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Upcoming Psych guest star Jason Priestly chatted with Hypable last week about his role on the USA dramedy's shocking midseason finale, his thoughts on the new 90210 and more!
Priestley says he's "always been a fan" of Psych, ever since he got his hands on an early copy of the pilot — "through very nefarious channels." And that's why he jumped on the chance to be a part of the show.
"When they called me up and asked me if I wanted to do this episode … and they told me that Jennifer Finnigan was going to be playing my partner in this episode, I was even more excited by that because Jennifer and I have been very good friends for a very long time and I've been a big fan of her work," Priestley explained. "So it was a wonderful confluence of things that made this a lot of fun for me and something that I was very happy and very eager to be a part of."
On the upcoming Psych midseason finale, which airs tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10 p.m. EST on USA Network, Shawn and Juliet go away on a romantic getaway, where they meet Clive (Priestley) and his wife Barbie (Finnigan), an eccentric-but-lovable con couple who become our favorite Psych pair's "vacation friends." But the vacation turns sour when Shawn and Juliet's hotel suite is robbed — including one of Shawn's most prized posessions — and a man turns up murdered. Arrested Development's Tony Hale also guest stars.
Priestley said he enjoyed playing Clive, because "altruistic characters tend to be more boring," and it's so much more fun to be someone who's morally complex.
"Clive's a rogue and Clive's a con man and the overriding thing with Clive was, it was that old saying, 'I never met a con man I didn't like.' So I just sort of really took that to heart and made sure that Clive was as charming as charming could be," Priestley said.
"And that was really the big thing that me and Jennifer made sure that the two of us were, you know, we were the very gregarious, loquacious couple that were very entertaining and kept everybody laughing while we were reaching into their back pockets and stealing their wallets."
He continued with the midseason spoilers: "Clive is very much in love with his wife and they are very much a couple and they are very much in love with each other. And that's very endearing and it's very cute. But the most troubling part of it is that, you know, at the end of the day, they are sociopaths. And they do want to steal everything that you have. But you got to take the good with the bad, you know what I mean."
Although Clive is a criminal, his character is more comical than anything, whether he's lounging in a pool chair being overly-cutesy with his on-screen wife or sharing a piece of cake — and a bromance moment — with James Roday's character Shawn.
And did the duo have an off-screen bromance as well? "Oh, you know, yes, we did. We had a little… we had a thing going on. You know, don't judge us. Don't judge us, man," Priestley joked.
"The hardest part of working with James is keeping a straight face because he is a very, very funny man and so there are challenges inherent within that. But he and Maggie are both very professional and very prepared," the 42-year-old Canadian actor continued. "But it was a lot of fun, you know. Those guys are very professional and we had a lot of laughs."
Wednesday's episode has so much more than the usual jokes, and is one that fans definitely don't want to miss. "It's a classic episode of Psych," said Priestley. "It's a lot of laughs and there's a little romance, there's a little adventure, it's everything you want. It's got it all. And it's got me, Jason Priestley."
The one thing it's missing, however, is 90210 jokes. Priestley says the episode is totally Beverly Hills-free, a move which will probably disappoint fans, but seemed to please the former 90210 star, who is forever trying to seperate himself from Brandon Walsh.
And will Priestley ever reprise his most iconic role on the new 90210? "It's, you know, it's a good show. I mean, it's a totally different show from our show. But it's a good show. But no [I won't guest star]. I did my time playing Brandon Walsh but Brandon has served his time on this planet."
After the midseason finale of Psych, "Neil Simon's Lovers Retreat," airs tomorrow, the show will be on hiatus until early 2012.
Are you looking forward to seeing Jason Priestley on Psych? What do you think of his character Clive so far?
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Jessica Simpson prepped for the demanding role of mom by celebrating with a baby shower this weekend. According to People Magazine, the party was organized by celebrity event planner Mindy Weiss and attended by famous moms such as Jessica Alba and Simpson's sister, Ashlee Simpson.
Donning a flowing blue dress for the occasion and sky-high platforms, Simpson was described by one eyewitness as "looking very pretty and happy." A Simpson pal told People Magazine she is "so excited to be a mom. She can't wait to meet her baby girl."
This month the 31-year-old singer and judge on "The Fashion Star" revealed to Elle Magazine that she's worried about how much her daughter will take after her fiancé, Eric Johnson.
"I swear, I will croak if she asks me for a pair of Nikes instead of Christian Louboutins," she told Elle. "Eric is so athletic. We're going to have this athletic girl and I won't even be able to take her shopping."
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Desperate Housewives star and eco-celeb Felicity Huffman told Fox News that she'd like to see President Obama dedicate more funds and focus to support the green cause. "On a philanthropic level, we need to lessen our dependence on oil, use alternate energy sources and clean up the environment," Huffman told Fox in Los Angeles last week.
She also said it's the little things Americans can do that will make a big difference. "It's small and boring, but turn off your lights when you leave the room, unplug all your kitchen appliances, reuse, recycle, reduce, and turn off the faucet before you think it's done," Huffman said. "Don't leave the refrigerator door open – it's all those small things like don't turn up your air conditioning that really make a difference."


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The Buffalo Bandits (4-3) stole a 10-6 road win from the Rochester Knighthawks (3-4) to snap Rochester's three-game win streak before a near-capacity crowd, which included a large contingent of Bandits fans, at The Blue Cross Arena on Saturday night.
Bandits goaltender Anthony Cosmo, who had struggled at times this season, starred in net for Buffalo with 54 saves on 60 shots.
"I was hot today and pretty happy," Cosmo said. "I was seeing the ball well and the defense played incredible in front of me. When you've got confidence and things are going your way, everything becomes big and in slow motion. But I credit a lot to my defense. We switched up our style of 'D' and kept things to the outside and really packed the middle."
Cosmo had allowed at least 13 goals in each of previous four games. His six goals allowed were the fewest in a full 60-minute game since doing so twice in 2011. Cosmo's .900 save percentage, the best save percentage of any NLL goalie in a complete game so far this season, was the highest since his .917 mark in 37 minutes against the Edmonton Rush in February of 2008.
"We've always said, when we play good defense in front of him, he'd be alright," said Bandits head coach Kilgour. "I think he proved it tonight. I don't think [Rochester] shot particularly well. A lot of them hit Cosmo. That's what we wanted. We needed that. Cosmo needed that."
The Bandits' defensive game plan stifled the Rochester offense. After combining for 35 goals in back-to-back wins last week, the Knighthawks (3-4) were limited to their lowest goal total of the season.
"Normally Buffalo really pressures out, but tonight they did something completely different," said Rochester forward Mike Accursi. "They needed to change something, so they packed it right in. They were letting us settle for the outside shot. We weren't working that extra hard to get into the middle. We were settling for outside shots, and Cosmo is a good enough goalie who will eat those up."
Rochester outshot their I-90 Thruway rival 60 to 51, but were unable to find the back of the net. The Knighthawks held a slim 3-2 lead in the second quarter, but Buffalo ran away with three straight to enter halftime up 5-3.
Luke Wiles scored twice in the first half, his second to tie the game at three with 4:18 remaining in the second quarter. Wiles (3+1) led all Bandits with a season-high three goals and tied former Knighthawk Shawn Williams (1+3) with a team-high four points.
"I think we were overworking the last couple of weeks instead of working smart – that's one thing [coach] said – work smart, don't work hard," Wiles said. "I watched a bunch of video this week. My work ethic is always there, but it's working smart instead of trying to do too much."
The Knighthawks came within one after Cory Vitarelli scored 55 seconds into the second half, but the Bandits scored four of the next five goals to take a 9-5 lead after three quarters.
Nick Cotter scored the first goal of the second half for Buffalo, which was overturned by a challenge after initially being ruled a crease violation. Rookie Dhane Smith scored his second goal before Rochester's Cody Jamieson netted a power play tally, making it 7-5 midway through the third quarter. Wiles closed the quarter with his hat-trick goal.
Dan Dawson scored Rochester's only fourth-quarter goal but Chad Culp regained Buffalo's four-goal lead at 5:14.
"You hold any team to 10 in this league, you expect to be on the right side of the end of the game," said Rochester head coach Mike Hasen. "They had some good looks, and Vinc saved us a few times. For the most part, we kind of did what we wanted to do [on defense]. A couple squeaked by Vinc that normally don't, and if he gets those, it's a little bit of a different game."
Rochester was led offensively by Jamieson, who scored a goal with two assists. Dawson, Craig Point and Vitarelli each added a goal and an assist. Vinc made 41 saves on 51 shots.
The Knighthawks return home next Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET to face the Philadelphia Wings. Following a bye week, Buffalo will play a Thursday night game in Toronto on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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"Kathie Giorgio's "The Home For Wayward Clocks" is, as one would expect, intricately obsessed by time, and the ticking of memory and the revelation of secret tales give this distinctive novel its special power." – Phillip Graham
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"'The Home For Wayward Clocks' is constructed with the same degree of intricacy and care as the timepieces contained within the novel's depths. Giorgio portrays misfits with a sympathy few other writers can. Her first novel is a triumph that can stand alongside such classics as Carson McCullers' 'The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter,' as an homage to those who would otherwise go unnoticed." – Shaindel Beers
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"As an avid reader and psychotherapist, I found The Home for Wayward Clocks absolutely fascinating! The stories of the clocks were delightfully woven into the life of the protagonist. The author demonstrates a wonderful understanding of the obsessive, compulsive mind and handles her characters, with their quirks and whims, with heart-warming gentleness. I enjoyed this book and recommend it for anyone who likes clocks, eccentric people, or books." Five stars.
"The most impressive thing about this book from a reader's standpoint is the content. The Home for Wayward Clocks deals openly, honestly and respectfully with a myriad of often taboo topics. They aren't topics that should be taboo, but rather ones that many of us aren't up to the challenge of discussing. Addressing delicate issues in this type of healthy and intelligent manner is the sort of dialogue we need more of. Another thing I like about the book is the way the format creates a unique reading experience. The thread of one story carries through, while offering, in alternating chapters, glimpses into lives other than that of the main character, with clocks as the common thread linking all of the stories. It's a wonderful choice, as clocks, like people, come in a vast array of varieties, but in essence are all the same. Lastly, this book is very well written, always a plus. For the quality of the writing alone, it's a book everyone should read." Five stars.
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James, the protagonist, is a wounded but sympathetic character trying to carve out a life, in his small towm clock museum, despite carrying deep scars received at the hands of his abusive mother. My background working with wounded children, undoubtedly, influenced my appreciation for this character. The author handles this subject matter with remarkable insight and sensitivity.
The other thing I enjoyed was the way she alternated chapters (every other chapter was a stand-alone short story related to the clocks James acquired for his museum). I appreciated the richness these individual stories brought to the main storyline.
The author's voice, her skillful use of repetition, and her clear pitched treatment of the human condition made a subject that could have been murky and depressing, an pleasurable read." Four stars.
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"This book takes you on an intimate journey through human behavior. The author is extremely adept at conveying the psyche of each character, all of whom are very relatable. The real fascination is in how she managed to skillfully interlink so many different stories with the life of a single character via something as seemingly mundane as a clock. The stories are often dark and disturbing, but also insightful and moving. It took me a long time to read this book because each character causes you to stop and reflect, and the storylines are so enveloping, I had to occasionally come up for air. I can't wait for the sequel to come out!" Five stars.
"This book was a pleasant surprise. It contains a unique plot interwoven with short stories that can each stand on their own. James is the caretaker of the The Home For Wayward Clocks. The abuse he suffered as a child connected him to clocks in a way most people would not understand. But then a teenager comes into his life who seems to care for the clocks almost as he does. Along the way we learn the stories of many of the clocks he has collected. Good character development, great storytelling and well-written." Five stars.
"This is without a doubt one of the best books of 2011 (even if I didn't discover it until 2012). Novel, short fiction, it has everything. Fantastic from start to finish!" Five stars.
"I love the way this book is laid out –the alternating chapters of James' voice and the clocks' stories. And I love how Giorgio has filled in James' past while creating a story in the present. And Cooley! Love it, just love it." Five stars.
"One of the best contemporary novels I've read. A beautiful tale of healing from abuse." Five stars.
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"It is tempting to compare Kathie Giorgio to our best female story writers Lorrie Moore, Antonya Nelson, Mary Gaitskill. She has their verve, their wit, and the resonant depth of such work. But, like all of the best writers, her voice is singular and her vision is quirky, her ear is original, and her stories leave us in a place we've never been. Enlarged Hearts is one of the best reading experiences I've had in a long time." – Laura Kasischke
"Kathie Giorgio's Enlarged Hearts is fascinating, funny, and deeply—I mean deeply—moving. The heroine is "the Fat Girl," who works at the Large & Luscious Large Women's Clothing Boutique in the mall. But she is not always the same Fat Girl. Structured as theme and variations, the book lets us in on the varied lives of several—and perhaps all—Fat Girls. The one thing all the Fat Girls have in common is an "enlarged heart," a heart bursting with generous love. It's impossible not to lose your own heart to one who loves so freely, and I hope everyone, fat or skinny, male or female, straight or gay, will run out to buy this wonderful collection." – Kelly Cherry
"Kathie Giorgio's wonderful new story collection, Enlarged Hearts, has a heart, as my mother used to say, as big as all outdoors. The heroines, the self-named Fat Girls, of her stories are full of love and generosity, even when it is not always returned by the thinner, meaner souls in this world. Reading this collection made me wiser and more human and just thinking about Giorgio's stories makes me smile."- Jesse Lee Kercheval
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel:
"In her collection of stories "Enlarged Hearts," Waukesha writer Kathie Giorgio restores humanity and dignity to a pair of subjects often treated with derision: big women and the mall workplace.
Oh, and she's bringing sexy back to the plus-size world, too.
It's rare to find a literary writer who depicts the inner life of a single overweight or obese person with both acute honesty and compassion. Giorgio populates her book with more than a dozen such women. The protagonist of each story is simply known as the Fat Girl, though each story features a different woman. Some are single, some are married; some are size 22 or 24, some are approaching size 50." – Click here to read the full article.
From Amazon:
"I read this book because I treasure her previous book, The Home for Wayward Clocks. I have three words for Enlarged Hearts . . . CREATIVE – – POIGNANT — TRAGIC. Finishing this book 5 minutes ago, I understood the illustration on the cover. Enlarged Hearts is insightful on SO many levels. I wonder if the author even understands the depth of her writing! Every psychotherapist should read Kathie's books. I look forward to this author's next book! Thank you, Kathie." Five stars.
"I've read few books that understand the (enlarged) human condition as well as Kathie Giorgio's book, Enlarged Hearts. The Fat Girl stories made me laugh, cry and cheer. I can only hope there's a second Fat Girl series on the way! I'm so there…" Five stars.
From GoodReads:
"Absolutely LOVED this collection of short stories! The stories are poignant, real, and some are sad. The story "The Fat Girl in Disguise" made me cry. I wanted them to accept her so badly! Then I wanted her to accept herself so badly. The last story is really uplifting, clever, and made me just giggle. Kathie Giorgio has an amazing talent. In this day and age it's not OK to discriminate against many groups of people, but boy it sure seems OK to torture Fat People. I suggest everyone read this book for a little perspective!" Five stars.
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Learning to Tell (A Life) Time
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"Cooley never expected to cry when her mother died."
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"In this hair-raising sequel to Giorgio's The Home For Wayward Clocks, we finally learn the horrors Cooley (Amy Sue Dander) endured at the hands of her mother during a childhood of abuse and neglect. As Cooley herself concludes, she knows one thing better than anyone else: she can love her mother, but she can never forgive her. Deftly, Giorgio gives us the mother's own twisted childhood as Cooley searches for reasons why a mother would so despise her own daughter. In Learning To Tell (A Life)Time, we see the beauty in a spirit that cannot be crushed, and the amazing strength Cooley exhibits in pulling a life quite literally from the glowing embers of her past, a life that ultimately includes a husband, a home, children, and, above all, love." ~ G. K. Wuori, author of Now That I'm Ready To Tell You Everything and the soon to be released Infidelity
"This novel tells of the heartbreak and healing of many lifetimes, not only of the resilient characters found within these pages, but of anyone who has loved and lost, and chosen to live and love again. It is a masterful, artful look at what it means to be human and the fissures that are ever present between any two people– the words unspoken and things left undone — and the way that love seems to always find a way to bridge them, regardless." ~ Erin Celello, author of Miracle Beach and Learning To Stay
From Tailwind Press:
". . . Giorgio crafts a complex and compelling history, populated by a sprawling web of predators and victims that intersects one unfortunate family throughout time and space . . . The message and challenge of the book is clear: confront your past and its trauma, or it will consume you. . . . Kathie Giorgio's book presets a powerful narrative, and she has crafted compelling characters in this story. It is a laudable example of a high-quality work that hides in the dense forest of independent books, and we hope to hear more from her soon." – Tailwind Press
Click here to read the full review on Tailwind Press
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel:
"In Waukesha writer Kathie Giorgio's new novel, "Learning to Tell (A Life) Time," two girls are abused by older men, and their reactions to that abuse shape them as adults: Mara Rose Mayfield and her daughter, Amy Sue Dander, better known as Cooley.
But "like mother, like daughter" is not a cliché that applies here. What happened to both girls, and how they turned out, couldn't be more different.
In an interview earlier this year, Giorgio claimed John Irving as one of her favorite writers. Like Irving, Giorgio mixes comedy and trauma in her storytelling, and also like the "World According to Garp" author, a strong sense of optimism and determination undergirds her work. Life, despite its difficulties and sorrows, is seen as fundamentally good." – Click here to read the full article.
From Amazon:
"Kathie Giorgio is fascinating to read. Just when you think she's gone deep into a subject, she goes deeper. The tale of Mara Rose will check your preconceived notions…at least, it did for me. And watching Cooley come into her own was as rewarding as anything I've ever read. Chilling and intense and beautifully written." Five stars.
From GoodReads:
"As a survivor of mother and father-son abuse, I can tell you with certainty that she nailed the internal feelings of it. Is it my journey? No. It's Cooley's. Does it reflect exactly what I went through? No. It's not supposed to. But the story is so well-told, so engaging, and so thought provoking, that I'm just blown away. My wife gave me the book and just said "read it." I hadn't heard of the author (though now I'm going to get her other books), but I decided to start it late one night just to see what I thought. I ended up spending the next day (luckily I didn't have to work) reading. I couldn't help it.
Cooley does not have the stereotypical happy "oh, Mommy, I so misunderstood you" ending to her story, as was implied in the last review. She says flat out she still hates her mother. If one reads the book as it is clearly meant to be read, Cooley doesn't learn everything about her mother that the reader does. The reader, while feeling sympathy for the mom, won't like her either. She made her choices. The cycle could have stopped. She made it worse. That's what Cooley has to come to grips with and, in doing so, realize that she has the power to control her destiny.
I don't cry often, but this book got me. Not because it made me relive my story, but because Cooley's (and her mother's) are so touching and so real. Incredible." Five stars.
YouTube video book trailer for Learning to Tell (A Life) Time:
Reviews of Kathie's short stories in a variety of magazines and anthologies:
"And Kathie Giorgio brilliantly sums up the way in which a loved one's death changes our perspective, not just on ourselves, but on size and color and the place in which we live." For "The Blue Room," published in Pain and Memory: Reflections on the Strength of the Human Spirit in Suffering. Review from Timothy Houlihan, Ph.D., Academic Dean, St. Francis College
"This issue's first story, "Fat Girl Outside" by Kathie Giorgio, is about an obese woman working in the "Large and Luscious Women's Apparel Store." Giorgio uses phobias, image-consciousness and fragmented sentences like, "Underwear that could flap for surrender in the wind" to create a dreamy narrative. It makes the reader side with the fat girl, despise her and admire her all at the same time." For "The Fat Girl Outside," published in the Dos Passos Review. Review from Sheheryar B. Sheikh of NewPages.com.
"Of note, Kathie Giorgio's "Ticking" is a masterful short story in each and every one of the ways noted above. Written in a close-up third person limited omniscient point of view, the action is compelling, the dialog never registers a false note, and the narrative grows increasingly disturbing even as it pulls a reader down the page to the ending which feels as inevitable as it does terrible." For "Ticking," published in the Pedestal. Review from guest editor Chad Prevost.
Other reviews can be found by searching Kathie's name on Google.
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Why I Don't Kiss on First Dates
"The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender."-Emil Ludwig
The night of my birthday, I found myself in a first-date predicament. I had agreed to go for after-dinner drinks with a man named Mark. After two hours and one-and-a-half vodka sodas, Mark leaned in to kiss me.
Should I be flattered or offended? I thought as I quickly turned my head to avoid his lips.
"No?" he asked. "I thought it would be a nice birthday present."
For me or for you? I thought to myself as I smiled and shrugged my shoulders, attempting to be cute. "The vodka is more than enough," I said with a laugh. Awkward.
On the way home from the date, I couldn't stop thinking about the non-kiss. In the past I would've been upset if a guy didn't try to kiss me. I might have even interpreted my date's lack of lip-to-lip contact as a lack of interest! But these days I just can't see myself kissing someone on the first date. Why would I want to kiss someone I barely know? What's the joy in that? Who knew if I would ever even see him again? This is NYC, after all. My-oh-my, has my thinking changed over the years!
A kiss used to be so simple. In junior high, it was a fun, nonchalant thing you casually shared with friends during games like spin the bottle. In college, you might have even enjoyed a drunken make-out session with a perfect stranger. Until recently, a kiss was just not a big deal.
So, what happened?!
I guess after a few serious relationships—and a few pretty intense recovery periods from them—we all wisen up! We realize we have to protect our hearts and begin to ascribe actual meaning to a kiss. We see that these formerly fun, playful signs of affection are actually really special moments filled with intimacy and layers of meaning. For me, it's no longer enough to simply want to kiss a guy just because I'm attracted to him on a physical level. I now recognize that in order to enjoy a kiss, I need to have a connection with the guy mentally and emotionally.
Thinking about my non-kiss evening with Mark made me actually laugh out loud. After all, so many people discuss whether or not to sleep with someone on the first date. And here I was, unwilling to smooch! What on earth did Mark think of my prudishness? After all, we are in a hook-up culture! Men and women everywhere are enjoying no-strings-attached sexual relationships—and finding it normal.
I began wondering what a guy's perspective was on this situation. I texted my close guy friend Tomer to see what he thought about kissing on the first date. His response surprised me: "If you're weak enough to kiss you should also have sex. Women need to create anticipation, because it always heightens the excitement."
Translation: Tomer agreed with me. He was saying that men should show some kissing restraint on a first date—and so should women—otherwise they're just serial kissers!
Speaking of restraint, after my kiss-worthy (wink, wink) date with Mark, it took him a full week to call me. Meaning? Although he lacked impulse-control when it came to smooching, he seemed to very capable of keeping himself in check when it came to calling me.
During this non-calling time away from my non-kissed date, I was asked out by another guy named Ari who took me to a lovely dinner, then walked me home. When we got to my door, Ari leaned in…then gave me the sweetest, hugest, warmest hug goodnight. Yes, I do hug on a first date. Ari then looked me in the eyes and asked when he could see me again. We made a plan for a second date.
All this got me thinking. I realized that the kind of action I like best on a first date, is the action of making plans, not making the moves. When a guy asks me out again, I feel my heart flutter with excitement of what's to come—and at the same time also feeling a sense of calm knowing that there will indeed be something further to come!
The truth is:
When a guy attempts a kiss on a first date, all he's saying is: "Mmmm! I'm sexually attracted to you!"
But when a guy chooses to hug you and ask you out he's saying: "Hmm…I'm really looking forward to getting to know you more!"
The latter is far more exciting to me than even the hottest tongue-wrestling match.
-Lindsay Kriger of ifonlyiknew.tv
Lindsay Kriger is a New York University grad with a B.A. in Psychology and the founder of IfonlyIknew.tv—the go-to relationship resource for young women. She has trained with the PAX Mastership and Leadership Program, taught by internationally recognized Relationship Expert Alison Armstrong, and at 23 is the program's youngest trainee to date. Lindsay has attended numerous seminars on male-female relationships and partnership-building, establishing herself as a relationshipologist and dating guru for young women. She lives in New York City with her dog, Harvey.
GIRL TALK TIME: What do you think? Do you kiss on the first date? Why or why not?
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@ MKIVTT you are a total douche!! you are the type of a guy every woman should avoid dating, I don't care how much time and money you spend on a date, and if you don't call I don't care, I would not be interested anyways after that stupid kissing episode..I am not kissing nobody on a first day! Period.
What a load of crock. You women who don't even hug on a first date (read comments above!) can look forward to a lonely life. Those of you who don't kiss can probably kiss half the guys who ask you out goodbye (pun intended).
As a guy, why waste time and money on a girl who turns her cheek when you try to kiss her? Are you serious? He's not dropping to his knees and proposing, nor is he putting his hand down your pants. It's a KISS. Nothing more. Not kissing a guy tells him "Hey buddy, thanks for the free drinks and good time, but you're not even worth a simple peck on the lips."
Women who won't kiss will not get a call back. Take it from me and pretty much all my guy friends. There are plenty of women out there who think nothing of a silly two second kiss on the lips, and that's all it takes to tell a guy you liked him and the date. Hugging and kissing on the cheeks is what we do with our mothers and grandmothers.
Enjoy being 45 year old cat ladies.
I think it depends on the 2 people and the situation. If it were someone that I have known for a while (friend that asked me out) then I don't see anything wrong with kissing someone you already know on the first date. I can't say that I never kiss on the first date because it happened twice and too fast for me to move my head. The first guy and I still continued dating and became amazing friends after he realized he didn't want to date or have a relationship (newly divorced). The second one and I are still dating and the main reason that I didn't mind the kiss is because he noticed and said how much of a nice person that I am, he also noticed my good heart, my hard work, and intelligence first (he brought someone to my job). He talked to me before he decided he wanted to even have a date with me.
i wouldnt kiss on the first date simply because it gives an impression of you being too easy or too comfortable. gotta leave room for imagination
All this got me thinking. I realized that the kind of action I like best on a first date, is the action of making plans, not making the moves. When a guy asks me out again, I feel my heart flutter with excitement of what's to come—and at the same time also feeling a sense of calm knowing that there will indeed be something further to come!
Kissing is very intimate. I feel when two people kiss you are allowing your emotions to enter one another which can lead or give off the impression you are into that person. Its hard to know if you are into someone on the first date, especially if you casually dating.
totally agree
It's all personal preference but I find it interesting that it takes so many folks so long to realize that kissing is more intimate than cavalier. I've never been a big kisser but I will kiss you on a first date if I'm truly moved to.
I guess im the odd one out. I believe it's ok as long as it feels right. This is not to say that everytime I went on a date I kissed him (just twice) but also in those instances we had several conversations before the date.
exactly! why would i want to kiss someone i barely know? A guy tried kissing me after buying me a flower for valentine's day and I turned my cheek. I told him I barely know you, and I don't think he liked that, but I am glad I did it because now he shows no interest. So we know what he wanted!
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I like this artcle. Good advice
That is a really good advice.
Maxine Weiss:
I really like this post. I have always kind of felt the same way but couldn't or just didn't take the time to put it into words. A girl can always tell in her gut what the guy's intentions are even if you don't want to admit it. I think it really is about time more of us follow our instincts and don't do anything we aren't ready for. Or give the guy something he hasn't earned yet. He will never think you are a prize if he didn't have to win you.
I tried not to kiss in the first date
I don't kiss on the first date either.
Mrs LeMay:
kiss who on 1st date….r u crazy!!!!!
Kissing on the first date is a no no! Knowing that he waited and wasn't pushy "asking "No?"" tells you he really wants to get to know you and isn't there for other ovious reasons!
Don't kiss and tell
I totally agree. I only hug on the first date if I like him. Otherwise just a thank you.
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When love dies, the life of the persecuted immigrant in the USA
In the USA, there is a lot of privilege that you cannot find in the third world. The students get help from the government and they can study what ever they like. There is no entry exam for the students and any student who can study can find a place at the university. And if he/she had no money, there is a lot of help they can get. The wages is not bad for the poor people in compare with third world or Middle East, the workers and special the technical workers have a good salary. The people have freedom of speech and the women are freer than in the third world. They can wear what ever they want and they can also choose their husbands. The young people from other countries have a lot of chance here to be successful.
Sorrowfully sometime, people in other countries are forced to come here. They were in their countries doctors, engineers, college teacher, academic officers, generals and scientists. But here, they cannot be successful. First they do not know the system and second they do not know enough cultures and languages.
The system of the world is trying some how to destroy the Middle Class. They are trained to be against each other and destroy each other to survive. The law here actually supports only the rich people, if you have no money; you cannot hire good attorney and if you cannot hire attorney, you are lost and you have no voice. And you will try to have support form the church, but they refer you also to Job and say, that job lost everything and was hungry and sick; so it is OK with you. The people or the system robbed you; it is fine. You are still healthy and can walk. The Job in the Bible could not even walk, so you are OK and that is the support the churches will give. Or they will say go to other church for help or even go to the Mosques. And if you say that I am persecuted by Moslem and Bahais, they do not understand. That was a short massage Bahram told me. He continues, you know my mother was Bahai and I have been persecuted, because of her religion by Moslems and because my father was Moslem, I was also persecuted in a much better way by Bahais. Both of them took advantage of my persecution and both of them robbed me.
I thought I am a good engineer and can go to other countries and work. They cannot robe my knowledge. Fereidon a friend of his was also medical doctor and they both came to the land of opportunity, the USA. Firs they accept all type of work, in the hope after learning better English and prepare their documents, they can get a better job. Fereidon could not pass the exams for the medical doctors and give up his trying. He as a specialist doctor, because of age and language could not get the MD degree in the USA. He worked in a very low level job and tried to survive. Bahram was luckier; he got the evaluation and got his MS degree accepted here. He started to work as a full time and later as a part time instructor at a college. As he had a lot of knowledge, they offer him money and occupational license to open a school. He did it and he put all his money and effort to his school. He thought he can help the land and people with his knowledge and experiences.
But later after few years, the county realized that they did a mistake, they gave him occupational license in an area which is resident ional area, so they revoke the license and they did not issue a new one. He said to them, I lost all my money and all my life with your mistake. Why you gave me that license. They said we are human being and made mistake. They did not carefully check the matter and they just issue the documents. They made mistake and Bahram should be punished. They told Bahram, you can sue us. But no attorney will take the case. The attorneys are after easy money and they do not want to work for a difficult case. And they want a lot of money ab front also? They will get their money in advance and the rest is Bahram problems. So you see if you have no money you have no right in the USA, too. Bahram put all his money and effort in this business and he could not walk away. He put all his saving plus many years of working in this business and they destroyed it, because they were relax and did not search for his position and the position of his building. That is unjust, but nobody care and the whole system is useless and do not bother itself. They sent Bahram for one room to other room and they give him a lot of telephone, but all of them could not help him and they were useless.
He had no choice to rent the building to the regular people. They thought he is rich and did not pay him the rent. He has to go to the court to evict them and send them out of the house. So they got angrier and destroy the house. It takes time until the court will give the paperwork to the police or sheriff, so the tenants had enough time to live there free and destroy everything they could and as it was designed for a school, they took also what ever they could. From the washer and dryer to tractor and dry walls and the police is too relax to go after them. It is OK for the police, because they did not lose their salary? The water also damaged the house and the insurance companies did not pay for the damages. They just paid 700 dollars to a company to dry the carpets for one week and later they refused to pay. They said, it was a leak and it is fine. The repair will cost over 200,000 dollars. He bought the boarding school for about 800,000 and he put another 800,000 to remodel it to boarding. But the county does not care and the people are indifferent, too. The tenant did not pay and took also materials. The police and insurance companies do not help? The insurance companies can just gather on time the money and keep it. They should change the name to collecting money agency.
Now the bank wants the money which the people stole from him. The bank cannot understand that the prices are lower and interest rate is lower. What can Bahram do, as the price is 50% down? How can he pay the differences? They want to short sell the house of him and put him on the street. He wrote to all people in the government and tried very hare to survive. The people say to him, why you trust county and local government? Why you trust people and insurance companies? Why you trust people and let them rent your house? There is no law here in the first world and in the land that will guide the whole world to support the victims? After 35 years work, Bahram lost all his capital and the system will put him on the street. The Bank is not willing to cooperate with him? They destroyed him and his credit, so he cannot work anywhere. He hired attorney to help him in the modification, but they got money in advance and they say they cannot do it. The bank will sell the house as a short sell to other people, but they are not willing to let him operate the business with the current price and current rate. He will lose all his down payment. And all the years he worked here. We worked 20 years here and paid over 700,000 dollars taxes, insurance and interest to the bank and repaired the houses which was robbed and damaged. But at the bottom line, after 35 years, he has nothing.
The system trained the people to be indifference and they see the unjust, but as long it does not refer to them, they do not care. They say why we have terrorists, why the people demonstrate in the whole world? Even in the USA the 99% movement, against the greedy banks and capitalist's people. Who want to robe the last pennies of people? The greedy insurance companies gathered money, but they want to keep all these monies. The churches are so rich, but they do not create jobs for the people. And the Christians say, OK job had nothing, too. They are also cruel as long as they are not involved. The Jesus told love each other as I loved you. But they refer people to Job? Bahaullah said, if the religion brings disunity, having no religion is better. But they persecute Moslem or even half Moslems. Moslem good leader told the people help your neighbor. But they gathered huge money for just themselves to live in luxury. Some people are so rich and the other people after many years must lose everything they have.
The people just try to save themselves and do not care about the other people. The love had died and the people are indifferent, cruel and selfish. The law is just for rich people and only the rich people have nice life, the rest of the people should cheat each other, take bribes, and be cruel or indifferent to survive? And the system is training people in this way, so they can sell their drug and materials to them. The Wall Street movement is against the banks and insurance companies who robe people with gathering money and high interest.
You bought a house, the house lost its value 50 to 60% and the bank want the same money, the 100% and the rate is lower, but bank will the high rate. You are robbed and destroyed, but the bank wants the same amount of money plus some fine? A man worked all his life and has nothing in the pocket. But the bank and insurance companies want money, money, and money and they destroy his/her credit so he/she cannot work. Do you call that democracy, freedom and just? The system brings hate between races, nationalities and different religion, so they separate the people and they start to fight with each other and they robe the whole country. The poor are trained against the poor and even kill them. You can see they fight for different religions and different nationalities or races. The people are trained to misuse each other and just take advantage of each other, so that nobody should trust anybody? If you trust somebody, you will be misused. Agents, insurance companies, management companies all will have money and will not provide any services. They just support that one or that person who can give them benefit, direct or indirect. Bahram said I hired a company to manage my house. They supported just the tenant and were against me. They just collect money like insurance companies and did nothing. I do not know all these happen to me, because I am from Middle East Bahram said; or it can happen to a person who born here? My accent and my origin is a problem for me here, even if in the written law it is verboten?
I wish I could help this country and be more active and useful, but in this moment, I have experiencing sort of persecution. I feel I have no right here. And if I say to my American friends, they say go back to your original country. May be you will have more chance there? But I brought all my capital here, how can I go back with empty hand in the country that have persecuted me, because my mother was Bahai and the Bahais persecuted me, because my father was Moslem and some of members of both religion robbed me like insurance companies here? I have checks from people they do not pay. But because they changed their address, I cannot even go after them and no attorney or police will help me. All of them are useless. In our short life, we did not learn to be just and friendly to each other. The love had died or?
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Montessori had a number of major, radical breakthroughs in the field of education. What is usually charted up as her most notable is the idea that we, as adults, must learn to follow the interests of the child. We must meet them where they are, not where we think they should be. From this original, powerful insight stem so many other branches, outgrowths quintessential to truly understanding the revolution Montessori enacted. A revolution, we should add, that is still being played out today.
In our estimations, the single most underappreciated development by Montessori is the idea that how children learn is in direct relation to the environment in which they learn. Montessori understood that the presentation of the materials, for instance, must be neat, orderly and carefully fashioned. This is not to make things look pretty for adults, or prospective parents, but to entice and support the sense of wonder and discovery that children embody. Who wants to engage with an activity that looks disheveled, unorganized and out of place.
As spring approaches, we put together a few refresher style thoughts centered around the idea that the environment itself is a work of art. It must constantly be attended to, nurtured, and ultimately prepared in such a way that it will come to take care of and usher in the instigation of learning initiated by our students. As you may have heard us articulate before, we believe that, "schools should be machines in the ways in which they are run, not in the ways in which they teach".
What we mean by this phrase is captured rather eloquently by Buckminster Fuller, the great American designer, author and inventor, in a little known text called, Education Automation (2010:75). Writing in the early 1960s on the future of education and the changing needs of students and society, no less than the systems in which they operate, he states:
"Real education will be something to which individuals will discipline themselves spontaneously under the stimulus of their own ticker tapes…No two persons have the same appetite at the same time. There is no reason why they should. There is no reason why everyone should be interested in the geography of Venezuela on the same day and hour unless there is some "news" event there, such as a revolution. However, most of us are going to be interested in the geography of Venezuela at some time - our own time - but not all on the same day. Simultaneous curricula are obsolete."
While traditional approaches to education often offer the type of single curricula that Buckminster Fuller describes, teaching the same thing at the same time to every student, despite their abilities or interests, Montessori focuses on the total educational experience. Traditional styles of education, then, are machines in the way they teach - and, everything else is just, well, everything else. For Montessori, however, "everything else" matters because it's a direct indication of the entire learning experience.


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|I wish people like this would have a flashing neon sign that says "Not Pet-Worthy" . I'm speaking specifically of my neighbor. ggggrrrrrrr........... I just need to vent . They have a 6 year old black lab . They decided to mate him with another lab and get the pick of the litter. The pick of the litter is now 3 years old .
Both dogs are kept in the basement all day ( they both work ) when outside - they are in a small pen. ( 6 x 6 )
Last week - they gave the young one away bedcause "he was as dumb as a bucket of rocks" ( her words ) AND --- having 2 dogs shedding drove her crazy. HUH ?? I beg your pardon ?
** Neither dog is fixed - they do tend to sneak out and run away . They won't look for them - they wait for someone to call the number on their tag . Neither of them get paid any attention - thus - not dumb - just never trained. Shedding ? Of course 2 dogs are going to shed more than one . DUH. I could go on and on . Maybe I should be GLAD they gave the dog away - I'm sure he'll have a better home.
Thanks for letting me vent . In my world ... people can call me any terrible name they can think of. But if anyone ever called me "Not Pet Worthy " ... that would be the most hurtful insult I could ever get. Thank goodness all my dogs have a wonderful home. Everyone here is great -- AND -- pet worthy ! (( Hugs to all of you ))
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|i feel your frustration. many years ago, i lived in a townhouse. neighbor was a bachelor, a real swingin' kinda guy...NEVER home.
he left his 2 black labs in a tiny fenced off area of his wooden deck. ALL the time, practically 24/7. he never cleaned up after them. the smell was so bad, we couldn't go outside for 30 seconds.
i called the health department numerous times. they came every time i called. eventually, they told him either clean up after the dogs or get rid of them. he opted for the latter. i don't know where the dogs went but wherever they ended up, even if it was a shelter, they were better off!
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|Boy, you are singing my song!!! I had a neighbor with a wonderful black lab. A real family dog, and they had a family full of kids but noooooo they preferred to keep him locked up in a chain link kennel in the backyard where he could see them when they came home or through the glass sliding door when they were home but ignoring him. He cried all the time, day and night. It was horrible. The wife once explained to me that the dog farted too much to be inside with them. I was speechless. The icing on the cake was when she started giving me advice on my apparently in perfect health dog that is socialized and well behaved, telling me about changes in diet I needed to consider (even though my dog doesn't have an ounce of fat on her). She must have grasped my displeasure so she told me very proudly that she worked at Petsmart and that her entire family volunteers at the local shelter and that they foster cats (had a house full of them). There was nothing I could say that would convince her that she knew nothing about caring for an animal. Not even that I spent 18 years working at a zoo.
I was so glad when they moved away.
|Clearly, another case of the wrong 'animal' needing to be neutered..... ;-)
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|Here in Texas, the land of large, it seems that most people get a small yappy dog and don't train it. Then they get another small yappy dog to keep the first one "company" because the humans sure don't!
There ought to be an intelligence test for prospective pet owners, followed by a compassion test.
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Recipe for Greek pasta salad with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette {vegetarian}
In a typical winter, we'd be tromping through snow banks, shoveling our paths, digging out our cars, waiting for the plow guy to come and extricate our driveway. This year (and I don't mean to jinx us by saying this), we've had February days warm enough for T-shirts and sidewalk café dining. Everything here in southern New England seems out of season; if you don't believe me, wander in my garden, where rosemary, thyme, oregano and even parsley still show some green. It's not quite as warm here as the Greek Isles, but the sight of fresh herbs in my mid-winter garden makes me crave Mediterranean flavors. For this Greek pasta salad, I reached into the pantry for the sun-dried tomato vinaigrette ingredients. You might want to make extra dressing, to keep in the refrigerator for a quick sauce for warm pasta, a dip for crudites, or a sandwich slather.
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Trucks are a staple of the green industry. But with a variety of truck manufacturers and models from which to choose, finding a new truck for your landscaping business could be a daunting task.
"Landscaping business owners should buy a truck that they can always count on to get their crews to the next job," says Brian Tabel, retail marketing manager, Isuzu Commercial Truck of America.
The following five trucks, listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer, can provide landscapers with the horsepower, torque and towing capacity needed to haul lawnmowers and other equipment and tools to jobs - big or small.
By visiting the manufacturers' websites or contacting local dealers, one can obtain additional specifications not included in this article.
With its 13,000-pound towing capability, the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD is a truck landscaping businesses can rely on to effectively tow heavy pieces of equipment to and from jobsites, says Tom Wilkinson, Chevrolet trucks communication manager.
"It's a great all-around work truck, yet pretty efficient to operate - either around town or on the open road," he says. "There is almost nothing a landscaper could throw at this truck that it couldn't handle."
The Silverado 2500HD, which comes in 10 models, features
the powertrain combination of a 6.6-liter Duramax turbo-diesel V-8 engine and an Allison 1000 six-speed automatic transmission. The Duramax engine cranks out 397 horsepower and 765 pounds-feet of torque.
The Allison 1000 features driver shift control with tap-up/tap-down shifting and an elevated idle mode cab warm-up feature. Also, the tow/haul mode reduces shift cycling for better control and improved cooling when towing or hauling heavy loads.
Wilkinson recommends landscaping businesses consider the following two features:
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Landscape business owners seeking a comfortable yet "tough" truck for their crews can turn to the Ford F-Series Super Duty XLT SuperCab, says Mike Levine, truck communications manager, Ford Motor Co.
"The 2013 Super Duty XLT SuperCab 4x4 single rear wheel provides plenty of room to accommodate up to six people," he says. "The 6.2-liter V-8 gasoline engine is rated at 385 horsepower and 405 pounds-feet of torque. It can tow up to 12,500 pounds conventionally or up to 14,000 pounds with a fifth-wheel or gooseneck trailer - plenty of capability to pull landscaping equipment without the added expense of a diesel engine."
Levine says the F-Series Super Duty can be ordered with an optional factory fifth-wheel prep kit that makes installing a fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch a snap. Drilling is not required.
"Ford also offers a segment-exclusive integrated tailgate step, which greatly eases getting in and out of the cargo box to load or retrieve tools," he adds.
Other notable features include:
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The 2013 GMC Sierra 2500HD Crew Cab 4WD Long Box is the most durable and powerful Sierra ever built - and a perfect truck for landscaping businesses, says GMC communications manager Joe LaMuraglia.
"Its combination of towing (13,000 pounds) and payload (2,552 pounds) will meet the needs of the most serious landscaping business owner," he says. "In addition, the optional snow plow prep package can be repurposed for snow removal in the winter months to maximize ROI."
The Sierra 2500HD Crew Cab 4WD Long Box, which can comfortably seat up to six people, comes equipped with a 6.6-liter Duramax turbo-diesel V-8 engine that delivers 397 horsepower and 765 pounds-feet of torque.
The Allison 1000 six-speed automatic transmission can handle the higher torque capability of the Duramax engine. "This is a proven powertrain combo, with more than 1.2 million sold since 2000," LaMuraglia says.
He adds that the Allison 1000 helps to improve fuel economy and assist the exhaust brake system, which provides greater control on grades and reduces brake pad wear.
"Landscapers are small-business owners, and they need a powerful, capable truck that will perform 24/7/365," LaMuraglia says.
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Isuzu offers the only gasoline-powered low-cab-forward (LCF) trucks in America, and its N-Series LCF trucks are well suited for landscaping operations, says Brian Tabel, retail marketing manager, Isuzu Commercial Truck of America.
"The biggest advantage of our N-Series LCF trucks is their maneuverability," he says. "Maneuverability is key for getting the truck in tight parking lots. It also provides landscaping crews the safety needed to drive through busy or crowded neighborhoods."
2012 N-Series trucks, which include the NPR and NPR-HD models, are powered by a Vortec 6.0-liter V-8 engine that produces 297 horsepower and 372 pounds-feet of torque.
"You have all the benefits of having the LCF design, but you also get the lower maintenance cost of a gas engine," Tabel says.
The power plant comes mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with double overdrive and lock-up torque converter for enhanced fuel economy and performance. The NPR has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 12,000 pounds, while the NPR-HD has a 14,500-pound GVWR.
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With a 4.7-liter HEMI V-8 gasoline engine, six-speed automatic transmission and cargo management system, the Ram 1500 Tradesman is designed to meet the needs of landscaping businesses, says Nick Cappa, Ram Truck media relations spokesperson.
"The Ram 1500 Tradesman was built with capability and durability in mind for the business owner who relies on their truck every day to make a living," he says.
The 2012 Ram 1500 Tradesman, which can fit six people, includes the following features:
"Most landscapers are towing equipment or supplies. The RamBox storage system allows landscapers to lock up tools in a waterproof location without damaging the interior of the truck," Cappa says. "The bedliner gives added protection to the bed."
Ram Tradesman models available include a regular cab short bed (6 feet 4 inches), regular cab long bed (8 feet), quad cab (6-foot-4 inch bed) and crew cab (5-foot-7-inch bed). The following are maximum towing and payload capacities for each model, according to Ram Truck:
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