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Where's the Love? I Found It: Let Me Introduce the Bobcats SuperFans
Welcome to Section 110 "SuperFan" recruitment area!
A few weeks ago I asked where the love was for our beloved Bobcats. I've been to scattered Bobcats home games throughout the past few years, I've always noticed that if the teams that were visiting were what would be referred to as "Premier" teams, the bulk of Time Warner Cable Arena would be rocking...for the visiting team. This was always heartbreaking for me, as I grew up in the era of the Charlotte Hornets. I was used to EVERYONE loving the team, regardless of who was in town. I was also used to constant sellouts and struggling to get tickets for ANY games. Win or lose the support was undying. I had truly thought that for the past few years, that perhaps the love had completely escaped the city.
Through some Internet surfing, I started finding that there were fans that were as passionate about these Bobcats as they were about the Hornets of old. I joined a blog site known as Rufus on Fire and my journey began. Through a year of Rufus on Fire, I met an interesting group of fans, and from that group, 5 of us grew a bond that eventually spurned Trade Street Post. Now as the formation of Trade Street Post began, so did my attendance to a few more games. I started to notice a colorful crew of guys at the games. One game might have been a Darth Vader-esque mask, sporting some Bobcats colors, or a certain "CatMan". There was a supporting cast to boot that would have appeared to be painted up as well. My initial thought was...well...wow...
Guys that were not afraid to say WE ARE BOBCATS FANS. It was a dream come true for me. Problem was that the passion for the team was with me and with these guys, and with a pair that I believe were known as Super Bob and Thunder Cat, but it is obvious that in a building as big as the "Cable Box"...that love is spread pretty thin. I've not noticed Super Bob or Thunder Cat in the arena as of as of late, but then again, I never knew their secret identities, so perhaps I've been right in front of them, and never knew it...but I digress.
So there I was...a year into Trade Street Post and I'm wondering where the Bobcats love is, and Lo and behold, Tyler Mann invites Trade Street Post to hand with the SuperFans. Tyler can be found on Facebook and he is the Chairman of the Bobcats SuperFans. Tyler, like myself, has the fondest memories of Charlotte being an NBA town and remembers the heyday of the Hornets. His passion is the same as mine. He wants to see the popularity of the Bobcats to be as HUGE as the Hornets used to be. Last night was my first glimpse to participate with the SuperFans. I had a 100.8 fever yesterday morning, a sore throat, a swollen lymph node, and nothing to eat. The fever broke around 10:30, so I took my antibiotic, started drinking fluids, and popping ibuprofen like Tic-Tacs. There was no way I could miss this opportunity to see the SuperFans in action against one of the most hated teams in the NBA. This season the SuperFans have an area between section 109 and 110 where they do face painting, hair painting, and you can make your very own posters to show your support and love for our fighting felines. I arrived late, unfortunately, so I didn't get to introduce myself properly, in a less crazy atmosphere, but it was all good. I was able to snap a few pictures, and just observe these guys (and gal) with the Bobcats fans. My experience began as I approached the table to see Ravi Eddins and Chris Spencer working the crowd for the night's game, and trying to get the Bobcats fans to come get their faces painted and make those signs to show their support. I smiled as I saw a "For Bobcats Fans Only" sign. Many saw the sign and had puzzled looks while others smiled and came on over. Miami Heat fans would roll their eyes or just ignore the area...if they could. Many times a chant of "Beat the Heat" would ensue as they would walk buy. It was truly fun to watch these fans in action. This is something that I believe is new for the SuperFans, and is something that the franchise desperately needs. There needs to be more fans that are willing to actually be active fans. There were many faces panted, and many more posters made, but it just didn't seem to me like there were a lot of fans stopping by to participate. I did however see several fans that were die hard, just like the rest of us, so it was a heartwarming feeling.
As the pre-game festivities came to an end, we took our place in section 104. We were in the Vemma area..."Standing Room Only"
I have to say, at this point, I was so hyped up for the game, no pains, no needs...nothing was even crossing my mind. We were all planted firmly in that arena, behind the bench, ready to cheer. These guys, they were loud. I really believe that the referees & the players (ours and theirs) could easily hear every cheer, every jeer, and it was probably all that they could do to not react. There were Heat fans in front of us for the night, and they were all great sports during the entire affair. I would suppose that they had to be because they saw every bad call that the refs did, and did not make the entire night. They also saw a Bobcats team that everyone has written off for the season, absolutely explode on the Heat in the first quarter and second quarter. It actually took until the 4th quarter for the game to become...well...a game. It was an all out battle to the end, and through all of the battles on the court and shouts from the SuperFans, It all came down to 1 basket and less than 12 seconds to decide the outcome of the game. Sadly, we couldn't trade that last punch, and D-Wade's final shot all but sealed the deal with 2.6 seconds left on the clock. All we could muster off of the in-bounds pass was a rushed shot from DJ who was beyond the 3 point line. A 2-point shot would have won it, but in-bounding from basically half court, the safest pass is at the top of the 3 point circle. The Bobcats had nothing to be ashamed of in that loss. They played without Tyrus Thomas, and with the referees completely erasing Corey Maggette. The SuperFans are just what the Bobcats organization needs to help grow the fan base. I'd love to see the organization to give these guys even more love, support, coverage, seats. There are so many "SuperFans" out there that can't always make it to the games. Group these fans together and they are a powerful force. Do I think they made a difference at the Heat game? Let's just say that I believe the arena was at a turning point. The fans screaming for the Bobcats were just as loud as the ones screaming for the Heat. Does that mean we are at a 50/50 split? Perhaps so, but compared to my previous experiences, I'll take it any day of the week. I also Chris Bosh was sitting in the locker room, weeping at the harsh words spouted at his fragile ego's expense. (I kid, I kid). It's about time the "Cable Box" is holding at least a half full house rooting for our fighting felines. Words can't describe what I'm feeling for the franchise and for the SuperFans. Towards the end of the 4th, a gentleman came up to me and said in a bit of smug manner as he pointed to Tyler and the crew, "What's with these guys? Are they big fans or something?" I might have over-reacted to him exactly the same way I would have if someone was talking about my family. I said, "Actually, these are the Bobcats SuperFans. They have an undying love for the team and the franchise. They were outside in the lobby before the game at section 110, painting faces and helping Bobcats fans make posters to share that love for our Bobcats. They do that pretty much every game. The team supports them because they support the team. I think it's great to have this kind of support and more fans should do the same." Now, I had to have come off a bit LOUD, because after I was done, he snuggled up to his lady, and backed away...but...I had to lay it out as loud and proud as I could. I'm proud of what these guys are doing and what they represent, and I want to see an arena full of supporters just like them in the near future. You've seen the NBA slogan, "Big Things are Coming", right? Well, big things are happening in Charlotte.
DJ Augustin, Kemba Walker, Cory Higgins, Gerald Henderson, Matt Carroll, Reggie Williams, Corey Maggette, Derrick Brown, DJ White, Tyrus Thomas, Boris Diaw, Eddie Najera, Byron Mullens, Gana Diop, Bismack Biyombo...you are a part of it, and so are we.
We got your back The SuperFans are behind their beloved Bobcats. Guys, I hope you can feel it because NBA World, BIG things are coming from Charlotte this season and in seasons to come!
A huge thanks to the SuperFans (Chris Spencer, Ravi Eddins, Arista Clifton, Stephen Demera,Greg Good (Catman), & Will Green) for taking me into your family, and treating me as your own. Maybe next time I can hang with you guys when I'm at 100%, and you can see the REAL me at a game, instead of the strong, silent, sickly, type you saw last night. I got a good bit of volume myself, but I couldn't use it. We do it again...I'll have my own SuperFan persona. That much I promise you!
Tomorrow (as long as we get unbiased officiating...Emperor Stern, you may want to check on that) let's take our revenge on the Magic and set our record to 2 – 1.
Then, we go to Miami, and finished what got started in Charlotte.
SuperFans, you with me?
Let's do this!

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a link for thee...
that is crocheted
(in any colour or yarn you choose)
for those of you who can't
or won't
I haven't tried it
it's a free pattern on Ravelry
don't know if you'll have to log in
but I thought I'd show you
in case you missed it
or wanted one like the knitted one I'm making
I actually found in on
on some one's board, that I promptly lost
but it's out there for you to use if you want
And 'Nilla :)
maybe I'll take some photos of my drawers for you to poke around in
you won't believe the stuff I have in them!!!
and there are lots of things I haven't done
weaving dying spinning pottery making mountain climbing skiing flying deep sea diving
running a marathon
I did shoot guns once upon a time and wasn't half bad at it!!! an old boyfriend was a cop and we went target shooting
cave diving parachuting bronco busting horse riding
I haven't written a book or painted a picture worth anything
I still don't know how to work my smart phone
which makes a gadget smarter than me!!!!
I can't cure what ails us
or fix what is broken
wish I could
coz if I could I would
and then we'd all be happy and safe
which I hope you all are
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Hahaha! Thank you for that offer! But I think nothing would beat digging around in the actual drawers, feeling and looking at all the amazing stuff you've made over the years. And I did actually think about crafty stuff, not parachuting... ;) Haha. But you're possibly the funniest lady I've ever met. Or, not met... really. I love you! :)
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For the back story of this series:
And it turns out that Steven Reed is a convicted sex offender:
Maybe we should just avert our eyes and think of something else.
re: John Francis
"And it turns out that Steven Reed is a convicted sex offender:
I've posted this before, but.... this is relevant how, exactly?
The absolute worst part about this series is you can see that this crap is what constitutes this guy's weekly diet.
re: smoledman
Au contraire! If you're cooped up in a dorm and have no way to cook for yourself, it's gourmet! After eating instant ramen for weeks, you'd kill for some rice-a-roni and chilli-cheese dip.
It's not like he's trying to be Julia Child, I think this is aimed towards college kids who don't have access to a good grocery store or a kitchen in which to cook. You're not going to whip up coq au vin when you don't even have a hot plate (or in the case of many students, an ID to buy the wine). Have you ever been to a campus convenience store? Ask for fresh fennel and you might get an amused chuckle from the cashier!
re: sal_acid
You're kidding right? Eating nutritious foods is pretty much common sense if you want to have a healthy body so why won't that include the brain? Line a hundred forty year old men and women up who basically consume carbonated sugar water and flour and fat all day and line up a hundred forty years old men and women who eat a nutritious/balanced diet. Tell me there's no difference in their brain function.
Why are so many so critical about the chips and dip? Does no one remember their college years? Chances are your dorm, like mine, had rules against using hot-plates inside your dorm room so you were stuck with a lowly microwave as your only kitchen tool. Not to mention, if you didn't have a car you were at the mercy of the campus convenience store that only sold ramen and various tinned meat (if you were lucky maybe a frozen pizza). When it's 3am and the dining hall is closed, chili and queso dip would have made a fine meal (relatively speaking). Now I will admit the elation I felt when I left the dorms and finally got a real kitchen, but when you're stuck in the dorms you gotta do what you gotta do :)
re: alkonost
When I lived in the dorms microwaves were pretty much for commercial use only, hardly anyone had them in their homes and the ones that did paid a pretty penny for them and they were huge. We made food in a toaster oven and used the teflon coated bottom of the popcorn maker for making grilled cheeses. No one had dorm sized fridges either. We hung our perishables out the window in the winter to keep them cold.
This reminds me of my mother's famous gravy recipe-
1-buy Franco American chicken gravy in a glass jar.
2-unscrew jar. discard lid
3-nuke for 2 minutes
4-serve in a bowl with spoon (IMPORTANT-shake paprike over hot gravy to make it look hiomemadey)
Actually, I taught myself to cook through books/TV because my mother loathed cooking in a very intense manner. 20 years ago I would have loved this. -
There's a whole series! See http://laughingsquid.com/weber-cooks-a-series-of-microwave-cooking-videos-for-college-kids/
Here's his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/steven.reed.710
That has to be a joke.
Open a can, a jar and a bag. 4-1/2 minutes in the microwave. Oy.
Please say it's a joke.-
re: chicgail
Don't know. It popped up in a newsfeed this morning.
I think it's an on-campus feed from Weber State in Utah. The guys says "good morning Wildcats" at the beginning of the video and the Weber State is the Wildcats, plus the whole thing seems like something that college aged students might get a kick out of.
I would hope it's a joke...


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Linguine with Mom's Eggplant-and-Mushroom Sauce
It's spaghetti sauce like Mom used to make, but without the hours and hours of simmering. Our version, chunky with bits of eggplant and mushrooms, is just a bit more sophisticated but every bit as satisfying.
Yield: 4
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 pound mushrooms, coarsely chopped
- 1 eggplant, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
- 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 3/4 cups canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree (one 15-ounce can)
- 1/2 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock
- 3/4 pound linguine
- 1. In a large nonstick frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat to moderately high and add another tablespoon of the oil to the pan. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
- 2. Reduce the heat to moderate. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan. Stir in the eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the salt, cayenne, thyme, tomatoes, and broth. Bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the eggplant is very tender, about 30 minutes.
- 3. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the linguine until just done, about 12 minutes. Drain; toss with the sauce.
- Wine Recommendation: Pasta almost always brings us back to Italy and her bountiful variety of wines. A Dolcetto d'Alba, light and fruity but with firm tannins, is what you want to perfectly offset the traditional flavors and high acidity of the sauce.
- Notes: When sautéing mushrooms, cook them over relatively high heat and in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. If the heat's too low or the pan too full, the mushrooms will steam in their own liquid instead of browning. It's worth the extra effort to avoid that rubbery, steamed texture--unless you're especially fond of canned mushrooms.
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Front Page Titles (by Subject) CHAPTER XLI. - The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris, vol. 2
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CHAPTER XLI. - Gouverneur Morris, The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris, vol. 2 [1888]Edition used:The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris, Minister of the United States to France; Member of the Constitutional Convention, ed. Anne Cary Morris (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888). 2 vols. Vol. 2.
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CHAPTER XLI.Morris goes to Washington. Sits in the Senate. Presidential election. Treaty with France. Letter to Hamilton. Letter to James Leray. Jefferson elected President. Disconcerting proposition from Lafayette in regard to a loan. Letter to M. Labarte. A most unpleasant episode with the Lafayettes. On Tuesday, November 11th, Morris left Morrisania for Washington, to occupy his seat in the United States Senate. It required no ordinary patience, and, one might even add, pluck, to make the journey to Washington in the year 1800. To travel in the ordinary stage-coach—a wretched vehicle like a box, mounted on springs, to be sure, but without doors, windows, or any protection from wind and weather but heavy leather curtains, which were rolled up when the day was fine—was anything but a pleasure. To travel in one's own carriage was at least to be free from the companionship of ten other passengers, but the discomforts of the inns and the terrors of the bad roads were none the less to be dreaded. The road between Philadelphia and Baltimore seems to have been more than ordinarily dangerous. The ruts appeared to be nearly bottomless; and so much danger was there of the coach upsetting that the driver would, before entering one of the holes, request his passengers to move, first to the right then to the left, to prevent a catastrophe. Morris made the journey in eleven days, with only a short stop at Philadelphia. Having finally arrived at the seat of government, through an interminable forest with only a few log-cabins scattered here and there, he found the town scarcely habitable. A traveller who had seen Washington in 1796 declared that, but for the President's house and the Capitol, he never should have supposed it could be a city. There seems to have been one good inn, and here Morris put up, having first taken the precaution to make a bargain with the innkeeper to furnish him two cords of hickory-wood at eight dollars per cord. "This," he says, "the landlord promises to do, if he can get a team to hire." This was a most important "if," for, although there were endless forests up to the very doors, no one could be got to cut and haul wood to the unfortunate public servants who found themselves doomed, for a time at least, to live in such a wilderness. Graphically, but in a playfully satirical vein, Morris describes the future capital of the United States in the following letter to the Princesse de la Tour et Taxis, written, December 14th, from Washington: "Je fais ici," he says, "le métier de sénateur, et m'amuse nonchalamment à voir les petites intrigues, les folles espérances et les vains projets de l'animal fier et faible qui s'appelle homme. Il ne nous manque ici que maisons, caves, cuisines, hommes instruits, femmes aimables et autres petites bagatelles de cette espèce, pour que notre ville soit parfaite; car on peut s'y promener déjà tout comme dans les champs et les bois, et, vu la forte gelée, I'air en est très pur. J'en jouis plus qu'un autre, puisque ma chambre se remplit de fumée dès qu'on ferme la porte. S'il vous prenait donc envie de venir vivre à Washington, pour vous confirmer dans un projet aussi beau, je m'empresse de vous assurer que la pierre de taille y abonde, qu'on peut y cuire d'excellentes briques, qu'il n'y manque pas d'emplacements pour des hôtels magnifiques, que des canaux projetés pourront y amener un grand commerce, que la richesse qui en est la suite naturelle doit y attirer les beaux arts; enfin, que c'est la ville du monde où on peut le mieux vivre—dans l'avenir. Comme je ne suis pas, pourtant, de ces bonnes gens qui seront la postérité, j'aimerais assez changer pour la ville de Ratisbon, puisque j'aurais alors le bonheur de vous voir et de vous réitérer, de vive voix, les assurances de mon respect et de mon attachement."∗ Writing to another friend of the peculiarities of life in Washington, he says: "The society of this capital would be pleasant if the communications were less difficult;" and in his diary he speaks of going to dine with Colonel Borroughs. "The weather clouds up; in the evening, coming away, my horses refuse to draw, and as I cannot get a hack I am obliged to stay all night. So much for dining out in a town where a man finds himself four miles from home, and a road not merely deep, but dangerous, to drive in the dark." His duties as senator were begun by Morris immediately on his arrival, with the assistance of Mr. Liston and Mr. Thornton. These gentlemen put in an appear ance, "and," says he, November 21st, "we reach the Capitol in season, and the arrival of a senator from the southward at the same time enables us to make a house." The President∗ then made his speech. Morris was one of the committee to answer it. Five days later the address was agreed to; and "I go," he says, "to the levee, and also, as a member of the committee, to know when and where he (the President) will receive the address. On asking him after the when, where, 'In this chamber, sir,' was the answer, with such tone and manner as develop fully the old man's character. The Germans would call it unbiegsam." On Wednesday the 20th of November the address was delivered to the President; the next day a chaplain was chosen. On Friday the Vice-President arrived. "Accounts from different quarters," Morris says, "seem to show that he will not be chosen either President or Vice-President. After a small time spent in the Senate we adjourn, according to custom." "On Thursday [December 11th] I attend the committee on the question of exercising jurisdiction over the seat of government. The advices from Carolina put it now out of doubt that Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Burr are to be the President and Vice-President. Mr. Jefferson calls this evening, and we have some conversation on public affairs. He seems apprehensive of opposition in the Senate." "It seems to be the general opinion [December 2d] that Colonel Burr will be chosen President by the House of Representatives. Many of them think it highly dangerous that Mr. Jefferson should, in the present crisis, be placed in that office. They consider him as a theoretic man, who would bring the National Government back to something like the old Confederation. Mr. Nicholay comes to-day, and to him I state it as the opinion, not of light and fanciful but of serious and considerable men, that Burr must be preferred to Jefferson. He is, as I supposed, much wounded at this information." "To-day [December 27th] Mr. Harper calls, and Mr. Latimer. The former is, he says, an intimate friend of Burr, and thinks it advisable for the House of Representatives to give him their voice, without asking or expecting any assurances or explanation respecting his future administration. He thinks Burr's temper and disposition give an ample security for a conduct hostile to the democratic spirit which Mr. Harper considers as dangerous to our country, while Mr. Jefferson, he thinks, is so deeply imbued with false principles of government, and has so far committed himself in support of them, that nothing good can be expected from him. I give him some reasons why it would be better for gentlemen in his House to suspend their determinations until they can have more light as to the merit and probable conduct of the candidates." "Begin, to-day [December 31st], the discussion of the 'treaty.' On reading it I find it very bad. Mr. Adams told me that he has a letter from Mr. King telling him that the Lord Chancellor, Lord Grenville, and the King, have assured him of their satisfaction with our treaty with France."∗ On the 5th of January Morris wrote of the treaty to Alexander Hamilton as follows: "The convention with France will be ratified sub modo; such, at least, is my opinion. I wish to strike out the second and third articles; secondly, to fix a limitation of time. The second article, by suspending the operation, admits the existence of former treaties. The restitution of our trophies, stipulated by the third, may damp the spirit of our country. That nation which will permit profit or convenience to stand in competition with honor is on the steep descent to ruin. If, with the exception of those articles and a limitation of time, the convention be mutually ratified, I shall think it no bad bargain. Will the French Consul ratify it when so curtailed and limited? Perhaps, if his affairs are prosperous, he will not. Some gentlemen propose adding a clause to declare that it shall not prejudice former treaties. This appears dangerous, because, if afterwards ratified without that clause, such ratification may be construed as an assent to the conclusion which the declaration was intended to obviate. On the election between Messrs. Jefferson and Burr there is much speculation. Some, indeed most, of our Eastern friends are warm in support of the latter, and their pride is so much up about the charge of influence that it is dangerous to quote an opinion. I trust they will change, or be disappointed, for they appear to be moved by passion only. I have, more at the request of others than from my own mere motion, suggested certain considerations not quite unworthy of attention; but it is dangerous to be impartial in politics. You, who are temperate in drinking, have perhaps noticed the awkward situ ation of a man who continues sober after the company are drunk. Adieu, my dear Hamilton. God bless you and send you many happy years." The treaty with France was the absorbing interest in the Senate during the early days of 1801. "I go through the treaty in the House to-day," Morris says, January 15th, "and agree to the amendments of the committee; some sharpness of debate. Report the form of a ratification; consideration postponed." On the 23d the Senate rejected the convention with France, "by the intemperate passion of its friends." By the 26th there was a general desire in the House "to recede from the vote as it stands on the convention. As I all along suspected, it will be reconsidered. A debate on the bill for erecting a mausoleum to Washington. Speak on it a little, but with little effect." "The Aurora," Morris wrote to Alexander Hamilton, on the 16th of January, "will have shown you the result of our deliberations on the convention; at least, of those which went to a division worth noting. If it sticks in France, it will be respecting points on which the vote was unanimous, or nearly so. As to the induction, from the words of the second article, that the old treaties subsided though their operation was suspended, I think it undeniable that that, taken in consideration with other things, would have involved us in serious difficulty. To Britain was given certain rights, limited by those of a similar kind previously given to France. In abolishing our treaties with the latter, that which we had made with the former obtained an actual extension, which we might rightfully restrain: for, as she was no party either to our treaties with France or to the abrogation of them, she could not rightfully complain had we thought fit to re-establish those treaties. When, therefore, acknowledging their existence by suspending their effects generally, we particularly stipulate, and literally renew a part; might not the French demand for the part so renewed a priority? In fact, might not France demand that a British ship should not bring into our ports a French prize, and insist on bringing in a British prize? The privileges granted being incompatible and exclusive, the question of priority involves everything. So much for that. "Those articles (the second and third) being left out, the convention must be considered merely as a treaty of peace. The pre-existence of war is admitted, and from the moment of that admission there is an end to treaties and to claims of restitution and indemnity. Nothing, therefore, can make the matter more clear than to be perfectly silent. Our negotiators huddled up a treaty because there was to be a general peace, and you, my good friend, seem to think we should gulp it down because there is to be a general war. I took occasion early to declare in the Senate that we need not hurry the matter through, because, in my opinion, there would not be a general peace. Circumstances rush on to support my conjecture. Doubtless the First Consul, if the dice run against him, will agree to our offer. If they run in his favor he may reject it, and in like manner he might, under such circumstances, have freed himself from any cobweb fetters. His whole conduct is a comment on that text. "But you seem to fear for Britain because she has brought paper money into fashion. This reason, my dear sir, is stronger against trusting her in commerce than it is against confiding in her system of politics or war. Paper money, like ardent spirits, increases for a while the strength, though it consumes by degrees the fat, the muscles, and the viscera. At present Britain tallows finely, and presents a plump carcass for the poison to prey upon. With tolerable management she may last at least ten years, and make during that period tremendous exertions. Rely upon it, Denmark and Sweden will be sick of their bargain before midsummer next, and as to Paul Peter, remember what I told you of his fickle character. He cannot last long, and, deprived of commerce, will find his paper rubles run down hill much faster than the paper guineas of his adversary. His mother was a different being, and yet, even with her gigantic talents, she must have failed in the prosecution of her schemes had she not obtained money on loan in Holland. As to the Continental war, I think France has pushed as far as reason will justify. Should she go farther south in Italy and farther east in Germany, the Austrians, by rapid movements to a central position, may give the Consul a blow he will never recover." Again, writing to Hamilton on January 26th, he says: "I have now lying before me your letter dated the—inst. It contains important facts, with many of which I had previously been acquainted, but I dare not communicate the contents, because the idea that two States will, on a second ballot, come over, forms already a reason with the federal members in the House of Representatives for supporting Mr. Burr. They now seriously and generally, after much advisement, prefer that gentleman to Mr. Jefferson. They consider the candidates as equal in worth, or (if you like the other mode of expression best) as equally void of it; with this difference, that Burr's defects do not arise from want of energy and vigor. They believe that to courage he joins generosity, and cannot be branded with the charge of ingratitude; but they consider Mr. Jefferson as infected with all the cold-blooded vices, and as particularly dangerous from the false principles of government which he has imbibed. They look, moreover, with abhorrence at a Chief Magistrate of America who shall be the slave of Virginia. They consider it as indisputable that immediately upon Mr. Burr's election he will be abandoned by many of the Southern demagogues; and, however they may be mistaken in other points, in this I believe they are right. On counting over the Senate, after March next it appears that, out of thirty-two, there will be fifteen of each party, with two feeble members on whom no dependence can be placed. Under these circumstances it is conceived that Mr. Burr will be able to decide, as Vice-President, all questions in that body, and, of course, that the appointment to all offices will be completely in the hands of Messrs. Jefferson and Burr. The majority in the House of Representatives will be clear. Of course the legislative authority must be alike unchecked, and subject to their control. It seems, on the other hand, to be certain that if the Ancient Dominion be deprived of her favorite chief she will continue her opposition to Government, and that several of her dependents will join her; of course, that the federal men, if united, can decide during the next two years' administration. They believe, moreover, that, whatever may be Mr. Burr's conciliatory disposition, it will be impossible for him to assuage the resentment of the Virginians, who will consider his acceptance as a treachery, for Virginia cannot bear to see any other than a Virginian in the President's chair. You know my opinions, but I believe, unless something new turns up, Mr. Jefferson will not be chosen. I hear both parties, and cannot help being amazed by the certainty of success which is declared by each. If Burr be chosen President of the United States, and Clinton Governor of New York, without opposition, the anti-federal party with us must fall to pieces, and we may take up such of the fragments as we like best." "I attend the House to-day," says the diary for January 30th. "In a joint committee of the other House I find they have taken up false notions about the mode of electing a President, if none should appear to be chosen by the Electors. Some stretch the word immediately not only to leaving the Senate Chamber but even to adjournment and the doing of other business intermediately." "Two gentlemen call to-day [February 1st], before I am up, to settle an administration for Burr; laughable enough, under the circumstances which now exist." The Senate agreed on the 3d of February to the ratification of the treaty with France. "On condition," Morris wrote to his friend James Leray at Paris, "that the second article be struck out and that it be limited in its duration to eight years. I now make up my letters to go with the ratification. There will, of course, be no difficulty on your side of the water as to the expunging of the second article, for this will close forever the question of indemnification, and as the term of eight years carries this treaty beyond that with Great Britain, it is presumed that the limitation will be unexceptionable. It is important to us to get clear as fast as possible from an intimate connection with any of the powers of Europe. . . . It is impossible to determine which of the two candidates will be chosen President; rumors are various and intrigues great. I do not meddle in this business, and am perhaps not so well informed as those who do, but I can see that it will be a tight race, and have good reason to believe that Mr. Burr has more friends and many more well-wishers than is generally imagined." The two Houses met on Wednesday, February 11th, to count the ballots. "As was before understood," Morris says, "it appears that Messrs. Jefferson and Burr have equal votes. The Representatives cannot agree." "The House of Representatives continued balloting all night without the least change [February 12th]. We do the routine business." "Still cold [February 13th], and another snow-storm. No president yet chosen." It was not until Tuesday the 17th, after long, wearisome hours spent in balloting, that the federalists at last gave way, and Thomas Jefferson was chosen President, and Aaron Burr Vice-President of the United States. In a letter to Robert Livingston at Clermont, written on the 20th, Morris, referring to the incidents of the last weeks, says: "I greatly disapproved and openly disapproved the attempt to choose Mr. Burr. Many of my friends thought differently. I saw they would be disappointed, and there fore looked on with perfect composure. Indeed, my dear friend, this farce of life contains nothing which should put us out of humor. . . . If, as you suppose, I had the helm of the ship, I should steer differently; but whether better or worse it is not for me to say. No man keeps himself more, and very few, if any, so much aloof from headquarters. No one has so pointedly expressed his disapprobation of those things which tend to debase the office and degrade the dignity of government. As to the convention, you will have seen that it is ratified. . . . If it should not now be agreed to by the French Government, and that will depend on the state of affairs when it arrives, the real objection will be the limit of its duration. The commercial interest has gone, as you say, with the administration, and I believe it will go with the new administration. It certainly will, if they govern tolerably well. Not being a leader, nor in the secret of those who lead on either side, and neither meaning nor wishing to be so, I can judge with tolerable impartiality of what passes. I have agreed heartily and cordially to the new Judiciary Bill, which may have, and probably has, many little faults; but it answers the double purpose of bringing justice near to men's doors and of giving additional fibre to the roots of government. You must not, my friend, judge of other States by our own. Depend on it that, in some parts of this Union, justice cannot be readily obtained in the State courts. "That some improper appointments may take place under the law I can readily suppose; but in what country on earth are all appointments good? That the leaders of the federal party may use this opportunity to provide for friends and adherents is, I think, probable, and if they were my enemies I should not condemn them for it. Whether I should do the same thing myself is another question; I believe that I should not. They are about to experience a heavy gale of adverse wind. Can they be blamed for casting many anchors to hold their ship through the storm?" "Our new President makes his inaugural speech to-day [March 4th]—too long by half, and so he will find it himself before he is three years older." "Visit the President [March 6th]; very friendly. In the evening the Vice-President calls, and takes tea. We have news from Europe which communicate the victories of the French and the armistice of the 25th of December, 1800; also the declaration of Bonaparte stating the Rhine as the eastern boundary of France and the Adige as the western boundary of the Austrian dominions; the guarantee of the Swiss and Dutch Republics. The Cisalpine not being mentioned, I presume that the King of Sardinia is to be restored to his dominions. I conclude, also, that this peace has been previously settled between him and the Courts of Berlin and Petersburg. I am confirmed by General Dayton in the idea I took up from the conversation at the President's, that our monarch and his heir apparent will not be well together." "Pack up and leave Washington to-day [March 8th]. We find the road most execrable, and in consequence get stalled and set fast in the mud. We are about ten hours coming twenty-four miles to Annapolis, and our baggage-wagon repeatedly sticks fast. The people through the country are, in general, democrats, and the store-keepers, we observe, have sign-boards to say that they deal only for cash. These boards were, we are told, put up on the first day of this year. The merchants could no longer go on giving credit. This accounts for the democratic principle better than the boasted efforts of influential men. We hear of cock-fighting. The whole country is full of fox hounds, and all the churches have the windows broken." "Reach Philadelphia [March 14th]; the roads very bad. Go to the jail, and dine with my poor friend Robert Morris. Accounts from the Federal City seem to show that our new President is making some improper appointments." Arrived at Morrisania, Morris put aside the "métier de sénateur" and betook himself to the pruning-hook and the business of the farm, laid out a garden, actively superintended the men working on his house, and entertained numerous guests. "I am so much fatigued every day with work," he says, "as to take no particular note of what passes." The difficulties of house-keeping were great, and he wrote to his friend M. Leray at Paris that if he could send him "a chasseur who understood fishing he would be useful to me, and a cook is a physical necessity. No good domestics can be had here, not even women. None of those imported can, I think, be depended on unless they be somewhat advanced in years." No public affairs especially attracted Morris's attention until the autumn of 1801, when the news came that the First Consul had ratified the amended treaty. "I suppose," he then wrote to John Parish (October 5th) at London, à propos of this subject, "you have not attended to those amendments which, though of little apparent consequence, have the great and salutary effect of terminating our intimate alliance with France, and, of course, leave us in a state of equality with all nations. It is true we paid for it by giving up our claim for damages by the spoliation of our commerce; if, indeed, that claim can be supposed to be of any value. . . . I conclude that the affairs of the First Consul are not very splendid. He would not otherwise have let go his hold of us, for though we are but as a feather in the great scale of power, yet when that scale is nearly poised the weight of a feather is something." Just at this time the proposition of M. and Madame de Lafayette, to take advantage of a law in France the letter of which made it possible for them to avoid paying the interest on a sum of money he had readily furnished them with in the days of their adversity, very painfully disconcerted Morris. "I own to you," he wrote to his friend James Leray, who had indignantly refused to comply with the terms proposed by the Lafayettes, "my dear friend, that this stickling for depreciation is quite shocking. It is worse to my feelings than the loss I must sustain. A necessary consequence of their action is that, to put themselves in the right, they must put me in the wrong, to which effect they must grossly misrepresent. This, however, is easy, for the maxim, 'Les absents ont toujours tort,' is never more true than in the societies of Paris." A settlement of this matter was not arranged until the spring of 1804, and then Morris was obliged to content himself with 53,500 livres, instead of 100,000 livres, which was the amount of the original debt. M. Henri Labarte, at Paris, had charge of this extraordinarily disagreeable affair, and the following letter to him explains the state of the case: "Jai eu l'honneur de vous écrire sur l'affaire de M. de Lafayette. Vous y trouverez, peut-être, l'indignation que m'inspiraient des démarches auxquelles je ne devais certainement pas m'attendre, je vous en rends juge. La sœur de Madame de Lafayette est venue me dire que M. de Lafayette manquait du nécessaire dans les prisons de Magdebourg. Je lui fis payer sur-le-champ dix mille florins, au nom des États-Unis, mais de mes propres deniers. Je dis de 'mes propres deniers,' parce que non seulment je m'en suis rendu responsable, mais encore, j'en ai laissé le montant entre les mains des banquiers des Etats-Unis à Amsterdam jusqu'à ce que le Congrès eῦt décidé qu'on payât les appointements que M. de Lafayette, dans les jours brillants de sa fortune, n'avait pas voulu toucher, et qu'on eῦt remboursé aux banquiers les 10,000 florins que, d'après mes ordres, ils lui avaient remis. Bientôt après on est venu encore, de la part de Madame de Lafayette, me dépeindre ses angoisses de ce que l'honneur de son mari était compromis à cause de 100,000 livres de dettes que, faute des formalités requises, ne seraient pas payées du produit de ses biens, et me prier du les cautionner à l'Assemblée Nationale, de la part des États-Unis. Quoiqu'il lui parut très simple qu'on fît une affaire d'état des détails de son ménage, il eῦt été facile de lui faire sentir l'inconséquence d'une pareille demande. Mais elle était malheureuse. Ainsi, loin de m'enfermer dans les formes de ma place, je lui promis les 100,000 livres et, quoique des circonstances imprévues m'en rendissent le paiement difficile, je lui tins parole. Or, dans ce moment, cette somme m'eῦt valu, au prix courant, près de deux mille marcs d'argent, et Madame de Lafayette, alors prisonnière, allait, selon toute apparence, être victimée. Mais pour épargner à sa sensibilité la peine de voir ternir l'honneur de son mari, j'en fis l'avance qu'on veut actuellement me rembourser avec 53,500 livres. Soit, j'y consens; car je ne veux pas, par un procès éclatant, avoir l'air de me faire valoir aux dépens de la réputation de M. de Lafayette. Ainsi, je vous prie, monsieur, de terminer cette affaire, et qu'il n'en soit plus parlé. Je vous prie, même, de ne point ébruiter les détails que je viens de vous confier."∗ To Madame de Lafayette Morris wrote the following letter in August, 1802, replying to a letter of hers in which she had said that M. de Lafayette could not charge himself with her debt to him: "Vous me parlez, madame, du profit que j'eusse pu tirer d'un secours pécuniaire que j'étais assez heureux de pouvoir vous fournir dans un moment critique. Il n'en a jamais été question, mais s'il eῦt fallu faire un pareil calcul, je vous aurais fait observer que j'aurais pu, avec les cent mille francs que je vous ai prêtés, acquérir un bienfonds dans le centre de Paris de dix mille livres de rente. Vous me fîtes entrevoir votre état de besoin. Alors, madame, il ne fut plus question de calculs. Ma sensibilité me porta, dans un moment terrible, à vous faire une avance sans penser aux risques, ou plutôt à la presque certitude, de n'être jamais payé. Le sentiment qui m'a rendu votre créancier m'a défendu d'accepter l'hypothèque que vous aviez bien voulu m'offrir lors de votre premier séjour dans la ville de Hambourg. Le même sentiment, madame, ne me permet aucune observation dans le moment actuel. Il me parait, d'après votre lettre, qu'il convient à M. de Lafayette de s'acquitter de cette créance en me payant cinquante-trois mille livres. M. Labarte, qui aura l'honneur de vous remettre celle-ci, est chargé, de ma part, de les recevoir, de vous en passer quittance et de vous donner celle pour cent mille francs que votre agent m'a fait il y a sept ou huit ans. Il n'en serait donc plus question, sans l'espoir qu'on a donné à M. de Lafayette de faire payer ses dettes par les États-Unis. "Vous sentez bien, madame, que, vu les circonstances où je me trouve, la délicatesse me défend de prendre part aux délibérations sur cet objet. Je me borne à l'assurance que, dans le cas où je serais payé ici, je m'empresserais de rendre à monsieur votre mari la somme qu'il aura comptée à M. Labarte. Dites, je vous prie, madame, mille choses de ma part à M. de Lafayette, et soyez persuadée du respect et de l'attachement avec lesquelles j'ai l'honneur d'être . . ."∗ "From the last advices I have received," Morris wrote to Mr. Parish in February, 1803, "it appears that M. de Lafayette means to liquidate what he owes me by something less than the interest of it. To do this he reduces the principal down pretty low by a scale of depreciation. God forgive him, and, if possible, reconcile him to himself. He must have odd notions if, with the consciousness of facts, some mediation be not necessary between his mind and his conscience." On the termination of the affair Morris wrote to M. Henri Labarte (May 12, 1804) to congratulate him on the ending of so unpleasant an episode. "Vous avez bien fait," he says, "de terminer avec mes débiteurs, et je désire maintenant qu'ils en aient la conscience nette. Malheureusement, cela ne leur arrivera pas, et, par conséquent, ils me porteront toujours une inimitié sincère. L'ingrat ne pense guère à son bienfaiteur sans peine, et comment ne pas haïr l'objet qui nous fait souffrir et, surtout, celui qui nous avilit, même à nos propres yeux? Leur ayant pardonné le premier tort, je pardonne, d'avance, le second."∗ "There is no drawing the sound of a trumpet from a whistle," was almost the severest stricture Morris passed on the conduct of the Lafayettes. [∗]Translation.—I busy myself here at the trade of a senator, and amuse myself lazily watching the petty intrigues, the insane hopes, the worthless projects of that weak and proud animal they call man. We only need here houses, cellars, kitchens, scholarly men, amiable women, and a few other such trifles, to possess a perfect city; for we can walk over it as we would in the fields or the woods, and, on account of a strong frost, the air is quite pure. I enjoy it all the more since my room fills with smoke as soon as the door is closed. Should it enter your fancy to come and live in Washington, in order to confirm you in so charming a project I hasten to assure you that building-stone is plentiful, that excellent bricks are baked here, that we are not wanting in sites for magnificent mansions, that projected canals will give birth to a large commerce, that as a consequence riches will bring forth a taste for the fine arts; in a word, that this is the best city in the world to live in—in the future. But, since I do not belong to those good people who will constitute posterity. I should prefer to be transferred to Ratisbon, were it only because I should then enjoy the happiness of seeing you and of reiterating, by word of mouth, the assurance of my respect and of my attachment. [∗]John Adams was President, and Thomas Jefferson Vice-President, of the United States in 1800. [∗]Three commissioners had been sent to France in the spring of 1800 to inform the French ministers that the United States expected full indemnification for the destruction of their property by the French Republic or its agents; that old treaties were no longer binding, that no alliance was to be entered into, and no guarantee of the French possessions in America given. Napoleon offered two propositions; the old treaties with full indemnity, or new treaties with no indemnity at all. The negotiation dragged on until September, when a convention instead of a treaty was finally agreed on, and matters in dispute were left for future negotiation. The first three articles, which Morris mentions in his letter to Hamilton, were as follows: Property captured but not condemned was to be given up; public ships taken before the exchange of ratifications were to be released; commerce was to be free. [∗]Translation.—I have had the honor to write to you concerning M. de Lafayette's business. You will find in this letter the expression of my indignation concerning proceedings I had certainly no reason to expect. I wish you to know all about them. The sister of Madame de Lafayette came to me, stating that M. de Lafayette was in dire want in the prisons of Magdeburg. I caused at once ten thousand florins to be paid to him, in the name of the United States, but out of my own resources. I say, "my own resources," for not only did I render myself liable for that amount, but I left it in the hands of the United States bankers in Amsterdam until Congress had decided that the salary M. de Lafayette had declined in the brilliant days of his fortune should be paid him, and until the bankers had been paid back the ten thousand florins thus disbursed by them by my orders. Soon afterward friends came again, in Madame de Lafayette's name, picturing to me her anguish. The honor of her husband was compromised on account of one hundred thousand livres of debts which he had contracted, and which, owing to the lack of certain formalities, could not be paid out of the proceeds of his property. She begged me to be his indorser to that amount, in the name of the United States, before the National Assembly. Although she seemed to think it perfectly natural to parade her household cares as State matters, she might easily have been made to feel the inconsequence of such a step. But she was unfortunate, and, not allowing the forms of my office to hinder me. I promised her the one hundred thousand livres, and, although I found it difficult to bring the sum together, I kept my word. At that time such a sum could have bought me two thousand marks of silver, and Madame de Lafayette, then a prisoner, seemed very near being sent to the scaffold. But to spare to her sensibility the grief of seeing the honor of her husband tarnished, I advanced that sum, for which they now want to pay me fifty-three thousand livres. All right. I consent; for I will not, by means of a noisy lawsuit, appear to be exalting myself at the expense of M. de Lafayette's reputation. I therefore ask you, sir, to close this matter, so that it be never spoken of again. I beg of you, also, to prevent the details just confided to you from coming before the public. [∗]Translation.—You speak to me, madame, of a profit which I might have derived from a pecuniary service I was happy to render you in a critical moment. It was never thought of, and if such a calculation had been intended I should have pointed out to you that, with the one hundred thousand francs I lent you I might have bought real estate in the centre of Paris which would bring me now ten thousand livres yearly rent. You gave me a hint as to your state of want; then, madame, I could think of no speculation. My sensibility induced me to consent to this advance without giving a thought to the risks, or, rather, to the quasi-certitude of never being repayed. The feeling which made of me your creditor forbade me accepting the mortgage-bond you kindly offered me at the time of your first stay in Hamburg. The same feeling, madame, allows me no observation at the present moment. [∗]Translation.—You did well to close matters with my debtors, and I only wish them a clear conscience. Unhappily that they will not have, and will ever bear me, in consequence, a sincere hatred. The ungrateful man never thinks of his benefactor without a pang, and how should one not detest the object that causes such suffering and lowers one in one's own eyes? Having pardoned the first wrong, I pardon the second in advance. |


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When I first show people Google Earth, I do the classic zooming down to find someone's house. Or turn on a layer like Banks/ATMs to show how the data can be useful.
But, the real shocker about Google Earth is when you show them the "Tilt" feature and that this is a 3D model of the world! Any mountainous area will do, but let's try Mount St. Helens which is a particular good view. After going there, find the up/down slider on the right side of the navigation area of Google Earth (when you put your mouse over it will say "Adjust Tilt") and try it out.
IMPORTANT TIP: the best way to take control of your 3D viewing of Google Earth is to use the middle mouse button. Click and hold the middle button and watch how you can pan and tilt around any view. Another tip is to hold down the SHIFT key while doing this and making circular motions to pan at a fixed tilt.
Controlling Google Earth Pan/Tilt
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Day off. Crete, the morning after. Last night got completely out of hand, and I'm just now trying to piece together the various shreds of memory I have left. We arrived in Crete and found ourselves staying in what is basically paradise - a large coastal resort hotel with chalets by the clearest blue sea you ever saw, with beaches, palm trees, hills, little rocky paths everywhere, the whole bit. Clearly, its going to be a great few days here. Today was also the birthday of Bess from Principle Management, so later in the evening, The Edge invited us all over to his place to celebrate, because he was so amused to find that his chalet/room had not one, but two swimming pools. It had an outdoor pool and, yes, a fair sized indoor pool and whole spa set up, making it, he said, the most over-the-top accommodation of his entire career.
Now, I don't know whether it was the beauty of the place, or the realisation that the end of this leg of the tour is so close, or some psychological reaction to the massive contrast between here and Bosnia, or maybe it was just the moonlight and the moment with a birthday thrown in, but something in us ignited and we declared 'party time' of the highest order. The bar was raided, the tunes were cranked up and into the pool(s) everyone went in various states of dress and undress. The Edge found himself hosting Crete's very first Aqua-Disco and we made the most of it. In the pool, singing, yelling, dancing. We did Go West, we did YMCA and birthday girl Bess performed the whole of 'Born Slippy' on the side of the pool. Everyone piled in. Madness. Dancing on the treadmill. Ice-cube fights in the steam room. Building a make-shift bar on the edge of the pool. Making candle sculptures to float in the water. Aching from hours of water aerobics, and laughing, laughing, laughing. Couldn't find the way back to my room. After an hour wandering about little paths, peering at chalet numbers, hopping fences and climbing over rocks I knew I was utterly, hopelessly lost. Nice night for it, mind. Still had the mobile phone, so called a friend in California who had a tour itinerary, so he could give me the hotel reception number here. I called reception and they sent out a little Greek porter to find me and lead me to my room. I've no idea how anyone else got home.
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No, you may not have this URL.
Over the few years I've had this handle (on and off as my main blog), I have been, multiple times, asked me an interesting question - for me to change my tumblr url. A valid question. My tumblr url is awesome. In fifth grade I wanted my middle name to be "wonderland" so I really would be 'alice in wonderland' (aka allison wonderland). Well, twitterhandle was too long (DARN YOU TWITTER FOR MESSING UP MY NAME.) (I still don't have a satisfactory twitterhandle), and blogspot was taken, but I had been told I needed a tumblr and lo and behold! allisonwonderland.tumblr.com was available. I still didn't like the tumble concept, and I thought the design was somewhat clunky (I have since changed this into: I love the blog/reblog, I dislike the reading page).
But I figured tumblr might get big eventually, and I'd want one then and all the good usernames would be taken. So I checked. allisonwonderland.tumblr.com!! DONE. So I made one. And then ignored it for a long while. Finally a certain someone told me I needed to get on this. So I did. And then couldn't get too into it. So I stopped.
Anyway, the point is that today [no longer today] an anon used my question function to state (ask?) "please change your url." Just that, nothing more.
Huh? I like my URL. There is a reason I picked it. It is awesome. See my entire first paragraph. But I felt a little bad - I know well the feeling of wanting a taken webhandle! - so I cavalierly replied, "nope, i intentionally got this one early because i wanted this url. sorry!" (trufax.)
Anon responded quickly, "YOU NEVER EVEN GET ON TUMBLR WHY DO YOU NEED IT SO MUCH?"
Well! Ex-cuuuuuuse me for breathing! I don't need it, Anon. I like it. You don't *need* it either. You want it. At least, that is my thought process. I think, 'You know, this Anon might have a legitimate reason for needing this. Maybe they're making a movie. Maybe this relates to their career. Or maybe they just want it really badly.'
So I decided to make a magnanimous offer. I said, "I will sell it to you for $50. Other than that, I will be keeping it. Thanks!" Honestly, I don't want to sell it for $50. Maybe $150. But regardless, I doubted that Anon would take me up on the offer to buy allisonwonderland.tumblr.com for $50.
This is an interesting discussion for many reasons. First, one of my professors was saying how when his son was born he bought [sonsname].com, saying that one day his son would be happy to have it.Second, web domains such as tumblr are usually free. Third - what is the value of a website?
It's a longer post than I want to get into right now (I have this epic goal of going to sleep before midnight tonight), but it's interesting food for thought.
Anyway, Anon, since you might be reading this, that's my rationale. I intentionally acted early to secure a tumblr handle that I wanted, and feel that since I acted such that I am entitled to it*. Since I now "own" that handle, I am able to sell it if I so choose. This website has value to me, so I do not want to give it over for free**. I am someone who actively cares about how she is portrayed in the blogosphere, and like this URL enough to fight for it.
So basically, I'm sorry, and good luck finding a tumblr handle you like!
*Practical use for my philosophy of law class! There's so much philosophical/ethical/moral debate in this sentence! I LOVE IT! Oh, entitlement, how you amuse and annoy me)
** http://www.tumblr.com/terms_of_service - Section 9. I skimmed, so if someone wants to correct me, go ahead.


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Best Celebrity Style | April 22, 2013 Rosie, Joan, and Kate Lead This Week's Top 10 by Hannah Weil 4/26/13 6 Reactions 30 Shares Print 10 3 12 5 0 We kicked off the week with the Time 100 Gala, were treated to film premieres and parties in between, and closed it out with a Vogue-hosted dinner in London last night. Suffice it to say, celebrities have had ample opportunity to show off a range of glamorous eventwear — and they've taken it. From Kate Hudson's hot-pink heels and leather for an appearance in NYC to Joan Smalls's little white dress and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's knockout Michael Kors, it's a lesson in dressing of the very chicest kind. Get a look at the full top 10 when you keep clicking. Source: Getty Start What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crystal Renn wowed in a one-shoulder black evening gown for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's annual Spring ball. Source: Getty / Simon Russell 1 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olivia Palermo outfitted another expert high-low pairing in a Louis Vuitton shift and Zara heels at the Louis Vuitton Maison opening in Munich. Source: Getty / Lennart Preiss 2 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jessica Biel was a knockout in black Tom Ford at the Time 100 Gala. Source: Getty / TIMOTHY A. CLARY 3 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Demi Moore gave us a cooler riff on the menswear vibe in a sheer tuxedo-style jumpsuit at AFI's Night at the Movies. Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison 4 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kate Hudson turned heads outside the Late Show in a leather Barbara Bui mini and hot-pink heels. Source: Getty / DVT/Star Max 6 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 We can't stop talking about Gwyneth Paltrow's seriously sexy — and seriously sheer — Antonio Berardi gown that she wore to the Iron Man 3 premiere in LA. Source: Getty / Lester Cohen 6 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joan Smalls was a vision in a draped white minidress at the Condé Nast Toast to Editors party in NYC. Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 7 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 It's hard to top Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's printed Michael Kors strapless — the model was stunning at the designer's Vogue-hosted dinner in London. Source: Getty / David M. Benett 8 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashley Madekwe chose a gorgeous, printed Monique Lhuillier sheath for the College Television Awards Gala. Source: Getty / Michael Tullberg 9 / 10 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 We loved seeing Kate Beckinsale on the red carpet in a fresh printed suit for the TCM Classic Film Festival opening. Source: Getty / Michael Buckner 11 / 10 10 3 12 5 0 Read More Joan SmallsRosie Huntington-WhiteleyCelebrity StyleBest DressedKate Hudson Kate Hudson We Spy: Are Shorts Appropriate For the Oscars? 11 hours ago See Mary-Kate Olsen's Engagement Ring — and More Star Sparklers 17 hours ago Best Dressed Stars and Biggest Trends at the 2014 Oscars! 2 days ago The Must-See Oscars Moments You Didn't Catch on TV 2 days ago 4 Stylish Ladies (and 1 Dapper Man) Made Our Oscars Best Dressed List 3 days ago The Red Carpet Gowns So Stunning They Had to Be Custom 3 days ago Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Because 1 Bright Color's Never Enough, Rosie and Rita Served Up 2 2 weeks ago Is This Too Much Cleavage For Dinner, Even For a Supermodel? 12/18/13 So This Is Where Every Good-Looking Person in London Was 12/02/13 "Kate Who?" The British Fashion Awards in 25 Tweets 12/02/13 Did Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Forget Her Pants? 12/02/13 How Do Celebs Prep For Thanksgiving? By Exercising, Of Course 11/27/13 Joan Smalls Rihanna and Cara Delevingne Go Shopping at Chanel! 1 day ago Bohemian Glamour Ruled the Runway at Emilio Pucci 1 week ago How Good Does Cate Blanchett Look on the Cover of Vogue? 1/01 Sun, Stars, and Santa: Instagram Got Festive This Week 12/30/13 You Have to See This: Victoria's Secret Models Twerking 12/10/13 The Unexpected Product Used to Get the Victoria's Secret Glow 12/09/13 Get a Personalized Fashion & Beauty Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): Kate Hudson Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Street Style Celebrity Style What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reactions Link Love The reason why Karl is designing a hotel is only something he could say — Fashionista Hayden Panettiere on hunting for a wedding dress — People StyleWatch Karlie Kloss is road-tripping with a very famous lady — The Cut Get the Chanel Fall 2014 look right now — Lucky Is this the last real couture house? — The Daily Beast Check out how America's leader rocked the Canadian tuxedo — Details What (the real) Jimmy Choo is up to now — Vogue UK What your blurry Instagram photos are doing to fashion — Business of Fashion Why you'll want a petite-malle even if you don't know what it is — Telegraph
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