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You've heard the news. Comic Vine and Giant Bomb have become part of CBS Interactive. This is great news for us. This is going to make this great site even greater. When we first started out, it was me, Dave and Ethan. Just three dudes running the site. Then Whiskey Media formed and we became part of that family. This is just another step up.
I am still the Editor-in-Chief. Sara and I have already been talking and we're making plans to give you guys even more of what you love. We will now have more resources to do what we love doing.
I saw a few of the comments in the thread on the forums. Let me just reassure you guys this is going to be a great new chapter for us.
If you missed the original announcement when we livestreamed from Dave's house, you can check out out here. While most of the talk dealt with Giant Bomb, the message is the same. We're not changing. No one is coming in and telling us what we need to do or change. We will just have a new space to work in. And again, this isn't the first time Comic Vine has moved.
For subscribers, you aren't losing anything. Sara and I have already started talking about new ideas so stay tuned as we get settled in here. Dave also posted a message that I will copy and paste below. Pretty much all your questions should be answered. He will update over there if anything new comes up.
Psst... Big changes happening at Whiskey Media. Don't panic. The answer to most of your questions are likely below. This isn't a goodbye post or a hey, thanks for joining us on this awesome journey, but we're outta here fabrication. It's a general trumpet call to let you know that we're working with two separate companies to build even bigger sites. For those of us at Whiskey, that means we'll spend all of about a weekend celebrating before we jump back to our jobs of building, creating and making you laugh. We'll make sure to keep you in the loop along the way.
Two companies?
Yes. We wanted to make sure our separate brands and employees ended up with companies that best fit their strengths. Here's the scoop...
Giant Bomb and Comic Vine are now in the same family as GameSpot and GameFAQs. The entire editorial teams from those sites are coming over, as is Dave. This marks a reunion of sorts as we'll get to work with our friends over at GameSpot again. Giant Bomb will continue to operate as its own unique site.
Tested and Screened, along with all other things Whiskey Media are being acquired by BermanBraun. They've got big plans too, as you've likely seen on Tested already. Andy and his TOP MEN (our engineering team) are going to be busy building a whole slew of new sites that carry our mark of community first philosophies.
I'm a premium member, what does this mean for me?
Nothing for the moment. Your services continue as normal across all of the Whiskey sites as well as on Roku, Boxee, iTunes... etc. On April 15th we will migrate the billing for premium memberships to Giant Bomb and Comic Vine so that we can separate them from Whiskey Media proper. Don't worry, features on the other sites will continue to work, as will your username as passwords, but you will only billed by Giant Bomb. No split billing will occur.
We made this decision based on the fact that 98 percent of our subscriptions originated with Giant Bomb and the vast majority of our premium content has focused on that site. However, we also recognize our users have their own ideas about the value of their premium plan so we wanted to make sure you had a full month to sit with these details and use the same billing tools you're used to using. It is very important to us that we don't sucker punch anyone and that you can cancel your plans easily at any time.
Got all that? OK, well there's more. Those members that do stick around past April 15th will immediately receive GameSpot Total Access memberships for free as a thank you for continuing to support Giant Bomb and Comic Vine. These will be distributed through email as a gift code, so their redemption is optional.
We'll also send out a general email as well as other announcements before April 15th so you're not left with any surprises.
What about the Whiskey Media store and my coupons?
They will continue to be valid. You can use them now, or at anytime. The store isn't going anywhere.
What about my wiki points?
Your points will continue as normal. Past April 15th your combined Whiskey points will be used for your submissions across all our sites. But any points earned after that date will only increase your total on the specific site you earn them on.
Hey, this has me worried. I've seen others sites get purchased and become
pretty crappy. What makes this different?
It's a valid concern. But if you've made it this far (let's be honest, some of you have been supportive of us for years) you know that beyond the logos on our sites are a group of people who have committed their lives to building a better Internet. Our sites will continue to thrive because quite honestly, it's what keeps a lot of us going every day. And as hokey as it may sound, we want to continue having an audience that trusts us as stewards of our respective expertise.
Continue to keep us on our toes. Now let's start building.
I have more questions!
I (Dave) will be around personally to answer all questions late tonight and throughout the weekend either on this thread or through twitter (@enemykite). As you'd imagine it's a busy day and I've still got to run to the city this afternoon to meet some peeps so thanks ahead of time for being patient as I go through your questions later today.
And just a note, we will not have a podcast this week. Sara and I will be down in Anaheim at WonderCon. If you're there, keep an eye out for us!


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December 2004 Archives
We went to the French Quarter on this last day of 2004. Things seen en route or there:
Takes a very courteous driver to drive a vehicle with this license plate.
Parking isnt scarce enough in the French Quarter? This thing takes up about 150 parking spots on a prime lot. Of course, Nokia is the main sponsor of the Sugar Bowl so I suppose a little inconvenience to the citizenry is no big deal. I took this picture from the balcony of the Jackson Brewery ( Jax Brewery ). They'll do a smaller version of the Times Square ball drop tonight.
The French Market is still decorated for Christmas and very, very busy today. Hustle, bustle.
As time winds down on another year, I've once again been pondering the expression, "don't have the time" and its brother, "can't find the time". Did so quite similarly last year, too. Everyone says it. Have you thought about what the person you're saying it to thinks about it? Spoiler alert: Do not expect any grandiose conclusions or Earth-shattering insight in this post. The more I thought about it over the last year or so, the more I realized I still have no position on it.
About the time: A 91-year old person shouldn't take on a 35-year project with hopes of finishing it. He/she probably doesn't have the time. There are also instances where an arbitrary deadline is imposed. Someone called and is coming over in an hour. "I don't have time" to cut the grass before they get here.
Where age or deadline is not a factor, is it really true when someone says that? If so, wouldn't the person youre telling it to know it? There are 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, etc, etc... (If you get less than that, you're exempt from these foolish thoughts). So, what you're really saying is, "I don't wish to use my time that way". To say it that way, of course, is kind of rude so we say, "I don't have the time" instead.
A task could/should be done and both of us are capable of doing it. I tell you, "I don't have the time". How should you react to that? Is my time more valuable than yours? Am I implying that you DO have the time? Am I simply saying I don't want to do it? Am I over-analyzing? Yes, absolutely, to at least two of those questions!
I planned to add considerably more thought to this essentially self-plagiarized ( Auto-plagiarized? ) entry after having another whole year to think about what I am trying to say but I have somewhere to go this morning and..................
I don't have time to do it now!
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Cleaning my office is like an archeology dig. Most layers are just garbage, but occasionally there's a gem."
We finally got through Soap: The Complete First Season last night. We got through the first 17 episodes a few months ago in no time at all but then we slacked off. We watched all 8 remaining episodes last night. Richard Mulligan's Burt is an original character if ever there was one. I just ordered Soap: The Complete Second Season and Soap: The Complete Third Season. I havent seen any of these episodes since they first aired back in the late seventies, dont remember seeing any of them more than once, but I still remember a lot of the lines and a lot of what happened. Ultimately, I want to get all but the last season. By the last season, it was no fun any more. Critics can talk about its groundbreaking social commentary if they like. I only watched it because it was very funny.
The CFFL Super Bowl didnt turn out the way I wanted but Congratulations to the 12oz Curls. My other fantasy football team is in the finals of a Crazy Eights tournament. The Crazy Eights is a consolation tournament of sorts for the non-playoff teams. Winning that might take the sting out of this years lousy 0-9 start and 3-10 finish. Might, but I doubt it.
The CrabAppleLane Bowl Pool continues tonight. Getting exciting now.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "We blogged about this almost a year ago, but it's back in the news: the inevitable penetration of HDTV broadcasts has some interesting implications for television actors and actresses. OnHD.tv takes a brutally honest look at those celebs who will benefit the most from HDTV exposure, and those who will (or should) run away screaming before the audience does."
I have been passing this thing every night on my way home for a long time now. I have no idea what it is but I like it a lot. The owner illuminates it. You can see the light on the ground. It has not weathered to any degree that I can notice but I suspect it is well-tended. I have never seen one of these before. Does anyone know what it is or what it is supposed to do?
I'm probably cursed now for photographing it, right?
The red-tailed hawk above must have had a full belly because there were 30-40 squirrels and probably double that number of birds beneath his perch. He was only about 12 feet above ground and was totally oblivious to the squirrels and birds feeding below and they were oblivious to him. He blended pretty well with the now browning pine needles. The result is a less-than-satisfactory auto-focus. He was off and away before I could correct things.
Trying a reflection. Seemed more dramatic 45 minutes ago.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Bottom line is that this court allows Harrah's to sexualize its employees against their will"
From Bush, LA:
When the day is like this:
You kinda have to get out in it. This was taken about 30 minutes ago. Three days ago on Christmas Day, it was snowing and freezing. Today, we have 60º and sunshine. Five minutes before, I took the picture below. This house, under construction, will probably have nicer sunrises than sunsets on that pond. The long shadow of the photographer and his new bicycle is also on display.
From Covington, LA:
Saw the sign above on the building below. I have no idea what that means but my guess is that it will be expensive when it opens. The railroad tracks ( No longer used ) once intersected this small town like they did just about every other town in America
Covington Cemetery is right across the street from Covington City Hall on a fairly busy ( For Covington ) street corner. The only thing I might have to say about that would probably be in extremely poor taste. That said, I dont think there is anything more poignant than an old cemetery. The vast, vast majority of the markers I read in this one were of people who died quite a bit younger than I am now. A sobering thought.
Just behind the corner post by the bright red bow in the above image is the marker below:
I had no idea it was there. I just stumbled upon it.
For what it's worth, Bush is about 12 miles northeast of Covington.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "There is this cemetery about three blocks from my house that I walk by almost every day on my way to Zoka. I realized the other day that this is one of the best parks in the city, it has a great view, great big trees, and a bunch of nice paths all through out it."
We watched McLintock last night. It is one of the many movies we received for Christmas. It was one of my dads favorites and I hadnt seen it in many years. I always liked it, too. In watching it this time, I couldnt help but notice that this movie could never get made today as is. The stereotyping would never pass muster. Not sure how the spanking would go over, either. Still, it was/is a fun movie.
We went and saw The Incredibles today. This was pure joy. Any movie where the kid brother says No force fields to the older sister is high entertainment. I think a sequel is in order.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Looking through water at the rest of the world. There's nothing else to do in the carwash."
We built our house almost 6 feet off of the ground. It was not required. Theres zero danger of flooding here. We both just like living in a raised house. We decided we wanted a ramp in addition to the stairways that were going to be required. We had two old dogs at the time and they would have never been able to make it up and down our stairs. We also thought it would be nice to be able to roll or slide things up the ramp rather than carry them up the stairs. It wasnt intended to be a handicapped ramp but I kinda wish we had done more research on those. The builder grabbed a 2x12 board and put it up against my back deck where the ramp was to go and asked, How does this look? . The angle looked OK to me but I had him extend it another foot just to be safe. Neither of us had any idea of how it would turn out. It is entirely too steep and treacherous.
In this picture taken yesterday, the darker portions of the ramp appear to be wet. Theyre actually frozen. I was up here inspecting the progress of the construction one early morning ten years ago and it was a day like this and the image was very similar. There's a concrete walkway at the bottom. I did not have the experience with this then that I have now. I wanted to see things from the vantage of the back deck so I hopped up onto the lower left portion of this ramp to get there. I hit one of those frozen sections with my work shoe, slipped, and went high into the air like Ethel Merman at the end of Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ( Youll have to see the movie if you dont know this reference ). I landed on my wallet on that nicely hardened concrete. My wallet usually doesnt have much padding ( On an average day, maybe a five and a couple of ones. ). This slapstick comedy event left a wallet-sized bruise that made it painful to sit down for a solid week.
On the fantasy football front, my opponent continues to rack up points putting pressure on my guys to do the same in the CFFL Super Bowl. Go Ragpickers.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "This is a legitimate debate, but a week and a half before Christmas? Yuck."
Quite a lovely surprise today. Snow!
An old neighbor's house. Don't know if they still live there.
These are two of my nieces catching snowflakes in front of Mom's house. This is where I grew up. That tall tree in the backyard to the right is a pecan tree that was shorter than the fence when I was a kid. I ran over it with the lawn mower many, many times.
As cold today as it was yesterday here at CrabAppleLane. Were getting some sleet and some snow flurries. I surely didnt need that since well be traveling today.
We had Christmas with Patsys family last night. We got The James Stewart Hollywood Legends Collection on DVD. Patsy and I are both big fans of James Stewart and have many DVDs of his films in our collection. We have some VHS tapes of his films, too. Well convert or replace them sooner or later.
The CFFL Super Bowl continues today, tomorrow, and Monday night. My guy had a decent day yesterday but my opponents guys had a great day. Hope today will be better for me.
Once again, Merry Christmas to all from CrabAppleLane.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Northern Ireland bank robbers who made off with over $50 million dollars last week may have a small problem - spending the money."
Merry Christmas from CrabAppleLane
Merry/Happy Christmas Eve from CrabAppleLane. This is a little too cold here for my southern bones. I think Im a reasonable person. 65º to 75º is a range I could work with. Christmas down under might be manageable.
The CFFL Super Bowl gets underway today. Go Ragpickers!
The CrabAppleLane Bowl Pool continues today with a game in Hawaii. Eight entrants are 4 for 4. Thats against the spread and is a pretty tough thing to do. Theres a long way to go. I still need to make my downward move towards my annual dismal finish.
ALL LSU fans are holding their breath today hoping Nick Saban stays in Baton Rouge for another season. Hes been offered the Miami Dolphins job. If he accepts, I wish a pox on Tom Benson, owner of the poorly-coached, poorly-run Saints, for letting this guy out of Louisiana without making a run at him. I dont know if anyone can succeed in New Orleans with Benson running the team but Saban would have a little more grace from fans than the next guy is going to get.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "What's more exciting revising macroeconomics or dressing the tree and covering the flat with fairy lights???"
Last day of work this year for Patsy and I. This will be the first time Ive had the holiday week off since I got out of school. No major plans this time although we hope to take a couple of day trips. We are surely going to have a French Quarter tourist outing one of those days. I love strolling in the French Quarter. Wouldnt mind going down there next Friday as the Auburn crowd gets into town for the Sugar Bowl. Virginia Tech will also bring some folks to town but they will surely be outnumbered. Its fun down there during Sugar Bowl Week. Fans coming in for that game are always a happy lot.
My Ragpickers are in a tough spot this week for the championship. The team didnt play well last week and was fortunate to advance. My opponents team played even worse. I dont like the matchup this week at all. I dont expect Ragpickers to play any better this week and I don't expect my opponent's team to play any worse. Ive changed my lineup about 8 times since Tuesday. The game starts tomorrow with the Vikings-Packers kickoff. I will not change it again. At least, I hope I wont.
There was fog on the Causeway last night. Theres always fog on the Causeway ( And just about all of the other over water crossings ) this time of year. As I was driving across it, though, I noticed my visibility was quite good. I was a mile onto the bridge when I realized why. My new truck has fog lights. My old one didnt. I always thought fog lights were mostly ornamental. They looked good and maybe would help an oncoming vehicle see you. I was totally wrong about that. They are low to the ground below your bumper and shine their beams onto the road below the fog. The difference in visibility is amazing. These were not on my list of requirements for this vehicle. They will be on the next one. Theyre worth the extra bucks.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "(2004-11-26) -- After a week of tough negotiating by France, Germany and Britain, the Islamic Republic of Iran has conceded to reduce the size of nuclear warheads it will use in the eventual bombing of Paris, Berlin and London."
Lunch yesterday came from the Central Grocery in the French Quarter. Ive been kind of craving it since I was down there back in October.
Muffulettas are large and the Central Grocery cuts them into quarters. This is the sole survivor from lunch. It didnt make it past supper, though. For people who like to diet, these are a great cause. Think Ill have a Lean Pocket today. And tomorrow.
The CrabAppleLane Bowl Pool is underway with 48 entrants and a blog friend is leading the way. I have a strategy this year. I entered once choosing the teams that I have the strongest feelings about. That was 10 days ago or so. I placed a second entry yesterday choosing exactly the opposite teams. The two entries were 10 days apart and my feelings may have changed. It wasnt necessarily an exact opposite entry because I didnt compare the two beforehand so this might be foreboding. Think maybe I should have used a blindfold.
Upgraded Movable Type yesterday also. So far, so good. The hurried, haphazard way I went about it was a concern. That almost never works for me.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Out of a perverse sense of curiousity I popped the DVDs back into the player this morning."
Ive been fighting through arthritis for a few weeks now. Ive known I have it since my knee surgery about 6 years ago. It was mostly just there in that left knee then but seems to have moved to just about every joint I have. I think it was brought about this time by the cold weather and its particularly acute when I first get up in the morning. The pain is brought about by certain movements. It is not constant. Im not in pain as I type here this morning. When I got in the hot shower Sunday, all of the pain and movement restriction everywhere went away so this doesnt concern me greatly. If I could just stay there all day...............
When I get out of the shower, the pain and movement restriction in my surgically repaired left knee is manageable. It comes and goes. The pain and movement restriction in my left index finger has been manageable but steady for a couple of weeks now. I know what gives it more pain and I can avoid it or be careful about it. All other pain subsides as I get up and get moving around. These are nuisance pains. They dont stop me from doing anything I want or need to do. They just aggravate me. As Carly Simon says, I havent got time for the pain .
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "After our second child, Randi, completed her education at the University of Texas in Austin, it was still unclear what career she might pursue in the future."
The 4-8 Saints, dead as a doornail two weeks ago, are now in the playoff race at 6-8. If that doesnt tell you how bad the NFC is, nothing does. The Saints are awful and dont stand a chance against a good team. However, if they somehow make the playoffs, they wont have to play a good team until they get to the Super Bowl. As a Saints fan, I find all of this amusing. Maybe even amusing enough to watch their game this week against the Falcons if its on TV. The downside is that this pathetic Saints regime may survive for another year.
On the fantasy football front, my Ragpickers may be headed to the Super Bowl. My opponent has Adam Vinatieri tonight but he needs a lot of points out of him. Its not altogether unheard of for a placekicker to get 22 or 23 points in a game but it doesnt happen often.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Yeah, that looks pretty accidental to me too."
I wouldn't buy that it was accidental, either. -Rob
We watched Elf the other day. It had moments but it was very uneven. James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, and Zooey Deschanel turned in their typically reliable performances and Bob Newhart is perfect, as usual. By the way, Zooey can sing. The problem, for me, was Will Ferrell. I dont get him. His big kid act wears off pretty quickly for me and then he becomes kind of painful to watch.
We watched Some Like It Hot on TCM last night and recorded Monkey Business, which came on after. Ive seen bits and pieces of Some Like It Hot many, many times over the years but hadnt actually watched it from start to finish in 25 years or more. I didnt remember that there were gangsters in it. The American Film Institute rates it as the best American comedy of all time. Its funny but not that funny. Born Yesterday at 24 is funnier, The Odd Couple at 17 is funnier, and Whats Up, Doc? at 61 is also funnier. Monkey Business at 73, which we will watch today, is at least as funny.
This was taken yesterday from a Winn Dixie parking lot on Hwy 59 in Covington. I was facing south toward Lake Ponchartrain. The night is starting to fall in the east to the left but it's still kind of bright near the setting sun in the west to the right. The moon is riding high.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "I know. I might as well just set up a sunset blog and be done with it."
Goodbye, old truck.
Finally took the plunge and got a new one. The time was right and the deal was right but Im surely going to miss that old red one. It was my first truck and it is easily the best vehicle I've ever owned. I took delivery of it on August 2, 1990. It was a special order truck and it only had 2 miles on it when I got in it for the first time. It and I went 352,000 miles together and we were pretty good to each other in that time. I didnt wash it as regularly as some wash theirs but it got the routine maintenance ( Oil changes, tire rotations, etc ) it needed. I surely got my moneys worth. Its next owner will get a very good truck for next to nothing.
Hello, new truck.
The new one is essentially an updated version of the old one. Why change? Had good luck with the last one. This one had 15 miles on it when I got in it for the first time. Its got way more bells and whistles in it but its essentially the same truck. I hope I get half as good service from it.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Don't do it. They love you at LSU, and with a National Championship under your belt you could likely retire in that job. How long will the fish keep you? Only until you have a losing season or two."
After reading a blog entry from yesterdays BOTD, I started to ponder the Geico/Google dispute. Geico has a point but it should have been kept in their strategy meetings and out of court. Google accepts ads. The ads are displayed when someone searches for a product that the advertiser offers. Fair enough. Do a Google search for Geico and ads pop up for their competitors. Geico is naturally upset about that. However, I think theyre going about it wrong. Rather than fight Google in court, they should fight fire with fire. The ads I saw on my search this morning are mostly small-time, independent insurance brokers. Geico is a 900lb gorilla. They should buy a couple of hundred Google ads of different varieties at probably a fraction of the price of this lawsuit. Then, when someone Googles Geico, the several ads on the resulting page will be theirs and their ads may also show up in searches for their competitors brand names. Thats a war those little guys dont want. Fighting Google in court just brings more attention to the problem, more Google searches, and more competitors ads popping up. Dumb.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "When you see a fat person in McDonalds, you have no way of knowing whether that is the first time s/he has eaten at McDonalds in a year, or whether s/he eats there every day. Same with the thin person who is next in line."
Excellent read. -Rob
Started watching The Bourne Supremacy late Saturday night but we were too tired to finish it. We finished it Sunday evening. That was a good idea, anyway. I restarted it about 20 minutes earlier than we had left off and picked up a few things I missed the first time. I really liked The Bourne Identity but this sequel was even better. Its a fast-paced, very smart thriller with sharp, fresh dialogue all its own that makes enough sense so that they dont have to slow down and explain it to the audience. It had a pretty smooth plot without a lot of surprises if you watch these kinds of movies as much as I do. It was loads of fun. They made mention of the headaches again but only to mention that the assassins get them. Probably saving the explanation for a future film in this series. OK by me. Ill certainly see the next one. Might even have to try one of his books again. Wheres that Ludlum book I put down about 15 years ago?
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "A news story about GEICO and Google sent me to Thesaurus.com this morning, trying to find just the right word for the lawsuit the insurer filed against the search engine."
Interesting take on the Google-Geico dispute/lawsuit. -Rob
20º here just a few miles outside of downtown Bush this morning. Not too cold for the northerners, particularly Hoot and Margi, but a bit chilly for us. According to Margi's weather advisory, it's colder here this morning in Bush than it is in Spokane, though. This is our first hard freeze this year. It surely killed our mirliton vine and any mirlitons that were still on it but we cant complain. We had a bumper crop. What you see below is whats left. Multiply that by about 6 and that was our yield. Not bad for the same two vines that only produced a total of 14 mirlitons last season. What to do with mirlitons? Im glad you asked.
MT-Blacklist is working here again. My host resolved the issue after Jay Allen figured out what it was. Im going to leave all of the other anti-spam measures in place, too, because they dont seem to be bothering the readers making comments and because theyre working pretty well. Im in this fight to the death.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Little can describe the rhythmic chaos that ensues during a firefight."
In yesterdays entry, I mentioned that I had registered JASC Paint Shop Pro on Sunday. On Saturday, I took the Before picture below and reduced it with the unregistered trial version of PSP for a blog entry. The trial version came with my new Dell PC. My camera takes images in the 3MB to 5MB range so image reduction is a must here. The result was a 87.59kb image. I try to keep them under 100k with few exceptions.
This morning, I loaded that 87.59kb image into the now registered version of PSP. All I did was open it and then save it with a different file name. The result is a 26.79kb image.
If this software did nothing else, it is already worth the money to me. I still have to learn the ins and outs of it. I brighten an image now and then but thats about the extent of the " doctoring " I do to my images.
Can you tell the difference?
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Every single time I hear these two songs together, I am on Hempstead Turnpike with thousands of other people, hoisting Stanley Cups made of tin foil, screaming our throats raw and celebrating the greatest hockey team ever."
Rob in 7th grade (1969-1970) with braces. Sister Catherine remembers me like this, I'm sure.
Dressed for the Mardi Gras parade, Krewe of Hesper, on February 16, 1974. The only time I ever rode in a parade. I had a blast. My float was all pink bunny rabbits. It was also my birthday. Don't do the math.
Fantasy Football: My Ragpickers look like theyll advance to the next round of the playoffs to play a team that trounced us about three months ago. If they play as good next week as they did this week, it might still not be enough. Nine Inch Nails broke the all-time scoring record in our league this season and his team is playing very well right now.
Digital Stuff: I decided to register the imaging software that came with my new Dell. Its Paint Shop Pro Studio Dell Edition from JASC Software. It appears that this one will do what I need it to do at a price ( $59.95 ) that doesnt break my very fragile bank.
The Fight Against Spam: One twit managed to find his way through my withering array of spam defenses here and got some of his trash posted. He/she started getting through Thursday and it was Saturday night before I was able to get rid of him/her. It was a minor nuisance to me because it was only a few messages and they werent up for long but it was a few too many. Ive added a couple of more layers of defense but it is undoubtedly only a matter of time before another one finds the way in. These are attacks, folks. There is no other way to describe them. Even if you stop 99.999999% of it, theyre still bombarding your server, probably still causing your server to generate 404 error messages, and undoubtedly costing us all money. Its intentional and its malicious if you ask me. Spammers are in it for the money. There ought to be a way to get at that and get at all of the companies that wink and nod at this practice. If theyre advertising on my site, I ought to be able to at least charge them on a per instance basis for it. I think $1000 per wink would be fair. Id have to charge more for nods. Any lawyers out there?
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: I hope I haven't forsaken all of you... In the immortal words of the afro inspired 80's power rock junket, Boston, "it's been such a long time... time doesn't wait around... it keeps on goin'.""
Im told people will actually pay hard earned cash for pine straw in other parts of the country. Wouldnt mind meeting some of them.
The Saints won today and Ragpickers are clinging to a lead this afternoon. In the Saints case, its too little, too late. In Ragpickers case, its nail-biting time.
We saw The Polar Express last night. It was fun but it doesnt quite have the feel of a classic to me. Aerosmith should have been left out. Thats a topical reference that will mean nothing to anyone in 20 years even though Aerosmith might somehow still be around.
Blog of the day via Kittysays is here.
Quote from said blog: Part of the problem is that the corporate environment is different from a law firm environment. Its more politically correct. Also, the Evil Defense Firm was a very swaggering male kind of place."
Fishing is very big in Louisiana and fishing camps are quite common along the Gulf Coast. One person had a different idea. Im pretty sure these are fishing camps but I have never been any closer to them than this photo so I dont know for sure. This castle stands out and is recognized by anyone who has taken I-10 east out of New Orleans or I-10 west into New Orleans.
My colorful Tallow tree. My brother-in-law uprooted this thing during one family outing at his place in Madisonville. Its doing fine here in Bush about 40 miles from where it originally took root.
The first Bradford pear tree above is no more than 20 feet from the third one and all three get almost identical exposure but theyre all in different color phases.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: The little one, Krishang climbed all of the 700 steps !!!"
Orion themes have been coming up lately in my blog readings. Kim has named her new addition Orion and Sheila posted an essay on Orion from one of her readers. Orion is special to me, too. My old BBS ( Bulletin Board System ) was called Orions Sword. This is how it got its name and how Orion impacted my life in ways that could best be described as one thing leads to another.
When I bought my telescope back in the mid-eighties, I thought I was going to go outside with it and see awesome sights. I didnt. At least, not right away. There are skills and techniques that have to be learned to get anything out of a telescope. Finding dim objects in the night sky for a beginner is a skill that takes time to acquire with a manual scope like the one I have. There are somewhat affordable computer-aided telescopes now. You have to stay away from bright lights and allow your eyes time to adjust to the darkness. This is particularly difficult in the city. You have to allow the telescope to warm up or cool down to the outside temperature because dew will get on all of your optics ( Step out of the air conditioning into the outside humidity and your glasses fog up. Same principle ). And last, the glow of the New Orleans city lights rose a good 30 degrees above my eastern horizon, my western horizon was entirely blocked by streetlights, and the north was blocked by trees. I had a narrow observation window to the south from my Metairie home. It was very frustrating and I finally just set it aside and didnt touch it for a year or so.
About a year later: One evening, as I was doing something in the backyard, I looked up and saw Orion. It is the most recognizable constellation in the sky and there was nothing special about that ( Aside from whats always special about that ) but I also saw a fuzzy patch just below the belt. I had never noticed it before. I went inside and got my telescope and pointed it at the fuzzy object. Its the Orion Nebula and its quite famous but I had never seen it or heard of it until then. If you have seen pictures of it such as the one in the link by David Malin, who is probably the best astro-photographer ever, it should be noted that the nebula doesnt look like that in any telescope that anyone but maybe Bill Gates could afford. I must have looked at it for an hour with my 90mm telescope and it was just awesome. I was excited. The next morning, I got up and went outside to see what I could see and I pointed my telescope at a bright yellowish object due south above my roof and I saw Saturn and its lovely rings. I was hooked.
Not long after that, my sister bought a house on the NorthShore. I used to go to her house to observe with the telescope and to get away from the city lights. Her sky was much darker and the Milky Way was visible on most nights. I was also in the Ponchartrain Astronomy Society at that time and they were looking for a 5-acre tract of land away from the city for their club to go to for observing. And, soon after that, we went to a Christmas tree farm for a tree at a place about a mile up the road from here. The air was crisp and clean and filled with the scent of pine. I told Patsy the night after we brought home the tree that we ought to start looking for 5 acres on the NorthShore. That we ended up buying a 5 acre lot a mile from that Christmas tree farm is just karma, I suppose.
When I finally started my BBS a few years later, Orions Sword was a natural. I almost named the blog Orions Sword.
Found some odd items while I was rummaging through my old computer disks, like this, and also online looking for my old BBS stuff. I had nearly 400 users at one time. One of my early users was a real hoot. I'm pretty sure Brent would like him as much as I did.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: The detail here is incredible. Cross-beds here seem to alternate in direction. The variation could show change in current direction or show broad, trough-like features in cross-section."
I used to open Quicken every day, sometimes two, three, or four times. I used to go to my online banks website several times a day, too. In this day of identity theft and fraudulent charges, I always thought that was a good and cautious but somewhat anal approach to finances ( Yeah, like people should take financial advice from me ). Anyway, I havent done either in a few days now. Laziness cures anal-retentiveness and over-cautiousness. If you see a plume of smoke to the south today, its probably my ATM card.
Rain, rain go away.
Spent a little too much time reading blogs this morning. Thats not a statement that might have occurred to me a few years ago.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: This class was taught by someone who can only be described as the SPAWN OF SATAN."
CrabAppleLane has joined Project Honeypot. Its another anti-spam measure. It seems like a noble project. It only affects the spammers and email harvesters that come here. Its invisible to everyone else. Added bonus: It may keep some spam off of your doorstep, too. Blogs are prime hunting grounds for email harvesters because almost all blogs require email addresses in their comments. They will not easily be able to get them here any more. Theyll have to come here and do it manually. If theyre willing to do that, its impossible to stop but its a lot of work for them. Other spam efforts implemented here based on the same concept are working beautifully. If interested in what I did, email me. I am not publishing it again anywhere.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: Like many people I know, Im addicted to the ABC drama Lost. Well, I knew there had to be one out there."
It was the day from hell yesterday. My truck wouldn't start yesterday morning and I had to have it towed to the shop. Nice way to start the day. Because I got to work late, I was hopelessly behind most of the day. I hate, hate, hate being hopelessly behind.
The CrabAppleLane College Bowl Pool will get underway sometime today. Drop me a line if you're interested.
On the fantasy football front, my Ragpickers are in the playoffs. I get to play this week against the team that trounced me last week. Isnt that special? Being in the playoffs is better than not being in them. I can say that with some conviction as a person who is consistently not in them Ive managed to do OK once I get in them, though. Hope that good fortune continues.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "They went out to eat last night and she brought up the subject of honor killings."
I may be guilty of understatement when I say that I think sometimes blogs take themselves too seriously. I guess if we dont, who will? This one was guilty of that for a time. Renounced our ways in that endeavor. More on that in a minute. I even made a conscious effort to stop blogging about blogs but, sometimes, its just simply irresistible. The 2004 Weblog Awards are a contest to see who has the most determined voters. Just voting is not enough. You have to vote a lot. At least once a day. If anyone is counting on me to be that kind of supporter, theyre going to lose. On the bright side, the ones I like are doing quite well in the early going.
Some may think the BOTD is a way of taking myself too seriously. I realized that when someone emailed me a few months ago asking me to make them BOTD. The BOTD is not an award. Its more my way of saying thanks to a blog that made me smile, made me think, made me angry, made my day, or maybe I just liked the writing, the photos, or the effort. Theres no set criteria and theres no way to get it by asking. Dont bother.
I have voted this year. Just once and just for the ones I like.
That said, Go Ilyka, Go Goldie, and Go Simon.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: I'm on the doorstep of my 27th birthday (12/14) and spending alot of time trying to quell 26 and get prepared for the transition year. It's no secret that this past year has been a big old gnarly struggle for me, with sneaky little demons that pop up with will and without warning."
Last week, Patsy found two mirlitons that had gotten over-ripe. They had hidden in the extra-thick vines this season. We didnt have that problem last year. There were so few and the vines werent as robust last season. Since she found those two, shes been a bit more watchful of them. Weve had a pretty good crop this year.
How is it you get hip deep in a Microsoft Word project and you need the Word installation disk to complete the task? Because Gateway hadnt installed all of the components, thats how. Whats that about? There was plenty of room on the drive. Im not wailing on Gateway, alone. Ive run into a similar problem with my new Dell and Microsoft Office. I guess they want to limit their liability/responsibility as much as they can. Its damn inconvenient for us, though.
The New England Patriots have returned the opening kickoff for a TD. It is the 17th straight regular season game in which the Pats have scored first. Hear that, Saints? Thats one of the many reasons why they win and you dont.
Pretty dreary here today. Overcast and wet. Not wild about this time of year.
Some movies: After three tries, I finally got through Van Helsing this morning. To say it was silly is a bit of an understatement. They threw everything but the kitchen sink into this one. It was James Bond ( Really, they even had a Q ) with vampires, werewolves, and other assorted monsters. In a reprise of her Underworld role, Kate Beckinsale has found her two best acting qualities: Looking fetching while running at full speed and speaking with a posh British accent. Underworld was equally ridiculous and over-acted but that one was more fun and less boring than this one.
We also watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind last night. That one was better but also difficult to get through. Its one of those movies that I dont know what to make of but dont want to sit through it again to make up my mind.
And, finally, Love Actually is somewhere in between the others. Not bad enough to say Im sorry I sat through it but not good enough to ever sit through it again. I feel like I already saw it 88 times, anyway. There was not a single element you couldn't see coming long before it actually did. Totally predictable.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: London Taxi for hire."
It's like this:
And you have to get out in it and maybe stop and take in the scenery.
Taken just a little while ago from two of the many roads Ive embarked on near home in the last few weeks. The sun has been fighting through the overcast here all morning. It has succeeded two or three times. The weatherman says rain is coming.
That's all for today. Hope you're having a great Saturday.
PS - Got the seeds and the lovely Christmas card today, Susan. Thanks and same to you.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: I dont know Maybe if it was some of that atonal modern music he was playing, or bluegrass But then, that would be torture for the soldiers, not him."
From Ilyka, I found that Jim at Snooze Button Dreams is collecting theme music for a blogosphere soundtrack. A little theme music around here would be OK by me. I chose Going Home, the Theme from Local Hero. Everyone knows that music even though they may not know what it is. Unfortunately, the clip in the link I provided is not the recognizable part to anyone but a Knopfler fan ( Im one of the biggest ). The first time I heard him play it was on a Showtime special that was recorded during Dire Straits Brothers in Arms Tour back in 1985 or 1986. It closed the show and Hank B Marvin with his red guitar did a guest performance on it. It was awesome. That was before I saw the movie and I had only owned Brothers in Arms of all of his records at that time. That performance made me start seeking the rest of his material. I own the movie and all of his records now.
Another, totally different but also excellent, Going Home is a famous song by Alvin Lee. Lee and Ten Years After performed his version of Going Home at Woodstock in 1969. For the younger readers who dont know Alvin Lee, he is one of a group of young, mostly bluesy British guitar players who came up in the mid to late 60's that included Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, and Peter Green among many others. In my opinion, Going Home is the best song on the Woodstock record and is the best performance in the movie as well.
Music formula for today is
Title: Going Home + Great Guitar Player: Mark Knopfler or Alvin Lee = Great Song
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: Kids growing up like this view their entertainment and multimedia very differently than the rest of us. Heck, as an adult I'm completely spoiled by this revolution, and the desire for this functionality spills over into other mediums (why can't I press a button to go back 7 seconds and hear what I just missed on the radio or pause it?)."
My former hosting company has this on their web page today:
storm.bloghosts.com experienced several blips today and finally went down at about 5:30PM. While we have confirmed that there has been no data loss, a piece of bad hardware is certainly to blame. We are currently investigating the source of this failure and will make the necessary replacements. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
I am not terribly surprised. From the message they had posted about why they were going down for good and from their inability to process refunds ( My refund requests were sent on November 8 & 9. No refund or even acknowledgment has been received here ) in a timely manner, I could tell that this might not end nicely but I still hold out hope and its not over yet. I re-sent my refund request this morning ( They owe me about $75 ) in case they didnt get it or it was overlooked. Thankfully, I moved all of my files soon after their announcement and my website wasnt substantially damaged. I lost my bulletin board and I regret that loss but another one was started without too much trouble. The only realistic thing for me to do now is wait and see and hope for the best.
Not as bad here as elsewhere. They only owe me money. I own my domain and have control of it at Network Solutions. Most hosting companies offer free domain registration for new accounts. I did that originally with Dellhosts. I wrested control of it the following year but with some difficulty. They were going to let it lapse in July when it was due and then they had the nerve to charge me for a renewal a few months later that they didnt and couldnt execute ( Because I had already done it ). Free domain registration is a very attractive offer on its face but I dont recommend it. I recommend you register your domain on your own and then decide on your hosting company. See the BOTD.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: So now we are entirely at their whim, if we wish to move hosts. I wonder what happens in January when Jace switches off the servers. I wonder if he will have signed the domains over to the many people that he needs too."
Nice and chilly outside this morning. All of my arthritic bones and joints ache but I still like this weather. Could do without the rain, though.
My Ragpickers (9-3) won their division this past week and a win this week will give me a first round bye in the playoffs and a slice of the prize money. I want it but it wont be easy. The team Im playing is trying to secure the last playoff berth. A championship would be nice. My team is playing pretty good right now but the playoffs are a whole other story. Anything can happen. In another league, my Erasers (2-10), who I surely thought was the better of my two teams at the start of the season, will be gearing up for a consolation tournament we call the Crazy Eights. Its a winner-take-all tournament and the winner gets his ante back. Theyre playing better now than they have all season so I think I have a chance.
Want to thank those commenting and those lurking here. I appreciate all of your comments and I appreciate you stopping in. A few months ago, the number of comments here surpassed the number of entries and my server stats have jumped a bit since the last time I looked at them in April. Those arent really any kind of goals ( I have no goals for this blog other than to enjoy the experience and maybe share some of my world ) but, still, it gave me some joy. Comments crossed the 1000 mark recently. Thats not much by Sheila standards or Dooce standards but its something, I suppose. Anyway, thanks again, for stopping in.
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: A couple of posts ago, I was wondering where the punch-line was in the joke of a law school just opened by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. The joke my firiends is the curriculum itself."


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Westborough police log, June 28 edition
Friday, June 14
5:10 a.m. Lyman St. Ambulance.
8:24 a.m. Piccadilly Way. Vandalism.
10:02 a.m. Homestead Blvd. Vandalism.
12:47 p.m. E Main St. Accident – property damage.
2:43 p.m. Mayberyy Dr. Suspicious auto.
4:37 p.m. Haskell St. Suspicious activity.
5:17 p.m. Fisher St. Suspicious activity.
8:46 p.m. Catie Dr. Disturbance (general).
10:18 p.m. Arrested, Fellipe T. Patrocinio, 25, of 319 E Main St., Apt. C7, Marlborough, for unlicensed operation of MV, warrant.
Saturday, June 15
1:55 a.m. South St. Suspicious person.
5:05 a.m. W Main St. Accident – property damage.
10:28 a.m. Nipmuck Dr. Vandalism.
11:49 a.m. Research Dr. Suspicious person.
4:30 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Accident – property damage.
6:35 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Suspicious person.
7:16 p.m. Jennings Rd. Annoying/harassing phone calls.
10:24 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Suspicious activity.
Sunday, June 16
2:12 a.m. Arrested, Cyrus Louis, 31, of 5124 Homestead Blvd., Westborough, for OUI – liquor, operating under the influence of liquor per se BAC over .08.
10:42 a.m. Baldwin Ct. Ambulance.
2:03 p.m. Milk St. Ambulance.
3:03 p.m. Ruggles St. Ambulance.
10:21 p.m. Milk St. Disturbance (general).
Monday, June 17
9:58 a.m. W Main St. Larceny.
12:32 p.m. E Main St. Suspicious person.
1:46 p.m. Denny St. Ambulance.
2:27 p.m. Otis St. Domestic.
4:47 p.m. Spruce/Elm Sts. Disturbance (general).
6:46 p.m. South St. Road/tree/wires.
Tuesday, June 18
1:16 a.m. W Main St. Suspicious person.
5:24 a.m. Homestead Blvd. Accident – property damage.
6:13 a.m. Edgewood Rd. Ambulance.
11:00 a.m. Milk St. Accident – hit & run.
3:12 p.m. Flanders Rd. Road/tree/wires.
3:14 p.m. W Main St. Larceny.
3:43 p.m. Turnpike Rd./Otis St. Accident- property damage.
4:33 p.m. Lackey St. Larceny.
10:29 p.m. Nash St. Ambulance.
Wednesday, June 19
7:07 a.m. Belknap St. Road/tree/wires.
11:24 a.m. Flanders Rd. Ambulance.
12:26 p.m. W Main St. Larceny.
12:41 p.m. Spruce St. Disturbance (general).
3:33 p.m. Upton Rd. Suspicious activity.
8:09 p.m. Arrested, Connor Healy, 17, of 04 Parker Way, Westborough, for distribution of Class D drug, and Allessandro E. Speziale, 17, of 24 Cook St., Westborough, for possess to distribute of Class D drug.
Thursday, June 20
7:21 a.m. Bridle Ln. Ambulance.
8:59 a.m. E Main St. Accident – property damage.
10:53 a.m. W Main St. Larceny.
12:07 p.m. Fisher St. Accident – property damage.
12:47 p.m. Shepherd Rd. Ambulance.
2:56 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Accident – property damage.
5:38 p.m. Connector Rd. Accident – property damage.
7:30 p.m. W Main St. Assault.
8:24 p.m. E Main St. Ambulance.
10:48 p.m. E Main St. Disturbance.
The information from the police log is obtained directly from the official records maintained at each police station in our circulation area. It contains arrests and samplings of police activity. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. The Community Advocate will publish news of acquittals upon notification and a copy of court-issued documentation.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs will close down his flagship clothing store in New York at the end of the year (10) due to slow sales.
The entrepreneur opened the Sean John boutique on the city's famous Fifth Avenue in 2004 but reports suggest the shop has suffered as a result of the global economic downturn and will shut its doors for good on 30 December (10).
A representative for the fashion range reveals Sean John executives are looking to open stores in other locations around New York and in Los Angeles.
The news comes months after Combs signed an exclusive deal with department store Macy's to stock his clothing brand.


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Mindscapes is our new column on brain science with a difference: we meet people who live with the world's most mysterious neurological conditions
Name: Louise Airey
Condition: Depersonalisation disorder
"I feel like I have been dropped into my body. I know this is my voice and these are my memories, but they don't feel like they belong to me."
It happened out of the blue. Louise Airey was 8 years old, off sick from school, when suddenly she felt like she had been dropped into her own body. "It's just so difficult to verbalise what this feels like," she says. "All of a sudden you're hyper aware, and everything else in the world seems unreal, like a movie."
She panicked, but told no one. The feeling soon passed but returned several times until, at the age of 19, a migraine triggered a sensation of being disconnected from the world that was to last 18 months. When she was in her 30s she was diagnosed with depersonalisation disorder – an altered sense of self with all-encompassing feelings of not occupying your own body, and detachment from your thoughts and actions. It has come and gone throughout her life, but since a traumatic pregnancy 20 months ago, these feelings have remained constant.
"Other people seem like robots," Louise says. "It's like I'm watching a film, like I'm on my own in the centre of everything and nothing else is real. I'll be speaking to my children and I'll catch my voice talking and it seems really alien and foreign. It makes you feel very separated and lonely from everything, like you're the only person that is real."
Not so rare
Depersonalisation disorder is not as rare as you might think, says Anthony David at King's College London and the Maudsley Hospital: it may affect almost 1 per cent of the British population (Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0327-7). We've all probably experienced mild versions of it at some point, in the unreal, spaced-out feeling you might get while severely jet-lagged or hung-over, for example. Now neuroscientists are beginning to uncover what goes wrong in those who persistently feel unreal. Their findings could tell us something about how we all form a sense of self, and potentially, bring a treatment for those who have the disorder.
The sense of self has much to do with our awareness of our physicality and how we interact with the outside world. The brain integrates all the information coming in from the external world and from internal sensations and forms a default setting of "this is me here and now", says Nick Medford, who studies depersonalisation at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK. "If that setting changes somehow, then you feel 'not right', in a way that might be very hard to put into words."
There are probably several ways that change can occur, but Medford's work is looking at the emotional detachment characteristic of depersonalisation. In people who have the disorder, areas of the brain that are key to emotion are much less active than normal. These people also show unusual autonomic physical responses to external stimuli, such as evocative images (Emotion Review, DOI: 10.1177/1754073911430135).
David and his colleagues are also looking at why people with depersonalisation disorder report emotional "numbing" – the feeling that the world is somehow alien. They have found that some areas in the brain's frontal lobes, which help keep emotions in check, are overactive, or too controlling.
Living the scream
One symptom related to this skewed brain activity is the sensation of all sounds competing against each other to be heard. It's like living inside Edvard Munch's painting The Scream, Louise says, which some critics have suggested is about depersonalisation. "The person and the landscape are screaming, you can't get any peace."
Another area of the brain that appears to be less responsive in depersonalisation is the anterior insula, responsible for integrating physical and emotional sensations. This might explain why sufferers don't feel in touch with the world, Medford says.
It's not only the outside world that seems strange, says Louise. The disorder makes it almost impossible for her to relate to herself. "Everything that you're familiar with yourself – your thoughts, your memories – become alien," she says. "Memories of things you've done don't feel like they belong to you; it robs you of your past. I know rationally that they're my thoughts, my voice, my memories, but they're all wrong – that why it's so frightening. It takes away the core of who you are."
Louise says she would investigate any potential treatment. There is an epilepsy drug, Lamotrigine, that has shown some promise when combined with an antidepressant in trials. Transcranial magnetic stimulation – in which an electromagnet stimulates or suppresses neuronal activity – is also being explored by David's team to retrain the depersonalised brain.
"Rationally knowing that I'm real, that these memories are real, that my voice is my own, but not feeling like they all belong to me is somehow worse than being away with fairies," Louise says. "It's like I'm a sane person gone mad."
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3910 Maple Rd., Amherst, NY 14226
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A cumulatively large, reasonably priced collection of Chinese and Vietnamese dishes, heavier on Chinese, with generally fine to good overall quality, and good portion sizes. Friendly, attentive service in a setting that offers comparatively more class than local takeout places.
None of the items we've tested here was a standout on flavor, freshness, or authenticity; appetizer selection is extremely limited and seemingly all pre-made, while some entree items actually disappoint a little. Somewhat bland interior detracts from otherwise good impressions.
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"In an area where truly great pho is uncommon, Red Pepper's version is enough to do the trick, though friends are bigger fans of both the beef and veggie versions than we are. "
If we rated restaurants on pure friendliness, Amherst's Red Pepper - a Chinese restaurant with a Vietnamese side menu - would come pretty close to scoring four stars; on our three visits over the last six or so months, we've watched the staff deftly handle everything from noisy kids to multiple unrequested drink refills, speedy delivery of plates, and equally prompt cleanups. When it comes to service, there's no doubt that the place is run real well. But what about the actual food? In short, though we've kept coming back in hopes that we'd be really impressed by at least one full meal here, it just hasn't happened. Here's the story.
Set in a mini strip mall next to a university supplies store, Red Pepper's not a fancy place, yet it's not a hole in the wall, either. There are white linen tablecloths and professionally dressed servers - absent these days at virtually every other Chinese restaurant in the area - both offsets to an otherwise aged, bland interior, generally populated by a mix of customers. Older couples and college students seem always to dominate the place, with young families commonly taking up tables as well. And everyone gets two menus: there's a familiar, Americanized Chinese list with all the expected dishes, and a smaller, shorter Vietnamese one divided into five main sections. There aren't any major surprises here.
Red Pepper's Vietnamese fare tends to be a step shy of authentic but otherwise somewhere between fine and good. For the meal photographed here, our entrees were heavily Vietnamese, starting with the menu's first section: appetizers. We would have sampled more appetizers, but Red Pepper's menu is surprisingly short on options, offering only four Chinese and four Vietnamese picks, three of each identical to the others but for their innards.
Consequently, we tried both the Fresh Spring Rolls with Shredded Pork and Vegetables ($3.50) and the Fresh Spring Rolls with Pork & Shrimp ($4), essentially the same wrapped-up salad-like item save for the presence of shrimp in one; served two rolls per plate, the soft, room temperature rice paper rolls were a little on the chewy side - obviously made some time before our order - and neither the shrimp nor the pork tasted completely fresh. They were neither bad nor great. On an earlier visit, we had the fried Vietnamese Egg Roll ($2.50), a crispy version of the rice paper roll with a minced meat interior and a lettuce leaf as an optional exterior wrap, served with a sweet bowl of dipping fish sauce. It was similarly fine; to our tastes, the fried version is probably a safer pick as its prior freshness isn't as much of an issue, though it's quite oily.
On the Chinese side of the menu, we started with the Steamed Dumplings ($5) - an order of six soft wanton-like dumplings stuffed with an unidentified meat, probably pork. Served warm rather than hot, the dumplings seemed like they were prepackaged rather than homemade, as their outsides were properly steamed but again a little chewy, while their insides were blander than fresh dumpling meat typically is. Repeatedly dipping them in the included soy and vinegar sauce did help, but only once they'd been sliced open. A Vegetable version ($5), ordered on a previous occasion, was similarly somewhat modest in intensity, but more appropriately so; rarely are vegetarian dumplings strongly flavored.
Thankfully, there are plenty of main courses to choose from - and reasonably priced ones, no less. This time, a member of our group ordered the entree-sized bowl of Seafood Egg Noodle Soup ($9) from the Vietnamese "Pho" (pronounced Fa) menu, somewhat mislabeled as the stringy, ramen-like noodles aren't made from rice, and the chicken broth's not based on beef, the characteristics of a real pho soup. That aside, the bowl was huge and good enough anyway, garnished with plenty of scallions and bean sprouts, three big lime chunks, and loaded with egg noodles, fish balls, and a few pieces each of shrimp and scallops. On an earlier occasion, we tried the real Pho, served in several versions with different types of beef inside - each $6 for a medium bowl, $7 for a large one - and found it to be good, but not thrilling; the beef pieces are as advertised, but the broth isn't anything special. In an area where truly great pho is uncommon, Red Pepper's version is enough to do the trick, though friends are bigger fans of both the beef and veggie ($7) versions than we are.
Another member of our group ordered the Vietnamese Vegetable Pancake ($8), a crispy rice and egg crepe that was stuffed in the center, taco-style, with a variety of vegetables: broccoli, snap peas, and so on, rather than having bits of vegetables actually infused in the pancake itself. Served with a bowl of fish sauce and a side garnish of cucumbers and cilantro, the pancake may have been the most well-liked item at the table. A bowl of Vietnamese Bun (pronounced boon, $7) with Beef arrived for the second time we've ordered it here a little bit weak in flavor and oversized in noodles, with a bunch of lettuce and decent but fatty pieces of beef inside; it was closer to the real deal in looks than the recently changed version served at both Saigon Bangkok restaurants, but still not quite right. We had to really spice it with Sriracha chili pepper sauce to improve its taste, but it worked.
The final item in our most recent order was also the most expensive: the Dragon & Phoenix ($14), a single oversized plate with General Tso's Chicken on one side and shrimp with water chestnuts and white sauce on the other. The phoenix or "bird" side, General Tso's, was a fine but not great rendition of the classic, a little too sweet and light on crispiness, short on spice despite the obvious presence of a few chili peppers on the plate. By comparison, the shrimp or dragon side was relatively sparing on prawns, though those that were there were appropriately flavored given the lightness of the typical Chinese white sauce, and accompanied by plenty of fresh vegetables. Other Chinese "House Specialty" dishes we've tried here, such as the Mongolian Beef ($14), a plate of sliced steak mixed with scallions and onions, are typical of local takeout places in quality of preparation and ingredients.
Overall, though we're aware that Red Pepper has quite a few local fans - especially in Amherst, where higher-class Chinese places have all but disappeared - our enthusiasm for this restaurant is modest; it's a better pick than neighbors such as Pho Saigon and Seoul Garden, but we'd sooner go to Saigon Bangkok for Vietnamese, and meals of similar Chinese quality can be found at many takeouts. Come here if you're looking for nice, family-friendly service and the ability to feed a group for a very reasonable price; pass on it if you're expecting fine dining or strict authenticity of either cuisine.


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One of my favorite memories of living in Los Angeles was seeing David Hasselhoff looking for a seat at church. I attend Bel Air Presbyterian, where ever few months it seems Britney Spears is rumored to have been seen and where I once turned around during the greeting and shook hands with a pre-Newlyweds Jessica Simpson. Al from "Step by Step," aka Christine Lakin, also joined my college group on a trip to Mammoth and Ryan Starr—OK, not a celebrity—hung around for a little while.
But, really, it's a little sick to think about church hopping in hopes of another celebrity sighting. Still, in LA there is something for everyone, and Gridskipper has the dish:
1. Christian Science Church of Brentwood
2. Crystal Cathedral (think Evel Knievel)
3. Good Shepherd Catholic Church (beware the Hilton sisters)
4. Sinai Temple (Kirk Douglas, among other Jewish luminaries)
5. St. Monica's Catholic Church (the governor)
6. St. Nicolas Greek Orthodox Church
7. West Angeles Church of God (Denzel and Stevie)
They left a handful of good celebrity-sighting churches and synagogues off this list. But the list was stupid to begin with, so I'm not going to add to it.
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A new peace and security framework agreement to stabilize the eastern part of DR Congo was finally signed on Sunday in Addis Ababa by heads of states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).
President Paul Kagame, who also signed the framework, described it an important step and opportunity in reaffirming their commitment to regional peace.
"I unreservedly welcome it," he pointed out. "Nothing would be of greater benefit to Rwanda than real progress to our regional peace and stability."
The agreement calls on countries in the region to abstain from interfering in the internal affairs of neighboring countries and to structurally reform institutions in the DRC.
"This agreement presents a valuable opportunity for all parties to build on the work started by the region and the wider continent, and focus seriously on addressing the real problems as clearly identified," Kagame noted. "It is crucial that the signing of this agreement not be seen as the end result of a peace process, but as a big step in the right direction."
The agreement was signed by eleven countries of the ICGLR namely Zambia, Congo Brazza, Rwanda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Angola, Uganda, South Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania and the Republic of Congo. It was also officiated by Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
President Kagame also noted that the pursuit of durable peace requires the collaborative engagement of the entire region and international community, adding that the framework that recognizes holistic approach to address the multifaceted root causes is the only way to end instability.
"Any meaning for contribution towards peace stability in DRC and in the great lakes region has to abandon the self defeating practice of selectivity in both memory and responsibility regarding the known long standing causes of recurring conflict," he noted.
The UN secretary general said that his body will soon announce the appointment of a Special Envoy to support the implementation of the framework together with stakeholders concerned. He also mentioned that his special report on the DR Congo and the Great Lakes region will be issued in the coming days.
"It will outline my proposal for a new comprehensive approach to addressing the underlying causes of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region, which encompasses the various components of the Framework but also a strengthened political and security role for MONUSCO, including the deployment of an Intervention Brigade with a peace enforcement mandate," announced Ki-Moon.
The eastern DR Congo has been highly destabilized by groups of rebels including M23 which a UN report released last year alleged Rwanda and Uganda to support; though both countries categorically rejected the allegations.
The signing ceremony of the agreement was planned for last January during the AU summit, but the deal was postponed in the last minutes after that some of the countries requested more time for consultations.


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During the summer of 1948, after completing his junior year at UCLA, Craig Dixon '49 competed in the Olympic trials for the London summer games. "My entire running career was in preparation for the trial," he explains, "and it was the most nervous I had ever been." Dixon earned his place on the 1948 U.S. Olympic track and field team by placing second at his trial in the 110 meter high hurdles. Dixon would achieve legendary success at the 1948 games held later that summer. He earned the bronze medal in the 110 meter high hurdles in a photo finish. With his victory, the United States completed its first ever sweep of this event with three Americans standing on the awards podium.
Dixon began his running career at Fairburn Grammar School as a high jumper and continued the sport at Emerson Junior High School. "In high school, the track coach had us all try high hurdles. I had a natural ability for it, and the coach said to me, 'you are now a hurdler.'" Dixon ran track throughout his time at University High School, and in his senior year he led the school to their first All City Championship. After graduation he was accepted into the Naval Aviation Cadet (V-5) program, and was sent to Occidental College. In 1945, when World War II was winding down, they closed the program and he was transferred to UCLA's Naval College Training (V-12) program. In 1947 he was promoted to company commander of the UCLA V-12, and finished his education on the GI Bill.
Dixon also dominated in the high and low hurdles while attending UCLA. He was the first person to run the 120 yard high hurdles under 14 seconds, and he tied Jesse Owens' world record of 22.5 seconds in the 220 yard low hurdles. He also ran at all of UCLA's dual meets and relay invitational meets. Dixon recalls, "The invitationals were the biggest races I had ever run, with about 50,000 people watching." He held every record in both the high and low hurdles in every UCLA dual meet, and held every record in the high hurdles in every relay invitational meet as well.
Dixon was "euphoric" upon earning his spot on the U.S. Olympic team. "A special thing about the 1948 summer games was that the entire U.S. team traveled on the USS America, a luxury liner. We spent 7 days on the high seas traveling to London, and I trained by running around the deck." Once the ship arrived in the United Kingdom, he and the U.S. team were transported to the Olympic village in Uxbridge. "There I got to meet other athletes from around the world. The foreign athletes were jealous of the Americans because our food was shipped over from the U.S. and, unlike theirs, was outstanding" he recalls.
"Marching in with the American team during the opening ceremony was incredible," Dixon says. "I do not think I will ever be able to explain how awesome that feeling was. There were 85,000 people in the stands at Wembley Stadium as we paraded around the track."
After his success at the Olympics, Dixon returned to UCLA to finish his education and to compete. As a senior, he was undefeated in four national titles: the NCAA and AAU high and low hurdles, including 59 consecutive victories in the U.S. and Europe. He ranked number one in the world. That same year the Los Angeles Times honored him as the most outstanding athlete in the country. In January 1950 he was invited to participate in two major indoor track meets in New York, the Melrose Games and the New York Athletic Club Invitational at Madison Square Garden. He won the gold in the 60 yard high hurdles at both venues.
In 1953, Wilbur Johns '25, athletic director for UCLA, hired Dixon as the first full-time assistant track coach to Elvin "Ducky" Drake. He also was head freshman track and cross-country coach and implemented a fall track program. Dixon was the primary force recruiting the athletes who would win UCLA's first national NCAA track and field championship in 1956. Two of his most successful recruits were Rafer Johnson '59 and C.K. Yang '64.
In 1981 Dixon received the Los Angeles Bicentennial Sports Achievement Award as one of 200 outstanding athletes to hail from Los Angeles. In 1984, he was chosen as the training site director for the track and field venue at UCLA's Drake Stadium in preparation for the upcoming 1984 Olympic Games. In 1985, he was voted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame.
Dixon later left coaching to go into advertising. He retired from the industrial publishing division of the Dun and Bradstreet Corporation in 1987. In January 1988 he opened his own publisher's representative firm, selling industrial advertising on the west coast. He retired in 2004.
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Bench hook used in sailmaking, ca. 1900
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The bench hook is thought of as an extra hand for the sailmaker, particularly for seaming and roping.
Its lanyard is secured onto the bench to the right of the sailmaker, and hooking into the canvas, allowing the sailmaker to tension the work with the left hand and stitch it with the right.
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- Creator: Murphy, J.
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- Subject Date: circa 1900
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Back in April (left) the Jersey Shore star was seen in Las Vegas, looking slightly, well, puffy. While sources at the time claimed that he had packed on 20 pounds of muscle, it looks like Pauly has since then ditched the bulky look.
Pauly was seen at the premiere party for Season 6 in NYC last night (right), our favorite DJ looked lean, slimmed-down, and up-beat — hot guido alert!
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