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Interview with Salon.com Writer MaryElizabeth Williams
Jun 22, 2011
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Update: Final update added 8 PM PST 6/23/11
In round two I interview Salon writer MaryElizabeth Williams on the topic of what was so objectionable about my blog post
Pegs and Holes
. (See prior posts for more background.)
MaryElizabeth Williams is a senior staff writer for Salon.com, an author, and has written for The New York Times and other publications. She recently wrote
about me.
Let's jump right in.
Why did I object to your post? Perhaps you meant it humorously, but let's start with the way you lump "behaving badly, e.g. tweeting, raping, cheating, and being offensive to just about everyone in the entire world" together. Cheating is "behaving badly." Raping is a crime. Right off the bat, you're working off fuzzy logic, in which a consensual affair and an act of violence are somehow on the same plane. You do so again later when you suggest that if men were to "lose the urge for sex," there'd be "no rape, fewer divorces," as if rape was all about the "urge for sex."
You state that "society is organized in such a way that the natural instincts of men are shameful and criminal while the natural instincts of women are mostly legal and acceptable...society has evolved to keep males in a state of continuous unfulfilled urges, more commonly known as unhappiness. No one planned it that way." Your presumptuousness over the natural instincts of men is surpassed only by your wild second-guessing regarding those of women. And society, by the way, is plenty planned. Ours here in America, in fact, was planned by, and its government and businesses are still largely run by, men. So instead of going on about the "instincts" of men and women, consider what our culture deems acceptable behavior from all its members, of both sexes. I would furthermore submit that if our society is "a virtual prison for men's natural desires," you've never been to Vegas.
Now let me ask you - do you believe that rape is a "natural" instinct, or that our culture doesn't differentiate between the "urge for sex" and forcible violation?
I'll start by answering you closing question. I think sex is a natural instinct, and it manifests differently in different people. A person who is simultaneously horny, prone to violence, and has sociopath tendencies might act in the worst possible way. That person would be abnormal, and I favor the death penalty for rape. Violent behavior is natural in the same sense that cancer and hurricanes are natural. Natural doesn't mean good. Everything I just explained was obvious to many if not most readers of my
Pegs and Holes
post. You can verify that claim by reading the comments on this blog and on Huffington Post.
On your other points, let me see if I can break them down to bullet points and get your agreement on what you are saying before I respond to them individually. I believe you are saying...
1. Men who have no sexual desire and no erections will still rape because it's not about the sexual urge.
2. If an author lists three things that are bad, he means all three things are equal to each other. For example, if I say blizzards, ulcers, and head lice are bad, I am implying that they should be treated the same way.
3. Society didn't evolve as the result of millions of people making millions of independent decisions. It is mostly the result of planning by men who successfully designed society to meet their needs.
4. Men can get their natural urges satisfied by, for example, traveling to Las Vegas. Their wives and girlfriends won't mind. There's no real downside.
5. You can't tell when I'm trying to be humorous.
Did I accurately summarize your points?
So to be clear, you're saying do believe that "horniness" is a factor in rape. I wonder, have you ever known someone who was raped? Are you aware that rape is used as a weapon of war? Men who have "no sexual desire and no erections" do rape, Scott. Ask someone who's experienced it. Ask Abner Louima, as just one example.
Further, I wonder why you're backing off from your own use of "tweeting, raping, cheating" and "no rape, fewer divorces" in the same lines of thought. You may facetiously compare your post to saying "blizzards, ulcers, and head lice are bad," but I would argue that if that had been your original statement, you'd have been rightly accused of posting utter gibberish.
Instead, you referred, in the most blanket-like of terms, to the "natural instincts of men" as "shameful and criminal." You're the one who called men "square pegs" and referred to "males in a state of continuous unfulfilled urges." You made no such distinction, as you do now, for the more "prone to violence" and "sociopathic."
And let me see if I understand you correctly - society has evolved from "millions of independent decisions"? I guess the Constitution can go suck it.
Finally, just because someone can tell when you're attempting to be humorous, it doesn't follow that you're succeeding at it. Likewise, just because people disagree with you, it's not always a sign they're just not as smart as those HuffPo commenters. Perhaps if there weren't so many of us with what you deem poor reading skills, you wouldn't have the need to create imaginary defenders. (
) I'd like to believe that you've reached out to your critics because you have a genuine curiosity to understand why your remarks were so offensive to so many, Scott. Or is that one more thing I'm apparently all wrong about?
If you're lumping together every type of rape from war crimes to date rape to child rape to prison rape, most generalizations fall apart. I will grant you that when rape is used as a weapon of war, horniness is not the inspiration for the act. And I will grant you that if an erect penis is not used in the crime, horniness is probably not involved. And I will grant you that if someone who is seriously insane commits rape, it might not involve any horniness. And I will grant you that there are probably dozens of other twisted motivations that don't start with horniness.
My original reference in my Pegs and Holes blog involved the IMF chief and his alleged rape of the hotel maid. In that case, I don't think he first had an urge to do some violence and decided that his penis was the go-to weapon of choice.
Chemical castration drugs already exist, and have proven extraordinarily effective in reducing recidivism rates among sex offenders. The science is on my side. If you have a link that shows otherwise, I am happy to look at it.
And yes, I've known a number of rape victims. I don't draw conclusions from anecdotal evidence, but horniness was obviously a factor in those cases.
If we can set aside for a moment the clarity, or lack thereof, in the writing of my original blog post, can you tell me what view you think I hold that is different from your own? And please put your answer in bullet point form if you can.
Let's look at how you're changing your narrative here. "My original reference in my Pegs and Holes blog involved the IMF chief and his alleged rape of the hotel maid." Your original post about "tweeting, raping, cheating" declared that "the natural instincts of men are shameful and criminal while the natural instincts of women are mostly legal and acceptable. In other words, men are born as round pegs in a society full of square holes. Whose fault is that? Do you blame the baby who didn't ask to be born male?" That's not a specific reference to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who, by the way, is not accused of "horniness" taken to an extreme, but of orally and anally assaulting a woman. A refusal to take no for an answer may be a "factor" in some sexual assaults, but "horniness" does not lead to rape, Scott.
You go on to state, "Chemical castration drugs already exist, and have proven extraordinarily effective in reducing recidivism rates among sex offenders." Yet in your original post you said, " Society is organized as a virtual prison for men's natural desires..." and whimsically imagined that "science will come up with a drug that keeps men chemically castrated for as long as they are on it." You didn't say, "sex offenders." You said "men." The entire tone of your post suggests the two are indistinguishable in your mind, and that " if a man meets and marries the right woman, and she fulfills his needs, he might have no desire to tweet his meat to strangers" ie, the burden of responsibility falls upon women to keep "bad behavior" in check. It's a very cynical and incredibly depressing way of looking at the world.
What views do I think you hold that's different from my own?
- That, as you stated earlier this year, "women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently." I don't regard my sex as differently abled subset of society.
- That society forces males to exist "in a state of continuous unfulfilled urges, more commonly known as unhappiness" (Perhaps you could clarify what society you're speaking of. Is there an Unhappiness Island I'm not aware of?)
- That "It's a zero sum game. If men get everything they want, women lose, and vice versa." I'm not convinced this general "men" you speak of all want the same things. The men right now fighting for the right to marry their same-sex partners in New York want something very different than the men of the National Organization for Marriage. Hugh Hefner, whom you claim never got "a round hole for his round peg" likely has damn near everything he could want, if whatever he does want, it's probably not indicative of what Justin Bieber wants. And I don't believe in a world where one gender always has to win and another has to lose. I think better of humanity.
Here are few questions for you: What are you hoping to communicate with posts like "Pegs and Holes"? Is it means as strictly satire? And if so, why bristle when people take the bait?
On your first bullet point, you are making my point for me. The actual point of the earlier blog post you mentioned was that men don't argue in situations where the cost of doing so is greater than the gain. The world is watching you make that true for me right now. This debate will probably reduce my income by a third, as feminist forces have already mobilized and started to ask newspapers to drop Dilbert. That's the sort of risk that men don't have when they engage in a debate with other men.
The exception would be when anonymous men on the Internet debate with women. In that case they have no downside risk and are willing to fully engage. But nothing is gained by it beyond entertainment.
On your second bullet point, regarding men existing in a state of unfulfilled urges, I'm referring to the fact that men (gross generality alert) have hearts that want a relationship with one person and penises that want a thousand different women. Neither marriage nor single life can satisfy that condition. And our current society discourages any other sort of arrangement.
Woman (gross generalization alert) are biologically less inclined to crave continuous sexual variety. That's a statement about evolution. If you have a link that disproves that notion, I'm happy to look at it.
Someone will mention that men and women cheat at about the same rate. But research has shown that cheating isn't about sex for either gender. Cheaters generally just want someone to treat them the way they want to be treated.
Obviously it wouldn't be a point of disagreement if you were to say that many people differ from my gross generalizations. I said the same thing in
Pegs and Holes
: "Everyone is different."
On your third bullet point, you argue that life is not a zero-sum game for the sexes. That's probably true for economics. But my blog post was about natural urges. If a man you barely know wants to have sex with you, and you'd rather not, you can't both be winners. Society has to pick sides, and you won. I think we both agree that is the best solution. Even the man who wants to have sex with you is glad he lives in a world where his mother/daughter/sister can safely say no.
You asked what I'm hoping to communicate with posts such as
Pegs and Holes
. My only goal is to be interesting. Ideas are society's fuel. I drill a lot of wells; most of them are dry. Sometimes they produce. Sometimes the well catches on fire.
My next question: Do you support the death penalty for rape, as I do, or are you relatively pro-rape compared to me?
First of all, Scott, your continued assertion regarding the risks "that men don't have when they engage in a debate with other men" is a stellar example of why people find your views offensive. It's insulting, it suggests that talking to a woman isn't worth your time and effort, and when you stoop to do so, you face retribution from the "feminist forces." Here's a thought: if as you claim anyone is asking for your strip to be dropped (and for the record, I am not among them) can you consider that maybe it's because of the things you say, rather than because you've so benevolently deigned to engage in a conversation with a female?
Now, let's consider your idea that "If a man you barely know wants to have sex with you, and you'd rather not, you can't both be winners." So much to unpack! What if it's a man you know well? It gets back to what you wrote about how "the natural instincts of men are shameful and criminal." You're not making the distinction between wanting to have sex with someone and wanting to force her to have sex. And to couch sexuality in terms of "winning" and "losing" just sounds really juvenile. If a woman says no to sex, the man "loses" and the woman has "won"? I will however cop that for a man who views the world that way, the burden of male "unhappiness" you spoke of earlier must be great indeed.
You say, "My only goal is to be interesting. Ideas are society's fuel." I think that sums up the essential difference in where we're coming from. I don't write to be "interesting" (go ahead, peanut gallery, take the straight line). I'm not bored or jaded enough to write just to get a reaction. My Irish firmly in the "up" position, I'm here because I care passionately about these issues, and about the world in which my two daughters are growing up. I don't want their ideas and opinions dismissed as too troublesome for a man to squander his energy on, or to have to put up with what you refer to as "gross generalizations" about their sex.
Now, regarding your question, "Do you support the death penalty for rape, as I do, or are you relatively pro-rape compared to me?" Oh Scott. Oh really. You're just messing with me now, aren't you? What's next, you going to ask when I stopped beating my wife? You can't honestly believe that being opposed to capital punishment is tantamount to be in favor of sexual assault, can you? Where's that great logic you pride yourself so much on?
I think this would be a good place to stop. I'd like to thank MaryElizabeth for being a good sport and for trying to make the world a better place in her own peculiar way.
I feel as if this has been an Internet-wide conversation, with many websites joining in the debate. I leave it to readers to decide whether it was wise for me to engage in an honest conversation on this topic or whether it would have been smarter to apologize for any alleged offenses and slink away. Here's a
that should help you answer that question.
To the women who are
batshit crazy, and fortunately that is most of you, I apologize for any lack of clarity on my part was deemed offensive. I'm reasonably sure we agree on all of the important stuff.
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Jun 23, 2011
Ultimately, if you wish to pander, you will have to apologize or at least make some concessions. Such debates are never intellectual.
What's this nonsense about death penalty for rape? For murder I can understand. They cut off hands in Qatar for theft. There has to be sense of proportion in punishment. That's the kind of tyranny I suppose all these interest groups like feminists want. A society where they have all the rights and others have all the duties. Imprisonment for 10-12 years is punishment enough. Life is practically over after one spends time in jail for so long.
The only demographic the Dilbert franchise should "pander" to is the core that led to its success and that values the truth above everything else. So what if some (many) people get ticked off?
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Jun 23, 2011
Wow, I made newperson's list! I didn't even comment about anything that they did! I rule so hard.
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Jun 23, 2011
How come I'm not on "newperson"'s list?
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Jun 23, 2011
@newperson, you have missed the biggest idiot posting on here: yourself.
Perhaps I can dumb this down to a grade 7 level:
Scott wrote: "On your third bullet point, you argue that life is not a zero-sum game for the sexes. That's probably true for economics. But my blog post was about natural urges. If a man you barely know wants to have sex with you, and you'd rather not, you can't both be winners."
Now, if we consider only the natural urges, we get a situation where either the man gets what he wants or the woman gets what she wants. Not both.
If we add in the fact that the society improves when women have the right to say no, we are going outside "natural urges" and into social economics (or sociology or game theory... a lot of areas study this kind of thing). Read Scott's point again.
Is he referring to it being a zero-sum game in terms of social urges or is he referring to it being a zero sum game in terms of social economics?
Hint from Scott's blog: "my blog post was about natural urges"
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Jun 23, 2011
OK some of you are pretty confused, the men especially so, I am going to try and introduce some clarity to what is really going on.
Scott has been charged and convicted by the feminists as a rape enabler.
What you are witnessing now is his trial. His guilt is already a forgone conclusion.
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Jun 23, 2011
Meh. I bored with the whole discussion.
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Jun 23, 2011
I don't know Scott's biggest revenue drivers, so yes, he could get more traffic on his site, but will that make up for Newspapers dropping him? I don't know enough about his business to give an anser.
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Jun 23, 2011
I'm going to point out again how Scott tallys up his own example incorrectly. the numbers I'm using are coarse, but that's to show that there is no way his logic holds.
"If a man you barely know wants to have sex with you, and you'd rather not, you can't both be winners. Society has to pick sides, and you won. I think we both agree that is the best solution. Even the man who wants to have sex with you is glad he lives in a world where his mother/daughter/sister can safely say no."
so if the rape occurs it is:
if the rape doesn't occur it is:
man: something greater than 1 because he is glad he lives in a world where his mother/daughter/sister can safely say no
It is not a zero-sum game, by his own example, and the dude can't sum up 1s and 0s. Scott Adams is a complete idiot. There is no a question about that.
There are many, but here are some other people that are complete idiots around here:
you 2 should stop posting publicly because you're very stupid and you are posting things which reveal that.
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Jun 23, 2011
@ Tesseracts
I had to actually create an account here, just because of your comment. I hope you're happy with yourself.
You ask if Mary E Williams did anything to deserve Scott's statement about being relatively pro-rape. You ask if she accused him of being pro-rape....
Here is the title of her article:
"Scott Adams' defense of rape mentality"
That sounds like an inflammatory title intended to at minimum prime the readership to believe Stott is pro-rape.
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Jun 23, 2011
I'm a little disappointed. Scott could have really drilled down on some of the points and misquotations or misinterpretations just by quoting himself and is instead only going point for point when he could slaughter some of what she said outside of the bullets. I suppose I understand the motivation, I just don't agree with one person trying to establish a set of rules and play by them and the other person, the person who is egregiously committing logical fallacies with every reply, is not.
I wonder if anyone noticed that she cherry picked the quote about tweeting, raping, cheating without mentioning the context of it being powerful men. Tsk tsk.
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Jun 23, 2011
Gender feminists even play the gender card! "Don't be mean to me, you big mean man, I'm just a girl!"
I though we were equals now!!
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Jun 23, 2011
"On your third bullet point, you argue that life is not a zero-sum game for the sexes. That's probably true for economics. But my blog post was about natural urges. If a man you barely know wants to have sex with you, and you'd rather not, you can't both be winners. Society has to pick sides, and you won."
This is the key point right here. That is really the issue women don't understand about men. As Scott says though, society is better off this way. But that doesn't negate the fact that there are a lot of blue balls walking around.
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Jun 23, 2011
As a regular reader, Scott talks about things in their strict logical meaning, not in the "feel good" talk we surround things with.
So if someone doesn't support the death penalty for rape while another does support it, that literally means that the fist person thinks rape is worse than the second person. But of course, in Scott fashion, he changes the words around and says "relatively pro rape"...which in it's strict logical sense is true, but is sure elicit an emotional response. :)
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Jun 23, 2011
Ideally, I'd like to go further, though this may not be the venue, and I'm only a guest.
5. Gender feminists use guilt and intimidation to justify preferential treatment in academia and professional life.
6. Some women in relationships use guilt and denial of sex to emasculate and control their man. See the movie American Beauty, or a more recent article in Elle online .. google "Elle Sexless Relationships"
7. In most states, divorce and custody law is heavily stacked against men.
8. Some men can be abusive and controlling, but the vast majority want to be good fathers and providers for their family. They in return enjoy being gratified sexually... it is not just an itch.. in the right context it is profoundly soul-satisfying and necessary for general well-being. Marriage ideally channels male urge toward positive ends, benefiting individuals, family, and society.
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Jun 23, 2011
Perhaps I've missed this, but are all men "Powerful men"? 'Cause I certainly haven't been feeling powerful. Also, this qualifier has been omitted on every quotation of the rapist/divorce/tweeting/etc. list that I've seen. This is a context shifting omission of Glenn Beck proportions. It completely changes the intended implication that the examples given apply to a subset of men instead of all men.
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Jun 23, 2011
That's one of the areas where MaryElizabeth interpreted Scott's statement correctly...
Scott said:
On your other points, let me see if I can break them down to bullet points and get your agreement on what you are saying before I respond to them individually. I believe you are saying...
3. Society didn't evolve as the result of millions of people making millions of independent decisions. It is mostly the result of planning by men who successfully designed society to meet their needs.
He is strongly implying that society has, at least in part, evolved as the result of millions of people making millions of independent decisions. He is also implying that MaryElizabeth's denial of such an obvious truth is an indefensible position.
MaryElizabeth goes on to defend it by suggesting that the Constitution (and presumably other such documents) at the real defining pieces of society.
I think it's fairly clear that society has evolved as the result of millions of people making independent decisions and that laws generally codify and protect what society has deemed important. To think that today's society is the end result of a specific vision of men hundreds of years ago is giving them a lot of credit.
For anybody who wants to see the organic nature of societal development, just look at the incredibly diverse ways that societies evolved over the course of history.
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Jun 23, 2011
@derekudlow...I would argue Scott can generate a lot of traffic to his site and thus increase his revenues by suing for libel. In the world of media, there is no such thing as bad publicity. He can sell advertising spots on his blog for more than what he is getting now. He would be an even bigger success than he already is...that is if he is interested at this point in his career.
Back to Scott's original point, society has created institutions to control behaviours. These institutions include marriage, family units, statutes against raping and pillaging. I would agree that without these institutions (for better or worse), it would be a free-for-all and only the most powerful and violent will come out on top.
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Jun 23, 2011
@newtodilbert I think he would say, "How sad that the feminist activists are wasting their time and resources arguing with Scott Adams. They could be making a real difference in the world. Instead, they are proving how frightened they are by the fact that perhaps he carries greater weight than their organization." As Stewart quoted and Will Rogers said: "People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.â€
But, of course, that's only a guess. For the record, I am female, feminist, and on Team Scott Adams.
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Jun 23, 2011
No, I am not a moderator, just interested.
I hope Scott Adams and supporters can keep driving home points along these lines:
1. Critics have fallen for the naturalist fallacy
2. Critics have fallen for a blank slate ideology
3. There is a difference between "Gender Feminism" and "Equity Feminism"
4. Critics are not content with the (necessary) restraint of male behavior. They want men to feel guilty for being men, to convict them of thought crimes. Ya basta!
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Jun 23, 2011
Scott, do you support the slowly torturing someone for many weeks until they are dead for rape, or are you relatively pro-rape compared to someone who does?
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On this week's Criminal Minds, the BAU trails a serial killer who has attacked for the past three years in Detroit on the days leading up to Halloween. Happy Halloween, y'all! It's Reid's — and MGG's — favorite holiday, and of course our resident genius is geeking out about the sheer awesomeness of Halloween to his disinterested colleagues. Humor him, guys! He plans to either go to an Edgar Allan Poe shadow puppet "the-a-ter" (MGG loves "Annabel Lee") or to an reenactment of Phantasmagoria, to which he has an extra ticket. No one wants. Lame. I'll go with you, Reid!
His plans get derailed when Hotch — fresh from Halloween cookie-baking with Jack, who no longer wants to be Spider-Man — says they're going to Detroit. Someone's been killing in the three days leading up to Halloween — a raucous free-for-all known as Devil's Night — for the past three years. He targets random people and, from what we see, chains them, covers their heads, douses them in kerosene and burns them in an old engine factory. Covering up the faces means the unsub doesn't want anyone to look at him while he watches victims die. An arsonist, you say. Not really because arsonists typically target dwellings, not people, Reid says. While Morgan and Prentiss check out the crime scene with the Detroit Fire Dept's Al Garner, Hotch and Rossi head to the morgue. The M.E. tells them that the latest victim, Tony Torell, had an ante-mortem fracture on the back of his skull and suffered fourth-degree burns. At the fire department, Reid concludes that the unsub possibly knew all the victims because the body of the first victim, Tommy Proctor, was buried deep, not let in the open, and there were botched burning attempts. That means it was either too difficult for the unsub to do or he wanted Tommy to suffer most. Rossi then conducts a cognitive interview (love these! Emily's with Cate in "Bloodline" is the best) with Tony's wife, Kierston, about their night at the Halloween festival. They separated when he headed to a Mexican restaurant. Kierston remembers there was a two-faced (literally) black guy sitting behind Tony with a partially burned and obscured face. Oh, and his ear was gone.At their brainstorming session, Morgan points out that Tony was abducted from his wife and the second victim was abducted from her husband, which could represent similar trauma in the unsub's life. Sure enough, we see him looking at a photo of his pre-burned self with a woman while scoping out his next victim, Christopher Edwards, whom he abducts and locks in a cage in his van as Christopher arrives home with his daughter. Alerted of the abduction, the department sets up a roadblock in the area to close the unsub off from his comfort zone. Garcia finds out that Christopher is a general contractor who employed Vinnie's Welding and Fence. One of its employees was Kaman Scott, a hoodlum-in-the-making who went straight in 2004. Kaman was arrested with Tommy in 2002 and was hit by Tommy in a car crash three years later that left him in a coma and forced him to undergo skin grafts. Tommy escaped without a scratch. Kaman's landlord, it turns out, was Tony. In the van, Christopher begs Kaman to let him go, but Kaman lights him on fire in the street. Christopher gets hit by a car, while Kaman hobbles off.At Kaman's mirror-less, but kerosene-abundant abode, Morgan finds a journal with photos of the same girl, which Prentiss sends to Garcia. Kaman, meanwhile, heads to Jay-Mo's Diner, where he demands Jay-Mo to tell him where Tracy is. Jay-Mo refuses and reaches for a gun, so Kaman attacks him and starts a fire. Hotch pulls up, thanks to Garcia's heads-up about the fire alert, and grabs Jay-Mo out right before the building — somewhat hilariously (in the bad action movies way) — explodes. Jay-Mo signals to Hotch that Tracy is nearby before he's taken to the hospital. The 411 on Tracy: Jay-Mo's daughter was adopted by his sister, Susan Anderson, and her husband, Tom, when her parents split. Garcia says Tracy lives in Ohio, but the Andersons are in Indian Village. Naturally, Kaman's already clocked Tom, scared Susan and starts prepping a fire in their home. The Andersons insist Tracy is in medical school in Ohio.Armed with some critical info from Garcia, Hotch determines that only one shooter should go in (aka him). Morgan's worried, but Rossi says to trust him. "This isn't his first time at the dance," he says. Hell yeah! Inside, Tracy emerges, and Kaman tells her that she abandoned him. She says she had to get her life together. A little boy calling out "Mommy" runs into Tracy's arms, whom the Andersons try to pass off as Susan's sister's son. Hotch creeps in and tells Tracy to tell the truth: She was pregnant while Kaman was in a coma, so she left because she thought he was going to die. "Don't do this in front of your son," Hotch says, asking if Kaman wants to know his son's name. He does. "Daniel Kaman Anderson," the boy says, touching his dad's scarred face. And with that, Kaman surrenders.Back at Hotch's place, Jack shows pops his new costume: a black suit, white button-down and a sorta-tied tie. "I'm you, daddy," Jack replies. Be still my heart! "Let's go get some candy, my little G-man," Hotch says. And we nearly get a full-fledged Hotch smile again!Overall, this was a decent episode, a slight improvement from last week — probably helped by some awesome guest stars (Michael Warren, Carl Lumbly, Ernie Hudson). The scenes of the burning victims were painfully disturbing. The show has definitely upped its violence quotient, but I'm still a fan of less is more (creepy). There were some big loose ends, like why did Tracy never tell Kaman about his son? She knew he didn't die, and he deserved to know. Why introduce the community watch element for it to go nowhere? And how come no one checked up on Kaman after Tommy was found burned? The oddest scene, though, was having Prentiss "warm up" Kierston for her cognitive interview with Rossi. Is she only useful now to comfort family members (aka JJ's role)? You could make the argument that her never having been married (and being taken aback by the question) meant she couldn't relate to what Kierston was going through, but her marital status shouldn't prevent her from doing her job. Plus, it's not like triple divorcee Rossi has experienced loss like Kierston has. Hotch being the hero (twice!) was bad-ass, and unlike Morgan's situation with Ellie, he never made it personal, nor did he pull out the Daddy Card — like JJ did with the Mommy Card with Billy Flynn — to get through to Kaman. Jack dressing up as his heroic dad was telegraphed from the beginning, but it didn't make it any less adorable. What did you think? Could you have done without the burning man scenes? Do you agree with Hotch's actions? Why didn't Tracy tell Kaman about their son? Don't you want to bake cookies with Hotch and Jack? Would you go to Phantasmagoria? Which CM character would you dress up as?Are you going to watch next week's Criminal Minds? Tell us here!
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Monday, 17 August 2009
*It's the BBC baby, the BBC! ...*
*eek* I've been sitting on something very exciting for a while now but as it is happening today I thought I would share it with you all.
Currently, at this very moment my wonderful husband James is being filmed for the BBC art show Imagine which has recently been show on BBC on a Tuesday night.
*Squeal* how exciting is that? The BBC approached the gallery that James exhibits in wanting to do a programme about the Own Art Scheme as they are so successful & they wanted an artist that undertakes commissions to be involved in the show ~ enter stage right, James!
Filming is happening at the gallery today when James meets the man who is commissioning a portrait but even more bizarrely exciting is the fact that the BBC will be filming here at our house next week!!! They are wanting to film James painting in his studio and as he works from home, they will be here ~ the BBC filming in my home, really how totally weird is that?
More filming will then be done at the beginning of September when the portrait is finished & is handed over to the owner.
The painting above is a very recent one of James', it is my current favourite! I just love it! It looks like an vintage postcard but is actually taken from a 50's glamour magazine cover.
The photo below is one of the gallery windows that I took yesterday announcing James' new collection of work. It must be terribly odd to have your name appear so largely in a window!
*Eeek* I can't wait for him to come home again & tell me all about it! I did want to be there but was informed kindly that I couldn't watch him being filmed as I would just make him laugh ~ we do tend to be like naughty school children most of the time so I think it was probably for the best ...
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Darling I hope you had a lovely weekend. I just stopped by to wish you a sunny day!!ReplyDelete
♥ hugs ♥
How very exciting. When will it be televised? He is very talented - that picture is amazing. I hope you will blog about the BBC filming in your home.ReplyDelete
Ruth x
Just looked at your Hubby's art and IT's just amazing!! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!ReplyDelete
Let us know when it will be broadcast hun xx
Annie x
That is tremendously exciting new Alison... Well done, James! I love his vintage style--it is terrific fun, and so beautiful with ice cream colors. So glad all is going so well for you both just now! :o) Happy Days ((HUGS))ReplyDelete
Wow, how cool is that?! Well done James! I love that picture of his you put above, it's stunning.ReplyDelete
Mel xxx
Wow Alison that is brilliant.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to watch it..do remember to tell us when. I too love James style. The Beeb in your home, that will be something to see, I do hope we get to see a bit more than the studio though!
Wow! What a fantastic opportunity! I shall ask my parents who live in the UK to look out for the programme if you give us some warning before it comes out!ReplyDelete
Well done to him!
How exciting that you're going to be on the TV....when????
How exciting!!!!ReplyDelete
Victoria xx
How exciting and well deserved. I love the style of your husbands work. Well Done Mr Amethyst XReplyDelete
How exciting - your husband is very talented - make sure they record in every room in your house so we can have a nose! LOLReplyDelete
I'm off to your shop now to treat myself to something for my living room - not finished yet! LOL
You must be so proud! Tell James not too wear the wham outfit! ;0)ReplyDelete
I am in love with that painting!
Good luck…love Lou xxx
wow, alison! that is so exciting!!! the painting is so so COOL! the colors just pop.ReplyDelete
i hope that james is planning to wear his wham! wig and suntan. (still laughing at that pic!)
Woooo Hoooo! How exciting, Alison! I took a peak at your mans webite when I first joined your blog, he is very talented. Be sure to let us know what date and time the show will be aired, I'll be sure to tune in! :) xReplyDelete
How wonderful!!! I'll be back to learn moreReplyDelete
Your hubby's art is stunning!!! How exciting for you guys! Keep us posted on when it airs!ReplyDelete
Let us know when it is on.ReplyDelete
He is super talented by the way!
How exciting!!! I love reading your blog. You may want to check out my blog... I have put an award on there for you!ReplyDelete
Laura x
How thrilling! I do hope that we get to see him on television ~ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful weekend.
Marie x
I absolutey adore your talented husbands art, his website has me transfixed.ReplyDelete
This is where our licence fee is going ! They were on site with me at work last week however not for me personally but hopefully my beautiful drapes may get their debut!ReplyDelete
Regards Susan


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The Vampire Diaries Caption Contest 114by Matt Richenthal at . Comments
Welcome back to the 114th edition of The Vampire Diaries Caption Contest!
Your Caption Contest winner is DamonLurve. Congrats on a job well done.
Honorable mentions for the photo from "Do Not Go Gentle" - relive our TVD review of the episode - go to Dawn in Denver, eleanor and Mila. Thanks to all for playing and good luck again next time!
Caroline: You may be the Alpha Male, but I am not your easy A!
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Klaus: Can I dance with you, please? Tyler: No,she can not! Klaus: I am not asking you,Tyler. Caroline:( Wow,his eyes. Wow, how he is sraring. Why I have to say no?) - Yes,dance with me! Director: STOP!!! What,again? Its about 30 times already! Girl,just say no,o.k.?! Just no!
Klaus: can I have this dance, Tyler?
Caroline: Seriously! I just want to have a real date but noooo someone comes and messes things up!
Tyler: bros before hoes
Klaus: C'mon, pretty, please!
Caroline: No, Klaus, I am not dancing the stupid charleston with you!
Tyler: Got it, hybrid?
come and dance with the alpha male love
Caroline: You do know that this isn't a reenactment of The Great Gatsby.
Tyler: Yeah, and in that she still left with Tom.
Klaus: Off you go, Tyler, let Caroline and me enjoy this dance.
Caroline: Hey! Nobody puts my Baby in a corner!
Caroline: No Klaus this is not like The Client List ..
Caroline: I'm not moving until you strip that tux off.
Caroline: Get lost, Klaus, or I will…
Klaus: No, don't hurt the suit!
Klaus: The three of us are fabulous and ought to be the show's main love triangle, wouldn't you agree?


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Which brings me to the actual point of this post. The White Sox sent out invites to spring training today. No, I didn't get one. Which is a shame because I can strike out just as easily as anybody else on the roster.
Anyway, here's who did.
- Brian Bruney - RHP
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So all of them plus the guys who will actually make the team will be in Arizona.
If I had to guess which of these position players is most likely to be on the roster for opening day -- and I don't think any will -- I'd lean toward Jordan Danks as a fourth outfielder for his defense. As for which guy fans will want, I'm leaning Trayce Thompson because he'll likely hit some bombs in that Arizona air, and since outfield is a place of need, fans will jump on him even if he's not actually ready.
As for the pitchers, I have no idea. They have the best chance considering the questions in the bullpen, and as we've seen in the past, guys who have great springs tend to make their way into the Sox bullpen to start the year.
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Wondering what to cook up next with your organic oyster mushrooms?
Here is the quick and easy recipe that one of our close friend Laura Faulkner told us about!
Turn a big frying pan on to medium heat.
Add olive oil, garlic, and green onions to the pan. Let fry for 2-3 minutes
Add red pepper, cauliflower, and oyster mushrooms to the pan. Let fry for 6-7 minutes, stirring every minute or so. Be sure that the garlic does not burn – turn down to lower heat if it starts to turn brown.
Add all spices and garnish with cilantro!
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Awe-struck by the vigorous explosion of BTTR oyster mushrooms grown from a little box on my kitchen counter, I was inspired to cook up something that reminded me of my travels abroad in Tuscany and the local produce that is simply a way of Tuscan life! I love quinoa, appreciating all its healthy attributes, and used it here as a base for a roasted veggie risotto-like dish with some parmesan cheese and garden fresh herbs (which can be grown from your BTTR Aqua Farm!). Use this recipe as a hearty side dish, enjoy it alone as a flavorful vegetarian meal, or add chopped cooked chicken to it for a protein-packed one-bowl wonder! Leftovers can be kept in the fridge and can be served either warm or cold.
Side dish, serving 6 people
(Gluten-free, vegetarian, low-fat)
1) Preheat oven to 425ºF.
For best flavor of roasted eggplant, and to remove any bitterness, follow this step:
Slice eggplant and lay sides onto paper towels. Sprinkle a small pinch of salt on each slice and cover with more paper towels. Press down and let sit for 20-30 minutes.
2) Meanwhile, chop tomatoes, zucchini, onion, and place in large bowl with minced garlic. Roughly chop the mushrooms, but set aside. When the eggplant slices have drained, cube them and toss into bowl with the other veggies. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and fold together until veggies are evenly coated with juices from tomatoes.
3) Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Spread out veggie mixture in a single layer and bake for 10 minutes. Then stir mushrooms into mixture, and bake for an additional 15 mins.
4) While veggies are roasting, rinse and drain quinoa. Using a medium sauce pan, combine quinoa and 2 cups water, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, add chopped thyme, oregano, and basil. Cover and let cook at a simmer for 15 mins, or until all liquid is absorbed when fluffed with a fork.
Remove quinoa from heat and stir in lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, and 1/8 cup of the parmesan cheese (reserving 1/8 cup cheese for garnish). Replace lid and let sit 5 more minutes, or until cheese is melted when stirred.
5) Remove veggies from oven and stir together until tomatoes are broken down. Season with additional salt and pepper, as desired. Add roasted veggies to cooked quinoa, and mix until just combined. Top with remaining 1/8 cup parmesan cheese.
Suggestion: Serve as a healthy side with grilled chicken and a simple green salad.
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I came up with the idea of a "Chopped Night" (like the Food Network show) for my little brother and I. The ingredients my mom supplied us were: tamarind pods (which we had never cooked with), chicken, whole wheat pizza dough, and tomato paste- along with any other ingredients in the kitchen. I found sweet curry powder and Vindaloo Spice Blend. My mom helped me, and together we made these Awesome Indian BBQ Bites- they pack easy and I can take them to school for lunch! I served this with a yummy Indian inspired tomato cucumber salad. This recipe features lots of my favorite veggies we grow in our community garden. Mmmm.
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The Sauce:
Peel the tamarind pods with your fingers and remove the sturdy fibers that enclose the fruit (similar to the process of "stringing" beans). In a small pan, combine the tamarind and the water over med-high heat. Cook till the tamarind softens (about 6 minutes) and the water turns an orange color. Pour the tamarind water through a fine sieve into a bowl, and then press the pulp through the sieve into the soaking water- you will have to scrap the pulp off the bottom of the sieve. Tamarind has a great sweet tart flavor that many different cultures use in cooking- which makes the sauce super yummy. (Tamarind also comes in a paste if you can't find the pods.)
In the same small pan over medium high heat, add olive oil, onion, and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes. Now add the sweet curry powder and Vindaloo. Stir till combined. Add the reserved tamarind water, tomato paste, sugar, and butter. Stir until butter is melted. Let the sauce cook over med-low heat for about 5 minutes to allow the flavors to combine. If it is too thick add about ¼ cup water. Add a pinch of salt to taste.
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Set whole wheat pizza dough on the counter to rest so it is ready when the chicken is done cooking. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat, heat 1 tsp olive oil, add smashed garlic and onion, and sauté for 2 minutes. Add chopped chicken, kale, and half your Indian BBQ sauce. Continue to cook over med-high heat (for 8 minutes) until the chicken cubes are cooked through and no longer pink in the center. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Flour a cutting board so your dough does not stick. Cut the dough into 12 even pieces. Use one ball of dough at a time and stretch into a square about the size of your hand. Fill with 1 tbsp of chicken filling and close around the filling bringing the corners of the dough together and pinch, place dough bites seam side down on a lightly greased cookie sheet (or cover the cookie sheet with parchment paper). Lightly brush tops of each bite with olive oil. Cook at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes, until all bites are a nice golden brown.
Serve with the remaining BBQ sauce to dip bites and a nice serving of delicious Indian Inspired Cucumber Tomato salad.
For the Salad:
Mix the yogurt, lemon juice, and mint in a bowl. Add the onion, cucumber, and tomato. Toss to combine, add arugula, and toss again. Salt and pepper to taste.
Oliver is an inquisitive, intelligent third grader from the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon. He loves reading, science, art, Legos, music- and especially cooking. He loves being in the kitchen with his mom and gets excited when mastering different recipes. So far he is an omelet expert, makes delicious crepes, and even took a chance at making pasta from scratch. In addition, Oliver is interested in the science of food- from the physics behind a pie bird to understanding all the complex vitamins and minerals your body needs. He loves the community garden where he is very active- and is particularly intrigued by the process of growing your own food. Here at Back to the Roots, we are all about anything that makes food personal again- whether it's buying local produce or creating healthy recipes like Oliver's.
The green energy movement has gained a great amount of popularity, but many folks remain on the sidelines because they think it simply costs too much money. The average cost for solar panels is around $25,000 and a wind turbine system runs about $30,000. However, beyond these more extravagant expenses, there are several simpler and much less expensive ways to go green. If you want to save money and leave the planet in a better condition for future generations, read on.
1. Purchase Energy Efficient Appliances
Purchasing ENERGY STAR appliances requires a significant initial out-of-pocket expense; however, you'll recoup those costs in the future. For example, replacing your current refrigerator with an ENERGY STAR fridge can save you as much as $1,100 in energy costs over its lifetime. Trade your old washing machine for an ENERGY STAR model, and you'll use roughly 20% less energy and reduce water usage by 35%.
2. Consolidate Your Cleaning Products
Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Soap is a cheap, natural soap that can replace all of your current cleaning products. It's 100% organic and can be used to clean kitchen counters, mirrors, bathrooms, dishes, laundry, and more. Just be sure you dilute it with water, as it is an incredibly potent product.
3. Make Your Home Air Tight
Go through your home and check window seals and doors for drafts, and make the appropriate upgrades. Caulk is cheap and can be applied by just about anyone – just be sure you scrape away all old caulking before applying the new caulk. Drafty doors can be fixed with new weather-stripping and a door draft stopper installed on the bottom.
4. Unplug Rarely Used Appliances
Do you have a guest bedroom that isn't in use very often? Be sure to unplug all the appliances, including lamps, alarm clocks, and televisions. Even if a device isn't in use but is plugged in, it generates what's called a phantom load, which adds to your energy bill.
5. Use CFL Bulbs
CFL bulbs are more expensive than regular light bulbs. However, by spending approximately $3 per bulb, you can save up to $60 in energy costs over its lifetime.
6. Conserve Water
There are a number of ways to reduce the amount of water you use. Wait until you have a full load of laundry to run your washing machine, and likewise, do not run your dishwasher until it is entirely full. Consider cutting just a few minutes out of your daily shower, and keep a pitcher of water in your fridge, as this cuts down on water wasted as you run your tap waiting for it to cool.? You may only save a few dollars per month, but you'll definitely be doing your part to improve the environment.
7. Start a Backyard Garden
Vegetables sold at supermarkets are often transported cross-country, which increases carbon monoxide emissions. Start your own backyard veggie garden to reduce your carbon footprint. Just be sure to follow the directions on the seed packets, and space your vegetables and fruits appropriately. Regularly inspect your garden for insects, and water as needed.
Final Thoughts
Once you've effectively "greened" your home, it is time to put those savings to their best use. Do you carry credit card balances? If so, use your savings to pay down your debts. Is your emergency fund stocked with at least nine months' worth of living expenses? If not, add to it. And remember, it's always a great idea to add money to your retirement fund. Greening your home is excellent, but putting the savings where it can do the most good is even better.
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A small company in Berkeley, Calif. is proving that delivering chocolate is a year-round business and taking it way beyond just bunnies and eggs. TCHO (pronounced "choh!" — their play on the phonetic spelling of the first syllable in chocolate) opened six years ago, and has been making chocolate ever since.
Audrey Chrisler, store manager of TCHO, describes some of their chocolate creations. "We have four single-origin dark chocolates: Chocolatey, Fruity, Nutty and Bright (a citrus flavor), as well as two milk chocolates — Cacao and Classic — and four kinds of chocolate paired with a unique ingredient. These include 'Mokaccino' with Blue Bottle coffee and 'Galactic Gelato' with freeze dried Naia Gelateria mint gelato.
"Flavor is everything," says Chrisler. TCHO's dark chocolates are single-origin, meaning all the beans used to make a chocolate bar come from one country. Each country produces different flavored beans, determined by the soil they're grown in, climate and even culture. For example, TCHO's Fruity dark chocolate comes from Peru and Peruvian beans naturally have a berry-like taste.
Chrisler reminds us that they are a chocolate maker and not a 'chocolatier' which she says is someone who takes already-made chocolate and creates things like truffles from it. Instead, TCHO begins their chocolate making process long before importing the beans from around the world.
"Most farmers have never tasted chocolate made from their own beans." – Audrey Chrisler
At the core of their unique business model is TCHOSource, the company's philosophy to work with farmers at every step of chocolate production, and to share ideas and tools that are both low tech and high tech.
Part of TCHOSource is providing farmers with FlavorLabs — mini chocolate factories where farmers use everyday equipment like hair driers and spice grinders to examine, roast and conch small batches of chocolate. Farmers are also given digital thermometers to know exactly when beans are fermenting so they know the optimal time to harvest.
So how does a chocolate bean end up as a chocolate bar?
1. Harvesting the cacao bean.
Your science teacher was right. Chocolate is made from a fruit! Cacao (pronounced cuh-cow) beans are a tropical fruit that grow inside neon-colored pods that grow on trees. These cacao trees are grown far from California, and only in very tropical parts of the world near the equator (like Peru and Ecuador).
2. Processing the beans.
In the countries of origin, the beans are fermented, dried and then roasted. All of these processes help further develop the flavor profiles that are already inherent in the cacao beans.
The shells are removed and the cacao beans are pressed to separate the two by-products that are cocoa liquor and cocoa butter. The rest of the bean is discarded.
3. The manufacturing process.
Once the beans make it to California, the cocoa butter and cocoa liquor are combined with sugar, soy lecithin and vanilla to create a base. The chocolate makers then do interesting things like conch, temper and mold their chocolate.
To see actual chocolate making in person, take advantage of a free public tour of TCHO's chocolate factory — a sort of 'Chocolate University'. Each tour ends with a tasting. "It'd be cruel to talk about chocolate for 45 minutes and not give you any," says Chrisler. (Tours will resume in June once TCHO is settled in its new Berkeley location.)
And to get your chocolate fix anytime, go to TCHO's kiosk at the Westfield Mall in San Francisco and online at tcho.com (Easter Bunny needs to figure this out!). You can also find TCHO chocolate at Whole Foods, and many specialty grocery stores nationwide.
Chrisler's advice for year round is to always make sure everyone who helps in making a product is treated with an equal amount of opportunity and respect.
And adds, "Never TCHEW your TCHO chocolates. Always let them melt in your mouth! They'll taste better and last longer."
Happy Easter everyone!
By Mary Gorges for Back to the Roots
"First I get them to breathe, then to relax and then to think about their next vacation," says Ehardt. "I try to be the voice of calm." I say, "It's not so bad, it's only money."
That's easy for Bill to say. The rest of us are either stressing about how to pay our tax bill – or if you're lucky and getting a refund – making sure you get your return in by midnight April 15th.
So what's the trick for a calm, healthy approach to this annual ritual? Well, by using the same tricks we use to deal with stress all year long. And remember, when you feel better and are calm, you're much apt to make fewer mistakes.
Here are some other folks who have figured out what works for them.
|Honeymooners Phil and Tiffany: "We decided on a cruise for our honeymoon."These Australians visiting the Bay area wanted their marriage to begin on a calm note. So they opted for a cruise from Sydney all the way to San Francisco. They say they wanted all the details taken care of — no deciding where to stay or how to get somewhere. Says Tiffany, "It's been great so far. We're still talking to each other."
|Hair colorist Jerome Molles:"I make my environment very relaxing and comfortable."Molles just opened his own salon called Studio 323 in San Francisco. And says there's nothing more stressful than doing a woman's hair. This is also the first time in his life he's running his own business. "I made all the colors in the place very warm and picked a place that had great light streaming in." Added Molles, "My clients think it's for them but it's actually for me."
|Little league soccer coach Craig Doedden: "I sit down."Doedden says forcing himself to sit down during a game keeps him relaxed and focused on the players. "If I stand, then I'm walking around and not really watching the game. My anxiety is playing out." (I have witnessed this many times. Even during a tie or a tourney, Doedden sits in his chair.)
|Maurice the 'Big Bus' driver: "I don't take work home with me."Maurice drives tourists around all day in downtown San Francisco and (as you can tell) enjoys his work. "I don't bring the problems of work home with me; otherwise, you show up at work the next day still stewing about stuff that bothers you. You have to get your mind off it."
Logan the pedicabbie: "It's all about controlled breathing."It's back to our accountant's advice of telling his clients to breathe. Logan says it's all about breathing deeply and "keeping the endorphins firing."
|Alicia Kim: "Spend time at the office relaxing."Of course, here at Back to the Roots, our favorite way to relax is with an AquaFarm. We always believe in taking time out to enjoy the small things …even when it's Sammy the Fish. Let us know how you relax this tax season!
Nikhil talks about the many parallels between business and March Madness.
By Mary Gorges for Back to the Roots
Edible flowers are becoming a popular way to grow your own food, and are quickly going from being the table centerpiece to part of the menu. At some farmers markets, flower petals are mixed right in with the lettuce.
Zoe Rosenbeum with Happy Boy Farms from Watsonville, Calif. sells produce at a farmers market in Palo Alto Calif. on Sundays. She says, "People are really divided on them. Sometimes they just want to know if we sell lettuce without flowers …or flowers on their own. This group of shoppers at the farmers market isn't sure either.
Chef Jack Amon is executive chef and founder of The Marx Bros Café in Anchorage, Alaska and says he always serves flowers in his salads (in the summer) because they add flavor AND a great splash of color. He says nasturtiums are his favorite but he also uses edible pansies, Johnny Jump-Ups and even roses.
Nasturtiums Pansies Johnny Jump-Ups The Rose
Amon says nasturtiums taste like horseradish "spicy and really good". He suggests grinding some up and making them into a butter rub for chicken and seafood. Put a slice on top of food to melt right before you grill.
Here's his simple recipe:
1 pound of butter
Half a cup of nasturtiums
Roll into a log and put in the freezer (lasts up to a year)
Amon grows edible flowers in his garden behind his fine dining restaurant in the long summer days of Alaska. "Customers love them, especially when they see one of the chefs go out to the garden to pick the flowers, and they end up on their plate moments after." He says flowers are used as a garnish too to make a dish beautiful …or to make a statement. He says for Valentine's Day, he makes a sorbet with rose petals that gives it a distinct rose flavor.
After such a long winter for many across the country, thoughts of gardening are downright welcome. But Amon says, "Don't just go to your garden and start picking petals." One trick is to try this cheat sheet on what flowers are edible. He also says it's very important – just like with your veggies – not to treat flowers you're planning to eat with pesticides or chemicals.
Growing what you can eat
Anthony Vigil, of Summerwinds Nursery in Mountain View, Calif., says this year in particular — especially in the last few months — a lot more customers have been asking for edible flowers. He says not everyone wants to buy all their food at a grocery store.
Just as a sprig of parsley was once seen as only decoration and now consumed for its great nutritional value, flowers are having a renaissance of their own. It's spring! Plant now to add color and taste to your dishes later.
Let us now what flowers you find make the best ingredients!
By Mary Gorges for Back to the Roots
You can make a sport out of making things green for St Patricks Day. People go all out for this greenest of holidays that's full of revelry and ideas, and add green to almost anything — especially foods — including ones you never thought could be green.
(Green M&Ms are thought to be lucky year round.)
Since we hope to court our own luck of the Irish, here are some ideas for adding green to foods …with a focus on nutrition. And since St Pat's is all about libations …our first two are drinks (using herbs).
A glass of wheatgrass: Wheatgrass is extremely cleansing, detoxifying and nutritious, and why — despite its strong flavor –people will find a way to add it to their diet. If the taste continues to be too strong for you, chase it down with pineapple or orange slices.
Mint: Use this popular herb to flavor your milkshakes (and tell the kids they taste just like the ones from McDonalds). Here's the recipe. Adults use mint to cleanse the palate, but its smell is so smoothing that some people swear it relieves congestion when you have a cold.
Pesto: Pesto sauce can turn almost any pizza healthy. It's made with olive oil – which is loaded with heart-healthy fats – and basil, which includes phytochemical nutrients that act as antioxidants to fight cancer-causing free radicals.
Green peppers: Turn these into natural food holders and fill with anything green. Green peppers are known for being a rich source of antioxiants and vitamin C.
Spinach: Spinach has tons of antioxidants and is considered one of the bright green 'super veggies' — along broccoli and kale. Fool the kids and get them to eat spinach by making spinach banana smoothies.
Kiwis is another food loaded with antioxidants as well as Vitamin C. It's sweet but doesn't create a strong insulin rush like other fruit with high sugar contents.
Broccoli: Beer-Battered Broccoli is a sure-fire hit for St. Patrick's Day. Fry these in a healthy oil (like Canola) to get all the nutritious value of eating broccoli.
Cabbage: And what's a St. Patty's day without green cabbage? Try this recipe for Sautéed Irish Cabbage with Noodles. Cabbage is loaded with antioxidants and fiber — and if you serve it with dinner — no one around the table will get pinched!
Tell us how you'll get your green on for St. Patty's Day, and enjoy the holiday!


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The European Commission has given marketing authorization to GlaxoSmithKline for two doses of the Cervarix vaccine to protect girls ages 9 to 14 from cervical cancer. This is the first cervical cancer vaccine approved with a lower dosing schedule. The vaccine will continue to be offered in a three-dose schedule to girls ages 15 and older. "This new dosing schedule can make vaccination easier to implement and more affordable, which in turn creates the potential for higher vaccination coverage and more girls being protected against cervical cancer," says Thomas Breuer of GSK Vaccines. Cervarix is already approved in the United States, and the two-dose schedule for 9- to 14-year-old girls has been approved in 12 countries.
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AARC Benchmarking Adds New Outcome Measures
The AARC has added two new outcome measures to its popular Benchmarking System: a modification of an existing metric that assesses productivity and efficiency based in part on the number of ventilator assessments performed, and a metric reflecting how many total days of ventilation are associated with each first day of mechanical ventilation. Click on the link to learn more about AARC Benchmarking and how it can benefit your department.
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Don't forget to make your requests for proposals for the 2009 AARC
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Sixteenth (16th) Anniversary Gift IdeasSweet 16s aren't just for birthdays! Happy 16th anniversary! The modern symbol of the 16th anniversary is silverware. But I'm certain your sweetheart would also enjoy some silver-wear (as in, jewelry)! Below are some ideas for 16th anniversary gift ideas:
There is no traditional symbol of the Sixteenth Wedding Anniversary.
Traditional Gift Ideas for a 16th Wedding Anniversary may include:
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The modern symbol of the Sixteenth Wedding Anniversary is Silverware.
Modern Gift Ideas for a 16th Wedding Anniversary:
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