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Haiku: Cliché…
"I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners." Evelyn Waugh
Cliches may speak truths
As they fly over our head
I'm game for a change…
If she swept past him
On her way to a great date
She scored a birdie…
More below… I decided to play around with cliche lines and enjoyed it. They are here to stay … like it or not.
"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague." William Safire
A landscape cliche
Full of the usual suspects
Why stop? Tit for tat…
A black bird in hand
Might be worth two in the bush
But who is counting!!?
This post was partly inspired by a Daily Post Prompt: Daily Prompt: Cliché. Clichés become clichés for a reason. Tell us about the last time a bird in the hand was worth two in the bush for you.
*Please bear with me as I'm finally beginning to catch up on your blogs and commenting… I'm back on track; albeit at a slow pace. Thank you all for your patience!
Positive Motivation Tip: If life is full of cliches, why fight it? Live and let live…
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: Cliche comics, Landscape cliche, via Wikipedia
Until Next Time…
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01/03/2013 5:45 am
I love the novels of Evelyn Waugh…and I admire your devotion to cliches!
03/03/2013 7:07 pm
I know as a writer cliches are a no no, but personally I still like to say them. :-)
Becky Lyons Borgia permalink13/01/2014 9:10 am
Wow. That was pretty funny. Not sure if I could write in that many clichés!!
13/01/2014 10:47 am
I don't always think it's best to avoid risk, though I went to Atlantic city this weekend, and that 80 bucks I gambled away, was certainly a bird in hand!
Kungphoo permalink13/01/2014 10:49 am
I use allot of sports cliches in my writing and talk.. I think they relate really well with some of the things i do,
Kisa Johnson permalink13/01/2014 4:25 pm
I'm no good at Haiku's, but these were pretty cute. Well done! :) Also, I love the lake/water picture! Very beautiful.
Heather Walter permalink13/01/2014 5:00 pm
haha! That's cute! You're much better than I am at this, that's for sure! Thank you for sharing your poems with us!
Wood Arts Universe permalink13/01/2014 6:36 pm
The one that I have found most meaningful in my life, I learned as a teenager. I was with a friend at an outdoor activity visiting and right before our eyes, someone in a car smashed into his vehicle, then drove away. He said something that I will never forget, "This, too, shall pass." It was the first time that I heard it, and it has been a theme throughout my life. Any time something bad happens, I hear that cliche, and I am able to get through it.
Pauline C. (@Twelveskip) permalink13/01/2014 7:16 pm
Funny one Elizabeth! I wish I could write something like that lol. but thanks for the positive tip!
13/01/2014 8:03 pm
I think clichés are very true. They tell a universal truth. But we should be very careful in not overusing them.
Liz Mays permalink13/01/2014 8:14 pm
I think playing with language is fun, no matter what. I'm totally fine with cliches, by the way. :)
Jennifer Brown permalink13/01/2014 8:53 pm
Cliches are OK but you can't over use them. It gets old quick.
BB'sCulinaryJourney (@MsBibiB) permalink13/01/2014 9:58 pm
I always wanted to try Haiku, but I just can't do it …. great play on words :)
Katherine Bartlett permalink14/01/2014 7:24 pm
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– Air Force
Thanks to great play from the lines, surprisingly solid defense,
and a good season from QB Shaun Carney, the Falcons are in the
thick of the Mountain West race. Tennessee might have letdown a
bit after opening the year with a big win over Cal, but that
still doesn't diminish Air Force's performance in a 31-30 loss
in Knoxville.
Disappointment –
The disappointment is made bigger by the near-perfect
performance in a 12-3 win over Texas Tech earlier in the year.
After blowing the BCS shot with a home loss to BYU, the Horned
Frogs got rolled over at Utah to get knocked out of the Mountain
West race.
The Mountain
West Champion will be ...
This is a coldly efficient team that got over early season
disappointments at Arizona and Boston College to roll through a
tough road trip to TCU and a layup against San Diego State. The
defense is solid, the offense is more balanced than the stats
might indicate, and QB John Beck is playing lights out. .Games
at Air Force and Colorado State won't be walks in the park, but
the Cougars should get through unscathed until the season-ending
battle at Utah.
Best Game of
the First Half
Boston College 30 ... BYU 23 2OT, Sept.
At both teams missed field goals in the
first overtime, Matt Ryan connected with Tony Gonzalez for a
25-yard touchdown and a BC lead in the second overtime, and then
the defense came to the rescue as Jamie Silva made a diving
interception, which took several minutes to be reviewed, to
finally stop the BYU offense. The Cougars rolled up 554 yards of
total offense with John Beck running for a score, throwing for
another, and bombing away leading the attack to 554 yards. But
drive after drive ended up in field goal attempts with Jared
McLaughlin hitting three, but missing enough to keep the Eagles
in the game. BC turned it over four times, but got two short
Brian Toal touchdowns and an 18-yard scoring grab from Gonzales
to keep pace.
Second Best Game –
Syracuse 40 ... Wyoming 34 2OT, Sept. 30
Third Best Game – Tennessee 31
... Air Force 30, Sept. 9
Worst Game of
the First Half
Utah 48 ... Utah State 0, Sept. 16
Utah outgained Utah State 401 yards to
98 with Brett Ratliff throwing three touchdowns passes including
two to Derrek Richards. The Utes got up 24-0 starting off with a
21-yard Eric Shyne interception return for a score less than two
minutes into the game. Steven Sylvester later added a 45-yard
pick six for the Utes late in the third quarter. Louis Sakoda
hit field goals from 39 and 27 yards out.
Coach of the Midseason
Sonny Lubick, Colorado State
Colorado State had a miserable run defense last season, but now
it's a tougher, harder nosed D that was 13th in the
nation against the run before the Thursday night game against
Air Force. There might not have been a more vital injury loss
this year than CSU losing RB Kyle Bell just before the start of
the year, but the Rams have found a way to go 4-2.
Player who'll step up in the second half
Karsten Sween, QB Wyoming
Is the lefty the face of Wyoming football for the next four
years? The former California high school superstar has a
next-level arm and great skills, but now he needs time and
experience. He took over for Jacob Doss and threw for 405 yards
and four touchdowns in his first two games, and he'll bomb away
more over the second half of the year.
Best performance so far -
Utah S Eric
Weddle made four tackles, three interceptions, returned two for
touchdowns, and ran three times for 11 yards and a score in the
38-7 win over San Diego State.
Top Freshman – Karsten Sween, QB Wyoming
He's only seen time in two games, but he was impressive
completing 38 of 59 passes for 4-5 yards and four scores with
three interceptions against Syracuse and New Mexico.
Coach who needs to have a big second half – UNLV's Mike
After coming six points away from going 0-11 last year,
Sanford's team appeared to be ready for a big turnaround thanks
to several transfers including a big upgrade at quarterback
thanks to former USC Trojan Rocky Hinds. Not quite. Despite a
close call at Iowa State, nothing much has gone right since the
opening game blowout of D-IAA Idaho State.
Player who needs to have a big second half – Utah QB
Brett Ratliff
Things were so bad after Ratliff completed five of 21 passes for
30 yards and three interceptions the blowout loss to Boise State
that there was talk of bringing injured QB Brian Johnson back
early to give it a go. Ratliff quickly righted the ship with a
good game against TCU, and now he has to shine over the second
half of the season to get the offense back at a Utah-like level
and be in range for the Mountain West title going into the
season-ender against BYU.
Best remaining conference game – BYU at Utah, Nov. 25
How much would Utah love to ruin BYU's Mountain west title dream
with a win? Several other team should be in the mix up until the
end, but this bitter rivalry will determine the title one way or
Team Mid-Season MVPs & Predictions
Air Force – QB Shaun Carney
predicted wins: Colorado State, at San Diego State, at
Army, Utah, at UNLV
predicted losses: BYU, Notre Dame, at TCU
predicted record: 7-5
BYU – QB John Beck
predicted wins: UNLV, at Air Force, at Colorado State,
Wyoming, New Mexico, at Utah
predicted losses: None
predicted record: 10-2
Colorado State – QB Caleb Hanie
predicted wins: New Mexico, TCU, at San Diego State
predicted losses: at Air Force, at Wyoming, BYU, at Utah
predicted record: 7-5
New Mexico – LB Quincy Black
predicted wins: at UNLV, San Diego State
predicted losses: Utah, at Colorado State, TCU, at BYU
predicted record: 4-8
San Diego State – DB Donny Baker
predicted wins: Cal Poly, UNLV
predicted losses: Air Force, at Wyoming, at TCU, at New
Mexico, Colorado State
predicted record: 2-10
TCU – DE Tommy Blake
predicted wins: at Army, Wyoming, at UNLV, at New Mexico,
San Diego State
predicted losses: at Colorado State, Air Force
predicted record: 8-4
UNLV – CB Eric Wright
predicted wins: None
predicted losses: New Mexico, at BYU, at Utah, TCU, at
San Diego State, Wyoming, Air Force
predicted record: 0-12
Utah – CB Eric Weddle
predicted wins: at New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, at
Air Force
predicted losses: at Wyoming, BYU
predicted record: 8-4
Wyoming – S John Wendling
predicted wins: Utah, Colorado State, San Diego State, at
predicted losses: at TCU, at BYU
predicted record: 6-6

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Retired NFL star Deion Sanders says he reached out to Michael Sam after the openly gay player was cut by the St. Louis Rams and from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.
Sanders wanted to show support even if he doesn't necessarily approve of homosexuality and thinks it 'could be' a choice.
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Sources say the Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, and New York Jets are considering the defensive lineman
Michael Sam, the gay National Football League draft prospect, is getting attention from six teams.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver indicates no one would choose to be gay
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White was asked a simple question by a fan on Twitter: Would he rather lead the league in receiving stats or win a Super Bowl?
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Kiko Martinez successfully defended his IBF junior featherweight title when he defeated Jeffrey Mathebula with a ninth-round knockout on Saturday.
Martinez was backed by the home Spanish crowd at Esperanza Lag Pavilion. He attacked relentlessly from the start against Mathebula, a former world champion, until he brought the South African down with a hard body blow.
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''I just kept hitting and hitting until I could hurt him,'' Martinez told Marca radio. ''He is a great rival and an intelligent boxer. It was hard work.
''I hit him in the body and he ended up on the mat. And I prayed he wouldn't get up.''
Martinez recorded his 30th win, including 22 knockouts, to go with four defeats.
In August, Martinez upset Jhonatan Romero of Colombia in Atlantic City to claim the title. This was the Spaniard's first title defense.
Martinez said he had no plans yet for his next rival. First he will celebrate his win with his family during the winter holidays.
''I just want to be respected so that when someone fights Kiko Martinez they know they will be in a war,'' he said.
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Minister for Social Welfare M.K. Muneer and M.K. Raghavan, MP, respectively inaugurated the new escalators and elevators at the Kozhikode railway station as part of making it a world-class facility on Tuesday.
With this, the railway station became the first in South India with either an elevator or escalator access to all platforms.
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With these facilities, the station had become friendlier to senior citizens and differently abled persons, Dr. Muneer said.
"As the Minister for Social Welfare, I am the happiest man about this facility," he said. The Minister said he would take special efforts to release the Rs.2 crore sanctioned by the State government three months ago for the development of the Kozhikode railway station.
Dr. Muneer, who stated that steps were afoot to solve the water crisis at the Kozhikode station, said Rs.78 crore had already been allocated for the Panniyankara railway overbridge.
"The land acquisition will begin once the district-level land purchase committee fixed the price," he said. Mr. Raghavan, who presided over the function, said a Rs.300-crore master plan prepared by the Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (KITCO) for the development of the Kozhikode station had already been submitted to Railways.
"A session is planned in the city soon to get feedback from the media and the public about the project, which is expected to be implemented on a public-private partnership mode," Mr. Raghavan said.
Maintaining that the plan to set up a pit lane and a satellite station for Kozhikode at West Hill was under the active consideration of the authorities, Mr. Raghavan said Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMU) services from the city to Ernakulam and Palakkad would begin after the ongoing electrification of the Shoranur-Kozhikode line got over.
A new building for the reservation office and a waiting room at the fourth platform were among the works envisaged, he said. "Work on a fancy restaurant to be set up in a bogey at the fourth platform was also progressing," Mr. Raghavan said.
Piyush Agarwal, Railway Divisional Manager (Palakkad) was present.


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Vince Young wants back in the NFL. That is no secret to anyone that watches the game. However, after the debacle in Tennessee it is hard to imagine a team wanting him on the roster. His behavior on and off the field at times was simply way too immature. He is hoping to get a second chance. To earn it he went back to where it all began and went through Pro Day at his alma mater. That doesn't take care of the attitude issues though. Young did take a big step in the right direction with a letter he sent to his former coach, Jeff Fisher. In it he said he apologized for his behavior and how he handled things back during their time together. "I definitely wanted to apologize (to Fisher) for the things that I did, letting him know about the frustration, a lot of different things that was going on in my life at the time, and want him to know that I really did appreciate him trying to make me become one of those type of leaders on the team, a successful quarterback," he sa...
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As part of WEEI.com's coverage of the 2012 NBA draft, we are profiling all players considered likely candidates to be drafted June 28. The Celtics [1] own three picks: 21, 22 (from the Thunder in the Kendrick Perkins [2] trade) and 51.
Position: Shooting guard
School: Kentucky
Age: 20
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 199 pounds
Achievements: 2012 All-SEC second team (coaches), 2011 All-SEC freshman team, 2012 NCAA [3] Final Four All-Tournament team (AP)
Key 2011-12 stats: 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 47.4 FG%, 31.2 minutes
What he brings: Lamb, who is leaving Kentucky after his sophomore season, is a pure, versatile scorer. The mid-range jumper is his the best aspect of his scoring game, but he also began to improve both his driving ability and his 3-point shooting. He works hard to get open on the offensive end and when he touches the ball he rarely turns it over. Lamb also brings that hustle to the defensive end, making up for his lack of size with great lateral movement and supreme length.
Lamb's game is pretty well-rounded, but he isn't phenomenal athlete and is caught between the point guard and shooting guard position. He's not a good enough playmaker to play the point, but he's not strong enough to play the 2. The 20-year-old also has a hard time creating for himself.
Overall Lamb is a solid prospect, but his physical limitations in size and athleticism prevent him from having a truly high ceiling.
Where the Celtics could get him: The Kentucky product is projected as a late-first-round pick, so he is well within the Celtics' range. He could fill some of the hole if Ray Allen [4] leaves because he's a good shooter and a hard-worker on defense.
Notes: Lamb won the national championship with Kentucky this year and started in 35 of 40 games. … As a senior in high school, Lamb was selected to the McDonald's and Jordan All-America teams.
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YahooSports.com: Kentucky saw Doron Lamb's big night coming ahead of time [6]
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TOKYO – A 61-year-old Japanese woman was forced to wear bunny ears as a penalty for missing her sales targets, with photos of her humiliation used in company training programs, reports said.
The woman, who was not named, was employed by cosmetics maker Kanebo in southwestern Oita.
She sued the company claiming mental distress after her bosses instructed her to don costumes if she did not meet her targets, including over-sized rabbit ears on one occasion, several papers reported.
Four of her seniors took pictures of her in the outfits and used the snaps in presentation slides during training programs, the Mainichi Shimbun said.
The woman claimed the company's actions had caused mental suffering that resulted in physical sickness and had demanded 3.3 million yen ($33,000) compensation, the paper said.
A court upheld her complaint, but ordered the company to pay just 220,000 yen, the Asahi daily said on Tuesday, adding the firm had given her a larger sum than this, according to her lawyer.
The news came as Kanebo on Thursday issued a recall of 54 of its skin-whitening products in Japan and 10 other Asian territories over fears it may cause patches of discoloring.
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Linda is pocketing $7.44 million in their divorce settlement, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Court documents, filed this week, revealed that Linda, 52, received about 70 percent of the couple's liquid assets as part of their 2009 divorce.
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Details from the settlement show Linda received $7.44 million of the couple's $10.41 million that was held in bank and investment accounts.
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Meet the Refreshing Evangelical Who's Leading a Revival - of the "Common Good"
Pastor Jim Wallis has been arrested for protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, builds bridges between polarized politicians, and pushes Christians to worry less about gay marriage and more about justice. And even better - there's a whole new generation following his lead.
Jim Wallis surprises people. He's very much the evangelical pastor, with infectious warmth and an enthusiasm for preaching. But the founder and editor of Sojourners magazine is not out to convert people. He takes the teachings of Jesus seriously, challenging Christians to think first of justice for the poor and oppressed and to worry less about abortion and gay marriage. An inclusive "common good" is the core idea of his new book, On God's Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn't Learned About Serving the Common Good.
For Wallis, doing this takes more than talk. He stands with people losing their homes to foreclosure and those opposing the Keystone pipeline—he's been arrested nearly two dozen times. He's served as an adviser to President Obama and appeared on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," where he called giant Wall Street executive pay packages "a sin of Biblical proportions."


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Tennis is Denver-based husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, who will visit Louisville to perform at Headliners on September 19 in support of the September release of their newest full-length album, Ritual in Repeat.
Ever since releasing their debut LP Cape Dory and follow-up album Young & Old, Tennis has emboldened the leisurely surf-pop of their early days with more introspective themes of a band (and a couple) that seems to grow more confident, yet also more uncertain, about their future. But they still inject levity into their sound, so come ready to dance.
I'm particularly looking forward to hearing Tennis play their newest album Ritual in Repeat because they enlisted several well-known producers to work with them, including Patrick Carney of The Black Keys (who produced Young & Old), Jim Eno (Spoon), and Richard Swift (The Shins). All of those guys are great in the studio when it comes to pulling out just the right tones to keep the song's strongest elements in the foreground while subtly working in each supporting layer in a way that balances the final mix nicely.
Tennis played Zanzabar in November, and received well-deserved acclaim for playing a great set. Now they're ready to return to Louisville and beyond, carrying on the momentum of their recent sold-out tour in support of HAIM.
Not to mention, Tennis themselves will be supported by Pure Bathing Culture, who are Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman of Vetiver. If you enjoy dream-pop, take a listen to "Pendulum" the first single released off PBC's debut album Moon Tides:
Anyone lucky enough to score a ticket to this show will have a unique opportunity to enjoy a talented band on the leading edge of indie rock, at an intimate Louisville venue. And on a Friday night for $10, that's a no-brainer.
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September 19, 2014
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The 53-year-old, who was an Australian Under-21 international and played for French club Racing Metro, will start his role on August 15, the IRB said Saturday.
"I am delighted to be taking on this role at what is such an exciting time for the game," said Gosper, who will be responsible for day-to-day IRB operations and have the dual role of Rugby World Cup managing director.
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IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset said the chief executive selection had been made after "an extensive recruitment process".
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From the article: Vasectomy Procedure: Male Sterilization
Even though vasectomies are safer than tubal ligation, twice as many women have tubals. A vasectomy ties off the two tubes that carry sperm into the semen.
Though vasectomies are over 99% effective, men may:
- Feel uneasy having a doctor tinker around their "manhood" with a scalpel (yet you can get a no-scalpel vasectomy)
- Falsely think getting a vasectomy will lower your sex drive, testosterone levels and/or affect sexual performance
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Not all good
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my hubby refuses
- All th above comments really help. Thanks guys for being so open on this matter. @ 1st I was feeling like my hubby was selfish for refusing to get a vas, but his concerns pull some weight. He's worried that he will lose some of the sensation that comes with ejaculating semen. He was told by a work peer that after a vas he would have a dry "O". His ability to enjoy sex is really important and I'm only worried about undergoing gen. anasthesia 4 a tubal. We've had 3 kids and we're done buildin our fam. I'd rather get myself "fixed" than go thru pregnancy and birth again. Come on ladies! If we can make it thru childbirth, then a tubal shouldn't be so scary. If ur man would do almost anything for u, then u should return the gesture. Men aren't "whimps" for being scared of a vas, they're simply human, and deserve to have their feelings taken seriously. If both partners are scared then consider a different type of birth controll!
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Guess I need to take care of business
- I had my second and final child 8 months ago. My hubbie has been talking about having a vasectomy for a year and a half, but has never pulled the trigger. He always brings it up in front of people like he's looking for some kind of social acceptance, meanwhile the majority of men we know have had it done. Meanwhile, I don't enjoy sex as much as I used to because I'm worried about getting pregnant again. I guess it's time that I take the bull by the horns and just have my tubes tied. It didn't even cross my mind when I had my last child, otherwise I would have just had it done while I was having my C. Do your wife a favor, men, and just DO IT!!!! It'll really make your wife happy and will probably free her up sexually to just enjoy herself instead of waiting for you to ruin the moment by pulling out.
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Long term side effects
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Thanks for all the replies--just to clarify a few things:
I would not be taking any of the kiddos on the boat in the foreseeable future--I wouldn't trust myself at this point to supervise them adequately and maintain control of the vessel--hence daysailing and short overnight trips while grandma or babysitter watches the kids.
Also a motor will pretty much be required for survival where I'll be sailing.
As for crewing on other peoples' boats, that would be ideal, but my work/home schedule will not allow much flexibility for that, which is why I'm thinking rentals/cheap purchase with private lessons.
Any opinions on the Cheoy Lee Cadet? Is 27 ft too big for starters? If the only worry is the Portugese Submarine Fleet, I've got that covered. My brother is a P3 pilot (subhunter) in the US Navy. I'll just give him a call every time I head out of port
This time i'm serious, ok?
I sail with a 9 year old (he actually helps as he sails himself) and a now 9 month old baby all the time. Once you get the hang of it its wonderfull and you can spend some great time with the family.
This is the thing.
1) You need to learn how to sail, to be confident
2) to do that you need to do it on rented/school boats
3) don't buy a boat yet, first learn then buy
4)You can learn on a big boat if mooring entering/leving port is easy, if not, forget it...you'll piss everyone off
5)Get some larger boat experience with friends (you'll make some at the school unless you're like T34C), or even rent
6)Slowly introduce wife+kids to the boat (I sold a boat to a guy, took him, the wife and the kids for a sail, and now 2 years later, he never sails because the wife got scared, the kids vomit all over, boat for sale now)
7)ONCE you can sail, and suceed at all the above. then you buy a boat, a 26' is fine to start. Avoid real old crap, but don't go all the way new.
From here, either keep that, then not too old is OK, good choice, or sell, and buy bigger.
But first go there, do it, learn and balance at the end. Do you really want it??? does the ife want??? Green kids is not fun.
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Dude, really nice serve. Seriously. Regarding the kicker -- welcome to "top/slice" hell. This is where a lot of kick serves get stuck.
Due to the angle of the camera, I can't completely tell what your toss or swing forward looks like... but... here's something to make sure of.
First, toss into the court. With your racquet head speed, I'd say you should toss two feet into the court. So continue keep the toss at 12 o'clock over your head... but toss two feet into the court at the same time.
Secondly, you are definitely closing your shoulders towards the net way too soon. The timing of the shoulder closing is more in line with a slice or flat serve. You need to keep the shoulders facing that side fence almost up until a split second before contact. It should almost feel like you are going to serve into the side fence.
Lastly, check your grip. Once I started tossing into the court, I had to change my grip to eastern backhand. That will generate the necessary additional spin you need.
Maintain that racquet head speed whatever you do. Just translate it into more spin instead of pace.
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There is a slight drizzle as I walk through Valiasala gramam. House No. 43, home to one of the veteran teachers of Kolattam, is my destination. Jaya Nalinakshan, dressed in a purple silk sari, comes out with a warm smile, saying quite apologetically, "It would be better if you talk to my students. I rarely teach these days."
The 62-year-old is, however, thrilled to talk about Kolattam, a dance form integral to the Tamil Brahmin community. It is performed during the Malayalam month of Karkkidakam or Aadi in the Tamil calendar. "I have lost count of the number of years I've been teaching it to. It has been part and parcel of our lives. As a young girl, I never missed out on an opportunity to perform Kolattam. I would rush to school after a Kolattam session with my friends in the morning and would then have another session in the evening, during the Aadi month," says Jaya, about her days in Kanthalloor gramam where she grew up. "We used to make Pongal and Thaalakam, a special dish made of seven vegetables," she says with much excitement.
She then explains about the dance form. "Young girls, dressed in their best, dance with sticks in their hand in perfect rhythm to songs in praise of Lord Krishna or the goddess. The dance is performed on Tuesdays or Fridays in Devi temples. Only those girls who haven't reached puberty participate in the performance," she says, as her dear student Jyothi N. and granddaughter Kalyani join her to talk about the dance.
Kolattam is dedicated to the goddess. Legend has it that the Goddess had dressed herself as a little girl to finish off the demons; yet another says that Kolattam was performed by a group of girls to dissuade Basavasura from his evil acts.
"I don't know when I became a teacher of Kolattam. When we were young, we never had any teacher. We just picked it up from our elders, be it songs or steps," says Jaya, a graduate from Government College for Women, Vazhuthacaud.
She used to take a group of 20 for the performances, which would last for 90 minutes or so. "It is so nice to see them all dressed up in glittering silk blouse and skirt, wearing mehendi, decked up in jewellery, with flowers on their hair," she says.
On certain days, she, along with other senior women, would provide a small feast for these girls and would gift them new clothes, Jaya says.
The Brahmin community living in 'agraharams' in Fort area and in Chenthitta and Karamana, have their own Kolattam teams. "I'm proud that I've devoted disciples such as Jyothi, Kala, Ranjini… who are now taking classes for the little girls. Ranjini is now an expert in Pinnal kolattam."
Before I take leave, she asks Kalyani, who is learning Kolattam from Jyothi, to bring the 'kol' (wooden stick). "You can buy it from any shop," Jaya adds.
And when we request Jaya for a song, she asks Jyothi to sing one of the traditional Kolattam songs on Krishna. They sing together: 'Kole nalla kole, Bala neela varna kole…' "It is a beautiful song. Right now they have got a lot of new songs, which are quite nice," Jaya says. Meanwhile Jyothi shows how they improvise the steps in tune with the music, much to the delight of Jaya. So, why has she gone into retirement? "It is difficult to find girls for the performance. They are busy with studies, tuitions and what not. They can't be blamed also with so much to study. It is quite taxing to go to each household and request them to send their daughter," she says with disappointment in her voice. However, she is busy as always, especially with her all-women bhajan group.
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Would you have wanted to be a conquistador or an Aztec
Author: Irene
Date: 12-06-00 10:53
Responding to you Jeff:
Maybe the Aztecs were blood thirsty but what if they were?
That does not justify what the Spanish did to their civilization.
Maybe you should review your history because you do not know
anything. Now I don't want to get all rude but I think you
should do that. I undestand that everyone thinks differently
but your opinion should be based on historical facts. One
more thing. Answering your question about why they would be
proud to be Aztecs, my answer is because they were a great
civilization and look in the mirror. What, do you think you
are all that? Well, let me bring you back to reality, you
are NOT!
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