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Baker, Frazier are awards finalists
In the first-ever announcement of BBWAA awards finalists, the Reds have two.
After the Reds won 97 games and a division title, Dusty Baker is a finalist for National League Manager of the Year. With Baker are Davey Johnson from the Nationals and Bruce Bochy of the Giants. Baker is a good bet for leading his team through the adversity of losing Joey Votto to injury but Johnson helmed a surprise Nats club to the best record in baseball.
Todd Frazier is a finalist for NL Rookie of the Year. You may recall that Frazier won a Players Choice award already this week as the NL outstanding rookie. That award was selected by big league players. Like the Players Choice, Frazier is joined by the Nationals Bryce Harper and D-backs Wade Miley as finalists. One difference that could hurt Frazier is the writers turned in their ballots at regular season's end while the players did Players Choice balloting in mid September. Harper had a strong finish while Frazier faded.
Reds 19-game winner Johnny Cueto was not named a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award. It is instead the Mets R.A. Dickey, the Nationals Gio Gonzalez and the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw. Cueto deserves consideration but those three-straight losses in September had to have hurt his chances.
The BBWAA will reveal the Rookie of the Year winner on Monday at 6 p.m. ET and Manager of the Year on Tuesday at 6 p.m. All of next week's awards will be carried by MLB Network.
Don't forget that the Silver Slugger Awards will be revealed tomorrow (Thursday) at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network. I can envision 2B Brandon Phillips and P Mike Leake winning some bats.
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Sheesh! What's he gotta do to win your appreciation? If he gets the award this year, it'll be his third (or fourth?) MOTY. So, hey, I guess you're right … terrible manager.
why doesnt dusty just get a glove and bat and be a player manager so we can blame him for not hitting with runners in scoring position too, then after that lets here about the stories about wood and prior when he was with the cubs, ridiculous! there is 162 games in the season they one almost 100, u have to have player accountability sometimes, i mean i really think it was dustys fault romney didnt win the election and look at how much crime violence is in chicago since dustys was a manager there, lol! this is gettin old, dusty may have blew a few games but not enough to not have the second best record in baseball! give it a break!
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We need to bonce back pretty quick after last night.
Clippers don't have a good record in second games of back-to-backs, but I really hope they play better and win this game. It's gonna be a major challenge for sure.
Looking forward to seeing CP make some shots this time and get his 100-million-dollar confidence back.
Our 2 leaders sucked last night. If not for Crawford, this would have been a blowout. Just like BG said, they have another chance to prove themselves tonight...We'll see.
CP3 bout to have the game of his life and watch DJ knock down most of his FT's this game. GO CLIPPERS!!!!
We use to say it was Vinnys fault that the team would come out and play with no energy, but that is far from the truth.
The blame falls on CP3 and Griffin. They need to come out and play with energy. Get the whole team pumped up to play. This is a trend that has happened since CP3 got here.
I expect HUGE games from CP3 and Blake tonight. This is a huge road trip and need to start winning on the road.
I haven't felt this unconfident about the team since right before our most recent game against OKC.... maybe that's a good sign, considering we won that game?
CP3 needs to play like an actual superstar tonight, no excuses. The B2B excuse doesn't even apply because he pretty much took last night off.
True but it's about time they changed that. CP should be fired up after NO.
Big test. Time to wake up, Clips!
Vegas has us favored by a single point. Gonna be a squeaker!
Expecting a big game maybe Doc tweaks rotations.
I'm shocked that we are favored at all. Dallas just beat OKC and are probably feeling themselves while we are coming in on the 2nd night of a back to back.
My only hope of winning is if Chris comes out looking like an assassin to make up for that abomination last night.
I know we are better than the Mavs, but I'm not sure we are better than fatigue.
We can lose third seed by Saturday.
I understand the Pelicans loss was pretty bad, but you should be less pessimistic. Remember, the Clips essentially have a three game lead over Houston thanks to owning the season series. Way I see it, Clips are pretty much locked into the third seed now.
We are only one game ahead of them and tied in the loss column.
I'm not so concerned about any of our guys being assassins, or even doing anything better offensively than they do on an average night... it's more about consistent team effort and execution on the defensive end.
That's what we'll live or die by, now and in the playoffs.
Game should be a ripper, Dallas has been on fire and clips under some pressure following subpar performanse against average to below teams, LEGOCLIPS!
I am one of the stupid optimists when I look at my teams but even so,if the last 4 games are indicators of where we are headed I almost think we do go backwards. I know we make the playoffs because it would be the most epic fails in history if we didn't, but I can see the 4 or even 5 spot in our future.
We play .500 ball we make the playoffs and that is what we have been doing over the last 4, and .500 would give us 27 losses (I think) which is what PORT and GS now have. And we do have the same number of losses as Houston and we ain't gett'in those back.
This is basically crunch time and now we can see teams that have a chance and the Finals and ones that have just a playoff chance. Now is gut check time for our boys.
Let's Go CLippers,time to make some noise.
Where is the myth that we're three games ahead of Houston coming from?
Newsflash: we're only one game ahead of Houston. Also, the Rockets play the Sixers tonight. Lose this game, and barring a colossal choke from Houston, we'll be back in 4th tonight. Then we play Houston on Saturday. With the **** level of play from this team since the Warriors game, I've already mentally accepted the 4th seed anyway, because I don't see this team putting up much of a fight for the 3rd seed with the way they've been playing.
I get being optimistic, but man, some people are getting delusional. We're not "a lock" for anything because we're nowhere near consistent enough for that.
It maybe time to relinquish and admit there will be no champ this season, as someone mentioned before teams outside of 1-2 seed history says you are unlikely to win it all. Right now we look like a 3-4 seed team, I would say realisticly 'IF' we can make WCF that would be a huge leap for this franchise
Yeah man I'm with you! our team sucks balls and were destined for the 4th seed and to be upset in the first round. What a bunch of bums. I can't believe they even go out there and play games anymore, they should just accept the losses and not come out of the locker room! a bunch of spineless toads, these clippers!. Hahaha
What will you do if the Clippers get the 3rd seed JQuick? You've been advocating pretty hard lately that all were are is 2nd round fodder and lazy 4th seed a******?
Talk about a complete overreaction. Like it or not, it is nearly a certainty that we will be the 4th seed if we lose tonight. That's not emotion talking, it's not "we suck balls" or "we're a bunch of bums," it's just a fact based on the current standings.
If we do end up maintaining our place in the standings, it'll be because they've finally started playing well again. I'd love to see that, but the team needs to show us that first. No more, no less.
I wouldn't go as far as to call this a "must-win" for the team's postseason chances, but if they care about the emotional wellbeing of some of the more highly-strung CTB members... it's a must-win.
Clippers have very passionate fans (including me). Lol
4th seed might not be as bad as people think, if the blazers manage to stay in contention for the 5th or 6th seed I would absolutely love to face them in the 1st round.
I can't say I totally disagree with this, actually. We might indeed get a more favorable matchup as the 4th seed.
this is as close to a "must-win" as it can be without actually being a must win. Look for the clips to come out with some fire!
Why does barnes of all people take the first shot always? And why do we suck at rebounding
Good to see CP make a 3-ball.
Great D by BG.
CP starting off well. Great bingo to start.
BG playing Dirk tough. Everyone else should follow through. Follow your superstar.
Nice energy to start... let's parlay it into BUCKETS!
Refs gonna call Blake for that foul on baby too?
They might also T him up!
Weak foul on first, second one was more on Blake.
CP already surpassed his point total from last night LEL
So much for a hot start
so far so good much better start
So far, we look better than the recent crap play... keep it up.
Refs letting them play... well, Dallas at least.
That throwdown by Barnes!
big baby nice play he needs more moves like that
Speaking of Mavericks... any Mac-users here, can you let me know what you think of the new OS before I download it. PM is cool.
Go Duds!
Dudley with the great 3, then the great defense on the other end!
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Cold truth about a cold call
by Tom Wentworth
Today we had a bit of an embarrassing situation when one of our business development reps accidentally emailed Matt Mullenweg, the creator of Wordpress, with an offer to switch to Drupal. Matt posted the email on his personal blog, and it's triggered a lot of chatter on Twitter and on Matt's blog.
We made an honest mistake. We assembled a small list of large media sites and emailed contacts from our database an offer to explore Drupal. Obviously Matt should not have been on that list. Usually we scrub email lists to remove obvious names (competitors, etc.) but we didn't on this email. Our mistake.
Does cold calling really work? Yeah, it still does. Every software company still uses cold contacting techniques. It's a really tough job; I admire anyone who does it well. But the email we sent wasn't great. We're not really the "Redhat of Drupal". I need to equip our sales team with better messaging. We're going to make sure that any communication we send out to prospects and customers is better in the future.
Lastly, I have a lot of respect for Matt, but he shouldn't have posted the contact details of our Acquia business development rep. Hoping he takes it down, immediately. (Edit: Thanks for taking down the contact details)
What's all the commotion? Was obviously an honest mistake. Good for you, Tom, for sticking up for your team. Matt should be ashamed. Dries would never have pulled that. He would have sent a quiet email or text to Matt to notify him of the error. Something Matt could have easily done. Eventually, karma will catch up to Matt during an embarrassing moment in his career.
Tom, I have mixed feelings about Matt's posting. I did poke fun and laugh and it was an ironic flub. Some people think very highly of themselves as if every Apple user knows who Steve Wozniak is. On the flip side maybe he was secretly ashamed because he identified with some of the pain points early in the email. ;)
@Jason Karma? Somehow turning this around to paint Matt as the bad guy is the wrong approach to take with this.
It's a comical situation that Acquia put itself into and Matt and the WordPress community had a good laugh poking fun at you because of it. It would have been funny if it was Microsoft contacting Apple or Coke contacting Pepsi. Acquia (Drupal) contacting Automattic (WordPress) in this situation is funny stuff. Own it. It happened. Laugh at yourself. It was funny. Move on.
I do have one question though. If you are sending a "cold call" email to a mailing list of email addresses not culled from an opt-in email list, rather than actually contacting people individually (ie. not mass email), at what point does that "cold call" really become spam?
The cold truth about that cold call was that it started off with a blatant lie: "I was researching Automattic , Inc. ...". The only mistake that you acknowledge making is not scrubbing your database. How about you also acknowledge not actually researching people whom you are cold calling?
There's also the line "we assembled a small number of large media sites". Automattic isn't a "large media site" by any stretch.
"...my mom's blog works great on WordPress"
(From the comments section of Matt's post)
We all get that same spam everytime we register for a webinar. You spam and call that marketing, we get it.
You hire kids right out of college, with zero business experience, don't train them, and then market yourself to the enterprise. Uh, ok.
But have you actually tried WordPress lately? It's not just for blogs, and not just for moms (but nice job, Acquia employee, dispelling your "brogrammer" reputation within the Drupal community). It's grown into a pretty robust, performant, and yes, feature-rich platform for building complex sites that integrate EASILY with other services.
Try setting up a site on Wp.com then try setting up a site on Drupalgardens. There's no comparison. You have the same four templates you launched with five years ago, none responsive, none "mobile first"; you don't even have a calendar.
I wouldn't in good conscience set my dad up with a blog on DG, much less my mom, who has a PhD in electrical engineering.
But yeah, Acquia. Keep telling yourselves Wordpress is for mom blogs. See how far that gets you in the enterprise.
Tom, I was disappointed that Matt would publicly subject another open source colleague to public ridicule by exposing his name and phone number. Everyone has and will make mistakes. We're human beings above all else. Also kudos at having the poise to look beyond the overly aggressive personal attack and still extract a lesson. I agree with Jason, I don't believe Dries would behave in this manner were the situations reversed.
Your sales rep should have done proper research like he said he was doing in his email. A quick look at Matt's linkedin or even a google search will make is instantly clear who he is.
You need better sales people. Luckily I live in the area, in sales and know how to actually research my target market to the fullest.
Fire this clown and Hire me and this will never happen again.
Look for my resume in the morning.
A major mistake? Yes sir, it was not the government it was a private company. The real issue is having someone working for a company that was so stupid. It is that hard to get knowledgeable people with a little common sense?
I don't quite understand why Acquia want Matt to take down the rep's contact info. If a company have the balls to called themselves the RedHat of Drupal and send out hundred if not thousand of cold calling email then own it up. It's not like your rep's contact info is secret since it's on all the cold calling messages that you send out!
Perhaps this is a lesson to not pay $2 to the Philippines to mass send emails out on bulk?
Or perhaps not just getting their name, email and business name when you clearly haven't done any research at all instead of just spamming (which is clearly is).
It's not "cold calling", it's harassment.
Many thanks for admitting it. Was really disappointed when I saw this on Matt's blog. But this definitely pinged us to look into our database as well :)
Acquia turned into a sales organisation. It is all about sales and
Acquia can be quite annoying with that. This is also felt in the
Drupal community. But they are a US company now with 65M investment
money, so we all better get used to this sales stuff by them.
PS: And no, not every software company uses cold calling techniques. Your sales are agressive so don't be mad at WP when they call you out on this. Now back to sales!
This was not a "cold call". It was 100% spam.
A cold call means getting on the phone: It takes as much time for the sender as the recipient. As such, it's self-limiting.
By sending spam, your sales team is doing something intrusive, deceitful, and disreputable, no matter how well you select your "targets".
It's unsolicited. It's commercial. It's email. Ergo, it's spam.
Apologizing for a cold email doesn't make it less SPAM-my. Your cold call is nothing but SPAM.
Sure, it works... so does SPAM, that's why people still do it.
Kinda funny that your own email would probably get filtered by Mollom.
Also, I'm having trouble reconciling your post with Dries comment on the blog post you link to:
"Cold calling is wrong," - Dries
"Does cold calling really work? Yeah, it still does. Every software company still uses cold contacting techniques."
Also, I've worked for numerous tech companies and they don't all spam to get the word out there. Some use actual networking and advertising.
Thank you for teaching me that Cold Calls work.
According to what Tom said, "Cold calling does work". Its not mean cold calling is the right thing to do. Actually right or wrong is not the point here. The question is can you blame somebody is not act magnanimously when he feel offenced.
> he shouldn't have posted the contact details of our Acquia business development rep.
Why not? Folks who scrape email addresses and send unsolicited emails should not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
A major mistake? Yes sir, it was not the government it was a private company. The real issue is having someone working for a company that was so stupid. It is that hard to get knowledgeable people with a little common sense?


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The students and faculty gathered into the courtyard where Tom Rapp discussed the importance of trees and how to properly plant one. The tree that was planted was a Royal Raindrop of the crabapple variety.
City Manager Richard Pearce and Mayor Fred Cavanaugh were at the event to help the students shovel dirt around the new tree.
Its wonderful to be here and see your fine school, the mayor told the students as he thanked them for helping with the planting. This is so important being a tree city.
The students were excited about tree planting and enjoyed being a part of the ceremony.
It was fun, said Justus Broadwater. I got to shovel. It makes the school look better.
Sharia Williams said its something shell always remember.
Its making memories of experiencing new things, Williams said.
Rapp said they plant trees on or around South Carolinas Arbor Day every year as part of being a Tree City USA which used to take place in the parkways. Rapp said he thought it would be better to go to a school each year.
I thought Why not get the kids involved? Rapp said. It makes it more special.


text: A week to 10 days before planting, add 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and work into the planting site to improve fertility and increase water retention and drainage. If soil composition is weak, a layer of topsoil should be considered as well. No matter if your soil is sand or clay, it can be improved by adding the same thing: organic matter. The more, the better; work deep into the soil. Prepare beds to an 18 inch deep for perennials. This will seem like a tremendous amount of work now, but will greatly pay off later. Besides, this is not something that is easily done later, once plants have been established.


text:
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
OpenLinkNight: Patriot Games
Tom Brady is not to blame for losing the Super Bowl game,
just ask his wife, you "can't expect him to F'n pass & catch"
while those who don't just stand and watch, much less drop
oh i bet that was an interesting ride home after
as she stroked him, like women do men, husbands
with wives, coaches and pats on the butt, or buddies
around a campfire, 'it's not your fault, if only'---
all well intentioned of course, wanting to soothe turn
of the worm where stomach meets intestines,
he'll feel with each pause, rewind, play, pause, rewind
his eyes taking in each mis-step, missed ball, blown call,
thrown pass, safety, sack, SportsCenter's top ten play
And when he hears the sound bite once more, her absolving
him and turning on his team, will he Clint Eastwood or MIA?
slip them the finger surreptitiously or carpe the day---
Yeah, it's halftime America, and only the ego can answer
which to please and depending on which way he leans,
it could make him a prime candidate for the presidency,
only turning political means less interesting commercials
As for me, i'd rather the humbling of reality,
than the pop---
of an over inflated fantasy
and another four years of it's all about me.
It's OpenLinkNight, and my turn behind the bar @ dVerse Poets, so write something poetic and come join me and a whole bunch of friends as we sling verse. I will be opening the doors at 3 pm EST. See you there.
134 comments:
- Anne said...
It is halftime indeed America, but this game isn't over yet, it's barely been played and the outcome will effect not an individual, not a country, but a globe. The self-recriminations that occur after the final scrimmage in November will be far worse than the ones that occurred on Sunday.
- February 7, 2012 at 4:09 AM
- Daniel said...
Brian, she sounds like a class act huh? Well, I guess that I have no right to judge anyone on anything at any time. All that aside, your message is spot on my brother.
- February 7, 2012 at 4:14 AM
- JANU said...
I don't understand American Football or the hype around Superbowl...Oops! But, the hype is the same around here with cricket in India...and the excuses given are the same...
enjoyed reading this.
- February 7, 2012 at 4:15 AM
- Jess Mistress of Mischief said...
indeed, pop!
- February 7, 2012 at 4:35 AM
- Sandi McBride said...
Yeah, but will he respect her in the morning?
- February 7, 2012 at 5:02 AM
- The Silver Fox said...
I always thought it was odd that one person would be credited with winning or losing a game. There were two teams on the field, correct?
And I think it's nice, but almost nostalgic, to see someone stand up for her husband like that.
Having said that, I was there for the commercials.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:07 AM
- Barbara said...
Too funny. Reading (and hearing) all the takes on the game, halftime events and ads is worth the price of admission.
(Brady's wife sound like a piece of work.)
- February 7, 2012 at 5:15 AM
- Pat Hatt said...
Good luck with the all about me
I doubt you'll be rid of him/it come November at your sea
And yeah it's dumb to blame one guy for a lose when there is a team
Unless he blatantly went loose at the seam
Or pulled a Pete Rose
As we all know how that goes
- February 7, 2012 at 5:24 AM
- DJan said...
I am not a football fan, but I did watch this game, and I thought it was a good one. I wanted the Patriots to win but only because of Tom... he's one talented dude. I enjoyed the game because of Tom and Eli. And I enjoyed this soliloquy by Brian, too... :-)
- February 7, 2012 at 5:39 AM
- G-Man said...
It's a lucky guy to have a wife support him so vociferously...
Eh Son?
- February 7, 2012 at 6:01 AM
- Manicddaily said...
I confess to not being so involved in football, but I know enough to dislike the Patriots. (I'm also a New Yorker!) I'm not quite sure of the message when you move on from Brady. 'It's all about me' seems to be built in to the culture to some degree; to me, not particular to this administration. k.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:04 AM
- Heaven said...
"As for me, i'd rather the humbling of reality,
than the pop---
of an over inflated fantasy
and another four years of it's all about me. "
I like your ending lines which I think says more about that football game. It's always the last seconds and minutes that counts in the deciding game ~ But do we remember in the next 4 years?
- February 7, 2012 at 6:13 AM
- AmyLK said...
I didn't watch the game or hear what she said. But she shouldn't have dissed his teammates in public. That's poor sportsmanship in my book.
I love how you incorporate the game and politics into one story. :)
- February 7, 2012 at 6:27 AM
- Magpie said...
I'm like a lot of America..."Was there a game Sunday?" :)
- February 7, 2012 at 6:44 AM
- CiCi said...
You have a great way of writing about something and with your incredible talent leading your readers to using their minds to open to other meanings. Long sentence to say that your writing rocks.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:12 AM
- Anyes said...
Sports and politics, are the games of life...Or are they?
- February 7, 2012 at 7:14 AM
- SueAnn said...
Yes it is the "all about me" time for sure.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:16 AM
- Laurie Kolp said...
Oh, wow, Brian... one of my favorites. I love the metaphor here b/t his wife blaming the teams and we Americans blaming Congress.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:26 AM
- Valerie said...
It's all about me... applies wherever you happen to live.
I cut off when it comes to sport because, as others have said, no one man is responsible for losing a game. But the lynch mobs will find an excuse to pull the man down.
Enjoyed your take on it, though.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- happygirl said...
And WORLD PEACE begins with Madonna being sucked down into a hole. I can't wait.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:48 AM
- Lorraine said...
Carpe Diem m'dear we're on the verge of catastrophe, I know I'll pick you as one of my people :)
- February 7, 2012 at 7:50 AM
- Teri M said...
The radio station I listen to in the morning spent most of yesterday morning dissecting Gisele's comment.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:52 AM
- tera said...
Wow. You got a lot in there, my friend. "I only watched the game for the commercials." :) Too bad you can't say the same about politics.
Although, I think that's how a lot of people view it...
- February 7, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- william said...
I know how you guys take your sport seriously lol, great coverage of a great game..
- February 7, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- Sue said...
Still chuckling over happygirls's comment.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:16 AM
- Steve E said...
Dammmit Brian, it's lines like this which set you way above others:
"...soothe turn
of the worm where stomach meets intestines..."
WOW! and anyone might KNOW I'd like this line true, so true:
"..i'd rather the humbling of reality" (and sometimes it reeelly IS-grin!)
Thanks for your seeming endless contributions to lifting spirits of so many Peeps!
- February 7, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- ayala said...
It's been non stop in the evening news shows...love your spin on this and your ending is awesome!
- February 7, 2012 at 8:31 AM
- Rae said...
Kinda like getting walloped up side the head and it's gonna leave a mark on the whole team. The woman needs to keep her mouth shut.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:47 AM
- Ginny Brannan said...
Just heard that 'lovely' quote yesterday. No class and no clue, she's a model, 'nuff said! I am a New England girl, through and through. The Giants played hard, were all over the Pats, and obviously out-played them Sunday. Sadly Gronkowski, our best catcher, was off his usual brilliant play from his ankle injury. If we had caught that Hail Mary pass at the end, everyone would be singing a different tune now, wouldn't they?!!
Interesting little switch off from football to politics there, Brian. Like the last stanza. Well played!
- February 7, 2012 at 8:55 AM
- Claudia said...
we're always so quick with finding excuses for ourselves and the ones we love..but think a good dose of truth and realism is what really brings us into the next half and gives us the possibility to win..whatever it is..writing-wise i esp. love the intensity of stanza three with missed ball, blown call, thrown pass...tight!
- February 7, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- Dolly@ Soul Stops said...
hmm, 2 different playing fields, but all play out a drama to differing endings/ effects...thanks, Brian.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Kathy's Klothesline said...
I only watch for commercials, and now you can see them repayed on every morning show, so ...... I didn't watch. The wife lacks class.
- February 7, 2012 at 11:33 AM
- wayside word garden said...
"another four years of it's all about me" -- creative integration of football or sports and politics.
- February 7, 2012 at 11:35 AM
- freeclarke said...
You have a unique way of putting a heart and a rhythm to the current life experience that is *our experience....I don't care for Brady, but I love how you put a lens on it..Nice.
- February 7, 2012 at 11:45 AM
- somewhere a melody said...
I'm not a sports fan but I'm a good poetry fan :) This was wonderful!
- February 7, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- kellie said...
and he makes football become poetry! wow man... you are brilliant. You really do turn anything into a piece of art! bravo! :)
my offering
- February 7, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- Buddah Moskowitz said...
Topical and right on.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM
- Quirina said...
I don't know much about American football, but the sense of suspense in this poem is brilliant.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM
- Fred Rutherford said...
Brian, really nice job tying in the Super Bowl and politics. I didn't actually see the Eastwood spot but heard it on the radio, always liked Clint. So glad Brady and the Patriots lost the game too. Great job here, loved the way you moved from the singular to the plural here, from Brady to government. Thanks.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM
- Andrea said...
This is my first visit, after seeing your name in the comments forever over at Amy's Awesome Nest.
I had to laugh at the superbowl verse. We dvr'd the game and fast forwarded through most of it. Obviously I fell asleep before the good parts!
- February 7, 2012 at 12:08 PM
- Stu mcp ( hate & hope) said...
Being British - I'm not sure I get all the football related detail. I always found it strange that you couldn't play football without 2 tons of pads, 400 cheerleaders, a pitch divided into 14 different segments, 5 mascots, 12 coaches and a 24 piece marching Souza band. Im thinking this piece might say something about blame culture- about cause and effect, about hopes and dreams and disappointment. A commentary on politics maybe? Politics being 'the game'?
- February 7, 2012 at 12:19 PM
- Daydreamertoo said...
Hehehe... LOVE it.
I don't understand your american football. To me Rugby is the REAL game, or real football.
I'd better quickly rush off now before I upset too many of your good folks.
Great piece, well said! ;)
- February 7, 2012 at 12:20 PM
- Jerry said...
The political game is played on wet natural grass turned mud flinging dropped verbal passes and slide-off hip-hugging half ***** tackles.
I must say though, in the end it might end up like a back yard hail Mary with a bunch of guys jumpin' for the ball while looking at Madonna.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- poemblaze said...
Interesting write. One thing I envy the brits is how short their election campaigns are. Much less painful for the electorate.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:47 PM
- adan said...
half time america, that's for sure
but that should mean there's another half to play ;-)
as for four more years of whatever, naw, me too, i'm with you on that -
besides, who wants a term limit on their life?
thanks brian ;-)
- February 7, 2012 at 12:49 PM
- Vernon Wildy Jr. said...
I liked how you captured that moment of the Super Bowl and the reality around it. We use sports to escape it but we really can't, and not even Brady can escape the finality of what happened to him. And we can't escape what is lingering for us to face.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:56 PM
- rumoursofrhyme said...
If only our election campaigns were short. It seems to me that our politicians mever stop campaigning.
Nice poem Brian - interesting parallel between team sports and politics. Victory is a team matter, a defeat must be pinned on an individual. It's a hard world we live in.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Tina said...
Hmm...seems I missed something as significant as a wardrobe malfunction after the game was over...will now have to go find quote. However, from your spot-on piece, I'm thinking she's probably not a very nice person.
Tina @ Life is Good
Co-Host of the April 2012 Blogging from A to Z Challenge
- February 7, 2012 at 1:08 PM
When our pride is hurt we're quick to blame. When we don't live up to others expectations we're quick to blame. Rather than dissecting actions for blame, let's learn and be better from our mistakes, trying not to repeat the offense. Easier said than done, I know. Easier to apply to sports than in politics....ha
- February 7, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Brian, I don't understand football, but I sure 'get' your poem. It's broad enough to encompass so much in America, and particular enough to give a sting of guilt, but this issue of "four more years all about me"...is exactly the issue in America today: rampant narcissism.
You rock, Brian. Your voice has become my barometer on these issues.
Lady Nyo
- February 7, 2012 at 1:14 PM
- wolfsrosebud said...
nice ending... wonderful "if you where there piece"
- February 7, 2012 at 1:16 PM
- Andrew Kreider said...
Good for Gisele. At least she called it like she saw it! You make some really nice sideshifts from sports to politics - made me squirm, in a good way. Great wrtie, as always.
- February 7, 2012 at 1:30 PM
- Natasha Head said...
That's what we girls do...pamper bruised egos...and some girls are lucky enough to have a world listen to the words (one could hope, eh?) I don't get the football/super bowl obsession...but I paid enough attention to hear of the supermodel who casts blame (there's another poem in that statement alone) Poor boy...bad timing is almost always the reason...and I think that goes for the world in general.
- February 7, 2012 at 1:46 PM
- The Linnet said...
Well you got me Brian...
I don't do football UK style let alone USA Superbowl.
I love this political twister :)
- February 7, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...
I of course did not watch the Superbowl, and do not understand American football - but now I feel as though I did see the game!
I do watch from afar that other game you refer to, though, and have my hopes as to the outcome. (Lesser of two evils, perhaps? From out here, the home team has been a disappointment in some respects — but the alternative? *Shudder!*)
- February 7, 2012 at 2:02 PM
- kez said...
Makes you wonder what happened to the sense of team ! great write though I know nothing of American Football or politics but I could sense the atmosphere in this and seems much the same in the UK ...thank you x x
- February 7, 2012 at 2:09 PM
- Divalounger said...
I don't understand football, but I understand failure and how we slip slide away from it--and try to make it better for ourselves---and I understand when consoling words just make your gut churn more--great write--it brings back many failures---and the diminishing of my over-involved ego--
- February 7, 2012 at 2:21 PM
- sage said...
Good job! I laughed at your insights but some of them aren't really funny, they're serious, but I still laughed. My favorite of my least favorite teams won!
- February 7, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- S.E. Ingraham said...
great kick-off to "your" poem night at the pub ... kinda sorry to see Brady's wife taking it in the neck so badly (being a super-model doesn't necessarily make you dumb ... that's just mean) - lots of us speak without thinking; it's hard to remember these days that your words will immediately become enshrined on YouTube and/or Twitter and zoomed around the planet ... sorry for the rant ... loved your poem Brian - it's a metaphoric marvel, truly
- February 7, 2012 at 2:41 PM
- Rachana Shakyawar said...
Oh the match you are referring I guess I was watching it just a couple of days back on the airport..one tv was surrounded by bunch of sports lovers, now when I'm reading this post I can relate myself completely how it feels like!!!
Very well written!!!!
- February 7, 2012 at 2:55 PM
- Marousia said...
Nice writing - I love the way you have set up the layers for an allegory
- February 7, 2012 at 3:02 PM
- kd sullivan said...
I wonder if her words encouraged, or made him want to run and hide..
- February 7, 2012 at 3:05 PM
- Mary said...
So glad the Giants won even if they DID beat the Packers. I heard this game was the most heavily watched television program in the history of American television. Next year: Packers. LOL.
- February 7, 2012 at 3:10 PM
- Nick Rolynd said...
Aha. I knew there would be something about the super bowl today. Nice one!
- February 7, 2012 at 3:12 PM
- Madeleine Begun Kane said...
Very well done. And I love the way you tied it into the halftime in America ad.
- February 7, 2012 at 3:14 PM
- Deidra said...
The good 'ole blame game - enjoyed reading!
- February 7, 2012 at 3:20 PM
- mrs mediocrity said...
nice.... it's all a big game these days, big bucks, big egos, big stakes, big politics.
and don't get me started on those commercials...
great analogy here, point well taken.
- February 7, 2012 at 3:20 PM
- wurdz said...
Yup! *leans back and loosens belt buckle* ya fed me well with this! The thought of her evokes visions of Yoko O-oops! almost said it. Halftime? Hell it's 4th quarter, 4th and inches with 25 clicks on the clock! If we truly want to score...we need to stop the back biting. Great work!
- February 7, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- Laura said...
My favorite part "Yeah, it's halftime America, and only the ego can answer
which to please and depending on which way he leans,
it could make him a prime candidate for the presidency,
only turning political means less interesting commercials"
well played by you my friend!
- February 7, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- Charles Miller said...
I love how you take The American pasttime and turn it into a political message, laying the body at the doorstep of the people's apathy. You really paint a picture of the narcissistic bulge that bloats the will to do the right thing. Now, I know you love football as much as I do (and hate the Pats too!) but the time, money, creative energy that goes into making it hype is astonishing. Not to mention, as you do, the moral torpor with which it grips the soul of many, maybe me the most.
- February 7, 2012 at 3:52 PM
- Zouxzoux said...
Insightful social commentary in this. I'm trying to decide if our politics coincide as you've cleverly cloaked your preference.
As for the game, I only care about it when the Saints play. Next year: Two Dat! :)
- February 7, 2012 at 3:52 PM
Oh, crap...now I have to reveal yet another fatal flaw. I don't do football...I do politics somewhat..and oh, so learning to hate that. Mebbe if I read this a couple o times I wouldn't feel so nekkid. I'm gonna chalk this one up. *gap-toothed smile*
- February 7, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- hedgewitch said...
Jeez brian--can't believe i haven't been by till number 72--I love the attitude in this, and the down home truth--too much is all about me for too many me's.
- February 7, 2012 at 4:44 PM
- Teri said...
there sure has been a lot of talk about all of this, hasn't there! The "finger", the wife, the "global effort" you speak of. Great thought provoker here, how you take the global approach on something that was in the minds of many for just a few hours. How we "play the game" is of the utmost importance.
- February 7, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Beachanny said...
a) I'm late to this party
b) I did not see the superbowl as I have no tv here
c) I don't know who these people are because all the people who loved football in my life have moved on
d) I get that it's way cool you could say two things about similar but different aspects of American life, and you always do that so unbelievably well.
e) I read everyone else's and apparently I didn't have anything to say except about myself..I guess like those people I made it all about "me" (smile)
f) Always love your work Brian and am in awe.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:05 PM
- William Claybrook said...
The message of blind loyalty and allegiance.I find so many sights in your work. I love the wife on the way home from the game.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- Secret Agent Woman said...
I think one of the reasons I don't like watching sports is that I figure most of the folks agonizing over a poor performance in a game couldn't actually do better. And, besides, it's called a game for a reason. That's all it is.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:20 PM
- tracy said...
You got pretty much the whole game and all the in betweens in that little poem, Brian. I don't know how you keep doing that and then it saying so much, too.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM
- Mama Zen said...
Sharp write, Brian!
- February 7, 2012 at 5:47 PM
- Myrna R. said...
Nice how you matched these two "games". Sadly, in one of these, we're the losers.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- Marbles in My Pocket said...
Great write, Brian! I agree; especially with the last part!
- February 7, 2012 at 6:28 PM
- Christine said...
Turned the TV off before the comments, I barley understand Canadian football, but did enjoy the close call of the game, wonder if your election will be the same?
- February 7, 2012 at 6:43 PM
- Caty said...
Guess I've been out of the loop being at work all weekend; I haven't heard anything about Brady's wife. Looks like I'll be Google-ing it...
On the other hand, this was a great write, especially the last little bit :)...
"As for me, i'd rather the humbling of reality,
than the pop---
of an over inflated fantasy
and another four years of it's all about me. "
- February 7, 2012 at 6:47 PM
- KB said...
I saw the clip earlier today and didn't see what the big deal was. Just a girl speaking her mind.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:51 PM
- Arron Shilling said...
now that was a game though huh? - what an ending man - i was going nuts - like what you did here though brian - neat footwork - i'm open! all the best bro - sorry if this makes no sense i'm still wearing my massive foam hand lol
- February 7, 2012 at 7:09 PM
- flaubert said...
Brian, I didn't see the halftime commercials, but I did read about them. I wonder what is happening to the fine country I grew up in. There was a scathing write-up on TB by the Boston Globe, that my husband brought to my attention. Only you could combine football and poetry. Touche`
- February 7, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- pandamoniumcat said...
I don't understand American football but over here with rugby league and Aussie rules it's the same...sport all over really that one person can turn a game for the better or sometimes the worse. I feel for these players sometimes, having to watch their faux pas replayed time and time again and analysed..."why on earth didn't he just..." Anyway great poem as usual!
- February 7, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- TALON said...
I feel sorry for him when he's in the locker room, Brian. I couldn't help thinking how my hubby would feel if I showed up at his office and started running down his co-workers - lol!
- February 7, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- sharplittlepencil said...
"Slip them the finger or... carpe the day"! Man, have I missed you, Brian. Just think how Aaron Rogers feels here in Wisconsin after that season.
As far as Halftime America, you can either say it's time to crash back onto the field and score by making real social change... or admit that half-time (part-time) is about the only job available for too many folks, thanks to corporate greed.
Just too much to say. Loved it. Amy Is Back. http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/emotional-dyslexic/
- February 7, 2012 at 8:08 PM
- emily wierenga said...
ha! so clever... yes, the stroking of the ego is never as good as it feels.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:18 PM
- ♫♪♥PhilO♥♪♫ said...
Sports :) You never run out of topics, do you? :)
- February 7, 2012 at 10:38 PM
- tony said...
Seems,These Days,Politics has become what Sport always was....The Individual Over The Team.We Dont See Systems Anymore...just personalities.
- February 8, 2012 at 3:03 AM
- Dave King said...
More sense and conviction in that than in the total of all the sports reviews I've read this week! It just also happens to be a damned fine poem.
- February 8, 2012 at 3:43 AM
- Semaphore said...
Yes! You can turn anything into a poem, even the ephemeral sound bite from a post-game analysis that doesn't do justice to Walt Whitman's motherland, let alone the grandstanding, reality-show carnival that cable tries to pass off as America.
- February 8, 2012 at 4:11 AM
- Lilu said...
Haha. I have never watched Super Bowl in my lifetime, and have only watched some American Football because my girlfriend adores it but... Hell, I enjoyed reading this. I'll have to forward it to her...
Kudos on being able to write poetry on something like football, I'd never ever achieve such a thing!
And when it comes to all games with two TEAMS and not individual players, I suppose it is natural to seek a scapegoat within your own team. Individuals are part of the team, and everyone's scared shitless the rest of the team will turn against him/her... Don't you think?
- February 8, 2012 at 5:26 AM
- Who Is Afraid Of Miss Lovett? No, Mrs.Lovett... said...
"As for me, i'd rather the humbling of reality,
than the pop---of an over inflated fantasy
and another four years of it's all about me..."
Hi! Brian...I think some Of your commenter got it [Wink, Wink,]
and I hope that I get it...too!
[Wink, Wink...I think it much bigger than futbol...lol]
Tks, for sharing!
deedee :-P
- February 8, 2012 at 5:39 AM
- Jill from Killeny Glen said...
MAN this is CHOCK full of goodness Brian! Sports AND politics. Huh. Good one.
- February 8, 2012 at 6:29 AM
- Heather said...
ha! Love this - you should hear all of the songs all over the radio up here about her and Tommy - love the political references, too!
hope you are well!
- February 8, 2012 at 7:00 AM
- joanna said...
feel like i'm late to the party here... :)
love how you take something so current and make it your canvas for a much broader message... oh, and some damn fine wordsmithing, too! kudos, brian.
- February 8, 2012 at 7:08 AM
- C Rose said...
Loved how you brought this all into weave Brian, fantastic words as always my friend ~ Rose
- February 8, 2012 at 7:30 AM
- Lizzy said...
I know how this works, having tried to take the blame away from someone I loved...They became very defensive and refused to shift the cause from themselves. I'm thinking he did the same...unless he is not an honourable man away from the camera.
I hope the Amercan people can find a man who will make them proud.
Good luck from Canada.
Nice take Brian.
- February 8, 2012 at 8:18 AM
- johnallenrichter said...
Hahahah.... But it's truly not Brady's fault Bri... How could he ever expect to beat one of the Manning brothers????????? And you can't blame her for standing behind her man really.... It would just help if she had an inkling of common sense to go along with those incredible looks. I'm convinced he didn't marry her for her prowess in football. And it's all mute anyway because the really important thing that we should take away from this, as we should every year, is that if we took all of the TV advertising income, hotel, restaurant, and travel income from people going to the game, and combine that money with all of the salaries and income from just one NFL franchise team each year, then we would have enough money to end world hunger completely. We all have our priorities...... Apparently, like Rome, ours is to watch the gladiators instead....
- February 8, 2012 at 8:41 AM
- sheila said...
yeah, this isn't the first time she's thrown a hissy fit in public. I actually feel sorry for the guy!
- February 8, 2012 at 9:42 AM
- Christi Moon said...
Well you certainly didn't drop the ball with this oval-shaped metaphor my friend. This member of your captive audience completely enjoyed the game. nicely played.
- February 8, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- Adam said...
I knew the Giants would win
- February 8, 2012 at 10:09 AM
- Friko said...
So it's all about politics, is it?
The politics of me . . . .
- February 8, 2012 at 10:13 AM
- Joanne said...
Saw some of the game and most of the commercials, as well as the half-time show. So glad I read your poem, Brian, a) because it was a great synopsis of this stomach-churning experience for Brady and the interesting connections to the half time in America commercial, and b) because I got a great laugh out of happygirl's comment:
And WORLD PEACE begins with Madonna being sucked down into a hole. I can't wait.
Chuckle. Ah, American entertainment...:)
- February 8, 2012 at 10:13 AM
- beckykilsby said...
Maybe you should have a SuperBowl in carpe ego... plenty around and not just in the US. Great combo of sport and politics Brian... but your own voice is the chord of sanity.
- February 8, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Blue Flute said...
Great use of alliteration, internal rhymes, and partial rhymes! "turn / of the worm," "stand and watch, much less drop,"each mis-step, missed ball, blown call"
- February 8, 2012 at 10:25 AM
- Victoria said...
This is so very clever in many ways. Who else but you would imagine the dialogue between Brady and his missus?
- February 8, 2012 at 10:38 AM
- Kerry O'Connor said...
I know nothing about the Superbowl, but i know a lesson in hubris when I see one!
- February 8, 2012 at 11:06 AM
- drybottomgirl said...
Thinking before speaking...I've eaten my share of shoe leather :-0 And since my beloved Packers weren't in the Superbowl I couldn't care too much who won.....
- February 8, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- Lolamouse said...
It's always up to us women to sooth the fragile egos of men. Oh, the burden...
- February 8, 2012 at 11:44 AM
- Vicki Lane said...
Nicely topical, Brian!
- February 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM
- Ed Pilolla said...
the best roundup of the superbowl i have read. funny spin through the official celebs and storylines to get to what matters.
- February 8, 2012 at 1:41 PM
- darsden said...
It was actually my fault because I didn't pray when asked. I instead said one for the Mississippi Boy Eli.... and well... :-)
- February 8, 2012 at 3:07 PM
- Luke Prater said...
Indeed. I didn't really think it was about football. ha!
- February 8, 2012 at 4:26 PM
- Reena Walkling said...
Brian, had to give you a shout out on my blog ... love your words. Hope that was ok.
- February 8, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- Teresa said...
Would be so nice if people could just take responsibility for themselves.
- February 8, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Manning to Manningham, best play of the game...
- February 8, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell said...
Ok, I have to admit that my eyes glaze over at the mere mention of sports so I've been ignoring all mentions of this drama.
- February 8, 2012 at 7:10 PM
- Quotes,Photos and a little Poetry said...
Great brain, Thank you so much for your advice at dVerse poets pub. it really was some sound advise. Thanks again.
- February 8, 2012 at 8:09 PM
- Joanna Jenkins said...
"Only the ego can answer...." Love that. And yes, I'd hate to have been around for the replay of the soundbites. Sheesh.
And Brian, your writing rom your time in DC is stunning. Thank you.
- February 8, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- LadyFi said...
I read this as very metaphorical. Beautifully written.
- February 8, 2012 at 11:35 PM
- aidz said...
I missed the game.. damm having to work .. enjoyed the write nearly make sup for not seeing it...nearly ;)
- February 9, 2012 at 12:42 AM
- James Rainsford said...
Even though I don't understand American football, I do appreciate this very perceptive poem.
- February 9, 2012 at 1:38 AM
- Zuzana said...
I recall watching Superbowl in the US, it was like this universal feeling settled all across the states on that particular Sunday.;)
Toady I am oblivious to the game and the teams, but I guess your piece here speaks of how any kind of national sports and the heroes within influence our daily life - both positively and negatively.;)
Here in Denmark it is Handball.;)
Have a great week dear Brian,
- February 9, 2012 at 1:51 AM
- Mrsupole said...
I think you make a good point about why there should be term limits and mostly one term limits. They get voted in and then just turn around and start campaigning again. That is why nothing really gets accomplished.
Honestly, sometimes cannot see what separates one side from the other. We just need them to stop taking our money and using it like a free checking account. And to stop giving it away for free to everyone but us. Imagine if they took all the money and just paid off a portion of everyone's mortgages instead of giving it directly to the banks then we would have at least gotten something for them robbing us to pay the banks and the banks would have still gotten money. But nooooooo Oh you know who just gave it to the banks directly and they kept it and are just hoarding it all. And the car companies took our money and still overcharge us for their piece of crap cars that break down after 5 years. I think we need to get rid of BIG Gobment controlling and telling us what we do and do not need or want in our lives and go back to no fed income tax, or just enough to pay for a military for defense nor offense unless needed. I am not sure why I have to pay for a bridge to no where when I live in another state and will probably never use that bridge. Let the people in that state pay for it if they want it.
I do not think we were meant to have a central government take over our lives and watch those government officials become rich while taking more and more from those that work hard to earn their money. I think if they think everyone should pay more taxes then let them pay more taxes. So here I go wondering why we the people do not fight to get a flat tax system instituted that has everyone paying the same amount for every dollar earned no matter how you earn it. And if we had a government who spent less than it stole from it citizens then maybe we would get out of this freaking hole that we let them put us into. We have turned into sheep that are just walking over a cliff each day into an abyss that has no bottom.
Someday our great-great grandchildren are going to ask us, "What were you people thinking?, and the truth will be that we were not thinking at all and just blindly followed those who cannot even give a speech without a freaking teleprompter. And what is with that anyway? Seriously we need more independent minds to get us through this than someone backed by either money hungry establishment.
I love this country, but I do not want to change it to a government runs everything country as some seem to think is needed.
Funny how so many run around wondering what they can get for free from the government and do not see that they are not getting anything free from the "government" but are actually taking things from those who work hard and pay their taxes. They are getting "free" money from their neighbors and family and people they do not even know. I really have a hard time understanding why others are entitled to that which we have worked our butts off to earn. And maybe I have an even harder time understanding why we blindly let our government take it away.
Sometimes these things just boggle ones mind.
God bless.
- February 9, 2012 at 2:08 AM
- Mrsupole said...
Sorry Brian,
Just got carried away. You can delete it if you want to. Just irks me when tax season comes around and then see articles about 6 generations of one family that has been on welfare since it started. And what really irks me is that they are proud of it. Should they not be prouder if some of them got an education and actually got the family off of the system. And what the hell is wrong with our news to glorify this family as if they have done something special. Is not a family of 6 generations that have worked their arses off to provide for their families and never took money from other hard working people a little more special?
Okay, sorry, as you can see this bugs me to no end. And seeing how much we had to pay in taxes to pay for things like this irks me almost as much as paying for a thieving politician.
I think I need a break and to get out of this corner or funk I have entered.
- February 9, 2012 at 2:20 AM
- Leo said...
I'll have to agree with Janu ji on this. I do watch it when I can over here, but I don't really understand the game much..
- February 9, 2012 at 6:27 AM
- Carys said...
Love the way you pivot between the play and politics here Brian. Excellent piece.
- February 9, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- PattiKen said...
Oh, harsh, Brian. I'm not a football fan, and nothing that comes out of the mouths of those who are surprises me. But that said, I wish she'd delivered her support of her husband with less testosterone. It's so unbecoming.
- February 9, 2012 at 3:59 PM
- Pastor Sharon said...
Well done.
I'm just glad the Giants won.
After all they were in Manning's house,
playing the game with his little brother.
Whew! It was close though!
- February 11, 2012 at 9:30 PM
- Goofball said...
glad we escape the entire Super Bowl madness in Europe...I don't get football anyway, aren't they always lining up rather than playing? so it seems to me.
Also glad we are not in an election race for a change. 2 months of stable government in Belgium, how refreshing ;)
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Many months ago I showed you a postcard of the school in Framfield, Sussex which was really the school building rather than todays postcard which hardly shows anything of the building, but instead shows the school in terms of the children that made up the school.
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The majority are standing, but there are some kneeling, one little boy on his hands and knees and a couple of boys lying in the road. If you look really closely it looks like four of the boys have bottles in their hands, one boy in the middle looks like he might be saluting, but I think he is probably taking a swig from his bottle. And not a teacher to be seen anywhere.
The sad thing of course is that we don't know who any of these children are, although I feel sure that there must be several HEMSLEY children among this lot and probably a few other relatives. Unfortunately I don't have any other photos to compare this against, but I would guess this dates from around 1910.
Interestingly when you compare this with the other postcard it also looks like the photograph has been flipped, the school building should be on the left hand side of the postcard. I wonder whether this was an accident or whether the publisher (A.H. Homewood of Burgess Hill, Sussex) thought it looked better this way?


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- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 can Ro-tel tomatoes (canned tomatoes with jalepenos-mild)
- 1/2 packet taco seasoning (or more- to taste)
- Bag of regular nacho cheese doritos
- Pre-heat oven to 350-f degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except doritos.
- In a greased 2 qt baking dish, put a layer of crushed doritos (about 2 cups), then a layer of the chicken mixture. Repeat once more, ending with a layer of chicken mixture. Top with more shredded cheese, cover, and bake for 30-35 minutes, till bubbling hot.
Source: Domestic Chicky


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A startled, but fast-moving cashier repelled a would-be burglar by throwing hot coffee in his face at a Dunkin' Donuts in West Haven, according to NBC Connecticut.
The suspect pulled up to the drive-through in a white Ford Explorer and asked her to make change of a $100 bill. When the employee wasn't able to do that, the driver told her it was a robbery and attempted to climb through the window.
The employee couldn't shut the window, because the man's arm was already inside. In a panic, she grabbed a pot coffee and doused him with hot java. The man escaped without getting any money and has not yet been caught.