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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170196722014-11-25T14:52:03.158-06:00Karen EdmistenThe Blog with the Shockingly Clever TitleKaren Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-24570459300881554432014-11-25T14:52:00.000-06:002014-11-25T14:52:03.184-06:00Advent Starts This (Gulp) Sunday

Good thing I'm not the type to panic about Advent and Christmas preparation.

Go here for a rerun of my marathon (and no-panic) Advent post.Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-4068600673720226832014-11-21T06:59:00.001-06:002014-11-21T07:16:18.944-06:00Poetry Friday: This Magic Moment by David Kirby

I have a poem delivered to my Inbox every morning, thanks to Poets.org and I'm always grateful for the beauty this sleek little package adds to my day. I consider, at times, what a mess the internet can be -- the ugliness it puts on display, the unkindness that can be spread, the fights that are started on its playgrounds, the temptations it can stir up in us to prove to the whole world that we are right and they are wrong.

But then, but then ... it can also do this.

It can bring me a poem a day. Gently drop off a bit of loveliness, a dash of magic.

And I love it for that. Because you can never have too much coffee (no, coffee's not mentioned in the poem -- that's my addition), too much poetry, or too much magic.

This Magic Moment
by David Kirby

Poetry does make things happen. A friend says, "I wanted
to let you know that my stepfather is chattering like
a schoolboy about a poem of yours on my Facebook page.
This may not seem like much to you, but this guy has been
giving me a hard time since I was two. You built a bridge
between people who never understood each other before."
How'd that happen? Magic, that's how. I know the poem
....

(Read the rest here, at Poets.org.)

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The Poetry Friday round up is at Tapestry of Words.Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-24461552656328431182014-11-19T07:35:00.001-06:002014-11-19T07:35:36.291-06:00The Twenty-one Balloons: A Quick Review

Ramona and I just finished reading The Twenty-One Balloons, which we both found delightful. Written and illustrated by William Pene du Bois in 1947, it won the Newbery Medal in 1948, and has endured to become a classic.

Set in 1883, the novel is part science, part fantasy, part light social commentary, and partly appealing to introverts ("As you know," says Professor William Waterman Sherman, near the beginning of the story, "I was a teacher of arithmetic for forty years. Forty years of being surrounded by a classroom of healthy prankish students. Forty years of spitballs. Forty years of glue on my seat, Sal Hepatica in my inkwell, and other devilish tricks. Long about my thirty-sixth year, I started yearning to be alone.")

Professor Sherman builds a fantastic balloon home in which he plans to travel around the world. (Cue the Jules Verne references! Cue Up talk, and Dug imitations!) The introduction tells us that Professor Sherman's travels will take him to the Pacific island of Krakatoa, and that he will somehow be involved in the volcanic explosion that really did take place in 1883. How did he end up there? And how did he escape?

Lots of unschoolish detours to take with this book -- the science of hot air balloons (though Ramona and I occasionally got a little bogged down in some of the descriptions of the inner workings), diamonds, mentions of the salt mines of Poland and the crystal caves of Bermuda, which had me sending Ramona to Google. Volcanos, the history and geography of Krakatoa ... plenty to talk about and explore on top of a good read. And it made us hungry! You'll have to read the book to find out why.

My favorite quote:

"It seems strange to me that mechanical progress always seems to leave the slower demands of elegance far behind. With all of the peace and spare time on this lovely island, why should any part of your lives be speeded up?"

I once took a hot air balloon ride and it was lovely. Now I just need to figure out how to get Ramona in a balloon one of these days. A quick Google check for companies and prices tells me that I'd better start the savings fund now. :)Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-54481283802975634052014-11-14T12:01:00.002-06:002014-11-14T12:01:55.473-06:00Poetry Friday: April Day in November, Edinburgh

It is decidedly not an April day in November here in Nebraska, where it was an unseasonable three degrees below zero when I woke up this morning. But, I can imagine, feel, grip, remember, and dream of the kind of day that Norman MacCaig wrote about in "April Day in November, Edinburgh." We've had those days here; today is just not one of those days, but that's okay.

And, too, I can imagine, feel, grip, remember (in a fascinatingly powerful genetic memory sort of way) and dream of Edinburgh itself, which I will probably never see, at least not until I see it from heaven's vantage point. But that's okay, too. Because today I have these words, this poem, and a new-to-me poet to love.

April Day in November, Edinburgh

by <a href="http://www.show.me.uk/topic/topic.html%20http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/writing-tips/%20http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/writing%20process/sl_storystarters.htm%20http://www.bookweekonline.com/story-starters%20http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/files/storystarters2.pdf%20http://www.storyjumper.com/main/starter%20http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/# http://friends.us.lego.com/en-us/gallery/4ee53ab4-efe1-4a5b-ad7d-394a20aff32a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xCA5UFw8DU&feature=endscreen http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/cartoons-tv-movies-kids/are-we-there-yet-kids/awty-canada-dog-sledding-kids/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAkBHINI4A0&feature=youtu.be http://spoonful.com/printables/mary-poppins-bookmark">Norman MacCaig

The sun punches through the cloud gaps

with strong fists and the wind

buffets the buildings

with boisterous good will.

Bad memories are blown away

over the capering sea. Life

pulls up without straining

(Read the rest here, at The Writer's Almanac.)

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The Poetry Friday round up is at Keri Recommends.

Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-41077319825273480732014-11-12T16:36:00.000-06:002014-11-12T16:58:48.417-06:00Homeschooling Just One That's what I'm doing this year for the first time ever.

Yeah, sure, in a way I had just one "student" when we first started homeschooling. Anne-with-an-e was seven years old, Betsy just four. Anne was (I'm sorry, sweetie) my experimental student. I tried out different methods on her, tinkered with ideas, approaches, math curricula. But Betsy was always there, soaking in the atmosphere, listening to the books, playing with the manipulatives, eating the cookies. I never felt that I was homeschooling only one daughter -- we were living a homeschooling life together.

But, now that my older daughters are out in the world, taking classes from other people, I am finally, truly, homeschooling just one child. Anne and Betsy don't need me, which is really great in its way. There's real fulfillment in knowing that my daughters were well prepared for the stage of life they're living now. And, there's relief in knowing that their academic work is their business. (I couldn't answer a Chemistry question if you paid me in chocolate and coffee. Truly, Anne's Chemistry homework is a mystery to me on a par with the Trinity. Intricacies unseen, combinations that produce whole new entities ... it boggles my mind. If it isn't explained on a Jesse Pinkman level, I don't understand it.)

And that leads me to the present, in which I am homeschooling only one daughter. Over the summer, I wondered about how this year would proceed: What would it be like for the two of us to be on our own? Would we get bored with each other? Would we feel as if we were rattling around the house, waiting for others to join us? Or would we dig in, full of anticipation and excitement, ready to tackle hundreds of projects and take on every academic challenge?

The answer is (as it always seems to for me) in the middle. Yes, we miss Anne and Betsy, but Ramona and I have settled into The New Normal and we are loving it. There's a delightful balance to our days. There are outside activities (a weekly art class, another monthly art class, piano lessons, choir), as well as group activities that we both participate in (her writing group, swimming weekly with other homeschoolers.) And then there are the treasured days when we don't have to leave the house -- we tackle math, read aloud, read aloud, read aloud, write, read poetry, participate in NaNoWriMo, watch Food Network together, make carrot cake, learn about extracting DNA from saliva (hmmm, was it deliberate that I followed up the food references to the saliva reference?), create art, and crafts, and minions.

Sometimes we can even plan activities or outings that work with Anne and Betsy's schedules as we did last Friday when we made a last-minute plan to see Big Hero 6 together (review from Ramona coming soon), or getting to daily Mass together.

Yes, I'm homeschooling just one. But it's a rich, full life.

And we love it.

Ramona, at the end of summer.

Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-27704691058907105312014-11-08T10:30:00.000-06:002014-11-08T10:30:02.298-06:00Saturday Watercolors

Ramona has been into watercolors lately, so I joined her. Can you tell which is which? (I like hers better.)

Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-66144973817106586612014-11-07T13:29:00.000-06:002014-11-07T13:34:55.006-06:00Poetry Friday: An Autumn Reverie

Today's poem is a sad, lyrical, beautiful one by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. It's about grief and loss, and these things are especially on my mind today -- tonight I'll be appearing with Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle on her new EWTN show, talking about miscarriage. We filmed this episode of Catholic Mom's Cafe months and months ago, but the topic is timeless.

Donna and I talked about miscarriage, grief, loss, and healing. We talked, too, about "a peace too wonderful to understand" (the last line of Wilcox's poem).

I think my favorite lines from the poem are:

And I have waited for these autumn days,
Thinking the cooling winds would bring relief.
For I remembered how I loved them once,
When all my life was full of melody.

For more details from Donna about the show, which airs tonight at 6:30 Eastern time, see her blog.

An Autumn Reverie
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Through all the weary, hot midsummer time,
My heart has struggled with its awful grief.
And I have waited for these autumn days,
Thinking the cooling winds would bring relief.
For I remembered how I loved them once,
When all my life was full of melody.
And I have looked and longed for their return,
Nor thought but they would seem the same, to me.

The fiery summer burned itself away,
And from the hills, the golden autumn time
Looks down and smiles. The fields are tinged with brown—
The birds are talking of another clime.
The forest trees are dyed in gorgeous hues,
And weary ones have sought an earthy tomb.
But still the pain tugs fiercely at my heart—
And still my life is wrapped in awful gloom.

The winds I thought would cool my fevered brow,
Are bleak, and dreary; and they bear no balm.
The sounds I thought would soothe my throbbing brain,
Are grating discords; and they can not calm
This inward tempest. Still it rages on.
My soul is tost upon a troubled sea,
I find no pleasure in the olden joys—
The autumn is not as it used to be.

I hear the children shouting at their play!
Their hearts are happy, and they know not pain.
To them the day brings sunlight, and no shade.
And yet I would not be a child again.
For surely as the night succeeds the day,
So surely will their mirth turn into tears.
And I would not return to happy hours,
If I must live again these weary years.

I would walk on, and leave it all behind:
will walk on; and when my feet grow sore,
The boatman waits—his sails are all unfurled—
He waits to row me to a fairer shore.
My tired limbs shall rest on beds of down,
My tears shall all be wiped by Jesus' hand;
My soul shall know the peace it long hath sought --
A peace too wonderful to understand.

("An Autumn Reverie" is in the public domain.)

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The Poetry Friday round up is at Random Noodling this week.Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-48643033164245773022014-11-06T07:50:00.002-06:002014-11-06T08:22:04.436-06:00Bits and Pieces of Our Days Whither has October fled? It's gone missing and I'm left wondering if one of my favorite months met all her obligations before she took off for a year's sabbatical.

At least one obligation was clearly fulfilled -- October brought us, as it has for twenty-one marvel-filled years now, the birthday of Anne-with-an-e.

I'd never before bought a daughter a margarita for her birthday, but I can no longer make that claim. And she likes my favorite red wine, too. Yes, I am a good homeschooler indeed. I know how to teach all the important stuff.

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Ramona and I are still on World War II. So far we've read The Winged Watchman by Hilda van Stockum, Lois Lowry's Number the Stars, The Little Riders by Margaretha Shemin, and Ian Serraillier's Escape from Warsaw (which I wish still bore its original title, The Silver Sword.)

We read Snow Treasure, which I usually include it in the WWII bundle of books, last year because it was a book club pick. I'll leave it up to her whether or not she wants to reread it this year.

I also have a stack of picture books -- we've read Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II, and in the next week will pick up The Bracelet, So Far from the Sea, and
The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark.

Lots of good geography stuff happening as we read these books, too.

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What am I reading these days? The epic and wonderful Kristin Lavransdatter. Granted, I am only one book into the trilogy (I almost typed "three-book trilogy" ... more coffee, anyone?) but I have already dubbed it Wonderful and More.

What am I watching on the laptop these days, while I work out? Gilmore Girls. It is wonderful in a different way, and strangely connected to Kristin.Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-39897695324635993262014-11-03T23:00:00.002-06:002014-11-06T07:51:29.765-06:00On EWTN with Donna-Marie on Friday

Colleague and dear friend, Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle, is hosting a new show on EWTN called Catholic Mom's Cafe. I spoke with Donna about dealing with miscarriage, and that episode is scheduled to air this Friday, November 7th, at 3 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern time.)

To launch the show this week, Donna is hosting a giveaway -- all the details are on her blog. A complete schedule of the show can be found here.

If you like the show, please let Donna-Marie and EWTN know -- they rely on your feedback to provide the programming people are looking for!Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-30599549012948749712014-11-01T22:08:00.002-05:002014-11-01T22:08:23.134-05:00The winner of After Miscarriage is......Elizabeth Lemme.

Elizabeth, please email me or contact Elizabeth Petrucelli (through her Facebook link here) with your mailing address.

Thank you to Elizabeth Petrucelli for sponsoring the contest, thanks to everyone who entered, and thank you to all of you for your support for this book.

For those of you who are currently in the midst of the grief of miscarriage, you have my heartfelt sympathy and empathy, and my ongoing prayers.Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-237765121128374332014-11-01T15:06:00.000-05:002014-11-01T15:06:08.943-05:00A Quote For All Saints Day
"As the world must be redeemed in a few men to begin with,

so the soul is redeemed in a few of its thoughts, and works, and ways to begin with: it takes a long time to finish the new creation of this redemption."

~~ George MacDonald
Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-48210653753713666762014-10-30T21:32:00.000-05:002014-10-30T21:32:55.222-05:00Poetry Friday, Cruella, Lucy, and Wyld Style

A snippet of this Halloween at the Edmistens:

Halloween At Our House
by Karen Edmisten

Lucy Ricardo,
Cruella de Vil --
These are the people
You'll see if you will

Come to my house
On Halloween night.
They'll dish out the chocolate,
Not give you a fright,

Unless fakey red hair
And wigs scare you to pieces...
Then do plan on screaming
And tossing your Reese's.

(The fur coat's a fake,
There's no need to protest
And Vita-Meata-Vegamin's
Really the best.)

Ramona's cool get-up
Is Lego's Wyld Style
But I just keep calling her
("Mom!") Wild Child.

Atticus carefully
Plans out the route,
Scopes out the best candy,
And finds all the loot.

My costume, as usual,
Will be the bomb.
I'm gonna go dressed
As a homeschooling mom.

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The Poetry Friday round up is at Teacher Dance. Happy Halloween!Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-87965047712297238432014-10-29T08:42:00.000-05:002014-10-29T08:42:39.332-05:00More Resources For Healing After a Miscarriage (aka, This Is What I Love About the Internet) Since I've been posting over the last week about giving away a copy of After Miscarriage, a couple of things have come up that I want to share:

Cecilia's lovely site, Magnolia Sweet Healing, offers women in need a free copy of my book. I'm so touched that this ministry is generously funded personally by Cecilia, and I am immensely grateful for her help in getting the book to women who need it.

Conceiving Hope has a resource page that is huge and helpful. Check it out here.Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-90032966579856574322014-10-28T08:27:00.003-05:002014-10-28T08:27:55.537-05:00Contest Reminder: Giving Away a Copy of After MiscarriageHead over to this link for details on how to enter.Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-64097777893228804412014-10-27T14:50:00.000-05:002014-10-27T14:50:07.383-05:00Our Minion Pumpkin is Done!

We used this example as our model. So fun!

Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-57840728070503951422014-10-27T09:46:00.001-05:002014-10-27T09:46:56.071-05:00A Minion Pumpkin With Ramona is...

... still in progress.

We are listening to the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack and painting. Great morning.
I love homeschooling.

Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-48943179615026976842014-10-24T08:40:00.000-05:002014-10-24T08:43:10.612-05:00Poetry Friday: Called (aka, waking in the night with a child....)

This is a lovely little poem about rising in the night to answer the call of a child, and it reminded me of the one I wrote on the same idea, "Thirteen Ways of Looking At an Interruption."

May you not hear a distress call tonight, may your home be filled with peaceful slumber this weekend, and if you do hear that call, may you answer it with math, grace, and whatever else helps.

Called
by Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet

and I go

down into it, the hall again
(streetlights, blinds)

all the same all the dark

down into it and do what must be done

(Read the whole poem here, at Poets.org.)

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Cathy Mere has the round up at Merely Day By Day.Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-72528943089953213372014-10-23T08:18:00.000-05:002014-10-23T08:20:57.515-05:00I'll be talking with Al Kresta today about After MiscarriageI'll be on "Kresta in the Afternoon" today from 4-5 p.m. (central time), talking about miscarriage, and we'll be taking calls during the hour, too.

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If you are interested in finding about more about After Miscarriage, you can read about it here, or here, at Franciscan Media's website.

There is also a giveaway of the book in progress: go to this post for all the details.

For more posts and discussion about miscarriage, go here.Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-28901157774225888172014-10-22T21:53:00.000-05:002014-10-22T21:53:33.131-05:00Not God's Type: My Type of Book

Not God's Type: An Atheist Academic Lays Down Her Arms by Holly Ordway is a story of love and resistance.

It's a tale I know well. So many similarities: the attraction to and influence of C.S. Lewis, the encounter with Aslan, the lure of poetry and beauty, the stubborn refusal to, as Lewis said, lay down our arms. There was the intellectual thirst to investigate, grasp, comprehend, the need to find real and concrete answers. The relentless search for truth, wherever it led. There was the stop at the Episcopal Church before reception into the Catholic Church, and the recognition that this is not the end of the journey, that surrender is not something now in the rearview mirror but something that is asked of us every moment that we continue down this road.

It was uncanny, at times, to read Ordway's story, as there were many moments that echoed my own experiences -- at times she even quoted the same poems that touched me in my conversion process, with perhaps the most powerful echo ringing from John Donne:

Batter my heart, three-person'd God, for you
As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend
Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.

Not God's Type is a beautiful book. I hesitate to say much more about it because Ordway's story doesn't need to be dissected. It is a story -- a reality -- that you should simply breathe in, and you don't need me to tell you how inhale deeply of clean, clear, fresh air.Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-49364617692422556612014-10-22T17:16:00.000-05:002014-10-22T17:16:24.032-05:00A Favorite Old Picture from (in a way) the Early Homeschooling Days

This was our backyard (I miss that yard!) two dwellings ago.

Anne-with-an-e (in the Cinderella gown) was about four and a half, and Betsy was almost two.

Although this was before our homeschooling days actually began, this picture (I love this picture) captures the essence of homeschooling in the early years -- what I wanted it to be, what I strove for, what it was at its best.Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-73413343234432987742014-10-20T16:32:00.003-05:002014-10-28T08:32:14.935-05:00Giveaway Details: After Miscarriage: A Catholic Woman's Companion to Healing and Hope Elizabeth Petrucelli, author of All That is Seen and Unseen, has been hosting a contest this month and After Miscarriage will be her final giveaway.

To enter to win After Miscarriage, you can simply leave a comment below, on this post (as simple as, "Pick me!") Your comment can be anything, but please be sure to leave some contact information (Facebook page, Twitter, Google +, a blog, your email address -- anything that will allow us to get in touch with you if you win!)

Comments on this post will be accepted until October 31st at midnight. A winner will be drawn at random from the comments on November 1st.

I hope that you never have a need to read After Miscarriage, but if you have experienced the loss of a baby, please know that you have my fervent prayers. If you have never suffered a miscarriage, you might consider entering the contest in order to win the book and give it away to a friend who may be in need.

Thanks for your interest in and support for After Miscarriage, and thank you, Elizabeth, for hosting the giveaway in this Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-6414394461225019412014-10-17T06:30:00.000-05:002014-10-17T06:30:42.629-05:00Poetry Friday: Louis Jenkins

I recently ran into one of Atticus's old students, married now, with children. Atticus knew her when she was a gangly eighth grader, when he taught in a small town not far from where we live now. Ramona and I were in Target, looking for paper plates, when I heard, "Mrs. Edmisten?" I turned around and saw a confident young woman but for a brief flash I also saw a kid -- the sort of smart, sweet, kind, funny kid who makes Atticus's job easy.

She and I started the game Louis Jenkins describes in "Old Friends":

Old Friends
by Louis Jenkins

There's a game we play, not a game exactly, a sort of call and
response. It's one of the pleasures of living for a long time in a
fairly small place. "You know, they lived over by Plett's Grocery."
"Where that bank is now?" "That's right." "Plett's, I'd almost
forgotten. Do you remember where Ward's was?" "Didn't they....

(Read the rest here, at The Writer's Almanac.)

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The round up is at Today's Little Ditty.Karen Edmistenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-53458895487103702862014-10-13T22:12:00.001-05:002014-10-13T22:12:51.117-05:00Four Things About Today -- Pancakes, Flooding, Atticus, and Wine1. My college girls were on fall break today and we were all having a leisurely morning so I decided to make pancakes for everyone. Pancakes, and chatter, and laughter and delight. And suddenly I had a flashback to the old days.

Homeschooling three girls, no one needing to rush off anywhere. Just us Little Women. Sigh.

Those were lovely days.

Sweet and bitter and bittersweet is this growing-up business.

2. Due to some poor plumbing (which is not worth explaining, and which seems to be a recurring theme in my life), a clogged shower drain caused an inordinate amount of flooding in our bathroom and -- eeek! Spillover! -- into our laundry room. There was much clean up, the borrowing of a shop-vac (thank you Danae!), much drying out of carpet, lots of laundry and drying of towels and rags, and there was gratitude for the help of my college daughters (who should have been enjoying their day off but instead helped me clean up messes.) We all had a wonderful talk at the end of the day about how God provides. It wasn't the day we'd all looked forward to -- relaxed and lazy and recharging stuff. But if we had to have flooding, the timing was as good as it could be, given the rest of our week's plans, if that makes sense. I told my daughters that it was sort of like the times when there suddenly seems to be extra money, and my first thought is, "Great! Extra money! What shall we do with it?" Then something goes wrong and the "extra" money is needed to repair or replace something. It's always tempting to gripe, "Hey! I had plans for that money! Why did that stuff have to go wrong?" instead of saying, "Thank you, Lord, for how nicely You provided for that repair."

This was not the day I'd planned to have, but in some way it must have been the day I needed to have.

3. The Difference Between Atticus and Me: I was still doing some clean-up downstairs and Atticus said he'd make pizza for dinner. I stressed, "You don't have to cook!" and he said, "No, I need to relax -- I want to cook to wind down after all this mess."

Cook to wind down? Oh, sweetheart, we are so different.

4. Danae, thanks for the wine you provided along with the shop-vac. It's about to be enjoyed.Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-80580349216243048252014-10-12T19:28:00.000-05:002014-10-12T19:28:12.062-05:00A Response From a Priest to My Post, "Dear Father, Deacon, and Anyone Else Who Has Ever..."
I got some wonderful comments on Wednesday's post and today a priest friend of ours left a comment, too. His comment deserves its own post.

Disclaimer:

I know and love Fr. Scott but there is no bias in my recommendation that you read his comment. It's just that he's a wonderful priest with valuable insights. His thoughts are always worth reading.

Second disclaimer:

We never deliberately plied him with pie. We just like pie.

In response to the post, Fr. Scott said this:

A great post, as always! This one's stuck with me for a few days.

Speaking only for priests, I wonder if I can offer a suggestion to those who have posted comments. Priests are guys. We're almost always unmarried and almost always have no experience with fertility beyond what we read or from the people we encounter. We are pro-life, pro-family people. Think, though, what most unmarried non-fathers know about fertility—almost nothing. Think about how couples are different the second time that they are pregnant from the first time. Experience gives perspective and understanding. We don't generally have either. In particular, young priests are zealous and excited about being priests, but they've got a lot to learn and in a lot of areas. Most of their friends are their age, too, and with couples often putting off even the desire for children later and later, young priests often don't know many people who have lost children or struggled to get pregnant. If they do, this subject is only recently something people seem to talk about, and often not something people bring up to us. What we rely on is experience gathered from people around us. It doesn't take long, I don't think, to see how so many people struggle with fertility and pregnancy, but we need time and experience to see this. So, here's my suggestion. Just tell us. But, don't do it right after Mass or in passing. Like everyone else, we receive criticism better when we trust the people giving it. Invite us over for dinner, ply us with coffee and pie, and then bring it up. We become priests because we want to be involved in the lives of the people around us, so involve us (and I reemphasize the pie...).

In my own experience, the early friendships I made as a priest were incredibly formative. Luckily—and gratefully—people had the goodness to do exactly what I've suggested. As a result, I treasure those friendships, in general, and the trust they give, in particular. In short, my friends who have been willing to share their struggles with me and let me share my struggles with them, have helped me to learn how to be a better priest.

As it turns out, Atticus makes a killer coconut cream pie.

Thanks, Fr. Scott, as always. For everything. Karen Edmistenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-6697561227592115262014-10-10T09:33:00.001-05:002014-10-10T12:07:36.802-05:00Poetry Friday, Sort Of
If you have the chance

To see Lemony Snicket

Know that he's worth

The price of the ticket.

 -- Karen Edmisten

Confession the First: We didn't actually pay for a ticket. The event was free.

Confession the Second: I have read only the first book, The Bad Beginning, in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Confession the Third: I would never have gone to see Lemony Snicket (because I had not even finished the first book -- I did that just last night) aka Daniel Handler, nor would I have planned to stand in line for 90 minutes in order to have my newly-purchased copy of a book I've never read signed by the man, if not for the fact that my two older daughters and the son of one of my best friends loved A Series of Unfortunate Events. This combined love, which spans the ages -- from a nine-year-old boy to 18 and 20-year-old young women -- led me to think that a road trip could be a fun thing and would be a good excuse to drink a lot of coffee at night.

Confession the Fourth: I did not have late night coffee. I grabbed a Coke for the drive home because I do not trust McDonald's to have freshly brewed coffee at 9:30 p.m. and, alas, McDonald's was the most convenient stop. I do not, in fact, trust McDonald's for much of anything, but no one can really mess up a Coke too badly, unless they add far too much ice. Which they did.

Confession the Fifth: My favorite part of the night may in fact have had nothing to do with Snickety happenings. I was extremely tired, and our eta home was about 11:15 p.m. My daughters had promised to talk and sing loudly on the drive home so that we'd all stay awake. I requested that they sing "Frozen."

What I really meant was that I wanted them to sing "Let it Go" but I was tired and the request came out, "Sing Frozen." So they did -- as in, they belted out the entire soundtrack* starting with the movie's opener, the Norse chant of the ice workers, and finishing up with the reprise of "For the First Time in Forever."

I think my favorite rendition was when Betsy and Ramona did "Love is an Open Door," complete with the overlapping duet parts.

But back to Lemony Snicket, because, theoretically anyway, he is what this post is about.

Daniel Handler is an utterly delightful presenter and if you get the chance to go to one of his book signings, you most certainly should.

But do plan on something better than McDonald's coffee for the drive home. And be sure to take my girls with you to keep you awake.

~~~~~

*Except the trolls' song, which apparently does not make a home in the brain as do all the other songs.

~~~~~

The Poetry Friday round up today is at The Miss Rumphius Effect.
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Perhaps you've found your first gray hair — or you already have a head full of them. Many women begin to spot gray hairs around age 30, but others start becoming silver foxes as early as their teens or as late as their forties. Think you know all there is to say about gray? Take this quiz to find out.
How Much Do You Know About Gray Hair?
True or false? Stress is a definite cause of gray hair.
True or false? Hair can turn white overnight due to shock.
True or false? Some eyelashes can be white, even if the rest aren't.
When was the first modern, synthetic hair dye developed?
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MissyB1984 5 years
1/5. I answered true for the second question because a few months ago I was attacked and stabbed at work and the next morning when I parted my hair I had between 20-30 gray hairs that weren't there the day before.
Hex 5 years
Call me crazy but I'd love to have a mane of gray. I think it's lovely.
mizztara71 5 years
4/5. I think silver grey is very beautiful.
sarasonne 6 years
I'm in my twenties and have quite a few whites (!) coming in already. but I like to think of them as aging highlights, no bleach required!!
thoroughlymodern 6 years
I'm 21 and I have too many gray hairs! They tend to grow in certain areas. It sucks. If I go looking for one, I'll be able to find several, for sure.
GKitty 6 years
I let my hair go grey. I guess that's why I had no clue as to when dye for the stuff was invented!
psychobabble 6 years
Both my parents have grey streaks. I'm naturally blonde and have had a few grey hairs mixed in as long as I can remember. I'm not too concerned. My MIL has the most gorgeous naturally silver hair, people always think she dyes it!
verily 6 years
Frankly, as long as I have hair, I don't care about getting gray hairs. I'd be far more concerned about thinning hair.
GlowingMoon 6 years
I'm graying early, too. It runs in my family. I have an uncle and cousin who were completely gray by their late 30's. I'm heading in that direction. Personally, I don't mind. My hair is thick, healthy, and growing like a weed (I'm growing out my hair). My sister-in-law says my grays are pretty.
GlowingMoon 6 years
I'm graying early, too. It runs in my family. I have an uncle and cousin who were completely gray by their late 30's. I'm heading in that direction.Personally, I don't mind. My hair is thick, healthy, and growing like a weed (I'm growing out my hair). My sister-in-law says my grays are pretty.
mfern64 6 years
The women in my family have gorgeous shiny silver hair. The underneath layers of my hair are about 75% gray now, at 44, and my stylist says it looks great, so I may be one of the few women here who wishes it would gray faster!
shalee55 6 years
plus_2_kid 6 years
0/5 - and I started getting grey hairs in my early 20s. Wish someone had told me about the smoking effect THEN since I was smoking a pack a day...is it fair to say I can blame EVERYTHING bad on smoking?
plus_2_kid 6 years
0/5 - and I started getting grey hairs in my early 20s. Wish someone had told me about the smoking effect THEN since I was smoking a pack a day...is it fair to say I can blame EVERYTHING bad on smoking?
pixelhaze 6 years
I found my first gray hair when I was maybe 15 and yanked it out, it was really thick and wiry. A few years later it came back! Same spot and everything, and I yanked it again. It was pure white, not gray though. Haven't seen it since but I won't be scared when it does, my great grandmother (whom we nicknamed 'blanca') had a full head of white hair by the time she was in her early 20s. It was a very odd thing, but it looked really lovely on her. My dad also went bald by his early 20s so I guess it's a family thing.
plasticine1 6 years
what was the story about the woman who was sentenced to hanging and overnight while waiting for her execution, her hair turned white with shock and they let her go because they could not recognize her? I doubt its a true story but it totally threw me off in #2!
La-Heidi 6 years
i guess i know little about going grey. i thought i was well knowledged about it
omilawd 6 years
I'm 19, and I've already found a few gray hairs. :\
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:ROTFL: brandi797
momma-tikita 6 years
question two is quite funny!
momma-tikita 6 years
question two is quite funny!
KadBunny 6 years
oh lord, 0/5..
KadBunny 6 years
oh lord, 0/5..
brandi797 6 years
The worst: finding your first gray in the "southern field" :(
terryt18 6 years
4/5... i thought stress led to gray hair too. eh, i don't care if i have gray hair, so long as i have hair.
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Nov 12 (CP) Colombo- The embattled Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake has informed the Registrar of Supreme Court to table today before her two cases mentioned in the impeachment motion against her.
The Chief Justice has informed this to the court registrar on November 08th, sources say. The motive behind the Chief Justice's move is not disclosed.
The fundamental rights application cases bearing Nos. 262/2009 and 191/2009 are listed in the Daily Court List of the Supreme Court for Monday under a special "To be Mentioned" category before a three-judge bench consisting of the Chief Justice, and justices N.G. Amaratunga and K. Sripavan,
The two fundamental rights cases, 262/2009 and 191/2009, have been filed in the Supreme Court against Ceylinco Sri Ram Capital Management and Golden Key Credit Card Company respectively.
The first count of the impeachment motion filed in the parliament pertains to the two cases where a questionable purchase of house from Ceylinco Housing and Property and City Housing and Real Estate Company Limited and Ceylinco Condominium Limited and is currently known as Trillium Residencies has been made by the Chief Justice on behalf of her sister.
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It was more of the same -- a super cute speller, a Gregg Popovich glare and a Richard Sherman 'best' reference. But what -- and yes, Pop, we get paid to ask these kind of questions -- was with the "Milkshake" reference from Dr. Jacques Bailly?Story | Conversation | May 30, 2014
Who Says Spelling Is So Important, Anyway?Rembert Browne
"Smart" is a relative term, you know. Who's the decider of what actually makes you smart? I bring up this non-agenda-laden, non-topical topic because I want to know: At what point did spelling become so important, and why is ...Blog | May 29, 2014
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For the first time in 52 years, two spellers -- Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York, and Ansun Sujoe of Fort Worth, Texas -- have been declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Story | Conversation | May 29, 2014
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The National Spelling Bee wouldn't be what it is today without the accomplishments of some special ladies. Discover the impact girls have made on this annual event that captures the hearts of viewers across the nation.Story | Conversation | May 29, 2014
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Turns out all those questions the spellers ask at the Scripps National Spelling Bee are more than just stall tactics. Amy Goldstein, who finished fourth in the 1998 competition, explains the strategy in play at the bee.Story | Conversation | May 28, 2014
Meet the Spellers: Scouting 10 of This Year's Most Intrigui...Matt Borcas
Really high stakes can make just about anything compelling. How else to explain the popularity of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which will air on ESPN starting today for the 21st consecutive year? Strip the event down to its component parts,...Blog | May 28, 2014
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The preliminary rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee start Wednesday (ESPN3) in Washington, D.C., with the semifinals and finals scheduled for Thursday (10 a.m. ET on ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN). Here are 10 fast facts about the annual event. ...Blog | May 28, 2014
espnW -- Looking back at some of the most entertaining moments in...D'Arcy Maine
We look back at some of the best moments in the history of the National Spelling Bee.Story | Conversation | May 22, 2014
Arvind's Last Stand: A Long-Awaited Win at the Scripps National S...Shane Ryan
"What if Arvind finishes third again? How would he handle that?" I asked Arvind Mahankali's parents while we waited for their son to return from one of the competition's two computer-based tests. Srinivas Mahankali is a software engineer, and his wif...Blog | May 31, 2013
About Last Night: High Five to LeBron, HeatSpike Friedman
In case you were out protesting your local theater's lack of midnight showings of After Earth, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday: The Miami Heat, buoyed by another vintage LeBron James performance, won a crucial Game 5, 90-79, to take...Blog | May 31, 2013
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Arvind Mahankali has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Story | Conversation | May 30, 2013
'Wean,' 'Pajamas,' and Warren Moon: Stories of Spelling Bee Horro...Rembert Browne
It was 1995. And after months of studying words with my mother whenever I was awake and not in school (breakfast table, drive to school, drive to practice, drive from practice, dinner, before homework, after homework), it was time for the spelling...Blog | May 30, 2013
What does that spell?Lizzie Haldane
In honor of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee beginning today, we bring to you some of the most challenging names to spell in sports. Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has to be at the top of the list. Following closely being are T.J. ...Blog | May 28, 2013
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In honor of the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee coming up this Wednesday and Thursday, you will find one of the winning words from the last 10 years of competition in each entry. When they don't fit naturally — which will be always, if my ...Blog | May 24, 2013


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November 20: Dear RGIII, You're Asinine!
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While George "the Howitzer" Gerbo always tries to see the good in things and be optimistic, Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti keeps it real! Most don't like the brutal truth. Well if you don't want honesty, don't listen to the Howitzer & Buzz-saw Show!
The Robert Griffin III love affair is over. Another week, another lack luster performance and soundbite drama from RGIII. Have even his most loyal supporters (cough, George), jumped ship? Not just the fans, but have the Redskins decided they need a new future at quarterback? What is the future of RGIII and the Redskins, both together, or apart? There's been a regression on the field, while at the same time, there's been a steady increase of immaturity and asininity from Robert Griffin III.
From perhaps the most asinine franchise of the year (again), to a more stable organization competition wise, but one that is no stranger to controversy. The Pittsburgh Steelers released LeGarrette Blount. An offseason encounter with the law and walking out on his team prior to a game became too much. Days later Blount was signed by the team he powered to the playoffs a season ago, the New England Patriots. Was bouncing Blount the right decision for Pittsburgh? How will his second Patriots tenure go?
College football chaos never takes a week off. Did the committee get the current playoff bracket right? Now with a loss, what can Mississippi State do to remain in the top four? How comfortable should Alabama be? Could Ohio State quietly sneak in?
They bring you a heavy dose of reality. They are the Howitzer and Buzz-saw. They conquer sports radio, one day, at a time....
412 Sports Talk: 11/19/14
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412 Sports Talk reboots itself and gets even more asinine. Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti guides you through a forest of analysis, entertainment, and of course, asininity.
Mike is joined by resident stat nerd (said with love), James Sanetelli. James is an award winning writer, with time spent at PirateProspects.com, NBCOlympics.com, and the one and only PensInitiative.com. Mike and James spread some reality on Russell Martin's exit from Pittsburgh.
The usual Penguins update and Steelers talk also included in another piece of radio gold.
412 Sports Talk via Pens Intiative on the Radio: PI Podcast Network.
November 13: Who Gets Redemption?
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With a fous on George's impending "redemption" and Mike's increased arrogance, the Howitzer and Buzz-saw bring a heavy dose of entertainment and analysis.
Every week the latest edition of the college football playoff bracket is released there's more and more controversy and drama. Your favorite sports genius' explain why uproar over these rankings is actually unnecessary. Mike and George debate the weight of head to head vs the eye test with TCU and Baylor. Despite a weaker schedule and a down ACC, is Florida State still a lock for a top four spot? Besides an undefeated FSU team, which other squad should feel the most comfortable getting a playoff position? Mike serves as defense attorney for Mississippi State, claiming even if they lose a game, a one loss MSU team should still be in the playoff. Could the often bridesmaid Oregon finally pull off a national title?
The Major League Baseball season is over on the field, so it's time to hand out the individual awards. Mike Trout gets his MVP. Has Trout already accomplished the best start to a career in MLB history? And Clayton Kershaw double fisting hardware becomes the crux of the conversation. Exactly why did Kershaw deserve the MVP, in addition to, the his third career Cy Young?
You want bizarre? You want asinine? Look no further than the 2014 NFL season. In a wild campaign, have any teams really emerged as truly elite? Will George ever believe in the Arizona Cardinals? How bad is the NFC South and is an evenly matched AFC North "good" or full of mediocrity?
Shine your championship rings, Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti and George "the Howitzer" Gerbo conquer sports radio, one day, at a time....
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Mike "Buzz Saw" Asti and Nick Case take to the airwaves live to discuss the Penguins and Jets as well as the last week of Penguins hockey. You can bet that Marc-Andre Fleury will be discussed a time or two.
412 Sports Talk: 11/5/14
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We're all about timing. This is a circumstance timing couldn't we better. Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti and "Mad" Chad Nolan go onair the day the Penguins announced a contract extension for Marc-Andre Fleury.
This couldn't possibly be more fitting. Two of the most polorizing men on the planet discuss one of the most polorizing athletes in Pittsburgh sports history. To best do this, Mike and Chad call upon the one and only Josh Yohe, Pens beat writer for the Tribune-Review.
Should Fleury have been re-signed? Is there now an even added amount of pressure on him? Was the timing of this extension odd? Did he get above what he's actually worth? All these qyestions and more are answered while Fleury counts his new straight cash, homie.
Ben Roethlisberger's the NFL MVP? Maybe not so asinine.
412 Sports Talk via PensInitiative.com on the Radio: PI Podcast Network.
October 30: Ghosts, Goblins, & Asininity
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Tis' the season for ghosts and goblins. Tis' the season for every sport to meet, for an overdose of asininity. Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti and George "the Howitzer" Gerbo are here for your sports analysis and asinine drama needs.
The San Francisco Giants complete their dynasty, with a third World Series title in five seasons. Even though the Giants have the parade and trophy, the focus also needs to be on the remarkable story of the 2014 Kansas City Royals run. Would San Francisco have won without the heroics of Madison Bumgarner? Simply, NO. Where does Bumgarner's jaw dropping postseason rank among baseball's history? Where will both the dynastic Giants and the drought breaking Royals go in the future? Is Buster Posey now a Derek Jeter type? Mike tries to get George to give KC their due and gives an epic rant on just how ridiculous "Big Game" James Shield's nickname is.
Hulk Hogan was loved, joined the nWo, and then repented to his people. LeBron James is in the midst of a similar face turn for the ages. With LBJ back in Cleveland, just how good will the Cavs be? For this answer, first check the weak Eastern Conference. Which East team poses the best threat to LeBron's homecoming? Besides the Spurs, who else is among the West's elite? The Clippers? Golden State? Houston? Portland? The Lakers? <-- HAHAHAHA.
College football's initial playoff bracket has been released. Mike explains why it shows the committee appreciates an overall body of work and is getting it right. An unpopular opinion can still be the correct one.
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412 Sports Talk: 10/29/14
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Pens Initiative is proud to welcome JT! No, not that JT. While Justin Timberlake is not appearing, Josh Taylor, of TribLive Radio, is.
Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti discusses the recent success, continuous drama, and the usual asininity of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Steelers, with one of his media mentors.
Josh is loved by all. Mike garners tons of hate. Something's gotta give.
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Pens Initiative is proud to welcome JT! No, not that JT. While Justin Timberlake is not appearing, Josh Taylor, of TribLive Radio, is.
Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti discusses the recent success, continuous drama, and the usual asininity of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Steelers, with one of his media mentors.
Josh is loved by all. Mike garners tons of hate. Something's gotta give.
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412 Sports Talk: 10/22/14
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This edition of 412 Sports Talk goes endzone to endzone with Steeler talk. Who better to dish on a franchise soaked in drama than the Wordsmith of Asinine himself, Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti.
Mike is joined by the one and only Steel Dad, not to be confused with Pittsburgh Dad, as the two discuss if the Monday Night Football win over Houston really showed signs of an improving defense or was more an aberration? What should realistically be expected from the Steeles the rest of the season? Has the Ben Roethlisberger is an elite quarterback, yet isn't treated like one by his own organization, thinking gained steam?
Enjoy the sweet melodies of Mr. Asti's voice of gold.
412 Sports Talk via PensInitiative.com on the Radio: PI Podcast Network.
October 16: This Show Is Royal!
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After a brief vacation, Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti and George "the Howitzer" Gerbo are back and better than ever (of course they'd say that). During their break, asininity in the sports world was at a premium, as usual.
In a shocking turn of events, the Kansas City Royals rolled through the American League to reach the franchises first World Series since 1985. Has this run by the Royals been more a lucky ridiculous hot streak or something to be admired? Mike vs George goes 12 rounds on this topic. You want someone who is not surprised and feels asking the legitimacy of a team going undefeated in a postseason is asinine, we give you the Buzz-saw. You want someone who has never bought into the Royals and characterizes their dominance as an "aberration" pennant, we give you the Howitzer. Has baseball actually witnessed a generational trend of these "aberration" pennants or championships, by teams breaking long droughts and seemingly coming out of nowhere?
Kansas City is in the Fall Classic for the first time in 29 years. San Francisco, on the other hand, has reached their third World Series in five seasons. Will a third championship (2010, 2012, 2014?) make the Giants a dynasty? What is it about this team that becomes a winning cockroach in the postseason? With some moving parts, who are the "faces" of this potential Giants dynasty?
The NHL is underway. Which teams have significantly improved? Are there some perennial contenders that will disappoint (cough, Detroit Red Wings)?
Ole Miss and Mississippi State are both at top of the college football rankings. Yes, you read that right. Did Notre Dame fall into the driver seat for a playoff spot?
HBS radio gold has returned, as the Howitzer and Buzz-saw conquer sports radio, one day, at a time....
412 Sports Talk: 10/15/14
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Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti and "Mad" Chad Nolan welcome a new joice to the Pens Initiative airwaves. Ryan Wilson, of Hockeybuzz, lends his insight to the show. Does the Pens hot start mean anything? Has there been a noticable difference compared to recent years?
In addition to their guest, the Steelers sucking gets them on the broadcast. What is wrong with this once proud franchise? Who is to blame? Ben? Tomlin? Haley? Should blame be shared?
412 Sports Talk via PensInitiative.com on the Radio: PI Podcast Network.
412 Sports Talk: 10/8/14
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412 Sports Talk returns for the 2014-2015 season. Expect more of the same gold quality Pittsburgh sports analysis. Mike "the Buzz-saw" Asti and "Mad" Chad Nolan continue their fight, to explain to the yinzers and buffoons the errors of the ways.
Mike Colligan, an NHL analyst at Forbes SportsMoney and the Pittsburgh Penguins correspondent at The Hockey Writers, joins the double heel duo for this season debut broadcast. Was the Malkin offseason drama handled properly? What are the Pens biggest reasons for concern? Is the wait and see approach with Fleury for a potentional new contract the right thing to do? Thoughts on Letang, Kapenen, Bennett, and everything else that's both intruiging and asinine.
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While responsive design can be a great tool for retailers and ecommerce brands looking to reach mobile users, more marketers are finding out the hard way that it can actually hurt Web site performance and sales.
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The National Retail Federation released its annual Back to School/Back to College (BTS/BTC) outlook July 17 and projects a combined total spend of $74.9 billion, up 3.3 percent from the projected season�s spend in 2013.
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Mobile first. We hear it everyday, but mobile conversions still lag behind desktop. Some fault mobile as an inferior advertising medium, but observed trends suggest otherwise.
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This is the kind of place Eddie and Pats WISH they could get into! (as if we'd leave them at the door?!) Strong DRINKS, BEATS, and MEN! One of the must stops on my nola trips! the party usually starts round 12 and REALLY gets kicken by 2! Love the theme nights and special events. I've NEVER encountered sour grapes there, everyone, from the bar tender, to the straight girls, to the security are tru southern gen... view moreWas this review helpful?Yes No|Flag Abuse
We love this place we are straight woman that go to OZ everytime we come to NOLA. We are always treated like we are there every night. Everybody is friendly, the music and lights are always fun, the shows are always a blast, even thought the Drag Queens always look better than we do!!! Just a fun party bar.Was this review helpful?Yes No|Flag Abuse
Oz is what gay bars are all about. dance music, great drinks, and beautiful people. there is a great contrast between the first and second floor bars, so you won't be bored at all, anytime.Was this review helpful?Yes No|Flag Abuse
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Puffins in Decline
After years of successful conservation efforts, it appears puffins might be in trouble... at least according to this year's breeding numbers. A survey showed a 30 percent reduction in the number of nesting pairs on the Isle of May off the coast of Scotland.
The possible causes? The usual suspects: intensive fishing, agriculture, and global warming.
While the puffin is not in imminent danger of going extinct, some scientists say what's more worrisome is the recent decline in puffins as a larger symptom of greater ocean ills.
Puffins are adorable, no two ways about it -- they look almost fake in their cuteness. So what was British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay thinking when he hunted and feasted on a raw puffin heart on a recent episode of his TV show, "The F Word"? Bad form, Mr. Ramsay.
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A few weeks ago we rostered some of the finest, funkiest and most flippin' hilarious songs of that household-item staple, the'80s movie soundtrack.
This week, we count down 15 songs from '90s movies. But, what I thought we'd do is, rather than simply slap a list of say, 60 or 70 songs together – thus, covering all bases but also exhausting my poor typing fingers – we'd simply serve up a list of unappreciated, mostly forgotten songs from the movies.
These are all good '90s movie songs… that just didn't get the love of, say, Whitney's "I Will Always Love You" or Wet Wet Wet's "Love is All Around".
It didn't help that the movie was a dog, but pity a song with such bite had to lose out as a result. Roxette's ode to fantastical love played during the end credits of the Bob Hoskins/John Leguizamo 'dud'.
Director Michael Caton-Jones snagged a fine-ass song to open up Michael J.Fox's 1992 romantic comedy. The track was later used, and to great effect, in Duncan Jones' "Moon".
The popular ballet flick, starring [largely] real-life professional dancers, was padded with a wad of great music, most notably this bit of sweet pop from Mandy Moore. The film itself was released in 2000, but the track two years earlier.
The late '90s teen thriller, starring 'Buffy' alum Sarah Michelle-Gellar and Ryan Phillippe, opened with a really wicked song from the still-rockin' Placebo.
Very crafty track from '90s hit-makers Savage Garden. Song appeared in a sweet but forgettable Garry Marshall rom-com called "The Other Sister".
Wow, some good signs were lifted from the soundtrack of the racy 1999 comedy. This track appeared in one of the film's more sweeter songs.
One of my personal favourite soundtrack albums, "Empire Records", included this brilliant ditty from the amazing Gin Blossoms.
Not so much from a movie, but a TV series. Still, though it was a big hit at the time, it's seemingly gone the way of Harold Holt since.
A movie that featured the likes of Coolio, Jill Sobule and World Party, all encompassed one cool-ass acoustic by Radiohead.
While most likely think of 'My Sharona' when they think back to the music in the Winona Ryder hit, U2's moment of mush deserves mention.
I think considering the way Brandon Lee died, and how emotional the movie is to watch, this song hits the heart-strings that tad bit more.
1990's "Pretty Woman" boasted a really impressive soundtrack, and you've likely heard all the hits from it… but do you remember this one?
The Julia Roberts-Richard Gere reunion movie is a mostly forgettable affair, so you're not expected to remember the songs from it.
"With Honors". A really underrated movie. Remember going to see it when it came out. Had some great music in it… like this!
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Residents compete in ice fishing derby
Bob's Sport & Tackle in Katonah hosted its annual weekend ice fishing derby, with competitors vying for cash prizes. Newsday Westchester went to Lake Glenedia in Carmel, a popular ice fishing spot, to talk with residents about ice fishing in the Hudson Valley. (Feb. 16, 2013)
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