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Sleeps | 4 |
Bedrooms | 1 |
Bathrooms | 1 |
Property type | condo |
Minimum Stay | 2 - 7 nights |
Our remodelled condo is now available for year round rental. We are fully booked until March 20th 2015 but welcome guests who wish to spend the summer months in Park City.
The remodel includes a beautiful new bathroom with full sized washer and dryer, separate bedroom with queen sized bed and lovely vanity unit. Brand new sleeping sofa in the living area with an inner spring queen sized mattress for a great nights sleep.
Fully equipped kitchen with new stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and travertine backsplash.
There is a shared indoor hot tub and outdoor heated pool on the ground floor.
We are sure you will be impressed with our lovely condo. Ideal for a couple or a family of four. We can accommodate 2 couples for short stays.
Our top floor condo is home for my wife's parents when they visit from Tasmania. They are avid skiers and enjoy the ease of stepping out the door and onto the bus that stops every 15 minutes. They take the quick ride up to the resort with their ski boots already on because the bus drops them very close to the lifts.
Sometimes they come home in the middle of the afternoon, have a cup of tea, a little rest and then go out to a restaurant for dinner. It is only a few steps away to one of a half dozen places on the block but sometimes it's back on the bus and up to historic Main Street for a stroll, nice meal and possibly a draught at one the pubs. On other days though, with a full day on the slopes, they stop off at the grocery store on the way home, have nice soak in the hot tub and settle in for evening in front of the fire.
My mother-in-law occasional quits at lunch and goes shopping for the afternoon or hangs around the house sending emails to the folks back in Tasmania.
-Salt Lake Airport - 36 miles
-Park City Mountain Resort - 1 mile
-Deer Valley - 1.5 miles
-The Canyons - 4 miles
-Historic Main Street - 1.25 miles
See below for amenities and recreation options. Please email us if you have questions about the condo or Park City.
Keywords: Cosy, comfortable, convenient ski condo.
This is a family owned condo. We all worked together to complete the remodel and are delighted with the results. My daughter and son in law are Ski Instructors at the Park City Mountain Resort. My son in law has been based in Park City for 19 years, my daughter for 17 years. They love living in Park City year round. My husband and I live in Tasmania and use the condo as our base whenever we visit. We also love Park City and have now visited in winter (of course) as well as spring and summer. Only fall to go and we will have experienced all four seasons in this fantastic town.
We strive to provide our guests with a friendly, efficient and personalised service and are delighted when they book return visits. We have the great advantage of having owners living in Park City who are available to provide assistance by way of advice about local conditions or practical assistance if required.
Fran or Tim purchased this condo in 2007
We bought this property to provide a home for family members when they visit Park City. Our family love Park City and have been associated with the area for many years. We really enjoy being in Prospector Square. It is central to all Park City has to offer and has easy access to the fantastic free shuttle service that can take you to three ski resorts, Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley, The Canyons, or Main Street in minutes. Theatres, grocery stores, sports shops, for skiing in winter or biking in summer, and restaurants are all in walking distance or by taking a short bus ride. Carriage House also offers off street parking. We enjoy meeting the owners of other condos in Carriage House. In the seven years we have been here there have been regular upgrades and improvements made to the building to keep it well maintained. Recently a new management company has taken responsibility for maintenance and upgrades and they continue the good work.
This conveniently located condo has all the comforts of home. The well equipped kitchen allows you to make a home cooked meal if you wish to stay in after a hard days skiing, biking, golfing or sightseeing. We now have our own full sized washer and dryer in the condo enabling our guests to travel light!
Recent upgrades to digital cable means you can keep up with your favorite TV programs and free Wi Fi ensures good communication. We enjoy meeting other guests in the large community hot tub where we swap stories and experiences at the end of the day. The Sundance Film Festival is held in Park City in January and our condo is in a great location to enjoy all the excitement of the event. The historic Main Street with its wonderful galleries, shopping, dining and museum is also on the free bus route as is bargain shopping at the Kimball Junction Outlet Stores. There is a full gym in the next block. With the close proximity of all services a car is not a necessity when staying at Carriage House.
Hello, we have recently remodelled our condo. We think it is great and we strive to do all we can to make our guests stay as enjoyable as possible. We hope our guests will take a moment and provide a few comments about their stay and to assist us in making our place even more comfortable.
Thank you.
Park City is the place to be for outdoor enthusiasts. Skiing, boarding and tubing in the winter, hiking, biking, fishing and golf in the summer. Park City is paradise for those who love the outdoors.
Cultural enthusiasts are not forgotten with the Sundance Film Festival and the Park City Film series, great outdoor concerts at Deer Valley in the summer and the Summer Festival not to mention Galleries galore in the Old Town area.
There is something for everyone year round in Park City
Rate Period | Nightly | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly * | Event | ||||
Jan 22 2015 -
Jan 31 2015
7 night minimum stay
Apr 20 2015 -
Nov 19 2015
3 night minimum stay
All Holiday Periods
Dec 23 2015 -
Jan 4 2016
3 night minimum stay
My Standard Rate
2 night minimum stay
Refundable damage deposit | $200 |
Cleaning | $75 + Tax |
Tax Rate | 10.95% |
Notes |
Rates subject to change until payment is made.
Long term rates are negotiable |
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.


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Creamy Coconut Smoothie
Here is a wonderfully simple Coconut Smoothie recipe. Light and refreshing, you'll enjoy the subtle notes of strawberry, banana, and of course coconut!
- 1 cup Almond Milk (unsweetened)
- 1 Banana
- 1/4 cup Strawberries (frozen, unsweetened)
- 1 tbsp Nutiva Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Maple Syrup
- Layer ingredients in order in a blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. It's so easy and the taste is light and refreshing.
- Cuisine: American
- Course: Smoothie
- Skill Level: Child Friendly
- diet: Lactose-Free, Non-Gluten, Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian
- Yield: 1 Servings
- Prep: 5 mins

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Clinic hacked, files ransomed
PUBLISHED: 11 Dec 2012 00:05:31 | UPDATED: 11 Dec 2012 00:32:19PUBLISHED: 11 Dec 2012 PRINT EDITION: 11 Dec 2012Negar Salek
The Miami Family Medical Centre on the Gold Coast was held ransom late yesterday by cyber-criminals who had encrypted thousands of patient health records, the ABC reported.
The hackers demanded $4000 to decrypt the information.
David Wood, co-owner of the clinic, reassured concerned patients that the data was not stolen.
"It's secure in the sense that no one has taken any of it," he said.
Global cyber-gangs have targeted victims in Australia recently using ransomware, the digital version of a blackmail letter.
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Folks, I've got a strange one for you. I just finished building a house with a sheet metal (standing seam) roof on the front porch. Problem is we left the plastic film on too long and it has baked on...and breaks into tiny pieces when we try to pull it off. Any suggestions on removing it? I'd like to use a solvent but don't want to ruin the black finish of the steel.Thanks for your help! |
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- Posted by sudsmaster (My Page) on Sat, Apr 8, 06 at 22:40
Well, the damage may already be done, but you have some options: 1) Call the mfg and ask what solvent would be safe to use with their finish. If you don't know who the mfg, as whoever installed the roofing. 2) Let the sun do its thing and in time the plastic will disintegrate on its own. However I wouldn't be surprised if it left a mottled finish in its wake. 3) test various solvents in an inconspicuous corner of the roofing and where corrosion would not result in a leak. |
- Posted by sudsmaster (My Page) on Sat, Apr 8, 06 at 22:42
You could also try using a hair dryer or heat gun set on low to see if heating up the plastic makes it peel off the roofing easier. This is a trick that auto/motorcycle folks use to remove factory stick on decals from stock bikes. |
Sudsmaster, I'm gonna start with the dryer and if that doesn't do it, I'll try the solvent route. Thanks for your suggestions! Shaven |
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As the editor of design mind, quite a few interesting stories come across my desk, but rarely do I get the chance to get out from behind my computer and dig into them as deeply as I want to. That was not the case with a story in this issue about JR and his Inside Out Project.
I had seen the French street artist on stage in Edinburgh at TED Global reminding the audience about Inside Out and showing us how various communities around the world were creating the project (Inside Out is a global community art effort that allows anyone, anywhere in the world to express and empower themselves by pasting up giant posters of local people). People from Kathmandu to New York to Tokyo to Tunisia were gathering large crowds with their own Inside Out actions. Some were political statements. Others were displays of togetherness. Still others were experiments on the power of visual art. The graphic images of one action in particular from the South Bronx in New York were so stunning that we decided to put one on the cover of the magazine.
I also started wondering how this whole Inside Out action gets done, so I decided to do one myself. Thus Inside Out Bastrop was born.
Bastrop is a small Texas town about 30 miles east of Austin. In September, it was at the epicenter of the some of the most destructive wildfires in the nation this year. Downtown Bastrop was untouched but the fires burned over 30,000 acres outside of town, leveling over 1,700 homes and leaving more than 5,000 people homeless. It ended up being the worst fire in Texas history. When I decided to do an Inside Out Project, I immediately thought of doing it in Bastrop. I never thought the city needed beautification. That's not why I chose Bastrop. I chose it because it seemed like the town needed help and I wanted to see if art could help — specifically, I wanted to see if I could show the local community that the faces of the Bastrop people, and the firefighters, and the volunteers who are still coming to help clean up were not faces of defeat, but that they were faces of strength. I wanted to show that Bastrop wasn't going anywhere, fires be damned.
And so, I put a team together and in three weeks we managed to convince more than 40 people to stand in front of our camera, lobby the City of Bastrop (specifically the Bastrop Art in Public Places Commission) that our idea was a good one, and find and secure a wall upon which to paste our images. On the third weekend, about 24 people from frog's Austin studio and the community of Bastrop were elbow deep in wheat paste glue slapping up posters on the side of an old corrugated steel warehouse.
In so many ways, Inside Out Bastrop speaks perfectly to the Stuff of Life, which is the theme we sought to get to the bottom of in this issue of design mind. It's perfect because it really gets at what that "stuff" is. It's not things. Not houses. Not cars. It's taking in strangers and neighbors who have no things left. It's the courage to rebuild. It's the strength to persevere in the face of hardship. It's coming together. It's community.
To read the individual stories of the people whose photos we took and pasted up in Bastrop, visit www.insideoutproject.net and for more photos visit http://www.facebook.com/InsideOutBastrop.


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Does most gay men you know could past as a straight man?
Does most gay men you know represents the gay stereotypes?
Does most gay men you know could past as a straight man?
Does most gay men you know represents the gay stereotypes?
In his autumn, before the winter, comes man's last mad surge of youth
This should turn out well.
Everyone wants to be heard. No one wants to listen.
I shouldn't have to say this, but masculine gay guys can be just as stereotypical.
And you write like Telstra.
Most gay men I know are feminine or in the middle... I'm happy about that because they seem to be more secure with themselves. I think femininity is stronger than masculinity. But this is just my opinion.
I've never kept count.
All the gay men I've ever known have been incredibly masculine ... except for their colourful dress-sense, screechingly high-pitched voices, mincing walks, effeminate gesticulations, love of drag, and penchant for calling each other 'girlfriend'.
I volunteered at my local LGBT community center for a while and I have met all kinds of gay men. If you look long enough and in larger cities you will find a bigger variety.
Most masculine men are gay.
Most feminine men are straight.
Hmmmm...I can't recall. It's not something I focus on. I focus only on their cocks.
I know few feminine gays.But,most of my gay friends are masculine.
1 of the thing i hate,is when straight people act all surprised that i am gay.Because i am masculine.
They says things like (you are gay but you dont look gay,you are gay?,no way!,you dont look like other gays,you are masculine for a gay man and i would never have guest that you are gay)
Most of these things comes from straight men,but women says things like that also.Even some gay men falls for it.
My masculine gay friends goes through the same thing as well.As soon gay men are masculine,they pass as straight.So,people thinks they are straight.Because people relie on stereotypes.
Too much people believe the stereotypes.
Can gay men get rid of the stereotypes?
Possibly not.At least not all the stereotypes.
The movies and tv shows still mostly show gay men with stereotypes.
Is this fair?
How would you know if they are gay since they are so masculine? You could be best friends with tons of gheighs right now without even knowing it.
Not every ghey is afforded the luxury of having a closet to hide in.
Most gays I come across in various gay-social circles tend to lean towards fem side, but there are a few who are very masc, especially the black gays I know.
I don't really seek out gay men and document whether they're feminine or masculine.
But most of the ones I've come across lean towards feminine-- it's mostly just their mannerisms and speech patterns and not the way they dress or look. Some have been masculine.
more muscular .....
sure masculine a reform gay ta there image as all thang a eons
Most gay men I've known are more on the fem side. Many of them try to act more masculine, and almost all of them have described themselves as masculine.
I actually think that the biggest gay stereotype is the urge for gay men to behave as though they are not gay.
There are two types of gay men - feminine ones and liars.
Most have been more on the fem side.
Thing is, there are tons of gays who can "pass" as straight. They're all around us. Problem is, a vast majority of them are in the closet, passing as straight by living a sad life with a wife and kids, occasionally cheating on them with a guy at a glory hole or rest stop on a highway.
To be honest, guys who run around labeling themselves as "masculine" are a turn-off, because A.) so many of them are not; and B.) a guy who is masculine needs not to spray it all over his social networking profiles to reassure everyone he isn't like the rest of the gays, he should let his masculinity speak for itself.
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man a fraid a be a pussys?
not worry man alls a pussys
hi world leadursansCo how ya periods goins? no a good methinks
Didn't have any real life gay friends so it maybe inaccurate. I do see guys holding hands in the streets one in a while though. Assuming that they are gay, I'd say more masc (as they are more muscular/ big)
Dunno for sure, but they're all gay... which is what's important.


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It was cool to shake hands with astronaut Ron Garan at the NASA Space Apps Hackathon this weekend! Congrats to NYC SpaceCal and Tiny Sea Bots, who'll be going on to the global competition, as well as all the other honorees: Droid Hopper, Chillin' On Mars, Versioning Goat, Asteroid Mapper, Star Map Sculpture, WhyWeExplore, Spacerac.es and Le Big Blue.
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The Layered Dessert To Serve At Your Next Dinner Party
With its rich pistachio cake, white-chocolate cream, and lush ripe cherries, this sumptuous layered dessert by Daniel Boulud is no mere trifle
By Daniel Boulud
One of my favorite summer desserts is a verrine. The word comes from verre, French for "glass," and with this recipe the medium is indeed the message: The dessert is composed like an English trifle or parfait and served individually in clear containers. The transparency allows you to see each colorful layer. One can also go the savory route; a crab-and-tomato verrine, for example, could make a terrific appetizer. But the most popular variation is sweet, such as this combination of cherry, white chocolate, pistachio, and verbena.
As with many recipes, the key is to use a variety of textures and flavors, each element enhancing the others. The pistachio pound cake has a slight crunch, while the white chocolateandlemon verbena mousse is creamy and refreshing. I alternate these ingredients with layers of fresh sweet cherries soaked in kirsch, a cherry liqueur, and top it off with chopped pistachios for added texture and color. There are countless variations on this recipe: Try using berries, apricots, peaches, or figs instead of cherries, for example. A lemon pound cake would work just as well, or, in place of the verbena tea, substitute an infusion made with fresh mint from the garden. For summer picnics, I use jam jars instead of small glasses to hold my verrinestwist on a lid and you've got the perfect portable dessert.
Daniel Johnnes, wine director of Daniel restaurants, recommends an off-dry Champagnesuch as Laurent-Perrier Demi-Sec NV ($40)as the ideal accompaniment for this dessert. "Its refreshing citrus aroma marries perfectly with the lemon verbena," he says, "and its effervescence leaves the palate clean and refreshed." As an alternative, he suggests the stylish Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec ($60) or a Vouvray Tendre, a still wine from the Loire Valley.


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GoldenEye 1995
Steve Grzesiak's review:
See, I had a problem with Goldeneye right from the outset that actually had absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the film, whatever that may turn out to be. The problem was the N64 game.
I knew that it was going to take an effort on my part to actually watch and appreciate the film and not spend the whole time trying to match scenes to levels in the (absolutely brilliant even to this day) game. I didn't always succeed (I started having a conniption when that bloody silo made an appearance) but I think I did a lot better than expected. Mind you, I haven't played it for a few years.
It's strange, actually, when I was younger it had seemed like an age had passed between Licence To Kill and Goldeneye when in fact it had only been 6 years. Still long enough, of course, for us to have lost Timothy Dalton and gained Pierce Brosnan. Whilst the change between previous Bonds had been, I thought, quite smooth, it doesn't feel quite so smooth here.
It's not Brosnan's fault, actually, as he has all the tools for the role and does a very good job. And it's not the fault of the plot either which really does show a great deal of patience in unfolding an intricate but never confusing storyline. Story-wise, it's arguably the best Bond film to this point.
Indeed, on its own merits it's a fine film but the problem with series like this is that you cannot just judge it on its own but as part of the series as a whole. In many ways the series has moved on - it thankfully has moved with the times, looking and sounding sharper and is considerably more technologically advanced. And internet usage!
Tone-wise, however, it's an odd one. It starts out in a flurry of double entendres that would have had Roger Moore's eyebrows working overtime. It also had other daftness like 'Xenia Onatopp' and Alan Cumming's rude passwords. Contrast this with the most violent scenes in the series to date and Famke Janssen orgasming whenever she kills someone, and it's a slightly uncomfortable mixture at times - although not as uncomfortable as the dreadful scene between new M Judi Dench and Brosnan in her office, easily the worst part of the whole film. Mind you, the bit on the beach is quite shit, too.
But it does overcome these issues and is entertaining at a slower, more Connery-esque pace. The cast is exceptional, too, possibly the best yet. Janssen is commendably insane in her role and an outstanding Bond girl, but I think that the absolutely lovely Izabella Scorupco is almost as good in a less showy role. Sean Bean is also excellent as the main bad guy, but Cumming is an irritant, Robbie Coltrane doesn't get nearly enough to do, and Tcheky Karyo is in much the same boat.
Aside from the incredibly ridiculous, even by Bond standards, pre-credit sky dive into a falling plane, there is only really one action set piece that really stands out, too, that being the superb tank/car chase, but it's rarely meandering or slow and proves to be a high quality return for 007 despite my probably petty quibbling.
I want to play the game now. But I have no idea where my N64 is :(
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Goldeneye on N64 is a classic, makes me wonder why no one really attempted successfully to ape it and it's excellent multiplayer....
I find the problem watching it back is that after playing the game i now have an intense hatred of Natayla. Painful Memories
Ugh, agreed, Paul.
That "Control" level on 00 Agent was maddening.
It's the best Bond that Brosnan was in. Unfortunately, he was a great Bond stuck in some of the worst films.
But I like the edge to this one.
Also, skip the Goldeneye remake for next-gen consoles. It's not even close to being what we hoped for (ie: the N64 game with killer graphics -- we need GoldenEye: Source for that)
Christ, I'm really looking forward to my next Bond viewings now!
When you finish, I will be interested to see your overall Bond ranking.
Yes, I'll be doing a list and ranking - not just of the films but also the theme tunes, bad guys and Bond girls!
I agree with what Adam Schoales said. It's a real shame Brosnan was in some of the weaker Bond films (including the outright worst for me, Die Another Day), as his performances were really good.
I'll always have a huge soft spot for Goldendeye as it was the first Bond Film I saw at the cinema, and the opening sequence where he dives into the plane was just absolutely stunning on the big screen. That aside it's still a really good film and the last great Bond for me.
Steve, I look forward to seeing your final rankings. I've tried putting several Bond lists together but found it too hard to get an order I'm ever truly happy with.
I think I should be able to put together the ranking without too much fuss, I'm looking forward to doing it, too. I think my next project after this will be Hitchcock films. Should keep me busy!
I'll keep an eye out for those Hitchcock reviews. He's someone whose work I really need to watch more of. I've seen, and greatly enjoyed, the big hitters from his filmography, but a quick look at his back catalogue shows there's still a ton I've yet to see; he was ridiculously prolific.
I did Hitchcock films last year. Watched something like 30-35 of them for the first time. So I'll be looking forward to that too. ;-)
It's a god Bond film I guess, and very evocative of my 'era' because it was the 1st saw on the big screen being about 15 at the time, but Brosnan never sat right with me as Bond; he just doesn't have what it takes, coming off as smug rather than likeable and something to aspire to/dream of being
I do like Pierce Brosnan and clearly he was hamstrung by some dreadful films after this, but I do agree with you to a certain extent. I would have much preferred Dalton's no-nonsense Bond to have stayed on, I have to say.
I think he's the girl's Bond. Most ladies like Brosnan, most guys think he's a smarmy cunt. There's too much of the wristwatch model about him, I can almost smell the aftershave as he swaggers towards his Beemer
Do they? But he's all plastic. None of the Bonds are particularly my type but if I had to pick one it would be Dalton.
BTW are you drunk ? :D
"his Beemer" = problem number one
@Noetic, indeed.
@Antonomasia, alas I wasn't, though I had been drinking. Only a couple of bottles of beer though. Does my writing style change after imbibing?? ;) -
@Mark Hah. It was more the general sudden exuberance and commenting on about 20 reviews :D It was nice to see you posting a little bit more again.
I needed to take my mind of things. I saw someone had commented on Steve's Dr No review in the feed and decided to 'investigate' hehe. Thanks


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Baseball May 25th, 2009
For those of you going to the game (and are actually probably already there), good for you. For the rest of us, let's party.
I am what I call a closet patriot. You wouldn't know it by looking at me, but I am one of the more patriotic people you'll ever meet. I've cried at military movies, bought random veterans drinks (not recommended), listened to a Trace Adkins song unironically (not reccommended) and generally been very proud to live in America. I'll defend the awesomeness of America to anyone who will listen (which is another reason Al's Ramblings is awesome, btw.) It's simply the greatest place in the world to live. We get to do what we want, drink when we want, eat what we want, go to as many Brewers games as we want and then say what we want about it. What else can you ask for (besides cheese fries)?
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Spanish tours on Saturday at 1PM, led by enthusiastic site historians and docents, include the Edison main, guest and caretaker's house, the Ford Estate and the Edison Botanic Research Lab. Group participants will enjoy stories about the great inventors, Thomas Edison & Henry Ford and their families.
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Lions 2013: Ben Youngs & Tommy Bowe among five changes
Australia v Lions
- Venue: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
- Date: Saturday, 29 June
- Kick-off: 11:05 BST (20:05 local)
Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC Sport website
Ben Youngs replaces Mike Phillips at scrum-half and wing Tommy Bowe takes over from Alex Cuthbert as the British and Irish Lions make five changes for Saturday's second Test in Melbourne.
Flanker Dan Lydiate also comes in, with Tom Croft dropping to the bench.
Warren Gatland"The last thing we want to do is think about it being 1-1 and having to play another game in Sydney"
Lock Geoff Parling and prop Mako Vunipola step in for the injured Paul O'Connell and Alex Corbisiero.
The Lions lead the three-Test series 1-0 after beating Australia 23-21 in Saturday's opener in Brisbane.
Prop Ryan Grant, flanker Sean O'Brien and scrum-half Conor Murray are added to the replacements.
Bowe, who started all three Tests for the Lions in South Africa four years ago, has made a remarkable recovery from an injury that medics initially feared would rule him out of the rest of the tour.
The Ulsterman, who will wear a hurling glove for extra protection on Saturday, had three screws inserted into a fracture of his second metacarpal, the long bone in his right hand.
"Tommy is obviously a quality player and has made a fantastic recovery from injury," said head coach Warren Gatland. "The medics have done a brilliant job getting him fit and he has slotted in really well this week."
The versatile 29-year-old will also cover full-back should anything befall Leigh Halfpenny, with Cuthbert - who scored the Lions' second try in the win in Brisbane - on the bench.
Gatland said Phillips was "fit and available", although the Welshman - who started all three Tests in South Africa - has not been able to take a full part in training with a knee injury that also hindered him in the first Test.
"The decision was to rest him this week," Gatland explained. "He is potentially an important component for next week. Given the quality of the nines we have got, all of them have done a great job for us. We felt it was prudent to make sure he was 100% fit for next week."
Lions down under 2013
- Sat 1 June: Won 59-8 v Barbarians, Hong Kong
- Wed 5 June: Won 69-17 v Western Force, Perth
- Sat 8 June: Won 22-12 v Queensland Reds, Brisbane
- Tue 11 June: Won 64-0 v Combined New South Wales-Queensland Country, Newcastle
- Sat 15 June: Won 47-17 v New South Wales Waratahs, Sydney
- Tue 18 June: Lost 14-12 v ACT Brumbies, Canberra
- Sat 22 June: Won 23-21 v Australia, First Test, Brisbane
- Tue 25 June: Won 35-0 v Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne
- Sat 29 June: Australia, Second Test, Melbourne
- Sat 6 July: Australia, Third Test, Sydney
Phillips's replacement, Englishman Youngs, came on for the final quarter in Brisbane and scored a fine solo try in Tuesday's 35-0 win over the Melbourne Rebels.
The 23-year-old and elder brother Tom, 26, who starts at hooker, will become the first brothers to play a Test together for the Lions since Gavin and Scott Hastings in the final Test of the 1989 series in Australia.
Lydiate will add a harder edge at the breakdown, where Australia blind-side Ben Mowen was a thorn in the Lions' side in Brisbane, with the hosts desperate to ensure the series goes to a decider in Sydney.
"This is a do-or-die match for Australia," Gatland added. "It is going to be a real battle out there and we have decided to add a bit more physicality to our side up front, and Dan brings that. Then we have got the explosiveness coming off the bench with Tom Croft and Sean O'Brien."
The inclusion of Lydiate leaves the Lions without specialist second-row cover among the replacements, but either Croft or Lydiate will fill in if required.
Lock O'Connell suffered a fractured arm in Brisbane which has ruled him out of the final two Tests, while Corbisiero is expected to shake off a calf strain before the third Test in Sydney.
Parling, who has only started one game on tour - against the Reds - and appeared as a replacement in four more, came on for the final 10 minutes of the first Test victory.
Although two of the changes were enforced, Gatland says the decision to make three more indicates the strength in depth of the squad.
"I don't know about not changing a winning side; it is about picking the best team to do the job for us," he added.
"We can win this series by winning on Saturday and that is what our whole focus needs to be. The last thing we want to do is think about it being 1-1 and having to play another game in Sydney. Everything for us is about Saturday night."
Lions team: Leigh Halfpenny, Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll, Jonathan Davies, George North, Jonathan Sexton, Ben Youngs; Mako Vunipola, Tom Youngs, Adam Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Geoff Parling, Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton (c), Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Richard Hibbard, Ryan Grant, Dan Cole, Tom Croft, Sean O'Brien, Conor Murray, Owen Farrell, Alex Cuthbert.
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29th June 2013 - 14:16The wrong team was picked that is what the fans & Australia media are saying here , they can not believe how Faletau & Tipric & Murray are not playing .
Not blaming anyone but a lot of players were exposed today in the backs & forwards to be honest we were put under pressure in the 2nd half to much & the Wallabies deserved there win congrats to them
Echo this comment 100%..5 or 6 changes ! -
Comment number 1880.
29th June 2013 - 13:35I posted yesterday that Grant should have started to secure scrum at start. Lack of proper second row mistake. No penetration/flair on bench.
WG give me a call before you pick team for last game. -
Comment number 1879.
29th June 2013 - 13:33@1874 But if the team needs something else surly thats priority An attacking option and there are other players who do that a bit better.Its no reflection on him nor his near immaculate place kicking
2 tests Australian won one and squandered the other one.Time for plan B but I doubt Gatland either has one or will go for one.
Should make for another knife edge dirge. -
Comment number 1878.
29th June 2013 - 13:16@1877 @1876 haha I am asking a lot I know but I think he is up to it...
Meant Bowe, didn't see a lot today but he didn't get a lot of ball. Think those two are our best options still -
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29th June 2013 - 13:email@example.com
wow! North playing on BOTH wings... I know he's a gym junkie but please :-)
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I have a 1 1/2' deep x 8' long area in front of my house which sits between the sidewalk and my front porch which is raised about 1' from the dirt area. The porch has a decorative metal railing. Originally I had a ground cover planted in this area and it became problematic because all of the garbage and dead leaves kept blowing into the plant and it was difficult to clean out. The area has 3 low-flow drip heads already installed, spaced out about 2' apart. I would like to plant something here that won't catch all of the neighbor's garbage, but I also don't want the area to look sparse since my raised porch is just plain old concrete. Other plants in my front yard include rose bush, purple sagebush, and some feathery pine-like shrub with bean pods and tiny yellow flowers. I was thinking about planting three climbing rose bushes which could trellis across the porch railing, but I'm not sure there is enough room for me to plant them. I'm not a big fan of the climbing jasmine which was also suggested. I was also thinking about enclosing the area with a border and turning it into an herb garden, but I know nothing about growing herbs. If anyone has ideas or suggestions I would greatly appreciate your help. I can also send you pictures of the area if you desire. Thanks! |
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Since you are considering roses and with your other plants I am going to assume it is sunny? I think climbing roses would be really pretty and seems like enough room to me. I was also thinking a mixed shrub border...I was thinking something dense, might stop the "Garbage" Many Herbs are easy to grow and don't like extra amendments. There are so many dif. forms and types. Would you be using the herbs for cooking or maybe as medicinals or potpouri? Maybe you just want to grow herbs for the flowers or scent? Many herbs are nice to be able to just pick a bit of and throw into a tall glass of ice tea or lemonade, while sitting on your front porch! An Herb Garden will take a bit more upkeep to keep it looking nice then a mixed shrub border. You could do taller herbs in the back. Actually if you did a mixture of Lavenders, Rosemary, Sages... that would be a mixture of scent, herbs and shrubs. You could still do a climbing rose as well and with your interest in herbs, might want to look for one that produces lots of hips for making tea. Also you might ask yourself if you sould like to attract birds, Hummers, Butterflys or how much you want to water. I always have a hard time getting a finished look and found a great book: California Home Landscaping by Roger Holmes & Lance Walheim it has pictures, descriptions and plant lists for many dif. garden beds... A good herb book is Practical Herb Garden byt Jessica Houdret. If you are near a Borders or Barnes and Nobel, might be worth seeing if they have and take a quick peek. |
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Nested Repeaters
Scott just posted a great article - Nested Repeaters Part 1. Great code samples and explanations of a topic that can be a bit confusing. I like the databinding syntax he's using, too:
You might have noticed that I use a databinding syntax which is a bit different to that used in most documentation, the DataBinder.Eval syntax - e.g., <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Price", "{0:c}") %> , instead I tend to use this syntax <%# string.Format("{0:c}",((DataRowView)Container.DataItem)["Price"])%> - I've covered my reasons for this in the past and well, I just prefer it...
The DataBinder.Eval syntax has always kind of bugged me, too, and Scott's previous post about this is pretty persuasive.
[SQL] - Random Dates / Data for testing
NewID() is a really useful SQL function, since it's resolved on a per row rather than per query basis. That comes in handy if you want random values for each row in a table.
For example, this (ad-hoc) query will update your [datefield] with a random date within the past five days:
update [tablename]
There's another (more well known) trick for getting results back in random order that I might as well mention while I'm at it:
set [datefield] =
cast(getdate() as int)
-5*rand(cast(cast(newid() as binary(8)) as int))
as datetime)select * from [tablename] order by newid()
Salamander .NET Decompiler - Web Based Demo
Reflector is cool (really, really cool), but only decompiles a method at a time. Remotesoft has a cool online demo of their Salamander .NET Decompiler that can decompile an entire assembly at a time. It's web based, so you don't even have to download or install anything - just upload your dll and browse / download your source.
Caveat: Online version only decompiles 10 methods per class. The full version look great but costs $995ish. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
Fun way to get yourself in trouble with overloading
Debugged an interesting thing the other day. Turned out to be caused by an improper use of overloading.
Chapter 1.
Developer A writes a function with two overloads:
public string GetGreeting(string FirstName, string LastName)
return string.Format("Hello, {0} {1}! Nice to have you back!",FirstName,LastName);
public string GetGreeting(string UserName, string Password, string Error)
return "Hello, user! Please update your profile so we can greet you by name.";
}All good so far...
Chapter 2.
We've merged with another company. The "Merge Databases" project won't be done until next fiscal year, so we're just using company codes to indicate which company you're affiliated with. Developer B adds a company code to both overloads to add some extra functionality based on the Company Code:
public string GetGreeting(string FirstName, string LastName, string CompanyCode)
if (CompanyCode == "AAA")
return string.Format("Hello, {0} {1}! I can't believe we got bought out!");
return string.Format("Bonjour, {0} {1}!");
public string GetGreeting(string UserName,string Password,string Error,string CompanyCode)
if (CompanyCode == "AAA")
return "Hello, user! Please update your profile so we can greet you by name.";
return "Bonjour, utilisateur! Veuillez mettre à jour votre profil ainsi nous pouvons vous saluer de nom. Or whatever.";
Chapter 3.Developer C (who will be played by Jon) has to troubleshoot why passwords are being shown in welcome messages. Several releases later. Why? Some (actually, all) old code calling
has been redirected to
because the signatures are the same.
This is a fun one because it'll compile just fine, and you won't know who's calling what without searching the whole project.
(1) Developer C made up an example that will probably not compile (No Intellisense Day) and will likely be of no business value. Trust me, the pain was real.
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VS 2003 Macros gone screwy
My VS Macros aren't working - just flicker briefly, the little macro icon shows in the notfication tray, and the macro doesn't actually execute. Debugger doesn't break on breakpoints in the VS Macro IDE.
I've got 2002 and 2003 side by side; it's not working for either. It used to work for VS 2002; I recently installed VS 2003 and don't know for sure if it ever worked there.
I've done my Google Groups Due Diligence.
Any hints?
[tip] string.Split(',')
Why bother with
myString.Split(new Char[] {','})
when you can typemyString.Split(',')
I felt dumb for having missed this, but all the sample code I've seen since then (including on MSDN) always uses the new Char[] {','} syntax.
Thanks, Scott, for correcting my previous post complaining about this syntax.
Confluence 64
Old computer locking up + 64 bit loaded Athlon under $900 + Free (for a year) Windows Server 2003 64 bit = chance try to use the word confluence in an equation. Fortuitous.
Since this is also a family computer, I'm not gutsy enough to put WinXP-64 or Win2003-64 on the primary partition, although I played with them for a bit. I'll prolly try a dual boot setup later. The WinXP-64 AMD info was vague enough that I had fears of the one year time bomb hitting me with a hefty bill for the permanent install. Also, there's no theme support. Gotta have a green start button.
Anyone dual booting with WinXP-32 and Win2003-64?
Free Whidbey!
While it's frightening to go out on a limb with a fringe statement like this (heck, even Frans goes party line on this one!), I'm willing to stand up and be counted in the Free Whidbey movement (logo to follow).
While it's difficult to find the courage to agree with everyone who thinks of Whidbey as a software project rather than an island, I fall back to simple statistics. SQL Server is an 8.0 release, so a new version number will only give us a 12.5% upgrade. Moving from VS.NET 1.1 to 2.0 will give us a whopping 81% upgrade!
Joking aside, SQL Server is a mature product. The new features will be nice, but I don't have to jump through hoops to get my work done with it as is. Whidbey, on the other hand, will make a huge difference in how I do my work.


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Why thank you for the replies everyone.All of you have been very helpful :) . Just one question for goineasy9. Will that EasyBCD work for online downloaded OS? Or disk only?
Why thank you for the replies everyone.All of you have been very helpful :) . Just one question for goineasy9. Will that EasyBCD work for online downloaded OS? Or disk only?
Hello, me again, I am wondering does anyone consider a dual boot a good idea or a bad one? I wanted to get rid of windows vista but I have some files and other items I wanted to keep on there.So I was considering a dual boot instead, considering I could let guests, family and friends use the windows side to do what they wanted and I have a linux OS that I could do the things I wanted to.As my own personal space I guess. I was also wondering if anyone else has done this? Lastly if someone could explain the pros and cons that come with Dual booting, that would be awsome.
P.S. Sorry if this is in the wrong spot for the forums.I really didn't know where else to put this particular subject.
Ok thank you very much for the reply and explaining the term "out of the box" for me =). Found it funny though you used the term right after explanation haha. Um may I ask though why you recommend that particular distro? I ask because people have different reasons but the main one I hear the most about is Ubuntu as being a starter.Oh and since I am asking I figure I will say that I want to learn how to make websites, how to code and program. Haven't decided where to go from there though. Maybe I will find out while I learn =).
Hi I am new and I need to know what would the right distro would be for my laptop? Also I hear the term "out of the box" a lot and was wondering if it means i have to order the disk or if I can actually download it from the site? Lastly I am gonna list what kind of laptop I have and it's specs and would like to know if any linux distros cause problems for my particular laptop in anyway ( like if anyone has dealt with this particular scenario before with someone else or has experience with the two ) ?
Here are my laptop specs:
An Acer Aspire 5610-2762
Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2080 ( 1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache )
15.4" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD (16ms) ( I don't think listing the screen size and what kind of monitor would matter but I threw it in there for the sake of completeness lol.)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
DVD-Super Multi double layer (support DVD+R Double layer/DVD+RW)
802.11b/g wireless LAN
OS: Windows vista ( I want to change from this OS as soon as I can lol)
Well that's all, I think, if you anyone needs to know anything else just let me know and will be happy to share. Thanks for reading and any help that is provided.
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During times when consumers and industry professionals alike are bombarded with news of how the oceans' fish supply is being depleted, supplying mahimahi is one decision that allows companies to rest easy. Mahimahi is one of the most plentiful species in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, one that isn't on conservation groups' "high alert" or "red" list and hasn't been pegged with bad methylmercury PR. Still considered somewhat exotic by consumers, mahimahi, also known as dorado or dolphin fish, is now commonplace on most restaurant menus, holding its own among species like salmon and tilapia.
Mahi is available through both domestic and imported sources, with the latter bringing in the majority of the supply. Approximately 80 percent of the mahi supply is from the Pacific and the rest domestic product, says Tim Lycke, general manager of Incredible Fish in Miami.
Last year, mahi imports totaled more than 35 million pounds. This year, imports through February are at almost 13 million pounds, 4 million more than the same period last year, according to National Marine Fisheries Service statistics. In 2006, domestic landings were just over 2 million pounds.
Ocean Technology in Glen Burnie, Md., began carrying mahi just three years ago and already sells nearly 1 million pounds annually.
"Demand has been fantastic," says President Bob Stryker.
The same goes further down the coast at Incredible Fish. Lycke says mahi boasts the largest production of fresh fish for the company and he sees its popularity increasing annually.
Demand for mahi has grown steadily since it entered the restaurant scene, and its significant rise in popularity shows no signs of slowing, say producers.
"It's got commonplace status. It's a staple fish on a lot of restaurant menus now, because it's been readily available," says Stryker. "It's a commodity that's pretty much driven by pricing and availability."
"It's actually a very prolific species. It's one of the fastest growing fish in the ocean," says Henry Lovejoy, president of EcoFish in Dover, N.H. "It can gain 10 percent of its body weight in one day. They are voracious eaters and can withstand a lot more fishing pressure than other species like shark or swordfish."
Landings are holding steady from year to year, with volumes taking a dip when the Pacific season ends around May and Atlantic production gears up a few months later, but there is always plenty of frozen fish to get suppliers through the supply lulls.
"It's a plentiful fish," says Lycke. "Price-wise compared to grouper and snapper it usually tends to be a lot cheaper and at the source level there is much more production."
Price fluctuates during the off-season, but usually no more than a quarter a pound, according to Lycke, whose company sells about 20,000 pounds weekly.
"It's common sense that if grouper is on the menu at $20 and right below it is mahi for $14, people are going to try it," he says. "It's a more interesting fish to try."
When served at Fore Street in Portland, Maine, Chef Sam Hayward says it sells anywhere between 20 to 40 portions on a night of 150 to 300 covers. "Considering the size of our menu, that's pretty good," Hayward says.
Sampling the species in restaurants gives consumers the faith they need to test it at home.
"Like in so many cases, the culinary world takes the lead on a species and as people become familiar with it on menus, then they start using it at home," says Lycke. "And there are so many different ways of cooking it. It can be grilled, baked, fried, sautéed - there is all kinds of stuff to do with mahi."
But that's not to say mahi doesn't have its hurdles.
"The biggest challenge recently with mahi is the price is up this year," says EcoFish's Lovejoy.
However, the weather, not overfishing, is at fault. El Nino's absence held water temperatures down and slowed growth rates, according to Lovejoy, forcing an increased amount of smaller than usual mahi to be caught.
"[The price is] no where near where halibut got," says Lovejoy, comparing mahi to the species his company dropped when costs got too high. "I don't see mahi going in that direction."
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Wrestling with an Angel
A Story of Love, Disability and the Lessons of Grace
"Witty…stunning…striking…humorous and heartfelt.
I highly recommend this wonderfully personal book!"
– Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends
"C.S. Lewis wrote that he paradoxically loved The Lord of the Rings because it 'broke his heart' – and Greg Lucas' writing does the same for me."
– Justin Taylor, Managing Editor, ESV Study Bible; blogger, Between Two Worlds (The Gospel Coalition)
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"It sounded at first like something out of an old horror movie. I thought maybe someone was just playing around, but then I heard it again and again, a loud piercing cry, and less like Hollywood every time. The windows were down in my police cruiser on that warm fall day, but I still couldn't tell where the sounds came from. I began looking around for the unlikely sight of someone being disemboweled in a mall parking lot on a Saturday afternoon. Seeing nothing, and still hearing the screams, I called in a 'disturbance.' Around the next corner I found the source of the commotion."
So begins Greg Lucas' captivating account of life as a husband, a police officer, and Jake's dad. Jake Lucas, the first of four children, lives with severe physical and mental challenges. Caring for him each day is an ordeal few of us can imagine, and this story of Jake's first 17 years is not one you will soon forget. But the remarkable thing is how the whole narrative is saturated with wonder at the grace and goodness of God, who brings hope and promise through his Son into the darkest of circumstances.
In this book, we see that Jake's problems are our problems, only bigger, and the challenges of caring for him carry profound lessons about God's care for us. Wrestling with an Angel is about tragedy and laughter and pain and joy. It is about faith and grace and endurance and God's unfailing, loving wisdom daily being worked out in each of our lives, whatever the nature or extent of our difficulties. Here is a book that may explain faith to you in ways you never quite grasped, through a life few of us can relate to. When it is all done, we come away better able to live as Christ calls us to live.
About the Author
Greg Lucas is a husband, the father of four, a police officer in West Virginia, and a graduate of Boyce College.
Chapter One
Break | Equip
Grace breaks us with affliction in order to equip us with comfort and compassion
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
It sounded at first like something out of an old horror movie. I thought maybe someone was just playing around, but then I heard it again and again, a loud piercing cry, and less like Hollywood every time. The windows were down in my police cruiser on that warm fall day, but I still couldn't tell where the sounds came from. I began looking around for the unlikely sight of someone being disemboweled in a mall parking lot on a Saturday afternoon. Seeing nothing, and still hearing the screams, I called in a "disturbance." Around the next corner I found the source of the commotion.
A small crowd had their backs to me, watching what I could only imagine was a horrible fight between two grown men. As I rolled up to the scene, I notified 911 of my location and turned on my overhead emergency lights, hoping to disperse the brawl with a sudden display of authoritative police presence. Not until I exited my vehicle, ready to inflict some defensive tactics if needed, did I comprehend what was actually taking place.
Sitting in the middle of the parking lot was a full-grown man with his socks and shoes off, hitting himself in the face and screaming. An elderly gentleman was trying his best to collect the socks and shoes and get him on his feet again. But the seated man, the much larger of the two, would not be budged.
It was clear to everyone that the man on the ground was mentally disabled, and the elderly man was his father. The onlookers didn't know whether to call for help, offer help, or politely walk away. They seemed relieved that a uniformed official was there to deliver them from their paralyzing confusion.
I immediately cleared the crowd and asked the father if he needed assistance. The elderly man explained to me that he had picked up his son for a day visit from the group home where he lived.
"I knew better than to go at it alone, but sometimes he does really well. I wanted to spend some time with him so I brought him to the mall to get him some new shoes. He was fine until we got to the parking lot," said the exasperated dad. "When he gets upset he takes off his socks and shoes. His name is Donald."
At 6'3" and about 220 pounds, Donald was an imposing figure even while sitting there barefoot on the asphalt. He was in his mid 30s with a rough complexion from many self-inflicted scars. His emotions seemed to calm slightly when I arrived at the scene, but his face was still contorted with anxiety as he fumbled with his socks. Donald looked like he could handle himself all right, along with me and his father.
I knelt down to his level (even though he would not make eye contact) and introduced myself. "I'm Officer Lucas, but you can call me Greg. What's going on, buddy?"
Again the older man began nervously explaining to me what was wrong with his son. I stood up and tried to listen, but all I could focus on was the exhaustion and defeat in this father's eyes. My attention came back to his words when I heard him say in a cracked and broken voice, "I'm getting too old for this."
I guessed he was probably in his mid- to late-60s, but he looked to be nearly 80. He was tall and thin and frail-looking, white-haired and balding. He wore a dark flannel shirt and blue jeans, like an old farmer come to town for supplies. I could only imagine the hurt, disappointment, and weariness this man had experienced over the previous thirty years. But I didn't exactly have to imagine everything.
As he turned away for a moment, frustrated with the scene his son had created, the father muttered, "I'm so tired." I paused for a moment to let him regain his composure. Then I realized why I was there.
"I know what you are going through, Sir," I said, recognizing at the moment it escaped my mouth how cliché it must sound.
"You do?" he said skeptically.
"Yes, I do. I have a son just like your son. He's much younger and not nearly as big. But he has special needs like your Donald, and he throws very similar fits when he doesn't get his way. His name is Jake, and he is my life's great challenge."
I placed my hand on the dad's shoulder and smiled, "And I know you're tired."
I cautiously knelt back down to Donald's level and picked up his shoes and socks. I wasn't sure how he would react to me invading his space and I fully expected to be kicked or punched by this large, confused man. Slowly I un-balled one of his socks and began putting it back on his foot. To my relief, he extended his leg in a sort of surrender to let me know he would comply.
I rolled the sock gently over his toes to his heel and then up to his ankle. His pale, crooked feet felt cold and damp, and his long, sharp toenails were in need of a trim.
Probably true to his lifelong routine, he extended the other foot for me to do the same. Once both socks were on, I unlaced his large, worn-out tennis shoes, slipped them on his feet one at a time, and cinched them up and gave them a double-knot like I had done for Jake so many times before.
A stark vision from John 13 of Jesus washing His disciples' feet flashed across my mind, and I smiled as I thought to myself that the Lord may have had even this day and this parking lot in mind when He told His confused disciples, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand."
I was beginning to understand that there was much more going on here than a simple police response to an unspecified disturbance at a mall.
Once the disheveled, child-like man was ready to get back on his feet again, I asked his dad, "What does Donald really like?"
"Chicken nuggets and coffee," he replied. I turned back to Donald and slowly but excitedly asked, "How would you like your dad to take you to get some chicken nuggets and coffee, buddy?" He gave a silent nod of approval and we helped him off the ground and into the truck.
After buckling Donald in, the elderly man returned to his side of the truck with a simple expression of gratitude. He shook my hand and thanked me in a voice drained of all emotion. I shot back, "No problem, I do this for a living." Despite my official duties that day, I knew from experience that mostly he was thanking me because I could offer empathy and not just sympathy. Sometimes just being aware that someone else knows—I mean really knows what you are going through—is enough to bring great comfort in the midst of great despair. We both smiled with a freshly strengthened connection as I opened the driver's door for him.
Just before climbing into the truck he turned to me and said, "You know it gets worse, right?"
"What gets worse?" I asked.
"Your son," he replied. "It gets worse as they get older and you get older. They get stronger and you get weaker. You still love them the same, but it becomes impossible for you to take care of them. Even short visits become like this—impossible."
His words crushed me as I began to see myself in his weary face. I struggled to find some departing words of encouragement and hope—words for two desperate dads living in different seasons of the same struggling life. "Grace is like that, you know," I said in response. "It exposes our weakness in order to give us greater strength. I guess that's why we all have to depend on someone a little stronger than ourselves." At the moment, it was the best I could do.
"Yeah, I guess so," he replied contemplatively as he shut the truck door. "Thanks again, friend," and he drove away. As the two men rolled off the parking lot in the old pickup truck, I watched the weary dad lift his arm and place it around the shoulder of his disabled son. A prodigal never finds love so satisfying and sweet as he finds it in the unconditional arms of his father.
I returned to my police cruiser, drove to the far end of the parking lot, and fell to pieces, wrestling hard against the tears of stored-up emotion liberated though this unexpected encounter. Through force of will I soon regained my composure, hoping no one had glimpsed this tough, stoic, in-control cop crying like an infant.
The thought of it ever getting any more difficult absolutely devastated me. As hard as it had been, I had always clung to the hope that someday it would get better; someday it would get easier. I lived with an unspoken assumption that someday Jake would learn to use the bathroom, someday learn to communicate his needs, someday be less frustrated, less combative, less compulsive, less confused. That someday I would be able to hold it all together and be the dad I ought to be for Jake.
The cold, hard truth had hit me like a storm. It might actually get worse.
My body will get older and weaker and Jake will get bigger and stronger and more defiant. His needs will increase as my abilities to care for him decrease. No matter how frail I get, Jake will never be able to care for me—it will never be that way with us. Jake will always need to be taken care of, and someday I will not be able to give him what he needs.
I hear religious-minded people say all the time with good intentions, "God will never place a burden on you so heavy that you cannot carry it."
My experience is that God will place a burden on you so heavy that you cannot possibly carry it alone. He will break your back and your will. He will buckle your legs until you fall flat beneath the crushing weight of your load. All the while He will walk beside you waiting for you to come to the point where you must depend on Him.
"My power is made perfect in your weakness," He says, as we strain under our burden. Whatever the burden, it might indeed get worse, but I know this—God is faithful. And while we change and get old, He does not. When we get weaker, He remains strong. And in our weakness and humility, He offers us true, lasting, transforming, and undeserved grace.
It is this grace that enables us to do more than survive in this world. Grace enables us to thrive in the presence of this world's sufferings while magnifying the One who breaks us with affliction—that He might equip us with comfort, compassion, and strength to give to others.
In the midst of this deep, celestial moment, I realized I had just experienced a divine appointment. This was not just a providential assignment for an empathetic police officer sent to help a weary father with his disabled son. This was more, a lesson of grace that would stay locked in my own heart until I would need it most in the months and years to come.
And I would need it.
In response, I stood for a moment on holy ground praising the God of mercy and comfort, asking for more strength and grace for the future with my own son. My worshipful hymn and prayer of praise sounded like this:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the same comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
endorsements & reviews
"Witty…stunning…striking…humorous and heartfelt. In our culture which is so quick to devalue life, Wrestling with an Angel provides a fresh, honest look at one father's struggle to embrace God in the midst of his son's disability. Can sheer laughter and weeping gracefully coexist in a world of so much affliction? Greg knows all about it. And inside these pages he passes on his lessons of grace to us. I highly recommend this wonderfully personal book!"
– Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends International Disability Center
"I didn't want to read this book. I knew these tear-stained but hope-filled pages would jostle me out of my comfort zone and shake me up. C.S. Lewis wrote that he paradoxically loved The Lord of the Rings because it 'broke his heart'—and Greg Lucas' writing does the same for me. And it's for that reason that I heartily commend this book—especially for dads. This is just the book many of us need to taste afresh the goodness of God and the grace of the gospel even as we long for the day when this broken world will be made right."
– Justin Taylor, Managing Editor, ESV Study Bible, blogger, Between Two Worlds (The Gospel Coalition)
"This is not primarily a book for parents of special needs children. There is only one disability that keeps a person from heaven. It is not physical or mental like Jake Lucas' condition. It is the sin that lives in our hearts. Jake's father, Greg, is a captivating storyteller. When he writes about life with Jake, I recognize God's grace and loving persistence in my life. I want more!"
– Noël Piper, author, and wife of pastor and author John Piper
"You will laugh; you will cry. You will feel sick; you will feel inspired. You will be repulsed by the ugliness of sin; you will be overwhelmed by the love of God. Greg Lucas takes us on an unforgettable ride on the roller coaster of Christian experience, as he extracts the most beautiful insights into grace from the most painful experiences of life. This brutally honest and deeply moving book helps us to see that we all have special needs that only a special Savior can supply."
– David P. Murray, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
"It is the rare book that makes much of God and our dependency on Him while also celebrating His goodness through hard things. Using his own example of parenting a child with significant disabilities, Greg demonstrates what relying on a sovereign God through extreme difficulty and suffering looks like. This book is a gift to the church, and particularly to men who need an example of masculine, Biblical leadership in the face of complex, confusing, and overwhelming circumstances. If you have ever confronted hardship and questioned God's goodness, this book provides a real-life example of trusting in the promises of God."
– John Knight, Senior Director for Development, Desiring God
"Jesus told us that we must suffer with him in order to be glorified with him. All of us in Christ face different sorts of trials, but they are all shaping us up for the same purpose: conformity with Christ. In this book, Greg Lucas gives insight into his own experience of cross-bearing. A family facing disability, or those who love and minister to people in such situations, will certainly benefit from this story."
– Russell D. Moore, Pastor; Dean of the School of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Author, Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches
"Greg communicates from a heart that loves Jesus deeply and does not shy away from the theological challenges his family context brings. Throughout the pages of this book, Greg has captured personal glimpses of grace in both amazing and, seemingly, mundane ways. Amazing as seen in God's sovereign hand of protection. Mundane as portrayed in what would normally be a simple task but with Jake requires great grace. It is the grace Greg has described as amazing 'grace-ability,' on display in their son's disability. As the father of a child with special needs, I wholeheartedly recommend Wrestling with an Angel."
– Justin Reimer, Executive Director, The Elisha Foundation
A must read…
I could not put this book down. Bravo to Greg Lucas for writing such a compelling and honest book about finding the grace of God in the midst of loving and raising an autistic child. This is a must read:
Parents of disabled children will laugh and cry as they read and relate to the stories; they will say "Amen" to the affirmations of God's grace and the lessons learned; and they will be encouraged and instructed by many other insights into God's grace that they might not have considered before.
People who know and love families with disabled children will have a greater appreciation and understanding of their world.
Still others who are trying to make sense out of any kind of adversity and wondering where God is in it all will benefit from this heartwarming and insightful book.
One of the touchstone books of my life…
"Haven't reviewed a book in a while. So a miracle has happened and I have indeed finished a book and feel good enough about it to actually write something concerning it. Most of the time, when I finish reading a book I usually don't have a strong compulsion to want to tell people to go out and read it right away. This however is not the case with "Wrestling With An Angel". This book by author Greg Lucas has become one of the touchstone books of my life. I don't think I am saying that too lightly.
Greg Lucas operates a blog that I was pointed to by Jason Chang (hat tip engage). Gauging from how I responded to reading some entries in his blog, I clearly recall telling Susan right before I started reading, "Susan, I think this book is going to ruin me." Wrestling With an Angel is a collection of short essays that Lucas has written, recounting experiences he and his family have with his mentally handicapped son. In humorous, heart wrenching, and pride crushing honesty, Lucas recounts how God has worked both in his life, the life of his son, and the life of his family. The absolute best thing about this book is his willingness to not back away from the hard truths of scripture, to look unflinchingly into what the Word of God says about our sinfulness and to accept it. Here's an excellent excerpt:
"(Speaking of the Gospel) But how is this applied in the life of an individual who cannot respond in faith or who does not have the ability to comprehend the basic truth of the gospel? I'm not thinking of the native in a distant, unreached part of the world, someone who at least has a general revelation to point him towards more specific revelation. I am thinking about my 17-year-old son, who literally has the mental capacity of a 2-year-old.
Many Christians approach this sticky theological topic with their feelings, bypassing biblical study in the fear that truth may not be as comforting as their emotions. We want to believe that infants, very young children, and mentally disabled people are basically innocent in the eyes of God. Should they die without having attained a certain degree of mental capacity, we assure ourselves, they are necessarily saved from His wrath. Certainly this is how God would do it, right? This rationalization feels good and makes sense to our heart."
Amazing! Certainly true and certainly things that I have thought. This kind of intellectual and theological integrity drove me to find comfort in the cross and in the love and grace of God. So theologically and intellectually this book is a complete win.
On a personal and emotional level, I have never read and cried as much as I have when reading a book. I wept at almost every other page. My crying and weeping must have been terribly distracting to Susan at Starbucks since she was trying to study and the folks around us were probably wondering what was going on. The best way I can describe my personal response to this book is that it feels like I am reading someone who has walked the same path I have walked, just who is a little bit ahead of me. Reading the book both reminded me of my past, my present, and my future as I read about Greg's past, present and future. I wept for a lot of reasons. Another person who is a firm believer and is walking the difficult line in caretaking. The moments of, "Oh I remember feeling just like that…".
The book is relatively short, its tenth chapter finishing up at 99 pages. I read it in its entirety in an hour and a half. That is not to diminish the book's great worth – some of the best and most profound reading I have done has been in short books that were concise and relentless in their points (Knowledge of the Holy).
I highly recommend this book, even if you do not have experience in dealing with the mentally handicapped. The lessons and principles that Lucas shares in his book are valuable to all believers at any stage in their lives. While we struggle and strain to love those who may or may not ever learn to love us back just the way we want we can only be deeply humbled and broken and the deep, rescuing, adoptive love of God."
A reminder of God's grace…
I just finished a really amazing book: "Wrestling with an Angel, A story of Love, Disability and the Lessons of Grace" by Greg Lucas. It is a short book, only 100 pages, but it is powerful. The author of a book is a father who has a son with some very significant needs. I cried several times while reading the book. It touched my heart. I want to share some things from the book that really spoke to me….
I needed to read this book right now. I have really been struggling lately and this book helped me work through some things. My mind has been consumed lately with things that don't really matter in the big scheme of things. I have this need to control and fix things…but I just can't. I needed to be reminded of God's grace and the strength that only He can provide me. I need to be reminded that He is in control and He is so much bigger than any problem, issue, crisis, or trial that I am facing. I just see a few pieces of the puzzle but God knows what the finished picture looks like. I am so lacking on my own, it is God that gives me what I need for the day. I just need to be reminded of that from time to time. It's easy to get in a routine and just strive to get through the day and forget that God is eager and willing to help me. All I have to do is ask.
Here are some quotes from Amazon reviews, although you should buy the book here because, even though the book costs less here, Greg Lucas and Cruciform Press make more when you buy it here, compared to if you buy it at Amazon. How can that be? Because Amazon takes a really big cut.
Greg Lucas turns the diamond of grace in such a way that you see facets you never really noticed before. Whether or not you are doing life with someone struggling with a disability, you will be encouraged and challenged by this book. Please do not pass up the opportunity to read this book simply because "disability" doesn't apply to you…I'm ready for another book by Greg Lucas. -KaleoPastor
Greg Lucas' book is outstanding in several ways. Foremost, it speaks truth…This is a brave and humble thing he does.
The book is also alternately hilarious and heartbreaking…actually sometimes feels like fiction, which tells me it is more honest than most so-called "true stories." It is brilliantly, yet simply, told. A fine, short work of deep truth, honest orthodoxy. A compelling collection of true tales.
A warning. Be careful. This book will awaken your heart to the beautiful pain of adoption, the eucatastrophic revelation of the heart of God toward sinners. Not sentimental…but heartbreakingly lovely to the core. Sobbing will happen. -S.D. Smith
Greg Lucas takes the moments that get thrown away by many of us, meaningfully and expressively connecting them with evidence of the grace of God in his life. Wrestling With An Angel is much more than an encouraging read for parents of children with special needs. It lifts the gaze of the reader from the monotonous details of personal difficulty to focus on Christ. My church has bought several copies, so should you. -Grace Upon Grace
This book is written by a father. It's written by a masculine soul. But most of all it's written by one who has been devastated by the grace of God in Christ….Every chapter is extraordinary, but only because the ordinary has been transformed through the lens of the gospel of which Greg Lucas is a master communicator. I give this book the highest compliment I know how to give: After reading this book, I love Jesus more. -Josh Perry
Here's a recent interview of Greg.
Greg Lucas, author of Wrestling with an Angel, talks about his son, Jake.
Wrestling With An Angel from Brian Patton on Vimeo.
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