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Christmas day has come and gone at Montpelier and like Christmas, New Year's Day gave the Madisons and their contemporaries an opportunity to send holiday greetings to family and friends along with wishes for a prosperous and healthy year to come.
As we count down the final days of 2011, we want to thank you for your support and wish you a happy holiday season! Your support made the "Twelve Days of Montpelier" possible.
During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Christmas was primarily celebrated through fellowship, festive entertainment, visits to neighbors and family, and holiday tidings sent to friends and loved ones. While there is no evidence to suggest that holiday decorations were placed in the interior or the exterior of Montpelier during the Madisons' time, James and Dolley had other Christmas traditions.
This week we are putting the South Yard to bed for the winter after a long and productive season. We opened up an area 85′x45′ (approximately 180 5ft. x 5ft. units) and completely exposed two house areas in the South Yard. The South Yard is the site for the homes and work areas for the Madisons' house slaves.
'Tis the season for holiday traditions: decorating, baking, caroling and shopping are underway across the country. As we prepare for "A Christmas Evening at Montpelier," we're also decking the halls with modern and Madison-era works of art to show our guests.
The Joe and Marge Grills Gallery is now showcasing a series a of historical images, objects, and artwork depicting the Montpelier estate. The exhibit is comprised of works from the early nineteenth to late twentieth centuries, and includes Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton's 1802 watercolor, View of Montpelier.
Mr. Marion Broglie, a long-time participant in the Center for the Constitution's seminars for teachers, recently took a few moments to share his thoughts on his professional development experiences. Mr. Broglie is an eighth grade civics teacher at Lynnhaven Middle School in Virginia Beach, Va.
The Madisons' preference for stylish furnishings, as seen throughout the interior spaces of Montpelier, is further exhibited in a new installation in the Dining Room. On Friday, November 18, 2011, with assistance from historic textile consultant Natalie Larson, reproduction window treatments, including salmon colored silk drapery with green lining, sheer dimity under-curtains, and cornices decorated in the neoclassical style of John and Hugh Finlay's Baltimore painted furniture, were installed in the Montpelier Dining Room.
Movements of people toward greater self-governance sometimes struggle to gain lasting hold, but there is a determination in the human spirit that drives these movements toward freedom. And it often takes multiple attempts at revision to eventually get it right.
http://www.montpelier.org/blog/parting-shot-south-yardAs we approach Thanksgiving, we thought it would be fun to share with you an appropriate find for this time of year when "sumptuous" feasts are on everyone's mind. As mentioned in a previous post, we are completing our excavations in the South Yard where we just recently located a linear trench that is 2.5 feet wide and runs for at least 12 feet.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Out of shape and out of sync, Pablo Sandoval struggled through the playoffs in 2010.
This time? Sandoval batted .310 with six RBIs over the seven-game National League Championship Series. And by driving in a run in five consecutive postseason games, Sandoval tied the franchise record Barry Bonds set in 2002.
More important to manager Bruce Bochy, his third baseman is starting to return to the form that made him a threat in the Giants lineup.
"We need him,'' Bochy said. "We had a little more coverage in 2010 in terms of offense. This year he's needed -- and he's delivered for us."
Sandoval was just 3 for 17 during the Giants' 2010 run to the title. Now, at age 26, Sandoval seems better equipped, mentally and physically, to handle the October grind.
"He's in a little better shape right now,'' Bochy said. "His confidence was down. I think he was lost at the plate, and defensively. A lot was said about it being because of his weight And I do think that was part of it."
Sandoval went 1 for 4 with a double in Game 7 on Monday night. He also had a run-scoring groundout in the first inning to give the Giants their first run.
"He still has a lot of fun, but I think he's a bit more serious than what he was before,'' Bochy said. "I think he's grown as a person and a player."
Matt Carpenter, who was 5 for 6 in his career against Cain including a two-run home run in Game 2, was out of the starting lineup. St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said before the game that he wanted to stick with his regulars, regardless of the opposing starting pitcher.
"We've done this all season,'' he explained. "(Carpenter) had been a great fill for whatever we need. But you started looking at playing him in the outfield corners and you've got Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran.
"In the infield, it's Allen Craig and David Freese. Those are guys that have all been valuable parts of our lineup."
It was a nice closing blow for Belt, who started the series miserably but wound up hitting .304 for the series (7 for 23) with six runs scored.
"It felt great," Belt said. "They'd been pounding me in the whole series and kind of getting the best of me. It was nice to finally get the head out once and hit the ball hard."
"I knew the ball was in the infield, and I knew it was going to get caught," he said. "It was strange looking up and having rain hitting my face. I'm from the desert, so I don't get too much rain. Being out there was a little different for me, but all in all, to get that last out, I was very proud and very happy that they asked me to get it. It's an unreal feeling right now."
Staff writer Alex Pavlovic contributed to this report.

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Hi All.
Has anyone taken up running to loose weight, and if so has it worked for you within the time you went from your couch to running 5k's?
Running is one of best forms of excercise.What you have to consider is when you start the run you have to do it at a gradual pace to build up endurance. It may take couple of weeks or months, that depends on your activity level. For me it took about 2 months. I have been doing jogging/running/walking intervals on the treadmill since summer of last year and when I first started I could not get through 2miles. Now I reach 4miles in about an hour and if I have more time I will try to reach 5.5 miles or 6 miles. I do this 3 days a week and I try to get 4 days depending on my time. It has kept my weight down and I gave more energy throughout the day when I run in the mornings. It will help you lose weight also.
Most weight loss happens in the kitchen. In order to lose weight, you need to eat fewer calories than you are burning by activity. To lose one pound, you need a calorie deficit of 3500 calories - or about 500 calories a day to lose one pound a week. Losing 1 - 2 pounds a week is generally considered a healthy weight loss.
Increasing activity will use calories, but not as much as you would think - about 100 calories per mile walking or running. More if you are very overweight or running hills, less if you don't have a lot of weight to lose and are walking slowly on the flat. Combining exercises is a good way to increase your activity level safely - i.e. run 3 days a week, but swim, bike, do yoga, weights, etc. on alternate days. You'll build muscle and help prevent injury.
Then you need to combine activity with changes in your diet. Eat smaller portions, eat out much less often, eat healthier, less processed foods. Keep track of what you eat. There are good online programs that help you do this, like fitday.com . Just making small regular changes in your diet can make a huge difference over the long haul.
A lot of people do lose weight by combining diet with exercise. But it is usually a long slow process.
I agree with the above advice. As Ginny suggests, counting calories in addition with inreased activities are the key.
Metabolic rates are different, but there are two common pitfalls to avoid. First, do not go below 1200 calories per day (at that point, you are endangering important nutrients, vitamins, minerals and so on that best come from healthy food sources). The other instinct that is sometimes a trap is the run-reward pattern. While it is true that reasonable recovery foods are necessary, it is also easy to over-indulge following running or other exercise routines. This is just human nature, but it can also quickly ruin the calorie defecit that you may be aiming for in terms of weight loss.
It is a good idea to find those foods that fuel your energy and increase your metabolism, so you may also want to experiment a bit along the way and look into supplements or other nutritional products that are a good match for you personally. There are some excellent options out there that can assist with the right combination. Be patient with trying out some of them and give yourself time with diet changes and slowly building endurance. It will all come together with many positive results.
P.S...remember that intense activities will sometimes increase those urges for carbs and so on, so try to avoid the refined flour/sugar choices.
Wishing you all the best.
You've already received great advice here. All I can add is that as you get in better shape you want to increase the intensity of your exercise rather that the duration. Think sprint training. You will burn more fat and have a better toned body. Also, to curb craving make sure to have your post workout meal 4/1 carbs to protein within 1 hour of exercise cessation.
I have to add that "My Fitness Pal" is an AMAZING tool to help lose weight. It's tough to stick to, but that's what I'm using to lose weight and it's been great! Basically you plug in what your activity level is (and if you work out for each day) and it calcualtes how many calories you need to consume each day to lose weight depending on how much weight you want to lose a week. I've been using it, as well as most of my family, and it's been very helpful to all of us.
But YES to the posts above, losing weight starts in the kitchen. It doesn't matter how much you work out if you are consuming too many calories!
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You definitely have to balance running and eating. When I am at the top of my game, I have found that running is the best form of exercise for me to loose the excess!
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Running alone will not do it, I tried just running once or twice a week and did not lose much weight, but when I incorporated weight training and other cross training activities and increased my running days as well as watching my diet and my portion control, the weight began to fall off. So, good luck, everyone is different, it is really what works best for you!
Two things are needed to lose weight. We've all heard them for years and they're still true after many years.
A healthy diet and exercise. There's no shortcut for either one. I know runners who haven't changed their diet and they lose very little weight, if any. I know healthy eaters who get frustrated that they don't lose any weight, or it's very minimal. If you're serious about losing weight, apply both and you'll feel amazing.
5k - 24:26
5k Trail - 24:57
5 Mile - 39:52
10k - 51:19
10k Trail - 53:15
I lost 70 pounds in about 13 months. I started out walking and doing 5Ks, and built up to my first marathon, the Honolulu Marathon, in December 2011 with a time of 4:41:41. That is my greatest athletic accomplishment of my life, because I had lived a sedentary life for nearly 40 years...a true couch potato.
I wholeheartedly agree that you MUST combine diet and exercise. However, I didn't deprive myself from anything. It's all about portion control. I also love my beer, but didn't drink anything the week before I had a race. (I did 27 races from 5K to marathon in 2011). Paying for races kept me committed. It worked for me. I wasn't going to skip something if I paid for it.
If your goal is to race, get a coach or a friend who is a great runner. If your goal is to primarily lose weight, try to run every other day. Don't forget to cross train on your alternate days. I did strength/weight training, Zumba (2x a week) or Stand Up Paddling once I got comfortable with my running. And NEVER forget to take a day off once a week to recover and rest your muscles.
Run with friends. I needed to have three running partners: two because they didn't want to run as often as I did, and one because the other two didn't want to do long distances. Friends help keep you accountable on those days when you don't feel like running. I was always better about getting up in the morning if I knew I had to meet someone. (I also like to run in the dark: it's cooler, and I get home in the morning to help my kid get ready for school).
Finally, TALK ABOUT IT! I posted my run times and race times on Facebook. (My husband bought me a Garmin watch for Christmas when I started running, but there are apps you can download to your phone. I like MapMyFitness http://www.mapmyfitness.com/). I also posted my weight loss milestones (every five pounds), and made my goals known. (I never posted my actual weight, but I went from 240 to 169 - I'm 5'9"). Not only will you receive tons of positive reinforcement and encouragement to keep going, it keeps you accountable (they called me on it if I didn't run for more than a few days) AND it inspires others to get active.
My coach wrote an article about me in a local publication, and I got total strangers walking up to me telling me how much I inspired them. I thought that was amazing.
http://www.insideouthawaii.com/December-2011/MARATHON-ACHIEVEMENT/ My only regret is that I didn't keep a journal or BLOG about it. OH! And by the way, I don't love running, it's just the most effective way I have found to manage my weight. HAHA!
Anyway, good luck!
You can also earn gift certificates for your exercise, if that is something that motivates you...I just found this last week:
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8 Skin Care Habits That Make Facialists Face Palm
Even if you think you've got your cleanse-tone-moisturize routine down, there's probably still something you do that drives the pros crazy
Estheticians and facialists definitely know a thing or two about this. They see clients every day and witness the effects of skin care regimens gone wrong. Bad products, outdated advice, lazy habits -- all of it translates to a less-than-perfect complexion that they now have to fix.
Click here to see the skin care routines you need to change now.
While they're not really complaining, there is a problem. Facials, no matter how amazing they are, can only do so much if your at-home skin care routine isn't right. "It's like working out with a trainer and then going to Krispy Kreme after you exercise," says Annet King, head of the International Dermal Institute. "You're just not going to see results."
So save the sanity of your favorite skin care pro and to help your complexion look even better, we asked estheticians for the skin care habits they wish we'd break immediately. And while you're probably not committing all of these skin care sins, there's a good chance you're doing at least one of them. So show your facialist some love and check out the list.
SEE NEXT PAGE: No. 1: Scratching up your face with walnuts
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Great advice.
by Lili04 Friday, May 10, 2013 at 02:13AM Report as inappropriate
Good article with practical advice. Even for those who don't commit these skin care sins will still benefit from being more mindful of how they're doing things properly.
by LindaDD Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 02:24PM Report as inappropriate
This is a good list. I don't think I'm guilty of any of these, but it's still nice, practical advice.
by tallredamanda Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 07:02AM Report as inappropriate
Good article. I like how they mention most of us don't properly cleanse. I too was told this. Now that I've changed my routine my adult acne is clearing up
by doodleluvr Monday, April 29, 2013 at 09:31PM Report as inappropriate
These are all practical. common sense lets us know some of these are unhealthy.
by nicky22 Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 07:16PM Report as inappropriate
Walnuts! Yikes.
by LittleBunny Monday, April 22, 2013 at 08:25PM Report as inappropriate
Yes, good tips! Wish that I had learned some of them at a younger age - I am hoping that I have not caused too much damage with sun and the harsh cleansers I used to use...St. Ives apricot was so popular at that time.
by EFitz70 Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 05:47PM Report as inappropriate
Loved these tips straight from the facialists. It was especially interesting to read that ground nuts are often too harsh for the face.
by HeathRene Friday, April 5, 2013 at 05:14PM Report as inappropriate
I was told by my facialist to stop using the St. Ives Apricot scrub because the pits were so big they were causing little micro tears on my face that bacteria was getting in. This was causing me to have way more pimples than I should. Switching to a nicer rice scrub really helped me out a lot. Good to see they included this tip!!
by sportimonki13 Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 02:03PM Report as inappropriate
good article
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I picked up a Roku 3 a few days ago, and didn't expect any DLNA support out of the box, but after playing around a bit, the Roku Media Player app sees PMS, and shows up as "Media renderer was not recognized. Possible identifying HTTP headers: User-Agent: Roku/DVP-5.3 (045.03E04010A)" in the log. This is Roku version 5.3 build 4010. The app can read my shared folders, but seems to time out while reading the contents.
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BRECKENRIDGE - If Summit County government's revenues continue to dive over the next five years, local officials may have to draw down its $11 million savings account a bit.
But, after slicing more than $1 million from the budget before hard times hit in 2010, the county is prepared to balance its budget in 2013 and beyond without making any more significant cuts.
"We're in good shape," Summit County manager Gary Martinez said. "We've got ourselves in a great fiscal position, and I think we can maintain that over the next few years."
When the recession's impact on local property values caught up with projections for property tax collections in 2010, the county government eliminated more than 20 jobs and made steep cuts across the budget, building up reserves and creating a leaner operating government.
With another 5 percent decrease in property tax collections set to hit county coffers in 2014 and sales tax collections down almost 5 percent this year from 2011, officials were still able to make the budget work and cover a $2 million capital expense to help renovate a historic building in Breckenridge as the new south branch library location.
"We're flat," Martinez said. "We're not outspending our revenue. Unlike the federal government, we have to balance our budget."
Even with conservative projections, officials expect to be able to continue to balance the budget without any significant cuts or reducing reserves below $9 million through 2017.
Next year, the county budget takes into account shortfalls in two enterprise funds - the ambulance and the landfill - the one-time expense for the library project and, for the first time in a few years, up to 3 percent merit increases for county employees.
"They're eligible for those, but it's not an automatic thing," Martinez said of the merit raises in the budget.
However, cost-saving policies include prohibiting new staff expenses or programs without new dedicated revenue to support them.
The county will operate on a $73 million budget in 2013, up from $71 million this year. The difference is primarily earmarked for the library budget.
With trash deliveries down at the landfill, and insurance collections down for the Summit County Ambulance Service, the county's 2013 budget sets aside funding to help subsidize both agencies, which are set up to be self-supporting agencies.
"We know we have a shortfall for 2013, so we're going to have to transfer money from the general fund," Martinez said. "Then we're going to have to pin down what the next best approach is."
Together, the two agencies will require a $435,000 subsidy from the county government, with $155,000 going to the landfill and $280,000 to the ambulance service.
Property tax collections fund 37 percent of the county's general fund, charges for services represent 24 percent and sales taxes make up an additional 13.6 percent.


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Democrats focus ire over Obama defeat on gun control on Ayotte
There may be no one senator spotlighted so intensely about her vote against background checks for gun-buyers as New Hampshire's Kelly Ayotte.
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Disney Cruise Line: Staying afloat in a new industry
Maybe Disney has just spoiled me. All I know is that from the moment I make my reservation with Disney to the moment I step off their ship, I am treated like royalty. As I was walking off the [Norwegian] ship this morning,the last thing I heard was a man scream at the top of his lungs, "I will NEVER sail this cruise line EVER again." I was not surprised when the woman at Guest Services yelled equally as loud back, "Good, I hope you never do!" I think it is fair to say that exchange would have NEVER have happened on a Disney ship. — Nickelodeon Norwegian Cruise passenger
By Rodrigo Quezada, Munish Jhavri, Stephanie Snyder, Nick Ford, Lauren Sanne and Riley Roberts
The family cruise line industry is not an easy one in which to stay afloat, especially the niche market of family cruises. Competition is stiff, as cruise lines are realizing more and more that partnering with a well-known brand and creating a theme cruise can be a great way to capture a specific market, particularly themes that cater to children and families. There has been a recent surge in the introduction of such cruises, including a partnership between Norwegian Cruise Lines and Nickelodeon, mentioned above, DreamWorks and Royal Caribbean, and others. However, as the quote above shows, much can go wrong when expanding into unknown markets if a company loses sight of its key strategic advantages.


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The middle class is getting kicked out of Truckee; look at the ordinances passed in the last 4 years.
Do you work in Truckee and still have the freedom to live here? The Realtor and architect across the street don't. This election is about the direction of Truckee.
Should Truckee be a resort for the second-home owners operated by a Reno work force commuting to Truckee? Or should Truckee be an American town, where its people are the hosts.
Truckee residents must vote for Jamie Brimer (4-year seat) and Denny Dickinson (2-year seat) for Truckee Town Council.
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On Tuesday, the Leavenworth boys' and girls' basketball teams will host its Coaches vs. Cancer game when Olathe Northwest comes to visit.
Both the junior varsity and varsity contests will feature the Pioneers' and Ravens' coaches sporting tennis shoes to raise awareness for cancer research. The first game begins at 4 p.m.


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Traffic stop leads to two methamphetamine arrests
April 28, 2013
PARKERSBURG — Two men were arrested early Saturday morning on charges of alleged production of methamphetamine by officers from the Parkersburg Police Department, Wood County Sheriff's Office and th......
Just get rid of these idiots. Prior lessons have taught us that the law will only slap their hands and incarceration will not work, just wipe them from the earth. Obviously they have no respect for those around them so why should we care what happens to them.
Great job to all involved, I just wish you had someone who would back you up after your arrest.
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One is from Ohio therefore the Feds could be notified since it seems to be an interstate crime falling under federal jurisdiction. Call it an act of terrorism and make them disappear to Gitmo. A lot of uneaten food is going to waste down there and increasing the inmate count would decrease overall cost.
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What is a workable solution to eradicate these low lifes? Incarceration will indeed not work!!!
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and prolly drawing a gov't check in the meantime
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Good job PNTF!
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Driving around and making meth at the same time - crazy. Sure glad they caught them.
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Great example, at 39 and 50 years old it's likely these scum-bags are selling to our youth so the can feed their own habits.
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Stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki work the crowd
For the cast of "Supernatural," it was not a love fest. That was the panel before: "Fringe." This time, it was a laugh fest.
Cast members Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins, Jim Beaver and Mark Sheppard joined Jeremy Carver, newly returned to the show as executive producer, and consulting producer Ben Edlund to talk about their upcoming season of "Supernatural."
It was just about an hour of hilarity between cast members and their attempts not to reveal too much about the upcoming season, which premieres on its new night on Wednesdays. Here, however, is what was revealed:
- Dean will escape purgatory pretty quickly and his time there will be emphasized throughout the upcoming season and shown in flashbacks.
- "Dean can't stick down there forever," Ackles, who plays Dean, said. "He gets out, but telling you how would be too much of a tease."
- As Dean and Sam were separated at the end of last season, the relationships that they made apart from each other will continue and become very important.
- Misha Collins said his character Castiel will return to the show.
- Jim Beaver did NOT confirm whether or not his character Bobby would return to the show.
- Edlund explained that there will be a chase for a power source that will introduce a game-changer. Whatever it is has been alluded to in previous seasons.
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"In the past, the boys have been reacting to things at the beginning of a season — this season they start off on offense," Carver said. "It ties into the overarching mythology of the show. They are very much united in going after this one thing, notwithstanding the luggage they bring from their time apart."


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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
BRANana Cinnamon Chip Muffins
Today's healthy muffin recipe is an attempt at atonement for yesterday's ridiculously fattening cheesy potato tots. I'm going to load you up with whole grains, plenty of fiber and enough omega-3 fats to force you into forgiving me for ever posting anything unhealthy. But please don't think I've skimped on flavor. These muffins are so moist and have just enough brown sugar to solve that morning sweet-tooth problem if you're one of those who like a little something sweet with your A.M. coffee. Delicious AND nutritious. Am I forgiven?
BRANana Cinnamon Chip Muffins (makes 1 dozen muffins)
1 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 cup milled flax seed
1/4 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup brown sugar Splenda (or 1/2 cup regular brown sugar)
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup cinnamon chips
1 1/2 cup very ripe mashed bananas
3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1 large egg plus 1 large egg white
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners and spray lightly with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, flax seed, wheat bran, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the cinnamon chips.
In another bowl whisk together the bananas, sour cream, eggs, canola oil and vanilla.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir well to combine but do not over mix. Spoon batter into cupcake liners. Bake for 24-26 minutes. Remove pan from oven and allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely on cooling rack.
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- From the Kitchen said...
You are a hoot! The muffins are definitely enticing me to bake too. I think I'll call Merry Maids (are they really merry?) and have them come clean so I can just bake.
Now, back to reality!
- September 22, 2010 at 4:49 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
I think we have the same two sisters. Who wants to do house cleaning when baking is so much more fun! Love the idea of a Branana Muffins. The look delicious!
- September 22, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Haden News said...
I like the combination of ingredients in these muffins! I bet they were good :)
- September 22, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- Pam said...
These sound like fabulous attonement food.
- September 22, 2010 at 6:41 PM
- Laurie said...
That is so weird, Mags. I too was born with spatula in hand ... my poor mother.
I hear ya about the procrastinating thing. It's so much better to create something in the kitchen (even though you're adding to the clean up overall) than to engage war with the dust bunnies. They're hearty little buggers!
These look like great muffins. I just wish I knew where this Canuck could find some cinnamon chips that are also peanut-free. *sigh*
- September 22, 2010 at 7:50 PM
- Sue said...
These look delicious and I don't even need to feel guilty about eating them!
- September 22, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- Arnold said...
These look delicious. I am not a big fan of bananas but the kids will love these.
- September 22, 2010 at 10:39 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
I love those cinnamon chips, and I'm pretty sure I have some in my cupboard. Those muffins are really tempting me!
- September 22, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- Megan said...
I get the same kind of bored!
These sounds so good... and I have whole wheat flour and cinnamon chips... hmm. I may have to give them a try soon.
- September 23, 2010 at 7:33 AM
- Moogie said...
Hooray for me.... now that Pap is retired, he's taken on the job of keeping all the bathrooms clean. He also vacuums and dusts. I'll rent him out at a very reasonable price. Holy cow, I can't believe I'm pimping my man!
Love the muffins. Did you get the cinnamon chips from King Arthur?
- September 23, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- June said...
Yum...what's to forgive? These look delicious. Only thing is last time I made bran muffins somebody I know who shall remain nameless ate too many of them and had to make a very quick "scrongical" pit stop at an unknown location along I-5. (is this TMI?) LMAO.
- September 23, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Mags said...
Moogie: Have Pap send me a quote for his "services." And yes, the cinnamon chips came from King Arthur.
June: That "nameless" person you or the big guy?
- September 23, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- thedailyblabber said...
First off, loving the blog... The Big C linked a Facebook post to your blog, which is how I found you. Secondly, loving this recipe. I think my son will love it too. Usually I sneak a little ground up flax seeds in his muffins for that extra fiber, but I'll try yours next time. Thanks!
- September 23, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- Mags said...
thedailyblabber: thank you for commenting! And I was wondering where all the Facebook traffic was coming from. Very nice to be noticed!
- September 23, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- stephchows said...
LOL i love it!!! I bake when I'm bored too... can't help it! These look super tasty!
- September 23, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- Barbara said...
I'm not going to judge! I feel the same way. Much rather be baking than cleaning.
And these muffins are first on my list!
- September 23, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
Yum! These look good.. and I love that they're healthy, too. Plus, I'm glad I'm not the only one who bakes when I'm "bored"!
- September 23, 2010 at 8:00 PM


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Gov. Jerry Brown might be one of the nation's most progressive and outspoken governors, but he can't seem to go a day lately without reigniting concerns about government transparency.
Brown signed a bill into law Monday that will block public access to his meetings with local officials on public security issues, a move critics say allows the governor to have secret policy discussions over controversial public safety initiatives like prison realignment.
Last week, Brown was poised to sign legislation that would have let local government agencies opt out of key sections of the California Public Records Act before public outcry forced him and lawmakers to abandon the plan. Now, open government advocates are concerned about a bill moving forward that would exempt a task force investigating construction concerns with the new Bay Bridge eastern span from open-meeting and public-record laws.
"I think anyone who knows about his record and his actions has very low expectations of him as an advocate for transparent government," said Terry Francke, general counsel of the open-government nonprofit Californians Aware.
Francke noted that Brown, during his first run as governor more than 30 years ago, "vetoed a bill that would've guaranteed access to basic blotter information from police and sheriff offices," and Brown's staffers removed or destroyed public records as he finished two terms as Oakland's mayor in 2007, a story first reported in this newspaper.
Evan Westrup, Brown's spokesman, fired back Monday with a list of bills Brown has signed to increase transparency in the state's higher education systems, elections, and legislative bodies. He also noted Brown wrote the Political Reform Act of 1974, which put California at the forefront of ethics, disclosure and campaign-finance laws.
Brown on Monday signed AB 246 by Assemblyman Steven Bradford, D-Inglewood, adding the governor to a list of those with whom city and county leaders can meet in secret to discuss "public security issues" under the state's Ralph M. Brown Act public-meetings law.
"The Brown Act recognizes the need for elected bodies to meet in closed session on matters affecting public security," Westrup said late Monday afternoon. The bill ensures the same provisions for the governor that already apply to the attorney general, district attorneys, police chiefs, sheriffs and security consultants, he said.
The Assembly passed the bill 69-5 in April, and the state Senate passed it 32-4 early this month. Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, was one of the few to oppose it.
"The governor should have to follow the Brown Act just like anybody else," she said Monday. "I think it potentially opens the door to making a deal behind closed doors when the discussion should be in public."
Los Angeles County sought this bill after its supervisors met with Brown behind closed doors in 2011 to discuss his prison realignment plan, in which low-level offenders are kept in county jails instead of state prisons. Realignment was and still is controversial, yet Brown's meetings with local officials can now be held out of the public's view if they're said to involve matters "posing a threat to the security of public buildings, a threat to the security of essential public services, including water, drinking water, wastewater treatment, natural gas service and electric service, or a threat to the public's right of access to public services or public facilities."
Buchanan said why that 2011 meeting "could not have been in public is beyond me, I don't understand."
"The realignment discussion back then was really a policy discussion," she said. "It was not really what I would call an urgent public safety issue -- there was no imminent threat there."
The 2011 meeting was said to be "to consider threats to public access to public facilities," Francke said -- an exemption added to the open-meetings law in the 1980s to deal with sit-ins, bomb threats and other actions against government property.
"It seems evident to many people that he knew the closed session was in violation of the Brown Act," Francke said. "There is no closed session for discussing realignment or anything like it, so the posted reason for the meeting was fraudulent, and there never was at the time any reason for a governor to come into any closed session."
Westrup on Monday cited a legislative analysis of AB 246, which said the bill doesn't deal specifically with whether realignment is the kind of subject appropriate for closed meetings -- it merely adds the governor to the public security exemption.
The state Senate passed a budget trailer bill Monday that continues state reimbursements to local government agencies for compliance with the Public Records Act. Brown and lawmakers had been ready to reduce some of that law's key requirements to nothing more than recommended best practices if local governments didn't want to foot those bills themselves.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will consider SB 110 by state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, which would exempt a new "East Span, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Safety Review Task Force" from state open-meeting and public-records laws. DeSaulnier likens the task force to an extension of Legislative Analyst's Office staff research, which is typically not available for public consumption until the work is finished.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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This morning someone out there woke up, opened the window, took a breath of fresh air and said, "I'm going to start a homophobic hashtag on Twitter." At least that's how I imagine the very unfunny #SignsYoSonIsGay hashtag, not unlike the Android App called "Is My Son Gay?", was born. Soon, others demonstrated their own profoundly shallow perception of gay people (as well as their own grammatical indiscretions). For instance:
What the creator likely did not expect, however, is that the good citizens of Twitter would use the very hashtag that inspired this insensitive conversation to defend their gay sons, who are productive members of society, and whose typical Saturday morning plans don't likely include starting an insensitive hashtag game on Twitter. Some of the most inspiring examples below:
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DRAFTED: CGY: 2001-220 overall
2010-11: Injured during the pre-season and missed the first 11 games ... taken off IR on Nov.3 and played his first game of the season ... scored his first goal of the season (game winner) on Nov.9 ... tied a career high with three points (1+2) on Nov.19 ... led the team in hits (3) on Dec.3 ... had a goal and an assist on Dec.27 ... scored a pair of goals on Jan.3 ... scored a pair of goals on Jan.14 ... scored a pair of goals and added an assist which ties a career high (3 pts) on Jan.21 ... had a second three point night (2+1) in a week, including the game winner on Jan.26 ... had a pair of assists on Feb.11 ... had a career high four points (1+3) and was a +3 on Feb.14 ... scored the game winning goal on Feb.27 ... netted his 17th goal on Mar.12 ... left practise with an ankle injury on Mar.14 - and is now on IR:
2009-10: Scored two goals, including the game winner with 0:49 left in the game on Oct.3 ... missed his fifth straight game (Oct.20) with an upper body injury … scored a goal in his return to the line-up on Oct.24 ... scored the game winning on Nov.30 ... had a career high five game point streak(2+3) with a goal on Dec.3 ... played in his 200th career game on Jan.5 and scored a goal ... injuried on Jan.15
2008-09: Finished 4th in team scoring with 49 points (21G, 28A) … T-4th in goals (21) … played his 4th season with the Flames … earned his first multi-point game of the season with a pair of assist on Oct.14 COL 4 @ CGY 5 ... scored his first goal of the season on Oct.18 CGY 2 @ EDM 3 ... scored the game winning goal on Nov.20 CGY 1 @ COL 0 ... had a goal and an assist in his 900th career game on Dec.17 CGY 3 @ MIN 2 (OT) ... scored the game tying goal on Jan.3 CGY 3 @ NSH 2 ... registered his first multi-goal game of the season on Jan.6 SJ 2 @ CGY 5, and now has points in five straight games ... registered his first three point game (1+2) on Jan.8 NYI 2 @ CGY 5, and has a team high seven game point streak (6G, 6A) ... registered his 10th multi-point game of the season with a goal (game tying) and an assist on Jan.15 CGY 3 @ SJ 2 ... sustained a hand injury on Feb.17 VAN 4 @ CGY 3 (SO) ... returned
on Mar.10 CGY 2 @ NJ 3 after missing 10 games with a hand injury ... earned his 600th career point with an assist on Mar.23 DET 3 @ CGY 5... PLAYOFFS: played in six games registering three assists.
2007-08: Played in 41 games after suffering through an injury plagued season … registered four goals and seven assists along with ten minutes in penalties … returned to action after missing the first two games of the season with a shoulder injury on Oct.10 CGY 2 @ DET 4 ... had his first point of the season with an assist on Oct.16 CGY 4 @ COL 5 SOL ... left the game with a head injury on Oct.20 EDM 1 @ CGY 4 ... earned an assist setting up former college team-mate Eric Nystrom on his 1st NHL goal on Oct.30 NSH 1 @ CGY 5 ... left the game with a leg injury on Dec.1 CLB 4 @ CGY 3 OT ... missed 19 games with a leg injury, returned Jan.15 ... scored his second goal of the season on Jan.16 CGY 3 @ MIN 2 (SO) ... scored his 3rd goal of the season on Mar.30 CGY 2 @ VAN 6 … registered his first multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist on Apr.5 CGY 7 @ VAN 1 …PLAYOFFS: played in five playoff games registering two points (1+1) including scoring his first career playoff goal on Apr.17 CGY 3 @ SJ 4.
2006-07: In his rookie NHL season, played in 41 games notching 10 goals, 8 assists for 18 points and 12 PIMs …Recalled from Omaha on Dec.19 ... played his first NHL game and scored the game winning goal on his first shot on net on Dec.19 @ LA (W 5-3) ... reassigned to Omaha on Dec.22 ... recalled from Omaha on Dec.26 ... scored his 2nd career goal, in his 2nd career game, on his 2nd career shot on net on Dec.26 vs. VAN (L 3-1) ... set a new Calgary Flames record as the only rookie to score in his first three games on Dec.27 @ VAN (OTL 6-5) ... scored the game tying goal with 1:38 remaining on Jan.4 vs. FLA (W/OT 5-4) ... scored one goal on Jan.11 @ COL (W 7-3) ...had his first multi-point game of his NHL career and registered his first ever NHL assist on Jan.15 @ NSH (L 5-3) ...reassigned to Omaha on Jan.21 ... recalled from Omaha on Jan.25 ... registered two assists for the second time this season on Jan.30 vs. LA (W 4-1) ... scored a power play goal on Feb.10 @ BUF (L/SO 3-2) ... missed three games with facial injuries (Feb.20-24) ... scored in his first game back on Feb.26 vs. PHX (W 5-2) ... scored his 8th goal of the season, had a career high 6 shots, and tied a career high with a +2 on Mar.3 @ EDM (W 4-2) ... tied a career high with two points (1+1) on Mar.12 vs. STL (W 5-4 SO), and was named as the games 3rd star ... returned after missing six games on Apr.3 vs. COL (L 4-3) ... scored his 10th goal of the season to lead all rookies on the Flames in goals and points (18) on Apr.8 @ COL (L 6-3) ... PLAYOFFS: Played in all six games vs. DET … scored his first career playoff point with an assist on Apr. 17 (W 3-2)
2005-06: Led the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights' in rookie scoring netting 21 goals, 27 assists for 48 points ... led the team with 16 PP goals and six first goals ... scored his first two pro goals in the same game against Houston on October 18 ... set a team record by scoring goals in five straight games from February 16-24 ... matched a team high with four points (2g, 2a) vs. Houston on March 12 ... missed the final 15 games of the regular season with an injury
2010: Represented Team USA at the 2010 IIHF World Hockey Championship, scoring once and adding two assists in six games.
2004-05 - received U-M's Howard Colby Award for sportsmanship ... Set career highs in assists (20), game-winning goals (2) and tied power-play goals (4) ... ended career with 21 multi-point games ... Notched 50th career assist at Notre Dame (Dec. 4) ... Richard Yarmain Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey … 2003-04 - missed five contests in December with a high ankle injury, the first games he sat out in his college career … appeared in his 100th game for U-M against Wisconsin on Nov. 28 ... Jack Roth Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey … 2002-03 - received the Alton D. Simms Trophy as the Wolverines' most improved player ... ranked 5th on the team in points with 31 (14g, 17a) ...Harry and Ruth MacDuff Scholarship for Ice Hockey … 2001-02 - recipient of the Howard Colby Award, given to the player who exhibited the best sportsmanship ... one of four players and two freshmen to skate in all 44 games ... Netted first career goal for his first collegiate point in 6-3 win over No. 6 Providence in the semifinals of the Maverick Stampede (Oct. 12) ... Vic Heyliger Champions Scholarship for Ice Hockey.


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Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Edgar Snow, as portrayed by local actor Bob Brand.
Snow, born in Kansas City in 1905, was a journalist best known for his writings about China in the 1930s, most especially Red Star Over China, a largely favorable account of Mao and his Communist Red Army guerrilla forces. The book introduced Mao and his "agrarian reformers" to the western world and made Snow famous. Snow went on to write The Battle for Asia in 1941 and Stalin Must Have Peace in 1947.
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Size60 m²
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- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Elevator in building
- Internet/WiFi
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|Rue des Jockos, 92330 Sceaux, France
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Bright apartment on the 4th floor - without vis-à-vis - in a classy suburb of Hauts-de-Seine 5 minutes of a Regional Park and Grand Station 7 minutes.
It takes 15 minutes to reach Paris from the station of Bourg-la-Reine, where there are many passages and the advantage that all trains stop at night to make up a 1:30 in the morning. It's great to enjoy Parisian life.
The apartment has a few surprises, especially for movie buffs but I say no more.
Everything is new, clean and bright and colorful.
Parking available in front of the apartment and free !
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Excellent I don't have words the apartment is just perfect and Christrofe is very nice honest person will go there again and again
We really enjoyed our stay in this apartment. It has everything you need.
Its located in a nice and silent district and is close to a metrostation, so its an ideal place to stay during visiting Paris.
The owner is also very helpfull and showed us were to find everything like shops and the metrostation, so that is a great start when you come to visit a city!
We really enjoyed the days in Christopher´s department. He is an excellent guest and he is open for all the question you can have. The neighbour is very quiet and 400 mts to the train station. The department is wonderful, you have all you need to cook or spend a good afternoon at home. 100% recomended. The decoration is beautiful... you will enjoy a lot.
We had a wonderfull time in Paris, Christophe
was very friendly and had very good informations
for us. We feld very well and the appartement is near
by the metro, less then 15 minutes by train to Paris City.
Thank you
We stayed in Paris for three nights and really enjoyed it. The apartment was very roomy and clean and had really good equipment. Christophe is a very nice person. The place was really close to the subway which took us to Notre Dame in 10 minutes (B-line). This place is excellent for visiting Paris! We totally recommend it!!
Nice flat in a really nice and peacefull environment, where it is possible to relax after a hard day on the streets of Paris.
Christophe is a reliable host and all the talk about hard madresses - forget it, the beds are great :-)
I was in the appartement of Christophe with my two kids. We had a good time in Sceaux. The Appartement is close to the Metro and we were very fast in the city of Paris. In the night the trains dont drive and we could sleep well. Christophe gave us the tip off the park of Sceaux near by. Thank you Christophe it is beautiful. (and good for jogging) In Sceaux you have supermarket, Bakery and Brasserie, Postoffice and more.
Apartment situated in a wonderful neigbourhood , close to station
Christophe is a wonderful host - when we arrived it started raining and he even collected us from the station
Can defintely recommend the apartment
Stephan and family June 2014
it was a very good accommodation, it's not far from midtown, about 10 min with metro, Christophe is very nice and helpful. I would go thier again in my next visit to paris.
It was a plesant stay in this quiet neighbourghood. Close to the RER station with good connection to the must sees of Paris. Notre Dame 20 minutes trip with 1 exchange only to the Metro.
We stayed here as a family with 4 persons, did cook some nice dinners, but where missing a dinnertable. The shops are close to Bourg la Reine (where the station is). And there is a little shop close to the appartment witch is open most of the time.
It is a good place to escape the noise of the city and have some good nights at the place. The beds are a bit hard for Dutch standards.
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well..i WAS looking most forward to GREECE. fuck
did a show in croatia last night.
woke up at 6.50 AM to catch a flight to Athens, Greece
flght delayed.
flight delayed.
flight cancelled.
with my persuasive American aggression, I convinced the man at the ticket counter that I am a very impotant man and it is IMPERATIVE that i make it to GREECE today. So he called around and got me on an alternative flight which won't arriving in Greece until 10 PM.
so i currently have 10 hours to kill and i'm kind of sad. no one to talk to...and Croatia certainly isn't a place to write home about. don't even ask me how i got this free internet service station to work, but it took me 15 minutes to type this damn message.
haven't talked to someone who really understands me for sometime now. spending a lot of hours in my own head. finding some pretty funny stuff there.
can you tell i'm lonely
fuck off
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We love you sage, all the touring will be worth it once u stroll through san francisco lol
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Yo Sage
How many people, Rocked up to the Show in Croatia? How did they respond to Ya? Are You doin One show in Athens? Greece is My blood line, never been therethough, hopin to get there in 2004 (My travel Year). Im keen to know what You think about the Greek HipHop Scene...
Peace be with...
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Aw shit, man, are you still going to be able to spend any time there?
I was in greece for two weeks last summer, it was amazing. Are you just playing in Athens or moving around a bit? Athens is probably the only true metropolis I've ever seen with my own eyes in my entire life. I mean, I always thought Toronto was pretty big, coming from Nova Scotia, where Halifax acts big but fits in your pocket... but in Athens, well...
Most of what impressed me in Greece was what I expected to impress me - the sheer age and history of every physical thing around me (even moreso than the fine titties in all the TV commercials). But I spent most of my trip hopping around on different islands, which although crammed with locals, tourists, and the things they need to live, none of it prepared me for the day we climbed up to the Parthenon, and I got to take a really good look over Athens from an elevated vantage point.
I have never conceived of anything so vast and dense. OUTER SPACE isn't this vast in my imagination. The city travels forever in every direction... because it's been thriving and expanding for more time before Jesus was born than after he died. It wasn't just the dingy haze that took my breath away. It was the first time I ever felt that thing people say they feel when they look at the stars, that insignificance.
Maybe someone who's spent a lot of time in cities larger than Halifax won't be affected by it the same way, but if you have any time man I URGE you to climb up to the Parthenon and take a look around. Tourists shouldn't be so bad in November, nor should the baking heat.
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That sucks.It's pretty much the same boring shit back home in New England...fucking getting dark at 4,dirt crusted well done snow(not fresh),black ice...and people that dont understand.
Good luck on the rest of your tour.
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I was going to suggest that you find a nice looking lady to show you around the place, but then I realized what I was saying. Croatia isn't exactly famous for it's women. Anyways, GREECE! Hooooo! That's my motherland.
Edit: If you do ever make it to Greece, ya might want to try some real pastitsio, octopodi krasato, or a village salad with crazy olives and an effing block of feta on top. I wouldn't mind going to Greece just for the eats.
Safe travels.
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greece is an weird place, my friend went there, couldn't speek greek at all, took some classes stayed for 6 months, and came back to texas with a fucking wife and an accent.....stay there a little longer and you'll have a wife and 6 kids
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I've never really used message boards regularly before. It's pretty cool how you can just find a computer and turn to these people who care about what you have to say. I hope your ten hours (if they are even up yet) go well. There is usually a lot to observe at airports if you sit back and watch.
On a side note, (forgive me if this has been covered in past messages) do your friends call you Paul? I was just thinking that if I made my name "Sage" none of my friends would actually call me that on an everyday basis, unless maybe I became friends with them after it was an established name. Just wondering. Later.
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If you get a chance in Greece...check out Terror X Crew. Athenian Hip Hop. Rip your fucking socks off! Seriously, its dope shit.
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Artist: Sage Francis
Title: Specialist
Album: Personal Journals The one that I'm with thinks sex is a beautiful thing and that's simply adorable.
When my time is affordable, dimes pay the price. I get abusive and that's the truth.
It's just a fuckin' shame this is how I choose to communicate,
excuses I produce have their roots in the music I make.
She's not a fan...nor am I famous.
I may just change and adjust
when I branch out and leave. Get off my damn couch and achieve
what I dream about, leave my house, hand out my keys
to the sleepless beauty who failed math class and can't count her z's.
Ha ha ha ha "the tree died."
She says that she's mine, she's my proprietress.
I can't hold onto most of what I own, besides she likes to kiss
and that's cute. I hug her 'til I start to hurt her.
She wants to dance to my pulse but I've got heart murmurs.
A shark circles our lifeboat 'til its fin folds.
The monster we created might choke in clothes.
I'm naked walking tightropes without big toes,
couldn't see this with a nightscope if my skin glowed.
Falling, calling for a safety net.
The great white might drain me of my life, bite into my veiny neck.
Wet dreams of falling asleep
could dry up when she sees that I bleed off beat.
Head over heels 'cause she's tripping on her own feet,
that puzzled look on her face that isn't complete.
She gives bits and pieces of herself.
While I'm breaking myself open, I pour my contents to her shelf.
Pardon me, but is that me wearing my hard-on on my sleeve?
With razor sharp teeth...gnawing at my wrist... how beautiful is this?
The most beautifulist thing in the world,
is making up words when I have none else left to say to a girl.
Making her curl up in a ball in the corner of my eye,
taking a time-out, I don't want her to cry.
I don't ever wanna be considered the sort of guy
who says "I just might break your face tonight."
I spread my love like the legs of a crackwhore,
we sleep together but don't sleep to keep it simple.
You dance around me like a fire,
blow me away, blow me away.
I spread my love like the legs of a crackwhore,
we sleep together but don't sleep to keep it simple.
You dance around me like a fire,
blow me out and I'll send you love poems in the form of smoke signals.
Over-average marriage materialist, Mr. Righteous,
a savage miscarriage of justice. Just us and the dust that never settles.
I'm rust that spreads on metal to make it weak, plus disgustingly ugly.
Nobody wants to fuck with or touch me.
Underappreciative with a hundred weaknesses. What do I need to live?
The blood I bleed is thicker than the skin I shed people with.
Beat a fist to the air, pretend to make believe she cares,
'til I open up old wounds, and the usual bruises on my ego appear.
I'm a low self-esteem engine in need of a whorespower. Out of sleeping powder.
Dark clouds follow me with heat-seekers, I need a colder shower.
The showboat won't expose his open ended quest,
'cause it won't float if it turns out these are permanent echoes in his chest.
I think it's best to turn the reverb down, kill the delay,
and get me the fuck out of this cave!
I could paint you pictures all day.
But I'm not gonna pander to Neanderthals that way.
I'm not gonna pander to Neanderthals today (uh uh).
The one that I'm with thinks sex is a beautiful thing.
She thinks I'm something special. She's my specialist and more beautiful than sex.
'Cause only something like sex can make something so lovely turn ugly, and fuck up shit.
I'm holding a sleepless beauty pageant on my shark infested water bed until it's punctured.
I spread my love, spread my love, spread my love until I pull a muscle.
Spread my love, spread my love, spread my love until it's see-through.
I spread my love like the legs of a crackwhore,
we sleep together but don't sleep to keep it simple.
You dance around me like a fire,
blow me away, blow me away.
I spread my love like the legs of a crackwhore,
we sleep together but don't sleep to keep it simple.
You dance around me like my fire,
blow me out and I'll send you love poems in the form of smoke signals.
Artist: Sage Francis
Title: Vital Signs
Album: Sick of Waiting Tables... (Iceland Radio Intro)
And I don't know, they lookin' dead tonight.
And I don't know, they lookin' dead tonight.
And I don't know, they lookin' dead tonight.
Ain't lookin' like they got the strength to fight, arggh.
Switch up your pulse patterns. What's the RPM off your breath?
Kick start your heart with a punch beating your chest.
Squeezing your heads 'til I pop vessels in your eye sockets,
sweet talk your ears off 'til your blood pressure sky rockets.
It murders kids, check for lumps in your throat.
Before you burn a bridge, jump in a moat.
Depending on whether you float or sink, know how to swim or can't,
you'll know what to think before you provoke some shit between concentration camp-
counselors...giving first aid training.
Mouth-to-mouth resesitate lady fate when I see her face fading.
I make her suck wind, bring her vibrant colors back,
see if she has any contacts and find out where her mother's at.
Said she had my number, but nothing other than that?
When she said my number's up, I laughed, the EMS came running back.
Doing suicides, a relay race of time
and space between me and destiny but I leave no trace to find.
She leaves nowhere to hide? I leave no hide to wear.
Skin myself, leave my bones dressed up in some tribal gear.
Mummify everytime I lived in the now.
If you don't want to die then come alive and don't give your number out.
Countdown...to the end of my show.
Shout loud...if you ain't ready to go.
The out crowd...might never know
why I'm tryin' to find...vital signs.
And I don't know, they lookin' dead tonight.
And I don't know, they lookin' dead tonight.
And I don't know, they lookin' dead tonight.
Ain't lookin' like they got the strength to fight for the rest of the night.
They lookin' dead tonight,
they lookin' dead tonight,
they lookin' dead tonight,
ain't lookin' like they got the strength to fight, arggh.
Artist: Xaul Zan
Title: Who's Crying
Album: Sick of Waiting Tables... I go to the water park to show off my altered cock,
to any whore in a halter top who likes to talk a lot.
I force a sock into her mouth hole to keep her gums from flapping.
Strip her of her southpole, and bust a fuckin' backspin
on her Northface. Turn this court case into a dragged out lawsuit.
I'm attracted to her dad now, he's more cute.
"Eeeyyooo!" I heard the guy comes quick from hand speed.
I'mma hafta fertilize his stomach with my man seed.
"Then plant trees!" My brocolli cock needs watering.
Cry your eyes out above my rotting crotch and feed it awful things
like love and affection, right? Hug the erection tight!
She went down under, I fed that Aussie slut some Vegamite.
I get in fights every night because of my heavy metal persona,
with rapper stars but battle scars are my medals of honor.
We're rappers without a consciousness. I've had it with of all this pompous 'ish.
I'm just gonna' get obnoxious with...repeatedly callin' ya mom's a beach bum.
Artist: Sage Francis f/ Slug
Title: Day Grows Old
Album: Sick of Waiting Tables... Sage Francis:
Build up your saliva, and get ready to kill the fire.
Spit in the face of figure heads.
Give 'em a taste of the shit I said.
Build a place for children to escape the inbred human race of living deadbeat
dads milking the motherless childcare system.
Let the sleepers have another nightmare from Christian conservatives.
They don't fight fair, and any religion would murder kids,
if they don't quite care about the condition of the prison where we're serving bids.
Once I escape my skin cell,
I won't be banging on the bars of soap that I dropped into my living hell.
The seemingly indestructable knuckles of my fists are clean,
keeping eyes wide open and bulging out like Mr. Bean.
Misdemeanors made to look like felonies, the prison queen,
is existing in his own filth and feeling no guilt it seems.
It's a dream with cheetah speed we're chasing after, some are running quick.
Track teams want me to lead, but face the fact...y'all can't catch up to it.
Pace at your own pace on this race track, you'll eventually get lapped,
on your last leg while stretching. My aggression,
is just a lack of serotonin. Plug the jack of your telephone in to the wall,
so I can call your bluff...just to say, "What's up?"
"How ya doin'?"
Now I've ruined the beautiful sound of silence.
Won't get quiet until the voices in my head come down with laryngitis.
Talking, talking, talking, talking...So much to say, so little sense to make,
bedposts get chopped off once innocence gets raped.
Close the curtains and drapes, pull down the blinds,
cover your ears, block your nose and mouth, shut your eyes.
There's a blackbox in my head which is actually read,
when I crash and burn it keeps a record of every last word I said.
It goes "one" for the finger-fuck, "two" for the peace sign,
"3 strikes, you're out!" Casey's at bat with unloaded guns in his mouth.
As the day grows old,
we pave this road.
When we take control,
we will save your soul.
And it burns, just like that famous ring of fire.
Sing to inspire, try to loosen up the dirt that clings to the tires.
Establish some traction, lingering behind the curtain of satisfaction.
I'm certain of nothing, Mr. Knew-it-all,
late for my disorientation, fate glued to the wall.
The pain felt could make the brain melt,
heard the shackles on the ankles, mistook the sound as slaybells.
Remember that song called Big Pimpin'?
It made me want to dance around but I had no type of rhythm.
Then I thought, I should write a song called Sick Pimpin',
'cause I know a lot of beautiful psycho inspiteful women.
Now I'm that cat that tiptoes on this pads,
with the gauze on track, and so as not to cause damage.
Hello Miss Management, time decision-making process,
trying to catch the breath I couldn't find 'til I lost it.
Stand upon a rock I couldn't climb if I tried,
with a fist full of issues, a bag full of pride.
Well alright, I'mma write all the problems on the board,
if anyone can answer 'em, I'll let them drive my Ford.
I quit searching for the truth 'cause the truth can change,
it all depends on how the furniture's arranged.
If you don't take a moment to sit in the chair,
then there wasn't any point of ever puttin' it here.
And I'm lovin' every minute as the day gets vivid,
while I'm twistin' up the lyrics of existence.
And it goes, "one" for the wife, and "two" for the house,
"three strikes, you're out!"
Now please remove my life from your mouth.
Artist: Sage Francis
Title: Trite
Album: Sick of Waiting Tables... I'm having identity crises.
"No we're not." "Yes we are."
I'm having identity crises.
"No we're not." "Yes we are."
I don't have a feeling that hasn't been felt, feeling on my felt tip,
showing my hand...revealing what I've dealt with.
And how I'm dealing. Cut the deck. Evenly distribute the pieces
of shit talking during our disputes on weekends.
We can sing along to each other's song, right?
Even if the interpretation is wrong, right?
Just make sure you don't bring the wrong mike,
'cause I don't care about meeting a boyfriend we can ALL like (nah!).
This song is called Trite, hope ya like it.
Could've substituted your name with the title but I decided that I'd keep it private.
Violent dream sequences just seem endless.
I can see myself making a heated entrance
to your workplace with a smirk on my face.
And a tongue in my cheek. And a gun in my reach.
Sneaking naked photos of myself under the seats of your co-workers,
putting a knife to your throat and screaming out "I won't hurt her!"
They're like, "Let her go!"
And I'm like, "Let her grow!"
Prisoners wouldn't listen to this. Their rational side was out on a furlough.
I like turbo-nuclear family affairs.
I want a wife, a house, and two and a half mistresses to call when I'm not there.
Then hang up the phone, and have my wife call up the phone company,
and ask the phone company guy "why???"
And he's like, "Ma'am...well, maybe you just don't know how to talk."
And she's like, "damn...well...wanna fuck me?"
"Yeah of course."
See? Case closed. And he knows how to trace calls,
So I can't make cranks saying, "I hate ya'll!"
I throw baseballs at my mirror, break walls a tear a-
nother page out of my diary, throwing it from the eighth floor 'til I hear a
pin drop. Unsuspecting pallbearers are in shock.
They know I'm about to kill myself with a sling shot.
They bring rocks for ammunition,
steal my Lifetime magazines and then cancel my subscription.
Their hands are just itching to scratch my clean records.
My rap sheets are infected, now I can't be President???
I just HAVE to be elected! I ask for just a second chance.
The answer back was "Kid, you never did in the first place."
Speaking of that, give me my blue ribbons back and anything that is mine.
Waiting for a nice guy who can't make it to the finish line.
When I die you won't recognize the picture buried inside the obituary,
but it'll say, "Bye, I miss you very much."
I'm always one for last words at departing time,
in a million years is when this dead star will shine.
Say my fuckin' name. Nope. Say my fuckin' name. Nope.
You don't...know what to call me so you don't.
You don't you don't call me.
You don't you don't call me.
Artist: Sage Francis
Title: Oliver Twisted
Album: Sick of Waiting Tables... Here I am. Crouched in the corner. Hiding from the light seeping out from under the door.
Reminiscing of when I was living in fear, "Is he here yet?"
I feel sweat building up on my upper back.
Children are under attack with every question mark.
When testing starts, hearts burn and stomachs knot.
Inner organs begin to morph in to dinnerless orphans asking for more things to digest.
"But Oliver!"
But, I love her.
"You do?"
I guess.
"What part...ALL of her?"
Yeah...except when she tempts men.
You know those uncontrollable feelings and thoughts, accept them.
Now I accept when she tempts men to extend
platonic handshakes. SEE? I'm all hung up on sex again,
And untrusting. "Is she still talking to HIM?!"
I'm hung up. Used to be off the hook.
Picked up girls and read their motives like an awful book.
"Put them down!" Fast but gently
to maintain a crass entry level position. Last century, I had several decisions
to make before the new millenium
to secure finances. As for dollars, did I make a mil or any? Ummmm...
Check the public records. Freedom of Information
Act 1, Scene 2, third page, fourth paragraph, fifth sentence, sixth word, seventh letter,
"Gee...seems like I ain't make any,"
and I'm stuck clutching onto my very last penny...
loafer. Searching every crevice of the sofa,
warning him not to get any closer.
I need some space to breathe. But he's making me
shovel the snow, cut the grass, and rake the leaves.
Take these responsibilities and shove 'em!
These working boots weren't made for running...
your landscaping business. My hands are shaking hidden fists, holding a dead fish.
Breaking limp wrists and listening for lisps.
Smack the speech impediments out your mouth piece.
I'm all alone in the foster home, killing myself with the housekeys.
Artist: Sage Francis
Title: Eviction Notice
Album: Personal Journals Fuckin' doin' it.
This song is called Eviction Notice, it's a two-parter.
It's about how drugs are the gateway to fun and flat laugh lines.
There's effort in her smile and it shouldn't be that way,
her last days of being snuffed out in an ashtray that's pricely.
Trying to intercept the passing away, I've asked nicely,
but I've learned not to feed the hand that bites me.
This morning, the cradle rocks the hand,
as I bang on pots and pans, she's just
playing in her warning label box again.
She wants a man I can look up to, a role model to come through,
don't bother unpacking your car.
Cyanogen filled thrill sticks, this girl will spit fire,
got me doing pirouettes over her guilt trip wire.
I still skip by a landmine or two, see I've learned the landscape,
all the while practicing my firm handshake,
hair trigger-finger itch to spark any conversation,
set explosive personalities, don't want deadly confrontation.
What happens in between her lips, she needs to fix more than she knows,
her friend's a bitch and needs to go.
There's a note on the door (a note on the door, a note on the door).
Eviction notice.
Listen, one of us is leaving, and when I say 'us,' I mean you!
You're leaving! You're leaving. You're leaving.
I'm in the house ya'll! I'm in the house ya'll!
And ain't no little piece of paper gonna kick me out ya'll! What?!
I'm in the house! I'm in the house!
And ain't no legal seperation gonna kick my ass out.
I'm in the house ya'll! I'm in the house ya'll!
And ain't no new boyfriend gonna kick me out ya'll! Fuck that!
I'm in the house! What? I'm in the house!
Ain't no snot-nosed brat gonna kick my ass out.
Pick me! Please leave me be, leave me. Please leave me. Believe me, please!
Please leave me be, leave me. Please leave me. Please believe me. Leave me be.
This song is called Eviction Notice, it's a two-parter.
Basically, it's about how sacrifice and vices
will invite themselves to an overstayed welcome
at your haunted house parties. Fun times.
There's effort in her smile and it shouldn't be like that,
her final evenings have her drowning in a nightcap,
and that's costly. Trying to keep her on the right track,
I ask softly, but she just says, "Back off me!"
and I've learned to space her private respect.
She breeds some room to need and every afternoon proceeds
to mix her liquid sitter while preparing baby food to feed.
She wants a man I can look up to, a mentor, fuck you!
Get your things packed.
Yes kids, the poison is the message in the bottle.
Before the dawn, she'll have to kill
all fetal positions by ingesting a morning-after pill.
Crawling fast until I get rewarded for how good I behave,
while practicing my good-bye wave. Should I stay
after planning my escape routes and shouting out,
"Is there a lifeguard in the lighthouse?"
to the rescue bottle, mouth to mouth, between her lips she sips.
She needs a fix more than she knows, her friend's a bitch
and there's a note on the door.
Eviction notice.
Fun times, fun times. Fun times, fun times, fun times...
Artist: Sage Francis
Title: Pitchers of Silence
Album: Personal Journals I never held a funeral for that big part of me that died.
I need to put these thoughts to rest. I need to find a peace of mind.
I need to piece my mind, find a piece of mind to rest in.
Need to find someone to confide in, and with the rest I need to start restin'.
Needless to say, I couldn't hide.
Fifteen grown men shouldn't cry.
Had I known then what I know now.
Had I thought now what I knew then...
I might still be human
with all the little stupid fix-ins.
As I fix sins and vixens vick souls,
stitch clothes for the characters they play then switch roles.
Nail me to the cross dress.
The holy cloth costs less.
I'd toss less
if I still had your soft breasts to rest my head on.
Since you've been gone,
I recalled my issues with problems and hate
but I can't exactly remember the model or make.
Now glass bottles break in my death grip.
I'm about to take the next quick exit and end this head trip.
My bed's stripped of its blankets, comforters, pillows and sheets,
but I might have to peel off all my skin to remove your scent in order to sleep.
I had my highs and lows.
When on top, I let you peek out over my nose.
Sitting on my shoulders and I suppose if I had a backbone,
you might still be here.
My skin is filthy...
from my lows when you weren't there. But to keep from feeling guilty,
I collected the dirt (collected the dirt)...Kept it piling up.
Now Mr. Feel Nothing saves his tears inside of a cup
and he drinks (and he drinks). And he forgets that he's an asshole.
Jealous of his ghosts and doubts he even has a soul.
My secret pleasures have my inner demons gossiping.
I'm a ghost writer for the horrorcore lyrics my personal monsters sing.
I'm sitting in a stranger's tub...
with all my clothes on...shivering...considering the dangers of love.
They get half of what I have to give...IF THAT.
It's all about the packaging. They're distracted by the gift rap.
Predictable. Easy to manipulate.
They're foreshadow puppets and I'm waiting for their strings to break.
The pillars that once held up my halfway house have been taken out.
I'm in my last days now.
There's a change coming soon.
I just want to crawl back into my mother's womb.
I need a comfort zone,
But obviously I need to find another home
to call my own...and always return to
and I want it to be you (I want it to be you).
I sit and stare, zone out, think a lot and never sleep,
creating memories to remember and then I forget to eat.
Went to the street you used to live on, staring at the bedroom window of your old home
with puppy eyes...waiting for God to throw me a bone.
I'd settle for one more goodbye kiss while I settle for less.
I'm unsettled at best. Sulking while abandoning settlements.
Insulting my companions intelligence...conversing with baby talk.
Practicing mind games. Rehearsing with playful thought.
It's the way we fought that made my blood bubble then turn cold,
when you made me walk through rain and mud puddles on a dirt road.
It left me so messy,
forget me...not.
I've got more mud to sling...
"Through the heart, and your to blame, you give love a bad name."
Tue Apr 08, 2003 9:48 pm
Joined: 05 Sep 2002
Posts: 1040
Location: The Netherlands
That's real cool cause I just got the sick of waiting tables album last week, I know a bit late but better late then never!!!!
Wed Apr 09, 2003 8:11 am
Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Posts: 28
"My bed's stripped of its blankets, comforters, pillows and sheets,
but I might have to peel off all my skin to remove your scent in order to sleep. "
That's priceless, man!
Wed Apr 09, 2003 1:38 pm
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Posts: 1916
thanks sage...talk about going the extra mile
Wed Apr 09, 2003 2:25 pm
Joined: 05 Dec 2002
Posts: 55
yeah THaaaank yoooooooooooooooouuuuuuuu,
i just downloaded most of em from winmx :) ...
but i have an exuse..
i cant get a hold of the cd's,,, how sad
Thu Apr 10, 2003 2:27 pm
Sage Francis
Self Fighteous
Joined: 30 Jun 2002
Posts: 21790
I do mail outs for all of my cds
Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:05 pm
Joined: 05 Dec 2002
Posts: 55
oh maybe i got it wrong , so you do mail them to jolly young finland?
peace n all that shit,
"The judge" (can you work it out name-knower?)
Fri Apr 11, 2003 6:28 am
Sage Francis
Self Fighteous
Joined: 30 Jun 2002
Posts: 21790
no, but HHI does international orders
Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:10 pm
Joined: 05 Dec 2002
Posts: 55
my stomach will start bleading thanks to this..
Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:39 pm
Joined: 30 Jun 2002
Posts: 1298
Location: Thailand
" I fed that Aussie slut some Vegamite..."
I never understood what you were saying here, what the fuck is Vegamite!?
Thanks for the lyrics by the way.
Fri Apr 18, 2003 5:59 am
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Posts: 2
horrible stuff
Fri Apr 18, 2003 6:05 am
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Tue Apr 22, 2003 3:49 pm
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Sage, how about lyrics to The Write? At a show you told me, "maybe one day..."
Fri May 02, 2003 11:11 pm
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Posts: 46
Location: Hartland, MI
i'm addicted
i've been absolutely useless for the past week because i am devoting all my time to memorizing all your lyrics. it's terrible. I can't concentrate on my lame homework. I can't even bring myself to listen to any other music.
Wed May 14, 2003 6:10 pm
p00ny tang
Joined: 30 Jun 2002
Posts: 6413
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Sage Francis wrote:
I do mail outs for all of my cds
Do you do returns/exchanges?! :-P
Something odd happened to my Sick Of Waiting Tables.. somehow, it seems that some mold has started to grow between the plastic of the disc and the magnetic foil which the data is recorded on.. As the mold slowly spreads, I can listen to less and less of the songs..
Wed May 21, 2003 12:31 am
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October 26, 2005
When the two North Augusta Winn Dixie's closed, many customers ended up at Food Lion. And now that store will be closing for good. News 12 talked with shoppers who feel they are running out of options that are convenient for them.
This is Katie Brightharp's second trip to Food Lion in one day. She's trying to buy all that she can while it lasts.
"It's a madhouse in there," Brightharp said.
Big savings at Food Lion as it becomes the latest grocery store to close in North Augusta. In August, area Winn Dixie's closed, including two in North Augusta.
"I think Wal-Mart is taking over and the monopoly of it and guess a lot of cheap prices things like that, but it's just not convenient to go in that big parking lot," said Ann Harper.
But Food Lion store managers say the reason why the North Augusta location is closing is because of the 30-year-old building.
"Nobody's put us out of business. Food Lion is alive and kicking and we got all of our locations in Aiken and Augusta that are still going to be open," said Chris Herrin, Food Lion Store Manager.
"I hate it's going away because usually when I'm coming from downtown I can just come right in here and get what I need," Brightharp said.
With the recent closing of Winn Dixie and now Food Lion, many of the shoppers say they feel like they are bouncing around and they say the next nearest store for them is the Bi-Lo.
"This was convenience, but Bi-Lo is also," said Sherry Copeland.
But for people like Barbara Powell, this was the perfect location.
"This store is really convenient for quick buys for me so I guess I hit Bi-Lo," Powell said.
"I just keep moving from Winn Dixie to here to Bi-Lo," Harper said.
North Augusta planning director Skip Grkovic says there are plans on recruiting other business, but he wouldn't elaborate.


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Should Radio-Collared Animals Be Legally Protected?
Despite your stance on the ethics of radio-collaring wild animals, it can't be denied that such endeavors provide scientists with reams of valuable data, such as information on where and how animals move and migrate, the nuisance activity they engage in, their reproduction and mortality rates, and how to establish wise management practices regarding them.
That's why when a collared research animal is lost, it's not just a detriment to that animal's social group or species but to our understanding of nature, as well.
Usually, the death of a collared animal goes unnoticed, except within a few scientific circles. But when Wolf No. 754, a popular Yellowstone National Park research animal, was recently shot by a hunter in Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest, a few miles outside the national park boundary, reverberations and outrage were felt around the world.
It's causing some to ask: Should research animals be given full, legal protection?


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Delcie Light has been married for 53 years to Bill Light. They have three grown children: Christiane is a V.P. at Universal-NBC in California, Bill is an attorney in Manhattan Beach CA, and Jim lives in Devils Lake and owns and operates Computer Clinic. The Light's enjoy 8 grandchildren.
Delcie earned a B.S. from NDSU and a M.S. from UND. She has taught people from 3-73, but mostly teenagers for 25 years at DLHS.
She enjoys family (including a dog and two cats), home, flowers, watching kids and critters, travel, living in North Dakota with 4 seasons, reading, writing, researching (the wonders of a computer!), and genealogy.
In my family, an adage to live by, was "A man is as good as his word."
In this age of "spin," of "reframing," of advertising, and of TV preachers, who can you believe? Frank Luntz, the Republican spin master has been on TV and runs training sessions to teach how to (mis) lead the public by word choice. "A rose is a rose by any other name..." is no longer true.
In Animal Farm, when the worker animals notice the pigs are eating all the apples, the pigs "explain" that they need the best and most food because they do the thinking. Sounds a lot like the Wall Stree pigs, to me. The pigs also claim that "Some animals are more equal than others." More equal???? Impossible. Equal is Equal. But we see this non-sense every day with the priviledged classes: they take more and do less, and tell the world they "earned" everything they have and "deserve" the best. But the ordinary workers will have to sacrifice and take cuts.
We all need to watch and listen carefully: to what is on the air as "news" but is propaganda. To what is sold to make us healthy, to save us, to improve our looks, to make life easier or safer or fun. To make other people "love" us.
A man is as good as his word in everyday life, as well as in the commercial world. How many women have been weeping on TV because they were taken for much money by some crook who sweet-talked them into a loan or even a marriage? Flattery and sweet talk still work. How many have donated to someone who made promises as "a man of God?" How many have invested in get rich quick schemes? If it sounds too good to be true, beware!
Remember Jimmie Swaggart, the TV preacher (not pastor) who had gold faucets, but later went to prison and wept "Ah have sinned!" You bet he did---greed and lust with a prostiture!
Frank Luntz calls himself a consultant, some call them selves "pastors," some call themselves consultants, or psychics, or advisors or coaches of various sorts, but maybe the old fashioned term "shyster" is more accurate. They blather on, but their word means nothing.
The Word of a Good Man is worth his Weight in Gold, but he likely has callouses on his hands instead of (your) gold in his accounts. If he makes a promise, he follows through. He is dependable and honest. He will be there in the morning, and for years thereafter. Those are the old-fashioned, true family values we can see and trust.


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If the weather forecast for Saturday is to be believed, it will be a perfect day for fishing at Inman Liberty Park.
The 12th annual Warren Township fishing derby will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the pond, which is stocked and maintained by township trustees, and anglers of all ages are invited to cast a line. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 80s with only a slight risk of severe weather in the afternoon.
Warren Township resident Garrett Hoskinson, 30, has taken his three children, ages 2, 6 and 8, to the derby in the past and plans to return this weekend.
"The kids love it ... well my middle one doesn't so much," he laughed. "But I think it's great for the kids. They have caught a few and it teaches them about fishing."
Inman Liberty Park, named for Rufus Inman, a Revolutionary War soldier, was established in 1999 to provide recreational activities for community residents.
Hoskinson said the trustees have done a great job with the park and he and his family get a lot of enjoyment out of it.
Fact Box
If you go
What: 12th annual Warren Township Fishing Derby.
When: Saturday; 9 a.m. registration, derby from 10 a.m. to noon.
Where: Inman Liberty Park behind Warren Township building on Coffman Road.
Details: All ages; must bring own equipment; 12 and under must be accompanied by adult; valid Ohio fishing license for 16 and up. Prizes awarded and food available.
For information: 374-9970.
"We take the kids over to play in the park in the summer," he said. "(The trustees) do a great job of keeping it clean."
The pond is stocked with catfish bought from Marlow's Fisheries in Little Hocking, according to trustee Jeff Knowlton, and each participant is allowed to take home two catfish.
"Last year we had over 100 people come out and this event is for anybody who wants to come out to the park," he said.
There is no cost to participate but donations are accepted to help with upkeep of the park.
This is the second year that the trustees were given a Step Outside grant through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, according to Warren Township fiscal officer Amy McKenzie.
"It is for $500 and it usually costs us $1,000 to stock the pond, so it helps with about half," she said.
The grant was acquired with assistance from the Ohio State University Extension Office in Washington County. A Step Outside grant is awarded to local government agencies, nonprofit organizations and other family and youth-oriented facilities to promote outdoor skills such as fishing, hunting, trapping, archery and shooting sports. The grants are designed to provide funding for activities that are otherwise unaffordable for the sponsoring agency or organization.
"I do grant writing and look for programs that fit the needs of townships and communities," said Darlene Lukshin, a community development program specialist with the OSU extension office. "We put together a grant package last year and this event fit the requirements so we tried again this year and were able to get it."
Applying for the grant began in January in anticipation of the fishing derby and Lukshin said this event is especially worthy because not only are the trustees involved but others in the community as well.
"The fire department, the Boy Scouts ... this is very well-attended and well-received by the community," she said.
The annual fishing derby is open to all ages and there will be prizes awarded for the biggest catch in each age category. Anglers are asked to bring their own equipment and only two catfish per person may be kept. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult and those 16 and older must have a valid Ohio fishing license. Also, anyone who is a novice and would like a lesson is in luck.
"We will teach them how to cast, how to bait the hook ... we'll take care of them," said Knowlton.