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What goes on in my head as I play endless games of MVP 2005 while putting off housework on my day off:
Orsillo: Hello everybody! It is improbably good weather for early April here in Toronto as the Boston Red Sox get ready to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The sun is out, the Skydome is open, and the players are about ready to take the field. Red Sox skipper Terry Francona has announced that the Red Sox will be going with a 6-man rotation for most of April to give ace Curt Schilling an extra day of rest each week.
Remy: Ya, Don - even though Schilling was miraculously ready for the opening day victory over the Yankees in which opposing pitcher Randy Johnson got shelled like the beaches at fucking Normandy, Tito is still taking no chances. Schilling isn't exactly happy about it, but what can you do?
Orsillo: So Bronson Arroyo will be the starting pitcher today for the Red Sox, opposite Jay's "ace" Roy Halladay. Taking a look at the Sox starting lineup, we have Johnny Damon batting leadoff, Renteria batting second, Manny Ramirez batting third with Ortiz fourth at DH. We then have Varitek, Millar, Nixon and Mueller, with Bellhorn in the nine hole.
Remy: Manny is off to an absolutely incredible start this year, batting .567 so far, and Ortiz isn't that far behind him. Tell me, though, Don - what is up with Millar this season? He seems to have gotten skinnier and...well, black. Does anyone know that story with this guy? He's also been struggling with the bat a bit, too.
Orsillo: Jerry, no one knows why Millar showed up to camp this year as a black man, but the team is just rolling with it. Millar himself has been making fun of the situation, saying that he is the C.Thomas Howell of Major League Baseball, but players who have had the misfortune to be with Millar in the showers have said that it is definitely not body paint he is wearing, so who knows. As far as the struggles at the plate are going, Papa Jack has been giving Millar a little extra attention and expects him to come around soon.
Remy: Are we sure it's actually Kevin Millar? Has anyone looked into this? I mean, the resemblance just isn't there at all. I gotta be honest with you, it's kind of disturbing.
Orsillo: Don't you have a hotdog stand to open or something? Don't rock the boat, Jerry....And here's the first pitch of the game. Damon takes a weak hack at it and lines weakly out to the first baseman. Let's take a look at the Blue Jays defense.
Remy: Let's not. I mean, the Sox have cream-pied them the last two games - what's the point?
Oh ya, and this game is available in Spanish by turning the SAP function on your television. Buenos tardes, amigos.
Orsillo: Ahem. Right. Renteria flies out to centerfield, and here comes our 2004 World Series MVP, Manny Ramírez. Manny has been on a tear this spring, hasn't he, Jerry?
Remy: Absolutely, Don. I was talking with him the other day and asked him what he thought was the reason for his early hot streak, and Manny said: Krispy Kreme.
Orsillo: Well Manny obviously skipped his breakfast today because he just flied out to shallow centerfield to end the first half of the inning.
(later on, top of the fourth)
Remy: Well, Francona has to be reconsidering his decision about the six-man rotation now. Arroyo is out there with absolutely nothing. I mean he looks fucking terrible. He's got none of his pitches working. The Jays are only leading by one, but that is really not indicative of the garbage that Arroyo has been throwing out there.
Orsillo: Indeed, Jerry. Meanwhile, Halladay has been absolutely magical, setting the entire Sox lineup down in order.
Remy: They really fucking suck today. There's just no excuse for some of the at-bats they've been putting together. Well, wait a minute, they might have something going on here.
Orsillo: Renteria and Manny have both reached on basehits, and now here's Big Papi. He takes the first pitch outside for a ball...Halladay delivers the second pitch - and Ortiz got all of that one! It is way back to straight-away centerfield and gone! The Sox lead 3-1!
Remy: Well it's about time, Don. I thought Arroyo might just die out there on the mound, but let's see if he can get a little confidence back now that he'll be pitching with a lead...
(bottom of the fourth, two outs, Eric Hinske up to bat)
Orsillo: Arroyo looks like he might be settling in now. Here's the pitch - hit down the third base line! Hinske is off like a shot -
Remy: What in the hell is Manny doing out there, playing Simon Says? Run and get the fucking ball, you moron! My god, I've never seen anyone get a worse read off the bat in my entire career, Don.
Orsillo: Meanwhile, Hinske is heading for third! Manny's got the ball - there's going to be a play at the plate - Hinske avoids the tag and is safe with an inside the park home run! Unbelievable. Jerry, I'm not really sure what was going on in Manny's head just now but I'm willing to bet that it wasn't quantum physics.
Remy: To hell with this, Don, I'm going to get a beer.
(top of the fifth, one out, Bellhorn singles to right, Damon strikes out AGAIN)
Remy: Who the hell does Damon think he is, swinging at all these pitches, Shea Hillenbrand?
Orsillo: Actually, Jerry, Hillenbrand is on the Blue Jays now and is 2 for 2 right now with a single and a double.
Remy: Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick...
Orsillo: Here comes Renteria with Bellhorn on first - and Renteria CRUSHES over the centerfield wall! He saw the first pitch coming and just let loose. The Sox lead 5-2. Now Manny steps into the batter's box, no doubt with something to prove after his adventure in left field last inning. And Manny takes Halladay deep on the first pitch as well! That's back to back home runs, and the Sox now lead 6-2!
Remy: And to think that Halladay earned a Cy Young award over Pedro Martinez. That's like giving Lil Jon a Grammy for "Crunk Juice" instead of Alicia Keys. Unbelievable...
Orsillo: Wwwwwwhhhhhhat?
Remy: I said that was unbelievable.
Orsillo: Wwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhat?
Remy: I SAID it was UNBELIEVABLE.
Orsillo: Ooookaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!
Remy: Hey Don, ever had a RemDawg? Cause if not, I got one for you right here, pal -
Orsillo: Sweet Jesus, Ortiz clobbered that pitch into the seats in left field for yet another home run off of Roy Halladay, making it three in a row! I can't believe no one has pulled the pitcher!
Remy: Someone zoom in on the Toronto bench...Grady, is that you?
Orsillo: The Sox are now ahead by five runs. Looks like we're going to get to see a game of baseball after all.
(later on, bottom of the ninth)
Remy: Well, Arroyo managed to hold on to the lead, which is amazing considering it looked like he left his stuff dead on a mattress at a Motel 8 this morning. He really had some difficulty early on.
Orsillo: Ya, Jerry, we've all been there. I'm sure you remember what it was like trying to do the color commentary after Pesky's last birthday party.
Remy: Oh yes, Pin the Bunny-Tail on the Hooker - how could I ever forget?
Orsillo: And Matt Mantei climbs the ladder on Rios for the final out and the Red Sox win it 7-3. The Sox now have a two game lead in the AL East, followed by the Jays in second place, the Orioles in third, the D-Rays in fourth and the New York Yankees in dead-fucking-last. It's almost too good to be true, isn't it Jerry?
Monday, February 28, 2005
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According to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, a possible agreement to fight British rival David Haye is not even close to being a finalized option. Klitschko (43-2, 40KOs) will defend his title against Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9KOs) on February 18th in Munich, Germany. Haye lost a twelve round decision to Vitali's younger brother, Wladimir Klitschko, last July in Hamburg, and then he retired from the sport in October - although he left the door open for a comeback fight against Vitali.
"David Haye touched me personally with his bad words, about my brother. That's my family. And my goal is to fight David Haye and after this fight David Haye won't have any excuses on why he lost the fight. We are talking to him but we are miles apart from anything. It's not just money, there are so many points. I will fight him in at any point in the world, in London, Germany and the South Pole. I want to fight him and knock him out," Klitschko told BBC Sport.

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After years of public education by MADD and school groups dedicated to keeping teens sober, the rate of drinking and driving among US teens has fallen 54 percent in the past two decades. However the public service campaigns are not believed to be causing the drop as much as a new trend is.Higher gas prices, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are keeping high school students off the road whether they are drunk or not, reports Elizabeth Lopatto for Bloomberg.
Ten percent of high school students reported drinking and driving in 2011, compared with 22 percent in 1991, according to the report. Young people ages 16 to 20 are 17 times more likely to die in a crash when their blood alcohol is .08 percent, the legal limit in many states, reports the CDC.
Driving among teens dropped substantially from 2000-2010, as the proportion of high school seniors who didn´t get behind the wheel during an average week increased to 22 percent from 15 percent, according to the CDC.
The results come from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, a voluntary and anonymous, self-administered questionnaire that included identically worded questions about drinking and driving, current alcohol use and binge drinking.
Administered by the CDC, the survey monitors behaviors that contribute to injuries and violence, sexual behaviors, alcohol and drug use, tobacco use, unhealthy diets and physical activity. The samples varied from about 10,900 to 16,400 each year.
"Teens are especially sensitive to increases in gasoline prices and declines in economic conditions, which might have decreased their miles driven since 2007," the report said.
The survey found that male students were more likely to drink and drive than females. High school boys ages 18 and older were the most likely to drink after consuming alcohol, and 16-year-old high school girls were least likely.
Eleven percent of white students and 12 percent of Hispanic students reported driving after drinking, compared with 7 percent of black students. The prevalence of drinking and driving was 3 times higher in those students who reported drinking five or more drinks in one sitting than in those who reported alcohol use without binge drinking.
"As a parent of a teen I know that there´s nothing worse than having your child die tragically and preventably," said Thomas Frieden, the director of the CDC, in a conference call. "Reducing drinking and driving is something we can do" to reduce unnecessary deaths, he said.


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As the Hornets head into their first extended stretch of non-meaningful games since the 2004-05 season back before anyone on the current roster was here other than David West the tangible motivating factors are dwindling.
New Orleans (34-40) cant finish with a winning record unless it runs the table with an 8-0 sweep. The Hornets can only realistically play the spoiler role in three of the eight remaining games, because for all intents and purposes, the Lakers, Charlotte and Utah are the only opponents still in contention (Memphis and Houston are nearing elimination, while Washington, New Jersey and Minnesota are already out).
As New Orleans plays out the final 17 days of the schedule, Jeff Bower will use this period to continue evaluating individuals and the areas where the Hornets must improve during the 2010 offseason.
I think weve learned a lot about our players throughout this entire time, Bower said of the teams injury-riddled 2009-10 season. This (post-elimination period) just gives us another scenario to evaluate them in. The most important thing is we learn things that can be used to make us a better team in the future.
Every game is an opportunity to compete and show improvement across the board. Thats what were looking for. Our players, regardless of the standings, are competitive men and professionals who will compete to get a win every night. Thats their makeup and who they are.
Weve just got to come in and work and know that none of these teams are going to feel sorry for us, David West said following Saturdays loss. Just like when (Chris Paul) went down, we had to fight because we were undermanned. We want to finish out the season on a positive note.
Other news:
At a community event Sunday afternoon to dedicate one of the four New Orleans youth basketball courts he helped refurbish, forward Peja Stojakovic said hes still hopeful to return prior to the April 14 conclusion of the regular season. However, he still has not been cleared to practice or even run yet, based on the risk of re-injury.
Right now Im doing some lifting and biking, but nothing major or even some of the basic core exercises I need to do, Stojakovic said. Hopefully it heals. But I love basketball. It doesnt matter where we are in the standings or how many games are left; Id just like to play, make a comeback and maybe play a couple games.
Hes shown some improvement, but not to the point where his return is near, Bower told reporters Saturday. Were going to continue to monitor it, but he hasnt progressed to where his return is real close.
Asked whether the Hornets would consider shutting down Stojakovic for the season, Bower said, only if it reaches that point. Right now we still are hopeful that hell show improvement and be able to make a return. Thats what our hopes are right now, but well have to wait and see.


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Manila 1973 by Tabanus
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Everyone knows the Internet is full of lies and yet, somehow, most people believe things they see on places informal as a self-proclaimed alien's Twitter account.
This simple truth was demonstrated by Jonny Sun on Twitter yesterday, when he tweeted a mind-blowing "fact" about everyone's favorite Hollywood family:
Looks like a real Google search and everything! Except, of course, it's not. Sun used fake middle names so that people would "realize" that the names of Will and Jada's children, Willow and Jaden, were created using their parent's first and middle names. (It's not fake, obviously, that the names Willow and Jaden come from the first few letters of their megastar parent's first names).
Without fail, accounts ripped off Sun's joke, as people on the Internet are sadly wont to do:
But the best part is all the people who chastised Sun for not "realizing" this thing that is not real, sooner.
@jonnysun I figured this out a while back. I forgot to tweet about it.— Danielle Fontaine (@JetPixi) September 14, 2015
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Let this be a lesson to not believe everything you read on the Internet, kids.
@jonnysun is basically proving the fact that people would rather risk being stupid than do a two second google search to discredit it.— massive bitch (@mayaporten) September 14, 2015
The most important thing to come out of this may be the fact that Will Smith's first name is indeed 'Willard.' Sun didn't make that part up.


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Ashhtayy's Planning Thread - Azul Fives - June 7, 2016
Posted 07 January 2016 - 05:10 AM
So many emotions. So excited for the wedding week, so nervous for the planning that is yet to be done, terrified that dress fittings start in two short months, nervous about full payment deadline...the list could go on and on.
Thanks to all of you for your support thus far. Fingers crossed for smooth sailing here on out!
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Posted 07 January 2016 - 07:05 AM
Aww! Don't stress. 5 months is still plenty of time for everything I have faith that it will all work out for you! It always seems a lot more daunting than it really is. I remember feeling the same way at that point, but in the end it all worked out and 5 months ended up being more than enough time for me to finish everything that I needed to do. It will definitely fly by before you know it!
When is your final payment deadline? two months-ish i'm assuming?
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@ashhtayy My wedding date is only just over a month before yours and I feel like I hit that 5 month mark just yesterday, I don't even remember the time between that and the 4 month mark! Time is seriously flying girl! But don't stress, still lots of time and you seem very on track with everything
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Don't stress out. Honestly, I'm 12 days away from leaving and I actually feel like I've been more productive in the last few days than I've been in the last few months. AND don't worry too much, it will all work out. Feel free to vent on here if and when you get stressed, we're all here to support and help you
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Posted 08 January 2016 - 03:20 PM
@perianjay @deecol @Wafflesmom as always, thank you for the support!!
You're right, our final payment deadline is March 28th. We had four people back out this week for totally understandable reasons. I know my parents are pretty bummed because they were so excited to spend that time with my out-of-town aunts and uncles. They've planned to come down and stay with my parents for a weekend before the wedding so we can see them so that will be a nice alternative Right now we are sitting at 56 booked and 4 others that have requested rates. We know there is a strong likelihood that 2 people that have made their deposits will likely cancel. Of the 56 guests 6 are 4-day, the others are 7-day. We're happy with our numbers so far.
I had a call with the wedding designer today and things are moving forward nicely. I'll post an update soon.
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Posted 08 January 2016 - 09:37 PM
Some (Random) Updates
Picture heavy – I warned you J
Bridesmaid Dresses
I have been waiting on one bridesmaid to go to the store to re-try on the dress so that we could confirm her size. That is now complete and the order has been officially placed! Dresses will be in mid-April.
Ceremony – 4PM on 06/07/2016
I've rented two white sheers, a crystal chandelier and three panels of beaded back drop for the gazebo.
@TinkerSofi – if you see this, do you think two white sheers is enough? The WD said that is all we need but by the looks of most pictures they have 4. Is 2 enough since we will have the beaded backdrop along the back?
Thank goodness I asked and didn't just assume because I thought that since we were having our ceremony and reception on the Sky Deck they would leave all that décor up but apparently they don't?! I made a request that they keep that décor up on the gazebo for the reception. If they are not willing to leave it up I may cancel the rental. Seems silly to pay all that money just to have them take it down 30 minutes later?
I wanted to confirm the set-up of chairs on the Sky Deck so that I could decide how many flower arrangements we needed for the row ends. The WD said that is completely up to us but recommended rows of 4 or 6, aisle, then another 4 or 6. We have decided to go with 6, aisle, 6.
Reception – 6PM on 06/07/2016
With the Always and Forever package we get white linens. Here's the plan:
Head Table – three rectangular tables covered with a white tablecloth and three sequin overlays in champagne (Mike & I + 5 Bridesmaids and 5 Groomsmen)
Cake Table – square table with sequin tablecloth in champagne
Miscellaneous Table – rectangular table – not sure if we will go with another overlay like the head table, a full sequin tablecloth or a runner. TBD. I think this table will be used for our guestbook frame, our pictures of our grandparents who have passed on, our polaroid camera and our place holders.
Guest Tables –5 or 6 round tables covered with a white tablecloth and a sequin runner in champagne
I'm purchasing three of @perianjay 's runners as well as her cake tablecloth. I'll buy the overlays and other table runners from the same site she did – Chair Cover Factory. I lucked out big time J
I asked today about the cost of coloured napkins and charger plates. Coloured napkins are $5 each and charger plates are $10 each. I immediately decided to forego the napkins – white will do…UNLESS I can get a killer deal on some online. I REALLY want the charger plates since we are sticking with the white tablecloths but $10 each, really? Looking for other options and very open to suggestions J
For our center pieces and décor we've purchased gold mercury votives, clear smaller votives, clear mason jars, tea lights, three different gold mercury larger votives and the 'M & A' marquee lights customized with gold and champagne coloured chevrons. The plan for the clear votives and mason jars is to spray paint them in gold. I've purchased the spray paint but haven't started the work on them. Still deciding whether or not we need more décor on our tables.
I've tried to create all our signage. I am good with computers but designing is not my forte lol I have 'designed' (I say 'designed' because it's amateur for sure) our table numbers and signage such as something recognizing those that have passed on, an itinerary, cards sign, hashtag sign, guestbook frame sign, etc. I still need to pick up frames for everything but I am holding off until I see how it all prints. Fingers crossed.
Dinner - we've decided to go with the Italian family-style dinner. Mmm!
Cake – so I saw photographs of the actual cake and OMG. We can't do what we had originally planned. It literally looks like a cupcake on steroids. It is SO small! I knew the dimensions beforehand but seeing an actual photo of one decorated made me change my mind. Mike agreed. Thinking about upgrading to the one tier cake. I'm including a picture so you can see where I am coming from haha Where do they get off calling this a 'large cake'?
DJ – We have to make a decision here too. Mega DJ, DJ All Music OR wedding DJ app. I am terrified of the wedding DJ app (although I have read great things). Apparently we cannot even pay the vendor fee of $800 and bring in another DJ. I am not complaining, just a little surprised they aren't trying to get that money from us too lol. The less options the better I guess J
Following @perianjay 's lead again and using her etsy vendor for our flowers – Stemple Shop. We have been speaking with Nathan for about a month and he is fantastic. We are ordering ivory and blush real touch peonies. Our order thus far includes my bouquet, 5 bridesmaid bouquets, 4 wrist corsages, Mike's boutonniere, 5 groomsmen, father x 3 and ring bearer boutonnieres and potentially 8 aisle bouquets. All are wrapped with jute ribbon.
- My bouquet will be a combination of blush and ivory peonies (3 bunches) with lambs ear, baby's breath and seeded eucalyptus.
- My bridesmaid's bouquets will be ivory peonies (1 bunch) with lambs ear, baby's breath and seeded eucalyptus.
- Mike's boutonniere is a blush peony boom with a peony bud.
- The groomsmen's boutonnieres are an ivory peony bloom with a peony bud.
Guest Book Frame
I've known for a while I wanted a guest book that we could proudly display in our home. I found an etsy vendor that makes custom maps – HereAndThereShop – and we love their work. The picture I have included is just an example from their shop.
We've chosen a map of North America that will be in a light grey. Both British Columbia and Ontario will be highlighted in white with a little heart as a maker. Both provinces will be connected by a dotted line that loops into a heart. From there a dotted line with a little airplane connects to Mexico which will be highlighted in white as well. I am SUPER excited about this purchase. I cannot wait to see their custom design for us. I've sent all our specifications and am waiting for their design J
Hair & Make Up
Made the reservation for my hair and makeup trials as well as wedding day appointments for myself, my mum and my bridesmaids. Waiting on the resort to confirm the reservation.
We've decided to use our voucher from our TA for the Bridal Spa Package. This includes: manicure and pedicure for me, manicure and pedicure for someone in my bridal party, my rehearsal hair and makeup, and my wedding day hair and makeup.
Thoughts on timing…
I scheduled the rehearsal hair and makeup for the day before our wedding so that its done for our rehearsal dinner. If we are getting married at 4PM, does it make sense to start hair and makeup at 11AM? We are not doing a first look (sadly).
Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner
I was pretty bummed to find out that we won't know timing for our actual rehearsal until we get to the resort. I get it, they want to keep their options open for other weddings but it would have been nice to be able to let the wedding party know in advance. Our rehearsal dinner will be semi-private at Flavors and we will have our bridal party, their significant others and our immediate family there. We still have to select the menu. I do not plan to have any decor for our rehearsal dinner. Is that okay?
Wedding Week Activities
I want to give all guests an itinerary that says what our plans are. Example: Monday – Pool Party! Thursday – Meet us on the volleyball courts! I do not want anyone to feel like they have to come I want to leave it optional. Unfortunately the "monthly activity schedule" doesn't come out until a month before so it is hard to say when the volleyball nets will be set up. My WD said that making an itinerary could make guests feel like they have to attend even if we state it is completely optional. She said what some brides do is hashtag their plans. Example: our hashtag and then a picture of us in the pool. I like this idea a lot but in terms or social media we only have Instagram and LinkedIN (lol). Not everyone has Instagram so that may not work for us. Still brainstorming.
My Dress
My dress is still at the store that I purchased it from. I haven't contacted them once and as I write this I am freaking myself out. I am going to call them Monday and schedule my fittings. AHH. Good thing I started back at the gym this week. Just kidding. WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO GO BACK TO THE GYM? lol
Mike, Groomsman & Ringer Bearer Attire
I keep asking him what he wants to wear and he kind of shrugs it off; absolutely no sense of urgency when it comes to this. Work is a bit insane for both of us right now but as soon as it slows down we'll get to shopping. I've shown him a few of these photos and he's on board. We both would like to go with a grey but my concern is sweat. A friend of mine went to a destination wedding in Jamaica and she said grey wasn't a good look on the guys because they sweat through their pants. I see a ton of ladies on here that go with grey. Has this been a problem for anyone?
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Posted 09 January 2016 - 04:29 PM
@ashhtayy Wow awesome update. I don't know if I can help with any of your questions though. Let me see...
Chargers: Personally, at $10 each, I would skip them. You'll have the table runners and all of the table decor. You will be the only one who knows they are "missing" Make sure they won't charge you a fee if you bring your own napkins or charger alternative.
Cake: Okay, that is kinda dinky looking. Although it's hard to tell how large it is. Could you just still with it and upgrade the decorations on it? Add some flowers or ribbon or put it on a nicer serving plate or something?
Guest Book: Love the map. I keep toying with that. I am leaning towards doing a mad libs thing that I would scan and put into a photobook. But it would be nice to have something to prominently display.
Rehearsal Dinner: I think no decor needed. Plus they will probably charge you to set anything up!
Wedding Week Activities: How big is your resort? When I went to a DW before, the resort was small enough that you could easily find people. You'd walk by the open air bar on your way to the pool and the beach was just past that. You were bound to find people at any of the 3. What I'm saying is an activity sheet might not be necessary. But I don't have any alternate suggestions, I'm afraid. I feel like if you make one, then it also forces you into being where you say you're going to be and sometimes things don't always go according to plan...
Guys' Attire: It looks great. I can't speak from experience on grey, but we went with a light grey. Hopefully it's not an issue.
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Posted 10 January 2016 - 02:25 PM
Everything is looking fantastic!!!
I agree, seems silly to set up those 'altar' decorations and take them down 30 mins later. With the fee you paid I would want them all day too and they will add to your evening decor.
Personally for the price I would forgo to chargers too. You have the table runners and with your decor, honestly you will have enough color and no one will even notice - save your money! You also don't want to overwhelm the tables, so I think what you have is perfect
We went to the spa at 10am for our 3pm wedding. We had a quick bite to eat but got back to the room around 130pm! There was 4 of us and 3 stylists. I had one to myself, then another did 2 girls and another did 1. I think 11am for 4pm is perfect, then you won't feel rushed to have a snack and get back to your room for all your getting ready photos!!!
I don't think you necessarily need weekly activities. We had a large resort (over 1000 rooms) and we were ALWAYS running into people. Also, you will have your groups and people just make their spots known and you mingle among everyone and their locations of preference. I was a bit worried about it, but it worked out super well. It just does.
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Posted 10 January 2016 - 09:40 PM
And no, there is no making that cake work. It's so tiny! Back to the table when it comes to the cake decision lol
That mad libs idea you have is interesting - never heard of that. Can't wait to see it!
Our resort is small so maybe I shouldn't over plan for everyone. It's hard to let some things go because I want it to be perfect. I just need to get it through my head that we will never make everyone happy. Some people will want the week planned to a T and others won't. I'll have to find a compromise.
@calgarybride2015 - I definitely don't understand them taking the gazebo decor down. Fingers crossed they will agree to keep it up and not charge double or triple. Again, thanks for reaffirming the charger price is outrageous. Hopefully I can find something affordable to bring or else we'll go without. You ladies are right - no one will likely notice.
Glad the times we picked for hair and makeup make sense. Need to leave time for food and this is the one day in my life I don't want to be rushing.
Thanks for the helpful feedback ladies
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Complete! I popped into Michael's today to pick up my 'A' at 50% and cut out the card stock tonight. I'm happy with them
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Posted 11 January 2016 - 09:23 AM
@ashhtayy You're making so much progress!
I agree with not wasting money on the chargers. Your set-up is going to look so beautiful you won't even miss those.
The cake is pretty tiny. Ours is going to be a small one-tiered as well, but we're just going to leave it since it's really only for the tradition of 'cutting the cake' and in your case, for your Nonna
Your guestbook frame idea is awesome! Love it! I may steal and use something like that for Col and I, being from two different countries it would be perfect!
The wedding week activites thing is tricky, Col and I were talking about that last night - we have 3 main events for everyone to attend (welcome drinks, bachelor/bachelorette parties and the wedding), 4 for the bridal party ( plus rehearsal dinner) and we were trying to figure out how to word it without making it look like we're planning their week, because it is their trip too. Maybe for a couple of the events that aren't mandatory, like the pool party, you can say something like "We'll be at the pool at __pm you'd like to join us!' or something less cheesy lol But I also agree with @vancouverpetunia and @calgarybride2015 that it will sort of just happen, it did at the destination wedding I went to. No planned activities except for the bachelor & bachelorette parties and the wedding and we all managed to meet up in the same spot every night.
The guys attire looks great - I love the look of the first one, it's different. We've chosen grey for our suits too, so hopefully they hold up in the heat! A friend of mine at work advised that the groomsmen bring an extra dress shirt to change into, I think Col is going to just in case.
Your letters look great! Yay for 50% off at Michaels!
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Oakland Councilmember Nancy Nadel teams up with the Office of the Mayor, Cultural Arts & Marketing Division, and fashion label Skylier Wear to celebrate "Project Runway" contestant Amy Sarabi with a special viewing party at the Fox Theater. See the week's episode a bit early, and rub elbows with local designers, entrepreneurs and city officials while enjoying a few hors d'ouevres and a no-host bar. Sarabi is scheduled to attend. Read more about she and fellow Bay Area contestant Jay Nicolas Sario here.
Free; 8pm @ The Den at the Fox Theater, 19th and Telegraph (across from the 19th Street BART Station), Oakland.
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This closet-sized Mission collective celebrates two years with a jamming party featuring jam and pickle tasting by Dafna of INNAJAM, Charles Krug wine, and cameos by the Magic Curry and Creme Brulee carts. And if you insist on shopping, yo'll receive 25 percent off.
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Transformers director Michael Bay has signed up to develop a film version of the video game Ghost Recon.
The filmmaker, currently working on Transformers 4, could also direct the potential film franchise, according to Variety,
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon features a fictional unit of the US Army Special Forces which operates as the President's private army, fighting threats from around the world while pretending that they don't exist.
Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures, told Variety: "These guys don't belong to any specific organisation. They're in the field where the US troops are not supposed to be.
"It's a small team with very strong personalities and very specific skill sets. They're using weapons nobody knows about but it's very grounded. It's not sci-fi."
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On 07/12/2010 06:52 AM, mess-mate wrote:Hi list, i've installed sqeeze (amd64) and grub2 as the boot loader. On an 2d hd lenny with grub (older version with the stage.. files) is installed. Since grub2 is installed on the mbr no way to boot my lenny system. Here is the lenny part on grub.cfg: menuentry "Lenny, kernel 2.6.28_mm01 (on /dev/sdc6)" { insmod ext2 set root='(hd2,5)'search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f26b56c1-4550-4815-b7bf-e5f114c6f9e4 linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/sdc6 rootfstype=ext4 ro quiet vga=788initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28 } UUID is disabled as default. any help would be very apprecited.Boot up squeeze, at terminal sudo grub-install /dev/sda Regards - Goh Lip
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A good way to speed up your PHP application is to have a persistent connection to the IBM i DB2 database. This does, however, carry one implication that might need consideration when modernizing your legacy applications. With persistent connections "shared read" locks, or *SHRRD locks are created on the objects you are accessing. Via Alan Seiden (he created the two methods below) there are two ways to handle these locks to dismiss them. One quick and dirty, the other a bit more elegant.
1. Quick and dirty:
If you just restart the Apache instance, all corresponding QSQSRVR jobs will be reset, clearing the locks.
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You can add the command below to the evening job stream that later allocates/clears the file. The command will ask any jobs having locks to release those locks. In my experience, this has worked perfectly with QSQSRVR jobs that hold *SHRRD pseudo-locks on the object.
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Make sure you add a MONMSG immediately after the ALCOBJ command to handle any messages such as "cannot allocate…" which may arise normally.
And there we have it!
Based on this video from Gary Hockin (http://blog.hock.in/2014/05/14/maximising-performance-in-zf2-phpuk/) and tips through Alan Seiden I have written this guide to help anyone speed up their ZF2 app. The biggest improvement I have seen so far has been going from the standard autoloader to the classmapautoloader. My load time has gone from 700-900ms (based on zenddevelopertools) to 100-300ms. As a guideline you want your pages to try and load 200ms or less on average.
1. Cache! You can cache your module.config.php to help improve response time. Here is a great article from Rob Allen on how to not only cache your config, but also only have it turn on in production. Caching your config when you are still making changes to it can cause quite the headache!
2. Do not use the standard autoloader. Generating a classmap for each module for the BIGGEST performance increase. It can be a bit manual because you will need to go into each module root directory to run it, but the end result is worth it. There is supposedly a way to do this with composer but I have not done it. I also develop on my Mac so I did this piece on my personal computer. I went into the module directory
[code]cd /modulename
php classmap_generator.php –overwrite[/code]
The -overwrite will take care if one already exists. Full instructions here:
3. Always make sure you have a favicon.ico (as well as auto-requested files by the browser). Not having these files forces the framework to double the amount of calls for each little image file and slows down your website. The skeleton app has one built in to help out with this.
Building web APIs is becoming an increasingly common method of reusing business logic across client platforms. The Zend Framework team has created an API builder called Apigility to help us construct our APIs. Version 1.0 has been a wonderful starting point for those of us trying to automate the tasks of creating controllers, routing configuration, filtering and validating input, etc.
Yesterday (4/16/15) the Apigility team released version 1.1, which includes a few very useful new features and enhancements. These include performance improvement for the administration UI (via a complete rewrite), the ability to create deployment packages, and per-API authentication. You can see the full change log here.
For CRUD-based systems there is now a Database Autodiscovery feature that allows you to specify which tables in your database you'd like to expose via web services and automatically adds basic validation based on the table's column types. I'll be interested to see how this works with IBM DB2.
If you'd like help getting started using Apigility to build web APIs check out the Apigility resources in The Learning Hall.
My company is creating an API using ZF2 on Zend Server via the PHP Toolkit. We are keeping our backend logic on RPG and the API allows us to call it via our new interface. One of the biggest questions of development when you start separating out your pieces is where and how you should be validating your data and which piece has what responsibility.
As a general guideline you want to have your parameter validation done in your view or PHP and your logic validation done in RPG. Let me expand/explain:
Parameter Validation: This is validating the type of data you will be using to call the API. The checks you will run are, for example, if the field is alpha or numeric. If the field is numeric, does it have any decimals or allow negative numbers.
Logic Validation: Once the data has been validated that is the right format and type of data, your API will validate if the call is correct. For example if you are wanting to delete a product the parameter validation will make sure the product ID that was submitted was in the correct format and then the API will determine if the product actually exists or is even allowed to be deleted (aka logic).
By having this plan in place when developing or expanding your project your developers can know who carries what responsibility.
Zend recently released Zend Framework 2.4 and with it brought fixes, enhancements, and long term support! With Zend Server it makes it very easy to update the framework installed on your system and used by default (and revert back to earlier framework versions if needed) so I am always one to try the newest released versions.
Yes… I am one of those early adopters you always hear about. Though with Zend Server and how it manages the libraries for ZF2 it really is a 'low risk' situation and I want my company's software product to be used and effective in the latest version when possible. So I took the plunge and updated like I had for the past 6 updated releases of ZF2 and it had gone over flawlessly. This time… I had a bug.
Whether in my ignorance or newb-ness I attributed this to some time of backward compatibility break or change of functionality. Also, considering that IBM i and DB2 are a little different (a good different mind you) on the back end I wondered if some of the support for our beloved machine had been broken. I contacted a guru in the ZF2 world named Samsonasik. He is a fantastic coder and has helped me MANY times. I had him look at my code, the things I was doing, and see that my code worked fine in ZF 2.3.7 but broke in ZF 2.4. At the end of our session he suggested I post an issue to the GitHub repository for ZF2 and he would comment on it.
In this moment, dear reader, understand I felt like I was really helping out our IBM i community! I had ventured forth, tried something new, and found an error that couldn't be explained by my coding! I was making sure the IBM i community had a working Zend Framework with which they could develop their applications on. I dare say I was a little proud of myself.
I posted my Issue to GitHub and the feedback was pretty quick from the developers and community. Lots of people asked about my coding or caching of the server… all presented answers came back that I had found a legitimate bug. It wasn't until the head of the ZF2 project got on and suggested I had caching on… but it was in some of the main core files. There.. sitting in public/index.php was a line from EDPSuperLiminal that caching was still on and the culprit. I commented out this line and my code worked fine. Issue closed.
I write all this to tell you, dear reader, that you need to find a way to turn off and clear your cache when you are upgrading your framework. Save yourself some heartache and troubles and setup a plan for this so you can have an easy upgrade path on your server. Hopefully my story saved you some stress and embarrassment!
One of the most important decisions when modernizing your application is deciding what the overall blueprint for your stack will be and which parts of your development team are responsible for what. The overall makeup of what languages you should use, how they should communicate together, and where your Business Intelligence should
For example, our current application is completely green screen and RPG based with code that was started 25 years ago and has been updated and improved annually at every customer site for the past 25 years. It is comprised of a giant processing job run every night (we call it our Night Job) and an interface based on DDS. That age of code could seem like a liability to some, but in our world (Inventory Management and working with the Buying Process) certain algorithms and routines takes years to test if they are producing accurate results.
When we started trying to decide how to modernize we knew that we didn't want to abandon our BI that exists in RPG and has done a remarkable job. To start over and write these routines in another language would lose our advantages over the competition. But the front end had to evolve and modernize to meet our current and future customers expectations. The night job has potential of one day being updated to Node.js when the maturity level of the technology reaches a certain point and the availability on IBM i becomes more widespread.
We decided our users will have a web based front end built on Zend Server for the IBM i. If you picture a traditional 'CRUD' interface we have this front end responsible for just the 'R' (review). This will use PHP, ZF2 (and migrate as we go), and Twitter Bootstrap. ZF2 has built in DB2 support that allows for abstraction of the function to build our multiple screens. When it comes to displaying data and changing workflow this stack allows the
Where this idea really shines though is the limitation of our front end developers not being allowed to C, U, or D to the database. While updating a field in our database is simple enough using ZF2, the important piece that is lost is all the considerations our current setup must take into account. If a vendor belongs to a certain buyer group and the user changes that buyer group it is possible there is up to 200 other updates to the database that must be made so that change is effective, causes no problems, and is logged appropriately. Instead of trying to teach the ZF2 dev team how to understand the BI we have set the RPG team (aka the backend team) the task of creating an API for our web application to call whenever CUD (and I will throw in a 5th term, Calculate) must happen. Our RPG dev team is creating a library of single purpose RPG programs to accomplish all the tasks needed. For example: If we want to delete a Vendor in our system it is not as simple as just removing the vendor record. There can be thousands of products that would be abandoned as well as many checks to see if the Vendor is active in our processing. The user (and the front end team) just wants to delete the supplier and not have to worry about all the considerations when calling the program. Our RPG program (which is actually a CL program calling an RPG program in case there are errors to handle) takes in our parameters, does all the necessary checks, and either returns a success or failure code with a fail message to be displayed to the user. All the experience and knowledge of our RPG programmers to our business remains where it should. We also are taking the time to comment in our API what is happening and why so that future updates to move to another language will be easier.
With all these single purpose API calls we the web dev team now has the ability to do some 'cool stuff'. On install of our web app the user has a chance to set the API. This is just way to future proof and allow us to migrate to another API if we decide to move off RPG (we have no plans for this but it pays to plan ahead!). Just a simple key value pair in our service manager:
return array ( 'k3s_settings' => array ( 'api' => 'rpg', ) ); Now that that is set we create a ZF2 module to house all the RPG we need to call. We create a controller to handle RPG programs that work on a specific concern. If we are going to do operations on the vendors we put the CUD operations in that one controller for vendor. We then use the action to decide which program we are going to call:
updatevendorAction($data); deletevendorAction($data);
Instead of returning a view model so a user can go to a screen, we want to return JSON. We have now created an API access to our RPG API. This might seem convoluted, but it allows some really neat stuff. We can now use jQuery tools to call some RPG when we need to update. Using a tool called jEditable I am taking in 50 parameters, checking for all considerations, updating my vendor, adding all additional changes to the database needed, and logging what the user did. To the user it was simple and quick and painless! To the web dev team they don't know how difficult the operation was that was just performed. To the back end team they aren't concerned with all this UI interaction, they just have their responsibility of the interface and it worked!
Now that we have this setup and have correctly given responsibility to the right teams we are able to develop faster and stronger application without losing the fidelity of the current program.


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Normally, this would be for the creditor to register. Is there are reason why you are doing it rather than them? Are they a professional lender?
Is there a loan to which the debt relates? Is this secured by a formal written legal charge?Tom
Thanks for your question. I will try to help.
The quickest thing to do would be to instruct a solicitor to prepare the legal charge and application to land registry to register the charge securing the monies owed.
If you were minded to attempt to do it yourself, the Land Registry has a CH1 form which you can attempt to complete yourself to reflect the monies owed.
If there is currently a mortgage already on the property then you would have to contact the lender to see if there consent is required to register the second charge at land registry. If it is required (as is likely) then you would have to obtain their Consent To Second Charge in order to now register the new second charge.Then you would have to execute CH1 and the make an application to land Registry to register it by submitting their Form AP1, together with the legal charge, consent to second charge and also an ID1 for you and probably an ID2 for the lender.
The ID1/ID2 are identification forms require by land registry to verify the identity of private persons making applications who are not conveyancers and you would have to attend a local solicitor with your ID1 form for 10 minutes in order to get them to confirm your identity on the ID1 form.
The charge would then likely be registered against the property and land registry would send you an updated title register for your property reflecting this.
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Bucks Announce Changes to Upcoming Radio and TV Broadcast Schedule
Conflicting Games Moved to WSSP 1250 AM and FOX Sports Wisconsin's Alternate Channel
The Milwaukee Bucks today announced a series of changes to the upcoming broadcast schedule resulting from conflicts on their flagship stations, FOX Sports Wisconsin and Newsradio 620 WTMJ. All remaining regular season Bucks games will still feature live broadcasts on both TV and radio, with the exception of the April 6 game vs. Toronto (radio broadcast only). Eight conflicting games will move to SportsRadio 1250 AM and six games will move to FOX Sports Wisconsin's alternate channel.
The FOX Sports Wisconsin alternate channel is used by FOX Sports Wisconsin to simultaneously show multiple live events. As the exclusive local television partner of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Milwaukee Brewers, FOX Sports Wisconsin televises hundreds of live events annually. With two teams and just one channel, scheduling conflicts are inevitable. The FOX Sports Wisconsin alternate channel offers a solution.
The FOX Sports Wisconsin alternate channel is available to all cable and satellite providers that carry FOX Sports Wisconsin. The alternate channel numbers are as follows: channels 310 (SD) and 1310 (HD) for Time Warner, channel 323 for Charter Communications, channels 745 (SD) and 1745 (HD) for AT&T UVerse, channels 685 (SD) and 685-1 (HD) for DirecTV, and channels 448 (SD) and 9518 (HD) for Dish Network. Channel listings for remaining alternate channel games will be available on www.bucks.com and foxsportswisconsin.com/alternate-channel prior to the game.
The complete broadcast schedule for the remainder of the season is below:
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DENVER—Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said Wednesday that it expects to use more than double the amount of local produce this year that it anticipated using.
The restaurant operator had a goal of using approximately 5 million pounds of local produce like bell peppers, oregano and romaine lettuce, but now foresees using more than 10 million pounds at its 1,100 locations.
"Not only is local produce fresher and better tasting, but it also helps support the environment and regional farming communities around the country," Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO Steve Ells said in a statement.
Chipotle started using produce grown at local farms in 2008 and has looked to increase its use each year.
The company would not say what share of the produce it uses is grown near its restaurants, but the Denver-based chain said it gets locally grown lemons, cilantro and avocados in California and locally grown tomatoes in both Florida and California.
Chipotle also serves naturally raised meat, organically grown beans and some pasture-raised dairy.
Lately, Chipotle has been in the news more for its hiring practices than its products. It confirmed last month that federal immigration officials visited about 25 of its restaurants across the U.S. In April, it said federal prosecutors were investigating issues related to employee documentation. In 2010, the company fired about 450 employees who could not prove they were eligible to work in the U.S.
Shares of Chipotle added $1.80 to $287.05 in midday trading.


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This girl is one of my favorite eurobabes of all, though sadly no b/g work known. I found this decent lez scene with her. Its old, I remember seeing the pics long ago, but just released last year on this vid.
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It was bound to happen one of these days: The Amazing Spider-Man has finally been knocked off of the number one spot at the box office after dominating since its July 4th opening date in favor of the newly-released and family-friendly Ice Age: Continental Drift. Spider-Man kept near the top, however, pulling in a $35 million as opposed to Ice Age's fairly weak $46 million, putting it at number two.
Both films, however, have seen huge international earnings - Spider-Man has earned about $521.4 million since opening worldwide, $200.9 million of which is domestic, while Ice Age has hit about $385 million worldwide with just $46 million of that being domestic.
As for other films - Ted moved down to the number three spot this weekend with $22.1 million, Pixar's Brave fell to number four with $10.7 million, and Magic Mike to the fifth spot with $9 million.
What did you see this weekend?
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Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods Expands Its Canyon Cut Ridged Potato Chip Line Inspired By Heart Friendly Oils
Olive Oil and Avocado Oil are the Latest Varieties to Join the Line of All Natural Kettle-Cooked Chips
Sep 05, 2013, 13:21 ET from Inventure Foods, Inc.
PHOENIX, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To advance its position as one of the nation's premier natural snack food brands, Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods has introduced two new varieties of its Canyon Cut line of kettle-cooked, ridged potato chips that appear in grocery stores this month.
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Avocado Oil Canyon Cut ™ potato chips are cooked in 100 percent avocado oil and are flavored with just a touch of sea salt. Olive Oil Canyon Cut™ chips are cooked in 100 percent olive oil and feature a tasty combination of sea salt and cracked pepper. The new Avocado Oil and Olive Oil varieties of Canyon Cut chips join the existing line that includes Totally Natural (original), Sour Cream & Chives and Honey Barbeque flavors. Both new varieties will appear in grocery stores in August with a retail price of $2.99-3.29 per 5.25-ounce and six-ounce bags, respectively.
Avocado and olive oils are made up of monounsaturated fats that are generally considered healthier dietary options compared to oils with trans fats.
"The fastest growing variety of Boulder Canyon's regular kettle-cooked chips is Olive Oil1 so we're certain consumers will respond well to the canyon cut variety as well as the introduction of our first avocado oil chip," said Steve Sklar, senior vice president of marketing for Inventure Foods, Inc., the parent company of Boulder Canyon. "Dietary benefits aside, avocado and olive oils impart this unique, subtle flavor that set them apart from anything else in the potato chip aisle. And the crunch of these chips is out of this world."
Like all Boulder Canyon (www.bouldercanyonfoods.com) snacks, Avocado Oil Canyon Cut and Olive Oil Canyon Cut feature only natural ingredients and contain no trans fats, no cholesterol and no MSG. In addition, they are gluten free, Kosher certified and Non-GMO Project verified.
The Canyon Cut line from Boulder Canyon has been a hit with natural snack food consumers since it was re-introduced last fall. The unique chips are cooked in small batch kettles to provide a more uniform heft and a heartier crunch, and the kettle-cooked approach provides as much as a 30 percent reduction in fat from traditional continuous-cooking methods.
Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods is a member of the Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK) family of Intensely Different™ specialty brands. The Company's better-for-you and indulgent food brands include Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods, Jamba® Juice At Home Smoothies, Seattle's Best Coffee®, Rader Farms®, T.G.I. Friday's® Snacks, Nathan's Famous® Snacks, Poore Brothers®, Tato Skins®, Bob's Texas Style®, Willamette Valley Fruit Company™. For further information about Inventure Foods' specialty snack brands, visit www.inventurefoods.com.
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I am not a fan of tomatoes in solid form. I confess. In earlier posts I may have alluded to this distaste, and surely some have wondered why I bothered trying to grow them (but not as much as I have, I assure you). But if you're going to make pasta sauce, some form of tomatoes is pretty much inescapable.
Tomato Plants Come with Excuses
I could say I'm growing them for humanitarian purposes. Growing tomatoes teaches me the humility of growing ones own food, the patience to wait longer than it takes to roll a cart to the produce department at the local grocery, the joy of seeing early and repeatable results in the gardening venture. Given enough time, I could fish out a dozen rationalizations. But wouldn't it be more fun to watch someone who really enjoys them?
So, without further ado, here's Reaganite17 via YouTube, talking about spanking your tomato plants, how to prune suckers and get more energy to your productive tomato vines, and how to use apple juice for more than breakfast sippy cups:
Reaganite71 Teaches Tomato Care
Bottom Line
Now that I know more about how the blossoming is supposed to work, maybe I won't be nearly as discouraged next time I try to grow tomatoes – assuming there IS a next time. I'll know to spank, blossom set, plant outdoors, prune, stake and (most importantly) keep laughing.