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I don't have a reason to publish this photo (off the Autosport website) except that the smiling fellow whose face is directly to the right of Mark Webber's is none other than Gavin Ward of Toronto, who is Webber's trackside race engineer. The F1 season continues next weekend with the Grand Prix of Spain.
Brad Keselowski won the Talladega 500 Sunday afternoon by scooting away at the last second and avoiding a last-lap slingshot by Kyle Busch.
But even before the checkered flag had stopped waving, people were talking about the race at Darlington next Saturday night in which Danica Patrick will return to the Sprint Cup fold.
TV commercials were intoning "Danica at Darlington" during the 'Dega race and the timing couldn't be more perfect because of something that happened during the Nationwide Series race at Talladega on Saturday that has both Danica lovers and Danica haters talking.
At the finish of the Nationwide race, Patrick (she finished 13th) was on the outside of Sam Hornish Jr. (12th) when Hornish says his car blew a right-front tire. Hornish's car went up the speedway and crunched Patrick's against the outside wall. As both cars then went into the first turn, Patrick hooked Hornish's rear and turned him into the wall.
Instant payback.
Now, if Kevin Harvick or Kyle Busch or Tony Stewart had done that to Hornish, everybody would have nodded knowingly and opined that Sam got what he deserved. Flat tire or no flat tire, you just don't put somebody into the wall for no reason.
But because it was Danica Patrick, lightning rod that she is, people were either calling for her head or making excuses for her.
NASCAR, of course, knows a good thing when it sees it, so I don't think she will be fined or suspended, mainly because she's a first-time offender. They'll give her a talking-to, for sure, because what she did – although certainly not as violent – was every bit as serious as Kyle Busch's attack on Joe Nemechek late last season.
But at the end of the day, it's good for business because NASCAR is looking for record ratings in prime-time next Saturday night from Darlington and Danica Patrick will probably help deliver them.
And the guy she drives for in the Sprint Cup, Tony Stewart, probably wouldn't have taken that little love tap from Sam Hornish either. In fact, I bet as part of his tutoring, Tony has warned Patrick not to let anybody push her around.
So she was just showing the Boss that she takes lessons well.
Oh, still wondering about that Talladega 500?
On a green-white-checkered finish, Kyle Busch tucked in behind Keselowski and pushed him around the outside of the field and into the lead. Everybody anticipated that Busch would stick with Keselowski and then duck either high or low and slingshot past him for the win as they approached the finish line.
But something happened to disrupt the scenario: Keselowski went into the third turn high up the track and then dove to the bottom, breaking the connection. He managed to stay clear of his chaser through the checkers.
Matt Kenseth finished third, Kasey Kahne was fourth and Greg Biffle finished fifth.
"Survived" is actually a more fitting word. There were four wrecks in the last 45 laps. Nobody was hurt but there was a ton of property damage.
Full race details here.
Two weeks from now, during the Victoria Day Speedfest Weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Kyle Marcelli of Barrie will drive the Pfaff Castrol Motorsports entry in the opening race of the 2012 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge.
Pfaff Motors of Newmarket has been a strong supporter of Canadian racing for years and years. Marcelli has raced – successfully – in karts, Formula Ford, U.S. Formula 2000, Star Mazda, the Canadian Touring Car Championship, IMSA Lights and the American Le Mans Series Challenge class.
It's always been a struggle for him, though. He's always had to "bring money" – until this particular ride came along.
But I'll let him tell you about it. I caught up with him last Thursday evening at the Thompson Hotel downtown, where Pfaff held a reception to promote its involvement in the Porsche series.
Norris McDonald: When was the last time you were in a racing car with a roof on it?
Kyle Marcelli: That would have been in '07. I drove one race in a Saab 9-3 in the Canadian Touring Car Championship. That was the only time, actually.
NM: Is this going to be a big change for you? You're an open-cockpit kind of guy. A little claustrophobia maybe?
KM: I love the enclosed Porsche, actually. I was blown away yesterday when I got behind the wheel of the car. It was the first real GT car that I've driven; there's just so much in it, I never even found the limit. I wouldn't say it's similar to a prototype (in the Le Mans series) or a single seater because it's not. It takes a different driving style. You can definitely feel the weight in the car. It rolls around a little bit differently but, all in all, it's a very impressive car.
NM: Did you call them or did they call you for this gig?
KM: This is the first time that I did not have to pound on the door! The call came to me actually last August. At that time, we were eligible to compete as part of the championship (during the GT3 series' first season) and collect points. Since then, our eligibility has been denied and we're going to be racing as a "guest" car.
NM: Explain that, please. Is it because you're a professional driver (in a series designed for non-professional drivers)?
KM: In a nutshell, yes. The series is designed for, I guess, amateur racers or up-and-comers and there is a ranking system in place – bronze, silver, gold and platinum: every driver has a ranking – I have a gold ranking and I'm denied eligibility because this series is for bronze and silver. Last August, I was eligible but I won a couple of ALMS races between then and now and that's what has denied us eligibility.
NM: Success is a bugger sometimes, isn't it?
KM: It still serves as a good marketing opportunity for Chris Pfaff and Pfaff Automotive and it's a good opportunity for me to be involved with Porsche and hopefully it develops a good relationship.
NM: Compare this car to your ALMS car. Is this more powerful?
KM: It's about the same horsepower. It's just as quick – actually, maybe a lttle quicker in a straight line. But in the prorototype we have a lot more downforce, we generate a lot more overall grip, our braking power is stronger so we'd be about 10 seconds a lap quicker in a prototype here (Mosport) but driving the Porsche is still a real thrill.
NM: Are you going to do the whole series – five or six races?
KM: Except one – the Mont Tremblant race is in conflict with an ALMS race so Jeff Pabst will drive that weekend
NM: How is your ALMS season going?
KM: It's good – I have a seat at the end of the day. It came together two weeks before Sebring and I'm driving in the Challenge class. This is my third season in LMPC and I'm the professional in what's a pro-am class. I'm sharing the seat with three brothers. They're alternating race-by-race so we've had two races so far and I've had two different co-drivers. It's difficult to get these guys up to speed right away; they're doing a good job, it's just a matter of getting them comfortable.
NM: You are a successful race driver. You have won races and showed you have talent. Are you starting to get a little antsy that nobody's actually hired you?
KM: I am a little bit. I'm still young - I'm 22 - but I do have to get something with a manufacturer. I'm hoping that this leads to something with Porsche. I know I was on the radar with GM over the years but nothing has come together. I do my best when I'm out there. I mean, last year I had three pole positions, three race wins, eight podiums - it was a good year for us and I really thought something was going to come together but it didn't and we just have to keep on keepin' on."
Bruno Spengler, a French-born Canadian citizen (Saint-Hyppolite, Que.) won the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) race Sunday at the Lausitz Circuit. It was BMW's first win in the series in 20 years and Spengler's tenth trip to Victory Lane (he won his first nine races for Mercedes).
The other Canadian in the field, Robert Wickens of Guelph and Toronto, was running 10th and looked sure to score his first DTM point when his Mercedes ground to a halt with mechanical problems with four laps to go.
Wickens said after the race that he still wasn't discouraged.
"I have made some progress despite this," he said. "I'll now focus all of my efforts on Brands Hatch (May 20) and hopefully pick up my first DTM points there."
Casey Stoner won the Moto GP race Sunday at Estoril in Portugal on a Honda. Jorge Lorenzo was second aboard a Yamaha and Dani Pedrosa finished third on a Honda.
Romain Dumas, Loic Duval and Marc Gene finished first in an Audi at the Six Hours of Spa race Saturday in Belgium. Actually, Audi finished top four with the e-tron hybrid versions ending up second and fourth.
I mentioned in my weekend post that Indy car star Davey Hamilton (and now Indy car team owner in partnership with Sam Schmidt) would race at New York's Oswego Speedway Saturday night. Well, he did, finishing second in the first feature of the year behind defending Oswego Classic 200 champion Otto Sitterly. Sprint car star Jessica Zemken was 22nd in the 25-car field.
Sammy Swindell is 56 but you sure wouldn't know it. He's leading the World of Outlaws sprint car standings after 15 races.
Two things to note:
One, there is no more intense racing anywhere than on the Outlaws circuit. F1, IndyCar, NASCAR are all walks in the park compared to a 30-lap WoO feature.
Second, the grind of running that circuit is right up there with professional wrestling. The performers (the racers, the rasslers) never get a day off. They are either working on/repairing the cars in motel parking lots, in transit from city to city, or racing.
That is a challenge when you are 25, never mind 55 and Swindell at 56 is a marvel of determination and drive. Sammy's had some problems in the marketing and PR departments over the years but there's no denying that he's a real racer.


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DEATH ISSUE: Saying goodbye isn't easy, but it's an important part of life. We explore the Bay Area's evolving relationship with the end of life, from Boomer care and Death with Dignity to the "death midwives" movement.
10.29.13 - 3:47 pm | Steven T. Jones |
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DEATH ISSUE Death comes for all of us, sometimes with advanced warning, other times suddenly.
Loved ones get a chance to say goodbye in fewer than half of all deaths, so I was fortunate to see my 92-year-old Grandma Elinor Bonin in the week between her massive heart attack and her passing on Oct. 7. And I was doubly lucky to catch her while she was still fairly stable and lucid, before she went downhill, wracked by pain, fighting for each breath, and wishing for the relief of death.
Her health had been deteriorating for years and she was ready to die, as she told me in her room at Sierra Vista Hospital in San Luis Obispo, the same hospital where my daughter Breanna and I were each born.
Grandma was already suffering from pneumonia and congestive heart failure when she had a massive heart attack in the early morning hours of Oct. 1. The prognosis wasn't good, so she worked with my mom and others to craft an exit plan: creating an advanced care directive with do-not-resuscitate order, setting up home hospice care paid for by Medicare, and going home to die.
"I'm ready," she told me — sweetly if wearily, with a resolute resignation in her voice — as we waited for the ambulance that would take her home from the hospital. "I just don't want to live in agony anymore."
We all want to believe that we'll show that kind of grace, clarity, and courage as we greet death. Society is beginning to wake up to the realization that extraordinary efforts to prolong life as long as possible can be as inhumane as they are costly, finally opening up a long-overdue conversation about death.
As we explore in this issue, the Bay Area is the epicenter for evolving attitudes towards the end of life, from the death midwives movement and home funerals to the complex discussions and confrontations of taboos now being triggered by the Baby Boomers facing death, both their parents' and their own.
"The reality now is we're kickstarting the conversation about death. We're at the very beginning of this," says San Franciscan Suzette Sherman, who just launched www.sevenponds.com, an information clearinghouse designed to elevate the end of life experience. "Death is a wonderful part of life, it's a profound moment."
Read more about: death midwives, AIDS obit archives, passing pet care, and Death with Dignity in California
We honor and celebrate death in San Francisco more than they do in most American cities. The AIDS crisis forced San Franciscans to grapple with death in once unimaginable ways. We continue to pioneer comforting passages with programs such as Hospice by the Bay and the Zen Hospice Project.
"As we explore in this issue, the Bay Area is the epicenter for evolving attitudes towards the end of life,"
Why does every article on a controversial topic have to include some kudos to the bay area for being at the forefront of something.
I would say Oregon, which has an assisted suicide law, has been thinking about this more than the bay area.
The constant need to pat ourselves on the back is a turn off.
Posted by Guest on Oct. 30, 2013 @ 7:05 am
What, mental masterbation should not get as much respect as physical masterbation? I say bring it out of the shadows!
Posted by Guest on Oct. 30, 2013 @ 7:10 am
Because the San Francisco Bay Guardian covers the San Francisco Bay Area. It also happens to be true that the region are is at the forefront of progressive change in a number of areas, which we chronicle and amplify. If you want cynicism about where we live, read the Chronicle or the Weekly.
Posted by Steven T. Jones on Oct. 30, 2013 @ 7:58 am
Why nothing about Marin?
Posted by Guest on Oct. 30, 2013 @ 10:34 am
San Jose isn't part of our coverage area, but this article from our Death Issue is about people based in Marin: http://www.sfbg.com/2013/10/29/reclaiming-death
Also, we discuss Oregon's Death with Dignity law here: http://www.sfbg.com/2013/10/29/why-wont-you-let-me-go
Posted by steven on Oct. 30, 2013 @ 12:04 pm
Posted by Guest on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 6:14 am
Steven can't bear to admit that San Jose is bigger and more important than San Francisco.
Having San Francisco turning into nothing more than a bedroom suburb for Silicon Valley is just too, too, humiliating.
Posted by racer さ on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 7:28 am
this is simply a troll barrier
it is a signpost to indicate to the reader that other anonymous posters on this thread are beginning to purposely diminish the conversation into petty, mean spirited, personal attacks and irrelevant bickering
the barrier is put in place to signal that there is probably little point in reading more replies in the thread past this point
proceed at your own risk
Posted by troll barrier on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 7:44 am
from Berkeley and Oakland. The rest of the Bay Area is evidently of no interest even though it has about 80% of the population.
Posted by Guest on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 7:57 am
As the SFBG well knows, there is a magical forcefield that surrounds the City of San Francisco.
Nothing of real import ever happens outside that forcefield.
In particular, if someone is forced by circumstances to move from San Francisco to a place outside the forcefield, that is a crime against humanity.
Posted by racer さ on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:11 am
San Francisco Exceptionalism Guardian.
Posted by Guest on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:25 am
"The rest of the Bay Area is evidently of no interest even though it has about 80% of the population."
Actually, just over 90% of the population of the Bay Area lives outside of San Francisco.
Posted by racer さ on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:16 am
I suppose that SFBG would argue that there would be no readers for a left-wing rag anywhere outside the three most liberal cities in the State. So why bother covering them? So much more fun to pretend that we are at the center of the universe.
Posted by Guest on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:26 am
I particularly appreciate SFBG's encyclopedic coverage of San Mateo County politics!
Posted by racer さ on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:13 am
Which is technically in San Mateo County.
Posted by Guest on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:27 am
The Pacific Sun has been doing a Halloween-week "Death issue" for eight years--glad to see the Guardian is smart enough to borrow good ideas from other alt weeklies. Check it out at http://www.pacificsun.com
Posted by Guest on Oct. 30, 2013 @ 4:25 pm
We didn't borrow ours directly from the Pacific Sun, but I'm happy to see that fine paper and the good work it does recognized here. Good ideas have a way of spreading, as the Best Of issues that all alt-weeklies now run attests, nearly 40 years after we started that trend.
Posted by steven on Oct. 30, 2013 @ 5:12 pm
The discussion about death is wholly incomplete without acknowledging the massive financial debt that seniors are foisting upon younger generations through an ever increasing healthcare cost curve coupled with the black hole that is the well established pattern for baby boomer over consumption of healthcare resources.
The baby boomers have made a huge shit sandwich for subsequent generations that will undoubtedly be eaten by me and my children, but we can lessen the pain if we force them all to take a big bite first.
It is your civic duty to die quickly, so you will minimize the resources required to keep your old ass alive after your tax donative years. You made this bed, now it is time to lie down in it. I was too young to vote while you were granting yourself massive inter-generational wealth transfers in the form of unfunded entitlements on the shoulders of future generations. EVERYONE saw this debt catastrophe coming. Shame on you.
Economist Kip Viscusi of Vanderbilt has demonstrated that the country saves $0.32 cents for every pack of cigarettes an individual smokes in the form of reduced entitlements expenditures.
So baby boomers, the bill for your selfishness and over-consumption is coming due. Get out of the way and solve our nation's debt problems via generational attrition facilitated by Lucky Strikes.
Do it for the children.
Posted by Guest on Oct. 30, 2013 @ 10:49 pm
for people over 55. Then the casualties of war would be borne by the same generation with the greatest clout to prevent war and the greatest wisdom to know why, when, and how.
(And each casualty would help the balance sheet, instead of hurt it.)
Posted by Guest on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 7:48 am
That's when a lot of cops and fire guys retire too. There's a reason for that.
Posted by Guest on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:01 am
Don't blame me, I voted for Jimmy Carter.
Posted by marcos on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:06 am
I didn't have the vote back then but I doubt that Carter, who was little known at the time, would have won against anyone but Ford, who of course was not a natural candidate.
It didn't end well, as you may recall.
Posted by Guest on Oct. 31, 2013 @ 8:13 am
I was eighteen, it was a long time ago.
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OMG... this is exactly what needs to happen.... I am feeling a part of the shit sandwich you speak of!!!! LOL
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I didn't really think about my experience with cooking demonstrations when I first started Food and Health, Inc, but the requests soon came pouring in. I remember typing my first 10 tips for a cooking demo for the readers of foodandhealth.com after countless appeals from family and consumer science experts, along with dietitians.
My first set of tips went a little something like this…
The blog post almost brought the website down — I had thousands of hits. So I decided to run with it, pouring all my knowledge and experience into two books — The Cooking Demo Book and Salad Secrets. Both are now bestsellers in the Nutrition Education Store, and I get lots of email from people who have loved the books and used the tips to improve their cooking demonstrations.
My repertoire has since expanded, and I've added two more books to the cooking demonstration resource page — The MyPlate Cooking Demo Book and Home Run Meals. I've also created a cooking demonstration section for the free recipe database. I love sharing my expertise with health educators!
Now let's fast forward to this month, when I started teaching an advanced pastry class for the culinary art students at Johnson and Wales Denver (JWU). It means a lot for me to teach as an adjunct instructor at such a great school with very talented students.
This topic and group posed a few new challenges…
I wanted my class to feature traditional preparations and skills but still be relevant for chefs, inspiring them while educating them about what is going on in the industry. I am thrilled to be in a facility that allows the students to do so much cooking.
But how do I meet the challenges?
So far, my approach has been successful. My students came up with amazing plates using nothing more than fruit, crème Chantilly, and almond lace cookies on their very first day!
I would highly recommend this exercise for any cooking demo: Allow the students to make a dish or many recipes in groups, then help them produce a final plate that they can photograph. They love it, and the hands-on portion really helps the lessons stick.
Another approach that I found to be very effective was incorporating photos. On one of the final days of the class, I used a photo of a fruit tart to teach the kids about proper tart composition. The fruit was tightly and neatly arranged and the glaze was very thin. This photo helped set a good example and inspire the students in a way that a description or lecture could not.
I believe the combination of photos and hands-on creation time is an excellent way to teach the lessons they need.
The class even completed a final buffet that is served to other pupils at the school. This social event offers the pastry students a real chance to show off what they learned and will help everyone see what they have achieved in 8 short days.
I am looking forward to the summer, when I can develop some demos for healthful cooking using the same techniques that I have implemented in my course at JWU.
By Judy Doherty, PC II and Founder of Food and Health Communications, Inc
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June 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 88429
That custom operations at any establishment
shall be exempt from inspection
_ ._.UU'ements as provided by this section
, only"; so as to make the bill read:
The senate proceeded to consider the
bill to amend the Federal Meat
Inspection Act, as amended, to clarify
the provisions relating to custom slaughtering
operations which had been reported
from the Committee on Agriculture
and Fol'elltry with an amendment
on page 2, line 13, after the word "basis",
insert a colon and "Provided. further,
Be it enacted. by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United St11tes of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Federal Meat In&pectlon Act (34 Stat. 1260,
as amend~ by the Wholesome Mea-t Act, 81
Stat. 564), Is hereby amended by deleting
the proviso from paragraph (a) Of sec1Aon
23 o! the Act, and the colon preceding said
proviso, and substituting therefor the following:
": nor to the custom preparation
by any person, ftrm, or corporation or oarcassee,
parts thereof, meat or moo.t food
products, derived from the slaughter by any
person or oattle, sheep, swine, or goats of
his own raising, or from game animals, delivered
by the owner thereof !or such custom
prepare.tlon, and transportation In commerce
or such custom prepared articles, exclusively
!or use In the household of such owner.
by h!m and members or his household and
hls nonpaying guests and employees: ProvidecL,
ThAI.t In casfl6 where such person, ftrm,
or corporation engages In such custom operations
at an establishment at which Inspection
undec this title Is maintained, the
Secretary may exempt from such inspeotlon
at such establishment any animals slaughtered
or any me6t or meat food products
otherwise prepared on such custo«n basis:
ProvidecL further, That custom operations at
any establishment shall be exempt from Inspection
requirements as provided by this
section only If the establishment complies
with regulations which the Secretary Is
hereby authorized to promulgate to assure
that any ca..rcasses, parts thereof, meat or
meat food- products wherever handled on
a custom basis, or any containers or p&cke.
ges containing such articles, a.re separated
at all times from ~casses, parts thereof,.
meat oc meat !ood products prepared for
sale, and that all such articles prepared on
a custom basis, or any containers or ·pa;:kages
conba.lning such .articles, are plainly
marked 'Not for Sale' Immediately after beIng
prepared and kept 110 ldentlfted until
delivered to the owner and that the establishment
conducting the custom opere.tlon
Is malnba.lned and operated In a se.nli:llr)'
Mr. CURTIS. Mr. President, I wish to
thank the distingllished majority leader
(Mr. MANSFIELD) for calling UP S. 3592.
He has been very helpful in this matter.
This measure means a great deal to our
rw·a.I areas. The bill was introduced by
me to meet a very urgent problem. The
measure is cosponsored by Senators
HRUSKA, BELLKON, BURDICK, DoLE, JORDAN
of North Carolina, YOUNG of North
Dakota., PROXMIRE, McGEE, and MANSFIELD.
This legislation is greatly needed. The
enactment of this bill will not in any way
hinder or thwart the objectives of the
Wholesome Meat Act, which is now the
law. The enactment of this bill is necessary
in order to make that -law workable
and to make it do justice, particularly
in rural areas.
section 23 (a) of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act at present exempts from
inspection custom slaughtering, This is
as it should be. Custom slaughtering can
be defined as that slaughtering that is
performed for hire by a slaughterer who
kills and perhaps processes hogs and cattle
and other meat animals for the owner
of such meat animals, and all of the meat
and meat products are returned to that
owner and used by him in his own house-hold.
In other words, just as an owner
can kill his own a.nlmal and eat the meat
without being subject to the Federal inspection,
he can hire someone else to do
the work. It was sound and right that
custom slaughtering be exempt from the
Meat Inspection Act that was passed
sometime ago.
The problem arises by reason of the
proviso to that section which prohibits
custom slaugherers to engage in the business
of buying or selling any carcasses,
parts of carcasses, meat or meat food
products. In other words, if an individual
is a. custom slaughterer, he cannot under
existing law engage in either the retailing
or wholesaling of meat. The effect
of this proviso is to make it impossible
for thousands of small· businessmen to
continue to operate. The income from
custom slaughtering is not sufficient to
make their business economically feasible.
They need to continue to have the
opportunity of selling meat to the public
as most of them have been doing through
the years.
Unless this legislation is passed we will
see the closing of a great many small
businesses--particularly in the rural
areas-but the problem does not end
there. Those businesses are a necessary
and important part of their community
If those businesses close, it will bring
hardship and possible closing upon other
businesses, and it will be a setback for
our small communities at the very time
that it is the policy of our Government to
promote the economic opportunities of
rural America.
Mr. President, the bill S. 3592 has been
carefully worked out. It will fully protect
the public. It is a coJllpromise measure.
It will not give to every local meat
processor all that he desires. It will enable
him to survive. At the same time the
public is assured clean and wholesome
meat to the same extent as it is now
under existing law.
Here is what this bill would do. It
would permit a custom sla.ughterer, who
also very likely might be operating a
locker plant, to engage in the buying and
selling of meat, but the meat that he
sells to his customers must come from an
inspected plant.
This means that the passage of this
blll wm not authorize 1 ounce of uninspected
meat to be sold, either at wholesale
or at retail. The public will be fully
The measure is supported by the Department
of Agriculture and numerous
farm organizations. It is supported by
locker plant operators, custom slaughterers,
and merchants. As shown by the
report it is supported by consumers, and
one group of well-organized consumers,
the Consumers Federation.
The amendment was agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
for a. third reading, read the third time,
and passed.
Mr. CURTIS_ Mr. President, I move to
reconsider the vote by which the bill was
Mr. MANSFIELD. I move to lay that
motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was
agreed to.
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 46 , Folder 29, Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
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What are you into musically while training, and most importantly, what is PRS driven?
I always have Tremonti(AB/CREED/SOLO), Journey, Nugent, Jason Aldean, Submersed, Eye Empire, 3 Doors Down, and Sevendust in my monitors.
What are you into musically while training, and most importantly, what is PRS driven?
I always have Tremonti(AB/CREED/SOLO), Journey, Nugent, Jason Aldean, Submersed, Eye Empire, 3 Doors Down, and Sevendust in my monitors.
PRS Singlecut 10top/birds. 57/08s. Violin Amber.
PRS Singlecut Trem 10top/birds. Tremonti's. Charcoal.
BadCat Hot Cat 30R Head
Bogner Shiva EL34 Non-Verb Head
BadCat 2x12 Light Up
Weight training - listen to the news
Cycling - listen to traffic (I'm not very trusting of motor vehicles)
running - I don't believe in running
in door cardio trainer - some old vinyl I've digitiized and haven't heard in a while - most recently Johnny Winter and Stevie Winwood
When I ride I listen to Tremonti's solo album, great beat for pumping the pedals!!! Heavy Alter Bridge tunes work also!! Satriani works good too!!
2010 Black cherry 10 Top Tremonti-signed by Tremonti Modded by PTC DGT frets
2010 Mira Vintage Mahogany-Dragon 1 pup in bridge
2012 Faded Blue Jean Burst 10 Top Tremonti
2012 PRS Tremonti Custom SE Grey/Black PRS Phase 2 tuners, Mannmade 2000NOS Trem,Refret with DGT frets at PTC, USA nut, PRS USA pots and knobs
There is no better weight training music than RATM.
I listen to the Fat Boys... Seriously.
It gets me psyched to lose weight so I can eat doughnuts again.
The heavier the music the better for me. I listened to Whitechapel today. I find working out a great time to listen to full albums.
When I train, I like listening to Korn, Linkin Park and the like. Gotta get the motivation going.
Nothing when cycling... Just too dangerous!
When working out at home (Which hasn't happened in a while!) I go for upbeat stuff... And yep... Eye Of The Tiger is probably on there!
Modified SE Bernie Marsden, SE Custom 24 2012, Fender Strat
Laney Lionheart L5T-112, Fender Mustang 1
Wishing for a Blue Bernie!
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Lessons, covers, backing tracks, etc...www.youtube.com/mikegarveyblues
Cycling: nothing
Running: my knees won't permit it
Lifting and indoor aerobics: Ramones and Green Day primarily.
2013 SG Standard VOS
Suhr PT 100 Amp, Forte 212 Cab
Marshall Vintage Modern and SL5, Fishman Loudbox
Wife and I both been rocking out to the below something fierce.
The Acacia Strain - Death is the Only Mortal
Plank Owner
RATM is great for training, especially Evil Empire.
Cycling - nothing, I like to hear cars coming up behind me.
Running - nothing, I work on my form every time I run. If I'm making no noise then I'm doing it right (and my body thanks me for it). If anyone is interested in low impact running, let me know!
Stationary bike - TV, usually Craig Ferguson, but also concert DVDs.
Cycling (bike trail), walking, cutting grass - just a variety of stuff thrown on an iPod Shuffle in shuffle mode. I never know what's coming up next.
I do know this from experience - a couple years ago, I did about a 35-mile ride very early in the season, so my legs weren't in great shape. I was struggling coming back, especially the last two-three miles, and just when I needed that up-tempo hard-hitting boost...a comedy routine came on. UGH! So not what I needed at that moment!
"I watched approximately 45 seconds of 'Rock Of Ages'. It was like getting punched in the soul." - Abby Krizner
Nothing for me when cycling or running. Both activities are my time to unplug and give full attention to the task at hand. I like to be fully aware of my surroundings.
When cross-training I usually just put my collection on shuffle, which doesn't always pan out. I really should steal some of these suggestions and make a playlist of my own. Early Staind and Disturbed would work well. Anything heavy, really. For something PRS oriented, some Butterfly Effect would be good.
Ooh, how about some Incubus. Pardon Me, Blood on the Ground, Nice to Know You, etc. Big, heavy, Archtop tone.
Last few albums Ive had in the ollll ear buds while lifting weights:
Every Time I die - Ex Lives
The new Killswitch Engage Album (like Howard Jones as the front man better, BUT, new album is killer)
Rise Against - Endgame
Underoath - Define The Great Line


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Benefiting the West Houston Leadership Institute, the Grand Zesting hosts a live and silent auction to raise money for scholarships
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How much MF do I need just to double my chances of finding a Unique or a Set item?
Please don't send me a url, just tell me a number of exactly how much MF I need. Thanx!
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Thread: How much MF do I need?
01-03-2006, 12:27 #1
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How much MF do I need?
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167 MF for Uniques, 125 MF for Sets. (Source: ATMA drop calculator)
I have to say that I did not like your attitude when asking a question. Actually, knowing where to find answers is much more important than having answers handed out to you.
01-03-2006, 12:43 #4
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I have already read the thread, but I didn't quite understand it(I'm not English) and that's the reason I ask this question.
Can anybody plz give me a number of how much MF do I need in order to DOUBLE the chances of getting Unique and Set?
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and just because you are not english does not mean to have to be so blunt with your orignal post maners are not just for english ppl you know. a better wording would have been something like
"i have had some problems understanded how much MF i need could some1 please tell me what % of mf would be needed to double the chance of finding unique and set items thank you"
01-03-2006, 14:38 #6
I'm not english either but I understand Hrus' guide perfectly. My MFing rule is 350% MF as long as it doesn't impede killing power. So far, it's been an awesome rule for my Meteorb.
01-03-2006, 15:37 #7
English is not my natural language too, but I also got every word of Hrus guide perfectly, you don't need ub3r english skills to understand it. Lazyness can be very bad.
200% MF is the minimum you should aim for. It also helps to go for monsters that can drop very good (act bosses for example) so you don't get desperate quickly
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I also believe that Hrus' native language is not English (correct me if I'm wrong), so this guide should be easily understood... as he knows not to use words that aren't understood by even those with little English skill.
And I assume Llathias was correct... having +167%MF translates to +100%MF for unique items... which is doubling your chances.
And for magic finding, I believe that you should never aim for a set %MF. You should add magic finding gear instead of your regular 'killing' gear until the speed of your runs get too slow, or you start dying. Doing faster runs, and living in those runs, tends to be more important in the long run... it's all just random numbers either way.
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1. Canada's New Beer Barons: As the craft beer boom continues unabated here in United States and Canada, there are many fledgling breweries looking to raise capital. But when Calgary-based Village Brewing was looking to raise $2 million dollars in funding, it decided it wanted more than just financial backing, it wanted investors who would help preach the Village Brewing gospel. (For More: No Bubble for Craft Beer: Industry Pioneer )
So the founders set out to find what they called "Beer Barons, " described by CanadianBusiness.com as "people known for engagement in the arts, music, entertainment and charitable scenes in Calgary." The co-founders say they "spurned offers from banks, financiers and oilmen solely interested in the venture's financial prospects." Ultimately, they sold 40 percent of the company's equity to 50 investors paying $40, 000 each. Among the perks? Each one receives 48 free beers a month, half of which they are expected to share with friends and colleagues.
2. Equipment Crunch: The Brewers Association estimates there are now more than 2, 100 breweries in operation in the U.S. with an estimated 1, 200 in the planning stages. According to Denver-based magazine 5280, the rapid growth is making it difficult to obtain brewing equipment. Bill Eye of Prost Brewing tells the magazine the equipment crunch is causing a delay for many start-up breweries who otherwise would be ready to go if not for the lack of brewing equipment.
3. Guinness Airlines: Guinness is getting into the airline business, at least for the month of October. The Dublin-based brewery, which is owned by Diageo , will be offering flights between the U.K. and Dublin in private luxury jets. Guinness drinkers in pubs across the U.K. will have a chance to win a spot on one of the Guinness flights, which will run on Friday and Saturday evenings, departing at 6 pm and 8 pm and getting consumers back home "before dawn." Guinness said the flights will be equipped with flight attendants specially trained to "pour a pint even at flying altitude."
5. Really, Really Cold Beer: The South Pole is a tough environment to work. Making matters worse, employees from the U.K.'s National Oceanography Center found they could not enjoy a beer at the end of the day. Not that the beer wasn't cold. Just the opposite. The beer would freeze, which they say kills the taste after it is thawed out. Now a U.K.-based brewery, Platform Tavern, has created a special ale, Pole-Axed, which it said can withstand the harsh conditions of the South Pole. The beer is 7-percent alcohol which Platform said will prevent it from freezing in temperatures up to minus 90 degrees. Twenty pints of the beer have been bottled and will be shipped air freight at a cost of $32 each.
6. The Beer Biz Cracks Fortune's "40 Under 40 List": Fortune is out with its annual "40 Under 40" list, the annual look at young business stars. Sure the usual tech names are there like Mark Zuckerberg and the Google guys, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, but you can now add a beer man to the list. According to Heineken USA, its president Dolf van den Brink is the first person from the beer industry to crack the "40 Under 40" list. Brink has been president of Heineken since 2009. According to the latest Nielsen numbers, the Heineken USA portfolio is up 4.1 percent year to date.
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Try to remember the tactics from original dday for taking care of yourself. Regardless of where you and wh end up, you are what you need to focus on right now
I'm so sorry for everything that's happening. If only they could have the brains to see the destruction they cause with the ons and apply it to everything else ((hurting))
I am sorry but I have not really been in a place to give support to others...
I am actually in a good place as far as my own emotional health right now...but still feel like I am right on the edge, and worry about not being able to maintain and not fall off of that cliff...
Now that my depression is finally under control, and I feel like I am starting to think clearly again, I am starting to question my decision to stay and try to make things work.
I am still not convinced I have all of the truth about the past...and at this point don't feel I can trust him going forward...
I have given almost three years to him now to try to get past this...I'm not sure I am willing to give anymore.
there's just too much that time cannot erase
dday 9/11/08
And the more I know, the less I understand
Because of you...I am afraid...
Anyway, hurting I am SOOOOOO sorry you are going through this. I cannot imagine the pain you must be in right now. It just blows my mind how this could happen. I wish I had some great words of advice for you, but Ive got nothing. It seems to me that your husband has not dealt with his self-esteem issues that got the two of you in this mess to begin with. At the very least, any attempts to reconcile should be conditional on him attending IC; which he obviously needs. It is beyond me how he could risk a marriage that was headed towards healing for something so meaningless. Yet perhaps that is exactly how he saw it meaningless; and perhaps he didnt think it was a big deal because it wasnt in real life. Nevertheless, he shared with another woman (even if it was only in cyberspace), what is only meant for you; and he lied to you. And like you said, he watched you cry and he held you; all the while knowing he was keeping this secret from you. He let you begin to heal under false pretenses. If that isnt something that should require individual counseling, then I dont know what does! Again, Im so very sorry. As for you though, YOU will be okay. As you know, we are all here for you to vent to; and no matter what decision you make, YOU will survive this. You are smart (Ive seen this in your many posts where youve offered such excellent advice); you are caring (again, I can attest to this because you gave me great words of encouragement when I was at my worst); and you are strong. In fact, I think youve handled this situation much better than I would have. There is no way that I would have been able to hold all of that in to dig deeper. Instead, I would have opened my mouth with the first piece of information I had; sabotaging any efforts to learn anything new! Im pretty crazy like that though (so Ive learned over the past few months!). And the fact that you made it through an interview (and rocked it) during all of this, absolutely amazes me!!!! Congrats to you, by the way!!! Just remember, YOU rock!!! YOU are awesome. YOU did NOTHING wrong. Be good to yourself and keep forcing the food down. And if you can keep making it to the gym every now and then, do it! Enjoy your kids and be YOU. Yes, I know, easier said than done!!!!
the pain is unbearable.
The 180
Its #12. But read the rest because I'm sure you skipped a few that didn't apply the first time but might now
180 Train
Its on page 2 of general right now
He came over and we talked for about 2 hours while WH was at work. WH has not had much time to speak to him so BF knew nothing about the details and was floored. However, he did state at the same time that this behavior was like WH back in his single days after he returned home from CA. Alot of running around with women for a hook up here, date there, constantly online. He remembers feeling like it was getting to a point where it was out of control and that he might of been having a bit of trouble. Then he started to settle down ,had a relationship with a girl before me that didnt work out that was serious then met me . BF was mad as hell about all of this. He thinks its ALOT to do with self esteem issues(he brought it up, i didnt)and the need to be validated by these women.
WH was spewing out his pain towards me last night. I think kicking him out added fuel to the fire but I think its more the fact that this made him take a long and ugly look in the mirror and counseling brought up some feelings he doesnt want to encounter. So like an wounded animal, he is lashing out biting and snarling towards anyone trying to help clean the wound.
By later that night, he was just numb as was I. this a.m. civil, but hardly no contact today.
Part of me cant wait till sat to have him out, part of me fears it more than anything else. I cant believe this is my life.
thanks tsol for the link
[This message edited by hurting38 at 2:52 PM, March 29th (Tuesday)]
And it's scary too, to realize that things are happening right in front of you and all around you, but that you might know nothing about it. And that can go for all and any of us.
Glad his BF was able to enlighten you to past behaviors, which are so often the predictor for the future. It's probably of no comfort right now, but you're lucky to have this BF of his to offer a third person perspective.
If your WS learned anything from past experiences he seems to have let it slip by.
My guess is his anger is being directed at you as it's easier than being angry at himself, he must just feel so foolish. I can't imagine how it would feel to resent yourself for your own stupidity.
I certainly don't want to put thoughts in your mind, none of us really know your situation, and for each of us life is so different, but I can't help but think of what is so often said, that it's not words that count, but actions.... and his actions while trying to R from his ONS, was to carry on with an albeit, loose, but undeniable cyber relationship of some kind with another woman.
It's not love, it's not lust, it's not some deep emotional connection, it's just shameless cheap thrills at the end of the day... I mean, really, what's the point in doing this stuff? I must be simple minded.... I just don't understand the why.
Hurting38, I know this is just the most terrible time for you, and my heart goes out to you, I hope you're holding together, remember, this too shall pass.
How are your kids doing?
I wonder if he was thinking at the time about this cyber thing. Also I wonder if there's anything ELSE he's hiding.
I'm sorry he's lashing out at you. I'd imagine he feels like an idiot right now, as well he should.
((itspjw)) I'm sorry you're feeling on edge still - I do hope that things look up for you.
Candy, so glad you had a good visit. I hope those good feelings can continue on at home . . .
Hey tsol and hard_yards, hope all is well for you. Lala, if you're out there, hey lady!
the kids dont seem to know but think mom is still "feeling sick" from her surgery back in jan. the blessing is we dont see each other during the week so the kids dont see the interactions much with us. we are going to tell them sat
I am just surviving right now. yes the need to want to keep passwords phone stuff seperate in the past clearly is connected. when I am feeling up to it, i have a few thoughts I put down on paper to my sister and will share.
I will post later. thank you everyone and sorry I am of no help to anyone else at this point.
sorry I am of no help to anyone else at this point.
((hurting)) please don't worry about this right now. We're here for you.
I started Cipralex yesterday which I've noticed side effects to as well. Hopefully they don't last but I'm worried because my body doesn't like medication at all.
Last night I ended up having a meltdown because he wouldn't talk when I wanted to. An ongoing issue is me trying to get him to communicate throughout the day. Its not so much that I need to know where he is/what he's doing I just need to know that he thinks of me. I think this is the ons conflict of whether or not he thought about me and didn't care or "forgot he's been in a relationship for 5 years and is not supposed to jump in bed with strangers". Anyways when he "all we ever talk about is what I do wrong"-ed I decided I didn't want to talk to him anymore so it was a quiet night. And in that silence I considered giving up on R all together. I considered it a lot. Today I feel better but I still don't know if we can R without mc. Once were out of his comfort zone we just cannot communicate. But mc is so out of his budget. We did the first session and were supposed to go to individual ones. Which = $100 a piece, $50, not so bad but $100 is hard especially with wbf's hour cuts. I'm going to talk to mc and ask if rather than having a full session each, maybe we could just take half of one each. I have looked for a cheaper mc but I really think wbf connects with this one and I think (if we can ever get there) we'll get our best results with him.
I will post this weekend. I am still hoping to wake up from this nightmare.
[This message edited by hurting38 at 1:59 PM, April 1st (Friday)]
I have gone from being sick to my stomach all morning to total relief. I did not realize how much stress this past week has put on me.
this a.m. with the kids was very emotional. my youngest 7, started to cry. I made mr hurting start the conversation. My oldest asked him point blank if that meant they would never see A---- again(his son in CA). I know that had to cut like a dagger. My little guy loves Mr Hurting and it broke my heart. I planned for them to stay with my father because they always have a blast and I am so glad I did, because after he packed up and left ,i just sat on the couch for about 1 hour staring out the front windows, blank. I kept telling myself to get up and get moving but I could not physically do it. Finally, I moved and started wathcing some baseball (love my cubs) cleaning and getting outside since it was very nice here today. A friend had already suggested we do something tonight so I forced myself into the shower and cleaned myself up. That really helped and there was just a wave of relief and letting go I felt.
I am sure it will be short lived, I imagine until things are resolved one way or another, I will roller coaster,although with the medication, I am hoping not as bad.
I guess I am starting to finally face my new reality a bit. I will feel a bit better about things if I get this job but in the end, he has to do the work on himself to get me to point (if I want to even try) to work on the issues between us he has brought up.
I saw a glimpse of the old Mr hurting today, i think reality has caught up with him as well. I am 180ing his butt for now, because its healthy for me.
So that is where things stand. I see IC on tuesday to explore with her what R would even have to look like if I want it(and if he wants it). I have no idea how we could possibly get there,although he is definately sounding more and more open these days to it now that I yanked the rug out from underneath him.
In the end, its just not my choice, i cant do the work for him and its somehow very freeing.
thanks for listening everyone.
Now that most of the truth has come out, I felt that you should know the damage you too have caused to this family. While mr hurting is ultimately responsible for his actions, as he is the one who continued to lie and betray me for 2 1/2 years with sexting, phone calls, IM's, photos and ultimately your webcam interaction as recently as January (which by the way, I was recovering from a hysterectomy at the time) you played a part in this destruction too.
mr hurting and I were in counseling and healing from a physical indiscretion that occurred in July that he admitted to. I don't know if that was you , he denies it was but at this point I cant tell the truth from lies and it really does not matter.
The pain is in the fact that these things with you escalated during that time instead of decreasing to the point of the webcam in January, all the while in counseling . I dont know if you were aware of what occurred in July and at this point does not really matter.
While you and your husband may have an "agreement" that works for you two, you need to understand the damage you are causing by being a part of knowingly deceiving another's spouse. I know you knew he was lying to me about this as Mr. hurting had to tell you to stop with the texts and phone calls in July after I gained access to is phone records and passwords. the participation in the deception makes you partially responsible for the break up of this family, like it or not. You were not being "loyal" to your friend. You were engaging in acts to meet your own selfish needs at the expense of someone else.
It makes me ill that as facebook friend, you had indirect access to my life and children's lives through Nmr hurting and yet you could still look into the mirror everyday at yourself and continue what you were doing. I guess the fix you got from it was worth it.
Now, the lives of myself and three little boys are forever changed. As a result, I have a devastated 7 year old who cried when mr huting had to tell him that he was moving out. You nor mr hurting for that matter, gets to see or deal with the aftermath of the destruction you two have caused. All of the fun, none of the consequences.
May I recommend that next time instead of receiving surgery to make yourself feel better, that you invest that money in some good counseling to address your selfish and pathetic need for virtual validation from men at the expense of others. It would be a much healthier for you and the lives you are randomly destroying.
[This message edited by hurting38 at 10:02 AM, April 3rd (Sunday)]
We started our temporary "break" today -- he left this afternoon for a week of NC (except with the kids, who think he is on a business trip). We decided in MC that this was going to be "the death of the old marriage", with a "ritual for burial" at our next counseling session, which is where we will see each other again after the week. As part of that, I took off my wedding ring, but WH saw and was totally upset because he didn't think "it was going to be like that". I am not sure what part of "the old marriage is dead" he didn't get, especially since we talked about the reason its dead is that he didn't do what was needed to heal it after the ONS and that its too late to do it now. Its like he constantly minimizes the situation... still.
Anyway, I am feeling good about this. I don't know if it will really be long enough, or if we may need to move to an official separation, but I like trying this first so we don't make it public to the kids/family/etc yet. Seems worth trying. I'm glad to be here with my kiddos. (I am also really glad that they go back to school tomorrow after spring break!! )
So interested to see what happens after this week, whether I find myself thinking of him more or less as time goes on. He was really upset when he left, so I am a little worried about him. A mutual guy friend is gonna check on him so I know he'll get some attention.
Oh, and my other big news is that I got accepted to the doctoral program I applied to. So in the fall I will be starting school full time and in 5 years hopefully I will be Dr PLT! Can I do it? Stay tuned. lol
How was your outing with your friend? How are your kids doing? Have you been able to eat and sleep ok this weekend?
PLT congrats on being accepted!! That is great!
So happy for you in getting in!!!! You can do it!!! Our lives are running a bit parallel these days so I am hoping that means that I am set to get that job offer I was hoping for.
Telling the kids was the hardest thing I had to do, afterwards I turned to Mr Hurting and said, I have never hated you as much as I hate you at this moment. Hurt me is one thing, my hurt babies is another. I am finding that although my kids are hurting, they are vocalizing it with me and they are really taking cues from me. The more stable I appear, the better they do.
Making them feel safe is the best for them and fortunately, they have good family on their dad's side that are aware of the situation and continue to help with the consistency.
that is all i can recommend if you have to extend the seperation. Do your best to hold it together in front of them. Its exhausting for us but healthier for them.
Its interesting on a side note, I have one dog that is particularily connected to me. I swear he has not left my side this entire weekend. He normally will sleep with the other dog in my oldest son's room, last night I had to drag him in there. I gave up and let him sleep in my room on the floor. He must be able to sense what is going on inside of me.
Went and saw limitless over the weekend, it was vey helpful to get out. I am glad my friend made me go. The amount of stress that has lifted from me has been quite amazing since he left. I am doing MUCH better, although I am not sleeping through the night and still feel so tired. I can get to sleep but the meds dont seem to keep me asleep. I look good, I went to the gym yesterday and lost 6-7 pounds in 10 days or so since this started. I am back down to before having any children weight. I know not the healthiest way but I am going to use this opportunity to keep my portion sizes in check and watch what I eat better. This put my total weight loss at almost 28 pounds since I was married 14 months ago!
Boy has Mr hurting changed his tune in the last 24 hours. We will see if it lasts. Now its , I miss you and think we should work this out. All talk for now. I told him , you know where you need to start (ie counseling). I am not holding his hand any longer.
I dont think it hurt that there has been some banter between myself and a mutual male friend of ours on FB that has made it very clear to mr hurting on what a catch I am in his eyes. I honestly have not instigated it but I swear ,the timing was priceless. Mr hurting made mention of the banter and mentioned to "tell Matt he better stay the hell away from you "(of course in his never serious,joking manner-his way of speaking the truth without seeming jealous) I simply didnt even respond.
Let him stew in this mess he has created.
So i think this has become a real reality check for mr hurting ,however, I am not convinced he will do what he needs to fix this and I wont wait forever.
[This message edited by hurting38 at 1:48 PM, April 4th (Monday)]
Mr Hurting set up counseling. He is actually going to start going to the woman I go to because he felt very comfortable with her.
He is still in big time fog I think about the situation. He still wants to keep focusing on how I have "wronged" him. He fears it wont be addressed.
He is going to get a big wake up call at counseling and again this weekend when he BF gets home and supports pretty much what the counselor is saying....you need to address your compulsion before anyone can move forward.
I am getting alot of yeah I understand what I did was horrible but.... the yeah buts I call them.
In the meantime I am staying in limbo which is fine. I am back eating, still tired all the time but for the most part in a MUCH better place with him out of the house.
No word on the job and my current supervisor said no one has contacted her yet which concerns me. So i send a follow up email to the supervisor to express my continued interest in the position.
how is everyone? been quiet here this week!
ps- I didnt get the position....another kick in the head..... I am so lost now.
[This message edited by hurting38 at 3:20 PM, April 6th (Wednesday)]
OK so the "yeah buts" - what exactly does he feel that you've done to "wrong" him? His brain must be twisted up like a pretzel if he's seeing himself as any kind of victim here.
Editing - SHIT! I'm so sorry about the job. What rotten timing to have to hear that news right now.
Not much to report here. We got into a bit of an argument this weekend but were able to resolve it, although it ended with me saying, "You make the simplest conversations so damn difficult! But I know you feel the exact same way about me right now." And him saying, "You drive me nuts. I love you." So that's not ideal but I guess it's better than us not speaking to each other for the rest of the night, right?
I'm still trying to drag myself out of this sickness and allergy funk that I've been in. Work has calmed down a great deal (the month of March damn near killed me) so that's good.
[This message edited by JanaGreen at 3:35 PM, April 6th (Wednesday)]


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718 E Hopkins St, San Marcos, TX | Directions 7866629.883622 -97.923571
open 1pm -9pm tuesday thru sunday
Neighborhoods: Rio Vista
this location has been a tattoo shop for well over a decade. The Black Cap has been open here for about a year now. the reviews below aren't us...all new faces...all new talent.
UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP--NO SURRENDER STUDIOS II – Great News...this shop is now under new ownership. Joey Bones finally sold out and left town. Good riddance Joey! Zack Ross, a phenomenal artist, took over in August 2009. New name is No Surrender Studios II. What a huge difference...the shop is completeley redecorated, big screen TV, pool table, great paint job, very clean, etc. Most important, the shop is now staffed with Zack's crew--all award winning artists. Zack also owns No Surrender Studios just off the square at 142 S. LBJ. You gotta check these guys out at NoSurrenderStudios.c** Zack is gonna be famous one day!
Joey is a PERV – Overpriced and overstated. The worst part of the whole experience is that Joey Bones is such a perv! And many women have been victims of sexual harassment by him! Don't throw money into this shop.
Best Place to get a Tattoo – I happened upon this tattoo shop when my friend got some amazing work done and recommended it to me. It is open late, which was very appealing to me, the shop was exceptionally clean and the serivce was spectacular. Everyone working there was courteous and helpful (which I have rarely encountered before in tattoo shops). I got a piece done by Joey for a more than reasonable price and I get compliments on it all the time... I highly recommend this shop to everyone, I know I'll be heading back there soon!
Only place to go unless you want small town antics – I personally have worked for Joey Bones on and off for about 2 years now. I must say that in the time that I have been there he has won 7 awards since buying the tattoo studio from a well known well liked artist in the area. What people forget is that Joey used to be in the cool circle of the people that keep trying to slander him so he will leave. FACT, we have won 3 awards in which the haters from down the road either judged the contest or supported him in doing so. As for she devils comment. Notice it has one comment only ever made. Im sorry to say that was made again to try to give him a bad name since they cannot attack his work personally. I will make it my job from here on out to have multiple persons from the studio post here about how awesome the studio is. In fact it was in horrible condition when it was first baught and now look it after 2 years. Seems like its here to stay and the haters better get used to it.
Avoid unless you are going to see Myles – Great place to go when this was Steel Angel but now....there is a certain individual at this place that gives the biz a bad name. I have had Myles tattoo me and he is incredible...very talented and takes pride in what he does. The other very large individual is a smart __, rude and his tattooing skills are lacking. Had a tattoo done with him with a pic and some writing underneath...I am now having to have the tattoo redone at a different location....it was horrid and I was embarassed about even letting anyone see it and then pain of the odor I had to endure for the three hours was enough to knock someone out. I do not recommend this place at all...will never go back and I think whoever owns it needs to reconsider some of the people they hire to work for them...if he is the owner he should consider shutting down.
Used to be a great shop... – ...Steel Angel was a great shop, then Trace from Live Electric bought them out, and it was a great shop then as well, but Trace then sold it to an unscrupulous tattoo artist. Unfortunately, it is no longer a good shop...
rocks my world – i got a piece done by eric that i designed and i couldn't be happier. it turned out exactly the way i wanted it, and i couldn't have asked for a better artist. also props to meredith for being a great piercer. who knew it didn't have to hurt to get holes put in your body. everyone there is a rock star!
best tattoos – This is the place to get tattooed if you want a real artist to do the work! I was totally blown away with the piece he did for me.
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April 23, 2014
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Sharks beat Kings 4-3 in OT, take 3-0 series lead
April 23, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After Patrick Marleau's fourth career playoff overtime goal silenced Staples Center for maybe the next-to-last time this season, the veteran San Jose Sharks forward attributed... more »»
Ellsbury returns, helps Yanks beat Red Sox 9-3
April 23, 2014
BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury wasted little time reminding the Red Sox how he used to help them win.
He did it for the Yankees and Masahiro Tanaka on Tuesday nigh. more »»
Canadiens sweep Lightning after 4-3 win
April 23, 2014
MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens swept their way into the second round of the NHL playoffs, and now look forward to some res. more »»
DeRozan scores 30 as Raptors beat Nets 100-95
April 23, 2014
TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan put his playoff jitters aside and turned in an All-Star performance for the Toronto Raptors. more »»
Pujols' 500th HR helps Angels beat Nationals 7-2
April 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading toward the plate after the 500th homer of this career, Albert Pujols glanced ahead and saw a throng of Los Angeles Angels teammates waiting right there to greet him. more »»
Bills coach Marrone had cancerous mole removed
April 23, 2014
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone said Tuesday night he had a cancerous mole removed, and added it will not have any effect on him doing his job. more »»
Bruins beat Red Wings 3-0 in Game 3, take 2-1 lead
April 23, 2014
DETROIT (AP) — The Boston Bruins took full advantage of Detroit's mistakes, and their stellar goaltender's flawless performance. more »»
Gwynn on leave of absence due to health issues
April 23, 2014
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is taking a leave of absence from his job as San Diego State's baseball coach as he recovers from undisclosed health issue. more »»
Sharapova survives scare to progress at Stuttgart
April 22, 2014
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Defending champion Maria Sharapova survived a first-round scare at the Porsche Grand Prix by defeating Lucie Safarova 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(2) on Tuesday. more »»
MLB suspends 4 after Brewers-Pirates brawl
April 22, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has suspended four players involved in last Sunday's brawl between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers. more »»