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When I was in high school I worked a job as a deli clerk at one of the larger grocery store chains in our city. I sliced up meat, weighed it, and put it in a little cellophane wrapper tucked in an adorable little package with a sticker price label keeping it closed. This job managed to seriously work its way into my psyche, because I occasionally still dream about standing at that meat slicer, pushing it back and forth, cutting the mortadella (that's a fancy Italian bologna/sausage type luncheon meat that I have yet to see anywhere in Texas) paper thin for the pickiest Italian ladies you will ever see.
"No, it must be thinner! I need to see through it!" My eighteen year old self would think, "lady, you aren't supposed to see through meat," but I would just smile and adjust the slicer and somehow manage to slice that stuff thinner.
The reason I bring this job up is this is the place where I learned why Valentine's Day is pure evil.
Jay was a coworker - he was a bag boy actually - on the side anyhow. During the day he worked as a youth worker at a local high school. Jay was one of the few people I knew who could talk to anyone and make them feel special and interesting, and he brought a giant tray of chocolate covered strawberries to work on Valentine's Day, to share with all the women there in the break room. Jay was just a really nice guy who liked everybody and everybody liked him.
While we were eating some of these treats before our shifts started, he explained to me how Valentine's Day was an awful day at the school where he worked during the day. A lot of girls were emotional messes because all the popular girls around them were getting gifts and cards and balloons and flowers from their boyfriends, while some of the less popular girls were getting - well - nothing. High school and junior high school are hard enough without a day where if you don't get a special present from a special someone you just feel - crummy.
So poor Jay had to spend most of Valentine's Day trying to cheer up emotional tweens and teenagers who felt that their self worth was measured by the number of flowers and boxes of chocolate they got.
For me, I usually had a boyfriend and eventually a husband on Valentine's Day, so it wasn't that I didn't have a special someone that could lavish me with gifts. It's just that they almost never lived up to my ridiculous ideas of romance - since even though I hate that I am admitting this - I probably have become a victim of this same commercialized hyped up silliness that the poor girls at the high school had believed.
The truth is, there has been one Valentine's Day that has lived up to this ideal in my mind - so I do have to give my husband credit, but it was in 2003, and that was 8 years ago, and it was so amazing that I guess he just thought it would be enough romance to cover the next decade of Valentine's Days.
This year, Valentine's Day was on a Monday, which is the busiest and most stressful day of the week for him right now, so I can see how it would be difficult to come up with something to top 2003 this year.
He did bring home a forty ounce bag of Reece's Miniature peanut butter cups and two pounds of strawberry licorice though. Plus a rose that was already reduced by fifty percent since there were only a few hours of Valentine's Day left.
I guess I will always have 2003 and enough Twizzlers to feed a small army.
Your decade is almost up, sweetheart.


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The weather could not have been better. Friday was Arbor Day in our part of the country and the Arboretum carried out a tree planting ceremony for the 113th time. Faculty, students, staff and retirees turned out to take part and receive a plant dividend.
Last summer a massive red oak that graced the south west corner of Barclay Hall had to be relieved of its duties. We believe the oak was planted soon after the completion of Barclay in 1878. The tree's shade and ultimate maturity was enjoyed for more than a century. The Arboretum chose a Japanese umbrella-pine, Sciadopitys verticillata to be planted in the area of the old oak. Arboretum Director, Bill Astifan and Horticulturist, Carol Wagner both addressed the participants and everyone pitched in by putting a shovel of soil in the hole.
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Behind the Screens with Joshua Maloni
Jill Scott is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, a New York Times best-selling poet, a critically acclaimed actress ... and a giant "Fringe" fan.
The multi-talented performer guest stars in tonight's episode (9 p.m., FOX).
" 'Fringe' is one of my favorite television shows from its inception," she said. "I absolutely love all of the science fiction of it, the mystery of it, the science in it. The characters are wonderful and so rich. Walter, of course, is my absolute favorite, and I had met with pretty much every company, television broadcast company in America. I kept saying these are the kinds of shows that I want to be involved in. I just put the word out there and, of course, I asked for it. I believe in saying things out loud, and I had 'Fringe.' "
Scott stars as Simone, whom she calls "a quiet warrior."
"She's sort of an oracle of someone who can foresee the future," Scott explained. "There is an integral part of Olivia's quest, and Simone has direct knowledge of that, although I won't say knowledge, she has an intuition about how to help her on her quest."
Of all the "Fringe" characters, Scott most admires Walter (John Noble).
"I was waiting for that moment to work with him," she said. "Ever since I heard his line - he said something about he skeeted a little when he was in the backseat of a car and he peed on himself just a little out of excitement - I knew that this was a show that I wanted to be involved in."
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Ken Burns and more pictures from the day I got Sandy Koufax's baseball
When I went to the stadium on Tuesday August 3rd, I found out that Kern Burns was throwing out the first pitch! I was telling ushers and fans about it. One usher I always talk to from the dugout section (me on the other side of the short wall) was saying "Tell J.D. (another usher), he was just telling me that he was watching his baseball films." J.D. and I were both excited to see Ken Burns there.
Here is Ken Burns waiting to throw out the first pitch
Not a good picture of him throwing out the first pitch
Here he is posing with Brad Ausmus
OK, so I could not get a picture with him so I said goodbye to friends in the field level and headed to my seat but to my surprise, as I was waiting for the elevator in the club level I ran into him! I told him how much I love his baseball films and how I felt in love with Buck O'Neill because of him. He was very nice and thanked me.
Here are some more pictures from August 4, 2010 with Joe Torre that Lorena sent me.
Afterwards Torre noticed I did not have my on the field pass correctly displayed. He said "Here let me fix this for you before the picture…" or something like that.
Ok, is my pass OK now? OH, you can't see it here.
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That's so great that you got to take pictures with Joe Torre and Ken Burns. I really envy you and all the great Dodger outings you've experienced. I just went to my first game of the season on Sunday August 8. It was great! If you'd like to read more about it, I wrote about it on my andystadium.com blog. This is the link: http://andystadium.com/2010/08/09/dodgers-andy-stadium-goes-to-dodger-stadium/
I've also included a couple of cool pictures from that day. Keep up the great work!
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Thank you somuch! Some fans did not know who Ken Burn is so he was just walking by. Going to checkout you link and see what you had to say about Dodger Stadium. Too bad I missed that game due to being sick.
Nice pic of Joe helping you with your pass. That's what I call service, straight from the top!
So you got up close and personal to Ken Burns, I have to ask then… is it a rug, a bad dye job or just a guy that never left a decade of bad hair days….?…
I am such a klutz!
You are the second person that asked me that! You know I never noticed! The first person that asked me was when I was telling her that he was there and when I saw him, I completely forgot. I was too excited to meet him to tell you the truth. But to me his hair looks real.
Sorry about tonight!!! No matter what has happened in the past the Dodgers still scare the crap out of me! I was there on Tuesday when they pounded the Phils, it was painful. For your sake I hope they do something good next year when you guys get Manny off the books. Your Blog is great! Ive been checking it out ever since you got the nod for MLBlogs homepage. That was really awesome they they picked you for that. Take care.
Holla! Makin' the rounds again! I'm a Ken Burns fan too… my fav thing about him? His hair hasn't budged in 20 years. LOL.
Even Joe Torre can manage you.
Great photos, and I am jealous you got to have a few seconds with Burns. I was a Buck O'Neil fan before his film, but he intensified the admiration for me three-fold by the way he projected O'Neil and some of the other "old timers".
Another great Azules moment…And we all got to share it.
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Thanks! Last night I started another post but the word "F" was everywhere. I usually don't curse but last night I was so pissed at the bullpen, at Casey Blake, at AWOL Belisario. Oh the names I was calling him! At Broxton. Our teams can give us such great joy but they rip your heart out too. Ahhhh.. a brand new day. I feel better. I know how the Phillies feel when Lidge has blown a save. I appreciate you stopping by my humble blog. Thanks!
JEff,🙂 thanks for making me smile. I needed that!
testing…. can I say sucking. or frickin or blowing.
I can't wait for Ken Burns' 10th Inning to come out!


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In a nation where children are taught in grade school that every citizen has the right to vote, it would be comforting to think that the last vestiges of voter intimidation, oppression and suppression were swept away by the passage and subsequent enforcement of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965. It would be good to know that voters are no longer turned away from the polls based on their race, never knowingly misdirected, misinformed, deceived or threatened.
Unfortunately, it would be a grave mistake to believe it.
In every national American election since Reconstruction, every election since the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965, voters particularly African American voters and other minorities have faced calculated and determined efforts at intimidation and suppression. The bloody days of violence and retribution following the Civil War and Reconstruction are gone. The poll taxes, literacy tests and physical violence of the Jim Crow era have disappeared. Today, more subtle, cynical and creative tactics have taken their place.
Race-Based Targeting
Here are a few examples of recent incidents in which groups of voters have been singled out on the basis of race.
- Most recently, controversy has erupted over the use in the Orlando area of armed, plainclothes officers from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to question elderly black voters in their homes. The incidents were part of a state investigation of voting irregularities in the city's March 2003 mayoral election. Critics have charged that the tactics used by the FDLE have intimidated black voters, which could suppress their turnout in this year's elections. Six members of Congress recently called on Attorney General John Ashcroft to investigate potential civil rights violations in the matter.
- This year in Florida, the state ordered the implementation of a "potential felon" purge list to remove voters from the rolls, in a disturbing echo of the infamous 2000 purge, which removed thousands of eligible voters, primarily African-Americans, from the rolls. The state abandoned the plan after news media investigations revealed that the 2004 list also included thousands of people who were eligible to vote, and heavily targeted African-Americans while virtually ignoring Hispanic voters.
- This summer, Michigan state Rep. John Pappageorge (R-Troy) was quoted in the Detroit Free Press as saying, "If we do not suppress the Detroit vote, we're going to have a tough time in this election." African Americans comprise 83% of Detroit's population.
- In South Dakota's June 2004 primary, Native American voters were prevented from voting after they were challenged to provide photo IDs, which they were not required to present under state or federal law.
- In Kentucky in July 2004, Black Republican officials joined to ask their State GOP party chairman to renounce plans to place "vote challengers" in African-American precincts during the coming elections.
- Earlier this year in Texas, a local district attorney claimed that students at a majority black college were not eligible to vote in the county where the school is located. It happened in Waller County the same county where 26 years earlier, a federal court order was required to prevent discrimination against the students.
- In 2003 in Philadelphia, voters in African American areas were systematically challenged by men carrying clipboards, driving a fleet of some 300 sedans with magnetic signs designed to look like law enforcement insignia.
- In 2002 in Louisiana, flyers were distributed in African American communities telling voters they could go to the polls on Tuesday, December 10th three days after a Senate runoff election was actually held.
- In 1998 in South Carolina, a state representative mailed 3,000 brochures to African American neighborhoods, claiming that law enforcement agents would be "working" the election, and warning voters that "this election is not worth going to jail."
Recent Strategies
As this report details, voter intimidation and suppression is not a problem limited to the southern United States. It takes place from California to New York, Texas to Illinois. It is not the province of a single political party, although patterns of intimidation have changed as the party allegiances of minority communities have changed over the years.
In recent years, many minority communities have tended to align with the Democratic Party. Over the past two decades, the Republican Party has launched a series of "ballot security" and "voter integrity" initiatives which have targeted minority communities. At least three times, these initiatives were successfully challenged in federal courts as illegal attempts to suppress voter participation based on race.
The first was a 1981 case in New Jersey which protested the use of armed guards to challenge Hispanic and African-American voters, and exposed a scheme to disqualify voters using mass mailings of outdated voter lists. The case resulted in a consent decree prohibiting efforts to target voters by race.
Six years later, similar "ballot security" efforts were launched against minority voters in Louisiana, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana. Republican National Committee documents said the Louisiana program alone would "eliminate at least 60- 80,000 folks from the rolls," again drawing a court settlement.
And just three years later in North Carolina, the state Republican Party, the Helms for Senate Committee and others sent postcards to 125,000 voters, 97 percent of whom were African American, giving them false information about voter eligibility and warning of criminal penalties for voter fraud again resulting in a decree against the use of race to target voters.
Historical Perspective
This report includes detailed accounts of the recent incidents listed above, and additional incidents from the past few decades. The report also lays out a historical review of more than a hundred years of efforts to suppress and intimidate minority voters following emancipation, through Reconstruction and the "Second Reconstruction," the years immediately following the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
The 1965 Voting Rights Act was among the crowning achievements of the civil rights era, and a defining moment for social justice and equality. The stories of the men and women who were willing to lay down their lives for the full rights of citizenship, including first and foremost the right to vote, are the stuff of history.
Their accomplishments can never be erased. Yet as this report details, attempts to erode and undermine those victories have never ceased. Voter intimidation is not a relic of the past, but a pervasive strategy used with disturbing frequency in recent years. Sustaining the bright promise of the civil rights era, and maintaining the dream of equal voting rights for every citizen requires constant vigilance, courageous leadership, and an active, committed and well-informed citizenry.
The Challenges of the 2004 Election and Beyond
The election problems in Florida and elsewhere that led to the disenfranchisement of some four million American voters in 2000 elections cast a harsh spotlight on flaws in our voting system, problems that involved both illegal actions and incompetence by public officials, as well as outdated machines and inadequate voter education. As election officials nationwide struggle to put new voting technology into place, redesign confusing ballots and educate voters, the opportunities for voter intimidation and suppression have proliferated along with opportunities for disenfranchisement caused by voter confusion and technical problems.
With widespread predictions of a close national election, and an unprecedented wave of new voter registration, unscrupulous political operatives will look for any advantage, including suppression and intimidation efforts. As in the past, minority voters and low-income populations will be the most likely targets of dirty tricks at the polls.
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Date: April 29, 2013
Kevin Harvick's departure from RCR Enterprises at the end of the 2013 Sprint Cup season will be a sad realization at the Welcome-based NASCAR organization. It's been an incredible ride for the Bakersfield, Calf., native that began as a very unexpected twist of fate.
Harvick joined team owner Richard Childress in 2000 as an up-and-coming Nationwide Series driver with a steady plan to eventually move up to NASCAR's top division. With the death of seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt in 2001, the rather young Harvick was thrust into a media frenzy that would have rattled the most seasoned of veteran drivers.
Throughout the past decade, Harvick has enjoyed several prestigious victories including the 600-mile race at Charlotte, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and the Daytona 500, the race considered to be NASCAR's most prestigious event. He's proven he can win when the pressure is at its highest.
He and his No. 29 team have been close to winning a championship in several of his seasons as a Winston Cup and Sprint Cup driver. But thus far, it hasn't happened.
Harvick will wheel Chevrolets for Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing beginning in 2014. Still, he is determined to win a Sprint Cup title for Childress before he says his final goodbyes at the conclusion of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November.
In the ninth event of the season at Richmond International Raceway, Harvick went to victory lane in a green-white-checker pass, a late-race move he seems to have mastered over the years.
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Thoughts for a Wednesday morning
Some things to think about…
* Very good win for the Sox last night as my fears of a Tribe uprising have subsided for another day. But that Choo is a killer.
* With the national media narrowing the bulk of their coverage to the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Phillies and Cubs, much of MLB nation has definitely not focused on the addition of Gordon Beckham to the Sox lineup after only 59 games in the minor leagues. If the powers that be were paying attention, he'd be a SportsCenter staple. Such is life in the world of the Pale Hose.
* Sox No. 1 draft pick Jared Mitchell, the College World Series MVP out of LSU, is close to signing and apparently on his way to Kannapolis. It's going to be a lot of fun following this guy as he attempts to reach Chicago in Beckham-like fashion. Probably too much to ask for, but who knows? After watching him in Omaha, he certainly looks the part and would be a real energizer at the top of the lineup.
* In Kenny Williams we trust, but I was very surprised Brandon Allen was traded, especially since he'd just been promoted to Charlotte. I was convinced Allen would join Beckham, Tyler Flowers, Jordan Danks, Dayan Viciedo, Chris Getz and others in the new era of Sox baseball.
That said, newest addition Tony Pena (not the Royals shortstop or the Yankees first base coach) has the potential to strengthen the bullpen. He also can provide insurance if KW decides to swing a deal for Dotel or Linebrink. Just saying.
Looking for another "W" tonight.
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Good blog. I agree with you on your earlier post about Frank Thomas. He deserves to be in cooperstown and honored in Chicago. Let's hope the Sox can keep things rolling against the Tribe and Twins before the All-Star break.
An excellent addition to White Sox World. Look forward to coming here and discussing the battle for the AL Central.


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BARRE Barbara Ann Garand, 58, of Washington Apartments, passed away peacefully at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday morning, April 30, 2013.
Born in Northfield on May 23, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Wendell and Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Labor.
Barbara was a 1973 graduate of U-32 High School, and then remained happy and busy as a homemaker and raising her son, Nicholas. She later went to work in production at Redi-Plastics in East Montpelier and GW Plastics in Bethel, before becoming a licensed nursing assistant at Rowan Court Nursing Home and more recently Mayo Healthcare in Northfield.
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Barbara is survived by her companion for over 31 years, Ralph Perkins, of Barre; her son, Nicholas Garand, and his companion, Tara Byrd, of Barre; a grandson and a granddaughter; two sisters and six brothers; as well as the Ralph Perkins family, nieces and nephews.
A time of visitation will be held at the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury on Sunday, May 5, 2013, from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Born Aug. 30, 1928, to Delia Christina Kofford and Austin S. Mayhew in Utahn, Utah. Married Joe Lewis DiStefano on Nov. 24, 1945, in Hotchkiss, Colorado, where they resided before moving to Tabiona, Utah where they lived in the old DiStefano homestead. In 1952 they moved to Heber City, where she lived until her death. At a young age mom learned the value of hard work. She was a waitress for many years holding jobs at Turners, Chicks Cafe and the Hub. She also was employed as a telephone operator until 1965 when it went dial. Mom and Dad where employed at the YCC camp in the summers where they cooked for the youth. She was then employed by the Wasatch County School District where she was a cook and then later a supervisor. She was also employed by Wasatch County as receptionist. Mom loved her family; she loved family reunions and get-together. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served a mission, in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her dear friend Eva Provost. They enjoyed serving the Lord, having many successes. Mom loved getting together in organizations. She served as a member and past president of the Sego Lily DUP Camp. She was also a member of the Annassia Club as well as the grand Tappers.
She is preceded in death by her husband Joe Lewis DiStefano; a brother Don Mayhew; a son-in-law David W. Keller, and grandson Timothy W. Keller. She is survived by her daughter Charlotte Keller; sons, Tony and LaRae DiStefano, Kevin and Gayla DiStefano and Shawn DiStefano. Thirteen grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. A sister Beulah (Lyle) Welsh, and a brother Guy (Carol) Mayhew.
Funeral Services will held Thursday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m., at the Heber LDS 9th Ward, 325 E. 500 N., Heber City.
A viewing for friends and family will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 6 p.m.-8 p.m., at Olpin-Hoopes Funeral Home, 288 N. Main, Heber City, and 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will follow at the Heber City Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be left for the family at www.olpinhoopes.com


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An Existential Crisis….and You can Help!
Sometimes, rightfully or wrongfully, things go to our heads. Now, we've had a great couple of years here at RSBS, even if the results of this past year weren't quite what we're accustomed to. It appears, though, that half of the RSBS team, the half that doesn't look like Joe Maddon, has taken this as a mandate to run rough-shod over all that we hold dear.
First it was the questionable Zack Greinke post. And now we have the ogling of half naked Cubs fans. I'm not saying I'm completely opposed to all this. I'm just asking, "Where does it end?"
Great thinkers have always had their weaknesses which sometimes led to misguided attempts at misguided pursuits. And my dear friend, Mr. Lung, is no exception. It has been awhile since he has known the pleasure of a woman's company and I can't say that I fault him for this current acting out. It's normal and at RSBS we don't judge.
However, we must have our standards. Dating someone who is not a baseball fan is one thing. They can be taught. But becoming enraptured by a girl who openly supports the team you claim to detest? Have you no shame, sir?
Yes, I have dated Yankees fans before and I am not proud of that. But I have resolved never to do it again. Better a life of celibacy than the self-loathing that goes with dating the evil empire.
But I think Jeff will need a little more help. This has gone beyond the point where mere shame will keep him from slipping down that long, dark, Cubbie-blue tunnel from which I fear he will never escape.
No, desperate times call for desperate measures and that's why I am putting out the call now for all of our readers to help out. Help us find the girl who can save Jeff from himself and this gradual descent into purgatory. It would be nice if she lived in the Chicago area and she doesn't have to be a Cardinals fan. I think we'd be all right just as long as she doesn't support the Cubs. Although you could get a few extra points from me if she was a Tigers fan. You know, for the irony.
You have your mission. Now let's get out there and find this woman! She must exist somewhere.
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Hey, never dishonor the persona of the Zen master Joe Maddon. Who else would have quote of Albert Greenspan and promote a wisdom that "attitude is a Decison" to baseball players.
From his darken roots during the "Ring of Fire" Tampa Bay Rays tour, to his "Thanks-mas" feedings of the homeless in Tampa Bay….Maddon is like the Guadian Saint of baseball to this region.
And he doesn't have a mad crush on Erin Andrews either.
But as for Jeff-san, you always have to have a little Yin with your Yan….
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Let's see we need ballpark number of his age and how young and old does he want to go. Does he like them tall, short.
Sounds like an intervention is in order! I'm getting in the Trolley…be there in a jifff! Just duct tape him to a chair or something. However I once heard…All is fair in Love and War.
Yeah, being friends, or dating someone who loves that team you hate is hard. Trust me, living in CT and surrounded by a lot of Yankee fans is hard. Really hard. But yeah, a Dodgers fan would work, it's out west. Or maybe someone from a team that doesn't attract too much attention, like the Tampa Bay Rays or the Baltimore Orioles? Just a few suggestions. If none of these work, then kill him off and hide his body. Just kidding, but seriously, dating someone from the wrong team is well… yeah.
If Jeff expands his search outside of Chicago, to say, Wisconsin, he can find respectable love. Good luck!


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Could the coach company have got mixed up with the cancellation of the coach for the 3rd team?
Of course I will always defend the club I love and let me say this . I know as much as you guys , I was waiting for the result and was shocked to find out we had not travelled . Today I have done some digging and from what I have been told from reliable sources the bus was cancelled on Friday morning . Not saying its true but I believe that person who told me . I spoke with Gary grainy the coach today and he said he had a team to travel and was told no coach was available . If east cancelled the bus on Friday morning they should be thrown out of the league and the committee or the person who made that decision should resign. I cannot defend people who are dishonest and seeing my club in this position is upsetting . I might also say Peter Moran knows the coach company and was told he knew about it , Peter might put this one to bed if its true . My next phone call is to our coach driver who is a relative of mine.
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What You Can Learn from Marriage Studies
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By Woman's Day
While you can glean advice from studies about relationships, it's not one-size-fits-all, says Sherry Amatenstein, a marriage therapist and author of The Complete Marriage Counselor: Relationship-Saving Advice from America's Top 50+ Couples Therapists. However, if a bit of research resonates with you, there are commonsense ways you can apply the message.
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According to a new survey conducted by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, the current recession is having a double-edged impact on American marriages. On the one hand, couples who are under financial stress report that it's hurt their marriages. For others, being worried about jobs, money and mortgages has fostered a stronger marital commitment.
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"I've seen couples who've gone both ways during times of economic stress," says Amatenstein. When times get tough, "try to remember that you're in this together." The outside world is your shared adversary and something that you can face as a team.
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A University of Chicago study revealed that some of us are so inept at talking (and listening!) to our spouses that we may as well be speaking to a perfect stranger. The researchers suggest that everyday closeness may breed complacency; we think we understand each other, when in fact we get lazy at crafting our messages to each other and at really listening to our spouses.
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It's more important to understand than to be understood, says Michele Weiner-Davis, author of Divorce Busting. "Try to improve communication by repeating back the gist of what your partner is saying in an effort to indicate that you 'got it.' That instills understanding and empathy."
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In a study that purports to show that love really can last, researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook took functional MRI scans of long-married couples as well as newer pairs. As the participants looked at photos of their significant others, key reward and motivation regions of the brain "lit up" on the scans, showing a similar chemistry between long-term and newly coupled pairs.
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Instead of mourning that long-gone tingly, new-relationship feeling, look forward to the deepening of your commitment as the years pass, says Amatenstein. "It's about trust, being cared for and caring, and being vulnerable. If you can get there, it's going to be better than the new feeling."
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Sociologists at Cornell University have found that men who are financially dependent on their wives are more likely to be unfaithful, perhaps because they feel powerless. Interestingly, the opposite is true of women: Economically dependent wives are more faithful than those who are not.
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This could happen, cautions Amatenstein, but it's not always the case. The reason he might cheat is that his ego is so bruised by the mismatch in your incomes that he's looking to get a boost some other way. However, if your husband feels needed and wanted, and it's clear that you're both contributing to your family life, he's much less likely to stray.
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At Michigan State University, researchers concluded that the old trope about husbands and wives becoming more alike over the years is probably false. It's more likely the case that we're initially attracted to a partner similar to ourselves and that those shared outlooks and values become more pronounced over time.
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On the surface it seems that opposites attract — you may have been pulled in by the fact that your extroverted spouse draws introverted you out of your shell, for example. But "the things that keep a marriage together long-term are shared values, goals, sense of humor and outlook on life," says Amatenstein.
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Studies at the University of Iowa found that couples who were good at cheerleading each other report having happier, more solid marriages. Couples can't seem to get enough "self-esteem support," which is when you offer each other emotional encouragement. But too much "informational support," defined as an overload of unasked-for advice, can backfire.
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Always be sure the support you're offering your spouse is authentic. "If your partner can sense that you're just puffing him up, he'll end up resenting it," says Amatenstein. And in the case of informational support, be careful that you (or he) aren't piling on unsolicited advice but are instead brainstorming solutions together.
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What if one half of the couple wants to argue productively and the other withdraws? Research from the University of Michigan says that this fighting style may be a predictor of bad days ahead. Here's what happens: A conflict arises, and one spouse is eager to discuss it, while the other would rather wait and cool down first. Researchers say that the partner ready to listen and talk sees her spouse's need to cool off as disinterest.
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"If one spouse likes to attack the problem promptly, and the other usually needs some time, they need to reach a compromise," says Weiner-Davis. "Sometimes, the partner needing space must push himself or herself to tackle the problem immediately. Other times, the partner liking to put things to rest promptly needs to respect his or her partner's desire to wait."
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Couples who share their faith and practice it together tend to have strong marriages, says research from the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. It may be that the time spent together (at religious services, in prayer), as well as the shared values and outlook, glue marriages together.
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"A couple always needs something beyond just the two of them that they share," says Amatenstein. If, for the two of you, faith fits the bill, great. If it's a source of tension — i.e., one of you is more devout than the other — be careful to keep it separate and find something else that you two can share.
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Vin Scully and Fans at Camelback Ranch
Tony Barrial started this on facebook:
Vinny's 60th Dodger season deserves a salute. SO at the bottom of the 4th EVERY HOME GAME in 2010; before the Dodgers UP; All fans stand up, face the pressbox and chant Vinny until stadium is chanting and Nancy starts to play "It Had To Be You!"
Also, from my trip at Camelback a few weeks ago, here is a youtube of the Boilers Dodger club fans shot by Roberto of Vinscullyismyhomeboy when I was at Camelback:
Earlier I had taken this picture outside by the roped area.
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the back of the Boilers' shirt.
I had never heard of the this Dodger club until I saw them at Camelback Ranch.
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Nice pictures Emma, Vin Scully looks pretty good and a question Emma are you part of the boilers ?
Hey Bluedog,
Yes, Vin looks pretty good and sounded very good on Sunday!
No, I am not part of the Boilers. I had not heard of them before. I am a member of the Dodger Booster club though. My favorite part of the being a member of that club is the volunteering for the annual Blood Drive.
Great pics of the Boilers! And very cool that everybody will be chanting Vin's name in the fourth inning. Love that.
All Hail Vin Scully!! Glad he's back. He looks great.
Emma, I'll admit Vin has never been my favorite announcer (you know Harry Kalas will always be #1 with me), but that quote of his is pretty funny! Glad he is OK.
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Thanks Jane! Their shirt in the back read Spring Training then listed all the years since 1998. Can't wait to join in the chant "Vinny! Vinny! Vinny!.
Doesn't he Mike! that picture reasurred me he is fine.
Saw the quote in the USA Today on the train and I updated the entry! He made me laugh. I can understand about Kalas. I remember I found out about Kalas at the stadium during our Opening day game last year.
As much as I should HaTe Mr. Scully, I cannot he is a legend and still enjoyable to listen to.
I despise everything else about the Dodger franchise (except a few clever Dodger blogs).
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Having grown up with Vin on KABC Talkradio 79 and KTTV 11 (I'm still a Reseda boy – the locale is different), I heard about the fall and thought "No, he's not done with us, yet!" Sure enough, he looks healthy and the voice is still unmistakably Vin.
We can't lose him, yet.
I'm glad Vin is back because he really is a living legend but I really dislike how he dyes his hair. It looks awfully fake, there, Vinny. Come on! Be natural!
Hey Emma! Thanks for the comment. I loved your story about your season tickets a few years ago. Makes me feel a little less silly. I love talking to other ppl with a passion for baseball. =)
So excited for the season to start! I'm glad Vin Scully is better I got so scared when I heard he was in the hospital.
I feel the same way you feel about Scully about Jon Miller! And I love to hate the Jints but like the bantering with Giant bloggers here😉 Looking forward to reading more in your blog!
Oh Jeff, who is natual this day? Wait until you are a certain age.
Glad to hear another fan that get a little crazy when her season tickets arrived. And I totally can ID with the character in Fever Pitch.
That is what is great about this MLBlogs community. We understand each others love for our team. There are many of us!
?Que' tal, Emma?
I'm REALLY glad Vin is doing better, and that his injuries do not seem to be serious. We don't need to lose HIM this year!
Saw your entry on your signed ball! WOW! Color me jealous! 😉 !FELICIDADES! Great cause Joe Torre has going!
I hope you and Julia can meet up during InterLeague!
Talk to you again sometime! !Luego!🙂
Congrats to Vin on 60 years! Always enjoyed his broadcasts!
I too grew up (well after I came to this country) with KABC with Bud Furillo (RIP), Rick Talley (RIP) and Geoff Witcher and also channel 11. Remember those cartoons with Vin in "Sundays with Vin"? I work in the San Fernando valley and live the San Gabriel valley. All LA county! We LOVE LA!
And no, Randy! We Can't lose Vin yet!
Muy Bien Greg! Como estas vos?
Vin looked marvelous Sunday! Therefore we are all marvelous!
Gracias Greg! Yes, that is a great cause that Torre has going.
Hopefully yes, I can meet up with Julia. She was making hungry yesterday talking about her chicken soup and a glass of wine.
he does look great! i hope he gets to witness a great season and make unforgettable calls
You wrote on my blog to ask if I was following the spring games. I am following the games.
He sure looks great! I sure hope that he makes unforgettable calls.
That would be great! I can't listen to the games at work so I am going to rely on game thread. I'll write to you!
Thanks for the reply. Please save my email address and delete that comment if you get a second. I don't like it laying around like that but I didn't know any other way to get you to contact me.
Hey Emma,
Did you here about the city and LAPD having a no tolerance this year for tailgating on opening day? I know tailgating is "officially" illegal at Dodger Stadium, but they usually look the other way on Opening Day. Not this year. Kind of a bummer, but then again they can't be EVERY where, right?? 😉
Done! Thanks!
I have not heard that! Oh Boy! There is a lot of taigating on Opening Day! Lots of those motor homes parked inside have it. I have been invited to one but I just can't wait to get inside the stadium so I don't go. Yeah, they can't be everywhere! LOL. What about at the parks around the stadium. There are major picnics there! And you have to show very early to select a spot.


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Nessa LOVES water - if she could suck down the entire bathtub full, she would.
She has been having solids sporadically - like 4-5 days a week or so - but we really haven't been giving her water. I figured if she is still having those loose, bfy stools that she doesn't need any water. But she really likes water, and I wonder if that means her body is telling her she needs water.
So, did you mamas give your los water with solids, or did that come later? Is watching her pee/poop output a good way to gauge if she needs water in her diet?
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Recap: Chapel
Jenae Hall of Arvada, Colorado, is a worship leader at Dordt. She and approximately 35 other students lead in singing, playing instruments, praying, and praising the Lord. During Defender Days, students led chapel and Praise and Worship events. These are some of Jenae's reflections about worship at Dordt College:
Q: Why did you decide to be part of a Dordt worship ensemble?
A: My favorite thing to do is worship the Lord. He has given us spiritual gifts, and it's our responsibility to use them. I have a fire and a passion for the Holy Spirit. I believe the Lord equips those whom he calls to ministry, and I feel like I am called to lead others in worship. I fall in love with Jesus every time I worship, and that's why I love it so much. It's not about singing; it's about communicating with the Holy Spirit.
Q: Why is chapel such a meaningful experience for students?
A: I think chapel feeds our spiritual growth. Being able to attend chapel is an honor and a privilege. Worshiping and hearing the Word of God is something that is so beneficial in our walk. If we know better, we do better. I believe the impact of chapel affects our minds and our spirits, which leads to an incredible relationship with our heavenly Father and a fulfilling life.
Q: Why do you think Dordt students are so excited about worship on campus?
A: When you get a taste of the Lord, you can't help but want it all the time. Encountering the Holy Spirit is exciting and tugs at our heartstrings that are meant to be connected to our Father. There is nothing like communicating with our Savior. It's not a surprise that students are engaged in chapel; we love Jesus! We are all designed to long for connection with God.
Q: Please share your thoughts about Defender Day chapel?
A: I think it was great that parents could participate and witness in one hour how their children are walking according to the will of the Lord. Chapel reflects the heart of so many students on Dordt's campus. There is an incredible atmosphere of purity, encouraging, and longing for Lord on campus and in the lives of so many Dordt students.


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I have been giving my daughter only hindmilk. Does this mean that she's not getting enough lactose?
I naturally produce about 50 ounces of milk everyday. My daughter is now 7 months old and she's still exclusively breastfed. She doesn't latch anymore though from the time she reached her 2nd month. Since I produce more milk than she needs, I normally just pump and store the 1st 3ounces of each breast every time I express milk, then I only give her very creamy hindmilk. Is this bad? I learned that more lactose is present in the foremilk? Does this mean that she's not getting enough lactose for brain development. Is too much fat in the hindmilk bad as well? I'm really worried.


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On top of his game and now the world, Von Miller's docket is quickly filling up.
A parade. Lots of parties. A princely payday.
"I was just talking to Coach Kubiak, I was asking if you could make the plane do backflips on the way home," Miller said Monday after accepting the Super Bowl MVP trophy from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
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What is funny? Farts. No, wait, that was a rhetorical question. As strange as it sounds, there's never been a concise and accepted definition of what's funny or why we laugh. Is it relief at the passing of danger? Can't always be. Is it about strengthening human connections? Well, what about laughing alone? And how do we even decide what to laugh at? Some people out there don't even think I'm funny. I know, right? Holy shit. But it takes all kinds, even people who are wrong, to make the world work.
If it's hard to determine what is funny, does that make it easier or harder to figure out what is not funny? I think it may be a little easier, but I'm no gynecologist. I do know about some jokes that people sure as shit didn't react well to, though. Let's focus on those.
This was pretty much a misfire heard 'round the world as far as comedy goes. Last summer, comedian Daniel Tosh was at the Laugh Factory in LA and he dropped a joke about rape, to which an audience member yelled out "Rape jokes are never funny." Oh man, have I got a prime setup for comedy here!
So far this scenario is mundane. It wasn't Tosh's first rape joke, whatever it may have been, that upset everyone. It just upset that one audience member. Tosh replied with "Wouldn't it be funny if that girl got raped by like five guys right now?" That joke right there was the problem. You can probably see why, and if not, maybe you have a soundproof room in your cellar.
Everyone from Jim Norton to Louis CK to Lindy West and every blog and website in between has covered this already, and I have neither the interest nor the capacity to defend and debate comedy and rape culture. I'll just say that I think rape is bad, comedy should be funny, and jokes about bodily functions always makes me laugh.
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The thing that is significant to our topic here is that Tosh's joke wasn't really trying hard to be funny. It was a spur-of-the-moment reaction based on a funny premise (not rape, but taking something someone has expressed a dislike of and then forcing it on them) that missed the mark. For instance, if someone tells you they hate olives and you make them an olive pizza as a joke, that's kind of funny. Also terrible, because that pizza would be so gross, but it fits in with the theme of general prankery that you can develop once you know someone's likes and dislikes. Except rape is a really, really shitty foundation for that kind of prank. And then it became public.
Tosh could have turned this around for himself simply by taking another approach. For instance, Tosh cracks a rape joke, audience member says "Rape is never funny," Tosh responds with "Tell that to the circus clown who made me play the slide whistle while he finished on my back."
Is that joke awful? Yes it is, but it isn't as globally offensive as his actual response. In fact, that would have gotten laughs. Uncomfortable ones, and that audience member would still have been pissed at him, but the whole show would have had less of a sex offender vibe than it did.
3 Gilbert Gottfried's Tsunami Joke
One-time Aflac duck Gilbert Gottfried is famous for his melodious singing voice and only slightly less famous for his legendary sense of tact and timing. Gottfried is the man for whom "too soon" was invented and, in a lot of people's eyes, he's kind of a comedy hero for it. In my own opinion, I think his tactless jokes are great, and I like that he's willing to jump on a sensitive nerve. A tragedy needs comedy, and I don't feel like Gottfried is ever mean-spirited in his delivery. Maybe callous, but not wallowing in schadenfreude like some kind of sinister piggy. That said, it's not surprising that not everyone agrees.
Shortly after the massive and destructive tsunami that devastated Japan, Gottfried went on Twitter to share this gem -- "I was talking to my Japanese real estate agent. I said 'is there a school in this area.' She said 'not now, but just wait.'"
This was followed by another tsunami joke that resulted in Aflac firing Gottfried from his spokesperson job, as they apparently had not really researched the man before hiring him in the first place and just went with the first duck-sounding comedian they could find.
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BuzzFeed took the bold stance of simply calling Gottfried an asshole, then listed all of his tweets to suckle off of the controversy for sweet, sweet traffic, in that way BuzzFeed does. They also posted about a half dozen other articles about how funny Gottfried is since then, but never mind that, we're just focused on the joke that got famous for being offensive.
Gottfried, you may know, is infamous for making the Aristocrats joke a public thing at the roast of Hugh Hefner. It's the joke that comedians told other comedians not really as an exercise in humor, but one meant to show how insanely depraved the teller could make the story. His whole career is a testament to intentional poor taste and hilariously awful things. Just listen to his voice.
Still, if you're in a position to lose work over a crass joke, you need to have a quick solution up your sleeve to get out of trouble. What should Gottfried have done? In real life, he deleted the tweets and apologized, which is nice. He still got fired, and a vocal percentage of people, probably less than half, however, seemed genuinely offended by his jokes. A decent spin doctor may have looked at this situation and said that Gilbert Gottfried has a substance abuse problem. Fortunately he's seeking help, which you can watch every Sunday on Spike TV starting this fall -- it's Gottfried Got Help!


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Two skinny mutts fight at the door of a church the color of mud. Children are waving off spare roosters and playing pat-a-cake with one another in the Dominican heat.
As our bus of foreigners pulls up and spills out like a car full of clowns, the children spot the cameras and jostle to pose and mug for us singing out, "una photografia!"
Soon a cacophony of arms is grabbing and hanging on me. Like my own barrelful of monkeys, reaching in my purse and pulling my hair. Soon, they've discovered the secret stash of suckers in my purse and a chorus of "un ballon, un ballon" surrounds me.
I visit the house of Yanelis, a girl who would be president of the drama club, if schools around here had drama clubs. On the way to her home, she skips ahead as we pass an elbowing line of moms and young men carrying buckets and jugs. The water truck has come. They haven't had water for two weeks. At the front of the line a fight breaks out. We keep walking.
When she was younger, Yanelis would walk in the morning with her three brothers, searching for green bottles poking out of the litter-strewn ground of the batey, the old sugarcane plantation they live on.
They wouldn't make much from the trash they found and recycled, but at least a few coins to plunk into their mom's hand, as she scraped to feed her six kids on the six bucks her husband brought home each day. Mami would cook one big pot of rice on the stove each day and they would eat it 'till it was gone.
But Yanelis doesn't go out to work with her brothers anymore. Now she dreams not of picking up green glass for a living, but of being a doctor. She was registered at the Compassion-assisted child development center near her home. Her mother now has hope for her daughter. She waves toward her son sitting in the corner, "My sons are already done. It's too late for them." We encourage them that it's not, in fact, "too late." But Yanelis is now the hope of her mother.
When we ask what it is she hopes for, she says, "I hope Yanelis won't have to live the way I have lived." Yanelis' facetious grin assures us of this. She's a young girl of extreme confidence who has firmly grabbed hold of the idea that she can accomplish anything with God.
Before we go, we pray for the family, for their home. The mother hopes to patch up the home of corrugated tin and scrap wood so it won't leak so much. Backing toward the old stove to take a picture of the family, I step in a mud puddle. The mother is tidy, but that's just how it is when you live with a leaky roof.
As we walk back to our car, we pass four women sitting on a dusty porch. They call out, asking for me to take their picture — they're the ones who didn't get any water again this week.
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Skip to comments.NYS Senators Wear Hoodies in Honor of Trayvon Martin
Posted on 03/27/2012 8:13:20 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
New York State senators took part in a symbolic protest over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
About a dozen state senators showed up in chambers wearing hoodies on Monday.
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"Hoodies" of course. Not "hoods".
Honoring Minority Democrat on Minority Democrat crime.
A$$holes. Idiots. Did they be have their pants down to their knees as well. I mean, if you are going to do something, do it well.
You have to hand it to the Democrats though, they are consistent when it comes to apparel. They been using hoodies all the way back to when they first formed the KKK.
hah, good point...I've never seen such insanity in my life.
another good point...I love this site! Keeps me sane.
Hoodies are for those in cold or rainy environments or those that wish to hide their features for nefarious purposes.
There is no limit to how low democrats will go to pander to the losers of our society.
I bet they looked cute in those.
By the way, I am happy to report that three state senators are in trouble over their gay marriage votes. The Conservative Party chose the Democrat in one race (Grisanti's seat), the GOP in another district is backing someone else, and I forget the third problem.
Plus it looks like we have a new Tea Party win in Brooklyn for a previously rat state senate seat. Absentee ballots still being counted. And I know this guy wouldn't have backed gay marriage.
Punishment comes to those who accept Bloomberg bribes.
Our country is falling down around us and these *adults* pull THIS stunt?
Grow up!! Good grief.
What are they going to wear to honor the white Mississippi State student who was murdered by the Sons of Obama, or the white kid who was set on fire by the Sons of Obama in Kansas City? Funny, I haven't seen any coverage of these crimes on the State Run Media! What a fing surprise!
Really? Where were you during Obama's 2008 campaign?
Epic douchedom. Their phony sadness is nauseating.
The Mr Zimmerman they don't want you to see.
Crooks are crooks, whether wearing hoodies or suits and ties;)
If Zimmerman is indited, I will contribute to his defense fund.
That looks like Henry Waxman
That looks like Henry Waxman
Will the defendants please rise...
HOODIES = KKK Hoods....Democrats just doing what they have always done....
I didn't read YOUR post until after I posted mine (27)....thinking alike....knowing history....unlike the idiots.
The jury finds you guilty!
The way they mug and steal from the American people, they should be required to wear hoodies all of the time.
Nice. I've always thought of New York's Senators as thugs, thieves, punks and whores anyway. Now they look the part. Nice going. No sense in trying to hide your criminal intentions.
Beautiful and revealing photo of New York thugs, punks, robbers and gang bangers. That's a keeper.
Caption this "True Colors."
They should all read Trayvon's tweets on The Daily Caller before putting on the hoodie and making total fools of themselves.
Those are senators? shocking!
(Who's the white dude in the back? not the photo)
Those sad faces look mean. I'd run away scared if I ever saw that group on the street. They look like thugs.
Race hustlers, nothing more.
Well —the man most responsible for me beginning to read the
Federalist Papers— and anything credible about our written
Constitution — Sir, Thomas Sowell —has agreed with the citizen who said the hoodie was the problem -not the race.
My daughters current boyfriend has a drug habit and loves to
wear a black hoodie —with th ehood hiding his face so he can appear thuggish/ or perhaps he thinks it's Goth darkness? SO personal experience suggest Thomas Sowell and the guy who said it was the Hoodie seem credible.Question are these punks also declaring they are like Trevan? Who seems to have been a troubled youth?
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|Delicious refried beans, made in the pressure cooker!
Life as I know it is being seriously disrupted right now at Chez Kalyn by a huge house remodeling project. If you're a regular reader, you know about the original plans for house renovations, since I've been sharing photos. But that plan morphed into me deciding to tear off a small addition that was stuck on to the back of my house, and add a big new space that will be my future office/studio as well as guest bedroom for visiting food bloggers or relatives. There will also be a real laundry room and a hall that leads out under a covered deck that was part of the original plan. I feel very grateful to be able to improve my house like this, and it's going to be wonderful, if only I can survive the next few months with all my office and photo stuff packed into the rest of my tiny house, where the dining room has been converted to blog central with two long tables side by side making a desk and photo table.
Pressure Cooker Refried Beans with Onion, Garlic, and Chiles
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2 cups dried pinto beans (I used unsoaked beans, but if you want to soak the beans they will cook a bit more quickly)
1 T + 2 T olive oil (use olive oil for South Beach Diet, but if you're not a dieter you can use lard or bacon grease)
1 cup chopped onion
2 T minced garlic
1 can (4 oz.) diced green chiles (I used Anaheim chiles, but you can use hotter chiles if you prefer.)
1 tsp. salt
grated cheese, for serving (I used four cheese Mexican blend, which is a fairly low-fat mix of cheeses)
thinly sliced green onions, for serving
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