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Harvey Hall ~ Dennis Martinez~ Joseph Caporali ~ Marc DeLeon
It's election year. What are your expectations for the Mayor of Bakersfield? The office of Mayor may be mostly ceremonial but the Mayor still represents our great city. It is important that our Mayor is an outstanding citizen, cares about the residents of Bakersfield, understands economical issues and promotes commerce.
Harvey Hall ~ He continues to work toward "Unity in the Community" and enhancing the quality of life for all greater Bakersfield residents, making Bakersfield the best city in America. During his tenure, he has been actively involved in beautification, both through Keep Bakersfield Beautiful and through his monthly efforts of picking up trash along our freeways with a dedicated group of volunteers. Mayor Hall continues to work with the youth of our community to enable them to learn about local government. His entire mayor's salary is dedicated toward scholarships for local students wishing to continue their education locally at the community colleges or university. Mayor Hall's goal is to make a positive mark on the community and influence local business in a way that brings growth and unity for many years to come.
Dennis Martinez ~ BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A local building contractor is running for mayor. Dennis Martinez was born and raised right in Bakersfield. He's been doing business in the city for years, and with that, he said he has seen the ups and down of the local economy. Martinez said he has seen the economy go from bad to worse in the past few years. "We're running on a broken system right now. This machine is broken," Martinez said. His focus? Getting people back to work and start rebuilding local businesses. I met Dennis Martinez at the Community Forum held on May 23rd and he truly seems like a nice and caring man. He focused on the issues presented and answered with thought-felt responses. I was very impressed as were others. I asked Mr. Martinez to give more information about his campaign to post on this website. Hopefully, he will follow through and the community will have a chance to know more about him and will be better prepared when election day arrives.
Joseph Caporali ~ The Bakersfield Californian wrote an article titled "A Colorful Past" regarding Joseph Caporali, and boy oh boy I know that personally. View for yourself his colorful past at www.josephcaporali.com. He has swindled many people out of money as an investment in his company then refuses to give the money back when he doesn't produce what he has promised. I have been told that Caporali is being investigated by the FBI, but that is second-hand news. I do know for sure though that he has been arrested for bouncing checks and he has been sued by several people. At the community forum held on May23rd Joseph Caporali was not focusing on the questions asked, his answers had nothing to do with what was asked and the public was laughing at him for his answers. One woman asked me "what is wrong with him?" One has to wonder where his mind was, because it definitely wasn't on what the meeting was about and his speech was slurred. Was he under the influence of something?
Marc DeLeon ~ Unfortunately, Marc DeLeon has chosen not to participate in local forums to discuss his views and plans on making Bakersfield an even better place to live. This makes me wonder if he is not just using the election to bring attention to his business and music career. Is Marc DeLeon serious about representing Bakersfield? If he is, he needs to take the time and let the community hear from him.


text: Is there really an Illuminati ????? 1234>LincolnGenghis posted:8/11/2013 6:49:39 PM Everyone seems to have at least some opinion on the concept of the illuminati. When you look around at various things and can't quite place your finger on what it is that is not right about something. Strange things happening, economic issues, corporate takeovers of some of the basic public fundamental things that we used to take for granted that are slowly dissapearing. Is their an actual secret group that is causing all these strange things? able to influence politics and power to such a degree? Influence political decisions on every aspect of our lives? The answer is YES THERE IS! you are not imagining some of these things and you are not nuts. At least here in america most people are looking down the wrong rabbit holes though which allot of the times are false trails endlessly leading to nowhere. The real culprits like to keep a very low profile and prefer people thinking there is one small hidden group dating back to before the middle ages that secretly influences every aspect our lives. Well I have never found any evidence to support that exact claim but I have come damn close to uncovering some of whats really going on and whos behind it. Remember this name well. "ALEC" American Legislative Exchange Council there is a starting link to the truth below. They are not what I would consider Illuminated though. American Legislative Exchange CouncilLincolnGenghis posted:8/11/2013 7:05:46 PM The united states of ALEC Jaxerback posted:8/11/2013 7:32:12 PM Are they "reptilians"?LincolnGenghis posted:8/11/2013 7:47:38 PM Worse. Greedy humans that act like reptiles.ParanormalPaul posted:8/13/2013 10:48:36 AM Maybe the whole concept of Illuminate is a cover for a cover that is used for a cover? Kind of like how some computer experts can make tacking them back so difficult by moving their IP's through so many different points that a starting point is nearly impossible to find. Just another version of sleight of hand and misdirection. gary107 posted:8/13/2013 1:02:48 PM The Illuminate were disbanded in the 1790's.ParanormalPaul posted:8/13/2013 1:10:25 PM In Reply To:gary107 posted:8/13/2013 1:02:48 PM The Illuminate were disbanded in the 1790's.and you know this how? show your proof please so it can be verifiedgary107 posted:8/13/2013 1:57:37 PM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IlluminatiJaxerback posted:8/13/2013 8:00:35 PM Hahahahahahaha!!!! gary107 posted:8/14/2013 3:20:23 PM unless someone claims to see the ghost of the Illuminati walking about, then it is not a paranormal topic? Is there something funny, JaxerB ? I neither confirm nor deny....LincolnGenghis posted:8/14/2013 9:38:06 PM Ahh this is a fitting topic for the site , on this site if you venture along the left side of the page and read the headings you will see CONSIRACIES prominently displayed six positions down under the heading CATEGORIES. And if you see what those people have been up to it definately fits every earmark of a conspiracy to a T. Basically those people have been eroding every aspect of American life trying to turn it into a corporate dictatorship. They also would fit the bill for being a current day type of illuminati organization. And yes Gary there are your beloved phamaceutical companies involved up to their ears in it also. They wanted legislation to limit their liabilities on lawsuits when their concoctions kill people. Now that people are finding out who they are and what they have been up to I am sure they will scurry under a rock and try to regroup under a different name. They don't like their organization having a spotlight on it. I do think that in the next elections if people really do want to see a change from the bottom on up they should look very closely at every candidate running at their state and local levels and don't vote for anybody who has ever had a membership in ALEC dispite what there political party is. And also hold those bastards to a very high standard. You may not be able to directly effect washington but you can cetainley effect great changes at your state and local levels which will trickle up and have a great effect on washington in the long run. If the honest people in washington (There has to be a few) see a steam roller like that charging up a hill they will finnaly grow a set of balls and stop acting like scared pussies and do what they are suppose to do for the people that put them there in the first place.LincolnGenghis posted:8/14/2013 10:00:58 PM I beleive the CCA Corrections Coporation of America was a darling in the ALEC group of Lobbying. I know I brought them up in a different thread this week but they are a piece of the ALEC puzzle so it is fitting that when I found a link to numerous pages of stories on them it should go here. Quite allot to read in numerous articles but well worth the read. This is all tied in with those empty buildings that people misstakingly think are FEMA camps. This is the real story. Corrections Coporation Of America And in a recent related article the Chief Financial Officer CCA dumped off like 50000 shares of his own stock on the public market. Does He anticipate the bottom falling out? There future profits will be predicted but numerous government debates going on currently with immigration reform and detention, along with reducing some types of prison sentences. Depending on how all those things pan out they may be headed for rough waters. The actual number of people getting incarcerated is going down every year. For people that don't know what a CFO is compared to a CEO CFOs are the real money men at corporations. they are the ones that actually deal with all the money at the top . An overly simplified explanation of their function could be maybe head accountant although their job funtion is more complicated then that. They know where all the money is and is not, they know where all the financial skeletons are in the closet and what kind of real shape a company is in. The Beginning of the end for CCA? And for anybody wondering if his dump off of a large chunck of his stock might be related to anything read this Gem below. if the bottom does fall out it will be the smaller uninformed investers stuck holding the bag by buying up those shares. What I smell is a parachute activating. Anonymous Report on CCAgary107 posted:8/15/2013 11:53:13 AM Linc, perhaps you do see ghosts.gary107 posted:8/15/2013 11:53:13 AM Linc, perhaps you do see ghosts.LincolnGenghis posted:8/15/2013 11:37:01 PM Linc sees many things when he wants to. :)gary107 posted:8/16/2013 2:03:58 AM Linc, sees different things depending on what he is drinking.ParanormalPaul posted:8/16/2013 7:40:32 AM Linc, let me know what it is you are drinking when you see naked women, then I will go and get me some also. I read up on all that you have provided also. Seems like the beginning of the end of the CCA. Perhaps, Gary owns some stock in the CCA? Maybe that is why he is grump sometimes. Need to look at the stock market and compare it to the days when he is at his best/worse?gary107 posted:8/16/2013 2:57:08 PM to my present knowledge I only own Walmart stock and it is doing better than when I brought in. When is this recession going to end?ParanormalPaul posted:8/16/2013 5:52:53 PM Of course Wal-Mart stock is doing good. It the only place left for people to buy poorly made chinese knock offs. Not surprised you own stock in it.LincolnGenghis posted:8/17/2013 2:00:32 AM LOL now that finally explains why gary has gone on and on about China in past posts, speaking very highly of the country. Must be the Walmart Stock. Please log in or become a member to add a post.

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Boot camps for kids must be closely watched
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Ever been to boot camp? And I mean a REAL boot camp? Well, I attended boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Even so, AF boot camp is yet still regarded -- by the other two-an-a-half U.S. military services (the Navy is actually one and a half service, as the Marine Corps has a boot camp infrastructure distinctly seperate (yet also intertwined with) from its own department-head Navy) -- as the "wus" boot camp of the Armed Forces mostly because the average Air Force enlistee is generally (self-)considered more cerebral than the other two services (the Squid-Force usually laughs quite dirisively at such contentions). Intentionally, the Air Force wants to (still? I hope) keep it that way.
Let me tell you something, if you want your (or any) child to develop a life-long conviction of service to the living, you certainly don't want to make them suffer through any (quasi)military-grade boot camp. This is because the primary purpose of virtually all (para) military training centers (especially those that have an infantry-focus) is to functionally dehumanize its cadets in order to afterward reassemble their psyche into a more effecient human killing machine.
Because however, there is no distinct military-mission agenda within these pretend boot camps, the only thing they really end up doing is just screwing over the minds of their captive child-combatants.
Private boot camps as illustrated in your articles this week are -- functionally -- just child-abuse institutions. Since they are not military-education programs, the only REAL reason that any of them have for existence is to destroy the prevailing personality of all incarcerated children so that they can then re-construct that personality into a more pliable and compliant victim.
At least in the Armed Forces boot camps, the trainees can be no younger than 17 years of age. At age 17, most people have at least a remote idea of who they are going to be (this includes sexual orientation). These faux-military boot camps however, seem to be taking in children as young as 15 and 16 (and perhaps even younger)! And since these fake drill instructors obviously seem to really enjoy what they're doing, doesn't anybody in authority ever wonder just how ecstatically these Smokey-Bear cap wearers are getting their rocks off?
Sounds more to me like a cloned "Evil Santa" version of the Boy Scouts.
Want to get just an idea in general of what boot camp life is about? Get a copy of the book "Maggot".
Dear Kevin Uhrich,
I am a 17-year-old girl that has been in 17 foster homes in the 2 ½ years that I have been in the foster care system. Luckily, 1-year ago I was placed with my current foster mom that is loving, caring and committed to me. In March of 2011 I was introduced to Keith"Sarge' Gibbs and his organization. In my initial introduction to Sarge, he explained how his organization works and why he has dedicated 7-years of his life helping at "Risk Youth" that was me! As a once troubled teenager I can easily feel when a person truly cares about children, as he was explaining his organization to me I could tell that he was sincere. It touched my heart that a person who knew nothing about these kids and had no hidden agenda, and would give up time from his life to help "at risk-youth", who like me at one point in time, did not have anyone to guide us down the right path.
In your article you made reference to both of your parents "Mom and Dad". Most children do not have both parents at home, and the same can be said for most foster homes. Like me I came from a single parent home prior to being placed in foster care. Once in foster care I was placed in 17 different homes and out of those 17-homes only 1 had both parents.
Respect: In your article you stated that "drill-instructor type of boot camp for their children beating respect for authority into them". I'd like to talk to you about "beating respect". As a child coming up, I always heard the word respect, respect your elders, respect your teachers, etc. However, I never really learned the meaning of respect until being placed in my current Foster Home and being introduced to Commit II Achieve Youth Boot Camp. Where respect, discipline and structure is the core focus. What I've learned about respect is that it is earned not given. If you want someone to respect you, you have to first learn to respect yourself. Question, how did I learn to first respect myself? I had to first learn the things I was doing to myself were not respect. This was self-sabotage and self-destructive behavior. At one point in time I was doing drugs and always running away from placement, I had dropped out of school and had no, absolutely no direction, all I wanted to do was party. I thought it would never affect me and I also thought I had respect for myself. My foster mom was quick to teach me the effects and how that was a disrespect to myself and my body. I had come to the realization that I wanted more for myself. Once I return to school I realized I had done so much damage, however, I was given the support from my foster Mom and Sarge that returning to school and changing my life was obtainable. After I learned that, and being giving the tools I needed to succeed I have stopped all drug and alcohol use an am now an Honor Roll student.
Please note that not at any given time has anyone "beaten respect for authority into me", and as far as this happening in the Commit II Achieve Youth Boot Camp, this could not be further from the truth. I have never witnessed any mental nor physical abuse from Sarge or any of his Drill Instructors (DI). First let me say that my foster sister has been in the Commit II Achieve Youth Boot Camp for over 2-years, and she has never reported or complained of any abuse. As for me, I went to drill weekend about 2-weeks ago for 3-days and 2-nights and this is what I experienced.
Drill Weekend: Upon arriving at the drop-off point for the parents I was immediately instructed to "fall in" behind the other cadets that were there, I was instructed to drop my gear (personal belongings: sleeping bag and backpack) Then you are to stay in formation mean while the drill instructors check your bag for items that are not allowed to be taken on drill weekend. After that is done you start exercising (pushups, situps, and jumping jacks). Meanwhile waiting for the bus to arrive, the instructors recite the RIDD (Respect, Integrity, Discipline, Dedication).After reciting it a couple of times, they instruct us to repeat it, we do that until the bus arrives. When we get to the destination, everyone sets up the tents and sleeping bags and gear are put in a spot together. When everything is put together, we all get in-formation and get ready to start a hike .We hike for a couple of miles. When we stop, the drill instructor, talks to us about choosing the right path in life and how choosing the wrong path can affect our lives. When we get back to our sleeping area, a fire watch list is made. Fire watch is when one or two cadets along with an instructor stay up for an hour to watch the sleeping area for animals or tarantulas. We wake up and we are on a schedule, we have PT (physical training), a run, and followed by breakfast, academics, Leadership Training and Mentoring.
Please note there is yelling, however, there is never more than one person , if you fail to comply with the DI, another DI will come over to try a different approach, what are we supposed to expect, it is not day care it's Boot Camp. At no time did I ever witness any physical abuse when a cadet fails to comply. Kids don't go there because they have been abiding all the rules and have been good. They need discipline and that is what the organization is giving them. They do break you down to build you back up, this consists of an intense physical workout which is called "smoking'' After this physical workout all cadets are brought to the 'hill of confession 'at this point in time all cadets, are supposed to share why they feel their parents have placed them in boot camp. What I witnessed at that point in time was very powerful; the kids share what they had done and showed signs of remorse. I have never seen anything like that before in my life, I am not an emotional person, and kids were crying, and I had never seen a softer side of the DI. Some kids chose to go away and speak 1-on-1 with the DI's. Coming down the "Hill of Confession" all cadets are required to walk down the hill yelling how we are going to change our behaviors.
Having gone through this very intense weekend, losing my nice comfortable bed, running water, a roof over my head, computer and my music, I now have a different appreciation for the basic things in life that I have taken for granted.
In reading your article, I was very disturbed by the way YOU were treated, by the Catholic Church, i.e. nuns. Seems to me the Catholic Church and the Nuns need to be investigated and taught how to appropriately discipline a child. These are people who made a commitment to their lord and savior to protect God's people, to teach and lead them the right way. Like in Boot Camps, as well as in, some Catholic Churches, there are bad apples; unfortunately, it takes something to happen to weed them out. For you, your bad apple was a Nun at Catholic School, Sister Flavian and for Boot Camp it was Kelvin McFarland.
I would agree with you when you said 'Mother Knows Best". As a parent, they should know what type of organization they are putting their kids into and who they are being exposed to. Parents should do their homework, research, and always ask questions, never accept the first answer. Parents should also make it very clear to their children, that they are devoted to nothing and no one more than their children, had this been made clear to you as a child, maybe you would have been able to tell your parents what you were experiencing at the hands of Sister Flavian
In closing, I would like to say that I do not understand how people have the audacity to say that putting your child in an organization i.e. (Boot Camp) that is committed to helping parents with their out-of-control children, child abuse. It is an organization that helps youth to become better stronger people that can make good choices that will lead them to live a more productive life and member of society. This hopefully would lead to less children in our foster care system, and lower the number of people in our prison system.
IF you would like to further discuss this with me, I can be reached at email@example.com
Tania Tafoya
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Juvenile Boot Camps Don't Make Sense
Advocating the End to Juvenile Boot Camps: Why the Military Model Does Not Belong in the Juvenile Justice System
What Are Boot Camps?
Hello im writing to you to tell you about my experience at Commit to Achieve Boot Camp i have two boys who have been there since April and im impressed by the outcome of my childrens behavior there has been change in them and all because of this Kelvin McFarland and his behavior it has put a negative spot on Commit to Achieve boot camp if you have never been to the camp itself then you really dont know how the Sarge and his team care about each and everyone of those cadets so i have to agree with Tania
I love the idea of boot camps, because it help teens reform and empowers them with other life skills to help them in future.. What I don't like about boot camp is the policies for beating someone that isn't even fighting back. If you really want to discipline and punish troubled kids, make them do push-ups, sit-ups, run laps, squats, etc. This page discusses everything about drill sergeants and punishment at boot camps for teens: http://www.teenbootcamps.org/boot-camps/...


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The USS Magellan was a Federation starship that was in service with Starfleet in the late 24th century. In the 2360s, the Magellan was under the command of Captain Conklin. (TNG: "Starship Mine")
In 2369, the Magellan stopped at the Remmler Array for a baryon sweep. During the ship's visit, the crew performed a talent show. (TNG: "Starship Mine")
In 2374, the Magellan was a part of the Starfleet attack force that fought in Operation Return. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels")
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (2nd ed., p. 473), the Magellan was a Constellation-class star cruiser, with a registry of NCC-3069. According to USS Enterprise Owners' Workshop Manual, the Magellan was a Galaxy-class sister ship of the USS Enterprise-D.
Dialogue and footage in "Sacrifice of Angels" also suggests the Magellan was in fact a Galaxy-class starship:
- Sisko: "Ensign, have Galaxy Wings 91 and 93 engage those destroyers. All other ships, head for that opening. Anyone who makes it through doesn't stop until they reach Deep Space 9."
- Elim Garak: "Congratulations, Captain. You wanted them angry. They're angry."
- Sisko: "The Magellan and the Venture are supposed to be protecting our starboard flank. They're in too tight... tell fighter squadrons 6, 7 and 8 to..."
The subsequent shot was of two Galaxy-class ships attacking a Cardassian destroyer. It suggests that the Magellan was a Galaxy-class as the Venture has been previously established as one.
It was however also possible that the Magellan was either an Excelsior- or Miranda-class starship as prior to Garak's statement ships from these two classes were holding to the starboard side of the Defiant, with a Miranda-class ship holding close off the Defiant's starboard aft quarter.
The USS Magellan may have been named for Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
External linksEdit
- USS Magellan (NCC-3069) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- USS Magellan (NCC-71820) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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(Credit: Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images)During the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards, Rap Artist Kayne West jumped onstage after Taylor Swift won the 'Best Female Video' award and claimed that Beyonce deserved the honor. Before the show ended, Kanye West posted an apology on his blog to the country singer and her mother.
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Hugh GrantIn 1995, Hugh Grant gave a public apology after he was found with a Hollywood prostitute. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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My people. Â I feel like I haven't blogged in weeks because, oh yeah, I haven't blogged in weeks. Â So to remedy that situation, I present to you the following links that have been occupying my browser's tabs for the last week or so.
Handmade bike bags? Â Yes, please! (h/t Leah)
I'm not going to argue that the number of used bikes for sale in the local Craigslist (per capita, that is) is the best way to measure the "best" cities for cycling, but it is interesting to see that Portland is only number 3 on the list.
Speaking of used bikes, curious about what that old Bianchi in the garage is worth? Â Here you go.
Speaking of used bike prices, turns out that the cities with the highest used bike prices also have the lowest used car prices. Â Neat.
OK, the indices are getting a little ridiculous, but here's one measuring the hipster quotient of the five New York boroughs by, you guessed it, the number of fixies for sale in each of them. Â I assume a skinny-jeans index is not too far behind.
Here's a great article about how to normalize cycling, courtesy some guy named Anthony you might have met.
Green bike lanes? Â I'd vote for Tiger blue in Memphis, or maybe blue and gold (for the Grizzlies), or maybe barbecue-sauce red.
OK – that's all for now. Â More next week I promise.


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can someone explain?
Can someone explain to me why a TFO rod cost a $149 to $199 while a sage cost from $200 up. I know the difference in the fact that TFO is korean made but what is the differences when it comes to the build and/or quality of the rods. I have a hard time making myself buy a TFO (korean) rod versus other rods but for the money and from what I see I cannot understand the differences. I do not believe it is the cosmetics for they seem similar. And what is the difference that makes one rod $700 v/s $199. I am not trying to be sarcastic or mean I trully do not understand. I have never built rods and that is why I am trying to learn if it is something in the build or is it just a prestige thing to own the higher end rods. All my rods are of higher end value but my fishing partner fishes TFO'S and darn I can't really see a difference except price and cosmetics. Any help in understanding this I would greatly appreciate. Thanks.
Higher modules of graphite *biggest reason*, premo cork, better hardware (guides, reel seats, hook keeper, etc.), If you've ever owned a TFO the corks are horrible using lots of filler, which is extremely unpleasant while casting! It all has to do with feel.
TFO makes nice rods, for cheap, and have exceptional warranties but doesn't compare in my mind to a Sage, Winston, or a Orvis Helios!
Visit MUDHOLE.com to really understand why. Check the prices on things and you'll get a clearer picture of the differences in prices on the blanks, graphite, alone!
Alot of the diff in rods is what your trying to accomplish doing with them.
can you compare a yugo with a chevy suburban.they both get you where you want to go just how you get there and pride in ownership.sage lower price rods was yesterdays best technology. i prefer the yesterdays technology to the best tfo.
It all depends on how deep your pockets are;) I've fished them all, all of them will catch fish.
No one in the business has a better warranty than TFO, you can't get a $700 rod returned within a week:eek:
I like my high $$ rods & have no complaints with the cheaper ones. I have heard that there are a few breeds of fish that will not bite a bug if it is cast on foreign made rods & that they swim up & down streams with the high $$ banners on their sides with their noses up in the air, i avoid those unless i happen to have that particular brand with me that day:biggrin:
It's really more about the stickers on your vehicle than the label on your rod. :biggrin:
It is capitalism in action and a beautiful thing.
Fishermans fly thank you for that insight. That is a well defined answer that I was searching for. Billyspey I feel the same as you. As I have stated many times before I don't buy TFO unless it is a rod of cause ex: Breast cancer, Healing waters. I have orvis, sage, winstons and I love them all but the recent growth in these korean rods left a debate between me and some people. They called me a gear guy (one who is more worried about names than gear) and simply ask how fancy a stick you need to catch a fish when you only got out 9 ft of line? I am looking at purchasing another rod soon, what I am looking at is the flight series or another launch (can not afford the zxl yet) what is your opinions on these two rods. I know it is up to me on the way they feel but I am talking about component make up and craftsmanship?
You will definately see a difference in the quality of components from the entry level rods of TFO's and the higher end Winston, Sage, etc. But if you are looking at the entry level rods offered by Sage now, you will see similar components as the imports but still pay the slightly higher costs for buying an American made production rod. I can get the Nickel Silver reel seat hardware for a Winston for about $60 retail where I could get an aluminum reel seat hardware commonly found on the less expensive models for well less than half of that. The best cork rings can cost up to $3 or more for a ring and you will need 10-14 rings depending on what type of grip you want. On the other hand you can also get some pretty bad rings for .50 and use filler material to make it look better on the shelf. Guides are the same way. I have built functional bamboo rods that fish and cast great that I outfitted with components for less $30 but the majority of the rods I have built take about $200 worth of components retail and that's not including the price of a blank since I make those as well. Do you need clean and void free cork, fancy exotic wood insert for your nickel silver reel seat attached to a state of the art space age technology blank to catch a fish using fur and feathers on a hook? No. But you will buy what you can afford and cherish it because you know that you bought what you wanted because you can. Enjoy the pursuit of your next rod and make sure you cast before you buy because that is really all that matters.
Great points GMREEVES. And I can say from being in your shop you definately go to the nth degree for quality. I value your opinion and insight. Like I was saying I am just trying to get a little research in so that I can make good quality judgements on this issue. I love the bamboo but everyone I see lately has some TFO rod for less money trying to convert me over because of price. I like american made products and I like my rods I just did not know all the info on the cost of components and so forth that made a rod more expensive. Thanks guys.
One other question on this subject. Several years ago when I started buying my first fly rods, I remember Thomas and Thomas being a well stocked rod and lots of people liked them. Now there does not seem to be as many dealers around and I was wondering what changed? They have always been a very georguos rod. Just trying to find that out.
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Skip to comments.Obama Says He'd Strike Down All Bans on Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on 03/01/2013 2:10:56 PM PST by SeekAndFind
In an impromptu White House press conference on Friday, President Barack Obama spoke on his administration's recent decision to file an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8, saying there is "no good reason" for a ban on same-sex marriage. He was responding to a reporter who asked the president why he doesn't "just argue that marriage is a right that should be available to all people of this country."
Obama responded by saying: "What we've said is that same-sex couples are a group, a class that deserves heightened scrutiny. The Supreme Court needs to ask the state why it's doing it, and if the state doesn't have a good reason, it should be struck down. That's the core principle, as applied to this case.
"Now, what the court may decide that if it doesn't apply in this case, it probably can't apply in any case. There's no good reason for it. If I were on the court, that would probably be the view that I would put forward. But I'm not a judge, I'm the president."
He continued, "The basic principle, though, is let's treat everybody fairly, let's treat everybody equally, and and I think that the brief that's been presented accurately reflects our views."
Obama also told reporters at Friday's press conference that he felt it was important for his administration to become involved in the Proposition 8 case because he found the amendment that was passed by voters in 2008 to be unconstitutional. The amendment defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
"... when the Supreme Court asks, do you think that the California law, which doesn't provide any rationale for discriminating against same-sex couples other than just the notion that, well, they're same-sex couples, if the Supreme Court asks me or my Attorney General or Solicitor General, do we think that meets constitutional muster, I felt it was important for us to answer that question honestly and the answer is no," Obama told reporters. The Obama administration filed its amicus brief late Thursday, the last day for briefs to be filed in the Supreme Court case.
"The exclusion of gay and lesbian couples from marriage does not substantially further any important governmental interest. Proposition 8 thus violates equal protection," wrote Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. in the brief favoring the overturning of Proposition 8 in California.
Obama, who initially took office supporting civil unions but not same-sex marriage, came out in support of its legalization last year.
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These are the things Obama hates.
Isn't it great to be a dictator? Just do any old thing you want whenever.
I thought he said he wasn't a dictator.
He is using racial discrimination law terminology for gays. This would go way beyond just affording them "equal rights" and will lead to all kinds of special rights, affirmative action, etc.
What a filthy liar Obama is, previously claiming he opposed gay marriage and suddenly he became a gay rights activist.
When is he going to say out loud he is a homosexual?
Another recent article posted on gay militants in general (not just the marriage issue) identified the problem: gays want equal treatment, not equal opportunity/protection. The two are very different and the former is guaranteed to nobody.
Obama's quote "the basic principle, though, is let's treat everybody fairly, let's treat everybody equally," reveals that he believes the opposite even though equal treatment automatically obliges individuals to behave in a certain way. That is not liberty. That is not freedom. That is not equality before the law. That is the law being made subservient to yet another protected class. No sale.
And all those good church going black folks voted for him. The ones I know can't stand the thought of gay marriage.
have you ever seen a President so openly dream of dictatorship?
RE: And all those good church going black folks voted for him. The ones I know cant stand the thought of gay marriage.
For the vast majority of these church going black folks... the following trumps morality (including marriage and the family and God's laws ):
1) Government goodies
2) Skin color
They have little fear of God's judgment.
He thinks he can tell the Supreme Court how to do their jobs.
Oh. You mean how you give 0bamacare WAIVERS to all of YOUR friends, and you tell Christian organizations like Hobby Lobby to pound sand.
"I'm the President" seems to be his answer to everything. What a shame.
As Jimmeh Cahtah, th' peenut fahmah packed his own chute (IMO) by writing and getting passed the CRA (Community Re-investment Act) that (again, IMO) brought down the housing industry in 2008 ...
(Remember, the CRA helped get loans for people with little or no credit to build their own homes through Habitat for Humanity .. Jimmeh Cahtah, CEO sort'a ... (post presidency)
Mayhaps zero's intent to see queers have all they can be has a simular motivation ...
Just sayin'
Yeah, he said that too. Every couple seconds he feels compelled to remind everyone that he's the president.
Obama has such little regard for the sanctity of marriage because he is illigitimate. His parents weren't married, personally I think his marriage to Michelle may be a sham.
That said, the illigitimacy part isn't his fault naturally. But I do think that it affects a person's perception about marriage and relationships and trust....and even themselves too. It used to be that being illigitimate was nothing to celebrate. Now, an illigitimate person is POTUS. Just sayin'....
Should we be surprised that Obama lied?
When doesn't he lie?
He already argued that he did not lie... His opinions on gay marriage "evolved" after he got elected.
This is another one of those escape hatches politicians can use if they really want to hide their agenda during the campaign and then change it after being elected.
For example : Why did you raise taxes when you said during your campaign that you were against raising them?
Answer: My opinion on taxes "evolved".
Just replace taxes above with X, where X is any issue you can think of.
That's his schtick now.
They are trying to establish something in law that does not and will never exist in reality. And force the rest of us to treat it as real.
Most people are pretty tolerant on a personal level. Do what you want. If two males or two females cohabitate, its not my business if you don't make it my business. But don't expect me to pretend that it is a marriage.
O has elevated this non-issue to the highest importance. One has to assume that he has personal reasons for making this the centerpiece of his presidency.
As we often say: The problem isn't the whack-job we elected president. The problem is that half the country thinks he's the cat's meow. Half the country at least fails to recognize disfunction and empty incompetence when its staring them in the face.
"The basic principle, though, is let's treat everybody fairly, let's treat everybody equally, and and I think that the brief that's been presented accurately reflects our views."
Good because I want to marry my sister (I'm also a woman). You can't judge me, everybody has to be treated equally!
My guess is that in Obama's new math, a Nation full of votes does not out weigh a Dictators decree...
...Kinda like how he got elected.
With all the Bigmouth talking, everybody forgets that gay marriage is sexual perversion. It is wrong at the outset. I wish he would shut up. He is such a distraction to everything people are trying to have a serious discussion about. All he does is talk!
In America, the Executive Branch does not "strike down".
Unless you are assuming dictatorial powers.
Which, considering 0bama's unwillingness to enforce the laws as required by the Constitution, has already occurred.
See immigration law, release of illegals, etc.
Obama wants to marry Reggie when he dumps the mooose after the next election.
My FRiend he is half black,
That is his trump. They will never desert him.
Skin color trumps everything in the Democratic party.
How's he going to explain this to his good buddies in the Muslim Brotherhood?
Anyone with a modicum of sense knew he supported gay marriage all along, and the homosexuals knew that too. They knew he was saying that because many people in the country are/were opposed to gay marriage. There were more people opposed when he first ran than there are now. (One must hand it to the libs and homosexual community; they utilized the media and schools to switch public opinion.) He paid lip service to traditional marriage on the surface, but he has always supported gay marriage. Now he feels comfortable revealing his true feelings.
Oh, really? On whose authority will Obama do this?
He must have gotten a truck load of letters from him bath house and gay bar buds.
What nobody ever says, is that marriage is NOT an issue of "equal protection" at all.
Why? Because under current marriage law, we're all treated equally. We are all limited to one opposite sex partner. We are all limited to one marriage partner at a time. Any eligible man can marry any eligible woman, and vice versa. We're all treated equally as it is.
I understand that a homosexual doesn't want to marry an opposite sex partner, but the point is, he/she has the right to do so.
Another issue is that, under federal law, homosexuality and this whole "sexual identity" issue is not a protected class under civil rights laws. Yet judges are being asked to invent such a right, and then apply that right to say that homosexuals should have the right to marry each other.
Bottom line, this issue should not be in courts at all. And it wouldn't have made inroads in courts except for liberal judges inventing a right to homosexual marriage, and deciding that "sexual orientation" "SHOULD BE" covered under civil rights laws, when such status is explicity NOT covered at all.
Strike that down!
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We are Korean Moms in training dedicated to psycho-analyzing our moms, reliving horrible memories of embarrassment and dread for the benefit of the public...all the while laughing like a wheezy grandpa. Someone needs to pay for our therapy...
Friday, July 25, 2008
One more time...
Off on another work related trip.
I'll miss you. Don't cry. Really.
DDOOK!! (Insert scary Korean Mom voice and stank eye)
Be back in two weeks! :)
PS- I'm loving all your awesome Korean Mom and just plain MOM stories! You guys crack me up. Want to share a personal Korean Mom story? Leave it as a comment and brighten someone's Korean Mom-less day.
See you soon!
47 comments:
- Mariana said...
I am sadly Korean Mom-less, and am enjoying your blog so much! I have forward a link to a few Korean friends who have descended into wet-their-pants laughing at the hilarious accuracy of your observations.
Well done, and more posts please!
- July 25, 2008 at 2:01 AM
My mom (and dad) can be yelling/screaming at my sister or me or at each other, but the minute the phone rings, they'll answer it in the most polite, calm tone ever! Anybody else's parents like this? I think it goes back to not airing your dirty laundry ;)
- July 25, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Does anyone else's Korean mom pronounce "Montgomery Ward" like "mon-go-merry-world"?
- July 25, 2008 at 11:36 PM
- twiz said...
Hey - I plugged your blog on Kimchi Mamas, where I am a contributor. Check us out at http://kimchimamas.typepad.com/kimchi_mamas/
- July 28, 2008 at 2:21 PM
- Do said...
So ridiculously accurate. Eerie. Thanks for sharing.
- July 28, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Does anyone else's Korean mom pronounce "Montgomery Ward" like "mon-go-merry-world"?
Yes, my mother says that as well. What is more hysterical, is that I live in Montgomery County and as a child, I always thought I lived in "mon-go-merry" county until some kind soul pointed out.. I was misprouncing it!
- July 28, 2008 at 4:43 PM
- jooliyah said...
i nearly fell out of my seat laughing to see "DDOOK!" written out like that. haha! i definitely have a korean mom. and after reading all of this, am wondering if i am becoming one too.....must resist.
- July 28, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Lol about the, "mon-go-merry-world." It sounds like something my mil would say. She cannot even pronounce my name and then went on to spell my name according to her mispronunciation on her christmas cards. It wasn't until a caucasian friend mentioned to her that I had a very, "interesting" way of spelling my name, that she caught on to the idea that she had totally butchered up my name. If that was not bad enough, she decided to brag to me about how funny this whole thing was and how she had absolutely no clue that my name was not spelled the way she thought it should have been spelled. {eye roll}
If you ask mil which pharmacy she goes to, she says, "QVC." You ask her, "Do you mean CVS?" "No! I go to QVC!" Who knows, maybe some day QVC will start selling meds too...
- July 29, 2008 at 1:53 AM
Does anyone else's Korean mom pronounce "Montgomery Ward" like "mon-go-merry-world"?
Yes, my mother says that as well. What is more hysterical, is that I live in Montgomery County and as a child, I always thought I lived in "mon-go-merry" county until some kind soul pointed out.. I was misprouncing it!
OMG! LOL! I grew up in "mon-go-merry" county too and shopped at "mon-go-merry" Ward. Why can't they pronounced the "t"? The sound is part of the Korean language.
- July 29, 2008 at 2:13 AM
- Peter said...
Hi, my name is Peter Nguyen (main writer at Stuff Asian People Like). Many of our members have suggested your site to be a weeklong feature because of its witty and comic satire of Korean Mothers. (we also lack content in the area). If it's okay, may we dedicate a "Korean Moms Week?" on Stuff Asian People Like. All of your articles will be fully credited and will link back to your blog. (we have over 300,000 unique hits, so I think it would be great exposure as well).
I've already posted one of the articles because one of our readers REALLY LIKES IT.
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- July 29, 2008 at 2:23 PM
- kiatortilla said...
Stuff my Korean mom likes? Vests...even in the hottest of weather, she will wear a long sleeve shirt and a vest. And cosmetics. Shisheido, some expensive Korean brands, all to make her look younger and her skin whiter. Not white as in Caucasian...white as in ivory "ppoyan" skin. Look out Michael Jackson!
- July 29, 2008 at 9:24 PM
- Amy, queen of the world. said...
My husband, who's the proud owner of a Korean Mom, wanted to add their obsession with getting their eyebrows (and other makeup such as eye liner) tattooed on! It's all the rage in his KM's group of friends!
- July 30, 2008 at 12:31 AM
- The Beast Mom said...
I love this blog. I'm laughing so hard I'm about to pee in my pants.
-beast mom
I'm adding your blog to my link list. I will definitely be back. :)
- July 30, 2008 at 12:54 PM
- July 30, 2008 at 2:08 PM
- Vonner said...
Oh my God, it's like you grew up in my home! How did you know, HOW DID YOU KNOW???
I don't know if this is a Korean mom thing, but my mother will buy something "for herself" then ask me if I like it. If I say I like it, then she'll offer it to me as an act of sacrifice because she has just given up her new purchase for me. If I say no thank you, you keep it, she takes it as a personal affront and an insult about her taste in ____ (insert word here: jacket, tee shirt, bag, coffee beans, whathaveyou).
Mom also pronounces the word "relax" with a "leelaxuh". I love that. :)
Thanks for the laugh!!!
- July 30, 2008 at 4:10 PM
This post above me... my Korean Mom does the same thing! Not just with items of clothing or things for the house, but with food she just bought at the store too! I know she didn't buy it for me, but for whatever reason she sees the need to give it to me. Like a HUGE box of popsicles. She's done that twice.
- July 30, 2008 at 11:26 PM
- bokumbop said...
How abooooouuuut ....
Frilly sleepwear. I always had a proper nightgown growing up. I never slept in a regular t-shirt, I always had something with some form of ruffle or bow on it until I went to college. Ummah on the other hand still uses appropriate nighttime oht.
- July 31, 2008 at 12:19 AM
Hi. Kimchi Mamas showed me the way to your blog. I thought I was the only one with the craaageee korean mom. Everything you have said is SOOO TRUE!!! Too Funny. Thank you!
- July 31, 2008 at 12:29 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed reading through your list... quite hilarious, and much of it, if not all of it is eerily true. Scary thing is I noticed that I do some of the same things... What can I say, I am my mother's daughter.
I'm wondering if you will include anything about Korean customs of what happens after child birth. I think it is a distintly Korean thing. My mother came when both of my children were born. I was not to expose any part of my body to cool/cold air... no air conditioning even in 90 degree heat, have to eat myuk gook till it seeps out of every pore in your body, can't bathe or wash your hair for at least a week, you and your baby are not supposed to leave your house for at least a month (unless you absolutely have to).
Does any of this sound familiar to anyone else.... or is it just my Korean mother?
- July 31, 2008 at 3:12 AM
For 3 years, while away at grad school, I'd been secretly living w/ my boyfriend, whom I had brought home for the holidays to hang out w/ my Korean family. My mom really liked him (he's Korean too of course) so I thought about telling her that we'd been shacking up. But then one day she asked me if he and I had kissed yet. Obviously the secret continued.
- August 1, 2008 at 1:57 AM
- aisukohi said...
ood chair. ood floor. ood table.
i don't think my mom will ever get it.
- August 1, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- Ben said...
my korean mom: do you want lunch?
me: no, i'm gonna go out and eat with a friend.
my korean mom: ohhh. eat something before you go.
me: ...
- August 5, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Ben, LMAO. I thought my korean mil was the only one who forced us to eat before going out to eat!
- August 5, 2008 at 5:14 PM
- Ben said...
ben: goodnight, mom
*goes to room*
*turns out light*
*gets in bed*
*door opens*
*its my korean mom with a plate of sliced fruit*
my korean mom: apple muh guh?
ben: ...
- August 5, 2008 at 6:16 PM
hilarious blog!!! loooove it!
- August 5, 2008 at 6:38 PM
- Teri said...
I love your blog. I have no Korean mom, but I lived in Seoul two years. Your homage to Korean moms is spot-on. How about shouting onni at the top of their lungs? Anywhere and everywhere.
- August 6, 2008 at 3:05 AM
This really made my day, its funny because its true = )
- August 6, 2008 at 7:44 AM
- Sue said...
It's 2:00 AM and the Apocolypse. I call my Korean mom as the world blows up around us all, and the first thing she'd say would be: "Did you eat."
- August 6, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Pink Polo sweater....one time at a church function three korean moms wore the exact same thing - Pink Polo sweater (knitted) - white bottoms - *my mom; and the trend continues today...
- August 6, 2008 at 11:48 PM
chiyo~~~ you're getting famous!!! ahahahhaahaha
i love this blog it makes it ten times funnier if ur korean and totally understand what it's like
i was in barnes and nobles the other day and saw a book... "stuff white people like".... it was horrible. it wasn't even funny!!! (maybe b/c i'm not white lol)
but you should publish this.. it would make a good present for some people i know hahahahah
- August 7, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- Seoul Brother said...
Sue said...
It's 2:00 AM and the Apocolypse. I call my Korean mom as the world blows up around us all, and the first thing she'd say would be: "Did you eat."
Damn, Sue, I didn't see all the punctuation marks. I thought you called your Korean mom "The Apocalypse."
- August 7, 2008 at 9:44 PM
This blog is hilarious--my sides are aching! I'm in the duel position of surviving my Korean mom AND now turning into her! AAAAHH! (My poor kids.) Here's a couple of things you have GOT to include: Korean moms love designer outlets, and (this may be a Korean Grandma thing) cutting up old "baanse" to use as rags for scrubbing the kitchens floors, while crouching, not kneeling, on the floors. Koreans grandmas are the master of this position, able to scramble across great distances while looking like they are getting ready to drop out an infant or have a bowel movement.
- August 8, 2008 at 10:32 AM
I HAD to share this IM exchange with my brother:
ME: Do you know about stuffkoreanmomslike.blogspot.com?
BRO: No but I'm guessing it's a very short list
is our KM the only one who hates everyone and everything?
- August 8, 2008 at 1:58 PM
- Sue said...
Seoul Brother,
I believe that in English, my mother's name does translate into "The Apocolypse."
- August 8, 2008 at 3:55 PM
- Seoul Brother said...
sue said...
Seoul Brother,
I believe that in English, my mother's name does translate into "The Apocolypse."
Damn. You get the feeling that there should be a variation of the UFC, but something like the UKM (Ultimate Korean Mom)? I'll put good money on my mom against Mark Kerr (when he was on 'roids) in the octagon, so you can imagine how much confidence i have in my mom to take the title against even Margaret Cho's mom. Yeah, I said it.
- August 8, 2008 at 6:28 PM
My parents came up and stayed with me this past weekend, and I translated/summarized some of the blog posts for my mom. As expected, she laughed as hard (if not harder), especially when soemthing triggered certain memories. Needless to day, my KM and I are great friends these days. Probably b/c in recent years, she's realized that she can finally relax in role of "mother" and I've earned some measure of respect (ie, I can support myself). Just a note: I understand that 99.9% of items in this blog is written in good fun. However, please, please - could we not fault/poke fun at our KMs for their (mis)pronunciations? I take this very personally b/c my parents never revealed to me how badly I mangled Korean when speaking with them and always defended me whenever anyone "mooshed" my broken Korean. Rag on KMs to your heart's content re: plastic bags, Corningware, stank eye, etc - but not ability (or lack thereof) to speak English as second language, OK? Love to all KMs who can't help but say "nafkin" (instead of naPkin) and "bideo" :)
- August 12, 2008 at 3:33 PM
hey anon/August 12, 2008 3:33 PM,
- August 16, 2008 at 10:34 AM
-My KM calls a straw a "strong"
-My parents sometimes will mess up and call the kitchen the "chicken"
-Telling me not to marry a man like my dad right in front of my dad
-All sorts of little handy plastic items around the house with cartoons on them, the toothpaste squeezing vice, the bucket in the shower, the utensils container by the sink
- August 21, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Sung Sook said...
Love it love it love it. I am a proud ee-byang with two ommas... one here in America and one in Daejeon. My omma in Korea is a classic Korean omma. Despite the fact that the woman loathes exercise and is constantly (and dramatically) describing all of her aches, she is almost always seen in a bright pink nylon warm-up suit, looking like she's ready to run laps. Sometimes she'll spice it up with kitten heeled shoes if she's feeling dressy.
- August 21, 2008 at 8:57 PM
I am from germany and i can tell you, even here in good old germany, korean moms are the same.
I think i can top every story here:
in germany, every KM is a nurse. So one time, i had to get a blood test because i was ill. i told my mom, i would get it at a doctors, no problem. she insisted, she could get it from a hospital for free. i told her, at the doctors, it is also free, since we have insurance. she told me, at her hospital, the blood test is better, i told her, well, the doctor will send the blood test to the hospital anyways.
in the end, i threatened her not to get a blood test forever and damn my illness, i dont care if i die (that i-will-die-thing works both ways.. did you know? took me 15 years to figure that out).
well... she had to leave for work at 6, she came into my room, i was sleeping of course, stabbed me with a syringe in my leg and started pumping blood. man.. i was sooo pissed the whole day...
seriuosly.. who does things like that? who is able do a thing like that? only korean moms come into my mind. no one else, right???
but i figured out how to fight back: i use all the things my mom did to me the last 30 years on her and it works great!!! of course, i feel a little bit ashamed when i do things like the i-dont-care-if-i-die-thing on her... but hey... she taught me. I even do some of KM-things at work and it is great how i can manipuilate all those stupid germans.
- August 22, 2008 at 9:16 AM
I am not Korean, but I do have a very Korean mother-in-law! We live with her and I can relate to so much of these stories, it's hilarious.
Not sure if it's a Korean thing, but I'm starting to think so. She has this obsession with small rugs... We cannot see the original carpet in the house because it's covered in small rugs, all completely mismatched with bright rainbows, Asian cartoon characters and brown/gold 70s prints.
- August 25, 2008 at 4:16 PM
a post on rags (gul-leh), please?
also, leaving furniture wrapped in plastic.
- August 25, 2008 at 5:31 PM
- Su Won said...
A post on a Korean Mom's favorite utterance "Tch". It's the closest phonetic spelling I can come up with. You know that sound - when your Mom's irritated or disappointed with you, but not to the point of actually lecturing you. It's the verbal equivalent of the stink eye, followed by "ai goo!" Just like the varying tonal degrees of "neh", that "Tch" could mean "Do you have to bother me now?" to "That Mrs. Kim, what a michinyun." to "I can't believe this Korean Soap Opera character died, but he was not a good person so I'm not that sorry thus I will not cry over this death"
- August 27, 2008 at 3:03 AM
My mom loves Sun visors. that and telling people how to do their job.
- September 9, 2008 at 1:14 AM
- mikekimchi said...
Korean in Germany...wow...nothing else to say, just wow. HAHA!
As for the sun visors, that is a must-have for just about all Korean mamas, especially the ones that can be propped down to cover their faces when directly facing the sun.
Speaking of sun protection, how about having a pair of long sleeves in the car? I'm not talking about a long-sleeved shirt or sweater. I mean literally two sleeves to cover their arms from the blaring sunshine of a cloudy day.
But these shirtless sleeves don't cover every part of the body. She must use newspapers, towels, or actual screens with suction cups (if your KM doesn't consider it "waste money" over cheap newspapers and old towels) to hang on all car windows (and even windshields...yes, windshields) to block the menacing sun from bringing out any melanin her skin may be hiding. I almost got pulled over once while driving my mom around because of the towel hanging from her passenger window (which I begged her not to use, to no avail). We thought we pulled the towel down quickly enough, but the cop just gave us a menacing look and a "nuh-uh" finger side-to-side motion.
Chiyo...I just found your blog and freakin' LOVE IT!!! You don't know how much it's been crackin' my ass for the past hour. It would have taken half the time, but the tears of laughter are slowing me down. Thanks so much, and I'll be linking your blog from a few of my reference sites!
And I love my Korean mom!!!
- October 18, 2008 at 5:04 AM
- MC Delight said...
You're fkng AWESOME! LOL. I've told other people this before but I used to think the way that I/my sisters were raised and the way my family is, was border-line if not over the top dysfunctional. As I grew up (and reading your blog), I realize that that's just Korean folks for you. :)
Excellent job! I think we need to have a Victims of KM Organization. But you know we love our mommas!
- March 27, 2009 at 2:18 PM
I don't have a Korean mom- I have an Indian mom. With a Master's degree in math. She opened a Kumon franchise when I was 8 (it was all my fault) and I worked there every Wednesday night and Saturday until I was a sophomore in high school. No, I did not get paid.
- January 11, 2011 at 5:02 PM


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^I thought you were German or of German descent. But now that you said you're an Arab I'm wondering what's the meaning of your nick, cause all I can think of is another conspiracy theory.
This is my first and only experience at being a member of a forum in English.
I have been in Arabic forums since 2001, and I didn't really take a look at foreign forums till my registration day here.
I took a look at those forums in the poll, and boy oh boy.. KO is much better!
My Knicks are awesome, and this shall be the year of ultimate greatness
^I thought you were German or of German descent. But now that you said you're an Arab I'm wondering what's the meaning of your nick, cause all I can think of is another conspiracy theory.
One great thing about KnicksOnline is that it has the most Asian and European members in comparison with other Knicks forum.
and these aren't any token international posters, most of the international posters in here have been the most important in history and today, look at Crazy8 for example.
That's pretty cool, it's basically the World Knicks. Many countries and cities voltronned into one giant machine, and it's a great thing to be apart of...and I'm proud to death to be your guys moderator; some mods just lurk around waiting to ban someone. That thought never crosses my head, my job here is just to make this experience at it's highest quality as possible, nothing less.
Yo...I say one thing though, Knicks World....I like the name of that. It's hard for me to suggest to change the name of the site because KnicksOnline is so CLASSIC, but if it ever came down to it...that name sparkles in my eyes.
BTW, today Bayern's facing Borussia. BVB is a great team to watch, very young core, several superstars in the making (you gotta love the trio of Götze, Reus and Lewandowski) and a very charismatic coach in Klopp. It's gonna be fun, can't wait, 6:30PM CET.
I agree, he is injury prone and the french man has been the star of the team. However, I hope that robben gets the championship he deserves, it has been a journey full of losses at the last meters for him, Bayern and even Holland.
About today's game, the 2nd half was breathtaking, especially from Bayern's side. I thought that if Gomez had entered the game earlier than the last 10 minutes, Bayern would have won it.
As for Dortmund, it seems that Lewa isn't interested in playing for the team anymore, he is already thinking of the premier league, and this year might be his last one with Dortmund.
Klopp has done a tremendous job with this young team, he should be nominated for the best coach of the year in Europe, but he didn't make the cut because those awards should actually be called the awards of spanish league, all the players and coaches nominated play and coach there, ridiculous!
Back to basketball, go
My Knicks are awesome, and this shall be the year of ultimate greatness
I like the idea of expanding the NBA section, perhaps an expanded sports section and music section with subforums would get more people here. And a section entirely dedicated to women/porn...
Heres a very rough draft of how it could be set up
Manhattan Beats
Sports Talk
From Madison square to Staples
Talk about the NBA from coast to coast
The Big Leagues
Baseball Discussion
12 rounds
Boxing Discussion
Hey!! I see you with that Lotion
Porn Discussion/sharing
Milf/Teen Lesbians
Lesbian Orgy
Then maybe add 2 more sections, one for the posters of knicksonline to talk about real life sh*t and one more for Rady's favorite posts and threads. Rady's the reason why we're all here and he deserves his own section
MSG33 for mod.
I would like to see a Hall of Fame section where the best threads can be retired. Some classic classic threads on here.


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May 17, 2012 —
SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop (SCDW) will open its 2012 season with a "A Series of Shorts" on Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 20 at 2 p.m. at the Rivoli Theatre, 5243 Route 42. All performances are pay what you can.
Interspersed with the short plays will be some scenes and songs including "The Chair," an encore performance by DeLois "Cookie" House, who will be reprising her award-winning role of Ruth Waters from the recent "Vaudeville in the Catskills" and musical selections from the upcoming musical "The Fantasticks."
In keeping with the theme "A Series of Shorts," anyone wearing boxer shorts to the theatre (over your clothing) will receive one free item from the concession stand. Visit or call 845/436-5336.


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Due to their sponsorship of RL, I have now discovered this company that I had never heard of before and taken out a haulage contract with them...
You ARE joking, I assume.
Stobart is an FT 250 company. and has been in operation since 1970
They have the naming rights to the stadium that Widnes pay at. You have heard of Widnes Vikings?
It is one of the most recognised and strongest brands in Britain, best known for its iconic Eddie Stobart trucks. Today, Eddie Stobart is the name behind a road haulage fleet of some 2,500 trucks and over six million square feet of premium quality warehousin
There is a TV series about its lorries and its drivers.
It employs 6,000 people at 50 sites
British SuperBrand for the past seven years.
see http://www.stobartgr...t-us/key-facts/
And you have never heard of them?
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Major League Baseball and the Reds partner each year to celebrate ALS Awareness Day and to honor several individuals living with the disease. The Reds will host a special awareness day with the ALS Association of Central and Southern Ohio on Sunday, July 24, 2016.
In 2015, the Cincinnati Reds, Reds Community Fund and Pitch In For Baseball hosted the Baseball Tomorrow Fund Equipment Drive which culminated at T-Mobile Fan Fest during All-Star Week. The joint effort helped supply equipment to underserved youth baseball and softball organizations. Pitch In For Baseball partnered with several local high schools and motivated area teams to donate by offering Reds incentives. More than 1,500 equipment and apparel items were collected.
In conjunction with the equipment drive, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund awarded a grant of $5,000 to the Activities Beyond the Classroom (ABC) Foundation and Cincinnati Public Schools.
The 2016 Baseball Tomorrow Fund Equipment Drive is scheduled for June 11, 2016 at Great American Ball Park.
Now in its 20th year, Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life is a baseball-themed character education program developed by Major League Baseball and Scholastic Inc. Using America's sport, baseball, as the metaphor for life, the curriculum is based on the values demonstrated by barrier breaker Jackie Robinson: Determination, Commitment, Persistence, Integrity, Justice, Courage, Teamwork, Citizenship, and Excellence. The Breaking Barriers essay contest requires students, grades 4 through 9, to submit an essay about barriers or obstacles they have faced or are still facing in their lives, and how they used the values exemplified by Jackie Robinson to deal with those obstacles. One grand prize winner grades 4-6 will attend the All-Star Game and another grand prize winner grades 7-9 will attend the World Series.
For additional information and rules of the Breaking Barriers essay contest, please visit www.scholastic.com/breakingbarriers
Major League Baseball, the Reds and the Prostate Cancer Foundation teamed-up in support of the "Keep Dad in the Game" initiative for Father's Day weekend. On June 10, the Reds recognized the founder of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Prostate Cancer survivor, Michael Milken, during a pregame ceremony and ceremonial first pitch.
The Reds and Major League Baseball will once again recognize April 15 as the most significant moment in league history - the day Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. MLB sets this day aside in an effort to highlight the life, values and accomplishments of Jackie Robinson. All players throughout the league wear #42 on this day every year. The Reds will acknowledge the Most Valuable Diverse Business Partner recipient with a pre-game ceremony on April 18, 2016.
As America's national pastime, Major League Baseball has the social responsibility to support those who have truly made sacrifices on our behalf. Welcome Back Veterans was created to honor America's brave servicemen and women and help them make a successful transition back to civilian life.
The Reds will host five military appreciation days throughout the 2016 season, each supporting a military focused nonprofit or a branch of the military. For more information, please visit www.reds.com/military.
The Reds participate in Major League Baseball's "Go To Bat Against Breast Cancer" initiative each year as a way to increase awareness and early detection and to raise funds to support research. In 2015, Melissa Rupert was named the Reds' Honorary Bat Girl contest winner and was honored for being a breast cancer survivor. During the game, players wore pink ribbons, wristbands and shoes and used pink bats in honor of breast cancer awareness.
In 2016, Mother's Day will be celebrated on May 8 at Great American Ball Park. To learn more about the Honorary Bat Girl contest and to nominate a family member or friend, please visit www.honorarybatgirl.com.
Major League Baseball and the American Academy of Dermatology partner for the annual Play Sun Smart program, which educates baseball fans on the dangers of sun exposure and brings awareness to skin cancer prevention and detection. Kids from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati delivered sunscreen to the dugouts and TriHealth nurses and dermatologists were recognized in a special pregame ceremony. The 2016 Play Sun Smart Awareness Day took place on Sunday, May 22 at Great American Ball Park.
Major League Baseball celebrates Roberto Clemente Day as a league-wide initiative to honor the legacy of the Hall of Famer's humanitarian efforts. Not long after recording his 3,000th career hit, Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash while delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Clemente exemplified baseball's unique responsibility as a social institution and its ability to improve people's lives.
In 2015, Chevy and Major League Baseball recognized Reds nominee, J.J. Hoover with a $7,500 donation to the charity of his choice, the Children's Home of Northern Kentucky. J.J. also supports organizations such as the Wounded Warrior Foundation, the Cincinnati Zoo and Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
In 2016, Roberto Clemente Day will be celebrated on Friday, June 3 at Great American Ball Park.
An MLB-sponsored free skills competition, Pitch, Hit & Run provides children ages 7 through 14 the opportunity to showcase their baseball skills. Team Championship events are hosted at all 30 Major League ballparks and the National Finals will be held at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game in San Diego, CA.
P.L.A.Y. (Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth) is a public awareness campaign that promotes an active lifestyle and warns against the dangers of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. The clinic is a collaboration between the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS), Taylor Hooton Foundation, Henry Schein Cares Foundation and MLB Charities. The 2016 P.L.A.Y. Clinic featured 50 kids from local youth baseball and RBI teams and was hosted by Reds' Head Athletic Trainer, Steve Baumann and Reds Right Handed Pitcher, J.J. Hoover.


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Towns added as lawsuit defendants
HARDWICK The family feud being played out in federal court, where Hardwick police officers are being accused of looking the other way while two people were repeatedly harassed, now has more defendants.
A federal judge recently added the towns of Hardwick and Greensboro and the Hardwick Police Department to the list of defendants.
According to court records, Ray Shatney, of Greensboro, and Janet Steward, of Plainfield, are suing for undisclosed damages for incidents they say occurred around 2008. The pair allege that town and police officials did nothing as members of Shatneys family destroyed his property, tried to injure his cattle and stole his parents Social Security checks.
The pairs attorney Timothy Yarrow said the police violated his clients right to due process and that the towns did nothing about it. Shatney and Steward co-own several businesses that are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
The two towns and the Police Department, which also serves Greensboro on a contract basis, join former Hardwick Police Chief Joseph LaPorte, former officer William Field, current officer Tanner Atwood and the director of Hardwick-Greensboro Restorative Justice, Carol Plante, as defendants.
The suit claims Shatney and Steward have suffered mental anguish, insomnia, humiliation, and emotional and physical distress due in part to the failure of town officials and police to properly investigate allegations of criminal activity by Shatneys family.
In court records, Shatney claims his brother Leo Shatney and Leos daughter Sandy Thompson conspired to steal their parents Social Security checks for their own use. Ray Shatney claims he reported a forgery of the checks to the police but that it was never investigated. He also claims Thompson would drive by his farm and honk her horn, causing Shatneys cattle to spook and once causing a bull to knock Shatney over, hurting his elbow.
Ray Shatney also reported that several hundred nails were thrown into his pasture. He blamed Keven Rich, who was the dog warden in Hardwick and Greensboro at the time of the incidents. Shatney also said Rich was behind the police inaction on his claims, citing Richs close ties to Hardwick police officers. Rich is married to Ray Shatneys niece.
Ray Shatney and Steward claim they made their complaints known to the select boards in Hardwick and Greensboro but that the issues with the Police Department were never resolved and the harassment continued.
In 2008, Greensboro Select Board member Anne Stevens directed Plante, the director of restorative justice, to look into the matter. The program offers options to address low-level crimes and disputes within the community, but Ray Shatney and Steward claim Plante and Hardwick police conspired to fraudulently conduct a criminal investigation. The program is not authorized to act as a detective or fact-finding tool to assist police.
Contacted for comment, Greensboro Select Board member Susan Wood said she had no information on the case. Hardwick Police Chief Aaron Cochran, Hardwick Town Manager Jon Jewett and the other members of the Greensboro Select Board did not respond to requests for comment.
The case is scheduled to be ready for trial in December, and discovery for the case is due by August.
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