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Reginald Shepherd (1963-2008)
Reginald Shepherd died earlier this evening.
We will miss you, Reginald.
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You, Therefore
For Robert Philen
You are like me, you will die too, but not today:
you, incommensurate, therefore the hours shine:
if I say to you "To you I say," you have not been
set to music, or broadcast live on the ghost
radio, may never be an oil painting or
Old Master's charcoal sketch: you are
a concordance of person, number, voice,
and place, strawberries spread through your name
as if it were budding shrubs, how you remind me
of some spring, the waters as cool and clear
(late rain clings to your leaves, shaken by light wind),
which is where you occur in grassy moonlight:
and you are a lily, an aster, white trillium
or viburnum, by all rights mine, white star
in the meadow sky, the snow still arriving
from its earthwards journeys, here where there is
no snow (I dreamed the snow was you,
when there was snow), you are my right,
have come to be my night (your body takes on
the dimensions of sleep, the shape of sleep
becomes you): and you fall from the sky
with several flowers, words spill from your mouth
in waves, your lips taste like the sea, salt-sweet (trees
and seas have flown away, I call it
loving you): home is nowhere, therefore you,
a kind of dwell and welcome, song after all,
and free of any eden we can name
Reprinted from Fata Morgana by Reginald Shepherd, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. Copyright © 2007 by Reginald Shepherd.
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a tremendous loss
for all of us
This is very sad. Your strength, intelligence, sanity and heart will be deeply missed.
The astounding thing is how he kept writing, contributing here, right up until his last days. Despite everything he was going through.
His poems, essays, and Harriet posts give ample testimony to how talented, vibrant, and intelligent Reginald was, even under great duress. But casual readers of Harriet may not realize how funny he was, and how bemused he was by all the hubbub he so slyly enjoyed stimulating.
I owed him a phone call which I will always regret not making, but during what turned out to be our last conversation (in which he was quizzing me thoroughly about the New American Poets) … he was making Tater Tots for lunch. He asked me whether I like them or not, and being a good Memphian, I admitted that I certainly do. Gradually, I found myself involved in a detailed discussion of the Right Way to Cook Tater Tots! (Reginald believed in the slow-cooking method, in case you're curious.)
I know it sounds frivolous to tell such a story on this sad day, but it's worth remembering how for Reginald Shepherd everything mattered. He loved a challenge and in meeting many of them was that rare thing, a gentle soul who was a great fighter.
I met Reginald here at Harriet. He and I both loved and worked with Alvin Feinman at Bennington. Reginald and I had similar life struggles – gay, alone, poor. We had a brief but very heartfelt correspondence, I felt like he was a brother, and we hoped to meet someday. He was very kind, and yes, that's a good way to put it, "a gentle soul who was a great fighter." I know the fight against liver cancer is almost impossible to win. Dear Robert, I cried when I heard the news. I'm so sorry. I hope Reginald and Alvin are already deep in conversation up there.
It's a gift to be able to share ones life in print, it's grace to share ones death.
In my prayers
This is such sad news. And writing to the end, so recently, both here and on his opwn blog. His bravery and his commitment – even in great pain – to language and meaning, and life itself, were humbling in the best sense. Larger than life, and may his spirit remain so.
Goodbye, Reginald. Somehow the energy of your writing gave the illusion that this could never really happen. I will miss your thoughtful voice around these parts.
This is terrible news — reading his blog updates (and so recently), I didn't even consider this possibility. He will be missed.
I too am shocked to learn of Reginald's passing, in spite of the health problems he struggled with. And I also regret never having actually met him–we were supposed to meet at the AWP convention in Austin a couple of years ago, but miscommunicated and it never happened. He had something all the more rare for his willingness to show it and subject it to bruising and incomprehension: an exquisite sensibility. I will miss his contentiousness and grace.
I agree, Kent, it was astounding how he kept contributing right up to the end. This past Sunday he asked us to send him all of his Harriet posts by overnight mail. He wanted to see if any might be suitable for a second collection of his essays forthcoming from the University of Michigan Press. The book will consist of all of his essays written subsequently to the completion of Orpheus in the Bronx.
This is very tragic. I was often moved by Reginald's sharing of his condition with us with such frankness on this blog. While I knew he was very sick, I had no idea that the end was so close. Such a loss.
Like everyone here, I'm so saddened to hear about Reginald. He's been such a strong, forthright struggler — and so productive, in these last couple of years — that it just seemed he'd be around forever. I think it must have been a real gift to him to find so many appreciative readers for his essays, blogs and poems; his work seems to have been just flourishing. I hope that everyone who cares about Reginald's work will help keep it visible, keep passing it on,
Thank you so much for posting this. I think we're all trying to find the balance of celebrating Reginald's amazing gift to us and mourning his transition. This poem of all poems was a step toward that balance.
Thank you for adding your spirit to the poetry world. We will miss you.
Reginald was a friend, a wit, a wag, a genius, a cousin (we said a few times). The eloquence and candour of the essays he posted here, wrote elsewhere, is only surpassed by (of course) the poems. Thank you, Emily, for posting "You, Therefore" — extraordinary, heartbreaking. My thoughts are with Robert today.
Marilyn Hacker
Never met him, but corresponded briefly; he was kind. I enjoyed his contributions here, enjoyed arguing with him and agreeing with him, and the news of his passing comes as a horrible shock. I'll miss him.
my condolences to his friends and family.
My condolences to Reginald's friends, family and his partner, Robert.
Brave, brilliant, generous…and remembered.
Reginald, I wish I had gotten a chance to say good bye to you. It's been a long time, and physical distance divided us….I just wanted to say you were, you ARE, great
One of a kind. Full of wit & intellect. Incorrigible. "Encased in talent like a uniform."
I knew him whe he was at Cornell. He came to Thanksgiving dinner *and* Christmas dinner!
A very surprising guy, always. Now I'm shocked.
Reginald Shepherd and Robert Philen have been in my deepest thoughts for several months.
When I read that cells in Reginald's liver were cancerous, I sensed his Earth-alive existence
might soon pass; but alive he is beyond our comminglings/ and also because of them.
The closest I ever came to Reginald was
through a comment I posted on his blog (web log) about this poem
(though that one may have been a different version of this poem)
and his pleased comment in response.
Safety and strength, Robert Philen.
I would find myself in equal parts yelling at my screen, and equal parts nodding in agreement, at Mr. Shepherd's ruminations here on Harriet. (I don't think he would have liked it if I'd called him "Reginald" without meeting him in person.) More than anything, he made me want to love poetry as deeply as he did, and what more could any poet, any PERSON, do in service of the craft? I knew him primarily for his criticism, but the handfuls of his poems I've read and heard out loud absolutely took/take my breath away. Thank you, Mr. Shepherd.
Peace & poetry, Mr. Shepherd.
He had worked with me for some time in his meticulous kind manner. He had called just the other Saturday to say he had not "blown me off" that he had ben too ill to respond. He went out of his way in his kindnesses. I was readying some poems for him to give me his feedback.
He had such courage and deceny. And now I say to him what he signed his responses off to me: peace and poetry.
So,so sorry to hear this. I only knew him from his writing, but he was amazing, open and thoughtful, and a fighter.
Such a gracious young man. Reginald dealt with all sorts of adversity, and yet he had about him an eternal spirit of optimism. When last we spoke, we planned to have tea at AWP in Chicago. I knew it was bravery on his part, with illness already gaining so quickly upon him. But still I wrote on my calendar "tea with Reginald," not wanting the opportunity to pass.
For the last 15 years, since I met Reginald and his poetry at Iowa, lines of his have eddied, disappeared and resurfaced–"Knock on the moon and the stars/ come out of clouds to guide his barque,/ knock on the stars and the door is opened/ to a temple in Ephesus where a coffined wife's cabochon/ has navigated Neptune's sea of asterisks and breakers,"–as he has, via emails and new books. Even as they drifted, they had a beautiful permanence. They still do.
Had he not told us, holding back nothing, about his myriad challenges and setbacks, it would not have been deduced from his writings. His last posts and essays were as keen and insightful as ever.
Peace and Poetry as Reginald always said…
Reginald was my first, and in some ways my only friend during my first year at Iowa. There are no words to explain what a comfort, a friend and a teacher he was for me during an extremely rough time (it was a bad, bad year, mostly due to non-Iowa things.) He was so funny, so honest, so passionate about poetry and thought, language and speech. Over the years, we lost touch, perhaps because I was never as dedicated to poetry as he was (ha! and who could be?)
But I will always remember him as a lonely broke guy who took a younger lonely broke guy under his wing because he knew he could make a difference… the world is just a smaller place without him.
"OH lonely death on lonely life – sometimes I feel my top most greatness is in my top most despair'
Captain ahab.
Reginald and I became friends several years ago, after he selected my work for a Poets & Writers award. His generosity, wit, brilliance, and deep kindness are things I'll treasure, and it's very moving to read so many similar testimonials here. He made me glad to be a poet, by reminding me of how important and transformative poetry is, in all its otherness.
Reginald, I'm sure these aren't the last words I'll have to offer about you. I only wish you were going to hear them. And that all of us were going to have more of yours. The hurt of losing you is deep, but I'm glad you're past pain. As others have said, peace and poetry, my friend.
Robert, you know my thoughts and love are with you.
I knew that Reginald was going into hospice, but had indulged in the idea that it would be for a period long enough to write him at least once more, to thank him for the poems and interview in the most recent APR, as well as for the whole body of his writing and the whole spirit of his not-wholly-cooperative body. I was almost happy to see comments here addressed to him — *of course* he's reading this blog! Certainly that would be one of the pleasures of the other side!
So to Reginald I say: Thank you, for who you were and for what you've left on paper to console us. I'm sad (and also angry) that 45 years was all you had — but you certainly made the most of them!!
To Robert — my heartfelt sympathies and wishes for you to find strength and, soon, peace.
It's heartbreaking to think that he's left, to think about how he entered my thoughts, how brightly he blazed this last year.
Reginald was my mentor for six months, and I also had the privilege of introducing his faculty reading at Antioch – though I still feel it did not do justice to the man's work. There wasn't a topic in poetry – or in classical music – that Reginald couldn't discuss. He challenged me to be a better writer and a better critical thinker. Sometimes his genius was infuriating – Reginald always gave me the raw truth. For a guy who claimed to dislike confrontation, he sure was good at it! Thank you, Reginald. I wish I had thought of something to say sooner.
Dear friend, genius, luminous soul mate and one of the best minds and most gifted poets of his generation. His rare intellect was vast and without borders. He could see the whole picture with spectacular clarity, openness and great erudition. His mind was uniquely rich, his vision extraordinarily large, his wit unforgettable and his talent profound. I value all of our time together and all of our conversations. I am so lucky and honored to have known him.
My thoughts are with Robert whose commitment to Reginald has made me understand more deeply what love is.
His work was rare, in that it moved smoothly in thoughtful, yet tactile, arenas. His work was hard to pin down. You couldn't call it straight narrative; it wasn't experimental, really. But it was jagged and searching and mysterious, and strong, and unafraid of expressing emotion, though it was always well-earned.
I never spoke with him. I never emailed him, nor he, me. I read probably only a book's worth of his poems spread out over the years in various magazines in print and online, but I found myself strangely distracted today, and, even odder, tearful, and I don't cry easily. So it's a strange thing, really, to find oneself mildly crying, even if briefly, over the loss of a poet one never knew. There's really no excuse for it, nor is there any excuse for his death.
James Wagner
It was an honor and education to blog with Reginald, however briefly. What a reminder that behind the "blogosphere" and the fast and furious exchanges are real human beings… Condolences to his family, friends and partner.
Afternoons with magazines, I inevitably came upon at least one of Reginald's poems and always stopped for it, always knew I'd be glad for it. I'll miss that invigorating presence.
Travel safely, Reginald. My sympathy and condolences to Robert, and to his family of friends.
He adored poetry.
When he came to dinner suddenly many bottles of pills were on the table. He wasn't the least reverent about them. He was candid. The pills went down & the outrageous bemused comments bubbled up.
I was in awe of the hugeness of his decisions & judgements. What would have seemed like crippling losses to me, unimaginable even, just seemed part & parcel of his lightness, even though he was portly. He needed health insurance but was *certainly* bigger than his job.
Robert, I don't think we have met. I was very happy for Reginald when he found you, & read many loving references to you in the years since then, right up to his last published words. Please accept my deep sympathy for your loss, & poetry's.
Rest in peace, Reginald.
Fly with the stars.
A gracious reader and poetic correspondent.
In peace,
I'm devastated. We met seven years ago and built a lasting friendship, one that I so needed and was so honored to have. I'm moved to read that he touched so many people in the same way, with his brilliance, kindness, honesty and incredible generosity. We were all lucky to have him here, this beautiful man, however briefly. Thank you, Reginald.
A voice animated by the peaceful power of intelligence is quiet today. Sadly we pull the covers close and morn a world that has suddenly grown too tightly near but a good deal less warm.
Reginald IS in peace and poetry
His erudition was such a treasure. What a genrous mind.
I corresponded with Reginald for several years and last year arranged for him to speak at the University of Oregon. Unfortunately his illness intervened, so we never met. I feel the absence of that meeting as a great weight today. For some reason I kept almost every e-mail we sent back and forth. I think I will assemble them as a whole and read through them in order to feel his unique light wash over me again. Seldom have I encountered such a pure, shining intelligence. Seldom, too, a person less ready to depart, which makes his loss seem unjust.
One of the more recent entries on my Oregon Review blog was a short review of his Orpheus in the Bronx. I'm glad he saw that.
If Pitt or some other publisher contemplates a collected works (and what works they are!), count me in as an underwriter.
Who on my Stonecoast graduation night
danced on a cane like James Brown
like a Dancin' Machine
winding up all that motion
into another brilliance
Who did not like to be called "Reggie"
you were the dark genius
the dissonant light
seated at the head of the table
on the very first row of a reading
in the middle of an ocean
you were the crescendo
How can we not hear
you sleep?
Reginald's intellect humbled me. The fact that it could emanate from a body in such extremity is doubly humbling. Amidst all the ephemera of cyberspace, he wrote criticism that matters. His loss turns me back to his books, his beautiful, durable gifts to the world.
I hope Reginald knew how much he will be missed. I only knew him a little bit–we corresponded a little about each others poems, met at a couple of AWPs, and then he wrote a review for me of Mark Doty's last book for PW. It seems clear to me that, for him, poetry was a lifeline in a way it is for very few of us. Thinking of him reminds me of how lucky I feel to have poetry in my life. Somehow, too, his death seems like such a surprise, even though it wasn't. He was one of the presences in the poetry community that one felt would simply always be there. Again, I hope he knew how powerful his absence would be.
Sad news indeed. edward mycue
this is heartbreaking. very sad news. may he rest in peace.
Damn. Though I didn't know him personally, he seemed to be great man and a great poet.
The last time I saw Reginald was at the AWP in NYC this past February and we, like so many here, made future plans for getting together, for debate, for exchanging work, etc. Fittingly, our last correspondence was via the the virtual world of email…From now on, the even more virtual world of writings passing one another…
Reginald was both my MFA mentor and good friend–he never failed to push me intellectually, changing the way I think about, not only literature, but life in general. Though his life was far too short, he made more out of his time than most people who have the opportunity to live twice as long. His passion was unceasing, and his love for literature, music, and people was unending.
I will miss you, my friend. Terribly. Much love to Robert Philen (who Reginald always called "my Robert").
I had the good fortune to spend many days and evenings with Reginald. I've been bear hugged by him, shared meals with him (which were always adventurous) and talked to of him many things. It's not enough though, There should have been more of everything.
Rick Campbell
What an utterly prepared mind he brought to the world of American poetry. What a spacious and prepared mind. He took his role here, and his role as poet-critic in such a positively unique level of seriousness. I am sad to know of his passing, but happy to have listened so closely to his speech.
I knew Reginald only through his blog. I was taken with such a strong mind and heart speaking to me through the medium not usually transmitting something as powerful as his words. Close to the same time as Reginald's death, another poet, Martin Blackman, also died of the same disease. Martin was my friend and former student. I keep picturing them together waiting for their flight to whatever comes next…
This is indeed a loss. And what courage to write from beginning to end.
Such sad news. Reggie was the first poet ever to read at the Downtown Writer's Center here in Syracuse, and was tremendous on any number of levels. He'll be deeply missed.
I am deeply saddened by the news of his death. I didn't know him personally but I always admired his uncompromising intellect and ferocious talent from afar. He will be remembered.
A great poet. Shepherd and Mills, Chicago will miss you.
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Outside the Commons on Friday, a number of Conservatives said they will not stand in favour of the motion crafted by Kitchener MP Stephen Woodworth when it is put to a vote on Wednesday.
"I made a commitment to my community in the election campaign that I wouldn't support it," said Kathy McLeod, the MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo when cornered by reporters. "I perceive this as opening up the abortion debate and again, that's against my commitment."
But there was a clear reticence on the part of Tory MPs who do not agree with Mr. Woodworth to publicly denounce the motion put forth by their caucus colleague.
And the three Conservative MPs who rose to debate the issue on Friday afternoon were all in agreement with Mr. Woodworth and his argument that human life begins well before a baby emerges from the birth canal.
"If Parliament, acting on behalf of all Canadians, refuses to even discuss the issue, it will be letting down the vast majority of Canadians who believe in honest and just laws, grounded in reality as we now understand it," said Stella Ambler, the Conservative MP for Mississauga South. "I also remind my colleagues that this is about fundamental, universal human rights and about a 400-year-old law, frozen in time."
David Anderson, the MP for Cypress Hills-Grasslands in Saskatchewan offered a similar argument.
"This is a very serious matter. If we presently have a law that decrees a certain human being is not a human being, is that an honest and acceptable law?" said Mr. Anderson. "Could such a law ever be considered just or legitimate? If Parliament finds itself in a situation where it allows one law that decrees the dehumanization and exclusion of an entire class of people, what are the safeguards that will prevent us from finding reasons to decree that others are not human beings as well?"
And March Warawa, the Conservative from Langley, B.C. said laws should be changed based on science, not rhetoric.
"Most parents are able to see their child's heartbeat and even see their child sucking their little thumb long before the moment of complete birth," said Mr. Warawa. "Why does Canadians law decree that such children are not human before the moment of complete birth?"
The Liberals and the New Democrats each put up one speaker to say Mr. Woodworth's ultimate aim is to jeopardize access to abortion by granting legal protection to fetuses. The New Democrats, in particular, have spent time accusing the Conservative government of trying to reopen the abortion debate.
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Mrs. Dowdy passed away Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.
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A trio of Big Ten singles players advanced to the 64-woman field, and three doubles pairs earned berths in the 32-team doubles draw at the 2010 NCAA Women's Tennis Championships, the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Subcommittee announced on Thursday.
Claming the Big Ten's automatic bid was Northwestern's Maria Mosolova, who is ranked No. 13 nationally and earned a top-16 seed in the singles bracket. She will be joined in the adraw by teammate Samantha Murray and Michigan's Denise Muresan, the Big Ten Player of the Year.
In the doubles draw, the Michigan pair of Whitney Taney and Rika Tatsuno won the conference's automatic bid into the championships. The duo will be joined by the Iowa team of Sonja Molnar and Merel Beelen and the Northwestern pair of Lauren Lui and Elena Chernyakova.
The singles and doubles championships will be contested May 26-31 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga. The tournaments will follow the team competition, scheduled for May 20-25.
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96-Year-Old Prostitute Earns $80,000/Year
Milly Cooper may very well be the oldest worker in the oldest profession in the world. The 96-year-old Briton has been a prostitute since the end of World War II. That's a lot of sex– 3,500 men, give or take a few, by her count. Remarkably, Cooper says she still earns ₤50,000 ($80,000) annually; up to £800 ($1,300) for each sex session from her clients who range in age from 29 to 92.
Cooper was wooed by a wealthy American from London's ramshackle East End to the not-so-glamorous town of Las Vegas during World War II. But her beaux was killed in action in 1945, leaving her with a baby daughter and no income. She'd been a showgirl, so she decided to work as a high-class escort. She made out well in her new occupation and eventually became a madame.
The middle-aged madame eventually married again and then took a 25-year hiatus from the whoring business. But in 1979, at the tender age of 64, she decided to dust off her old garter belt and corset and get back in the game. She's been working as an escort ever since.
Cooper currently has a couple of clients each week. When asked how the game has changed since she started out all those years ago, she said: "Nowadays, the girls have vast boobs and skinny bodies and parade around half-naked. In my day, we would call those girls trollops. The industry's become mucky. At least I am maintaining standards. I always dress elegantly and my clients are gentlemen."
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Going to college can be a big step financially and academically for any new student. But, it can be especially intimidating for individuals who have been away from school for a number of years. The Links Program at Middlesex Community College is designed to ease that challenging first step for adults who want to start or return to college.
A tuition-free, start-college partnership program between Middlesex and the Massachusetts Department of Education [now known as the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education], Links was established in 2000 to help adult students launch their college careers with confidence. It is designed to serve individuals who lack some academic or study skills, or those who may not have been in an academic setting recently. MCC's Links Program provides the opportunity to earn seven to 10 college credits in one or two semesters. Classes are small and backed up by individual guidance and a strong support network.
Ruth Clark, Links Program coordinator, believes that offering a tuition-free program encourages apprehensive students to begin a college career – and helps them gain the confidence to continue on their own. "By investing in students financially, we are sending the message that these students are worth investing in," said Clark. "And based on their initial success through Links, they are then more willing to invest in themselves, often with financial aid, to continue their college studies."
Clark and the Links teachers and advisors work together to provide academic counseling, assessment of skills, career guidance and individual support throughout the semester. Students benefit from the 15-person classes comprised entirely of other Links students. "The exclusive cohort of Links students really helps the learning process," Clark explained. "It creates a supportive environment that is more comfortable, encouraging connections between classmates and communal learning."
Although there are no age restrictions, Links is intended to serve adult students who have been away from school and would benefit from extra support and direction. Eligible applicants must have a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED), be a Massachusetts resident, and take the MCC college placement tests and place into Basic Writing, Algebra I or both. Once accepted, students take four or five classes: Freshman Seminar for the Adult Learner, a Career Development Seminar, Explorations in Science, and either Basic Writing, Algebra I or both. The program is offered in fall and spring semesters at MCC's Bedford campus.
Links students can be of varying ages, but most fall into the typical "returning student" age range, said Clark. "We work with 18-, 19- and 20-year olds who have just earned their GEDs. We also have many students who are in their mid-20s up to their 40s and 50s, who want to earn their degree or make a career change." Many are referred to the program through MCC's Adult Learning Center, and from adult learning centers in the surrounding area.
"Despite the differences in their ages, most Links students share the common bond of attending college for the first time," explained Clark. "This creates a group of students with similar academic needs and concerns, who learn a great deal as a cohesive unit – and also from each other. Some of the younger students learn a lot about the work ethic and time management from the older students," she said. "And the older students often learn how to speak up and recognize the benefits of participating more in class from their younger peers."
Thanks in large part to this supportive environment, the Links retention rate is high – in a typical semester, anywhere from 84 to 100 percent of students complete the program.
Clark and the Links teachers and advisors take a vested interest in their students, "linking" them to other programs, services and support networks on campus. Clark follows up on students, whether they place into Links or not, directing them to the appropriate departments that can help them achieve their goal of attending college at Middlesex.
Now entering its fourth year, Links can boast that its first two graduates have continued their education and graduated from MCC. Jill Kenyon and Daniel Morrill graduated in June and both are continuing their studies at UMASS Lowell.
Another Links success story is Denise Manseau. After working for 20 years in graphic design, the 44-year-old Billerica resident decided to return to college and applied to the Links Program. Once enrolled, Manseau excelled academically. She continues to take classes at MCC and is simultaneously pursuing her bachelor's degree in art at UMASS Lowell.
Manseau credits Links with easing her return to school. "Having the support group of Ruth, the other instructors and the students in the program made me feel like I wasn't going it alone," she said. "We felt like a team, a tight-knit and very supportive group."
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My husband and I don't blame Eve for the fact that we need to proceed with caution when fucking, in order to avoid becoming pregnant. Both of us are beyond the age when procreation is more safe than not. He's never had children. I've been pregnant 8 times, and birthed two BABIES.<quoted text>
I will tell you the same thing I tell my wife,
You should try to provide for the family you make and not get killed in the process! "The hazards of my chosen profession"
It takes two! Labor & life ALL isn't easy! It makes us the people we are. Either take responsibility for your actions and do the best you can or cry and blame others for the mistakes YOU made! Two types of people in this world, ones that cause the problems and the one that solve the problems, which one are you?
(Five of my pregnancies ended prior to term, with zero interference on the part of the parents. ALL were wanted - even the one I killed. That one, I had to weigh the pros and cons.
Pros: a baby!!!!!!!!!!
Cons: no baby, and no mama.)
naturally, the cons were more persuasive, in our case.)
In any event, neither of us were killed when I gave birth to two sons after having an ectopic pregnancy aborted.
God must have been having an off day.


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My reduction has been approved by insurance :-) that part happened very quickly, maybe took 4 weeks. My preop is Sep 15 and my surgery is scheduled for October 14th. I have been pouring over every review I can find on this site and it has been so helpful! I wish someone would put together a standard list of items needed pre op so I can be prepared. I am extremely healthy and am not on any medications. I have only had 2 surgeries in my life, 1 being an emergency C-section that healed very quickly and I was up and around in 4 or 5 days. Not that it is the same at all but I am hoping the healing will be...... 2nd surgery was an appendectomy uuuughhhh that was worse than the C section! I am not sure what size I would like to be I am 5'6 and have a medium build. Not brave enough to post pics yet but maybe soon!? I am tired of men and (woman)staring at my chest ....it is hurtful and so embarrassing just today a professional in my industry could not even make eye contact with me and I dress conservatively and wear 3 shirts 2 tank tops to try to hide them.... I got to my car and sobbed I was so hurt..... I think it is time!
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My reduction has been approved by insurance :-)...
Surgery just got bumped up
My PS just called and wants to move surgery to October 7th whoa that will be here before I know it!
Tomorrow is the day
Feeling nervous...I cannot believe that tomorrow is the the day! I will be getting things together today and praying for a good nights sleep!
Hospital bound
Here I go....
6 Days Post Op
So it has been really uneventful, not really painful and I am healing well!!! Let me suggest BRomelein!!!! I have an LPN with me from the day of the surgery and she is still here and she has taken excellent care of me, so I guess I should tell you that she is my sister too :-) things that I would say #1 stay out of the shower! This leads to all kinds of wound issues. Have someone with you for at least the first several days, have food per made and house cleaned. Get some seriously comfy Jammie's to wear. Walmart has very affordable button up the front styles! The first nite is the scariest and worst maybe day 4 is the worst for swelling. I have no tape and am derma bonded (superglued) I think I,look pretty good right is a bit boxy but I am so pleased that I did this!! Also keep,the surgical bra on mine have great shape because my sister won't let me take it off.....that's all for now love &healing
Dr. O'Neill is absolutely AMAZING!!! I am so pleased with the results! I could not have asked for a more professional, accurate surgeon!!!!
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Hi, can you post the vin # XXXXX?
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Ok, click here for the replacement instructions for the pump. Let me know if it helps.
not the fuel pump......the fuel pump module,.....fuel pump was already changed correctly
Not sure what you mean by a fuel pump module. Are you looking for a relay?
no, this vehicle is equipped with a fuel pump module that sends a signal to the relay which then sends a signal to the fuel pump...we cant find the module, we know where the pump and relay are
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Ok, I show fuse #118 in the rear SAM to be for the pump and your fuel pump relay is also back in the rear SAM. The relay is controlled by the ME-SFI control unit. Does that sound like what you have?
I don't see where your car uses the N118 pump module.
right now im clueless, we checked all fuses and relays, they all appear to be fine, we changd the pump and some times when vehicle is hot the pump wont engage, never from a cold start, starts everytime its cold, thats what weve got
Do you have spark when it won't start?
nevr checked for spark but it loses all its fuel pressure, thats why were so focused in tht area
It sounds more like a bad crank sensor which would be much more common. You'll have no spark and no fuel pressure and no injector pulse if the sensor is bad.
And they can fail hot and cool down and work again.
changed it already
Ok, then I think I would check for spark when it won't start. Are there any fault codes?
no codes
From what I can see on my schematic your fuel pump is energized by the ME-SFI control unit by way of the relay in the rear SAM module. Have you tried jumping the relay when it won't start?
no, i jst crank it over and over and keep turning key off and on and eventually it starts...
Is that no it won't start with the relay jumped or no you haven't tried. If you haven't tried jumping the relay I would do that next. If the car starts with the relay jumped you know you have a control problem from the ME but if it doesn't start, and the pump is running and you have fuel pressure, then you have more than just a pump activation problem.
Date: February 11, 2009Order No.: S-B-54.21/215Supersedes:Group: 54SUBJECT:All Models Equipped with Engine M272 and M273Engine Cannot Be Started When Engine is Hot but Will Start After Engine has CooledIf you receive customer reports in the above model vehicles that the engine cannot be started when the engine is hot but will start after the engine has cooled and there are no Diagnostic Trouble Codes stored in the ME control unit, check the signal to the fuel pump relay from the ME Control unit (12VDC with Key in position "1" N3/10 pin 17 + and pin 4). If no signal is found, check the wiring from the ME control unit to the fuel pump relay. If the wiring checks out, it may be due to an open circuit in the ME control unit. In this case, replace the ME control unit and retest the signal to the fuel pump relay. Refer to EPCnet for applicable part number.
Check out the TSB.
If the car starts with the relay jumped I think that might be what you have going on.
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Just off memory he stole or was a huge part of winning these games for us this season.
Jan 20 '13 EDM @ Van
Jan 24 '13 LA @ EDM
Jan 30 '13 EDM @ PHX
Jan 31 '13 EDM @ SJS (stole a point getting us to OT)
Feb 10 '13 EDM @ CBJ
Feb 28 '13 EDM @ DAL (5-1 Win but if Dubnyk doesn't stop 33/34 this game could go a lot different, especially in dallas.)
Mar 12 '13 EDM @ COL
Good thing you added 'huge part of winning' to your definition.
Van/LA/PHX/SJ - yes Dubnyk played well to start the season. The SJ game is about where the streak ended.
Although the Feb 10th against CBJ was a stellar game in the midst of a weak patch. It is the one game you can truly say where Dubnyk stole a win.
The Oilers outshot the stars on the 28th and outplayed them.
The Oilers dominated Colorado. 4-0. Dubnyk played well enough to get the shutout, but did not have to stand on his head.
So five weeks ago is where the strong patch ended.
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Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez: Big Apple Date
Enjoying a swanky evening out together, Kate Hudson and http://www.gossipcenter.com/alex-rodriguez?type=story > Alex Rodriguez were spotted out and about in New York City last night (June 7).
The "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" actress and the Yankee slugger hit up the 40/40 nightclub, though they exited separately to avoid being photographed together.
Miss Hudson looked super sexy as she strolled past the paparazzi in a teal green dress with black peep-toe heels, while A-Rod opted for a white button-up shirt with distressed jeans.
In related news, Kate has been keeping herself busy with her new film "The Killer Inside Me" costarring Casey Affleck. She was in Oklahoma last week shooting scenes with the "Ocean's Twelve" actor, having a marvelous time.
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Glock 23 gets my vote. I can pop an 8" steel plate at 50 yards all day long with mine.
I'm looking to buy a new semi auto pistol in the .40 cal range. Preferably nothing over 5", reliable, easy to clean/maintain and relatively accurate @ 25 yards. My hands are pretty wide too. Looking for a starting point. Any suggestions?
Glock 23 gets my vote. I can pop an 8" steel plate at 50 yards all day long with mine.
The one that feels best in your hand, and shoots the best for YOU. Nothing else comes close, whatever that may be. If two perform equally, then the one with the best value and reputation.
I say go try every one you can find, and make your own mind up, rather than listen to a $$ssing contest where everyone gives their own favorite and you are as confused as when you started.
I know what feels right to me is ultimately going to be the best. I don't mind the so called urinating contest, but if someone posts a suggestion I'd like to know why. I don't shoot handguns all too often, so I'm just looking for a jumping off point with a couple solid suggestions. Let the p!$$ing commence.
In that case I will say that the 1911 and CZ based designs tend to feel best and shoot best for me in both steel and polymer frames. this includes both CZs and EAA Witnesses. I have had a .45 polymer compact witness for 10 years and it has performed flawlessly. In a compact concealed carry I might strongly look into a Rami or a SP01 CZ.
Do not worry about grip comfort, that's secondary. If you like a heavier gun, go with a Sig P239. If you like a lighter weight gun then go with the Glock 23.
The most important thing is accuracy, and both the Sig and the Glock are very accurate shooters. You can't go wrong either way. And as a bonus these two are also excellent CCW guns.
Was a soldier, very young, and they turned me into an old man. Sometimes in the early morning, before the sun is up, I think of fallen brothers, first with smiles...then with tears.
When you say 5" I assume you mean barrel length. I have a kahr CW 40, a Beretta model 96 40 cal and a Sig PRO 40 cal. All fine pistols. the Sig is ugly but reliable, the Kahr is nice looking and reliable but short on range and capacity (it's a carry gun) the Beretta is really accurate and reliable so far. the swept back grip design of the Glock and the new S&Ws do not agree with my hands but they both have quite a following. There you go, the answer you are going to get is no answer .
" In Biblical times Samson slew 40,000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass. Everyday an equal number of sales are killed by the use of the same weapon."
Almost any quality handgun from a reputable (Sig, Colt, Ruger, S&W, CZ, and too many to mention), quality manufacturer will shoot, and shoot well if you practice enough with it to shoot ot its level. Most will outshoot the majority of people who buy them. Occasionally a specific example might need tweeking, any product can fail QC. But for the most part most quality handguns have little to choose between them. Other than action style, striker, SA, DA, DA only etc etc, the greatest difference is normally ergonomics. Shoot what fits best in your hand, and what you will practice with, and then do so. Nothing else matters, except of course that it IS a quality firearm from a reputable manufacturer.
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short_........... you have some good advice from the above. i now carry a Glock 22, used to hate plastic. i'm old school. the thing just shoots. i also have a CZ40P that feels and shoots great, but it's just too purdy and rare, it's a safe queen. but like the above advice, the EAA's are basically the same and would probably be a great choice. i had a beretta 40, but in a dumb moment, traded it. i love beretta's, but they are large. i have big hands, would wear a 12+ ring on my little finger, the glock feels great to me. when you load them up with 15 to 18 rounds, they get heavy, so i'd recommend something plastic.
" Dude with a pencil is worse than a cat with a machinegun"... Bo Diddley
I have owned both a H&K P2000 v3 and a FNP40. The H&K had a weird (for me) magazine release, the FNP40 was the most comfortable and had all my required features 1. hammer not striker fired 2. double action, 3. stainless steel, 4. button magazine release. I personally do not like striker fired weapons because "I" do not trust something cocked and not see it cocked. Let's not start a war on this I know people like Glocks. My first handgun every; 35 years ago was and still is a High Power p35 mark 1 .I got the FNP40 for obvious reasons. JMHO
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The advice to try a lot and find what fits your hand is spot on. Test fit, and, even better, test fire as many types as you can. The best results will be gained by starting with a weapon that fits properly. Check for both feel and instinctive point. For point, try this: at the gun shop or show, take a normal grip with the pistol lowered in front of you, pick a spot on the wall, close your eyes, bring the pistol up to normal shooting position and open your eyes. You should find that the pistol is in or slightly below your sight line, and the sights are pretty well lined up with the target spot on the wall. If you have to adjust the position of the pistol much to bring the sights on target, it does not fit. Try something else.
Having found a shape you like, check into technical issues. Does the design and maker have a good reputation for quality, reliability, accuracy and product support? Are magazines, spare parts, optional grips and sights readily available?
For designs you might want to try: I'm a big fan of 1911 and CZ-75 pattern designs. Most name brand 1911 makers do .40 versions. Para Ordnance is notable for making a double row version of larger capacity. EAA Witness .40s are widely available at a good price. They are CZ frames finished by Tanfoglio in Italy. I carry a 10mm Witness Steel service pistol. It's reliable and comfortable to fire in 10mm, should stand up to the .40 with no problems. There are several other companies that make CZ derivatives.
For striker fired pistols, the Ruger SR40 is worth a look. I've fired the SR9 fairly extensively, good accuracy, reliability and ergonomics.
"...test fire as many types as you can..." [Pope 130]
The best advice. This is key. If you have a gun shop nearby like the Firing Line in Westland, you can shoot them all in the indoor range. I've bought guns that felt great in the hand, but were a chore to shoot accurately. Its the natural shooter you want. The one that shoots well for you...one day it may save your life.
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I prefer revolvers and consider myself a S&W guy, but when I decided to invest in a semi-auto I went with the .40 cal Glock model 22 over the S&W M&P. The reason was because the European style of the Glock grips felt much more comfortable in my hand.
I'm not going to argue which gun is better, but for me the Glock is more comfortable to hold and shoot. For someone else the M&P might be more comfortable. Both guns are probably equal in quality.
S&W M&P is my favorite but the new Ruger SR-40 is a close runner up. Both leave the various Glock .40s in the dust when it come to ergonomics.
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[Points to sword] But this....this you can trust!"
Conan the Barbarian, 1982
I think the advice to find what is best for you is good advice. That said the Glock 23 just never worked for me despite the fact that I tried oh so hard to make a go of it. In the end I like the SIG-Sauer P229 the best in this caliber BUT I have to say that I really do not prefer the .40S&W round. I much prefer shooting 9x19mm or .45acp and do better with both of these rounds over the .40 S&W round....just me!
first modle steyr designed as a 40 then reduced to 9 mm- great sights, accurate low prices, recoiled on a lower axes in your hand than a glock, three excellent safety fetchers.
i have the 9 mm it is unexpectedly more accurate than 8 out of 10- 9 mm's i have ever shot or owned. and they the others cost twice to three times the steyr.
r but the grip may be different to your liking - i have bigger hands so hog slip over made the change i needed.
i have recently read they are making this gun again with a few changes dropped the inter guard safety- that my friend was the best feature to let off the safety by raising the trigger up in trigger guard no thought or shifting the grip.
A 1 models are not expensive on used or new gun markets- make two sizes in the gun i have the larger.
Try them. Find what you can shoot best. Then before buying do some internet searches with the pistol name and test review to get chatter on reliability.
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LOTS of good advice here. I strongly agree with the 'shoot what fits you the best' crowd. I had a SIG P226 that was good, but hated that first trigger pull...I have put alot of rounds through Glock 22s, 23s and 27s, also. They're very good, but we've had an alarming rate of malfunctions with guns using the attached tactical lights on the 3rd generation Glock 22s. This problem does not exist with the Glock 21s for us.
A question for you, but I'm just being curious here: what made you decide on .40S&W as your caliber?
For My Fallen Brothers:
Never Forgotten.
I'm looking for pre-war Yugoslav Mauser bolt number 36455. If you have it, let me know! I'll pay a finder's fee on top of the selling price.
If you can find one, I will suggest a Browning Hi Power in .40. Unless the single action only design is a problem for you. If it fits, I think it will fill your other criteria very well indeed.
Absent comrades (sound of breaking glass)
Good suggestion of an excellent pistol.
Short, I should have asked this before: what do you intend to use the pistol for? Define the mission/intended use, and the gear decision becomes easy.
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I'm looking for pre-war Yugoslav Mauser bolt number 36455. If you have it, let me know! I'll pay a finder's fee on top of the selling price.
S&W 610. Shoot's 10mm and 40 S&W... very accurate!
"Grip comfort is most definitely NOT secondary! If you are not comfortable when handling the weapon you will never shoot well with it." [3A PKKA]
Yes I used to believe that too, but have changed. The Sig P239 is blocky and awkward to hold, the Tokarev TT-33 has too short a grip, feels like a bar of soap about to pop out of my hand, very awkward, yet they both shoot very accurately in my hand. The S&W J frames are very comfortable, yet few people shoot them accurately. However the most comfortable pistol I've held is the Walther P99, an ergonomic triumph. Cost me big bucks, yet it shot erratically for me, despite the hand in glove feel. To shoot it accurately I had to A) hold it high and tight with my trigger hand, B) cup my weak hand under the trigger hand and pull back, C) lock my wrist, D) lock my bicep, E) position my feet in a boxer's stance F) lean forward a touch, and G) open my mouth and push my tongue just so.
Well in a CCW emergency that is way too much to sort out...all I want to do is point and shoot with one hand. The Tokarev was purchased as a miltary collectible and the Sig P239 was bought with birthday money, neither a necessary purchase but pleasant surprises because despite their awkward uncomfortable grips they shoot accurately with very little effort, just point and shoot (one-handed).
As for the Wather P99, the planet's most ergonomic pistol...got frustrated and sold it.
Addendum: Still miss my Walther P99, such a comfortable carry and super comfy grip. So today I took a chance and picked up an SW99 which is the same grip & frame as the Walther P99 but the slide is S&W. Took it to the range and it shoots accurately - a tack-driver. The difference ? --- well the P99s and the SW99s come with 3 interchangeable backstraps which dramatically change the feel and comfort level. This SW99 came with only one backstrap --- the largest one which I had tried previously on the Walther and found quite uncomfortable, hated it and used the skinniest backstrap, but was forced to use the large one this time on the S&W because thats all there is.
Had I simply shot the Walther P99 with the uncomfortable large backstrap affixed it would likely have cured the accuracy problem easily. But stupid me, I had to go with the 'comfortable' solution and wound up selling a perfectly excellent gun (at a loss).
So comfort is secondary to me, actually nowadays its nothing, accuracy is everything.
If a perp is holding my daughter at knifepoint, I do not care how comfortable my gun is, but I do care very much how accurate it is so I can take the rescue shot, stop the perp, and end the threat.
Accuracy is everything.
Was a soldier, very young, and they turned me into an old man. Sometimes in the early morning, before the sun is up, I think of fallen brothers, first with smiles...then with tears.
Hello Short_Phughes. If you're looking for a .40 you should look at the HK USP. The Glock or Sigs are also a good choice. There are also 1911's in .40 cal. Para Ordnance made the P16 (I think), a 1911 40 cal with a 16 shot mag! You have to go out and "fondle" as many pistols as you can. Gunshows are a good place. Just make sure that you ask the dealer first! Hope this helps.
Several years ago I fired a couple of Smiths. A shooting buddy of my Dad's had them and absolutely loved 40 cal. I tried them both & found the excess snap & muzzle flip to be uncomfortable & annoying. Based on that, I'd never own a .40 - a couple of years ago, one of the guys at work bought his first brand new pistol, which happened to be a Glock .40 compact. Based on my previous 40 cal experience, it just HAD to be crap to fire. Of course, he was proud of his brand new baby & asked me to try it out. Rather than badmouth it to him, I just picked it up and fired off a couple of rounds. Wasn't trying hard, but both went into the black of a 50' target. Several more rounds later, it was still all in the black & also actually comfortable & really easy to shoot. It changed my idea of .40 cal - to the point where if I found myself without either .45 or 9mm, I'd consider one.
It's not a matter of grip comfort but control and natural pointing. Does it shoot where you want it to? That's all that counts.
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Before you make up your mind, and yes there are many nice 40s out there. Hold an EAA Witness Match, if a single action auto-loader is you preference, and Witness Steel if you need the double action. For me, and I imagine I have average hands, the Tanfolglio (that's the manufacture of EAA Witness) pistols fit like they where made for me.
Mine happens to be a 10MM, but they are available in 9MM, 38,40,45. And there is a .22 conversion out there. They have conversion kit to change caliber not more complex than stripping to clean, and your ready to fire another size.
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I am partial to Glock 23 but recently picked up a S&W 4013TSW which shoots like a dream.
I consider my self a "noob" when it comes to new pistols but here is my .02 worth. Does price matter? It did for me on my first "new" pistol so I went for the S&W Sigma SW40VE. At $299 and a $50 rebate I just couldn't pass it up. Over all I'm happy with it,with at least 500 rounds through it with no malfunctions with different ammo.My Sigma is quite accurate also. It does have a heavy trigger pull but I wanted that in a ccw. I've heard Glock sued S&W for copying there design. Btw, I bought mine from Academy Sports.
Did someone say bore snake?
The .40 was decided on based on knock down power and magazine capacity. It would be used primarily for recreational shooting but also for protection against large pack animals if need be (Northern WI). I'm looking for a gun that both my wife and I can shoot comfortably while hiking or just at a range. She can handle a fair amout of kick, so I'm not too worried about that.
Glock 23.
Glock 22 is my 10c worth.
so far, i've owned (or currently own) .40 cal in glock, h&k, s&w, beretta, and taurus. the s&w (4053) was junk. the taurus was just, well...vanilla. however, every other one was trustworthy with my life. the h&k is ultra-smooth. i've owned sigs in 9. nice and smooth, but not 40, so i can't say for sure.
just boufgt my second xd 40 last week. it was a sub -compact and i am really starting to like it better than my tactical


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For 150 years its mortifying confusions have been swept under the carpet with the court adjudication "stubborn child."
I'll share one that may not be the biggest lie I've ever told, but is certainly the most mortifying.
Like us, their output ranges from the mundane to the mortifying.
I had also grown old enough to understand what they were, and how mortifying to an honorable self-respect.
Maddened at a failure so mortifying, Mr. Hedge half regrets his marriage.
But he has been a most mortifying instance of the violence of human passions and of the weakness of the most exalted human reason.
To these circumstances he owed one of the most mortifying incidents of his career.
After a while I related my conversation with the gardener and its mortifying termination.
And how mortifying to the stars to be outdone by such a grand illumination!
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Was he not German? I'll be glad to work on Rainer Maria Rilke. His profile and family should be interesting.
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Archive for Tuesday, October 16, 2012
MHS volleyball goes 1-3 at Jackson Heights
October 16, 2012
The Bulldog volleyball team won one of its four matches Saturday at the Jackson Heights tournament. MHS (3-29) lost to Horton, Riverside (Wathena) and Maur Hill-Mount Academy in straight sets, then defeated Troy in three sets, 25-19, 17-25, 29-27.
MHS will return to Jackson Heights on Tuesday for a dual to decide placing in the Delaware Valley League standings. The team's next action will be at Saturday's sub-state tournament at Immaculata High School in Leavenworth. The eight-team field also includes Doniphan West, Oskaloosa, Kansas City Christian, Maranatha Academy, Troy and Jefferson County North.
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Re "Utah Senators Lee, Hatch call for immigration reform's delay" (Tribune, March 21):
Sen. Mike Lee's been reading too many law books or listening to lobbyists with big bucks in their pockets. We don't need another three years of debate, 100 hours of hearings and 300 witnesses to decide what's right for people who want to work, who do work and who desire to improve their families' lives. They are already our neighbors and our friends.
We elect men and women with life experience to do what's right. Get on with it!
Our similarly delay-prone senior Sen. Orrin Hatch has already had years and years to get something on immigration done, so, Sen. Lee, bring him along, too.
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Sometimes, says Oklahoma pro Kenyon Hill, it's better to zig when everyone else zags, a lesson he learned at the Lake Dardanelle Elite 50 last spring near Russellville, Ark.
Randy Howell won the event by swimming a jig through the shallows. In fact, just about all of the E-50 pros were targeting the grass, fishing tube baits, jigs and anything else they could swim through the leafy cover.
Hill was doing the same thing throughout practice and was catching a few fish. But it didn't feel right.
"It was very frustrating," he recalled. "It was foreign to me, and I really don't like doing something that most of the field is doing."
It wasn't until the last day of practice that Hill decided to abandon the popular pattern for something else. "I decided that if I was going to do anything in this tournament, I was going to have to make a change. There was something about the lake that reminded me of fishing Lake Texoma as a kid, and I recalled getting on a big fish pattern during the spring by fishing fat, square-lipped crankbaits on deep rocky banks."
He tied on a shad-colored shallow runner, located a rocky shore and immediately caught a 3-pounder and a 5-pounder. That told him what he needed to know, so he spent the rest of the practice day driving around looking for more rocky banks.
"Nobody was on them," said Hill. "Everyone was thinking grass, grass, grass. There were all these big beautiful rocks tumbling into deep water and only Stacey King and I were fishing them."
He caught 15 keepers the first day of the tournament and leaped into contention. He stayed with the rock pattern and finished fourth. King was seventh.
"It's not often that a pattern so obvious goes overlooked by so many guys at this level," he said.
"The lesson I learned is it's easier to fall back on something you know rather than trying to fish a new style in a tournament scenario. Sometimes you're better off zigging when everyone else is zagging."


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