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Norfolk is considered the economic and cultural hub of the geographic region known as Hampton Roads. Many tourists travel to Norfolk before heading to the coastal community of Virginia Beach, which is located just east of the historic city. Norfolk itself offers visitors a wide range of entertainment options, including a large maritime museum, a vibrant performing arts scene and dozens of free outdoor events. If you're planning a trip to Norfolk, consider booking reservations at one of the large corporate hotels located near the waterfront. These luxury establishments provide both pleasure seekers and business travelers with a clean and comfortable stay. They also are located within just a short walk from some of Norfolk's main attractions, including the Waterside Festival Marketplace, Town Point Park and the Nauticus, a hands-on maritime science museum. For a unique stay, compare rates at the several boutique hotels located downtown. Many of these specialty accommodations have roots in Norfolk's rich history, which dates back to the early 17th century. If you're looking for budget accommodations, head across the waterfront to the nearby community of Portsmouth. Here, you can find a handful of discount hotels. There are also nearly a dozen cheap hotels located just outside the Norfolk International Airport (ORF). Tourists planning on hitting the beach can book reservations at one of the many exclusive resorts located along the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach.
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From late spring to the early fall, Norfolk plays host to dozens of outdoor festivals, providing locals and visitors alike with more than a hundred days of free entertainment. The majority of these celebrations occur along the waterfront in Town Point Park. Some of the city's largest celebrations include its annual 4th of July event, the Cajun Food Festival and Harborfest, the area's largest annual festival. Harborfest, which spans three days in early June, features a parade of large sailing vessels, food tastings, live concerts and a fireworks display. If you are planning on visiting Norfolk during this popular period, make sure to book your hotel reservations several months in advance.
If you want to find cheap Norfolk flights and hotel rooms, consider a trip outside of this peak season. The late fall and early spring are both good times to schedule a trip to Norfolk. Crowds are less dense, which means popular attractions, like the Hampton Roads Naval Museum are more accessible. Plus, there are also plenty of indoor activities to keep visitors busy in the event of inclement weather. Temperatures during this period usually range from the mid 30s to the low 60s.
Norfolk Hotel Recommendations
Located in the heart of Norfolk, adjacent to the MacArthur Center, the Tazewell Hotel & Suites is a luxury boutique. The hotel rests on the site of the home of Littleton Waller Tazewell, one of the nation's most famous maritime attorneys. Originally built in the early 20th century, the hotel has undergone extensive renovations. Today, it is a mix of modern amenities and old-world grandeur. The hotel boasts 58 spacious guestrooms and suites. Some rooms come equipped with microwaves, mini refrigerators and coffeemakers. All guests can enjoy the hotel's deluxe complimentary continental breakfast. Business travelers can take advantage of the hotel's business center, while all guests get gym privileges at a nearby workout facility.
Or stay even closer to the waterfront by making reservations at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. Boasting incredible waterfront views, this exclusive hotel caters to all types of travelers. Business professionals will enjoy the hotel's 45 conference rooms and 60,000-square feet of enhanced meeting space. The hotel also offers a range of business services. Additionally, guests can workout in the hotel's fitness center or take a dip in the indoor pool. There is also a whirlpool and a sauna. Guestrooms are tastefully appointed with modern furnishings. Several spacious suites are also available. If you're interested in an upscale dining experience, patron Shula's 347, the hotel's exclusive steakhouse. Afterward, head to the Piano Lounge for an evening cocktail.
For a romantic getaway, consider the Page House Inn. This lavish bed and breakfast is located just a few steps away from the critically acclaimed Chrysler Museum of Art, one of the best fine art museums in the region. Occupying a historic mansion in the Ghent district, the inn is surrounded by peaceful oak-lined streets and historic homes. The hotel boasts seven rooms, including three luxury suites. Each room features its own private bath, custom robes, antique furnishings, complimentary candy and bottled water and soundproofed walls and floors. Some rooms feature extra amenities, including fireplaces, sitting areas, whirlpool tubs, walk-in showers and beautiful views of the neighborhood. Each morning, the inn serves a gourmet breakfast that includes juices, pastries and specialty entrees.
Norfolk Transportation
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) provides public transportation to the Hampton Roads region. Bus routes provide transport throughout Norfolk and into the nearby communities of Williamsburg and Smithfield. HRT also operates a ferry that travels from historic downtown Norfolk to Portsmouth. There is also an electric trolley that provides transportation throughout the downtown area. A light-rail system will be providing service to certain key destinations within the city, including Norfolk State University and Harbor Park. Commuter rail service is currently available through Amtrak. Meanwhile, Greyhound provides bus services to New York City. If you are planning on traveling outside of downtown Norfolk, you may want to consider renting a car from one of the rental agencies within the city.
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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal on Saturday set up their third final meeting at the Monte Carlo Masters, with the Serb top seed the last obstacle to more clay-court history for Spain's Nadal.
Nadal is one win away from a record ninth straight trophy at the Mediterranean venue and has already defeated world number one Djokovic here in 2009 and in 2012.
Djokovic had a stress-free semi-final win over Italian Fabio Fognini, crushing the outsider 6-2, 6-1 in 52 minutes.
Earlier, Nadal survived a storming comeback attempt from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga before finally holding off the sixth seed to win 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) and take his accustomed place in the final.
Both finalists have made huge strides this week, with Djokovic playing better each day on an injured ankle and Nadal regaining his confidence on clay, a surface on which he has dominated for nearly a decade.
"We always play long matches," said Djokovic. "It will be very demanding but this is not the first time we have played on clay. Hopefully this one will be the lucky time for me."
Nadal has the edge in meetings between the pair and won three of their four clashes in 2012.
Nadal, seeded third but always the man to beat on the dirt, spent 96 minutes on court as Tsonga rallied from a set and 5-1 down, breaking the Spaniard twice but failing in the second-set tiebreak which decided the dramatic contest.
Sealing victory on his fifth match point, Nadal takes his place in a fifth consecutive final since making his comeback in February after seven months out with knee problems.
The 26-year-old Spaniard stands one win away from an historic ninth straight trophy in the principality, where his solitary loss came in 2003 as a teenager.
The win was the second narrow escape in as many days for Nadal, who had to battle back from a set down to beat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in their quarter-final.
Nadal has now won 46 straight matches here, while Frenchman Tsonga has still never beaten a top 5 opponent on clay from eight attempts.
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The lucky women in 'Yes, Sir' give up control to irresistibly powerful men who understand that dominance is about exulting in power that is freely yielded. Bound, gagged, spanked - or controlled with just a glance...
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The lucky women in 'Yes, Sir' give up control to irresistibly powerful men who understand that dominance is about exulting in power that is freely yielded. Bound, gagged, spanked - or controlled with just a glance...
Nineteen of the hottest stories that revolve around the wonderful world of female submission.
With tawdry tales from Donna George Storey, Stan Kent, Nikki Magennis and edited by the brilliant Rachel Kramer Bussel.
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Yes Sir - Erotic Stories of Female Submission 8 out of 10 (5 reviews) Write your own reviewOrder by:
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Brilliant book
Reviewed: October 6, 2011 by Testing the water, a Straight Married Female
My husband and I have always dabbled in him instructing me and recently we have rekindled our interest.
I bought this book to excite me and to give us more ideas for games and fun. It didn't fail.
Instruction by email and text has added a wonderful new dimension to our games.
It wasn't violent or nasty in any way, which is what we wanted.
A good introduction into obedience.
- Pros
- The stories, the paper, the cover.
- Cons
- Nothing.
- Bottom line
- Well written erotic fiction with the women in various situations of submission.
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Can I have some more please, Sir
Reviewed: May 6, 2014 by Frankie21, a Straight Married Female
The book is beautifully presented, a high gloss finish with a beautiful front cover photo that is erotic in itself.
The quality of the writing inside is high. Often with erotic literature you find that that the calibre of the writing is sacrificed to the eroticisms. Not so with Yes, Sir. For anyone who found Fifty Shades naive or illiterate, this book is for you.
The stories range in length from about 1,300 words to 4,200 words.
Each story explores a different facet of submission - there are numerous scenarios and different kinks are demonstrated in each story. There is no violence, this is purely willing submission, so don't be at all concerned that the book is anyway 'dark'. Yes, the language is graphic and strong but if you're interested in this area, I doubt you'll be offended.
The characters are well drawn and each author clearly has a good grasp of the mindset of a submissive woman.
I would say I found all of the stories arousing even though some of the situations are not personally appealing (e.g., the final story, How Bad Do You Want It centres around a MMF threesome. Erotic to read but not something I wish to try).
This book is especially useful to those just starting to experiment with domination, as it will provide ideas to play, and will also help establish the particular kinks that appeal to you. More experienced subs may find it a little tame, but there is still plenty of food for thought to make it a worthwhile read.
It's also a useful tool to explore dom/sub with your partner, though be aware that there is only one story that features female/female dom. This is not a book targeted at the lesbian market, a fact clear from the book cover I think.
I annotated this book and passed it to my husband. He in turn made notes and passed it back to me. It was a good way of establishing guidelines for our play.
With stories featuring S&M clubs, electrosex, e-mail domination, sex in public, gym instructor domination and everything in between, this is a great buy either as a study guide or as a foreplay technique.
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- Groans: Explicit, well written and very erotic.
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- Gripes: Not all scenarios are my cup of tea.
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- A great read and lots of fun to share with your dom.
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Reviewed: October 28, 2012 by KinkyFuckery, a Straight Going Steady Female
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Happy New Year 2014!
December 31, 2013
I'm not a bloggers bootlace. I have not posted for so long and I logged in today guiltily, furtively, to see if I have the nerve to give it another go!
Over the last few days I've looked at months of posts on the wonderful the websites on my sidebar. I didn't need to log in to my site to do that! They were, just as I'd always found them, interesting ,engaging and inspirational and I'd missed them.
In the time I've been away I'd forgotten my password, without which I was unable to leave comments, the look of the platform had changed and I found in my dashboard a handful of drafts I have written over the last 2 years. Cringe. I'm not reading them. I'm deleting them and I am dipping my toes back into the blogging water.
I haven't done a lot of sewing over the last two years. Only a few small projects I will share in the next couple of posts and share a little of the other things that have occupied me during this time.
Best wishes to any who may drop by this year.
Happy not so New Year
January 10, 2012
I always love the 'fresh start' feel of a new year and this year it was particularly welcome.
I wish you all the best for 2012.
It is too early for me to reflect on 2011. I just plan to be a bit more active this year and enjoy it.
Again Phil and I packed the old LRover with the Cleo, Bear and the bikes and headed to South Australia and Booleroo to have had the best start to the year.
We brought all the essentials; bike, bathers, a couple of books (I'm not even one-third of the way through Wolf Hall but I love it), DVDs of The West Wing-we've been rationing ourselves and keeping them just for summer holidays; and I brought with me less fabric than usual and it has been OK!
One small project I started in the last month is a group Flickr site "from booleroo".
The Booleroo Centre Community Development Association and Mt Remarkable Council are promoting the area for tourism and particularly to cyclists and I have set up the site to gradually accumulate some photos of the area in support of this initiative.
The area really is wonderful for cycling. The roads are quiet and the bird life is fantastic (but I need a better photographer to catch those birds). Some photographers from a Port Augusta photography group have very kindly contributed some photos to the site and I hope to enlist some more local photographers in time.
Last week it was 40-44 degrees celsius and my routineconsisted of a very early bike ride starting before dawn, meeting a small group for a swim at the local pool at 8.30 am then just a very gentle shuffle of baking, dog walks, letting Bear out for a run because he requires supervision, papers and coffee (complete fail on my half-hearted resolutions from last year), reading, sewplay and sleep.
I've nearly finished the blocks for the Civil War quilt. I will do a very simple sashing without posts but I will start looking for a border fabric and I might make a few more blocks to make the quilt a bit bigger.
I can't do any more until I'm home so I am starting something new and simple.
Progress report.. very soon.
In the last few days we've had plenty of rain which has been great…
..it was only half true
November 12, 2011
When I looked at my last post, I realized it was really half-true and half-truths are not too much use for furthering one's understanding of the Universe!
Mum had a 4th major stroke in May and surgery did not help her the recover as we had hoped.
For most of the last six months Mum did not seem distressed but she was an awful situation and we could not have prolonged her life further.
So it has been a time of just doing the best we could do and remembering her at her feisty best.
The funeral was wonderful; she would have loved the warmth and laughter and that it was 'roses' time in Booleroo.
I sewed these together while I was with Mum and my sister Lyn at the hospital. We arranged the rows together and talked about favourite roses.
There is a way to go yet but I can see what else I need now.
The inspiration and pattern were from Kerry Dear in an edition of Quilter's Companion Magazine.
The only other things I have done are a few blocks for Amy.
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September 19, 2011
I was planning my 'winter of finishing ' campaign and contemplating a response to Anita's post way back in June
.. and then nothing.
I wasn't expecting it.
Mainly because I haven't finished anything for months.
Also the usual question of priorities not least about which quilts I really want to make or even finish .
Yesterday though, I finished this little quilt to send to Japan.
I nominated this as the back but effectively front and back are the same single piece.
I was hoping that it could be alright for an elderly person or a baby.
Effie is sending this lovely quilt. So cute.
Thank you Margaret Smith for doing the lovely binding.
There are so, so many quilts to like.
I am going to try to focus .. on quilts I really would want to live with.
Joining Batting-Effie style
June 26, 2011
A few months a I was showing a customer a method of joining batting I had read about in a book..and it wasn't working very well. Effie rescued us both by showing us this marvelously effective, simple, neat and quick method.
There isn't a lot of information on the web so this may be helpful for someone else.
The quilting will hold the batting in place so I use quite big stitches.
The method would work really well for patching a damaged quilt and batting. I used my coffee mug and just marked the 'damaged' piece and a patch the same size.
I feels great to transform the pile of not quite big enough pieces of batting and I now have a few bed quilt sized pieces ready to go.
Meanwhile Bear naps in the ' not quite big enough' now day-bed.
It was the start of a week of musings.
For most who drop by this blog, sewing and the feel of fabric really helps keep little birds twittering around near our heads.
For me knitting….. doesn't….at all!
It was with much relief that I was able to give Rob his beanie a few weeks ago.
I believe it is the end of my knitting career and Rob kindly offered to model my' last gasp' effort. I do think it looks good in pure merino baby wool 4 ply black and gold 5 ply Bluebell. Actually I think the model is making it look good.
The beanie is a ribbed all over into the back of the stitch.
Knitting a scarf was suggested but I demurred!
I am finally up to dated with the Barbara Brackman 'Civil War block of the week project.
One of the first books I borrowed from the library when I started quilting about 6 years ago was Barbara's Book Quilts of the Civil War . I love this book.
I loved the more utilitarian masculine quilts with stripes and plaids and shirtings and sombre cooler colours shown in the book and the unfussy simple blocks, and scrappy quilts. A lot of the little bits and pieces and scraps and fat 16ths I have collected since poring over the book I now realize I have chosen directly because its influence.
Now those pieces just go straight into the blocks and I have scarcely purchased a thing.
I have posted the latest blocks on Flickr. It was obviously a little more sombre week.
I have a deadline to finish the Lions in Flowers II quilt this week and hand quilting (pictures next week) and so much else, but I've been drawn into the threads of many issues this week and spent happy hours not sewing but reading books and papers and blogs..and thinking.
I asked a friend weeks ago if he thought that with the smaller size of the world, better communications and travel, a global economy and the unifying effects of a vibrant international patchwork and craft and blogging community (I actually didn't include this last bit) people may come to work more closely together.
He replied "No chance. Have you seen the way siblings fight".
Phil forwarded me this little video snippet which is spreading about what the speaker calls Empathic Civilization. It is a little more uplifting.
Science has proven what we all instinctively know. What binds us all together is greater than our differences. But what to do?!!
Also I had the opportunity to see Geraldine Brooks talking about her books this week.
My limited understanding of The Civil War era comes from reading her book March, Charles Frazier's 'Cold Mountain' and Barbara's quilting books.
Ms Brooks discussed very similar themes ( the commonality amongst people across ages and cultures) based on her historical research and years as a foreign correspondent.
It was so comforting and inspirational to find her so positive and balanced.


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Plymouth to get fight on hiring of marshal
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PLYMOUTH — The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided who they want to be the next fire marshal, but a public vote, as required by Freedom of Information laws, has yet to be held.
Kevin Engle, who has led the office for most of the time since September 2009, isn't getting the job. Engle said he received a letter last week telling him he wasn't recommended for the position by the committee screening applicants.
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Classical Hodgkin lymphoma
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Lymphoproliferative disorder defined histologically by characteristic Reed-Sternberg cells, characterized by paucity of malignant cells surrounded by abundant "bystander" cells.
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) most commonly involves lymph nodes of the cervical region (75%) followed by mediastinal, axillary, and paraaortic regions. Non-axial lymph node groups such as mesenteric or epitrochlear LN are rarely involved. Primary extranodal involvement is rare. More than 60% have localized disease. Splenic involvement is not uncommon (20%) and is associated with an increased risk of extranodal dissemination. Bone marrow involvement is less common (5%). BM infiltration indicates disseminated disease (Stage IV). Patients usually present with peripheral lymphadenopathy, localized to 1 or 2 lymph node areas. Radiation and chemotherapy have made CHL curable in more than 85% of cases.
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Museums at Night 2010: Medieval Leicester Night at the Museum, Jewry Wall Museum, Leicester, May 15th 2010
If you're feeling a little tired of the pace of modern living why not take a step back in time to experience a medieval evening at the Jewry Wall Museum for this Museums at Night?
Amongst the delights on offer will be a chance to experience traditional glass painting using medieval stained glass techniques and an opportunity to get in role in full medieval garb.
There will also be expert re-enacting and the chance to learn more about the trials and tribulations of the medieval lifestyle, the perfect weekend tonic!
The museum and bath house sites will be open all evening for the event, displaying a wealth of illuminated Roman remains. Visitors arriving at 6.00 or 7.30pm will be able to take a guided trip around Leicester's medieval haunts in the safe hands of a Blue Badge Guide.
All admission, tours and activities are free and refreshments will be available for a small charge.
For more information go to the Culture24 Museums at Night pages.
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Blago Enters the No Spin Zone for the First Time
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is scheduled to appear on The O'Reilly Factor tonight, his first time on the program. Bill O'Reilly will interview Blagojevich via satellite. The former governor yesterday pleaded "not guilty" to a revised set of federal corruption charges.


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Beloved pastor and Bible teacher Charles Stanley invites us to experience, accept and share God's intense love for us. He wants us to accept God's gift of love -- His son. Ultimately, he encourages us to share God's extraordinary love with those around us
In three distinct sections (God .. The Giver of Love, Jesus Christ .. The Gift of Love, The World .. The Recipient of Love), Dr. Stanley shares solid insights with related Scripture verses. Each brief reading contains nuggets of sound guidance and inspiration and offers easy-to-understand biblical principles for life application. A prayer is included with each passage.


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Audiobooks and "Sloppy Seconds" PDF
March 5th, 2012
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First off, I want to thank all my fans for their support. I say this all the time and I mean it: I may be an asshole, but I love my fans, because without all of you, I couldn't do this. So thanks again for your amazing support.
Fan response: One week into the release of the book, and the fan response has been great. It's not easy to follow up a classic like IHTSBIH, but it looks like people are loving AFF even more than I could have hoped. There have been so many good/funny things, but I'm on tour so I don't have time to respond to most of them; I'll sit down and post the best fan reviews later this month. My favorite so far, "If IHTSBIH was a level three sex offender, Assholes Finish First is the Catholic Church."
Sales: S&S doesn't want me to disclose specific sales numbers, but I can say that they are extremely good, good enough that the book will debut at #3 on the NY Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Seller List. I was beaten out by Jon Stewart's new book, and the Bob Woodward tell-all about Obama. I'm OK with following those two media giants (and by the way, IHTSBIH is STILL on the paperback list, almost five years after it came out).
Audiobook: I forgot to mention this in my last post, but the audiobook is available. Buy it on Amazon, Borders, B&N, or Audible.com. I recorded the audio book, btw, just like I did for IHTSBIH.
IHTSBIH hardcover: I also forgot to mention that my old publisher released a limited edition hard cover of IHTSBIH. This is the first time it's ever been in hardcover, but it's a run of 30k only, and not only that–I actually signed EVERY SINGLE FUCKING COPY. Here are the pictures of the inserts that were sent to my apartment to sign. I put my dog in them so you could get perspective on the number of inserts I had to sign (she's a 50 pound mutt, btw). I signed 1000 of these a day for a MONTH. It was ridiculous, but they are all signed by me, every single one.
Quotes: Judging by what people are posting on Twitter and Facebook, AFF is just as quotable as IHTSBIH. I have set up a quote page on my site, where people can submit their own favorite quotes from the book, so feel free to add yours.
Price: Some people have complained about the price of AFF. It is listed at $25, and with tax, that can be nearly $30 at bookstores. I understand that's very high, and some people can't afford it. If price is an issue to you, my suggestion would be to either buy it from Amazon (about $15, same price as a paperback), or buy it on the Kindle or on iBooks (both $12.99).
The Book Tour: So far the tour has been great, but I am getting some of the same questions at each stop:
1. Who my assistant is: My tour assistant is Brittney Cason. I left my regular assistant, Ian Claudius, in Austin, mainly because he has a new puppy, but also because I wanted a girl with me on this tour–for many reasons, some of which I am sure you can guess after reading the second half of AFF. And to answer the question I get at every stop: WE ARE NOT FUCKING. If you are a girl and want to hit on me in front of her, please do. I have never slept with her, am not currently sleeping with her, nor will I ever sleep with her. But fellas, she's single, so please feel free to hit on her if you want. I don't shit where I eat, but you're welcome to.
2. Protestors: It's kinda sad; my protestors are getting really lazy. So far they've only shown up at the Boston stop, and only left this lame sign.
3. Going to a signing: I'll say this again: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUY THE BOOK AT THE STORE TO COME TO THE SIGNING. Anyone can come to any signing, and get pictures, have me sign an old book, whatever. Anyone can get in line at any signing, and if ANYONE tells you different, come find me at the signing and I'll make sure it's taken care of.
3. Biggest question I'm getting on the tour: I think maybe it was inspired by the guest piece I wrote for Tim Ferriss' blog, or about the part in AFF where I wrote about how broke I was when I first started writing, but for whatever reason, I have gotten a ton of questions from people about the specifics of becoming or being a writer. I am on tour right now, so I can't really sit down and write something comprehensive about this, but when I get back to Austin, I'll do that. I think most people have a very wrong idea of what it takes to be a professional writer, why they should do it, and how they should do it, and that's been made very clear through the questions I'm getting, so I'll try to do a comprehensive piece about that soon.


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Buffett's Legacy Shows Values Matter
It's been over a year since the financial market crashed and, with it, the reputations of arguably every significant Wall Street business leader. Against the prior backdrop of Enron, WorldCom, et al., the malaise extends beyond the financial services as well, tainting C-suites across multiple industries.
Given the enormity of the crisis and the perceived breach of public trust, the pandemic negativism should not be all that surprising. Much more surprising is that certain reputations have remained uninfected, as if there were something in the DNA of these leaders that inoculates them against blame and allows an indissoluble bond with the mass public.
The name of Warren Buffett ranks highest on this enviable list. It can be argued that Buffett's rather mystical hold on public admiration is belied to some extent by his actions during the crisis. In her updated biography, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, Alice Schroeder points out that, while Buffett acted as "the economy's greatest cheerleader," he was lending at rates that bordered on "usurious." Meanwhile, because of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) concentration in financial stocks, book value dropped by almost 10%, the largest decrease in its history.
>>Related Commentary: A Buffett ETF Play for 2010Our concern is not to thrash out such arguments one way or another. If anything, sophisticated criticism of Buffett's business decisions only underscores the personal imponderables that have enabled him to play father figure during the global ordeal. It's likewise significant that those traits are by no means unique to Buffett. The personal styles of business legends like Sam Walton, who founded Wal-Mart (WMT) and Bill Gates, with Microsoft (MSFT) are extremely different from Buffett's, yet there's enough in common to suggest powerful lessons in leadership itself.
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Paralympic Skiing Returns to Northern Wisconsin
Submitted: 11/21/2012
- Northern Wisconsin is hosting the International Paralympic Committee Nordic Skiing World Cup for the second year in a row.
The event is not typically held in North America in back to back years, but there was a last minute cancellation by a European site.
So, this year it will happen January 13th to January 20th next year at the Telemark Resort in Cable.
It will also serve as the first qualifier for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Russia.
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"purely an airplane book!"
I have several categories into which I slot audio books. One of those is "airplane books." These are fast-paced, keep-you-awake-during-a-trans-pacific-flight books. Well, this is one of those, it is fast and action packed. You really don't want to think about this book as it falls apart pretty quickly. And it's politics are well to the right of Attila the Hun and Dick Cheny (water-boarding is considered the most reliable of interrogation techniques. Every now and then the author puts words into the mouth of some character that you think just must be ironic. Alas, I don't think that Ted Bell can spell irony.
Anyway, if you can just think of it as an over the top, swashbuckler, it is okay.
"This is unadulterated garbage"
This book and everything by the guy should carry a warning label: propaganda by the unhinged Christian radical right wing,
Read something else
"Worst ever!"
No, terrible trash. I guess he's trying to be a Carl Hiassen-type writer, but this guy doesn't have the style or sense of humor.
Anyone. She's a terrible narrator. She shouldn't quit her day job!
The book cost $3.95 and that was much too much.
"just okay"
Okay, so this isn't great literature, but it's okay for a long flight; however, I really wish that they'd drop those truly cheesy sound effects.
"Lame & very predictable"
A different book and a different narrator — I should note that the narrator was far from the biggest problem with this audio book.
Very predictable
Wouldn't wish this book on anyone!
Luckily, I only spent $4.95 for this book. Had I spent more or used a credit, I would have felt cheated. I probably would not have finished the book, but I was traveling and had finished everything else. I was able to make a game of guessing the next step in the plot. It wasn't hard!
"truly lame"
I listened to the whole thing, but that has more to do with the amount of traveling I've been going lately (several trips back and forth across the Pacific) than the book. I think that this book can't figure out what it is trying to be.
I'd write more, but don't want to waste any more time contemplating this book.
"watch the movie, skip the book"
Admittedly I only saw the movie once years ago, but as I recall it was quite funny. The book, though, gets old quickly as all we see (hear) is a whiny Ivy League graduate who seems to think that the world owes her success as a writer. (We only see any evidence of any talent in that area in the last chapter or two). The Miranda Priestly characters (the evil boss) in the book is simply a cardboard cutout with all the depth that suggests. The character that Meryl Streep played in the book was not so narrowly (shallowly) drawn and, as such, obviously had made a Faustian bargain to gain success. There is little sense of that in the book.
So, unless you're in to whiny, entitled college grads, skip the book and watch the movie. You'll thank me.
I think that most of the positive reviews were, in fact, thinking of the movie.
"this is a book that begs for a negative rating"
First, there is the book. Suddenly Dan Brown's books look tight, well-written and plausible -- by comparison. The language is painful, the leaps in the story incredible. When I though it couldn't get any worse, it did!
Then there is the narrator. I hope this was his first effort. In any case, I'd suggest that he not quit his day job. Of course, with material like this, I don't think anyone could do very well.
As I said in the subject line, this book deserves a negative rating. Save your money and time, give this book a miss.
I listened to this all the way to the end, so it was better than the few that I've abandoned mid-way. That said, the writing is pretty sophomoric and more than a little embarrassing.
"joint review for Blackout and All Clear"
I've listened to a number of Connie Willis' books before and really enjoyed them. My experience with these two books was decidedly more mixed. Much was very enjoyable; however, I got sick of the interminable self-recriminations about whether one action or another had changed history. Also, one character or another would go haring off on some errand and immediately the others would wonder why he/she was late in returning despite the fact that all their experience told them that delays in travel in war disrupted England were business as usual. It also seems to me that time travelers would have standard strategies for making it easy for their retrieval teams to find them. Gawd! Don't we tell our kids to either stay put or go to some previously specified place if lost. These people would have made the task of finding them very difficult indeed.
I guess the main complaint is that the same two or three devices were used to excess. This is one book (or rather one pair of books -- they must be reviewed together as they aren't stand alone books) that lends itself to abridgement -- and I don't listen to or read abridged books! There are extremely tedious passages as they moan about whether or not they have changed history by some action forgetting, of course, that not acting can have ramifications, too.
Still Ms Willis paints a wonderful picture of war time England with only a few major historical mistakes.
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Behind a pair of goals from Morgan McCauley '12 (#21, left-side photo), Wesleyan rallied for a 2-1 OT victory at Colby Sat., Sept. 18, avenging an overtime loss to the Mules at home a year ago. In the last nine meetings between Wesleyan and Colby, six have gone into overtime and eight have been decided by just one goal. Wesleyan leads the series, 11-6.
The Cardinals had little time to rest before getting right back into playing mode by hosting UMass Dartmouth in a non-conference matchup Sun., Sept. 19. It was the first-ever meeting of the two squads. Behind a pair of Liz Chabot '12 (#4, right-side photo) goals in a span of two minutes between the first and second half, the Cardinals came through with a 4-2 triumph.
Wesleyan holds a 4-0 mark to begin the year for the first time since the 1997 campaign. It is also the first time since the advent of the full round-robin NESCAC schedule in 2000 that Wesleyan stands 2-0 in conference play.
At Colby, the Mules had broken a scoreless tie with just 3:40 left in regulation. The Cardinals appeared to have the tying goal with just over a minute to play following a penalty corner but the goal was waved off. Colby failed to clear its end following the free hit and the Cardinals again charged the net. McCauley got a pass down low on the right from Taryn Murray '12 and slipped in the tying goal with just :51 left in the second half.
McCauley made it a two-goal game when she netted the golden goal from in tight on the left 7:51 into the opening OT period. Murray stared a rush o the right side and sent a centering pass that Liz Chabot '11 tipped to the left, finding McCauley's stick for the winner.
Wesleyan thouroughly dominated the positional play with a 34-15 advantage in shots. McCauley outshot the entire Mule side with 16 shots of her own. While keeper Tori Redding '13 turned aside six Mule scoring bids, the Colby netminder kept her squad in the contest with 17 saves, six of those in extra time.
Back home vs. UMD, Chabot's two goals gave her a team-leading four on the year, but it was Alex Bean '11 who gave Wesleyan the lead for good. She finished off a rush up the right side by Averill Roberto '13, who then passed down low to Taryn Murray '13. Murray crossed to Bean on the left side of the net for a poke-in at the 22nd minute. Chabot made it 2-0 for Wesleyan with an individual run on the left side, culminating in a low, in-tight shot from 10 feet out. That came just 24 second before the end of the period.
Chabot pushed the margin to 3-0 in the 37th minute, starting and finishing a penalty corner with McCauley sending the ball back to Chabot at the left post for a redirect high into the net. The lead maxed at 4-0 in the 41st minute on the first career goal of Blair Ingraham '14 as she took a centering pass from the right endline by Amy Blum '14 after another penalty corner taken by Chabot. Both Allie Lynch '11 and Ashley McLaren '13 were involved in the play with passes. To see a one-minter video of all four Cardinal goals vs. UMD, click < here >.
Though UMD scored the final two goals, one in the 46th minute and the last in the 56th minute, Wesleyan, with a 17-8 edge in shots, hung on for the victory. Redding had just three saves as UMD put only five shot on net.
Wesleyan travels to Wellesley Wed., Sept. 22 for its next contest in hopes of going 3-0 against non-conference foes in the early going. Wesleyan got past Wellesley last year, 3-1, in Middletown.
On Tues., Sept 21, womensfieldhockey.com announced its weekly Division III poll and players of the week. The Cardinals crept into the #20 slot nationally and Chabot earned a place on the weekly honor roll.
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Tunney pitches parking plan as part of Wrigley deal
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter firstname.lastname@example.com April 3, 2013 2:28PM
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The Cubs provide 1,400 parking spaces at Wrigley Field — the lowest number "by far" of any team in Major League Baseball — Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) said Wednesday, pushing for either free remote parking or construction of the 400-space garage promised, but never delivered, as part of a bleacher expansion.
Tunney portrayed an agreement as nowhere in sight, two days after Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts' self-imposed deadline to nail down a $500 million deal to renovate Wrigley and develop property around the stadium.
"There are so many moving parts, I'm not exactly sure what we'll be able to announce, but hopefully announce they're staying at Wrigley Field . . . at least until they win the World Series," Tunney said.
"There's lots of different parts to this. When there is [a deal], it won't be a resolution of the many asks that are out there, but a confidence that they're staying in Lake View," he said. "I just think there's a lot of new issues that have come up over the last couple of weeks that weren't part of what we were talking about six months ago. Six months ago, there wasn't the hotel. So now we've got a hotel. Things like that."
Tunney said Ricketts' decision to build a 176-room hotel — complete with "full-service food and beverage" and a large health club — across the street from Wrigley exacerbates the neighborhood's parking and congestion problems.
Dennis Culloton, a spokesman for Ricketts, would only say, "Parking has been discussed. It's been a topic of conversation. But, I have nothing to announce."
The aldermen argued that the 2003 agreement that paved the way for more night games required the Cubs to add 1,000 remote parking spaces, but only 270 spaces have been delivered.
As part of a subsequent bleacher expansion, Wrigleyville residents were also promised a 400 space-parking garage in a "triangle building" adjacent to the ballpark. The Cubs have now scrapped that garage in favor of an open-air plaza.
On Wednesday, Tunney suggested the Cubs make good on those parking promises in one of two ways: by building a 400-space garage on a gravel cemetery lot they own at Clark and Grace or by providing free remote parking that currently costs $6 for a 20-minute ride.
"Wrigley Field has about 1,400 spaces, which is like the least of any baseball team in America — by far. . . . Boston has 4,500. Same congested neighborhood. So, we've got work to do. . . . You wonder why the neighbors are concerned about parking, traffic and congestion," he said.
Tunney noted that the gravel cemetery lot is "as big as the stadium."
"Can they build [a garage] on that? There's land [but] building is expensive. . . . They're exploring all their options — a combination of certain additions in the community and a more robust remote parking plan. My suggestion was, since you've been trying this for 10 years and it's like $6 plus a 20-minute ride, how do you possibly [provide] free remote parking. Maybe they should explore that possibility. It's cheaper to find a remote strategy. . . . It would be an operational cost."
For all the talk about parking, the signage dispute between the Cubs and the rooftops remains the biggest impediment to a deal.
Under repeated questioning, Tunney once again refused to say whether there was any level of signage inside the ballpark that he would be willing to accept.
He would only say, "There's a landmark ordinance in place. We've got to look at that very seriously. There's also a private agreement [with] the rooftop owners. They have a lot invested in their businesses also. The city codified them, made them make these buildings safe, put a lot of money into it. We established a rooftop district zoning-wise that allowed this commercial activity in a residential district."
Ricketts has offered to bankroll a $300 million Wrigley renovation without a public subsidy — and build a $200 million hotel development on McDonald's property he purchased across the street from the stadium — if the city agrees to lift restrictions on outfield signs and night games and opens Sheffield Avenue for street fairs on game days.
With support from Tunney, rooftop clubs that share 17 percent of their revenues with the Cubs have countered with a plan to generate $17.9 million a year to bankroll the stadium renovation by putting seven digital signs on top of their buildings instead of inside the ballpark blocking their views.
Emanuel has been trying to broker a deal that would allow the rooftops to survive and thrive and still give the Cubs the sign revenue they need to renovate the landmark stadium.
The Cubs have been pushing for a quick resolution to avoid losing another construction season. But they opted to keep talking after Monday's midnight deadline came and went without a deal.


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Two and a Half Men Review: Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidtby Eric Hochberger at . Comments
On what was likely the most-watched episode of Two and a Half Men in history, people tuned in to the season nine premiere for one reason: to meet Ashton Kutcher's Walden Schmidt.
But before we even get there, I want to discuss the star-studded opening, starting with the ex-girlfriend ladden funeral.
From old flames such as Courtney (Jenny McCarthy) and Mia to more recent women like Chelsea and even her friend, Sherri (Jeri Ryan), thy were all there. It was vintage Two and a Half Men humor, right on down to Evelyn trying to sell the house at the funeral.
Back at the house during the second act, we still had the entire supporting cast, including Berta and Evelyn and going right on down to Judith and Herb. And that's before the celebrity buyers came in.
These were quick and cute, from John Stamos and his devil's threesome to a modern day Dharma and Greg talking divorce. The latter was an adorable nod to Lorre's past sitcom and it put a smile on my face.
Really, the show seemed like Jon Cryer and the rest of his supporting cast could have carried things without Sheen. But Chuck Lorre and company, or more likely executives at CBS, did not have faith in their existing cast, so they had to bring on the gimmick that was Mr. Ashton Kutcher.
Enter Walden Schmdt and his hung-like-a-horse tall, good-looking, rich and supposedly smart self. So, was it "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt?"
Clearly, the shows tried to build Walden in with some sympathy by introducing him as a shell of a man after his wife left him. And all it was going to take was a threesome to bring our man back and we would all be built up with him, right?
Well, unfortunately between Kutcher's terrible acting and a horribly written character, it all just felt awkward. Was Walden supposed to be bright like his character and wealth indicated? Because all I saw was the trait that has permeated every character Kutcher has ever played: stupidity. However, unlike his lovable, iconic Kelso, there wasn't even charm. There was just... dumb luck.
I'm giving the show an appropriate 2.5 stars. Not just because of the title, but because it was pretty much half of our maximum rating. But then there had to be a second half.
Obviously, like everyone else, I'll probably give it one more week. Past that, though? 2 Broke Girls seems like much better sitcom filler to me.
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Ashton sucked on that 70's show and he still sucks.
It is too bad Charlie is gone. I have completely lost interest in the show. The Walden character cannot pull it off. Ashton Kutcher might be nice to look at, but it seems like the show is based off of that now and it's lost its appeal. The humor is not the same and the Charlie character was real, this one is an embarrassment. He is so dumb it is even insulting to watch. I feel that it was a slap in the face to think that we could go from the humor when Charlie was in it, to this type of "stupid" humor. I did give the show a chance with Ashton, but it is not nearly as good and you will continue to lose viewers!! Swallow your pride and bring Charlie back!
Thank god of the comments below. I almost started to believe that the ratings ARE NOT tampered, and that it's only me. I seriously can't figure out why so many people can still watch this show as is showed in the ratings. There not so many morons in the world, and in this thread alone, there is probably less than 5% of people who said they DO like the new show. The show is simply horendous in comparison with the first seasons. 7-8 seasons started to show some decline, but still they were 10x more funny than what we have now. BTW, I stopped watching after 6th or 7th episode.
I don't believe that is only what they could make. Horribly written, horribly played. Fcking gorilla, really???
The show totally sucks with Asston Kutcher. No talent, the appearance of a dog, it got old on the first show with him. If Sheen cannot get back on the show and make it happen, then end this mess now.
I have tried hard to like the new Two and a half men. But it keeps getting worse and worse. I hardly get a laugh, and the only reason I am still watching is because I am hoping for a HUGE improvement.
Hallelujah for RERUNS! I TRIED my best also to get into the new show...to NO avail. ;-( Honestly, Ashton's character is PATHETIC. All of that damned whining & moaning like a little girl pisses me off. ;-0 The dialogue stinks too! Did they fire some of the writers along w/Charlie?! Jon Cryer is hilarious to me but absolutely nothing can save this mess. I miss Charlie! ;-) As bad as he was...
Walden free since the first five minutes of that trash they called Two and a Half Men. The show's not even a shadow of its former self. Reruns are all that remain. It's a damn shame CBS didn't slap some sense into Chuck Lorre. At some point in your life, SOMEBODY is going to take a shot at you. Doesn't warrant oneself to shove their head up their ass and tear the world asunder. Idiocy strikes again. This time at my previous favorite show. Ashton is a chump trying to fill shoes he'll never amount to. That 70s Show was perfect for him. Only requirement was to be himself.
As much as I like Ashton in movies, I tried over and over to like the new two and a half men I just don't!! :( That's charlies show and will never be the same with out him!!
This weeks episode was the worst. They should have just left the other characters on the show. They definitely miscast Ashton Kutcher. He is not right for the part or even this particular show. They should have cancelled the show or made Alan and his son the main characters. The existing cast could have carried the show but putting Ashton in there was just a bad mistake. I like Charlie Sheen but he obviously is not coming back to this show so I predict this is the last season for Two and a Half Men.


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Black Bean Soup (Panera)
This is my own version of Panera bread's black bean soup. It tastes a lot like it, and I love it!! Use vegetable stock to make it vegetarian. -
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
1/4 large red bell peppers, finely chopped
2 small veg bouillon cubes
1-1 1/2 cup boiling water
2 cans black beans, undrained
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 lemons, juice of
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1. In a pot, combine the first six ingredients; simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Add half a can of beans, salt and cumin; cook for 5 minutes.
3. Puree soup (I use an immersion blender which makes it easy to do it right in the pot).
4. Add the rest of the beans to the soup.
5. Combine the cornstarch with 1 1/2 tablespoons of water.
6. Add the lemon and the cornstarch to the soup; cook until thickened.
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January 23, 2014 | 9:28 pm
I have mentioned more than once that Android lacks a real equivalent to the iPod Touch. Sure, there are plenty of smartphones, and there are more than a few mini-tablets, but the mini-tablets generally seem to be running version 2 of Android, which means they have no (legitimate) access to the Play Store. Since I've ended up switching to an Android smartphone that fills my music-playing needs, I haven't needed one as much, but I've still been curious whether one might become available. I was interested the other day when Nate mentioned on The Digital Reader that Sony was...
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Woot's multi-day deals store, moofi, is offering several deals on open-box or refurbished Android tablets right now, ranging from the ultra-cheap to the potentially-interesting. At the low end, we have the refurbished 7" or 8" Polaroid tablet, sporting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, for $50 or $60 respectively plus $5 shipping. With an 800x480 capacitive touchscreen, a 1GHz Cortex processor, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB internal storage, and 32 GB SD card slot, a front-facing camera, and Wi-Fi (of course), the specs are basically identical to the $90 ZeePad I used to have; I expect Polaroid probably got...
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Monday, November 26, 2012
12 comments:
- -FJ said...
The leaves are all down here in MD. "Fall" has fallen.
- November 26, 2012 at 1:52 PM
- Always On Watch said...
Most of the leaves here in Northern Virginia have fallen to the ground. It's now time for the annual odious task -- the raking of leaves. I liked raking leaves back in the day when we could burn the leaves and roast marshmallows!
But before this year's leaves came down, we did have one of the most magnificent displays ever of fall foliage! I'm not sure why, but it has crossed my mind that the Lord gave us a spectacular autumn because "the winter of our discontent" is upon us -- literally and figuratively.
- November 26, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Average American said...
Our leaves up here in New Hampshire are long gone, but your pictures look like they were taken right out of my back window a short while ago. Nice!
- November 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- FreeThinke said...
Hi, AA! Nice to see you! Hope you had a good Thanksgiving?
It's funny! Two of those pictures actually WERE taken in New Hampshire -- one sent by a friend, the other taken by a cousin;s daughter who lives there. The cousin, himself, and his wife just moved up there to be closet to their daughter and her two young children.
I do like to feature beautiful things for which should ll be grateful, if only as a reminder that politics isn't everything. The moon shines just as brightly in Communist Slave States (like Assachewshits };-)> as it does in the "Live Free Or Die" state.
And the sun will continue to rise in the east and set in the west.
I'm not going to worry to much, unless The Big Dipper dumps its contents all over the heavens or Orion draws his sword and attacks Gemini, etc.
Enjoy Christmas!
- November 26, 2012 at 5:24 PM
- FreeThinke said...
I'm convinced that God presented us with Beauty to help make it easier to get through the rough spots.
After all, God is Truth and Truth is Beauty, and God is Love, therefore Love, Truth and Beauty must be synonymous.
"Hold fast to that which is good; render not evil for evil ..."
- November 26, 2012 at 5:28 PM
- Waylon said...
The sights and sounds of fall are great. The leaves turning colour and the geese honking and ducks quacking as they fly overhead going south for the winter.
I guess those are older memories when you could grab a shotgun and head out and hunt down those quackers. Nowadays I notice the geese and ducks are tamer some even staying around in the cold and snow of winter—they've been trained to expect people to feed them through the winter now and they stay around. Sort of like some people an many ways, I guess.
- November 26, 2012 at 9:49 PM
- Always On Watch said...
At the Christian school where I taught for some 18 years, we had a regular feature for our bulletin boards: "God's Paintbrush." Those were my favorite bulletin boards for the year -- well, except for the Christmas bulletin boards, which gave all the honor to Jesus as the Son of God.
- November 27, 2012 at 5:38 AM
- Divine Theatre said...
This is stunning!
I was saddened to see that you removed your post on my blog. Hopefully, you did get my response to your lovely post? I was extraordinarily moved.
- November 27, 2012 at 9:18 PM
- FreeThinke said...
I'm sorry, Andie. I am one of your many admirers, and do feel that in many ways we are kindred spirits.
I removed that post, because after I looked at it for a while I was afraid it might be interpreted as my trying to call attention to myself. (I get accused of being a "showoff" too frequently, and don't feel good about it.)
Your enchanting, highly original blog is one of very few that consistently draws favorable attention.
I am astonished not only at your creativity in creating a version of Old World Surroundings that's still uniquely you, but also at the tremendous amount of energy and perseverance you demonstrate in assiduously "fine-tuning" your home, which is a work of art in and of itself.
Take care, and please visit here whenever you feel like it. It's great to see you.
~ FreeThinke
- November 28, 2012 at 8:06 PM
- Thersites said...
As Voltaire once commented..."We must cultivate our gardens, Dr. Pangloss". Candide. ;)
- November 28, 2012 at 8:41 PM
- Divine Theatre said...
There is only one you. I happen to like you just the way you are.
Growing up as a ward of the State I lived vicariously through books.I If you look closely you will see a fairy tale in every room of my home! It was built by Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens...If you look at my dining room you will see what the Little Match Girl saw.
- November 29, 2012 at 8:17 AM
- FreeThinke said...
Well, Andie, you offer more proof that Shakespeare was right when he wrote, "Sweet are the uses of adversity."
If it weren't for A.A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, A Child's Garden of Verses, Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird, Thornton W. Burgess, Uncle Wiggly, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield and Oliver Twist I doubt if I would have survived childhood, myself.
I have to add the influence of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, Ravel, Verdi, Puccini and Johann Strauss as well, for my family was extraordinarily fond of great music -- lucky me.
We also loved The Big Bands and novelty singers such as The Andrews Sisters, Margaret Whiting, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Helen O'Connell. To say nothing of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein.
I guess I'm "eclectic" -- just like our country.
What I rail against incessantly is the MILITANT VULGARITY and HOSTILITY to DECENCY that took over in the 1960's. I can't accept it, and I can't get over it, SO I retreat happily into the atmosphere of the rich, colorful, re gracious past whenever I can get away with it.
~ FreeThinke
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Pack It Up and Go: Great Food for the Cooler
During the warm summer months, you're always on the go. Take your food with you! Prepare these easy recipes at home, then store them in your cooler to take on the road, to the park, or wherever your travels take you.
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Totable Tea Sandwich
Prosciutto, mozzarella cheese, and roasted red peppers come together beautifully in between slices of multi-grain bread. Try turkey, low-fat cheddar, and grape jam for a kid-friendly version.
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Brillant Wings. The ultimate crowd pleaser. Finger foods always seem to dominate at any gathering. I'd put money on the reason being that we can play with our food, get really messy, and lick our fingers without anybody giving us the "bad manners stink eye" You know the look, but you won't be getting it from us. We say, the more sticky, messy, spicy fingers, the better! Bring on the wings!
Now that the Superbowl has passed and the crazy high demand for chicken wings has lessened, head to the supermarket and grab a few pounds to Traeger. Football season may be over, but it is almost time for NASCAR!! We first posted these tips on Facebook and got a great response, so here they are again!
A "Baker's Dozen" of Traeger's best tips for out of this world wings:
1) Buy fresh—not frozen—wings. In our experience, the frozen wings are nearly as expensive per pound as fresh, and often look abused. Wings have been more expensive this year due to high demand and the higher cost to the farmers for feed.
2) Use a sharp chef's knife or cleaver to cut through the two cartilaginous joints that separate the "drumettes" from the "flats". Discard the tips or use for stock.
3) If desired, brine the wings overnight in water or flat beer using a ratio of 1/4 cup of kosher salt to 1 quart of liquid. For better browning, also add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Dry the wings thoroughly before proceeding.
4) Combine 2 parts of your favorite rub with 1 part of cornstarch. Toss the wings with this mixture, then let sit on a wire cooling rack in your refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
5) Spray the wings with nonstick cooking spray or mist with oil.
6) Make sure your grill grate is scrupulously clean, then spray with nonstick cooking spray—preferably the high-temperature one formulated for grills—or oil with vegetable oil. Alternatively, arrange the wings on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
7) Smoke the wings for 30 minutes. Then increase the temperature to 350 degrees and continue to cook until the wings are browned and cooked through, turning once, approximately 40 to 45 minutes. Please note: There might be some pink at the bone, even when the wings are fully cooked, because of the chemical reaction between the smoke and the meat.
8) Smoking the wings from start to finish at low temperatures will result in rubbery skin. It is fine to smoke the wings for awhile as long as you finish them at a higher temperature. This renders the fat and makes the skin crispy.
9) Toss the wings with your preferred sauce, then return to the grill for a few minutes to "tighten" the sauce.
10) For even simpler wings, coat them lightly in oil mixed with your favorite seasonings or barbecue rub, then cook at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes, turning once or twice. Toss in your favorite sauce.
11) If you love spicy wings, serve them with a palate-cooling sauce—something sweet or creamy. There is a reason spicy wings always come with Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing!
12) Take your inspiration for wings from the world's many grilling cultures. Venture beyond Buffalo wings.
13) Always make more wings than you think you'll need. People love them!
Use these great tips with any of the tried and tested repices available at TraegerGrills.com Might I recommend the Sweet Cajun Wings? Or my personal favorite, The Traeger Tingle Wings.
Have fun with your wings, Traeger Nation!


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The tide has turned against HD DVD. Is it losing to an inferior format? Does it matter?
Tim Somheil, Editor
There was a sense of anticipation in the audience of journalists and bloggers at the Toshiba press conference just prior to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in early January.
It was Sunday, the day before CES officially opened in Las Vegas, but already there was big news in the CE world. Two days earlier, movie studio Warner Brothers announced it would pull support for the HD DVD disc format.
HD DVD and its rival high-definition DVD format, Blu-ray, have battled for dominance since the first players went on sale in 2006. Both formats offer the ability to store immense amounts of data and thus allow them to accommodate HD movies.
There were signs throughout 2007 indicating Blu-ray was pulling ahead—notably, many retailers were backing Blu-ray. Target sold a Blu-ray player but not HD DVD, and devoted more shelf space to Blu-ray discs. Blockbuster sold Blu-ray discs in 1700 stores, but only carried HD DVD discs in 250 of those stores.
When Warner said it would stop releasing movies on HD DVD, it was seen as the turning point in the format war. At CES, most industry watchers declared Blu-ray the winner. HD DVD's days, they claimed, are numbered. They're probably right.
Toshiba, the biggest corporate HD DVD backer, did the best it could at CES, considering Warner pulled the rug out from under it just 48 hours previously. Toshiba Digital A/V Group's vice president of marketing Jodi Sally said, "As you can imagine, this is a tough day for me."
Toshiba had some intriguing points to make about HD DVD: The company stood by its contention that the format offers superior playback. It also has the advantage of a standardized networking platform. Finally, sales were strong—Toshiba's fourth-quarter 2007 sales of HD DVD players was its best ever, and its third-generation HD DVD players were being unveiled at CES.
But there was little said about those new players at the press conference, which ended abruptly without a question and answer session. Clearly, Toshiba didn't then have answers to the obvious questions of its HD DVD strategy.
Bill Gates didn't have answers either. His annual CES keynote address is traditionally a live commercial for all things Microsoft. This year, he decided to leave out HD DVD, ignoring the topic in his presentation, despite that his company helped develop the format and sells an HD DVD player as an Xbox 360 accessory. I imagine Gates finds the prospect of selling an Xbox Blu-ray player pretty distasteful—and it looks like he may have to do just that.
Post-CES, Toshiba announced new HD DVD marketing initiatives, including slashing the suggested retail price on its entry-level HD-A3 in half, from $299.99 to $149.99. The street price is already below $130. That's a compelling price to a consumer interested in purchasing an HD disc player for the first time.
The prices of HD DVD discs are dropping as well, mitigating the real expense of ownership—buying the movies that go in the player. But all these price cuts look like acts of desperation.
You have to feel a little sympathetic for the people at Toshiba. It must have been tough to keep smiling through four long days of CES while being badgered with the same uncomfortable questions time after time.
On the other hand, the HD DVD camp knew the risks going in—as did the Blu-ray backers. There was never a chance the market would support both formats. Even before the first players hit the market in 2006, the industry knew it was only a matter of time before one of the formats emerged as dominant.
It would have benefited the industry as a whole if the format war had been avoided, and only three years ago negotiations between the camps looked promising. But individual corporations resisted compromise. There was too much to gain if their format became the standard.
Of course, these CE giants will not own up to putting potential profits ahead of consumers. They'll claim they were serving the customer by sticking to their guns, intent on providing the consumer a superior product. Both sides can present reams of technical specifications to prove their format is, in fact, superior.
It seems highly unlikely that HD DVD will reverse Blu-ray's momentum. HD DVD may linger for a few years, and maybe even hold its own as a secondary format for specialty applications.
It's easy to compare the HD DVD format war to the video tape format wars 25 years ago. VHS beat out Betamax, despite claims that Betamax was superior technology. That format war gave rise to the slang term Betamaxed, defined on dozens of Web sites as: "When a technology is overtaken in the market by inferior but better-marketed competition."
I don't know if today's HD DVD is better than today's Blu-ray—and I don't care. When VHS became the dominant videotape format, it freed up the combatants to put their resources behind elevating that format. Even former Betamax proponents helped to vastly improve VHS technology.
The same is true now. With the focus finally on a single format, that format cannot help but become far superior to anything on the market today.
If only the industry hadn't wasted three years getting to this point.
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Buona Notte Restaurant Review: Within a three-block stretch there are close to a dozen hip restaurants where the beautiful people meet to eat and dance the night away. Buona Notte is one of the oldest of these, well entrenched in Montréal's scene. The walls are lined with some 500 plates painted and signed by visiting movie stars and celebrities. The food may not be the main draw, yet it is a pleasant surprise in its simplicity. Patrons begin with extra virgin olive oil and fresh breads. The reworked seasonal menu is distinctly home cooking-oriented and includes traditional Italian fare inspired by family customs: wild sea bass with a Mediterranean mix, an assortment of pizzas and pasta. The wine list includes more than 400 choices and a strong concentration of Italian wines. This is the place to shine in the spotlight of Montréal nightlife, and on a weekend you may well meet a hockey player, celebrity or other colorful characters.
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Jenny Falcone was on a track to become the next Tracy Austin or Jennifer Capriati, two former women's tennis prodigies she met during her days on the U.S. Tennis Association junior amateur tournament circuit.But then she decided she wanted to be a "normal" high school student."It's probably the best decision I've ever made," said Falcone, who recently finished her second and last season at Davidson Day. "I couldn't see myself being without the people who are in my life now."The good tennis hasn't stopped, as the senior finished her high school career winning her second consecutive state singles championship and recently learned that she had been named the USTA's N.C. High School Female Tennis Player of the Year.But she's also excelled off the court, serving as the vice president of the student body and earning a 3.9 grade point average as a member of the National Honor Society."I don't really like to be identified as just a tennis player," said Falcone. "I'm more particular about school than I am about tennis."Her parents, who have encouraged her in both areas since she first picked up a tennis racket at age 5, agree."Tennis is what she does, not who she is," said her father, Doug Falcone.Her mom, Sue, adds, "She 'flips the switch' very well."Falcone, who has committed to continue both her studies and her tennis career at the College of Charleston next fall, came to Davidson Day after several years of being home-schooled by her mom."It was great when she was younger," said Sue. "But she reached the point where she wanted to pick her own goals, she wanted to be in a school situation where she could go to the prom and be in student government."That's been a good decision for the Davidson Day tennis program, too. In two years, she never lost a match - or even a set - and finished with a two-year record of 252-7 in games. In fact she's been so dominant that in one match she lost only one point, recording one "golden set" and nearly getting another.She defeated Allie Burgiss of Statesville Christian 6-0, 6-0 in the recent NCISAA 1A finals in Wilson for her second state singles championship and combined with teammate Allie Uszenski to win the doubles title."It was more of an honor to win for the school," said Falcone. "I didn't do it by myself."This is a different mindset from the tournament circuit where Falcone started her competitive tennis career."You have friends, but it's not the same because you're playing against them all the time," she explained.Falcone moved with her parents from Providence, R.I., where she was born, 13 years ago when Doug took a job in the Davidson area.Tennis was part of Falcone's life early and she still works with River Run tennis pro Bruce Hawtin.She has won the USTA Girls 18 national title at the age of 13, won a national USTA singles open championship and six national USTA doubles championships, along with numerous Southern Section titles.This year Falcone is ranked among the Top 50 for the Class of 2010 by the Tennis Recruiting Network and has been one of the highest-ranked players in USTA juniors who's playing interscholastic tennis. She will receive the N.C. Tennis Player of the Year award on Jan. 29 at a ceremony in Pinehurst.Falcone says she's looking forward to starting her college career for the Cougars, which play in the Southern Conference, where she'll encounter the Davidson Wildcats. She's not sure what tennis has in store for her after that."I really don't know," she said. "I just know that I knew that's where I wanted to go to school the first five minutes after I got there. I'm hoping I'll get a lot better."
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Tonight I Have Mainly Been Eating Ham Cooked in Ginger Beer
I have previously confessed; An Englishman's Castle: Nigella's urges have made me into white trash but when a man is tired of Nigella what does he do to ginger up his life?
Cook the ham in Ginger Beer instead.
Full fat ginger beer with sugars, not sweeteners.
If needed it can be diluted to ensure it covers a ham in a pan.
Boil for the requisite time.
When cooked take out and let cool for ten minutes or so, glaze fat with simple mix, golden syrup with mixed spice or mustard/honey/cloves and bake for twenty minutes to get it golden.
Lovely hot and great cold, just a touch of ginger in the meat, and the fat absorbs all the flavours to tingle your tongue.


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Bank of the Ozarks Declares Increased Dividend
Posted 10/3/2011 03:38 pm
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Little Rock's Bank of the Ozarks Inc. on Monday announced a quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents per share. The dividend, payable to shareholders of record as of Oct. 14, represents a 5.26 percent increase on a split-adjusted basis from the period ending June 30.
The company completed a two-for-one stock split on Aug. 16.
The dividend boost marks an increase in quarterly dividend in seven of the last eight quarters.
Bank of the Ozarks reported total assets of more than $4 billion as of June 30.


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Summary: "This book is an introduction to some of the main problems of philosophy--God, mind, freedom, knowledge, and ethics. The chapters may be read independently of one another. But when read in order, they tell a more or less continuous story. We begin with some reflections about the legacy of Socrates and then go on to the existence of God, which is perhaps the most basic philosophical question of all because our answer to it influences how we will answer all the ot ...show morehers. This leads naturally to a discussion of death and the soul, and then to more modern ideas about the nature of persons. The later chapters are about whether it is possible for us to have objective knowledge in either science or ethics." James Rachels, from the Preface
Problems from Philosophy and The Truth About the World: Basic Readings in Philosophy are at once James Rachels' newest contributions to philosophy and his last. In these two books, Rachels found a culminating expression for his love of philosophy. ...show less