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Tribe's Kazmir opens series against Santana, Royals
The first time Scott Kazmir took the mound this season, he allowed six earned runs before being removed in the fourth inning. But the Indians offense exploded for 19 runs and Cleveland earned the win.
As the Indians prepare to take on the Royals for a matchup between American League Central foes, the standings couldn't be much closer. The fourth-place Indians (8-11) are just three games behind first-place Kansas City (11-8).
Kazmir, who will take the mound for the 8:10 p.m. ET start on Friday, said he was never able to get into a rhythm in his first Major League start since 2011.
"I was a little jittery," said the former first-round Draft pick. "Overall, there's stuff I can take out of this start, what not to do. I never really got into the flow of the game. I was half offspeed, half fastballs. I was just not able to get in sync. You want to attack the hitters. I was not able to pitch my game. I'm a guy who pitches off his fastball. I like to attack the strike zone with my fastball."
The Indians have benefited from the hot-hitting Mark Reynolds, who signed a one-year, $6 million deal in the offseason following a two-year stint with the Orioles in which he hit 60 home runs.
Reynolds, who hit third in the Indians' lineup during a 3-2 loss to the White Sox on Wednesday, is hitting .286 with seven home runs and 18 RBIs. Perhaps more importantly, he's only struck out 17 times in 18 games. He currently holds the MLB record for most strikeouts in a season with 223 in 155 games during the 2009 season.
"I'm glad [his strikeouts are down]," said Indians manager Terry Francona. "He's swinging the bat great. Now, over the course of a year ... the season has a way of having ups and downs. It's kind of fun to watch some guys, sometimes they carry it out.
"Typically, Mark, when he's started out well, those have been his bigger years. The good thing is when he takes a good swing, there's a lot of damage that can be done. That's what you want from your hitters, just repeat good swings, get good pitches to hit and take good swings. If he does that, he's going to do some damage."
Opposing the Indians will be Royals right-hander Ervin Santana, who has looked much more like the pitcher of old and much less like the pitcher of 2012.
Following one of his worst seasons in the Majors, in which he posted a 5.16 ERA and allowed 39 home runs over 178 innings, Santana is 2-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 29 innings. He's walked just five batters.
"When I don't give any walks, it gives me more opportunity to attack the zone and work more comfortably," Santana said.
Indians: Cabrera, Santana could return
After being held out of Wednesday's loss to the White Sox, Carlos Santana (flu-like symptoms) and Asdrubal Cabrera (sore right quad) will used Thursday's off-day to rest in hope that they could each return to the lineup on Friday.
Cabrera tweaked his leg while stealing second base on Monday. Mike Aviles got the nod at shortstop on Wednesday and went 1-for-4.
"He was running the bases and he felt his quad a little bit," Francona said of Cabrera. "We're just going to try to take advantage. It's a miserable day and we [had] the day off [Thursday]. We lean on him pretty hard. So we'll give him a day, let Aviles play short and let [Cabrera] come in Friday feeling really good."
Royals: Moustakas working on his swing
The Royals were hoping 24-year-old Mike Moustakas would continue to build on his 20-home run season from a year ago and become an All-Star third baseman.
But the struggling Moustakas is only 10-for-65 (.158) and has yet to hit a home run.
Manager Ned Yost believes Moustakas' front foot is drifting on his swing, coming forward too quickly, and Moustakas has been taking extra batting practice in effort to fix that.
"You've got to break that habit and get back to staying behind the ball," Yost said. "He did it really, really good in early BP [on Tuesday]. I mean, he was driving the ball into seats, driving the ball into gaps, driving the ball to deep center, just barreling up balls really well. And it may take a few days before he gets the feel of it in a game, but he's definitely on his way to getting there."
Worth noting
• Indians catcher Lou Marson returned from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday and made his first start of the season. He was 0-for-3 out of the eight-hole.
• Indians outfielder Michael Brantley is 7-for-29 out of the leadoff spot, filling in for the injured Michael Bourn.
• After Thursday's 10-inning win against the Tigers, the Royals are 2-0 in extra-inning affairs this season, and have won eight of their last 10 extra-inning games dating back to last season.
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ben Carson, famed neurosurgeon, running for president
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Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon turned conservative star, has confirmed that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
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Walker a 2016 GOP force; might Govs. Kasich, Snyder jump in?
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Wisconsin's Scott Walker has emerged as a force in the 2016 White House contest. It's a position two other Republican governors from the Midwest, lesser known but similarly ambitious, undoubtedly would like to be in.
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The chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission says she's largely given up hope of reining in abuses in raising and spending money in the 2016 presidential campaign and calls the agency she oversees "worse than dysfunctional."
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One day after raising $1.5 million in donations, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was out to convince supporters in the early voting state of New Hampshire on Saturday he could raise the $40 million to $50 million to run a competitive presidential primary campaign against Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Republican presidential hopefuls eventually will have to start running against each other. But, for now, many are content to run against President Barack Obama, Iran and Middle East extremists.
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The charges handed down against three former allies of Gov. Chris Christie in the George Washington Bridge traffic scandal provide mixed news for the Republican governor as he tries to regain momentum in support of an expected presidential bid.
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Is it possible to take with you a pole one in a flight without checking the tube as luggage (as a carry item)? Is it too long and they will not accept it? I will be traveling with Continental airlines
Is it possible to take with you a pole one in a flight without checking the tube as luggage (as a carry item)? Is it too long and they will not accept it? I will be traveling with Continental airlines
Pole has to be in checked luggage ! Most security guys will consider it as a dangerous tool you can use to harm people ! All the more it won't fit in overhead luggage places !
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Ok, just trying to save $50 in extra luggage fee, which could be expensive return, but ha ha I manage to squeeze it into my larger luggage, so be it. Yes it fits into the largest luggage size I have.
Otherwise you can take it apart easily by opening up the the lock totally to get free from the lower part and pull out the top. Be careful not to damage the plastic inserts. Placing it back you have to find "the anti rotation position" by turning around a little bit to find the position.
The answer is yes and no. Many "domestic" flights generally will allow poles (i.e. fishing poles, monopoles tripods etc.) on board and should be in a in a case. If allowed they may put the item into the coat rack or separate compartment from ticket holders immediate reach. Much depends on pending security alerts, airports of higher risk and even the mood of the TSA at the time. The best thing to do is to arrive early enough so that if they do not allow the pole as carry-on that you still have enough time to check it in. We have heard of some customers making it through and others not so really it's a anyone's guess. I would suggest making sure it is in a case or travel tube (we should get some in very soon) and have your name clearly marked on it. Tell them it is part of your "photographic equipment" - not a pole. This more clearly defines the intent of it's use.
Let us know how you go.
Hi Even when you are taking it apart, it still does not fit into a mid size luggage. It fits assemble into my larger luggage with a clearance of about 1/2 inch on both end if positioned at at 45 degree (opposite corners), which means that any protecting cover will not help. I am using bubble bag at both end though. The issue is irrelevant when you have a client which you can bill the extra cost of carrying it separately, but when you go on personal project it does affect your wallet. Pole 2 will never fit into a luggage:( but pole 1 does:)
The new case may make traveling with a pole easier.
We listen. We try harder.
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nice case, seems to me pole2 plus R1 with quick mount mini System on Top. Long bag, nice.
Hey Vincèn - the "Bill's case" you mentioned were only temps until Nick's Fanotec cases were available. We only made a small hand full of cases here in US and gave those away as demos. Because we will now be selling the new Fanotec cases there is no need to manufacturer and offer the more expensive version that glimpsed the market.
We hope to have these new Fanotec cases posted in the store soon.
Hi there...
As a "FYI", I just come back from a 3 weeks trip in Indonesia; I was traveling with wife + baby + Nodal Ninja pole.
The pole was traveling in a hard case highly inspired from this post (thank you rey) http://www.nodalninja.com/forum/show...ole-2-Complete
Each time I've put the pole with luggages and was never charged for extra luggages.
Country : New Caledonia + Australia + Malaysia + Bali + Central Java
Company used : Air Calin + Qantas + Malaysia Airlines + Garruda Airlines.
Everything was fine and perfect, the pole arrived on times with my luggages each time
Hope this will help anyone.
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I live with me wife here in Las Vegas. However, I was born and bread in good ol' Brooklyn New York.
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Kegco Ultimate Door Mount Kegerator 2 Tap Conversion Kit
The Kegco Ultimate Kegerator Conversion Kit comes with beer parts you will need to successfully convert your refrigerator into a draft beer dispenser (The Co2 Tank is Extra and not included in the kit). Compared to the Deluxe kegerator kit, the Ultimate kit upgrades the regulator and adds a deluxe cleaning kit. All the draft beer parts are of the highest commercial grade quality which are designed and built to last.
Our kegerator conversion kits come complete with detailed instructions and are supported by our friendly and experienced product specialists. You can count on them for personalized attention both before and after your purchase.
- (Optional) Co2 Tank. We offer the Co2 Tank as an optional kit component because many people already have one or would like a large tank size. All of our brand new tanks are made from high strength aluminum alloy which is not as heavy as a steel tank and will not rust. If you do not already have a tank, we highly recommend you take advantage of our incredible low price on brand new Co2 tanks.
- Includes Premium Pro Series Double Gauge Co2 Regulator with Air Splitter
This premium pro series double gauge regulator is built with high end features! The premium pro series regulator works with any Co2 Tank with a CGA-320 valve and measures PSI, as well as the volume of the Co2 gas in the Cylinder. The second gauge indicates how much Co2 is left in the cylinder and when it should be refilled. The large turn knob in the center is used to easily adjust the output pressure. - Includes Two Sections of 5 feet of 5/16 Inch I.D. Draft Beer Line Assembly with 2 Snap Clamps
The standard length is 5 feet of 5/16" I.D. Blue Air/Co2 Tubing made of Themoplastic Vinyl Hose (Super Vinyl). This tubing will not rot, swell or dry out and is unaffected by normal cleaning compounds. This air line assembly comes with two Plastic Snap Clamps with a reusable clamp design. - Includes Two Set of Ball Lock Home Brew Keg Connectors for Ball Lock Kegs
This is a set of two Ball Lock Home Brew Keg Connectors. This set includes both a gas in and beer out coupler that works with a ball lock Cornelius pepsi kegs. The Gas in features a 1/4" thread for a flare fitting. This connector already has attached the special 1/4" nut that has a 5/16" hose barb attached. The larger hose barb makes it connect to the same size air line that standard draft beer regulators use. The Beer out connector has a 3/16" hose barb that connects to standard 3/16" beer line. - Includes Two Sections of 5 Feet of Beer Line Assembly.
This beer line assembly comes standard with 5' of 3/16" Clear Beer Tubing made of Thermoplastic Vinyl Hose (Super Vinyl). This tubing meets and exceeds all rigid demands for beer dispensing. This beer line remains flexible and durable at recommended temperatures and pressures and will not rot, swell or dry out and is unaffected by normal cleaning compounds. This assembly comes with one Plastic Snap Clamp (reusable clamp design) and a Coupling Assembly of 1 Stepless Clamp, 1 3/16" Hose Nipple/Tail Piece and Hex Coupling Nut (connects to keg coupler). - Includes Two 4-1/8" Long Shank with Nipple Assembly.
This shank is 4-1/8" long measured from the end of the threading to the end where the faucet attaches. The shank comes with a black plastic flange on the front and a compression ring on the back. Forged brass lock nut. 3/16" ID beer line connection. - Includes Two Chrome Beer Faucet with Brass Lever
This premium quality faucet features a forged brass body with a highly polished chrome finish. This faucet has a brass shaft assembly and lever with a nylon ball washer that ensures smooth operation. The brass lever has standard threading that is compatible with most branded tap handles. - Comes with two black ABS plastic Faucet Knob.
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Introducing the Kegco Deluxe Hand Pump Pressurized Cleaning Kit. Save the life of your tower, no longer do you have to remove the faucet with this kit. Just unscrew the beer line off of the keg coupler and screw this directly to the cleaning kit. Includes a High Pressure Hand Pump Cleaning Bottle and a 32 oz Bottle of BLC Draft Beer Line Cleaner and Nylon Beer Faucet Brush. - Deluxe Specialty Faucet Wrench
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Newly constructed French Country style home located on 100 acres featuring equine hotel, nature trails, and fishing pond. The outdoors is as enchanting and as lively as it is indisde. Each of the 4 guest rooms is tastefully decorated.
Lake Sara
A quiet cove at dawn, where the only sound is the whir of a casting reel and the gentle splash of the fly hitting the water's surface...that's Lake Sara. A sunny afternoon slalom skiing behind a powerboat or running along the beach...that's Lake Sara. A family picnic in the grass at water's edge or a family reunion, with fried chicken and the works, under one of the pavilions...that's Lake Sara. Lake Sara is an 800-acre recreational lake nestled into a wooded shoreline, encircled by a winding road. Spend a day, a week, or a season on the shores of Lake Sara. Lake Sara has something for everyone, in every season of the year.
Evergreen Tree Walk
The Evergreen Tree Walk features over 90 species of trees indigenous to Illinois. Markers beside the trees list the common and Latin names of each species. The tree walk is a relaxing experience, especially after a long day of travel.
Tuscan Hills Winery
Tuscan Hills Winery, recently opened in 2011, is on Historic Hills Drive, directly behind the Harley Barn. This winery is located on eight picturesque acres which helps bring an Old World Tuscan feel to the heart of Effingham. The owners are focused on creating elegant, approachable, and perfectly balanced wines of the highest quality. Wine tastings, along with space available for reservations makes this a must stop for group tours. Tuscan Hills Winery wants you to "Come as our guest, but leave as our friends." We welcome you to plan your next event at Tuscan Hills Winery - whether it's a beautiful wedding in our vineyard or book the space for your next meeting.
The Marina at Lake Sara
If you want to spend a day on Lake Sara but don't have a boat, don't worry The Marina at Lake Sara offers boat rentals, tackle, gas, food and drinks.
The Stage at Lake Sara
After being on the lake all day, why not check out an outdoor concert from local and regional bands. Also be sure to remember that the stage is available to rent.
Camp Lakewood
Come out to Camp Lakewood and enjoy the views of Lake Pauline plus all the creature comforts. Camp Lakewood is an RV campground. The sites include cable, WiFi, 30/50 AMP. They also offer a one and two bedroom cabin that is fully furnished and self contained. The newest cabin sleeps five and includes Cable TV. They do offer tent sites as well for those who want to be a little closer to nature.
Anthony Acres Resort
Anthony Acres Resort has picturesque views of Lake Sara. The resort is only five minutes from Effingham, so you can come into town and enjoy some food or shop.
Sara's Sanctuary
Enjoy a relaxing retreat at Sara's Sanctuary. Every retreat offers a different health and wellness experience, which includes therapeutic massage, aromatherapy, yoga or meditation, reflexology and Reiki. Each session has a limit of eight participants and four sleeping rooms.
TREC Recreation Trails
The TREC trail system is a public trail designed to create recreational opportunities. The trails provide a great place for visitors to exercise, whether its walking, riding bikes, or roller blading. The mission is to develop a countrywide, multi-use trail system, educate the communities on the benefits of the trails, and promote an active lifestyle by providing recreational activities.
Effingham Park District
Effingham has four community parks. All offer baseball diamonds, play grounds, basketball courts and great areas for family picnics.
Effingham County Veteran's Memorial
The Effingham County Veteran's Memorial wall is dedicated to all the men and women who served from all five branches of the armed forces. The names on the walls for from past and present. Every year they add more names to the wall.
Lake Sara Pavilions
Two different locations on Lake Sara. The pavilions offer a chance to host a meeting on the lake. The two outdoor facilities are perfect for receptions and parties with plenty of outdoor space. It also features a large open room, kitchen area, boat dock and outdoor decks.
Gardens of Heartland Hall
Located just minutes outside of Effingham. The Gardens of Heartland can fully satisfy your requirements for affordable & elegant receptions & outdoor weddings, or small gatherings.
Eagle Creek State Park
A favorite of walkers and hikers, this park offers year-round camping and scenic hiking trails, many of them hugging Lake Shelbyville, Eagle Creek has 163 vehicular campsites, with 148 of those being Class A sites with electricity, picnic tables, and showers. There are 56 sites available by reservations made at least 2 weeks in advance by mail.
Eagle Creek Golf Course
This newly renovated 18-hole golf course is designed as a pro course.
The National at Eagle Creek
This 18-hole pro golf course has been refurbished with new sand traps, and water features and has great views of Lake Shelbyville. There is a driving range and paved cart paths.
The National at Eagle Creek Golf Course
The National Golf Course at Eagle Creek is a premier public golf course located in Eagle Creek State Park in Findlay, Illinois. Nestled in the heart of over 34,000 acres of woods and prairie on the banks of Lake Shelbyville, The National is a challenging yet fair test for the golfer of any ability. Now with five sets of tees!
Ferrel Clydesdale Farms
In operation since 1850, the farm features a blacksmith shop and Clydesdale horses. Chuck wagon cookouts are available.
Meadowview Golf Course
This 18-hole, par 72 course features moderate to gently rolling terrain, manicured greens, a full-service pro shop and a food court.
Douglas-Hart Nature Center
Explore 70 acres of prairie, wetlands and forest habitat.The Visitor Center features interpretive exhibits, sensory displays and live critters, including a bird observation area.
Anderson Prairie
This 25-acre wildlife park, featuring remnants of the original tallgrass Illinois prairie, features a butterfly house.
Lincoln Prairie Trail
This paved hiking and biking trail follows a historic rail bed for 15 miles across the Illinois prairie.
Kitchell Park and Chautauqua Auditorium
This 40-acre park, donated to the City of Pana by Civil War Captain Kitchell, features the round Chautauqua Auditorium, Schuyler Bridge, a playground and picnic area.
Oak Terrace Golf Course
Home of the Shotmaker's Mile, Oak Terrace is a championship 18-hole course complete with a driving range, putting and chipping green, and a fully stocked pro shop.
Oak Terrace Resort & Spa
The Inn overlooks a championship golf course with each room featuring a private balcony overlooking the course. Offers 37 rooms, indoor pool, and hot tub. This 3-story full service resort and day spa is a Chalet nestled in the woods overlooked Lake Beyers. With 2 fireplaces, 9 treatment rooms, nail salon, full service hair salon, hydrotherapy tubs. Oak Terrace has meeting and banquet facilities, bar and restaurant, 18-hole golf course, fitness center, Zumba classes, tennis, hiking, and boating, hotel and villa accommodations. Also houses Lakeview Spa with a full compliment of services and a Boutique. There is a 66 acre fishing lake and easy access to boat parking. Wi-Fi.
Ramsey Lake State Park
A one-mile walking trail winds through the park, and a 13-mile horse trail is located at the north end alongside a campground for horses.
Lake Shelbyville
Central Illinois lake with over 11,000 water acres and 172 miles of shoreline. Lake Shelbyville has 5 federal campgrounds, and 2 state campgrounds with over 1,000 campsites from tent camping up to full hookup. There are several recreational areas with picnic areas and pavilions and 2 wildlife management areas. Three public beaches are available for swimming on the lake. The lake also hosts many launching ramps that are available for boats, and 3 marinas on the lake. Many hiking trails also encompass the lake such as the General Dacey which also includes fitness stations, the Chief Illini trail and others.
General Dacey Trail
This trail is a multi-use recreational trail -- accessed mainly by walkers, runners, and bikers. As you move along the pathways of the Dacey Trail, you will find nature at its best with many scenic views of Lake Shelbyville. A fitness area is between the Dam West Recreational area and the Dam. The trail is being added to and improved each year. You can begin the trail at Forest Park or at the Dam West Recreational Area (9th St.).
Family Aquatic Center
This aquatic center has a frog slide, water slide, wet playground area, a sand playground, concessions, a shaded picnic area and a bath house.
Buxton's Garden Farm
Open year-round and offering annual and perennial flowers, mums, fall decor, pumpkins, squash, and fall treats. Known also for the 7 acre corn maze, haunted maze and mind twisted maze. School tours and groups welcome. Christmas trees and wreaths offered in winter months.
North Entrance To Lake Shelby
This 15-mile-long lake has 250 miles of shoreline, offering camping, fishing, boating, marinas and more.
Lake Shelbyville - Bo Wood Recreation Area
Most of the campsites in this 82 site campground are shaded. Located on Lake Shelbyville, beach nearby.
Whitley Creek Recreation Area
This campground has 81 campsites, most of which are shaded.
Sullivan Marina
Located on a serene wooded hilltop, gently slopes into a full-service marina and restaurant situated on Lake Shelbyville.
Timberlake Golf Club
This nine-hole, par 35 course features a campground on premises, along with golfing/camping packages.
Okaw Valley Orchard
Check out the store and bakery, where you can buy apples, peaches, cider, jams, jellies and apple butter. A playground and picnic area is available. An apple festival is held over Columbus Day weekend.
Forrest W. "Bo" Wood Recreation Area
This recreational area has 47 sites available for camping and more are being added. To make reservations, see the information. For general information, you can go to www.lakeshelbyville.com.
Fox Prairie Golf Course
18-hole golf course set in the countryside of Windsor. The Fox offers a golf experience for everyone from the casual golfer to those looking for a real challenge. The course was built on 160 acres of rolling farmland and woods in 1998. GPS ADDRESS: 1300 N 3050 E
Wolf Creek State Park
Eight miles northwest of Windsor, Wolf Creek State Park encompass 11,100 acres of water, 250 miles of shoreline and large tracts of carefully maintained indigenous woodlands ideal for camping, horseback riding, snowmobiling, boat fishing, water skiing, pontoon boating, windsurfing or just plain bobbing and drifting on the glittering expanse of the lake itself. In addition to visiting the small, friendly wooded campgrounds or taking part in the action on the lake, swimming is available from the beach. You can also take a leisurely stroll through nearby forests. An abundance of deer, pheasant, rabbits, wild turkey and songbirds are almost always visible.
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It is one of those sly ironies of the English language, not lost on those who fly fish, that the measurement for wind speed is a term labeled "knots".
Technically, one knot is equal to 1.15 miles per hour, 6076 feet per hour or 1.687 feet per second. Not so technically, a knot is what forms in a flyfisherman's… uh… undergarments when wind speed exceeds one's ability to roll cast, double haul or side cast into it.
Sadly, knots are also what accumulate in my leader and gut in a quantity proportional to the wind speed.
Thus, it is no exaggeration to say that the hard-blowing Santa Ana wind that confronted my fishin' buddy, Sean and me was a source of many knots this past Sunday as we tried to sneak in some quality fly fishing.
Not to say that we didn't suspect that it was going to be hard going from the get go. The fact that every tree on the way to our first target lake was in motion was a pretty good tip off.
Now, in the days before wristwatch-sized anemometers and instant access to the Weather Channel via cell phone, folks relied on simple things like…trees uprooting in front of you or waves taller than the masts on your ship as tip offs to weather conditions. In fact, the whole idea behind the Beaufort Wind Speed Scale was one 19th century British Admiral's attempt to standardize wind speed terminology using relatively consistent observable conditions rather than actual knots as the basis for an informative 0 – 12 scale, with zero being dead calm and force twelve being something like, "Duck! Mrs. O'Leary's pig has learned to fly!"
That being the case then, Sunday afternoon found Sean and I trying to cast little black and olive feathers and chenille attached to tiny pieces of sharpened wire into a wind somewhere in the Force six possibly Force seven range on the Beaufort scale.
Add to that the fact that the Eucalyptus trees near where we were are "self-pruning" (which means large limbs randomly break off without warning in even milder breezes) and the 100-foot tall palm trees were losing their years-overdue-for-pruning dried fronds in this particular wind and you might get the idea that we were in what you might call a real flyfishing "adventure"– ah, good times.
Nevertheless, we gallantly attempted to salvage the afternoon and pitched weighted wooly buggers and Sean's own shrimp pattern until our arms ached.
Finally, when it became oh-so-obvious that nothin' was bitin' and when most of the moisture had been evaporated from our bodies, we decided to call it quits.
Now, it may have just been the adrenaline dump still coursing though my veins from having a hypodermic-sharp size 8 hook repeatedly whizzing atypically close to my right ear or it could have been the sense of gratitude derived from not being crushed to death by a falling tree branch but I was pretty happy with the day – we got a ton of casting practice in under less than favorable conditions and we learned a little bit more about the wind patterns on the two lakes we tried to fish. Both things we will use to our advantage as the season progresses.
I love this addiction called urban flyfishin'.
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outlawmoogle wrote:Are we voting out of sympathy or quality.
I for one voted because I really like the design. I just happen to have been touched by cancer as well so I shared my story but I would have voted for this even had that not been the case. Most of the voters did not post comments so perhaps they simply like cats.
i love this shirt!!!
Re: Every mom cries when her kids go away..
love the shirt!
Re: Little Red Motherhood
L ol! I love this! =D
bballbabygrl wrote:love the shirt!
Thanks ;)
Re: Ovulating? My Goodness! that's gross...
Snicker... it's funny and the design is certainly unique. Most people around here unfortunately don't care for white shirts, but I like them for summer.
Thanks. I wasn't sure whether to place it at the bottom or centered with the ducklings on the side but I went with this one. Glad it's approved of. :D
Re: All Hail The Queen Version 2
Wow, that's a BIG design on a shirt, and entirely apppropriate for a mom's day gift. My mother would love to get one of these. She IS the Queen!
Never forget that wooters will vote for designs for many many many reasons that have nothing to do with quality. Daedalus has done some quality work in his time here, and I'm sympathetic to his loss, but I quite believe his story has given this added momentum it may questionably deserve.
narkus wrote:edgar and cho--two great artists with loads of imagination and talent. byrbwr--one obviously jealous, insipid butt cheese
HAHAHAHAHA! I laughed so hard I spilled my tea.
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klswoot wrote:Thanks! I agree...the lemon yellow shirts are really pretty in person. I think they are prettier than the screen color. Would make a nice summery shirt! Thanks for your vote!
Summer is exactly what I was thinking. If this gets printed, I'll have no choice but to buy one for myself....and possibly one for my mother.
Re: Mother and Child in Chairs
Beautiful, I love this style. GMV
hehehe Unfortunatly I don't think most peopel will get it but I will buy one
Re: Maternal Instincts
I think it's great except the wings don't stand out enough... which means it takes more than one glance to see it's a baby dragon instead of some strange snake thing jumping out of the egg... You might experiment with different coloured wings instead of changing the shirt colour.
mindyfish wrote:Really nice design. Appropriate even for tha' boyz!
Thanks, I wanted to make something that anyone could wear and like.
I would buy it if it said combat boots...But being former Airforceit would be a sin to wear something that says Army! If you are not fimiliar with the services you should know there is a huge rivalry and therefore only Army brats or women in the Army would wear this.
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FEAR ATTILA THE MOM! here it is as promised. special thanks to Attilathemom for the isparation for this design. sorry it took so long to post. I hope you guys like it.:D
Thanks Shan! Thanks everyone
Re: If all your friends...
This is on navy.
Re: Modern Avian Motherhood
I love the mother's expression.
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Well it was'nt winning so I'm not too upset, however, I do not copy other artist's work. I have stuff all over the internet and am an acomplished illustrator and freelance artist. I did recognize the similarity once I saw it, but the shirt pales in comparisson and it was'nt even printed anyway. Whatever. I don't copy.
dsladek wrote:FEAR ATTILA THE MOM! here it is as promised. special thanks to Attilathemom for the isparation for this design. sorry it took so long to post. I hope you guys like it.:D
i would like it better w/out the text. it takes away from the wonderful design work.
lebrachick wrote:what's it say then....
Oh yeah, almost forgot. Big version:
punkfiveo wrote:i would like it better w/out the text. it takes away from the wonderful design work.
really? Does anyone else feel the same? I like the text but I will resub it without the text if you guys want, let me know what you think.
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Decided to work on the piece in illustrator and see how it came out. I was happy with it so tried it on a green T shirt instead of canary. Hope you like it
Nice work man, do you use illustrator mainly for your entries?
This is wonderful, great job!
I like it with the text. The words are nicely balanced with the people.
I think it's awesome just the way it is! GMV
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Even Momma Bird Doesn't Like Freeloaders! Vote to kick 'em out!
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Soo Sweet! Nice job!
Nice nice
This is really creative, very funny.
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From my other entry, but with different colors, a new background treatment, and as requested, a smaller graphic. Please vote if you liked the old one!!
A lot of people don't like text in designs, but I for one don't think it detracts from the design at all. (So whatever you think is best is what I'd stick with) Great artwork as usual. What program(s) do you use because your designs are so detailed. I'm amazed you can do this level of artwork.
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If you like this one please check out the new version at "http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=13885" Thanks!
<deep breath> HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! totally awesome, I want want WANT it! (Fear me woot if I dont get this shirt).
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Dude, stop putting such good designs up. Give me a chance to catch up before you whomp my butt
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In this study we intend to investigate the trafficking routes between Brazil and the Dominican Republic on the one hand and Suriname on the other, as identified in the research report "Trafficking in women, children and adolescents for the purpose of sexual and commercial exploitation in the Amazon" (HAZEU, 2003), which was the basis of the study on the trafficking in women, children and adolescents for the purpose of sexual exploitation in the Amazon - Pestraf (LEAL, 2002). This socio-geographic study found strong evidence of the presence of Brazilian and Dominican women in Suriname being exploited as prostitutes in private clubs and in the mining fields in the interior of the country.More information about human trafficking on the website of GAATW and SODIREITOS.
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Justin Timberlake may be on the run trying to save his hide in the new crime drama "Runner Runner," but in reality, Timberlake's fellow star in the film, Anthony Mackie, is the man in motion.
Mackie has been working nonstop since he kicked off his film career in 2002, and things have definitely shifted into overdrive after his starring role opposite Jeremy Renner in the 2008 Best Picture Oscar winner "The Hurt Locker."
The great thing is, Mackie, 34, has been carving out a diverse career with a variety of roles. In his last film, the dark crime comedy "Pain & Gain," the actor played a bodybuilder who helps commit a heinous crime as a shortcut to living the American Dream; and in "Runner Runner," he's the playing completely the opposite.
As the hard-nosed FBI Agent Shavers, Mackie is trying to crack down on dirty online gambling magnate Ivan Block (Ben Affleck) and his smart but naive associate, Richie Furst (Timberlake), who is willing to make money fast instead of earning it the hard way.
The interesting part about Mackie's character, though, is that he's working outside of his jurisdiction in Costa Rica -- where the rogue gambling operation is based -- so it allows Shavers to do a fast-tracking of his own to get the job done. Shavers is getting his hands dirty sifting through the filth, and he knows it.
"I feel there needs to be a little bit of that in the enforcement of the law. If you have to kind of break the law to enforce the law, I'm kind of OK with that," Mackie told me in a recent interview. "I feel that nowadays, bad guys are allowed to be sophisticated, and police work is still stuck in the 19th century, so I feel if you have to push the envelope a little bit, you push it. I read the script and said, 'Yeah, I'll rough some people up a little bit."
"Runner Runner" is unique in that it takes on the complex world of online gambling, which as the film explores, can provide a gaping hole to financial disaster and in Furst's case, something much worse. A former Wall Street up-and-comer who lost all his money in the stock market crash, Furst is trying to put his life back together to get a financial degree at Princeton, but is forced to gamble all he has in online poker in order to pay his tuition.
When all goes south on Furst, though, he flies south to Costa Rica to tell Block that he's found a cheat in his system in an effort to get his money back. But in return, Furst is offered a position with what he believes to be a legitimate multimillion-dollar operation.
Mackie said while he loves gambling and there's nothing that he enjoys more than "spending time at craps tables and the baccarat table," he's definitely steers away from the unknowns that await others who gamble online.
"As a society, we've become so pigeonholed with the online means of communication, that so many people feel comfortable sitting in front of a computer screen instead of going to an actual table or sitting down with a bunch of actual people to play poker," Mackie said. "I'm not a big fan of online gambling. I find it borderline boring. Besides, the house can win in person. I don't need them to have better odds of winning when I can't be in control and see where the cards are coming from."
In other words, Mackie said, if no "hard cards" are involved, somebody else can take the risk.
"I don't understand why people gamble online because the computer is creating the cards as it goes," Mackie observed. "So, if you have the potential of winning a big hand, all the computer has to do is create a different card and you lose."
As an observer of the risks in Hollywood, Mackie said he couldn't be more thrilled over how Timberlake continues to take gambles as singer-turned-actor. And in the case of "Runner Runner," Mackie, who shares most of his scenes with Timberlake, said his co-star walks from the film, like many times before, as a big winner.
"What I admire about Justin is that he doesn't take anything for granted," Mackie said. "If you look into the amount of hard work he puts into a role and the way he works, you want to see him succeed. Not too many people in his position are like that. So many people just show up and they let their morals and their celebrity speak for them, as opposed to doing the work. But Justin is such a f------ hard worker, you want to see him succeed. He's prepared every day."
Of course, much can be said for Mackie's hard work as well. His next film is the the indie drama "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete," which also stars Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright and Jordin Sparks, which opens next week; and he also stars opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in the Julian Assange-themed drama "The Fifth Estate," which opens Oct. 18.
Looking ahead to April 4, Mackie will take flight as Sam Wilson, a.k.a. the Falcon, in the Marvel superhero sequel "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" opposite Chris Evans.
'Runner Runner' star Anthony Mackie charges ahead by leaps, bounds
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Post office reports record loss of $15.9B for year
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion in fiscal year 2012 and forecast more red ink in 2013, capping a tumultuous year in which it was forced to default on billions in payments to avert bankruptcy.
The financial losses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were more than triple the $5.1 billion loss in the previous year. Having reached its borrowing limit, the mail agency is operating with little cash on hand, putting it at risk in the event of an unexpectedly large downturn in the economy.
"It's critical that Congress do its part and pass comprehensive legislation before they adjourn this year to move the Postal Service further down the path toward financial health," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, calling the situation "our own postal fiscal cliff."
Much of the red ink in 2012 was due to mounting mandatory costs for future retiree health benefits, which made up $11.1 billion of the losses. Without that and other related labor expenses, the mail agency sustained an operating loss of $2.4 billion, lower than the previous year.
Donahoe said the post office has been able to reduce costs significantly by boosting worker productivity. But he said the mail agency has been hampered by congressional inaction on a postal overhaul bill that would allow it to eliminate Saturday mail delivery and reduce its $5 billion annual payment for future health benefits.
"We cannot sustain large losses indefinitely. Major defaults are unsettling," said Donahoe, who made clear that the Postal Service would now be profitable had Congress acted earlier this year.
Earlier this year, the post office defaulted on two of the health prepayments for the first time in its history.
The Postal Service, an independent agency, does not receive tax money for its day-to-day operations but is subject to congressional control.
The Senate passed a postal bill in April that would have provided financial relief in part by reducing the annual health payments and providing a multibillion-dollar cash infusion, basically a refund of overpayments the Postal Service made to a federal pension fund. The House, however, remains stalled over its own legislation that would allow for aggressive cuts, including an immediate end to Saturday delivery.
It remained unclear whether House leadership would take up the postal bill in its current lame-duck session. Rural lawmakers are resisting action, worried about closures of postal facilities in their communities. Congress is focused now on a Jan. 1 deadline to avert across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff."
While urging quick congressional action, the Postal Service acknowledged the uncertainty in its legal filings on Thursday, which anticipate that Congress will fail to act. But Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and is a sponsor of the House bill, has said he believes postal legislation can be passed this year.
"The U.S. Postal Service is clearly marching toward a financial collapse of its own," said Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., a sponsor of the Senate bill. "I am hopeful that now that the elections are over, my colleagues and I can come together and pass postal reform legislation so that a final bill can be signed into law by the end of the year."
Overall, the post office had operating revenue of $65.2 billion in fiscal 2012, down $500 million from the previous year. Expenses climbed to $81 billion, up from $70.6 billion, largely due to the health prepayments. The annual payment of roughly $5.6 billion had been deferred for a year in 2011, resulting in a double payment totaling $11.1 billion that became due this year. The Postal Service is the only government agency required to make such payments.
The post office also has been rocked by declining mail volume as people and businesses continue switching to email and other online options in place of letters and paper bills. The number of items mailed in the last year was 159.9 billion pieces, a 5 percent decrease. Much of the decline came in first-class mail.
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Thinking of moving to South Florida? Why not – fantastic weather, amazing beaches and lots to do by way of recreation. But before you take the plunge, there are a few things to take into account in regards to house insurance.
First of all, obtaining South Florida homeowners insurance can be incredibly tricky, even if you have a great track record in the past with regards to homeowners insurance. In actual fact, it can be such a problem that the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation was brought into existence to alleviate the problems people had in regards to homeowners insurance and guarantee insurance coverage if for some reason you failed in your attempt to get insurance. You can easily get a quote from Citizens and every other available company at a website like FloridaInsuranceQuotes.net if you like. Of course this is great news if your one of those people looking for South Florida homeowners insurance. Despite this though, there are still a couple of things to think about in terms of the cost of this insurance, which is affected by several factors that are specific to the South Florida area.
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Auto insurance is an important part of owning and operating a vehicle and in order to be a responsible driver, you must ensure that you are sufficiently covered. With the use of auto insurance, you won't have to pay for medical bills and vehicle repairs in the event of an accident, as your insurance company will handle the finances for you. Also, finding cheap auto insurance in Florida can help you to save money on a monthly basis. Below are the steps that you can use to help you find inexpensive auto insurance in Florida.
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TESTOSTERONE (tes TOS ter one) is the main male hormone. It supports normal male traits such as muscle growth, facial hair, and deep voice. This medicine is used in males to treat low testosterone levels.What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
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This medicine will be inserted under your skin by your doctor or health care professional.Contact your pediatrician or health care professional regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this medicine may be prescribed for children for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
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Alcoholics Anonymous meets at least twice daily in Juneau. If you have, or know someone who has, a problem with alcohol, call 586-1161.
Al-Anon, Monday, 7-8:30p.m., Juneau Recovery Hospital,586-2790; Tuesday, Noon-1 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 364-2472 7-8p.m., Smith Hall, 8619 Teal, 789-3272; Friday, 7-8p.m., Douglas Methodist Church, 364-2437; Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Resurrection Lutheran Church, 780-4061.
The Way to Recovery, a 12-step drug and alcohol recovery group that encourages the acceptance of Jesus Christ as your higher power, Wednesdays at 7:00p.m., 2055 Jordan Ave. Suite 2, across from the Ford dealership.
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Heartbeat Suicide Loss Support Group, second and fourth Wednesday of every month, 6-7p.m., St. Ann's. Juneau Hospice.
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Low Vision Support Group, 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Juneau Senior Center. Call 586-4920.
Narcotics Anonymous Monday 8-9 p.m., GHS Halfway House, 5588 Aisek St.; Tuesday 6:30-9 p.m., Games & activities, Rainforest Activity Center, 3240 Hospital Dr.; Wednesday 6-7:30 p.m., Rainforest Activity Center; Thursday 8-9 p.m., Rainforest Activity Center; Friday & Saturday 7-8:30 p.m., Public Health Center lower conference room, 3412 Glacier Hwy.; Sunday 7-9 p.m., Rainforest Activity Center. 790-4567
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Overeaters Anonymous, Wednesday, Noon-1 p.m., Church of the Holy Trinity, 4th and Gold; Thursday, 8-9 p.m., St. Paul's Catholic Church.; Saturday, 10-11 a.m., Public Health Center. 789-8884
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Parents Anonymous for Parents of Special Needs Children Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul, 8617 Teal; ; Friday, Noon-1:30 p.m., REACH, Behrends building, childcare & lunch provided. 790-4102
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One of the most annoying questions that authors get asked is : where do you get your ideas from? So - why does this annoy us? Well, partly because it crops up so often, but I think it is more than this. I think it illustrates a basic difference between writers of fiction (especially sff fiction which has lots of wayout ideas) and people who have no desire to make up stories. They can't imagine ever thinking such weird stuff; we think it all the time. Most writers don't have a problem finding ideas. Our problem is finding time to use them all. And we have a hard time trying explain this to people whose minds just work a different way. Our ideas come from just about anywhere. Give me the yellow pages of a phone book, and I bet I could get an idea for a fantasy novel, and I'm not kidding. Just to give you an example: I was talking about maps with a family member, and how inadequate they often are. And we talked of the proposal (this was some years ago) to make a kind of computer street maps for installation in cars. And that simple conversation made me think: well, the best kind of map would be one that showed you what was happening on the ground at the time. If a car computer map could show you the traffic jam ahead…and…what if a map could show the invading army crossing the borders of my fantasy land? And there it was: the idea for Havenstar. (J.K.Rowlings later used the same idea in the Harry Potter stories.) Of course, one idea can make a short story, but it is not enough for a novel. You have to have lots of them. But I believe, nonetheless, that for most writers, the idea is the easy part. And so it is that we are somewhat perplexed when we get asked the question. We don't know how to answer. We can't see why the people asking can't see all those fabulous ideas just lying about waiting to be used… And BTW, I notice that there is a very reasonably priced copy of Havenstar up on Amazon.co.uk . Much better than some of the other way-over-the-top-in-price copies that have been on sale over the past couple of years (60 pounds for a mass market paperback??? And it sold too! Alas, no one pays me a percentage on secondhand copies...)
60 pounds!!!! Gosh, Glenda, that's staggering. I'd be mighty flattered! Yes, it's a very difficult question to answer. I guess it's the great "what if...?" (They do call it speculative fiction, after all). But another thing is the ideas that just turn up on the page when you're writing; sometimes (not all the time, sadly) they seem to come from nowhere, fully formed. I'm a great believer in the old subconscious, I certainly make mine work very hard. Something underneath there is busy all the time, beavering away, and every now and then it just surprises you!
I would say that those who ask, have very little imagination. In this day and age we have distractions all around us. If we think about how people's lives are filled with the mundane chores and responsibilites that come with modern living, it's hard to find time to just imagine and use our minds to create. With writers in particular this is a tough call, as writing is a very time and sometimes soul consuming habit. I say "habit" rather than pass-time, as it can become a craving and addiction to us. I think the next most annoying question is "So what's your book/story/WIP about?" You then try to summarise your story down to a synopsis that does it no justice whatsoever, as it's impossible to explain the plot lines, character conflicts, twists, and delicate intricacies of the story you have lovingly woven for the last year.
Annoying questions they might be, but if a person has a real interest behind the question and is not making small talk, you owe them an answer. Besides, yet to meet an author or would be one that wouldn't talk your head off about their creation
The ideas that spring out of nowhere, Alison? Aren't they wonderful! That superb moment when things seem to just flow on to the paper...that kind of flow comes from all the ideas we have been absorbing from our surroundings without even thinking about them. Ideas? They are everywhere! That's why it's so hard to explain to someone who just can't see them. And yes, Holbrook, I agree - a sincere question deserves an answer, but I don't think I have yet satisfied the questioner on this one. They end up looking at me as though I am some kind of alien. (Ideas in the supermarket aisles or the evening news or a chance bit of overheard conversation? These writers are daft!) And Kahnovitch - or yes, that other question...explaining the storyline of a fantasy. If they didn't think you were daft before, they certainly do after you answer that one! (Almost as bad as having to write a synopsis...)
That question about "inspiration" is just as hard to answer. Maybe harder! (And yes - "what's the book about?") In fact, almost any question about writing is very hard to answer without sounding vague or clueless. The questions I like answering are things like "What do you do all day?" or "Do you have children?" or "Are you having a bad hair day?" (during one rather hilarious school session I did with some rather cheeky Year 7s). Another question that gets asked alot is "where do you get your names from?" And yes, Glenda, I wish all writing days were like those ones where it just flows! It seems unfair that sometimes there's this glorious ease, and other days, for no particular reason, it's like pulling teeth. Sadly, the latter's more frequent with me...
Ahhhh....THE question......where does it come from? I HATE that question because it IS such a darn struggle to reply without sounding pretentious. I mean, how do you say to someone..."I get a germ of an idea and start writing. More often than not I don't know what I am going to write from one paragraph to the next and I seem to be reading a new novel as I write it." To me, that sounds SO pretentious...usually, I just shrug. By the way, when you first started writing and then finished your first book, was it a CHORE to get someone to read it so they could give you a "what-do-you think" critique? I envy painters, to enjoy their work all you have to do is give no effort...you look, you like, or you don't like. For a writer, you have to get people to expend effort to see if they enjoy your work or not and people are lazy. My father has had a copy of my first novel for 6 months and I don't think he's even started it yet. sheeshe!
As much as we hate the questions... In all fairness to those who ask the questions, what should they ask? What is the story about? Where do you get your ideas? How do you choose the names of your characters? What made you decide to write fantasy? They are asking about your work with interest, and those questions are the first ones to come to mind, which is why they are asked so often. They are trying to gain an understanding of you and your work. As long as you are not rushed for an answer, an interesting conversation can be started with those tiresome questions. Of course, one would think that we already have pat answers to those questions as they are asked so often.
Well I was looking at some old 17th century fashion prints once and found myself wondering who would wear a hat with a feather that big on it. Wrote 90,000 words about him. Perhaps writers or those who seek to be have a brain that works sideways on things others dismiss as nothing or unimportant. To be honest I have never tried to answer the question where the ideas come from. Most of my personal friends know I write, both for pleasure and maybe one day published. Some are interested, most look on it as a "hobby" like knitting. I have talked about it mostly to fellow want-to-bes or published writers, they seem to understand the madness.
That's it exactly, Holbrook. Sideways brains, that's us...weird. I was whisked away into another world last night, and I was reminded of the problems of first contact, a la SF alien worlds. My husband and I were invited to a gathering of people from Libya, celebrating their safe return from the Haj. At the lift, my husband was whisked away to one apartment (where all the men were) while I was taken to another (where the women were). The trouble with this was that only one of the women really spoke English, and as she was the main cook for the evening, she didn't have much time to talk to me. Worse, my Arabic is confined to stuff like Inshallah and Bismillah and shukran. I was forcibly reminded why TV space operas have things like implanted simultaneous translators...! To get back to the topic, there must have been half a dozen things that happened at that gathering which seeded ideas. We ate out of a communal disk (scrumptious coucous) but one of the kids had a bad cold. And that gave me an idea:what would happen if a stranger arrived at such a gathering with a communicable disease? The women, every time they wanted to dive across the public corridor to a third apartment where the cooking was taking place, had to cover their lovely dresses with shapeless robes and head scarves - even though it was only ten paces. (Idea: oooo, lots. e.g. About societies where dress is both confining and defining and yet where private dress code is quite different...) And so on. I am eternally glad I am one of those weirdos that have ideas jumping at me from all directions.
***hands Glenda a jar with a tiny fish in it*** Psst... put this in your ear. I have ideas jumping at me from everywhere too... but if I repeated all them they'd give me a vacation somewhere white with really soft walls. They're already looking at me funny and I've been holding back! I think there is a certain amount of judgement in selecting what will appeal and resonate with other people, yes? And a lot of skill in conveying that into a written medium in a voice that others will listen to. A knack for combining several ideas in a manner that makes a story more special than the rest. So it's not just a case of being 'out there' it involves skill and judgment and an appreciation of readers. I don't suppose you could lend me a little of that could you? After all... I loaned you a babblefish. As far as first contact stories go... have you ever read Roadside Picnic? That is the best, the ultimate, the most believeable, first contact story. The aliens stop off, treat us like ants on a roadside and carry on, leaving behind their garbage - disease, pollution and discarded technology.
This is a sublime topic, because the answer is bound to be different for each writer. Some of us are irritated at being asked this question, some of us are not. I think that's personally, I like to delve into my own mind to see where I got my ideas (mostly so that I can try to get some more). I'm not a published author, so my comments might not count, but for those authors who are somewhere in between wanting to hit the next person who asks this question and wanting to bore them for hours, I think Stephen King's solution for his short stories was pretty good. In two of his collections, he put an appendix where he put a note on each story. And I think that introducitons and afterword perform the same function for novels. If someone asks, you can just point to the book. Personally, I get at least 15-20 ideas just from a ride on the bus, but by the time I get home, only about five are left, and four of them seem crap. But muses are fickle creatures, aren't they? PS: I agree with the comment that the people who ask aren't really at fault. But maybe that isn't entirely true, because how can we be so sure that they'll remember our answer? We must remember that most of these questions are asked at parties where all parties are half-drunk anyway. PPS: I'd also like to point to Stephen King's answer to the question: 'How do you write?' He says: 'One word at a time.'
Of course your comments count, sillysod! If you write, you are a writer, and you have ideas. And they come from somewhere... Perhaps the ideas is what makes us writers in the first place. If the ideas didn't beg to be written down, we wouldn't be so obsessed! I'm off to the Lost World of Borneo and no internet connection for 10 days - I'll drop in again the moment I am back.


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Expedited shipping details
* For your protection, all orders are screened for security purposes. If your order is selected for review, our Loss Prevention Team may contact you by phone or email. There may be a two business day delay to process your order.
** Most Oversize orders are delivered within 1-4 weeks. Some orders may take 6 weeks to be delivered.