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2009 has been filled with ups and downs, highs and lows, yet as I stand on the threshold of a new decade, I look back at the year that has just ended and have decided to start off this new year, this new decade by thinking of all the good things that have come my way in 2009, all the wonderful people I've met, all the brightness that has shined on me, at what can bring me forward, step by cautious step, into the new year with joy in my heart and a smile on my face. "Think positive!" the man would say, and think positive I must. So many fabulous, exciting things did happen thanks to my food blog, things that got me moving, helped me grow and become the food blog that I am today (yes, I am my food blog!).
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By Jeanne Jakle : October 18, 2013 : Updated: October 18, 2013 11:44pm
Photo By CBS via Getty Images"Big Brother" houseguest Aaryn Gries is interviewed by show host Julie Chen. Gries made offensive remarks about housemates during the series and later apologized. She wasn't alone in being offensive.
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Aaryn Gries, 22, a student at Texas State University.
Photo By Sonja Flemming/CBSAaryn Gries, 22, a college student from San Marcos.
Photo By Courtesy Shawn OnyechiFuture "Big Brother" contestant Aaryn Gries attends a Halloween party with fellow Texas State student Shawn Onyechi.
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Aaryn Gries at a party with Shawn Onyechi, a junior at Texas State University who briefly dated the 'Big Brother' contestant and defended her in an interview.
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"Big Brother" contestant Aaryn Gries "Big Brother†– Houseguest Aaryn during the Nomination Ceremony on BIG BROTHER, Sunday, July 28, on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Screengrab/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Most of the targets of racial slurs by Texan Aaryn Gries have been sent packing.
Aaryn Gries, a Texas State University student, is now the powerful head of household.
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Photo By Courtesy photosThe "Big Brother" houseguests were all smiles three weeks ago at the beginning of the season. That was before Aaryn Gries and other contestants created controversy outside the house because of their use of racial and anti-gay slurs.
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Photo By CBS"Big Brother" host Julie Chen confronts houseguest Aaryn Gries about her racist and homophobic remarks on the program.
Controversial "Big Brother" contestant Aaryn Gries, back home in San Marcos a month after the CBS show ended, said Friday that she was shocked when she realized how seriously her trash talk inside the house had been taken by the world outside.
"It's probably the worst moment of my entire life so far," Gries said by phone.
When she exited the Big Brother house to boos from the studio audience and was grilled by Julie Chen about comments she made toward fellow contestants that were interpreted as racist and homophobic, "it really opened up my eyes and shocked me," Gries said.
"I didn't realize how serious the things that I said had been taken up until that point," she said. "It was really hard for me because I don't have any hate in my heart for any specific race or sexuality. It's really difficult to defend yourself — especially when you said things that were horrible."
Among other remarks, Gries, 23, used a slur on an openly gay contestant and stereotyped an Asian American contestant.
The offenses committed by her and other members of the "Big Brother" household made national headlines.
The excuse she initially gave to Chen, that "in Texas, we say things and sometimes we joke and we don't mean it," was wrong, as well, Gries added.
"I was raised on a ranch by a very old-fashioned family," she said. "But what happened around me doesn't represent everything around Texas."
Friends and family — including her mom in Colorado and her dad, who lives near Del Rio in the small town of Pandale — have been very supportive.
"My dad said (the experience) changed me. He feels I'm 10 years older since I got out of the house," Gries said.
Still, she said, "I've been in and out of depression since the whole thing happened. ... I'm not a racist in any way, but I know I said things that were insensitive and mean."
Gries' remarks not only sparked outrage during "Big Brother's" run, they led to real-life consequences. She was dropped by a Texas modeling agency, and a student group at Texas State University wanted her punished.
She said she wasn't too concerned about the loss of her modeling contract.
"I'm just a college student," she noted. "Modeling was just something I did on the side."
Gries has traveled since the show ended, to Las Vegas, New Mexico and Virginia — where she met her current beau, a Marine. People she's encountered who recognized her from "Big Brother" treated her well.
"Some have asked for pictures," she said. "No one said anything negative. People may talk bad about you online, but when they come up to you and meet you in person, they're nice."
She's not sure what she'll do next: return to Texas State University in January or finish her fourth year of college via courses online.
On the professional front, she said her representatives at Integrated PR in Los Angeles are putting together a hosting reel for possible TV jobs. She also mentioned two interviews lined up for November: for a role in a miniseries and a small part in a feature film.
"I don't know the details yet," she said.
What she really wants is "to travel around the world, experience different cultures," she said, "become more well-rounded. ... I've clearly been living in a bubble, and I need to change that."
One thing that's definite, she said; "I'm doing everything I can to change my actions and those of people around me. When I hear anyone talking like that, I correct them immediately."
When she's attacked on Twitter with "so much hate," it can get "really overwhelming," she added. But she's determined to be strong and face the world head-on.
"I'm not scared of going to Texas State. I'm not scared of showing my face anywhere. I'm doing what I can and owning up to my mistakes, and I'm not going to hide from them."


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Mr. Byrd was born in Macon on Aug. 16, 1952, and was a lifelong resident of Jones County. He was the son of the late Howard Anderson "Papoose" Byrd and Ruby Lee Grooms "Moose" Byrd. After completing his education, he worked as an electrician. In addition to his parents, Mr. Byrd was preceded in death by a sister, Gloria Roquemore. He will be with us forever through the stories of days gone by.
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--- Chicago suffered back-to-back regulation losses on Friday and Saturday - the first time since Dec. 13 and 18 the team dropped two straight regulation decisions, a span of 48 games.
--- The Wolves killed of all five of San Antonio's power-play opportunities on Saturday, the fifth straight game, and 39th time overall this season, the team has been perfect on the penalty kill (23-13-0-3); Chicago shares fifth in the league with an 85.6 efficiency rating on the penalty kill (255 of 298).
--- The Wolves will play two of their last three regular-season games at home, beginning with a tilt against the Milwaukee Admirals on Wednesday; Chicago has posted a 27-8-0-3 mark on home ice this season, outscoring opponents, 132-92, along the way.
--- Left wing Greg Stewart scored his first goal as a member of the Wolves on Wednesday; the 23-year-old forward was the 24th skater to tally a marker for Chicago this season.
--- Chicago has been held without a power-play marker in four straight games and in 13 of its last 16 contests (four of 55); the Wolves share 15th in the AHL with an 16.9 efficiency rating on the power-play (53 of 314).
--- The Wolves will host their annual Fan Appreciation Night when they close out their 16th regular-season at the Allstate Arena on Sat., April 10, at 7 p.m. The Wolves players will give the "shirts off their backs" to 20 lucky recipients who purchased scratch-and-win cards throughout the season with proceeds benefiting Chicago Wolves Charities. After the game, the winners will join the players on the ice to receive the game-worn autographed jerseys. For more information, call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.
Sat., April 3
(at) San Antonio 3, Chicago 0
--- The Wolves let up three goals in the second period and were unable to light the lamp as they fell to the San Antonio Rampage, 3-0, at the AT&T Center
--- Goaltender Drew MacIntyre turned aside 33 of 36 shots
Fri., April 2
(at) Houston 4, Chicago 3
--- The Wolves fell behind 2-0 in the first period and were never able to pull even as they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Houston Aeros at the Toyota Center
--- Centers Johnny Pohl (2G) and Riley Holzapfel dented the net
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino posted 26 saves on 30 shots
Wed., March 31
Chicago 4, (at) Houston 0
--- The Wolves took the lead 36 seconds into the game and never looked back, defeating Houston, 4-0, at the Toyota Center
--- Forwards Greg Stewart and Matt Anderson and defensemen Paul Postma and Arturs Kulda scored
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino stopped all 32 shots he faced


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White Tales Lodge
Step back in time to simpler days at White Tales Lodge. Nestled in the beautiful and remote hills of Calhoun County, the lodge has a warm and inviting atmosphere and is surrounded by some of the most unforgettable landscapes in the Midwest. Enjoy hunting packages in season or design your own weekend getaway with the family. Outdoor cooking facilities are available as well as an indoor kitchen, dining room, game room and sleeping accommodations.
Stone Bridge Valley Art Center
Stone Bridge Valley Art Center includes an art studio offering open studio time and classes, an art gallery with featured artists, and a gallery boutique with art by local and regional artists available for purchase.
Kinder's No Wake Inn
Located on the Mississippi River on the southern tip of Calhoun County, Kinder's No Wake Inn is the perfect spot for a panoramic view of the river. Serene beauty is what you will experience in your visit to the Inn. Uniquely decorated rooms will add some delight to your stay. Each room has its own outside seating and a large patio with terraced landscaping. Rooms have coffee pots, microwaves and refrigerators.
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River City Cider House
Serving full menu of fresh salads and sandwiches. Open Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Elsah General Store
This quaint general store offers an array of of jams, syrups, bbq sauces, coffees and and grocery items as well as greeting cards, unique gifts and antiques. Open Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Elijah P.'s Burgers and Brews
Elijah P.'s Burgers and Brews is a themed restaurant that celebrates Alton area history. Menu includes gourmet burgers, and other upscale menu items. Also serving 60 different beers on tap.
Lynyrd Skynyrd at Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater.
Southern rock favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd will be performing at Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater this summer. With a catalog of over 60 albums, sales beyond 30 million worldwide and their beloved classic American rock anthem "Sweet Home Alabama" having sold over two million ringtones, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd remain a cultural icon that appeals to multiple generations.
LuciAnna's Pastries
"Simply delicious" pastries and desserts that are sure to please every palate. Whether you are looking for a little taste of Europe, delicious coffee & tea, or cookies like grandma made (with just a little panache) you will find them at LuciAnna's Pastries. Come & relax in our warm inviting atmosphere.
Maeva's Coffee
A gypsy inspired coffee shop located inside Alton's historic Milton Schoolhouse.
Spoon Baking Company
Bakery sweet treats, fresh brewed coffee, specialty coffee, tea, and catering.
1904 General Store
The 1904 General Store came from the 1904 World's Fair. We sell fudge, chocolate bars, candy, and retail gifts/furniture. Open Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Tree Top- A Loading Dock Guest House
Located in the heart of Grafton, Tree Tops is perfect for a family getaway or a stay-cation with your besties. With a queen sized bed and two twin beds, this cozy cottage is designed for four. Tree Tops boasts breathtaking views of the Mighty Mississippi from the private deck and shared patio below. Tree Tops is a second level guest house equipped with all the bells and whistles you've come to expect from a Loading Dock property.
Live music venue and pub with full bar. Two stages and an extensive sound system accommodates a variety of live music and entertainment ranging from original songwriters, local talent and regional acts. Open F & S 4 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lagniappe Place
Guest house and vineyard situated on rolling hills near Grafton that offers guests " a little something extra".
The Fish Market- A Loading Dock Guest House.
This upscale cottage was designed with comfort and fun in mind. Perfect for families or singles. The Guest House sleeps up to 6 with one king size bed and 4 twin size bunks. A full kitchen and large living room make for a relaxing stay. The Fish Market is small pet friendly with a fenced-in side garden.
Mississippi Mud Pottery
Natural clay materials are molded and crafted right before your eyes into creative, functional stoneware pottery. Choose from a wide variety of handmade pieces to enjoy in everyday settings or as decorative objects. A popular item are the ceramic fish. Actual fish that have been caught on a hook and line are used to create a mold and clay is used to reproduce a likeness of the fish. After firing, the clay is glazed and natural or artistic colorations are applied. The finished piece is a unique one of a kind piece - a reminder of the one that did not get away! Open Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, noon to 4 p.m.
Alton Farmer's & Artisans' Market
There will be an abundance of delicious fresh produce, crafts, baked goods, plants & flowers, locally-raised hormone-free meat, handmade soaps, jewelry, artwork, pottery, art demonstrations and more at the Alton Farmer's and Artisans' Market. Admission is free for shoppers and there is plenty of parking at its new permanent location in the city-owned parking lot at the corner of Landmarks and Henry Street. The Alton Farmer's & Artisans' Market is every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Loading Dock
We're proud to be considered the region's best outdoor bar and grill, with the best scenic view, at the end of the best scenic drive. Our majestic view is not to be missed. Watch the river roll by while listening to live entertainment. Our full menu features something for everyone...don't miss our famous Dock Salsa! Be sure to stop by the fourth weekend of the month March - October for the Riverside Flea Market featuring over 60 local vendors. Let us host your next party! We cater events of all sizes...from reunions and receptions to birthdays and bridal showers. Keep the fun going at one of our four Loading Dock Guest Houses, perfect for an intimate getaway or an all night get-together.
Hakuna Matata River Rambler Cruise
Cruise the river, learn its history, and view its geographical features during the River Rambler Tours on the Hakuna Matata, a 49-passenger all weather tour boat. The first level of the boat is fully enclosed with large windows and is seasonally air-conditioned and heated. The upper deck is a huge open air patio offering 360 degree views of the river and surrounding bluffs. Tours set sail from the Grafton Harbor. Admission is $18/adults, $16/seniors, $9/children ages 3-7, $4.50 for children 2 and under.
The White Pelican - Art Gallery
The White Pelican Art Gallery sits on the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois river in Grafton IL. Featuring 18 area artists in a variety of mediums, some depicting local charms.
Straight Home Bar and Grill
A bit off the beaten path, Straight Home Bar and Grill is well worth the effort to find it. The daily lunch specials are out of the ordinary and can run the gamut from crab alfredo entrees to chicken and dumplings to barbeque pork steak. There is no breakfast despite the early opening. But steak entrees are featured every Friday and Saturday. Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 1 a.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 2 a.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. - 2 a.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Piasa Photo
Eagle watch in style with binoculars from Piasa Photo. This full service camera shop offers binoculars for rent for the avid bird watcher as well as a complete line of camera equipment for the amateur and professional photographer. Hours: M-F 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., S 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wild Trak Bikes
Take a ride along the many bicycle trails around Alton with a bike from Wild Trak Bikes. The shop features new and used bicycles including road bikes, mountain bikes, comfort bikes and children's bikes. Service is also available for all bikes makes and models. Hours: T - F 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., S 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
New Frontiers Home Furnishings
See what sets New Frontiers Home Furnishings apart from its competition. High quality solid wood furniture grace the showroom floors. Plus, New Frontiers features a wide variety of unfinished wood furniture with finishing options available. It also offers locally made redwood garden furniture and will build the western red cedar frame greenhouse of your dreams. Open Mon. Tues. Thurs. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wed., Fri. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.


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By Caren Chaffee
Developing individualized strategic interventions to manage the everyday symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often overwhelming for all members of a child's treatment team. As a parent of an ADHD youth and a professional in the behavioral health field, I have read and am compelled by the numerous studies hailing the benefits of medication to treat ADHD symptoms. I have witnessed, first hand, the positive impact of medication which helps youth better manage their ADHD symptoms, allowing them more opportunity to utilize the "tools" offered to them to overcome the challenges with which they are presented as ADHD youth.
The CDC affirms that the causes and risk factors for ADHD are unknown. Therefore, there is currently no "cure" for ADHD and therefore, no single remedy that, when applied, gives a child with ADHD the ability to suddenly and wholly focus, sit still, control his or her impulses and become organized. In fact, just identifying an appropriate medication is often accomplished through trial and error. On a personal level, it took several different prescriptions to find an effective medication for my son. This experience solidified, in a very personal way, what experts in the field have already noted: ADHD manifests itself in a wide variety of ways, and as such, requires very individualized treatment.
Often, this treatment is expanded to include more than medication. Concurrent treatment modalities, such as psychotherapy, behavior management and social skills development can all play roles in addressing the symptoms of ADHD in youth with this diagnosis. In addition to the medication trials, my son began seeing a therapist who specializes in working with children and youth (which was coordinated with his pediatrician), and he was tested for gluten sensitivity (at the suggestion of his school social worker). Modifications to his behavior management plan are ongoing and continual.
However, as a parent on a quest to provide my son with as many opportunities for growth as possible, my research continued. Approximately eight months after his initial diagnosis, I began to read about the potential benefits of chiropractic care for youth with ADHD. The theory behind the pursuit of chiropractic care for ADHD youth is centered around the conviction that a healthy, well-functioning spine supports brain function. One or more vertebra moving out of position may cause "communication problems" between the brain and the nerves. Adjusting the spine through chiropractic care may correct the nerve interference, clearing the message pathways for better communication between the brain and spine and the rest of the body.
Although a wide body of evidence does not yet exist exulting the benefits of chiropractic care for ADHD youth, some research reveals is a relationship between abnormalities in the spine, the nervous system and the brain. Some chiropractors also note the relationship between an increase in the clinical diagnoses of ADHD, learning disabilities and behavior disorders and a more sedentary lifestyle of youth. This theory of chiropractic medicine is based on the belief that when youth are less physically active, their spines are not given the opportunity to develop in the same manner as they are in more physically active bodies.
Several case studies have been published over the past several decades which demonstrate improvements of objective and subjective findings in children with ADHD. Furthermore, an increasing number of chiropractic neurologists are conducting additional research to demonstrate the positive impact of chiropractic care on ADHD symptoms.
Chiropractors will, quickly and rightly, explain that they do not "treat" ADHD, but rather, treat dysfunction of the spine and body. Esteemed members of the chiropractic field point out that the impact of chiropractic care on children with ADHD diagnoses have been noted with increasing frequency, but will also agree that more research in exploring this relationship is needed.
It is not being suggested that chiropractic care replace medication therapy. Instead, chiropractic care, like psychotherapy, behavior management, healthy nutrition and good sleep patterns can serve to enhance the treatment of some youth with ADHD diagnoses, further adding to their toolkit to help them learn to function successfully in society.
Once a youth's function is improved, his or her true personality, will and strengths emerge. He or she may begin to demonstrate growths in all areas of his or her development. As a professional, this is a rewarding result of a well-developed treatment plan. As a parent, there is no greater joy.


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Natascha Djikanovic
Natascha Djikanovic joins Oper Frankfurt's Opera Studio in the 2013/14 season. She was born in Serbia and studied at the University of Art in Belgrade, joining the Opera Studio at the National Opera there in 2010. This young soprano's repertoire includes Mimì / Musetta (La Bohème), Violetta (La Traviata) and the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Natascha Djikanovic has reached the finals and won prizes at many international competitions, including the "Nikola Cvejic" in Ruma (Serbia), "Ferruccio Tagliavini" in Deutschlandsberg (Austria), "Gian Battista Viotti" in Vercelli (Italy) and "Magda Olivero" in Saluzzo (Italy)


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UFC Fight Night 30 has a new look to its headlining bout, as Michael Bisping (24-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from a planned matchup with Mark Munoz (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC).
An eye injury forced Bisping's removal from the card, and Lyoto Machida (19-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) has stepped in to take his place in the main event of UFC Fight Night 30, which takes place on Oct. 26 at Phones 4u Arena (previously known as Manchester Arena) in Manchester, England. The evening's main card airs in the U.S. on FOX Sports 2 following prelims on Facebook.


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Calm, collected.
Faced with the Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage the law of the land, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, predictably expressed his displeasure:
Just as Roe v. Wade did not settle the question of abortion over forty years ago, Obergefell v. Hodges does not settle the question of marriage today. Neither decision is rooted in the truth, and as a result, both will eventually fail. Today the Court is wrong again. It is profoundly immoral and unjust for the government to declare that two people of the same sex can constitute a marriage.... Mandating marriage redefinition across the country is a tragic error that harms the common good and most vulnerable among us, especially children.
Other bishops, however, took another tone. Calling the majority decision in Obergefell "particularly painful," Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston urged Catholics to "both protect our own deeply held values and participate with civility and charity in the continuing national discussion about this decision."
In a longer reflection on the decision, Cardinal Donald Wuerl reminded his people that "Christians have the responsibility to learn and to grow in their faith in order to share it with others"--without barring the church door to those who struggle with the church's definition of marriage. They too must be welcomed.Read more
New stories (& a new issue) on the website
We posted two new stories (and also our latest issue) to the website.
First, E.J. Dionne Jr. responds to last week's social sea change—the national movement against Confederate monuments and the Supreme Court's rulings on same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act. He cautions liberals to be "candid" about conservative concerns about judicial activism and urges conservatives to recognize that "social movements, public opinion, the courts and the elected branches are not hermetically sealed off from each other."
Read the whole thing here.
And, our July 10 issue is up. In it, the editors expound on the "impressive, deeply challenging" vision of Francis's enyclical and what it requires of us.
One cannot separate ecology from economics, or economics from ethics, or ethics from politics. Above all, one cannot separate what Francis, following Benedict, calls "human ecology" from the rest of creation.
Read the editorial here.
Also in the issue Jay Neugeboren recounts when champion Max Baer confronted racism at a segregated bar in Chicago in 1932; Mollie O'Reilly describes what it's like to explain poverty to a 3-year-old; and Anthony Domestico reviews Anne Enright's latest novel The Green Road. Enright, Ireland's first fiction laureate, spoke with Digital Editor Dominic Presziosi about—among other things—family-as-fate, sex and death, John Paul II in Ireland, and writing. In case you missed the interview, read the whole thing here.
See the full table of contents for our July 10 issue here.
Why Pretend?
This week will be remembered as an important one in the history of this country, a very good week for most people on the left and a bad one for most on the right. For the second time, the Supreme Court protected the Affordable Care Act from a legal challenge that would have crippled it. The following day the Court ruled that gay Americans have a Constitional right to marry.
The ruling in the health-care case was a clear rejection of narrow Scalian textualism, a theory of statutory interpretation that has had great influence in the past couple of decades. Many would argue—along with the four dissenting Justices—that the ruling in the marriage case was a rejection of judicial restraint, a principle sometimes confused with textualism. As John Roberts reminded us this week, there is a difference.
For most supporters of same-sex civil marriage, what mattered most was not the process but the outcome. That is understandable. When it comes to matters of the greatest personal urgency, most people are procedural pragmatists. They'll wait for a legislative victory if they have to, but if they can get what they want from the courts, they'll take it. Proponents of same-sex marriage will no longer have to wait for the legislative process to catch up with public opinion. That might have taken years, and since there seemed to be little doubt about the final outcome—since it was only a matter of sooner or later—why not get it over with? Why make gay couples wait for democracy to slowly run its course when we could all see where it was headed. That, at any rate, was the pragmatic argument for having the Supreme Court settle this. (I don't say that was the only argument.)
Meanwhile, opponents of Obamacare will have to figure out how to get rid of it politically, having failed again to get the Supreme Court to kill or maim it for them. This means they'll have to wait for at least one more election.
The GOP response to the marriage decision has not been uniform. Many Republicans are eager to put this controversy behind them as quickly as possible so that they can concentrate on the truly important things: repealing Obamacare and cutting taxes. It is useful to compare the range of views about same-sex marriage on display at the National Review with the much narrower range of views about the Obamacare decision: the flagship publication of the American right, though generally opposed to both decisions, makes room for supporters of same-sex marriage (Charles C. W. Cooke, Reihan Salam), while speaking with one hoarse voice against Obamacare. This contrast confirms the view that today's GOP is less a conservative party than an anti-government pro-Market party. Capitalism über alles.Read more
Jacob Lawrence—Again
Following up on a column I wrote about Jacob Lawrence's "The Great Migration," here is a NYTimes book review of the catalog accompanying the show now at MOMA (through September 7).
The review is by Isabel Wilkerson whose own master work, The Warmth of Other Suns, tells the migration story through the lives of several of those who made the journey. An impressive work in its own right.
Lawerence's great 60-panel work will open at DC's Phillips Gallery in 2016. All of this apropos of so many events of the last several weeks, beginning with Charleston.
John Boyne's Lonely Priest
John Boyne's A History of Loneliness asserts through its title that we will be confronted with a story of one isolated or excluded. The history is a confession, addressed to readers as "you" and by extension the history is a testimony. The narrator, Father Odran Yates, is a witness to the transformation of the Irish Catholic church – particularly to the esteem accorded priests and the institution of the church by lay people. At the end of his priestly career, Father Yates finds himself disillusioned and alone – divided in his self-condemnation and his remaining faith in his vocation and the church.
One would expect a hostile review of forty years of recent Irish Catholic history from a John Boyne who said in an interview: "my priests and educators made me feel worthless, and disparaged and humiliated me at every turn." Indeed the author is gay, and records callous beatings and harsh spiritual strictures leading to extensive bouts of depression. His subject in the novel is the pedophile scandal that scarred so many boys and adolescents and which was willfully hidden, despite the risks to so many young people. The salvific aspect of the novel is that his narrator is a good priest, one who recognizes the strength of his own vocation, and in so far as he trusted the hierarchy which he obeyed he fell into the sin of omission. He refused in an unsettling denial to suspect those closest to him of "interfering" with children.
I use the word "salvific" carefully: the novel should be read as way to a just response to the great crimes of abuse. Boyne's handling of Father Yates's voice is the central achievement. The viewpoint is one of hindsight; the revelations of duplicity and complicity in suppressing the predatory treatment of children isolates Yates. He seems, in self-accusation, to lose affect, to view his ministry as one lived by false surmise – about the integrity of his superiors, the honesty of his fellow priests. The narrative tone resonates with the "loneliness" of the title; indeed, Yates might feel as if he alone did not see what was going on around him, particularly in the life of his oldest friend and fellow priest Tom Cardle.Read more
Carbon Fasting
In my last post, I remarked that the archdiocese of Bombay had started the practice of carbon fasting for its Lenten practice of 2014 and repeated it in 2015. I received in a variety of ways many positive responses to the blog. While I know we are a long way from Lent, still in the wake of Laudato Si,' we are being asked to change our ways immediately and carbon fasting seems like an exercise that can get us started.
In 2014, the Bombay archdiocese posted on their website a booklet, entitled "40 earth-saving ways to fast this lent." It is a simple set of reminders to reduce one's carbon foot-print each year. The archdiocese also made an app available that would text daily very specific practices to follow.
Carbon fasting brings us into the world of an asceticism that's mindful of our place in our environment. This mindfulness helps to develop, I think, a new humility. Prompted by the Magnificat, I have long defined humility as knowing one's place in God's world. Carbon fasting helps us then to develop a 21st century humility, making us more mindful of our place in God's creation.Read more
SCOTUS Votes 5-4 in Favor of Human Dignity
The Supreme Court today issued its opinion strking down anti-marriage equality laws in all 50 states. Writing for the majority, swing vote Justice Kennedy concluded his opinion with this moving paragraph:
No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization's oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.
The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed.
The Court's argument was based on four "principles and traditions" which show that the reasons marriage is fundamental under the Constitution apply equally to all. They are:
- The right to personal choice regarding marriage is inherent in the concept of individual autonomy. (Here Kennedy cites Loving v. Virginia, which struck down interracial marriage bans.)
- The right to marry "supports a two-person union unlike any other in its importance to the committed individuals," and same-sex couples have the same right "to enjoy intimate association."
- Marriage "safeguards children and families and thus draws meaning from related rights of childrearing, procreation, and education." This doesn't mean that everybody has to procreate in order to marry civlly: "Precedent protects the right of a married couple not to procreate, so the right to marry cannot be conditioned on the capacity or commitment to procreate."
- "[M]arriage is a keystone of the Nation's social order," and excluding same-sex couples is "demeaning" to them.
While this is not a decision that Church leaders are likely to cheer, it is striking to me how strongly these principles echo Catholic doctrine on marriage:Read more
Ever since reading David Cole's compelling account of the legal issues at stake in King v. Burwell, I've had trouble imagining how any intelligent and intellectually honorable person could support the plaintiffs in this case. So, being stuck at home with a bad cold on the day the Supreme Court announced its ruling, I wandered over to the website of the National Review in search of intelligent, intellectually honorable rebuttals of the majority opinion.
Sure enough, two intelligent men, Yuval Levin and George Will, were both arguing, with as much drama as they could muster, not only that John Roberts and the others Justices in the majority were wrong, but that their decision was a precedent that would do lasting damage to America's Constitutional tradition. According to Levin and Will, the majority's interpretation of a disputed provision in the Affordable Care Act was, in effect, an attempt by judges to revise badly written legislation in order to rescue it from its internal contradictions. Yet another example of judicial overreach, about which conservatives are forever complaining (and sometimes with good reason). Here's Levin:Read more
Knew or Should Have Known
Two events dedicated to issues of justice and human rights in Central America took place in New York City this week: A screening of the documentary Justice and the Generals at the Open Society Foundation, and a discussion of U.S. response to Latin American immigration called "Forced to Flee" hosted by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). Both used the history of U.S. entanglement in Central American conflicts as a call for greater responsibility in addressing the violence and injustice still afflicting the region.
The story of Justice and the Generals begins with the December 1980 rape and murder of the four North American churchwomen in El Salvador. Though the five Salvadoran National Guardsmen who committed the acts were sentenced to a maximum of thirty years in prison, the victims' families and their legal team at the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights continued searching for evidence that the orders came from higher up in the chain of command. In 1998, their hunch was confirmed, despite years of insistence by the U.S. State Department to the contrary. In fact, they learned that the generals who may have given the orders, José Guillermo Garcia and Carlos Vides Casanova, had since been enjoying a comfortable retirement in Florida.
The trial that ensued took place not in an international tribunal, but in a civil court in West Palm Beach. Ford v. Garcia hinged upon the principle of command responsibility—did the generals know or should they have known about the crime? Did they fail to prevent it, renounce it, or punish those who were most directly responsible? Surprising nearly everyone involved, the jury ultimately decided that the generals could not be found guilty, since, according to the defense, the chaos in El Salvador at the time prevented military leaders from having effective command of their subordinates. The plaintiffs found this to be erroneous—the generals had been the most powerful figures in the Salvadoran military, which was the most powerful institution in the country at the time. Garcia himself had even testified that there were never acts of insubordination to his orders. Despite the verdict in Ford v. Garcia, the same generals were found guilty under the doctrine of command responsibility in a subsequent case. The ultimate conclusion: Garcia and Vides Casanova knew or should have known about the torture of at least three million Salvadorans committed by those responsible to them.
However, the chain of accountability may not necessarily end with the generals.Read more
Roberts's Pragmatism, Scalia's Precedent
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has for the second time helped preserve the Affordable Care Act, again by seeing sensibly through to what the intent of the law is. Not persuaded by plaintiffs' contention that the four words "established by the state" forbid the federal government from providing subsidies in states that do not have their own exchanges, he also noted the consequences of cutting subsidies for millions of people:
The combination of no tax credits and an ineffective coverage requirement could well push a State's individual insurance market into a death spiral. … Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them … If at all possible, we must interpret the act in a way that is consistent with the former, and avoids the latter.
Antonin Scalia again has put himself at the center of a decision with the petulant language he has chosen – this time precedent-setting – in siding with Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in the minority: "We should start calling this law SCOTUScare," he wrote, which apparently is the first time the term "SCOTUS" has appeared in a SCOTUS decision. There was also this: "The cases [concerning the ACA] will publish forever the discouraging truth that the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others, and is prepared to do whatever it takes to uphold and assist its favorites." Finally, Scalia departed from custom by concluding his dissent with a concise "I dissent," forgoing the adverb that typically divides the declarative: "respectfully." Though it could be argued his use of it in previous dissents may have implied its absence.
Stop the Glock
John Cassidy makes a good point on his New Yorker blog:
"Evidently, the American political system still has the capacity to rouse itself and restrict the display of offensive flags. Unfortunately, doing anything about guns, which kill more than thirty thousand people a year in the U.S., is still beyond the nation."
Response to David Brooks
Last February, American climate change deniers used the bitterly-cold temperatures to make a political point. Senator James Inhofe famously tossed a snowball across the Senate chamber. But here's the problem: February 2015 was actually the second warmest on record. If you look at the maps, you will see a world of red with a big blue patch across the eastern half of North America. In other words, the abnormal cold was a purely local phenomenon, and looking at it in isolation would present a highly misleading picture.
Yet this is akin to what David Brooks does in his recent column criticizing Pope Francis and his encyclical. He misses the point that the entire global economy is interconnected, even though Pope Francis repeats his "everything is connected" mantra over and over. One of Brooks' main points is that richer countries have healthier environments and should get credit for it. But he ignores that fact that the direct counterpart of this is often environmental degradation in poorer countries. Pope Francis is pretty blunt when he talks about the damage done by multinationals seeking short-term financial return. Quoting the Argentinean bishops, he notes that they leave behind "great human and environmental liabilities such as unemployment, abandoned towns, the depletion of natural reserves, deforestation, the impoverishment of agriculture and local stock breeding, open pits, riven hills, polluted rivers.."Read more
Illusions Here and Abroad
Earlier this month, I happened to turn on the PBS NewsHour and caught a roundtable discussion on President Obama's decision to send another 450 military "advisers" to help train the Iraqi army in its fitful fight against ISIS. One of the panelists was Commonweal contributor Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, among other books. Also on the panel were Ret. General Anthony Zinni, former commander of U.S. Central Command, Michele Flournoy, former undersecretary of policy at the Department of Defense, and Leon Panetta, former secretary of defense. Zinni, Flournoy, and Panetta were all supportive of sending more advisers and even expanding the scope of the rules of engagement. Not surprisingly, Bacevich was skeptical. As he saw it, whatever skills the U.S. military might instill in Iraqi forces, they will not "be able to transfer the will to fight, which would seem to be the fundamental problem."
Panetta was hawkish and optimistic about an expanded U.S. military mission. He seemed to think that the Shiite-led government in Baghdad could be pressured into arming its Sunni and Kurdish partners in the north. "We've got to push the Iraqis," he said. No one asked why we would have more leverage with the Shiites now than we did when we had a hundred thousand troops in Iraq. Panetta insisted that ISIS posed a grave threat not just to U.S. interests abroad, but to our domestic security. Bacevich responded that Panetta was "vastly exaggerating" any threat ISIS might pose to the United States. Given the disasters of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, we "ought to be a little bit humble" about thinking that U.S. military can fix problems in that part of the world. Bacevich observed that we had in fact created many of those problems by invading Iraq in 2003. "The evidence is quite clear," he said. "U.S. military intervention in this region creates greater instability, not stability."
Isn't that a simple statement of fact? Evidently not to Panetta. He reads recent history quite differently. "The fact is, we're good at counterterrorism," he said. "The reality is that we know how to do this without deploying the 101st Airborne or a large number of brigades."
I confess to being nonplussed by that statement. Does Panetta honestly think Iraq and Afghanistan have been rousing counterterrorism success stories? I suppose that might be true if the goal was to occupy both countries indefinitely. But there are limits to American dominance, and limits to what we should ask of our men and women in the armed forces.
To his credit, Bacevich was having none of what Panetta was selling. "With all due respect," he answered the former secretary of defense, "we don't know how to do this."Read more
Forgiveness & the Flag
Hearing the names of the nine victims in Charleston read at Mass on Sunday, it was hard not to hear as well the statements of forgiveness from their survivors made at last Friday's bond hearing for the shooter, Dylann Roof. "I will never be able to hold her again. But I forgive you" – the words of Nadine Collier, daughter of victim Ethel Lance – became the headline of Saturday's print edition of The New York Times, but it's the clips of Collier and others in court that truly convey the power of the moment, the grace of those whose loved ones were taken. It's impossible not to be moved, or even awed—as a number of pundits admitted to being when the footage was aired.
Inevitably, much has been written and said about "forgiveness" in the days since, some of it by Cornell West. In an appearance Monday on New York public radio he called the survivors' statements of forgiveness, and the favorable response to them, "bad theology." The forgiveness, he said, "is premature… We have to put love at the center of this but forgiveness is something that comes further down the line… [This] has remnants of the niggerized Christianity that has been operating in the history of the black church…." Of course, provocation is West's main mode. But his co-guest on the segment, Amy Butler of Riverside Church, allowed that he was getting at something important. The survivors' words of forgiveness, she said, "are deeply moving but they call us to something deeper, and they remind us of a sin in our country that cannot be ignored anymore… [A] voice of remorse also needs to come from a system and a nation…."
The possibility of forgiveness from family members is one issue; the possibility (if not the likelihood) of its appropriation and use as absolution from any further responsibility for or concern with the underlying causes of the attack is another.Read more
Race of the absurd
The murders in Charleston have summoned all the cliches about race, racism, black, white, etc., that are part of summertime news. The parishioners at Emanuel AME Church mourn the people they knew and loved and their relatives and friends weep and forgive. The rest of us should be sorting through cause and effect. It might actually sober everyone up.
This morning's NYTimes looks at the organization that inspired Roof to murder and it looks at who is the beneficiary of its political contributions.
"What is Whitness" in the NYTimes Sunday Review reminded us that once upon a time scientists divined many more races, Celts, Saxons, Southern Italians, etc, than they divine today.
And we have had a couple go-rounds here at dotCommonweal about the social construction of race. When Did You Become White? How White is White? And Who is White?
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Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen: An American Lyric, has a piece in the New York Times Magazine about Charleston, race, and the problem with white liberalism:
The truth, as I see it, is that if black men and women, black boys and girls, mattered, if we were seen as living, we would not be dying simply because whites don't like us. Our deaths inside a system of racism existed before we were born. The legacy of black bodies as property and subsequently three-fifths human continues to pollute the white imagination. To inhabit our citizenry fully, we have to not only understand this, but also grasp it. In the words of playwright Lorraine Hansberry, "The problem is we have to find some way with these dialogues to show and to encourage the white liberal to stop being a liberal and become an American radical." And, as my friend the critic and poet Fred Moten has written: "I believe in the world and want to be in it. I want to be in it all the way to the end of it because I believe in another world and I want to be in that." This other world, that world, would presumably be one where black living matters. But we can't get there without fully recognizing what is here.
William Giraldi, whose work has been reviewed on this blog before, writes on the figure of the Catholic novelist:
If my being a Catholic must be predicated on the belief that the God of the Israelites decided to inseminate a peasant woman in the Levant in order to birth a human sacrifice who would rise from the dead and redeem the world, and whose resurrection would then inspire an apostolic company who could interpret the sacred while taking my money and demanding my servitude, then you'll forgive me, but I can't call myself a Catholic. In Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Mary McCarthy admits: "I am not sorry to have been a Catholic"—"this sensuous life," she calls it, and like Percy and O'Connor she speaks of "the sense of mystery and wonder," of how in certain "exalted moments of altruism the soul was fired with reverence." I'd like to second that: I am not sorry to have been a Catholic. An upbringing in the Church has, I suspect and hope, outfitted me well as a storyteller.
James Salter died last Friday. Here is Nick Paumgarten on his life and work:
He was modest yet certain about his talents, anxious yet cool about his reputation, and somehow both demure and effusive about his influences. When I asked him where he thought his style came from, he replied, "Who knows." And yet, he loved to talk about his favorite writers and what he had learned from them. Still, a knack is a knack. "In a way, it's the way certain people can keep a tune and others can't keep a tune," he said. "Certain people can keep a word tune, so to speak, and certain people cannot. And, above all, certain people can tell a story, and other people can't. They don't hear that point where something else has to come. This is an ordinary talent you can hear in any barroom. You're sitting there listening, and it's a terrific story that you just told, or that he's just told. And somebody else is telling one and your mind is wandering. You're waiting to interrupt. What is that? They don't mean not to be interesting. It's not a gene or anything. It's just that little thing, like keeping a tune."
'Peripheral' Sources for 'Laudato Si' '
Pope Francis's new environmental encyclical cites the usual sources. In addition to Scripture, we find the documents of the Second Vatican Council, the encyclicals and addresses of his papal predecessors, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, his own Evangelii Gaudium, and others.
Most surprising, however, is Francis's turn to the documents of national and regional bishops' conferences. He cites one USCCB document (no. 52), one from the Canadians (no. 85), two from the Germans (nos. 48 and 69), and one from the Portuguese (no. 159). I counted twenty-one references to environmental documents from episcopal conferences. Only the five mentioned above represent North America and Europe. The remaining sixteen refer to documents from bishops' conferences in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Twice he cites the Latin American Bishops' 2007 Aparecida document, on which he worked (nos. 38 and 54).
These references are doubly striking. First, Pope Francis is the self-proclaimed "man from the end of the world," who appoints new cardinals from places many Americans have never heard of. As the pope of the periphery, Francis does not treat such questions as the environment and the family exclusively, or even primarily, in terms of perspectives dominant in Washington, Bonn, London, or even Rome. He wants to hear the voices of the churches from the Global South. Americans are going to have to get used to the fact that they make up only about 4% of the world's Catholics. As this encyclical makes clear, Pope Francis does not map easily on to the landscape of cultural and political strife in the United States. His upcoming visits to Washington and Philadelphia will, I suspect, make this even clearer.
Second, these twenty-one references to teaching documents of episcopal conferences signal Francis's own vision that the church of which he is chief pastor and teacher is a collegial body.Read more
To See Unto Praise
In her Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love, Elizabeth Johnson describes Darwin as "a beholder," citing the first three words of the first chapter of his On the Origin of Species: "When we look...". In this looking, Johnson claims that Darwin was not simply the disinterested observer that some, who still hold to the myth of scientific objectivity, would have us believe. Rather, Johnson claims that Darwin was a seer who beholds what is in order to penetrate more deeply into its fundamental structures, and, in so doing, is able to do justice not only to its presence but also to its future. This is to say that Darwin's theory of evolution is not simply an account of what is and how it came to be, but it also has something to say about what is to come, namely that it is likely to be at the same time completely continuous with and unpredictable in terms of our present reality.
It is this latter unpredictability that philosopher and anthropologist Bruno Latour argues is lost on contemporary neo-Darwinians, like Richard Dawkins, and it holds the key to understanding what makes Darwin's reverential beholding distinct from the mere observations of his most fervent would-be disciples. In his article "Will Non-Humans Be Saved?" Latour claims that the revolutionary discovery of "Saint Darwin," which makes him a later-day "Father of the Church," was that organisms are "creativity all the way down." What this means is that in emerging from a process that begins in the radical contingency of random mutation, each new species is a creation ex nihilo that in coming from nowhere, goes nowhere. Rather than being determined by evolution as if by a mechanical process that leaves no room for artistry, what Darwin saw when he looked at nature was a living composition that unfurled across time like a piece of music in which each new movement was completely unprecedented and yet instantly recognizable.
In his new encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si, Pope Francis can be found singing much the same tune, even if the lyrics are those of the slightly more orthodox saint - Francis of Assisi.Read more
"Indian Ambassadors of the Environment" or "Reading Laudato Si' in downtown Pune"
In this morning's Sakaal Times, Pune's Bishop Thomas Dabre, while promoting Pope Francis's encyclical, Laudato Si', added that his diocese would promote greater austerity and sustainability measures across Pune.
His response caught the general reaction of Catholics here in India. In fact all the major newspapers, The Times of India, The Indian Express, and The Sakaal Times covered the encyclical's launch favorably. Interestingly the only dissenting voice reported in the newspapers was Jeb Bush's!
Indian Catholics already recognize the need to respond to climate change. For instance, Sr. Julia George, SSPS, a lawyer who advocates for women domestic workers told me that women bear the brunt of environmental challenges in India. In rural and urban areas, women are the ones who need to find and carry the water, for instance, that is needed for their families or for those for whom they work. As the environment worsens, so does the plight of women throughout India.
Sr. Nameeta, OCV, a physician from Mumbai, asks, "Can we sing a Canticle of Praise to the Lord, when we wound Mother Earth everyday? This is an enigma. The encyclical exposes our hypocrisy." Like other Catholics, she believes deeply that the time for the encyclical is now.Read more
This Week's Episode
It is tempting just to look away from the news about the Charleston shooting. Such incidents now seem to function in our culture as a kind of hyper-reality television. As new details emerge, we bat them around in conversation with family, friends, and colleagues. We strike the attitudes of baffled outrage that decency seems to require. After a few days or weeks the outrage becomes stale, the story slips from the headlines, and we all move on—until the next horrible shooting a few months later. In the meantime, nothing changes. Our gun laws and our mental-health system remain the same.
In this case, there is also the issue of racism, about which much of the country seems to be in denial. Jon Stewart called it an open wound on last night's Daily Show, which became, for one episode, a comedy-free program. This is not an original metaphor, but it's a good one. Open wounds become infected if you ignore them, and that's what seems to be happening with racism during the second term of our first black president. We can't expect our politicians to make the racism go away—it's too deep and complex a problem to be solved by policy alone—but they must do the little they can. At the very least, they must acknowledge that the problem persists.
Our gun laws, which indirectly cause so many real wounds, are not exactly an open wound. They are an embarrassing anachronism preserved by a chronic irrationality. We could fix them tomorrow if we wanted to. Not enough of us do because of ideology—and, in particular, because of an ahistorical idolatry of the Second Amendment. Other advanced countries have to deal with mental illness and racism, but they don't have to persuade themselves that periodic mass shootings are just part of life, like car accidents. As President Obama sugested, the difference is our gun laws.
How crazy was the shooter? We don't know yet. If his belief that he could start another civil war by murdering nine people in a black church is what proves he's crazy, how much crazier is he than all the people who talk about needing their guns so they can overthrow a tyrannical federal government? Or, if it's his monstrous racism that's supposed to prove he's crazy, then were the lynchings that used to take place in South Carolina just an outbreak of mental illness? "Mentally ill" is the term we now use to explain many, if not most, acts of individual evil. For collective wickedness, we have other words. What is our word for whatever keeps the Confederate flag flying above South Carolina's capitol building two days after the massacre in Charleston?
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UFC on FOX 6's Clay Guida thinking about fresh start, not title picture | News
"So far, it hasn't been a weight cut," he on Wednesday told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps) following a workout in Chicago. "To me, cutting weight is sucking those last 10 pounds off."
After seven years in the UFC as a lightweight, Guida makes his debut at 145 pounds when he fights on the FX-televised prelims of UFC on FOX 6, which takes place Saturday at Chicago's United Center.
Several times, Guida (29-13 MMA, 9-7 UFC) heard suggestions that he'd be more competitive at a lighter weight. But recently getting a look at his next opponent, top-ranked competitor Hatsu Hioki (26-5-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), he's not so sure that's true.
"I'm still not one of the biggest at 145," Guida said. "You see the guy I'm fighting is probably the biggest, right?"
But where he can't see a physical advantage, there's one thing he can't deny the featherweight division offers: a fresh start.
"You're going to see a more energetic Clay Guida," he said. "I believe I am one of the most improved lightweights and soon-to-be-featherweights in the UFC."
As a lightweight, Guida's competitive spirit always outweighed his natural frame. While not always successful, he consistently gave heavier opponents a run for their money with a boundlessly energetic style.
But after his most recent performance, a widely panned decision loss to Gray Maynard at UFC on FX 4, Guida decided it was finally time to give the division a chance.
Guida still believes he won the Maynard fight, which might have put him back within reach of a lightweight title shot. But he wasn't demoralized by the criticism he faced afterward, and marched ahead with a new diet that helped him shed pounds.
"If I was hanging my head, I wouldn't be here right now," he said. "You've got to pick up the pieces and move on. That's not how I've come this far, and it's not what's going to get me to the featherweight title."
After pressing through a training camp with several teammates who also are fighting on Saturday's card, Guida feels like he's coming into the cage a new man.
"Yesterday when I was getting my morning workouts, getting ready to get on the plane, I had that feeling like I did [seven] years ago when I fought in my UFC debut against Justin James," he said. "It was a good feeling."
But he plans to make Hioki pay for his learning experience against Maynard.
At the moment, earning another title shot is not Guida's concern. After falling short against now-lightweight champ Benson Henderson in a title eliminator and being outpointed by Maynard, he makes no predictions as to when he'll be eligible for another shot at a belt.
There are weightier concerns at the moment.
"I'm focused on my first victory at 145," Guida said.


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and it is NOT fibromyalgia. Saw a new rheumatologist today that I had been trying to get into for the last 18 months. They opened a new office and the new location had openings. Finally answers. After a complete review of my medical files, history, examination, bloodwork, they think I have Lupus. So Kara was right. They said that I absolutely no way possible have Fibromyalgia and that quack that I saw just threw me in that box. For now, she is using the diagnosis unspecified connective tissue disease. Once she gets all of my tests back (I have a VERY long lab slip), eye dr slip, etc, they can definitely say lupus (I already meet the diagnosis criteria based on my history and files, she wants to wait till she gets my current tests back). She said that clinically my symptoms are lupus. My bloodwork shows a very high sed rate and inflammation factors. My ana was negative. However, three things with that. One - it could be just not showing in my blood yet. Two - I have high inflammation factors and sed rate plus clinical symptoms and exam, they can make a diagnosis just off of that once they confirm everything off of it. Three - She said 3-8% of patients that have lupus do not have a positive ANA. She said it was the whole picture, not one specific test.
She said by my history, exams, etc, it is attacking my lungs, kidneys, joints, and possibly the reproductive system because my endo is back. She confirmed swelling in the affected joints. I got the pleasure of a big freaking prednisone shot in the butt today. She is starting me on plaquinil which is a mild lupus drug. She said it will take about 3 months to take effect. She is very concerned that I am dumping protein again. I said well I figured it was damage from having pe. She said maybe but if I had negative protein tests after Cate was born and now I am all of a sudden dumping protein in absence of an infection. It is attacking my kidneys. I am really worried about that. I get the lovely pleasure of doing a 24 hour urine test with creatine clearance AGAIN. So I will be dragging my pee jug to work and putting it in a cooler (can't imagine the people at work like seeing that in the fridge). I have to go to San Antonio next week. So I HAVE to do it Friday as my appt is on Saturday to get blood drawn. She wants it done at a specific nationwide well known lab as she said that it has better sensitivity. She has had patients test negative at various labs in the area (hospital ones). Then they go to this one and bam, it shows up positive. Kind of sucks that I have to go into the city just for lab work. I am going to be trying to hydrate as much as possible.
She said that other dr was wrong. She was infuriated by the care that I got as it was NOT complete. He just ran blood tests and said well you have fibromyalgia. She said NO WAY it was that. I have none of the FM symptoms except being tired.
I am sad that they think it is lupus. I am glad that we have a potential diagnosis we can work with and she is already putting me on lupus medicine to counteract what is going on. She said it wasn't going to cure it as there is no cure. However, it would most likely tone down the flareups, etc. Treatments are much better than they were even 10 years ago. She said that if I had just followed that quack, it could have killed me because it is attacking my internal organs. She was very interested in the fact that I have had severe pe, recurrent mcs, and endometriosis.
So now I am trying to learn as much as I can about it.


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The pretzels on the left are the pumpkin and the right the regular. (Made them for DH who has job interview today.)
- Measure all ingredients into mixer, except egg and coarse salt.
- Mix until forms into a ball. (I use a stand mixer with dough hook.)
- Cover and place in warm place to double in size.
- Divide dough into four equal pieces and roll each into a rope.
- Form into pretzel shape and place on a greased cookie sheet.
- Brush each pretzel with beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse salt.
- Bake in preheated oven at 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.