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I hope everyone is enjoying the fall like weather and getting ready to dust off the skis!
Where did summer Go?
The leaves are changing colors here in Park City and the mornings are getting a little chillier. This is one of my favorite times of the year, not only because of the beautiful colors, but also because the ski season is just around the corner! I have been training hard here in Park City and I feel like I am making progress both on the cross country side and and ski jumping side! Last week was a rest week and I focused on ski jumping. This week we have started to increase on the hours of training again. I started the week off with a long easy distance roller ski around Park City. Tuesday we were back on the HS100 again. The session went really well! I jumped with more confidence and I finished the session on a positive note. We then went to the Center of Excellence after jumping for a strength session. Today, the team headed down to Soldier Hollow for an interval session. I felt great warming up and skied really well through most of the intervals. However on the last two my legs started to fade. This week has started off really well and I am looking forward to jumping tomorrow and finishing the week off strong! Saturday, my teammate Bryan Fletcher is getting hitched! I want to congratulate Bryan and his fiancee! Bryan is one of my biggest role models and I wish him all the best!
I hope everyone is enjoying the fall like weather and getting ready to dust off the skis!
Intensity Block
This past week was another intensity block. I wasn't feeling very rested going into the week so I had to make sure I stayed in the correct heart rate(HR) zone. For those of you who aren't familiar with HR zones, here is a quick explanation. There are 6 zones/levels:
Level 1=easy (HR 90-130 BPM)
Level 2=moderate (HR 130-155 BPM)
Level 3=steady state (HR 155-170 BPM)
Level 4=interval (HR 170-185 BPM)
Level 5=Race (HR 185-195 BPM)
Level 6=Overspeed (HR 195-205 BPM)
*Levels are different for everyone.
Now because last week was an intensity block, we focused mainly on Levels 4-5. Monday we had two interval session. Monday I didn't feel great and I think I was still tired from the Steamboat Stage Race. On Tuesday we had planned to have a nordic combined competition, but due to bad weather, we got the day off. I really need the rest. The competition was moved to Wednesday. We jumped the HS140 and roller skied a 10k down in Soldier Hollow. My jumping was ok but not where I need to be. I hadn't jumped the HS140 since Springer Tournee, so I didn't really know what to expect. I surprised myself with an ok jump. The roller ski race went well. I started about 10 seconds behind Taylor Fletcher, Adam Loomis, and Bill Demong, but couldn't reel them in. I wasn't feeling great but I had improved my time from the previous time trial so I was happy about . Thursday was another double interval day. We did running intervals with poles up the Canyons Ski Resort. Friday I did running steady states on my own at the Olympic Park. I haven't been running very much, so it felt good to change up the training. Saturday was another day of intervals and they went really well. We finished up the intensity block on Sunday with a 10k hill climb near Heber. I had never done it before but I had heard it was a very hard time trial. I was feeling good and skied very well finishing with the 3rd fastest time behind Brett Denney and Taylor Fletcher. I was really happy with the way I finished the week.
Now we have a rest week to help us recover. We have jumped twice and both sessions have been going really well. Today we did another interval session up the ski area. This will be the only hard session of the week. Hope everyone is enjoying the fall colors!
Summer Update #2
It has been a busy couple weeks lately! I have been training everyday, working as much as possible, and taking a few online college classes which has limited my time for updated my website. Here is what I have been up to the past couple weeks.
After a poor showing at Springer Tournee, I stayed in Park City and had some private jump sessions with my coach. I really focused on everything we had been working on and I slowly but surely started making improvements. The next couple weeks I focused mainly on ski jumping because I know that if I want to ski on the World Cup, my jumping is going to have to change dramatically.
The following week, I traveled back to Aspen with the rest of my teammates for a training camp and fundraising event. One of the real plus sides for going home was that the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was in Aspen the exact same time. I drove over with Adam. When we arrived we went for a easy run along the Government Trail on Buttermilk ski area. The next day we went on a ride with several of Bill Demong's friends like former Tour de France rider, Christian Vande Velde and some locals. Needless to say, we had a blast. On Saturday we put on a US Nordic Combined fundraiser at a family friends house. We had a great turnout and ended up raising almost $22,000! On Sunday I was entered in a bike sprint down main street during the Pro Challenge. I did pretty well. In the qualification round I had the second fastest time. Taylor had the third. Unfortunately we all got beaten in the quarter finals. All in all the trip was a great success and we had a lot of fun. It was the first time the team was in Aspen and everyone really wants to go back.
I returned to Park City for just one week before I headed to Steamboat for the Steamboat Springs Stage Race. It was a bike race I have wanted to do for the last couple years. I went a couple days early to train a little more. The week started off rough because of the weather but turned around. Saturday started with the time trial. I felt ok and did well for the first half, but lost a lot of time on the second half. I finished the day in 27th. The next day was the 60 mile road race. My legs were really tired from the day before and couldn't jump onto the break early on. However I was able to get in the chase group. I chased the leaders for almost 55 miles and then with 5 miles to go, I got a flat tire and fell off the chase group. I had a lot of trouble the last couple miles but I finished, so I would be able to race the following day. After day two I actually moved up the 23rd overall. On Monday, Labor Day, was the final stage which was a criterium in down town Steamboat. My legs today actually felt a lot better. I bike ok, and had a good sprint finish, starting from the back of the pack to 17th. After the three days of racing I finished 22nd overall but a long ways behind the leader. I plan on coming back next year and have some better luck.
Now I am back in Park City and we just started an intensity block. I have been feeling pretty good. Yesterday we had a competition on the HS140 and a time trial in Soldier Hollow. These were my first jumps on the HS140 since Springer Tournee, and although they were not WC caliber jumps, I was not disappointed. I am slowly making progress and not trying to overthink anything. I am going to be in Park City now until mid October when we head to Lake Placid, NY for U.S. Nordic Combined Nationals. Then from Lake Placid travel to Europe for two weeks before the season gets underway. I am sorry for not keeping you more up-to-date with my training and travels. I will try and be better from here on out. I hope everyone enjoyed their summer and are ready for the "white stuff" to start falling. I know I am!
P.S. I just added my Strava account to my blog page, right above the Twitter feed in the side bar. Thought it would be good to show you what I have been up to this summer!
Aspen Times Article
Hey everybody! I just wanted to share an article about the U.S. Nordic combined team and what we are doing to raise money for this upcoming season. The article talks about a trip that the team will take to Aspen in August for a training camp and fundraiser. If you are in Aspen the 14-18 you can join the U.S. Nordic combined team on some great runs, bike rides, and at our fundraiser. Attached is the link for the article.
I can't believe that it is almost August! Time flies when you are having fun. I wanted to catch you up with my training since the 4th of July. After training and competing in Steamboat, I returned to Park City. My goal for the next month was to really focus on my jump training. I have definitely had some good days of jumping, but I need to step my level up and become more consistent. Over the weeks I have been working hard and although it has been frustrating, I am slowly making progress. This past week has been very busy. Monday marked the first day of the Springer Tournee camp. Springer Tournee is one of the biggest competitions of the summer. Ski jumpers and nordic combined skiers from all across the country have come to compete. Two days ago, the coaches organized a day where the national teams coach the younger athletes. Each national team athlete get 4-6 kids that they coach. I had a great group of young athletes and was really impressed by their hard work. In the morning I coached my kids on the HS68 and HS100. Even though I only had 5 athletes, I didn't really understand how hard of a job it is to coach. First you have to remember what color suits they are wearing so you don't send the wrong kid down the jump, as well as remembering every jump. This is important so that you can give each jumper feedback before they head back up to the top. Needless to say, it was really exciting to see the kids jump. In the afternoon, we took the kids to the gym for testing. We tested there agility, speed, vertical jump, and broad jumps. I was really happy with my group. Each athlete put 100% into every test and their results were phenomenal. I cannot wait to see the progress that each of the kids make in the next four years.
Now I am focusing on the competition this weekend. Saturday morning is a competition on the HS100 followed by a cross country race in the evening. Sunday is the U.S. ski jumping nationals on the HS136. There are a lot of good ski jumpers and nordic combiner's on the start list which will make for a great weekend!
4th Of July
It has been a while since my last update so let me get you caught up with what I have been up to. About three weeks ago, The U.S. Ski Team put on a bike race at the Sundance Ski Resort. It is called the Sundance Sufferfest and yes the name speaks for itself. It is only about 8 miles long but you gain almost 2,000 feet and it is one of the hardest time trials that I have done. I did pretty well and finished with the 6th fastest time. It is always a fun race to do with other ski team members and afterwards we all get to eat brunch at the Sundance Lodge.
After the Sundance Sufferfest, I drove to Steamboat Springs for the 4th of July competition we have every year. I started jumping pretty good in Steamboat and was making some good improvements. On July 2nd, we had the Fishcreek time trial and it went really well. I had the 3rd fastest time and this really boosted my confidence because I haven't been roller skiing very well the past couple weeks. On the 3rd, we had a jumping competition. I jumped ok, but had bad style and didn't get the result I was hoping for. Then on the 4th we used, the jump from the 3rd for the sprint race down main street. This is one of my favorite competitions because I get to ski in front of friends, family, and many people who have never seen the sport of nordic combined. I had a great race and skied up to 5th overall and had the 3rd fastest time. Following the race, we had one last jumping competition, this time a long standing. A long standing is an elimination competition where the top half of the field with the longest jumps without crashing, move on to the next round. I had a good first jump and made it to the second round. Unfortunately, my second jump wasn't good enough to make the 3rd round. All in all it was a great 4th of July competition and I had a lot of fun. After the competitions, they named the 2014-15 U.S. Nordic Combined Team. The "A" team is Taylor Fletcher and Bryan Fletcher, the "B" team is Brett Denney, Adam Loomis, Ben Berend, and myself. We also named a "C" team this year with upcoming athletes, Jasper Good, Aleck Gantick, and Nicholas Madden. We have a strong team this year and I am honored to be named with all these incredible athletes!
After the 4th of July, I went home to Aspen for a couple days to see friends and family. It was good to take a little break from training and regroup mentally. One of the nights for dinner, my family, several family friends and I went up to the Maroon Bells for a picnic dinner. It was just what I needed.
I was only in Aspen a couple days before I had to head back to Steamboat for another training camp. Jumping went well again and we did another nordic combined competition. I skied really well and finished 2nd with the 1st fastest time. I was really happy with this result and it boosted my confidence for the upcoming competition in Park City in a couple weeks. It was a successful camp, and I made some good improvements on the jump that I hope to take back to Park City.
I have only been back in Park City for three days and I have continued to train hard. Yesterday was my VO2 skate and double pole max test. I did really well on the skate test which I was really happy about. My double pole test didn't go very well, but I think I was just tired from the first test in the morning. I feel like I am in great form right now and hope to build on this as the summer continues.
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and I will continue to post blogs in the upcoming weeks!
Big Week of Riding
This week was a big week of training. I returned from Steamboat and Aspen and jumped right back into things here in Park City. Monday was my first day back on the HS100. It was really fun to be back on the jump hill. My first session actually went better than I expected which is always a confidence booster.
Wednesday, the team went on a 4.5 hour bike ride with an hour steady state up Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was one of the longest rides I have done this summer and it was a lot of fun. We rode from Park City, over Emigration Pass to Salt Lake City, then over to Big Cottonwood Canyon, up to Brighton and over Guardsman Pass, and then back down to Park City.
We had one more jump sessions on the HS100 and then on Friday we had an all hills competition. We jumped the HS20, HS40, and HS 68. I jumped really well on the really small hills but struggled on the HS68. I had a lot of fun and hope to improve before we do it again. Unfortunately, it was too windy to jump the HS100.
Saturday, the team went on another long 4.5 hour ride in the morning. We rode from Park City up and over Deer Valley to Heber, up the back side of Wolf Creek Ranch down into Kamas, up Browns Canyon, and back to Park City. Needless to say I am very tired after this big week of training.
Aspen & The Boat!
I just returned from a great week of training, splitting my time between Aspen and Steamboat. In Aspen I went on a good ride with my Dad and friend Riley to the Maroon Bells. It was also a good time to catch up with my family whom I haven't seen in a couple months. After Aspen, I went to Steamboat and continued my training plan.
Last week marked the beginning of a new period and the amount of training that I will be doing for the next three weeks will go up dramatically in order to get a good endurance base for the rest of the summer and winter. While I was in Steamboat I was also able to sneak in the graduation party of my friends, and National Training Group nordic combined athletes, Nicolas Madden and Jasper Good. It was great to see them and some of my family friends I hadn't seen in a long time.
I finished the week off with a jumping session on the HS 75. I had a good session and it really raised my confidence after such a poor season. It is one of my favorite hills and can't wait to come back for the 4th of July Ski Jumping Extravaganza!
On Sunday I drove back to Park City to get ready for another big week of training. This morning we jumped on the HS 25 and HS 45. The session went really well and I feel like I am already making progress. Tomorrow we will be jumping the HS 68 and HS 100. I am really excited to start jumping the HS 100 and start flying!
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
June 06th, 2014
Hello everybody! I am not dead. I have just been procrastinating and putting this blog off but now I realize that was a mistake. I am sorry about not being professional and staying up to date with my blog. I will be better than that. My followers deserve better.
If you haven't heard already, the USSA has cut the nordic combined team because some people think we don't have Olympic or World Championship medal contenders on our team. We are now on our own but looking to unite with U.S.A. Ski Jumping. We have to raise more money than ever before in order to continue our national program. I will give you more information once I hear what our plan of action is going to be. Right now I am focused on my training. I am motivated to prove to everyone who doesn't believe in us that we are still a threat and we are going to kick ass this upcoming season. They are wrong about U.S. Nordic Combined!
I haven't posted in a while but I will get you caught up with some of the spring and early summer activities. After Western Regionals in Park City, teammates Tyler Smith, Colin Delaney, and I extended our season by two weeks and drove up to Whistler for Canadian Nationals. Yes it was a long drive but it was a fun road trip. We could have flown but the ticket prices were too high and with no money it made sense that we drive. However I really have to thank the National Nordic Foundation because they gave us $500 for the trip and we used it towards gas which helped us a lot during the drive! Thank you NNF! Training went really well. I had jumped poorly all winter and jumping really big hill with a lot of air pressure really seemed to help. However I couldn't pull together a good competition. I skied a great cross country race putting in the fastest time. Tyler Smith won the days event. It was a fun trip and a good training camp and I even with the bad result, I finished the season with confidence. On our way back to Utah, we stopped for a night in Vancouver then the following night we visited friends in Bellingham, WA, and then Portland, OR the last night, before making the long drive back to Park City.
After we returned to Park City, I went home to Aspen with some teammates and we went on a hut trip. Brett Denney, Adam Loomis, and Tyler Smith joined my dad, cousin Peter, and me on a three day excursion. We had so much fun and I will put up pictures in the photos tab. There was lots of hiking but it was all worth it because we all had some spectacular lines. All in all it was a perfect way to kick off the 2014-15 offseason.
The exact same day that we returned from our hut trip, Tyler Smith and I drove to Denver and flew to Mexico with our families and two other friends for a week in La Saladita, Mexico. We had such a fun time. We surfed, and fished, and surfed some more. One day, I went into the city of Zihuatanejo and walked around the outdoor market and even got a big piñata for one of my friend, Riley's, 21st birthday. The trip was a blast and I can't wait to go back next spring.
I returned to Park City after Mexico and jumped right back into training. The day after I got back I went on a great road bike ride with Noah Hoffman, Taylor Fletcher, and Bryan Fletcher. It was a good first ride of the summer. I have been training hard everyday. We just recently started jumping the K20 and K64 hills as part of basic ski jump training. It is going well. I also just finished up with a class at Westminster. I have been taking classes with them in the spring, which I plan to continue in the following years. I just started taking classes online with DeVry University and plan on taking them year round so that I can try and get as many credits as I can before I am done skiing.
I am now in Steamboat Springs for a week of training. I arrived last Saturday. I spent a couple days in Steamboat training and then I went home to Aspen for a day to see my parents and grandmother. Everyone at home seems to be doing great and enjoying the summer weather. Even my little cousin Molly, who is living with my parents is doing well. She is making jewelry for a store in Aspen and makes much more than I do working at a pizzeria. It was good to see the family. I drove back to Steamboat on Tuesday so that I was back in time for the Rabbit Ears time trial on Wednesday. The time trial never seems to get any easier. My goal for the day was to beat former ski jumper Jake Barker, who now bike races for Middlebury. That didn't happen. He blew by me and I held on for a couple minutes but fell off his pace. I was really happy my girlfriend came out to cheer because I was hurting really badly and her words of encouragement helped me get to the finish line. Jake Barker rode really strongly and I congratulate Jake on a great ride. Ben Berend, another one of my teammates, was in it and rode very well. Next time I just have to race smarter.
I will be in Steamboat for a couple more days for some ski jumping and then I am heading back to Park City for a couple weeks before returning to Steamboat for the 4th of July competitions.
I will work much harder at staying on top of my blog this summer so that you may follow me more closely!
Warm Weather for Western Regionals
It has been a long time since my last post, so I will try and update you about my training in the previous weeks.
After the Olympics, my coaches returned to Park City. I had a meeting with them and we talked about my plans for the rest of the season. I had been training in the U.S. since mid January focusing on improving my jumping and was hoping to get sent back to Europe and compete in the final COC competitions. Unfortunately, the weather has been so warm in Park City I never actually had a chance to jump. Therefore the coaches decided that it wouldn't be beneficial, in the long run, for me to return to Europe and compete for only two weekends.
Since then I have been over to Steamboat several times because Steamboat has had more snow that Park City and they at least were jumping. I was here last week training with NTG athletes Colin Delaney, Jasper Good, Nicholas Madden, and the rest of the SSWSC kids. I was able to get one day of training on the HS75 and one day on the HS45. The weather was really warm both days and it was hard to make changes but I was just happy to finally jump.
I have also been cross country racing almost every weekend. I raced in several 20k races this past month and they have gone very well. I finished 1st at the Round Valley Roundup in Park City and then the following weekend I raced with Tyler and Wes Savill( Canadian nordic combiner) in the final citizen series race in Park City. I had the best race that weekend and finished 1st. I was happy to see that my cross country skiing was still very strong but now needed to focus on ski jumping.
This past weekend the Park City hill crew worked hard and opened up the HS100 for Western Regionals. Saturday was my first jump back on a HS100 since mid January! I was hoping that all the gym training had paid off but unfortunately, not being on a jump that size in so long was not good. I had two very poor jumps and jumped to 2:30 behind the leader. The race in the afternoon was really warm and slushy, but I had been racing very well in the past month so I was hoping that I could make up a lot of time on the leaders. I skied an ok race and finished 4th overall with the 2nd fastest time. This might sound good, but there were only 6 competitors in the field. I realized that after the weekend what I really needed was a solid couple jumping sessions on a larger hill to get back my feeling.
Park City unfortunately could not keep the hills open this week so Tyler and I decided this past Sunday night that we were going to go back to Steamboat for a week and jump. The club in Steamboat was very optimistic that they could get the HS100 ready for a couple days of jumping. I am really excited to get back to training on a larger hill and try and make some big improvements.
I am going to be in Steamboat until this upcoming Sunday and then will return to Park City for a week, before heading up to Whistler for Canadian Nationals at the end of March. The competition in Canada will be my final competition and I plan on finishing the season on a positive note. I will keep you updated during the final weeks of the season!
Training At Home
After my last trip to Europe, I returned back to Park City to train and work on my jumping. I started slowly improving my jumping but I didn't feel like it was at the competition level. When it came time to head back to Europe, my coaches and I decided that the best option would be to stay in Park City and focus on my ski jumping. As hard as it was to agree with the decision, I think it was the best decision I could have made. Over the years, I lost the thing that made me love the sport in the first place, having fun. With the goal of bringing the fun back into nordic combined, I decided that it would be best to get out of town and head to Steamboat Springs for a week of training. Teammate Tyler Smith and I headed to Steamboat together and had a great week of training. Steamboat opened up the large hill and we were able to take a couple sessions on the hill. The hill is really high flying and is always fun to jump. I also took several sessions on the HS75 and went back to ski jumping basics.
My last session on the HS75 Tyler and I jumped with the young ski jumpers and nordic combined skiers (definitely some future Olympians). One of my favorite little jumpers is Decker Dean. He is very small and young but he is one heck of a jumper. I can just tell that he is having so much fun doing the sport that he loves. At the end of the session we decided to have a long standing competition (whoever jumps the farthest and doesn't crash wins). It sounds a little dangerous but it makes jumping much more fun and besides the goal of the sport is to jump as far as possible. I went to the top of the jump and had a very good jump, around 75meters. Decker had a good jump but was just short the 75 meter mark. However just being able to train with the young group of kids was so much fun. I was happy to finish the week with my best session of the winter. The week was a success and I definitely found the fun in ski jumping again.
The following day, Tyler and I competed in the University of Colorado NCAA Invitational 20k cross country race. Being a nordic combined skier, I am used to only racing 10k but this was twice the distance. I was really looking forward to skiing against college racers. The race started faster than I expected and I didn't think I could hold onto the lead group. However throughout the race I slowly picked skiers off one by one and realized I was skiing in the top 15! I skied smart and slowly people started dropping off. I came into the finish with a pack of 4 skiers and it came down to a sprint. I was able to edge out two of them and finished the race 10th overall and was the top American in the field! I was extremely happy with my result and it helped boost my confidence in my racing.
I am now back in Park City training hard and working on my ski jumping. I have been jumping with the club team here but due to poor weather I haven't had many jumping sessions. However the cross country skiing has been good and I have been able to take some long skis. I even went alpine touring with some friends last week to change up my training a little bit.
I am enjoying my time here at home watching the Olympics but growing restless watching my teammates on TV. I hope to be back in Europe competing in a couple weeks. Be sure to watch the Nordic Combined events on:
February 18th; 2:30amMST (or replayed on NBC later in the day)
February 20th; 3amMST (or replayed on NBC later in the day)
Go USA!!!


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Responses to David Barash on God and Evolution in the Classroom
Here are some of the best responses from around the web to David's Barash's controversial editorial about God and Evolution in the New York Times.
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Here are some of the best responses from around the web to David's Barash's controversial editorial about God and Evolution in the New York Times.
New BioLogos content editor Brad Kramer reviews Chapter 1 of "Surprised by Scripture" by NT Wright, and sees Wright's work as a signpost for the future of the science/faith debate.
Do we see God because of design, or do we see design because of God?
In this talk, Professor Plantinga addresses the fact that many contemporary thinkers—including many theologians—believe that God cannot perform miracles, providentially guide history, or interact in the lives of people, as these activities would be contrary to science. Plantinga, on the other hand, makes the case that this popular view is mistaken; excluding divine action in the world is not a central feature of natural science itself, but a philosophical or theological preference that has been added on to science (and can just as readily be removed). Plantinga concludes that it is completely logical to accept the miracles of the Bible and support contemporary science.
With his standard panache, the late Harvard paleontologist Stephen J. Gould argued strenuously that evolution had no inherent directionality. We are mere accidents; a "tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree".
In this five section series, Ard Louis explores the relationship between science and miracles. He indicates the self-imposed limitations of science to discover knowledge while warning against the God-of-the-Gaps explanations. Then, he explains the two types of miracles seen in Scripture: those that are divine timing and those that are violations of the natural. Overall, God sustains natural processes, but, as the master composer, he has the ability to perform miracles as well.

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By Sally Gillie, Monitor
A citizen's appeal to overturn the city's finding that a wakeboard park on Lake Tye would not have significant environmental impacts will go before a city hearing examiner on Nov. 16. A public hearing will be part of that process.
Hearing Examiner Carl Cox, a Bellevue attorney, will consider the appeal by Fryelands resident Diane Elliott, who is asking the city to deny the permit for the Lake Tye cable park and work with the community to find another appropriate site. Elliott has said she is not against having a cable park in Monroe but is only objecting to the Lake Tye location.
The city issued a determination of non-significance for the park, which means the project would not require a more expensive and in-depth environmental impact statement. The firm building the cable park, H3O of Sammamish, is in the permitting process and has an application before the city for a shoreline substantial development permit and a shoreline conditional use permit.
Monroe Public Works Director Brad Feilberg, who is the city's State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) official, said, "The city has made a threshold determination there is no probable significant adverse environmental impacts" for the project.
The wakeboarding area would cover about 17 acres of lake surface at the south end of Lake Tye. Plans call for one large cable circuit running between a network of six towers, and a smaller two-way cable between two towers for beginning wakeboarders. The cable system would be powered by an electric motor, allowing wakeboarders to reach speeds of 35 to 40 mph. A 2,500 square foot facility would be built to house the ticketing office, board rentals, a sports shop, restrooms and lockers.
In her appeal, Elliott said the city has not given consideration to the environmental impacts of people being pulled around the lake on 41/2-to-5 foot long wakeboards, and pointed out that the city prohibits electric motorized craft of more than 13/4 hp on Lake Tye. "People being propelled on wakeboards by motors are motorized watercraft," the appeal stated. "The erosion impact of this must be determined or the permit should be denied since it is not in compliance with Monroe municipal codes."
Elliott's appeal also claims the city has not adequately addressed impacts to the wildlife habitat at Lake Tye, including the resident and migratory bird populations. Removing a portion of the water surface could make those populations more vulnerable, it is argued, and the tower and cable network is seen as a hazard for these migratory birds.
In a letter to the city from the conservation committee of the Pilchuck Audubon Society, Chairman Alan Gibbs wrote that the cable park's "proposed system appears to form a flight hazard to the ingress and egress of water birds at the lake's south end. When the wakeboard facility is closed or inactive, the tower-cable system continues to be a risk for avian collision." A letter written to the city from the Trumpeter Swan Society recommends mitigation to avoid bird collisions and said it will work with H3O to have adequate line marking that would provide collision protection for waterfowl and other birds.
David Sherrard, an environmental planning consultant and the permit coordinator for H3O, said he believes the city's determinations have been adequate and that the hearing examiner will agree, allowing H3O to continue through the permitting process.
In a response to the appeal, Sherrard, said, "The probable impacts of the proposed wake park are likely to have no more than a moderate effect on the quality of the environment." He said that information about species that use the lake were available and considered in the determination of non-significance.
Sherrard said concerns about wildlife are important, but need to be put in perspective. "This region," he said, "has a lot of habitat in the form of lakes, rivers and streams." He said. "The 30-foot-high cable towers are 20 to 25 feet lower than the power lines just west of the site, and those multiple power lines are a much more significant threat to the birds." He pointed out the wakeboard cables are not electrical.
Rob Larson, manager of the avian protection program for the Snohomish PUD, said he has record of four bird deaths resulting from collisions with power lines at the north and south end of Lake Tye since 2000. He said it's likely there have been other deaths that have gone unreported. He said the PUD can put markers, or flight diverters, on the lines to act as a deterrent to the birds. "Doing this is a fairly large project," he said, adding that the power lines that stretch across the north end of Lake Tye are over water and it would not be feasible to put markers on them.
Regarding erosion concerns, Sherrard said Lake Tye "is a stormwater pond on the edge of an urban area." He said because Lake Tye is a manmade lake, "it doesn't have the characteristics of a natural pond. Its gravel construction doesn't erode very well with the minimum wake that is the result of wakeboarding.
The city has received a letter from the State Department of Ecology voicing concerns. The Oct. 23 letter, from Wetlands Specialist Paul Anderson, said that, based on the project documents on the city's website, there are some aspects that have not been adequately addressed. "The lack of analysis of potential changes in wave energy from park operation is a significant omission," he wrote. "Specific impacts of concern would be ecological degradation due to increased erosion and along the shoreline," and further stated the wave action could stir up contaminated sediments. Anderson said Lake Tye's designation as a stormwater management facility is another concern. "Urban stormwater is known to carry a number of contaminants."
Elliott said, "There has never been a heavy metals study done on the 'stormwater retention facility.'"
Hearing Examiner Cox indicated he did not want to go on record saying anything about the appeal before the hearing, but did say, "There will be a public hearing as part of the proceedings to give an opportunity for interested citizens to participate."
The hearing examiner's review and public hearing will be held at 9 a.m. on Nov. 16, in the city council chambers at Monroe City Hall.
Dianne Elliott is also part of another legal action involving the city of Monroe; that of the effort to force Walmart to comply more closely with city design standards for the North Kelsey area in which it is planned.
According to city economic development manager Jeff Sax last week, the appellate court will announce their winter docket soon, and then the city will know when the case will be heard, probably in January or February.
In another appeal case, last week an appellate court heard the matter of a 2011 traffic camera initiative, but the court will take up to 90 days to render a decision. The city has asked the court to overturn a Snohomish County Superior Court decision that ruled the city was at fault for not including part of an otherwise invalid citizens' initiative on a city ballot.


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Chef Meir Adoni, 40, married to Orian and father to Ofek, Leeyam and Yatir. For the last decade has been considered to be the leader of the elite culinary in Israel.
Adoni is a gentleman of creation: leading his three restaurants (Catit, Mizlala and BlueSky), producing boutique catering events, participating in live television shows, writing books and apps, and is known as a worldwide culinary lecturer, while still going strong…
Catit, his first restaurant, was established in 2002 and has become a culinary institution – just a day after its opening. Today, Catit is a known for its virtuoso leadership in culinary creativity in Israel and is being praised worldwide.
In 2011, Meir Adoni has opened the Mizlala, the kicking younger sister ofCatit. The Mizlala is a modern bistro, with a large bar, imaginative cocktails and a playful and up-to-date atmosphere.
During 2013, Chef Adoni has launched BlueSky restaurant on top of the Carleton Hotel. The restaurant looks out to the spectacular coastline of Tel Aviv, and on its other side gazes on the urban landscape of the city. BlueSkyoffers a rich, state-of-the-art and kosher experience, ranging from small dishes beside a refreshing cocktail to a three meal course from the Chef's kitchen.
Throughout the years, Chef Adoni combined culinary creations alongside continuing his education in the world's finest institutions, including: Alinea restaurant in Chicago, Arzak in San Sebastián, La Maison Lenôtre in Paris, Cello Wine Bar in New York, Le Cordon Bleu in Sydney, Noma in Copenhagen, etc.
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- In 2003, Adoni has written the "The Seven Last Seduction Desserts" book
- In 2007, was elected Chef of the year by "Time Out" magazine and "Maariv" daily newspaper, while participating and winning the first season of the "Chef Knife Fight" reality TV show on national TV.
- In 2009, was invited by the distinguished culinary institution: The Culinary Institute of America, to give lectures about modern Israeli cuisine.
- In 2011, was chosen by The James Beard Foundation to be the honorary chef of the 100 Years Celebrations of Tel Aviv, in New York.
- In 2013, "Time Out" London has chosen Catit and Mizlala as the best restaurants to eat in Tel Aviv.
- In 2013, Chef Adoni launched a cooking app: "Mind Watering", which was chosen by Apple Inc. to lead its global applications campaign.
- In December 2013, National TV will broadcast the "Mentor Chef" program, hosted by Chef Meir Adoni.


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Why Tallinn, Estonia?
It is quite new destination. Been there? Done that? Estonia is still a relatively undiscovered country. That means you will get the first glimpse of an exotic, new destination that's chock full of surprises. You will experience historic, fairytale charm of Tallinn's Old Town, the natural beauty of the country's primeval forests and rugged seacoast. Lots of universities to choose from and wide variety of English-taught courses.
Closer than you think. Getting to Estonia is easy. Most major European cities are less than two hours away by air. Tallinn is only 1 hour from Stockholm and Copenhagen and 2 hours from Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin and Frankfurt.. So you can invite your friends over or visit your family during bigger holidays without any trouble.
English widely spoken. English-speaking visitors will have no trouble communicating in Estonia. As residents of one of the smallest EU nations, Estonians have embraced the international language and proficiency levels are quite high.
Hassle-free borders. Estonia is an EU member and part of the Schengen visa zone, so most delegates won't have to bother with customs or passport checks when arriving and departing.
Credit/debit cards accepted. Thanks to the Estonians' love for high-tech conveniences, payment by card is extremely popular here. Visa and Mastercard accepted in all shops and cafés.
Wonderful Tallinn. The capital, Tallinn, is best known for its unforgettable, UNESCO-listed Medieval Old Town, a fairytale neighborhood of cobblestone streets, gabled houses, picturesque lanes and Gothic churches that was built up from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Here culturally-minded students can explore a wide range of museums, churches and handicraft workshops, or visit the KUMU art museum, named Europe's best museum in 2008.
Compact - almost everything within walking distance. Size matters, and when it comes to getting around the town, smaller is definitely better. Distances in Estonia are conveniently short. After landing at the Tallinn Lennart Meri Airport, you can be in the city centre with fifteen minutes.
Free wireless internet is a human right. Free wireless internet is available nearly everywhere – schools, restaurants, pubs, hostels, and cafés throughout the cities. Estonia is one of the most wired-up – and wireless – places on the planet. This is, after all, where Skype was invented.
And once the school stress gets you and you need a quick getaway - 50% of Estonia's territory is covered by forests and 20% by bogs. That means nature areas in Estonia are never far away, no matter where you are!
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It only takes a couple of tablespoons of sour cream to make spinach light and creamy. Toasted pine nuts add great flavor and crunch, or slivered almonds would make a fine substitution.
You can easily double this recipe in the same skillet — and you may have to, once your family has tasted this dish!
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With Mango butter which leaves lips smooth and moisturized.
Lipstick with a sheer color for a brilliant high shine. The sheer, light weight formula gives a hint of color with a glossy finish.
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I own over 100 lip products--so not a TRUE beauty junkie, but not a beginner in lipstick shopping either. Here are my thoughts:
What I liked:
-Gorgeous Rosey MLBB Color: medium-depth rosey color but the slight almost-glossy sheer finish give a my-lips-but-better look. The best part? This sort of color isn't fussy--I don't need lip liner with it even though color on my lips are typically prone to bleeding. And it helps brighten up the paleness on me.
-Moisturizing & Creamy Formula: Goes on smooth too. I smack my lips a lot so I have to re-apply ever 2-3 hours but this is typical of moisturizing formulas on me.
-Awesome Ingredients: you'll find that it's not easy to find a lippie that has caprylic triglyceride (from coconut) and sweet almond oil in the first couple of ingredients. GREAT for sensitive skin on lips.
-No Fragrance: fragrance makes me dizzy or can actually irritate my lips. There's a very faint mango smell to it that I suspect is from the mango seed butter but it fades immediately.
-NO Chapping: Mint, Citrus, and other flavoring causes chapping for my lips and for many others. This is devoid of all of that.
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Snapping a few blurry pictures of my outfits every so often before I run out the door isn't going to cut it: I've decided. From now on, it's only half-decent pictures, because this is a classy blog for classy people.
Ok, ok, so I snapped these really quick before I left the house on Easter. I lied, I'm sorry.
I found the blouse for $8.50 at Buffalo Exchange, and it was made by an Etsy seller based in Tempe. Second-hand handmade double local (with soymilk and two shots of espresso)? I'm pretty sure that's worth about 100 hipster points if anyone wants them. I also had on white tights and baby pink Candie's pumps.
|Trying to turn your legs into a tessellation isn't normal, but on meth it is.
So I was feeling kind of down. (I thought about saying "kind of Mellon Collie" but we're already taking this hipster thing too far.)
|But then I was all like, "Hay gurl, hay! What you doin' on the ceiling?"
|And then I turned into "hipster Igor", according to Alex. Fuck you, Alex. :D
And that's what I've been doing instead of putting my presentation together and studying for finals. In case you were wondering why I suddenly decided to post better photos, and more of them. And what's up with this formatting lately? No matter what I do, I can't get everything to appear in Arial when I post this! (It's a font, Eric, you've probably never heard of it.)


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Orb weaver Spider captures damselfly. Live adult spider photographed at DuPage County, Illinois.
Larger spiders in this family are often found near water, especially moving water of rivers and streams. They build orb webs in the horizontal plane, often just inches above the surface of water where they can catch emerging insects like midges, mayflies, and stoneflies. Smaller species build webs in fields and meadows, often in trees and shrubs. [1]
This lovely female spider has managed to capture a damselfly for dinner. Many species in this family leave a hole in the center of their orb web, beside which they wait, and through which they can dart quickly to service clients on either side.
All spiders are predacious and carnivorous. They subsist on the bodily fluids and chewed up live insects they have paralyzed with their venom. Their method of feeding is pretty much the same as ours, except their "teeth" and digestive processes are external. The strong chelicerae and the sharp edges of the endites are used to crush and pulverize the prey, all the while bathing the resultant wreckage in copious quantities of digestive fluid from the maxillary glands. The resultant broth is vacuumed up through the mouth and esophagus by means of powerful muscles that cause expansion of the stomach and gut. It is thought spiders do not ingest solid food, but only predigested liquids. Some hard-bodied insects like beetles are injected with digestive juice through a small hole, and the whole outer cuticle is discarded afterwards [4].
Many species of long-jaws stand at the side of their web, keeping their legs on a radial spoke in order to detect vibrations that signal the arrival of prey. They are very adept at dropping out of sight at the slightest disturbance, or carefully camouflaging themselves, hiding in plain sight lined up with the long axis of a twig or grass blade.
Class Arachnida / Order Araneae: Spiders are the largest group of arachnids. They are easily recognized by their eight legs, and there are few creatures great or small that elicit such irrational fear in mankind. The vast majority of spiders are completely harmless and offer beneficial services, chief of which is keeping the burgeoning insect population in check. I am continually amazed at the resourcefulness of these supremely successful predators.
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I recently realized I have mad a mistake on filing my taxes for 2012.I was a student last year and worked part time on-campus during the Fall semester of 2012.
I must note that I was an international student and did not have a SSN. Long story short, the information I got from my university was either incorrect or misunderstood from my end. As a result, I filed my taxes saying I had no income in 2012 since tax was already deducted from my payments.
Anyway, I have realized my mistake and I want to correct it. How could I do this? Can I send an additional form to the IRS including the income I had in 2012?
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Studying Biomedical Engineering
Course overview
Biomedical Engineering is a relatively new branch of engineering that involves the use of cutting-edge technologies to help improve human healthcare. Biomedical engineers are involved in the design and creation of medical devices, implants such as stents, instruments and materials for clinical use. They also apply their engineering skills to problems in human biology and are at the forefront of developments in human medicine in the 21st century, enabling the medicial profession to diagnose and treat disease, and repair or replace damaged living tissue.
This degree programme was developed as a result of the need within the biomedical industry for highly skilled personnel. Locally based biomedical companies, of which there is a significant cluster, were involved in its design. It therefore remains highly relevant to the needs of industry while giving students a full training in engineering design principles and their application to human biology in an interdisciplinary environment. Related, relevant subjects that are covered over the course of the degree programme include biomedical instrumentation, tissue engineering and biomechanics.
If you want an interesting career that involves the application of engineering principles to medicine and biology, this may suit you. Biomedical engineers assist clinicians to analyse and solve problems in biology and medicine, therby helping to sustain or improve life. Both traditional and modern engineering principles and new technology are used. Biomedical engineers are also challenged to ensure that advances in technology keep pace with the advances in medicine and that the diagnostic, life-support or life-enhancing tools they create remain compatible with the human body.
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Minimum Grade Higher C3 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at Higher or Ordinary Level in the Leaving Certificate including: Irish, English, Mathematics, a laboratory science subject (i.e. Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Physics with Chemistry (joint), Agricultural Science) or Technology and any two other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
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For Leaving Certificate - Students must obtain a minimum of Grade C3 in the Higher Level Leaving Certificate paper in Mathematics or alternatively obtain a pass in the Special Engineering Entrance Examination in Mathematics (held in the University).
For A-Levels -A minimum of Grade C in A-Level Mathematics is required.
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- Biomedical Electronics and Instrumentation
- Engineering Calculus
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- Strength of Materials
- Theory of Machines
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|Morris Claiborne
Following up this morning's piece, here are some profiles of draftees and bubble players on Monte Kiffin's side of the ball.
— Matt Johnson: the once invisible man is becoming more and more visible. He's playing the free safety role on the second team, dropping into the deep middle when the team runs cover 3, while J.J. Wilcox patrols the box. He's been solid in support and keeps the top of the shell. The offense has had problems completing deep passes on any of the Cowboys zones thus far, and Johnson's play is one reason why. He's started with the do-no-harm (to your unit) philosophy and has slowly expanded his range and his risk taking.
Yesterday, he made Tony Romo pay for a lazy throw in a full scrimmage. The offense lined up in a "tight" I right, with Dez Bryant as the X and Jason Witten as the Y, and Gavin Escobar in front of DeMarco Murray in a straight-I. The formation was tight because both receivers were set much closer to the open OT and the TE than normal. The formation hinted a power run was coming and Romo hoped to spring Bryan open up the left sideline off a play action fake. Romo's fake held Morris Claiborne and Bryant blew past him. Romo's throw was high and on the numbers, left for Bryant to snag. Johnson held his half of the deep zone, undercut Dez and intercepted the pass. He tweaked a knee on the return, but walked off the knock and completed the session.
With Will Allen playing a surprisingly good FS for the first unit, Johnson's steady emergence suddenly gives the team options at the free. Knock on wood and find your rabbit's foot. It's been ages since we've able to say that.
— J.J. Wilcox: He looks comfortable going down-hill, and the strong safety duties fit him. He got a well-publicized correction earlier this week for jacking up receivers in drills. Wilcox clearly wants to show off his aggressiveness and he looks like a player. The scolding goes farther than possibly causing an injury. Wilcox has a hair trigger on his charges and this scheme requires discipline and control. I've seen running backs and tight ends burn him in one-on-one drills with combo out-and-up moves. Teams will run hi-lo patterns and him successfully until he settles in. He's got a lot of promise, but Barry Church is the number one at the moment and Wilcox has a ways to go to beat him.
— DeVonte Holloman: Another athletic, aggressive missile in the back seven. Holloman is running with the 3rd unit at the moment as the strong-side OLB. He can cover ground and has broken up passes in drills. He's still trying to get the scheme basics down. He dropped out of his zone in a Wednesday scrimmage and let Joseph Randle take a short flat pass far up the field. He'll require some patience, but he may be worth the wait.
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— Justin Durant: He's the forgotten guy in the LB unit, playing next to Sean Lee and Bruce Carter. He's been steady and productive . You find yourself watching the bigger names and then he pops out and makes a big stop. He stoned a screen pass to DeMarco Murray yesterday. Unless he falls off a cliff in the next two weeks, he appears to have the SOLB spot locked up.


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The National Marine Fisheries Service announced March 7 that it may be forced to close the salmon season on the Pacific Coast to save next fall's spawners.
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The commercial salmon season normally begins May 1 in California and April 1 in Oregon.
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"I hate to try and imagine how bad my life is going to get," said Larry Collins. He and his wife, Barbara Emley, are among the last commercial salmon fishers who still live and work in San Francisco. "I've been doing this 21 years, and I'm not really positioned to do anything else."
The prospect is even harder to bear because, this time, fishermen share none of the blame. And salmon overall are expected to be abundant this year, due to healthy runs on the Sacramento River and its tributaries. These fish account for most of the commercial salmon caught in the ocean off California and Oregon.
The blame falls, instead, on government and private interests that have failed to resolve their differences in just one corner of chinook habitat: the Klamath River.
The overall Klamath chinook population is expected to hit its second-lowest level in 20 years. Fish returning this year to spawn naturally are predicted to fall below a critical management threshold for the third year in a row.
Because these fish mingle in the ocean with Sacramento River salmon, the National Marine Fisheries Service says a total ban on ocean chinook fishing is the only way to protect the few remaining Klamath fish.
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"Most of our boats that fish here, the primary income from fishing is salmon," said Mike Stiller, a commercial fisherman in Santa Cruz for 30 years.
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Many blame a Bush administration decision in 2002 to ignore its own federal biologists and divert more water from the Klamath River for farm irrigation, putting salmon in jeopardy as they tried to swim upriver to spawn.
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|Jesse Keslow of Winsted, took advantage of the heavy snow that fell through the region to snowboard down Bridge Street in Winsted on Saturday. Jim Shannon Republican American
The intensity of the snowstorm Friday into Saturday morning drew comparisons to the infamous Blizzard of 1978 that dumped record amounts of snow on the Northeast.
It has yet to be determined which records were broken by this year's blizzard, but forecasters and observers say it was just as bad — if not worse.
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Comes the terrible, saddening news that Al Weisel, who blogged under the name Jon Swift (an homage to the author of A Modest Proposal and the tip-off that Swiftian irony was his gambit, though newcomers to his site often missed the joke*), has died, depriving us of his humor, originality, and spirited passion for the underdog.** Tom Watson has the somber details:
Al was on the way to his father's funeral in Virginia when he suffered a sudden aortic aneurysm and underwent several surgeries in an attempt to save his life. Sadly, they did not succeed.
And he quotes a message from Weisel's mother about her son's death, which should be read in full.
I met Al/Jon at the New Critics parties that Tom refers to, and he was a quietly intense guy, not in a bad way, but with a driven quality enabled him to devour all sorts of conservative craziness and alchemize it into comedy set-pieces dense with specifics but never losing their coherent purpose. There was always a "through-line" to his longer posts that had the electric hum of a third rail.
He was also the co-author of a lively book about James Dean and the making of Rebel Without a Cause, Live Fast, Die Young. I didn't have the sense Al/Jon lived too fast, but he definitely died too young.
And by too young, I mean at the age of 46, which I learned from Jason Chervokas's moving memorial to his friend:
I had the pleasure of getting to know Al when we were both half-formed teenagers full of ego and intelligence, desperate to re-invent ourselves, cringingly carrying the pain of our teenage years in ways we were then just groping to understand. We lived together for a year as freshman college roommates, spending daily hours arguing about and jointly investigating music, movies, writing, New York. We were very different people, and yet not only did we share a lot of the same interests and ambitions (we both became writers--which in those days we consciously discussed setting out to become--and we both found out writing wasn't going pay for our retirements) but also many of the same personality traits--brash and cocksure on the one hand, nervous and insecure on the other.
In the nearly 30 years that I knew Al I didn't see him much--once or twice a year maybe, during some decades less, during some decades more. My sense of Al was that for him intimacy and emotion were never easy but there was something about our rare occasional conversations that I cherished deeply, and it was precisely the easy intimacy that results from sharing life events during those tender years when the vulnerable parts are all exposed no matter how well we think we're hiding them. I know that is the kind of friendship I'll never have the chance to develop again, so on a purely selfish level I'll miss Al more than probably he would have known.
I know I didn't know all of him, but the part of him I did know I loved. In Al I had someone in my life who was as sharp, acerbic, judgmental and opinionated as I was but somehow, instead of setting us at odds it drew us together.
Al was not too fond of getting older. He worried that he hadn't made any effort to save money and wanted to change careers into something that would give him some sense of security. He fretted over the loss of status and appeal that he felt came inevitably with getting older...
I remember the money worries surfacing in one of the conversations at a Newcritics gathering, this sense that everyone trying to make a living from writing was scaling a mountain with their fingertips, capable of falling at any moment with little or no safety net underneath. I'm reminded of Lester Bangs, who also faced a career quandary about which direction to go with his writing, only to have his life snuffed before he could begin act two...
*Years before The Colbert Report came on the scene with eyebrows raised, Weisel/Swift used indignant rightwing rhetoric and tropes to spoof righteous rightwing jingoism.
**It was this spirit that animated his founding of Blogroll Amnesty Day, an annual effort to spotlight smaller, less celebrated, worthy blogs that had too long dwelled in shadowed obscurity.