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September Scholar-Athlete: Ryan Erxleben
Sept. 1, 2013
By Kayla Curry
Senior Texas Tech punter, Ryan Erxleben, did not have the easiest beginning to his career as a student-athlete, but the lessons he learned during his college career has inspired him to positively influence others.
Making the transition from a high school student-athlete to a college student-athlete is something many students struggle with, and Erxleben was no exception. Erxleben was the typical high school-athlete. He was named all-state as a punter and defensive end, while also being named team captain his senior year at Lake Travis high school in Austin, Texas.
Erxleben admitted that his high school focus was mainly on sports, and he didn't put that same focus on his academics.
"Honestly after high school, I had to learn," Erxleben said. "I didn't take academics that seriously. I came here and my first semester wasn't that great." Erxleben explained that the college experience was overwhelming mainly because he didn't have his priorities where he though they should be.
"You have to have your priorities straight," Erxleben said. "Obviously academics come first. If you don't take care of your academics, you're not going to play." The moment Erxleben found out his eligibility was in danger his freshman year, he decided he had to change his habits.
"I definitely put it into gear," said Erxleben, "and ever since that first semester, I've never made below a 3.0 GPA. I finally put it into perspective that academics is the most important thing."
Erxleben said he realized that the most success would come from walking away from his college career with a degree.
"It's cliché to say," Erxleben said, " but the student comes before the athlete." One major aspect that helped Erxleben enjoy his career as a student was finding the right major.
"I was business my first year," Erxleben said, "and I did some soul searching and I found the Exercise and Sports Science is where my heart's at."
Erxleben graduated with a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Sciences, and is now perusing a master in Interdisciplinary Studies.
He plans to graduate in August of 2014 and would like to become a football coach. Erxleben said he wants to coach because of the positive impact he could have on the athletes.
"I think the position that coaches are put in would be such a great opportunity," Erxleben said. "You're put in a position to coach football and to prove your team, but you can really influence the lives of your athletes in such a positive way."
Erxleben has had the opportunity to observe three different coaches during his college career - Mike Leach, Tommy Tuberville, and now Kilff Kingsbury. He said all three of them were different.
"I've had three coaches since I've been here," Erxleben said. "The culture is definitely different between each one of them."
Although they are so different, Erxleben said he has learned from each one of his college coaches.
"All three of them brought good things to the table," Erxleben said. "I'm glad I've had several changes because I've gotten to learn from each one of them."
Erxleben said his goal would be to join the Texas Tech football coaching staff.
"I love this place," Erxleben said. "Tech is such a great place to be. It's just my kind of place."
Erxleben said he is glad he was able to change his view on academics early because now each of his goals is in reach.
"There are some things that you just go through in life, that just kind of have to wake you up a bit," Erxleben said, "and I guess that's part of my testimony. Looking back, I feel like I woke up. It definitely paid off."


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Amid rhetoric about "legalized vigilantism," national media rush to indict both George Zimmerman and Florida's "Stand Your Ground" (SYG) law. But even as editorialists call for curtailing such laws, Zimmerman's own lawyer admits SYG probably doesn't apply.
In 2007, I wrote North Carolina's first "Castle Doctrine" bill (our version of SYG), shepherding it though countless iterations of eight different bills. Far from "sloppily written," as one editorial alleged, our law, effective December 1st, was vetted by legislators, legislative counsel and legal experts.
Castle Doctrine comprises three parts: The first establishes legal presumption that if somebody "unlawfully and forcefully" enters your home, workplace or vehicle, you have a "reasonable fear of imminent death or serious bodily harm" and may use up to deadly force in self-defense. You may not, as some suggest, shoot door-to-door salesmen; invasive entries must be both unlawful and forceful.
Second, anywhere you may lawfully be, if you face "reasonable fear of imminent death or serious bodily harm," you have no duty to retreat before using deadly force.5 Media misstatements notwithstanding, this provision, like Florida's, does not change centuries-old standards for deadly force. It merely reinforces existing doctrine that you need not risk attempting escape before responding. Despite editorialists' claims, saying "I was afraid" isn't enough: In jurisprudence, objective "reasonable person" standards are well established.
Finally, it grants immunity from litigation and malicious prosecution (think "Mike Nifong") for people who justifiably use deadly force. Lest that seem unimportant, consider 64-year-old Joshua Moore of Rocky Mount, who defended his wife when their produce stand was robbed, then got prosecuted for murder. Moore spent thousands on appeals before winning acquittal in the NC Supreme Court.
Like ours, Florida's "aggressor" clause generally precludes the SYG defense if you provoke attack. If Zimmerman followed and attacked Trayvon Martin, he cannot claim the defense unless he withdrew from the situation or was counter-attacked so viciously he couldn't retreat and faced a deadly threat.
We crafted Castle Doctrine to prevent abuse. In 2009, I wrote language ensuring deadly force couldn't be used against invaders fleeing dwellings. Other measures preclude the defense for anyone using deadly force against police, bail bondsmen, or legal inhabitants of a dwelling; by anyone not where they may lawfully be (e.g. burglary); or by those committing felonies. Even the "reasonable fear" presumption during home invasion is rebuttable.
Zimmerman's grand jury will convene on April 10. If he attacked Martin, he'll stand trial and SYG likely won't apply. But if Zimmerman withdrew toward his SUV before being punched and having his head repeatedly slammed into the sidewalk, as witnesses largely corroborate, the law worked as intended.
As media feed on Zimmerman, consider cases they haven't mentioned: Just four weeks into our law, two men broke down the door of a Vance County home containing a 14-year-old boy and his 17-year-old sister. As she called 911, he shot an advancing assailant. Should that boy waste precious seconds pondering whether his attacker poses a deadly threat? Far from being "flawed," as some claim, Castle Doctrine saves lives.


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BMW has invested some US$75.5 million building the ultimate test drive center in Incheon, near Seoul, South Korea. Customers can stretch the legs of BMW's range of performance cars and motorcycles on a 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) closed circuit racetrack, or put an SUV through its paces on an off road area. The 240,000-square meter (almost 60 acre) site will also house a service center, bars and restaurants, training academy, historical exhibits, kids' area – and of course, a giant BMW and MINI showroom.Read More
With the aim of improving clinicians' interpreting of ultrasound elstography images for breast cancer diagnosis, researchers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have created a fake breast – that's silicon fake, not silicone fake. Read More
Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the first 15 minutes following a heart attack can be a literal lifesaver, greatly increasing the victim's chances of survival. However, many people aren't trained in CPR and even those who are can be hesitant to step up in the vital first minutes that can mean the difference between life and death. The Cardio First Angel CPR coach is a simple mechanical device that guides even an untrained person in properly administering CPR.Read More
Tracking shooting success from different areas on the basketball court can provide valuable insights into the strengths and weaknesses of a player, though it usually involves dedicated statisticians to collect and monitor the data. Looking to extend the benefits of these analytics beyond the professional arena is sporting goods manufacturer Wilson, who has announced its Smart Basketball designed to offer detailed feedback on training performance. Read More
While it may be getting easier for humans to teach robots how to perform new tasks, there's still one potential problem – when a new robot is introduced to a work environment, its user may have to teach it the task over again, from scratch. That might soon no longer be the case, however. Researchers at Washington State University have devised a method by which computers can teach each other, freeing humans from having to do so. Read More
Modern warfare is sometimes compared to a video game, but within ten years combat training may become the most realistic video game imaginable. The US Army's Future Holistic Training Environment Live Synthetic program is a new approach to combat training that integrates various simulations into a single, remotely accessible system. Used on bases across the country, its goal is to provide the Pentagon with a cheaper, more effective way of training soldiers for future military operations.Read More
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So it looks like New London's St. Patrick's Day Parade is leaving town.
Members of New London Irish Parade Inc., the nonprofit that took over the popular event two years ago, voted last week to move the parade out of the city.
City Councilor Marie Friess-McSparran, president of the organization, said the parade organizers have been unable to come to terms with the city administration over how much the city would charge for police and public works services.
Mayor Finizio, in one of his executive orders, decreed that any organization that wants to stage an event has to reimburse the city up front for any costs it will incur.
The parade's problem, Friess-McSparran said, is that the city has only estimated its parade-related expenses - $6,500 for police and $1,500 for public works - and will not give a more definite number for several more months.
The means the organization can't establish its budget, take out a permit and begin active fundraising, Friess-McSparran said.
She said the organization has been in talks with other communities about hosting the event, but she declined to name them.
Richard Mastrandrea, vice president of New London Irish Parade Inc., has been leading those negotiations.
Mastrandrea said the organization is close to making arrangements with another community, but he told me they probably won't be ready to release details for another week or so.
I get the impression from talking to people familiar with the pending move of the parade that the new host community is going to charge quite a bit less than New London has estimated.
Since the imminent departure of New London's parade, which has been growing in popularity in its short existence, hinges on the cost of city services, I decided to track down organizers of the popular Mystic Irish Parade, to see how much they pay.
The Mystic parade, which draws as many as 25,000 visitors, actually crosses over both the towns of Groton and Stonington. This year will be its ninth parade.
Leo Roche, president of the Mystic Irish Day Parade Foundation, told me the organization pays about $5,000 combined to both the Stonington and Groton police departments.
That's kind of a bargain, compared to the estimated minimum cost in New London of $6,500, given the size and scope of the Mystic event.
Still, it's not the cost of paying New London that's driving her organization from the city, Friess-McSparran said. The real problem is that they still have only an estimate that they have been told could increase, she added.
Roche said fundraising for this year's Mystic parade is in full swing. He said local businesses are usually generous because the parade generates a lot of traffic downtown.
I tried Tuesday to reach Diarmuid Hanafin, owner of Hanafin's Public House, the Irish pub on State Street in New London, since he was one of the original organizers of the New London parade.
Hanafin was out of town but I spoke with his wife, Catherine, who told me how sad they are to see the parade leave.
"It is such a shame," she said. "The reason my husband started it was to bring people to New London."
Diarmuid Hanafin, marching the 1,000 feet of the short parade route in 2008, four blocks up State Street, called the "baby parade" a "start" toward something bigger.
City Councilor Michael Buscetto III, later a candidate for mayor, was also a sponsor of the original parade. He and other councilors even agreed to reschedule a City Council meeting the night of the first parade to the next evening.
Buscetto not long ago put his house in New London on the market and announced he is moving away.
Now it looks as if the parade he helped organize is leaving, too.
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4Kids Series MMP Uploaded Right out of the box.
Q. Where I can buy orginial dvds from 4kids? That's english Dubbed?
A. 4Kids never released DVDs of this show in the US. Also, 4Kids doesn't have their own site to buy things from so the only way to get their shows is either from a store that has them or Sites online where you can get them. The Way I Got them Was I Got Me A Viza Credit card my mom got me and I Buyed them online in a trusted store 3 years ago. it took a Week to ship the boxed set.
Q. This isnt the First Episode! Wheres the 1st episode.
A.it is, and it was the first episode that aired on TV (I saw it before) the first episode on the MMP DVD I Have and Own Which is only MMP In English. Even if you searched for the web on 'Mew Mew Power Episode 1' you woudent find any search results for the Tokyo mew mew episode 1. 4Kids Made a 'HUGE' edit to the Episodes.
Q. Why did they Make an Edit
A. This is A Good Question. The Reason I Found Was That they Wanted to introduce all the Characters First. (If Not Please Comment An Tell me)
Q. Where Can I Download This?
A. I Honestly Have no idea...If you want to download them from me than comment Your Reason Why? I Dont Like Handing them out to everyone :/ Mainly Becuase, People Would Copy and Upload them and Claim they owned it and it costed me ALOT of money to buy this Anyways, Comment Below Asking for the link to my website on there you will find download links from mediafire. There is No Virus, And These are HQ!
Q. Are you gonna Upload Tokyo mew Mew Episodes?
A. Probally,! I have them ripping on my computer right now :3
Q. Which Version Do you Like better
A. I Think the Mew Mew Power Version if better :3 Sorry, For Japense Version fans :3 I Just dont like The Japanese version cause #1 Its not HQ Alot #2 I Cant understand Half What they say ( IM Learning Japanese im teaching myself but, lately i've stopped) #3 I Dont find them intersting alot.
Q.Where is TMM a la Mode?
A. TMM a la Mode was never animated. So you won't be able to find an anime version. You Have to read the Manga
Q. Does Berry and Ringo Apper in the Anime
A. Sadly no. They only apper in the Manga My Favorite Characters Are Ichigo, Berry, Ringo I think thier so cute x3 Berry the most
Q.Where's The Rest of the Episodes?
A. Heavily edited and dubbed, 23 episodes of Mew Mew Power aired on the 4Kids TV channel in the United States and 26 episodes aired on YTV in Canada. 4Kids Entertainment was unable to license the remaining 26 episodes of the series, thus were unable to complete its broadcast. They have not released the series to home video.
Despite criticism for extensive editing that removed most of the Japanese elements, the Mew Mew Power dub became the highest rated 4Kids show during its broadcast. It was licensed for regional release in several other countries instead of the original Japanese series.
The English dub completely changes the music score so the background music is complete different from the original Japanese music. Also, almost all of the dialogue is completely different from it's original English translation.
Names were also changed in the English version. The name changes are:
Ichigo Momomiya - Zoey Hanson
Mint Aizawa - Corina Bucksworth
Lettuce Midorikawa - Bridget Verdant
Pudding Fon - Kikki Benjamin
Zakuro Fujiwara - Renee Roberts
Masaya Aoyama - Mark
Ryou Shirogane - Elliot Grant
Keiichiro Akasaka -Wesley J. Coolridge III
Masha/Mini - Mew
Kisshu - Dren
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Tokyo Mew Mew-Team Mew Mew
Para Para/Parasite Alien-Infuser
Chimera Anima-Predisite
Mew Mew (insert name) Metamorphosis!-Power Pendant Activate/Mew-tamorphosis!
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Superstar Café
The Superstar Café is a high-end venue restaurant in Grand Theft Auto IV, a play on the Hard Rock Cafe or the All Star Cafe.
There are two Superstar locations in GTA IV: one in The Triangle and one in north Middle Park East at the intersection of Quartz Street and Bismarck Ave. Both locations are accessible but the player cannot purchase food there to replenish health. However, players can take their friends or girlfriends to the café. Alex Chilton and Brucie Kibbutz seem to be particularly fond of this restaurant.
The interior of the cafe, which is used for both Superstar outlets, consists of two floors, with the lower level furnished with basic dining tables and chair, a bar and a staging area for musicians, and the upper level containing posher sofas and tables. Occasionally, a saxophone playing busker will spawn on the staging area, by the microphone, playing jazz music; as usual, players can give the busker $10 in exchange for full health. The radio station IF99 can be heard playing in the background.
The Superstar Café also appears in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars although it cannot be entered.
Prominent appearances in mission
- In the first mission for the random character Jeff in GTA IV, Niko Bellic comes here to photograph Jeff's wife and friend.
- The Stubbs' Dirty Laundry mission First Impressions in The Lost and Damned, Johnny Klebitz assassinates a politician who is inside the café.
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Second floor of The Triangle Superstar Café's interior, GTA IV.
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Exterior of the Lancaster Superstar Café, GTA IV.
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Exterior of The Triangle Superstar Café, at night, alongside Canyon Entertainment, GTA IV.
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Exterior of The Triangle Superstar Café, at night, GTA Chinatown Wars.
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Speaking test #1
- Is bicycle a good way to move around?
- Do you think that there should be a separate lane for bicycles?
- Why should a child have a bicycle?
- Are you working or a student?
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Describe a famous person, you should say:
- Who he/she is,
- Why he/she is famous,
- Whether or not you would like to meet him/her and why.
- Which qualities should a famous person have?
- Why does the young generation copy them?
- Who were the famous people 50 years ago and who will be famous in the next 50 years?
- Should they have personal life?
- If you had a chance to become famous what would be your attitude?
Speaking test #2
- What is your full name?
- What can I call you?
- Can I see your identification?
- What do people usually do on weekends in your country?
- What do you do on weekends?
- Did you think art is important in life, such as painting and sculptures?
- Did you draw anything when you were at school?
- Are there any art galleries or museums in your home town?
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Describe an animal you saw, which you find very interesting. You should say:
- Where you saw it,
- How you felt about it,
- Why you think it was interesting.
- What kind of animals do people have in their home?
- Tell me about an animal you saw which is very rare in your home town.
- Why do people have pets in their homes?
- Do you think people do not respect animals these days? What about 50 years ago?
- Earlier people used animals for their work. Now, what do people use to do their work?
- Researchers are being conducted on animals, is this a good idea?
- So many animals are extinct these days. What do you think about this? Why it is happening?
Speaking test #3
- Tell me about the recent changes in your home town.
- What is the meaning of your name?
- Why were you given this name?
- How may I address you?
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Describe the happiest recent event that you had.
- What moments make other people happy?
- What moments are happy for the elderly?
- Are rich people happy?
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- What is your full name?
- How may I address you?
- Where are you living?
- How long have you been living there?
- What are the advantages of your home town?
- Is there any swimming pool?
- Have you been to any swimming pool anywhere?
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- What kind of people get inspiration from celebrities?
- What sort of people were famous in the past, 50 years ago?
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MILAN — The slowdown in consumer spending may be blighting some Italian fashion companies, but others are giving it the V-sign.
This story first appeared in the May 19, 2008 issue of WWD. Subscribe Today.
On Friday, both Valentino Fashion Group and Versace reported first-quarter growth in consolidated revenues, buoyed mainly by advances in Asia.
VFG, which was acquired by private equity fund Permira in July, said sales for the three months ended March 31 gained 2.4 percent to 652.8 million euros, or $977.7 million, prompting group chairman and chief executive officer Stefano Sassi to forecast an upward trend in revenues for the remainder of this year — albeit at constant exchange.
Earnings before interest and taxes for the period stood at 97.7 million euros, or $146.3 million, which VFG said were not comparable with the same period a year earlier, due to "the amortization of allocated surpluses" derived from the Permira acquisition and "extraordinary effects" tied to management changes at Hugo Boss.
Sassi said he expected full-year operating profits and margins to improve on 2007.
"We maintain that we can grow operating profits before extraordinary items in 2008 [and make] an improvement proportional to revenues growth," Sassi said.
The Valentino brand was the group's standout performer, with sales up 12 percent to 70.6 million euros, or $105.7 million. The brand did particularly well in the U.S., where, stripping out the effects of currency fluctuations, sales gained 38 percent to 15 million euros, or $22.5 million.
Sassi said last week that he hoped to double sales at Valentino over the next five years, setting annual revenue growth targets of 15 percent.
Sales at Hugo Boss gained 2 percent to 509.5 million euros, or $763.11 million, while revenues at Marlboro Classics and other brands dipped 2 percent to 74.1 million euros, or $111 million.
Despite the effects of a strong euro, VFG did well in Asia and the Americas.
Sales in Asia and other countries were up 18 percent to 76.5 million euros, or $114.6 million — although at constant exchange, revenues grew 27 percent. Sales in the Americas were up 4 percent at current exchange and 16 percent at constant exchange to 97.3 million euros, or $145.7 million.
Revenues in Europe dipped 1 percent to 461.8 million euros, or $691.7 million, dented mainly by the slowdown in consumer spending in Germany.
Meanwhile, Versace, which in March opened the first of nine stores planned in Asia this year, reported an 11.8 percent hike in turnover.
Versace did not release figures for the period, as it normally only does so biannually and annually.
Versace ceo Giancarlo Di Risio told WWD that in March the company planned to invest about 45 million euros, or $69.7 million, to open 11 stores, mainly in Asia, in a bid to have the region replace the U.S. as the fashion group's second largest in terms of sales.
In a statement Friday, he repeated: "These objectives in the Far East specifically have the strategic objective to tier the Asian market in second place in terms of final turnover after Europe."


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Erie Times-News Breakout Girls Swimmer/Diver of the Week: Sarah Meyer, Strong Vincent
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Strong Vincent swimmer Sarah Meyer made waves with her accomplishments in the past week. The junior won four events to help Strong Vincent improve to 2-3 overall and in Region 3 with a 106-8 victory over East Thursday. She won the 50 freestyle in 29.01 seconds and the 100 butterfly in 1 minutes, 18.83 seconds. She also won as part of Strong Vincent's 200 medley relay team, which finished in 2:13.12, and was on the winning 400 freestyle relay team, which finished in 4:31.52.
Poll results:
Sarah Meyer, Strong Vincent (25 percent, 243 votes)
Abby Fessler, Villa Maria (21 percent, 210 votes)
Hannah Feucht, North East (12 percent, 120 votes)
Ania Gorski, Harbor Creek (12 percent, 113 votes)
Rachel Labowski, Corry (10 percent, 98 votes)
Stephanie Loesch, Fairview (9 percent, 85 votes)
Alexis Ziegler, Franklin (7 percent, 67 votes)
Mackenzie Danzer, Rocky Grove (4 percent, 46 votes)
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Alex Yanez and Dylan Thompson both provided two RBI singles in the first for a 4-0 lead in the first. Xavier Perez walked with the bases loaded in the second to lead 5-1. Jett Brown doubled home a run in the fourth. Alex Yanez pitched into the fifth but ran out of gas and the bullpen struggled to throw strikes. Elijah McCarter won MVP for the game and Jett Brown won the WOW Award.
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8- Booneville vs. Boone
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Cee Cee's surrender notes at the high kill Manhattan's New York City Animal Care and Control describe her as a two-year-old female black and white pit bull mix. On August 7, her family surrendered her to the shelter; no one has really figured out any reason. Who says, "no time" to a dog who has been part of the family?
Let's begin with CeeCee's information sheet as filled out by her owner: (edited for spelling)
WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THIS DOG IN? Family Changes
PEOPLE- Lives with adults and lives with children Does she get along with children? Yes, she loves the baby. Licks his face and lays with him.
Does she get along with strangers? Ceecee is unsure of some men and people are scared of her. Has she ever bitten anyone? No
OTHER ANIMALS-Has lived with cats How did they get along? She lays and cuddles with the cat. Can you describe her behavior around animals she doesn't live with? She barks at all the dogs she sees.
PERSONALITY-Loves to play, is very active
HABITS-Eats dry food Eats 3x/day
TRAINING-Knows "sit" Pulls leash. Is housebroken
According to CeeCee's assessment at the shelter, "Ceecee did not show any concern during the behavior assessment. The behavior department feels that she can go to an 'Average' home."
And if CeeCee could speak, through the words of a volunteer who personally met this beautiful dog, she would say the following:
"No one really told me why I'm no longer with them; they took good care of me - my coat is nice and shiny, they fed me good food, and they only have nice things to say about me. The nice volunteer lady took me for a walk, and I showed off my house training skills, and I only pulled on the leash a little bit. She was trying to take some pictures of me, but I'm still not certain about anything, so I didn't really pose for her. I liked to lean against her legs for petting, and she gave me treats."
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I'm just curios, let's say i made a definition for a host and i specified it to check/notify at certain time 10-18 yet in service i said 24/7, who's taking priority? would i get alerts 24/7 or would it fall under host's rules and it'd be 10-18?
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Note that a service failure can trigger a host check. So if it's outside of the host check time period, but the service check fails, I believe it will specifically request a host check. If the host is down and you are outside of the notify time period, I believe it will swallow your alert. This may or may not be what you intend.
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Broadway Global and Theatre Chat share a sneak peak at the newest Broadway smash hit musical, Disney's "Aladdin". The musical written by Chad Beguelin, Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, (all other lyrics and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin) is still in previews, and getting well deserved standing ovations every night. This "Aladdin" is set to take a very long magic carpet ride, along side Disney's biggest box office hit "The Lion King". Alan Menken's music like "Newsies" seizes the day. "Director and Choreographer Casey Nicholaw has created Broadway's most breathtaking musical. Aladdin takes us to A Whole New World. The most anticipated musical for the last two decades. The Genie has been freed." Broadway Global.
The magic carpet ride is one of those moments on Broadway that brings goose bumps, with unbelievable sights, indescribable feelings, soaring, tumbling, freewheeling, through an endless diamond sky. "Aladdin" is the family Broadway musical comedy of the season! Thanks to lighting "A Whole New World" captures the magic. Hold your breath, it gets better. Agrabah has never looked this good. The production team has kept "One Jump Ahead" in production values, "These Palace Walls" bring "High Adventure" to Broadway like never seen before. The end of act one has the biggest ensemble tap number that you will see on Broadway this season. You may be "A Million Miles Away" but "Aladdin" is in the heart of every theatre lover. Get your tickets now because you will need a Genie and three wishes after it official opens.
Prince Ali AKA Adam Jacobs as Aladdin is handsome, giving a heartfelt performance while bringing down the house with his solo song which was cut from the cartoon movie Aladdin. The song called "Proud of Your Boy", also has a wonderful reprise in Act two. As one of the original cast members of the very first Disney's "Aladdin" musical, which was over twenty years ago at Disneyland, we were lucky to hear "Proud of Your Boy" as one of our cast members Curt Skinner (RENT) was asked to sing and record it. As soon as you heard "Proud of Your Boy" you knew this music was heading to Broadway, we just didn't know it would take over twenty years to bring Aladdin's breathtaking musical to life.
Yup that's me in the turban! My mind reading character is now another ensemble character played by Marisha Wallace (Fortune Teller), let that crystal ball shine! "Aladdin" it's crystal clear, that now I'm in a whole new world. The musical "Aladdin" brought us all luck, Lesli Margherita who played our Disneyland Jasmine stars in "Matilda" and Eric Leviton our Kasim now in "Kinky Boots", Curt Skinner starred in "RENT" and Tracy Miller in "Hairspray"." Richard Cameron of Theatre Chat.
Shining, shimmering, splendid is what Casey Nicholaw's direction is down to every detail. Casey's staging and choreography are sure to be nominated for Tony Awards. "Aladdin" will have the most Tony Award nominations this season, from lights, costumes, choreography, orchestrations, best actor, best actress, direction and the list could go on and on, but I'm no mind reader any more. Let's leave that Tony Award winning magic to Disney.
Broadway Global and Theatre Chat were lucky to see the standby go on for the Genie, Michael James Scott who is the true star of this musical. We love to see an Standby capture the audience as Michael James Scott did with his voice, comedic moments and sex appeal. "Somebody's Got Your Back" is a new hit song for "Aladdin" thanks to his performance. Many patrons near by commented on Michael James Scott brilliant performance, and many rose to their feet with a full standing ovation on his entrance for curtain call, sometimes the standby or understudy is just as talented, or more gifted than the actor who is cast.
Courtney Reed as Jasmine is glorious and enchanting. Jonathan Freeman (Jafar) captures the essence while being very likeable for the bad guy character.. The three side kicks Brian Gonzales Babkak, Brandon O'Neil (Kassim) and Jonathan Schwartz (Omar) proves Disney's formulated comedy in three works every time. Don Darryl Rivera as (Lago) may be the surprise, they have chosen at least for previews for Lago to be human with no mask as a parrot, but lines achieve that beat. Don't expect to see Aladdin's friendly monkey Abu, but somehow through a few added lines and characters you don't miss him as much as one would think.
New Aladdin songs give you a dazzling place I never knew, Howard Ashman would be proud, proud of that boy who must have put himself in those shoes when writing lyrics to "Proud of Your Boy". We all want to represent our Mother or Father, the parents that have sacrificed to give us our wings to fly.. the song took on a deeper meaning knowing that Howard Ashman was one who never made it to the current day medications for AIDS survival, but Howard Ashman's lyrics inspires us just as deeply today. Your mother would be "Proud of Your Boy". "Aladdin" a thrilling place, a wondrous place, for you and me!
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Atlanta Hawks lost their big lead, then their composure and finally a game that could haunt them in their quest to win the NBA's Southeast Division.
Stephen Curry scored 32 points and made the go-ahead free throw in the final minute after a technical foul on Jamal Crawford to help the Golden State Warriors rally from an 18-point deficit and beat the Atlanta Hawks 108-104 on Sunday night.
"We just fell apart," point guard Mike Bibby said. "We're up 20 points. A team of our caliber shouldn't lose that game. It happened but we can't let it happen too much."
The loss to the last-place Warriors was the third in the last four games for the Hawks, who fell 2½ games behind Orlando in the division race. This game appeared safely in the win column when Atlanta pulled away in the third quarter to take an 18-point lead.
Playing with only eight healthy players, the Warriors scored 16 straight points in the fourth quarter to erase the big deficit and went on to win their first game against a team with a winning record since beating Boston on Dec. 28.
Golden State had lost 11 of 13, with the only wins being blowouts at home against struggling Sacramento and the Los Angeles Clippers. The win was the 1,325th of coach Don Nelson's career, seven shy of tying Lenny Wilkens' career record.
"A win is a win to us," guard C.J. Watson said. "We just get them however they come, whether it's a sorry team or a playoff team like that. It doesn't matter. We're just trying to get as many wins as possible and get coach his record."
After losing their big lead, the Hawks lost their cool in the final minute. Leading by two points, Joe Johnson turned the ball over and Monta Ellis went in for a breakaway layup that tied the game at 104 with one minute left.
After Al Horford missed a jumper, C.J. Watson lost the rebound out of bounds for Golden State. But Crawford was called for a technical, giving Golden State the lead on Curry's free throw.
"The tech didn't help us with Jamal," coach Mike Woodson said. "I thought he got fouled. He got hit and bumped almost out of bounds, and he didn't get the call. Sometimes that happens. He kind of lost his composure."
Crawford then missed a 3-pointer from the corner with 15 seconds remaining and Ellis hit two free throws to make it 107-104. Josh Smith missed another 3 with five seconds to go and Chris Hunter made one of two free throws for the final margin.
"It was one of those games where we pulled all of the right strings, made shots and the force was with us," Nelson said. "We were a little lucky too but we'll take it."
Johnson led Atlanta with 31 points, Horford added 26 and Smith had 14 points and 17 rebounds. The Hawks have lost three of four.
Ellis finished with 26 points for Golden State, but was on the bench for the bulk of the Warriors comeback early in the fourth quarter.
Golden State cut the 18-point lead down to five on two free throws by Curry midway through the period. Curry followed with a 3-pointer and Watson's layup tied the game at 95. Curry capped the 16-0 run with a driving layup to give the Warriors a two-point lead with just over five minutes remaining.
"In the fourth quarter, you saw the defensive tenacity and that got us in transition a lot," Curry said. "That's when we're at our best."
Ellis gave the Warriors a 102-101 lead when he made one of two free throws, but Johnson answered with a 28-footer as the shot clock ran down to make it 104-102 with 2:22 to go. Atlanta did not score again, missing its final seven shots.
The loss was especially tough on Crawford, who had his differences with Nelson last season before being dealt to Atlanta. Crawford scored 17 points, topping the 10,000-point mark in his career, but didn't come through down the stretch.
The game was tight for the first half with neither team taking a lead bigger than five points. Atlanta led 52-51 at halftime before breaking the game open in the third quarter.
Horford scored nine points during a 14-2 run that helped Atlanta take a 74-59 lead just past the midpoint of the quarter. Smith added back-to-back dunks, including an emphatic left-hander on a breakaway following a bad pass by Ellis that made it 86-68 late in the third.
- Warriors F Corey Maggette missed the game with a strained left hamstring. He went to Los Angeles to have the injury examined.
- Golden State F Ronny Turiaf missed the game with flulike symptoms.
- Ellis topped the 5,000 career point mark as well.
- Bibby was 1 for 6 from the field and is 3 for 18 over his last three games.


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Sitting in the upper reaches of Fenway Park, our mood is gloomy as the Boston Red Sox are literal hitless wonders for the second day in a row. (Inglorious fact: they are the first team ever to be no-hit for five innings in consecutive postseason games.)
No; forget hitless – the Sox again aren't even making contact, and their strikeout totals are mounting rapidly as Detroit Tiger ace Max Scherzer (he of 21 wins on the season) works his magic. Clay Buchholz, meanwhile, is constantly pitching from behind and is lifted in the sixth on the wrong end of a 5-0 score.
And then: a sign of life, in the form of a Shane Victorino base hit – the club's first – and a Dustin Pedroia double, which scores Victorino, who had been off with the pitch. But hey, odds are the teams will soon head to Detroit with the Tigers leading in the series, two games to none, and their other ace Justin Verlander queued up and ready to go in Game 3.
Scherzer sets the Sox down in order in the seventh, ringing up his 12th and 13th strikeouts, and we think: we could be at the last game at Fenway in 2013.
Eighth inning now. A one-out double by Will Middlebrooks. A new pitcher as Tiger manager Jim Leyland pushes his usual buttons. A walk to Jacoby Ellsbury. Another pitching change, another out, and a Pedroia single to load the bases.
We remember the Mother's Day Miracle of 2007. Hey, that's the year the Red Sox last won the World Series. Is this a sign?
Another pitching change, and a first-pitch home run by David Ortiz.
Tie game. Miracle man!
The floor of the State Street Pavilion shakes noticeably, and one fan thinks: "Figures! Watch the stands collapse under me right at this moment." Pinch hitter Mike Napoli strikes out to end the inning, to no one's great surprise.
Ninth inning. Closer Koji Uehara does his best Mariano Rivera impression and sets Detroit down in order without even a hint of a chance – also to no one's great surprise. Wonder how many innings he can go?
New pitcher, again. Hey, it's starter Rick Porcello. Man, the arms just keep coming, don't they? Interesting choice given that this game could go many innings yet.
Jonny Gomes beats out a grounder (a head-first slide? really?) to former Sox fielding savant Jose Iglesias – who unaccountably flings the ball into the Red Sox dugout. Another sign? Gomes is given second.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia lifts a foul pop beyond first base. Prince Fielder makes the catch, and Gomes tags and takes third. Smart! But wait … Fielder missed the catch, so Gomes has to go back to second, and teeth gnash throughout our section.
Then: quick as you please, Porcello bounces a wild pitch and Gomes gets third anyway. The stands shake again as Detroit draws in both outfield and infield. The pitch … the crack of the bat … the ball scoots through the vacated shortstop position. Bedlam! Gomes dances home, and the entire Sox roster chases Salty to second base.
Game, Sox. Joy in Mudville. All is forgiven. Until Tuesday, when we fear Verlander will shut us down.
Here we go again.


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Well I think that, had the CCTV been released earlier, together with the email, I think that it would have been discovered quite early on that something was quite seriously wrong with this and I suppose, had that happened, I might still be in Government today.
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Four arrests have been made as part of the Operation Alice investigation into the incident. The row ignited when Mr Mitchell was accused of a heated rant against officers as he left Downing Street on September 19.
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Mother Nature wasn't exactly kind to the Mountain State last year. Between the Leap Day flood, the June Derecho, and Superstorm Sandy, plenty of families had to deal with the damage those storms left to their homes and businesses. Now that tax season is in full swing, some may be looking to claim those losses, but it's not as easy as it seems. First, you must be able to itemize.
"To be able to itemize, you have to have more expenses than the standard deduction, otherwise it wouldn't benefit you to itemize at all," said Lisa Gallagher, lead tax preparer at Liberty Tax Service in Fairmont.
Tax preparers say deductions that you can itemize include: casualty and theft losses, medical expenses that are more than seven percent of your income, property or real estate taxes, and gifts to charity.
If you were already reimbursed for your damages, from FEMA or your insurance company, then you must deduct that from the amount you lost. But the rules don't stop there.
"It is a process. Once you do finally have your loss amount, after the reimbursements are taken off of it, you have to subtract $100 plus 10 percent of your adjusted gross income from the amount, and then that's the amount that you're allowed to claim," said Lisa Gallagher.
You also must be able to prove the property is yours, or that you are liable for damages, and show proof of that loss. Tax preparers say so far this year, not many people have been claiming their storm damages.
"If they have minimal damage, then it's probably not worth it. I mean, if they're able to itemize then anything could help, but if they don't have enough to be able to itemize then it's not going to do them any good," said Lisa Gallagher.
People who had to deal with a theft or fire can also try to claim damages. Basically deductions for any type of disaster damage to homes, cars, and other property are a good example.
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Judy says… Uterus for Rent
My day just got ten times better with a laugh that had me gasping for breath and peeing my pants. Yes, I really did pee my pants. All the cool kids pee their pants. (If you didn't catch the Billy Madison reference, you best go watch that movie!)
I bought a Velata fondue pot today at the local festival downtown and thought I'd try it out with some milk chocolate and strawberries. I plugged 'er in, heated the chocolate and dipped my little heart out. I had a bunch of strawberries so I thought I'd be a good daughter and take some to my parents across the driveway.
My parents both loved the strawberries and I sat on the couch to chat a bit with my Mom. If you've read my blog entry about my Mom from awhile back, you'll already know she's an nut. Today, she took that nuttiness to a whole 'notha level.
I was telling her that the vampire at the doctor's office said "hello" today as I was getting my blood drawn… Then the conversation went something like this:
Mom: Why were you at the doctor's office? What for?
Me: Bloodwork. I've got to have my check up and pap smear done next week.
Mom: Oh, good.
Me: No, not good. It's been eight years since I've had one.
Mom: Jesus, Maggie. You know better. You have to stay on top of that.
Me: Yea, I know. I just stress about it. What if there's something wrong and they want to yank out my lady parts. You did have cancer twice, remember? I'd like to have a baby before they take all my stuff out or I get cancer or somethin'.
Mom (sits quietly and stares at me for a whole thirty seconds)….
Mom: Why don't you ask the doctor if I can carry a baby for you?
This is where the hysterical laughter between me and my dad broke loose. In case you didn't know, my mom has ZERO lady parts. She hasn't for roughly nine years due to her first bout with cancer. The second bout this past year was the left over cells forming a tumor. To sum it up, she has nothing down yonder.
Me: First off… EWW. Secondly, hell fucking no. And finally, YOU DON'T HAVE A UTERUS MOM! Where's the baby going to live?
Mom: I don't know, it'll find a place in there.
Me: What's it going to do? (Laughing hysterically) Grab a kidney and hope you don't cough it loose?
Mom: Well I don't know. Maybe they could stick it somewhere.
Dad: Jesus Christ, Judy. You don't have a WOMB!
Me: I'm going home. I need to call my brother. And I peed my pants.
So there you have it. My mom thinks she can carry a baby for me and that's just something normal for a woman with ZERO lady parts. Let's not forget she's almost 68 and can barely walk around the house. Can you imagine her being huge and pregnant?
My brother John is always insightful and suggested we could shoot the egg and sperm into her and just duct tape her shut. Yup… that's how we do some redneck impregnating around here!
I hope you enjoyed this installment of Judy says…
My Parents, Part 2: My Dad, the one-legged wonder
My dad is a hot freakin' mess. He was kicked out of high school because he punched a teacher just before graduation and had to get his GED. Then he went into the U.S. Army and served his time in Korea. He's told me way too many stories about things that happened in the army… but not near as many as he has about his truck driving days.
Dad was an over the road truck driver for almost thirty years before heart problems landed him on disability. Most of his runs were to the East Coast and he had friends there at the frequent stops. Along the way to and from Indiana, he'd see strippers, pimps, fights, guns, nekid people and everything in between. "People are nuts out there…" was mumbled more than once.
One of my favorite stories is this… Dad stopped at a truck stop on the East Coast to use the facilities. On his way into the building from the parking lot, a couple guys walked by and said, "You might want to see if you can help that guy in there". Dad didn't know what they were talking about but he ignored them.
Everything seemed kosher as he headed into the men's bathroom until he saw a head peeking over the stall begging for help. The guy begged and begged and Dad ignored the man as much as he could. Finally the guy said "Look, just kick open the stall door, you'll see why I need help. Please."
So Dad carefully kicked open the door and immediately doubled over laughing his ass off. Apparentlyyyyy someone talked this stupid trucker into sticking his winky dink through a hole in the stall divider. Once he did, they lassoed it and tied it off across the stall to the toilet paper holder, leaving the winky dink sticker stuck. He couldn't go up and he couldn't go down.
By the time Dad kicked open that door his little weiner bob was purple, blue and almost black from the lack of oxygen and constant pulling from the guy to get loose. Dad couldn't stop laughing enough to cut the poor man loose and left the bathroom in tears.
He immediately called my Mom to tell her the story and all she did was scream at him. Mom thought he'd finished his driving for the day and was completely drunk. He couldn't explain the story or talk very well because of his still constant laughter. He gave up and headed back to his truck…
A few minutes later a few guys came out with the winky dink sticker in tow. The idiot finally found someone to cut him loose and help him out to his truck. Must have hurt… Dad said the guy could barely walk and just hung his head in shame. Great prank though!
So enough talk of weiners… more about my Dad. He's a walking disaster. He's got diabetes, heart disease, auto-immune liver disease, back problems, hip problems, COPD from smoking since the age of 14 and most recently, one leg.
The one-legged drama started over a year ago when he had symptoms of gout in his left foot. He swore up and down to his family doctor it didn't feel like gout since he'd dealt with that before. He knew it was something else. And sure 'nuff, it was. Multiple surgeries later, they ended up amputating part of his left foot. The cause? Vascular disease that builds up plaque in his arteries.
More surgeries throughout the year to try to save his leg and clean those arteries out and rebuild the veins. A month ago, he was back in the hospital with more problems with those same arteries. They'd done all they could, the only option left was amputate.
The amputated on June 5, 2012 above his left knee while I was driving back from my vacation in Florida. My brother was there with my Mom and him for the surgery and snapped this picture on his iPhone just after he moved into a regular room from recovery. The text message subject was "Ren and Stumpy". And yes, Ren is my Momma.
Also, please be thankful my dad is covering his wiener. That thing is always popping out of hospital gowns and scaring people away.
So that's my Dad in a nutshell. He's an honest man with simple standards. He loves his grandsons to the moon and back. It upsets him to no end that he can't work because of his health problems but bothers him more that he can't pick up his two grandsons. I'm working on convincing the oldest of the two Isaac that Papaw is getting a pirate leg!
My Parents, Part 1: My Mom, aka Judy Smooth
My mom is a kindhearted, loving, gossipy woman. She thrives on good, juicy gossip and bragging on her kids and grandsons. It doesn't matter that your son is the highest ranking surgeon in the world, her son is better. And your daughter may be Miss Congeniality, but her daughter is the bee's knees. That's just how it is, ask her.
I never knew my mom's parents, they passed long before I came along. The only living relatives besides her brother and his family were her Aunt Opalee and Aunt Ottie. Both are long gone but I have distinct memories of them both.
Aunt Ottie was a sweet, vanilla scented old woman. She was short and plump and always smiled with her whole heart. You could just tell she was a sweetie. She never had children, so she was extra close to my Mom. The most prevalent memory I have is of going to Aunt Ottie's house and searching for money. She'd hide dollars in different places and we'd play the "Hot and Cold" game… You know, "You're getting warm… warmer… oh no, just got cold." That kinda thing. She was sweet and loving and was a great Aunt. I like to think one day I'll be old and cranky but still smell sweet like vanilla candles and hide money for my nephews when they're all grown up. I'll probably also be delusional and hide it in my sock drawer next to my vibrator.
Aunt Opalee was a different story… She was a vile old woman that hated children. She didn't have any kids either, and I'm guessing it's because God loved the world and his children and didn't want to punish an innocent baby. She was so mean! Now, keep in mind, I was a very young child when she was around. Sesame Street young. She moved in with my parents when she started to go downhill and Mom took care of her. She had these hideous black horn-rimmed glasses that added to her ugly. Anyways, I always watched Sesame Street in the morning, I loved it. Well the cranky old bat didn't give a damn and changed the channel. When I changed it back she hit me. SHE HIT ME! See, that's what I'm so fucked up. I was scarred as a child because I wanted to watch Big Bird dance around and talk about numbers.
Needless to say, my Mom and Dad went off the deep end and Aunt Opalee still didn't get it. Shortly thereafter she had to go into a nursing home. She was too mean to my brother and me and was getting to be more than my Mom could handle. She died a while later. Cranky old bitch.
She didn't leave any money or family behind and her wishes were to be cremated, so that's what my parents did. Mom was worried she'd haunt the house, so Dad kept her in the barn (in her urn of course). Occassionally he'd dust her off and tell the old bat to f-off and that'd be the end of it.
Until my parents had to move. All those years had past… we're talking 20+ and no one had ever done anything with her ashes. That's what an awful person she was, no one gave a damn. So as Dad was packing things from his barn and workshop, he came across the brass urn. He asked my husband what he should do with it? Just trash it? Or what?
My husband, being the frugal person he is, said heck no. His plan was to bring it home, spread the ashes in our woods respectively and sell the brass for cash. Because otherwise it'd just be a waste of money. Okay, fine. Keep in your mind that both myself and my mom had no idea of their conversation and plans. We assumed that it was destroyed when the barn was taken down.
Flash forward six years later… Hubby and I had been trying to get pregnant for roughly four years and hadn't had any luck. We'd counted days, tried some annoying steroid pills and done the wild thing like drunken monkeys and still, no dice. My mom, being the nosy gossip she is, was discussing my situation with me one night at her house and insisting that I need to have more sex. Yes, she seriously said that. She's said it more than once to be exact.
In come Dad and Randy from outside talking about Aunt Opalee's urn. Shocked, I asked them what the hell they were talking about her for. And Dad simply said that Randy was going to spread those ashes and go recycle that brass. "Wait… what?" Then I went on about how it'd be impossible since that was all torn down and destroyed after they moved. Nope. My husband's frugal ass brought the old bat home. Into my house. UNDER OUR BED. ON MY SIDE OF THE BED. REALLY?!?!?!
Who puts a dead old bat that hates children and life in general under someone's bed?! Without telling them!!! Jesus, Mary and Joseph… no wonder I can't get pregnant, that old bat down there is probably giving the spermos the wrong directions. I could have died. Right then and there… we laughed so hard we cried.
Now… I've gotten WAY off track. I started this post to talk about my Mom, not how an old bat drove my husband's sperm the wrong way. My mom's a nut. She claims she has a southern draw even though she's from southern Indiana. Fact is, she just doesn't talk right. She says things like:
- Chim-a-lee: Pronounced by us normal folks as chimney.
- Virgin: Nope, not what you thought. She says "virgin" when she means VERSION.
- Baby Dowel: You know, like a dowel rod… when she means to say baby doll like a Cabbage Patch Kid.
Those are just a few of the most frequent Judy-isms. She's a wonderul person, she really is. She'd do anything for her family and spends her days taking care of my Dad. And that in itself is a full time job.
So there ya have it. My mom in a nutshell. When I tell you she's crazy, you can believe me. She's backhanded me in the car as a teenager more times than I can count for talking back, told me I need to have more sex because my husband is cranky and insisted that I put my hood up on my jacket for almost thirty years. She's a nutball.
The end.
Part 2 will be published tomorrow when we'll meet my Dad, the one-legged wonder.


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