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The 11 Varieties of Winter Squash You Need to Know
From acorn to turban, winter squash are some of the most delicious and versatile ingredients of the season. Unlike summer squash, these are harvested in autumn when they are hard and ripe, and most varieties can be stored and enjoyed for use through the winter.
Here's a guide to 11 common varieties of winter squash, and what you need to know about each.
1. Acorn Squash
- What it looks like: Acorn squash is small in size, typically weighing between one and two pounds, with orange-yellow flesh and thick, dark green and orange skin.
- Buying and storing: Choose acorn squash that have a firm exterior, are free from soft spots and blemishes, and feel heavy for their size. Store them in a cool, dry place and they will keep for at least one month.
- Flavor: Acorn squash has a mild, subtly sweet and nutty flavor. This skin is also edible.
- How to use it: Like most varieties of winter squash, acorn squash is really versatile. It can be baked, roasted, steamed, sautéed, or even cooked in the microwave.
Acorn Squash Recipes
2. Banana Squash
- What it looks like: This large, elongated squash can grow two to three feet in length and weigh as much as 40 pounds. It has smooth orange, pink, or blue skin and firm, brilliant orange flesh.
- Buying and storing: Banana squash is sold whole, and can also be found in more manageable pre-cut portions with the seeds removed.
- Flavor: When cooked, banana squash has a rich, sweet, earthy taste.
- How to use it: Use banana squash in place of other varieties, like butternut or kabocha. It's great for roasting and in soups and stews.
Banana Squash Recipes
- Orzo with Butternut Squash, Spinach & Blue Cheese (substitute banana squash)
- What it looks like: Buttercup squash is squat and round with an inedible dark green rind that has green-gray striations. It has firm, dense, vibrant orange flesh. It resembles kabocha squash, though is distinguished by a round ridge on its bottom.
- Buying and storing: Choose a squash that's heavy for its size, with even coloring. Avoid squashes with blemishes, soft spots, or dull skin. Buttercup squash can be stored in a cool, dry place for up to three months.
- Flavor: Buttercup squash has a sweet, creamy flavor and is considered sweeter than other winter squash varieties.
- How to use it: The flesh tends to be dry, so steaming and baking are the best methods for cooking this squash. And its firm texture makes it ideal for a curry.
Buttercup Squash Recipes
4. Butternut Squash
- What it looks like: This pear-shaped squash has a smooth, cream-colored exterior with bright orange flesh and comparatively few seeds.
- Buying and storing: Look for squash that's firm, heavy for its size, and free from cracks and soft spots.
- Flavor: This is the sweetest variety of winter squash.
- How to use it: Butternut squash is extremely versatile. It's perfect for roasting and sautéing, or making a smooth purée or soup.
Butternut Squash Recipes
- What it looks like: Also known as sweet potato squash, this small cylindrical squash has thin cream- to yellow-colored skin with green stripes, and orange-yellow flesh. Delicatas are smaller than most winter squash, so they're quite easy to prepare and cook.
- Buying and storing: Choose squash that are heavy for their size, and free from blemishes and soft spots.
- Flavor: Delicata has creamy flesh with a mild flavor akin to sweet potatoes.
- How to use it: The skin on this small squash is edible, so don't worry about cutting it off. Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds, then you can either bake it as is, or cut it into slices which can be roasted, sautéed, or steamed. Delicata squash is also ideal for stuffing.
Delicata Squash Recipes
6. Hubbard Squash
- What it looks like: Hubbard squash is one of the largest varieties of winter squash. It has a hard, firm exterior that can range in color from deep green to gray or blue.
- Buying and storing: Look for a squash that's hard and firm, heavy for its size, and free from soft spots. You'll find whole hubbard squash at farm stands and farmers markets, though because of its size, it's generally sold pre-cut and seeded in grocery stores.
- Flavor: Hubbard squash has a rich, sweet pumpkin flavor.
- How to use it: While the hard exterior is generally discarded, the sweet orange flesh can be substituted for any other variety of winter squash. It's ideal for both cooking and baking, and is especially great for making pie.
Hubbard Squash Recipes
- What it looks like: Kabocha squash is squat and round, and similar in size and shape to buttercup squash, though the base points out. It has a dull finish with dark green skin that sometimes has small lumps, and bright yellow-orange flesh.
- Buying and storing: Look for a squash with dull coloring that's firm and heavy for its size, and free from soft spots. Store it in a cool, dry place for up to one month.
- Flavor: Kabocha squash is remarkably sweet with a nice nutty flavor, and texture that's similar to a blend of sweet potato and pumpkin.
- How to use it: Kabocha squash is very versatile and can be used as a substitute for any other winter squash. It can be roasted or steamed, added to soup, or used for a pie filling.
Kabocha Squash Recipes
8. Pumpkin
- What it looks like: Pumpkins sussed for cooking and baking are smaller than the field pumpkins used for decoration. They're round with a firm exterior that can range in color from pale to bright reddish-orange, with vibrant orange flesh.
- Buying and storing: For the best flavor and texture, choose pumpkins grown specifically for eating rather than carving, such as sugar pumpkins, sweet pumpkins, cheese pumpkins, and different heirloom varieties.
- Flavor: Large field pumpkins — ones you'd put on your front porch — are best left for decoration since they're dry and flavorless. Sugar pumpkins, and like varieties, have a sweet, earthy taste.
- How to use it: You can use smaller pumpkins just as you would other varieties of winter squash — bake, roast, or purée them. Pumpkin is ideal for soup, curries, and of course, pies!
Pumpkin Recipes
- What it looks like: Spaghetti squash has a cylindrical shape with a firm exterior that ranges in color from pale cream to bright yellow. When you cook the squash, the moist flesh develops strands that resemble spaghetti.
- Buying and storing: Look for spaghetti squash with a firm outer shell, that's heavy for its size, and free from soft spots. Store it in a cool, dry place for up to one month.
- Flavor: No, spaghetti squash doesn't actually taste like spaghetti. It has a tender, chewy, fragile texture, and a very mild flavor. Unlike other winter squash varieties, it lacks sweetness.
- How to use it: Roast or steam it, then scrape out the strands. Top with marinara, pesto, or mix in other veggies, and eat it as you would spaghetti.
Spaghetti Squash Recipes
10. Sweet Dumpling Squash
- What it looks like: This small yellow squash, with bright orange to dark green striations, may be the cutest of the bunch.
- Buying and storing: Look for squash with deep coloring, with a smooth rind that's free from soft spots, blemishes, or cracks. Stored in a cool, dry area, away from sunlight, this squash can last for up to three months.
- Flavor: The flesh is starchy and sweet, with a flavor that's reminiscent of corn.
- How to use it: The small, single-serving size of this squash makes it ideal for stuffing and roasting.
Sweet Dumpling Squash Recipes
11. Turban Squash
- What it looks like: This large, decorative squash has an irregular turban shape with a dull-looking, bumpy exterior that can range in color from mottled green to orange and yellow.
- Buying and storing: Like other winter squash, choose one that feels heavy for its size and free from soft spots.
- Flavor: This large squash has a very mild, nutty flavor.
- How to use it: Turban squash is most often used as a decoration, though
you can use it in recipes in just about any way you use butternut, acorn, or other winter squash. Hollowed out, it makes a beautiful soup tureen.
Turban Squash Recipes
- Miso Pumpkin Soup (substitute turban squash)
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POINT PLEASANT - When one of the highlights for Ripley High's football team is a shanked punt by the opposition that just missed a trash can on the Viking sideline, you know it has been a long night.
The Big Blacks (2-0) put the hammer down on the visiting Vikings to the tune of 63-7 on Friday night in a game that was all but over six minutes into the opening quarter. Point Pleasant led 35-0 after the first quarter and never looked back.
Ripley's score came on an 82-yard Trevor Tucker to Kade Harrison strike that Harrison hauled in at mid field and outran a safety to the endzone for Ripley's only points in the contest.
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I have been consulting for 15 years (10 independent) in the field of JD Edwards (now owned by Oracle), and the workload has been so fantastic, I haven't really needed to brand myself -- I've always gotten plenty of referrals. Now, the time has come, and I need to truly brand myself and what I offer. My official title would be "JD Edwards Solutions Consultant" specializing in the software's modules: Human Resources, Payroll, Self Service, eRecruit, and business process analyzing. I am also a "Certified JD Edwards Trainer" and "Certified JD Edwards Consultant".
I have consulted for Fortune 500 companies all over the world, and I humbly have to admit that they all love me and what I was able to accomplish for them. I make my clients' lives easier by helping them utilize their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software most efficiently, streamlining their business processes and increasing user confidence. I love my job, but now I need an extra "pow" to help "brag" about what I can do for them without sounding pretentious or salesman-y. I am a strong woman of integrity, respect, intelligence, and creativity (when it comes to my line of work). I need your brilliance to help exude that on a business card! I have a stellar reputation in my field with 100% referenceable clients.
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Haley Smilow: Future Yankees Journalist
3 more weeks of this semester and then I'm free for a month. Forgive me for not posting regularly! As some of you might know, I take my studies very seriously, and I'm doing so even more now that I have motivation to keep my scholarship! I admit it: I'm a nerd. But I have all A's so I don't care!
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving with their families and friends. I know I did. There's nothing better than a week off when everyone is home and you have time to catch up on things. The rest of your life just kind of disappears for a while. And not to mention, everyone loves all that yummy food.
It's this time of year where we all sit back and marvel at what we have in our lives. I'm incredibly grateful for my family and friends. But I'm also thankful for the New York Yankees (who are like family to me) and my blog, and the opportunities that it brings me. Every time I log in, I never know what I'm going to find. I love receiving reader feedback, but I think the thing I'm most thankful for with my blog is the people that I meet and the connections that I make. They can be very inspiring.
I recently had one of these experiences, and I'm honored to be part of it.
Haley Smilow is ten years old, and although young, she is quite the Yankees fan. In fact, she has already lived one of my dreams: to interview a Yankee. This past August, Haley and her family followed the Yankee schedule and attended the away games. And in July, she was able to interview one of my favorite Yankees, the adorable All-Star and should-have-been MVP outfielder Curtis Granderson. Her interview was even published in Baseball Youth Magazine.
I was asked if I would be willing to share Haley's interview on my blog. Hmm…let me think: would I be willing to post an interview by a ten year old girl who is a huge Yankees fan, who from what I know reminds me of a mini-me, who interviewed one of my favorite Yankees, and who is an aspiring journalist?
Now I didn't know what to expect, but I really enjoyed the interview. Haley asked the kinds of questions that real fans want to know. I learned a lot about Curtis through this interview. Sure, she talked baseball, but she also helped me discover fun facts about Curtis, such as how he likes his pizza and who his favorite wrestler is.
I now present Haley Smilow's interview with Curtis Granderson. Enjoy!
Haley: In August my family is following the Yankees to US Cellular Field, Kauffman Stadium, Target Field and Camden Yards with stops at Miller Park, Wrigley and Busch Stadium. Do you have a favorite ballpark, and why? Is there a ballpark where you feel you always play well other than Yankee Stadium?
Curtis:I like the Anaheim Angels Stadium because it has good weather to play in and the playing surface is well taken care of, making it a nice place to play ball. I also enjoy the Rally Monkey because he is fun to watch, but as a player it means that the Angels are doing well. Other stadiums that I like to play in are Mariners Safeco Field and of course at home in Chicago at US Cellular Field and Wrigley.
Haley: Since I am going to be in Chicago, who has the best Pizza in Chicago? Who in New York? Do you like Deep Dish or Thin Crust Pizza?
Curtis: My favorite Pizzerias in Chicago are Lou Malnali's, Giordanos and Gino's and in New York Artichoke Basille's. Sometimes I like Dominos thin crust pizza, because I like my crust crunchy. If I am really hungry I will order deep dish.
Haley: Coney Island Hot Dogs or Nathan's Hot Dogs?
Curtis: Since I played in Detroit I would have to say Coney Island Hot Dogs.
Haley: What is your favorite meal?
Curtis: I really love Thanksgiving dinner because you get to eat a little bit of everything and you can go back over and over for more helpings.
Haley: My little brother is a fan of WWE, I heard you are as well. Who are some of you favorite wrestlers of today?
Curtis: Of course I like CM Punk because he is a great wrestler and from Chicago. John Cena is another favorite. I also like the Divas because they work hard and are as good as the guys.
Haley: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Curtis: I have an older half sister, Monica.
Haley: In your book All You Can Be: Dream It, Draw It, Become It, you share the lessons that you learned growing up. What is one lesson you would tell the Baseball Youth readers if they haven't read the book?
Curtis: The selection of friends, good and bad, positive or negative and the people you surround yourself with, will shape your whole life.
Haley: I also know you are an ambassador for MLB and have traveled to England, Italy, South Africa, China, and New Zealand. Is there any place you would really like to go and represent MLB?
Curtis: I have never been to South America so that would be amazing. I would also like to go to Japan and Australia, those would be on my top 3 list.
Haley: Why did you choose the #28 in Detroit and #14 in New York?
Curtis: I was given the #28 in college, which was great because the numbers 2 and 8 are my favorite numbers, so it was both of them together. When I became a Yankee Joe Girardi was #28 so I chose #14 because that was my number from high school.
Haley: I get to go to a lot of Yankees games, and I have noticed that you have two rituals. Can you to explain them? When you step up to the plate you tap it with the bat from left to right then the top. Why?
Curtis: No particular reason, I guess it is just a habit.
Haley: When you are leading off from first and the pitcher makes a move, you always walk around first base same way every time. Why?
Curtis: Because I don't want to get picked off or called out.
Haley: Do you have any other rituals or superstions?
Curtis: I only chew sugar free bubble gum.
Curtis asked Haley: "Do you like gum?" Make sure you take a hand full when you leave the dug out.
Haley: What is it like in the Dug Out before and after a game?
Curtis: It is a fun place filled with energy and lots of handshakes. We are always meeting people before games. After the game it depends if we won or lost. If we win everyone is happy and celebrating and if we lost we need to move on to the next game.
Haley: When you are on the road do you share rooms with your teammates?
Curtis: In the majors we get our own rooms. In the minors we share rooms, I used to share with Ryan Raburn, Joel Zumaya and David Espinosa.
Haley: AJ Burnett has created a celebration for a walk off win, a pie in the face. Have you ever gotten pied?
Curtis: No, I have not been pied. If I get pied it means we won but I am afraid it will burn.
Haley: Who is the biggest practical joker you have ever been on a team with? Have you ever been the victim of a practical joke?
Curtis: Brandon Inge on the Tigers will do funny pranks, silly ones and even some gross ones. We had a little battle going when I played for Detroit. Once I opened his car and filled it with paper and construction tape making it a big mess inside the car and out. Jorge Posada is a real joker as well.
Haley: In 2007 you became just one of four players in MLB history to record 20 doubles, 20 triples, 20 home runs & 20 stolen bases in a single season, what are some of your other accomplishments you are proud of?
Curtis: Graduating from University of Illinois-Chicago, and that I am 1 of only 37 players with college degrees. Making it to the 2006 World Series.
Haley: Do you have any other favorite sports besides baseball?
Curtis: I like basketball, especially college ball. I also like hockey, football and bowling and I used to run cross-country.
Haley: What's your favorite team?
Curtis: The Kansas City Jay Hawks.
Haley: Who would you consider your closest friends on the Yankees?
Curtis: Of course I have special bond with my fellow outfielders Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner. But I also like to hang out with CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Russell Martin we go out to dinner and movies together.
From this interview, I learned some important things: Curtis Granderson is as darling in real life as he seems on TV, and he and I have the same taste in wrestlers!
Not to mention, I learned that young female Yankees fans are extremely ambitious, talented, and extraordinary individuals.
I've been inspired by Haley, and I wish her and the Smilow family the best. I hope to share more of her work on here in the future.
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North Seattle is a loosely-defined area, often including anywhere north of the Ship Canal that bisects the city. This article covers only the area between 85th St. and the city limits at 145th St. The neighborhoods to the south are collected in Ballard and the University District; to the north is the suburban city of Shoreline.
From west to east, the neighborhoods in North Seattle include Broadview, Bitter Lake, North Park, Haller Lake, Northgate, Maple Leaf, Pinehurst, and Lake City. The area is almost entirely residential, with the exceptions of the sprawling Northgate Mall, the gritty (albeit slowly gentrifying) commercial strip along Lake City Way, and the grittier (and staying that way) Aurora Avenue. There are few attractions of general interest,
Lake City's main drag, Lake City Way, while still the host of some creepy dive bars, thrift/pawn stores, and used car dealerships, is the focus of most urban development. New restaurants offering international cuisine are opening, and a 24 hour Starbucks is a sign that yuppie culture has arrived in Lake City.
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Major streets running north-south include Greenwood Ave, Aurora Ave, I-5, and Lake City Way (SR-522). For best results, go as far as you can on one of those streets before turning off. East-west streets are often interrupted by terrain and other obstructions - try using 130th St and 105th St west of the interstate, 125th St and Northgate Way (effectively 110th St) east of it. At the city line, 145th St is unbroken all the way across.
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The Northgate Transit Center, immediately south of the mall, is the hub for local service, as well as the Route 41 express bus to downtown and the 66/67 to the University District. The park-and-ride lots on all sides are free. Although the 41 runs frequently, neighborhood routes often drop down to hourly or half-hourly service. Using Metro Transit's trip planner [6] in advance is recommended.
Most runs on the 41 continue to Lake City Way, also served by the 72 (local service to the U-District) and 522 (express to downtown, no stops south of 125th St).
True to Seattle form, Starbucks and drive thru coffee huts are everywhere. If you are looking for alcoholic refreshments, there are numerous neighborhood pubs — just ask around. In general, the farther north you get, the fewer options you have.
There are few lodgings worth considering in North Seattle. Stay with friends, or look for more plentiful options downtown or in the U-District. On the other hand, what can be found here is generally inexpensive. Avoid Aurora Avenue's hotels, which are mostly hourly rate and highly sketchy.
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Obviously, soil moisture is critical to both the quality of plant materials in a landscape and to plant longevity. Most of the plants in the landscape could be relatively easily replaced – although the monetary cost may be a significant factor – since growing them to maturity usually doesn't require an extended period of time.
However, my concern continues to be the potential for increased tree damage. Replacing a tree is more costly and obtaining good mature growth is a long-term process. Tree damage due to water stress is most often seen in premature leaf drop, branches dying back, and borer problems, but there could be an increase in trees dying if we don't get some good winter moisture. I base this concern on what I have seen here in Grand County this year and also after a recent consultation in a city south of Grand County where residents have experienced numerous trees dying this summer. This isn't just a problem for our region – reports have come out recently from other states expressing this same concern.
The moisture content of the soil plays a large part in the productivity of the soil. This moisture content is determined by how well your soil is able to absorb water, how well it stores moisture, how quickly the water is used or lost due to gravitational effects and soil evaporation, and how efficient additional watering is done. Many of our trees already face difficulty growing in our climate with our changing weather patterns and questionable watering practices. But with this past winter's lack of any appreciable moisture, our deeper soils – soil six-inches-plus in depth – were left dry in many parts of the county. Most plants don't do well without this deeper moisture and they show signs of stress fairly quickly. Trees, however, don't usually show stress signs very quickly so people assume their trees are fine until damage occurs that isn't easily reversible.
For now, my suggestion would be that if it's possible, don't cut off your watering too soon this fall. Try to get some extra moisture into the ground and improve that deeper soil moisture so the roots of your plants don't dry out. Also, as with any winter, if we continue to stay dry don't hesitate to get out on a good sunny day when the temperatures are above freezing and put some water on your landscape. A rainfall, if it's not at least one-half inch, while appreciated, really isn't doing much for the soil moisture.
There was some hopeful good news recently. AccuWeather's winter forecast for the Four Corners region showed a likelihood of this region getting greater-than-average moisture this winter. But, of course, only time will tell.
As I was finishing up this article on Friday, I saw that we got some moisture Thursday night and it was raining on Friday. So, hopefully, we will see more of that. However, we are still a long way behind, so when you do water, think deep.
Thought for the day: "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." —Les Brown
For more information about these topics call the Utah State University Extension Grand County office at 435-259-7558 or email Mike Johnson at email@example.com.


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Christian Hubert, who suffers from vertigo, commutes by bicycle over New York bridges and is featured in a NYT's audio slideshow.
What fears do you overcome on your rides? I'm constantly on alert for car doors. Pam survived a dooring once, by hitting it just right and slamming the driver back into the car. Poetic justice we later agreed.


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What's arriving at your neighborhood comic purveyor tomorrow? Let's begin with some first issues. Garth Ennis of Preacher and The Boys fame kicks off a new Shadow series for Dynamite Entertainment. There's also the 3 Story: Secret Files Of The Giant Man one-shot, which showcases Matt Kindt's gargantuan character Craig Pressgang, and cartoonist Peter Bagge's take on virtual reality with the comic Reset. Here's the synopsis of the latter:
If you could relive major events in your life, would you take a stab at making things better-and would your best attempts only make things worse? Or would you use your second chance to put your most twisted, perverted fantasies in motion? These are questions washed up actor and comedian Guy Krause asks himself after he signs up to be the main research subject for a virtual reality experiment.
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Walt Simonson illustrates a new Avengers arc — you can read our discussion with the living legend here. There are also new issues of BPRD: Hell On Earth - Long Death, Dark Horse Presents, Batman (interview with artist Greg Capullo here), Wonder Woman, Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child, Fables, Doctor Who, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (preview here), Manhattan Projects, Walking Dead, Wolverine And The X-Men, Uncanny X-Force, and Avengers Versus X-Men.
Graphic Novels
A reprinting of Marv Wolfman and George Teen Titans omnibus — this one includes the classic Judas Contract story arc. There's also the Batman: Venom reprint, which recaps the time Batman tried Bane's drug of choice. Finally, we have the Fables spin-off Cinderella: Fables Are Forever and the first volume of Wolverine and the X-Men.
And as usual, here's the list of everything being released to comic stores tomorrow, and you can find your nearest comic retailer here. Happy reading, gang!


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D3 Publishing brings us one of the quirkiest action titles ever created to the XBox 360. Does it warrant the $40 price tag or simply fail to impress? Find out in the full ZTGD review of Earth Defense Force 2017.
Funny how all these games are coming AFTER gears of war and look HORRIBLE. How bout them great dev tools?
For a Low Budget title and the really low price tag this is actually a VERY good game, Sure the graphics aren't top notch, But the game is extremely fun to play, its just mindless chaotic stuff, I love it!
I know, it looks like crap and hasn't got much else to show off with. But it's addictive as hell! It's pure fun, something they seem to have missed out on in many of the bigger, more "serious" titles.


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Rudyard the false measure,
Told 'em that glory
Ain't always a pleasure,
But said it wuz glorious nevertheless
To lick the boots of the bloke
That makes the worst mess.
Keep up the grand system
Don't tell what you know,
Your grandad got the rough edge.
Ain't it always been so ?
Your own ma' warn't no better
Than the Duchess of Kaugh.
My cousin's named Baldwin
An' 'e looks like a tofft
You 'ark to the sargent,
And don't read no books;
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Come sip the wine (and eat the chowder). The annual Winetique Festival, presented by the Sanborn Business & Professional Association, will be held Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Sanborn Firehall, located at 5811 Buffalo St., Sanborn.
The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with music and food along with Niagara County Wineries selling their wines. There will be a vendor show with a wide range of items for sale, including antiques, new and old jewelry, country crafts, wine accessories and lots more. Live scarecrows will give out candy to the children starting at 11 a.m. A large basket auction will also take place, with the tickets pulled at 4 p.m. Participants need not be present for the drawing. Chicken chowder will be served by the firehall.
Sponsors include the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, KeyBank, Rhoney Funeral Homes, the Town of Lewiston and the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce.


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In the last episode of TR Dojo, I went over the steps to create a dual-boot system with Windows 7 and Windows XP. The benefit of this set-up was to allow a risk-free transition to the new OS, particularly for those who skipped Vista.
But once you're committed to Windows 7 and want to get rid of XP altogether, how do you migrate away from the dual-boot configuration? During this week's episode of TR Dojo, I'll tell you how.
For those of you who prefer text to video, you can click the Transcript link that appears below the video player window or read Greg Shultz's article, "Migrate to Windows 7 from an XP dual-boot configuration," on which this episode is based.
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peninsula wrote:After ordering the DeLorme PN-60w and Spot device, it turned out I got the Spot device for smart phones, and not the one for the PN60! It was frustrating because the two Spot devices look almost identical. As I came to find out, the Spot device for DeLorme got pulled off the market as it was found to be defective and is no longer available. I returned the Spot device and replaced it with DeLorme's "In Reach" device which does allow texting, but is even better as the texting can be two way. I installed Parallels Desktop for MacPro computers and Windows 7 to utilize Delorme's Topo-NA software. I needed tech support from Parallels to configure Windows, and they were very good. Parallels tech support is free for only 20 or 30 days. All said and done, it has been a real pain to make this work, not to mention the substantial expense. But, I now have everything up and running, and I am impressed with the product. Running Windows 7 on a Mac is a first for me and seamless once installed, but it would sure be a heck of a lot easier if Delorme would cater to Mac users! From what they had to say when consulting tech support for Delorme, there are no plans to accomodate Mac users in the foreseeable future, they say there are not enough Mac users to justify the expense! I find that hard to believe.
All said and done, it is going to be sweet having the ability to text from remote backcountry locations.
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A potential federal boost to the ethanol market, South American forecasts, reduced global cotton output and an international outpouring of "wheat, wheat, wheat" will influence U.S. farm fortunes this season, according to former American Farm Bureau Federation economic analyst Terry Francl.
While existing ethanol plants are running at an average 85 percent capacity, Francl reported production appears to be coming back on track as margins rebound. The economy is expected to slowly rally, and plants sidelined by bankruptcy and financial woes will resume operation under new management, he suggested.
"We'll probably see corn acreage expand around the 90 million-acre level, up a little over 3 million acres from this past year," Francl said. "Soybeans will probably hold. The big decline will be in the wheat area, down around 3 to 4 million acres, but we may pick up a million acres in cotton.
"The other thing is, we've got about 2 million acres coming out of the Conservation Reserve Program. So we may pick up another 200,000 acres to 300,000 acres in corn and soybeans, maybe a little in the wheat, but that's about it," Francl continued.
Here's how Francl sees the 2010 market prospects shaping up:
Corn: The two greatest potential demand factors heading into summer are export numbers, which currently are lagging "on the low end of expectations" and could drop even farther; and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision regarding nationwide adoption of a standard ethanol-gasoline blend rate between the current 10 percent and a proposed 15 percent. EPA is expected to rule on blend levels by June.
Meanwhile, feeding numbers may rise as livestock require additional calories to weather a frigid winter. Bottom line: Prices optimistically may trade in the $3.75 per bushel to $4.25 per bushel range into spring, when uncertainty over crop/acreage bidding and planting prospects may boost corn into the $4.50 per bushel to $4.75 per bushel zone. Assuming a normal fall crop, Francl sees prices backing off potentially to a $3.75 per bushel bottom.
Soybeans: The South American crop is the wild card in the mix. Last year, an Argentine drought contributed to a 20-percent drop in the crop, but good rains have replenished potential for trend-line or near-trend-line bean numbers and thus increased export pressure on global prices. Francl anticipates near-term prices around $9.50 per bushel to $10.50 per bushel, with the spring corn-soybean "bidding war" adding a possible 25 cents to 50 cents. But a bountiful South American crop conceivably could knock prices to $8 to $8.50 per bushel levels by fall.
Wheat: "There's not much you can say, other than we've got wheat, wheat, wheat everywhere," Francl said, noting bushels flowing from the Black Sea region, the former Soviet Union, Argentina, Australia, and Canada. Thus, wheat likely will trade in the $5 per bushel to $6 per bushel range, with pressures toward a possible $4.50 per bushel by harvest.
Cotton: As a result of reduced U.S. production and strong global demand focused in China, prices have recovered nicely. Prices should remain fairly steady around the 70 cent-per-pound mark, relaxing to a potential high-side of 68 cents to 69 cents into summer. However, strong U.S. and world crops could chase prices back into the mid-50 cent per pound range.


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Jennifer Lawrence's Alleged Nude Photo Leak: 'The Authorities Have Been Contacted'
Jennifer Lawrence's spokespersons are taking action against the parties responsible for an alleged nude photo leak that occurred earlier today (August 31).
A spokesperson for Jennifer Lawrence has issued the following statement to Just Jared Jr: "This is a flagrant violation of privacy. The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence."
Photos of Ariana Grande, Kirsten Dunst, Victoria Justice, Teresa Palmer, Krysten Ritter, Kate Upton, and more female stars have also allegedly leaked, though their authenticity has not been verified and we will not be posting these photos.
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Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey, 50% abv (100 Proof), $21
Rye Whiskey has been hotter than a $2 pistol these days. The independent bottlers and craft distillers had their ears perked up and their finger on the pulse of where things were going. Because of that, these little guys were able to take advantage of this Rye Whiskey surge. Well, I imagine it didn't take long for some of the big boys to ramp up production of their Rye products. And that's a great thing, because when that happens, we are able to find true gems like this one on the shelf. It's not a new whiskey, just one that had been tough to find for a while. I hope that is changing. Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey is made by the folks at Heaven Hill.
Color: Dark Amber/Copper
Nose: Dusty cocoa, rye, flint, and wood spices mix beautifully with vanilla infused caramel and toffee.
Flavor: Wow what a sipper – rich and intense. Dark Chocolate, Rye, Clove, with sticky caramel and well integrated oak. Marvelous stuff.
Finish: Long with cocoa, licorice, and lingering spices.
Overall: This might be the best whiskey in the world around $20.00. It's just that good. Spice, sweetness, and a deep, dark rich quality that blew my mind. It's always great when you find a whiskey that brings this much flavor at such a great price. I'm not sure how Heaven Hill does it but this one gets "Cabinet Staple" status from me.
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Chronicles of Narnia Susan & Lucy Barbie Costumes
Added Jul 12, 2011
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Here are some more of my Barbie Doll costumes! This time they are replicas of the dresses Susan & Lucy Pevensie wear in The Chronicles of Narnia movies. I made these for my sister (who is a Narnia fan like me) over the last two years. Some of them were Christmas presents, and some were birthday presents.
I'll break them down one by one.
1. Lucy's Blue Dress & White Underdress from Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. This dress was pretty easy to make. I used a princess-seam dress pattern that I drafted myself. I used medium blue polished cotton for the overdress. In the movie, the underdress is made of satin: but for my version I used cotton, because it is much easier to work with on a small scale. I hand-embroidered the floral motif on the bodice and the sleeves. I used a facing to create the interesting neckline; and I even added the tiiiiny little buttons. In the back, I embroidered some "X"s, to look like a lacing closure.
2. Susan's Green Dress & Blue Underdress from Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. I used green linen scraps from my Green Medieval Dress Project for this dress. For the light blue underdress, I used a polyester lining-material. I embroidered the brown "cord-closure" at the neckline, and the vine design on the bodice and sleeves. The overdress sleeves on my version are a tad too short, but oh well.
3. Lucy's Coronation Cape from Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. In the film, this cape is made of stamped velvet: but the closest I could get to the look of it was a satin brocade. I lined it with light blue cotton. I used a gold 1/2" button for the "clasp" at the neck, and put a hook & eye under it to close the cape.
4. Susan's Purple & Green Dress w/ Cape from Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. This is a dress that Susan wears as an adult in the end of the movie. I didn't have many reference images at the time I made it, so the green "puff" at the back of the sleeve is a little inaccurate. However, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. The engineering of the dress was really complicated. It actually is just one piece (no underdress), made with a green "panel" behind the faced split in the front. For the main fabric, I used embroidered purple faux-suede. For the "under-section" I used olive poly-silk. The lavender parts of the sleeve in the film are velvet, but I had to substitute with faux-suede. The cape (made of wine satin and lined in gold polyester) is sewn to the back of the dress in the neck seam. I hemmed the skirt with single fold bias tape. I "laced up" the front with purple embroidery floss.
5. Lucy's Red & Dusty Orange Dress w/ Cape from Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. This dress is also worn by an adult Lucy at the end of the movie. I'm pretty sure I got all the details right on this one. I used crimson broadcloth for the main part of the dress. For the upper sleeve, I used matching panne velvet. The lower sleeve is lined with gold-green poly-silk. The cape is rust-orange gauze, lined with gold poly-silk: and is sewn to the dress at the shoulders. The trim on the top is 1/2" cream ribbon under a 1/8" silver trim. I sewed the tiny jewelry chain across the neckline, and sewed two 1/4" gold bead caps to the shoulders like cloak-clasps. I hemmed the skirt with single fold bias.
6. Lucy's Yellow/Gold Dress & Surcoat from Narnia: Prince Caspian. This dress only appeared in the movie for about five seconds. When in the "treasure room" in Cair Paravel, Lucy pulls it out of a trunk to look at it. ("I was so tall!") She never actually wore it. I only had one photo to use for reference, but I think I got pretty close to the original. The "surcoat" overdress is made of light gold panne velvet. I cased the hem in gold brocade. The sides are "laced" up with embroidery floss. The neckline is trimmed with gold fur, chain, and two buttons. The underdress is made of hand-dyed yellow slubby poly-silk. The sleeves are lined with gold brocade, and trimmed with gold metallic trim. I hemmed the skirt with bias.
I loved making these dresses, and plan to make more costumes from the films in the future.
Material Notes
Various fabric scraps, 3/16" tiny plastic buttons, 2 black & gold 1/4" buttons, 1 gold 1/2" button, 2 gold 1/4" bead caps, jewelry chain, 1/4"-1/2" satin ribbon, 1/8" silver trim, 1/4" gold trim, snaps, hook & eyes, single fold bias tape, embroidery floss.
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Jul 23, 2011, 10.00 AMby DubaiModa
Morgan, you are truly amazing and her imagination, and you live for transferring the film to his heroes dolls concrete….
Jul 22, 2011, 09.55 PMby Ruffles Gazebo
Jul 22, 2011, 02.30 PMby cur-jargon
WOW. amazing!
Jul 21, 2011, 09.25 AMby antraxdesigns
so much detail in such a small dress! amazing!
Jul 15, 2011, 12.37 AMby juebejue
wow, these are amazing!!! you got the details down and i am amazed that you even found similar fabrics!
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Jul 15, 2011, 02.28 AMby lanternwaste33
This is thanks to my endless stash of every type of fabric known to man. Haha okay, I'll admit that I had to go out and hunt for several things in the fabric store. =D
Jul 14, 2011, 03.14 PMby carolabrauns
…better than the originals
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Jul 14, 2011, 09.55 PMby lanternwaste33
Wow, thank you very much!
Jul 14, 2011, 03.14 PMby carolabrauns
WOW – very good job – increadable beautyful – I am overwhelmed
Jul 13, 2011, 03.48 AMby sew4my3
Wow so much great work! I just love the detail!
Jul 12, 2011, 10.12 PMby plethora
Those are wonderful! I love all the details you included, and how you did the "slits" on the sleeves of the green dress.
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Jul 14, 2011, 09.56 PMby lanternwaste33
Haha, yeah I didn't think there was any humanly possible way to make facings that tiny, so I just cheated with embroidery floss stitches.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Field Trip
"The Gravediggers will hate this mission the most," he said. "That's why you've got the golden ticket, G."
I stuck my hands in the pockets of my fleece and glared at my laughing comrades. No respect for the senior platoon leader. "The real Iraq, huh?" I said. "To see real life Iraqis in real Iraqi homes with real Iraqi poverty?" CPT Whiteback nodded, familiar with my brand of rambling, overindulgent sarcasm. "Can't they just read my blog instead to educate themselves?"
He arched an eyebrow at me, elevating his wild-eyed look to crazy-commander levels. "Don't flatter yourself. There aren't enough stories about me for your blog to be the sole authority on the 'real Iraq.' Be Redcon 1 by 0900. I have to go, too, so don't think you're the only one drinking from the Suck hose. Now, LT B, you and the War Pigs …"
Sure enough, five hours later, under orders to trudge through a shitty-but-not-too-shitty portion of Anu al-Verona, the Gravediggers found ourselves serving as shepherds to said Green Zone moneybags' clueless sheep. My platoon was doing exactly what it was supposed to – executing a combined mounted and dismounted patrol, with SSG Bulldog's Stryker in the lead – with textbook spacing in between the vehicles and interspersed dismounts. The same could not be said however, for our attachments, who clustered together in the center of our formation like a gaggle of moshers at their first punk concert. Some of them hadn't even bothered to put a magazine into their weapon, let alone charge the damn thing. I had spent the first ten minutes of the patrol attempting to inject some tactical sense into the Green Zoners, as tactfully as a young lieutenant can while making recommendations to a group of superior officers. Only one of the Majors had even bothered to acknowledge my existence. Fine, I thought, telling my men to back away from the parade of clowns. If they wanted to die, they weren't going to take any of us with them.
I reminded myself of what SSG Bulldog always tells me when I get frustrated with attached elements. "It ain't their fault, LT – they just don't know no bettah." It didn't help. My internal scowl must've spread to my face, because as we pulled into a short halt to talk to some local shopkeepers, the aforementioned Major walked over to my position. The Gravediggers had automatically posted 360-degree local security, and I joined them on the perimeter, kneeling against the end of a building, rifle peeking around an alleyway. He took a knee next to me.
"Lieutenant, I just wanted to thank you for taking us out today," he said. "I know it must be like herding cats."
I did my best to keep my voice steady. "No worries, Sir. That's what we're here for."
We talked for a few minutes. He was doing what good field grade officers do – asking about the ground situation, asking about the soldiers' welfare, actually giving a shit about the executors of his plans and not pretending to be above it all. He listened instead of lectured. Once the mission continued, one of his peers proved to be the Mr. Hyde to his Dr. Jekyll.
"We're ready to move," he yelled to no one in particular. "Why isn't this vehicle?" He was referring to the Stryker.
I had the hand mic in my grip, and was radioing up to the lead Stryker to begin movement. 'Just give it a few seconds, Sir," I said. "We'll be moving shortly."
He looked over at me, eyeing me up and down with all the pomposity of a French dignitary. "Just make it happen, Lieutenant," he said.
I felt the red rage rise up through the base of my skeleton and blaze across the wheat fields of my mind. Gotta dig that instantaneous Irish temper. I wanted to tell him to put a fucking magazine in his weapon before we left him alone in the wilderness, as helpless and oblivious as Tom Wolfe at a frat party. Only the presence of my men within earshot forced me to utilize the brain-to-mouth filter. "Roger, Sir," I said, biting my lip, arching my eyebrows, and quietly thanking the smidgeon of Scottish practicality imbued into my spirit by my mother's side of the family.
I don't really remember the next few minutes; my world was now a post-Armageddon wasteland, complete with lava rivers, crashing meteors, and cackling demons. I'm more of a scrapper than a brawler, and I'll never be confused for a big guy, but I have beaten the living shit out of another man before when the situation called for it. (A story from the Old World for another time.) Just like that moment - when nothing else mattered except for the the fight itself, blood-drunk, the object to gain supremacy on my adversary in order to channel an eternity's worth of primal wrath and contemporary justice through my knuckles onto his face and onto his face and onto his face - I knew nothing but the vehicle of my own righteousness, and was only faintly aware that such was simultaneously driven and fueled by my own insecurities. Unlike then though, there was nothing I could do about it, except to keep walking, and check on the Gravediggers' intervals.
We stopped at a house on a dirt corner. The Green Zoners began to talk to the residents, and without provocation, my platoon posted security around them, keeping them alive for no other reason than they knew they were supposed to. I took a deep breath and leaned against a wall. I spied SSG Boondock across the way. He was smiling wildly, and then began to cackle, hands and arms outstretched like a starman.
He's laughing at me, I thought. He thinks it's funny the LT is so pissed off. That bastard. We'll see who's laughing next time the guard roster comes out.
I whipped out my Camelbak hose, sucking down some hydration, closing my eyes in the process. When I opened them, CPT Whiteback was leaning against the wall next to me.
"How's the water?" he asked.
"Stellar," I said, forcing a smile. "Always stellar."
"What a clusterfuck," he said, pointing to the Green Zoners. They had trotted out a video camera and were filming audaciously. It was more than evident that this simple conversation with locals about their daily struggles in Anu al-Verona would end up as a public affairs commercial in due time.
"They're going to talk about this 30-minute excursion for the rest of their lives," I said. "At every dinner table conversation it can be brought up, their 'experience' with the tragedies of Iraq will be trotted out in an all-out dog and pony show, for everyone to ooh and ahh at. And think of the children! The poor, poor children!"
CPT Whiteback chuckled. "Whoa there, sipping on the Hater-Ade a little early today, aren't we?"
I took another sip of water. "I spiked it myself."
My CO patted me on my back with his giant gorilla hands, and nodded. "Yeah, well, you're probably right," he said. "This is probably the first and last time they'll leave the Green Zone. But hey, at least they did. And they have a lot of money to dole out. If them coming here means we get more funding to help these people, don't you think one morning of bullshit is worth it?"
I stared blankly back at him. He's really good at making me feel like a jackass, when he wants to.
He winked at me and started walking back towards the live commercial. "Ease up on the pogues, brutha'," he said. "They're just trying to help. And think of it this way – at least we know there aren't any snipers in this area right now. I can guarantee you that they would knocked somebody off by now, if there was. How's that for a combat operation?"
I stroked my chin in contemplation. "Sir … this isn't the war I thought it was going to be."
He turned back around and looked at me quizzically. "They never are."
A fair point, I thought. Ten minutes later, we mounted everyone back up in the Strykers, and returned to base, two hours earlier than planned. Whatever it was that our visitors needed to see or hear, they had seen and heard en masse. The Gravediggers rolled back into Anu al-Verona that night, platoon pure, finding it just as we had left it. There is comfort to be found in knowns.
25 comments:
- Grandpa said...
"Can't they just read my blog instead to educate themselves?"
At that point I had to stop reading for a few minutes, I was laughing so hard tear were running down cheeks. The Mrs. came up stairs to check on me, thought I might have finally gone off the deep end.
- March 11, 2008 at 9:26 PM
- Sisu said...
Ah, LT G, you have a fine command of the language. Nice to know pompous middle management exists everywhere...good job keeping your cool. Now you just need to take that rage, let it simmer and add it to the goulash of hurt you have in store for the haircut and fleece obsessed WO.
- March 11, 2008 at 9:43 PM
- FbL said...
LOL! Probably one of your best posts in terms of use of the language, LT... IMHO. Made even funnier by the fact that I've been recently doing long-distance interaction with some Green Zone pogue-types.
Your reaction is certainly understandable, but try to remember they are different because they have a different kind of job. I'm sure you know that... just reminding you. ;)
Sounds like you have a good CO--I like him more everytime you write about him.
- March 11, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- LT Nixon said...
Haha, pretty funny. Reminds me of the resentment by the junior sailors when they had to stop the normal performance of their duties and clean the ship just cause some mukkity muk was coming onboard. I see not much changes from branch to branch.
LT Nixon, now a Green Zone pogue type.
- March 12, 2008 at 12:34 AM
- Bag Blog said...
Someone has to be the border collie; someone has to be the sheep. Great post, once again.
- March 12, 2008 at 5:28 AM
Lt G - Continued amazing shit you write. I'd swear the same guys you describe were around in Quang Nam 40 years ago when I was there and 64 years ago in the Ardennes when my dad was there. Staff REMFs are ageless and changeless.
- March 12, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- LT Nixon said...
I've tried to explain the mentality of these people on my blog. You're not the first to mention this type of egregious behavior and I think it warrants some discussion. Read here where I attempt to link Sinbad, Hillary Clinton, and staff pogues.
- March 12, 2008 at 7:51 AM
- David M said...
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 03/12/2008 News and Personal dispatches from the front lines.
- March 12, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- David M said...
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 03/12/2008 News and Personal dispatches from the front lines.
- March 12, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- Randall said...
Sounds like the CF when I had to shepard some Congressional types around. Thought seriously about setting up an ambush on ourselves. Arrogance and ignorance in unmeasurable quantities.
- March 12, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Gonzalo said...
First at all, let me introduce my self. My name is Gonzalo Vega and I'm a journalist in "El Mercurio" newspaper (www.emol.com), one of the most important in South America. I am leaving this comment because I am writing an article about the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War. It would be very important for us if you could participate in this article answering just three questions. Once the article be publish, I could send you a copy of it. These are the questions (you can answer to email@example.com):
-As a soldier in Iraq, are you optimistic about the future of the war? Why?
-Do you see any difference between the situation in Iraq now, than the situations years ago? Which ones?
-Where are you serving in Iraq? (Could you tell me when did you arrived?)
As I told you, I hope you could participate in this article.
Thank you very much for your time and good luck.
My best regards,
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- March 12, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Whao! And I was wondering if I was saying too much . . . Chile calling? Mind spilling your guts on international media? Does Al Jeezera blog you too?
Oh, yeah that protecting with your life while taking shit from assholes routine? Nice to know there are some things you can always depend on. How do they do it? I mean how can one human being possibly suck enough shit to get that far up the ladder and still be that much of a worthless bag of shit?
It defies the natural law I tell you. I served under both types, and I'll freely admit your type is better. We (our gang) eventually went up to the old man about our divisional. Well, some went up on charges, and the rest went up on request. . . long story.
Thank you, again, for you service.
- March 12, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Hater-Ade sounds very delicious.
- March 12, 2008 at 7:07 PM
- Grandpa said...
Hey Carlos:
Quest. 1) Ask Capt. Whitbeck, he has possibly a larger perspective then Lt. G., and I am not sure where a military officer has to draw the line as to what is in his province, and what is in the purview of the civilian authorities that make the decisions as to where, when, and how the military get deployed. Maybe because I am old and cynical, I am misreading your intent, if so I apologize, if not stop trying to set up a jr. officer who obviously cares for his country enough to put himself at risk to defend it.
Quest. 2) This is Lt. G's first tour in Iraq, so how can he comment credibly on what it was like years ago? Ask someone who has been there over the years, someone who's opinion people like myself respect for his honesty in reporting over the years, someone who pointed out the warts, as well as the blush, someone like Michael Yon.
Quest. 3) Well, if Lt. G wanted anyone to know where exactly he is stationed, he would not have taken a location from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" to identify his location. Did you think that the fact he has this blog, could make him and his men targets of Al Qaeda? You wanted to know when he arrived in Iraq. Well you are a reporter, you figure it out. (Hint: Go to the blog archive, start at the beginning, and read.
- March 12, 2008 at 7:16 PM
- Eric said...
I stroked my chin in contemplation. "Sir … this isn't the war I thought it was going to be."
He turned back around and looked at me quizzically. "They never are."
Did you really say that LT? I like your captain. He's a wise man.
Stay safe.
- March 13, 2008 at 7:06 AM
- LT G said...
First off- I didn't hire any of you to be my media agent. If I choose to respond to the media that contacts me, that's between me and the Public Affairs Office. I appreciate all my readers, and especially the diehard ones, but some of you are starting to cross the line. Only my parents can lecture me on the comments portion of my blog. Further, I will not tolerate egregious slurs like "Carlos" when directed at someone who happens to be of Hispanic descent.
And yes, Eric, I really did say that. That's why I wrote about it. This isn't a fictional blog, and I'm not James Frey. I'm just a LT in Iraq trying to make sense of things men have tried desperately to make sense of since the beginning of time.
As always, thank you to all for simply caring and being interested. As evidenced by a new poll/study I read about on MSNBC, you are clearly in the minority in regards to the American populace.
- March 13, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Stay Safe, LT G, and keep writing it like it is. Reading your blog is one of the high points of my day.
- March 13, 2008 at 10:47 AM
- Sgt B said...
Hey there LT...
We're going to be over there before too long (my Guard Battalion)... And I expect that we will see our fair share of clueless types who want to tie up combat assets in the name of "fact-finding".
Infantrymen are men of action, and there are aspects of combat that just plain flummox us... The fact that there are folks who wear the same uniform as us, carry the same weapons, looks like soldiers, but you'd swear that they're from another planet. And then they throw their rank around when what they really should do is sit down, shut up, and let the proffesionals take care of them... (Been there, done that...)
I suppose you could call it a 'proffesional challenge'... At least it will transfer the whole clusterscrew out of the realm of the emotional, and into the cereberal...
Keep the faith, LT, you're becoming quite the daily read.
See you over there.
- March 13, 2008 at 12:05 PM
- FbL said...
LT, my apologies if I have crossed that line you mention. Anything such as what I wrote above or elsewhere that sounds a bit bossy is merely a feeble attempt to show I care, knowing that what I can do from here is really so very little.
I truly enjoy your writing, and appreciate the time you take to share things in a way that helps the rest of us understand a little bit more. Stay safe, please; you're obviously a treasure to those who know and love you.
- March 13, 2008 at 1:00 PM
- Grandpa said...
My use of "Carlos" was a "brain fart". It is the name of my oldest son father-in-law. My apologies to any who took it as a racial slur.
- March 13, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Oh Gosh, now I'm going to go search the comments to see if I've made any that stepped on your toes. If I have, I too am sincerly abjectly remorseful....
as I stumble slowly to the corner of shame.
- March 13, 2008 at 3:24 PM
........Lt Your post was great. I see nothing has changed in 39 years. God Bless you, Watch your 6, and thank you for your service.
Spider Pig
- March 13, 2008 at 4:16 PM
- Grandpa said...
Take heart lt. G. The support for what you guys are doing in Iraq has more support, then you might think. Below is the results from a Pew Research Poll done last month:
American public support for the military effort in Iraq has reached a high point unseen since the summer of 2006, a development that promises to reshape the political landscape.
According to late February polling conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 53 percent of Americans — a slim majority — now believe "the U.S. will ultimately succeed in achieving its goals" in Iraq. That figure is up from 42 percent in September 2007.
The percentage of those who believe the war in Iraq is going "very well" or "fairly well" is also up, from 30 percent in February 2007 to 48 percent today.
- March 13, 2008 at 4:53 PM
- Consul-At-Arms said...
Great piece of writing here. I laughed, and I made some mental notes for that future time when I'll be that visiting fireman from the Green Zone (whether it's in B-dad or some green-zone-to-be-named-later).
I've linked to you here: http://consul-at-arms.blogspot.com/2008/03/re.html
Hang in there and stay in touch.
SSG, USAR (Ret)
- March 13, 2008 at 9:34 PM
Lt G, your blog has become a daily read. Only you know what it is like in Iraq. All wars are the same, only vastly different. God bless.
- March 16, 2008 at 1:19 AM


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