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Fantasy NBA with Tom Carpenter
Welcome to SportsNation! On Tuesday morning, ESPN.com fantasy basketball expert Tom Carpenter will drop by to take your questions and analyze all the latest hoops news from the hardcourt.
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Tom Carpenter (10:59 AM)
I was recently take a trip down memory lane and remembered attending this game between the Bullets and Hawks: http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199701240ATL.html with some friends. Check out the classic lineups with guys like CWebb, Juwan, Cheaney, Gheorghe, Strickland and Harvey Grant and Mookie, Deke and Smitty -- but it was journeyman Henry James bombing 8 treys for 26 points who stole the show. Some great fantasy sports studs in this game, and you had to love the tight rotations with just six guys on each team playing at least 19 minutes ... Anyway, let's get back into this millennium and on to your questions.
Ryan (Fla.)
Tom with speights being traded to Cavs what kind of value will he have in cat 9 daily? Will be be a good add or just average?
Tom Carpenter (11:03 AM)
Ryan, obviously this was just salary dump for the Grizzlies, but an OK player like Speights dumped onto a team that is light on talent makes him worth consideration -- especially in a frontcourt that will be sans Anderson Varejao the remainder of the season. Tristan Thompson and Tyler Zeller should be locked in as the starters ROS, but Speights could settle in as the first man off the bench. He has a low ceiling (maybe 8-8), but that's good enough to help teams in deep leagues.
Pekonator (Minn.)
Tom any word on when I might return and availability of C.Paul for this week? Thanks
Tom Carpenter (11:08 AM)
There Wolves haven't given any updates on Pek the past few days. Based on their initial timeline of 7-10 days, there's a chance he could play this weekend, though with back-to-back games Fri (WAS) and Sat (CHA), it's unlikely he would play both. Too bad, because they are both terrific matchups. CP3 is looking like a game-time call for tomorrow. He didn't look himself Monday, so I'm a bit concerned. Too bad, because the Clips play five games this week. Still, CP3's absence would mean more play for Eric Bledsoe.
Steve (Springfield, IL)
Nikola Pekovic has been a pleasant surprise for me, is the feeling he'll be 100% after the 7 - 10 excused period?
Tom Carpenter (11:09 AM)
Steve, bruised muscles (a quad in this case) can linger, but I suspect that he'll be full speed soon after he does return.
ladylove (SF)
h2h points league. time to drop rubio or IT2 for felton?
Tom Carpenter (11:11 AM)
I see no sense in holding onto Rubio at this time. With is atrocious FG% and single-digit scoring, the little bit we get from dimes and steals isn't worth it unless you are in a deep league. Felton should be back to action by next week, so go get him.
taking a risk (Massachusetts)
need big man stats, so considering dropping Rubio for Splitter. thoughts, please? thank you!
Tom Carpenter (11:13 AM)
Splitter has been solid and reliable, so he is a good play for the foreseeable future if you need big-man stats. I'd definitely rather have him than Rubio.
Steve (Springfield, IL)
The Washington Wizards were horrible to start the season, but the last week or two seem to have found something to spark them. What would that spark be? (and does the future look so grim?)
Tom Carpenter (11:16 AM)
Seems pretty simple, Steve: their best player is back. The question from a fantasy standpoint is how soon Wall will get back to form and back into the starting lineup. Working as a reserve, he's averaging 12 fewer minutes per game than last season at this point, though, to his credit, he is posting solid per-minute numbers. If you can handle his shaky FG% and turnovers, Wall still makes for a quality buy-low trade option if his current owner is nervous.
John Wall is Back! (DC)
H2H 9 cat league - would you trade Afflalo for Faried?
Tom Carpenter (11:19 AM)
That looks like a win-win trade to me, since they produce the opposite stats. A scorer (Afflalo) for a hustle guy (Faried), seems like an even deal.
Sid (Detroit)
Hey Tom,I currently have rubio and eric gordon. Is it better to drop one of them for Raymond felton or I is the upside for the both of them higher moving foward?
Tom Carpenter (11:22 AM)
Hey, Sid. Hope you're staying warm on this icy-cold SE Mich morning. I would definitely swap Rubio for Felton. I see little upside in Rubio until, maybe the waning weeks of the season. Felton should be his usual solid self soon after he returns. While I remain skeptical about Gordon's health, I do think he will be an excellent fantasy contributor when he is on the court. I would trade him before I drop him.
jerry (seattle, wa)
Rank these upside adds: Bledsoe, Seraphin, Bogut or Devin Harris?
Tom Carpenter (11:25 AM)
Bledsoe, Seraphin, Bogut, Harris. Even though the Clips appear unlikely to move Bledsoe before the deadline, that could change, which is why I put him at the top. If he lands a starting job, he'll see a huge bump in fantasy value. I like Seraphin a lot, too, but he needs to find steadier minutes. I don't see upside in Harris, even with a boost in minutes, so I'd rather roll the dice on Bogut somehow returning to action.
Doug (Cleveland)
What are your thoughts on Jarrett Jack's recent surge? Good idea to sell high or hold onto him for the upside if/when Curry's ankles give out?
Tom Carpenter (11:27 AM)
Good question, Doug. Unlike fantasy football, there aren't many simple handcuffs in hoops, but Jack and Curry are an exception. If you own Curry, you pretty much have to own Jack, who is capable of posting maybe 80 percent of Curry's stats when Curry is sidelined. In other words, I would hold Jack if you have Curry or try to sell Jack to the team holding Curry ... surely you should get good value for Jack in that situation.
Ben (New York)
Please rank these PGs for ROS: Wall, Dragic, Calderon. Thanks!
Tom Carpenter (11:29 AM)
Ben, I would go Wall (biggest upside), Calderon (he can't help but post good numbers) and Dragic (he has no one on his team to complete his passes). The risk of Calderon is that he gets traded to a team where he ends up with a reduced role.
John (Fl)
How well do you think Amare Stoudmire will do as the season progress? Will he come near to his 2013 projections of 23 points and 8 rebounds a game?
Tom Carpenter (11:33 AM)
Wow, much has changed since I made those projections. My thinking in August was that a healthy Amare who had worked all summer on his post game would create an interesting inside-out game with Melo and the two would find a way to flourish. Since then, Amare missed months, and Melo took over the team and won a bunch of games. In this current scenario, I think we have to accept that Amare is a distant second wheel to Melo and will not be much of a fantasy factor at all, esp coming off the bench. His fantasy value is all tied to volume (huge FGA and FTA totals to max out his excellent FG% and FT%) and he isn't going to get that anymore. I think 15-7 may be his max.
Ersanity Reboundova (Boston)
any chance that Ilyasova gains SF eligibility this year? thanks!
Tom Carpenter (11:36 AM)
He'll have to start at SF for a stretch or play a significant SF role for that to happen. Current make up of their roster seems to make that look unlikely to happen.
Silly About Illy (not Turkey, sadly)
expectations/thoughts on Ilyasova, please? thank you!
Tom Carpenter (11:38 AM)
Speaking of Illy ... I do think he's going to finish the season on a solid note and am riding it out for now. Hopefully his last game 27-14 and 3 3s is a sign of things to come.
Jake (LA)
So i have Jeremy Lin and im worried about his status atm since he losing minutes to Patrick Beverly. Do you think Lin will lose his starting job? btw, this chat is one of the reasons i love Espn fantasy sports!! thanks!
Tom Carpenter (11:42 AM)
Thanks, Jake ... glad you enjoy the chat! The issue here isn't Lin, so much as it is his coach. The fact is that McHale is one of those guys who believes that doghouses and head games are a crucial part of coaching. Some players don't respond well to this approach (Kevin Martin comes to mind), but I think Lin will. Hang onto Lin and expect him to step it up in the coming games.
Billy (NYC)
Singler worth a look in a 12man points league?
Tom Carpenter (11:44 AM)
I think that may be a stretch in points leagues, though in a 12-teamer, he may help you fill a hole for the short term. I like him better in roto where he can chip in from beyond the arc. I expect more inconsistency from the rookie ROS, so ride him while he's hot, then move along.
Scott (Austin)
Is Speights a lock for 25+ MPG in Cleveland?
Tom Carpenter (11:45 AM)
I wouldn't call it a lock, Scott, but that's right about where he should end up. The opportunity is certainly there.
Andrew (Hutto)
when are the kings going to dump the coach and save IT2 season?
Tom Carpenter (11:46 AM)
We'll have to see how this sale transition goes. Perhaps new ownership could grease the wheels on that move. At least Smart appears prepared to tighten his rotation up, which may help Thomas.
Erik (Columbus, OH)
Do you hold on to a guy like Andre Drummond? Do you think his minutes will increase to make him fantasy relevant?
Tom Carpenter (11:50 AM)
Absolutely, Erik. He's already an excellent fantasy contributor and can only get better. I haven't had a problem with coach Frank limiting his minutes, but I will if he doesn't give him a significant boost after the All-Star break -- I do think that will happen. For those of you who are ESPN Insiders, be sure to check out this great article from Tom Haberstroh, who shows some stats that compare Drummond to D12's rookie year and makes a case that he could be ROY this season: http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/PerDiem-130116/nba-case-andre-drummond-rookie-year
Gene (Baltimore)
Will the p.Gasol 6st man Clark starter continue as advertised and if so would you opt for Clark over Amir Johnson in cat 9 daily?
Tom Carpenter (11:54 AM)
That's like asking me whether I think the clown and monkey show will go on before the elephant dance at the circus ... who knows? The Lakers are a circus right now, and no one can predict what will come next. Realistically, since D'Antoni has crossed this bridge officially, I think we can expect Pau to come off the bench for a while now and that means Clark should be a solid play -- so I'd take his hotter hand over Amir. Just wait until you see Robert Sacre on the trapeze!
David (Orlando)
Tom when,and if,all injured players are back with Raptors whould i keep both Amir and E.Davis? If not who'd be the more expendable? Thanks
Tom Carpenter (11:57 AM)
Amir is a nice hustle guy. Love his energy and scrappy play. But the Raps see Davis as a guy who may be their long-term answer at power forward to pair up with Valanciunas (assuming they ditch Bargs at some point). I expect them to ride Davis as a starter ROS, so long as he doesn't regress ... and he is capable of producing quality stats in that role. Amir will be his usual role-player self.
Eric (Miami)
Is it worth adding Grainger right now? I would drop Zeller
Tom Carpenter (12:00 PM)
I have had extremely low expectations for Granger all season and, unfortunately, he has lived down to them. I thought Paul George would take over as their leading offensive weapon and he has done just that. So, that means a dinged up Granger will come back in a reduced role on offense limiting his fantasy impact. In other words, I still have low expectations for Granger going forward ... but I would consider adding him if you need scoring in case he surprises. I'd add him over guys like Rubio ... but I would hesitate at Tyler Zeller if you need his blocks ... Zeller should remain a solid play ROS with Varejao sidelined.
Big Al (NJ)
Is Derrick Williams worth owning when Pek comes back?
Tom Carpenter (12:04 PM)
The real question is whether Williams will be on the team when Pek comes back. the Wolves are openly shopping Williams and giving him extra play to boost his value. He's a good speculative add in case he gets traded to a team bereft of talent, like the Suns, where he could get enough minutes and shots to make an impact. The trouble with his fantasy game, though, is that he provides nothing else beyond scoring ability ... and even that comes with a shoddy FG%. I'd look elsewhere for help.
Tom Carpenter (12:05 PM)
Well, once again this has been the fastest hour of my week. Wish we could go on rapping for hours. Make sure to join me next week, same time, same place ... and follow me on Twitter @AtomicHarpua !
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Two Fillies Share Top Price at CTHS Sale
Fillies by Silent Name and Justin Phillip shared top price of CAN$95,000 ($72,485) during the Sept. 1 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society Ontario Division Canadian preferred yearling sale.
Fillies by Silent Name and Justin Phillip shared top price of CAN$95,000 ($72,485) during the Sept. 1 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society Ontario Division Canadian preferred yearling sale.
First foal for the grade III winner is a West Virginia-bred colt born April 14.
The first foal for stakes winner The Hunk was born Jan. 19 at Broughton Farm in Midland, Texas, owners Jerry and Misti Broughton reported Jan. 27.
Joe and Helen Barbazon's Pleasant Acres will inaugurate its new stallion facility in Morriston, Fla., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and gala from 6-10 p.m. (ET) Jan. 16.
Castleton Lyons has announced the 2016 stud fees for its two stallions, Gio Ponti ($12,500) and Justin Phillip ($5,000).
The first reported foal by grade I winner Justin Phillip is a colt born Jan. 23 at Lee Anne Smith's Paradigm Farm in Virginia.
When Anna Simms saw 2011 Bay Shore Stakes winner J J's Lucky Train in for $5,000, she felt an obligation to do something about it. read blog
Castleton Lyons near Lexington has announced that Gio Ponti, the three-time Eclipse Award winner and earner of more than $6.1 million, will stand for $15,000 in 2015, unchanged from the prior year.
Castleton Lyons is welcoming visitors without appointment to inspect the Lexington farm's stallions Jan. 4-9 from noon to 3 p.m. each day, including the newest addition to its roster, Justin Phillip.
Joe and Helen Barbazon announced the arrival of four additional stallions at their newly formed Pleasant Acres Stallions near Morriston, Fl., along with the 2014 stud fees for the roster, which now numbers six.
Grade I winner Justin Phillip will commence stud duties for the 2014 breeding season at a fee of $12,500, Castleton Lyons announced Nov. 3.
Steve shares his picks for Saturday's Breeders' Cup races. read blog
In the often wild Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), trainer Steve Asmussen believes experience could prove a valuable commodity for his talented starter Justin Phillip Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park.
While several top finishers from last year's Xpresset Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) return to this year's edition, a hot Southern California-based blazer not from that group figures in Private Zone.
Some of the leading contenders for the Nov. 1-2 Breeders' Cup World Championships, including Game On Dude, Paynter, and Beholder worked at Santa Anita Park the morning of Oct. 28.
Graded stakes performers Keyed Entry, Patriot Act, Roaring Fever, and Zavata have been sold to continue their stud careers in Saudi Arabia in deals brokered by Chad Schumer of Schumer Bloodstock.
Joe and Helen Barbazon of Morriston, Fla., announced Oct. 15 the formation of Pleasant Acre Stallions to be located in Marion County near their current Thoroughbred facility, Pleasant Acres Farm.
Southern California shipper Private Zone outfought favored Justin Phillip to win the $400,000 Vosburgh Invitational Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 28 by a neck at Belmont Park.
Barry Schwartz's New York-bred will try to regain his form of last year in six-furlong dash at Belmont Sept. 28.
Immortal Eyes left the gate in a flash, opened up quickly on his rivals, and won in hand in the $350,000 Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash contested over the sloppy main track at Laurel Park.
Nine sprinters have been entered in Laurel Park's 22nd running of the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Sept. 21, including local star Ben's Cat.
A striking son of Tapit and a half brother to grade I winner Justin Phillip was sold for $1.2 million as the first seven-figure offering during the Sept. 12 fourth session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Pacesetter Strapping Groom, a $35,000 claim in May, captured the Forego Stakes (gr. I) in a 15-1 upset Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course, surging in the final strides to edge Jackson Bend on a sloppy track.
Ahmed Zayat hopes to make an early trip to the winner's circle in the Forego Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 31, just before Paynter continues on his comeback trail in the featured Woodward (gr. I).
Orb, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), turned in a sharp half-mile work in a bullet :47.68 Aug. 19 in preparation for the Aug. 24 Travers Stakes (gr. I), the fastest of 28 works at the distance.
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|J J's Lucky Train
|John C. Servis
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|Steven M. Asmussen
|Poseidon's Warrior
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|Raging Six
|Mary Hartmann
|Royal Currier
|David Jacobson
|The Hunk
|Jeff C. Runco
|Zero Rate Policy
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Welcome to the online home of author Damien Angelica Walters. Here you'll find my short fiction bibliography, information about my short fiction collection and novel, my contact information, and more. Below you'll find a quick recap of recent news, publications, and story sales. Feel free to take a look around, and thank you for stopping by.
Recent News
Bob Pastorella of This is Horror called Paper Tigers "thoroughly original, thought-provoking, and lingering in the mind long after the last page is turned."
Jonathan Reitan of Cemetery Dance Online called Paper Tigers "deeply emotional and beautifully poetic."
Des Lewis reviewed Sing Me Your Scars via his Real-Time Reviews.
Sing Me Your Scars named Short Story Collection of the Year in the 2015 This is Horror Awards.
"Sing Me Your Scars" nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction.
Of Paper Tigers, Josh Black of Hellnotes said, "This isn't just a great novel – it's one of the best horror novels in recent memory."
Paper Tigers excerpt featured in Cemetery Dance Online.
Christine Morgan of The Horror Fiction Review called Paper Tigers "a gorgeous tapestry of pain from an author who specializes in just such intricate needlework."
Brent R. Oliver of Dread Central called Paper Tigers "a smartly dark, deftly crafted journey into the depths of damaged humanity."
Recent Publications
"Little Girl Blue, Come Cry Your Way Home" in Lost Signals
"On the Other Side of the Door, Everything Changes" in Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories
"Umbilicus" in The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu
"Deep Within the Marrow, Hidden in My Smile" in Black Static
"In the Spaces Where You Once Lived" in Autumn Cthulhu
Recent Sales
"Take a Walk in the Night, My Love" to Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. for The Madness of Dr. Caligari, a tribute anthology forthcoming from Fedogan & Bremer to the horror classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
"A Perfect Replica" to Scott David Aniolowski and Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. for the forthcoming anthology from PS Publishing Darker Companions: Celebrating 50 Years of Ramsey Campbell.
"Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice" to Ross E. Lockhart at Word Horde for the forthcoming anthology Eternal Frankenstein.
"Sing Me Your Scars" to Paula Guran at Prime Books for the forthcoming anthology The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2016.
"Behold a powerful, important statement writ in the weird."
~Laird Barron for Locus Magazine on Sing Me Your Scars
"Like the best horror fiction, this collection is at once subversive and invested in the peculiar delights of the genre. The result is a full-body experience, packed with gasps and shivers, pulse-pounding jolts and moments of intense instinctive recoil — shocking, yes, but completely enthralling and oddly uplifting as well."
~Helen Marshall for The Los Angeles Review of Books on Sing Me Your Scars
"Sometimes, something comes along and it just feels utterly perfect and magical."
~Paul M. Feeney for Ginger Nuts of Horror on Sing Me Your Scars
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Flipping homes has gained popularity in the 2000's. Older neighborhoods in close proximity to cultural and thriving business districts have been a hot market for those wishing to buy up properties, remodel them and sell them for a profit. The housing crisis of 2008 further increased the popularity among real estate investors. The number of foreclosed and distressed homes increased and opened doors for investors to flip homes and earn reasonable profits.
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49ers acquire Jonathan Martin from Dolphins via trade, also get safety Antoine Bethea
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers capped a busy first day of free agency by acquiring Jonathan Martin in a trade with the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday night.
Martin, who left the Dolphins in late October amid a bullying scandal that rocked the NFL, played for 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh at Stanford and is expected to compete for the backup spot at both tackles. If Martin makes the opening day roster, the 49ers owe Miami a seventh-round pick in 2015, ESPN reported.
"Big news," Martin wrote on his Twitter account shortly before the deal was announced. "Beyond blessed."
In another Tweet, he wrote: "Opportunities are few in the NFL... Can't wait to get to work #9erEmpire."
The 49ers' first move of the day had been to sign safety Antoine Bethea, a two-time Pro Bowler from the Indianapolis Colts, after Donte Whitner left to join his hometown Cleveland Browns. Then they re-signed kicker Phil Dawson (two years) and cornerback Eric Wright (one year). That was followed by the acquisition of quarterback Blaine Gabbert in a trade with Jacksonville for another low-round draft choice, possibly two — which qualified as a surprise until the Martin deal came along.
Martin, a second-round draft pick in 2012, hasn't played since abruptly leaving the Dolphins, citing constant harassment that was confirmed upon a league investigation.
Harbaugh supported Martin throughout the Dolphins scandal, saying he considered Martin a personal friend and describing him as someone who "epitomized the student-athlete model" at Stanford.
"Coach Harbaugh emphasized that he never doubted Martin's physical or mental toughness, and he believes that Martin can continue to have a successful career in the NFL," investigator Ted Wells wrote in his report. "Coach Harbaugh also said that the atmosphere in the Stanford locker room, in his view, was not materially different from that of the San Francisco 49ers' locker room."
Martin started all 23 games he played for the Dolphins — 13 at right tackle and 10 at left tackle — but he will be competing for a backup spot with the 49ers, who have Joe Staley and Anthony Davis entrenched as starters. Competition for the "swing tackle" spot will include Alex Boone and Adam Snyder,
"He's coming into a great group of guys, specifically the offensive line," Snyder told TMZ.com. "If he can help us win a Super Bowl, I'm all for it."
"Welcome to the Team Bro," tight end Vernon Davis wrote on Twitter. "We are all about winning over here. #49ers."
To that end, the overhaul of the defensive backfield is likely to have a bigger impact than Martin.
With the departures of Whitner and Carlos Rogers — the latter was released Tuesday for salary-cap reasons — the entire 2012 Super Bowl secondary will be gone if free agent Tarrell Brown chooses to sign elsewhere. Dashon Goldson started the exodus a year ago, signing with Tampa Bay, and Whitner followed suit Tuesday by taking a four-year, $28 million deal with the Browns.
"My time in San Fran will always be cherished," Whitner posted on Twitter. "I love everything about the place. I left my heart and soul out there each and every week."
The 49ers signed Bethea to a four-year deal worth $16-20 million, substantially less than what Whitner cost. Bethea, 29, was a sixth-round pick in 2006 from Howard University. Unlike Whitner, Bethea rarely draws penalties and went all of last season without being flagged. Whitner, on the otherhand, was flagged five times for unnecessary roughness last season, including once in the NFC Championship game loss to Seattle.
For Gabbert, the 49ers gave Jacksonville a sixth-round pick and the possibility of more compensation depending on Gabbert's role with the 49ers in 2014. That is not expected to be much, at least in the view of Bill Polian, the former Indianapolis Colts executive who now serves as an analyst for ESPN.
"I would not count on him to contribute to the squad," Polian said of Gabbert.
The 49ers passed on Gabbert in the 2011 draft to select his Missouri teammate, Aldon Smith, No. 7 overall. The Jaguars took Gabbert at No. 10, he went 5-22 as a starter, and he lost his job last season to Chad Henne amid injuries and poor production (one touchdown, seven interceptions).
"We thought highly of Blaine as an early entry into the 2011 NFL Draft," 49ers general manager Trent Baalke said in a statement. "He is a high-character individual that will be given every opportunity to develop within our system."
The only other quarterback on the 49ers' roster is McLeod Bethel-Thompson, who finished last season on the practice squad.
Dawson, 39, will return after kicking the second-most field goals in 49ers history (32), including a franchise-record 27 in a row at one point. His first order of business will be to learn the nuances of kicking at Levi's Stadium, where the wind patterns already have caught Dawson's eye.
"I watched the video on 49ers.com the other day, and as everyone was marveling at the first set of automatic goal posts, I was just staring at the flags that fluctuated," Dawson said on a conference call. "Then I went to weather.com and saw it was only a 10 mph day. That's kind of the life I live."
With more news on the way, and not all of it likely to be happy — Brown's free agency bears watching, as does that of running back Anthony Dixon and center Jonathan Goodwin — Dawson found comfort in the signing of Bethea.
"The thing I love about the 49ers, when they lose someone, they pick someone up and we certainly did that with Antoine," Dawson said. "We're going to keep plugging forward and keep getting better."
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Dedicated to advancing scholarly and public understanding of the past, present, and future of western North America, the Center supports research, teaching, and reporting about western land and life in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The American West, Through Many Lenses
Photo: Yosemite Valley circa 1865, by Carleton Watkins (Stanford Libraries)
This past spring, the Center's first formal term-time course offering drew 109 undergraduate students to an interdisciplinary survey of the unique characteristics and challenges of the American West: its history, physical geography, literature, art, film, institutions, politics, economics, and particular public policy issues. The course was taught by five professors drawn from the departments of history, literature, art history and engineering, all of whom were present at most of the sessions.
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Hearing an art historian and a hydrologist's different perspectives on the photographs in the "Carleton Watkins: The Stanford Albums" exhibition was typical fare for students enrolled in The American West. The ambitious 10-week interdisciplinary course was taught by senior faculty from five departments and two schools.
Using the framework of five major western themes—borders; space; boom and bust; Native Americans; and water—the course aimed to introduce students to the unique characteristics and challenges of the American West: its history, physical geography, literature, art, film, institutions, politics, economics, and particular public policy issues.
The course was developed by the Bill Lane Center for the American West, which was founded in 2002 by the Stanford historians David M. Kennedy and Richard White to promote interdisciplinary teaching, research, and public awareness about the region.
"The cultivation of future regional leaders, well-informed and engaged early in their lives with the region's history, health, and prospects," says Kennedy, "is among our cardinal aims."
Learning to Jump First in Yellowstone
Image: Dre (left) and me with my exhibit on Mission 66 in the Heritage and Research Center.
By Fiona Noonan
B.S. Earth Systems and French Minor, 2017
Summer Intern at the Yellowstone's Heritage and Research Center
Read about our summer interns on the Out West student blog. Throughout the summer, the Center's interns and Research Assistants will be sending in virtual postcards, snapshots and reports on their summer work.
I had a roommate this year who liked to say "jump first, fear later." I always thought it was a cute saying, but I'm not sure I ever appreciated it beyond its cliché veneer until I came to Yellowstone. This summer has been entirely an experiment in jumping first, and I've loved every minute.
In the weeks following my last post I became significantly more comfortable and independent in my work at Yellowstone's Heritage and Research Center (HRC). In addition to finishing our inventory of the museum collection, Dre and I cataloged a never-ending stream of postcards, led two or three tours a week (I handled the cultural history portion of the tours), and we each created an exhibit case on different Yellowstone topics as a final project. My case focused on Mission 66, which was a National Park Service effort to modernize and reinvigorate the parks between 1956 and 1966. It was great to use the museum collection to make a coherent and educational final product, and we finished just as Dre finished her internship. After Dre left, the curator's office became lonely, but I still had the good company of Deb (the museum tech), Colleen (the head curator), and Brandon (the museum registrar).
Uncovering My Place at Yellowstone
Image: The Roosevelt Arch, dedicated in 1903 by then President Theodore Roosevelt, marks the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The inscription on the front of the arch reads "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people."
By Melanie Langa
B.A. History, 2016
Summer Intern at the Yellowstone National Park
Read about our summer interns on the Out West student blog. Throughout the summer, the Center's interns and Research Assistants will be sending in virtual postcards, snapshots and reports on their summer work.
Yellowstone is often cited as the country's oldest national park (its 1872 dedication is commemorated with the arch I drive through every day to get to the archaeology lab in Gardiner, Montana). The park is famous for its size, abundant and rare wildlife. and extraordinary variety of landscapes. Yellowstone has been steadily attracting more and more visitors since 1872 (the numbers are up to over three million in the last several seasons), but the history of human interaction with this amazing place does not begin with the arch that Teddy Roosevelt dedicated in 1903, or even the early written accounts by travelers like Thomas Moran, John Colter and Jim Bridger. Humans have been present in Yellowstone for at least 12,000 years, and that is what my summer is all about.
As the archaeology intern I help the park archaeologist with field tasks and the careful documentation, cataloguing and writing that goes along with fieldwork. In my first few weeks I've gotten to participate in a number of different projects, giving me different windows into the particulars of the purpose and practice of archaeology in a national park. Much of the archaeology at Yellowstone is for the purpose of what you might call "compliance." Any time an entity within the park service (a campground, a trail crew, the fire-safety team etc.) plans a project that disturbs the ground, they call my boss. It's his job to make sure the plans won't adversely affect a site that has the potential to yield valuable archaeological information or to minimize any possibly harmful effects. My fieldwork experience has been in preparation for these kind of ground-disturbing projects. We examine the area using shovel test probes to look for evidence of artifacts and make determinations from there.
40 Years of Delusion
Image: The Heyday offices at 1633 University Avenue.
By Kristine Chen
B.S. Product Design, 2016
Summer Intern at the Heyday
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Standing two stories tall and coated in textured wood shingles, the Heyday office building presents a façade utterly incongruous with its crouching neighbors sporting storefront windows. Yet despite its rather conspicuous appearance along University Avenue, it provides little to no indication of what the organization actually does. Based in Berkeley, Heyday is a non-profit, independent book publisher with a primarily regional focus. It aims to promote local stories, particularly those underrepresented in the mainstream. Topics that have traditionally been featured include indigenous peoples, Californian history, and the natural environment. In line with these values, Heyday also publishes a magazine called, News from Native California. When asked how one manages to sustain such an operation, proprietor Malcolm Margolin offers "a bottomless pit of delusion." One can only imagine what an interminable wellspring that must be, as Heyday stands poised to celebrate its 40th birthday this fall.
I work alongside a roughly ten person staff, a dynamic group of people with a vast reserve of literary, design, sales, and editorial experience, who have welcomed me with open arms. My daily activities consist mostly of event coordination and marketing. I conduct market research for various upcoming titles, all the while gaining an intimate knowledge of California's landscapes and political boundaries (you really wouldn't believe the proliferation of counties in North California alone). Sprinkle in database updates, a quest for search engine optimization on the interwebs, the acquisition of staff opinions on how to makeover the current website and you have the makings of a marketing and events coordination intern.
Maps of Future Past: Understanding California's Historical Ecology
Image: A historical map (cropped), drawn in 1901, of the Tijuana Estuary between the border of California and Mexico.
By Alexandra Peers
M.S. in Earth Systems, 2015
Summer Intern at the San Francisco Estuary Institute
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Whenever I tell people I'm interning at the San Francisco Estuary Institute, they usually ask, "What does SFEI do?" When I tell them that I'm working at SFEI researching the historical ecology of California, they always ask, "Wait, what's historical ecology?" Before starting my internship, I had a theoretical idea of what historical ecology meant - looking at the ecological patterns of a historical environment and seeing how landscapes functioned in the past - but as to what actually went into researching historical ecology, I wasn't so sure. Finishing up my 4th week at SFEI, I'm now starting to have more of a concrete answer to that inevitable "historical ecology?" question.
SFEI's work is split up into three major programs: Clean Water, Environmental Informatics, and Resilient Landscapes. I'm the intern specifically for Resilient Landscapes, and most of my work falls within the research area of "historical ecology" within the department. The Resilient Landscapes team researches a variety of past environments, from the San Joaquin River to the San Francisco Delta region, to understand the environmental history of these places. They then shares that research with policy makers and environmental managers, to help them create better future environmental policies.
US-Mexico Water Conference Finds Opportunities for Cross-Border Collaboration
Water in the West is a crucial issue to not only western U.S. states, but across international borders as well. The Center's legal scholar Vanessa Casado-Pérez is involved in expanding the program's communication and collaboration with Mexican water managers, researchers, and policymakers. Here is a recap of Water in the West's recent cross-border conference at Stanford Law School.
The Center's Water in the West Program hosted a three-day Uncommon Dialogue on US-Mexico trans-boundary water issues at Stanford Law School. It deserves the adjective "uncommon" because the workshop brought together professionals from different disciplines and sectors on both sides of the border. Lawyers, engineers, political scientists, Environmental Protection Agency staff, and officials from CONAGUA, the Mexican water agency, were among those who participated. The goal of the workshop was to identify areas of research that might foster integrated trans-boundary management of water resources.
The workshop took off with an evening keynote by Rick Van Schoik of the North American Research Partnership, who offered an overview of water challenges along the 1,954-mile border. The next day, two panels covered the state of groundwater aquifers and the water-energy nexus, whereby water use requires large amounts of energy, and vice-versa.
San Francisco's Animal Past
"Deer and Kangaroo at Woodward's Gardens," stereoscopic image by Eadweard Muybridge, 1869 (Eastman House)
A doctoral candidate in the Stanford Department of History, Andrew Robichaud was the Center's Thomas D. Dee II Graduate Fellow during the 2013-2014 academic year. Working with the Spatial History Project, Andrew explored the role of animals in 19th-century cities, with a particular focus on San Francisco.
In the summer of 1866, Robert Woodward opened the doors of his San Francisco estate to the public. For a small admission fee, visitors could explore the gardens and museum, which were perched on a hillside near the old Mission Dolores. The crown jewel of Woodward's Gardens was its extensive zoological park—the first of its kind in San Francisco, and one of a growing number of zoos in American cities in the last decades of the nineteenth century. Public and private zoos like Woodward's brought animal life and entertainment into American cities in new ways, offering urban residents up-close interactions with creatures from around the world. For the next three decades, Woodward's Gardens would remain a centerpiece attraction in the city for residents and tourists alike—what Woodward called a "Resort for the People!" Woodward himself became known popularly as "P.T. Barnum of the West."
I became interested in Woodward's Gardens as an important institution in the transformation in urban animal life in late-nineteenth century San Francisco. At the exact moment Woodward was bringing lions, bears, exotic birds, and sea lions into the city, new municipal ordinances were pushing other animals farther from downtown. When the Gardens first opened in 1866, the small creek that carved through the hillside of Woodward's Gardens emptied into Mission Creek, and, less than a mile downstream, trickled past a collection of slaughterhouses and hog ranches known later as "Old Butchertown." In those few years in the late 1860s—if the winds were blowing right—the stench of offal and the squeals of hogs might have mixed with the smell of popcorn and the laughter of children. By the 1870s, those spaces were separated through new laws that effectively zoned slaughterhouses, hog ranches, and other "noxious trades" many miles to the south. Woodward's Gardens flourished as these other animal businesses disappeared. This changing landscape of urban animal life is the central focus of my dissertation.
Earlier this year, I discovered an archival collection of letters received by Robert Woodward, which are housed in the California State Library in Sacramento. These letters not only speak to the cultural centrality of Woodward's Gardens across California and the American West, but also offer an unusual glimpse into animal geography and intricacies of the live animal trade in late-nineteenth century America. Woodward received hundreds of letters each year offering animals for sale: mule deer from Modoc County, a cinnamon bear and foxes from Red Bluff, reindeer and caribou from British Columbia, wild cats from the Sierra Mountains, prairie dogs from Wyoming Territory, seals from Santa Barbara, and bears from the Central Valley and Mendocino. As part of a larger network of zookeepers, Woodward traded or sold some of these animals internationally—to P.T. Barnum in New York, and to dealers and zookeepers as far as London and Germany.
The Dee Fellowship at the Bill Lane Center offered an opportunity to explore this distinctive collection more thoroughly as I worked through the final stages of my dissertation. Through my affiliation with the Stanford Spatial History Project—with the help of undergraduate Mark Sanchez—we have begun mapping the geographic origins of these letters and the species offered for sale. In these maps we can begin to see both the real and imagined expanse of the San Francisco market. The letters also provide a rare glimpse into the vast, variegated, and rapidly changing animal landscape of California and the American West.
Water in the West Weighs Future of California's Groundwater
California's largest source of water, groundwater is is of particular importance in the third year of an ongoing drought. Yet heavy use has led to steeply declining aquifer levels and rising pumping costs. As the state faces growing challenges to this lightly regulated but critical resource, the new website "Understanding California's Groundwater" takes a look at the future.
Our series explores groundwater management in California through new research into key groundwater issues, interactive graphics and a synthesis of existing knowledge on groundwater in California, all designed to advance public understanding of this critical issue.
Created by Water in the West, the Center's joint program with the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, the site combines an overview of groundwater issues – economic, technical and legal – with new research by students and scholars affiliated with Water in the West. The site also offers extensive information graphics explaining concepts like groundwater recharge, the relationship of groundwater to other sources, and the state of California's data on groundwater.
Geoff McGhee, the Center's creative director for media and communications, worked with Water in the West researchers and staff and the San Francisco-based interactive design firm Halftone to develop the site. Understanding California's Groundwater has been cited by KQED Public Media and The New York Times's Dot Earth blog, which calls it "an invaluable package of analysis, graphics and recommendations on groundwater management."
Life on the River
Image: The three girl HFF interns in front of Millionaires View on the Henry's Fork.
By Taylor Burdge
B.S. Earth Systems, 2016
Summer Intern at the Henry's Fork Foundation
Read about our summer interns on the Out West student blog. Throughout the summer, the Center's interns and Research Assistants will be sending in virtual postcards, snapshots and reports on their summer work.
Determined to live out west, I interned last summer in Bozeman, MT and (as expected) fell in love with the Northern Rockies. Now, a year later, my internship with the Henry's Fork Foundation (HFF) has taken me back to the area I love so much.
Although I gained an appreciation for the fly fishing culture last summer, nothing prepared me for the fly fishing scene at the Henry's Fork. This 127 mile long tributary of the Snake River is prized for its superb fishing, especially dry fly fishing. Anglers are drawn here from around the world with the goal of hooking and landing one of the Henry's Fork prized trout.
As the only organization solely devoted to preserving the Henry's Fork, HFF interns are always busy. There are two main projects going on: a habitat study and an angler satisfaction study. A grad student from Grand Valley State, Zack Kuzniar, is researching which habitat rainbow trout prefer, and all six interns are helping him out. Prior to the start of my internship, over 40 fish were tagged with radio trackers. We then spend the rest of the summer tracking this fish to see which habitat they prefer to live in. Zach walks around the riverbank with a radiotelemetry reader to try and pick up the signals from the tagged fish. Two interns follow him carrying all of the supplies needed to survey the habitat. Once Zach locates a fish, we examine what the habitat is like by looking at factors such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, depth, water velocity, substrate size, and macrophyte growth. By the end of this summer, Zach will know what factors these rainbow trout favor.


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This video is part two of a seven-part National Academies series, Climate Change: Lines of Evidence. The video outlines, with the use of recent research and historical data, how we know that the Earth is warming.
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Chapter 2 : Who needs love anyway!? Me!!
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Who needs love anyway!? Me!!
~~I swore i'd never get involved
Said i'd never ever fall in love
cuz it hurt me once before
would it hurt me ne more~~
"Look at the poor bloke. He's drowning himself in that gin." a man in the bar said to his look alike.
"Must be love. That's the only reason a man would drink fifteen shots of gin. I'm amazed he hasn't fallen off his stool yet." his look alike replied.
"No George, you got it all wrong. It isn't just love that will do that for you. It's a woman at home who won't leave you in peace! Yelling at you to throw the garbage, or change the diaper!" the first man replied.
"Oy, that ain't all Fred. It's money too! You can't live the life without money. Poor bloke probably lost all his money in a game of poker." George said.
The bartender shook his head at the twins in front of him. "Hey, when are you two going home? And are you going to bring your brother to his house or what? He's dead drunk over here, and its Love, that will do that to you." the bartender said. There was a cheer of agreement from the other customers in the tavern.
"Don't have a cow man." George said as he went to Ron's right side, pulling him up.
"Yeah Lee, you've changed since you got married. Sides we don't wanna see our wives yet, think we'll stay at Ron's place." Fred said, coming to the other side of Ron.
A man with red hair, and a stubby beard on his face walked to the café. Sitting at a table was a dark haired man and a brown haired woman holding hands.
The browned haired woman saw him first. "Harry, Ron's here! Ron over here!" she shouted.
Ron winced and sat in the unoccupied chair. "Geez Hermione, you don't have to scream! I don't see how Harry can stand that." Ron said as he took a sip from the water in front of him.
Hermione gave Ron a smug look. "He likes everything about me." Harry smiled at her and gave her a wink. "Especially her screams." he said, which made Hermione blush.
"Why don't you two just get a room." He said, his blood shot eyes looking at their two happy faces.
"You're just jealous you don't have someone to love. Omp...", Hermione let out. Harry had kicked her under the table. Her eyes widen as she realized her blunder. Ron had this thing about love. "Sorry Ro-", before she could say more, Ron had cut through with his adamant protest.
"No way. Love is disgusting. I'm never falling in love again. Only a dumb bloke would fall in love." he said, but he wasn't paying attention to his friends anymore. He was looking at the woman who was crossing the street.
~~since then time has changed it's different now..
hypnotized by you and wondered how
I fell into your arms and I was captured by your charm~~
The woman had blond hair that was flying into her face from the breeze. She brought her hand up to move the offending strands. Ron saw she had blue eyes as she came closer to the café. She walked past their table and was about to go inside and order a drink when she slipped on, of all things, a banana peel.
Ron jumped up and grabbed her before she fell. She looked into his eyes and said in a husky voice, "Oh dear, I'm so sorry. Thank you."
Ron felt a pang in his heart. She stood away from him and went inside. Harry and Hermione looked at Ron's dazed face and gave each other a exasperated look that said, 'Not again.
"I'm in love." Ron said dreamily to his friends.
~~and here i go...fallin in love again
(falling in love again..fallin in love again)
here i go..falling in love again
(falling in love again..falling in love again)~~
The woman walked out with a Styrofoam cup. Ron gave his friends a thumb up gesture, and sauntered to her table. He dragged a hand through his hair, "Oy, hi ya. Why don't you throw that cup of coffee away and come to my place for something better." he said with an arrogant look on his face.
She gave him a disgusted look, and did what he suggested. Throw her coffee.
Harry and Hermione burst out laughing when they saw her splash the hot coffee on Ron before she stormed away.
It was a cold morning when Ron walked into the Ministry building. He was tired of work. Every day it was work, work, and work. He sighed as he pulled his outer robe around him for more warmth.
"Hey Ron!" Seamus called out as he walked by his office. Ron stopped and went into Seamus's office. He had a bigger and warmer office than Ron's.
"Howdy Seamus. How was your weekend?" Ron asked as he sank into the chair in front of Seamus's desk.
"Great, met this girl that really fancies me. Be having our third date today." he said with a grin.
Bloody great. Ron thought. Another person with a girl… and Seamus of all people! Why won't anyone go out with me? I'm sick of this! There's got to be a girl out there for me. When is cupid going to come along and help me out?
"Hey, got to give this to Dean, I'll be right back." Seamus said before he walked out of his office.
Ron closed his eyes as he let the weariness take over. Maybe he could sleep in here, and Seamus won't tell on their boss. Draco was one mean Minister. He's always saying, "A slacker you are; the faster you're out." Well, Ron wasn't going anywhere. It was hard getting a job.
~~lost and scared as i can be
cant help thinking of the mystery
of what love does to a person
and now you've found your way into my world
touched the shattered heart inside of me
can you tell me if it's real?
I've forgotten how to feel~~
"Excuses me." a timid voice called out. He turned and saw this petite woman standing at the doorway. She had emerald eyes that filled up her pixie shaped face. Her dark hair was pulled back and showed her delicate neck. God she was gorgeous, Ron said to himself, as he felt the pang in his chest.
~~here i go falling in love again
the damage is already done
how can i ever turn my back on loving you
here i go giving my all again
i'm ready to show what i feel
if you will, take this loving to your heart…~~
Ron slowly stood up and walked to her as if in a trance. He reached out his hand and put it on her face.
"EEP!!! Pervert!!" Smack! Ron fell back to the chair. That little woman packed a hell of a punch! She landed on him and started punching him and slapping him. A crowd began to gather at the door. They had heard her scream and had rushed to Seamus's office. They saw that she was handling herself pretty well, and let her at it.
"Hey what's going on?" Seamus said, as he struggled to get pass the crowd. "Evelyn!" he shouted when he saw her on top of Ron.
"Oh Seamus! It was so scary! That guy is a pervert. He just came up to me when I was looking for you, and touched my face." she said.
"Oy, that's my buddy Ron. He falls in love with every pretty girl he sees. Ignore him. Besides I think you've done enough damage." Seamus said. He heard Ron groan and looked at him.
Ron brought his hand to his face and flinched at the sting. He slowly got to his feet. Everyone was looking at him. "Sorry there Seamus. Figured I was in love again." Ron said glumly. His coworkers laughed at him. The guy fell in love five times a day.
"What's this commotion?! You have work to do. A slacker you are, the faster you're out!" Draco said, as he rushed to the crowd. They quickly dispersed. Draco was a wild man when it came to work.
"Weasley, what are you doing in Finnigan's office!" Draco yelled. He looked at the three people who were remaining, and figured out what had happened. He smirked at Ron, "What happened? You fell in love again? Hah! You're such an idiot Weasley. No girl will go for you. This is bloody great! Hahaha." Draco kept laughing as he left the room.
"I'm going." Ron muttered, as he quickly walked out of the office.
He took the quickest route to the lavatory. He didn't want anyone to see him. Ron's face was redder than it ever was before, not only from the beatings he just got from Evelyn but also from his mortification. That was the eighth time he had made a fool of himself in the Ministry. He reached the men's lavatory, but saw the out of service sign. "Oh Merlin! What did I do to deserve this!? Why is everyone and everything against me." Ron moaned.
He decided to stay hidden in this section of the building. No one really went to the lavatory. It was an excuse; they usually Apparated to the bar or the movies. Ron would have Apparated if Draco didn't put him in probation. He had found out that Ron had been leaving by Apparation every single day. He would have fired Ron right away, but Ginny intervened. It's good to have a sister that was dating the boss.
He gave a sigh and sat down. He didn't notice the young woman that hovered at the corner of the hallway, stealing glances at him.
"Unky Fron, Unky Fron!" a little black haired girl said, as she pulled on Ron's hand. He pulled her up to carry her. "What is it brat?" Ron said with a smile. It was his nickname for Harry and Hermione's three-year-old daughter.
She giggled and said, "Looky, a fritty lady!" Ron looked down the aisle and saw a red haired beauty that had portions in all the right places. "Oh no.", Ron said, and quickly turned away. He wasn't going to fall in love now.
"Come on brat. Your parents are waiting at the cashier. You better decide which cookies you want." Ron said. She wiggled down from his arms and ran to the lady. "No, don't!" Ron yelled out. But it was to late. She had caught the red haired beauty's attention. He could hear the woman squeal. "Oh, aren't you just a cute little thing. Where's your mummy and daddy sweetheart?"
Ron walked towards them. The woman had kneeled down to talk to brat, so when Ron came she lifted her head to see him. "Oh no, oh no, Ron ignore those things." Ron muttered under his breath, closing his eyes tightly.
"Excuse me?" she asked.
"Unky Fron, fritty lady! Fritty lady!" the brat started yelling at the top of her lungs, tugging his hands. Ron gulped and opened his eyes slightly.
The woman had her head cocked to the side questioningly. "Hi, my name is Amy." she said, holding her hand out for a shake. Ron put his sweaty hands into her hands. "I uh…. I… I…Fron name.", Ron said. He flushed when he realized his mistake. "I mean my name is Fron, Ron!", he shouted out, blushing fiercer.
Amy laughed. Ron's chest tightened as he felt the pang again.
~~and now you've found your way into my world
touched the shattered heart inside of me
can you tell me if it's real?
I've forgotten how to feel~~
~~here i go falling in love again
the damage is already done
how can i ever turn my back on loving you
here i go giving my all again
i'm ready to show what i feel
if you will, take this loving to your heart…~~
His flustered face turned into a grin. He was in love. This must be it. Yes, this was the woman for him. Hey, she has red head too. It must be fate. He had a confident smile on his face now. "How you doing?" he said, imitating an actor from a Muggle film called 'Friends'. He dropped his gaze to her chest when she started tittering. "You know your breast are huge, ah I mean chest, I mean mel-", Ron didn't finish his sentence. He was already turning into a puddle of goo.
Harry and Hermione had decided to see what was holding up Ron. They went to the sweets aisle and were there in time to see a red haired lady hex Ron before storming away. Their daughter saw them and ran to them. "Mum! Unky Fron fell in hove agin!" she shrieked in delight. Harry went over to the puddle of goo on the floor. "Wow, this is a nice hex, it'll be a while for him to get his full form again."
"You should be ashamed of yourself Ron. You know you shouldn't be falling in love in front of Lillian. She's going to start learning your bad pick up lines." Hermione admonished the goo. "Well, I'm leaving. You can take care of him Harry." Hermione said to Harry, when he started laughing.
"Hiya Ron!" Seamus called out. He hid his smile as he saw Ron's left hand tied in a bag. The hex Ron had three days ago was still affecting his left hand. Every once in a while, it would start getting slimy, and fall off.
Ron gave a disgruntled "Hello". He continued walking till he reached his cramped office. Draco wouldn't give him a bigger office because he claimed Ron didn't deserve it. Well, Ron couldn't say anything back at that because he really didn't. He sat in his chair, and pulled out a bag of Bertie's Botts' Every Flavor Beans. He placed the bag on his table and started taking some out with his right hand. He placed his left hand on the armrest. There was a trashcan lying next to it, in case Ron's hands seeped through any holes in the bag.
"Oy, this is it. I'm swearing off women. After that hex, and then the slap yesterday in the elevator, I am through." he said with determination.
"Mr. Weasley?" a feminine voice came from his door.
Oh no, I just said I wouldn't fall in love again. Please make this curse go away. Okay, turn your chair slowly. Stay behind the desk, nothing would happen if you stay in one place and keep your mouth shut, Ron said to himself. He slowly turned his chair around and saw her at the threshold of his office.
~~here i go....i'm giving my heart again
(fallin in love again)
seems like a battle i just cant win
(here i go..)
oh i'm in love and i cant win..(fallin in love again)
i'll be ready through thick and thin
(here i go..)
i'm falling in love again, i'm falling in love again
(falling in love again) i'm falling in love again
(here i go...) here i go, here i go, catch me i'm falling
(falling in love again)
i'm lost without your love
here i go..~~
Pang! "Oh dammit!", Ron said. Her eyes opened wide as he cursed.
"Okay, I'm saying it out straight now. I'm already in love with you. It's a curse. I'm not going to get up and shake your hand because I'll most likely grab you somewhere you won't like. Things happen to me when I'm near pretty women, and you by far are the most beautiful of all." Ron said. He gave her a 'Do your worst' look.
She gave him a grin, and said, "It's about time. I've been waiting for you to fall in love with me!"
Okay I didn't give her a description and name because I'm letting you Ron lovers fill in her place. Go off, be gone, and leave with your honey bunny Ronny!!
^_^ I tried to make the song work out. 'Here I go falling in love again', was the first words I heard when the song was playing. I was thinking of my story and somehow I started imagining Ron falling in love over and over, hence the problem he was having in this story.
Haha very lame I know, but it's supposed to be a corny ff not something taken seriously.
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