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Priests are a visible
sign of the infinite mercy of God. During the general audience the Pope focused his
meditation on St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) who was a holy doctor of the Church, an outstanding
moral theologian and a teacher of the spiritual life.
At just 16 he received a degree in civil and canon law. For eight years he won every cause he defended. However, in 1723, indignant about the corruption and injustice that plagued his environment, he left his profession and decided to become a priest, despite his father's opposition.
He was ordained a priest in 1726 and he had a very
successful ministry among the poor of Naples: In the poorest quarters of the city, there were
increasing groups of persons who gathered in the evening in private homes and shops, to pray and
meditate on the Word of God, under the guidance of some catechists formed by Alphonsus and other
priests, who regularly visited these groups of faithful. "These meetings were a real and
proper source of moral education, of social healing, of reciprocal help among the poor: thefts,
duels and prostitution virtually disappeared."
Benedict XVI proposed this as "a model of missionary action in which we can be inspired today as well, for a 'new evangelization,' particularly among the poorest."
The religious Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists) was founded by him in 1732; they "were genuine itinerant missionaries who reached the most remote villages, exhorting to conversion and to perseverance in the Christian life, above all through prayer" the Pope affirmed.
St. Alphonsus never tired of repeating that priests "are a visible sign of the infinite mercy of God, who forgives and illumines the mind and heart of the sinner so that he will convert and change his life".
He produced many
books such as "The Eternal Maxims," "The Glories of Mary," and "The
Practice of Loving Jesus Christ"
In regard to prayer, he wrote: "I say, and repeat and will always repeat, for my entire life, that the whole of our salvation rests on prayer." His axiom was: "He who prays is saved"
Outstanding among the forms of prayer
fervently recommended by St. Alphonsus, the Holy Father continued, is the visit to the Most Blessed
Sacrament. Alphonsus wrote. O, what a beautiful delight to be before an altar with faith and
to present to him our needs, as a friend does to another friend with whom one has full
Most devoted to Mary, he illustrated her role in the history of salvation: partner of the Redemption and Mediatrix of grace, Mother, Advocate and Queen. Moreover, he affirmed that devotion to Mary will be of great comfort at the moment of our death.
May this great Doctor of the Church, the Holy Father said, "venerated also as the patron of moral theologians, help us to respond ever more fully to God's call to grow in holiness, and inspire in priests, religious and laity a firm commitment to the new evangelization". VATICAN CITY, MARCH 30, 2011
Papal prayer intentions for April. Benedict XVI is dedicating the month of April to pray for the evangelization of youth. "That through its compelling preaching of the Gospel, the Church may give young people new reasons for life and hope."
The apostolic intention for April is: "That by proclamation of the Gospel and the witness of
their lives, missionaries may bring Christ to those who do not yet know him." VATICAN CITY,
Lenten is a special time of grace during which we can experience the gift of the Lords benevolence in our regard. Benedict XVI said at the Angelus that the liturgy of this Sunday, which we call "Laetare Sunday," invites us to rejoice and be glad.
Jesus heals a man blind from birth, "It is to be noted how a simple and sincere person, in a gradual way, sets out on the journey of faith: In a first moment he meets Jesus as a "man" among others, then he considers him a "prophet," and in the end his eyes open and he proclaims him "Lord."
"That man recognizes the sign that Jesus works and passes from the light of the eyes to the light of faith: "I believe, Lord" (John 9:38)."
"We too, because of the sin of Adam, are born "blind," but in the baptismal fount we were enlightened by the grace of Christ."
"Sin wounded humanity, destining it to the obscurity of death, but in Christ there shines the newness of life and the goal to which we are called." The Holy Father explained, "In him, reinvigorated by the Holy Spirit, we receive the strength to defeat evil and do good."
"In the rite of baptism, the candle that is presented, lit from the great paschal candle, which is the symbol of the risen Christ, is a sign that helps us grasp what happens in the sacrament." "When we let our life be illumined by the light of Christ, we experience the joy of being liberated from all that threatens our life's complete fulfilment."
In these days that prepare us for Easter, the Pope continued, "let us revive in ourselves the gift received in baptism, that flame that is sometimes in danger of being extinguished. We must make it burn brighter with prayer and charity toward our neighbour."
"We entrust the Lenten journey to the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, that all may encounter Christ, the Savior of the World." VATICAN CITY, APRIL 3, 2011
Other papal messages and activities
Benedict XVI has officially affirmed communion with the new patriarch
of the Maronite Church, Bechara Boutros Rai. Ten days before the patriarch's installation, Benedict
XVI granted "Ecclesiastica Communio" The Pope expressed his prayer that Our Lady would
make the patriarch a "messenger of unity," so that Lebanon would "be able to carry
out in the East and in all the world her role of solidarity and peace." ROME, MARCH 28,
The Holy Father encouraged families to live a profound encounter with Christ through Scripture, the sacraments and prayer. "The family is the most beloved value of the peoples of this noble region", Benedict XVI said in a message sent to participants in a meeting of bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean responsible for the pastoral care of families and life. "For this reason, the pastoral care of families has a primary place in the evangelizing action of each of the different particular Churches, promoting the culture of life and working so that the rights of families are recognized and respected."
The Church counts on Christian homes, calling them to be a real subject of evangelization and apostolate and inviting them to become conscious of their valuable mission in the world. BOGOTA, Colombia, MARCH 29, 2011
"Habemus Papam!" produced in a Manga cartoon for WYD.
Manga comics are a Japanese-style cartoon enjoying international popularity. The manga cartoon
produced by Manga Hero, a California-based company seeks to provide an introduction to the
Pope's life.
Producer Jonathan Lin told World Youth Day organizers that the comic "is to introduce Pope Benedict XVI to those who may not know much about him, except that he is the leader of the Catholic Church." MADRID, Spain, MARCH 29, 2011
Participants to WYD are invited to send a video of one of the rosary prayers (the Our Father, Hail Mary or Glory Be) in their language of choice, prayed either individually or in a group.
A truly global rosary, which will gather all the contributions, will be prayed during the Saturday vigil before the Pope arrives.
"The final composition will be, prayer by prayer, a round-the-world trip through the rosary," organizers explained.
Contributions should be sent to www.rosariouniversal.org, where the videos along the rosary chain can be viewed. MADRID, Spain, MARCH 29, 2011
Benedict XVI is offering prayers for peace in Ivory Coast and expressed his
closeness to the victims of violence in that country.
In the general audience, the Pope spoke
about the people of Ivory Coast "traumatized by painful internal conflicts and grave social and
political tensions." VATICAN CITY, MARCH 30, 2011
The Pope greeted the new
Leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. "I assure you of my constant prayer, so
that the Most Holy Trinity will grant an abundance of goods, confirming the beloved Ukrainian nation
in peace and concord," the Pope told Archbishop Sviatoslav Schevchuk, 40, who was installed
last Sunday.
"I am certain that, illumined by the action of the Holy Spirit, you will
preside over your Church, guiding her in faith in Jesus Christ according to your own tradition and
spirituality, in communion with the See of Peter." VATICAN CITY, MARCH 31, 2011
Benedict XVI received in audience Monsignor Keith Newton, the first ordinary of
the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Monsignor Newton, 58, is one of three former
Anglican bishops who were ordained Catholic priests Jan. 15 at the Westminster Cathedral in London.
He was then named the ordinary for the new ordinariate for former Anglicans coming into the
Catholic Church. VATICAN CITY, APRIL 1, 2011
The Pope mourns the death of
Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars,
India. He was born in 1927, joined the Redemptorists and was ordained a priest in 1954.
John Paul II elevated him to cardinal in 2001. He was a member of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India since 2008 KAKKANAD, India, APRIL 1, 2011
The Pope referred to Venerable John Paul II's death April 2,
2005, during his traditional address after praying the midday Angelus. He will be beatified May
"Because of his upcoming beatification, I did not celebrate the traditional Mass
of suffrage for him, but I recalled him affectionately in prayer, as I think all of you did,"
Benedict XVI said. VATICAN CITY, APRIL 3, 2011
A prayer for the Holy Father
Christ Jesus, King and Lord of the Church, in your presence I renew my unconditional
loyalty to your Vicar on earth, the Pope. In him you have chosen to show us the safe and sure path
that we must follow in the midst of confusion, uneasiness, and unrest. I firmly believe that through
him you govern, teach, and sanctify us; with him as our shepherd, we form the true Church: one,
holy, catholic, and apostolic. Grant me the grace to love, live, and spread faithfully our Holy
Father's teachings. Watch over his life, enlighten his mind, strengthen his spirit, defend him
from calumny and evil. Calm the erosive winds of infidelity and disobedience. Hear our prayer and
keep your Church united around him, firm in its belief and action, that it may truly be the
instrument of your redemption. Amen.
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Investors thinking about getting in on General Motors' initial public offering may want to check the bond market before buying.
Although the company hasn't specified the price or size of the offering, GM's (GM) IPO is expected to raise about $16 billion, making it the second-largest in U. S. history. It's not clear how the offering will value the auto giant, but there are already clues in the bond market.
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"Investors have a short-term memory when it comes to this kind of thing," he said. "GM certainly faces some tough hurdles ahead of the IPO, but I'm probably more bullish than others, and I really do think the public is ready for it."
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Home Run Milestones that Should Occur In 2014
Below you'll find a list of the home run milestones that *should* occur in 2014. I say should because there's no guarantee that any given player on the list will reach the milestone; they could get injured, have a bad season, or whatever. I've made the same type of list the past two seasons, and they have been well-received, so I figured I'd post another one for this season.
You can't be a pitcher. Although there are some pitchers that can hit home runs, you won't find any on my list. Reason being is that they're not everyday players.
You have to have hit at least one home run in the major leagues. There are several dozen players going into 2014 that haven't hit an MLB home run, but adding them to the below list just didn't make sense.
You have to be closing in on an even milestone, like 100, 200, 300, etc. I didn't include anyone that's a few homers away from number 50, 75, 125, etc. It just didn't seem necessary.
The list is organized by player name, team, milestone they're going for, and how many home runs they are from that particular milestone:
2014 Home Run Milestones
Ryan Doumit, Braves — Home Run Number 100 (1 home run away)
Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox — Home Run Number 100 (1 home run away)
Colby Rasmus, Blue Jays — Home Run Number 100 (2 home runs away)
Mark Trumbo, Diamondbacks — Home Run Number 100 (5 home runs away)
Brian Roberts, Yankees — Home Run Number 100 (8 home runs away)
Geovany Soto, Rangers — Home Run Number 100 (9 home runs away)
Pablo Sandoval, Giants — Home Run Number 100 (10 home runs away)
Yadier Molina, Cardinals — Home Run Number 100 (11 home runs away)
Matt Wieters, Orioles — Home Run Number 100 (13 home runs away)
Pedro Alvarez, Pirates — Home Run Number 100 (14 home runs away)
James Loney, Rays — Home Run Number 100 (14 home runs away)
David Murphy, Indians — Home Run Number 100 (14 home runs away)
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies — Home Run Number 200 (1 home run away)
Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays — Home Run Number 200 (5 home runs away)
Josh Hamilton, Angels — Home Run Number 200 (18 home runs away)
Josh Willingham, Twins — Home Run Number 200 (19 home runs away)
Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals — Home Run Number 200 (21 home runs away)
Hanley Ramirez, Dodgers — Home Run Number 200 (22 home runs away)
Brian McCann, Yankees — Home Run Number 200 (24 home runs away)
Prince Fielder, Rangers — Home Run Number 300 (15 home runs away)
Adrian Beltre, Rangers — Home Run Number 400 (24 home runs away)
Miguel Cabrera, Tigers — Home Run Number 400 (35 home runs away)
Albert Pujols, Angels –Home Run Number 500 (8 home runs away)
2014 Final MLB Standings Predictions
We're quickly approaching the opening-series of the 2014 Major League Baseball season, down in Australia on March 22nd, and so begins the predictions of where each team will finish in the coming year. Most of the time there's a team or two that comes along and completely throws off your predictions, but that's what makes it fun.
I'm going to be doing a separate couple of blog posts on my predictions for how I feel each team will fare this season sometime in the next week or two, but for now, I want to hear what you all think. Cast your vote below for which team you feel is most likely to win each division in 2014:
Voting ends on March 22nd.
Major League Baseball Ballparks I've Been to
After hours of searching the internet (mainly MLB.com) for topics to discuss in a blog post, I couldn't really come up with anything all that worthwhile. Although there are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of potential things to write about, nothing caught my attention enough to publish something on. (Thank goodness Spring Training games start soon.)
Therefore, I decided to type up a post on the MLB ballparks I've been to in my life — in chronological order — and tell a little about my time spent at each one. While that may not be all that exciting to read about (sorry?), I figured it might appeal to some. Living in North Carolina, I can't make it to MLB games too often, and thus, I've been to nine major league ballparks in my life — some more than once — with them being:
Turner Field — Home of the Atlanta Braves
One of only two ballparks I've been to more than once, I first visited Turner Field way back in 2002. It was my first ever baseball game, and I didn't know who was playing (the Cubs), nor the basic rules of the game. All that I knew was that there was some sort of sport going on. A lot has certainly changed since then — I'm a huge baseball fan now — but this game was the first professional baseball action of my life, and will subsequently always be a special memory.
My second visit to see the Braves play came in 2009, against the Yankees . . . . :
. . . . followed by another visit the following year for a couple of games against the Mets and the Giants (seen below):
The Yankees would go on to win the 2009 World Series, with the Giants going on to win the 2010 World Series. So, I guess you could say I bring teams long-term luck at Turner Field — just not the Braves.
Citizens Bank Park — Home of the Philadelphia Phillies
In what would turn out to be their final year of existence, my first game in Philadelphia saw the Phillies taking on the Montreal Expos, back in 2004. I don't have any pictures from the game, but I remember it fairly vividly; except for the fact that the manager of the Expos was Hall of Famer Frank Robinson. That I don't remember, but it's neat to look back and say, at least, that I saw him. (Or, I think I did.)
Comerica Park — Home of the Detroit Tigers
Yet another game against the Yankees, this game was took place back in 2005, and included the likes of Gary Sheffield, Derek Jeter, Magglio Ordonez and Ivan Rodriguez. Though I remember the game, I still didn't care about baseball all that much. That is, until Bernie Williams hit a game-winning homer in the ninth inning, which is the one moment from the game that sticks out in my mind, and really began my baseball obsession. (I even wrote a blog post on it.)
PNC Park — Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates
PNC Park was the first ballpark I can recall saying "wow" at. Not in reaction to a miraculous play made in the game, but as response to the beauty of the stadium itself. It's truly one of the most scenic parks I've been to, and although this was the only time I've ever been (July 2, 2006, against the Tigers), I have no doubt that I'll be back one day. Especially now, with the Pirates finally having a team worth seeing; making the playoffs for the first time in my life last year.
Fenway Park — Home of the Boston Red Sox
Beautiful in its own way, Fenway Park is my favorite ballpark I've ever visited — hands down. The historic aspect to the park is enough to make it number one on my list of stadiums visited, as not too many places can you say that players such as Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski have played on the same field at one point in time. This particular game was in 2008, against the Diamondbacks, and despite a Red Sox loss, it was an all around amazing time.
Great American Ballpark — Home of the Cincinnati Reds
After a first attempt to visit this ballpark in 2011 resulted in a rainout, 2012 brought my first ever game at Great American Ballpark:
It turned out to be Reds' Hall of Fame induction day, and although it wasn't planned that way, it was an extremely full day of baseball fun. Starting early in the morning, with a meet and greet with former Reds greats — including Eric Davis and the 2012 inductees Dan Driessen and Sean Casey — and ending with a great Reds win, this was one of the more entertaining MLB games I've ever been to.
Kauffman Stadium — Home of the Kansas City Royals
I'm counting this as a ballpark I've been to, as although I'm yet to see a "game" here, I went inside the park and witnessed an MLB event, in this case, the 2012 Home Run Derby at Kauffman Stadium:
This wouldn't even be on the list if it wasn't for State Farm. As you may recall if you've been following my blog for awhile, I received an all expense paid trip to the 2012 derby in Kansas City, which I attended with my grandpa. Prince Fielder ended up taking home his second derby title, and I was able to add another ballpark to my list.
Camden Yards — Home of the Baltimore Orioles
One of the most recent ballparks I've visited, just last year, Camden Yards could very well be the most amazing MLB park in all of baseball when you combine everything together. (Though, I can't make a fair conclusion, since I'm still far from having been to them all.) The fans are electric, the park itself is perfectly designed, and it certainly was a fun time:
With the help of a couple of Chris Davis homers, the Orioles cruised to an easy 11-3 win against the Yankees in this particular game.
Safeco Field — Home of the Seattle Mariners
The last ballpark I've visited up to this point in time — I attended the Mariners-Twins game on July 26, 2013 — Safeco Field wasn't my favorite ballpark I've ever been to (don't get me wrong, it was incredible) but the city views were definitely better than any I've witnessed at an MLB stadium:
Felix Hernandez pitched a gem of a game, but would go on to get a no decision in a tough Mariners' loss. Nonetheless, this made the ninth ballpark I've been to, and I don't plan on stopping until I've been to all thirty. Hopefully that won't take too terribly long.
While that concludes the ballparks I've been inside, I've seen five other stadiums in passing which I thought I should include anyway. I won't spend very long discussing them, since there isn't really a great story behind the encounter, but I do want to mention them anyway.
Back in 2006, on a family vacation to New York City, I was lucky enough to see the exterior of the Old Yankee Stadium, which has since been torn down. Unfortunately, tickets were sold out to the games during our trip, which led to having to settle with a game in Pittsburgh (as described above).
The final four ballparks I've "seen" include U.S. Cellular Field (White Sox' park), Nationals Park, Busch Stadium (Cardinals' park) and Chase Field (Diamondbacks' park). My distant views of the parks came from an airplane, for U.S. Cellular Field, and the highway, for Nationals Park, Bush Stadium and Chase Field.
As you'd probably agree, all of the parks listed after Safeco Field don't officially count.
But I have no doubt I'll see games in them some day.
Pitchers & Catchers Report; 2014 Autograph Requests
Due to the Dodgers' and Diamondbacks' opening-series that's set to take place on March 22nd and 23rd in Australia, Spring Training action is beginning a bit earlier than usual this year. The Diamondbacks have their pitchers and catchers reporting today, with the Dodgers' pitchers and catchers reporting on Saturday. Therefore, for the first time since the Red Sox won the 2013 World Series over three months ago, baseball is finally back.
But while the Dodgers and Diamondbacks are getting started this week, the remainder of the teams won't begin reporting until next week, anywhere from the 11th to the 17th: The Indians report date is set for Tuesday; the Cardinals and Mariners will begin on Wednesday; the Braves, Orioles, Phillies, Pirates, Nationals, Angels and Padres report Thursday; the Tigers, Yankees, Rays, Cubs, Reds, Royals and Athletics arrive on Friday; the Red Sox, Astros, Mets, White Sox, Rockies, Brewers and Giants on Saturday; the Marlins, Twins and Rangers report on Sunday; and the Blue Jays begin on Monday. (The rest of the players for all the teams will report anywhere from 3 to 7 days after their respective pitchers and catchers.)
Once all of the pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training on February 17th, there will be a mere 33 days until the 2014 Major League Baseball season gets underway in Australia. I, for one, can't wait.
But I'm not quite ready to jump ahead to the start of the regular season just yet, as I still have a lot I want to talk about in the coming weeks. Therefore, for the time being, I'd like to take a minute to discuss something I love to do this time of year (besides watch Spring Training games on TV.) Every Spring Training, for the past two or three years, I've sent out a handful of through the mail (TTM) autograph requests to different players around the league. This year, I'm going to be sending out a dozen, or so, TTM's, with the best player being Clayton Kershaw.
While that might seem like a long shot — and it very well may be — Kershaw, surprisingly, has been known to sign through the mail over the past few years; the only downside being that it takes over a year for him to return it to you.
Though his recent record breaking contract, and second Cy Young award, may lead to him getting even more fan mail, causing a subsequent stop of him signing for fans that write to him, Kershaw is good enough for me to take a chance on. Even if I don't get anything back, at least I tried.
Other MLB players I'm sending to include Taijuan Walker (who made his MLB debut in 2013), David Robertson, Kolten Wong, Cody Asche, Mike Napoli and Jake Marisnick. All of these players have been known to be decent TTM signers, with Walker and Robertson being nearly automatic over the past couple years. Asche told me that he tries to sign everything that gets sent his way, so I'm fairly confident I'll get that one back at least.
I'm also sending to several Minor League players who were invited to Major League Spring Training this year — some for the first time ever. Those players include Archie Bradley, Kyle Zimmer, Mark Appel, Kris Bryant and Albert Almora. All five of these players will be in the majors at some point over the next few years, with Bradley likely making his big league debut this season. Bradley, Zimmer and Appel have all told me that they sign TTM, so I feel like I'll get those back. Almora has been hit and miss recently, and I doubt Bryant will, but I'm sending to both of them anyway, because you never know.
Last year I sent off eleven autograph requests to Spring Training and received back six of them, from Jason Motte, Danny Hultzen, Stephen Romero, Sonny Gray, Tyler Skaggs and Casey Kelly. That's pretty good as far as TTM's go. If I get back five or six of the dozen I'm sending off this year — which is what I expect to receive — I'll be happy.
I'm planning to post a blog entry every time I receive back a couple autographs from the players I'm sending TTM requests to during Spring Training, just as I did last year. Hopefully it won't be all that terribly long before I start getting them back (maybe a few weeks?). So be sure to check back for that over the course of the next couple months.
My Thoughts On the Remaining MLB Free Agents
The 2013 Major League Baseball season ended nearly a month ago, but the team changing deals that take place every offseason are just now beginning. The biggest trade that has taken place so far is undoubtedly Prince Fielder going to the Rangers in exchange for Ian Kinsler, however, the Cardinals getting rid of David Freese in a trade for Peter Bourjos is up there on the list as well.
As far as free agent signings go — none of the previously named players were free agents — Brian McCann signing to play with the Yankees was a big time deal, with Jhonny Peralta's agreement to play with the Cardinals (4 years, 53 million dollar) being the deal that has caused the most controversy, due to past his PED use. But I won't get into that.
Not too many of the 184 free agent players have signed yet — just 27 are off the market, having signed with a team or retired — but there's still plenty of time left for a lot of exciting deals to go down. (The trades that could be made are nearly impossible to predict, but every free agent has to find a home somewhere — either with their same team or a new one — so that's what I'll be talking about.)
Notable current free agents include Carlos Beltran, Robinson Cano and Jacoby Ellsbury, among others, but I'm only going to be discussing the top ranked (in my mind) player available at each position, and which team I feel they'd fit the best with.
Keep in mind, these are the teams I feel would be the best fit for each player, not necessarily a team that's interested in them, or subsequently will sign them.
Catcher: Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Team I feel should sign him: Rangers
The Rangers were in the conversation for Brian McCann to take over their catcher role, but after the Yankees locked him up, I think Saltalamacchia would be the next best thing — a good fit for both the Rangers and Saltalamacchia. Having played for the Rangers from 2007 to 2010, Saltalamacchia would be returning to familiar territory. Though he never had much success in Arlington — never playing in more than 84 games in a season — Saltalamacchia proved this past season with the Sox that he can post good numbers, batting .273 with 14 home runs and 65 RBI's. I think the Rangers would be a great team for Saltalamacchia, but he'll likely remain in Boston.
Designated Hitter: Kendrys Morales
Team I feel should sign him: Tigers
Kendrys Morales had a great season for the Mariners in 2013, batting .277 with 23 home runs and 80 RBI's. Being a switch hitter — a very consistent one at that — I feel the Tigers would be a good fit for Morales. The Tigers have a right-handed-heavy lineup, and a good hitter who can hit from the left side — there are talks they could also be interested in Shin-Soo Choo — when needed would be an important addition. Also, Morales could go a long way in replacing Prince Fielder's bat in the lineup, though admittedly it wouldn't replace his 30+ home run power. Nonetheless, Morales is a player the Tigers need to target, in my opinion.
First Base: Mike Napoli
Team I feel should sign him: Red Sox
A lot of teams would be interested in Mike Napoli, but I feel the Red Sox should resign him, as he is a great fit where he is. Playing first base, there are really no other fantastic first basemen on the market, and they're not about to put David Ortiz there full time. Napoli's 23 home runs and 92 RBI's this past season is something that's hard to replace. He was a big reason the Red Sox were so successful this season, helping to lead them to a World Series title. Napoli shouldn't be going anywhere.
Second Base: Robinson Cano
Team I feel should sign him: Anyone but the Yankees
Because Robinson Cano is such a good player — a great fit for multiple teams — it's hard to pick just one team that he should sign with. The top ranked free agent of the offseason, I feel Cano doesn't need to be in pinstripes next season for both his sake and the sake of the Yankees. Not signing Cano to a deal worth, more than likely, nearly 200 million dollars, would allow them to use that extra cash to sign some lower-priced free agents and develop an all-around better team. With or without Cano, there's no guarantee the Yankees will make the playoffs, but I feel they're better off in the long run without him.
Third Base: Juan Uribe
Team I feel should sign him: Yankees
Tying into one of the reasons I feel the Yankees shouldn't resign Cano, Juan Uribe is a player who would come at a relatively affordable price to the Yankees and would be a good fit at third base, where they are very weak. With no guarantees that A-Rod will ever return, signing Uribe would give them a better defensive player at third than what they currently have, and it would add a decent offensive player to their lineup. Uribe's .278 batting average with 12 homers and 50 RBI's last season wouldn't be a team-changing move for the Yankees, but it would certainly improve their situation.
Shortstop: Stephen Drew
Team I feel should sign him: Astros
The only thing that is for sure with Stephen Drew is that he has a near 100 percent chance of not being with the Red Sox next season; other than that, not a lot is certain. Drew was an impact player for the Sox this past season, playing a good defense at shortstop and coming up big in big spots, especially in the postseason, but with Xander Bogaerts at shortstop and Will Middlebrooks at third base, there just isn't room for Drew. The Yankees could use him down the road at short, but assuming Derek Jeter is healthy, there won't be a spot for Drew next season, other than Jeter's backup. For Drew's sake, I feel he'd be a good fit with the Astros, who could use an everyday shortstop — one of their many weak spots.
Left Field: Quintin Berry
Team I feel should sign him: Diamondback's
There really aren't a lot of great left field free agents available, but of them, Quintin Berry is the best. The Diamondback's have a left fielder, in Adam Eaton, but I feel the acquisition of Berry would be worth it, as they could move some players around to make room for him. Berry hasn't had a great deal of opportunity to show off any consistency at the big league level, but his speed — he's never been caught stealing in 24 major league stolen base attempts — alone is enough for the D-back's to take a shot on Berry, in my mind.
Center Field: Jacoby Ellsbury & Shin-Soo Choo
Team I feel should sign them: Mariners (Ellsbury) and Reds (Choo)
I couldn't pick just one player as the best available free agent at this position, as both Jacoby Ellsbury and Shin-Soo Choo have a high value in their own unique ways. Ellsbury hasn't been able to stay very healthy so far during his career, but an unhealthy Ellsbury is more valuable than a lot of other players in baseball — he's that great of an impact when healthy. Though Seattle has a difficult time attracting players, due to their location and recent subpar performances, I feel they are going to become a great team in the next year or two. Ellsbury needs to join before things take off. As far as Choo goes, he is very efficient at getting on base, with a .421 OBP this past season. The Reds need to keep him, in my opinion, as their leadoff man, if they want to be as successful next season as they were in 2013.
Right Field: Carlos Beltran
Team I feel should sign him: Yankees
If the Yankees decide not to keep Cano, as I believe they should do, they will likely make a run at Carlos Beltran, who they are reportedly interested in. A left handed hitter, Beltran would thrive at Yankee stadium and would be a big impact for the Yankees in 2014 and beyond. At 36 years old, Beltran isn't a player you would want to lock up for any extended period of time, however, any time with Beltran on your team is worth it. Batting .296 with 24 home runs and 84 RBI's last season, Beltran could have a great season should the Yankees sign him.
Starting Pitcher: Ubaldo Jimenez
Team I feel should sign him: Twins
A lot of teams need pitching, including the Blue Jays, Rockies, etc., but the Twins are a team I feel could use a guy like Ubaldo Jimenez the most. The Twins are an interesting team, as they don't have a lot going for them now, but their farm system is one of the best in baseball and they will be a really good team down the road, similar with the Mariners. Should Jimenez sign with them, I could see him developing into the great pitcher he's capable of being. He's shown signs of it in the past, and next year could be a break out year for him. Jimenez could really help out the Twins in a big way.
Relief Pitcher: Brian Wilson
Team I feel should sign him: Tigers
While Joe Nathan and Fernando Rodney would be good fits for the Tigers, I feel Brian Wilson would be the best. Wilson has had a lot of ups and downs in his career, but when he's healthy, he's one of the most dominant relief pitchers in baseball — something the Tigers could use. Having undergone two Tommy John surgeries, many teams shy away from Wilson. But after the performance he had towards the end of last season, I feel Wilson could be the piece the Tigers need to clinch them a World Series title after coming up short recently.
So, there are my thoughts on which players are the best remaining free agents at each postion, and which team should sign them. Odds are that things won't go exactly, if at all, how I feel they should, but this is just the way I see it working out best.
Besides Robinson Cano, who do you feel is the best remaining free agent? Cast your vote:
As always, feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts.
Cabrera and McCutchen Win MVP Award
The Most Valuable Player award was first given out in 1911 to Ty Cobb of the American League and Frank Schulte of the National League. Originally known as the Chalmers award, named after Hugh Chalmers, the award didn't catch on as well as had been hoped, and therefore was discontinued after the 1914 season.
In 1922 the League Awards were established to honor the baseball player in the American League (National League began being recognized in 1924) who provided the greatest all-around service to their club. The winner — who received a medal and cash for winning — was voted on by a committee of eight baseball writers, with a player not being able to win more than once. Like the Chalmers awards, these awards didn't last long, stopping in 1929.
Finally in 1931 the Baseball Writers' Association of America Most Valuable Player award was established, which is the award still given out today.
Sixty-three players who have won the Most Valuable Player award have gone on to the Hall of Fame up until this point — several of those players are still active, however. The current record for most MVP awards is held by Barry Bonds, with seven, but thirty total players have won multiple Most Valuable Player awards in their career.
Voting for the award is fairly straightforward.
Two writers from each city of both the American League and National League make up the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voters for the Most Valuable Player award, making a total of thirty voters for each league (fifteen teams, with two voters per city). A first place vote earns a player fourteen points, a second place vote gets nine points, a third place vote receives eight points, a fourth place vote is worth seven points, and so on, all the way until tenth place for one point. Once added up, the player with the highest overall total wins.
The 2013 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player award winners for both the American League and National League were announced Thursday night on MLB Network. Here are the winners, along with my thoughts on each:
Original Pick: Chris Davis
Finalists: Miguel Cabrera, Chris Davis and Mike Trout
Winner: Miguel Cabrera
Thoughts On Miguel Cabrera Winning
Although I was pulling for Mike Trout to win the Most Valuable Player award last season, Miguel Cabrera ended up taking home the honor after having an incredible year in which he won the Triple Crown award. An injury in the last month of this season kept Cabrera from a second straight Triple Crown award, however, it didn't stop him from winning his second straight MVP — something only eleven other players have been able to accomplish.
Receiving a total of 385 points, 23 of the 30 first-place votes, Cabrera was the overwhelming choice by the voters. The runner-up — with five first-place votes and a total of 282 points — Mike Trout, and the third place recipient, Chris Davis — with a single first-place vote netting 232 total points — weren't even close. Although I had Chris Davis winning, I have no issues with Cabrera getting the award. He was very deserving; as was Trout.
Batting .348 with 44 home runs and 137 RBI's, Cabrera put together an amazing season, and in addition is the only player of the three finalists to make the playoffs. Unfortunately, that's a big part of why I feel he won. Davis posted a batting average 62 points lower than Cabrera, but led the majors in both homers and RBI's, with 53 and 138 respectively. Had the Orioles played better as a whole, making it to the playoffs, Davis would likely be the winner.
Instead, Miguel Cabrera takes home the award for the second straight year.
The BBWAA's vote had Mike Trout finishing second, with Chris Davis coming in third.
Original Pick: Paul Goldschmidt
Finalists: Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew McCutchen and Yadier Molina
Winner: Andrew McCutchen
Thoughts On Andrew McCutchen Winning
Anytime a player bats .302 with 36 home runs and 125 RBI's you have to strongly consider them for the Most Valuable Player award. That player, Paul Goldschimdt, was the most deserving of the MVP award in my mind, however, the baseball writers didn't agree. Andrew McCutchen received the honor instead, getting 28 of the 30 first-place votes (Goldschmidt didn't get a single one) for a total of 409 points.
Goldschmidt had to settle for second, with 242 points, just ahead of Yadier Molina, who received the other two first-place votes, earning him a total of 219 points. While Molina had a career year, and is a true leader for the Cardinals, he didn't do enough to win. It came down to a two-man race between Goldschmidt and McCutchen. But after seeing the results of the vote, I suppose it was just a one-man race.
Although McCutchen hit for a .317 batting average with 21 home runs and 84 RBI's — second in the National League in multi-hit games, with 60 — I don't feel he was the most valuable.
I won't spend a lot of time giving my reasons why (if you want to read that, click HERE) but ultimately I feel many people voted for McCutchen for the sole reason that the Pirates made the postseason (for the first time in 21 years) and Goldschmidt's Diamondback's didn't. That's not fair to base your vote on, in my opinion.
There were several other great reasons for McCutchen winning the award besides making the playoffs, but I just feel it should have gone to Goldschimdt, who had 15 more home runs and 41 more RBI's than McCutchen this season.
Also, McCutchen didn't lead the Pirates to the playoffs by himself; it was a team effort. He hit 10 more home runs and drove in 12 more runs last season than he did this year, yet the Buccos finished fourth in 2012, with McCutchen placing third in MVP voting. There's too much inconsistency with the voting "criteria" for me.
In the end, while I don't agree with McCutchen winning, I'm not all that upset that he did; though it may seem that way. He was still deserving despite not having the best stats.
Andrew McCutchen becomes the first Pirates' MVP winner since Barry Bonds in 1992.
The BBWAA's vote had Paul Goldschmidt finishing second, with Yadier Molina coming in third.
Recapping My Votes for the Major MLB Awards
Over the past week, or so, I've been typing up posts on who I feel deserves the awards of American League and National League Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year. Some of them have been accepted by nearly everyone as the logical choice, however, a couple left several people disagreeing with me.
Nonetheless, it's the way I personally feel the awards should go. Will they go the way I'd like? Probably not. But that doesn't mean I don't feel strongly about my votes. (I imagine everyone feels that way about their picks.)
In case you missed a few, or all, of my MLB awards post, I wanted to do a brief recap. Here are my picks:
American League MVP: Chris Davis
National League MVP: Paul Goldschmidt
American League Cy Young: Max Scherzer
National League Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
American League Rookie of the Year: Wil Myers
National League Rookie of the Year: Jose Fernandez
Feel free to click the links associated with each award to be taken to my post on it; giving the reasoning behind my picks.
I'm planning to post a blog entry covering the winners of each award when they're announced next month, comparing my original picks to the winners and giving my overall thoughts. So be sure to check back for that. I'll probably have a lot to say about a few of them.
Do you agree or disagree with my picks? Leave a comment below . . . .
My Vote for National League Most Valuable Player
As I stated in my American League MVP blog post, choosing the Most Valuable Player from each league is the most difficult decision of all the major baseball awards handed out at the conclusion of each season. With Rookie of the Year and Cy Young you can look solely at which player had the better stats, however, Most Valuable Player involves a bit more than just stats. While it's important that a MVP winner had a great statistical year, the best offensive player doesn't automatically become the most valuable, in my opinion.
The way I view things, MVP has to come from a team that had a decent year, but that doesn't necessarily mean their team had to make the playoffs. Contrary to what many believe, I feel the Most Valuable Player award needs to go to a player on a team that helped their team win the most, regardless of a postseason appearance. Remove them from the lineup and the team would be nowhere near the same.
Therefore, after considering the stats and going over a few other of my "requirements", I narrowed down my top candidates for National League MVP to Freddie Freeman, Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew McCutchen and Yasiel Puig.
Every single one of those players had a great season, however, I feel McCutchen can quickly be knocked off the list. While he had a good year, McCutchen wasn't the only reason the Pirates made the postseason for the first time in over twenty years. Other players on the team made a big impact as well. Last season McCutchen batted 10 points higher, blasted 10 more home runs and drove in 12 more runs than he did this year, yet the Pirates finished fourth in their division — further proving my point.
Of the three remaining candidates, in Goldschmidt, Freeman and Puig, as much as I feel Puig made an incredible impact, and initially had him as my vote up until a few days ago, I thought the better of picking him. But that's not to knock what he did this season. Batting .319 with 19 homers and 42 RBI's in 104 games, Puig came up in June and helped completely turn around a struggling Dodgers team, taking them from 7.5 games back of first upon his arrival, to winning their division by eleven games. The impact he made is vastly evident, but it wasn't quite enough, when you take the time to really think about it.
In the end, I went with Paul Goldschmidt for National League Most Valuable Player, despite the fact that the Diamondback's missed the playoffs.
Goldschmidt had an incredible year, leading all of the National League in home runs (36) and RBI's (125), to go along with a batting average of .302. The D-back's didn't make the postseason, but Goldschmidt came up big in key spots all throughout the entire season to give his team a great chance to win. Therefore, when choosing between Freddie Freeman — even though the Braves made it past the regular season — and Paul Goldschmidt, I had to go with the D-back's first baseman — the difficult but logical choice.
2013 Futures Game: Players You'll See This Season
The rosters for the 2013 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game were announced yesterday, with 50 of the minor leagues' best players receiving the honor. The players are split into a U.S. and a World team, with the two teams set to square off against one another on July 14th, up at Citi Field in New York City. With the rosters posted, I wanted to do a post on the players worth paying attention to that will more than likely make it to the big leagues this season, and that will make a big impact for their team.
U.S. Team Roster
|Jesse Biddle
|Archie Bradley
|Eddie Butler
|Kyle Crick
|Taylor Guerrieri
|Taylor Jordan
|Jimmy Nelson
|Anthony Ranaudo
|Noah Syndergaard
|Taijuan Walker
|Austin Hedges
|Josh Phegley
|CJ Cron
|Delino DeShields
|Matt Davidson
|Joey Gallo
|Brad Miller
|Addison Russell
|Joey Terdoslavich
|Kolten Wong
|Byron Buxton
|Billy Hamilton
|Joc Pederson
|George Springer
|Christian Yelich
Taijuan Walker was just recently promoted from AA to AAA, however, with the level of talent he possesses, I could easily see Walker receiving a callup to the Mariners late in the season. Though only 5-7 on the season, Walker has an ERA of just 2.30, with 100 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched. He may not have a lot of time to make an impact, but on a team that isn't likely to make the playoffs, I feel the Mariners should give him a shot.
Matt Davidson is another player that has the ability to make an impact for his team towards the end of the season. Batting .301, with 10 home runs and 46 RBI's so far this season at AAA, Davidson should get a callup to the Diamondbacks towards the end of this year. Though the D-back's are currently in first place, and wouldn't necessarily need him, Davidson could be a nice addition to put them over the top once the playoffs roll around.
After setting the record for most stolen bases in a single season, with 155, in 2012, Billy Hamilton is well on his way to another 100 stolen base season, as he has swiped 49 bases so far this season. Though his bat is yet to take off, batting just .247, with 5 homers and 28 RBI's, Hamilton needs to improve his offense, but nonetheless, he should receive a brief callup to the Reds this season. His speed alone is enough to impact any given game.
George Springer has the advantage–or disadvantage, depending on how you look at it–of playing in the poor Houston Astros organization, as they're once again in last place, and should give Springer a little bit of time at the major league level towards the end of the year. Springer is batting .297, with 19 home runs and 55 RBI's this year, and will likely receive his first big league experience sometime this season with the Astros.
World Team Roster
|Miguel Almonte
|Carlos Contreras
|Rafael De Paula
|C.C. Lee
|Rafael Montero
|Andre Rienzo
|Eduardo Rodriguez
|Enny Romero
|Yordano Ventura
|Michael Ynoa
|Jorge Alfaro
|Christian Bethancourt
|AJ Jimenez
|Arismendy Alcantara
|Xander Bogaerts
|Maikel Franco
|Dilson Herrera
|Jordan Lennerton
|Francisco Lindor
|Miguel Sano
|Yeison Asencio
|Gregory Polanco
|Jorge Soler
|Oscar Taveras
|Henry Urrutia
Xander Bogaerts has just over a dozen AAA games under his belt, however, I could easily see Bogaerts making it to the big leagues this season. Batting .296, with 10 home runs and 43 RBI's, between AA and AAA, so far this season, Bogaerts has the ability to make an impact for the Red Sox; if not this season, definitely the majority of next year. At just 20 years old, he will stand as the Sox short stop for many years to come.
Oscar Taveras isn't quite on the same pace as he was on last season at this time, but he's still having a great year. Batting .306, with 5 home runs and 32 RBI's, at AAA, Taveras is sure to become a star at the major league level at some point. The only thing that could stop Taveras from reaching the majors this season would be an already overcrowded Cardinals lineup, however, he should still get a shot, just to see what he can do.
Leave a comment below with which player you're most looking forward to seeing participate in this year's Futures game.
When Is Intentionally Hitting A Player Justafiable?
Whether it's Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks, Red Sox vs. Rays, or Reds vs. Pirates, more and more lately have pitchers been hitting opposing teams' star players for retaliation against what they feel a player, or the team as a whole, did to "show them up". While there are a few baseball fans who seem to enjoy this kind of baseball, I, along with many other baseball fans, am getting somewhat tired of it all. I have no problem with evening the score when necessary, but things have gone far beyond that recently.
To me, the only time it's "acceptable" to intentionally hit a batter is after you feel an opposing pitcher did the same to a player on your team, for whatever reason. Then, if you feel the need, after you plunk the batter, that should be the end of it. You evened the score. But all of this hitting a batter because he celebrated too much after a home run, or a great play, is absolutely ridiculous.
The best way to get back at that player is to get them out. That's your job anyway. I've never understood getting upset for excessive celebrating anyway. Are you supposed to just hold it all in after you hit a home run, or make a diving play? I don't think so.
But there's really not much that can be done to stop it. Some have suggested increasing the penalties for suspensions resulting from intentionally hitting a batter, especially when it's up around the head, but I don't think that would do a lot of good.
Like with performance enhancing drugs, you're going to have players who don't care about the consequences, no matter how great, and just do what they want. And while worsening suspension time might defer a few, there's no fair way to do it for a pitcher. If you suspend them for 5-10 games, it's usually only one start. But if you suspend them for 5-10 starts, they miss nearly two months. It's all very complicated. It's hard to say exactly what should be done.
So I guess what I'm saying is, I'm tired of what baseball is turning in to. It's time to go back to striking a guy out for his past antics, instead of throwing up around his head. It's time to stop all of this before it gets so far out of control that you'll never return things to the way they used to be. But unfortunately, it may already be at that point.


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This is a teaser pic of my nephew's lazy boy couch, which was reupholstered in Realtree cotton duck.
The center section is in the upright position here.
The center section is folded down in this one.
After the holidays, and when I figure out which photo hosting site to go with, I'll upload the whole lot of pics taken during the process. -- Edited on 12/24/13 10:48 PM --
Wow that is incredible. Did you do all that work?
I know a few men who would love a couch like that.
------Proud parent of a Dwight International School Honour Roll Student
I am blown away .. but please please please don't let our men know we can redo their lazyboys.. I was kinda hoping to get rid of Mr. Ps by telling him it could not be reupholstered..
After Christmas.. I want to hear all about it. the good , the bad.. and the whatever.. If you want you can post the rest on our pinned topic home dec thread... so more will access it over time..
What a fabulous job.. I bet he was speechless..
You outdid your self.. Heck you out did me..
(SO NOT doing Mr. Ps lazyboy.. grumble grumble grumble )
Wow!!!!!! Great Job!!!!!!!! *distracting dh so he can't see*
------There is no easy way! quote from my Grandfather
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Wow what a lucky nephew. I have never reupholster anything. Just new seat covers and cushion covers.
------height 5'2" bust 36, waist 31, hip 39.
I have way too many yards to count, and I will never use them up, but I will die trying!
Really.. this thread should come with a warning.. I do hope this doesn't catch on with the hubbies.. I can tell you.. that was a LOT of work..
Mc Donna, that's just over the top beautiful. I wouldn't know were to begin. What a great job.
I know it's HARD work and a whole lot of thinking, but isn't it fun!!!
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|Assessment of skeletal stability of intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy with one-day maxillary-mandibular fixation followed by early jaw exercise.
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|PURPOSE: Intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) is an effective surgical technique for cases of mandibular setback, is simpler and has a lower incidence of mental paraesthesia when compared to sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO). However, IVRO has a disadvantage in the prolonged duration of postoperative maxillary-mandibular fixation (MMF) required due to the absence of rigid bone fixation. To avoid an extended MMF period, we developed a postoperative management protocol for our IVRO patients, using jaw exercises with elastic bands starting on the second day after surgery. METHODS: We evaluated the cephalometric skeletal and dental stabilities of 16 IVRO patients as they followed our protocol. RESULTS: The stabilities were confirmed and were similar to those of previous reports. CONCLUSION: One-day MMF and early initiation of jaw exercise after IVRO did not affect the jaw position stability. Moreover, our findings suggest that starting jaw exercise earlier after IVRO surgery is beneficial, as it allows patients to avoid a long period of rigid MMF so that they can resume their normal daily activities sooner.
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The girls in this collection are all very pretty and attractive. Some may have looked virginesque but none really acted it � nor did their new husbands treat them as such. It�s all personal preference, but I think that they chose the right girl for the cover (Alyssa Branch). She has a sexy quality about her � from her look to her voice - and my opinion is that she generated the most heat of any of the girls. This is not to say that the other girls completely fell flat � in fact, there were some nice segments here. However, I felt that the male cast was not very inspiring and paved the way for mostly luke-warm performances.
I should note that I was biased while watching some of the scenes. I am generally not a fan of actions like forced blow jobs � holding the girls head down � unless there is a reason to do it. With the right setup, this can be great � without the right setup, it just comes off as disrespectful. Luckily, there was not much of this within the scenes. Additionally, I am a big fan of condomless shooting (pun intended) but I think that the lack of any attempt of intimacy (read: real kissing) between actors was very obvious here and just ended up hurting the scenes � even without the condoms.
Scene 1 - Trinity St. Clair, Ryan Driller
The Good: Trinity St. Clair is teeny-tiny, beautiful and innocent looking � but happens to be a little slut � what�s not to like about that? TSC gives a sexy whistler at times, and seems to enjoy sucking right out of her pussy too � I love that!
The Bad: That friggin� rhythmic �yeah� gets old fast (but NEVER stops), and her moaning is terrible. The scene just went on too long for what it was worth, and it appeared that Ryan could not cum � ended up feeling monotonous. She was happy to take the open mouth cum shot at the end, but this was gaffed by poor camera work � SHAME!
Outfits: Both are Naked � no clothes or shoes � cute little purple toes (hers, not his)
Ryan carries her across the threshold � not much of a honeymoon suite, but let�s go with it. Trinity looks gorgeous � tiny, pretty, innocent looking � and, is clearly eager to get down to business. At first, it looks like she might only be able to take a couple of inches into her mouth, but as the BJ goes on, she starts to gag herself with his cock � in fairness, it is not blow job virgins.
Finally, she asks �Do you want to put this in my tight virgin pussy?� and Ryan is happy to oblige. Trinity climbs on top and starts to ride. Again, I want to mention my appreciation for a girl that will slurp on a cock that has been in her pussy � and, she does so nicely here. With nary a transition or any warmup, she is taking him in her ass reverse cowgirl � and, with seemingly no lube! Love the RCG position laying on back and taking it up ass � but, even this was overshadowed by the terrible audio. They move to some doggie anal, then finally missionary vag � let�s get it over already � and, finally the open mouth squirt.
Overall, I thought this scene was ok � it would have been even better if it was a tad shorter, and if Trinity made better noises.
Scene 2 - Alyssa Branch, Will Powers
The Good: Swollen lady parts � I simply love her pussy. It�s that simple. This girl also seems to love sex. It was not the most intimate; however it did look like she enjoyed herself. I always appreciate an open mouth cumshot � she has some learning to do, but she took it like a trooper.
The Bad: The camera work was not very good. Have I already said this?
The Outfits: Him � naked, her - naked with heels
The action starts pretty quickly with some nice pussy and ass licking. She takes it like a true receiver and looked like she really liked the ass licking. The move through a few of the standard positions (Doggie, RCG) � for my money, I say that the best fucking on this tape was her hip thrusting swirl on his cock � real nice!
She also takes that wet cock right into her hungry mouth and looks just perfect sucking on his ample member. This scene earns my nod for the best quote, from him - �Did you learn this from your mom?� Really? The most disappointing part of this scene was when he grabs her ass, she says �Fuck, I love that� � and, he stops doing it. Also, the side fucking on the couch was great too � and, again, way too short. Watch her put those fingers right on her asshole - this was going somewhere good�
This was my favorite complete scene. I thought Alyssa was nice to watch, and I look forward to more of her � I expect that we�re going to see her get down and dirty in the near future.
Scene 3 - Vanessa Cage, Eric John
The Good: Vanessa is very pretty, with pretty lady parts to match that face. She felt the most innocent of the group, and I liked it.
The Bad: Not much chemistry here � again? Yes, again. Boring sex. Camera work was not very good.
The Outfits: Him � naked, her - naked with heels, then barefoot
We get down to a BJ in no time flat, and I have to say that this girl looks great with a cock in her mouth. It was sensual and very inviting. There was nothing too crazy about it, and that was ok with me. Next up was some sweet pussy licking action. Hold on � why did he keep rubbing his nose into her? Definitely odd.
They start off the action with some missionary, and while it was slower and a bit tamer, it looked like she was getting what she needed (note the wetness on his cock � good sign). They move to reverse cowgirl action and after a bit she says �I want to taste myself off of you�. I like nice girls like that too. The CG action that follows was nothing to rewind, but moves into doggie where she looked at her very best.
This one finished up with another open mouth facial � and, while she took it, it did not look like it was as fun as getting her nails done would have been. Not a bad scene, but better chemistry and camera work would really help this beauty shine.
Scene 4 - Giselle Leon, Billy Glide
The Good: Giselle�s body is very sexy. Sorry, that�s about all I can muster for this one.
The Bad: Forced BJ � not a fan, and she did not look to enjoy it either. Billy Glide should use more verbal restraint. Camera work not very good
The Outfits: Him � naked, her � stupid stripper wedding shoes
I always like to see a small girl get it from a dude with a major crank. Billy Glide is about as big around as my quads, and I have squatted over 500lbs! When I set out to review this movie, I was excited for this pairing the most.
We start out with a straight-to-BJ situation again, which sets the tone. She really tried to get more of that thing into her mouth, but it was just too much. The truth is that I kept feeling like this girl deserves better than this. We get to the sex with a cowgirl start. To say that the ass slapping was uninspired is a gross understatement. Basically, they go through a few different positions RCG, cowgirl against the couch (best visual for the bust) but I just did not get the sense that it was that great for either of them.
I did particularly care for the spooning � leg up � pushing her head down sequence. Again, it just came off as disrespectful in this scene. Luckily, we come to an end and it�s a weak jerk off facial. I was not sad to see this one end.
Scene 5 - Maia Davis, Otto Bauer
The Good: Pretty girl, and an enthusiastic sucker. Loved the laying back RCG shot � just too short.
The Bad: Camerawork. Sound � Sheets or did they fuck on wrapping paper? Very weak cum shot.
The Outfits: Him � naked, her - naked � lots of tats
She quickly pulls her panties aside for some cunnilingus. BTW, not all virgins like getting their pussy spit on but Otto goes for it anyway. The BJ that follows has some light gagging (again, not impressed). It looks like she is playing with herself while sucking (which I like) but the camera work misses that action which means we don�t get to see it � Yes, there is a recurring theme here.
The aligning of the boy/girl parts start out in reverse cowgirl � at least it looks and sounds like she�s having fun here. Then, we�re back to BJ, then into spoon with leg up on her side � I love this position, but _again_ the camera work is too far out to appreciate this girl�s sexy body.
The doggie is really nice here, but short � I just love looking at that spread and ready ass! Finally, we�re back to missionary and the pop shot is coming, which ends up about as weak as the rest of this video.
It is probably obvious that I just ran out of steam watching this one. The positive is that all of the girls were very attractive. The negative was that the sex was just not that good. And, as if that was not bad enough, the camera work added insult to injury.


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Jay Kirtman explained how the charity, named after Rebecca, began. "Becca's Closet was started by our daughter, Rebecca, when she was a freshman in high school, he said. "It was originally called the Nova Dress Bank, because she didn't want her name attached to it. Rebecca gave away over 250 dresses in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties by herself during her sophomore year."
Becca's parents and volunteers continued her dream of helping girls find the perfect dress for prom or military balls through the non-profit organization. Pam Kirtman said, "We've booked appointments, and we're seeing the girls for appointments now, giving them dresses, shoes, accessories: whatever they need for a military ball and prom."
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The organization also offered college scholarships for high school students who are community-service-oriented. "The deadline is April 12. It's for high school seniors who want to go on to further their education."
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Winners of the 2013 AADL Teen Short Story Contest!
47 Finalists were honored on Saturday, May 11, from a pool of 335 submissions for this year's 21st Annual Teen Short Story Writing Contest.
A. S. King spoke to a packed house of teen writers, their families and friends. She delivered a motivational speech, sharing stories of her path as a writer, full of inspiration and wit.
Click here to see the slate of award winning judges.
Below are the top nine winners in each off the three grade categories:
Middle School:
1st Place - 'The Soles of Our Shoes' by Cynthia Jia
2nd Place - 'Beach Glass' by Sofia Kwok
3rd Place - 'The Invasion of Lizzy Burnell' by Mary Collins
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1st Place - 'The Gourd Tree' by Marie Martelli
2nd Place - 'Prisoner's Dilemma' by Milo Davidson
3rd Place - 'Sunstep' by Steven Schulte
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2nd Place - 'Buoyancy' by Josie Benson
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Congratulations to all the writers, and we hope you continue to write many stories!
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Hi there! I sent an email to the It's All Write email address containing this, but I'm not sure whether that will get read since the contest is over, so I decided to post this here. I hope I'm not being pesky, it just occurred to me that you might not be checking the contest email:)
I was delighted to win third place in the It's All Write middle school contest. The awards ceremony was great! However, when I received the booklet in the mail, my short story wasn't in it-instead, the second place story which was right before it was printed again, although my name and my title were on it. I'm assuming this was a mistake, but is there anything that can be done about it? I would like to see my story in print if that is at all possible. Thank you for the work you do on this contest!:)


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So far Apple has only confirmed the local prices of the 16GB wi-fi only retina iPad mini (Rs 28,900), while the corresponding iPad Air will be Rs 35,900. Indian shoppers who want the 32, 64 and 128GB variants or the 3G/4G variants will have to wait until Saturday to see the price-tags.
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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has nominated attorney Robert Bobo Gilpin of Montgomery and businessman Larry Thornton of Hueytown to the Alabama State University Board of Trustees.
Jennifer Ardis, press secretary for Bentley, said Thursday that Bentley has sent the nominations to the Alabama Senate, which must confirm them before they become final.
Both Larry and Robert are good candidates and the governor supports them and the governor looks forward to their service on the ASU Board of Trustees, Ardis said.
Bentley nominated Gilpin, who is with the Montgomery firm of Gilpin Givhan, to replace Kathy Sawyer, who submitted her resignation letter to Bentley on Jan. 13.
Gilpin, who said he had been involved with ASU through its small business development program and other programs, said he is actively involved in the community and that the university is a vital part of the community. He said being nominated by Bentley is an honor he sees as a community service opportunity.
Thornton, president and owner of Thornton Enterprises, was nominated to replace Lawrence Lemak, who submitted his resignation April 2 citing health reasons.
Thornton Enterprises operates five McDonalds franchises in the Birmingham area, according to Ardis.
Thornton is an Alabama State University graduate who is actively involved in the Birmingham community, Ardis said. Thornton could not be reached for comment Thursday.
Gilpin and Thornton would join a board overseeing a university that has seen a tumultuous past few months.
Sawyer resigned following a dispute between trustees and then-President Joseph Silver, who was placed on leave just two months after beginning his work on campus.
Sawyer was the lone vote against the separation agreement between the university and Silver that paid Silver more than $600,000 to settle their differences and allow him to move on. She had harsh words for both sides.
Silver alleged wrongdoing at the university, until he was quieted by the non-disparagement clause in his separation agreement. Board members and other top university administrators disputed his claims.
Trustees are currently searching for a successor and the university is undergoing two audits, one performed by an auditor selected by the university and another selected by Bentleys office that will conduct a forensic audit.
Gilpin said he did not know much about the controversy, but expects to learn more as a board member and see how I can help.
Lemak is turning 70 in June, according to Board Chairman Elton Dean, so even had he not resigned, he would have had to leave the board at that time. Dean said Lemak had been ill for a while.
Dean said at the time of Lemaks resignation that he did not know if a complaint filed against him with the Alabama Ethics Commission played any role in the departure.
Lemaks attorney Robert Rosenberg has said the ethics complaint has no merit. The complaint alleged that Lemak violated the schools bylaws when a nonprofit entity headed by his son received more than $1.5 million from ASU in 2011 and 2012.
Rosenberg said Lemak was never compensated in any way by the nonprofit National Center for Sports Safety, never solicited funds for the center and didnt hold any position with the center.
The Alabama Senate has not confirmed a third ASU trustee nominee Jacqueline Brooks. But the Macon County native, who is superintendent of schools there, already is serving on the board after Bentley appointed her last fall when the Senate was not in session. She replaced Oscar Crawley of Lanett.
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I was recently asked to fill out an interview with Cafemom for their "In the kitchen with" blog. The interview and photos are up, so if you are interested in knowing more about me and my kitchen, check it out!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
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18 comments:
- Steffi said...
Your interview was charming and fun to read, nice to get to know the bread & honey owner a bit better!
- February 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- The Fabulous One said...
Loved the article. Loved the "apeshit for milkshakes" comment. Lovelove!
- February 26, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- jessibeaucoup said...
Thanks so much for sharing that! My husband and I have also slowly changed our eating habits for the better over the years. We are now mostly organic and very aware of what we are putting in our bodies. Your post-pregnancy health changes and weight loss are amazing and inspiring! I love your blog - thank you for including all of us in your food life:).
- February 26, 2009 at 6:08 PM
- Tiramisulover said...
I just discovered your blog and am in love with your lovely photos and interesting posts! Keep up the great work and more recipes please!!
- February 26, 2009 at 6:10 PM
- Vanessa said...
I enjoyed reading the interview. It reminded me that I need to have a burrito immediately! What do you put in your burritos? :)
- February 26, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Sweet Charity said...
Awesome article! And also, nice ink!
- February 26, 2009 at 11:05 PM
- Connie Lou said...
I loved your interview, great stuff. Good words of advice, especially to someone looking to get healthy (er). I live in Hawaii, so I can totally identify with the rice cooker thing!
- February 27, 2009 at 12:34 AM
- lady sauce said...
alicia what a FABULOUS picture of you! (you make me want to get more arm tattoos!)loved the article too. :] thanks for posting this!
- February 27, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- Alexis said...
I'm in love with your blog.
I think it's one of the best I've ever had the pleasure of reading :]
- February 27, 2009 at 5:15 PM
- orangehennesey said...
I've been reading bread&honey for a little while, but never commented. I absolutely had to this time, though; your tattoos are seriously amazing and make me want more than the two small ones that I have :)
- February 28, 2009 at 2:55 AM
- Aran said...
how cool to get to know a little bit more about you!
- February 28, 2009 at 3:42 AM
- laura said...
I'm so used to the puppy-eyed blonde in the side bar that I didn't recognize you in the article photo. I kept thinking 'who is that??'
I like the new (to me) hair!
- February 28, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Tammie said...
i love your blog and i loved this interview.
i love how open and honest you were...it's very refreshing.
- March 1, 2009 at 5:42 AM
- Michelle T-C said...
Where did she get her tattoos? They are beautiful.
- March 3, 2009 at 11:15 PM
- Michelle T-C said...
Where did YOU get your tattoos! I didn't recognize the picture with your change in hair color. I read the blog often, and have long admired your knuckles. I love the sailor Jerry's....where did you get em?
- March 3, 2009 at 11:19 PM
- Alicia Carrier said...
michelle, i do not have any knuckle tattoos. as i've stated on the blog before, i do not bake. summer has the 'baker' tattoo- but she no longer blogs here. you can find her at http://designismine.blogspot.com
- March 4, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Happy Jack said...
love your kitchen. looks cozy and natural and well-loved. windows are key. wish i had one in my kitchen...and a dishwasher!
- March 9, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- asiajane said...
Loved your interview. You always make me laugh! And it's inspiring to know you can start an awesome food blog with regular-person cooking skills and not a lot of cash.
I also loved the bit about turning your son's world upsidedown by giving him pancakes for dinner. Isn't it great, how easily kids can be thrilled by us cooking for them?
Good luck on your continued endeavors in the kitchen-- I look forward to reading all about them!
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Adam Dunn has said again and again that he'd like to stay in Washington, but perhaps the Nationals' lack of contract talks are wearing the slugger's patience thin.
On Monday he talked to the Chicago Sun-Times ' Gordon Wittenmyer and sounded like someone with a wandering eye.
When Wittenmyer said it sounded like a good fit between the Cubs -- who don't have a first baseman for 2011 -- and Dunn, Dunn agreed.
"Hopefully," he said. "You never know."
Part of Dunn's infatuation is playing in Wrigley Field, a homer-friendly park for a homer-friendly hitter.
In eight years with the Reds in the National League Central, Dunn's made his mark on Wrigley Field. He's hit 25 homers there as a visitor and has an OPS of 1.061 there in 66 games.
''[Wrigley Field's] obviously one of my favorite parks to hit in,'' said Dunn. ''I've always really enjoyed playing there. The atmosphere is great there for any player. The fans are always hard on the other team, which makes it fun.''
Dunn also said he knows Cubs general manager Jim Hendry from when he was in Cincinnati. "He's one of my favorites," Dunn said.
The last time Dunn was a free agent, the Cubs weren't interested, but since he's moved to first base and the Cubs have an opening, it seems like a natural fit. Dunn signed a two-year, $20 million discount deal with the Nationals before the 2009 season. Dunn's certainly looking for more money and more years this time around. That could be a sticking point for the Cubs.
Or at least one current Cub thinks so: "I don't know if they're going to spend the money," Aramis Ramirez told Wittenmyer. "But Dunn would fit anybody's lineup. But they're going to have to spend a lot of money to get [him]."
Although Dunn is a better fit for the American League because of his atrocious defense, he doesn't want to be a designated hitter at this stage of his career and the only way to avoid that is to play in the league without on and the Cubs would be a great fit.
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Im often amused by the unwritten rules in baseball, as nobody seems to pinpoint with any certainty what is acceptable and what isnt.
Can you bunt late in a game when a pitcher is throwing a no-hitter? What if its a close game? How much can you celebrate a home run? How much can you celebrate a strikeout? How hard is too hard going into second base? And when do you have to stop stealing bases anyway?
Certainly, modern baseball doesnt prescribe to the same ideals that players had fifty years ago. Players in the 60s wouldnt dare flip a bat after hitting a home run off of Bob Gibson. Now bat flips happen nightly, as well as a number of intricate handshakes and dances when one hits a bomb. Given that offenses to old school baseball and unwritten rules occur on a nightly basis, its beginning to get difficult for people to decipher when players should get mad, and what requires a retaliation for the offended party.
For those of you not aware, this past weekend in Tampa Bay, ex-Tiger Fernando Rodney and Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera got into a bit of a verbal spat on Saturday night. Miguel Cabrera was upset with Rodney when he perceived that Rodney was throwing at his head. It came out later that Cabrera had mocked Fernando Rodneys now-famous arrow pose on Friday night after the Tigers victory, adding fuel to the fire that Rodney sent a message to Mr. Cabrera via a tower buzz.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland after the game made it clear that such a pitch would not be tolerated so, Sunday, Tigers starter Rick Porcello hit the Rays Ben Zobrist high up on the shoulder. It clearly wasnt an accident, and the message was received by Tampas manager Joe Maddon, who came and said he wished Cabrera didnt cry so much.
Im certainly not going to win over a bunch of readers talking about Cabreras role in the incident, but I will say this: Both teams did their fair share of crying about the incident.
Whether Rodney threw at Cabrera or not, it certainly didnt serve the Tigers and manager Jim Leyland well to talk about it afterward, and it wouldnt surprise me if there is a suspension coming for Leyland after Porcello backed up his threat.
The truth is, I couldnt care less about the batters being beaned, or the chirping coming from the dugouts. What I do care about is the losing.
Lost in all the verbal sparring is the Tigers dropped two games to the Rays that they could have and maybe should have won. To this observer, it looked like the Tigers just plain lost their focus. While the Tigers were worried about settling scores, the Rays were playing good baseball.
On Saturday, in the bottom of the 10th, Jim Leyland took out Drew Smyly after working a clean ninth inning in which he struck out the side, only to put rookie Bruce Rondon in a high-leverage situation the Tigers said they wanted to avoid right away with Rondon. He gave up a game-winning hit when Austin Jackson was inexplicably playing softball outfield depth with two outs and a ball that didnt make the warning track went over his head.
Sunday, the Tigers blew a chance against Jake McGee with the bases loaded and no out in a two-run game. The lefty McGee put away three Tigers right-handed hitters with relative ease. The following inning was when the Rays brought in Kyle Farnsworth to pitch to Miguel Cabrera. A lot of people, including what looked like Cabrera, expected Farnsworth to put a fastball in Cabreras ribs. He didnt, and Cabrera lined out.
By the time Sunday ended, Rodney was once again loading up the bow and firing up at the sky when the Rays won and took two of three from the Tigers.
The Tigers are now in second place in the American League Central. And while they are still the favorite to eventually win that division, it is clear there are some issues with the Tigers that need to be fixed. Im confident GM Dave Dombrowski will find a way to fix those issues on the roster, but Jim Leyland has to re-focus his team.
Stop worrying about some unwritten rule boys, and start playing some good baseball. Maybe that is the ultimate retaliation? Beating the opponent on the field and not in the war of words.


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Palm chief Ed Colligan today told APC in an interview about some of the first details of the next-generation Palm OS. Internally codenamed Nova, the Linux-based platform will focus on "Internet and Web-based applications" much more than the existing software and is also targeted at a different class of user. Future phones using Nova will be released under a new, unnamed "prosumer" brand that should slot in between the entry-level Centro and business-oriented smartphones such as the Treo line.
That shift will also let Palm more clearly separate its high-end devices into two distinct categories and keep the Centro as a budget model. Some of this distinction is already in place: all future Centros are planned to use only a Palm-made OS versus the split between Palm OS and Windows Mobile for Treos, Colligan says.
The company founder hasn't provided information about the devices themselves, which aren't expected to appear until early 2009, or a few months after early previews of Nova by itself. He does acknowledge that interest remains in the previously canceled Foleo smartphone companion but that any hopes of bringing it back are contingent on revitalizing Palm's phone business first. The company is best as a vertically integrated hardware and software designer like Apple but needs to master this before it can come back, Colligan says.
"I really want there to be one Palm user experience," he explains, "and so we'll come back around to that idea [of the Foleo] when we're done delivering that experience." [image via BGR]


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Bach was only 22 when he landed his third church job, as organist of St Blasius in the city of Muehlhausen. His audition was on Easter Sunday of 1707 – imagine the stress! – and there's a good chance that his audition piece was this very cantata.
If so, Bach hit a home run: the Muehlhausen city council met a month later, and no one even discussed any other musician. His second interview was on the 14th of June. The very next day, Bach signed his contract.
For this cantata, Bach used a text by Martin Luther. Unlike some of his later Easter Sunday works, it's not a bright, joyous piece – but it's not by any means dark. It's celebratory, all right, but in a reserved, pensive way.
Bach opens with the chorus, the sopranos carrying the melody and the violins adding florid decorations. He keeps the mood relatively somber until the text says "des wir sollen fröhlich sein" ("thus we should be joyful"). Finally, then, he starts to open things up.
Bach was both a sensitive musician and a devout one: he wrote the letters SDG (Soli Deo Gloria, or glory only to God) at the end of every sacred manuscript. Thus he didn't hesitate to use word-painting to illuminate the religious meaning of this cantata. He writes scales around "Menschenkinder" and "Tod," ("mankind" and "death") and assigns strong chords to the words "Recht" ("rule") and "Gewalt" ("power"). He paints the phrase "Tods Gestalt" ("death's empty shell") in a dim, hazy light. His voices chase each other as "Tod und Leben ringen" ("death and life battled"), and "ein Tod den andern fraß" ("one death ate the other").
Then Bach drives home his point. A low part for the bass and a surprisingly dissonant orchestral part represent the Passion – and then rising scales in the violins symbolize the Resurrection. He ends with an elegantly direct setting of the gospel lesson for the day, "Christus will die Koste sein" ("Christ will be the sustenance").
Bach must have thought this cantata was effective, because he didn't let it gather library dust forever. In his harried, overworked Leipzig days, he revived it not once, but twice – for Easter Sunday of 1724, and again on Easter of 1725.
|1. Sinfonia
|2. Coro [Versus I]
Christ lag in Todesbanden
|2. Chorus [Verse 1]
Christ lay in the bonds of death,
|3. Duetto [Versus II]
Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
|3. Duet [Verse 2]
Death could capture no one
|4. Aria [Versus III]
Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn,
|4. Aria [Verse 3]
Jesus Christ, God's own Son,
|5. Coro [Versus IV]
Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg,
|5. Chorus [Verse 4]
It was a wondrous struggle,
|6. Aria [Versus V]
Hie ist das rechte Osterlamm,
|6. Aria [Verse 5]
Here is the true Easter lamb,
|7. Aria (Duetto) [Versus VI]
So feiren wir das hohe Fest
|7. Aria (Duet) [Verse 6]
So let us celebrate
|8. Choral [Versus VII]
Wir essen und leben wohl
|8. Chorale [Verse 7]
We eat and thrive
Translation by David Roden – may be reproduced under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY/NC/SA license
This article was first published in WKSU Classical on 8 April 2012.