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SOUTH WHITLEY — A company considering South Whitley as its base of operations has opted to look elsewhere for real estate.
"The company has decided to look for a smaller building," said Alan Tio Whitley County Economic Development Corporation president. "They liked South Whitley and even thought this might be a good location once they are ready to expand."
With no company ready to occupy the former Dwyer building, South Whitley Town Council members had to decide how to proceed with the loan process.
COLUMBIA CITY — Could extra-weighted grades for students who take Advanced Placement classes be eliminated?
That was the question Whitley County Consolidated Schools Superintendent Dr. Pat O'Connor proposed to the Board of School Trustees at the previous meeting.
Currently, if a student receives an A in an AP class, that counts as five points toward their grade point average, whereas an A in any other course counts as just four points.
"We have created an unequal grading system," O'Connor said.
COLUMBIA CITY — A man under a 10-year sentence had his incarceration time modified in Whitley County Circuit Court Monday.
William Mullins, 21, was sentenced to 10 years in 2010 for two counts of burglary, one charge of theft and one charge of robbery.
Mullins has been on work release for more than a year.
He had his sentence modified once already, having six months taken off, for completing his GED while incarcerated.
PIERCETON — Whitko Community school board members and administration breathed a sigh of relief as the date of July 18 came and went.
That was the deadline in a 30-day window in which objections to the $22 million projected construction plan could be voiced.
Whitko Community School Corporation held a 1028 hearing June 17 to explain in detail the desire of the district to build a new Pierceton Elementary School and extensively renovate South Whitley Elementary School.
COLUMBIA CITY — Lake living might be the life for residents in the Tri-Lakes area, but over-grown channels and mucky canals are making waterway travel impossible.
Recently, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced a project to dredge specific channels around Little Cedar, Big Cedar, and Round Lakes.
As part of the dredging work at Round Lake, a hole was needed to pump the channel water into in order to allow for DNR officials to access the sites.
COLUMBIA CITY — Whitley County Consolidated Schools will soon go about the task of selecting a new school board member.
Chris Bechtold was elected in 2010 and took office in 2011. He announced his resignation, effective Aug. 5, because he will be taking a teaching position at Eagle Tech Academy. Board members are not permitted to hold teaching positions.
To fill the vacancy, the school board has asked for those interested to submit their interest, in writing, to the superintendent.
Children at the Peabody Public Library celebrated J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" Tuesday with a party.
Four teams participated in a scavenger hunt, following clues throughout the library in search of their own "ring." Party goers dug in a wading pool full of sand to search for "treasure."
Pictured, from left, are Kiylin Gaff (10), Georgia Lieb (14), Katie Thompson (14), Daryan Austin (9), Anakha Austin (13), Aeris Austin (11) and Daniel Thompson (11).
Choleene Leinker, of Columbia City, is the proud owner of a 4-year-old Shih Tzu named Scooter, pictured.
"Scooter is the love of my life," said Leinker. "I spoil him rotten, but he is worth it."
Leinker's pup was featured in a nationwide column, Ask Heloise.
The Columbia City native had her pooch photographed for the column's weekly pets feature.
"I just had him groomed. Kelley with Precious Pets does a great job with him," Leinker said. "I think he's the cutest little dog ever."
See more loveable pets on pages B6-B8 of the July 26 issue of The Post and Mail.
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COLUMBIA CITY — Several of Whitley County's youngest leaders received a boost recently thanks to the support of Operation RoundUP and Northeastern REMC.
Leadership Whitley County's Young Adult Inititaive was awarded $900 in grant funds to provide partial scholarships for each of the Whitley County High School students participating in the program.
Full tuition to the program is $600. Since incorporating students in the program two years ago, LWC has worked to partner with local supporters in an effort to offset the cost of tuition to the students.


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The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force builds the power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
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About the Academy for Leadership and Action
The Academy works to develop leadership competencies in three focus areas:
Position location: Washington, D.C.
Reports to: Leadership Programs Director
Snapshot of the Position: The Online Organizing Academy Manager is responsible for the successful
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Strategic Outcomes of the Position:
COMPENSATION: Commensurate with experience. Provides excellent benefits — health, dental and vision insurance; annual and sick leave; 403(b) plan with employer contributions.
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Good quality food, simply cooked
At the Auckland Food Show this week the Bite team will be serving the cranberry, chocolate and pumpkin seed cookies pictured above. It's our most favourited cookie. We're picking this new hot smoked salmon pie by Ray McVinnie will be popular too.
Best in show
More recipes we have added this week that make good use of the quality NZ produce found at The Food Show or your local food store.
Winter greens
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Rakes Deluxe Forearm Cuff consists of two components: a forearm cuff and a metal stand. During a polygraph examination the metal stand is placed upon the arm of the polygraph chair and the subject's forearm (with the cuff on) rests upon it. The design allows for the elimination or reduction of pressure naturally applied on the cuff by the arm's weight, and prevents the restriction of blood flow. The Rakes Cuff ensures the utmost accuracy of the polygraph examination. It is more comfortable and stable than the Kovacic Arm Cuff. Designed for use with the LX4000 computerized polygraph and our conventional polygraph.
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Happy belated birthday, Pres. Bush!
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American and Latin American Politics, Society, and Culture.
Happy belated birthday, Pres. Bush!
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"To live in this house is to have a handclasp
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Even before Gov. Jerry Brown declared an emergency, the drought was already on everyone's mind. Farmers, water districts, conservationists, even skiers, knew that record low precipitation had left us in bad shape. Ducks and geese knew it too. But then, they know drought well, because for a bird in California's Central Valley, the drought is always. And it's not just water that goes missing – it's promises kept.
A century ago, Central Valley wetlands supported 40 million migrating waterfowl along the Pacific Flyway. By the 1980s, however, 95 percent of those wetlands had been lost to the creation pf the great agricultural engine that the Valley is today. While agriculture can sometimes provide surrogate habitat, it is not a perfect replica of natural habitat.
Acknowledging the massive impacts to wildlife from federal irrigation, Congress in 1992 passed the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) to support habitat for birds, fish and other wildlife in the Central Valley.
The bulk of the existent habitat in the Valley today lies in a small network of federal wildlife refuges, state wildlife areas and private wetlands. The Merced National Wildlife Refuge and the Mendota Wildlife Area around Fresno are just two.
One of the many promises in the 1992 CVPIA was that the refuges would receive enough water to meet their wildlife conservation needs. This commitment is just a tiny fraction of the water allocated elsewhere in the Valley.
However, since the legislation was passed, the refuges have received full water allotments just once, in 1995, and even that's a stretch. In good times and bad – there's always a water shortage in the refuges.
Crafting water policy that balances all of California's needs has always been a challenge – even more so with the current drought. The drought bill that passed out of the House of Representatives last week is a tangled mess that would erase years of good faith negotiation and trust.
A new bill advanced this week from Sen. Dianne Feinstein is more balanced between communities, agriculture and the environment – but also seems to pave the way for steep cuts in water to refuges. We're hopeful that as this bill moves forward the needs of the birds won't be forgotten.
If your only understanding of the Central Valley is what you see through your windshield on Interstate 5 or Highway 99, the lush habitat of the refuges are a revelation. People are drawn to these places for hunting, wildlife viewing, camping, , learning and much more.
But the refuges play a much larger role for wildlife. For birds in particular, these refuges are an essential part of a migration that stretches far beyond California's borders. And when we fracture that continuum by cutting the water, the effects are felt for thousands of miles in every direction.
When the refuges don't get enough water, birds will not stop to rest as they normally should, and thus may not reach their destination. The ones that do stop will be forced to congregate in the few areas where there is water, which often leads to disease and mass die-offs. Birds that are supposed to breed in California may not, and those that are supposed to breed far north, may never get there.
This year, with the drought hanging over everyone in the Central Valley, the Bureau of Reclamation is proposing drastic cuts to the water allotments to the refuges, essentially giving even less than less than what was promised.
Drought is going to cause a lot of hurt all over California. No one – not residential communities, farmers or birds or anyone else – is going to be spared.
No one believes that this is going to be the year that the refuges get their Congressionally mandated full allotment of water. But we should at least recognize the spirit of that promise by giving the needs of the birds a legitimate role in water policy discussions.
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Woman found dead in Southeast Bexar County identified
By Safiya Merchant, Staff Writer : July 9, 2013 : Updated: July 11, 2013 2:59pm
A body that was found by Watson Road and Speedway Park in Southeast Bexar County on Monday night has been identified as 26-year-old Ashley Amanda Soto, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office.
Someone walking through the area found the body, which already was in a decomposing state, a Bexar County Sheriff's Office spokesman said.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office said her cause of death still is undetermined as of Thursday afternoon.
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The 2014 Volvo XC90 is an excellent SUV offering the added space and functionality needed in SUV's as well as a host of safety features that have come to make the Volvo name synonymous with safety for many years. One unique innovation is the second-row integrated child booster cushion allowing the small children to have a safe place to sit without the need of bringing along the booster seat. As expected, the XC90 was awarded Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a goal Volvo seems to strive for with every vehicle.
Driving this SUV offers impressive stability even for a vehicle as tall as it is. This was due to the Roll Stability Control and a noticeably wide stance from the wheelbase. The steering is sharp and responsive and even through turns the XC90 keeps the passengers in place. Soaking up road noise and deformities like a champ, the XC90 is well insulated and offers a well-engineered suspension to keep the ride smooth and satisfying while the inhabitants enjoy their favorite music selections.
Using the Haldex viscous-coupling all-wheel drive (AWD) allows the torque to be split between the two axles with most of the power going to the front axle when the AWD is not engaged, but when a slippage shows up, the power is transferred to allow for the best traction possible, keeping everyone inside safe and allowing the driver better control of the vehicle. Offering the AWD in this manner allows the vehicle to experience much better fuel economy when the AWD is not engaged and keeps the AWD at bay until needed; quite a nifty innovation of driving technology.
Residing in the power region of the XC90 is a 3.2-liter V6 engine that provides 240 horsepower and 236 lb.-ft. of torque. According to New Jersey Volvo, when paired with the six-speed automatic transmission the XC90 experiences a fuel efficiency of 16 city/25 hwy mpg when in front-wheel drive and comes in at 16 city/23 hwy mpg when the AWD kicks in; a respectable fuel mileage from a nice V6 SUV with all the safety features and AWD that the XC90 has to offer an owner.
Offering the driver and all passengers some of the most comfortable seats in an SUV, the SC90 has supportive side bolstering and plush padding all decked out in supple leather trim to hug and caress the driver after a long day at work, or when heading out for some weekend fun. Offering unique controls, Volvo has designed a cockpit that allows the driver to focus on the road without having to search for a specific knob or button. The third row of seats features a 50/50 split and fold-flat design to allow for a wide variety of cargo options and the second row with the child booster cushion also has a sliding center seat to allow the child to be closer to parents seated in the front.
Offering fewer sleek lines and sweeping curves that have become a large part of exterior car design, the XC90 wears a simpler, more classic, yet elegant body style that brings back the style of not too long ago. With its more traditional design and taller build the XC90 offers plenty of head room inside for the riders of the vehicle. Offering a more affordable wheel set up than many competitors, this SUV rides on 18-inch wheels to allow for better ride comfort and a much lower cost when having to replace tires. Even on the outside, safety is first with a Volvo, offering side-mirror mounted cameras to watch the blind spot and a reinforced roof to protect occupants in case of a rollover.
The XC90 is full of great standard features to enjoy including dual-zone automatic climate control with a third-row control panel, power front seats, Bluetooth connectivity, rear parking assistance, leather seats, a power moon roof, front and rear fog lights, remote keyless entry, dual heated power mirrors, and an eight speaker sound system with HD radio and USB and auxiliary ports. If the R-Design is chosen the standard features add a special grill and trim, sport front seats, the Nivomat self-leveling rear suspension and 19-inch wheel. As expected, all models of the XC90 are equipped with anti-submarining seats to keep passengers form slipping out of their seatbelts in case of a crash. Now that is a long list of standard features on the base model of a vehicle, it's no wonder the XC90 is such a great SUV, but there are some options to look into as well.
The optional equipment for the XC90 as with many vehicles purchase today are packaged into the different trim packages. The AWD is offered on all models, and the different trim levels are base, Premier Plus and Platinum. The sporty R-Design comes in on the base or Platinum trims for those looking for a bit more of a sport SUV. The Premier Plus Trim includes bi-xenon headlights, upgraded leather and wood inlays while the Platinum trim includes a navigation system, a rearview camera, and a 650-watt 12-speaker premium audio system which are all excellent additions to an already stellar SUV.
The XC90 sounds like a luxury SUV with all the standard features and plush leather interior, but starts at a base price just above $40,500. The AWD only bring the price up by $2,000 which is almost a steal for the added driving control offered from having AWD onboard. At the highest price, a loaded R-Design Platinum model of the XC90 can bring an asking price around $50,000 but at that price the SUV is truly a sport and luxury laden SUV full of fun toys to play with.
The 2014 Volvo XC90 offers the owner a ton of outstanding standard features, a laundry list of safety features consistent with Volvo safety and quality standards, and plenty of options to choose from in order to make the XC90 unique. Awarded as the IIHS Top Safety Pick for its class the XC90 is certainly worth a look when shopping for a capable SUV.


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The Kernel Burner furnace burns shelled corn, renewable and easily accessible commodity. Also sell other brands.
Bixby Energy Systems
The Max Yield energy (oxygen enrich) furnaces in various applications are capable of providing heating, cooling and electrical generation with a 99.7% combustion efficiency.
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St. Croix offers eight models of stoves in both pellet burning and corn burning varieties.
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Corn Flame Energy manufactures corn burning stoves, corn burners, outdoor corn stoves & corn stove boilers.
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Nature's Little Recyclers composting biz diverts tons of Chicago food scraps from landfills.
Beer fans can get a preview of the California Common-style lager at Thursday's release party.
Lakeview's Su Bermingham said rowing helped her overcome the effects of ankylosing spondylitis.
And the house from "The Fugitive" is up for sale.
The Beverly Arts Center's BACtoberfest brings a touch of Germany to the staunchly Irish neighborhood.
Brewmaster Jared Rouben said he wants the brewery up and running by winter.
Sales are up, and some 30 breweries are in the works for what's fast become a craft beer destination.
The band Low is donating all iTunes sales of its cover song to the Chicago nonprofit Rock for Kids.
Site plans showed restaurants, retail, big box stores and parking at 35th and Ashland.
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
United States Congressman Mark Sanford of the First District recently took a tour of DuPonts Cooper River Kevlar plant site and met with workers there to learn more about new applications for the fiber.
During the tour, Sanford learned about new applications for Kevlar fiber and met with the skilled workforce producing materials that go into a variety of applications around the world.
The tour was an opportunity to get to know everyone better, according to plant manager Jerry Good.
Time with Rep. Sanford was time well spent, he said. He was interested in our operations, our employees, and how various regulatory and legislative issues affect our business here in South Carolina.
Good, who also is president of the Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce took the opportunity to tell the congressman about other issues affecting Berkeley County.
Specifically, workforce development, need for increased natural gas supply to the region, and need for competitive electric rates, he said. All this will allow existing industry to be more competitive and allow us to attract more industry.
Good added that it was nice for Sanford to see the plant in action.
It gave us the opportunity to show him how Kevlar fiber, which goes into bulletproof vests and helmets, made right here in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, is not only helping protect our soldiers, police and first responders, but its also used in planes and cars, protecting fiber optic cable and perhaps even protecting your new smart phone.
The $500 million Kevlar addition to DuPonts Cooper River plant opened in 2011 and has garnered awards for safety practices and consecutive safe hours during construction and operation without an accident producing Kevlar, which does more than just stop bullets.
Invented in 1965 by Stephanie Kwolek, Kevlar was originally designed to be used as a replacement for steel in tires.
Other uses for Kevlar include being woven into clothing such as firefighter turnout gear, police vests and gloves. Kevlar has also been used in mattresses, fiber optics, sports equipment, fiber optics and even as a patch on Mount Rushmore.
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McKinney in Taiwan
President and Professor of American Religion Bill McKinney will present a public lecture at Yu-shan Theological Seminary in Hualien, Taiwan.
McKinney in South Korea
President and Professor of American Religion Bill McKinney will present a public lecture at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.
Liew to to present in Indianapolis
PSR professor Tat-siong Benny Liew will present at the Wabash Center Consultations meeting in Indianapolis.
Hispanic Heritage Month Chapel with PSR Community Dancers
Linda Jaramillo, preaching
Executive Minister of the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries
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Community Wide Media Shout Training - Part 1
Learning to Use Technology in WorshipThe PSR community is invited to learn about Media Shout, a flexible ministry tool that allows for basic and intricate multimedia presentations. This training ...
PSR Board of Trustees Meeting
The PSR board of trustees will be on campus Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20. Please greet them!
Singer/Activist Holly Near to receive CLGS Leading Voice Award
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, will be presenting its Leading Voice Award to singer and activist Holly Near on Sunday, October 18, during the 11 AM service at New Spi
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President Bill McKinney will preach at the Church of the Red Rocks in Sedona, AZ at 8:30 am and 10:30 am.
Congregational Leadership
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The conventional wisdom about Senator Thad Cochran's victory in the Mississippi Republican primary runoff yesterday assures the GOP of retaining the seat in November. But the bitterness engendered by the establishment candidate's using large numbers of liberal Democrat voters to win a narrow triumph may do just the opposite.
Some in the party establishment feared a win for Tea Party insurgent Chris McDaniel would have sent the media rummaging through the archive of his radio shows finding absurd statements that would have alienated moderate voters and allowed a relatively conservative Democrat to make a race of it. But with the six-term incumbent safely nominated, the assumption is that the November election will be more or less a formality that will allow Republicans to concentrate on other states where they have a chance to pick up seats.
Cochran's ability to turn out black Democrats in huge numbers to offset his unpopularity among members of his own party in an open primary state could also be interpreted as a triumph for GOP outreach. For a party that desperately needs more minority support, some may argue that Cochran's tactic of paying black political organizers to persuade hard-core Democrats to vote in a Republican primary is a sign that African-Americans can be enticed to support a GOP candidate under some circumstances.
While that is a rather dubious assumption, the bottom line about the Mississippi primary is that the Tea Party got out-organized, out-spent and outflanked by an incumbent. Cochran was able to use support from the party establishment, business, and local constituencies who were influenced by the senator's ability to manipulate the federal budget. That bought him a win in a primary that should have been dominated by the highly motivated conservative activists who wanted to retire him.
But the general satisfaction among establishment Republicans today needs to be tempered by the knowledge that what Cochran did in Mississippi may hurt the party in ways they may not quite understand.
The first problem is that by winning a GOP primary on the strength of black Democrat support, Cochran may have pushed his party opponents over the edge to the point where they may actively consider a suicidal effort to sabotage his chances in November. For all the talk of a McDaniel win giving the Democrats a small, if unlikely, chance of winning the seat, by denying him the nomination in a manner that left his supporters feeling more cheated than beaten, the party leadership may have actually increased their problems rather than eliminating them. A write-in campaign for McDaniel in the general election has no chance of winning him the seat. But, if he was able to mobilize the same Tea Party activists who brought him to the brink of a victory in the first round of voting, he could do serious damage to Cochran.
Why might Tea Partiers act in such a self-destructive manner?
Simply put, the worst problem for Republicans is not the prospect of nominating outlier candidates who will lose winnable seats in the general election. That has happened and it has cost the party dearly to be saddled with the likes of Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle, and Todd Akin. But an even greater peril is the possibility that Tea Party activists will stop fighting to take control of the GOP and abandon it altogether as being merely a slightly different version of the same Democrat tax and spending machine they are pledged to defeat. Whatever promises Cochran made or didn't make to persuade black power brokers to back him yesterday, his win exemplifies everything that Tea Partiers despise about members of the permanent governing class in both parties.
The short-term problems that a McDaniel revenge campaign might have this year might be mitigated by the fact that it is simply impossible for any Republican candidate—whether it was Cochran or McDaniel—to lose in this deep-red state. But as much as Republicans are right to worry about their party losing touch with the concerns of independents and minorities whose votes have tipped the last two presidential elections to Barack Obama, a GOP that loses its most motivated and hard-working voters is doomed.
A party establishment that doesn't just outwork the Tea Party but also seeks to negate the will of the majority of Republican voters is one that is in danger of alienating the base. Whether or not Chris McDaniel seeks to play the spoiler in November, that's the kind of thing that loses general elections as easily as extreme candidates.


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I still have a few days left in my mourning period, so I reserve the right to change my remarks.
Wouldn't Gaustad have looked good in a Wings uniform in this series. It might have made the difference. Kenny H had to realize that this year is the last shot with this core group. Go for broke since we will now be rebuilding.
Very disappointed in the Wings effort last night. No passion, no heart, no fire in the belly. Game 2 in Nashville proved they can win if they play with a chip on their shoulder.
Any report on Datz being hurt? He was not himself yesterday. Almost invisible and he seemed to be stretching his back.
Now back to my mourning...
This series reminds me a lot of when the Wings played Mike Babcock's Ducks (Mighty Ducks then?). Lots of shots from outside and long range that are not going to be a goaltender that is playing well. I have a lot of respect for Rinne (he carried my fantasy hockey team this year), but I don't think he is playing "lights out". Wings just need to get more screened shots and deflections.
Maybe Babcock can come up with ways to defeat the system he used before and get more shots from the middle of the ice.
Let's Go Red Wings!
I'm sticking with my prediction of Preds in 6. One more home game for #5. I hope I am wrong and the Wings get to the 2nd round. Could be a favorable 2nd round match up if the Canucks and Cyotes lose.
I don't think the Predators lack playoff experience anymore. They won one series last year. They have improved a great deal this year and they will look to get to the Western Conference finals.
The Predators players and fans no longer fear the Wings. This is a great rivarly and will be a good series. But I think have the Predators have too many weapons on the power play. Predators in 6.
Nice work Ansar. The buzzer barely sounds before you post your article!
Glad to say I was wrong about my score prediction. Wings really hung in there and played the kind of game you need to against the Blues.
Now if we can only figure out how to score more powerplay goals than we give up shorthanded goals...
For CadillacDann's sake, I hope I am wrong, but I predict Blues win 2-0 tonight. I think Detroit has one more offensive stinker game left in them before they turn up the scoring and the power play for the last 2 games.
LapsedWinger, I thinks the Wings could beat the Sharks or Chicago this year. I like their current seeding with the LA draw in the first round. The travel and late games would stink, but I think the Wings match up well against them.
I am in the Preds TV viewing area, so I watch them on a regular basis over several years. Their management is committed to winning a cup and they admit to learning from the Wings to get their.
St Louis to me seems like Tampa Bay in 2004. A group of younger guys coming together with some veterans and the right coach at the right time. They play great defense and have given up the fewest goals. I'll give a full set of SC predictions when the teams are set next week. I am struggling to read a few of the teams in the East.
Mr. Holland, take a lesson from the Preds. They added the right pieces at the trade deadline for a long playoff run.
I don't buy the playing possum bit. The wings may be strategically hoping to get the 6th seed for a better first round match.
I like the Blues and the Predators for the Western Conference finals. They both have the ingredients to win in the playoffs- great defense and timely scoring. Remember the 80's when the Wings finally got past Edmonton to go past the first round in the playoffs, there is were Nashville is. They finally won their first round playoff match last year. They now know how to win in the playoffs and are poised for a deep run.
Statiscally speaking, it does not seem to make much of a difference if you have a top scorer. Of the top 12 points scorers, 6 are on teams that will either not make the playoffs or are struggling to stay in the playoff race.
I think I would rather have six 20 goal scorers than one 50 goal scorer. Goal scorers are never a sure thing. Alex Ovechkin only has 33 goals this year.
Boston's top scorer only has 26 goals this year, yet they will do well in the playoffs because they get goals from every line.
I spend way too much time on fantasy hockey ;-)
Just in time for the playoffs, a new rookie goaltending sensation hits the NHL. Jordan Pearce gets a shutout in his first NHL game. Said the Rangers, "That guy was standing on his head to stop us. Where did Detroit find this goalie?" His strong goaltending continues to the playoffs and Coach Babcock has a tough choice on who to start in net at the start of the playoffs against the Nashville Predators.
Ahhh.... maybe this dream will come true...
It is looking more and more like a Nashville-Detroit first round. Detroit has to fight for the 4th seed to get that extra home game. That could be the difference in the first round.
I was lucky enough to be at the game. A few observations:
Smith is really impressive. He is big, fast, and always seem to be in position. The Griffin kids also look pretty good.
Ian White looked a little lost. Made some giveaways and seemed to be out of position.
The power play looked better than it has. They gained entry on a regular basis with Kronwall carrying the puck to the blueline and then dropping it back.
The wings seemed a little disengaged in the 2nd period.
There were lots of wings fans at the game and the "Let's go Redwings" was almost overpowering the "Let's go Predators"!
I couldn't disagree more. I think Nashville is a matchup that no one wants in the first round. They keep themselves in every game, get great goaltending, and will score the "chippy" goals that win playoff games. Nashville improved greatly at the trade deadline and the Kostiten brothers are starting to get some chemistry together.
Great game last night. Fil is really helping my fantasy league lineup this year!
Welcome to Nashville, y'all. This could be a preview of the 1st round 4-5 matchup this year. Nashville will be tough tonight. Wings don't seem to do well on these back-to-back travel games to Nashville; especially when Nashville did not play last night.
Hopefully the Wings will start on time and make this another good game.
Good luck to Mr. Commodore.
Major failure by K. Holland to improve the team for the playoffs. Considering this could be the last year for N. Lidstrom, we should have been desparate to add another key piece for a Stanley Cup run.
I guess I will have to root for my second favorite team when the Wings get eliminated in the 2nd round.
Let's go predators!
Would Hudler perform any better if Jagr were a Wing? Not sure if they are countrymen (Slovak versus Czech?), but they may share enough that it would elevate Hudler's game. Seemed like Kopecki was a much better player with Hossa on his team.
Here's an idea. In exchange for the Wings remaining in the West, give them 6 more home games. This would even out the travel schedule ;-)
It is a real credit to Rafalski to know that it is time to move onto the next phase of life. A class act for helping out the team by not just going through the motions next year to free up the $6 mil cap space.
I think the way the RedWings organization is loyal to their players helps to make this possible. The players respect the organization since the organization respects them. More businesses should learn that their employees are valuable. Treating employees with respect ultimately helps the business...
My prediction (and I hope I am wrong). I get the feeling that the Wings think they have already accomplished something, so they may not finish the job. With all the tight games, it also feels like there will be more of a blowout. So my guess is Sharks 5- Wings 1. (Just shattered my crystal ball because I hate what it is telling me).
Someone else predicted Canucks to win the cup. I thought I read somewhere that no team has ever gone to 7 games in the first round and then won the cup.
Regardless, I will be screaming my lungs out at the TV.
Let's Go Red Wings!!!


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Jan 07 2014
Tensions are High
When it's as cold as it's been around here the last few days, tensions run a little high.
When he hasn't been snoring on the couch and filling the whole house with the smell of skunks and Fritos, it just seems like Charlie's been walking around looking for a fight.
Not Walter, though—he's just his same old sweet, innocent, hapless self.
Charlie isn't going to let Walter get away with being sweet, innocent, OR hapless.
"That's right, maggot. YOU WILL BOW AT MY FEET IN FEAR!"
It's at times like this that I remember we're talking about dogs here.
But poor Walter…the curious sniffing was just a temporary diversion for Charlie. It wasn't long before the tyrant started back up again.
But fortunately—(cue triumphant hero music)—Yo-Yo was on the scene!
And she was pulling for the underdog.
Out of the blue, she courageously wedged herself between the perpetrator and the victim, embracing Walter in her protective arms.
I mean legs.
"Get away from him, you brute beast!"
"Alright, young boy—hurry! Make a break for it!"
"You won't lay a single hand—or jowl—on this poor boy again!"
"Thanks, Yo-Yo. I'll never forget you for this."
Wow, Charlie. You sure did tell him, didn't you?
(Ahem. Cough cough.)
315 Comments and 33 Replies
Denise On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:18 pm
This just made my day. I think a lot of us are feeling a lot like Charlie after the holidays.
Cheryl Lee Wiser On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:23 pm
Cold morning for all….What would our world be without our canine pets?! Got to love 'em…Your bud and fan. CLW
Michele On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:24 pm
Dear Charlie, You need a time-out. You are such a bully. No one likes a bully. Kudos and dog bones to Yo-Yo.
Teresa On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:27 pm
I must have cabin fever because I was like a little kid reading this as if it was a bedtime story. LOVED IT!!
Sherrer On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:33 pm
Where is the little jack Russell? Brewster? Buster? He hasn't been in any posts lately or shows…..
Barbara Stanley On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:34 pm
My husbnd's name is Charlie. When my eight year old great nephew watches Pioneer Woman with me he laughs when Charlie is mentioned. Of course, then my husband becomes your dog Charlie. We always get the biggest kick out of this. It starts our Saturday morning off with a breath of sunshine and LOTS of laughs.
Cindy P. On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:34 pm
Thanks for making my day Ree (and puppies). Sick in bed with a touch of the flu and I needed something to make me smile. Charlie does it every time.
Sue PS On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:34 pm
Bassets (and YoYo) playing in the snow — magical energy!
Christy Forrest On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:35 pm
Ree, I love these pics and the story to go along with them! How sweet and I love happy endings, haha.
I'll have to comment too on those 'legs' in the background- it appears too cold for that!
SuePS On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:36 pm
Regarding the legs — I have some sweats that color, too — and I pull my socks up over them when it's cold . I suspect those legs are not bare.
Sandy On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:36 pm
Love the story. We used to have three bassets , but now we have two. Sofie is 15 and blind now and Oliver is 14. We love them but some times they can get into trouble. Oliver tends to fall in the fish pond in the back yard. I guess bassets down float.
lynn On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:36 pm
I think my legs would also be pink if I went out in this weather wearing shorts. Matter of fact they would probably have icicles on them too!
Bea Long On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:36 pm
Are these little four legged furry friends just to funny? They have a bond and most of the time they know to do the right thing..lol..before Camalot passed away, he was 3 pounds and Gordo was 7 but he made Gordo's life a nightmare! He would wait until Gordo was fast asleep walk all the way around him to make sure and then pounce on him like a cat. Poor Gordo waking up from a deep sleep didn't know whether to run or stay and then the chase and the playing would go on for hours. They were so funny but when Jack (120 # buddy from the neighbors up the road) would come over he could not get near Gordo or Camalot all 3 # of him would act like he was King of the yard and Jack had to travel the 5 acres back home alone and NO playtime. I miss my Camalot he had such a personality.
Lyndsay On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:37 pm
Haha! The bare legs in the background are hilarious!
MichelleB On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:40 pm
I love the adventures of Charlie and Walter…and YoYo! Thanks for making me smile today!
Kathy Crawford On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:42 pm
I LOVE that you have a dog named Yo-Yo. That was my beloved beagle's name when I was growing up
Marsha On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:44 pm
Food….food always helps Basset problems. And, of course, a good nap to follow in front of the fireplace. Who's Yo-Yo, he doesn't have ears!
Ashley On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:44 pm
You always make me smile with your blog. Just a ray of sunshine!
Sharon HT On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:45 pm
Love it. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who imagines stuff like this. I enjoy your blog, your show, and your dogs.
Teri On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:49 pm
Love love love this-but had to comment because it made me laugh so hard when you said the dog smelled like Fritos! That's EXACTLY what our German Shepherd smells like! We always laugh that we know he needs a bath when it smells like someone's opening a bag of Fritos and wonder where the bean dip is! So funny. I do so love our dogs (and yours too!)
Rebekah On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:52 pm
That is hysterical! I got on your blog to see if you had a recipe for a chicken soup of some sort and saw this. A bunny trail I'm glad I took. My littles sitting in front of me eating their lunch gave me a look as I burst out in laughter. I 100% enjoyed reading this post.
No on to that recipe…
Katherine On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:56 pm
Hilarious, I love doggie pictorials. Especially with a canine dialog. I'm always curious how doggie parents come up with their pups' names. How did Yo-Yo get her name?
Stewey On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:57 pm
I can empathize with you, Charlie!
Tensions were high for me once, and I could've easily started a fight here…
Susie On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:59 pm
Who's legs ?? I read every day, enter all your give aways. I'll keep trying. Fun part of my day. Thanks!! Today's my birthday so I need to know the story behind the bare leg photo bomb.
pam On Tuesday, January 7 at 12:59 pm
Oh the sniffing.
One of our girls was home for almost 2 weeks over the holidays and her 85 lb. guard dog, Maddie, is usually a curmudgeon when it comes to playing with our PLAYFUL mutt. But each morning she conceded. Maddie usually stood still while our 45 pound mutt jumped around, spun in circles and wiggled. But then she would slowly advance, towering over our dog, place her head on Molly's neck and press down. What was funny was if Maddie started tiring of playing and acting like she was ready to quit our dog promptly turned her butt into Maddie's snout. One good long sniff and the playing would begin again. I was thinking, "how can you forget who you're playing with and need to sniff for recognition again…its only been 10 seconds since all movement stopped. Silly dogs….but my they were fun to watch.
Claudia On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:01 pm
It is truly amazing how you are able to capture, on film, all those little nuances that tell a complete story in doggy world!!! Love it.
Katrina Norris On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:01 pm
Such a cute post! Something our 3 dogs would do……..add in our cat and it's total craziness!
Bonnie M On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:04 pm
That Charlie is one feisty dude! Watch out Walter! Keep close to Walter, Yo-Yo! Hope you got a special treat after your rescue mission! Cold weather can make you ornery, but man, Charlie, what's goin' on with you?! Could it be that you've got Cabin Fever already? I still love you and all of your friends out there on the Ranch. Maybe you figure that Santa's next visit is a long way off and he certainly won't remember your behavior from way back in January! I don't know…….I think I see some charcoal in someone's next Christmas Stocking!
Hope it's quieted down since yesterday and that all the pups are spread out on the sofa or in front of the fireplace!
Love to all at The Drummond Ranch! Hope you had a wonderful Birthday celebration Ree and that the sushi that Hyacinth brought you, tasted really good after all the beef, pork and chicken you prepare!
God's Great Blessings to You, Yours and All Creatures, Great and Small
Angie Mehrtens On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:06 pm
I love this! I was reading this to my grandson and he laughed even harder at yo yo . That is his name for me. So now we get to play like the dogs! Thanks for sharing!! Snowed in!!"
kathy shipes On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:06 pm
that show you even our four legged friends get bored they have to something to work off that energy when my little dogs go pottie they come back in they run up and down the hall they are so happy they got to go out doors just like us i'm bored to i'm making hamburger soup thank Ree
Chris Paschke On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:07 pm
I love your blogs and this one is definitely a favorite! I just love your sense of humor and these dogs! I need a Bassett in my life I think.
Kathy On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:08 pm
Awww Charlie was just reminding Walter of who was top dog. But I think it's so sweet that Yo-Yo stepped in. Those are some great shots you got of all the action. Totally tells a story on it's own. Sweet.
Barbara Nelms On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:14 pm
Go YoYo Go!!! That was cute??? Yes it was – they are dogs after all and that's what they do. It's amusing to watch my dog, Abbey interact with my daughter's dog, Bailey (who lived the first 5 yrs of his life in my home with Abbey). Bailey tries so hard to be dominant and Abbey just doesn't care what he wants – she is totally happy go lucky and just thinks Bailey is playing with her – she's always a happy girl. Thank you sooooo much Ree for sharing!!
Jane On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:15 pm
Great pics..great voice over…great story of good over evil…hahha
Laura G. On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:18 pm
You crack me up!
Patti On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:18 pm
Love love love!
Paula McKinney On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:30 pm
Too cute.. We have 4 dogs ourselves.. Mom, dad, and 2 sons, it is fun to see the different personalities. This post of yours just hit home.. Have a great day.
KaiDags On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:32 pm
I sit here reading this and can easily see my dogs replace your dogs! My male beagle scout always wants to make my male great dane remi bow and to the rescue every time is bojangles out mastiff mix pup. Its to funny only bojangles solution is lick him to death. Of course the one no one messes with the princess of all dixie the beagle who rules the whole homestead. Such a cute story
Juliette Bonds On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:32 pm
That is the cutest thing ever!!!!
Wanday On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:32 pm
Ohmigosh! I love, love, love this! Waaaay funny!!
Andrea B On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:35 pm
Now Charlie you look to precious to be acting bad!Just because you are a star doesn't mean you can be showing out. We don't want to see you in the tabloids!
Angie G On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:36 pm
I loved this post! Charlie's such a brute, but how cute is Yo-yo! But now I have a new burning question (yesterday's was how can cow's manage to stand outside in the cold, remember?), but today's burning question is exactly how long did YOU stand outside in the cold yesterday taking photos of your children?…. yo brain may have gotten a little frost-bitten…. lol!
Bobbie Hunter On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:36 pm
Oh those dogs. Thank goodness for Yo-Yo. By the way, who is the person in shorts? Really.
Misty Roper On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:37 pm
Loved the Charlie and Walter pics in the snow. My three year old little girl, Natilee, loves your Charlie books and she thought these were funny.
Kathy Second Fiddle On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:38 pm
Great light ! Great Story ! Thankfully no one was tied to the railroad tracks for not paying the rent… think old melodramas !
Thank you !
Nanette On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:44 pm
My dogs get frisky when it gets cold, the other day they were playing, this morning Ms Petunia decided she did not want Boo sniffing the top of her head and went off. This was lying in bed with me, snuggling under the covers. When she "goes off" like this there are two things that will reel her back in, 1. my brother Jack calling her name, 2. I will say "I'm going to call Uncle Jack." Works like a charm.
Becky On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:45 pm
Smiling out loud! Dogs are so funny, and Ree, you captured it perfectly.
Bare legs…in our family it's my son, yes, even in our pre-Christmas sub-zero weather. Blessings to you all.
Shari On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:47 pm
Sounds like grumpy old men!! Yay for yo yo for being the protector! And just to add I thought the same thing about the legs in the background. Brrrrrr
lisa On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:49 pm
We have 3 sissies, we call it " death match three thousand"' and yes the cold weather brings it out!!! 20 below last night for us
Melissa F. On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:52 pm
Perfect shots. I loved it.
PEGGY C On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:52 pm
Love these dogs. I so look forward to hearing about their adventures. Way to go YO-YO, the protector. I must confess that my favorite is still Charlie.
LEIGH KNOX On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:57 pm
I so needed to see this post. Hysterical. Thanks bunches.
Lesley Gurney On Tuesday, January 7 at 1:57 pm
please who is Yo Yo
sharon On Tuesday, January 7 at 7:48 pm
I think I read in an earlier post that Yo-Yo is Josh's dog, and came down for a visit
Debbie On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:01 pm
Hooray for Yo-Yo!!
Nannette On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:09 pm
I see a couple of my teespring designs popped up on your page. I have 8 campaigns going right now. The blue shirt and the pink hoodie are what I designed through teespring.com. I have the other campaign links if you would like them. Just let me know, and I will send you the links. I think it is great teespring is using my designs I did with their site.
Gail On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:13 pm
You are so funny
Laura On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:14 pm
I spy some yellow snow! If you attempt snow ice cream, please pick a different patch
Nancy Edwards On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:14 pm
I loved the photos! Ree you take the most amazing and beautiful photos.
Munchiedog On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:14 pm
Frigid weather or rain seems to bring out that kind of behavior in my dogs.. Love this post and your captions are so "right on"..
Ceil On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:23 pm
Great pictures and commentary!! I laughed out loud!
Judy Brennan On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:27 pm
This was AWESOME!!! Loved the frame by frame action.
Charly On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:28 pm
omg, this is hilarious! Dogs are nuts.
Go Yo-Yo, righter of wrongs, protector of the innocent!
Mimi On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:29 pm
OMG those are bare legs in brite green socks who could be so brave?? Love the doggie post made me giggle and giggle
Kim On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:31 pm
What a great picture story! I love those dogs!
Donna S. On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:34 pm
I love your photos. And the narrative is hilarious.
Janice On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:39 pm
You are so funny Ree. Thank you for putting a smile on my face and brightening my day.
Linda Berglund On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:49 pm
yup – been there…seen that…love it completely…down to one beagle (Kirby). He liked dragging Jack the cat (his own size, about 20 #) around. (The neighbor would call to let us know and was surprised that we said "Yep, we know. They are playing.").
Linda P On Tuesday, January 7 at 2:58 pm
Who is wearing shorts in the background of the second to last picture? Ugghhh!
Susan On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:07 pm
Wearing shorts year round had become "de rigeur" among the male youth in Atlanta. My 11year old won't wear pants ( except to church) so I stopped buying them. Thank goodness school was cancelled today due to record low temps..he was determined to wear shorts!
Melanie On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:14 pm
Oh My Gosh! That was so cute!
Rita On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:17 pm
The same thing at my home…My coonhound mix, Maxie is picking on Pickles (terrier mix) and the 4 cats…I am getting tired of refereeing them…
I think Charlie might need a couple of sessions with a therapist for his possible "anger management"…I know right now Maxie does…LOL
Connie R. On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:33 pm
Yay for YoYo! She's the heroine of the story!
Joanne P. On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:34 pm
Seems to me maybe you've been out in the cold too long without a hat! HEE!HEE!
Amy On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:39 pm
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/skunk.htm- the hydrogen peroxide one works well!!
Anne P. On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:46 pm
Ree, your great photography skills seem to whisk me right off my farm in Oregon to your ranch in Oklahoma! Love the narrative, too! Those doggie-kids!!
Kit Missera On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:49 pm
I love this. My little one is the trouble maker.
dan's wife On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:56 pm
Glorious dog-drama!
I've seen high-dollar productions from Hollywood with much less to offer, on all kinds of levels…
Rock on, hero-hounds….
bostongemmie On Tuesday, January 7 at 3:58 pm
I started laughing so hard at my desk my co-workers gave me the "whats wrong with her" stare!!
ON the shorts thing..two of my brothers, my 8 yr old nephew and my Uncle all wear shorts almost all year long. Uncle only will wear pants to funerals and weddings!
Im freezing just looking at the socks! love the color though! LOL!
Pam On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:07 pm
You just wrote your next children's book!
Julie K On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:09 pm
So reminds me of my two (thank goodness only two!). My 17 pound Jack Russell, Sassy, puts my 120 pound American Bulldog, Ben, in his place all the time! Thanks for sharing! Frito feet!!!!
Lori Z On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:10 pm
Such a cute little story…thx
Laura On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:12 pm
<3'd this! Like watching a soap opera or an episode of Real Housewives of NJ! Hahaha!
Joy McFadden On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:27 pm
That was hilarious! And so true to nature! Love them pups.
Jackie On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:41 pm
Wow, can't believe you were able to catch this. It always happens too fast to really see what took place, but you sure were able to get it all!! I've never seen a dog take up for another like that. Love the arm around the shoulder and the push away from harm.
Cindy On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:46 pm
Hilarious! What camera was used to take these shots? Anyone know? I love them!
Kristian On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:50 pm
Love the pics, your blog and all of your cookbooks Ree (proud owner of all three)! We've made several of your recipes and have enjoyed all of them. I, like other comments noticed the legs in lime green socks as well. Didn't phase me one bit, kids will be kids, or adults. Although, I can't recall ever noticing lime green socks in the mens department.
Bon On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:52 pm
Thanks, Ree, I enjoyed the canine soap opera…and was also, like many, distracted (and super curious) about the naked legs!! Both were so funny!
Renee On Tuesday, January 7 at 4:59 pm
LOL. That's awesome. Poor Charlie, no one respects his authority.
It's the dainty little Jack Russel/Dachshund mix who has been spoiling for a fight in this house but they all just walk away from the Diva.
Tricia On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:00 pm
Super-cold here, too! It was -6 when I went to work this morning! Love the posts – it totally makes my day! Stay warm, Ree!
Rosie Hanefeld On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:06 pm
This has the makings of a new children's book!
Pam Winterrowd On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:07 pm
Hilarious stuff! It is so hard to take a BASSETT hound seriously, isn't it?
Jenn On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:10 pm
My Molly is the same way….Cranky thing that she is LOL She's the head basset in the house and Lucy and Fred (both bassets as well) are just big ole babies who cower when she gets in her moods. And yes this cold weather here in Oklahoma needs to go away. Although Molly LOVES the snow, she loves running and playing in it like no basset I've ever seen before. Fred HATES it with a passion and will go outside to potty then back inside on the couch he comes. Love hearing stories about your pups….bassets truly are the best dogs around.
Mary Casstevens On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:18 pm
Sweet puppies. I'm just so glad they are in and warm at night.
Anna On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:25 pm
those are hilarious – thanks for the chuckle – we're holed up here in Saskatchewan in a deepfreeze as well, so I know of what they speak!
Susan G. On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:28 pm
One of the funniest posts in this stream, along with all the comments!!!! I could see Yo Yo getting concerned early on, pack behaviour is so unpredictable, isn't it? Is Ree ever going to clear up the shorts mystery???????
AZAnnette On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:37 pm
Silly hounds…don't they feel that cold!!! Yo-Yo was the smart one, she wants to break up the fight, so they can go in the house where it is warm. The female is the intelligent one, of course:) Who is the crazy one in the shorts and lime green socks???
Wendy in KY On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:40 pm
I was thinking the same thing (neon socks, naked legs) –after my second time through. First time through, I was so enthralled with the story line, I missed all of the other details in the background. LOVED this!
Kelly N On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:40 pm
White legs alert! I know, I know…ranchers wear jeans so their legs don't see the sun. Seriously though, it's almost as shocking (with the socks & sneakers) as the butterflies that show up sometimes covering your animals' private parts. LOL.
Terri Newell On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:51 pm
I recognize the same animal behaviors here, except it's my three cats instead of dogs. We have one happy-go-lucky, one moody, and one intervener.
Jeth On Tuesday, January 7 at 5:52 pm
I am not sure which I preferred – the amazing pictures which are not so easy to take or the running commentary you always provide. I am finally getting to tell Charlie and Walter apart which makes it even more enjoyable. My two dogs get pumped up in cold weather too but it has been just a little too cold for even them. The cats, well, they are happy to stay inside. How are all the cows and horses doing in these temps?
It is nice to have you home and writing more regularly. I look forward to your blogs every day.


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It's the neighbourhood Italian restaurant you've been waiting for
It looks like this little pocket of the Eastern suburbs is finally on a winning streak when it comes to snacking. Newly opened Riley Street Garage is just up the road, along with Café Paci and Red Lantern; the Hazy Rose and Love Tilly Devine are just across the way and now Sagra joins the gang, offering deceptively simple Italian food in a sweet corner setting. Double-plus yay for the fact you can book, too.
Start with an aperitivo (the menu outside says Saturday is Negroni day) or cut straight to the chase and order a bottle of the elegant, pared back 'Greto' lambrusco from Paltrinieri. It's our favourite drink-it-with-everything Italian red fizz and at only $42 a bottle, you can order two and still come out winning.
By our count there are 11 tables inside. That's 11 chances to get at the garlic soup, which sees roasted new-season Australian garlic cloves puréed with olive oil, bread, pepper and cheese. It's succor to those dented by the evening before.
The menu pretty much reads like a roll call of things you'll want to eat. There'll be complimentary Sicilian green olives and house-made bread to start, then you'd best move onto the light, crisp zucchini flowers stuffed with a fine dice of zucchini, mint, lemon and pecorino. Stick a fork into the thinly sliced-and-grilled ox heart, laid over a little fava bean purée for a bit of gutsy char.
So this is 30-year-old Nigel Ward's place. He's done time at Sean's Panaroma, Lucio's and has just spent the last couple of years in London working the pans at smart trattoria, Trullo. It's a Do It Himself labour of love, from the restaurant renovations, to the house-made bread and the big firm rags of tagliatelle caught with a juicy blonde ragu of wild boar.
The menu changes a little every day, and a lot every week. That goes for the wine list, too. So while we're all excited about a sweet, buttery and warm pear frangipane tart tempered with a blob of crème fraîche, it could very well do a disappearing act on your visit. Sorry.
What we can tell you is this tiny neighbourhood Italian restaurant is pitched perfectly for local and wandering food fans alike, offering big bang for relatively little buck (they do a weekday lunch special of a main course and glass of wine for just $20).
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The Peephole
In Your Own Words
When people learn I work in the emergency department they usually ask, "How do you do it?" Or they say, "Wow, I bet you see a lot of crazy things." My answer aloud: "It's never dull." My answer in my head: "You have no idea."
In what other profession do you walk out of a room where someone has just yelled, "I'm gonna kill you, Bitch!" and laugh? Where else do you preform CPR, call a time of death, then talk about your weekend plans all in the same breath? It gets even worse.
Even the worst ones – a rape or a case of child abuse – have to be walked away from and on to the next stomach ache, cough/cold or heart attack. It may, for a minute, leave a pit in your stomach the weight of bowling ball. But even then, you can usually get rid of it with a sigh so deep that it goes all the way down to your toes. Sometimes it takes two sighs.
Sometimes I give a high five to someone on my team. Not to say "congrats," but to feel a little human touch and know I'm not alone.
If a tear feels like it might try to work its way up from your throat, you swallow it quick. It does no one any good to let it out. The family can't see it. Your co-workers can't see it. We all get one turn to break down and then everyone else has to be strong. But we can't all walk around like sobbing messes. When I see another on my team tear up (children who have died is often the cause) I know this time it can't be my turn.
So we suck it up. We learn to turn "it" off. Too well, in fact. What choice do we have? We cope. We walk into fatal car accidents with our first thoughts (mentally, at least) being, "were they drinking, were they high, they probably weren't wearing their seat belts." Something, ANYTHING, to separate us from this. Something, ANYTHING, so we can sleep at night and try to convince ourselves that we are not so temporary. That our spouses and our children are not so temporary.
When we can't find reasons, we have no choice but to swallow that lump. We come home, we hug our kids, and we cope. By the time we wake up for our next shift, the lump is almost gone.
Each time I've had to do that, I've lost a little something. I shut off a pathway to sadness, remorse or fear so many times that now those feelings are hard to come by at all.
But I'm not alone. And it's the people by my side who make me feel normal about this chaos that we live in. This peephole into reality that only a few of us see. We, more than anyone, understand the temporary nature of it all. The unfairness of it all. That even children aren't safe from this awful game of life that, no matter what, ALWAYS ends in death. What choice do we have? This is our job. This is our life. Even if we quit, it's too late. Once you peep through that hole you can never pretend you haven't seen it.
If you don't live in our world then that last sentence is morbid – creepy even. But in our world, it is fact. It is life. It is truth. We have no veil of ignorance when it comes to our own mortality. Much to the dismay of our family and friends we sometimes come off as "cold" and (I hate this one)…"insensitive."
If I did this job alone, the isolation would drive me insane. But I don't. My co-workers are my sanity. My family: my rock. Together we get through this life with our eyes wide open.
# 2013-02-06 06:24
Beautifully said. After 30+ years in this business I found that few people in the world understand life as we do. That is why many of us are only completely at ease with our coworkers. It is in many respects like the military. Ask Mark Plaster.
# 2013-02-07 04:12
Great piece Heather! I always knew you had a human side :-) Don't let the harshness of reality chink away at your humanity armor
I am truly blessed to have you as my coworker, we all are. You are an amazing person and we would be less without you. Thanks for writing this for the many that think it but just don't say it. You have captured our world.
# perfect — 2013-02-07 18:41
As a former EMT and PGY 25 -Ive been in the game for quite awhile. One of the best descriptions of our work I have read. You mirror the literary caliber of Ed Leap.
# The Peephole — 2013-02-07 21:50
This is such a great piece. I have had family and friends ask me how I can deal with so much craziness, death, destruction, have people curse at me but return the next day to do it all over again. My answer has all ways been because I love what I do, but I have worried that I have become numb and jaded. Thanks for letting me know I am none of the above, and also not alone.
# Nice to know our son works with good people. — 2013-02-08 10:46
Thanks! That was nice to read and understand a little of what our son goes through in the ER.
# 2013-02-08 20:17
Well said! I wrote a similar essay once about a trauma patient and posted it online. I got some great comments but found it amazing how many comments I got like "wow, now I see that ER nurses really do care" and "nice to know you guys do have feelings underneath all the bad jokes." I never realized until then (I was relatively new at nursing then) how we were viewed by other disciplines. The ability to laugh in the midst of it all is priceless and the only way to survive our job.
# love — 2013-02-09 23:05
You never know how it feels to lose a loved one until it happens. Cherish those who you love always. Life can be bitter unless you embrace it. Speaking from experience it. I loved reading your article, my brother is in your same shoes and I can't imagine what a day in the life of my bro looks like but at the end of the day I know he is making a difference in someone's life. That is more than I can say for most and I have the at most respect for him and any like him. Love you Buddy.
Thankyou. that was well said I have worked in our ED for 12 years. And you said it for me and also helped me to understand my attitude about life. I do love fully, I am very passionate with my emotions. I dont worry about convention.. what I should or should not do.. I do want I want and enjoy it to the fullest. I love being at the bedside taking care of patients from all walks of life. Sometimes I cry other times I support a teammate that is sad. Sometimes I am compassionate but not always. Being an ED Nurse has helped me learm who I am and really enjoy being me..
# disabled registered nurse — 2013-02-10 08:57
i have been on both sides. first as a medical assisstant, emt, and registered nurse,,, then the big one a patient...i have multiple sclerosis...and have experienced many hospitalization s and trips to the er...all i can say is well said i love your outlooked and agree 100 percent, however, as a patient, the care that i recieve is usually 90 percent of the time below the level of care i would even consider giving one of my former patients..i appreciate the difficulties of the job, the stress, long hours, lack of appreciation... But please dont take it out on chronically ill people. that is a whole different catagory in the er facilty..we are treated soooo different..but our pain and deperation for relief is no different than an acutely ill patient......
# Tells the tale accurately — 2013-02-11 19:13
A nice job characterizing how I feel about my work over the last 34 years in the ED and how It has affected me. Thanks for writing this. AB
# 2013-02-12 11:56
Thank you for this thoughtful and moving piece shared by an old friend who is an ER physician in a major metropolitan trauma center. I want only to point out one thing-- as the mother of a 17-month-old little girl who died not upon arrival in the ER, but in the ICU not long after from an aggressive case of bacterial meningitis, I live on the other side of the peephole. While I am very grateful not to have to look through it all the time to see all the other awful realities that could face my loved ones at any point, I would give anything to be on your side of the peephole instead of mine. Please don't take this as a criticism, as I am absolutely certain that you take exquisite care of the children and their parents who, most horrifically, find themselves in your charge. And I deeply respect and admire ER physicians (I was just in the ER today with my husband who ended up having kidney stones, but I was in awe of the calm the young ER resident exuded as my husband was basically screaming in pain in her face). It's just that when I read your statement, "We, more than anyone, understand the temporary nature of it all. The unfairness of it all. That even children aren't safe from this awful game of life that, no matter what, ALWAYS ends in death," my first thought was, "Well, actually, no, you don't know better than all those families on the other side of the peephole, all the families of those who died." Because you see, we don't have the luxury of turning it off. I don't get to go home and be grateful that my daughter is still alive. Again, I respect and admire you for sharing this vulnerability with your colleagues and the world. I just thought you might be interested in hearing from the perspective of someone who must forever live on the other side of this. Thank you so much for what you do.
# 2013-02-13 10:53
Dear turtlemama...lo ved your response, don't forget this though.... How do you know that none of us live on the 'other side' .....some do, and some still continue to give....we all have stories, we all have lives. Just because some work in the medical/healthc are field does not not make us immune to sadness, loneliness and forever remembering a loved one.. It is our job to do ...just as any ones job is 'to do'.
# Emergency medical director at DelSol Medical center — 2013-02-13 15:29
Dr Carone wrote an awesome article of what many of us do day in and day. I Also feel that many of us forget that we are doctors by choice and that it is a great honor and resposibility to respond to the call of the sick. Having said that , it breaks my heart reading turtlemama observation of those residents ignoring her husband in pain. I hope htey read this article
# Thank you — 2013-02-14 16:44
Thank you so much for the positive responses. I've always written but have never shown my writing to anyone...more or less published it :-)
To turtlemama: I have said to my husband (who is not in health care) a dozen times that there is nothing more agonizing and painful and bone chilling than the howl of a mother that has just been told her child is dead. I mourn for the child, of course. But, The death of the child is only half the pain we feel. The look on the parents face when we have to tell them their child in gone is the second half.. Simply heart wrenching. It's hard not to run out of the room! It's hard to keep looking them in the eye...It's hard not to vomit. Of course it's not as hard as losing my own child but it really really freaking sucks. (Cant think of better words). Most ED docs will go through this scenario hundreds of times before we retire. It's probably the death of children that makes us immune to everything else. After you have seen the death of a perfectly amazing innocent soft sweet child...what could be worse? It's not that our pain is greater. It's not even close. iIt is just that we have to do it over and over and over. So to you, turtle momma, I'm truly sorry for the loss of your baby. I have 4 of my own and imagine that every day must be a challenge for you. I'm sorry if my writing implied anything less.
To disabled nurse: I also often say...I'd pick a average intelligent resident who has compassion over a brilliant one who has none. After 3 years of training we can make (almost) anyone a well trained, competent Emergency Physician. It is much harder, sometimes impossible, to teach compassion. it is amazing how many young docs have never had pain. When I hear..."wheneve r I get (insert painful condition here) I just take a Tylenol" I want to rip my ears off. As if somehow they would know what is like to have someone else's pain.. The same docs (and nurses too) roll their eyes at patients with an addiction or those that couldn't afford their medications but bought cigarettes... It's a general inability to put themselves in someone else's shoes. Empathy. I try to teach it everyday. It is especially easy when I have a resident to my right feeling sorry for the 4 year old in room 10 covered in cigarette burns while the resident to my left complains about the belligerent drunk 18 year old in room 11 in police custody. Connect these two dots my friends! Why do we lose compassion when that child turns 18. We all come from different places..walk a mile in someone else's shoes... Empathy empathy empathy! So...I try to always set a good example and keep preaching. Most of the trainees just need to be taught these lessons just as they are the taught the lessons of STEMI management. And luckily, most of them eventually get it, even if they didn't come with it. My inability to "turn things off" only has to kick in when the show must go on. Like Dr Crespo said...it is an honor to be called to take care of the sick. It is one I truly cherish.
# 2013-02-15 13:27
J., thank you for your response, and I absolutely understand exactly what you are saying. In fact, one of the first bereaved parents I met in a support group was an ER doctor in the same children's hospital where my daughter died. Her 20-year-old son had been killed in a motorcycle accident. I could barely believe that she was able to go on dealing with parents in the middle of their worst nightmare, a nightmare she had already experienced herself. I only responded as I did based on Dr. Carone's experience, which did not seem to encompass a significant loss.
Also, I just want to clarify that I had no problems at all with my husband's treatment in the ER-- I was incredibly impressed with how well the resident handled herself given the situation she was facing with my husband screaming in pain.
# ER Billing CEO — 2013-02-21 08:18
Fantastic Article, thanks. My company provides services to ED's across the country, and I have always loved the dedication, toughness, and ferocity of the ED community. You see it all, and make an enormous number of decisions every day...some small, and some very BIG. I believe this article has done the best job I have seen describing the true character and compassion of most ED doctors and nurses. THank you for validating why I love to work with ED's.
# Patient Care Assistant — 2013-03-22 00:16
Well written. As a one who works in an ER this article nails it! Just when you think you've seen it all, you end up seeing more. Working in an ER is nothing like any TV show that has ever or currently existed. I am ever so thankful for my ER family, we tend to stick together as were are the 'redheaded step children' of any hospital.
I have heard others (who have never worked in an ER) say "I understand what how it is there." That is just plain crap. For those who have never worked in EMS, the ER and ICU cannot understand what happens there. One minute we are trying to save a life, the next were are spat on or told we don't know what we are doing (and you wonder where some people get their medical knowledge.)
Yes it does take a special person to work in an ER, I have seen RN's from general med floors run away and say that we (those that work there) are crazy, and that may just be true. I have seen doctors (residents) who couldn't handle it. For them it was a case of not 'having control' as many times the staff (RN's, techs) are doing things before they can react. Yet, I am ever so grateful for the medical providers I work with, who see me as a vital part of the team, who listen to what I say and respect me and value my input on the care of people who come to us.
# Nice Post — 2013-07-27 07:50
Usually I am not regular to read article on blogs, but I would like to say that this write-up very pressured me to check out and do it! Your writing taste has been surprised me. Thank you, quite nice article.
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When my name was first announced for the WBC, my gut reaction was that I wanted to play. After much thought and discussion with my family I have decided to remove myself from the upcoming World Baseball Classic roster. After the announcement I received a lot of criticism as well as concern from fans and my family and friends. The obvious objections were about my health and whether or not I would beready to play. In the end, I decided that I can't take any chances that might jeopardize my season. I don't want to give the impression that the WBC is not important. I know this means a lot to showcasing our sport worldwide, and the patriotism of playing for Team USA would have been a great honor. I feel what is best for me, my family, the Giants, and our fans is that I sit the WBC out.
As it is every season, my main goal and main focus is for our team to win a championship. I need to be in the best physical shape for the 2006 season -- in what could possibly be my last season. I owe it to the Giants organization, my teammates, and most of all to the fans of San Francisco to give 100 percent this season. I assure you, my decision was not an easy one, but based on my circumstances, I had to put my health and my team first. I wish Team USA the best of luck and even though I won't be in the dugout with them, I'll be definitely be cheering them on to bring our country a WBC title.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Barry Bonds has a message for Giants manager Felipe Alou: He doesn't want to bat second in San Francisco's lineup.
Bonds made the remark after hearing reports that Alou told Giants fans in San Francisco recently that he was thinking about using the seven-time MVP in the No. 2 hole to get him more at-bats.
"There were many times last year that I had to wait until the eighth inning to get him that fourth at-bat and get him out of the game," Alou told the San Jose Mercury News.
"This is something that is not in cement," Alou clarified to the newspaper. "But I would like to do it. Of course, I have to run it by Barry. ... The guy's been batting fourth for three years. I would imagine that's probably what he'd want to do."
Bonds was sidelined for most of the 2005 season with a knee injury and Alou anticipates having to pull him for a defensive replacement late in games.
The outfielder has typically batted third or fourth.
"I am going to speak with Felipe, because at this point in my career it doesn't work for me to be the second bat," Bonds told the Dominican newspaper, El Caribe, for its Sunday editions.
Bonds, 41, said his knee feels good and he continues rehabilitation.
"I feel positive about next season to be able to contribute to my team's cause," he said.
Bonds has 708 career homers, third on the all-time list behind Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755).
The outfielder was in the Dominican Republic to play in the Juan Marichal Golf Classic, whose proceeds go to the needy in the Caribbean nation. The event finished Sunday.


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ASHLAND — Due to pump station failure, the Ashland-Boyd County-Catlettsburg Office of Emergency Management has issued a boil water advisory for residents along 55th Street, Woodbine Place, Christina Drive, Woodward Drive, Poplar Drive, Donaldson, Woodland Terrace Court, Oakwood and Woods Point.
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