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Real Stories: Rawdawg Rory
From Philip:
I would like to introduce you to my good friend Rory. Rory not only has made an amazing transformation with raw food, but is also a raw chef, author, and all around good guy. One look at his smile and you can see him shine! This is going to be a part of a new section on my site that shares Real Stories of Real People making change. Email me if you would like to be considered for a feature. Enjoy!
From Rory:
I had my first raw foods experience a few years ago when I took my wife to the Loving Life Café in New Oxford, PA. It was her 25th birthday and she had been vegetarian since she was a teen, so I knew she'd love the idea of a raw vegan dining experience. Being a foodie since I was a teen, I was up for trying just about anything. I ordered the raw taco dinner platter and it blew my mind! I was so amazed that you could concoct such a delicious dish with such amazingly healthy ingredients, all without cooking!
This transformational experience inspired me to look up everything I could find about raw vegan eatin', and what I found was that so many people were overcoming health challenges, improving their physique, and feeling great. I had to try it for myself! I picked up a few raw recipe books, a food processor and set about with a goal of 50% raw meals everyday. As I learned more recipes and began concocting some of my own, I found it easier and more enjoyable to gradually climb to a higher and higher percentage of raw eats. Over the course of a year and three months I comfortably climbed to eating 100% raw foods, and not only did I shed 45 lbs but, a lot of annoying aches and pains vanished, my chronic sinus congestion and infections faded dramatically and I had a ton of energy! The following three months after hitting that 100% mark I dropped another 45 pounds, bringing my total weight loss to 90lbs!
The main challenge for me starting off with raw eating was that a lot of the raw gourmet recipes I found used ingredients that I couldn't pick up at my local grocery or health food stores. I didn't want to live off mail ordered food and as much as I love making food, especially food that is so healthy, I knew that preparing complex dishes three meals a day was not an option! So I began concocting my own simple and tasty recipes using stuff that I could easily find locally. These recipes made my life as a newbie raw foodie so much easier and enjoyable! My wife and I thought it would be fun to share these recipes in the form of videos on YouTube to help make life a lil' easier for the many other aspiring raw foodies out there. The feedback I received was amazing and it inspired me to keep going on my mission to spread the word and the "how to's" of raw eating. My prior career pursuits had been toward organic farming, gardening and landscaping, but upon realizing the awesome benefits of raw foods my passion for the culinary world had been rekindled. I realized that by showing people how tasty and fun it can be to eat fresh fruits and veggies, I could help them and support organic farmers at the same time! I received my certification as a living foods chef by none other than Jody Allen of Loving Life Café (small world and wonderful coincidence that the owner of the café where I had my first taste of raw foods was also a certified instructor of living foods prep with over ten years experience!).
I continued on with sharing recipe videos and fun info through my website www.rawdawgrory.com and have just recently released my ebook, Gettin' Raw with Rawdawg Rory! In my ebook, I not only share over 100 tasty and doable raw recipes, but also my easy going and fun approach to eating more raw! There is also a good deal of info on the benefits of raw eats and how to get set up for adding more of these wonderful foods to your life!
After my initial weight loss I noticed that I had some extra skin, and that there wasn't as much muscle under that flab as I thought. I didn't wanna go for the "scrawny vegan" look so after doing some homework on something I never thought I'd need to research (gaining weight), I realized that I needed to start doing some anaerobic and resistance exercises. I started off with chin ups and push ups, and immediately could feel a difference between exercising pre-raw and now… almost no soreness! This made working out much more fun and practical for me. Prior to this I had avoided muscle building exercises because I dreaded the 2 – 3 days of stiffness that would follow. Now I could work out and feel fine afterword. I got really hardcore with the muscle building when we moved to CT and my sister challenged me to do the P90X program with her. I noticed crazy results and built muscles I never knew existed! Also the yoga and stretching exercises involved with the program seemed to be correcting the saggy skin issues. It naturally tightened up over time and is now reduced to less than 50% of what it was after my initial weight loss. The best thing I can recommend for anyone looking to bulk up and deal with excess skin is resistance exercise and yoga. One thing food-wise that helped with the bulking up was combining greens with raw fats. This combo allows your body to more easily absorb the amino acids in the greenage, which allows for a steady supply of goodies to build up your new muscle mass! My favorite recipe for these two is my "Green Vanilla Bean Shake," which you can see me doing a recipe video for this tasty drink on my YouTube channel via my website www.rawdawgrory.com.
Many well wishes and props to everyone out there embarking on eating more raw! :0)


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Pizza Toppings
I'm having a party and whipping up a bunch of pizzas later this month and am interested in new ideas for toppings.
I did a tomato sauce, mozzarella & parm, pancetta, roasted red pepper & basil pizza last week that I'm definitely going to repeat, and probably a classic pepperoni and mushroom, along with both a sausage, mushroom & pepper and a spinach & artichoke Chicago-style deep dish, but I'd like some other more interesting options.
I will likely make a few different pizza styles - thin, standard hand-tossed, deep dish, so style suggestions to go with toppings are welcome also.
Let me state in advance that no buffalo chicken pizza is being made in my house. :-)
re: chefathome
Interesting! I'm not sure about my ability to get a proper pizza bianca curst - any tips? I see the dough has to be really wet.
And, alas, my oven starts to get kind of unpredictable at temps over 550F.
I like making focaccia "pizza" and using figs, goat cheese, prosciutto (or variations of that w/ sweet and salty), and sometimes caramelized onions. For deep dish, you can't beat KA's torta rustica:
I vary the layers but love the different colors.
re: chowser
I do this too but buy pre-made pizza dough or pastry dough to make a fake tart! Sometimes adding arugula to make a "salad" pizza.
I also like the white clam garlic pizza-but shucking the clams can be a pain.
A place near me does a white pie with chicken and broccoli rabe and its really great.
re: chowser
I did a test round with the torta. I decided to forgo the heavier stuff so I'm not going to make it for the party, but it's a great recipe and it looks beautiful when it's done. The crust comes out a little bit bready for my taste - I think I'd use less and roll it out thinner next time. But it tastes really great.
re: Raids
I've had my eye on this recipe--it's 10 thin layers of dough instead of a thick layer. But, I'm a starch person so love the thick bready dough:
I also like to go w/ lighter filling in the torta. That's one reason I like it. You can make it as hearty or as light as you want(and I have gone w/ very heavy meat for my husband).
re: chowser
I did spinach, roasted garlic, onion, parmesan, and mozzarella. I'm basically trying to get at a better, thicker homemade version of the sort of spinach stuffed pizza that you can get at by-the-slice pizza places.
ETA: That link is to one beautiful torta.
re: Raids
gorgonzola, pear and honey pizza
re: AdamD
Brie melts really well but I wouldn't melt it for more than a few minutes. Depending how long the OP cooks the pizza, i'd consider adding the brie towards the end.
I have also had a pizza made with grayson cheese, honey and truffle oil which was great. Grayson cheese is a stinky, washed rind cheese.
As far as avoiding bleu cheese, if you want to serve a savory dessert pizza, just think of what is served alongside cheese and start there. maybe, parmesan cheese and a drizzle of balsamic or manchego and quince paste. Not that I've made anything like that but thats where i'd start. you can bake the crust naked and then add toppings as the dough is pulled out of the oven so the cheese/toppings aren't cooked.
re: Raids
Whenever I throw a pizza party (it's how we entertain for the most part, since I built a wood-fired pizza oven in the backyard), I'm not allowed to make any dessert other than a pizza made with nutella, dollops of mascarpone, and topped with a liberal sprinkling of brown sugar. The nutella is, of course, delicious. The mascarpone adds some sweet, creamy, goodness. And the brown sugar (Oh, the brown sugar)! It caramelizes into these perfect little bits of crunchiness on top of the pizza.
Really, I'm not allowed not to make it. I've had guests rebel and go to the grocery store for the ingredients in the middle of the party rather than have whatever else I had planned.
re: modthyrth
I want to come to a party at your house.
re: loraxc
Any time you're in the Phoenix area! I just bought a fig tree, too, so in about a year I'll be able to do fig/prosciutto/goat cheese pizzas with figs from my own tree.
No danger of me getting a goat and making my own cheese, however. I think both my husband and the HOA would freak. ;-)
re: modthyrth
That one sounds amazing, too. You just reminded me to try a pizza with gorgonzola and some of the fig jam I made this year (which is very lightly sweetened)...hmm, maybe caramelized onions, too.
Seriously, one of my big dreams is to have a pizza oven in the backyard and have pizza parties just like your describe. I was crazy enough to throw a homemade pizza party for 40 for my daughter's second birthday (???!), and it was so fun but so HOT.
re: loraxc
Head on over to fornobravo,.com and get the free plans for the pizza oven! Do it, do it! I'd never done a lick of masonry before, and I managed to make a completely, awesomely functional pizza oven...if, ahem, the brickwork looks a bit...rustic. ;-) I'll only encourage you, loraxc!
A party for 40 without a pizza oven that cooks a pie in 90 seconds? Wow! You're awesome! I want to come to a party at *your* house.
re: modthyrth
Whoa a fellow Arizona pizza lover. Most excellent to know the state is representing good pizza well!
Wild mushrooms, fontina, caramelized onions, and rosemary...delicious. I will admit that I can't take credit for the combination:
re: grampart
Beautiful. Does the potato get crispy or stay soft?
re: chowser
On the one pictured, they stayed fairly soft. On a subsequent attempt, I finished off the pie under the broiler for less than a minute and they got some nice browning, but still not really crispy.
re: grampart
I wonder if brushing lightly w/ olive oil would make it crisper. I really want to try this one (because one cannot have enough starch...). I might add goat cheese to it. Thanks for the idea.
re: grampart
I think I had one similar to this at Buca di Beppo. The potatoes were crispy on the edges but still soft in the center. That combination of parmesan, potato & rosemary is great!
re: grampart
One of my favs is sliced potatoes, roasted garlic and rosemary with good olive oil
I had a potato and bacon pizza that was pretty tasty. The crust was stretched out, brushed with rosemary infused olive oil, a layer of provolone cheese then par-cooked potato slices and (probably) par-cooked bacon and a (very) small amount of minced rosemary. After baking it was garnished with green onions. Another one I enjoyed recently had a thin layer of tomato sauce, mozzarella, duck confit, fresh goat cheese and some sage.
Last week I did a ham, caramelized onion and gruyere pizza which was awesome. Besides that, i usually stick to hot italian sausage and jalapeno pizza and a prosciutto pizza (put on after pizza comes out of the oven). my wife likes topping the prosciutto pizza with arugula tossed lightly with olive oil and lemon.
What? No Buffalo Chicken Pizza? Oh well, to each his own.
I guess my suggestion for a Hawaiian Pizza would probably not go over too well then - a good ham, fresh pineapple, and jalapeno to taste.
We also found that greens like kale, chard, or mustard taste good on just about any kind of pizza, and add nice color. Can I come to your party?
re: njkori
Nope, I like hawaiian topped pizzas. The addition of jalepeno to ham and pineapple makes it about a million times better, imo. Last time I had it there were a couple of other great ingredients as well, but I really can't remember what they were.
re: Raids
Try it sometime with spicy Italian sausage in place of the ham. The spice plays so well off the sweet pineapple, I can hardly eat pizza without it anymore.
i always add onions, but haven't tried jalepenos. Pizza is definitely moving up on the rotation so I can try it out- sounds great!
Kimchi and bacon
Bacon, apples and mushroom
Chorizo, potatoes and sweet peppers
Chicken, mole and jalapenos
Pancetta, arugula and eggs
Curried minced beef and cilantro
I do a take on a local places Greek pizza:
Thin crust
olive oil with crushed garlic as sauce
fresh torn basil leaves
mix of mozarella and provelone cheese
Fresh tomatoes slices ( i use romas)
Crumbled feta
I hide the basil under the cheese so it doesn't burn and put the tomatoes on top of the mozz/prov cheese so they char. Then Feta crumbles over whole pizza.
Addictive and still somewhat healthy.
There is a restaurant in Dana Point, CA that made a Thai chicken pizza that was really good. It had chicken with a light peanut sauce, mozzarella, red onion, and then fresh cilantro topped it once it was out of the oven. I can't remember if it had anything else.
Garlic mashed potato pizzza with pancetta and parmesan.
Rappini sauteed with garlic topped with goat cheese or feta when it comes out of the oven.
my favorite (or used to be favorite): ricotta cheese, sundried tomato julienned bits, romano, mozzarella, parmesan and basil shards. sometimes a little tomato sauce.
in the running:
-wild mushrooms, caramelized onions, walnut pesto, mozzarella, gruyere and parsley
-sweet potato, onions, gruyere, sage
-yukon gold potato slices, tomato slices, asparagus, mozzarella, white cheddar, white pepper, Eggs!, and parsley
i also occasionally like to make a faux crust out of spaghetti squash and a bit of egg white, garlic, and onion to bind...
re: sulbin
I decided to add a Mexican pizza - some cornmeal in the crust, ancho chile/roasted tomato sauce, chorizo, onion, oaxaca & topped with cilantro. Maybe a little cotija, too. I'm thinking I may have to be a little flexible on the cheese depending on what Whole Foods has available this week.
Quail eggs. I just crack two or three quail eggs on top of the pizza. They cook to kind of an over-medium consistency. Really nice, and kinda novel.
I;ve been experimenting with pizza alot lately since we got a new Big Green Egg for Xmas and my husband bought me a pizza stone and plate setter for my Bday, one of our favorites (I mean the girls, the boys only want meat) is Thai pizza, we use some spicy peanut sauce and some red bell pepper, green onions and sprinkle with sesame seeds and a small handful of parmesan its really good and very different.
re: tidecreek
People do keep mentioning this Thai pizza, and it sounds delicious. It has occurred to me that some people might be lactose intolerant, so I'm going to ask around and make something like this also if that's the case, minus the parm.
Do you do anything different with the crust? I'm guessing a thin crust is ideal here?
I've never gone wrong with a sauteed fennel, onion and sausage pizza.
And personally, I like kalmata olives, fresh tomatos, fresh mozzarella, capers, basil and maybe some artichoke hearts. Also good with a little feta.
Just wanted to give an update - I did 12 12-inch pizzas, 2 of each: margherita, mushroom and fontina, mexican, pancetta and roasted red pepper, pepperoni, and hawaiian with jalepeno.
Important lesson - don't forget to thoroughly dry out the fresh mozza and tomato on a margherita pizza.
I baked them all at 550F individually, and then rotated them back through a 350-400F oven for a few minutes each, two at a time, to reheat. Turns out, if you have two pizza pans and prep one on the pan while one is baking, the timing works out just about perfect. I did 12-inch pizzas so they fit on the dinner plates I have for serving (and waiting).
All turned out very well - the mushroom was very popular, as was the hawaiian with jalepeno, but the clear winner was the Mexican. And it was probably the best-tasting pizza I've ever made, so I'll share the toppings:
The weekend before, I made the ancho chile sauce in this recipe: http://localkitchenblog.com/2010/09/1...
Then, I browned chorizo, removed it from the pan with a slotted spoon, and sauteed sliced onion in the chorizo fat.
Then I topped the dough with the sauce, a half/half mix of queso blanco and cotija, onion, and chorizo and baked it for about 8 minutes, and then added cilantro for the last two minutes. It was fantastic. The sauce was worth the extra effort.
re: Raids
Sounds fabulous! One tip my husband used to do when we were cooking in a home oven: he used to pull the pizza out briefly about halfway through the bake and run a stick of butter on the crust. Just a quick pass, but a bit of the butter melts on the hot crust, and wow, it makes it really delicious! Now that our pizzas bake in 90 seconds, we don't have time for that step. ;-)
For your next party, I wanted to share one of our favorites: Pesto shrimp. Spread the pesto on the dough as your sauce. Add raw marinated shrimp. Sprinkle *lightly* with a quattro formaggio blend or Parmesan. Have a very light hand with the cheese, though--it's best when the little bit of cheese is mostly invisible and you just see the pesto and shrimp.
I think I'm going to try your Mexican pizza on Friday! It sounds amazing.
re: modthyrth
Thanks I will give those a shot - both the crust tip and the shrimp & pesto.
You must have opened a professional pizza oven? Do you own a shop or did you actually install one in your home? And can I ask what hot pads you use?
re: Raids
I built the wood-fired pizza oven in my backyard, just for personal use, using the free plans I found at fornobravo.com . I didn't have any masonry experience before I started the project, and it still turned out fabulously. Fun DIY project+love of ancient technologies (anthro and English major)+fabulous food=I was destined to make a pizza oven. ;-) There are a couple pictures in my chowhound profile, if you're interested.
I use long metal peels for placing and turning the pizzas. I use short wooden peels to prep the pizzas. And I put the blazing hot pizzas on a large cutting board. Our service is very casual at our parties. We set the pizzas down, cut them, people dive in to grab a slice or two. Because we're never serving more than two pizzas at a time, I haven't had to get hot pads to protect the counter.
re: modthyrth
*Dies of jealousy* Wow! Just stunning.
If I can ever afford to buy property in DC, I will get right on that! What an awesome idea.
re: Raids
After visiting Italy years ago I really was tempted to build one as well! Gonna have to look at your pictures, modthyrth.
I'm living in an apartment here in Fort Worth but there is a bbq grill downstairs and plenty of room since I look out across lots of grass, a creek, and then a golf course. Do you think anyone would notice if I built a pizza oven next to the bbq? :))
re: Barbara76137
Go for it!!! It'll inspire other apartment dwellers like me to try to sneak a big old pizza oven into the surroundings!
re: guilty
I think this is my favorite post!
re: Raids
few thoughts...
a miso glaze for the sauce, then layer with the mushrooms and maybe some onions and garlic and the arugula
a tomato sauce base, garlic, mushrooms, arugula mozzarella, fresh herbs like parsley, thyme, etc., a little lemon zest and some shaved romano to finish
a truffled creamy sauce for the base, mushrooms, garlic, onions, arugula, and top with a few eggs to poach on top in the last few minutes of cooking, topped with frest herbs or chives.
Pesto, bufala mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, shrimp, chopped scallions, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Gotta have at least one seafood option in the mix!
This is my breakfast pizza - cut a large onion in half, then slice crossways about 1/8" thick. This goes on first, then add cooked bacon, each strip cut in thirds. Then fresh mushrooms, next parmesan, and top with pepper jack cheese. I like a crust of about 65%-75% hydration, patted out to about 3/8" thick.
re: oldmandan
What kind of flour are you using with 75% hydration?
you can try using a pesto as your sauce and place your fav veggies on top. I find that tomatoes and spinach w/mushrooms work really well with this.
make an alfredo sauce, use grilled chicken, mushrooms...
believe it or not, but BBQ pulled pork is good...
make some twice baked potatoes, use alfredo as sauce, and put little dallups of the potatoes all over. cover with chives/cheese...

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Prophet of possibility Pt. IV
Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman and the roots of black power in Detroit
By Paul Lee
Special to the Michigan Citizen
Pt. IV of IV:
Spotlight on Black Power
This week, we conclude our special four-part series celebrating the 97th birthday of the late Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman, formerly the Rev. Albert B. Cleage, Jr., the founder and First Holy Patriarch of the Shrines of the Black Madonna of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church (PAOCC); the father of Black Christian Nationalism (BCN); and the central figure in the Black Power movement in Detroit in the 1960s.
This installment presents the balance of the transcript of his long-lost interview on "Spotlight," which was taped at WXYZ-TV's Broadcast House at Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 29, 1968, and aired on March 10, 1968.
The moderator was WXYZ-TV News Director William C. (Bill) Fyffe and the panelists, who questioned Jaramogi Agyeman, were Channel 7 reporters Jim Herrington, Bob Maher and Barney Morris.
As was noted in Pt. III, the transcript was apparently prepared from an audiotape by New Detroit, Inc., not WXYZ-TV. At any rate, it was not professionally produced.
Therefore, in editing the original transcript for clarity and historical accuracy in this and last week's installments, the following method was employed:
• Spelling and punctuation errors have been silently corrected, including phonetic renderings, such as "Cleague" for Cleage.
• Passages that were garbled because the transcriber misunderstood them have been silently corrected. For example, in the original transcript, a passage on racial bloc voting appears nonsensical: "I can do the same thing that I did, you know, with the freedom in our party when we went down to a glorious defeat. …"
Based upon my familiarity with Jaramogi Abebe's life and times, I was able to recover his original statement: "I can do the same thing that I did, you know, with the Freedom Now party when we went down to a glorious defeat. …"
In fact, he was referring to the pioneering, but unsuccessful, effort of his nearly all-black political party in the 1964 Michigan elections.
• Extended ellipsis (…..), apparently used to indicate inaudible or unintelligible words or passages, have been changed to standard ellipsis (…).
• Missing words and editorial guesses have been enclosed in [brackets].
March 10, 1968 (Cont.)
The reality of separation[Morris] Sir, it still seems that your definition of self-determination is separatism, and yet you say it is not. [Cleage] It's the same separatism that now exists. We are separate. I don't have to advocate separatism. I've been separate all my life. Every neighborhood I've ever lived in since I was born was a separate black neighborhood. Every school I've ever gone to was 99 percent black. Everything I've ever known.
I've never went to a church that wasn't a black church. Everything that I've ever known is black. My doctor's black, my lawyer's black, everything is black that I know, except white businesses come in my neighborhood. I've never gone into white stores because white people ran all the stores. I'm already separate. All my people are separate.
Integration means control[Morris] Okay. The point being, though, that there still are many institutions, churches, stores, what have you, that do have a very successful operation under integration; that there are blacks and whites operating together, living together and working together, worshipping together. [Cleage] Integration usually means white control. Now, we would like to end that. That kind of integration, you know, we don't like. If it is integration where black people control it. …
If we set it up so you don't control it, then I'm [not] working for you. If it is a business where we set it up, where you make a logical, you know, reasonable return on your investment, but we share in the operation of the business, we devise policies, that kind of integration the white man doesn't seem to be willing to accept.[Morris] The way you look at it, where would be a place for the white if you did achieve your goal? You would allow him to cooperate as long as you gave the orders? Is that the idea? [Cleage] It is not even that crude. [Morris] I'm making it basic. [Cleage] I know. But capitalists has [have] money to invest. I wouldn't say to a banker that had five million dollars that he wanted to do something with, "Don't bring it into our community." I would just say, "This is the basis in which you invest in our community." [Fyffe] Gentlemen, time for a break. We will be back to Mr. Cleage in just a moment. [Commercial break]
Cooperative economics[Fyffe] Our guest on "Spotlight" is the Reverend Albert Cleage. We are discussing Black Power and self-determination. A question now from Bob Maher. [Bob Maher] Sir, I think you recognize that the goal you are trying to achieve is not going to be achieved next week or next year or perhaps in the next two or three or four or five years. It may, but we don't know. It doesn't seem as though it will be. What happens between now and then as far as the black and the white is concerned? [Cleage] That's a complicated question. We are trying to work toward the accomplishment of this as a program. I mean, we approach it programmatically. We are trying to do it in a number of different ways through the federation and through Citywide Citizens Action Committee.
We are trying to build co-ops, for one thing, which is a different approach to the understanding of how the economic system works. We have already established Black Star Co-op, which is a supermarket which black people own and control. Now, we hope within a year to have at least five supermarkets functioning that black people own and control throughout the city.
We are going to open a gas station, which will also be co-operatively owned and controlled by the black community. We purchased a dress factory, a clothing factory, which is going to manufacture clothing for men and women. That's going to be co-operatively owned and manufactured.
We are trying to educate in the black community people to understand how the economic system functions now so that we begin to be a participant in the economic system, not just consumers in the economic system — so that's important.
Also, we are engaged in negotiations with white industrialists and capitalists regarding investments in the black community on the basis which I just outlined for you. Now, that's reasonable and possible and many white business people are interested and are willing to invest on those principles.
Also, we are trying to get the government … to use government funds on the same basis through black corporations. So, if we had time, if this summer doesn't destroy everything through violence that puts us so far apart in the community and destroy the black community to the extent where we can't solve the problem rationally, if we can get through this summer and the black community can survive, can maintain its sense of identity and its sense of purpose, I think we can build the kind of thing that has to be done, but the white community reacts to what we are doing as though it were a threat to the white community.
Black Power no threat
We are not threatening the white community. They have less to worry about with Black Power and black nationalists than they ever had. Dr. Martin Luther King [was] saying, "We shall overcome," and talked about integrating the neighborhoods and the churches and the schools, and every white person thought it was beautiful because I guess it is the language he couched it in, or maybe they didn't take him seriously, or maybe they flatter us by taking us seriously.
But, at the same time, they have no threat whatsoever from us. We want our own community, we want to control it, and we are not in the least bit concerned about Grosse Pointe, Warren and Dearborn, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham or any of the suburbs. We don't want anything they have. We have no antagonism to them. Just stay in their own community and stop trying to exploit us. We ought to be able to live together on that basis.
Building black political power[Maher] Let's turn from economies to politics, just briefly. You stated a number of times in the past that you feel it is possible and, indeed, probable that a Negro mayor can be elected in 1969, presumably a majority, if not all, of the council. That's a rather rapid grab of power in terms of what has been for many, many years. How realistic is that? [Cleage] It's hard to say. I wouldn't go broke [betting] on it. You know, whether we can do it or not depends on so many things. If we could actually mobilize the total political strength of the black community, [it] would be immediately possible. Whether we could do it or not depends on organizational skills and a lot of things that have to be proven during the next year and a half.
But I think it is a reasonable goal and I think it is reasonably possible and I think white people are making all the mistakes that are necessary to drive us together and give us the kind of political strength that we need.
Every idiot who sends handbills out into the black community about how, you know, "how we are going to mow you people down," that makes black people realize that they have to come together.
So that every oppression that we suffer brings us together and makes — gives us the cohesiveness that makes possible the kind of political power that we have to have. I think it is a reasonable thing. We may do it. If we don't do it in the next election, we certainly will do it in the following.
A bloody revolution?[Maher] All right, then. Part of the message that you are delivering here — and I … see if I am right. Your revolution — and you have a revolution in mind; you're in the middle of one — your revolution is sociological, it's economical, it's psychological — you are trying to psych the frightened white man, I think, but your plan is that it is not a bloody revolution at all. You don't plan that, you couldn't stand it. [Cleage] I don't plan a bloody revolution and I would try to avoid a bloody revolution, and the only thing that could cause a bloody revolution would be a frantic white people in the suburbs failing to understand what the situation is and making an idiotic move. [Maher] All you want, then, as I get it — and I am trying to make it real simple — you want a fair chance and a nice fair fight with dollars and balance. [Cleage] That's right.
Catching up with Cleage[Maher] You know in years past, though, Reverend Cleage, the Negro community has not had a political cohesion. Have you ever been able to get all the Negroes together as a voting bloc? Now, what are you going to do differently to accomplish that in? It would seem as though you got to. [Cleage] Well, I'm not going to have to do, you know, too much differently. The world has caught up with me. The black community has. I can do the same thing that I did, you know, with the Freedom Now party when we went down to a glorious defeat, and it will have a different result this time because black people think differently, our sense of identity is different, the whole black revolution is in another stage.
People throughout Detroit realize that we have to do things that they didn't realize that we had to do before. They didn't realize that it was necessary for black people to vote as a black bloc, that it was necessary to buy as a black bloc. They felt that integration was coming, that the white man really meant well and that it was just a matter of time until everything worked out.
But the white man's actions have led black people today not to believe that things are going to work out, and the more things that the white man does that indicate to more and more black people that the enmity is real, that the white man hates black people, this drives black people into the very cohesiveness that white people are so afraid of.[Fyffe] For Brother Maher, excuse me, just a moment. It is time for a time out, and you can have a question when we come back. We will be back in just a moment. [Commercial break]
Black mayor or Detroit mayor?[Fyffe] Before we took time out and I suppressed you you had a question or a point you wanted to make. It is all yours. … [Jim Herrington] I just wanted to direct to Mr. Irish Maher over there, I think that what Mr. Cleage just said and talked about is not too unlike the Irish political revolution in Boston at the turn of the century. They decided to get together and vote Irish.
Mr. Cleage, in terms of that campaign for 1969, is it possible that you are talking about electing a Negro mayor in Detroit in 1969 as the beginning of a campaign for Albert Cleage for mayor?[Cleage] No, I am not announcing a campaign. I have no aspirations to be mayor. I hope to have some voice in selecting who the black mayor of Detroit is and I am very anxious that he be a black mayor in the sense that we use [it] in the black community. We say he is a black mayor or he is a Negro mayor.
I don't want a Negro mayor. I want a black mayor who is willing to go all the way with the ideas of self-determination and would try to make an example or model for what a black community could do if it had some kind of political power.[Herrington] Would he be a mayor for Detroit or for black people? [Cleage] No, I don't think. Would you say that Cavanagh is a mayor for white people? [Herrington] I think he is a mayor for Detroit. [Cleage] All right, I think in the same sense a black mayor could be a mayor for Detroit, but at the same time I think essentially he would realize he is dealing with a community in which black people have been deprived, in which they have been oppressed, in which his basic job at the beginning would be to equalize many of the things that black people have been denied over a long period of time.
Now to say he is a mayor for the whole Detroit would merely mean that Detroit would, under his administration, become perhaps the best city in America because I think you can't build a good city in America until you build a good city for black people, and if a black mayor was building a good city for black people, I think a lot of white people would be trying to creep right back in.
A changing people[Herrington] You know, it just occurred to me that a year or two years ago, if we had done this program, we would have said a Negro mayor, Negro this, Negro that. We have been educated on the streets of Detroit. I am talking about we reporters. Most people haven't been. That's part of your preaching that "black is beautiful," that part of the nationalistic move[ment is?] a sense that's spreading very, very rapidly. Is it? [Cleage] It is. It is perhaps most noticeable on college campuses or on the streets, where you get young boys, young girls. It is almost universal there, so it shows that it is just a matter of time until the total attitude or philosophy. … [Herrington] Does your Negro older middle class buy that? [Cleage] For the most part they are in a process of change because they have been the privileged element in the black community. They have had certain, you know, privileges that the majority of black people haven't had, but most middle-class black people are coming home.
They don't have any place out there anymore. They can't stay. They are identifying, they are trying to become a part of this revolution, they are trying to give their skills to it, and this is true with the college students, black college students, around the country.
On most college campuses in the past, black college students, you know, where they were at an integrated college, they wouldn't even speak to each other because they were in the process of integration and they were so dedicated to it. Now on every college campus across the country, now black students have black associations, black student associations. Ivy League colleges — Yale, Harvard, all of them.
Black students are on a campus, but they are getting ready to get back in the black community and serve black people. Now this means a whole new generation of what would ordinarily be considered middle-class black people are dedicated to the struggle, committed to it, are going back into the black community as participants in the black revolution, so there is going to be a whole new kind of black middle class.
Next summer[Herrington] One final thing — yes or no. … I would like to boil down two weeks of talks with you, Reverend Cleage. If there is a major disturbance this summer, it will or will not come from the black community? [Cleage] It is my honest opinion, if there is a major disturbance in Detroit this summer, it will come from the white community, but the black community will defend itself. [Fyffe] Gentlemen, our time is up. Our thanks to the Reverend Albert Cleage, chairman of the Federation for Self-determination, for being our guest today on "Spotlight" and for sharing with us his views on Black Power and black nationalism.
Our thanks, too, to our panel of reporters: Barney Morris, Bob Maher and Jim Herrington. Please remember, the questions of our reporters do not necessarily reflect their point of view; it's their way of getting the story.
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This series would not have been possible without the kind and generous assistance of the following persons and institutions:
For the history of Jaramogi Agyeman and the Shrines of the Black Madonna during the 1960s, PAOCC Cardinals Nandi (Barbara) Martin and Karamo Omari (Ron Hewitt), Grace Boggs, Dr. Karl D. Gregory, U. S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, William W. (Billy) Smith, Mwalimu Edward Vaughn, Kristin Cleage Williams and Baba Malik Yakini.
For the history and photos of "Spotlight," Nancy Callaway Fyffe, Jim Herrington, Chuck Stokes and the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library.
For photographs and documents of Jaramogi Agyeman and the Shrine, the Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman Archives, headed by Kristin Cleage Williams; Imani Karega (Melanie Roby); the Library of Congress' prints and photographs division; the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum archives, Austin, Tex.; the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit; and Mr. Smith.
For photo enhancements, Kristin Cleage Williams.
For copyediting and proofreading, Eddie B. Allen, Jr. Sala Andaiye, Wende Berry, Peter Goldman, H.R. Lewis and Baba Yakini.
Finally, for inspiring this series, we would like to thank Cardinal Baye Keita Okhuyia (Frank Landy), editor of The Black Slate Digest. — PL.
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Parent Discipline Types and How to Strike a Balance
Are you a law-and-order Tiger Mom or a big softie? Find out the pros and cons of each style and how you can strike a balance for better-behaved kids.
Picture this: Your 4-year-old discovered your 10-pound bag of flour in the pantry and decided to redecorate your family room while you were upstairs folding laundry. You notice that she's been awfully quiet. Too quiet. When you come into the family room, you find the couch, TV, even the framed pictures on the wall smattered with a layer of flour.
Your first reaction might be anger, yelling that she needs to stay in her room for the rest of the day because she's done something bad. Or perhaps you take a few deep breaths before explaining to your child that she knows better and she needs to help you clean up the mess – you might even explain that as a punishment she won't be able to watch her favorite TV show for two days. Then again, maybe you laugh off the whole thing, hurling a handful of flour at her, inciting a mini food fight.
These various reactions are typical. In fact, most parenting discipline styles fall into three categories, according to psychologists: "authoritarian," where kids are expected to follow parent-imposed rules, no questions asked; "authoritative," where kids help develop rules and punishments for breaking them along with parents; and "permissive," where kids are allowed to pretty much govern themselves.
Depending on your parenting style, how you reinforce the rules around your house will differ. Here are the pros and cons of the three primary styles of discipline – and what they look like today.
Authoritarian: Tiger Moms on the Prowl
Last year, author Amy Chua set off a firestorm with the publication of her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. The mother took to calling her daughters names and withholding food to get them to do what she wanted. While Lori J. Warner, Ph.D., the director of the HOPE Center at Beaumont Children's Hospital, didn't read Chua's book, she's familiar with the concept, which she describes as an "authoritarian" style.
"It's almost a military mindset," explains Warner. "The idea that, 'If you don't do what I want, you're going to be disciplined.'" With this parenting style, the child doesn't have much of a say with the rules and expectations. "The downside of this approach is that (the child) tends to either rebel from the rules or fold inward and withdraw."
She notes that the child doesn't learn to think independently when it comes to decisions but instead either seeks to do the exact opposite of what the parents have asked or simply goes along with the expected behavior.
Permissive: Who needs rules?
Some parents are looking to be their kid's best friend. Warner describes this approach as "a very warm style that doesn't have a lot of boundaries, guidance or expectations. It's almost like the kids are just hanging out with parents." The idea is that kids will learn through their own experiences how to behave.
"The risk with this approach is that children aren't adults and they shouldn't be expected to have the life experience to make the right judgment calls," advises Warner, who goes on to say that the laid-back parenting approach can leave kids wondering how to behave appropriately and may, in extreme instances, result in kids feeling like parents don't care.
Authoritative: Mixing two extremes
Warner calls the authoritative approach to parenting a "happy medium." This style blends the structure and expectations of the Tiger Mom with the understanding of the permissive parent who wants kids to learn from experience. "What you want to think about is, 'What do I want my child to learn from this experience?'" says Warner. "Discipline is really about teaching. Not trying to control your children, but guiding them."
Warner relates how this might unfold in a real-world experience: For example, if your son is goofing off and spills milk all over, you can rush in and scold him and send him to his room. "But what's the takeaway?" asks Warner. "He's not learning he has to clean up after himself. He's not thinking he needs to be more careful next time."
What if instead, you use the experience as a teaching moment? Toss your child a towel and explain to him that he's got to clean up the spill or else the milk will get sticky and gross. "Of course, you can tell him you're not happy about it. But he'll learn that when he makes a mistake, he needs to take responsibility and fix it."
This balanced approach seems to be the reigning style, according to parents who responded to a 2010 National Poll on Children's Health by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Overall, parents said their most common tactic when dealing with unruly kids wasn't spanking but reasoning and talking to them, instead. Eighty-eight percent use this approach compared to 70 percent who said they took away some of their kids' privileges, and another 59 percent who said they would use a time-out.
New trend: Are you a snowplow parent?
Warner says while she hasn't noticed any spikes in extreme discipline styles in her practice, she has noticed other hybrid parenting approaches are becoming more common. With helicopter parenting, moms and dads hover over their children, constantly checking in on what they're doing. Another trend she's seeing has been dubbed a "snowplow" parent by some experts.
Similar to the helicopter style, with this approach, parents try to prevent their children from encountering any obstacles and instead try to make things easier for their children. "With a snowplow parent, the idea is to jump in and fix it for the child." She notes that either style could fall into either the authoritarian or, to some extent, the authoritative style.
The real takeaway, though, says Warner, is that children need to be able to learn how to make decisions independently – and, with these trendy approaches, the child doesn't have the chance to do so.
Time-out for parents
Still, while we'd all probably like to think that we fall into the category of the "happy medium," there are times in parenting when it's more of a knee-jerk reaction than a thought-out response. Take the flour experience. That was my 4-year-old who coated the walls in white.
Normally, I'd like to think of myself as a mindful parent, but in that instance, my response was to send my child to her room while I hyperventilated into a paper bag – the first and only time in my life I've done so – and to call my mom in tears wondering how I was going to clean the mess up (eight years later, you can still find a bit of flour tucked deep between the couch cushions).
It happens, says Warner. "Parenting is the toughest and most rewarding job you can ever have. It's no wonder parents sometimes try something new. But nothing ever works 100 percent of the time." That's one reason it's so important for parents to take time to think about their approach.
"I don't know that most parents choose their parenting style consciously," explains Warner. "Usually their style either mimics their parents or goes the exact opposite direction." She notes that parents need to stop and think about what they're doing. "Take a step back and figure out, 'Is this what I want to be my style?' As parents, we're often rushed and busy and not necessarily thinking mindfully about how we're parenting."
Her advice: "Think about, 'Would I be happy to have my child parent my grandchildren this way?' because chances are that's what will happen."


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"What we've got here is a failure to communicate…"—from the 1967 film, Cool Hand Luke
The results of last week's midterm elections are going to change the dynamics of Congress and thus affect many of the activities that it funds or regulates. Despite the fact that both Republicans and Democrats have traditionally been strong supporters of basic and applied science, several factors that were heatedly discussed during the election campaigns—such as the painfully slow recovery from the recession, high unemployment, and large federal deficit—may limit federal funding for the sciences in the coming year. Within this calculus, science funding levels will be weighed against other potential demands for federal money.
The reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act, which would provide the blueprint for a large percentage of physical sciences funding over the next three years, is in danger of falling out of the packed schedule of the lame duck session of the 111th Congress. As we have reported in this column and AIP's FYI bulletins, the initial COMPETES Act of 2007 sailed through both houses of Congress with strong bipartisan support. Not so this year with the House version of the reauthorization bill, which finally passed this summer only after multiple failed attempts. The full Senate has not yet considered the bill, and delays will likely persist in the wake of the election results.
So how will all that play out within the larger political context as the current Congress winds down and the 112th Congress convenes? The initial postelection statements from President Obama and the presumed new chair of the House Science and Technology Committee indicate support for science (see FYI # 110). The science community must continue to emphasize to our legislators and the American public that money spent on basic research is a sound investment in our country's financial future.
According to the National Science Foundation's latest science indicators report, the general public by and large supports government funding of basic research—some 84% of Americans polled expressed support in 2008, and that figure has remained steadily high since the mid-1980s. Yet there is often a disconnect between this fundamental public support and the sensational and often divisive "public debate" over science related issues, such as climate change, intelligent design, or genetically modified crops.
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We love seeing crazy concept cars here at Inhabitat, but we're even more impressed when they actually get built! Swiss car manufacturer Rinspeed recently announced that they will be showing off a car lined with solar panels that is capable of changing shape to suit the number of passengers that are in the vehicle. Dubbed the iChange, the innovative vehicle will be showcased at this year's Geneva auto show.
While they do not get any points for the name, the Rinspeed iChange won us over with its slick styling and bevy of eco-friendly features. The concept is a lightweight electric vehicle that is capable of going from 0-60 in 4.2 seconds, and achieving a top speed of 220km/h. It can run for approximately 90 kilometers on one charge. As with many concept vehicles nowadays, the vehicle has been fitted with solar panels on the roof and sides. These recharge the batteries and assist with temperature control.
The car's most remarkable feature is its ability to accomodate a number of passengers depending on the need. Normaly the vehicle will run with just one passenger. However, should the need arise, the rear of the vehicle opens up to reveal two more spaces. Needless to say, it looks really cool.
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John E. Fidler February 27, 2009 at 11:27 am
I could see ME enjoying that! But, will it ever be built for the public or SOLD IN AMERICA (to drive on American high-ways)?
earthsmile February 27, 2009 at 8:07 am
Great look… but too close to the ground for any potholes. Elevate the chassis. But if they did that, they'd lose speed… so maybe it's not 'the one' ? At the website… the 'sQuba'(the look, not function) and the 'Veleno' models seem cool.
Sheldon February 24, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Ooo, Geneva motor show you say?
I'll have to look out for it when I'm there on the 8th.
Lots of photos, lots of hard questions to people who don't really understand their technology…. :o)
(According to the show information, they have a small hall devoted to green vehicles, along with a few, like Rinspeed, who will be dotted around the main halls as well)
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Friday, August 29, 2008
What A Dilemma
Just how many feminists will now be torn between standing true to their ideals, and scoring one for the gender. Will be interesting to see what happens.
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Give us feminists some credit, Kevin. I vote for people, not uteruses, and I'm pretty sure most of us do. I wouldn't vote for an anti-choice, drill-for-oil, preach in public school, anti-science, inexperienced woman if she were the last candidate on earh.ReplyDelete
I second that! Voting for McCain because he put a women on his ticket would be just as stupid as voting for Obama just because he is black.ReplyDelete
Don't discount the intelligence of women just because they stand up for their rights.
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2012-13 (Junior): Recorded the fourth-best weight throw in school history with a mark of 55 feet, 5 ½ inches at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship.
2011-12 (Sophomore): Great West Conference runner-up in the weight throw at the 2012 GWC Indoor Championship with a personal-record throw of 55 feet, 5 ½ inches ... Broke the school record in the hammer throw and placed third at the 2012 Great West Conference Outdoor Championship with a throw of 180-02 ... Also placed eighth in the javelin with a mark of 145-11 ... Earned first letter at UND.
Before UND: Spent freshman season at Bemidji State University ... A 2010 graduate of Plymouth Regional High School ... Lettered four times in track and field in the javelin and shot put ... Earned all-state honors in the javelin as a senior ... Set school record in the javelin ... A three-time New Hampshire All-Star Meet winner ... Lettered twice each in football and wrestling ... Was an all-state selection in football as a senior and an all-state honorable mention as a junior ... Named his team's most valuable offensive player as a senior ... A two-time state place winner in wrestling who was named team MVP as a senior.
Personal: Majoring in kinesiology ... Son of Monika Bissell and Mark Bissell ... Grandfather, Robert Armstrong, played football at the University of Arkansas.


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Growing and healing after separating from high conflict individuals
Over the past few years of my life, I've learned to maneuver and grow post-divorce. Some days have been easy. Other days, not so much. Writing, reading, and focusing on myself has given me strength and opened doors for me that I never imagined possible. I've met wonderful people, received strength and support, and share my thoughts and life with others as inspiration or simply for an "I've been there."
I did the work. I spoke to a counselor and was sure to look inside so I didn't repeat the same mistakes moving forward that I did in my childhood and during my first marriage. I've read tons about narcissism and NPD personalities, and I've now learned how to stand up for myself.
As a child, I tried to please everyone around me. One of those people was my mother. As I grew, I noticed that she eventually began attaching herself to my life more and more. It wasn't until after my divorce that I had the guts to let her know that I needed her to work on her own life rather than depend so deeply on me for happiness. I wasted many, many years trying to please her and do what I thought she wanted me to do. Dumb.
The concept of the parent who lives through his or her child is familiar to anyone who has stood on the sidelines of a youth soccer or baseball game. The narcissist's reaction to her child's life is qualitatively different. It's not just annexation; it's the redrawing of the borders to completely absorb the other life into her own. (Huffington Post)
This article from Psychology Today speaks volumes about narcissists and their victims. Sometimes you cannot even try to understand where their brains are, because it's just not possible. How can a parent try to control her child so much that her child would rather be over at a friends' house than be at home with her? Why is it that a narcissist tries to take-over and control everyone around them and squashes the real, deep development of the individual?
But, enter the condition of narcissism. What if you married a narcissist who is all about what is good for him or her, rather than what is in the best interest of the children? The narcissist makes unrealistic demands, is not emotionally connected to the children, may be emotionally abusive or worse, but will fight to the end to gain revenge or fight in the interest of his/her own needs. The fight may be economically based, or more likely what is known as a narcissistic injury. That person will never get over or forget that you filed for divorce or abandoned them, and will continue to make life difficult for you and the children. What do you do?
To reiterate, if you marry a narcissist and then divorce that person, the narcissist will not forgive and forget. They do not move on easily. They cling to "how could you abandon me or do this to me" and the anger lingers for long periods of time, sometimes years and years. To imagine that one could process through an amicable divorce with a narcissist and stay friends and co-parent in a reasonable manner is not realistic with narcissists. They do things such as excessively disparage the other parent, resort to making up unfair and untrue allegations, and do not want to financially support the children because that somehow means to them that they are giving money to their ex-spouse. Their entitlement needs get in the way of fairly dividing property and money and in the end they do not think of what is best for the child or children. They think about what is best for them! "It is my parenting time!" "You cannot have sporting events on my time!" "Your mother (or father) is taking all my money." (Psychology Today)
If you are dealing with a high conflict individual in your life, don't try to understand them. You won't. But you can get educated! Spend time reading. Spend time learning. Surround yourself with support. Most of all, understand the disease. Because, as Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."


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This week I learnt a new Italian word:
It means:
You know, like when you'd wriggle like a little worm when your mom or dad or crazy uncle Pat would tickle you when you were just a little kid.
My dad would get me'n'my bro and tickle us to death. I mean, we would be gaspin'n'gaspin' for air. You know, like when your voice goes all goddamn hoarse and sounds like Darth Vader or Barry goddamn White just because you can't take anymore tickin'. That's what my Dad would do to me'n'my bro are a regular basis when we were little.
It was torture. Torture tickin' with his finger jabbin' non-stop into our neck, our armpits, our ribcage. He would call it "THE FINGER". He could pin both me'n'my bro down on the floor, one finger from one hand on me and one finger from the other hand on my bro. It was torture. We would cry. We would beg for him to stop. We loved every goddamn second of it. We would beg for more. If you could bottle that feeling and sell it you'd be a billionaire.
You'd squiggle like a little snake, and holler like a little pig but they'd carry on all the goddamn same laughing at you?
It's been a super frustrating two weeks since this goddamn surgery. I'm not a patient patient that's for sure. I've needed to remain horizontal with the leg elevated. Every time standing up to go to the loo or make a goddamn cup of coffee the blood rushes down to the injury and just pumps'n'pumps PAIN into it like a madman pumping air into a rubber dingy on the beach. It makes it pretty much impossible to move at all or do anything.
Every morning I need to inject a needle of Clexane into my stomach to reduce the chance of contracting deep vein thrombosis. I've done this 16 times now since the surgery and my little beer belly has gone'n'got all goddamn black, blue'n'bruised over somehow from the injections. It's pretty goddamn disgusting it really is. I was worried, so I even googled it and found some pretty goddamn shocking things regards this Clexane. But it's all safe - just unfortunately it's a necessity to prevent deep vein thrombosis, which can actually kill a person. I got 7 more injections to go. It's pretty goddamn serious it really is.
At least I've been able to count on some super good friends bringing me fruit & vegetables, and my girl's been here the last few days baking me up some tasty treats in the kitchen to take good care of me. Hell, I'm one lucky goddamn son of a gun I swear to God.
Friday, two days ago, I went to the hospital again for a few hours to get the wound cleaned and substitute the cast from the old plaster cast into a lighter fibreglass cast.
Now, it's one more week that I need to keep it elevated and then I need to change the cast again for one that is possible to walk with, so to begin to put some weight on the ankle/foot.
I asked the doctor for some time-scales on when I could possible begin to exercise again (I'm really feelin' like one big ol' lazy soft fat cat during this goddamn recovery period, it's a pretty low, digusting feelin' I swear to God). He told me I can:
2 months from surgery date
- this means attempt first swim 7th May
4 months from surgery date
- this means attempt first jog 7th July
This news kinda cheered me up a little bit. It means waiting just 6 weeks until I can go to the swimming pool and finally do a bit. Finally blow off some of the cobwebs.
Then this doctor , totally out of the blue, started rubbing solution all over my goddamn foot and ankle. No warning. Just like that. Stroking quickly this cold solution all over my foot and ankle and leg, and I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
It was like the worst tickling in the whole goddamn world, because it made you twitch and laugh, but was super painful at the same time as you'd feel all your nerves and tendons respond to it and JOLT your goddamn foot all over the shop!!
We took a video and some photos to show you...
And that will be all until next time.
Ciao ciao ciao for now...
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Johns, Robert and Bennie, Lynn and Mitchell, James (2012) Gendered nationalism : the gender gap in support for the Scottish National Party. Party politics, 18 (4). pp. 581-601. ISSN 1354-0688
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Recent major surveys of the Scottish electorate and of Scottish National Party (SNP) members have revealed a distinct gender gap in support for the party. Men are markedly more likely than women to vote for the SNP and they comprise more than two-thirds of its membership. In this article, we use data from those surveys to test various possible explanations for the disproportionately male support for the SNP. While popular accounts have focused on the gendered appeal of recent leaders and on the party's fluctuating efforts at achieving gender equality in its parliamentary representation, we find much stronger support for a different explanation. Women are less inclined to support and to join the SNP because they are markedly less supportive of its central objective of independence for Scotland. Since men and women barely differ in their reported national identities, the origins of this gender gap in support for independence presents a puzzle for further research.
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Make It Through
Author's note: one shot on quizilla
Make It throughAs accustomed after my classes from Monday thru Thursday, I head over to the Motown Music Coffee Shop on the corner of Bleecker and Mercer St. in New York City, where I hold a part-time job. I just started my freshman year of college at NYU and thanks to my friend Alex, whose brother Matt got me this job to work alongside him---great idea while you're trying to achieve good grades in college even though I was the valedictorian in high school. But I had to get this job to help pay for my education because my mother passed away when I was twelve and my father was recently laid off from work and my father and I currently live on unemployment. I'm originally from Pennsylvania, but I had my heart set on moving to the big city---I am sick of shoveling horse manure after living on a farm for fifteen years of my life. I don't believe in love at first sight like most girls and I'm not the most optimistic person you'd meet.
"Parker, we have a new shipment in." That was my cue from my manager to go get the CD's from the truck in the back. I oblige and grab my working gloves to pick up the crates. I really think they should have a guy move these things; they weigh about forty-five pounds each.
After work I decided to make a suggestion to my manager Pete, he is middle age with a slight pigment of grey hair forming, and he is a complete jerk.
"Don't you think I should make the coffee and have Matt or another one of the guys move the crates?" I suggest.
"There is no such thing as woman-work or man-work, in this business the sexes are treated equal and paid equal." I really wanted to go off on him, but that would make me fired, and no matter how much I despise this job, I need it.
Towards the tail-end of my shift, I carried a semi-larger crate than usual and unfortunately my arms gave out from transporting so many crates. I sighed when I bended down to pick up the mess. I prayed to God that I didn't scratch any of the merchandise because it would come out of my paycheck and I need money to pay for my credits. Unexpectedly, my manager (Pete) trudges over, "I hope you didn't damage anything…"
"No, I'm fine." I dusted myself off.
"I was talking about the merchandise," He corrected, "which appears broken. Parker, every item that is the slightest bit altered is coming from your paycheck this week."
"But I need the money for college and…" I was cut off by a young man no older than twenty-five who was looking thru the Elvis Costello records next to me comes to my rescue, "Excuse me sir, it was my fault. I tried to reach in and grab a CD from the crate she was carrying and I must have pushed it out of her hands in the process." He smiles at me, "Anything that is unsellable put it on my card."
Pete takes the card from the man and mumbles to himself as he walks away.
I manage to say "thank you" and continue to pick up the things I dropped.
"Here, let me help you…" He reads my nametag, "Parker."
"It's fine; I can manage this on my own." I continue to clean up the mess.
"Here is your card sir." Pete hands the gentleman his card back and glares at me as he walks away.
"I'm Nick, by the way." He introduces himself.
"Well then, thank you Nick." Honestly I'm grateful he helped me out, but I don't want to get in trouble for talking to him while I'm supposed to be working.
He still wasn't leaving, even if I didn't acknowledge him there. I admit he is a very attracted person, but one date leads to dating which ends in heartbreak. I've trusted someone once before and he cheated on me with my best girl friend. That was a night (or week) that I gained like five pounds sitting on the couch eating cookie dough ice cream watching crappy movies and crying. This one looks like a heartbreaker. I know I just can't assume, but this is how it starts; good looking male comes to your rescue and you fall in love and then out of love.
He still is standing there, I finished cleaning up, and "I have to go unload some more trucks in the back, have a nice day sir." Okay I lied, but it was a white lie and it won't hurt anyone.
"Wait!" Nick shouted after me and I turned around abruptly.
"What are you doing this Friday night?" Oh no, is he trying to ask me out? "Do you want to hang out and maybe go see a movie or something?"
"I have to study for my finals." Again another white lie, but it won't help or hurt anyone.
He nodded his head and walked out the door.
The next day I was rearranging the records in alphabetical order.
"Do you carry any Prince albums here?" The voice sounded familiar.
My dark brown hair swooshed as I turned around and saw it was the same young man who saved my butt from Pete yesterday.
I smiled, "Yes I'll show you if you'd like?" He nodded and followed me to the next section.
"Not many people ask to see the records anymore…" I mentioned while Nick was fingering through the albums.
"I'm not like most people." He smiled, in success of finding the record he was searching for.
"Most people wouldn't stick up for me either…" I don't understand why anyone I have never met before come to my defense---it just doesn't make any sense. And how would he know that the damage for the items wasn't like a few hundred or a thousand dollars? Money mustn't be an object in his world.
"If this world still had the slightest bit of chivalry left you wouldn't be carrying heavy crates…I figured someone had to help you"
"I talked to my boss yesterday about switching me to coffee, but he thinks that I should be able to handle this." I explained. Nick shook his head in disappointment.
"I'll buy the album for you, it's the least I could do."
"No, it's only fifteen dollars and I wouldn't expect you to. Besides, when I helped you yesterday I wasn't looking for any favors in return." He explained.
"I have an employee discount card that will save you twenty percent on your order, at least let me do that."
"Okay, as long as you don't get in to trouble for using it on me." I shook my head in reply----as long as I don't get caught I can.
I rung his album up and scanned my discount card, quickly putting it away.
"I lied." He added while taking his purchase from me.
I raised an eyebrow, "About what?"
Nick looked dazed out for a few seconds, "Huh? Oh, you have beautiful eyes, they are blue now, weren't they grey before?"
"Um, thanks….They aren't really that special…and they change colors depending on my mood…" I explained, "Stop trying to change the subject, what do you want?"
Nick blushes a little and continued, "You know how I said I helped you because of chivalry? I helped you because I needed a reason to talk to you."
"Why would you want to talk to me? I'm nothing special."
He completely ignores what I said, "Go on a date with me, we can go bowling or something."
I was caught off guard, "Oh…um, I really need to focus on college and stuff. I don't really have time for dating or relationships, sorry." Why did I just say that? Ugh…trust me if I don't have to go to school and pay my own way to be successful, I would consider it. I mean, he is really attractive and any girl would be lucky to date him…just not me.
He looked at the ground shyly, "Okay but I'm not going to give up just yet…"
I hear a voice behind me clear their throat, I turned around and it was Pete, "I everything alright here? Sir, do you need help finding something?"
Nick shook his head and mumbled as he walked away, "I've found what I was searching for." He smiled at me and left.
Pete interjects, "What the hell was that all about?"
"Nothing sir, nothing at all" I responded.
"Get back to work, Parker." He huffed and walked to his "office". It really isn't even a real office. It is a storage closet with a table and two chairs, but he calls it an office to sound more assertive.
I rolled my eyes and went over to Matt to see what he was up to. It was near closing so there wasn't much we could do. So I helped Matt by restocking the coffee cups and lids.
Finally I was able to clock out, Matt and I went over to his house and hung out with his twin brother Alex until I had to leave. I have class early tomorrow morning, so I couldn't stay late.
~~~~Nick's POV ~~~~
The next day, I decided that I would go to Motown Music Shop earlier than usual. I went a little before noon to see if I can convince Parker to go for lunch with me and hangout. Much to my surprise, she wasn't anywhere in sight. I decided to ask a cashier if she was working today. He informed me that she will be here in a few hours. "Do you want me to tell her you stopped by?"
"No thank you, I'll just come back later to see her. Thank you very much…Matt." I added his name at the end while I read his nametag.
When I was on my way out, an idea hit me. I immediately turned around to look for her manager Pete (I only know his name because of his nametag…so I'm not creepy or anything.)
"Excuse me?" I hesitated a bit.
"Back again, I don't suppose you happen to be looking for something? Or someone?" He asked mildly sarcastic.
"Why do you give Parker all the crap work? She is a lady, your treating her like a man. Why don't you let the guys working in the café switch with her?" I suggested.
"What business do you have in this? This is my shop and I run things the way I want to run them." He spat. It took a few more remarks back and forth until I realized he would take a bribe. Let's just say I flashed a few hundred dollars in his direction and he shut up quickly. We made a deal that neither of us speaks about this to anyone and in return she will be treated fairly.
I left before Parker came in for her shift; the last thing I wanted was her to see me bribing her boss, hopefully no one saw.
~~~~Normal POV ~~~~
After my three hour Math class, I have about two hours to myself before I have to leave for woke, so I decide to get some of homework done, therefore I won't have much later to complete. My shift today was much earlier than usual, so I would be out of work by six o'clock.
After studying and doing some homework, I was on my way to work.
As soon as I walked in for my shift I was greeted by…Pete?
"There is a staff meeting in the back, come joins us please." He told me. By "staff" he means Matt, Georgia and I. Georgia usually rotates days with Matt on occasion, so I rarely see her.
"What's going on?" I whispered to Matt. He shrugged his shoulders in response.
"Matt, you are going to switch stations with Parker. Georgia, you will train Parker in the café making coffee and such. Understood?" Pete ordered. We all nodded and assumed our new positions.
"What was that all about?" I asked Georgia and we made our way to the café.
"I have no idea; suddenly Pete is acting so…friendly." Georgia pointed out.
"He probably got laid last night or something…" I said bluntly.
"Ew, I don't even want to imagine that…" I laughed at her disgusted face.
There was barely anyone in the store so Georgia decided to show me how to make a mocha frappuccino. It honestly wasn't even that difficult, so I don't understand why Pete never gave me a chance before to do this, instead he had me around lugging heavy crates.
Matt walked by with two of the crates in his arms, "I don't know why you complained about this, it's so easy." I rolled my eyes and Georgia noticed and laughed.
"Just wait until you have to carry the full crates." I joked.
"Haha very funny, for your information these weigh about fifty pounds." I'll let him win this one.
After Matt unloaded the crates he came over to us, "Guess who showed up today looking for you?" Matt turned towards me. I gave him a questionable look. "That guy that saved your butt from Pete."
"Why was he looking for me?" I asked.
"I don't know, all I saw was him talking to Pete…It looked like he was paying him."
"What's so weird about that? He made a purchase and he paid him for the item." Georgia rationalized.
"But the thing that was weird was that he didn't buy anything…maybe it was a bribe or something?" Matt added.
"That would explain the sudden nature change of Pete…But what would he be bribing him for?" I asked.
Matt zoned out in deep thought, "He must have bribed him for you, remember you told me the other night when we hung out that he was really against you carrying those heavy crates? And then you suggested you should ask Pete to switch you to coffee?" This actually made sense, he really does care about me and I didn't give him any time or day in the world. I hope he comes back, but why would he? I flat out told him I wouldn't date him. I messed this up, wow I'm a terrible person.
I was about to leave for the day, the chimes on the entry door clang and Nick walks in scanning the store, clearly searching for me. When his eyes met mine, I gave him a pleasant smile and we walked towards each other.
"I was wondering if that offer was still available?" I asked shyly afraid of the possible rejection.
You know in movies when the guy stares at the girl's eyes and then mouth hesitantly? Yeah, his lips found mine and he kissed me, leaving me completely unaware of what was going on.
"So, I was thinking bowling and then dinner, if you'd like?" He smiled awaiting my response.
How could I say no?
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butterflyflyaway said...
Oct. 29, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Oct. 29, 2013 at 1:55 pm
You should really continue this! Its one of the best ive ever read on here :)
marjean94 replied...
Dec. 31, 2013 at 2:50 pm
Dec. 31, 2013 at 2:50 pm
Thank you :) I hope to continue it but I've been so busy with work and college. I have about a month off before I have to go back, I do intend to work on it.
RedRose17 said...
Apr. 23, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Apr. 23, 2013 at 1:16 pm
that was good but why stop there?
marjean94 replied...
May 10, 2013 at 10:47 pm
May 10, 2013 at 10:47 pm
thank you! lol I only wrote this as an one shot for someone, I may continue it once my classes are over.


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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
1. In a large mixing bowl, mix shredded coconut, sifted quinoa flour, and salt together. Make a small well in the center of dry ingredients, and add coconut milk to center.
2. Mix in bowl until dough just forms (a soft but firm dough-a little bit more coconut milk or flour may be required) turn out onto lightly quinoa-floured surface.
3. Divide dough into 4 parts, and roll out long "snakes" until consistently 1/2 inch thick. Cut into bite-sized pieces (gnocchi).
4. Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil, and add enough salt to make the water taste salty like the ocean.
5. Add gnocchi to the water, cook for about 1 minute after they rise to the surface, and place in a bowl.
6. In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add coconut oil and then crisp gnocchi on one side (about 1 minute), then flip all at once. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes.
7. Add all other ingredients (kale through mace), whisk and simmer for about 2 more minutes.
8. Adjust seasoning to taste.