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Oh, brother. Do food service workers a favor and cook your own Mother's Day Brunch.
By Leslie Bilderback 05/01/2010
Thank goodness it's Mother's Day, because I was almost out of macaroni picture frames, bean mosaics, handprint plaques and ballpoint-pen-plastic-flowers-growing-out-of-soup-can pots.
I cherish all that stuff, although it is currently being cherished in four 35-gallon Rubbermaid tubs stacked in the garage behind the camping gear.
Most holidays are associated with great home-cooked meals, like turkey on Thanksgiving, corned beef and cabbage on Saint Patrick's Day or cake on your birthday. But on Mother's Day, Americans gather at restaurants en masse to partake in the country's favorite hybrid meal—brunch. (Why we haven't similarly embraced linner or lupper is another mystery for the ages.) The American Mother's Day Brunch has become a rite of passage for both families and food service professionals.
When I was a kid, Mother's Day meant a trip to the now defunct Velvet Turtle in celebration of my grandmother. She was the oldest mother in the family, and therefore the universally beloved matriarch (on this one day at least). The Velvet Turtle was not a rock super-group made up of has-been musicians, but a bastion of pepper steak and lobster tails, where the middle class swarmed in the '70s for "gourmet" food. (A term as dated as a Gunne Sax and Famolares.) When I was 10 years old, reservations were required at The Turtle, but in the mid-'80s the company was acquired in a hostile takeover by Marriott, America decided it preferred surf and turf with a bloomin' onion and an Aussie accent and The Turtle went belly-up.
It's a sad story, but sadder still is the abandoned Velvet Turtle on the edge of Chinatown in Los Angeles, wrapped in chain-link fencing, its parking lot cracked and sprouting mustard weeds. As if going out of business wasn't bad enough, the sign is still hanging there as a constant reminder of failure.
But when I see that Turtle sign I think of Mother's Day and my grandpa's olive green '72 Mercury Marquis sedan. He would float it up to The Turtle's entrance and unload grandma in style. With gloves in hand and a corsage pinned to her shoulder, she entered the doors of The Velvet Turtle like Elizabeth Taylor entering Chasen's. Keeping in mind that grandma and grandpa typically dined on grilled cheese and Campbell's tomato soup on TV trays in front of The Lawrence Welk Show, it's amazing how easily she fell into Liz mode. The Turtle staff could instantly sense her pseudo-supercilious vibe and were on their toes, making sure her water glass was full, her coffee piping hot and her steaks a perfect shade of overcooked gray. She was always a persnickety woman (to say the least), but on this one day every year, we all pretended not to mind.
On these occasions, my attention would be totally focused on the buffet. It was a thing of wonder and beauty to a 10-year-old—mountains of strawberries, piles of shrimp, as many muffins, bagels and French croissants as I could eat and a huge roast beef, carved by a real chef under a heat lamp. (Of course, now I realize that that guy wasn't a real chef at all. Real chefs don't carve under a heat lamp for eight hours in the middle of the day. We hire lackeys to do that.)
It was at a Mother's Day Brunch that I discovered an amazing dish called Eggs Benedict. An English muffin (from England, Europe!) was topped with ham (which the Canadians call bacon…weird) and a pristine poached egg. Then everything was enveloped in a magical, mystical, tongue-coating sauce called Hollandaise. This sauce was so over-the-top decadent that grandma would give me a hard time for ordering it, as if I was somehow not worthy of its lusciousness ("You ordered what?"). The pièce de résistance was a thin slice of black olive perched on top. Served in pairs, the final presentation was a little mammo-rific, but my 10-year-old brain didn't work that way yet. According to several turn-of-the-century cookbooks, the original garnish was shaved truffle and not strange olive nipples.
I would, at this point, like to take a minute and reprimand the first cook who tried to pass off canned black olives for truffles. You, sir, are an embarrassment to the profession. Next, I say "shame" to all the customers who ate the olive and didn't notice or care that it wasn't a truffle. If you had been on the ball, we'd all be hip deep in truffles today. Boo on you, dead, apathetic Eggs-Benedict-eaters of yore.
For restaurant people, Mother's Day is a mixed blessing. If you are a skilled waiter, there is mega-tip potential. But for the rest of the staff, Mother's Day Brunch is just a big pain in the butter. Most parties are big, which means bigger orders and split checks.
There are often rugrats, and the adults are getting drunk on free champagne, which unfortunately doesn't increase the final bill. And more often than not there are persnickety grandmothers with persnickety tastes. It's enough to send any well-meaning food service worker over the edge. (To this day, my recurring anxiety dream involves waiting tables at a Mother's Day Brunch. In this dream, there is a table that I have forgotten about, and the customer turns out to be my high school algebra teacher, who reminds me that I am having a test after my shift, which I didn't study for. Also, I am naked.)
These days, I can do without the entire scene. Mother's Day ranks up there with Valentine's Day on my list of superfluous Hallmark holidays. I am sure I will receive backlash from readers (what else is new?), but I think Mother's Day is a crock. Don't we give moms enough adulation as it is? I don't know a single mom who is not firmly in charge of her minions, with total control of their schedule, the menu, the car keys, the checkbook and the power to affect the mood of a houseful of people with a single look. The world bends to a mother's will on a daily basis. You need a celebration on top of all that?
And besides, the whole thing has the faint aroma of obligation. Don't waste your allowance on designer hand lotion for me, kids. Just get your homework done on time, dress out for PE, empty your pockets before you toss your jeans in the hamper and give me a kiss when I ask. (I mean every time I ask…even in front of your friends. What? You don't think their moms kiss them? You want to pretend I'm not your mother? Who am I then? Some middle-aged stranger who gave you a lift?)
Also, don't roll your eyes when I make a joke. That would be the best Mother's Day gift ever.
Leslie Bilderback is a certified master chef and baker, a cookbook author and a former executive chef of Pasadena's School of Culinary Arts. A South Pasadena resident, Bilderback teaches her techniques online at culinarymasterclass.com.
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A grandmother is taking some heat after posting a photo of her baby granddaughter in a a roasting pan surrounded by potatoes on Facebook.
She also posted a picture of her granddaughter with her pacifier duct-taped to her mouth.
Jackie Sheaks of West Columbus, Ohio posted the photos to Facebook in an effort to be funny, but some of her friends didn't get the joke and called police as well as Child Protective Services. Both agencies visited her West Columbus home to check on the baby's well-being.
Ohio's 10TV reported that Sheaks said never meant any harm: "It started as just a joke; we put a little tape on the pacifier because we were being silly."
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Organizations of all sizes face the challenge of creating professional-looking web sites with minimal expenditure of time and money. Each organization can have a unique set of desired features for their site, but most of them share some core functionality. This typically includes the capacity for user publication of content on the site, to avoid the problem seen frequently in the early days of corporate Internet and intranet sites, namely, an organization's IT group acting as a bottleneck to site development, by forcing others within the organization to go through the group in order to add or modify the site's contents.
Web sites developed from scratch, using server-side technologies, can provide a custom solution — one that supports user content and any other needed functionality. But such projects typically end up less powerful and secure than planned, and requiring more time and money than anticipated, especially after months or years of debugging.
In answer to this need, independent developers and software companies created content management systems (CMSs), which the uninitiated can think of as web site frameworks without the site content. In other words, a CMS is like an empty web site, with all of the scaffolding in place for the site's administrators and (optionally) visitors to fill in with content, such as blog postings, perhaps with accompanying images. The scaffolding typically includes a database for storing content, user sign-up and authentication capabilities, a web feed, a calendar for events, etc. The primary advantage is that the scaffolding does not need to be developed by the administrators. Instead, those individuals can focus on styling the site to match the organization's branding and polishing its contents.
The benefits of using a quality CMS are substantial. As noted earlier, an IT department can quickly roll out a new web site, without reinventing the wheel. Users can contribute web content without any knowledge of HTML, by using a built-in WYSIWYG ("what you see is what you get") editor. Content access can be restricted using multiple levels of user permissions. The user management and security capabilities have usually received years of scrutiny by administrators, security experts, and hackers. Database design and optimization issues have already been worked out, oftentimes by specialists with more knowledge and experience than what a modest organization may have on hand or can afford to bring in house. The look of an entire site can be changed instantly by choosing a different "theme" (the most common term), and all the major CMSs have some built-in themes to choose from, as well as the ability to add third-party themes. These are just some of the many advantages of utilizing a CMS for a new site.
Most of the early CMSs, however, were proprietary, and some were remarkably expensive. Fortunately, the current best-of-breed open source CMSs provide most, if not all, of the functionality of their closed-source brethren. In addition, they are supported by growing communities of enthusiastic developers, who are happy to create and share with others the custom templates and extensions that add new functionality to their respective CMSs, including e-commerce operations for online stores.
Drupal is one of the most popular CMSs and is gaining greater recognition all the time, partly because it encompasses all of the aforementioned features, and partly because programmers adept with PHP (the language in which Drupal was written) can customize the functioning and appearance of seemingly every aspect of Drupal. With the recent release of version 6, Drupal has achieved a noteworthy milestone in its development history and the capabilities that it offers to web site creators. This latest version offers improvements and even brand-new features in a wide range of areas: installation, administration, human language support, theme management, security, performance, and many more.
In this article, we will discuss how to install and configure a brand-new Drupal web site, from scratch. We will also explore the fundamentals of adding content to a Drupal installation.
In order to run Drupal on your computer, several components are needed: 1) a web server, 2) a database server, and 3) a web scripting language, namely, PHP. All three of these components should be installed and verified prior to installing Drupal:
Drupal needs to store user postings and other content in a relational database. Even though Drupal will work with PostgreSQL (version 7.4 or later), the database server of choice is MySQL (version 4.1 or later). Version 5.0 is strongly recommended.
In this article, we will be using the most recent versions of these components, as of this writing: Apache 2.2.8, MySQL 5.0, and PHP 5.2.5 — all on a Windows XP system. The corresponding installation procedures will be the same for other versions of Windows (2000 and Vista) and, to a lesser extent, other operating systems supported by Drupal, including Linux. The procedures for earlier supported versions of Apache, MySQL, and PHP, will likewise be similar if not identical.
Specific instructions for installing and configuring Apache, MySQL, and PHP are available with those products, as well as in developer tutorials that can be found on the Internet. More detailed information on required and recommended PHP configuration settings, can be found on the Drupal system requirements page. It notes that a minimum of 16 megabytes of system memory are required, but most likely your planned Drupal platform has far more available RAM.
The first step in installing Drupal is to download the latest version of the program, which is Drupal 6.0. Click on the "Download Drupal 6.0" link and save the archive file, drupal-6.0.tar.gz, somewhere on your computer. If you have a broadband connection to the Internet, the download process should take just a second or two, because the Drupal installation file is only a bit larger than 1 MB — lean compared to the installation files of some other popular CMSs.
Figure 1. Drupal 6.0 download page
The previous stable release of Drupal, version 5.7, is available, but not recommended.
Open the saved installation file on your computer, which will undoubtedly launch whatever file archiving program you have associated with Gzip files. (If you do not have such a program, there are many excellent ones available, including 7-Zip.)
Figure 2. Installation file contents
Extract all the contents of the archive file into a new Drupal directory somewhere within your web server's root directory. The contents comprise 465 files in 57 directories, which may seem like a lot to those unfamiliar with CMSs, but is actually a fraction of those found in the installation files of other leading CMSs. Drupal is equally lean in disk space usage compared to its counterparts, filling only 3,295 KB.
Before running the Drupal installation script, create a database on your MySQL server. This can be accomplished using any MySQL database management tool, whether a graphical program such as phpMyAdmin or MySQL's built-in monitor program, as we will do here, at a command line:
mysql --password --user=root
After entering your MySQL server's password, you should see a welcome banner and a command prompt:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 4
Server version: 5.0.51a-community-nt MySQL Community Edition (GPL)
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
At the prompt, enter the commands to create the database (in this example, imaginatively named "drupal_db") and a user of the database ("drupal_user"), with a password and all privileges within the database:
CREATE DATABASE drupal_db;
GRANT ALL ON drupal_db.* TO drupal_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
(Naturally, the unsecure password used in this example is for illustrative purposes only and should never be used for any Drupal installation on the Internet.)
Within your web browser, go to your Drupal homepage, index.php. For instance, if your chosen Drupal root directory is
/_w/Drupal on your
D: drive (as I have done), and you have defined within your Apache configuration file an alias
/m_d/ pointing to
D:/, then your Drupal's URL would be http://localhost/m_d/_w/Drupal/. The index.php detects that Drupal has not been installed, and automatically forwards you to the install page, at http://localhost/m_d/_w/Drupal/install.php?profile=default, shown in the figure below.
Figure 3. Choose language
In this Drupal installation, we will elect to use English, after which the installation script presents us with the database configuration options.
Figure 4. Database configuration
In the preceding figure, it is evident, from the checklist on the left, that we have gone from the first step — choosing a language — directly to the third. Presumably, Drupal confirmed that the MySQL server is running and is up-to-date enough to be compatible with Drupal 6.0.
Enter whatever values you had earlier chosen for your database name, username, and password. Click the "Advanced options" link if you wish to change the server name from its default ("localhost"), or set a port number, or assign a table prefix. That last option would be valuable if, for whatever reason, you choose to have your Drupal tables share a database with another application's tables, and you want to distinguish all of the Drupal tables — perhaps for sorting reasons, or more critically if the other application has one or more tables already using the same names as Drupal's tables.
Figure 5. Installing files progress
If all goes well, the installation of the Drupal files should progress until it is completed. Figures 5 and 6 show screens that may be visible only for a moment, depending upon the speed of your computer.
Figure 6. Installing files completed
When the file installation is finished, you will be ready to set the initial site configuration.
Figure 7. Configure site
The site's web server name will default to whatever value was specified earlier. As explained on the configuration screen, the site email address is the one that will be used to send automated administrative messages, such as user sign-up confirmations. Consequently, be sure to use an address from the web site's domain, e.g., email@example.com, to reduce the chances of those messages being tagged as spam by the recipients' email services. This is not applicable if the Drupal installation is on a local web server only, perhaps intended for development purposes.
Specify a name, email address, and password for your administrator account. Unlike the aforesaid site email address, the admin address is not displayed to site visitors. The security strength of your chosen password will be displayed to you as you type it in; include mixed case characters and punctuation symbols if you wish to create a strong password, for any publicly accessible Drupal site. The time zone of your new Drupal site will default to that of your computer and thus probably does not need to be changed. By default, clean URLs are disabled, but can be implemented with configuration changes later.
By default, you as the administrator will be notified of updates to Drupal, which can reduce the risks of your site falling prey to recently discovered security holes. However, if your Drupal site is behind a firewall (which is usually essential for safety), then having Drupal constantly checking for product updates will cause its pages to load much more slowly than otherwise — even completely timing out. One solution is to disable automatic update checking, and simply do it manually as part of your administrative routine.
Figure 8. Installation complete
The installation process was successful, despite the warning message displayed in the figure above, which are a result of the local web server not having an email server set up. For a local-only development site, this is not an issue. Clicking the link "your new site" at the bottom of the installation text, returns control to the page index.php, i.e., your new Drupal web site's homepage.
Figure 9. Initial homepage
The welcome message recommends that you login as the administrator to make any further configuration changes; enable additional functionality through modules; customize your site's design, via themes; and begin adding content. We will explore each of these four areas in more detail.
Drupal differs from many other major CMSs in that the administration interface is more tightly coupled to the non-administration interface seen by the anonymous visitor to your site. In the navigation menu (displayed on the left-hand side in the default theme), choose "Administer", which will show you all of the sections in the administration account.
Figure 10. Administration account
Within the administration section, you will find six subsections where you will make all of the changes necessary to modify the appearance and functionality of your Drupal site, short of editing PHP code for a new module or CSS code for a new theme:
We won't discuss the details of all six subsections and the 31 subsections within them, but we will perform some common modifications made for a brand-new site.
Most of the default site configuration values do not need to be altered. But you will certainly want to provide a name for your site, and perhaps a site slogan and other customizations. Go to Administer > Site configuration > Site information, and change whatever values you wish. In this example, we change the name of the site from "localhost" to "Drupal Sample Site," and made similar changes for the other values. When you are finished, click the "Save configuration" button at the bottom of the page; this is done for all administrative pages.
To verify that your changes took effect, go to your site's homepage by clicking on the new site name, at the top of the page, or the image to the left of it, which is "Druplicon," PHP's mascot and logo.
As noted earlier, the appearance of your site is determined by whatever "theme" is currently set as the default. Go to Administer > Site building > Themes to view the six initial themes packaged into Drupal 6.0.
Figure 11. Initial themes
You can see that the "Garland" theme is the only one enabled, and is the current theme of your site ("Default"). Change the theme to "Bluemarine" by enabling it and setting it as the Default. Earlier it was noted that the administrative interface in Drupal is wedded to the public-facing interface more than in many other CMSs, and the site theme is no exception. As soon as you saved your choice of Bluemarine, your administrative interface should have changed just as did the homepage, having inherited the homepage's theme. (You can override that via Administer > Site configuration > Administration theme.)
Lastly, we will add some sample content. Go to the menu item "Create content" > Story, and enter a name and some content for a new posting. Beneath the large content code, five expanding menus allow you to set the new story's input format, revision information, comment settings, authoring information, and publishing options.
Go to your site's homepage again, and you should see all of the customizations made above, including the change to the Bluemarine theme, as well as your sample story. In addition, the RSS feed icon will be visible now that your site has content that can be syndicated. Another and much more visible result of the new content, is that the installation welcome message seen earlier is no longer shown, having been replaced by your new story.
Figure 12. Homepage after customizations
Unlike the majority of open-source CMSs, Drupal has substantial resources available to answer your technical questions and assist you in expanding your knowledge of how to make the most of Drupal. Start at the Drupal Support page, which has links to the extensive online documentation, forums where you can post questions, and the existing bug list, in case you encounter something within Drupal does not appear to be working correctly.
There are currently at least seven books on Drupal, and the number will undoubtedly grow in the future, as more developers discover the capabilities of this extensible content management system and how it can save them considerable time and effort for building web sites.
Michael J. Ross is a freelance web developer, working primarily with Drupal.
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The Arts Commission meets on the second Tuesday of every month in the upstairs conference room at City Hall.
ARTS COMMISSIONAGENDAUPSTAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM – CITY HALL26 CORTE MADERA AVE., MILL VALLEY, CATUESDAY, MAY 12, 20157:00 p.m.
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PUBLIC OPEN TIME: Persons wishing to address the Commission on subjects not on the agenda may do so at this time. State law prohibits Commission action on any item not listed on the agenda unless Commission determines that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the City's attention after the agenda was posted. Other items will generally be referred to staff or received as information. When addressing the Commission, please: 1) State your name and address; 2) Address the Chair; 3) State your views succinctly; 4) Avoid repetition; 5) Limit comments to 3 minutes. Please note: The Chair will allow time for public comment on each agenda item.
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The first thing Jesus does is to send his workers out ahead of him in into the towns and villages. The key word here is "sent"; we as Christians are sent by Jesus into our communities to spread the "Good News." This appears to me too be a command and not a request; we do not have an option. However, Jesus does not send us out alone. He sends us out in pairs; also he plans to follow behind us to complete the work that he sent us to start. Jesus tells us that there is a plentiful harvest waiting for us but that there are not many of us to bring in the harvest. So our work is cut out for us. We cannot do this task without God's help.
After we are sent out, Jesus gives us other useful instructions. First he lets us know that the work will be hard, as we will be like lambs among wolves. He then tells us to travel light. We are to leave the things of this world behind and take our undivided faith in him. The only thing we need for this task is Jesus. Jesus also tells us to stay where we are accepted and to cure the sick, and tell them the kingdom of God is near. He further tells us that if we go where we are not accepted then we should shake the dust off; in other words, move on and do not dwell where the word is not received. It is only our job to spread and plant the seed, and it is God's job to make it grow. We need to do what we do best and that is simply telling "our" story of how God has saved and blessed us.
We then learn in verses 17-20 that we will be successful in spite of ourselves. Jesus gives authority over all kinds of power and our enemy and nothing will hurt us. But he goes on to tell us not rejoice in this victory because the victory belongs to God. It is God that makes the word grow not us. We should not take pride in the success of the mission. Our mission is not to put people in the seats at our own church. It is to tell others the "Good News" of Jesus Christ.
The point here is, the work of God will get done with or without us; it is up to us to decide to be God's hands, feet and voice in this world and in our community. Before you start your mission for God, take time to read and study theses verse again. It is a plan well worth following.


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Properly worn motorcycle helmets, particularly full-face helmets, are quite effective in preventing head injuries during a crash. Like Jim Lumley (featured in the April 29 issue), I always wear a helmet and am fully covered (i.e. jacket/pants/ boots/gloves) while riding, even when the temperature exceeds 90 degrees.
Beyond crashes, the helmet will deflect stones thrown by passing vehicles, not to mention bees, wasps, etc. (I've scraped off more than a few carcasses of stinging insects from my face shield).
That being said, the helmet law should stay repealed. The statement of "helmet laws take away our choice" is a simple argument, and is absolutely correct.
In a civil society -- which we still have -- adults can be responsible to make their own decisions and live with the consequences, both physically and financially.
When a motorcyclist does not wear a helmet and sustains a fatal head injury, it will affect his family and others who depend on him, but the vast majority of people will be unscathed.
In a nutshell, it's a matter of our liberty.
Some laws are needed to allow the civil society to function and flourish. And some laws unnecessarily suppress our liberty; the helmet law is one of many examples.
Motorcyclists are acutely aware of the danger (even if some may not fully appreciate how dangerous it can be), which is why most of us still wear helmets. It is not the law that tells us to wear them, it is our own sense of responsibility. Nagging parents, spouses, children, other family members, and friends have their say too, of course.
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Today's NRA is not the same proud organization my father belonged to. The NRA today has become a fear-mongering lobby for the gun manufacturers.
At their recent convention, keynote speaker Glenn Beck used words like battle, war, and tyranny. He encouraged everyone to carry an automatic pistol, ready to use in case the government gets our of hand. There was zero talk of bringing the country together, but lots of talk about bringing our government down.
The new NRA President Jim Porter, called the Civil War "the War of Northern Aggression," started by some Yankee generals because they didn't like the way the Southern boys could shoot. He referred to President Obama as "the fake president." The ignorance and disrespect of these folks make me feel sick.
Don't be brainwashed by the NRA. The government is not coming after your guns, unless you are a criminal, a terrorist or insane. Background checks help keep guns out of the wrong hands, and assault weapons with large capacity magazines belong on the battlefield. Since the Newtown massacre (as of April) more than 2,244 people across this country have been killed with guns.
If we continue down this path, listening to radicals with crazy government conspiracy theories, hating those we think are different, carrying a gun, and looking for a reason to use it, we will not have to worry about some terrorist destroying our way of life; we are destroying it ourselves
Sharon Kay Rose • Empire
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Regarding Pete VanBerlo's letter (May 6) it seems to me that he has fallen hook, line and sinker for the tactic legislators want us to fall for: blaming each other for our problems and not addressing the real issue.
People, listen up. The real issue is that our government collects enough taxes to operate, provide for those not able to provide for themselves, feed and house those in need and provide a sound health system.
The problem is that they (government) have never been held accountable for how they spend our hard-earned money collected as taxes. By saying they need more tax revenue and that a specific category of citizens have not been paying their fair share they pit us against each other. Government's spending habits are the problem, not any particular segment of our society.
Seniors, with some wisdom gained in the aging process by watching, listening and experience are expressing their concern about our government taking more from us citizens than it needs to operate. Yes, seniors are upset about (Gov. Snyder's) tax, just as they have been upset about other taxes levied toward citizens in all age categories.
How many times have you heard about wasteful spending in a government entity whether it be local, state or federal? Plenty, I'll bet, because I see it all the time. Do a search on your computer for "wasteful spending." You will get about 9 million hits in less than a second. "Citizens Against Wasteful Spending," and "Judicial Watch" are just two organizations that can list millions, billions and even trillions of dollars that are not spent accountably.
So, friends, neighbors and fellow citizens of every age category and demographic, let us not point fingers at each other, instead, when a new tax is announced on whomever, ask why it is needed and where has all the money gone? Be vigilant and stand up for each other and don't let them keep fooling us and blaming each other for this mess. We're all in this together.
Steve Benedick • TC
Taxed by Snyder
Wait a minute Pete (re: May 6 letter). Entitlement attitude. What makes you think that you somehow support us retired people who collect Social Security?
Where do you get this idea that I don't pay any taxes or somehow the tax rates are unfair? How many exemptions do you think we get? I worked 45 years-plus and paid well over six figures in Social Security taxes. This year thanks to good old Gov. Snyder, I was taxed again on it.
This is now a right-to-work state and if you believe my well-deserved benefits are why you're getting screwed, try again. And, if the unemployment rate is down because of this right-to-work crap, you now have the right to work harder for less. Thank the stinking Republican right-wing for this.
Gary Roy Baumdraher • via email
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He is one tough NERD.
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The Senate is debating whether to debate — in its characteristically deliberative manner — on a nonbinding resolution to disapprove of what the stubborn man in the White House has said he wants to do in Iraq.
The Republicans delayed consideration for a while, but the Democratic majority might come up with a way to move a resolution forward. The House is expected to consider a resolution next week.
It's all rather typical politics as usual. While a nonbinding resolution of disapproval of the president would be a significant symbolic gesture, it would be little more than that.
It's difficult not to notice that most senators are busy positioning themselves vis-à-vis the 2008 elections. Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd and Joseph Biden and Republican John McCain have declared for the presidency or declared an interest. Republicans Susan Collins, Chuck Hagel, John Warner, Norm Coleman and Gordon Smith face re-election races in states where voters are skeptical of the Iraq war.
What is tragic — but also rather typical — is the discussion in Washington is proceeding in virtually complete isolation from any serious knowledge or consideration of what is taking place in Baghdad.
Events of the past few days suggest the situation is deteriorating, with new brutal bombings. Sunni insurgents seem determined to kill as many Shia as possible before the president's additional "surge" troops show up.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has acknowledged that Iraqi troops are showing up for duty in Baghdad (presumably the key to the new strategy) at about 55 percent strength.
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The only hope seems to be a political reconciliation in Iraq, with Sunnis, Shia and Kurds all giving a little. But that seems unlikely, the intelligence community believes.
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Today, I went to the movies with my crush, who had asked me out on a date. Assuming he'd pay, I left my money at home. When the time came to buy the tickets, he only bought one for himself. FML
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Today, I saw a woman breast feeding her child at the local park. That would have been just fine if the child wasn't at least 8 years old. FML
by TheLastSerenade / 01/23/2013 at 3:33am / Australia (New South Wales) / Miscellaneous
Today, I decided to change my hair color. After waiting in anticipation, I took a shower to rinse out the dye and reveal my new, blue hair. Rinsing revealed not only blue hair, but blue skin caused by the watered dye running over my body. I now look like a smurf, and it's not coming out. FML
by Anonymous / 01/27/2013 at 1:10am / United States (Arkansas) / Miscellaneous
Today, I saw Les Misérables. I was singing along to one of the songs when the guy next to me dumped his soda over my head and told me to shut up. FML
by maddiecat / 01/08/2013 at 12:34am / United States (Missouri) / Miscellaneous
Today, after much self-doubt and awkwardness, I learned that I look amazing in a little black dress. Now I have to figure out what I'm going to tell my wife. FML
by ohfuckwaffles / 01/29/2013 at 12:28am / United States (Washington) / Intimacy
Today, a pregnant woman got on the bus. There were no free seats, so I stood up to give her mine. An obese man pushed past her, waddled over, and oozed into my seat. I said it was for the pregnant lady. He called me a "sexist bitch" and claimed he needed it more. FML
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Today, it's been two months since I got a kitten. He loves to hide, and then surprise me by jumping out of his hiding place. It was quite a surprise when he launched himself out of my bag during class. FML
by Kitten_Love / 01/28/2013 at 2:52pm / Animals
Today, I went out to meet a wonderful woman I'd chatted with online. I did have a few fears about if she was really just some guy trying to make a fool out of me. When I met her, she really was a girl, and was happy to see me. Problem: she was actually 13. I'm 34. FML
by lifsabtch / 01/06/2013 at 12:24pm / Love
Today, I went on another date with a guy I've had a crush on for a long time. Afterwards, we went back to my place for the first time and things got heated. While taking my pants off, he recoiled and asked if I thought it was still No Shave November. FML
by Anonymous / 01/26/2013 at 12:20pm / Ireland (Dublin) / Intimacy
Today, my vegan boyfriend told me that if he were forced to kill either his cat or me, he'd kill me because he "would never kill an animal." FML
by Abendigo77 / 01/13/2013 at 11:49pm / United States (California) / Animals
Today, I found a ring box in the pocket of my boyfriend's pants while doing laundry. I eagerly walked up to him knowing that it was an engagement ring, hoping that he would propose on the spot. He tossed it back to me and said, "Well you found it, I don't actually have to ask now, right?" FML
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Today, during an hour-long drive, my sister told me she's lost her "faith in humanity", because one of her friends bought his 8-year-old son an iPad. She uses this stupid expression all the time, and I got so pissed off that I forgot to brake at a red light, rear-ending the car in front of us. FML
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Dogs don't come with operating instructions, but you get the basic idea: feed, exercise, play, clean up and train. After that, the personality type is up to you. But be sure to do your research before you get in too deep.
We suggest adding a "gentle giant," a dog whose wrinkles age him beyond his years, a silver fur ball, a people pleaser or a retriever to the mix. All would be great additions to your family, though don't expect them to double as guard dogs -- they might just be too friendly.
Newfoundland: The gentle giant
Newfoundlands are famous for their size and strength and are often referred to as "the gentle giants."
Your neighbors may do a double take when they see you out for a walk -- newfies are also nicknamed "blackbears." Newfoundlands have large bones, strong muscles, webbed feet and are exceptional swimmers. They were originally bred and used as working dogs by fishermen in Newfoundland, Canada, and have also been known to assist in water rescues, according to the Newfoundland Club of America.
Their thick coats require frequent brushing. They are sweet and gentle and are often recommended as family dogs. Newfoundlands are considered a large breed with the males reaching 130 to 150 pounds and females reaching 100 to 120 pounds. They can measure 22 to 28 inches at the shoulder.
The breed itself has many claims to fame: explorer Meriwether Lewis had a Newfoundland companion and "Peter Pan" featured a fictional Newfoundland, the children's dog Nana.
Pug: The Hollywood type
Pugs are a very small breed of dog called a "toy" breed. They have a wrinkly face and a curly tail. Pugs can be stubborn but are rarely aggressive, making this a good breed for families, according to the American Kennel Club.
Most pugs love children and playing. They can be quiet or playful and read the owner's mood. What the pugs lack in size, they make up for in personality.
Since this is such a small breed, care must be taken to ensure that the dog doesn't become overweight, which can lead to health problems. Owners must clean inside the wrinkles on the pug's face to prevent infection.
The breed's playfulness and personality has also made them a hit on the silver screen, starring in such movies as "The Adventures of Milo and Otis" and "Men in Black."
Keeshond: Friendly ball of fur
This breed tends to be playful, has quick reflexes and loves children and families. They also prefer to be close to their humans as much as possible.
The Keeshond breed is bright and achieves high levels of obedience work, according to the Keeshond Club of America. They catch on to what you're doing and saying, even if you are not directly teaching them.
Those kept in a yard away from their humans tend to become nuisance barkers. The Keeshond (plural Keeshonden) needs regular brushing, about an hour per week. They are not prone to stinking like some dogs do, so they don't require frequent baths. Due to their double coat, it is not recommended that you clip the hair short.
The Keeshond averages 17 to 18 inches tall and weighs 35 to 45 pounds, making it a medium breed. The tail is curled and the breed is a member of the spitz group of dogs.
Golden retriever: No guard dog here
Golden retrievers are friendly and eager to please. If you add one to your family, you will be in good company -- golden retrievers are the fourth most popular dog breed by registration in the United States, according to the American Kennel Club.
Golden retrievers are friendly to their owners as well as strangers, thus making them poor guard dogs. They are smart dogs and take to obedience training well. They are also regarded for their patience with children.
This is a medium to large breed, with the American golden retriever at 20 to 24 inches tall at the shoulders. They weigh between 55 and 80 pounds.
Golden retrievers do well when bathed once every one to two weeks. They need to be groomed as puppies to tolerate being groomed as adults. This breed is an average shedder. The golden retriever needs daily walks and loves to join you on a run. Regular exercise will help this dog avoid hyperactivity.
Labrador retriever: Voted most popular
The Labrador retriever, according to the American Kennel Club, is the most popular breed of dog by registration in the world, and the most popular breed in Canada, the U.K. and the U.S.
Labradors are also popular as assistance dogs. They are athletic, great with young children and, as their name indicates, they enjoy playing catch and retrieve games as well as hunting.
Labs are a medium breed. They average 21 to 24.5 inches tall and weigh on average 55 to 80 pounds. You will see labs as white, yellow or chocolate in color.
Labradors are friendly and make great pets. They are prone to chewing objects but can be trained not to do so. They will bark at noise but are not known as a noisy or "barky" breed. They are often trusting of strangers, making them less than ideal guard dogs. This breed has been dubbed ideal for search and rescue, as well as therapy work.
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Today, I caught my boyfriend wearing yoga pants and taking pictures of his butt to post on a "Girls in yoga pants" site. He saw my expression and said, "Nah, it's cool, I hid my junk so they'll think it's a chick!" FML
by Amy / 01/10/2013 at 12:09am / United States / Intimacy
Today, my boyfriend broke up with me because I'm too "high maintenance". And that's because I ask him to use condoms when we have sex, and I refuse to invite my friends over for threesomes. I don't know why I'm not actually glad we are broken up. FML
by kat124ever / 01/07/2013 at 3:35am / United States (Armed Forces Europe, Middle East) / Love
Today, I found out that there's something my new wife hates more than spiders. Black people. FML
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Today, my friend and I were trying out a site on which you talk to strangers using a mic and webcam. We came across a cute guy, who said to my friend, "Tell the fat guy to move." He was referring to me. I'm a girl. FML
by Pennepestoem / 01/05/2013 at 2:07pm / Philippines (Manila) / Miscellaneous
Today, my boyfriend of 5 years decided to buy a $2500 taxidermied wolf on eBay. This is the same guy who refuses to get engaged because it would "cost too much right now." FML
by Anonymous / 01/31/2013 at 2:23am / United States / Money
Today, my boyfriend's mom bought us matching purity rings. FML
by airrinw_33 / 01/20/2013 at 10:55pm / United States (Mississippi) / Love
Today, I tried to get my boyfriend to roll over while he was asleep. He snores loud enough to wake the neighbors and if he lays on his side he usually stops. Instead of rolling over, he stuck his leg in the air, farted twice, and laughed about it in his sleep. He's still snoring. FML
by no sleep for me / 01/08/2013 at 2:44am / Miscellaneous
Today, my school's theatre decided to produce Les Misérables. I got the part of Éponine. My boyfriend, being a talented performer, could have gotten any part he wanted. However, he only wanted to play the soldier responsible for killing Éponine. FML
by Anonymous / 01/23/2013 at 1:03pm / United States / Love
Today, I was having sex with my new boyfriend, and I realized that he enjoys making airplane sound effects while inserting himself inside of me. Moment ruined. FML
by kblevss / 01/05/2013 at 4:21am / United States (New Jersey) / Intimacy
Today, while babysitting my neighbors' kids, their oldest son used a paint pen on the carpet. The boy blamed me and I got fired. He's only 3 and can barely talk. FML
by anonymous / 01/26/2013 at 3:42am / United States (Alaska) / Kids
Today, my current boyfriend and my ex-boyfriend got into a fight about when my birthday is. They were both wrong. FML
by EmberLove / 01/17/2013 at 9:06am / United States / Love
Today, instead of the traditional midnight kiss, my husband handed me divorce papers. FML
by Sarah / 01/01/2013 at 10:15am / United States / Miscellaneous
Today, I caught my 4 year old son yet again trying to drink out of the toilet. FML
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wats her name?
Plz fuck me
She has to be one of the most beautiful women in porn. Stunning.
Some of the commentors seemed to think she is black, but she looks Latino to me! This is a damn fine video! It's going in my "Favorites" file!
That my friends, is Dee. So. Fucking. Hot.
Some of the people who left comments seemed to think this girl is black! If I had to guess, I'd say she was Hispanic, although she could in fact be black. She could also be Middle Eastern or Native American. This is a very good vid! Klaus is correct, most Germans wouldn't understand this comment. I don't ! I think it means "well done", but I'm not sure.
Pretty girl nice body and a great fucking cock sucker
Its Dee
Anyone, wanna fuck? I'm fucking horny over hya! Serious, I really need to!
Anytime. Anyplace
hey...sounds good
what tha fuck
what a beauty like to wake up to her every morning paticularly if she says please fuck me
My cock would love the feel of your pussy around it. You would be a very sexy and enjoyable fuck.
A woman is like the moon...when it is gone the night is dark and lonely...but when its full... the night becomes to day for some men... thx for the nice film...Sandman greats too. A babyblue icebird ... flies over the ocean and brings you good luck for the future...CYA
11 outta 10 Just came again
i like this fuck
She's mexican for sure.... (si si dame dame ay ay) I dated a mexican sexy girl once... sounds like the girl in this vid...unforgettable.
Amateur Latina Babe - Future Works same chick just younger Dee your fine ass hell
It's Dee enjoy a lot guys
I love the black girls the dark brown skin nd light brown skin ones can go like kapri styles eg
My dream girl has come...
I saw that guy Joe in the guineas book of records for holding on his Tshirt on while having sex for longer than 50 f*cking minutes... He is amazing!
Don't understand why the guy would not lick that pussy. I would have to taste it.
wish she could come to sweden and take care of my big dick
This was really hot, but then I saw the guys face. Yeah, I'm not THAT horny >.>
ya know the orgasm seizure about 29 minutes into it??? Yeah...soooo not faking OR being paid to moan. Paid to fuck maybe but the orgasm is REAL. Happens to me all the time. lol That's just how us latinas work....all or nothing popi! ;-P
i love it....
thanks to her my girk gave the everything she had
She needs to ditch that fat pale tub of lard and get with some real dick.
fome muy largo
damm gurl, we should fck sumday. ..serio u got my horny as fck
Yea I wanna know!
she's seXy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow she looks like my girlfriend , BEST DAY OF MY LIFE
Nobody knows his name??
i love to eat that black pussy
nice finish sux great cock Suck it dry
that thing she does at 12:50 is so damn hot for some reason.
Who is this girl, shes sexy!
Any guy who jerks off on the face of a girl is a fucking loser. If a guy decides against a woman finishing him....He is pathetic.
You are without a doubt the most beautiful and most desirable black woman I have ever seen. I would like to have (at least) three orgasms with you: 1) in your mouth, and I will kiss you afterwards if you widh), 2) between your gorgeous breasts as I make your nipples hard with desire, and 3) deep in your desirable pussy where I hope I can get you to climax on me as you climax while I am deep in that glorious pleasure hole. How would that be for an intimate live action sexual experience that should be most attractive to both of us. I want to do this intimacy with you in person. If you are truly a sexy as I believe you are, I would like to make love to and with you on a regular basis.
dee brown....goddess....
Damn what a smokin hottie, what the fuck is she doin fuckin that chubby t shirt wearin motherfucker??? She needs a man who can make her cum, and im just the dude for the job, drop me a line Dee & i'll make you squirt x
tesoro ho bisogno di te, solo di te.. parlami
and a fool.. sry sry sry sry sry
She is very BEAUTIFUL,love to meet her in real.
Is gud look!
She was payed!
Watching people fuck turns me on.
I would love to have your nice pussy surrounding my willing cock. I would enjoy cuming in your hot pretty sexy body.
no, non è possibile, questa cosa è troppo assurda, mi vengono i brividi di terrore e mi scoppia il petto se ci penso, sono pieno di difetti e sn 1testa di cazzo ma nessuno potra mai bruciare per te quanto me, dimmi che non ti ho perso, non mi interessa se quei ricchioni palestrati mi scanneranno, anche se mi spezzano tutte le ossa sara meno doloroso di perderti, sono votato al martirio ormai, allahu akhbar vittoria o morte
I fucked Dee back in the mid-90s. She was a fun girl. Makes me rock hard thinking about that wunnerful wunnerful night.
That guy is a HERO
She has such a beautiful tan it must not be natural
damn i wanna fuck two
holy shit all of like 51mins would have lasted like 10 mins top
Putting my cock in your nice pussy would be a pleasure, especially if I could get you to climax when I put my cum in you. You are desirable and beautiful.
Fucking you, beautiful, would be a very pleasurable experience. It would be especially nice if you orgasm while I am deep in your willing pussy.
Ideal sex with you would be enjoying your climax on my cock while I am French kissing you and gazing into your gorgeous eyes. You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen and would like to see them often as we pleasure each other sexually.
look at that fat bastard that never took his shirt off to not expose his beer belly
I would love to be that guy. I had some black pussy before and it so much better then any white pussy i had. I wish i could bring her home and have sex with her
A stunning girls; he should have fucked her and come inside her though. She didn't really look satisfied
I think this is Daria Knowles and yes she's a half breed. She likes white cock and isn't afraid to say so.
I love the sound of his cock hitting her. This makes me horny.
Que ricura de mujer, mas yo se la daría toda en esa panochita suculenta; sin mencionar que yo estoy pesado como este wey que se la coge XDXDXDDDDD
This shit made my boy friend cum and I had to suck his dick
come and fuck me
"Dame" means "give me"
luv it
At 13:31 SHE put the cock into her pussy. After all there is a reason they call it a blow JOB. It is a lot of work. After all that work, she DESERVES the chance to put in the cock.
Giv anything 2 hav dat
She's so so wonderful an all round beautiful fuck I can fuck all day all night with her. Cock from her cunt to my mouth back to her cunt to love.
Gust got home gust won't to fuck that trick fucking. Got 10 inc .
love the way she fucks
Maybe she's Afro-Latina.
so sexy
my wife and i watch this and i told her i what something like her come into are sex life and my wife was okay with it. So when my wife not in the mode i go out and fine any black pussy and have sex with them and then come home and maybe have sex with my wife if she in mood but the other day when i did this she what to suck my cock and lick the black pussy cum off me
Omg I ducking wants some plz
would love to fuck you all day baby!!
nice boobs and pussy it would be a heaven if tasted
is she a he dont be fooled by the wig and the transplant cunt his real name is bruno and he is now a she
excellence fuck, i'd like it
what is her name?
What is her name and her number and I will fuck her myself
Say Something...fuck me pls
this girl wow
she looks like she was getting bored
No woman in porn in my 53 years has brought out more cum than Dee. i'd spend an hour just licking her ass.
What huge amount did he have to pay? He is such a fat Mini-Wiener! She needs a real man.
Folks, that is not Dee Baker. Very similar-looking, but that's not her
n to have my cock sucked
I love this video
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Live at the Village Vanguard - Adam Rogers Quintet
April 9, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: adam rogers, baby steps, confluence, debut, drums, edward simon, favorite places, firsts, guitarist, Jazz Alive, jazz club, jeff tain watts, legendary jazz, Listening Post, Live Music, mark turner, music site, Places and Spaces, pleasure, scott colley, tain, tenor, village vanguard, wbgo
The Village Vanguard is is one of my favorite places in New York. With that simple statement, it gives me great pleasure to introduce WBGO's newest adventure. We're starting a monthly concert series from the legendary jazz club. Our eventual plan is to air the shows live on WBGO, and stream them simultaneously on NPR's Music site. Last night, we took the first of many baby steps.
Guitarist Adam Rogers made his debut as a leader at the Vanguard, and we recorded our initial show for this series. An evening of "firsts," so to speak.
Here's the basic information:
Adam Rogers, guitar
Mark Turner, tenor
Edward Simon, piano
Scott Colley, bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums
Set List:
Long Ago and Far Away
Recorded 4/8/08
Listen to the concert now.
Check out some photos I took during the soundcheck.
We also recorded the second set. Someday you'll get to hear that, too! Stay tuned to the blog for more information about WBGO's new series, Live at the Village Vanguard.
February 20, 2008. Posted by Stevan Smith.Add new comment | Filed under: collections, flute, funky, gentle giant, hey jude, instrumental recordings, jazz, Jazz Alive, Jazz Community, Jazz Education, jungle plum, listener, Listening Post, lullabye, music lovers, music world, new releases, nubian, oboe, pleasure, poor fishermen, queen of the night, r&b, Revue, rhythm, satisfaction, soul, talents, tenor, tenor sax
What's going on all! Welcome to my blog series "DIGGIN' THE CLASSICS"! When new releases in the music world get slow, we all tend to dig into our collections for some vintage pleasure. Join me for my weekly (or whenever I feel like it) quest for soundtrack satisfaction. This is a blog for music lovers! "Walk With Me".
This edition celebrates: Yusef Lateef- The Gentle Giant (1972)
1. Nubian Lady
2. Lowland Lullabye
3. Hey Jude
4. Jungle Plum
5. The Poor Fishermen
6. African Song
7. Queen of the Night
8. Below Yellow Bell
Now I will admit, I am really picky when it comes to instrumental recordings. There has to be something powerful about a rhythm that speaks without words. Yusef Lateef is most definitely gifted in this area. Lateef defines his brand of music as "-insert here-", but don't call it jazz. "The Gentle Giant" is evidence of his unique talents. With Lateef playing various instruments (flute, tenor, and oboe) and a 9-minute cover of "Hey Jude" (?), there is enough variety on this album to prevent it from boring the "A.D.D." listener. One stand out track is, "Nubian Lady". The title say's it all. With it's melodic rhythms and ultra cool vibes, songs like these leave no room for words. That would just mess things up.
"I'm smiling, but don't call it jazz fool!"
Another track that stands out is "Queen of the Night" (must be something about the ladies). A funky track that has a bass line tailor made for hip-hop. It is this variety that makes this album one of his most interesting works. This Lp speaks to generations, and most likely opened the door for world music. Some refer to this album as being erratic compared to his prior works. I feel this is just a classic display of any artists' journey to evolve. This album is a honest contribution to the foundation of jaz......I mean "-insert here-". It dares to be different. ...And it is the "different" that makes it an instant classic.
"What do you mean by different?"
IAJE Evening 3 - Q Music, Rol' Blue Eyes
January 12, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: arranger, ceremony concert, chairman of the board, great cat, IAJE 2008, jazz master, jazz masterworks orchestra, josh jackson, kurt elling, Live Music, luck be a lady, Masters, masterworks, midnight sun, pleasure, quincy jones, sinatra recordings, smithsonian jazz, unenviable position, wee small hours
If you've ever listened to Live at the Sands, you've heard Quincy Jones' work with Frank Sinatra. Quincy was, in fact, the arranger for a number of Sinatra recordings. At the NEA Jazz Master Awards Concert, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra had the pleasure of playing some those charts. Kurt Elling had the unenviable position of Chairman of the Board.
Check out what they did together:
Kurt Elling and SJMO - Luck Be a Lady / The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
Kurt Elling and SJMO - You Make Me Feel So Young / In The Wee Small Hours
Kurt Elling and SJMO - I Only Have Eyes For You
Kurt is such a great cat. I watched him backstage, pacing back and forth before the set. Hope he's relaxing now.
- Josh Jackson
January 2, 2008. Posted by Stevan Smith.Add new comment | Filed under: collections, dominoes, donald byrd, fallin, funk, funky jazz, grown man, imagination, jazz, Jazz Education, Listening Post, music, music lovers, music night, music world, new releases, old school, Places and Spaces, pleasure, samples, satisfaction, smooth jazz, soul, Video, wind parade, www youtube, ya
What's going on all!
Welcome to my blog series "DIGGIN' THE CLASSICS"! When new releases in the music world get slow, we all tend to dig into our collections for some vintage pleasure. Join me for my weekly (or whenever I feel like it) quest for soundtrack satisfaction. This is a blog for music lovers! "Walk With Me".
This edition celebrates: Donald Byrd- Places and Spaces (1975)
- Change (Make you wanna Hustle)
- Wind Parade
- (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
- Places and Spaces
- You and the Music
- Night Whistler
- Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
I have only one word to describe this album: SEXY
This is smooth jazz, funky jazz, "clean ya house jazz". I play this when my mood says,"A grown man just got home from work today....and he needs sometime to reflect".
Here's my favorite track off of the album....Wind Parade:
Recorded in the summer of 1975, Places & Spaces continued the influences of Byrd's prior release Street Lady. Exhibiting elements of Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, and Earth Wind & Fire...let's just say this wouldn't be the darling of a jazz purist. Groovin' guitars, mellow bass, and tantalizing horns makes for a perfect blend of jazz/soul/funk/disco harmony.
Producer Larry Mizell (One half of the Mizell Brothers)
Hooking up with the Mizell Brothers, as he did with his last 2 albums, Byrd continued his exploration into jazz-funk. The album was also a hot bed for samples. From acid jazz to hip hop, Places and Spaces also birthed many classics in other genres. For example, Black Moon's "Buck Em Down" Remix. A classic hip hop record of the early 90's that samples Byrd's "Wind Parade."
A part of the Blue Note Records Rare Groove series, Donald Byrd's Places and Spaces demands rotation in your mp3 player. A true classic of the past, present and future.


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Promoters expect 350 people to participate
Madisonians played Bingo for some booty Sunday afternoon at the Sheraton Hotel.
The AIDS Network held a pirate-themed fundraiser that offered drinks, Bingo games and a 50-50 raffle for participants.
Coordinators said the fundraiser has grown over the years, and they expected a sold-out crowd at Sunday's event.
"It's incredible. It started out small, and it's basically been word of mouth and social media," AIDS Network Development Director Dan Curd said. "It's grown. I know one person who has been here for every single bingo that we've had."
Last year, the AIDS Network made nearly $30,000 at its Bingo events. They are hoping to even better this season.
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#178841 - 08/20/08 11:08 AM russian translation--vanity post
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a rough one is fine.. this iste, in russian, references my blog, (its about the 5th post, on the page, (one poster has a 'signature' that is over a page long, its after 2 of her posts, so you have to scroll, and scroll till you see a white quote box with a link to my blog, (http://golden-apples.blogspot.com)- there are comments in the post with the quote box, and in the post above (where the link is first found)
(i presume they are saying nice things.. but i'd like to know what..)_________________________
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#178843 - 08/20/08 12:08 PM Re: russian translation--vanity post [Re: of troy]
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Fun! Here the whole thread where yours is mentioned and quoted:
The Russian characters look much like knitting.
#179100 - 09/12/08 12:00 AM Re: russian translation--vanity post [Re: BranShea]
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Cool, Helen! Thanks for posting this. Even after all this time, I don't know where to draw the line between personal interest and "this is a language discussion board". But I think some personal stuff makes for better friendships.
#179493 - 10/08/08 04:23 PM Re: russian translation--vanity post [Re: Jackie]
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Well just don't get too smoochy, Svetlanya. Isn't "references" a noun? A. just griped that today in a drawing note._________________________
#180762 - 12/09/08 12:16 PM Re: russian translation--vanity post [Re: Aramis]
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well, I clicked on 'this iste' just to see what was going on in this site. It all looked Russian to me, and it was all Greek to me. But it looks like it has possibilities for discusssion, provided someone speaks Russian._________________________
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Hi there,
I've posted in a few other forums but would like to throw out my issue here and see what kind of suggestions I can get. Any help is appreciated.
My DS is 8 weeks old and thriving. He's gaining a pound a week, wetting/soiling appropriately but has terrible gas that usually occurs at night.
I was exclusively breastfeeding until this past Friday. From the start, I had a strong letdown, my breast harden up and it actually hurts quite a bit. I would also frequently have a second letdown within 15 min of feeding. My LO was usually feeding 10-15 min. per breast, emptying each but was still hungry all the time. I cut out dairy (I am fairly lactose intolerant myself), eggs and citrus with no luck.
Note- I had started pumping 4 weeks ago to build up my milk stores for an upcoming procedure I have to have and needed a 5 day supply- so that might have compounded the issue.
Well in the last 2 weeks, he was wanted to constantly feed. Almost every hour or half hour it seemed. He was screaming in the meantime and the only time he was quiet was when he was on the breast. He was fussing near the end of a feeding and again, super gassy, explosive pooping (one time it shot about 4 ft across the room) but the stool was normal color and consistency, but he got a wicked diaper rash a couple of times. I tried block feeding on my own, but that didn't help, he just seemed hungry and it felt like my breast never 'refilled'.
I told all this to the pediatrician who thought it was a OALD/oversupply issue and told me to pump a little before each feeding so he gets more hindmilk, sit him more upright and give him Maalox or Mylicon as needed up to 3 times a day. That worked for about 3-4 days, then he was right back at it. So then she said maybe I wasn't producing enough and/or he just wants to comfort suck and I was overfeeding him- pump and bottlefeed to see how much he's getting so that you don't overfeed him, max of 6 oz every 2 hrs. On his demand, he was getting 5 oz about every 3 hours.
Now, when I am pumping I empty both breasts, getting about 3 oz per breast each session, which I put in a bottle and give to him.
He was doing great, still gassy but not hungry all the time. But today he is again seeming hungry and is wanted to eat every 2 hrs. He is also super gassy and screaming. I am at a loss as to what to try now. I am using the Playtex Ventaire advanced bottles (that vent from the bottom to help with gas) with a slow flow nipple and burping him several times during the feeding. It takes him about 25 min. to finish, so he's not going too fast. He isn't really interested in the breast anymore, although he has taken it for a 'snack' here and there when I knew he wasn't ready for a full feeding. It is killing me to hear him scream in pain and his farts are louder than mine!
When reading about lactose overload, he seems to meet all the criteria except for the watery/green stools. They are also not foul smelling, but more cheesy in odor.
Do you think I should start pumping and toss some of the foremilk, then continue pumping and give him the rest in a bottle?
I'm open to any suggestions. We have another doctors appt. on 4/2 and we'll see what they say this time, but in the meantime I need help (and sleep....)