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Big Mistake!
- Caroline1 Mar 15, 2008 08:45 AM
Lobster has been slam dancing down the corridors of my mind a lot lately, so yesterday while shopping at Sam's Club, their giant lobster tails caught my eye. "Buy me, buy me, buy me," they chanted seductively. But $27.88 a pound? hmmmm... think think think....
Okay. Last time I had a whole Maine lobster in a restaurant, it was basically inedible. It was so stale I was sure it must have been the first lobster ever caught by a European! Sending it back hadn't helped because they brought me its twin. Really bad, and the menu price had been well over thirty bucks. Okay! $27.88 a pound makes sense. Into the cart goes 1.2 pounds, meaning two tails not of equal size.
I failed to read the small print on the label BEFORE paying for them and hauling them home. The label says, "Product of the Bahamas. Wild." It's WARM WATER lobster! Not good. Really tough shells that only turn orange, not red, when cooked. And worst of all, you have to concentrate really hard and focus if you want them to taste like lobster when you eat them. Oh, there's a remiscent flavor all right. But it doesn't make love to your taste buds the way cold water lobster does. Or as Peggy Lee (RIP) would have put it, it was a giant "Is That All There Is?" type of experience.
So from now on, I read labels carefully, even if I have to start carrying a magnifying glass in my pocket. But there must be some people who like it or Sam's Club wouldn't always have so many of them in stock
Fortunately, I picked up a couple of Alaskan king crab legs too. DEEEElicious! And they were only $12.47 a pound. Next time I'll know where to spend my money!
Anyone else had warm water lobster? What was your experience? Oh! And have you also had cold water lobster to compare them with? Maybe it's just me.
As a preferably warm-water scuba diver, I've spent lots of time in the Caribbean and eaten lots of warm-water lobster--even freshly caught ones. They're never as good, to my mind, as Maine lobster. They'll do in a pinch, especially if slathered with garlic and butter or other sauces that Maine lobster doesn't require. But I agree, they just don't have the flavor that cold-water lobster does.
I live in Florida, so we eat Florida lobster tails often. I don't find them objectionable as you do. And yes, I've often eaten Maine lobster in restaurants.
Well, yeah, if you're expecting American lobster, you're going to be disappointed... it's a completely different animal. They aren't even in the same family, much less the same genus or species :-)
That said, I'm a fan of spiny lobster. It is what it is and it's good at that. Lobster dishes in Asia, for example, use spiny lobster (I don't believe it's the exact same breed as the one from the Bahamas you mention, but I believe it's similar), and I couldn't imagine substituting American lobster.
I guess what I'm saying is that they're distinct enough that I hate to call one "better". The problem, I think, is when people are set up to expect that spiny lobster is going to be similar.
re: Dmnkly
Don't know what "American" lobster is, but I've had large clawed "Main type" lobster both in the U.S. and in Europe. But cold water seems to be the great determiner of flavor, as far as I can tell. Spiny lobster tails from Australia are certainly flavorful. So are California spiny lobsters. I had no idea water temperature made such a difference until I got those critters home and cooked them. It's like expecting cake and getting bread.
re: Caroline1
American lobster, Maine lobster... same difference. Genus Homarus, Species Americanus. The species of the ones in Europe is Gammarus. But they're both Homarus.
I misunderstood the distinction you were making. But aren't California spiny lobsters warm water? I don't think it's as simple as "cold water good, warm water bad".
re: Dmnkly
There was a time when California's waters were warm, especially south of Santa Barbara. Then, gradually throughout the 20th century, man put dams up on every river feeding into the Pacific (one was left un-dammed in the 1960s when my husband and I did an environmental seminar with Paul Ehrlich, but I don't hold much hope for it today), and that, of course, cut off all of the sand going into long shore drift, which cut away all of the sandy beaches, changed the course of the Humboldt current, and generally made a mess of things.
I grew up in San Diego. I am now 74 years old. Well, at least until September. When I was in high school, we used to have New Years Eve swimming parties behind Hotel del Coronado, and the water was warm. Also, in high school, I cut my feet on live coral in the La Jolla Cove.
Today, you will turn to a block of ice if you swim behind the Hotel Del in the wintertime. There isn't any live coral for god knows how many hundreds (thousands?) of miles.
Forty to fifty years ago, Del Mar used to have a huge sand castle festival. As of about thirty five or so years ago, they had to haul in sand and dump it on the beach for the festival. The ocean has undercut the bluffs of Solana Beach, and some condos have fallen into the ocean as a result.
And the water is like ice! There was a time, when I was a kid, you saw surfers in shorts. Today you see wet suits, wet suits, wet suits! But the lobsters love it...!!! '-)
re: Dmnkly
Suburban Toronto has some of the best Chinese restaurants outside of China, and they have adapted north Atlantic lobster (American?) perfectly to their cuisine.
re: jayt90
I'm not suggesting it won't be delicious, but it certainly won't be the same. I LIKE that "inferior" texture with a lot of Asian dishes. :-)
That said, I would be curious to see if they did a straight substitution or retooled the recipes somewhat.
re: Dmnkly
When you are in Ontario, make a side trip to Markham and Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto, for an amazing enclave of Asian restaurants.
re: macca
That's like saying that you've had chicken, and it was not as good as beef. They're different animals entirely and should not be expected to taste the same.
As far as water temperature goes, there are some who believe that some of the best and most varied seafood in the world is found off the Hawai'ian Islands, where the water temperature seldom dips below 70F. Ahi, mahi mahi, ono, opakapaka and all the other groundfish--oh, and slippah lobstah, too.
re: alanbarnes
I don't think it is like chicken and beef. And I never said I expected them to taste the same. I mean I would prefer salmon instead of snapper, for instance- or swordfish and tuna instead of mahi mahi. And I am sure that "some" believe that the best seafood is off Hawaiian Islands- I am just not one of them!
I love warm water lobster... use kitchen shears to split one side and broil it. very, very tasty.
Go to Costco. Get a ton of their delicious shrimp which ar about $8-10 a lb. Stuff yourself into oblivion and then enjoy the scrumptious fruit klafouti (sp?) you purchased with all the money you saved on the seafood :-}
re: jayt90
I'm not sure. I'd have to check. All I can say is that they have been firm, sweet and totally spot on flavorful every time I've purchased them. I usually get them already cooked/chilled, complete with cocktail sauce and lemon wedges. I believe they are the extra large size.They sell them in 1+ and 2+ lb trays. No matter how many I buy, they never last past their expiration date :-}
re: Tay
jfood agrees and loves those big shrimp from Costco about $11/lb in CT. But jfood thinks they are from SE Asia, for some reason he think Viet Nam. But they are mighty tasty.
Try the frozen/defrosted ones fromthe "traveling" show (whatthe heck that means is beyond jfood. In a pan with some oil, garlic and lemon, or on a BBQ outside, fantatstic.
re: Caroline1
I believe it! I just hate paying for shell...lol! With the shrimp, aside from the tails, it's all about the actual edible food!
re: Tay
Gonna show my age agin, but I think it's coming up close to thirty years ago that Red Lobster used to have an All You Can Eat Crab Legs feast on Thursday nights. I'm pretty sure it was snow crab, because I remember the legs being served in clusters. It was around ten bucks a person. It took four of us about a month for Red Lobster to cancel the special.
My very favorite crab is Dungeness. So sweet. But getting harder and harder to find this far from the Pacific.
Kinda burned out on shrimp. I suspect I've overindulged one time too many. Who do we have to protect us from ourselves? <sigh>
re: Caroline1
There is a Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet place out here that features steamed king crab legs. I haven't beeen there in years but I know people used to cluster around that part of the buffet waiting for the trays to come out. Now,I think it's only a certain night of the week. If's funny, they also would bring out deliciously prepared salmon fillets and(at least, initially) hardly anyone would touch them... Except my group :-}
BTW: I'm totally longing for the day I get burned out on shrimp.:-}
re: Tay
I've mentioned it on these boards before, but there's a Chinese buffet in El Paso that started out with a really magnificent sea food buffet. I think the only thing they didn't offer was sea turtle. And when they first opened (they were a second location, the original did dim sum but not buffet or a lot of seafood), everything was absolutely fantastic. I don't remember any kind of seafood only being prepared one way. The place was always packed, primarily because once anyone got in, they were wont to leave. That's where I learned there is no public humiliation to gluttony if the plates are constantly cleared. Big mistake. It was only about thirty dollars, if my memory isn't on lunch break. There is no doubt in my mind the owners were losing money. So they very creatively turned everything into Szichuan with the liberal addition of an over-the-top hot pepper oil to everything but the rice. I really regreted that. Their mussels were five ways to heaven!
re: Caroline1
I don't know how these places make a profit, but I agree that many have had to modify their offerings. I used to stop at the bufffet I mentioned, in order to pick up takeout. You filled containers and they weighed them and charged by the lb. Of course, people used to go in and load up on seafood. I always thought it odd that you were paying the same amount per lb for, say, salmon, as you were for, mac and cheese, or potatoes. The last time I was there (quite some time ago) I noticed that they charged $2 more per lb for seafood takeout. I don't know how they calculate a mixed container. The really odd thing was that they didn't count salmon as a premium priced item. Just shellfish: crab, shrimp, scallops,clams, .... Go figure?
re: jfood
The "food" is DEAD, Jay. You don't have to fight it! But all sea critters have to be prepped somehow before eating. It's a matter of personal taste, but I much prefer the fun and cameraderie of a table full of friends wrestling with lobster or crab legs with lots of laughter to aid one's digestion than to be stuck alone in the kitchen cleaning four of five pounds of heads-on shrimp or shucking six or seven pounds of scallops! Been there, done that. Ain't nothin' wrong with letting guests shell their own dinner as long as I'm not stupid enough to put my best Irish linen on the table. '-)
re: Caroline1
It depends.
On a beautiful evening overlooking the pool with a bunch of friends, a bunch of crustaceans, lots of napkins and some cold beer for the friends there is nothing better than the snapping of lobster and snow crabs. Gotta agree wholeheartedly on that (jfood still likes the shrimp better)
WRT shrimp, jfood has one of the tools that you push into the shrimp and splits/opens. 5 pounds of shrimp take about 20 minutes. A little music and time just passes.
Big argument last night at dinner with friends is which house is the first pool party when spring arrives.
re: jfood
Sounds fun, but I don't have a pool (yet???) in this house. We'd have to hike out in the back yard among the pecan trees and dangle our feet in my creek!
A housekeeper in El Paso taught me how to clean shrimp quickly and get the tail fins out intact. Easy to show someone, difficult to explain, but basically you break off the head, pull away the legs, then take hold of the top of the meat and slide it out of the shell. Wish I was as fast as Terry was. She could do three pounds of shrimp in less than five minutes!
But as I said in another post, I'm pretty much getting burned out on shrimp. Leaning toward scallops and crab and seriously wrestling with my sense of thrift on shipping charges to have some abalone shipped across four states. BIG western states! <sigh> I keep reminding myself that sometimes the wanting is a lot more fun than the getting. Like those blasted warm water lobsters! '-)
re: Caroline1
Caroline1 & jfood
As I said in an earlier post, I'm longing for the opportunity to become 'burned out on shrimp'. It rates right up there with Mac & Cheese as a favorite 'comfort food.' Right now,I 'm into the Costco shrimp cocktail, thing but that may change, though probably not until my next lifetime. :-}
Growing up in New England, I definitely prefer Maine lobster, though my husband, who is from Texas, likes those jumbo spiny/rock lobster tails too. I had always understood that the cold-water spiny lobster (for example, from Australia) are more flavorful and have a better texture than warm-water spiny lobster (like those from the Bahamas). BTW, speaking of Australia, I LOVED the Moreton Bay Bugs they have (bay/slipper lobster). Those things are delicious.
I've never bought Maine lobster tail frozen, only the whole lobster alive from tanks, while the spiny lobster tails have always been frozen.
some of the best seafood i've eaten is my nephew's fresh caught florida lobster, deep fried. wow-za! and i love maine lobster and gulf shrimp and dover sole and scottish salmon and.....
where is scubadoo97 on this?
Rule of thumb: lobster tails are almost always from spiny lobsters, which are by definition warm-water bugs. If you're expecting Homarus Americanus when you buy a lobster tail, you're going to be disappointed every single time.
That's not to say that spiny lobster is inferior to true lobster, they're just completely different animals. As you noted, there are some outstanding lobster tails out there.
One problem, though, is that most of the lobster tails we get in the US have been frozen, which AFAIK never improves the flavor or texture of meat. And although frozen lobster tails can still be good, there's no doubt that there are plenty of bad ones out there too. Sounds like you got your hands on a pair of them.
re: alanbarnes
Well, I've eaten both kinds of lobster all of my life, and never had anything as disappointing as these Bahama lobsters. I suppose it's possible that I just happened to pick the pair that had set out in the sun for a couple of hours before they were tossed in the freezer, but I will never never never ever buy wild Bahama lobsters again. Ever!
So now I have a pound of it on my hands. I really think crab cakes are a terrible waste of crab, but I'm seriously thinking of turning this stuff into lobster cakes. Maybe if I use enough celery I can develop some flavor...?
re: Caroline1
My last meal would be Maine lobster. Maine lobster is sweeter that warm water lobster. I've had FL lobster tails and I've boiled them with some vinegar and it tenderizes them, while they are good they are not great as Maine lobster.
re: Caroline1
Well, if the flavor is lacking, sauce 'em up. What about some kind of Chinese stir-fry? Garlic? Ginger? Fermented black bean?
re: Dmnkly
Thanks, but I now have such bad associations with them I wouldn't want to risk using them in recipes I like. I never make crab cakes, so that may be the answer. But I'm also thinking of treating my neighbor's cats. '-)
Jfood is with you C. He only buys cold water lobsters for the house, and buys shrimp for himself since he is not a lobster lover.
re: fayehess
I grew up eating those giant spiny lobsters just pulled out the of Caribbean in Florida and Jamaica, boiled up on the beach in some sea water. Never could understand what the fuss was about with those weedy little Maine lobsters.
re: mlgb
"Weedy little ... lobsters?" LOL! It wasn't a Maine lobster, but when I was in Istanbul the first time years ago, a Turkish friend took me to lunch at a place called Fish Restaraunt (Balak Lokanta) on the Bosphorous. They had a huge tank, maybe 4 meters by 4 meters by a meter and a half deep, that housed a huge variety of live sea critters. There was a lobster waaaaaay in the back corner. Looked like maybe a two pounder at best. Ordered it. When they brought it to our table, I could have died! The SMALL claw weighed two pounds! No way an army could eat it at one sitting. I took about five pounds of it back to the hotel with me, and the chef graciously refrigerated it and made all sorts of dishes for me and my husband from it. Turned out the losbster was quite famous all over Istanbul. WHY DIDN"T SOMEBODY TELL ME! <sob>


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It all started with a 5K! I started this weight loss journey on SparkPeople officially right after New Year�s 2008. I was reading posts about others who had run in their first 5K. That totally inspired me and I thought, why don�t I give it a try! I found a 5K in my area and then completed the Couch 2 5K program found here on SparkPeople. I remember running that first half mile and nearly dying!!! And also thinking�.how am I going to possibly run for 3.1 miles!!! Fast forward to April 5th�I completed my first 5K. While walking from the finish line I made the following comment to my family, �Well that wasn�t too bad. I can do a half marathon�.it�s only 10 more miles!!�
So that�s where this hair brained idea all started. Once I think about doing something�.look out. I set my mind and go after it! So I started running more races. Then I met some other ladies in my local town who were training for the Philadelphia Distance Run, a half marathon, and I told them that I would really like to run that race also! At the time I was suffering from Plantar fasciitis so I hadn�t registered yet. Then I finally just decided to suck it up and register for the race�.if I had to walk the entire thing I was still going to do it!!!
So this past Sunday, September 21, 2008 I ran my first half marathon! It was truly an amazing experience that I will never forget and one that I can check off of my �bucket list.� I started the experience on Saturday afternoon. Allen, Collin and I headed to Philadelphia around 1:30pm. We had Michele, John and Alyssa following us to our hotel. After driving through stop-n-go traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway we finally got to our hotel around 3:30pm. We checked in and immediately headed down to the Expo to pick up our race packets. After that we enjoyed a great dinner at the Hard Rock Caf�. Then we headed back to our hotel room. With two children and two couples in one room, I didn�t get a whole lot of sleep. I was wide awake at 2am and then pretty much tossed and turned until about 5am when I got up to take some Excedrin for the massive headache I had. Michele and I got ourselves prepped, ate some �breakfast� (a banana and piece of bread with some peanut butter) and then made the 2 mile walk to the starting corrals. We were in different corrals so we hugged and went our separate ways. I decided to wait in the never-ending port-a-potty line and luckily managed to use it just before we headed out. Fortunately, Cheryl, one of my Tastefully Simple team members, spotted me just before we �started� the race. So I managed to work my way into the crowd to her. And then we were OFF!! It took us 15 minutes to actually cross the starting line. For the first 3.5 miles I ran with Cheryl. We talked and chatted a bit and really took in the sights and the bands along the way. Cheryl was so excited because this was her first time in Philadelphia!!! I remember seeing an old gentleman with the following sayings on the back of his shirt, �At 76 I still have some kicks and at 75 I still had jive!� I made it a point to run up alongside him and pat him on the back and said, �Way to go sir!� He thanked me and told me that �He was older than John McCain!�
I continued running until mile 5 and then I took my first walking break and ate some of my peanut butter pretzels that I had pinned to my hydration belt. I remember thinking to myself, Okay Amy�now just run to mile 7 and then you can take another break. Which is exactly what I did. After that mile, I pretty much took walking breaks every mile or at every water station. We crossed Falls Bridge just before mile 9 which was another unforgettable moment for me! I gave a hi-five to an Eagles fan with a large green, foam hand out. And then crossing the bridge was such a beautiful view of the Schuylkill River and the trees! I thought, how cool is this to be running over this bridge. There was also a man playing the bag pipes at the end of the bridge. Somewhere around mile 10 my right leg just above my knee was starting to cramp up. I stopped to stretch as much as I could. Luckily it got better with each stretch. I also remember around this point in the race seeing two women, each on a separate emergency buggies, with oxygen masks and IV�s of fluids being hooked up to them. That was a bit scary!! I made sure to grab extra waters and the remaining stations!! Mile 12 seemed to last forever and I walked quite a bit of it. Once the crowd of spectators started growing I knew that I must be getting close to the finish. I figured I needed to look like a runner so I better start running!! So I ran until the finish line. I remember seeing the 13 mile marker and getting very emotional!!! I was so relieved, proud, and excited to see that number! I couldn�t cry for some unknown reason�maybe because I had sweat so much by that point. So I started to almost hyperventilate! Then I also spotted my husband Allen and my son Collin in the crowd which made my emotions rumble once again!! I ran as fast as I could to the finish line and put my arms way up in the air as I crossed the line!! The best part of this whole experience was that I had hoped to finish this race in two and a half hours�..and my final chip time: 2:30:23!!!!! WOWZA!!! I couldn�t believe it�I had met my goal!!! What a fabulous feeling!!
I never would have thought that I would be a half-marathon runner! But I can proudly say that I completed my first half-marathon with flying colors for my short running experience of only eight months. I hope that I can continue running for the rest of my life so that I can experience this great feeling once again!!!
Back in March I booked our family vacation to Neptune, NJ. This was the closest "participating" hotel to the beach that I could find. I earned a 3-night getaway through my Tastefully Simple business...so that's how this vacation came about. So anyway...Neptune was the closest town to the beach....and the closest beach was Belmar.
Now fast forward to the end of June as I am surfing the net to find info. about Belmar. Up pops a RACE the weekend we are there!! Of course I immediately read all of the race information and wanted to register right NOW!! BUT...then I remembered that this was going to be our "family vacation." So I thought about it for a week or so and then the week of our trip I brought it up to my wonderful husband. Of course he thought I was totally insane. I think he said something like this, "Why would you want to run a race on vacation?!?! That's like me wanting to mow someone elses yard while we are on vacation." Okay I have no idea where he was going with that one but he was nice enough, with some bribery, to let me run the race!!!
So Friday night we get to Neptune to our hotel and check-in and unload all of our stuff. I ask the front desk directions to Belmar and off we go!! We got there and there were people EVERYWHERE!!! They had all kinds of festivities going on for the race participants! I registered and then we found a place to eat and then we headed back to the beach so my son could have his first experience on the beach!! HE LOVED IT!! We watched the end of a kid's movie on the beach and finished the night with fireworks!! What a great experience all around!!
I set the alarm for 5:50 am so that I would be up by 6ish at the latest. I started drinking lots of water right away so that I would be hydrated and thank goodness I did that!! We had breakfast, complimentary, at the hotel at 7am. I wasn't quite sure what to eat...so I opted for a bagel with peanut butter on one half and jelly on the other. Fillled up my hydration belt bottles with half gatorade and half water. Then we were off!!
Finding a parking space in the little beach town of Belmar was CRAZY!!! We ended up parking on 15th Avenue about 4 blocks from the beach. However the starting line was between 2nd & 3rd Avenues!! Start time was 8:30am and it was now 8:05am and I was 12 blocks away!!! So I did a very brisk warm-up run to the starting area. Off course when I reached it....I HAD TO PEE!! The lines were LONG but I waited and stretched at the same time. Got out of the john and had 2 mins to spare so I headed directly to the starting line!!!
One word for the starting line: PEOPLE!!!! This was my biggest race so far and it ended up with 2,354 participants that finished the race!! I went all the way to the back of the pack. The wheel chair racers went first and then we were off!!! I had a really tough time getting started because of the amount of people....but I eventually got into a groove. Unfortunately I forgot my heart rate monitor watch to see my time....but they did have clocks at every mile so that helped.
The first two miles were good. We ran up Ocean Avenue and then took a big loop around Lake Como. Then we headed back down Ocean Avenue and took another really big loop around Silver Lake. The last mile was the toughest for me because it was so HOT and HUMID!!! At each water station I took two cups....one to drink and one to dump on my head to cool off!! Luckily some of the residents were also out with hoses to cool us off too!! This was probably the hottest weather that I have ever run in....and man, my body was feeling it!!!
I did walk/run the last half of the race because of the heat. Since I didn't have my watch I didn't know how long I was running or walking but I just let my body tell me when would be a good time to walk again. My goal was to finish in 50 minutes figuring on a 10 minute mile pace. Well, I didn't factor in the heat and humidity so my finish time wasn't where I wanted it....but that's okay!! I finished the 5 miles!!! Got my long run in while on vacation and helped support the Belmar Fire Company.
So here are the final stats for my race:
They are posting pictures of the race tomorrow....so I will add one if I find one of ME!!! And the best part of the race...my foot felt great!! I got inserts for my shoes (Superfeet) and they have really helped my plantar fasciitis!! So hopefully I can continue to be a running fool!!!
Today I ran my very first 5K!! And it totally ROCKED!!! I was so excited and nervous that I didn't sleep real well last night. Got up and decided on what to wear because the forecast was questionable. Ate a big bowl of oatmeal with some apples and some flaxseed oil. Then headed out to Kutztown with the family. We were there plenty early...but I'm glad because it gave me lots of time to warm-up and stretch. The husband to one of my good friends also registered for the race. So we took some pre-race pictures(check out my photo gallery).
The 10 Miles racers took off at 9:00am. Then 5 minutes later off we went. I remembered to keep it at my own pace and not get all caught up in the BIG race. At first it was a little tough to get my pace with everyone around me and passing me but about 1/2 mile into it we were starting to spread out. Then came the first little hill....no problem. Then it was pretty much flat or small downhills till the turn around point.
Coming back on this course was the tough part. I had done 3 practice runs prior to race day. On the third practice run I was finally able to run the entire course thanks to the help of a fellow Sparker Kelly!! I did really well today on the way back until the killer hill!!! I was determined to run the whole course so I slowed my pace down and pumped my arms. I also kept my chin down and looked down at the road (thanks for that tip Helen). Got to the top of the hill and my heart rate was CRAZY!!!
Then I headed down and ready to finish the last leg of the race. I had a really tough time getting my heart rate back to "normal" again. So I just slowed down again until I got everything under control. Got closer to the finish line and my Hubby, son and Mom were cheering me on!!!
Finally checked my watch to see how I was doing on time......29:58.....I yellled out "Holy $h!t!!!" I couldn't believe how fast I was running.
Then it was time to kick it up a notch to bring it home to the finish line.
Ran across the finish line at 31:14!!!! Totally awesome time!!! The best that I had done in practicing was 35:48!! I am so proud of myself and I can't wait to run another race!! I am even considering doing a half-marathon in September!!! I am now officially addicted to running!!
I don't really overeat but I do eat and snack when emotions are tested and triggered...especially stress, anger and procrastination. I will eat instead of working.
This is a BIG one for me! I would reward myself with sweets for getting through the day, doing well with my business, working out, etc. .... you name it, I found a reason to reward myself with food!
This really isn't an issue for me.
4. EXTERNAL CUES (eating after seeing commercials of food)
Not a problem for me.
5. MINDLESSNESS (totally not paying attention to what you are eating)
I used to eat whatever I wanted and not even think about what it was doing to my body.
Sometime I will do this but now too often. I would eat instead of working....so the procrastination comes into effect once again.
Hope this helps someone else too. If you know what your triggers are, you can develop ways to get through them WITHOUT FOOD!!
Here are my answers to the questions that I posted in the previous blog!
I am stocky and big busted. I don't have a pretty face. I have an ugly peg leg. My arms are big and fat.
I don't believe that I can be successful. I always doubt my abilities.
No, I can achieve it!
I sometimes call myself "crazy"....that's part of my username for Spark!!
It is keeping me from achieving my dreams. It is an excuse for me to not work up to my potential. It is my comfort zone.
This "exercise" was really an EYE OPENER for me. I really want to treat myself with respect. So I am going to drop kick that little nasty gremlin in my head whenever he decides to say these things to me!! Hope this helps someone else too!!

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If you've taken any snowy shots the past couple of days, you could win some money and exposure.
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Visitors Bureau is holding a Capture Charlottesville and Albemarle Photography Contest.
The group needs photos for to help promote the area through social media and for photos to supply to journalists who write about Charlottesville and Albemarle.
They're asking you to take pictures of landscapes, culture, wineries, and more.
"Whether it's downtown, or landscapes, or shots taken at wineries, breweries, cideries, to promote, basically, the area to potential tourists," said Bri Warner, CACVB Director of Sales and Marketing.
One winning photograph will earn a thousand dollars, five runners-up will receive $100 each.
"It's a great chance for amateur and professional photographers to send in their best shots and to convey inmages of our beautiful area to potential visitors," said Warner.
It held its last photo contest in 2012.
The bureau says it particularly is low on winter and early spring pictures from Thursday and Friday may help you.
The deadline to submit photos is April 20.
To enter, visit the CACVB photo contest webpage here.
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Lewis County, New York: Land, Ranches, Farms & more
360 acres Constableville, NY360.00 acres 4846 Norbert Bush Road, Constableville, NY 13325- Lewis County
Type: Acreage w/House 4 Beds
UPSTATE NEW YORK RANCH FOR SALE ----- In the heart of the Tug Hill, consisting of 360 total acres with approximately 200 tillable acres, 30 pasture acres with 8' high fence, 130 woodland/brush acres, two ponds, trout stream, small gravel pit. Headquarters includes masterfully constructed contemporary cedar home with 4 bedrooms, finished basement with sauna, walk out back porch with gazebo and hot tub, two car garage and additional carport. A second single family home with 4 bedrooms (approx. 1500 sq. ft.) on premises nestled in with 3 large pole barns, dairy barn, hay barn and additional outbuildings. Many possibilities. Buy as an investment- live in beautiful home and lease out the ranch. This ranch is fully operational geared towards live
Carl H. Snyder NY Land Quest, LLC
5.4 acres Greig, NY5.40 acres 6273 Oxbow Lane, Greig, NY 13343- Lewis County
Type: River House
Superbly constructed, turn-key, Adirondack cabin on a wild river boasting water views from the front porch. The Independence River has been described as the last of the Adirondack Wild Rivers as it meanders out of the the Adirondack Park and runs right in front of this one of a kind mountain cabin. Surrounded by 100 tall white pine trees, manicured grounds with grass yard and elevated shoreline to the river, this cabin has all the amenities from top of the line solar system to granite kitchen counter tops, self closing cabinetry, and stone fireplace. Other highlights include heavily insulated inside walls and floor including rigid and and expansion foam in the floor. Blue board knotty pine for the walls creates a feeling as you have st
Carl H. Snyder NY Land Quest, LLC
4.8 acres Constableville, NY4.80 acres 4441 Michigan Mills Road, Constableville, NY 13325- Lewis County
Type: Commercial
Turn-key Tug Hill Inn and ATV & Snowmobile Service Center Known as one of the big 3 rider destinations on the Tug Hill for snowmobiling and ATV, the Highmarket Inn & Sports really has it all. It offers a full service restaurant and tavern, complete snowmobile and ATV parts and service center, as well as a very nice home, all on 4.8 acres. For decades the Highmarket Inn has welcomed thousands of visitors for some of the best snowmobiling and ATVing in all of the Northeast US. The Inn is well-known for its great food, warm atmosphere and friendly service. The ATV and Snowmobile Service Center comes with all inventory and mechanicals, as well as a fuel pump station. The Service Center is busy in the winter and summer helping anyone
Carl H. Snyder NY Land Quest, LLC
156.6 acres Lewis, NY156.60 acres 1869 Stinebrickner Road, Lewis, NY 13489- Lewis County
Type: Residential 4 Beds | 3 Baths
There is an activity for every season to be found on this exclusive Tug Hill Property. Six food plots attract a plethora of game; whitetails, black bear, turkey, woodcock, grouse and snowshoes. The East Branch of Fish Creek on the northern boundary is noted for it's atlantic salmon and brook trout. For kayakers, a trip down this class 2 and 3 river in early spring is an exhilarating experience. Snowmobilers can off-load their sleds once and be on the trail for the rest of their stay! A groomed trail crosses the property. Down hill and cross country skiing, and snowshoeing are other popular winter activities in this area. During the warmer seasons check out over 400 miles of county roads & trails on your quad, as well as fishing, swimming, b
Dan Empie Timberland Realty
199.1 acres Croghan, NY199.10 acres Texas Rd., Croghan, NY 13327- Lewis County
Type: Acreage
This large all wooded parcel provides a nice mix of hard and softwoods and is located on a seasonal road with access to power. The property adjoins state land so it would make a nice place to build a hunting camp or snowmobiling cabin. This is an area thats popular with snowmobilers and the parcel provides access to the NYS snowmobile trail system for miles of trail riding. Located near the town of Croghan, the area is well known to sportsmen, with its proximity to Black River, Indian River and the Beaver River. Located in Lewis County, this area has some of the wildest forests and rivers found in the state as well as some of the most lush and productive farmland. The Black River provides flatwater and whitewater thrills for paddlers, while
Dan Christmas Christmas and Associates
6 acres Lewis, NY6.00 acres 1869 Stinebrickner Road, Lewis, NY 13489- Lewis County
Type: Residential 4 Beds | 3 Baths
An all season getaway for the enthusiastic outdoor family. There is plenty of room for a big family, relatives and friends in this 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2700 sf Cape Cod style house on 6 acres. Situated on the Tug Hill Plateau, you are almost guaranteed 200" of snow per year. Off-load your sleds once and you're on the trails for the rest of your stay! The closest groomed trail is literally in your back yard. Down hill and cross country skiing, and snowshoeing are other popular winter activities in this area. During the evening hours, adults can relax in the spacious living room while the kids do their thing in the tv/game room. Meal preparation and cleanup are a cinch in the fully stocked kitchen with lots of cupboard space and full size appli
Dan Empie Timberland Realty
127.8 acres Lyons Falls, NY127.80 acres Brownville Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368- Lewis County
Type: Acreage
This property, within the Adirondack State Park, has been managed for high quality timber production under NYS Forest Tax Law Section 480-a for the last 10 years and is still enrolled in this program. The purpose of 480-a is to encourage forest land owners to manage their property to promote public benefits such as wood products, open space, wildlife habitat, clean air and water, etc. In doing so you reduce your taxable assessment by up to 80% for the acres that are eligible. Under the current forest management plan the owner facilitated 11 acres of non-commercial timber stand improvement in 2004. The goal of that procedure was to promote high quality timber production through the removal of low quality trees on the site. The timber harvest
Dan Empie Timberland Realty
175 acres Harrisville, NY175.00 acres N Arnoldville Road, Harrisville, NY 13665- Lewis County
Type: Acreage
Wonderful hunting land bordered on 2 sides by state land. Per seller there is a pond on the property, looking at maps there is a large pond on the State Land that borders the property as well. Located near Adirondack Park you can enjoy the beauty of the area and the peace and quiet of 175 acres with plenty of woods to encourage wildlife. Call today, if hunting / recreational land is what you are looking for this is sure to fit the bill.
Melanie Curley Thousand Islands Realty
59.6 acres Lewis, NY59.60 acres 1280 Freeman Road, Lewis, NY 13489- Lewis County
Type: Acreage
59.60 acres with turn-key cabin in the heart of the Tug Hill. Manicured grounds with long gravel driveway leads you into the rolling hardwood ridges. In the flats is the 16 X 24 cabin, full finished bathroom, kitchen, living room area and sleeping loft. Everything is set up perfectly, with electric, new septic, new well and approx. 400 driveway for ultimate seclusion. Cabin comes with refrigerator, stove/oven, flat screen TV, built in air conditioner, back up generator and wood stove. Even the grill is hardwired to the propane tank for ease and comfort. There is nothing out of place and the current owner took great pride in doing things right. Behind the cabin is a storage trailer, fully wired for electric, holding several ATV
Carl H. Snyder NY Land Quest, LLC
New York Cabin near State Land with Owner Financing73.00 acres 7090 Eatonville Road, Greig, NY 13343- Lewis County
Type: Acreage w/House 1 Bed | 1 Bath | 600 SqFt
OWNER FINANCING!! ----- CABIN IN THE WOODS WITH ACREAGE ----- Woodlands cabin along a quiet country road on 73 acres! This is a hunter's paradise with tons of deer, turkey, black bear. The camp is 36 x 20 and finished off inside with woodstove, propane appliances and electric panel tied to a generator. This property is within 300' to State Land and has direct access to Lewis County Trails with short ride to Brantingham Lake. Close to Otter Creek Horse Trails, Black River and Independence River. Priced to sell at $144,900.
Carl H. Snyder NY Land Quest, LLC
16 acres Croghan, NY16.00 acres Texas Rd., Croghan, NY 13327- Lewis County
Type: Acreage w/House 3 Beds | 1 Bath | 1600 SqFt
This three bedroom, 1 bathroom house located on 16 acres is located in Carthage near the town of Croghan within the Tug Hill plateau. The house has been newly updated with beautiful solid hickory hardwood floors, new cabinetry and lots of nice features. The house has a full, dry basement and a well and septic system with an updated water heater and furnace. In addition to the house, the property includes a barn and shed for plenty of outdoor storage. Low taxes and the natural beauty of the Tug Hill countryside make this an attractive investment for someone looking for a country home, retirement retreat or a turnkey hunting camp. The 16 acres is a mix of hard and softwoods, with a few open meadow areas, and is located on a paved town road. T
Dan Christmas Christmas and Associates
175 acres Diana, NY175.00 acres Arnoldville Road, Diana, NY 13648- Lewis County
Type: Acreage
Recreational Paradise!! This 175 acre property is all woods and is accessed by a gravel road leading you through the Onjebonge State Forest which has 1,835 acres and is named for a nearby pond that has retained the legacy of its original Iroquois language designation. At the end of the road is where the large tract begins. The property has a series of interior roads that lead through your own private property making it easy to get to the stream and numerous ponds. The topography is gently rolling terrain with some stone ledges that make for great vantage points. The 2 story, 16 x 20 cabin with 8 ft. front porch, is well-built and waiting for your inside finishing touches. Great recreational opportunities! Fish your own ponds, the nearb
Carl H. Snyder NY Land Quest, LLC
2.6 acres Beaver River, NY2.60 acres 7719 Number Four Road, Beaver River, NY 13367- Lewis County
Type: Residential 2 Beds | 2 Baths
People settled in the foothills of the Adirondacks for many reasons. One being, the abundance of natural resources that enabled the farming and forest products industries to thrive for over 2 centuries. This 1200 sf, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, wood sided, steel roofed house was originally built for farming. And at least 3 generations of the family next door lived there, and worked the surrounding land that now serves to protect the Village of Lowville's water supply. The foundation of the 28 stanchion dairy barn and shed are still present in the lower yard. The current owners have done a great deal in the last 8 years to keep the place in tip-top shape including: painting the exterior, insulating throughout with cellulose fiber, and adding a new;
Dan Empie Timberland Realty
105 acres Croghan, NY105.00 acres Texas Rd., Croghan, NY 13327- Lewis County
Type: Acreage
This all wooded acreage provides a nice mix of hard and softwoods and is located on a paved town road with access to power. Because the property provides access to state land, it is perfect for Northern Tier hunters. The area is also popular with snowmobilers and the parcel provides access to the NYS snowmobile trail system for miles of trail riding. Located near the town of Croghan, the area is well known to sportsmen, with its proximity to Black River, Indian River and the Beaver River. Located in Lewis County, this area has some of the wildest forests and rivers found in the state as well as some of the most lush and productive farmland. The Black River provides flatwater and whitewater thrills for paddlers, while Lake Bonaparte is a pop
Dan Christmas Christmas and Associates
42 acres Greig, NY42.00 acres 5309 North South Road, Greig, NY 13312- Lewis County
Type: Acreage
Forty-two beautifully wooded acres, just minutes from Brantingham Lake, Lake of the Pines and Pleasant Lake. Close to snowmobile and ATV trails galore. Otter Creek Horse Trails, Independence River Trails and the Brantingham Golf Course are nearby as well. Property is flat to gently rolling and is great for a house or getaway camp. Power is available.
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Love & Other Indoor Sports
I made a mindful, rational decision last week. As a result, I want a ticker-tape parade, a cookie, a medal and a chest to pin it on. Please and thank you.
Here's what happened: I decided to have a litany of medical tests based on minor symptoms and major anxiety. I've made no secret of my health-related paranoia, in part to let other whacktarts such as myself know that you are not alone.
After a lot of soul-searching, fretting, research and talking to friends and family, I decided to make a conscientious effort to actually fix the problem through medically supervised lifestyle adjustment and stress management.
This is a big decision for me. I've said it before: I'm a worrier. I don't imagine a doctor tells many patients, "I wish you were less vigilant about your health," but mine has said those exact words to me. So when I went to (another) doctor and said, "I've changed my mind. I want to work to fix the problem and manage this situation, and I want you to help me do it," it felt like a turning point for me. In fact, in the several days since I made the choice to accept that these problems are almost certainly something I can solve and are not being caused by some alien parasite that will send me to an early grave, I've actually found myself feeling better physically.
Hearing my doctor say the words, "I think you've made a wise choice, and I completely support your decision," helped, too. Actually, it made me feel really good.
My choice to not be a crazy woman, for now (trust me, she'll be back), benefits not only me but also the people around me.
When I am in whacktart mode, there are others who are affected: my friends, who must contend with my moodiness and who, blessedly, have yet to tell me to go jump off a cliff; my family, who, like me, often can't help worrying and must fear for my lost marbles; and my boyfriend, who gets to contend with a woman who won't let him touch her because she "hurts" constantly.
He has stresses of his own, ones that are more real and more immediate than my latest trek to Hypochondria Heights, and while my wonderful, loving man does everything in his power to soothe my beleaguered soul, the situation doesn't exactly help either one of us.
Let me get comfortable in my armchair for a minute before I dole out this particular unlicensed psychological insight: Crazy begets crazy. It's like a cold sore. If you have one sane person and one whacktart, you are far more likely to end up with two nuts than you are a pair of levelheaded, normal folks.
Oh, this isn't to say that a loving friend or partner can't pull someone out of a rough or dark place. Of course he can. Still, it's a far, far easier task if the nutjob is willing to try to not be such a lunatic, at least for a bit.
Is this some sort of grand epiphany? No. Is it news? No. But it might just be one of those little life lessons that some of us need to be reminded of once in a while.
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the name stems from combining the qualities of a fat minded person who is indecisive and constanly whines like a bitch. Also require consuming at least one cup of INVERTED SUGAR per day.
fat + bitch = fatch
gaspare is a fatch. Today he ate a whole box of oatmeal cream pies and made us all late by being a whinny bitch.
by F_uckg__pare April 12, 2004
a term commonly used inplace of face & of course meaning face.
you got blood on your fatch.
"get out of my fatch, bitch!"
"get out of my fatch, bitch!"
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Fat & Dutch. A fat Dutchman/Dutchwoman, esp. one whose ego is just ridiculously too big given his rather noobish status in general life. Also an epic nickname to be given to just about anyone.
ex 1. Ew, look at Mobi over there, he's such a Fatch.
ex 2. Yo, Fatch wazzzzzzzaaaaaa!?
ex 2. Yo, Fatch wazzzzzzzaaaaaa!?
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Fatch is the act of eating out a girl who's vagina is so disgusting that you throw up on it, and then you eat the throw up. The face made while eating fatch is commonly referred to as the fatch face.
Oh my god, I can't believe how close Nick came to fatch!
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Enjoy relaxing on any of the three large porches, roast marshmallows around a campfire, and treasure the stunning sunsets.
Downhill skiing at Boyne Highlands and Nubs Nob are just minutes away. Cross country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobile trails are all within just a few miles.
The visitor friendly towns of Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Good Hart and Mackinaw City are nearby. And the fabulous sand dunes and swimming beaches of Sturgeon Bay are just a 10 minute drive away.
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Zoës Kitchen opened this morning in the Barracks Road Shopping Center in Charlottesville. The fast casual style restaurant says they focus on freshly made meals with Mediterranean influences.
The chain, first started in Alabama, tries to offer nutritious food for a variety of health needs. It offers eat-in, to go, and catering for lunch and dinner.
"Really excited and looking forward to seeing all the new faces come in. Really trying to make people happy with our food, our hospitality, and our presence in this new market for us," said Justin Holdgreiwe, the General Manager of the Charlottesville Zoës Kitchen.
Planning for the restaurant started about a year ago. It is the first of several businesses to open where the old Shell gas station and garage used to be.
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Interview with playwright Gina Gionfriddo
Wilma audiences swooned over Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw in the 2009/10 Season. The 2014/15 season opens with Rapture, Blister, Burn, Gionfriddo's newest play (and, like Becky Shaw, a Pulitzer finalist). The play follows Catherine, a celebrity academic, who returns to her hometown after her mother's heart attack, and reunites with her best friends from graduate school, who are now married. Gina Gionfriddo talks with Wilma Dramaturg Walter Bilderback about the play.
Walter Bilderback You've said that Rapture, Blister, Burn isn't the play you set out to write. Could you tell our audience a little about that?
Gina Gionfriddo I actually set out to write a play about the impact of Internet pornography on the American psyche. I had a pre-Internet childhood. When we became curious about sex, we had to work so hard for every little scrap of information. Now it's just, as one of my characters says, point-and-click to see full penetration online. So I went chasing after some wisdom about how this colossal change in access to porn has impacted us. I read a lot of great books like The Porning of America, but I wasn't able, finally, to translate a sociological inquiry into a living, breathing drama. But when you read about the history of porn, you inevitably read about feminism because pornography as an issue really split the movement in the eighties. Now, I had attended a women's college, but never taken a Women's Studies course. (I was a bit like Avery, the young girl in my play, and felt it was all antiquated and not relevant to me.) So I found myself reading these feminist texts for the first time at forty. That led me to start thinking about different generations of women in conversation about their lives.
Interview with Robert O'Hara, Part One: "Everyone is Welcome, No one is Safe"
Wilma Dramaturg Walter Bilderback sits with Playwright/Director Robert O'Hara. This is the first part of his interview.
WALTER BILDERBACK: Let's start with the basic: What's Bootycandy?
ROBERT O'HARA: Bootycandy is the name that my grandmother and mother used for the penis when I was a little boy. After seeing the world premiere of this play in DC, my mother turned to me and actually said "It was BooBoo Candy why on EARTH would we call your penis Bootycandy?" and my response to her was "Oh Boo Boo Candy makes oh so much more sense, right???" Regardless I heard Bootycandy... all my life. So I think my Mother is making up some Boo Boo Candy ... that just sounds crazy. Now, Bootycandy... I can kinda understand. LOL...
WB: The play has been described as semi-autobiographical. I'm guessing the stress is on the "semi."
RO: When I watch the play I can see where most of the scenes come from... they are all from real life experience and most of the more surreal things are absolutely true...
there are no jobs for hairy blokes without finesse: an interview with playwright richard bean
"It's a tough town, Hull, but we are mad and proud."
Richard Bean is one of the most important playwrights to emerge in Britain in this century. He's best-known for his farce One Man, Two Guvnors, which ran on Broadway last year. Here is the full interview with Wilma Dramaturg Walter Bilderback.
WALTER BILDERBACK: You had a somewhat unusual career path to playwriting, at least from an American standpoint. You started out as an occupational psychologist and then became a stand-up comic, if I recall. How did that develop?
RICHARD BEAN: Yes, I trained in Social Psychology at Uni, mainly an American discipline with the dominant psychologists being Milgram, Asch, Skinner. I ended up with a BSc and went into the occupational side.
WB: What led to the transition to playwriting?
RB: I'd been working in Personnel and Training departments in big factory situations for 15 years and all of that time I was corrupting myself with the literary education that I hadn't had at university. Specifically I started reading Henry Miller, Kerouac, Steinbeck, and Conrad - just for fun really, but it was Henry Miller who corrupted me just through serendipity. I was working as a Personnel Officer in a telecoms company and I, by chance, started reading Tropic of Capricorn, which is Miller's story of his life in New York and Brooklyn as a Personnel Office for a Telecoms company - and I was corrupted. I became self-conscious about my work, which destroyed my ability to do it, and so, bit by bit, I started writing, and my first step was stand-up comedy.
Calling a Line Crooked: An Interview with playwright Leslye Headland - Part Two
Leslye Headland, author of Assistance, spoke with Wilma Theater Literary/Artistic Assistant William Steinberger on Tuesday morning, October 23rd in a cab on her way to a rehearsal. This is the second installment of her interview.
Will Steinberger: Something that really excited the Wilma about the play is that it focuses on the workplace [as does the next play in the Wilma season, Richard Bean's Under the Whaleback], and does so almost as an anthropological study.
Headland: Studs Terkel's Working was another big jumping off point for me. In the introduction, he writes that his book, 'being about work, is, by its very nature, about violence – to the spirit as well as to the body.' It is about the subjugation of the human spirit. Work is not just what you do to make money or what you do to put food on the table, it's actually an ordeal that you put yourself through and a lot of people make their work their life. They make Daniel their God or their Satan. It becomes their reason to get up in the morning. And the nature of work is fulfilling, there are a lot of fulfilling things about it – I get to do what I love doing for a living – but it's also work. You're putting yourself in a position to be less than and toil and I think even if you love what you do, you still have an obligation to your employer and you're still serving someone. And that attitude of service can be one that can torture you, it can be something that you do willingly, but it's not always the most rewarding or psychologically advancing thing.
Will: Assistance shows a workplace that has transformed into a less tangible experience over the past several decades. There's no real product that the assistants are making. What is the personal relationship they have to the work they're doing, to that industry, or to their boss?
Sam Shepard on...his family
Our Production Dramaturg William Steinberger has pulled some key quotes from Sam Shepard. We will share Mr. Shepard's thoughts about his past, his family, and himself.
Sam Shepard on his family:
"Those Midwestern women from the forties suffered an incredible psychological assault, mainly by men who were disappointed in a way that they didn't understand. While growing up I saw that assault over and over again, and not only in my own family. These were men who came back from the war, had to settle down, raise a family and send the kids to school—and they just couldn't handle it. There was something outrageous about it. I still don't know what it was—maybe living through those adventures in the war and then having to come back to suburbia. Anyway, the women took it on the nose, and it wasn't like they said, 'Hey Jack, you know, down the road, I'm leaving.' They sat there and took it. I think there was a kind of heroism in those women. They were tough and selfless in a way. What they sacrificed at the hands of those maniacs . . ." – The Paris Review, Spring 1997
Sam Shepard on...his past
Our Production Dramaturg William Steinberger has pulled some key quotes from Sam Shepard. We will share Mr. Shepard's thoughts about his past, his family, and himself.
Sam Shepard on his past:
"The California I knew, old rancho California, is gone. It just doesn't exist, except maybe in little pockets. I lived on the edge of the Mojave Desert, an area that used to be farm country. There were all these fresh produce stands with avocados and date palms. You could get a dozen artichokes for a buck or something. Totally wiped out now. – The Paris Review, Spring 1997
"These guys – my father's generation – were coming out of World War II. I can't help but think that these wars had something to do with the psychological state that they came back in. I mean imagine coming back into the Eisenhower fifties. It must not have been easy. At all. Where everything was wonderful, the front lawns were all being taken care of, there was a refrigerator in everybody's house. Everybody had a Chevy, and these guys had just been bombing the shit out of Germany and Italy and the South Pacific and then they come back; I mean it just must have been unbelievable. I mean nobody ever really talks about that. Back then it was taboo to talk about it. 'Nobody's crazy; everybody's in good shape.' I mean can you believe it? And this happened across the country of course, but my dad came from an extremely rural farm community – wheat farmers – in Illinois, and next thing he knows he's flying B-24s over the South Pacific, over Rumania, dropping bombs and killing people he couldn't even see. And then from that into trying to raise a family and growing up in white America, you know. I mean it's extraordinary..." – The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard
"World War II was a trauma that was mysterious. The women didn't understand it, the men didn't understand it and the medicine was booze." The Almeida Theatre
A Visit to Jedwabne
The terrain from Warsaw to Jedwabne is a flat, boring landscape, but the conversation in the car is lively. Tadeusz is talking about faith and free will, free choice and destiny, and how these seemingly contradictory notions mysteriously coexist in our lives. These are the themes that permeate the text of the play. In Our Class, Tadeusz touches on the biblical story of Isaac, Abraham, and Sarah, which he brings up as we are driving towards Jedwabne: "In the Jewish interpretation, the story gives a deeper meaning to suffering and suggests the absolute necessity for faith. The Polish Catholic Church sees in the lamb Jesus who was sent as the lamb to be sacrificed instead of Isaac, and thus Jesus resolves the conflict between free will and destiny. This is of course nonsense," adds Tadeusz, who was brought up in a Catholic family but is now lapsed. Then he adds, "Some conservative Rabbis explain the whole Holocaust as the deeper meaning of fate, as God's will."
Arriving in Warsaw - Part One
Early morning – I'm leaving Prague for Warsaw by train. Tonight I'm seeing the Polish production of 'Our Class' and meeting Tadeusz Slobodzianek, the author of the play. Tadeusz's assistant Kalina is waiting for me at the train station. She is waving at me as if I were an old friend. In order to recognize me among the rest of the passengers, she watched Wilma YouTube interviews. 'I feel like I have known you for a long time,' she laughs. I'm staying in an actor's apartment at Teatr na Woli, in the former Jewish section of Warsaw. The city was largely destroyed by the Germans during World War II, after the Warsaw Uprising. In contrast to Prague, admired for its beautiful architecture dating all the way to the 11th century, it's difficult to find any authentic buildings that pre-date World War II. Most of Warsaw had to be re-built after the war.
Alan Ayckbourn's Wonderful Career
By David Gardner
Born on April 12, 1939, Alan Ayckbourn just recently celebrated both his 72nd birthday and the completion of his 75th full-length play, making him one of the most prolific writers of our day. But not only prolific, this London-born playwright's body of work has earned over 35 awards and honors, including a Tony, two Olivier Awards, two Moliere Awards, and a Special Tony for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater. In 1997 Ayckbourn was knighted for his service to the theatre, and his plays—both new and revived—continue to delight audiences in both England and America.
Alan Ayckbourn on My Wonderful Day
by William Steinberger
Alan Ayckbourn is one of the most prolific playwrights at work today. His output, however, extends far beyond the seventy-three plays he has authored. He is also a frequent essayist and interviewee on the subject of his work.
Ayckbourn has spoken at length about how he sees My Wonderful Day unfolding from Winnie's perspective. The play was originally titled "Winnie's Wonderful Day." The change in title reflects Winnie's role as first person viewer. The play is a children's view of the adult world. "Adults drift away and you hear them talking in a corner," he told the Yorkshire Post, "but you stay with [Winnie]." Interestingly, Ayckbourn's official website notes that "prior to My Wonderful Day, children are generally heard but not seen in Alan's plays." As we learn about the adults that inhabit My Wonderful Day, "Winnie just observes, writes and makes us wonder: who are the children?"
Ayckbourn also sees Winnie in some ways as the most commonsensical and mature character in the play. "Her mother is a dreamer…and she says they'll go back to the land of sunshine and you think, 'C'mon mum get real.'" To The Press, he described, "By the age of eight or nine, you're beginning to sort your parents out." He further observed, "I wanted the child, Winnie, to be quite young. Young enough that the adults would misread her."


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Such a happy painting! That's what I'm aiming for this year...happy...and painting...writing...creating.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Doreen!
Oh I am so with you Barb! Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/5/13, 10:53 AM
Beautiful colors.....makes you feel good. Can't wait to see more. Happy New Year to you and yours.ReplyDelete
Hi Doreen! So glad you popped over. Happy New Year! Love the colors in this painting:) I like your analogy .. "bad hair day" .. so true. Resolutions sometimes reinforce some of the things we don't like about ourselves and we set unrealistic expectations. {Example: I need to loose weight and exercise may imply.. I'm fat and lazy) So.. I think we need to be careful what we are telling ourselves!! Baby steps and (like you say)sometimes things work out, other times they don't and we need to just go with it.ReplyDelete
Best to you! Have a nice weekend!
A great observation, Leslie.Delete
I really love your advice to "Leave it at the door." Very wise, very true.
We're hoping for a year of great adventures, growth and change so we think the magic carpet ride is right up our alley! Thank you for stopping The BUzz and for sharing our new year's resolutions. Happy 2013, Doreen and we'll be adding you to our daily reading!ReplyDelete
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Thank you, ladies, how lovely to hear that. I do truly love your resolution "Obsess less, sparkle more." So true!Delete
Give me the MAGIC CARPET RIDE!!! Now THAT sounds the very most desirable for 2013, and beyond!! Here's hoping we both get the best ride ever this year, Doreen!!! xoReplyDelete
The colors of this wonderful painting pair great to your beautiful photo, Doreen! Happy new year! I thought of you (I'm rereading Ray Bradbury's Zen and the art writing and I'm beginning the year with the Happiness projects - all books that reminds me of you)ReplyDelete
I love this painting, the colors are so bright and blended effortlessly! Great post!ReplyDelete
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Count me in Doreen! A very successful, happy & MAGICAL 2013 to you!!ReplyDelete
Loving those vibrant juicy colours in the painting. What a cheerful palette.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Doreen!
Your words and the cheery colors of this painting are perfect inspirations for the New Year Doreen. Can't wait to see more!ReplyDelete
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Welcome to Paia ... and The Paia Surf STPH2012/0001, Tax ID W04030496-01. When you're at Paia Surf, you'll be uniquely situated. Not only are you in a gem of a coastal village (Paia), right beside the blue Pacific's open waters. You're also situated to enjoy a luxurious coastal home all by yourselves - just a short walk from the water. Whether you're part of a multi-generational family gathering, or an intimate romantic escapade, the house is all yours while you're there. And the house works great in different ways. YOU CAN RENT LESS BEDROOMS FOR A SMALLER RATE so please contact the owner about this. Designed to be enjoyed communally, it also has plenty of little hideaway features that allow for privacy; places to get away from it all (the LANAI, for one). Very versatile, with an extreme 'Oh wow! This place is gorgeous!' factor once you step inside. But what about Paia - the little community you are now part of?
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About Annie McNeil
Chris & I are a small mom and pop operation that takes great pride in the service we provide for visitors from around the world, as well as, to our community, by stimulating the economy and providing jobs and promoting local businesses. Our children were raised here and because of the beauty of Maui, have been able to immerse themselves in nature and create the greatest memories together. There is no value that can be placed on the moments spent on this island because quality of life has no price. We go above and beyond ourselves to make sure that a guest's visit is the very best. We believe that sharing our dreams is a wonderful gesture. Welcome and enjoy our home while you enjoy this beautiful island. With Much Aloha, The McNeil Family
Annie McNeil purchased this house in 1997
Why Annie McNeil chose Paia
The location is the best. You're in the little Paia town, but scarcely more than a stone's toss away from the water. And if you want upcountry adventure, the road leads up the side of the volcano, or take the road to Hana for the ultimate day trip exploration.
What makes this house unique
What is unique about the Paia Surf is that it is located in the town, stones throw away from the beach, great dining, shops, grocery and entertainment. IF you reserve Paia Surf your group is always the only group in the house. That makes it like your home away from home. Reservations can be made for 1,2,3,4 or 5 bedrooms with the other sections of the house locked off and not charged to the guest. Because the house is newly remodeled it has AC in every room and insulated walls making it a quiet place even though it's in the heart of a busy town. This home is especially unique because it is the perfect place to have a quality family get together for young and old alike. The young have Paia town entertainment a few steps away! No more stranded teens, always in a bad mood, when their outlet is just outside the door.


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Imagine all of your favourite musical theatre songs in one great evening's entertainment. That's what you'll find when "Broadway and Beyond" returns to the Exmouth Pavilion on Thursday 11th October 2012. Whether you enjoy the classic shows of the 1920's – 1960's or prefer the modern-day musical, this show has them all!
All of the songs and music in the show are from productions which have appeared, at some time or other, on or just off Broadway - New York's legendary theatre district. "Broadway and Beyond" is an uplifting celebration of the very best of musical theatre, presented in an engaging and entertaining package by one the country's newest and brightest production companies.
Prepare to be captivated by the talents and versatility of the eight performers; comprising three vocalists, whose vitality and vocal dexterity will amaze, sharing the stage with five musicians demonstrating musical agility and expertise on more than a dozen instruments. Add to this beautiful costumes and dazzling choreography and the evening promises to both delight and thrill.
A fast-paced, humour-filled romp, "Broadway and Beyond" will set your feet tapping, your heart singing and leave you wanting more…
A performance not to be missed!
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Tickets: £13.50 / Concessions £12.50
Broadway and Beyond Exmouth Pavilion Thursday 11th October 2012 at 7:30pm
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012
To £60K, £76K OTE
£25k - £50k pa