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Vladimir Build
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Greetings ladies and gentlemen! It has been brought to my attention that you were interested in learning a few things about Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper! So for tonight, I shall serve the purpose of exposing all of my knowledge in the 3 years I've been playing League of Legends while trying to make the guide as interesting as possible! #lies Pft, not even June found this interesting! Nyaha!
Before we begin, you might be wondering who I am. If that is the case I will take a few moments of your time to explain who exactly is responsible for the making of this guide and why.
Well, obviously enough I'm known here as The Crooked Man. However I've also been known as Return of the Burials in mobafire. I decided to create a new account here for lots of reasons. Concerning the game however, I'm Mr. Gluttony, a silver division player [possibly going for gold soon.] with a lot of experience. I'm mainly sitting in the EuNe server, but I'm also known as Mephistopheles03 in EuW and LaGentleman in NA.
I didn't really get involved in ranked games until a few months ago. So, with all the knowledge I have gathered I shall introduce you to my guide! Vladimir La Funeral!
In my defense, i will post below a few scores from games i played just recently with Vladimir [all ranked] to guarantee that this guide is actually valid, and worth a read. I-it is valid! e.e"
Also, before we begin, I'd like to thank everyone who has inspired me to create this guide, and a special thanks to[/color] Jhoijhoi and her amazing guide that has helped me decorate and properly construct mine. And also leave these amazing messages for my entertainment. "Wha-what?! Who said that was your job!? How come *I* don't get any special thanks?! Augh! I see how it is! It's *over*!"
Make sure to check it out!
Making a guide
Now you might be wondering...
Why Vladimir? Isn't he nerfed and useless?
No, ladies and gentlemen! I assure you that with a proper read of this guide you'll realize how amazing this champion is to play, dominate, and make the community demand more nerfs on him!It would be highly appreciated if you skipped the last part "Pft, have some confidence!"
Another thing I'd like to note about this guide is that it will be very detailed, as we'll explore all of the possible combinations that can and/or have been used on Vladimir, despite my approval or not. Just because I prefer a specific build does not mean that other items can't work well on Vladimir, so I'll be pointing out advantages and disadvantages of all possible items that you could use with on Vladimir. Yes! What I'm saying is the ultimate decision will be yours. I want to focus this guide more on Vladimir's gameplay than Vladimir's item-choice, since there are many other guides here on Mobafire that have already covered that subject a lot more effectively than I probably will. I'm hoping that this guide will inspire and motivate an exploration for people that are truly interested in this champion and not just to tell them what to do. So, with that being said, if you are not keen on such guides, you might as well turn around and walk away.
Pros and Cons
to defeeaaatt the huns!!
I told you earlier that Vladimir is still a very strong champion and definately not one to be underestimated, despite the nerfs that have been bestowed upon him. Lets take a look at why he's an excelent choice in either solo top or mid.
must.make.coll-A great asset in Teamfights.morespacespacespacespa-Very tricky early game
must.make.collumn.-High sustainabilitymorespacespacespaces-A Vlad without Sanguine Pool is a dead Vlad.
must.make.collumnnnnn-Gets tanky.morespacespacespacespacespacespa -Is item dependant
must.make.column.-Amazing farming skills.morespacespacespacespa-Not alot of crowd control
must.make.collumGREED.-No mana!morespacespacespacespacespacespace-Countered easily.
must.make.collumn.-Easy turret dives lvl 6+morespacespacespacespacesp-Usually focused.
must.make.NO-Long and complicated combosmorespacespacespace-Long and complicated combos.
must.make.ROW!.-Simply superb taste in fashionmorespacespacespacespac-Is a sociopath
Many people say that Vladimir is an easy champion to play, but I can assure you that that is hardly the case. Vladimir seems easy because of his Sanguine Pool since it almost makes him invincible at times, but using that ability correctly can actually be very tricky. The cooldown is also very long so a wrong use of sanguine pool can easily mean death. And dying in the early levels can really destroy your game in serious matches. I will get deeper into this matter later on however.
Runes - Which and Why?
Just in case you didn't notice what chapter it is.RUNES
Alright, next up is runes. Before I talk specifically about the runes that suit Vladimir, let me talk about how one should generally pick their runes [A guide has to consider all possible player levels no?] Just bear with me for a sec.
Marks are offensive, so you should aim for attack damage, armor and magic penetration, critical damage and chance
Seals are defensive! So you should focus them on health, armor and health regeneration. Why not magic resistance? It would seem that glyphs give better magic resistance than seals, so if you're interested in magic resistance you should get it through glyphs.
Glyphs represent utility and ability power. That being the case it would be more benefitial to get magic resistance [for the reason mentioned above], cool down reduction, ability power, energy, mana and mana regeneration
Quintessences are jacks of all trades. They give everything that marks, seals and glyphs can offer but at a larger amount [and a higher price of course]. Quintessences can also give a few bonus stats like movement speed, -time spent dead, bonus experience and gold, life steal and spell vamp.
The runes at the "recommended runes" section represent the runes I currently use, however there are still alot of runes that work well on Vladimir and that I have or am currently testing with success
Greater Mark of Magic Penetration. Magic Penetration is essential for all AP Casters, but generally speaking, marks give more magic penetration than they give ability power so magic penetration would be your best choice. Not noticeable at first, the damage of your Transfusion will greatly increase once you get ahold of Sorcerer's Shoes [In case you don't go for the cdr that Ionian Boots of Lucidity offer you.]Make sure to finish those boots early <o>__<o> "Why do I get the feeling that we're referring to me here?"
Greater Seal of Health or Greater Seal of Armor. Whether you pick armor or health is fine. Armor is better for Solo Top Vladimir and health is good enough for both top and mid. Armor gives you...well, armor, so that you can out-trade your solo top opponent easier [Assuming that he is an ad champion, which is usually the case.] Health on the other hand synergizes well with your passive Crimson Pact and, while you originally gain extra health in the beginning of the match, you also earn a small amount of ability power, and ability power is always nice right? right <o>__<o>
Greater Glyph of Ability Power or Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power or Greater Glyph of Magic Resist or Greater Glyph of Cooldown Reduction Phew~
As you may have noticed, there is a variety of possible runes for Vladimir when it comes to glyphs, since he's an ap champion. Lets take a few seconds to analyze what advantages each rune can offer.
Greater Quintessence of Ability Power or Greater Quintessence of Scaling Ability Power or Greater Quintessence of Cooldown Reduction or Greater Quintessence of Scaling Cooldown Reduction or Greater Quintessence of Spell Vamp or [finally] Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed I DID say they were jacks of all trades didn't i?
Just like glyphs, there are even more possible rune choices when it comes to quintessences. Some of them have already been explained above so i won't bother doing it a second time, lets look at the new choices however.
Masteries - Which and Why?
Regarding Masteries
From my experience, there are two ways to set your mastery pages. You'll either have to focus on defense or utility. Below you'll see each option and a detailed explanation as to why one should consider whether it is reasonable or not.
Utility Tree
Currently my most favourite, the utility tree has become quite beneficial for Vladimir in season 3. Lets take a few seconds to understand why!
Defensive Tree
Now the question stands...
Which one is better? Defensive Tree or Utility Tree? The answer is pretty simple...none! They're both amazing for Vladimir but Defense doesn't surpass Utility or vice versa. It depends on your play style. However, if you haven't decided on a certain play style and you're still confused about which tree you should take, then you should always look at the enemy team. If their team has alot of cc and damage dealers like Master Yi and Rammus then you might want to consider grabbing the defense tree and playing it safe. You could also pick the defense tree when you're countered! Otherwise, when the enemy team seems pretty balanced and okay you might want to take the utility and take advantage by dealing damage.
Spells - Which and Why?
Choices :
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I'd be willing to talk about other summoner spells but I feel like these three are the only ones that truly fit Vladimir. I suppose one could pick Teleport instead of Flash or Ignite in order to gank lanes by teleporting on wards, maybe? It's a viable choice when your support is good enough, but I'd suggest two of the three spells mentioned above otherwise. Ghost and Flash together are fine too, but from personal experience, Ghost and Ignite have helped me most. My enemies would know. <o>__<o>
The Part Where We Talk About Vladimir's Skills
Hello! This is the part where we talk about Vladimir's skills! Bad pun, I know; but I have to learn...*one* step at a time.
Crimson Pact
Every 40 points of health gives Vladimir 1 ability power and every 1 ability power gives Vladimir 1.4 health. These bonuses do not stack with each other.
A great passive that gives ability+health items a whole new meaning. I've tried building both HP-Vladimir and AP-Vladimir for the sake of experimentation, and I can safely assure you that building pure health on Vladimir does not benefit him more than building straight ability power or vice-versa. With the proper items this passive can make Vladimir become a fearful AP-Offtank, which in most cases, should be your goal!
Low quality, will replace when i get the chance.
Dat pose though *snicker* Right?!
Vladimir drains the life-force of his target, dealing 90/125/160/195/230 [+60% ability power] magic damage and healing himself for 15/25//35/45/55 [+30% of ability power].
Depending on your skill sequence, this will be your main offense! This is trully a terrific ability that defines Vladimir in the early game. Transfusion can sting really bad and it also heals you up, and the fact that it has no cost and you generally have no mana makes it even sweeter! You can spam transfusion as much as you like, be it for last hitting minions or harassing champions. The only thing you should watch out for is the fact that it has a somewhat long cooldown before you max it. Make it rain <o>__<o> "Who wants spaghetti and raw pizza tonight?" <O>_____<O>
- Make sure to last-hit minions with your transfusion when you can't harass your opponent. You'll heal up and you'll also secure the minion since the damage from your physical attacks is way too weak.
- Make sure to harass your opponent with transfusion when you know he can't approach you. Dropping him to at least half of his hp before you get your ultimate should be your early-game goal.
- When ingited with low hp, don't panic. Use transfusion on the nearest minion or champion to heal up.
- Always spam transfusion while you're being chased. [Unless stopping for a second could cost you your life] Not only do you damage your opponent and heal yourself, you can also turn the tables during the chase.
Sanguine Pool
Vladimir sinks into a pool of blood for 1.5 seconds, making him untargetable, gaining 40% movement speed and slowing enemies above him for .25 seconds. The slow duration is refreshed if the enemies stay within the area of the pool. The movement speed decays rapidly over the duration.
Vladimir deals 20/33.75/47.5/61.25/75 [3.75% of bonus health] magic damage every half second to them and heals himself for 12.5% of the damage done.
Sanguine Pool? More like Trolling Pool. It either trolls you or your opponent. This is where a true Vladimir shines or fails however. A well timed sanguine pool can get you out of all situations, destroy the enemy team in a teamfight, escape from unavoidable abilties and generaly flip the tables against the enemy. A not-so-properly used sanguine pool will either hurt you [since it costs you the 20% of your current life] or kill you.
But why?
That would be because sanguine pool has 26 seconds cooldown if not maxed second, and if your opponent has even the slightest of experience against a Vladimir, he'll know that during those 26 seconds you're most vulnerable, that's why you should use Sanguine Pool when it's absolutely necessary!
But instead of words, let me demonstrate. I'm going to place two spoilers here, one spoiler will contain the proper use of Sanguine Pool, and the other one will contain the exact opposite.
Proper Use
Bad Use
Despite it's amazing escape capabilities, sanguine pool can also affect tremendously the outcome of a teamfight, especially when it's maxed second. After using your Hemoplague ]your sanguine pool can actually cause quite a decent amount of damage, and it also makes you untargetable!what's not to love about it?!
Time forrrrrr....
- If you want to play safe, you might want to consider maxing sanguine pool right after transfusion Just do it <o>__<o>
- If sanguine pool isn't maxed second, don't use it for farming! Not having your sanguine pool ready can be a huge disadvantage. roughly translated as, don't be an idiot
- You should make sure you've used everything else before using sanguine pool in a teamfight. If you use transfusion and tides of blood, by the time you come back from pool-state their cooldowns will have been refreshed!
- Sanguine pool can really hurt you when you're at full health. Make sure that the damage you're trying to avoid is lower than the health cost of sanguine pool
From the skills i consider hard to dodge, Sanguine Pool can dodge :
Tides Of Blood
Vladimir unleashes a torrent of blood dealing 60/85/110/135/160 [+45% of ability power] magic damage to nearby enemies.
Each cast gives him an Empowered stack [max. 4], inceasing his healing and regeneration by 4/5/6/7/8% each. Additionaly, his next Tides of Blood deals 25% more damage and costs 25% more health per stack up to maximum of 60/80/100/120/140 health and 120/180/240/300/360 [+45% of ability power] damage.
Personaly, i never trully found tides of blood so amazing. It's undeniably true that it can cause ALOT of damage when maxed second, but i've always considered sanguine pool a much more important ability than tides of blood. don't hurt me
Tides of blood is one of the reasons why Vladimir is considered an amazing A.O.E. champion. Tides of blood can hit everyone [no exceptions, unless under specific circumstances] and the little pointy swords he launches towards the targets follow them however much they try to run.
Despite a damage dealer, tides of blood are the reason why Vladimir is also an amazing farmer! A combination of tides of blood and sanguine pool can exterminate dozens of minion waves COMBINED [provided that they're within reach of course.]
But other than that this ability is pretty self explanationary, i'll be moving on "tiny tips" in order to point out a few things about this ability.
- Tides of blood hits everything around you [except for wards of course] That means that you can hit stealthed opponents as well provided that they're close! Low hp- Shaco? Not a problem.
- Tides of blood can actually hit opponents while they're inside a bush if you're close enough. As tempting as it is, only use it during your early lane phase when your opponent is not deadly yet and tries the "bush playstyle" [Hiding in the bush only to come out and hit you when you wander too close] [trying that against a whole team will get you killed, experience has taught me that, unless you're going for a teamfight.] #tiny tips
- Don't try to always keep the stacks at 4. It will only end up hurting you with it's increased health cost, or get you by surprise when a teamfight breaks out and it's still on cooldown. Let it flow naturaly as you're inside the teamfight.
Vladimir infects the target area with a virulent plague. Affected enemies take 12% increased damage for 5 seconds.
After 5 seconds, infected enemies take 150/250/350 [+70% of ability power] magic damage
Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to be talking about an ability, which, if used correctly, can either offer you the cleanest and fastest teamfights of all time, or completely turn the tables around. <o>__<o>
The damage it deals is not really reliable at first, but once it's maxed [and you've also gained a decent amount of ability power], hemoplague can actually turn out to be a total destroyer. Thanks to it causing others to receive 12% increased damage, your enemies become much squishier than their looks and the damage afterwards can be horrifying. When casting hemoplague on all of the members of the enemy team, you're basicaly setting a timer for them to either escape or finish the teamfight before the "bomb" goes off.
In the next video, i'll show you a proper use of Hemoplague and the outcome of using it correctly. It started as a mistake on my part, but ended up giving my team the advantage, even though i died in the end.
- When casting Hemoplague, you mainly want it to be used in a teamfight. It's most effective that way.
- While in a teamfight, you should aim getting all 5 of your opponents, along with as many minions as possible [assuming the teamfight takes place in a lane] with your Hemoplague, even if you end up in the middle of the fight for doing so, your sanguine pool will help you stay alive and when they're finaly damaged from Hemoplague you'll receive alot of healing from your spell vamp.
- Always check your opponent's summoner spells when using Hemoplague to finish them off. If they have an available heal or barrier you've pretty much wasted your ultimate since it doesn't deal alot of damage.
Now that we've talked about Vladimir's skills individualy, lets take a look at how those abilities can be combined! [Remember the "long and complicated combos"?]
Before i begin the analysis lets view the small summary of the ideal and longest combo one can do with vladimir
Yup! That's pretty much how you should do it. Always start with transfusion. If you have you tides of blood maxed second, begin with tides of blood. The health cost will be healed when you use transfusion.
Now why ignite right after hemoplague and not, say, ignite after returning from pool state?
Ignite's damage is too important since it's true. If ignite is followed by hemoplague, which gives 12% increased damage from every source, ignite's damage will multiply! That's why you want to cast ignite right after you cast Hemoplague and just a few seconds before you cast sanguine pool. Ignite accompanied with hemoplague and sanguine pool can actually cause a heavy amount of damage! [If you want to add another damage-per-second effect in your combo, try buying Liandry's Torment [Sanguine pool slows your opponents, and liandry's torment deals increased damage to slowed opponents]. That way while you're in pool state, you'll have ignite, sanguine pool, and liadnry's torment cause increased damage to your targets of choice.
Here's a demonstration of how your combo should pretty much be
- To gain advantage in levels, make sure to try making your opponent return to his base at least once. That requires alot of aggresive gameplay though so make sure you have a way of knowing when it's safe to be aggresive [wards, no jungler, not countered, ghost and sanguine pool ready e.t.c. e.t.c.]
- When you have Vladimir as your opponent, and he starts poking you with Transfusion while you're in your turret. He WANTS a turret dive, so be careful. He will try to turret dive you, and he'll most likely succeed, so make sure to go back or have some sort of item or skill/spell to defend yourself [most preferably a cc before he uses sanguine pool]
I decided this should be an individual chapter because teamfights are essential for Vladimir and having proper teamfights means completing your champion's role and securing gold for your teammates and yourself. Remember! You're a team-player! Don't try to kill-steal while in a teamfight; you'll most likely earn a few kills from your Hemoplague anyway so there's no need to be greedy. "Greedy." <o><o>
Besides, being a team-player makes you classy as hell!
But seriously now, there are two ways to take part in a teamfight as Vladimir. You'll either be the initiator of the teamfight [provided that you have no other player that can initiate] or you can play the classic AP-Carry role and dominate while staying back [Which is actually recommended if you don't get any defensive items]
As an initiator, you're pretty much the team's tanky ap caster. Initiating combat is Vladimir's best tactic if you follow the combo mentioned above. I personally activate Ghost as well before starting my combo so that I can reach them fast enough to activate Tides of Blood and Hemoplague on all 5 opponents. It is vital that you have an item that can keep you alive right after your Sanguine Pool, which you'll be using in the start of the teamfight in order to...well, initiate the fight without taking damage. [A Zhonya's Hourglass usually does the trick.]
Typical AP-Caster style.
Basically, what you want to do when you're playing like that is that you want to let someone else start the teamfight and follow right behind them. The difference here is that you don't really need a tanky item. This way, you can get yourself something to help burst down their team [Be it a Rabadon's Deathcap or a Void Staff
Items - Which and Why
Since Vladimir is very item dependant, this chapter was simply bound to happen. There are, however, a lot of choices for Vladimir, and depending on your tastes and playstyle, you'll be free to choose one of the items I will soon list below.
Starting items!
|Boots of Speed + 3[/color] Health Potions is a great starting choice for Vladimir. That way we have speed, which is perfect for early game harass and gank escaping. The pots also help sustain you until you reach level 6 [if all goes well] You basicaly want to start this way when you know that you're going to be fine, meaning, you're not countered and/or you can easily escape the jungler's ganks Nunu ] I find myself starting with boots quite often. that way i can rush Sorcerer's Shoes for the bonus magic penetration Or, we could, you know, buy shoes for the turrets and golems and just not discriminate on shoe sizes! Augh!
|Rejuvenation Bead, 5 Health Potions and a Sight Ward. This is mainly recommended when going top, and you're countered by someone [e.g. Renekton] The beads should help your health regenerate faster and the potions should be able to keep you alive until you either hit level 6 or when your jungler ganks and either he, or you, pick up the kill. In other words, this item set is recommended when you want to be "safe". You either get it when you're afraid of your top opponent, or their jungler. It gives amazing sustain however, and playing safe is always a good call. You could also start with that item in order to rush Spirit of the Spectral Wraith
|Amplifying Tome plus a Health Potion. This is a risky starting item. Despite the bonus in ability power and health [passive] you have no speed and only one pot to sustain you. In other words, you want this item set when you counter your opponent, or when you're entirely confident that you can outplay the enemy that way. I don't find myself buying an Amplifying Tome often, but there are two reasons to buy it: one being your opponent doesn't have any sort of projectiles or AOE abilities, thus making the use of speed unessecary, or when you want to rush either Will of the Ancients or Spirit of the Spectral Wraith.
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|Spell Vamp
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Now that we're done with the absolutely necessary items, lets begin a one-by-one item explanation.
Offensive Items<o>__<o> "My enemies tell me it's quite...pleasant."
|Speaking of tanky opponents, is there a[/color] Hecarim who's just destroying your team? A Riven who's just refusing to die? Well, these times will soon be over when you pick Deathfire Grasp! It's basicaly a second Hemoplague applied on a specific target, ALSO dealing 15% of the target's maximum health [in magic damage]. The only problem is that activating this item might get in the way of executing your combo. If you can still execute your combo with Deathfire Grasp included in it then it's definately not a bad choice. Despite all that, there's a heavy amount of ability power and a little bit of cooldown reduction, yay. "'Yay.'? No enthusiasm at all? Even after just going on a sales pitch about Deathfire grasp!? For shame." *Sanke pose*
|A must have if you're planning to deal a lot of damage. It's technically an Infinity Edge for AP-casters. Amazing bonus in Ability Power which ends up giving you a sweet bonus in health as well!
Defensive Items<o>__<o> "There is something really suspicious over here!"
|A great starting item after your spell vamp. If you're mid and you have an AP-champion that counters you, or generally a champion that can burst you down. [ Fizz Veigar respectively.] Along with the Ability Power and Magic Resist, it also reduces the Magic Resistance of nearby opponents by 20. It doesn't sound like much, but if you mix this up with Sorcerer's Shoes and Void Staff it's actually a big deal. "*chews gum obnoxiously* Yah. Like, a big deal. 'Kay?"
|Did I mention Fizz earlier? Looking for a way to counter him? Is there a LeBlanc in the enemy team whose combo looks like a one-shot kill? Not anymore! Banshee's Veil was always a valid option for Vladimir even when it gave mana. The Spell-Block, health and Magic Resistance it offers is...just...OUTRAGEOUS!
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|Another amazing item when it comes to defending yourself from ap-casters. It is also a great choice when you're countered by an ad-champion. Why? Because as i mentioned before, the healing done by your transfusion is significantly increased! If you're laning against a Yorick, he WILL harass you, and there's nothing you can do about it. Or is there? You can get your spell vamp and spirit visage and withstand his harass while waiting for your jungler to gank [Because honestly, you wouldn't stand a chance against a decent Yorick player as Vladimir] Other than that, a good amount of health, magic resist and cooldown reduction.
sight ward
They can seriously save your life.
I won't be adding match-ups yet since it will take a lot of time to sort out, rate, and explain every single champion that goes solo top or mid, but I will be doing it in the near future.
End of the guide
Well! This is it! You've [somehow] reached the end of this guide! I've put a lot of effort in it so I hope it was as helpful as I hoped it would be! Make sure to upvote or downvote with a comment why! As an open-minded person [which you have probably assumed by now] i'm willing to listen to any ideas! [as long as there is a reasoning behind it of course.]
Now then! Go make those offtanks squishy!


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Kora Cedar Hills, UTJuly 10, 2014 8:27 a.m.
I am going to ask a question I suspect no liberal will directly address: Does your health insurance offered by your work cover every single medication that exists and is FDA approved? Does your health insurance offer any non-generic medicine, except for birth control, free without a copay? Why not? How does a company not paying for a medicine prevent your doctor from prescribing it and you paying for it out of pocket?
There are many medications that people need to survive that are not free, many that are expensive even with the copay. Why is birth control so much more essential than these that people will protest and fight to ensure they can get them for free when it can easily be bought cheaply? If insulin for diabetes is not free, why is birth control? It is still my understanding that abstinence is free and not a health risk in any way, shape, or form.
Stormwalker Cleveland , OHJuly 8, 2014 11:38 a.m.
John Pack Lambert of Michigan: "The issue is can the government force someone to violate their deeply held religious convictions."
Where do I apply to find out if my religious convictions are sincere enough to excuse me from laws I don't like?
Is this something that can be done locally? Or will it only apply to those with the money to hire the lawyers to get in front of the 5 conservative, straight, white, Catholic guys on the Supreme Court?
And if my views aren't the same as those 5 conservative, straight, white, Catholic guys will it meet the test of sincerity? Can it be sincere if it isn't conservative christian teaching?
Or perhaps I should find an Imam... excuse me, Minister, and have him issue a fatwa... excuse me again, but we seem to need a new word - the Christian equivalent of "fatwa" - to successfully ride the slippery slope.
genetics Canada, 00July 8, 2014 7:02 a.m.
Abortion is supposed to be rare, even according to liberals, so few people are affected.
Excellent point- the real problem here is that abortion is used as a means of birth control. Since Roe vs Wade estimates indicate as many as 55 million abortions have occurred in the US alone, which is close to the total number of individuals who lost their lives in WWII. With all of the current means that are available to preclude conception one has to hope that personal responsibility will become a valued norm in our culture.
Counter Intelligence Salt Lake City, UTJuly 7, 2014 10:49 p.m.
Vapid: It is truly mindless to put contraceptive decisions in the hands of a third party then act surprised that those decisions are affected by the third party. Is the left really that mindless?
Dishonest: The allegation that women have been denied contraception is a manipulative lie. The court ruling basically said that the Obama Administration could not set administrative policy to force religious people to violate their conscience in violation of a bipartisan law signed by Clinton), when there were clearly other options.
Hateful: The HHS mandate demands women's contraception only; no condoms, vasectomies, etc. While it is refreshing to hear feminists acknowledge the reality that men and women are not equal/same: It is pathetic for female supremacist's to whine that they are victims when in fact they are receiving privilege. This disgusting passive/aggression is only superseded by patronizing male apologists who feign chivalry as a manipulative way of expecting nuns to clean up their mess.
Those who demand tolerance and choice but display no tolerance for anyone else's choice, represent everything I find offensive about modern politically correct left wing hate.
Star Bright Salt Lake City, UtJuly 7, 2014 2:28 p.m.
Since Hobby Lobby pays double the minimum wage, maybe these employees who don't like the decision could quit and find another job in a place that pays them minimum wage and be covered.
Shaun Sandy, UTJuly 7, 2014 12:14 p.m.
@John Pack Lambert of Michigan. You said "The issue is can the government force someone to violate their deeply held religious convictions."
My father in law is racist. He believes God made people of color inferior. If he opens a business should he be able to discriminate against hiring or serving people based on the color of their skin because he holds deeply religious convictions?
To be clear my issue with this case is not the access to birth control but that corporations can have first amendment rights. Corporations are not people and their rights should be limited. The whole point to incorporate is to separate the owner, shareholders, and employees from the business. A corporation can not hold religious beliefs because it is a fictitious entity to begin with.
If Hobby Lobby the corporation wants to hold religious convictions I suggest they dissolve the corporation and act as a sole proprietor where the business and owner are not separate.
Happy Valley Heretic Orem, UTJuly 7, 2014 10:30 a.m.
John Pack Lambert of Michigan said: "Actually, the only people who have questioned the sincerity of the beliefs held are those who oppose the decision."
So when they used to offer the same coverage before 2012 that they now morally oppose under the ACA I shouldn't questions their sincerity?
When the Green's invest in the same pharm company who makes the drugs they are now opposed to allowing their employees to use, I shouldn't question their motives or morals?
When they buy and sell goods from china whom has a well known record, on Real Abortions and human rights issues
I shouldn't be allowed to point out their supreme hypocrisy and question the sincerity of their beliefs based on Profit not Prophets.
John Pack Lambert of Michigan Ypsilanti, MIJuly 7, 2014 10:08 a.m.
Actually, the only people who have questioned the sincerity of the beliefs held are those who oppose the decision. Forcing Hobby Lobby to act is the only path that would deny the sincerity of beliefs held, and it is only Ginsberg and her allies who have questioned if the beliefs are sincere or claimed they can question this.
John Pack Lambert of Michigan Ypsilanti, MIJuly 7, 2014 10:05 a.m.
Those who specialize in the issue treat contraception as happening at fertilization. That is when a new organism comes about. Those "scientists" who try to argue differently are stooges of an abortion industry that has tried to use sophistry to cover what it is truly doing.
John Pack Lambert of Michigan Ypsilanti, MIJuly 7, 2014 9:59 a.m.
To begin with, the Hobby Lobby decision is not about contraceptions but about abortion-inducing drugs.
That said, to call this a "victory for intolerance" is just plain wrong. The issue is can the government force someone to violate their deeply held religious convictions. The answer should be now and always no. We do not have a right to force someone to do something that their religion teaches them is wrong. To do so is a violation of the basic freedoms in the 1st amendment.
Ultra Bob Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 7, 2014 9:51 a.m.
J Thompson
The statement "The federal government was not established to provide condoms, contraceptives or abortions to its citizens. Those who think otherwise have not read the Constitution", is not necessarily so.
The Constitution is only the first few pages of the American Code of Law in which every law, every legislated regulation or preference, signed by the President has just as much power and effect as the Constitution itself. That is, until struck down by the Supreme Court of the United States.
The federal government was established to provide the overall control of the American people. It is by that control of all Americans that rights and freedoms are secured and made available to all Americans. If we lose that control we lose our ability to exercise our rights and freedoms.
The fact that certain words are not in the "Constitution" does not limit or prevent the government from doing the will of the people, even if that will does not include every American. If the will of the people was to have government provide condoms, the government would/should do so.
Tekakaromatagi Dammam, Saudi ArabiaJuly 7, 2014 9:37 a.m.
"We are not allowed to impose our beliefs on others, not through bigotry, intolerance or through the application of restrictive laws."
Somehow I think that the writer is assuming that Hobby Lobby is bigoted or intolerant to their women employees. That is a stretch. Are we supposed to take this on faith?
"Application of restrictive laws"? Well, a law that says if you don't provide certain kinds of contraception in your insurance policy that you are going to get stiff fines even if it violates your religious belief is pretty restrictive.
I am puzzled how many people who claim to be liberal accept that the government can make laws that require people to forfeit their rights for some greater good. The government needs to fight crime. The police should be able to search without a cause? The government needs to raise funds, they can confiscate your property, car, etc? There is a slippery slope here and it goes down towards fascism.
RBB Sandy, UTJuly 7, 2014 9:28 a.m.
I love how it is now intolerance to not want to pay for someone else's birth control. I have a great idea. Lets pass a law that requires employers to pay for tithing on their employees paychecks to the Church of the employee's choice. Now please show your intolerance by objecting to my idea.
I tell my kids that when they want to be treated like an adult they need to act like an adult. That means paying your own way. If you want coverage for birth control, a breast augmentation surgery {hopefully a term that will get by the censors}, circumcision or anything else your employer may not want to pay for - act like an adult and pay for it. Do not demand that other people buy you things - that is what little kids do.
Darrel Eagle Mountain, UTJuly 7, 2014 9:15 a.m.
As far as I understand the decision, it is extremely limited to this particular instance. It is very limited in scope.
Because it isn't "life threatening" and the President has already proposed alternatives for religious institutions on this issue, the Supreme Court simply opted to include Hobby Lobby in that exemption.
There is much hyperbole on both sides as to what this decision means. It was not necessarily a win for religious freedom, nor a door to prohibit blood transfusions.
I don't agree necessarily with the Court's ruling, but I am glad that they did limit it in scope.
Mister J Salt Lake City, UTJuly 7, 2014 8:43 a.m.
to There You Go Again last night...
Would that be a Star Chamber of Puritans or Pharisees?
Stormwalker Cleveland , OHJuly 7, 2014 8:29 a.m.
@John Charity Spring: "It has never been the resposibility of business to bankroll employees who treat sex as a recreational activity..."
I sincerely believe that any couple with more than 2 children engages in sex as a recreational activity and uses childbirth as an irresponsible scoring system, putting an unfair strain on society and other taxpayers. I believe that couples can have as many children as they want, but only two pregnancies and two children can be covered on health insurance or receive taxpayer funded education or benefits.
As far as business owners bankrolling activities - by your logic adult diabetes, most heart disease, high cholesterol and any accidents or injuries sustained in sports or hobby activities should also be denied coverage. Why should business bankroll those who eat poorly or who engages in dangerous activities?
There are two real issues here. Hobby Lobby covered those drugs and treatments until the ACA went into effect, and then they discovered religious objections. This is political grandstanding, not sincere belief.
And, we are talking about women and sex, always a hysterical hot-button for the religious.
Hamath Omaha, NEJuly 7, 2014 4:24 a.m.
So... the logic is if I understand it as follows. 1. Hobby Lobby shouldn't be able to infringe on the rights of their employees. 2. The $ when it is paid out becomes the employees' property so the employee should have the say so in where it goes. 3. When Hobby Lobby says they don't want to pay for contraceptives that they see as abortive, they are infringing on the rights of their employees since certainly some of their employees believe otherwise.
But... the law as written doesn't give the employees the choice either now does it?
Hobby Lobby would have been fine with the employee taking their salary and paying for a contraceptive rider. They never in the past have told employees (nor could nor should they) how to spend their salary. With the employee paying for it directly, not as written under the ACA, Hobby Lobby paying for it in behalf of the employee who may or may not want it. There is a difference. Rewrite the law and give the control to the employees.
Nate Pleasant Grove, UTJuly 6, 2014 8:55 p.m.
@Christopher Morris "In the specific case of Hobby Lobby, it matters not what the owners believe."
Of course it matters what they belief. Your out-of-hand dismissal of their religious beliefs is the very essence of intolerance.
GaryO Virginia Beach, VAJuly 6, 2014 8:27 p.m.
"This is not a victory to be celebrated, but a loss to be mourned."
It was a loss of freedom for all Americans . . . Another successful "Conservative" initiative carried out at the expense of this nation.
There You Go Again Saint George, UTJuly 6, 2014 8:01 p.m.
The letter neglected to address the fact that 5 male Republican lawyers decided that they alone can determine "...sincere religious beliefs..." as expressed by Kennedy in his majority opinion.
5 unelected Republican lawyers can now decide if your religious beliefs are sincere.
J Thompson SPRINGVILLE, UTJuly 6, 2014 6:54 p.m.
No woman is being denied contraceptives. They are being told to take at least a smidgen of responsibility and to pay for their contraceptives themselves - about $10 a month. They are being told that their employer is not responsible for their personal sexual activities. They are being told that Obama's lie about some "rich dude" being liable for their sexual activities is equally a lie. They are being told that no one in America is responsible for what goes on in their bedroom except them and those with whom they have sex.
I agree with that.
The federal government was not established to provide condoms, contraceptives or abortions to its citizens. Those who think otherwise have not read the Constitution. The Federal Government is a noble government that responds to PROPER requests from its citizens. Nothing in Article 1, Section 8 permits the Federal Government to tax us to provide health care. Nothing in that section allows the Federal Government to require ANYONE to provide no cost contraceptives to anyone.
Liberals may disagree, but where is their proof? They are distorting the truth for their own purposes.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTJuly 6, 2014 6:49 p.m.
@Mike Richards
South Jordan, Utah
Make no mistake about it, when the government forces one person to pay for the pills that destroy another, that government is despotic.
8:07 a.m. July 6, 2014
Governments similar to ours --
and Socialist, even more so....
Countries who do as you say:
I'll base my opinions on facts, data, and personal observations --
and leave the hysteria, paranoia, and fear-mongering alone.
ordinaryfolks seattle, WAJuly 6, 2014 5:29 p.m.
The SC opinion in Hobby Lobby has been extended to Catholic majority owned closely held corporations. Therefore, employees of those companies are going to lose their ability to obtain any birth control through their employer sponsored insurance.
Joe, please remember that employer provided insurance is part of your total compensation package with any company. Also, please remember that an employee is generally obligated to pay a portion of that same insurance with after tax earnings as well. Therefore, these employers are telling employees what to do with money and compensation they are paid for their talents and labors.
This is not right. This will harm women. And this principle will soon be expanded I am sure. In fact, the Hobby Lobby opinion, despite explicit language otherwise, has gone beyond just perceived abortificants to all birth control. This is a substantial burden in legal and moral terms.
Ultra Bob Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 6, 2014 5:09 p.m.
Employees are the modern day version of slaves. The control over them has lessened but the are still excessively controlled and regarded as second class citizens.
The Hobby Lobby and their like, would never countenance any other government telling them and their fellow businessmen how to run their personal lives. They consider themselves to be free.
Hobby Lobby probably will still buy products make by employees of non-religious companies.
Hobby Lobby probably will still work with non-religious businessmen, even those who have the old-time slaves.
Grover Salt Lake City, UTJuly 6, 2014 2:28 p.m.
The issue here is much more nuanced than it is being presented to be both in the letter and the comments. The company owners are not opposed to ALL contraceptives, but just those deemed to prevent pregnancy after the fertilized egg is implanted in the womb. They are not opposed to contraception, but to abortion.
Hence once again we arrive at a scientific standoff. The vast majority of scientists say that no contraceptive cause abortion, but the company owners faith causes them to take a different view. So now we are looking at a case where the Supremes say the company is not only entitled to religious freedom, but also "scientific" freedom. How can anyone say that this decision will not result in a flood of litigation that claims new rights. Doubters need look no further than the injunction given to Wheaton College last week, when they claimed that needing to file the required form to obtain their new found religious right to have the government or the insurance company pay for contraceptives, violates their religious rights! Look out below!
joe5 South Jordan, UTJuly 6, 2014 1:27 p.m.
I see lots of angst and lots of opinion but not one opponent to this ruling has yet made the case that this harms women in any way or that it imposes any form of hardship. Please stop the rhetoric and make a logical argument.
jsf Centerville, UTJuly 6, 2014 1:19 p.m.
The Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby, is against drugs that are abortive, but the company does include 16 types of contraception in its health insurance plan. Hardly a war on women. But we could discuss the Margaret Sanger war on the poor and the blacks. Progressive racial war on blacks, planned parenthood, has limited the grow of the black race in America by 3 to 4 percent keeping the total population below 12 percent.. How many are supporting Margeret's program.
jsf Centerville, UTJuly 6, 2014 1:19 p.m.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
And liberals are saying no they can make laws to force others to follow their ideas and rules. The Hobby Lobby ruling is just such an argument. If we yell loud enough, make misrepresentations, and scream long enough, we will get the federal government to make everyone conform to our way of thinking.
Shaun Sandy, UTJuly 6, 2014 12:48 p.m.
What I find interesting is that many say gay marriage is a slippery slope because they argue what is next? Siblings marrying and so on. However they do not see the hobby lobby case as being a slippery slope. Under the law of the land certain insurance coverage was to be provided. If hobby lobby, a corporation not a person, can claim their religious beliefs are being violated then why can't a corporation ban blacks from their business based on religious beliefs?
marxist Salt Lake City, UTJuly 6, 2014 12:19 p.m.
From truthout - this says it the way it is:
The First Amendment the constitution says, in part: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;." This right-wing Republican Supreme Court, using its one-vote majority, has re-written that language. The Amendment now reads "Congress shall make no law that requires a person to comply with it if they claim a religious exemption, and the religious views of one group of citizens can be held to outweigh those of another group, by law;."
Furry1993 Ogden, UTJuly 6, 2014 11:39 a.m.
Well said, Christopher Martin. You are exactly right.
Anti Bush-Obama Chihuahua, 00July 6, 2014 11:34 a.m.
Wrong! Satan wanted us to go through life with no personal accountability and he would take care of everything. Jeez this sounds so familiar. I got it! Its this issue here. Society wants us to eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die and if we are guilty God will beat us with a few stripes and we are saved in the Kingdom of God. Getting a free ride through life without being held accountable is a million time more seductive and easier to get people to follow than being forced to do good which only about 5 people wouldve agreed too.
Anti Bush-Obama Chihuahua, 00July 6, 2014 11:24 a.m.
Why do babies have to die just because someone doesnt want to be a parent. Since we are talking about equality, I want a license to kill also. Its only fair.
pragmatistferlife salt lake city, utahJuly 6, 2014 10:53 a.m.
"If anyone believes that the 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law, that person would have to also agree that an unborn baby deserves at least as much protection as the hardened criminal who has been sentenced to death."
Your error Mr. Richards is that a zygot, or a week old fetus is not a "baby". It's not human. It may or may not become human but it's not, and there is no science that says it is, only religions.
That's what's tragically wrong with this decision. The court said it doesn't matter if your opinion is correct or not. Dangerous, dangerous, dangerous.
John Charity Spring Back Home in Davis County, UTJuly 6, 2014 10:48 a.m.
It has never been the resposibility of business to bankroll employees who treat sex as a recreational activity to be engaged in at any time with any person. No truly reasonable person would claim that it is.
Business pays for standard health care because healthy, responsible employees are a benefit to the business. Employees who engage in irresponsible lifestyles are a detriment to business, and no business can prosper if it is forced to pay for its own destruction.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTJuly 6, 2014 8:10 a.m.
Great letter Christopher Morris.
Mike Richards South Jordan, UtahJuly 6, 2014 8:07 a.m.
Look what Obama has done! He has turned us against each other where some people claim that a businessman must pay for contraceptives that destroy life! If anyone believes that the 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law, that person would have to also agree that an unborn baby deserves at least as much protection as the hardened criminal who has been sentenced to death. The criminal has been found guilty by a jury, has been sentenced to die, and has had opportunity to appeal his case. On the other hand, some people DEMAND that someone else pay for the pills that destroy life inside the womb.
Make no mistake about it, when the government forces one person to pay for the pills that destroy another, that government is despotic.
Nothing in the Constitution requires a business to pay for abortifacients. Our Declaration of Independence says: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
Sal Provo, UTJuly 6, 2014 8:04 a.m.
The Hobby Lobby ruling does not harm women. The government can provide any woman with contraception if it thinks it is that important. No employee will be denied this intervention.
However, the writer is correct in worrying about what other benefits might be denied employees based on religious beliefs. He didn't mention any specifically.
pragmatistferlife salt lake city, utahJuly 6, 2014 7:41 a.m.
"We are not allowed to impose our beliefs on others, " Here's where conservatives disagree with you Christopher.
Conservatives believe that religious freedom includes the right to not be associated with, come in contact with, or in any way feel they have been forced to lend support for acts they consider immoral. Now the court has said that right is certain even if their belief is not true.
This wasn't much of a problem in 1790. Now it's a huge issue because of the expansion of both religious influence and government influence. Still until now the public space (including employment) was pretty free from forced religious influence. The Roberts court however is determined to specifically re-define the public space of commerce as deserving the rights afforded humans (pretty good trick if you ask me). I suppose because it's consists of humans.
What's sad is at the same time they are purposefully restricting the rights of actual humans.
Watch out because this is an ideology so until there is a SCOTUS that is more friendly to actual humans it will continue.
ugottabkidn Sandy, UTJuly 6, 2014 7:36 a.m.
Religious freedom? It was Lucifer that wanted to force us to follow the rules. I can't buy this religious freedom bunk because a) Hobby Lobby changed their positions after the ACA became law and b) they are invested in the very companies that manufacture these products in question and c) getting a tax break is not tantamount to being "forced" to do anything but put money on the bottom line. This letter is nothing if not hyperbole.
joe5 South Jordan, UTJuly 6, 2014 7:20 a.m.
What a twisted argument. The letter writer doesn't provide any evidence that a limit on employee benefit restricts another person's freedoms any more than requiring a person to work on his/her Sabbath imposes on another person's freedoms. He makes no argument, other than his own opinion, about how it is intolerant of others. There is nothing in this law that prevents an employee from getting an abortion, just that it does not have to be funded by someone who is opposed to abortion for religious reasons. In fact, it is no different than conscientious objector laws of the past and present.
In fact, the intolerance is on the part of the letter writer. Abortion is supposed to be rare, even according to liberals, so few people are affected. The ruling does not affect availability of abortion so it's not much of an inconvenience. The ruling does not allow employees to be terminated for having an abortion so there is no discrimination.
But this letter writer wants to impose HIS opinion on employers. He should keep his opinions out of the workplace instead of worrying about the deeply-held beliefs of others.
higv Dietrich, IDJuly 6, 2014 6:54 a.m.
Religions do have the right and religious people the right to speak out on issues of moral concern. That right is not limited to atheist's or those that religions are on a different version of morality than traditional Judeo Christian values our nation was founded on.
cjb Bountiful, UTJuly 6, 2014 6:37 a.m.
If I understand Hobby Lobby correctly, the Supreme Court made the correct decision. They claim they would have been forced to provide a form of birth control that kills a fertilized egg or a ' days old' human being. In their mind this was murder. Its close enough that they should not be forced on this issue.
That said, companies should not be allowed to deny benefits to employees because it violates the owners religion. Employers should not be allowed to push their religion on their employees. It would be wrong for employers who are Jehovas Witness to deny insurance to employees thsp pays for blood transfusions for example.
marxist Salt Lake City, UTJuly 6, 2014 12:17 a.m.
I agree with the writer. Here's something I have wondered about. Do the Deseret News and like minded media support Hobby Lobby because they think providing the contraceptives in question violates Hobby Lobby's owners' religious freedom, or simply because Hobby Lobby claims such does?
I don't see how any rational person could believe Hobby Lobby's owners were having their religious liberty circumscribed. Apparently it is enough for them to CLAIM that was happening. So if I say some law or regulation violates my religious freedom, then it is necessarily so. This is a slippery slope for sure.

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Disclaimer and Warnings: I own nothing but a blue spiral notebook and some neon orange pencils. Any resemblance to actual characters of the Inuyasha anime is purely intentional, but as I've said I own nothing but a notebook and some pencils, don't bother suing there's nothing to get. This fic is rated for language, violence, and suggestive situations. This is a yaoi and mpreg fic if that offends you don't read it! You have the power to click the back button, exercise it; just don't bug me about it! That said, enjoy.
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Enter the Wolf's Den
By: wolf demoness
Chapter One: A Normal Morning in the Feudal Era
It started out as your average day in the feudal era, and by that I mean that even though it was early yet the sky was bright and clear without the faintest trace of the smog and pollution that plague the sprawling cities of modern times. There were song birds singing in the morning air, dew clinging to the individual blades of grass that covered expansive green fields, trees were gently swaying in the breeze, and Kagome and Inuyasha were in the middle of an argument. You see Kagome wanted to go back home to attend a school dance with some school friends, perhaps even run into Houjo, if she's lucky. She had it all planned out. She'd woken up early, packed her bags, and quietly crept out of Kaede's hut to the Bone Eaters Well without waking any of the others. She hadn't seen Inuyasha, but he hadn't stopped her from leaving the village so chances were that he hadn't seen her leave. She'd just scamper off back home, go to the dance, and be back in a couple days. She just had to make it to the well without a certain someone finding out, not that he could stop her, she just didn't want to fight with him this early in the morning. Everything was going perfectly and there was no sight of a certain silver haired hanyou that is until…"Where do you think you're going?"
"Darn it," Kagome whispered under her breath as she swung her leg back over the top of the well. "Um, hi Inuyasha. Well, I was just going to…you see the thing is that I was just going to…"
"Going to run off to your own time, without telling anyone, just when we could actually use you for once," Inuyasha crossed his arms and glared at the errant girl.
"Inuyasha, I'm only going to be gone for one day, two at the most. It's not a big deal."
"Not a big deal!" The enraged half demon shouted. "Where were you last night when we decided to head out at dawn to start collecting the shards? Funny thing, I thought you were right there in the room with the rest of us."
"Well, yes. But this is important! I have to go and you're not gonna stop me." Kagome swung her legs back into the well, but before she could push herself off the edge into the cleverly disguised time portal, a clawed hand grasped her arm and pulled her back over the well edge.
"And what is more important that collecting the jewel shards?"
Kagome balanced herself on the edge of the well and pushed Inuyasha's hand off of her. "My friends and I are going to the homecoming dance at my school all right!?"
"A dance? You think a dance is more important than stopping Naraku from gaining jewel shards. Which he wouldn't be able to do if you hadn't broken the jewel in the first place!"
"The dance isn't the important part," Kagome said. Inuyasha just looked down at her disapprovingly. Kagome sighed and began to explain it to him very slowly so that he'd understand and let her go; she was not in the mood for this. It was way too early to be dealing with a pouty Inuyasha, in her opinion. "I promised my friends that I'd go with them."
"Feh." Inuyasha scoffed and turned his head to the side, his ears going flat against his head in irritation.
"I promised them Inuyasha! I can't go back on my word!"
"What about us? You promised us that you'd hunt shards with us! Your word to us isn't as good as your word to them?!"
"Don't be ridiculous! I'll go shard hunting with you after I go to the dance with my friends!" With that she turned and made to jump back into the well.
"Oh no you will not!" Inuyasha grabbed her arm again and began to haul her out of the well. "You're staying right here!"
"Let go of me! I'm going to see my friends and that's final." She whirled around to face him, "Besides what would you know about it? I doubt you've ever had a friend in your whole life!"
Inuyasha reflexively loosened his grasp on Kagome's arm, "Wh…what?" he whispered.
"You heard me! You're rude, you're arrogant, you're uneducated, and you never think of anyone but yourself! It's no wonder no one can stand to be around you!" she screeched.
Inuyasha's eyes widened as he listened to her speech. He staggered back as if he'd received a physical blow, letting go of Kagome's arm in the process. The moment Inuyasha released her from his grasp Kagome jumped into the well and left the confused hanyou alone with his thoughts. Inuyasha settled at the edge of the well and stared at the unfriendly opening that had swallowed the agitated human girl. "But Kagome…I thought that you were my friend," he whispered.
Daybreak woke the hanyou from his reverie at the well side. Turning to view the approaching sun Inuyasha saw three figures approaching him in the distance. Miroku, the promiscuous monk, raised an arm in greeting. His robes fanning out to look like a purple flag blown by the wind, appearing almost black in the early morning light. "Inuyasha!" the woman at his side called out to him. He didn't reply. He just waited for the trio to draw near him.
The monk was the first to notice that something was wrong and taking into consideration the dejected hanyou's position by the well it wasn't too hard to figure out what had happened. "Has Lady Kagome returned to her era, Inuyasha?"
"She must have had something important to do," Sango said.
"Yes, she would not leave us unless she had a pressing matter at home," Miroku agreed.
"Thee all right Inuyasha?" the aged priestess asked.
"Yes, Lady. I am fine," Inuyasha replied.
The priestess eyes widened at the honorific passing the lips of the half demon. Over her shoulders the demon slayer and the monk shared significant glances. "Are ye certain?" Kaede tried again.
Inuyasha looked up giving the Lady a weak smile. He nodded and said, "She did have something important to do. She had a promise to keep to some friends."
"Weren't we supposed to set out today? Why did she say nothing?" Sango asked the others.
"She forgot. She wanted me to apologize for her, but it was something very important that she needed to do. She'll be back in a couple days." Inuyasha dropped his gaze back to the ground.
"Such a good girl," Kaede said smiling up at the others. "So thoughtful of others. It's important that one keeps their word."
"Yes," the silver haired demon agreed under his breath.
Miroku sighed loudly. "Inuyasha did you quarrel with Kagome before she left? Is that why you're acting so downtrodden?"
Inuyasha's head snapped up allowing him to make eye contact with the holy monk. "I…Yes, we did argue, but…"
"Really, Inuyasha, Kagome has a life outside of us! She should be allowed to see her friends and family without you harassing her all the time." Sango interrupted in exasperation. Inuyasha dropped his gaze back to the ground and said nothing. "We'll never get through to him, I fear. He's far too stubborn." Had Inuyasha looked up at this moment he would have seen the teasing looks on his friends faces, however he was too upset and hurt to hear the jesting tones in their voices and so he took their words at face value.
Miroku, picking up on Sango's jest agreed, "Sadly I believe that you are right, fair Lady. Let us retire to yon village and await the Lady Kagome's arrival." At this the monk moved to the demon slayer's side. For which he received a slap in the face, which was applied with excessive force, in his opinion.
"Keep you hands to yourself Miroku!" Sango said and began the trek back to the village.
"But fair Lady can you truly blame me? For, how can a mere mortal such as myself resist a beauty such as yours?" He followed her pleading with Sango for "...but a gentle caress of your hand, a sisterly embrace…"all the way back to the village.
At length the Lady Kaede stood and patted the half demon on the head before leaving him at the well side alone with his thoughts.
'She can't stand to be around me,' Inuyasha thought. 'I thought she considered me a friend. I thought she might even care for me.' The half demon buried his face in his drawn up knees. "I'm such a fool," he moaned.


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Return to Smitten, Vermont in this delightful book. Secretly Smitten follows last years release of Smitten written by four fantastic writers who also are great friends. Each author takes a character and writes a novella about them and how they meet their Mr. Right. What is great about this book is it doesn't require you to read the first one first because it takes on the lives of four new characters. The ones from the first book are there in the shadows though. I loved how through each novella there was a mystery of Grandma Rose's first love and it takes all four stories to fully solve it and find out what happens.
I love how you can tell each story is written by a different author but at the same time similar enough that each story flows into the next well. I highly recommend this book as well as the first to anyone that enjoys a simple romantic story, or four of them in this case. I am beyond thrilled that the authors are teaming up again to bring us back to Smitten next year in a whole new book. Great job ladies!
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For someone who promised to keep up a blog detailing my life (and reminding you all I'm not dead), I'm doing a remarkably terrible job. I suppose one issue is that I don't feel like I'm off living grand adventures worthy of writing about. This is just my new city. This is just my new home. This is just my new life.
And this is the new coffee place where I spend time being a Very Serious Writer:
I'm at a table that is clearly meant for three people, and so I feel obligated to buy three times the amount of coffee I should be drinking, also in the misguided hope that it will cheer up my somewhat moody waitress (when she asked if I wanted anything else, I said, "Wifi?" I would resent me, too).
But despite self-deprecating jokes to the contrary, I really am writing, and it's going swimmingly. This was a bit of a surprise to me. However much faith I had in my desire and decision to write, whenever well-meaning family friends inquired into writing during my gap year, the conversation usually went like this:
Well-Meaning Family Friend: So, you're taking a gap year! That's so great. What are you doing with it?
Me: Well, for the first half, I'll be volunteering and taking classes at Princeton, and then in February I leave for Holland and travel from there. And write.
WMFF: Write?
Me: Yes, I'm finishing my novel abroad.
WMFF: Oh, for research? That's so great. Where does it take place?
Me: …New Jersey.
It seemed a little random. But I knew I wanted to travel, and I knew I wanted to write, and it seemed natural to do both at the same time. However ridiculous it may seem now, I didn't realize how closely related the two would turn out to be.
For the uninitiated, my novel is about finding family and growing into your own. This trip is about rediscovering my own family, discovering a little more of the world, and figuring out what I want out of life. Somehow, I didn't see the connection.
Taking a gap year was a big decision, and I sometimes doubted myself. But now that I'm more than half-way through, I can honestly say that I don't think I could have made a better choice. If it weren't for this year, I wouldn't have found the direction I want to take my life in. I wouldn't have discovered my passion for theology. I wouldn't be 3,600 miles from home, planning trips to Dublin and Vienna, or spending a week in Berlin.
I wouldn't have had all this time with my family, or found my place therein. And this year has honestly been one of the best things I've ever done for my writing.
Spending the first five months at home, volunteering (and taking classes, no less), baffled some people. Writing about New Jersey at 3,600 miles' distance may have seemed ridiculous. But the ground that all my leaps of faith have landed me on has all been coming up daisies. Whether that's a testament to my own resilience, or a natural rhythm in the universe, I don't know.
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The best place to start, of course, was at the beginning. That was an easy one - I know :) I wanted to begin (I say begin, because I think this is a topic that might lose it's headline spot, but won't be completely out of the picture for quite some time - I hope!) with the order of presidents, to give them something tangible to show how many we have had, how long they have been president, and how often we get a new one. This past year was an election year, so my older two learned some things about a presidential term and how long it is and how the President gets his position from my husband and I talking at home, but I knew they didn't have any idea just how many presidents we have had in our nation's history.
Using an idea from a coin sorting printable at Teach Beside Me, and a simple sensory bin idea from a friend and teacher at a local Montessori school in town, I came up with this:
All of the children REALLY loved this one :) One of the best parts is getting to hide the coins again for the next person to find. It definitely got many hands (and feet) in it, and they enjoyed it! Of course, here is where I make a confession - I almost had a cow watching rice fall all over the floor!!! I know, I know - I should be prepared for the mess and not panic over it, but reality says that I did begin to panic. I had to remind them many times of how to find the coins without getting rice everywhere , although I think the warning fell on deaf ears, because I still found myself prompting them to be gentle, and don't forget to sweep up the rice that falls. I am by no means a 'neat freak' or anything, but we do our daily cleaning in the morning for the most part, and any mother knows the inner struggle when she (or one of the kids) just got done sweeping, only to see something hit the floor and scatter in a million places! After a few times, I hope I got better at dealing with it and now I will get off that soap box!
This was one of the easiest to put together, since all I had to do was buy the plastic box and rice. I chose a container with a lid, so that when they are not using it, it can be closed and the graph can be placed on top of it. I knew the temptation to test out the 'cause and effect' method of what happens when you get a handful of rice and throw it/drop it on the floor would probably be more than Buddy Boy could handle, and although he was allowed to get his hands in there, I just didn't want to have it wide open, calling to him! It was perfectly easy for the oldest two, the best challenge for Miss Priss, seeing as she can find a coin if asked for it by name, but this time she had to stop and think about what it was first, and match the images on the coin to the ones on the graph. And it was really over Bug's head on matching the correct coins, with the exception of the penny, due to it's color, and the dime, due to it's size. She often got the nickel and quarter mixed up because of the similarities, but that's okay - she is only 3 :)
The other new work for presidents that I added was a Presidential Timeline, an idea that came together after seeing this and this, both shared by Deb at Living Montessori Now as part of a Presidents' Day post. I printed off the pictures of all 44 presidents from the Teachers Pay Teachers website and laminated them, and then cut each one out, individually. Using white ribbon and small velcro squares, attached to the ribbon and the backs of the pictures, the goal was for them to simply order the presidents sequentially. This was perfect for the older three, although my 3 year old did attack it once. However, it took lots of help from me to make sure she got each one right, and I used several different tactics to keep her interested to the very end (my turn, your turn to place the president, what face is he making? etc.)
This is a video of Little Mama when she finished the timeline, telling me all of them in order.
I knew our children would enjoy these, but as it turns out, they even appealed to some traditionally-schooled, public school kiddos, as well!
Here we are, working through the timeline
After they finished, I had everyone line up to see how long it would stretch - turns out, the youngest two got to hold 'the future presidents' (blank ribbon for years to come)!
Due to a snow day, several cousins spent half a day with us. But they didn't completely miss school! Due to the amount of children in the house, I knew I had to find something to involve them all - so we used our timeline work and a National Geographic book on presidents to build it together, and as we added a new president, by a different person each time, we found a few interesting facts about that particular president, or sometimes just something funny that we didn't know. I was so excited when THAT inspired THIS:
She wanted to make a timeline of her own, including the President, his wife, and an interesting fact for each one. I wish I had her longer so she could feel the satisfaction in finishing this one!
That was not everything we did this week, by far, but this post has been long enough already! I hope you enjoyed a peek into Presidents with us - I would love to hear what your ideas are for teaching Presidential history!


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Calling all print lovers! Get down to Liverpool's Print Fair happening on 12th November at Liverpool's Bluecoat, a joint venture between The Print Social and Bluecoat Print Studio. This fabulous duo are gathering the very best in print artists and designers who work with traditional printing methods such as screen printing, linocut, etching, and woodcut.
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