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"I suffered constant aches and pains from sporting and horse riding injuries, and my husband suffers constant neck pain and associated head aches/migraines. The free Intu-Flow e-book moves provided effective and more lasting relief than anything we've tried (and we've tried everything!!). However, the Intu-Flow DVD and Bonus Xtention program is even more amazing. I am so impressed that I freely advocate Scott Sonnon's programs to everyone and I am to become an instructor by attending a CST program with Scott himself. I can't wait!" Kathy Rimmer – Townsville, QLD
"I just finished watching Intu-Flow® beginner level and wow! I was worried that the Warrior Wellness™ I have grown to love was being cast aside but now I see it is simply being completed. The level of refinement is beyond ANYTHING I have seen anywhere. I don't think there has been a revolution this big in martial arts or health since boddhidarma came to China! I am a little sad to see the hip circles didn't make the cut but there certainly isn't anything lacking in this program. I really like the mini-bells too. They aren't anything a knuckle dragger would be embarrassed to poses and they are friendly looking enough to sit comfortably on a shelf next to all the frilly useless stuff found in most fitness stores without frightening away the uninitiated. I'm starting tomorrow morning and I cant wait!" - Brian Bales
"I admit to having spent a long time beating myself up about my appearance, especially when compared to the images we're subjected to every day of our lives, i.e. the chiseled bodybuilder look. I FINALLY took Coach Sonnon's words to heart and decided to stop caring about the aesthetic results, and just concentrate on feeling better. So I've been doing Intu-Flow® anywhere from 3-7 times a week for the past 5 weeks now. That's all. And not only do I feel about 100 times better than I did, I just stepped on a scale for the first time in about 2 months, and I'm down 10lbs. And I didn't even notice." - Aaron Stultz
"I ordered the INTU-FLOW. I went through the beginner program the evening the shipment arrived. I slept without pain for the first time in 25 years. Thank you!" - Tom Ragan
"I have been a practicing chiropractor for over 25 years. I have experience and or utilized many exercise and or rehabilitation programs over this time frame. Results have been good but I felt there was another step or connecting link that will complete the cycle to enhance body function and overall health... I purchase the Mini-Clubbell package with INTU-FLOW and Xtension DVD's. I was amazed how unfit and unbendable I had become using traditional exercises and routines. This series has brought my body to a new level of function I did not think was possible for this 60 yr. old lean body mass. I have found I can get the results I want in 30 minutes routines, in my office as well as at home, which makes it an ideal workout for those of us with a life. I am very excited about this approach and have highly encouraged my patients and associates to check out what Scott Sonnon is doing. I believe systems like this are the wave of the future for continued health and longevity." - Dr. Dave Drechsler, DC
"I think that Intu-Flow® is a fantastic starting point. As a matter of fact, it so well put together that it is on my shopping list for several family members. The information is so well explained and presented that I can send it out to people that are not familiar with exercise programs, and at the same time it has added tremendous depth to my person practice after just a brief period of time. " - Dave Owens
"I just got off of working a stressful 70 hour week, and thanks to Intu-Flow® I flew right through with excellent energy levels. I noticed that the daily Intu-Flow® practice relieved and when a long way to preventing myself from holding tension as I stared as excel spreadsheets for countless hours." - Jason Haverkost
An affective fitness methodology that gets results!" - Marty Gallaher, US Powerlifter and author of the Washington Post's Personal Health column
"I have been very taken with the [Intu-Flow] and have been using it ever since you have made it available to me, though I doubt I'm very good. All I can say is WOW! This is wonderful and I just wish I had known about it many years ago when my roommate and I were doing yoga, etc. The non-impact nature of the routines are just what the doctor ordered for many people (professional dancers, dance instructors as well as seniors), not just athletes." - Tom Woodrow, About.com Guide to Running/Jogging (http://running.about.com)
"I've been following the program with great satisfaction! I improved greatly in a relatively short period of time. I have been using an abridged version of the program before strength (lifting) workouts" - Chip Morton, strength and conditioning coach of NFL team
"I find they are tremendous value for athletes of all levels and can be used within many sport disciplines." - Coach John Davies, Renegade Training International
"… exceeded my expectations..." - Dr. Brian Carlin, MD, Luftin, TX
"The idea of the program is first to "recover" range of motion, then "coordinate" then "refine". I wont go into details on the exercises, but they are all joint mobility drills that are suitable for anyone young or old, in shape or out of shape. None of the drills require any equipment, can be done anywhere and only take about 30 minutes to complete. " - Andy
"I'm not exactly pushing 60 (when does that happen anyway? 57, 58, 59 & 3/4?) but I've been in a [Intu-Flow] class/get-together for over a year with many people who may be pushing 70 or beyond, and this is some of what I've seen: A woman whose hands were so crippled with arthritis she could barely open doors, now uses one hand to pull open heavy doors, has been able to put her wedding rings back on, and comfortably rides her bike again. Older people who were clutching the wall doing the Balance Drill moving away to just one finger touching, to freestanding for most of the drill. People who could barely get themselves down to the floor and up again now doing so more easily AND working on Shin Box. A lovely, striking older couple who were already fit and agile talking about how much their tennis games have improved. A woman of 50 who had a major stroke at 25. For 25 years, she walked with a leg brace and a cane, was told to expect no improvement. After a couple years of steady attendance, she doesn't come to class much anymore - she's too busy motating around town without those devices. She appears to have better use of her left hand also, just since I've been attending. And so on. I think many of these people attend only the class and don't do much else with it during the week, but even once a week seems to make a difference." - Jean
"…motion in my 53 year old body, and after only a few weeks I am feeling a definite improvement in my shoulders and lower back. Thank you so much for producing such a great series of tapes!" - Jack
"I've used the program with some of my own clients (and myself when my back was feeling lousy). It's amazing how restricted your movement can become over time but with these exercises my clients can actually FEEL how tight they've gotten. This motivates them to shrug off that "well, I'm almost 40! Everything's supposed to crack and pop!" mentality and actually put some intensity into their training. As they get stronger and movement becomes easier for them they find they can do more things. Makes for a happier client and that makes for a happier me." - Wayne SCRAPPER Fisher
"I'm 30 and my back hurts. My hips move like my grandmother's. My shoulders make some fascinating noises and frankly, I hate it. Last night I did my deadlifts and such. Got home and watched the tape. 25 minutes of some easy to follow mobility drills. I went to sleep. Woke up feeling like I always do, put in the tape and moved thru it. My back did not hurt on the walk to the shower. My shoulder hardly made that noise reaching for the coffee, and my hip doesn't pop. " - Vince Brown
"Doing program is the best part of my day and has me feeling years younger! It's hard for me to explain to allot of people that I know, the wonderful feeling that can be felt on a daily basis because of the program. I'm only 22 years old and even for me the program has been a huge surprise and a big success. I'm always being asked how come your neck moves so much??? I'm quick to say. every where I walk I use my body in a hole new way. I'm becoming a well oiled machine and the information from Scott on movement is there for life. I would like to say thanks as well on such a fun and powerful full body movement program; it has become a habit, and I haven't missed a day, in fact I won't feel like my self if I don't do it now to develop more great habits." - Max Andranov
"Overall I'm starting to feel my joints "opening" up and some of the aches and pains are starting to subside. All in all, I can see why so many people here recommend it. I'm using it daily in the morning and sometimes at night before bed, it really helps me relax after a day of hoisting appliances and furniture at work. The increase in my ROM seems to have improved my overall strength as well, I have a better sense of coordination when lifting. The spine and hip exercises are a godsend!!!" - Mike Quon
"Last Friday I got my tapes. I do the entire beginner program in the morning after half of my protein shake, then 5-10 min. of some circles after each meal. It feels soooo good to move again. It seems to be the perfect execise/movement for me." - Anne Marie
"It IS [Intu-Flow], and yes, they are energized! It's that even in a very first session they are getting insights and it is all so new. One lady figured out a shoulder imbalance from her being a tiny person with a very big briefcase. !! First time she put those two together somehow - it is because of the shoulder circles in the program." - Connie Brown
"I've been doing my [Intu-Flow] for a little less than a week now and I am really enjoying it. I can already feel my joints reacting to this activity. I truly believe I made a wise choice purchasing them all as so far I see that to deepen your practice of one you need the other to fill in the blanks. Thanks for selling gold in a pyrite market Coach." - Brian Bales
"I am relatively new to CST but am having a great time training and learning. My progress on [Intu-Flow] has been outstanding. I can bend backwards and 'walk' down the wall almost to the floor. The last time I did that was at least 15 years ago - it feels great." - Bradshaw
"I have been doing the beginner program for over a month now and am recovering a sense of freedom and wonderment I cannot remember having since I was a child. I can't tell you how much it means to me that Coach Sonnon has been gracious enough to share his discoveries with the world. Thank you very much." - David Hansen
"At 57, I have had transient arthritic flareups in my finger joints since 1982. I had also let my other joints fall into disuse; my neck was reflexively stiff from injuries in the 70s, and my knees very reluctant to go from flexion to extension. Now, even since I added grappling to my 'hobbies' 3 years ago, I have good finger articulation, freedom of neck motion, and full ROM under-load (power X range) in legs and arms. I've been using [Intu-Flow] almost 3 yrs. Everyone's put together a little differently, and responds differently. [Intu-Flow] provides the best natural range and freedom of motion that is possible given the individual's biochemistry and structure. The alternatives fall far behind; not only do they address symptoms rather than cause, and restore no functionality, but they also have nasty side effects... NSAIDS (aspirin, ibuprofen) can cause hemorrhaging... enzyme inhibitors can cause muscle-wasting and even death... and steroids typically cause very undesirable hormone and metabolic changes. [Intu-Flow] costs considerably less than one-month's worth of Celebrex (Celecoxib). " - Rick Bibbs
"I have recommended your tapes to my patients to regain lost range of motion and to maintain proper range of motion and posture." - Bob Kustra
"After starting [Intu-Flow] I noticed and instant improvement in flexibility, range of motion and balance. It scared me!! Needless to say [the program] had made a profound impact on my life. Thank You Coach. You have a life long student in me. I count the days I can learn from you face to face." - Travis Gordon, Fitness Director, Spectrum Club of Rolling Hills
"Coach, You have been a great help with a lot of my training and health since I've discovered your products. You were very kind in helping me with my job. I work a rotating 12 hour swing shift and you were very helpful with some breathing exercises that have really helped me adjust my sleeping patterns and energy levels at 3am. Your [Intu-Flow] have helped me immensely with 4 herniated discs in my neck/back" - Joe Lennon
"Seven years ago I injured my wrist in martial arts class. No amount of rest or normal exercise seemed to cure it, and the one thing that worked was... Intu-Flow. Started doing it a year and a half ago, and as long as I remember my daily practise, my wrist is great!" - Steve Barnes
"I have often dreamed of having my own movement "practice" (I don't mean professionally) that doesn't depend on a gym or it's schedule. I tried Qi Gong and I tried Yoga. I love these 2 practices but I love [Intu-Flow] more. Proof to me is that I am still doing it. Could be the approach... baby steps and all, but I am excited about this form of exercise." - Lucinda Bush
"In my humble opinion I would recommend leaving the yoga for a while and just focus on your [Intu-Flow]. One of the most important parts of back rehab is the process of trying only one or two things at a time (like the scientific process of elimination). If you do your [Intu-Flow] and see your back getting really good you could then decide to pick just one yoga pose and try it for a while. If that pose feels good you could then progress to another etc. I've found this process of "one thing at a time" has been extremely valuable for both me and my clients in regards to back rehab." - Matt Jones
"I have been practicing [Intu-Flow] for awhile I am very addicted. I do it almost everyday. My core strength is increasing incrementally. I am often amazed at the mobility that I have in my spine, more so than what I have noticed from my yoga practice." - Dianne Germain
"I remember wanting to hurl Jane Fonda's video out the window after watching it a few times some years ago, but felt no such compulsion about Coach Sonnon's taped demos. Liked him better with each viewing. I strongly recommend this for any adult who would like to maintain and improve movement and quality of life as they age". - J. Gostnell
"I also finally did [Intu-Flow] for the first time this morning. What a difference it makes in the morning! It's going to become a daily ritual" - Wade Mason
" I am still suprised at the difference this program has made in my emotional life... " - Ryan Talbert
"Today I did [Intu-Flow] for the first time and was blown away by what a fun gratifying experience it was. Scott's stuff makes sense to my body." - Rebecca Rhyne
"… your routines from [Intu-Flow] and let say they are fantastic! My workouts have gotten better, once I started my warm up using your principles. I feel great and that joint pain I had, is now gone. Also my allergies haven't been bothering me as much, I use to get bad headaches and fatigue during the day, but not anymore. Thank you for coming out with such useful and practical information." - Dave
"I love this way of moving! It doesn't feel like exercise, I don't have that feeling of dread when I think about scheduling 25 minutes of this, like I do when I think I should be doing a Pilates class or something. It doesn't feel like hard work, it just makes you feel good. So I'm going to do the beginner tape every morning when I get up. Scott, this stuff is so cool!" - Claire Scott
"I had my annual physical today. When I stood against the wall to have my height checked, I was told I was 5'5". I said, "Are you sure? I've never been taller than 5'4"." So she measured me again and came up with 5'4.5". Now, I know my skeleton hasn't grown taller. So it's got to be posture." - Allison
"I have been practicing the Intu-Flow® program for 5 days, which isn't a long time at all. Yesterday, I experienced my first victory, and change with the program. I was born with a congenital defect in my knees, and years of abuse and misuse made it worse. I had started some exercises for it, and they worked well. I was able to stop wearing the big, hinged brace, and start wearing one of those Neoprene sleeve type supports. When I got the program, I started doing it twice a day. Thursday night, I heard a popping noise from my left knee, and hip. What was strange was, it didn't hurt. So I took the brace of to see what was going on, and for the first time, my patella was inline, how it was supposed to be. So, just to push it a little, I didn't put my brace on when I went to work. I put it in my carry bag, just in case. Well, just in case didn't happen. It was a little tired by the end of a 10 hour day, but no problems, no instability, no pain at all!! I cannot tell you how amazing this is. I know there is still a lot of work to do, but I haven't been able to do that in my adult life. Now, to strengthen it, and get it all healed up. Thank you, Coach Sonnon, for an amazing, and helpful program." - Terry Trahan
"I write today to thank you, for this health system has begun to turn my life around. For the last 5 weeks I have gotten up each morning at 0330 hours to perform the [Intu-Flow] conditioning program. I saw this program as my last chance to overcome the debilitating effects of chronic tendonitis and bursitis of the shoulders, upper-arms, and elbows. The pain and resultant weakness made exercise difficult. I have been involved in martial arts for over 30 years and it was beginning to seem as though I might have to give it up.
The [Intu-Flow] tapes have so far been a big success story for me, and I intend to stick with them…The results have been well worth the time and effort, and at this point I've easily recovered the original purchase price of the tapes in money saved by NOT buying so much Advil…The bottom line is that [Intu-Flow] worked way beyond my expectations " - Joe Sullivan
"I was involved in a kayaking accident in which I herniated a disc in my neck. I visited a couple of specialist and attended a physical therapy session. I realized that a lot of what the therapist was prescribing was what I already was kinda of doing through [Intu-Flow]. The neurosurgeon wanted to fuse the vertebrae in order to alleviate the pain. I decided to go on a 6 month [Intu-Flow] mission! I am proud to say that my neck has NEVER been as flexible, pain free and strong as it is today! I attribute this in large part to the [Intu-Flow] exercises." - Dave Snyder
"For joint-health you should work on your ROM (range of motion) using exercises that address this issue. You may want to check into [Intu-Flow]. These tapes address joint health and recovery of your ROM specifically. I've had chronic shoulder problems in the past and have been doing [Intu-Flow] (and some other exercises) for about 8 months. My shoulders are mostly pain free and I attribute this to my daily [Intu-Flow] routine (takes about 15 - 20 minutes)." - Kempo Guy
"I have been doing [Intu-Flow] each day for the past 3-4 days and it's just sooooo wonderful!... What I'm noticing , is the freedom of movement in my body. There have been some tenderness in areas which make perfect sense. My hips are talking and I'm flashed back to the 7 years I've carried kids on my hips, mostly my left side. I feel like there have been problems there for years that are just starting to release, yeah! - Heather Dillon
"When I started the beg [Intu-Flow] in June one of the things I notice was lots of tension in my neck and shoulders. I don't have pain in my neck and shoulders anymore. So I just wanted to say, Scott is right! Do the circles and you will get results, wonderful results. I already knew that with other parts of my body, but this seemed even more significant. Tension chains, it's real!" - Heather Dillon
"I started [Intu-Flow] because of back problems, 2 herniated discs and 2 knee surgeries on the right knee. The results have been great, not only for my back but the whole body. It's been worth it's weight in gold". - Bret
"I would like to tell you thank you. I was in a car wreck 5 years ago that left me walking with a cane for 4 years. I have been off the cane for 1 year and 1 month and the clubbell has been the ONLY training modality (besides bodyweight) that has not hurt my back and has allowed me the chance to train at high intensity. Before the wreck I did crossfit, now I use clubbells and bodyweight and am loving the results". - Corey Hatton
"I've been following this program (and the 'Body-Flow' series) for about 4 months or so, and, despite a large amount of competitive injuries from earlier martial arts work, I'm moving with no pain, stiffness or those problematic 'popping and cracking' of my joints. It's not a miracle- it does require work and dedication- but in a short time, with some earnest effort, Scott Sonnon has presented a program to renew both your body and mind." - Roger Siggs
"... for the first time in about three weeks I didn't need a hot water bottle, I didn't need any aspirin and I could move freely! This is a very long way of saying how happy I am that I have discovered [Intu-Flow] (because lets face it I was a little sceptical at first that moving your limbs around would make you pain free) but it really does!!!" - Judith Jones
"I love the finger circles part of [Intu-Flow] beginner where he says "The largest allocation of your brain is in your hands, e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e them!" Love that - and it stays with me. I hear him saying it at regular points of the day and whenever I think of it I do finger circles. As a result the pain in my left hand I thought was arthritis and that I was stuck with has practically gone." - Claire Scott
"Joints need lubrication. If you are over 30, your joints cannot be lubricated with synovial fluid unless they are moved. Arthritis is something that can be tamed by movement. I have arthritis in my cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. It used to be a challenge to get out of bed...even when I was in my 20s. Now, almost forty, I'm moving as well as well as I ever have with the use of [Intu-Flow], joint articulation. Doing movements like waves, multi-planar back arches have given me freedom from pain and freedom to move." - Robert Verdell
"I was surprised by the reduction of palate pain after just a few simple movements. I didn't know how much the limping around with pain while the sprain & fracture were healing threw off the rest of the body. It had taken months to "sort of" heal and I still have range of motion limitations and pain flare-ups. I just didn't connect the dots to other body pain sites. This is "cool"! Once again, thank you!" - Rick Huse, RKC
" I just received [Intu-Flow] the other day and it is great. I released some back pain that I had pretty much assumed to be a permanent fixture in my life. I could never stretch it or twist it to get the pain out, but the sideways thorax exercises for the spine did the trick. My back feels like it's "bubbling" if such a thing is possible. Thank you Coach Sonnon. Sincerely" - James Linn
"Before [Intu-Flow] , I would have never tried anything like what I did. And yet, there is an energy to the exercises. A recapturing of youth. A sense of days gone by. What I did was something a child would have done while playing. I'm not even sure that what I did was even safe, smart or even productive. It just felt damn good to think of performing something a little off the wall and accomplishing it. I'm looking forward to the months to come and the progress that I know I will make with [Intu-Flow] . Thanks again." - Dennis Littlefield
" I continue to do the beginner program in the morning and am working on the movements of the intermediate program and integrating those into the workout. I use the beginner movements to warm-up before class. My range of movement has increased greatly and mypush kicks and high Thai kicks (to the neck area) have greatly improved." - Travis McHugh
"[Intu-Flow] is hands down the main reason that I can continue to ride flatland BMX. After 21 years of riding, (I'm in my later 30s) my body has absorbed quite a bit of abuse. A daily riding practice session whips up an industrial strength dose of residual muscular tension, as this type of riding puts you in many awkward positions. Combating this with [Intu-Flow] allows me to recover between riding sessions and training, and not miss days due to injury or soreness. I only wish that I had found out about it sooner! My back actually feels better now than it did when I was in my teens. " - Scott Hagnas, CST
"So, I went on vacation with my family last week to Pennsylvania and did something I hadn't done in three years. I went Whitewater rafting. Why hadn't I gone in three years you ask? Well, scheduling was part of it, but mostly it was the fear of having my lower back "go out" halfway down the Lehigh River Gorge. A situation that would not only be inconvenient, but potentially dangerous to myself and anybody else in the raft. Seeing as how, for the first time in several years my lower back was actually working again I decided to give it a try. And thanks to [Intu-Flow], the trip ended not only with my wife & son grinning from ear to ear, but I had NO back pain whatsoever. No tightness through my shoulders or neck! What I DID have was a great time. Another [Intu-Flow] success story. My amazement never ends at the versatility of the [Intu-Flow] program. Thank you Coach Sonnon!" - Joe Sullivan
"My wife and I have been incorporating [Intu-Flow] into our Lifestyle for the past few months. What we have discovered is that [Intu-Flow] is not a set of exercises or program that you will follow three days a week to burn calories inorder to lose weight or burn fat. [Intu-Flow] helps to make you more efficient in your movement and breathing in turn enabling you to exercise/train/move in an optimal manner." - Travis McHugh
"I have been able to deal with mornings a lot better because a [Intu-Flow] session creates a momentum to get me a non-morning person going... [Intu-Flow] has helped me become a more productive person in my personal and professional life simply because I feel good after a [Intu-Flow] session. Objects in motions tend to stay in motion... [Intu-Flow] is a great high performance vehicle to ride daily!" - Steve Lardieri
"... the program provides excellent techniques for exercise from cardio to joint and ligament treatment (i.e stretches and such) as well as provides a unique perspective and out look on physical fitness the program has my full support....ok enough technical jargon Scott's system rocks!" - Rick "The Madman" McChristian
"I'm convinced that joint strengthening exercises like the ones in [Intu-Flow] are essential for martial artists (or for anyone concerned with strength and health). I don't think there is any way better to simultaneously develop flexibility, mobility, and connective tissue strengthening. I'll likely continue to lift weights, but I'm making the [Intu-Flow] exercises part of my daily routine." - XJD
"Coach, I wanted to share a nice piece of information. This afternoon one of my young basketball players was trying to beat his personal best vertical jump (important no, motivational yes!). He was stuck at 28 inches until I had him perform several of the foot mobility drills. Just seconds later he hit a 31 inch vertical! Shocked, enthusiastic, and a lot more interested in doing those "weird looking" drills, as they call it:)" - Josh Henkin www.aaptraining.net
"[Intu-Flow] got me over stiff neck from a series of injuries dating back 30 years, stiff knees dating back 20 years, jacked elbows and shoulders from grappling,)pulled shoulder tendons from inappropriate use of weights, partial heel hook, shoulder dysfunctions from nerve pinches. That's just the list of cures. No telling what all it's prevented. Then there's the overall ease and synchronicity of motion I enjoy, entirely inappropriate for a 57yo by cultural standards (but not by tribe standards). I recommend [Intu-Flow] for anyone who has joints, no matter what you're doing with them." - Rick Bibbs
"I have been using [Intu-Flow] intensively for several months now. [Intu-Flow] presents a routine to work your body from head to toe, in that order. It is by far the best technique I have ever learned for increasing biomechanical and CNS efficiency. Ever since starting [Intu-Flow] , I don't hit performance plateaus in my dancing. I just continue to learn and absorb and apply the material. " - Judy
"Today we played golf for the first time since I have received the [Intu-Flow]. I've been doing the beginning circles and when we were waiting on the first tee, I did some neck stretches and shoulder rolls. I proceeded to play the best 9 holes of golf I have ever played. My husband just kept saying how well I was hitting the ball. I told him that I think it has to do with all the circles I am doing. I think I must have released some stuff that now allows me to swing more freely. Tomorrow we are playing in a golf tournament, so I will do the entire tape in the morning to loosen up and see how I do. This is sooooooo cool." - Vicki Gold
"Now I can add that I think doing circles contributed to my awesome tennis match tonight! :-)) This was my first match after a solid week (and a little more) of doing beginner [Intu-Flow]. Today in particular, I did the circles with tennis in mind Tonight, as part of my match warm-up, I did some of the neck, shoulder, arms. We had to rush our warm-up because the tennis center lights were going to go out at 9pm sharp, so we wanted to get started on the match quickly .Anyway, I felt so good. I felt more coordinated, agile, and quick. I usually have quick hands and slow feet, LOL, but my feet even felt quick tonight. I'm so stoked! My game has been flat for the last two seasons, and I felt a spark... the very spark that makes me love whatever sport I happen to be playing. Oh, yah, we won too. :-)" - Martha
"Since I started [Intu-Flow] and especially since I started swinging clubbells, I am not biting my nails at all. Not even tempted. Weird - it is a terrible, intractable habit. But I don't think about it, do it, feel anxious or compelled in any way..." - Maggi
"I'm A 28 year old male whose life has revolved around sport, fitness etc till the age of 18, were I seemed to hurt my back playing football(soccer), I went from being extremely active to inactive in about a month , and I have basically been the same since then. I've tried every form of therapy/exercise/test/scan known to man, eg mri, ct scan, cortisone, bikram yoga, pilates, swimming, chiro, pysio bla bla bla. Every form of rehab I've ever done has either flared up my back pain or made my body even tighter, which brings me to about a month ago were I was a fit LOOKING 28 year old that can't even lift his nephwew out of his pram in fear of hurting myself.


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Posted on Dec 26, 2013
To the New Year and In Home Elderly Help
The Christmas holiday has passed us and we are ready to face the New Year. We've all had great plans to make big changes in our lifestyle for the New Year only to slide back into our old ways in just a little bit of time. This recurring pattern may make us reluctant to make New Year's Resolutions at all. This year will be the year we make our resolutions and keep them!
The New Year isn't about making major change and creating a massive upheaval in our lives. It's about little changes to make our lives a little bit better. Healthy changes could mean including more vegetables in our diet, eating less fatty foods, eating breakfast every day, eliminating refined sugar and flour, and portion control. It's a lot easier to take baby steps in making a big improvement in your overall health. It's important to realize that lifestyle change is better for us than a difficult and daunting expectation of a crash diet which is unhealthy and unsustainable.
The New Year is a new beginning; a clean slate. If you make healthy living a goal, good things like weight loss and feeling good are sure to follow. Make feeling good a priority. Taking a long term look at our health will help to make changes that we can live with and will bring success; which will make us feel good in the end.
In 2014, make it a goal to get more active. Just thirty minutes of exercise each day will help to improve your strength and will help to maintain your weight. The exercise doesn't have to be strenuous; even a stroll through the mall or park will get your heart rate up and benefit your health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that seniors get 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity per week. Regular physical activity can do everything from lowering the risk of heart disease to improving mental health.
While it's important to have a healthy body, it is also vital to have a healthy mind. This year, encourage your senior loved one to join a local community center or social gathering. Social engagement can reduce loneliness, which could have a senior impact on a senior's well-being. Joining a club or volunteer organization may be the perfect fit to get your senior loved one out of the house and meet like-minded people to spend their time.
If you would like to learn more about caring and consistent in home elderly help during the holidays and the many benefits of in home senior care or dementia and Alzheimer's care, call Senior Helpers of Fountain Valley to speak to a senior care specialist today 714-593-1177! The compassionate senior care specialists at Senior Helpers can also guide you through the process of receiving the Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance Benefit if your elderly loved one is a veteran. In home senior care allows your loved one to stay in the comforts of their own home for as long as possible while receiving the level of care they need. Senior Helpers of Fountain Valley provides a wide range of services including Alzheimer's and dementia care, personal assistance, companionship, and so much more to all areas of Orange County, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa, Laguna Hills, and Laguna Woods, California.

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Meet Cleta Brown. She's running for Vancouver City Council with the Green Party. We talk about the state of our city, and why she felt compelled to get involved. We also talk about her famous mother, Rosemary Brown, the first black woman to serve in a Canadian parliamentary body. We also tak about her famouse brother, Jonathan Brown, and her famous running mate, Pete Fry. All three owe their fame to being on our podcast, .. or not.
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- WaddaYaGonnaDo - Episode 34 - Cleta Brown November 11, 2014Meet Cleta Brown. She's running for Vancouver City Council with the Green Party. We talk about the state of our city, and why she felt compelled to get involved. We also talk about her famous mother, Rosemary Brown, the first black woman to serve in a Canadian parliamentary body. We also tak about her famouse […]Hamm and Terry
- WaddaYaGonnaDo - Episode 33 - Robert Dayton November 11, 2014We are back for a new season! Meet Robert Dayton. He is an artist, writer, musician, comedian, performing juggernaught, and the smaller half of Canned Hamm. He is so many things it might be easier to list what he is not, such as a fan of Douglas Coupland or Netflix. Anyhoo, we had a really fun […]Hamm and Terry
- WaddaYaGonnaDo - Episode 32 - Bloody Betty July 25, 2014Meet Bloody Betty. For over a dozen years, she has been spilling so much blood, she needs slaves to mop it all up. The guys risk dismemberment to talk to her about the ins and outs of being the Queen of Gorelesque. She has a big birthday party planned, and everyone is invited. Come on […]Hamm and Terry
- WaddaYaGonnaDo - Episode 31 - Technology July 10, 2014The guys shoot the breeze about random stuff. I would have published it earlier, but I have been plagued by website issues.Hamm and Terry
- WaddaYaGonnaDo - Episode 30 - Return from Hollywood June 25, 2014Rumours of this podcast's death have been greatly somewhat exagerated. Hamm is back from L.A., and the guys discuss their impromptu hiatus, Junuary blahs, and general lack of energy. They may be down, but they are not out. They have plenty going on, and good reasons to be tuckered out. They may not know where they […]Hamm and Terry
- WaddaYaGonnaDo - Episode 29 - Dexter Hamm May 21, 2014Meet Dexter Hamm. He is a world-reknown expert on finding soggy tennis balls, but he is completely silent throughout the episode. Not particularly helpful for an audio podcast, but WaddaYaGonnaDo? He is content to hang out while the guys yammer on about their plans, and lots of good stuff about feelings. Is it OK to […]Hamm and Terry
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Posted May 28, 2008. Leave a comment?
Actually I just wanted to upload the fanart, but ended up installing a cool gallery script which is really awesome as it is light and includable (is that a proper word?)
Can't wait to get a properly working computer to follow up some ideas.


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I happen to belong to something call Groupon, an online, email driven business that harnesses the power of collective purchasing to offer money-saving coupons on anything from fish pedicures (no time to explain) to car valeting and even holidays. Groupon is a play on words – well word actually: "coupon." Geddit?
But a puff for Groupon is not the point of this quick post. I was clearing out old Groupon emails from my inbox and noticed how they have progressed the From line in their emails over time – I've been a member for about 6,8 months.
Take a look below. The top line on both images shows the most recent email. The bottom line, the oldest.
Obviously this isn't all the emails I received from them in that time period shown. But I hadn't spotted how they had slowly modified their From line from:
- being benefit led and explanatory – "MyCityDeal – Groupon" (bottom)
- to leading with the brand name but supporting with the benefit – "Groupon – MyCityDeal" (middle)
- to simply – Groupon (top/most recent).
The brand has grown enormously in this time and you'd have to live in outer space to have not heard of them. Every time I look the value being placed on the company and the list of prospective buyers seems to increase. Way to go coupon people!
But the point of this post is – don't be afraid to fiddle with your From line in emails.
We allk now that people delete emails faster and faster and that the From line is very important when deciding what to open. We all angst over Subject lines. Let's start angsting that From line progression. If it's good enough for a business most recently valued at $15 billion, it's good enough for me.


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Are stainless steel systems supposed to be magnetic? The seller is having his doubts...he says a magnet will stick to every part he puts it on, plus he says it is very very heavy. Your thoughts are needed guys. This system is in Van Nuys too and UPS whats over $300.00 to ship it.
I believe 400 series stainless is magnetic and 300 series is not, unless certain machining is perforned on it such as threads and such.
Quote from: paceme on February 07, 2014, 08:08:41 PMI believe 400 series stainless is magnetic and 300 series is not, unless certain machining is perforned on it such as threads and such.Correct.400 series has little to no nickel in it which makes it magnetic and is also cheaper in price to produce. 300 series has more nickel and is in turn non magnetic and cost is increased due to the nickel content. I would say the exhaust is 400 series stainless. 400 will rust; or oxidize, if not cared for over time.
I had a gardner chambered system on my black rs/z and to me it had an unpleasant tone so I installed a gardner transverse system and I'm very happy. However on my 69 SS L34 car I replaced the original chambered with a gardner chambered system and it seems the 396 has a better tone. That reminds me I need to sell my small block gardner chambered system which has been sitting in my basement for 9 yrs.
My guess is its private labeled.
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February 11, 2012
More plant news from the North Campus. Recently some of our blue lotus agaves, Agave ceslii 'Nova', have begun to bloom. This is an impressive sight as these plants send forth long spikes, (between four and six feet long), that look a lot like giant asparagus stalks. This type of agave is monocarpic, meaning that it only flowers once, and this particular selection happens to flower at a relatively young age compared to other species. Incidentally, the genus is commonly called century plant because it can take decades for them to flower. The entire stand of this agave (approximately eight plants) is flowering at the same time, because they were all propagated from the same tissue culture, which is a common nursery practice for certain landscape plants. Although flowering signals the end of the plant's lifespan, we can expect to enjoy the flowers and fruits for the next several months!
Agaves reaching up to the floss silk treeThere are over 300 species of agave in the world, with 100 species native to North America. This large array of species includes well known agaves such as the tequila or blue agave, Agave tequilana, and the sisal or hemp agave, A. sisalana. Other species are also farmed to produce agave nectar, which is sweeter than sugar and honey. The blue lotus agaves we have planted are native to Mexico and are becoming more common in the nursery trade. As with all agaves, the flower stalks possess literally hundreds if not thousands of individual blossoms, which are visited by many kinds of pollinators. The flowers will be a pale yellow color and will hopefully attract the numerous Anna's and Allen's hummingbirds that are already resident in Exposition Park. Unlike other agave species, the ones planted on the North Campus will not attract mammalian nocturnal pollinators, aka bats, which is a shame since we will be very soon putting up a bat box (more on that to come later)!
Four stately stalks!Stop by the North Campus and check them out today! They are close to the Dueling Dinos on the North side of the Car Pak along Exposition Boulevard.
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Nov. 3, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Senior Amanda Moreno, who broke the Big West Cross Country Championship record by more than 12 seconds, and Pete Dolan, who guided the Gauchos to their second straight Big West crown, were named Big West Conference Athlete and Coach of the Year it was announced Wednesday.
Moreno continued the tradition of outstanding Gaucho runners with her award. It was the fourth time in the last five years that a UCSB women's runner has come away with the Athlete of the Year honor. The Escalon, Calif., native posted a resounding individual title at the league championship in Riverside last weekend. Moreno finished the 6K Ag/Ops Course in a time of 19:57.0, becoming the first runner in Big West history to run the race in under 20 minutes. She also shattered former Gaucho Danielle Domenichelli's previous league record by more than 12 seconds.
Dolan led UCSB to its second consecutive Big West championship and its fourth in the last five years. It is the sixth time in the last eight years that he has been honored by his peers. It was also Dolan's eighth honor overall, having won two Coach of the Year awards for guiding his men's program. The eight are the second most of any coach in league history. Also, it was the sixth time in the past eight years that Dolan coached the individual winner of the 6K women's title race.
The UCSB men's and women's teams return to action on Saturday, Nov. 13 when they compete in the NCAA West Regional Championship in Eugene, Ore.


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by Sara Roberts, sports information student assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Sophomore Jake Sandlin (Evans, Ga.) of the No. 24 Georgia College baseball team earns his spot as Bobcat Athlete of the Week for the week of April 21 – April 27. The baseball team has earned several honors for the award, with Sandlin bringing home his second, and the third overall for the squad this season.
Sandlin finished the week a total of 7-of-10 (.700) with a whopping nine RBI. He scored seven runs for the Bobcats and added a pair of home runs to top it off. His excellence didn't stop there; Sandlin had a perfect 1-1 record for stolen bases and was flawless in the field with 17 putouts overall.
Sandlin's skills prevailed in the doubleheader opener against the University of Montevallo Saturday, April 26, where he scored four of the seven runs, five RBI, two home runs and batted 3-for-3 all in one game. Sandlin assisted the Bobcats to a 3-0 record for the week.
The 2013 All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) outfielder is second this year in triples with a total of four. The sophomore also places 11th in the league in runs scored with a total of 52 and 12th in on-base percentage at .456 for this year. Since Sandlin is only a sophomore, the Bobcats look forward to two more years with him on the team.
The Bobcats kick off the regular season's final weekend Saturday, May 3 at 3 p.m. in doubleheader action against the University of North Georgia at John Kurtz Field.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.


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Genome Sequencing Center Opens, Nov. 19, 2007
Center to conduct research that will improve life, help scientists with illness
Contact: Peter St. Cyr (505) 319-3237
Joan Griffin (505) 261-4444
Santa Fe, NM – November 19, 2007 – The National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) today announced the official opening of The New Mexico Genome Sequencing Center, a-state-of-the-art center featuring two Illumina Genome Analyzer Systems. The Center is capable of sequencing about 400 million bases a day which corresponds to determining the code of life of 30 infectious disease agents a week or the entire human genome in two months. The opening of this center places New Mexico at the forefront in the nation in genome research.
"Genome sequencing promises to transform medicine. With these systems, researchers around the State can now able to undertake pioneering studies of the molecular causes of diseases, which aids in understanding, prevention, diagnosis and personalized treatment. We also are sequencing a variety of crops, which will allow us to develop new uses for those crops and breed improved crops that can withstand severe weather or disease," explained Dr. Stephen F. Kingsmore, President of NCGR.
The New Mexico Genome Sequencing Center is a partnership between NCGR and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech). It was made possible through the concerted efforts of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman and the New Mexico Legislature, specifically Senator Carlos Cisneros and Representative Nick Salazar.
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, commonly known as New Mexico Tech, was founded in 1889 by territorial legislation as the New Mexico School of Mines. Over the course of almost 120 years, the publicly funded university's mission has expanded greatly, and New Mexico Tech is now an outstanding research university, specializing in areas of science, engineering, and related fields. New Mexico Tech Faculty, Researchers and Students will collaborate with NCGR to study real world problems in human health and environmental contamination.
A genome is an organism's complete set of instructions for all the activities of every cell, tissue and organ. The genome is made up of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a chemical that has two strands, each made up of four chemical units, called nucleotide bases. The human genome contains approximately 3 billion of these bases. Infectious disease genomes are much smaller ranging in size from thousands to several hundred million bases.
Genome sequencing determines the exact order of the bases. The genome is broken into small DNA fragments and loaded into a sequencing machine. After determining the exact order of the bases in the fragments, a computer assembles them into continuous stretches: the genome sequence.
Some of the genome sequencing projects NCGR is currently engaged in include studying the fruit rot, leaf spot or green wilt of chili peppers, that will help farmers control infestation; discovering the genetic basis of schizophrenia and infectious disease
outcomes; studies to understand food allergy; as well as new alternative raw biomaterials for the energy industry.
NCGR's mission is improving health, nutrition and the environment by genome sequencing and analysis. For more information go to www.ncgr.org.


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Seniors Do Best with Care Provided in Their Homes and Trading in the Candy Hearts for a Healthy Heart
Seniors Do Best with Care Provided in Their Homes and Trading in the Candy Hearts for a Healthy Heart with Senior Helpers of Fort Collins, 970-658-8228. The compassionate and highly trained caregivers from Senior Helpers of Fort Collins proudly offer expert senior care to all areas of .
Chances are you received some sweets from a sweetheart or another loved one this past Valentine's Day. While savoring a sugary treat from time to time isn't terrible, it's important to keep your heart's health in mind while snacking. Certain foods such as walnuts, chickpeas, and fruits have been medically proven to decrease your chance of heart disease. But don't worry! Your taste buds can still enjoy a delicious and nutritious snack! There are plenty of ways to incorporate healthy foods into your favorite treats. Take a look at some of these scrumptious ideas:
Moderation is Key. Try not to think of certain foods as off limits. When you ban certain foods or food groups, it is natural to want those foods more, and then feel like a failure if you give in to temptation. If you are drawn toward sweet, salty or unhealthy foods, start by reducing portion sizes and not eating them as often. Later you will find yourself craving them less or thinking of them as only occasional indulgences.
Substitute your snacking. It isn't easy to turn down chocolate or a bag of salty chips. Denying your cravings could make you crash, so substitute the bad sweets for some good sweets! Munch on some walnuts when you want something crunchy. Grab a handful of fresh fruit next time your sweet tooth is calling. Naturally sweet vegetables such as corn, carrots, beets, sweet potatoes, yams, onions, and squash add healthy sweetness to your meals and reduce your cravings for other sweets. These simple substitutions can go a long way.
Try something new. Eating the same healthy foods over and over gets boring pretty quickly. Be creative in the kitchen instead! Next time you are making breakfast, throw some fresh blueberries in your oatmeal. Making tuna salad? Add some walnuts and grapes for flavor and texture. Use an egg substitute or egg whites when creating a delicious omelet.
Eat with others whenever possible. Eating with other people has numerous social and emotional benefits and allows you to model healthy eating habits. Host a healthy party. Being healthy is easier when you aren't alone! Host a healthy snack party with new heart healthy foods. Encourage your friends and loved ones to improve their heart health. Not only will your heart be healthier, but also your mind will be at ease knowing you've helped others improve their health.
Valentine's Day is a time to show those you love how much you care. This year, make it a priority to improve your heart health and put your needs at the top of your list. If you are concerned for an elderly loved one, you can count on the senior care services from Senior Helpers of Fort Collins, 970-658-8228, to help keep them on a healthy track. Seniors do best with care provided in their homes, and you can find peace of mind knowing your loved one never misses an opportunity to eat a nutritious and heart healthy meal.


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Wind energy PTC supporter elected as chairman of National Republican Senatorial Committee
Credit: by NAW Staff on Thursday 15 November 2012 nawindpower.com ~~
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. – a supporter of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) – has been elected to serve as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), which supports and advises current and prospective Republican U.S. Senate candidates in the areas of budget planning, election law compliance, fundraising, communications tools and messaging, research and strategy.
Moran has worked with Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., to extend the PTC, and his election could potentially be a boon for wind energy policy.
"I look forward to working with Leader [Mitch] McConnell and others within our conference to make certain we make the right decisions for our country," Moran said upon being elected. "I am focused on constructing the right team at the committee and thank Sen. Rob Portman for accepting my invitation to serve as vice chairman of finance to help us acquire the necessary resources for success.
"Thanks also to Senator-elect Ted Cruz for agreeing to serve as vice chairman of NRSC for purposes of grassroots operations and political outreach," he continued. "Together, we will work to recruit the most qualified and dynamic candidates and raise the resources necessary to make a difference – not just on behalf of Republicans, but on behalf of all Americans."
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On this date in 1717, Hezekiah Newcomb, my 6th great grandfather, made the first of his many land purchases in Lebanon, New London Co., CT.
Hezekiah was born in 1694, in the town of Edgartown, on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Soon after his marriage to Jerusha Bradford (a great granddaughter of the Pilgrim, William Bradford), the couple settled in Lebanon, where they spent the rest of their life. As a youth, Hezekiah learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. In addition to working at his trade, he was a farmer.
Hezekiah and Jerusha are buried in Lebanon's Trumbull Cemetery.


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On "Lying in a Hammock on William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota"
Thom Gunn
[Gunn notes that the poem has excited attention among British and American critics who have cited it and then stated that they have "been rendered speechless by the newness of what they quote." Gunn then cites the entire poem, but continues.]
First, maybe, one should discuss the question of newness, which I certainly dont consider much of a virtue in itself. The technique in this poem is not really very new; Kenneth Rexroth has been using it for years with great accomplishment, and the critics so impressed with the novelty of Wrights work should take a look at Rexroths selected poems, Natural Numbers, just issued by New Directions, and in particular at a poem like "The Great Nebula of Andromeda." In any case, though the poets of The Sixties [a semi-annual edited by Robert Bly that polemicized for a free verse of "deep imagery" that touched emotions beyond the rational mind] are very sensitive to the accusation of Imagism and rebut it with great heat, there is a clear similarity between the early practice of Pound and their tender descriptions of blades of grass, etc. Pound claimed that the image "presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time." This, I imagine, is the only conceivable justification for a poem like the above, from which the operation of the discursive reason is deliberately excluded. Even the feeling of inexplicability is similar to the feeling of some of Pounds poems, for example "Fish and the Shadow" [see below for "Fish and the Shadow"].
We are presented in Wrights poem with several images which are actually distinct, though they are loosely connected by situation, followed by a general observation that may well have occurred to the poet after he had perceived the images, but is for us connected with them by neither logic nor association. There is a form of juxtaposition here in which neither image nor general statement gains much from each other. We may imagine a connection between the two, or a contrast, if we wish, but it is entirely up to us, since neither connection nor contrast is present in the poem, and what we imagine is going to be arbitrary. The poem, therefore, must depend on the strength of the expression in the isolated parts. The bronze butterfly is maybe a bit pretentious (Wright, like Bly, is fond of metals and jewels), the image of the cowbells is admirably plain, and the image of the droppings is remarkably vivid and very beautiful in itself. The two following images also succeed very well in isolation. The final line is perhaps exciting because we are surprised to encounter something so different from the rest of the poem, but it is certainly meaningless. The more one searches for an explicit meaning in it, the vaguer it becomes. Other general statements of different import could well be substituted for it and the poem would neither gain nor lose strength.
[H]is so emphasizing one aspect of the poem the image has led to a weakening of all the other elements. The canceling out of interest in morality has led to a kind of dilettantism of attitude that he shares with [Robert] Bly, in their preoccupation with the results of fantasy, dreaming, laziness, etc. [The Branch Will Not Break] seems to me, whatever its virtues, a lightweight compared with his two others.
from Thom Gunn, "Modes of Control," a review of The Branch Will Not Break in The Yale Review (1964), rep. in Peter Stitt and Frank Graziano, eds. James Wright: The Heart of the Light (Ann Arbor, U Michigan P, 1990), p. 160
Ezra Pound
"Fish and the Shadow"
[collected in Lustra (1915)]
The salmon-trout drifts in the stream,
The soul of the salmon-trout floats over the stream
Like a little wafer of light.
The salmon moves in the sun-shot, bright shallow sea . . . .
As light as the shadow of the fish that falls
through the water,
She came into the large room by the stair,
Yawning a little she came with sleep still upon her.
"I am just from bed. The sleep is still in
my eyes.
Come. I have had a long dream."
And I: "That wood?
And two springs have passed us."
"Not so far, no, not so far now,
There is a place but no one else knows it
A field in a valley . . .
Quieu sui avinen,
Ieu lo sai."
She must speak of the time
Of Arnaut de Mareuil, I thought, "quieu sui avinen."
Light as the shadow of the fish
That falls through the pale green water.
Notes. Quieu sui avinen, / Ieu lo sai: "That I am handsome, / I know" (Provencal French).
Arnaut de Mareuil, a medieval troubador, described himself as "handsome" ("avinen"). "The shadow is possibly the memory of an earlier life, a memory stirred only in dreams. In her sleep a girl has experienced an incident which took place in medieval Provence," explains K. K. Ruthven in A Guide to Ezra Pounds Personae (1926) (Berkeley: U California P, 1969), p. 69.
[pseudonym of Robert Bly]
[Bly cites the entire poem.] The mind here seems unnaturally, preternaturally, wake. It sees everything in delicate detail. The cowbells are like magic caravans, the dung of horses blazes up like alchemical stones. The poet leans back, goes deeper into himself. A glimpse of a chicken hawk reminds him that he has found nothing in his life to be sure of, that he has arrived nowhere, that he is still floating. The question the poem never asks directly is this: how is it possible for there to be so many spiritual emblems, signs, reminders of the path, everywhere, and yet for the man who sees them to have gotten nowhere, to have achieved none of the spiritual tasks that those emblems suggest?
It is clear Gunn does not understand the poem, or rather, it is not the poem he doesnt understand but the emotion. He cant bring himself to understand how an intelligent man would have such an emotion. After all, too, Gunn is an educated man; he has trained his intelligence; other people, chaotic ones, may have wasted their lives, but not he. What prevents Gunn from understanding is his habit of discursive reasoning, his rationalism. In poems the deepest thoughts are often the most painful thoughts, and they come to consciousness only despite the rationalist road-blocks, by slipping past the defenses of the ego. In most men, the inner thoughts are never able to slip by these defenses of the ego. The ordinary mind has pickets everywhere, who make an impregnable ring.
From Crunk [pseudonym of Robert Bly], "The Work of James Wright," originally published in The Sixties no, 8 (1966), rep. in Dave Smith, ed. The Pure Clear Word (Urbana: U Illinois P, 1982), pp. 90-91.
Bruce Henricksen
Henricksen: I wanted to ask you about one specific poem that you read the other night You talked about the final line, "I have wasted my life," as being, perhaps, a realization that more time ought to be spent lying in a hammock, as I remember.
Wright: Yes, I think that I didnt realize it at the moment, but looking back on that poem I think that final line "I have wasted my life" is a religious statement, that is to say, here I am and Im not straining myself and yet Im happy at this moment, and perhaps Ive been wastefully unhappy in the past because through my arrogance or whatever, and in my blindness, I havent allowed myself to pay true attention to what was around me. And a very strange thing happened. After I wrote the poem and after I published it, I was reading among the poems of the eleventh-century Persian poet, Ansari, and he used exactly the same phrase at a moment when he was happy. He said, "I have wasted my life." Nobody gave him hell for giving up iambics. You cant win.
from Bruce Henricksen, "Poetry Must Think" (an interview with James Wright published in 1978), rep. in Annie Wright, ed. James Wright: Collected Prose (Ann Arbor: U Michigan P, 1983), p. 184
Dave Smith
Smith: When people speak of the change in your poems after your first two books they speak of the surrealism and often refer to "Lying in a Hammock " as not untypical of your change. You have said of this poem: "All I did was describe what I felt and what I saw, lying on the hammock. Shouldnt this be enough? But no, theres your American every time, goddamnit, somebodys got to draw a moral." Would you comment further?
Wright: Well, I think that the poem is a description of a mood and this kind of poem is the kind of poem that has been written for thousands of years by the Chinese poets. I cant read Chinese but I certainly can read Soames Jennings and Robert Paine and Witter Bynner and Arthur Wailey [these are all translators of Chinese poetry]. And that poem, although I hope it is a description of my mood as I lay in that hammock, is clearly an imitation of that Chinese manner. It is not surrealistic. Is aid, at the end of that poem, "I have wasted my life" because it was what I happened to feel at that moment and as part of the mood I had while lying in the hammock. This poem made English critics angry. I have never understood what would have so infuriated them. They could say the poem was limp or that it did not have enough intellectual content. I can see that. But I hope that it did not pretend to. It just said, I am lying here in this hammock and this and that is happening.
American critics think that last line is a moral, that it is a comment which says I have wasted my life by writing iambics, or that I have wasted my life by lying in the hammock. Actually, behind everything in my general thoughts and feelings was the idea that one of the worst things in American life is waste. I think that our tendency to waste is a truly dreadful one. I have told my students that one of the most horrifying things to me is to stand, being my age, and look at a class of nineteen- and twenty-year old people who are trying to read a passage of, say, Milton or Shakespeare and to see their faces saying it is a waste of time. They dont see how precious their lives are.
from Dave Smith, "James Wright: The Pure, Clear Word, an Interview" rep. from American Poetry Review (1980) in Dave Smith, ed. The Pure Clear Word (Urbana: U Illinois P, 1982), p. 29.
Alan Williamson
[Williamson cites the entire poem.] The relation of the "I" to this poem of almost pure sensation is self-evidently problematic: two quite impersoanl occurrences, followed by a statement so deep as to seem nearly universal all the more so, perhaps, because it is a quotation from another poem [Arthur] Rimbauds "Song of the Highest Tower" ("Jai perdu ma vie" [French: "I have lost my life"}). The critic A. Poulin [in Contemporary American Poetry, 2nd Edition (Boston: Houghton Miflin, 1975), p. 464] has misidentified the source of as the last line of [Rainer Maria] Rilkes "Archaic Torso of Apollo" ("Du must dein Leben �ndern"[German: "You must change your life"]), but there is reason in his error: Wrights last line, like Rilkes. forces the reader to go back and relive the previous, the apparently objective, part of the poem in order to come to terms with it.
The image of the horse droppings offers a far more complicated, but still serene, sense of temporal process one involving continuity ("last years), transmutation into mineral permanence ("golden stones") but also beautiful consumption ("Blaze up"). Insofar as one can paraphrase at all, the poem sees in a process even a decay that is continually productive of new beauty, the kind of visionary perfection we habitually associate with permanence alone. I suspect a Freudian undercurrent, too, in the fact that such an important position in the poem is given to dung; Wright could hardly help being aware of the theories which associate our early feelings about our own feces with the development of the categories so crucial to our sense of being a part, or not apart, of the physical world of subject and object, beauty and ugliness, saving and losing.
It is the evening and the chicken hawk that toll Wright back to his sole self. The verb "floats," with its strong sense of indefinite location in time and space, itself contrasts strongly with the harmonious centrality of everything else in the poem; then, we are told that the hawk is "looking for home." But the hawk, presumably, will find its home easily (perhaps this is why "floats" suggests buoyancy, as well as indefiniteness); whereas the human consciousness the hawk brings to mind can know the feeling of being fully at home in the physical world, fully alive, only at such brief and special moments as the poem records. Such moments seem possible, too, only when the human world is remote; the house in the poem is empty. Thus, it is the very specialness of the moment that gives birth to the sense of a surrounding waste.
from Alan Williamson, "Language Against Itself: The Middle Generation of Contemporary Poets" (Chapter 4) in Introspection and Contemporary Poetry (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard U P, 1984), pp. 70-71
Paul Breslin
The horse droppings are changed from dung to "golden stones" by the natural alchemy of sunlight, much as the butterfly turned to "bronze." The mention of "Last years horses" gently disturbs the illusion of temporal suspension, but time remains a benign force; it has taken away the odor of the horse droppings, cleansing them of their rankness and preparing them for their transformation into "golden stones."
It is the last line of "Lying in a Hammock " that everyone remembers, but a close look at the two lines preceding it reveals that Wright very skillfully turns the poem toward its ending; the last line has a subtle but convincing connection with them: [Breslin cites the last three lines of the poem]. As if prompted by the reminder of time in the words "last years horses," the poet notices that the day approaches its end. He is finished looking about a leans back, passively waiting for the evening, which quite actively "darkens and comes on." With the arrival of the chicken hawk, "looking for home," the poet realizes that he too must go home; it is time to rise from the hammock and return to the "empty house." It is this impending return that prompts him to compare reality as seen from the hammock with the quotidian reality awaiting him in the house. After his experience of solitary plenitude, his usual pursuits seem a waste of time; the hammock seems more truly "home" than the house does.
from Paul Breslin, "Ohio and the Collective Unconscious: The Dilemma of James Wright" (chapter 8) in The Psycho-Political Muse: American Poetry Since the Fifties (Chicago: U Chicago P, 1987), p. 171
Kevin Stein
In "Lying in a Hammock" every pronoun (until the final one) emphasizes not the seer but the object seen. For example, the physical beauty of the sleeping butterfly is no less important than the human act of seeing it; natural beauty and the perception of beauty are equals.
The speakers attention to the seemingly spiritual orderliness of the natural world brings him, then, to a discomfiting realization. The butterfly which seems made of precious bronze and the horse droppings which "blaze up like golden stones" appear capable of marvelous transformations that elude the speaqker. Unlike the hawk "looking for home" (not "a home," but simply "home," implying one exists), the speaker has no emotionally secure center, only a swinging hammock at someone elses farm. In the face of such natural almost spiritual order, the speaker journeys to what [Robert} Bly calls a "wounded area" [in "The Work of James Wright"]. In a world of apparent order and meaning, a speaker who feels bereft of both could painfully conclude, "I have wasted my life."
From Kevin Stein, "A Poetics of Vulnerability: The Branch Will Not Break" (Chapter 4) in James Wright, The Poetry of a Grown Man: Constancy and Transition in the Work of James Wright (Athens, Ohio: Ohio I P, 1989), p. 56.
Judy Norton
"Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota" is Wright's most brilliant dramatization of Narcissus sous rature; that is, of the achievement of an integrated self at the moment of recognition that to conceive of the self as a proprietary form is a costly mistake. It immediately (and significantly) follows Wright's critique of heroism, "Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio" in Collected Poems. . . .
"Over my head" I see the butterfly, its metallic character recalling Yeats's emblem of high art. But while Yeats's golden "artifice of eternity" sings, its song a monument "of its own magnificence," Wright's butterfly is silent and asleep, dead to the worldyet unself-consciously alive and participating in the constant vitality of being in a way that no monument can. "Blowing like a leaf in green shadow," the butterfly, beautiful and ephemeral, has no more stability or durability than a leaf. Yet it blows in "green shadow." Life may be short, but it is cyclic; and here, death itself is already green, suggesting the rich regenerative potency of nature and the unconscious.
Descending through a "ravine"a breach in the sphericity of the earthbehind an empty structure, some metonymic bells "follow one another / Into" spatio-temporal oblivion ("the distances of the afternoon"). "To my right," in a field of light between two emblems of psychic growth, "The droppings of last year's horses"the coeliac effusions of the individual unconscioustransmute themselves into "golden stones." These elemental refinements, hardly the work of Grecian goldsmiths, forge themselves only when the ego-consciousness lets go its obsessions with control and freely acknowledges the primordial, and feculent, contents of the unconsciouswhen "artifice" gives way to "eternity," so to speak. When these contents are duly recognized, accomodated and integrated, they take on new value.
I "lean back" toward darkness (as in "Beginning") as it "comes on." "A chicken hawk floats over"but here a studiedly false note is struck. The hawk is not "looking for home" any more than are the "cowbells" or "last year's horses." That this hawk-eyed predator should be drifting, perplexedthat she should in any sense be at a loss to know where she belongsis a pure projection on the part of a speaker who has experienced his own life as precisely such a dubious peregrination. The final line is the speaker's expression of the wordless recognition that takes place between the final two linesthat the hawk is fully at home in hir floating, and that the speaker has himself been always at home, even as he sought some purely illusory Byzantium.
Consistent with Frobenius's myth, a bird helps the "hero"here at sundown rather than sunrisemake an intuitive jointure of conscious and unconscious as he (the unheroic speaker) "floats over" the earth, suspended "between " two trees. He can now join the people of the house, the cows, the horses (none of which appear in the poem) and the butterfly (absent in another sense) as conditional beings who, strictly considered, are always elsewhere, always outside, always exceeding the names within which language seeks to enclose them.
The immemorial anxiety of the prophet is that "I have wasted my life": that I have not prophesied, that I have prophesied and not been heard, that I have prophesied falsely. Jonah fails to prophesy for fear that his speech will be in vain, until his night sea journey returns him to his calling. The poet's anxiety is analogous: that his speech/writing will go unheard, or that his poetry is somehow false. There is an implication here that Wright himself, to the extent that his early attention ran toward singing artifacts, too much in the mold of modernist sages, has prophesied falsely. But the poet stands at one remove from the speaker of his poem, and here the echo of regret for the poet's false prophecy is more than compensated for by the exhilaration, relief, serenity, and strength that come to the speaker from the certain knowledge that he is where he has so desperately striven to be, a place where ownershipof hammocks, of farms, of selvesis no longer an issue. The metaphoric transmutation of ordure into gold, then, is not, as R. J . Spendal argues, "false alchemy"for the "waste" of a life is ultimately the invaluable ground of its (re)generation. Without the fertile dirt of the unconscious, no breaking "into blossom" can take place.
* * *
The name is the home of the egoits property, its investment, from which the Other must be safely distanced. Narcissus's compulsion to secure himself within his own embrace is a wish to call his reflected image into synonymity with himselfto name himself as his own property, in other words. His wish is doomed to perpetual, and ironic, frustration by the very pureness of the exclusivity within which that image is constituted. In "Lying," Wright's speaker is at last able to lean back and look up from that spurious image; and when he does, the being in being that he has pursued with such misguided intensity becomes effortlessly his. Now, like the hawk, he can be both homeless and at peace, knowing nothing of property, knowing nothing of far and near.
In a certain sense, the closing line of "Lying" is quite obviously a lie, and is content to be so: a particular life, after all, can only be considered to have been wasted if life in the abstract is conceived as properly possessing a teleological orientationif "quest," that is, is after all an appropriate metaphor for self-exploration. Wright's insight is the simplealmost banalrecognition that being is becoming, that the self can never be reduced to an autograph, or essential nomination, which can then be assigned the timeless efficacy of scripture.
As in the case of Snyder's ta-chang-fu, then, the true hero is s/he who is acute enough to recognize the circularity of quests: the grail is a ghost story, one motivated more by fear than desire. When the fear is resolved, through bold spiritual action, the ghosts are exorcised along with it. Wright's speakers come to see that to conceive of oneself as fully knowable, fully present to oneself or as oneself, is to exist under an illusion; and that to quest after such a miraculous individuality is merely to chase one's tailfor in reaching for ones self, one can never grasp more than one is.
from Judy Norton, Narcissus Sous Rature: Male Subjectivity in Contemporary American Poetry. Lewisburg: Bucknell UP, 1999. Copyright � 1999 by Associated University Presses, Inc.
Sven Birkerts
We might begin by remarking the title, which is, at first sight, so long and unwieldy. Why didn't Wright just call his poem "Hammock," or "Lying in a Hammock"? Does it matter to us that the hammock was hung at William Duffy's farm, or that the farm was in Pine Island, Minnesota? No. We can only suppose that if the location does not matter to us, it did to the poet. And if we then suppose that the last line was hammered out in full seriousness (to decide otherwise is to render the poem irrelevant), then the titling confirms us. The precise location is given not to inform, but to memorialize a place and a time. The title is raised over the body of the poem like a marking stone: The scene that is described and enacted has assumed a great importance in the poet's life. . . .
On the surface of it, [the] first three lines are straightforward enoughno oblique meanings or gnarled syntactic patches. The speaking voice has established a calm, descriptive tone. Repose is implicit, not least for the psychological reason that one does not remark details like the blowing of a butterfly when one is agitated or upset. A clear picture begins to emerge. Indeed it is as though we were watching a painter at work. "Over my head"the vertical axis is drawn; "the bronze butterfly" dabs in the first color, which, with the wide brushstroke of "black trunk" in the next line, is brightened by contrast. Nor is it only a contrast of colors; fragility and massive solidity are immediately put into opposition. "Green shadow" then softens the contrast of bronze and black through chromatic mediation. What's more, it brings dimension in, reminds us that we are not, in fact, looking at a simplified color composition. And as the impression of environment begins to take hold, we realize that it is by way of word-by-word widening of focus: A single butterfly is on a black trunk; the black trunk is bathed in green shadow. . . .
Color and scale apart, there are a few vital, though in some cases subliminal, linguistic effects to note. First, Wright is using the definite article, "the"not "a"with the butterfly. What we expect to, and perhaps do, read is the latter. The distinction seems minor, but it is not. With the definite article, as with the specificity of the title, the poet is preparing us for the "moment of truth." By saying "the," he has excerpted the moment of observation from temporal flow; he has weighted it. It is "the bronze butterfly" rather than "a bronze butterfly" because the perception represents the first step in what will be an unspoken internal movementthe beginning of a psychic dilation that will culminate in the words "I have wasted my life."
There are other details. For instance, the mimetic rightness of both the sound and positioning of "Asleep." "A-sleep" sketches in the ear the motion of a butterfly closing its wings. In addition, the sound of the word both suggests the whispery fragility of the insect and carries the hint of something sealed. The sticky / sound distinctly echoes its function in a word like "cling," where it contributes the phonic sense of adhesiveness. This is not arbitrary: The tongue has to adhere briefly to the roof of the mouth in order to make the sound.
So, we have the bronze butterfly asleep on the "black trunk." The latter is solidified by its strong double stress. (We may remark, too, a neighborly nod to Pound's famous "wet black bough.") Resting against that trunk, its wings closed, sealed, the butterfly not only blows like a leaf, it looks like one. That might be obvious. Less obvious is the back-and-forth motion that is set up by the reversed accents of "Asleep" ( ) and "Blowing" ( ); the rhythmic pacing tells us that there is the merest hint of a breeze. Last, we cannot ignore the heraldic significance of the butterfly. The poem is, after all, the record of an existential transformation. How natural that the glance should be arrested first by those folded bronze wings.
[Birkerts compares Wright's phrase "green shadow with Andrew Marvell's "green shade."]
Down the ravine behind the empty house,
The cowbells follow one another
Into the distances of the afternoon.
Observe how the stress distribution in "Down the ravine" . . . neatly enacts the descending movement while the even, plodding iambs of the next line . . . give us the frank, four-footed progress of the cows. "Into the distances of the afternoon" . . . , with its long stretch of unaccented syllables, rounds out the effect. The cows have gradually wandered out of hearing; a long time has passed. A subtle play of stresses has done the work of condensing time. The march of iambs in the second line disintegrates in the third-just as clear sounds are broken up by distance. A half hour, maybe more, has elapsed. Our vestigial nature clock, activated by rhythm, tells us that. The condensation is further secured by the combined metonymy/synesthesia: Cowbells are made to stand for cows, and the cowbell sounds are transposed from the auditory into the spatial sequence. The result is an almost imperceptible blurring of the space/time distinction and an enhancement of the subjective sense of reverie. . . . it feels as though we are taking forever to get through the syllables. "Down the ravine"the two stresses . . . crowd us with the impressions of slow, laboring animal life. We read through the whole next line under this retarding influenceit is stress-enforced. But as we work through "Into the distances of the afternoon," we are conscious of a sudden rhythmic liberation. "In-"changes the pitch. The heaviness is turned into lightness and transparency, the plodding sensations are undone, rendered into the abstraction of "distances." Eighteen words, but the psychic shift we go through is considerable. It contributes to our feeling that time has elapsed.
We are six lines into the poem and we have come to a lull. The music is diminuendo. Rhythmic liberation notwithstanding, we are conscious of a waning, a tapering-off that threatens to bear the contemplative voice into the realm of Morpheus. "Into the distances of the afternoon" has entirely attenuated the rhythmic tension. But just as we are about to join the speaker for a nap in the hammock, the poem jerks us back:
To my right,
In a field of sunlight between two pines,
The droppings of last year's horses
Blaze up into golden stones.
Three rapid-fire syllables ring out against the long pauses of the preceding line. The speaker has roused himself, and us, into a renewed, and changed, attentiveness. The switch endsand thereby emphasizesthe lull that went before.
The sounds and stresses in the second line work topographically: The long open vowel of "field" is phonically wedged between the two t soundsby proxy, as it were. In fact, it is the open "-ween"the chime soundthat is wedged, but we automatically transfer the pictorial effect. We see the brightness of the field framed by the two pines. The shady darkness of the point of vantage is conveyed by implied contrast.
The quick succession of stresses in "last year's horses" has a double function. On the one hand, it hints at the dropping action of a horse; on the other, it tenses the ear to receive the full magnificence of "blaze," that brassy yellow verb. Note, though, that Wright does not speak of last year's droppings, but "last year's horses." The emphasis shift is almost inconspicuous. But it tells us a great deal about the subliminal activity of the speaker. It tells us, for one thing, that he is preoccupied with change and irrevocability. His perception is the result of an instant inner associationfrom the sight of the droppings, to the recognition that they are old, to a summoning-up of horses that, in Heraclitean flux, are no longer the same. Implicit, of course, is the awareness that he is no longer the same either. In this light, "Blaze up into golden stones" carries an interesting double sense. Literally, it presents the gleaming of sunlight on dung. But the usage of "stones" is just curious enoughhow can droppings blaze up into stones?to prompt a metaphoric secondary reading. The stones can be understood to be grave markers or memorialsthe glowing dung is all that remains to remind us of the horses as they were last year. We can more or less chart the unconscious drift of the reverie.
"Blaze up into golden stones" signals a surge of the psyche. It is the first direct metaphoric transformation in the poem and it has several effects. First, it introduces new energies and reorganizes the circuits. Until now the procedure has been one of notation. A change in linguistic pattern marks a change in the speaker: He has moved from passivity to activity; he is, imaginatively, at least, exerting himself upon his surroundings. Not dramatically, it's true, but the change of state is indicated. By shaking himself out of the self-containment of disinterested observation, he has taken the firstand for the poem, necessarystep toward self-assessment.
But there is an even more obvious function to the phrase. The metaphor, coupled with the directional "To my right" recalls the "I" to the reader and reminds him that the outward notations of the, preceding lines have perhaps paralleledor initiateda psychic progression in the speaker. And, indeed, the "It" is now ready to claim the stage:
I lean back, as evening darkens and comes on.
A chicken hawk floats over, looking for home.
I have wasted my life.
There is a steady escalation of momentum in these final lines. The caesura moves from initial to medial, tightening the tension. At the same time, we feel a vertical impetus; literally, through the placement of a hawk, and phonically, through the release from the slow, drawn-out vowels of "evening darkens and comes on." We are still on an upward cant when the horizontal punch is delivered: "I have wasted my life." . . .
What, finally, is the sense of the poem? How are we to understand the shock of the last line? Is it intended to be a surprise slap, or has the poem been subtly tending toward that moment? . . .
Excerpted from a longer essay in "James Wright's 'Hammock': A Sounding," in The Electric Life: Essays on Modern poetry. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.
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