product so you are no longer buying a game your buying permission.
Your planning on making money on the auction house? Good Luck Blizzard has never been able to get a grip of Bots throughout Wow.
- August 19, 2011 at 6:25 AM
- Echo said...
Darth I forgot if I already asked you but... do you have a G+ account? If yes I would love to add you to my Diablo III circle (trying to gather some mature and nice people in advance :)
If you need an invite just give me a mail to inv you.
- August 19, 2011 at 7:38 AM
- Echo said...
Also... waiting for a blog namechange :P, something like diablo3alone or similar ;).
- August 19, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- Darth Solo said...
@Echo #1
Yeah, the fact that there's just one big fat AH for NA, another for EU and so on, means that there will be a lot of competition. However, 2 things to keep in mind. 1 - Very rare items will still be very rare. 2 - The number of potential buyers will be much higher -> access to a much bigger market.
These concerns remain very valid in my mind. I continue to dislike the path that these big gaming companies are taking. Having said that, sometimes it makes sense to side with the enemy. The RMAH and online play are tightly intertwined and I'm starting to see why Blizzard wouldn't want to have a separate offline mode.
I will confess something: even if D3 had an offline mode, in 99% of cases I would still play online, just to have access to the AH (either of them) and for the benefit of playing with others, even random strangers. Why? Because playing in a group is more fun and gets you more items by killing more monsters quicker. The rest of 1% I would probably play my offline character(s) when I don't have internet connectivity, which is very seldom anyway.
As for making money, I stated in my post that I doubt most people will be able to make a lot of money on the RMAH. I also said that even if I made a lousy $100 a year, that's still a good thing. At the very least it means that I'm playing the game for free.
@Echo #2 + 3
You asked already but sorry man, I'm against social media for various reasons, so I don't have either Facebook or G+. Besides, G+ forces you to use your real name which I don't want. If I don't comply, I risk having this blog shut down as per their stupid policy.
As for a name change... that's a subject for another post. Stay tuned :)
- August 19, 2011 at 11:13 AM
- Darth Solo said...
P.S. @Bobbins
I'm sure that Blizzard has learned a lot about counter-botting from WoW. I expect them to implement some really powerful anti-botting measures, especially since real money is at stake.
On the other hand, I'm not sure how true botting would work in D3. In WoW it works because it's easy to set waypoints and such but in D3 the environment is randomly generated making it harder for bots to navigate. Also, in WoW it's enough to spam a skill and kill a monster at a time, loot then move to the next. In Diablo, you got hordes of monsters coming at you all the time. It would be hard for an "AI" program to handle all that random stuff easily.
Farming, on the other hand, will be perfectly possible and also very legal. In fact, all of us will be farmers :)
- August 19, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Darraxus said...
I actually have a great idea for a new website for the D3 AH thing. I just have to decided if I am going to be too lazy or not to create it,
- August 19, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Diablo 3 Gold Tips said...
Why play WoW once Diablo 3 is out?
WoW costs you $15.99 a month, while Diablo 3 will be a $60 1 time fee (plus expansion), but will allow you to make real life money while playing the game.
Diablo3 steals lots of players from WoW in my opinion. then once players realize it's going to very hard to make real life cash profits, they will go back to wow.
- August 19, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Darth Solo said...
@Darraxus tell me your idea so I can steal it hahaha!
@Diablo 3 Gold Tips I have stopped playing WoW months ago and it's highly unlikely I'll go back to it, especially with Diablo 3 right around the corner. Yeah, I'm curious to find out how many people migrate to D3. Either way, I think WoW is gonna lose some subscribers in the next few months.
- August 19, 2011 at 7:15 PM
you are a dirty bastard for changing your mind!! :D Love your posts, love your blog. Please keep it up.
- August 29, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- Darth Solo said...
Thanks Anon!
- September 20, 2011 at 9:24 PM


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Not on Exhibit
Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Opistognathus aurifrons
Animal Type
small fishes, krill
to 4 inches (10 cm)
other jawfishes; Family: Opistognathidae
on coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic
Natural History
Yellow-headed jawfish live in patches of sand and coral rubble around the edges of reefs. With no place to hide in these open areas, jawfish dig in, building burrows into the sand. When danger threatens, they dive for cover into their burrow. When the coast is clear, they hover over their burrows waiting to snap up small animals that drift by on the currents.
Always industrious, jawfish keep their burrows shaped up. They line the entrance with rocky rubble so it won't cave in, and they're forever shoveling out mouthfuls of sand. They sometimes raid a neighbor's burrow for choice pebbles and shells.
Coral reefs around the world are in danger. Silt (fine soil) smothers coral when it washes off the land from farm fields, roads and building sites. More towns and resorts near shore mean more sewage, oil and chemicals in the water. Global warming and changes in weather patterns create conditions that corals can't survive.
Cool Facts
The Spanish name for jawfishes is "bocas grandes," meaning "big mouths." Jawfishes use their big mouths like scoops as they move sand and rocks while digging their burrows.
Besides serving as scoops, jawfishes' big mouths come in handy at mating time. The males carry their eggs inside their mouths until they hatch. Males can be territorial; they may use their mouths to "joust" with other jawfishes.


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What a Second Obama Term May Look Like
Laura Tyson, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses how a second term for Barack Obama may shape budget negotiations.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... fan ... why ... the Democrats will control the Senate the Republicans will control the house we seen what that looks like we've run this movie before it wasn't pretty ... and we've got these really big problems to wrestle with why should anyone feel confident that we're going ... to look better in the next year then we get in the last two years ... on ... first of all I think Tom ... the dynamics may change on much of the opposition to a newly elected president as opposition based on trying to make sure he isn't re elected ... doesn't Obama is re elected he's not going to run for a second term ... that actually I think gives him a much more negotiating leverage in the politically divided Congress that the first thing in ... the second thing is that it said that I have heard a century you have heard ... that during this period of time on ... there has been movement within the Senate's ... bipartisan movement ... to China for each of ... the least the beginnings of a long time deficit reduction package to third ... I think that continued warnings of the Congressional Budget Office of Federal Reserve independent forecasters ... say it's highly dangerous to go off the fiscal cliff ... that message is being heard so ... I think for all those reasons yes it's can be very complicated ... that I think the situation the environment the dynamics of will have been through what is the president need to do differently this time many did in his his first tour ... well I think that's and I knew I'd I go back to the days of President Clinton's you know I served as his economic advisor and I recall very much I ... after the midterm election when he lost um ... people forget there was never ideal think you've reached with the Republican Congress in fact there was the Republican sat down and ... that first term ended in a great deal of division and rancor ... on the second term though a lot of work had in fact gun on ... in the negotiations which if I'm the failed ... to lay ... the framework ... of a deal ... that brought people together so I think that ... that the same kind of process and though it's not very un transparent ... on has been going on ... there was almost a deal reached between President Obama ... on and on John painter ... it didn't and ... it finally fell apart ... that I think that's that then the remnants of that deal and that that's the stuff it's in the ... US in symbols Commission and that the president has ... been the president established and the president has ... not increased many of those policies to the low side that that that ... the framework they provide the framework for a deal so yes it's can be very topics can be quite ... yet year high it may take some time ... the key challenge is to find a way ... to avoid going over the fiscal cliff to provide time to really make the long run deal because what's in forty years the longtime deal we don't need fiscal austerity right now we need a long run he also wore a blue ... we are of course the Wall Street Journal were keeping an eye on the markets of which are seen in and the Dow Jones futures is a significant decline since worried that that the present has been re elected a second term what would you make of that ... the ... the the the the history of how the Dow Jones responds to these kinds of situations ... on one interpretation is ... that so I though most ... likely ... route for a deal ... to avoid the fiscal cliff ... might include an on ... going back to the and taxes on dividends and ... capital gains that existed under President Clinton ... most of the increases from the its very low rates we have right now on any increase in the capital gains tax rate ... does I in gender of the media response of making adjustments of one's portfolio that could affect stock ... price futures is a very interesting thank you for that Laura Tyson and thanks for being with us ... at this late hour ...


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Butler, the school, benefits from another Bulldogs run to Final Four
The hits keep coming.
Butler coach Brad Stevens was talking about interest being generated in Butler as a school for reaching the Final Four for the second consecutive year.
That's website hits, he said Monday on a Final Four coaches teleconference with the media.
"I'm thrilled for our players, thrilled for our school," Stevens said. "The two years prior to last year's Final Four run, our website had 3.5 million hits a year. Last year we had 111 million hits on our website.
"Who knows what the the impact will be. The positive attention it brings to your school and the city (of Indianapolis) is immeasurable. We're certainly thrilled that we can be a small window where people can see Butler University."


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Dramatic Improvement
This story appears in the October 2003 issue of Entrepreneurs StartUps Magazine. Subscribe »
"In my last three positions, I worked for entrepreneurs. Finally, after about 10 years, I decided I wanted to be one myself," says Lisa Snyder. So Snyder, 43, started looking for an opportunity that combined two of her passions: children and the theater.
She found her ideal match with Drama Kids International, a franchise that teaches theater classes to school-age children.
Not only did Drama Kids International fit Snyder's interests, the franchise also filled a need she saw in her Sarasota, Florida, community. "They've cut a lot of the arts from the schools, and the children really need the arts to express themselves, their emotions," Snyder says. "This was a way to continue to offer that to the children in the community--a way to still have drama classes."
Last school year, Snyder's franchise, which opened in August 2002, offered 14 different drama classes at schools, community centers and park and recreation centers. She has two teachers on staff handling separate classes for kids 5 to 8, 9 to 12 and 13 to 17.
Snyder herself doesn't teach classes, however. She spends her time handling marketing and administrative duties in her home office. "In the mornings, I return calls because my phone rings a lot, thankfully," she says. "I spend a lot of time talking about the program to parents, doing enrollments over the phone. People are always calling to ask about the program." When she's not on the phone, Snyder is creating handouts and newsletters for current students, and brochures and enrollment forms for new students. She also attends meetings with school principals and other officials to find new venues for her classes.
The highlight of this business for Snyder, though, is the time she spends visiting Drama Kids International classes. "I know all the children by name. They come up and give me hugs," she says. "It's very rewarding to get to know these kids, and I will always try as much as possible to stay in touch with them."


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Charlie Blackmon seeing trickier pitching after torrid Rockies start
For the first time his four-year career, Charlie Blackmon started the season as a regular starter in the Rockies' lineup, primarily as a lead-off hitter. Already, opposing pitchers are taking notice.
"Teams are going right to the off-speed stuff early," Blackmon said Thursday. "I feel like they're really trying to mix it up more."


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Tom Brady watched his backups get plenty of playing time in the New England Patriots exhibition opener.
The conclusion was clear: Brady better stay healthy.
Ryan Mallett struggled in Thursday night's 23-6 loss to the Washington Redskins in his fourth straight year as Brady's understudy.
Jimmy Garoppolo had some impressive throws, but is a rookie second-round draft choice and has a lot to learn.
"Particularly with young players, just because they make a mistake, doesn't necessarily mean that those mistakes will continue and are always going to be there," coach Bill Belichick said Friday. "I think we've seen that with pretty much every young player, including him.
"I think there were some things he did well last night. I think there were some other things that he learned from."
Garoppolo played the entire second half on offense, completing 9 of 13 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown. Mallett played the first half and was just 5 for 12 for 55 yards. Brady watched it all from the sideline.
"I feel good," Mallett said. "I feel comfortable. Everything slowed down. (I) went through my reads. There were throws I could have made better, but I felt all right."
When the Patriots drafted Garoppolo from Eastern Illinois, speculation grew that Mallett might be trade bait. But he said after the game that he wasn't auditioning for another team.
"I'm playing for the Patriots," he said. "I'm playing for my team."
Brady's previous backup, Brian Hoyer, threw just 43 passes from 2009-11 with the Patriots and is competing with Johnny Manziel for the starting spot with the Cleveland Browns.
Before that, Matt Cassel threw 39 passes for the Patriots from 2005-07 then nearly took them to the playoffs the following season after Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener.
Garoppolo is the latest contender for the No. 2 job and must adjust to a new game speed.
"It was definitely fast, faster than college, that's for sure," he said. "It's something that you just have to adapt to, though. You have to adapt quickly in this environment, and we're doing a good job of that I think."
Mallett has been better than Garoppolo throughout training camp and both have three more preseason games.
"I did all right," Garoppolo said. "There's a lot of stuff to improve on. It's a process for any quarterback. There's lots to learn from."
A less-heralded youngster had a solid performance.
Wide receiver Brian Tyms signed with the Patriots on July 27 after being released by the Browns. He caught two passes for them in seven games last season. He had already been cut by the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins after signing as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
On Thursday night, he led the Patriots with five catches for 119 yards, including a 26-yarder for a touchdown.
"Brian ran a great route," Garoppolo said. "The line gave me plenty of time. I don't think anyone was even near me."
Barring injury, the Patriots probably have one vacancy at wide receiver. At 6-feet-3 and 204 pounds, Tyms has the size the Patriots lack at that position.
"I feel like I've got a good connection with everybody. That's really all I came here to do was earn respect from my teammates and my coaches," Tyms said. "If I sit out there and drop every one, everybody (is) going to look at me like I just came here for nothing. So I've got a lot to prove."
The game followed three days of joint practices at Washington's training camp facility in Richmond, Virginia.
The Patriots will host joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday and Wednesday before the teams meet in a preseason game Friday night.
"We have a little bit of time between now and Tuesday to catch up on some things," Belichick said. "It's a big week, big opportunity for our team, for each of us individually to improve."


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Soon, Progress Energy Carolinas customers will be paying more for their electricity.
Soon, Progress Energy Carolinas customers will be paying more for their electricity.
The electricity provider made the application to the N.C. Utilities Commission in late 2012, and the commission is in Snow Hill tonight to hear from the public on the matter.
But there�s an agreement on the major points of the decision.
Monday, Progress Energy and the public staff of the utilities commission reached a settlement on the rate increase. Originally, Progress Energy wanted an overall 11 percent rate increase, which broke down to 14.2 percent for residential customers, 9.9-11.6 percent for commercial businesses and 5.6 percent for industrial customers.
The agreed average rate increase will instead be 4.7 percent starting June 1, and going up another 1 percent in 2014. The rate for each class of customer is yet to be determined, and the utility commissioners have final say on the deal.
The public hearings tonight in Snow Hill and in March in Raleigh are to go ahead as scheduled.
Progress Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks said more than 80 percent of the rate request is to modernize the company�s facilities.
�We are in the process of a major fleet modernization effort within the utility to retire older, less-efficient, unscrubbed coal plants,� Brooks said. �Meaning, plants that are lacking environmental controls on them, and replacing those plants with cleaner-burning, more efficient natural gas units.�
He added, �By the end of the initiative, we�ll have retired about 30 percent of our coal fleet in the Carolinas, which is a significant step, and significant change that reflects improvements in technology, as well as the long-term, low price of natural gas that we�ve been experiencing in our utility.�
Around the state, people speaking at the hearings are typically on fixed incomes, or representing those who are, and at the very least are trying to get the rate increase reduced. A number of nonprofits oppose the move, including the state chapter of AARP.
Democracy North Carolina is another group fighting the rate increase, and the organization�s eastern organizer said he�s been surprised by the number of older and low-income residents who have participated in the group�s public speaking training. He�s optimistic about the final outcome.
�I think there is a chance, a real chance that there will be an impact,� Jake Gellar-Goad said. �Because in the past they�ve had public hearings, and had people turn out at the public hearings in large numbers that help keep the rates from going up as much as they would have otherwise. There is a history that it�s worked before. With some mobilization it can work again.�
The matter of the increase, along with parent company Duke Energy�s rate hike application on Feb. 4, is of an at least tertiary concern of the General Assembly. If Senate Bill 10 passes, all seven members of the utilities commission would be tossed out of their appointments.
�I�m aware of the issue,� said John Bell, R-Wayne, of the Progress Energy bid. His district also covers parts of Lenoir and Greene counties. �Of course, no one wants to see any rate increases. Especially with the state of our economy, with people living paycheck-to-paycheck. I�m interested to hear what Progress Energy has to say, and what they�ll be doing.�
Along with a general restructuring of the state�s boards and commissions, the bill would also clear out appointments by former Democratic Govs. Mike Easley and Bev Perdue for new members selected by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
Bill sponsor Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, said in a Feb. 5 Wilmington StarNews story, �This administration should be able to wield its power.�
But the utility commission is of singular consequence because of McCrory�s 28 years with Duke Energy, and political opponents point to his 2012 statement of economic interests form in which he lists ownership of at least $10,000 in Duke Energy stock.
McCrory�s denied any favoritism in his actions. The governor�s office now no longer comments on the topic.
Bell backed the Republican majority�s effort.
�I personally look at it as what we need to do is we were sent here to do a job, and part of the job was to look at carving out some of the government bureaucracy, and by doing away with some of these boards and commissions,� Bell said. �We�re doing just that. The other thing is, our governor needs people in place to get the job done. Any time a CEO comes into a company, they remove people and put their people in place to get the mission done, and Senate Bill 10 does that.�
Upon passage, the utilities commission would be reduced to five members, which it was before two were added in 1975. Three appointees would serve through June 30, 2019, and two would have terms through June 30, 2017. From there on, commissioners would serve staggered six-year terms.
Gerrick Brenner, executive director of Progress North Carolina, said Republicans are making the move because they can, with supermajorities in each chamber of the General Assembly.
�If this were par for the course, we wouldn�t need to change the law,� Brenner said. �They�re changing the law because they want to impose a radical power grab. That�s pretty clear. Imagine the chaos if every time you had a change in governor, you were throwing out more than 100 board and commission members.�
Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.
Breakout Box
N.C. Utilities Commission Meeting
Greene County Courthouse
301 N. Greene St., Snow Hill
Today, 7 p.m.
Meeting is to hear from the public and address Progress Energy�s proposed electricity rate increase.


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Colorado's Emma Coburn wins NCAA steeplechase title, teammate Kipp third
DES MOINES, Iowa — All season, Colorado's Emma Coburn has run away from any of her competition in the steeplechase.
She held the world's fastest team earlier this season and an NCAA-best after the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford on May 1, cruised through with wins at the Big 12 Conference meet and the NCAA preliminary round in Eugene, Ore., and then relaxed through her semifinal heat here Thursday.
But for the first time this season when she awoke, she felt butterflies in her stomach. Maybe it was the expectations of being a frontrunner, but she also expected — for the first time — a fight from someone: University of Virginia senior Stephanie Garcia.
"I hadn't had that all year in the steeple," said Coburn, who nevertheless earned her first NCAA title in 9 minutes, 41.14 seconds, despite warm conditions. "I wouldn't have run that fast is she hadn't been pushing me."
She didn't start pulling away from Garcia until about two laps remaining. "It was definitely a mental fight with four laps to go, three laps to go — and she was still there," said Coburn, a junior. "I just had to tell myself, 'relax, relax.' But when it came down to it, I was getting myself ready for a big last 150 (meters)."


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Khara means spicy in Kannada. My mom recently gave me this recipe over the phone and I immediately gave it a shot coz it so happened on the day I spoke to her I still hadn't decided what to make for lunch/dinner. It's a big relief when someone suggests a dish, half the work is done!! Deciding what to make is a bigger task than actually making the dish..phew! I made this for dinner, since I had to soak the rice and dal. This was the first time I made this dosa, all I know is it is supposed to be spicy…I have no idea if this is what my mom had in mind…hehe!
You will need:
2 portions Rice (Sona masoori)
1 portion Tuar Dal
12 Byadagi Dry red chillies
½ tsp Tamarind paste (or marble size tamarind)
1 small pc jaggery (1 tbsp if powdered)
Salt to taste
Soak the rice, tuar dal and dry red chillies for atleast 4-6 hours. Grind to a smooth paste along with the tamarind paste and jaggery. Use as less water as possible. Let batter ferment overnight. If batter has not fermented then add ¼ tsp Cooking Soda and mix well.
Heat a pan. Apply a tsp of oil and wipe clean with a paper towel. Pour one ladle of dosa batter in the centre, rotate clockwise to make a thin pancake. Drizzle 1/2 tsp oil on top. Cook on both sides.
Wipe pan with a paper towel between dosas. Since the dosa is spicy it doesn't need an accompaniment, dosas can be had with ghee. If you still need something to go with it then serve with pickle or Coconut Chutney.
Now for the Fantastic Four MeMe. When Rajitha of Hunger Pangs tagged me, I was happy, because this is the first time I've been tagged for anything at all since I started my blog. Thanks Rajitha, and I really took my time to get to the MeMe, hope you don't mind!! So here goes...
My Fantastic Four MeMe:
4 Places I have Lived
Mysore - born and brought up there
Ooty - 7 years of boarding school
Bangalore - Granny's place when I was working
Dallas, Texas
4 Jobs I had
(Rather I wish I have in future, I'm still in my mid 20s..long life ahead...or so I think! )
Caterer - my parents have been in that business for a long time, I would love to follow suit
Pastry chef - My new found passion for baking seems to be going stronger day by day
At this point this is all I can think of!
4 Favourite Places I have holidayed
Colorado -on this year's b'day with hubby dear, was a dream come true!
Las Vegas
Orlando - the most recent trip and the best ever
San Francisco with my cousin
4 Favourite Foods
Hard choices to make!!
Chunky Monkey Ice cream (Ben and Jerry's)
Oththa Shavige (Rice Semiya) which granny makes...especially the sweet one
Trifle Pudding
All of my mom's cooking, too hard to choose any one from her list :)
4 Favourite Places I would rather be
Back home in India, with all of my family
Relaxing by a fireplace with hot soup on a rainy day
In Magic Kingdom, I found it hard coming away after my trip (ya, ya I'm still a kiddo!)
I would like to tag:
Kalva of Curry in Kadai
Nags of For the Cook in Me
TBC of The Budding Cook
Manasi of A Cook @ Heart


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Family Circle 2009 Fiction Contest: "The Sanity of Socks"
Cynthia L. Hefti's story, "The Sanity of Socks," won third place in the Family Circle 2009 Fiction Contest.
"The dog is wearing my socks!" Daddy yelled.
He leaned over the side of his wheelchair and stared at Rupert, my big mess of a dog who was fast asleep on the lawn, his long white paws curled toward his belly.
"The dog is wearing my socks!" Daddy repeated, his voice rising in pitch.
I stopped re-potting geraniums and looked at Daddy. He sat in his wheelchair in the warm summer sun. Today, Daddy was clean. He had let me shave him and change his clothes. His hair was combed, and there wasn't any food crusted on his face. He almost looked sane. He almost looked like the father I had adored my whole life.
"The dog is wearing my socks!" Daddy said again, agitation tingeing his voice.
"It sure looks like it," I said cautiously.
And I waited.
So far this morning, Daddy had asked me seventeen times—and yes, I was counting—when we were having lunch. He critiqued the potting soil I was using in the geranium pots and repeated endlessly how much he hated geraniums. He had picked them out at the greenhouse this morning. Daddy had called me by the wrong name three times (twice my mother's and once his sister's, both long dead). He said he had seen an elephant in the neighbor's yard and it was staring at him.
And today had been a good day.
Daddy had been changing for several years. At first it was simple repetitiveness, the same story word for word, over and over. Then it was what at first seemed befuddled forgetfulness—lost glasses, misplaced wallet, locking himself out of the house. Then he began seeing things—hyenas in his kitchen and neighbors spying on him to get national security secrets. Late last year I received a call from the police that they had found Daddy wandering down Main Street, barefoot and dressed in his pajama bottoms and his old, too tight WWII Army jacket. The police had taken him to the hospital and that's where my brother, Brian, and I found Daddy, strapped to the bed and heavily sedated.
Daddy's doctor announced the obvious; "You need to do something about your father right now."
I felt like I had been slugged in the stomach. Brian stared at me. "What do we do?" he asked, like I might possibly have the answer.
"You have some options," Daddy's doctor interjected. "There is the Sun Valley Nursing Home, but they have a waiting list sixteen months long."
I stared at him. The very last thing I wanted to do was put Daddy in a nursing home. Brian, however, was nodding. Apparently he didn't feel the same way. He looked at me, "At least we'll know he's safe and not driving the wrong way down the interstate."
I railed against that idea, claiming that Daddy just needed some help, not to be incarcerated. Finally, we decided to enlist the services of in-home aides, and so began six months of trial and error, mostly error.
The aides were lovely, compassionate and kind. Daddy was mean, spiteful, and impossible. He resented the aides' presence in "his" house. He hated being told what to do, when to go to bed, what to eat. He made up stories about the aides torturing him and force-feeding him dog food.
One night six months ago, Kathy, the sweetest and most patient of the aides, called me in hysterics. "Your father has locked himself in the bathroom and refuses to come out. He took the key with him. He says he has a gun and will shoot anyone who tries to open the door."
I arrived just as the police were breaking down the bathroom door. There, sitting on the toilet was my father, pants down around his ankles, aiming the television remote at the door.
The police officers grinned in spite of themselves. Later I could see where someone might find this funny. But right then, I burst into tears. All I could feel was the absolute horror of what my father had become. A cartoon character. An angry, crazy shell of the man he used to be. The Daddy I knew would have died of embarrassment to cause such a fuss, to be so confused, even to be caught on the toilet with his "drawers down." This man, the one aiming the remote, was not my father. Even worse, I realized in a panic, he was a man I didn't want to know.
After an ugly argument with Brian about whose responsibility it was to take care of Daddy, the final decision fell to me. I was single and my two children were grown. Brian still had kids at home and a wife who believed, as clearly my brother did, that nursing homes were the first stop, not the last. "Besides," Brian said, "I already paid my dues." Brian had told Daddy when we first hired the aides that Daddy wouldn't be driving any longer, that the aides would take him wherever he needed to go. For the first time ever, Daddy swore at Brian and told him that there was "no way" Brian could stop him from driving his own car. Hurt and angry, Brian had stormed out of the house. What Daddy didn't know was that Brian stopped in the garage and took out the spark plugs and distributor cap from Daddy's car, and just for good measure, he flattened all four tires.
One of the aides called me a few days later and said Daddy had sneaked out of the house and when she had found him in the garage, he was trying to start the car with a bottle opener.
So like it or not, Daddy was my responsibility now. When I arrived to pack up Daddy and move him into my house, Daddy didn't recognize me. He thought I was another aide, come to wreck his life. He glared at me, his face red and full of rage.
"It's me, Daddy," I said quietly, trying to get him to look directly at me. "You're going to come and live with me."
"Over my dead body!" he hissed and stomped off into the kitchen. At that time Daddy was still walking. It was only after living with me for a month that he decided he didn't want to walk anymore. It wasn't as if he couldn't walk. In fact, at times he could practically run, but when he didn't want to walk, there was no budging him. I finally relented and got him a wheelchair, and he seemed quite pleased with himself to be rolled around on his own terms.
That day I followed Daddy into the kitchen. He sat at the table, pouting and making exasperated sighs like the boys had when they were little. I busied myself making a pot of fresh coffee and fixing turkey sandwiches. I didn't talk.
Finally, I heard Daddy speak.
"When did you get here Katie?" he asked.
I turned toward him. He was smiling up at me, his old face soft and as endearing as it had always been. There was the Daddy I knew and loved.
"Daddy, I've come to bring you home with me."
He looked at me for a long time. His eyes filled with tears and he wrung his hands together in his lap.
So began the journey with my father. He bellowed when I hired an auctioneer to sell off the house and its contents. He swore at me when I tried to bathe him. He cried when I made meatloaf for dinner. He sat on his glasses. He patted Rupert's head until I was afraid the dog would go bald. He clung to my hand when I left for work and left him in the care of a day aide. He perked up when I took him for rides in the car. He yelled at the kids biking in front of the house. He hugged me some days and called me his little girl. Other days he called me, "Hey, you" or "Missy" and reeled off a list of my faults, imagined or real. He would only get into bed at night if I promised him a Reese's cup. He forgot my name. He didn't remember his grandchildren.
There was the other side, too. The side where Daddy was clever and devious. Some days he pretended to be blind. He couldn't feed himself because he couldn't see his food. He couldn't watch TV, so he needed to be read to. He couldn't find the toilet so he peed on the floor. Other days he pretended he couldn't hear. He turned the TV volume up to BLAST, so loud the house shook and my teeth hurt. He couldn't hear me call him for dinner, but he could hear me dishing up ice cream. Some days he was so hot he wouldn't wear anything but his boxers. Other days he was so cold I had to wrap him in piles of blankets.
I knew Daddy was playing games and I knew I indulged him like a spoiled child. But, like a bratty kid, he would pitch such fits if he didn't get his own way that giving in was simpler to deal with than his imaginary disabilities.
It was so much easier to be angry with Daddy than to feel sorry for him. Pity only made it harder to live with him. Sympathy swallowed me in the grief of being the caretaker, of having my life engulfed by his.
My friends and the boys told me I needed to put Daddy in a nursing home. At first, they were gentle about it and then insistent and then irritated. And I did think about it. In fact, after one particularly difficult day, I stopped by a senior home on the way home from the office. A minuscule, ancient woman met me at the door and asked me if I had seen her son because he had gone to the grocery store a very long time ago. She was whisked away by a kindly nurse. I met with the director who took me on a tour, through hallways of the Able and Alert to the Despondent and Difficult. There were vacant eyes and reaching hands, and it reminded me of the SPCA, where dogs waited for a final reprieve before they were euthanized. I bolted out the doors and threw up in the parking lot. Whatever happened, I vowed that Daddy wouldn't go there.
When I got home, the day aide, Emily, said Daddy had thrown his applesauce at the wall and claimed ants were crawling all over his legs. I looked at her and sighed and when I checked on Daddy, he was slumped in his chair, asleep, his pant legs rolled up to the knee and long scratches all up his skinny, wrinkled calves. He heard me come in and woke with a start.
"Katie, you're home. How was school?"
Every day Daddy slipped deeper and deeper into the nightmare that was his failing mind. Every day I lost my father a bit, a memory, a word at a time.
Today I had taken the day off. I had taken Daddy to his doctor, where he was charming and called the doctor "Bob" even though his name was Melvin. Doctor Melvin patted Daddy on the shoulder and listened to his heart and pronounced him as sound and healthy as a horse. I glared at Doctor Melvin. He had no clue.
"Thanks, Bob," I hissed as I wheeled Daddy out of his office.
I took Daddy out for a treat and we sat in a cafe and ate cinnamon doughnuts and sipped coffee. Doughnut crumbs fell on Daddy's shirt and he licked one of his fingers and gathered them up. A woman with a large behind came into the cafe with her toddler. I saw her and tried to wheel Daddy out the door before he spied her.
Too late.
"Look at that big butt!" Daddy yelled as I raced him out the door and into the parking lot, my face flaming hot.
And yet, all in all, it had been a good day. There weren't any meltdowns any name-calling, and no angry outbursts.
"I said," Daddy bellowed loud enough for everyone in the whole neighborhood to hear, "the dog is wearing my socks!"
And with that, Daddy stuck out his own two feet, clad in white tube socks, the only socks he would wear. Daddy wiggled his feet near Rupert. Rupert groaned in his sleep and stretched his own legs until his paws were nearly touching Daddy's toes.
"We MATCH!" Daddy yelled, delighted in his discovery.
I looked at the two of them. Rupert was my old faithful mutt, who was nearly fifteen and spent most of his days just being. And my father, my sweet, faithful father, who spent his days, locked in the jumble of his crumbling mind. How unfair I thought. I wished Daddy could spend his days like Rupert, just being.
Daddy scooched himself down in his chair so his feet could actually touch Rupert's. Rupert lifted his head and wagged his tail.
Daddy smiled a goofy, happy smile.
"Just like twins!" he said.
I laughed out loud and then I heard a sound that startled me, a sound I suddenly realized I hadn't heard in many long months. I heard my father laugh.
He threw his head back and laughed, the deep throaty wonderful laugh I remembered from childhood. His eyes sparkled and he reached for my hand.
And in that moment, that one solitary moment, I had my father back. I held his hand to my heart and prayed that in the deep recesses of his soul he could feel how much I loved him.
"When's lunch?" Daddy asked, looking up at me, childlike and innocent.
"How about now?" I asked and put my hands on the back of his wheelchair and pushed him toward the ramp that led into the house.
"Let's go in and I'll fix you and Rupert some lunch," I said. Rupert stirred to his feet and lumbered up the ramp behind us.
"Just don't mix up our bowls," Daddy said and he smiled at me.
Yes, today had been a really good day.
Originally published in the March 2010 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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Minutes 0:00-1:00
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