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Sunday, June 08, 2008
Mixed Vegetable Kurma & Two Awards
This first picture below is my entry for Click for Bri hosted by Jai & Bee of Jugalbandi. Yellow signifies hope and enlightenment. Through the work of the LiveStrong Foundation, it has also come to signify the fight against cancer. Read more about Bri & her fight in my previous post or here. Thanks to Jugalbandi and our best wishes to Bri!
For a surprise baby shower for a friend, I had prepared this Mixed Vegetable Kurma.
Mixed vegetables (I used cauliflower, peas, broccoli, carrots & corn)
Coconut milk - 2 cans
Water - 1 cup
2 Tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Grind to paste:
1 medium onion
5 cloves garlic
1" ginger
4-5 green chiles (or to taste)
3-4 red chilies (or to taste)
1 tsp each saunf, jeera, dhania, turmeric
1/4 tsp tamarind paste
Heat oil & fry the ground masala the raw smell of onion is gone. Add the mixed vegetables, salt and water. Cover & cook until almost done. Add the coconut milk and cook until well done. Garnish with cilantro. Though the heat index may seem rather high with the amount of red & green chillies, the addition of coconut milk neutralizes most of it. By the time we ate it in the evening (prepared in the morn), the kurma was pretty mild.
One more look at the kurma!
Sireesha, Skribles and Shubha gave me the "Nice Matters" award. "Nice Matters Award is for those bloggers who are nice people, good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world." Wow! That is such a beautiful award & I'm honored! Thank you all! :)
Skribles also gave me a "Good Chat Blog" award! (Don't you love the retro look of the badge?! Kudos to whoever designed it!) Thanks again, Skribles, for thinking of me for this lovely award! :)
Technorati Tags: Indian Food, Food, Kurma, Curry, Mixed Vegetable
61 comments:
- indosungod said...
Vani, it is the best age, whatever they do is just adorable.
Kurma goes so well with idli and dosai right?
- June 8, 2008 at 2:20:00 PM EDT
- Laavanya said...
What a beautiful looking kurma that is - esp. the lighting falling on the kurma makes it very pretty.
So nice to read about little M 'stop baathing me' is so cute.
- June 8, 2008 at 3:22:00 PM EDT
- Asha said...
Cute!!Bess her!!! We used to call Trisha a "Verbal Diarrhea"!!
Tushar never talked at all until he was 4yrs old. We thought "UH OH"!! Now he makes straight A's!:D
STOP wishing to feel how a toddler feels girl, only makes us sadder. Hahaha!
Reality is we all lose ourselves in doing things for others once we get caught up in the family stuff, but that's okay too!:)
Send the first photo of Kurma to Bee's Yellow CLICK, ie if haven't already, looks yummy.
Bookmarked. Coconut milk gives the dish a smoother gravy, I like it.
Enjoy the award. Chat logo is cute!:)
It's 100F today, burning hot. Sitting safe inside. Enjoy the Sunday and M's banter too!:))
- June 8, 2008 at 4:17:00 PM EDT
- Sagari said...
what a delecious looking curry vani, yummyyy
- June 8, 2008 at 4:22:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
ISG - Yeah, every little thing she does is magic right now, including her talking back when scolded! :) Kurma is such a versatile dish, isn;t it? Goes well with idly, dosa, puri, roti & plain rice too!
Lavanya - thanks for the comment on the picture and M! It's lovely listening to her. Will be more fun when I can understand more :)
Asha- thanks for the suggestion! Sent the entry for Click just now. We had temps close to a 100 yesterday but today is better (early 90s). Perfect beach weather! I've heard that boys normally talk later than girls but their motor skills are developed sooner. The sheer contentment that M must have to start her day by singing, I really envy that! I'll take that even for one day! :)
Sagari- thanks! :)
- June 8, 2008 at 6:49:00 PM EDT
- Shubha Ravikoti said...
Hey vani... Nice click and congrats on ur lovely award..:)
- June 8, 2008 at 7:34:00 PM EDT
- TBC said...
The kurma looks good, and the first pic is beautiful!
Congrats on the awards.:D
- June 8, 2008 at 7:39:00 PM EDT
- Coffee said...
Little M is so so cute!! Muah!!
The korma is bookmarked to try..... do you make this with appams?
I am doing good...... hope all's fine at your end too. :)
- June 8, 2008 at 9:54:00 PM EDT
- Anonymous said...
Vani, thanks for removing the word verification thingy that I so hate. Hope you won't get spammed like last time! Korma looks mouth watering. This sounds almost like our saagu, doesn't it? Malvika is so adorable! Give her a hug from me, will ya?
Just emailed you info about our event. Hope you can give us some time for it.
- June 8, 2008 at 11:46:00 PM EDT
- Red Chillies said...
Hey, your little girl is adorable and sounds so much like my 2.5 year old boy. As you said, they are so innocent yet so amazing. Even he keeps saying "What you doing" every 5 minutes. How old is little M?
The Kurma looks great especially in the first picture!
- June 8, 2008 at 11:50:00 PM EDT
- Jaya said...
Its a delight to watch little ones growing in front of you, Vani Little M sounds just like my little one .
the curma looks so mouth-watering and nice click also.
hugs and smiles
- June 8, 2008 at 11:54:00 PM EDT
- Sangeeth said...
congrats on ur award vani
- June 9, 2008 at 12:37:00 AM EDT
- Uma said...
cute little words from your cute daughter! That age is so beautiful. The Koorma looks so mouth-watering. Congrats on your awards.
- June 9, 2008 at 1:04:00 AM EDT
- Jayashree said...
Nice Click, Vani.....
T is the same way with colours and numbers.....everything is either blue, yellow or red....and it's almost always eight o' clock if we ask what time it is.....
Didn't find an e-mail id in your profile....can you drop me a mail at firstname.lastname@example.com???
- June 9, 2008 at 1:30:00 AM EDT
- easycrafts said...
Nice to read about the kid's activities..Congrats on the award and nice looking kurma
- June 9, 2008 at 11:22:00 AM EDT
- Sukanya Ramkumar said...
Hi Vani...
This is a nice recipe. Looks so good. great color. So creamy. YUM!. Congrats on the award....
- June 9, 2008 at 12:19:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Shubha - thanks! and thanks for passing one on to me :)
TBC - thanks! :)
Coffee- nice to see you here! I've never made appams so far, actually! But I think this would be a great accompaniment with that since it is kinda similar to the stew that goes with it. All fine here. Don't be a stranger, R! Do drop in a line sometime :)
Praf- Sent you an email too. If the PS conference works out, then I can make it there too. Will keep u posted :)
- June 9, 2008 at 1:35:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Red Chillies - M will be 2 next month. Your son says "what u doing?" all the time? How cute!! Kids are so adorable, aren't they? :)
Jaya- They sure are a delight! How old is your child? And thanks for the lovely comment. And hugs to you too :)
Sangeeth - thanks! :)
- June 9, 2008 at 1:47:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Uma - thanks :)
Jayashree- I wish I could meet little T! 8 o' clock all the time - how cute!! :) My email is ginnymeow at gmail dot com. Will email you too
Easycrafts - thanks for the nice comment :)
Sukanya - Thanks for your nice comment :)
- June 9, 2008 at 1:50:00 PM EDT
- Sapna Anu B.George said...
Looks delicious
- June 9, 2008 at 2:14:00 PM EDT
- Jeena said...
Vegetable Kurma looks so delicious. :-)
- June 9, 2008 at 5:33:00 PM EDT
- Kalai said...
Kurma looks absolutely creamy and delectable, Vani! Your little one sounds so adorable and like so much fun! Enjoy this precious time! :)
- June 9, 2008 at 6:09:00 PM EDT
- bee said...
thanks for participating. wonderful kurma and post. cherish this time with the little one...
- June 9, 2008 at 9:07:00 PM EDT
- Hetal said...
Hey check out my blog,have something for you..
- June 9, 2008 at 9:25:00 PM EDT
- Aparna said...
The kurma looks very inviting.
- June 10, 2008 at 5:48:00 AM EDT
- Sireesha said...
Hey check out my blog,have something for you....
The kurma looks very inviting.
- June 10, 2008 at 7:49:00 AM EDT
- Sia said...
Bess her :) well, good to know now u r able to understand what she speaks;)
and that kurma looks delish vani. cant wait to try it.
- June 10, 2008 at 7:58:00 AM EDT
- Jyothsna said...
How cuteyour lil girl is! Kurma looks good, like the coconut milk in it.
- June 10, 2008 at 9:39:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Sapna - thanks for stopping by & your comment :)
Jeena - good to see you here. thanks :)
Kalai - thanks! M is a lot of fun now. Should remember that when I'm stressing out about her non-eating! :)
Jai - thanks for all that you do! you are amazing! :)
- June 10, 2008 at 10:46:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Hetal - how sweet of you, Hetal! thanks! :)
Aparna - thanks :)
Sireesha - thanks for the comment! And for tagging me. Will take it up sometime for sure. I have one more tag from you pending, I know! :)
- June 10, 2008 at 10:46:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Sup - thanks! Well, I understand some of what she speaks. Wish it was all coz she gets so frustrated sometimes trying to make me understand what she wants. Kurma turned out well. Do let me know if you try it, Sup.
Jyothsna - thank you! :) I liked the coconut milk in it too. In fact, I think I'd like anything with coconut milk in it :)
- June 10, 2008 at 10:47:00 AM EDT
- Ramya's Mane Adige said...
wow! love the color of the kurma... looks really good!!
- June 10, 2008 at 3:28:00 PM EDT
- Mallika said...
So sweet. Kurma looks delicious and huge congrats on your award!
- June 10, 2008 at 4:44:00 PM EDT
- lothi said...
hey vani do encourage me by your comments so that i can improve my blog! and i was really impressed by your fundraiser for breast cancer add....
- June 10, 2008 at 6:30:00 PM EDT
- Vanamala said...
Hi vani
I have tagged meme for u. Do check out
BTW kurma pic looks lovely
- June 11, 2008 at 2:37:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Ramya, Mallika - thank you both! :)
Lothi - hey thanks for stoppng by & commenting, Lothi! I just left you a comment. Hope you got it :)
Vanamala - thanks for the tag. Will take it up sometime for sure! :)
- June 11, 2008 at 6:36:00 PM EDT
- Meera said...
Beautiful kurma, Vani. Little M is a sweetheart!
Congrats on your awards..
- June 11, 2008 at 10:01:00 PM EDT
- Prema Sundar said...
Kurma looks great ... love the coconut milk in it. congrats on the awards .
- June 11, 2008 at 11:02:00 PM EDT
- bhags said...
your daughter is real a smart cookie it seems....:)
Nice looking kurma and congrats for your awards
- June 12, 2008 at 1:38:00 AM EDT
- skribles said...
Ur daughter sounds really cute .. how old is she now?
And the kurma looks yumm ... will try it out ...
And congrats on your awards!
- June 12, 2008 at 9:00:00 AM EDT
- Swati Raman Garg said...
heyy perfect color of kurma haan.. love it
- June 12, 2008 at 3:19:00 PM EDT
- lothi said...
Thanx for ur sugestion vani and I will sure!
- June 12, 2008 at 10:49:00 PM EDT
- vandana rajesh said...
kurma looks delicious...thick and nice , goes gr8 with idli, dosa, paratha and even appam
- June 13, 2008 at 4:14:00 AM EDT
- Andhra Flavors said...
hey kurma looks mouthwatering.
- June 13, 2008 at 4:23:00 AM EDT
- Anonymous said...
Great recipe! thanks, Vani.
- June 13, 2008 at 1:21:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Meera, Prema - thanks! :)
Bhags- we certainly like to think she is a smart cookie, though I sometimes do wonder about it :)
Skribles- M will be 2 next month. Thanks for passing the award on to me :)
Swati - it was the turmeric that gave it the lovely color. thanks :)
- June 13, 2008 at 2:49:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Lothi- you are welcome! :)
Vandana - Thanks! Goes well with idly, dosas for sure and puri/rotis & rice as well! Never had appams before but I think it'd be great with that as well :)
Andhra Flavors & Archana - thank you both! :)
- June 13, 2008 at 2:51:00 PM EDT
- Suma Rajesh said...
woo..delicious kurma...good combo with chapathi or puri or naan...
- June 13, 2008 at 6:08:00 PM EDT
- meeso said...
Congratulations on your awards! The kurma looks good :)
- June 13, 2008 at 10:46:00 PM EDT
- Vcuisine said...
Coconut milk is the secret of Kurma i feel Vani. Nice one. Viji
- June 14, 2008 at 4:57:00 AM EDT
- Devi Priya said...
Kurma looks delicious, I have a surpise for you in my blog.
- June 15, 2008 at 4:36:00 PM EDT
- Pavan said...
Pavan here - after a long time, m experiments with food have died out, though I cook a lot, dont try out new things due to lack of time.But I do enjoy the recipes and wish I had more time. Great work with the blog and the philanthrophy!
On the kurma, what will happen if I just add the onion garlic etc without making it a paste( I dont own a mixie)?
- June 16, 2008 at 9:04:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Suma, Meeso, Viji - thanks!
Devi Priya - thanks so much for the "Rocking Girl Blogger" award! So nice of you to think of me, Devi :)
Pavan - I totally understand the lack of time thing. I must say, am very impressed you are cooking a lot despite that! :) Thanks for the nice words, though I wish I was a true philanthropist. This is something very small I'm doing for a fellow blogger but am very happy that I could do at least that.
No need to grind the masala, if you cannot. It will still be flavorful. Just saute the masala ingredients with oil & continue with the rest of the recipe.
- June 16, 2008 at 10:50:00 AM EDT
- Maya said...
So sweet that age is isn't it ?? Ur daughter is really cute. Kurma looks great. I made kurma too couple of days back, with coconut milk. Will have to try ur version the next time..
- June 16, 2008 at 2:01:00 PM EDT
- Sandeepa said...
M has become quiet a chatterbox...han ? Isn't it cute when they start talking and giving their opinion on everything ?
Lovely warm yellow Kurma
- June 16, 2008 at 11:54:00 PM EDT
- sukku said...
Looks yummy and thanks for sharing.
- June 17, 2008 at 12:15:00 AM EDT
- Mrs.SriLekha said...
hi vani
happy to inform u that i have added ur blog to my blogroll. congrats for winning awards dear. feeling little jealous on seeing that u have number of awards and y cant u offer me one(just kidding u not serious yar..). u r doing a great job and keep it up. visit my blog when u find time.
- June 18, 2008 at 11:33:00 PM EDT
- Coffee said...
hey..... hows you? I made the kurma today and had it with Dosa. We loved it....... literally licked it till our plate were clean! haha! :)
Thanks for this recipe and its goign to be a regular from now on. :D
- June 22, 2008 at 5:00:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Maya - thanks! This is a nice stage as she communicates verbally with us and though it can be a challenge sometimes to understand what she says, it sure is fun! :)
Sandeepa- she's a chatterbox alright! And yeah, especially when I scold her for something, she talks back & it is so cute to hear & see her then! :)
Sukku- thanks :)
Srilekha - hey, thanks for stopping by & commenting & adding me to your blogroll. Will add u too.
Coffee- hey, thanks for trying & letting me know. Glad you liked it, R! Hugs to you! :)
- June 22, 2008 at 10:34:00 AM EDT
- Archana said...
I made this kurma for lunch and both me and my husband liked it. I made some minor tweaks - the end result was still delicious!
- November 17, 2010 at 3:20:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
Thanks for letting me know, Archana! Glad you liked it :)
- November 20, 2010 at 5:56:00 AM EST


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So gather 'round, kids, while I explain in my crackly old man voice how things used to be for those of us who had geeky hobbies. And those of you old enough to remember, try to keep the post-traumatic stress tremors from hitting you too hard.
#5. Liking Superheroes Used to Mean You Were a Little Kid, or an Awkward Dork
What It's Like Now
At the current rate, by 2017, 100 percent of Hollywood movies will feature at least one superhero. It's not that comics geekdom has invaded the mainstream, it's that it has carpet bombed everything else out of existence. They won't even greenlight a blockbuster anymore unless the hero can survive a jump off the roof of a building, landing on one knee with his head pointed straight down, a sprawled hand perfectly centered in front of him.
But It Wasn't Always Like That
I graduated high school in 1992. The first blockbuster Batman movie came out in 1989. Before that, for my entire time in grade school, superhero movies were direct-to-video bullshit. That same year Batman came out, a Punisher movie starring Dolph Lundgren went direct to VHS, and as late as 1994 the Fantastic Four was the subject of a zero-budget knockoff by Roger Corman. There was a reason studios didn't want to invest; it's hard to overstate the stigma that was attached to it. Comics fans were the equivalent of guys who obsess over anime porn today.
"No, I got that part. What do I type in to see her blow a sperm whale?"
I vividly remember a time when, if you showed your love of a superhero by wearing a T-shirt with their logo on it, or you carried around comic books ... hell, even having an open discussion in public about who had the best superpowers, you were instantly cast into social purgatory. "You're a teenager now, damn it! You're supposed to be talking about real-life cheerleaders' asses behind their backs, not comparing Dr. Jean Grey's fluctuating boob size from artist to artist! Grow up, man!"
So sticking by the hobby actually meant something back then -- the world didn't make it easy. Since there were so few people who got into comic books on any serious level -- or who would openly admit it, at least -- you were excluded from most conversations, whether it was intentional or not. It wasn't like now, where even the anime porn lovers can find a hundred thousand like-minded fans on 4chan. There was no Internet, and the odds of running into another comic book lover was nil (especially in a small town like mine, where there was no comic book shop within hours).
Just hours and hours of playing games of "Grass Bucket Dodge Cow."
So, you'd withdraw from all the social circles. You had nothing to talk about. People didn't understand you, and vice versa, so your natural motion was to drift apart until you accidentally found other comics fans floating through your social vacuum, maybe when you went off to college. It's why (even today, though not as prominent as it was back then) there is a core group of people who hang out at comic book shops, and they're not pressured to leave, even though it's pretty obvious they're not going to buy anything. It's their church. The weekly gathering of like-minded people. Their safe house. And if they're in their 30s or older, they remember what it used to be like.
That stereotype of the shy comic book nerd who can't get a date? It wasn't just a lighthearted joke played off in some quirky teen movie. In the teenage years, where the most important thing on most kids' minds is becoming an adult, the last thing they want to do is set back their progress by dating an immature child. And that's how assholes saw the superhero geeks: stuck in perpetual adolescence. It would literally get you beaten. Like, actual physical beatings. I saw it happen.
"I'm going to grow up to be an unemployed fuckhead with a criminal record!"
But now? When I tell people that I'm not seeing the new Dark Knight movie because I couldn't give less of a shit about Batman, I'm the outcast. They act like I just told them that I paid the local police to look the other way while I fist fought their children. They're genuinely shocked that I could possibly think that, and offended that I would have the nerve to make fun of their stupid, stupid hero. Seriously, fuck Batman.
#4. Being a Sci-Fi Fan Used to Be for Nerds
What It's Like Now
When talking about nerdy things done by nerdy people in their oh-so-wacky nerdy lives, Doctor Who gets slung around more often than a spent dick at a bukkake convention. It seems to be one of the last sci-fi franchises with any underground street cred. But guess what, a huge budget Doctor Who movie is inevitable. These are the days when Star Trek movies get budgets of more than $150 million. Holy shit, how times have fucking changed.
But It Wasn't Always Like That
The original Star Trek TV show got canceled in 1969 -- it lasted three seasons. It would take 10 years to get the first movie made, because during that time, the studio didn't think any sci-fi film other than Star Wars could make money. That same year it came out, the original Battlestar Galactica got canceled after one season. Sci-fi was either big, family-friendly Spielberg blockbusters (E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind) or niche stuff for nerds with taped-up glasses.
"Well, one thing I know for sure, Starbuck will always be known as a man, no matter what, through all of history."
And if you cared too much about it, like if you owned your own Starfleet uniform, you hid that shit like a fetish. You were flat out persecuted for your taste in entertainment, and I don't mean that you were just made fun of. You got bullied, beaten up, or just trolled out of existence. Not in Internet chat rooms like today, where your real identity is hidden under a ridiculous handle like "b0n3r_whip69xxx." But right out in the real-life public where everyone you know could see your humiliation. There was no logout option when you found yourself dangling from a stop sign by your underwear, your Captain Kirk outfit in shreds at your feet and your asshole throbbing from the cotton burn.
That was a tag that was placed on you forever. Every person you asked out after that, every friend you tried to make, every party you wanted to attend -- they all knew that hanging out with you was social poison. People avoided you like the plague, and all you could do was go about your day as if it didn't bother you.
"She needs to go out with her not-brother Luke, and stay away from Han. Never trust a man who shoots first."
It was weird, because there was certainly sci-fi in the mainstream -- but spending too much time thinking or talking about it (instead of, say, cars or sports or sex) made people hate you, stomping that shit out like a cigarette butt as their dad rounded the corner. You wear a costume to a convention? You're a child living in a fantasy world, and you need some sense beaten back into you. You learn a made-up language from the show's universe? You're a fucking dead man.
When you put all of that together, you get what we have now: Kids holding up their love for something and claiming that they are nerdy. To them, "nerd" equals "I like this thing." To us, it meant, "Keep the plastic Spock ears in a shoebox under the bed."
I keep it under the restraining orders and behind the dildos.
#3. PC Gaming Was for Weird, Secluded Hobbyists
What It's Like Now
There are no non-gamers left. Your grandma plays Angry Birds. Making fun of someone for playing games is like making fun of someone for listening to music. At best we can mock people for the type of game they like. Fans of shooters make fun of Warcraft players. Warcraft players make fun of LARPers.
But It Wasn't Always Like That
A while back, I mocked how TV shows were still portraying gamers as lonely basement dwellers as recently as a few years ago, despite everyday life proving that there aren't enough basements in the world for that to be true anymore. Well, the reason those writers thought that is because they were in their 40s and grew up in a time when it was true. Go rent a copy of the 1983 Matthew Broderick movie WarGames to see what I mean. Notice how PC gaming is treated like fucking witchcraft. The main character can perform his acts of gaming wizardry thanks to a room-sized setup that completely dominates his life. And from there, he uses his gaming to accidentally trigger World War III.
"Sir, it's detected my lunch -- what do I do?" "That's not what it says, Chad."
At the time that movie was made, not even 5 percent of homes had a PC at all -- they were gadgets for hobbyists, like people who own those motorized spin-fuck chairs now. When I graduated high school, it was still only about 20 percent. And of those people, only a fraction played games.
Consoles were more common, but even they were expensive. And I mean "rob your goddamn grandmother to buy one" expensive. Even back in 1977, the Atari 2600 was launched at $200. Which, when adjusted for the economic changes and inflation, would be half a million dollars in today's money (I don't know much about money -- but it would be a lot is what I'm saying).
It's about $720. -Ed.
"This many!"
So in the eyes of our peers, we were spending ridiculous amounts of money for this frivolous, useless, mind-numbing machine so that we could waste time instead of doing dick things with boob creatures. And for that, you were considered a social outcast freak who deserved to be punished with constant ridicule and knuckles.
But that was nothing compared to the PC gamers. They were hardcore -- I'm not talking about Doom here, I'm talking about the era before that, when adventure games like Space Quest dominated, full of puzzles that just assumed you had a Ph.D. in something (because they knew that if you owned your own computer, you probably fucking did).
Oh, and they also assumed you were male, because you probably were. And the more you played, the less time you were spending with girls. Society fucking hated that.
"Boo! We boo your genital-related priorities!"
Now, it's just really hard to ridicule someone for their hobbies when you know that 80 million people own a copy of Wii Sports.


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to ejaculate into a woman's eye without warning, causing her head to jerk back.
Just as I was about to pop, I pulled out and bin ladened her in the eye.
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January 25, 2013
Saying they welcomed a city police contract that begins to take swipes at capping pensions and requiring police to contribute to health care costs, City Council unanimously approved a four-year......
shirly, as just an ordinary citizen, to an extent I agree with you, but at the same time I feel the burden taken upon the taxpayers needs to be minimized as well. I mean no matter how vital they are, the citizens have to be able to support themselves too and rising costs does not make citizens more independent. I'd like to see a nation that does NOT depend so heavily on welfare and furthmore a city that doesn't. But if spending and taxpayer costs aren't controlled that can never happen; Albeit Welfare will never disappear and I don't meant to suggest it should or will, but I do think there needs to be less dependency on it.
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Tell you what folks, the police and fire departments are one place we DO NOT want to skimp on. I witnessed first hand yesterday an all out effort to find a fugitive. (The article on this story isn't taking comments, btw.) There were police everywhere, on foot and in vehicles. Walking (and at times, running) down the streets and through the yards, looking for this guy.
They put their lives on the line every time they put on the uniform. Trying to short change these valuable people is a false economy that will hurt us all.
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Jeff, they just hired 2 last night, but they were just replacing the 2 who didn't make it
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The Mayor and Council should look into Auxiliary Police Officers. Municipalities across the country have auxiliary police officers they put themselves in the academy (Act 120)and volunteer their services. Williamsport could sure use this extra help, I have seen these cops all over the country cities,small towns,Sheriffs Departments and in Florida the State Troopers. Look into this Mayor! I know the city officers are probably against this because it will hurt their overtime but the City needs too look at this Option.
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A name used by Aggies to refer to people who attend the University of Texas.
The Ags are going to beat the everliving, everloving hell outta the t-sips.
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the real name for people that attend tu. also people that go to tu or austin and sip t.
Beat the livin hell outta the t-sips
作者 Red Ass Aggie 2006年5月04日
A texas university longhorn, usually very feminine and many times gay. Usually cowardly.
While everyone was off fighting the war, the T-Sips sat home and dodged the draft.
作者 Texasgolfer03 2008年3月05日
The name for a fan of texas university who typically suffers from a faulty since of self importance and cries constantly.
The tsip looked down his nose at me until I kicked his ass and took his girlfriend
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COLUMBIA — The look on Kelcy Quarles' face was more fear than pain, though South Carolina's junior defensive tackle felt plenty of both.
Hobbled on crutches, unable to put weight on his right knee, Quarles paused for a moment in the Neyland Stadium tunnel two weeks ago at Tennessee. Frozen in fear, the worst possible scenario entered his thoughts.
"To be honest, in my mind, I thought it was all over," Quarles said. "But once I sat down with Clint (Haggard) and the training staff, Dr. (Jeffrey) Guy and all those guys, I knew I was fine. It was just a little knee sprain."
Quarles thought he had no chance of playing Saturday at Missouri, just a week after his worst fears were avoided. Yet, like quarterback Connor Shaw, there he was — reduced to one healthy knee, but still making huge plays in South Carolina's comeback win.
The junior finished with a team-high six tackles, including two sacks and three tackles for loss. On Monday, Quarles was named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week. His leadership was just as important.
Linebacker T.J. Hollomon said it was Quarles who got his team hyped before leaving the locker room. At halftime, Quarles ripped into the team for not playing up to its expectations. As the Gamecocks began their comeback, Quarles walked up and down the sidelines and told teammates to keep playing like they could win.
Hollomon, who also returned from injury last week, said it was hard to believe how Quarles was able to play as well as he did despite the sprained knee.
"Kelcy's a freak," Hollomon said. "I was in rehab with him last week, noticing how painful it was to get back, and for him to go out and have that game just shows how much he really loves his team and how much he really wants to give his all for the university. I really respect Kelcy for that. When he was in rehab, no matter how much it hurt or no matter how much he didn't want to do it, he was just saying, 'I have to do it. I have to do it.' It was just a mindset."
When the team flight returned from Missouri early Sunday, Quarles was too emotional to sleep. The adrenaline kept flowing through his veins. He tossed and turned in his bed until 4 a.m., eventually flipping on the TV. Images from the game played through his head. They kept playing in his dreams.
When Quarles woke up Sunday, reality sunk in. His body hurt — a lot.
"Sunday morning feels pretty bad," Quarles admitted. "You wake up and get kind of that old-man groan. You just wake up and try to stretch and everything. You walk around, and you just want to sit back down and sit there for a little while, get your mind together, and then you can finally get up and move.
"It's hard because you're going against people bigger than you sometimes, quicker than you sometimes, stronger than you. I mean, you take a beating every play. We're going against guys — grown men, basically. So, it's hard."
Quarles often makes it look easy.
None of USC's defensive linemen have been as productive as Quarles this season, including star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Quarles ranks second in the SEC with seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss. Those numbers could land him on the All-SEC first team.
Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said Quarles' production may be a byproduct of the extra attention opposing offenses have paid Clowney this season.
"Obviously, passing situations, Jadeveon has got two of them waiting on him over there just about every time," Spurrier said. "So the other guys are pretty much one on one, and have a little bit more opportunities."
At this pace, teams won't be able to block Quarles with one lineman for long. Against Tennessee and Missouri, the junior had 10 tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks.
Slowly, Quarles is starting to show he's already a viable NFL prospect. He could forego his senior season, entering the draft with Clowney this April. On Tuesday, he deflected questions about his future at USC, and how much he's thinking about professional football.
Sooner or later, he'll have that chance.
"There have been several people coming to me, telling me about that," Quarles said. "But I'm not worried about that at all. I'm worried about going out here, playing with my team, enjoying my teammates, enjoying this year we're having, enjoying the time that we have together and just going out and getting better every day. When you hear stuff about that (NFL), you just have to stay humble and stay grounded.
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In a rare midseason doubleheader, the Stetson volleyball team fell 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-18) to visiting Florida Gulf Coast in a conference match before defeating Savannah State 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-10) in a non-conference affair Saturday afternoon at the Edmunds Center.
The victory was the first for the Hatters (4-20, 0-7 Atlantic Sun) since Sept. 7, snapping a 12-game skid.
Stetson hit a season-high .369 against the Tigers (0-21), including an errorless third set that resulted in a .538 attack percentage (14-0-26).
"I was proud of the team for bouncing back after a tough loss," Stetson head coach Tim Loesch said. "I think we did a good job of playing consistent Hatter volleyball from beginning to end. We have been trying to play cleaner and taking care of our side of net. We were able to execute our gameplan better against Savannah State."
Junior Kaley Melville combined for 25 kills, 11 digs, and four aces on the day. She hit .360 (12-3-25) in the Savannah State match. Freshman Cailyn Prewitt, meanwhile, combined for 15 kills of her own and hit .375 (8-2-16) against the Tigers.
"Kaley Melville had 13 kills and 12 kills for us, a bunch of aces, she passed well, played good defense, and provided good leadership, so I was really happy with that," Loesch said. "Kelli Carneal did a good job of hitting, setting and performing her role. Cailyn Prewitt also had two good matches and has really solidified our opposite position."
Defensively, junior Ellen Hawks had five blocks on the day to become Stetson's career blocks leader during the rally scoring era (since 2001). She surpassed Laura Boyd who posted 246 blocks from 2006-09. Hawks now has 247.
Freshman Alexa Drost led all players with 12 digs in the FGCU match, and she added nine digs against Savannah State.
"I have been really proud of Alexa Drost," Loesch said. "She has stepped up as a defensive player for us and picked up a bunch of digs today. She passed consistently for us and played great defense."
Monique Russell served nine consecutive points to help stake Stetson to a 10-0 lead in the final frame against Savannah State. Overall, Russell served 27 points for the Hatters in the second match including a career-best five aces.
"Part of our gameplan for both teams was to serve tough," Loesch said. "We did it in the first set against Gulf Coast and a little bit in the second, but we did it the whole match against Savannah State. Moe's been struggling with that lately but she's been working hard on that in practice and I was glad to see her break through today. Even when she wasn't getting aces she was making it tough on them and easy for our defense."
Kayla Weller recorded 23 assists and nine digs against the Tigers.
In the Stetson-FGCU match, a tightly contested opening set featured 12 ties and six lead changes. A 10-2 run midway through the set put Stetson ahead 15-12, but FGCU answered back with three straight points to knot the score 15-15. The set remained tied at 16, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 before the Eagles grabbed the last two points to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
In the second set, the Hatters trailed 19-14 before a 5-1 spurt put Stetson behind by just a point at 20-19. Ellen Hawks collected a block solo that prompted FGCU to call a timeout, but the Eagles then finished on a 5-1 run of their own to take a 2-0 lead.
The Eagles (11-7, 7-0 A-Sun) hit .391 in the third set to cap the victory and stay undefeated in league play.
"I liked a lot of the things we did in the first two games, the girls played hard, but Florida Gulf Coast just won the last three or four points in each of them," Loesch said. "Gulf Coast is a good team, they put some pressure on us, and did some things a little more consistently than we did. But I was disappointed that we let things unravel half way through the third set."


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Brent Grimes is chuck.
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In the original days of Chuck Taylors..it was the only shoe really available, up until the year 2002 you could buy them for 10 dollars because all they are is canvas and hard rubber made my the blistered hands of children in sweatshops. Now that they are "popular" dumasses pay 40 to 50 bucks for these shoes. Now im not sayin they arent cool but the prices are ridiculous for the product.
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the best television show in the history of the universe. it has everything; romance, comedy, action, and all around wit. the best show you will ever watch
person 1: "Hey! did u watch that episode of Chuck last night?"
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A shoe by converse developed in 1923 by chuck taylor
I just got a pair of red chucks today from journey's
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Radical or Extremely cool person.
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Cool, awesome, etc. In full, it means something as awesome as Chuck Norris. The ultimate compliment, since Chuck Norris is the coolest of the cool.
"Man, that trick was so chuck!!"
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Chuck Norris= God... nuff said
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Emerson String Quartet The multi-Grammy winning quartet plays Mozart's Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428; Britten's Quartet #3, and Mendelssohn's "Razumovsky" Quartet in C major, Op. 59 #3. it's the Emerson's first Pittsburgh concert with their new cellist, Paul Watkins. A pre-show lobby concert features the Reed III trio.10/01/2013
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Student Choreography Project The Conservatory Dance Company opens its season with the Student Choreography Project, a showcase of original choreography by the Conservatory's top students. Recognized for national festivals and awards, this edgy and inspired concert features selections from a variety of dance genres by some of today's most promising young artists.10/04/2013
Carmina Burana O Fortuna! The BNY Mellon Grand Classics season opens with one of the most recognizable works of all time, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. Based on a collection of lusty medieval poetry, this choral masterpiece has been heard countless times in film, television and even at professional sports events. Also, the PSO plays Beethoven's Fidelio Overture and world-premieres the Symphony #6 by one of its Pittsburgh Composers of the Year, David Stock.10/04/2013
Ensemble Son & Either/Or Stockholm's Ensemble Son and New York's Either/Or will combine forces to present a concert of premiere performances, including Dark Flow by Either/Or cofounder and pianist Richard Carrick, Hereabouts by Ensemble Son trombonist Ivo Nelson, and works by Keeril Makan (Letting Time Circle Through Us), Lisa Streich (PAPIROSN), and Zeena Parkins (Circles and Squares). Works will explore spatial relationships, sometimes by placing the performers in different parts of the performance space; sometimes by having different elements of the music unfold on independent, yet interconnected, timelines.10/05/2013
Brahms, Copland & Dvorak Music Director & Conductor Matthew Kraemer begins the season with the Academic Festival Overture by Brahms, Appalachian Spring by Copland, and Dvorak's Cello Concerto with soloist Edward Arron, a Juilliard graduate who opened the 2000 Caramoor Festival with Yo-Yo Ma in a Vivaldi double concerto.10/05/2013
Photographs by Christopher Ruane Commercial and fine art photographer Christopher Ruane's religious-themed prints are on view in the Second Floor Parlor.10/05/2013
Sold: Renn Woods in Concert Former child star and teenage heartthrob actress/singer Renn Woods, best known for her roles as Fanta in the classic TV mini-series "Roots" and her unforgettable interpretation of "Aquarius" in Milos Forman's movie musical "Hair," has written, and will star, in this new stage musical adapted from her successful autobiographical one-woman show "A Diva Like Me." Mark Clayton Southers and Monteze Freeland direct. 10/05/2013
Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra Formed in 2013, the Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra is dedicated to restoring the lost history of the ragtime era in Pittsburgh. The ensemble will perform recently rediscovered compositions by Pittsburgh composers that have not been heard in almost 100 years. In addition, the ACRO will perform Latin American-inspired pieces by composers from Harlem's Clef Club.10/05/2013
Jerry Seinfeld America's premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine at the Benedum Center. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere.10/05/2013
2013 Carnegie International Initiated by Andrew Carnegie in 1896, the Carnegie International is among the leading exhibitions of contemporary art worldwide. The 2013 exhibition brings together 35 artists from 19 countries, including a series of large-scale commissions throughout the museum and beyond. A playground, designed in 1972, and installed outside the museum entrance, highlights an exhibition of postwar playground architecture. An ambitious reinstallation of Carnegie Museum of Art's permanent collection of modern and contemporary art will explore the International's legacy and unique history. Finally, the Carnegie International engages with neighborhoods through the Lawrenceville Apartment Talks, which began in 2011.10/05/2013
Gary Burton and the New Gary Burton Quartet Gary Burton and the New Gary Burton Quartet showcase the new rock stars of the jazz world: the astounding wunderkind guitarist, Julian Lage; Pat Metheny's favorite drummer, Antonio Sanchez; and up-and-coming bassist, Scott Colley.10/05/2013
Variations on Corelli Chatham Baroque commemorates the 300th anniversary of the death of Arcangelo Corelli with a program celebrating his epochal work and influence. Featured works include his Op. 6 Concerti Grossi, as well as works of Francesco Geminiani based on his violin sonatas, and include the reverential L'Apotheose de Corelli by Francois Couperin. Guests: Allison Edberg, Annie Loud, and Leslie Nero, baroque violin; Kristen Linfante, baroque viola; and Leon Schelhase, harpsichord.10/05/2013
PB&J - Corelli's Violin Chatham Baroque's Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions are designed for preschool children and their accompanying adults. Based on a model developed by the Linton Chamber Music Series in Cincinnati, PB&J is hosted by certified Kindermusik teacher Lynda Wingerd, and encourages young children to become active and enthusiastic listeners through music, dance and games. Chatham Baroque performs live, often with guest artists.10/05/2013
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra Jeffrey Turner conducts Bizet's Carmen Suite #1, Lynn Purse's Arcadian Tone Poems featuring saxophonist James Houlik, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony #5.10/06/2013
Cabaret Series - Marilyn Maye Marilyn Maye appeared on the Johnny Carson show a record 76 times. She appeals to Broadway and cabaret people, who like their singing big and theatrical, and the jazz crowd, who want everything cool and understated. Her recording of Cabaret became an instant hit and her RCA "Lamp Is Low" album is considered a timeless classic. Named "Celebrity of the Year" by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs each year since 2009, Maye received the 2013 "Legend" award from New York's Nightlife Critics Association.10/06/2013
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on February 6, 2013 - 1:00 AM
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The appeal of vegetarian and vegan dishes is growing in kitchens across America, as campaigns like Meatless Mondays persuade cooks to skip meat and dairy, for one meal at least.
If you are considering serving a vegetables-only supper to skeptical family members, you can hardly ask for a more reliable co-conspirator than "Meatless," the new volume from Martha Stewart Living. "The evidence that eating less meat protects against heart disease, cancer and several other diseases is more and more compelling," Allana Stang writes in the introduction. "And for all the dietary confusion we face, nutritionists have yet to say a bad word about vegetables."
Theories make weak seasoning, though. "Any diet that's worth keeping has to make sense to our taste buds, not just our heads," Stang says. That's where Martha Stewart Living cookbooks like Meatless excel: Providing foolproof recipes that not only satisfy the picky, but make you proud to present them at table. (Well, for the most part. There's only so much you can do to pretty up Roasted Eggplant and Chickpea Soup.)
That's the exception, though. From Roasted Sweet Potato Salsa through Grilled Polenta and Balsamic Mushrooms and Warm Edamame Salad, built on frozen edamame and fresh snap peas, these are dishes that first engage the eyes. There are vivid, detailed color photographs of all the dishes, and with the extensive testing that backs up the recipes, you can be reasonably certain of achieving a fair facsimile.
Recipes cover small plate ideas, stovetop suppers, soups, casseroles, salads, sandwiches and pizzas, and more. The ingredients are mostly available at local markets, and they don't rely on processed meat substitutes designed to mimic meat. Adding to the volume's usefulness, the thorough index denotes vegan, gluten-free and special diet (meaning no dairy, wheat, soy or nuts) with easy-to-scan icons.
Each section includes a guide to a dish that can be harnessed to make use of practically any ingredient cooks have to use up. That's bruschetta, risotto, chili, lasagna, grain salad, pizza margherita, pesto, then mashes and purees. Even those should equip the new vegetarian cook for a year of Meatless Mondays. Find the recipe for Arugula, Potato and Green Bean Salad at the Hungry for More Blog.
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How to Build Customized Media Workflows Using the Media Services .NET SDK - Part I
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In this two part video, Mingfei Yan will teach you how to use the Windows Azure Media Services .NET SDK to create your own media workflow including how to upload, encode, package and deliver your video assets. In this part you will learn how to create media asset and upload a video file from local drive.
After completing this part you can watch part II here. You can get started with Windows Azure Media Services today for free!
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Love your Videos, Ming. Your English is funny but the videos are informative "ACCESS" not Assess
@Residentx:Hope you fixed your code problem. I saw your post on the forum.
Code sample for this video (Part I and Part II) is posted at http://sdrv.ms/XTHhpf. In order to use this project, you will need to modify the following things:
Loved part 1 and part 2! Very helpful and informative!
Will there be one for going a step further and doing Apple HLS?
I'm currently trying to get this to work into the code from these tutorials, but having issues.
@Katie:You have to encode video into Smooth in order to get to HLS. We do introduced a new function called dynamic packing and it produces HLS and Smooth streaming content based on H.264 on the fly. And only Mp4 is stored in the storage account. you could check out more in this video: http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Azure-Media-Services-Tutorials/Introduction-to-dynamic-packaging
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I think Rachael Flatt also skated 2nd in the SP in 2010 when she won Nationals. It won't hurt Mirai unless she makes mistakes.
I think Rachael Flatt also skated 2nd in the SP in 2010 when she won Nationals. It won't hurt Mirai unless she makes mistakes.
Omaha is Forte's fourth time at senior nationals (after she previously competed in 2009, 2011, and 2012).
Dunno the answer re Australia, but per her bio:
"In July 2009, she decided she would not skate for the United States in 2009-10 ... She ultimately attempted to compete for Azerbaijan, but she never appeared in an event as a representative of that country ... Decided to once again compete in the United States in 2010-11."
Oh, sorry, it was Azerbaijan, not Australia. lol.
I think Mirai got a good spot (2nd). She'll have less time to think about what she has to do and with only one skater ahead of her, she doesn't have to focus on hitting a mark (in terms of score); she can just skate. If she does well I don't think the judges will hold back on her score. They know she's a top 5 skater and if she nails it I think they'll score her appropriately.
Same thing for Angela. She's a very good FS skater but her issue is usually with the SP. Maybe with less time to stress about it she'll be able to hit it out of the park...
Gracie's obviously the star of her group so hopefully that will help her relax.
That final group is pretty stacked: Christina and then Ashley and Agnes back to back. Ashley should be used to skating late so I'm not worried about her, but I agree with those who said Agnes may be at a disadvantage having to skate last. All of the top competitors will have gone which means she'll know what she needs to do...on one hand that's great but on the other, that could be pressure. Plus it's well-known she doesn't like to skate last.
I'm excited!
Wow, seeing the starting order makes me realize it's really happening tomorrow! (Though technically it'll be Friday for me ) Ashley is used to skating last and likes skating when the pressure's on. Go Ashley!!
Good luck Mirai!! I am hoping for a Miracle on this one!!!! Probably last realistic season if she is going to go for Sochi!!! Comeon!!!
2nd spot is good, she doesn't have to think so much!
I hope its a dog fight in the SP. I hope they all skate well.. I have to admit I do have a soft spot for Christina. I hope its finally her turn to shine.
I just noticed that Linda Leaver is one of the judges in the ladies event.
Go Gracie! She's definitely head-and-shoulders above the rest of her group, and this is the time to skate two clean programs.
best to all esp ash, aggie mirai and gracie. skate well-best two go to worlds and get us 3 oly spots-
prediction for sp ranking
1 Gracie Goldd
2 Ashley Wagner
3 Mirai Nagasu
4 Hannah Miller
Does anyone know when I can watch this? I own an icenetwork subscription but I can't find any info on their site, and I know they delayed most of the GP events by a week.


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One of the things I remember about growing up was going to ''decorate the graves'' on sometime over the Memorial Day weekend. After breakfast, we would load up the family car and travel from Point Pleasant to Orma, in Calhoun County, to visit my Grandmother Conley and Aunt Ruby and Uncle Olin. We would gather up whatever flowers we had that had bloomed in the flower gardens around the house, wrap them in paper towels in a basket and take them with us. When we arrived at Granny's, we would get to work, cutting a basket of flowers from her flowerbeds. As a boy, I had no idea what kind of flowers there were, all I knew was we didn't stop until we had several baskets full and that no flower was too special to be cut. When we had filled our baskets, we loaded back in the cars and headed to the cemetery located on the hill behind the little white Methodist Church. We would go first to the family graves, E.O Conley, my grandfather, who died before I was born, and beside him, the gravestones for the Bennington and the Jarvis family, and then Ruth Conley, the twin of Ruby that died as a small child. If needed, weeds were carefully pulled, and then a cut flower was laid on the grave of each. The family would stop and tell stories about each one. What made the day special to me was what happened next.
''Ellis,'' my Grandmother would say. ''There are lots of graves here that have no flowers, but those folks were special to someone. Take your basket and put a flower on each grave that doesn't have one until you run out.'' ''Sure, Granny,'' I'd respond, and off I would go with my basket of flowers to ''decorate each grave.'' It wasn't a big cemetery by any means and it had a usual assortment of single markers, family plots, children's graves, and a few with just a flat rock sticking up out of the ground. I would wander around the rows of markers, haphazardly placing a flower here and there on graves where no one had placed flowers, until my basket was empty. Then, I would return to where the family had settled to talk, and we would get back in the car and head down the hill to Granny's for what seemed to be a huge meal around the farmhouse dining room table.
Little did my Grandmother know that she was teaching me an important lesson that I would never forget about life. Everyone one is important and no one is less valuable than anyone else. I didn't know any of the persons on whose graves I placed a flower, but they were just as important as family members. They may not have been persons I knew, but they were persons that God knew, and loved, and persons that Jesus died on a cross to redeem just as he died for me and those I loved.
Many of you may read the newspaper obituaries each day, or listen to the funeral announcements on the radio. If you don't recognize the names, you may not pay much attention. However, to someone each person is special. The two recent tragedies in Myanmar and China, may not mean much to us, because they are far away and no one we knew was involved, but I tell you each person who died was important to someone, and each was important to God.
This weekend, many of you may visit the grave of a loved one to decorate with a bouquet of flowers. Take a few extra and place them on the grave of someone whose family wasn't able to visit. Everyone is special to someone. Everyone deserves at least one flower. And if they are important when dead, how much more important are those with us now in this world.