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Human beings are social animals that evolved in small social groups. Our brains are adapted, through the processes of evolution, to pick up many of the signals that indicate the position of an individual within the group. Often we pick up these signals unconsciously – and very quickly – but this can have a profound effect upon our social judgements. In the animal kingdom, the leader is open to (sometimes violent ) challenge. And the rest of us gaze on, watching the battle, drawn to the emerging victor in ways that we barely understand. This is what made the leadership debates so fascinating; it was the sheer primitiveness of the whole thing. Evolution meets technology here in our living rooms.
We have all seen Cameron taking on Brown at the dispatch box during Prime Minister's Questions, but this often has the feeling of political theatre, or panto, with booing, jeering and so on. But the televised leaders' debates were always going to be different. It was stags locking horns in a battle to the political death, with the rest of the herd deathly quiet.
Brown had the square jaw, and the low furrowed brow, in other words, with some of the right physiognomic attributes for the role of dominant male, regardless of how attractive we find these features. Then, there was Cameron and Clegg, much more boyish looking, not such square jaws, but not weak either, higher eyebrows, much weaker primitive signals when it comes to being dominant.
Their wives were paraded before us so that we could see how desirable the three candidates were in crude sociobiological terms. The consensus was that Clegg's wife was the most attractive with thick luxuriant hair. All three candidates stood at the podium and all were careful to straddle the ground, taking up considerable room, like alpha males saying: "I will not be shifted, I will not be knocked over, I will emerge triumphant from this battle."
And then they started talking. We all knew that Brown had a deep, powerful voice that makes him sound like a dominant leader. Cameron's movements were more vigorous, there was a lot of symbolic punching and prodding and gripping and chopping. When Cameron spoke, Clegg did not just glance his way, he gazed at him and we could decode this primitive signal for what it is. Subordinates gaze more at high dominance individuals than the converse. So it looked, in the first debate, as if there might be a clear pattern in the positioning of the three individuals in the dominance hierarchy.
But then Clegg did something remarkable, something unthinkable in the animal kingdom, he stopped trying to lock antlers. He withdrew from this particular contest and instead worked on building a relationship with the audience. He literally and symbolically stepped to one side and gestured towards the other two so that he could be a spectator, like the audience itself, on Brown and Cameron going through with their political battle. He attacked Brown, but before Brown could reply Clegg put his hands in his pocket as if to signal: "You can't attack me now, you're too late, old man." Clegg positioned himself beautifully: he wasn't like them, he was more like us, this was the future, the end of two party politics, the end of chest-thumping and dominance displays, the end of Tory and Labour.
But that was then. The second debate was always going to be different, and not just because Clegg had been at the centre of sustained media attacks in the intervening week. He was no longer the new kid on the block; he was now a serious challenger and had to be confronted head on. Critically, he was also positioned in the middle of the three and could no longer symbolically step to one side, as he had done so effectively in the first debate. Brown was now more serious, explicitly so. "If it's all about style, count me out," he said in his opening statement.
In the first debate, Brown had made a number of overtures towards the Liberal Democrats and had been rebuffed by Clegg, and every time he was rebuffed, that false, masking smile that Brown sometimes likes to wear, faded abruptly, exposing the negative emotion underneath (a blend of apprehension and uncertainty). But this time, the masking smiles were reduced. Now, Clegg was engaging in the dominance battle, he interrupted Cameron by overlapping the end of his turn. This is the form of interruption that most clearly signals dominance in humans. And in case we fail to understand that this was a dominance display rooted in evolution and sociobiology and unconsciously signalled through nonverbal communication, Clegg brought the unconscious into the conscious. When discussing Europe he said that this is one area where "size does matter". This was now a swinging-dicks contest, explicitly as well as implicitly.
Clegg was now locking horns with Cameron. He tried to interrupt Cameron but failed, and then Brown came out with a master stroke. It was his turn to step aside and redefine what was happening. Commenting on Cameron and Clegg arguing in this way, he said: "They remind me of my two young children squabbling at bath time." It reminded us all, if we needed it, that human beings may be social primates with many core processes rooted in basic biology, but we also uniquely have language to allow us to position ourselves in the social hierarchy. So when Cameron told us that he had been to Afghanistan four times and that he had been for a run that very morning with someone who had served in Afghanistan, I couldn't stop thinking about the self presentational tactics of young adults desperate to impress.
At one point, Cameron lost his temper at "Brown's lies". We like to see some emotion from our politicians but we also like to see them in control. Clegg's forehead was becoming a little shinier. Clegg fired a whole series of questions at Cameron, so called machine-gun questions, a clear attempt at dominance. Cameron side-stepped this attack with a joke and said it was like a replay of last week.
This time there was no clear winner. If you watched the nuance of dominance displays as I have to do, then I thought that Brown had it because he has a natural authority. He wasn't trying in the desperate way that he did in the first debate, and he emerged like someone who knew and understood the challenges ahead. Many viewers, however, would have been impressed with Cameron's performance, his relative youth and vigour, his energy for change (signalled both through his body language and his references to his trips to Afghanistan, his running etc). Nick Clegg locked horns in the second debate and didn't do nearly as well.
Human beings are rational creatures and we want to elect the party with the best policies and the best ideas. But we also want a prime minister who can lead us and who can reassure us in the battles that we will have to fight for our economic, social, and political survival. There was, however, no obvious victor.
The stags are resting now. They need one final push.
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2301 Waterscapes Resort, Pool, Close to Beach, Unit 2301(17 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:2-7 nights
- Sleeps:8
- Bedrooms:3
- Bathrooms:2
- Property type:Condo
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:Yes
About the Property
Unit 2301- 3bed, 2 Bath. Pools, hot tubs, lounge, gym
There's always a new restaurant or spa to check out, new Art Gallery's, festivals, the farmers market, the wine tasting. The kids love the biking and boating but we like the relaxing! We let them go off to a movie or the beach while we take it easy by the pool, playing tennis, or just hanging on the patio.
We are close to Tugboat Bay, this beach area is
located at the heart of the city, Waterfront Park has unbeatable views of Lake Okanagan, sandy beaches, beautifully landscaped gardens, washroom facilities, paddle boat rentals and boat launches. Observe Kelowna's diverse wildlife that inhabit the Rotary Marshes located at the north end of the beach. Take a stroll, or enjoy the delicious restaurants, located along the boardwalk which follows the waters edge all the way to City Park. If you're lucky, you may even catch some local talent on the Island performance stage
Unit 206 has king , 2-queen, 1 single bed, plus sofa bed and blow up twin. Low rise unit vrs high rise unit. See listing (845610).
All units are similar in style and supplies. Just let me know what one you want and ill let you know what we have. Note VRBO shows US dollars but we quote in Canadian dollars and charge in Canadian dollars. Homeaway is the Canadian version of VRBO and you can also find me there.
Keywords: Spacious,contemporary, New condo in the heart of downtown art gallerys, shopping and beach restaurants. Bird sanctuary, boat rentals, entertainment district and fine dining, fountains, Water, Lake, views, pools, hot tubs, wineries, sleeps 6, tugboat bay,paddle boat rentals,festivals
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- 1 story
- Condo
- On floor 23
- 1200 sq. ft.
House Rules
- Children Welcome
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Not Allowed
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Long-Term Renters Welcome
- Wheelchair Accessible
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8, Beds for 6-8
Other Amenities
Game Room:
This is the best hang out for teenagers and families. Lots to do in a comfortable safe environment....moreless
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- Television
- Family
- Cinemas
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Library
- Live Theater
- Museums
- Playground
- Recreation Center
- Restaurants
- Theme Parks
- Water Parks
- Winery Tours
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Fitness Center
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Antiquing
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Gambling Casinos
- Horseback Riding
- Miniature Golf
- Paddle Boating
- Scenic Drives
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
Location Type
Beach View:
From our 23 and 24th floor units, the lake views are amazing. Soaring skys and sunsets to die for! There's always fun activities going on at Tugboat Beach right out front of our place. Check out this ...moreless
- Water View
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Golf
- Hiking
- Ice Skating
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Parasailing
- Rafting
- Rock Climbing
- Sailing
- Skiing
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Snowboarding
- Snowmobiling
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water Skiing
- Water Tubing
- Wind-Surfing
- Dining
- Dining Area
- Seating for 6 people
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
Covered Parking:
one covered stall per unit parking stall 37 for 2301 stall 33 for 2401 and parking stall 170 for 206 Must have parking pass in car...moreless
We have 3 units, 2 units are in the high rise and one is closer to the pool level. All unit sleep 6 with unit 206 sleeping 2 extra on a pull out...moreless
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- Linens Provided
- Living Room:
- Coffee Maker
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishes & Utensils
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
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Spring Season
May 1 - Jun 18, 2017
2 night min stay
Fri, Sat, Sun
My Standard Rate
7 night min stay
Fri, Sat
Additional information about rental rates
- Refundable Damage Deposit $365.90
- cleaning $131.72 + tax
- Tax Rate 15%
This is a rental by owner website, all of these rentals are owned and managed by we the owners. 150.00 cancellation fee. The Kelowna manager is in town but not on-site. We make every attempt at satisfying all guest needs but need 24 hrs. 150.00 cleaning fees for 5 night and under. All cancellations made before 60 days are refundable except for a 50.00 service fee
Owner's cancellation policy:
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Car: Not Necessary
Kelowna is known for its world class golfing, wineries and lakes. The water is warm and the beaches clean, the golfing is everywhere, and the wine is made by local wineries in the valley with many tour companies offering wine tours throught the sping and summer season.
Please note you must bring all personnel items, condiments and toilet paper if staying more then a weekend. We don't allow stags or staggettes at any of our properties. We take no responsibility for natural disasters, act of God, forest fires, and things we have no control over. We take no responsibility for injuries on the common grounds, pool, tennis courts, etc.
We allow a max of 5 unrelated persons, max 8 if you are related. This is a building by-law and fines of 200.00 will be implemented if these rules are not adhered to.
Keywords: Holiday rental, downtown Kelowna, beach front, Kelowna accommodation, close to Laurel packing house, the Grand, Prospera place, boat rentals, Mission Hill Winery,waterparks, provincial parks,Kelowna cultural district,golfing,farmers market
Owner info
Tripro Real Estate Service
Year Purchased: 2009
About the owner: We are a family of 3, My husband and I and our 9 year old son. We have a boat like we like to spend time on in the summer, and we rides our bikes everywhere in town so we don't have to park or take taxis. We can ride for groceries, to restaurants, the park...where ever we want to go and we get our exercise too. We love to watch the sail boats from the deck while we barbeque. There's never mosquitoes out so we can eat out there all summer long! This picture is of our son as we ride through the lagoon to exit out to the lake through the lock system. It feels like a party in here as people wait around with tunes playing, and sun shining. Nothing like a summer day!
Why the Owner Chose Central City, Kelowna, BC, Canada:
HI there. We bought this property with the hopes of spending some quality time together as a family. It has exceeded our hopes of a wonderful family resort that we look forward to spending time at every year! We love the boat moorage, we love the event that happen right outside our unit on the public beach. Free entertainment from festivals, to Canada Day celebrations. We spend time with family, and thus have another unit for when they visit. Everyone loves this location because of its proximity to art galleries, clubs, shops, parks. We all get to do what we like, and can walk to each other's location and meet up.We have always been coming to the Kelowna area, and felt it was time to spend some really long summer holidays here. The condo fits the need for privacy, low maintenance and the comfort of home.
The Unique Benefits at this Condo:
We walk everywhere! Can't do that in Calgary. We are close to golfing, wineries, movies, shopping, the beach, and lots of good restaurants! Come and share the fun! We play tennis in the morning, hang out by the pool, or go to the beach. Go boating, rent jet skiis, paddle boat through out the lagoon. Theres a new adventure everyday. We have a boat slip for rent right outside the unit, a very unique quality for downtown Kelowna. Great convenience and fun. Boats can also be rented from local companies during your stay too.
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Bird sanctuary below
Lake views from unit 2301, 2401 and 206 has garden views
Queen second bedroom
2401 , same layout as 2301, balcony with barbeque and seating for 6
Landscapes grounds
barbeque areas
Barbeques on all balconies
2301/2401 Master bedroom, king, ensuite
This is the third bedroom, this has a trundle bed underneath all ready to go!
2401, the same as 2301
Outdoor pool, hot tubs and barbeque area
Lobby, note there's no reception, you must call manager
Resort lounge, in the amenities building
Resort lounge
Pathway to the beach from the unit. Goes through the bird sanctuary.
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As the technology of SSDs develops and capacities grow, the lower capacity drives will become very, very affordable. See for example, this article that launched my new plan. " Watch out, hard disks! Solid state drives will soon store more data."
This is happening in two stages. First, I have seen the community of Mac users steadily replacing the boot drives in their Macs with SSDs (or direct Flash memory). This started first on the MacBook Air and is now common on iMacs. I first did this in 2010 when I paid an extra US$400 to have a 256 GB SSD in my new 27-inch iMac instead of a terrabyte spinning hard disk. Every Mac I've owned since has booted from a solid state drive.
If you're curious, I have leapfrogged Apple's Fusion drives. I've never even thought about using one.
Along the way, however, it has been more cost effective to buy cheap hard disk storage for backups in concert with Apple's Time Machine and other backup tools like Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC). Also, in order to offload the typically small internal SSD in my Macs, it has made sense to put large files, such as virtual machine files, on an external spinning disk and back that up to, you guessed it, another spinning hard disk.
However, even this is changing. Last year, I bought my first SSD as a backup device. It's the Other World Computing Envoy Pro EX. On an experimental basis, I paid about $200 for a 240 GB model that can completely back up my Mac Pro's internal storage. I use Prosoft's Data Backup 3 for that task. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I back up the entire internal storage of the Mac Pro. I use CCC as well, but to a spinning hard disk. And Time Machine backups also go to a low cost USB 3, 3 TB hard disk.
OWC's Envoy Pro EX (240 GB). Smaller than an iPhone.
Weighs 100 grams.
In 2016, I expect that to change. In the not too distant future, I expect to use one of these Envoy EXs as my Time Machine drive. The eventual goal is to get rid of all spinning hard disks in the household except the ones in my Synology RAID unit.
Not only are these USB 3 Envoy Pro EX SSDs very small and light, but they're also bus powered and very quiet. No more power bricks on the floor for desktop hard disks.
I admit, this is a fairly aggressive plan, but it's a good plan. I suspect I'll be able to buy 500 GB of high quality SSD storage in June of 2016 for, perhaps, $250.
And then, with a smile on my face and a chill in my spine, I'll retire my last Time Machine drive as a spinning, magnetic hard disk. I'm sure there will be a feeling of nostalgia, just like I've had for those VHS tapes in the basement. And that'll be the graveyard for my hard disks as well.
Follow along with me in 2016 as I report on my spinless adventures.
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Never a problem for me: of course children should be educated in religion, as in the other three Rs.
You ask by whom? By believers, keen to proselytise as well as to inform?
Yes, by whom else? Maths is not best taught by scholars impartially bored, not convinced of its value and importance, its fascination, veracity, explanatory powers and even beauty.
Wouldn't you even teach children about religions other than their own?
No, not much, except incidentally, as part of philosophy or history or some other discipline. Catholic schools should teach Catholicism, Presbyterian schools Calvinism, Muslim schools Islam, and so on.
But, you demur, isn't that to deny to children the right later to make an informed choice?
I don't think so. Nothing can deny the right to choose. To be 'informed', choice must be based on a secure knowledge of what may be rejected. Children taught about many religions, moreover, may end where they began, knowing about none.
A proper knowledge and understanding of our own religion is perhaps the key to others. As Goethe, no blinkered specialist, said, 'know one thing thoroughly: your wide knowledge is Quatsch' - dilettantism. As for sowing doubts and confusion, even for good intellectual reasons, surely there is no need? They are already present in any mind capable of accommodating or even profiting by them.
And isn't our own religion the key also to much of our history, literature, music, poetry and art? I pity the young now, deprived by unbelieving teachers of the power fully to appreciate Paradise Lost, Dante or Bruckner's great Masses.
As for teaching atheism, it is like inculcating not a philosophy, as one reader, Ingrid Sims, called it, but a negation, a subtraction, an absence, a vacant void into which may pour nothing or everything or anything, including horrors till recently unimaginable and new ones doubtless to come.
I hope or kid myself that nothing I've said so far, except perhaps the last paragraph, is necessarily or wholly unacceptable to non-believers, though some may accept it reluctantly, with reservations.
Kenneth Wolfe, who teaches religious studies at Godolphin and Latymer (Independent, 18 August), I fancy, will not swallow it with rapture, if at all. He wants religion taught as 'a branch of the social sciences', though not ignoring 'the political, cultural and aesthetic causes involved'. Very well, but can anything fully aware of political, cultural and aesthetic complexities be properly regarded as a science? Science deals with the 'known'. How an infinite variety of individuals will exercise their free will is not, cannot be, scientifically known.
What, do I then deny that the 'scientific' study of economics and even of society itself are sciences? Yes, I suppose I do. As sciences they seem to me, as to the great economist Professor James Buchanan, impostures.
The Pope's task in religious education is, of course, infinitely more difficult, contentious and important than Mr Wolfe's or mine. His recent journey into infidel parts reminded him, did he need it, that he has first to answer Lenin's question - Who-Whom? Who is to teach whom? The shepherd or the flock?
The Pope has been described, by soi-disant Catholics as by others, as hopelessly out of touch with the modern world, lost in musty medievalism and 'prejudice'. Is it thus his duty to be educated by those who deem themselves more in touch? By the so-called Catholic intelligentsia, by theologians, journalists, moralists and commentators who are said to 'admire' him but reject his teachings? According to the Independent's sympathetic if not uncritical profile (14 August), many of these believe that 'the greatest service he (the Pope) could now do the church is to die'. Is he to receive education from such admirers? He might remind them that suicide is a mortal sin.
A 'progressive' theologian, Professor Greinacher of Tubingen, has called for the equivalent within the church 'of the students' uprising of 1968'. Another fine educator] What good came of 1968? What have modern universities, so cowardly and disorderly, to teach the Pope? Is he expected to acquiesce or even organise his own humiliation and overthrow?
There are nearly 60 million so-called Catholics in the United States. Of these, 84 per cent oppose the Vatican's ban on the Pill (though it has no power to ban it, only to declare its use sinful); 60 per cent favour divorce and remarriage. Some 58 per cent reject a total 'ban' on abortion. Vast numbers of Catholics here as well as in America 'follow their own consciences' (or whims or lusts) rather than the Pope's teaching about homosexuality, woman priests, married priests and so on.
What is all this to the Pope, except matter for grief? He has to teach for a start what the church is and why it isn't and cannot be a democracy. God is not a democrat. Christ's teachings were not settled by a head count. His church is necessarily hierarchic and centralised, two words anathema to the modern Catholic intelligentsia. It exists and is organised to expound and defend the truth as it sees it, to fight error as it sees it. Those of other minds should surely get out?
Likewise, Catholic moral teachings, based as the Pope sees them on God's word, are not to be altered or erased just because some temporal majority finds that they do not chime well with fashionable social or economic obsessions - though in some respects the Pope's social teachings are more 'fashionable' than, say, my own.
An American lady has recently surfaced, 'President of Catholics for a Free Choice'. This title surely embodies either a tautology or a contradiction. Orthodox Catholics could claim that they have freely chosen and daily choose freely to try to obey all the church's moral teachings.
Others claim the right to pick and choose their morals a la carte - the Pope's phrase - but they are hardly orthodox Catholics. This lady welcomes 'democratic change' to bring 'our church' (as she calls it - Christ's church, the Pope would prefer) 'into line with the way we live our lives'. What an ambition, in view of the way that some Americans live their lives, not to mention the way we now live ours here] Does the lady envisage the Pope being democratically impeached, or God being forced to resign after losing a vote of confidence?
Progressive theologians call for the Pope's death. Might it not suit them better still if God died? According to 'theologians' who are more 'progressive' still, He has already done so. It certainly seems absurd to kill the monkey and spare the organ-grinder.
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Please. He's probably on a first-name basis with the guy who wrote that Hamas op-ed for the church bulletin. Note the long-since debunked "context" defense tacked on to the end here too as an afterthought. Hey, Jim? Even people who want to "have Barack Obama's f***ing child" have given up on defending Wright. Throw a cretin under the bus for once in your life. It'll feel good, I promise.
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Awww Jimmy, it would warm your heart to hear "God D*mn America", you would stand up and salute…it's just a few words out of a sermon…
right2bright on April 29, 2008 at 10:20 AM
So, he left the Southern Baptist Convention, but he wouldn't leave Rev. Wright's church? Nice.
CP on April 29, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Carter = Tool of Satan
darwin on April 29, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Okay Jimmah, so black baptist churches are anti-semitic and black supremacist.
Thanks for cluing us in.
MadisonConservative on April 29, 2008 at 10:24 AM
This guy has a brain the size of a peanut. He needs to be roasted and put away in a jar.
geminicontender on April 29, 2008 at 10:28 AM
He was before my voting life….how'd this pimp get elected?
LtE126 on April 29, 2008 at 10:28 AM
This guy was before my voting life…how'd this pimp get elected?
LtE126 on April 29, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Sorry, double
LtE126 on April 29, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Allah, sorry to go off topic, kind of, but I still laugh out loud every time I see reference to Hitchens calling Andrew Sullivan a lesbian.
Hitchens cops to muddled thinking and some sort of biological disconnect on the incident, but I keep thinking it was spot-on.
Jaibones on April 29, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Jimmy "Peanut" Carter; Worst President Ever.
Don Carne on April 29, 2008 at 10:31 AM
He was before my voting life….how'd this pimp get elected?
LtE126 on April 29, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Nixonian backlash.
a capella on April 29, 2008 at 10:32 AM
If you set out to intentionally scuttle US foreign policy, make the world a more dangerous place and just be an all around tool, could you do a better job than Jimmy Carter?
trubble on April 29, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Jimmy is right about one thing – Jeremiah teaches 'liberation theology'.
Buy Danish on April 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM
That's it, now I'm sure Jimmy Traitor is just absolutly FN retarded.
Hey Jimmy,
11 churches…did Billy pee on the side of each church???
chief65 on April 29, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Jimmy has heard Wright's LIBERATION theocray all of his life, endorses it himself, and would certainly NEVER leave Wright! Liar, Jimmy Crack Corn!
Jimmy Carter is proof that the DNC agenda is officially Wright's, and if Hillary tries to say differently, she's on her own.
Hillary knows better than to drop this last chance scenario.
Those in the GOP have been rightly concerned about their own unity in purpose. Now the DNC faces their own dichotomy anew, what may be espoused and what is verboten.
At least Jimmy follows one rule of thumb: CONSISTENCY as a virtue in and of itself. If Jimmy's for something, you can bet your life that he/it will hurt your survival by destroying truth, replacing truth/history with his own agenda/account.
Jonah Goldberg quotes Jean-Jaques Rousseau, the father of modern progressive fascism whose concept of the 'general will' divinized the people while rendering the person an after-thought, as being right about one thing:
CENSORSHIP is useful for preserving morals but useless for restoring them.
(Liberal Fascism; pp. 13, 396).
maverick muse on April 29, 2008 at 10:37 AM
If you've been hearing black liberation preaching for a lifetime, doesn't its effects on actual black liberation bear examination?
IOW maybe this crap is hurting black people, not helping them. Now it seems the Dems and preachers like Wright need to keep the folks on the "plantation."
Throw a cretin under the bus for once in your life. It'll feel good, I promise.
He's not a cretin in Obama's eyes if Obama agrees with him.
Mr. Bingley on April 29, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Hmm, Carter has heard, in reference to Wright, "this kind" of preaching all his life. So has Obama. And we all know what kind of president Carter went to become.
amkun on April 29, 2008 at 10:54 AM
[LtE126 on April 29, 2008 at 10:29 AM]
Bitter people sold on the ideas of Hope and Change who quit clinging to their guns and religion and voted on the sole issue of better economic times.
Dusty on April 29, 2008 at 10:59 AM
He was before my voting life….how'd this pimp get elected?
LtE126 on April 29, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Nixonian backlash.
a capella on April 29, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Even with that, Jimmah got a whopping 50.1% of the popular vote.
Billy Jeff Clinton was elected with far less…only 43% of the popular vote…and re-elected with only 49.2% of the popular vote.
George W. Bush was re-elected with a larger percentage of the popular vote than any Democrat has received since LBJ in 1964 (when the country was looking for stability in the wake of the JFK assassination). JFK himself was elected with only 49.7% of the popular vote.
Besides LBJ, you have to go all the way back to FDR to find another Democrat who got a larger percentage of the popular vote than George W. Bush got four years ago.
I am fully aware that the Electoral College vote, not the popular vote, is what elects our president. I just like to quote those figures because the Democrats think the popular vote should determine the President, and they hate to be reminded of those statistics.
Did he just throw his local African-American church in Plains under the bus. He said he's "heard this kind of preaching all my life." Given Carter's age, that must mean that some AA preacher in Plains, Ga., invented "liberation theology." And does he mean to say he went to African-American churches in his childhood? If so, that's certainly a lie.
rivlax on April 29, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Like I said, this guy is the living breathing epitome of idiocy.
pilamaye on April 29, 2008 at 11:14 AM
This interview speaks volumes!
abinitioadinfinitum on April 29, 2008 at 11:20 AM
I still can't believe that Carter was once my CIC.
He needs an oval office to go and hide in, the world has had enough of this jackass.
What really blows my mind is the fact that this completely irrelevant moron is given 5 seconds of air time.
winemkr on April 29, 2008 at 11:54 AM
You have to wonder…In the Grand Scheme of Things…Regan is up playing chess with the Almighty…and we're left with this blithering, insane, bitter, imbecile…
The Lord does work in mysterious ways…..
BigWyo on April 29, 2008 at 12:04 PM
and I voted for that dunderhead.
makes me reconsider my entire existence.
then again, I've come a long way, baby.
We Georgians gave the world two things, Coca Cola and Jimmah Carter.
Sorry about the latter and have some rum with the former.
EJDolbow on April 29, 2008 at 12:10 PM
The question should be, would he leave his church for racist, America and Jew hate rhetoric?
Maybe not since its obvious he believes as he always did that Americans and Jews are awful and white people should never be, uppity.
Why does anyone continue to interview him.
Glynn on April 29, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Borrowing from Ed's Wright thread of today
WrightCarter's status as a racialdemagogue and borderline lunatic
I question the "borderline" on Carter, just like I do on Wright.
Entelechy on April 29, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Confirmed. Jimmuh = Delusional
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on April 29, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Jimmy Carter is only part of the Democrat party.
abinitioadinfinitum on April 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Carter = Tool of Satan
darwin on April 29, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Sorry, wrong, he's just a plan tool. He is a vacuos, pitiful old man searching for something to be remembered for other then his utter ineptitude as President.
PatriotPete on April 29, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Worst President Ever
RobCon on April 29, 2008 at 3:23 PM
OK, I'm in a bad mood to begin with and I come in and see this crap from that craphead who used to occupy the white house. Doesn't help my mood. This person, not a man by any reasonable definition, was and is a disgrace. He should never be seen on tv or heard or radio in the US ever. His books should be burned. I encountered him in person once, about 5 years ago. I made the mistake of behaving civilly and politely to him. I should have kicked him in his overbite. Spare us any future information about this hick, PLEASE.
Longhorn Six on April 29, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Please Dhimmi, just crawl under a rock and stay there….
adamsmith on April 29, 2008 at 5:28 PM
I think some of my lunch just came up!
elifino on April 29, 2008 at 5:35 PM
We need a new sitcom titled "Welcome back Carter" It could star Jimma as the former Commhog returning to teach the next generation of commhogs. It would star Al Gore as Goreshack – "ooo ooo oooo, mister Carter? Is it hot in here or is just global warming coming to destroy us all?" Next we have Obama playing Freddie "boom boom" Washington – "Mister Cahtare, How can I live up to your most excellent Presidency?" Then there is Edwards and Kerry who could combine to play Vinnie Barbarino (it takes both of them to equal one man) "Up your something with a rubber hose" Finally we have Hillary playing Juan Luis Pedro Philippo DeHuevos Epstein – "Mister carter – I have a note here that says I'm supposed to be president next. Its from my
husband mother
Corsair on April 29, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Jimmah…go back to the Middle East where you are needed.
Golfer_75093 on April 30, 2008 at 9:31 AM
More proof that former Pres. Carter was the worst Leader this country has ever had, unless Obama is elected.
Let's keep showing the similarities that Obama is Jimmy Carter reincarnated.
MSGTAS on April 30, 2008 at 10:00 AM


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6. The Battle.
When I remember how many letters I wrote to you on your last West Indies Station, & that you never received one of the number – it seems as if this too was to be sent upon a forlorn hope however I will now number what I send, that you may see if any be missing & make enquiry for them.
I have wanted you to help me in weighing anchor for Madoc,
ready for sailing next day. I am afraid bent is not the word & have only put it
in just to keep the place – designing to omit it & clap some general phrase in unless you can help me out in this. the whole
first part of the poem is now finished – that is – as far as Madocs return to America. 3600 lines – the remaining part will be
longer – as my guide once told me in Portugal – we are got half way for we have come two short leagues, & have two long ones
to go, – & upon his calculation I am half into the poem.
The other day our Lake presented the most visionary &
xxx unnatural sight I ever yet beheld. it was
a fine day, the sun shining & a few white clouds hanging xxx motionless in the sky. we had walked down to the
water-side. there was not a breath of wind stirring – so that the Lake being perfectly still became like a great mirror, &
represented the shores mountains sky & clouds so vividly that there was not the slightest appearance of water. it is
impossible to make you conceive the wonderful effect this produced unless you could conceive what the banks of Derwentwater are.
in one part the mountains form an arch reversed the lower half of a vast circle, between <between> mountains, & bounded by mountain behind mountain. all this was in the water – the
distance perfect as in the actual thing, the single houses far in the vale & the smoke from their chimneys, – the shadow &
the substance joining at their bases so that the eye could not tell where each ended – & as I stood on the shore heaven &
the clouds & the sun seemed lying under me – I was looking down into the sky, & the range of mountains having one line of
summit under my feet, & another above me seemed to be suspended between two firmaments. My fancy never pictured any scenery so
unnaturally beautiful, for it was beautiful & enchanting as eye could see or heart desire.
Of my own goings on, I know not that there is any thing which can be said. imagine me in this great study of mine
from breakfast till dinner, from dinner till tea, & from tea till supper, in my old black coat, my corderoys alternately with
the long worsted pantaloons & gaiters in one, & the green shade – sitting at my desk – & you have my picture & my
history. When I go to the House appointed to all who are living, in the orchard I play with Dapper the dog, who loves me as much
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I awoke to the sound of a shower; the place next to me on the bed was empty but still warm. Alec hadn't vacated it very long ago. Lazily I rolled over to get out of bed, remembering a second to late that getting out of this bed involved a very large drop. Well, at least the carpet was soft I thought to myself. I stood up and stretched my lean frame sighing in relief as my joints all popped.
"I was just about to come wake you up." Alec murmured from the doorway of the bathroom. He was leaning against the doorjamb, his arms crossed lightly over his bare chest and the leg closest to the doorjamb tilted in front of the other. A small smirk graced his features.
"Mmm, really now?" I sauntered playfully over to him, a similar smirk on my face.
"Yes, really now." He said teasingly. "You didn't expect me to take a shower without you, did you?"
"That would have been horrible! Your poor hair needs so much help." I fingered the frayed strands between my fingers. Alec laughed, the sound was slightly deeper then I remembered but still just as enticing as before.
"Yes, it would've been the end of the world had I tried to take care of my 'poor hair' all by myself."
"It would've been absolutely tragic." I grinned, happy that we had fallen so easily back into our playful banter.
"And what exactly are you planning to do to help my 'poor hair'?"
"Hmm, well it definitely needs a very good wash, with very good products. And you definitely need a trim." I mused. "I do like it this long though, so just a trim. If you don't mind."
"Just a trim is fine, I kind of like it this long as well." He smiled. Dear God he was gorgeous. "Now then," He leaned up to kiss me softly, I vaguely noted that he had gotten a few inches taller. His eyes were about level with my nose now, rather then my chin. "Shower time." He pulled me gently back into the bathroom.
I couldn't help but gape when I looked around. The bathroom was bigger then my bedroom at home. One corner held a gigantic spa tub, there was a double sink with a long counter, a large glass encased shower, and best of all a large vanity table with its own set of lights hung above it.
"Yeah, extravagant isn't it?" Alec chuckled. "Ben always told me his house was huge, but I never imagined that this was what he meant."
"How does he afford this place?" I wondered.
"Well, he inherited it from his grandparents and the house was built by them. They got filthy rich off of owning a few casino's in Vegas. And all the money they left behind, which was a shit load of cash, goes to paying whatever bills they have." Alec laughed slightly. "Johny also isn't adverse to using magic to get out of paying the bills."
"I love this house."
I let my eyes rake down Alec's body now that he had stripped himself of his cloths. He just rolled his eyes as I inspected him. He was leaner, some weight had definitely been lost. His musculature was more defined and his skin even paler then it had been before. I left his right arm for last, walking over and gently took that hand in mine. I lightly traced the three thick scars that went up the length of his arm.
"Does it still hurt?" I asked quietly.
"No, it doesn't hurt. I can't bend my elbow as much now though." Well, at least he was being honest with me.
"Do you want me to get rid of some of the scaring for you?"
"Hmm, maybe. Not now though. Right now I want to take a shower with you." He playfully yanked my boxers, the only thing I was wearing, off of my hips and let them fall to the floor.
"Oh, I guuuuuuess we could take a shower." I let myself be tugged inside the glass enclosure and into the warm spray. For awhile we just stood there, holding onto each other and kissing lightly.
"I was thinking, maybe we could stay here for awhile. Ben's offered more then once…and I, I don't know if I can handle being back in the city yet." He spent the later part of his statement staring at the drain in the floor of the shower.
"Alec," I tilted his head back up to mine. "I have no problem with staying here as long as you want. Besides, I really like it here. It's so beautiful."
"Okay." He let out a relieved sigh and gave me a quick kiss.
"Magnus, have you called my family yet?" He asked when he pulled away a few moments later.
"No, I was tired last night and I thought you might want to call them yourself."
"Have they changed?" Alec asked after a few moments of silence.
"Well, Jace is still in ass, Isabelle still sleeps with any guy she makes eye contact with, Clary is still a klutzy little artist, your mother is still strict, and your father somehow still manages to put up with all of them."
Alec chuckled at my description of his family. "Alright, well what has changed then?"
"Clary and Jace are married and have a son, his first birthday is today, actually…" I trailed off when I saw Alec's eyes widen slightly.
"They have a son?" He whispered.
"Yeah, he's adorable. Curly blond hair and big green eyes, he has his mother's smile."
"What's his name?" Alec had a small smile adorning his face now.
"…Alexander." Hu…that was two kids named after Alec, strange… "Jace really missed you, more then he would admit." I added.
"Well, I'll have to call them as soon as we're done showering then. I wouldn't want to miss my nephew's first birthday."
I smiled and kissed him while reaching for the body wash. I maneuvered him out of the spray and started to massage the soap into his skin. He sighed softly and leaned into me as I worked my fingers down his back. Slowly I slid down onto my knees to work the soap along his legs. He groaned quietly as I kissed the length of his thighs.
When I was satisfied that I had gotten all the skin on his legs (and worked him into a thoroughly aroused state) I stood up and turned him back into the spray, watching the soap wash away down his sculpted body. The entire time I was gently stroking the outer side of his thighs, enjoying the occasional shiver that ran through him.
"Mmm, Magnus how long do you plan to torture me?" He mumbled, leaning against the wall.
"As long as you look this godly." I whispered in his ear, nipping at the lobe.
"Well, I guess this is going to go on for awhile then, isn't it?" His face, already flushed from the heat, turned several shades redder at his bold statement.
"Oh yes, it's going to go on for a loooooong while." I grinned evilly as I stroked him, just once.
"You're adorable when you whine." I snickered as I gently pushed him to sit on the small bench in the shower. He complied easily, letting his legs fall open in invitation. But I wasn't going to give in just yet. No, I enjoyed watching him squirm too much. I grabbed the body wash again and gently washed his feat. I enjoyed watching him jump as I lightly ran my finger along the soles of his feat. It was one of the very few places on his body that was ticklish, and I enjoyed taking full advantage of that.
"You know, I really want to hate you right now…" Alec mumbled.
"I take it you aren't succeeding in that endeavor?" I quirked an eyebrow.
"No, not really." His head was leaning against the wall, his eyes closed.
"Hmm, I'll have to try a little harder then." I mused. He cracked his eyes open to look down at me, glaring playfully. I grinned as he watched me, letting my fingers dance up his legs. He tried to keep his expression even and unaffected, but he wasn't doing to good at it. Alec lost all semblance of control when I wrapped one hand around the base of his cock. He arched slightly when I twisted my hand as I pulled it up his length.
I watched his face closely, absorbing all the expressions that flitted across it as I moved my hand. He was so extraordinarily beautiful. His blue eyes were hidden by half closed eyelids and thick eyelashes, but I still caught glimpses of the little pieces of ocean glass every-now-and-again.
I leaned down, flicking my tongue against the tip, enjoying the jolt it sent through him and the soft moan it elicited. I rolled my head forward to take him in my mouth. With one hand I held down his hips while I bobbed my head, doing all the things I knew he loved, dragging my teeth a bit, swallowing hard when I pulled him in deep.
Above me Alec was moaning softly, his hand tangled in my hair. He truly looked like a god right now, his sculpted body tense and the warm water trailing down his body as well as creating a warm steam around us. I pulled away just long enough to murmur a spell to slick my fingers with warm oil. Wrapping my mouth back around him I slid one finger inside, enjoying his sounds of pleasure when I quickly added another and started to stretch him out. But I didn't stretch him to much, he liked it to sting just a bit. I wondered if he was a little to into pain because he was a shadowhunter (it was a common thought, though I never brought it up), but I forgot the thought as soon as I pressed inside him.
He groaned underneath me, tangling both hands in my hair and pulling me down for a rough kiss. I obliged happily, letting him ravage my mouth and tug on my hair as I thrust into him. He was chanting my name softly in between kisses, completely gone in ecstasy.
I slid my hand down between us and slid a finger inside of him as well. It was something I'd only done once or twice, but I knew he loved it, loved the friction. And it felt damn good to me to.
I felt him tense around me and I started to move faster, more erratic, as I felt myself coming close to bliss as well. I changed the angle just slightly and pressed into the spot that made him arch back and moan loudly.
A few more thrusts into that same spot and Alec was shaking beneath me, his head tossed back as his cum coated both of us. One more thrust and I was shaking just as much. When we were both spent I pulled out and slid to the floor of the shower, pulling him with me. He curled up in my lap, his arms wrapped around me.
"I love you." I whispered into his damp hair.
"I love you to." He leaned up and kissed me. After several lazy moments of kissing and enjoying the still hot water, I snapped my fingers causing several bottles to appear on the bench. Alec rolled his eyes and obligingly moved out of the spray so I could work on his hair. I couldn't help but grin at the fact that I had become so predictable to him, at least with this kind of thing.
Selecting one bottle I squirted a generous amount in to my hand then rubbed it into his hair working carefully to coat every single strand. He sighed softly, enjoying the feeling.
"You need to shave to, love." I said as I waited several moments before leaning him back to wash his hair out. "Then again, you look kinda adorable with a little scruff…" I mused.
"Oh, I do, do I?" He looked up at me, his head still tilted back under the spray.
"You do." I gave him an upside-down kiss.
"Well, I'll consider that when I do get around to shaving."
The rest of the shower was spent with me washing Alec's hair with a multitude of products, and then giving it a quick trim before washing one last product into it. We both stepped out of the warm shower reluctantly, shivering at the rush of cooler air.
Alec moved to the sink, taking a razor with him that I had conjured up. I myself went to the vanity table and covered it with my favorite products. I hadn't gone full out with my appearance since Alec disappeared, and I planned to make up for that. I stared with my favorite black kohl then smudged on some dark blue eye shadow with purple around the edges and a coat of silver glitter. After I had applied a generous amount of mascara I went with a simple, shiny lip gloss, one I knew was Alec's favorite because it tasted like apples.
When I was satisfied with my face I moved to my hair. It was so long now that I couldn't spike it so I went with something akin to what the lead singer of Tokio Hotel always did (a wonderful band, I greatly enjoyed their music); a shit load of volume with streaks of outrageous color. I applied the blue and purple with a simple spell then went to work at adding the volume. It was hard, but it was so worth it.
I grinned happily at myself in the mirror before I decided on what I would wear. After a bit of careful deliberation I snapped myself into an outfit from my closet at home. It was a dark purple button up with a high collar, a snug silver vest, black skinny jeans with silver threading and neon purple boots. The outfit was accented with a silver sequined belt that had a rainbow target for the buckle as well as a generous amount of jewelry dangling from my neck, fingers, wrists and ears.
"Nice belt buckle." Alec snickered. I turned to face him, he had finished shaving long ago and was dressed in the tight (but not skinny jeans tight) black pants and the sleeveless button up black top I had given him. He had shaved his face almost completely, leaving only a small amount of scruff on his chin, and it looked damn good on him. His hair had taken back much of its healthy shine, and I was proud of myself for succeeding in that endeavor, and he had most of it pulled back into a ponytail at the nape of his neck. I swept my eyes over him appreciatively, enjoying how good he looked.
"You know you love the belt buckle." I teased.
"Yeah, I do." He rolled his eyes and walked over to me, wrapping his arms around my neck and giving me a quick kiss. Reluctantly I let it end and we wandered out into the hall, hands entwined. We ran into Eric who was just walking down the spiral steps that led to the third story and then the finished attic of the large house.
"Hey…Eric, why does this closet smell like chlorine?" I asked as I passed the hall closet near his room. The smell of chlorine was so strong; I was surprised I hadn't noticed it sooner.
"Well," Eric smiled as he opened the door to reveal the last thing I had expected, a water slide. Or the top of one anyways. "Let's just say that Johny and Ben are NEVER allowed to get drunk unsupervised. Ever."
"You're kidding me?" Alec said in between laughs. "Where does that thing go?"
"It goes to the pool in the basement which is also a result of that same night we left them alone with rum and whiskey." Eric elaborated as he closed the closet.
The three of us walked down the huge grand staircase together to find everyone spread out around the living room on various phones, all calling their families. Ben was curled up with Andy on the couch, talking happily. I was slightly taken aback when I saw that the pink streaks in his hair were even brighter, as were his eyes, and both were glowing just slightly.
"It's because he's part fey, the color of his hair and eyes changes with his mood." Alec whispered in my ear. Well, that was definitely an interesting trait. What was with this family? Ben had glowing hair and three types of blood (and just barely made it to five feet tall if he stood really, really straight), Andy and Eric were both werewolves even though only Andy had been bit, Johny was a genius warlock for his young age and his brother was a vampire. Oh yes, a very interesting family.
"Allie!" Ben said happily from his perch on Andy's lap.
"Hey, Ben." Alec smiled.
"Come on, I wanna talk to you." He said eagerly as he stood up, pulling Andy with him towards the kitchen. Alec and I followed at a slower pace then Ben's hyperactive bounce.
"So, what is it that you wanted to talk about?" Alec asked as he grabbed a large green apple from the bowl on the table and bit into it happily. Alec's hand was still clasped in mine and I pulled him towards me so that his back was pressed against my chest, my arms wrapped loosely around his waist.
"Well, I wanted to ask again if maybe you would want to stay here and live with us for awhile." Ben looked like an eager little puppy waiting to be given a treat.
"Actually, yeah, we both want to stay for awhile. Magnus and I talked about it this morning." Alec told him. Ben jumped up happily and gave Allie a tight hug which somewhat resulted in him hugging me as well.
"Hu," Andy tilted his head to the side with a playful smirk. "I can see why you two slept together, you're adorable."
"Ha! You're just saying that because you want us to sleep together again and let you watch." Ben shot back teasingly, his hands on his hips. He ended by sticking his tongue out playfully.
"How could I not want to watch that? You're both hot as hell and the idea of you together is rather enticing." Andy smirked.
"Hmm, maybe we should let them do it then…" I grinned down at Alec. I had to admit, I didn't like the idea of him sleeping with Ben alone, but the idea of all four of us… well that put some rather pleasant images in my head. I'd only been able to convince Alec into a threesome on one occasion with that guy Jinx. But Jinx had been a stranger, and Alec knew Ben so maybe it would take less convincing.
"Oh great, now you two are teaming up on us." Alec said as he wiggled out of my arms.
"Hey, Alec!" Ian and Marty chimed from the entry way to the kitchen. They both wore devious grins and had their hands behind their backs.
"What are you to doing?" Alec narrowed his eyes suspiciously. Before any of us could react all four of us were covered in a web of silly string. Ian and Marty were roaring with laughter as I snapped the web away. As so as he was free Alec shot forward and tackled both of them to the floor before wrestling the silly string from their hands. He made sure to empty both cans on their heads before he let them up and tossed the cans in the trash.
"Nice you two, very nice." Ben snickered.
"Have you two called your parents?" Alec asked as he helped them back to their feet.
"Yep. They're on their way," One of them started.
"I bet they can't wait to get their loving sons back." The other finished.
"Their sons, yes. Their son's pranks, probably not as much." Alec corrected playfully.
"Have you called your family?" Ben asked.
"I was just about to." Alec answered him. I smiled and handed him my cell phone. He nodded his thanks and stepped onto the back porch, away from the chatter of the inside of the house. I followed him out as Ben and Andy walked back into the living room. We sat together on one of the stuffed chair's adorning the porch, the one near the koi pond. Alec stared at the phone for a moment before smiling and dialing Jace's number. The phone rang several times before Jace picked it up.
"This must be damn good if the high and mighty Magnus Bane is calling me at noon, because last I checked you didn't even consider rolling out of bed until around four in the afternoon." Was Jace's way of answering the phone.
"Sorry to disappoint you Jace, but it isn't Magnus." Alec laughed.
"Dear Angel, ALEC?" Jace exclaimed after a moment of silence.
"Yeah, Alec." He smiled softly.
"Are you okay? Where the hell are you?" Jace rattled off several more questions before Alec managed to cut him off.
"Relax! I'm fine and completely safe; I'm with Magnus in northern California." Alec told him.
"Northern…what the hell are you doing there?" Jace sounded rather confused, and a little peeved.
"I'm enjoying the fact that I'm no longer being held captive by a vindictive warlock." Alec was leaning back against my chest and I was softly playing with the hem of his shirt as he talked. "Can your phone get picture messages?" He added as an afterthought.
"Umm, yes, why?"
"Well I'm going to hang up and send you a picture of where we're at then, and Clary can open a portal for you." Alec told him.
"Oh, alright, that works."
"Oh, and Jace?" Alec said before he hung up, "You better bring my nephew, I want to say happy birthday." He hung up before Jace could answer and pulled up the camera to take a quick picture of the porch. Once it was sent we waited for his family to appear. Alec sat up, managing to somewhat disguise the excited look on his face.
Isabelle was the first through the portal and before she could even completely appear Alec had jumped up and wrapped her in a tight hug. She laughed and hugged him back. Jace came through next and joined the tight hug. Clary was last with baby Alexander on her hip. Maryse and Robert had retired to Idris several months after the baby was born so they would have to be contacted later via fire message.
"Oh, my, god! Alec you look so different!" Isabelle said once she pulled away.
"I do?" Alec quirked an eyebrow.
"Only a bit, love." I stepped up behind him, kissing the top of his head lightly.
"So, this is my nephew, hmm?" Alec turned his attention to the squirming child in Clary's arms.
"That he is." Clary smiled, handing baby Alex over to his uncle. Alec took him happily, smiling at the little guy. It was an adorable sight.
"Happy birthday, little guy." Alec grinned.
"Oh great, now he's got two gay uncles to corrupt him." Jace quipped.
"Shut it, shadowhunter. If anything's going to corrupt him it's his father's ego." I shot back.
"Oh, can't you two just play nice for once?" Isabelle gave a long suffering sigh.
"No." We both answered at the same time.
"Where are we?" Clary asked now that she had actually taken the time to look around. At her small outburst Isabelle and Jace took the time to look around as well, both of their mouth's falling open at the sight that greeted them.
"We, are at a friends' house." I answered.
After a short conversation where Alec gave his family a basic outline of the events of the last two years (Jace and Isabelle both growled when they heard that Artemis had gotten away) we all walked back inside to find everyone laughing happily with their families. I expected Alec to smile when he saw his friends so happy. But he didn't, he frowned and sighed sadly.
"Alec, what's wrong?" I shooed his family out into the living room so I could be more alone with him.
"I wish we could've brought everyone home." He whispered.
"Alec, what do you mean?" I asked worriedly.
"The first day we were down there, five people broke off from our main group. Mike, Jeffery, Zach, Erica and Amanda. I never wrote about it in my journal, or told anyone about it, but Jared and I found all of them dead of starvation on one of our hunting trips." He sighed softly, "And we lost John and Paul, they were killed by the…thing that attacked us and gave me the scars on my arm." Alec's tone implied that he knew exactly what the thing was, but I didn't press it.
"I'm so sorry, baby." I wrapped him in my arms, gently stroking his back as he rested his head on my shoulder.
"It's not your fault. At least as many of us survived as did." He pulled away after a bit, putting on a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "Come on; let's go meet everyone's family." I nodded and let him pull me out into the crowd of people.
We first walked up to a man who was introduced as Derrick. He looked in his late twenties and his arms were wrapped happily around a petit Chinese woman who was covered in runes. She was introduced as his wife, Coral. Alec smiled and gave the woman a quick hug before moving on to talk to the others.
Next we went to Ian and Marty who were being playfully chastised by a very elderly couple for having silly string in their hair. Ian and Marty introduced them as their grandparents; they hadn't lived with their real parents since they were very young. Alec smiled and blushed as the grandparents thanked him thoroughly for keeping their boys safe.
The next man we greeted appeared to be the oldest of the people who had been held captive and was cradling a brunette shadowhunter in his arms. The woman smiled and sat up and gave Alec a kiss on the cheek, thanking him for bringing her husband back in one piece.
Jeremy looked about the same age as Alec, but his arms were wrapped around a boy that had to be his son, he was an exact miniature of Jeremy. Alec and I both grinned and gave the excited little boy a hug. Apparently his mother had died in labor so Jeremy was the only family he had left. The child had been staying with friends for the past two years.
"Alec, I like you to meet my husband, Damien." A woman, who Alec introduced as Elizabeth, beamed. She was the mother of the little girl named after Alec. Her husband was dressed in a mundane army uniform with his little girl his arms. She was squealing happily and playing with her father's hat. Her cute brown hair was in little pigtails and she had on a pair of child's overalls and a white t-shirt, the socks had been lost somewhere.
"Awec! Dis is ma daddy." She said happily, waving her little hand at Alec.
Damien chuckled and held his hand out to Alec, "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. Thank you so much for taking care of my wife and little girl for me." Oh yes, the man was definitely military, very, very military.
"Just Alec, no sir necessary." Alec laughed as he took the hand and shook it. We talked with them for several more minutes before moving on to see the others.
Jessie was next; she was wrapped in her mother and father's arms crying happily. Both of her parents hugged Alec tightly saying thank you repeatedly. Alec had given up on trying to not have people thank him, so he just settled for a smile and a nod.
Kim and Taylor were off on their own, neither had any family and they were planning to find a house to rent together, and Kim was going to train Taylor as a nurse. We left them chatting happily after Alec had introduced me.
Sarah was the last adult we were introduced to, she was happily hugging a ten year old girl in a wheelchair. The little girl had been in a bus crash on the way home from a field trip and it had robbed her of both of her legs. But she seemed happy enough as she hugged Alec, thanking him for bringing her mother home safely.
Last we moved to the children who were all playing together on the floor as their parents talked. When they caught sight of Alec the parents all came and hugged him like everyone else had. Some were even tearing up as they thanked him.
"They worship you, all of them." I chuckled once we had pulled away from the crowd a bit. Alec's own family was milling around with the others, picking up more bits of info about what had happened.
"Apparently more then I thought, if the way their families greeted is any proof to go on." He agreed.
"Well, from what I've overheard you deserve the praise. It sounds like things would've been a lot worse if you hadn't kept everyone together." I smiled warmly at him. Alec opened his mouth to reply but was cut off when Johny stood on the coffee table and whistled to get everyone's attention.
"Alright, now that everyone is happily back with their families, what do you say we all go out on the porch and have a little barbeque?" Johny grinned. Everyone cheered happily at the idea and moved to the back porch. Johny and I worked together to create a warm 'bubble' around the porch and a good part of the yard. The snow in the bubble melted away and the grass sprouted as the BBQ flared to life with burgers and hot dogs as well as all manner of other barbeque-able food appeared on it. After just a few minutes it looked like a beautiful summer day, not a chilly winter one. Ben skipped over to a stereo and turned on a light tune as Andy and Eric moved to tend to the food.
Everyone was smiling and laughing happily, the kids running around in the grass. A few couples even started dancing around to the music.
"Happy?" I asked Alec as I stepped up behind him and wrapped him in my arms again, I couldn't get enough of holding him.
Once the food was done I conjured a huge picnic table for everyone and we all dug in quickly. It was an interesting meal, with so many people that all seemed like family to one another after what they'd gone through.
"Alright, enjoyable as this meal has been, I would kind of like to know why this guy took my wife captive." Damien spoke up. He was across the table from Alec and I, his daughter on his lap.
"Well, the warlock who took everyone is a man by the name of Artemis. He's about four hundred years old and he's always had a temper, and he's extremely dangerous. He's done stuff like this before, always to shadowhunters, but he's somehow managed to deceive the Clave. Most of his stunts have been pulled under fake identities that made it hard to track him down." I explained to him.
"Well, that's all wonderful, but why my wife? Why these people?" By now everyone was listening to us.
"I don't know, honestly. It could be a lot of things; Artemis doesn't always have a reason for what he does."
"No, he took us because we're some of the best shadowhunters, or the children of. He was trying to cripple the clave." Alec corrected quietly. Ben was sitting next to him and looked very confused at his statement, but he didn't ask.
"Yeah, that makes sense; Artemis has always been strongly against the Clave." I stepped in before any of the other's could voice their evident confusion. Alec looked like he really didn't want to go into it.
"Okay, but Artemis got away, right? Who's to say he won't come after us again?" Someone spoke up, I didn't see who it was.
"No one can say that he won't." Alec answered. As soon as he opened his mouth he had everyone's attention. "There is a very good possibility that he will come after us again. Because of that, we all have to be very careful. We'll tell the Clave everything that has happened, and hope that with our entire race knowing of what he's done, Artemis won't have the guts to come after us again, or that he will get captured." All the people at the table nodded at the end of the short speech.
"Alec's right. Going to the Clave is the best way to deal with this, but right now I say we enjoy a few more hours of partying." Johny said in an attempt to break the now somber mood. It worked and everyone fell back into the happy chatter and laughter of earlier. But Alec remained subdued, despite Ben's attempts to make him smile. Once he was finished with his food I pulled Alec away from the table and over to the side of the porch running parallel to the canyon, there was no one else there and it was much quieter.
"What aren't you telling me, Alec?" I asked as I brushed my fingers along his cheek.
"I…the thing that attacked us in the woods, it was Artemis. He came back, Magnus. I never told anyone, and the only two people who did know took it to their graves." Alec took a deep breath. "After he attacked us, I was still conscious for awhile. He came over and taunted me, told me why he'd taken everyone. How he only took me because he was angry that you were with me. He felt it was wrong that you had come into the city he was high Warlock of, he felt you'd stepped into his 'territory' by helping us so often."
"Alec, I," He interrupted me by placing his fingers against my lips.
"No, I don't want any apologies or sympathy. I just want you to promise me that you will help me find Artemis and make sure he never does anything like this again.
"I will." I promised. He nodded and leaned forward to rest his head against my shoulder, his arms pulling me close.
"Is there anything else you haven't told me about what happened down there?"
"Just, just one main thing." His eyes drifted off, not looking at me anymore. "But I don't really know how to tell you."
"Alec, what is it? You know I won't be mad." I coaxed. After a minute of searching my eyes with his own he sighed and stepped back a tad.
"Alright, but I'll tell you right now I don't understand this at all. No matter how much I thought about it, I've never been able to figure it out." He told me. I cocked my head to the side in confusion, not understanding what he meant. Alec lifted one hand so that it was between us, the palm facing up. I was about to ask what he was doing when I saw the magic sparking between his fingers and swirling around his hand, it was the same blue as my own magic.
"Alec! What, what?" I couldn't find the right thing to say. Alec should not be able to do that.
"I don't know, Magnus. I've only been aware of it since after I was attacked by Artemis and he ripped up my arm. When I went to heal the cuts with my necklace as much as I could, I realized I could heal them completely. Ben and I spent a lot of time trying to figure it out, but we never could. All I know is that I can seemingly do any type of magic, even if I've never heard of it before." Alec stopped the flow of magic and dropped his hand back to his side.
"Alec, come here." I said gently as I pulled him back to me. He complied and stepped forward, letting me press my hands against his chest. I hadn't seen it before because I hadn't been looking for it, but Alec had the same network of magic tracing along his veins as a warlock would have. But what made even less sense was the fact that his body hadn't rejected his runes because of the magic.
"Magnus, what is this?" He asked pleadingly.
"I…I don't know, Baby. But we're going to find out. I promise." I kissed him softly, pulling him tightly against me. We were going to figure this out, no matter what.
AN: Aww! -cries- It's over! I'm gonna miss writing this so much, it's my favorite story I've ever written. But there will be more in the the sequel!
Anyways, I'm going to ask for 20 reviews again. (DUPLICATE REVIEWS SHALL NOT BE COUNTED ANYMORE XD)
But I'm going to ask for something specific in those 20.
-I want all of you to tell me the one thing you loved MOST about this story, a character, a plot point, whatever.
-I want you to tell me what you want to see in the sequel (I know pretty much where I'm going with it, but the idea is still rather loosely based so I'd love to hear your ideas!)
-And last, I want you to tell me your favorite part about THIS chapter (the lemon doesn't count darlings, sorry. XD)


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Geilo Hotel
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Property Location
With a stay at Geilo Hotel in Hol (Geilo), you'll be minutes from D Geiloheisen Express and Hove Stott - Day Tours. This ski hotel is within close proximity of Kikuttoppen and Geilo Skiheiser.
Make yourself at home in one of the 72 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Enjoy the convenience of ski-in/ski-out access at this hotel, which also features a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and ski storage. You'll be on the slopes in no time with the complimentary ski shuttle.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Geilo Hotel. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.
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Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Hol? This hotel has 2616 square feet (243 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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