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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
A Little Spiritual Help #4 - Deification and Grace
I like this excerpt from an Armenian Orthodox bishop, particularly for its definition of Grace from the Orthodox perspective. As an evangelical Protestant, I was always taught that grace means God's unearned favor toward us--nothing more. It is thus synonomous with mercy and compassion. But as the Orthodox Church teaches, it is much more than that -- it is nothing less than God's power bestowed upon us, a power that transforms us day by day and that give us the ability to live the Christian life. Enjoy.
The ultimate destiny of humanity and creation is deification (theosis). The human being is the representative of the cosmos, a 'microcosm.' Men and women are superior to the cosmos. The latter receives grace through them who are called by God to a supreme vocation: deification, to become by grace that which God is by His nature.
Grace is the transforming and deifying presence of God revealed and poured out by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit transforms us and makes us God-like. Deification is liberation from death. It is re-creation, 'being in Christ,' communion with God. The Holy Spirit leads humanity to Christ and through Him to the Father. Humanity is called also to transform the whole creation in the power of the Holy Spirit. The deification of the cosmos is the restoration of the original order.
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia, The Challenge to be a Church in a Changing World Pages 77-78, The Armenian Prelacy, New York 1997
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Father James,
What a beautiful explanation of grace! I have not been Orthodox long enough to be exposed to its fuller meaning and also thought it meant simply 'God's unmerited good will towards man'. The theology here is a bit heavy for me, but I think he is saying even more than the Holy Spirit is willing to come and dwell within us.(Unstated, but assumed, that the Holy Spirit enters only where invited, and stays only as long as we are willing to allow Him to lead. He is also saying, I think, that with the acceptance of this wonderful gift is the responsibility to go into the world and help others understand that the Holy Spirit is also available to them. And if we do not go forth, the world will not ever be changed into what God meant it to be. Am I on the right track here Father? - February 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- ::Sylvia:: said...
Fr. James,
I love your blog!
What a beautiful quote! I will certainly be writing this one down! Thanks for signing your daughter up for the pen pal program!
I'll be emailing you soon with the details. - February 19, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- Fr. James Early said...
I agree completely with you, Charlene!
Thank you for the kind comments. Both Beth and I will look forward to hearing from you. - February 21, 2009 at 4:53 PM


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Adobe Connect - Sharing Video Files
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The Lockport City Council has approved an ordinance that would impose a $25 fine on residents who use a snow plow in their driveways and push snow into the street.
"It has nothing to do with people using snowblowers," 3rd Ward Ald. Darren Deskin said.
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According to data from Bank Negara Malaysia's website, housing loan applications jumped 46 per cent in February from a year earlier to RM14.96 (US$4.88) billion,
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Core Training and More With DIY Gliders
(Please refer to this entry for an updated video tutorial)
There have been a few recent discussions on the forum about possible ab wheel substitutes, particularly those that would be convenient to pack when traveling. A few members referenced an exercise slide tool that could be used for a variety of movements, including a few that are similar to wheel rollouts. I am not familiar with the tool, but I did find a commercial model that sells for approximately $35 before shipping. I've never used one so I cannot offer any feedback.
I did however come across what appears to be a similar product. In the video below, I demonstrate a few exercises with the help of two furniture gliders (also known as sliders). These gliders are typically used to move furniture. Each glider is 9.5 inches long and 5.75 inches wide. I purchased a 4-pack for $10. I only need two at a time so the cost is $5 per pair.
A snap shot of the package can be seen below. As you can see, they are reusable and include a convenient gripper pad on the non-sliding side.
Next, you can see all four from the original package.
I shot the video below the same day that I purchased the gliders. They worked very well on carpet. I also tried them on a tile floor, but I wasn't sure if the floor would eventually scratch. Carpet seems to be a better option.
As for exercise possibilities, there are obviously other options available, but the video shows a few that came to mind. I found the gliders particularly useful for core work. Considering the $5 per pair price tag, these are definitely a useful option for home training.
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Scott April 14th, 2010 10:13 pm
Thanks Ross for taking the time to present this. Marketing agents could fill up a gym with specialized equipment to do what you accomplished with two furniture coasters. As always you simplify what appears complex to many.
Thanks again for all you do on your websites.
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Milton April 14th, 2010 10:55 pm
Not only is it Low tech, high effect but it looks extremely fun.
Thanx for the incredible ideas.Milton
Paul April 15th, 2010 12:51 am
very cool. Love the low-tech stuff……
Dan April 15th, 2010 1:19 am
Song? What song is that? Great vid!
Joe April 15th, 2010 2:58 am
Sure makes the workout high tech too
Nathan April 15th, 2010 3:19 am
Conan April 15th, 2010 5:26 am
You're the man, Ross. Hah. Anyways, I don't have much carpeted floor in my place so I was looking for an alternative. Found this and will probably give it a shot.
Kongchti April 15th, 2010 6:25 am
Thank you very much for sharing that. Inexpensive, easy to pack, fun and effective. What else ?
David [UK] April 15th, 2010 1:34 pm
Low-tech, inexpensive, creative, effective. Brilliant work Ross.
I have been dabbling with very basic floor based calisthenics recently, and have impressed at how great they feel.
litherland April 15th, 2010 5:45 pm
Ross great video.Cheap & effective workouts,cheers.
Naveen Ramesh April 15th, 2010 6:44 pm
The Movement on 1:05 – When you move your body from
behind your arms forward, do you keep the body on the
same heigth or do you push it a little bit up?Naveen
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Moritz April 18th, 2010 4:36 pm
Hi Ross
Where did you buy the gliders? can't seem to find them anywhere…
Thanks for the gret tip!
Ben April 18th, 2010 5:07 pm
where can i get these in the UK, i cant see anything like this on google
Administrator April 18th, 2010 8:00 pm
Mortiz – They can be found at almost any hardware store. I saw them at Lowe's this morning for 9.96. I bought mine at K-mart. They are also at Walmart, Home Depot, Sears, etc.
Very easy to find. They are commonly used when moving large pieces of furniture.
Rob April 21st, 2010 7:22 pm
Brilliant idea, love the video too. Ross, top drawer stuff as always
Bill April 25th, 2010 1:14 pm
This is why I love RossTraining!!
Brilliant. -
Philip April 27th, 2010 8:08 pm
Ross Enamait, the man that even makes furniture glides look cool. lol
franco April 29th, 2010 1:31 am
quisiera saber el nombre de la cancion felicitaciones por el video
franco April 29th, 2010 1:33 am
name of the song congratulations for the video is great!!
Jerry May 1st, 2010 1:00 am
I thought, "Huh, what's he going to do with those things?"
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Robert Whitmore May 4th, 2010 12:49 am
Unreal Ross, I bought a set this morning for 10$,Home Depot ( canada)
tried some moves and was very impressed! Thanks for your continued ideas and ways to improve core.
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Jas May 16th, 2010 11:34 pm
Just ordered a set from a company in the UK only cost £3 for a set of 4, looking forward to trying them out! Rosstraining at it's best, innovative and intense!!!
Spring May 20th, 2010 9:49 pm
Jas what company in the UK? do you have a link please?
Cord the Seeker May 28th, 2010 5:20 am
All I can seem to find are small round ones – not the nice big oblongs that you are using, Ross.
Administrator May 28th, 2010 11:26 am
@Cord – Where do you live? USA?
Cord the Seeker May 28th, 2010 4:46 pm
No, Canada.
I did just hunt down some that are round and 7″ in diameter, set of 4 for $10 – those ought to work fine. Local store has them in stock, and I'm looking at picking them up this afternoon.
Jas May 30th, 2010 8:34 am
Hi Cord, here is the link for the gliders, this isn't the exact link I can't find it but managed to find the same gliders on Amazon, they're a hexagon shape but work well, hope this helps;
Cord the Seeker May 31st, 2010 12:26 am
Yeah, the hexagon ones are the ones I picked up. They work just fine.
Jas May 31st, 2010 12:54 am
I found the standing rolls (or slides) a lot more difficult than the wheel but that's another challenge to
conquer!!!! Thanks Ross -
Bill Heron June 21st, 2010 3:32 am
Sick sequence of exercises. I will definetly be adding this to my arsenal of tools. Keep up the great work brother!
Nick July 3rd, 2010 10:48 pm
Ross great information as always! Keep rocking. I had a quick question. I have neglected my core for many years and i tried to do these and cant do it so i was thinking if i started out on my knees to build up then move into the real way to do it. Any advice would be welcomed!
Thanks again!
Administrator July 6th, 2010 12:11 am
@Nick – Yes, you can certainly start from the knees. Ab wheels can also be used. There are a few DIY wheel posts within the blog (search under the "Training" category).
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Tim - The Lean Look July 25th, 2010 2:38 am
I have an ab wheel which I love but these are a great substitute – could even be better haven't tried them for extended periods yet. Great article thanks!
Pamela August 1st, 2010 4:37 pm
Wish I saw this before I brought the valslides.
Naveen September 13th, 2010 11:55 pm
You can do that with your socks on hte carpet!!!!
Administrator September 14th, 2010 1:14 am
Not even close ^
Zach September 24th, 2010 11:55 am
Excellent instructions. I will attempt this and I am useless with anything DIY. I have condifence in your instructions, though!
Cheers Ross!
Larry September 27th, 2010 1:27 pm
I just wanted to thank you for your comprehensive fitness education,advise and inspiration you provide on this site and especially within all of your publications. As a result of your practical,functional teachings Ive lost 80 pounds I had gained after a back injury(and life style); but more importantly it helped with the rehabilitaion and strengtheing of my back and entire core that physical therapy alone couldnt do,or wasnt working. At first I combined your teaching and exercises with the things i was doing at physical therapy,but eventualy I was able to drop the P.T. all toghether. I'm now getting in the best shape Ive been in since my football days back in high school and college. If it wasnt for your practical,functional material I probably would have gone back to: "go to the gym,go through the motions putting my time in" expecting to get back into shape. I,as well as most Americans have gotten away from true fitness especially anything that involves "conditioning". Again thank you.
RossTraining.com Blog October 6th, 2010 2:21 pm
[...] to the ramp so it can be used with the furniture glide pads that were demonstrated before (see here). The glide pads do not slide on the rubber matted floor. The carpet ramp allows me to use [...]
Joel Crawford October 9th, 2010 9:57 pm
I have not had a chance to go out and buy the Gliders because the hardware stores are all closed today.
Although I tried this with paper plates I had sitting around the house and they seem to work pretty well. -
amy October 11th, 2010 11:05 am
couldn't wait to go out and get these, so I cut a cereal box in half used the printed side on the carpet, works like a charm
William October 18th, 2010 2:44 pm
Great vid Ross, went out and bought these today. Could you tell me what the name of the song?
Faisal October 29th, 2010 2:42 am
Is there anywhere I can buy this in the UK, Bham?I am itching to try them and add them to my circuit:)
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Bob May 3rd, 2011 3:11 pm
Found the size of sliders you use in the video
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=12136331&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping -
Core Workout October 4th, 2011 2:51 pm
cool! I'm always looking for new opinions on exercise equipment!
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Cool. I think this low-tech stuff is very useful. This is really an amazing idea. Love what are you doing. Thanks for the share.
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WOW cool! I'm searching this a long time, but can't find it in my country. Can you suggest me where can I buy it in Europe?
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Hi I am deaf ok and how can I buying it and slider exercise
how much cost it please
I cant find visa card and need buying it
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salvatore August 31st, 2013 8:10 am
hello let me know where I can buy sliders with shipping Italy
admin September 1st, 2013 4:39 am
@salvatore – check this link for info (and the comments within) – http://www.facebook.com/rosstraining/posts/126814010805946
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On a day-to-day comparable basis, "We've had a great opening day, more than double the business for a year ago," said Rick Fencel, vice president of sales for independents for WWRD, last week. The company opened its new, expanded permanent showroom here, signaling its commitment to the Atlanta market as well as confidence in overall business. "Everyone is still guarded but they are more optimistic." He added that the company had more appointments with international buyers, reflecting where companies may see significant growth.
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Ryan Garko hit a game-tying two-run single in the sixth inning and delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the 10th, lifting the San Francisco Giants to an 8-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
Randy Winn went 2-for-4 with a two-run double to help the Giants take the opener of this three-game series, while Juan Uribe homered. The victory kept them a game behind NL wild card-leading Colorado, which defeated Washington earlier Tuesday.
San Francisco has won its last two games, something the club hadn't done since beating Houston on August 4-5. It looked like the Giants might not get a second straight win after the Reds tagged San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum for four runs in the second inning.
But Lincecum didn't give up much more, finishing with five runs allowed on six hits and three walks in six innings. Bob Howry (1-5) worked a scoreless bottom of the ninth to take the win.
"Our pitching struggled tonight, but our offense picked them up," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "That's a great sign. They fought hard today. Get down like that and battle back...that's a great win."
Reds starter Homer Bailey was cruising until the Giants struck for four runs in the sixth. Bailey didn't make it out of the frame, giving up five total runs on seven hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings.
"I don't even know where to begin," Bailey said. "Throwing pretty well through five, and then sixth inning with two outs...just couldn't get an out. Tried everything, it just didn't work."
Bailey also recorded a hit and two runs batted in for the Reds, who have lost four in a row. Joey Votto homered in the setback.
In a 5-5 game heading into the top of the 10th, the Giants went ahead while facing Francisco Cordero (1-3).
Pablo Sandoval led off with a single and went to second on Winn's one-out walk. Garko then ripped a fastball to center field, bringing in both runners. Garko moved to third on Aaron Rowand's single, then scored on Uribe's sacrifice fly.
Daniel Ray Herrera came in to get the final out of the inning, while Brian Wilson tossed a scoreless bottom half to get his 29th save this season.
The Reds jumped on Lincecum in the second inning, which Brandon Phillips and Wladimir Balentien began with consecutive singles. After executing a double steal, Adam Rosales grounded out and Lincecum intentionally walked Ryan Hanigan to get to Paul Janish, but dealt another base on balls to force in a run.
Bailey then lined a single down the first base line to drive in two, while Bochy was ejected for arguing over the hit's being called fair.
After play resumed, Chris Dickerson grounded a single back up the middle to plate Janish. Lincecum retired the next two batters, but not before the Reds had taken a 4-0 lead.
Uribe's one-out solo shot in the third got the Giants on the board, but the Reds got the run back in the fifth on Votto's homer to right.
The San Francisco offense bailed out Lincecum with a sixth-inning rally that spoiled what was, to that point, a solid outing for Bailey. Eugenio Velez and Edgar Renteria began the rally with one-out singles before Bailey struck out Sandoval.
However, Bailey walked Bengie Molina before Winn smacked a double just inside the right field foul line, plating two runs. It left runners in scoring position for Garko, who lined a high fastball to center to bring Molina and Winn home. Jared Burton came in to get the final out of the inning.
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I like to sit on my special rock just outside my porch and just breathe in the salty sea air, and watch the ships pass by going toward the skyline of Manhattan. This is my own special place, the place where I think and get everything cleared out of my head. It's a humble rock, just a small stone that probably fell down a long time ago from the top of the hill, and just sat itself in front of what would soon be my house. Sometimes, I even feel closer to God on my little rock. Seeing the great city watching the clouds and the mighty Hudson just makes me feel so tiny... so humiliated. I feel like I'm just a tiny little tile in a great mosaic, almost like someone's always watching me, despite the fact that I'm only a little dot.
I guess I only pray when I'm upset. Yeah, I call my thinking "praying," even though I'm just talking to myself. This time's really no different. For a while now I haven't felt that cohesiveness with the looming cityscape, that "one" with the land. I guess ever since I met this guy. I guess you could say he changed my life. It was almost like meeting my own private savior; a Godly experience in itself.
It was a while when I was sitting on my rock thinking, well, mostly crying. I've never been called "fag" before, so it was something that drew some emotion from me. I mean, I was at this party and this girl just started groping me. I felt uncomfortable and I asked her to stop. No, I told her to stop, and she didn't. So I yelled. And someone, some sad person called me a "fag." All I could do was run home and cry on my rock. So many times I've sat there hoping I could just jump off and go home. So many times I've wanted to fly away, in those great clouds to a utopia, where I could be myself.
And as I sat in my special seat, I felt a small wind on the back of my neck. Of course my reflexes being slow, I just sat there feeling the hot wind. And then it was accompanied by a slight rub; a finger drawing circles on the nape of my neck. Of course, now, I panicked and turned around to hit the pervert that was touching me. As I turned, I saw the most beautiful angel of my life. He was about 5'11", black hair, coal black eyes. He was dark, and beautiful in his own complex way. He had large red lips, big eyes, a narrow chin and the palest skin with just the slightest tan. He made me quiver just looking at him. And I could do was say, "Shit! You friggin scared me!"
He just laughed and said coolly, "Sorry man, I didn't know I'd scare you. I just wanted to know when your father'd be home. He's supposed to help me with my geometry before school starts in the fall."
"Oh. He's not home," I said. "He'll be back in a week. My parents left to Trinidad yesterday. I'm sorry, he must've forgotten to tell you."
"No sweat." He replied, "It must've just slipped his mind, that's all. I may as well get going. I have a long walk down the road to my house."
"No, it's a hot day. Why don't you come in and drink something, and maybe grab a bite to eat before you go? You don't want to collapse of heat exhaustion or starvation or something." He was so beautiful, and he touched me like no other. I felt sparks and I wasn't going to give up.
"No. It's okay, really. I'll just be on my way." Maybe he doesn't like me.
"Fine, suit yourself." Maybe if I use reverse psychology...
"All right, fine, I'll stay for a while. It is hot, after all." YES! YES! YES!
We just talked for a while after that, about school and tests and all. Nothing really. I found out that he just moved here from Spain. His father was working for an English firm in Gibraltar and married a Moor from Grenada that spoke perfect English. He had a light accent, but it was mostly British than Spanish, since Gibraltar's a British possession. But, he was trying to lose the accent, which I found to be a little annoying. It poked out whenever he'd get passionate about a subject, and he'd just blush whenever it came out. His father's company just built a North American headquarters in Newark because it's got America's busiest port and the metroarea's busiest airport.
I could already tell I liked him. He lives over in the condominiums down the road, and is one of my father's students. I was really looking forward to seeing him again. Damn, he even helped me forget why I was so down. I still couldn't explain why he was touching me like that, though. It's like he knew I needed it.
I'm still alone while my parents are off having the time of their lives in the Caribbean. I wish I were that far away. It's been some time since I've seen that Spanish guy. I think someone said his name was Gabriel, but his nickname is Sky. I dunno why, but lately I've been feeling so lonely. The only moment of rapture I could remember this whole summer was when he touched me... it was like an angel had been breathing on me rather than a stranger. Oh, well, I'm home alone and I have nothing better to do then go online, talk to other guys and masturbate all day.
Of course, my second meeting with him was a little awkward for me. I was at home watching "My Best Friend's Wedding," (I'm such a romantic), sitting in the family room with a bag of hot popcorn, a phone and a pair of black boxer-briefs when suddenly in my favorite part, (the wedding), someone knocked on the French doors at the far end of the room. I think when I saw him I was so embarrassed I almost pissed. I mean, sure, I'm told by everyone that I'm cute, I have a good body since I've been playing baseball since I was 3, and I'm the only sophomore on the varsity baseball team. So yeah, I'm a looker, and what my boxer-briefs was covering is nothing to be ashamed of either. But, I dunno, I just felt so humbled whenever I even thought about him.
He was wet and cold, since the night had been long and rainy. He told me his parents were at the state opera and he knew no one he could hang out with, so he stopped by. He was wearing a black dress shirt with a black tank under it, and black khaki pants. He looked like he belonged in the movie, "City of Angels," instead of at my door. I let him in immediately and he asked me if I could lend him something to wear since he was drenched.
We both went to my room, the house was dark and the lightning lit our path toward my door. We went in and I helped him out of his wet clothes. We probably think alike since he had the same underwear as I did, and what he was covering looked like it could be a nine-incher. He just picked out another pair of boxer-briefs, black as well, since he said he wanted me to feel at home when he was around. Sort of like his friends in Gibraltar.
Now, you know I would never argue to that, would you? He brought some videos with him in his bookbag (also black, notice a trend?) The videos her brought weren't exactly the kind I was used to, like, "The Saucier Side of Candy Lane," and, "Little Oral Annie." I told him that it was okay, I had some videos of my own. So instead we just went to my room again and listened to some CD's.
I dunno what happened last night, but I woke up in my parents bed with "Sky" and I had a HUGE bone. Just looking at him got me aroused, so I just rubbed my hands on his abs, and I slipped a finger or two into his underwear as he just laid there. He didn't seem aroused until after I started rubbing the crotch of his undies. I touched him with my left hand and released myself with the right.
I was almost done choking-off when he awoke with my hand halfway down his pants and my underwear around my knees. I was so embarrassed I got up and ran out of the house crying. I thought that the chance I'd had to become friends with this stranger were completely over with because I literally molested him. I couldn't even believe what I had done. I mean, I molested this guy, how embarrassing was that? I was sure he'd go and tell everyone what had happened.
Of course, I wouldn't tell you this story if this had actually happened, and my school is an all-boys Catholic prep school, so I'd probably not be alive to tell you about this story, right? So anyway, I went walking. I just walked and walked until my legs couldn't support me anymore. I walked all the way down to the riverfront park and just walked for hours along the harbor. I didn't come home until the cool crisp air began to nip at me. I supposed Sky had left, so I went in, ready to phone him and apologize. I began to thinking that I shouldn't've been so forward.
When I got into the house, I felt like someone was still there, lingering, with me. I walked into the rec. room and who do you think was there in the doorway? Why, it was Sky, of course. He was still in the boxer-briefs and he'd prepared us dinner. I got out of my running clothes and comfortable and went down to eat. We didn't really talk much until said, "You're gay, aren't you?"
"Yeah." He knew already, I guessed.
"I sort of figured after the way you didn't react to me the first time we met."
"The way I didn't react?"
"Yeah. A straight guy would've been pissed, and hit me. But you, you just acted startled, but I knew that that's just what you needed."
"How did you know this?" How did he know?
"I know more about you then you know about yourself." I began to get scared.
"Are you gay?" I sorta figured, but I may as well be in the clear.
"Maybe. I really don't know right now. Don't be scared of me, I'm here for you."
"How are you here for me?"
"You needed me to love you, and I do. This morning in the bed, I was awake the whole time, I only opened my eyes to return to favor, and see the ecstasy in your eyes. That's all. I didn't want to scare you." Wow. I couldn't believe him.
How does someone answer to that? I surely couldn't. And rightly so, I didn't. I just looked at him and dropped my hand on the table and he held it, and I saw longing and understanding in his eyes. It was like he was Godsend .... it scared me, and humiliated me. But I loved him too, and he was giving himself to me.
Nothing really happened that night. He knew I didn't want to go any further, he knew I was afraid, so he left. We fell asleep talking on the couch, and when I woke up at around 2:00 in the a.m. to go pee, he was gone, and the French doors open. I thank him for that. I thank him for letting me be. The next couple of days went by, he never came. I just kept on going. Life goes on and I went alone.
I went grocery shopping alone, I went to the movies alone, I went skating alone, I went jogging alone. Hell, I even did my own laundry for the first time... all alone! I really didn't miss him all that much although there was that longing inside of me. I would always be mindful of the windows hoping he'd come in through one. But the days passed and my parents would soon be home.
A few friends heard about what happened at the party and came by to say hello and chat for a while. I came out to all of them, too. I even found out one of my other guy friends was gay, too. We spent a lot of our time together after that.
His name was Trent. Trent was a beautiful boy from any definition. He had blonde hair, a swimmer's body, since he was the high-dive captain, and deep blue pools. I, on the other hand, am sort of like Sky. I have brown hair, blonde in the Sun, with brown eyes. But my eyes are so clear people say that they can see the other side of my head through them. I always smell like cologne, even when I have none on, and I have big red lips that Trent says are more luscious then an Italian Ice on a hot summer day. He has a square jaw while mine is more feminine, more narrow. But I've always been told I should model, even though he's all the more beautiful then me.
Me and Trent spent a lot of time since then. We lost our virginity giggling at one another when we saw each other hard for the first time. I still laugh when we have sex. But it was more, it was love, and poetry. Trent and I just meshed so well, it was like Sky had never even appeared.
It would be about a year until I'd see Sky again. I was walking down the trail to the waterfront through the mountain and I felt breath, and it was Sky. We talked until we met Trent at the bottom the trail, I tried to have them meet, but when I introduced them, no one was there.
I looked him up and no Gabriel Linley was ever enrolled in my dad's school. He'd never even heard of him, and no one named Linley lived in the condominiums down the road. And no company called Cathedral Shipping was established in Newark. And the photos I took, (I took photos of us on my porch,) I got them developed and I'm alone in them.
It's been 5 years since then, I'm enrolled in Columbia University and Trent and I still see each other very frequently. And you know, since then, I've felt closer to the Earth, closer to God. I even go to church, now. I guess angels really are real.


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The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), as lead agency, has determined that the Gowanus Green proposal, CEQR No. 09HPD024K may have a significant adverse impact on the environment, and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) must be prepared. A public scoping meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at 5 PM at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 2nd floor auditorium (the Court Room), located at 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Public comments are requested with respect to issues to be addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Written comments will be accepted by the lead agency until Friday, January 23, 2009.
The Proposed Action involves several discretionary actions, including zoning changes, city map amendments, special permits, a zoning certification, disposition of City-owned property and project approval and designation of the site as an Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP). In addition, funding may be sought from various federal, state, and local agencies. The Proposed Action would affect an approximately 5.8-acre site located on the Gowanus Canal in the Gowanus neighborhood , Brooklyn, Community District 6. The Project Site is located on Block 471, Lots 1 and 100 and is generally bounded by Smith Street to the west, 5th Street to the north, Huntington Street to the south and the Gowanus Canal to the east.
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After trying to install Ubuntu I am now getting a Grub loader error " Stage 1.5, error21". I cannot get into my windows XP now at all or get beyond ...
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I used an external (formatted)hard drive and attempted to install ubuntu 5.10 on it. i already have (had??!) win XP on a desktop pc and i thought that avoiding resizing or meddling with the internal Hard disk partitions would be safer. However i never took into account Grub being installed in the Mbr of the windows disk? Now grub comes back with this error?
have searched the forums and come to the conclusion that FixMbr from the windows recovery console is a choice. However would trying to install ubuntu to the internal hd also be possible? i.e. resize the hopefully untouched windows partition and make room for ubuntu?
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I suggest you fixmbr, boot in Windows, do some backup, and then install Ubuntu on your internal hard drive (if you still want to).
Which version of Ubuntu were you trying?"To express yourself in freedom, you must die to everything of yesterday. From the 'old', you derive security; from the 'new', you gain the flow."
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I was trying ubuntu 5.10.
Fixmbr seems to be the the good option so, it was just that using the windows recovery option in the installation cd i could get into a dos prompt and still access or at least 'see' some of the files that were on my local disk. This gave me some hope that i could recover my windows install, but my fear is doing more damage and getting to the point of no return?
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Are you excited? I'm excited! I'm actually looking forward to seeing how King Varian and the Worgen, especially their king Genn Greymane, interact in this book. Thanks to BlizzPlanet for the heads up!
wooo im on the first page of comments havent had that in like 2 years... nobody sees your coments past the 2nd page... so many times i wished i could comment but.. oh wells
Though my heart belongs to the Horde now and forever, I've always thought Varian Wrynn was a fascinating character and was excited to hear about this book...
... for about three seconds, until I heard about who was writing it. Stab me with a freakin' melon baller... *sigh*
*twitch*..... dammit people..... if you keep activating that eye tic over and over, I'm gonna look like Popeye before I hit 40.....
Varian spun around and suddenly found himself face-to-face with a vicious and hostile orc.
"Hyeh!" he said, aggroing the orc.
Their swords clashed, as they entered into a battle from which only one of them could emerge alive
Not Enough Rage
Not Enough Rage
I can't do that yet
Not Enough Rage
I can't do that yet
As the battle progressed, they fought furiously, muscled bodies dripping with sweat. As thier swords clashed in close quarters, their eyes locked. They looked upon each other as if they forgot why they were there to begin with. After what seem an eternity, Varian finally whispers "If I said you had a good body, would you hold it against me?'
As a warrior, I can't up-vote this enough.
Well played Sir.
"I just want to study," Jaina sighed.
Then the Raptor Army ate devoured her.
And Rhonin went back in time to make deal with raptor army to not eat jaina in the future by giving them cookies. Jaina is needed in future to make varian go worgen and full of fleas.
Then rhonin with hes glittering eyes was made king of stormwind.
Can see this now, a knaak book, yet another alliance heavy book with more demonizing of the horde as the evil lord of the rings rip off characters, which is all knaak is able to do with these characters.
To him, good guys are always humans, elves and all alliance races, well all horde are mindless savages. Now the funny thing is people say Christie golden is a horde fangirl, but she actully writes the alliance with a level of integrity in her books, well Knaak just seems to skim over anything to do with the horde. He's a boring writer and I can't stand his books.
I don't read the books, but as a lover of literacy and a (so I've been told) talented writer (I say talented instead of avid because, like it or not, I don't actually write as much as I'd like to), I absolutely ADORE hearing about Knaak's silly follies, perhaps for the same reason that I love reading blacked out comments and FMLs. However, I have yet to hear anybody cite something ridiculous from -this- book.
So can anybody tell me - what sort of ridiculous, mockery-ripe things have been written in this book, if anything? Or has Knaak cleaned up his game?
And I mean -besides- his over all writing style. That is, things such as refusing to describe eyes as just plain "eyes."
The book has yet to be released. HOWEVER, if the Stormrage novel is any indication, I am prepared to forever see of Varian as non-saveable.
Seriously, I love Varian. I think Blizz kinda dropped the ball on him when they introduced him to the game, because the comics were wonderful. I just wish they had the wonderful and always talented Christie Golden to write him. She did such a marvelous job giving Arthas some FANTASTIC character as well as Jaina in "Arthas", and don't get me even started how the latest Thrall book was so good, I practically read it for 12 hours straight before realizing I had work in three hours.
Knaak is...well...he has a KNACK for making interesting characters unappealing. His take on Malfurion made him look like a troubled Superboy, when Malfurion was alway confident and strong in game. Tyrande just seemed to take a back seat, and Rhonin was...well....Rhonin is to Knaak what Batman is to Frank Miller.
After reading an excerpt from the novel, I am concerned they are just going to show RAGEFACE VARIAN RAWR!!! instead of going into great detail about his conflicting personalities and feelings. Oh well....I'll probably buy it cause I'll pray Knaak finally got some since into him when it comes to developing characters.
As much as people want to rag on Knaak, Blizzard approves of the books before they are released. So if your beef is with Mary Sue's or a ridiculous raptor army, direct your nerdrage to Blizzard.
I have to wonder as well, those who trash Knaak... do they think Tolkien was the master of all authors? If so, I have a few things to say about that :)
From someone who worked in a company that wrote books, and had dealings with Blizzard's book tie-in branch, he said that they have seriously scaled back the freedom authors have, and didn't quite like Knaak's original treatment. The only reason they went with it was to keep the "the books are canon" thing up, which had already been announced.
They apparantly didn't like it anymore than other people did.
Time travel is one of the worst literary resources, next to long lost brothers and parallel dimensions (see: DC or Marvel).
That really contradicts the fact that they keep hiring him.
I couldn't give two flips about Knaack's "Mary Sues" or raptor armies or what-have-you... my main beef is with the fact that the man's prose makes me want to gargle Drano.
How can I even describe his writing style? It just feels so clunky, stilted, unnatural... it's like a teenager trying to write a fanfic, with "good-ish" sentence structure but nothing to write home about, kind of rambly at times but forgivable enough, and then they go "Oh crap, I need this to sound more grown up!" so they cram in a metric assload of painfully-more-"artsy"-than-necessary words at completely bizarre intervals and it... just... doesn't... work...
Yeah... my own grammar and sentence structure in that last paragraph were fairly crap, but *I'm* not getting paid for this.
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Ryan Harrow's departure from Kentucky comes as no surprise. He's transferring to Georgia State to be closer to his ailing father and hopefully the NCAA will waive the transfer rule and let him play next season so he does not lose a year of eligibility.
He's a funny, charming, articulate and caring young man. He can be very good on the court at times. What he wasn't was mentally or physically tough enough run Calipari's offense or lead his team. His departure is a win-win for him and the program as he would likely have played little next year at UK.
It's too bad his final two games were awful. Against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament with a NCAA bid on the line, he had his worst game. "This loss is just on me. I am the reason we lost. There's nothing else to say. If I play well, we usually win. That's how it always is. If I don't play well, we lose. This loss is on me," Harrow said after the game.
No one could say that after the Robert Morris NIT loss because he played just nine minutes and watched the second half from the bench because Calipari decided he couldn't handle the pressure. That's when it was obvious Harrow would not be back.
But I'll also remember a youngster who admitted he liked to watch cartoons, including some of the same ones by grandchildren do. I'll remember a player who loved collecting tennis shoes and has more pairs of shoes than he can ever wear. I'll remember that funny, squeaky voice.
What about you? What memories will you have of a player who may have crumbled under the burden of following Tyreke Evans, Derrick Rose, John Wall, Brandon Knight and Marquis Teague as point guards under Calipari? Let me know the good things — we don't need to elaborate on the bad times any more — you will remember.


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There was no straw poll during the two hour meeting and Trump did not make any declaration concerning a possible candidacy, but recieved broad support from many of the county chairs in attendence.
If Trump were able to secure the support of 76 percent of the state Republican party convention delegates in May, he would make it much harder for a primary to be waged by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who has begun fundraising and has an exploratory committee in place. Trump has met with Republican leaders and has pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars on a potential campaign, but has said repeatedly that he would not run if he had to face a primary.
Astorino has all but said he's running, and made his strongest hint yet saying in a fundraising letter (below) sent to supporters on the same day as the Trump meeting. In it , Astorino said " With your help we put aside any doubt that a leader who makes tough decisions that are in the best interest of their constituents can be successful. Now let's bring that message statewide.
Trump meanwhile continues to be less committal, while supporters work begind the scenes to develop the support that could knock Astorino out of the race. Several supporters have been organizing these meetings to convince him to run, and at each he gathers a larger roster of county chairmen ready to advance a Trumnp candidacy..
The Onondaga County Republican Party Chair told The Syracuse Post Standard that he believes the consensus in that room Wednesday would be that if Donald Trump chose to run for they would support him.
" if Donald Trump chose to run for governor, not only would it be a game-changer for the Republican Party, but he would be our nominee," Syracuse-area Republican chairman Tom Dadey, said, according to the Post Standard.
Similar comments were made earlier this week to Gannet's Albany Bureau by Bill Reilich, the Monroe County GOP Chair.
"If Donald Trump throws his hat in the ring, I would be with him," Reilich was quoted as saying
"Reilich said he would ideally like to see Trump run for governor and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino as his running mate. Astorino is weighing a run for governor, as is Trump. Astorino has said he wouldn't want to be Trump's lieutenant governor candidate," Gannett wrote.
After the meeting Trump appeared at a Manhattan Republican Party fundraiser, similar to the one he spoke at in Buffalo on January 31, and striking similar themes.During Wednesday's Manhattan event, Manhattan GOP chair Dan Issacs said he expected to refer to Gov. Cuomo as a "former governor" according to the New York Daily News.
"Especially if a certain someone sitting at Table 13 tells us a certain something" he said, before unveiling a large "Trump for Governor" poster on stage.
Trump continues to state that the only way he would run and that the GOP could defeat Governor Andrew Cuomo would be with complete unity and no party primary. State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox was not at the meeting. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is also considering a run and has Cox' support.
On the financial side, Cuomo is said to have about $33 million dollars for the race, Astorino $1 million and Trump is ready to spend $50 million of his own money.
In a related note, Astorino has sent out his first fundraising solicitation.
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Thank you for your support. My reelection campaign last fall was a tremendous success. They said we'd be a four-year "accident" but instead we were reelected by a large margin because we kept our promises to the people of Westchester and told them the truth about why we needed to fix county government.
During my first term as County Executive, my administration made the tough decisions necessary to right our county's economy. We reduced overall county spending by 5.2%, cut the bloated county workforce by 14%, and required, for the first time ever, employee contributions to healthcare. While the focus of my first term was the county's financial wellness, we also protected the essential services offered to our residents who need our continued help. On November 5th, 2013, the voters demonstrated their support of these difficult decisions by reelecting me by a wide margin to a second term. Now I'm being encouraged to take on a greater challenge. New York State is losing under our current governor and we must take action before it is too late. Mr. Cuomo, with his finger perpetually in the breeze, tries to be all things to all people. The plain truth is Mr. Cuomo won't make difficult decisions. His most recent budget is built on false assumptions, borrowed money, and funds he has literally seized from the private sector – like his $1.75 billion raid on the state insurance fund. This money – premiums paid by private businesses for workers' compensation coverage – has been taken by Mr. Cuomo to balance his budget. As I go around the state, I am hearing the same message from people everywhere: we can't afford to remain dead last in business climate among states and succeed. One of my first challenges as County Executive was working closely with PepsiCo to keep their headquarters in the county. Like many companies in New York State, they were ready to pack up and go. After many meetings, PepsiCo not only decided to stay, but they doubled down and are building a larger facility offering even more opportunity and employment in the county. Westchester's unemployment rate of 5.5 % is one of the lowest in New York State. We cannot be the state that people and businesses are fleeing from and pretend that we're building a better future for our children. Growth and progress cannot be faked. I know the hurdles, money being a big one, but also the conventional wisdom that says YOU can't win in this state. Well, that is exactly what they told us in Westchester and we proved them wrong, twice. With your help we put aside any doubt that a leader who makes tough decisions that are in the best interest of their constituents can be successful. Now let's bring that message statewide. Will you join me again in proving them wrong? I need to show that we have the backing to make this a successful and winning race. It is no secret that the governor is well funded, but I believe there is a place here for everyone and I need your support. Please consider contributing $25, $50, $100, $500, $1,000 or as generously as you can afford by clicking here. Thank you for all of your past support. I realize I wouldn't have this opportunity without you and I look forward to what lies ahead. Sincerely,
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The wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, who has raised her political profile in the last year through her outspoken conservative activism, is rebranding herself as a lobbyist and self-appointed "ambassador to the Tea Party movement."
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How did you find this group?
Someone wrote to them about me , my children, and our life experience so far an they contacted me.
What, if any, change in your life has this group encouraged?
All aspects of my life has dramatically changed and CWAH had a hand in them all. The encourage is phenomenal!
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
Client Served & I received fitness service which physically made me stronger, nutrition that made me healthier and therapy that gave me self confidence to continue my education and pick up my career where it left off but on a higher level, participate in events, and advo.