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VERO BEACH — For many people, making it to age 75 is an accomplishment.
But a Vero Beach couple has beaten the odds and will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on July 2.
The Wards — Genevieve and Elza — were married on July 2, 1938 in Greenup, Ky. Elza Ward, 96, remembers borrowing his brother's car and driving his 16-year-old bride-to-be across the bridge from Ohio to find a justice of the peace to marry them.
"I paid $2 for a license," recalls Elza Ward. "Then we went around the corner to find the justice of the peace who charged $3, plus $2 for the witnesses. I like to say I paid $7 for her."
Elza and Genevieve lived across the street from one another as children but it wasn't until Genevieve started baby-sitting his younger brother that she caught his eye.
"I had known the brothers all my life," said Genevieve Ward, 91. "But I really never thought much about Elza because he was the oldest."
But Elza Ward said once he spotted Genevieve in a white halter and shorts, he was smitten.
"I said to myself, 'that's the one'," he said.
Genevieve Ward said neighbors always said their marriage would never last but the couple proved them wrong.
"I always knew I would stick it out," she said. "When you're married, you're married."
The couple lived in Lucasville, Ohio, where they raised three daughters: Linda, Karen and Kathie. The hardest time in their life was the loss of their youngest daughter, Karen, at age 10. And the loss of Linda more than 45 years later was equally hard for the couple, whose surviving daughter, Kathie, now cares for them in their Vero Beach home.
The couple has three grandsons and six great-grandchildren, and will celebrate their anniversary with family and friends at an anniversary party at the Ryanwood Fellowship Church on June 30.
During World War II, Elza Ward served in the Army, but was kept stateside because of his young family. He drove in the Army's motor pool and cared for some German prisoners of war at Camp Atterbury in Indiana. After the war, he worked for the Farm Bureau, driving a truck to deliver feed and grain for $12 a week, and he was an active member of the volunteer fire department, rising to the position of chief.
The couple moved to Vero Beach in 1968 to be closer to family. Elza's youngest brother Jack, 82, still lives across the street from them. Elza Ward worked for Piper Aircraft and retired in 1983.
Even spending most of their lives together, the Wards said they can't believe it's been 75 years.
"We don't think of it as an accomplishment," said Elza Ward. "But we never really had very many arguments over the years."
Genevieve Ward said there is no secret to longevity in marriage; it's just about loving one another every day and having a good attitude about the curves that life throws along the way.
"I guess that's just my disposition," she said.
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LETTER: Society, not guns, to blame for violence
William Sitzman Sr., Evansville
Society, not guns, to blame for violence
What is it that you don't understand the statement that "guns don't kill people, people kill people"? You have to be either stupid or choose to ignore the rationality in that statement, because you have an agenda of denying Americans their individual rights.
If there were two people sitting at a table with a loaded gun on the table and one of the people wanted to shoot the other, they couldn't just tell the gun to shoot the other person. One of the people would have to pick up the gun, aim it and pull the trigger. The gun will not kill one of them, but it will have to be used by a person to do so. You could use a ball bat or a knife or whatever in the same scenario, so do we ban those?
Do you understand the person has to do it, not the gun? All the screaming about gun control by all the liberals or unthinking supporters of this action is not a solution. It is just another way to use a tragedy to help them take away your Second Amendment rights. Maybe we should pass a law that makes people respect life and outlaw class warfare that is advanced by our politicians. We need more morality and respect for our fellow man.
Instead, our politicians are busy with legalizing drugs and pot, taking away personal freedom.
Our problem is not guns; it is our society.
However, don't expect President Obama and his followers to understand this because their agenda is to destroy our society that has kept us free people for over 200 years. Maybe if one of these pro-ban people is ever facing a criminal with an illegal banned gun, maybe then they might wish they had the freedom to have and own a gun to protect themselves.
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Only four other runners will go up against the Shug McGaughey-trained Criminologist in her second start of the season, but those four have solid credentials and equal chances at taking the $100,000 Beaugay Handicap (gr. IIT) at Aqueduct April 26.
After finishing the 2007 season with four consecutive wins—including two in grade III events—Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable's Criminologist seeks her first score of 2008 in the Beaugay. The Maria's Mon homebred, out of theSeeking the Goldmare Search Party, got off to a fine start this year with a half-length loss to Sharp Susan after closing late in a one-mile turf allowance at Keeneland April 6. The event was her first start since winning the Nov. 17 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs for trainer Shug McGaughey. From 16 starts, the 5-year-old mare has a 7-4-1 record.
The most likely filly to spoil Criminologist's bid for victory will also enter the Beaugay off a runner-up effort, this one in the Dec. 29 Frances A. Genter Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Calder Race Course. Sweet Ransom hasn't won a race since June 2007, but she's been knocking on the door ever since for trainer Bill Mott, with four misses and a third from six starts. Like Criminologist, she came from far behind in her last start to just miss the wire. The 4-year-old daughter of Red Ransom, out of the Explodent mare Stephie Brown Eyes, makes her seasonal debut with a 2-5-1 record from 11 starts. Sweet Ransom was bred in Kentucky by Warner Stable and Saint Ballado Syndicate.
Trying the American turf for the second time is Jedburgh Stud's homebred All Is Vanity, a French-bred daughter of Gold Away out of the Inchinor mare Castilly. After winning a group II event in France, the 4-year-old filly made her first start in the U.S. at Gulfstream March 14, when she wired the field in a one-mile turf allowance to win by a half-length for trainer Christophe Clement. The score was her seventh overall.
Edmund A. Gann and R.C. Thompson's Just Little also owns a French stakes victory, this one a group III effort. She makes her third start in the U.S., coming off a fourth-place finish by 1 ½ lengths behind All Is Vanity in that Gulfstream allowance. Trainer Todd Pletcher saddles the 4-year-old daughter of Grand Slam, bred in France by M. Jean-Pierre Dubois out of the Highest Honor mare Just Wood. The filly's four career wins in France came consecutively between 2006 and '07.
Thomas Farone Jr.'s Factual Contender is the oldest horse in the field, a 7-year-old daughter of Thunder Puddles bred in Kentucky by Flying Zee Stables out of the Triocala mare Factuallychallenge. With a 10-10-3 record from 36 starts under her belt, the Barclay Tagg trainee comes into the race off a 3 ¼-length score in the Nov. 11 Perfect Arc Stakes, part of the New York Stallion series.
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We began the day setting sail from Tiberias, with a devotional service in a boat out on the Sea of Galilee. I spoke, as did Jack Welch, who is leading the other bus that is accompanying mine.
We landed at Capernaum, and then proceeded just a few minutes south to the traditional Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus may have delivered his Sermon on the Mount. (It can't have been far from here.)
From there, we drove northward through the Huleh Basin to the waterfalls at Banias. Then we had lunch a few hundred yards away.
Then it was on to nearby Banias itself, the ancient Caesarea Phillipi — to be distinguished from Caesarea Maritima, over on the Mediterranean coast, which we visited yesterday — where Peter testified that Jesus was "the Christ, the Son of the Living God," was told of the rock on which Christ's church would be built, and was promised the keys of the kingdom. This one of my favorite sites in Israel, and not only because of its natural beauty; more than almost any other biblical location, its topography helps to shed light on the meaning of the biblical text. (Come here with me sometime and I'll explain why.)
We next drove up through predominantly Druze towns into the Golan Heights, from which we could look down at Syria and, especially, at the ruins of the Syrian town of Quneitra, destroyed during the Six Day War in 1967, and at New Quneitra, a kilometer or two further beyond. Anti-Asad demonstrations broke out there about a year or so ago — a first for a Druze village, and, thus, a very bad omen for the Asad regime. (It was also in this general area that the superb film The Syrian Bride is set, a film that I recommend very enthusiastically.)
Finally, en route back to our hotel at Tiberias, we stopped in at the Wadi al-Hammam, "the Valley of the Doves," just inland from the ancient Galilee port town of Migdal (from which Mary Magdalene came). This is the little valley via which Jesus probably walked between Capernaum and Nazareth. We walked a short distance up it, enjoying its peaceful beauty.
Back in our hotel in the evening, passengers from the two buses attended a fireside in which Elder Merrill J. Bateman, who is traveling along with the group, and Jack Welch and I spoke. Two of the speakers were very good.
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Vegan friends work for / with CIWF.
Sosmix & Burgamix were revolutionary products - they helped many friends turn vegan in the 80s.
......so although CIWF do not directly promote veganism, they certainly do help farmed animals.
Here is some additional background info. from Kim Stallwood aka Grumpyvegan.
~ Peter and Anna Roberts predated Howard Lyman by some 30 years. They were dairy farmers who were outraged by the treatment of farmed animals. After giving up farming and as vegetarians they formed CIWF in 1967. They also launched Direct Foods, which produces the staple of many British vegetarians and vegans, Sosmix and Burgamix, a dry mixture that becomes a burger when added with water and fried. The mission of Direct Foods is to provide consumers with a soy product that they can eat without it first being consumed by animals that then become meat.
Peter and Anna established CIWF as an organization that opposed cruel practices in animal agriculture. It never promoted vegetarianism — although they and many of the staff do not eat meat and dairy products — because they believed it's important for the consumer to make their own mind up on what was on their plate. It also made strategic sense. CIWF is an organization for veg and nonveg alike to comfortably come together to challenge the most egregious examples of farmed animal abuse. ~
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Remove the outer stalks of the celery, leaving a heart about 1 inch wide and 6 inches long.
Cut each celery heart in half lengthwise.
Cut away all but the small leaves and trim the root ends (do not cut too deep; the celery halves should hold together).
Use the cut-away leaves for the herb bouquet.
With a sharp knife, scrape the outer stalks if they seem coarse.
Arrange the celery halves side by side in a 10- or 12-inch skillet, preferably enameled or stainless steel, and pour in the stock, using more stock or water if the celery is not completely covered.
Add the herb bouquet, with as much salt and pepper as suits your taste, and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to its lowest point, cover tightly and simmer the celery for about 15 minutes, or until it shows no resistance when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife.
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The RV campground lifelines (water, electric, sewer and cable television and assorted stuff) were unhooked (for about the hundredth time on this trip), in a drizzling rain this morning, leaving Enid, OK., heading southwest to Amarillo. Part of this route was driven last year and another stop in tiny Hennessey, OK., to visit Oklahoma's largest quilt store will be necessary.
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I just wanted to get the word out about some fundraisers that are coming up in support of Connor Outley and his family.
Church on the Rock Ministries, 2995 Varella Ave., will host Cars for Connor from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27. Antique cars, a race car and a pink fire truck will be on display. There will also be barbecue for adults and pizza for kids, a bounce house, bake sale and silent auction.
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St. Augustine likes to pride itself on being the state capital of history.
I'll let other people argue over whether that's an accurate moniker, but there's no doubt that we value it here.
So when I recently came upon a news release touting the Florida Historic Golf Trail (http://floridahistoricgolftrail.com/), I quickly went to the website to see how The Oldest City fit in.
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Normally, I just wait for the music to come back on and don't pay much attention but today, they mentioned something that got me thinking.
It was the Big Ape Morning Mess with Mark and Anna and they were dishing out the latest celebrity gossip.
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For the first time this season, a football team from St. Johns County has entered Florida's HSFB Top 25.
Checking in with 64 points, St. Augustine moved into the all-classification poll at No. 23. The Yellow Jackets had previously received votes in each poll this season but had not cracked the list.
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The Pirates choke away a 7-0 lead, lose to the Mets 9-8
Jun 2, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
There has been some ugly baseball played in this Pirates-Mets series, and today may have been the ugliest.
The Pirates had a 7-0 lead after three innings. The Mets' comeback began conventionally enough with a three-run homer by Carlos Beltran. Then things got smaller and slightly unconventional in the sixth, with New York scoring runs on a couple of singles and one on a passed ball. It was tied 7-7 after six.
In the eighth inning it got a lot more nutty: Ronny Paulino led off with a single and was pinch-run for by Willie Harris. Chris Capuano was then called on to pinch hit, which obviously meant a bunt. He squared to bunt, and after a foul ball, Pirates pitcher Jose Veras was called for a balk, allowing Harris to advance to second.
Because Terry Collins doesn't take in Mets games from a barcalounger like Jerry Manuel used to, he realized that the situation had changed and that a bunt was no longer called for given that there was a runner in scoring position and one out. He pulled Capuano for Josh Thole, who drew a walk. Meanwhile, Harris had reached on a wild pitch and Ruben Tejada plated him with a sac fly. Then it became a parade of walks, with Daniel Murphy, Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran all getting free passes, leading to one more run. At that point it's 9-7 and the game is pretty much sealed.
That was the Mets biggest comeback in 11 years and their second biggest comeback of all time. Credit should go to Terry Collins, certainly, and to Beltran for that big blast.
The rest of it though? Boy, Pirates, that was exactly the kind of baseball that the Mets got yelled at for playing yesterday. Just bad, bad stuff.
- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Jun 2, 2011 at 5:09 PM
What's funny Craig, is that I still think your statement that the Buccos can be a .500 team this year remains accurate, even after today. It's not as much about the Pirates themselves, as it is about the suckitude of the Cubs and Stros.
- hermitfool - Jun 2, 2011 at 6:47 PM
A rookie Little League manager would have done a better job with his pitching staff than Clint Hurdle did today. Colorado Rockies fans have seen this movie too many times: Everyone in the stadium except Hurdle can tell when the starting pitcher is fried. Everyone in the stadium except for Hurdle can see the relief pitcher, when he finally shows up, can't hit his ass with either hand, let alone the strike zone. Hurdle leaves him in. This is exactly the kind of boneheaded managing that caused Hurdle to lose the confidence of his players in Colorado. Too bad. He's done a terrific job of getting the Bucks to respectability this year, but it won't last once he loses his players.
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The Pirates are starting to unravel later and later each year. They're staring to run into the June Steeler season.
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Bacteria and archaea have evolved adaptive immune defenses, termed clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems, that use short RNA to direct degradation of foreign nucleic acids. Here, we engineer the type II bacterial CRISPR system to function with custom guide RNA (gRNA) in human cells. For the endogenous AAVS1 locus, we obtained targeting rates of 10 to 25% in 293T cells, 13 to 8% in K562 cells, and 2 to 4% in induced pluripotent stem cells. We show that this process relies on CRISPR components; is sequence-specific; and, upon simultaneous introduction of multiple gRNAs, can effect multiplex editing of target loci. We also compute a genome-wide resource of ~190 K unique gRNAs targeting ~40.5% of human exons. Our results establish an RNA-guided editing tool for facile, robust, and multiplexable human genome engineering.
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Feb. 11, 2014 – NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger was profiled in his hometown newspaper,
The Gainesville Sun
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focusing on his lobbying achievements in Washington and roots in Florida.
Berger told the paper that while lobbyists are often viewed negatively, lobbying for the credit union industry is different: "We're the white hat in financial services. We didn't cause the financial crisis, so to be a lobbyist for this organization is a blessing, so it's an easy job to do."
The paper noted that Berger has been named one of the most influential lobbyists by The Hill for 11 years in a row.
Berger reminisced about his first political volunteering experience in eighth grade, helping out with a friend's father's campaign for the state senate, and how it led to his career in Washington, which included serving as chief of staff for Rep. Katherine Harris. He said he tries to visit Gainesville at least once a year.
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Travelers don't enjoy hanging around at airports, but investors won't mind getting stuck with airport operator Fraport fra.xe -0.647419072615923% Fraport AG Germany: Xetra EUR56.78 -0.37 -0.647419072615923% /Date(1435962940000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 99656 P/E Ratio 22.09338521400778 Market Cap 5279806909.32781 Dividend Yield 2.3775977456851005% Rev. per Employee 120167 More quote details and news » (ticker: FRA.Germany), whose stock could take off as it reaps the reward of expansion. Fraport operates Frankfurt airport, one of the busiest in Europe. Its shares could climb as much as 35% in the next 12 months, as passenger traffic grows.
The stock closed in Frankfurt Friday at 45.01 euros ($57.85), up 18% since the start of 2012 but still 11% off its 52-week high of €49.84. It trades at about 16 times estimated 2013 earnings per share of €2.83, in line with Aeroports de Paris adp.fr -1.78743961352657% Aeroports de Paris France: Paris EUR101.65 -1.85 -1.78743961352657% /Date(1435962900000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 100794 P/E Ratio 25.036945812807883 Market Cap 10242422261.7188 Dividend Yield 2.400393507132317% Rev. per Employee 311287 More quote details and news » (ADP.France), which operates three airports in the French capital. Both stocks yield 2.8%.
But Fraport has far better growth prospects, due in part to the resilience of the German economy and the robustness of Deutsche Lufthansa lha.xe 1.010886469673406% Deutsche Lufthansa AG ADS U.S.: OTC USD12.99 0.13 1.010886469673406% /Date(1435875600000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8204 AFTER HOURS USD12.99 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8204 P/E Ratio 57.81041388518024 Market Cap 6005156513.42114 Dividend Yield 4.803695150115473% Rev. per Employee 324031 More quote details and news » (LHA.Germany), the German flag carrier that utilizes about 60% of the capacity at Frankfurt airport. In contrast, France's economy is flagging and national airline Air France-KLM af.fr -0.5949789580612393% Air France-KLM ADS U.S.: OTC USD6.85 -0.041 -0.5949789580612393% /Date(1435875600000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 830 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 2068534612.42968 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 333308 More quote details and news » (AF.France) is trimming capacity. In this case, Germany really is a more attractive destination.
A year ago, Fraport opened a fourth runway in Frankfurt, allowing the airport to cater to more flights and more passengers. That expansion is reflected in traffic statistics for the first half of 2012: Frankfurt airport, which benefits from being the main hub for the airlines operating under the umbrella of the Star Alliance, reported a 3.4% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers to 27.4 million. That translated to a 2.5% increase in revenue to €1.15 billion. Cash flow still was negative but narrowed sharply from a year earlier, and capital expenditure fell.
The runway boosts flight capacity from 82 takeoffs or landings per hour to 120, but full benefit from the expansion won't be felt for a few years. That's because the additional terminal space required to accommodate the extra passengers those flights will bring isn't ready yet. A new terminal will open in October, but another will be required to handle further growth, so the runway capacity won't be fully utilized until 2020.
More terminals provide Fraport with valuable retail space to let. That is important for Fraport, which makes bigger profits from its retail and real-estate operation than from its aviation business. It reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of €305.3 million last year on revenue of €444.7 million from retail and real estate. That compares with Ebitda of €774.9 million and €187.8 million from aviation.
Why the big difference in profitability? The fees Fraport levies on airlines that use its airports are regulated by local aviation authorities. It could be worse. Some regulators, like those in the United Kingdom, take into account the money that airport operators generate from leasing shopping space and parking lots when calculating those charges. Germany's regulator isn't among them.
Fans reckon the company, which has a market value of about €4 billion, is on course to avoid turbulence in the years to come and grow faster than its rivals. "Over a five-year time frame, Fraport is one of the most attractive listed airport investment opportunities that we look at globally," says Ben May, portfolio manager at RARE Infrastructure in Sydney, Australia, which has more than $5 billion under management and counts Fraport among its top 10 holdings.
RARE doesn't disclose its target price, but a consensus of sell-side analysts' estimates of €53.13 suggests upside of 15% to 20%. Some are more bullish, suggesting the share price could reach as high as €62, for a gain of more than 35%.
SPAIN'S BUDGET, unveiled last week, did nothing to persuade investors it can avoid a bailout program. The country's failure to take the bull by the horns saw borrowing costs, measured by the yield on 10-year bonds, rise to 5.98% Friday, up 0.3% in the three weeks since the European Central Bank detailed its latest effort to combat the euro-zone debt crisis. Spanish equities last week slumped 5.8%, bringing losses for 2012 to 10%.
Fashion retailer Inditex itx.mc -1.2307692307692308% Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. ADS U.S.: OTC USD16.05 -0.2 -1.2307692307692308% /Date(1435875599000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 55238 AFTER HOURS USD16.05 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 31.08475578389613 Market Cap 100191154936.115 Dividend Yield 1.813196261682243% Rev. per Employee 168492 More quote details and news » (ITX.Spain) has defied the gloom, climbing more than 50% since Jan. 1. Its stock has retreated from an all-time high of €99.84 in mid-September, closing Friday at €96.63, more than 25 times estimated 2013 earnings of €3.79. Pricey, perhaps. But the nearly 6,000-store chain is adding 500 new stores a year; some analysts think the stock is worth €115 or more.
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The sister of a nurse charged in the death of a 3-year-old has been arrested for threatening the prosecutor in the case.
Betty Frazier, 40, is jailed on a $250,000 bond, charged with retaliation for past action against Asst. Dist. Atty. Jennifer Nichols after saying, "I could see myself putting a bullet in her head," Memphis police alleged in an affidavit.
A news camera man for WREG Channel 3 covering a hearing Thursday for the nurse, Demequa Bonds, 34, had been talking to Nichols when he and the prosecutor saw Frazier approach and say she "ought to go up there and slap her out of that chair," according to the affidavit.
The camera man, Ricky Briggs, also told police he heard Frazier make the comment about wanting to shoot the prosecutor.
Frazier was upset after a hearing for her sister, who is charged with reckless homicide in the Aug. 27 death of Kayla Andrews.
The child, who had a rare neurological disorder called Moebius syndrome, died in her Bartlett home while the nurse was supposed to be caring for her.
Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation concluded that the nurse had been negligent, though they didn't reveal the exact cause of death.
The victim's mother hired Bonds to watch her daughter while she attended night school, with that night being her first class.
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I sit here alone...wondering...how much longer this...and in hearing
the question a silent icy fear blankets my body...the answer would
come wearing both masks...tragedy...comedy...this is my life. with
freedom comes death...it hangs over me like a Mexican piñata filled
with chocolate covered blades...so each day firmly slipped into
neutral I exist...barely a choice to live...so I ask myself...how
did I get here...the answer comes thundering from up above...
a dead poet speaks...son that is the path you chose at your fork
in the road... you don't argue the truth...you just throw cold water on
your face...no...you step into a frigid shower...cleanse your thoughts
...stand in defeat happy to feel something even if it is just the pain of
your nerve endings screaming...soaking wet and naked is the only life
you presently afford yourself...there is no one to hear your tears...
what little sound they make rolling down your cheeks...they are not
self pitying but rather wanting...of a loss so deep...what in your own
self appreciation defined you...you want back your art...it...that so
often led you back to the promised land...still you are not that hot
headed fool you once were...you will not stand on the mountain only
to shatter the tablets with their ten commandments...a cooler head
prevails...so you think...like a soap opera...these are the days of my
life...I am strong and vibrant...yes I am and I will walk as slowly as I
must towards my light and yes I will come out the other side a better
man for this.
More great poems below...
I feel privileged.
I have been chosen by the Government
as part of a group testing something called
Edible Clinical Marijuana.
Honestly I half expected it to look like a Burrito
because the name sounds sort of Mexican.
It actually looks more like a brownie.
I'm am about to take a bite so hold on.
So here is the point
I am suppose to consume
one half of a brownie
then fill out this sheet
giving them my feedback.
Hold on
I am going to have a few more bites.
no wait,
milk would go great
with these babies.
I'll be back.
(after a long while)
OK, sew sorry I was gonna while
I was staring inside my fridge\
for a while'
tying to remember
I think I wanted a glass of ink%
aktiually I'm dinking from the bodle@
I am eating my forth brownie
as I was instructured to do;
Did they say four or? ate
cause these. are tasty
a program on my compuwhatyoucallit
keeps underlyning my words
with read squiggles=
but it diidn't underline squiggle#
wel dats stoopid
squiggle isa perfect lee
good underlying word*
stoopid Bill Gated^
sorry I ment Will Gated~
so watt was I saying ]
oh yeah+
fill the sheet)
I don wanna sheet,
tha is gaross[
heeres a pen
quesshun= Sex
ansir; yes- please)
?why m i bein so polite
oh wow Blues Brothers on my TV
what was I spose? to do
oh yeah watch tv
why am i so angry hahahahahah++
i mean hungary
h u n g r y
dere hungry>
hey look
those look good
i con't tipe with mai mouth
full dats rood/rood
i'll get bak too dis later..
sew as they say
two bee contitnude<
hay lookk browniies
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at the break of dawn
a Hummingbird starts his rounds
Morning Glory sought
flaunting a red hue -
Mexican Sunflower tempts
looking hot, hot, hot
the Don Juan of birds
sucking nectar from Beardtongue. . .
drunk on French kisses
Goldenrod at noon. . .
Zephyr carries a sweet scent
beneath a gold sun
between Rose bushes
the Flower Kisser gets lost
in Blue Infinity
Sweet Pea and Bee Balm
entice with purple petals. . .
Bees join the orgy
Monarchs swarm in droves
when blue Hummingbird alights
on Butterfly Bush
Evening Primrose
waving in the dusk's last breeze. . .
the proper lover
the Flower Kisser
leaves his harem sated as
white Moonflower glows
By Andrea Dietrich
*The capitalized names for flowers
represent some of the most popular
flowers visited by hummingbirds.
I like El Paso...the heat, the dust, the heat,
I like the cars and the hats the cops wear,
cowboys in a rusty B movie,
but most of all I like the people, the
janitors and doctors and newsreaders,
who don't care if they're American,
Mexican or both...
and the bars are cool, so cool... some
smell of menthol and others like a clean
but that's OK..it's alright and I don't judge,
and the girls are single and friendly and they
like you 'cos your'e tall and white, with dollars
and tooled brown boots
but most of all I like the warm wind that blows
in sweet guitar music and shimmering light
from across the big bridge, tussleing the hair
of the janitors and doctors and newsreaders,
who don't know if they're American, Mexican, or both.
My car is equipped with maps and a GPS
With a great fear of getting lost I am obsessed
Men seem to have a different navigation system
Asking for directions is too far beneath them
Tony and I embarked on a cross-country tour
Didn't start out that way, just took multiple detours
Tony didn't like the GPS talking voice
Rather than listen, he turned it off by choice
Each time we stopped for gas, I wanted to seek help
But if I approached someone, Tony'd let out a yelp
The White Mountains should have been a hundred-mile drive
With two days on the road, I thought I'd not survive
"Turn right now, make a left, heck just keep going straight"
Commands from the King of the Road did not abate
But it wasn't until we saw the first palm tree
That I'd had my fill and let out an urgent plea
"Huh," he replied, "guess YOU drove just a bit off course
Those Canadians will want to see our passports"
"That's the Mexican border patrol up ahead!"
I screeched, turned around and away I quickly sped
*For Francine's "Whatever You Say, Dear" Contest
I wake up to my TV blasting episodes of Woody Woodpecker.
I wipe my encrusted eyes, which had a field day in that dream I had
Involving two Swedish women, a Latin princess
With curvaceous hips that could save me if I ever fell from mountain climbing,
A Sony boom box made in 1984 playing Duran Duran,
And empty boxes of Junior Mints, M&M Peanuts, & Cool Whip.
I walk to my front door to discover hundreds of blood lettered Post-It notes
Slid under by my friendly Mafia neighbors,
"Turn that crap down or say 'HOLA' to my little friend! Woody sucks! "
So, instead of apologizing, I grabbed my power drill
Which I bought off this Mexican guy named Bob
Standing in front of my local Home Depot,
I thanked each of my neighbors by drilling Wal-Mart smiley faces
Smoking Cuban cigars & holding Shotguns
Into their doors
At this point, I popped in some Belgian waffles & French Toast sticks
Into my Cookie Monster toaster oven and turned on the news.
What was I thinking?!
News reports on Sugar Daddies being harassed by stalking gold-diggers,
Another asinine Final Destination movie,
More teacher-student scandals,
Celebrity break-ups & pregnancies
Oh, how the sheep live vicariously through them
Where's that damn noose I bought off Bob?!
To remove my early morning frustrations,
I turned on my Xbox 360 and popped in Guitar Hero
In which I jammed out to Stevie Wonder's Superstitious
While performing Riverdance on my hardwood floor
The neighbors below me added a nice, rhythmic sound with their broomsticks.
After my Pilates workout, I decided to strip off my clothes
So I can feel FREE like a Tree-hugging barn swallow
And fill my bathtub with a bottle of Tickle Me Elmo Bubble Bath liquid,
Which I also bought off Bob
Shortly after, I yelled "THIS IS SPARTA!" and performed a belly flop into the tub…
After waking up from my concussion, I laughed maniacally
With my face underwater
My laughs were heard through the popping bubbles rising to water's surface
I passed out again with a drumming thud against my porcelain dreams.
Second attempt at recovery, SUCCESS!
I gathered all my utility bills
A filled, plastic gas tank, another purchase from Bob
And a Jerry Garcia branded lighter
As inferno warmed my screaming loins,
Blasting John Lennon's "Imagine" on my 8-Track,
The local Fire department sliced my front door
With titanium axe and an inscription: "Here's Johnny"
As hundreds of angry firemen & neighbors stampede into my child-like day
3pm, Day Unknown:
I awaken with lines imprinted on my Latin cheeks
From wooden office desk
Strange stares from coworkers
With "I'm all out of Love" playing on the faded, company radio
And a post-it note, "Come see me in my office",
From Bob
©Drake J. Eszes
***or WHAT?? is FINE*******
***If you are here to make a comment!!*
My towel is made of silk
That does not make sense at all
I can drink bitter sour milk
Once again no sense at all
My busted line holds a stronghold
Confuse are we
A thieve breaks and leaves me gold
Leaving my thinking incomplete ???
In my dream he cut my head
puzzled ???
My dreams have a path of a flowerbed
Still puzzled ???
White winter shelter when it comes to snow
a riddle, a riddle
Black the night all over covered by coal
this I do not know
I walk and I have no feet
show me!
I speak and I have no mouth
a breathing exercise, wrong as it went
the stick walking got bent
understanding this a bit
My boat is flipped upside right at the end of all weathers
The grave is empty with dirt, full of feathers
wise not to ask
((Last but not least))
The grandmother is tall
The mother came short
The father is black to recall
Some white child of sort
Why the Mexican???
Dimly lit, I sit
in a Mexican kitchen
near the Tropic of Cancer.
A TV is tuned
to inane noises;
dogs at my feet,
oranges in a bowl
on a table:
a specific place and time.
And I am dreaming --
dreaming of Louisiana
in twilight hours --
dreaming of short winter days and
summer's green, bright mornings.
Country time, mostly empty,
was quiet, seldom interrupted
by human utterance;
but my busy brain
was full of fantasy
and subterfuge.
The world was new, was big,
was yet to be explored;
possibilities seemed endless.
Oak and cypress,
willows, pines -- and magnolias --
were all around, and cane fields
stretched for miles.
The bayous that had always been there
were there still.
Change was slow in coming
and childhood lasted long.
I dream now of Louisiana:
poignant vignettes... dreamy glimpses...
and all those slowly fading
recalled moments
of the past...
Where do I come from? Well we all come
from somewhere. I was born in a small
town, here in in good old U S of A. South
to the border, by the Rio Grand. Mission
Texas is the town's name.
My real parents came from Mexico. My
grandmother, it was said - she came from
Spain. My grandfather was indian. He fought
in the Revolution. Both were on my mother's
On my father's side, never knew too much,
only that the grandmother died kind of
young. The grandfather died years later, but
I never got to know them.
My father left my mom, when I was only three.
He never came back. My mother gave away my
sisters, than later she gave me. She only kept
my brother, maybe she couldn't keep me.
I was raised with a nice lady and her husband.
I learned to call her mom. That title she had
earned and my respect most of all. My parents
that raised me were poor, but made sure I had
something to eat. My mother made my dresses
so that I could go to school.
I learned to read and write and enjoyed school
very much, but I had to quit at fifteen to help my
parents out. Years later I went back and finished
my High School.
I did not go to college , or mastered in any degree.
I am what you might call self taught. For about thirty
years I worked with electronics and did my job well.
I gained respect from my bosses and high top
My parents taught me good values that have helped
me through out life. I am not ashamed of my
origin, of Mexican Heritage I came. I am what you
would call a TEX. MEX. and I live up to my name...
Just a little about myself. Hope
you enjoy it.
written by Lucilla M. Carrillo
A din ensued
my imaginary brood
with a good dose of misapprehension
hauled out their toys
and with a deafening noise
held band practice to demand my attention
My head resounded
I was astounded
as my voices insisted space be freed
then took up position
for a spit competition
unless their demand I would heed
"Spit all you may
I refuse to be swayed
back to your cupboard, skeleton folk
all was well hitherto
with my self-made crew
till my head friends you chose to provoke."
"Dear host, you're unfeeling
to your good sense we're appealing
repeal the bones' non grata status
or your imaginary crew
will hold a coup
assisted by our posse comitatus."
"Skeletons and friends
your logic transcends
admittedly you've much courage and clout
I'll have to engage
with our very own sage
the inimitable Shadow of Doubt.
"After due consultation
and much deliberation
Shadow and I decision had reached
you may rant; you may rave
do the Mexican wave
yet still be punished for my rules you have breached.
"The imagineries and Hubbard
to inhabit the cupboard
access to my head is forever denied
you skeletons will hoard
keep my secrets well-stored
in my head where you henceforth will reside."
There's no happy ever after
my world is now dafter
cramped, the skeletons keep knotting their chains
with more space at hand
my imaginary band
multiplied. I'm now doubly insane
I live in Tucson, in a trailer court on the South side
All Mexican, except for me the old Gringo
I speak Spanish, can get along with most anyone
With all the Mexican border drugs, things can get wild
I am getting old and taking things slow
Was sort of a paradise in the Arizona Sun
The owner has lights, security cameras, claims to be drug free
Even claims to be a heavy duty born again
Not like us old folks and sinner on the South
After a couple of years of watching, seemed counterfeit to me
Said by him last weekend, "This land is blessed, sin cannot get in"
He is one of those feller, born with a silver spoon in his mouth
There has been a murder conspiracy after me for years
By the Old Witch and the Mexican Mafia that continues
Severel months back I could feel a change in the atmosphere
It was the old witch had moved in, with her bucket of fears
Trying to scare me and make me sing the blues
Make me think that my end was near
But then last weekend I saw it all, a crystal ball view
The owner lives in California, was in town
Fell on hard times and the park is empty
Went to the witch and money people, "Anything that is what I will do"
But soon the Devil will let him down
Only to add to his up coming misery
He sold his soul to the Devil, just for a little gain
And maybe when it all comes down, will end this conspiracy
A long story made short, to the court I will report
Set me free, for him will be eternal pain
For a man that sold his soul, God can give no mercy
There are no troops in his fort
Tried to take my last dime, leave me down and out
But I knew that God would not let me fail
I can over come this evil pair
With God, the Devil cannot run me out
You see if have sort of left a "Paper Trail"
"Joe you have sold your soul, you don't even have a prayer"
The unsung heroes of the open plains
The outlaw bandits like Jesse James
Cut throat thieves and black jack hustlers
Green horn Cowboys and long horn rustlers
They all stood the Cowboys test
A stetsons man a broncos best
Leather chaps and leather vest
A real man's man a cut above the rest
Blazing saddles and blazing guns
Long trail ride and mountain runs
Chuck wagon chilly and camp fire sites
Hot sweaty days and long cold nights
A Cowboy sits on his faithful steed
Quick draw fingers based on speed
Bandanna mask and whiskey flask
A Cowboys job is'nt an easy task
Tabacco chew and cow beef stew
a Cowboys gang and Cowboys crew
They did work from dusk to dawn
round 'em up and brand 'em all day long
Gee!!! and haw!!! right and left
Yee and haw out of breath
Cowboy slang and Cowboy lingo
even Mexican Cowboys that say Gringo
Greetings y'all and howdy stranger
long lost wranglers and lone rangers
Ruff and rugged with no frills
Ask questions later shoot to kill
Yellow belly buckaroos and snake oil peddlers
wanted dead or alive outlaws and frontier settlers
From the California gold rush of 48
to the 13 colonies of this great state
Cowboys lived and Cowboys died!!!!
Cowboys give for Cowboys pride!!!
Folks avoid that spooky place 'specially on dark and stormy nights!
Heard are eerie moans and shrieks and seen are mysterious lights!
A driftin' hoss thief by the unlikely name of One-Eyed Buck LaHore,
Was strung up on the 'hangin' tree' way back in '72, accordin' to local lore!
Now, ol' Jedge Stern, renowned as the 'hangin' jedge' in them there parts,
Owned the hoss that Buck stole, showin' no respect and lack of smarts!
Buck vanished in the night a-high-tailin' it fer the Mexican border,
Trailed by a posse to bring 'im back dead er alive upon the jedge's order!
He was found carousin' in an El Paso cantina havin' a grand ol' spree!
The sheriff said, "Son, come with me! You've got a date with the 'hangin' tree'!"
There was little Buck could do with a dozen forty-fours starin' 'im in the face!
"Boys, you got me! Don't make a scene! Let's git outta this here place!"
Hauled before the jedge, Buck admitted he'd been a hell-raiser all his life.
"But, jedge" he pled, "I didn't cause no harm like molestin' a feller's wife!"
Judge Stern saw things diff'runt 'specially since 'twas his hoss he stole!
"Son, you're to be strung up on a tree and may God save yer rotten soul!"
To this very day on moonlit nights Buck can be seen swingin' in the breeze,
Clawin' at the noose about his neck yellin', "Jedge, have mercy on me please!"
That stern ol' jedge has shown no mercy as is evident from all indications.
Alas, the ghost of that wily thief will haunt local folks for many generations!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
© All Rights Reserved
It was 1999
Shotgun rider
2000 green mustang
My sis, always beside her
Landed the same job
Only Mexican restaurant in town
Put gas in our car
Kept our wheels going round
All dolled up
Kissed our parents goodnight
Pretend to go to bed
Cruising feeling right
Idiots with wheels
License to drive
Dr. Pepper and cigarettes
Never felt so alive
Introduced to Mary Jane
She was a silly lady
Laying on the hood of our car
Listening to Slim Shady
Hungry for boys
Just a tease
Looking fly in our prime
The birds and the bees
The dawning of 2000
Life as we knew it, about to end
Eyes met at 12:01
We both began to grin
Cheers to a good year
Twice as old as I was then
Thinking of my sis today
Missing my best friend
This is my first slam poem.
In this society, in this world, in this day.
We say, we separate, all based on what others think.
We see that girl who looks like a guy,
Or that boy in touch with his feminine side..
And we view them badly, treat them terribly.
We shun them from their own society.
There's the black kid, the white kid, the Mexican, the Asian..
& we focus on nothing more than the tone of their skin.
Hating and discriminating, all we're doing is separating.
We point and laugh, cuz that's boy's too fat.
We talk a lot of shit, like her clothes don't fit, then laugh a little bit.
In this day and time, who you worship determines if you're good, bad, wonderful, terrible.
But when we shake our heads, it's hypocritical.
Cuz all that's going on is separation.
We go behind a persons back and rub their name in the dirt,
He's a player, she got jumped, he's a liar, she's a whore..
& Make their name something to laugh at & Nothing more.
All to fit in, to be liked.
But, did we ever stop to think about those gay kids who need love just like us? About the fact Martin Luther King Junior was shot years ago, but from segregation, he saved us? About those kids just looking for a way to express themselves? About the person who's lost in life, just looking for a savior? Or the one who has his suicide planned out, cuz he's just so sick of holding on?
We never stopped to think, and at this rate we aren't going too until it's too late.
So, change.
Stop shunning that gay kid.
Stop denying that kid of a different race.
Stop messing with that kids image.
Stop judging ones religion.
Stop spreading and starting rumors.
Just stop, and open your eyes.
I can already hear the whispers
Before I open the door
Walking down the corridor
Fluorescent lights beam down
Illuminating, my faults
"Look at her, she think she's bad, doesn't she?"
High heels clicking on linoleum tiles
Hips waving regardless of assaults
Lips uncurled into a blank expression
"How the hell am i going to get through this hall
without slappingone of them?"
Head up, eyes open but unseeing the ugliness of it all
It happens everyday
"I can't believe all those guys like her, what the hell do they see in her?"
"She's just another whore"
"I heard she's not as smart as they say she is"
"I knowww, she probably slept with the teacher to get into the A.P classes"
"Yeah, that's the only way, there's not possibility of her having a brain,"
"she's too cute"
"She's not that cute you know"
"she's probably just easy, all of those pretty girls are"
"I wonder where she got all her clothes, probably from the 99cent store"
"nah, too good for the 99Cent store, she probably stole it, stupid Mexican"
"Haha, I know, she's so poor, I bet she stole that purse too, it's too nice for her"
"She's so straight-edge, tree-hugging, boy-friend stealing, attention hog.."
"Stupid ugly slut"
Oh PLEASE, they don't even know me
Lord, spare me from these Barbie clones
That spawn over generations
Bleach blonde hair
With purses as big as their bodies
Hollow heads with a button nose
These, Sharks, beady eyed, immense jaws yawning
Try to eat victims alive
In a single gulp
Flock together like vultures mercilessly to consume
Girls worthy of attention
Blood-thirsty villains
Disgustingly morose
I laugh when I hear them whispering
Their attacks
Are bent on bending
Twisting reflections in the mirror
When really, it's beautiful
Inside and Out
I know what I am and could care less
About what they think
Is flattery,
Keep talking about me, your making me Famous
Movie Star Status, I have what they Want
I let them feed on my inner glow
It's what attracts them, you know
Until they get so full of me
That they
out in the county and up the highway
anger hangs like lost voodoo over Miami
dances on bumperstickers
floats on airwaves
scars faces with perpetual glares
colors perceptions darkly
alters moods and
drives young men to football coaches
then army recruiters
anger that beats stepchildren
hunts coyotes for pleasure
and hangs corpses on barbed-wire fences
anger that asks
have you seen many Mexicans today?
just my wife and kids so far but it's still early
i hope to see more
he calls me a race traitor
he's to old to hit and i'm to old to hit him
so i suffer a fool
he tells his old wife only a homo would marry a Mexican
middle-aged men in Ford 350's
scatter brown children at bus stops and crosswalks
then pull guns to protect themselves
from the older brothers of the children they harass
and... hey why did you do that to my little sister?
can get you shot in "self defense"
it gets to me too as anger leads to fear
fear for my Mexican son and daughter
who have records but have committed no crime
but out in the county and up the highway
the police put up roadblocks
issue tickets without cause
and brag, every Mexican in town will have a record
they told my son "what's the big deal everybody gets pulled over
everyone has to pay their share"
even if they
come to a complete stop
obey speed limits
use their blinker
don't tailgate
tell it to the judge, my son and my daughter
the judge who gives out four month sentences
for a third non-offence
or you can pay the
take it off your record fee
we lost your paperwork fee
you live in the wrong neighborhood fee
you drive an old car fee
we don't care if you did it or not fee
then after you pay and pay
re-arrests because the clerk didn't enter the payment
leads to
lost jobs
missed classes
and retracted scholarships
my children are Mexicans
Como' Si' Yama', Senor'
Como' Si Yama', Por Favor'…
… for Below That Embroidered Sombrero'
Shone Eyes Like El Dorado
He Was A Tall and Handsome Hombre'
Like The Range of Sierra Madre'
…Now, He Sat Center The Cantina
Surrounded by Bonita – Senhoritas
He Smiled, "Buenos-Dias Senora'"
Por Favor, Por Que' El-Hora' ?...
If So, Have A Seat, Mi- Amiga'
And Mercedes, Bring Over More Cerveza
He Was… Rodrigo Reyes-Pacheco'
Best - of The West, of Vaqueros'
He Came to Compete in The Rodeos
And Win Fame and Fortune in Pesos'
He Came Thru El Paso De' Tejas
Thru Dusty Rancheros and Mesas
To Ride on El Toro Rojo
Who Has Never Been Ridden Befo'…
La Viva'… Arriva' … Rodrigo
The Brave and The Bold Caballero'
Champion Bull Rider, from Old Mexico
Vaya'… Con Dios' !... Rodrigo
Now, El Toro Rojo, Was Dangerous
For Killing Men, El Rojo, Was Infamous
His Horns Had Pierced Many A Corazon
Ripped Flesh, Like It Was Piñata' Hung
I Informed All of This To Rodrigo
The Hombre, Was Bent on Being Macho'…
… He Would Ride Toro Rojo, Manyana'
Said "Gracias"… But My Cares Were Por Nada' !
La Viva'… Arriva'… Rodrigo
The Brave and The Bold Caballero'
Champion Bull Rider, from Old Mexico
Vaya'… Con Dios'!... Rodrigo
… Now, He Wasn't Loco in La Cabeza'
I Just Didn't Comprehende' … "Que' Pasa"
But I Saw Rodrigo Atop… El Rojo
… ! He Rode Like A Latino – Tornado ! …
He Rode El Rojo, To The End…
Then, Turned 'Round and Rode Him Again…
Rodrigo had Won… Just Like He Planned…
Because El Toro – Rojo … … Was Mexican !
La' Viva' … Arriva' … Rodrigo
The Brave and The Bold Caballero
Champion Bull Rider from Old Mexico
Vaya' … Con Dios ! … Rodrigo….
Vaya' … Con Dios !... Rodrigo o o o o o
for Ruben Ortellao...
I Don't Really Know
What Your Branch of Humanity is...
(Spanish, French or Other)
But I thought You Might Like
This Whimsical Poem...
Oh... And Thank You For Your
Most Generous Comments...
(Cause I Know You Are A Fantastic Poet...
I've Read Several of Yours
and I Love Them Too...)
(P.S. Excuse the Spelling...
I'm Spanish Illiterate (Smile)
The Scots, by God,
They drove them out,
With a single Yorkie
At their heels a' yappin'
The Hobyahs tried to fly
Their arms they were a flappin'
Some managed to take to sea
And landed in Hamptonshire,
But the British Navy would have none of this,
Big battleships they did send
The Hobyahs saw their doom,
Their plans they did amend
They sailed on to American,
Landed at the New Jersey coast,
The hobyahs could find no better host!
They ate their way from Newark
All the way up to Camden
Avoiding kennels and dog warning signs
There was always people on their roast
Now, much of America
Might applaud this you see,
For most of Jersey's citizens
Were as useless as a rubber tree
Then the Jerseyites came up
With a plan,
They bribed the Hobyahs with
16 barges overfilled with McDonalds
Quarter-Pounders with Cheese-
With big sign saying-
"This Way!!"
"Free PeopleBurgers"!!!!
And Infant Limb Fries!!!!"
Now this was not within
the Hobyah's realm of understanding,
But it sure sounded good....
So on the barges they climbed,
Till each and every one of these fiends
Took to sea, gorging themselves
On what they thought was fast human food
Once out in the bay, the barges were sunk
by remote control
On shore, a Mexican Beach Police Patrolman
was heard to ask Humphery Bogart,
for his beachcomber permit...
Humphrey barked back, "What?- Don't you see the history being made here?
If you're the beach police, let's see your badges!!"
The cop sneered, "Barges?....Barges?????.....We Don't Need No Sinking
(See "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre")
With the kind permission of Marnie Memis (Oh, I Love that name!)
For my days fall away
But I remember you
I want to touch the memories
I just don't know what to say
As my days fall away
I vaguely remember the chicken pox
Colored popcorn
And my first grade made
Robotic cereal box
The hen and the fox
I remember wanting a fire truck one Christmas
The marble red paint
The glass window in which it stained
I remember my foster mom saying it's this one or nothing
I remember being too stubborn to accept the smaller version
Its these memories I daunt
It's these reflections that constantly haunt
These were the highlights of my life
These were the only happy moments I knew
Yet I left them, moments so few
I remember where the wild things are
I remember marshmallow peanuts
Trick or treating and roasted pumpkin seeds
I remember visitation days
The beach-less sand the way we as children once played
I remember the door that never closed
Mexican casserole and never getting enough
Being afraid to swim
Yet finding my way to the roof of the house
With no way of getting down
I remember my first field trip
The dinosaurs and wanting to be an astronaut
I remember my San Francisco 49ers jersey
Number eighty, jerry rice my favorite player
Now days I tend to only clash with the mayor
It seems that images follow a window of time
And after it's exhausted
We summon them our memories
Too much evil
Yes this world is evil
It's corrupt by hate & envy
Removing crist anti crist?
**** the world
People never believe
But when tragic happenes
Everybody suddenly calls to god
**** this world
**** the hate
All this envy
The devil is tryna destroy the world
It's easy to tell where living in hell
U can't judge me
Hate it or love it
But I'm just speakin the truth
Too much ignorance
Soiceity is being misleaded
Soiceity is brainwashed
The devils puppets are here to destroy
I see it
Alot don't
People trapped in this world
Sucked into it
It drives me nuts what can I do
Once u expose the evil
U get silenced
It won't happen to me
I have god with me
This is my way of making it up to him
I can't fail him on this poetry rampage
I have to wake these people up
They are being told lies
The media will tell u what they want to tell u
And that's lies
Robbin our hard earn money for war & supplyin the Mexican caretel
Police FBI CIA the government
Man listen
They are organized legal criminals
They can kill & get away with it
But us we will probably be sentenced to life or death row
Man please
These political thugs
It's soo funny to me
I'm fearless
Yes I'm brave I'm never scared
The government spies
Where's the bills of rights?
Lord have mercy
What is this world coming too
Hell is real
If u can't tell
Where livin in it
I wanna go to heaven
I gotta make it to heaven
But the devil man
He won't leave me alone
I fear no evil
No fear runs in me
I don't fear u satan
I can't fear u
Tell me if u feel where I'm coming from
I hope so
Wake up people
Don't watch the news or any of that bs
I see the tricks
Hiding the governemt illegal doing
One day they will be exposed like a bad date
I hope to god I'm part of it!
I went over to my friends house last night.
I love it when he smiles with a grin,
He holds the door open, and welcomes me in.
With a style of a gentleman.
"MI CASA ES SU CASA" ~~~~~~(he says)
At first I did not know what he meant.
I don't fully speak Mexican.
I never got the hint,
when he called me his brown 'DULCE' medicine.
Funny how I thought he was a *WhiteSican* ~~(lol)
Always offering me 'TORTILLAS' with rice and beans.
OH! Now I now exactly what he means.
On Thursdays when we play 'CHALUPA'. ~~~~~(aka*bingo)
He'll remind me not to forget-
my 'GUACAMOLE JALAPEÑO' dip.
We'll talk and laugh and,
oops there he goes again with the gas.
Blames it on all them beans he eats.
Than he'll talk me into dancing "LA CUCARACHA," ~~~(with him)
Dancing and jumping to the beat,
he always steps on my feet.
MMM I love it when he makes "ENCHILADAS!" ~~~(all for me)
We sit and watch Spanish 'NOVELLAS' on TV.
I never complain, thinking he knew what they where saying'
It's not the right time to tell him I'm a silly Texan,
with a poor excuse when it comes to a 'MEXICAN!'
I'll keep it to my self and enjoy the cute things he does for me.
I love the words he speaks before I leave.
Like a gentleman he opens the door.
He hugs me and calls me his "AMOR!'
He waits for me, as I get in to my car.
Than he'll yell~ 'ASTA LUGO MI AMIGA!'
I'll smile and turn back and say,
The day I was unwrapped. JAN. 27 1995. I
was named Landon and as I cried heard
your voice and looked into your eyes I was
pronounced as your son, and you as my
mother. From the very day I took my first
steps. From the very moment I took my
first steps. I was a son walking to his
mother my mother. The day I realized that
you were also both mother and father.
That day you was pronounced a strong
leader, my mother. Picturing you as a
mama bear raising two cubs. Wandering
through the world protecting us making
not any sneaky wolves snatch us up. Not
only you was my mother, you was an
protector, our guardian angel haha, my
mother. Those days where I was taught
something about not always having to
fight and those days where that belt was
on my mind and it always keep it right.
And to always to hold on to my dreams
and my wishes and that I don't need to
spit game to get all the girls attention. I
looked you as a teacher, my mother.
Those days where you had told me
improve on things and get better on the
little things. I use to hate that but also
looked at you as my coach, my mother.
Days where we decorated the Xmas tree. I
will never forget those things that you got
from me. All those special days I looked
you as my Santa haha, my mother. Their
were also days of frustration. And their
were so many times where we went at. If
arguments were drugs we were attics.
Frustration to anger. Anger to sadness.
Sadness turned to apologies. Because I
knew no matter what you loved me
unconditionally. Because you were my
mother. This poem I wrote for you was in
the walls in my brain but it was in the cells
in my heart. And no other women could
tear our love apart because I love you, my
mother. And a reminder to all the single
mothers. Don't let the stress and the panic
drown you and take you under.
Regardless if you a black single mother,
white single mother, Mexican single
Asian single, don't let the stress and panic
consume you and take you over. Because
I don't regret the day I was named Landon
and God never promised us an easy life
but he did promised us a safe landing
haha. May your daughters look at you as
queens and they are the princess and give
her an example on how a strong woman
should be. To all single parents I salute
you. And to my mother unwrap my gift I
have for you. I love you my mother. Merry
Notes: I am putting the notes upfront, suicide is no laughing matter, however, anything that makes it something that can be discussed I think is a good thing. Humor really is an aid to many an illness. Note the poem starts with a reason, when someone is at the point of suicide, there is NO reason. It is an illness like any other. Also inside humor and innuendo is meaning. Enough said.
I went to the casino of love last night
I placed a bet on romantic seven
Lost all my chips, ain't going to heaven
Broke me heart
Lowered head, I walked back to the car park
Next morning I woke up
Put a gun to my head
I can't even win at Russian roulette
Need a change, to get away
Mending the pain or soul, some might say
Took a plane to Bengal
Ended up in beuruit
Walked right into the middle of a war or 2
Explosions all over, around me head
Thank god, soon I shall be dead
I saw a terrorist with a real mean look
I waved hello, shoot me, shoot me!!!
I am sure he would have given a chance
But someone else tossed into him a lance
Seems even in a war I can't make myself dead
Sadly I lost at even this deadly dance
Then an explosions tossed me sky high
Was i going to heaven, was this my grand demise?
No, I landed in the sea and just on time
For a cruise ship to save me, soul and all
Off too Florida it seems
Death sure has some gall
I was walking along a sunny beach
When all of a sudden two gangs appeared
One Cuban, one Mexican, they sure looked mean
Two gangs known as killing machines
Here is me smack in the middle
My lucky day, for how could I lose
Suicide was assured, come on, you know it
I yelled to both of them
I am DEA, and I think all of you queers are very very gay
That out to get me the bullet I wish
What the hell, they all dropped their guns and surrendered
I admit I was starting to be mighty offended
So now I have this Medal of Honor
For saving a community of drugs and plunder
I just can't win at the casino of life
I can get myself killed no matter the plight
So back home I go
What the hell
I'll fill the bathtub
And give that a go
You think I'm bragging or boasting of death
I am serious, this will work, why drowning for sure
What could go wrong? with such a fine plan?
All I want to be is a dead dead man
So yes, I fill up the tub with water and suds
I down some pills, some booze and some bud
I am drifting off, to my purgatory bliss
When I hear an alarm the wakes me
What'a darn bitch
The buildings on fire, ok I can burn in my sorrow
Except the bathtub collapses and doses the fire
I am a loser, this is for sure
They gave me Medal of Honor again
For saving all the seniors by making it rain
I am not dead, and I am not happy
Seems I can't accomplish
Even my death
Even this task I make a mess
Now I am curious, I have to ask
Have any readers killed themselves yet?
This tale that's a mess, being alive is giving me stress
If not read on, it's gonna get better
Someone I will succeed at this suicidal adventure
OK now a bridge I hear is a good place to die
Not to hard, you jump and say good bye
I can do that, doesn't seem hard
So now I stand on a Golden Gate Bridge
Happy at last that life will be over
All of a sudden a huge shaking occurs,
An earthquake , oh lucky me maybe the bridge will collapse
Not to be and you know that now, it tosses me infront of a car
The car brakes and halts and honks its horn
Till it sees the crack in the road just up ahead
If not for me falling right right there
That car would be the one drowning in the ocean of despair
They jumped out and hugged me and kissed me with thanks
Apparently I saved an ambulance full of pre mature babies
You know what happens next, and don't you go crying
Another Medal of Honor for me, a hero without trying!
What the hell I give up
This suicide profession is harder than you think
Hell I might as well go back to my whiskey and drinks
Live in the darkness, and pray that one day
Life has enough meaning that I wish to actually stay
So now that these ideas so dark and so deadly
I have discarded without hope, so now I will be friendly
I will join the world of human souls and laughter
Even if inside I still lack such basic character
No more silly ideas of death
I need to move on and make life the best
So off to the store, to get me some groceries
A new leaf I have turned and I confess to a smile
When I am crossing the street, I see to my horror
That I am hit by a bus, and finally no damn tomorrows
I trot after her and settle on my bed in the kitchen.
Knowing first she will feed the humans, then the cats.
I will only be yelled at if I get underfoot, finally
Getting my breakfast I slowly scoff it down.
Owner is yelling at me, what did I do? Oh I am in the way!
Shuffling around deciding which bed I prefer today.
Driving owner mad as I circle and circle then flop down.
After all I must make sure I have scared off all snakes.
Time to go out I bound along at owners side
wanting to get there first being checked back to heel.
Can owner not understand I should go first to protect
the household from any dangers lurking?
Yelling command on top of command, so confusing I close my ears.
One word at a time please if you want me to listen!
Remember Human language is not my own tongue I need time
to assimilate translate and then to finally obey.
Does owner not understand the more frantic they become
the higher state of alert this pushes on me I can not relax.
If owner is so tense and concerned there must be peril lurking.
At last home owner slowly relaxes and I come down from high alert.
This Mexican man stopped by and with him I did click,
He spoke my language and understood where I was coming from.
He taught my owner and showed how to dealt with things calmly.
Oh boy yes Life is much better due to Caesar Milan.


text:
I just got a text from someone who's trying to blow me up.
"The stupidity of your leaders put all of Israel under fire, and forced all the Israelis to go into shelters," it said, sent by a user named SMSQASSAM. "We will continue bombing every place in Israel until they answer all of our legitimate claims with total affirmation."
It was signed, "The Izz Ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades," Hamas' militia.
Hamas is texting me. Awesome.
This isn't the first time. Hamas has hacked Israeli phones several times during this and other times of conflict, sending messages to tens of thousands of Israelis.
I don't know for sure if I can credit Hamas with this, but a text I got Friday from someone named SHABAK informed me that a "Suicide bomber sneaked into Tel Aviv and Center targeting shelters. Beware of strangers in shelters."
Leaving aside how one suicide bomber could target more than one bomb shelter, I'm guessing that text wasn't from the Israel Security Agency, called the Shabak. Maybe it was from Hamas.
Two days earlier, I got a text from a user named "Haaretz" informing me that rockets had hit Haifa. They hadn't. The Haaretz newspaper sent out an email titled "URGENT CLARIFICATION" telling us that "The message was not from Haaretz."
Was it from Hamas?
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Value of Grit and Toughness
Ok, I have been talking with my die-hard Hawks fan friend. After their last lost to the Yotes, most Hawks fans have accepted that they blew the cap-required dismantling of their team. When they won the Cup, their line-up looked like:
Buf, Brouwer, Ladd, Kopecky, Burish, Eager, and Sopel are no longer on the Hawks. That's a lot of grit and toughness gone. Guys like Versteeg and Hendry were replaced. Those 7 weren't. They were the sand-paper that complimented the more-skilled half of the Hawks. Now, the Hawks are a bunch of wussies who are weak on the boards.
Anyways, how does this relate to the Wild? Well, looking at the free agent pool, there isn't a lot of quality, gritty players on the market. I'm talking about guys who aren't just tough and plug a hole. I'm talking about gritty guys who can also play hockey. This ups the value of grittier players.
So, in light of this, should we think about trading one or two guys like Clutterbuck, Stoner, Falk, maybe even Bulmer or Larsson if we can get a boatload for them this off-season to fill a hole we have in high-talent forwards or on the blueline?
Or, should this be a warning sign that we need to keep those guys to compliment our skilled guys when they come along?
You need a mix of skill and sandpaper, look at above lines you see both in the top 6. Imho the one guy they NEEDED to keep wad buffy.
As for us, we need to get some as well, hopefuly larsson,coyle and bulmer bring some of it. But i think in coming free agency and drafting we will see the staff try and pick guys who bring grit.
Bottom line, contenders win with a balanced offense, skill amd grit.
Every year people complain about lack of toughness and every year they add players who are "tough to play against" and every year we come up short.
I'll worry about lack of toughness after we address the lack of skill.
Koivu, Lats, Scandella, Stoner, Brodziak, Clutter, and Powe are all pretty damn tough to play against. Add in Larsson and Bulmer and you're looking good.
I don't think the issue with Chicago is a lack of toughness, it's the draw they had in the playoffs.
Match this Chicago team against Phoenix, Nashville, St. Louis, or LA and they end up where they are now. Match this Chicago team against Vancouver, San Jose, or Detroit, and they'll likely win. Even in those first examples, against LA or Phoenix, this Chicago team wins more often than it loses if it can get passable to above average goaltending. Match this Chicago team against the majority of the East teams, and that "grit and toughness" need mostly disappears.
The issue with their playoff series is that the style (and more importantly the discipline to stay in the system) that Phoenix plays forces Chicago to fight along the boards, grind out plays, and pick up garbage goals. That's not Chicago's game, and Phoenix is able to dictate the style. Look at the LA-Vancouver series, where LA has dictated the style, they've won in dramatic fashion. In game 4, LA didn't manage to control the game, and Vancouver was able to win by playing their style. However, look at the games in the East. Boston-Washington has some of that grinding play, but the other three series aren't like that.
I don't think I've ever heard Larsson described as a 'gritty' player, but I guess we'll see.
Regarding whether grit and toughness are valued on a team? Absolutely - but it's nowhere near as valuable as the skill that Chicago has; that's what won them the cup. Oh, and goaltending. Crawford is not a #1 NHL goaltender.
Edit: How toughness/grit relates to the Wild? Let's worry about getting those skill players before signing a bunch of grinders.
who needs grit? lets get all of our skilled kids up from their junior leagues. we could have 4 scoring lines! that'll work!
snark aside, "tough" players and "tough to play against" aren't necessarily the same thing. I would consider mikko tough to play against but not tough.
I guess what I was getting at is whether the Wild should take advantage of the weak free agent pool of grittier/tougher players, by using guys like Clutterbuck as trade bait, or whether the Wild needs to retain these guys because they will be critical in the near future.
Well the problem is we don't want say a late 1st, and we're not going to package Clutter+ for a better player because a team looking for grit isn't trying to dump guys.
I don't see how we can move him in a 1-for-1. We can get a late 1st, but then try and flip the late 1st+ for a better fit player?
Otherwise I think he's expendable and might have more trade value than on-ice.
Doug tried to build a tough team once. The only thing that did was make the team slower.....which was dang near impossible to do at that time. So that was impressive. :laugh:
Also, if we're going after free agents, we don't need to use trade bait. We'll just sign them.
Team toughness is a great thing to have, but it helps to have players that can score along with being tough. The Wild are ok in that regard as long as someone is watching out for the rookies next season. I would hate to see one of the prospects get Torresed or something right away without immediate retribution.
The most difficult thing to do in hockey is score. If you have nothing but grit, you suck.
Grit is totally necessary, but talent trumps gri alone.
This is what I have seen in the Canucks in recent years past. Tons of skill, but they really got beat up in the playoffs and especially against Boston they just looked intimidated and got wore down by the physicality.
As most of you said, you need both. Skill>Grit but both are necessary.
it goes beyond grit though (and you can certainly argue that Ladd lent leadership qualities to that team) because those guys also provided secondary scoring throughout their Cup run.
I'm not gonna say the Wild got the next Giroux ... lotsa luck to the next team that finds such a player, but I do like the fact that the Wild's best forward prospects have character, competitiveness, and SKILL in their portfolios. Size is good, but not the end all. Bodes well for the future.
It's easy to pine for gritty players when watching the playoffs. We've got gritty guys on this team, but we're not in the playoffs, so they're unable to show their grittiness during the grittiest part of the season.
Powe, Cullen and Vellieux have all shown how gritty they can be in the postseason. Among the prospects we have coming up, I'm excited to see Bulmer, Larsson, and Coyle to see how gritty they are in the playoffs. The next step is get these kids in the show and then make the playoffs.
I wasn't asking "what is more valuable, talent or grit?" That's an easy question.
I was trying to get that that some teams will be looking for gritty players this off-season, and whether the Wild should take advantage of that by trading a guy like Clutterbuck for a more skilled player or some other valuable asset?
For the second thing to change on that team, defensive depth. Chicago had Keith, Seabrook, and the rest of the guys on defense. Hjalmarsson looks like he was just a product of Campbell. Leddy's still not 100% NHL ready (and is only playing in the NHL because of how desperate Chicago is). Oduya isn't real desirable in the top 4. The rest of the guys might not make the Wild's defense this year. Chicago was basically playing with a 1st pairing, 3rd pairing, and some depth guys.
I don't think that a perceived lack of grit in free agency will do anything to improve Clutter's value. However, the fact that he's nearly unique as a player, and fulfills an interesting role while still tallying on the scoresheet, means he's still more valuable than your average guy in his position.
I would have worded the post as "Value of: Cal Clutterbuck" or "Speculation: Trade Cal Clutterbuck" then.
Don't think toughness is really much of a problem with this team. Every team is going to have at least a couple players that aren't tough and the Wild are no exception with Bouchard, Spurgeon, Scandella, and possible Granlund.
Well, if my underlying assessment is correct, all our grittier players will have higher trade value this off-season, not just Clutterbuck, including Latendresse, Bulmer, Brodziak, Coyle, Zucker, etc.
Teams like the Hawks, Pens, Sharks, and Wings lost because they either lost the physical side of the game or they didn't have anybody crashing the net and screening the goalies. I'm sorry, the Hawks problem isn't just that they are weak in net. They are a bunch of softies who are a shadow of the cup winning team.
So, I was just asking whether we keep all the above-mentioned guys, because we'll need forwards who can play the physical and scrappy part of the game, or do we trade them to a team who needs them.
Crawford is not a good goalie. Most of you know that I've thought he was a laughable tender since I saw him in Rockford years ago. He flops around too much and gets out of position easily. Couple that with his tendency to go down early...
CoachQ is also limited by the roster that he was given. Bear in mind that he was using Kane as a center. I don't think Kane won any pivotal face offs in the game last night, but I am currently too lazy to lookup stats...
I would have used Sharp as a 2nd line center over Kane.
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