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Barbara Trombley founded Art Institute Glitter in 1983. She began creating greetings cards by writing with glue on card stock and flooding the area with different, brilliant glitters.
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Why Patterns Are Different
...from other design disciplines.
Patterns solve problems:
Many design methods strive to uncover the structure of a system; most focus on the structure of the solution. Those that focus on the structure of the "problem" use the word "problem" only in the loosest sense. Patterns are explicit about the problems they solve, and about the solutions they provide. A pattern is not a strategy, but a problem/solution pair. A pattern may attack a problem that is abstractly stated, but "abstract" never means "vague."
Patterns are generative
: Most problem-solving techniques pair problems with solutions. In complex systems like software programs, the problem and solution are often not close in time and space. That makes it difficult to methodically hunt down solutions on demand. But insight, cleverness, or luck uncovers such solutions over time. Patterns chronicle such solutions. Alexander said, "This quality in buildings and in towns cannot be made, but only generated, indirectly, by the ordinary actions of the people, just as a flower cannot be made, but only generated from the seed." (
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I think we should leave non-generative solutions in the able hands of FormalMethodsPeople
. People talk of
; by the time technology or understanding matures to the point where we can formally capture an idea, it ceases to have the generative, literary quality that sets patterns apart from other methods.
is a great generative pattern. See
Patterns build on experience
: Most design methods create new structures from first principles; while the principles are well-known, their application to a given context isn't proven, and the resulting structure may be entirely novel, and perhaps unsuitable to the problem at hand. It takes insight to apply a method to a problem; in fact, it takes insight to choose the right method. Patterns encode experience by documenting proven structures, and how they relate both to the underlying principles, and to the problem at hand. They convey not only the solution, but the insight behind it. Patterns both build on the experience of those who refined the idea over time, and on the experience of those who insightfully apply the pattern to a given situation.
Patterns focus on aesthetics and human comfort
: Most design methods focus on the needs of the computer, or on principles like
. However, the computer doesn't "care" about its coupling and cohesion, and most design methods don't make it clear how their mandates improve the quality of life. Good patterns tell how humans benefit from their application.
says: "We are trying to bring people and humanity into the software design and development process. I think this is the goal because it's the key Alexandrian idea. If you look at his patterns, each or nearly all talk about the context and forces in terms of what people need to do to live fully and to be fully alive..." (Personal communication with
, April, 1995)
Dick wrote a simple example of a software pattern with strong human overtones, called
Patterns address the "orthogonal" dimensions of design
: Object-oriented design produces objects. The object paradigm is a good decomposition and abstraction technique, but it is weak for integration. The same is true for top-down procedural design (which was why reuse was so hard with procedures). Good patterns cut across the modular parts of design and address the important constructs of system structure. Alexander says: "
Design is often thought of as a process of synthesis,
a process of putting together things, a process of
According to this view, a whole is created by putting together parts. The parts come first; the form of the whole comes second.
But it is impossible to form anything which has
the character of nature by adding preformed parts.
When parts are modular and made before the whole, by definition then, they are identical, and it is impossible for every part to be unique, according to its position in the whole." (
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Jim - You compare patterns to other "design methods" and "problem-solving techniques" in this discussion. That got me thinking. Up to now, I have used patterns to record problem solutions (and to read about other people's solutions). In other words, for education purposes. I like patterns a lot.
I have never really thought about the
way to use these patterns in a new project - I guess I have just assumed they would be talked about during the
and somehow make the process go smoother.
Do you have any advice about explicitly using patterns in a software project? Or any project involving design? Are there any "patterns" about the best way to use patterns in a project? Do they work best in design reviews? Code reviews? Should which patterns to use be decided on by the whole team up front? Or are they just used for education, with the assumption better educated designers and coders will produce better projects?
Just wondering...
Hi, Stan,
I don't think there is a "best" way to fit patterns into a development process or method. Patterns cover development problems that range from what we call
to what we call
. We also have patterns of testing; I can conceive of patterns for maintenance; there are those who have published
. Patterns are just a problem-solving tool, and software developers face problems at all levels.
I also wonder what you mean about "design phase." As I've done empirical studies of software organizations worldwide, I quickly discovered that
. Design is the whole job; patterns are relevant to design.
That said, I think there are many effective
One, perhaps the principle, way I use patterns during design (and BTW: Yes, design occurs throughout development. But it is also true that it is more intensely involved in the beginning of a project than the end) goes like this: I get a whole bunch of potential objects. I think about them, make a few preliminary stabs at "clustering" them (sort of like modules) and see if I can get a decomposition into a whole bunch of modules (each of which will have a Facade) and some very tightly defined lines of communication (this is a goal).
Now, within each module, there's a whole mess of related objects, which seem pretty related. I look at the interactions and then go skim
(not as often, as I don't do C++) etcetera.
A lot of times, things just click. I look at my objects and I think
ooops. That's the wrong model because of
and I think GOF got it wrong too (for this circumstance). But, there's something
which feels right.
I make it a point, whenever I'm sketching out a set of objects that are closely related, to go and read a few patterns, to see if anything clicks.
I think that someday I will make up a formal checklist of questions ("if you answer yes to this question, think about using the following patterns....") arranged about
objects. But, I think patterns will have to have settled down a bit more before that's really possible.
Your thoughts here
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A new day of "24" on Fox? Postponed. Half of the 16 eps that were set to air of ABC's highly anticipated fourth season of "Lost"? Well, lost. Luckily, while the script doctors of "Grey's Anatomy" are McStriking, and the scribes of "The Office" are calling in sick, AWE's got you covered with a viewer's survival guide to help you navigate through the glut of game shows, the rut of reality programming, and the mix of midseason replacements.
Here are the week's tube tops (plus the best of the rest).
9 p.m. The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
C-listers ranging from reality-show vixen Omarosa to the other Baldwin, Stephen, compete for charity, face the Donald and his brood in the boardroom, and painfully overextend their 15 minutes of fame. Just give early frontrunner, KISS rocker (and S.I. native) Gene Simmons, the title and let's call it a (work)day.
10 p.m. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (VH1)
No, not another True Hollywood Special about Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears, this new VH1 series stars Dr. Drew Pinsky ("Loveline") helping celeb patients like Brigitte Nielsen and American Idol's Jessica Sierra battle their chemical-dependency demons. Call it "The Surreal Addict's Life."
10 p.m. Make Me a Supermodel (Bravo)
Combine a cup of "Top Model," a dash of "Project Runway," and a smidge of "American Idol" and you get the recipe for Bravo's new unscripted series where the viewing public vote to determine who will follow in the catwalking footsteps of hosts Tyson Beckford and Nikki Taylor.
9 p.m. Monk (USA)
You down with O.C.D.? Then surely you'll welcome the return of perennial Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub's defective detective.
9 p.m. How to Look Good Naked (Lifetime)
Carson Kressley shifts his "Queer Eye" from schlubby straight guys to real women with body-image issues.
9 p.m. Rachael's Vacation (Food Network)
America's latest girl next door takes a break from nicking her fingers whipping out 30-minute meals to explore the history, culture and cuisine of exotic locales around the world. First up: Rachael travels to southern France. Stops include the Aix Farmers' Market in Provence, the historic Ruins in Aries and the vintage vineyards and hip wine bars of Bordeaux.
9 p.m. Comanche Moon (CBS)
Saddle up for author Larry McMurtry's miniseries prequel to "Lonesome Dove." A character-rich screenplay (by "Brokeback Mountain" Oscar winners McMurtry and Diana Ossana) and winning performances by Steve Zahn (a best supporting actor Oscar frontrunner for "Rescue Dawn") and Val Kilmer make this a satisfying prelude to the classic Western saga.
9 p.m. The L Word (Showtime)
How does Showtime's lesbian soap plan to stay fresh in its fifth season? Three words: Turkish oil wrestling!
9 p.m. The Wire (HBO)
The critically acclaimed (yet criminally underwatched) drama has tackled Baltimore's drug trade, its dockworkers' union, city government, public school system, and now, the media. Here's your last chance to catch Stapleton native Tristan Wilds during the fifth (and final) season.
10 p.m. Cashmere Mafia (ABC)
If you're jonesing to see four fashionably fabulous New York women dishing over cocktails, but can't wait until May to catch the "Sex and the City" movie, look no further than this new series from the guy who brought you "Melrose Place" (Darren Starr) and starring Lucy Liu, Mirando Otto ("Lord of the Rings") and Bonnie Somerville ("Friends").
9 p.m. Masterpiece Theatre: Persuasion (PBS)
PBS kicks off its four-month Jane Austen-palooza with her final and most brooding work.
8 p.m. Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (ABC)
"Dancing with the Stars'" outspoken judges temporarily ditch the scoring paddles to train a group of unknown singers and dancers and transform them into the next super-group not named Menudo. It's the most heated dance war since the Jets and the Sharks in "West Side Story"! (yeah, we're reaching, but this is strike season).
8 p.m. American Gladiators (NBC)
The guilty pleasure from the '90s gets a 2008 update with new hosts Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, but thankfully retains its Velveeta cheesy charm, replete with fan-favorite events (like the Joust) and ridiculous nicknames (paging Fury, Titan and Hellga).
8 p.m. Prison Break (Fox)
Three seasons later and Wentworth Miller is still running from the law? Michael Scofield (Miller) needs to compare notes with "The Fugitive."
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Lena Headey ("300") steps into the buff-and-tough role originated by Linda Hamilton. No word on whether the Governator will be back in a cameo.
10 p.m. Medium (NBC)
With Oscar winner Anjelica Huston joining Patricia Arquette's psychic drama as an investigative journalist, we foresee NBC's supernatural series returning to Must-See status.
8 p.m. American Idol (Fox)
"Dawg"-caller Randy Jackson, straight-up seal-clapper Paula Abdul, and black-shirted Brit Simon Cowell return for the seventh (!) season of Fox's top-rated talent show in hopes of finding the next Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood -- rather than the next underperforming Idol like Ruben Studdard or Taylor Hicks, both of whom got dumped by J Records this month.
9 p.m. One Tree Hill (The CW)
Season five skips college altogether as characters pick up four years after they graduated in last season's conclusion. Okay, not quite as mind-bending as "Lost's" flash-forward finale, but with the Hollywood writers and powers-that-be still at a standstill, we'll take any original programming we can get.
10:30 p.m. Reno 911! (Comedy Central)
"Samantha Who's" Christina Applegate cameos in the fifth season premiere of the cult cop comedy.
10 p.m. Project Runway (Bravo)
Sure, this season's slate of snooze-inducing designers makes us long for the days of Santino and Michael Knight, but Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are always in style. This week's challenge: Outfits inspired by hairstyles.
Ready, Set, TiVo
Coming soon: "Breaking Bad" (Jan. 20, 10 p.m.; AMC), a dark comedy from the creators of "Mad Men" about a man diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer who decides to go into the crystal meth biz; "In Treatment" (Jan. 28, 9:30 p.m., HBO), based on a critically acclaimed Israeli series about a psychotherapist (played Stateside by Gabriel Byrne), the Mark Wahlberg-produced half-hour drama will air nightly and will focus on a different family's therapy session each episode; Brooke Shields in "Lipstick Jungle" (Feb. 7, 10 p.m., NBC), not to be confused with creator Candace Bushnell's other book about cosmopolitan women, "Sex and the City," nor ABC's Sex-y ripoff, "Cashmere Mafia"; "Survivor: Micronesia" (Feb. 7, 8 p.m., CBS), which pits the reality juggernaut's fans versus past favorites.
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Day 159: This is one in a series of posts assessing key developments during Gov. Rick Snyder's self-imposed 182 days to chart a new course for Michigan by July 1. For earlier posts go to mlive.com/stateofchange.
Teacher tenure in Michigan would be overhauled to allow districts to more easily remove ineffective teachers and base layoff decisions not on seniority, but on classroom effectiveness, under a package of bills that cleared the Republican-controlled House today.
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TV: GoT is great and all, but Bob's Burgers makes me unconditionally happy. And has given me a new appreciation for butts.
Music: This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXjZeCL0C9o) is pretty fantastic.
Food: Cherry season is over. I'm sad now.
Drink: Finally got a bottle of Creme de Violette, got obsessed with Aviations. Has single handedly re-ignited my love of gin.
Also Batman.
Or you're looking forward to the stage in a relationship where you can both be in a room reading or working on something and not feel awkward because you're not talking to the other person.
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I don't know if it's something in the air or what, but lately I have been finding myself having far more disagreements with women than I care to participate in. Because despite my big mouth and…spicy personality, I really hate arguing with people. Max is a lover not a fighter and I tend to avoid confrontation unless I truly feel that beefing with someone will actually accomplish something.
This is just yet another of the many, many ways in which I differ from so-called normal women.
What these frequent and maddening disagreements has shown me is not what I've done wrong (as I'm sure these women hoped) but that women have a very fucked-up way of dealing with conflict. And since I have been tasked with showing women the error of their ways whenever I can, ladies today I give you a guide to arguing properly. Because lord knows you need it.
Men just sit back and read, you might gain some valuable insight. Because – like I always say – in the war of the sexes you must know thine enemy.
1. The ambush is not cool
One thing women love to do is raise their issues at the exact moment their man does not have time to deal with them. They seem to have an innate radar that tells them exactly when he is too busy to deal with their shit and that's when they pounce. I once read a book in which a wife casually said to her husband "I feel like I am drowning in this marriage" just as he was walking out the door to go to a meeting with a group of Japanese businessmen. And she had the audacity to take the fact that he said "Oh. I didn't know that. Can we talk about it later?" as evidence that he didn't give a shit about her.
This is what women do, they drop a bomb on you while you're driving, or when your gchat status is set to away. That way you stumble blindly in the argument and are completely embroiled in it before you've even had a chance to get your bearings.
Ladies, you do realize that if your point was all that valid you wouldn't have to use these tactics right? There's a reason why expressions like "we need to talk" were invented – to hip your unsuspecting victim to what's about to go down. So make use of them and stop with the surprise attacks. It just makes men (and me) defensive.
3. How what I said made you feel is not really my fault
Ladies, please learn the difference between what I said and what you heard. Because they are not the same thing. Telling you to stop being bratty is not calling you a brat. Saying "ouch" when you sit on my arm is not calling you fat. You cannot hold people responsible for how you choose to process what they say. Unlike you, my beautiful, kind-hearted creatures, men (and I) have no problem telling you when we are too busy to deal with you. So interpreting my three-word response as evidence that I cannot be bothered to talk to you is…well it's stupid, is what it is. And if you choose to do it anyway, you cannot then try to use it against me in an argument. Repeat after me: no one is responsible for how I internalize their words. I really can't stress that enough.
Have you ever heard the expression "using swords against cobwebs"? Well this shit is that in reverse. In any dispute between two grown people, logic and facts (swords) are always going to trump feelings and assumptions (cobwebs). So if your
irrational feelings are the cornerstone of your position, you're probably going to lose the argument. Keep a cool head and stick to your facts, if you have any.
4. Telling you the truth is not mean
I'm pretty sure you've been told this a time or two before ladies. Ask a question and you might get an honest answer. And if that should happen, please do not get yourself all up in arms about how mean we are. I know you all saw Love Jones and I know you all heard Darius say he "learned a long time ago never to ask a question [he] didn't want to know the answer to". Take a page out of his book with this ladies. If you say "Lately I feel like you have some type of problem with me" and I say "Well lately you've been annoying as shit so yes, I do have a problem" I am not an asshole for that. You asked and I answered. So make sure you're ready before you go down the path.
2. Remember the statute of limitations
As far as I'm concerned there should be a maximum 24-hour window in which you are permitted to raise your issues after which you must forever shut the fuck up. The only time you should be sitting on a beef is if it arises in public; because public fighting is for low class hookers. Other than that, make yourself heard when you have a problem. Don't expect your man (or me) to remember what to us is likely some niddly piddly bullshit weeks after the fact. Because the thing with men (and me) and line-stepping is that we know what we're doing at the time, we might remember it
fondly the next day, but after that…it's dust in the wind sweetheart. So I'm not going to be able to explain my actions of two weeks ago in the exquisite detail you so desire. Meaningless shit gets wiped from the memory pretty quickly.
Further to that ladies, I am officially forbidding you from revisiting past arguments that have already been settled. What kinda shit is that? What was the point of me enduring your bullshit argument two months ago, patting down your feathers, and making you see sense if all you're gonna do is throw that shit in my face the next time you get your panties in a bunch? Think of it as a kind of relationship double jeopardy ladies. Once you've beaten a horse to death you cannot bring it back to life and ride it through your next argument.
5. Have a point other than "I need to get this off my chest"
#5 should have been #1 to me because it is the most egregious of all the egregious things women do in arguments.
Ladies, I'm going to keep it 100 with you and tell you this: Men (and I) really don't care to know the inner workings of your mind. If you felt some type of way about something that he did, I urge you to make your best attempt to work that shit out on your own. Talk about it with your girlfriends; isn't that what they're for? Write about it
on your blog in your diary, book an emergency session with your therapist. Do what you need to work through your petty bullshit on your own. Once you've done that – and can I say on behalf of men (and myself) everywhere that we really appreciate you doing it – I'm gonna need you to do one more thing for me. Keep that shit to yourself.
See this is the thing I've noticed about ladies. The #1 way in which arguing with a woman is different than arguing with a man and hands-down the most annoying conversation to have with someone. When a woman says something like this:
"I just wanted you to know that when you said that Sofia Vergara is hotter than any 32-year-old you know, it really hurt my feelings because I thought you were saying she's hotter than me. I talked about it with my friends and realized that you were just making a general statement, but I just had to get it off my chest that that really hurt me and crushed my soul".
You know what men (and I) want to say in return?
the FUCK
outta here
If you're over it, why am I listening to it? What was the point of you working through it on your own if I still have to hear
you whine about it? And furthermore, when I start to refute your illogic with facts, please do not retreat from the conversation with "I'm not going to get into this with you I just wanted to let you know what was on my mind." NO! If you're in it, be in it to win it please. Otherwise – and I apologize for being so rude – shut the fuck up.
At the end of the day, arguing is the devil's pastime. It rarely accomplishes anything and no matter how it goes down, s/he who cares most usually loses. So I urge you to avoid it at all costs. However, I recognize that ladies love to argue because it makes you feel validated or something so if you're going to proceed, please remember what I told you. Have a POINT when you air your grievance. Try to calm yourself so that I/your man can make sense of what you're saying. Raise your issues in a timely manner before I've completely forgotten about them. Tell your man what he could have done differently so he can avoid having this conversation in the future. Before you open your mouth, envision how the conversation is going to go and ask yourself if it's productive. If it's not, please – for the love of Jessica Burciaga – miss us with it.
And to the ladies in my life who are steaming mad right now thinking that this post is #shotsfired, don't think of it like that. Think of it as you inspiring me to be great. Doesn't that feel better?
So ladies, what do you think? Are you guilty of any of these tactics? Do you think men are just as bad when they argue? Speak on it in the comments.
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Oh no I have a million different arguments in my head for u right now.matter fact I feel as if I wanna cut u but I'ma go take ur advice, calm down and think about it to make sure I have a point 🙂
i love you for this post. effing great.
yes! thank you
100% on point!! It's almost as if logic is kryptonite to some women. I especially feel your 2nd point (bullet point #3). I describe it in conversation with women by saying, "Your perception is not everyone else's reality." Or you can plainly just tell them you're entitled to your own opinion, but you're not entitled to your own facts.
Guilty as charged for all five points at some point in my life if not this year alone. That is not to say that I don't spot my own b.s but I continue to do it because that's my learned behavior. I'm trying to be better though because as I get older I see all these points not only when I do it but when my friends do it. It aggravates me no end, so I can only imagine how much it feels like death to a man.
Having said that, some men need to recognize that not all conversations are trivial. So when a topic comes up don't trivialize it and ridicule it because you don't think its worth discussing. Then go on the defensive once valid points (facts) are raised and then become rude or belligerent to shut the entire argument down. Oh and please don't speak to me like I'm a 5yr old with learning difficulties. I can understand your point but as free thinking intelligent woman I can also choose to disagree with it.
The problem with both sexes though is we forget that having an argument requires nothing more than people with opposing opinions to get their point across and understood, instead of going into it to win points or get the other person to concede.
Not Guilty. The main issue I have whenever arguments occur with the Women (and sissy ass males) around me is their inability to stay on topic. They always bring up the past or start taking "shots" at me. Belittling my intelligence and attacking my character instead of trying to solve whatever issue it is at hand. Simple arguments turn ugly due to their fictional facts and the power of their pride. Everything becomes pointless thanks to the constant addition of irrelevancy used to prove ONE point. You have to remind them "no, you're opinion does not count as a fact". Another issue…when they allow trouble to drag on for days when shit could've been handled in 5mins. Basically, I dislike it when people make something so simple unnecessarily complex. When I was born I wasn't given the power to read minds, call it an unfortunate disability of mine -_- "It could all be so simple, but you rather make it hard" Congrats on the nominations max!
Max, just my personal view but you seem to try awfully hard to come across as a (blogger) male's dream girl. I mean in reality you are just an average, dark skinned, should length hair having black chick – but online you read the top generic 'black male' blogs and mold yourself into the anti of whatever rant-about-females post they write. It's kinda amusing but also kind of sad.
In the words of DARIA (Don't laugh) why don't you go sit in a corner and try to be original….
This was funny reading this after KB because instead of critiquing her character to say something about her character, you critiqued her looks to say something about her character.
Point Proven!!! lol
Also, this is funny considering Max's most commented post is probably the one where she (wrongly) refutes the premise that it's easier for women to have casual sex than men.
Martin, my darling, my sweetheart, that's about the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
A male blogger's dream girl? Get the fuck out of here. First of all, no male blogger wants to date a female blogger, let's get that straight right off the bat. Secondly, no male blogger wants to date a woman who openly talks about how she's a line-stepper, how she's not mad at eating ass, how she doesn't believe in monogamy, and how she has a thing for other women's men. Trust me on that.
Like I said in some post on here that you probably never read because you're clearly brand new, I'm the kind of woman that men think they want, but they actually don't. And that's because I loudly and lawlessly tell the truth. And I'm funny as shit (another thing no male blogger wants).
Listen – if you don't like what I have to say, that's cool. Although I question what is going on in your life that you have time to write rude and facety comments attempting to insult someone you don't know rather than closing the tab and keeping it moving. But do me a favour and make some fucking sense when you come on here.
Thanks for commenting though. Hope you voted for me.
LOL this is exactly what I was thinking. I know from first hand experience that talking about your s.ex life on a blog and being funny as sh*t is not loved by male bloggers. Even though I haven't always been your biggest fan, I have never taken you for anything less than authentic and real. On top of all of that, you're an excellent writer and you have the best personal blog I've read which is why I voted for you in that category. We (readers) don't have to agree with everything a blogger writes. If my little 2 cents count, with blunt honesty comes blunt hate. Anytime a man/woman/shim cuts into somebody's appearance to make a point, you already know the quality of the person. Let it roll of your back.
I'm oblivious to the goings-on behind the blogging scenes…why do people say male bloggers don't like a woman blogger who's funny & talks about sex? Is that an inside joke? An actual genuine sentiment shared by many? Let me know.
These types of comments bring me out from lurksville because they don't add any value or productive feedback. You're entitled to your opinion, but it sounds like you have a personal gripe that would be better addressed via email. By the way, what magazine were you on the cover of?
I dont know… He is getting a lot of likes for his comment. lol!
I dont agree with his attack method…. I think the likes are because everone else is cosigning another post about what women should do and this one is different.
"but that women have a very fucked-up way of dealing with conflict."
How about they deal with conflict the way WOMEN deal with conflicts. That doesnt make it wrong… just different.
He could've liked his own comment
7 times? (he may have) lol! Nah… I think it those not willing to dissent but wanting to leave a mark.
It's probably the women I've been beefing with who inspired this post.
This person posting here, yes, Martin you…
I think this is really one of the chicks who lurks here, or comments under the name of a bird. Because a few things about this are not adding up.
Plus I don't know any men who would quote Daria. Correction, I don't know any straight men.
1. I'm a male
2. I found this blog just the other day, I tend to read blogs like blackgirlsareeasy, and SBM.
3. Reading her blog was like reading a generic blueprint for anti-whatever any male blogger complains about regarding women (which for the most part is generic and the same things over and over)
4. Don't hate on Daria.
5. The 'likes' for my comment speak for themselves, and the fact that she has to delude herself into thinking they're from her 'haters' – babe they are most likely from your most supportive followers.
Today is your lucky day Martin, do you know why? Because right now I am working on the most epic thing I've done in my career and I only have about 5 seconds to devote to you and the hard-on you so obviously have for me.
So rather than transcribing the diatribe that is brewing in my head I'm gonna ask you again why you keep commenting on here when you so obviously don't like my blog. Are you starved for attention? Did you not get enough hugs growing up?
I think the best thing to ask is #whohurtyou?
And I'm a male blogger and I love a funny open woman, so I don't know what males bloggers you know, but you should un-know them lol
He ain't say he was straight though…
I think you might be right..
Martin, In the words of my 15 year old, "Fuck Up…hater".
Yawn @ ghetto e-trash playing knight for some random blogger.
It's pretty sad really; most bloggers before the attention-craving crowd took over used to be able to handle negative comments. Now it's all hitler like, can't take someone not kissing your ass max? lol
Anyway, peace skanks.
You know nothing about my pedigree.
You didn't give negative comments, you dismissed her looks and made a snide comment about plagiarising thoughts.
Perhaps if you commented what exactly you didn't like about the post and not made it personal you'd have a point.
Just a thought/'negative comment'
Max…I feel like you have been witnessing my life the last couple of weeks w/ your posts. I have a friend that argues EXACTLY like above. 3 days later she tells me something I said upset her. I can barely remember what I had for breakfast how am I supposed to remember what I said to you in a conversation days ago?? Right now I've been placed on a "freeze" a la The Day The Lights Went Dark post LOL.
Oh boy. You're in trouble now. But your girl better be careful with that freeze tactic; you might just stop giving a shit and not be there when she gets over her issues.
I just fell in love with you and I will posting this to FB
Ohhh thank you!
This post was epic. Truly epic. And honestly it was something women need to take heed to.
I don't know who the fuck Martin is, but I hope your first and last name isn't in your email address because at least Max knows now.
My email address used on blogs is a generic one that has nothing to do with me, my email for work is my name. And my first name isn't even Martin, that's my middle name. Not everyone is as vapid as you are little one.
You responded to each of my comments and i'm vapid?
Also, I don't even comment under my pen name or have my name in my email address. So basically that was an indication of the type of person I take you for.
You trolling right now.
GREAT list. This should be posted in all places where large numbers of women congregate.
Men aren't innocent of fuckery when it comes to arguments, but women aren't either. not by a long shot.
Good shit Maximus!
I dislike arguing. I honestly can't remember the last time I've gotten into an arguement…with anyone.
Anyways, arguements usually occur because someone is reflecting their insecurities onto you.
I must admit (hanging my head in shame) that I have been guilty of committing some of these offenses in my life (w/ men, I don't bother argue w/ females…nother story) Can I blame ignorance? Thanks for the knowledge! You are gonna get me right dropping gems like this girl! xxxo
This sh*t right here n*gga is the truth. Women will come out of the blue trying to discuss an issue that happened in November of 2009. I have a hard time feigning interest in month old beefs. Miss me with the ancient sh*t. I am not a historian.
"Miss me with the ancient sh*t. I am not a historian."
I found this hilarious! #thatisall
This list is hotness! Oh and I guffawed at you telling "Martin" that you hoped he voted for you…what a douche canoe!!! *cackles*
That sh*t with hitting me up when I'm in the middle of something is the pits. it's egregious to say the least. I did have a question though. How does a woman differentiate between "I need to keep this petty bullsh*t to myself" and I need to speak speak up on this? The other thing that made me slightly nervous was advising to go talk to the home girls.lol. It needs to be right home girl. Bad intel will f*ck up a whole operation.
Good post.
I was wondering that too. I've met women where everything was an emergency. I think it speaks more to those types. That's when you WISH she used a lifeline and phone-a-friend.
And yes, sometimes those "girlfriends" be giving all kinds of messed up advice. So you can just hope she's able to sort through it, but you know women don't tell the WHOLE story. They'll act of some advice sprung from a string of half-truths.
It needs to be right home girl. Bad intel will f*ck up a whole operation.
This is truth for the most part but sometimes your girls can actually talk you off that ledge, we just gotta make sure it ain't the bitter bunny of the bunch that we are talking to.
EXCELLENT. I'm guilty of #2. This is a really good topic that we need. I don't think anyone can really be "good" at arguing but there's definitely a way to do it. Some ways just don't work. I've learned this slowly over time and it's still a work in progress. I have 2 sides to me when arguing: a) I hate to argue with someone I care about which will bring on tears and sad emotion b) I get angry when I feel like I'm being played with/insulted. Funny thing is, I'm pretty emotional which can trump my logic except when I'm angry. I can be sad in arguments, cry, etc but when I'm really pissed…like level 10 angry, all my feelings ball up into one big sword which can cut. I narrow in on the topic and go in. This is something that I had to work on in relationships. As a woman, I can't battle a man this way. It's really difficult to argue with a man. This post is spot on. If we (women) are trying to get our points across, we need to figure out an affective way to do that with men because I find they shut down when we do the above you mentioned.
OMG! I feel like this is just too true. my mind is blown by the truth in this blog. The one I especially hate is when females comment on something from a LIFETIME ago. and it's always in some snide little way where they try to "casually" throw it in the conversation. Get all the way up out of here with that! Either approach me about the issue THEN or don't mention it! smh will be sharing this post with a LOT of friends …
Can't co-sign the keep it to yourself/talk it out with your girls. If I'm in a relationship, and I have an issue with my dude, I'm coming to my dude immediately. The only reason we would get into an argument is if he chooses not to listen. Or, if he chooses to run to his boys or cheat instead of talking to me. I'm not a fan of arguing, not at all. So, don't do anything to make me have to go there with you. Problem solved…
i agree with this. i might tell my girlfriends after the fact, but if the dude is doing something that makes me feel a ways, i'm going to let him know. NOT to start an argument, but to ensure open communication. why keep things bottled or stifled up? and even worse, tell my gfs before him? if it's something petty like how he chews his food, of course, i'm all for dealing with that myself. but if it's something that he does have control over (aka not calling/texting back, which i know is a guy thing but i think is super inconsiderate), i will say something. i'm not going to just deal with that.
Standing Ovay!!
My biggest issue is dropping a "unreadiness" on me while I'm busy or can't tackle it. I hate emails and texts about serious issues. Call me and talk to me about it!! I'm all for discussion, but it's hard for me as a man to discuss feelings. I do my best and I'm respectful, but if I feel a convo is ridiculous I might could tune out, lol
What more can I say? Great post Max.
"The only time you should be sitting on a beef is if it arises in public; because public fighting is for low class hookers."
I agree with Nia (as usual) I think bringing stuff to friends can make things worse. and I don't have to "argue", but I'm gonna bring up something that is important to me, letting things fester is worse for MY mental so, yeah. I do think it takes a level of discernment to determine what is important to address and what you should keep to yourself. "shutting the fuck up" is an art form that I can admit I have not yet fully mastered. lol I really really need to internalize #3.
I think the busy line is often a cop out for not wanting to deal with real issues too, but I do respect people's time and if they truly don't have the time at the moment to discuss real shit.
I think this even tops the other post!
#6: When a man walks away from arguing. DO NOT get more aggressive (verbally, physically). Give him some space to cool off and think it over. There's a MUCH better chance that he'll address or make a decision out of genuine interest in the relationship if you give him time to absorb the situation rather than provoking him.
THIS!!! Son I couldn't say any better!
i'm guilty of pulling an ambush, unintentionally. and i say unintentionally because sometimes there is never a good time bring up a heavy topic. and while i'm all for being straight minded and saying, "when you're free, we need to talk,"sometimes just saying that, if it's not a good time, it's considered an ambush. and very often, its the reaction to "we need to talk" that causes the argument. when the walls go up in defense, that's when the argument begins.
but even if you're just sitting on the couch and you bring something up, it's not a good time. now you just ruined tv time. if you're eating dinner, now you just ruined dinner. if you're in bed, now you've just ruined either bedtime or the day ahead.
and sometimes you end up waiting and waiting for a good time and it just never seems to come. that's when you just have to spit it out, whenever or wherever that may be.
This was a good post. I can't remember the last time I had an argument with one of my female friends and I don't usually argue with Mr. Red (I just recently got let out of time out tho).
I thik it's good advice, hopefully more women will read it, but if not, they will understand as they mature.
lol now that i've taken a breather…im just kidding this post was great. i hate arguments too all my friends will tell you Mo is not the confrontational one at all. What i hate the most is, and i think someone said it in their comments, is the whole you not sticking to the point thing. how did we get to ugly or fat or ghetto or any of that, what does it have to do with your point. you cant back it up so you start to attack character or say stupid shit like "go suck u modda" yeah i'm out
i think my fault is definitely biting my tongue far too often then i blow up when the straw comes.
I don't like to argue but if provoked — yeah I will go extra hard with my mouf, but one thing I don't do is pull out my mental file cabinet because 9 times outta 10 it was already dealt with. I tend to deal in the presence, I have a male friend who does this ish though on the regular, he loves bringing up ole shyte; me I can't be bothered, I don't RECYCLE…
Great post Max!
There's only one thing less cool than an ambush when you're busy… an ambush when you're asleep!
Very true
Is it really fair to label this as solely female behaviour? Aren't you essentially advocating for women to adapt to male behaviour as opposed to working out a happy middle ground with their mate/friends?
1. The ambush is not cool
Agreed. However, as someone stated earlier, there is never a good time to broach a difficult topic. The scenario you used, in my opinion, occurs with both genders. Quite often the person who is too busy tends to be unresponsive to the feelings of their partner or outright avoids discussing issues that are important to their partner. I've never encountered a woman or man who consistently engages in the employment of such tactics. Its appearance is usually tied to an unhealthy dynamic in the relationship, that one partner feels compelled to address. If someone is consistently being ignored of course they will act out.
3. How what I said made you feel is not really my fault
Don't you think you're being a bit disingenuous with this statement? Was this meant as a conversation starter? I find it hard to believe that anyone would agree with this. If someone referred to you as being bratty or petulant in the midst of what you perceived to be an honest discussion, would you not be offended? The person who makes that statement is at that moment trying to belittle the other person. When we communicate with others, particularly those we care for and know, we have to be cognizant of their feelings. Communication is difficult for that exact reason. When you say something you have to attempt to anticipate how the other person may respond. Now if you don't care just say that.
4. Telling you the truth is not mean
I agree with this wholeheartedly but not with the example you provided.
If you say "Lately I feel like you have some type of problem with me" and I say "Well lately you've been annoying as shit so yes, I do have a problem" I am not an asshole for that.
The person, man or woman, approached you with a reasonable inquiry. What need is there for a caustic response? There question wasn't antagonizing. If you respond that way, in my opinion it implies you want an argument.
2. Remember the statute of limitations
I agree with this only if both parties agreed the issue was settled. Some men pretend as if they don't care about these things but they do. The night she went out with her girls but she wouldn't pick up her phone or answer a text until she got back home, is something that he may immediately address with her. She'll give an explanation that may or may not be satisfactory to him. If it is not, he will pretend that he has accepted it because he wants to show he is a big strong man and doesn't want anyone to know that he actually has insecurities. So what will he do? 2 months later, if given the opportunity, he will do the same to her or worse. Incite an argument with her about something else but have that prior incident serve as his rocket fuel. We all suppress our feelings at some point or another. Why do you think men engage in random acts of violence or all of sudden come to work one day and shoot up the building?
5. Have a point other than "I need to get this off my chest"
If you're someone's friend or significant other this comes with the job. The scenario you used is just her stating that she has image issues. That's ok. Is it crazy for me as her man to think maybe I shouldn't do that around her right now? I don't think so.
Quite frankly the problem with arguing, is that no one, man or woman, wants to take responsibility for their words. People want to be jerks and have that laissez faire attitude when it comes to peoples feelings but they can't handle the potential consequences, permanent disengagement, loss of feelings or isolation.
The other problem I find is that people think that their feelings alone are valid. You're right in saying that women often do that, but in depicting the male side, maybe this was your purpose, you've also revealed that men are guilty of the same thing. In fact, it has to have been your purpose, as no example you provided related to an argument over an abstract topic or one that would require no interpretation.
Sorry for the long reply.
Haha! Good replies! Though the "validity" of feelings is such a wavy thing.
People will use what you said to manipulate things to their advantage. For example, someone could use the fact that their SO doesn't know all the facts of a situation in order to render her argument invalid even though they know that their SO's feelings align with the facts.
I think emotional influence is important. Though one cannot always consider another person as the only source of the influence. Sometimes people are really having emotional reactions to a scenario they played over and over in their heads and end up turning something meant to be a kind gesture into a malicious act.
I hear you. I think what I'm saying is that its a bit silly for anyone to try and apply logic to conversations about feelings. Conversations and arguments pertaining to emotions should not be about winning, they should be about hopefully reaching a resolution. That may not always happen but I do think it should be the sole aim. When an argument or conversation about emotions devolves into a debate, everyone involved is a loser.
I agree. Although I believe that sometimes women can sometimes be irrational about certain things, I hate that men discount our feelings about situations. Logic and emotion are not mutually exclusive. And sometimes men won't admit that even they can have some kind of feeling about an issue and passively go along as if everything is okay when it's not. Just be understanding. While you have every right to call me out on being irrational about a situation, I have every right to say that you are being completely insensitive. I just wish that if it must come to an argument, can't we at least try to see where the other person is coming from?
(Tried to vote again today… But to no avail, oh well…)
Thanks to LaLaBakir, I heard y'all were getting it poppin today…
Although I agree with the post & all its valor (hopefully I am using this word in the right context…)
Eventually men have to learn how to be masculine, & be able to connect/relating with their woman emotionally if we are going to have some awesome relationships,
in the same way that women need to learn when it is appropriate to be a woman around their man, and then pull their d*cks out when they are at work, or in non-relationship settings…
Stay Thirsty My Friends…
I agree with your list, but I know I've been guilty of this a few times. Can't help it, don't try too hard to change (because I believe you should love me and all my triflin' ways). But my man has the remedy to all of that. That bamma is allergic to arguments, lol. His eyes just glaze over and I realize I'm talking to the Auto Pilot. SMH, eventually I just huff off and make dinner.
Sigh. My biggest argument pet peeve generally is when someone's entire goal is to get me to see and believe things EXACTLY as they do. Umm…we're two different people and while we probably have things in common, we probably will not completely agree on every topic or issue. That should not come as a surprise. Can we agree to disagree?!?! I am also not one for circular conversations. I may go around the bend once as a courtesy, but after that I'm ending the conversation.
Great post!! I am sharing on fb and twitter! #thoughtprovoking
The ambush is soooooo not cool, ever!
I also believe one shouldn't ask if one doesn't really want to know the truth, and it's true some people treat someone bein honest as one bein mean, but… occasionally some people can tell the truth in a dickish manner and then wonder why the other person is annoyed. Occasionally, though
Woodstocks (read: chicks trying to communicate, but not saying anything intelligible) are the absolute worst!! While your list is so dead on, it's mildly incomplete. You forgot to mention the one who keeps changing the argument each time your actual logic threatens to destroy her emotionally driven rant.
My "friend" actually stopped speaking to me for a month because I missed a date we made to go to the gym- this was after she cancelled/forgot three times- and I had no idea why. When we finally talked about it, by the end of the conversation the "issue" went from the missed gym date, to me not having time for her, to my life being more important than hers in my own mind, to me looking down on her because I'm more "religious." WHAT THE HECK ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?!…
Here's what: Nothing, Woodstock, you're dismissed.
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Pick up an early copy of Revelations for PS3 and you'll get a free copy of the original AC.
The latest Assassin's Creed title on PlayStation 3 packs in a nice bonus: the series' first game.
In some cases, "the series' first game" would refer to a 20-plus-year-old relic, but in this case we're talking about a game in Assassin's Creed that came out just four years ago. A new copy will still run you about $20, and while it might not be as hard to come by as another franchise's more elderly progenitor, it's an awfully nice bonus for free. The only catch is that it only comes with "day one" copies; in other words, only the first wave of Revelations for PS3 include it, so you'll want to act fast if you're looking to guarantee yourself a copy.
With both Revelations and last year's Brotherhood, Ubisoft conducted a PlayStation 3-only multiplayer beta. This is just the latest example of offering an Assassin's Creed-related exclusive to Sony fans. It also gives any fanboys an excuse to shout about the benefits of the additional storage provided by Blu-ray discs, though we're confirming with Ubisoft that it is indeed on the disc and not a token to download the it. Odds are, though, that it is located on the disc.
Update: Ubisoft confirmed the original Assassin's Creed is on the Revelations Blu-ray disc itself.
Revelations will be out in the thick of the holiday release season, on November 15.
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Nice dealPosted: Sep 21, 2011 12:00AM PST by UltramanJ
I still have to finish Brotherhood, and had no plans on buying the newest release, even though I'm a fan of the series. This almost makes me want to grab a copy, even though I previously owned the first game.
Same here.Posted: Oct 08, 2011 12:00AM PST by challenge9000
I just recently finished and reviewed the first Assassin's Creed and I'm now gonna review Assassin's Creed II. I have yet to complete Brotherhood so I have no urge to get Revelations. I'm gonna wait for a price drop. They need to space these released out a bit more. Sheesh.
Original responsePosted: Sep 20, 2011 12:00AM PST by Juan__Doe
I still own my original copy and I had already planned on buying Revelations so this news really does nothing for me.
I couldn't help but notice an oversight in the article, though. There is no mention of whether or not this version of Assassin's Creed will have trophy support. The original AC was released on PS3 before trophies were made mandatory and was never patched to support them. It'd be nice to know if this new version will have them. I'm sure if Achievements were on the line we would've known by now.
I'll just find out myself when I call Ubisoft. I was gonna call them anyways to talk Revelations multiplayer. I will return with an update! Maybe.
I really doubtPosted: Oct 02, 2011 12:00AM PST by turkish101
that they will add trophies, especially for a version of the game that only a small amount of people will actually be playing.
Great for those who are new and want to play Altair's storyPosted: Sep 20, 2011 12:00AM PST by Ryuken1106
But like many others said, AC2 and ACB blew AC1 out of the water. I was iffy about getting AC2 after AC1. I liked it, but not enough to go for another. But after just a few minutes of watching and then playing a bit, I was sold and have been a hardcore fan since.
Where the hellPosted: Sep 20, 2011 12:00AM PST by Glassjaw_Matt
are you buying your games?! The first one is $8 at Gamestop and even cheaper everywhere else : )
But i'll take a free copy!
would be coolPosted: Sep 20, 2011 12:00AM PST by Sleep_it_Off
if AC2 and Brotherhood didn't blow AC1's shit out of the water.
Nice, but unnecessary for mePosted: Sep 19, 2011 12:00AM PST by milkman_v1
First game was junk, just the same mission copy-and-pasted nine times over. It felt like a beta or prologue to the real deal, AC2 was the game the first should have been all along.


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At risk of parroting one response to Coop's questions about Reese, Reese gave Coughlin plenty of talent to work with. To be fair to both of these men, it was not their fault that Kenny Phillips went down. We can all look back and agree that that was a body blow the Giants could not and would not recover from. And to be fair to us here at Ultimatenyg, it was Cody and Ultimatenyg who were very early adopters of the notion that Reese was dropping the ball at Safety, LONG BEFORE PHILLIPS EVEN SHOWED UP AT CAMP. Does Reese deserve a lot of blame there? Absolutely. But let's run down his personnel preparation for 2009, position by position.
OL: He drafted a new one early. Still a little shy here, as we noted in late July. Grade C.
QB: Paid too much to re-sign Manning, and that will ALWAYS take away cap resources from other positions. But hard to fault him because Manning is the franchise. Manning may not be a leader of men, but it is near impossible to see where this franchise would be without him. Grade A-.
RB: Jacobs too oft injured? Ward let go too easily? Bradshaw brittle? I am as guilty as Jerry here, as I welcomed the promotion for Bradshaw at Ward's expense. But this guy GOT Bradshaw and Ware. He got Andre Brown in the 4th round… how do you hang him here when RBs get injured routinely at this position. Even Ware was a casualty in W1. Grade B+.
WR: Hakeem Nicks, Steve Smith, Mario Manningham. Grade A.
TE: He delivers Boss in Round 5 of the 2007 draft and Gilgarbage weaves straw from gold and wastes this amazing asset. Grade A+.
DL: Reese fortifies this position with free agents. A for effort, F for results. He's living on Accorsi's fumes. Grade D.
LB: See Manny's comments from Wed. Interesting ideas about poor player evaluation methods here. Serial neglect of this position. Nicks + Smith + Manningham means we get F***EDHERE REPEATEDLY. Grade F. If I could grade him and his predecessor with a Grade of J for Joke, I would. LBer LBer LBer. 26 years and counting.
CB: Terrell Thomas. Effort is made with resources here. Ross injury prone, but remember Ross helped this team (along with Accorsi's Webster) to win a Super Bowl. Grade B.
S: Lack of depth put at his feet. When you pick Phillips you are never going to know a year later he is going to develop an arthiritic knee. But he left Coughlin holding the bag here. Numerous times. Grade D.
Final Grade B-. (Offensive Grade: B+ or A-, Defensive Grade: D+)
Summary: Wow- I am surprised it is this low. From my attempt at being objective, I believe Coop is borne out for being more correct about the teflon falling off on Reese as well. The big killer here is- what has Reese done to help the defense? He abandoned it (only Sintim) in the draft this past year, using 6 of the first 7 for offense, and the scores are already showing that. Plus, like it or not, but Rocky Bernard was a disaster and Boley/Canty did not put this team over the top the way Reese was planning. Those free agent picks were part of a "win now" design. We did not win NOW, so the designer (Reese) must shoulder 'some' of the responsibility.
Reese gets the B-, not worse, because it is not his fault that Coughlin lost the team and it had no pride. One obvious sidenote conclusion is that Defense needs to be addressed severely this April in the draft. If I see another WR drafted in the first three rounds for the next 3 years I am going to lose it. And so will the Giants. LBer LBer LBer.


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Sometimes, on the drive home from high school baseball practice, Raul Ibanez felt the urge to hit. So he'd pull over on the side of the road and pop open the trunk. He'd take out his bat, a handful of worn baseballs, and an orange construction cone that made for a handy batting tee.
He'd place the old baseballs on top of the cone before bashing them into the side of a fence. He'd do this until the sun went down, convinced that each swing brought him closer to living out a dream.
Now each swing brings him closer to preserving one.
In need of a power-hitting lefty this season to share designated hitter duties with
Andruw Jones, the Yankees signed Ibanez to a one-year deal, betting that at age 39 he still had something left in his bat. If he is to prove them right, Ibanez knows of only one method to reach that goal, and it's the same one he used to carve out a 17-year career in the major leagues.
"At the end of your career, you don't want to look back and say you could have done a little bit more," he said. "I eliminate that from the equation and I can deal with whatever else comes."
Years have passed since his days as a high school player in Miami, yet Ibanez still pushes to do a little bit more, even from the earliest days of spring training. Consider one afternoon in early March, when the days begin early. By about five, the Yankees clubhouse was empty except for the attendant pushing a whirring vacuum cleaner across the carpet.
Half an hour had passed since the last player walked out. But Ibanez's street clothes were still hanging in his locker because he was still in uniform, taking swings in the batting cage down the hallway. Exhibition games would begin soon and his timing was off. So, he stayed behind, bat in hands, with a basket full of baseballs waiting to be hit.
"Most people realize they got to a certain place for a certain reason," Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long said. "And Raul Ibanez believes he got to where he's at, and he's been the player he's been, because of his work ethic. He's not going to leave any stone unturned."
This is one of the reasons the Yankees have bet on Ibanez — and one of the reasons there's a chance it doesn't work out.
Drafted by the Mariners in 1992, Ibanez languished for a decade before breaking out with the Royals at age 30. He established himself as a consistent offensive force, his baseball odyssey taking him back to the Mariners, to the Phillies, and this offseason, to the Yankees.
In that time, he prepared himself to play every day, marrying himself to a rigorous routine. It hasn't changed. Yankees pitcher Freddy Garcia had been teammates with Ibanez on the Mariners in the early 2000s. Years later, Garcia's first impression still applied.
"If you want to find Raul Ibanez," he said, "you go to the cage."
Ibanez came to the Yankees after hitting just .245 for the Phillies last season, but he did have 20 homers and 84 RBI. But his playing time eroded as the year progressed. His production dipped. His season in the Bronx began with the knowledge that he will not play full time. He must adjust.
But his preparation remains the same. He works as if he will play every day, even though he has started only half of the Yankees eight games so far.
"To me, it's not really work," said Ibanez, a career .280 hitter with 253 homers. "I just like being in there, I like doing it. It's almost like therapy for me."
The importance of that cage work emerged last season when he faltered with the Phillies. They wondered if he had put in too much time. Several times, Phillies hitting coach Greg Gross implored Ibanez to stay away from the cage.
"Raul had a real hard time backing off anything," Gross said. "Sometimes, you love guys who work, and work hard. But every once in awhile, you've just got to back away, and just get away from it for one day, or a couple of hours or whatever, just to recharge yourself."
The idea ran contrary to Ibanez's upbringing. He had been hard-wired to work hard by his father, Juan Armando, who left behind his life as a chemist when he fled Cuba in the 1960s. He came to the U.S. and took a job as a warehouseman for a cruise ship company. He rarely missed work.
Juan Armando died in 1992, a few months before the Mariners drafted Ibanez in the 36th round, but not before teaching his son that working the right way leaves little time for days off.
"I've heard that before, take a couple of days off, and your swing will magically appear," Ibanez said. "You know what? I like the tooth fairy, too. My kids believe in it, too. I just don't think things magically get better. For me, if you want to do something right, you have to work at it the right way."
The orange construction cone Ibanez once kept in his car is long gone. He works with better equipment now, such as the wire baskets the Yankees use for batting practice. When filled to the top, they can hold more than 200 baseballs. Sometimes, Ibanez will go through two of them in the cage before he steps onto the field for regular batting practice.
"I don't think you can be 100 percent normal, think normal, or even work normal, to be at this level," said Ibanez, who found his timing and finished spring training on a tear, but has gotten off to a slow start this season, hitting just .158 with one homer and six RBI.
Back in the clubhouse, the vacuum cleaner has been put away. Down the hallway, Ibanez remains in the cage. He has nearly emptied his first basket. Soon, he'll put his hands on his hips and consider the progress he's made. He'll pick the baseballs up off the ground and refill the wire basket.
The afternoon sun casts long shadows outside of the cage. Ibanez doesn't notice.
"I have to answer to the guy in the mirror," he said. "And the guy in the mirror will let me know if I did everything I could that day to help, everything I could to be the best I could be."
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Heidi Klum works hard for her supermodel physique, but she still lets her kids occasionally treat their sweet tooth.
The mommy of four took all of her little ones to the Landmark Theater in West Los Angeles, where the group headed straight to the concession stand and Klum bought her children M&Ms before catching a mid-day flick.
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