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Sausage and Walnut Stuffing
Serves 10| Hands-On Time: | Total Time:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage links, casings removed
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 6 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 1 loaf country bread, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 8 cups)
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Heat oven to 350° F. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a large bowl.
- Add the butter, onions, celery, garlic, sage, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper to the skillet. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Toss the vegetables, bread, broth, walnuts, eggs, and parsley with the sausage. Transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and cover with foil. Bake until heated through, 30 to 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until browned, 15 to 20 minutes more.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 457
- Fat 25g
- Sat Fat 7g
- Cholesterol 96mg
- Sodium 803mg
- Protein 19g
- Carbohydrate 39g
- Sugar 7g
- Fiber 5g
- Iron 4mg
- Calcium 122mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101 .
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Quick Tip
The stuffing can be prepared (but not baked) up to 2 days in advance (cool the vegetables before mixing with the bread and eggs); refrigerate, covered. On Thanksgiving Day: Bring to room temperature and bake as directed.
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In the first edition of Luff Rumblings, I harped on some Haggan, blogged on some Branson, threw down a snippet on Samoans, and dabbled in some other random stuff too. In this edition, you're going to get exactly the same thing.
Rumble with me to Luffabo Land, once again...
A Flawed Talent?
There is a popular sentiment floating around this site of ours that our first pick in this draft, Demaryius Thomas, is a "project pick". The story goes that he played in a funky run-heavy offense in college that never asked for him to run a route during his career at Georgia Tech. This is a semi-fair assessment actually: the route tree that Thomas was asked to run was indeed very limited. Because of this, Thomas is way too green and was a hugely risky pickup with our #1 draft pick, and a guy who is certainly going to take a long time to groom to be effective on the pitch.
According to these rumors, I half expect that if Thomas were asked to run a post, he'd crap himself right before he tripped over his own feet and his brain exploded. If you haven't guessed by now, I vehemently disagree, and I'm going to lend my opinions on why.
First off, his strengths, along with his weaknesses, are just about a perfect fit for our offensive system. The reason? Our wideouts are not asked to be precise route runners. Our receivers are expected to get to a spot on the field. Their job is to get into a zone and be ready to catch a pass. We saw this about 528 times during the Brandon Marshall era. Brandon Marshall is not an exceptional route runner by any stretch, he was a beast who couldn't be help back at the line of scrimmage by press coverage and was very good at getting open in his zone and making the catch. That's exactly what Thomas is going to be able to do for us, while also bringing a Randy Moss type deep threat along with him. This line of thought is further backed by the performance of Eddie Royal last year. Obviously, he struggled. Eddie is a terrific route runner, one of the best, in my humble opinion. So why did he struggle if he's so good? Because he struggled to beat press coverage and couldn't get to his spot, simple as that, and his route running skills couldn't help him when he failed to beat the press.
If you put Demaryius Thomas into a system that relied on precise route-running, where quick strides, low hips that result in a quick change of direction, and great stop and go ability are valued over all else, he would no doubt have a long way to go. Our system doesn't roll like that, so Thomas' biggest weakness really isn't a weakness for us at all.
Thomas is 6'3'' and around 230 pounds. He is a long strider (he doesn't have terrific short area quickness) who gets up to speed pretty quickly and is capable of leaving corners in his dust. He ran a confirmed 4.38 40 yard dash, which is phenomenal for a guy of his size. He's not quite as fast as Randy Moss, who once ran a 4.25 40, but he's close enough to that speed to be a similar deep threat for us. He also possesses very good balance, and the ability to out jump his defenders, locate the ball, and make the catch. He has solid hands. He has roughly 20 pounds on Moss, so he's probably more similar to his fellow Georgia Tech receiver, Calvin Johnson, if we're searching for a comparison. If asked to, he probably possesses the skill set to be a beastly possession receiver in the mold of Brandon Marshall. My uneducated guess is that Thomas will be used more as a stretch-the-field type, while Decker will fill the role of the big, possession receiver that was just vacated by Marshall.
To sum it up, we got a guy who is entirely too big and strong to be jammed at the line by a cornerback, is an elite run-blocking receiver, has the speed and skill to be a serious deep threat, is a constant team first character, and who's biggest weakness coming out of college is partially negated by our offensive system. I almost forgot, he's a monster in the screen game as a receiver. If Josh McDaniels could put on a white coat, a pair of goggles, and get all Mad Scientist on us, with the goal of making the perfect receiver for his offense, the end result would be eerily similar to Demaryius Thomas, aka McDaniels' Monster.
Now, that's not to say he won't have his rookie struggles, or that he's going to be a perennial pro-bowler. I'm not going there. I'm just calling it like I see it at this point, and I love what I see. The fact that Josh McDaniels and Brian Xanders targeted him with our first pick before moving back up into the first to get Tebow, tells me they feel the same way about him that I do. Let's hope everyone is right.
If you feel "funny" after watching that video, don't worry about it. I'm pretty sure it happened to the rest of us as well. Just grab a glass of water and an ice pack, cool down a little, and get back over here to finish reading this thang.
Yeah, they're smart. So what?
We've been talking about the "McDaniels mold" in regards to what type of player he craves for quite a while now. We've come to the conclusion that he requires players who are smart, tough, versatile, and willing to do whatever it takes to win. I think we're all in agreement on this. That seems to be his goal, whether it is ever fully achieved or not.
But what does this really mean? My jumbled Luffabo mind got to some serious pondering over this the other day. It said to me, "we accept that our team is chock full of these "smart" guys, but what does that really mean, really? How does having all these intelligent guys translate to the football field, and ultimately help us there?" I brooded, I deliberated, I consulted the experts (read: stuffed animals), and I ended with some thoughts, whilst managing to keep my little brain intact and undamaged, amongst all the heavy thought. It might not be new to you, maybe you've already had these thoughts, but I haven't seen it talked about in depth and not in this way, so I'm going after it, caution be damned.
Sidebar: I wrote an epic personal story in this space earlier, where I related a personal story that was relevant to the subject at hand. After a re-reading, I realized it was more epically boring than epic. It was even more yawn-inducing and uneventful than the movie "Titanic". Don't even try to defend it, that movie sucked on the largest scale possible. The only eventual good thing was the poetic justice portion, or when the ship sank. I remember cheering loudly in the theaters when the ship went down. I was 13 and had been dragged to the movie by my family, they were not entertained, I even got punched by my sister. The only part I enjoyed was the "drawing scene", know what I'm talking about? Anyways, here's the cliff notes of that story: I used to play competitive soccer, we played against a physically freakish monster guy who scored tons of goals, I was tasked with defending him. He tried to use his beastliness to beat me, I outsmarted him and outworked him, he didn't score and we won the game. Phew, I'm glad I went with the cliff notes, and you should be too. I just saved about 1,100 words, be thankful!
OK, stay on target... stay on targettt! (Luff points given out to whoever gets that one). We give a lot of lip service to the "smart" label around here, I think it is a trait that can be hard to define sometimes, and something that can be brushed aside as an unimportant quality at times. I find it to be an entirely tangible, and highly important asset for an athlete to have. What I'm saying is, and I've seen it on this site numerous times, people tend to have this reaction when smarts are talked about regarding a certain player: "He's smart, that's great. He'll probably pick up on the playbook quickly and be able to get on the field quicker than a dumb guy could. But what is his 40 time? Can he lift a VW with one arm and sack a QB with the other at the same time?". It's a semi-reasonable viewpoint, physical characteristics are much easier to recognize, it can be seen and critiqued much easier than something like football intelligence.
However, football intelligence is something that is perfectly tangible, it isn't a mythical unicorn, it can be seen, it can be felt, and it can be the difference between a talented football club who is perennially on the fringes of the playoff picture, and one who is a perennial Super Bowl contender. Let's look at football intelligence on a micro-level to start, looking at how these traits can affect a single players career...
A smart football player is one who uses his physical talents and abilities to their greatest potential. He uses his instincts, and invariably the hard work he has put in in the film room, to constantly have himself in the right place at the right time. This can't be overlooked, and we all know this around here by now, but putting yourself in the right position on the field isn't always the easiest thing, and if you aren't getting there, you could be Superman and still be a liability to your team. A smart player anticipates what is happening on the field at all times, and reacts accordingly, usually in a quicker fashion than his counterpart who isn't thinking at the same high level as himself.
My theory on how smarts can affect a player's career are this: If you have a player who has marginal physical talents in relation to the rest of the league, and those marginal talents are coupled with a marginal intelligence for the game, that player will never excel, he will either be out of the league quickly or destined to be a backup. If you have a player with marginal physical talents, but who has a high intelligence for the game, he can turn himself into a player with a long career, a decent starter or a solid backup. If a player has above average physical talents and marginal intelligence, he can be a solid player in the league because of those talents, he may start and he may play a long time, but he will never be a truly impact player, he will most likely coast through his career, one where he may have not lived up to the talent he flashed at different points in his career. If we talk about a player with above average physical talents and a high intelligence for the game, that's when we start getting somewhere. This will be a player you want on your team, a guy who is an impact player, one who plays and excels in the league for a long time, most likely directly contributing to a lot of wins. Now, when we're talking about elite physical talents, you can see where this goes. We have a guy with elite physical talents, but with a marginal football intelligence. Most of the times these guys will stick in the league and be starters for their teams, they do some good things based on their superior physical gifts, but fail to make the impact expected of them by their coaches, teammates, and fanbase. Their career arc usually includes a number of trades, some good moments, but sometimes ends with disastrous results (cough, JaMarcus the Hutt, cough). Now, when things get really special is when you have a player with elite physical talent along with elite intelligence. These are your hall-of-famers, your unstoppables, your Peyton Mannings, your Jerry Rices, your Tim Tebows (I'm joking, settle down, totally and completely a joke)...
That got rather long-winded, but my point stands. Talent cannot be truly realized without proper intelligence and the desire to succeed. In every position on the team, Josh McDaniels is trying to bring in two of the above types of players. The guys with above average talent and high intelligence, and the guys with elite talent and high intelligence. Now, on a macro level, how does having a team full of high intelligence characters turn into a bear of a football team?
When we have a team full of smart, driven, like-minded players, I think the results will be impressive. These guys will all be well studied, they will act as one cohesive unit, they will all be in the right places at the right time the majority of the time, and they will expect their fellow man to be doing the same. This team will never be an easy out, they will always bring it. They will lose some games, there is always a better team out there on any given Sunday, but the other team will damn sure know they were in a fight. When everything comes together for a team of this stature, they will be a force to be reckoned with, one who does the little things right, works their butt off to get it done, and ultimately does just that.
You guessed it, this is exactly where I think this iteration of the Denver Broncos are heading. Led by the guy who truly believes in the importance of football intelligence, Josh McDaniels. It may take some more time for us to get there, for our young guys to mature... but rest assured, it's going to happen, and it's going to be glorious to be a part of.
El Derecha side of our D
In the first Luff Rumblings, I talked about our new SILB, Mario Haggan. During that portion, as often happens to my poor soul, I got simultaneously sidetracked and carried away, and went into a visualization of the left side of our defense. I detailed how good I think that side of the defense is going to be against the run, and why. This time around, I'm going to chat about the right side of our D. The "Green Doom" side.
Interestingly enough, the conclusion I have come to is that the right side of the defense is pretty much the polar opposite of the left side. The left side is chock full of our strongest run defenders, while the right side is full of our best pass rushers (I say that, but really we have 2 of them). The strength of this side of our defense lies in it's pass rushing ability, also know as, Elvis Dumervil. However, as Elvis was primarily all by his lonesome last year, we brought in a player to help him in that aspect, and a guy I'm pretty excited to see get into the fold, Jarvis Green.
Green will be a solid veteran presence for us from day one. He is a guy who has had very good success over the years getting pressure on the passer from the right defensive end position, something that should help our man Doom be even more of a demon when chasing the dudes in the red jersey's. I tried to find us a clip of Jarvis Green doing work on the field, but was unable to do so. Really interwebz? This guy has been in the league for around a decade and I can't even get one highlight of him? I blame it on lazy Boston fans. Where are the Bostonian pimply faced teenagers over the years making highlight clips accompanied by bad techno music? I guess that's what happens when you're a situational pass rusher from a non-glam position and your fellow linemates like Wilfork and Seymour gobble up all the glory.
So, we know we have Jamal Williams eating folks in the middle at nose tackle, and Green next to him primarily on passing downs at RDE. I have a hunch (again, as always, an uneducated one) that Ryan McBean is going to play RDE on obvious rushing downs, with Green stepping in to rush the passer on passing downs. Although, it could also be a rotation of Green, Fields, and Thomas out there as well. Moving to the linebackers, we have well known DJ Williams, who by this point, I think we know what we get. Solid, not spectacular. I've been on his case lately, I'm not his biggest fan, but I won't get into it here. This system is designed to keep the middle linebackers clean and allow them to make the tackles, and Williams will get his tackles. My biggest hope is that the improved defensive line allows him to primarily keep clean (ie, not be blocked) where he can use his impressive athleticism to make plays. The secondary features the very good Andre Goodman who is a terrific cover corner, in my opinion. To go along with the theme, tackling is not his strong suit, and he struggles in the run game because of it. The safety we will most likely see on this side of the field is Renaldo Hill. I love Hill, he is a very smart player who does everything that is asked of him and generally gets the job done. He isn't the flashiest player out there, or the most insanely athletic, but has flashed some good playmaking ability in his short time with us. I have seen no evidence that he has struggles in the run game, he seems to be a sure tackler, from what I've seen. He's no Weapon X in this regard, but he gets it done.
I culled some stats from the world wide wackiness, that brought me to some interesting conclusions. I wish I was talented enough to make a fancy table here, but I'm not, so you're just going to have to deal with my freestyle work.
To set these stats up, the reason I spent the time to do a little research on the stats of our defensive line was spurred on by a discussion that has been taking place frequently on MHR. We've been curious as to whether or not the switch from Mike Nolan to Don "Wink" Martindale will lead to a change in the way our defensive line attacks. Basically, the question is, will we switch from a primarily 2-gap defensive line scheme to a more aggressive 1-gap scheme? I won't pretend to know all the intricacies of these two approaches to making your fat guys beat their fat guys, but I'll throw in my feelings about the matter as I understand it, please feel free to correct me in the comments. In a 2-gap approach, which is what we used the majority of the time last year, the defensive lineman are responsible for 2 gaps on every play. It tends to be a more conservative approach, because they have to wait and see what unfolds from the offense before they can choose which gap they are going to attack. In a 1-gap scheme, the play is called and the defensive linemen already knows which gap he is going to attack. It is generally more aggressive than the 2-gap, because there is no thinking involved, they know where they're going at the snap, and they simply explode and go when they hear "Hut!".
The general thought around here is that Wink is going to be more aggressive than Nolan was, and therefore we are switching to a 1-Gap scheme on the defensive line.
OK, here are the stats that I found.
Jamal Williams - 13 career sacks - Peak of 4 sacks in 2004 season - Averages 47 tackles per year (I removed years he didn't play, like last year) - High of 69 total tackles in 2006
Justin Bannan - 5.5 career sacks - avg. of 37 tackles per season last 3 years (only seasons where he had significant playing time) - high of 45 tackles in 2008
Jarvis Green - 28 career sacks - High of 7.5 sacks in 2006, only 3 sacks since 2008, avg. of 35 tackles per season over last 5 years.
Ryan McBean - 0 Career sacks, 25 tackles last year.
Ronnie Fields - 1 career sack in 2007. 37 tackles last year.
What these stats tell me:
Outside of Jarvis Green, none of our defensive linemen have a great history of rushing the passer. Again, all these guys have played in 3-4 schemes, where they are not expected to put up impressive sack numbers. So, these stats may not be too important. Jarvis Green put up decent tackle stats in his role as a situational pass rusher with NE, he might be a pleasant surprise in the run game for us because of this, as we have only talked about him being a pass-rush threat for us up to this point. However, the worrying thing about Green is he clearly had his worst years the last 2 years, in 2008 and 2009. He totaled 3 sacks in those 2 seasons, we have to hope he can turn back the clock and get back to the years where he put up terrific sack numbers from the RDE position. Jamal Williams makes a lot of tackles for a 3-4 Nose, that's why he's the best. Obviously, his best years are behind him, but if he plays anywhere close to the way he did in his prime, we'll be very happy about it. Justin Bannan has pretty solid and consistent numbers for a situational player on what has been a great defensive line over the years in Baltimore.
It looks to me like we feature only one pass rush specialist on the defensive line in Jarvis Green. Now, whether that means we will still lean towards a 2-gap approach, or that the improved nature of the line will mean we will play a more attacking 1-gap approach, is beyond me.
My ending thoughts on the right side of our defense are this; I feel like it is the weaker side of our defense. I think we might see some struggles against the run on this side, once again. I think Jamal Williams might have a thing or two to say about that though, and I sure hope he does. Doom will bring the pressure again, but I hope he can improve his skills in the run game in his second year as an outside linebacker. I don't worry about the secondary, those guys are good. Overall, I think our defense has improved, and I don't think it's a reach to say we will be a top-5 unit in the league this year. I expect no less.
Really, I haven't come to any conclusion as to what kind of approach the defensive line is going to take this year. I put the numbers up for discussion purposes, so... DISCUSS!
A Case for Quinn
To be traded.
Whammy! Didn't see that one coming, did you?!?
Yeah, yeah, I know I said in my last post that I was going to kick back, consume alcoholic beverages, and just wait to see what happens with the quarterbacks, but I straight up lied about that. What I didn't lie about was the fact that I'm not worried about the quarterback situation, that part still stands. However this works out, I'll be happy. I just want to share my thoughts on what makes the most sense to me regarding the QB situation for the Denver Broncos, and exactly what I would try to do if the Denver Broncos were smart enough to hire a man/buffalo/chinchilla to run things. Not only would I make terrific personnel decisions, but I would make cool things happen. Things like a water slide from the locker room to the practice field, just for fun's sake. Karaoke before and after practice. Team dances to be executed before games for intimidation purposes (the Haka would be choice #1). OK, I got off track again, on to why I think Brady Quinn should, and will, be traded.
Brady Quinn wants to start. I don't think he will ever get that opportunity. This season, Kyle Orton is going to be the man. Not too far after that, Tim Tebow is going to take the reigns as QB of the Denver Broncos, and that won't change for a very long time. So, where does that leave Quinn? It means he would a backup his whole career, and he wouldn't be happy about that.
Ideally, the best situation would be to keep Kyle Orton this year where he would start, keep Brady Quinn as a backup/possible starter, and let Tebow get to the point where he's ready, with Brandstater being the guy who is cut. However, there are reasons why this doesn't work. First, Orton would probably choose to move on in this scenario, so next season we're whittled down to Quinn and Tebow, we've lost our most experienced QB and our long-term project in Brandstater. No bueno.
Here's my thought. Keep Kyle Orton this year (we will), keep Tebow, and keep Tom Brandstater as the continued long-term project and backup extraordinaire, and trade Brady Quinn. Why this approach makes all kind of sense: Between Quinn and Brandstater, Quinn has the most value in trade. His washboard abs make him even more desirable to another team. We already know that other teams have interest in him, we could formulate some pretty good leverage for him, I believe. From a football standpoint, this would be just about perfect. Orton starts until Tebow is ready, with Brandy perennially waiting in the wings. The sticking point would be Orton's contract at the end of this season. Orton is a smart fella, he also happens to like Josh McDaniels, who's system is a near perfect fit for his game. Orton knows this. Josh also likes Orton, he values what he brings to the table. He just saw a bigger talent in Tebow and made the move to get him, feeling that Orton wasn't ultimately the answer at QB for us, or a guy who would lead us to the Super Bowl. Now, these good vibes between Orton could (possibly) end like this: Orton signs a contract at the end of the season that makes him the highest paid backup in the league, but he signs it knowing full well he is going to be the backup quarterback to Tim Tebow at some point in the future. Would that not be awesome? He would certainly be the best backup quarterback in the league, and an absolutely amazing insurance policy for if Tebow decides to try and run through Ray Lewis at some point down the road. And the cool thing is, I can totally see it happening.
So, we would end up with a future look of Tebow starting, backed by Orton, with Brandstater sticking around just for fun. Terrific! I think we would also end up with a better pick than what we gave up for Brady Quinn, call that one a hunch as well. I really don't think McDaniels views Quinn as a starting quality QB, I think he was brought in primarily to replace Simms. Josh was ready to roll with Orton going into this season and into the future. However, curiosity got the better of him, and he brought in Tebow for a look. He fell in love, and the rest is history. Now, we have 4 guys on the roster, and one has to go, I think that guy is going to be Quinn.
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What's with Bradley, Pacquiao & Freddie Roach?, Logic? Confusion? Promotion?
What's with Bradley, Pacquiao & Freddie Roach?, Logic? Confusion? Promotion?
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IN MY OWN OPINION, what turns me off about this fight while watching the L.A. Press Conference or even behind the scenes of there commercial is how SOFT with words and all around behavior these to show with each other. It almost made me forget that these 2 were actually going to fight each other the way they joke, Smile & laugh at ech other. I mean come on give me a break, i can't be the only one shaking my head at this. I mean somebody tell me, WHAT'S THE POINT OF FIGHTERS FIGHTING IF THEY LIKE EACH OTHER THIS MUCH. SAVE ALL THE RESPECT AFTER FIGHT, AFTER YOU SEE WHAT THE FIGHTER CAN DO. How does a guy like Bradley who's been known to be confident & to get under the skin of his opponents, all of a sudden be so warm hearted. It's like Joshua Clottey (remember him) all over again. These 2 can not even do a Stare Down without cracking a smile and laughing and thats pathetic. Now anything bad at this point to be said by either fighter is a contradiction because these two made it very well known that they "LIKE" each other... jeez, where Chisora - haye, Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Mayweather and plenty other mean fighters when you need em.
Speaking of Contradictions whats with the "Peoples Champion" Manny Pacquiao "The Man Who fights for the People before Money" all of a sudden be "the man that fights for Money before People". This guy headlines Yahoo news stating the reason the negotiations between him and Floyd fell apart was because Floyd gaurenteed him more money than he's ever made and ever will make in boxing and (alledgedly) not a penny more. Yet months prior went on record to say he'd fight him for a lesser share. He was even as bold to state that he would fight him for free.
Last but not least we have Freddie Roach being a week removed from basically calling this fight unworthy to now believing it's a "very good fight". I like Freddie & respect him as a trainer but never let money take your WORD away man. You Can still speak your mind about how you really feel and still sell the PPV just as well as you can by not.
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Im just as lost as everybody else. I saw that embarrassing video of the stare down (IMG:style_emoticons/default/no2.gif) To be honest though, if I had a stare down with Manny, I would probably laugh a couple of times too...he does have that look on his face that warrants a laugh or two.
Really though, Timmy is always this "no nonsense" guy when it comes to a fight, and now suddenly, he's in this laughing mood. I mean damn, I know Manny is putting some serious money in his pocket, but like you said, hold that shit until after the fight.
As far as the money situation, Pacquiao has sent us all on a roller coaster. Yes, he did say that he would take the smaller split, then the 50/50 talk came up again, so we're stuck. Gotta love the guys who talk trash and demand their money, not the guy who tries to please every damn body, then suddenly cares about his money.
Im not knocking Pacquiao for his behavior throughout this press tour...it's typical Pacquiao. Im just a bit pissed at the serious guy with the nasty mustache, who never blinks.
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Once upon a time, Bayless & Stokes needed a law library. But today it is largely duplicated on the Internet, and members of the small Houston firm began to wonder how it could better use the space.
The answer, they decided, was to create Christmas shop selling holiday items on the ground floor of their law firm. Both of the firm's two lawyers and their secretary regularly work on the sales floor of their Christmas Rocks store, in addition to fulfilling their usual legal roles, reports the Houston Chronicle.
"We love Christmas and thought it would fit with the other businesses here," says attorney Dalia Stokes, a probate practitioner. The firm is surrounded by upscale antique stores and some expensive homes, the newspaper points out.
December is, of course, the business month for the four-year-old store, and the month tends to be a slow one in law practice, Stokes notes. And, she adds, "some clients do end up becoming customers too."
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Since DannyofBosnia was kind enough to start what looks like a potentially epic series of FanPosts I thought I would throw my hat into the ring and add this little tale of joy. I invite you all to add your own epic stories of Sports related epic glory.
I've debating about posting this for sometime. It is definitely related to the Blue Jays and this story is probably in the top 5 best nights of my life. Please excuse my inability to write good with proper formatting, grammar and what not.
Some of you may remember that for game 6 of the Toronto/Atlanta World Series the powers that be, opened up the then SKYDOME to all Jays fans to come down and watch the game on the Jumbotron. Ticket for the home games were at a premium, expensive and hard to come by, so this kindness was really an amazing opportunity for the hoards of poor, young and rowdy fans. Now remember Skydome was still a futuristic wonder at the time and the Jumbotron was the biggest TV set in the North America at the time (Google it if you want -I'm not checking). No idea who's idea it was but it'll probably never happen again. Just for the price of some canned goods for the JaysCare food drive, we unwashed Jays fans got a chance to fill the dome and fill it we did.
I would have to say that every kid from my high school who had a car or a friend with a car had made the 45 minute trip downtown and was now filing into the dome. Me and my cadre of meathead brothers settled into the middle rows of the 200 level about in line with 1B. At this point I would like to take credit for the selection of this seating area. At the time there was a lot of debate as to the best place to sit and most fans bolted straight for the field level seats -logical right? All my friends wanted to sit in the infield but I wisely new that we were there to watch the Jumbotron and not an actual game and the best most comfortable place to do that was the 200 level. I made my case and the less intelligent of my friends made a break for the field level seats -which did pay off later but to this day my seating choice was one of the best decision I have ever made.
Thinking back to this night I can't remember any police being there. As it wasn't a game, there were only ushers to keep fans off the field and control the crowd. Any sense of 'control' pretty much ending once the placed filled up. I don't know the numbers but the place was well packed and the atmosphere was somewhere on the scale between 'circus like' and 'prison riot'. In reflection it's a miracle we didn't tear the place to it's foundation after Joe caught the ball from Timlin. So my hat's off to Ellis Don.
In truth this story could end right here and still be a great baseball story, but no there is more. Now happily entrenched in the 200 level drinking from our pop bottles filled with whatever we had scored from out parents liquor cabinets, I noticed that sitting 2 rows below me and my friends sat what could only be described as the most beautiful girl I have ever seen at a sporting event! Now every time she got up from her seat all eyes followed her as she went up the stairs. All talk about the game stopped and switched to estimates of when she might return so we wouldn't miss anything.
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ready reading here. I don't know how to put this better then to say this young woman was very well endowed, physically -blessed you might say, by the mighty Viking Goddess Tittian. Now if the section stared when she went up the stairs it was like the building was being hit repeatedly by lightning when she walked down those stairs. It really was what the term EPIC was designed for but seeing as it was 1992 nobody said that yet. Lets just sum up by saying she was so hot she could make time stop and a blind man see.
For nine plus innings we would cheer, talk baseball, drink whatever we had brought in with us and ride the emotional wave of the game. I remember going crazy whenever the game feed cut away to a live shot of us in the dome watching us watching ourselves on the Jumbotron it was surreal. But still every time this girl got up and went for a walk the game disappeared and world stopped turning.
Then in the 11th inning the Jays took back the lead when Dave Winfield hit a 2 run go ahead double -we were jumping and punching ourselves in the face we were so crazy happy! But in the bottom of the inning things got tense -as you all should know- after an error by a Blue Jay SS not named Tony Fernandez. Then after a run scoring ground out pulled the Braves within a run our Black Father figure came out to talk to Jimmy 'the' Key. Cito called for Mike Timlin which met with a lot of mixed feelings from the crowd. With this break in the action I made my move -this really should show up somewhere in the box score of this game, as it truly was the best play of the night, even if I wasn't on the roster.
I had been talking to the guy sitting in front of me for most of the game so he was well prepared for what I was about to do. So when I tapped his shoulder he jumped out of his seat and got the guy in the seat in front of him to move so I could climb down behind her seat. I guess her friend saw the commotion behind her and pointed it out because they both turned around just as I landed. Now I guess the excitement of the moment and the fact that my attempt to hit on her was being watched and wildly encouraged by just about every guy in the section, she smiled and was friendly.
This is what I said to her -when you imagine this it helps if you imagine me as Tom Cruise in Top Gun, as that's what I had in my mind at the time. I introduced myself and asked her name to which she responded 'Diane'. I said; "I want to make a bet with you." She replied; "Oh really? What's the bet?"I bust out into a huge grin and said: "If the Jays hold on and win this game, then you have to give me your number. If they lose, I have to give you mine!" She laughed and nodded. I looked back to my friends and with a big cheer we turned our focus back to the Jumbotron. My new friend that parted the way for me literally picked me up and pulled me back over the row in front of him. Side note it's always a good idea to make friends with the biggest dude in any given location. That's how I made it through High School.
History was made as Timlin got the final out and the stadium exploded in joy -our section turned into a massive pile on of hugs and high fives -it was awesome. Now I can't remember if I had a pen or if someone shoved one in my had but when I found Diane in the crowd she had already written her number and written a message on a little piece of paper. On it it read in French(Extra Hot) Bon Chance! with a little heart and name and number. She gave me a kiss on the cheek and left me standing in the isle. Then I was mobbed and pretty much carried out onto the concourse.
Meanwhile my friends who had sat in the field level seats were now on the field, rounding the bases, sliding and filling their pockets with dirt. The party eventually spilled out of the dome and onto the street, growing to Biblical proportions in it's jubilation and debauchery. That could be another story on it's own.
Now you're probably wondering, if you're still reading this, whatever happened with you and Diane? Well of course I called her and we went on a few dates and yes, deals where closed on said dates. Turned out she was 24 and me being an 18 year old punk, this was a pretty big coup. I'd love to say that Diane and I fell in love and are together today but alas, after introducing her to this new white rap group that I was big into I showed up at her house to find her blasting her brand new House of Pain CD and unfortunately decided I had to cut her loose. Yes I was that trivial and that big of a douche but to be fair, being cool and not being branded a "Poser' was of prime import in 1992.
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MIDDLETON (WKOW) – Sikhs say since 9/11 people have become much more educated about their beliefs, which made Sunday's shooting at the Oak Creek Sikh temple.
There are more than 500,000 Sikhs in the U.S.
The community in Middleton grew from a few families worshiping at each others' homes to a few hundred worshiping at their own temple.
Balwinder Seerha owns Just in Time Machine Corporation in Middleton and has lived in the area with his family since the 80s.
"With 9/11, before people never cared to ask, 'Where are you guys from?'"
That changed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
While some Sikhs say they were actually harassed after being confused with Muslims, Seerha says he just got lots of questions.
"Are we Muslim? What part of India are you from? What is Sikh?"
"In elementary school, I always felt like the odd one out being the only child who wears a turban in my school district," says Balwinder's son, Ivarej.
The Seerha family planned to be at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek the day of a shooting that killed six people.
"We were just getting ready when our friend called and said, 'Don't go,'" says Balwinder's wife, Raji.
Balwinder's aunt was already there.
"She was in the kitchen when the guy came in and shot with both hands, but none of the bullets hit the women. They ducked down and hid themselves."
"Right now, it's like the whole community is scared," says Balwinder.
But they're not acting out in anger. They're responding in prayer
"When we do prayers, we ask for goodness and peace for the whole world. Not the community but the whole world," Raji says.
They'll be continuing those prayers Tuesday night during special services at the Sikh temple in Middleton from 7-9 p.m.
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ANDERSON, Ind. —
The sound coming up behind driver Peter Wrenn might be human instead of equine.
Wrenn went into Thursday night's action with a four-win lead in the Hoosier Park driver standings. After Friday's card, Trace Tetrick had three wins to Wrenn's one and that lead is down to two.
Tetrick did very well with fillies and mares on Friday. First he guided Don't Flash Me to the winner's circle in the $18,000 Open Pace. Then he capped his third win of the evening by piloting Aqua Artist to the wire in front in the $24,000 Invitational Pace.
In the Invitational, Aqua Artist left from post No. 7 and by the quarter pole had a short lead over Winning It, driven by Ed Hensley.
"I knew there was a lot of early speed inside," said Tetrick. "I saw myself either in the lead or right off the lead."
By the three-quarter pole, Aqua Artist was third as Ricky Macomber drove Gold Star Gidget to the front. At the top of the stretch yet another leader emerged. Betterluvnexttime got a head in front, and Wrenn was close to his first win of the night.
But Aqua Artist had another kick left, and she got in front of the field by a quarter length at the wire. The winning time was 1:54.1 and paid $14.20, $4 and $3. It was the 10th race of the season for the 6-year-old mare, and she has now won half of them. Aqua Artist is trained by Steve Bauder.
Betterluvnexttime was second and Continual Velocity, driven by Trent Stohler, was third.
The track was rated as fast despite several inches of rain dropped on the surface earlier this week.
"The track is in great shape," said Tetrick. "They have done a great job with it. The wind is really tough out there. It is cold, but at least it's not raining."
Minutes later the snow and sleet pelted the area as Hoosier Park prepared to run its eighth and final race of the evening.
The race card was limited to eight races due to the concert by the Little River Band.
Today the Anderson track will have a 14-race card with the first post at 5:30 p.m. There are three races tonight with $24,000 purses apiece. One is an Open, and two are Invitationals.


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- Mandy said...
Sounds yummy. Enjoy the Super Bowl party! Go Patriots!
- January 30, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- carolinaheartstrings said...
What a great menu you have for the week. That dessert..... I know that is going to be great! We have a fat free sweet potato souffle today. Come on over.
- January 30, 2012 at 10:37 AM
- Val said...
Great menu. I love that the kitchen is closed once in awhile. Love it.
- January 30, 2012 at 11:11 AM
- Sieglinde said...
DUDE! This weekend I pinned a bunch of your recipes (one of them being the Chicken Wonton Tacos) and my email BLEW UP with the amount of re-pins, lol!
- January 30, 2012 at 11:50 AM
- Muriel Miller said...
This all sounds delightful and those marshmallow frosted Brownies on Sunday... YUM! Feel free to ship the leftovers to Texas :) We will gladly take them :)
- January 30, 2012 at 1:23 PM
- Becki Jacobs said...
My husband always gives me the same answer....but he totally cares what we have so I can't win:-). I am making those Won Ton tacos -- holy cow they sound good!
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Anchor Brewers and Distillers, in conjunction with Berry Bros. & Rudd Spirits Ltd. recently celebrated the launch of their No.3 Gin and The King's Ginger at Eastern Standard in Kenmore Square. On November 3 from 5:33 to 8:33 partygoers sampled drinks developed for the occasion by the restaurant's Kevin Martin, including punches and signature cocktails.
Some of the beverage industry's brightest stars were on hand from Boston and beyond, including: Joy Richard from The Citizen and The Franklin, Nicole Lebedvitch from The Hawthorne, Elizabeth Powell from Descent, Chad Arnholt also from The Citizen Pub and The Franklin Café, LUPEC Seattle's Wendy Miller, and Paris-based expat Forrest Collins from 52 Martinis. David King, President of Anchor Distilling, Dennis Carr, VP of Sales for Anchor Brewers and Distillers and Rusti Porter, Marketing Director of Anchor Distilling were all in attendance.


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3,000 Edison State College graduates made history Friday night. They are the last to ever have the name Edison State on their diplomas.
20-year Army veteran Brian Tull will never forget graduation night.
"It's a historical reference to be able to look back and say I was one of the last people to graduate," Tull said.
Tull is a part of Edison State College's final graduating class.
"This journey is over and the new journey is beginning," Tull said.
In July, Edison will be known as Florida Southwestern State College. The school has a new logo, mascot and a sports program.
"I really didn't think I would ever get here," Brad Karpel said.
Karpel has autism, but says he'd never let that keep him from getting a degree.
"Keep moving forward and not let anybody stop you or anybody tell you, you can't do it," Karpel said.
"Just Did It" is written on one graduate's cap. Others are announcing their acceptance into state universities. One graduate even showed off his love for pirates.
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The Chicago Blackhawks have reassigned forward Brandon Bollig to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Bollig, 26, has appeared in 17 games with the Blackhawks this season, recording 47 penalty minutes. The St. Charles, Mo., native has earned 105 penalty minutes in 35 career regular-season games with the Blackhawks and scored one goal in four Stanley Cup playoff games during the 2011-12 postseason.
In 35 games with the IceHogs this season, Bollig has registered a career-high five goals to along with nine points overall and 157 penalty minutes.
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Buying Cigars Online Vs. Brick & Mortar
Buying cigars online is the more common means for purchasing premium cigars, rather than buying them at your neighborhood brick & mortar tobacco store. Some cigar smokers buy exclusively online for price, selection, and convenience, while others prefer the experience of a store where they can see the product "in-person." Then there are those who buy their cigars both online and at their local tobacconist. Let's take a look at the advantages and disadvantages to both. Continue reading
Cigar Bars Offer the Best of Both Worlds
According to an informal poll I conducted five minutes ago expressly for this article, 95% of cigar smokers enjoy an ice cold glass of suds alongside their favorite stogie. Among those who responded, some prefer their puro with a couple generous fingers of whisky, rum or tequila. Others prefer a well-made cocktail. Still others take their smoke with wine, port, brandy or cognac. Continue reading
Famous Smoke Shop Debuts New Retail Store
Famous Smoke Shop, the nation's leading discounter of premium cigars has officially opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art cigar "superstore." The new cigar store is located at 90 Mort Drive in the Forks Twp. section of Easton, PA. Their new cigar store is so big that the entire former cigar store would fit inside the new store's humidor alone! The new cigar store features a comfortable new lounge. It also features the adjoining Leaf cigar bar and restaurant which are scheduled to open in time for Famous's annual Cigar Expo on August 26th.
The solid wood doors are almost intimidatingly tall, and the first thing you notice is the beautiful polished wood and glass décor with large windows so you can see practically all of the cigars on display. Most of the cigars in the humidor are displayed in luxurious glass cases. Cigar accessories and humidors are on display in the main entrance area outside the humidor. Cash registers are also located in both the humidor and the main entrance.
One of the best features of the new cigar store is the increased size. This permits customers to move about more freely. The store was also designed to accommodate in-store events so manufacturers can display their cigars, swag, etc. in a more comfortable and professional setting.
To enter the store, customers pass an outdoor seating area where, weather permitting, cigar smokers can sit and enjoy their cigars al fresco, while enjoying a cool relaxing drink from the Leaf bar. An additional patio is set adjacent to the Leaf restaurant where food from the eatery's wide-ranging menu will be served. Moreover, smoking is permitted throughout the entire facility.
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- Monday ,Tuesday, Wednesday 9-6
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-9
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Rekindling an Old Friendship Over Cigars
Between the economy and my third kid on the way, it's getting harder and harder to justify a night out at the bar. But when an old friend calls you up out of the blue and wants to get together for drinks on a weeknight, what else is there to do?
My buddy is in a similar position as I am: Married working man with a couple kids and a mortgage. Neither of us is in a position to be throwing money around on drinks. Moreover, it's been tough to get together, given our schedules and the hours that separate us.
With a humidor stocked full of cigars and a beer-laden fridge, staying in was all-too-easy a decision.
First of all, the economics are staggering. For the tap price of a domestic pint, I can enjoy a couple microbrews. Instead of an average craft beer, I can dip into some esoteric Belgian beers, or a few fingers of single malt scotch or barrel-aged rum.
Add to that my man cave's utter lack of macho assholes and drink-grubbing girls bedecked in hot pants and tube tops, and you've got a rough idea of why I mostly pass on the bar these days. What's more, cigars are encouraged, not banned, in my man cave.
But the real kicker is the atmosphere. I don't know about you, but whether I'm catching up with old friends or goofing off with new ones, I enjoy not having to ask them to repeat themselves ad nauseum. My man cave not only features great music that I enjoy, but played at an enjoyable volume.
So you can keep your aggro patronage, your overpriced drinks, and your cigarette deck. I think I'll stick with hanging out in my man cave with great company, music I enjoy, a selection of beers and liquors tailored to my liking, and all the cigars I feel like smoking.


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US - Temp staffing firms report median 10% revenue growth
The latest Pulse Survey from Staffing Industry Analysts found the median year-over-year revenue growth among temporary staffing firms was 10 percent in January. That's down from 11 percent in December.
"Some wider differences between segments emerged in reported year-over-year revenue growth. The industrial and IT staffing segments reported notably higher median growth compared to the allied healthcare and engineering/design segments," said Research Associate Ziv Tepman.
Information technology and industrial staffing firms led in revenue growth with median 10 percent year-over-year revenue growth each in January.
The median response for revenue growth in the allied healthcare and engineering/design segments was zero percent.
The report includes responses from 156 staffing firms.
The full Pulse Survey Report is available only to firms that take part in the survey. To take the next Pulse Survey, click here.


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What Other Kids Are Reading
Club Wrap
KidsHealth> Kids> Recipes & Cooking> Recipes for Kids With Diabetes> Club Wrap
Prep time: 8 minutes
What you need:
- 1 whole-wheat tortilla, 7" diameter
- 2 tablespoons hummus
- 1 leaf of romaine lettuce
- 1 slice turkey lunch meat
- 1 slice ham lunch meat
- 1 slice Swiss cheese
- 2 tomato slices
Equipment and supplies:
- 1 butter knife (you'll need help from an adult assistant)
What to do:
- Place tortilla on a flat surface.
- Spread hummus on one side of tortilla.
- Lay the lettuce, turkey, ham, Swiss cheese, and tomato on top of the hummus.
- Roll the tortilla in the shape of a cylinder.
How much does this recipe make? 1 serving
Reviewed by: Cheryl Patterson, RD, CDE
Date reviewed: March 2014
Note: All information on KidsHealth® is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
© 1995- The Nemours Foundation. All rights reserved.


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X-Rays Negative, Yi Out Indefinitely
Yi Jianlian left the game in the first quarter after spraining his left ankle underneath the Knick basket. He appeared to step on Wilson Chandler's foot while running back into defensive rebounding position. He had to be helped into the locker room by trainer Tim Walsh and assistant coach Roy Rogers. An X-ray was negative. Although Yi called the sprain, "not that bad", he couldn't predict when he will be back and is listed as "out indefinitely" as the Nets go on the road.


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Exclusive: Mickey Factz On Twista's Top 5 DOA Induction, "I'm Still In Shock"
Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 11:32AM
After Twista gave props to rap newcomer Mickey Factz by listing him in SOHH's Top 5 Dead or Alive, we hit up the Bronx emcee to get his reaction to the unexpected recognition.
Admitting the co-sign was nothing less than humbling, Factz expressed his own admiration for Twista.
"I got a Google Alert that somebody was talking about me," Factz told SOHH when asked how he learned of Twista's Top 5 induction. "So I clicked the link and when I read it, I was like, 'That's dope.' And then I really read the article and saw that it was Twista's Top 5 and I texted everybody. I e-mailed everybody. I told everybody. I was humbled and I'm still humbled. This is somebody who's worked with Jay-Z. This is somebody who's worked with Kanye West and so many artists. For him to recognize my talent is utterly humbling. It's literally humbling because I literally come from a school where I appreciate the lyricists. I really appreciate people who put their words together cleverly with slick metaphors. Slick wordplay. Tons of double entendres. Tons of matching words. I really, truly appreciate that. So for him to mention me, that put me in a state of humbleness. I was humble for so long." (SOHH)
Mickey also said Twista's co-sign gave him motivation to continue grinding and hopefully land a collab with the Chicago rhyme spitter.
"It just makes me want to go harder," Factz added. "That's an amazing accomplishment for Twista to name me in his Top 5. And I had the longest [description.] I literally couldn't believe it. I'm still in shock -- I hope Twista reads this. I want a collab, brother. Let's work together because this would be a blessing for me." (SOHH)
Twista credited Mickey's lyrical ability and emcee skills for earning him a spot in his Top 5.
"D*mn, this is getting hard. I'm going to have to name a new rapper I really like for my list. I really like Mickey Factz. It's all about his wordplay and lyrics. The best way I can put it is I hear a rapper that reminds me of the emceeing from the era that I felt like lyrics was the sh*t. Or it's like when I get that tingle in my body. That's a real rapper. So when I start hearing those sentences come together and the words and syllables, it just does something to me. So when I listen to Mickey Factz, I can tell this n*gga will tear a n*gga's head off. He's super cold to me." (SOHH Top 5 Dead Or Alive)
Outside of co-signs, Factz recently dropped his "Letter to Sonic" dedication track to rapper Charles Hamilton.
Mickey Factz dropped this audio letter earlier today to the troubled rapper Charles Hamilton who is reportedly currently facing 2 counts of assault, 1 count of grand theft and 2 counts of aggravated theft. "For the many people who miss the creative wit of Charles Hamilton, I penned a letter in audio form about the backstory of my relationship with Charles. I hope this letter will revive the young upstart on his upcoming return." (Soul Culture)
Check out some past Mickey Factz footage below:


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