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Cover Reveal
I am thrilled to show off my new cover for a re-release of my contemporary romantic novella, Back at Your Door.
Laila and Anton grew up together and became fast friends before becoming lovers. But growing up forced them apart although deep down, Anton never stopped loving Laila, his first best friend.
When a bad break-up brings Laila back into Anton's life, he's determined that no matter what, he'll show her that she's always been the woman for him. And that best friends can make the best lovers.
I loved returning to the story of Laila & Anton and extending and expanding it. They're two of my favourite characters, and I hope you enjoy meeting them as much as I did!
from my current Work In Progress, It Happened One Christmas. I'm about 43,500 words into it and plan to end at around 50k. This is the home stretch…..
This romance is about a widowed writer and a fiery woman who end up sharing a rented cottage over Christmas. They grudgingly decide to share until they can reach the owner, and sparks.. and kisses… fly..
She couldn't speak. Couldn't tell him no; didn't want to, and couldn't do anything but nod, just once, as he pulled her into a hot, ferocious kiss.
His mouth was eager against hers, and when his tongue traced her lips to part them, she opened willingly, giving as good as she got.
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"Ava" he murmured, almost too softly for her to hear, and then she felt his mouth on her neck, at the thudding pulse point below her jaw. Pleasure ricocheted through her as he captured her lips once more, his stubble grazing her skin.
She threaded her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to their bodies were flush, and a little thrill wove through her at feeling him, hot and heavy, pressing against her lower belly. She almost arched up against him, but when his fingers crept under the hem of her sweater to stroke her bare skin, reality – and sanity – flashed their ugly faces.
Not without a bucket of regret, she broke the kiss. "Stop."
To his credit, he dropped his hands, and stepped away, giving her a little space, a little breathing room.
Ava pushed her hands through her hair, breathing hard. She knew she was probably just spreading flour all through the blonde strands, but right now, what the hell. She had far bigger problems than needing a hairwash.
"Daniel… I don't think we should do this. I…. I don't want a casual relationship for what, a few days? We might part ways after we get hold of Pippa, and then never see each other again."
He seemed to consider this for a long moment, and nodded. "All right. I must admit, I can't see into the future, and I don't want you to think that I would ever force you into anything you didn't want."
"I don't think that, and you haven't." She rubbed a hand up and down her arm, missing his touch already, feeling cold, bereft. "I just don't want either of us to enter into something that we might not end up wanting."
That you might not end up wanting, she added silently. She wanted him so much that her entire body ached from it; what a kiss!
She might not like him that much, but she wanted him a whole lot. Wasn't that strange?
Not strange. Just chemistry; just pure science.
"I understand." He held her gaze for another hot, loaded second before he took the knife on the table and started chopping up the chicken without further comment.
Ava took a deep breath and allowed herself to shiver once he'd turned away.
If he could be unaffected then so could she. Maybe.
She took another deep breath and tried to concentrate on the pastry.
Great, just great. The first man she'd met in a year who made her turn into a gibbering wreck of desire, and a) she didn't like him, and in addition b) he was very unlikely to be in her life for more than the next few days.
Favourite Writing Quotes
Hi everyone. I hope your Christmas was wonderful, and that you spent time with friends and family, and that if you had gifts, they were everything you hoped for.
All the gifts I gave were well received, so I'm very happy!
I'm currently working on a Christmas-themed novel, It Happened One Christmas to hopefully submit to Harlequin Mills and Boon. I've dreamed of being on their books for years, so, cross your fingers for me!
In the meantime, to keep myself going for the last 9,000 word stretch, I needed some inspirational quotes and I wanted to share them with you.
Guest post: Karenna Colcroft
Welcome Karenna, to my blog. Today Karenna is going to talk about priorities, and about her new release, Knot Intended.
Read on to find out more….
In the beginning of most relationships, everything's new and shiny, and it's easier to keep our focus on our partner. The relationship is the most important thing in our life.
But after a while, the shiny starts to wear off. We still love our partner; maybe we even love them more than in the beginning. We start a life together and figure the relationship will stay strong because we're settling in with each other.
Settling in isn't necessarily a good thing, though. In the process of building a life, sometimes we lose sight of the love and excitement we had at first. Even though the relationship is naturally going to change over time, it's important to work on keeping things at least a little bit shiny.
In my novella Knot Intended, Nolie and Joseph have only been married a few years, but their shiny has worn off. Both work hard at their careers, and sometimes they barely see each other because of their schedules. They make an effort to keep sex in their relationship, but it's become an afterthought.
Both of them want to regain their excitement, but neither is sure how to do it until Joseph comes up with an idea. One that Nolie thinks is completely unrealistic—until she takes time to think it over. And when she agrees, the results are better than they expected.
Knot Intended releases November 18 from Loose Id, http://www.loose-id.com/knot-intended.html. Here's the blurb and a short excerpt:
Nolie and Joseph have a good marriage. They're still in love, have everything they need, and their careers are in good shape. But lately their sex life and time together has taken a back seat. One morning, Joseph brings up the changes in their sex life and expresses a desire to spice things up. With his encouragement, Nolie confesses her darkest fantasy: Being kidnapped, bound, and "forced" to have sex with her "captor."
She assumes Joseph will forget the fantasy or decide it's better off left as something to talk about, but a week later, Joseph brings Nolie's fantasy into reality. Nolie is not only excited about the role play, but Joseph's willingness to fulfill her fantasy reminds her of how much they love each other and how much priority they need to put on their marriage.
A man wearing a ski mask and mirrored sunglasses stood beside a scattering of broken glass. The sliding door was wide open.
Nolie clapped her hand over her mouth, stifling a scream. Her legs shook so badly she couldn't turn away to run.
Even if they had cooperated, she was frozen.
Someone was in her house, and she was alone with him.
As she stood there, unable to move and with thoughts whirling through her head, the intruder lunged across the room and grabbed her. "You're coming with me, bitch."
His voice was little more than a low growl in her ear, but she recognized it. She had heard it every day for years.
Nolie took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. Excitement warred with fear and adrenaline within her. Joseph had left work early. He hadn't forgotten their talk. And now he was going through with his plan.
She never would have expected her quiet, sedate husband to go so far to fulfill her fantasy. He had broken the fucking glass door just to take her.
Jesus. He's really doing this. She shivered. The cool wind rushing through the door was only part of the cause. A very small part.
Mostly, she shook from arousal stronger than any she'd felt in a long while. This was the hottest thing Joseph had ever done.
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NaNoWriMo 2014!
OK, hands up. Who here is a NaNoer? You know when you are… the late nights.. the coffee-fuelled writing… the urge to edit that you must ignore or face finishing late or not at all…. It's here and we're 8 days in.
I am 15,000 words down, so that means at least 35,000 words to go – although I'd like my novel to be longer than 50k ideally – 50k is a short novel, however, it certainly does not feel like that when you're penning it!
I thought I'd share an excerpt from my shakily titled novel in progress, This Time Around:
Venice showed its true beauty at night, rosy-pink streetlamps casting their light into the gently fogged evening air. Street musicians crowded the narrow alleyways between cafes and shops, strumming guitars, one playing the delicate notes of a harp.
Jack paid the bill for their food and they left the cosy restaurant they'd been eating at in the piazza. They had enjoyed perfectly cooked prawn risotto and rabbit cacciatore, he flavours complemented by a carafe of blood-red wine. Afterwards, the grey-haired waitress, her face lined with years of laughter and a life of Italian food, presented them with a perfectly round, camembert-sized blood orange and chocolate cake, with a hint of bittersweetness. The taste had lingered on Verity's tongue long after the last bite – as she knew the taste of Jack would.
The restaurant was small and charming in a very threadbare, locals-favourite way, and Verity was surprised at Jack's choice – she hadn't pictured him for a small family restaurant sort of man. Then she had to mentally smack herself again. It was just Jack. Her Jack.
The thought left a very sour taste in her mouth. He wasn't hers anymore – and even if he was, it was just for this week.
Jack lifted her Chinese-print bolero from the back of her wicker chair and held it out for her to slip her arms into. She sighed with pleasure, and swept all thoughts of next week from her mind. Again, she thought: he's mine this week, and I'll have him any way I can get him.
"What now?" she asked, looking up into his sky-blue eyes, deep as the ocean. She wanted to lose herself in those eyes and never come out again.
"How about a drink?"
"Sounds nice." She didn't want to go back to their hotel yet. They had separate rooms, but she didn't know if she was ready to take this week to its natural progression just yet or not – she just didn't want to leave his side, just yet. The night was young, after all, and Venice seemed like a city which slept little and partied until sunrise.
They meandered through the narrow, cobbled streets of Venice. Many of the shops were still open, tourists mingling around and inside them, buying masterfully piped meringues and tempting bags of biscotti. A shop selling the famed Murano glass twinkled under the watchful eye of the streetlamps, and Verity stopped to gaze in wonder at the window display: tiny glass gondolas with perfect glass gondoliers; necklaces with beautiful pink and gold accents, like the sun setting on a Venetian canal; cats and dogs and all other manner of animals, perfectly depicted in glass, with such talent that Verity expected one to come alive at any moment.
"Shall we go in?" Jack asked.
She shook her head. She couldn't afford Murano glass, and she didn't want Jack to think she expected him to buy anything for her just because he earned so much money.
They left the glittering window and passed jewellery shops and bakeries; sweet shops and fine leatherwork shops. Jack stopped to eye up a suit in a fine tailor's shop and Verity looked up at him.
"It reminds me of you in your your James Bond films."
He grinned crookedly. "Liked them, did you?"
She shrugged, but she couldn't hide her smile. "You fill out a suit all right, I suppose. Why did you give it up? You only did two."
"I didn't want to be typecast. It's a danger." He studied the display a few seconds more, then tugged at her hand. "Come on. Let's sample the delights of Venetian alcohol, shall we?"
They came to a bacari – the Venetian term for a little bar or pub – and perused the chalkboard outside. People inside seemed to be a variety – locals, tourists, families with children, despite the late hour. Tables scattered outside into a small piazza. Nearby, outside an ink and parchment shop, two elderly men played violas under a rosy streetlamp.
"Here?" Jack asked.
"It's perfect."
A waiter came out just as Jack removed his hat, and expressed shock and delight. He cried a stream of Italian, punctuated by the names of Jack's films. Verity took a few photos for them, and the waiter insisted that everything would be on the house. Jack refused several times, but finally relented, and the waiter's face lit up.
"Do you always get things free?" Verity asked, amazed. She'd never ever been privy to this sort of life before.
"Not always." He leaned back in his chair, looking at home outside this tiny venetian bacari as he would in a five star hotel in London. The light evening breeze ruffled his dark blonde hair, and Verity itched to touch it. "I usually give them something anyway. Why should I get things for free when others have nothing?"
He'd been one of those others, Verity knew.
The waiter served their cocktails, an Americano for Jack and a Bellini for Verity. She took a sip; the peachy liquid danced on her tastebuds.
She leaned forward, cupping her chin in her palm. "What happened, Jack? How did you come to be so famous? I've never read about it."
His face clouded over. "I've taken great pains for my origins not to have come out," he replied, looking down into his drink. She thought he wouldn't add anymore, but he finally said, "After you left, I… I decided to go to New York."
His tone told Verity he'd missed out something, but she didn't push him. "And?"
"And I scraped my fee into a small drama school, nothing fancy, by waiting tables and doing other odd jobs. Night security guard, short order cook, that sort of thing."
Her heart clenched at the thought of Jack, eighteen, alone in such a huge city as New York, with very little money. "Where did you live?"
"Hostels at first." He looked past her, his eyes unfocused. "Then I rented a room from one of the women who ran the drama academy. Slowly but surely, I started getting parts in small US TV dramas. I moved back to London – I missed my mother, and her health had declined. Small British parts led to a speaking role in that disaster movie, Unstoppable."
Verity remembered it. She'd gone to see it on a date in London one night, not knowing Jack had been cast, or even what had happened to her first love, although she'd thought about him most days, and still did. When he had appeared on screen, even though he'd been bearded and had dyed his hair a dull brass, she recognised him. Dear God, she'd almost lost it right there in the cinema; so happy that he was alive and well. Her date had gone downhill after that, and, now that she thought about it, most dates since.
She had never gotten over Jack.
The knowledge slammed into her like a freight train as they sat drinking cocktails on that small street in Venice.
Oh, God. What would she do if, after this week, he walked away back to his glittering world of supermodels, champagne, and fast cars. Because he surely would. Movie stars married other movie stars, not normal people.
"How is your mother?" she asked, rather than dwelling on her gloomy thoughts.
"Fine. I bought her a house. She misses me, but at least she's out of that place."
Verity knew without asking that he meant the rundown housing estate Jack had grown up on. Most everyone there had dropped out of school, or had never went, and spoke with a strong Sussex accent. It was incredible that Jack had retained such an unaccented British voice, and she told him so.
A smile ghosted around his sinfully attractive mouth. "I might never have told you this, but when I was young, my mother sat me in front of our television and told me I needed to speak like the bbc newsreaders did."
So that was why he'd been so well spoken, even as a teenager. "I bet you got bullied for that in school."
"I did. But I suppose I got the last laugh," he said dryly.
"And you're happy now?"
He lifted his drink and took a sip, but before he could answer, the waiter reappeared with a small olivewood board, covered in tiny, artistically prepared snacks. He explained that they were anchovy and chickpea crostini, and had been especially prepared for Jack and his ladyfriend.
Jack thanked the man and he and Verity tucked in. The saltiness of the fish coupled with the earthy chickpea flavour bounched around her mouth. The flavour of the Bellini coasted over it all, filling her nose and mouth with the delicious taste of Venice and its delights.
In the background, the viola players struck up a soothing waltz, and Verity let the city envelope her in its seductive cocoon.
Midweek Recipe: Red velvet cake
I made this on Monday for the husband's 29th birthday, and it came out really soft and moist. Just make sure you blend the beetroot enough; I ended up with little chunks of beet inside the cake, which was OK, but perhaps not to everyone's taste.
- 125g butter, plus extra for greasing
- 100g dark chocolate, broken into chunks
- 250g plain flour
- 500g white sugar
- 5 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 100g natural yogurt
- 200g cooked beetroot in natural juices (not vinegar)
- 4 tbsp or 2 x 28ml bottle red food colouring
For the icing I used a tub of Betty Crocker Vanilla frosting. You could use whatever flavour you like. I used about 2/3 of the tub.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Make the first batch of sponges by greasing and lining 2 x 20cm round tins. Gently melt half the butter and chocolate together in a saucepan. Mix half the flour, sugar, cocoa, bicarb and ¼ tsp salt in a large mixing bowl. Whizz one egg and half the yogurt and beetroot in a food processor or blender until fairly smooth. Put the kettle on.
- Tip the beetroot mix into the dry ingredients along with the melted chocolate mixture and 100ml boiling water, then stir to combine. Stir in half the food colouring, if using, and divide the mixture between the tins. Bake for 25 mins until a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean. Leave the cakes on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Ice if desired and decorate with piped chocolate/sweets. Sandwich strawberries in the middle with jam or icing, if liked. I find strawberries make it more decadent.
Horny Hump Day # 3
It's Wednesday, everyone! Half way through the working week….
If you're a writer, do you take part in #1linewed ? I love reading what everyone can cram into 140 characters. Seatch for #1linewed on Twitter for inspiration!
On to your weekly Hump Day post…
This Hump Day is taken from my latest short story, Purrsuasion, about a cheeky, underwear stealing cat, who helps two neighbours see that they'd be just purrfect for each other!
With a growl of pleasure, he captured her mouth again, kissing her so fiercely she felt dizzy from it. His tongue toyed with hers, brushing the sensitive roof of her mouth. Then he pulled back, nipping at her lips.
His hands stroked her back and one snaked around to her front. His hot palm slid up her ribcage and brushed her breast lightly. Even through the fabric of her bra, his touch set her senses ablaze.
"I love your breasts." His gaze met hers and then dropped to watch his own hand fondle her nipple to a hard peak. "Your curves are fantastic."
Constance thrilled at his words. She loved her curves; some men, like Adam, preferred a skinnier model.
Aaron gently pushed her chocolate cake aide and then lifted her up to sit on the worktop, his heated breath fanning the sensitive skin of her neck and chest, and she no longer cared what Adam did or did not want.
"Just a moment." He quickly crossed to the sink and reached up to pull the cord that closed the venetian shutter style blinds. "I don't want anything to interrupt this." When he came back to her, he kissed her hotly, his hand once again stroking her breast until it felt full and heavy. "I've daydreamed about having you like this."
This swarthy, heavenly package of a man had daydreamed about her? Constance's stomach filled with joy and butterflies. "You do wonders for my ego."
"Hopefully I'll stroke more than your ego."
Her heart thumped. It felt like it was in her throat. She could only nod as he kissed her again, the taste of him running through her system like a drug. His nimble fingers started on the first button of her dress, revealing her skin.
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If you enjoyed that, you can read more about Aaron, Constance and Jeffrey in Purrsuasion, one of the two stories in Love, Meow – a book about men who love cats!
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Welcome Naomi Bellina – One Hot Cat!
Today I'm pleased to host wonderful author Naomi Bellina, with whom I share anthology Love, Meow.
Top Five Reasons to Date a Cat Shapeshifter!
Meet Nathan, a man turned into a lion shapeshifter against his will. He's learned to live with the condition but he isn't seeking a relationship. Who would want to be with a guy like him? Paige, that's who. Even though they get off on the wrong paw, er, foot, once she gets to know him, she's delightfully surprised. Not only is he sexy as hell, he's smart and courageous. She sees so many good qualities in Nathan, especially after he helps locate her missing brother, she decides he's the man for her.
If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, here are five good reasons to consider dating a cat shapeshifter:
1. They've got your back. Your cat will protect you from danger, always. It's what they're good at and your shifter has a set of sharp claws and even sharper teeth to put at your disposal.
2. Cats have nine lives. Even though your guy puts himself in danger, he'll make it out of any situation alive. Unless he's a total daredevil and uses up all his lives quickly, he'll be around for a long time.
3. Cats land on their feet. Not only will he make it out alive, he'll be ready to head off on the next adventure. Cats like movement and action so your shifter will be standing there with a smile on his face, ready to tackle the next fool who messes with him.
4. They go after what they want. If they're hunting bad guys, they will catch their prey. If he has his sights set on you, you'll know it. Don't try to resist.
5. Cats are playful. After the serious work of hunting is done, it's time for fun and games. Your shifter needs recreation and you will be the happy recipient of his attention.
Here's information about One Hot Cat, one of the fabulous stories in Love, Meow.
A victim of revenge porn, Paige seeks help from a wickedly hot man with dangerous secrets.
When Paige opens her mail to discover naked photos she did not willingly pose for and a blackmail letter, she turns to her hot new neighbor, a detective, for help. If he finds her missing brother, she can pay back the scumbag who's threatening her. Nathan agrees, only because Paige is connected to the man he's trying to locate and he needs her information. As they track down her brother and a missing man with a gambling problem, passion flares between Paige and Nathan. Neither of them are ready for a relationship, but their bodies disagree and the two enjoy a lustful encounter. Though Nathan does not want to reveal his shape shifter identity, his temper gets the best of him and Paige discovers his true self. Can they work past the obstacles in their path and find their way to love?
He made them keep their lights off until they were in the cave, insisting he could see fine in the dark. Sure enough, he picked his way from a hidden spot where they had parked to the path that led to the entrance. Paige followed as best she could, knowing she slowed him down. It was uncanny how well he navigated in the darkness.
When she stumbled slightly, Nathan took her hand and led her the rest of the way. Though she tried to concentrate on their task, the feel of Nathan's skin on hers sent her mind to another place. His hand was slightly rough and his grip firm. She'd done her best not to pay attention to him in any kind of sexual way, but it was no use. The man oozed sex appeal like cream from an éclair.
No way. No way would she act on this desire. He was just like all the other men she'd ever met, out for a good time, not wanting to make a commitment. Hell, the last man she'd allowed into her life just a tiny bit ended up raking her over the coals. Remembering the horrible photos sent a shudder through her body.
"Are you cold?" Nathan asked.
Not only could he see in the dark, his other senses seemed extraordinarily acute.
"No, I'm fine. Hey, I think we're here."
They easily climbed over the chain at the cave entrance and stepped inside. The smell of sulfur hit her immediately. She'd read about the healing properties of the water in this area and though vacationing at the spas was out of her budget now, she hoped to one day be able to enjoy the benefits of French Lick.
She flicked on the flashlight and looked around. The beam was strong enough to reveal a good portion of the cavern but she couldn't see very far ahead. Far enough to know she was surrounded by rock walls.
"Let's get out of here as soon as possible, okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, I am."
"Shine your light here. I'll be done in a minute."
She directed the flashlight beam on Nathan and watched as he reached into his pocket and pulled out the vial and tool Sam had given him. He scraped the wall of the cave until the container was full.
"That's good. Let's go," he said.
They were almost at the entrance when he stopped moving and put out his arm.
"There's something out there."
He shoved her against the wall and stood in front of her, covering her body with his.
"What are you doing? Get off of me!"
Like her anxiety level needed to be cranked up a notch further. It was stifling enough in the enclosed cavern, she didn't need a large man crushed up against her.
"It's probably just an animal. I don't want it to pick up your scent," he said and moved even closer.
She squirmed, trying to get free.
"What about your scent?" she asked, her voice muffled by his chest.
His hard chest that smelled really, really good.
"My scent will scare it away."
"Oh, you're so badass, animals run when they get a whiff of you? Back off, you're squashing me."
"Could you please be quiet for a few minutes?"
He eased away slightly but was still close enough she could feel his heart beat, and something else. Oh great. Just what this night needed.
Really? Was that really a hard-on pressed against her stomach? She was pretty sure they had the flashlights in their hands and no one had brought bananas along on this trip.
Should she say something, try to ease the tension? No, he'd just told her to pipe down. Wow, that was one hard cock. Would it get bigger?
Bad idea. Don't. Leave it alone.
Paige couldn't resist. Moving slowly back and forth and raising slightly, she rubbed against his pelvis.
Yep, it got bigger. Nathan sucked in his breath and moaned, low and deep in his throat. She wasn't thinking about the walls closing in any more. The only thought in her mind was how good it would feel to have him inside her. Rising up higher on her tiptoes, she aligned her pelvis with his. Now when she rubbed, his erection hit her right on her clit and sent sparks of pleasure along her spine.
"What are you doing?" he growled in her ear.
There was no other word for it, he growled.
"You started it," she said.
"I did no such thing."
"Oh yes you did, pushing that hard cock on me." Her breath came faster now as she continued to rub against him.
"It was an accident," he said, but his hands were on her ass as he pulled her towards him.
So little light came in, her vision was nearly useless. All she was aware of was Nathan's touch and his ragged breathing. That, and his scent, one she couldn't identify but filled her nostrils and made her pussy clench. Was it possible to come like this?
Then his mouth was on her, lips hard and searching. Her arms went around his neck, fingers twining in his hair.
Holy shit, this man could kiss. Not awkward and painful, crushing her mouth, but demanding, coaxing a response from her. She gladly gave it, meeting his tongue with her own, eagerly exploring his mouth.
Suddenly, he stepped away.
"No." Unlike the earlier throaty growls, this came out as an angry snarl. "We are not going to do this."
WTF? Dazed with lust, Paige barely registered what he said but she knew that intensely delicious feeling of hot, hard man pressed against her had stopped.
"What's wrong?" she asked, reaching for him.
He stepped away from her and flicked on his flashlight, shining it towards the floor of the cave.
"We have to go. Now."
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Naomi Bellina
Provocative tales of love, lust, passion and magic
Naomi lives in sunny Florida with the love of her life and a magical calico cat. She writes for various fiction and non-fiction markets but finds she is drawn to romance because her characters insist on canoodling and falling madly in love. So she lets them. Occasionally, however, they go to dark and strange places. She lets them do this also. Her interests include dancing, motorcycle riding, drumming, and creating healthy meals. She takes the opportunity to play and have fun whenever possible. Her motto: Never pass up the opportunity to have an adventure!
Visit her at http://www.naomibellina.com/
Horny Hump Day #2
Morning everyone, happy Hump Day – or not, as the case may be.
A sexy paragraph to cheer up your Wednesday…
His eyes smouldered into hers. "That's not stupid." He leaned in to kiss her, and then drew back, his gaze locked on hers. "Are you going anywhere with that hand?"
Kiersten's palm still laid flat against his stomach, low down, almost entering his jeans. She swallowed. "Do you want me to?"
"Hell, yes." His American accent roughened with desire. His gaze was hot with want and need.
Kiersten felt her own face heat in response. "All right," she whispered against his mouth.
Her slender frame shook slightly with excitement as she lowered herself to her knees before him. When she looked up at him from her altered position, she saw that his gorgeous features were contorted with desire and anticipation.
That paragraph was taken from my contemporary romance novel, Well Traveled.
Temporarily living in London to care for his ailing father, travel writer Wade is torn between his urge to globe trot and his love for his dad.
Enter broken hearted but free-spirited Kiersten. After a spilled cup of hot chocolate brings them together, Kiersten shows Wade that he doesn't need to get on a plane to find places to explore. The city opens up before his eyes, and he starts discovering things about London – and about himself – that he never expected…
65,000 words, M/F pairing
Midweek Recipe: Salmon & Vegetable Risotto
This is a super quick and easy midweek supper, when you get home from work, and dinner needs making, and you think: "nnnnnnnnnnnnnghhhh." That.
Serves 2-3
2 cups arborio rice
2-3 salmon fillets, ready cooked
2 scallions
3 shallots
2 courgettes
2 cups veggie stock, or fish stock, homemade or bought
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp olive oil, for frying.
Chop the scallions, shallots, courgette into small pieces.
Set the oil in the pan. Crush the garlic and add it. After 30 seconds, add the vegetables.
When they start to go soft and fragrant, add the rice, one ladle at a time. After each rice addition, add one ladle of stock. When that is absorbed, repeat until the rice is soft, or if you prefer, just slightly al dente (with a bit of bite). Flake the cooked salmon and swirl around in the risotto.
Serve, preferably with garlic bread!


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The Industry of New England
Our concern in this book with the industry of New England, it should now be obvious, is only because the agriculture and rural land use of the region are strongly conditioned by it. In considerable measure the dependence is a two-way one. In no slight degree does much of the industry of New England depend upon raw materials, sales outlets, and workers furnished by the agriculture and land of the region. But the larger dependencies and influences run the other way. Circumstances entirely outside of New England agriculture as such have given the industry of the region an eminent position furnishing employment for 1,128,000 workers in 1939 before the late war, and these and their families want milk, eggs, chickens, vegetables, and fruits which can be produced advantageously on adjacent or near-by areas. It is not the intent of this chapter to explore these interdependencies in detail. Later chapters will do this -- especially the sections discussing markets, part-time farming, recreation, land values, and taxation and public finance.
Although only around two-fifths of the gainful workers of New England are employed in manufacturing and mechanical industries, the growth of most individual cities in a region such as New England parallels closely the growth of its industry. Rozman and Sherburne traced this relationship for the cities of Massachusetts from 1833 to 1937.1 For most of Massachusetts' cities, the trends of population and wage-earner employment ran approximately parallel until 1910. Then in the war decade, industrial employment increase generally ran ahead of population increase. In Lynn, Lawrence, and Fall River, however, the war boom held employment only about steady, and in Lowell, Salem, and Marlborough, it failed even to do this. In the twenties,____________________

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A Wallaby at Caversham Wildlife park but not sure what species
Female enjoying the White Clover near the house.
On track.
Surprise roadkill! Large animal with fairly dark fur.
Note white tail tip.
Telegraph Nature Trail, south of the Green Patch parking lot.
Joey in pouch.
Saw two others earlier on the trail.
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker (in Queensland), and black stinker (in New South Wales). The swamp wallaby is the only living member of the genus Wallabia.


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for anyone who thinks we have bad seeds or player issues... such as berryman years ago... Read Oher's book blind side.. so much more detail then movie...
One great part of the book is how the University of Mississippi covers up an assault for Michael Oher. Some linebacker on the team is making fun of his white family and they push each other and the linebacker runs away and hides in the football player's tutoring hall. Oher chases him in there and basically beats the kid to death and one of the tutor's little kids happens to be in the room and gets thrown up against a wall and the kid's head gets smashed open and has to be rushed to the ER for stitches. Oher runs from the scene, and disappears for awhile, and they are able to cover it up completely. It never even got published in the paper. Never once made the media. Here it would have been discussed for 15 years on how awful of person he was. Ole Miss isnt even a top 10 program.
If you want to compete in todays world you have to be willing to take on troubled kids, and get them through one way or another. Or play in the Big 10. :)
2nd interesting fact.
Most of Oher's friends on the team had multiple kids and some couldn't read or do simple math. Oher said that if you actually gave all the "thugs" where he came from the same opportunity that he had you would have to have two NFLs b/c there would be so many more great players. In the book the author talks about tons of kids that are NFL prospects in High School that end up just dropping out or going to prison.
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Every good football team needs a couple players with "a little arson in their heart". This was a statement that I overheard a college coach saying a few years ago.
These kids are asked to play a game that teeters on the edge of humanity and then expected to be good citizens. I am not saying that we should lower our expectations of them, but I laugh at people who are mortified when lines are crossed.
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November 29, 2015
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The federal investigation into last summer's deadly Kentucky plane crash ended today - a year and a day after it began.
The National Transportation Safety Boards' final report reiterates that the primary cause was a failure by the Comair pilots to notice clues they were going down the wrong runway at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport.
However, only one of the five safety recommendations deals with steps the pilots should take - to confirm the airplane's runway location prior to takeoff.
The NTSB concluded that, among other things, the controller shouldn't clear any plane takeoff until it has crossed all intersecting runways and taxiways.
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49er Fleet - ISAF Sailing World Cup in Medemblik, Netherlands
Day 3 at the Delta Lloyd Regatta for the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Medemblik, Netherlands. Olympic Champion Paul Goodison (GBR) held on to his lead in the Laser class at this Delta Lloyd Regatta with a consistent 3, 3, 6 from his three races to keep on track for a second straight World Cup victory. In second is Tonci Stipanovic (CRO) and Nick Thompson in third.
In the heavyweight Finn fleet, Palma World Cup gold medallist Giles Scott (GBR) holds firm at the top of the leaderboard in spite of picking his only double figures result of the regatta so far, but Ed Wright (GBR) still has his eye on the gold after 4, 1 from his races today sees Skandia Team GBR occupy the top two spots in the fleet with two days left to run.
Morgan Lagraviere and Yann Rocherieux (FRA) lead the 49er event with John Pink and Rick Peacock (GBR) – silver medallists at the Miami and Palma World Cup events – in second place and Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) third in a competitive 49er fleet.
In the 470 women's fleet, Ai Kondo and Wakako Tabata (JPN) lead the Spanish pair, Tara Pacheco and Berta Betanzos, with Giulia Conti and Micol Giovanna (ITA) in third place.
In the men's 470, Lucas Calabrese and Juan de la Fuente (ARG) lead with two Dutch teams chasing.
Britain's Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Ali Martin sewed up the round-robin stage of the women's match racing event, emerging as leaders with a 75% win record going into the quarter-finals stage. There they took on the second British boat, helmed by Mary Rook, and booked their berth in Saturday's semis with a 3-0 victory of their compatriots.
Britain's Nick Dempsey found good pace on the RS:X windsurfing course today, with a second and a first keeping him in the race for a third straight World Cup medal. He's fourth overall, just four points off of the top spot. Leader is Casper Bouman of the Netherlands, with Piotr Myszka of Poland in second.
ISAF Sailing World Cup in Medemblik, Netherlands - Results:
Finn (after 5 races)
1. Giles Scott, GBR (9pts)
2. Ed Wright, GBR (16pts)
3. Zach Railey, USA (16pts)
Laser (after 8 races)
1. Paul Goodison, GBR (18pts)
2. Tonci Stipanovic, CRO (23pts)
3. Nick Thompson (29pts)
470 Men (after 8 races)
1. Lucas Calabrese-Juan de la Fuente, ARG (19pts)
2. Steven le Fevre-Steven Krol, NED (20pts)
3. Sven Coster-Kalle Coster, NED (25pts)
470 Women (after 6 races)
1. Ai Kondo-Wakako Tabata, JPN (16pts)
2. Tara Pacheco-Berta Betanzos, ESP (18pts)
3. Giulia Conti-Micol Giovanna, ITA (20pts)
49er (after 8 races)
1. Morgan Lagraviere-Yann Rocherieux, FRA (39pts)
2. John Pink-Rick Peacock, GBR (43pts)
3. Nathan Outteridge-Iain Jensen, AUS (44pts)
Laser Radial (after 9 races)
1. Alberte hol Lindberg, DEN (57pts)
2. Veronika Fenclova, CZE (66pts)
3. Paige Railey, USA (73pts)
RS:X Men (after 6 races)
1. Casper Bouman, NED (8pts)
2. Piotr Myszka, POL (10pts)
3. Dorian van Rijsselberge, NED (11pts)
Women's Match Racing – Quarter-finals
Lucy Macgregor (GBR) bt Mary Rook (GBR) 3-0
Ulrike Schueman (GER) bt Silke Hahlbrock (GER) 3-1
Anne Helley (FRA) bt Annalies Thies (NED) 3-2
Anne-claire Le Berre (FRA) bt Lucinda Whitty (AUS) 3-0
Star (after 5 races)
1. Robert Scheidt-Bruno Prada, BRA (7pts)
2. Alexander Schlonski-Frithjof Kleen, NED (12pts)
3. Mark Mendelblatt-Mark Strube, GER (13pts)
2.4mR (after 6 races)
1.Thierry Schmitter, NED (7 pts)
2. Andre Rademaker, NED (10pts)
3. Megan Pascoe (13pts)
Racing continues through until Sunday 31 May


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Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen watches the Bulldogs defeat Wake Forest in the 2011 Music City Bowl.
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NASHVILLE - Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen loved the win, but not the inconsistency.
State (7-6) committed four turnovers, but still managed a 23-17 victory against Wake Forest in the Music City Bowl Friday.
"We have to do a better job," Mullen said. "You know, all year they protected the ball and very rarely are you going to have a minus-four turnover ratio and win the game. We were, at times, finding ways to lose the game tonight." ...


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By Nathan Rostron for Bookish:
From "When Harry Met Sally" to "Friends with Kids," we've been told that men and women can be friends at first—but then it gets complicated. Are our XY friendships doomed to fracture us into lovers, exes, enemies or strangers? Writers tell us otherwise. Here are some famous literary friendships between the sexes that stayed (pretty) platonic.
"The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein," by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler "Frankenstein" was brought to life--so the story goes--on a dark night in 1816 in a villa on the shores of Lake Geneva when Lord Byron--famously described as "mad, bad and dangerous to know"--challenged his friends Percy Shelley and his soon-to-be-wife Mary, Mary's stepsister Claire Clairmont and John William Polidori each to tell a ghost story.,There has been much speculation about the famous lothario Byron's influence on Mary Shelley in "Frankenstein" and other works (where he sometimes appears as a fictionalized hero)--and whether those touches were merely stylistic. Claire Clairmont had love affairs with both Percy Shelley and Byron but would later call them "monsters of lying, meanness, cruelty and treachery." The story of what really went on during that summer and beyond is unraveled in "The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein," by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler.
"Lytton Strachey: The New Biography," by Michael Holroyd No less a colorful cadre of writers was to be found in the "Bloomsbury Group," a collection of talented friends and lovers in earlier-20th century London that included Virginia and Leonard Woolf, Clive and Vanessa Bell, E.M. Forster, John Maynard Keynes, Lytton Strachey and others. Lytton Strachey came close to taking things further with his friend Virginia Woolf, noting in a letter to his brother: "In my efforts to escape, I had a decided reverse the other day.... I proposed to Virginia, and was accepted. It was an awkward moment, as you may imagine, especially as I realised, the very minute it was happening, that the whole thing was repulsive to me. Her sense was amazing, and luckily it turned out that she's not in love. The result was that I was able to manage a fairly honorable retreat." As Michael Holroyd points out in his deliciously dishy book, "Lytton Strachey: The New Biography," what the writer of "Eminent Victorians" was trying to escape was his suppressed homosexuality. What else are friends for?
"Just Kids," by Patti Smith Punk rocker Patti Smith was also there in times of need for a young, somewhat confusedly gay Robert Mapplethorpe, long before Smith's "Horses" or Mapplethorpe's taboo-smashing erotic photography. The two discovered themselves as artists, adults and sexual creatures in the '60s and '70s New York of Andy Warhol and the Chelsea Hotel. Smith and Mapplethorpe had the rare friendship that went from Platonic to fleshly and back to Platonic--without things getting weird--as Smith recounts in her National Book Award-winning memoir "Just Kids."
"A Moveable Feast," by Ernest Hemingway As Woody Allen recently reimagined in "Midnight in Paris," the community of expat artists in the City of Lights in the 1920s was rife with new ideas and liaisons sexuelles. At the center of this circle was Gertrude Stein, a mentor and possibly a mother figure to Hemingway, whose relationships with other women tended to veer toward the problematic. Hemingway vividly recaptures the spirit of the time in his book, "A Moveable Feast."
"White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson," by Brenda Wineapple Famously reclusive, Emily Dickinson may have been the polar opposite in character to Hemingway, though she had just as devoted an advocate and mentor in the minister and abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Though they met in person only twice, Higginson was among the first to see Dickinson's genius and became her champion. Higginson recognized in Dickinson a sly wit and passion that belied her hermit-like persona, and after meeting her in the flesh, he remarked that he'd never met someone "who drained my nerve power so much." Brenda Wineapple records their unique relationship in "White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson."
"Mockingbird," by Charles J. Shields; "Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career," by George Plimpton One of the longest-lasting and most hailed of literary friendships was between Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who grew up together in Monroeville, Ala., and later went on to write two of the most iconic books in the American canon: "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "In Cold Blood." Both books were based on real-life murders, and the writers helped each other along as they grew, with occasional spikes of jealousy and upset that fortunately didn't turn murderous. Charles J. Shields paints a vivid portrait of Lee in "Mockingbird," and George Plimpton compiles a fittingly edgy oral biography of Capote in "Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career."
"In Tearing Haste: Letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor" Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire was the youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters. Unlike others in her colorful family, "Debo" wasn't a famous writer, a Communist or a friend of Hitler's--but she did have a life filled with friendships with luminaries such as the Kennedys, painter Lucian Freud, photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson and even Errol Flynn. Debo was relatively unschooled compared with her sisters, but she kept up a smart, witty and idiosyncratic correspondence with writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor, a friendship that lasted from 1956 until Fermor's death in 2011. Their collected letters have been published as "In Tearing Haste: Letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor."
"Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell" Elizabeth Bishop wrote that the first time she saw Robert Lowell, "I loved him at first sight." The passionate, moody poets struck up an intimate friendship and dialogue about poetry that lasted decades--and lived most vividly in their letters, collected in "Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell." Bishop and Lowell called each other "soul mates"--and could have been lovers--but perhaps thankfully for posterity, they didn't muddle their muses with marriage.
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Posted by Chad Finn, Globe Staff February 12, 2009 02:49 PM
Red Sox manager Terry Francona offered several interesting tidbits of information during an interview with the "Dale and Holley Show" on sports radio WEEI this afternoon -- not the least of which was the revelation that he got the second hole-in-one of his life during his "annual" golfing outing yesterday.
"I like to think that bodes well for the rest of the year," he said, noting that Josh Beckett and Brad Mills were among the witnesses.
As for the best of his baseball-related insights:
- Francona said he hasn't seen David Ortiz since before Christmas, but that the reports on the slugger's health and conditioning are "really good." "Some guys have laid some eyes on him in the Dominican, and he looks tremendous," Francona said. "I'm excited to see David because that would be great news for us." Concerning the health of Mike Lowell, another important player who endured injuries last season, Francona said the third baseman will be on "a little bit of a slower program at the beginning of camp. I don't think that's earth-shattering. Again, the idea is to get him ready for Opening Day. That's a pretty legit timetable. It doesn't have to be that day or the day before. The idea is to get him back, and once he's back, getting playing consistently like he can, so I don't like to put an artificial date on it." He also noted that he tried to keep the lines of communication open with Lowell as the Red Sox were pursuing Mark Teixeira. "I think he'll be fine," Francona said.
- He said the Red Sox -- particularly pitching coach John Farrell -- have been in frequent contact with pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is not in camp as he is training to pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic, and that the club is comfortable with his regimen. "There's nothing going on that we don't know about," Francona said. "There's as much comfort level as you can have when a guy's 6,000 miles away."
- Francona didn't sound like he would be endorsing the new authorized book about former Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez -- "Becoming Manny" -- anytime soon. Ramirez reportedly says he felt betrayed by the organization and some of his former teammates in the book. "I was asked last night about it and I saw some excerpts," Francona said. "In what little I did see, it sounded like [it shouldn't have been] in the non-fiction area of Barnes & Noble. My recollection of some of that isn't anywhere close [to his]. And that's disappointing." Francona said the organization makes a conscious effort to look out for its players. "And I think it was obvious over the years we bent over backwards to be fair not just with Manny, but with all of our players," he said, "while at the same time having them understand that they need to be accountable for their actions . . . I don't apologize for anything that happened. I thought we did the best we could."
- Francona said he's fully rejuvenated after an exhausting 2008 season that ended with a Game 7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series. "When the season's over, you're just out of gas," Francona said. "And it probably takes me a little bit longer each year to get that feeling of coming back and the excitement. But once you do, it's unbelievable. You see guys you haven't seen in a long time, you get back in that flow of wanting to get on the field. Tomorrow's the first day we'll put our uniform on. It is an exciting day." He joked that he wishes he could find a way to keep that feeling through August and September.
- Regarding the revelation that Yankees star Alex Rodriguez had used performance-enhancing drugs in the past, Francona said he didn't have enough information on the specific circumstances to feel comfortable commenting. But he did share his perspective on the big-picture impact of steroids on the sport. "Obviously I care about the game -- and a lot," he said. "And we just don't know enough about it, and maybe we never will, who knows. I don't know that everybody is ever going to know everything about everybody. There's a lot of ambiguity. I hope it doesn't hurt the game. That's not a very good answer, but I don't know that there is a good answer out there. And that's a shame." Francona added that if he knew of a player using steroids or heard rumors, he would feel a responsibility morally to say something to him. "I think everybody can take some guilt on this subject," he said. "And probably wear it just about equally."
- Francona said that one of the differences in this year's camp is that the Red Sox have invited more of their younger players and top prospects than they have in the past. "The Lars Andersons of the world, the Daniel Bards," Francona said. "Kids that aren't on the roster yet, but we're bringing them in to take up some of the innings that [went] in the past [to] some of the veteran minor league players."
- He said it will be "interesting" to watch how the shortstop battle between Jed Lowrie and Julio Lugo plays out, and also referenced the bullpen and the health and depth of the pitching staff as situations to keep an eye on this spring.
- He said he's surprised so many high-quality players remain on the free-agent market, and said he feels "a little bit prophetic" after telling bench coach Brad Mills that players would start signing soon. (Adam Dunn went to the Nationals and Bobby Abreu to the Angels yesterday.) "The guys like Teixeira usually get their money, but it's the middle-of-the-road guys that take the hit [in a bad economy]," Francona said. "There's gonna be some teams that get some bargains, no doubt. Bobby Abreu's still a really good player."
- Francona said he's glad Jason Varitek returned to the Sox. "Sometimes the business side drags out a little bit, and thankfully I don't have to be a big part of that business. But to have him back is great. It certainly makes our job a lot easier, and there are a lot pitchers that are probably thrilled that he's back. And again, I don't think he has to hit .300 for us to be successful. But I do think that there's going to be somewhat of a bounce-back year. But regardless, I think we've proven that if he doesn't hit, we can win, and if he does hit, that makes us a little bit of a special team."
- He was noncommittal on who will catch Tim Wakefield. "We certainly need to try to make those kind of decisions, but I don't know that we've made them yet. We've got seven weeks to kind of let that filter out."
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Glenn Bliss hasn't missed a track meet in 20 years, but he'll miss one today.
The Pittsburg Community Middle School physical education teacher will be busy accepting a Clyde U. Phillips Distinguished Service Award during ceremonies at 7 p.m. today in McCray Recital Hall, Pittsburg State University.
Glenn Bliss hasn't missed a track meet in 20 years, but he'll miss one today.
The Pittsburg Community Middle School physical education teacher will be busy accepting a Clyde U. Phillips Distinguished Service Award during ceremonies at 7 p.m. today in McCray Recital Hall, Pittsburg State University.
The award, which goes to outstanding administrators or educators whose career has been highlighted by significant achievement and excellence in education, will cap off Bliss' career. He is retiring at the end of this school year.
"I taught 40 years in the physical education department, 20 years in elementary schools and 20 years at the middle school," Bliss said. "Pittsburg USD 250 is the only district I've worked in."
He said that he was really elated at receiving the award.
"I have put my life in what I do for kids," Bliss said. "I've also been a youth pastor at two different churches in Pittsburg, and I still do that."
Born in Kansas City, Kan., he graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1964.
"I had a music teacher there who was a big influence in my life and came down to Pittsburg as a music major my first year, but I found that wasn't my thing," Bliss said.
He had already been doing some coaching, so turned his major over to physical education. Bliss earned a bachelor of science in education in physical education, a master of science in education in physical education and an administration certificate, all from PSU. He began teaching in 1971.
"Forty years ago there was no physical education in Pittsburg elementary schools," he said.
The program was started, and Bliss found himself traveling between Eugene Field, Westside and George Nettels Elementary Schools.
"Twenty years ago they moved me to the middle school," he said. "It was hard to give up my little elementary kids, but I've enjoyed the middle school, too."
Bliss was the first freshman girls' basketball coach when the program started with Title 9. He developed a bicycle safety program for the Kansas State Department of Education, and a bicycle safety movie he filmed at Westside was used nationwide. He also initiated a swimming and water safety program for all Pittsburg elementary students, and developed a bowling program for sixth grade students and a roller skating program for third graders.
He strives to give youngsters a positive experience in his classes.
"One of my deals is to get kids to have a smile on their face," Bliss said. "We have kids who've had a bad experience at another school, and I tell them that they're going to have a positive experience at our school. I try to give them something positive every day."
Bliss has mentored numerous PSU education students by being a cooperating teacher for student teachers and pre-lab students.
Page 2 of 2 - A loyal Gorilla, he has also worked to support the various sports teams. He has been scorekeeper for the men's and women's basketball teams for about 20 years, and play clock operator for the football team.
For the last 46 hears Bliss has been a certified official for the State of Kansas, and has received recognition from the Kansas State High School Officials Association for his service as a football and basketball referee.
"I began officiating when my wife RoseMary and I got married," he said.
He also taught all the swimming classes at the Pittsburg YMCA when it was in its old building at Fourth and Pine.
"When we built the new building I served on the board," Bliss said.
An Eagle Scout, he was on the Boy Scouts of America District Council and served as a merit badge counselor, and also was a Boy Scouts of America water front director in Michigan for two years.
"A water front director is in charge of a swimming pool or lake area," Bliss explained. "We taught boating, sailing, canoeing, kayaking and swimming and took care of safety issues."
A Sunday school teacher for 20 years, he took teens and children to church youth camps for 20 years.
"There's a lot of hours when you do these jobs, and it may be 7 or 8 or 10 or 11 at night when you get home," he said.
But, Bliss said, the decision to retire was the hardest decision he has ever made in his life. His wife retired from Haderlein Elementary School in 2011 after 43 years of teaching, mostly kindergarten classes.
"I've got a fishing boat I don't use very often, and a group of friends who are already retired who've been waiting for me to retire so I can do things with them," Bliss said.
However, he can't entirely give up his work with youth.
"I'll probably continue to coach track at the middle school and high school, and will continue as a church youth pastor," Bliss said. "My love for the kids has been my life and my wife has been my inspiration."
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Grand, Big Picture Reforms in India May Take Some Time: Raghuram Rajan
Sunday September 7, 2014
Dr Rajan pointed out that the new Modi government has "stuck to the path the old government laid out" to show that there was continuity and this has benefited India in the eyes of the international investors.
RBI Governor Calls for Better Bankruptcy Laws
Wednesday August 13, 2014
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said the country was in need of clearer procedures when companies go bankrupt and called for new rules to remedy the situation.
RBI Consults With Finance Ministry on New Policy Framework
Sunday August 10, 2014
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has started discussions with the Finance Ministry on a new monetary policy framework, including measures to reduce retail price inflation, Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Sunday.
RBI Governor's Tough Inflation Stance Risks Stand-Off With Government
India News | Reuters | Friday August 8, 2014
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has set himself a target of lowering consumer inflation and is even ready to raise rates to achieve it, risking friction with the new government if he is seen as overstepping.
RBI to Issue New Rs 20 Denomination Notes
Thursday July 17, 2014
"The RBI will shortly issue rupees 20 denomination banknotes incorporating rupee symbol, with inset letter E, in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 bearing the signature of Raghuram G Rajan, Governor," RBI said in a release.
New Poverty Line: Rs 32 Per Day in Villages, Rs 47 in Cities
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 7, 2014
A panel headed by former RBI governor C Rangarajan has dismissed the Tendulkar Committee report on estimating poverty and said that the number of poor in India was much higher in 2011-12 at 29.5 per cent of the population, which means that three out of 10 persons are poor.
RBI May Hold Rates as Modi Government Eases Inflation Worries
Tuesday June 3, 2014
The governor will now have to sell his agenda - which puts priority on the fight against inflation - to India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, who many count on to push up the growth rate. Investors are hopeful the new government will respond to Dr Rajan by tackling the supply-side factors that drive up food inflation in India, thus easing the ...