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wow, tough one- don't make them angry that's for sure.
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It's Taxing
Donald Maass on Apr 03 2013 | Filed under: CRAFT
It's tax time. I'm not talking about the IRS. There are other taxes we pay. There's a price for everything we want. All that we value costs us.
Have you found, like me, that if you're going after something big the Universe will test your commitment to make sure you really, really want it? Buying a house is never smooth and trouble-free. Marriage takes work. Meeting your career goals takes years.
If you're writing fiction you know what I mean.
Perhaps life taxes are the Universe's way of balancing our desires with our efforts. If we got absolutely everything we want without paying…well, what kind of shape would our world be in? (Somebody remind Congress of that.) Life taxes temper us. Follow your dreams, it's said, but to fulfill them we must make mistakes, suffer loses, gain patience, grow in wisdom…in other words, pay a price.
We're taxed.
I mention this not only because I recently had my humbling annual visit with our CPA's, nor because my choice to follow my dreams in New York City means paying an effective marginal tax rate of 50%. No, no, I'm not complaining.
I mention it because in many manuscripts protagonists get what they desire without it costing them much. Even in stories with high conflict, the resolution can arrive without a truly high cost. Happy endings do not always feel earned.
It's April, time to tax your protagonist. Here are some ways to do that:
- What's the biggest price your protagonist must pay in order for things to come out right? Make the loss external: a family member's love, a friend's loyalty, a house burned down, a reputation destroyed.
- Work backwards. Build up the value of what will later be lost.
- What's the biggest mistake your protagonist can make? Make it hurt someone else, badly. Can someone die because of it?
- Make your protagonist wait for something. Set that waiting against a ticking clock. Let time run out.
- What must your protagonist learn in order to win? Work backwards. Make that lesson a hard one for your protagonist to grasp.
We pay too much in taxes but our protagonists don't pay enough. For the emotional journey of a novel to deeply affect readers it must cost your protagonist dearly. So go ahead. Impose a tax. Make it a high one. Our government doesn't have any problem with that so why should you?
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Donald Maass is president of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. He has written several highly acclaimed craft books for novelists including The Breakout Novelist, The Fire in Fiction, Writing the Breakout Novel and The Career Novelist.
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Wow! I love this post. I'm in the middle of writing my book and have been struggling with making the protagonist's problems big enough. These are great ideas.
Like I say in my workshops, "Make it worse!"
Hilarious Donald, "our government doesn't have that problem."
Good point.
I think this could also be used to develop characters for blogs and short stories.
Life is taxing and sharing what challenges you overcome always draws in readers. When you blog YOU are the protagonist.
When I blog I am the protagonist? Ah, that explains my day.
I like this post. The book I'm writing on I don't have a problem with making my protagonist pay taxes because she has made some messes of her life. But this is a good reminder to not let your protagonist get off of the hook. I love your point about the government taxing us so why should we not feel bad about taxing our protagonist.
We have to take out our rage on someone, so why not our main characters?
Thanks for this, Don. I'm in the middle of planning a new series, and this is a great reminder!
New series? Good news! (Well, bad news for your characters, from what you're saying. But hey, that's good for us.)
This was such a helpful post. I truly believe I have great characters, even some great scenes but I find I struggle with the purpose, what is driving them to do what they do. I like the "price they'll pay" challenge. I realize I need to up the ante for my protag.
Make 'em pay, it's a great way to force changes.
I can hear my protagonist running for the back door as I read this... she knows her life's about to get even harder. But you're so right--a protagonist's journey grips us when it comes with costs. Thanks for the reminder! (So sorry to hear about 50%... ick!)
You are welcome to have a percent or two of mine, if you're feeling neglected by Uncle Sam. Happy to share.
Great advice, my dear Yoda, as always. Much appreciated.
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As always, excellent and wise advice. Love the analogy, especially right now where everything seems to be taxing the energy as we plod forward. You're right: it takes work if we want the rewards.
Work? Oh, but taxing your protagonist is so easy. Just imagine you are a computer at IRS headquarters, spewing out paper notices to random tax payers, demanding random sums which--if unpaid--you'll seize. See? Easy.
Your post made me think of Harry Potter. In each book, he must give up something or someone. His final victory is dripping with sorrow. A number of books start out with an orphan and things go downhill from there.
In the end Harry must pay the ultimate tax...which he escapes, thankfully, though only with the help of a great tax attorney (the author) who finds a lengthy and arcane exemption in the tax code.
Superb post. Thank you for the very concrete reminders.
It's kind of fun. The WU blog post comes full-length in my email, but the author isn't revealed. I try to guess who has written that day's post. Today, for some reason, I thought it was supposed to be Therese, but as I'm reading I'm thinking "this has Donald Maass written all over it." Turns out I was wrong about Therese and right about Don.
Great post! You always get me thinking.
Does this mean I have a "voice"?
It means you are the Make It Worse King.
Taxing the Protagonist-
My father told me something similar. For every action, there's a price and a payoff. I use this concept in life quite often. I never thought to use it for fiction plausibility.
Wow, this feels like an epiphany.
Taxing the protagonist is definitely going into the writing process.
Your dad was a wise man.
"Happy endings do not always feel earned." YES, exactly.
I always love your tips, Don, because they're all about creating the right characters with the right problems for the right story.
A little elbow grease can make any character and story "right". It's all in what you do with them.
Indeed. I have been disappointed in books that were otherwise well written - interesting, likable characters, nice twisty plot - if it seemed in the end the heroine or hero was able to resolve the dilemma too easily.
It's always struck me as paradoxical when happy endings feel like a letdown. Huh? We're supposed to feel happy so why don't I? Well, this may be the reason.
If the fight isn't hard enough, it doesn't allow the reader to really get inside the head of the hero/heroine. It helps build the character of the individual. Frankly, I find character too flat if the struggle isn't super important. Thanks for writing the blog.
Yes, you get it.
Ha! I gobbled this up right in my e-mail program without clicking through—I shouldn't have been surprised, when I did, to find it was written by you, Don. I'd already printed it out—brilliant. Looking forward to your workshop in Pittsburgh next month!
Terrific! See you there.
Thanks so much for these insights!
Um, did you think they were free? No, no. You must now fill out form 1040-A-Z, being sure to calculate your adjusted gross benefit, multiplying by .0125 and entering the amount on line 189.
More fantastic insights. I love the way you often teach us to work backwards, building the importance early on to get the impact we want later. Thanks so much for sharing, as always!
You're so welcome.
Great post. I think it's imperative to consider the human nature of our protagonist. Could someone die? Maybe, but if the protagonist is the "every day person," like you or I, would someone die due to our mistakes? Maybe, but it's less likely than in the stories we write. So my point is this: yes we should review our protagonist's journey, but we should also remain realistic.
It should be no surprise to me by now, but the creative ways you come up with to help us dig deeper and get better at novel writing still DO amuse and amaze me. Loved the idea (and tips) in this post.
Recently went back and completed the exercises in the last chapter of Writing 21st Century Fiction, on "The Elements of Awe," and boy, Don, those are unbelievably powerful tools. I can't thank you enough.
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WPSU Set to Visit Portage for the Our Town Series
Posted by Whitney on 09/27 at 03:09 PM
WPSU is exploring the "gem of the mainline"—-Portage, PA for the 58th installment of the "Our Town" series. Community members from the Portage area are invited to attend a volunteer planning meeting to learn about the Our Town project. The meeting will be held Wednesday, October 6 at 7 p.m. at the Portage Area High School. Anyone interested in the production is invited to attend.
At the meeting, local Portage residents will discuss which landmarks, events, and local stories the program should tell about their town. WPSU will answer questions about the project during the meeting and ask each volunteer to select a subject or event to videotape. The volunteers will later videotape the Portage footage with the help of WPSU-TV to create the documentary.
WPSU hopes to recruit 20 to 25 area residents with personal camcorders or still cameras. WPSU-TV provides one-hour of blank videotape to each volunteer in the format of his or her choice. There are no restrictions as to age or experience and no cost to participate, just a willingness to be part of the project.
The production date is set for Saturday, October 16. The program will be broadcast on Thursday, December 9 at 8 p.m. during the station's on-air membership campaign.
As central Pennsylvania's public television station serving a very large geographic area, the "Our Town" project was developed in an effort to involve the communities and their residents with WPSU-TV. The "Our Town" series is intended to treat viewers to the many personalities, perspectives, and possibilities that local towns have to offer.
"Our Town: Portage" will be the 58th production in the series. Previous programs have showcased many towns, including Altoona, Everett, Martinsburg, Northern Cambria, Jersey Shore, Bedford, Bellefonte, Bradford, Johnstown, Huntingdon, Indiana, DuBois, St. Marys, Lewistown, Somerset, Warren, Windber, and Olean, NY.
Author: Whitney
Bio: WPSU producer
10/23 at 03:21 PM
Just wondered when the Portage Our Town segment will be televised?
Posted by Emily Wiley
10/25 at 08:42 AM
Alice, the episode is scheduled to air on Thursday, December 9th at 8pm. Mark your calendar!
12/06 at 03:42 PM
Arlington, VA
I was born and raised in Portage, PA and am excited about the broadcast and that I will be able to view it on the internet.
12/06 at 09:46 PM
I am volunteering that night and I don't live in your broadcast area. What are my options to watch this program about my hometown? Also, would like to watch Johnstown program too!
12/07 at 08:34 AM
I'm not in your viewing area and will not be able to view this program on my computer. Can I purchase a DVD from WPSU?
12/07 at 09:15 AM
Camdenton, MO
Portage was a GREAT place to grow up. I often say that when I went to college, I didn't learn anything more than I learned at PAHS. Left Portage in 1966 but will always credit the town for my work ethic, my drive, and receiving a great education. It does take a village to raise a child; and Portage did that so very well. I'll tune in, too.
Posted by Emily Wiley
12/07 at 09:30 AM
12/09 at 08:52 AM
So proud of my parents Regis and Irene Huschak for their part in this video happening! Way to go mom and dad.
Posted by micheal madigan
12/09 at 12:25 PM
new jersey
my father's family is from portage, our family had a long
history of public service in the area, my great grandfather and grandfather serving as burgess and fire chief.My granddad
and father worked in the Sonman mines and were active in the
relief effort after the 1940 disaster. I spent most of my youthful Sundays helping my dad tend my grandma's garden. There are still a few Madigans in the area.I'll be watching online.
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Common SSH Commands Reference Compendium
Linux SSH Commands
SSH is one of the most powerful ways to control your servers and your data. Learning these ssh commands will make your life a lot easier both as a web master and as a developer or designer. I hope this guide has been helpful.
How to change directories
cd /directory/path
Changing and Exploring Directories
To look at the current directory, there are 3 commands you can type. Depending on the server configuration and Operating System not all will work.
ls -al
Where am I?
Working with your server without graphics can take a little getting used to. If you ever need to see exactly which folder you're in, use the following command:
It stands for print working directory. You'll see output like this:
What's here?
Next, we want to see a list of files and folders in our current directory:
ls -alh
ls is the list command, and -alh modifies the standard list in three ways. a means that all files, even hidden files, should be shown. l means that the long format is used – it shows things like file size and the date every file was last modified. h makes the sizes display in convenient units. Here's some sample output:
drwxr-xr-x 3 example.com example.com 15 Oct 21 10:01 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 example.com example.com 6 Oct 21 09:13 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 example.com example.com 137 Oct 21 10:01 .htaccess
drwxr-xr-x 2 example.com example.com 4 Jun 8 17:24 errors
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-rw-r--r-- 1 example.com example.com 68 Jul 20 15:53 phpinfo.php
To move to the root directory, type:
cd /
Disk use
You will see output like this, with an amount used and a percent used:
Show all folder sizes for the current directory recursively, with their sizes:
du -h
If you run this from a high-level directory, it can take a while to complete.
Show a disk use summary for the current directory:
du -sh
Again, this can take a little while if you're running it in a high-level directory.
Here's an advanced find command you can run to find files over 10 MB (no variables in this one, just copy and paste):
(Just replace 00000 with your own site number, the rest works as-is):
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If you want to return to the previous directory you were in before, just type:
cd -
To predict what you need to type - Finally the SSH terminal can predict what you're going to type by pressing tab. So for example if you want to go to /var/www/vhosts/domainname.com/public_html but can't remember which way round the www and vhosts were you could start by typing:
Then press the Tab key.
If there's a file or folder starting with w (and not more that one of it) it will auto complete. So to complete the example above you would type:
This will return the path display as:
Looking at the example above you should have noticed two things. First was that tab autofilled the forward slashes(/) for at the end of each directory, thus shorting the number of characters I typed. Second was that I had to press Tab twice, first after the letter h then after the letter d. That was because within the domainname.com/ directory. There were two folders the with similar names.
# public_html (the one I was after)
# public_htmls (very similar but with an s in there)
As a result the Tab key autofilled 'http' but didn't know which of the two directories I was autofilling. Pressing d then Tab again confirmed that I wanted public_htmls and not public_html which would have required the letter 's' instead as that's the first letter after the autofilled item.
Copying Files
To copy a file with the same directory simply type:
cp filename-to-copy.txt new-file-name.txt
For example:
cp index.html index.back.html
To copy between directories
cp filename-to copy.txt ../../new-directory/filename-to-copy.txt
For example
cp contactus.php ../contact/contactus.php
To copy all files from one directory to another, use the * character, which unofficially means all:
cp images/* ../pics/
SSH Command Flags
Adding Flags to Commands
There are additional elements you can add to the command called Flags. These add extra properties to the command that might be necessary but don't happen by default.
Flags are easily spotted as they generally appear after the command tag, in the case above 'cp' and always start with a hyphen '-'.
The most commonly used flag for copying files (cp) is the -a Flag. This will copy the file or directory across retaining the permissions whilst retaining the permissions and ownership:
cp -a contactus.php ../contact/index.php
Flags can also be daisy chained to add multiple properties to one command. A great example is the compression of a directory below using the .tar.gz method.
Moving Files
To move a file simply type:
mv current-directory/existingfile.txt ../new-directory/existingfile
For Example
mv images/header.jpg ../public_html/
rsync command can be used instead of the cp command, and works on all platforms of linux. Rsync can be used in the same way as cp with added benefits such as file permission and ownership preservation, compression during transfer, and comparison between files for updates to back ups.
rsync -a logo.png images/logo.png
rsync -a index.php index.php_old
rsync is the command, followed by the '-a' flag which lets the system know to preserve the permissions, ownership, timestamp, and if rsyncing a directory, to do it recursively. The next part, 'logo.png' is the source file followed by the destination for that file to be copied to.
Another use for rsync is the ability to copy files and folders over a network to another server. This can be very helpful if you want to run some back ups, or migrate from one server to another within the (mt) Media Temple network. This first example will show you how to copy the entire document root for example.com to another server using it's SSH login credentials.
rsync -avz example.com user@host:/path/to/destination
When you hit enter, you will be prompted to enter in the password for user on the remote server. This will move the entire directory, example.com and it's contents over to the destination on the remote server. The options, '-avz' let rsync know that you want to archive the file permissions, ownership, get a verbose readout of what file is being processed, and you would like to compress the files in order to use less bandwidth.
You can also reverse this to download a copy of files from a remote server to your local machine.
rsync -avz user@host:/path/to/source ./
Once again, you will be prompted for the password for the user account on the remote server. This will copy the specified file from the remote server to the current working directory on your local machine.
Renaming Files
To rename a file, use the 'cp' command as before, but change the name of the file when stating the directory receiving the file.
mv oldfilename.txt newfilename.txt
For Example
mv index.php index.bac.php
Note: You must delete the original file from the server as essentially you're not renaming the original file. Instead you're creating a copy of the original file with a different name.
Compressing Files with Zip
To create a zip file, simply type:
zip -r compressed-file-name.zip directoryname
For Example
zip -r website-backup-2010-11-31.zip public_html/*
Note: The hypen -r ensures that the file and directories within the parent directory being compressed are also included.
Extracting Zip Files
To unzip a file:
unzip filename.zip
For Example:
unzip website-backup-2014-1-31.zip
Note: For simplicities sake, always place the .zip file in the directory you would like it's contents to be unzipped to.
Compressing Files with tar.gz
To create a tar.gz file, simply type:
tar -cf archivename.tar.gz directory-or-file-to-archive/
For Example
tar -cf website-backup-2014-1-31.tar.gz public_html/
Note the Flags czvf, they stand for:
Compress – Creates the new archive.
Zip – Compresses the file.
File – Implies that we have given the compressed file a name.
Verbose – Prints what the command line is doing, like a progress report.
Extracting Files with tar.gz
tar -xzf archivename.tar.gz
For Example:
tar -xzf website-backup-2014-1-31.tar.gz
Note: To make it easy to find and extract your archive, always place the .tar.gz file in the directory you would like it's contents to be unzipped to.
Backing up Databases
To backup a database via ssh, type:
mysqldump -u database_username -p database_name > name_of_backup.sql
For Example:
mysqldump -u wordpress_bob -p wordpress_blog > wordpress_blog_20140131.sql
Importing Databases / Restoring Backed up Databases
To restore and import a database you first need to create the bank database then assign a user. Using these details you must replace the database name and user below:
mysql -u database_username -p database_name < name_of_backup.sql
For Example:
mysql -u wordpress_bob -p wordpress_blog < wordpress_blog_2014-01-31.sql
Backing up Files and Folders
To backup files, either use .tar.gz or .zip methods above. (I recommend using tar.gz) Then download the data archive as local backup. I would always recommend compressing files using .tar.gz as opposed .zip as it results in much smaller file sizes. This makes a big difference when bandwith and download and upload times are important.
Note: Always test your backups. Backups can sometimes be incomplete or become corrupted. Test your backups and make sure they are valid and working and not missing any data.
Moving Servers with SSH
The is by far on the best features of SSH, but not many shared hosting providers allow it. (You should ask your hosting provider if they allow ssh on your server, and if so, have them activate it if it is not already.) Once you have created backup archives of the site directories and files, if you were using a regular FTP client, you would typically download the large .zip or .tar.gz file to your local computer, and then re-upload the file. Not anymore. Using SSH, you can actually download the file from the old server directly to the new server using wget command.
1) Create your backup on server1 then make sure it's accessible through a web browser.
2) Login to server2 via SSH and navigate to the directory you wish to download the large back file to.
3)Then type the following ssh command:
wget http://www.myoldsite.com/file_name.zip
For Example:
wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
Changing File and Folder Ownership using CHOWN
To change just the owner of the file to the user 'root' type:
chown root filename.txt
To change the owner to root, but the group to 'superadmin' type:
chown root.superadmin filename.txt
To recursively change owner and group permissions for all files and folders within a directory (and all subdirectories and files) use the '-R' Flag:
chown -R username.groupname filename.txt
Changing File and Folder Directory Permissions using CHMOD
CHMOD Overview CHMOD (Change Mode) is the file permission system used by UNIX based servers which Site5 uses. The permissions appear as a set of 3 numbers in a row. In order of appearance, the numbers represent user, group, and other's access level.
Without going into too much detail, here are some basic examples of the most commonly used permissions.
755 = Can be viewed and executed by anyone, can only be modified by the user.
This is most commonly used on folders and can be used as a substitute for 777 on our servers.
644 = Can be viewed by anyone, but can only be changed by the user.
This would be used for php and other file types.
444 = Can be viewed by anyone, can't be modified without changing the CHMOD.
This would be used for protecting configuration files.
Note: This permission can't be set via FTP
Note: Another permission level that is mistakenly used often is 777. Using this permission level is very dangerous because it means that anyone can read, execute and change the file. In fact we have prevented files that have group or other write access from running for your security. Attempting to use permission 777, 757 or 775 will cause an error 500 page to appear when trying to access that file in a browser.
Login as a super user (root) via SSH
As a security measure, sometimes the superuser 'root' can only be used once you've logged in as a standard user. To change your user, type:
- su
then type your password.
Note: You can also execute any command as root by typing "sudo" before the command.
Deleting Files and Directories – rm ssh command
To delete a file:
rm filename-or-directory-to-delete.txt
Alternatively, if you wish to delete a directory, and all directories and files within that recursively, type:
rm -r
This should ask you for confirmation, but never assume when deleting files that you will be asked to confirm the action. Always make sure you're deleting the correct file before running the command.
SSH Restarting MySQL Server
This is more for advanced users and should never be used in a shared hosting environment. To restart the MySQL server using SSH, type:
/etc/init.d/mysqld restart
service mysql restart
Note: This is 2 separate commands and both need to be executed.
SSH Restarting Apache
This is more for advanced users and should never be used in a shared hosting environment.
To restart Apache gracefully (allowing current connections to complete first) using SSH, type:
apachectl graceful
To restart Apache immediately type:
apachectl restart
Show System Processes with SSH
To see what the system processes in a human readable way, type:
ps aux --forest
or you can use the top command:
Then to exit top type :
Find All Files containing a Phrase
To search for a phrase inside a site, type the following replacing 'PHRASE' with your phrase:
grep -H -r "PHRASE" * | grep -v filter | cut -d":" -f1 | sort -u
Find out current Max MySQL Connections
To work out how many active MySQL sessions you can have at any one time login to MySQL
mysql -uadmin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow`
Then give this commands
show variables like 'max_connections';
Increase Max MySQL Connections (Plesk Server)
To Increase the Max MySQL Connections type, you first need to open up the my.cnf file
vi /etc/my.cnf
Then add the following line beneath the socket declaration
Note: This will increase the max number from 100 (generally the default) to 250.
Next type the following to save and close (remember to come out of insert mode in vi editor first)
Finally restart MySQL
/etc/init.d/mysqld restart


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text: HomeTVAll My ChildrenDC #637: A Fired Up Michael Muhney Returns to Daytime Confidential Daytime Confidential September 1, 2011 All My Children, Days of Our Lives, Daytime Confidential Interviews, General Hospital, One Life to Live, Podcast, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and The Restless 25 Comments The Young and the Restless' Michael Muhney is an outspoken advocate for reforming the Daytime Emmy nomination process. On today's Daytime Confidential podcast, the always hilarious Muhney returns to discuss his passion for improving the Daytime Emmys, the state of Adam and Sharon's (Sharon Case) relationship and his offscreen friendship with onscreen brother Joshua Morrow (Nicholas Newman). He also shares his personal story about why he's participating in the 2011 L.A. Cancer Challenge. Find out how you can help Muhney reach his goal! Follow Michael Muhney on Twitter. This is an interview you won't want to miss. Help support and improve the Daytime Confidential podcast: Take a few minutes to fill out the two Daytime Confidential listener surveys: Listener Survey A l Be sure to leave your comments on all the latest goings on in the world of soaps by calling the Daytime Confidential comment line by calling 917-677-9757. Listen to Daytime Confidential by clicking on the Daytime Confidential Player at the bottom of this post or Download us for FREE via iTunes. Vote for us on Podcast Alley. Add us as a Friend on MySpace and Facebook. 25 Responses Restless Fan September 1, 2011 I love his passion about the Emmys but I would be lying if I said I wish someone in camp Y&R would be this pissed for the viewers who are served drivel everyday by team Maria and her 2 sidekicks. At this point we need to focus on saving the soaps before saving the Emmys. Log in to Reply Tmaddy32 September 1, 2011 Here is a simple Emmy solution this year. Hand anything to OLTL…..But we have this process (and Frank V. poor choice in choices reels. I mean between the Musical for Series and a comedic episode for Eddie Anderson where he is outshine by tuc.) who knows what will happened. Log in to Reply watchingtheyr60 September 2, 2011 [quote=Restless Fan]I love his passion about the Emmys but I would be lying if I said I wish someone in camp Y&R would be this pissed for the viewers who are served drivel everyday by team Maria and her 2 sidekicks. At this point we need to focus on saving the soaps before saving the Emmys.[/quote] I'm fine with picking his own causes but he shouldn't be hurting those that are trying to change the writing by having the message boards delete criticism of characters etc. I don't even post about MM/Adam, but attacking posters who do attack Adam, or whatever happened last week caused many many threads and posts to be deleted isn't helpful. Attacking a character is attacking the writing, and the writing for Adam isn't all that great either so he should welcome it. In addition Adam is a love to hate character for some, if there aren't any posters hating him that's not good. I realize MM hasn't been with Y&R for long, but the hate and the disgust for the writing is justified. It's just not bad, it's horrible. The negativity on the boards simply reflect the doom and gloom of the show. Romance and tender love scenes have been replaced by desk sex and murder. The fan/actor wars are caused by Sony/CBS & MAB too. They over hire new actors and sideline others we have followed for decades. We have a right to complain. Y&R has a great cast, they need new writers, and the management should stop replacing our vets with actors from other soaps. I would understand hiring the younger generation, but not senior actors from other soaps, to replace our senior ones. Casting is an issue too and there are quite a few actors, while good, don't fit the role, but opinions vary on who that is. Posters should be able to discuss that too. Adam is a re-cast, and some posters will never accept the new one. Ask JW or PB, it's just the way it is on a soap. Viewers become attached. Most viewers don't go to message boards to play what were your five favorite story lines of all time, or heap praise on actors or characters all day. They want to discuss, critique, and offer suggestions. Some of the criticism will be unwarranted, not phrased nicely, or just stupid, but so what? Just ignore it. If all the harsh criticism and suggestions are censored is anyone really learning anything? Why not see the extreme views good and bad? Delusional, obsessed and stupid posters can be quite entertaining also. Log in to Reply TheBigBang September 2, 2011 And I logged in to say, Amen,TruthTakesTime2000! This man really does love to hear himself talk. Didn't anybody ever tell him less was more? Geez. I'm also sick of seeing this guy get pimped like he's a god or something. First Nelson, now DC. I would get embarrassed gushing about somebody like that so often. Don't these people have a voice in the back of their heads telling them, enough is enough. You're starting to sound like a ditzy little school girl with an obsessive crush? The constant praise is starting to get annoying. I feel like it's disrespectful to the cast. MM isn't the only actor on Y&R. It's not fair he single handedly gets so much credit and attention for an ensemble show. MM came onto an established soap thanks to the actors and actresses who have been on for more then a decade. Making it #1. Nobody gives a shit about the Emmy's or the corrupted process when the writing needs more then enough attention. If something needs fixing, it's that! With Y&R losing so many viewers each week, he should be thankful everytime he gets a new paycheck. So shut up about the damn Emmy's (who cares anyways with four soaps left on the air) and appreciate what you have, a job. Because with the way things are going, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony/CBS finally decides to pull the life support on this sinking ship. Y&R is a mess. Log in to Reply An_Emmy_For_Julia_Pace_Mitchell September 2, 2011 FIGHT THE REAL ENEMY!!! NOT MARIA ARENA BELL but this Twitter-obsessed fool. AN EMMY FOR JULIA PACE MITCHELL Log in to Reply Restless Vixen September 2, 2011 Well I, for one, lurve Michael Muhney! As a fellow talker, I enjoy his interviews because he has a lot to say, and he says it with insight, intelligence, but also goofiness and the occasion hint of the profane and vulgar. He's my kind of guy! He's not the only actor from soaps I find fascinating, but I enjoy his interviews because I think his perspective is interesting. Maybe some of us soap fans, as well as the creators and players, have become complacent with the status quo because we've lived with it so long and we've become defeatist. He hasn't, so even though he's saying what we already know, maybe someone like him is needed to shake things up (not just him, but he seems more than willing). IMO, the last thing soaps need to do is go gentle into that good night. There's a whole lot of people lumbering around going "Ho hum, soaps are dead, oh well, cue up the swan song until I land another gig". I respect people that want fair play and who just don't give up because something looks bleak. I don't expect him to single handledly save or improve Y&R, but I would not doubt that he has diplomatically suggested character driven ideas around Adam and the Newmans. I didn't get a sense at all that he said viewers should not criticize the characters or the writing on Y&R. I thought towards the end he was talking about viewers who criticize the actors by taking potshots at them beyond the acting, making assumptions about the actor's opinions and values, and by misquoting or misrepresenting their expressed opinion. Personally I think this is a tough one to call because it's highly interpretive with a whole bunch of grey area. Social media by nature is prone to miscommunication and misunderstanding from both sides because it's the written word. Intentions and tone are not always clear. Plus, right or wrong, anything thing you say can and probably will be used against you (this is true beyond a Miranda warning), especially for celebrities. There's a fine line between constructive criticism and vicious vitriol. One person's good snark might be what someone else calls crossing the line. I don't have the answers, but I do wonder how well someone people would take the same level of criticism they dish out. I pose that to celebrities and fans alike. See, I said I'm a talker Anyways, I enjoy the podcasts of Michael Muhney interviews. They are fun and engaging. The DC crew seems to enjoy them, too. Jamey, how did you not know that Michael grew up in Dallas? But he was born in Chicago, so we got first dibs on him. That gift of gab is all Chicago! Log in to Reply alstonboy4315 September 2, 2011 Maria Bell IS the enemy, An_Emmy…. Anyone who watches Y&R can see that. 95% of her stories suck, she doesn't like minority characters, has no consistency, pays little to NO attention to the show's history and can't even coordinate her outfits for the red carpet. Simply put, she's a hot mess!!! And Michael Muhney is a sweetheart. His Twitter bromance with Josh Morrow is the stuff that dreams are made of . Watching them go back and forth is truly a delight. They really do act like REAL LIFE brothers. It's so cute and endearing. And Josh is soooooo clever and witty that it makes me wonder why he's forced to play a character who is such a lugnut. And until Maria Bell is shown the door, Y&R will continue to be a shell of its former self. Log in to Reply Nathang1983 September 2, 2011 TruthTakesTime: I agree, word for word! I can't stand the Adam character at all. He is all snark, all the time, and it's very grating. I constantly roll, bug out my eyes, you name it! I can't say enough how much I can't stand the character. Michael Muhney is a great actor, but it's the writing and the lack of character evolution that drives me crazy! He's such an a-hole, and lately there have been no gray areas. He doesn't come off, in my opinion, as someone who takes it to the hypocrites of Genoa City, but rather an immature little man who loses his mind when someone crosses him. Somehow, he's worse than Victor. What did Ashley ever do to him? What did Sharon really do to him? It all goes back to the writing. There are so many gaps in MAB, Sheffer, and Hamner's writing, that they don't even have a justification for Adam's sh*t. It's really getting tiresome. Log in to Reply Restless Vixen September 2, 2011 [quote]How can we REALLY get invested in a character that is snark and sarcasm and nothing more.[/quote] Even as a MM and Adam fan, I think you do have a point there. Too much of the same old thing will get old, even if it's something you like initially. My fear with Y&R right now is so many (hell, all of them) are quite one-note. And that is a one-way trip to Boringville. When I get bored and then indifferent about Y&R, that's not a good sign. And right now that's where I'm heading. I just flat out did not watch today. I think MM can play a lot more than just the snark and sarcasm. I think that's why some viewers really liked Shadam. It was a chance to see Adam (played by MM) do something else besides gaslighting and framing Victor for a crime. CE's version had that chance with the relationship with Heather. I think the actors on this show, with some exceptions but including MM, are carrying this show in spite of the writing and not because of it. Log in to Reply matealestlmo September 2, 2011 Okay, I've just about had enough of you lugheads continuing to bash Michael Muhney, especially when he's not there to defend himself and what he said. He was dead on when he said that people should not be badmouthing other human beings when those other human beings are not around to defend themselves (thus the reason why Michael posted the very long blog about that very subject a couple of weeks back). I for one will defend Michael Muhney because if I were in his shoes, I'd want to know, as a public figure if people were badmouthing me without knowing the real me. Truthtakestime2000, why don't you zip it for once, huh?! Did I badmouth you or did Michael Muhney badmouth you?! No. I just told you to shut up. Same goes for TheBigBang. FYI: I was the reason that Michael posted that very long blog a couple of weeks back. I was the one who tweeted him and told him that he was being bashed on the daytimeconfidential.com message boards and threads with regards to Jamey Giddens' article on the state of Y&R. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Oh, and one last thing, do unto other as you would have them do unto you. You would be wise to remember that. Oh, I know I'll get some of you folks badmouthing me and I'm sure alstonboy will let me know if that does happen. Because I will be back here and I will defend myself to the very end and it is a battle you will lose. Log in to Reply sondra September 2, 2011 I adore Michael Muhney. However, Y&R has become almost unwatchable these days. Except for scenes with Michael or Phyllis I find myself fastforwarding through most scenes. Just keeps jumping from one thing to another. No continuity of storyline. I won't be surprised to see it slip from the #1 soap opera. Log in to Reply soapjunkie88 September 2, 2011 truthtakestime2000 – Say and think about the character of Adam what you want, but don't start bashing the actor. Of course his fans will come and get right back at you. I do think that many things on this show are wrong at the moment and it will take a lot to get it back on track. It's not like we are seeing just one bad episode … we are seeing MONTHS of bad episodes. I know Michael tried to stay positive and loyal to his bosses about the Shadam pairing, but let's get real here. They had a great thing going. With Sharon around Adam was much more likable. It was like whatever he did, she brought the human out in him. She made him vulnerable and a lot what Adam did was more justifiable because he showed us this other side. Now, the writers have screwed Shadam up because of that ridiculous romance with farm guy Sam. And they did it in a way where it is hard to ever get back to what Sharon and Adam had. Adam showed that he knowingly can turn on Sharon. That she IS NOT the one big exception. That's what the whole point of Shadam was … that you really had the feeling that Adam would never ever hurt Sharon intentionally again. But to leave her at the altar … destroying evidence that can clear her proved that she's not an exception. Now she's just another one who got screwed big time by Adam. And hearing Michael's words how much passion Sharon and he put in that relationship made me realize that he must be disappointed and upset too with the writing … even if he couldn't say that. Log in to Reply soapfan616 September 2, 2011 F**K the Emmys. Everyone involved should be thinking of quality programming instead of how to get pats on the back from each other. Of course awards shows are scams. Big surprise! Of course they are popularity contests. Big surprise! By this time next year there may be only three daytime dramas left. So there should be plenty of space on all the ballots… Come on, nothing better to get fired up about besides the Emmy's!! Log in to Reply jphelps September 2, 2011 I don't know MM but he sounds like most other high profile actors out there who start believing their own press, Well that is if Nelson "Nadia Bjorlin is a great actress" Branco counts.(And I love Nadia but lets get real). He's not even a big fish in a small pond. He has the right to express how he feels. THis is the USA right but people also have a right to challenge his comments and not like him. NO I don't know him but I don't like his attitude. And if he is responsible for getting message board posts deleted or censored shame on him. And the emmys people really. Why not do something productive like Crystal Chappell, develop your own soap and show the people in charge that real quality soap can be developed and written for(well not that Venice fit that) but at least she's doing something productive for the genre. All awards play favorites and acting like the Daytime Emmys are some exception is ridiculous. Does anyone here think Sandra Bullock Deserved her Oscar as nice as she might be over Meryl or Gabourey Sidibe from Precious.How about Russell Crowe in Gladiator I mean really. ALl awards are political. Log in to Reply tedew September 2, 2011 … actually Russell Crowe was good in Gladiator. (It was Tom Hanks who did not even deserve to be listed that year.) Log in to Reply david46208 September 2, 2011 Ain't much love in this room. But I gotta say I like the man. He's speaking out and continuing to do so. I'm happy for that. People like him and Victoria Rowell. Really love the genre an want fans to be happy with the product they are getting. So that's good. Other then that Y&R is just horrible. And that is that. No need for me to tune back in for that mess. I mean i'd hate to see any daytime drama go. Yet if you keep abusing the fans whom have stuck by you eventually they'll pull a Tina Turner and leave. Log in to Reply alstonboy4315 September 2, 2011 Maria Bell only cares about one thing, well maybe two: 1.) Keeping that massive –and undeservingly so —paycheck coming! 2.) Making sure she makes it to her weekly Botox parties…… Aside from that, she's a total moron who should have been shown the door LONG ago. I don't care who tries to defend her, her bull(expletive!) is indefensible. And that's my FINAL answer regarding this topic. Log in to Reply yojoromo4469 September 2, 2011 Right on Alstonboy and I can depend on U to tell it, like it is. Thank you. Log in to Reply alstonboy4315 September 2, 2011 Yojoromo– Thanks, my friend!!! Log in to Reply jphelps September 2, 2011 [quote=tedew]… actually Russell Crowe was good in Gladiator. (It was Tom Hanks who did not even deserve to be listed that year.)[/quote] Well personally I thought Ed Harris in Pollack and Javier Bardem were better than Crowe and HAnks combined. And Crowe should have won for The Insider where he was phenomenal. But like always happens with the Oscars someone wins for a lessor performance(sound familiar) Denzel Washington winning for Training Day and not for Malcolm X, Paul Newman not winning for The Verdict but winning for The Color of Money. My original point I stand by . the Daytime Emmys are not any more "broken" than any other award and personally I wish these actors would focus their efforts on creating awareness around the genre versus some award show that means zip which was my point about Crystal Chappell. I just think MM likes to hear himself talk. Log in to Reply Renegade_Killerbee September 2, 2011 I can't stand Michael Muhney. For 13 years now my least fave actor has been "All My Children's" Cameron Mathison but I am starting to think Muhney is the WORST THING to ever happen to daytime TV. ~ Kevin Log in to Reply tedew September 3, 2011 jphelps … you of course are right about Ed Harris and Javier Bardem. Poor Michael Muhney … with some of the comments floating around here … alstonboy … you mean they are having weekly Ego Botox parties now in Tinseltown? Log in to Reply truthtakestime2000 April 28, 2013 . Log in to Reply truthtakestime2000 April 28, 2013 . Log in to Reply truthtakestime2000 April 28, 2013 . Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.


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it was a simple recipe honey water yeast and i added a apple cut up.
i left it in the primary for a month then racked it off. it sat there for another 3 months and it came time to bottle it to me. that and i was bottle some white wine. so of course there was half a bottle left over so i had to taste it...wow is it ever strong and smokey. is that normal? i am oing to age this for another 9 months or so to see if that strong flavours will mellow out a bit. hopfully they will.
any suggestions
Yeah, I am 99% sure they will. I'm pretty sure the flavours are of the norm, but what was your honey and water ratios, and SG readings?
i made a gallon batch and used 1 1/2 kg of honey. don't know the sg it tastes like there is a lot of booze in it.
sounds like a normal young, high ABV mead to me.
just let it get some age and the honey flavors will come back and the alcohol heat level will dissipate.
What kind of yeast and honey did you use?
does anyone else find themselves sitting, starring at their mead in process?
i think nottingham ale yeast and local honey
how long would you let it age? i only have three wine bottles so i don't want to risk opening it up to early/


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Paul Krugman wins Nobel Prize in economics.
"Paul Krugman wins Nobel Prize in economics."
Today, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that New York Times columnist and Princeton economics professor Paul Krugman has won the Nobel Prize in economics "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity." Krugman was the lone winner of the $1.4 million award. For at least three years, Krugman has been warning about the dangers of ballooning housing prices and the trade deficit. "One way or another, the economy will eventually eliminate both imbalances," he wrote in August 2005. Read more at Krugman's blog here.