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Sheesh, I is alone. Why must I be alone?
Supper was a Wawa 2 cheese hoagie and an iced mocha mint drink. Bit nom noms.
Nothing doing tomorrow. Mom is already packing. lol
Sister and younger neffy came over with Dylan. neffy autographed his 2 books for me. he and his gf have more books planned. They sound good and can't wait for them to come out. Dylan and I played hide and seek and boy does he have a dangerous look. Skeery.
Carol, love the picture of Ayden! He is a real cutie. Hope you get to spend more time with him. Are you already packed?
Good morning and good night Virginia!
Looks like another good day weather-wise. I have some ironing to do and then I hope to get out on my bike.
Have a good day everyone.
And Good Morning Sharon and Good Morning to all you sleepy heads!
Does anyone else dislike the "Recent Topics" column at the right? Its like blasting what we say all over.
Too bad we don't have wonderful words of wisdom or fantastic ideas for loosing tons of weight. Oh, if you eat only healthy, non-white foods and small portions, no desserts or salty snacks, and make sure you get lots of exercise every day you can lose weight. Buy the South Beach Diet Book, stick to their food lists and plans, I lost 25 lbs. I've gained maybe 6-7 lbs back and need to get that off.
Carol, you have lost more weight and kept it off than anyone. You should post one proven gem a day for the ?guests?
Went to Wednesday night dinner and Bible study at church last night. I cooked up the humongus amount of fried okra, had to use three pans and a zuchinni casserole. We had lots of okra when we got back from our trip. I'm still in the Ray Vander Laan seres "Fire on the Mountain". It is a series of videos which are very good.
Cute picture of Dee's grand daughter on FB.
Carol, type a word incorrectly and see if it is underlined? You said this program did a spell check but I don't see that happening on my computer. So, sorry for my bad spelling. .
Day light comes so better get my shoes on.
I agree with the column on the right....
quick check in, have been busy.... kitchen need a vent put in, but I opted to get it in a week, kitchen is finished, except for the vent, and it looks beautiful...the last day was terrible, the guy worked until 10pm. it was hard..... I put all the things back in, but am having a hard time finding things, all in different place now... will take time.
cute kid Carola, love his cheeks..... Keetya came back, and loves my dil....
ds and wife came in yesterday from Tenn. and will stay for a week. I am happy.
He sure is a cutie, Carol. Love that smile.
Congrats on the kitchen done, almost, and relax with your son and DIL. I bet Keetya is glad she didn't leave after all! Plus, Laska will gets lot of exercise following your son up and down that hill. Is it too cold to be by the lake?
Virginia, I've done the same with the weight altho I didn't really follow the diet all the way. Got to get the pounds I gained this summer back off.
Have a great day, everyone. Now that some leaves are turning, I know that we won't have it so nice for too much longer.
Flashing through the thread I thought I saw that Nat was here. About time too.
Virginia, I'm some what packed, undies and socks. Is that I have to take? I'm going to have to check the future weather forecast for up the coast. There might be rain. We should all post an inspirational thought about losing weight. Like if you fast 7 days it makes 1 weak.
nat, welcome back. Where's the photos. Keetya didn't want to go home, she was having too much fun with Dylan.
Ayden is such a cutie and smart but the environment he's living in isn't good for him. His grades are suffering.
It's a do nothing day. Oh, I love the Kindle FireHD. I see that they have brought out a newer niffiter version. I was in a panic because before I could use it I had to put in the wifi password. I thought that dad went to the grave with it but it is on the back of the rooter. Thanks to younger neffy I am using it. I was excited to see what I could get on it, tv shows and movies plus I have amazon Prime free for a month.
Karen, how are you feeling?
Happy Thursday to all! This week has flew by for this retiree with something on the schedule everyday this week, plus helping Mom, who is still without her car. The bad news came on Monday when the mechanic reported that the supply house had sent the wrong transmission. Since it is a '91 it makes it more difficult to find a replacement. He was looking for a replacement or parts to rebuild. Hoping to hear from him soon. Mom sure misses her independence.
Tuesday I volunteered at RRBH and had a steady but slower stream of visitors. It is hard to believe the season is almost over as the Home will be closed for the season on Oct. 31st.
Yesterday I had my yearly check-up w/family dr. My blood pressure was slightly elevated from last time. I told him sitting in the waiting room for 30 minutes with no tv, no music and only baby and pregnancy mags to occupy my mind/time, I could feel myself getting anxious to "get this over with". I gained 1 lb since last year. I want to lose 10 lbs so this didn't make me very happy since I religiously work out for 30 minutes/2 miles 5 days a week. I guess I will have to watch what and how much I eat.
Sorry for some family issues while you are visiting Carol. Hope the rest of your time in the USA is fun!
Virginia you are dedicated to your walking and taking care of your kitties. It sounds like you live in a beautiful area.
Happy Anniversary Sharon. You & Andy enjoy your get-away celebration.
Time to get busy and get the day started.
Until next time, Susan
Hi ladies,
Aerobics today and pic up pics hopefully from Europe trip to put in album.
Carol that Ayden is a cutie with a mischievous smile.
Susan good job with just 1 lb gain in a yr.
Sharon happy biking.
Virginia have a good walk.
Diva D the leaves are turning and looking pretty.
Diva D enjoy your new kitchen.
Have a good one,
Susan, that's good, only 1 pound in a year. The family drama/saga is never ending.
Karen, can't wait to see the photos from your trip.
Anyone want to ooohhh and ahhhh? have a look at http://www.exuberancefarmminiaturecattle.com/
It's my cousin's and his partner's web site. They breed miniature cattle. There is a black and white one that I want. I have to admit that my skinny awkward cousin has grown up to be a gorgeous man.
OMG...LOVE those little cows! Wouldn't that be a PERFECT thing to get the kids for their ranch???!!! Oh my!
Nat...good deal on getting the kitchen done just in time!!! Did you know your kids were coming? That would have been a lot of stress just HOPING it would all get done! PICTURES...I want pics!!
Virginia...sounds like you are the "okra lady". Did you freeze some?
Glad you had such a good time!
Hey Karen...Doris' is RIGHT....(isn't she ALWAYS?) nice weather is going away soon...best have a LOT of "good ones" in that pool.
So Sharon...how was Taormina? Can't remember what you guys did there...?
Hey Susan...if I only gained ONE pound in a year, I'd be ecstatic!!!
Talk about ecstatic...I'll bet Granny Dee is WOW!!!
We are planning to do a lazy river thingy...soon!
Beautiful days!!! Hope you are ALL having "good ones"!
(( )), Rags
Morning all!
Rags, I would love to have a little cow. My aunt says that her son and his partner constantly have new cows and then they breed them. They don't get attached to them, I would.
Dee, that baby is gorgeous.
Loving the new Kindle Fire more and more. I had to sit last night and transfer the books I might want to read from cloud to device because I won't be using wifi on the ship. It was so easy to do.
Bit apprehensive about the trip but I am always like that when I face the unknown.
Nat---Yea! for the kitchen being 99% done. Congrats!! was it worth it? I bet it is.
Rags-- Aren't there bears living close to your son's house? Poor little cow would be about two bites for one of those black bears. If there weren't ordinances against livestock in town, i would like to have a couple in the back yard. Not a bull tho. Even a small one could be dangerous.
So Karen--what great food events are you guys invited to this weekend. You guys sure keep busy.
If i had it to do over, i wouldn't get the Kindle Fire. I would go for the IPad. The kindle is great for select tasks tho. But there are so many more applications for Ipad. Many that i wanted to get are not available for the Kindle and can not be converted to the language used by Kindle.
Here's the beautiful (said sarcastically) farm land without mesquite trees and with them raked into piles. Those dots are piles of trees raked. Sure hope they don't want me to have to burn. Maybe the native grasses will be fuller after it rains and a little time passes.
Holy cow, Marlene - you had a LOT of trees on there. No wonder they wanted them removed. What will the land be used for now. Does Uncle Sam think you need more grasses to fill in or is he happy with anything growing? I can tell that it is dry land. When I get the chance I will take a picture of mine once the corn is out of there. Not much to see now. Hope the raking didn't cost your other arm and leg.
Lazy day today. been reading and loafing.
Marlene can that be used for firewood?? Why do they want it gone?? Water issues??
Looks mega arid in a different way that Sicily's arid areas.
Buona notte...and bonviaggio to Carola and her mom!
I have been busy with getting my pics developed. I have 2/3 of them developed. They are downloaded on my PC desktop. I will try to show some when I get on that computer.
Carol I never heard of miniature cattle! Wow!
Rags the pool is dirty and needs cleaning before we close it. I will not be in it since the water is too cold to swim.
Dee congrats on the new baby. Where is tthe pic?
Diva N you are almost finished!!
Marlene I have no place to go so far this weekend to eat. Looks like it will be at home. You sure do have lots of land!
yep Marlene, was totally worth it. I love the kitchen, but will have to find myself around, I keep going back to the old places. wow, Is all that land yours?
ds and dil are here for a week, and I am loving it. am keeping busy.....
Seriously?? Seriously?? My sister goes to a clinic for a biopsy. She goes to the bathroom and when coming out passes out, is sent to the hospital via ambulance and ended up with a fractured left elbow. Of course she is a leftie. She's spending the night there.
Marlene, I'm surprised that the Fire exceeds my expectations. I really love the K.I.S.S. method and hate having Ben roll his eyes are me when I whine Bbbeeeennnnn. dat's a whole lot of land.
Grazie Sharona. Avere un viaggio molto felice anniversario
Nat, have a wonderful week with DS and DDIL. Congratulations on having the kitchen finally finished.
Okay. Everyone behave themselves when I'm gone. I trust Doris to keep Nat under control. Karen, please post the photos.
Oh Carol - the saga never ends. This could all happen to nobody but your family. I'm glad you will be going and away to relax for a bit before more drama begins.
Nat, enjoy your son and DIL for the week. Let them help you get the fall work done. You know they don't just want to sit around doing nothing.
By the way, I have seen those miniature cows at the shows and they aren't sweet, small and cuddly. Smaller yes but not petite.
Have a great day all
Morning. Thought I'd stop in before I get busy. DH is working on my sister's car again. (Similar in some ways to Carol's sister, would have no luck if not bad luck) so I'm going to work on the house and vacuum up the "extra cat" that Fion has left all over the stairs etc and trim back the roses etc as I'm sure I'll have to play "go fer" for DH too! LOL! Suppose to go out for a nice dinner tonight too since we couldn't last night as sister came so.. late.
Those cows look darling but I bet they aren't "petite" and neither would be what they leave behind. If you wanted a pet cow it would be better than a full grown one! I think if my brother who always wanted a baby pig! Though now they have the pot bellies which are smaller than regular pigs!
Nat, enjoy your son and DIL. Were you expecting them or was it a surprise? So happy for you that they came! You need a break after the kitchen saga! Looking forward to pictures!
Wow Marlene that is one piece of dry land! So what happens with it now? Planning your next trip yet? My son says you have to purchase most of the full apps for the ipad. My DIL got one and thought the kids could play games on it too, but they only get to "trial" them they have to buy them to get the whole app which doesn't make for a happy kid! LOL! My DH has a Samsung tablet which has worked fine for us also. The wireless is the biggest problem cause we don't have a hot spot on our phone. I haven't tried the books there yet either but that's what I would have liked about the Fire since I can get free books so easily there. Guess it all depends on what you want to do with it.
Sharon how was your anniversary trip? What did you see and do? Love hearing about your country.
Rags enjoy your trip down to the lazy river too!
Karen, what's planned for the weekend?
Doris what are you up to this weekend?
Well gotta get busy. If I sit too long I'll never start! LOL!
Will stop back later.
Carol I anticipate you have left but in case you are checking on the Kindle fire before you get on board the ship, I hope you have a wonderful cruise! Enjoy all the scenery and the piece and quiet before getting back home to the soap opera. Can't wait to see pictures and hear about it!
Here are pics of Europe trip.
1. London on double decker bus
2. Royal Palace guard in Copenhagen, Denmark
3. At a farm in Warnemunde, Germany eating homemade brats and beer
4. In front of a store in Helsinki, Finland
5. In a room in Catherine's summer palace in St Petersburg,Russia
6. A view from the top of Tallinn, Estonia
7. In front of a shoe maker's store in Amsterdam, Holland
8. In the ship's dining room being surprised by pirate
9. In the ship's dining room with table mates
I selected a few of the 2,500 photos that were taken.
I have no plans today to do anything but get my nails filled.
Carol ds tried to send you a thank you twice to your email address but it came back. He will send you a thank you card instead. Hope you have a fun and safe trip! Never a dull moment with your sis and her family!
Diva N I bet you are happy to have your kitchen finished.
Laureen my plan was to get these pics posted and just relax. We haven't heard from dgd#1 yet to see if she is coming this weekend.
Have a good one,Karen
Karen..what fun! I would give that vacation a 10+++++, just from the photos!
What wonderful pictures Karen! You all looked like you had a great time! I loved the shoes! G looks so skinny! Is that a lip ring I see? I don't get why kids like that "face jewelry" like do. Showing how old I am aren't I? LOL! You have memories from there you'll never forget! Hope you do get to relax today.
DH has to wait for parts for the car till Monday! So.. I've got the kitchen cleaned, the wash half way through, took a nap and did the grocery shopping. All that's left is the stairs and the roses. Tomorrow will also be the porch. Am going to start putting clothes into the suitcases as I get them folded so I'll be a step ahead of myself. Did that with the snacks we'll take in the car too!
Well going to do some genealogy while I ice my foot, cause it was hurting even while I slept. Be back later tonight!
Great pictures, Karen. I want to hear more about it when we go for lunch in Nov. Can you believe that Sept. is about over?????
Laureen - did I miss a story about what is wrong with your foot? You don't need that with a vacation coming up.
Thanks Sharon for starting us up again. This week has just flown by.


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WWII vet from Orland Park, wounded twice in battle, receives France's highest honor
By Mike Nolan email@example.com November 9, 2012 4:42PM
Shirley Latham, left, from Jackson, TN, surprises her brother, Ray Waller, as he arrived at the Orland Park Civic Center to receive his French Legion of Honor medal in Orland Park, IL on Friday November 9, 2012. Waller, a WWII vet who received the Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart, was awarded the medal by Graham Paul, Consul General from the French Consulate. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Updated: December 12, 2012 6:11AM
It was the "Ides of March" in 1945, and Ray Waller, a 20-year-old Army medic from Tennessee was tending to men in his unit who'd been wounded after they'd found themselves in the middle of a minefield near the town of Nancy in France.
"I must have been standing on it," the 87-year-old Waller, now living in Orland Park, recalled on Friday. "It was pitch dark."
Although he didn't realize it, he was on top of a mine. Trying to help a wounded buddy, Waller apparently shifted his weight, causing the mine to detonate.
"It blowed me over," Waller said.
Wounded twice in World War II, Waller received the Bronze Star, Silver Star, Purple Heart with oak leaf clusters and a slew of other medals. On Friday, with his family gathered in the Orland Park Civic Center, Waller was presented with the French Legion of Honor for his role in helping liberate the country.
The medal makes Waller a "Chevalier," essentially a knight in the eyes of the French government. His family had petitioned the French ambassador in March to consider recommending Waller for the medal, and the family learned in August he'd receive the award, created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802.
It is "the highest honor France can bestow," Graham Paul, France's consul general in Chicago, said in presenting the medal to Waller.
"You served us and we will never forget you," Paul said, referring to Waller and all U.S. soldiers who fought in France. "To the French people, you are heroes."
Lots of people, including Waller's oldest son and a former president who sent a congratulatory letter, used the word "hero" to describe what Waller did. A humble Waller said he might have had several medals pinned to his chest, but he was no hero.
"That's one thing I never was," he said. "I was doing my job."
Wounded twice in the war
Waller grew up in Jackson, Tenn., and never went to school beyond seventh grade. When he was 17, Waller lied about his age to get a job with the Illinois Central Railroad. Because his job was deemed vital to the nation, Waller could have avoided serving in the war, his family said, but he enlisted in the Army on his 18th birthday.
He was assigned to the 36th Infantry Division out of Texas, which later named him an "honorary Texan," hence the letters of congratulation from two former presidents who hail from the state, both named Bush, which were read after Friday's medal presentation. Waller was wearing a string tie and a cowboy hat with his 36th Infantry Division pin on it.
Waller's unit landed in southern France in August 1944, two months after the D-Day invasion, and he was first wounded in December of that year. He later received training as a medic, which proved to be valuable when members of his unit unwittingly wandered into the minefield.
As he crawled on his belly feeling for trip wires and checking on the condition of the men in his platoon, the unit was subjected to withering machine gun and mortar fire being unleashed by German troops, according to a letter accompanying Waller's Silver Star.
Waller lost the toes on his left foot in the mine explosion, and he spent nearly two years in the hospital recovering. He needed a crutch to help him walk after he was released.
Waller moved his family to Orland Park in 1964, and five of his six children live in the Chicago area. He and his wife, Nell, have been married for 62 years, and Waller turns 88 in January.
His wife, who grew up in Jackson, said her husband has always been a humble man of simple needs, which is what attracted her to him in the first place.
"He was nice, not a showoff," she said.
Although he could have avoided the draft, "he did it (enlisted) because he wanted to," she said.
His oldest son, Dan, an attorney in Dallas, said during the ceremony that he and his siblings spent "many evenings listening to the stories my father told" about his time overseas, and that "it was apparent to us he was a hero."
Afterward, the younger Waller said his father bristled at the term.
"He always made it very clear he was just doing his duty," Waller said. "There were many heroes who didn't make it back."

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Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012
Reviewing the hottest spots (and trends) of 2012
2012 has been a very active year for local
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The Lynn Sage Foundation
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The Barbara Bates Foundation
Fashion designer Barbara Bates founded the Barbara Bates Foundation in 1999. The initial goal was to donate prom dresses and formal wear to inner-city high school students who excel despite difficult circumstances. After Ms. Bates was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, the organization also started supporting breast cancer awareness/education with 2012's Knocking Out Breast Cancer Fashion Show.
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Off-Base April 26th, 2010
Welcome to a new semi-regular feature here at the site, the Monday Mailbag. I figure if Anthony Witrado can get 500 questions at the JSOnline I should be able to get at least 5-10. If you're sad you missed out, we'll be accepting questions through our Facebook page or our twitter account on Mondays semi-regularly throughout the season.
This might end up getting long so I am not going to waste any more time and just get right into the questions.
What are the comparison stats between Zaun (Brewers) and Kendall (Royals) so far this season?
Depends on how you look at it, if you look at it purely on better average then Kendall is the much better player.
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Zaun: .157
But if you include counting stats that actually matter in the box score, then it's a lot more even. That is to say, they both suck. Read the rest of this entry »


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Sometimes it is best to wait until the smoke clears from the field of political battle to weigh in. As Tuesday night unfolded here in New York, it instantly became apparent that the prevailing winds brought a shroud of uncertainty that is not likely to clear for a few weeks.
At this moment, the State Senate stands at a 31-30 Democrat advantage with two races to be decided. Regardless of how those two races turn out, the Albany that was functioning at a higher level will change.
Will there be a coalition majority? Will the Governor continue on his path to revitalizing New York's economy? Will there be a more progressive/labor-centric agenda?
Those are just three of the dozens of questions that I and other observers of Albany have today.
To get anything done in New York takes bipartisan support. The Assembly Majority is and will presumably always remain Democrat controlled. The Senate Republicans always provided an essential counter-balance. Without that buffer, all bets are off.
As I look forward to continuing to work on (and hoping) the Governor's business priorities will remain in play, it will take the left and right to work together to help small business owners and taxpayers get out from under the numerous barriers that they face.
The coming weeks will see the leadership debate come to resolution and the Governor will set his 2013 agenda. Undoubtedly storm recovery will be a big piece of this, but with that lies opportunity. A chance. To come together as New Yorker's and understand that serious fiscal issues are out there. Serious business issues remain. I will work with both parties to sensibly address all of them. Will they work with the business community? Or will we see a return to the chaos of 2009-2010?
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In case you guys haven't figured this out by now I am down with internet memes. I like to stay current on them, I think they are funny and I like to figure out a way to integrate them into the Brewers. This is what led to the creation of LOLBREWERS, the official MPD tumblr. From Sad Keanu all the way to McKayla is not impressed I love them all. (Except for that overly attached girlfriend one. That one doesn't really do it for me/hits too close to home.) Memes are fun, even if they are a major cause of brain rot and in ten years people will communicate exclusively through a white Impact font with black outlines.
Over the years we've used quite a few here at the site and even created a few of our own. Since I have Chikara brain today (Which is tonight! Get your tickets! See you there!) and am having trouble stringing sentences together I thought I'd compile all we've done in the past in one handy, dandy post. So let's do that now. Read the rest of this entry »


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White House Releases Budget Proposal
President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal, requesting a slight funding increase for the U.S. Department of Education.
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have until April 15 to show their support for the critical Striving Readers Literacy Program.
Speaking Out on School Safety
A Colorado principal argues that schools must build trust and a sense of community to develop meaningful solutions.
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Principal magazine asked principals where they find alternative sources of funding for school programs when faced with budget cuts.
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Ravine Gardens State Park
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Picture of morning mist surrounding stone columns. This lime rock column on the lower terrace, by way of a misty morning background creates a perfect environment for bird watching, hiking, or just enjoying the park!
Picture of a circular rock stairwell. This lime rock stairway and terrace was historically created using the natural contours of the ravine system. Also in the photograph are blooming azaleas, a gazebo, and a double headed palm tree.
Picture of pink/red azaleas. Azaleas blanket the Amphitheater, which was created to host the historic Mrs. Azalea Pageant.
Picture of pink flowers. The Native Azalea, part of the Rhododendron family, boasts a vivid pink color during its peak bloom time.
Picture of a brown & white owl. A Barred Owl, who makes the "who-cooks-for-you, who-cooks-for-you-all" call sits on a hardwood tree in the park.
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A black & orange butterfly. The Queen butterfly, a cousin of the Monarch butterfly, feeds on a coral vine flower while a bee buzzes by for a closer look.
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If you like stand-up comedians, you'll love the 2013 Winter Comedy Series at the Duchin Room every Friday and Saturday night at 8:30 pm. We present new comedians hot off the comedy circuit every weekend. Cover is FREE (21 & Older)
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DanteHe was a cast member on NBC's Last Comic Standing! Winner of the most B.E.T. Comedy Awards! He has performed for more US troops than anyone since Bob Hope! Grand Prize winner of ABC's America's Funniest People! Dante has appeared in over 40 TV shows and Movies! Winner of over 20 comedy contests! He has opened for and performed with Richard Pryor, Milton Berle, Robin Williams, Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison and more! He can perform Dirty to corporate clean! Dante has performed to over one million people live!
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Eddie IfftKnown for his quick wit and caustic-style of comedy, Eddie Ifft has a habit of speaking first and thinking later and this gets him in trouble – a lot. Having been fired from most jobs, including a short stint at his father's insurance firm (he was either fired or asked to pursue a new career – depending on who you ask) Eddie took to the stage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at an open-mic night and realised he was being paid to mouth off…and so his career began.
Also featuring Myles Webber
February 1 & 2
Mike PaceMichael Pace came on to the comedy scene with a mullet, an oversized jacket, a skinny tie and a pair of untied high-tops. Now? The jacket is too small, neck-ties drive him crazy and he's finally learned to tie his shoes. Michael started on stage in improvisational comedy. Mike also studied theatre and developed a deep passion for both acting and comedy. He is proud to say that he is a professional stand-up comedian who has made his living on stage for the last 20 years. During his comedic tenure, Mike has developed several hours of hilarious stand-up material. Michael has been seen on Curb Your Enthusiasm and has made several commercials and independent films as an actor.
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February 8 & 9
Dwight SladeSlade's stand-up has gained international stature after earning a five star review from Scotland's Minister of Culture at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival and appearances at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. He followed this with a tour in Afghanistan performing for US Troops, a tour of Israel. After a stellar performance at the 2008 Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, Slade was chosen to appear on a Tonight Show feature. Slade's Hi-Def Comedy Special, "Right & Raunch" is now available on DVD.
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Patrick KeaneWith multiple appearances on the Late Late show with Craig Ferguson, Patrick's record setting viewer ship on Comedy Central, and his ability to tell the difference between people from Ireland and people from Northern Ireland, Patrick is the obvious choice to be the next host of the Oprah Winfrey show.
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Claude StuartFrom packing comedy venues across the globe to regular television appearances on shows like "The Tonight Show," and "Last Comic Standing," Claude Stuart has come a long way from his down home southern roots. By his own admission, he was paddled on more than one occasion for being the class clown.Claude's explosive, in-yourface, rapid-fire, madman stage style is truly an exhilarating assault on the senses and has evoked comparisons to golden era physical comedians such as Steve Martin, Robin Williams and Jim Carrey. Claude's unique brand of Don Rickles-esque crowd interaction, coupled with clever well-written jokes makes him not only the world's first physical insult comedian but a "comedy triple threat!"
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For Bears, ex-Saint Jermon Bushrod's ring has immeasurable value
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There was one thing new Bears left tackle Jermon Bushrod had that some of the other top offensive tackles didn't. And it was something coach Marc Trestman called "value that you can't measure."
A Super Bowl ring.
"There is nothing like taking that journey and holding that trophy up and getting that ring," said Bushrod, who spent six seasons with the Saints, winning the Super Bowl in 2010. "We had a good team. We had a good locker room. And that's important to me going forward, and that's why I felt this place was a great fit."
It also was the right time for the Bears, who hold the 20th pick in the draft and plan to remain competitive.
"Most years, you're not going to find a starting left tackle at 20," general manager Phil Emery said. "In [2008], when I was in Atlanta, they ran out at the 24th or 25th pick that year, but that was a big year for offensive tackles. Most opportunities, if you're in the 20s, you're not looking at a starting left tackle. . . .
"If we feel like, on a consistent basis, we can win nine or more games that for the most part gives you an opportunity to be in the playoffs … when would it be that we're going to be able to draft a left tackle? So in terms of putting the resources out there from a dollar perspective, it was time to do it."
It was time to strike, and they signed Bushrod, who received a five-year, $35.96 million contract.
A criticism of Bushrod was that he rated similarly to J'Marcus Webb, who will move to the right side, in Pro Football Focus' ratings.
"We'll use statistical data to help us differentiate between players, but that isn't the final evaluation," Emery said. "Certainly, we invest in staffing and spend a lot of time evaluating players and formulate our own thoughts and opinions."
Emery said if Bushrod had a weakness, it was getting his hands inside quickly against powerful rushers, but he credited him for developing his hand work.
"I really saw out of all the tackles that we looked at in the UFA market, he was the one who did the best job in terms of handling and reacting to counter moves from the defender," Emery said.
The Bears' pursuit of Bushrod was aided by Saints salary-cap concerns and the Bears having Aaron Kromer as their new offensive coordinator.
As the Saints' former offensive line coach, Kromer's input on Bushrod, a two-time Pro Bowler, was crucial to their pursuit.
"[Kromer is] probably a major factor of why I'm here," Bushrod said. "We established a good relationship over the last three or four years. . . . So when I found this was one of the places I could end up, it was a no-brainer."


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Do you like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? Then come on in, my friend!
So, I'm writing an adventure story with Princess Celestia as the hero. If that sounds like your kind of thing, please check it out.
How did an ordinary unicorn filly become an alicorn princess? What really happened to the great wizard Starswirl the Bearded? How did Celestia and Luna discover the Elements of Harmony? And why did they both lose their connection to them? It's high adventure spanning a thousand years, all leading up to Celestia's ultimate destiny.
Thanks, guys.
Noticed the update. Will probably be reading today.
"Always make them laugh, try to make them cry. Always take the stage like it's the last night of your life." Frank Turner.
My princess adventure story, Celestia in Excelsis, is now featured on Equestria Daily! And just last night it actually managed to make the feature box at FIMfiction for a few hours! :)
I'm feeling pretty happy right now...
In other fanfiction news, I recently came across one of the most awesome Chrysalis stories ever, Maternal Instinct. It's one of the best portrayals of the character I've seen. Fans of the changeling queen should give this one a chance if they don't mind taking a stroll on the darker, sadder side of fiction.
I'm being "that guy" and bringing up a dead thread... so what are some of your favorite pony fim fics? I have a bunch, but I think Loyal2Luna's stuff takes the cake ... well ... Celestia eats said cake L2L bakes.
End of Ponies. Best fic ever. Well, third best next to Fallout Equestria and Project Horizons.
I read a bunch of Fanfic last year. Somehow several resonated with me at an incredible level. Like, a year later, I'm deeply nostalgic about some of them. For example:
Eternal (www.fimfiction.net/.../eternal), which was a fantastic exploration of Twilight as a character, and what the relationship between her and Celestia was. It's a very interesting story, pretty well-written, and not a bajillion pages long--a rare treat in the world of My Little Pony epics.
Fallout: Equestria, of course. First, Little Pip is an amazing character, and joy to follow as she changes throughout the story. Second, the story is very well crafted, with elements that still astound me (the mirror!). Third, there's something very powerful in the juxtaposition of My Little Pony and Fallout--I think it's an inherently compelling idea, to see how these innocent characters and ideas from the show work with the completely corrupt and corrupting world of Fallout. Incredibly gripping in just about every way.
Hesitantly, Background Pony. It's got a fantastic premise--Lyra, a musician, is cursed such that no one can remember her, and she can leave no physical mark on the world, and cannot leave Ponyville. She tries to remove the curse through her music, which bring out very dark magic. Parts of it are very touching, or moving. I've definitely got some memories of it, even though I got nowhere near finishing it. The problem with it is that the story develops like crap. Countless bloated (100s of pages!) chapters feel like mere walls in the way of furthering the story. It also toes the line--none to graciously--between "poetic" and "pretentious" pretty much all the time. But if you can get past those barriers, there's definitely an interesting story there.
Administration is Magic is an interesting story. It's about Celestia and Luna, and how they run Equestria. It sort of got discontinued, but I think what's there is very interesting. Luna struggles to adapt to her new life, Celestia struggles to adapt to her sister... Lots of political conniving.
I know there are some others, too... I wish I could remember them, it's been so long, though, and I never made any sort of Fimfic account to keep track of them...
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Well, I've never heard of "End of Ponies". Plus, I couldn't stomach Fallout Equestria, which was surprising when I said that to the author (she/he was awesome and gave me tips on writing one of my stories that I ended up dropping! ..)
I started Background Pony, but ya, it had a large amount of fluff that took the reader away from the unique and fun experience.
I highly recommend you get a fimfic account. They are so useful to have, even if you don't write stuff! There are so many talented authors to chose from, and some very unique and fun stories to read. I could take the next hour listing them all, and I'd still wouldn't be done.
Blue: I'm being "that guy" and bringing up a dead thread... so what are some of your favorite pony fim fics? I have a bunch, but I think Loyal2Luna's stuff takes the cake ... well ... Celestia eats said cake L2L bakes.
Eternal is my absolute favorite.
Somewhere Only We Know by PatchworkPoltergeist is awesome. (But rather sad.)
And Naked Singularity made me laugh out loud. Very fun.
And of course my own stories are all wonderful. =P
How do you do the cool quote thing? And ya, Naked Singularity was funny as can be! I'm actually thinking about publishing a story containing all of my cancelled stories, cause, there is a lot. Around a dozen actually lol
So, this is all top secret for potential it being embarrassingly sucky reasons, but I've been writing a little fanfic. It's pretty much the first creative writing I've done in years, and I've never gotten any peer review on it, so I have no idea what's crap and what's pretty okay.
It's a story set far in Equestria's future. Celestia has been ill for a long, long time, and without someone to raise the sun, a terrible winter has beset the land. Luna has to balance her duties to Equestria and her duties to her sick sister as she travels from town to town to support the surviving ponies.
If anyone would like like to take the time to critique it, I would be very grateful. Be as in-depth or cursory as you like, and don't be afraid to eviscerate it if you feel so inclined. I'm posting it here because I figure I've got to show it to people who can help me improve if I ever want to do so.
Well, you got a good start on the cover art. This was my 'first' published attempt at writing. I cancelled the story a long while ago, and finally a friend reviewed it just for the sake of it. Lots of errors.... www.fimfiction.net/.../steel-the-night
I'm currently writing a new new story. This one is a very dark story that pits friends into mortal enemies, and is surprisingly inspired off a chess game.
Blue: How do you do the cool quote thing?
How do you do the cool quote thing?
If you go to reply to someone, use rich formatting, and there's a "Quote" option right below the post you are replying to.
And FIMfiction is pretty awesome. That's pretty much my main site for interacting with the pony fandom. :)
I've been writing a fic for the past the week about Rainbow Dash's flight training, It's still a work in progress, but I will be able to get much more done with it when 31/31 is done.
Crashing is never really a possibility in my eyes. I mean yeah, I crash a lot, but when I'm flying it doesn't cross my mind until I'm suddenly barreling straight into the ground headfirst. And that sucks, because nothing hurts as much as crashing.
Trust me, nopony tells you about it, but crashing hurts. It hurts a lot. The pain from hitting the ground is bad, but nothing can compare to when you're skidding across the ground. The feeling of your flesh rubbing against the dirt, the burn of your skin ripping, and the sharp pains of small pebbles embedding themselves in your side. Believe me, it's twice as painful as it sounds.
And I know how much it hurts to crash, because currently I'm sprawled on a patch of grass that feels wet. And I doubt it's from the morning dew. With a wince, I pull myself up off the ground. Every single joint in my body aches, and just standing up feels like I'm back doing pushups in the Wonderbolts Academy.
But what hurts the most is my right cheek. It stings like Tartarus, which makes sense considering I was skidding across the ground at twenty miles per hour on it. Sometimes I feel like that if this is the pain that makes you a Wonderbolt, it's not worth it. I never let those thoughts dwell in my mind though. I've wanted to be a Wolderbolt all my life, and no amount of pain would change that.
I like turtles. And monkeys. And cats.
I wrote a fanfiction.
This is a shameless self plug.
I can't end this haiku.
I like it, it sounds like Rainbow Dashes inner most thoughts. Well done x19


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Avella Superintendent Dr. Janell Logue-Belden said the district's one-to-one initiative is meant to embrace students' close relationship to technology.
"In society right now, and especially with students, they have their handheld devices on them at all times," Logue-Belden said. "We have to accept their way of learning so we can enhance their way of learning."
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The idea to wait until spring came out of a workshop held in Chicago this summer. Logue-Belden and two other administrators attended the Leyden High School Summer Symposium. That school district had recently gone through the transition to digital learning and used the symposium to share what they had learned with other educators. Logue-Belden said the three days in Chicago gave the administration a lot of ideas on how to use the new technology effectively.
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How Shawn Atleo and Idle No More will benefit from divisions among the chiefs
I wonder if some national Canadian journalists have ever given a thought to how social movements operate.
Over the past 24 hours, we've been treated to a steady stream of negative commentary about how the First Nations community is "divided" over its dealings with the federal government.
Some have speculated that the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Shawn Atleo, could be facing a mutiny because some chiefs refused to attend yesterday's meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The doom-and-gloom tone hints that this Idle No More movement might be on the rocks.
The reality is that when people work together to advance change, they will disagree over tactics and strategies.
And this can enhance the likelihood of success. That's because governments are often eager to negotiate with "more reasonable" people over the hotheads.
Smart leaders in social movements—and I include Atleo in this camp—will take advantage of this to gain concessions.
Mohandas Gandhi wouldn't have been as successful in the Quit India movement had it not been for violent freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh and Subhjas Chandra Bose.
The British knew that followers of Singh and Bose were willing to engage in armed struggle, so it was easier to deal with Gandhi and the Congress Party.
Similarly during the U.S. civil-rights movement, the existence of Malcolm X and the Black Panthers made the demands of Martin Luther King Jr. look reasonable in comparison. That enhanced King's standing in the eyes of the public and the mainstream politicians.
If there are divisions within the First Nations community, this could prove very useful to Atleo.
It's already gotten him and other chiefs a long meeting with the prime minister. And it's put aboriginal issues at the top of the national political and media agenda for the first time since the Oka crisis.
Social movements—and I include the more recent struggle for LGBT rights in this—are multsegmented entities swimming in a similar direction. They are often characterized by differences within.
These divisions can be beneficial if channelled properly. It's time that the national media recognized that there is enormous strength in diversity.
Atleo's position has been enhanced by the fact that some chiefs wouldn't meet with Harper.
He's going to be seen by the media, the public, and the government as the "good chief", just as Gandhi was the "reasonable" Indian leader and King was the "reasonable" African American leader.
Harper is smart enough to know that if he doesn't deal with Atleo, he'll likely face much bigger challenges from the Idle No More movement.
First Nations are making progress. It's going to be a bumpy ride, but that's always the case when people are bringing about major changes in any society.
Harper doesn't represent all of Canada. No leader can. The difference between Atleo and Harper is that Harper rules as a bully for his camp while Atleo has a different function. The AFN is an advocacy group of extremely diverse interests and there is an obligation to fascilitate the expression and interests of all. It is not in our best interst to homogenize the political process but rather to encourage diversity, support dissent and bring as many people into the fold as the bus will hold.
Matters will soon change on Reserve land. The Provinces must come last re what they have been taking and what they now believe is their fair share and their right.
CANADA MUST LIVE UP TO THEIR TREATY AGREEMENTS. This has never been done.
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Oh well. Free speech is fleeting.
Charlie didn't delete any comments. I did. Yours was, unfortunately, deleted because it was in response to a comment that had nothing to do with the article, was mistakenly posted, then removed.
Free speech had nothing to do with it; relevance did.
My apologies.
"This Government does not wish to fairly share the resources that First Nations are entitled to. They want to ensure the Corporations reap the benefits and wealth from these resources. ...not Natives or the Canadian tax payers either."
this is the heart of the matter.
this is the game that has been played for so long.
indigenous people are just and inconvenience to resource based corporations.
but don't feel lonely so are all the rest of us.
democracy itself is an inconvenience to them.
look at the way they are so happy to do business with the Chinese slave state and all these other totalitarian governments around the world.
Harper is a front man for the new world order .
if we let them destroy our land for money we are letting our ancestors down.
it makes the 85 thousand young Canadian men who fell in the first world war and the 65 thousand who fell in the second world war (including lots of first nations people) who thought they were battling tyranny were all just fools .
on Nov.11 Harper and his pals lay a wreath at the war memorial and then go back to parliament hill and try to cheat us with and omnibus bill like c38 and c 45?
our duty is clear !
we must stop Harper and his corporate masters.
as a Nation we fight for what is right.
I wont stand by well Harper is doing wrong.
remember what we are doing this for. :)
Many Canadians are still naive enough to believe that modern status FNs are somehow closer to the land and want to protect Mother Earth more than non-status BC natives. This is simply not true, modern FNs are modern people who want all the comforts and technological toys just like the rest of us.
Traditionally, they exploited the environment to the extent of the stone age technology before the Europeans and Chinese arrived and the first thing they did was hunt the sea otter to near extinction in order to trade for steel tools, iron pots, buttons etc. To this day, sea otter populations have never recovered.
The end result of Idle No More, and don't kid yourself that this isn't part of a larger global strategy is to have corporations cutting resource deals directly with Indian Bands as the same way they are doing in BC and using them as a stepping stone to privatize lands and resources that actually belong to all of us. An example is how our rivers have essentially been privatized to companies like GE for IPPs with the approval of the most proximal band council.
And for the person who says he's going to leave his reserve and this "horrible" country it things don't improve for him, I say go ahead. He might learn how good he's got it here in Canada. From what I've seen living in rural BC, if Canadian FNs think they're living in poverty, they don't know what poverty is - over a billion dollars a year just on their taxpayer funded basic health care, special medical benefits, eye glasses and dental care alone.
250,000 on reserve natives, do not. Why? Lack of industry and local corruption is what "outsider's" hear.
People on the reserve keep wanting more welfare, is what "outsiders" also hear. Yet, by choice, most reserve natives choose to remain where the jobs aren't. To the outsider, we see that people have preferred to live where they are, subject to limited income because they have NOT moved to where the jobs are.
If reserve natives want to hunt and fish for a livelihood, then good. But don't expect the "outsiders" to be too sympathetic to calls for 1st world living standards when the reserve natives themselves do not build the industry to support that type of lifestyle.
The outsiders' conclusion is there is enough welfare. So stop wasting your time in protests that hurt others, and just get on with building your industry or move to where the jobs are. Just like Quebecker, Newfoundlander s, Nova Scotians, etc. have when their industry in remote locations shut down (ie. lumber, fishing, etc).


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