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These guys are SO cute. I love a guy who looks like he used to play football or wrestle and now put on a little weight but he's still hot and beefy. Thank you!
YES. More please!
I can accompany you as far as fit-fat, a couple of nice examples of which are depicted above, but no further! Nevertheless it's truly heartening to to see proved true the old adage "there's somebody for everybody"; pots and lids..or something. I think I WILL skip abs today. Thank you Queerty!
Tipping the scales at 355 I take exception to your calling the majority of these good looking men as fat. I might classify some of them as untoned but certainly not fat.
Not that I could attract one but I would tend to not be interested in a guy with washboard abs. To my mind someone who spends the time in the gym it takes to get that way has his priorities messed up. He could be using that extra time to perfect his talents or improve himself intellectually and politically or go out into his community and make that a better place.
Besides, I didn't get to 355 without liking a little meat on the bone.
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I was gonna say not really, but I find the 2nd guy and the 5th and 6th from bottom attractive, so I guess the guy just has to be cute as well.
@glitterbear256: Totally agree. Totally agree………………..Is that ALL you got Queerty?
@glitterbear256: Most of these guys are fairly fit and have about 25% body fat. Much healthier-looking than the 6–12% body fat images we are incessantly being told are ideal. But I agree, they are by no means fat.
The article is completely wrong on one account – a flat belly does not require abdominal exercises. That's an an old wives' tale.
Having said that, some of these guys are cute.
@Alan down in Florida: Wow. Way to generalize Alan. I could flip that around and say some people who look fat are just lazy and don't care for themselves or anyone else that's close to them that cares.
I'm not a gym rat but I love going to the gym and I'm very politically involved. Yeah, vanity if part of it but being healthy is part of it too. You want to feel good and look good. Nothing wrong with that.
Except, the cruel irony is that what most find "hot" is also what's healthiest.
Abdominal exercises are actually a fairly small part of what goes into maintaining a "six pack". Abdominal exercises alone will not reduce the body fat stored in the abdominal area. Aerobic exercise (and/or caloric reduction) is needed to reduce body fat and core strengthening is anaerobic. Strengthened core muscles can better hold in the visceral fat behind the abdominal wall and give a more toned visual appearance in the absence of fat reduction.
Also, changes in the center of mass that accompany a beer gut greatly increase the likelihood of postural deviations, most frequently a hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine. This creates shortened erector spinae/hip flexors and weakened abdominal/hip extensors. If uncorrected, this imbalance in the force couple relationship at the pelvis eventually leads to low back pain as as the resistance load during exercise and activities of daily life are shifted to structures not intended for such weight bearing.
Then, of course, there are the myriad of cardiovascular risks associated with abdominal fat in men, which I'm sure most of you are well aware of by now.
Conclusion? You don't "earn" a belly. It is a consequence of neglect.
I find most of these men extremely attractive. Many, if not most, American men look closer in appearance to these guys than the washboard abs, muscle-bound Greek gods. I'm more than ok with the ordinary, everyday cub. Cuddling with these guys would be heavenly.
Except for the fat queen…..the rest looked like real men…
This is why i feel in-love with Queerty. You guys have truly given me reason to view this site every day. I have a belly, and so does my lover. I love men with bellies, it turns me on. Bravo!!!
@erikwm: BRAVO Eric! Thanks for taking the time to set it straight!
@Stache1: Kudos!
Guys who have a bit of body fat generally look sexier and feel smoother, softer and moister than hardbody types, making them my favs.
Hot DOG! Some very, very screwable guys there. I bottom maybe 3 times a year, but I am all about grabbing my ankles for some of them.
Forget aesthetics or even health – you guys are forgetting the most important thing!
It's hard to blow a guy with a big belly because your head keeps bouncing against their belly.
Different strokes I guess (perhaps literally in this case).
Mixed emotions. (1) Not really my thing, and I almost wonder if the fast food industry paid Queerty to post this, ha ha. (2) Still, I think this is a good counterpoint to Queerty's post the other day about eating disorders, "unrealistic expectations" and so on. In real life there are all kinds of guys, and all kinds of guys interested in them.
OK let's get real all of these guys have an average/muscular build can you show men with some real bellies !!!
God DAMN do these soft boys give me the VAPORS.
I would take any one of these men over a ripped 6-pack gym queen any day. DELISH.
@kinseyfiles: Thanks. Training is what I do.
I just felt compelled to mention that the negative consequences of excess body fat extend well beyond simply not being able to score with that ripped 20-something from the gym. The health consequences associated with excess body fat reduce quality of life. No look or fetish is worth such cost.
@erikwm: That's ridiculous. I have six pack abs and my friend who looks more like these guys is healthier then me. He eats good and has regular check ups. He's in perfect health.
I would reserve your condemnations for the ones that are grossly obese or think eating a balanced diet means having fries or potato wedges with your usual fast food.
@erikwm: You are right, no look or fetish is worth health consequences, and that includes having a "six-pack." The optimal body fat percentage for an athlete is 12% but to have visible abdominals, one must have 8% or less. That is emaciated, not healthy. And this is coming from someone who is a former competitive gymnast, professional dancer, and fitness model. Most of the men in these photos have a body fat percentage between 20–25% which would not make them peak athletes but they would still be considered healthy.
If a guy has a nice face, cute smile etc… I couldn't care less whether or not he has a six pack.
Guess you need to know what you like and don't like but just a belly doesn't make a man!
Next time EYEGLASSES, please.
I love a guy with an "average" body or a toned body. If you are ripped and veiny and have a 6 or 8 pack and bulging arms, I look at that as "wow you have a major dedication to being super fit and eat very healthy" but thats as far as it goes. I've never found it attractive cuddling up with all that hardness. I like you to be squeezable and soft. To each his own but I'd go for many of those guys in the above pictures over a muscle boy.
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Most of these guys are young. That's nice. Now do a spread on average guys, or what average is, at different stages in life. It changes. In my 20's I was thin and adorable. In my 50's I look younger than my contemporaries but I find it difficult to get rid of, and keep off, belly fat. I find I require about an hour a day of elliptical. I can't always fit that in.
thanks for this queerty
Some of the guys look like Cubs and Bears:) Great post by the way – thanks for sharing. Totally fun.
as long as you don't look like you're pregnant with triplets, im all for it..these men are sexy!!
yeah not all of these guys are even that fat, just >15% body fat which is more than the ideal we get assaulted with continuously. That's not always easy to obtain and by no means the only way to be healthy. Medicine is woefully behind on obesity, still using BMI as the ONLY universally recognized and studied indicator of obesity. Since all "Obesity" research is tied to being a BMI 30 or greater I think there is a lot of junk data floating around regarding the study of weight and body composition on health.
So yeah, I don't think any of these guys are de facto unhealthy when you consider other things that make up health like avoiding things that are unhealthy like excessive drinking/smoking/tanning/black tar heroin/ whatever. Some commenters need psychiatric help to deal with projection of their own internalized body issues.
I have a bigger belly than all these guys in here. I am 6'7″ tall chubby hairy all over and looking for some chasers…..
@bbg372: Essential body fat for males is just 2-5% of body weight. 12% body fat is not "optimal" and is on the higher end of the 6-13% range for athletes.
@Stache1: There are exceptions to every rule. I knew a woman who smoked cigarettes for over 7 decades. She never got lung cancer. That does not mean smoking cigarettes is safe.
Even modest amounts of abdominal fat in normal weight individuals have been found to increase mortality. Excess visceral fat, that which is found behind the abdominal wall, is most dangerous. A taut belly (as seen in 1,3,6, and 7) is indicative of a high level of visceral fat.
@erikwm: Essential body fat is just that: essential. It is the bare minimum amount of fat one can hold and still maintain essential body functions. It is one step above starvation. No one should live in the 2–5% body fat range. Moreover, 12% body fat is absolutely optimal for athletes. And while 6% may be the low end of the optimal range, anything below 8% can be dangerous for athletes. Sylvester Stallone reduced his body fat to 6% for one of the Rocky films and had to be hospitalized.
@Matt G: BMI isn't the only universally recognized and studied standard for determining obesity. It's most widely used because it is cost effective and minimally invasive. Anthropometric assessments are more accurate, but are invasive. Many are not comfortable taking off their shirt, which is required for an abdominal or chest skinfold measurement (2 of the 3 standard measurement sites for males). It also requires direct touching of participants. Bio-electrical impedance is less invasive, but less accurate. Hydrostatic weighing, DEXA scans, and air displacement plethysmography are not cost effective options and require expensive equipment. Only muscle can through off the fat free mass equation used to determine BMI (fat free mass being the skin, bones, organs, blood, muscle, connective tissue). A very small proportion of the population has such a high proportion of muscle that BMI is inaccurate.
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@Matt G: All these guys look FAT to me, but I guess that's because I grew up in the '70s before there were so many young fat people waddling around the U.S.
By modern, fast-food, microwave, no-exercise standards, these guys are now pretty standard. For that reason alone, I suppose, it's not surprising that many guys here find them sexy. Notice that most of the comments here are 100% positive. In a psychological sense that's a good thing to some extent, but in a physical sense they're still fat.
(But I'm glad you brought up smoking – my real pet peeve! – since gay men still smoke at over twice the rate straight men do.)
Bellies can be hot. But a HAIRY belly is the hottest. That black dude with the hairy belly would be my dream come true.
First of all, why is it SO hard to find hairy black men? (and asian men?) It's so hot when you do!
Also it's so hot when you have that nice furry pounch to grab while you're having fun. I like when a guy really let's me grab it and doesn't try to suck it in or whatever. Hot post!
This is my ideal type: muscled with some padding. It's masculine and sexy!
These guys are real and probably interested in something more than themselves and being 'pretty." Love these.
Nice to see some examples of hotness being a spectrum not a sterotype. Nice guys.
I love my bellies full of lots and lots of fur!!!!
I'm the six-pack gym obsessed guy you refer too but I think guys with bellies can be really hot. I'm glad that Queerty is showcasing some different body types for once.
@erikwm: You're not thinking this through enough, it's true that "essential bodyfat" is only 2-5% but people in that condition do NOT perform well athletically. That's why the only people you will ever see in this condition are bodybuilders on contest day, they are dehydrated and weak as hell from cutting down that low. Most elite athletes you see tend to be around 7-9% bodyfat or so, low enough to not have excess fat slowing them down but with enough fat as to be able to function properly.
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It's cute when the height weight proportionate crowd jumps on the Belly bandwagon when there is an article that they're better lovers. Not One guy shown there is with a belly. Being 2% body fat away from total six pack abs is not a belly. It's A slightly out of shape height weight proportionate person, huge difference. Thanks for trying though. :-/ lol
Gross… belly fat is actually inflammation of the fat cells of the belly area causing them to swell. This is due to poor diet, stress, bad sleep hygiene and usually a combination of these. It indicates a state of dis-ease. Eat a plant based diet with lean meats and healthy fats and minimal refined carbs and sugar and sleep properly and you very likely won't get any belly fat accumulation…. not my cuppa,. thanks!!
These guys are hott
It's nice to see someone recognize the beauty in something other than the stereotypical. Thank you Queerty and Graham.
I have a HUGE Belly!! Where can I find guys who get off on it??? ;)


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Although Evanston is only one of a few cities that claim to be the city where the ice cream sundae originated, the history as it is known is an interesting one. Mr. Richard Lloyd Jones, former editor and publisher of the Tulsa Tribune, wrote the following version of the story:
"I grew up as a Chicago kid who did the things that most city boys do. I chased the fire engines all over Chicago and early was as much a patron of the soda fountains as my purse would permit. I remember when the sundae first appeared over the marble fountain counter and I remember the soda jerkers of that time relating the story of the origin which was something like this:
Evanston, Chicago's Godly neighbor, "Heavenston" as the good Frances E. Willard used to call it, was in those days at least rather Methodist minded. The piety of the town resented the dissipating influences of the soda fountain on Sunday and the good town fathers, yielding to this churchly influence, passed an ordinance prohibiting the retailing of ice cream sodas on Sunday.
Some ingenious confectioners and drug store operators, in "Heavenston," obeying the law, served ice cream with the syrup of your choice without the soda. Thereby complying with the law. They did not serve ice cream sodas. They served sodas without soda on Sunday. This sodaless soda was the Sunday soda. It proved palatable and popular and orders for Sundays began to cross the counters on Mondays.
Objections then was made to christening a dish after the Sabbath. So the spelling of "sunday" was changed. It became an established dish and an established word and finally the Heavenston "sundae" appeared even in Congregational Connecticut.
I do not vouch for this as being totally accurate history, but it is the history of the word which was common gossip in my boyhood at the time the "sunday" appeared at the soda counters which I patronised."
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If the Republicans couldn't win this election, how can they win any election? And for me as a self-made man who was never handed anything how can I believe that this country is headed in the right direction when America voted for handouts? As a New York City resident, I will pay close to 50 percent taxes – and when I drop dead my family will pay another 50 percent. And for that I should work 80-hour weeks?
I teach my children that in America anything is possible, and they can reach the top of the world if they work really hard. Isn't that what America is all about?
To compound my depression about the election, in the last few weeks the scoundrels of "Occupy Wall Street" have moved up to the Upper West Side where I live and I have to see them daily. They stand near my home and the offices of 5WPR: outside of 15 Central Park West, one of the most expensive condominiums in the country.
And they complain about the Chairman of Goldman Sachs. Yes, Lloyd Blankfein is guilty of being rich. Yes, Blankfein makes millions of dollars – and it's after being raised in housing projects in the Bronx, where his dad worked as a clerk for the United States Postal Service. During High School, Blankfein sold hot dogs at Yankee Stadium, and during college to pay for Harvard University he had to work in the cafeteria. For me, who also grew up in the Bronx without a lot of money I view Blankfein as a role model – he worked hard to get to the top. Isn't that what's great about America? The boy next door can conquer the world – and what's so bad about that?
Or Sheldon Adelson, who the Obama campaign demonized – and is also a self-made mega-entrepreneur. Adelson and Blankfein are good men, who give charity and created tens of thousands of jobs – yet are demonized in today's environment.
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It is very scary to think that we live in a society where the tax policy is plain and simple wealth redistribution. Politicians would rather raise taxes than balance a budget. Obama started this war on the wealthy – and it has to be scary for many people who dream of being more successful.
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There are two in the headlines, Anthony and now Eliot. Here We Ho Again! trumpeted The New York Post. If this doesnt save the tabloids, nothing will.
But before we go too far in lumping the men together or draw too many conclusions about priapism and punishment, lets get our bearings.
Eliot Spitzer doesnt have a quarter of the gall that Anthony Weiner does. He doesnt have an eighth of it. Out of office for more than five years, he isnt asking for a restoration of his prior glory. He isnt even asking for a particularly sexy job. Comptroller of New York City? Most voters dont know what that is or even if its spelled correctly. It doesnt come with a mansion. Its not a ticket to parades. Its drudgery and decimal points. Audit till you drop.
Weiner, meantime, hadnt been gone from Congress for even two years when he announced his candidacy for mayor of the city, a job exponentially more influential than the one hed never done especially well in the first place. Hes angling for a gigantic promotion. In the narrative hes constructed, his mortification has made him a new man, so were supposed to give him an extra measure of our trust and hand him the reins of the most important and most complicated city in the country. I know we like our mayors brash, but we neednt accept delusional in the bargain.
In one recent poll he emerged as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, and that, coupled with Mark Sanfords return to Congress from South Carolina, has prompted much commentary about the possibility that voters today are willing to look beyond sexual indiscretions.
But voters have long done so. A sex scandal didnt topple Barney Frank back in the 1980s, Bill Clinton in the 1990s or David Vitter, the senator from Louisiana, who had his own prostitute problems in 2007. And Sanford, a Republican in a vividly red state, had a significant built-in advantage over his Democratic opponent. He benefited less from forgiveness than from partisanship.
As for Weiner, he has nonpareil name recognition in an overcrowded field of unconvincing rivals and in an era when the line between famous and infamous is blurrier than ever. All that he may be in the process of proving is that celebrity, not virtue, is its own reward.
Its being said that he and Spitzer are seeking redemption. For the purposes of this duo and this election, lets be careful with that noun. While Spitzer is indeed considering an assignment inferior to his last office, his years in political exile werent dedicated to the public service whose clarion call he says he cannot resist. They were warm baths in his own voice: a show on CNN, followed by one on Current TV. Those gigs are over; hes adrift. What hes seeking is relevance.
Ditto for Weiner, who also didnt use his timeout in any way that showed a greater devotion to the public good than to his own. He sought to convert his political connections into quick profits. He plotted his audaciously hasty return. And here he is in his colorful, look-at-me trousers, with his colorful, look-at-me debate antics, weathering the jokes, enduring us naysayers. Better to be ridiculed than to be ignored.
Already theres chatter about whose infidelities are more forgivable: Spitzers, which were arguably a crime, or Weiners, which were creepier? This misses a crucial point. Both men fell as spectacularly as they did not because they got caught with their pants down but because none of their colleagues liked them much even with their pants up.
They didnt have Clintons reservoirs of charm or good will to tap. Spitzer, though an effective attorney general, was shaping up to be a self-righteous, self-defeating disaster of a governor, and Weiner was a sound bite and makeup kit in search of the nearest camera. Few people had a huge stake or interest in propping up either of them, in doing damage control.
Thats the part of their pasts their particular brands of abrasiveness, the peculiar contours of their egos more relevant to the present than their libidos. Thats what we should focus on, especially when it comes to Weiner. Spitzers at least overqualified for the post he wants, and his wanting it amounts to an appropriate pantomime of humility.
Weiner cant manage that much. At a high school in Queens recently, he spoke of how setbacks make the man: polio for FDR, imprisonment for Mandela. Would they have been so great had they not had those obstacles? he asked.
Its hard to shake the surreal sense that he was putting himself in that company. Sexting, apartheid: just different speed bumps on the road to power.
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Hi there,
I use Roboform and find that they have a swell feature allowing editing a specific passcard or login from the web browser button (with a right-click on this item). Would that be possible to implement in Sticky Password?
chooquette wrote:Anyhow, I understand that my suggestions are not welcomed
Evzen wrote:chooquette wrote:Anyhow, I understand that my suggestions are not welcomed
Come on... why do you think that?
Evzen wrote:Ehm, wouldn't it be more logical to request fixing the ROOT CAUSE of the problems (i.e. the import) instead of the consequence?!
What kind of "errors from the importing process or from a problem with the original data imported from Roboform/LastPass" are we talking about?
Editing the account is definitely not considered as a frequently- or mass-used action, so there is no real need to make it sooo easily accessible as you wish... especially if you request it just because of the small inconvenience in YOUR PARTICULAR situation.
Evzen wrote:There is no real point continuing in this discussion as we have apparently completely different attitude to problems - while you seem to shoot out ideas as they come without thinking too deep about their relationship, I on the contrary tend to analyze the problem first, try to understand it in details, get to the root of it and then suggest something that cures the real cause of the problem.
John Flyer wrote:I find it useful that applications that are important to me, have an active user forum. To read about other users' issues and their suggestions are an effective way to learn to manage the app. When the app team is following the user forum, like the SP team does, the users may contribute to the development of the product.
Over many years in business, I have participated in several brain storming sessions. When a new idea is raised, it is an invariable rule that you never are allowed to utter "That does not work", "That idea is stupid". Every suggestion should be taken care off, in the next phase we have to analyze existing issues, try to understand new ideas in details, and end up with a nice and balanced solution. While discussion is ongoing, we participate with a polite and humble tone.
Any suggestions are welcome, chooquette. Do not expect that we always agree with you, different opinions are permitted! It might always be useful to know other users' perception; I have learned a lot that way.
Yes, that's true and I never said that it wouldn't. All I said was that editing a login is not an action which is expected to be done frequently, so I would not expect THIS improvement to get any high priority in the development process...chooquette wrote:In this instance, I humbly believe that a right-click to edit directly a login among multiple logins of an account is something that could be quite useful
Not quite right... If the user seems to be the only one having some problems, then I would expect the user to look up what the problem can be... Especially if the user claims how dedicated (s)he is to give improvement ideas, etc.chooquette wrote:looking for the root cause of importing problems is a lengthy process that should not be a user's job in the first place.
I'm pretty sure that Sticky Password team had noted your suggestion. Let's see if it gets implemented in some future version or not.chooquette wrote:My suggestion was aiming to make the program friendlier and easier to use
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With wind, dry conditions and warm weather, the area's wildfire danger is high, fire officials say.
"There is a great chance, if everybody is not careful, that we could have a big grass fire again," Portales Fire Department Battalion Chief Lance Hill said.
Rangeland has a lot of grass from past moisture, Hill said, meaning a buildup of fuel. Also, the area has received little precipitation since mid-October, weather has been warm, and the winds dry out the land even more, he continued.
A lot of moisture over a prolonged period of time would be necessary to decrease the fire danger, Hill said.
Clovis Fire Chief Ray Westerman said the number of grass fires this winter has been minimal but the concern is still there.
"The lack of moisture all winter and going into spring with the large amount of growth we had last year does make conditions prime (for fire) … We'll always do the best we can, but Mother Nature sometimes throws us some twists," Westerman said.
"I would certainly like to see some semblance of moisture in the ground."
He said the department is being especially careful to keep staff and equipment ready this time of year in the event there is a large fire.
Residents should take extra care when burning trash to avoid windy days and to have water handy in case something goes wrong, Westerman said, and it is a good time to create a defensible area around homes and outbuildings by cutting grass and growth low.
Hill, who has seen a few small grassfires so far, said people should call the fire department or police dispatch if they want to do a controlled burn.
The call lets authorities know that particular fire is under control and gives them a chance to let the resident know if the state or county has enacted a burn ban.
After the burn, Hill said people need to soak the area because embers can blow into the grass for days.
For people who smoke in their vehicles, he said they should use ashtrays or a can containing some sort of liquid to extinguish cigarettes. In addition, Hill said all-terrain vehicle riders should check for grass buildup on their mufflers or catalytic converters, because it can occasionally cause a spark.


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Monday is Earth Day and one woman who works to reduce Central Vermonts waste says its a good time to educate the next generation about being less wasteful.
Cassandra Brush is the zero waste outreach coordinator at the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District. She says global climate change is a moral issue.
We have generations that are inheriting the Earth in a state that, for even those of us who are young adults or middle-aged adults, the whole planet is completely different than from when I was growing up, she said.
The solid waste management district works to keep items from ending up unnecessarily in landfills and to contribute to a lessening of methane off-gassing from landfills, which Brush says contributes to climate change more powerfully than carbon dioxide.
We need every day to be Earth Day, but doing it as a celebration and for children in schools, it becomes a focal point for people to really pay attention to whats happening on our planet, she said.
Brush said her organization works with schools directly by sending staffers into classrooms to work with students as young as kindergarten and as old as high schoolers. The organization works with school staff to create zero waste sites where students can drop off items for recycling and composting. Brush said they also conduct trash audits, where the schools trash is dumped onto a tarp and students, with gloved hands, pick through it to see what could be recycled or composted, and what is really trash.
Brush said its important to educate the children because they are the ones who are going to be running things pretty soon.
Even though organizations like hers are working to reduce the amount of waste in our society, Brush says that alone is not enough, and points to those who make the laws in this country as the problem. Weve gotten so caught up in fighting about whether human beings have created global climate change or not. Fighting over every single piece of policy and legislation that goes forward to ameliorate the situation in whatever large or small way it can, she said.
That being said, Brush is still hopeful by what she sees people doing on their own to make their communities less wasteful and more friendly to the environment. She cites the recent winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize as her source of inspiration. (Brush calls the Goldman awards the Oscars for environmentalists.)
Some of this years winners of the prize include a woman from Columbia who single-handedly started a recycling center and recycling association in the face of corporate interests that wanted nothing to do with recycling; an elementary school teacher in Italy who preached about the dangers of incinerators and whose work has led to a national zero waste movement in that country; and a man who moved from California back to Iraq to restore marshes that were turned to dust bowls during the reign of the late Saddam Hussein.
While many people may not accomplish such lofty feats, Brush said there are things everyone can do at home to make a difference. She suggests reducing what people take into their homes, either energy-wise or material things. Brush said people can walk or bike to work and buy products that arent over-packaged. They can also think of how to reuse items once theyve served their initial purpose in order to keep them from ending up in the trash can and, ultimately, the landfill.
For those looking for something to do on Earth Day, Brush suggested that the Hunger Mountain Coop will be holding its third annual book swap. There will also be face painting, kids can plant their own seedlings or make an Earth Day flag, or families can take part in a number of other activities as well.
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Tevye Can't Touch THIS Tradition
I know what you're thinking, dear readers, and let me assure you: yes, indeed I did just make a Fiddler on the Roof reference.
That's because, as I write this, Major League pitchers and catchers are reporting to their respective training camps; and after a long, cold, hard winter of Brad Lidge, Milton Bradley and Kyle Farnsworth bashing, we can all finally relax knowing our hallowed game is springing back to life.
A year ago this week, my cynical and oft busy-body colleague Mr. Allen Krause, and I took to the streets of Chicago to proclaim our undying crush on the game of baseball. Luckily for you there was a film crew following us, not to mention an ebullient David Archuleta, who lent us his tunes, to make a point.
And as we hope will be a long and prosperous tradition of ringing in the new baseball season, we (re)present to you the definitive RSBS tradition:
Hell yes, we love our baseball and no, we aren't afraid to show it.
Now, aren't ya glad I didn't write that Evan Bayh piece I was workin' on?
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I can't b.. e… you f …… (just fell out of chair).
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Don't forget Brett Myers-bashing.
BTB — Hehehe… I forgot that a lot our newer friends haven't seen that yet. Good times!
Cici — You're right. We haven't been nice to Brett. And we have no reason to start. LOL.
Well, that video explains the origin of the "About Me" photo of you two. Cool vid. No, I had not seen it, either (too busy with my Red Sox blogs–the things you miss out on…)😉
Thanks for the re-intro of the video. And nah, no reason to let up on Brett Myers! Take care.
Greg — I feel ya. Hope you enjoyed it. And believe me, if there's a Brett Myers window, I'm jumpin in!
Just watched it again…even funnier the second time!
Watching this is always a great way to welcome the new season. My favorite part is when Jeff gets hit in the…pants.
Street Boss, you think F-Brain gonna have a freakout as he did recently for other similar types of homages? My guess is no. And we know why, don't we?
His feeble (non-existent) skills are no match for the power of the Dark Side.
BTB — Like a fine wine…
Jane — I think that's everyone's favorite part. The definition of taking one for the team.
Prince — Oh no… highly doubt that. I don't have the right *ahem* look.
Nice glove skills…lol Jeff, I hope you recovered ok from that hit :O) Funny stuff, as always!
I am still wondering when we might see the RSBS.0 Show on Comedy Central.
Got to admit, you guys could give Tosh a run for his videos in a New York minute.
But I digress as I bite into a mountain-sized slice of a pre-prepared Gino's East deep dish meat quagmire we had shipped down to Florida as my yearly signal for the boys to get ready to take the chilly Florida morning owrkouts tomorrow at 10:30 am in Port Charlotte, Florida.
No cheesesteaks, no Sabretts dogs, no BBQ. Tonight it was all about the deep dish………Still trying to figure out how you fold one of these slices (lol)…….Where are the forks again?
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Great Video!!
Jenn — Thanks… I pride myself on the lack of those skills😉
RR — You're making me hungry… and I just ate… Giordano's. Mmmmmm!
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I love the detachable tube plus the on-off valve. The quarter turn to close is nice but the other parts of the closure needs a picture on typical uses. I would like to have 2 tubes so that cleaning using a solvent could be done by soaking while drying.
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I bought this as a replacement for my original Camelbak 70 oz reservoir, which developed a leak around the sip tube after almost 10 years of use. Besides holding much more water, it has a larger opening that makes adding ice easier, and has a quick open and close feature. The reservoir fits in my original Camelbak pack, as well as a new larger pack I bought that has a water sleeve built in. I expect to get many years of use out of this one, and will be able to take longer rides without running out of water.
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I will only use it for cycling. After two CamelBak 100 oz Omega reservoirs leaked in two years when I tried using them when doing trail maintenance, I decided to just use Nalgen Oasis canteens for trail maintenance and only use the antidote for riding. I can fit 2 canteens where the reservoir would go in my CamelBak Blowfish hydration pack and 2 more canteens in the largest zippered pocket. These canteens each hold a quart, are made of Eastman Tritan (a highly impact resistant material that does not retain tastes, odors or stains and is BPA free). The little arms on the antidote swing down to hold the reservoir open for air drying. There is a connection in the middle of the reservoir that runs the length of the revervoir that also helps it stay open for air drying. So it's a little harder to put your hand into this revervoir. It comes with the L-shaped bite valve. There is only a quarter turn to close the lid so you can't over or under tighten it. I've kept my receipt so if this baby ever leaks I'm gonna hold Camelbak to their lifetime guarantee to get a replacement. I wear my hydration pack in front rather than on my back. That way I can get to the pockets easily and the hydration pack hangs down a little so air can circulate down your front as you ride. It's so much safer to be able to drink using the bite valve and keep both hands on the handle bar. I do carry one water bottle that I use to pee in. Just slip it down the front of your pants and plug in. You're not exposing yourself so you're legal and oh what a relief it is. LOL.
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By Mickey Winfield, PNT Staff Writer
SANTA FE — The Portales Rams unexpected ride through the Class 3A playoffs continues, all the way to the state championship game.
Down by a point late in the fourth quarter in Saturday's semifinals, junior quarterback Chris Mosier led Portales on a 12-play, 71-yard drive capped by an Eric Segovia 2-yard touchdown run, giving the Rams a 25-20 over St. Michael's.
The win advances the Rams to Saturday's 2 p.m. championship game against defending champion and top-seeded Las Vegas Robertson at Greyhound Stadium.
"It's awesome, it's so awesome," Mosier said. "I can't explain the feeling I'm having right now."
Senior defensive back Kevin Gonzales made it official, intercepting a St. Mike's pass with less than a minute left to end the Horsemen's final bid.
Mosier ran five times for 35 yards on the winning drive, including a 22-yard scamper on fourth-and-5 which put the ball inside the 1-yard line. Segovia scored two plays later.
Segovia dominated on the ground, scoring three touchdowns and gaining 102 yards on 25 carries.
"Eric just runs so hard," Correll said. "He's got such a low center of gravity, and he's so strong — he carried two or three guys on that last touchdown. It's just good kids making great plays."
In his third career playoff game, Mosier carried 21 times for 78 yards. He was also efficient when he passed, completing 4-of-5 for 42 yards.
After a scoreless struggle in the opening quarter, the Rams' defense put the first points on the board when Gonzales picked off a St. Mike's pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown.
"(After) I caught it, I just wanted to get into the end zone," Gonzales explained. "It gave us big-time (momentum). Scoring first in their place, it just turns the crowd down. It was big."
Segovia gave the Rams a 13-0 lead with a second-quarter, 2-yard score, but St. Mike's rallied with two big plays before halftime.
The Horsemen countered when senior running back Robbie Castillo broke open a 57-yard touchdown run. Junior Robert C de Baca then took a Portales punt 70 yards for the score put St. Mike's in front 14-13 at halftime.
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That was enough time for Mosier's and Segovia's heroics.
"It was tremendous," Correll said about the winning drive. "The kids took it upon their shoulders and made plays. It was a great drive."
Saturday's championship clash is a re-match of the season opener — Robertson defeated Portales in Las Vegas 13-2 in late August.
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"Enabling a Nuclear Revivaland Managing Its Risks"
Journal Article, Innovations, volume 4, issue 4, pages 173-191
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Authors: Matthew Bunn, Professor of Practice; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom
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Matthew Bunn and Martin B. Malin examine the conditions needed for nuclear energy to grow on a scale large enough for it to be a significant part of the worlds response to climate change. They consider the safety, security, nonproliferation, and waste management risks associated with such growth and recommend approaches to managing these risks. Bunn and Malin argue that although technological solutions may contribute to nuclear expansion in the coming decades, in the near term, creating the conditions for large-scale nuclear energy growth will require major international institutional innovation.
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This is all very frustrating. First I had thrush, then LO would not tolerate OALD issues, now I don't have enough milk! I am at my wits end yet again.
Okay, so I'm trying to pump after every feeding because I'm not producing enough to satisfy DS. He usually detaches when no more will come out and screams and cries, refusing to latch again. DH usually cup feeds him while I pump...
The question is, how long do I pump for?? 10-15 minutes? And how long do I have to do this until I see improvement?? Should I take fenugreek?
For the past 3 days it has gotten progressively worse. At first he was only upset at the last feeding of the night, so I solved that by offering both sides (I didn't do this until all this started happening, I was used to just one side per feeding). Yesterday he was upset at the last 2 feedings. Tonight it's worse, it has started with the 3rd to last feeding. This is so upsetting, I was just telling people that DS and I had finally found our groove and I wanted to BF much longer than I had originally planned. And now this! I am so exasperated... do you think it's over? I really want to BF longer, DS is only 2.5 months! Please help!


text: I'm not really sure where to post this. My friend adopted a newborn who is now about 2 months old. At the time, I had considered offering to pump for him, but my DD was at the time 12 mos old and running around, basically not eating solids, and I felt that I might not have enough milk. Now she is eating solids well, nursing less, and very happy with that. I have never pumped. What are the chances that if I started pumping now I would get a significant amount of milk for my friend's baby? How many times per day would I have to pump? How much of a PITA would it be, really? I haven't talked to her about it, but I know she feels bad about her son having to have formula. She made a joke one time about me nursing him, and another day told me that she had just found out that she could have induced lactation, and she seemed to feel kind of bad that she hadn't done so.


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Holmen HS takes precautions after concerning social media messages
Holmen administrators and staff are reassuring parents and students Wednesday night after some disturbing Facebook and Twitter messages were posted earlier this week.
The messages concern a student threatening to bring a gun to school.
The school administration is calling this situation the "perfect storm."
With the devastating shooting in Connecticut less than a week ago, the end of the Mayan calendar on Friday and the band "Guns at School" playing in La Crosse also on Friday, school officials said they're doing everything they can to ensure Friday will be just another normal school day.
"Between the police and ourselves, we have seen what's been posted on Facebook and there has been no threats posted on Facebook, and no evidence of this being done in any way," said Bob Baer, Holmen High School principal.
School administrators said they started becoming concerned when several students and parents reported seeing messages on social media about a student threatening to bring a gun to school during Friday's holiday assembly.
"My initial reaction was, 'where are these kids getting the information from,' and 'how are we going to deal with it?'"
Baer and the district's administrator, Dale Carlson said they have no concrete evidence, for example a student saying they actually heard this particular individual discuss his plans or have written proof this particular student wrote the messages, but it's a situation the district's administrator isn't taking lightly.
"We're giving it our full attention," said Carlson. "The social media issue is not new to us, what students may say and what students may comment on, and so we investigate thoroughly any resources we may have, (and) we have students that may help."
School officials are also working directly with the particular student at the heart of the concern.
There will also be an increased presence of law enforcement and staff at the school on Friday to ensure safety as a priority.
"This has been an important week for our students and Friday will be too," said Carlson. "So school will be in session, and we have a safe place at our high school, and then we'll look for a well-deserved holiday break for our students."
Carlson said as of right now, this particular student is not in attendance at the school and will not be for the remainder of the week.
The school district asks anyone with concerns to contact Holmen High School's principal by phone (608) 526-3372 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Staying Safe and Comfortable at Work
If you are a healthy woman having a normal pregnancy, you may be able to continue working throughout your pregnancy, right up until you begin labor. However, fatigue and general discomfort may force you to take it easy during your third trimester. Your ability to work during your pregnancy depends on three factors: your health, your baby's health, and the nature of your job.
Some professions may make it necessary for you to take special precautions, modify or cut back on your work, or take alternative assignments during your pregnancy. Studies have shown that women who work physically demanding jobs that require heavy lifting, standing for long periods, or excessive hours are more likely to deliver prematurely, have babies with lower birth-weights, and develop high blood pressure during their pregnancy.
Working with or around toxic substances such as heavy metals, chemicals, biologic agents, and radiation can also cause problems such as miscarriage, preterm delivery, structural birth defects, and abnormal fetal and infant development. You may be at risk for coming into contact with these substances if you work at a computer chip factory, dry-cleaning plant, rubber factory, hospital operating room, dark room, tollbooth, pottery studio, ship building plant, or at a printer.
You may also be at risk if your job exposes you to secondhand smoke; or bacterial infections, such as if you work at a hospital, animal hospital, or farm. Be sure to wear gloves and wash your hands frequently and well, and eat away from your workplace.
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To be fair the Monday matches on Sky are now "the norm", and that should be factored in with what went on this season. I do sympathise with your plight - in fact I'm releaved Bradford have got away without a Monday match for a second year running (at least one not on a Bank Holiday) because I probably couldn't make it if there was one.
Sky really couldn't be making it easier though by announcing every Monday game so far out (months to make plans/book time off if needs be and your workplace allows), when they could be left with a few duffers at the expence of better matches going untelevised on in any particular round as the business end of the season approaches.
I agree they are the norm in that its the second season, and it looks like they are here to stay, but they are still only from the end of may to the start of august, which is backs up what i said about it being because the football isnt on. It wont be the "norm" unless they are prepared to do it for the full season, and if its such a great idea and good for rugby league, and SKY arent doing it just for themselves then why dont they do that?
You are spot on though about the early release of the fixtures, that is definitely a good move by SKY, very helpful, although those who cant attend still cant attend but like you say at least some can make plans early


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The Dish
Tag: taiko drumming
Stroll gardens, sup on sushi
- 5:20 pm Friday, May 3rd, 2013 by M.M. Cloutier
Stroll along pathways and bridges through six Japanese gardens, then be riveted by a taiko drumming performance and sated with sushi.
And isn't the sunset grand?
Through September, Delray's Morikami Museum opens up its gardens and Cornell Café after hours during its summertime "Sushi &Stroll" events on the first Friday of each month.
Tonight's the kickoff, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Admission to stroll the breathtaking gardens is $8 for adults and $6 for children ages 4-10 (no charge for museum members and kids 3 and younger), although that doesn't include drumming performances by Fushu Daiko—they're $2 a person—or food
at the café.
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BSC Alerts
News & Events
June 19, 2008
Members Present: Mr. John Shott, Ms. Gloria Stephens, Mr. Larry Morhous, Mr. Norris Kantor, Mr. James Palmer, III, Dr. Lyn Guy, Ms. Ashley Froy, Ms. Angie Lambert
Members Absent: Ms. Anne Crowe, Mr. Daniel Frost, Mr. Sylvester Myers
Guests/Staff Present: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. John Cardwell, Mr. Jim Nelson, Dr. Tom Blevins, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Dr. Tracey Anderson, Ms. Karen Harvey, Ms. Leah Taylor, Ms. Anita Barilla, Dr. Tamara Ferguson, Dr. Bernadette Dragich, Mr. Jonathan Murray
Call to Order – Chairman James Palmer, III
Chairman James Palmer called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. in the BSC Othello Harris-Jefferson Student Center Private Dining Room.
Approval of the Minutes – May 15, 2008
Mr. Palmer asked for a motion to approve or corrections to the May 15, 2008 minutes. A motion was made (LGuy/NKantor) to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried.
Resolution to Bluefield State College Employees
Dr. Walker reminded the group that at the last meeting, the Board expressed a desire to recognize the faculty and staff who have accepted additional responsibilities due to SB 448. A Resolution was prepared expressing appreciation to the BSC faculty and staff signed by the BSC Board of Governors and the President's Cabinet.
Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation to Board Member
Dr. Walker informed the group that this meeting will be Ms. Ashley Froy's last meeting of the Board of Governors as the Student Government Association Representative. Chairman Palmer presented Ms. Froy with a plaque and thanked for her service and dedication on the Board.
Special Board Committee Report (Members Palmer, Kantor, Shott, Frost, and Dr. Walker as ex-officio)
Chairman Palmer discussed the appointment of the special committee to look into the effort of NRCTC and what BSC might do to increase the student base. He asked that the group review the material distributed earlier so that a discussion may take place at the August meeting.
President's Report – Dr. Albert Walker
- WV Higher Education Policy Commission Board of Governors Summit at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV – August 22-23, 2008. Dr. Walker encouraged all members to attend.
- BSC Marketing – Mr. Jim Nelson presented a recruitment video and explained how the DVD will be used to introduce potential students to the college.
Academic Affairs – Dr. Don Smith
- Dr. Smith announced that the BSC Robotics Team received the honor of being world champions at the Robotics competition. The BSC team was the only entry who successfully completed the course during the competition.
- Program Reviews – Dr. Smith reviewed the revisions to the Degree Program Review Schedule. A motion was made (NKantor/LMorhous) to approve the revised schedule as presented. Motion carried.
- Approval of Program Review for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Humanities and Approval of Program Review for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Science and continuation of both at the current level. A motion was made (NKantor/LGuy) that the Resolutions be accepted as presented. Motion carried.
Financial and Administrative Affairs – Ms. Shelia Johnson
- Legislative Audit Report – Ms. Johnson reported on the activities of the legislative auditors and the findings at this point, as well as how issues have been resolved by the institution. She informed the group that the document will be posted on the Legislative Auditor's web site.
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management – Mr. John Cardwell
- Tuition and/or Fee Waiver Policy – revised Policy No. 11 "Awarding of Undergraduate Tuition and/or Fee Waivers." Mr. Cardwell explained the purpose of the policy and the reasons for the revisions. A motion was made (JShott/LMorhous) to approve the recommended resolution. Motion carried.
- Mr. Cardwell introduced the new SGA President Mr. Jonathan Murray.
- BSC will be hosting 161 new students for orientation on Friday, June 20, 2008. This represents the largest attendance for orientation on record.
- Mr. Cardwell presented a proposal to award an additional 5% in need-based tuition waivers for fiscal year 2008-2009 and thereafter. A motion was made (LGuy/JShott) to approve the resolution. Motion carried.
Virtual College, Instructional Technology, and the School of Education – Dr. Tom Blevins
- Dr. Blevins called the group's attention to Policy No. 47 Archives and Records Management contained in the packet received by BOG members prior to the meeting. He reviewed the purpose of the policy and asked for approval for a 30 day comment period. A motion was made (NKantor/LMorhous) to approve the recommended resolution. Motion carried.
Mr. Kantor called the group's attention to an invitation to the Mercer County "Create West Virginia Summit" to be held at the RiffRaff Arts Collective in Princeton, WV on June 26, 2008. He asked that members of BSC and the BSC R&D Corporation attend. This summit will be to suggest ways to create economic growth in the area.
Next Meeting Date – August 21, 2008
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,


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A Trivia, 1950 and World Series
I was counting how many current Phillies played for the Dodgers. I counted six, can you name them? Actually, Sue of
Rants, Raves and Random Thoughts counted eight! wow!
My friend LTD23 was reminding me of this incident:
In Spring Training of 2005, Jayson Werth was hit on the wrist by an A.Burnett pitch and although the wrist was broken, he came back to play 102 games. His numbers suffered considerably and after the year he was diagnosed with two torn ligaments in the wrist, causing him to miss the entire 2005 season.
Around this time I like to go back and read or re-read about World Series of the past so I took out this large coffee table book from the library.
The first World Series was played in 1903 when the Pittsburgh Pirates played against the Boston Americans. Boston won that series 5 games to 3.
Did you know that in 1904, there was no game because the New York Giants thought that their team was too good to play anyone? They considered the American League a minor league!
In World Series games, the Yankees have swept the opposition EIGHT times! wow! The teams that the Yankees have swept are the Cubs (2x), the Cardinals, the Reds, the Atlanta Braves, the Pirates and the Padres.
Yankees have been swept THREE times by the L.A. Dodgers, NY Giants, and the Reds.
The Phillies and the Yankees have only met once in a World Series. That happened in 1950 when the Yankees swept the Phillies. That year, the Phillies won the N.L. pennant on the last day of the season. In the top of the 10th inning, with two on and one out, in a 1-1 tied, Dick Sisler hit a walk-off homerun against Brooklyn Dodger Don Newcombe to clinch the first N.L. pennant in 35 years. Robins Roberts, the starter for the Phillies, who had lead off the 10th with a single, held the lead in the bottom of the inning and the Philadelphia Phillies were National League champions for the first time since 1915.
The World Series started three days later. Roberts, who pitched three times in the last five days of the regular season, was unavailable for a Game 1 start. Although the Phillies were swept, the series was close as three of the games were lost by one run. The only two homeruns in the series were by Joe Dimaggio and Yogi Berra.
Now let's see what history is made in the 2009 World Series. This time the Phillies are well rested. Let the games begin!
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Emma, are you counting coaching staff or just players? Off the top of my head I thought of Pedro Martinez, Jayson Werth, Chan Ho Park, and Davey Lopes. After checking, I also found Paul Bako, Milt Thomson and Charlie Manuel. So that makes seven – if you include Shane Victorino, who was in the Dodgers system initially, that would be eight.
Hopefully this year's Phillies fare better against the Yankees than the 1950 version – I'll be watching, assuming this crappy rain lets up and doesn't cause a delay!
Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
Thanks for that great history. My wish is that the Yankees pick right up where they left off in 1950 – even though Yogi and DiMaggio won't be playing!
Emma, what is great about this "rematch" is.. in 1950 it was NY as the Defending Champs. In 2009 … Philadelphia! Cool huh?
Thanks! I missed Paul Bako and Milt Thompson! I should have gone thru the roster instead of my memory Duhh. I'lll be watching too!
I am hoping for a great series.
That is way cool! Ready with your paper and pen?
Yes! Let the games begin! I remember when Werth came up with the Dodgers and when they eventually gave up on him. Just proves ya never know… and ya can't ever give up. Thanks for the history lessons! Now only to know what future lessons lie in this 2009 series!
haha, Had A. J. Burnet not hit Werth, he probably would still be a Dodger.
That's right.. when they let him move on.. I knew he would come back and bite them in the .. well.. u know. As for me broadcasting.. I've been asking Dick Williams to give me a few tutorials.. Jerry too : )
Crzblue, I have some additional information about Jayson Werth and a big mistake the Dodgers made in that 1950 Phils-Dodgers game that might interest you, at my blog, http://duddysjournal.mlblogs.com/
Not only did Robin Roberts miss game one of the 1950 series but the Phils number 2 pitcher didn't pitch at all. I also have something about Barney Dreyfuss, the man who invented the World Series and how he tried to come up with a substitute series when the Giants refused to play in 1904.
And I saw earlier when you talked about Sandy Koufax's perfect game. In 1964 against the Phillies Sandy pitched a no-hitter. Early in the game he walked Richhie Allen on a very close 3-2 pitch that most in the press box thought was strike 3. Had that pitch been called correctly, or had it come later in the game when the umpires concentration would have been more intense, Sandy would have been the only man in history to have 2 perfect games. Don Drysdale had been given permission to be absent from the team for that game to attend a charity benefit. When he returned to the team writers approached him to tell him what Koufax had done and to ask if he was surprised at the news. Don replied that no, he was only surprised when Sandy didn't pitch a no-hitter.
And one more thing a pitcher named Len Barker pitched a perfect game in 1981 for Cleveland. Some writer informed his grandmother, who obviously knew little about the game, of the feat. Her response was, Oh that's wonderful, I just hope he does better next time.
The Phillies will get revenge for the Whiz Kids of 1950! I am going with Phillies in 5 :O)
With so many sub-par options to broadcasts, yes, you should get those two to give you tutorials🙂
Just checked your blog! Thank you so much for bringing your blog to my attention. I am so looking forward to catching up on all that reading. I want to read it all! I love all that history.
LOL. Good one that your are predicting the Phillies in 5 in honor of the Whiz kids🙂. Lee sure had the hitters mesmerized and many of us fans wishing he pitched for us. Let's see what kind of goodies game two brings!
This is a sure fun series. Next season, the Yankees will visit Dodger Stadium.
Back on topic: I would like to see this series go in six games. Any less will give me the impression that that was one-sided.
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I really enjoyed watching game one. Is just too bad I can't get home on time to catch it from the beginning. I like competitive games so six sounds good to me! Yankees will be at Dodger Stadium during my birthday so a series win would be the perfect birthday gift.
Werth is probably a Phillie because of that hit-by-pitch. Burnett hit him with the pitch, and now could get payed back with a big game by Werth.
Now why did you have to bring up 1950…LOL well now it tied and off to Philly for 3, 4 and 5… I was trying to count how many on both the Phillies and Dodgers had played for each team, but kept losing count..LOL must write them down I guess…
Outside the Phillies Looking In
So are you enjoying the series? Back to the Bronx. It should be very interesting.
Peter, Lol. My brother Vic and I were losing track also counting those ex-Dodgers with the Phillies.
Hmn. Now you got me wondering if there has been a W.S. without homeruns. perhaps back in the old, old days?
Two homers in a world series? That's unthinkable these days. Two homers in a two-game series makes one's head scratch. The steroid era sure has influenced the way the game is played.
Nice blog, by the way, thanks for stopping by mine!
That was an amazing fact on the Phillies currently holding spots either on the roster or the coaching staff for the Dodgers.
Love that you mentioned Robin Roberts. I got to meet him a few years ago since he lives around the Tampa Bay area and he is such a great talker about the past and always a pleasure to speak to at games. Wish all ex-players were like him.
I popped online and looked at the staffs and rosters, and there are no former Rays players or coaches..bummer.
But that post has some awespme facts about the Dodgers.
Rays Renegade
they were interviewing Robin Roberts over the weekend prior to one of the W.S. games. He sounded like such a wonderful person. I could have listen to him for a while. You are lucky that you got to meet him and talk to him. Wow!


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One week into the KXLY Fit Club journey with two KXLY viewers on board and the pounds are starting to drop off.
Last week, KXLY introduced you to Jamie Myers and Dennis Ridgley. Both have agreed to use the smart phone app My Fitness Pal to help them lose weight during the month of February to see if free smart phone apps can be effective.
Myers, a mother of seven and small business owner, started her Fit Club journey at 208 pounds. A week after fit club officially started on January 31st, Myers has lost nine pounds.
"So happy, I've been working so hard for that, so I was really surprised, I'm really happy," Myers said.
Ridgley was 320 pounds at the beginning of the year with early diabetes and high blood pressure. He wants to lose 120 pounds total. He started the Fit Club journey on January 31st at 293 pounds and as of February 6th his weight has dropped to 286.
Myers' 10-year-old son is also losing weight, too. He's down six pounds and is starting to tack on muscle. His goal is to lose 50 to 60 pounds so that he can run the ball in football. Currently, his league has a weight restriction for that position.
All three reported that using My Fitness Pal has been a very effective tool in helping them lose weight, because it's tracking the calories in what they eat and making them think twice about ingredients in their meals.
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Gearing up for the Arctic Tailgate Party
I'm a crazy Milwaukee Brewers fan. This much has been established. Many fans claim to be crazy about their sports teams. So, how crazy am I about the Brew Crew?
So crazy that I will be lining up for Brewers individual game tickets to go on sale three days in advance of the actual sale date.
Oh yeah…did I mention my purpose of going is not for the tickets? Nope. It's for the camaraderie. The chance to party with other diehard Brewers fans.
It's called "The Arctic Tailgate."
Starting in February of 2007, the Milwaukee Brewers hatched a plan to generate some extra buzz for the start of individual game ticket sales. So, they came up with this.
They gave out special "Arctic Tailgate" t-shirts to commemorate the event. They brought in Brewers alumni players to greet the fans. They provided complimentary coffee and donuts to those who braved the cold. They even gave out a free hot dog, soda and bag of chips to the first 2000 fans in line.
Pretty cool, indeed.
I was there for the inaugural "Arctic Tailgate" celebration.
Here's the shirt they gave me on February 24, 2007…
I was there for the 2nd annual "Arctic Tailgate" party.
Here's the shirt they gave me commemorating that event on February 23, 2008…
If my memory serves me well, both years the Milwaukee temperatures were hovering in the single digits. People were drinking, people were shivering, people were dreaming of warm and sunny days at the yard.
I was among those dreaming of the smells and sounds of the ballpark months in advance of those becoming reality.
Heck, I was even interviewed by the local news.
Click here for the article. The actual video footage of my interview is trapped on my DVR at the moment until I figure out how to burn it onto a disc (damn technology).
I froze my rear end off both of those years. Alcohol sure as hell didn't help matters.
I didn't rub my body down with vaseline. I didn't use hand or boot warmers. I didn't take drugs to ease the pain ("I swear to you, I've never taken performance enhancing drugs. Ever.
-Rafael Palmeiro -The Happy Youngster). It was so cold, I don't think it would
have mattered.
I didn't run laps around Miller Park to keep warm. I didn't drink hot liquids. I didn't snuggle up to a stranger. I didn't snuggle up to an acquaintance.
I relied solely on guts and determination to make it through.
I was NOT on top of my game.
So, what will I be doing differently at the "Arctic Tailgate" this year?
I'm going to bring my heated motorhome.
That's right.
The Rockpile Ranter has his spiffy MBU.
The Happy Youngster has his vintage MTU (Mobile Tailgating Unit).
It's a classic 1977 Dodge Jamboree motorhome.
It looks a lot like the one pictured below but not that ugly green.
Instead, it's ugly white and burnt orange.
Many good times have been had in that motorhome over the last 5 years. I originally bought it for my many trips to the hallowed grounds of Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
I've had this thing for 5 years and it never occurred to me to use it for this event.
Until now…
You can read all about it come this weekend.
That is, if my brain isn't too clogged with beer and bratwurst.
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I can not wait to hear about it! Have a wonderful time – and oh – STAY WARM!
I can't believe you actually brave those temps, but I love what a diehard you are! And what a smart idea to use the motorhome. I hope it's heated and makes really, really hot coffee. Have fun and tell us all about it.
That's so cool that you were interviewed for that article! Way to rely on guts and determination, that's the way to do it! And we here at MLBlogs appreciate your true honesty unlike Palmiero's… and Clemens… and Bonds… and A-Rod… and… the list goes on and on.
Freezing cold in the line for tics. That sounds like the journal entry for a die hard Brewers fan. Keep the heat not too high in the motorhome so you can keep up the hardcore rep on the street!
I'm sorta cheating in the motorhome, but it's about doing it smarter not harder, right?
Thanks, Julia-you're ranked #2!!
mmmm, coffee. I'll take mine black, please. Congrats on being ranked #1, BTW.
Yeah, over the years-the camera has always had a way of finding me.
right on! I like the way you think.
That's awesome Happy. I'll be checking out that entry. Just hit an Indian Casino for a super cheap dinner. They let us park the MBU here for free. The Casino is open 24 hrs and has a $4.00 breakfast. Life is good my friend. Tomorrow is game one…D
You are living a dream, man. I'll be there soon.
The MBU should get total access. That baby represents.
Congrats on the 1st baseball of the year-you will have a great season. I know it.
check the 5th/6th line from the top. I already have my tickets-I just wanna party!
Sounds like an amazing experience. Partying with a bunch of fans that are as diehard for a team as you are= pure happiness. Have a great time, and stay warm!
Nick, thank you very much for inviting and feeding me. You know how to throw a party! You're the man! And I will most definitely keep you posted on how Spring training is going. I think we need to get in a fantasy baseball league this year, sound good? I'll set one up on Yahoo or something.


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Steve Martin Becomes A Father For The First Time!
Steve Martin has become a first-time father at the age of 67, according to a report.
The Bowfinger star and his wife Anne Stringfield welcomed the baby in December but managed to keep their happy news under wraps until now.
A source tells the New York Post gossip column Page Six, "They've had a baby, and how they kept it a secret nobody knows. Steve's very private. They are thrilled. They worked hard to have the baby."
Martin married his second wife Stringfield in 2007 at a surprise ceremony where celebrity guests including Tom Hanks and Diane Keaton arrived expecting a party.
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