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Randomling 1: Matthew Macfadyen
I believe I'm in love with Matthew Macfadyen
He inspires in me a terribly bad yen
But as poetry goes
His name 'spires woes
Cause nothing rhymes with "Macfadyen".
Randomling 2: Birthday Wishes
For my birthday, I would like a man.
I wonder---can you get one from a can?
Or maybe from a catalog?
Maybe I'll just get a dog.
Randomling 3: Yet Another Cat Poem
toddlers in fur
senior citizens with retractable claws
lions in their own minds
lunch in the minds of dogs.
Randomling 4: Desert Woes
A sage river in a field of sand:
so flows hope in a barren land;
the crippled heart in prosthetic steel,
hacked and scarred, a vulture's meal.
Randomling 5: Dark Poetry
Follow poetry to its source;
There find heartbreak and remorse.
Follow poetry to the bitter end,
And there find death, its bosom friend.
Randomling 6: Ode to Bananas
an underappreciated fruit
sentenced to banananality
because yellow is their long suit.
Randomling 7: Untitled
this heart is closed to deposits.
There's no more room for pain.
Randomling 8: Untitled
My heart is sealed in a cold steel vault,
and I've lost the combination.
Randomling 9: Joyce Kilmer 2015
I think that I shall never see
A man as useful as a tree.
One has uses by the score;
The other one is apt to snore.
Randomling 10: Bedtime Prayers
Now I lay me down to sleep,
A leaden heart is mine to keep.
If I should die before I wake--
Now there's an offer I'd gladly take.
Randomling 11: The Devil Wind
Fury with a smoky tail
Eddies of destruction
Deceitful beauty, enchanting danger
Death sporting a makeover
Randomling 12: A Boy's Best Friend
Your penis—it is not a toy
I told my little son.
O yes it is, he parried me
It's quite my favorite one.
Randomling 13: Fault Lines
I have a bathroom mirror
that's grown faulty over time.
My reflection is no longer true;
it's developed little lines!
Randomling 14: Shakespeare 101
"To be or not to be. That is the question."
--What question?
THE question!
--Whaddya mean, THE question?
Never mind.
Randomling 15: Christmas?
Peace on earth to men of good credit
Who give the gift of corporate profit
in the holy name of commercialism.
Randomling 16: Musical Believer
Though my conscience sleeps,
wrapped in the Valium of
agnosticism, it awakens to
the music of Mozart--
once more knowing God
by the sound of His voice.
Randomling 17: Vacuum
I didn't write a poem when you died.
The words would not come.
Perhaps I felt too deeply,
perhaps not enough;
maybe I died too. 10/06/01
Randomling 18: Insanity
Insanity is underrated
Its drawbacks,much overstated.
How else to do what you darn well please
And accomplish it with so much ease?
Randomling 19: Dog Day Afternoon
salt, waves, undertow
I don't know what's going
on here, but I'm HAPPY!
Randomling 20: Opposites Attract
i am matter---love, antimatter
never to meet save to explode
i am space, love is time
parallel dimensions never to meet
Randomling 21: Puppy Love
I ride a leaky newspaper raft
Adrift on the linoleum
Anxiously awaiting an
An attack of smelly
squirming happiness
covered in fuzz:
Puppy love.
Randomling 22: Newton's Poultice
Apple falls from tree
Newton (ouch!) takes notice
Comes up with law of gravity
while wearing a poultice
on the solstice
Randomling 23: Ticking
And the clock on the wall kept on ticking
while my life fell apart all around me.
Sweet memories faded to shadow
as my heart fell to pieces inside me.
And the clock on the wall kept on ticking
Relentlessly ticking, ticking
While my life fell apart all around me.
Randomling 24: Untitled
a mosaic assembled from
shimmering, glimmering
tiles of delight and
black-glazed stones of despair
interlocking snowflakes
in seamless beauty
Randomling 25: Seasonal Lament
Daylight shrinks
end at both end
as summer falls into the
arm of winter. arm
Randomling 26: Untitled
I didn't want
to love you.
Randomling 27: Pills
Depression is days and nights curled fetal-like
in a dark room, no interest in the world outside,
idly wondering if there are enough
pills in the bottle to kill you,
then thinking it's not worth the effort
to find out because you're dead inside already.
Randomling 28: Guilt By Association
Fresh morning light frames
the cat, surrounded by piles of
dirt and deceased plants,
looking innocent.
Randomling 29: Bell the Cat
How do you give a cat a bath?
Maybe you can do the math.
All I know is she stinks to high heaven.
And of us there are only seven.
How many humans to bathe a cat?
Definitely more than where we're at!
Randomling 30: Muse
I want to write a poem
using the word gossamer.
Randomling 31: Ripples
Canoes rock gently
under the waxing moon.
Black water ripples,
painting a beautiful scene
under the scented pines.
Randomling 32: Sunshine Waterfall
I cleanse my face in a sunshine waterfall,
luxuriate in a sunshine shower.
Waterfall flow and warm me;
sprinkle lemon drops through my hair.
Randomling 33: Salon Treatment
Hurricanes scour everything
they touch, then rinse and blow
Randomling 34: My Window
Blue sky pokes its face
through the canopy of trees.
Heat wave is over!
Copyright © Mary Oliver Rotman | Year Posted 2015
He stood and aimlessly watched the parade of patrons and volunteers that wandered daily past his kennel. All so familiar, so ordinary. Just like every other day he mused. Nothing new. Nothing special.
Moving to the small crumpled blanket near the back of his cage, he turned several times and finally curled up, head on his paws, positioned so that he could watch the activity around him. But in reality, he was bored. It had been a long time since he had met each morning with anticipation. Too many days. Too much disappointment. He would leave all that barking and racing to the front of their cage to the younger pups who hadn't figured out yet that the cute ones went first. It didn't really make any difference what you did to attract attention if you weren't young or cute, or both.
Too much time had gone by to participate in the charade. In reality, Walter had seen a lot of people that he would rather not spend a lot of time with. You know the type. Kind of hyper, bouncing from stray to stray, looking for a perfect dog. Kids poking their fingers through the kennel screen or banging on it. Some even making barking sounds. He didn't need any of that and was glad when they were gone.
Walter was very picky. Set in his ways after so many years. He had had it good for a long time. An only dog in a household of two people that let him be himself. No tricks. No stunts. Just long naps and daily walks. A yard to himself to reflect on what was for dinner. He had been fond of his doggy bed in their bedroom. Each night he would help his owner walk through the house turning off the lights and checking the doors before they climbed the stairs together. And there was always one last good night pat before settling down.
But those days were gone now. First one had become ill and went to the hospital and never came back. The other one changed overnight, spending long days, sitting mostly. The walks became less frequent. Walter did what he could. He could see it in their eyes that they were hurting from their loss. He would make a point of laying his head in their lap, trying to let them know that he missed them too. At times like this, he instinctively knew that although it remained unsaid, they only had each other.
He remembers well the day that his owner snapped a leash on him and said, "well Walter, I'm afraid we have to say goodbye. I have to go to a place where they won't let me keep you, so I am going to have to let you go." Walter could see the tears in his eyes. He knew it would do him no good to whine or resist. It was obvious there were no alternatives. And besides, it would just make it harder on his owner. But he was going to miss him. It was not going to be easy to adjust.
But adjust he did. He had been here a long time now and had seen countless pups and dogs trot past his cage with light hearts and new owners, heading off with new found hopes and expectations. But it soon became obvious that there weren't a lot of people that wanted an old yellow hound. Everyone wanted the young ones. So here he lay, dozing a bit, but still keeping an eye on those walking by, many giving him but a glance before moving on.
He heard them before the saw them. "Honey" the voice said. "That looks like Walter, old Mr. Whitney's dog." Walters ears perked up a little. "Do I know them" he thought. "They seem to know me". I'd better go take a closer look" and with that, he stood and slowly ambled toward his kennel gate, giving a cautious wag of his tail.
"It is him" the man said. "Walter, how you doing boy? Do you remember me?"
And upon closer inspection, Walter did remember him. He used to live right across the street. He would see him in his yard and if Walter were to ramble over, he usually had a dog treat in his pocket. With the recognition, Walter gave a little stronger wag and moved toward the fingers extended through the fencing. It was good to see an old friend.
"What do you say hon" the man said. "How would you feel about bringing Walter home with us?"
Walter looked at the woman and saw her nod in agreement. "You wait here and I'll go find a volunteer."
The man bent down and said "What do you think Walter? Would you like to go home with us?"
Actually, Walter decided, he could think of nothing he would like more. A chance to go back to the old neighborhood with people he already knew. What was there not to like.
Soon the woman returned and the gate opened. A leash was snapped on Walter and together they proceeded past the rows of dogs and puppies, all vying for their attention. Walter couldn't help but stand a little straighter, stepping a little more lightly, showing off. "This is what going home looks like guys." he thought. "Good luck and goodbye".
As they neared the car the man said "I can't believe we found you Walter. There is someone I am going to take you to see. I can't wait to see the expression on his face when you walk in his room>"
Walter, of course, knew exactly who he was talking about. And he couldn't wait to see the expression on his face either.
Copyright © Bob Quigley | Year Posted 2013
Narrator: I take you now inside the mind of a ten year old miniature Eskimo dog who
lives happily inside a Rambler house with a fenced back yard that serves as his special
area to periodically run freely when his "favorite person"(Love) puts him out, always
shouting "go pee!" to him. Strangely, Ollyver does not really seem to understand that
command. Perhaps to him it means "go play" since often he is later caught inside the
house in compromising positions, causing his owner to rush him again to the door to
the back yard!
Furthermore, new computer technology has enabled Ollyver's owner (his "Love")
to come up with a crude translation for Ollyver's stream of thoughts. She knows his behavior the best, but still she must guess at a few things inside his brain due to his limited range of vocabulary and his typical doggy unconcern with that ! So now she has just let Ollyver out the back porch to go pee. . .
Ollyver: I go out! I go out! Run run run . . . Run here. . . Run there. . . Strange man
by fence. . . I can't get to strange man. What you doing by my yard? Leave here leave here leave here. . . yip yip yip yip yip yip yip. . . . .
Owner's voice from the porch: Go pee, Ollyver!!!
Ollyver: always "go pee" she say. . . Look look at me. . . I go pee . . . run here . . .
run there. . . (Ollyver continues running back and forth yelping at the stranger who
has since gotten past the fence as he walks along the canal road) I go pee I go pee. . .
Narrator: Ollyver runs back to the house, never having actually gone pee. He runs to
sit by his owner, whom he perceives as his favorite human. She is eating a bowl of ice
cream on the bed.
Ollyver: I go in. . . see yum-yum milk. . . I want I want I want
Narrator: Ollyver goes toward the bowl and gets pushed away, so he stares with big
anxious eyes going back and forth to Love and the bowl of yum-yum.
Ollyver: I want I want I want. . . Give me give me give me. . . Ohhhhh. . . Yum-yum
getting smaller and smaller. . . Ohhhhhhhhh
Narrator: Ollyver's Love pats his head and lets him lick what remains at the bottom of the bowl. After he finishes, he snuggles by Love and beings to lick her hand and arm.
Ollyver: kiss kiss kiss kiss. . . Love Love Love
Narrator: Suddenly the door bell rings, and he dashes off the bed to the front door
with his Love following behind him, yelling: "No Ollyver!" He peers through the window and sees a stranger.
Ollyver: yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip go away strange lady go away strange lady
go away strange lady yip yip yip yip yip yip yip. . ..
Narrator: The door bell rings again and Ollyver runs to his favorite corner of the family
room, where he begins to do the very thing his owner had wanted him to do previously
when she let him out into the back yard. Her voice yells shrilly "No, Ollyver" and she
shoves him to the back door saying: "OUT here, Ollyver. Go pee out HERE." Ollyver
then runs across the yard going back and forth, back and forth.
Ollyver: see see see, Love. . . I go pee I go pee
**For the contest of Just That Archaic Poet:This is my personification of Ollyver, the pet that gave me the greatest unconditional love of any pet I ever owned. Because we could never train him (I even hired a trainer to help us) and because of other complications, I had to give him up when he was around ten years old. I missed him so much. and even my cat, Razzmatazz cannot replace him for pure affection. I gave him to a place that promised a no-kill policy and to this day, I am hoping he had a great life until the end!
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2013
(Circa 1910)
Grandpa had a bulldog whose name was Tige.
They were close – as close as honey and bees.
If Grandpa felt a cold comin' on –
Well Ol' Tige was the one who would sneeze
Grandpa was noted for his wealth and generosity.
His love for me was demonstrated when he paid my college fees.
The love he held for Tige was almost the same for me.
And ol' Tige was always with Grandpa wherever he might be.
College life was different then, separation was the norm.
And years at Alma Mater meant years far from the farm.
Students have it difficult and allowances soon shrink
So, short of money there, I soon began to think.
Grandpa, bless his giving heart, quickly came to mind
That bulldog owned his generous heart – if somehow I could find
Some way to convince my grandpa to increase the money sent --
I came upon a devious plan – and this is how it went.
I wrote and told my grandpa, "There's things you ought to know.
The things they're doin' here at school will set your heart aglow."
"They're takin' all these sorts of dogs – it came as quite a shock
Grandpa, you won't believe me, they're teachin' dogs to talk."
Now grandpa loved ol' Tige so much it didn't take him long
To ask how much would it take to send ol' Tige along?
Well, when I gave a figure, Grandpa was satisfied
If this crazy scheme was figured out, there's no place I could hide.
I kept feeding grandpa all sorts of good reports
How Tige was a star pupil and mascot of all sports
Two years passed and soon there came the time to take Tige home
Grandpa was so excited -- Tige was never more to roam.
Grandpa came runnin' when I stepped down off the train.
His eager eyes were searching for what he'd never see again.
"Where's ol' Tige?" he asked, as we began to walk.
"He's not comin'." I replied, "C'mon we need to talk."
This morning I was shaving in the bathroom by the sink
And Tige was justa talkin' when he looked at me and winked.
"Ya know' he said, "I'll be so glad to be back home at last."
There are some things I've thought about that went on in the past."
"I was standin' at the mirror with my razor in my hand
Ol' Tige was talkin' 'bout some things he couldn't understand.
I could not believe the lies he told – things he'd seen first hand
Like the times he saw you wrestlin' with that female hired hand."
His words just lit a fire with the pictures that he painted
I almost couldn't help myself – Grandpa, I nearly fainted.
It seems that I lost it some and when I finally woke,
I'd grabbed him by the backa his neck and cut his lyin' throat.
I know grandpa was shaken, I saw it in his eyes.
A look of consternation he could not disguise
He seemed to be relieved, as he looked at me and said,
"Now, Son, I really need to know, are you sure ol' Tige is dead?"
Years have hidden the truth of this deception that I wrought.
I'm the one who wove deceptive tales that everybody bought.
But when the truth is told at last and no more lies are found
You'll gladly find an ending that surely will astound.
Grandpa? -- He now lives with Jesus, and me? -- I'm headed there.
Tige? – I know he's still around though I shouldn't tell you where.
We made a pact some years ago when things went awfully bad.
For years he's been the best darn mascot my school ever had.
Copyright © John Posey | Year Posted 2012
Such a nose had Ol' Blue.
Best in south Missouri... everybody knew.
Could smell a pheasant across the plain.
Could point a covey in a hurricane.
That's the way the legend goes.
Ol' Blue had a "magic nose."
As Blue got older, his master's mind would drift away
To a place where he and young Blue used to play.
In the mornings, sitting over his coffee cup
He found it sad there were no pups.
He thought it would be such a shame
If the only memory was Ol' Blue's name.
So, Jim was compelled and full of pride;
He made a search, far and wide,
To find Ol' Blue a suitable mate.
No doubt, his offspring would be great.
It seemed likely, he supposed,
At least one pup would have his "magic nose."
She was a Champion Miss from New Orleans,
A beautiful "red" named Cajun Queen.
But Blue suddenly passed away, before the pups were born.
Jim was broken hearted. He and "Queenie" mourned.
Then came the litter, but there was only one.
Jim struggled for hope; after all, he was Ol' Blue's son.
Dappled and lanky, a handsome little cuss,
He looked just like Blue. Jim made such a fuss.
Naming this pup would require no ado.
It was obvious. Officially, he would be "Blue Two."
Oh yes, these were mighty large tracks to fill.
"Can he?", folks asked. Jim would say, "Heck yes he will!"
So his nickname became "Two" and he seemed to be smart.
Soon it was time for his training to start.
The basics went well, but Jim's outlook grew very dim
When, instead of pointing, Two would wag and jump and bark at him.
Oh, Two seemed to be trying; but try as he might,
He just could not seem to ever get it right.
"Blue's son or not, he's got to go!"
Jim found Two a "pet home" far away, in Tupelo.
On his way back, he stopped in Texarkana.
Been too long a time since he'd seen his sister Hannah.
Six days and six pounds later, he was back on his way.
Work at the farm was callin' and he'd be drivin' all day.
He thought about Ol' Blue and wondered if and when
He'd ever have a birddog as good as Blue again.
Oh, he knew another "magic nose" was just a far off dream;
After all, it wasn't something any man could scheme.
A "magic nose" was a gift from God, only given to a few;
And he was proud and very lucky just to have known Ol' Blue.
As he turned into his drive, he broke into a smile.
"Why… I can't believe it! It…It must be 300 miles!"
Two was on the porch, thin and dirty; but he struck a handsome pose.
Jim ran and hugged Two hard. "How'd you get back? Lord only knows!"
Suddenly Jim realized; and struck with awe, he slowly rose.
A tear trickled to his smile. "Why Two… you have a "magic nose!"
Two and Jim are best of friends, together everywhere.
From milkin' cows to bedtime, Two is always there.
Jim doesn't hunt much anymore, now Two's a rescue dog.
Just last month, he saved a little girl lost in Cooley's Bog.
Jim struts and tells proud, heroic stories;
While Two wags and jumps and barks, and shares his glory.
Jim boasts, "Like father, like son!", then speaks fondly of Blue;
But all know the largest tracks to fill are those of Two.
His deeds are known far and wide,
And fill Jim's heart with love and pride.
For with every rescue, the legend grows;
About a dog named Two, and his "magic nose."
Copyright © Robert Candler | Year Posted 2014
People wonder why I'm so antisocial hardly talk or hang with anybody
They wonder why I stay to myself and just do me
They wonder why I'm always on top while others are still at the bottom
feeding on to me
Well if you ask me there are a lot of reasons why I'm antisocial
There are too many fake niggas to socialize with I see no human in them
They are like an artificial mannequin I can see right through them
They are nothing but cartoons I watch on TV
I can't **** with everybody because everybody is different
Your close friends can be your enemies
so you gotta be on the look out
Because niggas now days are phony and they don't give a **** about you
35So you're a fool thinking that everybody is your friend or everybody is
down with you
Because your friends will turn on you in a minute
The only two people I trust is God and myself
I can't trust my family because I don't know what they be on
All they do is black mail me when I don't do what they say
Or talk about me like a dog behind my back just like my enemies do me
And the only time they act nice to me or speak highly of me is when they
want something from me
Man what a damn shame but that's how life is I can't get mad the only
thing I can do is move on and do me
That's why I'm so antisocial because people will dog you out and then turn
back around and be your friend again
And your dumbass is to dumb to realize that he or she is just using
Well for me it don't work that way once you **** up with me I'm through
with you
So ain't no point of hitting my line or in boxing me on face book because I
will reply back **** you
And when I do try to socialize with people they act like they don't
understand me
And when I tell the guys my view of women they look at me funny like
what the **** you're talking about
But when they give their view of women its cool
But to me its wrong but who gives a **** I mean nobody won't listen to
It's like a midget talking to a giant that's why I stay quiet and just be me
Because people are petty now days
And I'm afraid to talk to the girls because they are so rude
It don't matter how you approach them they will still give you smart
They can careless about your feelings
So that's why I stay antisocial I will just let them come to me
And I'm sometimes afraid to introduce myself to certain people
Because I don't know how to approach them like I judge myself before
they can judge me
I wonder too much that sometimes I contradict my own damn self
I gotta stop thinking so hard people wonder why I'm so antisocial
And when they ask me you know what I tell them
37None of your ****ing business
Because all you want me to do is socialize with you so you can know my
entire God damn business
I hate noisy people that's why I hang in a small circle and don't **** with
no **** niggas I gotta stay in my own lane and stay focus
Because these niggas out here lurking waiting for you to slip up but not
over here
Nigga so while you're stocking me you need to just do you and let me be
Because you will never figure out what I'm going to be
I'm staying antisocial as long as I'm living
So if you don't like it then don't **** with me
Copyright © Tadon Archer | Year Posted 2012
It seems like just the other day
Our pup, Shadrack, did pass away;
And altho' they never seemed like friends,
My old cat, Jorg, knew Shad had met
his untimely end.
He mourned his loss every day
And looked for Shadrack everywhere.
He'd mew and moan as if to say,
"We were friends. I do care."
Then one night, an eerie howl
Awoke me from my sleep.
He'd found Shad's toys and left no doubt
That his feelings did run deep.
So our tedious search began
To find another likely pup;
But while my poor wife still grieved,
Could another measure up?
We went to Second Chance and Free to Live.
She just could not make up her mind.
She loved them all; but, if she picked just one,
The rest would have to stay behind.
Then, quite by chance, there was a "pound pup"
Who'd been picked up from the streets.
He was a mutt, a "schnauza-pug";
But he was awfully sweet.
He jumped up and kissed her frantically.
He seemed aware of his "iffy" situation.
He made the best of his opportunity.
Tears of joy told her elation.
"This is the one", she smiled through tears,
As she held him... oh, so tight.
"I'm sure that Jorg will like him too.
Everything will be alright".
And so it was, until one day
When old Jorg did pass away…
There was no hesitation on this sad occasion;
Come Saturday morning, we went straight
to the pound,
Open minded and hoping to be "saviors",
Surely a nice cat was to be found.
"Sadly", the lady said," three kitties have only today.
There's Andre and Panda and another one too".
My wife smiled and said, "Jorg was your boy. You pick.
They're both beautiful cats. It's up to you".
As I pondered this commitment
Another cat, a young one, caught my eye.
Like Jorg, he was a common gray tabby.
Fond memories were stirred. I almost cried.
On closer look, his name was Boris;
And, strangely, he was number three.
There was a small sign on his crate,
"I don't like other cats and other cats don't like me".
But there was character in his eyes and he was cute.
He was rolling and purring and stretching.
He seemed to look deep into my heart
And did his best to be quite fetching.
But because he was just a common gray tabby,
And because of the little sign,
His chances were slim, his future quite dim
And one day is precious little time.
For a moment I was lost in his eyes
And I heard his desperate plea,
"I'm a swell cat and litter box trained.
Take me. Please, take me".
"Well", my wife urged, "is it Andre or Panda"?
"One of us will take the other kitty.", two older ladies chimed.
"You can each have one ladies", I said with a smile.
I want Boris and he wants to be mine".
In just hours he was romping and rolling with Pepper,
Who had happily welcomed his new friend.
Boris was a perfect fit, an affirmation;
The Circle of Life never ends.
Much more Joy than Sadness in this Circle,
And there should never be regrets.
Honor their memories and all the love they share,
Never break the Circle, never be without a Pet.
I had not long lost Shona (German Shepherd) and was not sure because of my age and disabilities if I should get another when my daughter spotted an advert .
I thought long and hard and having always since the age of seven had my own dog
I decided that there were ways around my disability.
I went to the farm you were born on and met Matthew and your mum Lady.
Matthew suggested we met the 3 puppies left and take them down the fields so I could
choose. He let you all out and we started off by the time we reached the gate Lady and two pups had run on ahead. I looked at Matthew who had not noticed and said I have be chosen he looked in surprise and said so you have.
Needless to say I took you home and thus began a wonderful relationship you were highly intelligent I remember the first time you saw TV you were glued to the screen. We started obedience classes when you were 6 months old and soon you were in the top class. I quickly learnt when a new challenge or lesson was started to hang back and let you watch. Then when it was your turn you went out and did it nearly perfectly and always nailed it on your second attempt.
You had a yellow squeaky dog toy that you liked to live just outside the door and you would nuzzle it going in and out. One day my daughter said to me Zante thinks it her puppy doesn't she I said yes, then my daughter told me she had thrown it for her and that she went mental checking it was not hurt.
I knew you longed to be a mum so when you were two you went to a good dog and
in time produced nine fine puppies you were so happy and a wonderful mum.
I with your agreement moved yellow squeaky dog to the kitchen window sill.
When the day came for them to go as each one left you lay crying softly by the back
gate and I joined you shedding my own tears.
Two years later after some notable wins in the ring by you and your daughter
Tanganyika you again became a mum to 8 fine pups. Tanganyika did not understand
why you growled and sent her away. You finally allowed her to meet them at around
4 weeks. This time we kept two a dog and a b**ch, still we both cried when parting time came.
I did not know we were on borrowed time and that a year later at only six and half years you developed very aggressive cancer and faded in under 3 weeks I held you here at home while you tried to stand to say hello to the vet you could not get up,
the cancer had sapped your strength.
I cried buckets as we said good bye and you slipped of to peace and heaven
I buried you at home with your yellow squeaky dog that still squeaked and your
favourite blanket. There is an uncarved stone marking the spot in your favourite
corner of the garden.
I still miss you so much as does Tanganyika who went on the following spring on win 3rd at Cruft's 2010 you would have been so proud.
Zante you stole my heart and gave me a new leash on life You will always live
in my heart YOU WERE THE BEST 2003 -2009
Copyright © Shadow Hamilton | Year Posted 2014
Smartest Duck Dog in the World
Kevin L Fairbrother
Old Bill had a dog he called blue
Claimed he was the smartest and
Best duck dog in the World and
Would give a demonstration to anyone who doubted
Bill was at the local with his mongrel bitsa Blue
When who should come in but his best mate, Reg
G'day Bill says Reg, see you have your mongrel at your feet
Blue might be a mongrel, Mate but he sure is smart
In-fact old Blue is the smartest dog in the world
Maybe we should put your claim to a test says, Reg
Any time any place you wish says, Bill
Ok, says Reg lets go down the river in the morning
With a mist on the river and a frost on the ground
Bill and Reg together with the mongrel dog Blue
Arrived for the show down to see how smart Blue was
For Bill was adamant that Blue was the best duck dog in the World
Blue had sneaked off down the river hunting
Whilst Bill and Reg prepared their guns
No sooner than Blue had disappeared, he was back
Sat at Bill's feet wagging his tail and barking once
What's with your dog says, Reg, that mongrel will scare the ducks
No way says Bill, I told you Blue is a smart dog, he is the best
He is telling me that there is one duck sitting on the river
So mate let us go and see if this smart dog is right
Bill and Reg together with Blue sneaked down to the river's edge
Sure enough there was one duck sitting on the river
Bang, Bill shot the duck and Blue retrieved it from the river
Told you mate, the smartest duck dog in the world
Now the same scenario occurred many times
And Blue would sit at his master's feet wagging his tail
Sometimes barking up to six times and each time
The barks corresponded to the amount of ducks on the river
Got to admit, Reg says that your mongrel is smart
And the proof is lying at our feet with a good bag of ducks
Told you says Bill, old Blue is the smartest dog in the world
Ok says Reg I agree, lets dress and wash them up
Now while Bill and Reg were dressing up the ducks
Blue had sneaked of again and was hunting down by the river
As Bill was putting the dressed ducks in a sack
Old Blue returned, not barking but running around in circles
Your dog gone crazy says Reg, what's his problem
I might have to take back what I said about your dog being smart
Meanwhile Blue had stopped going round and round in circles
And had come back to Bill with a stick in his mouth
Blue was frothing at the mouth and placed the stick between his legs
He then began to hump the stick like crazy, He is mad says Reg
No mate Blue is the smartest duck dog in the world, he is the best
So what is that humping got to with being a smart dog
Bill looks at Reg, mate this here is one smart dog, the best
Blue is telling me that down on the river round the next bend
There are more ducks on the river than you can poke a stick at
So now do you believe me that Blue is the smartest duck dog in the world
Copyright © Kevin Fairbrother | Year Posted 2015
He's just a dog, a mongrel pup that fitted in me hand,
short haired, tan and white, with needs of high demand,
he's whingy and he's whiny, I s'pose he misses Mum,
but now his Mum and Dad are what me wife and I become.
And the recommending is that we must take him to the vet,
to have all his virus shots with rates that put us into debt,
we had to have him micro-chipped in case of getting lost,
and then de-sexing and to register all added to the cost.
We made a fuss of him and spoilt him rotten to the core,
even after peeing on the carpet on the lounge room floor,
we fed him 'smackos', munchies, and tins of high-class meat,
and let him lick our plates for a special little treat.
We knew we shouldn't feed him sitting at the dinner table,
but when those eyes stared through me, I just wasn't able
to ignore the little blighter who was pleading for a crust,
and of course I'm feeling guilty, so ignoring is unjust.
He mightn't talk, but body language gets his tale across,
by demanding his intentions with a bark "I am the boss!"
That can mean our double bed, becomes one of his beds,
it's a God given right to scratch a pillow into shreds.
He's just a dog, but as he grew from pup to fully grown,
there are more human aspects that our little dog has shown.
He's believing in his own mind, we are not his Dad and Mum,
because now he is the King, and slaves we're now become.
Dogs shouldn't have to take a bath; a chain should be denied,
and a dog definitely should never have to sleep outside,
to prove his point before its dawn our actions are defied,
he's barking at the back door demanding to be let inside.
He's just a dog with habits that does reimburse our training,
he licks his bum and then me face, and thinks it's entertaining,
then rubs his bum along the carpet, so we have to come to terms,
that we have to medicate him… 'oh my God it's bloody worms!'
The more we tried to train him, then the more he's training us,
for he always gets his own way when he's kicking up a fuss,
his wicker chair and blanket are for him and him alone,
and every week on shopping day he gets a king size bone.
And doesn't he love visitors; it's all 'welcome to my joint,'
wagging tail and somersaults, but to get more to the point,
if he can't grab the sole attention when he sits up and begs,
then it becomes acceptable to go humping people's legs.
It took him very little time to claim the television set,
he's the closest to the heater, and he does get quite upset
if we don't take him in the car… and now when being fed,
he's expecting us to feed him, his brekkie in our bed.
The house is rearranged these days to suit his every need,
each day by his insistence he is walked upon the lead,
we bow to all his wishes, to his commands and dialogue,
but for anyone who drops in… they only see a bloody dog.
Copyright © Lindsay Laurie | Year Posted 2014


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Because Comcast has directly operated the company for two years, the deal signals confidence that the cable giant can restore rundown NBCUniversal to health, the analysts say.
On Wednesday, Jessica Reif Cohen of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Matthew Harrigan of Wunderlich Securities called the deal a "steal." It values NBCUniversal at about $39 billion, though Harrigan said in a phone interview that he thought "the thing is worth close to $50 billion."

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Community Partners
Thank you to the following companies for supporting Foothills Animal Shelter's mission and the animals in our care. Are you a business owner that would like to get involved? Please contact our Development Team at 720.407.5226.
We want to give huge thank you to CARSTAR! For every car they repair, Colorado CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts will make a donation to Foothills Animal Shelter for specialized care, surgeries or treatments for medically-fragile, orphaned pets.
For several years, the Nestle Purina Denver Warehouse has generously provided Foothills Animal Shelter with regular donations of dog and cat food. These donations have had significant financial impact on our operations cost, and provides a consistent diet for our resident animals.Thank you Purina!
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President Obama Appears on a Cuban Sketch Show and Wow, the Humor Does Not Translate
Gracias, Obama!By Jackson McHenry
Gracias, Obama!By Jackson McHenry
Daaaaad.By Jessica Roy
Obama definitely blasts To Pimp a Butterfly before important meetings.By Jackson McHenry
Hint: There's one achievement Obama cares about more than any other.By Eric Levitz
Drinking his own pee, however, is out of the question. Even if Bear Grylls asks him.By Jaime Fuller
"We can never say it often or loudly enough: Immigrants and refugees revitalize and renew America."By Jaime Fuller
Obama signed "Every Student Succeeds," a new bipartisan education bill that scraps the program by giving states more power to decide testing and teacher evaluations.By Jen Kirby
A bipartisan congressional investigation found that the agency is "in crisis."By Eric Levitz
Let freedom ring around your neck!By E. Alex Jung
At the Council on Foreign Relations, Clinton called for intensifying and broadening the current approach to defeating ISIS.By Eric Levitz
"Boehner, man, I'm going to miss you."By Jen Kirby
The president called for gun control, justice reform, and changes in community policing.By Nathan Pemberton
"We screwed up."By Nathan Pemberton
Nairobi is getting a face-lift, amid a swell of pride and profit-seeking.By Tristan McConnell
The White House has now issued 89 drug commutations.By Jaime Fuller
"The legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives, you know, that casts a long shadow, and that's still part of our DNA that's passed on."By Jaime Fuller
After Sandy Hook, he got more forceful about gun violence.By Marin Cogan
Not to be confused with a, y'know, real war.By Véronique Hyland
It would only cost $8 million.By Jaime Fuller
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Alex Rider
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|Anthony Horowitz
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Philomel (US)
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Alex Rider is a series of spy novels by British author Anthony Horowitz about a 14–15-year-old spy named Alex Rider. The series is aimed primarily at young adults. The series comprises ten novels, as well as five graphic novels, three short stories and a supplementary book. The first novel, Stormbreaker, was released in the United Kingdom in 2000 and was adapted into a motion picture in 2006 starring Alex Pettyfer. A video game was released in 2006, based on the film which received negative reviews. The novels are published by Walker Books in the United Kingdom. They were first published by Puffin in the United States, but have been published more recently by Philomel Books, also an imprint of Penguin Books.[1] The audio books are read by Simon Prebble. The graphic novels are published by Walker in the United Kingdom, and by Philomel in the United States. The tenth novel, Russian Roulette, was released in September 2013. Horowitz has had great success with the series.
- 1 Novels
- 2 Future
- 3 Franchise
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Stormbreaker was published in 2001. Alex, the main character, is recruited by MI6 after discovering the truth about his uncle's life and death. He's sent undercover as a scholar to explore suspicious rumours of some sort of virus in Herod Sayle's Stormbreaker computer
Point Blanc[edit]
Point Blanc was published in the United Kingdom in 2001, and in North America in 2002 under the name Point Blank. Alex Rider investigates Dr Hugo Grief, a South African scientist who runs Point Blanc, an academy in the French Alps. It turns out that Dr Grief is replacing the sons of rich, influential people with clones of himself, which have been modified to look like the boys themselves, through plastic surgery, so that he himself will be in these positions of power. Alex is at risk since he entered the academy pretending to be one of these rich sons. It's a matter of life and death for Alex, who must escape from the academy and report back to MI6, before he is killed and cloned.[2]
Skeleton Key[edit]
Skeleton Key was published in 2002. After foiling a Triad plot to fix the 2001 Wimbledon tennis tournament by knocking out one of their members with a carbon dioxide tank, Alex is in grave danger of assassination. Forced to leave the country, MI6 sends him on a mission to Cuba with two CIA agents (one of which believes that he isn't helpful), where he is the only one of the three to survive. He encounters a former Soviet general, Alexei Sarov, with ideas for a nuclear holocaust and world domination, starting at the Russian nuclear submarine base.
Eagle Strike[edit]
Eagle Strike was published in 2003. Damian Cray, a world-famous pop star, hopes to destroy the world's drug-making countries by hijacking the United States' nuclear arsenal. Suspicious of him, Alex takes Cray on without the help of the sceptical MI6. Cray releases a state-of-the-art games console called the 'Gameslayer'. Its first game, 'Feathered Serpent', is much more than it seems. It is up to Alex to discover the connection between the pop star, the video game, and the bombing of his vacation home. In the end, he will uncover a much larger plot, one involving the US government and the world's security. Alex got caught spying and was forced into a real life version of 'Feathered Serpent' and manages to escape by cheating the way only a real human can unlike an avatar. He leaves Damian Cray's mansion but not before stealing a vital piece of equipment that Damian needs to make his plan work. He is then forced to give it up because Damian had kidnapped Sabina who is his love interest.
Scorpia was published in 2004. Following the advice of the assassin Yassen Gregorovich, Alex tries to find the criminal organization "Scorpia" to find out the truth about his father. He is soon recruited by Scorpia and trains as an assassin where he discovers that he will assassinate Mrs Jones.
Ark Angel[edit]
Ark Angel, published in 2005, follows Alex's second mission for the C.I.A. He investigates Nikolei Drevin who builds a hotel in outer space called "Ark Angel". Drevin secretly tries to destroy Washington D.C., the capital of the U.S. and targets the Pentagon, hoping to destroy files on him that the US have acquired. Alex must fight for his life in this novel.
Snakehead was published in 2007. Taking place immediately after Ark Angel, the novel sees Alex recruited by ASIS, Australia's secret service, to infiltrate a Snakehead organization by posing as an Afghan refugee. Alex meets his godfather, Ash (Anthony Sean Howell), and confronts the organization Scorpia for the second time.
Crocodile Tears[edit]
Crocodile Tears was published in 2009. MI6 coerces Alex into spying on activities at a GM crop plant during a school trip.
Scorpia Rising[edit]
Scorpia Rising was published in 2011. In the book, Scorpia is hired to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece. Scorpia's plan includes the laying of a false trail to Cairo and blackmailing MI6 into returning the Marbles. MI6 falls for the trap and Alex is sent to Cairo, where he is dismayed to find that Scorpia has been pulling the strings all along.
Russian Roulette[edit]
Russian Roulette was published in 2013. It serves as a prequel to the series and describes the life of Yassen Gregorovich, unlike the other books in the series which centre mainly on Alex Rider.
In 2016, Horowitz confirmed that he has been writing another Alex Rider book, with a publication date of June 2017.[3]
- Stormbreaker - released 4 September 2000. Adapted as a graphic novel, released 3 July 2006.
- Point Blanc - released 3 September 2001. Adapted as a graphic novel, released 27 December 2007.
- Skeleton Key - released 8 July 2002. Adapted as a graphic novel, released 7 September 2009.
- Eagle Strike - released 7 April 2003. Adapted as a graphic novel, released 6 July 2012.
- Scorpia - released 1 April 2004. Adapted as a graphic novel, released February 2016.
- Ark Angel - released 1 April 2005. Will be adapted as a graphic novel in 2016.
- Snakehead - released 31 October 2007.
- Crocodile Tears - released 12 November 2009.
- Scorpia Rising - released 21 March 2011 in Australia, 22 March 2011 in the US and 31 March 2011 in the UK.
- Russian Roulette - released 12 September 2013 in the UK and on 1 October 2013 in the US.
Supplementary books[edit]
- Alex Rider: The Gadgets (17 October 2005)
- Alex Rider: The Mission Files (6 October 2008)
- Untitled collection of Alex Rider short stories (Early 2017)
Short stories[edit]
- Alex Rider: Secret Weapon (9 February 2003)
- Alex Rider: Christmas at Gunpoint (1 January 2007)
- Alex Rider: Incident in Nice (9 November 2009)[4][5]
- Alex Underground
- Resistance to Interrogation, an extra chapter in Stormbreaker
- "Coda", an extra chapter in "Snakehead"
- A Taste of Death (March 2012), released for World Book Day.
- Stormbreaker (21 July 2006) (titled Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker in the United States) Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider
Video games[edit]
- Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (25 September 2006)
See also[edit]
- ^ [1] Archived 30 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ http://alexrider.com/missions/point-blanc
- ^ "Anthony Horowitz on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ Anthony Horowitz (9 November 2009). "Alex Rider exclusive: Incident in Nice". The Times. London. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Midsomer writer's dreams of France". Connexion France. Retrieved 17 December 2012.


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The old man thought long and hard before attempting to blow out a century's worth of candles. Finally a vision of words flashed through his mind's eye:
Life is not what you see, but what you've projected. It's not what you've felt, but what you've decided, not what you've experienced, but how you've remembered it. It's not what you've forged, but what you've allowed. And it's not who's appeared, but who you've summoned.
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Places to Stay
For our out-of-town guests, there are a number of lodging options in Gainesville.
Lung Center staff can assist you in selecting a hotel that offers suitable facilities for a short or a long stay. Many are located at the I-75 interchanges. Other hotels and motels are located on US 441, north and south of Archer Road, as well as other locations off of I-75 exits in and around Gainesville.
For the most up-to-date listing of accommodations, including maps and contact information, visit the Alachua County Visitors Bureau website at http://www.visitgainesville.com/stay/hotels-motels-inns/, and search by the date(s) of your stay.
If you plan to stay overnight in town, we suggest that you make reservations in advance, as sporting events and conferences held in the Gainesville area may interfere with availability of rooms.
Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge
Sponsored by Winn-Dixie food stores, the American Cancer Society Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge offers free home-style accommodations for patients undergoing cancer treatment in Gainesville (and one family member or friend). A Shands HealthCare social worker or staff member will be happy to discuss a referral to the Hope Lodge, or you may self-refer. Before reserving a room you must visit the Hope Lodge, take a tour and register in person, on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. To contact the Hope Lodge for more information, call (352) 338-0601.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society has limited funds available for patient assistance. These are provided entirely by donations. Local Cancer Society branches generally offer some specific types of information and assistance to local residents with cancer. Check with your local American Cancer Society branch to determine what kinds of assistance they may be able to offer you. To locate your local branch, call the American Cancer Society at (800) 227-2345.


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More looks from the runway, now available for your full-screen pleasure!By Jessica Coen
More looks from the runway, now available for your full-screen pleasure!By Jessica Coen
Also: "If this is Beth Ostrosky out of shape, then she must have been Kleenex-thick on her wedding day."By The Fug Girls
See sketches of Peter Som's and more.By Amy Odell
Read ahead for the singular word that sums up fall 2009 for Oscar de la Renta, Proenza Schouler, Phillip Lim, and more.By Sharon Clott
From Eva Longoria-Parker in peach to Freida Pinto rocking periwinkle, the rainbow ruled.By Sharon Clott
A megaslideshow featuring all the red-carpet looks from the Golden Globes.By Sharon Clott
Also, Preen launches a new capsule collection and Marchesa's Georgina Chapman turns to jewels.By Lauren Murrow
And Kenley continues acting like a bitch. Surprise, surprise.By Amy Odell
Also, Jacques Cousteau's daughter shills products, and the makeup artist from 'Project Runway' advises.By Sharon Clott
Wondering where all the color went on the runways? Oh, hey, we know! On faces!By Sharon Clott
Also, Irina Lazareanu works on music instead of walking shows.By Amy Odell
The jewelry designer has become the go-to girl for cooler-than-cool pieces. So what's she coveting?By Amina Akhtar
Bruce Weber photographed the models with a bunch of designers in Miami for the July issue. Nudity at Camp 'W' is as natural as making s'mores at most.
Kirsten Owen and Stella Tennant will appear in Jacobs's fall campaign. Also, Pierr Bergé plans to auction contents of YSL's Left Bank home.
Plus, dish on Barack Obama, Kate Moss, and Mel Gibson in our daily gossip roundup.
Marchesa won the Best Business award at Britain's Best Awards last night, H&M adds women to the workforce in Saudi Arabia, and Marc Jacobs is unsure about his new 'Interview' cover.
Also Chanel's new Bergdorf counter includes a PlayStation, Tattoo Goo will prevent your tattoos from discoloring, and DSquared2 launches the masculine She Wood perfume.
The Met's Costume Institute ball is arguably better than Oscar night: more fabulous fashion, more varied celebs, and more drama. The only thing that's been missing is the awards — till now!
It's like the family slideshow we wish we could've had.
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Canadian DJ duo Jokers of the Scene began as a way for two Ottawa DJs, DJ Booth and Chameleonic, hosts of the party Disorganised (who brought on acts like MSTRKRFT, CSS, and Diplo, among others), to display their own production and remix work. Signed to Fool's Gold, Jokers of the Scene released the 12" "Y'all Know the Name" in 2008, and then began a series of remixes for artists like DJ Blaqstarr, Rob Threezy, Mike, Acid Girls, the Count & Sinden, and Brodinski, among others, as well as continuing work on their own mixtapes and 12"s, and touring with the Acid Girls in the fall of 2009. ~ Marisa Brown


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New London — Two days after shoveling snow this weekend sent him to his local doctor with chest pains, a local man on Wednesday became the first to undergo elective angioplasty at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital.
"He did great," said Dr. Brian Cambi, the cardiologist who performed the surgery. "He'll be able to go home tomorrow."
Two weeks ago, the patient would have been sent 48 miles west to Yale-New Haven Hospital for the surgery, in which free blood flow is restored by inserting a thin plastic tube and a balloon-tipped catheter into a blocked artery. A Feb. 3 decision by the state Office of Health Care Access allowed L+M to become the first hospital in Connecticut to offer elective angioplasty without also having the in-house capability to perform open heart surgery, a service only available at larger hospitals such as Yale and Hartford Hospital.
"This is personally and professionally rewarding," said Dr. Peter Milstein, chief of cardiology at L+M, who had been working for several years with the hospital and the region's other cardiologists to provide the new service.
Since 2009, about 550 L+M patients have been sent to larger hospitals for elective angioplasty, which is a scheduled procedure typically done within 72 hours of a patient being diagnosed with a blockage. According to projections provided to state regulators, L+M expects to do 73 of the procedures this year, and about 130 or more in each of the next two years. Patients with complications such as other illnesses or particularly challenging blockages still would be sent elsewhere, Cambio said.
Doing the procedure locally, he said, is better for patients and families and reduces the cost of care. The procedure previously was allowed only in hospitals with open-heart capability because of concerns about complications. But angioplasty is no longer a novel procedure, he said, and complication rates have dropped from about 10 percent of all cases to less than 1 percent.
"It is now clear it is safe to offer this procedure at L+M," said Cambio, who will be the lead cardiologist doing the elective angioplasty there. He is medical director of the newly named Lawrence + Memorial Heart and Vascular Center and is an assistant professor at the Yale University School of Medicine.
L+M President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Cummings announced the new service Wednesday, calling it "a historic day" for the hospital and "kind of a dream come true" both for him and for the hospital's cardiologists.
The new service, he said, is the result of the partnership between Yale and L+M that first brought emergency angioplasty services — done on heart attack patients — to L+M in 2008. More cardiology and vascular surgery services are expected to be added in the future, he said, at the new Heart and Vascular Center in affiliation with Yale.
In its approval of the request, OHCA cited the distance to other hospitals offering the procedure and high rates of heart disease death in New London County in support of its decision. It also noted that the service builds on the emergency angioplasty care currently provided, making use of the same cardiologists, equipment, clinical staff and facilities.
Norwalk Hospital and the Hospital of Central Connecticut, in Southington and New Britain, have applications pending with OHCA to offer elective angioplasty. In January, OHCA rejected a request from Greenwich Hospital to offer the service, citing the availability of the service at Stamford Hospital 5 miles away, among other reasons. OHCA said it would not approve any request for the service that competes with an established program in the same service area.
Dr. Gilead Lancaster, president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, said that among key considerations are whether a hospital will have a sufficient volume of patients to ensure high-quality care.
"The quality of the procedure depends on the operator's experience," said Lancaster, who is also director of noninvasive cardiology at the Joel E. Smilow Heart Institute at Bridgeport Hospital and a Yale medical school professor.
He said he believes L+M has met that and other tests, and that the new service will be good both for patients and the hospital, providing it with a new revenue stream and higher status.
"We are very excited about this care being offered in places like L+M," he said.
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Official patch released
Dave272 posted on Dec 07, 2011 2:37:11 PM - Report post
i dont have the steam version but live sent the update. will the trainer work with retail update ?
wrtbks posted on Dec 07, 2011 3:00:15 PM - Report post
The Retail Trainer doesn't work with the updated Retail version. it crashes the game every time. I am sure Chris and Cal will release an update as they already have for the Steam version.
We will just have to wait....
Dave272 posted on Dec 07, 2011 3:01:12 PM - Report post
thanks for the update much appreciated
omeara posted on Dec 07, 2011 3:10:52 PM - Report post
I played for several hours with the new trainer and the patched game, no crashes (steam version). I put on the beta driver for my Nvidia card too.
My thanks to Caliber and PWizard.
emanueal posted on Dec 07, 2011 4:58:06 PM - Report post
Not sure if this will work or not... I just noticed that we have a new trainer update for Batman. Since steam likes to update as quickly as the trainer comes out I decided to unplug my computer from the internet, I started steam but with out the connection it will only start in off line mode, I tried to change the automatic update but it wont change in offline mode so I continued to start Batman. No updates were done to the game, GFWL started up and let me then continue to start Batman. I have no clue if this will affect saves but my thought was to try to stop the update which this way seems to do. I'm going to unplug my computer from the internet again and see what happens when I try to run the game with the trainer...
will report back!
will report back!
Chikushodo posted on Dec 07, 2011 5:11:58 PM - Report post
originally posted by Medion15-9-1987
originally posted by Chikushodo
Just got mine updated. Let's see if anything has improved or we still have that same crash problem.
And didnt inproved?
I was hoping that where I got stuck I wouldn't be but it would be asking too much I guess. So off I go restart from the very beginning for the 4th time.
emanueal posted on Dec 07, 2011 5:19:59 PM - Report post
Never mind that! The computer needs to be on line in order for the trainer to even work. I was able to start it by leaving my computer connected to start the trainer and then unplugging it once the trainer started. Started the game with no problem and GFWL but as soon as I tried to use num pad 1 key the game crashed with some sort of QA error message. I restarted the game with out the trainer still unconnected to the internet and it worked so I have no clue from here. I do believe that if I start steam on line it will update Batman again and will once again render the trainer useless so any guess is as good as mine... Sorry, I tried!
PWizard posted on Dec 07, 2011 5:38:45 PM - Report post
Someone please send us the updated retail exe. thx
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It appeared Oregon (11-6) was destined to end up on the losing end of a sweep entering the eighth inning with a 5-2 deficit, but the Ducks and Commodores had other intentions. Vanderbilt starter Philip Pfeifer had blazed through the Ducks line-up, but hit Aaron Payne to open the inning, walked another batter and moved Payne over on a wild pitch, and that was just the start.
The Vanderbilt (15-2) bullpen combined to walk two more batters, hit another and threw a run-scoring wild pitch. It was then a two-out Steven Packard routine chopper to third baseman Vince Conde that changed the game. Conde handled the ball cleanly, but with the bases loaded, he threw the ball well over first baseman Conrad Gregor. Two Oregon batters scored and the game was tied at five.
"We didn't want to get swept at our home park that's for sure," said leftfielder Brett Thomas. "I think we came on strong and hopefully we'll build off of this."
It wasn't until Scott Heineman singled that the Ducks picked up a hit and the base knock proved the difference maker, scoring two to give Oregon a 7-5 lead.
"I was put in the right situation, anyone one of us would've come through in that situation I feel. Luckily enough I was the guy to go up and do it, Heineman said."
In total, the Ducks put a five-spot on the board in the inning, but did so with just one hit.
"They made it a little easier on us in the eighth," said head coach George Horton. "I thought the entire day the at-bats were more in character."
"We played some good offense in that game," Thomas said. "We came out on top. We only had one hit in that eighth inning. That's the epitome of Duck baseball and we love that."
Oregon's line-up showed the most pop it had all series early in the game, taking a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning on a Thomas single that drove in Ryon Healy.
And things seemed to be going the Ducks way on the mound, as freshman Cole Irvin appeared to have dusted off an early run to shut down 12 consecutive Vanderbilt batters.
But it came undone for Irvin in the sixth, when Vanderbilt opened the inning with doubles from Spencer Navin and John Norwood. Navin scored on Norwood's hit and Norwood came in on a Tony Kemp go-ahead sac fly to give them a 3-2 lead.
Falling behind had become a trend for Irvin, who had done so in two of his first three collegiate starts. In the previous efforts, he finished with wins and quality starts, but Sunday neither occurred, as he received no decision and failed to meet the quality start requirements.
Oregon had picked up just two hits in each of its previous losses to the Commodores, so Sunday, rather than swing away the Ducks chose to bunt. If Horton's offenses had been described as small ball, the Ducks played miniature ball Sunday.
"The good news is that we've always wanted to go to plan B—the bunting game—when we're not hitting, and today was the first time that we executed some bunts," Horton said.
The Ducks reached on three straight bunts to open its line-up, the second of which was aided by a Commodore error. Oregon capitalized off of the strategy, tying the game 1-1 in the inning on a Brett Thomas sac fly.
"This is a great bunting surface here," said Heineman, who led the game off with a bunt single. "Personally I haven't been taking as much advantage of that. I'm trying to use my speed a little more for the team."
Vanderbilt added to its lead in sixth and eighth inning. First, Mike Yastzremski sent an Irvin pitch to deep right. Yastzresmki added to his RBI total in the eighth with a well hit double that scored Connor Harrell.
Oregon was led offensively by two-hit performances from Heineman, Healy and Thomas. Heineman and Thomas also added 2 RBI a piece.
Jimmie Sherfy came on in relief in the eighth and picked up his first win of the season.


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Iraq elects president; attacks kill dozens
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi lawmakers elected a veteran Kurdish politician on Thursday to replace long-serving Jalal Talabani as the country's new president in the latest step toward forming a new government. But a series of attacks killed dozens of people and Islamic militants destroyed a Muslim shrine traditionally said to be the burial place of the Prophet Jonah.
Fouad Massoum, 76, one of the founders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party led by the previous president, Talabani, accepted the position after winning two-thirds of the votes in parliament.
As Massoum was named president, the Islamic militants blew up a revered Muslim shrine in Mosul traditionally said to be Prophet Jonah's burial place.
Taiwan searches plane wreckage for clues
XIXI, Taiwan -- Firefighters uncovered ID cards and body fragments as they picked through wreckage Thursday for evidence to identify the victims of a plane crash that killed 48 people on a Taiwanese island.
Hydraulic cranes, meanwhile, lifted twisted chunks of the aircraft from a narrow alley in a village to help about 100 criminal investigators, police and soldiers sort through the rubble for clues on what caused the ATR-72 to crash in stormy weather late Wednesday.
The plane operated by Taiwan's TransAsia Airways was carrying 58 passengers when it crashed while trying to land in the scenic Penghu archipelago in the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China.
Gunmen kill female tourist on Kenya coast
NAIROBI, Kenya -- A female tourist was shot dead in the coastal town of Mombasa, the second foreigner shot in same area this month, police officials said Thursday.
Two men, one armed with a pistol, rounded the corner of a building along Kuze Road in the Old Town area in Mombasa, shooting dead a German woman and wounding a Ugandan man, police official Geoffrey Maiyek said. Nothing appeared to be stolen from the two who arrived Thursday from Nairobi, he said.
The German Foreign Ministry said it was investigating reports one of its citizens had been killed in Mombasa.
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THE LUCENT NARGA IS DEFEATED!! Cheese for everyone!
Nearly killed it on the warm-up, closed it out on the second attempt. Got two Cloudy Moonshards for all my struggles, meaning I'll either never need to deal with that super-Lucent Narga ever again, or it won't be for a very long time (and I'll have proper equipment by then, no doubt). Funny how I got two Moonshards 'fore I managed to get even a single Narga Mantle. The worst is truly outta the way. Now I just need t' grab said Mantles from that one quest and a few more Lucent Narga carves from the normal difficulty Lucent... which isn't actually unlocked 'til my Hunter Rank is 3 higher. Even after this success, my epic Longsword still has t' wait to be forged. ._.
On that note, I'm stayin' the hell away from event quests 'til my equipment is indeed top tier.
It's similar to the Sashpedo I use, only Sharpedo gets Destiny Bond, making the second kill almost guaranteed. The Battle Maison AI seems to always attack if your Pokemon is in the red zone. If they have a priority move, they'll use it, something I can scout easily with Protect. It has issues with bulky Pokemon, but that's why Sableye's there. MegaPinsir is the sheer firepower, as it can blast through so much. Probably something that would fit better than Mega Pinsir or maybe Sableye, but it's sufficient.
Sadly, I did lose the 90th battle. Damn.


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If Wurmhol loses the fight, at the end of each of the following rounds the number of Life points of the player controlling the opposing character will be reduced by 1, or up to a minimum of 4. If the number of Life points of the player controlling the opposing character is lower than or equal to 4, the ability will have no effect.
The opponent's Ability is cancelled if they have one.
This card isn't that strong. I was excited that a new GHEIST character was out but was disappointed when I saw Wurmhol ....
Yeah he is a filler but he is not that good as Z3r0 D34d and Arkn I'd even use Platinum or even Elke over this card but I think I'm being to rough on this card he also has a good side his defeat comes in handy 'cause it's poison but his poison is weak and it has a high minimum Defeat: poison 1, min 4 isn't very useful if his ability was at the minimum of 0 or his poison was a little higher let's say 2 he would have been good, if that was the case I'd use him over Platinum or even over Z3r0 D34d ....
People say that he is great together w/ Wardom? Terrible combination as you just made Wurmhol 's Defeat even more useless you see after Wurmhol has been defeated and activated Wardom 's revenge Wurmhol 's Defeat would be useless 'cause your opponent life would be at the poison's minimum thus making poison useless
Rating: 4.5/10 This wasn't GHEIST really needed what GHEIST needs now is a great 3* w/c can be a replacement for the CRAZY Elo Bans of Leviatonn and Bristone
if they make one of astrid's worms, why don't they make one of Warren's peanuts?
Wurmhol - 7/1 Defeat: Poison 1, Min 4
Hmm... First impression is that this card isn't terrible. Not great, but not terrible.
-7 power is always nice
-Defeat: Poison means that something good will happen no matter what (except for SoA, of course )
-A GHEIST 2* is a good thing
-1 damage makes you hard pressed to... lose...
-Absolutely no bluff potential.
-Zero Dead and Arkn are both miles above this card
-4 is a highish min, losing to Freaks and most poisons
-GHEIST has no shortage of poison cards, all with lower mins than Wurmhol
-7 power isn't your friend when you're trying to lose.
So, I don't see much use in this card's future. He can only be played second, as any pillz on him are wasted, leaving no room for interpretation of your move. His ability is lacking as well, with a low poison in the first place undercut by a high min. He'll be used in beginner decks, but let me make a suggestion to them all: If you NEED poison, use Ludamilla. Same star count, one less power, but she'll work out better than this worm ever will.
4/10, and that's partially due to the fact that some expert is bound to show me up and win ELO with him someday.
i know i might get called a retard or something for this.... but if u think about it... GHEIST have cards like Anibal and Wardom, who use revenge to get a good boost.... so u have to sacrifice a card for tht, so if u use Wurmhol , you not simply wasting the round... you gettin in a poison, however weak it is, its still a minor irritation that could help you win.
rate me as you please
One of Astrid's worms? WTF?
Really creative
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Experiment #167
Since my lord and master, Doctor Sigmund, graciously allowed me to refuse doing a review on Astrid, I felt it was only fair that I do a review on her 'pet' worm, Wurmhol. The thing is just like her owner Astrid, both are more trouble than their worth. I mean, I know it was me who recommended Astrid to join GHEIST, but that was before I knew how crazy and psychotic she would become. I know she's my responsibility and all, and I'm very glad to meet someone else who is devoted to something they love, but even I cross the line when doing something that will likely destroy my sanity.
As Doctor Sigmund explained in his review, we found Astrid when she was lying in a gutter about to be taken up by Death. I managed to persuade Doctor GHEIST to allow me to experiment on her, as I could sense some sort of power inside of her. Worst choice I've made in my life. I brought her back to my lab, so I could figure out the reason why she wasn't allowed to eat. The reason was the 'power' I spoke of earlier. Inside of her, were little baby worms that blocked her immune system, preventing her from digesting solid foods.
Using my superior intellect, I managed to release the worms from her body, which increased her health dramatically, but also started her worm obsession. She spent days in her lab, experimenting and caring for her worms. She looked at them as if they were her own 'kids.' I pity the poor fool who gets hooked up with her. Anyway, one day, she decided to take her worms for a walk, which was a stupid idea in itself. And I was right. While preparing for another experiment, we received a report that Astrid had been arrested by Dayton of the Sentinel. I knew something like this was bound to happen.
Many of the GHEIST suggested that we leave her to rot in the Cell, since it was her own fault she was captured. I had to admit, they had a good point. What idiot walks in broad daylight when they are wanted all over Clint City for being part of a secret crime organization? Apparently, Astrid does. But I stepped in for her, saying that she was a fellow GHEIST, and that we couldn't abandon her. Many disagreed with me, but Dr. Sigmund said I was right, which is an insult, since I'm almost always right.
As the GHEIST were preparing for a raid, I took the opportunity to sneak into Astrid's labs, and observed some of her worms. Fascinating creatures, they were. So innocent, so cute, so... dangerous. Which meant they were perfect creatures to test some of my deadly serums on. Taking a random one from the vet, I hurried to my lab. Lying the poor worm out on the table, I injected the serum into him. At first he lay motionless, and I thought the serum had killed it. Sighing, I prepared to dispose of the worm, but then I looked as the creature started pulsating and slowly started growing bigger.
I looked as the creature was now at least 7 feet tall and 4 kilometers long. If it had been any longer or any taller, then it would have broken through the roof and the walls of the GHEIST base. Intrigued, I performed more tests on the creature, and was fascinated by what I saw. Apparently, the serum increased its age and as it got older, it got stronger. By the time I was done with my research, the GHEIST had managed to retrieve Astrid and had returned to the base. When Astrid first saw the worm, she was speechless. Suddenly, she ran and hugged it, as if she had just found a long-lost pet. I dared not tell her what I did to make her such, less I suffer for messing with her pets.
After a few days, the serum had made its way out of Wurmhol, the name of Astrid's new pet. She and the worm have gotten quite fond of each other; not to say she isn't fond of all the worms she grows, but she certainly does feel something for Wurmhol. Nowadays, we allow her to take walks in the sewer. It allows her to care for her worms, and keeps her out of the Sentinel's hands. Seeing as how more lethal and dangerous Wurmhol's poison was becoming, Sigmund made it a member of GHEIST. So whenever Astrid is fighting, Wurmhol will be right beside her, fending off danger.
...Heh. You know I just realized something. At the beginning of my review, I said that I cross the line when doing something will destroy my sanity. But performing all these henious experiments I do, I realized that a person's sanity could already be long gone when you do what I do. Don't believe me, look at Dr Saw. I rest my case.
Loyal scientist of GHEIST,
one of astrid's worms ran away... hmm, that's... original... I guess...
whats wrong with the concept for this card? i dont get why people are complaining. GHEIST are manufactured for the most part and within most genre of storyline in a movie basis, there is always a malfuntion and an irregularity which grows stronger and threatens people. classic storyline script. only problem with this cards release is the fact its a 2 star GHEIST really need a 3 star to fill in the void for elo bans! stats arent great however that ya can complain about
shoulda put him in a comic or something, making a card about Astrid's worms...wow what next a card on Boohomas rats/mice or even better a charectar on Blassters Sterio which had stats of 8/8
After trying out Wurmhol, I found him to be one of those two stars you are quite pleased to draw.
Paired with characters who have revenge activated abilities, he's a free, poisonous ticket to their abilities
Used as offense, while he only has one damage the fact is no on will be expecting a card that does more damage by losing to attack. With a power of 7 and SoA for bonus he can go pill to pill with their more threatening cards.
Poison is often overlooked in people calculations. While this might sound like a flimsy point, are you going to remember when you run each outcome through your head to subtract that one life?
The minimum is "high", which is a downside, but if you use in ELO, with the new 14 starting life you can very often get most of the poison out onto him.
Your opponent will expect you to play him first- Don't- hit him with something else, you'd be suprised at how many 5+ damages you can get through with a teeny amount of pillz.
I have focused on his strong points, granted, but I'd consider using him both for fun and for competitive play (as it's all about the mind games)
People are wrong about this card, this card seems inferior to Z3r0 D34d but it actually isnt.
Z3r0 D34d has 7 power just like Wurmhol ,and they both can achieve 4 and 3 damage repectively
The difference between them isnt "who is better". Both have diferent mechanics,
-Z3r0 needs to pill so he gets his damage in the moment, to this i have to add, its pointless to dont pill him because he wont actually lose and enemy will have an even bigger advantage. So the downside of Z3r0 is that he has to waste pills to actually get hte 4 damage
-Wurmhol in the other hand needs to lose in the early rounds to get 3 damage, it may seem insignificant, but if you have other powerfull cards in your deck, the opponet might get scared of you sending other card in the first turn, so eh pills a bit in order to beat your card, thats when u use wormy, u dont waste pills and you poisoned the enemy.
Many people will say that it is predictable, but hey u are getting at least 2 free damage that will help you win the round if you have another high damaging card at the end of the round.
The only downside i can see is that the bluff is almost killed by attack manipulation or soa, but still thats 3 free damage and he has high base 7 power
a pretty useful card I think
on one side you have the SOA, which could be extremely effective against - opp life/pillz or poison, on the other side the opponent is poisoned! Haven't you ever sacrified a card in a battle to save pillz or make your opponent waste his pillz for nothing? And it only costs you 2 stars, which is also a great advantage for ELO and so on. Thus it's also possible that Wurmhol make your opponent think you'll absolutely use this card in the first round, so he uses less pillz than normal, while you cut your opp's life into half!
This card is in my opinion definately underrated and underpriced.
P.S.: my first serious comment rate green if you'll think twice before closing this window and looking for another card


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Chaz Ortiz is hungry. He's in the lobby of Zoo York's offices in midtown Manhattan. It's the morning after Zoo premiered their video "State of Mind" -- a video that garnered serious applause from the crowd; a video that Ortiz has a full part in -- and despite the debauched revelry that followed the premiere on the Lower East Side, Ortiz looks rested and fresh-faced. Might be because he spent the evening after the premiere in a hotel room with his parents. Might be because he's 15. Can't blame him, really; he's got to fly back to Chicago in an hour. He has school tomorrow.
A crew sets up cameras and mikes while Ortiz and his dad grab a bagel. Other media outfits are milling about, waiting their turn. It's not a typical scene in the offices of a skate company, but with Ortiz winning pro comps as an am and rumored to be pulling in six- or seven-figure contracts from companies like Gatorade, it's a scene folks around him are starting to get used to.
When the X Games debuted in 1995 (Ortiz was barely a year old), the candy-colored courses and emphasis on big transition might have missed the mark with some street skaters driving the industry. But with time, things coalesced, as they tend to. By the time Ortiz picked up a board at age 6, the X Games had gone through some growing pains and were hitting their stride. By 2002, the X Games held a legitimate street contest at Philadelphia's City Hall, a legendary street spot.
For established skaters of the time, contests and mainstream coverage still held a stigma. But Ortiz and his peers picked up boards in an era when skating on television was fast becoming normal.
A "normal" day for Ortiz could be any number of things. He could be sitting in a high school classroom in suburban Carpentersville, trying to pay attention in social studies. Or he could be in Southern California skating with friends like Paul Rodriguez and Ryan Sheckler. Or, like today, he could be in New York giving interviews for myriad publications. Maybe "normal" doesn't apply any longer.
"Ortiz is coming in at a time when X Games, Dew Tour, Maloof Cup -- these contests have exposure on such a bigger level than they had in the past," Rodriguez says. "He's coming in at a time when a skateboarder can actually become a celebrity."
When Ortiz entered his first contest at age 7 it was a natural progression from the skating he'd been doing at skateparks. "I started skating on driveways and just cruising around," Ortiz says. "And then my dad started taking me to all these skateparks. That's why I skate all these contests, I guess; I grew up at the park."
Ortiz had several outdoor parks in his area and one essential indoor facility to assist in his progression year-round. At the Warp indoor skatepark Ortiz took cues from older locals. "I skated with the all the older dudes," he says. "I think that's what gave me the advantage, because they were doing tricks and I wanted to be like them and step my game up."
Rodriguez sees it this way: "Kids see people skating on a certain level so young. And in their minds it registers, 'OK, that's what I'm going to be doing.' So they automatically boost up to that level."
Ortiz grew up watching gnarly guys jump down stairs. But he also watched guys on teams like Girl refining the technical aspects of skating. Terry Kennedy sees the confluence of influence as the thing that makes Ortiz what he is. "Ortiz follows P-Rod, follows me, follows Koston. It's more skillful. You're accustomed to what you see. That's why he skates the way he skates."
Earning a spot on the Dew Tour pro contest series in '08 as an am, Ortiz beat seasoned pros again and again, winning the entire tour in overall standings. Shortly thereafter he headed for X Games Mexico, where he kept his stride, pulling kickflip frontside boardslides down big rails and backside flips down the double sets. He earned his first X Games silver medal on a course that illustrated the progression of X Games as well. Gone were the candy-colored ramps and vert trannies. Instead, the course was built replicating famous street spots.
With contest earnings and corporate cash, Ortiz could just push for the podium. But he wants more than that. Given the choice, Ortiz swears he'll take the streets. "I'd go for the street session for sure. It's so much tighter if I'm filming with the Zoo guys or even at home messing around; it's just fun. Like when I was filming for the Zoo video, to land your trick and just ride away, it's better than winning a contest for sure."
Skeptics might claim Ortiz won't be able to transcend the contest-kid moniker to make a mark in street, but friends are quick to point out he's no contest robot. "Some people who skate contests, they can't make that transition. They just can't," Kennedy says. "But with Ortiz, he's just got that natural, all-around feel. You know? The way he looks, the way he dresses, he's got a cool swag to him he's going to do great."
Rodriguez agrees. "If Ortiz just wants to skate contests the rest of his career, I promise he's going to have a great career with or without street videos. But the fact is he is killing it on the street, and he will have a presence there as well."
Back in the office Ortiz sits in a comfy chair looking at the camera. He's still not used to the attention. A hand keeps finding its way to his chin in a nervous tic, obscuring the profile shot. But nervousness evaporates when it's time to skate. In his element, it doesn't matter if he's at a street spot or in front of a thousand contest fans. When he rolls out for X Games 15, Chaz Ortiz will be more than ready for his close-up.


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At the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) May 2016 from 25-27 May 2016, the membership voted on four resolutions and to elect two RIPE NCC Executive Board members.
- RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2016
The RIPE NCC General Meeting took place from 25-27 May 2016.
- IPv6 Roadshows Nominated for WSIS Prize – Vote Now!
Vote for the RIPE NCC IPv6 Roadshow to win the WSIS Prize 2016
- RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting Gathers Regulators and Law Enforcement in Brussels
The RIPE NCC held a Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators on Wednesday, 27 January 2016 in Brussels. The meeting attracted around 50 representatives and public sector representatives from across the RIPE NCC service region.
- Member Rebate Included in 2016 Account Statement
On 14 January 2016, the RIPE NCC will send the annual statement of fees for 2016 to its members. The statement will be sent to the billing contact(s) of the LIR. The account statement will also include the rebate to be paid to members who were active on 31 December 2015.


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Phil Mickelson can't seem to see the shots. He can't picture his putts going into the hole. And for the second big tournament this year, the only thing he will see of the final two rounds will be on television.
Mickelson only made three birdies, one short of making the cut Friday in The Players Championship. This weekend off comes a month after Mickelson missed the cut in the Masters for the first time in 17 years.
"I don't know what to say. I don't feel bad about the game, but mentally I'm just really soft right now," Mickelson said. "I'm having a hard time focusing on the shot. I'm having a hard time seeing the ball go in the hole. But the physical game doesn't feel bad. I don't feel bad about the way I'm hitting it. I don't feel like the misses are bad. I haven't driven the ball this well ever, but getting the ball to the hole, getting the shots close, getting the putts to go, I just haven't been able to do it.
"So I feel like it's more of a mental issue and I'll go home and see if I can work on it."
After a runner-up finish at Abu Dhabi in a European Tour event to start the year, Mickelson has not recorded a top-10 finish on the PGA Tour. He has never gone this deep into the season as a pro without recording a top 10.
Mickelson took 61 putts over two days. He played the par 5s in only 1-under for the two rounds. He didn't have many answers, and neither did the two guys playing with him. Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia were at a loss, too.
"To tell you the truth, it doesn't look like he's that far away," Garcia said. "Obviously, he struggled to make putts, which are always going to make your rounds tougher. ... If he makes maybe two or three more, we're talking about him being 3 or 4 under and he's right there."
Next up for Mickelson is the stretch run to the U.S. Open, the one major keeping him from the career Grand Slam. Mickelson will play the Memorial and in Memphis in the two weeks before going to Pinehurst No. 2.