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1. It is an undeniable fact that being a follower of His Great Starchiness, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, in these times invites derision from those who have not been touched by His Noodly Appendages. 2. Indeed, a large part of the fun of our wonderful religion is watching our unquestioning, zealous opponents become riled up as we explain our points of view. 3. Some might even say that if it were not for the of these opponents, Our Saucy Lord's Noodly Embrace would have no draw for them. 4. Without the contempt of those who wish to force others to adhere to their own personal beliefs, they may feel that there would be no need for the elaborate, holy pirate outfits and debates and discussions with other science-minded folk; indeed, a satire with no object to parody can be inherently frivolous. 5. I certainly hope it never comes to pass that my fellow Pastafarians never need to feel this way, but nevertheless the sentiment is there. Until then, there is great joy and a great sense of comradery and community in being a Pastafarian, and the exaggeratedly angry reactions we recieve from stubborn nonbelievers enhances the entertainment of it quite a bit.
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17. For those among us lucky to live not with lunatics but merely with curmudgeons, there is a fourth option, and that is continue to proudly show your faith even among your family who scorns it. 18. Your family may be good people who love you, but if they are like mine, they also seem to have lost their sense of humor, their sense of fun, and their childlike whimsy. 19. They may tell you that you are immature, that you need to "grow up", that you are behaving stupidly, or that you are an embarrassment. 20. I say that in this case, the best way to go about doing things is to continually strive to demonstrate your maturity, while also emphasizing that it's okay for mature adults to be silly, as long as it does not prevent you from achieving what you want and need to achieve in life. 21. And it is true! 22. Do not forget it! 23. If people cannot have fun except in ways sanctioned by those who define how fun something is by how acceptable it is in their social circles, then the world will quickly become very boring, very quickly. 24. One can only go so far on shopping, television, drinking, and sex. 25. Yes, they are all very enjoyable activities, and they are not activities I would begrudge anyone else by any means, but if they become the ONLY ways you can find to have fun, I must tell you that your life will seem to stagnate before very long.
26. The way to prevent your life from stagnating, as you may be told by those people who actually ENJOY their lives, rather than simply "dealing with" them (and yes, such people do exist, and they're not just the monetarily rich, believe it or not), is to find a hobby, or multiple hobbies. 27. There are many things to do that can be considered hobbies, and some are more traditional than others. 28. If you are reading this letter, then most likely, expressing your Pirattitude is one of those hobbies. 29. If your family is like mine, however, this hobby may not be acceptable to your miserly loved ones, who may prefer that you adopt a more "mature" hobby such as stamp collecting or model ship building. 30. Don't misunderstand me; ship building is of course a wonderful hobby for a pirate, as long as you fly a Jolly Roger on your miniature vessel. 31. But the fact is, it is not only impossible, but also very rude, to try to force someone to adopt a hobby they do not enjoy. 32. Different people take pleasure from different activities, and I tell you that if everyone in the world were to stick only to traditional hobbies and not come up with new, fun things to do, then global culture as whole would stagnate, much like the life of a hobbyless person.
33. So, as long as you have the option, I suggest that you should continue to be the person YOU want to be, not the person your family tells you to be, and continue to hold The Holy Meatball close to your heart. 34. As much as part of the goal of preaching our religion is the thrill of gaining new converts in unexpected places, so should you try (not too forcefully, mind you) to soften the hearts of those who are unable to let their facade of hardened adulthood drop for even a few moments. 35. If they will not bend, so be it, but at least you can say that you tried to help them and were true to yourself. 36. That is, after all, the spirit of being a pirate.
37. Have faith!
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Pea Soup and Pancakes in Sweden
Sweden does good work when it comes to lunch. Most restaurants offer "Dagens Lunch" or "Dagens Rätt." Lunch of the day. Usually it consists of bread, salad, a drink, and whatever the main meal is. And for a reasonable price. Around $10 depending on the exchange rate. It dates back quite a while as an affordable meal for the working force. Socialism at its best.
Anyway, I quite like dagens lunch. It tends to be delicious and is affordable enough that I can still convince myself that I'm being thrifty. And yesterday, I went in for dagens lunch. Luckily, I knew exactly what I was going to be eating. Because it was Thursday.
Thursday's dagens lunch is always pea soup and pancakes. Quite the combination. Like peanut butter and jelly. Malone and Stockton. Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.
Anyway. Pea soup, for those of you wondering, looks like green baby diarrhea. It is, despite the coloring, quite delicious. Just a bunch of mushed up peas with some ham thrown in for good measure. And usually eaten with a big dollop of mustard thrown in the mix. The pancakes are of the classic Swedish variety. Thin. Both sides slightly marbled from the pan. They are glorious. And usually eaten with large dollops of jelly and whipped cream.
For reasons absolutely unbeknownst to me, pea soup and pancakes are a Thursday staple in Sweden. I've asked around. No one has yet given me a reason that I truly believe. Mostly because every answer I have received has started with the person admitting that it's a good question. And then they throw out their theory. I've heard everything from it being towards the end of the week so restaurants needed a cheap alternative because cash flow was getting low. I've heard that somewhere along the line, fancy hotels, which usually had set menus, adopted this meal and so it stuck. I've even heard that the military is behind it all because of their need to feed all those young men who were in on mandatory military service a few decades ago. I don't know.
I do know though that my lunch was delicious.
Welcome to Sweden. Where pea soup and pancakes are a Thursday tradition.
29 comments:
- Jessy said...
pea soup with pancakes sounds very not appetizing. but I'll definitely have try it when I go to Sweden next year.
- January 16, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- nevil said...
In the Swedish military you always get pea soup and pancakes every Thursday.
Don't know where they got the tradition from though...
- January 16, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- Costarossa said...
Even though it does not sound appetizing, and sometimes doesn't look so either, it is really good. I spent almost two years in Sweden without once trying it until one day my Swedish friend in Russia invited a gang fo friends, me included, to a Thursday lunch. Peasoup and pancakes. :) It wasn't mushy, though, but with whole peas - but maybe that was my friend's personal recipe. And was it delicious!
Though I do not know the reason, in some countries there are traditional meals for certian days of the week. So, in Spain (or maybe just Catalonia?), coincidentally also on Thursday, it is typical to eat rice with seafood and tint.
- January 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Mattias said...
Here's the reason
- January 16, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Jessy, the two together maybe don't sound so appetizing but of course you don't eat them together. The pancakes are the dessert after the pea soup.
Just for the record, though, I don't like pea soup either. OK, sure, last time I tried it I was maybe 3-6 years old... But to this day, I just can't bring myself to try it again. There's just something with the smell, how it looks and of course, the fact that I have never liked peas.
- January 16, 2009 at 2:03 PM
The link above explains the story that I have heard: basically you eat a hearty meal before fasting (no meat) on Fridays.
- January 16, 2009 at 2:51 PM
- Hannah said...
I wouldnt go so far as to say that I love pancakes and pea supes but it is damn close. ;)
I have (maybe) found an explenation: http://www.popularhistoria.se/o.o.i.s?id=52&vid=213
- January 16, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- Hairy Swede said...
@jessy – you're right. It sounds pretty awful. But you have to give it a shot.
@nevil – I've heard that from quite a few people actually.
@costarossa – I would imagine that pea soup with whole peas probably looks a bit more appetizing. But sometimes its best to just ignore how things look and eat up. Because it is delicious.
I think that's very cool about the Spanish Thursday meal. I'm not sure that the US really has anything like that. Maybe some sort of Sunday meal like a roast?
@Mattias – that's a pretty good explanation. Gotta get a little bit of extra meat before the religious start to the weekend.
@Robban - never liking peas would probably put a damper on eating pea soup.
@anonymous – apparently I hang out with a bunch of people who either don't know history or religion. But this explanation definitely makes sense.
@Hannah – that's what I like to hear. Sometimes its ok to love inanimate objects. Like pea soup and pancakes.
- January 16, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Editor's note: I LOVE pancakes though! The Swedish kind!
- January 16, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Pancakes with jam and ice cream is awesome! You should all try it!
- January 16, 2009 at 5:53 PM
What's the difference between pea soup and roast beef? Anyone can roast beef....sorry Hairy, but this seemed about your speed....
- January 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- Hairy Swede said...
@robban - swedish pancakes are pretty delicious.
@anonymous - I had an old girlfriend who used to put yogurt on pancakes. despite thinking it was kind ofw eird it was quite tasty.
@anonymous - I love it. its funny because its true.
- January 17, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Perhaps this is a little bit of topic, but I wouldn't say that the concept of "Dagens lunch" is "socialism at it's best". And this is not because I think that socialism has ever created anything that is better than "Dagens lunch", but rather because socialism has very little to do with "Dagens lunch".
If you were a restaurant owner and you know that there will be a lot of workers who want to eat lunch between 11 and 13, you would of course try to get as many of these people to your place as possible. These people are likely to bring food from their homes in lunch boxes if the price of eating out is too high, because very few people can afford 150 SEK lunches on a daily basis. But if you manage to get the price down to around 60 SEK it's a lot more likely that it will be "worth it", since restaurant food often tastes better and since people wouldn't need to cook in advance.
So basicly the workforce demands cheap meals that can compete with lunches brought from home, and that is why the markets supply it. So I'd say that this is the market economy at work, raelly.
But is this concept Swedish or are there similiar things abroad as well?
- January 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM
- nevil said...
In Tokyo I guess you could say there is a similar concept. Although here normal restaurants have "lunch specials". That means the italian, chinese, korean, a.s.o restaurants have lunch specials.
Normally that is one of their lower cost dishes in a set including soup, salad or so.
In Sweden a lunch restaurant seems to have different menu every day whereas here the menu is mostly constant but with more options.
- January 17, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Hairy Swede said...
You're right, but my understanding is that the idea of dagens lunch came about more as a social program to feed the workers. The problem is I can't remember where in the hell I read that. So its possible that I am wrong. But its because of that that I made my smart ass comment about it being socialism at its best. Although, I think it would be very easy to argue, as you do, that supply and demand is at work today.
I'm not sure how common programs like these are. There are obviously lunch deals in the US, but not quite to the same extent as dagens lunch that is found in Sweden.
- January 17, 2009 at 1:50 PM
- Hairy Swede said...
@nevil - you snuck in on me while I was commenting on snefald. I think the lunch special is probably more common. which for some reason I don't see as being the same thing as dagens lunch.
- January 17, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Pancakes are awesome...
Yeah, you're right, there's something about pea soup and not liking peas that don't really go together... I wonder if it has anything to with the peas?
- January 21, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- Hairy Swede said...
no. definitely not. it has to be the ham that they throw in there.
- January 21, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- Mysmasken said...
Neat, I just found your blog! I am a Swede in Canada, and I think I will have to show your blog to my husband to be. He (not me, i am perfectly happy here!) is considering moving to Sweden.
Saved in Favourites... I will be back!
- January 23, 2009 at 3:09 AM
- Hairy Swede said...
glad to hear it!
- January 23, 2009 at 6:57 AM
- eklandisk said...
You wrote:
my understanding is that the idea of dagens lunch came about more as a social program to feed the workers. The problem is I can't remember where in the hell I read that.
I have heard the same thing. And I can't come up with an authoritative source either. Maybe it's got something to do with Rikskuponger (a tax-favorable program that lets employers subsidize the lunches of their workers). I know there are some set requirements for what is supposed to be included in a Dagens: Entrée, bread, salad, something to drink, and if I'm not mistaken, coffee afterwards.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Hairy Swede said...
its out there somewhere. ot its just some sort of urban legend. you know. for history nerds like me.
- January 26, 2009 at 8:02 PM
- me said...
Pea soup and pancakes. Green pea soup. Mmmm~! It works well with pancakes. I'm going to ask my girlfriend to make me some pea soup and pancakes in the morning. She's Swede; she should be able to make that if not anything else.
- February 15, 2009 at 5:56 AM
- Hairy Swede said...
it does work well... it seems like such a strange combination but its delicious.
- February 15, 2009 at 11:15 PM
- obin_gam said...
The most important thing imo is what kind of pea soup you eat.
The best, the only "real" pea soup if you will, hehe, is of course "Soldatens Ärtsoppa" (The Soldiers Pea Soup)!
- April 2, 2009 at 10:25 PM
- Hairy Swede said...
the military does it right
- April 3, 2009 at 9:39 PM
- The Dual Role Grandma said...
I grew up in a Swedish neighborhood in Chicago, which is a LOT like having Scandinavia plopped in the Midwest, given the Chicago neighborhood system makes many such enclaves. Anywho, on Thursday at the old Villa Sweden or Svea both served pea soup and pancakes on Thursdays. Don't know about the 28-year "new" Ann Sather restaurant, but in the 1960s, that's what was served. I was told the fortified pea soup held people over for Friday's fasting and meatlessness, which the Lutherans in the area as well as the Catholics observed. Taaksamycket!
- January 3, 2010 at 11:43 PM
- Hairy Swede said...
it does make for a hearty meal that is for sure. plus its delicious.
- January 11, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Quite an old post by now, but I know the reason for soup on Thursdays. In the olden days that was the maids day off (or afternoon off), so they prepared a meal that could easily be reheated. Not sure if that explains the combination with pancakes, but at least it explains the tradition of soup on Thursdays.
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For police departments in southern coastal regions, spring break is a hellish month's worth of property damage, Red Dog vomit, and belligerent teenagers yelling. But it's equally bad for courts, which see their dockets overflow with minor cases that end up being very difficult to resolve, largely because the defendants find it more expedient to flee the state than to face the charges against them. So what's the solution? Let lawlessness reign? Assign more cops to the Señor Frog's detail? Deputize a bunch of back-talking bounty hunters to hunt down open-container scofflaws and bring them to justice?
For Panama City Beach, the answer is Spring Break Court, a concept that will surely become an A&E reality show. This year, Judge Joe Grammer ran a month-long pop-up courtroom on the fourth floor of the Majestic Beach Resort, where he gave spring breakers accused of minor offenses the chance to resolve their cases quickly. The defendants were given three options: plead guilty; plead not guilty and have the case moved over to a real courthouse; or enter the State Attorney's Diversion Program, complete some community service, and have the charges dropped. As S. Brady Calhoun reports in his fantastic article for the Panama City News Herald, every single participant chose to enter the Diverson Program.
This is a great example of a smart solution to a small but persistent problem. Spring-break crime might seem inconsequential, but it's a big strain on local justice systems. As an assistant state's attorney told WMBB-TV, "We see about a 50-75 percent [crime increase] in about a 2 to 2.5 month period which falls primarily on the court system." It costs money to try all these cases and to track down vanished defendants. I applaud Grammer and his colleagues for taking an imaginative approach to clearing a bunch of cases all at once.


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In the current arena of integrated and networked marine electronics, a place still exists for stand-alone instruments. Maybe you need a big, dedicated sonar, so a reliable fish finder is a constant; maybe you want to be sure that after a long run to the canyons, or the deep Gulf, if something goes on the blink, you can keep fishing. Or maybe you run a bay boat or skiff, and depth is seldom a concern, but you need a plotter, a set of electronic charts sitting atop your console. Stand-alones are in demand for several reasons, and manufacturers continue to provide anglers what they need.
Most traditional perhaps is a dedicated fish finder augmenting a networked helm. Recognizing this option, Furuno has rolled out two new stand-alones, the 5.7-inch FCV627 ($995) and the 8.4-inch FCV587 ($1,695). "These finders are a great fit on center consoles," says Furuno's Jeff Kauzlaric. "But we've
put them on everything from 20-foot trailer boats to the 50-footers, as both backups and primary sounders."
Fishermen have preferences and budgets, he says. "If they are going to fit something in a budget and can't afford all Furuno, they go with a less expensive chart plotter and a Furuno fish finder. There are still people out there who want to have separate units or who want to mix and match manufacturers."
Si-Tex Marine Electronics has built a loyal following on stand-alones. "We are one of the few companies that still has dedicated stand-alone products," says Si-Tex vice president Allen Schneider. The success of the stand-alones, he says, is based on redundancy, simplicity and economy. "The first advantage of stand-alones is the simplicity of setting it up and forgetting it. The second benefit is redundancy. With a stand-alone, if one display goes out, you have lost only a portion of the data you need. On a network-based MFD system, if the display goes out, you have lost everything."
Another consideration is upgrading particular elements of the system, which is simplified with single-purpose machines. "If new technology comes along and you want to upgrade one piece of your system, you do not have to scrap the entire package to take advantage of the technology — just replace that portion of the package," says Schneider. Si-Tex's newest introduction is the 7-inch SNS-700 plotter ($1,199), which comes loaded with C-Map Max cartography, and is also available with a built-in-sonar option.


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FEARLESS LEADER: Vandy's Leslie plays with 'heart of a lion'
Mon. February 11, 2013 at 10:37 p.m. | By Chris Singleton/Staff Writer
Vandebilt Catholic senior Lionheart Leslie (1) leads the Terriers with 21 points per game and 11 rebounds per game. (Photo by Chris Heller/Staff)
Eighteen years ago, Raymond and Patricia Leslie had a feeling that their unborn baby boy would turn out to be a fearless young man.
While eight months pregnant, Patricia Leslie said doctors discovered a tumor in her body, which could have caused serious health complications for her and the baby. She underwent several surgeries before and after the baby was born to remove the tumor.
Through it all, the baby boy was born unscathed, causing his father to come up with a pretty unique name for his son.
"I said we were going to name him Lionheart because he is fearless," Raymond Leslie said. "He's a fighter. He was fighting through it on the inside of his mother. Something serious could have happened, but the Lord took care of him and brought him through. That's why I wanted to name him Lionheart."
Eighteen years later, Lionheart Leslie has lived up to his name and grown into one of the best basketball players the area has ever seen. He is a senior basketball player at Vandebilt Catholic, and he has helped lead the Terriers to three straight District 8-4A championships.
As a point guard, the 5-foot-10 Lionheart is one of the shortest players on the court, but his mother said that hasn't stopped him from battling it out every night with players twice his size. He often gets battered, bloodied and bruised during games, but it has never stopped him from getting up.
"He doesn't fear nothing or nobody," Patricia Leslie said. "He proves himself on the court. He just gives everything he's got on the court. He doesn't like to lose."
Lionheart, who is the youngest of eight children in Raymond and Patricia Leslie's household, said his name perfectly describes his playing nature on the court.
"When I first heard it, I thought it was pretty cool," Lionheart said. "Now when I think about it, I've got a big heart. I'm not afraid of anything. It doesn't matter what it is. I'm going ball hard."
In his senior season, Lionheart leads the Terriers with 21 points per game and 11 rebounds per game. Vandebilt closed out the regular season with a 21-8 record, and it is waiting to find out its first playoff opponent when the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class 4A playoff brackets are released on Thursday.
Vandebilt coach Henry Washington said Lionheart, who also goes by the nickname "Fuddy", is a key part of the Terriers success with his play-making ability and leadership skills, adding that the star guard doesn't limit himself on the court because of his small stature.
"Fuddy does everything," Washington said. "He rebounds, scores, blocks shots, dunks and plays defense. He is the fastest player on the court and no one can keep up with him. He gets doubled and it opens things up for his teammates. He has the heart of a lion."
During his high-school career, Lionheart said opponents have underestimated the Terriers because their roster is mostly made up of players under 6-feet.
But the Terriers have proved them wrong each time. In the last three years, they have won 20 or more games, compiled an undefeated record against district opponents and are unbeaten in their home gym during that span.
Lionheart said the main reason for Vandebilt's success is because it plays as a team. He said all of his teammates, which include Elijah McGuire, Aaron Smith, Peyton Barrios, Tanner Whatley, Aaron Smith, Justen Harris, Bailey Pere, Malcolm Wolfe and others, have a distinct roles and contribute to the team.
"We go real hard in practice and play as a team," Lionheart said. "We have no individuals as far as a team. We just work to get better. Even though things go wrong during the game, I always say suck it up and don't put your head down and just keep playing. Everything is going to be fine. We're going to ball hard, no matter who we play against."
As a senior, Lionheart said he understands his prep days are coming to an end. Vandebilt hasn't advanced farther than the second-round of the playoffs in his prep career, so he and the other three seniors (McGuire, Smith and Whatley) are hoping their last postseason run ends with a state championship.
"We're leaving a long legacy at Vandebilt," Lionheart said. "We want to add more to it. This is our senior year and it's do or die time. We're going to try to win the whole thing."
Lionheart, who is the younger brother of former Nicholls State women's basketball player Sumar Leslie, is attracting the attention of several in-state colleges and junior colleges for his services on the next level.
Washington said the senior star still has some course work to complete to become academically eligible, but he is confident he will play somewhere, even if Lionheart has to go the junior college route for two years before playing at a four-year school.
In the meantime, Washington said he is already thinking about next year without Lionheart or McGuire, who have both wreaked havoc on local basketball teams during their high school careers. McGuire signed a football scholarship to play at Louisiana-Lafayette next season, and he is undecided on playing basketball in college.
"I'm curious to see how it's going to be. It's going to be totally different," Washington said. "We'll be more dependent on 10 or 12 players instead of two. Every team around here is still trying to figure out how to beat us. Nobody has yet. They are about to be gone and nobody will ever know.
"We're going to try to go as far as we can go in the playoffs. Hopefully we can send the seniors out with a bang."
While he admits he will miss his high-school days, Lionheart said he is ready to see what the world outside of Vandebilt has to offer.
"Whatever happens, I'm hoping for the best," Lionheart said. "I just got to do whatever it takes. I got bigger dreams. I don't want to see my playing days end after high school. I want to keep pushing. Whatever is out there, I'm going to work even harder to get it."
And those are the reasons why his parents named him Lionheart.
"I'm blessed that God has put him in my life," Patricia Leslie said. "Every time I see him on the court, it's a grace from God. I always try to let him know that anything he does on the court, it comes from God."


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The bright lights of northern Australia quickly switched off as the moon blocked out the sun in a total solar eclipse Wednesday morning.
This marked the first total eclipse seen in Australia in a decade! More than 50,000 spectators on land and sea flooded beaches, boats and hot-air balloons to witness this phenomenal event.
The total eclipse began at 6:35 a.m Wednesday morning, but because of the time zone difference it was Tuesday afternoon in the United States. The shadows of the moon swept over the Arnhem Land region in Australia's Northern Territory and made its way southeast. It then reached over the Gulf of Carpentaria and into the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
The eclipse in Australia lasted an entirety of three hours, but total darkness only took over for about two minutes.
There are four types of solar eclipses: total, annular, hybrid and partial. A total eclipse is when the moon completely covers the brightness of the sun, allowing the fainter corona to be visible.
Although Northern Australia was the only place to see a total solar eclipse, countries like eastern Australia, Indonesia and Chile came across a partial eclipse. Just as it sounds, this is when the moon partially covers the bright light of the sun.
The next total eclipse will not be seen until 2015 and the next eclipse visible from the United States won't be until 2017. But don't worry, as there are lots of things to see in the sky.Beginning Nov. 15 you can see the famous Leonid meteor shower, where you can count 10-15 meteors per hour.


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— Picture it. You slip into your car, recline and start reading the day's news on your smartphone. The vehicle accelerates, smoothly navigates traffic and seamlessly merges onto the freeway, without your lifting a finger.
All around you, other autonomous cars zoom by. Each operates safely at high speeds, halving your commute time. Each drives with precision, eliminating congestion and conserving fuel. Each respects pedestrians, avoids collisions and always takes the most efficient route. Your car drops you at the office, then parks itself in a lot on the outskirts of town, where it awaits your summons at quitting time.
Such a glorious commute may be decades away. But the era of autonomous cars is fast approaching. Last week, Audi and Toyota both made headlines with advances in automated driving. Google has been a much-publicized pioneer in the field. Automakers General Motors, Daimler and Nissan, among many others, have plans to automate their products to varying degrees.
And no wonder. Autonomous cars could create lucrative new businesses, spur welcome advances in public planning, vastly improve our quality of life, mitigate human error on the roads, and, not least, reduce the more than 30,000 annual driving fatalities in the United States alone. There will also be drawbacks and unintended consequences. That's why policy makers need to start planning for a future that seems to be arriving faster than we ever expected.
Three issues in particular require scrutiny.
First, we'll need a new legal and regulatory framework. State and federal driving laws obviously weren't written with this technology in mind, but as Bryant Walker Smith of Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society has persuasively argued, automated vehicles are almost certainly already legal throughout the U.S.
California, Florida and Nevada have already begun regulating them. Such laws will start important conversations: They'll acclimate regulators, transportation authorities and law enforcement to the new technology, and offer manufacturers some degree of predictability. State lawmakers should also develop common legal and technical definitions; words such as "driverless" and "automated" are often used blithely yet can mean very different things. And states should consider how they'll need to update their licensing and registration rules and revise traffic laws — for instance, by reducing following- distance requirements when appropriate — to better accommodate autonomous technology.
Federal legal clarity is also essential. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is planning to study the issue, should be transparent with the public and the auto industry about any plans to update its rulebook, and when it intends to act.
In doing so, it should remember that there is a wide spectrum of automated technology that runs from anti-lock brakes to Google's driverless car and beyond, so regulation must be flexible. And it should take special care not to inhibit innovation in a quickly evolving field. This is easier said than done, but one approach would be to focus more on conceptual standards — such as requiring that autonomous cars not exceed a certain number of accidents per million miles — rather than mandating specific safety features.
Next, policymakers will have to devise clear rules for determining liability. Should the driver be held responsible for his vehicle? The manufacturer? Perhaps a third party that designed an app for a car that malfunctioned? Resolving such questions will be incredibly messy. A smart first step would be to require event data recorders — "black boxes" that contain information about a car's operation before a crash — in all autonomous cars, with adequate privacy safeguards.
Congress should also consider the model offered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Autonomous vehicles may in the future be judged an essential social good. But, as with vaccines, the potential for rare but extremely costly lawsuits could inhibit manufacturers from meeting demand. To ease such concerns, Congress could direct claims against autonomous-car manufacturers to a special federal court outside the normal tort system, and establish a fund to compensate accident victims.
Finally, officials at all levels must manage expectations, and plan realistically. Autonomous cars won't be perfect, and they will surely cause havoc in many cases. Their benefits may also be exaggerated in the public mind. In the best long-term case, a commute like the one described above — faster, safer, more productive — could become a reality. But not soon. In fact, as Smith argues, high demand for autonomous cars could in the medium term prevent heralded reductions in congestion, emissions and sprawl.
Because one near-certainty of the driverless era is that more people will want to drive. That will have wide-ranging policy implications, including the need to modernize the way we finance transportation infrastructure. That, in turn, means more user charges, such as congestion pricing and variable tolls, and especially a vehicle-miles-traveled tax to ensure that drivers bear the cost of road upkeep.
Ceding our roads to computers will be a complicated and chaotic process. It will involve all kinds of strange moral considerations and trade-offs. It could transform our physical environment, our economy and quite possibly our entire way of life. The technology is unquestionably revolutionary. Just don't expect it to be a joyride.


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Two years ago, before their daughter was even old enough to enroll at MSGL, Zoe Neal and Desiree Chuang made an historic donation to our school. Owners of Virtuous Cycles in downtown Lafayette, Zoe and Desiree gave us a bright orange Strider balance bike to try out on the tricycle track. It soon became the most beloved of all the bikes because it is the only two-wheeler and it has no pedals. And most importantly, it goes FAST! Well, it goes as fast as the square bike track will allow and with all of the tricycle traffic? The bike track is sometimes more like the intersection of 52 and Salisbury when Purdue heads home for the day. Still, it feels really fast.
Old School
On the bikes of my youth and quite possibly yours, I learned to pedal with a set of training wheels attached to the hub of the back wheel to keep the bike, and me, upright. I learned to pedal the bike but never felt what it was like to be truly balanced on two wheels. When the training wheels came off I wasn't really ready at all. I had to learn to balance, and quickly! - and my parents had to watch. Spoiler alert: we all survived.
New School
Balance bikes let a child master the balancing part - the most challenging part - of riding a bike, first. When you are coasting on a Strider bike with your feet not touching the ground it feels exactly like riding a bike. You ARE riding the bike, you're just not pedaling it. And since many children already learned to pedal on a tricycle the year before, the two skills of balancing and pedaling come together nicely after they have mastered the Strider. Several online reviews point out that if a child can walk she can ride a balance bike, so some children skip the tricycle stage altogether.
Maria Montessori observed the importance of a child developing his sense of balance. She created activities such as walking on the line to help fine-tune this sense. At MSGL the Strider is an extension of that balance exercise.
Last year, the Franklin family donated a new, dark blue Strider and now the children can have a turn to ride in half the time. That's important because learning to have a turn and to wait for a turn is one of the biggest works of preschool. The children at MSGL and their teachers have come up with an almost fool-proof system for taking turns on the Striders and all the bikes. It came to be called the "waiting bench."
The Waiting Bench
The waiting bench is right next to the bike shed which is sort of the starting line of the bike track. The first two children take the bikes out of the shed and ride them. When another friend wants a turn, he sits on the waiting bench. This signals the riders that someone is waiting for a turn so they need to consider how many more laps they will take before handing the bike off to the next friend. Sometimes the rider stops riding and negotiates with the waiter.
Waiter: How many more times are you going to go around?
Rider: 10
Waiter: That's too many! How about 7?
Rider: How about 5? (When you're learning numbers and quantity, it's sometimes more important to pick a number you like than to negotiate for the most turns. Negotiation skills improve with experience :)
Once an agreement has been reached, the rider continues his laps while the waiter and his friends count down from 5 to 1. At the hand-off between rider and waiter, the cycle is repeated with new riders. Sometimes there are misunderstandings and an experienced child steps in to mediate. A teacher is always nearby to see what is happening and make herself available to help, if needed.
The idea of the waiting bench just sort of happened, like lots of great things happen in child-centered environments. It's possible that the teachers could have made an arbitrary rule about each child getting only 5 turns, but that would diminish the child's ability to make choices and consider the feelings of others. For example, 5-year-olds can recognize a child who is struggling with being patient and they will sometimes hand the bike over early to help this child. This leads to another cycle that I call the "Cycle of Benevolence." Benevolence is an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts. When a child sees a peer giving freely of herself to make someone else happy, it feels good. Soon, that child is looking for a way to help a friend. The cycle repeats and those kind acts and good feelings spill over into the community and, ultimately, the whole wide world.
Heike Larson, an administrator and blogger at Leport School in California, writes frequently of the importance of fostering benevolence in preschool communities. All of us at MSGL are inspired by her blog. She has also written about balance bikes on the Leport Schools blog here.
If you are considering buying a balance bike for your child, be sure to visit Virtuous Cycles to check out their selection of models and colors. Tell them MSGL sent you and be a part of the Cycle.
The s-word is in our forecast this week. I don't know anyone who is happy about the October SNOW except for my allergy-suffering friends. With the snow come cold temperatures and at MSGL we play outside year-round, so it's important for children to have warm and practical clothing to wear every day. For the past 12 years I greeted the children on the playground at 8:30 am, snow or shine. To help you prepare for this week and the next six months (it hurts me to say that), I have compiled for you:
Miss Heather's Top 10 List for Child Comfort and Parent Happiness: Winter Edition
1. Check the forecast. Every class - Toddler through Elementary - goes outside when the temperature is 20 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Check the weather forecast each day before leaving the house to make sure your child will have the appropriate cold-weather gear for that day.
2. Go with the low. Consider the time of day your child will be outside. The forecast may call for a high temp. of 63 degrees, but the temperature at 8:30 am might only be in the 40's. Some classes start outside, some go out at 10:15, some at 11:00. The afternoon and Elementary classes go out at varying times throughout the week. Provide clothing for the day's low temperature and your child should be well-prepared.
3. Layer, layer, layer. Imagine your child as a cute, rosy-cheeked onion and help her dress in layers. Being hot and sweaty outside in the cold is just as uncomfortable as shivering. If your child can take off a sweater or push back her hood and unzip her coat, she will be able to regulate her body temperature and still enjoy the time outside.
4. Listen to your child. Trust your child to make decisions about his comfort. The only way we can learn if we are too cold is if we are allowed to feel the cold. If your child doesn't want to wear his gloves, don't sweat it. Make sure he knows his gloves are in his locker and that he can go get them if he gets cold. The same goes for his snow pants and his bulky winter coat. An active child dressed in layers with warm shoes and a hat can generally enjoy himself outside without danger of getting too cold, even in winter. If your child is listening to his body instead of chafing under a "mitten mandate" he is more likely to develop a true sense of how to dress for the weather. My friend "Z" always told his dad he didn't want to wear his coat or his snow pants or his gloves, but 10 minutes after dad left, Z would ask to go get them.
5. Start a discussion. Talk with your child about the day's weather and how to dress. Remember that the ultimate goals are safety and independence. You might say something like, "It's 30 degrees Fahrenheit. You definitely need to wear something on your hands, but you can choose if you wear your Spiderman gloves or the mittens Grandma made for you." Or try, "It's going to be 45 degrees when you go outside today. What should you pack for school?" Young children can learn to speak three languages at once. They can also learn to make clothing choices based on the outdoor temperature.
6. Get a move-on. Remember that your child is most likely playing actively outside. We might feel very cold walking from the car to the school door in a suit or a skirt and heels, but a child riding a balance bike for 10 minutes heats up very quickly.
7. Consider cold pants. Snow pants or snow suits are essential when there is snow on the ground, but some children (and some preschool teachers) like to wear them as soon as they can see their breath outside. Think of them as "cold pants" and let your child keep them in his locker from October through April.
8. Label everything. Speaking of lockers, our lockers are small. When two children share a locker it's nearly impossible to fit snow pants, coats, book bags and lunch boxes inside. PLEASE make sure every article of clothing you send to school has your child's name or your family's last name written on it where it's easy to read. All black snow pants and all Spiderman gloves look the same when there are 24 children getting dressed in the hallway. If you forget, your child's teacher will be happy to loan you a Sharpie and some masking tape.
9. Embrace the terrific outdoors. Spending time outdoors is important for everyone's health and well-being. We do not have a gym and children may not stay inside by themselves. If your child is recovering from an illness and you don't want her to be outside, please make arrangements to drop her off late or pick her up early, depending on the class schedule.
10. Stock up. Have extra winter clothing on hand, if possible. The first Snow Day of the year is much less fun when your child has left her snow pants at school. And plan to lose at least one set of gloves. If you buy three identical sets of gloves, odds are you will have at least one matching set at the end of the year. Just in case, the Lost and Found box is in the office.
If you recently moved to West Lafayette from somewhere warm and lovely, I am so sorry! But seriously, you can stock up on all the clothing your family needs to get through your first Indiana winter at J.C. Penney, Sears, Target, KMart, or Walmart. You can purchase gently-used childrens' outerwear at Once Upon a Child in Lafayette.
Below are some examples of items your child will need.
Thanks for reading and bring on the snow!


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Reviews by superdedooperboy:
3.83/5 rDev +1.9%
22-ounce brown silk-screened glass bottle poured into a tulip glass. Served at refrigerator temperature and allowed to warm over the duration.
Pours a clear, dark amber-mahogany hue with a pillowy topping of beige foam that settles slowly to a thick crown, leaving behind beautiful rings of stained glass-like lacing on the walls of the glass as it drains away.
The nose is a one-two punch of cinnamon and what is reminiscent of chipotle peppers, and would lead me to believe that chipotles were the culprit here, though I know that Anaheim chilies are at work here rather than smoked jalepenos. Underneath is a faint whiff of clove, though the dominant aromas seem to overwhelm it. On a new pour, herbaceous hop notes emerge before being taken over as well.
Medium-bodied and mildly-to-moderately effervescent; the overwhelming palatial impression is chaotic and exciting. Spiciness is key here, with notes of cinnamon, chilies, clove, hops, nutmeg, basil -- a virtual plethora of spicy notes is apparent and it all melds with a warming alcoholic heat and sweet caramel and toast to suggest a beer aged on chilies which, while not exactly the case, isn't that far off either, and the impression is a lasting one. This is one hellish flavor combination, and in this case that's a good thing.
The overall impression is chilie-infused Belgian IPA, and the drinkability is perhaps even greater than a regular example of said style. This isn't the first time I've enjoyed a chile beer this good, but it is the first commercial example and it's probably a good thing that Stone decided to insert this in the Vertical Epic line-up so near to the end, as this is a beer best enjoyed fresh. A touch of age might show a more muted spiciness and perhaps a more balanced earthy character from the malt and hops, but there is no reason not to enjoy this bad boy right here and now.
11-22-2011 07:00:21 | More by superdedooperboy
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North Carolina
3.78/5 rDev +0.5%
Poured into a large tulip glass a slightly hazed maber with sticky1/2 finger off white head,cinnamon and earthy chili's in the nose,light phenols poke thru as the beer warms a little.Belgian yeast flavors at the onset,phenolic and spiced to go along with light cinnamon flavors,again the chili flavors are more earthy lending a little warming on the way down.Not bad,Iam not a huge Belgian yeast fan but the subtle chili,and cinnamon flavors are nice.
12-01-2011 21:22:28 | More by oberon
New York
3.48/5 rDev -7.4%
A: A medium copper with fair amount of chill haze that fades as it warms and is totally expected with a older beer. The head is tan and made of fine bubbles with a decent retention span.
S: A medium aroma reminiscent of sun-dried chili peppers along with a low orange ester and a low malty complexity like that an Old Ale. There is a low alcohol aroma and a touch of spicy phenols. A bit of soy comes out as it warms up.
M: There is an initial orange-like fruitiness with some spice to start with the spice building a bit as you sip. The balance is somewhat sweet with a medium malt sweetness having a little caramel character against a low hops bitterness but the sweetness more countered by the spice and alcohol. The finish is medium-sweet and the aftertaste is spicy and a low fruitiness that reminds me of a Dubbel.
M: A medium bodied beer with a medium amount of carbonation. There is a linger light tingle from the spice but not detracting.
O: An unusual beer that I can appreciate for it's bold approach and balance.
06-26-2013 01:10:44 | More by MadScientist
2.5/5 rDev -33.5%
01-19-2012 13:03:24 | More by ricksrealm
3.98/5 rDev +5.9%
Looks mahogany, with some redder tints. Smells pretty good. You can smell the cinnamon and a spicier undercurrent. There's a lighter yeast scent, as well. Full sharpness to start. The cinnamon and what tastes like nutmeg present themselves shortly after. The endgame is held by the hops, which throw bitterness in all directions, and the Anaheim pepper element, which twists the bitterness in an interesting direction. The final lingering element is spicy cinnamon, so the ale succeeds in that. Wouldn't want to drink this regularly, but it is a good limited release.
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11-20-2011 03:29:05 | More by wrycon
New York
3.15/5 rDev -16.2%
A - Clear brown, with ruby highlights. Big frothy light tan head, that stay around for awhile with moderate carbonation.
S - Spicy, the cinnamon can be picked out but the yeast seems to be adding more spicy aromas like clove.
T - Lots going on here, the malt is almost overwhelmed by cinnamon and cloves and I guess what might be the peppers but just comes across as a strange medicinal flavor. The medicinal flavor then turns into an astringent aftertaste made bitter by the hops.
M - Nicely attenuated, warming quality, with a bit of sparkle from the carbonation and alcohol.
O - This beer looks great, smells good, and feels good but where it counts most...taste...it just isn't very good. I have only had the last few Vertical Epic Ales but this is easily the worst.
12-20-2011 00:02:32 | More by steelerguy
3.5/5 rDev -6.9%
A nice deep red/orange pour with great clarity and a half inch of bubbly white foam atop the brew. Looking good. Aromas start off with caramel, fruity tones and lots of yeast phenolic notes. Cinnamon and a touch of vegetal chili pepper, but it is rather mellow.
Sweet caramel mixing in with dark fruits. Big phenolic Belgian yeast with lots of clove, banana and spice. Cinnamon definitely makes it presence known along with a touch of chili pepper. Flows down with more sweetness and a slight hint of heat. Yeast lingers on after each sip.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and a touch slick with good carbonation. Goes down pretty easy considering the ABV. Overall, it doesn't really all come together for me...the sweetness with the chili and forward yeast. Was hoping for a touch more heat / chili flavor as well.
11-24-2011 02:44:12 | More by orbitalr0x
3/5 rDev -20.2%
04-03-2013 16:18:29 | More by bulldogg915
4.25/5 rDev +13%
On tap at When Pigs Fly in Kittery. In a pint glass the beer was a red/orange/brown color with a small tan head.
Sweet malt and spice aroma. Warming in my nose.
The tastes worked well together. Caramel malt and clove. Chile present, warm, pleasant.
I enjoyed this beer. Nothing over the top, just a nice melange.
Will drink this again.
11-21-2011 22:03:24 | More by lordofthewiens
4/5 rDev +6.4%
03-19-2014 23:38:04 | More by DaftPatrick
3.6/5 rDev -4.3%
A - Pours a deep amber with half a finger of light tan head. Head has decent retention before fading to a thin cap.
S - Cinnamon, banana and some candi sugar initially, followed by subtle green chili, a bit of booze and toasted malt.
T - Similar to smell, with quite a bit of clove and a more noticeable chili presence. Definitely not too spicy, but the peppers do add a subtle warmth. Interesting and pretty good overall. The peppers, cinnamon and clove are a bit of an odd combination, but certainly interesting.
M - Medium mouthfeel that is a bit sticky, but finishes dry and bitter.
O - Clearly not an everyday beer, but an interesting and mostly successful experiment.
05-03-2012 23:51:59 | More by warnerry
4/5 rDev +6.4%
11-16-2011 00:16:50 | More by Todd
2.55/5 rDev -32.2%
22oz bottle. Pours a reddish amber with a medium creamy off white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is dubbel like with banana and cloves and some sweet malt with some chilis and cinnamon thrown in.
The flavor is sweet bready malt with bananas and clove. Some spice from the chili and cinnamon comes out in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and a little watery.
Overall, I remember liking earlier samples more. This was just too much sweet malts and bananas. I remember less dubbel and more cinnamon and chili which was better.
02-01-2012 06:29:12 | More by Beaver13
4/5 rDev +6.4%
02-20-2013 03:38:15 | More by SmellsofMahagony
4/5 rDev +6.4%
01-15-2013 00:00:54 | More by bellce0
4/5 rDev +6.4%
08-01-2012 02:50:19 | More by TimoP
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
10-15-2012 20:53:14 | More by Twifiter
4.22/5 rDev +12.2%
22oz brown bomber with an obvious vintage date.
LOOK: Garnet amber color, healthy looking head.
SMELL: Cinnamon stick, Anaheim chilies, golden raisins, candied fruit, toasted grain, boozy alcohol.
TASTE: Cinnamon, mild chili pepper, toasted bread, dusty powdered clove, banana taffy, medicinal phenols, clean alcohol, hop bitterness, treacle, chaotic finish.
Nearly a palate overload, thankfully I prepared for this beer and I guess I am a pro more or less so I can roll with the punches. Flavors come in waves, cinnamon and chili then the Belgo-yeast character and of course the generous handful of hops all surrounded by a well balanced malt backbone. The heat, its from the alcohol ... not the chili. Possibly the most enjoyable Vertical Epic from Stone I have had that was not cellared.
11-10-2011 03:14:34 | More by Jason
New York
4.22/5 rDev +12.2%
Typical Stone Epic bomber.
Pours medium murky auburn, under a dense darker tan head, that stays a while, before going to a film, collar and low lying sheeting and fine lace.
Cinnamon bounces out of the glass and upon the nostrils, with a hint of mild chili also making itself heard.
Bold and over the top flavorful and complex brew, more cinnamon, Belgian yeasty phenols glaring, chili present but remaining on the calm side. The expected Stone hop load unmistakable in the finish. Smooth on the tongue and coating the entire mouth. I enjoyed every sip especially as it warmed.
Definitely will be picking up more bottles, it will be interesting to see what some time in the bottle adds to the mix.
12-02-2011 01:26:56 | More by Billolick
4.5/5 rDev +19.7%
12-27-2011 00:20:24 | More by mctizzz
4/5 rDev +6.4%
08-01-2013 04:56:34 | More by aquazr1
3.5/5 rDev -6.9%
02-12-2013 04:01:06 | More by Jovo
4/5 rDev +6.4%
On tap at Square Burger in McKinney.
The beer pours a clear amber color with a large white head. The aroma has quite a bit of caramel and toffee, as well as a lot of green peppers and some assorted spices such as nutmeg.
The flavor is has a lot of cinnamon, peppers, toffee and Belgian yeast. All of the spices and peppers surprisingly work well together and make the beer enjoyable. There is also a touch of alcohol, but not as much as I expected.
Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
03-10-2012 21:35:59 | More by Mora2000
New York
4/5 rDev +6.4%
04-02-2013 01:40:08 | More by MikePags
2.5/5 rDev -33.5%
05-25-2012 19:40:59 | More by standardcherry
Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale from Stone Brewing Co.
85 out of 100 based on 1,453 ratings.


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I will be going into St Francis Hospital in Peoria Fri. 29th for open heart surgery. Replace a valve & repair an aneurism, prayers for the procedure & family appreciated. Thanks, Dusty B
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Got em from here Dusty
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Prayers for you, your family and the doctors performing the operation. May God's Blessings be on you.
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Got them from here, Dusty. Please take care of yourself and do what the Doctor suggests. See you soon.
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Count on it. You and yours have been in our prayers for a while now and we will continue to pray for a successful procedure and recovery. (+)
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Prayers with you and the Doctors Dusty.
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Prayers on the way .
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I hope all goes well with your procedures and recovery , Dusty
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I'm getting in a little late but we'll be thinking of you here in WVa Dusty.
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