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It isn't even high noon yet, but dinner's damn near done. Loads are washing and drying, I've written, am dressed, and my house is clean. I've responded to a few messages, caught up with some of my favorite bloggers, had a series of quiet epiphanies and aha moments, have a pretty good idea of what I need to do today, and a solid plan for getting it done. I even
Jumping Rope Alone
As a girl growing up in New York City, I often found myself on the sidelines of many a Double Dutch game. I was what other girls called "double-handed" – incapable of simultaneously turning the two long ropes in opposite directions, while yet another girl jumped in rhythm between them, over the sounds of chanting or cheering onlookers and rope turners. I desperately wanted to jump because, as a younger child in the West Indies, I jumped rope regularly with school mates during recess and outdoor play, however, Continue reading
The Blessing of Invisible Ink
Writer SomerEmpress shares how she was personally affected by seeing and hearing author, Toni Morrison, speak about the "Invisible Ink".
After 83 years of living, and well over four decades of publishing novels, including her most recent Home, and masterpieces such as Tar Baby, Song of Solomon and The Bluest Eye, it is no doubt that Toni Morrison has garnered a body of wisdom. So, when I recently had the blessing to see and hear her lecture on the power of "Invisible Ink", I knew I was in for a real treat.
SMH… This Lenten
This Lenten season, I took a bit of a social media hiatus (tell me you didn't think I was just here shaking my head) to focus more intently on various important matters, including my writing. It was time well spent.
I celebrated my dear friend's birthday and thoroughly enjoyed being in the presence of her, and her friends––none of whom I knew, because I simply love her. She's my hermana. Spent time with yet another friend, caught up on life, and exchanged notes on the challenges of managing our creative pursuits and desires, while being wife and mother. She's my homie.
Being more present during this time allowed me to reconnect with both friends in meaningful ways. Not being distracted while doing so was a refreshing change. Good conversation and time well spent with a few good friends is essential for the soul. No need for filters or preamble. No judgement. Connection in a real, no-holds barred kind of way.
At home, I had the opportunity to listen more patiently to my children. When my son called home to bargain with me––he would stay outside and play ball with his friends and not come straight home, then pick up his sisters and walk them home––"to give you more time to write, Mom", I couldn't refuse. I listened more to the unspoken words from all three of them, and sensed their need and appreciation for my full attention.
I sat right across my sweetheart … more often. Even when he wasn't speaking directly to me, he was still present, needing my presence. Just knowing I was in the same space with him, undistracted and available should he need me, was all he needed, and I didn't seem to mind.
And of course, I had more time to write. Yes!
This time of Lenten just happened to line up perfectly with my need for introspection and quiet reflection. Though I understand the importance of fasting and withdrawal, and a more turning inward of the soul, I generally do not "give up" any one physical item during Lent. I am also mindful, and respectful of, many others who do not recognize or take part in Lent, so I'll leave you with "Lend Ten". I believe it speaks more directly to the core of what's important, beyond prescribed times and events on any religious calendar. (smh)
Lend Ten
Lend me your ten
All I need
To do the handiwork you were called to do
That work which needs no assists
The making
The loving
The gifting
The telling
The touching
The caressing
The hold-me-close-because…
I just need to feel you
Stroking … me
The revitalizing
The restoring
The covering
You know what I'm talking about
Those pretty ten
'Dem calloused, rough-hewn ten
Those still very useful
Stretch through those ten
With every bit of power, lady…
Lend me your ten
Let your energy soar
Through them ten
Fire breathes life from your fingertips
Burning deep into hollow places
Taking refuge where
Coals need stoking and
hearts need Ten…. ding
Lend ten
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Cringing at the thought that what I pour into my 14yo Black son is not enough
That despite
The discipline with which I rear him
The love with which I affirm him
The pride with which I love him
The way in which I've taught him
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What Really Matters
Writer SomerEmpress shares how a too-close-to-home event
crystallized her understanding of what matters most.
The sudden passing of the husband of a dear woman I've recently had the pleasure of meeting, jarred me to my core this past weekend. He wasn't much older than my husband. In addition to his wife, he left their two young children, a girl and a boy.
Though our lives don't intersect as they would with closer friends and family, it has been difficult to go through the routines of my day without considering them. As I prepare the children for the morning, make breakfast, and call up to my husband that coffee is ready, I am mindful of the small, yet Continue reading
Love Unmasked
What I have for you is love.
An abiding love to
Propel you through your day,
Inspire you to new possibilities,
Awaken you to the infinite ability in you.
Done right,
Love is a most dutiful eraser and organizer, an equalizer even.
Unconditional and unrelenting in its pursuit,
Gentle in its gait, yet determined in its duty.
Love shoves despair and destitution back into their respective corners,
Confirms and accepts the deciduousness of our blues.
Love knows, wants to know.
Forces us to ask and contend our most gut-wrenching and troubling questions,
Grows us…. somehow.
Love withdraws you from you,
Sheds you….
From that second skin you grew…. for what?
Pulls you from those places which served only to confine you,
Keep things dark,
Keep you in place.
Love exposes you and dresses you up,
All at once!
Replenishes you,
Gets you truly ready for the occasion of your gift-giving.
Makes you feel the kind of pretty not yet captured onscreen or in a glossy ad.
Yeah, that deep-down kind of soul pretty,
Same one that makes you feel….
Ready, poised, certainly capable…. again,
Lets you know you are worthy, beyond indispensable, amazing!
Gives you that glow that rests atop your shoulders,
Kisses you gently,
Whispers deliciously and all breathy-like into your ear.
Reminds you of just how beautiful you are,
Brings to light the brilliance of your gifts.
Yes, you!
Most worthy, beautiful, indispensable, radiant, amazing someone,
Your gifts,
Your very concentrated essence, the extract that is you!
At its epicenter is love.
Unyielding and uncompromising…. Love.
In Other Words, by James Baldwin:
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Don't Talk to Strangers?
The more I write, the more aware and appreciative I become of my voice and the less validation I need from others. I do have some wonderful folk in my corner, but there are others whom I have never met that continue Continue reading
So What … Of the Meantime
In the meantime,
I've been….
But, of course!
My babies grow.
"He loves me…. he's special…. ly different"
In the meantime
I've been
On a masterpiece–
"Thinking of a master plan/'cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand"
I've been
No doubt
Little, but Tuff lights
Glowing in a dark world
But back to
In the meantime….
I've been
Recharging– everyone needs a respite
Into my new
Physical places, and
Metaphorical spaces
Tying up my literary shoelaces….
Getting acquainted with
Fictional and otherwise.
Clothes that don't fit,
Pounds that won't sit.
Lightening the loads.
Can't nobody walk tall weighted down!
Quiet, personal victories.
A New Season.
In the meantime
I've prayed.
Our children,
My sisters-
Several of which,
Though new to me,
Lived in me–
My very nerves and sinew
Long ago
From the start.
My brothers too….
It's complicated.
In the meantime
I've been
Speaking…. Greater
Into my own Life
Humbling…. to my own gifts
In the meantime….
I've been praying for–yes again,
And receiving too,
Divine inspiration
In my….
Spoken Word-ing
Real…. Meaning
In the time-ing!
I've been
Still…. Present
In the meantime
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Now What?
A Not Guilty verdict… returned sometime between my bedtime and this morning. Truth is, I am not entirely shocked by the outcome. Though I was hopeful, I had little expectation that the justice system would indeed serve justice. The brutal reality is that Trayvon Martin's death did not have to happen, and "not guilty" appeared fixed from the start.
Regardless, we must give rise to our voice while we are still very much alive. We must speak for social justice for all murdered children and act courageously when any child is killed. Our community's issue is bigger than Trayvon. I wept for Trayvon but I am sickened when discussing murdered children in New York, Philadelphia, Trenton, or my second city Chicago. Though we profess innocence, many of us are found guilty, even in conscience–sitting idly by, simply nodding our head in disapproval when it comes to the rampant violence that is wiping out families and communities.
Ironically, there will be more cases which call us to respond. The name will not be Zimmerman, but perhaps one more familiar. Though the names of the criminals might be known, we won't dare tell of their deeds though our very freedoms are compromised.
We must use our grief and outrage to ante up our courage and ask of ourselves whether we are really doing all that we can to stop killing in our communities. This is a challenge for me and I will not assume that the next generation will handle it. Moreover, we cannot simply pass the baton to politicians, legislators and court systems, while huddling in our private circles to just pray about it.
I am a woman of faith, and I know that my God is one of justice, but a worry-free world was never promised. I will pray, then act, speak, and fight for those who cannot. I will not let George Zimmerman cause me to grow bitter, but better. The community needs better.
So this Sunday, I draw strength from my faith, and from a modern-day hymn by the ministerial Chuck D.
"Kick it, Chuck!"
This part of the bridge is most convicting, yet it provides a perfect close to the urgent question: "Now What?".
"Feel the people
Heal the people
Need the people
So heed the people
Help the homeless
Where's your groove?
Check your heads
I shall not be moved
I shall not be moved
Uh come on."
Feel, heal, need, heed, help. Amen.
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Last night's game was absolutely heart wrenching. It was one of those games that just makes you sick to your stomach (and if you ate too much turkey and stuffing, you might have been sick to your stomach). In the day after, the Pittsburgh Steelers sit 5-7 with four games to left in this wildly inconsistent 2013 season. After reading so many comments on sites like these, I feel there needs to be a clearing of the air.
1. The Steelers are not dead yet. There should not be a "Clown for Clowney" or "jake it for Jake (Matthews)" campaign. First of all, the Steelers are not going to be drafting in the top 5. The Falcons, Texans, Jaguars, Vikings, Buccaneers, and Redskins (whose pick goes to the Rams) have likely taken care of that. Having a higher draft does not guarantee the Steelers will turn it around. The Browns have drafted in the top 10 often since coming back in the league and they have one playoff berth in 14 seasons to show for it. Until recently, the same could be said for the Bengals as well. The Steelers have found good players late in the first round (Alan Faneca, Heath Miller, Santonio Holmes, and Cameron Heyward come to mind).
The Steelers are not dead yet because one, they aren't mathematically eliminated and two, the AFC is not very strong this season. 9-7 will likely be good enough to make the playoffs, where anything is possible. Sure, these Steelers lack depth and have suffered more injuries this season than I care to remember. However, this team can still make it.
2. Another reason why this team is not dead yet: The offensive line provided excellent protection for Ben Roethlisberger for the fourth straight week. Big Ben has now been sacked just once in 3 weeks. Kelvin Beachum was having the game of his life until he got injured. Fernando Velasco is my pick for Steelers' offensive MVP. Marcus Gilbert is playing well and David DeCastro is getting better with each game. Now of course the Steelers suffered a string of injuries to the offensive line in the fourth quarter and we all hold our collective breaths while awaiting word on Velasco and Beachum's condition. Thank goodness there is 10 days before the next game. However, the pass protection is starting to come around and the offense is taking care of the ball unlike earlier in the season. Last night's game marked the 3rd straight game (and 15 straight quarters) of no turnovers by the offense.
3. The tall receiver debate. BTSC needs to have a Derek Moye fan club. Heck, I am surprised that there isn't a Facebook page dedicated for Derek Moye. The way some of you talk, Moye is like a young Plaxico Burress or something. If being tall was the only thing that mattered, then Limas Sweed would still be playing professional football.
There is probably a good reason why Moye is inactive so often. It probably has to do with Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, Markus Wheaton, and Jerricho Cotchery all being healthy and being more talented than Moye. Sure, a tall receiver could theoretically provide more options. However, it seems to the coaching staff that Moye's only asset is his height. If he was good enough to get a helmet on game day, then I am sure he would.
4. The red zone issues. The Steelers have had red zone issues since Bruce Arians's second year as the OC. Heck, the red zone problems were one of the reasons Arians was probably "retired." I personally thought that Todd Haley would bring more creativity and production to the red zone than Arians ever did. Personally, I can't believe that I am even talking about this now given that the Steelers went 3 for 3 in the red zone against the best red zone defense in the NFL this season. However, this discussion goes back to the tall receiver debate. Some of you think that having a tall receiver would solve the red zone issues. If that was the case, then why aren't David Paulson and Michael Palmer (both over 6'4") out there lined up wide with Miller while Sanders and Brown sit on the bench? Hines Ward was perhaps the best red zone receiver of his generation and he wasn't tall. Santana Moss and Steve Smith are nowhere near 6 feet tall but they always find ways to get open inside the red zone. Tall has nothing to do with it. Getting open and catching the ball does.
Face it, guys. As long as the offensive line remains a work in progress and Le'Veon Bell still gets acclimated to the NFL, the red zone offense is probably going to be an issue. The Steelers used to be one of the best red zone teams because they could run the ball regardless of the situation and field position. Until they can do that again, every red zone trip will teeter between a typical Big Ben broken play (like the first touchdown to Sanders) or a Shaun Suisham field goal attempt.
It might seem like we are done but last night's game was not do-or-die for the Steelers. For the Ravens, it definitely was because the prospect of getting swept by the Steelers would likely end any chance of the Ravens making the playoffs. Yes, the Steelers' secondary is not good at all, especially Ike Taylor, who might be having the worst month of his 11 year career. But the pass rush has been strong (at least from Jason Worilds and Cameron Heyward) and offense is taking care of the ball. There are four more games left. Do not count the Steelers out just yet.
Happy Thanksgiving. And here's hoping young Le'Veon Bell gets well from that head shot.


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Philip Carse, Telecoms Analyst at IS Research, reports on the recent performance of leading companies in the comms space.
The last month has been relatively eventful for the megabuyte Hosting and Fixed Line peer group, with a bid for Cable&Wireless Worldwide from Vodafone, solid to positive results from BT, Virgin, TalkTalk and COLT, and three acquisitions for managed data services buy and build Six Degrees.
First, the results and trading updates, which have been generally positive despite economic headwinds. BT reported full year revenues to March 2012 down 6% to £18.9bn, but hit its target of £6bn EBITDA one year early and gave a relatively upbeat outlook for cash flows. Meanwhile, Virgin Media reported 2.4% revenue growth in its Q1, to £1bn, though EBITDA and FCF were flat due to spending on TiVo and broadband. The star for Virgin was its Business comms division, with revenues up 7.1% to £170m. TalkTalk continues to suffer falling revenues (down 4% in FY11/12), but surprised with an increase in medium term EBITDA margin from 20% to 25%, though FY12/13 will be impacted by the costs of the new YouView TV service.
Adept Telecom managed to maintain EBITDA at £3.6m and reduce debt by another £2m to £5.3m, despite revenues falling 10% in the year to March 2012. COLT Telecom reported a surprisingly high 5.2% revenue growth to 397m euro in its Q1, though half was due to low margin carrier voice traffic, and the outlook for the rest of the year is for much lower growth. Last, but not least, Telecity said that its first quarter was generally positive, though a weaker Europe will negatively impact about half its revenue. The company also alluded to new data centre capacity announcements in due course.
After much to-ing and fro-ing, Vodafone announced an agreed bid for Cable&Wireless Worldwide at 38p per share, valuing the company at £1.04bn and 3.1x 2011/12 EBITDA. Vodafone noted that the acquisition would double its UK business activities, elevating it from 4th to 2nd in UK telecoms, and would yield cost synergies, including mobile backhaul. However, we view the acquisition as opportunistic, hard to justify on strategic grounds, and expensive given that debt, pension shortfalls, restructuring costs and making up for under-investment will take the total cost to perhaps as much as £2bn. Vodafone admitted that it will take four years for the acquisition to be more accretive to earnings and cash flow than a simple share buyback.
At the other end of the scale, managed data services firm Six Degrees completed the first phase of its buy and build, acquiring two managed services companies (FirstServ and ServerStream) and a datacenter interconnection business (DataHop). The ten acquisitions have taken less than a year, and take Six Degrees to a run rate of £44m revenue and £11m EBITDA.
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Jillian Michaels of "The Biggest Loser" has been sued four times for diet supplements she has backed.


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Category — Global 'lukewarming'
More Americans Becoming Lukewarmers
"As the level of scientific understanding is increasing, so too is the level of understanding that global warming probably isn't going to be overly harmful to our health and welfare. Consider … the Gallup question 'Do you think that global warming will pose a serious threat to you or your way of life in your lifetime?' … Since 2008, an increasing percentage of respondents (64% in the latest poll) have answered 'no'."
Every so often the pollsters at Gallup gather information about Americans' feelings about global warming. They have a new release. And while each new set of numbers is perhaps interesting on its own, the real insight comes from seeing how attitudes have changed over time. And from the historical trends, it appears that more and more Americans are becoming global lukewarmers–as they should be, given the evidence.
The percentage of American's polled that worry "a great deal" or "a fair amount" about global warming tends to bounce around based on current events (Figure 1: click for clarity). In the past decade, for example, there was a rise in "worry" from 2006–2008 corresponding to hurricane Katrina and Gore's push of "An Inconvenient Truth." [Read more →]
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Global Lukewarming: Another Good Intellectual Year (2012 Edition)
"While we await global temperatures to start rising again, there are signs that the overall rise won't be as fast as we have once been led to believe…. [A] future characterized by modest rather than extreme climate change elevates the role of adaptation relative to mitigation in most discussions."
As global temperatures in 2012 further cement a modest warming rate in response to anthropogenic climate influences, the light burns ever brighter for the "lukewarmers"—those intrepid souls who accept that human activities are impacting the character of the world's climate, but hold the opinion that, when taken together, these influences are–and will be–relatively modest.
While lukewarmers' individual opinions of whether or how to do "something" about anthropogenic climate change vary, a future characterized by modest rather than extreme climate change elevates the role of adaptation relative to mitigation in most discussions.
A year ago, in this space, I highlighted some positive lukewarmer developments in 2011. These included findings that the observed temperature trends over (and within) the past 3 decades are lower than climate model projections and that the climate sensitivity—that is, how much the average global temperature will rise under conditions of a doubled atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide—has likely been overestimated.
Here, I review some significant events from 2012. Many continue these same themes. I am sure that there are others that did not make my list. If your favorite is not here, please feel free to include a brief description of it in the Comments section below.
Temperatures in 2012
First, let's have a look at the global average temperature for 2012. [Read more →]
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Global Lukewarming: A Great Intellectual Year in 2011
"Mounting evidence [of lukewarming] begins to start to make you wonder whether there is some fundamental problem between climate models and reality.""To me, the most significant thing that the Climategate emails show is that the deck is stacked against the publication of research results that are critical of the established scientific consensus, and the skids are greased for papers that run in support…. Not a good situation for the advancement of science."
"Lukewarmers" are those scientists (and others) who believe the balance of evidence is middling between "climate alarmists" (who tend to think that the global temperature rise will lie in, or even exceed, the upper half the IPCC's 1.1°C–6.4°C range of projected temperature rise this century) and ultraskeptics, or "flatliners" (who tend to think that the addition of human-generated carbon dioxide has virtually no impact on global temperatures).
Lukewarmers have found the world to be a lonely place. But favor (think physical processes of global climate) smiled for us in 2011. Several scientific studies produced results, when considered in combination, provide evidence that the general warming of the earth's climate is proceeding at a rate that lies in the lower half of the IPCC's projected temperature change during the 21st century.
And with a low-end temperature rise comes along low-end impacts. Seemingly good news for all!
2011 Temperatures
First, let's review the global average temperature, both at the surface, and in the lower atmosphere since 1979—the year that satellite observations of the temperature from the lower atmosphere become reliably available, and pretty near the beginning of the second warming episode of the 20th century. [Read more →]
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If I think about the mindfulness it takes to poach an egg, all of a sudden it seems stunningly similar to my life.
If I could live my life like the best poached egg I've ever made, well, I think I would be present all the time.
There's only a few seconds you can look away when you poach an egg, otherwise you will lose it.
I can imagine many situations where people would give their right arm to get a few seconds of time back. A few seconds of mindlessness or not being present can make a huge difference in a life, and an egg.
There are people who can cook poached eggs like experts and there are people who live their lives like experts. But most of us flail along and just keep trying. Some of us try harder than others, some of us try longer, but I would think most of us at some point in our lives attempt to make really good eggs.
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Now, first let me preface this by saying that by no means do I think that Paulo Thiago is an elite WW (yet). The KO he scored over Koscheck was more a result of a brain fart on Kos' part than anything.
However, I just don't get all the negative feedback he's gotten so far. The truth of the matter is, Paulo is still a bit of a question mark. Sure his striking's a bit sloppy, but he proved that he at least has power; however, his jiu jitsu skills are top rate, and he actually has some pretty good wrestling- if you watch his fights, he often executes some huge takedowns/ judo throws. Here's a highlight of his fights in Brazil:
As you can see, he rocks several opponents standing, and finishes up with a sub. IMO, he's still quite a good prospect. Even though Fitch will probably beat him (probably by decision), I think he has a bright future. If he can somehow replicate his miraculous victory over Kos, then he'll be right in the mix for a title shot.
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What awards am I looking forward to?
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|2 years ago :: Jun 16, 2012 - 12:26AM #1
Michigan State Representative Lisa Brown, a Democrat, was barred from the floor of the Michigan State Legislature Thursday for using the word 'vagina.' She was arguing against a package of abortion regulation bills before the Legislature.
The Floor Leader said that Brown's comments 'violated the decorum of the house.'
Another representative, Barb Byrum, was also banned from the floor for talking about vasectomies.
This week, the Michigan State Legislature passed a slate of hard-line anti-abortion bills.
So, are they hoping to go back to the bad old pre-Roe v Wade days, or what?
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|2 years ago :: Jun 16, 2012 - 8:47AM #2
Many State legislators stupidity is exceeded only by some at the national level. I guest h cannot use their own congressman Gary Peters( 9th MI), or former VP Dick Cheney. Or Senator Dick Durbin . Wonder if this post will be edited if I mention my two cats, Bigun ,a tom cat and middy a pussy cat. How can any law concerning abortion be written without the word vagina?
"I seldom make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect." Edward Gibbon
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|2 years ago :: Jun 16, 2012 - 1:36PM #3
It is men working hard to remove the rights women have gained over the years. Nothing more. It has nothing to do with life or abortion. It is "how dare women have a say over their own life" Soon we will hear a call to remove the voting rights of women. I am waiting.
She was suspended because she dared to speak, with out nodding in full agreement to the men.
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. Aristotle
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|2 years ago :: Jun 18, 2012 - 1:48PM #4
Maybe they should just say "winky" and "whoo-hoo."
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|2 years ago :: Jun 18, 2012 - 4:48PM #5
"Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas, R-Midland, said the decision to bar Brown from speaking was not her reference to the female anatomy, but her conduct.
'My concern was the decorum of the House, not of anything she said,' Stamas told the newspaper. 'I ask all members to maintain a decorum of the House, and I felt it went too far yesterday.'"
I don't think she went too far at all. If our representatives aren't allowed to get a little passionate to prove a point, then that's pretty sad.
Our need to learn should always outweigh our need to be right
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them.
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|2 years ago :: Jun 19, 2012 - 10:57AM #6
When the appropriate medical term for a body part in question lacks decorum, someone needs to be removed from the floor of the house for lacking a brain.
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard was not what I meant...
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|2 years ago :: Jun 19, 2012 - 10:58AM #7
Couldn't happen in Kansas, though, because they banned Sharia law. Apparently Christian Sharia is a live and well in Michigan.
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard was not what I meant...
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|2 years ago :: Jun 19, 2012 - 1:54PM #8
Silenced Mich. lawmaker does 'Vagina Monologues'
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|2 years ago :: Jun 19, 2012 - 3:43PM #9
Love the audience
"I don't care if the federal government is telling me to buy my employees Jack Daniel's or birth control. What gives them the right to tell me that I have to do that? That's my issue, that's what I object to, and that's the beginning and end of the story."
This hint that Potter had merely swaddled an anti-government rant within a "religious" blanket illustrates the main problem with Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion in Hobby Lobby: it takes claims of religious scruples for granted.
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|2 years ago :: Jun 19, 2012 - 3:56PM #10
Personally, I think the Rep. in question acted/is acting like an obnoxious, pissed-off teenager.
That said, the powers that be are equally silly. Legislators should be allowed to be obnoxious. As the old saying goes, give 'em enough rope...
If well enough had been left alone, she might very well have torpedoed herself with her own snotty tirade. (The validity of her point being lost in the delivery.)
But as it is, the entire episode has just blown up into a huge sympathy card for her to play. And playing it she is.
No need to boot somebody out because they're not playing nice, so to speak. That's ulta-uptight and silly, IMO.
In the end, a foolish over-reaction to something foolish just made bigger fools.
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Masterman students 'dare to be excellent'
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The Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School sets the bar of excellence in the School District of Philadelphia with test scores at the highest level within the Pennsylvania System of Statewide Assessment. It is an accolade that both the middle school and high school do not take lightly.
Their goal is "Dare to Be Excellent" and Masterman's principal, Marjorie Neff, continually encourages her students to keep pushing themselves. Neff has been leading the school for the past six years and oversaw President Barack Obama's visit to Masterman last year. He delivered the televised annual Back to School address at the school.
"It's been fantastic. I was an elementary principal for 10 years, so it was a big adjustment for me to move and work with middle grade students and high school students, but I have a tremendous, tremendous staff here. The kids and the families are just amazing to work with," Neff said.
Neff acknowledged that it was daunting for her when she began her tenure at the college preparatory school.
"It was somewhat intimidating. I came from a very small elementary school with only 300 students and Masterman has a fine reputation. I think what I knew going in is that I'm not as smart as, nor will I ever be as smart as, many of the students here or the staff," she said. "But I brought experiences as an administrator that I knew could support them. I was excited about the opportunity to support academically really talented kids to see what they could achieve."
The past week saw Masterman welcome prospective parents for an open house program. The highly competitive school even has their own eighth-graders reapply for admission into Masterman's high school.
"It's a very rigorous, fast moving classroom experience for kids and so it's not for the faint at heart," she said.
"… this school is specifically designed to meet the needs of kids who show academic talent. So, we're able to accelerate the curriculum. So, maybe kids who weren't moving as quickly as they could in their previous school are now challenged to do more."
Masterman has a relationship with Community College of Philadelphia, which is directly across the street from the school. A class of 21 seniors takes a high-level math course at the college. The ability of the students has enabled the teachers to do more in their classrooms.
"Many of the kids, they're proficient students, but that doesn't mean they have the same level of interest or the same level of support or challenges — but for the most part, they're all good at being students. They know what that means. They know how to stay organized which is a challenge," Brent Gray said.
"You spend so much of your teaching life thinking about that — but you don't have to think about it as much here. So, you have to think more about which content they're really absorbing, and 'how do I go from here?'"
Gray is also in his sixth year at Masterman and teaches science and math.
"It's all driven by the kids. They will pull you as fast as you can go," Gray said.
"It's the best place ever."
John Lee has taught at Masterman for 21 years and gave credit to the students for his endurance and enthusiasm.
"I really like teaching and the kids make me feel young. I'm 63 now and still feeling like 40," Lee said. "The students are so enlightening."
Genielle Parham, in her fourth year as a science teacher, echoed the sentiments.
"As a teacher, I find it refreshing because instead of having to deal with a lot of discipline, you actually get to teach. I get to communicate to my students about my love of science," Parham said. "As a school, [we have] great kids, great staff; just a great community. We really are a family and I feel very blessed to be here."
However, just like the other schools in the district, Masterman has been dealt the same budget woes.
"As are many of the Philadelphia schools, we are subject to the same budget cuts all of the schools are subjected to. It means that the class sizes are a little bit bigger than they were last year," Neff said. "It means that the range of courses that we were able to offer last year are fewer than they were before. The dual enrollment opportunities are much more limited this year."
She gave an example: "The district just recently informed us that they couldn't support middle school athletics centrally except for football and field hockey, neither of which we have here for middle school," Neff said. "So, I'm trying to figure out, within the confines of our very limited budget, how I'm going to continue our six middle school sports."
Nonetheless, Neff was insistent that the cuts would not lower the school's bar of excellence in not just academia, but the whole student. She stressed that they would dare to do what they are capable of.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The so-called 'Guns and Judges' bill is likely headed to a conference committee after the Senate and House passed two very different versions.
House sponsor Rep. Johnny Shaw of Bolivar said his county General Sessions judge originally brought him the idea but now he's concerned about what his fellow lawmakers in the other chambers have done.
"What's passed by the Senate, I have talked to my judge, it's not going to do him any good at all," said Shaw before the House was to consider the Senate's changes to the bill.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Former New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi says he broke the law because of arrogance and a sense of entitlement born of rubbing elbows with world leaders.
In a transcript of his parole hearing released Tuesday, the former comptroller says he continued to deny that what he did was wrong even after he was convicted and sent to prison for up to four years. He says he finally admitted his guilt when his adult children confronted him after he was denied parole in his first hearing last November.
Hevesi was granted parole last week after spending 19 months in prison for accepting gifts and campaign donations from people trying to do business with the state pension fund.
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Phil & Ruth (Club Member) stayed Aug 2014 This review is for Bude Sewage plant in the middle of the site stinks! Bus stop over a mile away. Walk to Crackington Haven described as a pleasant stroll is quite a hike and a real uphill slog on the way back. Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Families,Older couples Friendliness: 2 Cleanliness: 3 Facilities: 2 Expand review Recommended: no 2.3 There is something missing at this site. The staff are efficient but not welcoming or friendly. Lee (Club Member) stayed Jul 2014 This review is for Bude There is something missing at this site. The staff are efficient but not welcoming or friendly. The club shop is only open for 2.5 hours during the day, if you leave before 9 or return after 5:30 you've missed it. The effluent treatment plant, which is in the middle of the site, is perfectly situated to use the prevailing westerly winds to stink the whole site out. I have stayed at many club sites with my family and have always had a nice time but we felt like impostors on this site. Children playing and family fun were most certainly not welcome or tolerated by some of the guests. The site is also very isolated. It is not in Bude, it is 8 miles away on a busy road with no pathways. There is nothing within walking distance of the site and the roads are too busy to cycle on with children. I will not be visiting this site again in a hurry. We actually left two nights early, something We have never done before on a holiday. Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Older couples,Peaceful break Friendliness: 1 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 1 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Couldn't disagree with the previous reviewer more. This is a lovely site. Streets (Club Member) stayed Aug 2014 This review is for Bude Couldn't disagree with the previous reviewer more. This is a lovely site. Our second visit and we'll definitely come again. Fantastic if, like us, you have a teenager obsessed with surfing. Great beaches in the local area, Bude is fantastic. Friendly staff who would do anything for you. Relaxed atmosphere on site. We love it! The site was full for our visit this time and everyone we talked to seemed very happy too. We'll be back! Towing: Easy Location: Coastal Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Active break,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: no 3.7 A lot of poetic licence has been used in the description of this site. Paul (Club Member) stayed Jul 2014 This review is for Bude A lot of poetic licence has been used in the description of this site. The site is not near Bude or St Gennys or between Crackington Haven and Boscastle, it's 3 miles inland and nearest to Wainhouse Corner, right on Cornwall's Atlantic Highway. As such we found the road noise to be intrusive to say the least. The staff are extremely helpful and do an excellent job of keeping everything clean and tidy but they are fighting a loosing battle. This site desperately needs a revamp, especially the sewage system, it stinks, literally. My other gripe is the "dog walk", I'm afraid the word pathetic comes to mind. I can't really see what is achieved by erecting a length of post and rail fencing 4ft from a hedge. Towing: Easy Location: Country Suitable For: Active break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 1 1 |2 |10 |Next » Travel Local Travel Nearest bus stop: 0.75 mile from Site entrance Nearest train station: Bodmin-Parkway to Exeter – 28 miles Get Directions to Bude Staying here? Public transport from the site Bike ride? Find cycle routes nearby Sat Nav Download our POI file Safe Directions Print Friendly PDF Widget by Frixo Standard Fees For more information take a look at Pricing explained. Minimum booking periods do apply. 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For the first 3+ quarters, I was incredulous when it came to Tebow. Yes, he was pressured. Yes, the play-calling was suspect. Yes, Prater missed two field goals. And, of course, our RB fumbled to kill tremendous momentum. But Tebow looked awful. Not bad. Not disappointing. But awful. He had some protection, yet he overthrew. underthrew and misthrew our receivers. I told my buddy before the game that Tebow only seems to perform when the odds are against him. When we're down by a TD or two. When there's seemingly no hope. That was, and still is, a huge concern. But I have to say, I haven't been this excited for the Broncs in a long time. To be sure, Tebow was only part of the equation. The onsides kick was key, as was the play by the defense. But also remember the key fumble and the two missed field goals. This game wasn't all Tebow, nor would it have been if we lost. Having said that, here's the takeaway:
- Tebow is raw. Really raw. But he's shown more play-making ability than most veteran QBs in the league. He is young, so he has immense potential to learn. We've seen that his accuracy can be horrendous and top-notch, all in the same game. The key is for him to play at an elite level all game long. This will take time, but there's no reason to believe he can't do that (remember, fourth start). He deserves the start for the remainder of the season.
- Tebow shot himself in the foot numerous times, missing open receivers, almost throwing interceptions and taking too long to throw. But for all his faults, other players played a role in our sluggish game. We just weren't in synch for most of the game, in part due to Tebow and in part due to the rest of the players.
- This was a team win, not a Tebow win. We had plenty of chances to lock the game up, but we failed. We only won because everyone kept playing until the very end.
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Two Good Samaritans donated their time and money to help an elderly woman be more comfortable in the sweltering Louisiana heat this summer.
Exie Jenkins, an elderly Benton woman, initially called KSLA News 12 for help in mid-June, after suffering through three months without air conditioning after her unit broke.
Thanks to the generous donations of our viewers to the KSLA News 12 and Caddo Council on Aging fan drive, Jenkins received a couple box fans. But even with those fans, Jenkins was still bracing for a long hot summer.
A couple who was touched by her story had different plans for her.
Shelton Langley's wife Windy Langley asked her husband if he could help. Shelton Langley fixes air conditioners for a living and decided to help Jenkins.
"Sometimes you got to help people you don't know," said Shelton Langely, who explained that through the kindness of others, he was able to get his business going in the first place.
"I wanted to help her, like people have helped me out and repay the favor back," he said.
Shelton Langley was even able to get a friend to pitch in.
"I called a buddy of mine, Eric Nixon. He does air conditioning also," Shelton Langley said.
The total cost to fix the air conditioner was $300 and both Good Samaritans decided to split the cost to make sure Jenkins could stay cool in her home.
"I hugged and thanked both of them," said Jenkins, adding that she is excited that her whole house is now the same temperature.
Jenkins wants to thank her Good Samaritans by baking a cake for their families.
Others wanting to help can do so as well. Fan donations can be dropped off at KSLA News 12, 1812 Fairfield Ave. in Shreveport.
Fans will be accepted through Labor Day.
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Forty-eight Florida men were arrested for soliciting sex with underage girls. Many of them willing were even willing to travel, bringing condoms and sex toys with them - only to find when they got there that they'd been chatting online with undercover detectives.
The arrests are part of a six-month investigation.
When undercover detectives, posing as an underage girl, asked this Naples resident Scott Milboer to drive to Hardee County to meet for sex, FDLE Special Agent Tracy Maurer says he told them he couldn't get a ride.
"So when the detective offered to drive to Naples with the child, he was very eager and willing to go meet the child at a predetermined location, where he was arrested," Maurer said.
Then, there was East Naples firefighter Eric Lentovich. We first told you about him early last month.
He's now on unpaid leave, arrested for allegedly bringing condoms and a firearm to have sex with a 14-year-old girl and her mother.
"There are no boundaries for men who want to have sex with children," Special Agent Maurer said.
Maurer says the investigation also led them to 40-year-old James Briggs, of North Fort Myers.
He also traveled to Hardee County, for what Maurer says he thought would be sex with a 14-year-old girl.
"He had toys and protection and that sort of thing so he was there to seal the deal," Maurer said.
Authorities arrested Briggs and say after making bond, he committed suicide last month.
"They don't have a problem getting these men to admit to all the things they want to do to these children, they are more than happy to spell it out to write it to say it to type it," Maurer said.
Maurer says detectives spent months online, in chat rooms streamlining efforts between cyber crimes units to find men who prey on younger girls.
Now, she says, those charged will either post bond, or await trial in jail.
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Pita Jungle is an award winning full service restaurant celebrating its 18th birthday this year. The Pita Jungle concept is based on offering a healthful and natural cuisine crafted within the principles of the Mediterranean diet using fresh ingredients prepared daily from scratch. The menu flourishes with items that seek to balance greens, grains, legumes, meats, and fruits. Constituents like olive oil, garlic, and fresh herbs, add flavor and good nutrition to a long list of featured dishes. Everything at Pita Jungle is prepared to help you eat better, feel healthier, and make a connection to the natural world. Even our kids' menu helps your little ones learn that eating well can be fun and delicious.
The newest Pita Jungle location on University Avenue in Hillcrest is in the meticulously renovated historic Charles Jurman Building. Embodied by the dynamism of the staff, the Hillcrest Pita Jungle showcases local art with monthly rotations adorning the walls and an eclectic blend of music ranging from classic to Cuban, and jazz to indie. Pita Jungle appeals to a wide demographic – from the bohemian vegan to the traditional American family. The 150-seat full-service restaurant features an outdoor patio, a wood fired oven, an open kitchen and a bar serving boutique wines and domestic, premium and craft beers. The menu features a variety of composed salads, hummus, healthy burgers, wood fired lavosh pizzas, pitas and wraps, seasonal specials, vegetarian/vegan and gluten-free options, and fresh seafood along with a kid's menu. We also offer Brunch on Saturday and Sunday featuring bottomless mimosas for $10, and daily happy hour and reverse happy hour specials including a tapas menu.
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Carolina Beach Elementary School Turns 75!
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Special Presentation at Fall Festival November 2nd
Help us celebrate our 75th birthday on Saturday, November 2, from 12 noon to 4:00 pm. The whole community is invited to the birthday party at Carolina Beach Elementary School located at 400 S. 4th St.
The school will be open for tours so former students can see the changes that have taken place over the years.
We will show videos and pictures from former students and interviews from some of the artists who painted the beautiful murals in our halls.
Our school will also be having its annual fall festival on Nov. 2. Students will sing and there will be games, raffle baskets, bounce houses, dunking booth, prizes, food, drinks and more.
To commemorate our school's birthday there will be 75th anniversary t shirts for sale at a cost of $10. If you would like to pre-order a t-shirt please drop off your $10 at the school along with your name and the size shirt you would like to buy.


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Camden Police say the man behind an armed robbery at a Waffle House is in custody.
It happened just after 9 p.m. Saturday at the restaurant at 521 and I-20.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol arrested 27-year-old Tyrell Boages not much later. Troopers say Boages was in a stolen car with physical evidence in the vehicle.
Investigators say he has an extensive record of car theft.
Boages now faces several charges including armed robbery.
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I am writing this in massive jurassic levels of excitement for GLORY 11 (where I will be stationed in Section A Row 1 Seat 6) this weekend. I can't wait to eat lots of pizza, go on a road trip, and see my favorite sport in the entire world.
Thailand is awesome because they do radical shit like this (Prison Fights and if you don't know now you know sucka) and don't give attention to pro-wrestler wannabes who couldn't punch their way out of a wet paper bag. Read this blog and enjoy it you sub par, toe jam having, cross eyed, fart sniffing, turd tasting, crustified, sausage blood eating savages. I sincerely love you all and that is how I express it. Emma Thomas is the wonderful women who wrote this blog and you should be reading her blog on the reg but your prob too busy watching some fat fuck's youtube channel talking about DFW or his mediocre choice in cars, or knitting, or soccer, or mtv. Up your game and get on it.
Here it is if your still reading you lovable, internet pussbag: http://undertheropes.com/2013/10/06/prison-fight-4-battle-for-freedom-at-khlong-prem/
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Every now and then I see people suggesting new ways to "possibly" improve on the Fantasy aspect of the game. Personally, I would like to see "TRADES" as a possible option when acquiring players. We all kick ourselves when we miss out on the certain player who's price rises to a level that only those who picked him up early can benefit from his now excellent play. That is fair and that is how it should be, BUT.......
What if we had this option? Say I pick up Bale at 16 and his price is now 22. As it stands now, if I were to drop him I would only get 16 for him, but if there were a "TRADE" option available that would allow you to trade him for any player who's price does not exceed his current price of 22.
Example: Buy Bale at 16. His price jumps to 22. I want Suarez this week who's current price is 18.38. Now, if I sell Bale at 16, I would not have the funds to do this, but if there were a "trade" option I could trade for Suarez. No extra funds would be credited to your account for the difference in price.
Trades could be limited to say (4) per season. If this option were available then some of the GIANT price increases on players could...at least 4 times per year.... be used as a way to acquire players who's pricing has made them unattainable, possibly for an entire season. Think of it as a "Turbo Boost" for your team.
The leader in your group has RVP. You cannot have him unless you spent 28 and you feel that without him you will never catch up. You grabbed VDV at 16 and he has several great weeks until his price is also 28 but feel his point total has seen it;s best days. You then "trade" him for RVP providing that his price remains no more then 28. It may work out in the end..It may not, but it could be that boost that allows those teams that have been "so close" for years to finally make a move that wins them their group or.... cost them the title.
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6Kristen Stewart Wants to Be A Bond Girl, Daniel Craig Says No
Ok, so let's start at the beginning here. Kristen Stewart was doing an interview, and at one point the guy asked her if she'd ever be a Bond girl. Here's what she said:
"I'm not sure, I would love to read a few graphs of the script. I choose my roles really instinctually (sic). I would really have to connect with the material."
Right? And when she was pressed, she "I don't know, maybe," and when she was asked again, she said "yes, hell yes." So we know that Kristen Stewart has either a vague interest in being in a James Bond movie or an understandably short fuse when it comes to persistent dudes giving interviews.
But you know what? It doesn't matter? Because someone else did an interview with Daniel Craig, the current James Bond, and he was asked what he thought about Kristen's Bond comments. And here's how he responded:
"No," Craig answers with disgust. "She's in Twilight."
Snap! But then he realized he was probably being a little too bitchy, so he clarified:
"No, I'm being nasty. I'm only saying that because it's [Breaking Dawn Part 2] coming out this weekend so we're in direct competition with them," he admits with a chuckle. "I'm sure she'd make a great Bond girl."
Oh, Daniel, you usually have no problem telling us how you really feel! What's the problem? Why did you take it back? It's ok, we all know that Kristen Stewart would make a horrible Bond girl. Stick with your words, Daniel. Stick with your words.
November 21, 2012 at 10:30 am by Emily
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LOL "No," Craig answers with disgust. "She's in Twilight."
And that's why he's Bond.
haha "instinctually" that's not a word
There shouldn't be any Bond girls point blank. It's a sexist, passé trope, and anyway they fade into obscurity except for a few exceptions so it's not like the role will clearly benefit the actress. I do want a Bond played by a woman or a non-white actor or actress.
mireee: go see the new Bond movie "Skyfall". The new Moneypenny is a non-white former field agent who does some incredible driving in the opening sequence (won't say anymore to avoid spoiling the movie).
And this is why I love Daniel Craig.
Atta boy Daniel !!! Someone should tell that bucked teeth bunny what we all feel ! hooray !!!


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Updated April 02, 2007Class rivals June and Lucia vie for the honor of being named the Queen of Light, entrusted with protecting the people from the King of Darkness.
June is an attractive girl whose feisty, hot temper and general laziness may prevent her from receiving the crown. Lucia has a more regal quality and a strong desire to match, but she is always overshadowed by June.
Will petty jealousies, love triangles, and one cute boy interfere with the Queen's royal duty?!
This is Little Queen, one of the many new mangas from TOKYOPOP. Created by Yeon-Joo Kim (Platina, Nabi, Soon-ae-bo), Little Queen is the story of June, a student at the magical Rohini Academy. June is pretty, sassy and ever-so-lazy and although she's a front-runner for the coveted title of the Queen of Light, June could care less. Except of course, that her school rival, Lucia is vying for the spot which means June absolutely has to beat her.
Add to the competitive pot June's long-time friend and school hottie, Sejuru and you've got high school rivalry at its best. All the girls like him, Lucia included and when she says that he's too good for someone like June, the battle is on.
Who will win the Queen of Light title? Will she be able to protect the school from the King of Darkness? And who will win Sejuru's heart? You'll just have to read Little Queen and find out.
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Backpacker Magazine – February 2001
Sometimes, despite all the commitments and obligations, you know what you have to do.
I need to go hiking. The thought emerges from somewhere below my elbow, works its way into my shoulders, feels urgent. I announce to the world that I'm going backpacking. I pick Mt. Graham, on the eastern edge of Arizona. It's country I don't know.
For 5 days, I think about going, the thought bouncing around in my mind like a Ping-Pong ball. One minute, I tingle, anticipating the cool air, the smell of pine. The next, I look at the map and spot Deadman Ridge.
I don't like the name. I picture sleeping in a tent alone, imagine what I will hear, what I'll listen for. I decide to buy pepper spray.
There are only extremes on my emotional map, and I exhaust myself. One friend, a couch-potato poet, suggests I go with a friend. That seems obvious. But everyone who might want to go is working, as I should be. I'm on vacation, the second in my life as a graduate student and teacher, and all this free time I'd planned to spend hiking, biking, and climbing is starting to feel chaotic, fractured by split desires. I've spent so many months with no choicesat the office by 9, home at 5that this luxury of time confuses me.
Last effort. I call a few people, and no one can go. I could just wait, but I want to go now. I'll take the dog for protection. My partner reminds me that the dog's hips aren't too good, so I can't hike her to the top of Mt. Graham. The thought of half a mountain makes my muscles wilt. I'll leave the dog home.
A day or two before I'm to leave, I buy a new water filter and another hiking guide that tells me precisely what I'm in for. The trail is up and down and up and down, more strenuous than I'd imagined. On the map, there's a section 2 inches long where it looks like someone slipped, or was drunktoo many tight squiggles.
I tell more people I'm going, thinking that talking about it will make it real. It will be beautiful. I need to get away, I explain. Away from what? I ask myself. Am I running away from my writing that's going so slowly, so painfully? Am I trying to escape the dirty dishes? Or the laundry?
I wonder if I'm losing my edge, getting soft around the middle, where there used to be determination and resolve. When I was younger, I made a plan and I went. I stuck out my thumb and rode it to Yosemite or Colorado. But that was 18 years ago. I was foolish then; I'm wiser now. And the dishes need to be done.


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House Discusses Rationale Behind Microsoft Jabbing
Posted on Thursday, August 22 @ 12:47:27 Eastern by Alex_Osborn
By now, you should be well aware of the punches that Sony has thrown Microsoft's way ever since E3. In fact, Andrew House's comments during Sony's gamescom presser prompted MS exec Phil Spencer to offer a rebuttal.
Believe it or not, Sony exec Andrew House has since spoken to The Guardian about the company's continual Xbox One jabbing, saying:
Do you agree with Sony's approach? Would you like to see the PlayStation manufacturer throw another jab or two Microsoft's way at Tokyo Game Show? Let us know in the comments below.
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