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Anthony Bennett vs. Thaddeus Young: Don't Overload the Youth Movement
With the likelihood of a swap with Love-for-Wiggins at its core looking more likely, a lot of fans have apparently shifted their focus for the time being onto what else will come along with this trade exchanging proven superstar for potential superstar. The big problem with moving Love for a swingman is the enormous hole left at the power forward position, especially given Dante Cunningham's expiring deal (and whether or not the team exercises its option for him, he isn't a viable starter). Sure, there's the potential for Gorgui Dieng to get some minutes at the four as a supersized PF next to Pekovic, which could surely create some excellent and interesting high-low action given the passing skills that Dieng showed off in college, but Dieng is also not an every-game starter at power forward.
So the question becomes who the Wolves can get back in the trade to man the four spot, and it seems like people are waffling over the still-raw-but-possibly-better-than-we-thought-last-year Anthony Bennett or the largely unsung and in some cases unknown Thaddeus Young, who could be routed from Philadelphia should they be brought into the deal.
Now if you know me, you know I like Thad Young. I wrote about him for the New York Times and HoopChalk prior to last season, essentially lauding his evolution into a true smallball power forward and noting that if he could add the 3-pointer back into his game — he shot ~35% in his second and third seasons — he could become even better. (Also worth noting that he was most successful from 3-point range on the left wing — Love's favorite spot.)
This past season he did re-introduce the 3-pointer, but it didn't go super well. He only shot 31% from 3-point range, but I think it's worth remembering that he more or less hadn't taken a 3-point shot in a game for three years (34 3PA in those three years combined) and that he was on an atrocious Sixers team where the offense wasn't designed to get him 3-point looks. With seven years of experience but still just 26 years old, I still think Thaddeus Young can be a tremendous player in the league, if not a marquee star.
That veteran experience is what I'm more interested in talking about than his specific game, though. It's true that Bennett looked much better in Summer League than he did at any point last year, and it's true that he was dealing with a host of physical issues from rehabilitating an injury to his shoulder to sleep apnea (for which he's since had surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids). There's every reasonable expectation that, given the right environment, he can evolve into a very good basketball player.
But that's the sticking point: environment. There's a natural tendency to look at a player's skillset and potential and believe it will blossom one way or another, but it's more complicated than that. Simply put, if the Wolves are already going to be giving heavy minutes to Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine, it's going to be very difficult to also give heavy minutes to Bennett. Three years down the line, a starting lineup with LaVine, Wiggins and Bennett could be great, but I just don't think they get there if they're all having to start this season, or even just play heavy minutes.
First and second year players simply need to be surrounded by veterans to reach their full potential. If this trade goes down and if it involves Kevin Martin and if the Wolves feel they need to start Wiggins over Brewer, that means the longest tenured starter would be Pekovic, with four years of NBA experience. Rubio has three, and just barely given that he's played 180 games in those three years. Young more than doubles Rubio's experience and nearly doubles Pekovic's.
Now obviously the kind of veteran leader he can be matters, but so far he's shown himself to be quiet and steady, plus he hasn't needed the team to be designed around getting him looks for him still to be the best player on the floor for the Sixers the last two years.
You need balance on a team, not just to be successful, but to grow. Young versus Bennett probably won't change the win total of next year's Wolves very much — and I don't expect them to be good in the sense of making the playoffs either way — but a team on which Wiggins, LaVine and Bennett are all getting heavy minutes would not only be not very good next year, but it would stunt all of their development. It's better for LaVine and Wiggins to be finding their feet next to a veteran like Young, even if he leaves after next season by not picking up his player option. If he does leave, that's nearly $10 million in cap space.
The bottom line here is that playing a bunch of potentially great rookies might work in NBA 2K15, but doing so in the real world not only hurts the team's present prospects but also their future ones. The Baby Bulls of the early 2000s are instructive here. They were not only a 21-win team in 2002 when they had Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry as rookies plus Jamal Crawford and Marcus Fizer as sophomores, but they stayed bad for years.
No matter a player's potential, growth curves are not inevitable. Developing one rookie is ideal. Two simultaneously is a challenge but possibly worth the payoff if it works. Giving three young players big minutes is likely to compromise all of their development and hamstring the team for years.
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Thaddeus Young is clearly the best option for the Wolves to hold down the four-spot. I personally think he has both a lower floor and a higher ceiling than Bennett. He attacks the basket well, shoots the ball well out to 16ft (and has shown flashes of 3pt range), is an efficient scorer (career .500 shooter), and has sneakily good hands and anticipation (he was 3rd in steals last year). Definitely an under-appreciated player. Young is more skilled across the board than Bennett at everything except rebounding.
Young doesn't protect the rim or rebound well for his position, but his other skills would more than make up for that. A Rubio-Wiggins-Brewer-Young-Dieng lineup would be a crazy dangerous lineup of thieves and transition basketball players, that would be a delight to watch even if they didn't win a ton of games.
But the big thing is to have a good veterans to help guide the teams. OKC turning it around exclusively with talented youngsters is the exception, not the rule (something the 76ers should be careful about). Rubio, Dieng, Lavine, Little Dog and Wiggins are young players that will still need lots of developmental work. Best to have a good role model in Young who will set a positive culture and to not to overload the developmental system by adding Bennett.
*I meant a higher floor and a higher ceiling
What I'm not understanding is why this is a one or the other argument. If the wolves do move to aquire Young, they will most likely have already acquired Bennet. In this case for the coming year, I agree that Young would be the best option. But looking ahead I like Bennett. I. The upcoming season using a lineup of Rubio, Martin, Brewer, Young, and Pek would be ideal with Lavine, Muhammad, Wiggins, Bennett, and Dieng all coming off the bench. 3 years down the line the wolves could have one of the best young rosters in the NBA. With a lineup of Rubio, Lavine, Wiggins, Bennett, and Dieng. With Muhammad as a scoring sixth man. Therefore I like both players in the love deal and expect the wolves to aquire both.
I still believe Young and Bennett will come this way. That's just me, I think Philly wants contracts that are expiring. No one in East will be close to beating CLE now.
If he does have a higher ceiling….why is Philly getting rid of him????? The only reason I see the Wolves trading him is because Philly is willing to take on one of martin, berea because of getting bennett. I seen enough of young to say his ceiling isn't much better than it is now. Young could also leave next year.
I totally agree with this. It's the same reason I want to keep Pek. I understand the "keeping Pek hinders the draft status and makes for a lot of $ on the books" type of argument but I also think the "blind leading the blind" format hinders the team as well. There are pros and cons for each side but I like the idea of having someone on the floor in real-time floor minutes (as opposed to just coaches on the sidelines) to teach some hands-on experience.
What a bunch of drivel. If Young can just walk after next year the twolves may as well keep Love and take their chances.
My main worry is if Thad leaves after 1 year, was that risk worth more than at least trying to develop Bennett with LaVine and Wiggins? I find it hard to believe all 3 of them hit their ceiling, but you essentially need Wiggins to hit his ceiling if Thad leaves because he becomes your only long-term return for Love (minus a possible late first rounder). That's a lot of pressure to put on a young guy. If you get Wiggins and Bennett, you just need 1 of them to hit their ceiling to make it worth it so you are giving yourself more chances to find a really good player. I like Thad, but our roster is stocked full of veterans right now in my opinion (Pek and Rubio being younger ones, but Martin, Mo Williams, Brewer, Bud, LRMAM and Ronny are also veterans themselves). A lot of this could change depending on the pieces that end up being traded but if the worst you lose is a Martin or Brewer there are still enough vets on the team in my opinion to mentor those youth. I understand the need for someone to start at the 4, but I don't think trading Bennett for a possible 1 year rental is worth it before we know what Bennett can become especially when he has 3 more years on his rookie deal to find out versus Thad's 1 guaranteed year. Philly took pretty substandard deals for Turner and Hawes so would it really take Bennett and pick(s) to get him? The way the market played out this summer has me very worried about getting a guy like Thad who just needs 1 team to be willing to overpay for his services to either stick us with a bad contract or give up a key piece in the Love deal for nothing.
Kyle ~ I wouldn't be worried about Thad bolting after one year. $9mil/year is almost precisely his market value as a solid if not spectacular starting PF. And assuming the Wolves don't bring back LRMAM after this season, the Wolves will be one of the few teams willing and able to throw another contract at him in the $8-$11mil/year range. So unless he suddenly decides being a back-up on a championship-caliber team for less money is better than starting and pulling down the $$ he deserves, I say odds are good he wouldn't be a one year rental. The only reason either he or the Wolves would move on from a Love-less Minnesota team would be if the Wolves were able to score a PF with a top pick in next year's draft.
I think and hope the wolves will be getting both Young and Bennet. The Wolves signed Mo Williams so at least one probably both JJ and Alexi are being traded so more salary has to come back. That means adding young's 10 million makes sense. If they get both then you start Young until Bennet proves he is the better player.
I just want Thad Young so Steve has a reason to be excited about the coming season.
I am torn. On one hand I love Young but on the other hand Bennett seems more likely to be able to be kept long term.
There are most definitely a few posts by me in more than one AWAW articles saying how much I like Thaddeus Young. But the trade seems a bit light to me Wiggins and a guy in what could be the last year of his deal plus a late first round pick for a top 10 player seems a bit light. I like the pieces but it just feels like all we'll end up with is Wiggans and a dude picked in the 20's as we see a different PF than Love leave at the end of the year. Thad was going to walk at the end of next year in Philly and I am not so sure he won't feel the same after one year with us.
I hope it's just the "nobody loves us but our mommas and they might be jivin' too" T wolves fan in me, but I would have liked to see a bit more long term pieces come back or maybe even give Philly those late number ones + flotsam and see Bennett and Thaddeus + Wiggins all coming to the Wolves.
I guess there will be a 3-team trades at the end. Bennett to 76ers, and Thad will be a wolves.
Btw, I don't like Zach LaVine. The T'wolves should be built around Rubio, Wiggins and Pek.
Stop drinking Flip's kool-aid. Young is an average PF on his best day. Last season it took him 16 FGA attempts to average 18pts. Not what I would call efficient by any standards. Young doesnt get to the free throw line(2.3 FTA per), he does not offer any rim protection(0.4 blks per), and his rebounding is quite sub par for a starting NBA PF(5.5 REB per), let alone a star player. I would honestly take Kris Humphries over Thad any day. The Wolves will regret this decision. Thad is worth a couple second round picks, that's all!!!! They will also regret it, if J.J is on this season's roster.
I was thinking that but would philly really want a kevin martin or jj barea? I would more think a team like the pacers would be looking at a kevin martin to provide scoring after george went down or the cavs might like barea as a dynamo off the bench.
I think the sixers would be willing to take anyone on an expiring contract. They're clearly still rebuilding, and not hiding it, and have a ton of cap room. If they have to take on a salary dump for one year but get an extra draft pick out of it, I think they'd do it. So probably not martin, but quite possibly JJ.
I'd love to keep both. The Sixers probably want expirings and a pick. I'm not so sure they like Bennett that much, since they have Noels and Embiid already. Waiters (team option in 2015), Barea or Shved and a pick is more than enough, isn't it?
This way the Wolves fill the need at PF with 2 interesting prospects.
I'm just waiting for someone to say (and seriously mean it) that we never should have traded D-Will. But I trust there are enough wise ones among us to rip that argument to shreds! It is so tough to be in a situation where you are trying to replace an all-star starter in Love. And not just that, but someone who does so much all by himself. I do agree that too many young guys stunts the growth of everyone. That is pretty much what happened here after KG left. Here's hoping we have enough vets, and the right vets, to help the young pups grow. The right moves might help to avoid a huge drop off from last year but the wrong moves could send us into another 10 year black hole.
Anthony Bennett was terrible last year. I get it, he was playing hurt. But he was awful. Congrats on doing well in Summer league, but that proves absolutely nothing.
Guess who the top scorers in last years summer league were?
Dwight Buycks (TOR)
CJ McCollum (POR)
Jeffery Taylor (CHA)
Andrew Goudelock (CHI)
Jonas Valanciunas (TOR)
Mike Scott (ATL)
Kent Bazemore (GSW)
Marquis Teague (CHI)
Austin Rivers (NOP)
Reggie Bullock (LAC)
John Jenkins (ATL)
Josh Akognon (DAL)
How anyone would want to take a flyer on what looks like a draft bust because maybe somehow he could be the exact opposite of what he was last year, instead of a proven PF that is only 26, seems crazy to me. I get the philosophy of tanking this next season, but next years draft is just loaded with bigs, which we already seem to be set at.
Plus, a roster that includes Rubio, Wiggins, Young, and Pek won't be the worst in the NBA. 5-6th pick.
We need to unload players like Barea, Martin, Budinger, and LRMAM, and get a true SG. Frankly, I want to get rid of Rubio too.
Let's run with that roster, and see how it goes. Tank for the 4th pick (obviously we wouldnt get a lottery pick…), and build for the future.
Tim – Regardless if Love gets moved or not (which it looks almost certain he will now) trading Derrick Williams was a terrible move. Well, trading D-Will wasn't a bad decision given Adelman clearly had no intent on playing him ahead of Dante at the 4 or Chase at the 3, but to only get LRMAM in return made it a bad move. Not saying that D-Will should've been the heir apparent to man the 4 post Love, but the Wolves didn't gain anything by moving him.
Mickey – How can you call a guy a bust after 1 season in which he missed SL, training camp and a chunk of the start of the year to an injury and he had some other physical ailments he was dealing with the whole season? That's ridiculous to me. It usually takes guys 3 years in the league to hit their stride so giving up on someone after 1 year when they were struggling physically just seems way too fast. We wait for guys who are rail thin to put on the muscle to play in this league, so why is Bennett not being given the chance to get in shape before he is declared a bust? Given the return Philly got for Turner and Hawes, it's crazy to me that we are talking about possibly giving them a former #1 overall pick and a first(s) for Thad. Give them the picks, JJ, LRMAM and Shved and that should be more than enough to get Thad. Then we can still get Thad and have a backup going into his 3rd year if Thad leaves. I like Bennett as a frontcourt scoring option off the bench because we severely lacked in that department last year. I think they get Bennett or picks, but not both. There's no reason it should take both to get him when they clearly have already thrown in the towel this season.
There are a few crucial things to keep in mind with all of this. Much like the Cavs and Love, the Wolves have likely (with Philly's permission) spoken to Young's agent about his willingness to stay here long-term. They'd also have his Bird Rights and a decent amount of cap space. It's also not yet clear if the Sixers have any interest in Bennett, and some speculated deals have had both coming here.
The big problem with Bennett is this: for a team that has some $ tied up in players for the foreseeable future (they'll have cap space next summer but have overpaid some productive players), does it make sense to pay a guy $5.5 million for 1 year (or $11.5 million for 2 years or almost $19 million for 3 years depending on if the team picks up their options) who is highly unlikely to produce that much value? It's basically paying a premium for a guy who they won't get their money's worth from. At least their overpaid vets have proven they belong in the league. In many mock drafts, he was going near or after Shabazz; it just happened that he shot up dramatically and Shabazz slipped. This is in no way a typical "former #1 pick."
As for how to approach next season, the big question is how to best develop young talent. It'd require a fairly in-depth study to really determine that, but the good/great ones always seem to find a way to become good/great; for all the "didn't get a chance" talk that surrounds busts (which is absurd when applied to Derrick Williams, a guy who started 71 games with the Wolves), most of those guys don't ever redeem themselves in a new setting, which makes me think that whether a player truly becomes something is mostly on the player. There's no better example of that than Love. With that said, Zach LaVine and Alexey Shved as the PG rotation (to go along with Shabazz and GR3 as the SG rotation) is one of the worst ideas I've heard this summer, unless the goal is to destroy the confidence of those 4 guys and anger the rest of the guys on the court.
Well first off anyone who in one sentence calls Bennett a bust and in the next shows Shabazz Muhammad as a starting 2 guard and Zach Lavine over Rubio at PG probably needs to start watching bowling.. Basketball ain't your thing..
Second gjk, all I am going to say is Jermaine O'Neal, Chauncey Billups, Zach Randolph, guys who changed teams and played at extremely high levels. So it can happen. Also $5 mill flyer on a guy with 3 years left on his rookie contract is not a huge risk (yeah I know I said it like it's monopoly money).
If the choice is Thad or Bennett it's Thad hands down, what I and others are saying is Thad on a 1 year deal (as far as Wolves,agents, and players making promises I have one name Carlos Boozer) and Wiggins as the only return for K love the deal seems a bit thin on our end and I would take the Bulls offer over that.
Too bad we have to wait to see how this really all falls. Three more weeks of this is going to be painful.
"Frankly, I want to get rid of Rubio too."
Said no other Wolves fan………….. ever.
I'm aware that young players get better. The problem with the examples being used are that they all were productive and just lacked minutes. O'Neal and Randolph were each behind Sabonis and Wallace (along with other vets) but still showed much better efficiency numbers (as did Billups) than Bennett. Also, that $5.5 million next season, $5.8 million the following season, and $7.3 million the season after that is salary that might be needed to pick up an actual impact player. O'Neal was the 17th pick (last year's 17th pick, Dennis Schroeder, made $1.3 million last season) and Randolph was the 19th pick (Sergey Karasev made $1.46 million last season). I get that Billups was the 3rd pick and obviously cost more to his teams, but he still didn't figure it out until 2001-02. If that's how long it takes Bennett, he probably won't be on the Wolves any more, and they'll have mismanaged the opportunity cost of adding him to the roster/payroll.
In NBA trades, quality will always matter more than quantity. No single piece available to the Wolves is more valuable than Wiggins was, both in terms of potential and contract. Also, none of us know how often a wink-wink re-signing has occurred after a trade, so any mention of contrary examples will always carry less weight than we perceive.
I know I'm probably coming out of left field, but after pouring over some advanced metrics shouldn't we be chasing a rim protector to help ease the sieve we have in the paint. Young projects to help offensively, but I'd rather see us pair Pek with some help around the rim. Perhaps Amir Johnson from Toronto who's on the last year of his contract, or the pipe dream of Millsap. Any thoughts on that?
Well, let's not get any of this twisted. The guy we got to be the future of the franchise and to get excited about is Wiggins and should solely be Wiggins. Our thoughts should be directed into how to make him the best player he could be and I think Young, even for one season, will help take that burden off Wiggins better than Bennett could be in the next couple of years. McPherson is right about needing veterans and not only that, veterans that'll help and compliment these young players and because Young is versatile in playing both forward positions, provides shooting out to the midrange and still is a decent 3-point shooting if he attempted them and can play off the ball. So, you can see minutes where it's a Rubio-Wiggins-Young perimeter lineup and it provides a respectable scorer on the floor. Plus, he's also right about the problems in trying to give minutes to three young players who don't fully understand the NBA game and it hampering their growth. Also, since we're stuck with Pekovic for the foreseeable future, which has it's positives and negatives that you can live with, I don't really care much for the hassle of also trying to develop and find playing time for Bennett, since those two will be awful defensively on the floor together. Even with a proper summer of being healthy and in-shape, he seems like an off-the-bench scorer as his realistic ceiling. Also, I've been really into the 2015 NBA Draft and I know guys will rise and fall as the college season unveils but there are a surplus of power forwards who seems steady enough to stay at the top of the draft board to choose and that'll probably be the position we'll try to fill next, which is another reason why Bennett doesn't seem like so much of a vital piece needed for the future. Throw in that we'll have Young's Bird-rights and he'll still be in his prime on his next deal since he'll be 27 and can work off the bench too and I'd rather have him. Now, if Philly can take back JJ Barea, that'll be cool too since it'll help unclogged minutes for LaVine in finding time for point guard duties.
It isn't ideal to not have a good shotblocker as the main minutes guy at C, but they have 2 rim protectors as backup centers, and a change in defensive philosophy where they're more willing to foul around the rim and/or attempt to strip the ball near the basket (they were 3rd in steals and Young had over 2 per game last season) will probably help their D there. Johnson and Millsap are average rim protectors (similar to Dante Cunningham). If John Henson is available, that would be a worthwhile name to consider on a much cheaper contract (though he would probably cost more in assets being traded), as would free agent Ekpe Udoh (though he might have some interest from a good team).
I hope the thinking of LaVine as a PG will stop. He's a SG who can handle the ball. Summer league is for experimentation, so that's why he played a lot there. JJ's presence on the roster doesn't matter for this considering Mo Williams has already replaced him. Why turn a strength (being a good ballhandler/passer for a SG) into a weakness (being an average/poor ballhandler for a PG who may also have trouble guarding PGs)?
It's not that I think LaVine is a point guard but since this is a development process with him, you have to figure out ways to make his game well rounded. So there you give him PG minutes so it'll sharpen up his decision making and ball handling and it'll give you flexibility in the future. Also, I want JJ gone because I solely want the point guard minutes distribution to be with Rubio-Williams-LaVine and all the chemistry issues he's caused. He's no head case but he's probably on his way out with the team after this season and I want the example set for the rookies of guys that want to be here.
Also, I don't know if they'll be using that defensive strategy since it was Adelman's, even though the personally is roughly the same (minus Kevin Love of course). It'll probably be even more of use with Wiggins there but all in all, it doesn't seem like a feasible strategy for the long term future.
Their defensive strategy last season wasn't "strip the ball near the rim and be willing to give fouls"; I don't know what would give you that idea. Their opponents had the fewest free throw attempts in the league. Their strategy last year was to contest without fouling, control the boards, and gamble for steals in the passing lanes.
As for the PG minutes, JJ's a nonfactor either way. It's not that he caused chemistry issues; it's that he can't facilitate open shots for others and he was surrounded by non-scorers off the bench. I don't know where you get the idea that he didn't want to be here; he pouted from time to time and may not have gotten along with Love, but that's not the same thing. I don't want him here because Williams fills his role better, but that doesn't mean they need to make LaVine the 3rd PG to prevent JJ from playing there; even with their current roster crunch, it'd be surprising if they don't have another true PG on this roster by opening night because Flip has always had 3.
Also, throwing too many different responsibilities at a rookie is a surefire way to decrease their chances of success. LaVine can improve his ballhandling and passing in the offseason; he's a big enough risk with a high enough bust potential that they need to make sure he can succeed at one spot first. SGs who can handle the ball get plenty of opportunities to do so, and Williams plays well enough off the ball that they would fit well together if LaVine is ready for minutes.


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Paschal collapsed after he was rocked out which is why he missed the F3 TC.
Paschal collapsed after he was rocked out which is why he missed the F3 TC.
I also said that it was techinally because of that reason - though I know in my heart he probably wouldn't return anyway. I think he has been asked before and turned it down.
am I the only one who found Russell Swan boring?
Jeff is one of the exec producers which means he could have a say so...all I did was send him a tweet and ask him to listen to THE FANS cause I think the majority never want to see Colton again
In an interview he said that Colton would probably be back at some point, but I got the impression that Jeff would rather wait until Colton has a chance to grow up a bit more first. As far as next season: if they just finished filming it then I'm guessing Colton was not part of it as he looked a bit too well-fed on the reunion show to have been off on the next adventure (unless he was voted out really early).
Do we know if Redemption Island is returning next season or not?
I hope not. I hated RI.
He who laughs last thinks slowest
#oldmanbeatdown - Donny BB16
I would love RI again but only if the show expands to 90-120 minute episodes.
Personally I find these humane mouse traps rather ineffective. Better to lay down some glue and when you hear the critter scream you take a shovel to his head.


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By: Sarah Meinel
Sometimes, thinness is a curse: beautiful young women in the supermarket glare at me, unprovoked. I try to smile, but it seems to only make them angrier. They swish their hair as they approach, refusing to make eye contact and yet ensuring with their body language that I know they are paying attention, as if I have somehow intended to upset them. Mere acquaintances ask me what I am eating, how I stay so thin. Older women look me up and down. "Oh, I hate you!" they banter, slapping me on the shoulder. "Gosh, you are so skinny," the heavier women say. "I'll give you some of my butt and then you'll have boobs!" A perfect trade. "
It is only women who make these comments–and I don't pretend to be innocent here. I have fallen prey to the body myth, too, and I have been cruel to other women, because I live in the same world as everyone else. I am subjected to the same messaging that says my body is not good enough, will never be good enough, and which tells me that neither is yours. I live in a culture that taught me to compete with other women for the attention of men, to see other women as adversaries until they morph into distinctly close allies. I live within the same cultural myth that says a woman's value is tied to her physicality, her sexuality. I fight against that every day, too.
I have always been naturally thin, yes; but I have also gone through periods of excessive exercise, and I have a skewed view of my own body. Like dysmorphia, I only see the bad parts in the mirror, the spots where a roll of fat impedes the beauty of a curve, the severe bloating from a digestive illness, the stretch marks it has caused on my sides, the degradation of muscle from intense fatigue, the way it hangs and swings instead of shoring up into firm mounds, a reminder of the strength I do not have. We don't comment on the bodies and the food choices of heavier women, because it is rude. But it isn't any less offensive when the person receiving the unwanted comments meets the perceived, culturally agreed-upon standard for beauty: thin. These comments–which are masked as compliments but are ultimately polarizing, damning, and invasive–are a symptom of a much larger problem.
Lest we forget, healthiness is the rub. My sister Ellen has struggled with obesity all her life, despite two siblings who are naturally stick thin. She recently had weight loss surgery and is now running marathons. I am immensely proud of her, but it isn't because she has met societal expectations of beauty–no, it is because she is taking care of herself. I am so proud of her for getting this disease under control. You see, when it comes down to it, obesity is a dangerous condition, and we shouldn't encourage it by suggesting that there is beauty in being fat, just as we shouldn't suggest there is beauty in excessive thinness. Friends, if it ain't healthy, it ain't beautiful. Period.
But here is the part that really gets me: as my sister drops pound after pound after pound, and I see the bones of her face emerging for the first time in over twenty years, and as she and I begin to look like one another again, I am starting to understand that I had never seen her as a "fat person". I had only seen her as Ellen, the bubbliness of her spirit, her vivacity, her resiliency. For me, that was what had always shown through: her true self. Her unhealthy body was never beautiful, and neither was mine. But now I understand that those very same strangers who have treated me poorly because of my physical body can only see her body, too. Nothing more. The problem here isn't that we are ignoring the person, and the solution isn't to declare all bodies beautiful. The problem is that we simply value and devalue the bodies of others too much, when the only body we should care about is our own, inside and out. It's time for a new definition of beauty, one that includes health and autonomy.
This Love My Body Day, my challenge to women is to consider the pressure we place on one another. Notice how you think about other women's bodies today, not just your own. Join me in asking yourself: How many times have I commented on someone's weight recently, or asked them about their food? When was the last time I gossiped about another woman's appearance? Let's take an oath here, today, to stop hurting each other the way the culture hurts us. Let's take an oath to hold each other up, encourage true health and selfhood, shun judgment and seek instead moments of real beauty in one another's lives.
Love your whole body today, ladies, because after all, you're the only one who truly can.
*I have changed my sister's name to protect her privacy.
10 Ways to Love Your Body
(From: http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/whatyoucando.html)
- Indulge on your own terms. Whether it's fresh veggies from the Farmer's Market, or a pint of Häagen Dazs Vanilla Fudge ice cream or loving your body is also about loving your taste buds every once in a while.
- Stretch your mind and body. Yoga—gentle yoga that encompasses relaxation and a healthy lifestyle, as well as meditative yoga—can bring one to the consciousness of their unique inner being. Yoga can rejuvenate the mind and body and teach us how to care for ourselves.
- Read. It can be a source of entertainment, a way to catch up on current events or an educational tool. Several books have been published on loving your body—get some new ideas!
- Throw a private party. It worked for India.Arie and it can work for you too. Take a day for yourself and yourself only. Turn off your cell and log out of your instant messenger. Just spend the day looking in the mirror and exploring your body. Once the celebration is over you'll realize that you learn something new everyday.
- Laugh out Loud. This isn't just an Internet acronym spelled out. It's an action that will do your body some good. Don't be afraid to show the world your smile. It's contagious.
- Have safe sex. Loving our bodies is about keeping them healthy and free from diseases. And besides, there's nothing like getting a two for one on Love Your Body Day.
- Spend time with your family. Whether it's a pet or partner, your spouse or a sibling, quality time is a must-have in nurturing relationships which in turn nurture and love your body.
- Listen to positive music. Developing a theme song can do wonders for your body esteem and your overall outlook.
- Develop a creative outlet. Everyone needs a medium to express daily stress and frustrations constructively. Maybe you're a photographer, writer, poet or all three. Maybe you can knit, make shapes out of clay or finger paint. Loving your body is also about loving your mind.
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South Park - Preview Roundup and Video
A bunch of previews for South Park: The Stick of Truth have been released recently. Here a few of them and as a bonus a video interview with Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
IGN - "How South Park: The Stick of Truth Farts its Way to Greatness"
Gameplay systems abound now; this isn't just the lightest of light RPGs. You have a full inventory of weapons (like Cartman's Mom's vibrator), including your personal special attack: farting. You can use the power of your a-hole to blast open vent shafts, then use the Underpants Gnome ability to shrink yourself down and fit through the small opening. You can fart at loose wires holding light fixtures over the top of your enemies, severing the frayed cord and dropping it onto your foes below, zapping them. You can fart near broken, exposed gas lines in order to create inferno waves. In fact, the demo ended with an epic ass-to-ass duel between you and Cartman, with each kid trying to overpower the flaming fart blast of the other.
Yes, this is still a Paper Mario-style role-playing game, but it just feels more fully fleshed out now. The show's characters and lore are so flawlessly married to the gameplay systems -- Stan gets enraged when you take out his dog Sparky in battle that he goes into a frenzy mode and attacks more furiously, for example -- that xxx. And the fan service is off-the-charts. The visuals are 100% dead-on with the show, such that if someone doesn't see you manipulating a controller, they will genuinely think you're watching an episode on Comedy Central.
Digital Trends - "The Stick of Truth' offers a putrid waft of fresh air"
The game looks like a South Park episode – almost to the point that it is easy to mistake the gameplay for CGI. To be fair, the animation isn't exactly high tech in the TV show, but it's almost disorienting at first. If you are a fan of the show, the word "immersive" just doesn't seem strong enough. The simple way to describe the game South Park: The Stick of Truth is that it feels like you are playing an episode of the show.
All the voices are present from the TV show as well, and the humor was both accurate for the show and bizarre. At one point, the person in charge of the demo changed the character's outfit from a wizard's robe to fishnet stalkings and a bustier. Oh, and they also gave him a new weapon that looked like a dildo.
"Like." One of the more interesting conceits of the game is found in the upgrade trees. The personal menus are stylized to look like the new kid's Facebook page. The more you do and complete, the more friends requests you will receive. These somehow tie in to your strength, but exactly how wasn't clear.
The humor won't be for everyone, and the JRPG mechanics might not win over some. But despite the traditional gameplay, you can't deny the fierce creativity at work. It's refreshing, and stands out in the sea of violent titles that dominate gaming today.
Leviathyn - "Come On Down To South Park"
One element that pleasantly surprised me was the emphasis on environmental puzzle solving. One scenario has multiple kids blocking your way through the school. No problem; Randy Marsh has taught you the secret of the Nagasaki fart (which you can see in the trailer below). Farting clears the path no problem, until a kid set-up with a fan bars your path. The player has a number of options here: they can walk around trying to figure out another solution, trigger the sprinklers to short out the fan or teleport up to the ducts to bypass the situation altogether.
During our time with The Stick of Truth, we saw more cameos than you could shake a Manbearpig at: Mr. Slave, the aliens, Jesus, Satan, hippies, the Underpants Gnomes, the Woodland Critters, Mr. Hanky and the Crab People all made appearences at some point. A long as Towlie gets included at some point, I'll be happy.
Information aboutSP: The Stick of Truth
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Modern
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
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Album Rating: 4.5When you make a decent living, will you buy me a train set and a hat, so that I can sit alone in my room, sending people away from the ones they love? Or crash them into buildings, explosions, derailments and screaming children.
Album Rating: 5.0OH MY GOD I THINK I'M IN LOVE
Album Rating: 5.0http://www.amazon.com/Things-Will-Soon-Grow-Tired/dp/B007AHPT02/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1331513181&sr=301-2
Not sure if you guys saw this.
Album Rating: 4.5I messaged it to weeping a couple of days ago, so yes :p
Album Rating: 4.5new record is borderline lame
don't know wat i'm gonna do with my life
Album Rating: 5.0The new album sounds ok. Just ok.
It just sounds so boring and his voice just so emotionless compared to the self titled.
I'm sad now.
Album Rating: 5.0I only checked out If I Need You There, which sounds awesome and another song or two and they didn't sit too well with me. His voice doesn't sound like it has as much emotion.
Album Rating: 4.5did it leak or is it just streaming somewhere?
Album Rating: 5.0Amazon has samples from each song streaming. It's on the previous page
Album Rating: 4.5samples sounded promising.
Album Rating: 5.0Meh. I'm not diggin them too much. Hopefully when the full album comes out I'll just fall deeply in love with it and regret saying this. Hopefully.
Album Rating: 4.5it doesn't sound as thrashy (probably not the best word for it) as this does, which sucks.
Album Rating: 5.0It seems kinda slower, and it's definitely not as raw, kinda more produced sounding.
Album Rating: 5.0In that AP interview Barry called Violent Inside "a creamy pop song" which kinda seems like it could be an accurate description for most of the album at this point.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offsome of the samples showed a lot of promise though. it looks like it's not gonna compare to this beast but it'll still be good
Album Rating: 4.5Agreed with basically everything said about the new samples. A couple sounded really good but it all
seems pretty different. I know they're just samples but it's like half the song for most. That being
said I'll likely still listen to it countless times and am stoked to see these guys next month with
Digging: Iron Chic - You Can't Stay Here
Album Rating: 4.5NEW ALBUM ISN'T PUNX ENUFF.
Album Rating: 5.0its pretty rad tho
Album Rating: 4.5It's alright, 3 or 3.5. It's still pretty good, but I'm disappointed considering they released this masterpiece
Album Rating: 4.5especially that cover.
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OTTAWA -- Just call it The Battle of Onterrible.
When the 28th place Maple Leafs face off against the 24th place Ottawa Senators Saturday night at Scotiabank Place, the matchup will hardly conjure up memories of the fierce provincial rivalry that captured the imagination of Ontario a decade ago.
The talk around the rink Saturday morning suggested that CBC would nationally switch over to the Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals at Heinz Field at 8 p.m. on Saturday night, leaving the Leafs and Sens shown just in their local markets.
Given how poorly both Ontario teams have performed this season, the other Canadian provinces probably are thankful it has worked out this way.
While the Leafs have dropped four of their past five games, the Sens suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss in Columbus on Friday night.
Jonas Gustavsson is expected to start in goal for Toronto while Brian Elliott should get the nod for Ottawa.
The Sens are 2-1 against the Leafs this season.
After sitting out as a healthy scratch, veteran defenceman Filip Kuba will be back in the Sens lineup on Saturday. Brian Lee comes out ... About 15 Leaf players gathered in a room at the team hotel in Ottawa to watch the World Junior game between Canada and Sweden on Friday afternoon. In the end, the Swedes may have been outnumbered by their Canadian teammates on the Leafs, but they would have the final laugh as the Tre Kroners defeated Canada in a shootout. "It's a great day," goalie Jonas Gustavsson said. "We don't beat Canada too much so it's a big deal."


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Best-selling author Monica McCarty captivates millions with swashbuckling Scottish romances like The Hawk. Brilliant seafarer Erik MacSorley has never encountered a gale he couldn't weather or a woman he couldn't win—until he drags a wet, halfclothed "nursemaid" from the Irish Sea. But Ellie's ordinary dress belies the truth that she's the spirited daughter of an Irish nobleman. And her determination to resist Erik's charms is a challenge he can't resist.
©2010 Monica McCarty (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC
"After "Braveheart": The Saga Continues (Book 2)"
Monica McCarty's main characters actually did live in the times she has so thoroughly brought to life. Little is known of the actual details of their lives, of course, but she has masterfully woven the history into her stories and her characters' personas. Here is the story of Erik MacSorley, one member of Robert, the Bruce's elite secret army. Half Viking, half Gael, and entirely too charming and handsome, Hawk is one of the most renowned seafarers of his time. His highly secret mission gets off to a very unpropitious start when a young woman, celebrating an ancient pagan ritual, accidently stumbles upon his meeting with the Irish mercenaries he is recruiting to Robert's army. When he does the only thing he can to save her, it very nearly destroys both him and his mission.
First read: The Chief by Monica McCarty to get the foundation.
His performance is improving, though he is not a master with the Irish and Scots brogues.
Yes -- near the end when Erik truly realizes the misery he has cast upon his own future.
"I love this series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I have only recently found Monica McCarty and her Highland Guard Series. I love Highland romance stories, but I also enjoy books when they add historical information. I recommend this book, and hope audible will add more of her books
"I tried to listen...."
but I can't get past the narration! I think the story might be good...but I will probably never know since I just can't listen to it anymore. I'm almost half way...but it hurts my ears! The hero sounds like a 85 year-old reading his lines from a prompter (and is reading-1-word-at-a-time-in-stacato)
"Please change narrators"
I would recommend another Monica McCarty book first with a different narrator. How the producers could choose a narrator with such a horrible Scottish accent is beyond me. It ruins the whole character of Hawk. If this were the first Monica McCarty book I listened to, unfortunately, it would be the last.
Stephen King's "11-22-63". I coukdn't finish it because of the poor narration.
Completely destroyed the book for me.
It is another good Monica McCarty book. I just truly struggled through the narration.
"Fantastic series"
Oh yea, if you are interested in Scottish History, Alpha males and independent women., you'll love this book.
There were so many, this book is full of action, passion and history. Takes place 6 months after Robert the Bruce lossess the Scottish Throne to England's King Edward.
You don't know who's on who's side, and the main character
Loved Lady Ellen... she was quite the girl, causing the all too handsome joker
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won't be disappointed!!
"Fell in love with Hawk!"
Good narrator though sometimes I think he read a little slow. I changed the narration speed on my listening device to speed it up. I loved the characters and the historical references. I look forward to more books from the author and hopefully more in this series.
His loyalty and fierce nature in all aspects of his life. Fierce fighter, jester, lover, and navigator.
Good voice for the time of the novel.
I recommend it for sure. Both books in this series are excellent.
A first time author for me recommended by Michele Warin. She said it was a Scottish romance novel which it was. Set in the early 1300's, the historical part was great with the Scots, Irish and English all involved. The romance part was OK, actually pretty intense at times. I didn't know what to expect but I have to admit I enjoyed it, found myself chuckling at times and will likely give the author another go. It was entertaining.
"Good Read!"
I would say above average, between an 8 - 9 on the scale of 10 being the highest.
I would have to say Hawk, as he is loyal, courageous, stubborn, and lovable.
Where he goes back to kidnap her again.
No, the book just flowed together.
I have never read or heard Monica McCarty book that I did not like.
"Excellent book"
Monica McCarty has written a great series of books during the time of Robert the Bruce. If you are interested in the history of Scotland you will not be disappointed. Adventure, romance, suspense. Robert McNab is an excellent narrator who captures you with his voice.
"5+ stars. Perfect!"
From the first sentence, this book will grab your attention. In my opinion, this book is even better than The Chief. Hawk is a wonderful character, and the romance is super steamy.
Definitely McCarty's best series. Download all three of the Highland Guard books. You won't be disappointed. (Chief, Hawk, and Ranger are the first three in the Highland guard series)
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How To Scan Your Computer Without Antivirus
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TWIN LAKE, Mich. - He's just 20-years-old, but Garrett Bowman, from Muskegon, Mich., knows his way around a gun range. He's also an experienced hunter.
Bowman planned to use his shooting skills to serve his country as a Marine.
"I started talking to the recruiter when I was a senior in high school," said Bowman. "I actually enlisted while I was still in high school."
But just two weeks before he was scheduled to ship out for boot camp, disaster struck.
"My eye had been bothering me, but I didn't think it was a big deal," said Bowman. "I was camping and I woke up in the tent and I couldn't open my eye. And it hurt just God-awful bad."
Bowman went to a medical center for help.
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But Bowman's eye quickly got worse -- much worse. He learned later that he was suffering from an aggressive bacterial infection that was destroying his cornea.
"Somehow a bacteria got underneath my contact lens that I was wearing at the time and I didn't catch it," said Bowman. "It actually ate halfway through my cornea and scarred it pretty bad. This was all in the matter of three days."
The cornea is the clear, dome-shaped window covering the front of the eye. Without it, the eye can't focus properly.
"Normal" vision is considered 20/20, legally blind is 20/200. After the infection, Bowman's vision in his right eye was 20/400.
"You take it for granted your whole life to be able to see, and then you can't. That's pretty rough," said Bowman.
Instead of shipping out for boot camp, Bowman was left struggling with his new reality.
"I couldn't see past not being able to go into the Marine Corps," Bowman said. "I didn't really have a plan."
Losing his depth perception made even everyday tasks difficult.
"Little things like reaching for stuff, I would knock things over, and if somebody threw something at me, I wouldn't catch it," Bowman said. "It would bounce off my hand or hit me in the face or whatever. I tried to laugh at it, but I mean, realistically, it was hard."
But Bowman was determined to learn to shoot again.
"I had to learn how to use my left eye for everything, because I was right-eye dominate for my guns and my bow," Bowman said.
Bowman went bow-hunting just weeks after suffering the infection.
"It was a challenge. I didn't actually shoot a deer with my bow, but I did take him with my rifle that November," said Bowman.
Doctors offered him hope in the form of a cornea transplant.
"I just thought there is good. There is light at the end of the tunnel," said Bowman.
Earlier this year, a donated cornea was transplanted into his damaged right eye. A stranger gave Bowman the gift of sight.
"I could already see 20/100 the next day," said Bowman. "So it was a big improvement."
With his new glasses, his vision is about 20/25, and it's still improving.
Bowman has set his sights on a new goal. He's in college studying criminal justice. Bowman and his doctor are optimistic that his vision will eventually reach the 20/20 standard he needs to meet the police requirements.
"If being a patrol cop or a state cop is out of the question, I might go for a four-year degree and try to get in the military."
He doesn't know who his donor was, but he wrote their family a letter.
"If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to see right now," Bowman said. "I just wanted them to know that I am really thankful for what their family member did and how he could help me. And I really just want to pay it forward to the community, to the country."
According to the Michigan Eye-Bank, more than 1,000 people across Michigan will receive a cornea transplant this year. You can sign up to be a cornea donor by joining the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.
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I am wondering if there is a case for discrimination, I just would like to receive some input on the matter.
I work for a transportation company. We work in pairs at this company. Over the last couple of months a coworker has been treated rather poorly by supervisory staff. The coworker was suspended for not being in a certain area during a holiday, even though the project they were being sent on could not be completed by that crew. The crew ended up being only a few minutes late for the project, that was not ready to be transported. The punishment ended up being temporary suspension, however only one crew member, female was suspended for the full duration of the sentence. The other crew member, male, was called back a few days late to continue working.
A month prior to that, the crew (both females) stopped to assist with a vehicle crash, as they are legally obligated to do, and were reprimanded severely. However a crew with the opposite gender performed the same action and were praised for their action.
This primary female crew member is only female vehicle operator and was denied a promotion after months of request, while others of male gender, with less seniority received promotions in lieu of her.
Does any of this count towards discrimination? What can be done?
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The employee is being discriminated against because of her sex. This is called "Sex Discrimination." The employee's only option is to first file a claim with the EEOC. Read more information here --
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The competition received 36 stunning entries, which were then placed online for our viewing pleasure. Bonaire superstars Kiri Thode (Starboard / Gaastra) and Taty Frans (Starboard / MauiSails / Maui Ultra Fins / Mystic) had the role of announcing the top ten videos, which they did in true Bonaire style HERE.
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The governor signed the final piece of legislation on Friday to make the deadline for the proposed Fort Ord veterans cemetery to get funding this year.
Organizers can now apply July 1, which is necessary to meet the Aug. 15 deadline with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
"We did it!," state Sen. Bill Monning wrote in an email. "The governor's signature on SB 106 today completes the legislative process that required urgency and convening special hearings during the past six weeks."
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a budget that included $1.5 million in funds on Thursday, but Monning's bill was needed to ensure the state and cemetery foundation would be reimbursed if the grant did not go through.
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"I think (Rep.) Sam Farr (D-Carmel) has pretty well got them lined up out there when it comes in," she said of federal approval.
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"Books make everything better," it is written on the Buttonwood Books website.
The same can be said for those who share books – and the love of reading – with their communities.
Betsey Detwiler has been doing that on the South Shore for nearly 25 years. She opened Buttonwood Books and Toys in Cohasset in 1989 and the "kids-only" branch in Hingham five years later. The Hingham store would close its doors after 10 years, but Buttonwood is still going strong — despite the fact that Detwiler has decided to retire from the book biz.
"Books make everything better," it is written on the Buttonwood Books website.
The same can be said for those who share books – and the love of reading – with their communities.
Betsey Detwiler has been doing that on the South Shore for nearly 25 years. She opened Buttonwood Books and Toys in Cohasset in 1989 and the "kids-only" branch in Hingham five years later. The Hingham store would close its doors after 10 years, but Buttonwood is still going strong — despite the fact that Detwiler has decided to retire from the book biz.
Although it's taking the 79-year-old a while to walk away. Detwiler still works at the Cohasset shop, located in the Shaw's Plaza along Chief Justice Cushing Highway, on occasion and said that she plans to stay on as a consultant.
It's understandable why Detwiler can't seem to stay away. She's been running a successful independent bookstore in a day and age where brick and mortar stores are dwindling— with the advent of tablets and e-readers and discount e-commerce sites, bookstores are especially hurting.
"The internet has changed things a lot," Detwiler said. "It's not just online ordering that's a problem for independent bookstores… It changes what people buy."
For instance, maps, almanacs and similar fare don't sell as well as they used to, since people just go online for directions and resources, Detwiler explained.
Buttonwood has gotten in on the e-book craze, however, partnering with a company called "kobo" which specializes in bringing e-reading to independent bookstores. It's an alternative to big box stores and helps to support local business.
Detwiler said that some book genres remain popular in print form — fiction, biography, history, and, of course, children's literature.
For early readers, said Detwiler, "I don't think there's any substitute for sitting next to a mother, father, grandmother or someone who loves you and turning the pages of a book. I'm not anti e-readers but can't see them having the same emotional impact… but if that's what kids grow up with, I suppose that's what they'll be used to.
"I had a lot of pleasure reading to my kids every night," Detwiler added. "I would love to see that continue."
Detwiler, who has lived in Norwell with her husband for 53 years, also has fond memories of reading as a child, which started before she was even born.
"My mom read to me when she was expecting me," she said. "She read out loud from an anthology of British poetry."
Early on, Detwiler considered books a precious commodity. Growing up in East Bridgewater, the bookstore owner said that her family couldn't afford to buy books. She turned to her local library, right across the street from her school.
"I used to go over there on free periods. I always had access" to books, said Detwiler.
Buttonwood has fittingly partnered with local libraries over the years, hosting author talks in Cohasset and Hingham, among other events.
While reading has always been and will always be a chief hobby – an "addicted reader," Detwiler said she can't fall asleep without reading first – the book business was not her first career choice. She first worked conducting cancer research at Boston's City Hospital and later as a special needs teacher.
Wanting to free up time to travel, Detwiler decided that starting her own business was the way to go.
"I didn't realize if you have your own business, you're lucky if you get to travel at all," Detwiler laughed.
Now it's time to turn to the next chapter in her life. Joking that she's "way past retirement age," Detwiler said it's time to take a break and make more time for other things she enjoys, such as painting with pastels (she takes lessons at the North River Art Society) and singing alongside her husband in their church choir and the Fine Arts Chorale. Their children and grandchildren also live locally— they have three sons in Norwell and two in Scituate.
"It's great to have them all around," said Detwiler.
It turns out that Buttonwood Books is a family affair. Detwiler's daughter-in-law, Kathy, is a co-owner and will continue to help run things.
It helps Detwiler with the "bittersweet" part of retiring from the job she loves, knowing that the store will be well looked after. "I'm leaving it in good hands," she said.
Co-owner Arna Lewis, who teaches fifth grade at Cohasset's Deer Hill School, will also continue working at Buttonwood. "She understands children's books and has a lot of talent she'll bring to the mix," said Detwiler.
However, Buttonwood's founder said that she'll miss being in the store on a regular basis — and will miss her co-workers the most.
"We've gotten to be quite the family," Detwiler said. "We've had a lot of wonderful customers, people who have been friends through the years. We've seen babies grow up and have their own kids."
In a small-town shop over the course of a quarter century, "You really get a slice of life," Detwiler said.
One thing is for certain— whether she's home at night waiting to fall asleep, or just popping into Buttonwood to check on things, Detwiler will remain a book lover for life.
"I can't deal without my books," she said.
For more information on Buttonwood Books, visit www.buttonwoodbooks.com, call 781-383-2665, or stop by the store located at 747 Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A), Cohasset, MA.
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Brecksville, Ohio - The National Park Service has reopened sections of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park from Boston Store Visitor Center to Lock 29 Trailhead in Peninsula. This section was the last remaining closed section due to flooding in early March. The entire 20 miles of Towpath Trail in the national park is now open.
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━━[名]値段についての交渉;口論, 論争.-gler
in person
Also, in the flesh. In one's physical presence, as in He applied for the job in person, or I couldn't believe it, but there she was, in the flesh. The first expression dates from the mid-1500s. The variant, from the 1300s, was long used to allude to the bodily resurrection of Jesus, but later acquired its looser meaning. Charles Dickens has it in Our Mutual Friend (1865): "The minutes passing on, and no Mrs. W. in the flesh appearing."


text:
"Sanity is the lot of those who are most obtuse, for lucidity destroys one's equilibrium: it is unhealthy to honestly endure the labors of the mind which incessantly contradict what they have just established."
Related quotes
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"If being sane is thinking there's something wrong with being different....I'd rather be completely fucking mental."